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TELEGRAPHIC BUilMABY.
J. R. Robertson, grocery, and liquor
dealer, of Williams ton, N. O.j, j makes an
assignment The gold reserve yester
day was 85,570,145 The old - home !
l i ii - "' ' j iL.L .
wnere uie juewaru assassination was uv-
tempted-land where I Hon. I James G.
Blaine died is to be torn down and a
"theatre built on its site- Capt. Samuel
Evans of Society Hill, S. C, m dead
Eight inches of enow, falls at Bennetts
viile, S. C Only one murder was re
ported in Marlboro county, Si C, for the
Christmas holidays Superintendent
Byrnes has nothing more to
his resignation. ,The question
as to whether the police board
him. He is entitled to a
t3.000 if retired- The committee on
municipal reform, of the NewjYork city
Chamber of CJommerce, will make a re
THE ; SEN AT0RSH1PS.
rOSSIP AT HEADQTJABTERS
AS TO THE SITUATION. .
say about
is raised
will retire
pension of
T .
More Changes In Officiate of the Sea
board Air LineRumors Still
Afloat aa to its Sale Rapid
Growth of the I. O. O. F.,
. Accidentia Mrs. Nor
man Jones Suffer
Idk Among tbe
, Poor,
Messenger BureJuJ
Raleigh. Dec. 31
night , four inches of snow fell
lire and about half an inch - more this
lOrning. Before noon the sky partially
cleared and the fall of snow . was light.
By 10 o'clock a partial thaw began. In
comparison with the very cold weather
JiOSt
port 'containing charges against other I kf taree previous days, the weather
city departments and asking for Legisla-1 fco-daywas warm. The snow was too
OOMMEROIAL NEWS. ;
Stoolu and Bonds in New York: The
Oram and Provision Markets of
s - Chicago.
New York, Dec. 81. Business for
1894 closed at the Stock Exchange with
a dull and listless speculation. Tbe total
transactions were only 58,833 shares, and
of this total StrPaul figured for 8,500,
Reading for 5,500 and Sugar for 5.3C0
shares." The most important change in
prices was a rally of 4 points in Balti
more and Ohio to 62. due to the effort
on the part of a latent short interest to
cover. The rise was assisted by semi'
official statements that the company had
the money in hand to meet all its Janu
ary interests and there was no truth in
recent rumors that the road had a cum
bersome floating debt. Reading was
somewhat of a feature and on reports
that the Earl-Olcott plan would be aban
doned the securities dropped f to If per
cent. Subsequently there was a slight
A Ma t l i'
rally. Aiier
ft FAMOUS HOTEL GONE.
THE DELEVAN HOUSE OF
ALBANY IN ASHES. '
tive ihvestijration Our vice consul at
Celon i3 arrested on a charge ! of assault
and fined?- At silver fruit diah isLlpre
sented to the gunboat Castine by the citi
zena qf Castine, Me -Capt. Howgate
pleads the statute of limi'tatioas ainst
the,indictment3 President Martin, of
U resign,
recently
city take
the New York police board wi
The rfew mayor and other
elected officials of New York
possession of their offices to day- -The
pcJevan house, of Albany, was burned
'Sunday I night. Thirteen persons, em
; ployed of the hotel, perished in the
flames, j Many of the guests had narrow
V - r-r rr . r:. la.- There are more cnanges.in tn
' ' - A?$apes The authorities of Charleston, 9onnei cf the officials of the Sea
v' S.'C.V have purchased 500 acres of . land Air-Line. Trainmaster W. F. Wi
;;a Cooper river and 'will .establish a pub-
, . "f "Hg- park -The men on tbfe Chicago
. . y board, of trade wound up the (year yes
. terday1 with the usual . horse-play of the
T f "ay Populist leaders will meet in New
; V : t 'Or1e$i8 January 18th to form Ballot
. . ;y Rhihfs leagues The Norfolk Virginian
' ' KP. JsM-irocates embracing Norfolk,
;huth and other eurrounding
- - '.cra'citv forming "Tne ureacer
''lkh'y'pqPaion of 100,000
. . '- l-t the Carnegie mills will start up to-mor
' row, the meri generally accepucg vae tm,
iyi-o, . - ma wh'n'dn not Will move
- 1U "Ojoai """"V f , I
jhhin and Purchase farms-e French
Ports-
towns in
Norfolk,".
Many of
a of t to be good for sleighing and, hence,
hot many sleighs were out. Nor could
the children have much eport ; on their
sleds. It is said that there is now con
siderable suffering amdngtbe poor and
improvident At the miswonT. rboms.Vof
the United King's Daughters there . were
rany calls for assistance to-day. ' ' ,
DeDuty Collector Shelburn reports to
Collector Simmons the seizure of illicit
distilleries at Staley, Randolph county.
and Denton, Davidson county,- owned j
respectively by John? angley and Frank
wrn . :- t
fieaaows. ! ne moonsmners esuapeu a.i
rest. i -
T There are more' changes .in the per-
Williams
U succeeded by J. M. Turner, "who comes
fceie from Columbia, S. C. W. O. Shep
tertfia succeeded as foreman of the
shops hero by Mr. Carey, of Abbeville,
Dpsnite the " earnest denials that the
Southern railway has any intentions i
tftnrnhftRins- the Seabord- Air Liine, a
treat many person believe there is
more in that matter than appears on the
Surface. None of those who . have, such
in idea can give any, special reason for
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I The Seaboard Air-Line certainly needs
a shake up on its schedules; on this divi
sion at least. The - trains, particularly
those northbound, are two or three hours
late almost daily. This lias gone on for
a iortmgnc. . v
i Grandmaster W. C.i Douglas
Grand Lodge. I. O. O
business hours it was an
nounced that the company had
not received the support or sum
cient junior ", securities to make
the plan effective. The committee
has instructed ths trustees - of the
o-Anpral mortu-asrs to begin foreclosure,
but before legal steps-axej taken i will
F ., is
dnboat8 ar6 proceeding to Sa Domingo
tdJTfnrrA an lnaeinnuT uauu bkh"1" r n
"H f:"" " " i i . 8 its laai greai ururr is puui-uuig
J a .! Li r .fitiwt rnmmis- l '.: ; -v-.v. Poplin.
t- .,13- II UUVCIUlilcu iv --! ;
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r'-i I Andrews, of New Yorfc, resigns
V.J V ,U i$3eadingPa., four children of one
7- s.:i ,t Ptttajey) of diphtheria in onel day7 one
Ml--Tbe Sweedish stekmer
I '-l--;'Xrgisabydoned'at sia in
'wWtT"rt-nditioEr-4 A Cinciinati
surrender a negrc to a
SKdlir on extradition , papers
m&$i of lynching have 'been
v SsWla oner if taken to his own
irhleTraii of aso, Wis., Md. Michael
. . v a Tbe.J.3ye chiiaren Dersn 111
'y dlesideuce. Mrjlp'Connell
-v"; So- f OQ( tryiijg to reeque , them.
.Vi)JUi.uaavo -Tt . "
- '! o TTn'a Vililrlrpn Will
??7 will4 BishoD 1 Knicker-
ktsflndiana, is dead- nA train on
Alabama Great Southern tailroad is
JJTL,1 .,nnD9rYnrlr. Ala., by two men
"S V-llhe express car robbed.
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pSath of an OLD .CITIZEN.."
k '.l.ifi.,- . -A ' ' -a
i ' vkcf. Sanauel Evan,-of Society Hill,
,, I "rVit8l8 Away Heavy Snow at Ben
' ' nettsvilleOno Murder f c r the
v.! r; Holidais-f;Tbe Jail Full.
- .;;' :- ISpeclal to theMesBengeril .
t BNSETTSViiXE, S C. Dec, 31 An
eight inch snow feU throughout this sec-
?.tLor:ie (made no
aria-gements for next year and prospects
- are gloomy for tht class of peiople.
Samuel Evans, father of ' Hon.
jW.'p; Evans, died yesterday evening at
: "his home ! in Society Hill, this State.
' Capt.sEvans was a large property holder
;'at antibellum days and was one of the
dd South Carolinagentlemen . ' "-
' "The holidays passed without iknusual in
cident. ; Only one murder -was- reported
"in thie county. . . . . ' , ' - . .
: There are at present twenty-ono pnso
nersin our county jail ahd thej dilapida
ted tonditlon of the buildingLrenders un
a usual vigilance orl. the part of the official
.nicessary. , h i
of the
here and
and
growingrapidly in North Carolina. At
Wilson he has just organized a large
lodge, of the very best material, and at
Tarboro a lodge of the Daughters of
Rebtkah. The Grand Lodge doe3 not
nieet until May; and a fine showing will
tht-n ht made. -
It was a pleasure to see Lol. Jienan au
r desk at the Supreme court today.
e had quite a eevere attacs, dui is now
uite himself again.
a i..ttr,Tfmm Wiin Rt.aipa that Mrs.
Xi. mww: v' ww-
i JNorman J ones, iormeny oi vuib ,
as thrown from a buggy mere ana
hat one of her legs was broken in two
laces. ' -: ", : ' .
Dr. J. J. Mott arrived here yesterday
or the purpose of having another con-
fejence with Marion Butler. Thee able
politicians are very intimate and have
been ever since the election. Dr. Mott
Will be her during the Legislative ses
sion and will no doubt have much in
fluence there, as indeed he deserves to
ave. being one or the smarter men ui
A Rrpublican member of the;. Legiela-
ure says he thinks . Pritchard is some
i;. 1; oinAh'' rn th 'Sftnator-
hip. Pritchard's friends claim- that this
s untrue. This same iepuuuiii mjo
Jolton may turn out to be a strong man,
f the latter cuts loose from Thomas Se.t-
le. He went on to say mat mere was a
ort of belief that Settle wanted to run
olton's-campaien and also to loopy ior
im for the Senatorahip, but if betile
me here for such a purpose ne wouia
e plainly told that he was elected to
ongress and noc to tno xjegimatu"'. u
ther words, if Holtou is clear or. oetue
orili h finite strong. Of E wart's and
Tntfs chanbi s this Bepublican doe3 not
peak very flatteringly, . ",
Tne Oil poriru.ii. ui uuSo im.wi.wj.
ot yet bteu placed on the walls of the
upreme courx room. j.u
ntil the members of the family who
ent it Etate who they desire to maKe
h -presentation speech, etc. The por
trait was sent irom raveiW5. i
1 Jueticee-elecl; Fircloth and Furches
krrived hereto-day. i Justice-elect Mont
gomery isliere, as this is his home. AT
boon to-morrow 4hese new- justices will
be sworn in. ! " . ! "
All the holiday absentees in the vari
ous departmentstiand institutions are
hard at Work.
I Ti.n romoN 09iliib snow will be .of
I . i at. 'Jdall'irrMn. tlv.
imucn dkuuv VJ vjf e.'
they TeajTcSfitV'
nwnAivt n rAviaed-olan of .rear,
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The Grangers were ramer neavy, sne
November statement of the Burlington
and Quincy having been unfavorable.
Houses with bearish connections.eold St.
Paul on a fairly liberal scale. The In
dustrials were firmer, especially for
Cordage and Chicago Gas. These issues
moved up i toT per cent. " An attempt
was made to make capital out of the visit
of certain prominent bankers to Washing
ton on Saturday, .but the movement
quickly subsided when one of the gentle
men in Question siatednositively that his
visit had been in connection with private
matters and not about the late bond syndi
cate as rumored, xne witnarawai oi
$800,000 gold from the sub treasury had
no influence. It is believed that at least
$1,500,000 gold will ba forwarded to Eu
rope on Thursday. Speculation closed,
steady in tone. Net changes show losses
of to f per cent. Baltimore and Ohio
gained 2J per cent.,- CjloradoCoal and
Iron Development, Delaware and Hud
son i and Jersey Central :' Railway
bonds were higher. ' j .
V Chicago, Dec. 31. The ! closing "ses
sion of the Board of Trade for 1894 was
marked by the usual indifference to
trading which characterizes the final
business day of the year of that associa
tion. The last halt hour of the abbrevi
ated session was practically abandoned
and the customary pranks .and frolics
indulged in- The cash market was witn
out change of note. . .
i No disposition to trade existed in corn
and a quiet unattractive market was a
natural consequence with a firm wheat
market as a guide. . Prices lost nothing
and at times were , fractionally higher
than Saturday." Corn r - was; un
changed. Very little business w as trans-
Oats, like all the other grains, f were
practically neglected. The rangewhich
was but l.-16c, fully explains the dullness
which reigned. The undertone was firm
in deference to the feeling in wheat and
Thirteen Persons, Burned, to Deatt
Guests Ir jured by Jumping from
Windows The' Building a
Seethjng Mass of flames in
Fifteen Minutes Politi
cians and Lesislators 7
x Caucnslngin the
: " " Baildlne. '
- Baltimore Saa :
Albany, N. Y, Dec. 30 The Delevan
'house, famous from Maine to California,
th Mecca of politicians and the centre
of big State political i-fvents for - forty
years, was completely .destroyed- by fire
to-night.
It was 8:30 o'clock: and the political
headquarters of both Mr. Fish ahd Mr.
Malby; candidates for Speaker of the As
aomWv Worn filled with coliticians and
newspapeQ men. ; State Factory inspec
tor Connelly, who bad been in the lobby
with a number of people, started to go
up the elevator. - He re&rked that he
imelled Bnnjke and traggwted ar inyes
gation. Before it coulde begun there
were cries of fire from different parts of
the house simultaneouly, ' '
"The outburst of flames before an
alarm could be given to arouse the in
mates of the rooms was something appall-
TTn th elevator shaft tnere snoi
of . names, ana up
MB. BYRNES' RESIGNATION.
The All-Absorbln Topic in Police I
Circles Qaestionsple as to
Whether the Board Will jRe
tire Him, Entitled to
" Pension of $5,000.
New York, Dec. 31. The one topic of
discussion at police headquarters to-day
and in police circles generally was
Superintendent Byrnes faction in plac
ing his application for -retirement irom
the force in the j hands" jof Mayor-elect
Strong, yl J.V: , ' -;, -j ' -,
. Mr. Byrnes' denouncement of the po
lice board and the charges that : Jbe was
hampered; in. the performance of his
duties by t&e commissioners also caused
considerable talE Etferjbody is 'won
dering now what will be: the' outcome of
the present state Of affairs in this depart
ment. He declined to say whether or not
his letter to the mayor contained an ap
plication for, retirement by the police
board, to be forwarded to that body or
not as Mr. Strong pleases. , , The superin
tendent came down to bis office at his
usual hour to-day. He, received; during
the forenoon many callers who came to
extend their good- wishes. Among these
were Col. Murphy arjd.ex-Capt. Greer,
under whom Mr. Bvrnes performed his
first duty , as patrolman r in 1864. He
wanted to see "Mt Byrries continued at
the head of the departrnent. -. L
The superintendent was asked whether
he had anything more to say 'concerning
his letter to the mayor-elect and ;his rea
sons for wishing to retire. S 1
- He stated: " 'I have said .all concern
irg this matter that I intend to say: for
the Present. My letter is in Mr. Strong's
'hands and I have given my reasons for
this perfect Hue shot the i action I have taken. When the
As the mass of name 1 pr0per time comes I may have something
more to add to- what I have already
stated." 1- ;-' . 1J - x ' '.
In police circles the universal Impres
sion "is that Mr Byrnes . will be at the
head of the reorganized police force. t
The question has been raised as to
whether or not the police board would
retire Mr.' Byrnes in the event that Mayor
elect Strong should decide to forward his
application' to the commissioners. The
board has refused to retire ablei bodied
officers. Under the twenty -year law Mr.
Byrnes is entitled to a pension of $3,000
per annum. It is believed there will be
no change in the heads jof the 'depart
ment until May 1st. None of the inspect
ors who Jwere at headquarters this morn
ing cared to discuss the step taken by
their chief. N i
The department at present is in a state
of turmoil over the exposures before the
Lexow -committee and ! the -sensation
caused by Mr. Byrnes' offer to retire.
THE GOLD; RESERVE
REDUCED BY WITHDRAWAL
QF $800,000.
the
corn. ; -nc - I - ,
' The opening on product was firm and
higher, the hog receipts' being light and
the market at the stock yards showing an
advance. Succeeding the operations at
the Btart, the market was almost abjank,
althoukbthe gains , which were i made
were not lost, during the session1. The
close was 171c higher than Saturday for
May pork. 10c higher for May lard. and
7 to 10c higher for May riOs.
The board of trade will hold no session
to-morrow. New Year's day.
An Assignment.
i rsnr.iai to tlie MesseneeB.
: iTrrtr-rVvrnv. N. C. Dec. 31 T. R.
Robertaon.dealer in liquors aiwf giruco,
vaAa- art n'ssi moment Saturday .night.
vrti luvititipj are' ftS.000 and his .assets
-,ftc Jl,600!
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'"iXi " New Y'ork, Hec, 3 1 The (Sun's cot
; Vt? ton review says: The port receipts this
r -week are estimated by some at 260,000
bales, against SO4O0O last week, l9i,000
- 4. V- last year and 203,000 in 1891 , the b'gcrop
' - Veaf. Thexcbange Wajs closed to day.
' The East Indian Government has imposed
If aduty of 5 per cent, on cotton yarn and
fabrics, and an excise duty of 15 per cent.
.. x ..; oh cotton goods and yarns manufactured
. wa'rm said : -It would not surprise
, '' -' bo rrnn euesses increase next
V j i I ; "month, if the receipts much exceed those
' i - January, 1892, which was tlbebigcrop
K anting tbfit' month was quite unfa
. 'rf vorable." ." .: ' . )! " 1 . v,"
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" .-"I ., To Form The Greater vNorfolk."
: NoRFOtK. Va , Deo 31 The issue of
- - -,.). Ae Virginian ta-morrow will consist of
" '' '' twentyiour pages and contaih a review
f. of the business oi won ma i
1894, w11 a comparison wiwiuo uoua
t fe84. - The showing is uuutnuir
Thusd
The Catholic Charch ana jsecret
Orders. I
Washington, Dec. 31 Owing to mis
apprehenension caused by the jjublica
cation of statement that the decree con
cerning secretVocietieS was not final and
was submitted to the bisbop3 in order to
secure from them their opinions thereon,
Monsignor Satolli authorizes the follow
ing brief statement of facts, to set- at
rest misapprehension and possible rnis
representation. - '
Th arehbishocs of the United States
have taken counsel with respect to three
societies, namely: The Odd Fallows,
the Sons of Temperance, and the Knights
of Pythias. lne acnoisnops utuueu
that the whole . question should
be submitted to the ApostoUC
gee. In a communication from ' his
Eminence, Cardinal Mqnaco to MOnBii
nor Satolli, the action of the general
conKregation of cardinals, to whom his
Holiness committed the question, is
made known. The congiegation, after
considering carefully the matter, . made
a decree. This decree his Holiness fully
nnnfirmpd and eave it complete effect.
The decree is, therefore, transmitted to
all archbishops, bishops and other or:
dinaries of the United states, to u. uj
tr,tn tflPonfr. Mnnaurnor
&ali graia, MtifiEgSu haa acted merely1 as the medium
onne prasiiifooju. ; ,
a solid column
staircase near
onnthoT rrl limn
reached each of the five floors it orancnea
out in every direction, and soon the
whole interior of the structure Was burn
ing. :-',- ' !
Fortunately, the guest list was not very
large, and the majority of those regis
tered were politicians and were down on
the second floor. There was a rush for
the stairs in the front and the servants
Stairs in the back, where the flames had
not reached. .
A dozen persons in the upper stories
found themselves cut ! off from escape.
The firemen took several down by lad
der. Others slid down the rope fire es
capes. "' . ,'",-: . ! t
H. A. Foakes and wite, ot yaywu,
Ohio, were severely in jured by jumping
from a window. ,
Benjamin Hellman, of Brooklyn,
jumped from a window in the top story.
He will die of his injurips. " . .
Miss Martin, of New York, was taken
from the fourth story by a ladder.
The department poured nine, streams
of water into the building, but could do
nothing except Bave surrounding P.roR
erty . The hotel takes in Ihe entire blcck
110. by 450 feet and this - was1 in fifteen
minutes a seething cauldron only bound
by the four walls. .
The Dr-levan house is fifty years old
rvA fa Ana ST tho-mnftt famous hotels in
uiiu 10 - . ,
the country. Ip is a part of tbe estate of
Edward C. tDeleyan. Hurty & Moore,
the proprietors, paid $40,000 a year
.,n.i oni lntlv had , made vast im-
nrnvements in expectation of,, a . Dig
winter season. ; ''-"
At 10:3 o'clock the east walls fell in
and some of the firemen narrowly
escaped being buried. At: 11:3 J o clock
the Broadway wall fell out and on fire
man was buried in the debris. He was
taken out and is not thought to be dan
gerously hurt.
By Soutnern Press )
. ' A mi 1 JLna
At.tjant. N. Y.. Uec. ai. me iauju
Rfttimate is that thirteen persons,
rf t.hfl hotel. Demhed in
Delevan house fire last nighty Three of
the mifcsing people are men ahl ten are
women . A conservative estimate of ne
loss is $150,000 on the building, which is
iQsured for $160,000, and $50 000 on the
furniture, which is insured for $17,500.
The rents of the hotel are insured for
o nnn
a' onmrnprnial traveler who had a
The Reserve Now Below $80,000,000
The Distribution of , Our War
' ships The House in Which the .
. Seward Assassination was
Attempted and Mr.Blalne
Died to be Torn Down
and Give Way to
' ? a Theatre. ,
- Washtnoton, Dec. 31. The general
treasury balance at the close of the .cal
endar year 1894 is stated at $153,022,893,
of which $88,370,145 is in gold. After
this balance was struck the treaury was
notified of the withdrawal from the New
York sub-treasury of $800,000 gold for
export, and the above balances 'are . re
duced by that amount. ;.
The cruiser Concord is voyaging down
the Yang Tse Kiang river towards
Shanghai. She reported at Shin It wan
yesterday and Chin Kiang to-day. The
Castine has reached ' Castine Maine,
where she will receive her punch ' bowl.
The Machias arrived at Port Said to-day
on her way to China and the San Fran
Cisco reached Newpor, where she "will
secure her torpedo equipment and be in
spected, preparatory to -sailing for the
Mediterranean to relieve the (Jbicago as
flagship. The Essex has arrived at New
York and the Detroit has left Naples ' on
her way to join the Machias in. the Suez
canaL
The wort of demolishing the old man
sion on LaFayette square, where James
G. 'Blaine died and where the Seward
assassination was attempted, began to
day. A theatre is to be constructed on
the sight. Articles which were in the
room where Mr. Blaine died are being
carefully removed and it is understood
that they .will be appropriately dis
played in rooms set apart for that pur
pose in the new theatre. Some of the
rooms of the house are found to have
mantles of rare and beautiful black
marble, painted oyer. ' '
DON
T
MISS
Davis
& Zoeller's
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ANNUAL RESOLUTION SALE
OF-
GOODS
Beginning With To-Mof row,
r
111
s
Both
Children
all
the
n of iwlrv iri his room, which
h-a.id was valued at $50,000, offered a
Mo,.rH nt half ih contents to any one
Iri eat it out. John Donahue,
tm, Ratwnf ths Roeers Volunteers,
arti .T. W. Lmd of Bath, entered, the
k.,;m;,t ami Bnnppp.ded in eettintr the
UUHUIU """" " . ,
.mh- nnf. and thfiV brought It tO te
Kpnmore. where they wee handsomely
rewarded.
jftsjtiti Bee. ! President J ames
Martin, of the police department, will re-
Ssign his office within a few day Mr.
jMartin himself made the announcement
!to day at police headquarters. He siid:
""'My friends know that-1 have been
LnVi.,na tn rptire from the police depart
ment for some time. 1 ThM place has
never been congenial to me and now
that the investfgatioo of the department
by the Lexow committee haa bran con,
eluded. I intend to resign. I did not re
sign under fire. My resignation will be
iu the hands of Mayor Strong withih a
i C9rJcerrrrng the testimony given by
i u Rrmu wfnr the Lexow committee,
It io thia t av: As Dresident of this
H,nrimrat. Idoiiot wish to enter into a
t' .,it.AMir ?ith the suoermtenaeni; or
any ore ejse, 'Dui i empuaucanj ucUJ
that the b rd or I personally have done
anything to interfere with or hamper the
superintendent in the proper discharge
of his amies
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hibitof growth and development. - ine
- TnnnlatUin Of ItOnolK Wlin
that of Porterwuth, Berkleyl and other
Z:X,o :..nnnnts to 100.000. . The Vtrgtn-
,-jf- ian proposes a conolidition pt the cities
'4 Jind towns under one municipality -'-The
f reater Norfolk"'--aud this issue is deaL
cated to the proinotioj.of this result.
Onr Tiff Warwnn uerpnany,
;oveQrnmettt as the first step to
i. ,r. fiprmnnv and the V nife a
"T, nrr t Zeituncf remark
ZJir, laurels in a
tariff war arifh America. 1 : 7
" . riAl. Oreck-lnrldaa looses His feolt.
'.v.-niri Drtrtl 31. Col. W. C. P.
-:iri.i J who sued Gustavus A.f
: 4 Meyer to recover the receipts levied uponj
. at nifl lecture iuuibuoj
aa . to-uay. xuo
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f Jrflir Times Among the Speculators
Caicoo, Dac 1 There was the
usual boisterous horse-pUy on th board
f traA to dav. For years this has neea
a future of the closing of the year, and
i. raiiprv was crowded in anticipation
f it . -.!:'!.
it. Txraa nn aiprstood' that the directors
had taken pleasures to squelch any
its incipiency, and for a long woe tnere
was more tnan ine uauai quiov bu
attention to busine s. .
Suddenly, as if by previous arrange
ment, at 11:30 o'clock a howl went up
from all the pits. At the same instant a
bombardment oi nags oi uuui"u
pie grain commenced, jsvtry poay Bcatr,
n tha Hav ramfl to an abrupt end. Men
ennirhtRhx ter under tames. W hiuucu
uak - T-
corners ana in tne wasn roou. up
flra fmrrt the metciless skirmianrd was
iron, nn "and tne Ueeme crowa was iot-
lnvea una ueitcv iuuuuv waij . r w-
hftlf an hour "the fun was ks pt up and
nniv rvuutpd wnen ine ammuiiiuwu.. nw
exhausted. . .- -M ' ''-"-''
T.mmMTiteg Vacating Their Offices.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Tammany om-
cials whose terms expue to-morrow
were preparfngj to move to-diy. Mayor
GUroy packed" up his private papeys in
the mayor's office this morning and was
ready to go after the meeting of the
board or estimate ana appynwumcu.
which took final action on. the depart-
mental esumaia iur iwj. j
declared that Tammany still had a
bright future and that be would always
be ready to work for the organizatioa.
Willis rioiiiaay, uio iuju o ""-""j
has already gone to Albany, where he
will be the correspondent or a ihbw
newspaper. - , , ,i
makmg ready to mve tms mormus
marshal; Geo. B. McClelland, president
t .uo. v,r,ri nt aldprmen: Sheriff John
B Sexton, Coroners S&ea ana ocnuiu&c.
Recorder Smy the, and Judge Truax. of
4-1. A S4rTnrifr ffUrt. -
' Ma5 fer-elect strong will take posse8:
Xt tka mavnr'n office at' nooa tor
rnwT There will probably fee a little
speech makinsc and Cohi Strong will be
iv1iiced to the heads of the depart-
nieht. lost hia
court- subtained Mri
Uever's claim for servicts iri taking deri
itifttu in the Pollard case a year ego.Y
the Presentation to the Castine
Ma TW. 81 The presents
- -u fruit dish was pubiiciy
ueu -.o -i-ir: thi.
made in the cown nai ok - rrrz
,rr". trt the bfflcsrs of tha United
filled to overnowinjf. - - -
1UUUUUVCU vvr . , ! -
menii who will serve unaer uilu
mayoVs power of remoal bdl passed.
Capt. Howgate Pleads tbe Statute of
. . liimltations.-
-nr.cTiTv.'-.Dec.31-i-Judge McUomas
to dav overruled the demurrers
the attorneys of Capt. Howgate to tne
indictments returned by the grand ury,
Capt. Howgate was then arrangea uuu
pleaded not guusy.uui. wut,u - - -
plea that the indictments were not found
tknu, tmk aftpr the alleged or-
fenses therein clarged were committed.
The question as -to whether, tne muicir
mencs were earreu uj r- -
itations was thereupon argued,
Charleston, 's Public Parlr.
Pn.t.TirsTo.'j. S. C. Dec. Sl.-rrThe city
anvpmment has just concluded the pur-:
,,.. t o tmnt of 500 acres of land on
KU1D. 7 - H.
Cooper r jver, about nve nuw
.-. f-ti nam Me of establishing a
iLiu ha nni. ts wnrknn it at once to con
.fr'tt-int.n a rnnrlpt modern Dark. An
tnu fant wida will be constructed
tha r.ltv to ths Dark. With
.i nf lorttrin mn the Dark Will OS
a half-hour's drive from the
battery, -
Usance's Demonstrsyijion Against San
; ' Domingo.-
New York, Dec. 31 The Dutch
steamer Prinz Frederick Hendrick.which
arrived this afternoon from thev West
Indian ports, via Port au Prince, Decern
her 24th, brings the news that' at the time
Of leaving an entire change in Bre&ident
trir.rrtivt Ministers was about to take
Evervthine was very quiet,
Tho mon.nf-war were in the harbor of
Pnrtau Prince. It was reported that
thev would proceed to San Domingo to
enforce a claim of the rrencn tjroyern
asainst that of San Domingo;
owing to the arrest of a French subject
for the recent rpbbery qf a large suran at
money from the ban Of ean uommgo,
in whifh President Herreaux was impii-
rtfd. An Enidiah and another f-Ctl
war vessel were also expected at that
port, apparently with the intention of
backing up the oiairas Of France agarnst
San Domingo. I ..-.:'
Train Robbery in Alabama. " -
"RmMTNGHAM. Ala., 31. A. special to
the Aae Herald Uom York, Ali.says:
The southbound Alabama Great South
ern passenger train, due nere at eoo
o clock was neia up om vmro
nnrth nf hfre and the express car robbed.
the train reports that
tnere were oniy iwu wuucio. i.v..r.
Was disturbed butithe exprees . car, vuo
riot beinff molested. The
arnmint sAniirpd is not known. The au
thoTities have sent ror aogs, out n.
is thought it will be 'too late to appre
hend the robbers. - - ,
An American Vice C nul Arrested.
, Panama, Dec 31 The Star and Herald
uuj u. .
- - . . . 3. n Ahflvfra
inn ra rrpsrf(i veaieruav wi 'B'
fif aaaault. He was granted a hearing,.
,Ua T-ocnit nf which was that he was
sentenced to imprisonment, for five days
an1 tiraa alsn rpnuired to fhrnish. a bond
to keep the peace for six months. -C The
gentgnpe was, hqweyer, commuted to
paymenp o a .
EXTRADITION REFUSED.
An Ohio Judge Refuses to Send a
Negro Back: to Kentucky on Ac
count of , Threats bf Lynch-
ing A Dramatic Court
" Scene j
Ctncinnati, Dec. 31. The. remarkable
scene of a man begging and pleading for
his life, claiming fear of lynching, was
witneesed: in Judge Buckwalter'a court
to-day. The prisoner was A. H. Hamp
ton, a tall colored man, indicted in
Marion county, Kentucky, for shooting
and ; wounding a farmer who accused
him of robbing his orchard. Hampton
fled to this city and Was arrested this
morning.' W. Wf n presented him
self in court witness., Edition papers in
which tbete waiiufi a naw. jvnen
Hampton .was brought into court he
trembled so violently h could hardly
assume a standing position. Stretching
out his long gaunt arms to the judge he
moaned: I , .1 ( '
"Oh, Massa Judge, don't gend me to
Kaintucky. Jain tno ooward. but dey
WllUlD 1U JYJUVll uw a-' cv rj uvj t kj - J
T v a ' . T
dodowndah.. lseseea em ao it. ite
got-letters from my friends tellin me
..... -1- U i T. !t
dey wouia Stnng me up nustu. uuii i
Bent me (.back, Judge. i'U have no
chance," . V
Judge fiucawar askea air.
he had heard of such threats.
,'Yes, sir, was the answer. !
Then the couit. with his fingers
point d at the deputy sheriff said :
Dour, montns ago x senii jh ciuaur
tion papers, a fugitive from justice into
Kentucky. HO was lyncnea soon, aner
he left the tram.' The authorities broke
their word with this court. Tne State
of Kentucky, broke faith with heri sister
staffi of Ohio in the protection of human
life. I will not send this man away from
these courts until I haye ja letter from
your Governor and from I the presiding
judge of your district that Hambton'a
life will not be placed in jeopardy and
that he wilt be given a fair and im
partial trial " ! '
A murmur of applause arose from the
large crowd present.. Hampton, was re
turned to jail. . I
Parents and Five
' Burned to Death.
Ellsworth, Wis., Dec. 31 Yesterday
morning at an early hour; the residence
of Michael O'Connell, of El Paso, '-was
consumed by fire, and Mrs. C'Connell
and five children perished in the "flamefj
Mr. O'Connell was the only member of
the family who slept below. About 2
o'clock he was awakened by the fire and
barely escaped from the building ' in his
night cloths. As he rushed out his wife
appe if ed at an upper window and
drop ed the youngest child into his arms.
Returning into tbe room for the - others
she was undoubtedly overcome . by the,
heat, for she never returned. Another
child jumped from a window and was
saved. Mr. O'Connell himself was fatallv
burned in his attempts to save his
family. ' "' ' ;'
Wt Baby v aTck, we gT hr Caisosi.
STien aha wh a Child, ahe cried for Castoris.
When. at became Miaa, fc Jung to Caatorla. .'
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Penn
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A Steamer Wrecked.
St. Johns.'N. F.. Dec. 31. The British
-' mar benisaf, Capt. Gundry, when a
few hours out irom jriutjr
Mr. Byrnes Corrects a Wrong Im
- preeslon,. !
' Ne YQE5, D?0. 8 1 Superintendent
Byrnes to-day took occasion to cor
rect the impression given by his testi
mony before the Senate committee Sat
urday that all the commissioners cf Vie
police hoard had interfered with mm m
tne proper uiacuai &o v. -
was askea u ne raew
include Gen. Ker win and Commissioner
Murray. He said: I I .
"No 1 have nothing to say againss ei
win and Murrav. Since they have . been
on the board things h ive been very diff
erent. No transfers have been made ex
cept for cause, and m every way pueeiu
Sa .t,a nraaont. tii'a and regulations
UUUCt luo jiojv". .
of the depirtraent tney nave asswucu vuc
supermtenuent oi poiiuw. t
i Carhegie Mills to- tart Up, 1
t PrrTSBTJ KG, Dec 31 The Carnegie
nxilla at Braddock, ttomfsieaa. xw-
renoeville, uuquesne ana, uei
will resume work Wednesday morning.
The new rates were generally accepted
by the emploves, and 12,000 men will
return to work. The average reduction
n r.ir nmntrnti to nrobably 15 ta w
per cent, from last year's: scale. Many
of the" Homestead steel workers who
i-ftfial with the cut will remove
n AoKhnia cnuntv; Ohio. They will
exchange their homestead property for
farms thef e. Tnia has. ben done by
about fwentv Homestead famihes in the
past few monyqa, ' j - .
THS SINGER SEWING MACHINE. PUT TO
the severest' 4est under nigh spee 1 steam
ptwer proves to be, tne best macaine on eartb,
Bamehaa been f r more than forty years the
' Kadnr - TMs C'imDariT manufamure and Bell
about one mini' n Machines each year. J. H,
liAKLEY, Manager, lis Martet sueet.
aa 8 tui jan l . . -
NEW TKvH'3. GBBriHQ- PRI?K8 TO
mate jm happy at BR WN WUI n ED'.
Bu'ter aoc. Granulated Mrr twertj-one pounds
for $l, waiuh ta nupre ed-nted, Prane- 9c, Kvip.
Apples o Best qaality Tomatoes S-lb cans,
99cperdoen, nice corn 80, Jflxs lie, and 01 her
tnic gs In proportion. janl
T7C)R RENT ON OF THE MOST Desirable
jf Honte-J in town, on Third a'reet,-l:h all
modern coovni-noe". Also t wo houses on sec
ond i-treet. ani'oue on Front Btrett, one n Ffth
uttttet t ail and exam ine W M. CUMMI&G,
KeM Estate gent ana hqwj ruDiic .
dec ST St 11 jan j " r
C ! Qr a td stents selling ths Royal White
tPlMe'al Pla'er or ng orders for platmg.
'lrade afC'ets, lor mui8, reoipw, et"inrnvnea
: Iree. A good geDt c 10 mifce two or tti- ee thou
sand dollars per year with tne itoyai naier ror
terms.-etc, waareis uray riaung works,
Colambus Ohio. . nsotuthsa.
NOTini THERE WILL BE a SHOOTING
Match at ove Grove Field, 'near W. & w.
K. K. t-act, TO-DAY, Tuesday, Jan. lat. W.
P NOBLE. 4ec3e8V
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MAN CAN REALIZE
,ro l and permanent income a manager ry
organtaingr a company in wumingion ior or i
Car.. Una. ror a business weU estabibhed In other ,
o t'e aad owned by. promtnent men Will par
Kood prodt and. bert the closest invest gau -n.
Address TUS AME-AlCaN BDCKAsV CM
Pa"NY. 4W to 425, Society Jor Savings Bnllnlng,
riavaiand. Ohio. . - ' dec 30 Si
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Their Great Bargain m&W
, " . - - " - - . : (
$20,000 IN DRY GOODS
To Be kiied at Your Own Prices v
" The Hustlers for Cash Trade i : ..
A. DAVID & GdlPAlYi "
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YOU CAN BE EASILY SUITED AT OUE STORE IF VOU WISH TO MAKE
any kind of a present.. The stocK is so large, ou u, 1
plete, we cannot fail to please you. T ' v
A M INFLTTENTIaL
Stvle and service considered, there's nothinsr better to be purchased wan wm
offer S ouTreSwear Suits.; Rowing how they are made, we guarantee ?v.ry
part of the making, as weii as-uie worn.- . , .
rat total wreck. The crew
selves in their boats.
VMTrt SALE OR EXCHANGE All Second-
r1 Hanll Law B"olM bought and sold by South;
Law Book Bxchange. AaarefiB mt m. iau
ern
Manager j Balelgh,
dec871w
OTORKS,
U ECU,
nov 3 tf
OFICBS AND DWELLINGS TO
B-. O'CONNOR, Real Estate Agent.
': - Failure In Gldborc '
Wa iMrn from .the ' Groldsboro rpnt
a.i t Mera nhmrrlain & Hiegins,
1 1 t-li uirooi ua -w w - v .
1 . AnnnaA nn a creneral retail
New York, with a cargo of iron pyrites, 1 JCZUIU in that city have as
struck on the rocas near vpo Vif X w : lx. H. liobinsOn for tne
1 . tenefit of creditors, with preferenc
saved them- I henens ov . 'hanat thfl -ssets.
that will pruutwij
ftHhlSTMAaPRSBNTS wjSAa.Ttt jx run
) iin of H.ildM Go ds, such as Toys, Fancy
thing suitable far rLtma. GEO. BAAK s
MU-1W uuuaa mw -
f7 IMMBRMaN'S ISTHE PLACE TO G W Fine
. and Vtlrat Camet hue, window
hd s Wall.Pperrarpet Lining, btair ;ad
y: Ruteries. Butu-n. 4c, Third
street, opposite ciiy,llaH. -- - .
The word "REUA-BLE" is our standard. We handle OvercoaU' that will wear
places the quicker you'll buy when you reach here.
Umbrellas, Neckwear, Men's Hose, Silk
Suspenders, Night Shirts
Knee Pants Suits, Long Pants Suits
dec S3
MALL PI 4NO TOR SALE OH JtK rianos
tuned, li
BbutU Fifth atreet-':a -i-
a mT PfiOF- JOHN BAKES, Sl !
""""I . . a-A on
tb K ISO W -BETTER PREPARED TO
VV tnm out first Class W rk than ever, es
MVm...)iinerT in sii tn od runniog order and
UU. . T . V.1 1.1.
under the mnagmenr. i oir. 1 m jxvm
of few YorK city. Empra tteam Laundrr,
W. 8. DUN LAP, yoprlet'.'r. . -
k,h T.rT OP ORANGES. APPLE8,
A. Bananas, Butter, Eggs, tJblckens. Turkej"
and-eeseandcabbiges. Wire ClUcm t oops
m.,A Tnrt.i I'rvrrw fnT H0.1fl. H. S. WA1. la
A.
cnt nnd Princess Sts.
GO
mm
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SHATTERING
PROFITS
Market street.
dec It
BEAUTISTJL BHOTOGRAPHP I HAVE Just
received the finest line of ph otographlc ao-
io .nri ...nan vr bronffni to v iiuiiuk-
J O ml'OaUCe ll. cat mm ra " "
I will give you S5c for it. J)1.0"
tan.
ma.
twelve of my best cabinet
Market stseet, Wilmington,
IB. U. C JUiLi'D.
if.C. octsi
PERMANENTLY
rvK. W- C. GALLOWAY,
X-
and
4
Second Btreets, Hor a m.' to la m and from
iwtAi.nraoticalimite1 to Eye. Bar. "ose
&nd Throat. - itenden''a and omca
Smith Build-
Poatofllee Green. . between Front an"
T OHN C. STOUT, .ARCraTECT AND BUILD-
er. riana, cfouoM ry
nishRd nromDUT. umco m reuu
floor Allen buUding, Princess Btrggt,
third
sen t
Highest of all Jn L'averiing ?ow
I 1 rvy
Sachet : Powder.
ST B EC H V ED A LARGE ASSORTMENT
- OF SACHET POWDERS.
All Imported Goous, . 20c per Ounce.
DRUGS AVV
you will sare
Remember by buying jour
totlkt AKTICLBS from
from s to 51 per cent, v ,
- GEO. L.I HA.naiA.iV,
Druggirt and PharmaciBt, . ,
"iSouttTrontSt.,VoBKAmpettBloclc.
50
Apples..;, Apples.
BBLS 8KLICT5D EALuxtms ; ub
i 1 m. v - - rw4i TT a TTTS .
YXF COTJKSB WIS Arte w . ua v
notbins else to do, and the way the
shatter" goea on is wonderful to behpld.
Aew fine fabrics of .English Make are
-going for a song, and as for -4
Raadu-Made : Giotmno
Come in and take what you want (for a ;
Bmall consideration). Our Underwear
and Furnishings generally are consul- t
erably shattered, but some good bargains ;
remain. - . '
By the bye, call and settle bdls due ;
and begin again. .
MliNSON & CQl
GlotWcrs ana Hercuantlailors.
For Holiday Hats ! -
n wn. niv THE HATTER. HE HAS
-r.
urijii. Mixed Kuta,,TancT Candles, LRtWas.
, ui abuadajie.. Prices r , -.
- 4 1 - Wholesale Grocer,
m,.a- : , Wilmlaatos. H. C
iurt "received rJClos line of 80ft and Stiff Hats.
Also a Nlca Line of Walking Canes and Umbrel-
Call and select one. umw wm '
as.
anl Lowest Prices.
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