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& it f. DEVOTED TO THE IHTEBESTS OF SOUTHPOBT AITO BBTJ17SWICK C0UI7TY. vol s.-Xo. io. SOUT II POUT, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE '11, .18111. MUCK FIVE CKXT8. WASHINGTON NEWS. :o: GATHERED BY THE "LEADER'S SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Washington, I). C, June 8. Ex Congressman' Owen, of Jndiana, the newly appointed head of the Bureau of Immigration of the Treasury de-partine-.t, created by the bill passed bv the Ust Congress, and of which lie was the author, ought certainly to .A-,. inu official ' na f Hna frr a in -I- . f long time given his attention almost exclusively to immigration .matters; but owing to the defective condition of our laws on this subject it is not thought that a great deal can be ac comphVhed at present. , The new bu reau can at least gather in formation that will enable Congress to intelli- gently legislate on this most important suhject in the future. Everybody is interested in shutting out the idle, the virions the pauper and the unproduc tive immigrants, and it is only ncccs-. wiry to find a way to do it without in jury to the interest of the honest, industrious immigrant who wishes to enjoy the boon of American citizenship, t secure the approval of nine tenths of our people. The reort of .Sir Richard Tupper, which lias just lecii published, as to his efforts to bring about trade recipro city between the United States and C.ui.'i.Li. sliuws him to be inucli more sanguine of something tangible being aceomplished at the conference which is to take place in Washington next rtoler than any out; here is. Why is it tliat Ohio jiolitics are always bobbing up in Washington? is is m; of the unanswerable questions. The latest phase, and one which may turn our to be very- important, if the statements math concerningit be true, i that two members of the Executive Boanl )f the Knights of Iibort Mayes ami JH'vim, havifiiotiiied Mr Harrison that tuilt ss the present chief of the Uureau of Engraving ami Printing, '('apt. Meredith, is dismissed, the K. o! L.. of ( hio will this year take an active part, in the Ohio campdigu against the Kt jMihlican party. That the two gen tlciiicn named were h' re in their olli iai capacity is certain, audit is equalh riTtaiu that they havs preferred charges against (.'apt. Meredith, and would le jIeased to see him removed, but whether they made the threat iihuut going into the Ohio campaign isn't quite so certain, as neither Mr. J la ves nor Mr. Devlin would talk about it. '.Secretary Foster will, it is expected, this, week decide what he will, do about the charges against Capt. Meredith. The friends of the latter say that they will be ignored. Secretary Noble is expected to re turn to duty this week, and it is pro bable that we shall soon know whether there is any truth in the constantly reiterated rumors of his intended with drawal from the cabinet. It is believed here, although it cannot be officially authenticated, that Mr. llarrisou is only awaiting the return of Secretary Noble to determine who shall succeed (jeneial Haum as Commissioner of Pensions. Gen. Ilauui still insists that lie will not resign unless asked, and t hat he has assurances that he will not be asked to resign. The administration may find it as diflicult to decide what shall be done with tho Chilian insurgent steamer Itata as it was to get possession of her . Secretary Tracy says the courts will decide the question. Ex-Senator Blair did not exercise lnuclr influence in shaping the policy of the republican . party when be was a member of the Senate, and his influ ence is even less now that he is a stranded diplomat, drawing a salary as minister to a country that refuse to receive him ; nevertheless it is inter esting to note that he gives it as his opinion that ,the nest republican national platform will declare in favor of the free coinago of silver. If Mr. lilair be right. Mr. Harrison will find it mighty difficult to run on that plat form. A gentleman fond of asking unanswerable conundrums wants to kfiow what would bo tho effect of the republican and democrat icplatforms declaring for free silver coinage and j the respective conventions nominating j opposed 10 iree coinage Secretary Foster has decided that the the interest to be paid on the ex tended fourandhalf per cent bonds shall be 2 per cent The national banks will gladly take them anyway, so that the decision was entirely with the Secretary. But if these bonds were not necessary to them as security for their circulation would the banks be Willi ne to take them at such rates of interest? ' -v. To-morrow's session of the Cabinet will be devoted principally to the eoii snleration of the Retiring Sea question. A SEASON OF- REVIVAL. Cl' Oret ueiidoo. AwakriK-: Th (treat Work lone by the lUv. J. : W. L. With this morning's meeting at the cat. t.inj ! Methodist Church in this citvv wih close the series of meetings at this! C I church, which have been held daily for nearly two weeks past, under the able direction and preaching of the He v. J. V. Lee, of rMeuton, N. C. There has never been a religious meet ing in Southport, iii which so much interest was manifested, an interest not confined to the Methodists alone, but one which has spread throughout the city, and brought forth results. surprising to the most enthusiastic church member. The meetings were at first held at night, but such was the interest, that morning and even! in; services were held in addition, the attendance being good at day 'services while at night the church was packed, As the meetings coutinued, 'the effect of the work was seen in the activity of those in attendance, memliers and 1 converts, who not satisfied with having full houses, nightly, visited all parts of the city, exacting promises from everv one to attend services, and fol lowing them uj to see that the prom ises were fulfilled. With such work and niter est displayed, it is ni wonder that, great, good 1 as" resulted, and that in Southport tod ay, the air seem better, and the tone o. inen, women and children has put on a more moral and healthier look. Naturally, at times, there has leen more or less religious excitement during the services, which was to bt expected, but the effect of this could not be considered in any way injuriou r detrimental', to the good work ol the meetings. The attendance at the meetings was confined nearly entirely to the people living here. Of the con verts it is unjtossible to give the defi nite number there were probably nearly one hundred, besides many members who. have been reclaimed. No idea of Brother Lee's pleaching can be put on paper, its effect is seen in the awakening of backsliding church members and new1 converts. In and out of the pulpit Brother Lee impresses oue as a man of force and character, sincere in his utterances ... and a firm beiover in the yvork in which he is engaged. His sermons from the pulpit were listened to with attention by ail, his expressions and thoughts, while at times, perhaps con taining .a grim humor, were always original, pointed and forcible, im pressing his hearers with the impor tance of the work of saving the world from sin. On ' yesterday morning the meet ing for "men onlv," was attended by nearly every man in the place. For the convenience of the clerks, the different stores closed for a few hours m order to give all a chance to attend. Tho sermon was a strong one, and the effect of it was seen in the deep inter est manifested bvall present. Brother Lee can leave Southport with the knowledge and satisfaction of having accomplished great good, with his Church strengthened in num ber, and inspired with zeal for work. It is to be hoped that the enthusiasm inspired will prove lasting in its results and benefits. The Be v. Mr. Lee, goes from here with the hearty and best wishes of all and the hope that he 'way return at (-Am . i rittio iiTw. WEEKLY NEWS SUMMABY. .n. HAPPENINGS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR THE PAST WEEK. Thursday. June. 4. The beautiful monument erected at Jackson, Miss., to the .memory of Con federate dead, was unveiled yesterday. Tho monument is sixty, feet in height and cost $20,000. Four thousand, one hundred and thirty- six Italians passed through the Bargo office, New York, yesterday j andother vessels are waiting to unload i about 4, 000 rooref" " j Two men were killed and several? otbers injured by the bursting of a ! steam pipe on board-the new cruiser! Concord while on her way to Norfolk Vir n., The Shufeldt distillery's dry house ! Cllftou W, Va., was robbed last and feed house at Chicago. 111.. wereinht f -.ween 3,500 and $1,000 . j utro-vea bV !ire at 8 o'clock yestcr- da-v corning. Loss, about $100,000. j 1 Sir John MacDonalds condition I was much worse vesterdnv and lifeiumce':rumn uio next seven wee Physician, think his end ,s not far off. I ' 1""''? K rlucd about 1,0 00 m J ,, , ., iina.Mit.ontotwolmudrt-Uml.ic-tic.ns liiKlit verdict of not- gmlty. ,V.brozo statue of Gen U rant was fa Mx jTI. -HtW the fate of the other unveiled at his old home, Catena, 111.. .. . ..,,,-,' election case, aKaiwt the New llano- yesterday, with imposing ceremonies. Many people were present. Friday, June 5. Great damage was done at Laporte, Ind., Wednesday evening by a hurricane and hail storm. The King and Fieldes company's woolen warehouse roof was blown off, $40,000 worth of flannels moie or less damaged. The city hall, a church and several store buildings were badly ilamaged Word was received last night at tho Navy Department in Washington, D. C. that the insurgent steamer Itata has been peacably Tendered to a United State warship at. Iquique, Chili, ' ; Capt. William Clark, superintendent of the life saving creyv at Erie, Pa., was drowned yesterday morning while going to the assistance of the propel lor Badgei State which had been driven ashore oh the beach. The steamer John Craig is also ashore A terrible hail storm gassed over Clyde, O., Wednesday. Windows yverc broken, trees, telegraph poles and wires .-blown down and great damage done to fruits and vegetables. The Connell, Hall, Me Lester Co., of Nashville, Term., one of the largest dry goods houses in tho South, has failed. Liabilities, $104,000; assets, 5 18,000. Saturday, June 6. The Mayor of Philadelphia has offered a reward of $5,000 for the arrest and conviction of (J id con W. Marsh, late President of the Keystone National Bank of Philadelphia, for alleged violation of law. It is announced at the .office of the Churchman, New York, that the Rev. Dr. Phillips Brooks has 'received tho consent of the requisite number of standing committees to his consecra tion as Bishop of Massachusetts. R. G. Dun Sz Cos weekly review of trade says: Whilo the hesitation in business has not ceased, it continues to be a matter of surprise and con gratulation that the money markets j and trade have been so well sustained, j In the Northwest continuous raius have made the prospect unsurpassed, Th rough out the West and South fine prospects give encouragement. Fail ures for the week 211 against 197 for the corresponding week last year. , A German fleet of three corvettes arrived at San Francisco yesterday and after taking on coal and provisions will leave for the Chilean coast. Sunday, Jane 7. Sir John Mac Donald tiie awd Gov- ernor Geueral of 'Canada, died last niht at 7.30 o'clock. Gov. Russell gave a nwption at the j A disastrous wreck occurred Mon Parker IIou?e, lioston, yesterday to 4day on tlus M. K. LT railroaUelween ofScers and delegates, to the luter-! Savannah and Frnk, Kansas. Two national Typographical Union Cm- jt-ngines were wrecked, thirty cars veutiou. 1 were .'burned, Uirr mt-n were killed Th rvii ft llawLIps of $3,003 each in land six bsdly injure! the Harvard Medical School have been established by a gift from Win. S. Ballard. The Daniel B. Fearing, a four masted schooner of 1 , 17 1 ton, was launched at Belfast, Me., yesterday. A large crowd was present yester day at the Confederate Merrtoria services held at Stonewall cemetery, Winchester, Va. Rain fell heavily during the ceremonies. . John L. Hammond, President of the Merchants National Bank, Savan nah (ia- died yesterday, Tlie Cleveland Hardware Go's works at Cleveland, O., were burned yester- day. Loss 150,000, insurance, 100,- 000. - Monday, June 8. J. S. Thurbcr's jewelry store at l -v i . i " - . u,c we- - ni l.f.l . 1 1,,e ciencai torce oi me icpsas prese; A slight earthquake sl)ck was felt yesterday morning at New Brunswick. N. J. The shock was accomanied ! by a rumbling sound. Information has been received at ! Washington. IK C. that the insurgent steamer l.'ata landed 5,000 rifles and a large quantity of supplies at Toci- t pella before proceeding to Iquique. I The report reccntlv given out that ; Lontreet wim - seriously ill is jdenietl bv Mr. Jerome Hill of St. 'Louis who has received a message ! from the General saying that ho is in excellent health. Tuesday. June 9. Henrv G. and Frank I). Crenshaw, j composing the lirm of Crenshaw & Bro., wholesale liquor dealers of Rich mond, Va., made an assignment yes terday. Liabilities estimated to-be $17,000; assets unknown. ' The indictment against George Gibson,. ex-Secretary of the Whiskey trust was quashed yesterday by Judge Blodgett at Chicago. This decision was basJ on the ground that there is no jMMialty provided in the U. S. Courts for the crime for which Gibson was indicted. Sydney Leyvis, son of Judge Wilson Ijowis, of Ib.rlan county, Ky., has been sentenced at Williamsburg, Ky., to imprisonment in the jenitentiary for life for the murder of his father in February last. Secretary Foster has called uixm the Presideut and informed him of the result of his recent conference with the New York bankers and brokers and their professed willing- I ness to take up the entire 4 jier cent. loan if extended at 2 per cent. Wednesday. June 10. . John IJardsley, ex-City Treasurer of Philadelphia, in court yesterday pleaded guilty to seventeen indict ments charging him with loaning money as a public officer, deriving gain from and . converting public money to his own use. The total amount of money involved is $073,405. R. P. Mayo & BroV large, tobacco j factories at Richmond, Va, were par- tialiy destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss about $73,000, fully insured. : At Rochester, N. Y.. yesterday, Jas. Hughes, secretary of Assembly 231, Knights of Labor, who w con victed last Saturday of extortion, was sentenced to one year in State's prison, llussell z Co., New York, imjiorters of and dealers in silks, tas etc, from China, have assigned with preferences Utated at about $3, C00. Liabilities are at present unknown. THE STATE CAPITAL. LEADING TOPICS OP THE AT RALEIGH. Raleigh, N.C. June 9. The session of the circuit court here has len ex tremely interesting, by reason of three important cases. In one of those- in which E. F. Moore, the venerable ex president of the smashed People's Bank of Faycttevillc, was charged with embezzling over $50,000 of its funds, tho grand jury declined to return a true bill. This action created a good deal of surprise, save to Moore's counsel, who say, that had a trial been there would surely have been some startling disclosures. It is ortcnly stated bv Moore that after he left the bank, other jicoplc took the money, and that one man got $27,000. Moon resigned two months before the failure. Another case before the court was that of the canvassing board of Warren county, indicted for throwing out votes of eight precincts, In 8 ver couvassiug board, in which a nol pros was at once entered, The republi cans tried very hard to make capital out of -these cases, and a lawyer tells your correspondent that Daniel L. Russell of Wilmington got $2,000 for his service's in pressing the cases,' pre- j taring bills etc lie yvas certainly very active in the business. r The pamphlet containing tho rates of fare and freight allowed the various railways was issued to day by the Railway Commission. It fixes the rate for all the lines, including the Raleigh k Gaston and the Wilming ton fc Weldon and the Seaboard k Roanoke. It is stated in a foot-note that the .aboard and Wilmington & Veldou systems, l n, accepti n j t he rates . fixed by the Commission diire to say that they do not thereby waive any of their chartered rights. The oldest living raihvay engineer, so far as known, resides here. lie is' Albert Johnson, and in March, 1840, he brought in the first engine seen here, the Volcano," weighing six tons. He is yet in the service of the Raleigh & Gaston railway, which has also in its employ the oldest living railway treasurer, AV. W. Vass. It is of peculiar interest to note the fact that one third of the 11 0,000 tons of commercial fertilizers sold this season in North Carolina were made in tho State. There are 12 factories now in the State and all are doing well. To-day Gov. Holt and a large jarty of prominent men from this State and various other States in the South went to Washington to invite President Harrison to visit the Southern Exjio sition here. They carry an invitation printed on white satin, in these words, "The citizens of the Southern Section of Union extern an earnest invitation ito His Excellency the President of the United States, and his cabinet, to attend the Southern Inter-State Expo sition, at Raleigh, N. C, October and November, 1831. It is very gener ally believed the President will accept. The grape crop is hurt by tho weather, just about 23 jier cent. Now there is grave fear of rot, caused by the almost incessant rain, cool weather and lack of sunshine. Hie melon crop is hurt. Cotton is in a deplorable con dition. It has little or no root. Tlie spirits of most of the farmers are greatly depressed. Happy w the man with various crojej who has something to fall back on. T1e legislature failed to provide funds for the holding of ant farmers institutes in this State. Unless tbe Board of Agriculture, which ru-tf on the ICth inst., gives 5orne aid, no insti tutes will be held. Iast year, for the first time, these institutes were held in Virginia, where they are very .popu lar, and many will lie held this year. The Board of Agriculture at it u-eti!ig will elect officers for ibe various departments it controls. There may be one or two changes. The State Board of Education iuct to-day, to comider the matter of loca ting the Normal and Industrial School which was put wit to the .highest Udder by the la!e legislature. A number of places desired it among them Durham, Marion, Thomasvillc, Graham and Gnnsboro. About $23,. 000 is needed t? erect a suitable build ing. Tlie locatioii should be central. . Hie Progressive Farmer, the Alli ance organ, is just now an object ot some attention. It is Col. Polk's own own property. Editor - Cade, rumor has. it does not take atUfactory ed he rial views and is to le displaced. Your cornjxndent intervtewel liim a day or. so ago, and lie then declared thatliej favored the third jiarty only as a last report. 1 - . ,. ... ....... ....... FOKKIUN XKWS. '.-.-:. i-'::''.firi4.;;.'-,v..!,.j -The trial of the baccarat casein Indon grows "more interesting as witness after witness, including the Prince of Wales, comes up with dama ging evhlene -against is AVUliani Gordon Cumming t . Tic presiding officer of the Paris 1 lou rse arinonneed Hnt -June1 i ik1,1 ho failure of M. Vernn,- a broker. His liabilities are estimated to bo 3,000,. OOO-frauca.... A WH'proriding forltlie isiuing of an order in council for a close seasn in tlw lWring Sea seal fisheries passed iU thml reading in the House of Commons last Thursday. . , The United States warship Charles ton arrived in Iquique harbor, Chile, on Thursday. The Itata has handed over all the arms she took on board while off San Diego, consisting of fivo thousand rifles. The Chilean insurgent warship Esmerclda arrived at Panama on Thursday. The Chilean Minister at La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, has demanded hU passport in consequence of Bolivia's recognition of the Chilean Congres sional jarty as belligerent!. , Veuve, Dufetel, tirimaux k, Co., bankers, of Amiens, Franc?, have ru ponded, with liabilities estimated at $1,000,000. The Vienna correspondent of tlie Txnlon Staudanl my that at least a dozen (icrsous were killed in a recent thunder loru there. After a long and exciting debate,." the Chamlier of Deputies, Lisbon, by a vote of 10. " to C, on Satu rday rat; fiei 1 the ('ouvention between England and Portugal. The omnibus drivers of London de cided at a recent mwrting. which was largely attended, that the employees of the various omnibus' companies should go out on a strike. Sir Edward (Harke, England's Soli citor General, in his sptyvh Ui the jury on Monday, in tho famous lUccarat . case, gave tlie Prince of Wales a severe and well merited rebuke for his connection with the case. The Solid tor General courageous and eloquent speech caused a great sensatlou. Ijombardy, Venetia anl art of Tu cany were vuitod Sunday by repealed earthquake shocks which were abo felt at Venice and Milan. Hiiudrels of houses ere destroyei or m badly datnaget! that they will have to be pulled down. Sveral -rum were killed and man v injured. Tli schoouer C. F. Hill has arrived at San Faanctco bringing news tltat natives in Alaska are dying by hun dred from tlie grip. There are no doctor audi medical stores and they are also suffering from a ior. catch ut sea otters. The jury in tb famous Barcarat case found a verdict Tuesday against Sir William Gordon Cu mining. Tle excitement occafionetl by iba striking Ouinibus company's employes is intense in fondon. It is said that tley ak-d for cooeemion of twel?ea hours means a loaa, yearly, to the Road Car company of 20,000 ami to the General . Omnibus company of 70.000. At the French Cabinet Council beM yesterday it was decided to ask Par liament for the credit necessary ia order U enable France to take part l the Chicago World Fair, r A ; t : f J i i: 3 -i f i I
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