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ft ." . '" ' ' -.4, , ' ; . ., . ... Vv 'I ' U $7.00 a .Year. SUN LETTERS 1'KTKKSBIKCJ, VA. MnNieal Matter Marriage F1111 eralN Iir. Hoge City Elections-.; Manufactured Tobacco Ir. ISasby, Ac, Ac I'etkr.sbi kg, Va., May Jst, 1879. The .inost eagly anticipated musical event of the season in Petersburg since the departure of the Boston Quintette Club, was the concert recently given at the Academy of Music by the Tuck con cert company, with .Miss Marie Tuck of this City as the principle figure. The house on the occasion was crowded, by one of the largest, most fashionable, and critical aud iences that ever before assembled within its walls, a compliment . which must have afforded the brilliant young debutante the greatest satisfaction. Miss Tuck not only succeeded in fulfilling all that had Ik:cu ex pected of her, but exceeded the anticipa tion lormed by at least a part of her aud ience, and added nevy laurels to the chap let that is doubtless destined ere longf- to crow n her deserving brow. k ..- Another concert to be given by amateurs of this city, in which some of our best talent will appear, is spoken of as an event to take place in- the near future. Tuesday ( afternoon at St. 1'auts' Kpiscopal church, ; at 3 o'clock, j. m. Mr. Robert Gillianj, Jr., and Miss Mary Love, daughter of the late ex-(j over nor Bragg, of North Carolina, were united in marriage,;Bev. Dr. C. 11. llaius, officiating. Messrk TTirWatkins, David Meade, W. II. Cuthbert and R. K. II ardaway, acted as' Ushers. The groom is a popular and risingiyoung lawyer. There were altogether sixteen marriage licenses issued from the clerk's 'office dur ing April nine to white and seven to colr orcd couples. . ; Rev. Dr. Mioses D. Tloge, the distin guished Presbyterian di-fine of Richmond, preached a powerful sermon at the Tabb Street church, Sunday night, taking his text from 2nd Kings, 5th chapter, 13th verse. The sermon cially to the Voum listened to by WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY, MAY. 3, 1879. was addressed espe and was attentively is large, a congregation as the. spacious church would hold. The luneral of Mrs. Christiana R Rosser, probably the oldest church member in the State, took place Tuesday evening from High street Methodist Church. She joined the church in 1809, seventy years ago. '. The funeral of the late John D. Bennett, a most worthy and respectable . citizen :of Petersburg, took place yesterday after noon. The services were conducted by Blaudford Lodge, No. 3, of 'Mosons, of which the deceased was a member. Mr. Bennett was for the' past thirty years or more, engaged in the jewelry business in city, and will doubtless be remembered by many of your readers in North Caro lina. The. Hustings Court Las, for the past two or three days, been considering appli cations, for license to sell liquor,- and has granted three wholesale, thirty-four retail und fortv bar room licenses. At the May election this yt-ar, our citi zens will be called upon to elect only one city officer City Treasurer. . The present acceptable incumbent, Mr. V. Johnston, will doubtless be re-elected, ne one else has as yet, announced himself as a candidate. The Conservative City Executive Commit tee has ordered a primary election to take place on the 11th instant. Petersburg exported 269,478 pounds of manufactured tobacco during the month of April, and her tobacco manufacturers will to-day, May 1st, buy sSO.OOb worth of new stamps. The rate being reduced from 24 to lt cents. , . -X- - r ' Miss Agnes llerndou, will appear at the Academy , of Music to-night in rendi tions and impersonations fro in Shakspere, and other authors. She is a gifted and beautiful Virginia lady, aud has won 'many laurels on the stage in the South. One of the sceu.es she: enacts, is that of the love -spat between ir Peter and Lady Teazle, from "The School for Scandal,"' is said to be particularly rich. Dr. Bagby, "Mozis Addums," the Rieh- , mo-nd humorist, wliose reputation is a Xsf tionaloue.is helping the ladies of the Mar ket Street Methodist church in an entertain mentthevare giving for the purpose ofrais- their church. His readings last night cacd much inerrimeait The sermon, "Gwine ilto the Ark," being particularly, fine. If he ever comes '.down jour way don't fail to go to see him. :' ::v. .V . !- ' lib. Confederate dead, (or anybody else) who could close their places of business a few short hours to honour the memory of those noble heroes. Again we say let T.he 10 th be the day. Many Citizens. ' " " - A- Suuliglit. The hard times in England are reflected in 'the Register-General's returns. In 1873 there were 205,015 marriages, in 1878 189, G57. Miss Bessie -Conkling, Senator Roscoe Conkliiig's only daughter, was married in the Calvary Episcopal church, to Mr. Walter G. Oakmari, the Superintendent of this brahch of the Deleware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, on the 30th. Judge Black writes to the Philadelphia Times that. Gen. Dix was not appointed Secretary of the Treasury by Buchanan in consequence of pressure from New York capitalists, as has been said, nnd that only one person mentioned his name to the President before the appointment was made Judge Black also says that the harmony between Buchanan and Dix was never broken, that they never differed in opinion on; any administrative question, and that ueither ever found fault with a public act of the other. - The extent of the fraud practised o:i the unfortunate holders of shares in the rotten Glassgow Bank is illustrated by the re cent call upon them for the enormous sum of '2,250 per share more than twenty two times the par value of the stock. All of the shareholders who could do so had already paid a first call of .t'500 per share, but that was only a drop in the bucket. They are now required to advance a sum which must utterly lruin five-sixths of .them and leave the comparatively few wealthy shareholders with shattered for tunes. The exodus'of negroes from Louisiana and Mississippi to Kansas shows no signs of diminishing. At a meetimr of negroes held in New Orleans last week, a commit tee reported as follows: To-day this organi zation, your committee has definitely learn ed, numbers on its rolls 9l,S00 .names' men, women and childred over -twelve years of age in Louisiana, Northwestern Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama. Sixty-nine thousand of these are represent ed in. the iliffercnt parishes of this State. The cohesiveness of this organization .in its secrecy and management entirely com mitted -td plantation laborers mid their direct representatives secured its potency. DEMOCRATS IX COUNCIL.. . The- Jews. From the Mon(qo)fierj Advtrthcr. A Jew ! what is there in that, name that can be a reproach to any mai, woman or child, now liviug on earth ? Moses, the wisest of law givers, was a Jew. Joshua, who commanded the sun to staud still, and it did stand still at the storming of Jerico, ; was a Jew. David, ''a man alter God's own heart," was -a Jew. Solomon, the wiseth of men. whose fame is greater to day than when ho built the temple, was a Jew. The prophet Elijah, who was 'not allowed to die. but was translated to Heaven in a chariot of fire, was a Jew, All thp nronhets were Jew: all the anos- tles were Jews ; Jesus Christ himself was a Jew 1 ; II is mother was a Jewess. In every age and country the Jews have done their whole duty to the country in which they have resided, and to society Marshal Soult. one of Napoleon's ablest marshals, and who stood faithfully by him to the last at Waterloo, was a Jew. Ju dah P. Benjamin, one of the ablest and most faithful of Confederate leaders, was a Jew. .'':' Senator Jonas, of Louisiana, is a Jew. The present Prime Minister of Great Britain is a Jew. But why enumerate further? From the earliest dawn of his tory" to the.. present time, the Jews have furnished their full share of brave and honorable men. and of: pure and beautiful women. Who has surpassed them in pub lic spirit, in works of charity, and devotion to principle ? - k - A Forgercr Arrested. Richmond. May 2. A man giving his name as W. H. Michael, -and representing himself as a frp.it aud commission merchant of Philadelphia', was arrested here" to-day, c-ha fired with forging a draft for twd thous and dollars d:i Girard National Bank of Philadelphia, and a'check for one thous and dollars, on the State National Bank of Virginia, which he had given to parties hereon e netting bogus purchasers of two firms. In one ol his transactions he was kflown as Jas. C., irtue, and represented himself as a. retired Umted States Naval officer. The prisoner was committed to jail to await the action of the grand jury. A despatch from Warrehtou, Virginia, says: Foster Smith, aged 18 years, sur rendered himself to the jailer here early this moruing. Stating that he had short and kill his father Bennet, Smith, suppo sition is that if was his purpose to frighten his father because of crueJ treatment and not kill him. ' Memorial lay. To Editor Sun: We seej it is suggested that the Ladies' Memorial Association had appointed a committee from their body to confer with the Chambej: of Commerce, Board of Trade, and Produce Exchange, with a view to changejthe day from Satur day to Friday or Monday. 1 We hope that they will do no such thing. , Saturday is the 10th, and the day set apart ill over theSouth for that day with a few exceptions, and we thiuk our merchants have enough appreciation of the lost cause left in them to eive a few hours to this purpose. They Vicwl tVie liar nn Saturday bo-' fore and without any detriment to their hasiness. and we do hope; that as the 10th is our duy that the ladies will not make the change. A merchant is most assured ly wanting hi that high' appreciation he should have for oar noble sainted Ealei'jh Observer : Seldom has a sad tier or more solemn funeral been witnessed In this city than that of Mrs. ' Nonie'' Hicks, the wife of Mr. W..H. Hicks, and daughter of Hon. Geo. N. Strong, at the Church of the Good Shepherd yesterday. Mrs. Hicks was a lovely yo'ung woman, and had a host of friends, among the peo ple of Raleigh of all ages. Iter health has been 'delicate for some years, and" she could go but little into society, but her cheerfulness never seen'ied to forsake ner : and all who were privileged to know her were attracted by her. brightness and .vi vacity, even after she hai become a great' sufferer. So yesterday, before the hour of 11 o'clock, the time appointed - for her fu neral, the little church in which she .de lighted to worspip, whenever her sickness permitted her. was filled by her friends, and mar.d there were mourning besiJes the large family circle that attended her re mains. . A ltesolution : Adopted to Refer tlie Veto to the Joint Caucus Committee The Sentiment of tbe Members General ly iu Favor of Iusist ing on the Re ' peals. SjHcial Diipalah to the YvrUl. -- - ;' . . y '. 7 J -"-J '.. Wasixgto.v, April 30. The Democrats of the Senate antl House had caucuses to day, the former this morning dnid (the lit ter this afternoon In both caucusses there were long and full discussions on the fu ture action to be taken by the - Democrats in view of the veto by the President of the Army Appropriation bill. In the Senate caucus it wa3 determined that the Legislative bill should not be reported back from the Appropriations Committee for a few days, or until it should be more definitely determined what , course should be pursued. It was also declared that the matter should be left to the joint cau eus'committee which determined the form ic which the political legislation should be originally presented to Congress. Sena tor Thurma'n is Cheirman of the Senate branch of that committee and General Chalmers of the House branch. In the discussion it was developed that the al most unar.imous opinion is in favor of ad hering firmly to the positiuii assumed by the Democratic majorities' in the two houses. There was some desultory talk about taking off t.Jje riders from the ap propriation bills and passing them as sep erate measures. This, however, met with very little favor as a present expedient, and all found action was left, as has been indi cated, t.o the caucus committee. In the House caucus the discussion was much fuller and the caucjus . lasted a long time. The results reached were that the course to be pursued should be-referred, a it was in the Senate, to the caucus com mittee and that a vote should be taken to morrow on the veto withotft anv debate. L This motion came from the leaders wh.o ! are: in favor of, insisting on the repeal of j the obnoxious words of the statute "or to keep the peace at tue polls. it was urged in its support that the veto message should make the Republican case before the country and that, the grounds of that document required no further answer than ih ad already been madein the Democratic speeches in - the debate. As one speaker put it : "It is unworthy of any further an swer." The Southern members of the joint committee, General Chalmers and Messrs. Atkins and Reagan, desired to be excused from acting on the committee, urging that they had beea misrepresented by the Republicans, who had Charged ithem with being the authors and chief support ers of the attempt to rid Hhe polls' of the bayonets and deputy marshals. They asked that the Northern Democrats make the decision as to the future, course, of the party in Congress, and they, would abide by it. The caucus declinecLto eicnse them, as their action heretofore fias been ; emi nently wise ami conservative. In the long discussion that followed the same state of feeling was developed as" to-the atti tude of the Democrats on the Army bill as characterized the talk in the Senate caucus. It is said that the una nimity in favor of. insisting on the repeals attached to the Army Bill was even greater than had been expected. There was, as in the Senate, some talk about passing: the repeals in separate bills, but it received even less support than it did in the upper house. The joint committee will meet to morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. What course it will recomriJend cannot of course be predicted, but the tenor of opinion was decidedly in favor of passing the Legisla tive Appropriation' Blll,: with the repeals attached, and then when the veto message on that measure has been received pnactins: the legislation to which the President ob jects, both on the Army Bill and that on the Legislative Bill, and sending it to him in a different form, either amended to meet as far as may be the objections he has made to it, or else in separate bills. While this is pending before Congress and the President, the Appropriation bills will, according to this plan, be held back. When these are returned, as it is thought they undoubtedly will be, then ; the future and final action of the majority will be deter mined. . ' ' . The membership of the joint caucus committee is as follows: . r . - On the part of the House Representa tives Chalmers, Miss., Carlisle. K, Cox, N. Y., Ewing, O., Springer, 111,, Tucker, Ya., Atkins, Tenn., Clymer, P., Reagan, T"ex., Bicknell, Ind.. and Phelps, Conn. . On the part of the Senate Messrs. Tfoerman, O.. Whyte, Md-, Lernan, N. Y., Saulsbury, Del., Jones, Fla., Bailey, Tenn,, Lamar, Miss:, Yoorheesflnd., "and Vance. N.. . The National members of the House also held a caucus. A general interchattige of views occurred, but no definite action was reached as to what course they should pursue. Rumor has it that th'e- meeting was not altogether . harmonious, there being a great diversity f opdaion existing as to the proper steps to be taken, and that ;the fact was developed 4&atthe Na tional party will not stand as a unit on the appropriation bills question when it comes before the House. SUN TELEGRAMS. EARjYYjfflMIgP REPORTS. WASHINGTON. Congressional. SENATE. ; Johnston introduced a bill amendatory to the Texas Pacific railroad act, so as to take some of the lands granted it, and vest them in Southern Pacific Railroad Com panies, and provide for the junction of two roads at Elpass tc. Referred to the Com mittee on Railways. Pending business was announced, being a resolution of the Committee on Privi leges and lections, to investigate the claim of Spofford to Hellogg's seat. Hoar offer ed a substitute declared that the former ac tion of the Senate seating Kellogg was final and conclusive. There was no con Qonedusiooi on the sobject.- The enate-re-tunjfed the consideration of the bill to pre terit introduction into the United States of contagious or infection diseases. -Miscellaneous. As was to be expected after the tactics on the part ot the House caucus this after noon in regard to members divulging the caucus proceedings, and this has been a troublesome day and night for correspon dents, hungering for information. There is little success in obtaining news. It is believed that the caucus absolutely declin ed to accept the report of the joint com mittee intsmated yesterday, A bill of some character will be introduced next week, kut what its details are it is impossible to obtain to-night. There was a Senate cau cus also this afternoon and the same secrecy is observed as characterizes the events in the House caucus. The Cabinjet to-day resinine&Jthe discus sion of Indian affairs, Wd reaolvred to take a decisive action to prevent the invasion of the whites into the Indian territory In the Senate the Kellogg-Spofford con test went over with the expiration of the morning hour. 'The Health biH was further considered, and a vote will be taken jon Monday, the pending question keing its recommittal. NOMIN ATIONS . BY LOUISIAN A STATE CONVENTION. OVER THE CAR EE. The Old World's News. Londo.v, May 2. Betting now against Farole for the race for Chester Trade's Cup, is 5 to 4. Lord Zetland's bay colt,; Flatsam, quoted at 3 to 1 for this race, has been scratched from the list of entries. . A. dispatch-to XhtWfelegrapl from Capetown dated ApHl liCiays "Dabal manzi, who led the attack on Ginglelova, on 3rd inst:, and other Chiefs with large; armies following, have proferred submis sion. Lord Chelorsford promised them personal safety and possession of their cat tle, but said pending the termination of. war they should be located on the British' territory. John Dunn having pledged his i word lor their safety, their Chiefs are ex pected in at once. The head of the Intel ligence Department has moved forward from Cetawayos, but the sincerity of hi3 proposals is suspected. John Dunn has gone to Dunbar. His presence at head' quarters is thought necessary to secure submission of the Chiefs. Everything por tends to early peace. Meanwhile war operations are actively proceeding and the advaucp on .Kingf Ixxaal. seeni:5 certain Winston Sentinel: George Ruffin, col ored, now living at Sandy Ridge, Stokes county, is probably one of the oldest per sons living in the State. He was sold in Raleigh iu March, 1828. to the father of. our townsman. Dr. R. D. Hay.and the bill of sale given at that time states his age to be fifty-five years. George was bom in Yirnnla and belonged to the Roan fam- i ' n a neeaiy We have noticed all along and gladly too! that the Faryrier and Mechanic, flie North Carolina workingman's favorite pa per, has been greatly improved since Shot well has taken full possession of the Hues. It's new departments are especially inter esting, but none more so than this, which is announced in the Raleigh Xeics : The farmer and Mechanic, of this city, an nounces that in its next number will ap pear an account of ''The last charges! at Appomatox,' from the facile pen:of -Oen W. R. Cox, who led the charge. Send and get a copy. CapL Shotwell continues to improve the paper. It is now in its fourth volume, and the Xeics is -glad to learn of its increasing circulation. Let the people support and foster home enter prises. Charlotte Observer: Mr. J. W. McLure of this corfnty a section master on the Charlotte. Colambia & Augusta railroad, has invented what be calls a labor "saving truco bar. to be used for the purpose: of solid lever. from". Oolohet WbodV 'direction whether peace is offered or not. John Dunn, formerly Cetawayo's adviser, assures me that Catawagos' pride is brokem Be fore the war he regarded the British as useful neighbors, but contemptable in strength, and partly from good feeling and partly from increduality of their ability to molest him. Cetawago refused to mo lest us. Now he sees his mistake and pro-1 vided he gets good terms personally he will not come in. Owing to the badness of the road Helpmakaar has been aban doned. Wheel of Furtune won a race for one thousand guinea stake. A despatch from Lord Chelmsford an nourices the transfer of the headquarters stair to Utrecpt. Cpl. Crealock commands a "di vesica1 of. the army pn the lowerfHigaJa river. Gen. Newdegate supercedes Col. Wood. Colonels Pearson and Wood will command the Independent Flying columns. Sir Bartle, Frere telegraphs that with the exception of a small, but very violent minority the Baar leaders appear generj ally. I The New Market first spring meeting closed to-day when the race for the one thousand guinea stakes, for three year old fillies took place. The course was the Rowley, mile, a distance of one mile and seventeen yards. There were 8 starters. Lord Falmoath's bay filly Wheel of For tunc was the victor. The second place was ; secured-bj T, Jemiiac's bay filrAb ;4dAl!(Mh Nf?,TByweV4rown fil.lv Reconciliation. - - i Berlin, May 2. The Reichstag to-dijy commenced the tariff debate. Bismark , declared it was necessary to make the Em- pire financially independent and to remove in eniialitT.- in tno omnnnt2An onhfriKntinnc 111 luuiilj .11 ll lluiVLAlltt? VU LUULlliUVlVllD of the varioes States. lie did not desire a larger income than was necessary to meet the expenditures of the , Empire. He be lieved that indirect taxes were the kind most easily borne, and iifproof of this view pointed to the examples of Russia. Ow ing, he said, to the burdens .on landed prop erty in Germany, the production of corn was more heavily taxed than its importa tions. . Germany had become a refuge for the reception of foreign over home produc tion, and required mqdemtely prod active aties.--lSirW? tnfe iati&wer4ngof Ihe tariff she had been bleeding to death. The question wa3 one al together apart from party feeling. The removal of uncer tainty, in regard to commercial policy, was a paramount necessity. It would be better to reject the bill promptly than to allow it to drag oji. : Herr Delbrueck opposed the bill, enter- I'latrorm Adopte.d Louisville, Ky., May 1st, midnight. The Democratic" State Convention met here to-day. It nominated for Governor, Dr. Luke P. Blackburn, Lieutenan-Gov-crnor, James E. Cautrell, Attorney-Gener al,! P. M. Harding, Auditor, Fayette Hewitt. No other nominations were made, and as yet no platform adopted. The Convention is still in session. Cincinnati, May 2. A Louisville dis patch to the Enquirer says: "The Com mittee on Resolutions reported the follow ing, which was adopted, unanimously. The Democracy of Kentucky in convention as sembled and reaffirm their attatchment to the constitution of the United States and union of States, as the best guarantee for liberties for the people and their prosperi ty and happiness. They rejoice in fact that it is in their power to recognize that all States are restored to political autono my. They record their solemn protest that the popular verdict" at the polls has beep reversed by action of an electoral commission, and they declare that while in the interest of peace that the result was acquiesced in yet it shall not be held as a precedent for future violation of thePederal government, they congratulate the peo ple of the county at large, that popular will expressed at the polls has secured the supremacy of the Democratic majority in both Houses of Congress. In farther ex pression of our views we resolve that we have received with intense inter est struggle between Congress of. the United States and the President, and con template with unfeigned anxiety and Con demnation. The unpresedented attitude assumed by the executive in his message rejecting the supplies tendered by the peo ple for support of the army upon the whole some eoudjtidn that no military force should be nsed at their elections. Re solved that we hereby endorse the position taken by our Senator "and Representatives iu Congress in complying with the Appropriation bills now pending a demand for the redress of grievances by the repeal of the existing laws: which tol erate the presences of soldiers at the polls, and the continuance of the test oath as a condition for the jury serviee, and the em ployment of Supervisors and Deputy Mar shals to control elections... Ihe following resolutions was adopted. - - Kesoivea. mat we approve tne meas ures heretofore adopted to create a creneral and efficient; system of commoir'school edu cation, and pledge . the Democratic party to take suchs steps as from time to time experience may demonstrate to be wise to so periect tne system as to turnish every child ip the State the means of a fair Eng lish education. The Ijasis of representa tion was changed from one delegate for two hundred votes, thus taking off fiftv per cent from the size of the future con vehtions. It was required that the future primaries should be held on the same day tnroughout the State. JLongslioreinau's Strike New York, May 2. Twenty-five hund red Longshoresmen, who went on a strike on yesterday morniag were still determined to-day not to resume work at the rates offered. They are peaceful and orderly. At!the piers of the National, White Star and Southern Steamship Companies noth ing was doing. A few fresh hands and a number of seamen were at work on vessels of the Anchor line. The crew of the City of Richmond of the Inraan line were get ting that vessel ready to sail to-morrow The steamer Wyoming of the Guion line is being laden by her seamen, a number of Italians. The Sythia of the Canard line is' being unloaded by men paid by the week and some of her crew. At pier 16 the sailors are at work on a vessel of the the Anchor line for London. Sailors were also as work on the canals of the French line, and a State line of steamers which sails tomorrow. Green hands are removing the cargo of the Clarebell of the Atlas line, which arrivod to-day. Some of the vessels which are ad vertfsed to sail to-morrow may be delayed by the strike.. Cox-Al- Jliuuight Report t the jston AfOuIr. Atlanta, Ga 'May 2. Testing,. r the defence in Cpx'a case was mntLj throughout the' whole of to-dav Pint Nelson keeper of the penitentiary testi' fied that the day before th WnL:.-j- Alston, Cox and others were in witnM J. office. The sale of the Gordon inter est was . discussed with Walters the intend ing purchaser. Cox had leased Gordon's plantation in Taylor county, for 8 years. viuiwu "g''ug oujjptj do convicts per annum, and Cox to pay Gordon 50 bales of cotton yearly rent. Alston asked Cox if he wanted to sell his interest Cox said no. Alston said Walters wnnU k it. Cox then said: both of you know I will self anything I have got except mv wife and children. t Cox then asked "nrk yoa going to sell out my iaUrest in tbis lease." Alston then replied: !No T im going to sell Gen. Gordons interest, sub ject to your sub lease." Cox then said that was all right. On the day of the homicide, in the afternoon, Al ston came in and asked witness for his v tol. Witness said it was at home and asked what Alston wanted with a pistol, and Alston said he had had a trouble with Cox. That Cox ha44afcen him into'a bar ber shop and said Bob,-! want to see that power of attorney you have to sell Gor don's interest, and that he replied that he would not show it under compulsion and Cox said I am going to see it beforo you leave thisjroom. That he said, "You are a nice great big rascal, here with your knife, when 1 havn t. got a piece of steal on me, to try and force to terms." Cox then said, "Go and arm yourself, andlwil wait for yon," and he is waiting for mo now. Witness begged Alston to let him' act as mediator and stop the difficulty. Alston went out soon after. Witness followed and found Alston and Murphy " in the Treas ury,-Alston With a pistol, revolving the cylinder. ' Renewed offer to mediate, and Murphy joined in.. Alston said we'll sro and se what you can do.i. Went down to the barber shop and saw Cox in the back room.' Could not get the door onen. Called to Cox and said we wanted to see him. Cox replied, ''Excuse me. Colonel. I ara waiting for a friend. I will be at your office soon." Insisted on seeing Cox, and Cox persisted in refusal. Went back to his office, and soon after Cox came ia saying, I want to see you. There was a lady in the office. Cox sat down by the window and called witness, who went to him and said, "Ed, you are drank." Cox said, "No, I am not," and asked witness to with him to the Treasurer's office, I Republican Party fir Missouri. St: "Locis. May 2. The Republican tetate Central Committee in. session at Jef ferson City, last night, passed a resolution approving President Hayes Veto of the Army Appropriation bill, and favoring the thorough organization of the. Ilepubli can party thorqughout the State, and de claring Grant their choice for President in lSdO. No time was fixed for holding the State Convention. Poindexter's Situation. Richmond, Va., May 2. In the case of Poindexter, convicted of killing Curti3, on a motion for a new trial, the court over ruled all the grounds submitted by pris oner's counsel. Execution of sentence was suspended in order to give counsel time to prepare papers with a view to taking the case to the Court of Appeals. Tlie Cashier of Metropolitan Hotel in Trouble. mg into a long technical argument. ; 'I'he debate was then adjourned. . Troxova, May 2. England has tele graphed her assent to Prince Battenbergs election. i; Paris, May 2. President Grevy, reply ing to the Protectionist deputation, merely assured them that the interests of the country and commerce would not be sacri need, t . - i i i "- '' i' The Bb-coibmitte ; od the tariff has 'lei cided to take into consideration a proposal ' . .1. . . 1 I.- 1-1 1 TT i o;,v1rnH Hp is able to tnreaa i orrajnue me iractv w a tuuu cv-. ne i ciuea 10 uiiwc w - - w thTut the aid o? glasses, and claims tW-by nse of his inrention, I to raise thuty & tUn'thO pe. voted for Tildeu and Hendricks in 1876., two men can reauiiy do tne work oi inree. cenx. . : s New YoBit,May 2. Justice Ottenbourg to day held cashier Merritt, of Metropoli tan Hotel, in $1,500 bail, to appear before the grand jury and answer the charge of giving only one dollar's worth of change for a fifty dollar bill, tendered him by Samuel Williams, a sailor belonging to the- L . S. ship Lapply. Avoiding; Secession. San Fraxciseg, May 2. A. Despatch from Victoria, B. CW fys Meceeirpi diffi culty has been tided over by Parliament, which wns prorogued immediately, upon satisfactory assurances of the' intention to commence a railway this year having Men received frcm Ottawa- . go Witness asked what for, and Cex would not say, so witness refused. Cox suddenly went out. Witness soou followed and found Cox and Alston in the Treasurer's office. Witness testified to incidents of of the fight substantially as Renfroe did and as already ' reported. Last August Cox and Alston bad words in witness office about Cox's contract with Gordon, which had been arranged by Alston. Cox told Alston if he went back on him in this business he would kill him, and called on witness to be witness to the threat. Witness calmed the quirrel and took both men home to dinner with him. Thev were as cood friends as ever and after dinner nursed each other's heads in their laps on the settees. Witness thought their relations were friendly up to the killing. Sams who was Cox's messsger to Alston on the day of the killing certified that the message Cox seut was "tell Cox, Alston and I want to see him at the barber shop." He testified that he didallhecouldto stop the difficulty. As to the tragedy upon all the essential points the witness contradicted flatly the testimony of Ren froe, Wellon and Nelms and his own testi mony before the coroner's jury." He was subjected to a terrible cross-examination; his testimony made abad impression on the pub lic Gov. Colquitt testified to having a con versation a few minutes before the homi cide with Alston, when Alston detailed to him the acts of Cox at the barbershop, as told to NeTms, and Alston said he thought he would be right to take a double-barrel shot enn and kill Cox on siffht. Witness tnlit him nnt in tal-fl inn RPrioUS & VleW Of j ix rnln it ana ne, wimess, wouia see wum w howeij, cobb. do to stop it. Did go to his omce ana enu Nelms to follow Cox and keep down the difficulty Saw Cox cross the street to the Capitol with his hand at his pocket as if on the pistoL Alston said "There goes Cox now hotiBg me." Wellere ; testified to tha negotiation, wiyi Cox" audi lAlston for - th Gordoninterest and Cox's interest, and agreed to take Gordon's for $4,000 and Cox's for $1,500, but Alston sold to Howard. Cox did not (ike it. He thought the evidence for the defense was closed and consul said Cox was not in JUndUi6npbyically or mor tally to make a statement until the morn ing, when it will beafdand the State re buttery evidence. Insane TfanltillA IIi Little -Fife Year Old Daughter, Chas. N Freeman, ot Pacassett. M"3 in a freak of religious' frenry killed his five vow old daughter Edeth The man .is a iecactf iiltentislaD4llad-laiDft-.rMUy excited during the last few days while aU tendiag aperies of revival' meetings. Abotlt a week ago he claimed to hayereceived "wanderful revelation" and has not eaten or slept since. - He says Ue Lord directed liJa littio daughter anode- nam I ho itttia -.no vols suuitvi knife bv her insau father and her blood was nnnrwl nrit nnnn a table which WaS EiceniS4ias driveaevery one from his noue and has not ret been secured. He. baa locked and barred the doors and windows and being supplied with firearms, he threatens death to anv one whn dha.ll Interfere. An effort will be made by the authorities to capture him to-day. -Freemwi is about35 yeare old and lives with his wife aod family on tr ' 5 Cents a Copy her up next Sunday. Freeman says the child gave one scream and died a rainut afterwards. It is sUted that the Second Adventists held a meeting at Frecman'i house the same afternoon and appeared to wish tbo affair kept quiet. Freeman car ried the mail as usual and showed no signs of insanity. The cause of the terrible deed appears to be religious excitement alone. Freeman is now at his residence hi charge of officer Redding and Dr. C. J. Wood, of , Pocasset. He informed a reporter to-day " that-be was told by God to offer Edeth but young and beautiful daughter as a sacrifice to Him and that be did so as God would not stay his hand. He had to do His com mand and He would justify him in his act. . Pennsylvania to Welcome Graaft. Hahblko, Va., May 2. A resolution was adopted in the Hotim to-day, by a strict party vote, authorizing the apdofnt meet of a. commit too to welcome Grant upon hi3 arrival in this country, in the name of the commonwealth of Penniylva. nia. provided' there should be no expense to the State. I Shorter Telegrams. j A meeting held to-day to promote the colored immigration movement from the South names of several leading citizens ap pear as endorsers of the project. ROSADALI& p:iE liitEAT SOUTUEKN KE.Mfc.Ul 1 for the cure of Scrofula," Scrofuloua. lamt, ltheumai sm, White Swelllnjr, Gout, (ioitre, ConumptloQ. BronchlUa, Nervous debility and all diseases aiiilor from an impure condition of the Blood. I he men tg or Uiis valuable prepara tion are so well known that a paatlng notice is : but necessary to remind the S1 readers of this journal of the neceaatty .of always having a bottle of this medi cine among their stock of family neces- ' feities. . ' Certilicatis can be presented from 'many leading physicians, minister and A heads of families throughout the South endorsing in tte highest terms The Fluid i Extract oX RoaadaUa. I Dr. R. Wilsox Cak, of Baltimore, pays "he has used it In cases of Scrofula D land other disease with much satisfac tion. Dk. T. C . Vvun, of Baltimore, recom mends it to alj persons snflerimjr with , diseased Blood, saying it iu superior to any preparation he has ever used. A! Rev. Dabnet Ball of the Baltimore i.M. E. Conference South says he has ibeen so much beneutettby its use that he 'cheerfully recommends It ; to ail his i friends and acquaintances. Craven & Co., Druggists, at Oor- donsville, Va., say it never has failed to give satisfaction. i Sam 'l G. McFaddkn, Murfreesboro. Tenn., says it cured him of Rheumatlsra when all lelse failed. I Kosadaliji Is not a secret quack prepa ration, iu ingredients are published on every package. Show it to your physte r'ian ami he will tell you it is composed of tbe strongest alteratives that extet,and .is an excellent Blood Purifier. Did our space admit we could give you teetimo mials from every State in the South and from persons known to every man, wo man and child cither personally ' or by reputation. Rosadalis is sold by all druggists. JNO.F. IIENRY.CURRAX & CO., ; - College Place, ap 1-1 w New York. O establishment of a f . Med leal Convention. Atlanta, Ga May 2. Tbe conveurion of the American College met here toflay. Dr. Gross, of Philadelphia, President. Dr. Loring, of Colambua, O t Secretary. Discussion on higher education of students eingaged in, a body all day, resolutions fixing three courses of lectures tor taree separate years, were passed. Tbe conven tion adjourned sine die. The' association of the American Medical Colleges meets to-morrow. STILL AHEAD The addition to our powerful filrst-clas s PAWR cutter i : enables us to do all our work in a SUPERIOR HAHNER. TLohj having Magazines, Newspapers, or PhampleU to bind cau now hare them bound, in extra style, with no danger of having edge hacked or torn. As our establishment is the only one in the cily possessing a maehine of this character, we will engage to cut for others at low rates. DrUnrnrD ftave the only Bindery KLMlaDLTI worthy of note lnthecitf. 1 JACKSON A BELL, my3-tf Printers and Binders. C Di MS COM FUBCELL HOUSE, WILMINGTON, N. C. RECENTLY THOROUGHLY OVER haaled and renovated. FIRST-CLASS iu every repe.t. 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