The Weekly Star from Wilmington, North Carolina • Page 2

A GRAND PERORATION MARIN DISASTER. Spirits Turpentine. Saturday NKbt'a Plre. A Washington letter tells of a visit THE ELECTION OF REPRESENTA The Weekly Star. There were many visitors yesterday to the scene i of Saturday ninht'a fire on Water street Crowds of tuie men ana ooys were on the street, watching.the work of removing safea.

from the debris of the burned buildings, while others bent on adding a trifle to their worldly possessions were rummaging in tbe ruins for imaginary nickels, concealed in a heterogenous collection of ashes, cinders and water-soaked salt fish, soap and other groceries. Laborers were busy, already, cleaning brick from the debris, getting out the safes, and' gathering iron and odds and ends that were consid ered worth There were nine fire-proof safes that went throueh the fiery ordeal and were taken from the ruins yesterday morning. The contents of all of them were found to be in a pretty fair condition, when opened; a i proceeding which was watched with the greatest interest, particularly by tbe agents of safe manufacturing companies in the city; It was noticeable that canvas-covered ledgers and day books were scarcely scorched. while leather-bound books in the came safea did not stand the heat so we and were warped, peeled and discolored. Tbe losses and insurance are as follows: Col.

Jno. W. Atkinson, loss on brick buildings frame warehouse and wharf, partially insured. Atkinson Manning, office furniture. valued at $150; no insurance.

Jno. W. Gordon Smith, office furni ture, loss $200; insured. Lilly, damaged by water, to the amount of about $75; fully insured. Messrs.

Keith Hollingsworth, loss on stock of groceries and drygoods, insurance $1,500. Very little of the firm's stock was saved. About $40 left in the money drawer was destroyed. Mr, Hol-lingswoith's private papers, consisting of deeds, mortgages, were in the safe, which was left open, and were destroyed L. H.

Bowden, office furniture, pa pers, loss $75; no Wm. Blanks, office furniture, $25; no in surance. J. Chasten Son, office furniture. covered by insurance for $100.

Geo. Doyle loss on hoisting ap paratus, tackle, carts, $150; no insurance. Anthony Bryce, loss on wood, coal, shingles and machinery, $500; insurance $350. Navassa Guano Company, building damaged to the amount of about $500; insured. Very little damage to office furniture.

J. H. Chailbourn office furniture and valuable papers destroyed; loss estima ted at $750; uninsured. Woody Currie, damage by water, $150; insured. Alfred Martin, aifent for Noyes estate.

damage to wharf and premises occupied by Anthony Bryce, $500; insurance $250. Morris Bear stock damaged by water and the removal of goods; no esti mate. Juniper bolts on wharf burned $50. C. H.

Dock, shingles on wharf burned; loss about $185: no insurance. M. Dowling, lost liquors and bar-room fixtures by removal. George Harriss Ha Co loss on office furniture, stock of sails, awuings, boats, rigging, in warehouse, $2 500; insurance $400. EL G.

Barker office furniture, etc $600; insurance $150. There was considerable plundering at the fire, and many valuable papers-belong ing to different persons were scattered and lost. A negro man carried a large packing trunk into Messrs Marshall Manning's sloie dariag the progress of the fire and asfce.1 pei iniitiou to ave it, saying that it belonged to his who would call for He refused to give his name. The trunk 11jD2u1 to Meters. Keith A cemlt-innu saw a colored man pick up an armful of saddles of tobaC' co and run off with them up Princess street.

He pursued him but was unable to overtake him and (he fellow scaped. But for all this there were hundreds of colored men who saved a great deal of property from the flamen, ami without asking or ex -peeling any remuneration for their services, The guests at Tne Orton were much alarmed, and some of them removed iheir baggage fom ihe house. Tbe if-li-pbooe wires were damaged by tbe fire to some extent, but all the necessary repairs were made by noon yesterday. Jorore for tbe 17. 8.

District Coort. The following is a list of the jurors drawn to attend and serve at the Spring term of tbe U. 8. District Court, on Tues day ibe 4ih day of May next, at 10 o'clock, at Wilmington, N. to wit: From New Hanover County Jas.

P. V. Parker, J. C. Scott, Henry Taylor, W.

Cowan. R. Greenberg, W. H. Sprunt, J.

Boney, C. Mebane, John Whitman, DeWittC. Love, Allison Alderman, J. R. Melton, John S.

Mc Eachern. Lorenzo Kennedy, Wilkes Morri.r W. H. Montgomery, Thomas P. Bykcs.

Pender County Ephriam Powers, H. French, J. B. Durham, Gill James, W. Alderman.

Brunswick County Samuel P. Swain, Geo. Swain, W. G. Gilbert, U.

D. Sellers, Joseph C. Brooks, A. M. Williams, S.

M. Rebbina. 8ampson County A. L. Chesnut, G.

W. Higbsmith, N. Patterson. H. L.

Brock, Everett Peterson. Columbus County J. P. Williams, Henyard Long, Henry Best, J. W.

Spauld ing, G. W. Elklns. Duplin County Edward Williama.Thoa, J. Armstrong, Jas.

T. now of Wilmington. Robeson County F. G. Odum, B.

Wilkipson, McKenzie. Bladen County Loftin Pridgen, Jack Roberson, William Stitb, Wm. M. Monroe. Penitentiary for Life.

Henry 8cott, the negro boy convicted of rape and sentenced to be hanged February 24th last, but who Was respited until the 17th of March, has been granted a commutation of his sentence "to imprisonment at hard labor in the North Carolina penitentiary during his natural Sher iff Manning has received the official notifi cation from Gov. Scales, dated March 13th, The Raleigh Newt an4 Observer says that petitions were sent to the Governor bearing the "signatures of the judge, of nearly all the jurors, of clergymen and a large num ber of citizens of Wilmington. The judge stated that the guilt was technical, and it was stated by others that the prisoner was almost an idiot, and upon these representa tions Gov. scales commuted the sentence to imprisonment for life." There was great rejoicing at the jail among Scott's friends when the intelligence of the Gov ernor's action was received, on Sunday last. Messrs.

Robinson King ship ped yesterday, to Cork for orders, per Nor wegian barque fimr, 4,212 barrels of rosin, Talued at $4,207.7. Louise flllehel Coming. to America 'Gladstone's Measares lor Belief In 'Ireland-Earthqnakeln Spain-Land form to Paris. March 15. Louise Michel an nounces that she intends to make a tour of America.

Sbe is mobbed everywhere she attempts to speaks io public in France. London. March 15 The Pall Mall Ga zette professes i have authority for saying that statements tne limee ana etanaara that Gladstone's Irish Expropiation scheme contemplates an outlay of two hundred. million pounds are ridiculous, and that the sum which GHdsiooe calculated necessary to buy out all the present landlords of Ireland is much nt arer one hundred million than two hunded million pounds." Madrid. March 15.

The citv of Gra nada, cnpjtal of the province of -the same name, wus yesterday by an earth-quaae The bhock was of seven seconds duration People were terrified and fled in all directions. No lives were lost. London, March 15. Land reform has invaded the ancient kingdom of Poland. Many or the landlords in Kussian Poland have escheated large portions of their es-? tates and the provinces are distributing1 these lands as gifts among the people, ere i aiing an army or small holders.

This movement is very popular with the people! and it expected that they will be rapidly! xwasiauizeu. London March 14 The Observer says' that at the Cabinet Council yesterday the measures submitted by Mr. Gladstone for home government in Ireland were unfavorably received, and the project, if persisted in, will lead to a disruption of the Cabinet. London, March 15. The Globe of this afternoon states that at the Cabinet meeting held Saturday, Mr.

Trevalyn, Secretary for Scotland, and formerly Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Mr. Edward Heneage, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, both tendered their resignations. The reason given by both gentlemen for their action, says the Globe, was their disinclination to support the Irish policy outlined at the meeting by Mr. Gladstone, as that which he had desired to pursue. Berlin, March 15.

A violent shock of earthquake disturbed Weisbaden, the cele brated uerman watering midnight. London, March 16. A heavy snow storm is prevailing throughout England. London. March 16.

Despite all stories to tbe contrary, it is learned to day author itatively that both Mr. Joseph Chamber lain, President of the Local government Board, and M. Trevylian, Secretary for Scotland, have placed their resignations in the bands of Mr. Gladstone. Tbe Premier has, however, declined to accept the resig nations.

rJis answer to the tender of them was a most irreconcilable one. OHIO. Explosion of a Tank of Gasoline In Toledo The City Terribly Shaken Up Linseed Oil mill Burned and a Number of Other Buildings Loss 8100,000. Toledo, March 15. At an early hour this morning the people were aroused by a tremendous explosion, awakening everybody in ibe Many rushed into the streets to find the cause, and were directed by the light of an enormous conflagration to tbe linseed oil mill of Yarney, Taylor on the middle grounds along the river, above the Union depot, which was on fire.

The mills consisted of an elevator used for storing a large building containing machinery for grinding oil. and a large two-story brick building used as a refinery. The fire was discovered in the latter and ihe alarm turned in. Before the firemen could reach the scene the large iron tank of gasoline exploded with a tremendous report, entirely demolishing the building containing it, and throwing the burning oil in all directions and firing other buildings. The windows of the residences on the top of the bluff were smashed for two squares away, and those of a three-story brick hotel over a square away were utterly demolished, on the side next to the explosion even the sashea being blown in.

Some fifty feet away from the burning building was a two-story frame structure, used as tbe office of tbe Dayton Michigan Railroad. Thia was entirely wrecked, and two employes, sleeping in the upper story, had a narrow escape. Over one hundred yards south is another railroad office, near the round house. The windows were blown in and the telephone operator knocked down and dangerously cut by flying pieces of glass, A number of other persons were knocked down and stunned, but no serious accidents have been reported as yet The loss will reach nearly $100,000 I The Express-Car murder and Robbery Arrest of a Baggage-Man on Suspicion Another Mystery Developed Chicago, March 15. Baggage-man Watts, who occupied the car next to the one in which Express Messenger Nichols was killed, ia under arrest on suspicion of beine tbe murderer.

He professes to have been covered by a gun in tbe hands of a man who threatened his life if be made any demonstration whatever, while the murder and robbery were in progress. Another mystery has developed in this case. Watts was closely cross-examined yesterday by Express officials and detectives and notes of this examination were taken by Superintendent Weygant's secretary. The secretary started from the hotel where the examination was held to the Express office to write out bis ootes, and has not since been seen or beard of. No person connected with this examination will talk, but the disappearance of the stenographer and the manner of officials leads to the belief that something definite has been discovered, ALAMANCE MON UMENT.

Editor Stab: A monument erected recently on the battlefield of Alamance bears the inscription follow-ing: "Here was fought the first battle between the British and the Regulators, May 16, 1771." Was there ever any other "battle" than that known- as Alamance between the Regulators and the Colonial Government Were the "British," as the term is commonly undefstood, engaged at all in the action The fornen on both sides were British subjects, but viov. i rvon command was com posed entirely of troops raised in the coiony, wnom it is not usual to classify as "British." though their then mission was no doubt the enforce- nini TC.U 1 Hf .1. lucuu ui j-tiiiiou iuiv. mail ui lue) then rovalists were prominent short time after in the war of the Revolution in opposition to that rule TTbe epitaph would appear to be somewhat wanting in the strict aeon racy that should characterize 6uch inscriptions. At least it may be said to oe not nappiiy worded.

I). I I. uw 1 THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW FOR HER. Washington Critic. rT a "jrapa," saia tne daughter of a large employer of labor, "are you in favor of the eight-hour system?" "Well, daughter," be answered, "nnder certain circumstances am "0b, I'm so glad," she rapturously exciaimea.

t'- 3 -jW ny, my aear, why are you so interested?" "Because, papa George has been yuiy staying iour aours every evening- and he told me last night if vou favored the eight-hour system he needn so home nearlv no narlv You old DaDa. I'm bo clad vnn are jin favor of and she threw her noib wmte arms aoout his neck and choked off all explanations. Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver oil with Hypophospbltes, in iserojuiout ana Consumptive Cases. Da. C.

C. Lockwood, New York, says: "I have freanentlv nrmwrihAil Rontt'a sion and regard it as a valuable preparation ui wruiuiuiu nuu consumptive cases. Dala- Judge Thurman paid to the White louse and the dining he received rom the President. The accotui say 8 Ir'a flUM tit ihe venerable Ohjo statesman, and honored him in many respects during his stay In tbis.city. To a personal friend he remarked that Judge Thurman was one of the ablest men he had had the or meeting since his entry Into public office: One of the "Wennould Uei probably the ablest man Mr.

Cleveland ever took, by the '7-'. The Richmond State puts the case hui-: -r- It takes a whole column in a respectable Democratic newspaper to refute the He sent to tne It-tdical oruans about the sixteen' reuiires of Vance, of North Caro lina, alleged to be in the Government's employ through hia instrumentality. Yet the parties who started this tale and the parties who keep it afloat knew all the time it was a falsehood, pure simple, unqualified, undiluted, unprovoked, "groundless, gratuitous, wilful, malignant." Criminal Court. Tbe Criminal Court for "New Hanover county. Judge O.

P. Meares presiding, convened at she Court' House in this city yesterday morning at half-psst ten o'clock. Sheriff Manning proceeded to call the jurors drawnlfor the term, and then the grand jury 'were selected "as follows: James Huggins, W. J. Beach', 8.

J. Ellis. WVF. Carpenter, R. C.

Bowden, Jasi H. Price, M.G Chad wick, Mayer, Samuel Bluaientbal, W. Montgomery, I. P. Montgomery, W.

L. Jacobs. Tbe Court instructed the Clerk, Maj. Jno. W.

Dunham, to swear Mr. James Hug- gins aa foreman, and after the oath bad been administered to tbe other members of the grand jury his Honor proceeded to deliver his charge. The tales jurors were discharged until 10 o'clock this morning. By direction of the Solicitor Col. R.

Moore, witnesses were called to go before the grand jury.and at one o'clock the Court took a recess until 3 o'clock in the after noon. During the dy there werj eighteen sub- mis-tioos made by defendants, mostly in cases of misdemeanor, for failure to list property under Schedule tax. About 5 o'clock the grand jury returned true bills against Thomas Kane, colored, for rape and burglary. Kane was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to both indictments. Tbe Solicitor said that the prisoner would be first tried upon tbe indictment for rape, and tbe Court ordered a special venire of one hundred and twenty-five summoned, and set tbe trial for Monday next.

Kane is the colored man charged with breaking into the dwelling of Mrs. 8kipper. in the southeastern part of tbe city, in the loiter part of January latt, and criminally assaulting her daughter. He ia a cooper by trerie, is married, and has many friends among the colored people. After ihe arraignment and pleading of Kane the Court adjourned until this morn- 10g.

Tbe Recent Fire. A warrant was issued jesterdiy for Ihe arrest of Willie Watkins, the lad who, it is claimed, Hccidentally caused the lire on Water street Saturday night last. "The warrant recites that on the 13th day of March "Win. Watkins did, with motives unknown, set fire to a building on the west side of North Water street, between Princess and Chesimt streets, and from suapi cious ciicuoiBtancci connected therewith cause thia affiant to believe the firing was done with improper motives." An examinatiunof, the case will be had this morning at ten. o'clock, before Justice Hall.

Young Watkins severely burned in tbe face and on one hand, by the eiplof-ion which is allied to hitva occurred when be threw away Ihe match with which he had lighted a cigar t'e, besidesreceiviog a deep cut on one of his The shedJn which the flie started was unoccupied It ad joined the one occupied by Messrs. Geo. Harris Co and contained nothing but a fe old barrels and other rubbish lAt by late occupabta Tbe door of Ibis shed had been left open, arid had remained eo for some time past Deer In Pender. A correspondent of the Stab writes that lincii the development of Angola Bay, and its great interior has been made accessible by means of tbe magnificent thoroughfare constructed by tbe Board of Education, the huntsmen in that part of Pender county have haJ floe sport. During the past sea son twenty-two deer have been killed in tha- Bdy.

and in one bunt three were slain. The correspondent adds that a party of gentlemen contemplate leasing oi purchasing a portion of the Biy which they will enclose ant! tn iiulaiu a a deer park. So prime Court. The following cases were argued and dis posed of in this court, at Raleigh Monday Leach vs. Fajelteville, from Cumber land: continued under former order.

State vs. Pickett, from Robeson motion bv state to dismiss. State vs. McMillan, from Moore; motion bv State to dismiss. Stale vs.

Bracknick, from Richmond; motion by State to dismiss. Fry vs Currie, from Moore; put to the end of district. Worthy vs Brandy, from Moore; put to the end of district. Thames vs. Jones, from Cumberland; put to tbe end of district.

Ray vs Thornton, from Cumberland; put to the end of diBtrict. State vs. Cole, from' Moore; put to the end of district. Frink vs casec) from Bruns wick; argued by Russell Ricaud and P. D.

Walker for plaintiff, and Waddell (by brit-f), tor defendant. State vs. Long, from Richmond; argued by Attorney uenetal for State and J. L. Shaw and Burwell Walker for defen dant' The Keeent Fire.

An investigation took place before Justice D- Hall, of the case againot Willie Watkins, the lad whose ar rest in connection with the recent fire on Water street, was mentioned in the Star. The examination elicited nothing that threw, any additional light upon the cause of tbe fire. The boy repealed the same story that he has told before as to his connection with it; admitted throwing away the match with which he had lighted a cigarette; the explosion that immediately followed, burning his band and face and throwing him against something that cut one of his arms, etc. Col. Anthony one of the witnesses, said that he had occasion to be in a part of his wood-yard close to the shed where the fire occurred, and noticed a peculiar odor like oil burning, an hour or more before it broke out.

When the alarm was giyen he was one of the first to reach the shed, and be noticed again the peculiar aor mat ne naa oerere observed a circumstance which might suggest the ineory oi spontaneous combustion. Mr, George Harriss, with whom young Watkins has employment, gave him a eood character. At the conclusion of the examination. Justice Hall said that in his opinion the boy caused the fire throwing the but as no intent could be shown, he could not be held upon any .1 VM4i uu who uicicLore uiacnprgeu. TIVES.

-1 From several fources it i learned that in Washington Democratic mem-; bera of Congress are aoimrwhat anxious as to the approaching election for members of the Fiftieth Congress. The party is so much divided on pub lie questions, and there ia Mich a want of sympathy between the President and a majority' of jthe party in Congress that grave 1 apprehensions are felt that the majority in the next House may be Vevjersed. jit is known to all attentive rekdera of Washington correspondents that i there is a wide difference jf opinion among Democrats upon ah most every public question of importance. -The Wash mgton PustoS the lth said, and that paper is a Warm supporter of the present Administration; that "the Democratic party is not agreed today upon any matter in which the people of this country take a national interest." This is true or the obser vers of passing events are much de ceived. The Post says, and it is well to attend to wha its near President: it says because of relation to the "On all auestiona of! the currency, the legal tender coinage the methods of enforcing tbe Civil Service law.

the internal revenue, the tariff and inter-State commerce, there is minority more or less strong and zealous, sometimes supported and sometimes opposed by the President, in open antagonism to the great majority of the party. To ibis kbsence of harmony, this failure to agree about anything and the utter helplessm.83 fof I the party, arising therefrom, to move; any direction, are directly chargeable the discontent which now exists." It is very certain that if this oon- dition of discord- continues that the disintegration tHe party ia inevitable. Nay, it will result in Uhe de struction of the present majority in the House. But how can antago nisms be remedied? Where lies the cure? The Republican party is not well united. There are variant views among them, as jthe Stab recently showed.

But his! fact of miery wfth the enemy will not cure the sores in our own party or close up the breach, and for jrery good reason, as given by the jPoa, that it is the Democratic party which is on trial this time. The 'Post says: "The mxt electidna jwill turn upon what Democrats and not Republicans have done or not done. That Democrats are no worse than Republicans Is ia poor and feeble apology. They ought; to be better, ttiey promised to be better, and on the strength of that promise werje given office." But will the Democrats suffer de feat in the approaching elections As far as North Carolina is concerned we Bee no reason! now to fear an loss in the delegation. It will require organization; and' a stirring canvass, but we cannot yet discern any ciue why the Democrats bhall not still re tain control in jthe Districts po-v represented by them.

But the feeling inj Washington as to the general result! is not one of en tire confidence. The elections that have been held since, the Presidential election in November, 1884, have been of a character to encourage Democrats. The Post says: "Thirteen States have, during this period, chosen officers of one sort or another. Of these States eight voted" fr Blaine and five for Cleveland Of the eight Blame States, Colorado Iowa. Massachusetts, Ohio.

Pennsylvania and Rhode Island gave less pluralities4 for: State officers last year than for; Blaine in 1884, Nebraska alone slightly increasing her plurality. The other Blame State, Michigan, changed a Republican plurality of! 3.308 in 1884 to a Democratic plurality ot liU.aai in 1883. "Of the Cleveland State Kentucky. Ma fy-land. New York nod Virginia exceeded in 1885 their Democrat pluralities of 1884, while ia Mississippi thd Democratic candidates were not oppusedJ The vote of Con gressional districts in these States in 1885 show, by comparison with the vote therein in 188V Democraiic gains of eleven and Republican gains of Ave districts, a net Democratic eain of six Congressmen, which would increase the present Democratic ma jority of forty-one to fifty-three There ia nothing in these to alarm as.

If the Democrats go into the canvass with the right men and bury-their differences for the time they ought to be able to elect a ma jority iu the next House. North Carolina Democrats: are for a double standard gold and silver. Massachusetts or New York Democrats are for one standard prbbablyr-are gold ites. But in neither State would I i anything be gained! by allowing Re publicans to triumph. In New York, for jnstance, the Republicans are agreed with Democrats as to the cur rency.iln North Carolina, jby letting a Republican represent a District a double-standard constituency might be misrepresented jby a gold bug advocate.

And so with other leading questions. The party ia broken up in the different sections by the Tariff, Currency and other! questions. What must be done is for the people in each District to elect a who represents its views. Democrat It is bet ter to. have ia Congress composed of men calling themselves Democrats, but who are not united upon public questions than to have a Republican Congress which is certain to favor ideas and schemes to which no Democrat can possibly subscribe Col.

Carter is the man in Wash ington, who writes, speeches for Con gressmen. This is an old business at the Federal Capitol. The Colonel is none other than the very gifted and once famous Methodist preacher in Virginia, George W. Carter- man of very unique and splendid gifts. The letter to the New York Tele gram says: ir--U iw "He has probably written more speeches than any man in this country.

His writing is by no means confined to any particular set of subjects. He writes upon all the topics coming before Congress. The other aay in conversation inr. Carter said: write speeches upon all sorts of subjects. but my hobby is sermons.

I love to write Bermons. Yes, lhave quite an extensive patronage in this line from clergymen all uu uw cuuuuy, He literally lives in thia way. Tne Brttlalr Steamer Oregon Sunk Off Fire Island, N. Passenger Rescued by tne German steamer Fnlda Tbe- Senooner wbleb Ban Into tfce Steamer Sank ana all Her jCrew Drowned. i Firb Islahd.

N. March I4.r-The look-out at this station sighted a four- masted steamer moving very alow seawara; later she turned southeast, and 'since has been drifting in that direction, being about fifteen miles southeast of this point. I Only the tops of her masts can be seen, out tne observer thinks it is the British steamer Oregon, from-Liverpool. At 11.15 it. m.

she had drifted out of sight. At 430 n. m. the Geraan 6teamer uiaa, from Bremen via of Southampton, off this reports by signal that ihe steamer Oregon is sunk. I All tbe passengers of the Oregon are on board the Fulda TTkw March 15.

The schooner which ran into the steamer Oregon had her bows stove in and sunk almost immediately. All of her unfortunate crew perished. THE LOST STEAMSHIP. Farther Particulars of tbe Collision- Statements of Passeneers Bad Be-navl'or of Some of tbe Crew Vessel and Cargo Talned at a million and a Half. tBy Telegraph to the Homing Star.

New York. March 15. Capt. Cottier, of the steamship Oregon, which was sunk off Fire Island, reports 186 cabin, 66 inter mediate and 33 -steerage passengers on board. The weather was clear at 4.80 Sunday morning, with a fresh breeze, when suddenly a sailing vessel loomed up.

She showed no light until too close to sheer oft, when she showed a white light. When the schooner was looked for shortly after tbe collision, she was not in sight, she had gone down so quickly that no person and no wreckage could be found to give a clue to her identity. One of the National Line steamers passed close at hand soon af--ter the accident, but did not stop. The Oregon floated about eight hours after being struck. The transfer of her passengers to pilot boat No.

11 and the schooner Jfanme A. uranam was made Dy the steamer's boats. All the passengers were out of the steamer by eleven o'clock. An hour later the steamer Fulda came along and took the wrecked people from the smaller vessels. borne or tne passen gers say the schooner was visible ten miles Away, and had been seen' long before she struck.

No one attempts to account- for the accident except on theories. The pas sengers say the firemen and coal-passers made a great deal of trouble when the passengers were being transferred from tbe vessel. They endeavored to get off first, and one was knocked down, by a steamer officer to get him out the way of the wo men. It was only by hard fighting and the great nerve of the officers that these men were prevented from running away with the boats and leaving the passengers to their fate. Some of the boats, with members of the steamer's crew, were picked up by vessels some distance from the wreck.

One boat containing the first officer and four men came to the city today. They had been picked up to-day. after being twenty-four hours in the boat. Another pilot boat was reported off Sandy Hook this afternoon, having in tow five or six large boats, supposed to be part of the Oregon's, of which the steamer had ten. The passengers were driven from their beds, and some of them were taken on board the Fulda scarcely half-clad.

'All of them lost everything they possessed except what they had on their backs. The steamer was valued at a million and a quarter and the cargo at a quarter of a million dollars. All the insurance upon tbe vessel or cargo was placed on the other side of tbe Atlantic. The vessel lies up right in twenty-two fathoms of water, and ber topmasts are visible above tbe water. Not much hope exists of her being raised.

WASHINGTON. Presidential Nominations Sent to tbe Senate adverse Report on tbe Mor row Chinese Bill. Telegraph to the Morning Washington, March 16. The President sent Ibe following nominations to tbe Sen ate to-day: Wm. li.

Trenbolm, ofoouth Carolina, now Civil Service Commissioner, to be Comptroller of the Currency, in place of tlenry uameron, resigned; John H. Oberly.of Illinois, to be Civil Service Com missioner, in place of Wm. L. Trenbolm: Charles Lyman, of Connecticut, now Chief Examiner of the Civil Service Commission, to be Civil Service Commissioner, in place of Dorman B. Eaton, resigned; John McDonnell, Collector of Customs for the District of St.

Marks, The House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day, by a very close vote, 7 to 6. postponed the consideration of the Morrow Chinese bill, and will instead take up the President message recommending pay ment of indemnity to China for the out rages perpetrated on Chinese subjects in this country. Chairman Belmont, who cast the deciding vote, declared himself opposed to the Morrow bill, on tne ground of its being a violation of treaty obligations. Washington, March 17. It lias been finally settled that the Government suit against the Bell Telephone Company to test the validity of its patents shall be brougnt at Columbus, (Jhio, and tbe Uni ted States attorney for that district has been instructed accordingly.

The bill is completed and will be filed to morrow or next day. Judge Thurman, of special counsel, is now at Columbus, and has per fecled all the necessary arrangements at tnat point. Surgeon General Hamilton, of the Ma rine Hot-pital Service, has recommended the appointment of Dr. Porter, of Key Wett, as U. S.

Quarantine Officer for that port, under section 5 of the National Quarantine Act of April 29th, 1878. By tnat act any municipal quarantine officer can bold an appointment, and he is clothed with the power of a government officer for quarantine purposes, although such' appointments do net carry with them any compensation. OBITUARY. Death of Capt. Waddell, Formerly of the Confederate Navy.

tbi Cable to the Honnnc Smr. i Annafoi.18, March 16 Captain James WaddelJ. commander of the Maryland Fishery forces, died last night, at hia home in this city, of congestion of the orain. He was a native of north Carolina. and was aged 62 years.

Captain Waddell graduated at the Naval Academy in 1849. having previously served at Vera Cruz against Mexico. He served in the United States Navy until the late war broke out. when he resigned and entered tbe Confederate Navy, being placed in command of the famous Shenandoah, with which he waged war against vessels in the Arctic sea, de stroying mucn valuable commerce How Cable and BUI Met. N.

Y. Letter to Pittsburg Post. 1 "What was the name?" said Cable, politely and carelessly, as he extend ed bis nana. "Hill Governor Hill," explained tne mutual friend, a little discon certed. to be sure," and Cable tight ened his grip and took on an aspect 1 ot adulation to atone tor nis remiss ness.

"I am glad to meet you." "And I didn't quite your name," said Hill. "Cable, was it?" "The you know," inter posed the friend, now somewhat per turbed. ut course," saia Jim, rousing himself now to a show of pleasure; "very glad to make your acquam tanoe." "The Proper Study of Mankind la Man," says the illustrious Pope. If he had included woman in the list, he would have been nearer the truth, if not so noetical. Dr.

R. V. Pierce has made them both a life study, especially woman, and the peculiar derangements to which her delicate system is liable. Many women in the land who are acquainted with Dr. Pierce only through his "Favorite Prescription." bless him with all their hearts, for he has brought tnem tne panacea ior ail tnose chronic ailments peculiar to their sex; Buch as leucor- rhoea, prolapsus and other displacements, ulceration, "internal fever," bloating, tendency to internal cancer, and other ailments.

Price reduced to one dollar. By drug conclusion of Representative Breek- Inrldee's Eloquent Speech In Congress. But that any considerable number of the Federal soldiers or their fami lies are objects of charity or the inmates of poor-houses 1 cannot believe. It is not eo in, my section; I never knew a Federal soldier in a poor-house. As a rule they are well to do, fairly successful, and more than usually' thrifty.

The qualities which as a rule urged them to volun teer and to persevere the energy, earnestness, courage, enterprise which made the Federal army what it was characterize them in peace and bring: their usual reward. Mr. it cannot be: it would be a slander on- the. army of I recall another disbanded army the army of the conquered whose soldiers nave received no Den- sions. These had borne four years of march and battle, had stood in the opposing ranks exposed 'to the.

storm of shell, and shot, they returned, sot to prosperous communities rich and happy, not to homes of plenty, but to a land desolate, conquered, in ashes. Withont pensions they have fought the fight of life, Mr. Chairman, all; these soldiers were of common blood; to-day they are brothers; and I will not believe, I can not believe that those who were victorious in war have not been fairly successful in peace. For tbe brave soldier I have naught but esteem. To him who from conviction offered his life on the wager of (he battle I uncover my head and offer my hand: By a tie of common manhood and like servioe we are brothers.

To-day between us there can be no other rivalry than for our country's good, for her glory. He who gave his services to his country can now do her no greater benefit than to call a halt in this wild chase for passions. The day of reckoning must come; the day of payment will be the day of judgment. The sober, solid, grave mass of the people I confidently believe agree with these views. For one, here I halt.

When, sir, we are called upon to vote additions to these startling amounts, the additions in part to be borne by my people, I will not allow any man on this floor to challenge my vote for any past conduct of mine or anybody else. i It is no answer to my conscience or my heart when men say to me, "You must vote so and so or you will be suspected." I will vote as I believe the best interests of the people, for to day and to-morrow and for years to come, require at my hands. There are other things I wished to say, but I have only a few moments remaining. May I be pardoned, in conclusion, for a personal allusion. I feel I can speak with absolute frankness.

I have no concealments; I have nothing to hide; Mr. Chairman, I believe that I represent in the vote that I have cast and that I may hereafter cast that noble and beloved constituency which has intrusted me with its representation. In its boundaries there are no animosities growing out of the war, nor has there been for years. May I be pardoned, merely to illustrate the condition of that district, a personal allusion. Of the two grown men who are dearest to me one served four years in the Confederate army, one four years in the Federal army; suckled at the same breast, instructed at the sama knee, in early boyhood becoming motherless, between the three there is only confidence and affection.

There was a fourth, for whom the mother gave her life, and who seemed to grow up with the sunny lovingness that made the mother dear to all with whom she came in contact. In the early flush of his young manhood he laid his life, a Federal soldier, upon the altar of his duty, and he lies at the feet of a venerable man whose earnest, intense, and able devotion to the Union, of the States is well known among the people from whom I came. Standing by those graves and looking across the blue-grass sward, can be seen in concentrio "circles the head-stones of the Federal dead, and not far off on the slope of a beautiful hillside, under the shade of forest trees, stands the St. Anthony's cross, draped with the furled banner on the broken flag-staff of a dead Confederacy, guarding in its white purity the graves of those who gave their lives for that flag. Scattered all over that beautiful cemetery are fathers and sons and brothers who served in opposing armies; and in the adjoining city, and through all the adjacent country, are those who loved those dead heroes, and live now in sweet accord, forgetful of all that was harsh and bitter, remembering with grateful piety only that which was brave and kindly and heroio.1 Among those people it has been my happiness to dwell my hope to dier and there lie until the resurrection morn, so that when the sun of righteousness comes in the east, and I rise to meet its beams, the first sight upon which my risen eyes may fall shall be the faces of those who, however divided we may have been in our views of duty, were never divided in our love.

Great applause." Mr. Chairman, with memories like these, with ties like these, conscious of the rectitude of the motives which control! the '-vote that I give, I shall meet with contempt all effort to intimidate, all purpose to misconstrue, acting, voting, as an Amer ican Representative on the floor of the American Congress, officially the full peer of any other Representative, come from where he may, whatever he may have been. It is our country, and I shall keep in view with ceaseless vcare, her honor, her pros perity, and her glory, awaiting with calm confidence the decision of the tribunals to which I am responsible, my own conscience and the generous people whose oommission I bear. Prolonged applause. VIRGINIA.

'A Richmond Police Officer Shot by 1 Vi. Bnrclar. Kichmond, March 17 Police 8ergeant isrooas was snot early this morning, just before the fast mail train left fnrthnNnrth while attempting to arrest a burglar who was trying to board the train. The burglar had been discovered attempting to blow open the safe of Hermann Schmidt, grocer, and was trailed to the depot. He escaped alter shooting Brooks, and exchanging several shots with another nffirtr TlrnnW wound is very severe, but is not believed mj ws lauu.

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Roxboro News: The nrion doors or person countv are wide a single prisoner therein. The farmers in phis section rouBt learn to iplant less tuuauju auu mure gram, ia oruer, ior them to grow in prosperity. The citizens of Ailensville township last Saturdav hA election for the purpose of voting a sub-ecription of $10,000 to the Roxboro Railroad Co. provided the road goes in an east ern direction. The result was 58 to an favor-of subscription.

This makes the sum of $26,000 for the railroad. i At Charlotte Mike Cappola bad a self cocking pistol with which h. in tended to shoot a dog. His wife and sisters tried to prevent him and a scuffle ensued. Mrs.

Wilson and one danohto- Maggie, left the room. The pistol fired and the ball passed through the door and the Observer says, struck tquarely in the breast of the unfortunate young girl, passing through one lung and lodging under her arm near the back, where it was afterwards found and cut out by the physician. Tbe wound is of a very grave character and the physician gives no hopes for the recovery of the victim to this accident. Shelby New Era: Two new churches, Episcopalian and Presbyterian, are in course of erection at Black's. 1 Back Lee, a well known colored man, had his right hand shattered to-day by the ex plosion of a dynamite cartridge which had been left near the fire and bad commenced to burn when Lee picked it up to throw it away and it exploded.

At the communion meeting of the Methodist church last Sunday morning six members were admitted into the church by Rev. W. S. Rone. This makes a total of thirteen additions in the last five weeks, -t The trial of Robert Lee.

town marshal of Glenn Alpine, who was charged with the murdering John McGrath, while attempting to arrest him last summer, took place last week at Morganton. The case was commenced on Fridav morning and given to the jury on Saturday. They were unable to agree upon a verdict until morning: when they pronounced Lee net guilty, i Raleigh News- Observer: A few peach blossoms are open. It is a little late for them, as compared with some seasons. Mr.i W.

L. Tate, of Haywood county, a member of the present State Senate, died at Morganton Saturday. Yesterday $170,900 of old bonds, which had been, called in and cancelled and for which new bonds had been issued, were burned. The surveyors of the line of railway from Tarboro to Raleigh are now in Wake county, and in a few weeks will be here. Much interest is felt in the construction of this- road.

Mr. 8. M. Riggsbee has returned from a trip to Alabama. He says business is dull there and be is one of those who think that North Carolina is as prosperous as if not more so than any of her Southern sisters.

Mr. Riggsbee says he surprised at tbe number of North Carolinians in Alabama. Such places as Greensboro, Marion and Hew Bern are really populated by them. Wilson Mirror PUttman had the misfortune to have his house burned last week. Wilson shipped up to 1st of March 20,000 bales of cotton.

Goldsboro shipped up to the same date 16,146, which puts Wilson ahead 3,854 bales. Our whole community svmna- thizes with Professor Hassell in the death of his bright and promising young son Paul, which took place on Sunday near Williamston. While Mr. W. B.

Young of this place was returning from Black Creek on Tuesday, he saw, when near the residence of Mr. Larry Barefoot, a lady by the name of Mrs. Blandiford, who was living there, rush out of the house with her clothes on Are. He jumped from -his buggy and ran to her assistance, throwing his overcoat around her and doine all he could to smother the flames. Failing to subdue them, he then tore tbe burning clothes from ber body, and had his own hand very seriously burnt by hia noble, heroic and gallant effort to save the life of a human being.

But it was of' no avail, for the fire had done its work too well, and the poor lady died the same night from the injuries received. Raleigh News-Observer Treasurer Vass announcee a two per cent, semiannual dividend on the capital stock of the Raleigh Gaston Railroad. The Fay- etteville "Short Cut" is approaching Selma from Weldon. The road is complete from Selma to Neuse river. The directors of the Cape Fear Yadkin Yalley Railroad were in session at Greensboro yesterday.

The dwelling house and several out-, houses, known as the old Tharp property, in the western section of Johnston county, were destroyed by Are on the 3rd inst. The total cotton receipts from September 1 to Thursday were 23,718 bales, against 30,227 bales to tbe same date last year. Troy, March 11. -1886. The court house is in ashes.

It took re at 8 30 this morning in the jury room, on the second floor, occupied by Mr. B. F. Simmons as a law office. The lire was discovered from an adjoining room, occupied by M.

Brown, as a law office, in tbe temporary absence of Col. Simmons and too late to save the building. The alarm was given by the court bell and brought- the full force of the town to the aid of. the nfflrana in anvincr tha renrria ftnH thmnffh-i the efforts of all combined but few of the records are lost. The chief loss is to the county, and, next, to Mr.

J. M. Brown, some $600, besides the losses to his clients; next, Col. who lost some $200 or more. Messrs.

Douglass Shaw, attorneys, also lost in broken furniture and some small articles. Charlotte Observer: John Orr, the individual who committed tbe assault lirvm naTtf TjVnnnla nf t.hA Air T.tnA rnsrl i about a month ago, has been arrested, and will be held to account for his misdeeds. There are two charges against Orr, one for riotous conduct on the train," and one for assault with intent to kill. Orr two confederates, one of whom is now under arrest, and the other will, it ia thought, soon be captured. A colored preacher named M.

Norris was yesterday arraigned before Esquire D. G. Maxwell on the charge of obtaining i goods under false pretenses. The charge was preferred by Mr. W.

F. Bennett, from whom -Norris had obtained goods under the representation that he bad charge of the three colored churches in this vicinity, and was consequently able to pay for them. It transpired that Norris was serving no VHllFfilv at fall onH was eKa-ntiarl nrithnnt a flock. In default of bail he was sent to jail to await trial by Judge Meares. A serious accident occurred at Fedden'S restaurant, in the Charlotte Hotel, yesterday, where workmen were engaged' in the construction of an oven for Fedden's bakery.

coioreu man nameu osier was msiue lire oven putting on some finishing touches when the top of the oven caved in, and the workman was buried under a pile of brick and mortar. Foster was taken out in a badly injured condition, but no serious results are feared. Weldon News: Mrs. Mi M. Harrison, of Ringwood, relict of the late CoL John EL Harrison; died Sunday, March 7, at the age of 65 years.

She was a. consistent member of thi M. E. Church, South. The vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church, Scotland Neck, a short time ago called to the rectorship, the -Reverend Herbert Robinson, of Canada, and on Sunday last he preached his first sermon to bis new charge, having arrived the day before.

Thursday of last week one of the porters of a sleeping car went into the A. C. L. hotel and offered to take a seat at a table with a lady. He was told that he could not do so, but he persisted and refused to go to the place prepared for colored people.

He was summarily ejected, but not until there had been a scuffle and the constable had been called in. Mr. Pope's Redwing, by Outcast, Dam Red-slipper, is now in training at Sheepshead Bay. New York, in Mr. -Pnrcell's stable.

Reports from her says that she will be a fine racer. We learn that a party of "NVtrt.hp.rn irnntlpmpn nro nnwhsoinir laro-A quantities of timber in Northampton county, between Jackson and the river. It is said that a tram road will pa built to the river over which the timber will be hauled and then floated down the river. We also hear that several thousand dollars were paid out last week for this purpose. The passengers who pass through here, at least those who are able to do so, are in the habit of throwing money out in order to see the colored boys race and wrestle for it, and sometimes quite a crowd of them collect under the shed.

One day last week this species of sport was engaged in and the boys became so intent upon it, that one of the number, Dave Malone, about twelve years old, received severe injuries by being trampled upon, from the effects of which he died Sunday. WSL H. BERHABD, Editor aadProp'r. WILMINGTON, N. C.

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"Washington, March 12. The House Committee on Education thia morning after a spirited debate decided to shelve the Blair Educational bill until the third Friday in April. When that day arrives the Committee will take, bill, down only to shelve it again unless something unexpected happens in the mean time. This policy has already been foreshadowed. Washington Special to the New York World, The postponement of the Blair bill in the House until the third Friday in April may promise good to the country or not.

If a majority of the House is of the same mind with a majority of the Committee that has charge of the bill then we have a right, to hope good results7 of the-postponement. But if there ia a majority in the who wish to fasten this very dangerous bill upon the country then we hope they will be allowed to do so. In other words, the Committee ought not to stifle the bill but give the members an opportunity to nfSfee a record. It will be interesting to voters in the years to come to khow how the members voted upon a bill that violates the organic law. Much of the time of the last Congress was occupied in discussing this very obnoxious bill.

Enough time has -been wasted upon it and we hope the bill will be finally disposed of during the present session. As an uncom promising foe of. a measure we believe to.be more hurtful to the public health than noxious gasses and me- phitic exhalations are to physical life we are still anxious for its settlement one way or the other during the pre sent session. It ought not to be slaughtered in the Committee. We are anxious to see each Representative make His record, and when the vote comes we hope there will be no dodging anl no pairing.

Let us have a square vqte. In the Senate, of 72 members 24 are known to be dead against the Grab bill. In the House we-suppose the proportion against is not greater. We would rejoice to be mistaken ia this, for if there is not a two-thirds majority in favor we have hope the bill will meet its deserved death at the hands of a President who has. given indications that he at least is Democrat enough not to favor a clear violation of the law, which it would be if President Madison, who did more to make and expound the Constitution than any other three men, is to be credited, and such eminent Constitutional lawyers as Benton, Calhoun, Jerry Black, Curtis and others understood the great charter of our liberties.

EUROPEAN ARMIES. The armies of Europe are stupendous and the burden upon the people on that account is tremendous and unbearable. If the people of the United States had to be taxed to keep up a standing army of a half million soldiers, thus drawing from the profitable pursuits of life that number, making them consumers instead of producers, the burdens borne now would be immeasurably increased. The man who rules Germany Prince Bismarck is said to demand the maintenance of the present immense footing. Germany has -an army in peace time that numbers 4J27.274 men and 18,118 officers.

Its war footing consists of 1,456,677 men and 35.998 officers, which require 312,731 horses and 2,808 cannon. Then there is a very large reserve. One Power keeps up a large army in peace time and this causes all the Powers to do likewise. Common sense and humanity alike demand a disarming of the nations. They ought to meet in con-ventiorrand- resolve to reduce their forces three-fourths.

What a change in the productiveness, prosperity and happiness of Europe this would cause. It would change from soldiers into producers not less than 3,000,000 men who are now drilling and marching, so much food for powder. Among the Southerners who have secured a patent we are glad to see the name of Mr. H. H.

Smith, our city editor, who is a man of inventive talents. He has secured a patent for purifying water, and it is of real value. We hope he will make a big fortune out of it. Mr. J.E.

Lyon, of has also secured a patent for a printer's galley. The Shelby New Era is to be ed to the North Carolina papers that oppose the Grab bill and stand by the Constitution, Its last issue contains two excellent' editorials from which we will quote hereafter. Sam Jones is making money. He has bought a fine farm for bis wife and children near Centreville, Ga. If he does not watch he may get to loving money yet.

Senator Hampton is the most pop-ular of the society Senators. A Senator, a General, a. man of fortune and a widower, it is enough to make him popular..