... f- t.-: - - '-- V'OXjiXJ3VJ:3E3 3. XflOaAS J.HOLTON, Editor k Pkofeutor. - TKWMS : ". tittli.Carnlin Wi'if wilt be afforded tnaub. le-io"" luif f Alia ...1 . twi ,"I'Ih AND FIFTY CUNTS if payment he ' . L month.; .nil THKKE IXILLAKS Lend nf tlie . Nopaper will bn di.con. ( .J mill all """"""H" i--'"." 1 ,! the Editor. . I llll"".1"' Ite'1 f'" ,,,e f""' "' I , ui cent l'r eneh cmitino.Mce. Court ad. ' 'loenl and Sheriff' 18.. Ic charged 'US per Ikielm dilutili..il ul"33J per emit, will j fr.im the regulsr rioe.,loradvi:rtierby . , .1. ...rl,i ..inl.llll. or at tl per Ur for each time. Semi. . , -, r.nti i.er aouarc for each time. trf,llB, whrn .ending in their "verti.emnL 1 nam " - , - , ill be Miserled until I'ibid ud chatted ao- -'.linnur area ullmiiir.l inset, a.cnt j T. II. UIl KM & CO,, iioi.im: iirrAiL w:.i.kii IN jrjTISH, FRENCH k AMERICAN Dill HOODS, 1 tt:ri:i, 11 vi, mioi, ' AM) iiii:i)WAitr H. ft.. cimki.otti:, c. I Sll . L,nrT Ai.ax!.aa. PICKLE DEPOT. not T. v II C Tl.lt IlVK on bind nd fir l. Tickle. I'rc. . !, Jam. Jii'lie. Syrupe, Ate, low fur 1 K-ur "' "U" ii.tie. IIOCSTON 4 HUNTER. ,UWtl.Or V6. ICi. 33il i:i;rs: imxts:: jh;ii s::: I rulli "' HMI '" tOMIllll), .41 JfaoattftlM.' I'lUeSI AMI 1'HK ll i iatf 13) rl. per foul. , - 73 -' -plT " " -K.tMf.l!s IIK1.TH insnf'cturrd toi.rJef .(sift S'ltire. oSSKcTISf llOSi: of all nwa, f..r tsr ilr.ia prrsaure, -XljMt ,( Ul of all U..ripti'i' at J R F. DOONE. Wlf I'iiper, Paper, Paper ! K.re now rrce.vifg m Store, -",eo WIIAI'I'IXG -AlK. . M. f..r Mel,.- ,huC' 'i " 11S at abit.""""" ,ur" d aei,ili.iB ol I Jir it ..v Tiinling llftict a mill Ct.lti.ii Fsc. ,t will allow a fit price fr the waa'c o' i.l'.i. J, T. 1IKYCK t VO.. Aerritfitr Wuroria Mili. is, rM. i"if Wanted, I ikfilk nKT OF TAX ITARr. fr I ,rlW wi.i.k the ciab will I- p M. B TAYLOR. 1 31, 1 (.in. tetf kZf (5tnoval. IIIK nutentxr infuima hia frirnda and the i-stJ c r neral!, thai lie ha rt-HKiurd hi 1 1 lire old atsnd ot .M.wre It Rtrrl j, under 1. W nlniin' M.irs, on Trade aim t. where he r-iorrd ll.int Iu U flra in hi line, lie l.il a few ertw-lrs on hind audi a !ien Cook. Goldep Star.ridnter'i and Premium COOK NTOVCS, urisly of PA It I0 K NTOVI 'S. . tvxi aaaairimmt of Tin ami llollowmi'(, c, f wl.irl. 1 will II cluiii. fur ( Affl or Coun 1 Proii V. II. BYERLY. 4tf m ACHES OF LAM) ran s.it.i:. lrV I OFFF.H fral mj Land i 'jCJl m t'nioB county, lying J P .. Clear Creek and Crmjkcd fcf fBkCreek, know a II. s fmart I It hsa bt-en anrvrvid into Ihref tr-tia Inrt ciiiitaining tl 3UO acrra, on AOU acre '2 .Ml acre., all ...1t11.11.1u. to earli alhrr. 'I htnd is aril adante.l In th cultivation of rt- .era, wheat and other amall erain, and well f "Ud (or aratin tiurDoaea. Il I nearly all I" I. ml and well.tnnlir n il, within convenient -'in 01 (he ( liarlnlto and Wilmington It a 1 1 - " no ia iilualrd in Ihe .dd reeion belwern dlllll...!.!.. II .. u . -..! I. I. ..A. ! rliprrrert on llial part of the Land known I 'l'i l.ill!a Mnunlain. lil, sff-r (, ,e , TRACT OF LAND lying lk li:.inct, H C, on Big tugr Creek, join. J? Hit l.jmla nf II.. id r Hprmga and olliera, eon. "a( Do aerea. ttiid lind baa been r.maider. I l the hetl Cotton I'lanUtions in York Ui. i '."III tin ri. .. k..... I ..J I... ... tuliral. 'draired. 1 will divide anv of tho aforesaid M toauit purehaaar and lb pureliaaer ran mi own Inn to pay th money, provided he r it leeurtj. to me in Chariot ta. V P ft AVIDisON. ' I J, 1 8 j8. 4 1 if Notice I'L pron, whoa Note, and Areonnl. are i ", awing loth, nmlerdgnrd Trustee, 'riittl, requested to call and settle, it ia ; oort.nt tin UlB ,,, fllIld b, mttnthalied it a. ii'Vi!'" "" ""'bit . Ren.ember, indulgence ( 1 "". W. R. MYF.R3, , 1 riisie ol l.eri.f isnrinr II, 13, Williams & Co,, ift:.tiyt:its in aiiociiniKSi - wiio!,x:4i,f;.tnrt ftf: rAf r., ' "i&f A RK now receiving a Urge itock K ICi J. "d will linve wcekljr additiofr IZt J m their mIm in. rehire, tl.ey will to the whuitaule trade at small coniiiiiirin. Our Ttrm$rt CASH or COV1RY I' ROD VCJi. We occupy tlm well knowh atuflH fctfillj 06. ciipii;d liv 'I'. M. Farrow. OTOKDKha uttrnded to promptly tncl low a if preaeut. II. H. WILLIAMS 4 CO., Tfdt Sheet, 3 tloori ftvm Iht Wtit t'urtur. Cliatlvlle.JuH.'Jf, lUutS. 4tf Dissolution. ril 1 firmoNlEt KW11H&. IiKlTTAIN JL tliia diy uiulrd hr mulual funm.nl. All H-raini ii'ili bit 11 l aaul fiim lira Kquratcd to rouie lir-.urd immediately anu iike puymaiil, a (lit buaiiioaul the lirm mu tie clnacd. R. W. UKCKWITH. W. J. J5KITI AIN. Mil Junt 10, H5H. iXotice. t AVINU buiivlittlictntireitock Bl ui Walrlii'S, Jrwelry, kc. i.f l!i ck illi & lliitlulii, 1 rl.J.II iTf.liliniiF tltr bu. : aiinaa at tlx ir 11I1I l-liU, lit ! 1 ahull ba hujijiji l'i nii'i t u.y old trit iiiia and enalomrra. I K. V. KKI'KWH II. Juna 10. IH.-18. l itf J A rTf. tiiomas DronAFrEsr.iiD. J. A. ESTES h CO., FACTO IIS .VXD rOJIJIISSIO.N ! lUliisOirAriiJ,, '(Ml tlie ill-ui' Cnium, IJruin, Flour, and all M aimia ol' Ci. unify l'riJuc. I Oftil-, N.tfVll Almnt.w Wliaivra.t llurlr.ton.S.C. tr Acruldilig to tin; ti rmaiif tlie I o iji11il. lu, e will nut irn i'UTK, liiret tly i.r indirect ly, in any I'iimjuic aiiiji;d tu uur htiuasi. ' Kr.rvaKM-ra tl. Mills, f. S. Farrnr, Hrolhrra A. (., I. .in. vr. 11. Smith Sc. W 1, p. '' ). K t'. II. Moisi , hurlisiiiii, S. C.;('ol. K. Anuerson, V. Ilmw, Clunil.i 1. r. t:.; 1'h.nnaa Mi l.urp, r.,.N. It. A Q. I t In st. r, rt. I .; ol. F. fVmli, t'liu.n, S. C , C.d. 1. I. U ithrrsixwii, J W. 1 Airrr, W. A. I-tla, i:i., I.V.I. S. X. riluwi. Dr. J. U.'jlratlirii, V..rkvilie.S. C. Ir. ll . H.tt, 8l. i.hiirv, N.C ! 1. I., limn., Kiii.i ill.. Trim. 1 Jute I. Ir. Is ( I1.1t lollc 1ltilii.il I in- litmir ntttr Cumprtiiy. aU"IM COMPA.Nt roi.lit.ue li.kr riaka a. via ann.l Intt ht n n IIlum's. (J.wis Fro. dnee, A c I f OH I dtl.l fifes. Ilmi 1. Turk's Store and Brawley' Bui1.iii.. ?I. C 1 .I lAnW'fcuarnr. C. OVKRMAN. V:r imi.Unl. E. NIL Iit"lCHION, Secy. A.- Treat'r. 1I H HI TORa. M H.TAYLOR. C. OVKRMAN'. J. L. RKOWN, W.M. IIN-TOJf, F. SCARR, S. T. WRISTON, A. C. STKKLi:. John L Rhown, 8. T. Wriston and A. C. STa;kL;, V.jetuttve Committee. Mat l. si8. lOtf NEWFIHM. fBlIIF. oiiiierntd havipg entered inioCopart J. nerahip lur the porae of earrying mi the Confectionary, Rakery, Fruit, AND Retail Grocery Business, Beg leaaa In call the attention of the eitiien nf Charlnil und aurroumliiig country to their New Stunilon Trail Street, b. Iween Rrrm'aend Frank enti.hli'a, at rs,.ral l l.iliil'a ol( Plan.), where they would be pleaaed Iu aee all their Iricndi ami acsiNti.f'inei. MOODY & NISI5ET. Febrwey 2. 1838. 4H.f tiii: i.ivcr i. YltiO ISA i H! SKII'lHIII :f IR .IM'IIIH, ( umiodiidiil rutirrly from (.HI 1 IIVK ut T 11 K lltVT M IIii.TH I INKS I.it ih. f,.W.K th l.l V Mi UK ( 11 t" Mvrr Trf'bi.l'.i II all -ns.iitl rsi.u,. " ThaI.lteettaosnllW tsiselll T-t .i.inrt aT the Ih- irrt nl ibt ll.lMt tJM 'mI'I a.rl.ipra. 1 Hr nMt-A h'.oMw w.r!. la'-.HlJnieT'ra L , w. -..M. tl.. i'.lt rr- ..,4n.-lal.n.ii.i P" I- I.- ii.1 ri, ee is Hit S.itili-i." eat a-.Mlr il lilt tHirit. Iia ..in.wiiK m iit.xiaft" tlit 2 awnt .It. a .iutm i-iai-i a .. l.-'ji-. np .i.t.S.iikit n.h a ,.,.f,.,.H .,,n.....i Mr loin- t pisit.t. in t... .j ... Mnn.,. ti. ui i t m IhtF-LA' t,i.pliNaailMSf tH. a etith. Sua iS Irtis, .i..M'i inn n.e iiiouii, aai t...M..Mt. I.. u.t Hlllons aimelia f 'rartd. nt.il, sha la 1.. 11... pit tr..le.t. i.) P , Ua. a..-. .i.tl tu ut tat 1.1. re l(...l... . M I ha a.,l"p-t...t H i---.ii' ,.. , ...,l ..,..!. IsiiMNl-isltkrM HlMf rti..H4. tmnia Sjla;lttB Mial-e. ! s.it m aNm laktti al t sirSl. lA.Mtia tha haatla m a-ttt trli Ba M-"il Hi...'. lJ-aWpstt Sir ft- M s-.ti- lliMtilrt, rmevatlha i it bollr, . Imlrea .Slo, hna, anS ii.pi.ii. I -. ii-l, a.- Ixnlr H ii. li. ii. arti.-it ..I mnll. 'W eern.H it.H.1. n h,.,Ha ",J"J A e. talhrai rss..t.....lti.t..t af lha J ".r...'ll." t i'J ulna al.ni tl ,le Kl.it- ,iF:,''.:;ra.-::;':,.i';',1 ; 5 7.':.;::::.'J.TsVVo7m.ia tr lle..wty, hy ti-tiis( th. r.1,.1-... ,.. K.,r. n.i.l laif. LIU I'evee. ....I .11 I- . vrra ..r . Illl- lo". Tte. Il iti- illim.t ..,H.l.......i..i. y ai. aill.... I" Ht.n'1 " All whn nit II hit ullK Ihtlr wiianlmina U.lliii'ilir l lit into.. UK Htlir lo ll.i 01011I'. Willi III Inat Ifoinloi, M..U a allot Intll. loe..lltee. THE LIVEn INVIQOR ATOR S i si IK.NTII I." VKi.'l. IHsi lA I RV. a-.S It Sa.lt oittSR P""- attlV.i ali al alii, h a.. 11 sriiiu a 1 II "ij n.K. It.. 1 lkl.tnw-.l l ilt F. SCARR k CO., Cli'irUte, XC. CANDY FACTOKY. Fresh Confectioneries, Fruits, tl ubaeriber rrapeotfully informs tli cili. M. tnn ol ( fiurlolie and surrounding country, (hat he ha 011 hand and ia coiietantly receiving from New York, - ffectioneries, Fruits, TTflJACCO, SMJFF, TOYS. Miiftia-al IiimI rtuiK'iifn, Mill: WOUI4K, IIOIIUY IIOItM, Vi'lori drs, t illuw AViirii, C lilt Ira, Work-in ml'-, A. It I id tiigi'ii of evtry xarii'ty. J. V. J'ALMHR. Aoentr 3, 1858. 42l( Ala, be intrnila to nianufurturp CANDIES of all kinda, frre from pniaonnea cohifinr unlike the New York hleam Kvfuied Candy. Call and ace. m -J Vav V. . w J KAnSWEIIiEliTlJROTIIEHS ;BKr-l'KlTrL'M.Y in for in the citiiena nf B "a"""" anu auiruuuuiiiK t.iunwj , , hi. i t.iev arc oiienini' in tlie rtorc ii duuta trout J . II Biem At Co., a Isrge stock of FAXOY STAFJTC III!) I,llllli. JI O A .A i: i' , .1 A . 1 1 l.l. A S, AND lUtifhj .Vfc 4 f,iTIil.rf, For (tent. Youth and Boye wear. frf-EI'V ami II I. 14. 1'. I W. IPtl ,,lMMf' -'" ajfTTjH fS3 caph. IF '. ar.v ""'" . . - a . ood that enn be f.,und in the Sh.le, and cheaper th.;u any oil.er House. Ilsving bought our entire .lock (o, CASH, wbiel. enable, u. to .ell our good. 0 pe, ce.1 eer. au per., .i.i.iur i ""n, ,4 been ciaiwnea ; aou no rcicrrea: iiiou.y in buying g..ia .i.ouin war in niiio n.u Wholesale buyer, particularly, .Wld bear it in Tbe committee theretore supposed it could ll8. j M MoreheBd 10, J0bn A. Gil mind. In ad.iition lo our large stock we have al. be exhibited without difficulty or delay ijuii n TrollinL-er -M. Win. A. Gra- si lo mil on fined up a , But it waa refused. Tbe committee appears (janJ 10 K M suuders NO, A. wnni k 1 1' pnrnr i,if,r thrM "o!d d,btav",,,i,ed''et.jr.ti5, a. t. jerkiusnB. n J1U1j10i Aa IlJUJl,.td not known lo eit," fe euch as were Here was a Board who among ot Wholesale Buyers. i eieatcd during his own adinnistratiou. ' ed lO'j'O shares, loS.OOIl, nearly "". i-iani annauut,! L.I. A- ViTtf'"' V,r j It.lte. AaretnAer U. It-jf. 3..tf ( I 1! ( ) (' I'll I 1'S I'"" "P0'1 tuu rea0urces f tlie comPac7 8",'exrt over the work. They had much at VI II J V J all I I jlollows; ( ' stake every way. AllWF.II.ER Sl IlIiOTIIEliS l,.je y"y,a tlia hunlt of treasurer, 5i:0,T27 44 I 151, John W. Ellis, 6 shares, took (i'todalVful upo" "ock of individuals, 04,150 1)0 tbo pace 0f Mr. Shaver, 106 shares, D. A. i)r lie, emhtr 21 $.100,000 io. 1 Fruit Trees roit s.iiai-:. WESTBP0CKS k nErJDNHALL, Yriprietort of tlie Wtst Green Nurseries tl Carilrnstear V fee it shot ot JV. C"., m Vom very ,e.ncc-!!y ctl the attention I , " c'Tn; "'.-tr. mi rZTrLlXZTu Tin Urpe and li.intiiie iiiortinrnt Ims hcn i proiMeaten iii.ni inriiiy Healing tr.. and work. : ed up-.n the best aeedlmg .toek., which . aur. , not I-, o'erhmkeii hy p.r.ona wishing to plant or. elmrila either for louisf ling or I'nmily use. Tin slock consists of the fotloviiiig tree r l.'iO.'IQU Apple trees j 1 011,1100 feaeh tree i 10, htm fear treeaj I'J.niiU Apncota; lii.dtiu (hei ry ; 1-J.omi I'lun. 5.H..I Ncctarmej lhUU Almond j lumt Uiimce; luiio (iraite Vine. Be,,,.e. . very fine' ...anrtmcnt of Currant, Strawta-rriea, Kaaherriee, (tttuaeberries, etc., .11 of arli n il will ne .old on very reasonable term, for can or approved pi.per. All package, put up in auperior style, and . complete invoice a. nl to eneli patron, and au ar ranged that tlie invoice will he the register of the orchard alter the tree are tranaplauted. if tl.e-y are trananhinted as e.cb one appears on tlie list, Mr. T. J. Iloltnn will a. t a agent for the fu niahin of the people of MeckU nhurg and ne.gh in. lie wi'h the nbove Fruit 'I Owing to the rlilTieulty of tier mini Ae m n or part of the Stale, we will furward it by nmil or olhcrwiae ir of fotttigt, on receipt of ll price; or both viluiiH-a lor at cloth, ..u aiieep, or .'i Imlfcalf. A liberal discount niade tu Agents, or vthvra, who buy to aell again. E. J. HALE k SOX. Fmieiletlllr. i. I8."rt. 3.HI-P -Notice. f ltlt'SE ol my friend, who .re indebted to me JL hy .Note or Account, will please observe thut I have retired from the lrug Buaineaa, at thia place, and immediate teltlimentt it ahiiilutrlg re quired. My Il.mk. are in the minds of Mr. J. P. Smith, on w horn perann. can call, during my absence, and aeltle. II. M. PRITCIIARD. fltrblr, Orl. 2C, 33i f Dr. II. M. Pritchard rJ 7 Itl.lUNG to tlie.olieitntion of in. itJi cr '' delerniinatinii to reaume the riiritci oi jiiMiif-ii.v. le may be eon.nllefl i nia cmee. I TTh Kr pre.enhej for w ithout rt.trge. August 31, lt-. '' neriiig ci w.M mke ple.aur. in f..rwe,.i,ng order, lor tl,., j Fisher bad been l'restdeut of tho road 18 .Morehead ISO. in all J JJ ; wn.cu, aaueu ; menM nt , tPmn0rsry office in Raleich t reply to this I wrote to one of the 0,.s.s ,.u, mouths; bad been excessively harrasscd and to the State, lectors made JU'. aharea Ooer,lor-, offi.t., which be 1 commiltBV(,pecting the letter would be rvt.afi J8j. wu. !piJ1Dg ,t tl,e ritc of 12 pfr cent, per an- held by the whole hoard of 10..O. LTop0a,d to Use as his eommittee room- ,aia before the bod v,) as follows: 1,,,ri L.v " numlor.Uemoneyton,eetthel.,b,l.t.c8of! ln i4, Gov. Reid left out S. I Phil-; .re ,bs were deposited, and re- ...sh'uhy. Jan. l.h, 150. 1IAA KS S the company, and one would have supposed : )i(g wbo ow Ded 5 shares, a:,d appointed in !ni,iucil in conversation perhaps two hours. y,pr .VJ .- I received on yesterday morn- ... . r -T n 1 wight have found out what it owed. He . j.ij ,,UCC John Retry who owned none, and .- ;; , to his plan of examina- . , ,, p,1(..0,B(i i ....... lro. Mr Worth History cf North-Carolina, ; t .. , Irft ui WnJ. . Washington w h. ... ; ;,, ; n'nk lbi. L? 0vT ztJZ. i , . , . " The f.150,000 was raised on the com-. barM aml .pro.,lted in his place -fU0be satisfactory, much lessl iat, niul be . J i h..,rt ben much to e.. from 1 6tS lo 1 749. ' j ?ol,,8 'P" '"d. 1 fB "rrwt, the nett can-, out ,,, ouly tm0 NS blg, wholll h, ,ad ap- . ,ifJ ,,,,, wa, tru.( ,,, ,,,ey would con- 1 .J - ,a lU (t It l h,m.. Ii.n.iaome Bvo. volume ef5D. p ings of the road, less the interest on this ( j,,. ld got ,.,ghl fuil blooded demo- ou , ((( for adoption. lie further , b , ;h The auhaeiiption pee wa. half . cent . p.ge ; SdoO.OOO and the Milking, fund, providing ; orati l rt.prtsei,t the State, who among oW,e,i ,cpinf, the formidable mass of ' ' bers of the coinmittee hall ti I, IT W ll.l. r. anl li osi.t rut. t n. i-Vom tfie Fayettevillt Observer, JHr. Worth's Br part. e propose nj J, our .urn - u.rj of fact. Kcporl on theeoud. ;on .ud u1.naitnjeutoflhotortL Carn in Kailrnad. ' Tbe committee' found od file a Loud of Tt.-C 1Vlli nA nll...ra n,.U; V ji , i DV' ,Y ', s T" ; And jou will see, to ninke these reports con- give in full the Miiiorrty Keoort, which it , or even surrenuereu 10 any naims. 119 refuudby 1st Oot , , 1654 f d,'.48 37, paid j uHtehl thut there must have been paid i umlerrood the di-.nocrats "concocted for ai k.;d my permission to take to hi room by the Company for the fehop lands. In j witliiu the two ear 803,y76 31, on rlebts tlie dissenting member of the (JommiUe.-, ' certain papers and tbe Journal of tlw lJourd, Aug. lB.)Ot 51800 was paid on this bond, .. not knowu t0 tlU tt lha ,imo ie me- j ,n did not himself intend to present any , which I freely aecorded (at tlm same triue and no alcpa have ieeu Ukcu to collect ,0riI wbs submitted to tbe General Aseiu- 1 lt.p0rt, but the Democrats insisted opon 1 requesting their careful kepinir. uf 'be balance. ' bly at its last session. j haviiiL'' one to go forth with Mr. Worth's, courlerij to hu poaiiion a courtesy, as'ap- Tbe Commute found thai the. .L Yr-s. " Your committee believe from the report I That it may have its full force, we present peared laUr, which the clmirm m wa not tern Kxlension railroad indebted to the 0f Col. (iwyuo, on leaving the road, sus- ; jt entire, only wonderiug at the meagre- able to appreciate. This was bis 6r er N.C. road, ou the 1st Ji.uy IS.jO, 81, tainetl by repeated reports of the President : ness of the defence which the party could ror : the secoud was that he seems to have 608 81, which accumulated for freights and for work done at tbe shops since June 1, 1857. Duriug that tin ?--'ou had been p4, lervlng the W-Ueet t ?'1, O08 61 due. The actual co-t of transport ing iron and other heavy jitticles over rail roads is from $' 50 to 83 per 100 miles. Yet the freights arc carried for this Western Extension, by order of tbe Board, at $3 per ton per 100 mile. I Of tLc 841,206 86 of surilus which Mr. Fisher reported in his 20th of Jan'y letter, 2 ifit),) i!o IB due from stockholders. I he commitlre say that much the largrr portion of this is worthless. One dee'd stockhold er owes $10,070, without isset. The committee at one cf its early nieet :s endeavored to get a ictailed rtatemelit of the debts due to and from the company It was promised in Mr. Fisher's t'Oth of; Jsn'y Letter. It did not appear there, for not nr.rirsr llnre. fori the reason, as stated, that it would tac too ! Jong to print it. The con initlee applied to . , jie j reasurer, the book keeper, and to Ulr ,H , . . e V . . , . risher himself for such a statement, wnhoul success, Mr. Fisher finally telling Dr. Mills, one of the coin tin tier, that " he refuted any further investigation 011 the subject" 1 be committee thereupon remark, that the object of tbe iurerigtioii ha. been fra. trated The committee was particularly aniious to ascertain what were "the old debts, un listed and not known to exist," when be ap plied lo tbe Legislature iu 150, for autho- ritv In isans IsMfiO tlllO of knurl 1 to nav nil; uis.iM....g ueu, ...u ira.c :?rP,U.? T'P r0fd' ,HC. bad ,1,CDi luec- "3;;"n F"u"101 ,"t'" "'J, J montDS, anu must lie presui.ea to nave , I"""-- " -. fhl. for he was eon- . acerisiiieii uii n w ; , . , , .. ' ,. 1 i- 1 ' annual report tf July lfc5, every arrant j ; is6Ued by bim iiuceJuly ISj.i was .tated 1 ; Jau' . letter to the Governor, The committee " find, at tbe close of the lalyear, IMS, when Uow-rnor Morehead's 1 no com II. n i ec mm, .uc ..v.. . fiscal year, 1 8.10, when UowrnorMorehead a Jminislratiou ceased, tb? finance Commit- , aJministratiou ceased, tb fiuance commit-, Due from transportatiot not collected 1G.1U 77 With a treasurv. than so full, it is re- mark thin that there bold hare been any debls, excepting for the lire of negroes lor the year, then half expired, not kuown to exist 19 months aftcrwaris." : The closing panes of the Report, as fol- lows, arc connected with this point: ! l i l- u . rii iarfl " Mr. F isber . report of July, 19, he estimates that 3oO,O.IO w,ll pay the complete the construction o the lie says, the statements ot tins re- 7"- . - minuteness, and the estimates .ubmitted are - - r - uu rnvo ... v..vU portat.ee and necessity of a speedy and en- tire completion, as to causa me to have made out and to present to you such full estimates I aa oUd leave no doubt of affording the ad . . .. , , .i t tnih.strat.on the means for placing this road o firm rtntini. el.ae nf lha lillifi iniloht. --..-s, CUIIlS.illUICU Ulllip liUIIJI.il. ii, tf. with the equipment indisputable to its safe. aud profitable operations." i " This is reiterated in the memorial to the Legislature, asking privilege to sell tue bonds of the company at an increased in- . terest. At the lime the act passed, allow- j : ing lha issue of the 6 per cent bouds, Mr. ' " In bis report of l".";, he saystho nett i T i,crU.b o() s,,.e their appointment iu ; Khe(i ,0 mnke fair and impartial exstn mings amount, for the past year, to &1G'.',. : j6,.-,3 ) -J he stockholders elected F. Fries in,tiou Jy reply was, If this is your sin- earning 0'J4 61. but stales, that "a larser amount of outstanding indebtedness has been paid than waa known to exist.'' ' In July, 1859, be reports the nett earn ings over operating expense, for the preced ing year, to be ?1 95,21 i 00. " In his rcport of the -0th January, 1S.VJ, be makes the nett earnings, from July 1st, 1859, to January 1st loO, $112,544 09. "These nett earnings wheu summed up, stand thus: Net earning, fory'rend'g July, IP57, lf.2,924 63 .. .. o .. 1B.,M, If5,aianp " ' to Jaiiu.iry, IW9, II-J.541 9K eldO.fisl 67 Perluet interest for two years on the Jj0,0lill at 8 per cent .'6.i'W 00 inking Fund 25,0111) HO e;!,htt! e; " If Mr. Fisher's estimates, made with so much earn in July, 1?50, bad been correct, then the nett snrplua in the treasury, ac cording to bia own ahowing should have been, ou the first of January. 1950, S370, 01 C7, instead of Ml.-'Oi 'M. Astho Ex- press train wm not oontoinpUted in the esti - niitianf 18.rifi mniinlinir to S7.M -JIKI tl.ia sum ought also to be deducted. This would .the road at pleasure, free of charge, and delivered hito the kaiids of the eoniatit reduce the nett surplus to SIJiiO.K-l 68 the further riyht, by understanding or cour-1 tee the papers," Ac. lie preatly nmtoolc 1 ? gu 68 , , d , P V 41,205 37 ' C'ln-iorn -li 1 . . V " " and directora since that date, that the road was cheaply constructed, and that its future prospects, if well and economically managed, ara litgnty enoouiagaig. . . int. that . r0,,l ru""i " lour committee are not ignorant in the management of so extensive the most vigilant and judicious adininistra tion might eotumit errors. Rut making due allowance for these, we think the lacls here in (Mi-closed, warrant the conclusion that this road has been badly tnmaged by the Pre- sideut and Directors in the particulars which we have been able to examine, 111 the forth, lo many important particulars, we ' have made uo examination, because we could ; ..... .i ;. ..,ii. 1. ...1. 1 If-irisiative duties. We reyret that we have been unable to laku our investigation so thorough as .1... :, I.....O. ,1., Si.,. think the interest of the State require J. WORTH, Chairman li. At i'l 1 IjIjO, i'I3n 'h-Vth-'1'' ' ,iou "p t0 ,llc VT"-KUt limc rt-rioiJ of ueiir D. I). FMibUhb. juie jeari t.,braciiig the general mutiage. There is but one other point alluded to nu-nt and conduct of tlie to id under two ad iu Mr. Worth's Report, to w hich we thiuk it j iiiiiiistratioas, as set forth in many large necessary to call tlie attoutiou of our read- i folios and piles of papers truly formidable tlie kiuj of ind ivi.lu .lis appointed, the little It is the ystum ot State i'trectors, interest they could have in the woi k, aud tbe ,BI Mtcml to their legislative duties, ,l,e ; test the correctness 01 my uooks i little aid they could therefore afford to a I undersigned became fully impressed with tary has no connection .ll, these papers, ex President inclined to do bis duty. j lue conviction that any report this Committee cepl as Look keeper hut the chaii man hart in Until the Stato made its subscription, in 1 is.:.:i ill Li.st mdQ i,...t..H iht in. . , ., . . And iIipu untmt nn. (j lhf; touTii .eD!ilbe prlII0lpc ,,t l'e proper men to manage the work were those who were largely interested in it io had invested their money largely iu it. .... 11 . . , .," r ' . 1. j , . d . d h U)J1J , c, , u luvJ accorumgiy eiectea tue uit xora, 10 im, compose"! 01 tue louowiug geutie- wj0 la(1 eubscribed tbe number of sbar(?1 oOeacb) affixed totheir names, viz: fu. r. Moans 40. John I. Shaver 106. f... ,, . nrA v L-- a r v Tl.. J. Delios- it ...... ninth part of ,he en't;re subscribed. No- . . doubt either the zeal or tho care part Ot the Cllt-re Stock SubSCT body could doubt cither the wal ...a':.. i.:..l. .....k , d circumspection which such men would r...io 011 .k.i nr Inlm !( T.or.1 1 (j ft Ca l d:l th-t of K 'J'rollinwr. UII. E. M. Holt' W that of W. A. Graham. 40. F. J. Mil, So, that of A. J. DeRosset, 105. These changes (two of them caused by large Sa- , lisbury stockholders becoming contractors' und therefore ineligible as Directors) reduced stock owned by this Roard to 794 shares. , Tu lS52,the only change made was that 1 T I Wilanr. r eeneesont iii r tlm S liem com- T. J. .1 on (represent ng tl e fe; com mum.y) -'4., shares, took : the P ace of K X"L & ' x.r w - - - - Bcr.ber with a right to appoint V out of tbe e ' r .. j.xe.au, ...Mn ..-B owning an, Kobl. Mrange, owninp - iio.e, b F. Phillips, owning 5, an a C. r. Matter owning 10. In all iJ shares among thc ciybt Directors! Six of thctu owued -Vt ,fc . , , ,., , i . shares, 5 of them owned li shares and nC lU.n si.ii.rl tin alias-. If anv tliinif ...V-. -,...w ; , u uouiu lle uc.-.v.ujvu t o. a . c nw. m, . .. hich three millions had been invested,! Governor Rcid'a appoiutments were the ve- r luine' to do it. Fortunately, however, ! there lemaiueU a leaven ol the oid iioaru, gentle men who had some interest at stake. j'be uockooltlers elected . l'ries, en shares ; p. S. Hill, 50, D A. Davis 10, and J. M. j 114 shares, C. Pinter I -,l ssu,,r8 ; CPr. purpose, althouch great injustice- and 50, aud J. M. Morehead r7. Iu all -75 ; ; mucb misapprehension miirht result from a added to the 59 held by the Stale Directors, ,ijpCIir;ve nn,l partial impiiry, and although made 3:W shares owned by the Hoard. ; it na(1 jipcn i,ltrUt'ioii to require a regu Alter 1-54, (under Gov. Ri ngg,) there ar aI)d colllp)ute inquiry. I will alio yu to was actually one Whig (Giles Mebaue, Esq.) ' on(,(!ll ; al)V mo,i f ju-t rxamiin.tion ; regularly appointed every year, and instead , jure 8r(, a) ,b-e pper9 for your .ise, and the nf ..l. eiiiiL- L-entleuien who owned no stock, 1 ., ..,-1,:,, ,!,,.i nroceed a- vou ideiso Gov. lis appointees iu i-oo owueu 1 1 shares, in l-5(i, 550, in 157, 549, in 1?5 5.-s. Aud, united with stock held by Di rectors elected by tbe individual slock lold- ers, the whole Hoard held, in 1 -55, 1 57 :l shares, in 1-30. 1070 shares; in Ho7, 10.. 07 shares ; in 1-5, 171 1 shares. (In each ; of these four years, Alex. McKae, reprc ...:.... hs.-. .l..r,. bold bv McKae & Co. ing 85 shares held by Mcltae .V t one of the private stock Directors ) The Report states the number of days being notiQod ; that any questions lor '"; u,tIon Ui-sire.l his personal knowledge of which each Director attended the Hoard , formation would reach me promptly and J llUiucM extending back to the begin during the past tbreo viars. These rango j should be instantly replied to, uo matter while the secretary has been iu office from 2 days iu a year up to f days. In what wco my engagement.. j bhorl 1S5I! thev all amouuted iu tlie aggregate to 71 days; ana ttie ainouue Pa.u i ...en ..-,c. lore was tu1". . '-t - - -j -. 51029 40. Iu IS"), GO days, ;(2ti fill. ! The great advantage of beiug a Director i. Iionever. the riiht to ride utl 8UI down f fc ucrandi,,. or cour - rjfJe f; , othcr roa(U Soulb of New Tork cl,.-, .... . , r llavimr thus esticludud our retiew of w ?i u . .I.:..t, : :U in "Srl" "'""'l V"" " V?' . ...1 ..r. inr xliioli Mr (.r.!Cr, could aonseut j to father) 1 .f vjomjy REP015T UPON N.C. R. R i,f.-i j. - 1 r iv, I.' , !he iindersirned, one of the .loint lui - i . . j u ,1:. i-,i wi.inl.lv I wiiti'c appointed by this dcneral Asacmuiy . , ' ,., 0 invest iHte the " condition, manau'enient, ud nrosDects of the N. 0. Railroad Com pany," begs leavo to give the reason why port submitted by tbe othcr members of the r. . . . : . rii .1 : 1 ... he has not concurred 111 auu vigneu uiu ra Vni -,. i,;n,( iml,oSsihle at this late1 ! j.. cw:,lt: , nr. r.are tniiioi itv r,.F'lort) wjt, any Uopc tliat it em be printed report, with any uoim mat 11. j" "" " j .1 . r ,1 and aeeoiiipany the report of the imjorttj ,1. 1 1 1. 1 - v.o jL.i,. ol the Committee, which has been already , . , , 0 ' , , 1. ; ,v ,, aid upou the fpcakrr s desk in the .Vnate. ., ' , r. .1: : Soon ufter entetiiig upon tins incvestiga- . . -.1 I I.... I...... K. nrinln. .- ' .1 ..: 7 ;.. ;.. . ,. lion, the undersigned, in view ot the ma - , -iii- j ...... .1,. f,,, hilude of the labor imposed upon the Com- . J ii . ;.i ... I .1;- ! V ,r ... 1. :,r.nA m ihp Com. !,' ...: . , J the. r. e.-int and dis - 1 ' 1 s - . , 1 , . . 1 .1 .i, ..1' aj nun bursenieiit ol the capital stock ot M.imhi,. mm . 1 .1 11 .1 , ;. n,..l 0011 together with ull the receipts ami dis - f .1 I i it con true I,,. of tl,o mill Mii.-a its construe , VCW 0f these tacts and the snort time !,i,e Committee could bestow upon this work,; I lui.'bt make undersuoh circumstances would 1 ..i in thoroughness, coin- I 1. ,1 :.. rtt.liit, ami Ir nn i 11 f i"? th,lt tlljH rcport j, based upon isolated laots I , Me.Jom of misma..a..ement .ithout! eoinL, 0r alteniptinc to o fully into the con- du,.t 0f the road, and being conscious . , 1 . j - - f ,, -nJ- bein, COI1.eious of ,i,e fa,;t that such a report is calculated to ,j0 ,.ri.at injustice to the Uircciors aim presi- J,.t.t of the. N. C. Railroad, the. undersigned 1 nfl r,rucd to concur in or swn such report. '- et full v submitted. Itted, WM. F. GltELN. I ' ' ul r r.ltVI'N- CO.tl.Il'lMMTIO a. .1. r ..r.... i el. ..,ik.i aroli,i., It-iilraad. I in reiy lo the (wr ) ' tl't Vhuirm m 0 tlie JdiM UOOJJ.S, auu l y ins ausene-e, uw neeii ue tbeni own-j Committee 0.! e .WrA Carolina Kuilwul. i Uytd. I replied : The secretary ha been 1 TlAi.Etoit. Februarv 1 till. ln-:. , Hov. II. T. Clark, Spe.iter of the Seitule : Sill : It is with extreme reluctance that I propose again to trouble the Sctiate with a communication rrferru to my official re- lations with the North-Carolinn Railroad, ' but it is required by toy position toward: the Directory, the State, and the stockhold- era s wrl 1 as d ue to m vsel f. in I ustice, t 11 a 1 I should notice a report lately made by Mr. Jonathan Worth, chairman of a committee to examine into tbe affairs and condition of this corporation. Early in the month of December lat, Mr. Worth proposed in the Semite a Resolution, to appoint a committee to examine into the condition and affairs of the North-t arolma i oaa company, u poii v h- other roads) a joint committee WJM made chair- man. ' , uot;fic!ltion to me of it8 existence aD,j purpose was by a letter trom ttie cuair- F December 19th. and received ; to, is given III his report. , Accordins: to the request ot tins icuer, i , , f tlie office of ,he i.. t,.-i i ., imM., " .. . : nr,ortant vouchers pa 1 sh0'P. '1 ,tie ""P - .,.,' c',, ! and books of the corporation, aim e.u , Trc?surer ,nd tbe Secr-t.ry to pre .orin-v. nromia iiuihu.u, ..- ,...t j the important voucUers, papers auseu , esenti "l' " . . , .1. ' themselves with me in attenuatiee on me RalciL'h at the hour designated committee in reaieiL'ii " - j 4 0 clock, 1'. C, ot January nu hm. , Then and there I stated to tbe cbainiiau I Funhay, January Kith, 1959. my readiness to go into this examination,: Mr. We-t has presented to me your so and reiterated the expressions of my letter eretary's note asking lor the book oontaiu- tbfit it would give me great pleasure to jug the proceeding- of the board, ti be sent aid him by any means in my power. to Salisbury. 1 decliue to send it. A. : nVlnnV the ehamuBU and .Mr. .Mills 1 nientioned that the time, being the Gist days of the year, was a very ineoim metit and inopportune one for this exan.tn.tiou ami would greatly hinder the business of , roa,l, unless the office men could h ive ,., from it . ,at as to myself, 1 C0I,a ,)0t p0Ssibly remain in personal t" - . V . , tendance there, betu,' engaged eNew here, ' . ... :e ..,1 ti :.nv t i,,... ,1.,. Isircd.it should be in-tnntly given on my l,rn inai vig'tt unnr e. . ... ,,,,. '"."- , ; , 5.. -, - - , 1 askfrl of me. I The chairman Wins rather ominotwly I with t O mistake, lie say.-, p:iL' I, "ha 1 Ue the paper.," Ac. ; my ,etioi,. ! ,Iiade . uor hould I at any tii . ... J..... .1..... 8 r-utu uriiTery, tiruc have so far foruot- teB my doty, in ehar;e of these most vslua- 'Mn nirnrilii. an to haift "rlBlivered " chew. - - cousidered. all ot us m uis cusioay. lie says, oh my statement, the committee con futed that he attend to his duties on the road.be ngrreui" to return, c. 1 Dei- , . " . "'er asked tits "consent to bo aiisent, uor ' " 0 -reed ' to return : but made the ohserva- . . tions as to my duties and attendance, einct ly ns mentionrd by ine above. 1 he eliair- 111 au t-xagiieratcd his eousrquenee in this ' w? ; throughout, J hese arc 11111 "',e Brc "''""r""'1 """J-'" e,crt "bowing hi.s total uHsapprelieiision ol our ng his lota - reiliUt ve po-ittons, and particularly of hi ; . -. ,. . proper jurisdiction, t J , , . the secoml week of tho chat . ahors, I was elosely engaged iu uiaki 1 ;m;- lii port of J.uiu iry -tth, to the tl ) r . . ' . ' ... , . , si'iiilily and was ohliuea to have t 1 1 1, 1, . 1 ot the Secretary, who is book-kei t or, fo : sembly and was obliged to have the ant 1 of tllc Secretary, who is book-keeper, iu uiakinji up my fauaucial statement. The , . 8 r ' . , . . churinan dwclis on this having dtUye-i , . "is examination. How" Is v lack ot my Inif.Lin.r 11 n 1,1 v tinrinmal stati'ineut. 1 he Rook of Kiitrv ! What had be to do with these, except for final ojniparison to ascer tain their correctness ! Was he Xonnmine it- iiJuiis of the Road, by ; Untntients ? or Wat bu to ascertain the same by reference to the audited vt ucliers of payments the acknowledged amour.: of receipts, and then . 1 ""'cui r . ' . ) P"lu -nj iuulih. k-c c ui.i ji I 1 "e COrtii.ii.te operandi. 1 lie ireasurer, " " .ua" ' I'"'" " ; ' .,." '",i ,0 be fl' iar with every iniportatit transaction, and of.""" - " "v j i m:.ti,iii if m e hose to do so. How then y Lils h iii'ls on any iieircn mror- ,, ;. . , . . , e - - 1 c . the secretaiy, no great while engaged 111 tha ! .ud tticrelore not cogntiaut or 01a transactions. I On Saturd iv, I went to llaltfigli to pay my respects to the chairman, aud asked Uof he was progressing. He answered, that they had needed the secretary with his 1 necessarily ao.-ei.t 111 i;iviiij me oine aid from his statements, but you hav bad all the papen and the presenoo of the treasu- rer, the oldest oflienr 011 the road, which I thought surely sutliciout) the secietary, however, shall Mum on Monday. After leaving the city iu the evening, I remembered an ex.r-ot Iron, the journal of 1 1 he JJoard, (trial as to the location ot the 'shops) wanted lor my report, and directed , the secretary to get tho book aud scud it up by next tratu. On Monday I received the letter follow- ing irotn the uhau man : Rai.kigh, Jin. 15ih, 1S50. MR. C. F. Fisiikk : Drar v,, : r,ie eomm.ttee luvestigatioe , ue aHairs ot tue .orin Carolina ivanroaa ; Company, instruct me to say to you, that. h(.lla been ,rrC5t,.d in the di.ch.r'ue of l.hefr duty ali this week, b, the non-.ttea- ; lUnue of J0ur book-keeper, who should have i bceo here all the rveek with Ins books, ao- cjr,iin t0 t,c orJe 0f this commit tee. keeper, with Ins books, attend tins coiemil- ,ee wlt,out delay, ami also that the person . , . . look at,end ; ... ; t.... ; na uis uiweauj - u v .w. i . . .. vu ay hvii f ,e committee also instruct me to ask for I . (,..f,,r.. tl,...., K 1 J. . 1 i on v eduo.-d ay next. J. WOK I'll, Chairman. o. numu. vcmr cliairm iu, I reph instant, assuring hitu of my cordial aid in vour Ubors. f hastened to deliver, ac cording to his req ie-t, the material ol the office for your examination, and also placed at the service of the coin mil tee, the officers who could explain the-o papers aud books, and also made a tender ol my owu assis tance when desired. l'he treasurer aud secretary were in Raleigh till Svtnrday evening tlie litst week I went there from I,,,,.... ii..,. in ib week. beiiiL' present alto- . f Last week the secietary, , n ,bc otru.a iiavin,, work waH ot,lii;i.j t(1 j 0 ' c , . ' ' Jt I Q r., ,bu tinaucial a CUiar au'ius, aii'i laeer, t-nsal de to enable me i ..1.1... : to perleet ItlU Uliaue-iai auu Ota. i-.iK.ai tauiea I ' Tbu lreiurer mcauwhilc. 01 m) r'!"" was there iu attendance on your committee, , u Miri.lv abe to cive you anv itifor- I was engaged ou tbe road during tb ! week, and could not go to Kalei-h till S- not go to Kaleigli tui S- Jtutday morning, wbeu I heard u.ucli tj my 1 1 1 '

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