J. A! BONITZ, Editor and Proprietor.
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New Advertisements.
TEUSTEE SALE.
llavin? suoied charge of the assets of
Hiram J, Ham, I hereby give notice that
I "will sell AT AND BELOW COST for
the next thirty days, all his stock of
DRY GOODS,
ROOTS AND SHOES, '
i OnOCEBIES,
CROCKERY, &C.
The goods must be sold, and all in search
oTbargains 'will find it to their interest to
call. JOHN It. SMITH,
Dec-1 273. -tf Trnstee.
il I L L R 0 B I II S 0 N ,
j DEALERS IN '
Family Groceries:;
Provisions, Confections, fc,
Would call attention to our stock of fami
ly Groceries, Confections and other good
things for the holidays. We will not be
undersold and respectfully solicit a liberal'
share of pubhc patronage.
! 1. T. 11. ROBINSON.
FORBENT
.The comfortable dwellingcn James St.,
recently occupied by W. H. Freeman ;
al$o the rooms over the store of W. 8.
Koyall, and the Etore formerly occupied
by the Express Office.
Apply to E. B. BORDEN,
doldsboror Nov. 21,'73.-tf
FOR' THE HOLIDAY SEASON !
JXO. IF. ED W AKDS.
Opposite H. Weil & Bros.,
Invites the attention of the Public to his
Kirst-c!as3 Saloon, where he keera always
in stock, the best qiiality of Whiftkies,
Brandies, Wines, Cigars and Lager Beer.
AL'PLEWOOD,
) BlJJ?f GARDNER,
and ROANOKE
WII1SKSE9 a Specialty.
3 Doors South Gregory House.
rteclii-3m
Wholesale Liquors.
Mo Leltman.
GOLDSBORO, N. C, .
' Ijtuporler a?id Rectifier oj
V ftolesate 'Prices.
Not presuming? to make any broad asser
tion?, excepting those to which I am justly
entitled or claim but I can 8ay without
hesitation that I keep as good and as
Pure Eye, Bourbon and Oora "Whiskies,
' t Apple and Peach Brandy !
8 any Liquor Dealer in North Carolina,
not excepting soois of the Wilmington
rtealeis (on the Cape Fear) who claim to
be triumphant nnd put off on the unsophis
ticated dealer. all patent Barrels and Brands.
" It ain't Rii:nr" But just gire m a
call an f 'try our "Challenge IIte," 1'nre
Vand Original, and you will not be deceived.
Call and examine our Rne stock of Cigars.
. iCJr? N&o A pent for Ale and Lager Beer,
.ootll-tf U. M. LEHMAN.
; for rentV
-Tlie Fair Ground Property, containing
about 22 acres of land, suitable for Truck
Farming.
The Allen Wooten Property, consisting
of a comfortable and nicely located Dwell
ing and about 15 acres of Good Land,
also suitable for Truck Farming, situated
oh '-William' Street, in the Town of Golds
boro. -
Onc Farm known a.s the Holland Place,
about 7 miles from Goldsboro, good cot
ton land, containing about 98 acres.
One Farm lately occupied by Nancy
'Mason, containing about 100 acre, about
f miles froui Goldsboro.
The Store House now occupied by L.
Edwards under Bonitz's Hotel, will be
rented from January 1st, 1879.
The Store House ou West-centre St.,
next to LTD. Giddens' Jewelry Store and
formerly occupied by Powell & Son. -
All of the above named Property will
be rented on reasonable terms. For par
ticulars, Apply to
H WEIl & BROS.
ortice
to
Debtors.
All rer3;i;s indebtotl to Orpcnrv. fin!
loway & Co. must make payment imme
Sittcly t the undersigned.
W.T. DORTCH & RON'.
Larg-e and Fresh
dy of
Oysters, CrackeTSCandv. Tobacco.
Glue, Feathers,
n 1 TT T ' TM
ouGfc.?, nay, Ijwhc, naster, iiair,
. Baggirj'T, Ties, Twine, Salt,'
.Alamance Yarns, Apple3, Butf
Lard, i:c., .
Just Received and for; sale lo- by
B. M. PItlVETT &CO
221 2 2Z
IF YOU WANT
SOMETHING GOOD
'or Christmas,
(JO TO
At H. KEATON'S,
; Whero you will always Cad full supply of
ITamily Groceries & Confectionery,
ach sa bulk meats, bacon, lard, gilt-edge but
ter, selected cream cheese, flour, meal, large and
tmalt hominy, rice, buckwheat, sugar, all grades
coffee, all graces, roasted Rio and Lag. coffee,
best brands, sap. starch, lye, potash, allspice,
pepper, soda, baking powder of all kinds, molas
pes, vinegar, and oil. cakes and crackers of all
. kind at bottom prices.
o o o ks ;
snch as fresh peaches, tomatoes, cherries, straw
berries, pineapple, -lima beans, corn, lobsters,
oysters, sardines, Wilson's corn beef, pijr's feet
and tongues, brandy peaches, pickles, catsnp,
peppcr-aauce and horse radish. Plain and fancy
candies of all styles and variety, nuts of all
kinds, raisins, one-quarter, one-half and whole
boxes, citron, minced meat, 1 elites of all kinds,
extracts, all flavors, flys, Malaga grapes, pears,.
vruuee, currttiiuj, cranoernes, oranges,
es, anea api
toes and coc
tin-ware, wooden-ware and crockery.
Ihankfal to a generous publlo for past patroti
age, I hope by fair dealing to continue to merit
the same. Remember that full weight and xneas
ore win always be gtven. Those indebted to me
will please come torward and settle up.
, .. Respectfully,
nov. 28-tf A. II. KRATON.-
vitii many:mystekies.- - -
Thu world U filled with may mysterlei.:
TMiay we ll7, to morrow we are dead 1.. !
Morn tee a omptnoni least befor us spread.
Nights shows ao root between ui and the feies;
Our eonm of ioj die out In monrnful cries, - "
Our tiinmpht come to crown a low-bow4 head
In youth's sweet prlme how plow the short
i houreflea; . . : , , y.j--. y
Aae strlres to stay the year that swiftly fifes :
The bright sun that we wish is hid by mist.
And shines the inn wheo we would have it rain!
Sad sings the sea whenhope's smile son ns beams;
But last beyond the gates of amethyst.
Where earth's light fades, there Is not any pale,
And life grows radiant as the fairest dreams.
THE MAJOR'S STORY.
The Major laid down his hook; v " ?
These Irish writers,' he said, 'have'
much to say of the relation between foa-ter-hrothers.
It is a feature of domestic
life almost unknown in this country, but
I saw a curious instance of it once. Did I
ever tell you the story of The O'Mbre.?'
No, nol' We all drew our chair" closer
to him,' and he began, nothing loth. . . .
'As a boy I lived, you know, In a small
town in West Virginia. We had no slaves
and little money among nsf but wo werd
bitterly pro-slavery, and were more arroj
gant in our petty notions of aristocracy
than the great slave-owners of the eastern
part of the State.
'When I was about fourteen, I met one
day at the gate of the front-yard a ragged,
red-herfded lad of my own age.
'Is if&a b'y to cary coal, - or- dig, cr
droive the carriage, ye'd be wan tin' the,
day, zur?' he asked with a laugh and a
bow. ' , ' r i--
V" J
'Now, I was not often" called BTir,or
addressed hat in hand, and of course I was
conciliated at once. My father wanted a
boy, and I ured him to take this one. He
was pleased with his honest, uglyaca.";
'What is your name?' he asked.
'Michael, zur.'
. 'I took Michael out to , show him the
coal-bins, pump, and his room over the
stable. As I turned to leave him, I saiclj
'Have you only one name ?' ''
'His face grew red as his hair. I'm the
O'More, zur.' : ;
'What ?' I burst into a shout of laugh
ter, but Michael stood grave and anxious.
'I'm poor, zur. And I worked my way
acrast from the old country. Bat mv
grandfather was the head of the family;
he's dead, an' so's my father. I'm the
O'More.' .
'I suppose your grandfather, like your
self lived in a mud hut and ato" potatoes'
the year round.'
'No, zur; he had a big house, and took
tay wid the Queen every week,' lied my
protege, with perfect calmness. 'I'm the
first of the name as ever went out- to sar
vice. ' N '
'And what brought you to it? Why did
you leave Ireland V
'I followed my foster-brother, zur.'
'The answer puzzled me, and I asked
no more questions, and soon forgot Mike
and his family in the ar&jety of preparing
for a Christmas party which my mother
was to give me, and which was to be of
unusual brilliancy and pretension.
'That evening she said to me, 'I have
been to call on the family. who have bought
the Scroope property. Their name is
Leveridge. There is but one son, a boy
of fifteen, and I invited him for Christ
mas Eve.' i
'Master Leveridge was the first to : ar
rive on the momentous evening. His sf!ep-,
mother came with him. She was a high
featured, sdiarp-eyed woman, with the pe
culiar accent of the educated classes from
Dublin. .
'A children's party.is a new thiqg to
Arthur,' she said. 'We keep our boys and
girls in the nursery longer than you do;
but it will do him good. When I mar
ried Mr. Leveridge, I found the boy had
no companions but the children of his foster-mother,
a low creature living in a hove
on the estate. I was glad for his sake
when we came to this country and the
connection was broken off. That kind of
people are, as a rule, irreclaimably
vicious.' . . . .
'I do not find them so,' said my gent!e
mother. 'Many of my truest friends are
among the very poor.' "
'Arthur Leveridge int meantime was
with my sister, when a wild whoop
rung through the room, and Mike rushed
into it, a scuttle of coals in his hand.
'Faith, Masther Arty, is it ycrself ? I
followed ye to Baltimore, an they towld
me it was here I'd find ye !' holding Ar
thur's glo el hands, kissing and fobbing
over them, while the coals were scattered
over the floor. ' !
'Arthur was a delicate, girlish-looking-
lad. He pulled his hamThack ina rage
of, shame, and pushed the boy savagely
away. .".'-V ' " ' "" j
'How dare you come here?', he cried
His mother ewept across the-room to
his side. . Mike cowered humbly when he
saw her. ,- ;? !
'Begone, ' she said, ; v , Vpu , ,,insolen t
wretch ! Followed us here, indeed I Judge
Horrox,' turning to my father, 'this hoy
must be discharged from your service; j he
must leave the town!' - v ,
'Gently, gently, madam, said my father,
'We do. not deal in that fashion in this
country. Mike is neither a vagrant nor a
thief, but he has no. business ereLove
4he room, sir; take 'your coals and yur
affection where they are wanted V',.;
'There was fa; flash Jn my fathe,rteye
which showed on' -which side- hiisympa
thies lay. Z":1' Vdl '
'The story of the foster-brothers became
the town gossip for a week. Every body
paid court to the Leveridge, but ; pitied
poor Mike. - '
': 'After a month I found that Mike 'was
out every night scouring the street with
Arthur. Young Leveridge was ready for
all sorts of niisehief.lrom-ringins dootf
bella tobreakiDgiiviBdoTrbut he was
terriblv afraid Af1wmw fnimd nut. !
-'Public justice was sharp and swift in
the tgwrn It had spmafeatures, too, pe-,'
cnliar to pro-slavery districts. The Board
pf Magistrates' vere the sevenjoldcst and
i wealthiest aTid-h6ker3;.:'-Trey appointed'
ithelr i- owng'Sticccssors , 6a retiring; they!
pnnished ofiehderi'hype3, or hy putting
them on the chain-gap Vho( y of men
Vho worked bu the street fihlh ed, by one
AttoagreatlrbAll '
;1 One night as t iwas coming home from
a school concert,, a saw a heap jf wood at'
the fpoj of the .statue of, Calhoun on the
square, j -pSTow tiaas xnly .an ordinary
,fi,sfuTMo6ar54 Jpnonghj no doubt, but it
was our Only; statue, , and toe j town was
proud of t acxjordin'gly.V Coming closer,
I saw ika, figures' of two boys dne on thp
top of the heap of woodJbusify tying
.rope , arpund Calhoun's; ivaistjthe other
below, -bjg;&im::apxtri to desist'
U f" -if lVb """t ? , 1
whisper. from Mike.,;
Get away there jl Stand back !'
'Arthur leaped downand gave the rope
a vigorous pulUpDown; camqf ..the figure,
and from the sonnd, T knew' that some
part oj; it had been fractured The j boys
stood motionless. '
Ididn4think'ifc'
X
WO'lld
sped
Arthur. ;
'There was
pund
of approaching
footsteps. .
Ttun, run !' . M
ke cried, dragging Ar-
thur down th
squre, it s tne Uon--
stable!'
'Bui they were tbo late. When Shock, '
the one Po-licemanrsavf the injury done to
this'clory of arL his tcethictuallv chat-
ctei'ed. He.stattcd taftrlh. refflaating
boys, and after a tough chasecaught Ar
thur, and Mike at jonce'surrendered also.
!A month in thd chain-gang'll not pay
you oil for tbi3,-ycju young -yipers !'
"''Michael turncdjon him furiously. 'Let
Master Arty go 1 It was I did it. He wor
persuadin'. me to tpp;, weren't you Masj
terArty ?' I' "- : -
'Arthur hesitated, looking, like a beaten
hound. 'I did try; to stop him,' he said,
in a feeble voice. L . . . -i . ;
'I hurried up; Mike's keen Iri wit
read my purpose m my, face,- Ho. shook
off Shoek's hold, leaped at me, took me"
by tlie snoulder, au l said, s in a fierce
whisper,- . . i. ; , . .'!
'If you tell, Fllkiil ypu ! 'I. allays tuk
his batin's fur him.' ;
'I'm not afraid jof you. But you can
take your 'batin if you choose. "' '"" j
'Shock haled them both away. The'
next morning, they were brought ?fp lie
fore the magistrates. Mike told bis storyj7
and Arthur sustained him in it. Athlir '
was discharged with compliments'on hil
kindness to the pilor wretch. j
i 1 .,
'That afUirnoonl, as fcooiva-! was clear
of sch.ool, I hunted up the chain-gang.
There was Mike at the endfc brejkin.q;
stone, the chain rattling with -jptcryViurn;
He had taken. off hi.5 jacket and covered
the ball with it. His eyes, were swollen
with crying, but ; when he paw - me, he
burst into a miserable chuckle. :.l
'This is what the O'More has come to!
he said. - :
'When I next met Leveridge, I told him
he was a sneak, ja hound, etc. Then .
went to the magistrates with my story
But to my amazement, they pooh-poohed
me away. It was my first insight into the
weignc oi caste
'Eight years after that the war broke
out. Mike enlisted in the Southern army.
Arthur became paymaster in a Northern
regiment. You would not find that young
man where any fighting was called f jr !
v nen tne army was m tue ctiienan
uoan v auey, .Xjevcnaffe, it ai pears, re
ceived a secret offer of a high position on
the Confederate ijide, provided he would
betray our corps to the enemy. The scoun
drel -consented. ! -
'By some chance Mike discovered the
transaction
Leveridge left the camp and.
rode down to the
messenger from
river-side to meet the
he Confederate -Army,
to whom he was to give the maps,"1 state
ment of the condition, numbers, -etc., of
the Union troops. He had the papers ou
his person.
- 'It was late in the afternoon when the
Confederate messenger approached and
gave hirn the signal agreed upon? Lever
age handed him he packet, when, io his
astonishment,. thd man tore it in half, and'
flung it in the river.
'It's thrue thinjl It's an informer ye'd
be! I heard talk of it in the Colonel's
t
tint while. I was kjapin'guard', an' I'd not
belave it
'You ruffian!
'I ',-L O'
Am i . never . to
have
QWQ witn you i . , , j
."'Mike -was a powerful Irishman, and
every nef ve was tense with passion. ; He
caught Arthur by the collary and literally
shook iihn. '--' - :' 1 'J t
- -'Yohall not do it? -TW-jan, that
sucked he breast, of my- mother shall
never turn' inform'er 1 I've ' faved you
many a time, but I never saved you from
any thing loike this.' ' i r ;
'He turned - him towards the Union
pickefTine; then Hurled him from .him.
"There, go ! and fur God's sake, be a
a man, Masther 4rtJ '
'Leveridge panted out an oath. 'It w
your own side I was going to help, you
hound J' i f
- 'WhatVsideSfd-m'
brmer l O
Holv. Vinrin i .
lA'lliQ man- stausea-awayj aQwn, uie
p rirer-barik. The boat lay hidden 4n:why;h
he h,ad erojsd, Hg got intc it and pail
Oted over ' j j
The Major stopped abruptly in his nar
rative. I'Wellr .jgOjOiiofre said.
Whatbeeame of hun ?
'The picket guard saw him as he reach
ed the open space where the.'mootisone"
clearly.' There-w-as a ..sharp.'ifns 'of j a,
bullet.' The' poorj fellow sprang con vnf-
break' !H
rsively ! forarcUreeled,1 pnd'TelJ. iWid the
water closed bvef himfbrever.1
And Leveridg5'-nq unW'Ti sn
'lie is living by Ihu .pit 10, California
a fintaand,1 nseqn4tl,.f a 'iiscrablo-.
ttfan'f
i. THE j LEGltit&TURh
tmirl lElertibVtfitf& th& Choice
The Com in g GovernOrState l oltcy
i'.'ejf. ' Governor - Jartii ",Eoresiadoued
. The fiiiig . Master State, Debt1 and '
n: Other Matters--Rep&d ctnd Retrenclto
" meat.
Special to the Gold oo bo MissBxaxn.!
On . ;JLLirJEieHt-January 12,t 1870
, The first legislative . week1, ha,1, closed
without anythjng of special pr general im
portance transpiring.' As is the case with
all legislative bodies ic requires a. week pr.
ten'days always to. perfect their, organizaf
tion appoint Committees and ' g?t')Hider
way. An assembly of utter strangers can-,
not enter at once upon the wort of domes-'
tic legislation. , ; . r .
TUT:, LEfiLSLATCRil AXt) PARTY ' OfiXl AN-
'". : r izaTion. ', '
; Tlie Senate and House are both very
passable Tbodies, iti point of .'ability an
average North Carolina Legislature, and
the views and wishes of the State consti
tuency, will doubtless be reflected and car
ried out. ,',The ; DemocratiG majority is
amile fpr all purp'ose?,1 and there is appa
rently perfect unity of party organization.
While there will be-a marked absence of
partisan legislation, there will at, the sauje
time exist perfect party cohesion, and 'the
way will stand open for.closer and more
potent organization in 880 than the Dem
ocracy lias known in the State since the
war. '
TUE SENATORIAL ELECTION.
Tliis is the all absorbing subject to the
legislative mind. While it is not so much
a matter of , general discussion" among
members, in. the hotels and lobbies, as one
would suppose, it is nevertheless clear,
t lat. it ia the most prominent question in
th pubri mind kt the Tjaprtalii and it is a
matter that must be disposed ot before
the Legislature settles down to quiet earn"
est work. The election Of Vance certain
jlyond all quebti?n. Hia fallowing is the
largest that is possible to muster in behalf
of 'any other aspimnt, and his friends con
stitute a potential majority. And in ad
dition to those whose partiality fp-f Vance
cause them to support liim 1 with vt vehe
mence amounting, toaathttaiawaf there are
others in and out of the Legislature, who
will support him kith their votes and in
fiueuee not for the sake Ot promoting
hiui, but to get the Lieutenant-Governor
in the executive chair. The .opinion , is
gaining ground in the State that Jarvis
will make a better executive oincer than
Vance, of which there is not the slightest
room for doubt. The Lieutenant Gevernor
has riff h'piratiensvhighert1ran that of
Governorand every effort of his official
life, and every appointment and public act
of his will bu with referero to : the good
of the State, uninfluenced, by lliqf ambi
tious desire for national honors tThe in
ternal improvement ' articles which have
appeared in the Baleigh Olserver will be
found to have foreshadowed the policy of
Governor Jarvis ifr thtit regard: ' '
THE WlSC, T.!t. ROATtER. .
ItnTT. ; Josiah Turner i in his 4:ural
elemetitjand happjet mood. ' The Dein-
ocrats expelled him from' their caucus,
which gave him the requisite amount of
cheap nnrtyrdomto s(,
ness in the Legislature.
?gt him up in busi-
Ile is now inves-
tigating tlie Bi1! boginning with his old
friend .'iwepson. Taking up the subject
matter of th indictment against Swepson
and Littleficld, .lately found in this county,
Mr. Turner lias gotfhimsdf a House Com
mitteo of investigation, and as head-
"Fqnirer is going into the bond transac
tions of 1SCS. He saj-s he hasjalready
drawn blood from the Rings, thdnrst in
his long fight of ten years. The report
which went out that Jo. Turner was dead,
was not well founded.
THE jrESSAOE AND DOCUMENTS.
The message you have had. The ac
companying documents, consisting of re
ports of executive officers nd various de
partments and institutions of the State
government have not' yet been printed.
When these 'appear they will open up
subjects for discussion and matters of
public comment. AmOn tfil most promi
nent of which is that of the , State debt,
for some adjustment of which the Gover
nor takes ground. Tlie question must now
be considered" by i the. people of jNorth
Carolina, and full discussion of the sub
ject can do no harm. ' j
lltptATrkxif' RETftEXCHMENT.
STkcSSenatrihai naised- tli Hiuse bill
repealing the special privilege, tax on mcr(
chants. The Honse has passed a bill fix
ing the rate for-State printing at forty,
cW.ts per thousand ems, in accordance
with the circular proposition of the Ars,
addrpssed to all'th?lniePibrs pf the Legis
lature, th6ntlregarcf'?tof!arty. This
movement was regarded at the beginning!
as, an abandonment of parlyf organization, 1
and has for its obiect the securing of that
Senatorial Cucua'tis'lbeerl Jailed
fortrednet,4i
bubhmiTii Mum mmi mm aod
appropnitiexiyjine wemoerjtwu pi iu
Hncusias as if the press had not teemed
wfth-lettm' oiTtho 'subject forthfr past
imonths-and persorjalVrgaasliadr not
cbrrfued a, State. ! with .the' thunder of
their anathemisanddenrinoiafionsagainht
all comers. ..,,. , ... 1
COMUISSIONER'S COURT, ) ,
. Wayne CouNtr. ' j
Kr'pFffCEjan. p'1871
arl inrernlat session at 10
' JPresent :',BJ F. Hooks, chairman ; D.
A Cogdell,' John Ivy, F. C. Patrick, W.1
Fo .;';; . '
f j The ,-nrnimshed f business of the last
meeting was called, and the following or
ders passed: I ;
To WaYj-Jscwis for bridge lumk'ri $3.13
To Ji Mr Jenkfns carrying prison-
tpjail, . 1.85
TO J. F, Bunn, carrying prisoners .
J2"1. v, - .. - . Lift
x . - . -$1L4
Isaac Burhham; C. U. Gardner and A.
Slaughler were'granted license ' toretait j
liquors at their respective places of business,-
.
The Clerk was directed to notify 'all
patties .interested, ; : that they r at" once,
build the lane fence on the road from Col. '
J. P. Cobb's to HenryVAdam's house,
j- following:! peraol, wore released
from ooubTe &x,a'nd allowed to list :
Stephen Frazier, W. H. Wilson, W.
Pi BAifoxd, . Thomas Powers, D. O.
Smith, Daniel Hollomon, Richard Ward,
Hillory Best, Providence Sasscr.
Phillip Dortch, anil Isaao Humphrey
were", released ' fWn poll-tax. Tlioma3
Kelleyfrom double poll-tax.
W R- Moore was. released from paying
tax OH 185- acres of land, listed - and paid
by B. F. Arlington. .
A. H. Keaton from overcharge (error)
of$l S in personal' property.
H. T. Howell's tax ori land reduced to
a valuation of $00:
The report of the committee appointed
to condemn a site for the colored school
house in District No. 1, PikevjHe, was
read, and action postponed to next meet-
The following persons were appointed
overseers of road in place of the former
overseers, whose resignations were ten
dered and accepted at this meeting :
W. R.; Burch to be overseer of Section
lfGrolhboro tqwnshipj V. V. ;Ipgram,
overseer pf Section 5,?otk. township ; W.
15. iioou, ,tjr. overseer oi. oetion ,
Grantlwm township; David Rayner, ovei-
seer of Section 1 6, Granthain, township ;
James Lancaster, overseer Section. 16, i
Pik'e'vilhrtb'wnshi Geofie-lli Wkrlthain,'
overseer Section 1 3, Brogden ; townslnp ;
Bright Holt, overseer Section 5, Fork
township; M. D. Perkins, overseer Sec
tion T4, Pikeville township.
The following accounts were then read
and ordered td"be paid":
To II. D. Ham, for board 2
months of Robert Best, (lu
natic pauper) . $10 OO
To II. W. Thompson jail fees
and ttirkcys, " "'"
inn ro
To Di J,' B, Person, medical at
tendance to Coleman (pau
uer) . ,
20 00
2 50
To L. A. Wright, one day'en Fi-
nanc-e Committee,
To J. J. Tyndall, wages and arti
ticlesforloor-hou.se, 1-
75
Toll. Weil & Bros., blankets for
iail. 5 00
To Dr. B. T. Person, attendance
to Edy Fail, (pauper) 20 00
To D. A. Grantham, bal. of St:ite
Auditor's bill, ' 10 35
To J. C. Eason, supplies to Poor-
, house, 15 74
To Ed. Whitehead, error in tax
paid, m , 26
To Joun Denning, arresting pris
oner, 1 00
A.J07
10-
I -Dr. J. B. Person's report a.s county
physician, of the condition of Poor-house,
was then read, stating that he. found
everything in neat and orderly . Condition,
with the following white paupers in the
eare of the keeper 1 ''-
I Caroline Strickland, blind ; Elizabeth
Denning epileptic; Catharine 'Denning,
dropsy.- :.tji . .,.-;;
'And v colofpd paupers : K Garry ! Roe,
paralytic John Cooper, broken limb; Ta
bitha" Sasser,; blind;, Matilda . Kennedy,
inianc; Edna Giles, insane; Mary Wat
kins1, -general deformity.
""Wliich report was received aud ordered
to bo spread upon the minutes.
T. M. Wiggs, Jonathan Pearson and
Calvin Gnrley were appointed to report
to the next meeting of "this Board upon
the 'advisability of consolidating white
schpol, districts .Nosl and 0 of Pikeville
township. K1 I U ' ' '
T IL Sasser's resignation as annembef
of No. 3 School District, in Stony Creek,
township, ,waj received, and Wm. Ethe
ridge appointea in his stead. -
The Board postponed action on the re
RprCpf the cpiflnjtee upon the, proposed
new road, in Indian Springs township,
until next meeting. . -;:,.Th'ereport3
. of the following Magis
trates, of fineu&c-, collected by them dur
ingthe pastryear werefTcad approved
ana ordered' td be, registered and filed : ;
r Berry Parks, Thomas W. Uszell, U
SheraTd.ij. lAycock J; M.' Perkins,
Jesse Hooks;: VJE. A. Wright, W. E.
Fountain, J.-H. .Barnes, J.r W. Isler, S.
R. Hollowell, D. E. StevensM. J. Ham,
J. T Dees, D." R. , Thompson, John I.
Heriing,0?J. MeCulIenVL: GPear
saU, J. .P-i Cobb,"KL Griswold. f
The petition from School District No. i
1, Pikeville, were t read, and laid over te
next meeting. ,oY - . : .
J The Board then adjourned to 1 0 A. M
January; Jth,' . - - , ' , ,
(5lerk-Couaty Commissioners.
urn
l-v r.t.1 i
. 1 . uptSDA y, o an. j i , i 0 4 y
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment..,.t, ,
.'jPresenV: B. F. Hooks, chairman; F,
C. Patrick, W. B. Fort, John Ircy, D.
4STiaASL.'',Viiwiiww, '
. The first business beore the Board be
ing' the TernrnendatiPn-of thd County
Grand JurvTor1 the' December' - term of
Inferior Gourt, as to the ; buildingof fire
proojf; Vaults for the preservation cf the
county, records, -After consultation? th
Board appointed W. B- ForU RfBBor-i
den and L. G..Pearsalliatconuaittee to
consider plans and .report t6ext Com
missioner'8 meeting.rv.. i, iv ti A ; Hi
yC. T. Xelverton, elerk, . presented lee
bill, No. C, Inferior Court, amounting to
$170, which was. approved and ordeied to-1
be paid. ; -,di I Lii iiuai -j.ti
Blake Dinkeo's application .for !relief
was laid over. to nexfrneeting.".-.,.- , ..Y
The Clerk wa ordered i to send tto tke
State. Auditor a certified copy of itho sup
plemental annual report presented at tVu
meeting by WT. YelvertoniU C.u g. Q,
and which Was read, approved and order
ed tohp, registered andhxL'. 'u I H
j.Thfl fhllnwiDgp3hrvrfi1ara nrptU
passed: 1U ,1 -ri.;? -i f'i : '
Thomas Bi Baker, fun January, li$2 00
J. I Joyner,: : i.'' ; Vt j ,,c.,2 00
Laban Benson, , . ' ,12 00
D. T. Howelf, ' ":"d 00
Jane Jennett, i ' ' M l - . 3 "bo
E. L. Hopton, forJariuaryrFebiunf ' ,
ary and March eaqh, -(i,.lIi2 ,00
The following accounts wcra then jread,
approved and ordered to be paid :yt,
Ed. Gnswoldi one doy on Finance--. f'
t Committpe, ,.,"., 2 50
o. Kj. ji.ason, January supplies to
.31 60
D. A'.- Grantham,! Sheriff, asrter
-aecount filed i't u-J rn,?- 501 90
D. A. Grantham,. iosoyQut' ftesin.lr.
paid Solicitor, ; , Ai 00
s. vxiaiiLuuui, iinoiven ices,
paid-Solicitor, ' . Jv-fy o
00:
D. A. - Grantham,: notices to
School Committee?., ir s $0
. reports, &cM , . , Kj7 15
R. W. .Edgerton, Register, , nak-.,t1:
in? out county agricultural rc- , ,
ports' " ' ' ?I3 33
M. B,
Stanley, burying Polly h f ,
Hawkins, (pauper) ,
Dr. J. D. Spicer.examimng.Rob ;j "
in Best, (pauper lunatjc), " rO 0(J
Steven Stevens, for removing rift1 ':
at Cox's bridged H m"H 'q 00
; Wm; Peel was :app)inted Cdnstable i4
New Hope township, 'vice L A; Ivcy.'ro,
signed;:. " ,r : ' - X t'. -m i -wf
The hands on the- land.- bf Simon'Sai
ser, colored, were assigned to road:dutyl
under Bud Andrews overseer-r ;- " f
. Hinmard Ped'wa relieved bf feaA da
tv for the nrefcent -bv reason 'rtf hfcitT
- - - - - K ;
1 f. . I t
aisamiitjvc r-ji " i' j
Fred Kirby wa appointed 'to fillthe yar;
cancy in the Board of District Oom'r&itte
No. 5, Pikeville township. ' ' ' ,1( '' "
The overseers on -tho 'following roads
having been allowed to .resign,1 their
places were filled n follow l 1 -' ,';
t B. Pikelo B"e"o verseer of35etion
1 0, Pikeville township; Asa Herring tor
be overseer of Section 10, Brogden fown-
ship; Wm. R. Hollowell to bc.bverscer f4
Mr. J. C - Alford' nnl-T. A.Griinger
were releasoa rroni donixS poll taxanu ar?
owed tfj'Hst. : ''I" . -.''"! " i;
J oseph li. Park'overrflftef f - Section
4, Saulston township, was granted 'per
mission to build" two bridges arid 1 a fopt
way over Hoo l Swamp; the1 crwntjr fort
nishing lumber therefor! ' ! - " V
The Board decided ! that ; the 'Sheriff'
should dispose of all prisoners' in-tha
county jail, subject to' the provisions 6f
chapter 19G, law'cf North CdrOlina for
187G-'77, to th best advantage, and make
report to their next meeting.'" ' t r
It was ordered that no- person, not a
1 1 1 1 . ,
rccosntzea pauper, ue Dunea ac me ex
pense of the eouftty, unless upon previ-
oas application to and permission irom
one of the Baard f County Commis
sioners. ' r ;!, . 4.'
The Board " then adjourned " to first
Monday in February, 1870. ; ; '' ' '
Published by order f the Board.1 1 j.:
R. W. Edoekto ".ii
Register and,CIerk Board Coanty Corn. "
' .A litLTt. j.Jt l''t u t
E(J . JtKVISINQ .AND DIGITIXU . THE
rUOLIC STATUTE LAWS OF TIII STATE.
The following wa? introduced by. Mr.
Dortch i , -" '"-' ..
The General Acmh1y of North ($frohna
do enact : ' ' ; ' ' ; r ," t'" .t
Sec. 1. That three commissioners bo
appointed by the Governor, to collect, di
gest and revise all the public sjfafute laws
of this State now in force,' and'f including
those which may be enacted " during tho
present session of the General Asembly ;.
that in the performance of this duty they
shall carefully collect and reduce into one
act, the different acts, and ; parts of 'acts,
which from similarity of .subjects, oyghtj
In their judgment, to be soarranged and
consolidated; . distributing j them .. qnder
such titles, divisions and sections as they
shall think proper, following and "retain
ing the general arrangement and plan of
revision of the. Revisal Code adopted in
the year' 1854; and in every other'respect,
they shall complete the, said j re$3pn ip
such manners as to;; them shall seem most
useful and-iH'oper4-render the said acts
m ore plain and easy to understand! I , .
: Sec. 2- That said comrarasionhafl'dea?
ignate such actj, or part of acts, if any, as
6 itheif judgul3t'liiglt5UHei Mealed,
changed or .,modIfiddi ani. may-; ajso sug
gest the passage of suohinewacts, or part
of acts, as shall seem'to tlieni becessarv in
Vrder to improve and perfect, ihe whole.
,;-Kec . 6.1 that said commissioners ;f nau
tireDare the said digest' and . revisal, so
that the sani'e -'. may bp kihrnitteu' u to! tl?
next legislature. ... j,,
Secr?TThH HTdchTmissioner3"8haJ
cause tdbeTptTatcirryfcrrrenient form.
three handred-eowes of sai
d digest asd
revisah for the1 tt0 of t1hnextCegbilar;
tr-. vf,"i7 It th .'e.alt ,jlu,J.;
bee., -t. j.oat,oW enauieiaeji.cpumis-
sioners
s to coinplete their -work in lima
5:m4jin pf tho hext-JLeutature,
for the
it shall be lawful i for) them to employ a
clerk to said commissioners -at h comf
pensation not exceeding hei, hundred
dollars, to be jpaid out of he public Treat
Ijuiith, ralmer,&Oo., stove, Jco-.
for Register's Office, : ' - la Q5
R. W. Edgerton, Ilcgister,' no'
tice3, recording bonds.i official -i
isnry bpda - thfe. warrant of the Governorl
- I Secv- flw-This act shall be in force from
its ratification . :-)'it I v
lEditoV Merger- At the present' low
price of botton, i should be a subject of
Very leTlous :)'b8deration with our far
mers whether they can continue- Its cul-
mt without incurring the risk of serious
loss.' It becomes then a question of vital
trh'portahce to decide if there is any crop
which'can be substituted ' for this ' great
American staple 'as well- adapted ' to our
soil and ohmaliand which- holds out in
drJcemenls v of ' economical cultnro - and
ready role. . L 9 f t ' i " "'-;' 'a
uariaracrs waTOsonrethfnif-Trow on t
which' to 'make. a "new departure; and
j1hc11 trill subject them to no very heavy I
M-rwiniUk and nfr thn Mtrwo limn mM tfiom I
,nMrt .t: f Nflff,Mo tw.
---;7". ' ;
suggest;
tonr't
the cultivation of which out neonle are I
TTf w AtHvWv ifTT!iTnvi inrf. fnr I
t.v-t:-i- ; j-u':.. i j.
woicu uini ( Meauuy mcrcasmg ue-
mand. andat prices more remunerative
than for apy Southern ' staple. ' There is
nl fl,n,l ;n I
Rr.to hor .Mn ri n,l tr?!! VM
. -
IU .tul g"'u vuuu i VVJ WUI UWJi'l
K .wellseedcd.and cultivated, 40 .bushels
per. acre, not too t large, an t average,
Comoare this with tho .average rield of
is rice, 'which is well adapted to rules if guaranteed protection by the uov-
clmiateandawat dcal of our soil: ernment. ; .. .'.. ; ; i .i-i -..n
cotton, per acre, and- (then the present coruanco witn new Jersey law, will be al
rs no-i, .Li if rrW I., Xnn wwod no kniency on account of his turn-
uTr : - ' i . 7 cw sut08 evidence.., The prosecuUng
that the balance., is largely in , favor of attorney' insists that Graham mhat ba
rice. . There is another advantacro to belhanged." ' 4 ' 1. 1
noted in comparing tms culture witn tnat
01 cotton, ana, tuat is, tnat it is not so 11a 1
lie to be seriously affected by over produd-
r' i':'X'' i.i.iiii .1'
iqn,.wuj?u.uuuouui.cuiy my cum; nu
cotton at this time. , . .
i Il is not mieant to 'be advised that the
cultttrc bf cotton should be abandoned ,
but would it not jbc better for our farmers ' It is f aid that Mr. William II, Vandcr
if they would , diversify their pursuits so bUt. Jiaa determined to build a matmflwnt
that in times like this,' when the price ot I
fcotton geti so l6w,they could fall back on
something more remunerative
ond its I
production less costly.
V&JlBrfeJy'r CATTLE'
Tf'S Odern'?eV breed of cattle is now re-
oeivip J! cV)nsidcrabTe hotico 'from ' our
u j.i ,Ti lit. v ... . .
u j.i vj in' . .. . T 1
qreQurs.,-,!. mi, oouniry me ocrs
have:heraTibfote monopolized most of the I
attention liestowed upon Channel Island
eiRortprt is, large. . x ue average ycariy
number of totle-ficnt frdm the island of
Jersey is about 2.000, and from Guern-
syy':half!'thar number. Of the many
thousands. ;thua exported, , comparatively
few have come to this country. '
'The Guernseys ar. similar in build to I
the' JcWeyis, , though larger and inclined to
nesn and .not sostynsn. ineir cuior. is 1
,M,,ft1lT a ,inh: fawh. with murh ' whito :
x. , l iv .i u ce r ;
tho nmasand eyolrda are bnff; in fact,.
all the'nbiots are lieht; offennie a strong
nAnfrnst tci the black noints of a fashiona-
bk marked Jersey. ! The Guernsey , is a
deep maker, producing the yellowest of
a - ' . .1
juuges, luiuiiiur, uum fv
the Guernseys ahead of the Jerseys a
butter-makers; their site and capability
Of taking on fat when .they cca.c to be
:'.:.- a, a':- aJ '
blebrepd. Qne , farmer of our acquain
tancef' who has an excellent herd of both
of these, breeds', says the admixture of
thejCream from the Guernsey milk w.th tion made by theGencral Assembiy atlhe
that from RO Jerseys gives the butter a last session and the several i prbnositionH
ydeeper, riclier color, ffbd makes it bring a
I higher price than that from the Jerseys
alone' The Guernseys being a$ a rule
farircr milkers, consequently yield more,
. ' Ui--i" r i,.f Aa -r.
butter, but the quality of thatmade ex
cmsively from their muk is not quite eriual
as It lacks something of its dclicalc flavor,
to the best Jersey butter. This expen-
cfice .indicates: that one , or two good
Guernsey cows in any herd kept for. but-
ter, would probably improve its products Knoxville sick,' in very low ' with Jpneu
as a marketable article. Some of the monia, and that Representative ilFlnlcy,
que,,Wt w have ?n. are with a danrerous
nearer lueiuea vow man any yiuvi?
have met : their ' rich color, Lrge, fine
neh and generous milk and butter yield,
make them a distinct and cliaracteristic
Drecu on dairy caitic. xuq uewjs jiuiu
a justlvdeserved prominence as butter
yi,Jy.Jl,.,. i' - . ,. . .
producers, and it is safe to predict that
thcir!nuwbers will greatly increase. Tho
rewnt"namerous sales indicate an increase
bodies, handsome proportions, . fully dc- the session, has not been able to morn,
together with their docility, and their . v , , ,,nf'.f,i.A
in the importations, notwithstanding tho "on 0f f l"UKnoui wi0 V0" a,D'
:r ? i j 1 w ,; , i dom, and the poor prospectof an lnroroFe
far.t that some of our breeders are now! I r i .i.:i..r. .
breeding just as good Jerseys as can be
touna anvwnore in me worm. . inc rama
depWtionof 'the herbs of the 'mother numoerof political refogcejC Theinrcrpv
"1 , " , 1 t , ir t ed condition of our Amcncati induatnes,
country under , the annual culling out of jt i9 believed, wiU have an immense in-
W --.! 1. A,-. ..nn.l.linn ..n.lnHI U . . ! 1. i" . .1 .4
this state pf affairs inevitable. It is a fact
tha'lthV best Jersey cows, both on the
Talan,! nn.l ?n rhi nrtTintrv. rloRfiiv rcscm -
. ' .
v.ta V r.Aatrtn nml pereral an-
pcarance a
for tho Uuefnsey ?vd
irkr-AcA Tiv hrttAtA M d:urv strick of anv
HntiAmerteirt Aariadturik '
. .. .,f f - ; 'i "-; t
' ;
r - A full line Of Black Alpacas and Cash-
I ,
meres always td bd found at btrocsk' g.
.nr. ?,"-'
i rt er
solieitS a liberal share of patronage.
uK a-
rrr: ui. r.k. ..T.f.r4n'trMnti
5Wetakopleaaure:in directing ; thd I at-
r.ntioor.f tf e rmbbe to Sneer's Celebrated
Po GramWine, a'purc and unadultera-
V,nrd I Passa t' New
fY SSSSL
Twir iffl
jucmess, and, brilliant color. anr. is noi
only an AIfPALjfK-r
IIL1L. v;f j t ..;i.'n
iTrr?rr- . r rood standing Daid a murdorer'a penalty
tact wbicn peaw acrongiy -athe t, Camdcn, N;X.. Tho
u irxfeyMir ODioer Decs to lniorm ine puo- and spocauy .
flic that his new Drug. Store, in the,MES- merciless chief offender.
I v. I Tl JT ! X ..J hi i
I HKrHUIUH UUilUlUK. IS UUW LFlUCU, auu
I 1 u-l m
The death of Caleb Ousliing leaves Mr.
Jefferson 'Davis the only surrivbtf mem
qer of tho Cabinet of FraTJttq jfrerce,
which went into office in lS5Xv
For tho last eighteen years Maine has
made no progress in population, .'! Her re
sources seems to have been employed in
the development 6f a few great statesmen
rather than in increasing the aggregate of
averago i humanity...,, izeLratbeoJhan
number has been her chief ooaccrn,, ,,
- The caso of Got. HamDton has reached
so satisfactory a stage that oalyjbis regu
lar physician, Dr. Taylor, is now 'in. atten
dance, and hu 'visits are' limited to one a
day. Crutches have been ordered bv
telegraph from New York, hence ft Is in
ferred that tho 'Governor Wilt hfl ibnut
again atmrarly uay. ; r'
Runners from SlttlnW Bnll'. mr, t
British America, near the United States
DOUDdary," have COtn 111 to the Clievetana
ksency with overtures for -the- return of
the band. .They propose to airrender
James Smith', a bar'-tender fhf f!li'irl
risher, We w 1 ork, was arrested Saturdav.
charged with robbinr his etuilorer.' his
hb thefts extending through
several years and amounting of fl7,Qoo
which ho placed fn' banks, with a view to
starting business for himself! 'Hb'wb.i re-
I?80 .on promising to return $4,000 of
tna stolen mocey.; , , ,
rn, -II T, TT
rrS
of John M. Armstrongs wiU be arraigned'
at CamdenI N; J.: this week: and.' In av.
Two Indians, called White Owl and
vuiw 1 lumps, were nangea at renuic-
lon Vv Mnpton I emtorr,. Wndayj -for
muraer. liotn were dressed in lull Indian
me.-tiimr. ,lon,r, wWr, r,,rK;.t
stoicism, and diotf with thd death-chant
on their hps. Astronar cuard of regulars
ani htia was on doty for emcrgeaeies.
ty-second street, New Vork. .Ho paid'
$200,000 for the 'ground, and will sbend
1 v , ir u
$2,000,000 for tho buildiritr,' excldsfve of
the interior decorations. iThe new struc
ture is to be a miniature of 'iht,, French
Tuileries, and tho railroad kinc wiUhve
mas raucii sryie as a king 01 , r ranee.
Col. Fred C. Grant is . attracting: much
attention from tho press becauso he has
wuii gmuicu bu uuituiiicu icavo 01 ao
v. ...i 1 : . 1 i. e
gence tQ accompany his . father, Gen.
Grant, on a trip to 'India's coral strand.'
ahoanl the steamship Richmond, which
8uprCmely happy when they aro enjoying
themselves at the expenso of tho Govcrn-
ment ; or in other words they are fond of
dead-heading. ,
The W ashmgton i ost nays that a move-
cni 01 os pan'Humcni
.Aw,an ;n tw, r,f5m,f!:'.
denounce the whipping: post as a relic of
umuusiu, uu nun up cuJuiiuuuA fuiiurua
agamsc 11, uui ino. ia auu remmna mat
honest labor needs relief from the expenso
of fcediof( nnd sheltering in Tfwons the
ksv and virioua thieves who lnfit Almnst
every community. If there be any better
f5" i1 WVrr"5,' r . r?rr.t w''
UIUUK11L UUL.
' , 1
for a conference with the creditors the
State. Tho preamble, however was fo
amended a to set forth tho imprapticabil-
ty of increasing tho nrcscnt rate of taxa-
tl0D m furtherance of any plan of settle
ment decided nnon bv raid conference, but
expressing anxiety to do all consistent
with what is believed to be the interest of
tho State and her creditora to adjnst tho
now beforo the body. relating Jo Upstate-
nacnt of tho public debt.. ,.' . f ,
The death of Hon. Gust ay Schlctcher,
of Texas makes the ninth member of the
rorty-fiflh Congress who has died during
the iswion, his -eit predecessor being
Senators'Bogy and Morton, and Re pre-
sentatives Ijconard, Welsh, Quinn, Wil-.-
"aras, Douglass ana vannago. inis
. , , itrnntati-(lT.-rftrfl.
hurg0f Tennessee, who went hoine to
hcmorrhacrc. Ilcnicscntativo Kiddle, of
Tennessee, who went home sick 'early in'
afeDt- 0f all tho great European steam-
j ship lines aro preparing' ror a large jn-
vvw v luiunamMvu my wui.u5 rruUft
an .T' ' otn enu
at Lngliih as well as the continental ports
We assurances aH Wkinir confiJcntlv in
I that direction. The canscs"'at' workf to
justify there, are the widespread deprcs-
j prcssive policy of thp German .Jrovern-
i mtu wm uo an cucvi. wo
pccially from the great manufacturing dis-
lct ot hDgland.
i . . i .... . .i 1 1
1 1 Un rndav law-Kemamin HButer, a
man of considcrablo wealth and. formerly
was a premeditated, eokl-blooded, tneroen-
try butchcry-lhe most damning grade of
I murder in, the calendar, lna.tfeod.was
1 A mrJap tt a iaim1 m n f f a rT t nnnn
I 11IIUU UIIUVl 11IU V4 UldUblU VI .v-M
i vtu - hired butcher for a helncr.
yr0rt, so well begun by the faint
hearted assassin, Graham, wai taken tip
carricu . 10 ity cna vy m
Hunter.;, There
was li J cuuui:u (iiuiuuiuvmi
passion to paHjate the deed ; 'but I steady.
mi.i Mi nrv'tififlf nr
determined. 'fiendish purpose f to taka a
I Hfi, far it nionev value. . ! If ever a man
j deserved thp halter fa JIunter
.Ilis intelligence pd PWSpg. d
W LX
I'eouto
thing, and other OoTernors might patern
after Gov, Mclxllan, who firmlj rtfufcd
tointcrferein II outer's case. " "
.. . r) . 1o i-,J
t'J&I,. Mw Bon Ton
by &IhU a Drug Store. t
! ! i .
O as one 10 De re- aMi, i nf hu crime are well known. It