North Carolina Newspapers

THE GLEANER. is. S. PAB*KH, IMttor. C./ APKILISI , 1875. [ These eohqnnt are open to the fr i discussion of affairs. The GLEANER is nqt responsible for the opinions expressed bp correspondents.} 'TUB RVMBJIB COURT. if is said, and trnly, that newspapers po&sesss great power, and exert great influence for good or evil. Tbey should then, to the extent of their power, be • • cautious, and,to tho extent of their in-, «.fluo»ce, be prudent. Attacks, of a very grave character, have recently been made upon two of the Justices of oar Supreme Court. Thry were based upon information, that turns t>ut to have been untrue. It was charged that two of the Judges, in considering the case involving the validity of the lease of the North Carolina railroad, upon which only four sat, seized the opportunity given by- the absence of the other two irom sickness, who disagreed with them, to render an opinion for the Court; thus practicing * fraud upon the Court, and perpetrating'* great in jury and outrage upon the State. The tacts turn out to be, that tbere was nothing improper In the circumstances under which this opinion was consider ed or rendered; that it is the opinion of three of the four Judges who sat upon the case, aud Is indorsed by the one who did not, as a sound legal opill ion. We took occasion in a former ar ticle to say tbat our Supreme Court did not enjoy ft»Hy the confidence of the people. Charges and accusations, based upon incorrect representations may de stroy ooafldence in any Court. We do this is the cause of a want of confidence in our Court, but we do think that attacking the integrity of the Judges of Mm Court of supreme juris diction of the Btate is a very serious matter, and should not be done, without tho fullest evidence. The soundness of its deoissions is matter for review and criticism. It may bo unfortunate for the interest of the State, that the lease of the North Carolina railroad was ever made. It may to Injurious for the guage to be altered. It may bo that the lease was affected by Improper means. These questions were not before the Court. There were but three (toestions it was called upon to decide according to law. First: Had the Directory of the North Carolina Railroad Company, un der its charter, the power to leas* its road? Second: Had the Richmond * Dan ville Railroad Company the powet un der its charter to take a lease ot said read? > Third; Had the lessee of the North Carolina Railroad the right, under its lea*e, to alter the guage from Greens boro to-Cliarlotte? ■I The Court, after loftg deliberation, de cides ail these questions in the affirma tive. It may beamatter of regret that the charter of the North Carolina Railroad Company conferred powers so exten sile; and it may have been very impol itic to exercise them. We thought jus tice demanded this article. The charges hive been widely circulated. If the ounion complained of is not sound, la law aud reason, we would like for some of our able lawyer* to review it; and show wherein it is erroneous. We hope it may be done; aad if errors are found that the matter may to reheard. The rules of the Supreme Court provide for this. 1 > i niHscaATc. In Connecticut, on Monday 6th ot ' this month .there was aa election for Ctovereor, state officers. members of the ttou^toS^fof" l itT the campaign. Jk' b ifa, "' ~ """"" " aid the republican party in its eflbrt to luiri different Stites. ami Motions of #kia mlly kwv Mch other, thi oi€ct6« tliroc ftßd tta democrati one. The democrats elected the Gov ernor and tlie legislature two years ago, a lesa majority. j , ■Jfh the luibiciparelectns in theffities of the north aud democratic • gains froin nearly Wvferywhere are re , ported, love of freedom and just government of the Ameri can people cannot, much longer, be stifled by prejudice and ill feeling,J hose great frailties of human nature, com mon to us all. The cry cf rebellion ceases to "WOUse, and drive frbm tlie miqd all else, because it is unfounded and meaningless. Loyalty caunot much longer excuse tlie violations ot every principle of justice and liberty, because the people art discovering tbat it is used as the slogan of those, prompted 1 by selfishness, hatred, and avarice. The love of liberty, the detestation of pecu lation, the hatred of usurpation, may, for a season, as it has been, be obscured but it will finally assert itself. Decep tion and hypocritical profession, and dishonesty, are being brought to light aud the republican party is bciug driven from power. The people are honest. Tbey have been credulous, or dspond ent. Their eyes are opening, they are tak ing courage, they aregcowing hopeful. A return to good governmeut, does, not seem so impossible. They are cheered by the prospect. Their power is being 'felt. They will triumph aud a country will rejoice. TBI FGDEKII. COURT AND OBBBNftBORO. - . This day, a week ago, we spent in Greeusboro. The Federal Court was in session, Judge Dick presiding. We did not bear all of his charge to the grand jury, That poi tiou we did hear pertained chiefly to the civil rights bill; aud we suppose we heard all of that branch of his charge. The Judge deliver ed quite a learned essay in that connec tion. He dcclapd, that by it, the negro had no other rights than those he before might have exercised; save ouly, that he could now elect whether he would enforce those rights in a Federal or State Court. So far as the constitution ality of the act, in giving the Federal Courts Jurisdiction, was concerned, his Honor intimnted no opinion. What he said was calculated to imprecs bis hearers with the idea, that the opposers of this measure had made a great noise about uothing; aud that the worst that can truthfully be said of it is, that it is a useless piece of legislation. No criti cism, express or implied upon this law, or its enactment, fell from the Judge's lipt. He declared that it pertained to inns, public conveyances, and places of public amusement only. That in those the whites And blacks Were not, by its provissions, ueeessarially bound to be accommodated togctheg. That the ac commodations must be of the same quality, but might be separate. The charge bad evideutly been prepared with great care, and as a literary pro duction it reflected credit upon its an. tbor. Judge Bond, it was understood, would to on the Bench during the sec ond week of the term. During our short stay we were tlie guest of tho JlcAdoo House. This house is elegant in all its appoint ments. The building ie new, and eve rything connected with it i» new, save the landlord. He is an old hotelist, and lias that knowledge of his business which long experience, alone, can give.' There is probably no fiuer hotel in the State. Its proximity to the depot is no small advantage whon the time ot ar rival and departure of trains (from about twelve to three and a half o'clock in the nlgbt) is oonsidered. Greensboro is rapidly improving and will, in a few-years, be a city in fret as well as in name. We called upon Mam. Duffy and Albright, of the JRrtrfof. Their looks and cheerfulness indicate (he prosperity of their deterr ing paper. We also paid oar respects to W. S. Ball, of the New Nnrth State, who is said to be mo ot the hardest workers in the Stare. He edits the best republican papor in the State, that we have ever seen. Like all lawyers who edit papers and practice law, he tJuli^'Tsnii k *' GnMW " The Btatesvifle Landmark says: We make the statement upon unquestiona ble authority that a woman iu Wilkes eontyhis given birth t* Triplets Are times in succession. The children of each birth have been raised, and the whole nusaberare now alive. No two of the children resemble each other in any marked degree— except ia the col or of the hair, la the sex the female predominates largely. The children are ail well developed, and without the least malformation. This is certainly one of the most remarkable cares on WoMd * . Our old friend, Everett Smith, recent ly of Wayne county,now ot Greensboro paid ns a visit last week. He Uin the Insurance business. We were glad to ate Mm. He most have lost nearlv a hundred pounds of flesh since we knew Mm before the war, but hels no fesibet weight yet. No man enjoys to agrehter extent the confidence of those wbc L know him. C'IIJINGE OP 6VAGB. If, as many supposed it would do, the change of the guage of the North Carolina railroad from Greensboro to Charlotte had induced the removal of the Shop*, this county would be a great sufferer trom the change. We are very apt to find a selfish motive working up on the opinions, the payments, the likes and dislikes of mankind. Our Greensboro friends, doubtless, think tbe change will do them no harm, and probably be beneficial to their town and section; hence they fail (osee any great outrage and damage perpetrated npou tlie interest and dignity of tho State. Our Raleigh friends, and others doubtless think the change willdoihem no good, aud may do injury to their towns and sections; hence, they «eee great damage, aud indignity to the State. This is human nature, and is to be expected. We do not accuse our friends of being entirely influenced by I Hie interests or conceived*interest of their respective localities, or more in fluenced thereby than we all are. or than it is natural, and perhaps proper, taking things as they are, that wesbould be. Our people are more interested in the location of the Shops. We show the same solicitnde for selfinterest that others do. The lease was condemned byrnany of our people very bitterly. Some of them opposed it from motives cutirely disconnected with their own or their county's interest, f>a v e only as they werexonnectod with the interest of the whole state and the corporation making the lease. It was then appre hended that one of the effects of the lease would be the removal of the Shops. As time allayed their fears of this, we heard less said about the lease. Now, the guage is altered form Greensboro, all the old fear of the removal of the Shops comes back upon our people with additional force. These Shops are tbe means of putting into circulation right in the centre of our county more than one hundred thousand dollars a /ear- To loose this would injure any people; it would injure to a greater or less extent every individual in this county. We have shared iu] tbe common anxiety about it. We now leel easy. We can assure the people, upon the authority of a high official of the Richmond and Danville railroad, who knows whereof he speaks, that iu no event, whether the guage is altered tbe length of the road or not. will tbe Shops be remov ed, or will the change of guage in any way affect the Shops. If the Shops are not interfered with, our people will not be greatly damaged, by either the lease, or the change of guage. The following law will be fbnnd to be of general importance, so we publish It. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That the Auditor shall not audit any claim or account presented at the instance of any county, for the maintenance of lunatics who have hitherto been or may hereafter be, refused admission into the Insane Asy. lum, unless it shall appear upon the affidavits of one or more respectable practicing physicians that the person or persons on account of whom such claim is presented, were for such times as such claim shall be presented, in -his or their opinion, entitled to be admit* ted into the Insaue Asylum as lunatics, and upon the affidavit of the Chairman, of the Board of Commissioners of any such connty*made before the Cleric of the Superior Court of the county to the effect that the expense has actually been incurred by such county for the support of such lunatic or lunatics, and that the charge does not exceed the aotnal amount expended, and such claim or account shall be accompanied by a cer tificate from the Superintendent of the Insane Asylum showing that daring tho year for which such charge is made, said lunatic or lunatics have been refus ed admission therein; Provided , That the said amount shall not exeeed the rate ofooe hundred dol lars per year. Sec. 2. That the Board of Commis sioners of any county presenting any claim, shall make oat and render their aeooants annually. See. S. That any person wilfWly or flrisely swearing to any part contained in the affidavit heretofore mentioned, shall bo deemed guilty of perjury, and on conviction shall suffer all rvtalflftt prescribed by law for that crime. Sec. i That all laws or clauses of laws fta conflict with this act are hereby repealed. See. 5. That this act shall be in fbree from and after Us ratification. In General Assembly, toad three times and ratified the Hsd day of March. . tNrtfcSSSM* ■MSrprtM.) The well known diver of this city, Mr. Wm. West, continues to dij and blast away on the remains of the Con federate monster, Merrimac, in ten men and two schooners now engaged in the work. The Merrimac is ato ugh customer for the Wreckers to handle. For twelve years they have been explod- FLAT RIVER, N. 0., ? April 2nd, 1875. $ MR. EDITOR;— Having but recently learned that a paper called the GLEAKER was being published at Graham, coun ty seat ot Alamance county, I have, after due consideration, at last conclu ded to pen off a letter of correspond ence for said journal, and if possible obtain—say and acquaintance, with the gentlemanly and enterprising editor, and give an item or so from Flat River into the bargain; Flat Riveris the garden spot (I wont say of the world for that would be go ing a trifle too far) ot Orange county. It Is a district of country deriving its name from a river of tbe same denomi nation which has its source somewhere in Person county and flows directly through Orange aud eirpties its paters into (lie Neuse. It is navigable, not for steam boats, but for common sized flats, as far up as Bobingp bridge. It is remarkable for large iish which abound in great quan tities in its waters, also for the rough ness of its for* s and the loud terrific noise it makes in tjme of a freshet, which at certain periods disturb the planters to such an extent that they give log bail and congregate upon the hills. I do not propose to give a geographical sketch of the river in question, but only to mention a few of its principal fea tures aud leave your readers to find out tbe balance by investigating their maps. FARMING is the principle pursuit of the people; although the weather for the past lew weeks has been very unfavorable they are beginning to "git off," in fine style. TOBACCO is raised here in large quantities, and is known as far as the town of Durham as being superior iu point of quality to that raised in any other connty in North Carolina or Virginia. - - CIVIL BIGOTS when last heard from was just making Coons-beud In Flat River, and no intel ligence concerning it has been received since week before last. A negro at tempted to assert his equality wid de white folk and got his head nigh on to bursted—so, down stream "she goes. I fear lam taxing the patience of you and your readers to too great an extent so 1 will stop lor the present, Perhaps again, JAXES A. THE SENATE CN DEB THE NEXT PRESIDENT. "We take the following from the New York Sum We have tested the temper of the new Senate. It is inild'y Repub lican. Grant has a majority of eight or nine. This raises the interesting ques tion as to how the Senate will be likely to stand two years henee whea the next administration comes into power. Twenty-six members of the present Senate vacate their 6eats in March, 1877, ot whom sixteen aro Republicans and ten are Democrats. These repre sent States that went heavily Democrat ic at the last election*), and Democrats are almost absolutely certain to take the pla«"es of the present ten incumb ents. This will preserve the Democrat ic culumn unbroken in the next Seaate. How will it be apt to fare with the six-teen retiring Republicans? Among them are Morrill ot Maine, Boutwell of Massachusetts, and Anthony, of Rhode Island. There is one more in New Eng land—Cragin of New Hampshire. There may be doubt about Cragiii's successor; but we will concede these four places to the Republicans. There arc seven others out of the sixteen, whiqh accord ing to recent elections, the Republicans may hope to hold, namely, those of Ferry of Michigau, Howe, of Wiscon sin, Wright of lowa, Windom of Min nessota, Hitchcock ofNebnwka, Harvey ot Kansas, and Robertson of South Carolina. The eleven above mentioned are all of tho sixteen for which, in our judge ment, the Republicans have any show. Five Republican seats remain, those now filled by Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, Logan of Illinois, Alcorn of Mississippi, Clayton of Arkansas, and West of Lou i«iana. Unless the Democrats make ut ter shipwreck of themseivea in tho next Congress and in the States where they now wield power, they cannot fail to wrest these five seats from the Repub licans at the next elections. If they do, this will give the Opposition a majority of two or three in the first Senate under the next President. But this result will largely depend npon the wisdom and prudence of the Democratic party during the coming eighteen months, and especially npon the character of the two Presidential candidates of 1876. »—■!>!> Kiplwio aad I.Ma mf I.ifr. SAX FRA*aaco, April B.— A great quan tity of powder stored in a frame building exploded, crashing the walls and hatch ways of the bonded warehouse, corner Spears and Harrison streets. A num ber of frame buildings occupied as saloons and dewefilngs were blown to AU. H i ,iii mm lll - ' « , M too names will permit. Three MTO At a molting of the Conservatives of Charlotte Saturday night, Mr. McNinch ▼as nominated tor Mayor of that city. The coal miners in the coal regions of Pennsylvania, have been on a strike for several weeks. The indications are that the strike will extend until it cov ers anthracite coal region. It is of gnNfcfetr proportions, and seeni9 to be attends d with more determination i and ability to hold out than any strike we recollect seeing an account of in tfeis country. TIA miners are organized, armed and tmsftatening. The various county officers ate powerless to quell the disturbaucev.v Troops by the regi ment have beeiMrdercd to aud are mov ing iu the diraXft ef the scene of tnr bulance and disturbance. The matter lias grown to (ho proportions of a war, almost. It is a straggly of labor against capital. Tbe strikes number thous ands of operatives. ißbey hold their meetings discuss and aqopt resolutions, and vote by ballot 01M any proposed course of procedure. What the termin ation will be cannct be foreseen. Blood shed and loss ot life is imminent. A conflict between the troops and strikers may occur at any time. If the strike is sustained, and continues to extend, tho result cannot bo otherwise than ex tremely d?sa9teronf, and want and suf fering must follow. There is enough of heroism and nerve in the way a Tennessee locomotive en gineer met his death to temper sympathy the judgement which bis fool hardiness deserves. He was employed on the Georgia and East Tennessee Rail road' and was cautiously working Iris way over tbe track with a passenger train just after tha recent floods had subsided. He reached bweetwater Creek, over which a temporary bridge bad been thrown to replace the one washed away by tbe swollen waters. It seemed insecure, and he feared to risk his train and his passengers iu crossing it; so, uncoupling the engine from its tender, and ordering tbe fire man to leave his post, that bat one lite might be endangered, he dashed at fhU speed for the other bank. There were moments of breathless suspense, then a crash of broken timbers, an explosion, a cloud of steam, and a wrecked engine. The engineer was seen uo more; the rushing river into which he fell swept his body far away, leaving only his name, DaVii Halloway, to memorize his generous but reckless act. Ex change. There was a riot at tne polls, iu oue of the waidsof Annapolis iu Maryland, at the municipal election onMMondayy y the sth of this month. The negroes, aij we learn from the telegraphic reports,' attempted to prevent a negro from voting the democratic ticket, when aj white man was knocked down by a nfJ gro. Pistol firing then commenced uV both whites and blacks. Peace auS quiet were partially restored. A aho J time afterwards a negro was remo™ strated with by a white man for carry ing around in a threatening manner a huge club. He knocked the white man ' down for his pains. The fight then sumcd larger proportions. Whites « blacks ranged themselves on the sidHr their color and firing became ravttL One negro was killed, and eight orjm others wounded—some dangerowy. The one killed WM not engaged the fight and was trying to get aww No one knows which side killed himVgFhe negroes were the aggressors. Prußbnt interference stopped the conflict. TL Here is a mild estimate oi the Pres" dent's qualification for a third term. It is from the Boston Courier: j " A President who lakes gifts' sits aloft thwarting the will of the fl? pie, and dreams of an indefinite exton sion of his lease of power througjwbe continuance of anarchy in the half of the Union, should be even to a second term. is worthless without order and est, intelligent National ad minis trfHK Grant has never had a Cabinet capaHfc of administering the affairs of a great government. He has had qoerahie aversion to any thiK lugger than a head clerk. of the Government of the JtfHlest Btate to Snipe pot— JP* bhuh. TILK FIKST GUN.— that So licitor Strodwiok is in Mlmilwro this week with the view ofJKgring oat the instructions of Govcidpr Brogdeu. He will issue the against such railroad officifto# may be reach ed by prefcewot Jppd hold them in the requisite their appearance rior Court. I K the street. It's of no eon- I sequeaoe, however. Johnson can talk enough tor sir ordinary men, and when We met Col. Thos. B. Long, General Postal Agent, in Greensboro last week. His efficiency and usefulness is nnivetv sally %pLmitted and praised. Why don't all officials do their dnty, as he does, and earn and receive the commenda tion of all parties as he does? COMMERCIAL Graham Market. CORRECTED WERKLT BT •cm ft BMRVLt, Tuesday/ April 13, 1875. Apples, dried, ?1b...~7r 8(8 lo I " green, V bu5he1,...,..... 1.80 Beans, V bush ......1.25(81.50 Bolter ¥lt>. ; 25#S0 Beeswax V lb • 25 Bacon sides V lb 12^14 " shoulders, ?It> lOflUk " bams 15(816 Beef ¥ lb s@« Blackberries- dried,' i... 7(88 Bark, sasafras roc ts 9 lb ........ 4a& Castings, old lb 1 Cloth, tow and cotton, ¥ yd 30a25 Corn Vbush 90#1.00 Chickens each 20(825 Cotton, lint, VII. 14814^ •' Jjj Q Clover seed, V bueiiVl 8.00(89.00 Ducks V pair : - 30@50 Eggs V doz 15 Flour, family. bbl 7.00(87.50 " supr 1» bbL 6.50(87.00 Feathers ¥ lb 90(850 Sure,,rabbit, % dozen, 25(830 " opossum, each, 05(810 " muskrat " 10£>!5 niiuk " 50(82.50 •' coon " 25(830 •' fox " 20^80 " house cat " 05(810 " otter ; 3.00a5.00 Hay *IOO lb „.... 80a60 Hides, greeen, V lb 05(806 •« dry, *lb 12(815 Lard V lb 16(830 Meal, corn, V lb 2a2>£ Oats, seed V bush 75(880 Onions bush 75(81.00 " sets ¥ quart 06(810 - Peas V. bush 1.00@1.25 Potatoes, irish V bush .1.00(81.ZS " sweet " 75(81.00 Pork V lb 68(819 Peaches; dried, peeled, 15@20 " " unpeeled, 06(808. Rags ?*>.... 08(82i£ Shingles V thousand. 2.50(85.00 Tallow lb i 08(810 Wood H cord .V. 2.00(82,50 Company Shops Market. CORRECTED WEKKLI BT J. Q. OANT fc CO. v . Tuesday, April 18, 1875. Apples, dried, V lb 9@ll ■ green, 1* bushel 1.28(81.50 Beans V bushel.. 1.0001.25 Butter 9 lb 25 Beeswax ¥ lb 25 Bacon, sides, V lb 12k(815 " shoulders, 10(812% " hams, 15(817 Beef V lb 5(86 Blackberriese Vlb J . 7(88 Corn ¥ bushel, 90(81.00 Chickens, each, llgß Cabbage, ? head 2(87 Cotton, lint, 13)^14 Clover seed V bushel 8.00(89.00 Ducks V pair. .W 30(840 Eggs, * doz. 15 a2O Flour, family, ¥ barrel 6.75 super. " 6.50 Feathers, new, ¥ lb -.. 60 Furs, rabbit, "9 doz 25 " oppossutp, each, s*lo " mnsk rat " 10al5 '• mink " 20*2.50 " coon " 85 "fox " 20a 25 Hides, green, per lb 3a6>/ f v dry, " 12a15 Lard per lb 15a17 Onions per bushel 75a80 *' setts per bnshel 2.00 Oats per bushel 75a90 Peas per bushel 1.00 Potatoes, Irish, per bnshel ...j.. 1.00n135 r " • sweet, per bnshel 75*100 Peaches, dried, per lb peeled... 15020 " " " unpeeled, 8 Pork per lb . Baß>£ jl Tallow per lb BalO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SPRING OPENING OF MILLINERY GOODS. ""At Pugh's Corner, in Gftham, on Saturday, the 24th day of Apiil, I shall open for inspect ion and trade, my Spring stock of new BOKUfBTS, BATH, CAM, BIBBOPTS, XACBS, HOWBM, OBIVA BIBNTS, CUFFS. Switches. Plats, and everything usually found in a fashionable I millinery Store. I; The ladiv.B of Graham and surrounding conn lit# are invited to call and examine my stock. M Mis* S, J. GRAGBON. apr.lS-lm G.F. BASON, Attorney at Law, GRAHAM N .C. | J. P. GULLEY, Retailer and Jobbeb or Dry-Goods, Clothing, NOTIONS, BURTB HAND-MADE Boots & Gaiters, ■ATS AH® CAPS, TAUSII, TBCKKS, WSIVI GOODS, AC., ft*. South Our. Fayetteviiie BL, amdXzehamfe Place RALEIGH, N. C. ' The undersigned, having closed his Hoial in Graham, desires to return his thanks for the liberal patronage! be received while laadbvd. Heparts with bis guests with pleasant net*- lecdons of past associations, aad hopes to ■Mettora often, aad to leant of ttefrmr continued welfare; though his relation to them mmr never be that ofTandloni agate. He wfcbea to Inform tlmpnhiuthilhii lias npnaad ■ C '/. - nmitsiMSHM in the building formerly used as a hotel at Company Shops, where he wffl be glad to see his old friends, and where those heretofore in the habit of stopping with him, can £ad accou nt >djUlon. AthWßoardinghome, meals aad lodging can be obtateedwSea it sntta the pro prietor to furnish them, at terms to be regula ted by special contract fa each ease. JOHN H. KLAPP. ; March 18th, 1875. tf JUST RECEIVED. Two Hogsheads old fashioned Cuban Mo lasses. Now crop. W. R. ALBRIGHT.