The Wilson Advance
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.........APRIL 9. 1180
The Sutlreme Oiurt of Illinois bas
recentl j' decided that the Bible shall
e read erery morning in all the pub
1; U.1m C Ctata an1 thai tha
scholars shall refrain from other
studies during its reading. !
Esnop Bedtll is of opinion that if
uimiskcia nuuiu vuijr Dp? uniaw
: t rj i ..v - ...
is funeral sermons, the demand for j
fucb discourses would bt rapidly di-
tain1$beL It was a Heathen writer
who! said "Je mortuis nil nisi bonumj'
Tlia Taaitita in Wanoa ; tiav fallon
under JLhe condemnation of the Gov
ernmenttheir associations Ordered
to be dissolved and the establishment
occupied by them closed and vacated
within three months. The: fate which
tefel these establishments under the
reign of jlenry the Eighth in England
seems impending over them in France,.
-Mr.'.. I'arnel. member ; of Parlia
ment from Ireland, who recently visit
cd this country, and created no little
excitement amonp the- Irish normla.
tlon of our Northern cities, by denun
ciations ;of' the i English Government
and his vivid pictures of the wrongs of
Ireland, was the other dav assailed
with jells and groans and rotten (egg
at home, by his Irish fellow-citizens.
'- We ' have, seen the name of Capt.
R. A. Shotwell. the talented editor
of the Fiirmtr and JecAamc.mentioned
several titns for the position of Au
ditor on tho next State ' ticket. If
there is any man in the State whose
merit.nnd whose unwavering fealty to
democracy demands recognition at
the hands of the party, that man is
Randolph A. Shotwell, and wejbelieve
we speak advisedly when we say that
his nomination by the State Couven
tion for
versa!
that position would give tint
satisfaction throughout the
eastern part of the State.
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We publish in another column a
communication proposing the name of
Caot. John Dugger for Superintendent
of Public Instruction. Qur intelligent
correspondent is well I acquainted
with our system of public schools and
fs prepared to express an opinion as
to tba qualifications to be required of
thd person who should be chosen
to fjl , ' this Important office
which -is ' entitled to consid.
rable weight, Capt. Dugger is a
thorough teacher and a good practical
man an J is in every war! capable of
filling this position with credit to him
elf, and with Justice 1 to the orphan
children of the, State, j
JFe publish in another column a let
ter from our Representative, Dr. J. M.
Taylor which purports to give the "oth
er side'! of the rail road question. If
the Dr. had read the Advaxce as care
fully as he believes j his constituents
have, he would hardly have intimated
that the Advance had bepn unfair in iu
presentation of the question, for wo
published Mr. Dortch'a speech, and the
reasons given by Governor Jarvis for
convening the extra session of the Gen
erla Assembly, in the same issue, and
that too several days after .the country
hid been flooded with documents sent
o'lt from the State department, giving
the other (or the Doctor's) side" of the
question. -"We did not intend to treat
the Dr. unfairly, and can not now be-
icvelhat we have done him any injus
tice before his constituents, for this is
the first time we have seen anything
from him on the railroad question, and
although his views differ from ours, we
cheerfully yield space for them, even
though be strikes a lick at the Advance
for the course which it has pursued.
As to the Drs. argument, we have only
to say that our views, as j already - ex
pressed, remain unchanged, and, sow
that the road is so!dwe can not see Jhow
tbe interest of the party is to be pro
moted by a further discussion of the
question ; wc would refer our readers
however to the very clear and forcible
argument of Senator King, a synopsis
ofwhichi -was published in' the Ad
vax at last week, and also to tho ad
mirable speech of . Senator. Dortcb,
published in this issue, which we think
lurnish a complete anwrcr to the Doc
tors Views.
nounorni:rnra:xT4TiTi
Tba late scene in the Honse of Rep
resentatires, of the Congress of the
United States, was disgraceful, even
to that unruly End disorderly body.
It mast bare presented a humiliating
spectacle, to - persons nnaccustomdd
to such fierce wrangling and free inter
change of course- and abusive epithets.
Such exhibitions ss the one alladed to
and as axe noiunfreqneetly witnessed
of late in that branch of Congress
composed ptwffarlf of the people's
representatives, would bring discredit
upon the pit of the lowest theater.
The common decencies of social life,
oflwwoold think, would! be recognised
and observed, by persens who were so
fortunate at to occupy, the binwabla
position of members of Congress.
They should be, m fact, as well as in
theory, the representative men of the
country -not only of its material in
terests, but of, its intellectual and
moral culture a well. Dut it would
no donbt, be doing great injustice Ho
the constituents of Messrs. Townsend.
Keed and Garfield, the actors in the
late Congressional scene,, to be judged
by the conduct of their representa
tives. There iray be a divinity which
betimes in a king," but it would seem
that the time is rapidly approaching,
when it will cease to be an honor to
be a member of Congress.
44 n awt ki,i:ctf.d.
Not President of the United States
for a third term. bit Duke of AYncrica,
by the New Orleans Carnival Court.
On which occasion he was duly decora
ted with the order of St. Rex by the
Lord Iligh Chamberlain. As usual
Ills Grace made a little speech, with
which unlike his political speeches,
we have no fault4to find. In acknowl
edging the honor conferred, he is re
ported to have said : j
Ladies and gentlemen : I thank
you very much for the kind reception
and for the compliment which the Rex
Association has just paid me. For as
pronounced ft republicau as I am.il
wo a Id shardly be proper for me to
accept die distinction, which you have
just confered- npon me, especially as
I have been frequently charged with
an attempt to seize upon a higher
title. But as I satd before, under such
circumstances and appreciating the
objects of your worthy organization
I accept the title of Duke of America
and thank you again for the compli
ment paid and the kind lccejjtion ex
tended ;to roe.
We havo only to say farther, in
reference to this very neat and appropri
ate little speech, that in our judgement
liis Grace, omitted j an excellent op
portuoity, of disclaiming the intention
of "attempting to seize a higher title,"
with which, ' lie had been frequently
charged. Omissions are sometimes
significant.
tii,i Kxm rnoiPEcni.
Whatever may have been thought
of Gov. Tilden's prospects, for the
Presidential nomination, a few weeks
ago, it must be conceded that recent
vents, indicate a decided improve
ment in his chances, for the coveted
honor. The two States, which have
lately elected delegates to the Nation
al Democratic Convention, will be
represented by Tilden men; and in
the great State of New York and Penn
sylvania, in which de'egstes will be
elected during the present month, his
chances are believed to be by no
means discouraging.
Of all our public men, whose names
li.vn hn nrnmintnllv mnnt.innpn in
connection with the presidential nom
inatioii'l'istrengthsetin o be the most
clifUcult to estimate. In addition to
being the most, and least known, of all
the Presidential aspirants, he possesses
elements of strength and elements of
weakness, which attach to none of
his competitors. And whether availa
ble or unavailable, be is, and must
continue tobeA nntil after the Cincin
nati Convention, one of the central
figures in the Presidential panorama.
Many considerations conspire to
broduce this result not the least of
which b the general and almost uni
versal conviction tba he was unques
tionably elected president in 18 6,
and a great wrong has been perpetra
ted against him, in withholding tbe
office from him. That the judgment
of the Electoral Commissi oc, setting
aside the Terdict of tbe 'American
people, ought itself to be reversed in
the only manner practicable, by re-,
electing him in 1880 by such an over
whelming majority, that "fraud and
force," will forever hereafter cease to
be regarded aa reliable agents in elec
tions. This feeling bo doubt is wide
ly disseminated, and to it is attributa
ble the otherwise unaccountable popu
larity, which so surprises the friends
of other prominent Candidates. If the
great States of New York and Penn
sylvania should fall inV' line with
Nebraska and Rhode Island, Tilden's
prospects of receiving the nomination
are liy ne? means as glcowy as have
been represented, f
Tbe Other Bidesta Glvefl bjDr
Taylor. Edxtok Adyajece : Since mi re
turn home, I find many readers of
the Advance who have read only one
side of the Western N. C. R. R, ques
tion, snd who think the sale of the
road bad policy. Now I beg leavfe to
state briefly , tbe other side of tbe ques
tion.
This Road was chartered by an act
of tbe General Assembly of 1854-55
Both the State and private individuals,
have sunk millions npon this Road
without recer?ing any profit from it.
It became so hopelessly, insolvent
that It was sold under a mortgage of
foreclosure, and the State by au act of
the Legislature in 1874-75 to save
boraeof its expenditures, bought it
for ?850.C00,organized a new company
and mortgaged the Road for the pay
ment of the principal, pledging the
faith and credit of the State to pay
the interest. Since' 1875 the State ha
paid the interest together with money,
labor, and materials amounting in all
to $555,000 and still the Road is seven
miles short of Ashveille, with an addi
tional floating debt of $30,000. The
liabilities) under its new organization
amount to' $1,435,000. To complete
the Road to Paint jRock, equip and
furnish it with rolling stock, and relay
the old Road from j Salisbury to old
Fort, which mast be done before the
Road can transport its large prospective
freights, will cost another million and
a half which would in the aggregate
amount to about three millions the
price set upon it by the opponents of
tbe sale. j
Where then do the profits come in?
and where is the money to come from
to complete it? Under the laws ex
isting before the passage of this act,
it would have taken, with the present
price of iron , ten years to complete
the Paint Rock branch and twenty
years to complete it! to Dticktovrn .
In the first ten years the State would
hive paid out in interest on the
$850,000 compounded annually $820.
000 beside $70,000 per annum for iron
and 500 convicts and still the Roat
finished only to Paint Rock. TTho
wanes to see the work prosecuted on
such terms as these when much bettei
in my judgment are offered? How
many of us would live to see it com
pleted to Ducktown with such 'help?
What to be done under such cir
cumstances? What can be done?
Must wo kill the Elephant to stop
having him to feed or must we sell him
upon such terms 5 as we can? The
country answers through its represen
tatives "sell." j
I will now state 'the terms of the
sale as concisely as I can. The Stale
conveys to W. J. Best and associates,
all her right title and interest in the
Western N. C. R. R. for which they are
to pay $59,500 interest per annum on
the $850,000 mortagage bonds. $62,
500 per annum for the use of 500 con
victs $30,000 floating debt of the Road
and secure the State by a lien on the
road for $520,000, and give to private
stock holders $212,000 in stock and
complete the Road to Paint Rock,
and to Pigeon River on the Ducktown
line, by July 188 ll and to Murphy
near Ducktown by January 1885.
But the opponents of the sale say
"he has cheated the State ont of the
Paint Rock road, that we have given
it to him, and that he will never build
the Ducktown branch Ac, &c.
Now let us see what he is compelled
to do before he acquires a right to
either branch of the road. The com
missioners on the part of the State sre
to execute a deed to Best and associ
ates conveying to them all the State's
interest in the road. But instead of
delivering them tbe deed it is to be
delivered to the United States Trust
Company of New York as an escrow
to be delivered to them when they
complete the Road both to Paint Rock
and Ducktown and. if they fail to com
plete the contract, the N. Y. Trust
company are to return the deed to
the State while Best & Con have no
title to a foot of Rail Road in the
State, though they may have spent
millions on "it before their failure.
The only , claim they have upon tbe
State in case of failure is bsre pay for
expenditures on the Paint Rock road
nni trt otaaa,1 flf AAA 1
Their expen
ditures on the
Ducktown- line alone
will be about$100.000 hr tha tirto
ii 1 .
Pkint BocK branch in
j " wft orancn in
July' 1881. They cannot afford to
fail, except they fail to begin tbe work.
Their expenses for the firat year to
July 1881 will ba: ITire of convicts
$78,126, interest on mortgags bonds
$74,375 floating debt $30,000. Com
pleting Road to Paint Rock (President
Wilson's estimate) $650,000, to Pigeon
River $400,000 making a total expen
ditore of . $062,000. Who would
pend $1,200,000 to try to cheat the
State out of $850jOOO. Depend upon
it, if Best & Co. fail it will hare cost
them much mora than it will the State
My fears sre much stronger that they
will never undertake ths job on such
conditions, or will fail for want of
ability to perform the contract than-
that thrSlale will lose by tbe Irans-
action. Men may say the State has
no guarantees and is liable to loss by
the terms, but it seems plain to me tht
the possibilities of loss in case of fail
ure are mainly on the other side.
The completion of this road to tap
tbe-great railroads of the West and
South- west has become a commercial
necessity. Asheville will become tbe
i . --
great gateway and. the shortest route
from a large portion of the Mississippi
Valley to North and South Carolina
and to the Atlantic ports from Char
leston to Norfolk. The whole State
will be benefitted by the reduction in
rreiguls and an era nr prosperity is
likely to ensue never equaled in tbe
State before. Now if we can accom
plish all tLis without "draining the re
sources ot the State as this sale pro
poses to do, it will be the greatest
feat of legislation ever performed by
the State. We have no other proposi
tion worth ihe name to complete the
road to Ducktown. What then are wc
to do? j Must we aiMrom ten to (hirty
y earn, j at a cost to the taxpa3'ers of
$182,000 a vcar. at an annual tax of
12 cents on every hundred dollars
worth of real propcrtv in the State
Must Wilson county pay upwards of
$3,000; every year, for the next ten to
thirty iyears to accomplish
this great
workf
Must all this delay aud this
taxation continue because forsooth
Best & Co , may possibly fail to fulfil
their contract? Away with such doubt
i gs and cavilings. They may f iP, Ui t
the project is rbhly worth tbe trial.
But say the opponents of the sale
"we bad better sell the whole of the
State's' roads irom Beaufort to Ten
nessee'; they will sell for six millions
and raise money enough to pay off the
whole State debt." Let us see bow
these road sales would "pan out.
There is a mortgage on the Atlantic
road for $195,000, a judgment for
$37,450. . On the N C. road a lease
which has yet 21 years to run, a first
mortgage for $2,795 000. interest
$500,000. second mortgage $1,000,000,
interest $720. ' IFestern N. C. R. R.
j
Mortgage $850,000 making a grand
total of $6 097,450 besides other out
standing claims, which would have to
be paid before the State could realize
one cent from the sales.
.The State owns about $1.300,00o
and private parties $000,000 stock in
inc Aiianuc noaa. mis stock l un
derstand can be bought for $2 or $3 in
the $100. -
In cot elusion, I desire to state that
I have no doubt of the patriotism in
tegrity and honesty of the few oppo
nents of the sale, but by what process
of reasoning'orfinanci ering :thcy can
oppose the sale, is beyond my compre
hensiou.
I have not elaborated the above in
full, for fear of occupying too much
space, but they are all dcduciblc from
the public documents and papers of
the day. With kind feelings to ali
I have endeavored "nothing to exten
nale or set down augl.t in malice.''
. Respectfully, '
April 5 j'80 J. M. Taylor.
j Communicated
For Superintendent of Public In
traction. i
Ed. Advance : In choosing thej
first name to be submitted to the peo-j
pie in tbo coming election do not let!
North Carolinians forget or neglect!
tbe Superintendent of Public Instruct
tion. There are many good men wbo
would add strength to the ticket ' and
reflect credit on North Carolina. In
the Northern and Western States!,
where education and the Public School
system 'are considered of somo impor
tance, tba aspirant for this office it) the
equal of any other man on the ticket.
Can wc not have a first class man and
pay him a first clas salary? Suppose
we try the experiment. We have
some distinguished examples who have
tried the same experiment with wob
derfal success. j
Capt Jno. Dugger is one of the
ablest teachers in the State, he is a
fine scholar, and a man of great enerp
gy and activity. He is an enthusiast
on the Rcliool question. I beg leave
to present his name to your readers.
Auoyle.
Cared f Drinking
l A. rAiin(r f rti'1 nf tn !na wax tirl nf 4n
insatiable thirst for Liqnor, which had so
pritnud hiui that lie was tillable to do
any business He was enthtly cured bjr
i he use of Hop Bitter;. It allayed all that
burning thirs'; tiok away tlie aypeiite for
liquor; made httftierres steady, and he has
remained a sober and steady man lor more
than two rears, and has no ucsh e to reinm i
to hi cups I know of a number t( ethers t
litat he cf S'W"? . b u-".-
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NEW ADVEKTISEMENTS.
W. A. Barbrcy,
WILSON, N. C.
j AGENT FOB THE 1
NEVif IKOHE SEWIHG KACHISE-
This is one of the bet machines sold In
this St&te and never faiU to please. 8eud
for circulars and price list. i
KJP. Bayley & Co.,
IMPORTERS OF
C R O C IC ER Y
GLASS-WARE. LA31PS Etc.
27 llAKOTER STHEET,
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UALTIMULE,
JEWELRY,
J. O. RAWLS,
H. O. W1LLIA1U, JB
Bawls & Williams,
Tarboro Street, i
WLLSOIf, R3RTH CAEOLTff A (
We have just received i
large assortment of
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
; also i
A fine Sand well selected stock of
JEWELRY,
Watches,
CLOCKS,
AND
PLATED WARE,
j.''.! ALSO
BOOKS.
STATIONERY,
;oi,i pexs &c.
(Call and see us at our new
store and we will endeavor to
give, satsiacuon in price ana
quality,
i i RAWLS & WILLIAMS.
OANFIELD BKO. & CO.
Jewelers,
229 W. Baltimore St.. Baltimore, Md
AMERICAN and impm-tcil WATCHES,
DIAMONDS, JEWIil.KY. S1LVEU
ARERIl'PLES.LVEIt PLA
. TED W'AUE. UODGE1H
KUUEKS platf-U
table cutlvry, !
Spoons, Forks &c.
ock, Bronzes, China Vasos. Fiffurcs,Ac
jStock always complete and prices low.
I Badges and medals for school? and col
leges. , : i i' j
j All orders receive prompt attention. -
jmch 19th 'SO.
A.W.ROWLAND,
WHOLES A LB AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Pure Medicines
DRUGS.
. CHEMICALS.
! TOILET ARTICLES,
V (II AS I
NE TOOTn BRUSHES. i
IIAIU BRUSHES
SOAPS,
PERFUMERY.
COSMETICS,
AND TOILET POWDERS
A FULL LhKOF J
LAMP GOODS
: of every description.
KEKOSEN1C OIL ONLY 20 UEKTS
PER GALLON.
Also a fine assortment of
STATIONERY
PENS, INK, &c, c-
Prescriptions carefully compounded at
all hours day or night. f
Gunners desiring to make their own fer
ilizerd will please call and jfut one of my
uew pamphlets. my9-l2m i
JOTICE. j
At a meeting of the board of Commis
sioners of the town of Wilson, held April
1st, 1SS0, A. J. Brown was appointed
Registrar of voters fur the election to be
held on the first Monday in May next, to
eh?ct the Mayor aud officers lor the ensu
ring year. j
S. M. WARREN. See. And TrpM. !
3t. Per 3. I). W
WIRE RAILING
AND
ORNAMENTAL WIRE WORKS.
1DTJFTTR Sc CO,
26 North Howard St., Baltimore.
Wire railing for cemeteries . lawn?, gar
dens offices and balconies; window guard,
tree guards, wire cloth, sieves, ftnder,
cages, sand and coal screens, iron Bedsteads
chairs, settees, Ac. sep26 I2m j
W. J. HAIIRISS.
-IFLolesale & Ret.-ul Dealer in
GROCERIES &
Now offer to his old friend and patrons
4 m
ins large siock oi
SUGAR, ;
COFFEE,
FLOUR,
LAUD,
BUTTER,
MJfiAT, Ac.
All purchased previous to tbe advance
in prices, and will bt sold cheap. j
Lemon Tabourne,
The Old Reliable Barber
May always be found at his sliop on Tap
boro Street, where be will be pleaad 1
serve his friends and former patrons.
Sharing 10 cts; shavinz and eniticg
La it 30 ccnU, ap-IStf.
A A A A A A
1.1 n u u v ii
MISCELLANEOUS.
SCHOOL BOOEsT !
n After very careful examination, the N. C. State Board
ofEdticatiOQ recomraeiided for use in nil t'ttA ! Ip;ki:a e.a i.u
of the State, the following books of the Uinver.itvVerIo,.
J I i j j . - -
Holmes5 Speller and "R.
nr !
the folioTin- resolution April
ResolVed. That the Board of Rlocation for the county of Wi!U rL''
mend to the teachers of Public Scliools in said count that thr nA t
in their school the books recommenced by the State lWdof i i
Public School, in the State of North CaroUna." f Wuctl for.
Books for First or Permanent supply will be furuihed on
favorable
,i
ap9-2t
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C- W. Westbrook's
NURSJ
iriLsos, x, a
00,000 CLuice Fruit Troe, MP n, Haspberrion, Coosbc-n l r.irr.M. L
nd 1,000.900, strawberry planU l.r mIC Strawberry plants set out lu sVntII?"i
arly pa,tjf Oct oberwhl yield hall a nop of nic fn.it itr. Sd Vui H
a
car
nue,
WQTTE?f
y M DM JR
Have on; hand the largest
ture eveif oflercd for sale in
some of their prices: N
Bedsteads "from $2.00 up. I
Extension tables
We are ascents for a d are
on the shortest notice 1
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HEADSTONES JOMESTOKES.MOMJMEKIS.
ri d Itvciy kii.d e f i'nllt yok, at piiccs to suit IUrchtsrs. 1
Chsirs, picture frames, and baby carriages of every descrip
tion a-id" price, ,
Our stock was purchased o:; tho vcr)' bt ienna and wUl hi
sold at prices to correspond! with the stringency. of the time.
AVe cordially invite the- public
it gives us pleasure to show our
Cor. Ni!
IVIORrOW D BAWKS
M ANUFAC TUIIKU A N i ) L) IvALER IN
Fjurrii-t-ure of Every Description
From the finest Parlor
Trice
s are not to be underscld iu
and be
convinced. ;
Send
for catalogue and price list
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BUILDERS
Every t!
hing in building line at lowest
P. S.. We kiln dry all our InicVcri
s S 5 E I f 5
Old North State Fire
INSURANCE COMl'ANV OT WAKUEXTOS. c
lias teen iu Successful operation for Eight Yeirj.
! . A TlHronjh)y Reliable Floats Cewraoy.
wm.s
DAVIS,; President,
r.i
fsjiijid BWSPW
' BACK ACHE IS AT OXCE CUBEl
Benson Capcine Votqxl Vlnter,
tt IS TJIE OLY KNOWN
! , .
Holmes' Grammars and Historuk
5th, 1880; 7 paSdCvl
W. J. Bullock,
WILSON S C.
IEq AND FllUIT FARM.
St &TJi
-AND -
eaiers
T A: K
and best selected stock of
this market. The followi
fill r I '
'Mill
owing are
Chamber suit a from $22 00
up
Uo cents per foot
prepared at all timts to fnriiil.
-' - -
to call and examine our stock as
goods.
WOOTTEN & STEVENS.
& Ppring St., WILSON. .V. C-
to tbe cbcunest Cott2e Suits.
this or any other market. rCivt in! a trial
MORTON D. BANKS.
.Sooth St., HaltimprelMi.
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HARDWARE
figures.
ALTAFFSR, PRICE.
B. f. LONG. Scrla
. JARMAN, Agt.
REMEDY TUAT