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terest on most of the loans. A. sav .jng of one per cent, on the average would be $17,000,000 a year in gold. That saving regularly invested at four and a half per cent, . would, iu less than thirty-ight years, extin guish the principal. . .The whole $1, . s jf? 1 . " 1 . .1 J . l 1 - l ' . i I 700,uuuoi tuuueu ue.ot mignioe paid j by the saving alone, without cost to the people. - . . - ' ; I PROPER TIME FOR BESUMPTI03T. The proper time for resumption 13 the time when wise preparations shall have ripened into a perfect ability to accomplish the object with a certain ty and ease that will inspire confi dence and encourage the reviving of business. .The earliest time in which such a result can be brought about Is tie best. Even wben the prepara-, -lions shall have:been - matured, the ' exact date would have to be' chosen ' with reference to the then; existing state of trade-, and: credit .operations I ia our own couutry, the course of foreign commerce, and the condition of the exchanges with other nations. The specific measures and the actual date are matters of detail having re ference to1 ever-changing conditions. They belong to the domain of practi cal administrative statesmanship. The captain of a steamer ; about stattirig from New York io Liverpool does not assemble a council oyer his t ocean chart and 6x an angle by which "to J ish the rudder for. the whole Voyage. A human intelligence must be at the helm, to' discern the shifting forces of the waters and the winds : . A human hand must be on the helm to feel the r fit ments day by day and guide jto a i mastery over them. , 4 . 1, 1 PREPARATIONS FOR EESUMPTIOX. ' , Such preparations are, everything. Without them a legislative command fixing a day, an o'tticial- promise fix ing a day, are chains. " They are worse they are a snare, a .delusion to all wUt trust' them.:.-'I hey ltny alt onGdenoe among'- thoughtful j men whose jntlgment; will. at last sway publio-opiuioii. r An al lempt to act on such a, command nrfauh a ;. pro? iinse, without preparation, would eud in a new suspension. -It would he a fresh calamity, prolific of cufui6u; d strust and distress, v , THE ACT OF JAKUARY-I4 ,'1875. The act of Congress of the 14tb of January, 1875, enacted that, on; and after the 1st' of January, 1879,!, the Secretary ofVthe Treasury shall re dt'fih in coin the". legal tender notes of the United States on presentation ut the office of the Assistant' Treasu r r in the cuty of NewvY6rkIttau itforized the Secretary " to t prepare Q-Td provide for " such resumption of M-cie payineuls by the use of j. any Vnrplus revenues' ; not otherwise ap propriated, and by issuing, in his dis ci etiou, certain classes.of bonds.' f More than, oue aud a half of the four yi'ars have passed. - Congress and the! We:- i lent have .continued "ever ''since to unite in acts which legislated out f existence every possible surplus ap plicable to this purpose. r r The coin in the 'TreaSnry claimed to. belong to the government had on the 30th of Jane, fallen to less i than' 15,000,000 as against $59,000000 oa the 1st of January, 1875, and thai availability of a part of .that sum is said to be questionable. 1 tie : reve nues arc falling faster than appropri- aiiiis,and expenditures are reduced, leaving me treasury wuu uiiuiuiaur ing resources. The Secretary-- has, dune nothing under his power to issue bonds. . - ' j The. legislative command, the offi cial promise fixing a day for resump tion, have thus far been barrens No practical ! preparations toward re- sumption have been made. . There has vbeen no", progress. There have been steps' backward. j : There is no necromancy in the ope rations of government. The homely I maxims of every-day life are the .best standards of its conduct. A debtor who should promise to pay a loan "out of surplus income, yet be seen every; day spending all he could lay his hands on in riotous living, would lose " all charaater for honesty and Veracity.. His offer ot a new promise or his pro fession as to the value of the old pror i mise, would alike provoke derision. ,- j KKSUMPTIOir PLA2 OF TUB ST., ; LOUIS I '.. 1 - f "PLATEOEM. v;r.;i I The St. Lbuisf platfqrim denounces. the failure for eleven years to make ! ood the promise of the legal tender notes.- It denounces the omission to i accumulate "any reserve for.their.re demption." .It denounces the con duct "which, during eleven years of peace, h-is mide no advances toward r smnp ii)n, 'iio pn p trations fir mi iiiai but ini-a. " haw obstructed - resunipii)n by waHiuitr our resources and t xhansiing '..all; our surplus in cjjme; and, while, pr ofessing to intend a speedy return to specie1; payments, - has annually enacted fresh hindrances thereto." And having fi rst denou need the barrennessof the promise; of a day r of resu inptioii,' iftiext deiiouniW that ' b i r re u ; p r omi se as; a I hi n d r aiice? to resni!iptioti.;It thtyi demanditsr i U Ntl.and also demands the establish- in ni of "a judicious system of p reo peration" for resumption. it cannot Ikj doubted -that' -the . substitution of "i system of 5 pfeparation,, ; without the pr)iiiise of a day, for the, worth less promise of. a day without "a sys tem iof preparation" f would fbe he gatn of"-the substance of-resti mptron. in exchange for its sliadow,'. '.:' ' Nor is the denunciation unmerited of that improvidencB "which, in the eleven vears since the oeace. nas con even vears since the peace, has con-J sumed $4,500,000,000, and, yetj could not afford togive the .people a souqd and stable jcurrencv !Twoand & nau per cent, on tDe expenditures oi these eleven ; years, ' or even , less, would have provided all the addition al - - . al coin needful to resumption.- 'vl belief to business t distrkss. : 1 The distress now felt by the people in all their' business f and 'industries, though it has -it8 principal feause Jn the enormous waste ot capital oc R.W:Wn i tiU fl,. nnliiea of bar T 1 1 1 , u...Kreauy aggra, TfKienil,oi7iiie suuj .vj uueiLittuiy is. me; pro- iwQ parent pi mischiefs ml all busi ness. ! Never were its evifs more felt than now. Men do nothing W.ausb they are unable to make anv caleula- flrrtii r' , 1 . ' " ; I wmun uiey can sareivv reJv. I ney undertake nothing because they tear a loss u everything-they '-would attempt. They stop and wait. -: The merchant dares not buy for the. future consumption of, his customers. ' The munu f actu rer dares' imL make ' fabrics which may not refund Jus outlay. die shuts his factory and ! discharges;-' his " , ; - uapitauaiiH cannoc '--iena money on security they consider safe," and their, funds lie almost without in terest,. ..Men of enterprise who ! have credit, pr securities to , pledge "will not borrow. - Consumption has fallen below the natural limits of j a reason able economy. Prices of many things are under" the range in; frugal, specie paying times before the civil, war; Vast masses of. currency lie in the banks unused. ' A 'year and a half ago the legal tenders ! were at f their largest volume, and the $12,000,000 since retired have been '.replaced by fresh issues of : 15,000,000. -.of 1 bank notes.7.I n the tneaHlime :the ' banks have been surrendering about 34,000,- OC0 a month, because they cannot find a profitable use for so mahy '.'of their wotes.- I The' public mind will iro longer ac cept shams.' i It has suffered enough 'from illusions. ; ;An.t insincere policy increases. distirtsti An uiiHiable policy increases . r uncertainty.! The people ueed to know that the govern ment is moving ;in the; direction.: of ultimate safely and prosiMritv. 5 and that it in doinrs tluoujih prudent, safe aud conservative methods, which will be Kiire loititluvl no new sciilice on the business 4f the icon utryJ Then the inspinuion nfi newr hope and well founded confidettce-will basicli the rest ori n g'in n't- ; n at n r ' and prosperity will V-gin to retnriM 1 lie"- M.? Lmis - (.uiv-iit ioij cit eludes its exprt sinn iii regard to tho currency by si 1ecl:tratiui Mt' con victions as to lhu'jractic:il nsulls of the.systeuv Mf prej):irations it de mands Mt sajTs: iYu believe such vl system, well ile vised, and, above all, intrusted to competent hands for. executionjerea.ting at uo ;time an ar titicial sc.arcity.of, currency, and at no time alarniing the public tuind in to a withdrawal J of that .vaster ma chin e ry o C c red i t by -w hi civ . i n eiy .five. per cent, of -all business transac tions are performed-at system iipen,, public and inspiring general i confi dence would, from the day of its adop tion bring diealing on its win" to all onr harassed industries, jset in. mo tion, the wheels of commercejilnanu- i actu res ana ine mecnanic arts, re store employment' tcf labor, and; re-; new " in 'all its natural isources the prosperity Jof JLhe people. ftzli "The government" of the i tfuitedf States,1 in my opinion, can advance to a resumption of specie! payments on its legal tender notes by gradual and safe processes tending to relieve the present business distress. If charged by the . people with the admiuis tration of: the Executive office, I should deerq it a duty 'so lo exercise the powers with'wbich' itl has been:. or. may; be invested by .Cbhgreyslas best and soonest to conduct the country to that beneficent result.' ! . . ; - ; CIVIL SBEVTCE "EKFOIIM, . . . The Convention justly affirms that reform is necessary in the civil ser vice, necessary to its purification, ne cessary to its economy land . its effi ciency, necessary in order thati the or dinary employment, of j the l public business may not be ta. prize j fought for at the. ballot box,!a brief jreward. of party zeal, instead of posts of honor assigned for proved competency, and held for ndeiity, in the public em- ploy." The Convention -wisely added that "reform is necessary even more in the higher grades of the public ser-. vice. ( President, .' Vice President!, Judges, Senators, Representatives, Cabinet officers, these j and all, others in authority; are the people's servants.. 1 heir omces are .: not ,a private per quisite! ; they are a public trust;" ; i Two evils infest the official service of the Federal government! Si . One is the prevalent and demorali zing notion r that the publio service exists not for the 'business and' bene fit of the wholepeople but 1 for the interest of the office-holders, who are in truth but the servants of the peo pie. Under the influenco of, this per ; niciouS erforpublio employments have bee'n multiplied, the number of those weathered, into the ranks of of-T. nee noiuer naye( oeen ) sieauuy . in , creased biy6tid ahy'possihle retpiire mentof thepublio business,,, while. in efficiency, peculation' fraiid and mal versation of the public j funds, from the high pIaoes:o power to the, low-! iest, have overspread the whole ser vice )ike..a lepro8y,v-.J'Mv-i The otheR evilis the! orsantzationi of the official clas into a body of po TiuariA,ivlr f "-"h' r ' -. V?,fl'"fr'",t icaucusesTand diciating I tbv nomiha Jtions $f;i$erd9rp'fir ing to carry the'elections of -the peo- pie uy , unuue luiiuence ,anu(iuy . ui- mense corruption funds systeraaticalf Jy collected from' the salanesor feea of Ouice-lioldclfsrhe: official fclas in other-countries, sometimes by its own weight and sometimes in alliance 'withthe army',! has been able id rule the'uriorganized masses even under universal suffrage. " Ilere, it; has, al ready grown into-a t gigantic; power capable of stifling tbe -mspirations-ot J sound public opinion, and of resist:' j Jng an e'asyangeot until roisgovernment becomes intoler- . . . " - . r- . . i able and pupito spirit, oas .peen stung to the pitch of a -civic-revolution. . ' " - The hrst Step in.reioriaiis ine ie vatibh of the standard by I which the VA nnnointinsr . power selects agents to Execute pfficiaUraext irv im- portanw is-ao:o8Ciettou8 fidelity sin in ARf mint and disDlacet iUhtrasiwor- Ih vor incapable subordmates.' ;mo T 1 -- - j .. public: interest in ? an 'honestkilfnl performance of official trust inu t uut be sacrificed to the Usufruct of the in- cumbents.noi a- it Ms;. li v --.si irr M After these immediate steps; which will insure the exhibition of better examples,; we may wisely 'go -on'Jto the abolition of " unnecessaiy offices', and, finally, to the patient, 'careful organization of a: better' civil service ijystem sunder the- tests, wherever practicable, of .proved v competency and fidelity. ' T ..L rr.-r ;rt ;r ; VVhile mdch may-be accomplished by these method, it might encourage delusive! expectations if i I withheld here the expression of my conviction that no reform of the civil service in this v country will be complete land permanent until its.' chief magistrate is constitutionally disqualified for re election j experience" having re peatedly exposed the futility of self imposed restrictions by candidates or incumbents. Through this solemnity only; can he be effectually delivered I f rom hia greatest 'temptation to mis use the ; power J and patronage with which the Executive ; is. necessarily charged.' - v ,-..:-;r -. 'in : , l. CONCLUSION; ' : 1 Educated in the belief "that it is the first duty of a citizeti of the Re public to take his fair - allotment nf care and 1 trouble in public affairs, I have, for fortv years, as a private citizen,' fulfilled that duty. ; Though occupied in au unusual degree all that period with the concerns of govern- ineiit,.! have never acquired the habit of official life. . Wheniia year and a half ao, I -entered upon, my present trust, it was in order to consummate reforms Lxo which 5 1 had already de voted several of th6best years of my life.'.Knowinij'.as'v I do, therefore, from fresh experience, how great tho difference is between, gliding through ati official ro'u tine and -working oat a reform of 'systems and policies it-is imposxiblev Utfx me to contemplate wiat needs to bei ilone inthe U dderal adminustiaiion' without t.n anxious sense of the' difficulties' of the Tinder taking: - If !summone I : by ther suf frages of my countrymen to attempt this work,, I i shall endtavor, with Go'd'rf help, to be the: efiiiient instru ment of : their will.' : I i : ; 5 -. To General John ' A, McClerland, , , . l ' ... ..: ' Chairman; General WL B.Frank- lin, lion; J. J. Abbott, lion. U. Jt V bpannhorst, lion. II. J. Ked field. ' Hon. F. S."Lyon and others, Com- raittee. &c. . Q o v. Hendricks'-Letter. The Enormities of the System that t - lnreatecsoTir insutntions. '.. TfmTATTA'POT.Ta. .TnlvSi. 87R. i GENTLiiEir I have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of your com munication, in. which you; nave for mally notified me of my nomination by the National Democratic Conven tion at St. Louis as their I candidate for the office of Vice President of the United' States. It is a nomination which I had neither expected nor de sired, and yet I recognize and appre-- ciate the high, honor done me by the Uonvention. i The choice ioi such a body, pronounced with, such unnsual anamnuty, and accompanied with so generous an expression of esteem and confidence, .ought-to outweigh alt per-. sonal desires ana 'preferences Of my own. V It: is jvith this, feeling, and I trust also from a deep sense, of public duty, that I shall now accept the no mination, and : shall abide, tne judg ment of my countrymen. . $ x i It would have t been f impossible for me to accept the nomination if 1 could not . heartily, indorse the plat- i o rui oi iuo cuaveiiuoa. x am grati fied, therefore, to ' be able unequivo cally to declare that I - agree in- the principles, approve the policies, and Byiiipaiiiise wiLii me purposes enun ciated in that platform. y- THB STANDARD OF REFORM. The institutions of our country have been sorely tried by the exigencies of I civil war, and, since the peace, by self i6h and corrupt management of pub lic affairs, which has shamed us be-1 fore civilized: mankind. J5y .unwise and partial legislation every industry, ana interest or tu peopio . nave ueeu made to suffer, and in the Executive deDartments of the i government dis honesty, rapacity arid f venality have debauched - the public service. Men known to be unworthy have been pro 'moted. while others have been degra ded for fidelity to official duty. . Pub-. lie omce nas Deen maue we means oi E- rivate profit, " arid I the country,, has een offended-to , see: a class of men jwho boast the friendship of the sworn protectors of the state amassing for tunes by defrauding the. publio .treat" sury and by eorrapting the. servants iof tbe people. In such a crisis of the ihistory of the country. I rejoice that the Convention at St. Louis has so no bly raised the standard of i reform.? Kothing1 ean be well with us or our auaire until tue - puuiio cuuscwuce, shocked by the .enormous .evils and, abuses which ; prevail, shall have, de-j inauded and compelled an unsparing reformation of bur national, adminis-. tration "in its head and in its ineinv bera,." in such a. reformation. the re--inoval of a single officer, eveh the Pre sident, is comparatively a trifling mat- I ter; if the system which he represents. 1 and which has fostered him aajielias uuereu w remain iub J President alone must not be made the scapegoat for the enormities of! the jsystehl which infects the public "ser vice and threatens the destruction of bur institutions. ' In some respects I l wn:t.ho viMm''Hti. fb.n h - J !thor, of. that vicious system.,"; COn gressional and partyleaders have been man could have created iti and the removal of net one can amend it.. ;I$ is thoroughly corrupt,'-and 'must' be swept , remorselessly., away by. the se lection'6f,a;gbvernment composed.of elements entirely new and pledged to radical reform.- . rV ti r 1 The first work of reform must 'evi dently be the restoration of the nor mal operation of the i constitution of the United States, with all its amend i meni& xne necess ments. The necessities oi war can ot bfe 1 in. a-time of peace I rj,e jright of local self-goyernxnent, as 1 guaraubeeu uy; me cujibwvumuu w vuo Union, must be everywhere; restored,. and the centralized almo8t Tersonal imperialism which has been practised must be done away or the first princi-; pies of ; the tepu1blicU7ibel tost. REFBAI OF TSB RESXJMPTIOJir CULUSK ! n ifl V a nMa om' inf ip-fTSed ! JTlt 8 " ... n.uf 'tj muse be reipjrmeq,; sjoi iy are the real standards.of values, and our national currency will not be a 4erfeet medium of exchangei until 4t shall be conyertible . at he pleasure of .the holder. As. I have, heretofore said, no "one desires a return to'specie payments more earnestly; than li do; but 1 do not believe mat it will or can be reachdin harmony Vwithl the interests of the people by artful meas ures for tho contraction of the jcur rency; any more than J believe wealth or permanent prosperity can be crea ted by an inflation of ; the currency. The laws of finance cannot! be disre gard ed with. impunity.; The financial-policy of the government, if; in deed, it deserves the. name of policy at alp has been in disregard of tjiose laws; , and therefore' 'has disturbed commercial and -business conndence as well as hindered 'a return to specie payments.!; One feature ot that policy was the resumption clause of the;- act of 1875, Which has embarrassedl the country iby the'anticipation of a com pulsory resumption for which nospre- t. I 1 .mnsln. A paratiou uas oeeu.; nuu : vyitu- out any assurance that it would be practicable. . The repeal of that clause is necessary inac .tne natural operation of financial laws may.be re- stored, that the husiness of the coun try may be Relieved, from its . disturb ing and depressing .influence,..! and that a return to specie payments may be facilitated by the substituion of which shall mainly reply on a judi- official retrenchmeuts, and, above all,' on the promotion of prosperity in all. the industries of tho:.p,eople. T i t RKSU3HTI03T A BACKWARD STEF.'. ' ' I do not understand' the-repeai of the resumption clause of the act of 1875 to be a backwardf step in our return to specie payment: but tne recovery of a false step; and although the .re peal may; for a .time; be prevented, yet the determination of the demo cratic party on this subject has! now been ' distinctly j declared. There would be no hindrances put m the way of a return to specie - payments. !As such a hindrance," says the 1 plat form of the St. Louis conventiori"we denounce the resumption clause of l7o, ana aemana its repeal." ,j . , , ' I thoroughly beleive that by public economy,' by official ' retrenchments, and by wise finance enabling us to ac cumulate tne precious , metals, xe-: sumption, at an 6arly period, is pos sible without introducing an "artifi cial scarcity of currency" or disturb ing public or commercial creditr and that these reforms, together with the restoration or pure government, will restore general confidence, encourage the? useful investment of capital, fur nish employment to labor; and relieve the country from the "paralysis of .hard times.". - ; : . . h if With the industries of the.-people there have been frequent interferen ces, uur platform truly says; tnat many industries have been impover ished to subsidize a few. Our com merce has been degraded to aninfer- lor position on tne mgn seas, manu factures have been diminished,! agri culture has been embarrassed, arid the distress of the industrial classes de-" mands that those things shall be reformed.1 v',". , ;;-v y j .;' J . The burdens of the oeoole must also be lightened by a great change jin our system 01 public expenses.' The pro fligate expenditures; which i ncreased . taxation from $5 per capita in i860 to $18 in 1870, tells its bwn story of our need of fiscal reform; . j : - : iii. THE CHINESE QUESTION. J : Our treaties with foreign i poveers should also be revised and amended in so far as ther leave citizens of for eign birth in any particular less secure j in any country on earth than they would bo if they had been born; upon oar own soil and the Iniquitous coolie system which, through, the agency of j wealthy companies, imports Chinese' bondsmen and establishes a speices of slavery and interferes with the 'just rewardslof labor, on ;our, facine coast should be utterly abolished," j v. ;, , j . crviii Service reform.! -. ".. ; ' 1 In the reform of our civil service I most heartily endorse that section" of! the platform which declares that tne civil8ervice ought not to, be "subject to change at every election. and that it ought not. to be made 'tn$ nriei re wa6Vof party zeal,'J but ought to be awarded for proved competency, and, held f or fidelity in the public eriiployJ 1 hope never , again to see tne cruet and remorseless proscription fo poli- tical opinions which has disgraced the administration j of the last eight years. Bad as the civil service now! is, as all know, it has some men .of tried and proved ability.. Such mehj; and such men only, ! should be retain-j, ed in office; but no man should be re-.1 tained on any consideration who has prostituted his office to the purposes of partisan intimidation or compul sion, or who has furnished money to corrupt the elections. 3 This i s done; ; and : has been done in almost every count v of the land. It is a i blight upon the morals of the country, and; ; ought, to 'ibe, ,reformedy --rt;' j v . . . . t , THE COMMON SCHOOLS. I'm. (, i ;Of sectional contentions and' in rer specttb Our common schools I have only this to Baythat, in' ray judg ment, the man or party that would in ivolye our schools in political or sectaj: Irian controversy. is! an enemy to the. sch Ools. Th e common schools are safer under the protecting care of jail the' people than under the control' of any; party. or sect. They must oe neitner. sectarian iior jjartisau,auu mci c uiuau be neither division nor misappropria tion of the funds for their support," iLikewis0 1 regard theinan.whq wouiqi arouse or foster sectional animosities men as j ai dangerous enemy I to his country, r , ,-.,-. - 1 I ' THE STRIFE OF, RACE AND COLOR. I f Alt.'the peonleihust be made to feel nd know that ondfe more there is es-i tablished a purpose and policy under which all citizens of every condition,! race and color wili be secure! in the; enlovment of! whatever rights ; the constitution ana iaws aeciare- or re-j cojmize. iandthathiur controversies; ... " 1 J t i - 7 that may aris4 the government is not; W partizan, 'bit;.-within' its4 coristitu-; ful guardian f the rights and safety! bf all. ; The- Strife between the sec-i tions and between races, will cease as poon an the bower for evil is taken; away from a party that makes pblitH cal gain out of scenes of violence and, bloodsned, and the constitutional au-; thority is placed in the hands Iof jneri; jwhose political welfare requires that; peace, arid good order shall tb pre- served everywhere., -j. -h j y.jj ,'-; v' ; ; I i ' A; COMPLIMENT TPGQViTILDEN. I it will he seen. gentlemen.that I am; in entire accord with' the platform' of ! the Convention by whicn 1 have been nominated' as; the ; candidate f fbr thtf ' Office of ,iVicl President of thei United; States. Permit me, in conclusion, tq , express jriy satisfaction at being assob I ciated with a candidate for the Jres dencywho isrst among his equals as'. a representative aoi i.i ayim wiu the achievements ?of reform; Ir In his Official career as the uacecutive Qt the oont: STntvf IJ'ew York, he hais. in a e- -vr f . w "; ,iiTr. , . Vi :, .4 comparatively short period, reformed the public - service" : aad iyeduced the the admiratiqn of nls. cquntry.. The people know him to be thoroughly in earnest he has shown Jhimself to be possessed of pb-wers -and equalities which fit him, In an eminent degree, for- the? great work i of i reformation which this country now needs; and if he shall be chosen ' by. the ' people to the high of3ce of President -of the United States, I believe that the day "of his inauguration will be the "begin ning of a new era of peace purity and prosperity in all departments of our government.'! "v ' . i . m -j ; . I am,' gentlemen,1 , f ,. 1 -t '. Your obedient servants -VS:;- THOMAS A.iHENDRICKS. To the Hon. Johw A. McCLERNAira, h Chairman: and others of -tho Oom- mittee ofthevNational Democratic Cfonvention;"' 'K . 1 V1TETTEVILLE D I STRICT. . Conference of IVeiliodist Episcopal, SECOND DAT. - ? . , V Star Special Report. - ; r. , , Rockingham N.,(yJ., Aug.' 3. T Conference convened at 9 o'elock. Opened with, religious ? services by Rev.1 M; V- - Sherrel. -Additional delegates appeared and tools seats. Kev. V. J. Brent, of the Wilming- on District,: was introduced ;to.ithe Oil lino'..) ' I ! . I .if. ,' ! - 'J j 1 Fayetteyille Station has paid about jbalf of. assessment, and, will pay all. r Cumberland circuit doubtful about jpaying full assessment. jrUobeson,, Laurinburg and Mont gomery circuits have, paid about one third, and. hope to pay all that has ibeen assessed. - - 1 - .: ! -.r. i The remainder of the. circuits have- doubt about, making, fulli payments, i Kesolutions urging the duty of the churches to the support of the pastors were introduced aud elicited con siderable aiscussion;: in which ; Revs. Guthrie, Phillips, Wheeler and Hall participated. , f- il! TH1BD DAY. . -'i5 . i ' -i-" " - - ettcville. appeared 111 the Conference. .The discussion on j the1 resolutibns in reference to the i support . of .the pastors was resumed and the " resolu tions adopted, and will be published in the Christian Advocate. . 'P The committee appointed at last Conference on '"District School," re; ported that they had received a lib eral proposition from the people of Jonesboro, and recommended that the school '-be located at that place. The people of Jonesboro, propose to give ; a lot of land ! containing two Kaiiii stem' - mv mi ' i 1 f . rv rv nf A l: 7 PC scholars, .r. V3'-f i The following1 Board of 'Trustees .was appointed: (i. M. Camribell ' Elisha Watson. John Vaugp, IL J. Ially, K. A., ; Yorthy D. i. 14. Jfartridge. Rev. R. S. Ledbetter, Dr. F. E. Asberry, K. A.; Worthy, and E. J. Lilly were elected delegates- to f the next Annual t Conference f W. T. Jones and W. B. Bluke Were elected : alternates.-- - ; s r I rl3: Lumberton w as selected :. as . the pi dee to hold the next District, Cou- ference." Dr. OravetiVPresffent'l'rtfi lege, and ltev.,! J. A. Cunningham, agent for the .Conference colleges, Reniarlcable Leticr to Gov. Vance.l ,' s Oii the arrival of Governor Vauce at Asheville he received the : follow inglctter: - ' ' i ' : f: Muefht, N. C, 3- ) ' - Cherokee County July 21, 1876. J . . , Governor Z. M.Vance: Deau Sie-t-I am i aentleman t of color, and understand that you will bo at Asheville, July 27th. I Beat myself to let yon know lam a Yance man, and most of the negroes, in this county are for you. I want you to inform' the colored j people that' we are ior vance a,na onr country, ana not for Settle. .Tell them that we are not for a part negro , and part white man, we want: all white, or all black. And wejong for. the time to come .when yoawiii. speak in Murphy v Hope ' it will- be Boon.- There . is ; a great 1 1 many wants to hear you lone t more : time, i I When want to stand right before you, r and was very much pleased.1 While some of the negroes could not quite under-' stand you, 1 was tall right; but they are all right now. ijWe have-heard that you wilL not be aere, but I hope' you will. 1 he negroes of this county have been fooled by . white negroes, bu t.they are about to. get their ejres onen. I think a speech from you would mkke them all hunky. 1 1 hope 'ibis letter will, faudr you in; good health and gaining negro .votes every day.. I thiuk'they are done with. the Kadical party in thw county; tl' ianj for Zeb. . B. -Vance, r Bob -Vance and fl ilrtpn. J.. 4-'-;-;,v:-.u. :iv,mj?"!' From your black friend, 3 j- i KOBEBT ;&AMSBT4 1 r ,a. ': , . ,..,'. l.eir rom Kaniav ' ,;- . Ms. Enroa : I havereceivednnmerona iaaairies'1 VI 7 - - ' ,7 7 ,-'7 !.' 1 In regard t.j tbe 1 ut lfiauon aaverasea ia your pa per during the last few week by the KansaaLand and immigrant Association. To save time and the trouble of answering -each in detail. I desh-e to say to alt interested, that the Association Is chartered h aAihuritT of the htate-of Kansas, for the imroose f promoting immigration to the State, and that in fnrthrane of this. oMect; proposes to distribute. BY LOT, to Its patrons, prizes amounting to th G rtncely sum or u,oj. x aojrui nave two araw- ngf. in tne wain, or vian jj racing-, taey win w rit a rfid nrlr.es. raneinc from S50 nu to 750tX) aw rd ,64 prizes, ranging from $50 nu to $75000 each. ' In the Snecial lrawina; they will award 100,- 090 prizes, rangintr from $1.00 op to $10,000 10 each- J The Sueclal Drawing is designed as commissions for Agents, and the tickets are given free to those who' m&Ke up ciuus or nnxcjuiae two : or wm enarea an The nrice of Shares or Tickets in the Main Draw ing is $5 CO each. For $10.00 they, will send two shares in the Main Drawing and one ticket free in the (special Drawing. All persons investing $10.00, and seenrine three chances. WILL SECURE AT LEAST' ONE FE1ZE, as there are no blanks in the ! Special Drawing. ,.-.,'j-yn,y : i- ,,. The Board or Managers were ceieclea from among the most prominent men of the State; and have tbe Confidence and support of all classes of onr citizens. Thev have all been more or lees' connected with the public affairs of the State, and their character and standing In the community is a sufficient- guaranty that the distribation will e fairly and Impartially made. I can state most positively that the drawing will take tilaee at ths time stated An en at 25th. The Kakbab lawoBAKT, giving full particulars of the Enterpriser its objects ana purposes, witn anaorse mmta s.nd referencea of the hiehest character, and I menu ana reierencea o information regarding ' I aenreeto ail who ma; ing tne state or JtaneaSt wyi . tireetoauwnomay oesiieit. , ?y .-ia All remittances for ahaaes, or letters of, inquiry, I . - - AteUso, Kaaaa. yotttiokeAhere'?la8t;'8nmmer!i-8tood.'Jiiv; h-u rigbtKbebind y6n,!and.;nex W 1 1. M I N OTON''M A It K KT. ,rSTAR OFFICE, August 33 P. 1L , , SPIRITS ; 'TURPENTINE. Market steady atfj 28 icents 'per gallon for South ern packages f Sales of 350 ca$k3 at quotk-l ROSIN". Market quiet at $1 20; for Strained and $1 25 for Good Strained. Sales of 49 bbls Low, No;.l at 2 00, .50 do Low; No:.l at 2 10 and !143 do No. 1 at f3 87i perbbL' -' ':T ' ' ! " urn-Maraei nrm ai tau oia.' cajes of 45 bbls, iu order, at 2 50 per bbl, - .CRUDE TURPENTINE Sales of 442 bbls at $1 00 for Hard and fl 90 for Vir gin and Yellow Dip . and 47 bbls at fl'OO for Hard' and $1 i80; -for -Virgin - and Yel low Dip.' ! ' '. s. :,.: CTT.ON.-Market : nominally quiet oh a basis of, ,10$ cents per lb fpr Middling. STAR OFFICEAugust 4-6 P.'MV ! SPIRITlB T URPENTINE-r-Market quiet at 27 cents -per gallon'f or Southern pack ages. Sales of 200 casks at quotations.-' ROSIN. Market opened dull at $1 20 for Strained and f 1 25 for Good Strained. Sales of only 40; bbls,"Good Strained at $1 23. . Market closing at $1. 151 20 bid; TAR Market quoted strong at $3 40. Sales of 124 bbls at qtiotations. ' -l ;rf CRUDE TURPENTINE-Sales 5f 278 bbls at $1 00 - for Hard, $1 80 for Yellow Dip and $1 90 ' for Virgin; and 190 Go at fl 00 for Hard and $1 90 for Virgin and Yellow Dip. ; ' COTTON.Market quiet on a basis of 10i cents per lbJ for Middline. bl Alt OFFlUJfi, August o 6 P. M. SPIRITS . -TURPENTINE-Market dull at 27f cents per;; gallon for. Southern pack ages.- Sales of 300 casks at quutatioas. -a ROSIN Market quoted 'steady at $1 15 for Strained and. $1' 20 for Good Strained. Sales of 800 bbh Strained at $1 15, 515 do Good Strained at $1 20; and; COO do Strained, - late last evening" and not pre viously reported, at'i 15 per bbl. -' ... TxVIi. T-Mak-1 firm at $2 40 per bbL Sales of 121 bbls at quotations. ' t CRUDE TURPENTINE Market steady. with sales of ICO bbls at $1 00- for ffard, and 1 90 for Virgin and Yellow Dip. ; COTTON. Market firm on a basis of 10i cents for Middling. Sales of 8 bales at 9f, 14 do? at 10J, and 7 do at 10J cectS per lb. , . Zi$&jrx&fo ,yl i .' : RT AT? flh'WIfTM' Antmet TJft T M ' SPIRITSTURPENTINE Market open ed quiet at 27j- icents per gallon for South ern packages. Sales of - 400 bbls at qucta Ubns, closing steady, ;.-.V! -,' :j' s KUSUM. Market quoted quiet at f 1:15 for Strained,' and $1 20 for Good Strained. Sales of 500 bbls at $1,15 Strained. . ; TAR. Firm at $2 40. ; Sales of 167 bbls at. quotations. mj irfy vid i CRUDE TURPENTINEj-Iarkct" stea- uy, wuu saies 01 via uuisai 1 ou ior uara, and. $1 90 for Virgin and Yellow J)ip. j 1 COTTON. Market firm and nominal 'at 11 cents per lb for Middling. ' , ';a , . ;.".' ' . RT A Tt CWWTCiW. Alio- ft fi P M "1 SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market Etea dy at 27i: cents per.gallpn for Southern packages. Sales of 200 'casks at quotations. i ROSIN. Market dull at $1. 15 for Strained,! and $1 20 fori Good" Strained, Sales of 1,500 bbls Strained at $1 15 per bbL TAR Market. steady at f2 40, "-Sales of 200; bbls. at quotations,; 25,bbls,J;ih order at $2 50, and 25 do do., delivered, at $2 55 per bbl. , i .' - CRUDE Tt JRPENTINE.Market'teai dy, with sales' of , 1,500 . bbls at $1 00 for Hard, and $1 90 for Virgin and Yellow: Dip. COTTON. Market firm on a basis of 11 cents fbr Middhnc Ko transactions to note l V ;BT AT :OT?T!TrTil ' A" O ' IS T HT'V? SPIRITS TURPENTINEMarket dull at 27f cents per gallon . for Southern pack-f I ages. Sales or ZUO casus at quotations and 83 do.v city distilled, at27i cents, u ROSIN. Market opene'd dull ai $1 15 $1 20 for Strained and Good Slrained.'and closed steady at $142. for Strained and $1 15 for Good Strained; Sales of 250 bbls Strained and Good Strained at fl l2i115,' and 300 do. Strained, Jate .last evening,-; at dy at tl 00 for Hard, and fl 90 for Virgin ana icuow uip... . Daies oi ;o ouis ai quo-- j tations! : Later we hear of sales of 90 'bbls ia 1 CO tnf ViririA onil -Viil THn ;. . 'M ir coi"ruJN.-AiarKei nrm on Dasiaoi ii EXPORTS HOB THK WEEK." ... ,1 r . 1 COASTWISE.1 Kew : "VoHifHteamshin Benefactor. 130 casks spirits turpentine, 16 bbls tar; 894! do rosin, 425 pags snooks, do oDis crndc torpentine, 18 1 bales neetiOK.-iy pKgs pa-, per,; 24 uo lieros, 3 uuies yarn; psgs radse, Opkgs wx.'' " " ' YABMoDTir, via .roTtiana, aie. io6,md :feet rj. rl lumber.' l' - - - Icigars, 18 bags wool, 1,483 bbls rosin,- vi Icsaks - snirits ; turpentine. 1 bdl carpeting. B16; bbls pitch,' I bbl,-1 tierce metals, 1 box wax, 14 'caks ' wine. 38 Dales coiion; no ibbls tarr lOS i bbls' crude ft turpentine, 'S7 iemntv ale ke?9. 40 bales wam. 3 do clbtb. 125 do yarn, d do Kdotoesticjft 5 rolls leather,1 bbls notatoes. 113 bags peanuts. 2 trunks "5 bbls sugar.tl. 'sewing machine, 4,600 feet lumber - 41 ,v I Boston. Scbr Addie M Chadwick.-J-2-; 653 bbls rosin,' 100 dd pitch;' 100 ; do crude lurpeuiiue, oo casaa apinie, u tawo wit, t liamiiftntine Ellen Holt.- 1,000 casks" spirits turpentine, 1,450 , bbls, roMu. .. ; ,..T v 'j v U.1 t: Cik-ptf. TTavtt.TTaytt Schr Nellie Cair. 91.610 feet routrh lumber, 7,008 feet boards, 21,901 longued and grooved flooring, 50,915; cypress sinngies. . . .,- yiU. . i nt (Cliarleatoa Naval; Stores inarjaiet, The arrivals were 373 casks, spirits tur pentine and 1.808 bbls rosin.- The market for. rosins was quiet at si as tor sirainea to Ncv2. and ft 40for extnrtJtoa 3; TThet bettererades were somewhat nominal at 1 70 forlow Xio. l; si 80 ror jno. I: ca for extra JHo. i a low i paiet -.c sa for low palej t3 forpale5$4for extra pale, and (5 00 for -window f glass, r Spirits turpentine was abooti steady . at. 25c r f or .-wbiBkeya, 22c for on. ana .tfe per gallon for regular pack ages, j rjraae tarpeatwe was valued at f l zo per not vir virgin ana yeuow aip. i at i . - rv, a h n u uruPL hiiiiv - w i l NHirx in i ki a I? if.tJUUJJJiii :ru.Jtrjkc x xouir jnarKet Biea- Prosperous IKViinaw.A Home and m ' Fortune.- 1 : Never has there been, a better prospect for ne crops tbao is shown this Centennial year. . Now ia the time to emigrate to this ferule State. Address Gen S. M. btrickler, Atchiaon, Kanfae, for the "Kans&a Immigrant," a fosr page illustrated paper, describing the resources and a2vantage of this Kreat State.- Sett free. See bis let er In another ceinmn. - New Stores filarkei, Ansuit 7, ... -om ........ -t. i.. -r- Receipts to-day, 1,628 bbls rosin. "There was a continued quietude in the market for spirits turoentine: no sales were reoorted . but holders still quoted at 80c. . The rosin " marRet was to day less active; the expoiters have supplied "their temporary wants and- have, witbdrawD,- leaving the movement of Use ordinary.consumptive character; sales ; of 500, bbls strained on . private terms, . In tar mere was a small Jobbing movrment at very firm and highf figures. City pitch was quiet and unchanged. ; v ' ' ; i 1 he teleffranhic art vmfia vera m follows; - Liverpool-SDirits turoentine. 24a fid. dull rosin--commodi '5s., firmer; fine, " 14v, aum Lionaon Rosin 5s 3d for common: paleJ215s; spirits turpentine, 23 6d. f;. MARINE. ARRIVED. " : Scbr. Minnie Ward, Moore. Tar Landing-. cotton and naval stores to Hall & Pearsall. Scbr Maggie ' Canady. Jacksonville, cot ton and naval stores to Hall & Pearsall. . Steamship D J Foley,: Price, , Baltimore, A D Cazaux. . ; ... ,..,, 8chr Susan. 177 tons. G iff ord Pliiladel- phia; Kidder & Sons. -' ' ,t l bchr JS S Powell577 t6ns.-Williams. Btl- timore, Williams & Murcbisone , sr brig Ldlhan, 800 tons, Campbell, Bos ton, GG Barker & Co. ' !; 1 Schr Annie, Bloodeood. New River: na val stores to Hall & .Pearsall. ,v - ' ' ' ' Schr Wave, Morse, Little RiirerrS. a. naval stores to W. I Gore, , : . v.' -yi J Schr,PIorence, vNelson," Ifyde county, au.wu ousneis corn io a k juitcnell cb Sou. - Schr lr'aragonj Williams, Curritnck coun ty, 2,400 bushels corn-; to B P, Mitchell & Sony ' "v Scbr Mvstervj Jones. Elizabeth 1 Citv. 1.- 800 bushels corn to Williams & Murcbison. Schr Dick Williams; 184 tons; Campbell, Philadelphia, 1 days, Harriss &r Howell, ,with 294 ton? coal for WM w A.',.lt. It. ; . yt : .. I: -CLEARED. Br barquentitje ! tTr.1l" Tnnmi.l. xonuon, Aiex bprunt & json." - - Steamship Benefactbr; Jones, New Yik, A D Cazaux.' j h- f -.-: ' w Schr Mi n d ie Ward : Moore. Ttor Ia nd in t. ' Hall & PearsnlL - ' V i t . Schr Maggie.'Canadv. Jacksonville. Hall . & Pearsall. .'!' f.w - ', 4 4 Schr M E Van Cleaf. Thomdike:'-Yar- mouth, via Portland, Me., JaSH Chadbourti Schr Nellie Carr. Wentworth. Cane Hav- ti, Hayti, E Kidder & Sons. -; . l 1 i Schr Annie Bloodgood, New River.Hall & Pearsall. t ' i - r - , Schr Wave. Morsel Little Riverr S. . C . Newton Gillican. - ' ' s Schr Addie M Chad wick.' Bird. .Boston.: C H Robinson i h' n . : - : -t : . Administratofs'Notice; SB TJNDEKSIGNED; HAYINQ QUALIFIED " s Administrators of the Estate tor 3; H. W. Runge, . deceased, notify all pertons Indebted to said Intee- tate to mako Immediate payment, and all persons holding claims against (he estate of the Intestate to present them to either of the undersized, duly an thenticated, on or before the first day of Angn st, . 1877. or tnia notice will D pieaa in oar or tneir rts--corery. - ; DANKK VOLLEltS, ' iW.i ,;.t ..- . . J, ,! K1LKUS, f ! . ,7 : Adm'ra of Gkli. Kanfie, dee'd. ; angl-dlw&wlaw6w . , , , ERWIBJ; HOUSED rutheeeoedton; n. lc. KATES tl SO per day: 7.00 per weVk : 20 n0 per v month. ' 1 jy98Wlui : i . -) .. i Spdrtsmen'firi Bells. T... . ' HS SPORTSMEN'S BKIX TELLS THE Po sition of - the dog, causes the birda to lie clceer. Ba, pWly comiDg Into ueo w-hfrevcr the shooting ie in wick cover. ince4 jtocuceniBeacn. aaarem . , i : . . , i f ' BE V IN BROS. MKQ. CO. If vjy 2e-W3t,;. - . . ; , Kaft Hampton, Conn.:j, Removal. i i t Mas behoved' to - his! new building. ! .On North Water, between Cheeant and Mulberry streeta, where he will o pieaaea to toe jus inenaa and customers. ! -v.".-- ot7-Wtf i - :s DISSOLUTION OF CO PABTHEBSHIP. T, . HE FIRM OF WOOTEN, KICHABDSON & CO. Is this &nj dissolved by mutual content The bun nees of said Orm will bo aetUed by V-V. K1C1I ' ARDSN, who alono ia liquidation. r.;j anthorlaed to a ga in F. If. WOOTEN. ? 1 - ' - f V. V. RICHARDSON, '-- i ALBERT PEACOCK, , - -. j t -.1 W. R. KENAN, "i : . - V- , J. W, POWELU ; 1 Wilmington, N. C.( 7oIy 21st, 1816. . J . Jj2J d3tw4k m . t. ,.r. - i : m Goss EerolTiiii Cartriip 'Holier,- CarriesPaper or Metalie Cartridges Either &n& Up., "DEVOLVES ON CENTRE SLIDES, W Klu H S - Holders! . ehella- JLnri- IMnn? For ease of action, and rapid - shooting, it acels anything of the i iind . .invented I , Price, & . U. J. . $6 sol.;,-. .1. t . , - '- - s , - , In orierine etve size of shell, and loose re' asnre- mcfnt ontslde of vest " ' N. K, GO'S, " - .sept IC-Wly ' ' l- Neosho FallsKallaa, ' I ' 1"'r ? - - I. B. GRAIXOXB i . . . . A . i C. M. Stkdmjik. ..........Vice President. : S. D. WAixjtci.: ....Cashier Isxao Batx.-..U .Assistant Cashier' Bank pfneHanoyer. CAPITAL pah mV- - $350,000;' AUTHORIZED CAPITAL" $1,000,000 John" DIRECTORS r i ' .7. T ' Dawson, 1 . CH. StedmaiL oFWrign ' AStedman. t s - , p. R. Mnrchison, of W- i iiams A Mnrchison Jaa.; A. Leak, of Wades- I Hon. K. R. Bridpers, Prea . DOrO. .1 . , V. Weddell, jbf Tarooro, E. B. .Borden, of Golds- boro,. N. v. -,. , ... o -A. -xtr D T IL Vollers, of Adrian A F Vollera.T . . j ta.-r Jno. W. Atkinson,, ; - vol u. Jr. junie, f a K nrfnnr Pnllint 'I EL K, Bordxv,' , President.-: 3 ' "It". GolistoroBraicli-? Ji-.i-. BOKTIX V Cashier. t DIBJECTOES: E. B. BordeK. W. T.; PafrtfJothi-Wi FL5 KorneeaY. B,JEdmond8on,Iierman Witt. ... ... ,.-.,1 t 1. Lux, ler. i , DIBICTOBS:-, Jjj . - 3. A.Xeak,B. T.5Sentett,a W.Ltttle, J'. CL Kanhal 1 Xssaes Certificates of DeMsit beartner fntcrent.'- . ? Ia authorised bv Charter to receive rm erORit . moneys held in trust by Executors, Admletr&tors,, Juaraians, Ac fcc,' ic. " " - - -' etrtci attention given to u orders ana requests: of our country friends by mail or otherwise, bnt IX pounds, and is only! 13$ inches wide,; Sure at top so as to qaickly receive Jho iiastic. gecureiv c laso ine same.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 11, 1876, edition 1
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