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CIVIL SERVICE REFOKin. , -
The special Com missioB, composed
of Hon. John ; Jay, Lemuel Tarnurey
and J, H. Robinson,whohave been for
weeks investigating, the New York
custora-nouse, maae an excel leut re-
port. They state that the force now
employed . may , be reduced at least
one-fifth without the service receiv
ing any detriment.' They recommend
the abolishing; of deputy collector
sbips and . acting deputies, and that
the hours of labor -should be strictly
adhered to ; beginning at the ap
pointed time. There is but little doubt
that the same reduction of force
can be made in all of the large custom-houses,
and in the smaller ones
the force can be reduced seventy-five
per cent, with advantage to the coun
try, and a great saving to the trea
sury. We quote from the Balti
more Suri: ' ; 'v;:.V';'';;' -:
1 "The commissibu state, as a result of Ihe
testimoDj before tbemlbat nearly all ap-
pointments are made from political con- I
vices, and without reference to personal
ntnessor qualifications. In reference to
such a . system i of making . appointments
they use strong language; they "pronounce
in principle, dangerous in practice, de
moraUzing in its influence on all connected
with the customs service and calculated to
- encourage and perpetuate official ignorance
and corruption," perverting , the powers of
government to personal and party - ends,
burdening the country with debt, and pros-
iriiung me iraue ana inausiry 01 me na
tion. . No improvement is declared to be
..nnihlA . 1. . T I
usaiuic uuui kuc vuaiuuu eerwicc i uisue
independent of politics." . ....
The President has addressed a let-
ter to the-Secretary of tri Trp.aRnrv.
in which hk indorses the renort. nnd l
sives expression to many views . that I
will be heartily applauded throush-
t , , - v. . :i ' ... ... i
ont t! ont.rv- W oivm th lott-i. I
entire: ' ' ' ' , '
EXKCUTIVB Massiok,. ) ;
Washtkotok. May 26. 1877. f
Mt Ukab Sib: I have- read the partial
teport of the commission appointed to ex-i
amino . the iew York Uustom iiouse.. Jt
concur with the commission in their recom
mendations. It is my wish- that the coUee,
tion of , the revenues? should be free, from
partisan control, and organized on a strictly
business basis,withthe same guarantees for J
efficiency and fidelity in the selection of the
chief and subordinate officers that would be
reouirea nv a nrndent merchant.
Party leaders should have no more infia
ace in appointments than other equally re
spectable citizens. No assessments for no-
iitical purposes on officers or subordinates
ehouid be allowed..? No useless officer or
employe should, be retained. No officer
should be required' or permitted to take
part in the management ot political organi
zations, caucuses and conventions 'pr elec
tion campaigns. : Their right to vote and to
exnreaa their views of anv nnblic anestion. A
.tner orally or through t&apress, is not d?
nied, provided it does not interfere with
f , Respectfully,; f RR' Bates
Hon.; Johh Sherman. ' ;.'.' .. V,
' There are sentiments in tbis letter
that will be read and indorsed ' with
peculiar ; pleasure. There are" five
brief, sentences that 'deserve to be
written on every public officeV t and
over the SpeakeVs f chair i-'in ' both'
aans ot Uongress, and even in the
Courts of ' dor; laho and writteni ;t6c
in letters, of jiving light:
1 "Party leaders should have no inoreln-
floence ia appointments than other equally
respectable citizens." -vV - ,:'-'
; "It i is my wish : that the collection bf
revenhe should be free from jparUsan con
trol, and organized on a strictly business
irui, ana organizea on a mxicuy DusinenB i
basis, with the same guarantees for enVj
-cieney and fidelity in the selection pf the
. chief and subordinate officers that would
.be required bv a nrndent merchant."
: ."No useless officer :or employe should be.
..retamed." , t , ; ?
"No . officer , should be required or per
vnittedt&ttike. part In the management of
. political organizations, caucuses and .con
veutious or election qampaigns." ,i
"Ho asaesament for political purposes on
officers or subordinates should be allowed.?!
These are -surely ' very noticeable
utterances' and we believe s that the
President means what he iavs, j If
hn Mr!oa nnf a .far aa Wo nun oniT m
good faith the principles of reform
laM Vln:,;.ti. w nrnnntvitlAn.:
Ja'id lowp'iri the. above propositions,
he will render ' Vast,; ; incalculable-set
vice to the country,; and savA millions
of dollars that are1 .now 'j'nnwjsely
: spent.or corruptly wasted; i
'Vtif nponlfl mnf" nt' become
.our people must not rjecome,
lent. Remembbr' how long
Bat
impatient. Remember .. how: long
'TvrirxT ' , a " ,'j.!-iu -i -f.- i - t ?' . : ,nvii.. C4w'; t -. . . ... --7-7- l ...... . -
time bad orertiment had sway .i
seeds oitSeverf ?U4lUkiiief
geaerous and patient1 tatmfeiiti to
ItJsdrtirecoeHr: vBut Win Te
qiiire,timei vand so 5 do not becoraei
tnat .uliot toe eiril- sermlaral ino
cureu' as- once.! .
1 -i Weraustsiafe :( in altQandor ' that,
secretaries berm au,; ,pdbQitz and;
'Thompson seem I to ; be rsincerely ta
cttiucobiiu iuir. purposes-10 root out
tbexld vices of the -'system,' and to
make the machinery bf effice smooth"
er and stronger and eheaper. r ! t
The Commission sent to New York
was censured by some of the , Demo
cratic papers, and we took .occasion,
at the-' time of the appointment to
ehow that - the censure was ill-timd
and unjust. Their report fully vin
dicates our good opinion, , and more:
.than justifies our prophesy of what
thev r would accomplish. Their re
port is veryjcreditable, both to them
and ; the jcountry i The Baltimore
Qasxtte if we remember ' correctly,
found fault witR the Commission, but
t now says unhesitatinglyof: jthe re-'
port: . - . .
"Secretary' Sherman's New York cus
tom house commission, have made an ad
mirable report ; They seem to have gone
fearlessly into the work of examining into
the management of the custom house, re
gardless of party considerations, and with
an eye1 singlo to economy, efficiency and
business like honesty and good faith. The
consequence is that they find much in that
Augean stable o object to, and they put
their objections in plain and direct lan
guage. -. i -"V -,:. V ::.';K- :
-The Secretary of the Treasury b as
already issued instructions' to the
iCollector of Customs of tlics nort of
once, and to reduce the force. Those
retained are to be fully qualified. Ve
are now having, the beginning of
practical reform in the , civil service
of the country;- Grant talked reform
but did nothing. Hayes says bnt lit
tle, but that ' little is to the purpose.
He knows .promises without perform
ance are barren ' and valueless.' He'
goes to work in earnest and in the
right direction.
7l:" vuu"ie Vum "B
.7 " irr .- -?"t,A
J i: c ar i . -i a
Uls : 4uurpoy, wiw.
axw uu xurY-V .
-Mil
ter, together, with their best speeches
and addresses,, and extracts ' from
their writings. . ; The present genera
tion knows but little of any of these
leading men! How many intelligent
JNorth Carolinians - have ; any know-
Ia1ma Ap Ti "VtntnAia T. ' fAxxrXraP 1a
fense. of himself before the General
Convention of the' Episcopal Cbnrch
flpeechhat' was regarded1 by
i a
f J
t Itt gratified us to -see it announced ;
that Gen. ThomasTi. : Clingmanwas
? ' : i . l 'A: '2 a-yL .t 1 '.li.it
supennienaing i-ue jm.
cation of a volume tljat will , contain
his -mosi Elaborate t andAf ablest
U.--A.It -umuu '.5:Aii'l
mirtfi'.iiKn. i.iiuri.iifi vv i rimii imiCiiiictb
r.. -r -p-
superior abilities, and in some de-
partmenxs is : singuiariy weu iniorm-
ed. Long in public life and associatec
with the great men of the past, be
can proance a; voiumeoi muoo t
and excellenceJl ' We welcome gladly
any merttrious coqtributions J.to our
sbarse iF native. 4 literature, I and. 'i hope
a laree anu reuiuueranvc oaio. ,
General Grant filled
the WfrHe
-;. . ; i .,. -' i- - ; - s
House with. military offipera-.-rapj!,-.. tps.
family may almost. ibe. said Ito ' have.
eea a military one. 1 All 'thw 5s .to
be dorte away. Shoulder straps are to
disappear,' .and the President, rwjll
have:around Mm oaly civilms tftodi
we ihope, gentlemen Thi; is as it
Bhould he.
can
military obief. f We hail the
of a better otde'n'of affairsj' when : the
civw riier ahds. away', the, soldiers;
and when the Constitution is regard-
ed once Wore as the p&lladlanl of a
people's liberties,
.t, , , , , u ,5'; t.' v
t.AxiUroad.,fou
niiin. at.a inr.n ..Ytmk
England, is the sole property obeCold-
nelToine.-He eonductathe eDtirebusi-
ness of the road himself. A'
many apie men uq ueamiuai, Sawabiding constitutioHal dvern
inv abihty and ,eloiuencev to J;aoy f-: i Mrl Haek wilt give; them
speech ever delivered, in tb United he twiU;'dese4andrwE
ptates J ' -: ?' V; !receive: the indorsement -of aaover
WHAT JIH, HAYES PROPOSES.
.The. President proposes tot test' tne
W1 'T?'
succwdaithereLvcanr extendi
priridple t& otheportand
01 ciearuK? out-T-eettins rid ol
--ciiLe-t "":. '""ii
1 WJjWmWmW
: who are, a burden; nd a corse to the,
:.y ' . - - ' "
.country, can eooni.iThe-lewtYfarfc
- , -V , v 5 ; 7 f
Herald saysr-'l $.m v . a4l "-sva.
f ri ,; - . ,
i The projected reform in the New Tork'
Custom House la an experiment and. dl
iwpulde absurd forus to vouch fpyjusu,
cess while the administration itself regards,.
it ai a 1 merely' tentative measure! The
country will judge it byiita fruits, whiclk: is
the onlv moanA rain fo.Awn1ina nmio: .
blame in public matters. , Bo,t, "whatever
may W the ultimate result. tv6 hav2 ho
hesitation In indorsing the caution; wisdom
and . foresight of. the Presidentin, making
'trial of his civil serviee ideas in one narrow
f but conspicuous field before makintr "them
a universal rule. ' IX thev. iocceed 'in the I
tX YT k easy 10
m everywhere because
Kffl-onS lrS
always been foremost since the rspoils sys-
,tem came into vogue. -. Efficient , and, suc-
XToV 7 "vii ' "
every part of the public service." . o
i The President must - be ! sustained J
m. " -i . i - . - I
I J r "-r-- r"'" J
and elevate the civil service. A vio
,lent war will be waged agaiust him
iby thousands of office-holders whose
leuure 01 servico wui soon oe oroKen,
and by their friends. t Not, only so,
but the tens of thousands of office-
seekers, whose hopiestwill be ' forever
'destroyed if the reform is successfnt-'
ly executed, will set up a loud and
angry howl, and the President; will
be opposed and denounced withcoit'
stint. Then the radical wing of 'the'
President's party will seize upon th
occasion to make' him more iunpopth-
lar, ana to deprive hint, if possible, of-Ii
all effective support' from his natural
allies and party friends. The people;
then, if they really desire ; reform,
'must uphold the President's hands as:
he cleanses and purges the offices of1
the land. Wo again quote from thCj
Herald: ; -. ..'! 1 1
I "We do not believe that anv mere svs-i
Hem or mere set of rules . will secure -good
administration without honesty and vigor,
on the part of the President and a healthy
public sentiment on the part of the people. '
There will be no need of civil service rules
when the people demand and the President,
tries to make a civil service untainted by-
party politics, w e had such a civil service.
under our nrst six residents, without any
fuss or ostentation,' and we shall have it"
again by the same quiet methods as soon as
the general voice of the people demands it
jo f the Chief Magistrates they elect. "I ; -; . '
Already thoNew York 2?me, the
most inflnential Kepnblican paper in
the country, opposes the plan of the
President, and .criticizes, his views re-.
Jcently published.- Others will follow'
't.hi ' pYamnlfl ' nnir.klv. ' so the ood
people of the u nion must tavor ana
defepd is policy., of reform, A We
believe the country will stand by him
In spite of Radical assaults and vio
lent denunciatioha of the hundred
thousand .office-holders and the half
million anxious and irrepressible of
f ee-seekers. ' He'fi'as'it'-infllip'ojeer-
to mate a noDie xecora ior, njmseii in.
jspite of the.pstj.The; peopM desrorr
demand a good, honest, economical,
jKelhiing majority of thh AmericaiTit
b'eople; ;. ' ", v
1 ; rruTi-i:.- flfir,u0 romi.Vo.
I r "'W, tT T"'"'
?!If Hayes turns his back bn thma-
S
aalf.-tWe flonntrv will! bless bis name'' audi
m j -, r
I ry W forgefeihow he got 'into the White 1
House. A He - baa I said ; -that jhe serves bism
party best, who serves his country r beat.
ow, let us see whetherhe means
N
says, ana wnetner ne w as ooiaanu coura-
geous m ooing as ne is in wnwug- aoous
wbat ought to . be aone. - to carry oui nis i
goiuen;;rui w.4u,ww,mk.
l 1 J : 1 111 V Ka nn.lo 1 '
Which made mm jfresiaeni. jie pas w.en;
i Dto will lie dareto re-".
1 move the civil service support? 4 If he,does!
this; old things will passj away f fie; Grant
w. -r- o.
We
. 4 ' rrt - 'a :f 11 -
anniii nrlt rt inia VV O inmic
mis. ;?Y.e...uiiuiv
I V
.ajT TT . . hAnnol lir v iTT rt
iur.-fiajfes iucaus ),uuiooi)itv,.mj w
serve the - coutttryntfae matter of
Reform.' He has already disappointed
evil"' prophesies-has actually con-u
founded the biUeZ-enders-all round1
:and demoralized andcohfrbnted the"
'fierce pdftisans 6t 'hisWn partyl U'f
a.v - "'.: i
nuu.vi uu,, w alf-Ytj
the courage; - and constancy of tpatjri
'..InJ.' tlHa. tni'4VlAT nfK'
'UL1BU1. T niJAAAifi HUUD AUA AU WAAW J
01 ngni, anu jubucu uiuugu
witu cfAiwB.- v uiui ujviv wu
in' the tBafip way 6r duty iandafety.
. i .n . - ili w - -i . r , -
--'Thfl1 Ttremlsta -Are'veyweimea
Btano inoignanin
becanaHayes has MrneS his ..back
;ue.Y 'J.vz:
1 on Grautisnr and Will nbt heai the
4 party wU be dead-,i ana what may De ieit
I of the "Republican party wiU be ; little, but
iliurii
a
an
so very -terse, will meei a .Tesponsive.
- . . .0-- r--o-r -. -
Let him be firm-let him stand TiiW
Hn iri' h: ' i.''
an anvu,, Pe will e hammered by
"i "4f ',! ZrW '-I viJ111
Ia,,n?4 rest ptheincedianes.r
T". r--71 -4 -r . --v' ; Q""
I be jcan.Jbear.tbetry assaults, theii-b
. . , - , " w :'-- ; -
wll indeed prave hamsBlf tobe made
0f that sterner stuff otttfof hicbrtru'e
oy:rI l-ik"5J: 'H-'i'iV.f'i;!-,J't
heroes h the -strife are 'fashioriea.,
Let the ipeople remembeShatrJJie!
&2?i5tf.-lr YJr T:u .Zi.r&u"Z? ,T"?f ..flT
take;aJl ,his risk-of; Tgjning his Qwn
party tb at he may serv e th e count ryl
and "save Ut Jf rom? further disgrace. :
iThe thliadelphia ?oV
mendent Daner. saVs
i - It is a long time since the
beeB coUoctSl. the postal
revenue, has
service per-
Nmed,the Indians fedand killed.and th?
in a" t?5ntiv h D?n hrffl?a
torthe country the, programme, he tadh
pates for the management of , the customs
hiuaiBess in New TorK. not Andrew .Tohn-
ison hor John Tyler, so f ar as partyX! was
fnmi wama Irinn . Vt mill fat a '
I We believe a crisis in the Admin
jistration is at hand. Mr. Hayes will
jcbjrie out victor if he persists iri his
course, although it ' will end in dis
I aster to the - Republican- party. If
on the other hand he yields to the
attacks that will be made upon him
iby the hungry horde who become
"unified by a common cause and a
ilicommon calamity," he will add his.
I name to that array of men who meant
! well but who had not the inflexible
will, the resolved purpose the per-
sisien t aim,' the unflagging 'courage
necessary to ensure success. .
j v
JiTiio wiiminatton
Amateur Ac
knowledgments.
The following letter from Col. Penning
ton, on behalf of himself and the Smith
villa Amateurs, who gave the late excellent
entertainment at theOpera House for- the.
benefit of the families of the lost pilots,:
speaKS ipr useu :
I -:-' ' Foht Johnson . N. C. Mav30.
AtecB. 2. London, J&g., Wilmington, JY. C,
I Deab. Sir : I write to inform you that
the sum of $144, being the net proceeds of
; our entertainment at the Opera House, May
13th, has been distributed to the widows
for whose 'benefit the performance was
given. It is hardly necessary to 'say that
; all are very grateful for the interest . mani
fested in their oenau.
Soecial acknowledgments are due to the
following gentlemen for gratuitous servier
W. ii. iiernaru, oi.me vyummgion dxak,
and J. T. James, of ihe Seview, for adver
tising; S. G. Hall and Jackson & Bell, for
printing; E. J. Pennypacker, for use of
, Opera House; Oas Light Company, for gas;
; D. A. Smith & Co., for furniture loaned;
P. Heinsberger, for piano and various at
tentions. , 4.
To the Wilmington public, who so gene-
roualy responded to the appeal made to
! them, we extend the thanks of the widows
and. orphans, and add our own lor the
' pleasant and encouraging reception, given
to the Smithville, Amateurs upon their first
'and last appearance before the Wilmington
publie. - : v
,1 am, very respectfully, yours, ;
I jx j. x XAanax i.jn.
Reported. Fire at Rocky Point. -
Fa. ..J S lL. . t . .HHVlnn V.m
1 J.S was repo.rieu iu iuib viiy ycaiciuajr wai
'the kitchen on the premises of - James B.
iMcPherosn, at Rocky Point, was destroyed
;by fire on Friday bight There was stored
in the building, which was used as a - barn,
about 1,200 bushels of peas and 400 er 600
bushels of corn.;, There, was an .insurance
of $1,300 on the stock in companies repre-
senteu oy messrs. j. ayior os ujicj, ui iiijh
Ksity. Another barn, containing a - large
'amount ; of stock, and also the dwelling,
but a short distance from the building, were,
(reported destroyed, and must have made a'
jnarrow escape. Mr. McPherson was in
this city when he heard of, his loss; . . c-i ;
From EeTPI. '
I -'The many friends Of Gen; R. E:5C6lst6h
in this city will be gratified tolearh that a
itiriif that he has received th0 decoration of
i i - .. . i
'A Commander ofthe Order of the Osma-
nicb," in acknowledgment of distinguished
J63SS.
Kordofan. it is a "seven-
star or cross of green enamel, with '
-t- ,
;red and . gold centre, hanging , from a goio;
crescent, and is worn around the necR trom
a idreen ribbon with a red stripe' We re-
Wt.tr l.er that there has been but verv
vr, --r - - t th. .i.h.
'
lnv2r:
'ibe Inter nai nevenueliaw,.
' It is understood 4hat.fhe .rulings of
Judge Brooks'ini the TJ; Si District Court
ia! this city, have been adverse to the deci
IsiOn - of : Commissioner ' Douglass,-as - pub-1
" I !1tnl4y.yl 4m 1.A AlOAAlld nBAHS riAfA(AjlAlf. , AT ..
IIBUCU U uo iuwve"uwiia uvuuuuavui va
li.J r.i j. J !. A lj 1
ring 01 xopacco wiinoui lue proper license.
would therefore be imprudent, without
I ;son3 iq this section to act upon the decision.
pi yommissioner ougias8.v :; , j:
TbeconiatrFoor Honce. niMf iUj;
--Mr.-i J,;iF..Garrell takes charge of: the i
Ommiy..Poot House this morninfeitts S
nerintendent, relieving. Dr. HA,E.Scottv
. retiresfor a season to the Bhadea of
David West wilf have
control, of the institution,
supervision or the contractor,
. J Drf Scott has-had-charee of
the Poor House for the last seven5 Or eight
years, filling the position quite acceptably.
I i ( ' T . ' y
CO!
. .Jy gfd inst; tanew
i passenger scneuuie uu uc TTiuu.ugi.uu i
! Weldonratlroad wflVgointoefjfect,' eiv-!.
- loWilmington -at 7 o'clock Av'M.'; -'andV
r1 tbe.tnp : to .Weldon m five hours
.five hours and mty minutes, ipciuding
6PP
ttllQ
heve,
st6ppages, being a little over -thirty miler
LfUT. - 1 ' 13 mo HK9V lilUJO. uv.
ever made on any roaa m this mate
as sonffs'of'Cameronand'Wada.
d Phillips and Blame. and Morton.
'EPI8COPAL CONVENTION.'
UriH 141 ; I Him t Oil u ti&i'Am
lotttf-Flrar Day ProeeedlnE. -
; : 48peciil Star CoTrispbBdence;7.i yi
L!:" dhDt-. .Lpwo?ly.,:?.
sCohtentioni a met itodavc atlO-zolQeki '
andV after i ptayeiv! bjC Biahop i Alkinflenv
wa8ii0rgattized. 'Notai many Vmembers
present aa JuauaLI.Clergy f amdl delegates.
irom:seveneeniparisnes.stiJ tftwsu A MiJia ai
ifrhe-etecuoa ox daiu,!olfjattvcattott!
being: inerder, BeyMiastAvFoxbea, fimltb;
VYaiaonaantt Marshau were notmnaJed. ba,
Rev.G. W. Larmouf was- unanimodsly.
reflected Sexiretary of iConTjealioni ?, til" ;:
Jioelm,forqieiMntof ,lnentumt
krt fit bllofc'niOn secofad baltoLBevj J)r
inotao'n. .Convetttidn ladjourhed . tillfi:
;o,clocfcP,iMoouf3Tar,.fc'iij3rj'ji. n-:n.hb to)
VCanventionkimetaccjCirdlna; to adJourn-l
The follpwingcopimitteos were appointed: ,
On the State of lthe. Church -Rati Mfc!
Hughes RevGL.B. Wetmoje; Bevl Mr:-
;Patu2Tsod.4i:MesOTJiFrench. liRoberta: and'
tool AtMnsoiiJ ui stet ii.'a)l ailJ .taw ?
On ElactioM-Revaj AtLi Sinithv fMar-t- r
jsbafi and-Mc F.iR,iKosel tnniuliini am
f NewParisheaMRevi. iB5V5atmorej RevJ
Israel Harding abdMrH.:ALondon. ,
Oa :CaB0n8-3Tltev.? JJr.r; iSuxtDnJr- tier, i
'Messrs ?Ambler,. Ricbi".: anil Messrs. J Qox ?
and Martini utU fao;i ib-iZ-aZi
Unfi nished BusinelsM-Revii Mn Murdoch.!
:Rev. G. El C.iSmedes andMr. S. T Lerdi-.
; The committee'on DivMou bL' I)iocesr
Ireport that the only feaslble plau-is ta ;di-r
'vide the preseht Diocese into two Dioceses,
amamg me aiaie joya line rnnmng iporm
and south. The western lines of Nortbamp-
ton, Wilson, Wsyn6. 8amnson:J311den fend
Columbus ia the ; proposed, boundary be
tween", the two i new dJioceses.!;; ; .-
i It was moved that, this question heap-!
pointed to i be discussed .to-morrow : at 11
o'clock. Uarried.-"-' ;
- Mr.- Patterson read ihe report of the eom
mittee on the Umversity iof . the South.
Very few churches have made collections
for" this purpose.' The University is making
many improvements; among others a theo
logical department, with, 201, students..
There is also a grammar school. '
A library capable of holding 20,000 yoW
umes has been given by Rev. Telfair Hodg
son. The hall for theological students was
given by Mrs. Manigault, of Sooth Caro
lina. . There are two literary societies con
nected with' the institution.-- ' : -'V
! ..The committee appointed to collect the.
history of the parishes of the Diocese made
a report. They suggest that a historiogra-'
pher of the Diocese be appointed,, and the .
rectors of all the parishes be required to'
write a history of their respective parishes,
and send them to the historiographer. ; -: .. .
On motion, it was resolved that the Con-
ivention; appoint a historiographer of the
ijjocese, and that the rectors ot the several
parishes write and send a sketch of .the
history of their respective Dioceses to the
historiographer, and that the historiogra-:
pher remind them Of this' requirement' if
they neglect to do so within six months. r :
An application of St. - Cyprian's parish,
Newbern, to be admitted' into union of the
Diocese,- was. referred to the committee on;
New Parishes. . . , : 4 ,
A resolution offered by Mr. Fremontj1 to
change (he; ; present . order of calling -the
parishes so that they may be put down in the
order of seniority, was lost. " i
It was on motion .resolved that a histori-f
ographer be appointed, and Rev.L Dr..
Marshall was elected. ' ;' 'L
. On motion of Mr. Buell, the name of St.
James' church, Wayneville, was stricken'
from the list of parishes. -: r: -u ''
it was on mouon resorveor
mat lueu-u
: meetings of the Convention be as follows:
Meet every morning at 9 A 1L and ad
journ at 1 P. M. Meet in the afternoon at
4 P. M. v - - " -'
Second Pa Proeetdltici. - 'i -4
Thubspav, May 31.. . ,;
Convention met at nine o'clock, and. was ,
opened with prayer by the Bishop. .
The roll was called and thirty-eight der. ;
gy answered to their names: twenty-four,
parisnes represenieq. xne minuies were
read and approved. ' :
1 The Bishop then read his address. ; Con
firmations Jby both bishops -531;' two dea-'
cons and two priests oraainea. ;'ihe i5i8tt-t
op pronounced a' high eulogy on the late
iRdv; Dr. Smedes: JtevJ Mr. Helm has been
deposed at his own; request, Intending to
join the " Reformed Episcopal Church,
i There are at present sixty clergy .connected
with the Diocese. Candidates for.priest'a
iorders'seven'. There Is year by year an'im-1
'pro vemeni- ixumoer oi commumcanta ue
tween 4,000 and StOOOt When 4he Bishop
first eame tortile 4)iaeejq thers werel ofe
1,500. The Bishop complaine4 of he dif
ference between the number confirmed and
those communicating:i"The '-Bishop rwas
'convinced that there were mahV confirmed'
! who i were pot sufficiently prepared, .audV
'urged that,more .carelbe taken by lhecRec;
tors in preparing' the cahddates.;Heiu
' sists tnwn cohfinnatiba classes'' te -which
the Creed, the Lord'sPrayer and TenCom
mandments be carefully explained. r- -
Bishon Xvmab "then 'read his address.
'He - beean by' saying- there' was" much that
iwas encouraging in the state of thefclmrch;
imore; jterest; ia .the missionary rStatiouf
:i.i shown about havinit ministers.: but men
!are noi.as ; willing as they, ought to; be in-
..I. J.- n t.AMi l rrwnA. iAa1. .
:upon the privilege ofhaylnrsUtwotshiP'
rather as a luxury, than a. - necessity that
cannot be dispensed wJthThe . Bishop
Iconfirmed 298. The Bishop ended with a-
? renewed, expression of - the ,, eocouragt ng
state oi auaira. . iub urc muitca nxcuusk uio
church are giving way. -There is great need
of a nativehiiniatry ;A churcbicachooi.i
much' needed, but the financial, condition
of the State has delayed the commencement
i A committee ctf tbree-sDr: : Watson,--Dr.
Marnhall and Judee Battle was - appointed
to obnsrfetheportis
aresses reierf ing w vue ueatu ui -.. oiucucs.
f The addresses ot tne isisnops were - re
ferred tathe comtPitteum,the state of the
Church.. : . ... .. . . .--1 rA,.."., . . -'; .r.! t
' The Pdrtidii of the AsslstahtBiShops ad-
: dress s relating" to ; a school -1 at Morgaatdn
iwas referred to a Committee of three. Judge
Cox, Mr, T. Gf Waltofl'arid Mr. Erwih,- to
ireport this Evening, .u:.,.-.
' KeV. -Mr. uronson maae an appeal jo tne
Convention for sympathy in -the begla
nino- of a chuiclrtit)a6italThe coiner-stone
;bf which is sbb JRinwlaidi R& Btdtedalsof
that he had. bought eveaty atres os land
nnnr th tvon whiclr h a TMronosed to haver
I .L j 3.x : l s
erecieu n cuuuotuuai , uiku.utiuuA nuu, uo
liJAL WA'i -XMJXAXJIJ .-Ui4.A.fwt-At.MAAk
also uruuuactx coiauiiau aiuuuuiijr uuuiui
magazine before lotfte -ffica nvai-aajis&a. i!.pr
tOninoBjthfreret?Mieftbenp
thrp - .-. - 1 .
XTheoaesttoh Of W5divlsi6 of 'ffib Dlo
cese beinr nowin oriierjDriMaisbaUreadJ
'a letter of Dr.'Hopkins, showing the advan-.
tage or me cuvision oi. ine- ioce. r ne
gave statistics shb wihg thd populatipA. At
otthd lpecnve'iDioceseaiu Popaiatiduabt
the Eastern .Diocese, 860.00Q; population of,
the Western Piocese, some 700,000; the
number Of cbmrnuhicants about equal .tier?
'gy ih?theiiast 01, ttl Wist tj the: -co-i
1 .j-.t kliLAA.M.i.Lin..wih...l.AH
I e Bidhonaaid Umt it w4a mo6t mb-J
fut question toimp tod il-toi W'ttObi
' . . . . : ; i ... .. ik. i. . ii .. .
; sulk nis own pefBquieuig uwjouTu-wp-
1 pqse a'ditisloh ;!bnt Oif the whole he -be
Ueyed it wguld be to the advWtagtv Qf tfce
church to' 1 divide,' and he ' would gi ve hiaf
Gen. 'Martin? moved that before. dividine fi
tfiA DlVftftfli " J itin ATtrftrhn wpbtirrn' -rinrttrifr I
be set oil as a missionary district, provided
he consent of the. Ueneral uonvention be
obtained"' r t-' J l
cpuragiBg report pn finances. yKzt-iim
.The Executive Committee on Diocesan
Misstohs'repbrt that -there has been1 jan ' in
Onf motidnV Vk& request w iedmeiOorAmav
nicania of the town of WUsontobe formed;
into a pariah and placed in union with'the
Diocese; waa referred tee the bdnimittpobjv
the Standing . Committee Infr tho DiocessD
was deferred ot aceount of the death .off
the bhalrnian, Dr. !sMdeswand it? will eJ
handed to the; BecriBtary.af tier Ihe jQonyenf)
tion,,to be published. in the-Journai. - . .
'Otfnlotiori. th6 fnvemi8hdibofndW
4o?cloci:P.:M.r wfai os er. o ldiibil
The Convention met at the ap pointed
WA, M.W AWUVT AM .UU VliAll.
- 'Abe wmfiutlee, if Q6rihw4reottoa .Msaie-
Church at, Wihstcufe, .was named, by the
Bishop-ReV. Mr. Palls'-Mt. ! J.' S; lHebder'-J
spu and Mr, Batchelor.; . iJriP m
. Kev. Mr. uueu ocerea a canon on the ad-.
mission of Mission Statiohs ihto unibn with
ithe Diocese, which, on motioa,wa referred :
to the committee on uanons. . l
- Dr. Watson faadeduii anr apneildix'ttb
the, financial 'report jby Which- the. assess
ments of several parishes were' diminished';
The question of the division-ofJ tfieJ-Dib-i
cese coming up. Judge Cox made.a., strong ,
ing discussion ensued, conducted by Judge j
llnr Mv. Knv 1 o ov i r K lam u r Atwl
Bev. Mr: Pettigrew against " division.' and'
by Rev. Mr. Rich. Rev. Mr. Bvnum. "Mr. ;
cronson and vr. yvatson in the amrmative.
i ' A motion to postpone the 8ubje"cf Jto fthe
bext Convention was lost by an oveirwhelmi
ng vote of the clergy. . The vote having.
soeen ueciaeu to oe ' tasren, - tne resolution -for
a division was carried; ,)y a vote of the
clergy, 31 to 3; by the laity, I'd ayes, 6 nqes;
divided, 10.i . .: w .
vCoL DeRosset oftersaa resolution to sub-:
mit to the committee his proposition, divi
ning me oiate oy a line running' east and
wesL . r .. . ... .;'-!.;'-,-
On mbtion,;if was resolved to appoint aT
commiuee or nveto consider the best line
iof division between the two Dioceses Dr,,:
Bryan and Mi. Henderson.' were appointed ?
members of the committee. , ...
' On motion of Gen. Cox, it wa' resolve'
that a member of the Convention; heap?
pointed to canvass the Diocese, for subscript .
tions to the Morganton Church 'School. tJ
CoL WaTtOnTbfISrgabnrwaTappoint-
ed the . cauvasseri i-V- i a:vmt,;
On motion the Convention adjodhred:
THIRD DAT. MORNING- SESSION.
Charlotte Observer;! s 1 '
5 . . ,.i ; Fmdat, June-11877 -The
report of Mr. Patterson, chairman
of the committee of Education; was! adopt
ed. . ' f:- v.i . ,.i i.-'i,-- n.fiA-i
Dr. A A. Watson submitted a suppleT
mentarv finance report, ' accompanied by
the following resolution, which was adopt,.
ed: " ' "', 'r' . -' . i'.
Resolved, That the scale - of" assessments
adopted last year be continued with the re-
jT!' az: "a'j----- - - ' . .
uuuuuua junk Tvpurieu. ... ... -;
teyv;lJr.5 watson, ijh airman f the com
mittee on the death of Rev. Aldert Smedesr
which were adopted by a unanimous rising'
vote. :- - . . . ; - , ..
Dr. DeRosset offered the following re'so-'
ution: ; '-- ' :.: .
Resolved, That the Treasurer be .author
ised and instructed to cancer and surren'
der. to the administrator of the late " Rey.
Dr. Smedes, two notes of $250 each given
by him ijj aid of the Permanent 'Episcopal1
Unanimously adopted. , , , .
Revi Mi. Buxton submitted - a report of
the committee to whom was referred the
resolution concerning the -boundary lines
of the new Diocese. i-m-
Pending the discossionj the -whole mat
ter' was referred to theommittee, who re-
poitedihe following : w oaw
, The folio wi9gresolution: is submitted by
vne commiuee uu vuts uub ul uivihiuu, na a
substitute for' all T)ther resolutibils.lonv.tbe
subject: ; -. .t : t
Besdved, That the proposed Tiew diocese
shall be composed of the foUowing cojne-r
ties, ,viz : Currituck, Camdeh. Pasquotank
Peroimahs. Cliowahi'' Bertie, fiaiifaxT
Mgecpmee; WMspn-ohnsoocsjwaaei's
Chatham. Kandolph. liavidson. icowan.
IredeU, CaUwbaBurk MdDbweaCald-'
well,; WilkesT burry,, Alxandepj , j pavie.
A puoU A yioj ou iavm jui..a.wam, j.."."..
ifigham, Caswell Alamftnoe Orange7, Per
son.. Granville. Nash. Fraaklin., Warren j-
(Northampton, Hertford and X3 ales, : making
tin alL40cduntiesj:iU v;,';L?t. Lnu ytilwtii
' , . .; r Jakvis BuxT0Krk U
,'" ' ' ' Chairman f or ihe Committee.!
On a motion tb; postpone the Jcuiunderai-I
tion of the report of the committee which,
involved the if desiiR!n'ati6n of Hhe 'fine be
tween the new and the told diocesespM&g
Jos. B. Batchelor took strong groundSrin
iti'fatTir.-'Oot'W.Ik'-IEosset'
favor of the report -of the committee and
n1lA1 for a. vote. Ktr. Pettisrew tookstronar
grounds m favor ot postporrement.1- uponJ
a vote by orders the clergy tiviqea equaMy,
in votes ior ana iv votes againsi, ana quue
a ; discussion 1 sprang -up after ;wbich 'the
Rev. A. S. Smith changed his vote from noj
to aye, ana me vote oi ine iaiiy oy par
ishes was 7 taken.1 and t fourteen parishes
voted for postponement, nine against .and.
f our'were dividedrtfnd the motion to post
pone' prevailed, i . The Convention took
recess to 4 o'clock r. m.
. A4rf.,. 4
- li' -Tgrj-vj iwt mi
The Convention was called to order, the.
Biahonan the chair, ie.ih .-?'('.-t .?itj -U
a n- h. rf m sni mm. w nt . .
.Rev, Mr Marshall, sabmitted. thearepqrt)
of the Church Building committee, which
was received and be moved that the gec-
retary be instructed; tQt luse5tnppp Ehe
seuuuu page oi iuo juuruai uic uuuue ueic
tof ore published, ncalling . 'the' attention jdi
the t clergy, to the provisions pt,the ano
canon, which requires'ie'ach clergyman :to
take ub a collection for the. Diocesan fund;
Gen. J. G(1 Martin movedj to .reconsider,
the question of postponement of laying" out
ap(osignattitT;ta iineaitheinew wo
cese. and the motion rirevailed.. and
On motiod of Dr. A ' A" WatsdiJ.J the
whqle matter was referred to an,adQurneclf
aUCISUUIS UI IUUJ bUaYCUUUD, WUIUU IB vsutsu
tt meet at Christ' Churctf,sRiftleigB,'On the'
12th day of September 18T7. ; oJj."?n)U
Gen. J. G. Martin introduced the follow
fiwr. which.fon ;mottofl cf Mrv F; Rv RoieP
was postponed to the adiourned meeUng of
mo vuuYcuiiuu iu otspicuiuvr ucAti
pgliat'thtAjeimllBa-tu the Gen
: cral . Convention, be and they arer hereby
instructerto present to - tnarDoayneioi-
iowjtiitaBDncaiidMto.tji w .iioj H'z .'iilll
L "The Diocese . pf North Carolina, by its.
VA. . WA...VA., A HUvVII IMaAJ .lvm.A . V fUM
Convention .that the territory; of i the Dior
I cese is. too large, for due " Episcopa su-,
pervisJon of said Diocese,' and-Wilf '&lf be
ton iaxgo after staking m , a porpoot tooe
erected into a new Diocese; - - .', ,
"Therefore the Convention of saidDiooesi
- On motion,: the consideration of theaes-t
tion was postponed till .4 P. MT r . f
The'cbiAAturlte'e oh Finance1 rnade an'en
make application to the General Conven
tion tpet Oil thatjjdrjaoni of said Diocese
lyingwest efc the Blue Ridge, and of the '
western boundaries of the counties of Surry, -Wilkes,
Caldwell, Burke, McDowell, Ruth
erford and ?olki andincradingthe follow--mg
counties, to-wit: Henderson, : Bun-.
combe, Yancey," Mitchell-: Watauga, Ashe
and yAUeghaoy, &, fiiissloairy j jurisdic
tion, to he known as the mission of, Ashe- -ville-or
by-ssucb td the designation as the
General Convention may choose." ; 1
Rev. E. R. Rich submitted the following
resolution, "which Was unanimously adopt
ed y I iSlIteuMi 'M.",'SiiO' :ju
Beso&ediThat the clergy of this Diocese '
reque8jea.(to call the, special attention -their
cbnereeations tothe matter of the
diVisioh of the Diocese, to come up at the 1
ad jouraed meeting ia September..' - ..r:
?Ott motion, the Convention-proceeded to
the electieirofthe Stabdfnif committees and
delegates; to the General Convention, with '
tue fol!6wio jfesalt'j ' " ' " l U ';
DtanaauqwaaitiefttTTKev. -Dr. ; A A. s
Rev? J.if.;Huske, John Hughes-Dr KtZ. -DeRfcet..rg
: 4iir : -:r:; .
Missionary Executive Committees-Rev,
DKA. 'A- Watson, ' Rev. 'J. C Hnske;' Dr
AiJjIteeosse. I.ffJffwnjpiiand J; W; ,
Atkinson. . . . . --. .
"EdaeayCommiuee-RevGeoJ Pat-
Hon A H..
Gdbventlon-4-Gler-
RSi R?f gDf, Af ArnWatson J Rev. Jarvis '
Buxton. Rev.. Dr. J. 1 C HuskeV Rev.'N.
CdBu Hbahesi Laitv. 'DW-A.'5J? DeRosset.
R.-H. .pmith, nGijJ.j G, Martin, Judge
Alternate 5-Delegatear to Geiierat Conven-
jr f Key Ur. . Jo. t M.. Marshall, ,
v, Dr. . button and Kev. Geo.; Patterson.
Iyj ColW. F tMarUU; Hon. K, P. Bat
tle.., John hughes Md i J. 'Sc Henderson. .
Esqs' '-"V-y 'r-'-4-, -; rv
J Church Buildingo Committees-Rev. i A
A ; Benton, JRev. J. rC, Hpske, Rev. r E. R.
Rich, "James C. 1 McRae- and' F. R. Rose,
A motion of Col. S. L.JFcemont prevail
ed that the Secretary of thertXiuVentiou be
ireqaested to notify the parishes, informing
inem- ot tne aajourneg meeting, - and the .
obiect for which it was called.-?. -
Several other unimportant matters came
11 n WnP.n nn mnfinn fh flnnwutiAn - A
Hounved tomeet in Raleigh on the 12th of
septempernextv
V
States villejJ5auftwdr.i An ex-
teasivesvein of . very laree smoky n quartz
Crystals crosses.the creek just, below Tay
ldrsfille. 1 Several specimens with an ave- -
rage .or twenty pounds,: lament the gar- ,
den walks of Mr Matthesdn, a resident of '
Itliat place . i .
nu. Moore Square, Raleish, is to be
89ld.s The 2fyya 8ays:-.IUs a great wrong. .
In 1793 the General Assembly laid" off the
city ot Raleigh. ? Four . public squares, of
four-acres each, were left by our wise fore-
if athers "to be the ornaments of the future
ms. a. ai . . . . ' . . .
vuy. AuereuenuAjasemoiy oeciarea iney
should be public squates forever, On i the
faithpf that declaration lots . were sold
irniing on inese squares. ; , ; j ..; r -
-Magnolia' Meedrd : - We wil 1 "
publish some' documents in our next issue
whichi will . affords somevvery : Jnterestins .
reading to Republicans as well as Demo
crats. They have never been 'published,
and will give some insight -into the' secret
workings of the administration of His late
Accrdency which would baamnsing if they
were not 'scandalous. rWe shall 'run -off
several hundred extra copies.
Ilillsboro ' JRecbrderx' One ' of
our patrons -stopped his paper - the ' other
day; because our .warnings and predictions
in regard to the breadstuffs market were
realized; He punished us because of our
oresight. Jtte punished us upon the plea
that timely Warning 1 was" hostility to the
larger. jaepurnsiMrnsrunaeTrthe idea
that the course of the JBeoTrt ; had -turned -back
the tide of , speculation, and brought
back the wild current into its natural chan-
iitl 7 r ' - i . i
Magnolia JRecdrdi - Wo see by ,
the Salem Irm that Dr. S.- S. , Satchwell.
bf Pender county, received from his breth-
1 A .lT-1 - 2 . . T . . T " ,
reu ai ine late bcbbiuu vi- uie jixtsuicai kjqu
vention in Salem the approval and indorse-
: ' f . ' . t n ' T - J ' - a- - T
inenciowmcn uis. very emioeci aDiiiues
and attainments entitle - him.-' This gives
us the greater pleasure because the Doctor
not only uses his great medical research
and fine native talents for his own advan
tage in a selfish point of view, but for the
jwllis.M. -Allred,' of Randolph,
publishes het husband, whoi-has - run off
wilhr a girl namea Mary Jiiair. lie-leaves :
a distressed' wife and many children-.- -'His
jname is W. B. Allred, and is thus described
ln-Tlhe JYev8:s"Xiij husband, 'W.-15. Aured,
is about 85 yeatB old,' weighs about 150 or
180 lbs; dand faceJ rather red complected,
flighty aaayroloed -bai'' and whiskers,
layout o feet 8 or ten inches high, and rath
er quick epoken, especially when under the
learuf his wheteabbts : r - ; -
i- The Magnolia Record save the
g"mtfd:jury;-!after'a faithful and patient in
ve jgga,tiqii of the matterj ignored:-, the bill
sen t by the , State's . Attorney against the
suspected parties' for tbe.mcr der of the ne-
grpbMetotoreifported- The jOung band
lins,'who fled the country it is said, did so
because theywere'afraid oYalse testimony.''
The i authorities .of : the lawfre using the
utmost diligence, and will Drtng the guilty
perpetrators of this shocking crime to jus-
tice. if.it be possible to. discover them . .
itarbpre .tioutuirneri.r Ye wi t-.
nes8euja f blxkod CTirdling sight at'-: Rocky
Motmtxnii Saturday: last v Ac number ' of
bands; 'working ; f or t G.-lW;.v Bobbins, - at -
Sb wpetmrgycama to liocfcy; Mount on. the
11 ft freightv intending lo t return oh the
next freight down at lfe30; Sam Conyers,
a colored manvbad stroiied-down town and
endeavoringloicatch the train after it had -startedslippedunder
the wheel. Which ran
over his foot, literally crashing the bones
and mangling it into a misshapen mass of -gory
jelly. ziitin u w-.tors .-4i
5 Ai1nieetmg of ;lbd Oifbrd.Ma
sonic tkdge it was resolved to commemo
rate the ahhiyjirsary of Jhe jOfder at the
Oxford Asylum on. Friday, the 22d of June
nettv' A dinner-WiU be givenat the Asylum
grove, together with other ceremonials,' in
which the diJEerent Lodees bf the county
w: participate. -Gov.! yance and Grand
faster Munson, of Wilmington, have beep,
invited" to - deliver addresses on that occa
stnnL and we h&Ve -assurance, that the i Go-
; vernor may most ceptainly, be .expected, if
f not" tbe" Grtnd 'MaBter afto."' TTKe Grand
i Master i scill be; prese(ntSxAB. 1 1 On the
mghtvof the, same day the ladies will repeat
in 'the- Chapel1 of ;the' 'Asylum,'' with addi
tional attractions.! the entertainment given
; solely for the benefit of Ihe orphans, which
hafrcalled "f orth'each ruaqualmedt;eiicoml-
uiuf rqmtno atumg.r-txcAAi. . ; ,
from '
nt of
delivered in
! thia . SUntn" nt-. tha rrrirtni atationa on the
K railroad and Bteaniboat lines, from the' 12th
i da4f March'Tast, (theteteoCthe: p:assage
off . the .aCTicultural bill.) to the 1st day of
p May,' 12,783 tons bf guano. '.This ia learn ed
i frbtix reports aieota ae uepanmeni oy bj
! the railroad and :, steamboat lines: doing
busmess In "the State; except the Atlanta &
Ckitte Air laubBJid thexaester4;fc Le-
l npif JHarrow - ganger itauroaos.' j -inia
i amount, Utf50 person, is fuw.ooo, or ior
ahaleofjniddlini.'eotton per -ten, 12,783
bales, . This . statement w.Ul - show to the
I pebble iof Ndrthxlaroiuia where their nlbney
I goesi bnaV too it inust be borne in mind.
mat mis report mciuaes ouk to uaya, auu.
these toward the end of the guanoseaaoa,';
teroBJHoe j5eo. Davsr and
yanBokkelen. ' , l
JDefei!a'tes ibeneral'
' TTRaleieb w .YrVo learn
f official reborta on file in the'Dfpartme
! AgfKJuKnre;1 J that i there we -
-. X
f -
7