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VOL. XIV-NO. 114.
RALEIGH, N. O. WEDNESDAY, MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1879.
$5.00 PER ANNUM
no
The Whim or Great Jlen.
A t oiled 8'ates Senator ha been
known to shudder and grow neivoua
m the presence cf "st'oalder etrepe."
Jaaies I Kiog of England was horrified
at it tight of a drawn sword. Louis
of F ratio was onc thrown into
a tut of the most appalling fright on
naixiog Maasilljo preach his dreadful
Mrnn on tb small number of tbe
K L Carisr was thrown into convul
woot by thunder. Tll-yrand could
i.ot hear th word "d.alb" pronounced
w uhout growing pale.
A story is toll of Dr. Ferguon, the
butonaa, aud Dr. Black, the discover-
rofLa'.nt oal-utc (which led t the
invention i f lb steatn-eDgice by Watt),
who cdc met to rei ia the m inner
f the ancients. The feaat wa to be of
anaiU, aiod a clastic! up wa prepar
ed therefrom for the epi. unan deiiht
f the learned pair. They s.t down t
table, aud began to sup. A mouthful
r two alifird bvth that the cxpeti
loett was a la-lure; but both were
ahamed (o give in it at. A, list, Illicit.
oiling '.xk at his lr erd, vontund
: ay . "D :;na e thsr k th 're a le tic
reeu "" "i.ot.fnui.drd r u . , em
j iiAtscA.ly rp n;l"l Fergn- :.. "ink
m aa; tak" "em aa ""
ltadi.t. K n of 1' .land. .ould not
Ivir the sight of su app e. Tycho
ilrahe chand cotor, ar.d hs lews shook
uuder him. at merlin;; with a hare or a
iix. IjrLa'. Six hid an antipathy
for cats : aud hi who met and over
throw arm ten, tl d at sight of poor
pjsM ! Peter the Great durt not cro3
a budge; and though he tried to master
ths terror, failed to H" so; it was with
the utmost ditlicuhy b-i c ml. I lot Utr
from shrieking out '
A ptder harim from a tree made
bnth Mtrshal Turenbe and (tuUtvus
Adolihus tlmUcr. Tae Marshal
D' Albre". became -iok vi seeing a boar'
h-ad. and the Due d Eperuon at suht
oi l lor t. T ie im !1 of fish threw
Kra.mtH iu.o a s?a"e if fever. Bale
f-.i info con u.-i.-n l uw on hearing
i e cok wAliiu falsi under tbespcu
i.i the k tcheo; and scarce had the
.: bn placed on the tabl. ere
.-viliifr, who was present, soon bv
cam as ill as Bayle. Music was play
el to briug the two savants back to
life; but so touchiag wsie the airs
w b:ch were played, that lo! Lomothe
1. -Vayer, who was also present, 111
ark dead at the sound! What
cuimera is man! Wbat an object of
interest, yet bow- chaotic, and wbat
s ibjict of contradictions! A judge of
aJ tilings. depositary of truths, a pile
of contrsdictio j. The history of great
men, as some one has said, niiftbt be
written with the title of The History
of sublime Fool.-; for ths greatest have
had their folly or their madness and
United S:atcs Senators are not excep
tion
Paddy Haubs Grant.
W .thing. su C'ai llol.
Good for Cork! What motive sent
Ijobe'.ic sx-Etcellency luto Ireland
is mors tbau ws can answer. W know
that he is stuptd; but th most opiqus
after-diorjar brain would have seen
that ts attempt to osptore the Irish
vote of 'he I naed ctstes by blaneyinjg
tneir rt isiivss at Dome was as iupu-
dn as it was Lniultin. Graut made
uscrt of his afl.utton with th
niaaosst. low, v.Utt bigotry thai
sCo s our isn.'. anl that fur political
purpss. LL ttffsujuus o.der issued
during whs war. in which he det a
ttd s whoi class of our be-t citizens
lb Jew as tlivei and swiuolers,
was cn'y equaled by his tpch dunu
his ikvuO Urui, tu wbivh he gate in
Lis adherance to the vil element out
of which was developed Kn iw-uoth-
to jism, and that had for ita Its,
lit. Ker. John P. Newman of
ider the
ohimes
and djV scotch memory. Orsnt kept
bis bibl to throw at tt.e bsds o!
Irishmen, nd had j ist enough religion
to furnisQ Lim with pzofauiiy when
L cuiscd them. A d yet h was
dmst(oAue euough to ;eal into Ireland
and otlsr to kiss Paddy's hands, or any
otiicr prt of his person he ruu-ht pi
sett. Cork sriubt:d him; aui our
rtspot fr Paid fum Co hj gue
u a r.undred -er cent.
the Jew in Morocco.
The Israelites in Miro.co Lave had
for many years a road that, likr Juidan.
i hajd to trarel. The dynasty of
Mr.:co i the roost abjectly despo'L
in ih world, an 1 the uaives find tu r
ouiy relief in playiuj the role of It. ch
ard Coeor de Ijoo. aid robbing au .
murdering the mdustrku llebrewn.
rrallely enough iLe hrst positivt
assutance to the Jews coo.e.i lium thi
I'cKed Stat-, through the eut-ry oi
the Israelites of New Yo. k ( ity S i r -tary
Kvatt4 was ernboldeutd to !ittJi
forth his othcial had aud, by teifriu
to the oouaul at Taugier, uenaiid an
tuves'.igaiiou of the more recent out
aid the it. rai: meoi for pn-tcc-,
tioii to the iku of Israel tu the future.
Tte Ameritau cot -ul, in his auswer,
suts that he Las erfetcd considerable
relief for the Israelites from the tem
of murder aud robbery piacticit upD
them, and that the perpetrator! of the
latest crimes gaint thim will be
punuhed by the aathoritie
At tlw ii unn., how.vcr. Lis letter
ia rather of a thin dirt soTt of piomise-,
and it woulJ b- wil for Itrfc, jits of
this oouu'.ry to be dit.fcbd with it,
and continue to pnsh uiu.ers ia beLaif
of their brethren w.tb tt i wf the earDtst
energy that they ptsses, and that his
made thviu the (treat factor u the
government of the word.
The Ir Come.
CisriAi.AH. Jan. 14. The heavy
Ke gorewLih babeu expected from
Maysv lie, arrived this aflemom and
n now paicg down by the cry. As
yet no maieiial damage has beu sus
tair el.
ltepesil ol Ity Charter.
Mtiii-uis. Jan. 14 At a meeting of
the Geceial Council last night, resolu
tif ns favoring the rrpeal of tLe city
5titer, paed both Uard.
Cong re
By Telefrspb te the Ifews.
vVa8Bi5TO!, Jso. 14. In the Sen
ate turing the morning hoar Anthony
submitted resolution, providing that
at one o'clock Friday, the Senate will
proceed to consider bills on calender
not obj soled to, to bs discussed una sr
the five minute rule. Agreed to.
Butler, of Booth Carolina submitted
a resolution, directing the S sere tary
of the Interior to luquire, and report
to the Usnate, wbat railroad company,
individual or individuals are construct
ing or budding rail roads across the
publio domain in the territory of Ari
sooa, and by what authority suoh rail
road is beiiig constructed. Agreed to.
At the coucl'ision ol the morning
businis. Mr. Davit, of West Virginia,
call e J up a resolution submitted by
bim early in the session, to promote
the sgriculluntl lotareets of the coun
try, snd soke at -Jesgta. upon that
eubj5tr
The Hen&te Fiisno Committee,
hesid Mr. II. W. Hunt, President, of
the 31-rcbsnts Tobacco Company, of
New York and Boston, in oppositi n
to llous b II which provides for re
ducing the ret of taxation on tnbao
o. The committee sdj-uirned without
acliiik: on the subject, but will hold a
ic i! me-'t in(f t j diopoa of it witkin
iwf next few days.
T e IIoiMi". ly a vire of yeas Hi.
nj d '.rT:. .-t t ootine th
iifa Ha.i! l-.il siid is now in a
c 'Liin i - or. the b h f r th payineut
of pe si.'iin to su. iois of the Mexican
a it uliit-r n ars.
At s ni.'stiii cf the House nvlitarv
O-'inrui tf- th ni-irni'-tf, lh pub o m
mi'ter repord tuat. ihe facts iu c ui
muuiclio.iB laid sfore th-in in repaid
iool s-"fc 'r ains. t! e ma ia.eiustit of
th s tl . D me Ht IJainpcou. ei
iuiu.'!:j.i t ;o wani.t 'oLr'sional
iii ji. y.
O.i mo" .on ol K-p-eieL.tJtive Whits,
the uh oiumiitc was u.tructd t
txani.iif the mntter more fully and
siimi' t etr onolinious to a ful ooui
uiit e Tnurday.
Tho Tr.-.nurer lo-d y issued a call
for tm'tty in.l.ioi of o:2n; iwolve
m lli.'i.s oi rfiJ-tt-ri d oiht mi iijin of
coup u b i !s The 4 per te it mb
scnp.io:i to-d:ty aggregated uaarly
four miliions.
The Cvbinet t''-iy had financial
sflairs under dirciisMon. hrlnll
sLoad that rpo:e gcid l conuug luto
the Treasury tl'ao is g in oui . L-t-ters
from sub-T. eaui en show a p-'p
ular pt eft rone- lor rieubacks
1 he Mouse couiinitto on cmumeiOJ
agreed to rwpoi t s.u. dl's biil extending
the cojlection district of lieautort, S
C. eastward tooutb hdisto Kivwr, so
as to iuclude the watt rs of ihe Camba
hce Iiiver, aud the sounds and inlets
nu the coast between the LJisto and
Bl ick river in (ieorgia.
The House committee on Post Offices
aud Post Roads have aulhorizod its
chairman, Mr. Y added, to report the
bill prepared bv hi in for the clasAinca
tioo of mail matter, as a substitute for
the biil heretofore reported, and which
is now on House caleodar. This bill
has been very generally published, but
ss agreed upon by the committee, it is
amended so that letters mailed with
insutlicient postage will be forwardod
and the deficiency collected from the
addressed. Il provides also for the
issuance of the new stamps to be used
for that purpose as heretofore publish
ed.
The House in committee of the
whole considered the Mexican pjnsion
bill.
The annrODriatien committee was
instructed to appropriate to the widow
of the late Representative Hartridge,
an amount equal to the remainder of
bis sslanr as a member of the 4-th
CoAgreas.
Telegraphic Flashes.
By Cable and Te'.exraph.
MlL.ro D, W alea, Jan. 14. The new
American ship, Thomas M. U?ed which
rrft Sau rrancieo. tept 5th. for Liver
pool went anhore, in Fresh Vater Bay
and is a total wreck. Three of the
crew were drowned. lho car. is
strewn over the sand and inn :h wiil be
saved.
Criuhtan Bros., merchants of New
Casila on th Tyne. have failed. Lia
bilities 075.000 pounds.
McKey & Kirkwood ext-t aive whole
sale Stationer Printers and Publishers
of Glassrow. have failed. Labilities
large.
The American K-b.xiocr Elwin .1.
Mirrioii ariivcl at H.trve froiu ual-
ve.ton and brought ihe crew oi the
Bri ih bsrk Chili, irom Baltimoro D:c.
23rd. for Pochefort, which was aban
doned at sea.
The drop has jut fallen, at Mauch
Chunk, aod it is feared the imcks of
Sb irr and McDowell have ern brok
en. Telegraphic repr'eve had ai rived but
m as oue minute too late.
Jenkins, Lane fc Son. B.iiton, dealer
n boots and shoes, are reported to owe
from two hundred to two hundred and
tweiitytive thousand dollar, mostly
n Now i ork. Tho tirm hvo lost
heavily from bad debts in Southern
ride, the looses acreRHtinij, it. is
said to 2iO.OOO iu tha past four or five
I tie roller Inveatiut loa.
By Tf l , raph
Waiiinotox, Jan. 14. The Potter
committee to-day eximined J. II B'rch
one of the Presidential Elret rs at
arce, of La. His testimouy was to the
effcl that he signed a second set of
certificates, having been advised there
was informality in first set. He knew
nothing of the forgery oi the signa
tures, except what he had learned from
newspipeis and conversations. It was
quite true, h forged no signature.
Wi'ncss he I ley was recaiiea from
Saturday, and aftar much pressure,
stated positively, the name of Jeffrion
was forged, but wis not quite sure as
to that of Le visse. Tho committee took
recess.
Late Foreign Note.
By Cab le to the News.
Panama, January, 14. The rovolu-t
tion has ended in Panana by the peace
ful retirement of Correoso from the
presidency of the State. He bad become
personally unpopular, aud many of hi
former friends and supporters deserted
hint.
Honduras is prepared for war. A
battery of heavy Krupp Beige gU'is, of
heavy cl;b and a number of Rem
ington riuVg, have Ispely been rcoeived.
Anew line of steamers has ben ins
ausurated to run bei wtru New Oi Usui
and Belfast, L Ceibra, TrjiiIo and
Roatsn ports on the noi them coast ol
Hoiduias.
THE m:EIt iLASKJinLY.
SENATE.
January 14th.
President Jarvis called Ihe Senate to
order.
The session was opened with "prayer
by Uev. Dr. Black of the oity.
Jouenal of yesterday read and upon
motion of Mr. Iiobiudon was amended
and approved.
Mr. Leach asked to be excused from
erving on the commutes on Insane
Asylum. Granted.
petitions:
By Mr. Erwin a petition from citizsns
of Marion praying an aot to prohibit
the sale of spirituous liquors within
three miles of th . towu of Marion.
Calendar and inferred to committee
on Proposition and Grievance.
By iir. Krwia ' petition from the
ladies of M u i m anktui; for the piohi
bitiou of.tue sla of -p'rituous liquors
witbi'i three miles of the town of Ma
rion. Caleudar aud referred to the
Committee on Proo.-sitioa and Griev
ances. By Mr.Hoyle.a p ti ion from the citi
zens of Brevard statum, Gaston coun
ty asking thi pasnagof au ttcD to in
corporate the said village. Calendar
and referred 'o committee on Corporr
at ion.
Mr. Will atmo;i, a resolution for
the leaef of the county of Caswell
rii, n-A.ilutifi renuires the Treabuiir
v ....... - , - - - - - ,
of t.ie Mie to pay $0 to the Couimu
sini t rsol Cusweil cunty, which was
lleuaiy c "l.ccu d l nun tht-m ) C lea-
dar and i lTi d to FiLance comra'ttae.
i M; . M :E vcuau a re.Holuiiu in
KC. . .1 I ... t.l.lll
rati 'ti. Ca'eudar and
and referred
U th ; couiuiitleo ou
Af.rivojiire.
liy .Mr. Dihard a resolu'ion L'stmct
ti.r the Jt'itit Coiuuiif.ee tn Public
j P. iisiii-g t. m ike report. Culcud.tr
By Mr. Davids -n a r. s.)luti. u ol
iii-t rui'iioii t the couninttcu ou
i . i v.-ami Fe s ( The r lutior re
.ju(" t ie L'uuiiniil e if they think
lu.ic'icabie to roi ri a bill to alljw
aoi-citer-i a, lix. d .-aluy) Calendar.
Uv Mr. Kkhnii Ly ptruiisbion
sub ui.t'd a rtp it from lue Commit-
t.e n lv.:irrob?ed Bill
Bv: Mr. Everett a oil! to allow S lic
it., tm to appear Leioie Grand Juries
and ivf ii.cm liioirm ti.n when re
qu s.ed to do . Caeiidtr aud re
ertid to Ui Ji.d.ei.ry C mmit-ee.
Bv Mi. H 'h- l il t bo euti'tlcd au
act to inj.Mpor.tie Brevard Stati m,
(.iastoo Cjuntv. Calendar and referred
to the Coiniiiittee ou Coi porations
By Mr. Bull a bill to amend chapter
2VJ, lawt oi Its .t- to protect dter in
Stokes, Foiyiho aud o'her counties,
isirikes out word Craven.) Lai
eudr. aud ri ierrel to committee
on Propositions and Giievauct-s
By Mr. Ddlard, a bilk instructing the
committee on Public Printing to rep rt
a bill on public priming at theea. hest
possible ino-iieui. Calendar.
Bv Mr. Kfdw.ue. a bill to repeal a
portion of sectiou 4, chapter 136, laws
of lSrG-'TT. Calendar, aud leferied to
the Fioauco Comm'ttee
By Mr. Rom, a bill to be entitled an
act to revm aud consolidate the public
school laws of North Carolina. Calen
dar, and referred to the Judiciary
Com mi nee.
By Mr. Davidson, a bill for the relief
of Piuckney Kollms. Calendar, and
referred to committee ou Propositions
and Grievances.
By Mr. Ward, a bill to be entitled
an act to amend section 149, chapter
32, Battle's Kevisal, (the bill proposes
to protect political meetings aud pun
ish those who disturb them.) Calendar,
and referred the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Ross, a bill to preveut the
distinction of turtle, teirapins and
marsh fowl iu the ouuty of Bruns
wick. Ca endar, and referred to the
committee ou Propositions aud Griev
ances.
By Mr. Ei win, a bill to be entitled an
act to prevent the sale of spirituous
nquors within three miles ot the town
of Marion, iu the county of McDowell.
Calendar, and referred to the commit
tee on Pr positions and Grievances.
kki-okts or committers:
Mr. ScaU reports in behalf of the
Com mi tee on Judiciary.
On the bill infavor of J. D. Olman
and others, and recommend that it de
cot pass. Laid over.
Mr. Suackleford report in behalf of
Committee on Enrolled Bill.
Mr. Bynum reports in behalf of the
Judiciary Committee,
Toe bill entitled an act to amend
laws of lf5?;i-74, (Landlord aud Tenaat
act) a id ree.jrumeud that it do not
pas. Upon motion of Mr. Everett the
hill was la.d o:i ihet ible.
Mr. II nder-ou reports iu behalf of
the Judiciary 'omuuttee, a substitute
to a b 11 to be entitled an act to repeal
section i'K chapter 105 Battle's Revisal,
aud recommei.d that it do pass; the
rules were suspended and the substitute
paftd ita sev. ral r -bdiujs.
Mr. Muhane, iha ruiau of the Com
mittee on State Debt ejtplainrd that a
rebolutlou had parsed both houses of
the General Assembly raising a joint
Kelect commit lee on that subject, aud
the President appointed tbe live hist
nau.ed Senators o t the Coimnitteu on
Slato Debt us the j jn.t nelect commit
ter ou the part of the Senate,
Message ftom the house informmff
the Senate that the H' Use had passed
a resolution raising a joint select Com
on State I)jbt, five on the part of the
Senate and eiht ou the part of the
House; als that tho House had passed
a rthoiutiou ra'ria a jO'it select Com-
mhtve'ol ve-t-ga e t. e unoisof the
VV'eait-m .V C it. K- .v.- - .sl;ula-
taii A- in :i v i ' p.. -i i sei d lor
peis 'in uii i ap'iH ui.d examiuu wil
neses.
Upon motion of M.. Bycum the
rules were suspended and tiie resolu
tion was considered and after amend
ments by Messrs. Dortch and Bynum
passed its several readings.
A message lrom House iniorming
the Senate of the passage, by the
House a Resolution amending Laws of
lfe76'77 In regard to per diem, upon
motion the ru es wre suspended and
the resolution passed its several read
in?. By Mr. Davidson, by permission of
the Senate, .resolution directing the
Treasurer of th estate to pay fees and
mileage of certain witneeses in the case
of the State vs. G. W. Swepson upon
motion the rul g we.e suspended and
the res' lutiou wan considered. Mr.
Davidson said that the prosecution was
commenced by the instructions of the 1
Leui&lalure and witnesses were forced
to come several hundred miles and he
thought the resolutions should pass.
Mr. Leach orppscd tne passage of
the resolution and moved to reitr to
Juliciwry Committee, adopted.
Mr. Lna h by pei mission or me ten-
ate mgj a rep r( in behalf oftbeJu.
diciary committee on the bill to beecti
lied an act for tie better preaevation of
County books and papers and recom
mend tbat it do not pass, upon motion
of Mr. Williamson the rules were sus
pended and the bill was considered and
failed to pass on .second reading,
Various bills were referred to their
respective Commit tees.
Upon motion of Mr. Dillard the rules
were suspended and the resolution Iu
structinir the Committee on Public
Printing to make a report at the ear
liest practicable moment was taken up
and after considerable discussion
passed its several readings.
Mr. Waddell by permission of the
Senate reported in behalf of Committee
on Enrolled Bills.
The bill requiring the State Geolo
gist to make a repot t w taken up and
passed its .second reading.
Mr. Scales s7x?Mt;ied that Mr. Bryan,
of Pender, was oonfiued to his room by
sickness.
A message was received from the
House announcing the passage by that
body a resolution requesting the N. C.
delegation in Congress to use their in
fluence to reduce the tax on liquor and
tobacco after several amendments the
resolution passed its several readings.
Mr. Scales by permission of the Sen
ate, a resolution requesting the door
keeper of the Senate to obtain from the
State Libiary not less than twenty-five
copies of Bntle's Revisal for the use of
the Senate. The rules Were suspended.
aud the res. luti n ta-ted its several
leadings.
Ou uu'tiou of Mr. Orraond the Senate
adjourned until 10 o'oljk to-morrow
morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was called to order at 10
o'clock, Mr. Speaker in the Chair.
After a prayer by lltv. T. H. Pritch
aid, ti e j ui nal o! yes erday was read,
am :uded and approved.
MKMOKIALS AND I'ETITIONS.
Ihe following were sent to the
Sprak'-rs de-k:
By Mr. Normenl: From cit:zens of
Alfoidsviile township, in Robeson,
praying for prohibition of ihe sal of
liquor iu 8 miles of Salam Methodist
Clrirch. Calendar.
By Mr. Covington: From citizens of
Umou, to make au allowance to the
sol liers who lost their eight in the
late war, and
By Mr. Mebane: From citizens of
Alainaiioe, to repeal prohibitory law in
the towu of Graham. Both of these
wei-o referred to the committee on
Propositions aud Grievances.
HKSOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Covington: of instruction to
the Piincipal Clerk of the House.
Calendar.
By Mr. Smith: To ra;se j int select
committee to inquire into freight and
tiavel rates. Cal udar.
By Mr. Lindsay: To iase a joint
sell ct committee lo make tabultr re
port of the S.ate's interest iu public
works. Fiuance.
By Mr. Deau: In relation to publio
taxs. Finance.
By Mr. Turner; Asking opinion of
Attorney General conceining N. C R.
R. Cslendar.
By Mr. Tuiner: Concerning an act
to create a sinking fund. Proposi ions
and Giievances.
By Mr. Battle: To increase the tin e
of keeping open the publio schools.
Education.
By Mr. Turner: Expressing the will
of the House of Ru-preaeutatives.
Proposition and Grievances.
tiy Mr. York: To raise a committee
to consider the fishing iutt rests. Cal
eudur.
By Mr. Colwell: Concerning Mofflt
Boll Punch. Calendar.
By Mr. Cooke, ol instruction fro Fi
nance committee to report in Revenue
Bdl a privilege tax on practicing attor
neys. Adopted.
INTRODUCTIONS OK BILLS.
By Mr. Brown, of Mecklenburg, a
bill to amend chapter 2S7, laws of 1876
-'77. Judiciary committee.
By Mr. Lindsay, a bill to protect the
honest trades and professions from
impositions and fraud. Judiciary.
- By Mr. McLean, a bill to amend sec
tion 4, chapter 87, Battle's Revisal.
Judiciary.
By Mr. Council, a bill to exempt the
Clerk of the auperior Court of Watauga
county from the provisions of chapter
136, laws of 1871-'72. J udiciary-
By Mr. Anderson, a bill to amend
ohapter 2o5, section 9, laws 1876-'?7.
Judioiary.
By Mr. Covington, a bill to amend
chapter 287, laws 1876-'77. Judiciary.
By Mr. Amis, a bill to protect sheep
anc tax docs. Agriculture.
By Mr. Davis of Haywood, a b;ll to
amend chapter 101, laws of 1876-77.
Caliudar.
By Mr. Bliisdell, a bill to repeal
chapter 29, laws of l876-'77.
Tne following were referred to the
Judioiary committee:
By Mr. Carroll, a bill concerning cvtm
mercial tourists and agents.
By Mr, Blalock, a bill to repeal the
act allowing county commissiouers aud
others its hu e out convicts.
By Mr, Covington, a bill to ametid
chapter 249, laws of 1874-'75.
By Mr. Covington, a bill to secure
rights speedily iu Magistrate's Couits.
By Mr. Bost, a bill to amend chp-;r
9, sections 1 and 2, Battle's Revirol.
By Mr. Cooke, a bill to alter the C in
stitution of North Carolina in regard to
punishments.
By Mr. Amis, a bill to alter sect: jh 2,
article 6, of the State Constitution.
By Mr. Lock hart, a bill to amend suV
sec ion, section 33, C C P.
By Mr. Scott, a ul to amend chapter
G8. laws of 1876-'77.
By Mr. Normeat, a bill to amend cLap-
ter 9, Battle's RevUal.
By Mr. Wynne, a bill for protcct;on
against the depredations of discharged
convicts. Penal Institu-ions.
By Mr. Pettipher, colored, a bill to
allow the commissioners of Craven
county to work persons sentenced to
the penitentiary for one year on couuty
works. Penal Institutions.
. By Mr. Orchard, a nillag -inst tiamps.
Propositions aud Grievances.
By Mr Council, a bill to allow the
sheriff of Watauga, to collect arrears of
taxes. Committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
By Mr. Mebane, a bill to amend sec
tion 1, chapter, 26 Laws of 1876-77. To
the committee ou propositions and
grievances.
By Mr. Bruce, a bill to author'xe tho
collection of arrears of We?, in C'heiGV
kee county, T4 the commite oo
flnsn-e.
By Mr. Biuper, a bill to aiithorhse
the collection of the arrears of taxes ia
Graham county. To the duancaom
litittee.
By Mr. Orchard, a bill to amend the
law in regard to discriminations, in
j freights. To the oommit'Cf on corporr
By Mr. York, bill to amend the
charter of the Northwestern N. C. Rail
road so as to build a branch via Wilkes,
bord, Wilkes county, to Patterson,
Caldwell county. To the oommittee on
railroads, pest-roads, fcc.
By Mr. MoLeau, a bill in regard to
sherins, clerks of Superior Courts and
register of deeds. To the committee
on counties, cities, &c.
By Mr. Ardrey, a bill to amend chap
ter 88, private laws of 1876-77. Calen
dar. UNFINISHED MATTER"
On motion of Mr. Reynolds bd'sou the
calendar not referred were referred to
the appropriate committees.
A message was received from the
Senate stating that tbat body had
passed a joint resolution to refer to a
joint committee that part of the Gov
eruor'e message which refers to foublio
roads, and had also passed a resolution
in regard to the public debt.
On motion of Mr. Clarke E. 3. 20
was taken from the table and referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr. Cook the rules
were suspended aud the resolution di
recting the Finance Committee to
report in the Revenue bill a license
tax on practising Attorneys. In sup
port of the resolution, Mr. Cooke
said that all persons in the profes
sions but lawyers and doctors were re
quired to pry a tax, and that it was
the spirit of the constitution that all
who did not labor with their hands
should pay. That something was le
q iiredasan equivalent for obtaining
a living without manual labor.
It was just that the lawyers should
have such license. Mr. Clarke' also
favored it, as did Mr. Lewis. The reso
lution wis adopted.
Ou motion of Caldwell the bill iu
relation to the Moffitt B-ll Punch wa6
nferrtd to the Finance committTe,
with instiuctions to iuve-tigate the
workings of the system in other States,
abd report.
Mr. B.owu of Mecklenburg, offered
an amendment as to coupons, which,
togeth-r with the resolution, was so
referred;
Ou motion of Mr. Clarke, H. R. in
relation to publio printing was taken
up. Tnis resolution is to let out the
panting to the lowest responsible bid
der. Mr. Richardson, of Columbus, moved
to ref r to the com mi, tee on Printing,
upon this Mr. Blocker demanded ayes
and nays. Mr. Jones said tha ayes
aud nays bv RpubLcaus were plans to
delay and bulldozj. The resolution by
a strict party vote of 63 to 33 was then
referred, the republican side of the
House opposing the reference.
Oa motion of Mr. Amis, H. B. to
remedy the failure to ley tax in
Granville, in 1878, was taken up, and
passed its second readmg.
Mr Turner moved to reconsider the
to by which the resolution in regard
to public printing was itf rrtd to the
committee ou priuti.ig be reoousidsrsd.
The motion was lost.
The bill in relation to punishment
of the crime of incest was takeu up. The
Judiciary committee report in favor of
the penalty of death or imprisonment
of not less than 20 nor more than 60
years, iu the couuty jail. Mr, Lindsey
offered an amendment striking out the
words oounty jail and iuserting peni
tentiary. On motion of Mr. Jones, the
whole matter was referred baok to the
Judiciary Committee.
The met-sage from the Senate, con
taining proposition to print 20 cosies of
the Governor message and accompany
ing documents for each member,
having been special order for this
hour to-day, was, on motion of Mr.
Vaughan taken up, Mr. Vaugban said
that the matter had been postponed on
two occasions, on his motion, and that
his reasons for desiring the postpone
ment were tbat the price of public
printing might be reduced before
these documents were printed, and
thus save a large amount to the State.
That the House had done all in its
power to effeot the reduction in time
aud that now the committee wanted
to go to work and that iu many instan
ces they could not do so without the
reports of the officers in charge of
various institutions. He now doubted
whether further delay would be neces
sary, as it would retard the progress
of the busiuess of the Legislature,
hence he should not insist upon furth
er delay, but moved that immediate
action be taken. Being put to a vote.
the motion was lost.
H. R., in regard to currency circu
lation, legal rate of interest etc., was
taken up, but, at once tabled.
COMMITTEES.
Claims: Bryson, Hewitt, Bonner,
Leach, Carson, Horton, White and
Newell.
Education', McLean, Eoglish, John-
sou, Davis ol Catawba, nawley, Moore,
Augier, Buchan, Council, Foard,
Ewing, Ellison, Cry and Reynolds.
r r j T7T. . . m i
dinar ten una fnts jmis, aayior,
Paxtou, Lamb, Gatling, Berry, Carter
of Xanoey, Ardrey, Atkinson, Young,
ttareman, Wimberly and Pettipher.
immigration: Anderson, Jlarrell,
Hines, Lindsay, Meare, Bavriogei,
Terrell, Powers, Normeut, Cole and
Wimbeiiy.
Railroads, Post Road and Turnpiket:
Vaugbaa, Richardson of Wake, Oliver,
McLean, John1 on, Leatberwood, Brown
of ad kiu, Rio. ker, and Carter of
Warren.
Military Affairs'. Etheridge, Arm
strong, Biaiock, Meares, Coflisld,
Clarke, Lowrey and Osborne.
Counties, Citiea Toten$ andToienahipt:
Bernard, Reid of McDowell, Anderson,
Berry, (lick, Davis of Haywood,
Deans, Christmas and Battle.
Rett enchment and Reform: Atkinson,
McLeai. York, Colwell, and Blocker.
House Branch of Committee on Publio
Prin'ing: Covington, Jones. Vaughan,
Carter, of Buncombe Foster, Moore,
Scott and Venable.
Mr. Clarke was transferred from
Privileges and Election to that on Cor.
on Internal Improvements ; Mr.
Miller from Internal Improve
ments to that of Privileges and Elect
ions; Messrs Barringer and Bateman,
were added to the Committee on Fi
nance; Mr. Bost to the Committee
on js gricuPure; Mr. Robinson to the
Committee on Iuternal Improvement.
At 1:50 p. m., on motion ot i!r.
Cooke, the House adjourned until to
morrow at 10 o'clock.
Little Annie is the daughter of one
of our most prominent citizens. Yes
(e;day she told us, in her way, what, a
good medicine Dr. Bull's Couh Synip
was, as it had cured her of a very
severe cold,
Wanted tQ Itent,
A small house, well-improved and
conveniently located. Al'ply at this
o&ye
Nliort Cotton Receipts the Canse
of the Temporary Decline in
Trade. Be of bood Cheer.
Maeon (Ga.,) Messager.
x or several weeks there has been a
constant; iaiiing oO in the receipts of
uwnvu. vu anursaay tne arrivals
footed up 149 bales, against 399 bales for
the same date last year, whsu the crop
was exceptionally light in Southwest
ueorgia. let every one knows that
through'. ut that region the increase in
the; magnitude of the present crop is at
1 at one-third over that of the last.
What then is the cause of this great
decline in receipts? Evidently, we an
swer, because of the distres&inejy low
prices a d he better condition of the
farming community. Happily, the
planter last year, admonished by bitter
experience, had reduced his expenses
greatly, and by the aid of magnificent
provision anu iruit crops is compara
lively independent.
eut. Much meat has I
Georgia also, aud thef
been raised in
propitious weather for killing and sav
ing hogs and the unprecedented cheap
ness of Western pork, really make the
situation of our agriculturists more
cheerful and promising than at any
period since the war.
We are sorry, to note the disposition
to hold back from market the im
mense supply of the fl ecy staple
which still remains piled up in bulk in
the gin-house, or stored uuder cover
on the plantation. The increasing fl
naucial troubles in the manufacturing
centres of our piincipal customer,
England, the reports of continued lav
bor strikes, bank failures and commer
cial depletion at home and abroad,
certainly afford no favorable outlook
for the future of the present crop of
cotton, unless a great and decided
change takes place in the industrial
condition of the whole civilized world.
In that event, even if cotton went up,
so would bacon, iron, co.i', flour and
every other arli.'le of necessity or lux
ury. So that in reality it is quite
doubtful whether on advance of a cent
or two in our chief staple would very
materially add to the resources of our
cotton producers. But, in the mean
time, as we have remarked an another
occasion, the business of the country
is suffering dreadfully at present from
the holding back oi the cotton crop,
and many merchants will be unable to
meet their liabilities if the fetgaation
in trade continues 'ihe wutertas
heard veteran planters say that the
safest course to be puiued by
the farmer is to sell hia cotton at tbe
nearest market as soou as -it can be
ginned and packed. Cotton buyers are
every whe.e, aud eagerly watching
each other's operations, so that the
price is quitd uniform all over the
country, with the expenses added on
for the several localities. As au il lus
tration of this, the writer once heard
his father who was a toea Island plant
er, say that his lactor in bavannah on
one occasiou refusea fifty cents per
pcu.id for a lot ol long staple cotton
he was tendered forty-five ior it ana
again decliutd. Afterwards other oilers
were made with further reductions,
until at length in the month of July en
suing, the owner himself went to
Savannah, and, to use his own lah
gunge, beggod a sale of the lot of forty
bales at eighteen cents per pound.
Thi cured him ol the policy of hold
ing cotton for higher prices. It 'is a
risky speculation which the expjrience
of the great bulk of farmers has dem
onstrated to bo unprofitable to theui
saives, whilst at tha same time
up.iettiug all the calculations
ot tne mercantile community,
aud disturbing the legitimate operations
of trade. Cottou is tue great medium
of exchange at the South in what is
known as the business season of the
year, and of course as soon as it ceases
to move by bving retained on the plan
tation, there is a corresponding coiapse
in trade circles. Query. iias the
farmer the slightest guaranty that
prices will advance in the spring? And
if not, what becomes of the interest on
the value ot the cotton bales which have
been allowed to remain perdue, to say
nothing of the loss of prestige, and the
dissatisfaction occasioned to expectant
and patient creditors, who have been
kept waiting for their money.
Again, therefore, we counsel oui
farmers, all things being equal, to sell
their cotton iu the most convenient
market as fast as it can be gathered,
ginned and baled.
The Old A'orth tate luwurance
Company.
Warrenttn Gazette.
The anuuai meeting of the s.ock
holoers of the above Company was
held in the office of the Compaay on
the 8th inst., when the followiug gen
tlemen were elected Directors for the
ensuing year: Coi. V. S. Davis, Dr.
R. S K. Peete, IX. J . G. King, J. Bux
ton William;, H. B. Hunter, Sr., N.
R Jones, N. M. Norwood, Capt. B. M.
ColliiiS, W. J. Norwood, B. F. Long,
Wm. Watson, T. C. Williams, which
embraced the old B jard, except Y. J.
Norwood elected iu pia.ee of Re. J. P.
Moore, deceased.
Tae oid officers were re-elected.
Tnis Company has beeu in successful
operation lor stven years and enters its
e;ghth year in a sound and healthy con
dition. Tuis Company is not an insti
tutiou managed by irresponsible ad
venturers, but its principal stock-holders
are from our large and prominent
farmers thau whom there are no better
or more reliable men in North Caroli
na. Its active officers are B. F. Long
aud T. C. Willi rms, who have occupied
their present position in the Company
since its organization and who are ex
perienced and skillful underwriters.
We hope ihe Company will continue to
receive the libeial pationage hereto
fore bestowed up n it.
A Brooklyn fez-Judge la Sud
denly Enriched.
A well known ex -Judge of Brooklyn
bought a tioket in the recent drawing
of the Louisiana State Lottery, aud
read the reuU aj certified at
Nl W OKLEANb, Doc. 21 1878.
The under lued certifies thnt he held
for coiltcfiou" for account of Zichariah
Voorbiea, attorney aud counsellor at
law, 89 B . adway, Brooklyn, E. D.,
and 63 Bedord Ave.. Brooklyn, E. D.,
whole ticket No. 75 301, Class M, in the
Louisiana State Lottery, which drew
t -e second capital prize of $50,000, on
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1878; said ticket
having cost the sum of ten dollars at
the office of H. L. Plum, 319 Broadway,
New Yoik,arjd that the amount was
promptly paid in full ou presentation
of the tioket at the office of the Com
pany. T. M. Wbsooat,
Agent Sou hern Express Co., N. O., La.
Any farther information given by M.
A. Dauphin, P.O. Box 992, New Or
Blaine's Game.
Aga:nst Blaine's infamous orgauie.i
tioa of political passion upon cumula
tive falsehood, the most venomous dia
tribe becomes a solemn anathema to
drive him beyond the pale of dignity
and morality. Holdiug in bis hand the
book which disproved his statements,
he used only feeierjtcd raseag.-s, whii h
garbled to uit his vile puipose, could'
not be recognzed as part of tho vol
ume, if put back as he had altered
them. He drew a blood-curdliug pic
ture of the crimes of Torquemada, who
murdered a hundred thousand nieu.
woman and children, and boasted that
he had actually executed twenty thou,
and; and then Blaine solemnly declares,
calling heavea to witness, that all this
did not compare with "the crime of
Andersonville."
According to accepted testimony th
"horrors" of Northern prisons must
for the proporti n of de iths was ureat
er in the former.
According to the official report of
Surgeon General Barnes there were
220,000 (Jonft derate prisoners in the
Northern prisons, and 270,0 JO Federal
prisoners n the South. According to
tbe report of Secretary Stanton, 22,576
of the Federal pnsouers died in the
Sotiih, and 26,435 of the Confederate
prisoners died in ihe North. These
facts show that the horrors of the Nor
thern prisrus, if not so harped ou by
politicians, were more fatal than ihe
horrors of the Southern pr souk, since
of the 220,000 Confederates 2i,000 in
round numbers die!, while of the hvg-.
er number, 270 V0) Federals in the
South, only 22,000 .in round unuiUcih
died that is, more thau twelve per
cent, of the Southerners died, and less
than nine per cent, of the Southerners
died, and less than nine per cent, of
the Northerners.
Iu investigating this suVject Blaine
must have seen the published state
ments ol tin. Confederate commissioner
of exchange of prisoueis; and whoever
has done so niust lay all the "norrors"
of Andersonville on General Grant,
who refused to exchange prisoners.
Retrenchment.
Senator Scales' resolution, whichpus8
ei the Senate Monday, January 13.
Wheieas, Tho people have ooen
promised and are expecting retreuch
meut and economy iu all the depjn
meu's of the Sj.ata government; and
VVherea8, The financial depiession of
the country imperatively demand every
effort on tne part of this Uencr.l As
sembly to fulfill these prumiscs aud
expectations; and
Whereas, A Bystem of reckless waste
and extravagance was inaugurated after
the war, from vvhicn wo have Hver
entirely recovered, and some of tiyc
abuses of which system still exi; ana
it is eminently proper that, wh le all
classes of our impoverished citizeus in
private Hie are forced to the practice of
the strictest economy, the public ex
peudiluros should be restored as far as
possible to auie-wur simplicity, and the
neavy burden of taxation bo reduced iu
proportion:
Therefore, be it resolved by tho Sen
ate of the General Assembly, iDe House
'of R' pieseusentatives concurring, That
a joint committee be raised of three on.
the pari ot the Senate anu live ou the
part of the Housev whose duly shall be
to examine, mqu.re iuto aud iuve ti
gate the conduct and management ot
each and every department of the State
government, including the penal ana
charitabie n.stitutious, their respective
receipts aud disbursements, t-aUriesand
fees, and to further ascertain whether
the expenses of the said saveral depart
ments and iustitutious should uot be
reduced, and that uiid committee are
directed to report by bill or otberwi&o.
Resolved 3. That said comm.ttee are
empowered to laka testimony aud to
send for persons and papers.
Blackburn of Keulaehj .
Fr;iukfort (Ky.) Yeonrtn.
Void of all deceit, opea iu manner
and plaiu of speeoh, uo man ever leaves
a meetiug wuioh he addressed without
knowing ex ictly ho he stands upon
every question. 11 j is equally aoove
equivocation or reticonc., uevor half
way iu his advocacy or opposition, but
treating measaresas mtn, being either
friend or foe to every public proposi
tion as to every m m With wuicn no
comes in coutaci. In Cougress, whore
Mr. Biackuuru isbest known,, there is
no misapprehension us to his characu r.
His bitterest. political oppouents admir j
nitn. lor his directness, his manliness
in adherug to his uouvictious, oven
against his greatest odds', his oojrbosy
and fairness iu debate, his indefatiga
ble attention to du:y,nd iiH anility in
the chair, on tho li or, au l ia c huiuii
ter.
His own p irty bave too oftan a'.testri
their c mti lence in bin abil ty aud d.s
cretion to rcnoer lengthy relereuce to
the face ueoessar . . Tuuy have learn jd
to kuow him, aud have louud thai to a
quickness aud intrepidity of action,
which mirks him as a true loader, is
ooupled a prudent discretiou, which ri
ses in prop jrfciou to ths importance ot
the sutiject matter under discus .iou,
and maKcs him at once n site, as well
as a bold and succesoful ch.nnpiau in
any isuie.
To these qualities are adiod a high
sense of hooor,. whioh would stoop to
no unworthy act in the dUiributiou oi'
the patronage of place, but which would
reward merit even 'n hh immediate
opponents. When such qualification
for eminent leade ship are combined
with the highest requisites of a'prcsi 1
ingotficer presence, promptness, fa
miliarity with parliamentary practice
and the rules ot ihe House- little more
need be added.
A portrait of Ralph Wal Jo Emerson
ist be print-id a tho frontispiece of
the '-Midwinter' (Fob.) ScuiBNKK,
which will also couraiu' a descriptive
and biographical pipMT ou the poet's
"haunts aid houus," by F. B. San
bobn. This portrait ha been drawn
from life by !YL . Wyatt Eaton, and
has bsen engraved by Mr. Cole, by
whom were drawn aud engraved the
frontispieces of Lincoln, Bryant aud
Longfellow. Mrs Eaton is said to have
portrayed the c vlmuessaad spirituality
of Mr.'Emersou'a lace with singular fi
delity. J
Removal W. K. Iepier, the
Original Keataurateir,
On January 1, 1879, will move to the
Green Front Saloouon Hargett street,
his old place. The establishment i
being remodeled, refurnished and re
fitted, and will be one of the handsomest
saloons in the city. The best liquor
will be kept in stock, and t je choicest
eating can always be had. Oyster
served in every style.