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TARBORO', N 0 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15; 1881.
NO. oO.
Appointments.
Rellgreus
Calvary Episcopal Church Ut. J. B.
Cheshire, pitor, hold; di'inelcSlT,!
Ribbath, forenoon nd 00- "f!1?
Wednemdy morning t 9:30 and Tridny f
ernoon at 4 o'clock. -
PreibyUria Church-Key. B- A. Walles,
Paator will precli moraine and erenlnj? in
TMto on 8r4 4th and 5th. Sbblh ;
iocky Mount on 1st and Wilson on 2nd.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening.
jiuwMry Baiif C'AreA Rev. Jot. R.
OeTpSor, wlU preach, morning , d
evening, in Tarboro, on 2d and 4th Sabbath
each month.
r Rev. Josepli D.Ar
nold. Pastor, will preach morning and even-E.-
Babhathl Prayer meeting every
Uondity evening.
FYimiti BzptUt CurM Rider P. D. Gold,
r.-. ..hunnlat Saturdays and Bun-
ruwit
dys in each month.
PUOFHWlONiL CXBBS,
qEORGE HOWARD,
Attorney and Counselor at Lawi
TARBORC N. C.
jy Praouots in all the Courts, State and
federal. noT.o-iy.
Card.
r h.w nmAmd mv DENTAL OFFICE to
I hA knlldlnir rrp!ntlv erected bv Mr
C. C Lanier, next door to Tarboro House,
where 1 will be irlad to receive my Iriende
n ABlrlir Dental work. 1 am per
.nntli t anted tier, havincr leased the
dii thl bnildiar for a term of
rears. Tours, Ac.,
v ISAAC N.CARR,
Bee.4,18TO.
RAILROADS.
Wilmington & Weldon Hail-
roaa company.
Condensed Schedule.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
NORFOLK ADVEETISfiMET
W. K. CaKB.
Late of Rdgecomba,
W. C. T. Paxxxm,
Late ot Wareutou,
PAKKER
COTTON FACTORS, AND
GENERAL C0IIC2HI0N MEECHASTS,
Koom , uottsa j&xcnange,
NORFOLK, TA.
Cotton, Country Produce generally. Hides
Staves, fcc., aold. Order for merchandise
promptly attended to. Wusno a specialty
Jaq o, I88i.-iy. I ,
. - I IWTTTT f
TTT-TTTTT
CIS DIC Alii
BiTTLE, MfM & CO.,
COTTON FACTTOKI.
. : .AJfD
Commissior) Merchanls,
HOBFOUC; TA.
We make the sale f Cotton a specialty,
and promise always to obtain highest market
nrlces BaiririBir and Ties at lowest market
ratM. frpA of cnminir.klons.
Vm-t liberal advanoes made on cotton to
beheld. I ansr-ll-ly.
HARDY & BROTHERS,
KsUblished 1828,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
for the sale of
COTTON, LUMBER, PIANUTS OTH
RR MERCHANDISE,
And dealers .n PERUVIAN GUANO and
other Stan Card Fertilisers.
Make liberal casuj advances on consign
msiit. Prompt sales and quick returns.
HARD 78 WHARF, NORFOLK, VA.
Nov. 17, 1881.-m
Lather
Sheldon,
DEALKB IN
SASHES, DOORS, BLINDS
Dated Jaly 20, '81 JNo48dTy No40d'ly
Leave Weldon I 3:30 pm 6:16 pm
Ar've RockyMonnt 4:59 p m 7:a3 p m
Arrive Tarboro 7:40 pm 7:40 pm
Leave Tarboro - 9:50 a m 9:50 p m
Arrive Wilson 5:3 a m I 7:56 p m
Arrive Uoldsboro.. 6:34 pm 8:43 pm
Arrive Warsaw 7:43 am i
Ajrive Eurgaw 8:43 a ru 10:43 p m
Arrive Wilmington 9:45 a m I 11:25 a m
I I II II ET1 h il U II 1 B II 1 1
Thursday, - - 1 . December 15, 1881
ARTHURS FIRST MESSAGE.
WHAT EE SEC0X3CEHS3 TO CONGSESS
The rinancial Situation EeTiewed The
Star B ,ut TiiaTtry Word About
the Hormona CiTil Sarrica
SefoTis What He Promisei.
RB
THE GREAT a 1 1
niREUEBY.
FOB
EDMATISH,
r
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No 47 d'ly No 43 d'ly
Leave Wilmington 6:40 a m 6:25 p m
Arrive Burgaw 7:26 a m 7:20 p m
Airive Warsaw 8:41 a m 9:04 p m
Arrive Goldsboro-- 9:43 am 10:23 pm
Arrive VUsob 10.-43 a m 11:17 p m
Ar've Rocky Mount 11:23 am 11:55 pm
Arrive Tarboro 8:50 p m t5 10 a m
Leave Tarboro 9:00 a m f8:30 p m
Arrive Weldon 12:50 p m t 1:25 a m
Teaves'. Rocky Mount Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
f Leaves Tarbojo Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Saturdays.
Train No 43 North will stop only at Rocky
Point, Bnrgaw, Magnotia, Warsaw, Mount
Olive, Dudley, Goldsboro, Wilson Rocky
Mount, Enfield and Halifax.
Train No. 40 Sooth will stop only at
Rocky Mount, Wilson, Goldsboro and Mag
nolia. Train No 47 make3 close connec.ion a
Weldon for all points North daily. All rail
via Richmond, and dally except Sunday via
Bay Line.
No. 43 runs dally and makes close connect
ion for all points North via urenmona ana
Washington.
All trains rnn solid between Wilmington
and Washington, and have Pullman Palace
Sleepers attached.
JOHN F. DIVINE,
Gen'l Sup't.
A. POPE, Gen'l Passenger Agent.
mh 13-tf
BUILDERS j HARDWARE,
PAINTS, OILS, GLASS,
And Baildinsr Matcri tl of every description
NOS. 16 W. SIDE VARKET SQUARE A
49 ROANOAKK AVE.,
NORFOLK. VA.
Novemberl880- 18,1-y.
WILLARD HOTEL LOTTERY.
DRAWING
1 4th February, 1882.
OK MONEY REFUNDED.
LouiBVTLLX, RT.. November 10, 1881.
Resolved, That the Board of Commissioners
consent to a postponement of the drawing of
the Wlllard Hotel Lottery, until the 14th day
of February. 1882, and that they will not con
sent to any further postponement of the same.
itOBT. iiii,wKi, wnairman.
Bv the above resolution this drawing must
and will be had on the day fixed, or money
distributed back to ticket holders.
If enough tickets are sola beiore a ale nxeu,
the drawing will be bad. and notice of same
will be given tnrongn me papers.
LIST OF PRIZES.
TheWillard Hotel with all
its Fixtures ix Furniture
Heuralgia. Sciatica, Lumbago,
Backache, Soreness of the Chest,
Gout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swell
' ings and Sprains, Burns and
Scalds, General Bodily
Pains,
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted
Feet and Ears, and all other
Pains and Aches-.
to pmavatkm on earth canals St. Jacom Oil
as a tafe, mnrr. mt-tpU and aheap External
bmd;. A trial antaila but the eampamtiY.lT
trifling oatlav of &A Cents, and evarY on. anfferinc
with pnia can bar cheap and poaiiiT. proof of it
iatma
Directions In Harm Imafrmgf.
BOLD BT ALL DRTJ(HIBT8 AID DEALERS
a HXDICDTB.
A. VOGEXER. Sc CO.,
i BattiaMn, MA., U.B.A,
MALABIAL
POISON.
The nrinciDal cause of nearly all slcknes
at this time of the year has its origin in
disordered liver, which, if aot regulated in
I time, great safierlng, wretchedness and
death will ensua. A gcntieraan writing irom
South America 4ys : "1 have used your
Simmons Liver Reghlator with good effect,
both as a pre veil thin and cure lor malarial
fevers ou the Isthmus of Pauama."
This President's message, which
was sent to Congress Tuesday, Nor.
6th too late for our last issue, is
a.yery voluminous document. In
opening his messrge the President
Bars:
An appal&ag calamity has befallen
the American people since their
chosen representatives last met in
the halls where you are now as
sembled. We might also recall, with
unaltered content, the rare prosperity
with which, throughout the year, tne
nation has been blessed. Its harvests
' have been plenteous, its various in
dastnes have thriven, tne neaitn oi
the people has been preserved, it has
maintained with foreign govern
ments the undisturbed relations of
amity and peace. For these mani
festations of His favor we owe to
Him who holds our destiny in His
hands the tribute of our grateful de
votion. To that mysterious exer
cue of His will which has taken from
us the loved and illustrious citizen
who was but lately the head of the
I nation we bow in sorrow and sub
mission. The memory of his exalted
character, of his noble achievements
and of his patriotic life will be treas
ured forever as a sacred posession of
the whole people. The announce
ment of his death drew from foreign
governments and peoples tributes of
sympathy and sorrow, which history
will record as signal tokens of the
kinship of nations and the federation
of mankind.
TOT FINANCIAL SITUATION.
S tZAJLS.1 Ills -IM V
$250,000
One Residence on Green Street $15,000
One Residence on Green Street 15.000
Two Cash Prizes, each 5,000 10,000
Two Cash Prizes, each 3.000... 4,000
Five Cash Prizes, each 1000 5,000
Fifty Cash Prizes, each tlOO 5.000
One Hundred Cash Prizes, each 50 5,000
i ive Hundred Uashi rnzes, eacb 30. . w,vw
Fiue Cash Prizes each S500 2"500
One Set of Bar Furniture. 1.000 !
One Fine Piano.. J j. j 500
One Handsome Tea Bet.... 100
400 Boxes Old Bourbon Whisky, $36. . 14.400
10 Baskets Charareurne. 635 350
Five Hundred Cash Prizes, each 510. . 5,000
400 Boxes Fne Wines, 30 12.000
200 Boxes Robertson County Whisky,f30 6,000
400 Boxes Havana Cigars, tlO 4,000
irive iiunarea uasn rnzes, eacn iu. . a,iw
1
A Purely
Vegetable
MEDICINE
An effectual spe
cific for
malarious tevera
Bowel Jaundice, Colic. Rest
lessceee, V " .. ; ress ion. Sick Headache,
Const! : . HiUionsness, Dyjpep-
s a, .
II you feel drowsy, debilitated, have fre
quent headache, mouth tastes badly, poor
appetite, and tongue coated, you are suf
fering from torpid liver, or billiousness, and
nothing will.core jou so speedily and per
manently as to take
SlUU0S LIVER REGULATOR.
It is given with safety, and the happiest
results to the most delicate infant. It takes
the place of qniaine f.nd bitters of every
kind. It is the cheapest, purest and best
family medicine in the world-.
Buy only the genuine in while wrapper
with red Z, prepared ouly by J. H. ZE1LIN
&CO.
4 8old by all Drujrgitts.
Com-
Petersburg Railroad
pany.
Office of General Sup't.
h Petersburg, Va , May 13, 1881.
COMMENCING Sunday. May loth,
rial, trains on this road will run as fol
lows :
GOING SOUTH.
Boston and Savant. ah Fan Mail.
L've Petersburg daily at 4:00 P. M
8tops only at Belfleld.
Ar've at Weldon 5:5S P. M
New York Expiess-
L've Petersburg daily at -12:52 P. M
Ar've at Weldon 3:10 P W
Through Freight.
L've Pet'sbure d'v. except Sunday 9:05 P. M
Ar've at Weldon 2.35 P. M
GOING NORTH.
Boston and Savannah Fast mail.
L've Weldon daily at 1:30 A. M
Stops only at Stonv Creek.
Ar've at Petersburg 4:05 A. M
New York Express.
L've Weldon daily aU 150 P. M
Ar've at Petersburg at 3:32 P. M
Southern Eiprets.
L've Weldon daily at 4:20 A. M
Ar've at Petersburg at 6:50 A. M
Through Freight.
L've Weldon d'y except Snnday at 6:0 0 P. M
Ar've at Peter,bure al 11:25 P. M
Local Freight Mon'y. Wedn'y A Fri'y.
L've Weldon at 3:50 P. M
Ar've at Petersburg at 9:85 P. M
SleepluK cars and first-class coaches on
nlfirht and day trains. .
No change of cars between Wilmington
and Washington.
Through tickets sold to all Eastern and
8oothern points and baggage checked
through.
Passengers going South will purchase
tickets and check baggage at Washington
street depot
Passengers going North aud stopping at
Petersburg, will claim their baggage at
Washington street depot.
R. M, 8ULLY,
General Superintendent.
W. P. TAYLOR,
GeneralTicket Agent,
W. J. BROWN,
mSly Dispatcher of Train -s
WORTHINGTON'S
AMOUNTING TO 9389,350
Whole Ticket, $8 ; Halves, $4 ; Quarters, 3.
Express, Postal Money Order, or Registered H'o TYI llV lYIfifllfnTlft I
letter. I I , "--, .w
ttesponsibie acents wanted at outpoints, e or
circulars, giving full information and for tick
ets, address, '
W C. D. Whips,
Willari Hotel, LOUISVILLE ;KY.
1 :
JOSHUA KILLEBtEW. W. P. WILLIAMSON
PTHIS Standard Itemed y has been
M - this country and in Knrope for
l use in
a quarter
of a century, and for acute and chrome bowel
affections, Burns, Rheumatism, Colds, Infla
mation, arid as an adjunct iu Chills and Fe
vers, it has no equal. It was adopted for use
in the Confederate Army by the order of the
Snrseon General. See testimonials.
BOYKIN, CARMER & CO.,
Baltimore, Md.,
Sept 22, 1881.-3m. Proprietors' Agents.
K1LLEBRE W & CO.,
Wholesale & Retail
Mill
Lip Urs,
Williamson Building,
Main St.
Tarboro. N C.
Offer special Inducements to the CASH trade
and solicit lor tne coming year TIM is account
with responsibla parties.
Advances
terms.
on
crops made on reasonable
CHESEBROUGH'S
PERFUMED
LUXOR OIL.
(TRADE MARK.)
This Oil is manufactured from the heart of
the best crude Petroleum, containing neither
the volatile nor the heavy parts of the oil
both of which we utilize in our regular dusi
ness of manufacturing Vaseline, and for other
purposes by which means we are enabled to
produce Kerosene of an unequaled quality at
comparatively low price.
This Oil is consequently superior, both for
Burning and Safety, yielding a perfect light,
and standing 150 degrees fire test. In odor, it
is anite different from the ordinary Kerosene
in use, a pleasant perfume being substituted
for rankness, thus avoiding a principal ob
jection to the use of petroleum for fighting
purposes. To afford perfect satisfaction, it is
only necessary to select ordinary kerosene
lamps, burners and wicks of good quality.
It is absolutely safe under all circumstances.
Packed either in barreUs or iu 5 gallon square
cans, with corked nozzles for filling, ana
style.
at-wo
MESSRS. FRANK R. PENDER and THOS.
L. WILLIAMSON, our efficient and jolite
salesmen, will be pleased to serve their friends
and the public.
OULD yon b soothed by the so flea
tmoh ana keenest razor when your
X3S80SIAL DEM6IITS.
W
beard Is hardest ? Would you enhance yonr
perianal pulchritude so that your wife or
sweetheart wouldn't recognize you f Then
apply to Nathan Williams, whose Barber
Shop is in Tarboro Home on Main St. So
lacing Shampooinir done. Hair Oil, of his
own manufacture, for sale.
Prsd. Philips, Prest. "Win. M. Pippsa, Vios Prwtt
M. Wendell, Oa.hier.
The TamUco kmcs & Euldn; Co, '
(BANKING DEPARTMENT.)
BaMk ppen from 9 A. M. to S P. M.
" Discount Day, Thursday.
sl5-ly. n
I eat at
Cooper's.
DxRECTOBB :
Geo. Howard,
H. LvStaton, Jr.,
H. Morris.
Tarbtwu. N. C, Dec. 18, 1880
Fred. Philips,
W. M. Pippen,
Ijr.
51 f
15. ! i.fjCrillM' h.iU.
. .:; il in 1 1 1 ..Ai:,uy .1eu hisw
tauiUbfed; lofxi cured. Write tat-
iuz case. Ju. Una, yaincy, Mich.
Ki
ent faucets of the most approved
cans in a case.
CHESEBROTJGH MANUF'G CO.,
Agents : LAWRENCE & CO.,
Druggists & Apothecaries,
Tarboro, J.
THE CARR0LLT0N,
BALTIMORE, LIGHT AND GERMAN STS.
BALTIMORE
The largest and only modern built Hotel
in the City. $3 and $2.50 per day accor
ding to 6ize and location of rooms.
Special arrangements at all times will be
made by letter or telegram.
Elevator runs continuously to an ma
floors.
Permanent Board by the month at from
$40 upwards.
All lines of City Passenger Cars pass the
doors. .
Very extensive improvements to the
amount of over 915,000 are now being placed
in the Hotel, and even-y arrangement for re
quirements of business will be a, hand.
F. W. COLEMAN, Manager.
Oct. 9, 1879.
PlSilf PROPERTY FOR SALE.
! '
ywr ALTER P. WILLIAMSON,
Attorney and Connielior at Law,
t i!
MAIN St., TARBORO, N. C.
Partis wishlmr to negotiate loanB can De
accommodated on application to him.
Ii
The Prinee of Cater
ers, is always ready
,to serve; his numer
ous customers with
I don't.
, and all other delica-
: cies, in their season,
'at his Restaurant on
i Pitt Street. Meals at
all hours.
Rfit
TMr dav at home. Sample worth
mar,ly.
99 III VaV free. Address Stinsoa & Coh
rtlad Maine
ARRLNGTON'S MILLS with 19) &s ot
land, one mile east of Hilliardston.N. C,
two grist mills, one;wheat mill, a mnnoer one
saw mm ,witn snaiiiu uuiiuru w
which I will build if purchasers tk-s'n e it all
run by water power. Section nornl for being
healthy. a. ijxi-
Oct.
The President says that the report
of the Secretary of tho Treasury rep
resents in detail a highly satisfactory
exhibit of the state of the finances
and the condition of the various
branches of the public service ad
ministered by that department The
increase of the revenues for 1881
over those of th previous year was
320,352,901.10. It is estimated that
the rooeipta daring tLo presani fis
cal year will reach $400,000,000 and
tho expenditures $270,000,000, leav
ing a surplus of $130,000,000 ap
pUcable to the sinking fund and the
redemption of the public debt, I
approve the recommendation of the
Secretary of the Treasury, that pro
vision be made for tne early retire
ment of silver certificates and that
the act requiring their issue be re
pealed. They are issued in pursu
ahce of the policy of the government
to tnjnfan silver at or near the gold
standard, and were accordingly made
receivable for all customs, taxes and
public dues. About sixty six millions
are now outstanding. They form an
unnecessary addition to the paper
currency, a sufficient amount of
which may be readily supplied by
the national banks. In accordance
with the act of February 28, 1878,
the Treasury Department has
monthly caused at least two millions
in value of silver bullion to be coined
into standard silver dollars. One
hundred and two millions of these
dollars have been already coined,
while only about thirty four millions
are in circulation. For the reasons
which7 he specifies I concur in the
Secretary's recommendation that the
provision for coinage for a fixed
amount each month ba repealed, and
that hereafter only so much be
coined as shall be necessary to sup-
1 XI 1 J rPt.A Qn.4-arr n A
piy tne ueuuimu. -i.im uviikuj
vises that the issue of gold certifi
cates should not for the present bo'
resumed and suggests that the na
tional banks may properly be for;
bidden by law to retire their cur
rency except upon reasonable notice
of their intention so to do. Such
legislation would seem to be justified
by the recent action of certain banks
on the occasion referred to in thk
Secretary's report Of the fifteen
millions of fractional currency still
outstanding only about eighty thous
and have been redeemed the past
year. The suggestion that this
amount may pfoperly be dropped
from future statjements of the public
debt seems worthy of approval.
REFUNDING OPERATIONS.
The President next speaks of. the
refunding operations and says the
reduction of the annnul interest On
the public debt through these trans
actions is as follows: y reduction
of interest to three and one half per
dent., $10,473,952.25; by redemption
of bonds, $6,352,340; total, 16,82t,
282,25. The three and one-half per
centum bonds being payable at the
pleasure of the government, are
available for the investment of sur
plus revenue without the payment
of premiums. Unless these bonds
can be funded at a much lower rate
of interest than they now bearf I
T aeree with the Secretary ofthe
Treasury that no legislation respect
in? them is desirable. It is a matter
for congratulation that the business
of the country Has been so prosper-
bus during the past year as to yield
by taxation a large surplus of income
to the government. If the revenue
laws remain unchanged this surplus
mnst year by year increase onr ao
count of the reduction of the piblic
debt and its burden of interest,
because of the rapid increase on: our
rvinnlafcion. In 1860. iust prior to
the institution of our internal rev
enue, our population but slightly ex
coeded 30,000,000; by the census of
'80 it is now found to exceed pOJOOO
OOOi ttia estimated that even if the
annual receipts and expenditures
should continue as at present Ithe
entire r debt could te paid in ten
years.! In view, Jaowever, of the
people have already borne, we may
well consider wnetner u is not me
part of wisdom to reduce the reve
nue, even u we aeiay a uiuc me pay
ment of the debt
i j, BELIEF VBOM TAXATION.
lit seems to me that the time ( has
arrived when the people may justly
demand some relief from their pres
ent enormous burden and that by
due economy in the various branches
of the public service this may readily
be afforded. I herefore concur with
the Secretary in recommending the
abolition of all internal revenue taxes
except those upon tobacco in ita va
rious forms and upon distilled spirits
and fermented liquors, and except,
also, the special tax upon the manu
facturers pf and dealers in such ar
ticles.' The retention of the latter
tax is desirable as affording the ; offi
oars of the government a proper su
pervision of these articles for the
prevention of fraud. I agree with
the Secretary of the Treasury that
the law imposing a stamp tax upon
matches, proprietary articles, playing
cards, checks and drafts may with
propriety be repealed, and the law
also by which banks and bankers are
assessed upon their capital and de
posits. There seems to be a general
sentiment in favor of this course. In
the present condition of our revenues
the tax upon deposits is especially
unjust It was never imposed in
this country until it was demanded
by the necfesities of war, and waa
never exacted, I believe, in any other
country, even in its greatest exi
gency. Banks are required to se
cure their circulation by pledging
with the Treasurer of the United
States bonds of the General Govern
ment The interest upon these bonds
which at the time the tax was im
posed wa3 6 per cent, is now in most
inafAnAAR 34- ner cent Besides, the
entire circulation was originally
ited by the law and no increase
allowable.
lim-
was
THE TAX OS CIECTJLATIOX,
When the existing banks
i .1 M Al
nracticaliv a monopoly oi wie
K. " w
had
busi
ness mere was iorce in mw .uggw
tion that for the franchise to the
favored grantees the government
might very properly exact a tax on
eiijculaUoPf but ior y oara the system
has been free and the amount of cir
culation regulated by the public de
mand. The retention of this tax has
been suggested as a means of reim
bursiriff the government for the ex-
, . . - .
THE POSTAL AND STA . BOUTK SZaVlCX.
The report of the Posimaater Gen
eral is a gratifying exhibitof the pos
tal service. The receipts from post
age and other ordinary, sources dur
ing the past fiscal year were $36,
489,816.58; the receipts from the
money order business were $295,
581.39, making a total of $36,785,
397.97. The expenditure for . the
fiscal year was $39,251,749 kfhede
ficit supplied out of the -general
Treasury was $5,481,123.35, or 6 3 10
per cent of the ' amomnt expended.
The receipts were $3,409,918-63 in
excess of those - of the previous
year, and $4,375,397.97 in excess of
the estimate: made two years ago,
before the, present period of business
prosperity nadT fairly begTin.:tluT -ing
the past year. 338 7 additional
money offices have been established,
making a total of 5,499 in operation
at the date of this report; Poring
the year the domestic money orders
aggregated in value $115,075,769.35.
A. modification of the system is sug
gested, reducing the fees for motwy
orders not exceeding $5 from ten
cents to five cents and making the
maximum limit $100 in place oi $50.
Legislation for i the disposition of
unclaimed money orders in the pos
session of the Postoffice Depart
ment, is recommended, in view of
the fact that their total value now
exceeds one million dollars. The
attention of Congress is again in
vited to the subject of establishing
a svstem of savings depositaries in
connection with the Post Office De
partment The so-called Star routes
have been decreased in length 3,945
miles and in cost $364,144. Most
all the more expensive routes have
been superceded by railroad service.
The cost of the Star service must
therefore rapid! v decrease in the
Western States and Territories.
The investigations of tne Depart
ment of Justice and the Post Office
Department have resulted in the
presentation of indictments against
persons formerly connected with
that service, accusing them of of
fenses against the United States. I
have enjoined upon the officials who
are charged with the conduct of
the cases on the part of the gov
ernment, and upon m the eminent
counsel who, before my accession to
the Presidency, were called to tneir
assistance, the duty of prosecuting
with the utmost rigor -of the law all
persons who may be' found charg
able with frauds upon the postal
service. .
' COW BOYS ASP INDIANS.
The President refers to the dep
redations of the "cowboys in Ari
zona, and says that in the event - ef
a request from the Territorial gov
for arrears in jjensions, estimated at
$250,000,000 for first payments.
The great temptation to the ; ptesen
tation of fictitious claims afforded
by the fact that the average! stun
obtained upon each application
suggest the
some f special
prevention ' of
appropriations
is $1,300, leads him to
propriety of maiung
appropriation for tne
fraud. He advises
for such inteirnalimprovements'as the
wisdom of Congress may deem to be
of public, importance. After; men
tioning the necessity (for improving
the Mississippi river he takes up the
BUDieCb OX C1V11 aerviVW ' nuwui auna
. . a a
says: In ray letter accepting i ne som
ination for the Vice: Presidency 1
stated that, in my . judgment, fco
man should.be .the incumbent of , an
office tho duties of winch ha' Is for
anylcause unfit to perform,! who is
lacking in the ability, fidelity or in
tegnty which a proper aanunisira
ticn of such office demands," I This
sentiment would doubUess meet with
mm Aral nrviiiifiAnL but ODUliOn haS
been widely divided upon the wisdom
and praebcabuity ol j tne various r re
formatory schemes which have been
suggested and of certain proposed
rfimln.finn covernincr -' appointments
to miblie office. 1 The efficiencT-of I qualifications of apphcants may, per-
such regulations has been distrusted I haps, without resort to the :, competi
by a single .stroke of executive or
legislative action. . Its beginnings -are
found in an order in council pro
mulgated in 1855, and it' was after
patient and cautious scrutiny, of its
workings that fifteen years later it
took its present shape.. .'Jfive- years
after issuance of the order; in coun
ciL and at a time when resort had
been had to competitive examinations
as an experiment much more exten
sively than has yet been the case in
this country, a select corarmtxeeoi tne
House of Commons made a repojtto ,
that House, which, declaring, its ar
proval of the competitive plan, de
preciated, nevertheless, any precipi
tancy in its general adoption, as like
ly to endanger its ultimate success.
During this tentative period the ro ,
ou of the two methods oi pass ex
aminaiion land competitive- examina
tion were closely watched and com
pared. . It may be that before we
confine ourselves upon-this import
ant question within! the stringent
bounds of statutory "enactment jwe
may profitably await the result I of
farther inquiry and experiment. Tho
submission of a portion of the nomi
nations to a central board of examin-
a m , .. M 1 - . i A 1
ers selected soieiy ior testing, uio
mainly because they! have seemed to
exalt mere educational and abstract
tests about general business capacity
and even special fitness for the par
ticular work in hand. It seems to
me that the rules ; which should be
applied to the management of the
public service may properly conform
in the main to such las regulate the
mnrlnct of Buccessful private dusi-
tive test, put an end to the mischiefs
which attend the present system of
appointment, and it may be '. feasible
to vest in such a board &' wide dis
cretion to ascertain the4 character
istics and attainments of candidates
in those particulars which I have! al
ready referred to j as being no less
important then mere intellectual! at
tainments. If uongress snouia acem
Original appointments should jit advisable at the present session to
neaa.
be based upon ascertained fitness.
The tenure of office should be stable.
Positions of responsibility should, so
far as possible, be filled by the ; pro
motion of worthy and efficient ' offi
cers. The investigation of all com
nlaintH and i the punishment of all
misconduct should I be prompt and
thorough. : i ..
THE PBX8IDXHT 8 PBOMISB. j ,r, 7
The views expressed in the fore
going letter are those which will gov-
ern my acuninisirauou w
cutive office. They are doubtless
aViaredbv all intelligent and patriot
ic citizens, however divergent vi their
opinions as tb the jbest methdds of
putting them into practical opera
tion. For j example, the assertion
tbat 'orie'inal appointments should
htt based urxm .ascertained fitneas" is
nofcorn to diepntelL Batthe ques
tibn howv in practice suchf fitness can
be most effectually ascertained is one
which for years excited interest and
discussion. The! measure which,
with slight variations in its details,
States against domestic violence
this government would be powerless
in render assistance. The act of
1795, chapter 36, passed at a time
when Territorial governments re
ceived little attention from Con-
gress, enrorcea mis uusy w
United States only as to the State
covernments. xsut the act ox aou,
the ExecU'
feature the
examination-
pense of printing and furnishing the ernment for protection by the United has lately been urged upon the at
circulating noces. w uie uu, uwuiu
be repealed it would certainly seem
proper to require me national Danra
to pay the amount of such expense
to the Comptroller of the Currency.
It is, perhaps, doubtful whether the
immediate reduction of the rate of
taxation upoD liquor and tobacco is
advisable, especially in view of the
tention of Congress and
tive, has as its principal
si Via rnn of enmrietitive 1
kWMV - - I , A. . . ...
Save for certain , exceptions, wnicn
need net Here be specined, this plan
would give admission I to the service
only in its lowest grade,! and would
accordingly demand : that all racan-
Ciea m nigner popiuwui bixwmxv
drain upon the Treasury wmcn muse cnapter 39, applied also to the Ter- fiiisd by promotion alone. .
ittend the payment of arrears of pen ritories. This law seems to have re-, particulars it is in conformity with
iions. A comparison, however, of mained in force until the revision of the existing civil : service system of
I . .. . . .. . 1 S J IV.
th amount of taxes collected under
Ihe varying rates of taxation which
have at different times prevailed sug
gests the intimation that some re
duction may soon be made without
material diminution of the revenue.
The tariff laws also need revision,
but that a due regard may be paid
to the conflicting interests of our
citizens important changes should
be made with caution. If a careful
revision cannot be made at this ses
sion a commission, such as was lately
approved by the Senate and is now
recommended by the Secretary of
the Treasury, would doubtless
lighten the labors of Congress
whenever mis BUDjeci Bnau uw
brought to its consideration.
THI A.BMY AND NAVY.
The President concurs in the re
commendation of the Secretary of
War that the army be raised to
thirty thousand enlisted men. The
report of the Secretary of the Navy,
he says presents valuable sugges
tions for its improvement, 1 call
your especial attention, also, to the
appended report oi me Auvisurjr
Board, which he convened to devise
suitable measures lor increasing tne
efficiency of the navy, and particu
larly to the report as to the charac
ter and number oi vessels neceswurv
to place it upon a footing com
mensurate with the necessities of the
government I cannot too strongly
: xu x
nrge upon you my conviuwvu ma
every consideration oi national saieij,
economy ana honor imperatively uo
mands a thorough rehabilation of
our navy. We have for many years
maintained with foreign governments
the relations of honorable peace, and
that such relations may be perma
nent is desired by every patriotic
citizen of the Republic; but if we
heed the teachings of history, we
shall not forget that in the Me of
every nation emergencies may wuw
when a resort to arms can aione save
it from dishonor. No danger from
abroad now threatens this people,
nor have we any cause to! distrust
the friendly professions of other gov
ernments. But for avoiding as well
as repelling dangers that may threat
en us in the future we must do pre
tvo erAtntA. when the provision for
the Territories was dropped. I am
not advised whether this alteration
J Z 'a
Orwafc Britian. - And, indeed, the suo
cess which luus attended: that ; system
; fV.a mnnfarv of : ita birth is the
should be offered the protection
which is accorded to tne States , .by
the Constitution, I suggest legisla
tion to that end. The President
calls attention to the report of the
Secretary of the Interior and says:
Prominent among the matters which
challenge the attention of Congress
at its present session is the raanage
ment of our Indian affairs. The
President recommends that the In
dian have the protection of the law.
He should be allowed to maintain in
court his rights of person and prop
erty. He also recommends land in
severalty and a liberal appropriation
for Tnrliftn schools.
THK H0BM0XS.
efitablish Mmpetitive tests for ad-
mission to the, service ho doubts such
as have been: suggested shall deter
me from giving the measure my earn
est support, and I urgently recom
mend, should there be a failure . to
pass any other act upon this subject,
that any appropriation of $25,000 per
year may be xnade for the enforce
ment of sectien 1,753 of the revised
statutes. ! "With the aid thus afforded
me I shall strive to execute the pro
visions of that law according to its
letter and spirit.: I am; unwilling,
in justice to the present ! civil j serv -ant
of the government, to dismiss .
this subiect i without declaring my
dissent from the .service and ; almost
indiscriminate censure j with , which
they have been recently assailed.
That they are as a class indolent, in
efficient - and :: corrupt : is a
statement which - has been ! oft an
made and widely credited; put wbeu
the extent, variety, delicacy and im
portance of their duties are consider
ed, the great majority of the employ
ees of the government are, in my
judgement, deserving: of high com
mendation; , I I
The (President recommends to
Congress the subject of the decline
of the merchant marine. He does
not pretend to indicate the remedy
for it, but regards immediate! atten
tion as important" He thinks that
there would have bean no decline if
we had given to our navigation in
terest ft portion of the aid and pro
tection which have been sol wisely
bestowed upon onr manufacturer s.
The message concludes with a ref
erence to .the Presidential (inability
aa nunreBted by the situation which
oa . - , , .
UUb
was intentional or acddentaL but trp
.. i xv-- m :x I rTTj :u ,.f,'Aa Viora I Thm I Via Ana nni. iTYrlnrla what he thinks
" . - .. i " i . - ,
. Btinnia -not. however, be over
looked that there are certain features
of the English system j which f have
not generally been received with fav
or in una country, even sjuyn, .
f oreraost ndvooates of Jciyil ' service
reform. Among them are: First, ft
tenure of office which S substantially
a life tenure; second, ft limitation of
fhA mftTimnm acre at which an appli
cant can enter tne Beryice, nu.tu.ouj
oil man in middle life or older are,
with some exceptions, rigidly exclud
ed; tliird, a retiring allowance upon
going ont of office. These three ele
m.nfu ara act imrjortant factors of the
problem as any of the others.! To
eliminate them rrom uiw suu&u j t.
tern would effect ft I most radical
changeinits theory and practice.
The avowed purpose of that.syBtem
is to induce the educated young- men
of the country to devote meir uivw
to publio employment by ftn assu
rance that having once entered upon
should be done.
From Sassafna, Kent Ca, Md I nnd
that I sell as much of Dr. Bull's Cough
8vnn as of all othsr cough remedies cora-
bmed. 9. E. Habtlxt, Drnggist.
Whenever a preacher sees a young
man and woman powerfully devoted
to each other, he forthwith begins io
t.hiTi in his xnind of some nice little
present he can buy his wife , with the
wedding lee. . - :
excel
IfancaesUr. lUch., Entartmse. Mesxrs.
Hasnsaler k. Kinnley. Druggists, Manches
ter, aav: W handla St. Jacobs Oil with
abundant sacosss, and it has given
lent satisfaction to our easterners.
Regarding Mormanism, the Presi
dent says that the existing statute
for the punishment of polygamy, so
revolting to the moral and religious
sense of Christendom, has been per-
.xxi A unnfamninnntlv violated
ever since its enactment. Your at- they need never leave it, and that np
A Yankee woman recently married
a Chinese laundry man, and in three
days thereafter the unhappy Celes
tial appeared at a barber's shop and
ordered his pigtail to be cut off,
Baying, in explanation: "Too mnchee
yank." .... ' . ,j .. . , '
tention is called to a recent opinion
of the Supreme Court of the United
States explaining its judgment of
reversal in the case of Miles, who
had been convicted of bigamy in
Utah. The Court refers to the fact
xux Vio umiwv n.tt.niinf the Cld-
bration of marriages in thai Territory
makes the proof of polygamy very
difficult, and the propriety is sug
gested of modifying the law of evi
dence, which now makes a wife in
competent to testify against her
husband, This suggestion is ap
proved. I recommend also the pas
eago of an act providing that in the
nPotfnrioa rtf the United States the
fact that a woman has been married
to a person charged with bigamy
shall not disqualify her as a witness
upon hi trial , for that offense. I
further recommend legislation by
which any person soleniniring
rnarriacre in - anv of the Territories
shall be required, under stringent
penalties for neglect or refusal, to
ril a certificate of such marriage in
the Supreme Court of the Territory.
pared to enforce any policy which Dorabtless Congress may devise other
n think wise to adopt. We must
be ready to defend our harbors
against aggression; to protect by the
distribution of our snips oi war utw
the hiffhwavs of commerce the varied
interests of our foreign trade and the
persons and property ot our citizens
abroad; to maintain everywuern uio
honor of onr flag and the distin
guished position which:! we may
rightfully claim among the nations
of the world.
practicable measures for obviating
the difficulties which have hitherto
attended the efforts to suppress this
iniquity. I assure you of my deter
mined purpose to co-operate with
trnrt in onv lawful and discrete meas
which may be proposed to that
end."
CIVIL SEKVICX KEFOESC
The President speaks of the enor
on voluntary retirement they Bnau
ha the recipients of an annual pen
sion. ' That this system as an entire
ty has proved very! successful in
Great Britain seems tb be generally
conceded, even Jjy those who once
opposed its adoption, j To ; a statute
which should mcorporate all its es
sential features should JeeT,,1
to give my entire f approval, but
whether it would be for the best in
terest of the public to : fix ) npon an
TTWlint for immediate , extehsiv
application, wmcn emoraees iwuau
features of the Englisn system,! but
excludes or ignores others of equal
importance, may be seriously doubt
ed even; by those who are impressed,
as I am; myself, with the grave im
portance , of ; , correcting the - evils
in the present methods of appoint
ment i If, for example, the English
rule which shuts out all persons
above the age of twenty-five years
from a larcre number . oi i publio em
ployments, is not to be made sta es
sential part of onr system, It is ques
tionable whether 1 the attainment of
the highest number iof -marks at a
competitiye;exainination should be
the criterion by , which all applies,
tions for appointment should be put
to testf And wider similar condi
tions" 1 it JjVmay also be questioned
whether admission to the service
should be strictiy limited to its low
est ranks. -.. , K-:.;$.
'1 ' 1 THI XNOLI3H STSTSM.' ;-.'
It'..-: j 1 I .
TV, nreaATit F.nflrlish SVStem IS ft
I Extract from Telegraph and Messenger,
Uaoon, Ga, Ws bad tested its virtue per
sonally, and know that for dvspepiia, bil
Housness and throbbing headache 'arising
therefrom, it is the best medicine the world
ever saw. We bad tried forty other reme
dies before the Simmons' Liver Itegulator,
bat none of them gave us more tban tem
porary relief, but the Begulator not only
rslUvsd, but it cored us.
F Bpeakinor of tails; we
ihose that end well Hog's,
stance..- :v
always like
for
. Canst aaEfftct.
Idvaucs. :,. ..
The main eause of nervousness is indi
gestion, and that fe caused by weakness of
the stomach' Ko one can have sound
nerves and good health without using
Hop Bitters to strengthen j the stomaeb,
purify the blood, and .keep the liver and
kidneys active, to carry off all the polson
eos aad waste matter kf the system.
moua gums which will bo required I grgwttl of years, and was not created i
The difference between a man and :
ft clock is, that the former quits work ,
when he strikes, wnue . the . latter ;
quits work when it don't strike. ;
Daily Fort Wayne 'SeatineL tfr. 8. 11.
Joseph, Agent Emerson's Minstrels re- ;
marks: I can with troth speak from expe- '
tience; and in saying St. Jacobs Oil acts in :
a marvelous manner 1 but partly express
mf goed opinion of it. I j . .
. The'trail cl the serpent is over all
humanity. Manomes naked into
the world, is snaked through life,
and 983 naked out of it
i