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: : aIU 1 iSw4 Um Mi Is 41 HI t i : I f 1 i li 1 ill U . - i-v . 4 - - . - 1 - - ' -j - - - ... - - r . .. tt- 1 1 .. . IS . .IGVfcl i lii 0 -rf t t i VOL. 59. Rallglouf Apjlntmnt; CaUarv Eoiteopal Church Rer. Dr. J. B. Chethire. PMtor, hold divine aerrices erery Sabbath, forenoon and afternoon, service Wednesday morning at 9:80 aud Friday if. ftafof, mUi preach moraini; nd eninc la 1 : Tarhoro on 3rd 4xfc nd 5th Babbaiha; Kcky Monnt . on ut and Wilao On Sud. W rawr aeetlag vrery Wednesday tveninr. MUtionary Baptist Church Rct. Job. X. Carter, Paator, will preach, morning -and evening, in Tarboro, on 2d and 4th Babboth each month.. , ' . ' UUIiodUt B. Church Ktv. ioaeph D. Af . Hold, Pastor, will preach morning and en, l ii !tnx very Sabbath, Prayer meeting ere Monday evening. : J 1 ifimiti BaptM Clw-Elder R i to, ' Pastor, pi cachet on lit Batnr day end '4aytteMii'iMM : in' "- Attoratf and Counselor at Law. TARJBORC .IMC, : lPrfcoiiota I all tie C omits, 8UU has! TeAeral. nov.o-iy D OSSEY BATTLE, 1 c. Attorney at Law TARBORO' A ROCKY MOUITftK. Practices la thS Comrts of Xdaeeombe Hash, . Pitt, Wileoa and Halifax counties Also la the FederntMdBaptnu Coartf. -ffJ jlTecUons a ipeciahy. ' Orncn, foe the presentin front room oi Judge Howard' iw office, next door to nw store ot 8: 8. .Mash A Co., on Main St. T have rwaoved my PSNTAirOFWUK vo . the hew baHAnr recently, erectet by Mr. C C. Lanier, next door to Tarboro Hplie, where i will be glad to reeelve my friends or any one desiring Dental work. I am per manently located here, having leased the . eecead story rt this ballding for a term of jeearti , i - Yonrs, Ac, " Vi ISAAC N. CARR, NOKTOLK AD VEETISEME NTS ,W. C Y. PjjuKat.-s it.... Late ot Wa, reoton, N.C? , , W.K. Caek, r Late of Edgecombe, S. C. I a - - PARKER & CARR, COTTON FACTORS AD . W ; 6EMAL CDfflSSIOK MERCHANTS, Room 9, Cotton Exchange, Cotto, Ooahtry Podsxe generally, Hidss ttafcl. asyd. iOdcrs Tor merchandise pimptryattbdea t.:s-'li ano a specialty yn 0, X8Sl-ly. , COTTOIf FACTORS. AND. . . .Commission Merchants, Wnmake the smle of Cotton a specialty, sad promiiealways to obtain highest market prices. Hatceinz ana lies at lowest marnet rates, free of commissions. Very liberal advances made on cotton to beheld. ang.ll-ly. HARDY & DROTHERQ, ' ' : ; EsUblishe 182S. 1 c a n n i ss ion herchahts, for the sale of COTTOR,ItMBER. PBAKDT3 h OTH . . RR MERCHANDISE, Ad dealers .n' FXRTJYlAM 6UANO and other Standard EertUiners. Make liberal csba advances oa conslgn menta. Prompt sales and quick returns. HARArS WQARI, MOREOLK, V A. Not. IT, 1861.-n. ' Lntber SheldoD. SASOEpOORS, BLINDS t : BUILDERS HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS, Gl ASS, And Bntidine Matcriil of evrj description HOS. 16 W. 81DE VARKRT 8QDARE & v OROASaAKR AVE, riORFOLK, VA. XorembttlSSOr 18,,1-y. rv IIUAL DEU6UT8. VlTQOXti yon be soothed by the so ft el Il jlanch and f keenest razor when yoar bnr is hardest f Would yon enhance your neasonal nlchritnde ao thaV yonr wife or sweetheart wouldn't recognize you r Then apply to 'Nathan Williams whose Barber Shop is in Tarboro Hoae on Main 8t. 8o- ' iaeiif Bhampobing done,.; liair Oil, Of bis own mannCactwe, fo sale. Frsd. PhiliM, rW WmKM. Kfyen, Ties Prsst K. Waddalt&iWsr. t , ' ; , (RAMXIiro S-ETARTMENT.) Bajti; open freer ....... .9 A. M,' to 3 P.M. Dafebant Day, Thubsdat. -' i v; AHWJKBt , e.noward, PreA Pbilipn; TLL.8taton,-jrr.r W. M. Pippen, - H. Morris. TarWo N. O., Dec. 18, 1P80. iv. I eat at m coopes, Cooper's. The Prince of Cater ers, la always ready to serve his numer ous customers with ndall other delica cies, in their season. at bis Reafadrant on x-in street. Meals at all hours. M4 4ettclou8 HOLIDAY MK AT. heoy.61 t,afPm P-Mc that nilSTLASS BKTAlIRASl't intha.town of OLD SPARTA .w " - ' - - Froprietor., telt0$2 g!55ibnan!8ampi. worlh rtla- Mains. -AMjeea fitiasd. A cSh ; My. nt sWl 1 nh. n . i f t i Etah if 1 & M fair kzdaik STAKES FOB 1832 1 To tw-ve(U owned: fii North Caroli tllOO eaehl li i iwfek 150.00 added Second f save auke. One mile, j Edgscomtt Derby, j 'or threyeartolds owned in Narh Caroli na, aa w eachl $15.00 forfeit, S150 0O added, 8aewl toeceve2$.00; One mile: andre- a One mUe and r ate Oaj, uu pwsrBj je-iaweep- ' W 1 I II lj lor Ureeyw-Mde ud ttowsrtfei W-iawe etaken of 50.00 eaeh, h. with 19599 i aea. tiui eftheetsJcssv .The horse entering not ow Li. fin.v J4A i5 F rollnab carry 10 "lU. ow.pWWW Wfptmi upon the ea in.xorui Carolina to carry two muee ana repeat ' iJliu : t Bales and Bemarks. ! All entries mast be tnsdelh'wrltlnar to the Secretary on or before o'clock.p m-Jnae let, 188a. In all stakes, three or more to enter, two to start. Mo added money for! a walk over. If stakes do not Sit the mnCABI in will be reloaded. f j i tul Thee stakeej ans, pf rmf najit and he added money Increased from earj&, year as oc aslo 'mayjastlftf - JNO.-T. BUACKELTQRD, Dee. 14, 8ecretaryt a JOBBUA KIUUEBREW.' W, WILfilAMSON ti i ' Retan Williamson Main "I Offer special ndiicemenm 'and solicit for the earning year with responsible parties. iraaa j . . . Advances on terma. R. FENDER L. W aalemnnn. wiH oar efficient and tax pnhiie. to serve TTALTER FJ WlIJLIAMSONjr? Attarney M lnneelkrAt ia MAIN St., TARBORO, N. Parties wishinj to negotiate loans accommodated on application to him. sl5-ly. n i- I FOR SALE. ItfY'TJJ wmS, tQlv land,: one mile exist nfHnilsrriun xr r- two grisi mBte, one Trheat niilL a aneaber onl saw mm with smaftinv U94uw D whichIwiUlm3h4if purchasers de itAll ran by water Iwwer. 8ecUon noted for bein" healthy. i 8. L. ARRXNGTON. " Oct. HiUiardaton; j p i ARE And with COMING, it many sice things. MINCE MEAT, PRESERVES, EJNE8T CANDIES & TRUrTS,:BDCB; wa EAT and numerous other tblogs lndix sable to evwy wellegnlated household? FINEST AND PUREST LlyUORjJ AND CHOICEST CIOARS. 2?? TOE JFAlcd&niw purchasL . ? ofme. for a Tiennv aMut i. . i A r.lARKET i ! "ClOR everything requiredjbr the table such R7 as Ponltiy Egs, Jfresh For. Tender Eat Beef Fresh and alt Fish, and j Cyters in quanuues to suit, i nave also opened an 0ystr Saloon, where the bivalvtswtU be served up (n. any atyle. f live me d call and see foryoureelf. Orders from abroad solicited aad. promptly nlled. r i R. WHITKI1UR8T, Under store of AhiUecfcf Fitt 8t. ' 'f Tarboro, Dec IS, 3 eq it, f"8t- Sheriff's Sale. rpBE tAderslgned, by ylrtof of execntloa to m. nun directed wUiy expose ' to public tale before the Court House door inTorborq. at the hour of W Ml,- on Monday, (3nd- day pt January, 1888; for cash, the fchowfagfeS Estate, to wit : One tract of land conta 106 acres adjoining the lands of W. B. Dawes!! Jf"! Pe and others, the property of Hi . r aiso, a -toe same time and acres, adjoining the lands of Frank Lsracaster, uiuuisr vrjtci oj una conUinimr 100 vt. xuues ana ocnern. t.iu erty of miles iawes. R. BRYAN, ftwtff T ' "V-. . . per John R. SUton, Dcpty. TArboro, Dee. a, 1881.-4t. t w m mm mm. DEAD the LIftta JAMES a7o ARTIE in .a. the Ms Fresident or the United 8Ute .-S...1--.7: ," j, r? wl" eariy nie, ,, . . . " mna zunerai dv 1 weU knnwn Vlrginln hUtoHnD. t, u3r 7y-,l?lTf,f f-ageaombe A Martin Co f t. j. & w. & flbaSEs 1 tbSaJ, Eitluato literal HendersonJ Vance CoN hmo a ' r . . the first Mondav in Junw. vcT opmr session of this . i ; 1 : u IrTholesale i r Iildingt vaaa. account, enpps RANK WadTHOSiJ ILLlAMSOV had TvrfTlwll tQnr friends I I - "4 .j 'I i I C. I ' i eakbe PROPERT A RRTNGTDN 4. reapoaaence: 0ee-ls-im: i -j wm.rn.rn. lua uriuciDSlS solicit Mr. ftEl writer. ! Tbnrsdaj, : : ; Lewmter $X l5l &ot. Jarrli Annrtrt 8tor yinorl Lply ta uor,.7aiic!f AdttW to the People, or Oot Sal,- 188L . i Raleigh News Obtetrer. j Baxjuob, Dec 3, !1881 noprooi in eoaarruaaioiierB attbeir meeting 10tk ; r N6Tember. . It jrasi reaaby Commissioner Vance. and for reasons-deemed, sufficient it wan not put ijn uia reoorcu a now Tbos. J. Jabtis. wn n rt- na o nAtvitvii uoi am am a th fW&UYi mrth Carolina Kail s.t WUUUVV SSo 0 VVtiAUitODAUllPA, j t1 B0ai4sVnmgVeen "faasrepresented and unjustly criticised bv one of to the trust I have had in charsre to place upon record the facts !in the case, as FcthQerstand them, and the misrepresentations that have farmed iommiSBOnen vancenna e jbtyisl W entire ac cord in every particular in our action as commissioners of the Western NOrth VafHfcMLJA tit I hare not qttesubneams motives or criticisr ed hLscourse or permitted any one else to do so in my; presence. I know he , has discharged this duty, as he .does every other public trust, as he be lieves in the best interest of the State.' But 'while I concede to him this perfect integrity, I claim for myself the same honesty of purpose, Bt-tASHkiPave not ecf-the i same measure ht iemp- I A? M I " - 1 V . - uon irpm cnacum uy nun. xs1 ennoCitfe. b i UOmmiesioner Vance of which I complain are curi- tamedcoree extracts which' I shall make from his recent address to the people. The statements made bv h3inxf?fc4I?l!i0'38 tbey reier to me, axe, to say me least, in accurate, as I think I will be able k conclusively showo ' Not supposing the commissioner intended to' mis state the facts, I would haTe paid no attention to them.' had Hot inferences and conclusions been drawn from these mistatements prejudicial and unjust to me. In fact, the comrnis sioner himself, assuming: .these mis statements to be true, expressed his astonishment at mj course. . ' The first extract I wish to make refers to my action on the question of , extension, and i -the-following to wit: "Although I iuviUd a suspension of action on -the ! part ''of' the ' other coinniijgsionerp, and promised to ex plain to them in full the reasons for ray, course, this was:, npfc , accorded to To show the maceqr&cy of this statement of the coronoissioner, I quote. his own. letter:; ' Washingtoh, May 12, 1881. Governor T. J, Jarvu: . r - My Dear Sib: Circumstances coming to my knowledge since our meetrner in "Kaleum indncea me to withdraw my consent to the exten sion of time asked for bj A B. An drews president, i f 3Tf iegAV applica ticrfl by the Wsignees has yet been presented, as Andrews promised, and I have reason to believe there will not - be soon. - -1 ' will explain fully. fjtf f'J .rl!! 5.1 1 Kj; si 1I fifil Ul litillll mj associate commissipners, and by fhefassijgne&ki! idi Jpqrters, I Seein it a dutv J beilairavself and Meanwhile pleasetttf V' new when 1 see you. notify Andrews that I do not hold; myseli responsible any longer to ac cept the proposition, when made. He ought to know at once. I will be at home early next week and can go over the work with : you. xours, truly, (Signed), , , ;. Z, B. Vakcx. , This is the only letter or message of any Kind J. received from him ' on this subject, ' and there is not the slightess request or invitation in lor "a suspension or action on kny pari" On the contrary, the letter left me completely in the ' dark and entirely at liberty to take the course I should deem .bast; under thei cir tnmgHtiiwii. as .iLa.'v - The second quotation x mace is npon the same subject, nd has in it a similar inaccuracy. The commis sioner says: "I quote ..the following letter to Gov. Jarvis in answer to his of the 13th of May, in which he im plied that be would wait and hear my explanation. My letter referred to is as follows: r, v . ' ' Raleioh, N.' C, May 13, 1881. Hon. Z. B. Vance: . i Mr Deas Sib: I am just in re ceint of vorirs of the 12th inst.', and have informed CoL Andrews of its contents, -and save him the notice reauested. 6a Monday the 9th instant, CoL Andrewalpresented me with the pa per prepared stnctly as agreed upon Mith ail the sufir&rested amenamenis. mad and bMesarBoyj pr Cillde, A Q. ruioru anu jl. juu jju can. aasicrnees." He wished to have it p-eselitod ijE of the com missioners at oncV but . I told bin to wait till wc met to examine ; tne work, as that was- our onderstahd- ,'-m - k-tX. . ing. - Ale . Win BO prBu when. iWe caa.be got together; '..T. hnvA been recehtlr verf .'much encouraged with the belief that the presents owners ar about to begin work' in earnest on both lines .of ihe road,! and-,1. shall regret tolfiarh. fttint won i have in tout present , toos- iession any, fAcr M Prow .do noijao intend to act 1 If it should turn ous inas a am T?ASBORO yHJJRSDkYy DECEMBER 22; 18811 right, as. to. their, purposes, il Crust : a ... r . "t ... .-. i. I .." - i I ..ill that ; no question of reasonable time shall - prevent their going on jwith the workU'' If,r on the other hand : it shall turn . Wt. that I am deceived Lan4 jthat - they-1 do not iitend to work on the IJucktown line, vou Jmll fuid'ine ready la' doi kny full Ityinjlh4rxttter.i ti tsi j . J i : x am aeierminea, as xar as m me lies, to have this road complete without further costs or troublBcto the Statej and I believe byf proper management it :can be done. To declare the eon tract forfeited thrown the react back upon the State, $ thitg1 x snau ds sio w-ttMk as jongi as mere is any reasonable prospect of the work being done in aay reasonable time. ' .. . w , ; I am, truly,youfsJ ; - j (Signed) Thos. J. Jarvis.; , This is the only communication of any kind the commissioner had from me, and in this I submit there is not the slightest mtimation that I-would wait and. hear his . explanation. ; The fact is, I did not know he wanted me to wait, and, therefore, could not 1 have intimated a purpose to do so. I think it there is any intimation of my prpese ia my letter, it is that j I felt my own responsibility rn the mat ter,' And .then I intended to meet tit in my own way.'' ' I told him it wis either , to - declare the contract for; leited, and throw the road back upon the State, or to extend the time. On these alternate txroooaiiions I think S Stared 4k A miu tAwainA fioMil to him, I am determined, ,as far as w . w a. v mini uy ll till ; j u me lies, to have this road com ¬ pleted without farther costs or teoableto the State;" and I believe proper voanagfment it can., be- ,done. To declare the contract forfeited throws the road, back upon the State, a. thing ' I shall be slow to dp as long as! there is any reasonable. prospect ox the work being done in any reasonable time. Now, might I not well Bay, judge of my astonish men t when I saw that the commisr sioner had stated that he had invited me to suspend action till I could hear him,. And that I had intimated would do ,80? " But," to, enablepn iui'.y to understand my action upon andmr action imon the iquestion of extending the time in which the assignees were - to com plete the road to Paint Bock and ingeon River and to completely acquit myself of the unjust reflec tions made by the commissioner upon this action,' I -will give the facts in the case. , ... i jt, ... r Attheeetinre"cpmmissioh era, held in Ealeigh on the 30th of April, an agreement was entered into between the commissioners on the one , side and CoL . Andrews, repre senting the assignees, on the other. The ; agreement was to the effect that if the assignees would reform their application for an extension of time by inserting certain promises in it, which have been, heretofore pub lished, and the assignees themselves sign it the commissioners would give the assignees a four months' ex texunon, .The suggested amendments were handed CoL Andrews, and then, at his request, : the exact form in wiucluthe extension was to be drawn up was discussed and aerreed upon. It was then written" out by me, read over and agreed to by all the com missioners. This paper, not signed, was delivered to him in the presence of all the commissioners and with their approval i It was then agreed that the., commissioners would go over the road on the 16th of May. I had to go to Spartanburg on the Uth, f and could: not go before, and Commissioner Vance had to return to Washington, but felt, certain he could get away by that time. On the 9th of May, CoL Andrews, as before lipon I told bam to hold it till we met on the 16th, and we would then sign the extension as agreed upon. This was entirely satisfactory to him. : He did not question that the .commissioners would keep their promise, but remarked to me that be would go on with his preparations to let the work to contract on the 18th, as advertised, and that he hoped to be able to do so while the commis. sioners were up there. On the 13 th, I received Commissioner Vance's let ter,; requesting me to notify CoL Andrews of his withdrawal. This I an once did by a written notice, and in that very notice I pledged myself to stand by my promise; and it was to-this written pledge I referred in' my letter to Commissioner Worth, and;-it was to this,T presume, Mr. Badger referred when he told Com missioner Worth that I had already signed the extension. As soon as Col Andrews got the notice of Com missioner Vance's witndrawal, he came to see me and asked me what it meant. I told him I did not know, that the letter of the com mis sioner left me completely in the dark. He then asked me what he nad better ao. x told him to go on with the work, that I had no doubt it. Would all be made right when the oomraissioners met. - He replied that he could not anord to enter into new contracts which required the expen diture of large sums of money upon such unrortainty; that he must know absolutely' before the 18th that the extension would be signed or he would be compelled to abandon . let tin.! the ,'work to oontract I still urged him to go on and that it would all be right. ' Se replied that until the , action : of Commissioner Vance the verbal promise of - the commis sioners Was sufficient, but now the extension must be in writing before he could spend money on the faith of it ; I replied that he had elreadv had my agreement to the' extensiojiihe paper, when signed. in writing. "Thatis pnly one, said be; v"I must have i two before I can know I am safe. he then asked me telegraph Ckjpimisaioner Worth to - . a assmamamna aw aasaMiiM cotoe to Baleigh at onc?. This I de clined to do. He urged me to do so on'the grpuad that the commissioner would come on my telegram, bat not M tve, and. offered,, to pay "aH the e xpeasea pi tbeltelgram jaxi oi the taesaengetfrom-xligli xoinJL.X-atill declmed-r He then 'said there was npUlBig : lei'Viot tevd to-' doVbut to go kar. send a messenger to' ComuC sio43riWorthf:ai his tramelinMan dolbh-1 ll rHdied 4ronrptlv thaVs?Si exaxwhat.liwould do, werejjjel -tlAAA' n-T4a final I f ov-rri oi- S' his placed Hw nal deterrinnatiS' ,v-Jegtatn pr riape aaj kiadl have to . sendjcllmelsengertoi Cpinmiwi Mr4" any. iom 4Wof thi Was ;oi peached; natU tkbwtit Zih ehSatnrday long aftt tne DassotErer traui naa iei. - Alter he concladed to send a messenger, he5 asked me to write a letter to (Commissioner Worth. . Thisi I rikally did and wrote the letter which Com missioner Vance "denominated "ur . gent," and which has already been published. In that letter I told Commissioner Worth of. Commis siorer Vance's withdrawal "and of my idea of the situation, to wit, that he and I had to take the ; responsi bility to extend the time pr to stop the i work. On the return of vhe messenger on Monday, the ; 16th, at CoU Andrews request, I drew out ; " A i : my consent to- we extension more formally than 1 had done in my note to him on the 13th. In thus de tailing what took place between CoL Andre w& and myself, I ."have only attempted to give the substance Wfl worrt-f ocrathAT on "Ffiil .nind- severaTtimes on Saturday and eh about thematter. ;Tbe tion cffi ua both much cbi bf JeH vas ntxiousat$out theexfcension d I about thiTwork on--the road. which I feared cvvas about to : be stopped I could not conjecture j what the circumstances wwere -toax bad come to Commissioner Vance's ksrowledgev I remembered that in our- April meeting the commissidner had' expressed the belief uthattiie Assignees did not in gooTfaith, in tend to -work on the Dackfcpwn line, while I -wondered if it were pos sible that any facts had recently come I fo his knowledge to strengthen j him I ;- fKof Ki;f SnVi flirmwrKfji - '"iwl in that belief. Such thoughts these were running through my mind, as any one can soar when. I wrote my letter to him. --"On the other hand, CoL Andrews - gave me the! most positive assurances that he did intend to push the work" on the Ducktowhjine as soon as the exten sion was, a fixed fact I believed hira. It was important" to hitn to have this Question settled at; once, and when he proposed to send a mes senger to Commissioner Worth I en couraged him in it I not only felt bound by my agreement of the 30th of April, but I felt to breake up that agreement was likyly to lead to a stoppage of the "work on the road. Entertaining these views and feeling this necessity of a prompt decision. I could, not have suspended action on jmy . part even ' if Commissioner Vance's, letter had contained an invi tation to me to do so. ' When the Best contract was made I had high hopes of seeing, both lines : of the western road completed, and aot withstanding One of the v leading journals of the State denounced any as an idiot who believed that a spade -fuPef dirt -would ever be thrown on the Docktown line, yet- I Ihave be Lieved that the contract was euch as to insure the completion of both lines. It Is true that work 'under this contract had been too long de layed, but it was then, in my opinion, about to be begun in good earnest Impressed with these be liefs and inspired by these hopes I could not let the wishes of any man, however much I esteemed him, ihflu ence me to do anything that tended to longer bender or delay this wort. Hence I did not hesitate to sign the extension. When I came in office as Governor, no ray of light had pierced the great tunnel, no train of cars had crossed the mountains. -Before I go out, I hope to be borne on a train through the tunnel, over "the mountains, along the valleys and into Cherokee. This result, however little I f may have contributed to it, will richly, repay me for all thd' misrepresenta tion and abuse to Whioh I have been subjected, for all the anxiety and trouble I have endured.' Much has been said and written about the agreement entered into on the 25th day of May between the commissioners and the. Boston: syrr dicate. It, was of .this agreement that commissioner Vance was speak ing when he said: -"The paper, when signed, was leit itli Governor Jarvis (a copt perhaps) with the understanding, as soon as the money was deposited, a tender of iti with a copy of the agreement, would bo at once mad 3 and delivered. That this was not sooner done was certainly not my fault, nor the fault of.j Mr. Best, for he deposited the money within ten days." This is the third and last extract I shall - make from his address. The inaccuracies in this statement of the commissioner are. first, that the paper was left with me; secondly, that a copy of it was; thirdly, that there was an under standing that a copy of it was ti be sent to the assignees; and, fourthly, that the money was deposited within ton days. The ' corrections I make in these statements are, first,-! the paper was not left with mej thirdly there. was no understanding, that at cojpy of it should be made and isene to the assignees; and fourthly, the money was not deposited within ten. days.. In support of these cbrrec tionslmake the following statements; was deliver ed to MrJ Beat, and- so far as I know I and believehaaall th l-4i fbfe4 1 :iobked.as if .--at would I break npi hist possession." f Usfore I "signed, I was appealed to by the North Caro had my clerk to make a copy of; the friends of the enterprise to mo d- paper for myself, which I kept for my own use; but this, I - think,, was unknown to Commissioner, Vance'till the first oAflgus Wd Jt"t,mk 'uni known to the others present except to Maj. Dowd. ; myhpw. il W - - . - , . leitwwa me in me: sense useA,p.iy And that commissioner, dup was made .py. myj 1 intended to eee that aaf ciwithout anrjunderswrwing ji arry kind, and, without.. whatever, except for" my own. i use j. -p hasrbeen au mvrle'-riilei with U1B Llf UICaCIVH K GOUT OX H.II V IBLUiri- I ; wicpiinectecr; ihVhe; : Western 1 roac atier juts opies are au in , their r . " -jtto a wutj paper, x was sunpiy observing '. that rule.' There never was A word: said about sending a copy of this 'paper bi ih 4,Vr,ra fin fhA firBf.iVhf A"rXS TiZ'u r-"PW:. August, and then it? was -first sug gested by myself. At the conference at Koram: segtoTg WM.f fetl tha, true intent and meang pf; the mal tender to the assignees of olermimPeir cbtddhbkirf oodn $250,000 deposited with the commis sioners. The question then arose; as to the particular manner in which- it should be done, 1 suggested that the proper way to do it was to send the assignees a copy of the agnwnt uituo ou oi may, ana to say them that if Best and associates com plied with their agreement wa would, in good faitb,:c6aipH with ours; "and this I aflegie wW-tae3Srst tinje-.- that any suggestion, was evera made : :..tor send the assignees a copy j of . this vtjTOnKpget the oricrial from' Mr. Bestj as hotWaKthM inthe hojbeM We got the papjBr from Mr. Best and. a copy . was rnade an4 sent . JThe' de ppsit was ma n toe llthC June, seventeen days after the i signing" of the paper- instead of less 1 than :ti This is, however,' Unimpca1-rt,j to show the inacctmof -e epna, mission ers memory on tncael uons. As before 'stated. 1 there iuch discionl of May -4- -. The assisea'and their - . Iv; t?: tft.-.io -.! t- i active . inon-n ij.jaif aysome capital: oat ipf- ito n tWhile' I avow my roll share: oic thff Tesponsi -buity of that pr;: and1 have been ready at afl times, andambxw ready; i . ' . - . fir --.-1. to penomrau Tjaac icrouir-M u I prot&t'ag&thd'C and dnrecuonr Attomptea to xie .grvra a . a 4 : commissioners. f-Xhe words uaea in this paper, like ibos nsed in most other paper writings, may be dia torted and "made to give the agree ment a meaning that was never in tended and which 'does - great': in justice to the parties to it: There has been a-etudied eSortmfthis case by totally preverting thelniaaning of the. paper to brxnar odkim upon "the commissioners:? Ldo not. think the thought ever beeurred to the comrnis sioners at the time they signed the paper that they were doing an. act in the slightest degree improper or censurable, and I now declare they have been unjustiy.. criticised , ! The purpose of the commissioners was to serve the State, but to do nothing inconsistent with her honor and good faith. This will more folly, appear by a recital of what took place at the . L! . IL. (fir.. . : iner Executive office in the city of iBal eigh, the three commissioners, ' Mr. tJest land his attorneysyMessrs. iQat ling, Dowd and Henderson, and Mr. Sprague of New York, and,MeSsrs. Coleman, Denny and .. Carrnth,' of Boston, of his associates, being present They declared the purpose of this newly formed syndicate to be to lease the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, to build a road from Goldsboro to Salisbury, and to secure and pQmphVtcJhe Western North Carolina Baibroad,! aid thus open an important line of .'railway, and running east,.' and . west : from the sea to the western boundry of the State and beyond. clared their ability to -carry rjroiectin its entirety, and their will ingness , to put up t oouaterals - is a pledge of their good faithi K ?, The question was then asked mS "direct if 1 would favor such a scheme. l an- swered without a moments hesitation J yes. fx was th9n toia tnat mere were i two obstacles td! be overcome-one. to obtain a lease of the Atlantic and North CaTOlmajJlaHrpaoV .andi the other to obtain possession of the Western - North Carolina Railroad. and : I was asked if would help to overcome these difficulties. My I re ply "was, "When you give me .safe ground to stand npon," ;J ;was then asked what I meant by 'saf e " ground to stand upon." I .replied that for the Atlantic and North Choline Rail road they must put up collaterals to such an amount that in no event could there be any loss to the cord, pany or the' State, and that they must then show by work and ' labor their purpose and ability to build the toad from Goldsboro . toe Salisbury, . and then fully satisfy me of their ability to complete the Western road. "When you have done these things," said I to them, "I will write a letter as Got ernor, as commissioner, and as a citi zen, to the assignees,' begging them to turn over the "Western road to you." j Commissioner Vance instantly said, "Yes, and I will go and carry it." Soon after this, we all went to the Tarborough, and there, .the "dis oossion turned - Upon what terms ; I would impose for the lease - of J the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad: After some deliberation, I announced my vltiatatum. iThe terms I imposed wArA ftntisidflred ' hard and were not . n-af an,-jTfjA tinA I.Tia w Viol a triiner moanun rvr T.nn air n M. v . I, wiiii-ii j - y . i . . -&-r 1 wfth-th'fe fair eohatoictioli of th I geation; tnis paper was ; Bigueu. x uicoir i ? r, ' - .. z t i thai was held in tne anernoon at tne i -o--- ---.--.. -, ify the terms. Conmllssioner Vance snggeste4 thajtX'Wai tLriving a i - - wmw .vMm uwowaui I alone Mrf-dk'Jii-- -i !-v:ri- Ti l n&rotun w j nu uiz&iut. ur il mourn noL'Da lonjznn i was made, or it iwoulajiot. Jeased. eeptedy and the enronmdip.' of' the -5ih of j May .waa eapreparedby &qac&ow(IttmjStance with these! sugKWiwia an Mnea ;PJ' We SS'jwWPaw J :; xnn. most casual reainepi!. the.iiapeza aoVfeh when - , mi r -t-i-l A hn.1 V.- J T Tll ri t 7i JrJ-uff i is?. aaieiy nend -danger TrOni f k A told them all I pie. t,I bteheve.thm mill rn4h Ioms rf hA ifT.hi;..-j I ' I7i T i iiitl ..; uiMappfliBafrioaiin. oodiea anei geneaeseeaiiipoa in. JLhe MT- SrKJU"' UVU Qpticaliexamiriatiott of ; the; words used by the;draftsmanlit seems to u-suBBiv7nexv owuu not, in. (wiamon j.!, any vvwvu sugOTwu by the fcts a herein, set out; to-wit, a promise on the part r ot ( the com, missioueirB to aid In a" ypluhtaiy "sur- trended ani recOnYeyance,of theroad to. the lsoston i syndicate --Can they 1 si . m . mm ! a , be justly: cennured for inaldngsaeh a prpmise! nJ, tiiuik no$vTbq Boatoa svndicaWpromiied to do all, fox the nenwraToaa uutt tne assifimees aia. land' fjtaf additldn; to Hhat: -to i build . some hundred And fifty miles of new the HMt of : thd State, ,P0W8 ,QM. this Whole line ih the interesl bf and to , operate m our oto" cities and : towns.1 'Ko one can say -that ithe i completion of - s ueh ' a line of road will notisreatlt radd'i to the prosperity of .the State ahdjths ate and. : ths :?L feTtt8l It d that there Vere to be nd 'more fAa-restsibeveoahd soi Mtea eT8edcseTI,'lnaIiif the Boston Ijmdicatettshed f the1 work dnthe MadhtTid roadPwitif - vert- ao as to cornmandbyrtheiriworlA-th confl- donce .cf the people :pf - Jtixs State and the confidence of the asanznees it Wouldnqt be long before the assignees Would agree to reconvevto the Jtsos V-stw -awn4ivirA hw.s-S. rtnini1 " .W-tt-kis-l : in fulL .. But it was Jwvet .any; purpdse ox name, however, to undertaire to hasten -this, result by revolting or withdrawing my agreement I had made with the assignees for' an ex tension of time or by dealing unjustly with them in any way I had no idea as. is r well' known .to m: and td.the attorneys d 'the", Boston syndicate, with whom J had repeated oonferences, to declare 'the 'contract pn the Western road void or to; stop the work thereon: but.: , did intend to do what I could, as soon as I be came entirely satisfied as to the good laith and ability of the Uoston j syn dicateV to substitute it in the Owner ship.vPfi the , Western road lor the Rhntond and f DantiUs' syndicate upon . terms Just and , taur to both. -This' I felt I could do with service. to the State and without dishonor to ses. forth in . their agreement sof the f I know, of no reason why the paper was not made public. There certain ly waa no -desire on the part pf the comnuiunbhers for it to be . kont se cret or understanding that it should be done.Mr. Best could have publish ed it if he desired at any day j There , was no reason whyi the h commission ers should keep it secret.,, . They had done nothing Improper.' 'and there fore had np reason for it to be - kept secret. JNor did they have any-reas 09 to pnbhsh it, because their prom ise was . contingent upon, rthe, syndi three things to be done by the : $yn- dicatjwre, jrstv it deposit of a sum cient suxa of money to reimburse the as8igneest Seoohdlv 't6" procure the : leasp pf the: Atlantic roadj arui, .third- lyt to ojrosecuto the-'Wprt with vigor on the Midland road from Goldsboro to Salisbury, ,The first of these was done on the 11th day of nJune, i and the second on the first day , of Joly. In' act there was no secret about; it, for much' of the substance -ox it was published in the News ahd Observer on the 3lst of May. . ust here X wul state a fact ' which X m sure Colonel Buford will confhni . , I had '.a long conversation with him on the 24th of June while on this tour pf inspection about , the Toad, x expressed to him nry desire tp see it a part of the Mid. land scheme, and asked h-n then ' to agree to recPnvey if to tha .'Boston syndicate if they, pushed on to; Salis bury, upon being paid for , all . there expenditures with mterestand reason able compensation! . After some hesi tatibn he "declined to' recommend such an. agreement ; to his '. friends. In this conversation heaskd . ma i if I thought Mr. Best's new t syndicate had any money. I told him' they had deposited ; With the commissioners $250,000, and told hint substantially the purposes ' and conditicnpon which the deposit was made, but did not go into the details nor, , tell Turn of any written agreement so that he knew" as early as the 21th of June , of this' deposit of money, although not formally taudered to buil, r , I i In this paper so far, I have Jbeexi speaking c-iefly' of my conduct, as ;a hepmmmipner andof my purpose as a word as'to" my'more nnportant and, extensive duties as Governor, touch bg railroada ' and investments in PWiiurigiior iEwaatjnp6 a law, although both I rmrnmlf - 'rfiinv T tniiilr-i- f iin h arm rn v I . . The them ia (North 3arolir a. I do not v-wjo, uwiejs ny cause to appre- them to the reo- like. other nrn tyj&&mzvbjit to law. x daclare. this bejief in strong terms in mv-inu-hrar dtf-A.i I i . . . kj muuuy mis raa hi n w, l j . . n .m m - , . j , bpinioo; but on the- contrary, i tfstreithsa the u. wuio. urgea. tne creation ol a railroad "commission" comrnnn1 of threa'of-onr best citizens? a the hPRt ittiowh. method nfknfnTointHha 1m .. ... O e" I lative wll, t: Zor causes which need I not now h rin th a;a I j " I . " ' : T. .' vw m houses by Tery larire- maionties fa 1 vored it , As some are now' favoriDg to see such a law "I P" wheuthe Legislature conven oo .-gum. x nave no apupt . if it is done, that the railroads wiU conform w I - - - - ' -- T m a, m a. p( hmMM99ion9AUVt I thm -f-M t v-!Lltx artir i them rnfnj. T Via -a - A K..t the power of the State, to comml i mem. bq mat unmet discrimina- tions- and exorbitant 'and ' ironroner vnarges exist, in my opinion, because the legislative branch of t.h .1 . . ,. . . . -r inent Has failed to provide the proper wusmbfuu; ior mere ia in tne xjegis lature ample' bower to torotect th people. - Believing that the roads are thus subiext to such laws a mav be passed for their government, I at the same tune behove they .are entitled to the protection of the la w, ' and by lawfully deprived of it- Their prop. ixu BAu an niihji i.riQW rtvfn rA nvi l ertv and their ri&hb rrf r; v m 1 af a . ww -' a. via ama, w entitled, to the same protection and to the same methods'of adiudication uiaii uuier property ana . other per sons ehwryvr I wish"" to ; fcmrjhasia f tun - k-..-t v.- Bteta and build I sections the peo- V, They must tpital the most positive i assurssw A. i pf Beeurirjr and .protection. ; 3 ,j 5Th 'beat gift '-to-rive- td -yonr enemv k-- fqrgiveneiisi i to Llyoxti opinion, tolerenoe; ; to; a frynn?, :jorj; aear to your chad, a goodrSiaipple; to a father, deference to your mother, conduct that will tnakehsr proud of youf tb'ourself ', rsspeet, to all -ten, charity, and te the sick. Sim- toonif Llyer BegdU -I fband It excel lent for soar stomach, indigestion; dizziness and bcadaohe. ,: ; V j. Adkots. f"m.f' mi. ' n ' . . ... vinu jLTwuner. -was a terriDie moment! The man was evidently drowning, while the crowd on shore stood helpless and horrified. At this juncture some one yelled, "Oh for ft boatr . But there was no boat within ten miles. ' The suspense be came awful, and the ' sun sank into the misty bosom of the west like a bloody pumpkin. All . at once a le. male voice was ' heard above tb roar of the breakers, "Never mind the boat; .take one of my shoes." It was the voice of a heroio; Chicago woman, and the applause that greet ed it was heard three hundred aula. at sea. .:' - . V " , -.. .1 CAsa Effect. Advance; mam canse of . nervensnesB ts indi-. andthat is caused bv weakness e t Btomach j Ro one 3 eaa ' have sound jjop nerve an Rood health t wHhont nint p XhUers to strengthen the stomach. itr the blood, and' keen ikn - ti-r mi ' fcdaeyn active, to carry off nil the poison ous and waste matter of the system fWhet will vou have, ma'aml" snU the Prettv cirl behind fhA mMet nt . J -r.w V a bakery at Wapakoneta. Ohio, to the richly dressed woman who had allight ed from' a " carriacre at Annr Tn. have some satisfaction. ' it von please," the caller replied- and she gotit by scratching the girl's ' faee, knocking her down and kicking : her, "Now, perhaps you won't be , quite so civil to my husband when he comes for bread,' she added. ' ' v Fond da Lac Commonwealths Mr. 8 Clark, one of Fond da We oldest citizens, ' totes: I have need St. Jacobs Oil and am well aatiafled that it is a splendid article to relieve pain, and that very quickly. Twojmen disputed about, their powers' of endurance, and one said testily to" the other. "I bet you that I can bold my legs in boiling water longer than you can." ' Done,"J said the ether, and the . staaming 'water was brougit , In went the legs,: No. 1 with an air of defiance No. 2 with an edifying serenity. No! 1 began to winee No. 2 called calmly for .. the newapaper. I Na 1 began to find it intolerable No. .2 snuled at the hu mor , of , i the paper. , 4In f; heaven's name!'' at last exclaimed No. 1, ex asperated by the heat of the water and the coolness of his 1 antagonist, "what is your leg made of!" "Wood," sententiousiy replied the other. EvansTille, Ind., Journal Mr. Frank S. Mosller. 925 W. Franklin street eit-d to a onmal reporter the case of Air. Ilsnry -Bhenick. vhe for fear Tears snffara) with Bhenmatiim,, which "was eared by the ase of two bottles of 6 1. Jacobs OiL . A oenseientious Whitehaller visit ed New York last week. 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The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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Dec. 22, 1881, edition 1
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