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SENATE. '
A mes age was received from the' Gov
ernor covering a report from L. C. Jones,
President of the 'Western Railroad Com
pany, concerning the djeljit of ihat company.
1 ajjui 1. was urutru to ue priuieo. :
J ItL .Will &r ISVSl IOU Vtl CJllIlC ui OLi<?
(Jeologtst came up at 'IV o clock as the
special order. ' ft
Senator Uortcii, 4oubte4rAhe policy of
abolishing the omce 01 Ueoogist.
Senator Everett had 1 found it valuable
to the State, and wanted , it kept up. ;
Senator Merritt offered; a substitute a
follows : "A bill to be :en titled an act to
amend section 13, chapter 2, Battle's Re
visalj so that it will read The department
of agriculture shaH'appotiit a suitable per
son to couduct under their supervision a
geologicaband, agricultural survey of the
State, and to amend section 14, last line,
so that it will read board of agriculture in
stead of board of literature."
Senator Caldwell spoke in favor of the
original bill. ' .
Senator Hoyle also favored the original
bill, but Senator Alexander thought the
substitute the better proposition, and spoke
, in its favor, and Senator Scales expressed
his entire opposition to any scheme look
ing to the abolition or the impairment of
Senator Bynum spoke in favor of con
tinuing the survey.
The discussion was incidentally en-gaged
in by Senators Davidson, Bryan of Duplin,
Erwin, Robinson and Snow.
Senators -Snow aud Davidson, by con
sent, sent forwardfand had read for infor
mation the substitutes for the . original bill.
On motiou the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Resolution in regard -to A. , C. Meares,
instructing the Committee on Privileges
and Elections "investigate his rightito a
seat, was taken ujji f I 1
Mr. Norment, its introducer, handed in
a notice of contest served by the sheriflf of
Brunswick county, upon the .'sitting mem
ber. The resolution was referred to the
Judiciary Com .nit tee."'
j The special i jwfdejbifij ip abolish - ihe
tax fees ofSttbrrieys, charged in bills of
costs in civil suits in any courts in the
State, was taken up. The. substitute of
: fered by Mr. Vaughan, which was some
what discussed yesterday; was first acted
" UpOll. ,'.'-,-!)" "'j .'
; I;'. Mr. Alebane ! thtught the amendment
not fair in some of its provisions, but fa
vored the original bill.
Mr. Amis apposed the substitute. :
Remarks were made on' the subject by
Messrs. Vaughan, Taylor, Bernard and
Barringe'r. '
An amendment was sent forward by Mr.
Blocker, providing tbat the provisions of
this ncfsnall hot apply to actions on plain
.notes of hand, where there is no defence
or to actions before justices of the peace.
This was accepted. i
Mr. Lockhart took both a lutmorous and
serious view of the subject.
Mr. Vaughan called the previous ques
tion upon his substitute. This was then
lost by u vote of 52 to 22.
Mr. Cooke offered an. amendment that
there shall be taxed , by clerks of Superior
Courts in all cjvil actions $3, to be held as
u fund for the benefit of jurors. Mr. Cooke,
thought a man who unjustly forces another
into court should be made to pay for such
conduct. Messrs.; Norment,,. NLebane and
VaughabTtook ip tWVand the1 -argument,
' as during the whole discussion, in fact,
became somewhat heated.
Mr. Brown, of Mecklenburg, offered an
" amendment to ihe amendment to strike
out 3 and say f 2. Lost.
Mr. Cooke's amendment was. then lost
by a vote of 61 to 35,the yeas and naVs
m being called by "Mr. Vaughan. "'
. The bill then passed its second and
third readings.
On motion of Mr. Mebane the vote by
which the bill passed was reconsidered and
that motion tabled.
The House went into the consideration
ot tne bill to amend tne Constitution so as
, to leave the providing for the support of
indigent deaf mutes, blind persons and the
insane optional With the Legislature.
There were submitted majority and minor
ity reports, the latter recommending that
the word "shall," as at present, be not
changed, and that the word "indigent" be
inserted. j
Mr. Clarke favored the minority report.
taking from successive legislatures the
; right to change what should be unalter
ably fixed in the constitution.
Mr. Jones moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole matter. $n
Mr. Norment said under. the amendment
proposed by the minority report the asy
lum would not be bound toj take care of
any deaf and dumb and bhud or insane,
save those who were "indigent." '
Mr. York said the amounts paid out of
the Treasury now were Very onerous to the
State, and continually increasing as a
-"' burden. ; ' . :, ' (
Mr. Blocker took the same view.
Mr. Maughan said the .people had al
ready suffered enough by the iron-bound
constitution of the State. '
Mr. Barringer said it was the people's
desire to take out the word "shall" with
its mandate and put in its place the word
"may," which had flexibility of coustiuc
tion. The bankrupt State must lift this
burden from her shoulders
f Mr. Jones safd the Senate should not
show partiality towards any of her citizens.
But while. this was a fact,, it was not right
to turn out those' upon whom fate had laid
a heavy hand, upon a cohlworld.
Mr. Atkinson Knid the' nmnrautimt WAfl
in a few words whether the rich neonlei
shall go to the asylums but the poor be
casi out.
Aiuia XUUIU imc laivicu pvrrvvi.--
went and consideration of the matter.
r. vjiarke then called the previous
'lotion..
lh 5 motion of Mr. Jones ' to indefinitely
.,. . ""'wu lost, ine voic mru iv.
rZ ap?Tn lu Option of the minority
Lafied yes and nays were
Tkl .? w not adopted.
.- Hyoruj report, or rather the bill;
THE
then failed to pass. by a vote of 5G to 25.
not two-thirds votmir. .
, Mr. Va'ughan moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill failed to pass, and
muke it the special order for next Wednes
day. Adeted.
4
bibles North Caroliuimi.
Thorne8 Comedy Co. 'hasn't played out.
The issue of the Anvil, Plane arid Plow
is postponed until next 1'all.
:,:The Winton Sentri has suspended, soys
the Murfreesboro Enquirer.
Mr. C. A. Hee,, of Salem, is. adding to
the building of his agricultural works.
. AVeldon Xeus : Col. Davis is still im
proving the premises of the Emery House.
-. Col. L. L. Polk will deliver the com-.
mencement address at Rutherford College
- Milton Chronicle : Montfort MetJehee
went to-Richmond last week to coiisnlt.Dr.
.McAjUirc.
E. R. Stamp.-, Esq., has been chosen
Chairman of the -Board o!" -Penitentiary
Directors". ;
Goldsboro Me.? inier :
Jus. II. I linon;
jarv with the
charged bv the
coroner
killinjr of Jacob
mith, is still
Colonel John McDoiuihl,' of Raluih,
who discovered llayes. 'guesses that the
Rad. ticket in 1,880 wity in; Slierman. aud
Fenton.
Married at St. Clement church' in Ring
wood, February 12th,. by -Rev. -A. S.
Smith,. Mr. if. S. Harrison and Miss
Mamie S. Garrett. .
The subject, treated in his message by
Gov. Vance, . of 'dyking the Roanoke is
recurred to by "R. H. (LI. H., Smith ?)
in .the' Weldon At ( .' this week.
Goldsboro .Mesaen'jer : During the re
cent cold spell, a negro boy was found
frozen to.death on tne road in PikevLL'
township. -His name was Eaus Coley.
; Yesterday's News : The State I'en:-tentiarj-
yesterday drew from the Treasury
the sum of 9,833.33, for erection of build
ings, maintenance of convicts, etc'.
Raleigh 'News says: Senator Ransom's
health is very much improved, lie isrep-
Ves'ented.by a corresjiondent as looking and
feeling much stronger than for several
years.
Charlotte
proprietor of
Oh ae 1 ver : Last night the
the Central Hotel ran over
his register and found that he had about
fifty drummers in the house at that time,
with three trains to hear from.
.-Southerner: We learn tjoni Jos. Du
pr.ee, Esq., .that a difficulty occurred. ' at
Pitt Court last week between Mr, A.
Forbes, a witness, and Col. G. W. Johnson,
a lawyer, in' which Col. J. was ''worsted."
'.Pittsboro liecord: We are pleased to
learn that the Rev. Edmund Joyher, of
Hickory N. C, has accepted the Rector
ship of the Episcopal church at this place,
and will, arrive here the lattef part of this
month, s
, Raleigh -News : The Directors of the.
-.State .National Bank -at their, last meet
ing elected Mrs. M. C. Williams, Presi
dent of the bank to succeed her estimable
husband lately deceased. This is the
first instance -of the kind in this: State.
: The Pittsboro Record -regrets to learn
that a party of revenue officers from Ra
leigh werQ fired '-upon near Matthews' -X
Roads in vhatham countv last- week ; and
though liQy one was hurt, yet it deemed it
its dutv in' behalf of th
good law abiding
neonle of .Chatham, to
condemn such eon-
duct. J ".-. .
"Weldoi News : In onr last issue we
referred briefly to the re opening of the
canal, from Eaton's falls to Ve!don. We
are advised that the probable cost of
cleaning cjit the canel jand repairs on. the
I6cks willnot exceed tife sum of two thou
send dollaps at the present rates paid for
labor ; and if done by convicts, easily ob
tainable, a saving of at least one half,
probably more could be effected.
Charlotte Observer: In the city court
of Atlanta, Wednesday, the jury in the
! case of the widow of the Engineer Thos.
Smith, who was killed by an accident on
the Air-Line Railroad iat November, a
year ago, against that, road, rendered a
r verdict for the nlantiu. civiug her damages
in the sum o ijlO,000 with interest trom
the date of her husband's, death. The de
fendant took an appeal to the Supreme
L Court.
Weldon News: Married Sunday 2 ad'iu
staut in Halifax by Rev. A. Smith," "at the
Southern Hotel, Mr. W. Soutnalt to Miss
Eudora W. Raines of Sussex couny, Va.
The pair arrived in Halifax on Sunday
but on being informed that they could not
get license on that day, waited uiit.il 12:30
o'clock at night and were married. The
Register of i'eeds and Mr. Smith kindly
waited with them until Sundav has pass
ed.. - "
Charlotte Observer: -Right Rev. Theo.
B. Lyman, D. D., assistant bishop of the
qiocese of North Carolina, prevched to a
full congregation at St. Peter's Episcopal
church last night.
II
s sermon was mari-
ed by the force and clearness which dis
tinguishes nil of his discourse, and. was
listened to attentively, and with pleasure
and profit by all those present. At the
Conclusion of the seiniou the rite of
continuation was administered to tour can
didates one male and three It mals. The
bishop's address to these as they were re
ceived into the fold of the church was "sin
gularly appropriate and impressive.
ElizabethCitv Economisi: When Vance
goes to. the Senate, Aye have thought that
wii and humor would go Avith him. But
noimau's departure creates a vacuum. We
suppose Gen. Leach will take 1 p the role
that Vance casts on. least, ue maue
good start on inauguration day. He
was one of the managing committee,' and
Avhen the ceremonies Avere over, he escorted
Gov. Jarvis to the gubernatorial office
ahd afte" he had seated him, he shook the
new Goverobr s hand witu great cordiality,
and said: "Now Jarvis. I've done all I
could for you. Be comfortable, and . you
will soon get used to it. . God bless you
and make we your successor. Good-bye."
. 5- , Ma" 1 .
James Beek, a - bagage master, ou the
St. Louis, Iron Mountain aud Southern
Railroad, between St. Louis and Colum
bus. Ky., was arrested this -morning for
rrobbing the mails. , He plead guilty, and
.w.as sentenced to three years in the peni
tentiary. The entire business was accom
plished within four hours. : ;
EARLY AND MIDNIGHT REPORTS.
WASIIIXGTOX.
An Animated Discussion in' Con
gress. Washington, Feb. 14th. Senate.
Senator Ransom, of North Carolina, pre
sented the credentials of Z. B. Vance, the
new elected United States Senator from
North Carolina, which were read and
placed on file.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate the credentials of Hon. Benjamin
F. Jonas elected United States 'Senator
from Louisiana, aud the credentials of
Hon. James B. Broome elected United
States Senator from Maryland, which were
read and placed on file.
The credentials of Messrs' Jonas aud
tGreomc elected United States Senators
for six years from Louisiana and Maryland
respectively.-were read and filed.
The Senate, resumed the bill restricting
the Chinese immigration. Mr. Blaine
spoke at leugth infavor of the bill. Dis
cussion still continues.
At 9 p. m., without action on the bill
the Senate adjourned.
House. 1 he Honse have
Committee of the Whole on
gone
the
into a
private
calendar. ,
In the House the regular business of the
morning hour of Friday was in progress,
and the bill for the retirement of Gen.
James Shields has been amid a good deal
cf confusion, and was referred to the com
mittee of the whole.
The bill -to pay John J. Armstrong of
Virginia, $1,840 for the rent of a wharf
in Alexandria during the war was discuss
ed at length. Mr. Conger started off in
)position to the bill, contending that if
its principle was a correct one the troops
that marched across Long Bridge ought
to have been preceded by the army wagons
loaded with specie to meet the enemy and
to .pay the ow ners of property which was
to be nsed for war purposes what they de
manded for their property.
Shelley of Alabama, had no sympathy
generally with these war claims, and said
there were, no Confederates presenting
such claims, and there were not, in Ala
bama, .twenty war claims and he certainly
would not vote for any Alabama claim
wherein loyalty was set up.
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, expressed
his views on the war claims. So long
a such c.laims were presented for dam
ages done during the war, or for property
occupied during the war so long,
would there be misunderstanding between
the sections of the Union. Dfth sides de
sired that' "by-gones should b by-gones,"
and that all about the war sffould be for
gotten. There was one thing, however,
which could not be forgotten, and that was
the valor and patriotism of - those who
fought for the Union in the hour of its
direst peril, nor would the bravery, earn
estness and (he might say) loyalty to the
cause which they espoused of those who
fought on the other side be forgotten.
He was willing, that the States
should be put upon the same ground
that the Fatheis of the Republic had
pjat theiu upon in the war of the Revolu-
tion, by asseraing a:-l their debts tor rais-
1 niT
nd recruiting troops, and after that
let no claim arise out ol war except claims
of maimed and disabled soldiers, and with
that determination on the part of the peo
ple ot the country, both .North and South,
t 1 . 1 . 1
the time would not be tar distant when a
feeiing of brotherhood would take into the
charge of government the mairfed and dis-4
abled soldiers ot the Southern army, re
memberinjjr the courage, the steadfastness
and the gallantrv, and forgettiug the mis
taken iudgment which made them fight
upon the side they did.
White, of Pennsylvania, opposed the
hilt" as a war claim for the use of and dam
ages to property in an insurrectionary
State.
AikeiiiOf South Carolina, declared him
self opposed to all Southern war claims.
He was glad to hear that some members on
the Republican side were liberal enough
to vote compensation for damages to re
ligious, educational and eleemasynary in
stitutions at the South. For himself his
independence would not allow him to do
even that. The Southern people should
ro back to first principles and go to work
and rebuild such institutions themselTCsT
Thev had risked everything in war an3
linrl Tin fn vnrs to nsk from those' who.-haff
whipped them. He honestly beU6vedtht:fiftns. 0,1 h? sxxhie(t
it the Southern States had been represent
ed in Congress in 1871-2-3 as they
represented to-day there would be n&
such cry as that a hundred millions had
bee;) drawn from the Treasury to pay
Southern war claims. Judging of all of
them from that, he knew he could say of
those claimants. that a grander set of vil
lains never had drawn a dollar out of the
Treasury.. His own little State had been
represented in Congress by men who were
now- God only knew where. They had
licver Deen South Carolinians, and yet they
had voted the cl ims of men who had not a
Just title to a dollar. He honestly be- j
lieved the Treasury Avas safer in the hands
of liK'n Avho defended the Confederacy 1
than in the hands of those who held it to
day. The people of South Carolina (no
matter what their rebellious proclivities
had beeu heretofore) were to-day as strong
and united in defence of the go-ernment
as the people of any . State in
New England or the northwest; himself
and those of his colleagues who truly rep
resented that State, were here to proteet
the Treasury, and the best way to protect
it, (so far as" there claims were concerned)!
was 10 drive every one ot them trom toe ;
Halls of -Congress.- Applause on the
Democratic side.
Mr. Keifer, of Ohio, criticised Mr. But
ler's speech, aad citing the part of it in
regard to pensioning the Confederate sol
diers, asked whether he understood him
correctly, ' : ;
Mr. Butler I repeat, that whenever the
question of the depletion of the Traasnry
bvthese claims over. I think that the trity;
and the humanitv of the North will , taTifi
care of the maimed men of the war, and, if
toq wish to know it (1 see no mora reason
why a Confederate soldier, maimed 'and
crippled in the honest discharge of what
he believed to be his duty, should not
be pensioned than why a Confederate
General who honestly, believed h: was do-;
ing his duty should be put into the Re-
publican G'abinet. General applause and
-clapping Ojf haVids on the Democratic side.
The debate continuing at great length.
Mr. Blackburn, WB v rPIC3TfM
of alleged dU4i&jUfWoi&& JemiU
ries asked who had shed lustre on Ameri
can arms before the war broke out, and-
who had not been a graduate of West
Point and had not there learned from
Rawles' commentaries on the constitution
everything that he ever knew of the limi
tations of the constitution. That "Horn
book of the nation" . was certainly
the most advanced advocate of the right
of secession. He entered this protest
against the injustice done to the South in
imputing to it any responsibility for these
war claims. The South did not ask for
Eensions 1 for her crippled soldiers. She.
ad staked her all on her convictions, and
had lost. She had not complained, and
would not in the future complain. She
bore hex losses, and simply pjetstert tfcat
it was nfeitler a generates lor RJaI act, Ind
neither znitdy utor jueriifuitof r& hfer Jfito
this question, and to make her the foot
ball of the pensions of men, who seemed to
have at heart the serving of partisan pur
poses rather than the advancement of the
common good. (Applause on the Demo
cratic side.)
Mr. Reagan, of Texas, expressed the
wish that some means should be adopted
either wholly to exclude all such claims or
to refer them all to a tribunal, where they
could be passed upon their merits. He
regretted that his friencs on the Demo
cratic side should have allowed themselves
to be placed in the attitude of favoring the
claims, for which they had no svmpathy
with the action on the bill.
The committee of the House took recess
till 7 o'clock, the evening session to be
for debate orily - i Ait t
An adiourned uteetirrg m "the xatfeirs or
the Democratic Senators was held this
morning, at which there was further dis
cussion concerning the proposed efforts to
obtain, by. amendments to the appropria
tion bilh a repeal ot the laws authorizing
the appointment of Federal Supervisors of
elections and prescribing test oaths for
lurors, and a mouincat o;i 01 xne law in
regard to the mode of drawing iurors.
il though no action was reached, the sen
timent of the caucus was almost wholly in
favor of providing for the repeal of the
test oa ths sections in the manner indicated
at the joint Democratic caucus, held in the
House on Monday night, the questions
3kvh&ther it would be proper to attach the
propositions referring to the drawing 01
jurors and Uie -aenrrmnt or tBjTepQil
01- the election ,ta-w to-ari appropriation 034
were very generally discussed, and the
prevalent opinion was opposed to such
action. The statement with reference to
the previous joint caucus being conclusive
as regards the measures in question, is
said by prominent Democratic Senators to
be Exaggerated, as certain resolutions were
introduced at that meeting which could
not be expected to be binding upon the
Senators, and furthermore 'that they were
not so intended. The final question as to
what course is most practicable to be pur
sued will probably,-be determined at 'a
future caucus-action of' the House in dis
posing of these matters finally will have
considerable influence as to how the Dein
ocratic members o'f the Senate will act.
Horatio 0. liarcjiard, at .present a Re,
resentative i$9ai&Mg
trict of Illinois, was to-day nominated for
director of the mints.
The Senate Committee on Railways
heard to-day the argument of Mr. Reiff,
of the American Automatic Telegraph
Company, who spoke in favor of the pro
posed birl for authorizing railroad compa
nies to open telegraph, lines for public
service, and said the bill conferred no
additional rights, but raised the question
as to the power of the Western Union to
make exclusive contracts.
Mr. Lowrey replied for the Western
Union, contending that the -bill was pro
moted by the defeated litigants and disap
pointed competitors of his Company, and
intended to start them in business. If the
bill passed the railrofwds would-rabsorb H
telegraph Eneyaulbcome.qr still gref
monopoly. At present they fixed the
prices of farmer's produce, and if they
transmitted his commercial communications
they will control his business altogether.
Mr. Lowrey will conclude his argument
to-morrow Avith special reference to the
Company's Contracts, and 'Mr. Simouton,
of the New York Associated Press, will
state before the committee his Company's
relations to the Western Union.
f'1he Committee on avs and Means will
'to-morrow consider the letter of Secretary
nerman, addressed to Kepresentative
of leuifilation to
supply a sumcicncv 01 means . 10 meet the
expenditures of the next fiscal year, the
estimates having been increased by the
aht to nil v firre:irao"rs nf nnnclnnc
The HoucOTiifl sdo dMS
jairs ueciueu luis moiuoig lo report 10 me.
House, after considerable amendments, the
bill to authorize the Secretary of the In
terior to allot land in '-severalty ' to the
Indians residing 011 reservations within
the 'United States, and to issue . patents
therefor.
Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, was called
to the chair iu the Senate Chamber
to-day, and presided over the Senate
a portion of the afternoon, being
first time in the history of the Government
that colored man has occupied the chair.
The United States Consul ' at Dublin re
ports a shipwreck of the United States
brig Don Quixote on the Galway coast.
The brig left New York for Limerick on
the.l6th of December last. On the 29th
Second 3
during a heavv gale. On the 12th of
January the vessel went ashore on the
rocks on the Isle ot Arran. 1 he remain
der of the creAV were saved.
'., 0n the ltlh of January the American
ship. Fanny L. Kinneder.from New York
was stranded on the w extord. '.coast ; no
lives lost.
i The Select Committee of the Senate ap
Dointed at the instance of Senator Mat
thews for the purpose of inquiring into his 1
connection wiih the alleged election irands
and have made a public testimony of that
gentleman given several days ago on ap
pearing before the committee. The Sena
tor "Said he did not deem it neceesary 'for
his indication that Anderson -be com peUi
edto attend. I tfjflj a6rn fi4 wif I
he view of enaOlldg "Rft cftnfnfttee t &
rightful understand his relation to the
wh4 subject it wa4necerjt f f taLfcA
should make a itemi4t io. tUHctthU
visit to New Orleana in .NoveraDer i8o,
; 1 l '
at the Kjsto4jrJresjdenVG;4ni.to
witness with other gentlemen the canva
and cotratWoes'f(r elecfors.i;-
In answer to the question as to what,
connection he had with any frauds or
therr wrongs, pth jceiwswttee- iV' WiConHl
uucu auu toe reiurns 01 tne election, ne
said it was Mipparemtba't there! ; was' n6
place for anynccpnuectioi fof . kf
not present in the State or at the place
where Jatytlrmgriiihe -ieort; ite "possible';
tie knew,
w.ngpn, feeHio thetr., ,
was" ouite sure thai he did riosee ,
son-'w-nHein Ntfw: OVleansj 'first saV
ter; he
Anderson-
him Marchi2ikl; . tTiaad. shverat ;timh
subseqttent, Jb djenid. .emphatically Uc
premises to nsqjiis influence to. influence
the nomirfafton'of anybody aa Collector of
Customs at'New 'Urfean these tJ state
men ta were, pure fabrications.. The. $eua
tor ! never heafd' 'of the so-called
Sherman 'lettet'!f ! nntll'" ' It4 " 'became'
W'fnitterfc-.-npobKcii'OOtcnrietT'' through
um I oress.. In . ndn&i oh., his , inter-,
Vviiwa did Anderson ' in anv manner inti.
iiiu-t. tniut uau uccu a yaivy to aujr 1111a
doings, in -refeped' to misrepVesenting the
true fesatjof -that electioB!'.The' rearmi
that actuated him in corresponding with.
Andetson, were to aid him in securing
what lie-thbugh't heought ''t6"naVe'and to
not give him any excuse for believing
I had not acted, in, good faith- . AXter-, fur
ther explanation, the committee decided
that they didt6trdedreJ'fe'-ra1I'-an1trft-'
nesses at pjqsfcnt,,, and. ,he investigaUo
will rest here. " v
Pakmj.( :Fsb: 4 -i An ' Aretpiipa' papfer
states, that tiat city was. visited , on, jibe
night of th'e1 rth'uffV,' bv a most severe
shock from aat earthquakei' ! It was the-
heavest that has been felt there since the
memorable earthquake, which destroyed
the city on or. ,abovih the 13th of : August,
1868. It occurred at about 11:50 o'clock
p. m., on iour at'which the greater pan of
the inhabitants were, reposing. The.freight
was general. I he- people quickly left
their houses, and.rushed frantically thr6ngh
the streets fearing a repetition of the
slipck'aridtcT destruction ' of their homes'.'
Foitunately, however, nothing further oc
curred, but the general impression was
that a few days more "'would bring serious
news from some other noint of the Renub-
lic, as, has generafTf Been the case on other
occasions.- ; A laftg and ; violent shock1 of
an earthquake, is also announced as hav
ing been felt in Jquiqui, about midnight,'
ouJMq 12th nit., which, was accompanied
byja curious subteraneous noise. It caused
much alarm, particularly in the theatre,1
which, was lull, at people at. that time. , -
r . VfrttUirt. -
'
BicH6SfD" Feb: ' 14. In the' United
States 'Cfrctfft-Cburt' t'o-'dayi Alexander
Vaughan M-as 'cfdnvrcted vesterdav of 'Bsi
lot box'rtrtffihf , in Petersburg in NoVem'
iei la4t,' Jftnd- 'nrad 'senterieed to orife year
imprisonment in jail of that city and to
pay a line $250 with tire Costs of the pros
ecution. ( 1 ;.( mf rH i . I ... . I
! In the Senate to-day the report of the
.) oint uommittec on tfMptyiywacing a
proposition tor the setweinCTiff-oTT.he State
debt was made a special ordeirfor Moddav
next at lU'clock. !iIn the Iluse the same
report yas placed . on the calendar under
the rules Both Houses adopted' a reso
lution proyidintfr ; torr night sessions on
and after Mondav.
AnuiYcraary or Washington's In-
New yelydgemYry
Hilton, as chairman appointed by a pre-
1 i ivi l n n hit n-i-trt tti n Vv -v 1 .1 in a,-vV. a 1. r,
selected an executive committee to take
cnarge oiJHfrrnienaL ijjreajirmia
meeting ftrTJe 'Tietd nbre on tne 30tnof
April next, on the occasion of the 90th
anuiveasary of the union of the States
and , hiagurafioB ;of -Vashiagtpn
as first ,esid'aotfK-tshe . parposa i of . tbe
ii.pni i Hjeeuag vs j to. initiate more luny
andrfofnaallynovemetrt for' aiflnlematia
IrExliibition in New yq
rty. anflftd give
notice !to al nations anf gpyernmenU that
such an exnioition .wijl .Jpe,,ieliL.m 1889
it being , the Centenjiial- taBiveraary o
the foundation of pur CfOverpment.. i-
l - ; U.; ..
Circular. 11
Iiverpooi Cotton
Livkrpool. Fob..lj This week's circh
lar of the Liverpool cottou brokers' aaspcia
tion says -there,, wasraifood4emandwith
hardening prices earlv in the week, bnfc
since Tuesday the, -market: has beettflull
Oaotations. are but . a little, .chanired
Americaa.wa3 iu; fail request throughout
the weekv. -The supply is greatly curtailed
by the strike. : Prices advanced but j
with an , iucrea8unr.deFipj;tD aell quota-
ti'ons are 1-164 hjgher?; , Sea. Island is in I
nitea incuiirv. ... ai. nncnaneea . -Dricea4
turos .opejued &m 4up?the. early part
of the woe&; nnddvitneed XL-IS to 332d;
since whkhi'tHfiev.marked has een-'dull,
:rA at nri f itiK- f lwvn -??o 'kf9 tfi'3uth
a
ursday,
'!.'.( )f IxWC
,. n -.',il'rtT! . !:
New Xoi-b. J4.--rMary D. Hooper
who shotiAagtistatetPhitiips (Ooftjr Gooft)
was arramgeAj Tit''the; ,fJeffertoi'; Market
Court Hfrjkfl n'illrps ?'fif;,,atfidaylt
claimed that thVo.o,og', jwa'.noi Iwifful
and retracted. the statements to . tbo con
tra rv which he said were made. while on
Her me muaeuce oi meuirai -iranwirea.
The woman was held-iAOOOt tojajaswer,
j -1 cl - r - 1 . . l
Phillips furnishing 8500 of the amount. ,
ol
be Ifiinjt orEdwaras.
RALiiOTR'tetlotfl-'Edwards', tbe
murderef 1 dTKJBiflf. J:.Bal(ardj: 'peAceftd
eitizen t of bbfcsfbrf cbuntyN: UT. of the,
9th October last, was hanged . todav id
Smithfield, Johnstdrf icontity. ' TniSexch1-
tion was towJerea JAnhary ; 17t, - but
Knocked Dawn JUld Ilobbedv -m
merchMfit trGreehsoofo. .iCU'.waa
been
I
UaptLin niaksfatf lliflfamper
was a native of Nrfc Seotiar l ww
vtr
a
itav .Top MendenhafT has
ened witB.ISJitlunjrM . I .; di I
. zjtrw - i
i , IIM ! I III I
down, wnitgywa-rWlknv ,mo
Attrht. in New Orleans. feU from the sang.
rr . . . . j i", i-
Lokdox, Feb. 14. Westoo, thS'aete
iiatn; arrived at Yoik TlllfflfljfBlHg i
traarn; arrived at Y01
mg waikdd 121 railefc- flfriigwinticlJl
miies DeAinajtune.of fJ.itV Wu bsth
- i ,,ne ixweu.yjest coftfijjjmm,
clesfield, employing ljOOQ hands, ha
notice mat it win close lndehnitelv & fnrt.
.night hence, in conseqencfe of the aerft
sion in trade.
' Aslrong whip haa beepjsue4by tooth.
sides fd(1
sight in the Hou&e of Commons on a mo-l
tion,raadeby Mr. Meldon, Home Ruler
member for KiKiare eunt?ia. oVHofkfe
semilating the Irish borough franchise to
the, LngU8h 3ano Scot cm- 'a-' 1 sbt t
The Liberals will nnftefth,:tKe-lfonV
Kufers against ; the government . Jan.. Xhe
f.,The Sfowoard' wrrenondeBtiati Boinfi
ays, : A-decision has itt8tibeearechd ati
the Vatican to create ttato'nhVH-'
fn the Uhited States WdtisuerfcefiS&
K'V"m Vliuivu lil tUUl tUUI (;U,
i wu inousanu weavers jstrueK worK at
ell f An nniloM T i-nln .v.
" llie Daily .Mews'' . PriacoitcaiKnklrt.t
wno is a good representative ot-'tu6Ml-
ion oiine aancca section, tfeeLeXt,
savs 11 is ruiuoreu uiaj. ine .pnort. ot
vommiifle,on)ifto. ACs.i hei,A6iKtry,iof
Uie 4 bta 0 May wiiL preaentoc a't-runi'
ing case in favor of impeachmenVthattne
Ministry will be unable to prevent the
Chamber Vrf 'Depie fr(5rtiff Ot) u " A;
majority of the spechtl corfespohdenta of
the London ( papers,, however, bolieve:fitJ
will De riecteoi;U, m . n ?- t. -.;
' Livkrppql: Feb 4.,A1; a , meeting &l
the Liverpool Health Committed thft.towH-'
clerk stated that a recent- order of the
Priwy Council wouhi entirely reetUh
smpmeuis ui me live siock irom me uni'.
ted States to Liyernoo becuLtyejpqn
is not regisureq uuuyp lucjvct asaorCAsn
animals, wnarf.AJnly.ihe.nortsaareanadUfco. a.
-OVOf1 hps 1 lixlnn . Hull Onmokai UnWUiJ
iuui, nc vu-aiic, x iiiiouiu ami onuuer
land. The committee decided to address
1 V T1 .1. ,' ! 1 -OJtl 3
a letter to the Privy Coulicflctllllfhe,,
aiieuiion 10 me uisastrous enect 01 tne
order on, the port ofTLJyerrl.d7ponjH
lation of Lahgasliire,and , YorNgblce, aod
expressing the hope ihatxirrangements
nowmakiogi bythe Liverpool dock board,-
may lead , tne rrivy ionncuf betore the
oi aiarcn to aenne tne part oi tne port
ot Liverpool wnere tne foreign t animals, 0f, this r4. to wr. people, cannot belover
may belauded '.::.;;,' wated, and., they .ahouhl 4o all within
It is understood thathg .gtnkeri .have theurawwer to aid m: its completiqn. and
left it to their delep-afes. to m;kft thA.hpRt? .i.-j i. j?.'iii,JiiU'0'iH tri-'-:
possible t-erms with the steamship owner..
' Faris, February 14. 'The Left will.oj
day elect 'Count' T)e'' Moritaitivet, former
Minftterof Louis Pbiltppev life; Senator;,
vice' M. Paul Morin deceased. - j.-i'
' Rear Admirnl Fonubev. ot the Medi
terranean BOuadron, is Oeadl' " ,,,UT3
. The Official Joufnall Jmi, --; VJM9lb I
reports of ihe plague are reassunogj Stlm P9 m profitable .employment
has not increased, and energetic measures for theniselve ...teans jnd -a, gool
f .-- iUj: xireasuMU I
The French Government basdispatehedi The cariwnT "be running regularly, to
physician: to inyestigato sthedisease. Rel the Gulfittfa few'days; th-'bridge -actws
nnrt that. :h Tlanfe" hfls"flnnparid" fn f Deep river.Jmng now completed, and -with
Tnrley are unfounded,, i . .! -
f v "w r d -rr i
Toxtn: Feb. U' A Lbhdon desmitch
published here this morning says the lol-
lowmg regiments and Dattanons are io
sail immediately for .NateUfThtvlTthLtn-
tart! tna let ifd rrrrrt rv r w Kairimanciiiu m
j I M
miantrv. yn ttegiment oi xnianirr. x,
i itegimeDt, aist itegimont,, ouiosgwtjuk
Ki?ila . 1 : ' a.L 'a ' It' T1' 1 .f- -1-
janwjfcines, a uetacmnouu -Oi iw;miwogw
neers and a battery oft Royal iartuiery
There is much bustle and exeitement at
I !"of tbe nqaarters - of- these Regr-
meats
''fife following is the composition-of the1
English forces in South'' ALfrica : 3d, "4th;
13th. 24th. both battalions of the - fcOtbY
and ftftth. 99th Reedments. in all 9 battal-
ibnior 7.500pfficer8 aod'ineo. " lathesej
forces in the ranks' there are , 4518 sfcog
il&nmen: 3o irishmen; 3Ui scotenmeu; v
of . the ofilrsHU'e Irish and 78 English: J
t.t. i j ti a. k.-c-it Ti:j-Au'i-r.nA
r remuenoi at c stairs iuat iuc ,f ticui
rppnuHTirnrp 1 ru 1iKi.riH.11 vikuixicjii.u9
r -i T. a ; irr,rTTt r. n i
.. . r , .- ... a,
iiiWar Robbery of the Sherlirie Republic fla.wsppr . , ! A,x
of Perquimans.
-1 -.'-.-1 llli'l
Aiimi
Mizabetfi City IkewHAist:"
t
,On: 'llursdayr wgtti..anMV'rBri
Sheriff
of .P'erquiInanfti w:,'etan,? rtm
d, to his home, a few milB'ini!4he
Hertford
country, in a buggy, two -disguised i : jaea
Keiated his horse' the other' presented' fy
hroast. . dnnhle barrel p-un and ordert
him to throw up his .hntlaiorAF
kill ; him. Mr. Cox raised -bis Bands,
ool Koro1 whn. tlvA., mtlfi jWhOisoeia
the., aorse. - came un aw twit- iivm. .r 1
poctet a package oi money, wnvui6
S1640, saying to.his compamoff, as e took
itMt. "weN'tnio this dam. CWf, 9hl'i ' ,"-..- , :t jjuuj iti il h
0ff- T(,Pv then-took Wr'.l
Xl- : "IS m'.7ry.A C:: treJ
l.ni 111 l.riH WIHHIH HUU LnJUIIU " ' " VW) XI r
hi if Kof ha llfwvd before thirty
minnfc. thev. would comeuMMl )!&hhfeAu
TZl ' . W - - - i I 4 1-n
Tk4hAa hn tn the nnnse. auu mi
Md'taken the money, McVoff
ana ibdou iliiu us ujciiviuu'j. vrr. . u . ti
order to express it fiom j2&W
T.lA;t, n.r.ninr , j ;!'iaAH t -
xMicigu utAi, wvifti' " "
Ilayes AraJnst
Wahmgton VtMmch
Atthe Cabinet meeting -today the ac-
tion. rtf the Democratic caucus was lnform-
to nave said ti&fcitet tjofos wteit-ot
should be repealed. The Bepublicans do
nQtobject to the TijwiifiUlMir?-'
TKo Kona A haa aireanv na&SSU-tt W'
kws-'Wuw.x j r . .
. , -
- fhIt is tanderstood thaVaDqfrF
jefoif will rote in
torship contest
I to m seat he now
Si
arresteo Drancnen o- wwgw re , r.VL-, ,1- 4
asrainst Corb ft, toe a-p5
"! 1
rtwc rc gaia 10 oe verr narsn insnr.
afe bills t)e.foK'b6wb lieHatare also,5
Qfve.oaa:n0.ioppartuoity to-ex--he!
them, bat rentlempn onmiHul in i.
bness toJdvU9 last evening that nim-
Ported to wi
THA'rti'
fChROAlt.
Tbat.AiRkinc RaUroAd nMiH
ne enifrossinfir thAAttont;
of Rafeigh and Charlotte, jiust at this time,
lookj tonifrom tfte 'ttMil point'-W K ie,Av;'-"
as a proposition to erinnl- the V. H. IV,..
AwLlteadand-CaTt the. tWoatA f oiv-jmn
WortsWIW JfcJba
Jtjiia and South Carolina. Thewi.
aofthjMiB3gIifl.l
13 irwise to build a lUnakgreat cost.'
Wfe then coostruct 'anoerto cut its
ttroat4ye'lftlo1Ainatbihe jytke! " 1
xr injusitoc ti Jeattnff' lhe-.Bo4a (already
Dillon. ,
lctifat-
to sdeal North OaroBwa ?a4Johsi a"!i
death blow, by loiTidiig the State between.
.oia.liiSoutk,..yljJa, TVrily. -
1U Jll.-t I
fu. i 11 certainivrwill not teaid to build. ,
- - rwi - - o v - v v u vi .a
4taryiiuBtJrMiW k pullithefnrfowti.-f
-are'iNortn tarolimans prepared to do thw -
tMn t Wp tmct nnt m , m , m,
rflt is! Mtn'thc aeVt'lcasu'rii that?w'e
j oqUf rato,tet!'o4r' fellbw-citiz6 h AvT
t ' , .
s cer
now of soon having their rialroad
Bv reference to the Droceediiira of
thf Uuse onasVSalprdajf it will be seen' '
that a hh1tayrpttss(?4ithat',Bwly changing' .
the nam 4t tlJW,JR.'ft., to thcfanvit
afcovc ; nntwnecl,, giving . 150, phbtional
jpeople WHl 8obrt he enttbled'tb have their. '
foad, so tonfrxpecte.!..- Thb importance.
they cad' 'retrde"ver substantial aid -by
receiying In payment tHcr mortgage bbndg
ofthe cwpafly, whjiiWill soqu te i&eued.
These bonds wj.,e. perfpcily.sgood (as
ineir issue is xq De, iimiiea io ?-,ovo a
mue.) anatne interest , prompwy paid, so,.
i .u . ;...- J
thSlt, m addittori1 io -hep' banding ft roaif
;!fc,wifl-jlieBehtit.lfcem ow people- csn-nt
investment tor tneir money , , -, ,
i - v . . - . ' . i
wa larMfgrcoonTJCU now, given,. uie
U1
fto . i;.-UhrfhiirfctiaA it- . tn he dnl
Undated, with Ithe ,Ml Airy an Ore
undated iwi ine Aary 'anp' ure
vnob R.JI.I, aad. -thus .connect, j by -one .
xl . .
uprtlrtnH. it will . be. when com-
rtrfeteoV itfrdba61yi"' the' hrORt important
railroad -'m' thek' Slate ami', will
traverse diagonally : throagacthe eon-1
ire of the State from Ore Knob in tho vx-.,.
jrepie prtn
extreme tSoqi
most torodTlCtiVe '
and carrying' Uheir rkh anM "varied ! pro-"
the
pow,i;
teTBfl otn1a1cioat''peoplt, tribn-'1
r7 -' 1 : : . .
fVlt. , , y, j, MM n rt '
jri - ... . t
, finjifivnw '
iTteTiliniBvmen:4a!beomig In all
hTht Florida State Fair opens at tai ncs
vOK next Tuesday,
and gutiimu,i five
VfttalietMroWWlrai '-ticfi
ral 5Gratv' momawhatan-d r.umpp
i9MjM omihataiMtedVKurnpan
I
rorplppja ta A-lHLAJUerta 10094! r -n t:
f'i:
e"f 1 rA prppiuislgfuoledU Fterida
' 1 .1... ... ..... 1
i rri p0pe has been fairly inundated..
FiJ.vi ftflVnsiTA 'and threatiimiEr
wbOWM iNamMW waoger
1 Jat&U)t Juf itfin7flU1'0i'flf,''v''H':T f' '
'StMWWWf .
menmeajUl oca Won -l UwrrMissuwpp,
r ' " m -r -
Uoii
I .n.ina -
i toi iuuo.
rie)yproi!trtfa
WttoWnd41iftaUli f HbU parent
H f viaadtNT4eiy iin
lDJ J , , . . i t--.il.. ke .
t-l' Yfr lmt miMroiwteew v
delegate;
advice a9yl.Jt-m-nhiibt .
void mima 4W'e ,i,rtm
P t t t -..1 y.t ..rt--n- , .-ii ijsff
ine Febrtaryi 1A59 tons', iu for
the yjar m a i uakc i ijmju7 -
OI 0,U VOU as cuuiparw n ijiu ,viy , -
' r A .1 .. tl-A
""v"' 1 "J. jw,uai scem 10 dp oppo
iJuljs ifotihis "tie movHriefrt'fca
nvict adtaj)propritMijg ,$50,000. to jay , ;
offecrtian cncumbrancQs. he bill will un
aohMedlVoas'lhe'feeiiaiilanct th
cuterf', M: the"tate, "
(ita dispea,,eniw juH!-,,'.,'u;,t,! -:
governmtf 4tylMetoWfi?v'
iSfendersto the Justices Courts. , .
mSiiriTe6W'mbtner; has been com- ,
toW'hW 'dsnghters :
"f f!-r"VLn nt: ocal AtlachmeaU ....
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