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DAILY OBSERVER
JOnNSTONB JOKES,
1 -Editor and Proprletoi.
j Wednesday, April 23, 1873. .
. J USURV LAWS.
, One of the great questions of the
day! is that of repealing triesury
laws; It is being agitated all ovef the
country, or has .beehjbmewt
few years. Georgia has repealed her
nsury laws, and so has- other States
m the Union. A iv effort has recent
ly been made in New York to get
the JLegishiture ttfiabolisrUhe penal
tie? of usury pbtoitljU fa'fle avo
eount of the antipathy of tne rural
Representatives who share the fears
Of their constituents that the repeal
of thJe law will eventuate in dearer
terntsfor the use of money borrolred
by the farmers and country people
Tipoii bond and mortgage. Notwith
standing this defeat, however, anoth
er and stronger effort is being made
by tlie" merchants, bankers and bro
kers iof New Ycrk to accomplish the
desired-objactr if not for the , whole
State? at least for the city of New
XT 1-
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It Swill be remembered that this
subject wa considered at the last
session , of onr Legislature. But it
was finally laid aside without action.
A majority of: the- body seemed to
prefer to take nb responsibility W a
change either for the better or worse
and. so let the law remain as it . is.
The question will no doubt le brought
up again in the nest (General 'Assem
bly. ;
It is very certain now that business
men are almost unanimous in the
opinion that "free money will make
easy inoneynthe; theof being jiat
moneyf- like water, will seek its ievel
and wll go where it commands the
greatest interest .with proportionate
security in the investment." This is
the prevalent opinion in all the lead
ing CO-untries of Europe. England,
Trance and other European govern
ments long ago abolished the usury
laws. ; The result in those countries
has in! every instance been good. The
l iw must eventually pass away in ev
ery country, for experience proves
that it does not affect the end for
which; it is designed. It does not
check the loan of money upon usu
rious rates ; and the law has become
a dead! letter upon the statute books
whereon it is still in vogue. The old
idea, that the practice of requiring
in repayment of money lent, any
thing ;more than the a m ount lent,
was a great moral wrong, has faded
out of the minds of people. And all
laws based upon it have long since
ceased; to have any practical or legal
fabe. As this is the case, wisdom
dictates a repeal of the usury laws.
j Personal Intelligence.
Hon. 8. It. Rogers; of "Raleigh, is
'still
Buffering from Rheumatism.
Mr. Filler's new novel will soon be out.
Mr. Fuller is the author of the "Angel in
the Cloud."
W. D-j Haywood, Esq., will be an inde
pendent candidate for Mayor of Raleigh.
Judged Albertson produced a favorable
impression upon the bar of Raleigh, while
holding , Court there. -
Hon. james Brooks is no better for his
trip to Norfolk. His disease seems to-"baffle-medical
skill.
The principal Judge of Havana has been
arrested for gambling.
CoL y& F. Green, of Franklin, has been
invited by the Ladies' Memorial Associa
tion of Raleigh, to deliver the Memorial
Address in that city oh the 10th. 1
A man named Bundy, living in Wayne
cojunty, attempted to commit suicide a few
days ago' by ling UimselfltWas cutf. f .!fa"" S
down before life was extinct. . ;
It is stated that young Mr. Bennett, the
editor and proprietor of the New York
Herald, has fallen in love with and is try
ing to marry one of the daughters of King
Christian of Denmark.
SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS.
The annual meeting of, the Green
ville and Columbia Railroad will be
held on the 1st of Mayr ;;-y -:?,Z::
A boy, 15 years of age, tn agaihst1
an iron awning post in Charleston
on Thursday, and killed himself.
He was in pursuit of a colored boy
vyith whom he was playiug.
Miss ! Partridge, a -teacher at the
Methodist Female College, in Colum
bia, died Wednesday night. The
body has been carried to Florida of
jwhich State she was a native for in
terment. The; Greenville' -and Columbia
Railroad, we are informed by the
Enierprise, has in contemplation
the purchase at an early dav. three
new engines and a ; large quantity of
im uau iron. . , . .:
A shooting scrape occurred between
come colored men on Mr. D. A.Dun
can' plantationj , near Unionville.
last jSunday; in which Peter Craft
wasfcadly wounded in the head bv
Trip;gartor. . "..it , r .:
.m. xnBAOiumbiauiro,nian says: It
is reported that annthpr nMm
Treasurer, MrGrace, of Colleton, i
. m trbuble. He ,ha.bPn
v hear, hke Messrs. Allen andEich--
ciucrger, at the svut of State Treasur
i
STATE NEWS .',-
iimimrton marnea eign coupies
during the last week. -.
The Good Templars ' of Raleigh
will have a grand Festival onfthe9th
of May.. j'-A Kj : r: 'Mv-J,
'Rev. Dr,JIcCosli i preach edH . the
rresbvterhtn Churirli of Kaleigh" -on
Sunday; :;'
Fifty colored laborers have left
Wake: county witljin the past week
for the. South. -
A party'1 of Baltimore capitalists
ha ve -purchased Gfe- Knoh CJopper
IT in pa in Trpdpll roiintr.
TTR-Kingsburragairt nssumes 'a po
sition on the editorial staff of the
0ie pdO-oUnmm says the river fish
erig near BliiBetl Cit afe hardly
Pyfepw.; $H se..on thf
ouijdrje dpitututsuftlly well. ,
The decision of ; Judge Albertson,
in reference i to theicnauge or tne.
guage of 'the N. C. Railroad, lias by
agreement of counsel been postpon
ed for the present.
Dr. H. J. Menningcr, late Secreta
ry of State, has. entered the drug bus
iness, and 'is located on the corner
of Thirty-Sixth Street and Fifth Ave
nue, New York City.
Mr. W. T. Bowden, ' of Granville,
county, N. C, has invented an im
portant apparatus for curing tobacco,
by the use of which much time and
money may be saved.
j
In consequence of the recent dry
spt-U the waters of the Tar have re
ceded to such a -degree that the
steamers have failed to make any
trips for the past week.
The young ladies ; of Wilmington
have reorganized their Archery Clubs
for the Spring campaign and are now
busily engaged each afternoon. in tr)
ing to obliterate the bull's eye.
Raleigh New: - Ou Friday, at a
meeting of the Board of Directors of
the North Carolina Rail Road, at
Company Sho.ps, Hon. W. A. Smith
resigned his posit ion as President of
the road, giving as his reason for so
doinsr, pressing private affairs. A
meeting of the Boards ff Di)ect()rk4
will be held on the" 14th prox., at
Salisbury, to elect his successor.
The New Postage Law.
There is an error prevailing in
certain quarters iiv regard to the
hew postage lave It seems to be an
impression among some of our ex
changes that the clause prohibiting
the transmission of fve4 mail ruatter
was stricken out and failed to be
come a law. This- is a mistake.
The Postorfie Gazetteior April, which
we presume is standard authority,
calls attention of publishers to the
fact that after the 30th of June, the
new arrangement goes into effect,
which puts an end to free exchanges
among newspapers. The law is at
tached to the appropriation bill br
the Postoffice Department, and is
given and commented on by the
Gazette as follows :
Provided, That .all laws and parts
of laws permitting the transmission
by -mail of any free matter whatever
be, and the same are hereby, repeal
ed from and after June 'thirtieth,
eighteen hundred rfhd seventy-three.
Approved, March 3, 1873.J
This law will exclude all exchanges
between publishers and weekly
newspapers which are printed in the
eounty where delivered, from free
circulation. Regular postage must
be paid, as provided for ,other mat
ter of tliisJcIaSsl Frpni and after the
30th of June, then, newspapers "and
periodicals now sent free will be sub
ject to the following quarterly . rates
of postage " - i - t j
Not exceeding "ounces in weight,
sent to any part of the United States;
Weekly, 5 cents ; semi-weekly, 11
cents ; tri-weekly 15 cents', six times
a week, 30 cents; daily, 35 cents.
E x ceed ing 4 ounces and not ex ceed i ng
8 ounces, 10, 20, 60. 'and 70 cents.
Exceeding 8 ounces and not exceed--ing
12 ounces, 15, 30,; 45, 50 cents,
and $l,0o. Exceeding 12 ounces and
not exceeding 16 ounces"20 40,
60, $l,20,,and$l;40.--22a. iveu)?;,, .
As there seems to be, from what
we candeanvome viery unjust im
p u t a t ion a th ro wn upon us for what
we said, in our issue of the 5th inst.,
about what we believd thedisease,
then prevailing in Shelby, to be, and
i . i . . . . . t , . . ii
to sav. that upon consultation with
friends, and one of the most skillful
i r iV
pnysiciaus in mis counuy, we can
now assert-positively, ;that the dis
ease "with which, the vounsr men.
Messrs. Priester and McGowan, died,
was meningitis, as - we, first . stated.
WeJearnthiat-Drv Brevard, of Lin
colntorjWherhas- hadla great deal of
practice anu experience wuu ine dis
ease, ana wno, yas sent tor .when the
disease was" prevailing; in Shelby, also
says that it was meningitis, but not
cerebro spinaVimeninguis. Who has
ever said that it was "cerebro spinal"
meningitis? Have" we not 'a" right to
ouropmion; though hosts may be
arrayed against and believe contrary
i-o us : iv e can sunstantiate bv cer
tihcatesfrom the physacians above
alluded to -what we have heretofore
and do again in this article assert, in
regard to said disease being m en maw
ijt en . j eners o n kj. jj&x is , wno s u c
ceeds GenrCanby .in the cam Dai en
against the, Modoc Indians,' is'an em
inently ht and proper, man to butch
er the redtkDfS.ffHi-l)'er laTit e'iijS
uiimuai nuu iwiiicu jrcii. iifloUII in a
private brawl during, the -war, - and
who caused the massacre of -negroes
AtiEbenezer Creek, near 'Savannah.
twnere; men. women-; and tfhik ren
were crueny muroereu. it is - more
than likely .that he would not hesi-
late to scalp an Indian, or roast him
at the stake. And then if he should
accidentally, get near venough to be
scaipea ny uapt. Jack, there is scarce
ly an officer whose death would not
ue mote-regretted. "
The Way They legislate in Penary
Tvania. ,S I ' -
Just before the! recent adjourn
m pn I.-nf th hppn ris vl vauia TLetrisla
ture Mr. Brjickway offcrMi a-jrespluf
lion appoiUM'g t'Uiitice u uur.
vite Ht3nAllK McCIurfrlanU.pt
balance orinf iiiuerai iiiepnoircan
party to address! the Heuse on the
corruptions of all the political par
ties in existence." The resolution
was agreed to. (Messrs. Brock way.
Josephs and Titterniaty tvfjpm
pointed the committee", ancf proceed
ed in queatf SnatwMcClrJreTtle1
Was soon found-land - escorted.jnto
thTlieBatered, pm
hnt& tWEOttailPose iidsreted
him and the committee by whom he
was escorted, witki qls$ -of mr
missilesi eonsistri&s of af ge9a
sort men
all the LMplatlft cfl)C
thi sessiotillin $ addition
to igartf xsiifevpaiffs,aiftd Ij-gQ
lit t j
prin tea uieseP ni i-nk -
in ted ljis&bili.
Aftej runniiic thegaiintlet the en-
ftife fisof tfeil Senator
tobkTns pface Tpon the Speaker's
stand amid applause, which was half
earnest and half jeering. IJe addres
sed the membersj8 follows V-
M-r Spea ker; arid 1 1 CJornd oners of
the State of Pennsylvania':1 I: thsank
yon for ; the distinctioii yrtif ha V
conferred upon me bv your invita
tion to address.vniL.oi the subject of
reform. I know of no other body of
men, either of the prosent or past,
that needs instructions on the neces
sity of both public and private mor
ality so much lis the Hous of Re
presentatives of this State now be
fore me' laughter, or that has so
broadly and deeply experi m ented in
the line ( of individual and otficial
profligacy. ' Laughter and ap
plause. I am not surprised, how
ever, that it is sor i when I consider
that of the members serving in this
House from my immediate locality
many ar0 hot even nominated, and
few, if any, were ever elected. Shouts
of laughter. , I seait yon f&foi in bills
"which cost me many davs of anxious
thought and labor to. perlwt ; but
you danced not when I piped to. you,
neither did you weepwspijiwive ,to
my mournings over the dogeneracj'
of the body politic. I -'in list admit,
howereFj that you were prompt ex
ecutioners; for every bill that looked
to ward.-reform was negathed;,withi a
yell as fast, as-the rules would allow.
But in political, .ns often in n)oral
and religions cycles, the . darkest
hour is jifst beforetlie dan of day,
and it is gratify ing" that after you
have consummated ail the harm you
can possibly inflict upon the State,
yen bqre by Si unanimous resolution
cniieu ror n coniessor. Jjaugnter.j
It was well to pause thus, , just for
the sake of novelty or reference, so
that when the tempest breaks you
can point to this becoming' act of
contrition for the i wrongs done to
your const iuents and Common
wealth. Applause and sarcastic
shouts. Most of you who have for
the past three months been serving
in the places to which other persons
were elected by the people, have dis
counted the retributive? Wave of po-
puhir reprobation try creating '6m ces
by legislative-enactments," to which
you hope to retire, and those un
provided for, hope to be ; placed on
the indefinite pay-roll of the pasters
and folders of the House, in accord
ance with the prevalent custom here
to pension decaved statesmen.
Shouts of laughter! That you seek
liberal counsels to have good seed
sown in the chaos of virtue that sur
rounds you is a hopeful sign of the
times, and that if you do not cheat
us mora than 50,000 in, Philadelphia
next fall the places lvat k-qow jtvou
now will know most dfvcm tio more
forever. Laughter. But I turn to
the faint silver lining, on . they duepJ
cloud ot your recorcl.i f(Jne laet iot
this House gladdened the hearts of
the whole people of the State and,,
reinspned hope throughout the
length and breadth of the iComnon
wcalth. I refer to your vote, in the
midst of disorder that at a Philadel
phia fire would be called a riot, on
Monday evening hist, fixing an ear
y day for your final adjournment.
Laughter and applanse. I have
leard of nqf citizen of the State wjio
did not heartily approve of that at?t.
Laughter, am happy to point to
it as the.nasis i in the withered desert
that you have made about avou, and
lo acuoru you creait ior-;--ioping,
gentlemen, if I may be pardoned the
use of theterm laughter, that the
length of your lives may correspond
with; the measure of your ' virtues;
and that, you w i 1 1 be su eceeded by
better men than yourselves, I bid
you good-night. x
The. Senator retired ? amid roaring
applause and a liberal shower of pa
per balls. . i
The War in CuBiMTire teletrrata
from Havana give assifinWtVfattlie5
eolonial war against the authority of
Spain is far from ended. ' Ofticial de
spatches jnfdrmed the government
in Havana of the occurrence of a se
vere battle between the insurgent
forces, under command of Calixto
Garcia, and the troops of the Repub
lic on the loth -insti l GeiRkjnelme
reported that 21nsyrj;ents and four
Spaniards were IciHed and" K Span
iards wounded. The number of;; in
surgents killed, if it is stifted correct
ly, indicates that there t must hav
been a good many- rebels present in
Ilia rl-i'f . V V IT1J
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Herald.
The legal status of cotton " futures"
has got into the courts. The hues
tion was raised . last week .before
united States District Judgre Busteed.
in Montgomery, Alabama, Ton sl petH
tion to force aparty into bankrantcy::?
1U1 VUllUli UUU.
founded." on what is
Called futur!B''ATheiudffftiristrncU
ed the jury that if they believed frdtrr
wie evidence mere was to be nq'j&
tual delivery of thettori;defcn4ti
had committed no act of bankruptc
l nigu.er courts. atm- in volves thMfwonld talcfi hnSr xLi tx;-?
vhole question for losses cui futures.
T-lLE6RAFHir
T6V TELEGRAPH TOTnB OB6EBTEK.J section iUV; Of Ithe
.v h? . J I Twned-CConnol vi an
fFr.
'Association.
V7 .i .
By the Southern and Atlantic Woe.
HOOH DISPATCHES.
War on tlie Beer Men!
YttXTSrOKt ON THE- MAIX, A pnl
22. Ariotoctiurred in this city yes
terdav", iiV'opposition to ttic beer sel
lers, which at one time threatened
seripu consequences. Jrfifc jni6Htit
tnclced several breweries and many
of the public houses, destroying fur
niture and throwing liquor into the
streets. : The disturbance was finally
quelledliy theLmilitan- iihr not till
many houses were badly damaged.
vv Spain:
Madrid, April 22 Information
received here states that Terradesjs
tifg tyecteCtogsejge byjtheCar
tsvhb are axtacKing the town, in
larga force J The Carlists having in
vested the city of Figuras, thd inhab-itant-s
of Lajungnera have gone to
the.;awstai)cfe:of the Alicade of 4Kit
city.io strengthen the garrison and
assist in defeatiiig"the fnsurgeiits.
Snppresl)Sgihi5;Slaye Trade.
Calcotta Apr jl 22. The negotia
tions of Sir JaKlet : JFreere .for the
suppression of 'the slave trade on thp
Africaif ctids'aird the Eastern 5 Gulf,
haye been successfnl. The Sultan of
Muscat and the Chiefs of the Arab
tribes bordering on the Gulf, have
signed an iuiti-slayery treaty. It is
believed that this example will be
fallowed by numerous other chiefs
of the adjoini ng petty principali
ties, where the slave trade still ex
ists. The Murderer of Fisk.
' New York, April .22. Th e case of
Stokes is; before the general term -of
the Supreme Court to-day for argu
ment on the bill of exceptions. The
Hrgnmofjt of his counsel has so far
consisted in asm (rt ion to delay the
hearing. .
- Fire JnyN"ew York.
New York, April 22. About 5
o'efock A. M.,' to-day a fire was dis
covered in the biiildmg of theEmi
graht Industrial Institution, 51 Chani
bertreet, occupied by some -law-yej,
and busjnes meiij Thf0r3
speedily att a iiied alarhnng propor
tions, and it was with the utmost
difficulty that the fire department
prevented its spreading over the
Block. The upper part of the prem
ises were completely gutted and the
roof was almost totally destroy
ed. The loss on the building is estima
ted at $5,000 n and the general law
firms loss from one to two thousand
each., ,,Mmy valuable papers were
5destroyed,-or irretrievably damaged.
Probabilities.
Washington-, April 22. The storm
Centre in the Ohio Valley moves
during the rest of Wednesday East
ward into Ohio, and a second barom
etic depression developes in North
Carolina and Virginia. For the
Southern States increasing Southerly
winds, and possibly light rains,, ex
cept in Florida.
NEtV YORK MARKET.
New Yobk, April 22. Wall Street.
Money higher at 1-64 and interest. Ex
change higher, 8. Sixty davs, 9J. light:
Gold, 17J; has sold at 17. Governments
firm', stock steadjv
Cotton quiet, steady ; low middling 183,
middling 198.
NIGHT DISPATCHES. -.
: Bobbery cur the Waters. ,
Brooklyn, April 22. This morn
ing four persons boarded a bark lying
at the foot of Washington Street.
Three entered the cabin where the
wife and children of Capt. Ford were
sleeping and commenced ransacking.
The dog began barking and Mrs.
Ford awaking and seeing the thieves
screamed. The captain, who "'"Was
sleeping in an adjoining cabin, came
out, whjenone, of-the thieves present
ed a pistol at his head and threatened
to blpwjiis brains out if he.madeany
resistance. 'He therefore remained
quiet;and the thieves took $70 worth
of jewelry and other property, leav
ing in a small boat, and wishing the
captain a very good morning.
. i
Edward S. Stokes.
New York, April 22. The case of
Stokes came up in the Supreme Court
to-day. Oij motion . for an order to
com pel -the District Attorney for the
people to join issue in an assignment
of error in the facts in accordance
with the practice of the court, the
District Attorney contended that the
practice is absolute. After a lengthy
argument, the Court took the papers
and stated that the decision on that
point would be rendered to-morrow,
when the main argument will pro
ceed, i '
t : T-,
Henry Ward Beecher oa South
'; Carolina. " . -, : ,
- Washington, April 22. Henry
Ward Beecher, in a characteristic
sermon at Plymouth Church on Sun
day" last, ' on South Carolina for an
illustration, said that . he did not
fcnnw rm rth ,
time the richest And:nroudeat
S-f f esr It inaugurated , those ideas
which led to the disasters of the war,
and the cleansing of the continent.
The people of South Carolidafhad
risked and "sacrificed everything Jfor
p pe3, ana ineir nousenoids
in
they
Am the American:. Prete, Association.! f
JL-ioop-IIole-fsr-Tisrecdr
New York, April 22. It is said .t a
clause .has just-bceniliscovered in
jiew.cu aner iy
impossible tnai
d Tolhera ofihe
TammanviRingiiiiavjescape from the
wriiinitl prosecution begun against
tjinem.
MARKETS. ;;;;
New Yokk. April 22Flpur, fori State
and Weste-n. is dull and hi buyers' favor ;
Sonthem flunr is steady with fair demand:
wheat firm, with only moderate demand.
The situatiou in financial circles to-day
is marked Jby, genersd -dullness . MoiMjy
fitfldlwaslieaktolay,- price ranging
frpmini to 1171,. until just beforerelosing
room! when gold sold, firutly atll7ivto .1171;
Dually c losing at. . u ' ' : - :
- Gbverhm'ents closed nrnr Soutnern
State bonds dull and steady ; Tenn. six and
new 79fc xld 79; ,Virjiia silt -afid old 42,
necial
Stocks closed ouiet arid generally steady.
Gal vesronr-Cbttoir quiet i good ordinary
15f ; receipts 737. ; " -"
1 New Orleans Demand fair, prices steady;
middling: lJSj.
Savannah IuH middlinp ISf.f
CliatestcmiQuiet .; lovf inKldling 18.
Norfolk Finn ; low middling 17i.
Memphis Quiet ; low middling 17i
Telegraphic Notes.
The epizootic has nearly subsided in Ar
izona. The Bull's Head Bank of New York,
will resume business to-day.
The sale of Southern Bonds in New York
Monday, reached $200,00, at steady prices.
The larger part of thetown of Conisto
ta. N. Y., has been burned, loss $80,000.
A party of negroes in Salt Lake, fought
over a game of cards Monday. Two were
aliot and one razoml.
Most of the striking gas merr in New
Yttfk, are working at other occupations.
Two of the worst, bands of Apaches,
have Surrendered uncbiiditioiiidl "TEey
have defied the Government for twenty
years, but two hundred of their warriors
being killed last campaign dispirited
tlMftO ' ;;'
The agents of the ' White Star Line are
out jrirleijrgtliy Ietrji9w4n5;tluxt there
were provisions on board the Atlantic suf
fu:ient to- bust for 33 daysr ami that there
was,ah)Qa3tonsiderat4a6n"ov'tlie
amount pf ecai necessary .for the voyage,
A Xetter From Judge Orr.
The Colli mbhi QimHkkrn says :
Through the courtesy ' of Col. L. D.
Childsrto whom it was kddressed, we
have been permitted id publish the
folhiwing extract from a letter ol
Judge Orr, now Mi nister to the Court
of St. Petersburg. The letter is dated
St. Petersburg, March 24, 1878. Aft
er speaking of his iiuproving health,
of which his many friends in the
Statewill be glad to hear of his in
troduction to the Emperor and : to
the other Magistrates of the Cdtirt
and foreign Ministers, and his pleas
ant reception hy all , the Judges,
gives the following (hatty descrip
tion of St. Petersburg :-
The city is a very line one, has
about six hundred thousand inhabi
tants, and mai'iy superb public build
ings. The most prominent of these
is Isaac's Church, and is said to have
cost fifty- or sixty millions of'dollars.
It is built entirely of metal.stone and
marble, and is of princely dimen
sions ; on the top it.has four small
and one large tower ; the latter be
ing one hundred feet in diameter.
All of these are covered with gold
plate, which has been exposed to all
kinds of weather for a great while
without showing the- least iUttcoWa
tion. Within it is most superbly
decorated, and has many thousands
of dollars worth of diamonds and
precious stones in it, besides having
a small model of the church made of
pure gold, weighing 200 pounds.
There are also eight of the finest
Mosaic pictures in ,the -world, thret
times the living size of the persons
they rep resent. The Emperor's pal
ace is the largest in the world") and
it is said that sixv thoifsand people
stay in it, that is live there. They
have elevators. c, for the conveni
ence of the inmates.
I ain very truly yours.
James L. Oru.
Major Hodges tjiiPardoxed, De
faulter. I witnessed' a sinirtilar
spectacle on
the other dav
ren nsy Iva n la a venn e
that of a irentlemaYt
gayly dressed and driving a fast team,
and evidently in excellent spirits.
Yet this gentleman is just out of the
Albany Penitentiary, and he, only a
short time ago, stole hundreds of
thousands of dollars from the treasu
ry. It was Major Hodges, the thief
who, by the interference of the Pres
ident, was not punished for 'taking a
vast amount of the people V money.
He is warmly welcomed bv many bf
his old friends which showaUhat
Aiiici iuau r peopie uo jao caret
mucn lor thett in itself, so that it is
done in ft respectable and gigantic
fashion. There can be no question
as to the facts in this. r.ae MaifM-
Hodges robbed the treasury of lems of
mousanua or aoiiars- and?he is not
punished, simply becsiuse his social
standing was high. If he had stolen
2a watch or diamond pin he would
fetillbe'in the penitentiary; but to
steAl a hundred thoasand dollars is
V safe and respectable crime, s and
that is the lesson his life teaches to
the boys of America. Wash Vctiir
pondent Springfield Republican.
A Mississippi man, who is Quarter
rnaster General, private - secretary to
. Governprarid Circuit lerlc oF
livar cofinty; istryiutqj be elect
ed Commissioner, of Ipiniigrationf i
TheBosto
third ; of-r onri army?: officers""- iire
graduates of the' MilitaryrAcademj'
No, but two-thirds ojf the lcasti skill-;
ful of ;tliem7arei . , ...... -
new 49 f Oonsohdated boiw ueierrea
13f ; North Carolina funding taxJ866, 17i;
sitecial tax 141 : South' CUiroliria sixes 25:
DEgiKLt'iiuyTjySjty Salvador
TjArge Isv op .- Life. Paw...
"Abrii20;-tThedestnicti6n of
oaivauui la euuunijpu, V PPUlat f
'-- Ai., e 4 M'n
lereu more or ie. -i a ne snocks c(
tinued from th e 4th th th a i u u
March, when the climax took nkJ
isinnchimunshed. The hotels!
jjHsue, nun me viovernment no .,.
rvM ...y .w. ""'""'K. 4 JIB JOR1 .
ruriuimicij oucn cinzens as Had not'
left the citv were living in theplaJ
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New; Advertisements.
SCHOOL NOTICE.
I rTihe undersigned having employed n a,
f sistant, is prepared to increase" tlie n unv
Der oi ner r upus, and respectfully solicit.
uic jioiuHiagc L yjianoiie. me jaws o;
tne a ree Uomnwii school have been com
nUn.? ' ." 1 IV I. c li . . .
a J.c.nuur Ol A1US1C JS aiiC
connected with the School.
MRS. M. Ii. OLARKSON.
April 23 -1. t. '
STATE OF NOUTU CAROLINA,
GASTON COUNTY.
Joseph Crow and D. C. Beam, ) In
estimateq ai i,uuu,000. The Mm,tVo
gateloss of life is 5,000. 'the
: The Department of Art of the Vi T?
enna Exposition will present a fin.
display. England 8Cnds paintinjr, J :
valued at two millions. France eoiUiia
tributes hve hundred paintings, ai J
It;ily'three hundred statues. Eiabo f I
rate show cases have already arrivnlET
from all parts of Europe. AmeriealtT
is behind in thi rpsnrt ?na
The MclS'any &Claflin Manu- f or p-.
lactunng Company. J Court. ri
To the Sheriff of Gaston County Greeting :
YOU are hereby commanded in the name )!
of tbe State of North Carolina, to sum - ioi
mon the MeNany & Claflin Manufaetur- I
ing Company to appear at the next term -t
of tFie ! Strperior Court of the county of T;
Gasttn at the Court House in Dallas, onT;
the 3th Monday after the 4th Monday in ft
March, 1873, then and there to answer tlie :
complaint of Joseph Crow and 1). C. ;
Bean. Plaintiffs in this suit : and you are M
further commanded to notify the said Mc- foi
Nanv & Clanin Manufatunnjr Ccwipanv. aTl
that if they fail to answer the said com
plaint within the time specified, the ?n!
flaintufs will take judffmenl against them Vu
tor the sum of Three Hundred ami nine
dollars and ninety -eight centa, with inter
est from January 1st, lt75, and for co-it. of
action..,-,
Witness E. II. YyVnrr.us, Clerk of the Su
perior Court of Gaston Countv, at Qili -o
in Datlas, this the 2Sth day" of March,
1HT6 "
- - . Tl. II. WITHERS,
. Clerk Superior (?oiirt.
And the- aWe named' defendants are
notified- that the plaintiffs in above action
have Qbtaincl from s.'id Ctrrt a warrant
of attachment rctoxnahle at tli same time
and jdacci which, said warrant has heen
servei on the Richmond & Danville K.;il
Road Companv, who owe said defendants.
" J ON KS t JOH NHTON,
Attorneys for llaintiff).
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W.R.BURWELL&CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
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SP&XHGS CO&NEB,
CHARLOTTE. N C-
D1CON1 BACON
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A Large lot of very superior North Car
olina Bacon, Hams, Sides and Shoul
ders at
STENHOUSE, MACATJLAY A CO S.
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BACON, BACON!"
1 O A AH A Pounds C R Sides,
XU V,UUU 25,00 lbs S C Hans,
5.000 lbs Leaf Lard,
Flour, Corn and Oats, constantly 6n
hand. Apply at Nat Gray's, opposite Pres
byterian Church, of - T; H. WEANS.
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i COAI OF AXDEairtEW.
THEREiU bei-cairmeeting of tb
Board Of Aldermen at their Hall this
afternoon at 4 o'clock. F. NASH,
apl 221t'-i imif'' - --:- Clerk.
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A .KD not. Kraut,' our Kraut" has played
-CI:-' out 80 heads of fine, sound . white
cabbage, just In from the mountains, and
are veryv nice when eooked with our ex
cellent countryr baooit. Also i fine lot of
country oams Just received at
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!l:fB.N. SMITH'S.
DESIRABLE. Residence ? for sale.
i house v and lot, - nearly: opoit the
residence of Col. ,Ym Johnston, u Trade
Street. Apply to . .
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