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J)!O!ET"0BSEltyEIi. .1 JOllXSTOSiE JONES, - Editor and Proprietor Thursday, January 22, 1874. Th0 PublioDeht . f r.oVvlirt rifilit nf North Carolina is still before the Senate. Last week we gave this b uge, tangled, Tin wield ly job a "lick and a promise."- We pro pose now to come to somewhat closer work. The familiar question, what shall be done about it? is not an swered by inaction. 1 As we gaze upon its enormous bulk, it should be con stantly remembered that every day . .. ' i. : . adds to its ponderous propurwuus and increases the difficulties of the work before us. i 2 If there is truth in figures, the claim against the State is forty mil lions. How much of this is an hon est claim, and ought therefore, to be negotiated, is one question; how much are we able to pay, is another ; and how much, if any. can the State he forced to pay, is a third question As to the first, it is generally agreed that the special tax bonds are fraud ulent and the State is under no ohli gation to pay more "than the small amount which has been received into the Treasury from that source. As- regards the other bonds, we think the honor of the State cannot be impaired by demanding the compromise pro posed in the Worth iJill ; it oilers on those claims quite as much as the State ought to pay. Public opinion has long since settled upon the prin ciple, that individuals ought not to pay more than an equitable part of their antowar obligations, tanging from 26 to 50 per cent, and even less, according to their ability. The State is but an aggregate of individuals ; it has been crippled, as" they have been, in all its resources; it stands with its people in one and the same boat -T. this, the world knows, has been dis abledscuttled by pirates in such vital parts, that it requires the ut most exertions of the crew, pilot and all to keep the good old ship above water. We repeat, there i$ no want of integrity or fair dealing with cred itors, if the State, crippled as she is by the ravages of war, demands the same compromise with her creditors which her citizens have made with themselves. Passing to the next question howv much of this debt can we pay ? It is certain the State can never pay it all. The debt, which is constantly increas ing by accumulating interest, ia now more than half the value of the lands of the State, and is nearly one-third . 1 . . . 1 A. P I 1 A 1 A. 1.1 tne total amount ot an uie taxaiues. To pay such a debt is simply impos sible. The population of the State is about one million; its taxable prop erty and effects does not exceed one hundred and twenty-four millions; the people are now paying for sup port of the government, for county and local purposes, nearly a million - and a half. In view of these facts, we cannot but consider the proposition of the Worth Bill to compromise with the State creditors at six mil lions, as liberal an offer as the State ought to make. The State can probably with safety assume the payment of such an amount We suggest, however, that it should not levy any tax . immedi ately for the payment of interest. We agree with the Senator from Orange, that the people are "unable at present to pay any part of the pub lic debt." The Legislature should make no levy for that purpose. Creditors must be required to wait for interest until the State is better able to pay it. We also agree with the Senator from Orange, that it would be a fatal error, as proposed in the Worth Bill, to allow bond-holders to, receive sen-, arately new bonds in exchange. Be fore the Treasurer is authorized to exchange with any bond-holder, at least a majority of th bonds should be filed in his office. It is no com promise worth having which em- braces less than half the creditors But we do not agree with the Hon. Senator in bis views about help from Washington. Let us first make every possible effort to help ourselves; then it will be time enough to con sider whether : assistance froni j the. Federal Government will com pensate ior tne loss oi our inaepenaence. . Since writing the above, we note that the Senate has adopted the im portant, amendment of the Senator from Guilford that on the first of April of each year, the Auditor shall ascertain the amount of . bonds ex :. changed,' and shall -order the collec tion fof. taxes sufficient to pav interest - on bonds so exchanged; until all are exchanged according: toY provisions of ibe BilC r7 7 r " " A further amendment fixes the tax fc V k TR ran f an t n o nnll insbart nf Rl m, rL?j 7r . ,. . These are certainly, improvements; but we must! consider it would be better to levy no tax until -at least half the bondholders igree to the exchange upon the terms of the Bill. The Atlanta Constitution, In com menting itpou the death of the la nrented -Laura G. -Alexander, says : "We have nol, gathered these facts from ihesl6f iad life' of the young and cultivated actress without a pur posed Mprejhati one girl starts out in the befief 4hat sits Is bornf for the stage. '..The gates of the drama are beseiged by enthusiastic aspirants in t he f crude! states f oWfl present: to all such the brief story of One who had inauy auvauwigeo. . Aianiiniu gemuo is rare, and dramatic skill is the re sult of study and drudgery. At the best, it is a hard, hard life." . f N0rYS 0FITJBE DAY. " 1 x: i- i- ' . i ' A London dispatch says that Gladstone jjs; coniined to his residence by indisposi tion. There was a slight shock of an earth quake felt in San Francisco on Tuesday. ; It is conceded that Waite will be con firmed CJiief Justice witiijlijtle opposition. An Austin, Texas, dispatch of the 20th says : The Sergeant-At-Arms took posses sion of all the government offices without opposition. Gov. Davis had previously left the Executive office, a clerk only re maining who surrendered the keys. The Supreme Court of Mississippi has decided the election of last November to be constitutional! The new Legislature convened Tuday, and Ames, the new Governor elect and all the other State and county offices elect, will enter at once up on their duty. ' Mayor Havemeyer's message, just issued, shows the debt of New York City to be $108,371,953. an increase since 1871 of $921, 428. Expenditures for maintaining the city government, for 1871, were not less than $36,262,580; for 1572 they did-not ex ceed $3L ,500,000 and for 1873 were about $32,00,000. Rev. J. J. T. Lattone, Rector of St. Matthews Episcopal Church, in Wheeling, West Virginia, has dissolved his con nection with the ministry of said church, on acc ount of growing tendencies in the Episcopal body throughout the United States to ritualistic practices. For the present be does not join the Cummins' movement, although he endorses it ; but will flwait for awhile, the action of the church in Virginia and West Virginia. Two hundred cotton factory operatives in Petersburg, Va., struck for higher wages Monday morning and suspended work. The employers are standing firm, refusing to accede to the demands of the operatives, who assert that they cannot live upon the wages which were paid them. The opera tives and employes of Davis, Roper & Co's. and Lynch's cotton factories. - Summary of South. Carolina News. A Real Estate Agency has been es tablished in Spartanburg. Three burglars were caught in Greenville last week. There will be a grand tournament and ball at Blackstocks on to-day (Thursday.) A disgraceful riot occurred among the colored men at a meeting of the tax-payers in bu inter. Benjamin Hernandez, who was re cently convicted of an assault with intent to kill, has been sentenced to the Penitentiary for three years. Marsh Davis, colored, who killed John Pilgrim, colored, in Spartan burg county, was lodged in jail on the 14th inst. Mr. W. H. McCaw, formerly of the boutfi Carolinian, has become asso ciate editor -of the Charleston Neu'8 and Courier, , resident at Columbia. Mr. McCaw is a gentleman of distin- guisneu taienis-, anu nas naa mucn 1 I a1-' 7 .11- - 1 1 1 experience as a pewspaper man. A number of the prominent citi zens ot Yorkville have purchased the lorkville Jbemale College prop erty, and have determined, to open on me loin nay oi j?eoruary inext a first-class female school,; under an experienced corps of instructors Seventy Italian immigrants have landed in Columbia without money or food, and without the prospect of work. 1 hey would freeze or starve were it not for the charity of the people. It is reported that a gentle man from Spartanburg will give em ployment to some 25 of the immi grants; r : - - . ) . How OldHipkory Got His Name. A correspondent of the Jackson ( MisaWiVeHJfr-tella how ftm .WIrann got Vis? tide fcfOl&Hickory. He says he got the story from ;Capt., William Allen, a near.neighbor of theGeneral. and : who? messednwith ' him during the soldiers were fnioving raDialv to surprise the Indians! and were-with out, tents. A cold 'March fain came on, mingled with sleet; which lasted for - several .'; djays, Gep Jaeksbn got a severe com, Dut aia not complain as he tried, to sleep in' a-muddv Bot tom among his.half-frozen sbfdiers. Capt. Allen and; his brbtbTer John cut icWw a stout hickory, tree, peeled off tne uarK, ana m aae a covering for the-Gfeneral, who was with difficulty persuaedtojerawyntq rbe?riext m orning ' a driinkeh; citizen 'entered the cam p, and. seeing the tent kicked jUqYeriAlackspcrawled. aijtt..i. -.j' .. i vujaicKoryj come out oi your ttarK LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CARO- : UNA. Condensed from the Raleigh News. SENATE. Tuesday, January 20, 1874. The Senate met at 11 o'clock. Lieut.. Gov. Brogden in the Chair. , Journal of yesterday read and ap proved. By Mr. King, a bill to amend sec tion 19, chapter 112, Battle's Kevisal. Kelerred. By Mr. , Waring, a resolution con- cerning tne renai and uenevoienu Institutions, lieferred. Motions. On motion -of Mr. Cunningham, the bill to provide for Public Schools in towns and cities of not more than 2,000 inhabitants, which came up as the Special Urder tor lit o'ciock, was passed over for the present. He statedas his reason for making" this motion that the Civil Eights Bill now pending "before Congress con templated in its provisions mixed schools, and if Congress passed the Civil Rights Bill with this provision in it. he would most certainly vote against this bill, though introduced by him sell. On motion of Mr. Ellis, of Col umbus, the" rules were suspended, and the bill to amend Sec, 16, Chap. 1, Title 4, Code of Civil Procedure, Battle's Kevisal, was taken up. A discussion ensued on the merits of the bill, participated in by Messrs. Ellis, Allen, Mernmon, Dunham and Norwood. ' On motion of Mr. Allen, the bill .. i a ,1 . t was recom niiuea to tne juuiciarv Committee. Special Order. The bill to establish a uniform rate of interest in the State, came up ajs the special order for 12 o'clock. On motion oi Mr. uowies, tne dim was recommitted to the Committee on Banks and Currency, and made the special order for 11:30 o'clock to-morrow. At 12:20 o'clock, the bill for the adjustment of the State debt was ta- i . i ken up anu tne aiscussion resumea. Mr. Merrim on first took the floor, stating his position fis opposed both to Mr. Worth's bill and the amend ment. In this elaborate argument in regard to the constitutionality of certain bonds he was interrupted ry Mr. Humphrey, and a considerable discussion ensued in regard to the powers and privileges of the North Carolina railroad construction bond holders, &c. Mr. Worth replied to the argu ments of all the oppositionists to his bill, stating that the excuses of fered by Senators reminded him of the memorable excuses ottered at a certain great feast mentioned in tl.e Bible. (Mr. Allen suggested, that Mr. Flemming, the Senator from Mc Dowell, having recently " married a wife," his excuse should be favorab'y considered laughter.) Mr. Worth proceeded at some length to reply to the general oppo sition. On motion of Mr. Merrimen, the Governor, Treasurer, Auditor and Secretary of State, were requested to transmit such correspondence in their possession in regard to the State debt for the information of the Sen ate. On motion of Mr. Cowles, the lurther consideration of the bill was postponed till to-morrow at 12 o'clock. Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. At 10:30 a. m. Mr. Speaker Robin son called the House to order. The journal of yesterday was read and approve d. By Mr. Bennett, a bill to amend the act to amenl the charter of the N. C. R. R. Referred. By Mr. Marler, a bill in reference to the keeping open of the offices of Judges of Probate. Calendar., By Mr. Brown, of Mecklenburg, a bill to amend chapter 193, laws of 1871-73. Referred. By Mr. Moss, a bill in favor of J. J. Hasty, former Sheriff of Union county. Referred. By Mr. Bryant, of Pitt, a bill to amend section 1, chapter 48, Revised Code. Referred. By Mr. Maxwell, a bill for the pro tection of the timber. Referred. By Mr. Maxwell, a resolution to raise a Joint Committee to report on the expenditures of the Insane Asylum: Calendar. The bill to authorize the town of Newton to take stock in Railroads, &c., wTas taken up and passed its third reading by a vote of yeas 74, nays 11. The Senate resolution in relation to entry takers, was taken up and passed its several readings. Senate bill to amend the act to amend the charter of theN. C.R. R , Was taken up and passed its several readings. Senate bill to provide, the necessa ry, appropriation for the Institution for the Deaf Dumb and Blind for the year 1874, was taken up. : Appropriates $46,500, $6,500 of which is to be expended for thecom pletion of the building for the color ed department. - Mr. Moring moved to postpone, and made it the special order for Thursday at 12 a. m. Carried, v By Mr. Ballard, a bill to am end chapter 116, laws of 1871-72. Re ferred. V A't, I ";; The bill to cure certain j irregular proceedings in Prdbate Courts,' was taken up and passed its several read ings. --K- - ;The bill to repeal chapter 71, laws of 1871-72 was taken up and, on motion of Mr. Rhodes, laid on the-tablev -k kytHm-t The bill to increase j the' personal property and; hom estead exception was taken up and passed' its; second readfng.i nThe bill came up again; on its, third reading and passed bv a makes the Homestead and personal property absolute as 1 to debts con tracted after. its-ratification j'tJn oth er words the homestead is made a fee simple.' ' t tl f Mr. Bepnett moved to reconsider. Mr. Jones, of Caldwell moved to make the motion to reconsider special order for Wednesday. Mr. Craige xnoved to lay: the, mo tion to reconsider, pn. the table. Car ried. ' -i i JL. V isilJ- i. i: J . Adjourned ,,.. . MISCELLANEOUS 1TEM3.V There are five One-armed men on the1 police force of Mobile 1 H Ex-Senator Doolittle of Wiscon sin, has temporarily accepted the presidency of the Chicago University- The Liberals of New Hampshire met and resolved to support the Democratic tickets : -: Emily . Faithful has no hope of the present generation of women, because they have been so falsely educated, j : ' "' The Governor of Florida recom mends that that State' deal with Lit tletield and other carpet Waggers as New York has aealt with Tweed. Martin Van Buren said it was bet ter to waik thirty miles to see a man than to write him a letter! Caleb dishing agrees with him. It is not deemed probable that Lieutenant-Governor Withers will resign his office during ; the present session of the Virginia Le.islature. The Legislature of Western Vir ginia is said to have passed a law at its last session "to prevent the own ers of hogs from running at large." "What is a more exhilarating sight," asks a Vermont paper, "than to see eighteen handsome girls slid ing down hill on an ox sled?" "Nineteen," says the experienced ed iter of the Boston Post. Two Irish in en were in prison one for stealing a cow, the other for stealing a watch. "Hullo, Mike, ana sure what o'clock is it?" said the cow stealer. "An? sure," said the watch stealer, "I've no time piece handy, but- suppose it's jist about milking time." A Cincinnati court has decided that no seat can "be reserved in a house of amusement after the cur tain rises; then a person having a ticket has a right to take auy unoc cupied seat. 1 The Sandersville, Ga., Herald tells of a charming young creature in Bulloch county, aged twenty-three, who can split two hundred rails per day. Som folks object to so much muscle. It might be unpleasant in case of marital misunderstanding. Rev. Mr. Tarry f the new church in Worcester, Mass., took for his text last Sunday : "I am in a fix " The first gentleman in a fix, he said, was Adam, who had no clothing. Other characters in a fix were Jacob before his meeting with Esau, the children of Israel at times, and Da vid attacked by Saul and Elisha. A dispatch from Minneapolis, Minnesota, says the Indians at Ver million Lake aredyingof starvation. They have eaten two children and one man. The scarcity of grain and the failure of the wild rice crop are the causes. They claim that the government failed to send the usual supply of provisions. Eighty Indi ans are coming into the settlement for relief. How To Get Drunk in Maine. If you want to get drunk in Belfast. Me., you must go to the Mayor and get a written order on the town agent for the necessary stimulant, and then you must get this countersign ed by the Board of Aldermen, after which you can get the liquor and proceeds Springfield Republican. 1840, 1814. PAIN - KILLER, THE GREAT FAMILY MEDICINE OF THE AGE. Taken Internally, It Cures Dysentery, Cholera, Diarrhea, Cramp and Pain in the Stomach, Bowel Complaints, Painters1 Colic, Liver Complaint , Dyspepsia, Indiges tion, Sore Throat, Sudden Colds, Covghs, tc., &c. Used Externally, it Cures Boils, Felons, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Old Sores, Sprains, Tooth ache, Pain in the Face Neural gia, Rheumatism, Frosted. Feel, SsctJfeJ4ec,. . , PAI N -KILLER, after a thorough trial by innumerable1 liv ing witnesses, has proved itself THE MED I:INE OF THE AGE It is an internal and external remedy One positive proof of its efficacy is, that its sales have con stantly increased, and wholly upon its own merits. The elfecJ of the . upon ibe patient when taken. internally, in case of:, CoULj Cough Bpelj, Complaint, Cholera, Dysentery, and other afflictions of the system, has been truly wonderful, and has wbn, fof it a .name among medical preparations that can never be forgotten. Its success in removing pain,, as an exter nal remedy, in cases-' of Burns,, Bruises, Sores, Sprains, Cuts, Stings of Insects, and other causes of suffering,' has 'Secured for it such a host of testimony, as an infallible remedvyi that" it IwiH bet, handed down to posterity as one of the greatest medical dis coveries of the nineteenth century. derives mpQhs oTjiJs popularity fronijtbe simplicity attending its use, which; gives it a peculiar Value in a faintly.: Tbej various diseases which mayr bo reached -by It, and in their incipient stages : eradicated,' are among those which are peculiarly fatal f suffered-'to run;, but the curative pSagic Of this preparation at once disarms them of their terrors. In all respects it fulfills the c0itioMipul4riinedicine. r js .Be sure you, call for and eet the eehuine PainJCiller,, as tuany worthless! nostrums are attempted to be told on the great repu tation pfihis valuable medicine.-. " . f JS3r I?jrectidns; accompany each " bottle. Price 2S Cents anid tl.OO..per Dottle, J.S.PHILLIPS, Merchant Tailor and Clotnier, Begs leave to inform the pabHc that U I . : - be is now receiving his Stock of FALL AXD WINTER. CLOTHING, - Piece Goodsr Furnishing Goods, " - Hats', Caps, v . hicb for- style and quality, i are a unsur passed by anything of the kind ever offer ed in this market, and will sell them as cheap as the same clas of Goods can be bonght elsewhere. . Call and examine them. sep 26-tf To.IIonsekeepei-s. , ANOTHER lot of Mountain Rye Flonr, 60 Bushels Mountain Irish Potatoes. Fresh Pork -Sausage every day, and lor gale by - 6YMONS&CO. dec 20 ANE W lot of B. F. Gravely's "Golden Pancake," and Anderson's ''Solace" Chewing Tobaccos, at W. R BUR FELL & OO'S. dec 4 Spring's Cbrner. GERMAN STUDENT LAMPS, at BUR WELL'S, dec 4 Spring's Corner. 1 Will Do It! I WILL sell you a bedstead $5 ; a bureau $12; a wasbstand for $2; a set of chairs for $5; a chamber suite, complete, for $40, and all other goods in my line, as cheap as the cheapest, jan 7 . F. M. SHELTON. 1 A Aft POUNDS Breakfast Hominy, Ij'tUU and (iOO of Pearl Hominy. Just received at Jan 3 J. S. M. DAVIDSON'S 3rd door above market. Trade st. Large Lot of riioice Cranberries and Apples For sale at . A R NISBET & BRO'S. dec 7 OLD Country Hams, Country Lard and fine Cranberries, at dec 30 tf A. R. NISBET A BRO. B-A-COIST I ZBA001sr I BCOIT I JENKINS & CHANDLER, BALTIMORE, Md. Pork Packers, and Dealers in Bacon and Pry Salted Meats, Kami Sides, Shoulders, Pork, Beef, Lard and Lsid Oil. THE FIRM of George & Jenkins having been dissolved, we the undersigned mem bers of the late firm, shall continue to carry on business at the OLD STAND. Goods at the lowest market rates, and prompt shipments always. Send your orders to JEKKIKS AfnAISDLER, 48 South Street, Baltimore, Md. Mr. W. H. MEREDITH, Salesman and Shipping Clerk of the Old House, is with ns, nov 22 3m THE GHtAPEST PLAGE TO BUY CLOTHING S K R I E R ' S TEMPLE OF FASHION THERE YOU THE LAEGIST AND JIHEST STOCK OF CUSTOM MADE CLOTHING- FOR' MENS', fiOIS' AND YOUTHS' WEAR, ALSO The Largest Stock of Gents Furnishing Goods HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS, VALISES, ' SATCHELS, AND UMBRELLAS, m PRICES ETJ3 13BFIBS COMPETITION Remember the Place, 24 Tryon Democrat and Home Codv. 1 L G 1 o t h. i n A KEJi now .prepared to receive s their xlmav desire a comniAtA nr nrtinl nntfit J. A. YOUNG & 8TORE, m North Tryon Streetj Charlotte, Fourth Door aboe the Charlotte Hotel. 1 Their Rthnlr I ofiHmW "MliTW orl mii v, cities. Manufacturers whose Goods are made expressly for the Southern Market. hr They , offer .DRESS SUITS of Black, Blue, Snuff and London Smoke cloths , wanted,genuine; Scotch Xassimere, English, French, American Plain and ; Cassimeres, in variety of styles and prices. - i , . , . . ? A1!0' y tftgJe pieced Coat. Panta orest., ; , yejvetine Corderoy Gray Meltons, Mixed Meltons, Doe Skin Jeanes, Seal w Whitney, Imperial Worsteds, KereV, Ac, Ac.; in style and price to suit every W from the Bridegroom to the Hod Ca. rien i : ver Talmas, of Gray Melton, Mixed Melton, Black Salt, Coral, Black and Blue, Bew : Overcoats,, of- every variety, style and t Youths1 and Boys' Clothing a large and . .AFullLiBeofGentlemens Fnrnishini? Itq complete the,Wardrobe. i -ft ' A lar stocks oXGloves, Handkerchiefe, cyiArticlesitatjIil;': The abpye limited outline btheirlstock, i-ftey Pledge themselves to 'srjarer ma the "Sew AMSBICAU: STEAH WASBEn AKI5 PATENTED- November 4, 1873 . others, by WILLIAMS A fflp? dON, Raleigh, N.' C." UARllI- State and Cbunty Riehts CENT LOWER THA ANT 0THERPE! the most reliable irt existence wind MACHINES COJbPLETE POR$iocf The FIRSTJBOMESTIC BLEACH pi ever introduced. Agents wanted. Terms to purcHar. Territory easy. Address purenasers MORTON A greesoit, GENERAL AGENTS, CHARLOTTE, N . Gt dec 3-3n1os WATCHES ! WATCHES t Clocks and Jewelry ! Silver and Plated Marer SPECTACLES and FANCY GOODS, c At Panic Prices, at J. T. BUTLER'S, Opposite Centra Hotel nov. 25-tf CH A R LOTTE, n C Shorthand (Stenography.), TOR PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS j. iiicii, iauum nun a new ann cflicipnt method in 20 lessons. Dny and evening classes will be formed. Or.lr iv .? i Tiddy's Book Store will he prnmntlv t Instructor of Lanjnin"es dec 14 tf Shorthand. Etc. ' The Attractive Bargain Coun ter AT B. KOOPM ANN'S Store is again open. And the great sensation of Charlotte. dec 10 tf IF you wish a qnanittty of beautiful goods, tor money, Go to B. Kooimianu s. and select from the Bargain Counter, dec 10-tf. GO to B. Koopmann's, and examine Iris Bargain Counter. dec 10-tf. IN IS WILL FJKI) Street, David Parks' Building. Nav. g; Store. friends, and the public generally. JJ at their NEW CL0THI intKhii. i;n price. " iv . . well selected stock. , nno9 Ckwvl irnmnri&ini? cverv artiole neces" ' s. Hosieiy, Neck-ties, Bows, Scarfs ana t , a$ is pnly desiCTed to assure the reader naina ti render everv jYote of yeas Snay -.JThit Wl wf??380 witit'ttiejtf , wd ak to be tiwU r r
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