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' TUESDAYrM ABCHl 1 . 1879. THE IEILATfTBE. Raleigh Observer. SENATE. March 7. KAILROAD COMMISSIONER. The bill to create a railroad commis sioner and to define his duties, the spe Hnl order for 11 o'clock, Was taken wp on its second reading, and was consid ered by sections. "' ' . . . Mr. Leach, having the bill in charge, explained its provisions. It was pre ssed to give the Governor power to appoint the commissioner at a salary of $3,600, out of which he shall be re quired to pay for the rent of an office, to be established in llaleigh. The com missioner is empowered to employ a clerk at $900 per year, and such experts m may be found necessary in any in troetiflrsit.inriH renuired to be made the entire expense to be borne by the rail rand nmrmanies ratably. The duties of shall consist of scru the conduct and action of all the roads of the State and to report an nually to the Governor who will be re quired ato: suggest to the Legislature remextiefor such abuses as may be dis covered. The commissioner shall in no 'senMWe'xletFTS'tnTerfere with the managemeOOtJthi asOiads or to meddle with the business of the companies, fur ther fnWWexMifra ed thfcrewitn f iota, the iccoiints of the seveiofflcersrto,thevcndittoii of the rollirigiJteicIt, ride97opar be4j and buildintheym feightand pas senger charges, the causes of accidents, &c in .short, to occupy the position of mediator between: the companies and the public, reporting as before stated, to the Governor, and suggesting necessary reforms to the conrpahies. in reply to Mr. Scales, Mr. "Leach said there was no constitutional difficulty in the way. Six teen, States of the Union had created the commission, and in no case had the railroad companies resisted it, or re f u&eSo" -ttear!; ttiS expense; ' As before to. eKexKaaejBft antral over freight and pasgfcisfffees, except'' in so far as omnipotent ;iuuence of pnblic opinion. Mr. Jjeach oonsioetetr the measure a most important one, and thought the bill ought to pass. Mr. Everett contrasted the pending bill with one introduced by himself, and reported unfavorably on, to show the slight differences -between the two, and complained of injustice on the part of the committee. Mr. Alexander favored the bill, and said it would depend entirely upon the commissioner whether the proposed law would result in good: or not. lie said tlie salary should be such as to command the first talent tof the State, lie considered the salary oiVthe ilerk ($900) too small. The duties of the commissioner would be such for some time to come as to necessitate his ab sence, and the cferk should be a man capable of performing the duties of his chief during his absence. Mr, Caldwell, ifl referring to Mr. Ev erett's bill, said that where vested rights existed by the terms of the charter which was the pase with four of our leading lines of yailroad tliere was no power to interfere with the, companies in the matter of freight and passage rates; and it would be unfair and Use less to trammel ; the smaller roads not in the category ojf those referred to. He wotirff support the bill of Mr. Dorteh. ' Mr. Kin? favored the bill and felt sure that some good would result to those suffering now from local discrim ination. Mr. Alexander moved to amend by making the clerk's salary 1,400 instead of $900. Agreed to.- Mr. Davidson said the necessity for such a measure led to a demand for it, and that came from the railroad men and the people. .Mr. Everett's bill was based upon the grange system, founded on force, whilstthat of Mr. Dorteh was founded upon the eastern system based upon the supremacy of the" people. In many respects the grange laws had been declared unconstitutional, and though effecting some good, were for the most part repealed. The failure of the grange plan led to the I establishment of the eustern plan and 'moral suasion became the motive pow'er. Laws cannot be passed to regulate freights, and the power of public opinion had to be ap plied. Mr. Everett offered an amendment to prevent combinations of companies. Mr. Alexander showed that this amendment would be inoperative, and the amendment failed. Mr. Hoyle was opposed to encumber ing the statute books with useless laws as this was said to be. Mr Everett now offered his bill as a substitute, for Mr. Dortch's, and it was rejected. A verbal amendment to perfect the bill was adopted. The bill then passed its third reading by a vote of 23 to 19. WESTERN NORTHj CAROLINA RAILROAD. The . special order, the bill to aid in the construction of the Western, jsdrth Carolina Kailroad, was now considered. Mr. Dorteh explained that $fO,DCper annum had been appropriated' by the State to supply this road with iron. To enable ,Uie directors to push forward more, EipiOJy- wjth the work the bill proposed to authorize the directors. with the advice and consent of the I inv entory to use a sum not exceeding $20, 000 per annum out of the $70,000 appro priation, to purchase mules, carts, har rows, plows, &cT tor the work. Mr. trraiiam, or Lincoln, moved to amend by requiring the State to expend on the work - three, dollars to one (o be paid in bv the private stockholders IT contended that the fHvate stockholders should be required to pay one-fourth of the expense. It was true the state could take alien upon the work as it progressed, but she was in no condition now to ieuu money. &iv. tirauam was also in favor of reducing the number of convicts pledged to the road from 500 io4uu.. : Mr. Henderson said that whilst 4 he State was amply secured in the Work, there was not a particle of security for the private stockholder, who paid in his money. Indeed, the private stockholder had but a nominal interest in the work. Mr. Henderson then proceeded to Hhnw what the private stockholders had dnn for the road. They had subscribed and paui, aonar lor dollar, more than a mill ion oi qonars a sum greater than the JMare wmver be. required to pay and lost it all, iuid hj framed the bounties of Rowan, Catawba, and others as; among the sufferers. The State, too, subscribed largely and never paid a cent 'of her subscriptions.- If itrwas the purpose of .jouttwre w jreijpaiane 70,ow annual appropriations, rj&ry Henderson 'chal l3nged them to a square fight on that di rect propositions Mr. Alexander said that if it was the purpose of the State to prosecute the work he favored the proposition of Mr. Dorteh. He must confess he' did not' himself undersfcmd the State's status in the matter. I Messrs. Davidson and Scales explain ed the status of the State to the satis faction of lit Alexander. K Mr. -Ahstin favored the bill, and would vote to finish that great work whilst he had a voice in the Legisla ture. 6 Mr. Snow thought it to the interest or the State to hurry the road through ? But he considered that 400 convicts were as many as the work requirednd moved to reduce the number to that figure. President Robinson (Mr. Mebane in the" -chair)- trent? into a history of the work and; dwelt topm the concession made by the last Legislature to the pri vate stockholders who had spent so much to entitle them to some recogni tion. , .i. Mr. Graham, ot Lincoln, saia xwu, al ter the explanation of Mr. Henderson in regard to what the private stockhol ders had done and suffered, he felt bound to withdraw his amendment. fcThe bill then passeu us seuuuu n third readings. . Mr. Henderson moved to reconsider the vote on the third reading and to ta- ,ble the motion to xeconsider, Agreed The following is, the vote on the third reading: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Messrs. Alexander, Alston, Aus tin, Black, Bledsoe, Bryan, of Pender, Bull, Bynum, Caldwell, Dancey, David son, Dorteh, Eppes, Erwin, Everett, Harris, Henderson, Hoyle, King, Leach, Matheson, McEachern, Mebane, Mer ritt, Mitchell, Moye, Nicholson, Or mand, Boss, Scales, Snow, Taylor, Wad dell, Waldo and Ward 35. Those who voted in the negative were: Messrs. Bryan, of Duplin, Gra ham, of Lincoln, Holleman and Lyon 4. . THE REVENUE BILL. The consideration of the revenue bill, the next special order, was: proceeded with, the bill being on its second read ing, and it was considered by sections. as it earn frosrthe recuse only, will be noted the' remaindet'of the bill having been agreed to witnoux cnange. Mr. Alexander moveo to anieiiu xv. 2, class 1, by requiring the tax imposed on bank stock shares- for school and county purposes to be paid in the town where the bank may be situate. Re jected, 30 to 8. Sec. 2, class 2, the section relative to tax or specific taxes on professions, priv ileges, &c, led to considerable discus- S1Mr. Henderson, chairman of the Sen ate committee on finance, in charge of the bill, offered this section to come in as section 2 of the printed bill. It pro poses to levy a tax on all professions from Governor down to the lowest county officer, including mills, factories, Mr. Scales raised the question of its constitutionality. Mr. Caldwell doubted the constitu tionality of some provisions of the sec tion, but was prepared to risk them for the good contained in it as a whole. Mr. Everett opposed the section as onnressive. Mr. Snow preferred taxing profes sions, &c, in proportion to the income derived therefrom. Mr. Henderson had introduced the section by request, but was prepared to support it. Mr. King, a professional man and far mer, was in iavor or it. Mr. Hoyle was in favor of reducing the burdens of the farmer and putting them on professions. Mr. Austin concurred with Mr. Hoyle. Mr. Bynum said this proposition was more sweeping than the old law on the same subject, which had been rejected. The tax on mills he regarded as a fraud on the people, as they would have to pay the tax indirectly. He cared noth ing for lawyers or doctors, but he thought the tax should be based on in come as more equitable. Mr. Bull was in favor of the section. He hail voted to increase the demands upon the treasury, and was now for providing the means to meet them. Mr. Ormand moved to include in the provisions of the section ministers of the gospel, members of the Legislature and railroad rings at $5 each, Rejected. The section was adopted and Mr. Bv- num gave notice of a protest against its adoption. The Senate then took o'clock. a recess till 71.. XIGIIT SESSION. Mr. Mebane, a bill supplemental to the act to compromise, commute and settle the State debt. Mr. Davidson, a bill to reiieal anv and ill acts or parts of acts creating, organ izing or continuing in existence com mittees or commissions" concerning the Western North Carolina Railroad. Mr. Taylor, a bill to protect holders of policies in life insurance companies who nave or may withdraw their agen cies in this State. ' THE REVENUE BILL. The unfinished business of the morni ng, the bill to raise revenues, was re sumed. Mr. Hovle moved to increase the tax on billiard tables from $5 to 850. Adop- ted. Mr. Alexander Tnoved to reduce the tax on purchases of liquor from 10 to 2.H per cent. Mr. .Henderson moved to amend sec tion 10 by providing that "every per son" dealing in liquors, &C., shall be subject to the tax imposed, instead of every dealer. Adopted. Mr.'White moved to make the license tax on retail dealers in liquors, wines, malt liquors &c, $5 instead of $3, and tor malt liquors only a tax of S1.50 per month. Adopted. Mr. Henderson, an amendment mak ing the seller of liquors by the bottle or otner measure, where it may be drunk on the premises, a retail dealer. Adop ted. ' Mr. Henderson also moved that the license tax on merchants be made one- fifth of one per centum on the total amount of purchases in or out of the State,, for cash or on credit, in addition to the ad valorem tax on his stock, and that he be relieved of all other taxes on the articles purchased. Mr. Henderson contended that this would reduce the merchant tax about one-third. Messrs. Alexander, Everett, Bynum and Caldwell opposed this amendment, as it deprived the counties of a large amount of revenue to Which they were entitled, and which they could not dis pense with in view of their liabilities. Mr. Henderson contended that the counties had no power under the con stitution to levy these taxes except by permission of the General Assembly. The merchant tax was onerous and the proposed amendment would relieve the merchant. Mr. Bynum insisted that the counties had a righttotax all matters taxed by the State. . . , , r t Mr. Austin objected to the amend ment. Mr. Henderson's amendment was jected by a vote of 23 to 20. re- Mr. Alexander moved to strike out the whole section of the merchant tax. Rejected, 34 to 7. Mr. Moye moved to amend by except ing from merchants' purchases the unmanufactured farm products of the State. Adopted, 24 to 15. Mr. Everett moved to amend section 14 schedule B. by making the tax on public ferries,- &c, Jf-of one per cent, peteced; 2 to is. , " He also moved to strike out in section 19, same schedule, $2 and insert $1, as the tax per annum for every horse or mule kept for hire in livery stables. Re jected. Mr. Bryan, of Pender, proposed to tax horse or mule traders $10 for every county in the State in which they carry on their business. Rejected. Section7 21 was amended bv adding enlarging" to the business of photo- grapners. 15 I I Mr. White moved to amend section 22 dv exempting from taxation the ra Cle8 manufactured under patents ob tained by citizens of this State. Re Jjecteti i Mr.T3vrett, to allow any number of agents to peddle the same article under one license. Rejected. Mr, Alexander moved to strike out in line 17, section 22, schedule B, in ref erence to sewing machines, the provis ion taxing the dealer for selling thema- t chines of " each manufacturer," to en able him to sell all. kiwis. J nia- luiies for one tax. Rejected, 29 U, . -., , Mr. Hoyle moved to reduce the tax on dealers in sewing machines from $250 to $100. His county (Cleaveland) was the only one in the State in which sew ing machines were manufactured, and the tax was calculated to destroy that enterprise. On a division of the ques tion the Senate refused to. strike out, and consequently the amendment of Mr Hoyle and one by. Mr. Nicholson failed to be voted on. Mr. Alexander moved to put drum mers selling goods on the same footing as merchants, and proceeded to show how they1 were injuring the business of the State instancing drummers - for Northera merchant tailors, who were driving out own tailors out of themar ket He desired to put the job mer chants of our State on a footing of equality with the merchants from abroad. Mr. Henderson said the amendment, if adopted, would deprive the State, of a large amount of revenue, and be of no Eractical good to the merchant, for the usiness would then be carried on through the mails. Mr Snow concurred with Mr. Alex ander. Mr. Caldwell agreed with Mr. Hen derson. The amendment failed. Mr. Davidson moved to make the tax on drummers $15 instead ot $5Q, one third of which he proposed to give to wards a fundior tne organization or an immigration bureau. Mr. Caldwell said the State was not yet ready for immigrants. Mr. Henderson concurred in this view. President Robinson urged the purpo ses of Mr. Davidson. The time was coming when immigration would be needed, and proceeded to show its ne cessity, and the machinery by which it ought to be sought. Mr. Davidson s amendment was re jected. The further reading of the bill was suspended, and it passed Us second reading by a vote of 23 to 14, not a test vote, as several Senators refused to commit themselves to its support till further perfected. At 12.15 the Senate adjourned. Note. Mr. Alexander did not press his substitute for the machinery bill on Thursday because it involved a fight upon a point of order, and because it had been technically voted down on the second reading of the bill. HOVSE of representatives. March 7. Bill to amend the law in regard to limitations of actions. The object of this bill, as explained by Mr. Norment, is to bring old debts under the rule re quiring promise to pay a debt barred by the statute to be in writing.; Passed. Bill to consolidate the towns of Win ston and Salem. Passed. Bill to revise and consolidate the pub lic school law. Passed third time. SALARIES AND FEES. Bill to regulate salaries and fees of State officials was considered by sec tions. Mr. Lockhart moved to strike out section 4. This section is the one fixing the salary of judges. In support of his amendment Mr. Lockhart said that he thought the judges were already paid little enough. That the number nad been reduced and the work thus . in creased, and it was not fair to decrease the pay. The amendment was lost Mr. Carter, of Buncombe, moved to fix the salaries of the judges at $2,300 and pay for extra sessions. In support of this amendment he stated that the effect of this amendment would be to save $1300 a year to the State and let the counties which need special terms pay for them. 1 he amendment was voted down. Mr. Clarke moved to give the Secre tary of State a clerk, to ue paid $1,000. Adopted. Mr. Clarke moved to pay the librarian $.jOO. Lost. Mr. Jones moved to strike out the section fixing the pay of the keeper of the capitol at $600, In arguing the amendment, Mr. Jones paid a glowing tribute to Col. Turner, saying that he was the last man in the State on whom the spleen of the re trenchers should be vented. That his management of the affairs of his office had saved the State more than $8,000. Mr. Foard opposed the amendment He did not think personal arguments ought to weigh. Mr. Ardrey made an able speech in favor of the amendment as did also Mr. Clarke. The amendment of Mr. Jones of Caldwell prevailed. EVENING SESSION. The exercises began with a special order, the bill creating municipal boards of taxation in the various counties in the State. Mr. Lindsay said that some legislat ion of the kind, sought by the bill.wasabso lutely necessary. That it was in the interest of local self-government, and would relieve the Legislature from calls for private legislation. Mr. Jones said that if he understood the bill, it was one under which reli gious, charitable and literary institu tions could be incorporated without coming to the General Assembly. He thought the bill ought to have been re ferred to the committee on corporations, and moved that the bill be now so re ferred. Mr. Lindsay said that the subject matter of the bill was ieculiarly within the province of the committee on coun ties, &c, to which it had been referred. The House refused to refer the bill. Mr. Jones then moved to table the bill, which was done. Resolution limiting the number of speeches to two and their length to five minutes. Mr. Turner said that no Legislature ever took less time in debate than this one; that from the beginning of the session there had been a fifteen-minute rule; that under this rule of the Legis lature the State debt bill had iassed, and he thought this was short enough ; that this was a scheme of the ring to cut off debate ; that the ring had all the papers and its opponents could not be heard. Mr. York spoke briefly in favor of the resolution, and it was adopted. Bill to amend the act establishing the department of agriculture. Mr. Ardrey stated that this bill w as intended to remedy certain defects in the bill originally creating the depart ment; that all expenses were paid by the department fund, and not out of I the general fund of the State. Mr. Turner moved to amend so as to repeal section 16 of the original bill, which allows the department to send an agent to Europe, and argued in favor of it The amendment was lost and the bill passed. Bill to establish normal schools at certain colleges, Trinity, Davidson and Wake Forest, was advocated in a warm and striking manner by Messrs. Bonner and Jones, and opposed by Mr.Lindsay, but it passed. , . Billto amend an act supplemental to an - act to prevent live stock running at large in Rowan, Davie and other coun ties. This bill adds Wake to the list of counties included in the bill. It passed. Bill to authorize the levy of a special tax in Lincoln county. .Passed. .,BjJTto alhyfifr an annuity, of $60 to soldiers who lost both eyes both - legs, or both arms in ' battl, : passed jts final reading. . . The omnibus bill was taken up, pro hibiting sales of liquors to various dis tances or,,; great, number jorkchurches and chapels in this State, and passed its uiiai. reauing. At'll:30the House adjourned. , 1' .'. SaturdayLklarch eisno Senate bill for the apportionmeiiMrf convicts to the various works of intern al improvement of the State also passed and, was en,t to the Hoise, , PUBLIC PRINTING COKRtTPT u TNFLT ENCES. Mr. Dorteh, from the committee, to in vestigate whether threats and promises and undue influences were usel by cer tain parties interested in the matter of the public printing to influence the votes of members of the General 'Assembly on the subject, presented a report, accom panied by the testimony taken in the case, and was ordered to be printed. THE PENITENTIARY. The special order, the bill to provide for the support, &c, of the penitentiary, was now considered. The bill before the Senate was the substitute adopted by the House, introduced by Mr. Gra ham, of Lincoln, who moved to amend by requiring the board to leave out such convicts as exceeded the number requir ed to be kept in the penitentiary to such as needed them, without expense to the State. He wanted fewer convicts to provide for and more revenue. The bill as amended passed its second and third readings and under a suspen sion of the rules was ordered to be sent to the House for concurrence. On motion of Mr. Scales the rules were suspended, and a bill to correct an error in the act of this session to commute, compound and settle the State debt passed and went to the House for concurrence. SEABOARD AND TARBORO RAILROAD. The special order, the bill to com pound, commute and settle that portion of the state debt Known as tne vn liamston and Tarboro Railroad. Pending the consideration of the bill the hour of 4 having arrived the. Senate took a recess till 7 :30 o'clock. NIGHT SESSION. On the re-assembling of the Senate at 1 p. m., it resumed the unfinished business, the bill in reference to the Seabord and Tarboro Railroad The bill passed its second reading. CALENDAR -SENATE BILLS. The following Senate bills passed their several readings and went to the House for concurrence, or were dispesed of as indicated. , Bill to repeal any or all acts or part of acts creating, recognizing or continuing in existence the Western Division of the North Carolina Railroad, and for other purposes. , CALENDAR HOUSE BILLS. The following House bills passed their fipyprpl rpprlingrg and were ordered tn be enrolled. .. . House bill to J extend ;-the corporate limits of .the. town of , Concord, Cabar rus county. Leaves the question to the votes of the people interested.! Bill to regulate the size of fish bar rels. Bill to incorporate the Lawrence Manufacturing Company, of Gaston county. Bill to define false pretences. Bill to reuuee cost m criminal prose cutions. REVENUE BILL The revenue bill was made the special order for 12 m. on Monday. The Senate adjourned at 11 p. m HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, March 8tli, 170. CALENDAR. The calendar was then taken up and the following passed: Resolution allowing the clerks of the Houses $100 each for extra services. Bill appropriating $2,500 for support of the deaf; dtrmb and bllnd asylum for each of the years. I87,amtt 1880. Bill "making the stealing of dead bodies a felony. Bill to amend the charter of the towns of Salem and Winston, and make it one town, under the name of Salem. Resolution to providef or a conference with South Carolina and Tennessee in regard to obstructions to the passage of fish. Bill appropriating $25,000 for 1879 and like sum for 1880, for completion of the Western Insane Asylum, and $20,000 for the colored asylum at Goldsboro. Bill incorporating Oak City. Lodge, Knighte of Honor. Bill to allqw the. Xhester.: & Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad to lay a third rail-on the Western North Carolina Railroad between Hickory and New ton. Resolution authorizing the publica tion of 20J00Q copies of the pamphlet de scriptive of the State, by the department of agriculture, in Dutch, to be sent to Holland to secure immigration. Bill allowing witnesses and jurors of inquest in homicide the same pay as in State cases. Bill disqualifying persons , from serv ing as petit jittormore than once dar ing a term of court. Bill prohibiting the giving away or selling of liquor at . public political speakings. - NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD BONDS. Bill to adjust the debt on the North Carolina Railroad bonds, authorizing the Governor to appoint three commis sioners to settle it, and to issue there for new bonds, running 40 years, at 6 per cent, interest,, not taxable. Mr. McGehee advocated the bill, say ing it would save the State nearly $100, 000 yearly, and be in all ways advan tageous. Messrs. Cooke and Clarke also favor ed the bilVwhick passedby a. vote of 76 tO 8. , .... r. Bill -to allow- be expenditure of $20, 000 of the $70,000 appropriated for iron, etc., to the Western North Carolina Railroad, for the purchase of material to keep the road.' "After some discus sion by Messrs. JDavisDf Catawba, and Cobb, in favor, and liawley against, the bill passed. - V Bill to allow registers of deeds", to send notices ,t magistratepassedJ' Bill to incorporate the t,Grand iiodge of Good Templars of thejitate, passed. Bill to amend this law allowing levy of tax for graded schools so that it shall be at the; rate of one-eighth of -one per cent., passed. At :j p. in., adjourned. EVENING SESSION. Bill to punish the seduction of wo men was laid on the table. Bill to incorporate Zion Wesley Insti tute, Cabarrus county, passed, i. ' Bill to incorporate the Zioultill Ceme tery company, of Concord, passed. Resolution requesting our members of Congress to secure an appropriation to make Lumber liver navigable, pass ed. Bill to aid in the completion of the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad, by allowing 100 convicts, provided it dos not take away, any convicts heretofore granted to any other work, passed. Bill twpi8cribft the rates of ferriage at the femes.lfi atert;cbttnty,'passecl. Resolution .thanking the teachers of the Sabbath. school at the penitentiary for theiriabor of lovei and appropriat ing $50 for, the purchase of bibles and books. Passed. Resolution asking our representatives to secure tfe' establishment of two S rand universities in the South on Mt. litchell for the education of the -white youth of the. South and an; appropria tion of $1,000,000 therefor, was advocat ed by Mr. Atkinson,' and passed. . Bill to aid in the construction of the Statesville Air-Line Railroad, by allow ing 45d convicts for that work, passed. Bill to incorporate Piedmont Lodge. No. 30, L O. G. T., of Hickory, passed; Bill to allow justices of the peace in certain cases to issue processes to any county in the State, if the cause of ac tion arose in the county where the jus tice resides was tabled. Bill to pay the indebtednBf4s"e insaiieA Ium, .amounting, to $8,000, dra'httrotoriktiikir "falUBir; . causey,; IvU-.,.:)!. ': - ... ..' trtV 'VittTJVrfrao nIjKMiitvf.rl Jul:'. I A --w. y-EGETINE. HER OWN WORDS. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 13, 1877. Mr. H. R. Stevens: Dear Sir Since several years I have got a sore and very painful foot. I had soinp physicians, "but they couldn't cure me. Now I have heard of your vegetlnejrom a lady who was sick for a long time, ana became all well from your' Vegetlne, and I went and bought me one bottie of Vegetlne; and after i had used one bottle, the pain left me, and It begad to heal, and then I bought one other bot tle, and 901 take It yet I thank God for this rem tdr and yourself; and wishing every sufferer may pay attention to It. 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I feel quite confident that there is no medicine su perior to it for those compiaints for which it is es pecially prepared, and would cheeerfully recom mend it to those who feel that they need some thing to restore them to perfect health. Respectfully yours, U. L. PETTINGILL, Firm of S. M. Pettingill & Co., No. 10 State styeet, Boston. VEGETINE. ALL HAVE OBTAINED BELIEF. Sjuth Berwick, Me., Jm 17. 872. H. R. Stevens, Esq. : Dear Sir I have had dyspepsia in its worst form for the last ten years, stnd have taken hundreds of dollars' worth of medicine without obtaining any relief. In September last I commenced taking the VegeUne, since which time my health has steadily improved. My food digests well, and I have gain ed fifteen pounds of flesh. There are several oth. ers in this place taking Vegetlne, and all have ob tained relief. Yours truly, THOMAS E. MOORE. Overseer Card Rooms Portsmouth Co.s' Mills. VEGETINE Prepared by H. R. STEVENS, BOSTON, MASS. Vegetlne is. sold by all Druggists. jan5 45 Years Before the Public. THE CENUINE DR. C. McLANE'S CELEERATED LIVER PILLS FOR THE CURE OF Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint, DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHE. Symptoms of a Diseased Liver. PMN in the right side, under the edge of the ribs, increases on pres sure ; sometimes the pain is in the left side ; the patient is rarely able to lie on the left side ; sometimes the pain is felt under the shoulder blade, and it frequently extends to the top of the shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken for rheumatism in the arm. The stom ach is affected with loss of appetite and sickness ; the bowels in general are costive, sometimes alternative with lax; the head is troubled with pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy sen sation in the back part. There is gen erally a considerable loss of memory, accompanied with a painful sensation of hiang left undone sotnethirrg which ought to have been done.1 A slight, dry cough is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains of weariness and debility ; he is easily startled, his feet are cold or burning, and he com plains of a prickly sensation of the skin ; his spirits are low ; and although he U satisfied that exercise' wpuld be beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up fortitude enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts every remedy. Several of the above symptoms attend the disease, but cases have occurred where few of them existed, yet exam ination of the body, after death, has shown the liver to have been exten sively deranged. AGUE AND FEVER. Dr. C. McLane's Liter Pills, in cases of Ague and Fever, when taken with Quinine, are productive of the most happy results. No better cathartic can be used, preparatory to, or after taking Quinine. We would advise all who are afflicted with this disease to give them a fair trial. For all bilious derangements, and as. a simple purgative, they are un cqualed. BEWARE OF IMITATIOXS. The genuine are never sugar coated. Every box has a red. wax seal on the .Ed; with tie fmpVessioB Di. -tile Lane's Liver Pills. The genuine McLane's Liver Pills bear the signatures of CMcLane and Fleming Bros, on the wrappers. Insist upon having the genuine Dr. C. McLaneJs LfVE PILLS, prepared by Fleming Bros', of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market being full of imitations of the name McLane, spelled differently but same pronunciation, " ' ' ' ' ' ; f , .' ,nrtrf,f,T ( SiiikiimiTOyBELTS. iremaftue de le cure, ur kb,VES,43 o NEOFTPZtaOST ONfcOF THE MOSp IMPORTANT, . , DIS-COVERIES Of the nineteenth centuryand one that takes equal rank with the invention of the telephone, the elec tric light and other scientific marvels, of the ago, is that of HENRY'S CARBOLIC SALVE! This compound possesses the most remarkable. Healing Properties of any known agent employed for the purpose of curing SORES, WOUNDS, CUTS, BRUISES, :-Iranamed and abraded surfaces, and for- : ALL SKIN DISEASES. Its demising properties remove all impurities hat hhiderths formation of healthy flesh, and the work of cure goes on to completion with Uie most WONDERFUL KA-rlDlT x. i.et no laniuy De without a box Of it in the house. Physicians extol its virtues; and the thousands who hitve used it, unite in recommending iu Beware ui cuuuieueu. Ask for HenrS's Carbolic Salve, and take no other JOHN J. HENRY, CURE AN & CO., , Sole Proprietors, 8 COLLEGE PLACE, NEW YORK. For sale by L. R. Wiiston & Co., Charlotte. N. C. mar4. SMITH'S WORM OIL. Athens, Ga., December 8, 1878. A few nights since I gave my son one dose of the Worm Oil, and the next day he passed sixteen large worms. At the same time I gave one to my little girl, four years old, and she passed eighty-six worms from four to fifteen inches lorig. V. F. PHILLIPS. Worm Oil for sale by Druggists generally. Pre pared bv E. S. LYNDON. Athens, Ga, Price 2 5 cents. f eb'2 1 d&wl y. I IS a perfect Blood Purifier, and is the only purely Vegetable remedy known to sci ence, that has made radical and Permanent Cures of Syphilis and Scrofula in all their stages. It thoroughly removes mercury from the system; it relieves the agonies of mercurial rheumatism, and speedily cures all skin dis eases. Sold by druggists generally. feb25 8m 1000 FEE SIMPLE DEEDS, MOST APPROVED FORM. Just Printed and For Sale at the OBSERVER OFFICE. 10 CASES IIUNYADI JANOS Mineral Water; 10 baskets ..j0 jugs each) Apol ltnaris, Just received. WILSON & BURWELL. jan30 QOXDENi LED TIME. NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. TRAINS GOING EAST. No. 8 Daily ex.Sun. Date, Nov. 10, '78. No. 2 Daily 3.45 a m 8.20 a m 300pm 5.25 p m No. 4 Dally 6.55 pm 5.30 a m 9.30 a m Leave Charlotte, " Greensboro, Raleteh, Arrive Goldsboro, I 4.10pm No. 2 Connects at Salisbury with W.N.C.B.R. for all points in Western North Carolina, daily except Sundays At Greensboro with R. A D. R. R. for all points North, Eastrand 'West At Goldsboro with W. fc W. R. R. for Wilmington. No. 4 Connects at Greensboro with R. & D. R. R. for all points North, East and West. TRAINS GOING WEST. No. 7. Date, Nov. 10, '78. No. 1 No. 3 Dally t Daily. Daily. ex. Sun Leave Goldsboro, 9.50 a m' 5.35 p m " Raleigh, 3.50 pm 5.30 am ' . Greensboro; H.28 pm j 6.47 am Arrive Chailotte, 12.25 a m 10.50 a m No. 1 Connects at Greensboro with Salem Branch. . At Charlotte with C, C. & A. R. R. for all points Souih and South-west; at Air-Line Junction with A. & C. A. Railroad for all points South and South-east No. 3 Connects at Salisbury with W. N. C. R. R. daily except Sunday. At Air-Line JmicUon with A. & C. A. L. for all points South and South-west. At Charlotte with C, C. &A. Railroad for all points South and South-west. SALEM BRANCH. Leave Greensboro, dailyjexcept Sunday, 8.50 p m Arrive Salem, ' " 10.50 pm Leave Salem, : ' ." " 5.45am Arrive Greensboro, " " 7.45 a m Connecting at Greensboro with trains on the R. & D. and N. C. Railroads. SLEEPING CARS Y'lTHOUT CHANGE Run both ways On Trains Nos. 1 and 2, between New York and Atlanta via Richmond, Greensboro and Charlotte, and both ways on Trains Nos. 3 and 4 between New York and Savannah via Richmond, Charlotte and Augusta. Through: Tickets on sale at Greensboro, Raleigh, Goldsboro,. Salisbury and Charlotte, and at all principal points South, South-west, West, North and East. For Emigrant cates to points in Arkan sas and Texas, address' Jr. b. macmurdo. Gen. Passenger Agent, nov20 Richmond Va. QHARLOTTE, COLUMBIA RAILROAD. AND AUGUSTA Chaelotte, Columbia and Augusta R. R.. Columbia, S. C, Dec 27, 1878 On and after Sunday, Dec. lowing passenger schedule 29th, 1878, thefol wiU be run over this road, (Wasnington time,): ' NIGHT EXPRESS. Going South, No. 1. Leave Charlotte 1 00 a. m Arrive Columbia,'.'... 6 00 a. m Leave Colombia e 06 a. m Arrive Augusta 10 00 a. m Going North, No. J!. Leave Augusta 5 55 p. m. Arrive Columbia. lO uo P. M. Leave Colombia, Arrive Charlotte,. DAY PASSENGER. Going South, No. 3. Leave Charlotte , Arrive Colombia Leave Columbia , Arrive Augusta.- 10 10 P. 3 10 a. 11 27 a. 4 10 p. . 4 15 p. . 8 30 p.m. Going North, No. 4. Leave Augusta.. 9 03 a. m Arrive Columbia i 20 e. m Leave Columbia i 30 p. m Arrive Charlotte 6 30 p. m These train stop only at Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Chester, Winnsboro, Ridgeway, Leesvllle, Bates burg, Ridge Springs, Johston, Trenton and Granite vllle. All other stations will be recognized as ilag stations. - Pullman Palacy sleeping and drawing-room cars on Nos. 1 and 2, Greensboro to Augusta; also on Nos. 3 and 4, New York to Savannah, vU Rich mond & tieorgla Central Railroad. , T. D. KLINE, BuperlntendenL Jn, R. MAcMtjbdo, G. P. Agent W29 ' levioaiaas. f ' T. NICHOLAS. 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