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VOL. XXIX. H& jr. - k .1,4 r Jit--...-- jT." C- f WE HAVE- rjHt,.Tvw.'. "li s" i'lf) i5 illik tit! tii OUR 8PBINQ ORDERS WHIP Our SJlanuiaciOreH FOB OUB BPR1 SU X OF y WHICEWIUBX,, More Complete and Varied Than KVjLIt BEFORE. We Under thanks to our Friends and Pa trons (or their Liberal Patroi age. darn the past year, and hope to merit a eonilnaacce ol their tsvoT. Beapeetlully, ' . : Pegram S Co. teb4 ONE FOOL tMOUG r.uiu. Wrecked brlklsVntBtped Anakltton A U.lgltboufce en (be Sboale "l ought to have stopped five reais before I d;d; mt I thought It wouldn't imount to anything, so I kept on; rl was a fool, of eoare but boJau't, when ambition aihlthe (aHoar pt jnaklog money spurs bim'onr Tonly hope I shall ge well enough to digest another equare a etl soroo time without a rebellion In my stomach."."7; " . : ? ; - The speaker was ota ot- the- beat known civil nglneers and1 mln'n jperts in this country; hardy nature-a a tunalb, but broken J down by bard study and the merciless lashing administer ed to his mlf.d and, body by. his own band during th, earlier part of his. career. At fifty bets pre mliurely gray; bent to Tora Jtn4 dfepfrlted. j Dys-: papsla did l-.Dx8Dfpalat.1h4 aelf-tafllcted eorse ol the American In every department of WU1 "I am thlrtj-flTe years'old,"; wriUJ Mr. Char!e H. Watts, pl West Somen, Putnam county, N. T , and had suffered from dyspepsia for fiftea years. Tried evfrythlng. At last gave PARK SB'S IS- GEB TONIC a chance to show what it could do for me. it proved its aounv oy curing me. i reoum mend It to all who are eoSerlnf from this dread-: lui disease." Mr. O. B. Cole, druggist, of Camel, N. Y.. certifies to the truth ot Mr. Watts' state.. majnt. :.h'-." !- .'.:,';'-.';:'' -v-.-'f ' aioom, despondecpy, hopelessness, dUgnst with all labor, sleeplessness horrid .dreams to render bed-tlma line the bear of execution to ; a criminal -these are some of Dyspepsia's foot-prints. " The Dfiet)tie know what coieridee meant, when be said: "Might is my bell , Parker's Ginger Tonic. cures DysvepslH purllea aha i Btood,. rtlrpsrses Kbeomatlsro and aU chronic allmentsv ( Prices 50 cents an(f $1 4 botUe.1 j- js JUSCQX ft CO 1 f NO USE FDR 'THEM'. Coneernrnff-Certain, trllcf bPiit Uoga ibatliave bad 1 nelr Day George 8tepbenson'a Bocket" and the magnlfi- cent locomotives of to-day. are built upon the si: intsrestinf now only as atf lustration tf the be. Sinning of the'tnvenUdfij hare were plasters with hojesi lft theft long-before' BKN30VS CAP? ClSkjPXotiWhr lie and the physicians; and the triumph of the Capclne la founeoTripon the partlai tuccesseaf or the utter failures of Its predecessors. Xvertttlng of Tslue 14 the eld porous plaster Js .retained in 1 ?M ill . j'r 4 ' f f f "T t f the Capelrjb ; at this point ill comparison ends and contrast begins. For examp'e: f be aid a'esterawere a'op 4il ibeU action; the Capclne is Quick and sore. ' r The 9ii psterj ac Q;e power, td do more than to Import a ight, ternporary reljef a eaea asy o treatment j the Cape ne penetrates, the sys tem and permanently cores the troubles for which ttaracomraVi-lK lJy';:' ' . The old plaetetq depended for any good resul's (ney might attain upoq an accident of their mak prs sad tfte na.kcd falh xf th if wareFS the $en Bpn's reachri Its endbr means of the sci&ntlfls pomblnatton of the rare mtplnal Ingredients Which ft Knta'rS, VV tT ' ; -- . - t ' J f f " .'id- in brlet the old Dlastew; llfe-gtophetson's dls-! rded engine, are twjtf off tte wdUc w Benson's goes on Us way wlnnteg golden pin- Jk Hi sorts of $eop e i1:.rr;..viV 'A Tpt,in this vey fscrijes pleading dacger to : People who buy arm use "this reliable and otontlle remedy ,?TlypcTlBjrM the tribute flea :- W to virtue."1 Imitation to the Concession fafl- auke to sucfitrBfnson'aFlastersBrt paro-; came and stolid ' , " "i f pt ,wlndl-i The. genuine have the. r5APCi?nSent lh the center. Price 25a. Bea-! f ia t w i I J ...L - il ill i. LQ J Siufc?T..J C f J ti J ? - - I . 1; ... - J f . 73 C LI.l X f .It,. 1 1 f w-Mp5TJiSSL-tl-r.. iv Mhceu ft i. j w . -2 ?-;t nun i.ii it i hi 111 f I ' SKI xl U'VK. Trunks anlfe me"'geheraT prtaelbte yet 'the' BachlBe arttfii nhlAhegreafngmMr. astenlshe hae,1s- v.' t Lit a - H K mmm WX HiY JUST BjcntTfKD'A.j f; fr Qjr, R.irrftd IVmnsoftks 1 I : LiriEH D' imdesv &c. XEW8TYJtB:BUCHIN&8t K7. - r f49othrieA8a'dayiiw will oBer apeeia) Inducements to HX ATX GOja i several lines to be, closed out Begardlesa ot jCoat Come and see TJa, Respectfully, ' -' iV-- - t&kUGfiaMMa-.: 111' - f r'" WOBTHOF- . WORTH OT mm 3- iiTfiea:'Ma;:;.i:ri,M SILVER and PLATED; W A. R E , TO Bl SOLD WITHOUT REGARD TO COST, - AT deeie GRATITUDE. Gihts I cannot find words wlthf which tox- press my gratitude to yon for the pure four.Swjrt's Specino has effected In my case.' r waa afllteted with the horrible blood disease for three years, and after spending soma time at the Hot Springs, considered my case a hopeless one. I need only one dozen small bottles of & 8. 8., and there Is hot a sign of the disease remaining. Mi sores are all healed; my throat , is entirely we I. am fid of that tantaiei aw P m f lag a drugl jJ Vt teen j 01 S 4 4 disease. Be- clerk.1 have many; ban dreds of men dosed with Calomel, Iodide of Mer cury and Iodide of Potash.,untli they, were made complete wrecks, that I ihndder to think of thf mteriwilci hjU rfrooglit ori thVlflimaS, family -by; th use of Mrkrlafor filood Df t It Is a fcryjng iljamo that t ysfrdhns i;ot acknowledge the merit of your GRAND Blood IedIeino. Use my name as yon wish.-1 refer yon to my present employers, or to Messrs. Collins Bros., 8t. tools. . , J. H BAIF, Broadway Pharmaey.'Denver, CoL If yon doubt, coins; to., see as? and we win CURS TOD.' cr enafa rioth'ng. Writer for parHculars and a copy of the little book, "Message to the Un fortunate Buttering." Ask any Druggist ss to our atandlng.! - 1 " i'tSritixOOi RXWARrxwllLM.Ipald to ;Chemtsboinifiqd on Infilyali of C0 botiteat) djo. a, one parncie 01 Jneroury, laaiue .-w- "omm jslum, or any Mineral substahee. I SWIFT SPECiriC CO., v Proprietors, Atlanta, Ga, " 'Pr'ce of small sizs... ........... $1.00 large siz). i.-jo " BOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. - dec2S eod , wAxx mt t r - 1 1 '- .' THEgREAfGERMAH S REMEDY . FOR PAIN. V " Believes an cures, r -a ' Neuralgia, Sciatica, (.urnbago,. : HE1DACHE,T00TH1CH1, SORE TKR8ATr , quinsy, pwBLLnreis, ' Sereness, Cuts, Bruises. ; IBOSTBiTIS, - Bamarsj, iC41 And aU other bodily achss ftndpatM, JIFTI CEMT$ 4 BQTTLL SoldbyanDrwrglsti nd Dealers. SircotioiW li U taoguages. g lrhaChaHsitoBeJerCe.' "tfw-ii" eel "Vj """"SI f the bUf4, Skl ! vrajfajii nfi n4 Aur reauediedr Cil or write fa llaav wym . PMMwirerinf Rupf r 4wiM k."'-l . vZTTi-v-w-rtA s si afta M saAv I h ftsaa bjsjsa, WW iu 4l A9! w-- '-v ' zi' a rfiELlABlESELF-BOE ! 1 J firnr t .iirtHfrtntlon "nf one" of tb . nwwttiota ana sii'resiui ppnciaum n vy.a " (row retire) for tUoeuio of J'ntnx --'''( laplttiueuitit?uvelotJ'ree. iruggisiisca UiliW Ji.ert C3. V.'AHp & CO., Lpulsisns, V.9. nflnft nfflfl..iwn s a? 1 vi u yvc xiirM 1 u. iix taxi T n: iff J.T.Batlers Jewelry Store ii!i'i.'Li;""?0 I Hi 1 ..JSbi'' p)) 1 . . . JB IHTJESTIGATlOJf -Ilf THE! GTTX" 9laopI ofjth? SphateMfnvrltr Reporr Official t Wickedness Uard .fafctsy J 1 Firares and Con elusion sThe Truth gllJjItfre Mouths "of 'Jftiiar . H itnessesU Jlott' ;Manacement as It .WasThe J rnttfftarKobbeT7i Fiou:Appeal-. iq, the Mott intestreatlcai.i.naTw 3Q8s teen printed.1 Tliey ara botfnd upwittf. the evidence taien Id thecommtee) in its fitting last fall in North Caroli na, the whole! making pile largQlftnl of 479 nacrea octavd. . The maldritVre- port, ligneij, by the repubUcaa taemij Ders, jBiessrs ancmti ana iiiiczjeu, ta nu t Where: it does t not depend -upon tha pr- juaf&d 'testlmQny oreVfWhf ttTf cialt its strength busistsUaie:eherali- tiea, reflection flan.he.tracte-iiIJ the' ty declamation. Thirteen" pastes aire oc- -.11. a a-i a : i ' teen jwi th-bstxacts Df eyide cebjftlf ' Vanee. id a footaiote to Kiahwn'S-onmf: iHJ7wr.aa. uo v tuaue uvvioe aotrjority Of Ihjs commltteewas notearhintif br coma: compare it in proof itappeared to b "parai, inaccurate. ; apdtteifly; nnrrfiablft?' K'nnwfnor th HQtMv4, vMnpvcx ui mo -tcawmony wnicn was oDHgea.De printed an full as'delti ed. the V SDeak of it in rhpitrroW meri hearsay ana rumorwsaJThgir Jstatoi ment of the Keatler m&ttef i la MH j disingenuous;. bufc'nofwlthsUhdv lntr.ienoaeh is shown in ii to nnHm lDr iMo, his subdrdfnate, Clark; and s Hthe System f running theusines- whieh, whether fathered by Baamser iWLui, is jBuuiuiem iq awgrace even tea republican -party:-- The minority report, of whicltfearicft is sdle sponsor, is a vryifCerent af-i fain is broader in its bcotm. mrVm' honbst-in statemenkhaitbft very words E uiemseiyes m important piaoBsfiai ror- tified hi full references, to. the,estimdf ny, thus-enabling the reader.tOsiyecif all allecatlons. and if at times flevara in tone.ls. Bever uh justor untrutbf aThe bald hifdness of the subject is relied; occaaiynaiiy oy me piay or me siena ; tor s irresistible .humor. tpespitei-its great length, the nature "of J;he8u$fec matter, the perf uncty-chdraCter of a Congressional inveSUgatitarthis Sen ate report No 881, is -f mighty interest ing reading." The parts of it which are moat eharacteriatir;. : it; - hannAnn nra ;mot :8&ucttye.wTheywillhfr found jjoww in consecuxivepraer, Pat wwnouti: any attempt on . the parfc.)t.yiawriter to carreeC'therrt5 t d uu" r Cohgress being 'ra6flittb?- uauoi toe passage ot. iae-resoiu.uon, until the 8th day of August, themaiori ity of ; the committee declined to visiM although it vra desirable tbdoio, fo tne reason tnat tne evidence was to be obtained oh the.8D0twithf mneb-more- facility and f nexpen8ivenesS'I than else' f nuusi auu eveu .itiuuiuo BUivuiU -ment of Congress the majorityfonndit incompatible., with , their private en gagements 6r convenience to convene in the districtjontil after the middle of, No vember.' It was agreed, in full eomn mittee, on July 8, that they should meet; lu iue aisbricL in uctouer. out unaer me pressure and at the instigation "of i the j laie coiiectorr wno . was - cnatrmaa or. the rebubUcan committee of ' North Carolina, the : majority rescfrrdeds thai f icttuiuLiuu, auu ueciuEujuub iu go mere until after the -elections i(See minutes ; part page 450 ) , .They therefore or ganized on the Slat day of May . and1, be gan to hear evidence in this City oh the d 4y ot June, and continued until the lTthof July, by .whichrtdtn9;;tbey had; examined 48 withesseavia-! dfl whonl' were summoned at the reqaest of tbe late collector of the district, J J Mott, and various reCoWsf rom Jtheldepart ment, bearing uponuithe subject under investigation Thjey then adjourned to meet in Morganton, N C, on the lth of November afterward -changed bya agreement to the 15th. A qo6rumrhow-' ieyer, did not; join the, chairman, until the 18tb, so that only - twelve "working days were left. in. which to summon!: witnessesfrom a mountainous renion. erhbracing thirty-four - counties and take their . evidence.' By working fin,f cessantly, some one hundred intnelap ere examined, twenty-.ayeio whorrKl were summoned ax tne request; or, the former collector, J J Mott;' a : large nia jority of whom were or had been oon4: nected either with the revenue servirjr' dr with tha , distilleries. . With aU th energy the committee -displaved hew', ever, not the fourth part of the material testimoay oaejea to mvnnrt tneic reach could be heard but. having ained sucient to throw some Ughtorf ,th. all-the pmW.ftmteA' JWoWL Slrf.WW t meaenaw reaoi uuon, w,mm tnougn est to close -and report the resultsrif or invegatioairi bKum- i.The sixth collection district cNortb; Jarolina is one- of 'the iargest citfthe4, untry. It embraces., all. .tha4tPomorj the State west of --Salisbury, andxia comDOsed of thirty-four countieaLtwo thirds oirwmctt-are- morintaiDous.and broken, penetrated bjimberfect wd4 jdicdlt roads Being remote from tha lseahoar.4 markets, from time immemo.; Irlal the beonler haver - been - accustomed to .convert tneir surplus grain &na wie74 nroduct oi tneir orcnaras into tn portai- ble f orm of j spMiMl Which they could, reaany naui.away ia. , waguxia.auu e chaniBre for cash -or igTocerv -suDDlies. .6r thiaiTJurDOSwa-nttmberss'Of ; farms were supplied rwith small copper stills as a regniar part or tpe larm apv nllonn&a Aoairrnon nnt. Tnr hat oarTbraV, qu3.ides8 of distilling, but odlynforther owners individual convenienceTva? that of a few, neighbors. ThevWere only : hi use during a few fweekala-ihe-1 year. When, therefore at the conclttr sion of the war the-. ihterpaj revenue laws 'of -the- United Stateacame ttfbe enforced there," it- f oijnd'ifnany hnni deeds, fperhap3.th6uahdJ, o email stills -in the possessiona) those pralehjsjgw? surpriseandajigrievance .tneywere complicated? t t- fimssf and their manifold provisions operated to entrap loth those who undertook to comply with and evade them'. 'ix'Tfi Tndfti the avstem of rmoietiesw and bounties for, informing, i and theeesi paidror convictions tnerev can? oe no doubt but thatl the iffculOes of com pliancceregrcaUyi'ihcraadibysoffi' cial cupidity. Many ignorant people inflicted Qlon them; for tbeirarticipa tipnria4be waragajrislhi Vflio4, an opinion .which' was sttengthened; bf the f actlM& many bf-tbgentsselected for their execution? w$ resttangerstrom the Not: than,d still motefferenatives reerarded Kff i61iticalreneeades.,When to these Is added lh4 1 drther catisa that f ft a 1 a wr w a n hVrin f fp rmfii n t.l V n f orned; with harshness; mecessaTyii:'Violence4 and in M cmanner attertj ehan? .J tna M y ' JX a i 4-X a tnAV1a there can. jbersniall wonder, that the! whole system was,, rjete$ted;paxdf ppenj and covert resistance-thereto was Kit ten manifested,.?!! tt& an XM , Illicit ' distilling; and .dealing-called there "b):dck,ading"--becam common and did not meet tcith'Me- feprol&tton public 6jinioiC"ltid.eei with some exceptions, there ' was -nothing in the manner- of executing ; the. law, or the character of its officers, that commend ed it?elf to the better classes of the Af ter riany years " of this vexations CHAiaLOTTff : .1 . : J .I'M''.i.' . -T l" 1 IT ' "''"ll -state of half-warfare Jbetweea Ihe- goy. ernraentacai ttesft.iiardJTrireated peov ior;all offensea a sains t the: revenufl t a(na the department' onderboolr: to I coax nien into tha business of 'le?al dis- L tilling 'They were permitted to eatab-" nisi aad operate distilleries ? wit frcapai to diTide" ihdefihitelrthe 'larger? intrj manar ones, ana BtoreKeepers . were asslgnM! ithenh; ajrreeable; ta thet dls tiHeraJ tftmot.Um e,lection.. .-Under .this acrajiment, ; great i changes took piace turongncrut the State.,! fiiore than 4?00,ljcen8ed distilleries were regUter-s ea Dy iaau as least jioaor.wnica-wre 3a, thesiatthadistticki3:hBijdistillfira:t onca Decame the f avorues of the , novi refhrhiflt? and "were treated with the ijfc oat ell fashion: and is no w ComDarlti vai iiafaited. The BuspiclQn. went" abroad .hatf Ithe OUeiC fiisUllert fiar Imp! kuu luwuannersiuTi wiisiae reverrner officefs f and; reflecting f-mea fcelieved tbaf euDue demoraiii ation was ereater 3gven It&xt; undet a the iwevidnat rergimeei i uo.w rweii founded thWDeiiei-waa mm i t seen by the aiseloanremade by the A"Vfon7 nerawua 8nDnuKik,a .vAiifnq mperp ompers: was lnqrsased xfttS shown bv thef official'recordfL MOhsi but when wererlbt?assiirhed to MutyiamountineW arrobably half tfaa .many hrbtel Atn'rvttmvia'ad 1880- could there haveeen less than 600 meri afeteiaith ths-servic fn that sin4 gdistnec.' Tbe,expens?s or coiiecaoB of iobrse kept pace with this increase 'of; officials urJtrHSStrherilrwyTeach- isjti aaaearrrtue-rcosirraiegai- rmJceedlrnra cialdr?irnder mnothwr htnttL W.as pot aDie to ctj3taint . the cost of col lection for that year would not be far iTront 75 per cent.see Bahm'a testi mpny, rare l, page3llThe testimony taken was mostly that bf revenue offi clali Ihernselvesi or- 4isGllers and of course was given unaet aress, tQ some xtent ot official displeasure Of snheifgNeyerthele8sl. enomrh their 'Vras pbtaiBJai-10 develocL an amount of lax ity, Incompetency, and fraud, sufficient call ror rigid reformation of the en bolition of- the svstem, as anblied itOH amall distilleries. A reference to 'SOrn'Of tll,;TnnTRvTRaliftnl: t.hincra will iHtaiauau tuea ui. wj manner m wmcu he j revehue laws ' are ' administered nJiSrtoHven ihal thn nrnfttip of rstSrekeepera'dividingj their, pay - with aisanpi s prevails to a very great; ex- tenijSomQtfmes' this arrangement was made hef ore distillimr . was started. It was a Verysimplef transaction indeed. Atorekeeper. with a commission in his pocKec wouio nave no assignment, ana ;wa$ J therefore earning nothing he .wpQld propose to a neiehbor that if. he wotild strlf-. idistillery, and have him asoKucuas ociictttcyci lid wuuiu glTO hlmhalf his'pay, either in Cash or as hoard As it would not take more than frorri ftlOO to S200 to start afottr-hnahAl distillery; this .was:;;often done. This : 1 .' ' J j . I J . t - Tsay uo consiuerea aa toe rounaauon ot all ptuer fraudulent practices. When a distillery was in oneration the distiller "would of ten demand of the storekeeper paroti nis pay, ana wouia tnreaten to sunend . business if the . demand was ' refused; for . he could suspend at an v rtime ..Withbut ; serious; .inconvenience. .ana, in xacciicen ma suspend, in which case? the storekeeper's pay ceased also. .y. Both distiller and storekeeper being Ihgtiirty violation of 5;law, they were i Mutually n, each other's power, andthedoor was 'opened for number-- lss Jfrauds?;;-Prominent among these were inat; m many cases me s tor eKeep t eii anddistillers.ke'pt no books; 6r none sufficient: that storekeepers did . not' wfighbif measntc "the meal or grain tup jawu;r tu ucip uiemseives, ana to ,riash;n,, JTalsely hy eyery conceivable method." Another fraud that Inevitably fol lowed this guilty partnership was that after the minimum quantity of iwhis keyipemlttedbyiaw from! a bushel of gran .waa drawn oft, and .put, in the warehouse for taxation.1 the surplus be: I. 1....'a 1 1 A 1 . . s . 4nd the-njinimnm was ief tto :the dis tiller'tthtaxpaid;" 'This mihii um was two. gallons to the bushel. nderordinarycir.cumstances.and with JipneSt Smashing from two and a half to thtee b-ailons'was the usual nro- P0tndr1thsdisll6heitiem)a; m ashing ihft4;arpiiun;.oeeji ed the. minrnjuin capacityi' Qae distiller s WarCiniiiarUcular lhat athis distillervl L the-capacity Df .which- was assessed at! 48 gauons H weer m frequently njade irurAultallqfkf which fifty-two" rlaid no taxi im Xhia Surplus aidd k drffaxed 'spir Its wai not only sold pri- j Vtatelltt ' the ighborhisodTbut wail snipped abroad in large quantities itf ega or teas man nve gauons, wmcn aid ovi Vance makes from , the testimony f !J H Craigrpart 2; page 29. j',- iy. ruav yor4 . any- opinion as to -tne morlnrl hf wnialrhir J mnrta !W nafttrE eountir tSt pajs," no iaxesy; t A. My opinion is mere la atieagt one bird otiUThat is my Ijoneat opinion, Q;vThafepays no tax i .-, . v" t in2git; V"f :-r rU ppinion, &4 there (was when blockading iwasmor common . '.0 LJ'Ija. 8A5 AS tottch 'nhbranded I rt "JaJi thiQai a!3reat.daVmore t" jXJlahf when , the blockade was in 'full swing?8 ' '.v- ,A, r es, sir. , '' 1 ' - .cLeToplnion iS'hlsCthafethere Is more ttntaxed-paid whiskey i made, in vonrooantv; than there was before the Hjiti'oductioncf small stills i siA: t have beard inen hoooght to he tKAimiTant nr ir. oW tnATA in R OTP.ar. np.ai more t whiskev :? made, and i more sold I without any tax, than before they went afclt anerirdlAff to iaw3 s.Saalsa distillers werfi frequently per-? mittea to carry me Keys oi me store kjeejperv and ant number of them, pro cured pos3es.3iont: by one means or an-other,of-the keys of , the storekefpfraj and bad them counterfeited by .which tne,ans they; had- at all times access to the ' cistern, rooms;- and - warehouses" of their disttUeries. . "".J -The commKee found also that during the early years, of the administration o the late collector vouchers -for more .tbaa'was actually due, and both forged iftMlse VQuchersiVere habituallyput mto toe-department lor services aitegt q tdtiave been dom:sometimea by parties Mit'ber? not in tne service 'at alVorTfbr iMorfLiihan was paidta parties' ivhdl habitnallyAthes vouchers reqtured. by law Were hot sworn to. though certified t&tfoSTriese youehers purported to be signed by the party himself but' Were not. They purported to have been signed by the collector himself, but he swore they were notg They likewise purported; ftd haVe ? been "sworn to as the law re-f quireCU, but they'were not By thesa unsworn frauds, the' burden of which; was shuffled on to a arunKen cierK, met collector in cne case obtained credi r with; the comptroller, as expended oi alio wance. tDe amounts mentioned xo the service of a man named W H Kest4 . The explanation; offered of - thesef transaction is lams., in the. extremes ; 'The plea that no money; was drawn on the fals9 vouchers ia the 'merest s-tterf use, es will be seen by a moment's reSection. ;EeforetLa begin nivr cf. the fiscal ' year estimates are n&de o the exper.sc3 of the collector's "-f L" r-jlujr, C-j f office ifot ths year.5Uponithe8nesti-f mates the; Secretary of theJTreasnry: uisaea aa auawanc&'EOT Uiaciurposp, which is'placed to- the collector's credit; a couujiuon-atcactiea to4aia allowance la,1 'prJcii&gJ4he,aexpeBsa eattending the "ad ninistrattonrql the: offca shall bo sustaiB ed:byi proper ouchersJffHToi sb CUrei mfeSStJlWrEa jvoiochra,?i. his nlr forms ;are furnished, in tehicbytbDathd required by la vKtoiettakJSi inserted. To; 8fnd up' Vracher3j thereforfv for twors: poraoow asatcuertiry that the reqpiredoatl hid beeii taken thsfc&to, ;whh inff aetttiey had oLbenf:was;F iraua : ana to ootam credit for the col lector by -such' vouchers Jorthetxpend-s Ware jof tooheyvalreadyntoJjialjds wpenf suchJerpenditurrhadixrc been made, was eoivalenttoedtawtegiiiwrABX tipon hni2Ifthe c5llectgralaiB.w c: these arbceftdingSi h-'waSJ43articjpant in the rrandVfsU he Mid notsknow of them, hejjrrrosslyinegligentofia duties , and' utterly unat fori the piBh tion. Whether ha did know ot not b Videhcecf?JClarkdS)arii!ai DTrjSfbi xu jaiter two ngic examination a. the wtinessiutarEer was tnischarged, and . Wentttothia homeiaAtlanta;mian: Soon kf lefi itwasdiacnvfiTRd ttn what a position has ieatimfcny afadithc jmhse! jueu itujus- piacea sne coiiectoc, ce .was sent for agaipatatbBigApBusetdcf, the gpvtTjnietjrvrihHeat-fi 'Cbalrhiara uuiwj' wntiiciOTjiaKjrnierjtateff menis anaswore. that Mote had never Not only did thesVoaichBis.thnabtiaiTv .credit f for the-J collectODlbn his ailow-j iutt i, hs Marse cenxeases ney JweCBin- iuu'iiiter MjeiecuoTxgnjs aerenne'l r ii wtus i uodb; uriuai eieraamartQtea amended ;abstf acts Tsattixiff fortK; ihat. r the Workrwaa reallT dnnithv!fon Ar.hvJ wnom idinngloa andMarr; 1 tut, ik turnea cuti nani rpfrpi :nrvf a Woll4riorpavfand theelhac tov:Motl a joremer oi meTjciectoroxjiVVaikejif werq drawing full laayilor-; service in anotir2arjada.Mo Sot iTlha fonr- voudhers in Kestlerli name rare Admit, ted iorgerie3TCUrkfc ,aiul the. third cne was obtained withihsignatnr in oiaas1 oa- me r f tse s prBienseanat; the Other -which be ha4Bifrned: for thaR&. reallynlue hadibeenlmt&seaixiatter mosL uimotufri oenei as jtBaBiaacWiJ the elerk who triad up iithftrf ouch nia j not Know: fXnary aiacniwho$4t43 claiaed realljfaldworfcftittibnted. to Kestler, and who was the regular deptrasrhBieweajTS, ndfcWASjmftefe' about the0fflcejwas infactthedrsnritv. And thaC he believedthat Kestler-was. me nepuxy anawas enuxtea to me nay, though he had done na work and had not been about tha offlcftif ori8 months. It posslbley it Us stiliimoreincrediblft thai Mott had not seen hei Quarterly abstracts on Which hia accoants adjisfed by the Comptroller for..tbre wnpie quarters, ana mac in tne absence, cf any knowledgecf how hjSL ec junta and obtain an. increased allowance lor the very . period poyered; hy' these dUar- ii iuLiaui you tuiuag.uia name ot Kestletjast rhisudeputy liBdV.where, were the men doioe the work, and whv did tbev not nut in. vouchers and claim their pay?au fcrKi .a,VfVr.f t : Tnose amended abstracts found their najr 1 IU1.U tuct cpai limlHi weSf UUOOuy J comu ten exactly now, or exactly when. It appears from the proof that they were not therein J877, four, jeara after, tne time to which they refer. ?',,, r; rne uommissionero internal Beve nue. oauld! tell nothing; about them ; tbev bore no office marks, nor cinhpr of any clerk in his department, and all be could Bay was. that he. found, them in the office of the. Becisterr and clearlv. xuy were njo& lueiore. trie r APOitorj or vwiuptroiierTiwnen me collectors, ac connta for '1872 were adluatftd. for thA CeftifieateS: of both theaa offlcfira are prior to the date borne by..these, myster;' nous occupants ij me. treasury rcht IVeS!jO Tfvfiy- V1 J! ixfritf. r,J v, .. TIU 11.... . r. v : -t'J'Lfll-. " . cheerf oily,i confesses thaw fall tis,yiln iainy wasLBiSrWprs; anq. was done as a, "rnere matteri of form," and thatj the collector Iknew: of nit (testimony, of. Clarke yarfe 1,1 page i80). .and.didliot know of it (same, testimony, pages' 41ft, 42PX As for his part, the collector says that be knew nothing whatever of the" false vouchers in Kisfcler's nahie,thoagh it appeared in three quarterly .abstracts' on which his accounts -were settled in the department : .that rhe; never, saaw them? that 1ia; never reported stler Meuraigia Bometblng which aaed his frightful paja And quickly made him well again. ..-?' i That something 's made by PJtaBYDAyidi fit From horrid aches andpalns toaava.oa,Vifii ' Whe first they fchewlU healblg4rairejr . srfT n -iw;n.ri, f,,.,.,(; t. i; -; t MMlH.UH;-ai an Xlaeea ud bv !- rangement of Um, ItowelS and Kidneys. XAVarri genrarly coetive, onjtime, alternating with 1!" 4 Qie head b trouWed yrid aaadkcavtr.l.jl 1 -and flushi ac tometfmtt 'ri awondant-JfteaJ 7 i ramirn rvmtawvw iawa TiuwaaAna a ani7nr. anr blijiilc n w f inlstakn-fof conuBidtioa tJ;iBtiBt.eBH)laiBVJ' f JreannMaadobiiitrii 'sf'thesiun eistM; tntrha la low and 4pnmlf nt. fit asd dthoagBsatttiied tWt 3ttod-wOuJd Wbeaw have -tmurretf'Whew betfc 6f.KhM jrdUted.-nFt ; t uuunaim ancr-vea' j luTe been exteosi vely i It shoi yonng, -wkeaerer aaqr of tha abT PersailTi?aeng ,6xiTtor in th : 4 , by taking dose occajao. ; allv to keen die TJveir eahhy actioa,-wiU tqJ4 ii ari.-i. -niiiu. AtairAi - HI -will imiamrslB iViLn- srl.M af wfauL. llllt U BO ttW ' t If TowshaTOsteanytldng aai of. ' lei less at Bight, take A 4cc3 and yo will be iieUeTtdi,- C.-Jla sua Xoctors5 BJHlSjWlll S !sT4i , by always kpW toe tiatoCi'i . For. whatwr ailment may be, s Uteroaghly 1 aVurgtlTei talteratiamPtoatel eaa i.", never be oat of place. Tb remedy is harmleM and" does Wot teterrero -wUa4olaa iDi iii xfxs'irBritem wf . And has all tne power mad eSieacy-H UWM ej l Qujamei wkhHt any the wiiirioua after e&cta. ; i; fiunily for soma time, and I am wtirfied iF M d ;tWuabIeddki6afohoiMdiicMni:tJ&,i ti flZon. JUexariderf H 6tethti, of. Csa 4' y: ,Hay, derived ao me benefit from the use of ... bunmona jjTer Xegulator; ana Wtsn t giye a a further trial. . '' -.' - i U Ji.,) ; Tlia BalioYe.' .pepa.'-ljYer Afioction and IJebiiitr. hare touad -aimhuiE to benefit to the extent t t Simmons Lint Regulator: ha. sent from 4ia -. aesotato Georgia for it, and would send further o " ucn a metctnev and would advoc aa who are sua :-larty aNe to giwit a trial aa ft ee b oaj ; , thteg thi aever tails to relieyc, ? . iT !v; ,fH';'w--;6" ? ?v; J4It; lonsBgfs aRasi. V J0r .Tr,. JMawoii 'says i rom kctaaF ea - peneace in ike tyse of Simtaons liver Rejulatoria ' nxy bractica I have, been and am -aatkaed to use , . asp prescribe it a a purgatiTe medicine. , - KJTake-t.nly thr Genttlmr, -which always has on the Wrapper t&er iTod Z Trmde-SIark .ad Signature of 3 J..EU zr:HJJT & CO. ' FOR SALE" BY ALL DRUGGISTS'- -' pam&Traoe, jaws ana ears. miKDi navesnnereatwenonioreci.in i of the ahow STmotomi attend the dteas. Wtt 10 tw-i .'if : ',Ui f JDui LV - .VW J N h , iV v ; - : i H n x o ;iA; : . ....... J? iaW iii.a Don fcn'toTaa'rf rTwrwt( :rretapiUNQCALl(X)Xa.wIfyouwantto buy aean.Klve us a ealL aa we ham n f a nn kamii m 5 i ia .a . . . rv w 1- -g i, u . anatnar aeaapn.. We have alarge stock of LADfiaind fWJt! - - r . - . ivi 11. x AWJoa.''iwa ar aL!i .irarr Mua. nh : . . .t ii mi 1 u au a 4 uji SXi I isWraerai.?ttn -wuKi It. 'iti i a U - Jid : 11 1 i. " I "" 'M l J ui ; If'fP .T, -1-6 T) :J J f1"!""' Uatj ).lknnTi:J iTnTinrr' 'ciSaESATEDit Al ffiOSE'M MAE m!)PDMli -25 v-itf -.(jt sX' t'. o It'. . 1 . . . iriw nu r f't .S TOffl 4-. . ijjd vU, Ht qjIOtDlE ' 7 i n uoaunift W1UIIIIOI9 rtiiu ,i ciliuid. . . .. . . A t1!9 T?st Hepoaltory, so complete in all Its Departments, the -most Fashionable an Klagant ... .i' JCLOTHI N G can be bought at IS PXH CKNT LOWER .THAN AN I OTHKB ESTABLISHMSNT ! A' 'INTHB CITY --The moat of our Aarmanrii m Wannfinrpd tn nap nm' nnnaa nrt fa nnnl tn th.; ' I pst Cuatora-raade worfcxor VABIITiVTYH, 'fill -rtrtu . LV ' Facts Khloh am attested to bv thmnm of imtnmTR who. afref thn first aiiMhaaML'tahirri fcrrni."K.n ? .."J!1" 'ocn' uev irwaos. nu xuuuiiLiB i u all Winter Geods of 15 percent Thanking the apliptlag part of the same tn the future, ire are ;,y ? M; - .;Xj. 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 22, 1883, edition 1
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