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How iba Eallroad Appropriations were Kaa- aged- The following ! the Report f the Cnissw ap plaUd by tha Senate to iaquira a to the manner in which the Slate "Bonds issued to build Railroads were managed and disposed of by those having them cult control : j Lift. Gov. Caldvtll, President ef Uu Senatt: Ti Commission appointed under the Senat reolalion for Investigation." of January 24th. 1870, k leave, under the instructions to that effect re cently received front the Senate, to submit the fol lowing report : j. -. Although duly notified of their appointment shortly fter It was made, it was deemed proper by the -Commission not to enter upon their duties until after .the passage of report which was prepared in the Senate, to ascertain and confirm the powers with which they . had been invested under the original resolution. This occurred open the ICth of February last, and npon the 18th the Commission completed ihsir organisation by the appointment of Mr Henry M. Miller, as Clerk, and ordered that certain persons should be summoned to. attend before them as wit j esses, upon various days in the orders mentioned. For these names and da js, as well as for other de tails ef a like -character, the Commission ask leave 4 refer the Senate to their Journal, which is bere with submitted. In the sours of their labors, the Commission have examined, at length, the following persons, to-wit: ilesrs Edward Belo, Jesse R Stubbs, WiUiem lohnst on. Robert II Cowan, I F Alderman. William Sloan, J J Mott, Samuel MeD. Tate, R FSimonton. Calvin J Cow lea, A J Jones, Rufus T MeAden. K P Battle. W J Hawkins. II 8 Littlefield, T F Lee. I G Jowle. U C Cowles, W R Richardson, J II Davis. W r Askew, T 8 Lutterloh, S W Watts and D S Guion None of the persons summoned before them have failed to appear, except Mr Geo. W. Swepson, for whom n summons, directing his. appearance on the 8d day of March, was placed in the bands of the ghertt of Wake county upon the T2d day of Feb ruary. This was. served upon him personally, on . - the 1st day of March, aa appears by the Sheriff's return. 0her notices of the same sort were issued for Mesrt Good M Roberts. Treasurer of the Western North Carolina Railroad Company; W D and RW I'uiliam, but owing to their absence in New York, as appears from the return, these were not served. It is proper to esy here, once for all, that with the .above exception, no difficulty has been made by any one in regard to attendance; nor any in regard to interrogatories except in two instances which were .allowed by the Commission ; and that the officers of . :t he Sj late to whom there has been occasion to apply or information or assistance, have rendered it at .once and cheerfully " The Coniraisidon presume that the chief object of the Senate in their appoimrneut has been attained .la the procurement and recording of the mass of .evidence herewith submitted.. The statements made .by the witnesses under path, have been taaeo down ju their presence, read over to them, firt. answer by answer, and then, in the whole: and are further verified by their respective siguatnres. The Senate - will judge whether the Commipoion have prosecuted their Investigations in the proper direction as re gards wiiueses. and with the proper range of in quiry in each individual case. The testimony will be found to cover two hundred and five manuscript pages. Although not inconsid erable in bulk, it. is not: complicated in detail; and the comparative magnitude of the interests which it involves is such, that the Commission do not feel themselves justified in ' detaining the Senate with remarks npon the particulars of which it is composed, or in acting upon the supposition that every part of it will not be subjected loan impartial and thorough crutiny. ' f The Senate will find roost of the results summed up in throe schedules, which are hereto attached. Jjt these : . ; . , The Jirst contains a statement of the details con nested with the iMie f. Stale Bonds to I lie various Railroad Companies by he Treasurer, and was com piled by that officer for the use of the Commission. The second gives an account of the disposal of the Bonds after they came into the hands of tlie Com panies, j i- The Aire shows the amounts in money for which .the Bond have been sold or hypothecated. The Conimiitsion de.ired to propose a fattrtk, to exhibit at one view the principal items of expendi ture by which these amounts bad been partially or totally exLausfeJ: but upon consideration it wss thought better to present thin view in the body of ale Report. The more because the information in regard te this mnfttr is very general; and more nearly an approximation to the truth. It was not expected that the Commission should examine and verify vouchers for expenditures in detail. With 4beeeral objects prevented to them, and with tlia lime allowed far their operattous, (his was iui practi cable. An examinatiou of the testimony will show other reasons why, in any case, only an approxima tion could be had. Indeed this is true as well in re gard to the figures representing the amounts received by the companies upon the sale or hypothecation of the Bonds. By reference to the testimony of Messrs MeAden ah J Jones, explanations will be found going to show that by the rules of the Sew York stock boa rJ deduction is nd for all North Carolina lUads issued after July 1st. 18H8. at the rale of six percent per annnm upon1 their faces. So not a Bond dated Oct. 1st, I860, if ap parently sold at twenty fire dollars in the hundred won Id !u the first instance be subject te a deduction of seven and one-half dol lars, and they nett to the company but seventeen dollars and a JLslf, loss taxes and cviuiuisaioua for sales! To complete, then, the general ' view afforded by the schedule, the coimitiaaioa add the following letemeats, obtained fnnu the evidence herewith submitted, in regard to each one of the companies .that havtreccived appropriations from the State since May 1st, 18i. ; ; T7e Wrttcrn X. C. Ktu'lroaJ Cvmpopy ( Wetfem . Di Jo this, issued between January 20th and October 2d, lfcGy. through George W. gureptou. G.CC7 Ktate Bonds. Of these 3.1&! are said to have been sold, and 1,9-4 hypothecatd ;'and of the amounts received upon mis account, our attention nas been drawn to cund certain papers, unveriSediu any vay, which he reports as having come into his hand from either lit Swepwon or Soutter & Co.; o.New Tork. He eoM givo no assurance that they were correct. Mr Swwpcoa has at no time rendered to hint an account of his transactions aa President. General Littlefield charges himself with a certain sum of money as received from Mr Swi-pfoa, aud gives a statement of the manner in ahieh that has Jbeco expended: but exempting certain Florida Kail W7 Cauda turned over by Mr Swepson. he rottld rive n account g; toe manner in winch the Utter bad disposer! ol either; Rwuds or procecds. The I papers and statciuents above Mr SwepHHi mentioned a bo .over to General $276,83 31 fireror the company, $27,211.41; invested $i00, in Rort-ls of lito I'enscola and Georgia Rail road Company and otherwise: and leaves unac counted fur about $C40,0-O. The bona fide or the Florid investment is anderstood to be a question not settled betwixt iir Hefon and the Company. It, siao. appears thai tLe figures , submitted to the , ommission in this connection do not include the whole of the proceeds of that part of the Uvuds which jraa hypothecated. j Hen. Littltfield's siatemenls show, that ho received 'as President or this Company from his predecessor, Mr Swepson, S1S.B2&.83 in cash and $1 12.WC.13 ia an order npon lbs Sew Vork National Trust Com pany, which held certain Bonds hypothecated by Mr Swepson, and that of thia. he paid the engineer, .contractors and the Treasurer of the Company $127,. 47i &6.nd Xtbrtris t4,4t0 i all $131,871.96 He explained that he rproteetiott ' eoasisted in re lieviaf these Rends from certain legal difficulties by which they had been encumbered, previously to bis taking office, ia Florida." ' HssHtves that within a fs 47. property of the said Company will be fUtuaiy disentangled and available, i , Ths Tfettern i' C. Railroad Company t 'East er DistMion.) " ft will te seen that aQ the XUade issued to tLis tome $I,8..Un which appears in papers submitted j utent bonds and the cottou crop that the result bj IJeo. LiMlefieldl. Nu testimony except hearsay j is inainly to be ascribed This result, so un- has been submitted to tie companies as to the deal- ',A fnr An, K., .lo . . i incscf UrSrepwa vUb eter the Cond, or their I , ,0ho- how c.osely the conimerc.al proceeds. La the avideaee .f un LiitiefUM will h relations or the tw. countries are becomtDr inter- I sola an.l bypoihecated the .i,fti bonds frpnuotitlv rii ti- mm.tl. in ve; that of tLeir proceeds he turned :17Ai7" " ..r l.'-T '1 Uttleflell $130,277.6:1; eirended ,H . K" . J- . . . i . of which for eootractoranI the Trcm. "capital, wnaf ever msy be the lorrn it assumes. Kc Company have been either ! sold or hypothecated, and the amount raised therefrom was $1,234,760.4!. It appears from tha evidence that ail of tkia bna been expended in various matters connected with the con struction of the Railroad. The evidence of Messrs Tate, Simonton, Mott and H C Cowles will be found interesting in this connection, i I" addition thereto, there will be found exhibits, printed and In manu script, containing official accounts rendered by the above persons to the Company .and to the commission. The IFtZ, Char. d Ruth. Railroad Company. The proceeds and hypothecation ef the bonds Is sued to this Company are $1,029,648.67. Of this it appears that all excepting about $10,000 now on band has been spent in such matters as are ordina rily connected with the construction of Railroads. The facts connected with this Road will be found in evidence and exhibits submitted by Messrs Cowan, Sloan, Alderman and C J Cowles. - Upon reference to Schedule No. 1, it will be seen that twenty-three of the bonds issued to this Com pany are charged to H. II. Robinson, and none de livered under the authority of the Act of 186ft-"67, chap. 66. On reference to that Act, it will be found that these items have no connexion with the subject matter of this investigation, being merely an ex change of that number of Bonds for others then in his possession. - A . i - - The, WUliamtton and Tarboro Railroad Co. Allef the" Bonds issued to this Company were sold to or by John F. PiekrelL of 'ew York, for $160, 948.67. and by the accounts rendered through the affairs of the Company, it appears to bsve been ex pended in the ordinary details of constructing Rail roads. The evidence upon this item is in the depo sition of Gen. Stubbs and the exhibits filed therewith The fforthtceattrn JV. C. Railroad Company. All of the Bonds issued to this Company on ve been returned to the State, "without prejudice," as is un derstood. Mr Belo s deposition shows that no use whatever was made of them while in his possession. ' The CluiOuim Ruitroiid Conipauy. . Of the 3,200 Bonds issued to this Company 1.C6Q have been returned "without prejudice"' to the State. The proceeds from the l,o02 that have been Bold, are $J3i,f27.2y. The 4H under pledge' are bound for a running account in the purchase of iron, the amount of which is not ascertained. , The money res' i zed from the ale of bouds appears to have beeu applied to the ordinary expenses , of constructing Railroads, as well as, in small profits, to regular ex penses connected with the defence of the Chatham Railroad case, as it is called. ! There is still upon . band $250,067.82. The evidence upon this item is given by Dr. Hawkins sud accompanied by au exhibit from W. W. Yass as Treasurer. The Western Ratlroad CuinjMtrty. The proceeds from the sale of 5o State bonds and ' some coupons, are $"!', 193 13- Some $7,500 of this has been paid out for ordinary expenses, and the remainder, $43,693.13, is upon deposit in the bsnk- J ing house of Jones & Lutterloh at Fayetteville. Cer tificates were exhibited by the President, In the names of Utley & Dougherty and L.: P. Bsyne & Co., of New York, acknowledging that they hold for the Company, unencumbered. 1253 bonds; and twelve other bouds were shown the ; Commissioners in the hsnds of the President himself. The evidence is furnished by Messrs. Jones, Davis and Lutterloh. The Atantic. Trutt. & Ohio Railrmid Company. It will be seen, that no use has been made of thee bonds in conncctiou with the end tor which they were isoued; .and no. use whatever except in connec tion with the action brought in Wake Court in the name of Robert 0. Kelioe against the said ' Company andlbe State Treasurer, of which a transcript is herewith tiled. The object of the suit apparently was to restrain the issuing of the bonds upon the allegation that they were uucoiistittitional and thus void. Au injunction was obtained upon that allega tion. The suit, however, was compromised, and the injunction vacated before, any term of the Court had occurred, by the Company's agreeing to pay to the attorneys of the plaintiff seventy-five bonds, 'after the same should be issued. In the event, it happen ed that 77 bonds were so paid; and besides, that 86 others were expended by the Company in some con nection with the suit It does not appear what their connectiou was, or that the plaintiff was' interested therein. Apparautly his claims were satisfied by . the 77. The commission refer to the evidence of Messrs. Johnston, MeAden, Sloan, Battle, Fowle, Littlefield. Watts, Lee and Askew in this connection. . It ap pears from a certificate of the - Treasurer that loMl tt these bouds have been l e'urncd to the State. The evidence of Messrs. Hawkins, Tate, Sloan and Guion, details, amongst other matters, circumstances bearing upon the questions: Ifnw jfar any of the Bonds, isii-d ei nee May 1st, 165, or the proceeds of such Bonds, have been used to forward Legisla tion, for these Aud like appropriations. For the rest, it will bo seen that with two exceptions, iu which persons claimed and were allowed the privi lege of not testifying upon that point, direct and full details have beeu made, by evei-y witness supposed to have any information thereabouts, of any knowl edge in regard to such use of the said Bonds or their proceeds. j i It will doubtless be borne in raind, that the in vestigation of the Comruimion into these matters wss by the Senate expressly limited to - any improper employment of those Bond, or auy of thsir jrorttC Some evidence of an application of Ihoxe Bonds or their proceeds to private joirposes, will be found iu the depositions of Gen. Littlefield and Messrs. Jones, Tate and Lutterloh. Otherwise, such application has been denied. -j .; ' Respectfully submitted, i M ! TIIOS. BRAGG. ' i S F. PHILUI'-J. WILL. L: SCOTT. Raleigh, March 12th. 1870. i Canses of the Decline In Gold. 1 The problem of the resumption of specie pay ment, over which the fi.iaucial heads of the country have so long ached and puzzled in vain, sem at List to be about to be solved, in a very different manner from what Wss expected. ; The tideof capital, as well as of population from Lurope. bus taken a westerly direction, and it is to the tnfinz of jrold for investment iu'Govcrn- woven, and now impossible it will te to tiredict the future course of trade' without views suffi ciently broad and comprehensive to emhrace the causes influencing it npon both sides of the At lantic. 8o great has been ; the accumulation of capital in the moneyed centres of Europe, that after expending million 0f dollars upon such gigantic enterprises as the Suez canal and the .Mont Cenis tunnel, and innumernble smaller en terprises, large sums hare been invested in pcr- n"ueut securities yielding only two or three per wheth: r of builJinsrs.' merch;:ml I any unnjr eise wnicn .represents it, is the result oflabcr. Whenever obtained without labor, as by fraud, gambling, or gift, it is simply a trans ference, one party losiug what the other gains. When to tbe effective force of a dense labor ing population in Europe, through many years of conjDaratirc reace. wo add th :n.i..i..i,U - - -T a Macs as iv ntrv nova in ti " ' " " MW HVVVTCUlVd U 1 , J LA A . . MMn OAS .11. M fl.l.J? Why. . . , .j , 1ST An urchin of nix or seven years went to a barber ahop in K a cine. Wisconsin, and III- j dered the barber tu eat his hair aa cle hm.Ii.i i would do it. He was asked if his mwW Tn i edit that way. - -No" said i he. -Knt .Wd i MMI1lllIUVt DTt o.lr ...1 A . L 1 ! n - "o.mn. a scnooi . toarm that pulls bair, and I'm bound to fix her f tuw wrm, you net. : i t - ""Trr'i puow mil icut imcirti wr iiinum. a. rmiP wniiih Ir.a huan ,r.. -Uuur.i. me mystery iecretaij of State, giving the names of thirty disappears, and we can readily see how the in- Stales Sported aLThavh.g ratified the 15th crease in capital far outstrips the increase iu Ameddniebt, including New York, Indiana, population, and after wh-nsting ,he , difirent TeIall ,QJ iieorw. lie adds, he does not !. ui-'uea oi luveaLuietiir in inn COU cgicy-n cmocrai, (gthctyioUc? .) 1 North : Carolina News. g&" Cotton Farming in Cumberland has in creased until it is thought 3500 acres will be cultivated in the countj this year. Several farmers are preparing to plant 100 acres each or more j and with ordinary season and management, the 3500 acres will yield at least 1500 bales; of 400. ilhs- each. Cotton farming will be new busioess'to many who are engaging in it,here, and we hope they will not calculate extrara gantly, and incur imprudent expeuse. Fvy- tUtvdlt &gh. -, r; Nw asd Us mx-l Ik VENT105-. Major J ohn TTuirLes' of this citv. has recently perfected im- T.rnvtiuients to Kerusene Lamps that are destined to prove! both useful and econuuiicaland we trust remunerative to tne inventor. The first of these improvements is one that at once strikes the beholder with its utility. It is as follows: A common lamp chimney is perfec ted at a rjoint narallel with the end oi tbewielc To the lower rim of the chimney is thenattached , ii.; t...nd nf rtpfll to which is affixed a 8Drinr tipped with isinglass or micaThis when prop erly Adjusted fits neatlyjover the perferation in the chimney and renders the flue as perfect as desired orrequircd. When it is wished f to litrht the Janin it is no looser necessary to Te- nmv Vlie chimnev to tret at the .wick. You Wreiy push aside the isinglass cover and apply . inoirli in thA wick throui'h -the little IitIei m the side' of the glass and the thing is done,- NevcLern Comma ce. : j; k GcIld by the Pan-full. We are informed that Mr1 W. B. A tkin recently took from one panning at the Sheniwell Wiue. in this county, over one hundred dwts. ofgold-r sowe of the particles weighipg over a pennyweight, samples of which may be Been at the Mint in Charlotte. Thisgt-ld has all been found above water-level, and it is thought to be richer below, the parties mining never having pone down oa the Mine ToyeT.--Ruthtrord Vindicator. I ! S2T Oscar Alson, well and favorable knnwn by all the citizens f Warren county, 6ays the Gaiefte,1 has returned to his old hoie to spend the remnant of his well spent life. Oscar was emancipated by his master. Dr. "Alston, in 1831, accordirig to the State law at that Ute was re quired to dwell in a free State. lie went j to Ohio; where he has since lived, iiid by thrift and ecobomy, he amassed a fortuns, or' enough to make him comfortable. . - Dissatisfied. Oue of onr cleverest subscri bers who has lately gone to Tennessee , is so far very jmiich di.-atisiied with his nev move. lie wrius buck that the , man out there who can curse the biggest oath, drink the nost whtskey, and kills the most .squirrels on Sunday, is con sidered pie best out. IJilLburo Reorder. 'S ' 1 Rkdvction in TnE Price of Gas The Newbern Gas Light Company has resolved to return t'o the price at which it sJd rosin gas before the war, viz: Six dollars ler thousand feet neti Xetcbem Journal Conmurce. Tie Fish Jf arret. The market for hifr rings and shad is well supplied, and cotisequeiitly there has been a; tumble iu prices. Yesterday shad Icould be purchased at forty and fifty cents a paijr,' dud herrings were sold at a cent apiescel : Nevcbern Journal Commerce, i i j ' Strange if True. A private letter, to a gentleman now in this city, states that a woman iu Rowan county, recently gave birth to six ani mals resembling puppies in general appearance, except that they have but two legs aud two feet eachj ' They have long ears and other features of a dop, 1 1 he letter states that Jthey are still living aud have beeu seen by several pt-rsous.j - Rultti;h tSeuttueL Washington Items. : j Two negroes, tried for murder land sentenced to State! I'risou for life, have just been pardon ed by the President, after two years incarcer ation:. This is always the difficulty, and always will be the difficulty where imprisonment is sub stituted for capital puuifthment as ' the peuulty for murder. Imprisonment for life is a penalty difficult to enforce, j Authority relents, the crime is forgotten and the murderer goes free ou any petkiou after a few years. , I The Secretary of War has issued orders di recting the establishment of garrisons at Jackson and'Murfreebboro,; Tenn., as a check upon the excesses practised by the turbulent' inhabitants of those' districts. j; 1 Gen. Littlefield of Noith Carolina, with Sena tors Abbott and Pool, culled upti the President lata weik aud laid before him Ooveruor II old en's couimuiiicatiitu asking for troops. The Presi- Ueut:taid be would attend to it. reinnrkiu tout he had already sent troops to Tenuosee. ' f - A jtcs't vote was taken in the House on a demo cratic resolution providing for a revetiue tariff as opposed to protection. The House refused to lay it on the table by a vote of 38 to 118." and then referred it to the Committee of ;Ways iud Means, which favors proteclionJ So that ion one vote the House records ; itself in ; favor at a low tariff," and on the other in favor of a high oue. p" We may presume, therefore, that the tsensie of the House on the tariff iucliues more toward v as vuuiw uwu av uoi as v-oj ! ! ! . ! When a herd of predatory swine catch one j of uieir numoer last; ana squealing in me . bole through which they have all passed without de tection, they fly at him and rend him. The Coiigrewsoual Iladicals - have- in like manner pouucxM upon poor Whittcmore and punished .'his maladrbltucss iu the matter of the cadeuhin J It ia learned that tseveral psirties who had been named to be relieved of political disabilities!' iu the ctimmittees, aud whose applications M-fere re ceived with favor, hare by some oversight ben ugloctd iu the framing of the bills. ; The cwu Scfjucnee is that they still remaiu ;uiiparduied. Mr Sumuer is preparing a epeech in which: he will advocate the reduction of letier-postapr to one cent. ' '.' V'' t ' - f The Senate confirmed the following persons" to lie: Ministers Residents: ChaS. II, Lewis; of Va.. to 1'ortual; Jas. 11. Jones. tf 111., to Dcl giumj'O. C Andrews to Stockholm aud ltj C. Kiuk, of Ohio, U Uraguay. I j . J he I resideut replied to it resolution of the Senate, by enclosing a couimuuicatum from the .JL. .:..: . ' :. i nu;n me ctnuiuon " .1 1-. or relation of anv- Sr.t tn j the federal government; he merely presents a : livt fit' rvuilnl mm nf tho S f ;i t Vnrtvrt ! . 7 , , 7', r. r;'..s j h" beeu transniitted to the Department of Stale the dates of their respective adoption. bpective adoptii The new Potttarre 'Stamrjs will rtrtjhar.lwiKo 1 - ! rr- . . J . reaay ryr use lupru. x oey are said to be much better than those now in use. We cannot atra that thev couU be much worse. North Carolina Legislature-, i j ; Tuesday, March 15. tttoIT. TVurnTncr intmdnccd ft bill to authoriie the Sheriff of Union County .to collect arrears ot taxes lor tne years 1000- w aaTe"P 1 '(.' 1 - i The bill ordering an election in August next passed its third reading. (The bill provides that there shall be an election held for the, following PZ -o nn f n' 1st Tniirsdav in AutZUSt, 1870, . . KfomluiM F -Cnn crrofia members Oltne VIZ. iucmwsjo ;vwf,- j - .. flftneral Assemblv: a County Treasurenarliegis- tPr of Deeds: a County Surveyoi-tfve County Commissioners: an Attoruey;Geueral; a Coro ner and a Sheriff. the hill to repeal an act to allow citizenVof North Carolina to practice in the Courts' of this State. The bill was con Rideredat lensrth. Messrs. Sinclair and Malone inade remarks in favor of its passage, allegiug, among other reasons, that a man must have some previous training, in order to be qualified to practice law. : By the provisions of the act. which was proposed to be repealed, any man who could prove a good moral character, could enter on the duties of the legal profession Such should not be the case. Many a poor ignorant man would be imposed on by the good character of 520 lawyers. Asa consequence of the act litigation was fearfully on the increase. The standing of the legal profession was lowered. They hoped the bill would pass and thereby re move the evils consequent on the continuation of the act. j : T ; ' , . Mr Eea trave his experience as derived by his emrjlovinsr one of the cheap 820 lawyers. With- all his heart he should vote for the bill. - 1 Messrs. Mom's. Leary, Foster,' PouLong of Chatham and others opposed the bill. The act gave poor young men an opportunity of procur ing license to practice law, who otherwise, how ever competent- they mhrht be, could not obtain such license, they not being able to undergo the expense of traveling to Raleicrh for-the purpose. of applying toi the Supreme Conrt for license, &c. The old lawyers had no occasion to tear trom the continuance of the act. If a man, employed one of the "good character lawyers, and got de ceived by hinj as was the case with Mr Rea - he would never employ another. JUen geueraily employed good lawyers to conduct "their cases at court. ' There was, also, a code bill on the calendar. ! which would remove anv evil that might be apprehended from the act, proposed to be repealed. 1 hat bill allowed persons- to obtain an'examination by the Supreme Court if they so desired, and get a certtneate; from the Court. J he f?20 lawyers could by application qualify themselves to perform many of . the duties of the profession, and thereby save parties of the heavy charges made by the old lawyers, &c The bill then passed its second reading. - ; ; j ; Wednesday, March 16." Senate Mr Whiteside introduced a bill to amend the law in reference to widow s dower Referred. T'i ' - 3ir Bellamy introduced a bill to repeal an act chartering the N.4C. Real and Personal Estate Agency, aud the Catawba Valley Land Company Referred. - j " j. ' .: ' ' . - - House Mr Ellis presented a petition from the physicians of Catawba county; praying some legislation in favor I of the physicians of iNortli Carolina. Referred toaspecial committeeof three. Ihe House took 'up the revenue bill on its third reading. " Sec. I. Class 1; provides that the combined State! and -, County.taxes shall not exceed GGi cents bu the 8100 worth of real . and personal property except special taxes for county purposes, come debate took place' on a motion of Mr.Pou to strike out the words ''except spe cial taxes for was oproscd county purposes. Ilie motion by Messrs. ; Seymour, j Moore, of ('howan and others, and advocated by Mr Pou. J The motion did not prevail. Yeas 34,-nays 52. x ne dim was consiacrca .up to tne nine oi aa jouniment. ' -. '. . - -. The bill to allow Probate Judges to appoint Trustees in certain cases : also, the bill to incor porate the Western Central Railroad Company, aud the .Revenue -bill, ; passed their 3d reading I.'-! ;':7J 1 Thursday, March IT. Senate House resolution proposing to ad- jonru sine die ou the 28th iusL, passed, yeas 35, nays ;2 . 'f . . ' , ' - . , ,;j ':, '.yL7: Mr" Forkner introduced a bill to authorize the sale of the State's interest in ; certain Public Works. This bill authorizes the Governor, with the adviee of the council of State, to sell the State's interest in the North Carolina and At lantic and North Carolina Railroads, and in the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Company. The resolution requesting the Representatives of this State in Congress to use their; influence to have the political disabilities of "all the citi zens of this State removed, passed uiiHiiunously. The bill relating to jurisdiction of Magistrates in criminal actions, passed 3d reading. ' : j ( HousEMr Green presented a petition from certain citizens of Stauley: couuty.; prayiijsjj the enactmeut of a stay law in regard to old debts, &c. Referred. - '! , : f-: The bill t be entitled "ah act enneerninfr elections and registiation iu the year 1870, passed third reading I ! . r i - S The resignation of Jo..W- Holdenl Esq . both as the Speaker of and member of the House;; to take enect. 1.0-iuorow t x j. o eioea.was annonnceu. Mr French moved that Mr- Holdeu be requestttd to withdraw his resignation as Speaker ana mem ber of the House. Carried, but Mr Holdeu de clined to withdraw his resignation. ; ' '' :rT.A i Fuida'y, March 18. Senate- The bill to provide for the com pletion of the' Western Division of -the Western North Carolina Railroad, passed itsthiid reading, ilesrs. Graham, Murphy, Mason and . Barnes protested against: the passage of this Bill as Cal culated to shield from exposure and punishment Geo. W . fewr-pson,.wpo has misapplied over six millions of State Bonds issued for buildiDg the R(ad. .!.::;-!: :';.H : The bill to provide for; calling a Convention of the people of North Carolina, was rejected.? ; IIorsE The Senate bill to require the Su preme Court of the State to examiue all appli cants for license to practice law, passed its third rcadiuyr. i- i-:-' ' ;f;. ''"-"v'l . On motion jof Mr Downin?, the bill in favor of the Sheriff of Union County, was takcu up and pn.ssed its several readings. j I Notice. ' - ' ! If yon owe M. L. WRISTON individually, or as Adminitftrator of ALEX SPrtlNGS or S: T. WRIS TON, yon had better; settle without paying eosf.r I will positively put in suit all unsettled claims on the lot ,day of April. I am now determined to settle my busmen. Tn is rno joke." . '-v t'.-i ?'r- '"C j March 7. 1870 3w ,7 , " il. JL WRISTON- Yarborough House. ! y Having no connection with any other Hotel' in Raleigh, I shall make the; - Yarborough House what it has been, the only first Class Hotel in the City. J. M. BLAIR, Raleigh, C. March 7.1S70. ! . Proprietor. ilunkeyism.- I No doubt the parties mentioned pay for such j notices as tne toiiowmg, w uicu w u r X Tork paper : Weddings to COM! FP. The marriage cpwmnnv of Mr M4-rli. M to Miss H- e P. W -si botxrthis cityi is srinoanced to take tvUo r,n '-Thnrsdav evcuinir 1 24th inst., at 8 rSnhat the Brick church, corner of Fifth ave- nA nVt Th"rtv.Rventh street. The ffair. promises to beJtrUliant Jn the extreme, and .one of the society events of the season. j , W,,Kh;r,f An society is in a flutter over 1 the annroachinsr marriasre bOliss Romaine Goddard Rt pnrl a ti o-h tpr of I Admiral i Dahhrren. to Baron de OverCeck; Austrian lAmbassador to China The ceremony will be performed at the havy yard, and as the jafnanced pnae w a leaaing iigtu of the circle she adorns the arrangemen ts will be very ' recherche. ' Senator Sprague, an intimate iriena or tne young jauy, nas a.iu-jjjr uhwwimm the supervision andithe affair trill undoubtly be the eventof the season. ine ocamy auu rau ofthe canital will erace the occasion.' The cards are beinsr Drenared by Gimberde in' h:s happiest style. I ; ''-!'!.! l . A very aristocratic marriage is to bo solcm nized at the South Reformed Church, 5th avenut and Twenty-first: street, ron Thursday, April 28. at half-past oneK The high contracting parties , . - - t vt .!. j.,-U,v..'.-;m. '".iJ are J11SS i.uary J. f.xayi. uauuicr ui wt uu Mrs. E. A. ' Hay t, j Ndjj 37 East Twenty-ninth street, and 31 r A. Stewart I'aterson. A. recep tion will be given by thej; parents of the bride af ter the ceremony.: ,The young couple will hold their levee from May 10 to 26 between two. and ten o'clock. Seven! hundred cards have been is sued and theaUalr will be !a notable oue in aris tocratic circles. Tlt-I't K -f -: i :i ! ,.,k J Mr Heury Il.i Aldcn a. leader of the ton in Washington-Heights society, and Miss Bradley, p, ; cnarnnng oeiie, aiso moving jn ine sime cir cles, will be joined in the ,bond3 of matrimony next Tuesday, at the. residence of the bride. Five hundred invitations have beeu issued. J. ; And the same naner report the followincr : A young man named Jhn G". Bouuefl, of this city, believes that he was J married some years aero to a Miss; Delia V Moore. Sue doesn t believe it, and sues him for slander, . to the ex tent of 85,000 for giving! public utterance, to his belief Thereupon! Boutiell produces the records of a church;;-which: show that he was married to a 31iss Delia! W. Moore Now the case hinges on the1 question hasn't made a mistake and got whether Bunnell hold ofthe-wrpng M oore this time.4 . If h gets j squelched "in the matter i he will feel pretty much as though he had encountered tauS expensivev Blackamoor anyhow. v. j i-';'' )h Martial Law in XUq Southern States. v -i General Butler, in a conversation concerning the proposed reconstruction'! of Tennessee, states that Governor Senter has no militia, ;,and it is the duty of the, President 'to ciill off the militia of adjoining States to aid in ' preserving order there, but that he cannot use the regular forces for that purpose. ' Atid.as the. adjoining States need all their millitia at home, he thinks Con gress may come in aud secure a republican form of government for. Tennessee, or one wherein the laws are ; maintained, jby j enactment. t While General Butler is making this; statement a dele gation is present in Washington with a petition from Governor Holden, jpf North Carolina, ask ing that United States troops be sent there to help maiutaiu the peace'and quell insurrection in six or seven couuties Ibf the State, over wh.ieh the Governor has declared martial law. . I f Gen eral Butler is correct, the President eahnot send troops to North Carolio-itfor the purpose requir ed any more than he cart to Tennessee, and if he does not fiud the militia f tlie adjoining States South Caroliua, Tennessee Virginia and Georgia available, which, obviously,; they are not then a Cougressioual enactment is necessary to secure a republican , form I of govprUment for North Carolina. V As ?orth Carolina is strongly radical and Tennessee is strongly democratic M r Butler's proposition cut3 both ways, i Troops have already been ordered to two garrisons iu Tennessee, for what purpose is not stated, but Certainly if they are needed to preserve the peace they can serve in that Capacity without(,any necessity for upset ting the State government, j We have no doubi ubt Mr Butler will think so in Carolina. A Herald. the case of North Washington,, March; 17 The Prfrate Sec retary -of Gov, Seotrairivd this niorumur with a requisition fronj ihe Governor on the Presi dent for troops. - : ": j; - r i :.- - . xhe President s uniform answer tp deIerations from Georyia'aud Tenilesseel J is that he has no doubt of his rMu to send trops at plejtsure and jrive the dlsaHeeted districts the benefit f soldiers' presence, but has doubts as to hpw fdr soldiers could be used in aid of the civil authori ties; he would take legal advice'in every iui'tance , . . m I - - ' "Eight hundred conscripts j marched .through the streets of Paris to the publication office of Lot Marseilaise, udo. there halted and biiw' the 31irseillaise, No arrest ivere made. : . . Ills that' Flesli i3 Heir To. 1 Scrofula or King's EviLfUhenmatiem. Neurala-ia. Swelling of the Glands And Joints.. Eruptions of the SkiDi SecondarT Syphilis with! aU its train of irv its- impure lilood, r eruale Diseases,! Low Spirits, Liver Complaint, JServouene-ss, 'Ac. Ac., fall to the lot of mankind. But happily, tney have their antidote. Dlt. TUTTS SARSArAKlLLA land QUEEN'S DE JvlUUI possesses the qualiiies to exnel them from the system, restore perfectlheaiibj and Droduce han- jjiness, wnere an was niieery. r ' t t, . ..ii . ' mh Sacks Pacific Guano, - I flT iiv.t-wvrn AVe are in receipt of another shipment of 500 sacks of Pacific Guano to . meet the wants of our farmers. Those who have engaged "THE SOLUBLE PA CIFIC GUANO" frJm us.! can now send in their wagons and get it in any quantity; v " -H March If, 1870; Corner College and 4th Sts. Preserve: Ybur ! Ey es. Theee Lenses, manufactured by Uhe -Philadelphia Optical Institute, are superior to; any other Glass iu the market. -They confer brilliancy and Iie tinetness of vision not found in any other Glass." They can be used equally j; well without tiring or fatiguing the eye.U T-vk .J .i -' , V' ' " 8 SAle only at JOHN T. CUTLER'S Je wel ry Store, Main Street, "sole agent in Charlotte, X. C. anl vicinity. : f " ' Feb. m0. f ' On Consignment, 1 Or CARRELS OLD KENTUCKY; BOURBON 0;'Whisky, i-'j-:j- f; ";v; ; .5 Barrels North Carolina Corn Whisky, s . a . , J . Fine Old Apple Brandy. ' French Ale aiid Lager Beer always on hand and for sal low for Cash by j ECtLES & GA1THER. ALkrea 7, lt70. t r Aijic. and Cwii. JievvLants. nrf Vh,t v,.3W . i.Va '. ,-1 it'- VS A census of the State of South Carr.lm. i , in 1869, has just been made public, from wuU appears that the total population is now Tor 022 an increase of but 2,314 over the ce,u ofl8G0. There are as shown by this cemai 5 880 less white males of all ages now inth'5..V tricts into which South Carolina is divided a;. teen show ajdecreaso and eleven an incrcast rf population the increase in the Charleston trict being ,089, and almost every one of up-couutry districts," or those where the wbli were more numerous in slave times, xhibitin an average decrease of 3.500; showing tbe ten dency of the negro population , towards tbe ita coast.,.'. The entire number of white malej i and upwards now in the Stato is given 64,077. and of negro males 21 and upward 94,428 negro - majority of 30,351. Th nomber of white children between 6 and 16 showi an crease of 2,971 over the number those age, I860; the negro like increase is 1 1,053. Tin population of Charleston, it may be added set forth as 44,923 ; whites; 20,353; rjegrii 34,570; and 5',337 more females than malea. V EDWIN GLOVER, Watch Maker and Jeweler , ' r3ftOM FAYETTITVILJitl, ' . 1 Has removed to ; CHA RLOTTG, If . C, And taken the Store formerly occupied by Mr Beck, witli, adjoining Airs. P. Qtiery'a Miliinerv Stort where he intends carrying on the T Watch and J owelty Business In all its branches. Having had an ezperiencf thirty jrears in North Carolina be considers LimHlf competent to do any work in his line.' He will tin keep on hand a good stock of -Watches and Jwe!rr and other goods usually kept in a Jewelry Stors. He respectfulljr solicits the patronsee of th aUL sens of Charlotte and vicinitj. s .; " All work done will be warranted for 12 months. As soon as convenient he will enrplv himself wlik a general assortment of goods in his line of Buiioen. March 14, IXiU. ! Notice to Builders & Contractors. Sealed Proposals will be received- by the iindtrv signed Committee-until .the 1st day of April, 1870, j for the erection of a ltrick Church at Surar CrV (three miles from Charlotte on the Salisbury roil and within half nUe..aof the N. C, Railroad). Ht Church to bo 80 by CO feet. Plans and specification! can be seen at Dr. McA den's Drug Sure. The em, mittee reserve the right to reject any or all the bids. J. P. ALEXANDER, . JAS. F. JOHNSTON, "E. C. WALLIS, , ; l.. E. L. S. HARNETT. l j.: ic Henderson; Charlotte, March 14, 1870. j . Committee. : Dissolution. 1 M. L. WBISTON this day rfet Ires from tie fns of M. L. Wrist on & Co., and desires, to return Lit sincere thanks for the patronage bestowed upon tbe Ate firm, ana solicits from the .public generally f continuance or the sAme for his former copartner,-1 who will continue the business at the old stand, i March 1, 1870. , , Rgi, All persons indebted to the lAfe firm of M. WKISTON A CO . will make immediate payment, and all persons having , claims against the firm will present them for payment To warcn 7, Jll.: liUCLES ft GAITIIEK. ESTABLISHED 1857. JAMES HARTY Old China Hall iMan. Xejct Door to the Court House,) ' , CHARLOTPE, N. fj., Reppecffully informs the public that le has on hind an -elegant variety of China, Glass and Crockery, Also, a good assortment of House Furnishing Articles, Knives and Forks; Spoons, Cantors, Tea Trsys, te., Mood and Willow . Ware, JTubs. liutkets. Chum, Rolling Tins. Toivel Rollers. Rread Trays. Cora brooms; Clothes. Market aud Traveling Baskets. Crockery reduced to as lew "a price as before lie wnr, and many articles far less. Coriimon Cups sou " Saucers 25 cents per sett, retail ; good clear GIm " TMble'Tuniblers 50 cents pet-sett. . - . , 1 ijin determined to sell as low", if not lower, th' can be bought in the City. Uivo ine a rtUl and I will satidfyjuu. I mean what I say. I JAMES IIARTr, . March 14,. 1870. next door lo the Court Room.. A Valuable Tract of Land for Sale, Situated two miles Northwest from Charlotte, oa both sides of the Roattie's Ford Road, and on both sides of the Wil., Char. & Ruth, Railroad, contsis ing about 350 acres. I will sell the whole tract to gether or devide inl 60 acre farms. Apply to - W. P. DAVIDSOV. March 14,' 187?..: i , Charlotte, N At Gold Prices. JSX BARRELS CHEAP MOLAtrhJLS, -; JU. Lr JiJ Sacks prime Kit) Coffee, s " 1,000 Pounds Factory Cheese, . ' ' j- ? t A large lot of Mackerel, v ' Just in and will be sold at reduced prices If you are in need of FLOUR call and eiamias ours. GUIEU k ALUXANbEU. March 14, 1870. i ,l . Tares! Taxes!! ' Delinquent City Tax Payfs are hereby notified that if they do not come forward and pay their back taxes immediately, I will proceed lo'collect them by law as I am ordered to do.' &i ' C. OVERMAN, r MarchJ 4, J 870, .City Marshal Notice. All persons are forbidden to employ my sen Wil-. liam McManus, or trading with him in any way, William is under oge, but well grown. He left bero with a small bay Mare, Which was not his property. I will enforce the Uw on all persons employing ot trading with him." . ROIJERT McMANL JJ. . Cabfrna county. N C., March H. J870 2w , - Stamping All kinds of STAMPING done at lira. P. QUEBrS Millinery Establishment. Also, areocv for the salt of Patterns for all kinds of Stamping. larcu n, I87Q. . Magnus Opus Pro Bono Publico. SILICATE ROOK SLATES, soraelhinr new. just received by : .... TWVY A RRO. March 14, 1870. Just Received at WILSOiYde BLACK'S DRUG STORE, rj flh BARRELS No. 1 Kerosene Oil, warranted JL y to be para. v : . . 2Q Bushels Orchard Grasa. ALiO, . '. , -, .. Genuine French Mustard, Tapioca Arrow Root, Fresh Italian Macaroni,. ' Ginger, Cloves, Mac, Allspice, Pepper, Nutmeg,- , tSweet Chocalata, ke ' .'"of the finest qualities. March 14, 1870. 7 Guanos ! Guanos ! ! TONS MERRYJIAN'S RAW BONE PHOS PHATE. Chesapeake Phosphate, comMi i of Charleston ,1'hopphaU" and Navaasa and Jaotc River Manipulated Guanos in Store'. ' . ; A full supply always on hand of the above nrit class Ferliliiers, and for sale by ST EN HO L'SE, -JU ACA TLA Y CO.. March 14, 170. Charluite. & than there were in I860, and 11,812 less utL males; while an increase of 9.806 white to j 9 460 nesro females appears. Ofthe tnln- f i -
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