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?ho So'itliorn Home; PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY p. b. Mcdowell DToted to the vindication of the truth ot Southern History, to the preservation ot Southern Characteristics, to the develop ment of Southern Resources, under the changed relations of the "Labor System, and to the advancement of Southern Interests in Agriculture, Mining, Manufacturing, and the Mechanic Arte. 0 TIBMS OF SOUTHERN HOKX : One eopy, one year, in advance : $2.00 Five copies, one year, : : : l0-0u Ten copies, one year, : : 20.00 The remittances in every case must be by JhMk, P. O. Order, or Registered Letter. To Advkbttsebs. The Southern Some, having now the largest circulation of any paper west of Raleigh, affords a fine adver tising medium. Terms .moderate. CHARLOTTE; FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1879. F. BREVARD McDOWELL, Editob. Elsewhere, we print the examination of Qot TUden before the Potter intestiga- tion committee. He was summoned at hi own request, and his testimony is frank manly and to the point We think Got Ti Id en's coarse ever since the elec tion 'hu been most admirable. He left the matter entirely with the Democratic party, whose candidate he was: and if there is blame resting anywhere it is j with the leaders of the party. Many are i disposed to censare him for not seizing j " the Presidency, bat his'party decided otb i erwise and he 'abided their wishes. We well remember during the exciting time i how people would cower when they thought it was the intention of the Democ raoy to seize the Presidency by force, and i how they would bristle when they were informed that the matter was to be peace fully settled. Some people hate very short memories about this affair. The Democratic caucus have decided to obtain a repeal of the test oath, the elec tion laws in the large cities, and also a new method in drawing and selecting ju rors for the Federal courts. Out thing is certain, we can never have a free election in tbis country b long as the govern ment uses Federal courts as implements of oppression , and for the purpose of in timidating voters. The juries of the Fed eral courts, for the most part, especially in the Souib.are ignorant and nearly all of one party. To t fleet their purpose, the House will tack these measures to the ap propriation bills and force the Senate either to pass them or reject the appro-' pristioDB. The Democrats have it in their power to repeal the test oath and other obnoxious measures, and ought, by all means, , to do bo. We would call the attention of our Leg islature to the ttcuatka of oar Raleigb letter in regard to the expense of $20,000 spent, by the Bureau of Agriculture, and the salary of the Secretary of State a mounting to about. $7,000 with the per quisites oi the cmce. Aetrenchmeot is the great point in the minds of that body, and tbeie expenditures ought to be look ed into and the knife of retrenchment ap plied; for though that bureau has dis played great energy in their labors, yet it is questionable if advantages would justify such an expenditure, - even though it may oome out of the tax laid on fer tilizers. Wi hope the Legislature will be cau tious about the jurisdiction they .confer upon the Magistrates. Their jurisdiction at present is not sufficient, but it would be attended with much danger to justice and human righte.to make the jurisdiction too large. Magistrates, as a general thing, have but little knowledge of law, and cases seriously affecting the property or liberty of a man, should not be en trusted to them. - Ir North Carolina bad as many rail roads on the ground, as she has on paper, the State would resemble a piece of Scotch plaids. Getting a charter for a railroad, an d building it, are - entirely -different things! Washington News- Washington, Feb 10 A leading He publican Senator Baid to day, that the Republicans' of the Senate, would not - consent to the repeal of the political leg. poeo to put on the appropriation bills. He said the Senate republicans fully ap preoiate the faot that the democrats will be able to repeal the election laws, &c, when the next Congress meets, but that did Dot lessen their responsibility. He " as satisfied that if the House forced tbeissue the Senate would let the appro priation bills fail sooner than consent to adopt the repeal at the dictation of the other branch. Senator McCreery, of Kentucky, deliv ered what is understood to be his fare well speech in the Senate to day. As he had been well advertisedjn the local pa pers, the galleries were crowded. Mr McReery is not an industrious man. He delivers about one speech a year, , but . when he opens bis month he always. says something worth bearing, which is quite different from the average Senator or member. He is logical and rhetorical, with a distinctive ringing style of enun ciation, and on the rare occasions, when he addresses the Senate, the other Sena tors pay him the' rare compliment of lis tening. He to day attacked1 vigorously the present management of Indian affairs ' and earnestly advocated the transfer of the Indian bureau to the war depart ment. During his speech, he made points both eloquent and original. Mr McCree , ry is one of the few S uthern members of Congress who takes care of his money. A brother senator and a personal friend of his says that he will carry back to Kentucky on the fourth of March, $26, 000 of the $30,000 salary be has received during his six year's term of servioe. New Orleans fired fifty guns in honor of the repeat of the charter of the Loui siana State Lottery, Hayes for some reason or other, deter mined to displace Gen Arthur, as Col lector of Customs of New York city probably to spite Conkling; and Secreta ry Sherman assisted Arthur was dis placed, and now he publishes a personal letter from Sherman, which shows the corruptness which induced Jadge Brad ley of the U S Supreme Court to make his 8 to 7 decision. Read the letter and see what the "manifest reasons" of this corrupt crew were hope of reward. Treasury Department, 1 Washington January 18 1878. J (Personal) Dear Sir : I enclose a letter from Mr Justice Bradley, of 'the- Supreme Court, strongly recommending his son for a po sition in'the Custom House. The young gentleman will call on you and explain more fully. For mauifeat reasons I would be very glad to oblige Mr Bradley, who takes the. matter greatly to heart, and I hope you may be able to give his son -employment, as he no doubt is high ly deserving and would be a meritorious officer. I have promised Bradley noth ing definitely, but leave the matter en tirely to you, with the sincere hope that you may be able to oomply with bis re quest. Very truly, &o. John Sherman. Gen C Arthur, Collector Customs, New Yoek. Sherman's "manifest reasons" were of Course that Judge Bradley was the '8 to 7' man of the electoral commission who gave the presidency to Hayes. The ap plication to collector Arthur was marked Personal was not intended for any one but Arthur, who of course understood the allusion to the 'manifest reasons When Arthur was turned out of the Col lectorsbip he furnished the letter to Sena tor Conkling, who used it in the attempt to defeat the nomination of a successor to Arthur. What a corrupt crew ? The river and harbor bill reported for CongresB appropriates, James river, $60,- 000; Appomattox river, $10,000; Kappa- hanock river, $10,000; Norfolk harbor, $50,000; North Landing river, $25,000; Cape Fear river, $25,000; Neuse river, $15,000; French Broad river, $5,000; Charleston harbor, $100,000: Savannah harbor, $100,000. Needed Reforms- Gov Jarvis in his message to the Leg islature Bays : It is too often said, what is a hundred dollars to a great government like the United States, or ten dollars to a great State like North Carolina, or one dollar to a great county like and yet it is the aggregate of these very items, that swell the disbursement accounts of these gov ercments to their millions, their nan dreds of thousands and their thousands The time was when in making contracts for the government, the agents exercised the same care and economy, as it be was spending his own money. Then we bad true economy and the burdens of the people were light. Now, with some it has become unfashionable to stand on a few dollars and undignified to look, af ter these little things, and the man who attempts it, is by some, called penuriouS and laughed at as an old fogy. xu people are as uaob icfbereatva tu bow their agents perform their du ties as they are in what they pay them. And the retrencber whose purpose is to serve the people and not to make a little cheap notoriety for himself, will devote himself earnestly aDd impartially to the -. . . . work of publishing to the people bow the public official does bis work as well as be is paid. It he is proved to be iaitbtal in the performance of his duties, cautious and prudent in bis contracts and always on the lookout to save every dollar for the people he possibly can, the people ought to know it. Ua the other band, it he is found wasteful and extravagant, indulgent or corrupt or in any way unfit or unfaithful, it ought to be known and published. For after all tbis question of practical retrenchment and economy rests with the people. They choose the officials. Upon their choice turns the whole question. If they choose proper men they secure practical economy. Therefore the people are entitled to know the whole truth; what aim an does as well as what he gets, so that when they come to make tneir choice of public servants they may act knowingly. Une ot the cbieWtems oi expense in these county governments is the admin istration of the criminal law. lhe wit ness tickets and officer's cost paid by the counties embrace small amounts but the segregate is great. I will here make these suggestions by which I think mon ey may be saved to the tax payers with out anv detriment to the publio good First by simplifying the forms of all bills of indictment; How often is it the case that a solicitor vn the hurry and pressure of the court, fails to put in-his bill a 'not' a 'said or an 'aforesaid . with which our bill of indictment bristles bo frightfully. Witnesses are subpoaued and attend from court to court ; official fees and cost ac cumulate; and when the trial is bad, the bill is squashed or judgment arrested. Tne result is. a a n id ibe county has , . - .-. We need f- ; ' 'That every uiii si oharges in words sufficiently clear, it out regard to form, the offence for which the defendant is to be tried so that he can know the charge he is to meet shall be held by the courts to be good." Second. By giving Justices of the Peace power to try and determinh certain petty cases upon proper complaint so as to largely reduce or crowded btate dockets. iut it ought to be expressly forbidden for the oounty to pay any cost incurred in any trial before any Justice of the Peace, where be takes final jurisdiction. Third By making it mandatory by statute that, in a certain class of cases, the solicitor shall not send a bill of indictment before the grand jury without endorsing there on a prosecutor, and that the Judge shall have the power in all cases and at any time before judgment to direct the soljci tor so to do. The tendency of the Leg islation in this State since the war. has been to create a large number of new statutory offences to project private rights which were formerly redressed by civil suits. Iojury to real estate, injury to personal property, injury to live stock, entering upon lands after being forbid den to Jo so, removing or destroying mortgaged property, removing crop VDy tenant before rentsSrlbd oharges are paid, and the like are some of them. The publio are not interested in these sort of cases anduhe counties ought not to have the oos t to pay. Then, too when a man resorts to the criminal law,and as "s often the case, to harrass and among his neigh bor and it so appears to the court; the tax payer ought to be protected against the cost in such cases. - I think these modifications" in our sya-1 tern of administering the 1 criminal law, coupled with a rigid scrutiny of every bill of cost to be paid by the oounty be fore it is allowed, will save to the tax payers an average of one thousand dol tars to the county per annum. In some counties it will be more, in many less. It I am correct this ' will give a net eavii g to the people of $94 000 every year. But if I am too high in my estimate and it sqhII be reduced to one half, then it will amount to $47 000. Tbis qaestion of costs paid by the counties in proceedings of criminal cases is of much more importance than one, who has never investigated the subject, i likely to suppose. But add to this the $115,000 paid annually for the maintain ance and custody of the convicts and one may well say, "the crime of the country, is eating up the property of the country." The subject is well worthy of the thought fnl consideration of the tax payer and the retrencber. It is the part of wisdom and sound economy to make tbis crime contribute as much as possible to develop and in crease the value of that property which it bo heavily taxes. And for one, I de sire the declaration to go forth now to all men that they will find it to their in terest as well as their comfort, to live oy honest toil and labor. The man who commits crime expecting to live in idle ness while in the custody of the law, will so far as 1 am concerned, find be has made a great mistake. If he never knew what hard work waB.'the State will teach nim. l nave no patience witu crime ur idleness, and a provision of law to hire out persons, by county authorities, who commit crime and will not voluntarily work to pay for it, will in my opinion tend to lessen crime and relieve the bur dens that rests upon honest men. ' For the Southern Home. From ths State Capitol- House or .Representatives, Raleigh, N. C. Mr Editor : I will take a little ti me from the busy scene of our Legislature to write you a few lines, to give yoa and your readers BOme items of news from the Capitol. . a at We have witnessed in tne past two weeks some events that will be banded down to posterity as jewels' is tbe history of -North Carolina. Ou the 5 th of Feb ruary, the General Assembly met in joint session in the Hall of the House of Rep resentatives to inaugurate our new Gov ernor, Thomas J Jarvis. At 12 o'clock m. at the sound of the gavel, the members arose to their feet to receive the new Gov ernor, accompanied by Gov Vance, the Justices of the Supreme Court, Rev W S Black and the Committee of Arrange ments. It was a grand scene to witness tbe entrance of those distinguished sons of Carolina, namely, Vance, Jarvis, Chiel Justice Smith and Associates, Dillard aud Ashe, with some of t he prominent mem bers of the General Assembly, who es corted them to the speakers' stand. Pray er by the Rev W S Black, Senator Dortcb, President of the Senate pro tem, announced that tbe oath of otnee would now be administered, which Chief Justice Smith proceeded to administer. Then (iov Jarvis delivered bis inaugu ral address, which all coincided to be one of the ablest and most practicable speech es they ever beard. He advocates retrenchment and reform in nowise iuu iuukiuus uiiuisr, couuiBcnr the Agricultural Department, and says j that our county troverments and our 1 courts are tbe great burdens on the tax payers. Now Gov Vance, one of North Carolina's most distinguished Governors, who has devoted bis entire life to his country, laid aside bis gubernatorial hon ors and responsibilities to serve his peo ple in a more important sphere, and that is the only reason that we can have for giving him up cheerfully . Then tbe senate returned to tbe senate Chamber to qualify the Hon J as L Rob inson, of Macon county, Speaker of the Senate, by virtue of which office he is Lieutenant Governor. His opponents for the office were Senators Dortcb, Graham and Scales, but tbe result has given gener al satisfaction; be is in every way worthy and well qualified, and it is no new honor to bim. On Thursday last, the State Grange met here, represented by some of the most enterprising and successful farmers in the State, viz: J K Ihigpen, W H Cheek, J B'D'iVis and many others. Tpat night they appeared before the Agricultural Committees of the General Assembly, and some good speeches wer6 made on our agricultural interest, and they fully en dorse the State Department and Com missioner Polk tbey recommend a dog tax and improved roads, &c. '' Next in order, was Gov Vance's lecture on tbe ' Scattered Nation," which was de livered in response to a unanimous peti tion of the General Assembly, and joined in by tbe citizens of Raleigh. When the petition waa handed the Governor, he re plied, "that I have declined so many in vitations and am so pressed with business I don't see how I can comply, but I can not and will not. refuse tbis Legislature, as they have done so much for me." It wouid D9 vanity in me to attempt any comments.; For profound thought and pathos of sentiment and beautv of lan guage. 1 never board it excelled. Due moment be bad tbe aadieooa in a fit of laughter and the next almost in tears. The proceeds, about $140, went to the Orphan Asylum. The Legislature is making haste slowly, a great many bill 3 are introduced every day, but the committees seem to have a passion for reporting unfavorably upon tbem, and that is the last of them. If we complete the work already marked out, I think it will be a great improvement. There is still a strong determina- i tion to curtail expenses ana re duce taxes. Same important Acts have been passed, one authorizing Grand Ju riea to administer oaths. Amending the charter ot Davidson College, and increa9 tmg tbe numoer ot trustees. An act concerning the probate of deeds allowing them to be proven without tho seal. An act allowing Sheriffs to collect arrearages ot taxes from to 187. a Incorporation acts for Davidson College aud the Char lotte Home aud Hospital. An act requiring county officers to make monthly returns together with many railroad acts, prohibitory and lo cal bills that will not ioterestoy partic ular section. The Augusta Air LineR R is tbe special order for Wednesday at 11 O'clock, and I hope will pass. E.ection o! Justices of the Peace, is set apart for the 18th inst, and may other bills which I cannot mention. 1 hear no move for ad journment yet, and I presume tbey will not adjourn until the 8th of March. Last but not least, Mr Dumont is here ,in the interest of immigration, and has made a goodinove in that direction. He has been before the committees and address- . ii -j a . ea tne AssemDiy tne omer nignt in an interesting aud impressive speech. W.E. A. tost V X ATJVB. 3 The folloi , ; summary of. bills vice j introduced, during passed and it the past wee- ;- Sknatb Mr Caldwell introduced a bill requiring all Justices of tbe Peace to file a trab6oript of the cases tried by them during the year. air Nicholson, to reduce and regulate the cost of public printing. Provides that tbe printers appointed to audit the ac counts of tbe S ate Printer shall only do so twenty-four times a ytoar. Mr Erwin, to repeal the law whiob pro vides for the main tenant of lunatics oat sine of the State Asylum; Mr Davidson, to makjt the .carrying of concealed deadly weapon a misdemeanor. Tbe bill passed its readings, pocket-knives being excepted. ' Vr Hoyle, to ascertain and audit tbe debt of Cleaveland county, t Also, to prohibit the safe of liquor with in li miles of St Paql's church, in Cleave land county. ;'" Mr Red wine, from ladies and gentle men of Albemarle, Staufy county, asking for a prohibitory liquor law in said town. H B 7, S B 239. to incorporate tbe Trustees of Center Point Institute, in Ire dell county. Passed. ' Mr Caldwell, from citizens of Mecklen burg aud certain towlphips in Cabarrus county, asking for the passage of a stock law. ' Bill conce cio t.; ;?- iaed by in- foorporated 'Pt. I - gives a jLiieo prior to jfH V .j . done for the company - i uamages arising from torts. Senator Graham, of Lincoln, spoke in favor of tka bill. Passed its second reading. $ Mr Alexander, relative to public roads and highways' Was ordered to be printed. S B 334, to raise a Joint Committee to investigate tbe Bank of North Carolina. Adopted. x I Bill to provide for holding terms of the Superior Courts when judge fails to at tend. Tbis bill provides that when the judge fails to make his appearance by 6 o'clock of the first day of the term, the sheriff shall adjourn the court' to' tbe first Mon day after the terms of the courts of the district are finished. ' Senators Graham of Lincoln, Hender son, JSr win and Austin; were in favor of tbe bill. .Senator Bynum, moved to amend by excepting the Ninth' Judicial District. Carried. Tbe bill as amended' then passed. The bill to amend the law in relation to the duties of the oonhty treasurer. Tbis bill requires tbe treasurer to post an ac count of the status of county affairs every month, to call ou all persons having coun ty money every month, and to submit bis books every quarter, and provides that for failure to comply,: the treasurer shall be removed. It was passed and having pre viously passed tbe House is now a law. Bill to amend the charter of tbe town of MooreBville. Passed. - Bill for the relief of persons who lost their sight, or both arms or both feet in the Confederate service from this State, be paid by the State ,to tbe sum of $60 per annum, passed i . Senator Scales prt report from the Coi ment and Refo bills. Proposing . reading o important m Retrench- accompanying ganizt) Insane Aayinm,- iftopoV thorizing tbe obi. mansion. Bill at' ship in Executiv vl tW .At a Governor's tbe extra clerk- Bill to protect Ate'8 interest in public works, by not owing agents or officers to furnish supplies in whose sale they are personally interested. Mr Lind say explained the bill, saying that officials might put their own prices on articles, and thus the State be a loser. Another section prohibits officers from taking con tracts in any public works. H B 213, S B 315, to amend the char ter of tbe town of Mooresville, in Iredell county. Passed its final reading. House. The bill to abolish the crimi nal court of Wake county, after an ani mated debate, passed its second read ing. Resolution in regard to ill treatment of convicts on tbe State publio works, and instructing committeen internal im provements to investigate the matter, nnRRnd. ' Mr Austin, to authorize the commis sioners of Union oouoty to levy a special tax. JcSv Mr uiiCE, to nave a stock law in Iredell. By Mr Ardrey, to amend seo 8, chap 7 Battle s Revisal. By Mr Haffjtetler,-vd" incorporate the town of Lowell, in Gastoo county. Cor poralions. xy Mr uovinjnon, to amend law in re lation to probate of dfiecU, and convey ances and privy examinations of married By Mr Brown, of Afccklenburg, to re peal the law requiringjthe keeping up of fences. . I By Mr McCorkle, tq aid in the consti tution of the Winstonpaiem and Moores ville R R. Bill to in corporative town of Mat thews, Meeklenbursr ounty, passed its second r rui tc plots.,:: -ii-r:e-& a firs iosuit.iu.io en; - t jy rs-euiriag such com pics to a it $l'i,00i in 0 S Bonds with the- tretkurer, and upon failure to settle any io in 90 days, the amount Bball be taken nom tbe deposit. lhe law is not to; apply io those compa nies wmcb invest all the assets in tbe e bill as one state. Mr Bernard spoke of giving proper protection o home people ana noma companies, explained the fall purpo it passed its readings. Mr Co vine too of the bill, and TILDEN BEFORE TBE JNVESTIOA- TOBS.l - J Gov Tilden, at his own request, was summoned before tbe Pftter euo commit tee at the Fifth Avenu Hotel in New York, and testified,' that he never saw or heard off or suspected the existence of the cipher des patches published by the Tribune until their publication; that no negotiations for tbe vote of Florida or feoath Carolina were undertaken with his authority, sanction or knowledge; that tbe first he heard of the South Carolina transaction was Mr Cooper's communication to him of Pel ton's despatcb from Baltimore asking for 160,000 or $80,000, sad that be then im mediately ordered that proceeding stopp ed and Pelton home. - Hej knew nothing of the proffer of Florida's I vote till tbe whole matter was long past, when Mr Marble mentioned as bygone affair that there had been such ft proffer and that it had t been declined. He said, "I declare before God and my country it is my entire belief that the vote and the certificates of South Carolina, of Florida and of Louisiana, were bought; that tbe Presidency was bougm. reiwu ---an inchoate offense, but on tbe other side t a TI mama the aot which was done was a comp.e,u tA franH ADd the DOS868- rrf nninmmtiiu - . . . the United mon oi tne x j - Stof aa aran ariveU tO man who was not elected." . A day or two after tne election uu Grant wrote a letter recouiuieuuiuK uu-. committees go South to see a fair count I bad nothing u do wrn me Beiecuou oi those committees, l never uearu irum tbem but once, and tnat was a commuui cation siened by Mr Ottendorfer and ntharm- I was very busy all tbe time and did not undertake to correct the idea that they were my personal agents, inai iaea has no foundation. . xoey reprosouteu mo Democratic party. None of tnem, so iar as I know, went to these otates antnor ized to do anything that gentlemen might not do. From tbe vtn oi jNovemDer, 1876 to December 6 lb of tbe same year, under no circumstances did I enter into anv competition for the seeking of certifi cates by venal inducements. There never was an hour or a minute mat l entertain-. ed such a thought. To the people who I believed elected me President of tbe United States, to four millions citizens who were defrauded, I owed it as a duty to proclaim that 1 would not yield one jot or tittle of my right, whatever else may result from tbis subversion of the electo ral system and oftfree government. I re solved I would enter into no auction for tbe purchase of the chief magistracy Cheers, which the chairman suppressed . waa resolved that X would continue to protest against tbe wrong by which tbe people were defrauded out of their rights." "When reiton returned irom oaitimore, I said something to him about bis action and be made no reply. I did not get from bim any information about ciphers or negotiations until l saw tLem pub lished. I did not believe tnat f el ton had any power, because be bad no authoriza tion. Edward Cooper came to me and said he had received a proposition to get the votes of South Carolina for money. The substance of our conversation was that the votes were for sale. 1 never beard of any attempt to bribe nntil the publication of the fact, I first heard ot the Florida bribery from Mr Marble. In reply to a very . able and close ex amination, Mr laden reiterated that it was not pertinent to tbe subject to refer in bis statement to tbe public as to tbe corrupt offer be heard of, and denied that he drew upon bis statement with the spe cial design of keeping this information from the public. A sharp cross ques tioning, iu which MrTiiden was occasion ally requested to be frank, failed to get him to admit that be ' remembered any conversation at the Third National Bank. with Mr Smith Weed, prior to tbe latter', departure for North or South Carolina This finished Mr Reed's-cross examina tion of MrTiiden. Mr Hiscock now took him in hand. In reply to a qaftltioB il he was informed of the nature of dispatch es received by Mr Smith from' Florida, be said, "I did not occupy myself much with the progress of the Florida proceedings, I never saw tbe dispatches advising tbe em ploy me nt of some man who could be trusted for a week. I heard INhad one majority in Florida, bat did not see the dispatches referred to as conveying that and other information. I did not see tbe despatches to Geo W Smith, saying "See my despatch to Spain I" I have no recollection of seeing or bearing read any each despatch, I assume tbe Demo cratic Rational Committee here were in communication with gentlemen in Florida during tbe canvass. Q You have said that if yon had any idea of influencing these boards veniaily, the last person yon would have chosen would have been Col Pelton. Why did you not deem it proper to call Mr Coop er s, or Mr Hewitt's attention to the mat ter, and ask them to take charge of these matters, lest Pelton might compromise tbe Democratic General Committee ? A. "In the first place, I supposed they had full knowledge and would be able to take care that nothing wrong should be done. The civil law does not recognize purposes until tbey are embodied in ac tions. Tbe church punishes purposes if criminal, even if they are not carried out. "The atmosphere at that time was full of rumors of fraudulent returning boards I declare before God acd my country, believe that votes of Louisiana and Flori da were bought, (meaning by Republi cans.) 1 would scorn and condemn my ngbteous title, if tbe Democratic party secured my seat by fraud. Mr Tildes s examination lasted two hours and a half. When it was done Mr Parm exposed the further mistranslation of the dispatch upon which the Tribune depended for its accusations of Mr Mar ble. South Carolina News. The grand jury at Sumter, has found a true bill against Sam Lee for official mis conduct as judge of probate, and Lee has fled. Wilmington Star: Rev Dr J H Cuth bert has written a life of the late Rev Dr R chard Fuller, one of the most eminent ministers ever born in tbe South. D Fuller was a South Carolinian and Baptist a man of lofty eloquence and large mnaence. uoi joun a ftcm has been appointed superintendent of the South Carolina Railroad, vice S S Solomons. Tbe value in money of all the property in Columbia, subject to taxation, is 1, 600,000. Captain Ficklin, a freight conductor on the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Rai J : r . . . . usu, mcatjureB six teei eignt mcnes in height. The Grand Jury of Charleston county found a true bill against E. W. M. Maokey, republican, for libel in publish ing charges against W L Daggett, dem ocrat, of stuffing a ballot box at the Pal metto engine house at the late election. The Herald of last week announces the death of Mrs Sophia Moore, at Rock Hill on the 31st ultimo, at the age of eighty five years, less three months. The Herald says, that Mr Henry Mas sey, who resides seven miles north of Rock Hill, lost a number of hogs recently from tbe effects of acid phosphate which tbe animals had eaten after burglariously making entranoe into tbe lint room of his gin-house where the stuff was stored. The Sooth Carolina State Orange, re cently in session at Charleston, passed resolutions denouncing the action of the fertilizer companies in raising the prieef fertilizers and petitioning the Legislature to repeal all existing charters to dig and mine phosphates in the rivers, and advo cating the retention of the whole phos phate interest in the hands of tbe State. Senator Burton, a colored member of the Texas Legislature, sends money to Virginia to assist his old mistress who raised him and taught him how to read, and who is now living in poverty. rniiT Rmr.c Kver Sold. See in another column an advertisement of II- ustrated Family Bibles at astonisningiy 'I'ho American family uiu" Publishing Company. Cincinnati, Obio, is tally able to a" woat tuey uuo., understand that every one who has rrn rrnt. ft Rihl .if them are self-explain ing, and the amounUf extra matter they bind with tbe Bible, if bought separately. would, oost more than tbey as lortur x;Ki i a,m iq aid to be first-class and the Bibles can be returned if purchas ers are no, satisfied. b In this citv. on Thursday, 6th inst, Mr Frank Beatty and Miss Jennie Little. . . tlt i r m In Hickory, by rxev J o .weiouu, xov b Hoyle, of the N C Conference, and Miss Nannie J Martin. Tn Trenail nonntv. near Olin. January 22od. bv Rev M V Snerrill, Mr Lewis fl Fraley and Miss mouie r wnno. In Concord, on tbe otn instant, at ine residence of J F Willefoid, Eeq, by the T? T. MnRinnon. Mr George. E Fisher and Minn J M Cress: Also, on tbe 4th in stant, by the same, Mr E H McLaughlin, editor of the Concord sun, ana miss iaa L Moore; Also, on Thursday night, by Rev H P Cole. Wm Mayhew, of Iredell county, and Miss Anarab A Elkins.. In this city on tbe Zbtb uit, at tne resi dence of Capt T T Smith, by Rev A A Bosbamer, Air J a reus, oi opartanourg, S C, and Miss Emma F Boone of this city. In this county, by tbe Rev Walter vv Pbarr, February 12, Mr R W Hunter to Miss M aggie L Sloan, daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Sloan, deceased ireb. In Union oounty, January I2ib, of consumption, Mr Slathicl Harris, after a protracted illness of about eight years, aged 75 years. In this county, of pneumonia, Mr A W Lawing, a useful citizen and a justice of the peace, of Paw Creek Township. In Rck Hill.S C, on the Dth inst., Mr James YouDg. leb afcbertiscmertts. FARMERS, READ. ' Charlotte. February 12, 1879. I TAKE pleasure in stating to the people of this community, that I am here for the purpose of erecting sets of our Improv ed Horse Powers, for ginning and thresh ing. Tney at now in operation in this etate, south Carolina, Ueorgi a and Ala bama, and have never failed to take gen erally where introduced. I will test them to the satisfaction of persons interested. and then sell the territory by counties or State. Tbey reduce the draft half, and are cheap, durable and simple. I have known two hundred and forty' dollars made in one day by selling the farm rights. Any iufor matioa parties may wisti, can be had to their satisfaction. I will sell counties so as tbe purchaser can double his money by sel ling the counties again. My models can be seen at the office of Dr. E. Nye Hutchi son. This machinery was patented De- comber 7, 1875, and invented in (Sampson county, a u. L. B. Hl'U'H a BRU, . febl4 -w Patentees. CHEAPGOODS. HAVING bought out the entire stock of Brown & Co, we will sell the stock of N otions (which were bought very cheap), regardless of their actural value, e will discontinue keeping them and wish to close tnem entirely out. A call will save you money. WEDDINGTON & ALLEN, Successors to Brown & Co. 9 AT RETAIL CHEAP FOR CASH ONLY, AT WEDDINGTON & ALLEN'S. We have a large stock of plows, plow blocks, piow lines, trace chains, hames backhands, n&i la. hnrso ehwa muln ihmu I , J uam.v U VV, O , horse shoe nails, hoes, shovels, forks and SDades. heel screws, sincta-treea niovkau grass rods, and general hardware, at more reasonable prices, for cash, than has ver oeen Known in tnis market. Uall at W. A A.s, Brem, Brown & Go's febl4 lm old 8tand. COPARTNERSHIP. TTAV1NO formed nurtnMhin with w Liidell. for tfin m ri ii r n ra a rt H sale of his engines, Ac, I have sold out my stock of plows aud implements to the Co- M A.i . w - - operative tore, wnere my former custom' ers can find a full line of Avery plows, &c 1 have a small number of htitrtrm n.i ona on hand, which I wish to close out and will sell at very low prices. My stock in future will consist of mri n Aft u w - m i 1 1 j corn mil s, wheat mills complete, cotton gius hiiu presses, inreaners aud separators Parties wisuinc anv of th nimuu man. tioneu articles will do well to see me before purcnasing. febl4 JAMES F. JOHN8TON. FINEST ENGLISH SPICES Cloves, Nutmegs, Mace, &c. ALSO, EXTRACTS OF VANILLA, LEMON.'&c Corn Starch, Gelatine, Italian Macaroni Tapioca, Arrow Boot, Ac. An entirely fresh supply, just received, at F. SCARE & GO'S DRUG STORE,-, near the Post Office, febl Charlotte, N C. Valuable Property for Sale A J Q erS .National Rank raniatnuH in Kh- 12 page 137, m the Registers office of this county I will sell for cash, at the Court 1 -plourinK ana unst Mills, in Charlotte, known as the City Mills. The Haiti mills : i 1 1 1 . . . . triA iro lfk1 m . . J , Bituateu on tne a. r. and Kailroad and khan anH a a i- t : t i wun large capacity for grinding corn, a wheat. The property is a vtry desirak one. J E. Brown, Attorney. J. H. ti. KUTT. Caahir febl4 tds For Sale, rjlHE purebred Berkshire Sow, Clara, two years old, a good breeder, and In far 'owto the imported Berkshire Boar Velo cipede II. This is a rare opportunity for any farmer wishing to stock up in this pop ular breed of swine. f.,j , R B CALDWELL, febl42w Charlotte. Farmers of Mecklenburg. T AM now selling the ETI WAN ACID at cost for cash. Also, a large stock of GROCERIES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL at bottom prices. feb14 lm R M WHITE. FBFIT TBEEs. mHOSE who have not yet teken their A trees ordered, will find them by apply ing at the store of JH Henderson. Trees furnished for . Spring planting, and war ranted to grow. , febl4 2m t. W. SPARROW. NEW ADVERTJMr TKAC HERS MiTs Spring and Suxnme, !, DIPHTHERIAL tively Drevent thi terrible disease ' l.' U1 es in ten. wXd Will nX- cure nine cases many uves sent nt free by mauT Don't Seli S S better than cure. Sold BJry moC? 8 JOHNSON & Cotej? t-retention is I -t iU4jj ft For Women nna ChliaL Females suffering from Bain an rive great comfort and strength from ti,!re,fllW son's Ua peine Porous blaster. Wher T.iTt5 01 fiaL affected with whooping cough, ordinal colds or weak lungs, it ia the one an? W?$L ment they should receive. This article . "" & medical elements such as is found in no tin, e in the same form. It is far superior to conmf' tei4j plasters, electrical appliances an1 other M?on,w5i dies. It relieves pain at once, strenirt h enf1 where other plasters will not even rpliSIr am. all 'local aches and pains it is also th2ae,,m remedy. Ask for Benson's Capclne pJiT1 no other. Sold by all Druggists. PriceJeJ01 taka C.ONSUMPTI0W AND ALL DISORDERS OF THS Throat and Limr PERMANENTLY CURED. ' DR T A SLOCUM-S GREAT EE taken in conjuncion with big Compound Emulsion of ' Pure CJotl Liver nn and hypophosphates of LIME AND SODA. "FT? TCP. KOTTT.P! of each n, " " sent by ernwTT each suffering applicant sending their name f n ? Emress address to DrTASlocnm isi DSJr11 New York. -W STJ3ST, CONQUERED BY THIS SIGX mo thought Constantine when hebecami O a convert,, because & Pagan refused la absolve him from the guilt of his crimei and the Christian readily agreed, and ap? cially manuiautured for hitn a sign to which he was to conquer. ' TTonrv th V I X I in mm ranMA n i tine s specialty and become the " defeadet of the new faith," with his six wives, oat only outliving him, tieven hundred jew before Constantiue lived fcjolotnon, who built a Temple with out-nouses, courts, 4c,' on JiO acres of ground, 700 wives, 300 ditto a good sized population to the acre. Tin Queen of riheba admired his wisdom mach more than his matfuificence, and sigoifl. cantly remarked that '"the half of his greu ness bad not been told her;" but after hi declared that " all is vanity," built high places for the worship of heathen deitia and died. .Napoleon Bonaparte, on his narrow escape from the inflowing tide of the ftedt-ea, while passing througn on tht spot where Pharaoh and his host perished, exclaimed: "If I had perished here like Pharaoh, what a text I would have furnish, ed Orthodoxy," and (J. S. Uolton to adv tise his coufectioaaries and groceries, at tht Uising Hun, on Trade' street, opposite tht Market Mouse, where everything in ihi above lines maybe found,, including Fa ry's Garden beeds, (ireen and Caootl bruits, nuts, teas, coffees, sugars, pickles, fine cigars and tobacco, toys, fcc. febl4 O.- cl. HOLT0N. liandretna' Ciur4ea fieeak.-. rjiHJriK seeds, known to all Kitchen and Market Gardners as the most rsll&bb of any on tbe market, we offer to the trada at as. low rates as other Seeds are sold ; tod having been assured by the Messrs, Lw dreths that all seeds from their House hve passed under their personal inspection, rt do not Jiesitate to say that we offer them, guaranteeing a satisfactory return in every instance when proper care is given u planting, &c. We have a descriptive Ct logue for every man in the couuty. . Cll and secure oue, or send in your name tad Post Office and we will send oue oymtil. febl4 Li. R. WRIaTOJM 4 U0, l.andethl, Extra Early Pea. rriHIS is the original Extra Early P named and introduced by them over years ago. It stands to day at the head of the first earTy sorts ; none are so profitable to tbe market gardener, and none are more luscious. For sale by L. R. WRISTON C0., Old Drug aund, feb 14 Corner Trade and Tryon Sts. Notice. rpHE farmers of Mecklenburg county are requested to convene at the Court House, iu Charlotte, at 12 M, on TueedtJ, February 18th, 179, .to take some action u regard to the purchase of Fertilizeri t" ' present year. E O GRIEB, R B Hunter; EH Walker, Wm McGomba, J Li Brothers, febH lw N Gibson. J. M. SIMS, CHARLOTTE, N. O i . "DREEDER of .White and Prtrid -LJ chins, from the best importM A. few pair Partridge Cochin Chicw. sale. Also, eggs for hatching, at fi-wy seltl prem aium at the last fair of the CaroUB- feb7 2m Sale of Land. BY virtue of a decree of the District Co of the United States, for the wj" rf District of North Carolina, I wm.nfV public auction, at tbe Court House, "Jy lotte, on Saturday, the 1st day of 1879, the reversionary interest io perty assigned to William dloan as v stead, it being the property on wu u now resides, situated on Tryon tb, the city-of Charlotte ; I will ? lot on the corner of College ana streets, in the rear of the reside"00 William Sloan. ... , ,r v WELk Assignee or Wm janlO 4w j .in! tit The above sale has been pohTt Saturday, March 1st, 1879. AT'lEN'riUN, FAKJup, TT 7E have a large stock of ode, W Clevises. Heel Screws, 0!Teet6. jingle Trees, steel and iroii a " the V. etc, w,hich we can and will seu " por arro I tot ers at prices much lower tnau 1U . .hV sibly afford to make them AlVfjl0?E K.YLE T. L.EWIS & BROS' pu the best in the fiN0 7 L. A. WRl31 jah7