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.'raMlity. Varrantrd Iorit jrnr.
MOST KLKGANT A N l LATLsT
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PI.KMH'M ino-opetition with other for
fJiy. JhtrtWiy, Pn!.
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WILIS QVIB3U3 TABLETS.
urv rensl f.r COl'OlIS.aii la!liie-
. th TIIKOAT. LCNOS. CIIKSI I
.Ml'mCS .MKMIIUAXK.
Jul 1'p Only In llliie I!3kr
SJt Ay I)r'j-jit.
r. S. Ci:iTTKXTOX.
i:ir f TSiith Area tie, NV Yrk. "
LUCRATIVE 1JU.SINK.SS
ItiT W want SOI m re FI IT-CLASS
Sewinjj 3frhine A'nt, and -Vnf men of
1 uer-r aaJ aMIitv b l-arn the buine.a .f
S, I!,nSewin- Machine. Comin.Hti..,
. I
l.irrrI, I-utrarvin a4-erIinc t Auiltty, j
Character and 2",na,l,"' Ant. J
rwpwum- 1
llltoa S"wlns Machine C o :
I trilicui.o.
-T JkKl Hrv-J:V. Xew
rleit Jj.
riAGTS WANTED FOR HtSTORYIll
I CirTCfl'l PYhIkITImIM
VLIIILII U UolllUll iwi 1 ,
ORGANS
P"5J KOTtClL
I f Ufia
It coaUin 330 Une enratin t build- ! ntu li ..r all. llu in-trumt nt lia ull the
in ainl 4n in iheHreat Kvhihilii an ! m-bm improvemenl. inelu.lin theceh
i, ih-.lc .nhr ;.- .h i .-omt.l, ie liUt..rr : bratl AtrratTe" treble, au.l i fully war-
iiblhe4. It treat f the grand building. '
vonderftleihibit, euriilie. gr-at event-, J
etc. Verr chaii and wll -t iirht. u-!
Anfdd fso;Ii ..... -;-y. sj..hi f;
. 1 "- tirm- to agent aiel a full l--rij- (
ten of ike work. Ad Ire-.
XATH'XAL rCHLISIIIXO Cll., i
I'hiladelphia. Pa. rSr. Loui. M.
tMrTIOV-l'.n ebMe an I w-rthl
l .k- Mt the Exhibition arel-iii-eirciil.tl.
Il 11-A deceive!. St-ethal l!:e k T
bur contain U7I tn "- jo I M Hue -ti-:rtun,i.
Ilw
VO.M)i:itFt L SI C-l
t
or THE
CEiiTfiiiiui at mm,
Dmerlbrd V IIItitratcI.
:d in (11 dlj". I lain; th oi.lv
. .m Jet Luw PKICK IVii.:K, i770
-g-" only Hl..t!),l lr-.t.i.x of the
-itlre hitorr, trai. I lUi... Iig-". V".i.Jer
t d Kvhibits Curbilie.. t;reUt Piv-.etc. ;
illlKtmtcd. an ! HI che r than ar.v
ther; Kt-rllv win: it. t.ie
iv-ut cfearevl H In fbnr t-ck.
: AtiKX TS WAX TK:. S.n l .,imkly
' prf of ttlnvo, rii.i.m ofodi-
cL-rgy, and r,. au.pb ..gv. fu!l
! -crirai..n ai l "nr KXTI! TKb'US.
:irn:i m:i. iuhiuher.
I t. Sjnm St.. riiitada.. I'a.
I TTTinT HKWAKKoffal
?.,.a..s.,,rr. 4rir
STOYES &L TINWARE,
C2IK1I. IIIM1KII.
A X DSTI I. L C H K A P K Ull
Fi:HU arrital of . ! t'..kin
ve an 1 II -uting Stove, -The l'..l
-n Kwig." and -v'.Jtag..- t!.,. ' gnt f.-
.,riW of the ! ani.H.g the il, r.
U as--J arti.i.at r T.nwre. whuh
-ofTr ai "t-ntracti.t i ri,-. uvrk
o.-h U u.ttNgf Ciitleri.ig, V!te and
-,.r x-, ute.1 in g...U tvb, Nt.d at r
I -vd tlgur. Tim- ar- h"r.. i,iw;m i.
- .-V-, t ott.,i i, b, , r, 1 ... JU -rli
:.. t V , pr..j-.rti..n. We m.T,,, bu-i...
' t -.JV it it.. v.Hir ahni.t:.gvt..,x.
.-ir ..k Uf-re t., ir,!.,,.
i n.-, r,Hie all and gi,. u,
rr.H. sin ,v t.. H4 VtM1
ki I T... reat the .ante' th
!. ,-. Tie. wIhi;, ind.l.l.nt .... I...
? Vf n k or a.runt i!l pi.-,..- ,,u. ;w.
. Ia. pro,.,.tK -euU-..w,. .
W. I. , J
t - -
K. KI.KIN.
;DR- W. H. LILLY,
Ufr r.iS hi t.rofe..i..nal -rI t
ti4u. ut Concord ai.d vn init.
ih..
'rr"' ! tl.l.. K
J febvtria:t Cbttrth.
Plu,. ji.
-iiniHut wit., yo. i..u. W(. x,,,,,1""""'! 1 i.e ;xew, i ork h.-fieiU" tory Pa-'just recompense of reward, and not
e. . h..j. -4liL.. .1,:, ,i, . -r. t.. not ir. t to uk v..ur nev-dnlr , . ,, ... ,
K. .r-l,.r ttJ .una-ttf.. .1.1,;; s.?,,!; r f H.--.mi-aying rl ..f Mhlp-av ' I .",.v 10,1 lLem lLal lLey are welcome
" IX K sCftKXKi:. and. .j ,ite K .:- w"Ik'' trv"- to go. but make it a nocessity for
!.-. and d-.n't !i i,,,,;; v The FamdvStorv Pai-r -IU for 'i cent ' . i . . , ,
-lr,.,. '""J- vr ....... y. extra charge for Shk,re.i,,.Cm l SCt aWa.V and 1,0 lt
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VOL. II
PLOWS.
TKke-p on hand llic FreIricKburg n
t'oncord 1M..W-. himI extra cting.
Ai 1 1.- celebrated "A IA MA NT" Wow.
r.ih- bv I Ik New York Plow Co., a plen
.IhI fullr wrmntl in ri-ct tu du
rst ti lit r, efficient work. Vc.
KICII.UO.VI) CO.,
4(L.ni Oncorl, X. C
the Ouantity.
IwpritrcA thr Quality.
. ARMSTKOXKS'
LLXCOLX lWTTKJt POKDKIL
CJ 1 Krr ! IJuttcr nil tl V-r rmind.
UVTTKIC IX 3IINITKS.- ,
IJm-In IlutterPow r inf ntirelr Iirnv
lew artiel iiinJe frtm --W.r4led Knglifh
enj-. nI now in daily iiAs1y mnrflhe
nt ntiv. farmer in the butter cutiutic
ihMin-1 I'hilatlrlrJtia.
In Kt wratlier thi Powder mnkc butter
tr.ii.-li firmer and weefcr than it tMUtilly .
mii. I ki-,-1- it frm turninff taneid. It nl
r,-iiH-. flu- tr.ni: tlavurof turtii"', snrlie,
u-wJ.. crn fjlk.. rtln eeI. et-; nnl tin
ine-ti-e,I vieM f butler iniM-h iinrs than
! 1 he triin ex'ii-e of uini; it.
35 C'ciiIh per PaM'knge.
Vlmh-:il lK-Kt :
HKSMAKKKT ST., PIIILAOKMMIIA
.1 eii.icrric.vf.
FAMILY KNITTIKQ MACHINE-
siMPI.i:.I)ri:AIlLE,CIIKAP! WILL
j T A IJKK TIMK, WILL
KNIT 20,000 STITCH KS IX
A MIXCTK!
Kiiif nil . f work, narrow, ami vi
deti it ; ha- all iz"! , d-te. Knit
.i-r .V dlrtt-ntit trnriiieiit. Sk I, Sttek
in, .Mittt-ii. ITrcin. Wristlet. tll.vt-s,
etc. It knit every -iMe variety of A'm
or fancy liti-li. " S-v-ntytie -er cent
r-Ht in iiiafufaeturiie knit !.d' Farm
er inn treble the Value of tln-ir !, by
convening it into knit I. Women
M-.nk .". r dav-with It.
AOKXTS WAXTKO.. Send f..r Sm
l. Trie I.1-1. ami Circular t pririt ijl
otfit-e and iiirtimfa-toryf
ltt KUCI KxirriMi M.trilINK M'k'u CX,
HrattlrUuo, Vt.
ir. offi.X'- fJ r.Wdw,iv, Xuw'Vork
N. 1TJ et Sr.1 Stre-t,St. Paul, Mum.
TIIK
PHILHARMONIC PIANO. '
.
f PUIS iitirvlv now intriiux nt, i--sin
York, or Ne ! all the coM-ntinl iialilie wf mirv eten--t'tt-'
j ire and higher priced Iiaii, i orten-d at
at h.cr orW-v than ,mr fimilar now one in
.W market. It i dunible, with a niH-niH-
'nt tone h:.r.lly MirMI, and y.t fan U
lurebael nt ri'"ej anJ on term with inhe
raiittl
Calal'-gne in: Iiil.
WATKKS'
NEW SCALE PIANOS
I"' niade. The touch i elastic and
liu. ingmg tone, jwcrlul. pure hiii even
Il'.l 77;.V CO.XCKIiTU OKU A AS
c:illll 1h eit lled iil ttUie or lieMUly ; they
ii:fy (ni-t !!. The Coi,eTto Stop i n
iilie ili.:.atlll of the lltllililtl Voice.
lric extremely bw fir c:.-h uiriiig thi
month. Monthly in-tnlluieiiU, ri-'ivi"l :
On Piano, f !U to f Jit; (trgan to?lO;
Second hand in: rumen t.3 t- ?". monthly
after Crt D'it. Agenta wanted. A liln-r-al
di-eiHiut to teacher, minister. churches,
Iioii llge. ,Ve. Spj-c;..l indi: - mi-lit.
I 1 the ; .i ie. 1 Mu.'ttrntfd inabe . '.uiilcd.
IKHSACK WATKUS A: SUNS,
o :,T. 4S Hrmeluav Xew York.
TJT-fMOXI.I.S or
IVnlon' 1'ianoH and Organ
Wafers Xew Sule Pian have atulinr
merit. Xew Ytk Tribune.
Tlie tone f the Water' Piano i rich,
iiielhtw and .iHru. They iBM-f gmd
volume of Hind mil the contihiintb 11 oi
Miii. or Miiging jawer i-0110 of their ni"rt
market! f-tdure. New York Time.
i Waters Concerto Oagan b v.iwl a to
j have a tone like a full, rich alto voice. It
' i v j iatly l.-.iiunu in it tone, jw rfid vet
wtct. Kurnl 1 orker. Ji-Iv
SHAKES PEAR E
GIVEN AWAY.
ll"i tf' pfi st ht tntt r '' thi'
XKW YOliK
FAMILY STORY PAPElt
Weprwnt evety urtha-r with the
ilrt rt ..rthe WtlHKS ..f WILLIAM
SlIAKKsrKAKK.
Thi etlitb'll i- K-Mil K-t:IVi Form.
ri:n-h I!.'i:traU-l. and prinll ganid
t':n k i-Hir. uiih nv v.. clear tvi..
Krry.r.i. ho Vunm ; tin .rrM-iit j
Pata-r will lM eistithtl to a 4irt of shake-1
i-are fnv Wc, kly, till the v.rk i. com-
Thi i. the m.-. hNml girt eer pro-
ei t,i to the jin.n or any pn r jublMi. j
e in the Worn!. !
. When hm ii-x... !.:. nnd u.wJii.g
f The -w 1 ork
l?are.
Ue w.ii.dak orour itror..a n javul
"-.t. to b.-ing thi n..-i t., the i.r.tnv of ,
cieir iricu.i. v I. : that every rnel.-r of The
tl Alia
:i .
, to iImi iiiiii i.l. unrL. i.r Wiiiw... i.l.
.. ........... . .... .
-are.u. H., klv i.-,n-. Frkk. Addros. !
XtlltM A N L. MoXUtl jt CfC, . I
fnf 7I I--ekn,;i:i siri-t. New York. "
Concord.
CONCORD, NORTH
j I.Iberia nnd the Xejcroo.
Iast Satarday night tho Court-
house was filled with the citizens of
Concord and from various parts ol
the county, to hold a council, to con
sider steps, to be taken, to bring
about a better feeling between the
whites and blacks. Kd Boat occupi
ed the' bench. The negroes 'called
Melchor, and Penick, to
the chair, and desk, adopted the
ten minute rule, in order that many
might bo heard.
I Dost opened tho discussion with an
exhortation tocultivatogood feelings
and brotherly; lovo 'between the
races. He was followed by a colored
gentleman of consiurable culture
and good sense by the name of
Stokes, and he by Col. John Long,
who addressed to them a plain and
advisatory speech, calculated to ben
efit the colored people if they were
not blind with. stupidity ; but it was
evident that they were determined
to be unreasonable, and insulting,
ami I bat conciliatory talk was lost
on them.
Prof. Haines the schoolmaster,
threw ttie first bomb it) the battle,
by opening the question of cmigra
tion to Liberia, Bost attempted to
squelch the effort of the ranting
swell-head, but was prevented by
tho tumult, for by this time the
meeting was a scene of demoniac
riot. Ilriines was impudent in his
denunciation of the whites, and of
Bishop Hood, who advised .them
against going away last .Monday
nirht. He was followed by Jake
Wallace, in a torrent of ranting rhet-
one, aivJ maudlin gasconade, mat
resembled a kinky elf, shaking his
wiry, locks at a corps of goblins, to
raie an infernal din. Noah Kascoe,
(eorge Bogcr, and Amos Melchor,
ttlso fired their bysmal orgies, intern
Htying the bitterness as they pro-'
eeeded. The whiles stayed until
they were through, to witness their
beastly, ignorant tnuliciousnuss, which
closed at half past ten o'clock, with
a motion that was purely negro, to
have another fandango in two weeks.
The grand key to all their bitter-
ness is a uui lor higher wages, tncy
feel that tho bites cannot I'd alon
-1
without them, and that they will
give them more pay, a larger inter-1
et ill the Cron. than thev have here-
...r,.. -.ii...-tl,.i ilw.v Jw.i.l.l
Jake Wallace and Haines have been
to school, ami have learned about
what such Congoa generally can mas-
tcr, not to kno.v that they know
nothing, only to make jackasses of
themselves before iuteliigei t men,
and to delude ignorant negroes.
lhey must Ik; tanghl a ieson ty
this loolih imj.udence. Some miss
led, ignorant negroes will sufL i-by
the foolishness of those black agita
tors, as Bishop Hood appropriately
calls them, but we t.an't help it, if
they will be seduced to believe the
lies of the devil, let them bum in the
tire,, with his emissaries, that he has
kindled for them. If theSouth loses
the .whole- negro population it will
only give bcr the opportunity to se
cure a better element of labor, and a
more practical system of agriculture
th iu-they have had in the past,
and though it will demoralize thii.gs
for a year or two, it will in the end,
prove an advantage to the country.
To the farmers of Cabarrus we say
employ no negro who has the Li
beria fever, make him fed that he is
rot master of the situation. There
are plenty of colored men who have
sense enough to know that they are
better off here, than they can be any
where else in the world, and condemn
the foolishness of,hc flirting upstarts,
that turned the meeting into a little
hell lard. Saturday uight. Show them
by your notice tnd favors, that you
you are willing tj do right by them,
and give them a chance to make a
living for themselves and families,
bul ct t;c clowny, tlanish disor
ganizers, like Haines, and Wallace,
Iui I uscoc, and Bogcr, and Melchor,
goto Liberia, make them feel that
i,cjr insolence and beastl' bombast
. 1 , .
to reap, at your hands, its
al once. Miow ine ranting sap
heads that the while men arc mas-
ters of this concern, and will not sub-
. ...
"...: i . i...:. r....i:..i..
iyj llJL-ll IllSUII.IIg iCilIIIIC9.
. ... .? ,
luom Know ll,al -ol,l'Ulous
is not the place where they can re-
CAROLINA, SATURDAY,
jpcat the contempt, let ng have no i
more reconciliation meetings, where!
human buzzards mry vomit their
f?1l. D.i:., l. -vX -,. ' ,
llllll. SVaillli: llljll C1 II rill II. anil
' . , 0 .. . '
dragging down with them those of
,t...rM t.. ... 1. . m a . . I . I .t I .A
lUl'll littU IVll'l HUUK1 1U OetlCr.
(General Milrx.
The Xew Orleans Picayune says
il'Pl. .. ... J f.. I H i - P 1
xiiad u u nunucnui 11g1' 01 uen.
Miles's which was announced in
Wednesday morning's dispatches.
The public has been waiting anx
iously to hear sonr.ethih"; more cor
robonttivc of the Tongue Uivrr dis
patch, it is not me? edible, of course,
that Gen- .Miles should havovmet
the Indians, nor is it at all aston
ishing that that experienced ofiiecr
should have driven them before him.
The astonishing features of the re
port arc probably attributable to1
the wild and fervid imagination of 1
the man who sent the dispatch
from Tongue lliver. He states that
the Indians, about 1000 in number,
'fought with great desporatioif
airainst (Jen Miles's force of 300;
that the fight 'raged' for more than
five hours 'as terribly as was ever
witnessed, on a battlefield ;' and nV
tally, that (Jen. Miles's loss was
four men killed and six wounded.'
Senator Sherman ought to have had
that man to help him 'construct'
his 'Louisiana report.'
The Cincinnati Enquirer, also
taking a chance at Miles, says:
"The four or five hundred war
riors, or two or-three thousand peo
ple reported 'surrendered' to Cicn.
Miles November 2nd, only promised
to surrender, which they hae not
done. The reported 'capitulation'
of the Cheyennes to Gen. MeKenzie
in that officer's official reports seems
to have meant 'run away;' and the
retirement of Sitting Bull with his
five hundred men, repot ted by Lieu
tenant Baldwin whei met ny him
ill llic Jiusoun juver me nrsi
week in December, did not lake
place until Baldwin had retired for
ty mild. Some ten days afterward,
when Sitting Bull with his own im-
mediate following nau . bepamiuu
from the main btnly an-' ictiredinlo
the mountains, Lieutenant Baldwin
fell upon him, capturing some of his
tents and: Knies, and drove' him
across the Yellowstone."
Judge Cox.
CorrcsjMjndcnce of The Observer.
Asiiboko. X. C.. Feb. 10, 77.
Messrs IMitbix : His Honor W.
R Cox o! lbo J:,)t.igh Disirict, is
now ,(1ding his fi 1st Court in our
lmvn jt js the general opinion of
j lie jj.u. :U)1 .,co.,c iiKVt he is doing
I his full dut He is kind and cour-
tL.0s lo ail, and fair and reasonable
. ,leciions. . Ho' moves in all
causes with ease and .dignity, with
honor to himself and justice to all
parties concerned. I am fi-ink to
admit that at ov.c time I entertained
some piijiidicojoward him, but that
grew out of the late political contest,
as I was of a different political opni
ion, hut am now free, and do it with
a feeling; of pleasure, to admit that
that feeling u gone, and believe that
the appointment is a good one and
could not have fallen upon one moro
worthy and acceptable to is. We
hope Judge Cox- may be permitted
to visit usagain in li.esame eapaeitj.
.1 CSTICE.
I mm tic oT ranlons.
II i Kxuvlleiiey, the Governor, yesterday
extended exetntivech'inonc-y to three of the
convict, in the penitentiary :
Iiobt. Xoru'ood, eoh.retl, of Orange ; eon- I
victcl of as-ault and battery; at the fall
term, lf:7U, of that court, and sentenced to
three years imprisonment.
Joseph IIinon, convicted in "Watauga
court, spring t.-rin, 1S7, of larceny, und
sentciUH-d to one vear's imprisonment.
Kobt. Orrell, f Davie, (!unvictel at the
fall term of that eoiirt, 187", f appropriat
ing to his own use and behoof, one pig, and
sentenced to three years imprisonment. A
shadow of doubt lieing over the identity of
the pig. Knlcigh Xews.
Zxcii Cu.vxiiLKK's Uaxk AccorT.
Sttretary Chandler's bank account as
chrirman of theXational Hejmblican Com
mittee, show that he sent a check for ?10,-
UO0, iwiyable to (Jovernor Hayes' order, j
Governor Have, lnunedately endorsol it !
rami iwiseU it over to .nr. icrou, .uie
I . a . . va 'V ii- a i
- . .. ,, ' i
chairman ot the Ohio llepubliean Commit-f
, . ...:i...... ,K. .!
lee. l ue iieaviuM iiij;it ivhh hh.h.i h
" " ,
fund was Jar (build,, who gave
e a check' for 1
i
t-lMW, and, iii addition, gave his promise j
that the X'.'w York Tribune u.uld upKrt '
Haves. This t.romise, as is well kiwwn.Lr v,?., rnlnfms in 1 1 'rle-l ion of ,
has been faithfully carrifd out-- lWrW !
I etvu ga ve " -",U I.
Joi.n M. Forla, of
.r . , ... ; ,.
Massachusetts, turni-d in to
the committee 1
the largest amount of eonections, reac
about $30,4100.
hin -!
FEBRUARY IT, pt7.
A Revenue OCIeer H&oC and
Killed in Watauga $?uniy.
f Di- W Tt (ilt n".il ivitmtiap nf Ia
... vrw itiuuitvi v fciiv.
in . r . , .
: House from W atauga,has return -
1 Pnm Qlirkt " riot f timalnn.1 imnn
nuui v ictiu u uiwii j
j his return tells of anotherjjUomicide
in that section of the StaM ( It oc
curred last Wednesday,
miles
from Boone, Watauira, nd John
Wilson, n noted Mitchell e(ju4nty rcv
cnuer, was the viclim. blood is
on the hands of an old matH Matthias
Harmon, who has acquired a name
.which is above every natad in his
section of the State, so fir as con-
ferns the quantity and ex611ericc of
his crooked whiskey anc'i thc con
summate skill with whicj, he has
managed to elude the revenue "offi
cers. . '"f I :
, Last Wednesday he watjchopjiing
in a little patch near his lib use, five
miles from Boone, when! -this '"man
Wilson, who had often him ted him
in vain, 'ga'loped up on im and al
most before stopping commenced
emptying his revolver hs 'the, old
man, who tumbled ovenliie fence
near by and dropped ijnpon' llic
ground as though dead .'or dying.
With an exclamation triumph,
Wilson threw himself fronjl his horse,
and leading the animal, a'pvanccd to
the fence which was betwfjvn himself
and Ilarmon. In a twMjjUng the
old man remounted the -j fence,, and
droppiiig to the groundjf with the
horse between himself, it I Wilson,
shoved an bid pistof, flin and steeh
if
loaded with buck-shot, Tuhder the
14 -i -
lini.i'M noolr nml 'lot. liapJ 'I
in
m
1q.)sc' Two
of the
breast.
shots lodircd
Wilson's
immediately be; loath
the
throat, and two others i his arm.
Old man Harmon then lluietlv but
quickly disappeared in tip valley of
the laurel, and, in the la nguage of
the -Pilgrim's Progress 'tjy saw him
no more.' 1
At last accounts Wilson ! was still
breathiiii:, but there is nof.tbe slight
est probability that he vffll lecorcr
Scirs.
From WiiMhin
on.
Washington, Feb. ll; Dr. Pope
reports inai rjocrctary ajrrrui con
dition has improved decedly with
in the last twentj'-six hofirs. .
The Hon. A. H. StepHens to-day
completed his C5th yeaf ji His conT
dition is so much improved that he
acknowledges himself, p the first
time since the beiniunff of his late
illness, tobe better.
- YJ
3rt
Frederick Douglass hifs
' if
.'resigned
Board of
Grant ie
in order
as a, memoer 01 tne 1 oline
Commissioners, lresidet
questing his resiotiitiolf ,
that he might comply -Wy -tbp law
which .requires the appyntment of
one member of the loard from
Georgetown. ;
The House com :iiittef which in
vesligated the South Croliiia elec
tions will report this vejli. All the
points have not been djjfi tritely set
tled, though they agreeiiliat llcyes
and
Wheeler carried t!e State by
700' or 800
majority ci the face Of
the returns.
ine i'rcsiuent, in conr
crsation to-
night, said it seemed
him that
the Democrats!' the Htcse, by ab-
rupllj" taking a recess yesterday, in-
tended to
obslruct thefeeountino; of
ft
the electoral vote: but fin:
ft 1
his being
informed that manj- prot iinont
Dem-
ocrats had disavowvd af3f -intention
to enirao iti dilatory t.iroceed in rs.
and had decla red thatHOieir dela3r
was merely for the puiytose of care-
fit 1 1 v examining a'tl t
apers, he
said he was ;lad to heaf
it. as noth-
ing could be gained by-esisting the
1 cgular order of bustne
il-
The J.EaisLATUitE.-rln Monday
the House of Kdprcsetittves passed
the bill for tho.spccdy ejrnpletion of
the Western Xorth Cr)lina liail
road through its scvl;al readings
and bv a vote almost .unprecedented,
02 mem be re
bavinir pteu lor too
anJ 32 only having jolted against
i
mu KIM ,;il ,,L iA tlx.
lire v:n- "in iin t-f "-'o- i
- sib - .i 'c;.
Senate .for concurrtyice in llic:
. . I
amendments incorporated therein iy
' 5 -a' '. m
the House on atUf,pAy. l ijese j
amendmentsaro two iw number, one
-npii xH.il ihn otllfl tnkos fVoml
V . ' . . -. ,. ,11 .....
lue Pnvaic BiocKnojurs oi me ou
organizaiio.il an rejirtseniaiioii m r
1 the new. Jittlrigfi 0!Her.
IDAlL o
NO. 45.
MGISIATirE.
AN ACT FOR THE. RELIEF OF SHERIFFS
AND TAX-COLLECTORS. ;
1 rrrj , - j , - , 1 sv-.
Tlie General Assembly of Jorth Cat-
' do enact: '
J
Section 1. That all persons who
have been sheriffs or tax-collectors
of the several counties, cities, aid
towns of this State,' for the years
1872, 1873, 1874 -and 1875, their
bondsmen and legal representatives,
are hereby authorized and empow
ered to collect arrears of taxes for
each of the years aforesaid, under
such rules and regulations as are
or m&y be prescribed by lay for tho
collection of taxes : Provided, This
act shall not authorize any sheriff
or tax-collector, who is not now" in
office, to collect any insolvent taxes,
where the same has t ccn credited
to him ; but that the . County Com.
missioncrs shall have power to place
such insolvent tax lists in the hands
of any sheriff or tax-collector who
may now or hereafter be in office.
Sec. 2. That this act shall not ap
ply to sheriffs, tax-collectors, their
bondsmen or legal representatives,
who have not,: at the time bo at
tempts to collect said arrearages of
taxes, settled and paid said taxe-j, to
tlrosc authorized by-law 'to receive
them ; but on such failure io settle
and pay' said taxes, the County Com
missioners, or other authority, which
may be established by law, to IaT
the county taxes, may appoint a
tax-collector, who shall have the
power given in scc'-ion one of this
act to sheriffs and tax-collctors, to
collect arrears of taxes for the years
1872, 1873, 1874 and 1875, and be
subject to the rules and regulations
as are, or may be, prescribed by law
for the collection of taxes. ;
Sec. 3. That nothing herein con
tained shall be construed to release
said sheriffs, tax collectors, their
bondsmen or legal representatives,
from liability to pay the State, coun
ty and other taxes at the times and
places prescribed by law. !.
Sec. 4. That no person shall bo
compelled to pay any tax under the
provisions of this Act, who ill make
oath - before any one authorized by
law to administer oaths, that he or
sho has paid the same, or believes
the same has been paid ; nor shall
ny executor or auministrator do
compelled to pay any arrears of tax
es under this act - .
Sec. 5. That the -authority hereby
given to collect arrears or taxes
shall cease and determine on the
31st day of De icmber, 1877.
Sec. 0. That this act shall be in
force from and after its ratification.
Bead three times and ratified in .
General Assembly, this 11th day of
January, 1877.
HOUSE.
Petition. " .
Mr. King presented the petition
of citizens' cf Stokes county in rela
tion to justices of the peace issuing
warrants. Propositions and griev
ances. .
Mr. McCubbins presented the pe
tition of Bow an and Cabarrus coun
ties, asking the passage of a stock
law. Propositions and irricvances.
By Mr. McBraj'er : A bill requir
ing sheriffs and others to advertise
sale of property in some newspaper.
Judiciary committee.
By Mr. Swain: A bill to be enti
tled an act to prohibit -the exporta
tion of partridges. Propositions and
jrievaiiccs.
.By Mr. Staples: A bill to dc enti
tied an act to prevent fraudulent
voting at elections, and to protect
the purity of the ballot-box.- Judici
ary. !.''.'- i ' .'
By 31 r. Kenan: A bill concerning
the breaking and entering buildings
in the night time; Judiciary.
: SENA lE
I XTROIJl CTIOX OF Bi LI-S AND BESOLV
TiO.VS. -
By Mr.jIIcilig: A bill to authorize
the commissioners of Cabarrus to
levy a special tax. Committee on
Finance. i i
Bv Mr. York: Besolution of in
ti
struction to the committee on the
ate debt. Submits the question
. .i r . .,. '
' it
to tne people as io now mm , n qny
' I It 14 . .t Ml -a
oi ine puonc ueot,l!iey wui paj'.J
Beferred to committee on the Stale
deht
AW Mr. . Snr..lifir Rilmin, !
J. . ' "i . .
creating a committee oi twelve toui-1
viue.ine riaiJ into nine j uuiciai uis
triet. Calendar.
AVJEUTI.SIX4 KATES:
One S.piare, often linen, flrtInertiorl, 1.0
Kaeh cnUeuueJit inaertior., . .. . ,
Crtfiplon, six wrek,f(jj Mtgkrtte
Notice!, four week. $.-! Admini-traturs'
Notices, x week, f 3.00 in ndTanee.
Transient ad rertiVinent )vabln in d
vance.J yemrlr dvcrtfomcnt tlavabla ni..P
. 1.. s-- . - t
criv in au ranee.
Marriaget and death will bo Ibk'HM
free : but obituaries will be chanr! r.
me rate vi u cents line.
The Hegioter guarantees the Urgett irni.
iwtion of any paper pnblbhed Ip the rounty.
Bill to aid in tho completion of
tho ChcraAvand Salisbury Kail road.
Asks for 75 convicts to work on the
railroad. Tho I committee recom
mend a reduction of convicts and
that 500 bo left to work on I ht Wes
tern jN. C. It. B.j which was accepted
by Senator Lilcs.
Mr. Albright moved to amend so
that 'all expenses of every character
should bo paid by said road. Adopt
ed, j' . . .
Tho bill then passed its i cvcial
readings.
Bill to rcgulato tho practice of
dentistry in North Carolina vas ta
ken up. 1 .
Mr.'Xicholson opposed tho hill in
a speech of some length, founding his
opposition on his belief that it was
unconstitutional.
Mir. Sandifct defended the bill and
its lincon.titutionalit. . '
Messrs. Scales and Cnningham cn
icrtaincd the Senato in an ablle advo
cacy of the passage of tho .bill.
Mrv Bobbins thought thcruishould
Lo jsomo protection to tho people
from tho quacks who practice this
profession, and recite'd o certificate
frit-on liv- rvrot rkf ll.n&i 111 ri"w ( Arsi niir.
inj the war to-, a sick soldier who
asked to bo discharged, to. wjt: "I .
do hereby cerliiy that be ha a he
reditary predisposing to a pulmonaiy
effection, of whom his father died
of from a Ion ; time ago."
After which the bill wa ipnt to
the vote and passed ayes 2, nays 5.
. CAbK.MiAtt.
The resolution in relation to thj
letter book of tho Governor 0f Xorth
Carolina, now retained in tho War
Department at Washington J was ta
ken up. - j ;
If tho originals cannot be had
$300 is appropriated to have them
copied. . I
JTho resolution passed iti sevcru
readings."
.e
i
TKI.EGIIAPJIIC.
'London, Feb. 13. The uneain of the
Sbx;k Kxchange and Pari Ibnirie, in eon
Hpaen'c of tle uncertainty of intern af
fairs, i intensified by various ndveic ru
.mors, that Kusia will jercipitMtea cmfllct,
that negotiation' with Montenegro' are im
pended', etc., none of which ' arcj traceable.
Xo businesi U doing in itock, arvl lire touo
of the stock market U flat. j
Tho correspondent of tho Standard, at.
Pari, telegraph: 'There i a coalition in
the Chamber bf Dejutie gtiirit Ihike de
Caze, Minister of Foreign Affair, and hi
position is regarded a endangtfe. It I
repor.cd that he will shortly exchange hi
presi nt pout for the St. PeU rsbur Kiitbaiy,
and though tho sumo rejiort hu bi-en wveral
times eirculaled heretofore, I eiujnvt ay
that .it i now at all improbably. In that
event Jules Simon will lavoimo Foreign -
Minuter. Thi change, or any qU'rlmncu
of the Cabinet at this time, would bo tilth
short of a public calamity." ' .
jThcTiiiie' Uelgrade difpdcli rep rj that
M., Chistis ha been apoiiited' Knvoy to
Constantinople and eniiown'd to ign a
ttl'-aty ol jeaee, Servia having accepti-d all
o the Turkish condition except tho
referring to the treatment of Jews and r-i
dent of the Turkish cotntr.iury at Ib-1
graaa L.
i : - r
How About , lliirnlii Tbcm
1 I ip:
From -the Xew York Sim.
Witnoftses are fctill teKtifying about the
Ashtabula Uridge. Kx.Mirt afur exjcrt i
called to hddto the evidence thai the briJo
wa not safe, i
What i the uc of all thi ? iKverybody
knows the bridge was not af It OMild
not have beer., or it would not luare broken
down. The giving way of the bridge, as if
jt had been made of gla.s, etllejl that ipn--tioo!
Xow let Ums ricli com pan) which
carried passengers over this j dngeru
bridge bo mad; to pay, in tho fullest ny -ure
of damage, so tr.r a the mr com !-
salion of money can go tooffict the destriw
lion of priccl't human life.
Jtul that i nt all. The tnire intere.
ing and more i serious ijjutic
whether human being were wi
mitted to le burned up, after
remain,
Ifullv er-
the brid'j
fell, for the purjfe of saving the inurnu
ou the cars, and diminishing the liability in
damages, or for any other pur ?
It ha been provrn that engine were .on
hand, which could have be-nj ued, and
they were not usel. It ha lnfihown tlmt
many live were; destroyed which could
have been saved; that from gr iM-glwt,
ho matter from what caue resulting, 1 1
flame were ierniitted to bum
fc'jnie human live and human being, when
. l.i i :.l..i .!,... f
' " . .' , . . . . 1
iear wa turned to the dying, tahen wntirj
r-ik-11- uiiiihuu. I'm m unii- rv-iiii ihvmi
1.1 I ....i..l tl......
Thi i o.ie ot the blackest, aiarently ond
ofthemiMst fiendish, oecurrenK ev r re
cordel. It i to the bottom of thi that tlij
inVestigatmn shontl go. A U the danger
condition of the bridge, y ,u might a
well introduce evidem-e to how that it
ft . u Juri Noah.
How about the wilful or if
iuii ve d
.ruction bv il re? Tliat thej
'plOlloD.
t !
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