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No soothing strain of Mai's son Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep". Vol. XVI. GOL.DSBORO, H. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1893. NO. 89 This Argus o'er the people's rights Dth aneternal vigil keep; Hf BEST. I in iy perform no deed ot ureit renown No glorious set to millions manifest, Yet in my little labors up aud down Til do rr.y bes. I may not paint a perfect masterpiece, Nor carve a status by tho world con fest A miracle of art. yet will not cease To do my best. My na?-e is not upon the rolls of firre, 'Tis on the page of common life im prest, But I'll keop marKinp, marking just the same, And do my best. Cotnetimes I sing a very simple song, And send it onward to the :ast cr west. Although in silence it rolls ahmg, I do my best. Sometimes I write a Tory little Lymo, The joy within me cannot be reprtst, Tuough no one read?, the letters arefO dim. I do my best. And if I see some felluw-travtlier rise Far, far above mo, still whh quiet breast I keep on climbing, climbing toward the skies, And do my best. My very best, and if, at close of day, TVorn ou', I sit me down awhile to rebt, I still will mend my garments, if I may, And do my best. It may not be tee beautiful and grand, Eut I must try to be so careful, lest I fail to do what's puf into my hand, My veiy bis". Butter ai d btttei every stitch must be The List a little stronger than the res Good Master! help my eyes that they may seo To do my best. Henry Guy Caileton. The t.'xtra Session. Ct mnientit -g on Saturday Jast on Speaker Crisp's statement of h a vc vs oo '.be que?tioik of an t-x' ra 6jfrion. we said; l,A ees ion in thj Fall wou'd be nnob j-;ctioiable. A t-esiien in tiie Spring would - bo highly 1 j";ti ojiahlt-." A Washiugton te'e::ri..i 'm yest: day's Dispatch staie Miat 'the probabilities are decidedly against au extra session before next an tamn,'' Mr. Cleveland has thas iuJieiuJ hso purpose not to be Lair ci in a policy whiuh it would be impossible for him to abandon in care it should tun; out t be uiis. wise or impolite. It is so jnujb easier to keep oat of a difficulty tbau it is to get out of one, there ore, we are not ic tho leas' surpiised to learn th-.t Air. Cleveland, fallowing Ih'j advise of Polonins' to a yovmg inai, spill ''beware of entrance to a qutirrol." We felt confident from the begn ning that the wisest men among the Democratic leaders would be opposed to convening Corg.ess in .xtra session before the new Precis had got warm in his sern. An extra session in will be an assurance to cerned tbat there will the ad be Fi.li CjII- iime enough allowed the new Demo cratic Congress to perfect its me aj. nree. Ihero wiii be no need lor makiug haste and doin-s, nothing. The iear or aujournmenuaay is one of the most unmanegcable ol the many things that clog the wheels cf kg siation ; and so the knowledge that there w H be abundant time in which to adopt Democratic ncafcnns iiud repeal Republican measures '"will peraie a piacticai t::tes;oion ol the session woich will be highly set vicable to the Democratic party and useful to tLe country. We don't think much, f the man wh- is alwas ready with his. 'I told jou to," yet we cannot help suspecting that soma of our euperserviceable contemporaries will feci lOtntiwhat disgruntled when they learn that Mr, Cicve land docs not think that it would j wise to begin the work ot ta icfoim' next c prlng. Evids ently e docs iut believe that the people tj their votes last fall dtm anded"a ?evision of the tar.fi to be comment d t or'c,e- ... But he Vsovs that it he gets a goodtariffi " ?Kration at time before ti eud t his teini he will have done ior mself a? well ss lor L 3Wn.tr. Rich. Dispatch, Trouble Expected at Coal-Creak Khoxvilli;, Tenn.. Ja,a. 4. A fe'stleea difpositioa L t3u noted for the last few days Aionr tbve - miuers of Coal Creeks "The .tate troops have been firtd apoa re cently and the military authorities are preparing for more trouble. Wilmington Messenger: There have been., evangelistic services at the Brookljn Baptist church every day this week. We arc told that the Rev, W- T, Joues preached a great sermon there last night. CAUCUS NOMINATIONS. Hon.Jno. L. King Chosen Temporary President of the Senate Hon. Lee Overman Speaker ofthe House. The Democratic Senators nd Representative, according to the time honored custom ts?emb!ed in the irrespective caucuses last night the Senators in the Senate cham ber and the Representatives in Commons Hal', to select the offi cers for their respceti vo branches of th.e General Assembly for the eesi-ion which begins today at noon. The Senate caucus was called to order with Lieutenant Governors elect R, A. Doughton being failed to the chair. Auditon-elect R. M. Furman, of Buncombe, the old Chiet Cletk, acted as Secretary. Hie first businers was the choice of a temporary President, The names of Senator Jno L K'ti;, of Guilford, and Senator Jamca II. Pou, of Johnston, were pnt before the caucop. The ballot resulted. King 21. Pou 18, and Mr. King was declared the nominee The Chiet Cietkship was taken up and the names of W, G, Burk head, of Columbus, and ex-Senator J. S. Pell, of Clay county, were placed before the caucus. Mr.Burk hend received the nomination. For Reeding C!e k there were three candidates placed in nomina tion Mr, Geo. K. Grantham, 01 Harnett; Mr. Goo. P. Pell, ot Snrr;, ; and Mr. P. H. Cooke, o Franklin. The vote stood Gran thatn 8, Cooke 8, Pell 26, and Mr. iiell received caucus nomina tion. There were three candidates f jr Doorkeeper, Metsis. Uinnant,CiiM ton and Noble. Mr. Wiley V. C if ton, of Wake, was chosen. He was defeated at the last setsion after having held the petition for many years and this year get his poeition again. The Engrossing Clerkship was hotly contested by numerous cans didates a id after four ballots Ex Senator Blair, of Caldwell county, was chosen. For Apoistant Doorkeeper there we:e a uumU r of empty sleeve, cr.p e and blind applicants, each apj,j;uHt 6A'tmt)g(to indicate "1 vh an o o so dier and I am a Democrat." It was a pity all the deserving onea that had performed valuable services could not be rec oenized. After two ballots Mr. McMathtson, of Alexander county was nominated, A motion was made to appo'nt a committee on "caucus-e" which was fjariicu and tr.e meet vfz au journed. Freight Trains Wrecked- Weldcn, N. C,Jan. 5. The lirot section of the eouth.bound freigrst train from Richmond, which Dassed here about 6 o'clo-vk this morning, wss weckt-d at Rugglcd station, twelve miles from here One man,Wi!lis Fergn on, colored, was killed. He wa s on the top of a car, ?ud when the wreck occurred he jumped to thegrcmd, breaking his ci and receiving interna! in juries from v. hich he died in a few hour?, liu train was g-ancr at a rpesd of about sixteen miles an hour. The locomotive pass -d over the twitch safely, but the sprn-r, m frog which held the rail in place broke and twentvsone car3 were piled in a heap Seventeen of them are in a t-paceof one hundred and fif y feet and broken into kindling wood Some are o i ti es'da ofthe track boitoni upwards, others are acroas the track nd some pi'ed up on tne o iiers iriev were loaaea W:th various -kinds ot marehandUe. AU trains are blocked and have to go by the Scotland Neck and Greenville r.-ad via ot tool and Tarboro to It-H-hy Muun which is twer ty.-hye mifes o-n ot toe way A wrecking tram ?eehtd tne scene of the wreck at time o'clock and 'a large force is at work remov ing the wreck, under the enperin teudericeof Mj orMorrhen Divfne, but the track wilr not be c!eaicd be'ore noon to morrow. Four hun dred :ett of track and a trest'e twenty-five feet long were torn npg The car will be a complete loss to the company, T C Davies condnr - tor, and J C Ward, engineer, were in charge of the traiti. The second section of the same train was also wrecked, near Jar ratt's, on the Petersburg road, this mosning, and fifteen foaded box cars were ditched. No one was hart in the Jarratt's wreck. The causa of the accident could not be ascertained to-night. No blame is attached to any employee. Quarantine Against Cuba. Atlanta, Ga , Jan.S. The Sena torial committee to iuvestigate the infectious diseases reached here to day on their return to Washington, Iu au interview with Senator Call he said the committee had decided to recommend a quarantine against Cuba iaJthe early Sjf ring. THE NEW YEAR. A flower unknown; a book unrear; A tree with fruit uuharvested; A path untrod a bouse whose ro-ams Lick yet tha heart's divine perfumes; A landscape whoie wide borne iles Iq silent thade 'n- ath silent ski-?; A wondrous fountain yet unsealed: A casket with its gifts concealed; This is the year that for you waits Bt-ynnd to-morrow's mystic gates. Oh, may this flower urfold to you Visions of beauty sweet aud new. This book on golden pages trace Your sacred joys and deeds ot ffracel May all the iruit of this strange tree . Luscious and rosy tinted be; This path through fields cf knowledge This house with love's content o'erflow, This landscape glitter with the dew Of blesfed hopes and friendships true, This fountain's hying crystal cheer, As fall the springs that once were dear, T is casket with such eems be stored A8 shine in lives tbat love the Lordl Lewiston Journal. THE N. If. & W A l ine of Cheap, Swift and Safe Steam er from Newbern to all Points Nor III Tbat Caters for Goltlsbors's Shipping Trade. It is with pleasure tbat The Argus notes the advancement of its youug friend Mr. Ralph Gray, of J.ewbern, to toe position of acting Agent for the Norfolk, Newbern & Washington Direct Lin3 of Steam ers, one of the safest and the cheap est mediums of freight transporta tion that Goldsboro enjoys, and which under the energetic manage ment of the late lamented Mr, S. II. Gray has developed and held, with entire satisfaction to its patrons, a large and constantly growing busi ness along the line of the A. & N. C. Railroad. The steamers of the above lin make tri a weekly trips to and from Newbern, with all Northern connections at the other end of the route, which gives them the facility of handling freight with dispatch and this fact joined with their moderate charges of transpor tation is winning them a deservedly large and growing patronage in this territory. The promotion of Mr. Ralph Gray to be hia revered father's suc cessor as agent of the line at New bern means no retrogression for the company, for he hascf late jears be come thoroughly identified with this excellent line so closely as sociated with its patrons and so cor dially esteemed by them, that p ;r sonally they are gratified at his pros motion and will take only the more interest in his success as the t'.irects ing agent of the company at this end of the line. Pikeville Letter. Pikevillk, N. C, Jan. 3. '93. Deur Argus: Mr. W. E. Ham, who for the past five years has been engage! in the mercantile business in Lake City, S. C has moved back here again with his family, and we all tender them a cordial welcome. There was a social given at the home of Mr. Gideon Ward ou Mon day night, which was highly en joyed by ail who attended, A darkey by the name of Mack Richardson came to town last Mon day and raised a row and defied any man to interfere with, him. Officer Albritton, who i3 equal to any enier g. icy, appeared upon the scenr, took the darkey's knife and pistol away from him aud carried him before Mayor Ham. The Mayor adjusted his spectacles and announced that the Court was ready for the trans action of business. Well, Mack, rtmaiked His Houor, you are charged with raising a row aud using profane language and trying to knife officer Albritton. No, I haint done a thing, boss, nut you can send n. e to ail if you want to. Have yon no money or friends, remarked his Honor, No sir, Loss, but my father is one of the best raea in the whole coun try. ' Yes, but I am sorry to say he has a baa grm. As you have been car rying a pistol I wilLsehd vou to jail to await the next term of the Supe rior Court, and when J udge Clark gets through with you aud you re turn to our quiet littls village, hope that your taste for blood will b bo appeased and your moral char acter so much improved as that our citizens can venture upon the thor oughfar:s without a presentment or fear of danger. J.F.H. Biaine Worse Again. WAHiXGTOUvJan. 3. Mr. Blaine's condition has taken a backward turn but the change rs probably not of a character to excite serious appre hension, for physicians were not summoned in haste, as has been the custom, when Mr, Blaine became worse, . GOV. HOLT'S MESSAGE. o- TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY NOW IN SESSION AT RA EltHL ' AN ABLE, COMPREHENSIVE AND DECISIVE STATE PAPER. A VALUABLE AND AD MIRABLE PUBLIC DOCUMENT. ALL SHOULD READ IT. The message of His Excellency Governor Holt to the General As sembly, read before that body Thurs day, is one of the mo3t comprehen sive documents of the kind ever submitted to a Legislature of our State, and is by far the ablest, clearjst and, most positive. It is characteristic of Gov. Holt careful, conscientious, thoughtful and thor ough, with no uncertain sound and no undefined positions. It toucnes upon almost every branch of the public business, deal ing with each with the utmost clear ness, loth in the statement of fact and the suggestion of needed im provement, and with a calm judicial spirit that giye3 the message ex ceptional falue. Covering, as it does, the record of two eventful yea,-s in the history of the Commonwealth, it is necessarily long, and it is impossible at this time to consider its opinions and recommendations in detail. The Legislature will find it most useful guide to the tluties of the session, and if the members would approach their work with any share of the broad public spirit that characterizes the Governor's mes sage, this session mignt ba ouj ot great profit to North Carolina. Some of the most urgent of the uovernor 8 recommendations are in effect but a renewal cf those made by the Democratic party platforms. Such are those relating th-. re vision of the revenue laws of the btate and to the statutory enforce ment of the provisions of the Con stitution relating ta corporations In this latter connection the Gov ernor expresses himself quite earn estly in favor of State Banks, and he makes an excellent showing for the State's finances. We are glad to be able to-day to submit the message iufuil to our readers, and we commend it to their careful perusnal, for so far as it is a record of administratiTe in dustry, good judgment and succees? the Governor's message may be read with gratification by every citizen of the State. Among all that is disheartening in the contemporary politics of the State, there is one relief always in the confidenca that is inspired by the character, the integrity and courage of the Executive. A Good. Man Gone. (Secial Correspondence.) ,. Wake Forest, Jan. 3,1893. Editor Argus Dr. Wm. Royal 1, D. D., L. L. D., for the past twenty years Professor of English at Wake forest College, dropped dead this morning in Savannah, Ga. For a quarter of a century he had been the acknowledged leader of thee -logical thought among the Baptists of this State, and had been for many years connected with this College as one of her ablest instructors. "The beauty of his character ", "the charm of his address " and "the su perioty of his intellectual powers" won the love and esteem of all who knew him. The students loved hi m as a father and in respect of the deceased will wear the usual badge of mourn ing thirty days. The remains are expected to-mor-rcw and the interment will take place Thursday morning. The usual college exercises will be suspended two days. D. M. Pkince. Tho Go!d Fever at New San Juan. Oetkat, Col, Jan, 4: The first Btage to and from the New San Juan gold fields has returned to Dolores, having mads the trip to Bluff City and returned in four days with ono coach, six horses and twentyone passengers. Two stage passengers report 7,000 men there and the ru3b continues at the rate of 600 daily. & They are scat tered over a territory ot 150 miles in extent. The gold is all over the region and great results are anticia frtl t ' ft a paiea. ine diggings oeein near Bluff City and extend for tweutyt hve miles along the ban J nan and Colorado reserve and over the ad jacent country, WHAT WE ALL Til INK". If none were sck anrl none were sad, What service could we ren.iei? I think if we were always glad W e Ecarcely could be tender. Oid our beloved never nee i Our patient ministration, Earth would grow cold and miss indeed Its sweetest consolation. If sorrow never claimed our heait, And every wish were granted, Patience would die and hope depart Lile would be disenchanted. CARLISLE OX SILVER. It seems to ba pietty generally supposed aud quite settled in the public mind that Senator Carlisle is to be Cleveland's choise for the po sition of Secretary of the Treasury in his forthcoming Cabinet. It is said that there is so little doubt about this that the canvas3 for the senatorial seat now heljby Mr Carlisle ha3 already begun. The views of Mr, Carlisle on the silver question are, therefore, more important than those of almost any other man in the country. He holds very decided convictions on the subject and has no hesitancy in ex pressing them. Only a few days ago he said : I think the Democratic Senators will very shortly get together and take some action and endeavor to get the silver question out of the hands of the committee and on th floor of the senate, where i'; can be debated and voted upon. 1 think tins will be elone very shortly, and I feel that before the Senate adjourns it will either take action abolishing the purchase of silver altogether or suspending the purchases for a time. Certainly some relief will be afforded. I am in favor of absolutely re pealing the Sherman law and of not bringing into force again the Bland law, which required the purchase of $2,000,000 of silver a month. In other words, I am in favor of wiping it out altogether I believe the country has had all the silver it can stand or consume at the present There are some Democratic Sena tors who differ extremely from Mr. Carlisle on thia question and it will not be easy to get them together. Don't Increase the Acreage. Cotton planters may read with profit the annexed article from the Augusta Vtironicler. We take the liberty of publishing the following private letter from Mr Alfred B. bhepperson not only be, cause every word ot it is true, but be cause the planters of the South should not plant cotton next year to the neglect of necessary grain and iood crops. What Mr. bhepperson said last year should be repeated in the hearing ot every bouthern planter. "None but lunatics would go on planting full crops of cotton and run the risk of again selling it below the cost of production, in the neglect of food crops which they would not have the money to buy in the event of another big cotton yield and low prices." All of our South ern planters have their fortunes and their prosperity in their own hands. If they plant wheat, corn, oats, hay and garden crops that can be raised in abundance, they and not the spinners can dictate the price of cotton. The short crop of this vear show3 conclusivsly that the price of cotton is to a large extent controlled by the supply. Mr. bhepperson wrote line upon line and numerous letters to prove teat the present crop was short. He first urged a curtailment of acreage, and when he wes satisfied that this had been effected through out the South he then published the news of the short crop. He, did more than any other man to disseminate tha news and convince the cotton consuming world that the crop was short in order to put up prices while cotton was in the bauds ofthe planter. This was with him a labor of love. He is entitled to the lasting gratitude of our people for the unselfish and patriotic labors to help the Southern farmers out of their financial distres?, brought about in the main by the low price of cotton. Joint Committee on Inauguration. The senate committee on in auguration is composed of the fol lowing senators. Day, chairman, Morton, Posey and Marsh. The hou3o emmittee on inau guration is composed of the fol lowing members: Sprnill, chair., man, Watson, ot Forsyth, Lovil Barlow, Grimes, Bellamy and Lil . lington. Tbe Toint committee met jess terday in the office of State, A sub committee ' was appointed com posed as follows: Day, chairman, Watson, bprutll and (inmes. The date of the inauguration was fixed for the 18th. Mrs. Delia x Jones, Granville, N. Y writes : "I havv the highest praise to giye to Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. Wo have used it in our family for five year? .with lie uesteiiecu THF GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Kridaj's Proceed inas Sonata and Hou in Th' Fbiday, Jan 6. The Senate President Ki'djt in met at 11 a. m, the cbttir. The session opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. J. J. Hal!. Thejonrnal of Thursday, was read and approved. Mi Patterson introdnced a bill to establish within the; penitentis ary a department tor the care treatment, and custody ot the criminal insane. The bill provides that all persons accused of crime who may become insane after com mitting crime, or who were insane at the time the crime was committed, and such persons who may become insane and de velop a disposition for personal vie lence, shall be sent to this depart ment. Mr. Meaus introduced a bill authorizing the appointment of three commissioners to digest and Codify the laws enacted at this ses sion, the commissioners to be aK lowed a clerk at 750 per annum and each of tbe commissioners to receive si.oU'J per annum, ana to report to the next General Assem b!y. Mr Sandifer introduced a bill to regtnlate assignments by require ing the assignee to give bona in double the value "of the property included m the ass!gnment, re quiring report to be made to the Superior court, and that all prop erty shall be sold s.t public ane tion within three months from date ot assign meut. Mr. Battle introduced three bills as follows. To amend section 1072 ot the Code by insert ing after the word 'misde meanor" in the last line the following: "And shall upon conviction, and without any prayer for judgment, but as a resn't of such conviction, forfeit his license and the same shall be come at once invalid and void; and no board of commibsioners shall grant to any person so conyicted any license to sell,in any quantity intoxicating liquor, for two years thereafter. That therfaet that any boy under" 1 years of age la seen in any hoiye where intoxicating l'quor is sold, after sunset and be fre sunrise, shall be prima facie evidence of a sale to such boy,with knowledge ot his non age Sec. 2. That when any person shall apply tor license to sell intoxicat ing liquor he shall take and sub scribe an oath in writing before the chairman of the board of com missioners that he har. not directly or indirectly violated the pros visions ot mis section and upon conviction for any vio lation thereof before the taking of such oath such person shall be held and deemed to ba guilty of perjury and punished as by law prescribed for perjury. That upon any trial tor perj'iry unaer mis BJCtion the record or m-h convic tion shall: he prima facie evidence of the- guilt. Sec. 3. That the sheiiff shall have prepared and furnished to each person s licensed to sell iquor a copy of tins section as amended which he shall keeppost ed in some public place in the room in which he sells liquor dura ing the cuntinuance of such ii cense, iveterreu to luuiciary coma mictee. Mr, A. K. Smith was elected enrolling clerk, receiving 125 votes. there being no votes for any other person. Resolutions requescing (Jongress to repeal the ten per cent, tax on the issues of state ba.iks was taken up and adopted, The fallowing resolution, 'ntro-1 duced by Mr. Campbell, was unan imously adopted ; Resolved, By the Senate, t le house of representatives concurring, that a committee of five on the part of the house, be and is hereby appointed a special joint commit mittee to take into consideration andreportupoD,by bill orotherwise, the matter of a proper exhibit of the resources of North Carolina at the Columbian Exposition at Chi cago, The Senate sent the same to the house for concurrance, . Senate then adjourned to 10 a, m, tomorrow. HOUSE. - Friday, Jan. 6. The house was called to order this morning at' 11 o'clock and opened with prayer by tbe Rev. Mr. Cole of the Edenton 6treet" Methodist church. Among the bills iniroduced to which opportunity is given to refer is that of Mr Shepherd, of Chowan, very important to those living near tbe waters of Albemarle sound, tbe legislature sough t to be repealed was found to work hard ship, and was enacted by the legislature, ot 1891 in regard to tho entry o lands covered by. water for fishing purposes. Those living on the water side had privileges accorded them claimed to he denied to those livtiw off from the water. The bill introduced by Gen. R B Vance, of Buncombe, to provide or the btate banking system ot North Carolina, is so important that it will d oubtltsj bo ordered to be piinted when the standing committees are appointed. It provides that any association of natural persons, not less than five, who desire to do business as a bank sssociation in addition to existing powers, may enter into articles cf association br this pur- pos?, making under their hands an organizition certificate specify" ing l.the name assumed by 6uch a3 sociation, 2, the place ef business, 3, the amount of capital stock, and how to bs diyided into shares, 4, names aud residence of stockhold ers, o, tne tact tnat men certificate is made to enable such psrsons to obtain the privileges of the banks mg system of .North Carolina Under the powers of this act, the banks so authorized may carry on all business of banking, discount and negotiate promissory notes, drafts, bills ot exchange and other evidences of debt, receive deposits, buy and sell exchange, coin and bullion, loaning money on person al security and issuing and circulat ing notes, etc. U-3'ore suea place its notes a:Sjciat:on can in circulation it shall transfer and deliver to the treasurer of the State, bonds bear ing interest issued by any county in the Scate under authority ot law, municipal bonds issued by any municipal corporation of the State under the constitution and laws pertaining thereto; bonds ot the btate ot jNor'.n Carolina, or bonds of an- other State, having a marketable par Paine, or bonds of the United States, and the treas urer shall have receipt for the same, stating that the bonds are deposited to stcure the prompt pay ment of the circulating notes to be furnished under the provisions of this act. A board to be cal'td tl e board of ban I appraisers, consisting cf the governor, attorney general and treasurer, who shall examine and determine the cash marketable value of any rmd all bonds depos ited, all of which shall be etiteied of record, Such association may i.-sna the notes for circulation upon the appraisers. If at par, or kbove par, they shill hue notei to that amount, not to exceed tho capital stock; if iefs than par, the amount of notes to be issued shall corres pond to the fixed valueof the bonds If the bonds be at a premium above 5 per cent, then the prem ium value above 5 per cent, shall be estimated to fix the amount of circulation, the intent of the act being to allow the issue of notes to an amount equal in value to the bonds deposited, including the premium above 5 per cent, At the expiration of the morn ing hour, the resolution introduc ed yesterday in relation to the in auguration day and incident sers emonies was put on its passage and adopted. Civil Service Extended. Washington, Jan, G.-The Presi dent has extended by an amend ment to poatal rule No. 1, the clas sification of civil service so as to in clude all free delivery offices, of which there are understood to be 601, fifty-three of these offices are all present classified. Retore this ex tension the civil service applied only to those postoffices which had as many as fifty employees. Now the service extends to all postoffices where carriers aie employed. Of the 548 offices brought into the assification by this amendment, about sixty-seven have twenty-five or more, but lees tnan nrty em ployes About 260 have ten, but less than twenty-five employees and about 220 have less than ten employees. The civil service com- mistion will proceed at once with the organization of boards of ex aminers at these offices holding ot examinations and establishing eligible registers. As soon ae eligi ble registers have been established at any office the rules will go into effect at that office. Some consider' able time will necessarily elapse before the rules will be in actual operation in all of these offices. A" definite statement .cannot be made from the data in possession of the commissioners as to the number of persons who will be brought with in the classified service by this extension, but it is presumed to be more than 7.000 The President has also approved an amend ment to classify the agricultural department, bringing within the classification ot that department employees of the weather bureau employed elsewhere than at Wash mgtoD. Ine nnmDer ot persons aflected by this change ot classifica tion is between . 100 and '200. It brfngs in all weather observers at various signal stations throughout I the country. A Proclamation fcy ths Governor, State of North Carolina, Executive Department. Whereas, There is a erowi no- disposition on the part ofthe peo ple of the State to discuss matters tending to improve the condition of our public roads, and, whereas, The County Commis sioners of almost all the counties, the Boards cf Trade and Chambers of Commerce of the larrest towns have appointed delegates to attend a Road Congress to be held in the city of Raleigh some time during the present mouth, and have asked the Governor to issue a proclamation re questing said delegates to assemble in Raleigh, as above stated : Now, therefore, I, Thomas M, Ilolt, Governor of North Carolina, in obedience to the above request, do hereby issue this my proclama tion, asking the delegates appointed as stated above to meet in the city of Raleigh on Thursday, January 19th 1893, at 10 a. m to consider ways and means by which the public roads of the State may be im proved. Done at cur city of Raleigh, the fourth day o' January, 1893, and in the one hundredth and seventeenth year of American Independence. Thos. M. Holt. By the Governor : S. F, Telfair, Private Secretary. in a Kansas Legislature. Topeka, Jan. 4. The Supreme Court this morning decided two of the four Legislative contests which were argued yesterday. In the Jackson county case, where Ed Shellabarger (Populist) contested the election of Nick Kiine (Rep) the petition for mandamus was re fused, and Nick Kline will take part in the organization of the House. In the other case where some of the tickets were misprinted the court held that the error was evidently a e'erioal one and that the voters using th e'tickets should not be dis'ranchised. The case was against the Populists. Many cases will be considered to-morrow. FOLLOWING TIIE STAE. Kpipliany Sunday. How long doe3 Christmas last with you? We keep it right on till the Epiphany, which in our household parlance is always 'Little Christmas." We don't take down our evergreen and holly, nor put away the white and gold boeks and the rest of tbe Christ mas bric-a-brac, until after that day. And cn the Epiphany the chil dren have the last of the Christ mas candy, and a renewal of the Christmas games, and in the quiet hour of the gloaming, listen with ever new delight to the story ot of the Three Kings who followed the Star till it brought them safe over mountain and de3ert to the Christ Child, Do yon think the gorgeous rai ment of the kings as they are pict ured to us, in the retinue that ac companied them through the 6lreets of Bethlehem, or even the gold and frankincense and myrrh the first Christmas gifts ims press the simple and straight forward mind of childhood as does the central fact which the 6acred narrative 60 emphasizes they fol lowed the Star. What suggestion for all minds and hearts are these pilgrims ot faith, whose course nothing could check or change, moving on se renely oyer every obstacle the foreseen and desired end ! to Clerk, ofthe Legislature. A ioint caucusof the Democratic members of the Senate and House was held last evening in the Hall ot tbe II juse to select a candidate tor Enrolling Cierk of the General Assembly. . Mr W G liurkhead, Chief Clerk of the Senate, called the caucus to order and Mr James H Pou was eboeen Temporary Chairman. The' roll was called and tha respective 82cretaries of the Senate and House were requested to act as Secretaries of the caucus. A motion of Hon W H Kitchid prevailed that all, not good Democrats be requested to retire. Mr W H Day, of Halifax, nomi nated for Enrolling Ulerk ofthe Legislature Mr A K Smith, of Johnston. Mr A D Ward, of Dup lin, nominated Mr Julian A Tur ner, of Gniiford. After several speeches in favor of both candi dates tbe ballot resulted Smith 71 Turner 53. Mr Smith was accords ingly declared the nominee of tho caucus. Mr. Smith served well as Enrolling Clerk at the last term and is well equipped to discharge the duties ofthe office, Raleigh News-Observer. ' '
Goldsboro Weekly Argus (Goldsboro, N.C.)
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