TEE GLEANER
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1. 8. PARKER, Editor.
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TJU OWtwrioiM aecount.of the change
made in ofcrJiW&oll** >Jf tt > noeot
legislature. There *u a bill making
tbo changes indicted, and
importance which passed both'bouaea,
and but (bran »»«wgl mMAmy
bf the gnat amount of busineet ae&seary
to ba done in the last few day! of the
reeaion, by som* miaohance the school
bill fatM of r«tiieatioA, ***** *tyht
power of the President of 4he Senate
and Speaker of the House to sign bills
£s»***s
power, hi of each grave doubt, M.«h
garde both the law and propriety, as to
iiisdsr Ma eternise dangerous as a prece
dent, and holdis* *is opinion ba refu»«l
to sifch'tlirmtl. It ti a question about
wh^^aa«vs^Jie^eo^W»n^
t.'f.- Lttl. jft, - a.
rWllj 'NMirlVWpMi'wß'lWWiiw
with peHbsps every fcagtelaUiiw * Mm*
informed. It is the raeult of the gffe*t
number of htfts that are presented jn*|
atthe elodrof a mm**, *hen
always agore or less .of hurry and confus
ton. yapiding officers have we be
leive ia no case aver exercised the power
to sign tkem, after the cloee of t he session.
We tOtlMll it subject dtss
enssed, and if there is the right to dfi
bills that hare peseed and bsra enrolled,
after the eeeeion is at an ted." then the
school bill amy ba signed at any time,—
as six houis after
adjournaaeot. And while it mpy Wot be
of joateriai Importance to bare the pres.
ent bill aigned, it might be the case that
a mischance in failing to ratify aot*
would cause grent inconvenience and
neoesAtate an extra session. It would
bo well, if it can the
matter settled. /£.
Sl *; '■ , * \
of Ih. Houte pr—l ... two,
Mr. O'BWy ud i*W,
York. Osliforoia hsa no representative
in Ot. !?#
roeoiben of tn forty*iilu UonflPMi aaa
S atiooals, Mr. Wright, of Pennaylvsma.
Tbn«aie stood, R«nd»Il 148,
125, Wright 13.. The point was raised
of the Supreme Court showed the election
of his competi
caucus ftitd the jfeefrmii* of l
notowoMßH^H|^HH
mm if Ihi HpjUjili,pM iiiiNgiLhn bf»
lug •>•'ws^y^»oout^"fc»|d: mouf y
man. • J BaHMA of : fjg; r| StateT Jis
chairman V eepßmUyt, on railroads.
At this wHtiqg weara unable to give
further prirtiMars ot the organisation of
the two houses ot the torty sixtb Co#
the Senate pro tern. We art glad of the
re-election/of Handed, and doubt not it
eraa a wise' netldo. 4?*f.
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j. I^l
tion and crops this year, the wheat
fields, mmmf af then, Were bearcely
tinged with green, ehd the'gfound
i Blmmim htm —in wiAwißiwhitin—
! on thtt trees '
I and. WH s&w.no ©schard that was. any
| Uy backward, epring, . . . ••
Arriving in Pittaboro in company
;
r everything «aa in readinfla for tibe early
, beginning of the work of the The.
[ weather waa not bad, but yet such as
s to give rise to tppreheosiens on that
. score, the more especislly as it rarely
) happens that the good people of Ohatbam
, ere blest** *ith line wvatber at tiie
, spring term of their owl flo*iever,
, gloomy prediatiaee of fin and snow
. 4 ',
The eourt opened at tbe usual hoar
> on Monday morn intend
five charge by Braof, tu«umm was
j earnestly entered ap«m.»k 'Msoito'iu u> •
i 1 r°*" w
,|J. A. Graham, of Oiwham, Who
| | hereafter attend regularly, d Neill
Mdtay of Msere, who Waa en
k THS BUSINKSS BEFORE THE COURT.
[ tliWb ie quite a large State docket,
' which a* this writing bide Csir to oeaopf
' the fret week There is one capital
fhnrged erithi rape,
and one case of amault with intent
r and though h» wee net .indaoated by hie'
, him,
while the deferfdant bee the service of
i Nei|l McKny M^ J |liiMWH>«,i|»eoially >
; ( 3 'He fled to the Shite of
Virginia and cboMged bil nOme, and waa
x 1 brought back upon A requisition from the
WwPIH
" . ,v DIME nm iSD mTrvAL **
' Of oeorea there waa n dkne party and
; festival. ThefjfrW p>tWte\t£lt #
regular ae courts. Thi* time it was in
the internet of tba«4lnotte Chnroh. 1 We
So «Uyr,
' and attended the party ehd festival at
nflkht. 'lt was a success beyotid e*j>betfc
t|k, Thn proved, netud n
l , Me deed and sixteen dollars, and nreiHn
ii'l* 14 4^
Church building in Um town, which is in,
Jlpegtoted, dilapidated eondUion, or at
. WJ ¥> oni W,
IS*i pairs. Of eouree *ho ladiea were
jft.iftl irrMi.ubl. in
tb«irefforts to nil Uwir nn Mti iHK
freshmenta. The occasion was enlivened
by the p( the I»itUboro Brass
I Band. Ifbieh rendered mum ' good tnusk>
uifyg amateurs. ' •• *• ?' •••"'[
t Aon ma VMM - '* ♦'
| There is always a lanp crowd on Tuee*.
J 0* court, bnt this time it waa larger
Ukn usnal. We heard some old eren'My
J that it was tbe largest they ever saw,
W| we heard a number »ay that k was
Mjergy, or larger than when Vance and
flHle spoke here in 1876.
* # MORIHOS SPEECH
B 4"
■mt noon on Taeadsy» Hon. /ohn M
. Moring, Speaker of the House of Rspro
f J ae»tativeß, and a man of whom the poo
lings of Chatham are" very proud,
I rendered to his constituents an aeoount
I® hl " "tewardsbip, in an address of more
#Hm4 f duration. ; We believe
with Ids acta,
hie speesh and the man. He made a
■aSi&ess "
w» vw nHWIg
HH|#ate in the Speakers ehair, such
liiiaM, Dobbin and Graham, and ho
XpjLrrer seen it better filled; and he is
Whose words of oommendation are
® f-# . .fcjryEf MMwl
Se done lor the benefit of the people 6t
all Kwrii*. Much his* been am) will
coiiUnuo to be mid against Mr. BaiyUHc
who was last night nominated as (he
Democratic candidate forSpDibUiUWlW l
House and will be Uxday elected, and
. much baa been and will be , truthfully
•aid in favor of Mr. Blackburn. They
are botb good Detuoorats, both be neat
has been Said oi tho sectional question in
tbUconnecUou 1 thiuk it had little to do
with the result. Ualher, it seems to me,
tho Democrats knew that Mr. li«n da I)
bad been for two term* ail offloieiU, lion
est and safe Speaker, and they ttowrbjit
best not to dispense Wifh his services at
tbiMlane. The thought, it seeius to the,
KwawiwoM. »
' , The radical caucus gave another kick
to tbe oolofed Nee by- bbitimating Exs
Representative ttniney for the position Ot
tvol of the organization their candidate*
/Were always white.
There were some reprehensible things
I« tb« conduct or tbe Speakership coutest
between Meaers. Randall and-Btaekbaro.
The Presidential qoeation was
•arily fugged in to injure the chauces of
on* of these gentiemfbl Thfere were
many threats or bolting the oaucus sow.'
ination it a particular man was nominat
ed. Several Democratic Senators were
conspicuous in their opposition to one of
the candidates. All these things are not
only indecorous to a degree, but they
are dangerous to parff harmony at a time
, wben harmony lit the party is a prime
i necessity.
At the Democratic Senatorial caucus
yeelerday Senator Beck offered bis ex
pected resolution that the legislative bu
siness of the Semite during the
session fhall be confined ti the passage of
the two anrttial appropriation bill* which
fai led.of enactment last session, inclmU
ing the political measures that were in
corporated iMhemby the House of Reu-
W>e Fed-
laws and Juror's test
presence ol troops at Jie ff After
aome discussion this resolution was re
ferred toof
bnaineee, wftfia slufi
jar b^l^ed
to give the
committees Under the orgaaili— | tli
In the .interest, of the wMftneeuafcryv
good deal t)f attention Irote people UN
and which has been often mentione4>in
this correspondence,.
the See'y. of theTsoaauiy-bet'Mtirariae*
to contract with MtU/Joi* Uaaagee for
the qQitatmcUpn eta*-. ie«ig«ttatiaß
ateam vessel to be used, at tbe quarantine
of such of the GnJU .as may be
reccommaiided by the National Board of
Health, with the consent .of State an*
thorities to disinfect vessels and cargoes
from porta suspected.of infections*>f yel
low lever. The construction of said ves
sel to be under the inspection of an offieer
of the Bureau of BM
the Nnvyio be selected by theSfcc'y. of
the Navy, and for the purpose. Of suoh
.construction Abe spin of j, two , hundred
thousands theDeol as
**9; be necessary to be mediately
available, is hereby appropriated, put, of
apy monies in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated." There ought not to
any objection to this bill, which pro
peees to carry oU4 a plan wfcc*to*eflleiebty
baa been tewted bf the Government
officers and ia endorsed -by many ecieiM
tific men.
f-y -
, w Vi" i ' ' — >"i) «»»••»» ■ .1 j*'
Durham tftani: The a lamp tux paid
by tlie tobacco manufacturers in Orange
alone, amounted t0525,436.76' for Feb-'
niary, a Mllh« Of by We#* tlfeongh!
the tear.} ofabodt #40,000, per month.
Tbis> plainly attributable in oar Jnflgv
940.80. There are twenty'lactones in
the conntyaatb«n«Wgartactory; fourteen
■of whieb are ia Durham.' There ura a
large mi in ber of leaf dealers including
tfour of MM largest tobaoco warebonies in
tbe State, ■
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Weldon nem-sW*W»«Hhkf
B. H apse I, of Msrtin county, is writing
been sitttserlbed for. This Association
takes Its name from a^ small creek^near
L*ord/^jy ? uWr ß w*' .•«» s '***>
ti, itmnn ji»i .hi i jw uuu*x>- • «uwi
Hon. Win. H. Battle, ex-Judge of the
TUB LReWLAXVai WHICH (IAN
INTABJetIIRBD.
n b
IX'K x
for a North CafSHna uowspnper to treat
of North Carolina Legislatures. Doubly,
vea trebly unpleasant is it td r elt in
judgment on a Legislaturijtuch.aj that
.which adjourned yesierd&y. \J *
The Sun aayrf this because (tat) It fe
lem«Y itas not given general satisfaction.
Perhaps that "was impossible. The
people Iqve to quarrel *itb their repre
sent at I rc», and often tbe quarrel is |ust
Wnd . T ' l*batfj»urHed' legisla
ture deserve M.me o( the hard things
the luek of leadership in one of the Houses
and tlie shortness of tbe session,
fShort aesaiona when we become paed, J
to them in North Carolinai will w6rfc
admirably. In the case of the present
LegtolaturdWe do not Inow that tho l
brevity of the session was a public bless- ,
ing.l Hie late Asaembly r«* au.houeat J
w?li!i»rtentiS.ed body wlJkh clumsily t
went about its work, much of Was
use Art and will vedouned, ir fteft jwima- j
nenl coed of the State, but other por'iona t
of wbieb cannot fail to tlo harm a
might beot tomo interest, but rt 'lt \
would bo necessarily imperfect, aud as
dia«naeivn of certain questions now
would not be profitable, w« make thea;
remarks yii tho closing o> the aeasion ,
where censure night harm tbo very
cause intended to be subserved. 1
'• Aa tp the Intellectual character of our
retont Legislatures the truth ought to
bo told, even at the risk of givinc pei fon
ai oft'encc in some cases. The ablest, the
Assembly. A pobllfc service wblchottght
to bwan hivltiug Held fef the play of
tbo. finest talents and gifts is thus
rendered less efficient. 'Our si rougest
men ought to serve thfe The Sun
doto'notaay'tlierOwil* arf etrtlre absence
of onltuM andfiHtellectual vigor in the
last Legiilaiure, for there were aome
men in botb tiouseabf capital abilities.
What we ne*n ie that too leading
minds refrain from participation in
pubfie business, eapecially do they
refuse to make laws for the people.
This is to the inconvience aufl the
detriment of tbe Slate. There H no
ra—piy for if abort of treating a public
aentiment which sball be pouerlal
enough to draw out our ablest men
from their retirement. How to do this
, la worthy of consideration, and will no
doubt engage tbo mluda of our people.
Certainly nothing is more important in
legislation, after houesty, than wisdom.
neniM ciiofiitl ■'
■ ■
[From tfce Mewbernirt.]
There l| absolutely nothing stirring ia,
to °«.irrp!km of llicir i^preseiuuuves.
either the admiration or Ibe confideneo
ol tbe country. Under namo ol re*
freuchmenl and roiorm, they baye
a'acked institatibns, salaries,public and
; 'private interest*, and tn oar
made ti»iw»* pom deal i worse than
before. There aro ui.queatiot.ably many
men in ibe Legislature ot capital sense
.«nd sterling integrity.. Kbe whole body
are believe, to be untlor.tlio infU.ence of
honebt nud patriotic motives. But th«y
* have been siugularly unfortunate, to '•
general rule, in their suggeatioo of
measures, and their eflorta to reform the
eo called extravagance of certain autboK
jfiies and institution* of* tbe State. W*
begin to think, that it would be a Kood
plan to call the repreaentativee of the
uecipiototgeiber wy aoktom. ft cers
Jfinly wwld jprevent hoartlwra-
Ings and di«anections betwton tbe East
fhd the West, and would Ipreneoti Wie
passage of l*W*r which, InetOesb-iO*'
Bei..g beneficial to the people, tend to
h,ave the Legislature to assemble
less fVequeutly.
!t :i ■ it.. ihi ! i I" ■ 1
aSGAN9AI.AH O MW-SfclT IN DA
,,r VIBSOIt COUNT V. f ~
J j f.'H u!f.v J L ■!,, ■'* l '* • •* ' > y /
[Winston Sentinel.] rmm -« 1
The .good people of Lexington are-very
much excited over a scandal in high ljfe
in their mldiif, which has 6nlmiuated
in a auk for abduction, seduction and
«ach of pron?iap, with damages lajd at
,000 The facts, ao far as we can
'gather them fere ftbout aa folldws:' Mlsk
Sallie Hillyard, of Lexington, a very
handsome girl of seventMu jjenrs,
received some nlarted attel.tlons from ber )
cousin, Alfred Ha.graV«s. Home time
since Jje : sent her uharlottsvilft, Ya,,
and followed liimeMf iti a lew weckß;
fron> tben6e He carried her to St. Louis
and |o Toxaa., Jt appeaw.i that another
t&ls yonug man 92ft aud rent him With
They we»*to StrLonlf., but Hargraves
didn't, and it took but a few 4oye f*t
them to get ot>t of money- Tbo #onng
man Who bsd cliarge of tbe girl wrote
hemeaad got some money; and after
paving expenses they had enough left
home, and hto brought suit agaiust Mr.
Hirgravee. The ftot tbat the parties
belong best and moet
The Oxford and Henderson Railroad
Company Wa»W*aiA*d on Tuesday last.
Dr. H.C. MermMilePresident. Oxford
is to rote ou a $30,000 subscription on
the 24th iuat.
■
jpSJOj. AX-.* JORDAN, JOHN S^AD WIwKBTON,
Hcury Co., g. C
tqtfmera now briok warfehouee
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Warehouse «Site
BARTUiIiS, Ta.
To tbe Fanners and Planters of Virginia and North Carolinai The undersigned, as &• propria
""" MUIM maw BBIFLK WABBMUSFL .
Mgto call attention, to Its superior adrantages of
salesrooHi/ lights, & accommodations, \
Vl"- f*' K '■
for both teams; and for comfort and .conrenleneo generally. Tha proprietor* /'
experlen a warehousemen, especially our Mr. Redd, and o«r aeslstaats are all proflclenU In th«r />
We d« pi ely and > trictly a warchonse business, and our whole time and attention la devoted
K U»l„„r 0,0»r r „, m ,..
nil WMtn'CT DWTWC
especially for fine grtidea, guaranteed. "H'e do not speculate-in toboem. wid pledging ourselves
to lookt!t;e»1ll.f to the satW, Bfff 16 hiiiffl# carefully any tobaMp or taken in, own
ers may reat ((aured that their interest will not suffer in our hands. Promptness and fidelity our
customers may depend upon.
«~Come to theirsrfrAXJfMJlS WAJUCBOUBS, when
A-. 4«iU. ttw'T ' • v . ™
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I I It bM Solf Batting Hesdle,
i lii 1 ftth Never Skips StitchM.
| pmi Is tb» LlghUit Kuaia^l
The Best Family S^gJatliine!
.A»aawss.«ftEaastiu—
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■1879 1879
'
Bargains! Bargain*!!
.i»«U"!•*«» 1 ■ ivf. ■'wvp
Boots , |r Gaiters,
-**»«• K. ('ili I ''• wV s}*>- *fll
Prices lowcl 4 thaft g^
~*o-Q—
--/ I respectfully call tfce •ttebU(Ui / of th*> people
W'A*f JMfe
that llfare juat rewnvea » iftrgfe Aua complete
stock of leataer, and shoo findings, which I am
prepared to make up promptly. and wltti satis
faction to 1 all. I nave all the latest styles
both, for
and I no none bnt first class work. Repairing
(fono'neatly and promptly. Thanking the public
fertl* patronage so generously bestowed (Jn, ,
me in the past, and promising my best efforts to
merit a eontinaauee of the satne,
'"•""^TSSSU
Graham, N. U
«* j— *»nr u —nwjWiWi t
, . Durham
Tobacco market,
REPORTED BT
H«JL, REAMS,
PUCPRIETOR OF
Beams' Warehouse.
March £1 1879
Dark, 4 . .
■• " ■KteHT *.»•*> ■ ;
assr •
flood, 10 to 15 •
Fancj, , atWf LEAP. 10 U>B *'
Common Dark, *X to 4
FIS
Medium, '* W to * »
** n «. •rlt«C U> &
Extra, 00 to 80
Bracks continue light owipf to tbedry weaib-
ice. firm for a|l coiorea tobacco tp rood
' A " y'^Snc"jSilfliiiiffi jfr 1 ' rlt Ifn Kf vitr 1" 'T* r 'f f
TTean make mown faatar at work for pa'
ffaawßrtt?
ErjFSiTffSrSi SS
terms free. Address Twi 6 Co., Augusta,
Mkino. ' • ? . #>•:; p,
Sk sii-%- #hh* -"*•* »*»-»*«*•«
Ed #tth tbe greateat m P oah^m
Ita efeote uroM WOMMbi and aa -
eatisfactoMuui ever. M - - j-m.
tXZM
It removee all eruptiona, itching
givea tbe bead m
eomfort, and the Ms ■$
becomes white and, clean.
Byite tonic properties it reatores
the capillary elands to their normal
Tjgor, pretenting baldnec, and mak
ing the hair grow thick and straw. -J
A. A. Hayes, M.D., State Asaajrer
of Massachusetts, says, "The oeo> v.
consider it the But
for its intended purpoees."
Priee, Oaa Dolbirt
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