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. i ' . . .... CIMf if -;fTO . - . - : ' -N, '. ill ii rams f, Aft ana i a a i a Uk 11VU JIVI1V -lil .A. VOL IX-M 14.3 WADESBOROUGIJ, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 18G7. WHOLE NO. 430 :.TUE NORTH CAROLINA ARGUS, rOBUSQtD ITItrwTHL18DAT, " . BY V R AN K DARLKY, TCKM3 Of SUBSCRIPTION . . IBVABIABLT It ADVASC8. enagie sopy, ens year, aMM ..... ,$100 '1 , .'i l X. W ODtb i. a oo 00 , ' " tare saontna, ............ ' H9 N name eatar! apoa the eabeeriprloa book witboat tee-Bavaont. and eabeeriberV Barnes will be arast4 tit day their eabeeripUen expiree. . '' . . RATES OF ADTIRTISINO. t . rajuwsst aoveanatM. tW Tim llMt w Um, rr1r, auk t Htur. Transient a4vertlserants, on Insertion, V ptt StJ a $1.00 Xach aabneqaeat iaaartloa, lata tba three arnatha, par aqaara ....... ............... 60 ' Lag! Notices. (Tbltuariea, Aasatineeoaent af Co- dUttes for aay oSm, DeolIoatUae, as , at the abeve rata. Xs-tleae af afarrlfe aad Dattb fra. t EntrtBoU aade tor quarterly, half yearly end vearty aqvertisias; at reasonable retee. tjJu Pv lr trenvUat advarllrfng, whn tba bar af iaatrtiaaa ara Mmltad, 4aa ka aaadH la fir paMiMtioa; aa4 for qaarUrlj . balf yaarty ar jart adTartiaamanU aay Una afUr Irat laaartiaa. PUBLIC ACTS. AN ACT FOR TRI M' IIF Of EXECUTORS, kt . MINISTRATOR3, o. WniKKAI. Many Etteators,' Ainioiatrttori, OuariiaiB, Sheriff, Cltrkt of Marti, Traatrea and otberB, kaMin oSoes or plaea of a filoeiary ohiractf, lira, ia the Jicirjr of tha dotiea ef their oSen or plieea, roeei? td ia faith. Coofederata aitoay ot eurrfncy, or tha Trary Note imaed by tha Suto of North Carolina. dnrioK tba lata war, or hava ln?eated fonrfa thoa in their hands, la tha Bond of tha Confederate Oof eminent, and the boo Ja of tha State tt Narth v Carolina, hieh hate haan repudiated, and may . thereby have iaoorrad iadividoal liahility by rea aoo of aaid earreaey and bonda harinf becnma alueleet ia their haodi; Andvhertat, Oainjr to the jtrnera! inaolreocy . oeuioned by the late war, it it ei pedieot to ealarge the diaoretion of aeraooa h Jiojr Uaciary poaitions ia the aetil meat of elaimi, oootrscted ' prior to Miy lit . , SrCTtOsfL Be it tnactfJ iy Me General A tetnUg Vu St 0 JfitrtX - CanAinm, and it hereby eaaeicJ hg ths aul'ton'tf of the tamt, xTbat Esecatora, Adaaiaiatratora. Oaardiana, 8bcr rs' iff, Coaubl, Coronem, Clarke of the Superior aoi CoantfCoarta. Clerkt and Blaateraof the' Coarta of Equity, Traateee, and olben holding oSoea or plaeea of a Sdoeiary character, ahall not be held liable for havint: reoei? ed in payment of aay debt, demand or claim of toy descriptim that in their handa, or aader their eontrol, the eorreoey vl the Confederate Coernoient, or of thie State, ar fof haaia iaaaated fanda thoa in . their bandi, ia the bonda of. the Confederate Ooteromeot, or the bonds of thia State whioh bare beea repadiated ; bat the aane shall he pre aaaed to haae boea thoa received or iaveated in gooi faith, and oo preaomptioa of qualified, or express, ianplied, or eonatrootire notice thall arise against then by reason of . the progreaaif e depre ciation or greater or leaa degree'or amount of de proeiation of said eunency or bonds, Confeder ate or State. .. . - Sec - 2- B it farther anaeteSJDxxl in. all. trials of soils or other proceedings, either st law - or in canity, in wbioh, the qaeatiqo of d ligonoa -.-r. cr Dglifrjnaa whether of greater, or less deee, shall arise; the same shall, 00 notice of either rarty to snch snit or other prococdinps, be sob- anirted to jury, as a question of fact ; suoh is- sue, when snaing in a Court of Enuity. to be nade op eadseot to a jury, voder the discretion of the Court. SlO 8. Beit further enacted, That if any of the persona mentioned in the first seetion of .this acCholdiogolaiinijn-a fiduoiary character, das before May let, 1865, shall, in good faith and ia the eierciee of reasonable diligence, com promise the same, by receiving less thn their full amount, rucn peraeo shall be cWable only with the sum so received in the settlement of his account, unless it shall be showo that there was a want of good faith, or doe diligence iu lucb eoasproniise, 81a 4. Be it further enacted. That in all earf aei of contracts made for tbe pure-base or sale ot any species of property; real or personal, where in any Executor, Administrator, Guardian or oth er person holding any offioe or place of a fiduci ary character, shall be concerned either as credi tor or debtor, and any deduction shall be claimed ,ly reason pi' mi. contract .bcingfoaodedeajtbe Confederate or any other depreciated currency OT affidavit of that,, fact by the party claiming such deduction; it shall be lawful for said parti?, ereditors and debsort, each to, choose one d isi n 1 tereeted tnsu, with power in them to choose, an umpire, who or a majority of whom, ahall befsu thoriced to MseM at its gold value, the property in reference to which said centract was made, t1 the time of makiog the same, and make a state neat thereof in writing, duly signed by thenrf and such award shall re conblosive and binding oa the parties concerned, and a full protection to - such Eiecutor, Administrator, Guardian or oth er persons so holding n office or place of a fidu ciary e araoter, sod such persons are authoriied to. receive or pay the same according te eoejvaward 8lC 5. Be it further enacted, That Exeeutora nd Administrators shall have power to prefer ny creditor or creditors of the deceased persoo, whom they repreeeot, over ail other ereditors of equal dignity, thoogh tbe creditor or creditors so preferred, may not have commenoed suit, and tbeugbsoeh Exeeatoror Administrator may have notice by suit commenoed of the etistenee of other debt, equal In dignity te.tboee so preferred, and, faeh paymenU ahall hare like foroe sad ef fect ; and such personal representative ahall ia rerpeete be treatel It, lw and. eoUy ta though judjptienl bad beeo eoofesacd in favor of the preferred creditor or creditors, as now allowed by law. " f j . S0. 6. Beit further enacted, That this sot shall be io foroe and. take effect freoo and after its ratification. -Ratified Maroh 2d, A. D , 1867. AN ACT RESTORING! TO MARRIED WOMEN THEIR COMMON LAW RIQUT OF DOWER. "Sicttot l.Be irmutted bg the' tieneral'Ari umbly of the State of Aorth Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the tame, That every married woman shall be entitled to one third interest of all the lands, tenements and hereditaments of whioh her husband ia or may bo laitei aad pveaeesed at any Use during cover taroin which third part ahall be comprehend ed the dwelling heuae 10 which ber husband and family usually reeide, and commonly koowo and called tbe euaoaioo houc; toetaer with the ofli tea, out houei, buildings snd other improvements thereuuto belonging or appertaining; which tbiid interest ahall nut be aubjeol to aeixure 00 execu tioo for the payment of aoy debt ef her husband, during the term of her life Trveided, That aaid interest ahall not attach to any lauds that may have boeo bona fide convened by the hus band previous le the passage of tbia act. SfcC 2. Be it further entiled, That no alien atioo by the husband, with or without covenants of warranty, uadcr the provisions of this act, hall have aoy other, or further affect, than to paae Lie two thirJs interest 10 the ssme. fiovi- lea, .That upon tbe wife joiuiug with bar but bead ia the deed, and acknowledging the ssme, according to tho provisions of existing laws, be ing privately examined toucbisg herfrae conaent la toe executivo 01 aaid oonveyance, any or all of aaid land may be sold and conveyed, and that the Chairmen of lue Courts of I'leae and Quarter Scafioos, as to the lands located in their rcspec Jive eoaupes, sball have tbe tame power to coo- duet such examioa too aa m now given by law to the Judges of the Supreme and superior Courts, and the oertific-ate of auch Chairmen, touching lnds ia their respective counties, shall have the same force and effect as if sigoed by a Jude. Sxc 3. Be it further enacted, 1 bat in case of the failure or iuaulveaoy of tbe huaband, hie creditor, or creditors, having established tbeir Iaim, by obtatuiog judgment lor tbe same, may file their petition in the Couuty or Superior Courts ef the county ia which tbe defendant re sides, settiog forth the nature and amount of their claim, sad particularly specifying tbe lauds, ieoemeoU and hereditaments ibey tuay deue to hate sold, aad prayutg that tba one third inter est of tbe wife, in whioh ahall le comproUonded tbe dwellioz aad out-bouses as stWsaid, ana? be allotted aoi st apart to her Jby preper metes and bounds; whereupon' the court shall issue a writ to the sheriff of tbe county, eorumaodine bins to summon a jury of 'five freeholders, unconnected with tbe partiea by consanguinity or affinity, and eiitirely disinterested, whe, upon oath admiuie tered te them by the aberiff, shall allot and aet eff to the wife 000 third part of all the lands, ia ssid county, of which ber husband may be aeixed aud pleased, and in case such land may He io mora counties tbao one, the sheriff of the county ia which the petition is filed, may summon a jury from one or all of said counties, who ahall view, and if necessary, have surveyed all of said lands, aod shall not be restricted to each different tract, but may allot tbe same from one or more trseu, including the dwelling; and shall put the wife in poesetoioo of tbe same. And when the pro ceedings shall have been reported to the court by said jury, abd tbe court shall have confirmed the same, the title to the laud so allotted and aet apart to tbe wife ahall be -deemed to have vested in her by virtue of her marriage.- Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, Tbst tho pro ceedings shall be iu a aommXrylaianner, and tbe court ahall at the first term hear and determine the ssuic as to them shall seem j tut sod right. I'io vided, That the husband and wife shall have bad ten days' oot ioe previous to the sitting of said court, and be served with a, copy of the petition. Sec. 5fc .if ?l?wi2!bat.i..ontho coming in of the report by the jury, and its con firmation by the court, the plaintiff may buve an order for sale of the residue" ot tbe land including the aversion, after the determination of the life estate.' '. " ... -' DEC O. lie u urtier enactett, lbat ail ia.wsj and elause of laws coming iaconHict witn the provisions of tuis act be and lue same are bereoy repealed Sec. 7. Be tt further enaetedx That tbe pro visions of this act afialt .'be in force, and take ef feot from and after its ratification1. -Ratified March 2d, , 1807. - AN ACT OIVINO TO THE CODNTT AND SUPE RIOR COURTS AUTHORITY' TO 8KNTKNCE CRIMINALS TO-WORK-TrlE-f UBLre-ROAD.- SECTldN 1"..2J it enacted ly ilw. General A eemUij of Nurth Carolina, and it it hereby en- acted. Jty-theaufhoeiy'f-t As -ta mr -4'hat-4he Justices of the County Courts and Judges of the Superior Courts ahll have power and authority, in sll criminal casos within their jurisdiction, upon conviction of the defendant in all cases ybere the paniwhruent already affixed by law to the ofience does not extend to loa of life, to sen tenee the defendant to work in chain gangs upoo tbe publio roads of tbe county in which the of fence wal committed, or upon any Railroad od other Work of internal improvement in the State, for such length of time as the Court, in the'ex erei8 of ill discretion, may see fit, not exceed ing one year. ... 8 Ed. 2. Be it further enacted, ThaV for the management and safe keeping of said criminals, tbe Couoty Courts, a majority of tie aqtiaJaa tices being present, may elect one or mor aui ta ils persons, who shall be paid for tbeir service by the day, or by (be month, or by the year, tact compensation ss ssid justiors may deem last and reasonable, and bat the Mid Courts ahall hare full power and authority to levy taxes on all sub jects that are now taxed for couoty ppjrposcj to meet the payment rj tbl ssme. 1 (' Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That, ia all esses where any crimioal shall be eotsaoed cpoo any of ibe public roads, commonly called dirt roads," leading through any section of the1 coun ty, it shall bo the dry of the cosrt, at the ex pense of thr county, to provide stid criminals with good and wholesome food, and all necessary tools for tbe purpose of working said roads. 810 4. Be it further enacted, That the sev era! county courts shall have fu'l power and aa thorltj tar tuitrtltBeetKiry-irrangemeTits-fbr tbe protection, sf) keeping ana comfort of all criminals thus employed, and io all eases where it may be necessary to do to, there being no houses within reach of the point where said work is being done, that can be jfoeortd for lodging laid criminals st night, to proteot them from the weather when it. ie too imclamehl to ojk, tbat suitable tent polee and cloths may be provi ded for the same, with such csmp ;ocJs as may bo necessary. . ' Skc. 5. Be it further enacted, That jo ?leues where the court may be of opinion that it is not necessary to ooofiee an id criminals in chain gang, by fastening them with ball aod chain, (ho court'may scutenee then to work aaid roads wubeut being thua tonantd. SEC. 6 lie U further enacted, That in all cases where it may hi convenient to acntence said crimluaU to woik upon , any railroad or ether work of internal improvement, ia progress in the b'tate, the court may, at ita discretion, seateoce any criminal to work upon any such works of in terns! improvement, snd ia addition to the time for which aaid criroioala may be sentenced aa a punishment for the offense, said criminals my be required to woik out ike fine and costs io currtd by tbe ccuoty, togotber with any prison fees tbst may have been incurred for their toe fiooTent previous to their trial and conviction, said costs to be eccounted for and settled with tbe said county, cr such persoo aa tbe court may appoint to receive tbe ssme, upon such terms aa may be agreed upon with the directors or man agers of said work of interna! improvement. StC 7. Be it further' enacted, Tbat if aay prisoner shall make bis escape and fail to die charge tbe work in consequent of his abscond ing or leaving the acrtioe of the county, before the eipiratiun of the time for which be was sen tenced to work, be shall be boo t' to tsrve doa ble the defii-ieot time, and may be -re-captured by the sheriff t any time thereafter, and io all cases where said criminal ahall abscond to any J other or adjoining county, the Clerk of the Coenty Court may, and he is hereby authorised to, isue te tbe aberiff of aoy eoaaly in tbe State a capiat for his arrest. . SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, Tbst in all oftscs were aoy criaviiial may.V ;eat.,o,i Io Ubr en' aoy work of interna! im,a-eWor.,v-directors or managera thereof, in consideration of bis aervice, sbsll furoUh a guard er overseer fur his safe keeping and control ; tn'd in addi tion thereto shall furnish them with lodging aod board. . , Six;. 8. Be U further enacted. That this act shall be in force and uke effect from and after ita ratification. , Ratified March 2d, 1867. AN ACT TO AMENDTHE FIFTH ClPTEROr TBE REV ISED CODE, ENTITLED "APPRENTICES." 5KCTION 1. Be it enacted by tie General A rmbte of the State 0 Jfvrlh Carolina, and it it herely enacted by the authority rf the samr, Hut the 1st section of tbe 5th chapter of tbe Revised Code, entitled "Apprentiece," be amend ed by striking out the words I'iliQ the children cl free negroes where tbe psreuts, with whom such i-hildrco may live, de not habitually employ their time in aonnrbooest, industrious occupation, and all free base born children of color," after the -atdmathrLiiiJJieJ.4tliJi lira thereof, the words " and all base born child ren whose mothers may trot have the aaeaos or ability to support them," and tbat the second section of said, chapter be amended by striking out the words " if white, but if xolored, till twen ty one," after tbe words "pighteeu years," io the fou'itb line " rV-r?- f- - Sec-2. Be it further u acted, That in a!l in dentures for the sppreotioeships of infants hero tofors tnadc and entered into 'without a bond froiu.tbo persoo, to whom the infanta were bound, be, a'nd the same are hereby declared as valid nod bindiog as though a bond hud been given. jtVf aWfferfi That'the 5th section of tbe said chapter 00 lul the same is hereby repealed, snd that all other laws and parts of laws discriminating between, wbitta and blacks in the apprenticing of children, be, and the same are here repealed. " ' 1 4 ' Ratified the 26th day of January,. A. D. 1867. THE-INDU8TR.Y OP THE COTTON GROWERS IN TRK MiUTlt. . . It is animating at this time to reaS the agri cultural papers of the 8outh, the true exponents of .thi.tondiuttiat class, which-jnnco-made.ootlon J the king, not only of the textiles, but of all our acricultural exports. If we may judge from their correspondence, these brave planters sre now, in spite of ao msny discouragemefit,making themselves masters of the situation. While folly, idle extravagance and the radicalism of political success ia demoralising so liiaoy at the North, tha planting South is not on ly reorganizing its industry, bat dignifying end ennobling the Ubor of the whits man in the field and the white woman'io the menr. Every plan ter now is'not only his own efficient overseer, but he also trains his own white bsnda to labor, teachiug his sons by bis wn example. The re sult is, that he now stimulates two or three f reed men to do 'the work that onoe required half a do 40 slave aod a driver. Industry and swing is tho: order of the day, and tho dignity of labor is universally acknowledged j while-both plaater aad wife are proud of tbe. sl2cs.they la had to make tesuorm"to the great aad very try lot traosition from idleness sad slave labor, to ipiaatry, homely living, and . tba work of thsjr own nanos. jvj j- rrwi. . . - From the Maryland Fareaar. Thw Irfannfactnr of Paper.' Crash C'ottosa llallug, Caire Twwrling, c. from Com II Hake and a talk. A, very iotereatiog discovery in tbe ntilitation of corn husks and-coro stalks bss beea put into successful operation 10 Austria, and has been re cently patented io this country. , It ia nothiog lese than the production ef piper of rarious kinds from tha atalki and husks of Indian corn, leaving the feladrt Hire corn itilltrterosed byj tbe farmer aa fodder for his cattle. How impor tsot this discovery is to tbe interests of agriou! lure by makiog wba hae beretofore beeo retard ed as comparatively .worthless, of considerable commercial valoe, we now proceed to shpw. It ie proper to state that our review of tbe progress of tbis manufacture is based partly upon an am ole in-, the Agricultural Report for 1863, and partly from a pamphlet en tbe same subject tbe correctness of which is attea'ed by Aostrisn ofnciau, aod by gentlemen of tbe highest repu tation. A brief preliminary reference with res pect te the materials used es a substitute for pa per from ibe earliest time may cot perhaps be re garded aa out of place. Among the earlier matcriafa for piper were those requiring Iitue mechanical ingenuity t nt ttiem te receive impressiots ironi sn iron m pointed initrnmeut called "a stjlua." Thin slips of board covered with a amooth coat of wax, aud also papyrus sjid parchment were all em ployed st different sixes. For records, requir ing preservation, plates of iron and metal with the letters engrsved, ware used. In tbe yesr 05 of the Cbristisn crs, tbe Chinese sppesr to have discovered tbe art of makiog paper from fibrous materials reduced ts pulp aod pressed to an even aurfaoe. ' For this purpose they employed too in- ner bark of the bamboo, and afterwards, to a lim ited extent, cotton aod linen rsgsand rice straw. The first paper mill wis established st Hertford, in Eoglaad, in the early cart of tbe 10th centu ry, and aoetber in the latter part of the same century at Dartfordjn Kent. In 171J, great improvements, were made in the manufacture of paper by Tboraaa Watson, lot it is only in re cent times that the manufacture bss attained te its biebest excellence. The intellectual and commercial progress of . tbe present century re quires to be ted with an enormous and constant ly increasing supply or paper. The only mate rial heretofore regarded as capable of being re duced aod pressed to the required firmcesa hav ing been rags, tie greater proportion ef which consumed in thia conntry ate imported from abroad, the expenae of the manufacture of paper bu always been large, ibe substitution ef some cheaper and moro available article ia tbe place of rags, bea iong occupied the attoutioo of in ventors. Experiments have then fore been made with bark, stalks, tendrils, bop vines, wheat straw aod wooi fibre aod shavings, but with only par tially tucoresfu! results. Several patents of this kind bsvo beeo granted by tbe U tiled Sutes, but none of these inventions bare proved of such general application at to bring hsm into popular nte. But at leogth the result so long sought for. has been achieved by tbe Cbavalier Aner Voa Welsbaob, a native of Austrm, Direotor of tbe Imperial printing establiahtnenr. at Vieon. and Superintendent of the Imperial Paper Mill, at Schlogelmuhl. lie has succeed in making from corn busks, corn stalks, Ac, every variety of pa par form tbe finest tissue, letter sod note psper, and the strangest aod beat drawing piper, down to the coarse but tenaciops kinds used ia' hard wareevery intervening grade being produced by the same process, The drawing and tracing paper for artists purposes, are regarded" 4s supe rior to say before known, whilst the post, fsocy, sod colored papers, com pate successfully with these made from tbe fittest rags. - The improve ments thus introduced by the Chevalier Von rWelabach, possess to our agriculturists a peculiar and important interest from tbe fact that lodian Corn is so largely grown in this country, aod that it is tho least valuable portion of th!i pro duct that is thua brought into commercial ue. By this disoovery the Very refusa of our cor a fields becomes a raj uab! part of jlocrop!Jothese neglected stalks aud busks of Indian corn "are combined three of the more valuable materials ! uted in our manufacturing industry." Uf the Aus:riao process now under notice there is produced-rlsl. A. fibre for.' textile' fa brics similar to juto and hemp, but greatly su perior to juts, aud presenting many of tbe qual ities of wool and cottoa. 2d. A pulp for the man ufacture of paper iu all respects superior to that made from linen and cotton rags.; Jfd A . 'gt.a-, ten that can bo used like oil cake as a food for animals, and can also be employed in a great va riety of manufactures. The utilisation ef these three products of maise at the least possible ex-, peine was originally due to one Moritx.Diamunt, a native of Bohemia, but tho perfecting of the process waslirought about, as we hive stated,' ty the Chevalier Auer Von Welsbach. It wa? the latter that completed aod carried out, to In euii nently-sueeessful result,r what the former- had comntetiocd. It is oneofthe great advantages of this new process that it requires no alteration ia the present machinery of paper mills, as the roai2e slock is used precisely in the manner for reducing to pulp as is the stock from rags. This maize nook ajter having been pulped -in the usual way, ia manufactured aa in the ease of rags, in moulds, 0., according to the quality of pa per required, aod the paper so formed is "dried and pressed until the particles are so felted togethv er ihat they cannot be separated without tcariog. IfiJbjL capability ef making paper from maixe bad been the only discovery of the Chevalier Von Welsbaoh, the process would have been found too costly for practical use. The corn plant, however, was fortunately found to yield oeiiain other products in the following proportions; 20 per cent, of short fibre suitable- for making paper. 25 per cent, of long fibre wbioh can be spun like fls iot tbresd, and woven and bleach, ed into coarse fabrics, for crash toweling, bags, i cotton baling, and all that 'variety of covering for which jute aud hemp are now employed. . - 15 per cent, of gluten wkick ess be used si : food for cattle, and ia also valuille for niauiae taring purposes, and for,distilIatioa. 1 - This gives bat forty per cent, of Joss, and this lose is further reduced by nsiog a portion af tbe) ' waste as fuel to feed tbe fnrotcee. ' . The report of the Agricultural Departmeat, for 1363, estimates the waateat 60 per cent., bat improvements in the process bave since beea made, whereby a part of the original lots baa been economised, aod th amount of manual La lla'roykarteryliiaferiairy raooedT' ' But taking the wast ss estimateTia tba Agri cultural Report, at CO pcr cent. which is now ' acknowledged to be far too high the esUmats ef " expenaes snd receipts, ai given in the report al luded to are summed up aa follows; Cott ef tztrteting the fibre Jrun 0260 font bmms kuiki and ttotkt: Caal aud other materials ...115,704 Labor M .".....6,400 laterest aod lose ......4,134 . Raw Material, loclujlnf loeal frtliht M 60.000 Other expeoies....... 8,096 Total -....1OT,4M RECEIPTS. 40 per ceot. of produfe is eatimated at the following values : 10 par oot. ef spinalag flbre ....$64,000 10 per ceot. cf paper suff 72,200 11 per seat of Glutto fir aalaial food, A.. 16,400 $161,600 ...109,496 Deduct Esptaacs... Net Profit 142.104 Tba adJitiocaUO per ceat. sloes ceonomlatd, u ll sbcaid be sractiaally raalisau bereaftar, onIl adj ti tba above tO.KO Total profit ................ .......... ;..,....,..W.S72,424 But putting the actual profits at thelowHt s. ures stated in tha Agricultural Report, wt lab mit tbe per ceoUgeof profit is as large as nay ' manofictariog corporation could desire. The"- cost of the machinery for rednoiog the fibre aad preparing it for market is not tnore. we under stand, tbao from five to eight thousand dollars. ouch is tbe new manufacture whioh the Ameri can owoers of .the patent are inviting capitalist ' to embark in, and from all that we eaa learn eon eeroing it, the enterprise seems to us eminently, worthy of their attention. As the maixe psper, specimens of which sre new before as, bss a ' resdy lsrgery taken the piece of that maottfao-' tnred from rags in Anstns, under far leas favors- ' ble circumstances than it can be produced io thia country, lbs cost of the raw material and of trans port :iou being infiaitly heavier, whilst tba . long fibre aod gluten art .likewise of great com- naereial value, we confidently Jook forward to tne- av when nulls fortbe various manufactures from torn refuse wiO be established . throughout the country, and tha fanner find a large profit in what he has hitherto regarded as comparatively worthiest. ' ... . At all the above calculations are based upoo an eatimate of twenty dollars per ton for com stalks, it will be seen that if this product should bting but six dollars a ton, it will yield to the farmer at least twelve dollars to tbe acre, and will that cover all or nearly all the expenses of tbe . corn, leaving the grain and leaf fodder clear pro fit. '..--: .' ' . ' Tbe Voting Population ef the Itate. The Wilmington Journal girea tha followier estimate of the voting population of the State. - The advice st tbe close ef the extract w worthy the aerious attention of all, who bave tha right to vote, who talk of ever hereafter absenting . themselves from the polls: ' Tlie Targtsrvote"ever"casriri"NortH Carolina' was that given in tbe' election at whioh Gover nor Eilia wu elected over Mr. Jobn Pool, the number being a little over 112,000. We sup- . f!LL!eML!w!e 10,000 voters in the Stste, aa the exoiteoent and interest attending that caavaas trough t oat nearly every one entitled te vote who was in the State aud able to get to the polls. ' . There must then be fully 100,000 persons en titled to tot undet the operation of the Const i- tutiunof the aiate, BfLwnom not more tbao 000 are distranchiacd under the aet of Congreee, which number will be greatly diminished if Gen eral Sickles' ioterpretetioo cf the act ia as has been reliably reported to us. There certainly must be 00,000 white voters utder the act. Ah , lowing the same proportion of voters to the total population among the blacks as tbe whites there were about 45,000 previous to the war, who, un der the provision! nf-'thenet of Congress, would have, been entitled to vote. Added to the brdU nary casualties during the war, there has been an alarming fatality among that clssa during the first twelve months after the cessation of bos till, lies and s considerable emigration northward, and al?o a very large exodus to the more Southern , States during the ,.patL?lL".? ial....-.Wf. are satiBfiad that this votiog population will not ' therefore exceed 30.000 or 35.000. makint tho ' total present voting strength ef tbe State 120,- nnn t fifto i . ; , - 000orl25.000 The number of anti-Johnson, white meo. torv we know not how otherwise te classify the Norta Carolina Radicals, i a the Sute, can only be matter of conjecture ; but we are ooofident they are very, limited esy 10,000 or 15000 in U. With whom the colored, vote will be oast if a matter also ef doubt, We hardly think it will . be given as a whale to either of the parties which , will exist in the State the more intelligent aad . respecteble will go with the Conservatives, while tbe ignorant will.be governed by, the views of their employers or led off by tho false hopeo and premises of demageguea. We are satisfied that if oar people will only nnite, without respect to former parties or pres ent naaues, that the great conservative element can and will control the State we can by this .' 0'iurse shun the dangers which have destroyed . , the last vestige of justioe and law in Tenuetse and Missouri; from the fate ef those people at ', least we may be saved. v . . IflL. Gen. 8bcrmtn, it Is aaid, na asked fot j Jeare of abeeoee to liiit Filestine. , e-r s.'ae-WB ,:JL-tmv aw4fa
North Carolina Argus (Wadesboro, N.C.)
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April 4, 1867, edition 1
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