North Carolina Newspapers

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Vr-r v ini vfi'tieiuent changed quarterlj when j -OIi;ii.iri, over ten lines, charged a i(.r,-ri.riiieiita pavable in advance. professional. Cards. II. Diliard. Murrar F. Jno. A. Gilmer. Smith. Diliard, Gilmer & Smith, 1 AT'IiOKN EYS AT LAW f and j SOLICITORS IX BANKRUPTCY I 0i ver lJank of Greeiibboro, opposite lienlwiw House. PHACTJCE in State and Federal Courts. .ecial attention given to matters in I U;:kniiivj, and caua4 arising under Inter :,a li--venue, ill District Court of Western Iii, -r i t of North Carolina. Collections in t ,!r id Federal' Courts solicited. '.Jjne-20, 172. 205:lj. C r. Mkniknuali Johx X. Staples. HENDENHALL & STAPLES, ATTORNEYS AT IxAW, ; It C E SBORO, X .- C U i l practice in 4he Courts of Guilford, liock ;ns!::nu, 'Davidson, Forxjthe, Stokes, Kan t:r,."iir and Alamance: alwi. U. S. Circuit and 'h'ut Courts. &ievial attention given to ejections in all piarts ot the State, nd to ih- in Bankruptcy. iT Othc one door North of CourtHouse. Jan. 27Uy' . S. BAlX, TIIOS. B. KKOtiH, BALL & KEOGII, ATTORNEYS A T LAW, (lp stairs, new Lindsay Building,) (iKKENSBORO, N. C. Jan 12:1 j A. M.SCALKS. J. I. SCALES. SCALES &' SCALES, Attorneys at Law, Greenslwiro, X. C, PRACTlCKin the State a'ndFederalCourt. A. M. Scales wilt attend, the Probate Court of Rockingham Counfy at Went worth on the 1st Monday of everj mouth. jaul5:tnrp 1 RALPH GORRELL, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, AXI ! SOLICITOR IN BANKRUPTCY, Greensboro, N. C, Iff ILL jiractice in the courts of Alamance, ,i Da idson, Guilford and Randolph, aud in tlie Supreme Court ot North Carolina Aim ai it the U Hi, in the District and Circuit courts nited States, hi the WesTern District of N. C. and siiedallv in cases in BaiikrupJ- tv ami Interna Revenue. "Prompt attention riven to collections, and a. other business committed to liis care. l?iisinessin the above named courts solicit- -ed. ; " ! Uflice". on North Kim street, opposite thej iC'iyr! ) louse. a -l v D. A. & R. F. ROBERTSON, Surgeon Dentists. Having as.socia teil themselves , in the practice of: DENTISTRY, respectfully offer their profeesion al services to the citizens of Greensboro, and the surromi- ding country. One or the otherof them ' an always be found at their office on Liii.Kav7s corner up staars, entrance x.ast ; Market" Street. r S.itifactory reference given, if desired, , past twfrlve or fifteen years. 213:tf PLASTER'S IIOTCL. Tliiix IIouvc In pleasantlj loeat'! ed on. East Street near the Court hoii.and is ready for the reception oj Boarler and Travelers. J THE TABLE : Is always supplied with the best the mar- , tet arloni.H. - THE STABLES Are 1:1 charge ofcaieful ami attentive-host-U-rs and tn pains are spared in any res l' tt to render guests comfortable. . , THE BAR AtTachtd to tlie Planters is aiways sup plied with the best i Wines, Liquors and LIVERYL STABLES Have lately been attached to this Hotel, and parties wishing conveyances, can be .ai'tomoflated with tiood Teaill. IPrices as low, if not lower than any tl..r hotel in town. -JOHN T. REESE, "o:ly Proprietor. AKT STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE MILLION CV)ME and see in Garrett building ; over Dr. Foulkes Store. L. W. ANDREWS, Greensboro, X. C. 't. 17, 1-73-1 v' .'r0Jl00 STOP AT THE VARBUUUUGH HOUSE! lialeigh, X. C. . G. W. Blatkntll, Proprietor. J O B W OR K or EVEK V Description, Executed in the VEIIY BCST STYLE, And at New York prices, at the Patriot Job Office i Established in 1824. Business Cards. Watch-Maker, Jeweler & Optician, GrecmlKtr, N. C Ha constantly on hand a splendid assortment ot Fashionable Jewelrj, and some splendid- Watchet and Clocks. Wbicli will le sold 01ieai for Cah! CV atched, Chjcks. Jewelry, Kw ii.g Ma rhine,nd Pi-toln repuirwl cheap and on short nonce. t,alJ opposite the Express Office. Oouth h.vu Street. 10-1 t tF An atutorted stock of Gnns, PistolH, Cartridges, Ac, always on baud. OOXjXjTTSTS Cabinet Maker, Undertaker, and Wneel-Wright, Corner of Davie and Sycamore Stitjts, Greensboro, X. C. T-WAYS keeps a full line of Jletalic and Cast Burial Cases, Walnut and Iloscwood Collins, which can be furnished and delivered within two hours' notice. A good Hearse always in readinees. A good line of BED-ItOOM FURNITURE on hand or made at short notice. Picture Frames Made on short notice, from either Gilt, Walnut or Mahogany Moulding. Repairing of Buggies, Carriages, &.C., a specialty. . - L3T Country produce good as cash. . feb l:ly J. E. O'Sullivan, Tin Plate & Sheet IronWorker, HKALEK IX Planlahed, Japannrd A; Stamped TIN WARE, STOVES, j PUMPS, Lightning lnls, &c; Stencil Plates, ! BRAS CHECKS, ! for Hotels, Saloons, Ac. Gas Fitting, Roofing, Guttering. A c, promptly i executed. ! Merchants are invited to examine my stock before pure hasinglsewhere. jan 25:ly j MY1D SCOTT, j Jeweller and Watchmaker, i North Elm St., East side of rtle Court Hou&e Will Work for Half-Price In repairing Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. april 25: ly n. TliTii. wihSuA, LIFKi F I Ii (0 INSti.LCi,.t(iK.T, ; Greensboro, X. C, p EPRESKNTS tirt-cl:i Companies with an aggregate capital of over THIRTY MILLIONS DOLLARS, ami can carrv 4i full line at latr rates. tyoftice, uji stairs over Wilson !t Sho- jjauk under the efficient supervi oj. sion IV. II. who will at all times be glad to wait on all who desire either Life or Fire Policies. . mar 14:ly Cha. G. Yates, .MAM'FACTl'RV.K iF Tin, sheet Iron & Copper lt'are AND dealer in Dry Goods, Hats, Boots and Slnes, Wood Ware, Lamps, Crockery, and Glass Ware, Gniceiles, Stoves, and as- .r, r.ooda cenerallv. No. til South Elm strwti Greensboio, X. C. " Goods sold low for cash, or barter. jaii FJ:ly X. II. D. Wilson. Chas. E. Shoukk lVILSOV & SlieilCU, BANKERS, GREEXSB0R0, X.'C, (Soutli-Elm Street, opposite Express Office. ry X3 UY and sell Gold and Silver, Bank Notes, State and Government Bonds, Rail -Road stucks and Bonds, &c Ci" Receive Money on deposit subject to SIGHT CHECK; and allow interest ill kind upon timtrdeposita of CURRENCY or SPECIE. Discount 1 I :! I- ! ollections made at all accsMble points. Sept. D'.th, ly WATCH-MAKER, JEWELER AND i OPTIOIA1T, j No. 11 South Elm Stroit, Grteusboro. N.C. HAS a beautifnl stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Plated Ware, Pis ' o.u r,artri1l.F.. Notions. &C. All repair- i'ni! warranted. A largo and lino stock of SolI Pens. dec'25:ly J. A. PRITCHETT, CABINET-MAKER. Furniture Dealer and Undertaker, ANNOUNCES to tlie-citizens oi Greensboro and Guilford County that he is better prepared now than ever to provide them with Fi'iixirrRE in rrro'it eaiietr selected with a view to ... t .. ... economy and to suit the times. I m yv pared to furnish, at two hourj notice, COFFINS of any style and finish, andjhavejsijh'ne hearse for the use of the public. Al. orders for Furniture, Coffins or Metalio ease promptly atteialed to, at moderate charges. - , An v marketable proluce taken in exchange for work, if delivered at my ehp oqFayette viile street. Work can-fully packed and delivered at the depot Free of Charyc. Jan-7,-ly. I return my thanks to the public for the verT liberal patronage bestowed for the past 23 j-ears, and pledge a continued effort to give aatiafaetion. i 1 .1 ii e n treon s iotpo .t.in at : " - The Prize Song. ' The pria of 25 offered by the National Grange of Patrons of Husbandy for a song adapted to the use of that Order, waa award exl to Mrs. Tucker, for the following, which baa been set to music : ' Tis to guard a aacred trust, We shape the heaven-born plain ; ; The noble purpose wie and just, To aid our fellow man. From Maine to-California's -dope. Resounds the reaper's song; " We come, to build the nations hope, To slay the giant Wrong." Too long have Avarice aud Greed With coffers running o'er, Brought sorrow, and distress, aud need, To Labor's bumble door ; From Maine to California's slope, Resounds the reaper's song ; We come, to build the nation's hope, To slay the giant Wrong." .A royal road to place and power, Have rank and title been ;N We herald the auspicious hour, When honest Worth may win ; From Maine to California's slop, Resounds the .reaper's song ; ' We come, to build the nation's hope, To slay the giant Wroug." Let every heart and hand unite ' Iu the benignant plan, The noble purpose, just and right, Td aid our lellow-man ; From Maine to California's slope, Resou nds the reaper's song ; " We come to build the nation's hope, To slay the giant Wroug." Omro, Winitla'jo Ca.t Wis. Interesting Facts About The Sun. The following interesting facts we clip from a recent lectare deliv ered iu New York by Prof. Proctor, j Secretary of tbe Boyal Astrouohii cil Society of London. DISTANCE AND SIZE OF THE SUN In the lirst place let us consider ' the distance and size of tbe sun, J wbicb I need hardly say are nearly ; related. There is a comparison by ! which we are enabled to indicate at : once the relation of the sun to us in , magnitude aud distance. If this . earth were represented by a globe one inch in diameter, then the sun's giobe would be represented by au- orb three yards in diameter. If the sun's globe in turn were represented by a globe one inch in diameter then the distance woivld be repre sented by three yards ; our earth a globe one iiicli in diameter, the sun three yards; the sun a globe one inch in diameter, the distance three yards. Now let us consider what that enormous distance means. An Artnstroug gun lires a bullet at the rate of 400 yards per second. A bullet fired at that rate, and main taining it to the sun, would take 13 years to get there, and the sound of the explosion would reach the sun half a year later. Iu other words, those beings, those men who wor shippedthe sun and raised their voices in .prayer to him, if their voices could have been heard and there was an atmosphere, a medium of intercommunication by which the sound of their voices could reach him, 13 years would have been needed befoie their prayers could have reached their God. II theie were a steel rod connecting the earth with the sun, ami the pole of the earth were brought into commu nication with the sun, 300 years would elapse before the strain would reach the earth. Another consider ation and this was suireested bv 'rof Meudeuhaffof your count rv, and by Holmes and others is this : reeling is conveyed along the nerves ten times slower than sound travels. ' If therefore an infant were born having an arm of the somewhat in convenient length ot 01,000,000,000 f niituu un j a fn fai.-i i !m outs WE IU tf i?v .y VJ 111 c O IS -! y and if while in the cradle in boy hood he were to stretch out his arm and touch the' sun, that infant must grow to the three-score years and ten allotted to man or eveu to four score, but he would never be con scious of, the fact that the tip of his tin'ger was burned ; he should live I.'k years before that would be ex perienced. THE SOURCE OF LIGHT AND HEAT. But now let us pass from the question of the sun's might to its heat aud light. The sun is the source of all those forms of light ami life which exist upon the earth. That is no idle dream. Every form of force upon the earth, every ac tion that we perform, all the forms of lorce we know of, even the mere thoughts we think, may be said to come lrom the suu. It is by the sun's heat that life is maintained upon the earth. And now as to the quantity of heat. Sir John Ilerschel iu the South of Africa made experiments to determine the actual quantity of heat that is received from the sun. The heat there was so great tht-at the depth of four inches belov the sand the thermometer rose to 100. lie was able to cook a steak by placing it in a box covered with glass, aud that inside auother box with a glass cover, and to boil eggs bard. He made experiments, and fouud in the first place that about oue third of the suu'a light and beat were cut ofl at inidday by the air, and taking .that into account, cud making the requisite calculatiou lor a large extent of surface, he found that the quantity of the sun's heat that fell on : au area ot one square mile would be sufficient to melt in a single hour 2,000 tons of ice. Well, now that is merely the qaanty re ceived by a square mile of the earth's surface what the earth pre sents to the sun. How small she is compared with him, and what a small surface she presents, and how little of the fiaaTs heat does she re WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1874. ceive ! Even regarding for a mo ment the sun as a spotted disk, 50,000,000 of square miles in extent, even then how small is the quantity of the sun's light and heat that this earth actually captures. You have only to consider how small the sun looks in the heaveus, and consider how small our earth would look be side him, with this small diameter compared with his. of one inch to three yards and you can see how small a proportiou of the suu's heat we capture. By a calculation which can be readily made, it is found that only the iifAOOO.OOOth part, or less than that proportion of the sun's heat is eaptnred by the earth; and all the planets together receive only one 227,000,000th part of the sun's heat. There is another mys tery the study of astronomy pre sents. Only one part in 227,000,000 parts appears to be applied to any useful purMse aud the rest seems wasted. It is uot for us to judge of the operations of nature. But there at any rate do we seem to fiud a confirmation of the saying of the Atheist that sounds so strange to us, that 4Xature in filling a wine glass upsets a gallon." There is the sun's heat being contiuually sent forth,ami only the 227,000,000th part received. Only imagine a merchant who spent large sums of money, and vho employed only one cent usefully for every two milliou dollars of his income , And that is what the sun appears to be continu ally doing. The actual emission of solar light and corresponds to what would have been obtained it on every square yard of the sun's sur face six tons of coal were consumed every hour. In every seco'id the silu gives out as much heat as would be given out by burning 11,000,000, 000,000,000 of 'tons ; aud this earth ou which we live, if its whole sur face were glowing with the same heat as the sun would give out in every second tbe s;ime amonut of heat that would be given by burning up 1,000,000,000,000 tons of coal. Oue million million tons of eoal in every second of time ! a globe ouly as large as our earth ; while the suu, the great centre of our system, gives out eveiy second an amount f heat that would b yien out by burning 11.(00,(MM),000,000,000 of tons of coal, or about eight times the whole supply of coal supposed to exist in thU earth. In every second the sun gives out the whole supply of that coal which we look at as ii exhaustible, but which we are consuming at such a rate that fn 3,000 or 1,000 years- hence there can be but little doubt the coal will bo exhausted upon the earth. Laughter. Comfort for Poor Editors. It is a comfort to ktiow that the " great papers' once had their day of small things. Here is what a writer in u New York paper says: According to his statement, the Tribune was begun in 1841, with one thousand dollars, borrowed money, and its profits in 1850 amounted to sixty thousand, and in 1870 to one hundred and sixty thou sand dollars annually. The first office of the 7e)W.wa.s in a cellar, where its morality was as low as its surroundings. It now yields a yearly income of two hun:!red thousand dollars. The Times lost, at the start, one hundred thousand dollars, and now it is valued at one million, including its real estate. The Ercn intf Post, after many fluctuatioi.s. is now worth one hundred and fifty thousand a year, the Express thirty thousand, ami the Journal of Com inert e seventy thousand. Mrs. Henry Wood, who has writ ten some of the best novels of the day. puts in the mouth of the hero of one of her stories the following admirable sentiments sentiments which it would be well for all to act out in their daily fiver: I'd rather do a man a good turn than a bad one, le he friend or enemy. That is the only way to get on pleasantly in this life. It all comes home to us. If we sow flowers we are repaid by the perfume; if we plant nettles they will spring up and sting us. I don1t believe a manr ever did the smallest, kindness but it was iu some way returned to him. I fee! sure that for every injury a man or woman inflicts on others a worse evil is returned. Excellent sentiments these which to begin the new year which we have entered. with upou Hot in Sheep. Youatt says sheep beginning to be affected with rot should be sent to a salt marsh in preference to the best pasture on the farm. He then recommends bleeding, and a dose of two or three ounces of Epsom salts. To these means is to be added a change of diet good has' and' straw : then two or three grains ot calomel, mixed with half the quantity of opi um ; and common salt should then be given, say two or three drachms, morning and night. ' Wheu the in flammatory stage; ia passed, add stronger tonics to the salts, such as gentian and ginger roots, on'e or two drachms, ea'-b finely powdered, added to each dose. Keep the sheep on the best and dryest pasture, with salt always hi reach J Not a single intoxicated man was seen ou the streets of Morganton Christinas week. Not one in Hickory none iu Old Fort, and we beard there were none in Marion, and yer some christian people of all denominations will continue to sneer at Temperance Societies. The same amount ot sobri ety abont Xmas was never seen in this country since Columbus discov ered America. Pied, Press. I . Z' , i iBBBHBaaM i ; From tbe Salem Press. Bible Work in North Carolina. The Rev. P. A. Strobel, who has recently resigiied his position as District Superintendent of the A merican Bible ; Society for N. C, makes the following report of his labors from the 31st ot Starch to 31st of December, 1873, embracing a period of nine months. Auxiliaries, Branch Societies and Bible Committees visited, seventy eight.,: New Auxiliaries organized, three, . Auxiliaries revived, three. New BranclrSocieties formed,most ly among the freed nien, ten. New Bible Committees, three. Anniver saries attended forty. Eoclesiasti cal bodies visited, three. Sermons and addresses delivered, 150. Offi cial letters issued, 450. Official documents, 2,500. Number of days spent from home, 230. Miles trav elled,5,09S. Value of books ordered for Auxiliaries, about $3,500. This is independent of the books donated by the Parent Society, and those drawn from the N. C. Fund, which would perhaps amount to about $800 more. Receipts for the nine months, 82, 020; being a decrease of only SO cents, as compared with receipts for same period last year, which is a very favorable exhibit, in view of the general depression in all depart ments of business during the past three months. Besides the money paid to the District Superintendent, fully 81, 000 have been sent directly to the Assistant Treasurer in New York, which would make the entire re ceipts from N. C. in the last nine months over $3,000. There were eight other Auxiliaries which the District Superintendent was unex pectedly prevented from visiting, who would probably have paid sev eral hundred dollars, thus swelling the receipts of the past nine months to nearly $4,000. - The following Auxiliaries have supplied their respective territories in whole or iu part : Alexander, Bertie, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cra ven, Carteret, Chapel Hill, Cald well, Davidson, Durham, Gates, Gran ville,Henderson (Granville co.) Hen derson co.,IIyde, Jouesboro, Lenoir, McDowell, Mebane8villei Ilowau, Salem Bible "Association, Tirza, Wake, Wilkes aud Wentworth. Owing, however, to the failure of many of the auxiliaries to keep proper records, it has been found impracticable to ascertain the a mount of work whiea has been ac complished. As far as returns have been received, they show a great amount of destitution. In Cabarrus county oue-fifth of all tile families visited were found destitute. This Society has supplied every family iu its territory. In CaldweH'coun ty, a canvass of one half the terri tory, embiacing about seven hun dred families showed that two hun dred and fifty were destitute. These were supplied. In two townships in Alexander, out of three hnndred families visited, one hundred and twenty-seven had no Bibles ; a few had Testaments. In some couuties, as in Cabarrus, the destitution has been found to be one-fifth in some one-third, aud in a few, nearly oue halt of the families. The destitution, however js di minishing, through the efforts of some of the Auxiliaries. There must, however, be more earnestness, activity and perseverance, employed by Christians of all denominations throughout the State, if this fearful destitutiou is removed, and the ig norance, degradation and vice, con sequent upou it. If all the Auxilia ries would display the zeal and, lib erality of the Tirza Bible Society, tins cousumation so iruen to re de sired by all good men, would soon be realized. This Society embra cing a portion of Union County, N. C, and Lancester county, S. C, has not only supplied every family in its territory, but it has sent up lib eral douations to tbe Parent Society. It has on its roll thirty-seven life members and between 00 and 70 annual members. Is not this "the banner Society" of the State ? Let all tlie auxiliaries emulate this ex ample, and Christian men through out the State wouldoou be able to rejoice in tlie co4eiousness that every home in ourState, was in possession of a copy of tltat precious volume, which carries wherever it goes, those Divine influences, w hich never tall to enlighten and save all who are willing- to yield their hearts to their gracious power. In the ninety-five counties in the State, there are one hundred and thirteen Auxiliaries, twelve Branch Societies and four Bible Committees During the twenty one-mouths, in which the present Superintendent has been in the field, all of these1 Societies and Committees except two have been visited once, aud seventy-eight have been visited a second time. The Condition of the Bible work in the State, is ou the whole, favor able and full of encouragement. Though prosecuting his duties at times under pany difficulties and discouragements, the District Su perintendent indulges the hope that under God's blessiug much has been accomplished, for which there is cause for devout gratitude. He trust that he leaves the Bible cause in a much better condition than he found it. He earnestly prays that all fnture efforts to circulate the Bible among our people may receive the hearty and uuited support of all Christians, and that the Great Head of the Church may crown these efforts with abundant success. A.Burlington"(Iowa) man bought a light axe because hii wife was sick and couldn't chop very well with a heavy one.; ' - -- ; ; . : - -' if f From the Goldsboro Messenger. Our Debt. ; We are indebted to! Senator War ing, of Mecklenburg, for a copy of the Auditor's Report; for the fiscal year ending September 30th 1873, lrom which we learn that the re ceipts of Educational Fond were 841,705 01; the receipts of Public Funds 8481,223 91. ! The disburse ments for educational purposes foot up to ac,UU7 IS. thnso of thAPnhlw. r nnu to 524,168 47. -ine enief resources from which roe school fund was derived are, lrom entries of vacant lands 83,- -o , magistrate lines, penalties, and forfeitures $10,418 49 : invest ment, 17. S. bonds, $1,493 85; loan to the University $2,30250; divi dends of Roanoke Navigation Com- PanJw8250 00; tax on auctioneers 8317 71 ; tax on retailers of spiritu ous liquors $23,122 98. The disbursements of the Educa tional Fund embrace for common schools, $59,234 50 ; county capita tion tax refunded, $3,379 57; in vestment iu U. S. Bonds, $16,93G 25; poll tax refunded, $558 31 ; Swamp lands, $45 7G. The several sources from which the Public Fund was derived are. convention blank books tax (18CS) 8352 11 ; and statiouarv $201- 70. Code of Civil Procedore 8GG GG; contingencies 837 30 ; deficiency in State Treasury, 8411 G5 ; drummers license tax 83,700 00; special tax for Insane Asylum And Institution for Deaf and Dumb aud Blind 8101, 807 51; land redeemed 81,0G0 0G; public taxes $204,917 17; public grounds 8234 00 ; penitentiary tax 882,011 G2; sale of public "docu menrs$237 03; tax on Bonds $2, 985 75 ; tax on lusurance&ompanies $511 58; on corporations $1,050 00; on Express Companies-$511 58; on Railroads $325 49 ; ou seals $70G 98 ; weights and measures 8900 00. The disbursements were,, for Auditor's Department 82,702 50; Agricultural Societies 83,050 00; Adjutant Geueral's Department $275 00; Artificial limbs $50 009; capital square 8WG SO; convict ac count $G,393 82;: contingencies $26,316 50, copying laws $843 50; Code commission $285 00; Depart ment of Public Instructions $1,875, 00; Public Works $300 00 dis tributing laws $734 00; Executive Department $5,000; fugitives from Justice $241 50 ; geological survey $0,750 00 : General Assembly $88, 900 20 ; idots aud lunatics 813,003, 00; Iusane Asylum (support ac count) $77,500 00 ; Insane Asylum (Expense account) $2,108 50; Deaf Dumb and the Blind Institute $50, 000 00 ; judiciary $G2,GGG95; pub lie printing $10,204 25 ; penitentia ry $97,913 21; elections $814 20; Quarantine regulations $4.081 80; revised statutes 4,500 00 ; Resolu tions of General Assembly $51,5GG 79 ;-fo sheriffs for settling taxes $3, 01120; State Department $2,249 99; State Library $974 90 : capitol $712 50; Treasury Department $5, 250; weights and measures $1,085; 00 ; interest account on Western N. C. Railroad $1,085 00; same on W. C. and-Rutherford R. R. $1,250 00. The aggregate amount of State taxes derived from the various sub jects of taxation fn the State are on 'lands $115,070; town lots $21,085; horses $10,928; nuules $0,083; jacks $56 ; Jennets $20; goats $19 : at tleV?0,02!); hogs $2,810 : sheep 8808; farming utensils $4,549 ; money on hand or on deposit $0,108 ; solvent credits $15,105; other personal property $13,534 ; net income and profits $3,161; railroad franchise $304; theatrical companies $032; concerts aud musical eutertaiu inents $220 ; circuses or menageries $1200; sideshows $125; itinerant companies $106: gift enterprises $50; billiard saloons and ten-pin alleys $497; dealers of liquors $17, 219; distillers $137 ; licensed re tailers of liquors $21,965; hotels aud restaurants $1,004 ; commis sion merchants $5,365 ; banks aud private bankers" 2,227-; marriage licenses 519,72 ; deeds in trust and mortgage ""deeds 3,295 ; special taxes for the reuiteutiary and Asylums 187,45;J. The number of acres of laud taxed is 25,502.507. Its assessed value 70,131,707. The valueof town prop erty is 13,855,078. Aggregate value 83,927,448. The number of horses is put down. at 110,374 head; their value at 6.544,157. The number of, mules 58,880 and valued at 4,008, 135. The number of cattle 031, 505 valued at 4,211,328. Hogs 1, 303,315 valued at 1,(589,897. Sheep 507,946 valued at 83,232.' The value of farming utensils 2,735. Money on hand or on deposit 3.613,003. Solvent credits 0,103,829. Other personal property 7,962,00S. Ag gregate value of personal property taxed is 23,839,430. The total as sessed value ot property iu the .State is 124,821,000. The number of polls taxed is 85,223 white, and 41,652 Black. We tale the trouble; to compile these facts because we hold that every North Carolinian should know the resources and condition of the State's finances, and believing them of sufficient interest to the reader. There seems to be no possible remedy for the constructive speech making which Congressmen so much effect. The abolition of The Congressional Globe was expected to dry up this stream of fraudulent eloquence ; but it runs on just the same as ever. The Civil Rights de bate in the House has been a heavy tax ou the patience of some of the members, and not a few have ob tained leave to print speeches which were never delivered. This is a great shame, and the fact that no body has had the moral courage to obiect to this expensive sham ora tory is discouragingly characteristic of the whole business,- New York Tribune. Now Series No. 306. A Democratic King. When in Stockholm I had a desire to see the King, so I wrote to the Secretary of State. I was politely informed thai his Majesty Lad crone visiting, but would return in two days. When he arrived I was in vited to call on him at 12 o'clock that day. 1 1 went to the . palace ex. pecting to lsee soldiers infantry, cavalrymen, and artillerymen but .tnere waa only one soldier, and ho did not even) ask me where I was going or what I wanted. I went upstairs unchallengednd at length intercepted a servant by whom I was directed wheie to find the King. j ; ; , ; . " Good morning, said he. M Good morning," I responded. And this was our introduction. In less than three minutes he asked me to have a cigar, andlhen showed my books, which had been trans lated. I felt proud ; it was an honor to have them in his language. He asked me to come and spend the next day with him. I went, and roamed tfrough the palace in search of its owner. Finally I hal looed,; " Is there any one about V and Succeeded in arousing some one, who pointed me to a room. I entered it, and fouud the King just putting ou hii coat. He had been at work paiutlng. I was hospitably entertained. When about leaving I requested some of his portraits to give to the girls of, Brooklyn. He pleasantly complied,;; writing on them, at my jsolieitatlon, his auto graph. Now," said he, laughing, " you must send me some portraits of Brooklyn' girls." I thought he was a splendid man. From a Lecture in Brooklyn by'Du Chaillu. They won't be Forgotten. When arising to address the Sen ate upou the salary swindle on Fri day last Mr-Howe of Wisconsin, by way of apology, cbmmenced by saying that a friend had asked him if he intended to speak on the sub ject, and he replied, " No, unless God forgets rae." Mr. Howe then went on to tell the Senate that he was afraid God had forgotten him. Nay. more ; it seemed as if God had forgotten them all. i Senator Howe is mistaken. His speech reminds us of an anecdote of Lord Thurlow and John Wilkes. When George III. first became insane it was proposed to have a regency and) make the Prince of Wales sole regent, his would cer tainly cause a change of Ministry, and ThurloW, who ' was then the Tory Lord Chancellor, would lose his office uuless ho could curry fa vor with the Prince, who was a very decided Whig. So for three or four nights Lord Thurlow warmly ad vocated the regency bill. The de bate then went over for a week. Iu the mean time i the Kfhg be came so much - betters that it was pretty evident there , would be no present need of a regency. At their uext meeting the discussion on the bill was resumed in'ithe Peers, a large number' of Commoners going over to listen; to it, and amoug them the witty, satirical Wilkes. To the amazement of LordsComraons, aud sjectators, up rose;' the wily old Chancellor, aud delivered a strong argument against the bill, as com pletely answering jlhis previous speeches as Caleb IXJushlng ever demolished a diplomatic despatch which he had sold a week or two before to Hamilton Fish. I By way of giving asanctiinonious touch to his duplicity the Chancel lor closed his speech witlrsomething resembling a prayer. Lifting his hands and his eyes toward the ceil ing, he whined out, .If I forget my country, may my country forget me ! If I forget my .giving, may my King forget me ! And oh, if I for get my God, may my God forget me P Wilkes, loud enough to be heard on the ! woolsack, ejaculated, God forget you, you: old hypocrite! No, he'll see you damned first !" Senator Howe is mistaken. The Senate and House .of the Forty second and Forty-third Congresses will not be forgotten A. I. Sun. Presbyterians are sometimes call ed "blue.'' 4tThe epithet," obser-ves a religious exchange," "arose in7 this way. The distiuct, dress Ot tne Scotch Presbyterian' clergy was a blue gown and a . broad blue bonnet. The Episcopalian clergy, on the other hand, either wdre no distinct ive dress in public services, or else wore a black gown, lrom this arose tne contrasting epitnets oi 'Black Prelacy,' and 'True Blue Presbyterianism.' n So says Dean Stanley in his lectures on the history of the Church of Scotland. Beecherean. In plymonth church Sunday morning, Mr Beecher refus ed to give a notice in the following characteristic and Beecher-like man ner. He said : " I am reqaested to give anotice which pats me in a little difficulty. I don't want to and I do want to. The Amaranth Dramatic Association wish to gi'c a benefit in the Academy of iMusic next Sat urday evening. They wish to pay the expenses; themselves and give all the receipts to th poor of Brook lyn. Now I want the poor to have all the noney they can get, but I don't want to advertise a theatrical company, and therefore I shall not give the notce;,, iGreat laughter. The Masonic brethren of Philadel phia have in view a movement to in vite representatives from the Grand Masonic Lodge of the entire world to meet in convention at the Mason ic Temple of ! that I city on July 4, 1S7G, for the! purpose of revising th& work of the Masonic Order. . All Right." How many of as here the exnres- t-ion a dozen times a week, and have it stuck in the throat of at least half of them, i It is getting to be a hypocritical appendage 1 of bu&ioesa and social intercourse. 1 . t,j A sponge goes behind the coun ter and cuts off a dime's worth of! tobacco or cheese, with an excuse ; 'that he wants a sample,' and . grocery man says, " That's ' all right" . ;j1v.;.M r--. A customer returns a pair of shoes, soiled and injured after a half dayV wear; grunting,"thev are too small.' and the merchant says, " That's all right." .. .-... .- . t A church member puts dowp his uame for twenty-five dollars to pay the preacher, and when called on only gives ten dollars, with the re mark that times are too hard," and the parson says, " that's all right" . ; '" i A loafer makes a regular practice of coming into a printing office and begging a copy of .j the paper, stat ing that " he- wants to read it ;" and though the editor is short, the edi tor frowns with ghastly politeness,' and says, " that's all right" 1 An extravagant" debtor tells. patient creditor every time he meets him, that he 44 intends to pay that account to-morrow, certain," and the poor dun turns him off with " that's all right" f . 4 ; f ! - A nil qa if- fTAAO Tf'fl oil in svw rm and we say it's " all right" and by want of spirit and independence en courage laziness, "Imposition and every other sin. - Sentence of. a Kansas Judge. A Kansas paper gives the follow ing report of a judge's sentence lately passed on a criminal : . 44 Brumley, von infamous scoun drel ! You're an unredeemed vil lain ! You hain't a single redeem ing trait in your character. Tout wife and family wish we had sent you to the penitentiary. This is the fifth time I've" had you before me, and you have put me to more trouble than your neck is worth. I've ex hoi ted and prayed over yon long enough, you scouudrel I Just go home and take one glimpse at your family and be off in short order 1 Don't let's ever hear of you again. The grand jury have found, two other indictments against you, but I'll discharge you on your own recognizance and if I ketch yon in" this neck of woods to-morrow morn ing, at daylight, I'll sock you right square in jail and dump you off to Jeffersonville in less than no time, you infamous) scoundrel 1 If ever t catch you crossing your finger at man, woman or child white man or nigger 111 sock you square into tbe jug! Stand up, yon scouudrel, while I pass sentence on you." ; -r 4 " One Gold Tooth-Pick." l We would not do the United States Senate injustice. It occurs to us-we may have done so in neg lecting to give it credit for at least one exhibition of economy in its contingent expeuses. Among the items ot the i stationary account xof the Senate for tbe session of last. ' Winter, which continued about foocj months, was one modest entry! which reflects great credit, upon the American Senate. It is about the: only tbing'tbat has appeared in any. department ofLthe public service. inL fulfillment of the somewhat lavish promises of retrenchment and re form made in the campaign of 1872h It should not have been overlooked.! ; But we recur to it and make amends. "Onn rrnhl f ru t h. ni fir fW ' And. sifti far as we are able to discover from the items ot the account, only one. Think 6f it ! Forthe whole Amer ican Senate, consisting now of sev en ty-foUr leading statesmen every star, ta use the lofty language of blank verse, having been restored to its place in tbe galaxy, and each; State being represented in that aa gust body ; many of these good men haviug obtained their seats as the chief captain at Jerusalem did his freedom, "with a great sum" for! these seventy-four, one tooth-pickJ Gold, to be sure ; but why not t Has the American people grown so sordid as to suggest a quill tooth pick, or even a bunch pf them, for a whole Senate T We think not The Senate having made up its! mind to coqfine itself to a single tooth-pick, it is hardly possible that any right-minded person should complain if it was made of durable though a little more costly material. X. Y. Tribune. H New York is certainly a desper ately wicked and corrupt place, as bad as any city in the k world we cannot well doubt. Read the fol lowing statement of the crimes and casualties during the year just euded : Infauts found dead in the . streets, rivers, &c 11$ Deaths by suffocation ' 26 Deaths by accident 685 Accidental sooting aud pois oning 15 3 151 101 50 3 ;-2" Effects of heat Drowning Suicide :4 Homicide Abortiou Judicial hanging Total .- 1,155 To show how much danger there is to those who conSmit murder and how well justice is enforced, only j two persons were hanged, although there, were fifty-six homicides. ' During the year there were 82,172 . arrests, and 154,110 persons sought lodgings at the various police i sta- ; tious. The number, sentenced to t the penitentiary was 1,374, an in crease over tbe preceding year of j more than four hundred. These !, were for offences agaiust the law in ' Courts; of Oyer and Terminer. Tbe Court of Special Sessions convicted 3,003, and sect 1.983 to the peniten tiary. Think of it, 3,357 persons being sent to the penitentiary in one year in one American city- And yet the Yankees have the ejf- frontery toiturn 'up their noses at the "ignorant" South 22. Sentinel During the last three years, there have been 7,000 desertions from the U.S. Army. . : ' Hi '"in hi - j?I f :. I i ii f . J It - "3 '4 . - H t -i ' i 1 " J H - i'- .' if -I: - ,r r ? ' :fi!- 'A. '5;' .v f -- if f i Ji ff ; i : i! - '-1 n k i ". it : "-tviii If f fill If 1; 1. i. .iff .'.- . 1 A" i nv ,-4 L ' if em in . "A .- I!; V '111 ! ' - ; ' " !m ). ; ; j . i-r - - "--- :vru- f- -; H IM