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,MMIWI"MW - - . - ' - f 1 . ' ; V'.:. - ' ' .' -.).; i . ' . . . .' " ' ' '."!' ':.'! jT '.. I " ' -.. ' . , ,. . .: , ... :r . , . j -t . ' ' '" - r i , .....:, . ;, . . ' . I - V T-v ft : e.:V' I i. 3 THE f O BAG C b PL A N T f. i:. Ui :JJii.r. - DU EE AM. H 1 ;h. 1 3,77 't'lie CotmnVitveiiiviif. Tie -apf f or.ching cbfhmcuceinent, if we arVto judge by the selection ol ora tors, is toDe tn occasion o? nn ordinary interest, mi1 "it " swell our. hea;rt with pride t witness the preparations that are beifMT mads and to see something i f the University' former prosperity re- ' turning. ' . . . Judge Fowle" L in been selected ud accepted the invitation to deliver tin o t a- ' i;n before the two sooict'cThe pi at or e powers of Judge Fowle are eoond to D0 ,'inast in our state and hundreds wi II flock to the University to hear him. Guv. Vance is to peak; and his sub ject is one that will carry J hisT he.-.re;s baok to the University in its :paiiiiesl days and in their m'uds, they ;wilt link the past withj the future, y Vance can Jiuudle a subject in i. manner peculiar to himself acd to the delight of ajl within ihe sound of hia yoi & His euijeet will be the life and Bervipes of Gov. idwain. Col. Waller L. Steejj w!l deliver the . lcJr58 bclore tbe Ilistoribnl J Society. With iocb a trio to speik the coiu raeBceaaent will ho sf unusual; interest. i : j (From oar renlt.Coir3p jaL-iC- i, j" : ' . , March jOth, 1877., f,A little is talked of now, in politi cal cirelfs, except the breach between the President nud the great senatorial ItJr.nhliean 1'erJer?. JoFt nnt tbo . re- iult will be, nol o.iiproinide his forecasting ; bu ground that tue ? cd fii t" beifl-pco ore secius itisposcd' 10 kecuraiy of jadgtBetitby the opinion i paining re is an irrepieaMme lJayes on jone side, xi .Seuators Ujaine'snd Morton, with p- ssiLIy a m:.joTiity of the Senate, on the other. Mr. Blaine has broken ins si- i . lence in the JieM.te tljainoer, sna fcaui- day, tbo conspicuous s go long maintained m at ed,; almost in a. ! leadership ho hi tlie I IIo-se. - His DtrledSui will ev-n-tested, it as ektjsted yesterday by lotli Mi "ton 3""d be :HliitJ tha uie:e le-ide'iliip Cot.klinjr, b'it it hiust in the iittiibutes of Mr! Hlaine is sujKif i )r to a 11 rival-, thait he has a muoh larger the fnlljwing than tripml will fuUot him to point, others tbat the his ISev"iuie Act. The foHuwing are t principal prviiohs of the revenue act a; pa-sed by th.; last Legisture. Poll tax 89 cents For Gener al Fun J 14 J cents tax $100,00 of prop el ty. For 'Aiylai(r for lusioo and Institu tion for Deal iAittib & Blind 9 cents on iOO,00 of property.. Rt the Ftmteu- tiary; U cents on 100,00 of - property (These are same taxes ns levied last y?ar) ; i Shares of stock a National and State banks are given in by the cashiers Mich lianki directly to the Public Treas urer If. r' the abte taxef, and tha said taxes on such shai es paid d nctly to the Public Treasurer, 1 ut the sjckbol ders arc required itolist iheirstck in the country which they resid '.and to pay the sheriff ot sai l county-ori'y the taxes im posed on such glares of stock, for scboul aad coutity purposed T e tax oa hi Ciimc is one per conturri. Only 10 .'0 is exempt for necessary espencesfoj SHp porting tle family, j The state tax upon the valiiition of the fiai;chi-e tf ra;lioada V far host Vo.tor.ljT Mr. Conklins arose to i ana cauuis, mate uy tne uveruor. auq- .02. , i vT$ r, rZ l J r M n r-i m o 2 S2 Gm . . . , i l nv :... t,.. ir . t offer an amendmfenOe a r.salution ad-x.uui, ..-,.B per cent, on suelf valuat'on and jrtm di- TDe Prrsitleht's ttibiiift. It waa not, expected tnat Presideul llayea iroufd appoint a Cabinet satWfac iory in every particular ti the )oieocra ey, but' that Le has appointed one supe rior by far to &tiy that Grant ever had Is a fact conceded by all.. It is com posed of men of ability apd Jof more moderation thaa we had any rcison to I.ope for, and will give more satisfaction to the Democrats than it docs' to ultra Eepublitlini. ;. His iuaugural indicated tbat his course towards the South would be conciliatory and his cabinet! appoint ments are in keeping with bis if augural. m'rtting the SViajt or elect from Oregon and he followed jit with an impromptu speech of fomfi length in which her, with out ones referring to the Senator Irom Maine, made a powerfal arraignment of the position assiwnjd by Mr. Blaine in i-pcrpnca to the admission of Win. I'itt Kelluir. ' It is a serve the grand ffl 0)i j i.rH The flldwing are -John W. Me There is but little hqpe for carpet-baggers is tue South under-'llayes' adminis tration if be adheres to the policy laid down in tin outset tha Cabinet : , Becretary of 8Ute WillUm M. ilvarts, of New York. SeereUry of the lr. asuey JBhernian, of Ohio. ' Secretary of W ar George Crary, of Iowa. ; Secretary of tha Navy Rfohard M. Tbompson, of Indiana. ? Attorney General Charles Do vens, of Massachusetts. : ' PostmasteVOsnsral David M. Key, of TenaeiVee.' " " , Secretary of tbo Iatirior Carl :Bhurz. of Missouri. With tha exception of John Sher man who is a bitter and unprincipled partisan Ilavea'appsiatments are nw'very obnoxiouj, to the Democracy and indeed they are much better than they might 1 1 V i -o"' . . '.en. ; iisto ucou. t iiiitu, ceoreiary or; ocate, ia a man of- conceded great ability and observation in bis views , : Ex-SenatorvSchurz, the Secretary of . the InTerior, is well known to the coun try aa a great orator and a scholar. H starts in with the idea of beinz a reform ' . . i . i jt. 1 1 - . tr, anu ib xuorguguiy in eartest. Wr. Scbutz was always foremost in deiaounc ing G rut's usurpation towards the South, and war a warm supporter of Greeley in '72, and mar be relied upon as an op ponent of: the Radical element of his party. Of eoirse, tlra appoin'msnt is utterly iistasteful to Grant, Blaine Conk ling & Co. His presea'ce in the Cabinet is death to the whole troop of Motions and Cameron's art J Chandlers." J McCrary, as Secietary, of i War, h a tbonsind times bet'or than th notorious 1 'Don" Cameron, who always took great delight in humiliating then South and our people. The Secretary of the Navy Dick Thompson, is a native of Culpepper county, Virginia, but is apoinleri !rom the State of Indiana'. Thompson, al though a personal friend of Senator Mor tonj i said . to bo liberal in his views Hd above all honefjt; aud in tins respect, .be, too, is a decided improyembnt on ' Kobeson. " U . :J DernS is an liidepbndent conservative in politic; has bien a. Candidate against the Repab ican ticket in bis State j . has no .love fjr Butleriem of any other type of machint politic-'', and is now a member of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. lie ia a fair representative of the very best element bf New England Rcpubli canisia. j Thd appointment of Ex-Senator Key Jike that of . Schurs is a death-blow to the last lingering hope of Southern de tructionists. He bas always been a lib cral democrat, was a Confederate Gen: eral during the war, labored and voted Tor the 'cctioo of" Tilden, and was the successor of Andrew Johnson in the - United StaUs SeoaU. splendid sight to ob political game with its maj r and rr.inr; moves and motives, to ob-i ; rve the rage and .agony ot balkea ambition, to discern the personal rival ries that shape the destines if .stater aud 'of the nation. It is grand tos ob" Lsorve a battle Uova , a tower of safety but: battles are mere vulvar friction of physical forces, the menial service of mandatory ideas! An army is aaexecu" tioher ; politics is the jury, Jttde, and counsel, the august court. So you will see politics is nicier than war. When. Mr. Conkling arose and commenced speaking in his cynical! way, tlu reporter.- and correspondents erected their ears and turned! their noses Conkling- ward. Tk8 Democratie senators listen ed wii a curious expectation which gradually broadened into that satisfac tion which the confusion of nn enemy's counsels always brings to charitable minds j'while Mi. Blaine regarded bis hereditary rival askance with feelings too emphatic for expression. During the . past week, the Senate chamber bas diivided with the White House tho public interest The floor and Galleries have been crowded. There re many cuaues ia me aeaawriai pei sonel, and if neither Corbin nor Kellogg, as now seems probable, shall be- admit ted, the llcpublicaH maj rity will be no more than two. To show thai the D.m ocrats have gaiaaJ in iate le til aa well as ia nuinerica strength, it is but nec essary to mention that 11.11 of Georgia has sufcocded Norwood, that Morgan, of Alabama, has succeeded Goldwaithe; aud tl at Lamar and Jkck, unquestiona bly the ablest Democrat- formerly in the House, are now in the Srnat. Senator C. ke of Texas is; a man of ditiuguifhed appearance, massive well formed, with hand,joms sau browned fac mu6tache, and imperial. Senatdr Morgan, of Ala bama, is small in statue, indifferently gopd-lookiug, but with nothing remarka ble in his appearance. Senators Beck and Conkling are tall grandly propor tioned men, and,L though I have nver win tho scale applied, I believe they are the same it . statue, grth, weight, even to the dimnsiotis of' nose, mouih, -and chin ; but they dejoot resemble each other in the least, for one is blonde Republican, while the other is a Demo cratic brunerte. Senator Davis of Illi nois is of the cclloasal, composite gra tesque Fallstafliin order of architecture, and, it ii sYidj that he has been recent ly surveyed for a new suit of cbthes. . C. rectly in the Public 1'feasury within 30 days after such valuation. . -SCHEDULE B. i j Under the tax on trades'and prof 3 sions, under schedule B, theatrical ex hibitions pay $5.00 on each exhibition, or $50.00 a month. E cb oncgrt or mu sical exhibition $3.00 ; the same on eaeh lecture for reward, museum, we-x works, curiosities of any kind, fiatural or artifi cial (except painting and statuary.) On every exhibition or a circus $100.00. On all ether exhibitions for amusement or reward, otherwise than mentioned above, $3 00 ; out exhibitions for rtliUue, edu cational or charitable objects are exempt. SpirituaPst afe required to pay $5.00 oo each exhibition. : Billiard saloon g'20.00 on feach tab'e ; tho same on bowling al leys and other games or "plays. Liquor dealers pay five p6r cent, or? purchases of any and all liquors. Retainers pay $3,00 a month for 1 cense. Merchants and oth er traders pay a? a privilege tax $5 00 and one tet.th of one per eenV on "ur chases. The tax on public foriie, tall bridge, d gates serosa highways is $8.00 and one-tenth ot.pnd '-per cent, on gross receipts. State anks pay tv privi lege tax accordin to capital, as required latyef to the-Public 'Treasurer.' Auc tioneer a licence tax of I por cent, on sale. Tobacco Warehouseman $50.00 per year. Cotton warehousemen $50.00. Commission merchant, or agont, dealer baying or so'ling for another, oae per ccflt on qommiations ; on s les of liquor 5 per Cent. Livery stables $2.00 or. each horse or mule. Horse or mule dro vers $1.00, and one-half of 1 per cent, ot ench sale; tho taxi of $10.00 to be paid in o.ily ono county. Itinerant dentist &c, $5.00 for each county or 25.0 for the State. Peddlers (not selling aiti" cles of their own growth or manufacture) $10.00 for license for six months. Light- nmg rou men fclU.UU tor eacn county. Stove roea ?5'),00 for each county. Drummer or :gmt selli g goods, wares or merchandis (not liis own manufac ture) $5.00 tolho Public Treasurer. In surance companies 2 per cent, on gross receipts, unless ono half of such receipts ar2 invested in this State, when tha tax ia one-half of one per cent on such :re- LjUtse -Orders molkeirsrf Come and see met . . - rr, i O -.i - j Contains Ihe wwfimt Mm. from &om$ville Kv. for bright wrappers J. PAREJH, Proprietor. AGOD new .mm U T IN Vegetable Siia. USE m ii i.: rnAtA in nit tho. timos. 2o tons Hist received ircsli trom mamnacturcrs. liringyour tobacco lo Durham Warehoirsc, where you will get big prices and load back with l?opplein's To bacco Fertilizer and savrJ the country; Very Respectfully, E. J. FABBIi vs. PMIIS, PA1ST1M, M 9 IF AT TO ; PAINT YOUR, jl :i, I 1ST Gr, A X A A A 1 A. r ai mgitSG II OUK J'ERY J.OU. JSVtr 9iriAX? TO SCARCITY OFMOSET. I have red.5ce4:W prices for .work; tnough maUriftJ iv hijju.er". . But 1 ijropose to use the best material and warrant my work for any reasonaDie time and'also to give satisfaction in tlis Quantity, Quality., Taste Uurn bilitv'of my work, and Si low as liny other first class Meciiarac. , Give me a Call, . HOUSEj SIGN. fiND ORJIAlBENTftL PAINTER- H. W. W A U A U. I U. M. WAIIAE. JNO. C. 'rVlLKERJOif Shop adjoining Markham't B,rkk Store DURHAM, N. C We are gW to hear it.. Our druggist informs us that Dr. Bull's Cough Syrun mIIa better than an v other medicine: and difference between an accident and . . ..... ki iThe CoroserI's jury summoned to In vestigato the causes of the Ashtabula dis aster, and to fix the responsibility for the great losi of life bas brought in thii ver dict. It declares tbat the Laki Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Compa ny used the bridge over Ashtabula creek for; about eleven years, during all of which time a qareful inspection by a competent engineer ecmld not have fail ed to discover fatal defects in its con struction and that for the neglect te make such careful inspection the railroad com pany is alone responsible, and that upon the company also rests the responsibili ty for thsdisaster aad great loss of life iesulting therefiiom ' The responsibility hating thus been formally fixed upon the company, the travelling pubiicj will await with inter- - i est to see what steps will be taken to punish men whose negligence caused so many horrible deaths. It is certainly time that railroad authorities should team mac 10 inem at ieai tnere is a ceiots. No ounty or corporation is al lowed to add any additional tax. schedule c. Erery railroad or canal comptny, not liable to a tax upon its property or the shares therein, shall pay as a tax on said corporation a eum eqial to one per cent. upon gross earnings, on the first days, of July and January ; tho e railroads which are liable to a tax on franchise and per sonal property shall pay as a corporation tax a sum equal to one half of one per eant4 on such receipts. The tax for July, 1877, shall be only on the receipts from April 1, 1877, to July 1, 1877. Express companies and telcgiaph com panies two per lent, on gross receipts. Tax oa .rent, mortgages, marriage licenses, same as last year. Fines, pen alties, forfeitures and' the taxes on licen ses to retailers of liquor and auction eers to be paid by the sheriff to couLty treasurers. Any officer appropriating anv fine or penalty, or State, county, city, town or school tax to bis owu : use shall be guilty of embezzlement and may be punished not exceeding five years in the State prison at the disci e tion of the court, 1 gives sat Ufa; on. 4 crime that results id death DURHiA.lI N. C- We the undersigned, will on the 15th, day of this month take charge , of the well-known (Having been run for soveral years by E. J. Parrish,) after the above nemed day it will be run under the Sepervision of Gapt. -A.lox. Walkei wboaelonf experience nd known ability in rU--4 Is known to the trade, ho having had 26 years experience in the Tobaooo BMia-a we deem it useless to make futber comment. LAWTERS WAREHOUSE, 1 DIIRHAM,N.C; For The Sale of Leaf Tobacco 1 We simply say to FARMERS and SHIPPERS givej ui a trial. . Npffrt Prices and We make no boast or flourish, ixor do we promise to a better than all the World a T -wy v i , . , r A. ixew x orK lett r says : "Measures t u. nf:n(r nn nr r,.rt. nlssse. both to . .. . I t i l v v r r ' between A illiain M. Tweed and his pros ecutors, by wkiih all civil and crimioal proceedings against the former are to be discontinued in consideration of the trans fer by him nominally to the people of the State of New York, but in reality to Perkham & Co.,. representatives of the attorney-general -ot a pertain proportion of what the ltwyera aud others have left him out of his large fortune. Towards the latter part ol the past week it has been confidently stated that the Eoss , was to be released during the present week." y besides, but we do say that we have other house can do on the Durham Market, Quick Ketmis. the facilities' for riding as well for you as aay September 9th. 1876. Walker, Lyon & CO. Our market, the largest manufacturing market in tho i ' '' 1 State, will ' need for the next' year TEN MILLIONS - ' ' pounds of Smokers,! besides largo quantities ot wrap- pers aiid Fillers So dont be afraid of glutting the Durham market. Bring n your Tobacoe W ' '"'.' ' . . . ' .-e argest, and beat lights in the - itats,' and wa know you wiU realise the1 ; - , - . . e si prices as' bur houie. Tke manage moot o'f tHa Warehouse' will be under b.-... J; , ' '; - " the control of 1 - . who has had many years. experience in managing Warehouses' and also ia rat; ing and Manufacturing Tobacco.- FOR THE BIGGEST PRICiSBK SUM you go to IA-ISTTEIIS AHEHO CJ8B: We shall keep constantly on hand a large snpply of the different and VettTc t " ' ;jl -': . - ' : ' ' ' bacco Fertilizers and Peruvian Guanos at cost, low freights added, having made arrangements to get it from first bandr. GOOD ACCOMMODATION for both man and beast- H. W. WAHAB CO S7-12 ! - : - r3 . i . 4 if
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