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Franklin Courier GEORGE S. BAKER, Editor and Pkofkiktor. All letter addressed : to Geo. S. Baker,, FimuY....... May, 28. 875. NOTICE! A Gjnvpntron cf the Democratic Contervative Party of the County of Franklin, is hereby -called to met In tbe Court House, in the town of Louia turg, on Saturday, the 5tli day of J une. 1875, for the purpose of nominating Candidate to lepresent the County of Franklin in the approaching Con ttitutional Cwuvei'tion. Let there be a full turnout. W. H. YAltBOROTGlf, Chairman Executive Committee. Tbe above notice has been banded m since tbe article on Mm subject, in tbU weeks paper wss in type John O. Breelcinrltlfye. It is said that death lores a shining nark. Rarely does it lay its cole clam my fingers upon a no. e sparkling and brilliant man than -when on the 27th day of this moth John C. Breckin ridge was called to the reward awaiting the end of a comparatively short life, though short as it was, he had attained an eminence that few men reach in a life of three decades longer than he pcnt upon earth. He was born in the 16th day of January 1821, mak ing him just e ntering in his 55th year. Few men enter the national legisla tive halls, as early in life as John C. Breckinridge was when be was elevated to the second office in the nation, and was the Candidate of a great party for tbe first office known in the polity of our national government. On arriv ing at the age of manhood, he chose the law as his profession, and soon after entering upon its practice his country called for oluntcers to fight her battles and redress her wrongs upon the torid plains of Mexico. To this thfc chivalrio young Ken tuck ian responded and was a Major in the infantry service in that war, whrehc achieved for him eelf a national reputation for gallantry on the field, and! sagacity in council. Returning crowned with his richly earned laurels, he was by a partial, grateful, admiring and loving public elevated successively to the Legislature of his State, tho National . House of Representatives, the Vice' Presidency of the United States, and then Senator from Kentucky, the last of which duties he assumed simultaneously with the accession of Mr. Lincoln to the Presidency and the inauguration of the 'war upon the South by the North. 'Senator Brcckmridgo qualified as a representative of his State in the United States Senate. He endeavored by all the means within his power to stay the bloody crusade that seemed so inevit able at that time, but after asing his ntmost endeavors to avert the calamity, and when nothing would satisfy the North but war, he at once resigned his seat in that body and, in an address to the people of Kentucky ,( whose idui he was) said in substance, "I relinguish aieat in the SeVate of the United 8tatcs for the mu&et of a Southern aoldier. Patriotic words 1 tly spok n by one who loved the South and its people, and who manifested that lave ly a lour years struggle lor them, on many of the battle fields of the South. He was soon after his arrival in the Southern Confederacy, appointed a Brigadier General, and was during the war successively raised to be a Major General and Secretary of War, which latter place ho held when the war en ded. He has been living in retiracy eince the close of the war and all of his, counsel since that time have been for peace and c nciliatioa. No man has lived in this country who achieved the eminence reached by Breckinridge at so young an age as he was made Vice President of the United States, And in our opinion few men of any age or clime, more richly de served the positions which thus eleva ted him than did John C. Breckinridge. Patriotic, Statesman, Soldier, Citi.en, and above all a CA istmn. Thy work is done. The day of thy labors and toils has ended. Thj star tl-o gh has not gone down behind tho dark and blackened hills of the West, but has been absorbed, in and made a pan of that eternal, and never ending light in the pure avd Spiritual world whether all lovers of purity, truth and goodness are continually gathering, County Offlccrs Specu lating In County Orders. In answer to numerous inquiries, as to the legality of County Cfficers speculating in County orders, we this week publiah the law on the object." Battles Ravisal page 319,'chapter S2, aection .138, read aa follows : , If ny Clerk, Sheriff, Better of . Ceada. County Treasurer, er oflser County r State officer shall engage in the pur chasing of ?any "Qountx o?State claim at if ess vricethan its fntl and ro Value, orjat any1 rate of discount there-' on, or be luterejfted.in any speculation in such claim V bv sVaJl be guilty of a roisdemcmor, and subject to irrdict ment in the Superior Court of the county in which the offetrce i commit ted ; and, vn &nvictioti tbreor, uall le liable to removal from omcc at tha discretion of theCou.t." The law on Hits subject is very plain and severe, it says that, not only the ufficcf ishall "not speculate in these or ders himself," but that be shall not be ii.tere.st4l inaDy speculation?, Jn other word, he is equal y as guilty if he ha," an agent, as if be engaged in the speculation himself. Wc don't know of any hing , more damaging to the County credit, than for the officers of the county, or their agents to buy up the county paper at a discount, and it is tbe dnty of every good citizen in the county, if they kno any official guilty "i?'of this offence, to re port him to the Solicitor, and let his case be reported to thS Grand Jury. Important to jglierliT. Below we publish a notice from our State Treasuier to the Sheriffs of the various counties of the State. Raleigh, April 27th, 1875. ' To the Sheriffs of .lie several count ,'c in North Carolina. , ' I receive information f rem tinic to time that many persons are traveling in this State doing business as solicit ing agents in the interest of houses in and out of the State: without obtain ing license from this Dcpartiueut as required in . " Sec, 28, Schedule B. of ".In act to raise revenue." ' The attention of Sheriffs and Tax Collecters is called to he provisions of said section, . It will be seen by reference to it that a material change has been m-ie in the. former law. The only exemptions which it now authorizes are agricultural implements and fruit trees which are the growth or manufacture of the house selling them and seed of all kind intended for the j improvement of; agriculture. TLia section in entirely consistent with the decisions op the Surpreme Court of the Unitedi States and this State. It applies tojxesideiits as well non residents. I call upon all count)' officers indicated in the section to sec, as far as practicable, that it is not evaded in their respective counties. 1), A. Jenkins State Treasurer. Our Centennial. We awoke Centennial morn with our senses overpowered by thettupendous thought tba, though not one uf. the s:gnets ot the Declaration of Indc pendancy, we were at leajt fortunate enough to take part in its ctltbration, Imprts ed with the obligatiou we wan ted to over-haul the wardrobe of our !ore-fatherj,nnd deck ourselves in Con tinental style. It was however with a feeltng ot importance, we gathered around our Mahogany as representa tives ot that age, and with gfeat satis faction partook our breakfast fmm 4china even more than a hundred years old', a unique relic of the past, one of more strength than the old Constitu tionfor it has stood the shock of two Wars "unbroken," is not even pieced up. One comparison suggests another. During the Wars it was buried hatchet like, with a view to resurrection, Those of us who did not attend the Chariotte Centennial felt an irresistible desire to do something out of the regu lar line, tor such events are like lottery prizes,few and, tar between. There is an other similarity too, anticipation is often scaled when the realization takes placiV So with our chin in our hand we meditated upon the greatness of the occasion, until we losteur chance for a Picnic excursion up the river. (How ever we determined, to proclaim our iudependance by taking the land route for the Picnic woods, Several of us got into a vehicle, a regular accomaw. dation car, one that expanded hospi tably to every, mw comer, with plenty ot room and Ihe , gajest spirits, we moved off. It was a jolly mdepen dant patty, even the horse seemed pos sessed with the tpirit of the Occasion, and was so very independant, that no persuasion or enthusiastic encores from ur party made any. impression pon him, his course was evidently marked out, his rime set, and from it be never swerved 1 ' "': ' Two o'clock found us five or six miles from town neariog the river banks, ten-rail fecccs were ciphers when they crossed our path that day 1 nnenwe struca tne swanrp, we gave eld Centenn al a lean oa the fence for his diunet, while we went on f ot in search of ours. 6nr party aepara'ed and fiom different points, halloaed vociferously, with tbe iaaaginary tym, phony ringing in our ean. Tell me ye winged winds, A cr the rivr ye piav. It there' a chance to fiud - A dinner bt re to dav. : Oh I tell me through the trees, Whisper it eTr so low, , , i : We'll hste bttore it leaves ' " y And giie thanks as we gn, ' ' I But mocking tchos only answered, -.J i i You're down too-r-low( ? I .l I, Itanc go t ; ? So seating -ourselves upon an old log we pondered over the high living of our gouty ancestor, and our fortunate coDteoopoTaries',-who " werj feasting about a mile higher up tbe nver.- Once we thought we bad found the Picnic crowd, as a couple of I rite J came upon u with much delighV thinking they had tonod the much desired prty, when lo ! we both found to our disomy (to ne Pats phraseology,) that it wssnaitber one of us. . So after comparing the leu? h of our rare, , muddy boots &r. Wfe re" traced oar horse and, concluded to re trsce our 8teps if we could, find our way out of the swamp. Our friends nad tied their horses some where in the swamp while they recQuooitered . We understand that the unexpected pleasure of finding him, over-balanced their other disappoint, ment. Weill there was a novelty in our trip highly enjoyed by u and if we fail to celebrate tbe mxtlndepeu dant Centennial, it j as', won't be our tault : It woa'tl What has the Ghakge Done? From a speech published in one of our exchanges we make the following extrsct: "It has caused business to be con ducted on a more economical basis, and consequently has cheapened all goods bought tor cash. It has brought pro ducer and consumer nearer together. It has inaugurated in public senti ments a revolution in favor of , cash system. It will take years to complete it, but that revolution has commenced, and millions have already been saved to the people. It has already begun to elevate farming " as .a profession, and has drawn farmers nearer each other socially and for bus iness purposes. It has giyen an impe tus to inteligent farming everywhere. It has sown seed that will ripen into a rich harvest of prosperity for the" far mer, and consequently for all classed. It has inaugurated a reform that will notecase until virtue and honesty once more bear sway where ignorance and corruption hold high carnival. It has put three millions of farmers to think ing. Are not those achievements enough for so short a timet" AN ACT TO CALL A CONVEN1ION OF THE PEOPLE OP NORTH CARLINA. Whersas, The Present Constitution of Norrh Carolina ii, in many important particulars, unsuited to the wants and condition ot ouf people; and whereas, in the judgment of this General Assem bly, a convention of the people is the only sure, and is besides the most eco nomical mode of altering or amending i, and believing th end in view utterly impracticable by legislative enactment on account of tbe great number of dis cordant and conflicting provisions of the Conttitution at it now is, now therefore. Section 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, two-thirds ot all the members of each House con curing,) That a Convention of the peo pie ot North Carolina b1, and the tame is hereby called, to meet in tbe Hall of the Hobm of Representatives in the city of Raleigh, on monday, 6th day of September, A. D. 1875, for the pur. pose of considering and adopting such amendments to the Constitution as they may deem necessary and cxpedi ent subject only to the restriction here inafter provided. Sec. 2. The said Convention shall con eist of one hundred and twenty dele gates, and each county shall be entitled to the same number of delegates that it has members of the Honse of Repre sentntatives under the present apor tionment. and the said delegates shall have the qualifications n quired of members ot the House of Rep'resenta tives, of whfch qualifications the Con vention shall be the judge. Sec. 3. On the 1st Thursday of An gust 1875, the sheriffs ot the State shall open polls for the election of delegates to the said Convention from their re spective countries, and tbe election aforesaid, and the registration fer the eame, shall be held and conducted; the officers thereof including registars and judges of election, appointed; the votes' counted and compared; the result pro claimed, and certificates issued in the same manner asrs provided by law for tbe election of members of the House of Representatives of the General As sembly. Sec. 4. The said delegates shall be called to order at 12 o'clock on the day fixed therefor, by the Chief lurtice or one of the Associate. Justice of the Supreme Court or Secretary of State, who, if there be not a quorum, shall adjourn them to the same pi ace, and from dajtc-day.until a quorum ahall appear; and on the appearance of a quorum, he shall admlnistea to each of thesa the followinging oath; "You, A. B do solemnly awear (or affirm.asthe delegate elect shaU choree), thst yon will faithfully maintain and support the Constitution of the United States and the several 'amendments there to, including the 18tb, 14th and 15th amendments; and that yon will neither directly nor indirectly evade or dis regard the duties enjoined nor the restictions imposed upon the Con vention ty the act of the General As sembly authorizing year election So belp yon God." - And no delegates ahall be pra.iited to sit or be enti led to a seat in said Convection, or act ss a delegate thereto, -until he ahall have aubscribeu tho above oath or affirmation; and as goon Wftfaajoritj. of the; delegates elect ahall have thus appeared and beean won tn, they shall then roccedr to elect their own presiding officer, and such oihr officers and servaaau as they, from time to, time,- shall - find necesssn; and it a vacancy sball occur, they shall Jbe illed ta the same manner as they like vacancies are filled by law in case of vacancies in'the 'General Aasemaly. Said Convention shall have no power t consider, d bate, adopt or propose any amendment to the existing Constitution or ordinance pon the following ?uljecf : Tbe Homestead and Personal Prp-. trj Exemptions, tbe mechanic's and laborers' lien, and the righ'a ot mar women, as now 'secured by law nor, to alter er amend section 3 or 6, article v., of said Constitution, nor change the ratio between the poll and property tax aa therein established, nor shall tbe said Convection have power to propose or adopt any amendment or ordinance vacating any office or term ol office now existing and flKed or held by virt ue of any election or appointment un der the exUt:n Constitution and laws until the same shall be vacated or ex pi red under existing laws but the said Convention may recommend the abol ishment of any office when tbe preseat term therein shall expire or vacancies occur, anu they may provide for filling sucb vacancies, otherwise than as now, and limiting toe terms thereof. Nor shall aaid Convention adopt or propose any plan or amendment or scheme of compensation to the owners ol eman- cipated slaves, nor for the payment of .any, liability or debt incurred wholly or in part in aid ot the late war between tbe Stater, nor for the restoration f imprisonment for debt; nor shall they require or propose any educational or property qualification for office or To ting, nor shall said Convention pass any ordinances legislative in tbeir character, except sach as are necessary so submit the amended Constitution to the people tor tbeir . ratification or rejection, or to convene the General Assembly. Sec. 5, The Constitution, as amended shall be submitsed to the peop'e tor ratification or rejection, and shall not be oinding until tbe same, shrll have been ratified voters of the Statr, and the Convention shall precriw the mode wnercby the eene t thr people thereon shall be takeu a:.d recorded. Bsc. 6 There slut II he printed im me diately ten copies of this act tor each member of the General Assembly, and hundred copies withia thirty days at, ter ita ratification tor each board of county commi-ionrrs. and the uae ot the registrars and judges of election in their respective counties; and this act shall be in force nnd take effect from and after its ratification. Ratified the 19th dav of March, A. D. 1875. . ... . , Building Contractors AND CA.BI3STJET LOUISBURQ, N. C. ' SASH, BLINDS JND DOORS MADE to ORDER, and all iknds of Machine work done at phnrt notice, on as reasonable trms aa' dwwhertt in the S'air. All grndes ol Coffiin Furnish ed, with bearsc. Tongue and Groove floor ing and ceiling, a SPECIALITY. o Plastering hand- Lathes alwavs on SMITH & BEACHAH. One door East Corner Blount Morgan Street. and Raleigh, N. C. ' PSACTXCAZ. STONE CUTTER, And Dealer in imiiKi A5ERICIN HAEBLE. All kinds of Monuments, Tombs, Headstones and Garden Statuary .made to order on reasonable term. Orders from a distance' promptly filled. Call in person, or address JOHN CAYTON. P. O. Box. No. 803. Atlantio Hotel. NORFOLK, VA. H.B.DODSOH, tf the F0U5TAIH EOTZL, former Baltimore, Kd., Propria tor. Thla majruIfSeent HOTFX, afUr haTinir been thoroarhrr renoTated ud ritti . now fcr ecommodaUo of gneaU. Board, first and aeeond floor. S3 per day. Ttonrd and fourth floor. S3, 50 per day. Tibersl terms to permanent Boarders. PEET & ATKINSON. Wholesale Dry Goods - Mercliaiits; ; ; No. 45 v Roanoke Avenue K0RF0LK, Ya. J '&KU 18 ly (GO -TO . . i Barrow & Pleasants To Bay Eveything yon want. Thei new TO K is now Arriving, and constitutes are the lagest in Lonisbnrg. Low for Cash, Onr Motto. All kind of (Groceries (Guaranteed at "Northern Prices- Freight Added.' 200 Barrels F l o u r, bougbt before the ad- . ranee, which we are selling at old h . - prices. i Barrbir & Pleasants' ' - " --LonJaburg, N;C. machinery;fok ?- s aEe." COMPLETE THIRTY HORSE POW ER Portable Steam Saw Mill, used six month, warranted to lie as perfect as any new mill. Cost $2,750 cash. Piice $2,150. Terms eay. 25 HORSE PO WER-FOR- . . . - TABLE ENGINE,, IN FIRST CL1S3 ORDER. SECOND-HAND AND NEW ENGINES ol various Dom-Powers, Gum and Leather Belt ing, Steam Pumps, CIRCULJlR SAWS, Etc. XST Send for descriptive Circular. O REFERENCES. " We mention a few to whom we have sold second banded Engines : W. 8. Maixoxr, Franklinton.'N. C. II. J. Gnncv, Ltxirgton, N. C. J. A: Bcxtov, Jt 0 Jackson, N. C Basrow & PLUimTS, Louisbnrg, T. A. Psic & Co., Stattsville, V. BnaiwiLT, ttappy Beme RKUU A HUNTER, .j j ' Richra nd, V-. Jn.-29-6m BLA CHLY Improved Cucum ber WimkI PumDis the eknowli dgtd STANDARD H h- market,' ty popcUr ver dl , h ljst pu:np lor ti e eas raoni j. Attention is ir vited to Bl&'chlf 'a Improved Bnckvt, the Dnp Cbk Va've, which can h withdrawn with out d? turbfoK li -in, ind thf cr. pt-r chamber hch nvtr cracks aca'es or rupt an-1 will lat a life tim. Pr snleby Dealers and the trad.- g'n erl y. In order to ie sure th t you ge: rilatchir-y1 Pump, i f rare nl nd set- that i h8 niT trane-tPHtk "pVf. If ja do not know where to buy. le. crptie circular-, toother wi'u'he nam- and Mlnre ol tbe airt-nt nerrt too, wiil he promptly fi.ruihrdby ad drvkaing with stamp. Charles E, Blatchlev, "UaEEfactnrer." ... 50 Commerce Bt, Philadelphia, Pa. i .. apni 9im Valuable Town PEOPEETY 3?or Having determined to leave the pleasant little Town of Louisbnrg, I offer my HOUSE anal LOT for Sale. This property is sitnated in the Eastva part of the Town on Tan Street, on an elevation and verv health v. ther la 1 acres in eald Lot. with a TWO 8TORY DWELLING, 4 Rooms 18 feet square, 1 Dicing and Coek Broom 18 faet square la the Basement, with an oQce and other out Honaea on tha premises, and one ol tha heat wells of water In tbe State. In 89 feat of tha House. Also another Lot. three-fonrtha ot aa acre with a GOOD IIODfiE, on the oppoai ta tide ot tbe street. Tins property can be bought chain for CASH, or on raaaonabLi tin Poasei sriven anv lime. . ' BT" Apply ta w. n. FURUAw. P. 8. Expectlsr 'to Uar. a T hereby give notice to all persona in- debted to me aa lite 8njerior Conrt Clerk of tbe Coooty of rraakiia or otherwise, to settle with mebv Jn! lt er tnev mav hare Gait tn r mean what I aa all mm.. rlltL- claima against ne, wU present thaa " m m a ai nrai Amwinrr tt; n. p. May 2W- . J ohn Armstrong, Ko. 1 Fayetteville Street, RALEIGH, K, C . 300K BINDER Etoudi Book ZJoxvkcfarer, Newspaper, XIagsKloca and , Law Booka of . every description bound la the very ben Btyle and at Lowest Price. 4 Jan30 123X . : - ..... t YAKBOROUail II0UISE : - DAUIBH. II.C : V k 3B I) Xar Bale Professional Cards. 7, c & Ouu: 7? DENTIST. Ofieca his Proieasional Services U he public in IXry drpartment or Dentistry. OFFICES, Loolsburg at : ;Warrtatoi ovr Dents lintel, f Norwood & DatisEtorr. JOS. J. DAVIS. ill-'Tai COUSsELlOE tlA ILOnSBUEQ, TRisnrsjocktLo Win pracUca la Um etvral Courts of Oraa villa Franilia, Naah, Warraa and WaA. W. Prompt attention paid to tie ooUae tioo and tvmittace of mooT. JabJ 15. IS1U t ATTORNEY AT LAW, FxxjrxLiHioir, N. C. Will practico in' the courts of the 6th Judicial district. Prompt attention given to the colleo tion of claims. No 50 tf C. H. Coale, . H. Sj sneer COOE & DPDtlODIl 1TI0EHEIS AND COUNiELLORi And GeltcitQsa ta BANKRUPTCY .: ; LOUISBURB H. C. . Will attend the Courts of Nash(Frar.a lin. Granville. Warren.and WaheCnnn. t'a. Iao the Supreme C'nrt N H i t. aroiina and the b. 8. Circuit and Di Courts. N 7 -tf H-ABNESS & ; SADDLERY ESTABLISH- MENT. I have Jn?t opener! a harness ani Sdille hp in Lnitburjt, I. shall keep nljft on baud a god stock .t Slsrliinr ra'ilf nrnj and Saddles. I enip'oy p-il anil xn-rienced woik we , anil I warrnt all the wotk put hj m ; k'.i kinds i.I rrptiriig im nt tine dune n abort no-Ice ami on vrrr r aonab! trrma. . .My Shopi over Mr. T. N. UarlileN btore ou Main otreet.. jST" I elicit U.e patronage U th i pi pie ol Frat.klir. Y. B. CLIFTON. O PHOTOGRAPHIC ,; G-allery. At my Gallery over Wr. T. N. Car lilt's Store can h found at all tm, rnnd, square sod rcst:. fram-s I in also prepared to take Gem rvpes. Car l and cabinet site Photograph. When yon want a g"od pienre ot yourself and family, call at ray Gallery. . Very Respectlttlly, Y. B.CLIFTON. SIX REASONS WHY vou tHoriD xivfxntc nr TIIE PENS MUTUAL life iiispraE trvhm. 921 CnrSTXITT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. lt. Because It Is one of tha oldest en ec panics la the country, and pact tie day of experiment. Id. lecauae every policy hoMcr Is a member ot tbe Compaav. entitled to I Tttef and pnvil-rv. hav- " r,fthl u TOt at Irr tn,,tee- ,od hB has aa irfisenet im -,tf nn,irmB, " M B cn It ha tho largest seen- tnulatol fotd or any Lite insurance Ompanv fa the isuia. a m . Because j ewtnicai man. income I far below ih avaraara e4 JJfc Cnmpanfrt, - (d.a ; OScial Xnsaraaca R-rxrtO . S K B -rn It has darad xaora dividend t i.naber. and of a larger erepr rterreotaee, than any Company In TJntted PtaJe. T r example; Policy Ko 14. for f50C0haft ln paid to the widow of pbiUde'pbia merchant, a pon which twenty-three dividend had been de rtarlave-airnx frtv aeven per cen. Had theaedivioerds been nel f pur. chase additinrt o this policv, $5,041 mma wontd have been rral'ied mak ag the policy wor.b $11,046. $b. Rrcaoae it tsliUral ia ita man aaecrent, prwmpt In its sett tl meats, site f'eyood a contlrgenry, and Its rafee. are as lw as any first class Company In theoantrv. Principal Feasor.- Smalt expenses, abeoin'e security ,larg return premiums, prompt payment of Iofst, and litxrali ty to tbe lnurrd. W. IL FINCn, GenT, Uansctr t Jforh Carolina. ' TT.. D. SPRUTLL, Cea,I. Afeat, rrankllnton, IT, C.