I. H. DaLAUE, Editor and Pro'p. r Associate Editor. J. H. BISAHEE LINCOLNTON, N. C. i SATURDAY, : JAN. 13, 177. i - THE LINCOLN PEOGEESS TOE 1877. On the Gth of January, - 1877, the Progress make? its next regular ap pearance, and it is hoped by its con ductors upon a prosperous vear. Every returning anniversary las wit nessed its .ixt'in'dihg: influence. Its uniform consistency and steadfast de votion to principle has gained for it the confidence of the public, thus en abling it to contribute largely to the triumph of the democratic part. In the future, as in the past, no pains will be spared to make the Progress in; every respect still more deserving of the confidence and di has been so liberally patronage win extended to it Ey the people. All the means of the establishment will be. de voted to the improvement -.of the pa per in all ;it departments, a,nd to 'making it a comprehensive, instruc tive and reliable medium of the cur rent news, and pains will be taken to make its commercial news, foreign and domestic, complete and. reliable. As 'we are entering the new year, we desire to a 11 especial attention to our club rates TEHM.-i of subscription : OF SUI5SCRIITIOX : 'One copy one year. .:..$2 00 bix copies one v Ten " ear. ( to one address)..! 0 00 .!,! 1 - Wo will pay postage on all our' pa pers goinW to. mail subscribers. ' Ilemittances can bo. made by post office order, registered leUer or ex press at our risk. Letters should be addressed 'JAN COLN PROGRESS," Lincoln ton, Jf'. C. ' In Florida jhc Democratic Legisla ture is runnin 5 smoothly along with out jar. The various investigations set on foot wi I probablv in a few dava ) de;Vt;Ioii& a ve villainy. The accounts of the severe weather Xorth, East a'nd West '.are still brought by the wires , has been repo und consideable damage ted resulting from snow gorges, and the con lysis of the carrvin blockades' icq sequent pan trade. Agents senjt out to Alabama and Mississippi bj- Senator 3Iorton, .have succeeded in finding a large number of the Scncgrani bians in those States who are w'illingt(i take a trip to Washing ton at the. iis iral rates, of pay and mileage, and to swear '-to anvthini? Morton mav ' I r t . 1 require. The Kontuckv Democrats are to have a State Convention on Januarv 18th, at IJouisville, "for tho purpose of taking counsel on tho present crit ical state of public affairs." The basis of rep i ifesentation is to bo in the ratio of one delegate for every ono hundred votes cast for Mr. Tilden in the Xcfvcmber election. Iven tucky is tho first Southern State to move. We rather think a mce.tinc: of all the -Democratic Governors a better movejthan State conventions at least so far. as the South is concerned and, rtt this ibimediatc juncture.--Sta; Resignation of Judge Vatts. Sam'l :W Ivatts, who . has so lonr been a disgrace to the judiciary of ATorth Uarolina, has resigned, and his resignation was accepted on tho same day in wnieh it was handed in. The people of tlje Rcleigh 'district' rejoice greatly that they are to have another and a better judge ; and the people from other parts of - tho State who would, owing to a rotation of the Judgesjsoon be inflicted with his pres ence, join in tho happy jubilee. We do not know who will bo appointed in his stead, but we are satisfied that Gov. j Van co will , select a lawyer noted for his justice, ability and purity, and orio who wOul'd do honor to the judiciary ;of North Carolina in her better and anto 'bollnm days. Obser ver. It sometimes happens that the very fact of ajman's making himself con- spicious In churches, Sunday schools, and religious organizations generally, is a signjthat his deeds need tho cover of an appearance of sanctity. There woro niOnoy changes "in the Temple in the day$ of Christ, and ho scourged them out with a whip of cords. OAETER HABBISOB'S YIEWS I lion. Carter II. Harrison's eagle is not discouraged by forst and snow, and refuses to bo intimidated. In conversa tion with a party of gentleman on yes terday, he let the bird out for an airing. Carter gave it as his unbiased opinion that the electoral vote of Louisiana will be thrown out entirley. This hav ing been done, there would be a failure to elect, neither Tilden or Hayes hav ing scored the requisite 185 electoral votes, and, as a matter of course, the election of a President would devolve upon the House, and that of Vics Pres ident npon the Senate. The House would undoubtedly elect Tilden. But meanwhile it was quite probable that Ferry would declare Hays elected. In that event Tilden would have a glori ous opportunity j to immortalize him self, and if he was a "captain" he would do it. His opportunity would bo to vindicate rights of the people as against the machinations of the con spirators. If it should come to the worst, and there' should bo war, the fight would not last thirty days. The House, in his opinion, would undoubt edly elect Tilden. "Do you think so?" inquired ono of auditors. j "You bet!" replied Carter, SAnd I tell you now, that no less than eight Republican Senators, with Roscoe Cpnkling at their head, would side with the House.? Tho results of the investigatin so far in Louisiana, is favorable to the Demo crats. Tho evidence of illegal action by the Returning-Board in arbitraily changing the vote in different parishes and in otherwise violating the law are so complete and far reaching that the report of the committee now there, it is said, will be much stronger even than j o that of the House committee which un did the work of the Board in 1874 and condemned its actions as illegal and fraudulent. In many of tho parishes visited by the sub committees numbers of negroes, voluntarily, and sometimes in a bodj', came forward to tostisy that they Voted the Democraic ticket, and gave as reasons for doing so their reconciliation to the native w hitcs, a general revival of good feel- ing, weariness of t i 10 mis0vernment and robbery of the; Republican rulers. which affected them in the mismanae- ment of schools and taxation, which j ' I pjveredjli dend those of themjwho own property. The report of the Committee is anxi ously awaited by both parties, as it will j)robably decide the controversy. 8TH JANUAEY 1877. i - onto. Columbia, Jan. 9l the third reso lution of the Democratic Convention is, that while it is clear in the convic tion that Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks have received not only a large majority of the popu- Jar vote, but the majority of the electoral vote, - and are therefore elected President and Vice-President, we yet declare that jany decision made by the Senate and Itouso, of Represen tatives will be cheerfully acquiesced in by the whole people. That any attempt to inaugurate a President simply upon a proclamation of the President of the Seinate,; will be an act of usurpation that will bo resisted by the people to the last extremity, even should that extremity bo an ap peal to arms. INDIANA. Indianapolis, Jan 9. Every coun ty is represented. The following of fered by Mr. Vorhpes was adopted with much applauses Resolved, That a committee of five bo appointed by the President of this Convention to bo known as a committee ",. of corhespondence and public safety. The duties of said committeo shall be to; correspond with other similar committees aud the leading men of other States for the purpose of bringing about a harmony of opinion and concert of action in the present perilous condition of na tional affairs; also to consider the propriety of calling a national con vention of the Democratic party and cerrespond with the different States in regard thereto It shall also be tho duty of said committeo to consider and devise the best method by which the people may exercise tho right of petition to tho Congress of tho United States, whether in writing or in person, in order that the public peace may bo preserved, I popular liberty maintained, and the Jaws upheld. SOUTH CAROLINA. Columbia, Jan; 8. A mass meeting of tho tax pajers of this County was held hero to-day. There was a large attendance. Resolu tions were unanimously adopted recog nizing Hampton as f Governor and Simpson as Lieutenant-Governor, and uuty tm-u comny umwiu us uppoiiiteu K a . x j . by them, and will eheerfullv djI! - .f y twenty-five per cent, of lastrear,8 lax f levy on 4he approaching tax ofHatrp- "I government. ims action is foiti- fied by provious decisions of tho ja- prcme uonrt. hew yoke:. Albany, .Jan. 2. -Gov. Robinson in his messasre firwt treats of State nut- ters at length. Refering to natioaa! aiiaira no 8ajs,in regard to ijouisiara: i pauso here in tbi statement to inter pose in behalf of the people of this great Commonwealth, a aoloran derial pf the power of any State government, or oi tne federal goverment, toyest such powers as are claimed by The uuuiMana returning Dpard in anycan, vassing board whatever " He also? re views the action of Florida and SoVth Carol ina boards cendemning both tvAr action, and that of the Federal goni ment, in connection with those "Hfwo boards. He declares that the military interferences have been in violation of the Constitution and laws. THE BENHETT MAY DUEL. New York, Jan. 11. The Tribune has private dispatches from Baltimore at a late hour last night, to the effect that Fred May had been wounded in the thigh in a dnel with Bennettnd it is feared that tho wound may prove fatal. 50N-IHTESFETEN0E IN LOUISIANA. Washington, Jan. 7. Last week the Louisiana Republican Legislature passed a resolution asking for military protection against apprehended Demo cratic violence, and this resolution was telegraphed to the President and'Iaid before the .Cabinet last Tuesday. It was deemed proper that no action should be taken npon it. Sincolhen Gov. Kellogg, actuated by like fear, tolegrphed to the President t the same effect, and desiring the recogni tion of tho Republican Governor and .Legislature. Tho Presidont having prepared a reply to Gov. Kellogg's telergram, called an extraordinary meeting; of tho Cabinet at 1 P. M. to day, to inform the members of his proceedings in the premises and to secure harmonious action Tho reply was unanimously approved, and'was this afternoon transmitted by telegram to Gov. Kellogg. The substanee of it ...,v- .uiv l'H J - IJT ft VNaijSilJ I sentativo of the JSew York Assocsitod Press as follows : 1" "There will be two inaugurations of Governors to-morrow unless " one of them is prevented. I do not, however, propose to interfere with them I have nothing before me to justify action in the way of recognizing either Govern or, and therefore cannot do so, particu larly as a committee of each House of Congress is now engaged in mvestiga ting,all the facts of tho late j election, including the contests of the two Gov ernors and the two Legislatures, both claiming to be legally elected. Forme, under these circumstances, to recognize one or the other, would be hardly justifiable; and I havo so informed Gov. Kellogg." i Tho President added that the Demo cratic State Government has the sympathy of such portion of the peo ple of that Stato as have tho requisite means to givo sustenance to it, and their Governor and Legislature would bo rocognized-by them, even if thero were not half as many Democrats as there are now in Louisiana. - THE ST. LOUIS ARSENAL. St. Louis, Dec. 27. To-day 200 sol diers with 20 wagons suddenly 'com menced removing the contents of the extensive warehouse and arsenal build ing on the military reservation south of the city. The commandant states i . ... that ho has received peremptory orl tiers from Washington to ship all ord nance and arsenal stores to Itoci Island, and that beyond this ho knows nothing. Tho men and wagons arc engaged in hauling to the cars. Sucbi is the quantity of property to be row moved that it is estimated tho work will take two or thrco weeks; with all the force that can be made available.' St. Louis arsenal ceased to bo of any importance as a manufacturing or re pairing depot several years ago, but the costly and extensive buildings on the reservation were utilized for stor age purposes, and havo been packed full of ammunition," cannon of all calibers, sabres, muskets and accoutre ments of all kinds, since tho armies were disbanded, ton years ago. The storehouse and magazines were built of stone, sowercd and ventilated per fectly, and the contents, as they are taken out, appear fn first-class condi tion. - All these buildings aro in ex cellent repair. The only reason which can bo imagined for this sudden action is a political one. The magazines are located on tho river bank, and th Stores mifllt ha shinrwd to T?wi I ri i x. a' . . I k isiauu u ooujparunveiy lutie cost in ordiaarv times, but now that the river ijfi.r' I is closed the rail marls ,h.v everv in- ducemcnt to take advantage of a fat job. Tho army officers here express no opinion upon the unexpected orders, but their manner betrays the interpre tation ther put upon ihe transfer. It is said by those who have information Ion tho tmbiect that the storehouse con tain arms and equipments for any army of 40,000 or 50,000 men caval- ry, infantry and artillery. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. At Little Iloek. inst helow tho Marlboro' line, a homicide is reported. and beyond the Xbrth Carolina line, in tho direction of Shoo Heel, still another. Judge Cooko has settled the ques tion of tho ownership of the Mansion House, Greenville, by dispossessing Messrs. Calvan & Roath, and putting Capt.'J. W. Gray in possession. A grand demonstration to endorse Hampton will be held on the 5th in stant at Barnwell,. Barnwell count3 Arrangements havo bCen made to se cure prominent speakers, and agener al gathering of the county is expect ed. Tho Grand Jurj, who for many months past, have been investigating tho conduct of tho Qounty 'officials, made their report to Judgo Reed on Saturday. The3 present, for offences of different kinds and degrees, the three ox-County Commissioners, Messrs. Cunningham, Smith and Brown, cx-Coroncr Logan, Treasurer Hurley,ex-Commissioncr McLaughlin, ex-School Commissioner Hedges, and a number of minor officials. The re port reveals an amount of fraud and high banded robbery which is abso lutely appalling The indictments have been placed in the hands of at torneys and tho parties mentioned will be brought to trial immediately. THE DEATH OF COMMODORE VAK DERBILT. Cornelius Vanderbilt, tho octoire- i narian capitalist of New York, died on Thursday after a long illness and from old ago, and exhaustion. In some respects Commodore Van derbilt was the most remarkable man of bin time, lie was a prince among railroad mcn a king on Wall street. Like Midas jcvciy thing he touched turuod to gold In thcr! cotino of a long and eventful life he amas5el vast possessions in gold, stocks, steamboat and railroad proportj" and cit- lots. Perhaps no man knows tho extent of the wealth he has left. He is one of the two or three richest men who have lived in Now York. Commodore Vanderbilt married a young Alabama lady a few years ago. This is not the only link that connect ed him with tho South. Ho was the donor of three-quarters of a million dollars to tho Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to be appropriated to the establishment of a universitj. The outcome of this munificence was Van derbilt University-, now a flourishiri" institution at Nashville,! Tennessee. Nor was this all. Commodore Van derbilt's chief ministerial friends were Southern Methodist clergj-men. His spiritual advisers were such men as Rev. Drs. 3Ioran and Deems, formerly of this city. Dr. Deems was his pastor, and was present to administer the last consolations of religion to the dying man. I Got, Hampton on the National Issue, j The Columbia correspondent of the Baltimore Bon bad a conversation, not a professional "interview," with Governor Hampton 'on IjYiday. In the courso of conversation, alluding to the Mackoy-Hayes interview, Gov. Hampton said that Judge Mackey went to Ohio on purely pri vate business, and was not sent by him, nor authorized in any way to speak for him nor for the Democrats of South Carolina. Tho views he (Mackey) expressed aro his own, not Hampton's, and tho reporter must have confounded the two.. Gov. i Hampton said further that he has al ways believed Governor Tlden fairly elected, but had entertained great doubts whether he would be allowed to tako his scat. As to tho letter which Mackey bore, Hampton re marked that it would have caused leas comment and been better understood if the duplicate letter to Gov. Tilden had also been published, as be had de sired and requested. The sending of the t wo letters had been cordially ap jproved by various prominent Demo crats as an evidence of the peaceful and fair spirit in which ihe Presiden tial question was regarded "here. I Ho said, in conclusion, that Tilden ?r Hayes must be President unless a military dictator seizes the govern a peaceful, those qnes- ment. Our ueonle de&ira fnnstif ntinnal orinttfn r A . tons, and we trust that this will be had. Peace is essential to us. and we of the South should take no part in the settlement of the Presidential con test until called upon to do so by legitimate authoritv. Up to the first day of December, the organs of the defeated Republican candidate for the Presidency asserted that an army of iSouthern rebels," gullible and i-norant Nortbcrfi Rcpiib- O 1 .1 licans. to believe that hniro he thev 'I ehanged tactics, and swore by all the gods that the "Southern rebels" never had dreamed of arming; that they were all besecclng Hayes to take them into the Republican party ; that tllAV WflnW ncciat of IIh-a..' in.ni.nMi ""j nuurn .wigi itii iiaj to iiiaiiuiu- tion ; that they were brave and noble . m, 1 , . men, etc., etc. These two lies, placed in juxtaposition, reveal me lact that the Republican managers know per fectly well that Hayes is defeated, and that it was necessary to make the attempt to placate Southern Demo- crats or buy them up to break tho formidable strength of tho people's representatives in Congress and. place a defeated candidate in the White House. This 4atesi desperate move has signally -Tailed ; and as the peo ple are now protesting loudly against tho infamon, aUcraIit ,o rob ,!,:, of their rights, the venomous cabal at Washington will, jjiko a wounded snake, turn and bite nitsclf and die. Courier-Journal. L Why are the first hands on a sugar plantation like Adamj and Eve? Be cause thev raise Cane. Greensboro Patriot : A United States fish commissioner passed through jvs tcrday with a large lot of Cal. forma Salmon for Haw Iliyer. He left ev t eral hurdred hero, with Mr. Walter Greene, for Ihi mill-ponds around thi.- 1 i place. He had just wedded a little angel with a musical voice, limpid blue eyes, and a brow, on which candor had set its seal. Th icy made their iMiuni lour to yenice, wncre thev went from palace to palace, watccd ,thc pigeons wheeling round the tow ers of St. Mark's, explored the mys terious canals in their gondola. As they aro returning homeward at night the young husband, wlioes full heart is ocrfloviiir with (motion, Rjiys : "Well, my love, 'what hi impressed yon most of ail-that we have een in this wonderful city?,' The vouti" wife timidly cast downi her eyes. 'Yon remember the cafe on tho Pia zetta?" "Yes, my angel." "Well, at the third table from the door on the left there was a duck of an officer! with such a love of a mustache P t.. . i .i i ... . i The latest movt to solve the Presi dential problem, is to get up an ortrani zation favoring the abolition of the Presidency altogether, that purpose was called City last week. A meet in :r for n Washinko;i GKAND DISPLAY OF Dry Groods AT j . H, MICHAL'S. Not on hand a Largo Stock of" which can not be excelled in this country. Will sell as - t' i ' ' ' Cheap as any one, and Promise SATISFACTION . to our Customers, oct 14-2m J. C. Jenkins has just received a beatifui line of INDIES and HATSvD BOMETS very cheap with other FALL and WINTER GOODS. oct 21-tf ; ; . j CHARLOTTE 1 HOTEL' CHARLOTTE, K. C, J. MOLLIS & SON, Proprielors, Trust that the liberal patronage of the public wiJLl be continued, ! numbenng 203,000 men, fully armed colli n of int.L.7- a chol , i r collection or interestingr, amuAne, exeit- and equipped with rifles and artillery me. m otmction and sensational first chuU purchased in Cmcinnati and New n11 stories, Talcs of Adventure by : i.: - i an,lby nMarvellotaLejrendsand ioijv, was iianj . in iiiaiemug uruer, noinances, Lmic Sketches Wit and to make a raid upon Northern hearth- Iui5'.l;;.'e!''!1j General Information ,tocJO0,l. J.t as thov Lad ZlSSlT. JRJe".BrilK.t qoobs V OI-XJ31E l4-187C-!7 O 1 HARRY! HAZEL'S Yankee Blade, Published Weekly tT Postage Prepafed SuI$rie for the Unrivalled Story Paper ! Acknowledge to be the Best Storv and been recited inhnSlEZ1 i"ve Spmnn hv T I " CJ i .... arX ciewe mroughout. the U. S. will nivar lrit-K' Reduction of Price. 2,50 a Year. 1 "5 for 6 months, in ad vanre. Clubs, two or more. 2,25 eHt-h. Ten or more, ?2 each JES?Hinrle conies tn;iv ho, r yr' etders, for 5 cents a eojj throughout tho U . o. iiiiii inaua. Bark numbers sunnl?! mific ix;ju" will OC SCUt Y011 HSSEVX Addiws, -: JONKn A CO., Publishers, Office, No. t Ie)erty!nmre cor. Water St. JfThree tample copies will be sent STCAI EXfiimSTKAl Bonna. I MILL. GEARING; MADS I HAfTlNG.rTJHEYS AND HANuES The UNEQUALLED JA& LEFEEL DOUBLE i.. . - - . AGRICULTURAL .1V0RKS CHAIU.OTTE, N. C. AVe would beg leave to call the atten tionjof the farmers of Western North Car ohn, to our large and varieti stock of Ifomc-Made AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, which we will sell at prices that will clefv competition. In quality thev are infe" nor to none North or outh." Mv Rtock is complete, consisting. in part as follows: THE CIIARLOTTK PLOW One, ttvoaTHl three ho re, and is a great favorite with the fanner. The latest improved , SEPARATORS, POWERS, WAOOXS, WHEELBARROWS, REAPERS and mi , . - t -MOWERS, All of which wegarantee to civc ner fect satisfaction. my 1-ly W. F. COOK. CO M M ERC i A L. LItONLNTON MAUKKSr" Friday, January 12, 1877. We quote selling price from wajronV : tton - - 8 (a- wi rlOUT, 4 2.7."-. ( 6 lrn' - :;o, 4a 74 Oats Butter,.... Chickens, P8, Salt American, Yarn per bunch, Bacon Hams, , ShonlderK, .' Sides, 2()0h 15 i ;or 1(A) (a) " oor to 11 i6t ro lnrd, Tallow ..., Liouors N. C. Corn 0C 08 ..SI .W 2 CO CHARLOTTE MARKETS. FROM THE Clf A1II.OTTK OaSERVKir. Friday, Januury 12, 1S77. COTTOX. Inferior , qq a Ordinary 9a 10j uood ordinary 0 a M Middling... .: 103 a Low Middling ......-.... 10 a (jrood uiiddhne ioj a n PEODUCE. i Bacon Hog Round,.... ....... .. mil Butter........ 253. Chickens...... 1520 20. Jlour ?3()0f4i)0 Vrnf - ' 70(80 Meal,. , m 75( '5 Oats, Z0(aCO Feas- 100(2, THE MASONIC JOUItNAI. Greensborp, N. O. THE ONLY MVONJC WEEKLY, BUT J. one, ptiblishel is the United States Lijrht pages, thirty-two "broad columns. Treats of all topits of interest to the Craft, Literature jntrr, ami is a Household Companion of which every Mason in the country mav iustlv feel nrond Terms, One Year, $2; Six months, $1.25 Remit by P.O. Order or Registered letter . Send stamp for specimen and get no a club. Address, E. A. WILSON, . GreenslKjm, N.- Lincolnton Hotel Barber Shop. T RESPECTFULLY INFORM T II E X public that I have openel a first-clas barber shop in the Unrolnton Hotel where I will be pleaded to wait upon all who may favor me with their patronncre. jy 1-tf MOK R1S G.5TT. I Ac A.. 31. Lincoln Iikje No. 137, F. & A. M. The regular meeting of this Lodge will be held on the 1st Monday of each month at 7 o'clock r. m. A punctual attendance of the members is earnestly requested. Wm. 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