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! S .. J 14 -It Ji,0' .1 . .sntiiiiw ! i .frA li. VI " 1 ii.MOK ! riI i 1u ? ?" T- " ' ' I ill . VOL IX r THIRD SERIES . t - . I 1 ' i ! J '"V'UJ.! J 1 Ji"1""""" LULL ,k ? 1 try I t I I -W- i I III 11 it M' "- II I a , m v Bat .-t. . a a ...... m.m s rW' m.. i ittiii a - T - X 1 ' i T J 1W1LLTRY." Tlarc isTTSociet.' iu I-K)iidou, known as the Society of Arts. Its' object js the ...ioura''enifntf taleut iu the .depurt nients of art Prizes are awarded by the S'ictyr sometimes the paiuters for their pictures, and sometimes to humbler arti khih for improvements in weaving, or in die manufacture of bonnet, lace, etc. More than half a century ago, a little fellow, named William Ho, not twelve years-of age, was talking with his mother alnrtit an exhibition of painting at the ocktv's rooms. Williani waRTery fond of paintings, and could himself draw and color with j-emarkable skill. L66k-you, Wiiliam,' said his tnotlier, 'I sa onie jiaiutings in. the Exhibition which did not w em to me half as goHl as some of yours." 'Do you really think so, mother ask ed he. . 3 'I am sure of it,' she replied. 'I saw some painting inferior, both in color and drawing, to some that are hanging iu your chamlier William kriew that his mother Was no flatterer, and he said, I have a mind to ask permission to hang one or two of in v paintings on' the, -walls at- the next exhibition:.', 'Why not try for one of the prizes?' asked his mother. '') mother, do .you think 1 should stand av 'chance or success t 4 'iXothiug venture,-notliing have," saitfc Lis mother. 'Yon can but try.' And I uill' try, niotlier, dear,' said William. '1 have a historical subject in my head, out of which I t-hiifk lean make a picture.' 'What is it, William?' 'The death of WarTylor. Yon have heard of him ! lie led a mob in the time of Kicbani the Second. lie behaved in jsolently before the King at Sinithfield, biud was struck down by Walworth, May or of London, and then dispatched by the King's attendants.' Mt is a bold subject William ; but I will say nothing to deter you fronr try ing it.' ' 'lfl fail, mother, where will be the "harm f I cau try again.' 'To be sure voit can, William. jo we will not be disapioiuted should you not sticeeetl in winning the silver palette, .offered by the Society for the best histori cal painting.' Without' moreulo, little William went to work. lie first aeipiainted himself witli the various eostiimes Of the year l-H! ; he 'learned how the King and the noblemen used to dress, and what sort of elol lies were worn by the poor people and workmen, to which class Wat Tyler be longed. He also learned ahielL sort of weapons were carried in those days. After having given some time -to the study of these things, he acquainted him self thoroughly with the historical inci dents attending the death of tho bold rioter. He grouped, in imagination, the persons present at the scene the King and his attendants, Walworth the Mayor, Wat Tyler himself, and iu the back ground some of Lis rufliauly companions, j Tho dilliculty now was to select that period of the action best titted for a pic ture, and to group the figures in attitudes the most. natural and expressive. Many times did little William make a sketch on paper, and obliterate it, dissatisfied with 4 his work. At times he almost despaired of accompllsjiing anythiiigjthat should do justice to the conception in his mind. '..lluFaftcr many failures, he completed a sketch which ho decided to transfer to canvas. He now labored diligently at his task, and took every opportunity to '"Improve himself in a knowledge of colors and their effects. At length the day for handing in pictures arrived. He then had to wait a month lwfore there was any decision as to its merits. Onjthe day appointed for the announcement of tHe decision, many per sons of distinction were present, includ ing the ladies. The meeting was presid ed over by the Duke of Norfolk. ; William's mother was present, of course. She sat waiting the result, with a beating heart; What a gratified mother she was, when, after the transaction of some un interesting business, it was announced that the prize of a silver palette for the best historical picture w as awarded to the painter of the piece entitled, 'The Death of Wat Tyler.' JWhen it was found that Williani Uoss was tho successful artist, the applause of the audience br,oko forth with enthusiasm. 'Ta' sec such a little "fellow gain a prize over competitors of mature age was a novelty and surprise. William was sum moned with his picture -to"" the Duke's .chair, and here he received such counsel aimNnicourgement as were of great ser vice to him in his future career. Ho be- -"came at length Hir William Koss, minia ture painter to the Queen, having"-risen to fortune and to fame, hy carrying out with determination and perseverance, his . simple promise to his mother, of ' trill Duvmmek's Lk'KXse. Messrs; SetTden & Bruce, of llichmoud, Virginia, took out Drummer's License at the Treasury De partment on yesterday. Twenty licenses have been issued to date dining this jnouth, as follows : tohouses iu liichmoud Virginia, 7,- Baltimore, '3; Boston, J; Phil adelphia, li; Norfolk,:); North Carol iu t,3. , BOTTLED TALK. V t - A Speaking Phonograph at t Worki Pl.ilatlelphiaTiraea." "Were the veracious Munchausen in at tendance at an exhibition which was given yesterday in the Philadelphia Local Tl-t graph Compauy'smeeVrhird and Chest nut streets, "of Prof."Thomas A. Edisoni marvelous invention, called the speaking phonograph, he might have triumphantly said "I told you so," with Reference to at least one-of his yarns the story of his jouruey.bjupost f rom St. Petersburg 1 tir ing a winter of f uncommon severity. "Finding myself iu a parrow lane," he narrates, '! bade tlie postilion give a sig nal with his hdru, that other travelers might not juieefr-iis iulhe nantiw passage. He blew with all his tnightf bnHiis en leavors were in vain; he could not make the horn sound, which was unaccountable and rather unfortunate, for soon after we found another coach coming the other way." After telliug how ho got the vehi cle and horses around tho obstructing team, by carrying them under his arm, one at a time, over tho fence, through part of the field, and then over the fence again, -the conscientious chronicler con tinues: "We arrived at the iun, where my postilion and I refreshed ourselves. He hung the horn ou a peg near the kitch en tire; 1 sat on the other side, suddenly ve lteard a tercug ! tereng ! teng teng ! We looked around and now found the reason the postilion had not been Able to sound his horn; his tunes were frozen in it, and came out by thawing, plain enough and muclfto the credit of the driver, so that the honest fellow entertained us for some -time "with a successive variety of tunes' without putting his mouth to the horn." Yesterday's exhibition, to say the least, was ecpuuly as remarkable as the one de scribed by Baron Munchausen It de monstrated to the eutire satisfaction of soiuo of Philadelphia's most intelligent citizens, who were present by invitation of Mr. ljtuiry H. Bentley, President of tho Local Telegraph Compauy, that a person can, so to speak, bottlo up" any quantity of his vocal utterance, and, at the end of an indefinite period of time, cause the "bot tle" to reproduce it exactly as it orig- in-nlly came from-his lips. WHAT THE THING IS. The instrument was operated sometimes by Mr. Bentley, "but principally .by Mr. James Adams, the inventor's representa tive. Mr. Adams, a hiuhlv-intelligent Scotchman, with a strongly marked Scotcli accent in his speech, has been for five years the assistant of Professor Edison in the hitter's electrical and' other experi ments. The machine occupied no more space than would a Webster's Unabridg ed, and its construction appeared almost as simple as that of a housewife's coffee mill. It was a fac simile of one which " s Professor Edison is now constructing, and which is to have a capacity of forty- ight thousand words. Mr. Adams, before the performance be gan, thus explained the instrument: "In this guttapercha mouthpiece is a very thin diaphragm, made of thin-type metal. The vibrations oflthe voice jar the diaphragm, which has in its centre, underneath, a fine steel point. Arouud this brass cylinder which, you see, is closely and Gnely groov ed by a spiral, I wrap a sheet of tiu foil. I shove the mouthpiece up until the steel point touches the tiu foil, just above the flrst groove on the left. Turning the cyl inder with this craiik, I talk into tho mouthpiece. The diaphragm vibrates, causiug the steel point to perforate the tiu foil, leaving iittle Jioles of different diameters and resembling tho old Morse telegraphic alphabet. Tho cylinder moves from left. to right until the steel poiut has gone over the entire length of the spiral. Thus we have, as it were, a stereotype plate of tiro voice. iFrom this plate a matrix in sulphur, (the most desirable substance for the purpose.) can be formed, and years from now there can be taken from that matrix other plates capable of the same work which you will presently see this one perform. COMiXG OCT Ok" THE "BOTTLE." "Now 1 turn the cylinder back to the starting place, in order that the steel poiut may go over the perforations which it madef when I talked into the mouthpiece. The steel point, kept down by a rubber spring underneath the diaphragm, trips from hole to hole, causiug the diaphragm to vibrate as it did when I was talking into the mouthpiece. Thus causing a cor responding opening and closing of the valves of the diaphragm, the words,into nation and accent are reproduced with perfect accuracy. It would be impossible for any human mimic to tlo it so well. The small end of this funnel is tjxed in the mouthpiece to keep "the reproduction from scattering. Now, listen." Several gentlemen, evidently supposing that they would not be ablo to hear without having their ears close to the funnel, were patting their heads near tho instrument, but Mr. Adaius told them that such proceeding was unnecessary, as they could dintiuguish the sounds well enough at a distance. Mr. Adam8, having wrapped a sheet cf tiu foil around the cylinder, spoke into the mouthpiece in a voice of ordinary pitch aud time, but with distinct articula tion, meanwhile slowly aud regularly turning the crank, the following: Jack and Jill went up the hill ' ft To, get a hockt of water ; -Jack fell tonf alid broke;, his crown I : And Jill cam? tumbling after. Having reset the cylinder aud fixed the funnel iu the mouthpiece he turned the crank and. theliaphragm repeated the rhyme, not only as distinctly as he had uttered it, bat with so perfect a mimicry of the Scotch accent as to cause a general outburst of laughter, in which the genial operator heartily joined. THE TALKING MACHINE FL'NNV. Causing the steel point to proceed from the ending of "Jack and Jill,"4Mr. Adams again put his month to' the diaphragm md uttered iu more varying tones, which had.4 taaipiaaliiiastift-.wfcisiie? up to HIllo! Hoop-la! Ys-hoo! A ineteen year mi the BastUe J 11 M ' IacratcUeJ myiarueuuon the waif And that name was Hotart Laridr-y-y-y, Parlez vou Franca'w? Spreclven we.Deiitsch? Turning the crank backward until the steel-point touched the beginning of "Jack and Gill," and h?i agahr piepthe forward motion. The diaphragm's elo!:u- tion of the rhyme was on this occasion as good as before, and the second conglom eration of utterance was delivered by the vibratiug metal with all the characteris tics of the operator's ejaculations and re citation. For the sake of uove'tv tho steel point was now caused to go along the perforated spiral, while Mr, Adams whistled, yelled and shouted all sorts of ridiculous things into the mouthpiece. As a result the bit of metal strongly af fected the resible muscles of the audience b3 something like this : Jack and Jill went "Cheese it !" Up the hill To get a bucket "O, wipe off your chin !" Of water. Jack fell down and "Hello young Broke his crown Feller, does your mother know you're out?" And Jill "Ya-hoo! I've bottled myself, Edi son" Come tumbling after. Hallo! hoopla! "Shut up!" ya-hoo! "Go hag your head !" Nineteen years in the Bastile ! "I'm a" Scratched my name "a jolly .Irish man," Upon the wall. And that "From Dublin town I came," Name was "Ha, ha, ha!" Robert Lan-dry-y-y. Farlez vons Francois? '(io hire a hall !" Sprechen ie DentPch ? "Oh, give us a rest !" The effect of this was too ludicrous, for description, and for a time all hands were uiicontrolably" merry. Having put on and caused the steel point to perferate a new sheet of tin foil, again speaking "Jack and Jill" into the instrument, Mr. Adams made the point travel backward and the diaphragm reproduced the recitation, beginning with the word "after," and end ing with the first word, "Jack." In this way the operator amused his audience for an hour. He became hoarse, but the in strument did not. There is no electricity about the speak ing phonograph; and, like so many other great inventions, its construction is so simple aud its operation so easily under stood that a person seeing it would prob ably., ask himself,, "Now, why didu't I think of thatf" . SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF 1812. An act amending the laws granting pen sions to tho soldiers and sailors of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, and their widows, and for other purposes. Jie it enacted: by the Senate and House of Ikpresent alive of the United Statcn of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension -rolls tho names of the sur- Lriving officers aud eulisted and drafted meu, without regard to color, including militia and volunteers, of the military and naval service of the United States, who served for fourteen days in tho war with Great Critian of eighteen hundred and twelve, or who were in any engagement, and were honorably discharged, aud the surviving widows of such officers and en listed and drafted men. Skc. 2. That this act shall not apply to any person who is receiving a pen sion at the rate of eight dollars per month except for the difference between the pension now received (if less than eight dollars per month) aud eight dollars per month. Pensions under this act shall bo at the rate of eight dollars per month, ex cept as herein provided, and shall be paid to the persons entitled thereto, from and after the passage of this act, for and dar ing their natural lives : Provided, That tho pensions to widows provided for in this act shall cease when they, shall marry .again. Sec 3. That before the name of any persoii shall bo placed upon the pension rolls under this act, proof shall be made, under such rules and regulations as tho Commissioner of Pensions, with the ap proval of the Secretary of the Interior, shall prescribe, that the applicant is en titled to a pension under this act j aud any person who shall falsely take any oath required to be taken under tho pro visions of this act shall be guilty of per jury ; aud the Secretary of the Interior shall cause to be stricken from, the rolls the name of any person, wheu it shall appear, by proof satisfactory -to him, that such aame was put on said rolls by or through false or fraudulent representa tions, or by mistake as to tho right of such person to a pension under this act. The loss or lack of a certificate of discharge shall not depri ve the applicant oth benefit of this a?t, but othr proof of tho tka-ricpef- formed and "of-Ati hbnWabhillschargeif satisfaetory6hhn'deemrifficienU and wlten thetfe is uTeor4loideiiee of such service andiclii'diseuare,ithef ap" plicant may establish the 'aOu' by other satisfactory testimony: ProvUUd,4 T hat when any prao1iMlieel(itecf klad - warrant under any'iic it ' Congress' for f'Odnsrresi1 frtft and ou accouut of service fftlhe said war of eighteen burMlindWelVesucU grant shall be priunv-faci evidence of hrs service and honorable -discharge, so to his widowvif he ,demis act; but - entitle him, if living, or be dead, to a pension nnderthis such evidence shall be co?adijsive,aiid may be rebutted by evidence that such land-warrant was improperty granted. i-t Skc: 4.s That all aptica'tianslW'on-,; sions of the classes provided for iu tnis act heretofore or whieh may hereafter be made shall be considered and decided as though made under this act ; and all laws now iu force iu regard to the manner of paying pensions, and in reference to the i punishment of frauds,' shall be applicable to all claims under the provisions of this g act. p Sec. 5. That the Secretary of the In terior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to restore to the pension -rolls the names of all person snow sur viving heretofore pensioned ou account of service in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve against Great Kritian, or for service in any of the Indian wars, and whose names were stricken from the rolls in pursuance of the act entitled "An act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to strike from the pension-rolls the names of such persons as have taken up arms against the government, or who have in any manner encouraged the rebels," ap proved February fourth, eighteen hun dred and six-two; and that the joint reso lution entitled "Joint resolution prohibit ing payment by any officers of the govern ment to any person not known to have been opposed to the rebellion aud in favor of its suppression," approved March se cond, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and section four thousand seven hundred and sixteen of the Revised Statutes of the United States, shall not apply to the per sons provided for by this act : Provided, That no money shall be paid to any one on account of pensions for the time dur ing which his name remained stricken from the rolls. Skc. G. That the surviving widow of any pensioner of the war of eighteen hun dred aud twelve where the name of said pensioner was stricken from the pension rolls in pursuance of the sict entitled "An act authorizing the Secretary of the In terior to strike from the pension-rolls the names of such persons as have taken up arms against the government, or who have in any manner encouraged the rebels," approved February fourth, eighteen hun dred and sixty-two, and where, under the existing provisions of law, said pensioner died without his name being restored to the rolls, shall be entitled to make claim ! for a pension as such widow after the pas sage of this act : Provided, that no such arrearages shall be paid for any period prior to the removal of the disability of the pensioner, as provided in section five: Aud provided further, That under the act any widow of a Revolutionary soldier who served fourteen days or was in any en gagement shall be placed upon the pension-rolls of the United States, and re ceive a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month. Skc. 7. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act bo, and they are hereby, repealed. Approved, March 9, 1878. ROSSA'S RIOT. Stick and Stones Fights and Plights. Touoxto, Can., March 19. O'Douovan Rossa lectured iu St. Patrick's Hall last evening to an audience of about 100. The threatened riot did not take place, beyond a continuous volley of stoues for an hour and a half, at the lecture room, riddling all the windows. No damage was done, and nobody hurt. Shortly after midnight the mob advanc ed up Queeu street aud attacked Cos grove's tavern. The crowd inside an swered with revolvers, and the rioters re turned the tire. Huudreds of shots were exchanged here, and stones poured into the hotel until the window sashes and furniture were completely demolished. The police, ninety in number, charged the mob and wielded their batons with great vigor. Four men were shot here, and one yoilng Protestant named James Cleirg, it is feared, was fatally wounded. Meantime another mob, one thousand strong, opened fire with stoues upou Col lius' tavern, further up Queen street, where Rossa was belie veil to be lnrkiug. Revolvers were used! here, but the police, fighting with matchless pluck against, enormous odds, cleared the streets. Rossa was driven out of town. At II o'clock policeman Worth was struck ou the temple with a stoue aud knocked senseless. All his comrades were '"more or less injured. Probably one hundred and fifty rioters are injured with stones and police, batons. The doctor's office are crowded with the wounded, though as n rule, the injured are takeu away to avoid arrest. Hundreds of roughs are still con gregated in the lanes and back streets, and the police are parading the streets in forte. . -i.il -ilt , .WASHINGTON.'- ' tf ow PoAtoftW akd fslfti)atfsTreport- to m . y caoiisn a posiai sayings u' nncit.xi-i- ViLkiL -slrk -jJf ..5 Has t J.a4W - W4HH? fi "ueni uun w a,u 10 retuuuing Hie ml terest beaffhTifidebrne'ss oftbajftW Bf.tx. :?' ri v:' r- 'v."-. vuuea. uiucicu iu oe imnrttu ana recniii mitted.. It authorize the -esUbliJbnjimt in Washing of a chief offictftI calU f?P?dtbeoperr ?iJT order postoflce. Of sub-denositories ,jfor th reeeinf? aftd withdrawal Wdeposits; interest Whj- al lowed at three 'per' cerifLrhef pbstto ."lfeP-Hin tuarearj and. tka interest credited to the postal savings de pository account at the rate of four per cent.;Depositors to the amount of over $50 tnayjiave four per cent, bonds issued to tliem, redeemable after fire years, aud only transferable by the authorization of the Secretary of the Treasury. The bill also provides for certificates of deposits of the denominations of ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred dollors, bearing interest at i.G5 for one year only, and to be con vertible into four per cent bonds. THE FISHERIES AWARD. U7af is Thought of It in England. Loxuox, March 21. The 27we' edito rial on the fisheries award says: "It is unfortunate for the good fame of the United States that at a moment wheu the fiuancial policy of Congress has awaken ed grave suspicion and anxiety iu Europe, that some American politicians of consid erable importance and notoriety, display another phase of the repudiating spirit in opposing the payment of the award. The leckless language of Mr. Blaine and Gen. liutler is not only throwing discredit on the country, but damaging to the system of settling international disputes by arbi tration. No countrv henceforward will be willing to refer claims to arbitration if the decision of tho arbitrators is liable to be.challenged by the unsuccessful par ty. The article continues: "Tho attempts at evasion and the attacks upon the im partiality of Mr. Delfosse aro of apkcj with the spirit of chicanery which lias been attempted to force au interpretation of the unanimous award. We hope and believe that Mr. Ulaino will not be able to get the Congress of his countrymen to support him in a refusal to pay the award, aud to stamp the American policy with the double discredit of meanness and trickiness." United States Bonds in the London Market. Loxdox, March 21. The Tunes finan cial article says : "United States bonds continue to be bought for American ac count and their price is maintained, but the sales by English holders, corporate and individual, continue aud are some times of very large amounts. The fear of the-silver bill has died away, but the peo ple now begin to dread what may follow it, and there is a strong and wide-spread feeling that if Americans aro to try ex periments ou their credit they had much better do so with debts held at home than in English hands. People sell, therefore and are likely to continue to do so while so much that is dangerous seems to sur round the United States national finan ces." Our State Enterprise. Col. L. L. Polk, our Commissioner of Agriculture, has just returned from a visit to Washington city,"Svhere ho has been ltoldiug conference with Profs, Raird, Ferguson, Col. McDonald, Fish, Commis sioner of Virginia, and Profs. Milncr, up on the subject of the establish men t of a co-operative Fish -Hatchery at Albemarle sound. We learn that tho mission of Col. Polk was entirely successful, and that they have arranged all the necessary ap pliances for the work. They will be mov ed to the place selected in about 10 days, in charge of Profs. Milner and Ferguson The hatchery will be one of the largest in the world. It is said that the Cabinet is delighted at the action of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, by which Anderson escapes the clutches of the law. It is a sad, hu miliating spectacle, to see the Executive head of the government in a gleefulmood over this defeat of justice in one of the States. The gnilt of Anderson cannot be doubted. Whether the indictment upon which he was convicted was really de fective or not, the -release of the felon should not be a cause of congratulation at Washington. That it is such, tends to confirm the report of the existence of some infamous bargain between the members of the Returning Board and those who manipulated the electoral complications last year. Pal. Xeics. The Supreme Court of, Louisiana did not reverse the findiugs of the Court be low in this case, but sustained them all. which was a full conviction of Anderson for altering the election returns and ac complishing a fraud by which, Hayes was put into the Presidential chair. The Su preme Court decided that the paper so altered was not such a public document as to make its alteration 'a forgery, indict able' under the law. J !THosErARcniVT:s ICgaIx ... ?: H .T f. .,. -J k Mepresentatire Vne$ fell What be Know : Mr. Waddell $qft Thatthe Peeordsare IUnhP t9'tIhmocraUDdm Cameron's u Arbitrurf CondteVWhtle War Minister. lif t I .li-HlMMQBgMBnttVUta. v ,HU" "wnsenu asserts uiaoaevi oeen uenie! access tot th i)(ederat'ATduea said a Post iutervidvex to Representative Vance, yes terday 1- ;v,f. n "isee he doesr" -replied sMr. Vance j but X know 'Democrats have not only beeu denied access tothem, but have been refused epfes iof papers wanted." ! "What Democrats ,m! - ,...s-'toy-Vqnoe,'iy brotlfer, for one, and b$ is tho ouo I have reference to.w -: r f What was the ual areof the?enial T . "It was a positive and preremptory re fusal. Teuding the election of 1876 my brother asked for copies of certain letters, which he wanted to refute charges made against him. You see the letter books of his administration as (Jovernor of North Carolina during the war are among those records. These books con tain all his official correspondence. He asked to see them or to bo furnished copies of some of the letters aud the Secretary of War refused." "On w hat ground f ' "That he had no authority be seen or have copies made, wanted the letters published, the letter itself and will show to let them My brother Rut I have it to you. I think I left it at home, but I'll get it and you can see for yourself how the re quest was refused." "Who was the Secretary of War ?" "It must have been Don Cameron." Mr. Waddell, member of the House, from the Old North State, was next inter viewed. Said he : "I know these records have been de nied to Democrats. Why they wouldn't allow Gov. Vance to sce-thein in defence 1 of his character, but his Republican com petitor was permitted to 6ee them and make use of them. I've got copies of some correspondence that will throw light on the subject." Mr. Waddell produced I copies of a letter from Don Cameron, Secretary of War, to Gov. Vance, and his reply. -Cameron's letter was dated Jan uary 26, 1877, and requested Gov. Vance to furnish the department with the reports of the Adjutant-General of North Caro lina. Gov. Vance replied under date of February 5, 1877, in the piquant and pointed style characteristic of him. He informed Cameron that in 18o3, after the cessation of hostilities, the official letter books of the State were seized and borne to Washiugtoufthat at the time a special messenger was sent with the request that lie be permitted to copy a letter which was needed as evidence in a law suit wherein the State was interested. The request was refused. In 1871, while seek ing admission to the United States Sen ate, Radical papers accused Gov. JVauce having used cruelty towards Federal prisoners. He went in person to tho War Department and asked permission to copy letters which would refute the calumny. This request was refused, but the Gov ernor writes : "Last spring, when I met my competitor, Judge Settle, who was the Republican'candidato for Governor, I found him supplied with an armful of garbled and mutilated copies of these same official letters, certified as true cop ies by yourself as-Secretary of War with the great seal" duly attached." Mr. Waddell, after folding up the? let ters, remarked : "1 know every word of that to be true, and the fact, is those re cords have never been open to our party unless it is a very recent thing." "Gen. Banning, were you ever denied access to the rebel records !" inquired the Post of the chairman of the Military com mittee. "No. I never tried to see those records. But ITl tell you what I did try to see at the War department and couldn't." "What was that!" "Why, the letter or report or whatever it was of Phil Sheridan about Madison Wells." "Wheu was that ?" "Last year. I applied as a member of the House and Cameron refused. "What excuse did lie offer !" "None at all. He just refused." A Goor Day's Work. Our worthy Governor, Z. B. Vance, does not stand back to perform a duty or attend to any matter of importance to the State merely because there are some hardships connect ed with it. Last Wednesday lie arose at day-light in the town of Asheville, mount ed a little sorrel pony and rode to the Swannanoa Gap before he ato breakfast - a distance of twenty miles. He then left his steed and walked through and exam ined all the railroad works on the moun tains and then on to Henry before niirht making a distance of nine miles that In walked. When we take into considera tion his size and the bodily punishment it is to him tb walk or ride ou horse-back, we should feel proud indc-ed.that we have a Governor that will sacrifice his own feelings to such an extent ; for it is-th rough these efforts that he becomes thoroughly acquainted with the workings of this road thereby knowing-how to act that the Stit,e at large might le benefited. Pied mont Press. Westerx North CarolixI RXitfjoAD. The Board of Directors of the Western Division of the W. N. C. Itailro ntet In this place on Saturday evening last to eousider the question of themiiraoCthis road against thctJonda-'ratfCoV. Vance was in- session rith tfaefH3frd ou tliat day. The board adrtH&froia day to day awaiting the anivaf feitAIayer iu the suits, Mr. Stewarty-of -3iw'1'ork who was detained on accounts 'irT acci dent on Abe road between ' Cfcftrlrtte1 and StatesyiUe He was expected" 'tortive, however, hwtnigkt. Alj thwssiofrf tb Board, Saturday Maj8ftIarcn Erwin, representing certaial-psirties, ' offerM the Board $50,000. its claims againstjhe Florida Central, they o withdmw all suits. The Board has taken the tatter into consideration.- Asheville Cithtn. Tkmpehaxck Peoi'le About to Sir Down ox Bev. Douglass. The Mrs. R. B. Hayes Temperance Society to-night passed resolutions protesting against "a repetition of the scene witnessed in tho House of Representatives yesterday whea a memlHir, Beverly Douglass, disgraced himself and his constituents and his coun try by appearing on the floor of the House in an intoxicated conditiou. A copy of the resolutions will be transmitted to the Speaker of the Houje. It is Understood that several Southern members of promi nence ou the Democratic side of the House have informed tlicjr iends of Mr. Douglass that if his offence is repeated a resolution ofexpvrlsiou will be introduced. 'Wash. Correspondence Baltijndre Sun, 15th. Switzerland is suffering from the hard times and attributes its troubles to us who are sufferiug at least as much. The Swiss say that the decline in (heir indus tries is due to the large and successful growth of the same kind of manufactures in this country. The exportation of Swiss iiicucs iu me l, mien orates ien irom 3a;,0U0.iu 1872 io oo,(KX) in 1875, and tho lesson to be learned by the industrial population of Switzerland is a hard one. indeed, yet it has been so carefully ex plained to them that there have been no strikes to agrevato a coudition-appre-hended for the future, and not a distant one. Shorter hours, lessor wages, fewer days to work, these are the practical nreans adopted by employers, and patient ly, if not cheerfully accepted by working men in France, Germany, and in Bulgium, iu the hope of some relief. Puleigh Ob- rer. Wednesday evening, in the Methodist churh of Goldsboro, Mr. J. D. Brooks, editor of the Statesvillo Landmark, was. married to Miss Carrie Wright, of Golds boro. The ceremonywas performed by Rev. J. R. Brooks, assisted by Rev J T. Bagwell. Tho Raleigh Acirs gives the following as the names of the attendants : Mr. Brooks, with Miss Lilly Edmondson, Mr. Eugene Gray, of Raleigh, and Miss Mollie Dewey, of Goldsboro, Mr. Beck with aud Miss Waddell, pf Johnson, Mr. Ramsey, associate editor of the Statesville Landmark, with Miss Hattie Edmondson, of Wayne, Mr. Ed. Adams and Miss Annie Beckwith. After the marriage a recep tion was held wherr a large" number of thtr friends and relatives of the cou ple paid their respects. At 12 o'clock: p. m., Mr. and Mrs. Brooks left on the northern traiu-for Richmond and other points North. We present to them crar compliments and best wishes. The Baptist congregation of this -place having Invited Monroe Lodge A. F. M. to lay the corner stone of their new church, tfiis ceremony will be performed next Wednesday, . the Pith, beginning at 11 o'clock. Arrangements have been mado to have suitable addresses for the occa sion. Monroe Pmpurer. Cottox Market. The cotton market yesterday was quiet with quotatiouson a basis of 10 to 10 for middling grades. Tho receipts for the day footed up 19G bales, as reported by the weighers. Here after th: -weekly receipts will appear in Sundiiy's paper. Raleigh Observer. The Maryland College of Physician and Surgeons has this week graduated J. S. Alieruathy, W. M. Burns, II. F. Free man, V . S. Uasscll, E. C. McLeudon, B. S Utley and Jasper II. Wolf, of North Caro lina. - Mr. Beeeher, in answer to what has be come of the devil now that hellhas 'beetK abolished, politely intimate that possibly a letter may reach him at Chicago. Bttfc some people persist in sending to Brook lyn. - ' Montgomery Court. Judge Moore passed through the city yesterday on hU way to Edeuton, returning from Moore t He will not be able to reach Montgomery until the second week, Monday, Marh 18, 'Raleigh Observer. , The Stockholders of tho MT. Airy Nar row Gmige Railroad have appointed dele gates to attend the net annual meeting of the Western "Rail road of North Caro lina to be held at Fayettcville. Several codfish have reecutly been caught near the tide-waters of Hattera, Oregon and Xe Inlet', ia PuciUcu Sound.