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' 7 . J J CI j PRICE $6 00. ESTABLISHED, 1851 WILMINGTON, YEDNPSDAY.'MOartlNG, JANUARY 31, 1877. M if fT T 1 1 E E L E G R A M S , "L. OF THE WORLD. ELECTION OF. MEMBERS BY SENATE . AND HOUSE TO COUNT THE ELEC-' ' . . ... TORAL VOTE. . EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD DIS SIPATING. 4 BRADLEY TUQIGIIT 10 BE THE rinu jidce ox the elec- TOB.ll. COMMSSIOX. ' Nopni Reports. v - washisgtdLv. Wasu'isgtoS, . Jan. 80. Manager Barnes, of Hvf Orleans, delivered .' the dispatch) s required .of him to Morrison's Louisiana committee. .. Senator W-st-wasexamiued. He was asked to difolge the key to rinlmN vViinli h fnfniiMl to du mi. .r . . le allowed to take oak private .tele- .AHinA '1 r - j napmlHlnn ' M t. fused, and "after some unimportant interrogatories Senator West w'dia- charged, : : Mr. Stephens rested remarkably ' veil last night and is more omfor v table this morning than for several days past V-' . A leading Louisiana Republican neither West uor Casey, understood the 'President to say Saturday that it would be improper to change the (, electoral count. ' " i Skjati Mr. s Wright, of Iowa, UDmjuea resolution ion me Dun ate proof ed in aooordanoe with the provisions of the electoral count bill to appoint by avl?a Toarvote five Senators to be members of the com mission in said bill. , He gave notice that be would call the resolution up ' for consideration at3:30 p. m. to-day. Mr. Edwards submitted resolu tion authorizing and directing the Vil ,1'ont.of the Senate to appoint two toilers on the part of the Senate to perform the duties required by the eleotoral count bill which recently, passed. Agreed to. 7 4. m" Mr. Alleoon's committee sutjuitie i a resolution providing. that the' ret lution proceedings before the bom mission authorized by' that bill be . printed in the Congressional "Reoord frnm In ila-r. : Tiaiil nnr. " Mr. Hamlin, of Maine, submitted resolution InBtrucli"? the mmit tee on rules to inquu .anu Report what if any rule should be adopted for admission of persons to the capi . tol during the count of vote for Prvwi- dent and Vice President, aud that . the oommittee confer with commit tee on rules of the House of Repre sentatives. Agreed to. " ; v"Th Rim-amn Jndirna ar in onnn- cil. 'Thej will seleot the Ith at ad journmout, iej meet agaiu to night ;? r' , ' .... liijtlefield U bef.ore " Morrison's committee purging his eontemrL ' Klpgg' la ' before privileges, and powers eomtuittee. ' ;t ; . - Eonner testiQed thai Wells and Anderson opposed Dr. Kennedy as . the 5th member of the boaji Dou't knew why. Kenner knows Hayes Totest 'V -" , The House pasned the bill abolish ing the polioa board, the President's objections notwithstanding. Presi dent stated yesterday be would not ' take any, action rsgardiug either t party in I-oniHiana, as he -would ' be prejuaging iue maiter 01 in? eieo--. - toral vote. If trouble occurs he will ' supersede the present' statu by mili tary government with Augur at the head. . , ' , , ElEOPE. ; t Loxdox, Jan,'30v-rThe Scajidqrd't 'Vienna dispatch says : ''Negotiations . between Bervia and Turkey have been - commenced." . -- . i Ignaticff has arrived at 'Athens. 1 A severe gale ,in the south and cuthwest part of England yesterday and lost night, accompaincd by rain . and sleet,. which caused considerable -' derangement of telec-ranh line's. 4 The , weather now is fair again. ', ., ( A dispatch from Ragusa to Reuters Teleimim (mnanv'saffl "The Brit- , Wh iJorrtanHti.MtalLin'Coniinissioii-T ish. Gernlau aud Italian Commission ers, will proceed to .Betting to-day, It is reported in order to induce Prince Nicholas to make peace with the ... ... . Forte if .the latter will ceae 10 Mont nesro the twelve .districts ucmandel. Nluntenegro has consented to allow the Turks to send jnTo" Nicisis for twerve tons of provisiotluring February. , Tlie I)st publishes the following in seuii efficial fonA: "If no. unforscen( accident ocews to disturb the Uisposi. tion which animates all the powers, we may hope iu the course oftlie next few days, assurances will Iwjjpvffn? 'vvlSici willsa'isfy the strong' expejjtatiuns ow entertained, that 'the prospects of d Enronean war is obviated. .Bkrus. Jan. 30.-s4t is stated lBaTL QJatliolic t ')wct shave exekangcu notea respecting Jjeeventualityofavacancy of the Rapal thronetftnd engaged to make the strictest use -of their 'ancient pre rogative to secure regularity in elec- Wight Reports - WASHINGTOy. . Wahiunoton, Jan. 30. The fiftb Judge hunct yet beeu named. Ja Uaoinet meeting Wu ul im portant. ' '" ': - Jas. D, Brady has been nominated Collector for the Socond Distuot of Virginia'.'"' ';.'" Tie vote in-the Qonse for repre Bentatives to tle Grand Commi8"fn was uuauimous, exneft iu Oarfloiii'f case, who lrs' thirty vows mpsily from members declining to name him." The Judges Jjave sent to the House and Senate, under seal, their appoint ment of the fifth. Judge. Tue gnu- ral impression favorsTlradley, Kenner will, to nfSrrow, produce his private memoranda of. lbe pro eeediags in the Senate sessioiMn tje JLaisiana Rstwning Boird. ' . Congressman Field, who js' con- ducting the nomination, is gleeful orer his progress, a i ' Ult'20;j; in purging liimaetf of contempt, testified that be did make changes in the Vernon parish returns by aider of J. Madison Wells. He refused to forge the . name of the Su- pervisorand it was done ' by some body else. Confirmation Judge' Suttle,' ,of North Carol ir has been oon&rmed Judife for the northern llarict of Florida. , .. - M ' '. " . The Benate ComrSittee on " public lads reported favoratly on, the bill granting right df way to the Hot Springs Railroad, pver the, Hof Springs reservation. - x : The Senate vojed unanimously for Edmunds, Morton, -FrelinguuysQu, Thnrman andT yard,- except that eaca candidate in votingroppedhis own name. Concurrent resolutions were adopted, appoinimg fifty speotol policemen for duty at the Capitol during the oo'utfngf fie vote. The House bill for the payrjunt of five thousand dollars toEads, passecl. Payne, Hdhter.'AbboU; OarBeld aud Hoar, were eleotud wnumbers on nart of the House to count the el V toral vote. 1 Adjourned. . Four batterios of artillery recently ordered here, havetbeen ordered back to Fortress Monroe: il s iught other troops fit leava for the north and west shortly. A T. Butler suoceedsMuEaagh on the police board. ? ' - There is ho doubt udge Bradley has been select! as the fifth Julge. The, fotiwal announcement will le made to morrow. ,, ' " ' w . HEW JEBSET. ; EuzaSStbI Jan.30"th. Heurie.tt Geenwall attempfiad to pfjison . her employers family by pu'ting arH';u,io iC the milk. Five are very sick but none have aa ye died, ' 4. l .; Missouri; fht. LotisJau. Oth. M jDouald, who was convicted of whi .ksy fraud, has been one .Jitfonallt nardoned and released from the pcnitentliir'y.' 1 4 PavaniJah, Jan. 3'J -j-i TaQahasies speoial p ihe Nfu4 says" i ';The Ai sembl iiasafd a ill i pay'the Demdcratio' FreaidohtiaU electors. A resolution was introduced" asking Congress for a a an appropristionof uuj tuoupauu ooiiars to improve in mouth of tbeApilooLioola river. " ". EUROPE. Londos, Jan, 30. A new summons has been issued against Dr. Slatle and kis assistant Bammo'a is f piCT end vagrancy. con- FATAi'Jan. 17 The lirew of the LshipDakoa, from New OrleLa Dec 17. was, fcttuck ly lightning and burned four hundred miles from Azarest' The iu 26 m number, took boats aod were picted up after thre days. The sh",?s pipers wertnaved. - Rojra, Jan. 30. The Tope is prepar ing au encyclical in protest against the. clerical abuses aot. It will probab'y be published at Constistum aud will be heard early in Marclwi , tiMSm OF NORTH CAROliM Coudenud from tf Obtermr. - - , ' ' SESAl'JI ' ' Wcy;DAT,an. 29. By ticsles: Bill providing a fence law for Auhoov Union and Guilford cou4itieB. Referred, J.ll introduced by Moore, col., of New Hanover, relative to the colored ptoplr, wui, on motion of Graham ff erred to the judiciary committee. Biil to le entitled an set in rela tion to f3ie larceny of money, not re- L nirriEar soy fabtt description of tli or bills ptolen thsn to UusignaU) - an "mniiAiv : bu lulrAn tin and beiug urged by Cuke, and opposed byWaddell and Moore, ool., from New Hanover, passed its third and final reading. . ' t Bill to require the revising of the jury 4ox onoo in everj .wo yeais in stead of every year as now required f law, was taken up and pap I its uiiid' reading. Z' Rtolntion from the House to raise a joint committee is) relation to the jurisdiction of jUstioes of tbo peace wa revived ly the Senute and pfsea. , . f s liJ4. : ; Resolution directing he Publio Treaunrer to make a duand npoo the receiver for "conBtruo'ion bond holders of the North CaohnaRail rofi for interest on the oonstruotipn bonds ot said road wned by , ho State, came up on its second read ing. . - . ;, ' M : V ' Pefidingtits consideration the Sen ate adjourned. , : HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ' Vaughn presented a petition from the citizens of 'Alleghany county, asking a change in the iiystem of cfjuuty - governments. Referred to committee on county government?, Br Richardson : A bill to be enti a tied sn actio amend chapter 52, see tiou.22 of cattie s Kevisal, changing the place lor eomparing the Senato rial vote of the loth Senatorial Dis trict of -North Carolina from Iees ville, in Robeson county, to T-en-nttn's Ciojs Roads, near Frauds LenuonJa, in the county of Coium bus.. " Propositions and grievance. , ' By MoRae r A bill to prevent the sale of intoziuating liquors within two miles of Pioey Gifove Church, and Jit-laud Female Academy, in Robeson oonnty.-j Propositiooa an4 grievances, A ..'. Riehardsou presented u petition from a large number of - citizens 6t Brunswick ocuuty at.sing that a poft tiou of the-county be unneied to the county of Colsinbus. Propolitions uM griefancWH, 4. r ' ' Fill to. allow cities of 5.000 iuhabi tiuWaad Upwards to levy a special tax for the support ol graded schools, with a substitute from ; the fluauoe couimittee was taketi ap. . The sub stitutH was a fopted and on motion of Mr. Purnell the bill as amended was ordered to be printed aud made the speoial 6rder for' Friday textfat lip'cfc, ', ... -y-:, "Bill torneal chapter 84, Public Laws,,rjfl8 75, in (ehition to lege! ftesff iuterest. ' 1 V Single tary moved to make the con sideration of the till the special c'Mer focThursday next, and that the hill be J printed; which motion prevailed. 4 V Vauirhn moved to reconsider the vote. Prevailed. '- ' ' - Thn mieRtion recurred norm thT irinif tion to print and was lost. i r 7 McGuhee moved a suspension of the 1 mica 10 late up ine mninery 0111. 1 ne motion Prevailed wand the bill was made tne special order lor li.iv 0 ciocifi .Din iu aiu ia iuflcuiisiruciion 01 ine Chester & Narrow (Jaugo and tte Va-' taug &N(irrowj(Gai."'' ailroads,pjib5e.d its second reading L uuer a suspension of the rules it passed its third reading. . Uiidcrti saspenaion of the rules, a resolution relating to' the letter books ot ihe - Executh of North ,Caroliria, retained in'he War Deparliuont of the tnited States was talccn nn. The resolution ptovi'ja that the. GoycrnosJ shall make a demand lor the same, and if the original cannot be obtained, that kopics shall be- made at a cost not to nun A .I iJ Not long agoeveirl liyaa were lost fa Cincinnati iu a theater paiic. caus ed by a false alarm bl fire The public lesson incn tadgnt provea vamanie wljcn, the other jjayrta miblic tchool houc was ficd wit,h smoke, from a de fective flui, The pupils were wild with fright, atid rushed for 1jie exitbut t he teachers bchaVed adtSirably.closin the doors, and by main force ebmpell. fng the children to go oulglowly enough to prevent elogetng the pas sages. "Two of the. teachers, wmncri, were scratched and bruised by freaied boys who fought tu.get past, them. 7 GerJ. Ben. Butler, is very happy, lie wssloht btok to Omgress ex pressly7to qnsrrol .witb.Beni Hill, and. now, ani Bntler re-enkr the Home Ben. Hi) will leave it for the BeuatA, But Butler will not be very long 10 finding gome one elso to quar rel witb.-i ,- "" ' '.' . r ' LOGiiL. ilEUS.. ,.". THE COlf:T. . . v . , . , - Mayor's Ceurt. Dick Gause, larceny of a bag of loottcn ; not guilty. Mary Aud?T .7 unk aud . dieor derly ; fimd SJU'and costs or 80 dayji on the streeti' ' ' . ! , Winlow Ganse larceny of a'shirt and two'dresws; the property f one John W.GuHflway; rxmud over to fbe Sper;r Court on a bond of $200... - : ;V . V.; . J Abtiio J, Bluckman, for allowtng her w b ( on'kiji itreeb ; jndguient (suspended on payment of Oosts!--- V' . . '; ' " ' : Gbarlca. M.ijlett, tolling cigars without u' license ;. finad 810 atid costs ut IS yiys on the streets. ; . Alsttama lleltoa keeping a junk sjbp without license Jtaed $10 and costs or 15 dsy en the streets. ,:- Awhite woman, for ret "Jcg liquor en Sunday ; oontinaed. ' f; - The ' same, for fstaijng liquor without a license; slso continued, i Another party WaJ fioAl $20 and costs for retailing liquor a Sunday. " "., Maltrate'sCaurt.ti7f ' ; Celi Osborne was arraignt J be fore Justice Gardner for violation of section 7 . of city ordipanoe ; , dis missed. - .... m, , , Kii' -.its of Honor. c ifis CuiKwta of Conor, a new ben efl3hl'o;",',p,' has "been fntrodnced in ou- ''y by John J. Hill, Deputy Su preme Die' 4torV)u.f At'anta, 0. Catolina LoJe Vs 3 am zed at Odd Follow' Hall Ho. ..ay night.5 The following liSoera we elected for tbflfyeari - P. i)., Maredtm. rllamr- D., N. Jaoobi; Vt D., Dr. J. J. 1L Bella my A. D., R G. Roes; Guide Ner ton Gillioan; Chaplain, W. M. Han kins: R., W. E. Hill; F. R ,H4 P. West; Treasurer,' Geo,' M. Crapon; Guard, F.'A. L. Caseidey; Sentinel, Thoa.H. Thees: ' . , ' . Board af Aldermen. s ' Atanleetinf of 4he Bosrd' of A.1 d'rfer. '"Id on yeeterday. afternoon, present, Honor the Jtfayor, W; P. Canaday, antl'AJdermen' Atkinson, Mitchell, Colville; Glrdner and Banks, the. following ordinance was adonted: Bt it Ordered,' That' fortune tellers.'i snau pay a tax or $00 per week. Every person ho tells fortunes shall be con sidered a fort"Tie teller and liable to this tax, 1 J y person who tells fortunes, in the city without first 'ob taining a license from the tity sljall be fined $50 for. every day that they carry onnch business without a license. v-.;"- . j City Finances. ' j We learn from he City. TreAarnr that the ponded debt of tb city of Wilmington' was January 9, 1877, 57,300 andinoe that date it has been further feduoed $1,600 tihus making the bonded debt at this date January 8 1st $555,800. " Farther more the City Treasurer informs us that the amount pf tare now due ,tbe city arejnore than enougu-so pay all couponi and any tb indebtedness r V FlreatKlngstree,8.Cf " , The landsome residence of Mr. J. S Bee of Kingstree B.,0. "together witS his furniture, hot hC3se, many valuable plants, Ao wtsvlstro " by fire. Monday night. Origin not Known. Insured with J.' W, ' Gordon Brb. for S8.00D. J. W.' Gordon wil1 Kb w jlay or two to adjust . the W p 7 ""7 ".-.." ' 1 : ' ( ';, 7 :.' JiewJUver Cans t f NextB1riday night there will "be a meeting of out ; citizens atthe , City Hall to consider certain matters relat ing to the New River canal- under con sideration in the Legislature. A chart of the proposed route L" oh exhibition at Jlr, Heinsbcrger'8,boukBtore. This is a Wilmington enterprise. ' 7 Odd Fellows' Bail. v A ball will be given on Thursday evening February 8th,v at Megtain nejNHallL by Orion Lodee. Nil. i. O. O. Y A Messra Warrockr Fish blato and I .j-row, are the ooramittee ot arrangement.. .We acknowledge toe receipt of an Invitation to attend. " , ." - .7 i.ThermometrlcaW f ; ' "The state of the thermometer at the vf rious stations named below was ob served at the Bignal offi'-e inv. this city ' Augtfsta, 68; Charleston, 2; Calves- ton, el 1 Jacksonville, 6; Mobile, 63; New Orleans, 64; Norfolk 48; Savan nah, 31; Wilmington, 61, 7 Committee Meeting", fi , The "Democratic Committee's from the various Wards, appointed to con- Bluer mu Huiycci. ui cuy guvernmeui, will meet at Stands' Hall night at 7 0 clock. ..'' . . . Index to New Advertisements. Ist-Af ply at Journal Office. f 'A. Heinsberg '? Music 1 Music I Giles A Mnrchison Watt plows, fall assortment ' IT TAX-PAVEHS MEETI: Proceedings of tlie . Meeting at the Court House Last BilgtiU The tax-payers of the county met at the Court House last night pursuant to adjournment The proceedings of the former meet ing were read ana approved. The committee appointed to confer with the committee appointed by the County Commissioners, to examine into affairs of the county, presented the fol lowing report: Wilminuto.v, N. C. Jan. 29, 1877. To the Tax-Payer 0 ivrto Hanover CoutUy: " Your Committee have carefully con sidered the affairs of the county to such an extent as they have been so far able, with the assistance of Messrs, aguer, Worth and Grainger, of the County Commissioners, and beg leave respect- luiiy to report: KLOATIKO DKBT. From the accounts laid before us, we find the floating debt of the county, as near as can be estimated, to bo not ex ceeding $35,000, of which about 88, 279 98 is in shane of iudirments award' ed by the Courts, and the balance in warrants of tho Chairman of the Board on the County Treasurer and in wit ness tickets. . BONDEO DKBT. . ' The bonded debt, as reported bv tho Board, is $35,0Uii, on which interest (in gold) at 6 per cent, per annum is paid, and for which a special tux has been and may continuo to be levied to cover iuterest and princ pal. This mat ter requires no attention at your hands, save to enioin the Board to crrefully and sacredly maintain this sinking fund lor tne purposes for which it was and will be collected, that no difficulty may arise in promptly paying the interest as due aud the principal at maturity. These bonds tall due March 1st, 1879. . 1 CUBEI.HT EXPENSES.. ,h The estimated expenses of the couu- ty from Jan"ry to September inclu sive, nine months, are 825.000: and as the county is entirely destitute of tunas, and has no means -or raising money, except from "Schedule B" tax, this amount mnst be provided for by a special levy to cover the deficiency, the "Schedule B" tax being barely suf ficient to pay the expenses of the Su perior Court for the January and April Terms. ANSUAL EXPENSES. After a thorough canvass of the past and probable expenses of the county government, in all its branch es, your Committee are satisfied that it cannot be conducted for less than $33,000 per annnm wit h a proper and 2i it 1 1 i- lauvmui uiBiuieuauoo 01 lue puoiio institutions and the court) aa at present provided foj. BOUBCE8 OF BBVENFK. Sundry faots in this connection most be borne in mind viz : The Constitution prohibits a tax levy for State and county purposes exceeding 03 Cts on the $100 valuation of real and personal property. Outside of this souroe of revenue are the taxes on incomes, polls aud under schedule B, an.1 from the State as oompensa (ion lor tne care of lusans at the oouuty hospital. Judging from the past you can only depend upou; say from income tax $900. noils 81.000. for care of insane $1,200, aud from Schedule B $12,400. In estimating this last item we would explain, that in tne last published report, of the Treasurer the revenue -from this source is put down as $6,183.03. ' Yonr Committee are drmly of the opiuiou. that the county is grossly im posed upon by parties listing muoh below what they should in justice to themselves and the county; and wehave no hesitation in saying that we believe that if the laws were strictly enfoioed that the receipts from this source would be at least double what it W is last year. Heuoe our estimate' of $12,- 400. These estimates make a total of $15,600, which being deducted from the total, $33,090, leaves $17, 500 to be provided for by a tax on real and personal property. . . As it Is now nocesssry to provide not only for the current expenses for the first nine months of this year, but also for the next ensning fiscal year, it becomes neoessajy to make a calculation on what will be rea aired until Ootober 1st, 1878, a period of w montnq. 7 . . ,i 1 Taking the estimate for. niuo mouths, $25,000. and for the text twelve mouths, $33,000, make in all $58,000. During this period there will be three leviea under (Schedule B, making $18,600, and one levy eaoh from other sonroes referred to, say. $3,100, or total of $21,700, which, deducted from the above total, leavf s $36,300 to be raised from real and personal property, and requiring a. levy of about 72) cents on the $100 valuation, and hicb, on the baaia of last y tar's taxes, (38 oenis being ' levied for Bute pur poses, leaving only 28 iwr cent, fir the county) would be a special tax of nearly 44 cents ou the $100 for tne 21 months. VALUATION Or REALTY AND TiMOX- . ,'., ALTT. . .... The valuation of real and personal property in the conn y whs $6 0X),. 000. .Tbia being tbtiyear in whiah a new valuation is required, in the present condition pf affairs we my reasonably ex pi ct to see this reduced to $3,000,000, npou 1 which we now bsse our estimaUs. '"' " It is especially deniable that all supplies for the county should - be purohased on a cash basis, and thus save a heavy portion of the expenses heretofore, incumd. The question then arises: how can this be-done? It -is obviona that there are only two ways to meet the emergency premisiitg that there is nodifpost tion on the part of the people to de fraud their creditors by repudiating their just claims one being to bor row ihe money, th other to levy a special tax to cover past and future expenses. The iti levy is mde in April and due and pnyabt in September of eaoh year. - . There is no money ou baud ex Ojpt the sinking fund, wh oh cannot be u,sed for general purposes, aud the receipts trotn ISohedule B with which to meet court iJiennea, cpt sequently to mot present beceWtir money must txt borrowed in any event. it power is Kranted by I be JLuri lature to levja ecial taxtooover the estimates above made, this tax will not be available before September next. ' Meantim- we are assured that with this piwrr granted by the Leg i latuie aud the ad pt n of a resolu tion by the County CommiKsiouen promising to. pay warMuta issued snbtequeut to a certain date, say Febnary 1, 1877; with interest a4, 8, per etuK per annum, out of the re ceipts of 1 axes at they come in, that the banks of this 0 ty will cosh such warrants at their foe value and hold them as proide1 This arrangement would permit the uoverumeut to be conducted on a oa h baHii. , Th floating debt hhould h provided for so as to throw its burthou over a term of years, i.iul aa it ia luiposible for the county to b rrow money, for a term of y ara. on any other pledge than bond duly authoris d : and, aa under tbe Ooiibtitutiot, no mnuici pal corporation may inane bonds ex cept under the authority, first of tbe Legislature and then by approval of tbe qualified voters, such authority mnst be obtained. Your Committee would therefore recommend the adoption of the fol lowing resolutious : First licito'ved, That the County Commissioners be requested to apply to the Legislature for power to levy a speoial tax to proivdo for the cur rent expenses of the county for tl tirst nine inontha,of the year 1877. not exoeeding the sum of $25,000, less the receipts from, other sources. Second, That tbe Board be further r qnostea to ask for the same au thority to issue bonds of the county bearing six per cent, interest, and payable iu January, 1887, to mo ex tent uot exceeds $15,000, saTd bonds to be issued at not less than their par value, and for the sole pur pose of settling the floating debt of thecouaty, contracted previous to the 1st day of Jauuary, 1877, and to be exohanged for the described judg ments and warrants on such equitab'e terms as may be agreed upon be tween the Commissioners aud the said creditors. . Third, That the Board be further requested to apply for the same aa tfaorit to levy a speoial tax to cover the excess of expenses over estimated revenue for ths fiscal yesrof 1877V78, not' exoeeding in the aggregate $3,200, this being the full amount of such estimated excess, t The time at our disposal so far has not permitted any investiga ion of the several oonnty officers' accounts, and we cannot, therefore, express auy opinion as to tne validity or jus tice of the claims against the county, inoluded'in tbe estimate of the ooun' ty debt This will take time and a vast amount of labor, and we must ask further indulgence until the whole matter can be thoroughly looked into. ' " . All of which is respectfully sub mitted. W. L. DlKOSBBT, 1 4! Edwabd Kiddeb, Com. H. Ntrrf. , . On motion, the report was adopted, and the thanks of . the meeting re turned to the committee, On motion, tho committee were re quested to continue to aot as a Per mauent Committee of Conference, with' power to fill vacancies: and their appointment be made aprovi siou of the bill. On motion, . the thanks of the me -ting wer,e tendered Mesrs, I. B Graiugei1 and B.'G. Worth for the aeceptau'H) by them of plaous on tbe Board 0! Commissioners iu the into rest of the tax payorsof tbe oounty, Mr. Fiahblate offered, the follow ing resolution, which was adopted unanimously : ( lRosolved, That it is the 'sense t)f this meeting that it is very injurious to Ihe interests of Wilmington, and the o'her cities of this State, that mer chants should be virtually charged double tax, by first paying taxes under Schedule B for all their purchases, and then paying property tax on tho same goods on April 1st; and that the Leg islature is respectfully requested to abolish cither one tax or the other. Mj')r MoKoy moved that a com mittee of five be appointed by the Ciair to memorialise the Legislature ou the above ( resolution. Carried. Oi motion the meeting then adj iiinmd, , ' ' The habeas corpus ese which was b gun before His Honor Judge Mo Koy on last Saturday week (an ao- ooout of which appeared iu this pa' per at tue tim)wiu on MMiroid in opeu court to-morrow night at o'olook. Report r Grand Jury, i Geasj Jcet Room,") Jan. 30, 1877. J " To Hi$ Honor, A. A. McEoy, Judge Presiding : The Grand Jury would respectfully report to the Court that they have vis ited the county jail, and find confined therein 25 male and 2 female prisoners. They are well cared for, have a suffi ciency of good and wholesome food, bedding, ic.and the premises; walls, floors, dec, are kept exceedingly clean. The jail is in charge of Daniel Howard, under the supervision of Sheriff S. U. Mauning, ana the prisoners speak in ' flattering terms of their treatment by these officers. We then visited the county poor house, which is under the charge of Dr. H.Br Scott We there find, ia the poor house proper, 7 males and 6 fe- I -v aiesoi wnicn 2 mates ana 4 ieinaies white, and 5 males and 2 females arevcolored; tne sexes and color are keptlo separate apartments. In the hospital fe find 3 white males and 1 white female, 6 colored males and 7 colored females. In the insane depart men. 2 white males and 1 white female, 3 colored males and 6 colored females. They are all well supplied' with cloth- mg, good clean beds, nre, tcand good rood well cooked. 1 ho treatment is kind and considerate, and all appear to receive good attention. Ihe work house, established by Mathis Bros., has been discontinued as their contract expired 'on the 1st of January, 1877, ana the prisonors were removed to the old work house, which we visited and found in charge of Dun can Holmes, tbe present contractor. We there found 5 colored male and 1 colored .female prisoners. . They are well guarded and cared for, having a sufficient quantity of good, wholesome food, clothing, &c. The premises are in good condition considering the time they were unoccupied. We no- Jticc that a portion of the wall around the jail yard is in bod order and would recommend that it be immediately re paired. 7 - -.. The other public buildings are in very good order. The Grand Jury room il not sufficiently heated for cold weather, having 'a very small grate, which is of little or no benefit except to the few who can get immediately in front of it We would therefore recom mend the purchase of a good-size stove to be placed in the room. We also state to your Honor that we find the court house yard, and water . closet in very bad condition and we would re commend that they be given proper at tention. . We also would like to state to Your Honor that we have found this Janu ary term, 1877, 57 presentments, 81 true bills and 7 not true bills. ;, We would also farther like to state to Your Honor that we find by invest igation that the County Commission- era hod made an arrangement with some one for making, compiling and copying the tax lists and delinquent lists 'for $1,000, which we lnd can be done for $200 less money for the year 1877 by giving it to the Registrar of Deeds, who we believe is the proper per- son by virtue of his office. ., ; t J. H. Au.es, ' ' .' Foreman. CITY CURRENCY. , , Old baofielor'a "bop" to-night tt the City Hall: ' .; 1 - 7, Shad 'continue scarce sad high on yesterday $1 10 a pair was asked . for buck, no roe in market. ; ; The annual meeting of the Stock holders of the Bank of New Hanover takes place on thejeighth of February, approaching. ; Tbe State docket will be taken up again to-day in the Superior Court, for the purpose of trying one or two parties who are now in Jail, " Wewere glad to see that' Mr. T. O. Servoss, . Oily : Treasuier, was . en; bled to be in bis office on jester-, day. Mr. S. hss been confined to his bouse for several day on account of indispoBition. State tfcw -: i The Christian 'Advocate says Rev. J. II. Wheeler has not given up charge of the Ilillsboro station, to which he was assigned by the Methodist Confer ence. . j .: ., .,. . " The venerable father of Rev. Dr. Js B. Bobbitt, editor f'tlie Christian Advocate, is , dead. Only a few days before Dr. Bobbin's mother passed from death unto life, t - . The Magnolia Record says ; "Lot : us have no Oonnty courts, and no evasion of our duties ttf tbe negro ridden and oppressed counties of North Oarolina. ' JTKW ADTIRTISMISTS. LOSt. ; A. BUNCH OF KEYS . BETWEEN the Journal Building and Front Stnet . J , - Owner can have thvta by iK'scribimf ai 4 . .. .. -..7:- paylngTor this adv rtst'ment," . n 31-lt JOURNAL OFFICE. WR' I'KOI'OSE KEFJINO A FULL line of these Plows and can supply them at 10 WEST MARKET RA TES. GILES & MUKCHlSoN'S . Jau 30 tf , , 7 New Hardware Store.
The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.)
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