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BEING A PRIVATE lSSTRUCTOC FOR married persons or those about to ba nnr- i hnt'n main and ffmilf. in everything cou- .-. .-tj'iag the physiology and relations of our sex- fo' the general reaier, and is illustrated with nu merous Engravings. A!i young married people, ,,r those contemplating marriage, anl having the lci-t imocdini'-nt to married life, should read this book. It discloses secrets that every one should In acquainted with ; still it i a bo.jk that mu-t ii j locke 1 up and not lie .bout the house. It will sent to any address on receipt of -ro cents. Ad-lresn, Da. WM. YOUNG, No. 41G trprace ltreet, above Fourth, Philadelphia. " ew AFFLICTED AND UNFOUTUN A'l E No waiter what may be yonr disease, before you -'ilAce yours- If under the care of any one of the i itorioua QUAClIS native and foreign who ad wrtiso in this or any other paper, got a r.op of !)r. Young'd Book and read it carefully. It will !.-(? the mea-'s of saving you many a dollar, ycur ; . alt!), and possibly your life Dr. ioung can be consulted ou any ox ths dis .Hwes described in his publications, at his ofli'V, ",' . 410 Spraco rtrei t, above Fourth, Philadel- foa. july 3 lil-ly THE L0DI TIJiUXG ( (Established ISIO.) 1 NVITE PLANTERS AND FARM ERS to send for a pamphlet descriptive of their iertili- We offer our Double Itcficfcd PoudreUe, equal to tn-" best Knpor-phosph&te, at the low rrico of iir, 00 per ton. The Company alio mako a fupe , ;..r article of Nitro-phosphafo and pure Bono !nst. yet- tesimoniiile: E. y.. TODD, Fmithfield. Va.. ay.-j where Le dth'j Double Rtlii.ed Poulrctto on Corn it ...ailed the yield. WILLIAMS BRO'H, Dover, Del., says it gave thi ir Rhubarb and Tomatoes a vigorom growth, ripening tbo latter two weeks earlier. I. V, HUTCHISON, Sou., near Cherokee, Go.., f-,ays it nearly doubled his jield of Cotton. Ion. ELI S. SHORTER, Eulaula, Aia., says i. H Cotton was fully equal to adjoining li-lds ma : p.rcd with the bent Super-phoHpliates. S. MONTGOMERY, Ellavil'.e, Ga., siys it in ; reused his crop of Cotton lf.O lbs. per aero. G. S. OGLESCY, Marietta, Ga., used it in C-rn and Cotton and says it more thin DOUB LED the yield. He regards it tho cheapest and tuost reliable Fertilizer within his knowledge. Ex-Gov. HMIITI, Warrenton, Va , tried l.t with three several crops tho list and present years, ,;:,, g&ya : "I rnoNouM e it with onfipen'ci: a V',,T valuarle BIancee." Tho Superintendent of Gen. V. II. COX, Polk ! :aud Plantation, N. C. 6ays: " I think the Poa th t tto used for Corn cannot be surpased used :, also on Cotton which produced a large yield." Doct. E. M. PENDLETON, .Sparta, Ga., ay?: " The Nitro-phosphate of Lime, used ou Cotton ni-.de 248 per cent, the first year." Prof. GEO. H. COOK, of tho New Jer3ey State Agricultural College, at New Brunswick, says : "The Doublfi Refined Poudretto and Nitro-phos-i Late of Lime paid us full 100 per cent, above ; heir market value in the increase of crops thi vo.ir." " Address LODI MANUFACTURING CO . Box 313J, IV'tw Yorlt I. O. fJtllce Gil Cortlandt Htrcct. P.. G. GRAHAM, Charlotte, and UIXSON &. I ICOWN, iCenaneville, N. C, Agents for thn Com ; hiiy. jan 8-13-3m for iJ3 tt i'.urps9ic-9 sii" it LiiXiSttf Cmne. I :.:. p.- :. ...u c:!'i' i- iii.-ivi'c-.-.IIy , i : i it J i by cviTi ii.djy ,i i ulii.n tio, nor w ;is ever :u:y beibiv o univeiv.tl Iy uil-ij ti',1 intu u-c, in l-very eetii.iry iliiii :;ill lltr rl;i-- :is lull. I but e!lhie;it i-Mig:itive J'ilf. The obvious rea son i-, th:it :l i.- t more re liable a:id fr'.riiiove iVt e tual remedy laaii any : otiior. luo-e who !:ave iried it, know that it cured ihem; tliibuv.lo liave !:..;, know thr.t it cures their neigh! ors and lriends, and know that what it does oe.ee it doe.s always that it never tails through any l'ault or negle-tof :-. eoaipoeition. We have, and ran hhow, thou ;eids upon thousands of certiuVates of reniarka i cures of the following complaints, but such . ares are known in every neighborhood, and why .-houM we publish them ? Adapted to all ages and conditions in all climates; containing neither ca'.o ::. l or anv deleterious drug, they may be taken with safety by anybody. Their triigar coating pre serves them ever "fresh" and makes them pleasant to Jake, while being purely vegetable no harm can :a ie from their use in any quantity. Thev operate by their powerful influence on the mtemal viscera to purify the blood and stimulate it into healthy action remove the obstructions of the Momach, bowels, liver, and other organs of the bodv, restoring their irregular action to health, and bv correcting, wherever they exist, such derange ments as are the lirst origin of disease. Minute directions are given in the wrapper on the box, for the following complaints, which these I'Uls rapidly cure : For Ift.rspopniu or niig"tion, !itle iiea. Languor and -Los of Aietit, they -liould be taken moderately to stimulate the stom a h and restore its healthy "tone and action. For Livir Complaint and its various symp toms, Itilioui llrualaclip, Mick llcailiiciic, Junndici or jir-' HicUn '. Itiliou Colic and Ililtoui IVvvr, they e-hould be ju diciously taken for each case, to correct the diseased action or remove the obstructions which cause it. For llviintTv or Diarrhoea, but one mild dose is generally required. For Itheumatiom. Uout, ravl, Palpi tation of tle Heart, l"ain in tlio fiUe, JIack anil Loiott, thev shouhl be continuously taken, as required, to change the diseased action ot the fystem. With such change tliose complaints disappear. For Dropay and Uropaicai Swellinsr they should be taken in large and frequent doses to pro duce the effect of a drastic purge. For NupprPMion a large dose should he taken as it produces the desireel effect by sympathy. As a liinncr J'7J. take one or two l'ills to pro mote digestion and relieve the stomach. An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and bowels into healthy action, restores the appetite, and invigorates the system. Hence it is often ad vantageous where no serious derangement exists. One who feels tolerably well, often linds that a dose of these l'ills makes lam feel decidedly better, from their cleansing and renovating effect on the diges tive apparatus. There are numerous cases where a purgative is required, which we cannot enumer ate here, but thev suggest themselves to everybody, aud where the virtues of this arc known, the public no longer doubt w hat to employ. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, For Ditear of tlie Xiiroat ami Lung, ucl as Cough, Coll, Vlioopiug Cough, ISronchitia, Adtliuta, ami Consumption. Probably never before in the whole history of medicine, lias anything won so widely and so deeply upon the confidence of mankind, as this excellent remedy for pulmonary complaints. Through a long series "of years, and 'anionjr most of tho races ot men it has risen higher and higher in their estima tion, as it has become better known. Its uniform character and power to cure the various, affections of the lungs and throat, have made it known as a re liable protector against them. While adapted to milder forms of disease and to voung children, it is at the same time the most effectual remedy that can begiyen for incipient consumption, and the dan gerous affections of the throat ami lungs. As a pro vision against, sudden attacks of Crimp, it should be kept on hand in every familv, and indeed as all are sometimes subject to colds and coughs, ail fchould be provided with tins antidote for them. Although settled Consumption is thought in curable, still great numbers of cases where the dis ease seemed settled, have been completely cured, and the patient restored to sound health by the Cherry J'ectoral. So complete is its ma'stery over the disorders of the Lungs and Throat, Unit tho most obstinate of them yield to it. When noth ing else could reach them, under the Cherry J'ec toral they subside and disappear. Sinatra and, l'ublic Speakers find great pro tection from it. Asthma is alwavs relieved and often wholly cured by it. lirouchiti.t is generally cured by taking the Cht rrf 1'ertornl in small and frequent doses. i?o generally are its virtues known that it is un necessary to publish the certilicates of them here, r do more than assure the public that its qualities are fully m-iintaiaed. I'reparetl by UIl.J. C. AYEH & CO., I.OWJEZL, 3-Fold in Wilmington by E. Willis, V. IT. LirpiTT aud fell Druvgfeta &nd Dealers every erc' 7i-eodlwltw ual system, and the production ana I)'"1"""" U1 ..Coring, including all the new discoveries never i; f."r3 given in the English language, by W. VOUNG M. I. This i really p. valuable and ui ...rJJin.f work. It ia written in vlain language , Sj MALE ACADEMF. CLINTON, N. C. THIS EXERCI3E3 OF THE NEXT SE38I0N of this Institution now in successful operation , will begin January the 11th, 18G3, and continue twenty weeks. TUITION, Payable half in advance, English Studies,. .$17 50 Classics, Mathematics aud Sciences 22 50 Contingent Fee 1 00 Board from $10 to $12 0 per month. It is earnestly requested that pupils bo prepar ed to enter tho first day of the eeeeion. For further particulars address the subscriber. B. F- GRADY, Jr. M. McLEOD. dec 25 4G-lm From tho Raleigh Sentinel. OF JSOIiTII CAROLINA. IiKRISLATlTIK SENATE. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1869. The Senate waa called to order at 11 o'clock. Mr. Hweet arosa to a question of privi lege, and said in btibstauce, as follows : Mr. President : I arise to notice an arti cle which appeared in to-day's Standard, Leaded "The Investigation Committee," though it is thought unworthy of notice by many cf my friends. I -will allude to it this tima and I trust it will be the last time that I shall be compelled to refer to that scur rilous sheet. The entire article, Mr. Pre sident, is as far from the truth as hell is from heaven, and that is supposed to be a considerable distance. I will now point out some of tho glaring falsehoods to wit : zje no. 1. "It is now several weeks since the ap pointment of tho committee to investigate the fraud aud corruption alleged by Mr. Sweet to exist ia the General Assembly, and nothing La3 been heard from it. lie xo. 2. Tho committee have been given unlimi ted powers, and have been supported by every member of the General Assembly without regard to party, and yet nothing has beeube-ard from tho committee. LIE NO. 3. The General Assembly has done every thing in its power to prov to tho people that it is innocent of fraud, and has no sympathy with it, yet the legislative body of a great State is allowed to remain tin der suspicion, while those who have charged crime upon it pick their teeth around hotels, lie no. 4. and are puffed up with the happy con sciousness of tho notoriety they have there by attained. lie no. 5. The leading spirit of the committee when called upon to do justice to the body which has afforded him every opportunity to prove his charges, lie no. G. Deliberately rises in his place in tho Sen ate and says that he can prove his charac ter in five minutes, " but prefers to icait .'" lie no. 7. And this is the answer that the Legisla ture of North Carolina receives when it de mands to. know upon what grounds it has been charged with crime, its honor im peached and its fair fame blackened. ' Mr. Xtceet prefers to xeait " lie no. 8. When the people of the State demand to know why their representatives are stigma tized as being guilty of fraud and bribery, they aro awed into silence by being told that " Jr. Siceet prefers to ioait." LIE NO. 9. Tho Standard is and has ever been in fa vor of giving Mr. Sweet every chance of proving the truth of his charges. lie no. 10. And of giving every power asked by the committee that if fraud exists it may be punished, lie no. 11. Weeks have elapsed sinco the utterance cf those charges, and yet nothing has been done to clear the General Assembly from imputations which have been cast upon it. " I will state now, Sir, for the information of tho Senate, that a person high in au thority at the Standard ojice, from whom the committee expected to get important information, has absented himself from the ciy. He cannot be found; consequently, we aro unable to reach him, and I will state in the presence of tho representative of that paper, that whosoever wrote that nrti.-drt tl id it for a malicious uuroose. and he has a heart as black as the blackest night, and is base enough to resort to lies or any other means to accomplish his hel lish purpose. Twill not attempt to follow this author down into the cess pool of abuse .m . I 1 anil lutamy. iho person wno conienas with a poie cat will suiter, aua not tuepoie cat. I now wash my hands, and I hope for all time in attempting to reply to these scurrilous attacks. ItETORT OF COMMITTEES. Mr. Crogden, from the Committee on Finanse. reported favorably on a resolu- lntion for the relief of tho Sheriff of Brans- wick. INTRODUCTION OF HILLS. By Mr. Bobbins : A bill to amend sec tion G9, title G, of the Code of Civil Pro cedure. Preferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bv Mr. Brocrden : A bill ta secure the free exerci.se of the right of suffrage and to protect the freedom of the ballot-bos. This bill provides for separate boxes for white and colored voters. Referred to the Committee on Propositions and Grievances. Tho House Laving refused to concur in the Senate bill allowing certain counties to issue bonds and asked lor a Committee of Conference, it was concurred in and the President designated Messrs. Osborne and Brogden as tho Senate branch. A message was received from the Gov ernor, notifviug the Senate of his appoint ment of W. J. Ciarke, as Judge of the Special Court of Newbern ; which was con curred in. CALENDAR. Bill residing to married women their common law right of dower. Passed second reading, and, on motion of Mr. Barrow, was ordered to be printed. liesolution in favor of A. J. Johnson, of Onslow, parsed its second reading. Besolution proposing to raise a Joint Committee to investigate tho Penitentiary purchase : Mr. Bespass said he could not see the object of appointing so many Committees on this subject, unless it was to tram mel the action of the committee already appointed, and hoped it would be voted down. Mr. Walker said ho saw no propriety in passing this resolution, as he had no doubt that the committee already appointed would mak; v, taliofactory report, and moved its indefinite postponement, which m diou was adopted. Bill for tho relief cf tlie Sheriff Qf p. quotank and New Hanover passed its se-! cond reading. j Bill to amend the charter of the Bich- j mond Manufacturing Company: Mr. Wei- j ker moved its indefinite postponement. ! Lost. " Mr. Welker moved that the bill be re committed to the committee on Corpora- tions and that said committee be instruct ed to insert a clause making the personal property of the stockholders liable for the debts of the Company. Mr. Osborne opposed the motion. Mr. Welker then withdrew his motion, and gave notice that when the bill came up on its third reading, he should intro duce that amendment. Pending its farther consideration, the Senate atijourned until to-morrow, eleven o'clock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1869. Mr. Welch arose to a question of privi lege. He said that in calling the atten tion of the House to the error that occur red in the certified copy of the bill to re-enact and confirm the issue of bonds to certain railroad companies, he did not intend to reflect upon the official integrity of the Secretary of State. That there was a material discrepancy between the bill as it really passed, and the certified copy, the committee was fully prepared to show. He was not now prepared to locate the source of the error. Mr. Hinnant, from the committee on Enrolment, said that the committee was not now prepared to make a report, but in justice to Mr. Welch, would state that their investigations so far had proven con clusively that there were gravo errors in the bill. The investigation to loeate the errors would be proceeded with, Arc By consent, Mr. Long, of Richmond, in troduced a resolution in favor of II. S. Ledbetter. Referred. A message was received from the Senate informing the House of the passage of the House bill authorizing certain counties to issue bonds, with amendment. The amendment being read, Mr. Estes moved that tho House do not concur, and that a committee on Conference be appoint ed. Carried. The Chair announced Messrs. French, (by request of Mr. Estes, who did not wish to serve on the committee,) W. T. Hayes (colored) and Ingram as the committee of Conference. Mr. Ellis wished to know what had be come of the resolution which passed the Senate before the recess, directing the Treasurer to withhold the bonds to pay for the eight thousand acres of land for the proposed Penitentiary. He was informed that tho resolution had not yet reached the j louse. On motion of Mr. Seymour the rules were suspended and the bill to amend an act entitled "The Code of Civil Procedure," was taken up. After one or two amendments being offered and adopted he bill passed its second reading. On motion of Mr. Seymour the bill, on its third reading, was read section by sec tion. During a lull in the debate, by consent, Mr. Laflin, from the committee on Internal Improvements, reported a bill to repeal an act entitled "an act to amend an ordi nance to incorporate the Northwestern North Carolina Railroad," and to substi tute certain provisions for said act ; also the bill to incorporate tho University Rail road. On motion of Mr. Laflin action on these bills was postponed until Tuesday, the 19th inst.f The discussion upon the bill amenda tory to the Code of Civil Procedure, on its third reading, was resumed and, after a long debate upon various amendments, the bill passed its final reading. SENATE. Wednesday, Jcnuary 13, 1869. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. Sweet, from the Judiciary commit tee, reported favorably on a bill to legalize certain official acts of the Chairmen of tho late County Courts ; also the bill for the redemption of real estate sold under execu tion, with a recommendation that it do not pass. Mr. Barrow, from the same committee, reported unfavorably on the bill to em power Justices of tho Peace to deputize Constables in civil actions. Mr. Lassiter, from the same committee, reported unfavorably on the bill to repeal section 55S, chapter 1, title 1, Code of Civil Procedure, requiring ouicers to make re turn of fees. Mr. Osborne, from the same committee, asked to be discharged from the considera tion of a bill to amend an act to establish Special Courts in the cities of Newbern and Wilmington. Concurred in. Also fa vorably on the bill providing lor holding special terms of the Supeior Courts. RESOLUTION. By Mr. Love : liesohed, That the rubiic Treasurer be, and he is herebv, instructed and directed not to pay, and he id hereby forbidden to pay JL-avid J. Tryne, 44 atooksdo contractor," or to any other person for him ( the eaid David J. Pryne), anyfurtiur mm or asms of morey, in conse quence of any work done, cr to bo clone on said stockade, until it is certiiied to Lim in writing by the Superintendent of Public vorks, that the work done has been dene accordicg to the terms ot a contract entered into on the 17th day of No vember, 18C8, between the said Devid J. Pjrne, C. L. Harris and others, and published in Doc. 7, 18G8-'C9, on pages 14, 15 and 16. Adopted. THIRD READING OF BILLS. Bill for the relief of the Sheriffs of Pas quotank and New Hanover passed. Bill to allow Executors to sell for cash, passed. SPECIAL ORDER. Bill to provide for the settlement of es tates of deceased persons. Numerous amendments were adopted, and considera ble discussion ensued. Pending its consideration. On motion of Mr. Respass, tho Senate adjourned until to-morrow 11 o'clock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1869. Mr. Robinson arose to a question of pri vilege. He said in the Journal of last ses sion, he was reported as voting in the affir mative on the resolution adopting the 14th constitutional amendment. He was op posed in principle to, and pledged to vote ao-jtinst the measure, and did tu, as he could prove by many members of this House. The correction was ordered to be made and the fact noted on to-day's Journal. Mr. Stilley presented a petition praying for the erection of the new county of Dare. Mr. Farrow said he had a petition from his constituents, praying that the county should not be established. He thought the discussion over this bill had cost the people enough already, and if gentlemen were still bent on perpetrating this piece of injustice upon his people it had better be done without further expenditure of money. Thf whole matter had been conducted from beginning to end in a most unfair and dis courteous manner. He had asked for a little time to consult his people, and had been refused in the most ungracious mau tier. He held in his hand a petition sign ed by every voter in his district, praying that they might remain in :heir old county and showing many hardships which the dismemberment of the county would en tail upon them, &c. Mr. F. then presented tho petition, to gether with a letter from a prominent citi zen of the Hatteras District. Both of the petitions and the letter were read by the Clerk. Mr. Stilley moved to refer them to the Committee on Counties and Townships. Mr. Farrow opposed their reference, but the motion to refer was put and carried. Mr. Long, of Chatham, arose to a ques tion of privilege. He was reported, on the Journal of last session, as voting against the Howard amendment, whereas he voted for it. The correction was ordered and the fact noted on to-day's Journal. RESOLUTIONS. By Mr. French : A resolution to author ize the Governor to negotiate with Con gress, with a view of securing to this State the annexation of the counties of South ampton, Islo of Wight, Nansemond, Nor folk and Princess Anne, of the Military District of Virginia, and request Congress to have the question submitted to the peo ple of those Counties as soon a3 possi ble. BILLS. By. Mr. Painter : A bill to provide for the election of township officers. Referred. By Mr. Long, of Richmond : A bill for the relief of J. A. Long, late Sheriff of Richmond county. Referred. By. Mr. Candler : A bill chartering the Bank of Ashevillc. Referred and ordered to be printed. SPECIAL ORDER, VIZ : The bill to erect the county of Dare. Mr. Stilley moved to refer the bill to the committee on counties and townships. Mr. Farrow said as the bill was objec tionable to nearly all the? people immedi ately concerned, he moved to indefinitely postpone it. Mr. Stilley argued at some leDgth against that motion. Mr. Farrow : Did you not, sir, before the recess, say that if I could show that a majority of the people concerned were op posed to the mea3ure, you would no longer advocato it ? Mr. Stilley : Wo are both probably in terested in the matter. Thereforo the bill had better be referred to an unbiased com mittee for their decision. Mr. Farrow my question. That, sir, does not answer Mr. F. repeated his ques tion. Mr. Stilley said when it was shown that a majority did oppose it, he would cease to urge the matter. Mr. Farrow : I have shown it, sir. Mr. Stilley : I insist upon my motion to refer. The question recurred upon the motion to postpone indefinitely. On motion of Mr. Farrow, the yeas and nays were called resulted in a vote of yeas 41, nays 17. The motion to refer then prevailed. SPECIAL ORDER. House bill 240, amendatory of title 20, Code of Civil Procedure, and to ratify stays of execution granted by Justices of the Peace. This bill was submitted by the Code Commission and amended by the Ju diciary committee. On motion tho amendments of commit tee were concurred in, and the bill passed its third reading without debate. The special order for this hour was an nounced, to-wit : The bill to provide for tho collection of taxes by the State, and by the several counties of the State, on prop erty, polls and incomes. On motion the bill was ordered to be read uection by section. In section 1st Mr. Hodnett moved to strike out, in line 7, "1860" and insert "1868." Mr. Hodnett said lands in 1860 were valued at double what they are now. In the cotton and tobacco growing sections tho effects of the war had been more heav ily felt than in any other, and the lands in those sections constituted the wealth of the people and were very valuable indeed. Now, since the close of the war, they have depreciated greatly in value. The Consti tution says expressly that property shall be taxed at its true value ; therefore this sec tion assessing lands at a value fixed years ago, when property of that description, as a general thing, had greatly depreciated since that time, is a direct violation of the Constitution. He would warn colored men that, in voting for this unjust basis of tax ation, they were voting against their inter est, for this reason : The employee would pay just such wages as he could afford, and it' the heavy burden of taxation was laid upon tneir Janes it wouiu ueaeauc.eu irom the wages of the employe. Such a system of taxation would be oppressive to the peo ple and its unfairness and injustice were obvious to all. This section coolly pro posed to levy a tax based upon the valua tion of 1S60, when tho lands were in a high state of cultivation and very valuable, in spite of the fact that their value has de creased almost two-thirds. He asked, upon the grounds of expediency, constitutional ity and justice, that his amendment be adopted. Messrs. Vest, Blair, Ingram and French defended the s?etion as reported by the committee and opposed tho amendment. Mr. Malono moved an amendment to the amendment : " That the Commissioners of the county shall appoint two Justices of the Peace in each township to make the return of all the lands, in order that all tho lands in the State may be returned at the same time the taxes are listed." Mr. Malone said : In this amendment it is proposed to value te land in 1869, and not to take the valuation of 1860 or 1868. The Constitu tion provides that the property of the State shall be taxed at its " true cash valu ation." Would it not be more in conform ity to the Constitution to assess the value of land now ? The value of laud, like mules or horses, fluctuates in value. For thi3 Legislature to fix the assessment of 1860 as the true valuation is an absurdity. Gentlemen say that the emergencies of the Treasurer require tho immediate ad- lUitment of this matter, but this is no reason for a violation of the Constitution, and at the same time do ereat injustice to the people of the State. The gentleman from New Hanover says that the large landholders should be re quired to pay the taxes on their land, al though they may refuse to cultivate the same, but this proposition does not pre vent that object being obtained ? Will not the Assessor determine the value '? He can, in this way, comply with the true in tention of the Constitution, and do justice to all parties. Mr. Estes objected to the amendment. Mr, Ajgo said the Constitution had tod the terms of valuation and it was not dis cretionary with this body. That instru ment expressly declares that property shall be taxed according to its true money value. Real property was not worth a third of what it was iu 1860 He wished to see a fair and equitable basis of taxation settled upon as soon as possible, and in voting for such a bill he would discard all party pre judices and go in for the good and pios perity of the whole people. This was no partizan measure, and notwithstanding the efforts of certain gentlemen, could not be made so. It was a measure in which all were interested irrespective of party. He thought the basis pitched upon in the sec tion for the taxation an unfair aud unjust one, and he would like to see it properly amended. Mr. Foster favored the amendment as rep'orted by committee. Mr. Estes ca'led the previous question upon the adoption of the section, but with drew it, and moved that it be postponed until to morrow, and called the previous question on his motion. Mr. Pou demanded the yeas and Days. The call being sustained, the roll was called and the House refused to sustain the call for the previous question by a vote of yeas 28, nays 66. The question recurred upon tho motion to postpone, when Mr. Estes withdrew it to Allow Mr. Argo to introduce a substitute, with the under standing that Mr. A. would renew the mo tion. Mr. Argo then offered the following sub stitute : "There shall be a valuation of all the taxable lands of the State in 1869, and an nually thereafter until the valuation of 1871, and every five years thereafter ; and the valuation so made shall stand during that period, unless altered as hereinafter prescribed. The personal property shall be valued annually, as hereinafter pre scribed." Mr. A. then renewed the motion to post pone the further consideration of the section until to-morrow morning. Car X ed. A message was received from the Gov ernor, recommending Tim. F. Lee and J. B. Neathery as Directors of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum. On motion of Mr. Laflin, the recommen dations were concurred in and the message ordered to be transmitted to the Senate. On motion, the House adjourned until to-morrow 10 o'clock. SENATE. Thursday, January 14, 1869. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. Winstead, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported favorably on a bill to place the county of Duplin in the 3rd, and Onslow in the 4th, Judicial District. Mr. Graham, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred a resolu tion instructing them to report a bill for the more speedy removal of tenants who hold over, asked to be discharged from its con sideration. Concurred in. (A bill of a similar character having been presented by the Code Commission.) Mr. Osborne, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported favorably on a bill to prevent "persons injuring or killing anoth er's live stock. A message was received from the House, transmitting a communication from the Governor, appointing T. F. Lee and J. B. Neathery Directors of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum ; which were approved. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. By Mr. Lassiter : A bill to codify the laws in reference to the Insane Asylum. Ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on the Insane Asylum. By Mr. Respass : A bill for the better protection oi infant tenants in common. Referred to the Committee on the Judi ciary. By Mr. Barnes : A resolution instruc ting the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire into the expediency of amending the Road law, in order to declare it a mis demeanor for any person to fail to work the Roads, when it is his duty, and to re port by bill or otherwise. Adopted. On motion of Mr. Love, the rules were suspended, which required his resolution in reference to the Penitentiary Stockade to lie over, and it was sent to the House. On motion of Mr. Winstead, tho vote by which the bill allowing county commis sioners to appoint Wood Inspectors was rejected on yesterday was reconsidered. This bill allows said inspectors 10 cents on each cord of wood, to be paid by the purchaser. On motion of Mr. Respass, its further consideration was postponed until to-morrow. THIRD READING OF BILLS. Bill to protect certain persons from rented lands from the United States Treas ury Agents during the late war passed. Bill to repeal an act restoring to married women their common law right of aower. On motion of Mr. Brogden, it was made the special order for Monday next, 12 o'clock. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Bill providing for the settlement of tho estates of deceased persons, after some dis cussion, passed ayes 21, nays 20. SPECIAL ORDER. Bill to create a Mechanics' and Labor- ers Liien was tauen up. Pending its consideration, The Senate adjourned until to-morrow, 11 o'clock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, Jan. 14, 1869. Mr. French presented the map of the township of New Hanover county ferred. Re- On motion of Mr. Sinclair, the rules were suspended and the bill for the relief of the Sheriff of Columbus county, was taken up, together with a sub.-titute repor ted by the committee for tho original bill. On motion, the substitute was adopted, and the bill then passed its several read ings. By consent, Mr. Estes lutrodnerj i j ir resolution, directing the Secretary to return to this General Assembly the act to re-enact and confirm the issue of bonds to certain Railroad Compa nies." Mr. Estes moved to suspend the rules and adopt. Mr. Hinnant, from the committee on Enrolment, reported that tho committee had succeeded in finding the bill, as it passed this House, with the certificate upon it of Jno. ru Uonner. UlerK ot tnis noase. TTia rnmmittee compared the paper, thus nprtifWl bv the Clerk of the House, with the fenrolled bill in the office of the Secre tary of State, and found the enrolment to be correct. Mr. Estes said that there were discre pancies between the certified copy and the bill as it passed the Senate, &o. The motion to euspe&d tho rulea put and prevailed and the resolution adop ted. Mr. Estes moved that a joint committee be raised, consisting of three on the part of tho Houso and two on the part of the Senate, to investigate this matter. Car ried. On motion of Mr. Foster the rules were suspended and the resolution in favor of W. H. White, late Sheriff of Bladen county, was taken up and passed its several read ings. On motion of Mr. Blair the rules wero suspended and Mr. Malone's resolution, in regard to printing the laws was taken up. This resolution provides that tho act ratified on tho Gth cf August, 1868, be so amended that no laws shall be printed for the use of tho members except general laws ; and that no general law shall be printed, under this resolution, except or dered by the House, on motion being made to that effect. Mr. Estes moved to amend by striking out all after the words "general laws" and inserting tho words " and the speaker shall determine what are general laws." Mr. Malone accepted the amendment, and the resolution was adopted and or dered to be sent to the Senate for concur rence B. W. Morris, colored, introduced a re solution that any members, during the night session, who are not present on such nights, shall pay to the State $2 for each neglect, unless he or they shall have good reasons for his or their absence. On motion, the rules were suspended. and on motion of Mr. Justice, of Ruther ford, the resolution was laid on tho table. On motion of Mr. Estes, the rules were suspended and the bill to provide for the collection of taxes by tho State and by the several counties of the State, on property, polls and incomes, was taken up. The discussion of section one was re sumed. Mr. Hodnett, by consent, withdrew his amendment offered yesterday. The question recurred upon Mr. Ma lone's substitute, when Mr. Malone, by general consent, withdrew his amendment, accepting one offered by Mr. Eetes. The question then recurred upon the substitute offered by Mr. Argo, on yester day. Mr. Argo said that on yesterday he had stated the reasons that indaced him to offer this substitute. They were, in his opinion, bound by the Constitution to assess prop erty at its true money value. Now, how is this value to be ascertained ? They had no right to sit here and assume an arbi trary valuation, &c. The only manner to arrive at a true value of real property and to do justice to all was to have assessments made at short intervals. Mr. Estes argued against the adoption of the substitute. Mr. Ingram said that while he opposed the amendment of Mr. Hodnett, yesterday, he did not fully endorse tho section as it then stood, thongh the Reporter of one of the papers (Sentinel) had so reported him. He favored the section now a amended by Mr. Estes. The question then recurred upon Mr. Argo's substitute, and it was put to a vote and lost. Mr. Estes moved to amend by striking out, in line 1, "1871," and inserting Mr. Estes moved to strike out in the same, "nve years and insert "two years. Carried. Mr. E. moved to strike out all after the word " prescribed," in the 1st line. Section 1, as amended, was then adopted. Section 2 was read and adopted. In section 3 Mr. Malone moved in line to strike out the words "two others," and insert " two free holders." Mr. Seymour moved to amend Lthe amendment by substituting the word "vo ters " for the word " others " in the same ine. Adopted. The question recurring upon the amend ment, as amended, it was lost. Mr. Durham moved to amend tho sec- ion as ioiiows : " mat the persons com posing the board of valuation shall, before entering upon their duty, be sworn to value the real estate iu their townships ac cording to its true value in money at the time such valuation is made." Mr. Seymour moved to strike out in line the word " others," and insert "other persons. On motion of Mr. S., the yeas and nays were called, which resulted in the rejection of the amendment by a vote of yeas 41, nays 45. Mr. Estes moved to stride out in line 0 all after the word " down to the VjVSII AJ 11V " in the 8th. 4 r,-n nfi oa word "whenever. Carried. On motion of Mr. Stilley the words " a board of valuation to consist of three vo- ters, one oi whom snail ue a ireehomer ana tax list taker," were inserted in lieu of the words stricken out by the amendment of Mr. Estes. The question recurred upon tho amend ment of Mr. Durham, pending tho discus sion of which tho House adjourned until to-morrow-niornipg, 10 o'clock. From the N. Y. Herald. Trie New Pigment of the liartlelt Wlitte Lead and Zinc Company of Mew Jeraey. A few months since under our scientific notices we called attention to the new dis covery in the art of producing whito lead and zinc in chemical combination, and without the use of any acid in the produc tion, which has heretofore been a great objection to all white leads. At the time we thought the discovery ot great impor tance, but from tests since made by Borne of our most prominent firms engaged in the white lead trade it is found to bo su perior to anything heretofore made for, firmness, body and durability, in fact, in every essential necessary to form a perfect paint. The Government has lately issued to the diccoverers letters pa.'ent granting to them protection f jr all and every claim they made for the discovery. Tho great success which has attended the introduc tion of this article has obliged the compa ny to enlarge their capacity for producing, and in a short timo tht y wiil bo enabled to manufacture twenty-five tons per day. The fact that such old established hous es as C. J. Reynolds & Co., of this city, iho Boston Whitn Lead Company, of Bos ton, represented by the wealthy firm of J. S. Chadwick & Cc, and the yourjg and enterprising firm of W orcester, Lnbei A; Sfcandish. of Detroit, are the contractors for the entire product of the manufactory of thi9 new pigment is a remarkable and convincing evidence of tho value of the discovery and the influence it is destined to exert upon the white lead trade of the world. We chronicle the progress of this enter prise as one of great public interest, with out anv reference to its private relations, and invite attfinHnn to it as one of those incidents connected with the growing ne cessities of mau which suddenly present itself in the crucible of nature at the mo ment when most necessary to his necessi ties and to the demands of the period. New York sportsmen want a law passed in v.a.ont fViA extermination of deer in 9J l-r&WVWAAV - 1 wo xorests ox uw STATE NEWS. The late Rev. Dr. PmxLrra. We men tioned a few days since that Mrs. Spencer was preparing a biographical sketch of her lamented and distinguished father, for publication in Wilson's Presbyterian His torical Almanac, and that the sketch would be accompanied by a fine lithographic por trait of Dr. Phillips, if one hundred cash subscribers at 82 each, could be secured in North Carolina. It will be remembered that K. P. Battle, Esq., some time ago, undertook with com mendable reverence for the character of Dr. Phillips, to secure a fund for the pub lication in proper form of Prof. Hepburn's eulogy on tho life and services of the de ceased. The amount raised, about $100, being insufficent, Mr. Battlo now proposes very judiciously, to turn it over to Wil son's Almanac to promote Mrs. Spencer's " labor of love." Of course the subscribers to the fund in question will receive the Al manac, with the sketch and portrait. Raleigh Sentinel. Chatham Railroad. We are pleased to learn that the work on this road is pro gressing finely. Seven miles of iron have been laid, and it is thought the road will be completed to Haw River by the first of March. Iron is being laid down at the rate of half a mile per day, and twenty-two car loads of sills left this city on yesterday for the road. Ral. Standard. Discharges in Bankruptcy. The fol lowing persons have received discharges in bankruptcy since our last report : Pasquotank Goo Fox, John Stanton, Timothy Hunter, Alman Spencer. Currituck D McD Linlsey, M S Ferebee, E D Fcrebee. Camden Dorsey Sander lin, Noah McPhersoo Bertie J P Bosh, J O Freeman. Cumberland W S Q&ney, John Ganey, Eliao Ganey. Holly Ganey. Washington W F Sanderlin Perquimans A It Elliott. Hertford James A Worell. Gates Edmund J Parker. Raleigh Standard. Mabeied, on Thursday the 14th inet., at Christ Church, by tho Kev. E. M. Forbea, 0. W. McLkan, Eq., to Miss Nannie, youngest daughter of the late John P. Daves, Esq. At an early hour last evening Pollok St., in the vicinity of Christ Church, was densely thronged. At a few minutes be fore eight o'clock the doors of the church were thrown open, and the capacious build ing was soon crowded to its utmost ca pacity. The chancel was beautifully decorated with evergreens and white flowers, and from tho chandeliers baskets hung pendant laden with rare and costly gems from Flo ra's Kingdom, while fairer and more love ly flowers, radiant with beauty and intelli gence, clustered in pew and aisle, joyously expectant, awaiting the coming of those for whom all this preparation was made. Who shall toll tho dream of each fair girl of that day, in no distant future, when like arrangements should be made and her coming in bridal array ehould be thus awaited ? The bridal party was preceded by six children of tho family tastefully ana ap propriately dressed in pure white. The mother of tho brido and her peerless daughter, Mrs. Nash, followed. Then came Miss Daves, leaning upon the arm of her brother, Major Graham Davos, the head of the family, upon whom devolved the duty of giving away tho bride. Tbo rich dress of whito satin elegantly trimmed with point lace, lent additional loveliness to Newbern's fair daughter. Last came the bridegroom, most becomingly attired, and with a face radiant with joy. Major and Mrs. John Hughes, Mrs. Graham Daves and Miss Annie Roulhac, of Hills boro', completed the bridal cortege. Of the dresses of matron and maid some ono more skilled in Fashion's nomencla ture must write. That all was chaste, rich, elegant and just suited to the occasion, every eye of discriminating taste could readily perceive. At the chancel stood the Rector of Chriat Church, the Rev. E. M. Forbes, the Rev. Jos. Skinner and the Rev. W. B. Gordon. The beautiful and impressive service of tho Episcopal Church was read, the res ponses of bridegroom and bride were made, the massive gold ring encircled the fair finger of the bride, the nuptial benediction was pronounced and Miss Nannie Daves became Mrs. McLean. Bofora and after the ceremony tho rich tones of tho organ, evoked by the skillful fingers of Miss Ger trude Havwood, of Raleigh, added to tho solemn, but joyous, beauty of the services. Preceded by tho bridegroom and bride the party left the Church for the residence of tho bride's mother, Mrs. John Daves, to which many of Newbern's elite had been invited. Congratulationu poured upon the happy couple, cake and wine freely dis pensed to tho assembled guests, and all were joyous. Of tho many rich and costly bridal gifts none struck us as more beautiful and ap propriate than tho Photograph Bible pre sented by the mother and tho Prayer Book by the bridegroom. Others wero far moro costly, but none we are sure waa so highly prized by tho bride. Tho almost princely liberality of Mr. McLean, tho bridegroom, and tho well known high character, intelligence and worth of the bride's family, added to her own great merits, gave to this bridal more than usual interest, while the great respect and high esteem of the community for those contracting an alliance drew to its celebration tho vast concourse that throng ed the floor, the galleries and tho vestibule of the Church. May their pathway in life be Ktrown with flowers, may Heaven's choice blessings bo showered upon them. while loving and loved, with hand clasped in hand, they sail over a smooth, unruffled . n . s a. T a . t 1 1 1 - i j sea, till the ureat master snail can mem to a more joyful union, where flowers never fade, and joys are unending ! New Berno Jour, of Com. Slight Skirmishing. A slight skirmish took place on our streets last night, be tween the police, aided by a few citizens, and a squad of negro soldiers. It is sup posed that the soldiers got angry because ono of their number was flrod upon by a citizen and thought to have- revenge. Sever- ul shots were exchanged, but while wo are sorry to state that nono of the offen ders were severely punished, yet wo are glad to learn that none of our citizens wero hurt. Tho outlawry usually prac ticed by these desperadoes, under protec tion of the blae cloth they wear, will no longer be tolerated and they had as well become convinced of this fact at once. The Commandant of the garrison had a strong guard out, in charge of Commis sioned officers after the skirmish, which had tho tendency to restore quietness. At one time it was the general impres sion that a serious disturbance would tako place, and many of our citizens closed their stores in order, if necessury, to aid in suppressing the riot. This is but the result of the work of the grog sellers, and they are as much to blame as the lawless goldiers, Goldsboro' Messenger, it