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,1 f .1 in 4 RATK8 OP ADVERTISING TwT WILMINGTON JOURNAL HSGSLHAKD & PIUCK, Proprietors. r, ,?l0i all Tstlrr or. Business must be addressed. Terms of Subscription. W.vklvl'aji. r, one year, in advance $3 00 Do. Six months, " - J Jg Dailv Paper, one year, m advance, ?10 00 -ix months, " .1 i, t.mflin hi advance o l! HHL ... J 1 one month, - " 1 CO j Cathartic Pills, all ie iHips.- of a EAaxativr 31 rd- it'ilK-. 1'i-rhaps no one medi cine is ni universally re (jiiired by everybody a.i a ffiltia'lic, nor was ever any Itelore so univers;il-i- "a'lotf.l into use, in c. "t-ry country and anion? all ("lasses, as tiiis mild but cili.-iviit purgative The obvious rea son is, that it is a more re liable and far more eflee ttial liiiiodv than anv ;v,vV - - - ' --other. Thn-e wbj hae I'll u,i.ii . i-iai.il. i wi-'i iix-iii, iinicwiio iia(. ' ." i . : t . i tiol, Klinn ii i.;ii.-j; im.-ii iJ.rifj,i"'Ji ami Iiicims, -iii. i !;nov t!:at wliat it does once it does always - - ihnt ir never tails tnrougii any fault or neglect of i,- i-oiiipo-ition. We have, and can show', thoa- - inds I'jioii thousands of certilicates of remarha i io cures of t.'it; following complaint., but such . iires are knowi: in every neighborhood, and why tjoiild v. e publish thcJu ? Adapted to all ages and , r.nditions in all climates; containing neither calo ,iii4 or any deleterious drug, they may be taken with safety by anybody. Their Fitgar coating pre f i ves them Cver ives-li and makes them pleasant to t ike, while being purely vegetable no harm v?.n ..rise from their u-e in any quantity. They operate by their powerful" influence on the nloriial viscera to purify the blood and stimulate it uito healthy action remove the obstructions of the .-tomach, bowels, liver, and other organs of the body, restoring their irregular action to health, and by correcting, wherever they exist, such derange inputs as are the llrst origin of disease. .Mknite directions are Riven in the wrapper on i Me box, for the following complaints, which these i'ills rapidly cure : For ltyici,ii or Cndigotioi .. .itl juc, J-augtior ami Lomit of Appetite, they .-hould be taken moderately to stimulate the fcton: :n h and restore its healthy tone and action. For HJver Complaint and its various pymp r .ms, JliliuuM lealaclie, Mick IfieaIaclie, Jaiimlic or jirecn Kicknrso, JSilious 'olic and Hiliou Feverx, they should be ju oiciously taken for each case, to correct the diseased i lion or remove the obstructions w hich cauc it. For nynvutvrj or Diarrhoea, but one mild dose, is generally required. For JtllieiimatiMiii, Ciont, C ravel, 1'aljii r.ifioit T the Heart, Jai;i in. tli Mitle, Hack and Ioin, they f-hould be continuously taken, as repiired, to change the diseased action of the t-t(in. Witii such change those complaints disappear. For SSt-npey and 3)ropNical Swellincr' they -hould be taker; in large and frequent closes to pro duce the effect of a drastic purge. For Kuppreinn a large dose diould be taken a it produces the desired effect by sympathy. As a Uihucv l'ill, take one or two I'ills to pro mote digestion ami relieve the stomach. An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and bowels into hcailhy action, restores the appetite, :ind invigorates the system. Hence it is often ad vantageous where no "serious derangement exists. ne who frets tolerably well, olten linds that a dose these l'ill makes him feel decidedly better, from their cleansing and renovating effect on the diges tive apparatus. There art; numerous cases where ;i purgative is required, which we cannot enumer ate here, but they suggest themselves to everybody, and where the virtue's of thisJf are known, the public no longer doubt what to employ. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, for Di.tcaoe of tlte Throat ami Sui:g, hucIi Coiigli, Colli, Tjoopin?-o3g-Ii, Kroiicliitix, Atitma, and Cuintuniptioii. 1'rttbably never before in the whole history of i.tcdicine.has anything won so widely and sodeeply lipon the confidence of mankind, as this exct-llent remedy for pulmonary complaints. Through a long -cries "of years, and among most of the races of men it has risen higher and higher in their estima tion, as it has become letter known, lis uniform character and power to cure the various affections nt the lungs and throat, have made it known as a re liable protector against them. While adapted to milder forms of disease and to young children, it is at the same time the most effectual remedy that can he given for incipient consumption, and the dan gerous affections of the throat and lungs. As a pro vision against sudden attacks of Cwntp. it should !v kept on hand in every familv, and indeed as all are sometimes subject to colds and coughs, all -hould be provided with tnis antidote for them. Although settled Consumption is thought in curable, sjill great numbers of cases where the dis ease seemed sett It "., have been completely cured, and the patient re.-Lorcd to sound health" by the Vlitrr'i 1'it torul. So complete is its mastery over the disorders of the Lungs and TJiroat, that the most obstinate of them yield to it. When noth ing el.-e could reach them, under the Clterry lJec tnrtrl they subside and disappear. Siitrrr.H ' A'ublic SteiiJtti'S find groat pro tection from it. .tstfinw is always relieved and often wholly tired by it. liro$ich itin is generallv cured by taking the i ht rrf t'rrtorirl in small and frequent doses. o generally are its virtues known that it is un necessary to publish the certificates of them here, or do more than assure, the public that its qualities are fully maintained. 1'rrpareit by Ji;.,r. r. .! ;. ,v- co., j.owelIj, mass, bold iu Wilmington by E. Willis, W. H. L ppitt and all Irugg;ds and Dealers every where, dec 16, ly!S -G7-eodlw-ltw DEGRAAF & TAYLOR. FURNITURE, CARPETS AND MATTRESSES, Wlaolosalo and X"5c irixi. MAXUFACTOUY AND WAKEEOOMS, 7 V bt UOWKKV, t5 CilUISTIE STilEET, & 133 II EST It STrtEfcT, Nri:V YORK. (COHXF.CTED rx"TEP. ONE EOOF.) TVo have now on hand the larg -st stock of cn rely new patn-roa and tlesignrj tor furnishing 'I.iujscb throughout ever offered by one house in t!u- Citv, an i nt a great deduction in price Our CAilL'lU' DsAttTMEriT ia under the eu I rintendonco of H. 3. UUNK8, lio in well anfl favorably kuM .vu to the pnblie, having been along tim? with Sioarie A: Co.. Broid-.vay, and for the 'iat four years with Lord & Taj lor. Our stock of Carpets is entirely now and well selected, this breach having buvn juj?taddfd to our business. The :,1A.TTRES8 DEPART iiKNT is entirely .snder oar K.irrrvision, all being made on the promisen. JCverv Ma-ttre-s guaranteed. Steamboats, Uoiele, Churches, rublic Balls il Private Il.iustis furnished throughout at vhoiesale prices. The Floating ralas.s -the Steamera of the l'eoal.Vo Lino on the Hudson Jlivcr were fur nished bv r.;. PRICKS DEFY COMPETITION. ''ion.! and Third Ave. Cars pasgour Stores, Kttti aitt e 87 V b'J Bowery, N. 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YOUNG, No. 41 (J Spruce street, above Fourth, Philadelphia. -AFFLICTED AND UNFORTUNATE No taatter what mav be your disease, before you dace yours-lf under the care of any one of the notorious QUACKSnative and foreign who ad vertise in this or any other paper, get a eop of Dr. Young's Book aud read it carefully. It will Le the means of saving you many a d'oilar, vour ii6uitn,5&na possioiy your lite. Dr. oung can bo consulted ou any of the dia aes described in his publications, at his office, No. - 10 Spruco street, above Fourth, Philadel phia. inly 3 21-ly PHOTOGRAPHS ! J. A. WHIPPLE, PI101SIET0R of the oldest and most exten , eive Photographic Eatablishment iu the '-nited States, pays especial attention to copying, -tijarging and coloring photographs, like oil painting, from email daguerreotypes, tintypes nd card pictures, true to life ; takes Porcelains, -ard de Yiaites, Imperials, and every variety of Photographs, guaranteeing most perfect Batiefac iion in every respect. Every one is invited to call see bis extensive collection of interesting Photographs at aJT Washington St., corner of it-mple Place, Boston, Mass. yJU 15-lm BLANK BANKRUPT - PREPOSITIONS FOIl PROOF OF DEBT, witb u out security, cm be bad at tho .JOTJkNAL OFFICE. 275- VOL. 25. HAOAN's MAGNOLIA BALM. This article is the True Secrete' Beauty. It is what Fash ionable Ladies, Actresses and Opera Singers uee to produce that cultivated disUngue appearance fcp much admired in the Circles of Fashion. It removes all unsightly Blotches, Bedn?88, Freckles, Tan, Sunburn and effects of SpriDg Windd, and gives to the Complexion a Blooming Purity of transparent delicacy and poer. No Laiy who values a fine Complexion can do with out the Magnolia Balm. 75 cents will buy it of any of our respectable dealers. Lyon's- Eathairon is a very delightful Hair Drotjsing. lii-iy1 H 14-lmo STATE OF NOKTU CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEW" HANOVER, : AtLioaon A Sheppereon, ) rs. v Before E. H. ilcQuigg. ieo. H. Moore. ) J. P. fJLAINTIFF claims judgment in the sum of i7o 00, dae on balance of account for rent and for thy cost of the suit, on the 3d day of June, lbby when tho defendant, George H. Moore, is hereby notified to appear and answer, may 7 187 dltw3t From the New York Tribune, May 18. FASMfKi: OF A PROMINENT NEW YORK FIRM. J.ialtilltlea Ovtr a Million or Dollar Ex. t it-merit in Wall Street. The uu fortunate mania fur gold specula tion, which has of late years led the most cieur-headed financiers into transactions, which, to eay the least of them, were ex tremely fool-hardy, yesterday caused the downfall of an old and prominent commis sion house, i lirm which has borne an en viable reputation in this city and abroad since 1835. Messrs. Schepeler t Co., of No. C2 Wall street, when they adhered to their legitimate business, were German bankers aud exporters of petroleum, pro visions, and other products, their transac tions being conducted on an immense scale. Hat of late they, in common with other speculators, have been operating largely for a fall in gold, trusting that the weekly sales which the Secretary of the Treasury was expected to make, and other circumstances, would produce the effect they desired. In spite of their efforts and their seemingly well-founded expectations, however, gold has been steadily rising for several days past, and at each rise Schepe ler & Co. have been forced to speculate heavily to cover their former losses. It is said that Fome time since they agreed to furnish certain parties 610,000,000 of gold at a specified price, expecting, of course, that the causes above enumerated would combine to lower tho market. When gold commenced to rise they considered that its inflation would be only temporary, and still continued to fulfil their contract. Finally, however, the payment of heavy margins toward the last of 7 and 8 per cent. exhausted their exchequer, and on Saturday they were forced to confess their inability to meet their obligations. The aatual amount of their deficiency is alleged to be 81,500,000. The failure of Schepeler fc Co. was ru mored on the btreet at eight o'clock yes terday morning, but so well known was the firm, and so well established their reputa tion for shrewdness and business tact, that by many the rumor was regarded as a ,4 clever dodge" to affect the gold market. However, at the hour when those struggling, yelling masses of humanity, yclept the Gold and Stock Boards, assembled at their rooms, it was demonstrated beyond a doubt that the rumors were not only not un founded, but, strange to say, were not ex aggerated. Immediately the excitement became intense, and Schepeler & Co.'s failure was the interminable theme for every Wall street gossip for the balance of the day. It was somewhat amusing to note tho amount of knowledge evinced re gardicg the downfallen firm by certain parties who belong to the widely-disseminated class cf "I-told-you-sos." They had foreseen the crash and were clear of it, and hugged themselves exultingly at their es cape from a danger which the wildest imagination could scarcely suppose them capable of encountering. But there was a large cla&s who said nothing, gave no sign, but were yet largely involved by the failure of this firm, whose connection in this city, as well as in Europe, was very extensive. Of these, many were reported to have failed with the larger firm ; but late yester day afternoon, it was ascertained that all had paid up, with the exception of two Messrs. Schneiwind, Frank & Schepper, of Exchange Place, and Messrs. Kretz & Hertel, of Broad street. The firms were reported to have failed, but there was nothing definite ascertained as to thsm. When the news of the failure reached the Gold Board, gold, which had previ ously fluctuated considerably, on the strength of the early rumors, went up from 110: to 142, fell again to 14U, maintain ing this figure until afternoon, when it rose to 112, closing at 141 J. In the ab sence of cable quotations, which most usually cause the variations in the gold market, these fluctuations are attributable solely to tho failure of Messrs. Schepeler & Co. There was much comment at the Board on the absence of these quotations, but the members had probably forgotten that the Whitsuntide holidays are now oc curring at London and Frankfort, and that the business of both of the grand com mercial centres is suspended during their continuance. Messrs. Schepeler & Co., it is thought, will not be able to meet a tithe of their heavy liabilities, as they used all their available funds on Saturday to meet a heavy foreign call. A Sharp Swindler. On tho 11th instant Mr. Henry Clay Elliott, publisher, at 42 John street, was visited by a telegraph boy from the St. Nicholas Hotel, named Frank Barton, who presented him a letter and asked for an answer. Mr. Elliott broke the envelope and read : New Yoke, May 11, 1869: Mr. Elliott, Please inform me by note if you will be at your office to-day say from 1 to 2 p. m., as I have some purchases to make, and pre fer dealing with you, as I have been in structed by friends. Yours, truly, M. C. Deabt. Visions of a large eale of goods present ed themselves to Mr. Elliott, who respond ed by letter to the effect that he would ba in at the hour named. The boy returned to the St. Nicholas and delived the note to the party who had employed him. He was told to wait, and in a few moments ' yyv )ms jtyj was handed a letter address Mrs. n. C. Elliott, No. 48 West Fourteenth street, with instructions to bring an answer. Mrs. Elliott received the note, which read : Mat 11th: Dear Emma, I have a friend here who wishes to see your single stone diamond ring. He is going to purchase one like it to-day. Send it by the boy. I will bring it up to-night. Your affectionate Clay. The forgery was so complete that Mrs. Elliott enclosed the ring in an envelope addressed to her husband and gave it to Barton, who delivered it to the man at the hotel. On discovering the swindle at night, Mr. Elliott communicated with offi cer Corkey, of the fifteenth precinct, who found the boy and obtained a description of a man named James D. Farnum alias J. D. Forney alias J. D. Hays, who had for merly been a boarder in thehou.-e in Four teenth 6treet. Ou Thursday he was arres ted, and was recognized by the boy as tho man who had dispatched the notes und received the ring. The accused, who hails from Little Fallt, where he carried ou the photograph business, was yesterday com mitted for trial by Justice Lodge. Two or three other complaints were in court, who say he has operated upon them in a simi larly ingenious manner. N. Y. Herald, 157,. Meeting of the County Agricultural So. titty. The Society was called to order by 1). McMillan, Esq., at 10 o'clock. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The Committee on the Agricultural con dition of the county, and the services of the State Geologist, through their chair man, Dr. S. S. Sitchwell, made a few re marks and asked for further time. In re gard to the State Geologist, the Doctor said Prof. Kerr had agreed to be here to day, but he had just received a dispatch from the professor's physician -stating that he was too ill to come. On motion of A- R. Blak, Eaq., the committee was granted further time. The committee on the fertilizing in fluence of the atmosphere upoa vegitation was, on motion of Dr. Buie, granted further time. The committee on the geology and minerology of the county, had prepared no report because Prof. Kerr had agreed to be here in March, and his report was to be engrafted in their report. As his illness had prevented, they were unable to niuke as fuli a report as they wished. Dr. Buie, a member of the committee, gave a very interesting verbal report of tho geological formation of this portion of the State. At Wilson he found the bone of a whale, the tooth of a mastodon nud au indian hatchet in the same bed of marl. This ex plodes the old theories of geologists, and is of great importance. Ou motion, the committee was continued. Coinmitte on Truck Farming was not present. Committee on Fruit Raising was not present. Committee on Grasses was not present. Committee on Personal and Family Hygiene was granted further time, and Dr.' Lane was permitted to withdraw from serving longer on said committee. The President appointed Dr. S. S. Satchwell to fill the vacancy. The committee on Labor and Immigra tion was not present. The committee on Drainage was not present. The committee on Maris and Lime, and their transportation, made ah interesting report through Dr. Buie, who gave the liberal rates of the Wilmington & Manches ter and Wilmington & Weldon Railroads. Ou motion, the committee was continu ed to make further reports. The committee on Horse3 and Cattle was not present. The committee on Hogs and Sheep made a slight report, and was granted further time. The committee on Grapes and Wine3 was not present. The committee on Moneyed Crops made a verbal report and wanted further time. The President made an interesting J speech on the affairs of the Society, and the importance of fostering the agricultural interest and improving all the means in our power for the furtherance of those ends. There being no further unfinished busi ness, the Society went into the considera tion of the charter passed by the last Gen eral Assembly. On motion of Di. Buie, the charter was adopted. On motion, a committee of three was ap pointed by the President to recommend of ficers for the ensuing year, under the char ter. On motion, the President was empower ed to appoint a committee of three to as certain the probable expenses of a zoologi cal survey of New Hanover county. The President appointed Drs. S. S. Satchwell, D. M. Buie and M. Cronly, Esq. The committee on Offioers made the fol lowing report, which was adopted : President D. McMillan. Directors S. S. Satchwell, C. W. Ms Clammy, J. S. Hines, W. W. Lane, D. J. Dnrhsm, D. M. Buie, H. Nutt, and A. R. Black. Vice Presidents J. D. Powers, J. B. Leary, J. L. Moore, S. L. Fremont, S. J. Faison and Geo. E. Shepherd. Treasurer D. T. Durham. Recording Secretary A. R. Black. Corresponding Secretary J. C. Mann. Mr. Nntt offered the following : Kesolced, That the By-Laws of the Society be so amended as to admit inembera by ballot it gen eral meeting upDn the recommendation of a com mittee of this Society. .. . , , Resolved. That second section of article 3 be amended so as to read that permanent members shall consist only of such persons as have been duly elected by a majority of votes present at any regular or called meeting of the Society, signed the Conatitution and By-Laws and paid the ad mission fee. ... - , ' ' Resolzei, That a committee of three be ap pointed on membership, to whom all applicants lor membership fahall apply, and upon their re port, the Society ahallroto for or agauaat recep fir WILMINGTON, . ('., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1SC!. tion, a msjority of these present bfeikg neces sary. j Jiesolved, That the third section of article 5, of the Constitution, be so amended as to read, that ; a qaorom, consisting of not less tbat ten mem I bers, shall be necessary for the transaction of ' business. Iiesoloed, That the Recording Secretary i here by requested to notify in writing, :i committee appointed by this Society, as earl v ms po .aiL!o af ter its adjournment. The President appointed as the Commit tee on Membership, Messrs. Nutt, Black and Durham. Dr. Buie made an offer to the members of the Society in relation to fertilizers. Mr. Nutt made a report of what tho Cape Fear Association was doing in relation to the fair grounds. On motion, adjourned. From the Raleigh Sentinel. Fen and Juk Skeiclits of the Universi ty of North Caroiiuai as it Has Been. DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE CP THE STATE, AND TO THE ALT7Jt!NI OP THE I'NIVEPITY. NO. 8. ! QUERE AS TO NUMBERS. ' The number of student?, under Dr. Caid ! well, never exceeded 1(15. At tho time of i his death, in 1835, it was not much over 100. I do not knoty that numbers should al ways be taken as au evidence of what a college is doing, or be considered as the best index of its usefulness. There is some vulgarity in the idea. Is not the water of the secluded mounting spring, gushing from under the rock far up its sides, over hung, with laurel and pine, small though it be, is it not purer, clearer, sweeter than that of the great well walled in, and tram pled and muddied by a variety of cattle? I commend this thought to those who con tend for wider doors and thronging crowds in our literary Institutions. Let a College be so amply endowed that the salaries of its officers shall be not only entirely independent of the tuition fees, but shall be so liberal as to command the highest class of teachers, and let the facili ties and apparatus of instruction in all de- ! partments be absolutely unrivalled. Let! the teaching of 125 young men be of the best grade, the temptations to vice and folly few and far between, and let the per sonal influence of the Faculty be exerted so as to touch every individual student. Then will not these 125 be better trained, better educated, better fitted for their work iu life every way, than the -100, 500, GOO of the great Universities who point to their annual catalogues as proof of their superiority to the "one horse" Colleges? Who would not rather have a son educa ted at Rugby than at Eton? I believe that the University at Chapel Hill did more to wards the fostering of literary taste and the love of letters and in the diffusion of elevating aims and liberal ideas iu the first tairty years of its life when it counted ita alumni by tens, than in the last thirty j years when it counted them by hundreds. These, I know, are not popular ideas nor are the , indeed, at present, practica ble, xnd I hope that no aJ .-ocate of the opposite side will represent mo as holding that two students f rom abroad and six little village boys besides, are University enough.' If the University of North Carolina were properly and ably officered now, and it rested with me, I would pour in five hun dred young men to those empty echoing corridors and halls. Practice and theory cannot always coincide. Poor as we are, and with euch slender college endowments, we cannot afford the better way. We must have crows in, order to have money. THE SECOND PRESIDENT. The choice of a successor to Dr. Cald well was a matter of deepest importance, and a question that was discussed with no little anxiety and apprehension. The President of a University is like the Cap tain of a ship. All depends on him. The Trustees of thirty years ago were fully aware of this fact, and they deliberated like men who felt their responsibility. Many candidates were proposed. There were one or two among the Professors whose claims to succeed Dr. Caldwell seemed superior to any others that could be urged. It was probably because they could not decide among conflicting claims and urgent friend's so near at home, that the Trustees turned in an entirely different direction. Their choice fell, singularly as it seemed to those who looked on, for tunately as it proved in the issue, upon a man who was not regularly college-bred, nor had ever made any pretensions to the character of a snholar, a self-made man who had passed his life so far, among men of the world, who had won his own way from the backwoods of Buncombe, through the various degrees of a lawyer's career, to the Governor's chair in Raleigh, and who had perhaps never once turned his am bitious eye upou any office in the Univer sity as likely to bo within his reach, or even desirable. GOV. SWAIN. When Gov. Swain come to Chapel Hill to take his seat as head of the University, there was no little curiosity felt to see him, and some disappointment when he arrived. In appearance he was the very reverse of Dr. Caldwell. Though pleas int and ac cessible, there was wanting the old school touch of quiet aud dignified courtesy and grace, the old prestige of scholarly asso ciation and name which people had so long revered and deferred to. There were not wanting those who said Gov. Swain was a mere politician and one sarcasm especially was levelled at him to the effect that North Carolina had always done a great deal for David L. Swain and now she had sent him to the University to get an education. Gov. Swain however was one to hold his own wherever he went. He soon made himself felt as a remarkable man, second to none in sagacity, prudence and adminis trative ability. As to his scholarship, those who doubted it were soon silenced, and obliged to confess that at any rate he knew how to use what he had. I have heard Dr. Phillips tell with great qusto the effect produced when on one occosion there being a considerable company assembled at Dr. Mitchells, in the course of the con versation, Gov. Swain picked up a small edition of the Illiard lying near, and turn ing to a certain page, translated flaently and elegantly a dozen or two lines having a vory happy application to the maiter under discussion. No man Knew better tnatuov. Swain the effect such an incident would be likely to produce. He told me once that on bis first coming to Chapel Hill he received many a hit from the college boys, many a fling from the walls of his recitation room or Person Hall. That he made it a rule never to notice these things any further than to take any hint they might ; afford him." That Jie always revised himself and ' reformed,",if needful, in whatever direction the jibe or the caricatnre pointed. Faa est ab hoste A doceri, he added with a merry twinkle of the eye. To this wiae aud masterly for bearance Governor Swain owed much of his access in life. He who can couirol himself may be trusted to control others, ms r.--Licy. That Governor Swain did not believe in the above theory, concerning small and select colleges, may be inferred at once from the enlargement that in a few years took place in every department at the Uni versity under his control. His first step was to put himself en rapport with the Board of Trustees so a.s to feel quite sure of their support ia all cases, lie next secured the entire control lor hiui.seif and his colleagues of the domestic manage ment aud discipline of the Institution. Such was tbe confidence felt in him, in his purity of intention, his integrity, his abil ity and his profound good sense, that the Board of Trustees, by degrees, committed everything to his administration. He de manded, among other things, that no man should be appointed to any elwur in the faculty except with his full concurrence (and that of his colleagues). The venera ble Duncan Cameron rose and seconded him, saying that the Captain of a vessel ought to be allowed to pick his own crew. In 1838 the Faculty numbered nine. The students were 104. Below this they never fell again, but advanced steadily till the Faculty numbered sixteen, and the stu douts were 450. From tho Raleigh Standard. ihu Revenue Law. Opinions of the .Public Treasurer oa the Revenue Law, David A. Jenkins, Esq., Public Treas urer, has delivered the following opinions on the new revenue law : Kt.te of North Caiiouxa, j 'lEEASUBY UErAHTMEST, J- Kaleigh, May 17th, 18G9. ) Hon. I. G. Lash, Salem, N. C. Dab Bui : Yours of 13th instant ia received. ly the Aatioual Bauking law aa amended or rather es.ylaiiied, by act tJ' Congreea Approved February iOth, 18C8, shares of stock in National Bduk may be taxed aa other monied capital, and tho shares of non-rebidentsniay ba likewise taxed, wherethe Bank is located. Oar law provides that shares of stock in com panies which themselves pay the tax need not bo listed. Tho act of February 10th, 1833, provides that such btate may determine and direct the manner and placo ot taxing all the shares of National Banks. Our State has not made any such special di rection, and we must therefore determine what tho State tax on National Banks is under the gen eral crovioions of tho Revenue act. By Para graph (J, iSection 12, page 21, you will see that the share holders must het the value of their shares unieos the Bank pays tax on its property. If your Bank lists ail its property tbe share bolder will be exempt. In my opinion it wiil be best for your Bank to list in the aggregate at their value, all the shares of the Bnk, owned by residents or noa-residents. If the Bank does not list the shares, then clearly it ia tho duty of euch stockholder to list bis own. Vi.-ry respectfully, 1). A. Jenkins, Tublic Treasurer. fclATE OF NOKTH CAROLINA, 1 Tbeascky Depabtment, r Baleigh, May 19. 1809. J David Muurnx, Esq., Fayetteville, N. C. Dear Sib : Yours of 15th instant received. The Constitution requires that all real and personal property in the Wtate shall be taxed, except that the General Assembly exempt not over f 300 worth of certain articles named. The General Assem bly actually exempted $200 worth of those arti cles. Now, how can this plain provision be avoided ? I cannot see. I will be obliged to any one to show me. You point to two sections as in your opicion, authorizing ex emptions of "family supplies." First, you quote sec; on 12, paragraph 5, that only mo'ans that when a man has rented out a house or land the rent accruing for the current year, shall not be counted as part ol the-owner's "credits" That paragraph does not epeak of tangible property at all, but oniy of credits, i. o. bonde, notes, &c. You will have to make black mean ichile, and vice versa, before you can make " rent accruing for the current year " mean corn, bacon, &c, owned by a man who has never tented his farm at all. 211y. You think "family supplies "are exempt ed under paragraph 8 of section 12. That is just as distorted a construction aa the other. Para graph 8 speaks of annual income in money not of property at all. That paragraph lhereiy eays that when a farmer pays tax on his farm, &c, he need not pay tax on his income from his farm, &c, &c, so also a merchant, who pays license tax on his business, r.5ed not pay income tax on the receipts of his trade so a biiliard table keep er who pays licenoC for keeping a table need not pay an income tax cn tho receipts from his table, Ac, &o. It is impossible to hold that an exemption from income tax likewise exempts from property tax without absurdity. Your .ideas about anybody's beiDg ruined by this tax are entirely erroneous. It will not be heavy enough to hurt anybody. It ,is the law, and I have no power to authorize a plain breach of the law. Very respectfully, D. A. Jenkins, Publio Treasurer. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, .tO.LINA, ) CENT, 1869. ) Tbeasoby Department lialeinh. May 15th. W. II. Joyner, Eeo., Boon Hill, JV. .: DeabSib: Yours of the 10th instant haB been received. Paragraph 7, section 12, of the act referred to includes all such articles as are not specially men Honed elsewhere. Carts, wagons, &c, need on a farm may be list ed under paragraph 3 as " farming utensils." Pleasure vehicles, merchandize, lire arms, &c, &c, in fact, every piece of personal property not listed elsewhere nor exempted, must be included under paragraph 7. I have examined the tax list made out by the Auditor, and think there will be no serious diffi culty in practice in carrying out tho law. Very respectfully, D. A. Jenkins, Public Treasurer. RITUALISM. Bishop Atkinson's Address We copy from the Raleigh Standard the the following report of that portion of Bishop "Atkiksos's Address referring to the question of Ritualism : Tho Pastoral Letter of the House of Bishops of the late General Convention expressed a judgment on the snbject of certain Ritualistic practices, from which judgment there wa3 no dissent avowed among themselves. Fully concurring in the views then set forth and the matter assuming almost every day increasing mag nitude and importance, I feel it to be my duty to present to you the conclusions to which I have been led by repeated obser vations of Ritualistic services and a good deal of anxious reflections thereupon. Ritualism, like most other general titms is vague, and may be taken in diiferent senses. There are those no doubt who would consider reverence for the house of God and solemnity and dignity in its wor ship as savoring of Ritualism. . ; To me and to you, however, these things seem to flow necessarily from deep and en lightened religious feeling and to conduce very much, at the same f time, towards giving greater strength and intensity to such a . feeling.; So far from, censoring them, T' can gladly encourage, y Zeal for God's house such as oar. Saviour ; ex hibited, zeal, such as would lead us wil lingly to labor and to give in order that id NO. 16 tnat house might be beautiful, if we could not mako it grand and majestic. It is, I believe, a sin against God as well as a shame to us m Christians, when the hoase which we have dedicated to Uini is per mitted to fall into neglect and decay. It is likewise a mark of pious feeliug that we should decorate that house with sticli or naments as are appropriate to it and sanc tioned by rightful authority. It is right that the services there performed should, as far as possible, bo frequent and always orderly and reverential. It is right that the music heard there, though grave aud solemn, should be in the highest measure that wo can attain, harmonious aud im pressive, may if possible risn even to majesty and grandeur. None of these things seem calculated to hinder the work of God in the soul of man, but rather to aid it. ' But these aro tho thiugs which are gen erally meant when ritualism is spoken of. That work is usually understood to indicate tho introduction of usages symbolizing doc trines which the Church, since tho reforma tion, has held to be erroneous and strange, or usages which at the best have been re jected by her and thereby become obsolete. In the former are to bo reckoned such usa ges as prostrations or genuflexions before the consecrated elements in the Lord's Supper, the receiving of those elements from the Priest iu the mouth rather than in the hand, auricular confession which, if not a part of Ritualism, is at least asso ciated with it Sacraments celebrated in behalf of the dead as well as tho living, and acts and services of the like nature. In the second class are the use of incense and caudles on the altar for purposes other thau that of light, and gorgeous vestments set aside by the Church of England for three centuries and never known among us until recently. The introduction of usages of this sort by an individual minister or particular con gregation indicates disrespect, if not dis loyalty to the Church, and, if persisted in, will necessitate coercive legislation in itself an evil, but less intolerable than the evil which it seeks to check : for practices of the sort to which I have referred, ac companied even by disrespect for the au thority of the Churoh deepen that disres pect, prepare men for apostasy from it, breed discord within its own pale, engen der suspicion and aversion to it in those beyond its pale, tend ultimately to skepti cism and irreligion, and so these in many ways hinder the progress of that Gospel which it is the mission of tho Church to convey everywhere and to all men. We may bo very thankful that these evils have prevailed very little, if at all, amongst us. It is one of the compensations which God gives us for our impoverished country and suffering people, that wo aro thereby the less tempted to erz-ors and extrava gances of this kind. They are found chief ly iu great cities where wealth and idleness produce a pruriency of feeling and taste, demanding to bo gratified with novelties and craving for highly spiced seasonings, not only in men's feasts, but also in their amusements and even in their religion. As with the Israelites in tho wilderness, it loathes the manna which came down from Heaven and cries out for the flesh pots of Egypt. Religion, such as is taught in tho gospel held by the Primitive Church, main tained in the Church of England and our own a religion which does not neglect tho beautiful, but aims mainly at tho true which provides for the Gratification of the eye and the ear, but addresses itself espe cially to the soul. Such a religion appears to persons possessed by the feelings I have been describing, flat and insipid. They crave something more sensuous, more ornate, more exciting, and they find it in Ritualism, such as L have myself seen in England, and understand that it may bo seen in certain places in this courtry. I trust it may never be known to churchmen in this Diocese, except by report, and not long by report. It cannot be questioned that tho weighty interests entrusted to us tho clergymen and laity of the Diocese, have already suffered injury by 'Ritualistic excesses elsewhere. Wo must beware of increasing the evil by making innovations which may disturb and unsettle the minds of our people. No individual clergyman has a right, for his own gratification, or that of part of his congregation, to change the established worship of the Church, without tho con sent of his Diocesan, and against the wises of another part of the congregation. Wo have a great work to do in this ex tensive and growing commonwealth. Wo have, as far as in us lies, to bring to the obedience of Faith, and to keep in that obedience, two races of men, some of whom are ignorant of tho Faith, and some pre judiced against it. We are engaged in building the walls of our spiritual Zion in troublous times. Shall wo leave our great work and come down to employ ourselves in will-worship aud shows and spectacles, which so far have not profited them that have been exercised therein? The Church in this country ha3 a migh ty work to do; with great resources, great encouragements, and immense difficulties. It has to do its part iu shaping tor good the destinies of the mot powerful Na tion existing, or which ever has existed on Earth, to promote the temporal and spiritual welfare of a population, tho most active, tho most intelligent, and the most regardless of authority known among men. It has to encounter re ligious indifference and every form of religious error; Infidelity which is instructed, thoughtful, proud, boastful and aggressive ; an Immorality which is in creasing in every class and grade of society, staining some of the highest officials in the land with bribery and peculations and de scending to the pettiest shopkeeper who sells adulterated wares by false weight and measures ; au Immortality which causes bloodshed and murders to multiply dy by day and generally to go unpunished ; an Immortality which is dissolving the most sacred ties of family life and of society, un der a vitiated publio sentiment which is already finding expression in Anti-Christian laws on the subject of Marriage aud Divorce. When these cruel cancers are eating into the very vitala of society are they to be cured ty directions as to the color and shape of the vestments which Priests are to wear, or as to the height of an altar, or tho number of candles to be placed on it, or the precise moment at which they aro to be lighted ? Surely it is not euch aid, or such defenders, that the time needs. It needs the Grace and Truth brought into the world by Jesns Christ our Lord ; Grace for which He has provided means and channels in His Church ; Truth held in tho first Ages, reaffirmed at the Reformation, incorporated into our Creeds, and Liturgy and established Ritual, and which has already done so much to bless mankind in all ages, and which has .been so espe cially fruitful in good, in England, in this country, and wherever the Bible and the Prayer Book have gone together' Jl "Four raftsmen ' were carried over the falls of St. Francis riTer, nearDrummond ville, Ontario, Monday, and drowned. 1 square, of 10 lines or leia, for each and every insertion, i I. Special Notices wiii be charged $200 per square f "reach and every insertion. All Obituaries and private publications of every charaetor, are charged as advcrtiaenientB. No advertisement, reflecting upon private character, can, nnd r any cikcvjustancis, le admitted. From the Old North State. Hail Koad Mectin? iu Salisbury. A large meeting of the citizens of Salis bury was held in tho Town Hall pursuant to previous notice, on Saturday, May 15th, 1SG1). Maj. W. M. Robbins was called to tho chair, and Dr. C. A. Henderson, appointed Secretary. Tho Chairman explained tho object of the meeting to be, the taking of proper steps to aid in building the Western Rail road. On motion of Mayor Long, a committee of live was appointed bv the Chairman, consisting- of Mayi.-r Long, Dr. J. W. Hall, Messrs. I. P. Meroney, Thomas E. Brown, and Robert Smith, to report resolutions for tho consideration of the meeting. Tho committee reported tho following : WnF.EEAs, vro have learned that tho Stockhold er of the Western Railroad, at thoir moc-tioe in ayettovillo, on tUo 5th hut., located aaid road SLufwl0-v n "al!;-bry iu point of intersection with the N. C. Railroad. Therefore, Iiesoloed, That wo heroLy express our high gratification at this location of said road, feeling assured that no other oould have been so ben ficial to tho greatest number of tho people of tho State, and to tho State itaolf, which has invested so largely in this entorprizo. Resolved, That this location was ovidently con sidered the proper one by tho General Assembly, as is proved by tho fact that the Assembly modi nod tho Charter in such a manner as to author ize and encourage tho location to this point ; o that, ia chooaiug this route, the parties con cerned have only carried out the views of tho law making power. Jit-soived, That we earnestly call upon tho Com missioners of Rowan county to submit to a vote of tho citizens the question of making a liberal county subscription to said road. Resolved, That such a subscription would be sound linancial policy to the county, because tha enhanced value of property would Boon repay tho outlay, independently of any profits from the in vestment, derived directiyiby way of dividends on the stock. Resolved, That we call upon men of property in town and county to aid this road liberally, in the sincere bolief that it will be one of the best paying roads in the State. Resolved, That aubscriptiona of landa will not only aid the road, bnt may be made the means of patting said lands in market to actual settlers, thus inviting immigration and tending to build ud immensely this section of the State. Resolved, That liberal subscriptions here will cause the construction of said road to be began at both ends at the same time, thus ensurincr ita early completion to this point, besides giving ua au immediate increase of business and prosperity. Resolved, Tha" now is tho time for overv man of public spirit to put his shoulder to the wheel and push forward this and our other favorite rail road projecta with an energy and unity of effort wormy or tno occasion. These resolutions were unanimously adopted. Mayor Long then offered tho following. which was also adopted : Resolved, That tho tlianks of this meetinc are hereby tendered to Senator Davis and Mr. Oeorge Graham, of Montgomery, and to others Direc tors of said road f r their determined elforta to have the same located where the Legislature in tended, and where it will best repay tho State for her outlay. On motion of Kerr Craigo, Esq., a com mittee of thrco was appointed by the Chair man, consisting of Messrs. Kerr Craige, F. E. Shober, and Mayor Long, to confer with the Board of County Commissioners in regard to tho matter of a county sub scription, and to present them the said Board, with a copy of the Resolutions adopted on that subject by this meeting. It wa3 also moved and curriod, that the Chairman and Maj. Robbins, be added to his Committee. Brief, but practical and forcible remarks were made by Dr. Hall, Col. Shober, Ma yor Long, Mr. Craige and other gentle men. The meeting ordered a copy of its pro ceedings to bo sent to tho papers of Salis bury and Fayettevillo, with a request for publication ; and asking nlso tho papors of Raleigh aad Wilmington and all others riendly to our object to copy tho same. The meeting then adjourned with the unanimous determination to sparo no ef fort to push forward tho Railroad enter prises in which we aro specially interested, and to mako Salisbury what her position entitles her to become, the Atlanta of Wes tern North Carolina. Wit. M. RonniN3, Chairman. C. A. Henderson, Secretary. The Hanging of the Ditcher Mur- derek3. No doubt is entertained of tho hanging of tho threo Ditcher murderers at Halifax on Friday next. Gus Baker, Jim Thomas and George Baylino will thus be made to pay the penalty of a murder, com mitted in this place some twelve months since, which in its atrocious character and cold-blooded nature shockod tho com munity. ' Thoy have but little if any sym pathy from their own color, tho darkies hero at tho time of tho murder being to a great extent instrumental in the bringing tho guilty men to tho bar of justice. Wo learn that they are now engaged in making preparations for death. Baker remains tho most obstinate of tho three, still entertain ing, wo presume, some hope of an escape from death in some way. He, however, has expressed to the Sheriff wishes regard ing the disposal of his body after being hung. The prisoners will be hung in an en closed wall, at the jail at Halifax, on Fri day next, between tho hours of twelve and one. Only a limited number of persons will be allowed to be witnesses to tho hang ing, though wo naturally expect the occa sion to draw together a considerable num ber of the negro population. Weldon Nexcs. Fins in RoxBORouoii. The large To bacco Factory of that clever and enterpriz ing gentleman, George W. Norwood, Esq., of Roxborough, was consumed by fire Wednesday morning of last week, a little before day 800 boxes manufactured to bacco and about 50,000 lt3. leaf tobacco perished with tho building. Mr. Nor wood's loss is estimated at $30,000 no in surance. The kitchen and smoke house of Mr. E. W. Raraey, and the corn crib and stables of Judge Reade, taking fire from the Factory, were also consumed. The fire was the work of an incendiary, and the scoundrel i3 strongly suspicioned. Milton Chronicle. The new Town Hall of Gloucester, Mass., costing 100,000, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. DIED. In this city, at 4 o'clock on the morniog of tha 21st instant, JAMES WALTER, aged 8 months and f days, infant son of James L. and Mollie J. Jones. Father and relatives cease to grieve, For your darling Jimmie'a form ; He is safe, oh. sate in Heaven, Free from every threatening storm, lie ia with the host of angels ' Who compose the land above ; He is now exempt from danger Ia a land where all is love." . Cease to grieve. In this city, on the 22d iost.. ANNIE OHKBBY infant child of Watson an i Elizabeth Hall, agsd 1 year and 9 months. - As the sweet flower that scents the morp, But withers ia the rising day ; Thus lovely was this infant's dawu, Thus swiftly fled ita life &vray.
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