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mx (3 WILMINGTON, N. O. FBIDAY. MAECH 5. 18t5. (iOTERNOB VANCE BECIiABES FOIC CONVENTION. The following telegraphic corres pondence, to which we have only time to make brief reference this morniDg, explains itself. As we taid yesterday, the time for action has come. The Legislature onght no longer to delay: Wilmington, N. C, 3d March, 187o' f Jo Go Z. B. Vance, Charlotte, N. C. We understand that you have de clared in favor of Convention. Is it true, and are we at liberty to publish the fact by authority. EXOELHABD & SaO'DEBS. Charlotte, N. C. , ( 3rd March, 1875. S To Messrs. Engelhard A Saunders, Wilmington, iV. C I em in favor of Convention in view of recent action of Congress. Z. B. Vance. There is no man in North Carolina who has a stronger hold upon the affections of her people than Zebct-cx B. Vance, nor one whose accession to any cause could prove more valuable. It is with great pleasure therefore that we publish the fact that he favors the call of a Convention. Nor are we surprised at the position Mr. ance takes in regard to thkmatter. The "re cent action of Congress" baa indeed been such as to demonstrate beyond a doubt the necessity of a Convention. The question is no longer, it" ever it was, one of mere expediency. It is now one of right and duty. And when duty calls Vance never fails to re spond THE CIVIL -KlCiliTS HII.E. This iniquitous measure designed by a Radical Congress to enforce negro equality upon the Southern people, has at last pu3ied both Houses of Con gress and been signed by the Presi dent. It is therefore the law of the land in form at least. Whether its provisions will ever be enforced will depend upon what construction the Courts may place upon the words "appropriate legislation" in the recent amendments to tae Federal Constitu tion. If the Courts shall hold that a bill to force negroes and whites to eat together at the same table is "appro priate legislation" to enfereo the equality of all mou before thy law, then why then the trouble will have just begun. Many persons seem to regard this bill as directed at and personally af fecting only hotel-keepers and rail road and steamboat owners, but such is not the case. It has a far wider scope than this, as it seeks to punish not only hotel-keepers and railroad and steamboat owners who refuse accommodations to negrt e3 against its provisions, but it seeks also and equally to punish all who shall "aid or incite such denial." This is simp ly an attempt, a bald barefaced at tempt at wholesale intimidation, an infamous attempt to shut the mouths of men throughout the South, an at tempt not only to force negro equality upon U9, but to mak-3 us submit to it in silence. With such a law and with such a Judge as Bono to execute it, the peo ple of the South may look for trouble, but not so great that patience and courage cannot overcome it. But patience and courage will be needed. If like cowards, we yield in silent submission to the oppressive meas ures of the scoundrels who seek to force us into loathsome equality with the negro, we shall be indeed worthy of our fate, no matter how degrading it may be. The following in the text of the bill as it passed Congress: Whereas, It is essential to just government that we recognize the equality of all men before the law.and hold it is the duty of the Government in its dealings with the people to mete oat equal and exact justice to all of whatever nativity, race, color or per suasion, religious or political; and it being the proper object of legislation to enact fundamental principles into law; therefore Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress As scrrblcd. Section 1. That alj persons wituin the jurisdicti m of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommoda tion, advantages, facilities and privi leges of inns, public conveyances (on laud or water), theatres and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions aud limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race or color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude. Sec. 2. That any person who shall violate the foregoing section, by de nying to any citizen, except for reas ons by law applicable to citizens of evt ry race and color, and regartliesa of any previous condition of servitude, the full enjoyment of cny accommoda tions, advantages, facilities and priv ileges in said section enumerated; or by aiding or inciting such denial, shall, for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of live hundred dol lars to the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by an action of debt with full costs, and shall also, for every such offecce, ba deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon convic tion thereof, shall be lined not less than 500 nor more than SI, 000, or shall be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than one year, provided that all persons may elect to siuo for the penalty aforesaid or to proceed under their rights at common iaw and by State statutes, and having o elected to procaed in the one mode vr the other their right to proceed in rhe other jurisdiction shall be barred, but this proviso shall not apply to criminal proceedings, either under tliis act or the criminal law of any State; and provided further, that a judgment for the penalty, in favor of the party aggrieved, or a judgment upon an indictment, shall be a bar to cither prosecution respectively. Sec. 3. That the District and Cir cuit Courts of the United States shall uave, exclusively of the Court of the several States, cognizance of all crimes and offences. against and violations of the provisions of this act, and actions for the penalty given by the preced ug section may be prosecuted in the Territorial, District or Circuit Courts of the United States wherever the de fendant may be round without regard to the other party, and the District Attorneys, Marshals and Deputy .Marshals of the United States and 'Jommissioners appointed by the Cir cuit and Territorial Courts of the United States with powers of arrest ing and imprisoning or . bailing offenders against the laws of the United States are hereby spe cially authorized and required to in stitute proceedings against every per son who shall violate the provisions of this act, and cause him to be arrested and imprisoned or bailed, as the case may be, for trial before such Conrt of the United States or Territorial Court as by law has cognizance of the of ense, except in respect of the right of action accruieg to the person aggriev ed, and such District Attorneys shall cause such proceedings to be prosecu ted to their termination, as In other cases: provided that nothing contained in the section shall be construed to deny or defeat any right of civil action accruing to any person, -whether by this act or otherwise; and any District Attorney who shall willfnlly fail to in stitute and prosecute the proceedings herein required, shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of $500 to the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by an action of debt, with full costs, and shall, on convic tion thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not less than 81,000, nor more thon $5,000; and provided further, that a judgment for the penalty, in favor of the party aggrieved, against any such District Attorney, or a judgment upon an indictment against any such District Attorney, shall be a bar to either prosecution respectively. Sec. 4. That no citizen possessing all other qualifications which are, or may bo prescribed by law, shall be disqualified for service as grand or petit juror in any Court of the United States, or of any State, on account of raco, color or previous condition of servitude; and any officer or other per son charged with any duty in the se lection or summoning of .jurors, who HUH.1A exuiuuo ur iuu iu euuiuuu citizen for the cause aforesaid, shall, on conviction thereof.be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not more than $5,G00. Sec. 5. That all cases arising under the provisions of this act, in the Courts of the United States, shall be review able by the Suprame Court of the United States without rerard to the sum in controversy, und er the same provisions and regulations as are now provided by law for the review of other causes in said Court. THE I'OHCE IIII.E- ttRAST'S DE FEAT. The dawn of a brighter day is at hand. The Grant programme tor a third term is a failure. That pro gramme was by force, fraud and pa tronage to secure the entire Southern delegation to the Convention next year. With this solid Southern vote in his favor, Grant needed only to get forty-six votes from the North to se cure the nomination for the third term and to furnish these.itis said, Conkl ing, of New York, and Butler and Boutwell, of Massachusetts, had taken the con tract. In this way Grant was to be for cad upon the Radicals of the North by the Carpet-baggers of the South. But independent of this, there is a growing feeling favoraKe to Grant, growing out of the disorganized de moralized condition of the Radical party. For months it has been more and more apparent every day that in any free and fair election the defeat of the Radical party in the next Presi dential campaign, was a certainty, and it being equally certain that Grant would use the power and patronage of the Government to prevent a free and fair election for the benefit of no one else to the same extent that he would for his own benefit that portion of the Radical party that prefers partizan success before all things else, have been slowly but surely coming to the conclusion that they were reduced to the necessity of choosing between Grant and a Democrat for the next Presidency; and, unfortunately, there are many, very many members of that party with whom the Democrat would be second choice if they had to choose between him and the devil. The programme then for Grant's nomination for the third term prom ises success, and this accomplished it was thought that like causes would produce like results and secure his election in other words that control ling by force, fraud and patronage the entire Southern electoral votes he would need only fifty-six Northern votes which he might easily . get by purchase in one shape or another. To this end the Force Bill was introduced iato Congress to provide the machin ery for the manipulation of the South ern States. But "the best laid schemes of men and mice oft gang aglee," and Grant's scheme has proven no exception to this rule. In the first place that bill has not passed in any shape, and it is doubtful whether it ever will pass; in the next place it has been already so shorn of its power for evil that in its present shape it will by no means answer the purpose for which it was intended, and for the reason that it was so amended before passing the House of Representatives that it gives the Pre.' ident the power to suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus only in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Louis iana and Mississippi, leaving the other Southern States free to vote as they may wish. And this being so and Virginia, West Virginia, North Caro lina, Georgia, and Tennessee being sure to vote against Grant, he will be obliged, if he would ba eleetedtto make their loss good by getting an addition al number of Northern" electoral votes equal to that cast by the above named Southern States. This it is manifest to every one, can not be done. It is apparent therefore, we think, that the defeat of the Force bill in it: original shape, was the death blow to the National Radical Party.for without the entire Southern electoral vote beiDg cast for him Grant cannot be elected. Everything, however, depends upon the people of the States of the South; if they stand up and do their duty the country will be saved from the ruin that is now impending over it; if not, the blame will be their own. If Grant can not suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus in North Carolina it will be pure cowardice on the part of her sons if the electoral vote of the Stat j shall be cast for him. The day for fear has passed. Hope and courage should now animate the breast of every mam It may seem strange tosome.bnt itis nevertheless true, that the preservation of the Federal Government, or rather its restoration to its constitutional functions, depends upon the wisdom and the courage of the men who for four years fought the hardest fight ever known against the Federal Flag. But so it is, were it not for those very men in the South whom their northern brethren have so delighted to stigma tize as "rebels" and traitors", in less than twelve months there would not linger in America a vestige of consti tutional liberty. Let us take courage then and re solve, every man of us, to do oxx irhole dnty, -.. THE UNIVERSITY. We sincerely trust the Legislature will maturely consider the billow pending " before its in 'regard to the University. The purpose of the bill is simply to provide for the restoration oi the fund arising from the sale of the laud scrip donated to the State of North Carolina by the -Federal ttoverpment for the purpose of establishing schools for the promotion of learning necessary for those engaged, in agriculture and the mechanic arts. The State bound her self in the most solemn manner, to keep the principal of that fund intact by making , good any loss that might occur, and to appropriate the inter est arising therefrom to educational purposes, or to return the whole to the Federal Government. The only ques tion then for the Legislature to consid er is whether tae fund shall be male good to the University or whether it shall be returned tothe Federal Gov ernment. Suppose it be returned to the Fed eral government, what then? The people must be taxed to raise the en tire principal of the fund amounting to 8135,000; the revival of th Univer sity will be deferred until some indef inite day in the far off f utnre and the youth of the State who desire to ac quire such useful learning as may fit them to eDg tge intelligently and therefore profitably in agriculture or in the mechanic arts will be deprived of the opportunity. Are geBtlemeu of the Legislature prepared to assume so grave a responsibility ? Will they undertake to say that there is no need for a University in North Carolina, that the facilities for acquiring au ed ucation iu North Carolina are already equal to the wants of the people or that education ouyht to be confined to those who are able to defray the coet from their own private means ? Does the State owe nothing to her poorer children in this matter ? u. pjse the bill now pending be comes a law, what then ? The State will give to the University its certifi cate of indebtedness for one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, bearing six per cent, interest. With the amount thusaccruingfromtheinte rest.the Trustees will be able to estab lish the department devoted to agri culture and the mechanic arts as early as July next, and this will lead to the speedy establishment of all the other department that a first class Univer sity of the present day onght to con sist of. If we are correctly informed, it is the purpose of the present Board of Trustees not to re-establish a mere college at Chapel Hill, but to found an University that shall be one indeed as well as one in name, one worthy of the age and of the State in which we live. To this gi and consummation the bill now before the Legislature open? the way. Nor will the time be unredeemed be fore that happy day, but instruction in the various branches of learning necessary and useful to those engaged in agriculture aud the mechanic arts will at once begin, and this will be the starting point. And this is as it should be. If the State has but little to give to the cause of education we are con tent, qnite content, that her mite should be given to advance the cause of agriculture and the mechanic arts. The intelligence of those engaged in these pursuits in any country deter mines its prosperity. We are content, therefore, that the department of the University first to be revived shall have for its chief object the increase of that intelligence in North Carolina. CONVENTION ONCE 71 OK E. Is it not about time for the Legisla ture to take some action in regard to the Convention ? What need is there for further delay ? Surely it cannot be that it is further discussion that is desired ? If gentlemen are ever to know their own minds it would seem that they ought to be able to do so, upon this subject after a seven "nonth's discussion of it. Not know ing one's mind is a privelegs of ladies, not of legislators. What need then, is there, for further delay ? The Civil Rights bill has passed Confines and has been signed by the President. The Force bill .has been made impo tent and harmless as to' North Car olina. Grant cannot now suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus in North Car olina, let the Convention do what it may. And to his honor be it said we believe there is no reason to think His Excellency Governor Brogden will in any contingency call upon the Presi dent for Federal troops to intimidate our people. Why then should there be any further delay ? In less than forty-eight hours the present Radical Congress will be dead and deep buried beneath the huge pile of its own infa my, beyond the power of resurrection to reach it. To morrow at high twelve the present Congress dies dies amid the jeers and scoffs and execra tions of all good men. North, South, East and West. What then, are we afraid of ? Are we children, to be scared by ghosts, by shadows, by spectres? The road is now clear: let us press forward and do the duty that lies before us. There has been delav enough, there has been temporizing enough. Let us now act. Is the Democratic party in favor of redeeming the pledges it hs made to tne people for the last seven years that at the first opportunity relief should be given from the burdens of the Canby Constitution ? If so let it appear upon the record. Come to the book gentlemen. NENATOK nKKKIltlOlt. The Richmond Dispatch Bays that "Mr. Mkrkimon, of North Carolina, distinguished himself as an able de bater and a sound lawyer" during the discussion on Morton's bill regulating the manner of counting the electoral votes for President and Vice Presi dent. Senator Mebrtmox is doing credit not only to himself but to his State. In the New York Marine Court, re cently, Judge Joachimsen, in the case of Polweter vs. the Central Sleeping Car Company, decided that the com pany is bound to have care that a pas- seuger is protectee: in nis person and in the nrotjertv about - his neinoi? dnr ing his sleep. , The company sells a pauBeiiger pometuiDg more ican tne AS . a, . . urns u. j mattress, etc., wej sell tne protection of a conductor and por ters, and bv this latter act indiaf their responsibility to keep away depredators upon the person and prop erty of the passengers. MOW THE CI VIE KIUIITM It J EE PASSED THE SENATE By way of explanation of the m ap- ner in wnicn tne ineuas oi me ivu Rights bill were enabled to pass it through the Senate, we publish the following account of the proceedings had in that body on Thursday last: IMr. Edmunds I have this proposi tion to make to gentlemen of the other side : that we will adjourn whenever it now suits their convenience, after the matters upon the table are cleared off, and that general debate shall ter minate on this bill on baturday next at 2 o'clock in the afternoon; any amendments proposed are to be dis posed of on a five minutes' debate on each side; then thirty minutes to be allowed to the Senator in charge to clo-e the debate, fand then the bill to be finally disposed of without further debate; no other measure to be inter posed outside of the morning hour while this bill is under consideration I ask unanimous consent that there may be an understanding of this char acter. Mr. Logan I ask the Senator if in his proposition he means that the five minutes' debate on amendments shall continue after 2 o'clock on Satur day ? Mr. Edmunds If amendments shall be offered. Mr. Logan Why not allow amend ments to be offered during the time between now and then ? Mr. Edmunds Any amendment may be offered, but it might happen that there would be no opportunity before. Mr. Logan By a five-minutes' de bate on amendments we might be kept her1 a week. Mr. Edmunds I do ne t think there is any danger of that. Mr. Logan I do not like that at all. The agreement was made, but on Friday some Republicans desired to violate it. Now, learn how well the agreement operated. Iu the Senate on Friday - Mr. Morton I should like to know about that agreement I understood it meant this: that a vote should be taken as eaily as 2 o'clock to-iuorroK, provided the debate lasted that long; but if nobody wants to speak, are y not enti led to have a vote at once and have the matter out of the way ? 1 suppose that is the spirit of the agree ment. Mr. MerrimoH The understanding was that the vote would not be taken earlier tban 2 o'clock to-morrow. Mr. Morton Ji persons want to speak th-1 long. Mr. Merrimon And farther, that this side of the Hcasi w re to hv-to-day to debate the bill at their pleasure, all day and all night if tbey pleased, and that at all events the vottr would not be taken until 2 o'clock to morrow. Mr. Alcorn If there is no person to debate it now, I move that the vote be taken. Mr. Edmunds, (Republican) That, I think, would certainly be iu violation of the understanding. I suppose wt all appreciate how it is. TLe gentle men on the other side have a stock ot very good speeches; tbey are applies ble to this subject, and tliey may be applicable to other subjects which may come before us. They have it in their power, of course, to expend them upon this bill if no time- was fixed, and could have talked it into next week if they liked, and felt to be their duty to do so. Not knowing how ioDg thry wish to speak but tbey of court acting for tbemselvs we agreed tba no vote should be taken until to-morrow at 2 o'clock. Now, if they do not wish to occupy the time and are unwi.ling to modify the understanding -so at to vote now, I certainly feel bound by the engnge ment. We lose nothing but the in ability to go on. and do business, aris ing from tlie fact they stand by th letter of the contract. The gentlemen upon the other' side insisted upon having this much time for debute, and as I understand the agreement it so reads: "No vote shall be taken" not even on an amendment, because Senators, knowing there whs to be no vote, would wif.li to do sonietuiLg else "until to-morrow at 2 o'clock." and "no businrss ix to interpose j -cejit ' by general consent," so tne gen tlemen on the other side could not have any just riglit to say that the t:me which they wished to occupy iu speakiug had beni taken awaj from thm. I sra disposed tostand by the ngr e ment. So that on Thursday, when the Senators did not know but the Force bill would reach them that day. the Democrats got an agreement made that uo Force bill and no other busi ness should come up before Saturday afternoon without their consent. TBE BKASr AMI HIM R4D l.t l K. The Beast has had bad luck re cently. McLean, of Texas, went for him, telling him he was a murderer. John Young Brown, of Kentucky, told him he was pusillanimous in war, inhuman in peaoe.forbiddi ug in morals, aud infamous in politics. Blaine, of Maine, no longer aro than Saturday night, told him he was "damned scoundrel." And now comes PonAND.of Vermont, an elegant old gentleman of the old school, who wears a blue swallow-tail coat, with brass buttons, and in lan guage strong but less elegant than his di ess tells the Beast that he is a "damned liar." Here is what Poland said: The Washington correspondent of the Tribune gives a verbatim report of a colloquy between General Bntler and Judge Poland during the Wednesday night session of the House of Repre sentatives. Butler had impudentl said to Poland that he did not believe that the latter had any desire or intention to bring up his Arkansas resolution. The conversation then proceeded in this fashion : Judge Poland You have no right to say that. What evidence have you ? General Butler None, perhaps; but I believe it. Judge Poland I don't believe that you believe what you say yon be I.eve. General Butter I do believe it. Judge Poland I believe that von are a damned liar. General Butler My courage, sir, has never been impeached. I am quite ablo to resent an insult like that. You had better be careful. Judge Poland I don't think that I have much courage, but I have quite enough for the occasion. Not much is needed. Pusillanimous, inhuman, infamous, murderer, damned scoundrel, damned liar, and Spoons Recent explorations show that tie great Australian trees exceed in height, though not iu circumference, the giants of California. A fallen tree in the recesses of Dandeuong, Victo ria, was measured not long since, and found to be 420 feet long; another on the Black Spur, ten miles from Heales villo, measured 480 feet. The highest trees on the Sierra Nevada, Cal., yet discovered, reach only 450 feet, the average size being from 300 o 400 feet in Loight, and from 24 to 34 feet in diameter. The Fokof, Bn that passed the House on Saturday was carried, by the outgoing Radical members. The test vote was on the main question, which was 157 yeas to 105 mtys. Of the 157 votes in favor of ordt r- iog the main question. 103 were cast by the men wl ose terms had .expired, and all of whoja with the exception of 17 from the South, who may seek a re-election this year have been re jected by their constituents. It was, says the Baltimore Gazette, their leg acy of revenge. All the Massachusetts delegation voted for the bill except Peiice and Dawes. The latter, trm to his pledge, voted igainft it. Gar field, an usual professed to oppose it, and then, with a number of other Radicals, dodged the vote. The num ber of dodgers and absentees was 30 not enough indeed to chaDge the re sult; but it was a cowardly act never theless, and will be remembered against them hereafter. This fact we now put on record: Only 54 Repub licans re-elected to the next Congress voted for the bill; 103 votes were cat by men who had no Jonyer ay con stituencies behiud tneni. The Civil Rights bill also passed the Senate on Saturday as it came from the House. So we go. 'acilis decenxn. We leave these desperate conspirators jigjiinst the peace of the country to complete the quotation. Kroin tLtr .harlot: r i.-rver I' lie Ucicrti .riit tarolina Uai roatl . Though we tuve been oentured for j urging action upon the Legislature, wi- j must nevertheless call upon our own i members to work. j Why docs tne Legislature so long j liesitate or fail to ailopt, simie piaii of i completing this railroad, aud oi givjiif-. i the State tlie benefit ot at leant imc ' line across the mountains, ard of gn- 1 iug us of th JSjst easy acc---o it i!n- ' .Mississippi Yail-y. 1 Virginia L;n not been hatched with one line across her Biuoltidge and Al- legbuny inouutaius, but has i:ovv r.-.io ' gr-at railroad luis crossing tir i:niin- ' tains, more d:nieuli to pass than ours, j iy which the Seaboard and Wester i! ; Waters are connected. i v ny, in view-oi nil mat lias het-i) done by oti.e-rs. and whn so miu-h i f ni-.ui.s to be done by lis, doth Norib Carolina hesitate to tllov, aye, iis-if-t ;ny reliable corporation or individual that may bo willing to undertake it to build the railroad -named i tli- he d of this article, across the moun tains connecting our tide wattr with the Ohio and Mi:-sissip!i! ? Can we find such a party ? Wc re ply yes; and oue that in entirely relia ble and responsible. We know there i such a pr.r.y; and we nay to the present Legislature if you let this golden oppportunity pas ; without enlisting this party i i otir fause, thr cause, of the State, a respon sibility will re.t upon 3011 that you can never recover from. Why, we say again does the General Assembly hesitate to make such apro-pof-iMou as can be accepted to com plete this line V It is well known to the public here abouts, that the Carolina Central -way Company is ready and willing to undertake the conip-.et.ion of this line, and if We may judge the future by the pawt, that company will build it iu the shortest time possible. Take in proof of what we say th- j time they occupied in building Iheir line from Wade-tboro to this citj j fifty-two miles through some of the j most rugged and rocky counties in the j East. "Boggan's Cut," '-'Davis Cut," ; and two dozen other rockv hills of I smaller dimensions where rocks form- j ed the entire materia!, rooK cuts for j three-quarters of a mile, averaging twenty leet iu tipptn. tins "AorK v.s commenced July, 1873, and th- list rail was laid the loth of Dec-inbtr. 1871; work never was stopued for a day though the panic or stringent money pressure was 111.011 taem nearly the whole time in September. 1H7:l Such an exaruplf as th's, is worth remembering wnen we want to er;. -our mountains bv an iron roatl ! Vh can beat it ! Gentlemen of the Legisbittire.ii - can tiLd any corporation or individual to compare with this energy and th: -determination, let 11s see T!u Com pany has a mot efficient wot king or ganization, .aid a very wealthy gen tleman to snrply the means. Hence, we say, n.-ake any reason b!e arrange ment you c m with them to fiis'i your We.-teru North Carolina Paiirond. Give them the convict labor ftee they paying all expenses give them liberal laws under which to operate, and our word for it within two years, you will see a connect iou from all the R tsr. to Wolf Crtek. thence to the en tire West! What else can you do ? By this you begin at once to develop the West and iucrtase your means to raise money by taxation to pay your debt. Is the nothing "? "Consolidation" is probably dead and buried. What other visi nary scheme do you want to try ? Our suggestions offer reasonable, if no ceriaiti measures of success. Try it, gentlemen legislators! Lay aside j jalousies of Wilmington and Char lotte and go ahead. Prom the Milwaukee Snitirie!. liA ni A It AS POICTKAYDM 111 A PUM C IfJAI, Ol!. Iu point of ability audsterliug qual ities of character, L. Q. C. Lamar, of Mississippi, is probably the ablest man of the extreme Democratic or Southern wing. He is of " mark d qualities of character, aud leaves the impression of being anything but an ordinary man. He is peculiar both in look and manner, and one looks at him several times before really mak ing up his mind in any way. He is broad-shouldered and of sturdy buiid a little below the medium height, and gives evidence of power, tenacity and firmness of chaiacter. His face is closely shaven, wearing no beard, and his hair is of a fine brown silky color, and falls perfectly straight "to his shoulders. He is reticent and unpre tentious, seldom giving expression to his opinions unless aked, aud never obtrusr-e or the hligb 'est egotistical in manner. He has evidently been hurt or toned down by his political experiences before or dur ing the. war, being at that time oue of the most rabid, tire-eating and determined of the slave-holding Sonth, and as a member of Congress at that time, savagfi and desperate in an extreme degree, litit the i'u,te of "the institution" and the severe expe riences und trials of the South every where, in consequence of their de termination to uphold and continue it. lias had its subduing or chastenmg effect upon him, and he is no longer the man of fire, fury and will, over balancing all reason, sense or justice, but is in every respect, at least in appearance, the gentle, quiet . Jirra and j Uieontpi ontsejig Statesman, and is realty rejecting more credit upon the extreme. Southern locality, frem which he came, than any otner member. We tiust he will not be displaced by any less steady hand, or made to give way to one Jess skilled in legislation, or to one Jess inclined to d?al ont even-handed justice to all parties. He is a close reasoner, and an easy and au earnest advocate. Prom the standpoint of ability and downright earnestness of eharacer, Mr. Lam ar stands first on tfic Demo cratic side, and would without doubt have been selected as leader, had he possessed less pride, and been more facile and politic in his course, and an easier subject for political trickery and tricksters. i)iiilncl t'runi hs li'eth News NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. SENATE. SIXTY-EIGHTH DAY. FRIDAY NIGHT'd INGS. PROCEED- The following bills ' passed their third readings: lill to relieve the counties of the State from the payment of the costs ar;d expenses in criminal prosecu tions. Bill appointing a Commissioner of Health of the city of Wilmington; (a petiton was read from the physi eiaus of the city of Wilmington pray ing for the appointment;) the same to be It-ft to the corporate authorities. Bill for the relief of disabled sol- Bill and Ct incorporating the Wilmington af-t Turnpike Company. ' February 28th, 1875. BELLS PASSED THIRD READI-SOS. Bill to iiicoiporata the Bank itaieigh, the stock to be paid for of in specie or national currricy, and bs-uk notes issued bv sid b:iiik sli all ail be redeem d iu uut:o;ial cur. ancy; said bank mav o gunize when 25,000 ,it r .lbfscritx d and paid in and five di- tr.ror-; ate elected. L iil concerning evidence iu cases of fruiul iu c.ises where the State is cor. certied. Kill umeudin": the charter o f th. Western Railroad fro u Favt!evi!l. so Greei.boio, so as sub-criptio.'!. to opon i)ooks oi' BUI requiring notice to be posted 30 .'ay;- iu uny local:'. y btfme anpliea- ioii shah be made tor prohibition ol :qa-r. liill repealing; ItiT; ! nr-. of IS copal Church at certain part of chap. -'74. Il ti-rs to iipi.s Surumerviile, Bruus wick county. Bill in relation to charters of cities oud towns. l'i :iir auy cursor!--authority fioai expending the funis of Saul corporation to prevail i the car rying out of any act of this Genera A.-S'-I!:1!V. iJiii lncorporiitnig the North Stale i. rar.'sp: it:.!: L Z.l (.(Ml! '. t : ; !H!V. AtiMioriZ's a cit-aui N.tviga- it: ti. of ri : T to r (.-;. ,V e , North i. i:- traiu-portatiou in the sounds auu ro'n,a aud elw- 1 1 r; . ii..! I!: tk ; g V:1 f lii ir:e .V.-yluai for MU a: til '-.fc:ri! o S!r'jOU f. 'C tl;e ! ;!:' ioi to the ud I S 7 1 e nil. Appropriates : lti on ot tne ln "i for necessary im ludum. Passed it :-tltuUo a:;;.' proveiuei.t: tt ird res.tlM g. Suppii mental bill postponing tin opetalions ol the u.;ury poned 1 r.d made the sp bill was post eiiil order for A ednesoay next". Bill to extend the tinieof back loans, i-i regard to the usury bill, was i; defi nitely postponed. A motion was made to reoensider the vote by which Mr. Graham's bill concerning evidence in cases of .'"rami I wsiere the rttaie is concerned, passed j third residing, b'lt did not prevail b j a vote ot 21 to '.) Tins bill provides I tlttit ia cases where fraud upon the St ate is charged it shall not be a sulll- j j Cii-i.t caU'ft to excuse tiny one from im j parting any evidence or information j legally required of him btca ise he 1 j came into ttie possession of such evi- j deuce or information by his position ! ) as counsel or attorney before the eon- j j summation of such fr-and, providing iT j i shall not be coumetent to introduc i aiy auv admissions thus made oc- trial oi person rnakinpr the tame in anv Court of Justice HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. By Mr. Tate, a bdl to prevent the sale ot tne State stock, the States interest m Referred. , and to protect said road, & :. By Mr. Me Rao, a chap, ijl, B itr-ht's Rev bill to amend isti!, in relation to the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace. Refen.d. By Mr. Smith, of Anson, a bill to incorporate the vestry of Calvary Churcii. of Wa lesboro, Ansou county. By Mr. Mumi; n, a bill requiring Insurance Companies to make de-posits. Referred. House bill eoueering bnkiiig insti tutions in this Stale, pa-ssed its read ings l'i;e special order for VI o'clock was tile t-:e:'.':o!l VefSitiV to of Trustees for the Uni snpply the vacancies of tnes-.- w hose term will expire 111 2a- vemoer and alio the Va aney occa- storied by the death of C. B, baunders (..I .'ol'tiflon county Messrs. Waiki r. of Richmond, anil Whi-t !--r, wi re apo-.intod tellers to cov.d tic? the election. The b.'llot being large the tellers were given tiil 7iouday morning to report the result. SENATE. SIXTY NINTH DAY Ma urn 1st, lSTo. Busbee. a resolution instruct ed Committee on Internal Iiu- Mr. iuir tl prwvemouts to report a bill providing by taxa'ion or otherwise for the pro- taction of the State's interest in the North Carolina Railroad and the Western N. C. 11. R. Adopted. TliU TTSUEY QTKSTION. Mr. Williamson introduced a bill to construe tho true meaning of the (3th section or ratifying clause of the Usury bill, which bill has passed both houses. The said section leaves a doubt as to the time the saiil bill shah go into effect within 30 days. On motion, the rules were suspend ed and the bill considered ami warmly discussed at some length by Messrs French, Linn- y, Bus bee, Williamson, Mills, Cooke, Stun.li'ord ami Se'by. Mr. Busbee nioved an amendment that the bill do not go into effect until January lsc, 1877. Mr. Cooke moved au amendment that, the bill go into effect on the 1st of November, 1S75. Mr. French moved to postpone the whole question until to-morrow, 12 o'ctock, in order that the amendment of Mr. LeGraud to postpone until 1st of January, 187t), (the special order fur that day,) could be considered at the same time. Lost by a vote of 14 to 22. Mr. Bnsbee's motion was lost by a vote of 8 to 27. Mr. Cooke's motion to postpone the operations of the bill until 1st of No vember, llo, was lost by the iollow iog vote: Ayes, 18, nays, 10. The motion of Mr. Williamson then passed ir. second reading by a vote of 15 t, 10. und being put on its third leading Mr. Cooke moved that the bill do not go into tiled uniil the loth of October, lf-7f Mr Waimg honed this amendment would bo adopt! u, as large sections of t he Slate would be greatly damaged by the iiuiii'.-diate operations of thi. bill, :ud he desired that the people might be given nme to get ready for its workings that , arrangements al leady made for thisyeir may- be car ried out. Mr-. Williamson wanted the bill to pu into effect ut once. It was the itioin-y-d iiiterr -ts that wanted this law postponed, and be was not willing to concede anything to this class. Mr. Cooke thought it extremely es sential that bis amendment should prevail. The bill going into effect at present would work disastrously in the co' ton tactions of th State, ar rangements having alrtady been made for the present year between the plant ers, the merchants, the bankers and the capitalists, und these planters should be allowed time to make some preparations for-the future. Mr. Parish advocated the bill g'ung into effect in 30 days. The country bfi-I already been impoverished by the enormous rates of interest charged. All parties borrowing money at such ruinoua rates would break, and the sooner the better for the general v el- fare of ihe State. The amendment of Mr. Cooke was adopted bv the following vote: Ayes 20; nays 17. Ihe b U thus amended then passed its third reading by a vote of 21 to 16. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. By Mr. Richardson, a petition from ciiizsus ofCofumbus conaty asking a promuiiory jiquor iaw wirnm two miles of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in said county. By Mr. McKae, a resolution in re gard to the Philadelphia Ceoteunial. xy itr. x innix, a urn in relation to costs in State cases. By the same, a bill to require clerks of the Superior Court and Registers of Deeds to make Iudexes. Referred. By Mr. Walker, of Richmond, a bill to extend the time of transferring cases. Referred. House bill to amend tne incorpora tion act. for the town of Fayetteville passed us readings. House bill to punish for the de strnction of grain, fcc., secured it shocks out-doors, passed its readings House bill to amend the geueial rtuiway laws ot ort.h Carolina taken up aud referred to Committee on In- ttrual Improvements, and ordered to be printed. Lioure bill in relation to estrays, providing lor the appointment of rangers in the various counties, pass ed its readings. At 12 o'clock the House went iuto committee of the whole on the consid eration of the machinery act. The bill was taken up and aisou-s d bv stc nous. it the hour of a-hournaienr not more than half of the bill ha been perfected. SEX VIE. S1XTY-NIXTH DAY. MONDAY NIG FIT'S INGS. PROCEED Senate bill, prohibiting tenants or croppers selling any quantities -f cot ton less than one bale, except on the written consent of the laudlord or lmd-owuers, was indefinitely posi poned Senate bill, relating to the jurisdic tion of Jut? f ices of the Peace, was in delinitey postponed. S nte bill, to enforce the perform ance of contracts, was indvfiuitely postponed. March 2d, 1875. Mr. CantwelJ. a bill to charter Fifth Ward Bucket Company, Wilmington. Referred Mr. Cuntwell, a bill to protect and encourage domestic aiattifactnitu and mining, with memorial. Re ferred. Mr. Stardford, a bill for gauging of ca sks and barrels of spirits turpentine. Referred. Mr. Cantwell, a resolution of in strnction to the Pubiie Treasurer concerning deposits. Rules suspend ed. and resolution considered. The. ret-o lutiou authorizes the Public Treasurer to make deposits cf public money in the banks of the State. Mr. Cantwell stated that the reso lution was drawn up by a gentleman, of eminent ability and purity and well knowu to this St-nate. He referred to Mr. Wm. A. Wright, of Wilmington. S'-vei-'il amendments were oil'-red ; whei', 011 motion of Mr. French, th' resolntions with amendments wi-ro re ferred to the Fiuanee Committee ar.d ordered to be printed. Mr. Cash well's bill providing for the pavme?: by the counties of fifty cents for the killing of each crow was considered. Pending d;?eussioi,- the hour for the special older arrived, being the Swamp Land Bill. The bill provides for the reclaiming of the swamp lands of New 11 nover, Ousiow anil other counties, some 500.0'iO acres of land being embraced iu these BWHitps oue-h a f of the same, in alternative sections, to be nveu the OXew River Canal Company for reclaimiue the same, ihe Beard of Commissioners aud an appointed ! Board to protect the State's interest. I Messrs. French, Standford, Selby, J Sfcickney, Hargrave, Peebles and j Cashweii favore the proposition. The j lauels at present were worth little or j nothiug to the State, when, if reclaim ed, they would be of great value. Messrs. Linney aud Williamson op posed, cl liming that the State should not thus sacrifice her property. The bill passed its second reading by a vote oi 0 to IS. The bill was then put ou its third reading a'jd passed with the following 1 . . il 1 T j Mr. Kerr, in explaining his vote. I pronouueed the aftairthe biggest fraud i ever perpetrated upon the State. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. By Mr. Walker, of Richmond, a bill to incorporate tho Atlantic Iron and Steel Company Referred. By Mr. Walker, of Richmond, a bill in relation to lunatic claims. House bill to incorp rate the Bink of Wilmiugton passed its third read iug. House bill requiring the Bible to be read in public schools was indefinitely postponed. The bill iu relation to the purchase of the Wes tern North Carolina Rail road by the State eame up as the spe cial order for 12 o'clock on its third reading. Mr. Tate took the floor in advocacy of the bill as amenrltd, on its second rending, and after detailing a history of tbe various complications of the affairs of the Road, urged its passage as the ouly feasible plan of saving the State's interest in this great work, etc Mr. Chandler offertd a substitute for the bill, the Senate bill with slight changes ami urged its adoption. To this substitute Mr. Staples of fered a number of amendments. Mr. Tate characterized the substi tute as an act to squeeze out of the Suite its interest in this road anel of fered an amendment to his bill prei vidit.g for the protection of the stock holders of this road iu Burke couuty. st-tirg that the citizens of Rurke eonnty and Burke county itself hud paid one-fourth of the money for building tins road. and therefore should !i:h" j.-.p-" showing for the money ex pended, &c. Mr. iVicRae opposed the substitute and amendments, arid favored the original bill introduced by Mr. Tuto. Mr. Gtidger elesired to sleep on the remarks of Mr McRac, aud at 2 o'clock Mr. Gudger moved to adjourn till 10 o'clock to- morrow. A bill has been introduced iu the Kansas Legislature, providing for an ::ppropriatior of 8200,000 for the im mediate relief of the sufferers from the "grasshopper devastation in that State. It is stated at Topeka that several per sons have died of starvation while the Legislature has been discussing meas ures for their relief.. S-il liers of the gurrision at Marseil les are having a mania for suicides. The commander has issued a general Older for ail soldiers who take their owi liv-j'- to be buried with disgrace in the night time, as guilty of an act of cowardice. Arseio nonssaye tells us that the women are furious at the obscur lighting of the new Grand Opera House t uris. xney say tliey can nly be half seen iu the twilight, and that the flashing of their diamonds is barely perceptible. And yet any other hall, snys Houssaye, would be illumin ated sufficiently by the diamonds scattered helter-skelter over the opera. Madame Cassin exhibits $4,000,000 worth, Madame Musark $5,000,000 Madame de Pavia $6,000,000. SY TELEGRAPH, HEADQUARTERS. THE FORCE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE. BROUGHT UP IN THE SENATE. THE DEMOCRATS DETERMINED IT SHALL NOT GO TO THE PRESIDENT. GRANT SIGNS THE CIVIL RIGHTS INFAMY. THE FINANCE BILL SENATE. IN THE THE FORCE filLL READ A SEC OND TIME. TAX-BILL PASSED IN HOUSE. THE THE PRESIDENT O F THE U N I T E D STATES AS L O B B Y I S T . CIVIL RIGHTS AT ALEXANDRIA. Washington, D. C, March 1 Noon Horse Tne Force bill was parsed shortly fier mid-night on Saturday. It was bo iimeijii- .1 as to limit the Presidents right to r-u.-pend the writ of habeas corpus to Alabama, Mivsis-s-.ppi, Louisiana and Arkansas, and to xpiro at the end of two years. Yeas 13.', i!;'ys 1 14 Before the. last vote was t.tke'i on the passage of the bill. Young, of Georgia, said he desire i te country to know one fa t, and th t wj;s IhaUu of the 40 Deniocrfr-.c Representatives from the States to be effected by the Provisions of this bill, not one of ihiria has foi-eu a!i:veJ a word iu dis cussion upon its merits, b;jt. on the contrary the get, tiemau m charge of it ha" thought proper to deny time to ! any of the representatives from tht .Southern States who intended to op pose tue bill except a few minutes to i two or three of them. It may be stated that the Demo cratic Senators are determined that the caucus .force bill which ha parsed the House shall net be allowed to reach the President. Cc-aceasions. they sav. art; over. The Preside t has signed the Civil Rights Bill. Sen at:-: The Force bill was received from the House of Representatives aud rea l a first time by title. Thur mau, Bayard aud others objected to its second reading and it remains ou the Vicv-.-Presideuts table until to-morrow. Its second reading will throw it over another day. It wilt come upon the direct issue on Wednesday and the sessio-i closes .Thursday at noon. The Democrats aie all determined that the bill shall not reach the Pres ident. HorsK A motion to suspend the rules wnd adopt tbe resolutions report- ed by the Louisiana C otiiimt : e was defeated by a vote of yeas, 151; nays SC. rot two thirds in th. A similar motion to bring the resi lutions to a vote elirecrly and separ ate'-y was curried i a vole of yes, 172; my, S.". Stephens, of Georgia, btiug tbe sily Deiaeicrat voting ye. The re-sc Intion recommending the restoration to ti e Louisiana House of Representatives of the persons wrong ) in ly depriv d of th -ir seats was then adopted without a division, and the resolution rec 'sguizing Kellogg is Governor, uutil the end of his term, was adopted by a parry vote. nii'- The Secretary has called iu five rest lions of five t wenty bonds, the in'enjo. ou which ceases January 1st proximo. The Conference Comnntte on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, was agreed to. Debt Statement increase during the month, C million; Oach in Treas nrv coin 75 J miliums; currency, 11 million. Senate Citizens of Dakota petition 0eueJ to tLe poopi i 4 uiat tne uiacis liiiis reservrtion os e of the Territo ries, Bill matins: Pascngoula, Mississ ippi, a port officii eery. Pastel. Bill to secure further sectiriry for navigation ou the Mississippi river. P.ssed. Bdl bridging the. Arkansas liver at Pine Bluffs. Passed. Efforts to get up a steamboat bill failed. Ihe Tax bill was resumed. Chandi r gave eotrce that he would call up the St.-.inibo-it bill to-night. Morrill addressed vhe Senate eu t'i Titx bill, which he reported without amendment, and Lopei. that no amend ment would bo presfeil, as a single one would endanger the bill. The estimated increase of revenue on tobacco is four millions; from m classes, seven :uul half millioiis;frotu cgars, two millions; fiorn whisky, twelve millions. ReirsE Messrs. Lowdes, Pierce, Sener and Smith, of Virginia, voted against recognizing Kellogg as (tjv em u of Louisiana. Appropriation bills were resumed. Both Houses are in session to-nig'.t . The Cennmittee of the ')iocet,e of Virginia declines to give its cousents to the election of Dr. DcC.tvau as Bishop of Illinois. Washington, March 2 Noon Sen ate The amendment to tax tea and ce0'ee 10 cents per pouud was lot yea t; nays 56. Mr. Johnson's amendment, except ing tobacco already manufactured from the opera' ion of the increased tax. was adopted by a vole of 28 to 2o Mr. Jones then moved to lay the bill on the table, which was carried by a vole of 30 to 2'J Adjourned at 12:30 A. M. The force biii was read iu the Sen ate a second tiriM by title, but objec tion was made to its third readiug.and i'. was.laidover, no motion being made .o refer it to auy comcu ttee. The House, at 3:45 A. M , passeel the sundry civil appropriation bill, having been iu session up uiit from 7i o'clock P. M., and then adjourned. To-day the House had before it the tax-b:Il for the District of Columbia, and p issed it, fixing the rate cf taxa tion at 1 1 per cent eT real aud on per sonal property, ae-d abolishing the representation of the District by a delegate in Congress. WrAsiiiN;TON, March 2 Night A full Cabinet met at noon and aujouru ed at 1 o'clocK, when they went to the Caoitol in a body and made personal appeals in behalf of a tariff. The Star says: The President, with several members of the Cabinet, in cluding Secretaries Rristow and Robe son and Attorney-Gei.eral Williatas, were at the Capitol to-day, and while there had a conference with tiie leael iug Representatives and Senator. relativo to the tax-bill laid on the tible vesterday. The President and mem bers of t he Cabinet present urgfd the imperative necessity of taking tho bill lrom the table and passing it, and it is understood that n effort in that tli rectiou would be made. C' II. Belvm has beeu nominated as Pension Agent at Raleigh, N. C. Lorenzo Thomas, for a long time Adjutant General, is dead. Hot-se The bill regulating the tax for the District, of Columbia passed. The tax is lh vei cent. Church nron- poses, is exempt. I Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, from the Select Committee to inquire j whetner the privileges of the House had been violated by the arrest of i Whitelaw Reed, a witness before a ! Committee of tne House at the in- ' stance of Alex. Ii. Shephard, submit ted a report anel recommended the passage of a bill declaring witnesses before either brauch of Congress, or a Committee thereof, not subject to the service of any civil process or any claim or cause of action arising p,;OP to such appearance whiU coming J Washington, while in such attendance or. until after a reasonable time to re turn. The rules were suspended and the bill passed by a vote of 131 to 33 The credentials of Maxey, fro Texas, were presented. Senate Logan called up the bill to equalize bounties. It was passed bv the casting vote of Vic-President Wilson. It was claimed during the discussion that it takes not lesa than thirty nor more than one hundred million" from the Treasury. The River and Harbor bill was re potted without amendment or recom mendation. Calendar. The Senate is in session to-night on the tax bill which was taken from the table. Washington, March Noon The Tariff Ld 'J ax bill passed .the Senate after mid-night, without amendiaei t. oy a vote 01 to 'rj. it goes to . President to-day fur his signature. The Bounty bill goes to the Houe for iU concurrence. It was amended so as to allow the Government to bor row moat y to meet the -wants of the btl'. There is another amendment that soldiers shall not be charged with bounties paid them by States, which it is claimed will swell the drain on the treasury tremendously. The St-uata has ben engaged on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill all the morning. In the House the Conference re&ort on the PostofLce Appropriation "hill has been presented and agreed to. It c.iutains a partial restoration of franking privilege ai to the C .ngrfsi al R ecord andother public documents up to next 1): cember, and permanent', ly as to needs and agricultui al reports. The Dehciency bill is uuder consid eration, and there is a tremendous pressure of business and consequently erreat disorder and confusion iu the House. Wakiiixotox. March 3. Night TheComptroiler of Currency has called upon the. National H;ikn for a report of their cjnditioii at the close of busi ness on the 1st. inst. A canvass was made in the Senate j ttiis morning as to the feeling of that )oay wiiu reierence to prccetdiuc vith wnac is Known as the "force The result was that a maioritv i bill. of the Senate was opposed to takiu it up until all the appropriation bills arecdisponed of, and indeed, so solicit ous were the Senators to go ou with the latter bills that they requested ?lr. Morrill to report the Sundrv ! J1V11 Appropntion Dill, and waived the usual reading of the Journal It is very doubtful now whether the force bill will ever be called up. The Senate has been engaged all day in the discussion of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. In the House tbe Deficiency Bill wae passed at a eiuarter past 4 o'clock. A resolution of thanks to Blaiue as Speaker was offered by Potter, of New York, aud unanimously adopted. A motion to suspend the rules and pass the bills for the admission of Colorado and New Mexico as States was defeated by a vote of yeas lfif to nays SI, not two-thirds in the affirma tive. It was almost a party vote. The President has nominated Hen ry R Pease, now U. S. Senator from Mississippi, to be Postmaster atVicks burg. Senate The Senate has been en gaged all day on the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill, and a large num ber of amendments were agreed to and the bill passed. The River and Harbor Appropria tion Rill was then taken up and a number of amendments reported by the Committee on Transportation Routes. Agreed to. Important to County Officer. Mr.Pinnix, of Davidson, a few days s nee introduced a very important bill to the House of Representatives, which passed its several readings in that body Friday without a dissent ing voice. It will doubtless pass the Senate with a like unanimity. It provides for the safe keeping aud rigid accounting for the funds of the s-veral counties in the State. Sheriffs, Treasurers, I leriis of the Superior Courts, Registers of Deeds and all county officers into whose hands any moneys may ci-me by virtue or under color of this office, are required to make an annual report, under oath or verified, signed and addressed to the Chairman of the Board of County Com missioners, giving an itemized and detailed statement of all memeys that hav come into their hands, from whom received, the date received and the amounts iu detail. Also how dis bursed, the tirae,!iniouut anel to whom paid ami m what account, .fee. The leports are to be made on the first Monday iu September in each anil every year. If they fail to do so the County Commissioners are required to begin suit on their bonds at once. When the reports are passed upon the Chairman endorses on it "ap proved", the date of approval aud signs it. The Register is then to reg ister it in a book entitled "Record of Official Reports." furnished to him by the Secretary of State, index it in the book, mark on the back of it tbe date when registered, the page of the book em which it is registered and sign his name and file it in his office If auy repoits be made which the C iraniis siouers d sapprove, they shall com pel a proper report to be made in the same manner as if no report had been mada. It will be observed that by the pro visions of this important bill every safeguard is thrown around the fiuan ces of the several counties. Any tax payer or other person who desires to know the conditions of the finances of the county or wishes to see whether any officer has preperly discharged his duties, eau examine the "Record of Official Reports" and by aid of the index soon find the report recorded, or he can find the original on file. Hal. jS'etcs. A ttelic of the IUexics.ii War. We call the attention of the X ' t- ( 'on ricr, and other South Carolina papers, to the item below, which hns been sent to us by an officer of the V. S. Artillery, (who served with the Captain James Stuart named), in all the actions except Cerro Gordo: At the station house may be seeu what remains of an elegant army sword, whtch was presented to Cap taiu Ja-nes Stuart, U. S. A., who com manded a company of mounted nile men in Oregon during the etrly Iutiian wars, :ud who did gallant service in the war with Mexico. These facts are evident from the engraving on the scabbard of the sword, which reads as follows: "South Carolina. Iu memory of the gallant conduct and generoi.i devotion of Captain Jamea Stuart, rpcimeut of mounted riflemen. U.S. A. Reck. ess of danger, unbanned he chared the victories of Cerro Gordo, Churubiu-co. Molino, Chapultepec, Mexico, to fall by savage treachery m far distant Oregon." The scabbard of the sword is heavily gold plated, and elaborately engraved with battle scenes iu Mexico. Marysville (Cal.) Appeal. Below is an extract from the letter: "I cnt the enclosed slip from the Sacienieuto Record of the 3rd of Feb rtnry, 1873. The officer mentioned A-1S Klt:eU 1U i Ull licajuj - o ... .i "i : . r..,iio, a in Ore- itn rn j.wgue " - eon. II, died June 18th. 1851. Proba- left in Oregon and f .rgoten, for the mounted riflemen wer moved east that year, "Capt. Stuart's father was, I unoer- s'oo i. on the. nariesiou Courier, about 184.3, blv living and his family aie proDa- in the neighborhood oi S. C. If tbe 8!iP were Clisrleston, I r published in the Wilmington ana Chailestou papers u miK"" relatives to recover the:wor,V.a ,,. We hope the press will aid the com mendable effort of this officer by gi ing the notice circulation. 1 1
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