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Post Office Nobt Wrdeiii bmt ib
obtained in All the: cities nd in ma 7 Of th.
large towns. . w e consider tnem perrectiy safe,
aha the best means of remitting flftjf dbllara
or less.:..-. s '' y -'-: ?":-'- )
149- RrlMered Lef tern, nnder thifnew
system, which went into etrectJnn 1st. are
very safe means 6f 'sending smalt sntnar of mo
ney whem P. Os. Mosey Orders cannot toeiessily
obtained. Obrve t1e ,riiry , as-Wll sji
postage,' yii-utt be paid-in xlamp at" t se 5ce
where the. (ertex i maijeft or it will e 1
to be sent to the Pead Letter pffice ,J? 94
vfltitiM Miennprb&h jo peatageund reffUtry, put
in the money andaeel the Utter irk the pretence 0
the poH-matterand take hie receipt far it. ietters
nt to ts in this way are atwr vl8k.! .- .
Tbe.8peech of i Senator Gordon on
the necessity for a new svstem of
civil service in tfiis cntryappeSttf
to be . receiving (f avqrafeie; comment
fpra many :papers:that at first we're
led into error concerning hid animus..
VVe arenbt surprise, f seeing the'
Georgia .Senator,: proposes cliftiiges
that need , not affect f the political
status of members in the service. On
this head the New York Herald oW
Bprves that 'Gen.., GoruoiiV speech
was really -marked by singular "eleva
tion of toiie and forbearance to turn
the subject iojparty advantaged, ' In
stead of making the recent t f raud a
topic of
party" crimination, '. he only
atlemuted
1 erect' barriers' against
repetition. The remedies - he
proposed woud, if adopted, require
the renunciation by the Democratic
party of the maxim; that to the vic
tors; belong the spoils.: General
Gordon's propositions were first, to
regulate the whiskey, tax by the f ear
pacity of the 1 fermenting tubs, and
collect it monthly or ; weekly in ad
vance : and. second, to make - the in
temal , revenue officers: irremovable
ekcept' for dishonesty of lnepaetiyj
With his usual . vigor and re-enforced
by Senator Sherman, Mrf Mpf;
ton hurled f tremendous charges: of
having been a tebel,' and of still 'be
ing unreconstructed, at Senator Gpr!
don.. All tbis hWbuigwhatever
to do witbrtbej subject in . hand j, but
it amused the Republicans on-ibe-floor
and inthe" galleries.-; It sewred,
as the Republican leaders thought
to bridge 0 ver aMiffibMty. The peo
ple, howeyerj; may not be so. ready, to
anathematize "rebels n4 vheh they
employ theirv talents ciosefy in : the,
public service in the way Geril1 :G6jr
don has done "so cleverly m ibis"in
MVXe, .. .i . i
THE NEW KECBETi Rl OP VAB.
1 tThe new Secretary, Mr..Taft, goes i
into bad company, but we roust giye:
the old man ' a chance. 3 ! Tne!;BaIti
more t Gazette says it doe "not t con-;
demn .him .for acceptinga placelnj
the Cabinet.
"He may'Tiare hobTe
aims in; going, there, and - we Lgo Torr
L i.iJ J' tli- ?k t. ILL " n. i
gIVlUg UllUj.2' Ittll iUUUUUC; f jDUb-.ib
will not bea long trialK It witt take
only a' l IittleLtrhlle to rsli6w; whether!
the new "Secretary jn tends to range
himself witli tn,e thief :figh ters or. the
thief saversvi -i If if withfthje formerr bei
must g'o"tb work promptly 16 cleanse
his; deparinietft ?6t viHainHemtisC
court-mart ial Babcock. .y'As long aar
that nam; staods on lhe rblll-of f'offi-f
cum and gentlemanw of the ariny',' he
army is disgraced,-and its - Secretary
a io. Three weeks of sileuce nd in
ann.n will; be en ough 10 classi f y Sec-
ri ary Taf t mm the thieftavera,"
VOUrV'TIlKEU.
: i
tri .
an
Indiani Republican
mrmber intrudueed in the5 House 6f
HtMiresentativeS the other day a set
uf buncombe resolutions ( declaring;
this country to be a nation, etc., etc.
iii the 'Ercles veiti of f true; loyalty!
liule Mr. SammjCoxr'popped inp
with a squelcher V"Vch bpdlar
fifiape that ouly Bia
nbtrs could be found to.yote.agaiost
itL : This ; puny minority ; drew out
Winning fire of puns at the expense bf '
the Presidentiarcaididat
."7 vrwrgia, wnen toe , vote wa u-
nounced, made the remark:! am
9"jr iherearefonl? forty'tfireetTmbn
" j" ' 1 MBsaaMBMBJMSMSjM V p-'" i ij'-J-
j : ; .-. 1 - - -'-- i t- i
J That the ' Democratic: is iau ' eco-'
domical party is shown by this: "The
legiHlative) executive and judicial . ap
Ppriatiou , bill cuts off 1.034 clerk's
o'" , the s departments! in Washing-.
tj0", and safes 0q s.alarestl?45S55.r
T "isssssss
, 18SSsS
6 Months. oo:t-r-
- 88SSSSS; .
5 Months teieine '
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2 Months I o
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; -888,S8S.S '
-Month-1 w oaoosos -
k riM'i !.. rr"-T'
''. 11888888 i:.:
r 288888
2 Weeks LNst.xn);
1 Week I re eeise Q '
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VOL.7.
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j; . FlNANCULLI AQURBD,
HTePemwip-:auw
nnances nave ( agreed; Ymj 4 basis of,
compromise, nyiug. py vote, of 85
to 46, resolved to fepbrt to Congress
the "Pay fteBnii?rhuit tnlt fttiies
jTortHe graua)tehi1oi splcilj
iuaoBurciarv(wi. me, r a reasury ann u-f
ally to.retam in coin an amount eqtal:
l& three per 35entumi:bf legal-tender
notes but8l4nbMngi t6 cbnslltute' &
sumptibjiund aisblrinn;
the' KationaBatiks M sePwdTan;
. r t 1; i . ; mi .
pea!
of so ranch ofthe specie resump
acVWa:nury:175a
Hon
aMend ments were
ding tKafbf the
cif coromitte' fotialcpIa pealet
for resum ption. j This received only,
f ortywoftes j , Jf ;f K'f;
;Tbis news is receive4 jwiih joy by
all : thougbiful l Derabot ats. - :r The
financial question j threatened for i a
long while lb impair tbe harmony and
good feeling of the partyi? That it is
row likely to bb setiled in a manner
satisf actoryi sto- the greater number
and fbr.the" lst 'ti
intjests pfallVg
to anticipate. kL u u
nave every reason to anticiD
vi the: KOBESVH iCOUNTyi CASK
! : ! " s ; It- '- ,
ProeeedlRX - Before CemmUsteaer
Casaldey . Yesterday Case Contin
ued Until Tbl nomine. '
The examination in the cRe of the United
States TGenvfV:R. feox,j Chairman jof
the Democratic-Cpnervative $ State Execu
tive Committee; and O. Si Morrison, J. Ti
Pope, II. F Pitinan, and Alexander Hum
phrey, County Commissioners of Robeson ;
charged on the affidavit of Dr.. R M. Nor
ment with conspiring to defeat the; will of
the people as expressed in thp election for
delegates to the late Constitutional Conven
tion, .was appointed t take place at noon,
yesterday,, before TJ. S.' Commissioner Ca
sidey. i A.t the appointed: hour, however,
District Attorney Badger being absent froni
the .city, the. Commissioner i determined
with the consent ,of counsel,! to postpone
the hearing until 3 o'clock, P. Mi.and, not
to go into the examination! of witnesses un-
M The Court came tot order sin the TIT ST
- tiBs;'
District Court room j at Sj o'clock: r Ex
Judge Cantwell appeared 3for the prosecu
tion, Col. W.'Foster French for the com
missioners,' and ex-Judge jlfeares tor- Cten.
CoxL
rbr;
R. MLKorment
. Btepbcp.iE.i'Ward,
WJToster JPrenchi WLBtark and J.
. xiunt were called and swqM jismttses;
F. M Sorrejl was ealljed Md failed 4p re
spond, and Jak H. Bajrnes Was called and
excused, having been' subpeenaed under a i
misapprehension. Lr" L f-l-l'i
A Col. FrenchL counsel Sot de fence, moved
that the ease be removed to some other ju-
ri8dictibnr"bnt the . grbund that; the sitting 1
yummissiuoer as yefouuaiijc ujieroicu in
the decision' of this' caseasd hence incapa
ble of giving Aan ' tinpreddiced 'Judgment
upon the law and the ievidence i vXhe .pre-'
sumption of interest arises in the fact tbatf
an indictment is pending" in :Robesb& 6upe-:
rior Court against Commissioner ,Cassidey ;
In bis capacity aran? ftoribleH-j
bLThisbir1
committed;- by: the publication inihe
of certain matters Wtfectiug upon the Cpm-miMinnereof-RobesOTc
in
Jtbe presenV'cbaWse oftheir; action in
1 Awnrrllncr. rtifif-il of 'electionasr dele
. gats -to Duncan rSinclaindJCalvi
McEachin,- insteapftOvgR t'. Jl'o'r
oient , ;andiemjMili;Io
publican Nrontestanui! : iTbe-f indictment
aga-inst - Mr. Cassidey alspj: issued ipp th.e
I Col: French pointed but. to ! ihe : Commis-
sionerJJhe-;'! mprpprieiy bfiw'SWin -Jn
ju'dgment'npon the present ca' Under snchj
circumstaoces, 'inasmuch i aa a. decision!
against the prisoners w6bld be a detiSiOni
in ifopWDa
a decision to'dikbljuibfrn Jj'uppn'&e i jj U
ence would carry the effect of. 'an admif
sion.of bis own guinv
ihis'case'; Jfd: ask
Commissioner than a
The comDlalria
inbrejof i.ltinig;
jnst regard af or the
Commissioner should
have permitted him
o asklre're numberU
8 . Commissioners in Wilmington, : against
Whom the ' objection job aUn o
couti'npt'baye ueen;
Jr: Judge Cant welti in .reply,' called attenf
tion to the fact that this was !a ;'any event
only : a" preliminary 'exaiatin otL a
nal adjudication ,upon the . merits sof the
cjise, land hatshe Cmmiwioner'i decision
could not affect the phsoners unjrabbi
Me could ind ihemj sbif,foT trial?
and tneipresmpiion.ufr1iHw
the trial before the Circuit Court, operate m
ihefr favor rather than tb7factof ha nwr-
:ing'rcommittedhenj)p
'tbem. ' He thought Ahe Cpmnii8sioneri bad
no right 'tp4et hirperebnir feelings di
'qualify him from;8itling.j
Coi: French ;said
lacklnsc to convince the fCbmmlsslbner that
he ought not to hear li4 ' ate. the
ment of the o'pposlng counsel should com
iPt his'convictloih I It, -would injure all
iVia nHa nf iustfee to send up a case to the
Circyit Qoyrt ,with wen
41
u?Hfc,MiiTutr circiuaiiBgJjBptes.Ane)
bfeiii(ai1ltion,:fe'id
t.F
sigiiateA tno jlst t;V apuaryj 1 979j m
ivoted down.; inclu
inOrity' 01 .-the oau
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'VI:
1 1
improper Influeuce fixed nponit. Besides;?
it roust: be remembered thaVft?; teas some
thing of nil lajustice i
force them 't give heavy bbnds-
wereableTOrJto-dopna ippebpers
cflminitme
Commissioner Cassidey 4mnounced that:
rheconsideVed
pcomDeteDttt hear the: caseiand, titled hat
;the exaninaibn;ftfricj
Judge HearesibB IbthfbihGenCAx;
then demanded ja full, fair $&d; jast examw
nationJiflft bettered this I wa.-.-ajiCasepC
"Lay on, Macdofft-aiid -dKbe-ne,M el c.k
He dMeWfmfbin proiicutorma-flifais
couasel a statemenr-of the law: and the
proceeded to read tott.eSdaTUpfvlilt :Kor
k fhjch tha
I eicJy-Jae then.proceedpd tof state, the JaW
Mlfwtthgenianyh
o taking the .otjrprse
.. Judge Meares protested against i such an,
unheard of pro.ceedi ng as t rj i Dg the prison
ers for an offence ;ilhpu first producing a
warrant for their arrest, was. against al
law and precedent nd repugnant to com-
j-.On appeal, the Cpmmissiqner held, hat
the warrant must ibe.jarst.iniuped: apd
F Wso' if J Joan &V't6;w:?iiJi--'!o
j.,Judge Cantwell thenf.read. . the , warranty
which specified that, the .Jdefpdanis, Jbta
violated See; Sl2 oL the lUseCfitaUS.
It was .read, however. Jh such a y y as. t
include a charge :pf jViplatlngi &c..5,519
but on a question byJudge Jtfeares, be ad?
mitted that Sec, .$,$19; was ; not mentioned
in the warrant: :yi h t thU-kilk-vkiihi
i Judge Meares thought;: his client had
cause for complaint. He had been brought
here to be tried upon one charge and., now
that it was found the law -mentioned-did
not' apply to the case, it. was i proposed to
try hint on another charge. :: A , .-. ' n
', Jud ge Cantwell was. not . responsible - f pjr
the d fect.tn the warrantr-had never seep
it not 1 now andwished permission to in
sert r Sec; 5,519'f in the-WarrantiiS iioOf
i Col French pointed out that, the propo
sition meant an ; entire .change of proce
dure. He was prepared to go to trial upon
the clarge of violating Sec. 6,512 which,
he explained,- referred to the election-of
members of Congress, and, in noj way;; to
the election of members jof a Bute Consti
tutional Convention.' 'J. -.iq'
i The1 Court proposed to consider; the sec
tions to which the afldavit appliedr asr in
serted in the warrant.?' -'f-V - rj
TJudge"Meares wonld.4waWa to-?s 1
far as to permit th warrant ta baactSoi
ed, but insisted that hercbaoge be madaja i
the instrument kselfas to -.be in jtocn-j
mentary:TormvS-i.Jvt arr ps:lvmfbis
J if The Commissioner' stated that, ha would i
Insert the' substance of the affidavit iathe
ooay at me warrant. W3.&$nfi?.msui(3 adt I
l& Judge Meares -protested that .this ; would j
be charging the prisonera w Uhi violation of
statute without nainihg the statutewhich!
as UBconstitntional'on its face. The pros-
ution in this case ) had sworn to the ;laW
weSvas to the facta: and as these pro-j
edings might possibly; lead;to others of a!
ver character, it was desired that what)
as' done here .be put in doenmeatary
JnrlirA nntwpTI innfiiAfrrA thn IrnimiM
used as threatening to himself. He would!
not alter the warrant; under the influence of
a 4hreat.:LTho affidavit: was the. ground
wdrkof theprxedin-rtbeWarran
ly. the act of ihe magistrate.-: r: ill was!
competent; tor- the magistrate to -make aj
'Mw. wmrnult. fclq-s-cife'iiijo; Irplih-si 1
j Judge;Meares to1sclanned anylintentionj
totreatenp aadbor:'the-amendments
would be'written i iutb" the 'warrant; ?He
-wished to waive all mere technical advan-j
KiiCbl; FrehcbobjeCted to- going7 tolrialbi
'Charge which: Was entirefyrew' to InnO o
-The Cbmmissibner said hathad roldd tnai
m sabstance of the -' ifiSdavlt ibe a part o:
the warranttl , The prosecution' was no
bound to declare nndecu which; partienlac
section of the - law ;the prisoners' Weri ar j
ralsned. ; If 4he V: had violated any law Pe
the Uujtcd ; States herwas preparod to ex
amiae them no a cbarga of sodoing! u
Judge Meares desired;- noW to hear the
UvVs.ob which the prosecution, relied: vpa
5 Jfldgitf Cantwell reseired the right to try
them under ' every section Jof Charv-VII:
Beyond 1 bat chapter he wouW -not toke
'antsige'of the mltng' bf the Conrt: j ? .-J
. si -Judge Meares exclaimed that the1 prppoj
sltion was to try themr upon .what was prac
tically a blaak warraot, containing only the
Commissioner's signature And seaL 'LWoald
the Court issue such a. warrant it applied to
'fbrit?- h ; , IrJ.v s : r.L f.v
The Court replied he bad ruled that Uie
affidavit be part u the warrant aqd that the
part of the warrant which was superfluous
bVstrickeubu
t; Judge Meares -said that nnderstanding
-set no limit lptbernuwi;
0ne pverK aifef ed4 1 osecntion id
1 onvehreand i.shifta
Witholimitpfha f'Jmfn4r.
that a denite: , charge , be jbrpught, against
the priapnerst.ywiUfe M UMWjif-l
H Judge Canlwelt desired that the case now
goon and proposed toVexamioeLwUnesses.
derttaibihidtt
sponsibility for delay, wbiph the,, Commia
sioner finally terminated by flaying I be
would hear noinessejjintir to-ro6rrow.j
t The Court was "accordingly- adjourned
pntil Jab'cjock ih& morning.
k f
facts relboTbVUpporVms-fomW
tUtebtlpmi
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aThejeaseaBraeteda gc
knel!
fit -.TSbffsi
r
patsrera-
.'t ot mailt diitf
Sreend fiayi Pf-eeee
ceiftmiastoner Csi
..piweajr e?-ne'n '
nes&es absent yesterday-jf.
baftffis:-
.5 Judge Cant weir stated
tipr wpulfljbf unabiBtn'
dence ofJIhifcr
had b-p, issued, j buV;
f pundg sheuM:bt gTepx:
.-JSSToIKstftifei
1 uKi: idoub "ci
-riifeSteicaae
j test of lhedefences hej? '
have.all Ib&eYjfr
if need, be by the use of ' t l the jpowen of
the United laleand.f s
:iij?titlif??e
PwnjBw'lift.
to, thelwit p timeres
Upf4im?uj;ti9n).bu
cesswyjlelsy,jljrj (
coujd iiotttbnar-'
Ifhp rrdencA oi&j.t
prodnced, they must v 3
freb.aThe.defence ha ' -
Uiefi8n.4t nntsHj. ;utd fegye
?ftMa4bK io nol!
pesseajfrltca. hegujn-the jCbief
Justice pftiW
,JadgeJ3anwel
ojf acaushnt pnjluniniy, anxinatipn
in a cinoal rr
strict application of the rules of evid'euceu
asjthe.represetatlethe tl.njted, 8jjUe
He also said alifivB)p ejssionera
of Robeson county were defendants in this
case, and not fpuras had beep represented.
The. ( srj Ayprp
quh to appaf ere
be sent bence to Circuit
District Attorney had the option of enter
ing, a, nZs rnftg if te. interests bf tie" ,G;pvr
ernment were deemed best served by so
doing, or pf proceding to prosecute the caser
TheCour said, the. subposnas or. these
witnesses had been issued and placed in the
hands of the officers Jn the nrst instance,
nd the case would aecprdingly be delayed
to await their arrival,-if necessary. , If there
was a proposition to delay the case to await
the arrival of , new. witnesses, the matter
would present a different aspec. . . ; J 1 J
r'f.Dr.RLlL Korment, he prosecuting wit
ness," was put upon tbestajaapd. xanv
inedliy Judge Cantwel can
didate for the Const UutioualjCpnyentipnat :
theelectipuvheld ia Itobeson jcovratj last
AiWaS; Tfesident jjtbftfBOBntyi
ttjd .citieft of, the UHedstatea; jeil, SIc-
Neit was a 1 candidate., :with .. him Jay hat
.lectipny and iPuncanj, Sinclairand Calvin '.
JL McachiP t Pre the candidates on the ;
other side. The election pecqrred on the '
j5tb of August '.(Thursday).. ; Could not say
.exactly bow many electora voted for him
JU few more :,tban fprJ; the opppiBing candi
idate ' ..The same, waathe case witii his col-1
league.: His own majority wa about 50;
McNeill's vyas about. 88. L He jwjent to the:
jCun-HPuse in . Lumberton on the Satur.
day (Aug?,) after;,the election, and there;
.fpund he .Oounty. Commissioners in session;
as a Board, engaged in counting the returns
pf,the elecUpn;; c jqti hUm .f4 mdk
Considerable discussion ensued on' the
question .of allowing- the evidence to take
jthe. form of a narrative. s The Court held it
; .-ri V. u
Attoraey
?t , Atp this , point Tj; 8.. District
Badger, who had just arrived. Said he. was
here, simply in , virtue of his office, for the'
purpose of seeing that nothing more or less
was done than should be for the interest of
Sujes, j m i:Lr, ,.(
jjAfter planatronsj by counsel prf Nor-;
nient pree.dedt , On the tFridayt af ter the,
,ecns(6,oi-ra2ji .hedjseen copies!
that had been , made of the official returns
.from all the precincts, and found that.him-;
self and' collesffue were in the maiorityi
L He sent '.a telegram to ,Thbs.rB.' Kebgh j
I Chairman of the Hecublican State ,zecnf
announcing me- result, , ua, too nexi.uay
(Saturday) be heat d.thatthe Qpupy Cpm-j
H missioners ; hadv thrown .out , the, votes of
vouri
the oraer was reau. mli,
lf,oroer.
favor, 01
j j.4-,f. W till , ie i-'f Jhy-J J!ti: I 4
UKen,, f;ana., naving . -een, iniormeu
that -rhVwiMhtbbTBtrd ' with great
pleasurei'' addressed : "the-' -Board f aad
cit ed them to Section M Battle's , Reyisal
bearing on the case. . He alsot asked and
received permissiorj to have1 counsel beard
by 1 the Board 'Ernplof edJMr MGiles
Leitcb and :, .hi m to .nrgej jibe matter
Upon the attention of the Commissioners.
Mr."Imael W;; Thompson,' a : member,
stated in the Board that bet bad become
convinced that the. votes, of the . rejected
townships ought to ,be counted and asked
ana received n;iuiBe'u w umac u iw
btfthfeir reject km.ThWhet 'sidefhad
counsel present; alsaj tin reply tp a ques
tion. ! I l. - I ,1 , r,
Judge Cant well asked, on the evidence
that lu WJ Thompson be discharged from
arrest, but' retained as a witness; and: that
a subpoena be issued . for that , purpose,.
Granted., - I, ,
Dr. Norment 'resumed-On ? this ' day
(SatordAv) hfr3eeiveda tdegramfrorri Mr.
Sorrell, urging hint jto try andjjet his cer
tificate. He sent a telegram to fMr.'Eeogb,
Chairman: oftbe State -Republican ; Execn
' t ive CommiUee,i the - same nday,-LsUting
Jhe action volthe:. Commissioners,, but ex-'
ressing hopes fpr a, change. On the' fol
owiag Mondaysaw Coh N. A: IfcLean,
counsel for the Commissioners, ton the sub.
ColrFrenchltereyvas a third" "party, in-
iour-, nrecipci a, ,r.jtie . wenj. ipj ine ,
that was the case, v Was isformed It was,
ler some u incurs
fled to give substance
1 tie then asaea 10 jpe . neara in
a reconsideration , of the action
-L rift in in
' -" ' " 1 - -
trodacndW SachjJtestiraoeyr was uot( comrn
dbroceedi:
rlin lIorxswst-Qahe Tuesday pr Wed-,
nesdfvollowic the election had thiamn.'
jTersatfditwitlt, MpmhLrfHiaife r
sion was u was 'vveanesdav wedriesdav -
cqniThdrsdaya iIV(Norment)( hadintha
. a S 1a a " - .
After discussion the Court decided the
witness saodbrbceeo''' .tHo4-mm
wf;wriew einontoniQ the.
Wilmington J3s . Col 'McLean said if
iKaf7c6nim,umcal8fi,l aiuldrawn 13
TOghttiSB b&xexm 4oihavettha-:Con?!late elecrtbu;
raissnrBseriheJr throw,
ins put. the, returns. He. (Normentl then 1
corcmrinlcati withnhe edHbrHof
ltuv icccitcu 'rcpiy lue-.reqaeat cameti
tooaieidafAhje paper; f4iadlf gone, to, pressr-
Sincethat time be had .heard, no more of
theeffomTbr,feconsideration.iiH
omlttWtaybtSpevionSevidr
nninaAMapsiJioaja tadjournurron:
syea op so -tief ore f jbnt the request ; was re.;
J68f 8 SeUl4P'reBfto0wnOBtthe bear,
days toithe4uaeit f0rihe assembliag Qt
the Constitutional Convention .snrl tnoTstA
to r renew the rocerAgs. t He hid nexti
fftohi faff 1 W th- nrtnnt innT i rwTrwiiiH IW
lueuiuera qvuMiueu, wenvJiorwarui Tfna a
certified copy pf thpt .returns and, asked to
be. admittteatp a seat as :tbe legally elected
candidate.--vJudge Settle, however,' had set
bis applicatioot aside on i the ' ground that
be was compelled to seal those having cer
tificates. . ndn, he- accordingly did so.
He;1 (Nottnent never got f-hiS seat ' in
thb Convention: Where 4-was s an ad-J
teraets repor Tn made iupon .bis ,ippri-
Cation,; and .this report was referred to
a tribunal where 'it; slept until the Close of
the session. v.' Question whether admission
of is himself ;and colleague .would;; -have
changed ith political character of the Con
vention was objected to; ' ' ' ; 1 ' r' .4-,i
l Cross-Examined--While-the Convention
Was In session in .Raleigh: he had been frer
qaently befpre the committee, and, bad in
formed Gen. Cox that but for his telegram
and the" Jodrnat funetu officio article he
thought the 'Commissioners would have re
considered their .action. (He had heard
that Gen.. Cox's telegram, to Coh French
was to this effect: 'Hold ' Robeson .and
save the State.") Gen.Cox replied that he
had telegraphed to ;,a private individual.
He (Norment) had answered: "That indi
vidual had the ear of the Commissioners of
Robeson, and; coming from Gen; Cox as
Chairman .of vthe Democratic Executive
Committee, it nad had . its effect." .The
conversation with CoL McLean, before
'spoken of, had been, he thought, about the
Tuesday ' following f the election, rf .-. Gen.'
Cox's telegram came about that time he
could not say exactly when; to the best of
his knowledge and belief should say it was
after" the- Sunday f following the elec
tion, but w&s not. certain whether
it; was . before , or - after Tuesday. . Gen.
Cox did not ! specify the character of the
telegram 1 be had' sent Had no very
lengthy conversation with him. Gen. Cox
did not say that he had the . same right to
send telegrams that ' he (Norment) had, or
that his telegram was sent subsequent to
Norment's or was a! response to it r . There
were over . 800. voters ; in, the rejected pre
.cints of Robeson the. result had. been
chaogfed 'In' the ' bounty himsell "and oI
teaeeffiStedi and tbe majority) .ib thfe
Conventions chascfKl bv that .tctin of the
Commissioners. Thought jlie 'Bbardtotdl
binLtbey had thrown' put the returns but
would bear h !m or his counsel for a recon
iidenuioflLt Tbe counsel of ;. the Bpatd was
present, but . not in , a , condition , as . he
thought, to advise any one.' Thought they
informed him they had consulted counsel.
He had received from the Republican State
.Executive Committee at Raleigh a dispatch i
.to this effect: 'Make every effort to get cer
tificates." This Was about a week after the
election about the :time Gen. Cox's tele
gram : arrived, lie ' thought, f. He , did not
think the telegram he received advised him
to "use any and all means to get the cer
tificates," but the - language used was very
strong too - strong, i he considered. Did
not consider any unlawful method of get
ting certificates had been proposed: 5 The
communication he sent the Poet was rather
bitter but not very; personal. Mr. Lean
vwas;' tight,? .j at the. time of their conver
sation Lin reply to a question. f Had all
the evidence before the Convention on the
6th" September. The election and time of
Assembling were so neat-together he could
not give the full notice required by law of
his proposal to contest the election. -Was
able to give but twenty-eight instead' off
thirtV dav's notice. . Gen. .Cox. may nave!
said something to him about having a right -
to telegraph, t The Board 01 Commission-:
ers bad admitted that all the' returns were;
before tbem. tii He: knew that La, United:
States Commissioner had been in Lumber-i
I ton and collected some fapts in reference:
I to' the action 'ofthe : Board: - Hewasno
instrumental in bringing the Commisstpaer.
there,; and did npC hear'. of his pesenqer
until after he had left The Commissioner:
also' went'te'Snoe Heel. This wai about
the - time b received the telegrani abont.
adng.Lvery'jeffort-'toiget':uejCertu1cates.!
Had .not.teld Neil McNeill these Commis-!
sibnefs would be catried to Lumberton in
irons JunlesSi their vote excluding the re-;
turns was reconsidered.: Had seen thatre
port in the. Robeaonian, and addressed a de
ni'aT la that paper; whereupon the man who
bad 'been respon sible- for the ; report was
bunted upvbut dcclined to confirm his pre
vious statement; nevertheless, theloinia
dectirted to give him (Norment) the benefit
of his deniat' The only influence tbat waa
possibly exerted: on the Board by Keogh'a
one
missioners said they had been advised by
counsel that the returns were, imperfect bei
cause the.poll-bopks had not'been brought;
in: ' Col.'" McLean,' the counsel Jot the
Board hat practiced law about SO.years. ;,
y Judge Cantwell inquired. whether it was
to 'be claimed that the advice bf .counsel
learned in the law would operate to excuse
those who followed their advice; from rej
sponsibUUy for their.actionu The defence
replied that it most certainly was. , , f
i ' Stepheri E.: Ward was called to the
stknd? Was Rgister of Deeds of - Robeson
countv.'atltbe time of tbeelection, Be bad
all the returns of thatv election, here, and
"produced ,'lhem 'to . the Commissioners,
They bad been placed on ;filb in his office;
The returns from the townships tnrown out
,were sent into his office by the poll holders
and not,filed by fheCommissionera,:-
"Judge Meares objected' to the fading of
the paper.s-It was not a proper return of
the plectipni.sndw.9rth no.morejthan blank
The CouiP noted the objection;' but on
examination admitted the papeV-rs ' "
n ; By consent of counsel, the returns were
admitted in bulk, Subject to future excep-
r Recess to ZV.-Vtn''fi$ii:
a
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:. -A.TTEBHOOS SESsrow. : -
r ' District Attorney Badger announced that,
by arrangement with Judge Cantwell, the
Attorney? for the -United u States would
f henceforth taks eotire control of the prose-1
as the Board he'd1 ioonrhefflnkhTsinanhe
mseartpe.naa m'mgsmS:tflmA9P'j
mandamdslssh'ed. TOkdrferftahefoiJ
tor. lae'casft m&lZlfmJ fai
rim smansee&l0-ltf wal .6ttfv.i few)
egrarn.was the changing, or the, vote or
mem oe r, - rue others were not sumi
ml U influCTiced tb chaBge The ' Com4
o y j iAfrTi -rf h- won .
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no sJjiiacinO uilto-
-;N0.1,22.:
cution bf this case. ' By leave of the Court,
wuuge antweu men wunorew'.v j J7CU-oj
: 4- The: footing , npT pf p the returns , ,et the
election in Robeson county here' presented
warreaa'a jfoHowSii m Jttms ji n 3
f i ori R-i prment.LI.m fYpteaivfor,
iNell McNeillfS votes Duncan
wnciair,-! ii,757 ;foies4j ,tioro4vini.;;Ai
eichiKi,7jsivptes4:Cii;-;JLi:T;
SteDhetf IT?rWard iwaS roSsemfml
Am ! sUUi Register-of Deeds jn ibe3on 1
coantv i was nresent at ihh canvass of the
toraey-for ithe JCommisonersfior twelve
months or. more Dast The. commissioners
w-ue iwr-townsnros. e :A ninapne Was- in j
a condition to give legal advice, though he
hwas a litlleflntierlifiuehftthf linnWrf. i-QTair
drnnk
titmTr that jf w" to be'
pajdL.fXorrtnlaTOinlrj (Wardt
rhat 'aVnvfl1teMr tnTlAK 'JTrt!ff rtV
of-theiBoardv WiS'preseaf at theifiiscas
isipn, ;on (hi matterreitherr one , of -the
counsel was drunk, tie, diet not see the
telegrams' froui KaliigTi or best ColenchD
Sfy,dyicetotheBoard, theDeonWas
u, positive ( whether I the Joiitnal VikSsOr
abywrafeboot the'matleiaiibtd
recollect i: jheiwing anything .about i.
badlsaid that ne)sncb disvatebws that Of;
Gen,.,CQ had been sept , Did not knpw
that the mttlr bf'the oiSpatPh1 .lueetO
meoupoed jn jtnpj3rtlttjajL,Jt certalpm
was not considered by them as a Board.
MigLtlhareWj MbD'e speiklomet
hers oa the subjectJv. Ha.d, ap cpjlej?tibn
of any of the Commissioners having spoken
of the telegmi - Did nPt recollect bearing
any, Cpmmissioner speak of; lying in jail in
that connection. " May have ' heard them
speak of charges in the papers! as being
false..; Did not recollect what false charges,
be heard them speak of. - Nothing wag Said
about the tekgram so f ar Ss he recollectedJ
Did not know that r the teletram was sent
some days after the meetlnglof the Board.
a B. W. Stark took the standLrl Was anop-j
erator of ,he I. Western . Union Telegraph
Company at RaleighrHe had with him how
alt' the telegrams sent from Kaleigh by.; Wj
R, Cox to W Foster .French; or other per
sons in Lumberton during the month bf AuP
eust last. After some preliminarirsybfe
dispatches-were produced onlhe written or
der of the Court. J There Were only two of
these dispatches,- bbth to CbL' French: The
first reads: . ?? As you j love the ; State, hold
Robeson." .The second is: ' Rbbeson must
give certificates to our candidates." Both
were signed with Gen. Cox's name, but he
could not say they were in Gen. Cox's band-!
writing. - They did, not seem to be both
written in the same hand. There. Was no
date on the messages, but they were record
ed in his office August 9th. t Did not know
who brought them to the office. Genti Cox
was Chairman of the Democratic State Ex
ecutive Committee. . 'A . good many tele
grams were going off about that time Did
not know that members of the Executive
Committee sent telegrams signed with Gen.
Cox's name.' He thought one of the! mes
sages was in Gen. Cor s handwritingthe
one : ( As yon love the - State, j bold Rober
son." . Was not positive. . 'TN-'r-
, W. Foster French testified: Received the
telegram ! As you love the ' State, "- etc;
Don't know that he didn't receive the other;
This telegram was not an answer to any he
had 6ent. Had , not : communicated' ' with
Gen.' Cox or the Committee on these1 sub
jects previous to its? receipt.- Had com
municated this telegram to only ope of the
County Commissioners Mr. ; , Morrison!
Seat it to him by mail Ue (French) receiv
ed the telegram about l o'clock Monday or
Tuesday night, he thought. He was at
home asleep whentbemeaseneer brought it
NmdwaaoVrnim.i-eyions jo. see
- m - . 1 wv-
.telegrams nere ana ueanng .t&e preceding
Witness he - had been under the impression
that he received it as late as: Wednesday,
Had: never known until he pet Jlr. (Mor
rison in this Court ..whether . that telegram
was received by him. ' Was not counsel for
the Board until the mandamus case came 1
on at Greensboro. : Mr. Morrison lived
about twenty-five miles . from him. Think
he never spoke to any of , the other Com
missioners about! the telegram, i Wasnot
present at the proceedings upon the count
ing of the votes. ,. Was at home asleep.
After it was dver a lady happened to call,
and froni her he had the first; information
that it had been going on. ; He also beard
some shouts. Did not remember- meeting
any of the - Commissioners that evening
saw Mr. Morrison on 'Monday, hp wever.
Had also seen McLean, who said the Board
did not see any need of reconsidering their
action.'-' Wbuid not swear 'he did not get
this second telegram.'1 He got a good many
t e'egtams about, that time Thought CoL.
McLean had been in practice over twenty
years, y Hia reputation ' for learning 'i and
ability was very high in Robeson. Thought
the teleeram had not been received by him
at time of his conversation with MrMor-;
risOU on Monday., Mr, Morrison said at
: that time that the-Board 'had decided not;
j to reconsider Its -actiorHad no recollec
tmn of.sceing CoL McLean that day.. ;Did
seehim till some days after. He (McLean),
was not drunk 'at -that timet ? Saw him du-;
ring: the next week, somewhat under the in-;
fluencef liquorvCi 'irMWAif:
,v. Stppheh S Ward recalled by the prose
cutiony f Read from the minute-record . of
the-Board the -record of Breceedincs for
; August 7th ; I Saturday. The poll-book of
T:.. ... j n i,
fore 12 o'clock he thought f Two or ther
township poll-books had not been sent up
to bim to this day. . . w;j '-!'"' l I
The District Attorney received :permis-'
sion to summon two' of the ' poll-holders:
from each of the four rejected townships ;
CoL French requesting that; the court bad;
ruled in the mornipg; that the case, .could;
not be delayed to bring in new witnesses, j
In reply to a question of JodgeMeares,'
whether he bad now any farther, evidence:
te submit against his client, :UiePistrict
Attorney replied - U4thai - he. i had . f not,'
and -aL further1 stated : that j " in his;
opinion no conspiracy- hadr been proven;
against Gen. Cox-rthe evidence; tending to;
show only that Jienadsenta telegram after
the coiispiracy had .been: formed. K He did
not desire, the further appearance of Geiu
Cox ia the case. -1 r r f ! '; 5 . i
Judge Meares called attention to the fact
that .be had. ao.t asked the discharge .of his
client. ,r , : ,L -...a : y j ,y! ' :' - . r
The District Attorney, then,' would take
the responsibility of entering a noil proL
on behalf of the Government, if that , were
necessary. , ., I ' . . . ..
In response to ' an ' inquiry Of Judge
Veares. the Court Stated that incase all the
Trjtisoaera should be discharged, the records
Land .affidavits herein would remain ih the
nanus ui mu Aiuuik. . ; . - . '
"An adjournment wis' IheU6 had -until 10
A: at.' on Tesdaynextaijfjjiy;,jf54t3
till 0,i
Cnnntr Consnmlsslonere. :
' The fiill Board met in called meeting at
'i
Tbe.Board.proceeded to the election bf 1
a VOmmisaWOV. W UU UIV TOMU1VJ Wttf
atoned by the resignation of Mr. A. H.
drris. llrj p. : G'Bates wss ifiuf in nomi-
Orured;:That the clerk notify. Mry Batea
of nis election as a Conunissioner. : -. ;
. The Board then resolved itself into a
Board of Education, but adjourned with
out the transaction of any business of in-
si
CelaRtpeSBrerlerjC.vwrtti-.
. The case cf James Ileion,7 charged Vii-1",.
bcitisjji tHcy fctVelectka in -AugtutgTwL-.'r-ubv
.
this county-toBruns I
termot.Ctatintb-datte re.,
movea, -on : the anaavitrOf ,piau:tur, to..
Coiumhu.aoc?ty 'piryvj if 9?. t t-iring T
before J-:ja-Jp ,fn
A7ednesdayi hut; owing to the' Sbsence'of t
important witnesses, it was again continued,- f
on appluSSWal CTef0nr-cppna until
tbe next term of Cplunbus Court.
lThe same; partyy charged' with sUjing '
IheelectiputotiieFiretW city I
pnine eamaaaysji.aopTp was 1
set foxa heariBgyesie rqayand wm to have t j
been? the first ;caser-. taken, up daring, tbe. ,
'motnIni"sessio.'A. n
1 TWcasesbf CelrttDaVlsaC.'hkrged .
With being engaged in the electron riot here
W the same day as f above 'stated', wast on'
the affldavgph did not
believe they could gef 'justice ia'Cblumbus,
jantf uTuii of I
their coonsei. Judge Cantwell, turned over H
!fpr ffrlal itOhnextteof f mfUj Si "Dia-1
next. yx?:A31. , iiaU h it 1
iThaeftpb macleofitiie
PinoVbW-fninihil
ireccassjyAQdavW JRi-Sandeni
iappeareacess
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t !iaaci?wrWg theabbTf wAjearn.;tiier;
application for a removal of the Case to the
McKTbjf'statea mathe would bolihetwfoy. f
appearanceat the: iheit term qf Columbus;
Superior Courthnd thKmeantime, if;
they, desiredtq dP! sq.they pould themselves
make application atp the : Circuit. Court for
such ; removal ; Judge ; McKoy ' takiog'the
ground.we . prestl u, at li,wS notj within
his paair1i$ Jpgpipji atj'p-J
plication for the removal of ;a case front hi
bwnp ahiherCortl, K;ff;l Vf1 rf
On r eUrn CnneUenr.. , , , . , ,
; The pcopositien to Jssne 3$8rOOO,000 ad?'
dFtiohar CincibcaU bonds tbraeccre the'
cbmpletiott,1 pjithpflc
Railroad r to Chattanoogay seema to, have
been endorsed at ' the pity election jnsf
held, and we iHl1 csnli'expect 'ffo
aid. in building the Tennesseq connections
of pur roadsJ - The latter will probably get
to Lexingtoni Ky;and f to Chattanooga,;
one of these days, and with; their,' cocnec7
tions there.make Wihnington the terminus ;
of the shortest practicable lines f rom Mem
phis,Louisvilie and St.'r fuis, as well as -from'Cincinnati;
to the seaboard, ; '
'About 5 o'clock yesterday morning a fire
was discovered in the mills bf W. D. Parker ,
& Co., of this town, and in a short time the
whole mill was in a; flame, and. the entire
premises, consisting of the Saw mill, cotton
gin, press and grist mill, ' were consumed.
Other light machinery and tools were burn
ed, amounting ito perhaps. $5,000, with
te;cbveredbyjinsu iJtlh
" '5Danlel HcRae tcot.) lost his dwelling and
nearly allipf 'hte1mrnit4re;i;Hia1os:i8'sup
p(Bed !to:be'.raosty eotered. i by insurance.
The fthough t e, thewprk f an u
rr as op nre.couid z seen , at tl.e
nrduring fi.etujgj:jry sy,
-fjThese particubTreffe haTefram a.special
LauHnbnrgcorreipondeti . .L' "
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Bebberytrgxnrder' and, Arann.7"
.'YreiGim arrived
n JhiS;1;cUy;f ye8 store of a
gentlemaflby- they name vpf;; Jlurphy,..at
Lynchburg, S. C.p on the line of the W.,1
C. & A,,R.'rR,' was d to be pn fire
about 2 Ai ; laL bn ThurBday last, which was
entirely consumedywith: its Contents, consisting-
bf a1 variety bf igbbds,- grocerier,
provisions,! typrrible Uo yrelate,-' the
body ; of the, unfortunate, owner of ; the
premises wu discovered and removed from
me ruins, when it was fotind to be horribly
mutilated, ' several cuts . about the ? head,
especlally. leading to the belief that he had
been robbed and afterwards mutdered and
his store set on ffrei' -5 He was a middle-aged
-bachelor, lived alone in a, , p ortion of the
Duuamg wnicn was ournea, ana was - re
puted to have a bonsiderablelisuni.i of
money -abput his; premises There is not
the Brightest clue, "we' understand,"' to' the
perpetrators of the hofribie crhseS4 ?i f"
(D'tF JCWB r J- ;
The Board met yesterday, at 12 o'clock,
ha, called session; present, Jno. G. Wagner,
ChauTnani and' Cbminissioners YanAm
rhigeandN "'
The' only business "bef ore the Board - was -that
of drawing juries for the nSxt term of
the Superior (nrt.for.,this county, .which
resulteaa.foltowslg
v First TFeiJ---Tbomas H. Simmon Al
fred CorneiraV.'F. W. Foster; Jno. R. Snee-
casp of .John. fCfi Smith; Hector Davis,
iDanfeLipm wUnJ
deni Wm. Prait, Henry Taylor John Cur- - -
lis, B. F. Mithell, Jamea Bprunt, Franklin -
li. Hewlett' Jos.' Davis. Solomon Reeves, -i -
John Martin,! Williamf B. ; Giles W, , H. A
Turlington, James K. Ciitlar, C .-'C. Morse, : j II
Wm. .TnMey,? wm. j$.eHogger., ' czekiet
Hollie, Christian Hussell, James. Jarmon,
Wl H WaddellL Henry Whitehead. Wa
Jacobs, Edward SluX' Wm. Jiartmy Wm.
jHiUly A ochner, j Alexander Hooper,
Abram Moseley. WnV. Powell." Benjamin
Scott,' Aloato Bimmooa, DM-Daxt, Geo.
Seeodn " HVJt--Wro. A. Williams. Sr .
Benjamin FartoW, Roger Sullivan, - Ben ja-
mia JT. wane, tante o. tenaer, camuei,
Nixon, J. B. King, T. J. Sbulherland, Bam.
J. Sneedett, Nathaniel Simmons, JobaH.
Pugb, Edi TL tpry, Wm. L. Smith, ,Thoa.
Short, John tiargrove, nasningion noyes,
JPhn fjegwin, Robert ScarborbughLl ;:-f
The JJoard. then a4joufnedyv
Tbe Cennterfeltlna Ceee Prona Gelds
, ' bereTle -Caen PlsnaUssd-
The ease bf Pattlcki Edwards, charged
with pa&wng counterfeit moneys came up
fQr a uearb'g before TJ. '8. Commissioner
Cttsstdev yesterday morning It will be re-
bfnembered4batjMritJEwarda was arrested
JUanday pigbt on tne arrival or me train,
id response to 'a legram from UtiNurty iu
Goldsboro upon whom.. the counterfeit was
alleged.tb have been passedand lodged in
jail to iwaU the necessary witnesses. p -.
: Mr. W. T. Dortch, Jr., of Goldsboro ap
peared for the defence. : '" - "J l"
uThe fact of the; passias of the bCl was
r I admitted but f there . was no, evidence to
show mat me defendant anew tv to ne
counterfeivand in the absencepf any ap
parent intent on. the part of the accused to r
commit a fraud,- and he having also proyea -
a good character, the'; case waa dismissed ' j
and Mr-Edwards . went, on .bis' way re !
toicm.
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