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'When we'; regarded the many in- 8SS888SSS8S8SSSS 88888S88888S8S8S8 stances of' Pederall interference 'and outragesi'we! were inclined to indorse it did in 1 86869. But the real ques-1 the propriety of the course propose tion is not have the expenses been i by! the Alabama Legislature. , t-iBut reduced as compared with carpet-bag J the Savannah A'ews suggests a difficult I , days, but how .do the expenses . com- J ty that had not occuTredtousV and sat I isnes us tnat JNyKSTlG ATION lit SOUTH C A BO ..-.j j iff'rtl hii! ltVHA -zlkimf:ii;Xr .1.1 j " the"! Teller ;rSmefli committee, haying completed its list of horrors iii l'oisian preparing auuiher:isfcirofjfttneral baied meatk" with which to entertain tb( oouhtry at large; i It! ia reported as doihg tbe ; work nobVy . ; A: ne w anJ 'Jbighly seasofied dish of horrors is- being rapidly concocted. ! and will a) a' n e 00 o f 00 e o eo jjj jo Subscription Price. .. The subscription price of theWETSK ,y Stab is as follows : T ! 1 ; ! inle Copy 1 year, postage paid, 4)1.50 " 6 months. " " 1.00 iV V g . i ; . 44 5() STAIR EXPENSES. We do not think the present Legis- laturebould reduce the salaries of the Judges. The changes made al ready jiiu that department of the State government Lave resulted in saving $7,500 to the people. In every other instance we would reduce the salaries, as we have said repeatedly, j v We1 have heretofore given from time to time extract from our State exchanges in regard to tbe curtailing of ex-pen'ses and the reduction of sa !aries. We have copied elsewhere wnu additional expressions of opin ion which we chanced to have on our table. -j ' ' "' The' Raleigh News some weeks since, in an editorial, made the fol lowing statements, ' which we copy because the figures given are very suggestive. It said: . . ; "The tax levied for State purposes in ISZ7 wa(12) twelve cents on the $100 of properly, and 40 cents on the poll, includ iog the levy for the Insane Asylum and to i.ay interest on the public debt. For 1878 wu had do interest to pay on the public debt-, aud yet the levy for State purposes in this year is 38 cents on the $100, and $1.14 ou the polt, considerably over three times ha much. In 1857 cotton was 13 cents per pound. In 1878 cotton is down to 7$ cents per pound. la 1857 the general State laxps (exclusive of interest on public debt) were under $150,000. In 1878 the same taxes were over $500,000, being an increase of $350000; The increase in county ex travagauee is fully as mucb, making $700, 000 per annum drawn from an impover ished people more than was paid by a prosperous people. In 1857 the negroes pid a f large proportion of the taxes. In 1878 the negroes pay little taxes, and the burden is borne by the .whiles. Let us re turn to the economical taxes of twenty years ago, and this $700,000 left annually in the i pockets of tax-payers will add greatly ! to bring about a return of pros-; Ptrity." V ; --. Wo have no doubt as to the gene ral correctness of these statements. pare witn. the uonest, economical, frugal ?ays prior to the war? ' That is the question. That is ; really the proper, test by which to judge of the ecouomiqal practices of Democrats. The slight increase in the cost ' of living does not justify much increase in the salaries of officials - compared with 1857. .We . believe that the salaries of the Governor and Judges were ipo smalt before the war. Hence we favor a moderate j increase oyer the salaries of that time. But as a rule, we are opposed to high salaries Bragg and Graham, Reid and Ellis the venerable Secretary, Hill and other officers rendered faithful and true setvice to the State j upon very moderate pay; We can get just as faithful service now for a moderate compensation.) If tbe toner is not worth considering then let those who do not want or need office make their bread at some reputable em ployment where industry and econo my will be needed.! There are one thousand men in North Carolina to day, as 'good as the I best men of sense, men of probity, men of capaci ty and industrp who will readily accept the places of f public trust at tbe salaries given to . j the men who held the offices before the war of the States. It is a great mistake to sup pose that men who live off of office, men of self-assertion,1 men who carry the party in their pockets, or think they do, are the only men really ca pable of filling the offices in the gift of the people. ; Just, as true, as capable, as faithful men are in every part of the State waiting to be called. The easiest possible thing in this life is to fill the public offices. Barkis is in every town, every village, every hamlet. There he ; is, ready and anxious, hat in hand, and with carpet-bag packed, ready to start for Raleigh. Give him a chance, ani then see if be will not gladly be Treasurer, or Secretary of State, or Attorney General, or Commissioner of Agriculture, or any thing else, for the present salary, 50 per cent, off for cash.- 'He will do the work just as honestly, promptly, satisfactorily as it is now performed. North Carolina has never - been barren in men of ca a State s recourse to such a step as that. pro posed,- saver under t the exiremest prdyocation' and when - the case ap peared utterly hopeless uhless such treatment was reBorledJto. It. may cbme, jf it has not come already, that worK a v k- 7 , ing, Blaine, arid the temainf Ctoft Abll d the GbarLAtte..?oii ' 'Wc publiln owIrielriletUr froto Qef:!AbboW,tbopyf rt)t hlch -fe laK anked by Mr. Dumont, the p?"ue,tuoef lo be assemblijvf ul 9bwl8ttgiovenv' cause . a. cOTresTOnaentof'tW New York ClTtZKNK' nEBTINU. cbtose-Prompt and Wins Action. Whil tn kldisbWch fi4'h'irldriB to that' paper;' slates liiiA h9 ztrtM1 6nt6f the' four Nortbcrd n0 who eje tot in sjiipawitlij rbe favjneaJ,..OBof thy leading, objjf ,wbjc 1- V.sS&$$i U wrong impressions aa to the. feelings and 1. The. meeting vealerdav at the - Pr cteattee.'iteflieshesi bur eonfideface i is the;8pCttleUente' afid sagacity bf'the business men of the city.. The attendance, a4 ne 'lbVerekt exnetl,1 alike asa'urd us a -firtii resolve is growing in o jr midst pot longer to be pusivd whea vital interests .are, in. jeopardy. presided and the Secretaryship. of ne : carniverods aiiitniila 'tiiay feed to j their utmosi'satisfaction'andTe- Dletion. The Charle8toriviVett arid Cdurier ot Thursday sayg:1- .i areip jedparay-i yLnu:;.i ft ak Robert Lilly filled the ! .L-".'- "'KL'JLU 'JJ. r -L'-ii; r i niiaDBnniinir inn ra imiliiiii i i i'iim i riimu . r- action of SoQtlietners1 towards Northern 1 IJ?. is2: 1124?! -.jiii i... .vU settlers m-fbe. ftetrth. cWbat'-maf nava i 7L.,vi.vi ; been the ifioiie f iG?Au: Abbott in with X f t. . - - . faolding.himseli frpm hAemoistrWn bj; . . L f.V. a, Some one bulldozed our copy of the Charlotte Obaerwr. hence'wecati t-. gather no itemB from that abundant field, ' ;! Tj. The Wil&pn Advance, 3jus entered upotf-lts fainrhkVdlame: V.: aie pleased to Jtaru that it3";pcoppecia are", most t . naUenng. . 4 " f-t Charlotte Democrat'. Mr. Jarvis - ? -Will make a good Governor,, having been a, -, lifa-long Democrat and always, conservative ' ia,0very respect. ' - . " - We are glad indeed that Messrs. Long and Ball have become the editors of thej Weldon ilfew. We hope they will be abundantly, rewarded.'. .Weldon is a good , ' poipf, and a well Conducted '-paper ought to succeed there.. j; 'A '.;.'- ' ! .. Kinston Journal: Mr. and Mrs. Mcpherson, of the Society of Priendi,liRve been holding a series of revival ijneetinga at the Methodist church la this place for ; : . tbei last week. The Methodists are , bnidine a- new honse of worsMb at Lee's H Goldsboro Messenger: J.udge ; Paircloth has formed a Jaw copartnership , with Mr. F. M. Simmons, of Jones county, ' a bromisiog young, lawyer. Mr. Robert Kornegay, of Mt- plive, had the mlsf ortuae to loose $150 In 1 this town ou ' Tlifsday. treatment can, hi. only heroio cure. 1 The Nevbs 1offersh two Objections to th4 Alabama plan that 'should be very, gravely considered, j We copy. what it says!, ... ... - '- "'The continuance of the choice of Presi deUtial electors by the people of the States is greatly to be desired. In the first place, such manner of choosing electors is more republican in iu nature. It gives the peo ple an opportunity of themselves express ing their wishes at the ballot-box,J and is therefore more in accordance with the sovereignty of the people, which is one of the chief principles of our government. '"In the next place, were1 sucu cnoice transferred to the tate jjegisiaiures (Vmm thn rpsnlt of the' investuration. 1 yesterday, it ttalecelth the f 10 W Jjo -ei ISmmitli; proposed to tika'. a pretty wide prlfctMs. letter.wliicMCirnioBt has rtfne. It is known that already witnesses tjLiscrit'cheak'liMe?' "ata"".!'" nave Deen summonea irom yonexon, n.er- i j , , p, . i . . . ... " " ranhmrW'Trm rtwiWon.of thf Raleigh & Augusta Airriine me: . uountess oi urgnnav c .- iaii icu vub uj vuo jivjoviviawi u&o l vaus would party. York work. Many! it harm to -the Democratic States, of which , New ia a consDicuous example, ire- quently, through Radical gerrymanderings, give uemocrauc majotii4ioo, jo okvi xou cal Legislatures. It is evident, therefore, that should this plan ceme into" general f aver, the will of the peppl6 would, : fre quently, not be properly expressed through their Legislatures, i Moreover, , the tempta tioa to all kinds of frauds and trickery in securing Btate Legislatures would be -rery greatly increased, and in this sort of work: experience has; shown that the Radicals are adepts." I . ' The Hews, however, holds that in' case the outrages are to be prolonged that every jSouthern State should adopt the plan now undergoing dis cussion in Alabama. It thinks when the Democrats come into, power in both Houses of Congress that Fede ral bulldozing will cease. We can but hope ho, but we cannot say we are altogether confident of such Are they j not very suggestive? Are Lucy uuii V, viii uaivuivKvi v 1 . i .1. 3 . . . " ar? I pacity and integrity, but they do not serious attention of every tax-payer? If J . . f vn ,rat what a AIIV V W a W mm .. - J . We all mighty change was wrought by the carpet-bag rule. We all remember how wide and reckless the waste, how stupendous the .-.plundering.'.; Jt was the j time when corruption and thievery were dominant, and when an honest man was hard to find in office. We must get bask from those times.- We must return to the pure, simple, economical ways of our fa thers. Our good name, our necessi ties alike1 demand it. Between 12 cents and 38 cents on . THE ALABAMA. PLAN. The continued, oft-repeated viola" lions of, the rights of States, on the part of tihe Federal authorities will necessarily attract much attention throughout the North, as well as in the South. Of course Radioal pa pers will ouly s Bee unnecessary sensi--j tiveness and antimely aggresBiveness on the part of such Southern States as j may consider Federal encroach good rcsults.1 Tbe election in 1880 will oiler the old Radical party ' its last, its only chance of getting back into power. With such a . man, as Hayes in office such a man as he has shown himself 'to be and with such a Cabinet and such leaders in Congress as Blaine, Conkling, Cam eron', Garfield, 1 Conger and fifty others, the Radical party will make a desperate effort to win the fight, and to this end will leave no stone un turned, no scheme untried. They will cause fifty thousand sub-mar shals to be appointed, if necessary, to compass their end. They will take any steps however iniquitous and .il legal and unmerciful and unjust in order that their corrupt party may once more "rule the roast." They are bent on victory, cost what It may to the peace) and prosperity of the the country, because they know it is with them either political victory or political death. So it may beeome shaW,: Ricbladd, .Sumtefe WuiiainB&arft and Orangeburg. - These witnesses are summoned-at the instance of the Republi cans, and other witnesses are now being, or bate been,, summoned from these same matter in con trO veTtrr" ; ; 4 Two witnesses appeared before the committee of the Radical stripe. One was absent from the polls, the other was dead drunk and fast asleep even aftjer the ; polls ' were closed. Capt. Robt. S. : Catbcart and Mr. George D. Bryan, both Democrats, testified. We make room for a small' portion, of Mr. Bryan's testimony: A number Jof . colored men. bad told him that they wanted i to vote the Democratic ticket on the day of election, . but,, on ac count of their church and society afBJia tiofts, were afraid to vote openly. He was satisfied that from from 800 to 850 colored men voted the -Democratic ticket in bis Ward..' He knew of one man who had voied85 colored Democrats. He bad no knfwledge of where the tissue tickets had beeu printed. . ;Ml. McDonald: Do you know of any in stances where colored Democrats were in timidated? -i Witness: es; a year or two ago it was almost as much as a colored man's life was " T. . - . -w-v a worm to vote tne democratic vote. Jr. Teller: Do you know of any negroes being killed on account of voting the Dem ocratic ticket? Witness:. Ko; but I have known white men to be killed while protecting Demos cratic negroes. ; If r, Teller: Did you ever bear of negroes being killed because they were Republi cans? . .Witness: No, sir. Mr. Teller: You think, then, that tbe colored people would vote the Democratic ticket if they were not intimidated by their owh color ? j i Witness: I believe firmly ; that if the coif red people were left alone more than one-half of them wOuld vote with what is called the Democratic party in this State. I remember, in 1876, that up to Saturday night before the election a very large num ber, of the- colored people had pledged themselves to vote with us, and we would have carried tbe county by at least eight thousand majority. On Monday, however; there was a complete revolution among them, and it is supposed that, on Sunday, the; colored preachers in i the several churches gave out that if they voted the Democratic ticket they would be placed back in slavery. j i octPx4 Wruax97PNt Qec. .2$ 187a f i; Dear iS&v Your circular-, of the 18th lost is at hand. In ' reply I have 'id say that I do not ears to join in. your meetings or tommit myself to any declaration which it might make to the Northern people, bat that I shall be glad to countenance any movement which ' will lirlug puuple here who will aid in the , prosperity of the tae.r I am, sir, very respectfully, j , (Signed) J. C. Abbott. N. Dcjiont, Charlotte, N. C. : ; 0: Test drowlac Inili Souli. - ' ': ' ' Mr. Mr Gillett GiU, Ofttke firm of Messrs. Martin Gillet & Co.i of Baltimore,?.will ar rive here in a few days, for the purpose of inquiring into the practicability of the growth and mabufacture of tea in this country. He bears with him the follow ing complimentary letter , from Wm. G. Le Due, Commissioner-of Agriculture:, "2o ihe orouiera of tea planti in the South: The bearer of this, Mr. M. Gillett Gill, of "he firm of Messrs. Martin Gillett & Co., Baltimore, has.had great experience in" the manipulation of tea, not only In China and Japan, but last spring successfully manu factured tea of a superior quality from leaves grown in Washington and South Carolina. Ml. Gill visits the tes districts of the South for . the purpose of inquiring fnto the practicability of its growth and manufacture, and will cheerfully give val uable information to all interested in tbe growth of the plant." : - ; i At several points in the South, among them Windsor in this State, the plants have been grown successfully from., shrubs sent from Washington. Their value has never been utilized, and we trust that be will be able to interest our people in the culture of tea. - ; : ; ' ' ' -' Sadden Death. It was noised around early yesterday morning that seme one had died suddenly aboard the steamer Waoe, Capt. Robeson, which arrived here from Fayetteville about dawn. Upon inquiry we ascertained that the report was too true. Mr. C. V. Pndgen, of Pender county, went to bed on the pre vious night without any indication of be ing the least indisposed, and next morning was found dead in his berth aboard the. steamer. An. inquest held by Coroner . Hewlett resulted, as was to have been an ticipated, in a verdict that he came to bis death from natural causes." He made the trip here evidently with - the - purpose of Countess of Burgundywho has ll . ! - t ' . . . . : ior some day with hBrlauiie. en route to Florida. She travels woihj wnoiistv iaffeel the -commereikl In- I 'W 4 special car,' which is attached to the ,lUf..Wili,-.. ,r,r -W arrwes M: 11.17 ,.tms morning .1 . . . I X VVinoloTi Sentinel? A i As-jBom-j-a? tb chaMmaa :aanooncf4 buaaneas, a order. Col., John W. Ajkinsop OHerea'a motion, wuicn was seconueu py Colj. Rogef Mbbre.ta&t' the chaii; request the Presiden'ts'of the-' Chamber of "Commerce, Prdduee Exchang and Board 6f Trade to name' fCommiUee of three irom each, of their respective .bodies, to visit Raleigh in I his Wight, new paperi the-Winston Leader, j w Inidkin says: ""The revenue" "officers are placing havoc In this ' county.: Sixteen of thetn are camping and seouring the coun try close for illicit: whiskey and tobacco. Considerable excitement among tbe block aders. They seized some whiskey stamped accbi diDff to law, so Madam Rumor says." If Jimmy Robinson can keep up thej interest of this city? and to represent the; interests ofl Wiimineton crenerallv in petitioning her General Assembly for any" legislaiion ' toucliing1 the interests of this seciidn of the Rate. . ' ; ' "l : .nKA mri (An ivoa nrlnnto XMtrHntli Hlioont' - 5 J lUVl LM V V tVU - 71.4 il ttVVJkbU .VVSkUWM UIBUV4I .and so was one authorizing the same officer to designate three persons from tbe citizens at large;. to. coooperate with and. constitute a piart of the cbmmittee. Tlie Chairman was added to tbe delegate list, making a committee of thirteen, and, thus constituted, thejr were requested, to proceed to .Raleigh and labor to prevent the adoption of the oqoxiuua aim auiuiuai legiaiaiiuu ccicrrcu to ib'the Stab h Saturday. . '"Mr? : DuBrutr ; Culhr then presented a memorial to the General. Assembly,' urging the repeal-of the prijilege. and: purchase taxi which was cordially endorsed by those present and , approved with , their signa tures. :.' ' . . ' ' A motion was 'made and carried for the appointment of persons to carry the me morial around to the different business men of the city for further signatures. j The meeting ten adjourned. It was a harmonious, earnest body of cititens, who appreciate what every North 'Carolinian should feel that no scheme of internal improvement should be authorized which confers this major portion of iis ben efits on comma Bit ies beyond. tbe Slate lines and destroys borne development, ' i BOARD OF ALDBBlOIiN. . ' ' L ' Tbe Called ffleetlna Yesterday-What . was Dome. .The Board of : Aldermen met in , called session at the City Hall, yesterday after nooD, at 4 o'clock:- Present, His Honor Mayor -3. ; H. Fishblate, 'and Aldermen Myers, Planner, .Bowdeo, : Vollers, Foster, Von Glahn JZipg and Lo wrey. , - t . TbeJftayor staled thathe bad called tne pr. Blackburn, the famous yellow fever hero of Louisville, is reported as ahead in the race for nomination fo? Governor of Kentucky. If the Dootor is not an old, politician, f a- I miliar with the waxa that ari dark," he may be beaten by Beme horse he little suspects. " U , c i? ; : consulting Dr. J. Francis-King jisto his W fM a T of bis treatment. The exact caus4 of MrV ialature,1 granting a'charter to extend I: Tbe Committeemen. - In deference to tbe action of the public meeting, held yesterday, the . respective officers therein .named as the, appoinjiia't absolutely necessary for every State I power, including itfyor Fistiblate,-,who 1 liting In Wilmington, but, who had to ronBider and oossiblv to adopt the l acted for the Board of Aldermen, the fol-1 made arrangemeaU u moya0to,:Ahej jHace I . . 1 t. Jnnli lowing nameu geaiiemcn uave uecu uco- Pridgen's decease is unknown, but persons aequaintea witn nim tninK n was prouueeu by heart djsease. j :- ' ' ' "f Fire tfr-Coinmbflw.''''1 1' 0: if; ? The dwellingjand one outhouse bfMr. M.;M.: Dunning, near Farmer's Turnout, on the Columbia & .Augusta Railroad were totolly destreyedi by fire yesterday morning. The house was not occupied at the time, Mr. Alexander Murrill having; vacated It some days eiace; and MrT Dun- plan proposed by Alabama, OOVBBIfOBd' SALARIEI. rtheRaleigb& Augusta Air ! Line Railroad from Sanf ord to Charlotte. I . .- ; . .; Maj., Stedman was nresent py invitation of the Mayor, and,, by, request, explained that he was present in Raleigh when the bill was reported1 from the committee; that by jthe construction of said road-the -commercial interests b Wilmington would be : very seriously injured s thai : be bad, , by Bif snuous.estoris, uau ine bul recommiiieu, and thought it a matter of r greatlmportance that a delegation from the Board of Alder 'mebr'and citizens should go tO'Rileigh witb u view of eadeavoiSbg'td defeat the bilb We have (J put .. ourselves to the ments in their Legislatures. They j trouble to ascertain the salaries of will accusei the South of the old j the Governors of some of the States. the $100 of property there is a wida I stereotyped rebellious purposes, and Alabama pays $3,000, Connecticut difference over three to one. As the Neios suggests, the great increase is not caused by the public debt, for tiot a penny of the principal or inte rest has been paid. , What, then, has caused the vast increase ? Let those who oppose retrenchment and reform . answer?" ' ' . y. The News shows that when the tax payers had only to meet 12 cents on the $100 of property, they sold their cotton for 13 cents a pound. When they have to pay 38 cents on the $100, tbey can only get H centa fr their main staple. . ' The News also shows that the State taxes (leaving put the public debt, principal and interest), have been in creased from $150,000, in 1857, to $500,000, in 18781 Can there be any good reason for any snch increase ? Is it not Owing to the magnificent ideas of party leaders? The people certainly do not favor extravagance swear that s0ut people are disloyal, J $2,000, Iowa $3,000, : Kansas $3,000, and all thaU, They are .blinded par- Maine. $2,500, . Michigan-, $1,000 tisans, and are ready to justify any. Minnesota $3,000, Nebraska $2,600 assanlts that'may be made upon the New Hampshire $1,000, , Oregon sacred rights of Southern States. . But what shall the South do? Must the people sit with folded hands whilst oppressions and (violations of justice and law and humanity con tinue ? . Shall 5 the Federal , Govern ment be alio wed-unchallenged to in vade the Coarts of the State, to inter fere in the elections, and with its twelve, pr, ;fif,tyr thousand deputy marshals, as the case, may -be, bull doze voters and corrupt the ballot? ; Some of the Southern . States have taken initial steDS in the matter. Yir- has , protested 11 through : her Legislature against the inroads made upon the State, Courts. 7 Florida has protested ..gaiinst Federal usurpations, i and; ; Alabama, i as we informed our readers recently, $1,500, South mont $1,000, Carolina $3,500, i Ver- West;Virginia:i;$2t?0k Arkansas $3,000, Georgia, most pros perous of ; Southern,! States,; -pays $4,600. Illinois, with three tinges, the wealth and population . of ;. North, Dated as committeemen to carry out its wishes and present its motives to the Leg islature ; j 1 Chamber of Commei ce Edward Kid der, Dr. A. J. DeRosset and- James H. Chadbourn. I ;'5' j'' ' - Produce Exchajoge D. Gi Worth, J. H. Cnrrie and G. B. Boney. ' . Board of Trade Jas. O. Stevenson, E. T. Hancock and F. Rheinstein. - Board of Aldermen Mayor 8.- H. Fish- blate (appointed by resolution of the Board of Aldermen), Aldermen C. D. Myers, H. G.jFlanner, H. Vollers.- F. W. Foster, and Maj. Charles M. Stedman, Samuel W. Jfiik, Norwood Giles, Col. Joha W. At kinson and Col. T. C. Mcllhenny. -The chairman of the delegation, Donald MacRae. Eaa.. is authorized to fill the tbi morning, knew nothing 05 the oecurr cI, member of j the Legia- rence unUl late fe 'Silrclrquvthis uaty, j being present ded, the owner's arrangements for "re- wir mafl Mmb mnval had been so far Completed: that bis effects, were packed and aboard the train for shipment to-day. He has ao idea how the fire orliTinated. excetit . wtiiir we have staied. aadnatuianvconcludes thai it was j Mcendiarv WOTS. . aa Humuevwwia at about250, the buildings being old,, out of repair anu smaii.,. uv' UK Carolina? pays but $6,000. soun, 7ftQancia occurring by inability to attend or double as large and as. .Tioh,; pays $5,000. Ohio, with its three and a quarter ;:,millipn. pepple, , pays .- bat. $4f000. New York, : worth twenty times as mu6h as North Carolina and with a population ; considerably over five million, can afford- to pay . .$10, 000, even though it be excessive aiid anti-repnblioan. ! ! If North Carolina should pay; its) Governor $3,000 and 'furnish him a hpme it will be doing as well, in prtt pprtipn. as the most of the largp aod high : taxes. By all of this extra I has thrpugh fher Legislature made 1 prosperpus States; indy bgmng all tv, i I k aolemn nroteat against the vipla- that it can afford considering it owjfcs pay this large increase do we have I solemn protest against . the viola tions of Jaw and the rights or tree and sovereign commonwealths. Ala bama has gone even farther, , as we before showedi ; She has expressed a deliberate purpose to place the ' elec- better government than in 1857? ; : The News further states that the increase in the expenses of : county governments is . at least $700,000. We can easily believe this. There 13 one fallacy that it can afford considering over, twenty-seven j million dollars. Of course,1 if the Governor receives but $3,000, H it cannot be expected that other 1 officials shpuld receive more than two-thirds as much. t is underlying the I Uon of , Presldendat: elector la ihfii not apmtnated, tri hVbbhd. ; ; ' ; argument pf those who undertake to Igjalature; iinatea4 JJi. mPPS Despise npt amall things J th 1 juouiy ,me.; preseui. ppeuquures, 1 cuuio hjt - :yyy r,v; " -"-i- - I largest corn is always xouna on ine smaw- Thev insist' that tbe Democrat Viava I -pederal - Government shall aiscon-1 est toe. iV. x. jstpress. and those who cannot Undertake the mis sion should notify him at once, j ooarte of tbe Foprtb Dtptrlet, : W" gave, several days since, a statement ot the changes made in the Superior Court terms by the Legislature; As it is a matter ofi interest here j; we now mention that the act then " publisbed proyjdes that all process, original, mesne, &e.; or final, civil, or criminal, issued and returnable to tbe spring terms of the Super ior. Courts of the Fourtb Judicial District, shall be return able to the terms as regulated by the law ratified last - Friday and . heretofore . pub-Hsjed.b3- us. : ':!'mm ' : - KevvDr Hltfe. f This genlleaan.who waarecently wound ed while bird hUntlnjMto, a: note; to; MK Nathaniel Jacobij 1 city, received; yesterday, and dated at Greeayilie, 8. C.,v states that be has recovered from the sbof tfun" wound" kuffidiently1 to alio blm to '-preach twice ou tba prevkius Sabbath, 10th Insti We are glad lb iearn net only that he fs )n the discharge of his pastoral, daties, but that be was in fine spirits, and, : minis terially, most pleasantly situated, i Arrival r 8hlPwreclte4eiaeu4 The crew, nine in nomber: of .tbe .Nor-; fore reported ashore seventeen miles Bouth of Kitty Hawk station, arrived'- at Notfolk Tuesday night, in charge ot the first, mate, the Captain remaining at the sceneof the wreck . ' The men renorted? to Col . Wm . Lamb, the Norwegian Consul at that port; by whom tbey ' were foiwardeci to' New York.; They rPrt the yessel as haying gone entirely to pieces. ' ''' 1 1 ' 1 , ,im nelea - War Vetera. 11 : request of jthe Mayor, made, some remarks and also advocatea the necessity or a deles gation to' go to Raleigh to defeat the- meas- uri ,-: j ; : Alderman Foster moved that a committee ef ten tax-payers, be appointed, the Mayor to be one of the committee, to go to Raleigh forth purpose of represenung the interesta of Wilmington before the Legislature in the matter of said biU,; and that one hundred dollars, be ' appropriated to cover the ex peases of said committee. r .. . . . he Board then adjourned. . a Tar Heel GeorcUa. . " 1 At tbe Purcell House, an evening or two einbi, a f elldw from Georgia was telling a crowd 1 about ' the : fine timber ia 'Middle Georgia J5 u when a stringer,' .who had., ner vously, listened to. the wonderful account of the: forests ofl the Empire State" of the South,' and who, in bis , excitement, bad ulnidat floated the eitablfshment in tobiiccb: .T ft - . - -1. ?'.:'. - .-.. .-- juice; called a halt by a contemptuous com Those ancieni genuemau. wnoguruiu 1. . -nhwt of the : atorv and. the Mexican War, and who still move and biting, off ; a. fresb half plnpf tpbaepo, bate theirbelngamonglis, wlllbepleased psed ,aU the tall timber. tales w8 have t6 know that Albert Pike has, after IW Srdreceutly; Tbat ain't nothing," he Ubon aearly' matured.a -ritual lot the 'J i. down in Hertford countyr "nights of Cactus, TlxeNatioaaJ, Aasoj: f&AWptf?- there: is a thicket of ciatibn of . the Veterans of taeJ Mexlcaa, . s,tiiiV lAf! li.v am nf -which War will beet : in Baltimore,rOnthff 22d- "white oak sappliDgs,-aBy one of February, whenia nattoiial organizatiom will measure tea feetthrougbi antl there is to be effected,, and the Cape Fear,8ectipn . 1 h,prabkanebJoriua fifty, feet Bhould be represented. f Qm 9 0ai. r la the fallihe,acorng Bir.eeT..rt-.r.r,;.., : ;;; uneaf mm mea8ure fihC8: , ,Asalreaiyl8et i.-. . .. . froraComiaistionerw-fli-of tb latemal v Tbe Hertford bounty maa was about six Revenue bparrnieureuuirj thbtstam fedt 'higbr; and Vuilt accordingly, readUy J.ijt .- irwt tl' rAvanhii mifirtinfl that hd -lived among the sap-' ,wu,Wi?i "i- Jr rnn;i ;.i --i. l.I i j t .nmn. .w I chin rtf Si 07R end rnnrt rrtntrihntinnit ft tax snaiL oo euectuaiiy kmo iu4-t ouniKWDicftBB.iau jmu uiu 1 -rr " - "r?- iv-.ii-.i j- it :-'r- - . ... - i an reuirmna tMirnAOAn nunair ue last -rear au.iaa jar. noaa ciggs aays: Alfred Feirall, colored, with bis wife and jea and one mule, maae on my la&a ing utb-bewants to say lffiSV aH,",;-Kfc Icil loiiJ o;jiv,' i onI mmdred bushels of -potatoea This Nobod-f wanted 14 &$Wk it atetaedno, Ubews what our colored 1 friends t can ad didn't fish all summer aid bunt all winter to. the mark he has reached in the first number, he will have-the1 gratification of knowing he publishes--one jof the best . weeklies in tbe State, and one of the best among our exchanges. Price $1 50, : and bo patent outside or inside. v --f Louisburg Times: We regret to learn the death of Mr. Allen Harris, one jf Franklin's aged citizens, Wbo died Tues day, 21st inst.y with consumption. . Thirteen lunatics are supported in Frank lin i County, by the State, at . a -cost of $1,150.00. Tax the cure. The Reform Legislature, 1879. Tbe people are watching you closejy. ; Salisbury Watchman: Wheat and! oats -are much injured I by the late freeze. ' Our 'j-oung townsman, Mr. George , D.'., Woodson, wbo flew to Texas last iaii, expecting io mase u uis iuiure home, has returned, wiser then when he -went. He says be is. satisfied. Mr. G. M. Roberts is to succeed CoL Fagg aa Postmaster at Asbevilie, N. ., Wilson Advance: We learn througb the Register of Deeds that about 100 mortgages and liens have been received . and; recorded in his office within the last ' month. The Moffett bell punch is much talked of by our legislators, and we very much hope it will be adopted for the benefit of some of our old soakers, who de clare they go to certain places for cigars." -p r JDjiizaueiiii jij juivnvifusi. en may Albemarle rejoice and feel proud of herlsons,. when two of mem are at the head of me government ofNorth. Carolina.- ' Departed, this life, at Sunsbury, Gates, county, on the 6th inst., Mrs. Maty A. Cos ten,' relict of James Costee, in the 70th year of her age. . . , i-'Newbern Nut-Shell: A serious accident occurred to our worthy towns- map, J no. S. Mamx, Esq., on Saturday night, and he is now confined to bis bed. He was attending to his daties at the post office, and on going out into the yard made amis8tep, which precipitated him into the cellar. One of his -ribs was t broken and another cracked. , . ., i Winston Leader: Winston, we venture to say, has jone of the largest if noCtbe largest organized Lodges of Good Templars in the State. The membership , now numbers about 125, and is steadily bn thej increase. . Watauga Stakes the rag off the bush" iu , thick kse . so far as heard from."' ' We learn that during the re cent cold spell in that county rice formed to the thickness of 28 inches. 4 Pittsboro Record: The old Qua ker1 church near Snow Camp was acciden tally burnt up on the; 12tb inst, j This building was more than 130 years old, and . was occupiea oy iue nriiiau soiuiers on their, retreat; after thej .battle of : Guilford -Coertbouse, and the marks made by them were plainly visible up to the time of its burning. It was exactly pn .the dividing . Iin4 between this county, and Alamance. . Greenviile Mispress: i The coro ners inquest, held over George Waters, wbo was killed by Mr. Livy Dawson, Jr., in fthis 'county, last week, L bound 3lr. Damson over to - the Super iofCourt in a bond of $10,000. - Messrs. Thomas and Sam'LangleJr killed a large black bear ' rover the -riverabbut three- miles from Greenville,, recently . The bear, weighed 243 pounds, "and it toos some exciting chising. witb dogs to capture it Tarboro Southerner: The ipcal reporter's face was corrugated witb glee on MondaJr, and the corners-of his mouth awillowed his ears , in a broad caebi natton. The cause of his hilarity, that so cloelv bordered on absolute happiness, wai. ftrat. the runawav of two mules, hitched td 4 wagon, and then tbe runaway of Mr. B. Keech's fine horse, bitched to a cart. Thfe vehicles were smashed and that's all. r- Mrs. N. M. Terrell, an old and highly respected resident of Tarboro, died at the residence of hereon, Mr. L. C. Terrell, on Thursday of last week, at 12 o'clock, iu the 73rd year of bar age. c -. i Milton jj Chronich: i We are 7 nlekaed to learn that Mr. ' McGehee is im proving in health and We hope he will be able to take bis seat in tbe Legislature soon. T-Jr We regret to learn that .one ot Mil tori's fair dadgbters, who recehtly removed to Danville, was struck with paralysis on onf side of the faoe a few days ago. Waii Lawsoa colored, of this vicinity, was killed on Tuesday by the falling of ; a tree which he and two other men cut down. William ran as he thought i proper dis- jjpajy-p W ut a,ww w mj , mw mm wa mm-m killed him. The boss fraud and .Bond,' who advertises to cure cancers. If he la no better in curing cancers than he is . m paying aaverwsing oiiib, we puy ms u- juded patients. . : ; . v ; , Biblical Recorder: Prpf. Lewis school in Einstou is crowded. In Wake county there are thirty-eight wait Baptist' churches with a membership of forty-three hundred; of these chorehea fifteeb bekmg to .tbe Centfal Association, twenty-two to tbe Raleigh, and one to tbe Mtl Zion. The fifteen churches belonging to tbe Central Associatioo have a mfimber- Th nvinM o9cara are now' or I be! nassine around, to see uiai ine newr, regulations are enforced, and1 ft ' wb aid bd Weil ipr.wur .fuvfostewa 'wm :wh to look well to the emotv. cigar boxes, etc.; qniet reigned, supreme until the Georgian I when tbey wprfc" Yes, but Alfred Jtferrait mnA rhrtiv n.ve tfmibift' ami 'oossioivex-'i meeKiv enauircu.-wuai uiwuw- ua - rets pense. lei ter j&p pot.- y4 and talk politics between timesy