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Jarvis on the resources and t ' .... ..... e "XT-.l.i at:..!!.' ovfiopuieiiis oi ixuriu western xorxu Carolina, lhe letter is full of hope ilKi ucouragement and the record of lmro 1'ineni in live or six years is noteworthy. We regret we most mil nor space to copy "the whole, of ery instructive and interesting Is is loctipient. The members of the itra states tieological- burvev. n:ur- of.whom are familiar: with the .liickv Mountain surveys; are m ran- Jt iits over what they have seen in Ithi.; terra incognita ot our J State. T!ie following is too good to be post-.. ))onoil. Prof. Kerr says: T , "T;e miea industry, is ' still prominent and prosperous! in "Mitchell and Yancey. S Dincjof the oldest mines, are still yielding lmuiWome profits, and new , ores of good promise have been recently opened; . The i ftostnh capitalists who came to the Museum F :i e:ir-no to inquire for a mica mine, have purchkised the one recommended, and have introduced superior mining machinery and methods, and find it one of the most profit :ible niines of the region. And one of the nlriestj mines; near Burnsville, is still yield ing a ton or more of marketable ' mica per moutli, worth about $50,000 per annum. This mine has made half a' dozen fortunes and is! more profitable now than ever. . " Bdt the greatest activity and enterprise is shojvn in the search for an exploration of the fine iron' ores of this Iron Mountain re gion, Which realizes the ancient description ' Whose stones are iron and out of whose liills thou mayst dig brass.' These are the ores wliich were carried to Pittsburg three years ago, and which" the analysis published iu the; former State report show to be equal to the best in the world. ' I have ' had to make a dozen special reports on these ores withiti a year past, and the region has been traversed by numerous parties of geolo gists land - experts and capitalists, and n great number of sales and leases have been made and many new ore. beds opened and hundreds of samples carried North- for analysis." .. ' ;. The Cranberry mine has done great things.-. Thousands of tons of ore are sent North, f It is of immense value ami extent. Prof. Kerr says : - ' "As you are aware this enterprise has al ready involved an outlay .of about- $t, 000. 000 and jet it is only in its first stage. The Cranberry narrow, gauge railway is itself one of the notable engineering exploits of tli;: country. Tbe bed of the road.-for six miles, is hewn out of the face of a rugged tintuous canon, whose 'walls. 'rise almost vertically a thousand feet or more from the hed of, the Doe river, : This road has open-, - i up hne of the richest sections of the con diment j. to which this was the only gate- way.'7 -y "7' :. Prof. Kerr gives a roseate view of the lumber business.; The - resources of North Carolina in woods are vast, aujl if husbanded will be of great wealth to the State.. But the north- om buyers are in the market," and lisuulreds .of thousands of acres are ! ing "gobbled up" and at prices no lnbt far below their value. ; Prof ivi i r says "of this Northwestern lion: ;. . . ' 7 '' - " ;7 see "Lumber mills have been planted in all directions about the terminus of this road. OU both Sides Of thft ftmntv ITnnntoin. rrl 41-.. TT" H . X ' the Yellows, ami have climbed -nearly -up to the top of the Roan .Not less i than -two million feet of cherry lumber 'have been cut already, and - it is sent to market as rapidly as transportation can be -furnished. One mill on -Elk river - npAr rtJift-ranl. father, has already manufactured . 800,000 iwi oi sucn cnerryumher as 4her markets oi me JNorth have not knownbefoTe." One tree made 3,000 feet which fetched $250 more, he says, tlian 7'ie value of. a square mile t of ..these lands a few years ago. The ost desirable trees are here in gio.it abundance the ash, j wal nut, cherry, birch,' maple, ches- ; "u' &c. Let the people take care that they sell- for enough. After keeping them for generations do not "f.,.l .1 - ." Tl. , v'i Hiem away. now. liiue your tme. After awhile the tree worth to-day $25 will fetch $10ol?. The fol- lowing must close our selections om the encouraging report. Says rw. Kerr: . "The Walnut attsrina a rtinmptor ftf-fiio-lit. t (iQ one case nine); ash, six feet? maple,' tPn t Ql lQese with chestnuts 'eight and Smv on the slopes and benches of the nf r J7 "rongiy suggest the giant gr - irVpo,sa- Some of my scientific fri groves friends wuom 1 have recentlv met in. that.- virion ill VOL. XIV. resentations of the geological reports in re gard to the ores and the forests,, but now acknowledge that, they - have never, seen them matched.' . , JTXnrder or a Deputy Collector in Stan-; .ly County.,' ,' , i Judge D. L. Russell, of a this city, "re ceived a dispatch yesterday : morning ah nouncinff the killing of -H. P.s Walker, ;of Brunswick county, a deputy revenue col lector for Montgomery and Stanly cbun- ties, by one David Fraley. ' We find a dis patch in yesterday's News and Observer al so, giving a brief statement of the hbmicide, as follows:- " V. , ' "8. L. temberton, Senate Chamber: P. Walker was shot yesterday by Dave: Fraley, andia here dying. - Have the reve- nne department notified at: -once : and the Governor to offer a suitable reward. ; I' am: after him with a posse afraid he has taken the railroad. John W BqstiahvJ. P.": ' Mr.' Bostian is Mayor of Albemarle, Stan ly county.' The News' 'and Observer adds: 'Fraley, his murderer," lives' near Stokes Ferry, in Stanly county. ' For years he has owed tne government at back tax of nine nwe.ii iiir pnvCTnnifini a nnnE ist nr-nine i or ten dollars; -. capacity, tax .mJtarifr- Thlahas led to dMputes -between himself and the deputy collector. He had trouble with D. 8. "Barnes, -a former ; collector, about this matter-and doubtless ft. was the origin of the difficulty with Walker." Henry Poote Walker was a son of the late Henry Walker, of Brunswick county, who was quite a prominent citizen in his timej and was about 27 or 28 years 'Of ago. -j He leaves a ' wife : and two children, who had removed temporarily to Stanly county to be near the husband and father. - He married a Miss Mercer, - of Brunswick, and was well known in this city. Deceased operated in Col. I. ' J. Young's District. ' ' ' At last accounts - Mr. Walkerr was not dead, but was. represented to be "dying.. His brother,- Mr. DanT R. Walker, went up yesterday t morning. ; The Bank of New Hanover - The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Bank of New Hanover was held at the banking house in this city on yesterday. Maj. C. M. Stedman, :,the president, pre sented reports showing'the'eondition of the' bank, which evidenced a most remarkable degree of prosperity, - After the report, of the bank's condition had been submitted to the stockholders, Maj. Stedman stated that after this meeting he would cease to act as president, because he had found it imposi sible to give the proper attention to his law practice "and his duties as president of the bank at the same time, and he was unwill ing to relinquish .his profession. We are sure but few banks in the South have had a greater degree of prosperity than the bank of New Hanover, under Maj. Sted man 's administration. ' The following resolution was offered by, Col. Atkinson, and unanimously adopted : Resolved, Maj. C. M. Stedman having ex pressed his wish to retire from the Presi dency of this Bank, the stockholders deem it due to him, in severing their official con nection, to express the high esteem in which they hold him and their sense of his faith fulness and intelligence in tne discharge of his official duties while President of this Bank. . : The old Board of Directors was unani mously reelected, viz: C. M. Stedman, Isaac Bates," D. McRae, H. Vollers, J. W. Atkinson, P. Rheinstein, R. R. Bridgers, E. B. Borden, W. I. Gore, G. W. Wil liams, J. A. Leak. ' 7i ' " 7 At a meeting of the Directors subsequent ly held Mr.! Isaac Bates was unanimous elected President and Mr. G. W. Williams - Vice-President. TJie selection of Mr. Bates was an admirable one. He has been con nected with the Bank of New Hanover ever since its commencement, and will prove himself fully equal ta the dutits of the high' position to which he has been called. Tbe Colored mason Organization of a Hoyal Arch Chapter. : : The first Royal Arch Chapter of colored Free Masons for ; this State was organized in this city during the past week, Rt Rev. .Bishop Jones, of Washington, D. C, Rt. Rev. Bishop Moore, of Pennsylvania, R, Rev. Bishop Hook; of North Carolina, Pro fessor Staker, of the Law University of Co-, lumbia, S. C.,' and the Rev. ' Brawley&nd other companions from- this State officia ting, On Friday evening the Chapter was fully established, to be known as Zerrubabel Chapter No.- 14. The followinjr named Companions were elected and duly installed iQ w ".MJ, wum""'1 Geo. W. Price, Jr., acting Deputy High Priest, viz J. W. Hood High -Priest.- W J. Moore-King. . ,!;.-- : .' -Geo. L. Mabson Scribe. ; j William McLaUrin Captain of the Host. Thos. M. Simmons Principal Sojourner. James W, Telfair Royal Arch Chapter. John Holloway-Grand Master 3rd Veil. Jos. C. Hill Grand Master 2nd Veil. G. W. Price, Jr. Grand Master 1st Veil. Robert JNoise Treasurer.- ' James W. PeaTson Secretary. James P. Green Sentinel. - - Foreign Exports. The foreign shipments yesterday were as follows: The British barqueDavid G. Worth, Capt. McDonald, for a port in the United Kingdom, by Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son,; with 2,000 casks of spirits turpentine and 736 barrels of rosin, valued at $50,200: and the barque Zinzarella, Capt. Devereux, for 1st: Fierre, jaarunique. oy Messrs. Hidward Kidder & Son; with" 186,259. feet of lumber," valued at $3,525.23. v Total value of foreign exports for the day ,..$53, 725. ad. movement of Cotton. The receipts of cotton from February 1st to date foot up 3,426 balesr as against 3,434 bales from February 1st to 11th last year, showing a decrease of 8 bales. The receipts for the crop - year from Sept.lst,1882,to date, foot up 107,934 bales, as u against 120.255 bales , up to same date' last year, showing a decrease of 12,321 WILMiNQTONV Ni-d:, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1883. FIBRE id ND OIH' WORKS, Specimens of Flbreacc to b Itlana- factnred at: tbe Llrlnstton' Creek Works ; Near Thl ' CltyArH val of RIacnlnery &c s At the sales rooms.of 'Messrs. -Cronly- & Morris, yesterday, wa examinedk number of specimens of fibres, tcv which are pro posed to be manufactured at the " Living ston Creek Works, near this -.'city, Wow" in- process of erections Prom the common ar ticle of pine straw, so friendless- and- de- spised until a few years ago we had before us a fibre which would;be? very' useful for many purposes; an! oil which ' smelt delt ciously and is said, to: be a sure panacea for rheumatism,'besides useful for other puV poses ; curl , material I and ; hair for . up holstering,' . and yarns . for. weaving, etc. ;.. all this mtid r you, . .from j pine straw. Then ; there was a fibre .from what - is know .'as - the bear-grass," and another from 'what is known aa the. h L"5 WffMA.i ( pulp-from the reed cane, which grows in . - . :--.r . . i . . . . i aounuanceaiougxne yapru uu -""v utaries, which pulp looks as if it might be admirably adapted to the mating or paper; and a beautiful fibre from the cotton stalk. All the material from which t these articles are manufactured, which were formerly con sidered worthless, are now in demand, and will be purchased at the works byMr. J.' G. Stephens, the superintendent and patentee. These fibres are all' reduced to different grades and qualities of material, some pf which are particularly fine I and glossy. One of these latter . specimens ' resembled cotton very much in appearance and tex ture and there was another specimen,, made from some grass not found in this latitude.) which resembled the finest camel bair... ; All these fibres are very useful for stuffing mat tresses and upholstery in general. 17: '7 The '. samples . referred to can be seen . at the sales rooms of i Messrs; Cronly. Morr ris, general ' agents of the ; Fibre,: Fertilizer and Oil Mills, and are worthy of an exami nation.' . . : These specimens were manufactured, in Brooklvn. New York:' from " material ob-. tained in this section, apd under the super vision of Mr. Stephens, who is now at the, works at Livingstou Creek superintending their erection. J Some of the machinery is already on the ground, and the 'remainder,. including two immense boilers, arrived by . the steamship Benefactor yesterday, ' 7t ; J. O. JR. B., Last Day's Proceedings of the District " j" v Grand Xodge. The sixteenth annual session of , District Grand Lodge No. 5. I. O, B. B., which commenced ia Tienken Hall, in this city, on Tuesday morning last, ' came to a close yesterday evening1, about &o'clock.;. -Very, little was done. during the day. that would interest the general public. --.s Quite a num-. ber of ladies witnessed the closing scenes. Resolutions complimentary to their Jew ish friends of Wilmi ngton for the : great kindness and ' hospitality shown the mem bers of the Grand Lodge were unanimously passed, and sundry speeches' were made in furtherance of the same, including one' from Mr. Lovenstein,- of Virginia, who was accidentally led into the.: unpardonable indiscretion of coinDlimentinsr the hand- the!, beautiful ones ot the jewisu raun an; ;VV UUUDglOU, U IUISIUK.O wuivu, was tuiiiiiijr . ttt . - . 1 i 1. ,1-1 called to his attention.: and which he was as quick to correct. . v ic1 3 .7 Resolutions complimentary to the various oflicials of the Grand Lodge, and to the Postmaster of this? city, -for? his tender of extra postal" facilities, .were also - passed, "after which the new President, Mr. D. H. Stern, made a very handsome little speech, concluding-with the wish that he might see the last one of thb members 'at Norfolk next vear. ; when he declared . the lirand Lodge adjourned. , .-' 1 , The personeUe oi the Grand Lodge mem bers presented a very fair average. There were quite a 'number of fine looking men among them,' and intellectually the assem blage would doubtless have compared favor ably with any other similar b'ody. 7 'There were some very fine' speakers among them,' notably , Simon Wolf et '.of Baltimore; Mr. Wissclowsky, of 'Georgia; Col. Martin JSmench, of . Maryland; t Jar. - w m. Ltoven- stein, of Richmond i: and Rev Dr. Kaiser, of Baltimore. ? f ! . ; , Foreign Exports. 7' 7 1 1 iThft foreii?n ' Bhinmehts : vestfirdav wprfi: as! follows 7 The German -barque Atlantic -.' 7-! i'- ri t 1' ' J. -i "j "'' 7 i.':- 7 x ' - ' w '-a " 7' uapi. Dcnenng, ior Antwerp, oy. Messrs. p. R. Murchison & Co., with 3,765 barrels of rosinj valued, at $,270; and, the . Norwe gian barque ,HJf,- Capt. f Christensen, for. Hamburg, by Messrs." Paterson f Downing & Co., with 4012.barrelr of rosin.' - valued at $6,862. Total value of foreign i exports for the day $13,132-" Forelten Exports. j The foreign shipments yesterday were.as foUows:;:.-TheSchr.'':'iSSteienfM,-Cap'. Douglas, for Ponce, Porto Rico, by Messrs. Northrop and Cummin gt with 216,312 feet of lumber,; valued at $3,219. 77 ; 5 and t the Swedish Brig Sigrid, Capt Henriksen, for London, by Messrs. Alex. Sprunt & Son, with 2,500 barrels of rosin; valued at $3,- 750. Ttal value of foreign exports for the day $6,969.77. . ' The "Market House Bill." I Mr. John R. Melton received a telegram from Senator Scott, yesterday, announcing the defeat in the House, on its second read ing, on a. vote to table, of the bill to repeal what is known as the "Farmers' - and Fish ermens' Bill," the vote standing seventy five to twenty-nine. 1 - ' . . ' k ' . . - . 1 S V ' ' A- -' ' . - .' . ' I t . 1 1 ' THEJjBGISLA TUBE. i Raleigh tlews-Observer Report. ' SENATE. ' ' Wkdnesdat; Peb. g,-1883?" Mr. Lyon, petition from citizens of Bladert against Ashing with nets,etc, m ,VV mte L.ake ; also a petition from citizens of white ,Oak township, ask insr for'a stock law. 7 Mr. Tpon.ibill tb ' atnend the Phar- maeyrAct; also a bill to incorporate the town ot UhaaDourn,in -uoiumous countv. Mj. Lyon, bill to 'prohibit ' fishing in ine waters oi ww iiUKe, etc., in Bladen. '"Mr. Scott, of New Hanover peti tion from ; citizens of Burgaw, Pen der county, for repeal of the prohi bition law as annlied to BurcrawJ' v Mr. Lyon, bill.to prohibit , the sale of liquor 'within two' miles of Sprout opnnff imjinoaist vjuurcu, in Dxauen countv.11 ' - - - -. : t . r'pl.n irVnii. lv.in atJ-i nr f n "ia Sort Uxthat he had a tetegram f i-bm New Bern dateA the th Df , February, i v" wj yv : ,y v ffivina'Mnformation of the -death of the wife of Senator Whitford, at 8 p. m. on! yesteraay. :rms mtorraa- tion would explain the continued ab sence of that benator.J The clerk read the original bilifor the sale of the State's interest in the Capo Fear and Yadkin Valley : Rail- Mr. Webb changed his move for they must build ' the road to -Patter-ro'ad. 1 There are two substitutes special' order at half-past 1 o'clock J son. - -K from the committee for this bill, and J section1 9 is so amended that the con- I victs shall hot be; employed on any I brancli of Said railroad, except the Yadkin .Valley branch nntil the said railroad is completed to Mt. Airy and Patterson.8 1 Another amendment secures the completion of tbe road to j Patterson, m Ualawell county, oy amenaments; 7 1 1 - 7 : providing if the work be delayed or Mr. 'McLane,' petition, from citi the grading suspended until the road zeris of Robeson," asking to ' abolish IS eonipieieu 10 iratierson, inen tuo company shall forfeit all right or claim to the convict labor, and all fj6ridst due the State from said irail- road company for convict labor shall become the absolute property Of the State;1 and, also, ' the seventy thou sand dollars of new North Carolina- bonds, deposited by the company with the v State" treasurer: shall like- wise become the absolute property of the State, etc., etc. -Mr. Dortch ; said J he was not op- posca 10 asaieoi tneoutes lu8 ? luougup in' ougui to ue at pumic auction, so as 10 give, every- body a chance, and he otrerea an 1 rit -ir f ii rifiu unii -nu iiiim rt-t 1 mi i 1 amendment to that end to the origin al bill as follows: 7 "Strike out all af ter the word 'company,' in section 1, line 17, down ''-to the fword 'upon,' in line 16, and insert the words at pub lic auction after 90 days' notice in such newspapers as they may select. Mr. Watson said he was not reel ing well, but if his strength!: could hold out he would give the Senate some history of the company, condi tion of the road, &c. lie said the State owned $550,000 worth of stock, valued now 3X ten cents on the . dol lar, making $55,000 the: value of the' State's interest. It is ; necessary to sell, as the company has had to bor row $150,000, and hypothecated its bonds for $300,000, with about $52,- 600 of mortgage bonds besides. There are eighty miles of; road m uoa nrit ua ro;t vvnv to I X J ' . . - - it, and so the btate must help it. The State would do well to give $55,000 to any syndicate that would cut across these lines and complete the road to Greensboro, thereby put ting the Wilmington and WeIdon, the i Raleigh and Augusta 'and the Richmond arid Danville Railroads in competition with each other. As to Mr. Dortch's amendment oronosing to sell the State's -interest at public auction he spoke of iron a A Hur 4hA linn n rnm KnHa thn thin 1-no H uu.tuaau,.!. W county of Surry is concerned these iron ueus are au over uiecouut v i iuc r ...... .. . . 7 . 1 verjrfinest iron; the county might be spoke of the Yadkin Valley as one of oivt u uv. vuv i anv uvu v. ----v neiairesivaieysueeyeoinuu ever Deneia its itepreseniauvus nau stood here on this floor and voted . vast sums to help the east and west with railroads, and never till to-day had they asked the State for help for themselves, and now not r tor. - them selves alone, but for this bill, which, in its policy, would help the whole State. Mr. Dortch said he was in favor of the sale of the State's interest in the road, that it might be completed. He would do o every in. nSu. uis power " - . to aid the people in tnat section or the State,' but thought his amend ment to sell at public auction should prevail, to prevent complaints and give all who may aesire to. purcnase an opportunity to Dia. " On motion of Mr. Morehead the bill was Dostnoned till to-morrow. ; The special order, Mr. Poole's bill for building a residence tor tne gov ernor7was taken up. Mr. Poole thought it time that the General Assembly was ; obeying the command in the constitution to pro vide such a residence. I his bill provides- that the money derived from the sale of the old governor's man sion and the sale of the lots made by a previous General Assembly, with the use of the convict labor, shall go to bnildinsr a residence on Uurke sauare. " '. ' ' 5 Mr. Scott, of Rockingham, asked the amount for the sale ot these lots. Mr. PooleTans wered that the sum . '.a 'a . " derived from the sale ot lots was 71 y, 000; the amount' that may be de- I xxuux buc Mie oi mo um vrovor- i uux a mausivu auuub OfJUJ HUH Willi that and the use of the convicts they could put np a $35,000 buildin g. The bill was put to a vote of the Senate., Mr .Cozart asked 'for the ayes and .noes. Not granted. The x.zir uui yasseu us tuuu reauinsr JVlr. JLJoykin asked for a suspension I of the rules, and the bill to incorpo- rate the town of Caswell, in Pender county, was .taken up -and. put ? upon its' readings. - An amendment from Mr. bcott, of -N ew.llanover, to allow the county r commissioners to grant liquor, licenses without an order first of the town board.; On it he got the yeas and. nays yeas 1 1, nays 21 and it was voted down. v The bill passed its second reading yeas ,26, nays 3. r"' , , , ' - Bill, to incorporate the town .of Lumberton' passed its third reading yeas 26, nays none. Mr, .Fool-' asked a suspension jot tne rmesjinat tue Dili to tacuitate the construction of 'the New - Berne and I ings. Granted,: and the bill- was I read. It gives tbe State's-, stock in I the Chesapeake j and Albemarle Ua- nal, of 2,500 sharcs,to the New Berne and Beaufort Canal, they to turn it j into useful navigation. . i , t riday; with also motion to print the bill.';. The Seriate so "ordered. 1 ; Mr. Peinberton moved to recon- sider the vote by which the bill in regard to county treasurers failed to pass its second reading yesterday. It was reconsidered ' arid recommitted to lb e judiciary with, all its pending j uiu law on, agricultural ueus. xxe stated he introduced it by request.. . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - KEPOETS OF COMMITTEES. .oundry committees reported upon the following bills: t. i. fA tol 11 To elect a tax? collector for .the several counties .of the State. For protection.of the aids to navigation -ffi h Point and Randleman Railroad. igu rvmvvuu. xwauuieman xiuroau; Company,. To prevent fraud in pack- ing cotton. To prevent the erection ofartificial islands in the navigable waters of the State. To establish the dividinglines between the counties of . w - v m Harnett and . Johnston. 10 repeal chapter 00 ot ijattie sxxevisai, en - - ' T- . . 1 a . T- a titled Lies.5 To amend ;ehapter 87 0f Battle's Revisal. To amend chapter I 318, laws : 1879, To prevent the: felling of timber in certain rivers.- To amend chapter 156, laws of 1868- '69. (Landlord and. tenant act.) To 1 : -v "jf - 1 r i:.lL t ii - -i-'a ter 94, laws of 1 88 1. 1 o incorporate the Southern Mining, . Smelting and Manufacturing Co. To validate the mcornorate registration of certain deeds for land. To repeal chapter 86, laws of 186.9- '70, and chapter 144, laws of 1870- "71 I n anthMMTo tha onTvivol nf l. vil actions for trespass. For the pro tection of mechanics , and laborers To' amend the law Of attachment. To allow a second, action for the recov ery of land. To amend the law re lating to the working of . public roads. To establish a railroad commission ' '-'" ""' - RESOLTJTIOJT. 7 ,: 7r Mr. Hardy,, resolution of instmc tion to our members of Congress to use their influence to have the light house at Harlow Island re-establish ed. . . ' - . BILLS were introduced,: passed tneir nrst - "1.1 reading and Were referred as fol- lows :: Mr Forbis to regulate the sale of uQr b d' ists Jadiciary. v Mr. Harrisof Davidson, to require I ' .....7. X, sheriffs tO . pOSt to post alii dehnquentitax payers. Judiciary. ui: :n ;n l,a I UUU11U il 1 19b 11X11 IB ftlUlU l VI 1 h. p ilion8 and grie- I ... . . . ... i , h ': T 'TT, L taken up and the follow- , .11o - , nf fiirtwo. i unin i . i . a i ti i f vi v w a aii Lmvi v To amend the charter of the town of Matthews, : Passed its third read ing: , ' " To change the name ot the liden 'ton & Norfolk Railroads Passed its third reading, 10 incorporate a- QQ, in macou county. ; x asseu ua . 1 - 1 . j : tuu.xv.M..5. : - - .-. . To increase the number of justices 1 ui tiir; uuaoc xvt vuw wvi vj of the peace tor tne several1 town- he State pagsed itg third s. . , Tor empower5 the trustees of j the Supreme Court library :to. appoint n librarian, xnira reauing .. j; SENATES ' " r THIRTY-THIRD DAY. . . e ' TutJRSDAY, Feb. 8," I8S3. ; : Mr. Graham," petition from certain' citizens of Montgomery for, the re peal of prohibition at' 1 roy. Jjir xoyis.Lu, pmiuuu ui. ueiuitiu citizens of: Sampson concerning the drainage pf certain low lands. Mr. Evans, bill to allow justices of 1 the peace the same " fees as county commissioners to levy taxes. i- . Mr. JooyKin, oiu o secure tne Dei- r -r 1 a - a ,1- " . : ! . . . a 1 . m ter drainage of the Jo w lands of j Kil dee Swamp, in Sampson county.; : Billi to incorporate the town of Trenton, 'in the county of Jones, passed its third s reading, ayes 39,- noes norie. Mr. Clarke stated r that they had the small pox, at ' Trenton, and wished the bill passed as soon as N0.w16 possible m iorder , to- hava'proper reguiatious or. wiownj. Mr. Dortch, bill to incorporate 'the North Carolina Fish Oil; andCGuanp 1 jur. i-ayne, um io amena ine law 1 so as to make sureties on sheriffs and 1 constables'; bonds : liafcle -for certain 1 acts and trespasses of their prmci- 1 Dais' He introduced it bv reauest, Mr. Purnell, resolution instructing the' committee on penal ; institutions to inquire andn report why the board of directors of the State penitentiary should not be required - to ' abandon the i contract for the lease r of. the "Oaks Plantation,'!, in .ake lcouny, and cultivate the land belonging to the State, known as Camp Mangura. opeuiai oruer, y oui iox ine saie ot the State's interest in the Cape Fear "u. lauwu v aney xviiuruau, came Mr. Iiihney took 'the flordadvocai Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail ting the majority report, that gnar- 0ad.. - - ' 2 " . - ; , anteea-tThfi firtmhahv iKniTf! t.Wiafl -.tL j:2tjeii.'i -r anteesr tne company .to-&d ih& road I to- ratterson ,zmx ; . Mr. Clark srok t.o : thfi.vmaWit.-u- I to Jratteraon;;;;.;rU;-V- 'MW.i Mr. Clark spoke to ; tho -maioritv report. He favored the proper guar, antees, and thought,; with ; Mr.; Lin I T n thAnoht' tm ' ril I m I ney, that Without suelt, there was no assurance to the people of the- -Y ad kin Valley of getting the road, He earnestly contended that f the . svndi cate should be so hedged in that Further discussion on the bill was postponed .until - eleven o!clock to morrow. A ?. Mr. Bbykin, bill concerning inspec tion., of timber; 'Mr. Toon, bill to provide for work- ing the Whiteville and Wilmington public road in Colnmbusi' ' ' iii aiiowmg creditors to sue in certain .cases before their claims be come due.7 The committee's amend ments, one Of them to the effect that the law should go into effect the "1st of June, 1883, were about all adopt ed. - ,u i - I- :. ;vMr, Battle said, in his candid judg ment this was a bankrupt f law of the most sweeping character.vlt provides for anybody; who would make affi davit; a man without "principled with out character, without morals, might make the affidavit, simply from a personal grudge,' or possibly, insti- 5ated-bvother.'':arid a man's credit gated by another, and a man's credit and standing ruined. He moved to lay the whole matter on the table.- 7 On that motion Mr. Dortch- asked for the yeas and nays. Ordered. - The bill was tabled yeas 22, nays Message from the House' that the House refused toeoneur in the amendment relating to amnesty, to certain parties for selling liquor with out license, etc. Mr Morehead hoped the Senate I r t i A . a. j Ai. iii-i. x emueiiuii truswju. uiuuou wuuiu prevail. : e ve paiuuueu. iuc Ku Klux, pardoned the Robeson county outlaws and ainnestied every body else, and why. not pardon these and let peace prevail? 1 The mam question was called. The vote was taken and the benate re fused to recede from its .amendment. HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES PETITIONS were introduced as follows: Mr. Standford, f rom Pender coun ty, asking that the constitution . be amended so as the tax paid by whites for school purposes shall go to edu cate the whites, and that paid by, the colored population may go to educate that race. ". HILLS 1 1 Bills were introduced, passed their first reading and were referred as fol lows: ' : " - ' ' '. :- '- .'. " . '- ..... . Mr. Smith, to change' the line be tween Wayne and Duplin counties. Oounties, cities, towns and ' 'town ships. . Mr." Kose, to authorize the publi-r cation of a geography of North Car- proud; that we, too, are men, not olina for the use of the public schools, .withstanding the corruptions that T71 3 a. - ! . :. -' ' J ' " n rtv T?i a!- in av i r nio 1 Education. , THE CALENDAR was then taken up and the following f bills disposed of as follows: ? : To incorporate' the - High Point fc Randlemarr Railroad Co. Passed third reading. ' " . . " - " Concerning pilots and pilotage Passed third reading.- - - - ' To establish a graded school ; in Rocky Mount. The bill then passed its second 1 1 ilinn 4T tn tv s- if fl h Tnnnrnni.ta rQA0A Bna in I - . . j. vr A AJ vS 1 wva m w ai wuvu uvuvviu 'Parhnrn tnwnshin; Hrtffflcnmhfl conn : 0 mn3anmnnj nmart u Mr. having the money divrded pro rata as the school fund of the , btate is di vided,' and called for the ayes , and nayes on that ; amendment and - the call was sustained The amendment failed to pass by a vote of 65 to 39 a strict party vote. The previous question was called and sustained,and tbe bill then passed its second reading: by. a vote of 74 to 23. " SPECIAL ORDER for this hour being a substitute for a resolution r and a bill' in--favor of wounded Confederate sroldiers was taken no. ' " - , . Mr. Tate said this was a matter of $75,000.- that he had all . the sympa- thy for a wounded Confederate sol- dief that any one could have, .that he was one himself though not coverea by that bilk That he. stated this that the House might know what they were doing. " ' s i He moved to refer to thefinance committee. The motion 16 ,refer prevailed- hour was -the ; Senate amendment to an act to grant amnesty sand pardon to persons selling Uquor without li cense. " - 'k-y V ? ' The House i concurred m Xhc amend- ment. THIKTY-rOUETJI DAT. ': Fbidat,' Feb; 9., IMrlInevibetitiotf of certaiii-cit Izens" of eadkin adopt some reasonable guarantees for the completiop ot the xadkm valley Branch Railroad. . the State 'lYeasurer to inform the tSeonlfi how much the Western road has ost t.ho State. Also, resolution asking the superintendent of the pen- ltenuary wny xne puDiic roaa is not opened irom i 1uacer ondge, - in Jones, . to Tar Landing, ; in Onslow county. ," - ' i . Mr. Caho asked a suspension pftho rules, ' and the Thill to change the name of the Edenton : and -Norfolk Railway Company to Carolina and Chesapeake Railroad , Company, re stricting it to go' by Williamston was put onitsTeadings.-;.'.''".':'' : Thev Chair announced the hour for the special order had arrived,- being. the sale ot the State a interest in tha .M9M dp1fprjhfriem"l of " the billsaid. they would,npt object -it- ri, vmi Vvf considering the snecial Order. -a a- . . i ii ; Mr. AJano s Diu was reaa ana pass ed third reading;. ; Mr "llST!h-.'rnlfit.lon til liav Ihfi clerks of the Code committee $4 "a' day, and. asked its . immediate con-': sideration. Passed third reading and; sent to the House without" engross ment. ' ! - The special, ordeiv the . sale of the.; State's stock- in Yadkin Valley sumed.' ' the Cape-Fear1 and- Railroad, was ' re- The Chair conceived t.Iiat. th ' firct. thing iwas the consideration of- the, amendment- recommended by . the committee. 7' ' . 7 . .? The first amendment was Mr." Lin-f ney's, tnat no convicts snouia oe em ployed on any branch of said road ex cept the Yadkin! Valley branch, until the said railroad is completed to Mount Airy and Patterson. -And then Mr. McLean's amendment to this, providing, I first, for the "build ing of the road from Fay ettevillo to the South Carolina line, v : Mr. Linney said he hoped the Sen ator from Robeson would withdraw his , amendment,-las the effect of it would be to dig I up the whole pro- 1ect 3 a Mr. Payne, said the bill introduced by thelSenator.from Forsyth was not a gift, but it was a contract with the State. -Nothing: can be found in it. that will amount to a gift. The con sideration is a valuable one. It is the development and building up of the fairest section of the ; State. He de sired to say to the amendments that in the, main he approved of them, and if it was so arranged that the forty-five" miles of road from Fay- etteviue to tne ooutn arouna line I . . r ' - - iv m favor or them iNo man can sit. here and have an abiding interest in our legislation unless he has also an abiding interest fin -the building: up f of our waste places. lie ap proved of . the feature :- that would surrender the deposit of seventy thousand dollars to the com pany when the road ; was finished to Patterson, lie repeated tnat tms; bill was not a gift, but a quid pro quo'. He was. thoroughly satisfied that if these amendments were adopt ed np longer would the cry come to us that these counties had done noth ing for the road, but they would give largely to its building and equipment. The demands of the west were just and reasonable. He recalled the names of - Heath, the : great jurist, arid of Gordon,' the sol dier and patriot. North Carolina is called; upon to honor, aid and im prove the land of their nativity. Be neath the sod of Western North Carolina, as in sacred crypts, repose the ashes of ' men, whose virtue and patriotic deeds of valor make us feel degrade our race. Rich . in mineral wealth and in resources, lofty in pa triotism 7 and true nobility of soul, ready at all times to respond to tho ; calls of the . State, North Carolina in honoring , this section of Western North Carolina, and in aiding in de veloping; her interests, will bo just, and do honor and credit to her own great name. , r Mr. Morehead offered a substitute for Mr. McLean's amendment to the amendment of the committee. - - " Mr. McLean withdrew his amend ment.. Mr Morehead's substitute was . ,u -...- Tt.- wM.:.:-Tniwrt -nfir t.h Yadkin Valley Branch the words, "And the line from Fayetteville to the South Carolina line by way; of Shoe Heel." - - - -' Another amendment,, giving to June, 1884, to work south of Walnut Cove, was adopted. Mr. Morehead offered an amend- ment after Mt. Airy and Patterson, : r I rt nf nlnnoa -f n nHt ia xatvrta. "If the board of directors Of the pen- -? itentiary furnishes the convicts now provided by law to the said rail way." Mr. Linney said this amendment " would cut the throat of all the guar- antees and render them not worth the paper they were written on. J Mr. Morehead then stated that he 1 had modified the amendment so as to read, tne ooara ot directors ot the penitentiary continue to t furnish convicts as heretofore to , . the said railway;" and hoped the Senator from Alexander was now satisfied. . . continued on fourth pageI I ; ) '. '( f t it : ' . 1 "i - j V ' t v, i 'A "Jessed that they had discounted the rep- . paies. V."
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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