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Wit) Jst.j mnch of the legislation was cni tn;ndable there' were some tmnajs -. n"e VC "kldi.; wish: otlyerwise. We not jreganl the late body, specially ! able: altfiotigh'iBome-' of r it admirers are pi cased to make this c'taim ' for it. It mavi compare, with some Legisla t tires tliat have been since the war, but it was far below tlie standard of auti-belum times, we may believe, in real ability and experience. . Wern dst say tliaij the legislators acquired wis dom as they grew m experience. They were W;ise . -eu6ugh ' to; undo some th i ugs tjh ey had done, anoTthey were wise enough to leave undone some things I'hat it was desired 'by others that they should. do. . " "'. I:'; l : The riumplis of the Buf ord ' Svn . dioate and some other railroad! mat ters wiU.be better appreciated tn; the future, j When "theV, StA.b - first . ari tagonizfed the sale of the. Western North Carolina Railroad : to the Best Syndicate. the burden ot tbe'sqng of. those who demanded the , sale ".was "This js the only chance of ever getting ai railroad - to ; Dutsktown.' And now this chance has failed.. But vi- wi I not go into this unpleasant matter now. If the. people.alongthe proposed Ducktown road shall be reconciled to the change we shall not a fuss over , it. .But if they i i ; .; " 'eel that they haveboen.l''sold again that their : r interests have cen virrendered or-betray ed ;' in v 1 far echo thei r com plaints .we Ill as t o irn tint so"me; of "our;old edito nils V.j't r was j aiivl refresh the-iuemOries of as to "what w W said what romised by the friends of the sale tfo Legislature is gosie,- and we t desire' to-awaken any :v iln- i in. ant memories.1 , Wo feel relieved. We a nk : the" memberU Ton all the' IT. f, tney did. V 'P V! Uie cestl v . andjcuml)er3orDe i nia- hiiijj'ry for itielcotltictidtV of , 'iiitejfnarjie ve nae lis to be maintafaed;iuniif :4in r'a'" of Kent i ne econoniy i is - inaogirafed, Wtcxk n Post, Dem. 1 ; - jr .,'" iiiflt '11 Inie.and the only way to'secttre the mnlh desired era "of genuine' Vcorio ')," is to tiru out the, Radicals, ianjl It in strictly honest,!lpmocrats:-f- mJn who can' be fn'isted. JThe ?tar eayiestly lnsistecl "tifion the-rediu-iion t 'i ! j iut.'rnalL ivreiiue: and- jkiv a radical ehaiige in the system -of ;."el-lH-ti-mj The reduciiorf was'-A'eu'red i . : i - f . -. -v jf . . r ......... ...... I .. . -but tne oh? plan was eon'Unud.r' If the DenKeirats who , howlel'ifor'the abolition had. expended thir zeal and ei -rgy in changing the mode of -col-i lection, something highly beneficial to the people of North Caroiina'would have been obtained,' .; But they strug gled for total abolitiqW of the tSx'b'n .spch liuurie' as' whUkey, HQb'aocQ, fg"8, I &c.frthei ?ivery articles? f of 1 articled Vin r; the "! world ' J. that (jouM I best " bear ' taxationand failed, as every, body-, but them selves expected would be the result. put two Southern: States favored the Abolition of the taxn rhiskeyand pbacco. i ; : ' 1: tl -. - I What fs the resultf of -the''TegislaT jtion ? .There is a feduction on Hhe luxuries but the old -corrupt system hi collecting: is ? retamed. Mott, tung and company will be on han4 &?am in 1884. ; f "ourTpUii had been opted we arer sureUhat they ild Mve been got rid' of nd ' the': just . xrv. 'complaint of the people would have ; been heard, . It costs just as much, to collect, half of the internal revenue as it costs s tor ncollect all. So nothing J The plan of the Star as set 'forth in. twenty: editorials was briefly this ; first , to- reduce, reconstruct, readjust mc .war.xarui. r ; unwi mis is uoue u,o notreduce'ieTax on luxuries-"- whiskey, ; tobacco, beer cigars,.-&c. it;iA.done :Men ireduce thef tax? ou iUe luxuries- looacco aou wms-, ,keyto2e ' lowest r amouut Sbotoi . patible with safety, so as to have, always-enough funds in the. s U;; S. Treasurvv f cr meet X all iieedea ei4 'pense&vniirdwo'r the .whole set ;f whiskey. smeUers--- the ,: red-legged grasshoppers . 9f. Vanceand?do'ltHs'by Kangingthe; s If.this,-plan : had been followed strictly we believe: that two . things would, have been '-Secured ? of much importance tothe. people; first, the infamous tariff would have been re duced much more than it has -been reduced under the sham Senate bill; second, that the horde "of ; internal revenue collectors would . have .'been swept away; . ; '".? , -' . ' - ; We always try to learn by ex-, perience, claiming no ' kind 'of infalli- bility.; We take the best view, of a matter we can at a given time, being always willing to correct any- errors of judgment or statement by Jsnbse-i quent information orUinyestigation.: In the matters referred to above we have seen no occasion : for changing out' firet impressions;. , ' ' '.- J According , to ; the confessions . of; O'Donnovad RossaX the. .dynamite work' in London is but the beginning of a system of warf are on the . : Eng lish. , They expect to obtain freedom. for Ireland by the free use of - Nihi listic weapons. The ; civilized world will not approve of such midnight ' deeds however, much it may be dis-. posed , to sympathize with the Irish in their" oppressions. ; If th e English, with their vast ' strength ; resources and welt-known fighting qualities are driven to desperation in turn, there will be awful work. Why, it is pos-' sible for England to order her great navy to Ireland and " destroy i every , seaport .and to. land an. army and re enact on a scale of intensified horror the awful tragedy that ; marked the; rule" of Elizabeth and Cromwell Jn the past. As friends of the Irish. 'and their well' wishers we regret the' beginning of sucK J work as that in Liondon.. ' . - - ";- .;r ; At the recent Commencement of the : University of Maryland (Medi cal) held in Baltimore, the follow ing North Carolinians were : gradu ated r'.'JJ Deems Bell, Fl Bessant Bishop, James J.' Efarell, John Ppw- el I Brown, Arth ur S. . Grier' William Pi Iveyv- Abner J. P. Julian. ., k;:In the Dental School John F.'Gar- reltireceived his degree. The Balti-. more Jjayt says llt i: . if .'heMfltkibefger prize,, a : case of fine instruments, .was. awarded, to Dn W. D. Pender, of North Carolina. ' The Chisholm prize, opthalmoscopes, was awarded toDrs. Ji B. Lowrv. of North Carolina, and J. C. i iHarris, of South .Carolina, each of ; these I gentlemen acquitting himself with qual . merit at. the recent examinations. : In the 'dental ' surgery j department' the University , 'prize, gld medal, was awarded to J. F. ' Gearrtt, of North Carolina.:.'. ; f . y ; ; ,i -Henrys Ward Beecher entertained at Ihis house- the Revenue Reform Cnubl,;:He:Wnd-Tti6mas Gj Sherman, and David f A. -Yells ',' and Andrew McLean, alfcsppkeV .'The latter said? : friend of his," who? is : a ship builder, recent! v attemDted to eet somerfveters from tbe .Cl3rde ship-yardsrbut was informed that" workmen would naraiy; , leave. t tne . tjiyae yan Iff,J J whee they 1 were receiving ' ' $35 a week to work sim the? 'American', yards; at $ 15.1 The Clyde yards, he said, ;'were over run with orders, aAd there would ;be plenty of work for American yards if material was admitted free." - 'Ji J l It was Mr; Nutt, th father, 'that Dukes murdered. Here is a good case i - : for j,tfie Sauthern jnbralist ,to preach a little sermon :fr6m.Tbe Nor t folk Landmark says, pertinently : I '"We shall not intimate that this'adminis- tration of ; justice (!!!) expresses the 'civili-. zauoa . ei me Ji.eystonev.,Btate, , Out we, uiiguy gcuuuuic iiuui - uiia, ciuw wiui 'as .much logic and'propriety na,, The Nation i displays i in. in its diatribes against the OOUtn. - ."-..,;-,,' . , -. . ..." - . -. . . . .. i i -1 . ' 1 y "' .The' ,North is;? becoming tbelliger nt fTwSTew Xfe; students at Columbia College tried to fight: a duel. The' J)61ice ; has 4 charge of .,theni.'-TvwVtnembef'rja'6f, the .Pehn- syiyania senate naa,f nsucuif. mm Senator Edmunds fees are re vported to ? bey very" largq. He go lQa,00Q at one time: ' f " - WATER ratns to be Constrne ted Additions to. 'be Stand-PIpe-i How the TTorkwii Coiiatriieted, &t?. 2The Crendo I soon fts this materials caii be procured begin the construction of an appluratus' 'ffiti filtering theater,"h t-conendyJ hoped- wjll remove. thfibMtipna to the use of thereflaTheyice! is, in short, a timher, box ;about Fentjrflye: feet sqmare and eleven ..feet deep, .with, an intermediate floor of brick, the water being drawn from the 16 werr compartment. The Crater Is admitted tb the tipper part of thel box through openings of suitable- size;: ix 'which will be placed screens of some porous5 matriaii lBucfi as Sponge'or feit that caff bel :teadily cleanedas occasion' may : require. The water, can also "oeshut psaUd Jthe bricks cleaned whenever it f may become necessary, during which time .the supply will be kept up, by drawing direct from the river by the present inle pipe; . ; ( .f f f S;hQ yCmpany; ,have aiso n lately, . com- pleted an addition pf twenty fe?t tv,lt;he tppj of the. stand-pipe) making it, now ninety feet in.-heiht. which will flave-.the; desired pressure at all times in the elevatedVp'ortiou or the 'city The ' inside staging ? having been removed, ! and it being "desirable td keep up the stand-pipe supply; during the The outside ' staging was' also' dispensed MAU., WUW UUU1UUU VT WU.fV M. AAVUH with; the rivets being driven from : the inj side and held on the outside byf a man in a! cage suspended by- roller ' hboks, traversing the'upper edge of the sheet-. whire 'Leing worked upon;.. The water- was raised as each course of sheets was put on, thus test ing the work as fast as completed. t ' " The stand-pipe as originally jcenstrupted wasa plate r iron. cylinder ' with a- .cement bottom on a masonry foundation. It leak-; ed badly, however and, having been aban doned by the contractor, a wooden flooring of yellow pine was put in, which has given satisfaction thus far. " ' J :r ; The addition was built by - Mr. R:,N.; Mitchell, of Raleigh, who, we understand,' performed the work contracted for in a sat-i isfactory and expeditious manner. V " 1 f Arrival and Departure of Senator Da vid Davis and Bride..' ...;. ; The steamer i. MurcMson, Capt Smith,; with Senator David Davis and .bride; to-: gether with their suite, left ; Fayetteville at!. 12.45 P; M. on Wednesday,' "and, ; after-!a very pleasant trip, arrived at the wharf ef; the steamer in this city at 1.15 A. MJ'yes-: terday, the party remaining in their berths' oni the! boat . until 'after daylight. Judge' Otto left the T boat at 6.20 A. M. in order to! take the 6.40 train on the Wr & W. Bail road n route for Washington and Judge Davis, wife and party disembarked and en-: tered their carriages at 7 A. M., in time to , board the 7.25 train for Columbia, not ma-: king any stay at all in the city . CoL Wharton J. Green and daughter, returned l home yesterday afternoon on : the Murcld- son. Judge Davis is represented to be a plain, unassuming gentleman, very sociable, and a pleasant; conversationalist making I him-; self agreeable to all with whom he5 comes' in contact; ;He is 64 years'ofd and 'weiarhs: about three; hundred pounds.'. Hie wife is! said to be verv attractive, oth In, appear- ance and mannora. and is greatly esteemed by her numerous acquaintances, who will wish her all the, happiness 'possible.: in the f uture before her, A"'; New: Steamer. ror tbe :i ;; Nortbeast Klver. Messrs James Bagley and J: C. Stewart, i r-.t. of this city, hayea new steamer Inr process; R. Blossom & E vans, attached to the dry dock.' She will be a "stern-wheeler, and: when finished will be 100 feet long and 18 iees .wium oi ueam ijuu uuiiuiu., . oue isr designed, to run up the Northeast river and jjong fcreek, and it js ciainroi for, her ;that! When the jlast of her jxiacbinery is on board she will draw only about twelve inche of r Water, by ; which it, may be .understood that she is. intended ta be.of very light draught.! She will be an entirely hew boat, -with ne w machinery and other appurtenances and it is supposed ' that - she-will be -ready'; for r freight and passengers about' the middle of next May. Capt. 'fe.;' W. ' iJeery ' is the' builder, rand it is expected 'that 'she will be! a!very nbat and" substantial boat.' ' ' ;! ' Coanty r. Poor; nonse-niore 'Iloom Needed. I n( ' J -ul 4 . - In conversation f -with Mr.' Ji- JI Sayage, Superintendent of the. Coiinty Poor Hcuse.l a .jew. uiijrtt iuiormeu us mat in con-; sequence of an increase, ik the number of a certaia class of Unfortunates frhich hate to, be'eared for, he at times J5nds hinlself seri ously embarrassed for sufficient room,' and staied'.th'at the erection by the county of some : three" or four ' mo: 'e f rooms br'cells would add greatly to the efliciency o'the institutipri; What with the priseners and, the insanejae finds himself sometimes " with more on his hands than he can convenient-' ly provide for and It -is hoped that provisi iuu uiajf uv jiiouv ujr - ine county to meet this additional demand forroom.?; a- -p--i rf'i') i.';. i a i .lv-. Taking; Testimony In tbe ; C. Rail road vase. ' j IJVS.. Commissioner E.!HJKing has re ceived from Chief Justice Waite, of the Su-f preme uourc oi ine united States.-a com mission , to take testimony in the case of Mrs. yirginiarMatthew8 tvs.- the Carolina 'Central Railroad iCompany, -The work of taking testimony: will commence: about the 27th, as teri days' notice has to be given; and it is expected that .anout two or three months will be consumed in the undertak ing." The tesUmohy Will be taken; at Com missioner King's" office. l ' li w - - ' PASSED BY THE GENEKAI SEMBLTT, : 156." An ' act 'to ' incornoratft ' trift tpirdqi TrehJoloesou 1 ? ' 157.;i Ah a6t to change the name of the Edentoh and - Norfolk Railroad Cdmpanyi' and to lilake the; same the: Carolina and Chesapeake - Railroad! Companyj and tojamend the charter of saidMJompanyi i mJhuHrn4 5 158.i'Aniact; to validate then proof? and registration of certain deeds and: conveyances, of : land.- Validates all deeds for lands in wiis. State hereto- I fore proven by notary publioi clerks! pucli prqf having been uly certified; Why such officer,;?tandi having 'been registered in the office of the Regis-; )ter pf of eediitheouy5wher4 thelands are BjtHated ddsprqyenj and ? certified,r copies thereof m ay : be !nsed as ?evidence.t.t. M:' !-f 1; j" -160. An act incorporationg J the" American Legion of Honor of North, Caroliaa,1: and subordinate; .'councils; working; u nder-1 the ? j urisdictionr of!: :saidX?ran!d:Council.;a ilx. ifV j 1 63, An act to ascertain and estab-. lish i(the : divid)ng!4ine i between the; counties of. Jlarnett 'and Johnston. . 1 64. An act to regulate Vfishing in Pamlico and! Tar rivers, and- tribu- taries.!-r:;r--j- 'sX 16ff. " An actOmake ttant and lessees of land who give up possession of the premises to others thanntbeir lahdlbMs guilty of a misdemeanor. f "168." An act ii proteet; ehieep and other domestic animals from the rav ages; of wolves in Madison ? county. Commissioners'; of -Madison,' Hay4 wocTi'ahsylyiMa; Swain and Jack-! floncQuhties .mayoff ejf: fiyedbllars for 'any Wolf killed in said counties.' ifp.-Anct?to amend chapter 13B,f section lOlaws' of i88liStriite8'out quantity of land, courthouse and jail to occupy and empowers:-the board of liistiees of the . peace to act with the ' commissioners concerning Idea-' tion and building of samet , .. "!f K n x i.i.tu ..act. lo : proviue lor tne erection of a residence for the Gov ernor. On -Burke square in Raleigh, Goyenprfad Council directed to use money qeriveq trpm iqtS j OeretpY tore sold) tonse convict h iabor em pcftvered to Boll the old mansion and apply! tbroceeds there,' expenditures shall not" exceed -said iamount'of sale. 177. An act to amend section 21, chapter 119, Battle's ;Revisal. Pro vides that wills of citizens or subjects ' of other 'conntries ' allowed to be an- thenticated arid proven by any. em- tsador,- minister, consul ? or com-. mercial agent -of "the ' United States,' rtrtAa-ti tiio nflinial -rfol ' - -vi f :.t''5-; " uuuvi no vvic ovw. ... . .... , - . ..... .-. 178. An act to repeal chapter 247, of the laws of. 1881, entitled ."an. act te prohibit the use ef drift nets in certain waters of .the State."--This act does not repeal.' the former law, but only amends it by providing that the people of pare; may use drift nets ror nerrings oniy in saia couniy. r; i ' s 181. An act to incorporate . the Citizens: Tfust' Company.incorpo- rates J. :I.sThoraas, A. B. Andrews I and oth ers, with powers of lend ing f money on mongages cue. . ;; t ' 1821 VAh' 'act concerning pitots ahdi piJotagf.a i - r; i f:. : .-::! .ru.:.. n;l 83An act to change the times of; certain counties of the State in set-, tlibg with the State Treasurer. Al- lows Rockinghani,' ' Guilford, Cas well Orange, Durham, Person, Gran ville, -Vance, Forsy4.lv Stokes, Yad-: kin, Surry, Buncombe, Madison,-Da- vidson, Rowan ;and--Davie to settle May 1, takes effect in 1884. j - 185. An act to regulate the killing; of wild fowl in the waters of Curri-' tuck and Dare counties. Prohibit-! ing the killing for sale, of any wild fowl in Curritnck, between. the; 10th: pf March an4 .the 10th, pf November; ! prohibits non residents i from using any blind, Ac, on waters in either off the;namedcpuntiesZV,.lr; ; - " ; ,4 1.86.Akaet:prpvidirig, for an ad-i ditional term, of j .the Superior. Court fdfjthe county ot !-WayheGives. a ! third term" of ' thfeeeeksf 'foreivill causes, begins the 5th Monday be-; fore the' 5flrst Monday in March in' eich yeaf. 1 -187. An act to incorporato'the En terprise Manufacturing i Company, in the county Of Randolph. e- l. c r 188; An act toLprotectoysters.-r ' .Prohibits the, taking . of livei oysters for; their shells onlyjn Darej; Carter et,"Pamlityj and Craven scounties. ; . ' 189. An. .act . s to incorporate the Thomasville arid. Silver . Valley 'Rail- roaa company. jL , iT y f '" 'l9i; An act to incorporate the Iri-- sarie Asylums of ihe State,: and for other' purposes, -iuai?es eacn or the three JnsaneA8yJ urns"!! a" corporation, : ahanrovides fori their management. i'1 .1 92. An a!ct toj! repeal chapter '49, private lawsi oi j jloo i, enuuea an act toj incorporate ' the Cotton ; and Merchants' . - Exchange,'? ; of Golds boro. Repeals that act. ' J: 194." An lact-4b incorporate the Baltimore Gold and Silver Mining and Smelting Company. X , : 195. An act tq amend chapter i3, a876-'77, and. chapter 84, . laws. of . 1 881.-rInvests the corporate, powers pi Beaufort, in a Mayor., and eight commissioners, five of whom shall be chosen by tha.-ve wards, and the other-three by the commissipners. :-;. - 197'Anv'act- to incorporate St, James' Parish, Wilmington.',: ' r"' 108. An ' act .to incorporate th,e Fayetteville (Publio G.raded and Nor mal School for whites. . . er 87, of Battle's Revisal. fixing tue uumueri .XTllOtS at 45. , -J 200. An "act to " incorporate the High Point arid Randteman Railroad :,t204.- An act to amend sections l' ad ? 2, chapter; 94, . private laws "of 1879. " ;;. -. ; , . 205. An'act to'; amerid the charted of the Watauga & CaldweU Narro w; Gauge Railroad Compahy.4Chariges: its name to the . North Carolina & Tenrieasee'Railroad - 206. An act to incorporate the Ri-' leigh Mail Printing and Publlsbihg jQotapttj&tM'S$ $4&f?tti 'ijtsi&pi'Z . v. ; 208 An actftc amendtbe stray law: ; repeals section 1,' chanter ! 258J . actsof s lSY.Makes the Registerj otiiee(l8County rangeri and amends, sectionchdpter 94, acts of 1 S79, by making it the duty .of 1 any1 taker-up ;to makeejurns to ItheRegisteroft ' peeda in fly eaysc: ; :r .!i,i fS&ftf: Aiict tpHmcolbrat re Shelby Baptist tFemaleCollee.at Shelby,-'Ni!:q.l:!i?ii:j.-iai4 , ; 214. An actvj tor incorporate ttbe! tP!$ ""Kthe untyfj ;iiiageeomoe.Ujirt mimi i I.215J An-act-to'change; the time of holdihg'the courts in the Ninth Judi-f ial;!p5ricti 'Xi ; 216;ieA.n actifiorf thft; protectipri of the aids to navigation established by. the authority Nf ! the United States; Light Hotise Board within ;the;State of North ,Carolinaw;sS;;4ft,J-S i" 1 i y 2 1 8.: An. act, to incorporate to Cq-; Operation Cfolonization Society Teu- tOtlia " '"."M;- f ;v-.iiif:.?yJ 4 219. An act to iricorporatfr the Itri-) migrant Land l and iMideral IJCompa-j ,ny, of-North Carolina. 44. ; :$ ..; 221. An act suppleritentatltbanl act passed this session to prevent live; stock from running at 'large dn; the; oounties V of .Greene. iandjLerioirl Takes in certain lands ,in - Pitt and Craven counties. XfiXUi?i V ' 222. An act to amend ' section 4J o chapter 83;'of 'BattleV ReVfeal,' pruuiuiis non-resiaents irom operat ing wires, &c.', through the pretend ed agency of a resident. -i " ;:;t , 223. An act to change the .;timei for, holding the Superior Qourts of; the county - of ' Halifax. Superiori Courts of Halifax shall begin on the; shu juonaay alter ine iBi monaay in March apd; SeptemberKandi'cbritinuei for three ' weeks, takes effect after July,"l883.1nif -!: ASr, kU; ? WK 1 224. An act to protect the citizens' of , Burke ! county. Empowers the board of commissioners ; to .cpmpel the citizens of that county to be vac-1 cinated. f Hj-i ':';;';;-;'; j ' '225 J An act to amend section 20, chapter.200y laws bf 1881, strikes out all. after f th wordy "neighborhood, in line 4, down "to "boundaries," in line 5."-'-: :PTr 'Jii-: ' 226. An act in relation to. the method, .of alloting dower. Ailows. dower to . he , assessed ; in . pne tract; alone, where there. are several.?, )- J of the Granville Railroad Company, j Changes its name to Atlantic and! .Western Railroad Company. -' J : i xiy. 2vn act iq empower counties, townships', cities and towns ' to sub scribe to the capital stock: of the Al-; bemarle and Raleigh Railroad.-. -' "231 An :'t" act ;-to incorporate Hhe; tbwfcf Highlari county 'iiJ$ JL . 133.An ftacts to m incorporate the Hoffman and -Troy Railroad Com-' pany.' -f - , ..-' . -s-- . '234. An act for the promotion, of ; female .. - education.' Allowing ..'V the Greensboro -Female College HAssocia- tion to issue bonds.- ; 4 j 235. An .! act itfatrbn, Jtothe; graded sehools 1 of Gbldsborb town ship in Ih6' cqyrit cOrporates the i graded - sch'obt "at! GbldsborP, and ! amends section 2,! chapter 1 89, actsl of tl 881.s tV. j : ! 23Q.; An act ; to i amend an actieri-j tiUed. : j."An i act J to 'incorporate i,the ; Spring. Shoals " Manufacturing : Cqm-I 237.,: An, act to change section ,13, ot .chapter 27, ot, iiattle's Kevisal.--Strikea, but-the' word : "September" .and insertsjDecember." p 1 2381' An act to ' incorporate the town "of South Mills, ih'Camdencbufi-: tyN?C.'n'' 249. To re-enact-the charter of the Danville,, .and.'rNevf; YeF rI ) company. i v v ' 242." An act; Concerning" the Code and supplemental thereto.--Requires the Code commissioners to include in th e C ode'all the acts of a public "and general nature li passed at 'this ses sion, fcc.--- tt 1,'-iv''jf , - ' ,; i '543. fAn r.act:.;to1 establish graded schools in, Wil8on- township, in Wil son county, -v j - - in j t-t , ,244. An act , to authorize a sale of the State's stock in the ape Fear & 1 IT t, - -XT . tt'" - T- . 1 - - n ' ' ' I x aaKin , , v auey j xvauway company,- ana proviae, jor tne speeay comple tion of , the same. 7 Authorizes the sale of the State's stock to JA.'Gray and associates v at $ 55000,' and ' upon the paymenjtqf themortgage bonds of. the companv r bow, :j held by the State and for; the use of : convict la- ( bor paid fof in the bonds !of the new company &c. - ''"''""''"-'.'". V,i ; 246. An acWiur relation' to "the ap pointment of cotton weighers': in the city of GolasborOj in VY ayne county. .Requires . the county r pommjssion ;ers to appoint four cotton, weighers. r 247T An - act: to.. incorporate the town' of Qlen Alpine,r.iri the county of Burke; , . , ' 248.. An-ACt ta incorporate the VI, ouarutjuuiK.i m ..n tuts . uoiiunea . ui Nash and Ederecombei v , u , '25,0. An act; tr: Incdxpoitle' vh, Southern Mining, Smelting and Man-1 251. An act to amend chapter 139,? ,ws -1881. Relating ? to the stock law in Rowan countys?7:w4jiifj i i 253.: An.act cpncerninsr a devise to the Oxford ' Orphan t Asvlum. Re4 lates ; the devise of K P. Powell, of Halifax county; puts the title to thef property in the hands of the Masonic order int trust .for the asjlum.;f i 257. An act to amend - sections 7t and 10, chapter 23, of the "private lawCbf! lS76-77.-SjErititied 'iW'ti toiricbrrai5the "Biddle1 Uriiver4 ; 25 8.' An .act to chanse the name. of ! ;Blue iPidge c towpship, iq jd"acon county, to that of Highlands. ' j 260. An act toprohibit the ftfsV oil Dutch or pondrnets"Tn'the. waters bfl f -262; Anfact- Hid n incorrjoraterthe . A8heville ; and 3 Burnsville, Railroad' Corflpany. ; - ' ! '.; Jv263. An : acrtoena -het;law0 mi regard K -t6T sherifPs fees! Allows sheriffs cominissionsbn all moneys' ( :uwenuniw) piainun; where the execution is in tbe hands of the sheriff: ' :- ' "i , 2661-An act Ho incorporate f-thej Platonic Literary Societv. of Huther- i 267AAn . act .to, incorporate, the town' of Third Creelc in4' the1 cbnrity fit VW&kO!f, act?'. to meoTDorate the town of. Bell'R Ferry tin counties of iritt ana juenoir. , 27 Ii An act ' to ' ' incorporate ! " the ; Bant of Salisbury. ' yJ :-;n::a j ,5 rtt? 2 73.n An act supplemental, to and amendatory of anvract., to amend j chapter .83, Battle's Re visal j " ratified : on the l3Wday of February 883 Strikes " Out the words Core." nd "Bogue,'? in section, 2, of said actsd J ct 275. ! An act:to. change the time" of 5 holding the Superior. (urtsiii ;Nash apd Wilson, and to ; prpyide and-l ditional term f or lienoir: arid - Dublin. I ' Superior Court : in ! -Nash is-to' be i held on Monday before the ,1st :Mon- day in March, and continue for one week, and the 2d Monday before the l8tM6riday!in ;ptenibery1an!cqn-f tiriub '' t0e6s.s 'W be held the 1st fMopday.in vMarch, f andeontinnej two5 weeksands tlst j Monday in September, and contiriue ; one week. An additional term is to! be held for, Lenpif; ; on sthe 2d .Mon-;! day jin ..September, and continue one I week arid f orDnplinTon theJdMpa-j day before the 1st Mohday mMarch,! and -cbntirine' bne,-wfek;K-'p"f's :VMif-" ii ' ' 27 8. An ' act n to incorporate , the ! town of Wilson's actoiMI- v TAir abt tOyinpeSratihe ; ! tb wripf! Staiqerijfbrjpi 'ZMSQ'z&iT the sureties : f .i JohnvAivMcArthur, late ; treasurer of Duplin county .ihpiu- - j i1;;; 282j'An .act upplerrierital.to'a'ri act: !tb aTnend'8eclioBu3pf t chapter ' 307,; of the laws of 18 J 9, ratified the; 26th day of January, 1883.r-Allows per- sons confined in jail on - criminal charges' to be tried at 'the ' Febniary j and August terms of .Tatft ' county. . 285. , An act . to make : appropria- j tiori's for. the several' insane asylums! of the Stated Appropriates".'.'58,000 j ner annum for the'. asvlUm '' at.'Ra-1 leigh; $49,000 for the Western ifarth Carolina Asyl01250"1 Eastern North Carolina Insane -fAsy-1 lumXT rv.f -, ; ,-. s- ..; ; 286.. An s act . to - Iincorporate- the JBlack Mountain;: Railway Company. 287. An act1 to ; incorporate the : Yadkin . Falls ' Manf acturing , ' Com-! Pany- ' ' : i 3 1.288. Anact supplemental to .an act passed at the , presents ? session to : prevent liver stock running large ihl Greened and v'Lehbir'Scdnfitiern-" lrid;tai.'bth!ee a .289. An act:; in reference tbthej nlari" of the town i!bf - Wil inin sytori.-1-! Makes the copy pf the original ivftoL 1 now,idt laid off iri .1733 'evidence,; S5C BC. 'I . i'iin. OiUi I1tl i" Ar.'.L n' ' 290. An act to authorise the board ! "of --public ' buildirigsto.: appoint the keeper of the capjtoly.!and the (trustees , of the public libfariestp appoint the State Librarian.i d- k--.' 'mT r "291, Aii ?afet-toridbrporatethe Tar River Ttansbftfon,f ?pmpariyr.'?'' J,i 294., j Ari ! ac(;.t '" establish graded schools at;Edenton,iC3hb wan. ncourity. ? 296. "An bt( t incorporate the Mt, Holly Manuf acturirig'Cbmpahy.v ; ; , ft. 298.. "An act; tb; amend;the; eharter of the Oxford & Henderson; Railroad ; Company. ; ",a - shlf 1" . j ,3299. An -act' to '.incorporate; -the town of -Asheboroi ifl' the county of Randpiph.;-:- ,; - v: , 1- - 300.. An act. to .create a new town-' snip, in xiowan.countyr oy .fue vaiue orSteeletownship. !io,ft.' . i f '. 302; An. act to amend an act to in corporate the; town of Enoehsyille, Tlbwan cbunty,7jJ' - r. ) ;--'-cii - ' uus.'.An act-to. amena section 1,01 chapter. 245 'private'laws of f1881.' v -i- .304; An act for,the better; protec 'tionf landlprd8.3T-Provide8 that any tenant "who,' during his term or after its expirauon, commits certain waste, shall be'gnilty' of amisdemearibr. f l: ' 306. .'An act to establish mortuary , tables. , $ "--( 3,ff f!:v , 307. An act to divide North Caro lina intonine'Cougressional districts. -30.? An laett&c secure - thd better drainage of the lowlands of ; Kill Kee Sw&mn. irt Samnson; countV; " - - ; aio: An act to provide for thb suj- on ox , tne institution , u .-. iw. 4eai, rakb and; BliridAppibpnates the sum of $3ft,0Dapei? annnmTfor'aup port .and also i $5,000 for tejbairsr of both departmept8, . ' " riitij. ywi act ! pp incorporate jtne tbwh of XJas'Wel v in-Perider county. 312. An act to amend chapter 33, private laws pf 4-1881 :f3i 3r An act fo' authorize' the coun ty of Bladeb to f ascertain and settle itsfloatmg:deb;r; fi 315. An act tb iucornbrate the Bio- American Iteduction Company ' v J -, , dibi-An act to incorporate the It town of ..Garner's cStaiipn, , in Wake " ' , ' i ' ? p 32: atprpyidmgi metbod; of coristrricting and keeping; in reir;pubUcadsrlp lie roads to be worked by taxation in oertaioase::!!' . v : 323;: An acttb amend arid cbnsol- idatetheacts Jricorpqratin g .the to wn . of LumbertorilS! -IP!: , ."j. , ' 324. An act to authorize thn board '" of commissioners of Swain to pav cer- bi.u DljUUUl ICttbUCia LUC aiUUUUb UUU ' them. ; t!v "-;--is.-j' ? ? ,325. , An act.to establish a graded scnooi mjthe town of Kinstonv Lenoir countmxmxmi v - :; 1 : j 1326. 4 An abtpplemental c to' an 'actpalsed at the' present sesstori,:m titledv'An acttoi "incorporate the Newton. Cotton" Mills, ,ip CatawKi cburitv. '." : : " - . .- . - . ''328. Lh' act 'to provide- an official seai Tor tne department ot state, and tq validate the I previous ..use of. the 'same,.'v--H'''f-:.!'.;' . '- -"- 329. .An - act to ' inonrnnrat.A fb - towirof Franklrri, in Macoii" Icounty , A SSOoAhjJactr to lajnend an?act to' : provide (f or "the sale of the State's in terest in. the Western North Carol 1 na Railroad Cpriipabyi and for other purposes Amends1 the ;coritractr so that the compatiy bnithe payment of .$6p,Q,00p; for ftho.bonds owned by the State and oompletipg its road to the mouth of 'th(NahtanalaV may' issue new bonds and requires the company to put seventv-five cori victs at x work Lat opce : oaj the c Murpby extension, ,ana u it.qoes not complete the. road tb Murphythen that part reverts ' to the State. : - ' :': :r -i - 332 Hn act to regulate the (repair bPbCibrgesin-'ithe - county of Onlso w!. r . ( . .: .; 334, i'Ari actio provide forrc paying jurori their per diem in cash. ti-x 335. Ann acti to mcornoratu f h , SaH8bury waterworks Company, v . zoo. ju act to conspnaate mo in--surance laws of North Carolina.. ' -337!?A!ri ! acl for thb support of the penitentiary I arid -! convicts for I the .yearas;!,:.,: . 338. An. act to incorporate the Weldbri and Garysburg Road Bridge and Ferry Company. 1 - ---.(" :- 339. Ah act - to incorporate ; the town of Chadbourn, in the county of Columbus. . v " , ! i '"345.' 'Ah act tb authorize and p.m. powr E. R. Stamps, President of tne poara 01 directors, ot , the xsorth Carolina Penitentiary, , to , make- title to certain real estate. : 00. jxu aci 10 incorporate : ine tOwh of Maiden, in the county of Catawbai.fi:,i:-J':i;: ,.f - , - -. 347. An act to incorDorate pralftl .a- i .. f ,t r. 17 ' - - 0 schools in Tarboro to wnship, in Edge- - WU1UC WUUbV. - - ' - . . - VIRGINIA. CouTietlon of a Negro for' murder . Norfolk Rejoicing Over a Car- TLoad !. of Oo'al from' a Virginia mine. . : ' By Telegraph to tbe Mornlnx Star.l T.; . ..BiCHMOND, March 17 The jury in the case of Chas.. Henry Lee. colored, on trial in Henrico county court, for killing Daniel MUier, to-aay returned a verdict of murder in the first degree. A niotion for a new trial will be -heard 'Tuesday. -This is the .case in. which Barbara Miller, wife of the deceased, and JLee, were arrested on sus picion of murdering Miller and placing the body on the railroad track to create the im pression that the man was killed by a train. Barbara subsequently confessed.implicating Lee. '- She will be indicted Mondav. as the evidence on Lee's trial showed that she was as deep in crime as her paramour. . . . - ' Norfolk, March 17. The first car of Coal from' Pocahontas arrived here at five o'clock this evening, consigned by Vice President F.r J. Kimball, of the Norfolk & 'Western Railroad, to Mayor Lamb. Pub lic buildings and shipping are. decorated in honor of the event, and a salute was fired by the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues. The car was festooned with flags, and passed through the city and back to the depot amid cheers. The coal will be distributed to the poor. on. Monday. ...This is the first coal ever received direct from Virginia mines? i r ; ; rr c-jj 1 . s -r WASHINGTON; instructions to Collectors of Custom ,' as to Assessments Under the New Tar- iir Act. - - .f" , ;rBy Telefrra'pb to the Morning Star.l -Washtkgton. March 17. The Acting Se cretary of the Treasury has' instructed Col lectors of Customs' that duties should be as- sessed upon the full invoice value of mer chandise covered by invoices, stating the value ot goods free on board at the f preign port of shipment; that is the value, includ ing charges, costs and commissions, with out regard to the provisions of section 7 of the new tariff act, which abolishes duties on such charges. -116 suggests that impor ters pay duties under protest, so, as to pro tect any rights" they may have in the prem ises. vThe question whether an estimate imay properly be made in. such cases by ap-, praising officers to. cover charges and com missions; and whether the amounts of such estimate may thereupon be deducted from the probable value, is reserved "for future consideration andlmtil after he shall have received reports in ; regard to tbe matter - 1 ' 'J. - PENNSYLVANIA. , . . A Bank Caiater Convicted ofForgery snd JLareeny Death, of an Ex-Con ' gressman, See. . " - Jf ' ' ; - ? By Telegraph to the Morning Star. -- PrrrsBUBa, Match 17. Sam! Ruth,V de faulting cashier of the Washington Savings Bank; Washington, Pa.;, was to-day found guilty of forgery and larceny. His accounts were over a hundred thousand dollars in -arrears,- and the bank suspended April lltb, 1882. ,j . t :r Ekie,, March 17. Hon. Carlton B,Cur tis, ex-member of Congress, is dead. o A mbvemerit is on foot to have Dukes, who killed Capt. Nutt, indicted for sending obscene literature through the mails. - U. 8. postal officials say that the' letters written by Dukes to Capt. Nutt Justify his arrest for an infraction of the United States law governing ,the ; transmission -of vmatter through the mails.1 The penalty is ten years in a penitentiary; " . . 1 - The M. E. Thornton and J. H. Norwood difficulty, at Atlanta, 6a.,was amicably ad justed yesterday. Both deny. that pistoia were drawn.' '-it if f . - 'I i .1 TV t 1 j i i i j- - i -. s - 1 5M "if ?!' r.