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IO EQUALIZE TAXATION,
Some time before tbe General As
tfinltly mtt. man; or oar best state
t-xcl.amres discussed intelligently the
impurtaui . ana ditncult ques
tion to ' make the .1 property
niirs pay alike how o equalize
the burden f taxation and prevent
om stction or county from . shirking
burrlt-iu. that belonged to it and how
in i r. Vmt other cou lilies from pay
ing in excef-s of what was really their
(iir v. I he i Hisuoro Jxecora was
pointed and forceful in what it said
of abuse, and insisted that there
should l a Board of 'Equalization
established. The Record held:'-
''More men, swear tn lies in listing
tbtir property man in doing any
thing else, and Dot only that but they think
it no siD, but look upon it as something
sm irt. A man in one county is compelled
to pay more taxes on tbe same quantity.
an J quality or land man another man in
an adjoining coumy. Tbe same kind of a
horse or mule is valued much higher in
some couuties than in others "
There is no doubt that the .Record
was within bounds in Haying this.
To cheat the State seems to be re
garded by a large clans of Inters as
ah act quite akin to honor ' and
possibly to religious duty. But it is
a great wrong when the people of
one county are made to pay too much
taxes because the people oft another
county pay too little taxes. It is
just such a violation of justice and fair
dealing as ought not to be allowed
to Continue if there can be devisod
any plan by which it can be prevent
ed. The great duty of the Legisla
ture is to make an effort in this direc
tioa. If it ia only tentative, let it be
made. There is neither "rhyme uor
reason" in permitting a great and ac
knowleged evil to continue from year
to year without any serious effort be
ing made to remedy it. The valu
tions of property iff North Carolina
are extremely unequal. J. hat ts a
fact. Shall - this outrage continue ?
What Say the enlightened members
in the Legislature ?
rivery man who owns property
should be made to pay Lis equitable
proportion of taxation. There should
be allowed no dodging here. Giv
ing in false returns ought to be pun.
. ished at law severely. Why should
A be taxed on all he has and heavily
when B is only taxed on half be has ?
Why should Cabarrus or Mecklen
burg or Richmond couniy pay twice
as much tax on the same kind of
property that is paid by New Han
over or Camden or Craven? We do
not know bow it is in the counties
. named, but we select them merely
tor illustration. Why should not
land of equal fertility be taxed the
same in two counties ? .Why should
horses and mules and other property
be so much more highly taxed in
some counties than in others ?. Such
is the fact. x
Is there no remedy ? Must these
injustices and inequalities . continue
always? Can not legislation do any
thing to cure this long running sore
on the body politic ? Will the pres
ent Legislature do as little as its
predecessors have done in this direc
tion and leave a crying evil to keep
on crying forever ? . Must the bur
den-bearers forever bear the excess
lve burdens whilst the shhkers shall
be permitted to keep on indefinitely
shirking and . perjuring themselves ?
Is there no balm in legislation ? Are
there no resource, no invention in the
men of these times? ;
We are glad to know that one of
the members has a bill before the
Finance Committee the object . of
which is to ascertain the true mar-
ket value of visible property and to
equalize the burdens , of taxation.
thereon. We have read the bill and
we are glad to be able to say that it.
moves in the right direction. It
strikes us that, the bill will accom
. plish a great deal if it becomes a law
in correcting a great and manifest
evil. It may not be perfect. That
can only be known after due trial.
Bat it is intelligently drawn and if
uarneu on properly, and no law is
efficient unless executed, it most do
a great deal in the way of fixing the
wrae maritet value of property in
each county and in simplifying the
. difficult v process of ' equalization
mere may be some defects in the bill
t.riQf. a aIabah - . .
- viudci cAauiinaiion would re
veal, bnt it impresses ns after such
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an
examination as we hare found
time to give it, as being a very great
improvement on anything thus far
attempted in North Carolina in oor-t
recting the glaring inequalities of
the present poor system. , - .
It is not desirable to have lavs that
are dead letters. It is: not desirable
to encumber the statutes with useless
laws or inoperative laws. ItWlaw
be a good law let it be enforced: if t
it be a bad law let it . be retealed.
If thelawra;nt.Mwtn,.nn.Ml'
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weapons is a needed and good law
let it be thoroughly executed. : It it
can not be so executed then it should
be repealed as it will act only against
I conscientious and law-abiding citi
zens whilst bullies and bruisers and
assassins will go armed to the teeth.
The following from' our- esteemed
contemporary ,,the Raleigh .Visitor,
puts the matter about right: f v -
"We do not hesitate to say that this law
onenlv and defiant! violated inTtnnrira
is openly and defiantly violated mbundreda
or instances, wnue 1U enforcement is as
exception. Now we contend that the pre
sent General Assembly should either make
provision for the enforcement of the law or
repeal iL As it stands, it does not appear
to operate with much impartiality. We
believe that this will be attested by many
who have noted - the sublect. We do not.
of course, wish to be understood as oppo
sing this or any other law having for its
oniect toe suppression of crime or tbe pre
servation of morals. We only contend that
where such a statute - is enacted, there
should be some supplementary orovision
looking to the certainty- of. its enforce
ment." ; . . ,
ibe Republican papers do not
like the course of Senator ' Edmunds
in the Electoral vote business, but
the Democratic ; papers : seem to be
pleased. It seems that having once
tried to get Congress to take the nec
essary action to prevent any future
troubles in elections and having fail
ed, that he is - determined to give
them, a practical lesson as President
of the Senate. The New York Times
says of bis course: ;t -
"Mr. Edmunds, by his present action.
has only emphasized what every pneknowB
to be the fact, but what nearly every one
except Mr. Edmunds has chosen to ignore.
T . S ! ) X 1 A. .1 . iVl A A
should be broueht out sharply now. when
there is not the faintest shadow of a doubt
as to who has been elected President or
Vice President, than that it ahduld go on
unnot ced until some stormy moment of
dispute, when men's passions wl be en
listed on one Bide or the other and calm
judgment or satisfactory action will be very
aimcuit 11 not impossible," i
Those one thousand tax-payers who
had ; petitioned the Legislature for
the abolition ; of the Criminal Court
turn out to have been petitioning for
something else; they wanted a Crim
inal Circuit, and they have got it.
The bill to create a Circuit out of
New Hanover and Mecklenburg has
passed both Houses and is a law.
The bill to create three additional
Circuits, making the Superior Court
Judges twelve, . has passed both
Houses. We do not remember to
have seen any ; bill . to increase the
Supreme Court Judges to five, but it
ought to . be done. In fact, unless
there is legislation to lessen the num
ber of appeals an increase of Judges
is a positive necessity. We congrat
ulate the people of Wilmington npon
the fact that for eight years Wil
mington is to have a Criminal Court
and with Judge Meares to preside.
The New York World .jb that
Mr. Cleveland "does not appear to be
very much impressed with the candi
dates for Cabinet places who have
Bent delegations to influence his de
cisions. He is much ' more . inclined
to take men who are not urged upon
him." He evidently ; likes I to have
bis own way and. do his own think-
Lieut. Col.- Eyre, a :yery gallant
officer, was also killed when General
Earle was. He. was leading the Staf
fordshire regiment when befell. The
British about destroyed the enemy,
losing - themselves, three officers and
nine men killed, and five officers and
42 men wounded. - The British cap
tured ten standards from the enemy.
Gen. Brackenburg is in command.
Here is the latest from Mr. Cleve
land. . An Albany dispatch to the
New York Herald says: 1 ' ,
"President-elect Cleveland authorizes a
positive contradiction of the statement that
he has sent a letter to Senator Bayard
tendering tbatgentleman a Cabinet position.
He further authorizes -the statement that
he has not issued letters to anybody else on
tnat or Kindred subiects and does not in
tend to do so for some time to come. .-
William Dudgeon, wife and child,
were all buried in one coffin in Hart
county, Kentucky. The wife and
child died, and tbe poor husband in
despair took his own life. ' f
Tne New President of Davidson
Col-
le. .
We are informed by a gentleman of . this
city" that Rev. T. D. Witherspoon, who
has just been elected President of David
son College, . in this State, was a useful
Chaplain from Mississippi in the Southern
army during the late war, and that he is
now pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
of Louisville, Ky.. , to which position he
went from the Tabb Street Church in
Petersburg. j
Cotton. V-. " -1
The receipt of cotton atahis port during
the week, closing yesterday j footed up
892 bales, as against 1,084 bales for the
corresponding period last year ; a decrease
of 203 bales. . v,-:
The receipts of the crop year from Sep
tember 1st to date foot up; 90,414 bales, as
against 86,859 bales for the same period
last , year, showing an increase of 4,055
bales. ' -i '
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A
RAILROAD DINING ROOM.
Arrangement at tbe Front Street De
pot for the Entertainment and Com
fort of tbe Travelling PnbUev . . t
The Railroad Dining Room at the Front
street depot of the Wilmington & Weldon
Railroad is bow in full ' blast. The : room
has been fitted urj in fine style, being hand
somely papered and, wainscotted. --Around
the room, with but short spaces between
them, are hong a number of fine and valu-
able pictures from the gallery of -Mr. W.
.ifiw alters, of Baltimore a stockholder in
"d Vice President of the Wilmington &
Veldon ...Railroad , Company. . Among
these Vho most noticeable are the cele
brated '"Forum," of Rome; the "Colis
eum, of .Rome;" the J "Castle , of , St. ;
Angelo," of Borne; the "Basilica Di S.
Moaco; "SUFeter's," of Rome; the "Grand
Canal," of Venice, etc. I The tables are all
ot good size and four- in : number, each of
which is elaborately furnished with elegant
silverware and all the' necessary conve-'
niences -of a first-ehua hoteL Then there is
a lunch counter extending the length of tbe
f l7x
fni8fted with anything . in the way of a
lunch they may call for. Tho culinary de
partment is looked after by Hons. Martus
Becheras, a French cook of celebrity, who
has served ia -Geneva, Paris, New York
and 1 other large cities. Capt. Henry
W, Fisher of Richmond, a gentleman of
fourteen years' experience in the business
of hotel keeping, is in charge of the estab
lishment, and will .doubtless prove an ac
commodating -and popular; caterer to the
travelling public who pass through Wil
mington, tie assures as tnat nis arrange
ments contemplate the accommodation of
from one hundred to one hundred and fifty
persons. ' His supplies come from Lindsay,
of Richmond. celebrated for the fineness
of his meats, etc. '
THE CRIMINAL COURT. 2
The Bill Pnttlng New Hanover and
nreeklenDarte Conntle In the Same
C'trcalt a ' Law Provisions of tbe
Bill, See. -
Messrs. Thos. W. Strange and John D.
Bellamy, Jr., who went to Raleigh with
Messrs. Vad and Brown, of Charlotte, to
look after the Criminal Circuit for Ne'
Hanover and Mecklenburg counties, have
returned home and report that the measure
has passed the two houses of the : Genera!
Assembly and . is now a s law. It.went
through the House with a flash, but in the
Senate some . discussions arose on proposi
tions to amend in some particulars..
We learn from Mr. Bellamy that the bill;
as finally passed, provides for a Circuit to
be composed of the counties of New Han
over and Mecklenburg; that the Judge and
others shall be appointed by the Governor,
by and with the sanction of the Senate;
that the salary I of the Judge shall be
(2,500 (same as now); that the Solicitor,
who is no longer to be the County Adviser,
s to be paid the same fees as Superior
Court Solicitors, and such other Bum in ad
dition as the Board of Magistrates and
County Commissioners together shall see fit
to allow for examining the dockets of Jus
tices, Clerks, Registers of Deeds, and oer
officers, and seeing that everything is kept
constantly :in order; that there shall be a
separate Solicitor and separate Clerk for
each county; that the terms of the
Court shall be as follows : Meet in New
Hanover on the third Monday in January,
March, May, July, September and Novem
ber: and in Mecklenburc on the Second
Monday in February, ApriL June, August,
October and December; that the number
of Grand Jurors shall be reduced from 18
to 12; and that all removals from other
counties shall.be tried by the Criminal
Courts of these counties.
In the matter of the salary of the ' Judge
there will be a saving of $1,250 to New
Hanover county; and in the reduction of
the number of Grand Jurors there will be
another saving from f 450 to $900, accord
ing to the session, whether one week or
two weeks. .
The committee deserve much credit for
what they have accomplished, in securing
this court; and the community also feet
under ' obligations to Messrs. .Vail and
Brown, the. Charlotte committee, for the
liberal and accommodating spirit displayed
bv them. Mr. Strange informs us that
after the bill had passed these gentlemen
called on Governor Scales to urge npon.
him the appointment of Hon; O. P. Meares
as the Judge of the new Court, as being in
accordance with the wishes of Mecklen
burg as well as NeW Hanover county; and
that Gov. Scales replied in substance that
it would be a difficult matter to prevent
him from appointing Judge Meares.
The Wilson-Florence Ctft-OO".
The Columbia (S. C.) Register of Thurs
day had the following: "The long talked
of Wilson and Florence Railroad is likely
to be commenced soon: Col. R- R. Bridgers,
President of the Wilmington, Columbia &
Augusta Railroad, .is . personally attending
the survey and it is now positively stated
that" work wiu , be begun within thirty
days." , To which tbe resident correspond
ent of the Charleston Newt and Courier re
plies: "I am sorry to chill the hope that
the 'Wilson-Florence Cut-off is soon to be
built, but a gentleman familiar with the in
tentions of the management, assures me
'officially' that the purpose is only to build
a Drancn ot tne Wilmington as weiuon
Railroad from Wilson to Fayetteville, and
that the Jine will not ' be extended to Flo-
rence until the arbitrary powers of our
railroad commission are abolished or com
petition forces the construction of the 'cut
on '
Cnnreh at Warsaw,
Our Presbyterian friends at and near
Warsaw, Duplin county, are taking the
necessary steps for the erection of a church
building at that thriving little village.
They have met with encouraging success
in securing subscriptions, and have already
ordered the lumber for the building.; They
are still in need of more money, however.
and will be glad to receive contributions
from any of their friends in Wilmington
who may feel interested in their praise
worthy object.
We know the good people of the Warsaw
section so well that it will be a real pleasure
to us to be instrumental in aiding them in
their efforts to supply themselves with an
other church. If, therefore, any of our
friends in Wilmington wish to assist in thjs
good work, the money may be forwarded
to Airs, l . is. fierce, Warsaw, jm. u.; or.
if left at tbe Stab office, we will Bee that it
is properly applied.
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WILMINGTON, "N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20,
Trnek Farming. l
..We had the pleasure of a call yesterday
from Mr. T. H. Massey, of Oak Grove,
Westmoreland county, Virginia, but for
merly of Maryland, who is here on a pros
pecting tour with the view of purchasing
land and going into the truck farm busi
ness on an extensive scale. . Mr. , Massey
was led-lo v8it oqr immediate section on
this errand from reading an article ; in the
Stab- from Mat-jW. L. Young on the
'Semi-Tropical Area,'! which, he contends
.embraces the country round . about
this.. . -city He , had the ? paper i in
his pocket yesterday, - andY was , much
struck by the views there advanced. - Mr.
M. says that if he becomes sufficiently sat
isfied by what be sees to decide upon em
barking in the business here, others of his
friends will follow.: He will spend sever a
days herein looking around, and we hope
that he will be afforded every facility in
his investigations that he may require. "
Knights of Pythias. v
. The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias,
in session at Raleigh this week, elected the
.following officers , ; , 1 - .i ;
KG. C W. H.HollowelL -G.
C J. C, Brewster.
G. V. C W. H. Overman. - J y,
G. P W. L Jewett. - 4 ., ,
G. M. A. W. H. McLaurin.
G. EL R. 8 J. L. Dudley. ,t ; t
G. M. E. R. T. Scanlin. - . -
G. I. G. E. M. Pavie. . t
G. O. G W. A. Johnson. . ..
Supreme Representative E. G. Harrejl,
Raleigh. . - -
The newly elected officers were installed,
and the Grand Lodge adjourned t oraeet on
the second Tuesday in February, 1886, at
Raleigh. v
Is It a Fact. " ' "
In discussing the J udicial Bill in the
House of Representatives, last Tuesday,
Mr. Womack stated that he held , in his
hand, a petition signed by 1,000 tax payers
of New Hanover county asking that the
Criminal Court be abolished. Surely, there
must be some mistake about this matter.
We knew there was opposition to the
Court, but we had never heard that it had
reached the formidable proportions' of
1,000 tax-payers." The friends of the
Court should give that petition a careful
examination. 1
Change In Time of Holding Courts.' I
Mr." W. T. Bannerman, Clerk of the Su-i-
perior Court of Pender county, requests us
to call attention to an act of the Legislature
to change! the time of ..holding Superior
Courts in the counties of Carteret and Pen
der, by which, Mr. Bannerman states, the
Court in Pender is brought on the eighth
Monday after the first Monday in March
and September, and in Carteret on tbe fif
teenth Monday. The next term of Pender
Superior Court will meet, therefore, on the
27th day ot April under the present law.
Personal -..''.-. . ;, w: s":-? """-i
Lieutenant J. U. Rhodes, of the revenue
cutter Bibb, in service on Lake Ontario, is
here on a short visit to his friends. He is
well known and' highly esteemed by the
people of Wilmington. Lt. R. is accom
panied Dy : his sister. Miss Jennie Rhodes
of New Haven, who will spend some
weeks in our sunny clime.
Capt. E. D. Browning (kommonly kalled
"Dolly"), the well known conductor on the
W. & W. Railroad, has resigned. The old
man's popularity is only exceeded by his
size, and the traveling public will regret to
hear that he will call no more "tickets."
Bank or New Hanover Annual meet-
The annual meeting of tbe Bank of New
Hanover was held at their Banking House
yesterday at 12 o'clock.
On motion, Mr. H. (J. McQueen was
called to the chair, and Mr. & D. Wallace
was made secretary. '
Upon investigation it was found that
there were 7,575 shares represented, of
which 1,699 were in person and 5,876 by
proxy.
The old Board of Directors was re elected.
as follows; Messrs. G. W. Williams, C. M.
Stedman, W. L Gore, Donald MacRae, J.
W. Atkinson, E. B. Borden, Isaac Bates,
R. R. Bridgers, James A. Leak, H. Vollers
and F. Rheinstein. . - - , . ."-
The meeting then adjourned. :
"Tramp! Tramp! The Boys are March
Ing! ;
The army of tramps is still moving
Southward. Their name seems to be
Legion.- The more you think they are
done coming, the more they come the faster,
so to speak.' The last batch we hear of in
this city is composed of boys, from about
twelve to sixteen years of age, who are beg
ging from house to house in the daytime.
What they are doing at night is another
thing. Nobody knows, i They claim to
come from Texas, but bur informant says
they speak the Northern dialect to perfec
tion. He can't be fooled on that. - They
may be honest tramps, and up to no mis
chief; but it is the part of prudence to keep
an eye on them. In Savannah there is an
absolute reign of ; terror on account of
tramps, who Infest the suburbs in large
numbers and are committing numerous
robberies and other depredations. -'
Criminal Court.
There were only two cases tried in .the
Criminal Court yesterday. Sam King was
tried and convicted of assault and battery
and sentenced to thirty days in the County
House of Correction. .
The case of Tom Whitfield, a colored
man oi some prominence, cuargeu wtui
1': . "f:. I T. Ji :.V.
breaking into the store of Mr. J. M. Hard
wick some time in December last, occupied
the remainder of the day,; and created con-
4aaKIa intavofit VafiTUWla11ir DTTirVTl IT tflfl Col-
HUGIBUH " . k u k, wwwm.. o '
ored Dooulation. to whom he - is weu
known. Mr. Marsden Bellamy appeared
for the defence and Mr. F. H. Darby pros
ecuted for the State.
A verdict of guilty was rendered in this
case, and Whitfield was sentenced to seven
years in the State penitentiary.
Oar Criminal Conrt
A gentleman, who has just returned from
Raleigh says it Is the opinion there that the
Judiciary Committee will report favorably
on the proposition to establish a criminal
circuit, to be composed of the counties of
New Hanover and Mecklenburg.
As adding weight to this opinion it may
be mentioned that the Senate has already
passed a bill creating reiw districts or cir
cuits, and as the majority report of the Ju
diciary Committee recommended varum.
it is reasonable to infer that our proposed
criminal circuit fs to make the thirteenth.
FORTY-EIGHTH. CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION. ' '
SENATE, - V -
WASHINGTON . Fehrn&rv 12 The fJhktr
laid before the Senate tbe House concur
rent resolution providine for a ioint com-'
mittee of three members of the House and
two of the Senate, to notify Grover Cleve
land of his election. -as President of the
United States . from the , 4th of March
next: and to notify Thomas A. Hendricks
of his election as Vice President from the
same date. . - j :;'r iv.
On motion of Mr. Garland it was referred
to the committee on Privileges and Elec
tions. Mr. Garland said the nhraaeolotrv
of the resolution needed lookinsr at. ': -
mi. jauier, ot Caia.. reported from tne
committee on. Foreign Relations, and. the
Senate passed the original joint resolution
authorizing the President to return to the
government of Great Britain' the steamer
Alert, with the thanks of the United States.
Ibe resolutions offered : vesterdav bv
Messrs. In calls land Hoar: ' relating to the
electoral count, were, , on motion of Mr.
itoar, referred without comment to tbe
committee on Privileges and Elections.
i ne resolution offered by Mr. ttnerman
was agreed to, authorizing tbe President of
the. Senate to -appoint a committee of three
Senators to make tbe necessary arrange
ments forthe l&aurfuraUon-o; Um President
elect on tne 4th of March, i , : -
- The chair announced as : the committee
this morning authorized to be appointed to
make necessary arrangements for the com
ing inauguration, Messrs. Sherman, Hawley
ana itansom. -
Other business was laid aside and the
Army Appropriation bill was taken up. It
appropriates $23,949,052; beinsr $2,161,437
less than tne estimates, $505,397 less than
the appropriations made for the - current
year, and $470,000 less than the amount of
the House bill. The bill was read by
sections and the Senate committee s amend
ments were adopted without debate, except
tne last one, wntcn . striaes out - tne pro
vision of the House bilL : An executive
session was held and the Senate then
adjourned. , --.,-,'..
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In his openine prayer this mornine the
Chaplain of the House invoked ' 'Di vine
protection upon him. who- has been elected
PrafitlAnf M on1 KaoAiinht Y!Lsxr1 t 1innnt
him in tbe ways of wisdom, to grant him
in health and prosperity long to live, and
anally, after this life, to obtain everlasting
joy ana reiicity." - . . i
Mr. nanaaii. from tne committee on
Rules, reported a resolution providing that
on ana alter Monday next i the daily hour
or meeting ot tne House snail ba 11 o clock,
AQoptea. -.' v. '- ' ' '
On motion" of Mr. Burnes, the Senate
amendments to the Consular and Diplo
matic Appropriation bill were non con
curred in, and Messrs. Burnes, Townshend
and Washbuine were appointed conferees.
On motion of Mr. Hancock, the Senate
amendments to the Pension Appropriation
bill were non-concurred in. and Messrs.
Hancock, Tollett and Washburne were ap
pointed conferees. t ' -"
t he House then proceeded to tbe con
sideration of . business under the special
rule V. . A i-
Mr. Wfllis moved that at the close of to
day's session, the House shall take a recess
until 10 o clock, to morrow. His object.
he stated, was to take up the River and
Harbor bill at that hour, i The bill could
be disposed of in four hours, as he pro
posed to asa tne House to limit -debate on
the appropriations portions of the bill to an
hour and a half.. . The motion was agreed
to, and the House then went into commit
tee of the Whole on the Postofflce Appro
priation bill. v j.!; j:
The paragraph relating to the change in
the method of compensating railroads for
mail transportation having been read. Mr.
Blount, of Ga., made a point of order that
wnue 'tne paragraphs contemplated a
change of law, they did not on their face
retrench expenditures in any of the ways
required oy tne rules. . I -:: -
A long debate ensued, at the conclusion
of which tbe chair over ruled the point of
order. The chair was not without doubt
to the correctness of the ruling, but
thought that tbe doubt should be resolved
In such a way as to allow the matter to be
voted upon by tne committee, -w
Mr. Blount appealed from tbe decision of
the chair. 1 u,;-
The eommittee 53 to f 94 refused : to
sustain the decision ot the; chair and new
legislation concerning railroad mail com
pensation was stncKen from tne bill. ; ;
Mr. Hoar them moved that the appro
priation for inland mail transpefrtation be
fixed at $14,010,000 and 1 that $1,765,000
be appropriated - for - Railway 'Postofflce
Car Service. t This amendment met with
considerable opposition, but was adopted.
Mr. JSicnois, : or oeorgia, offered an
amendment appropriating $256,764 for
necessary and special facilities on trunk
lines. After a brief and noisy debate by
Messrs. 'Nichols, McComas and Money,
in favor or the amendment and by Mr.
Townshend in opposition - thereto, tbe
amendment was adopted. I , v -
On motion of Mr. Hoar, the appropriation
for Star Route service .was increased by
$200,000, and the appropriation for rail
way postofflce clerks was increased $200,
000. i
Mr. Townshend offered an amendment
providing that all publications of the
second class, when sent by publishers there
of, or from the office of publication to
bona jute subscribers, or from news agencies
to actual subscribers, Bball, after the 1st of
July. 1885, i be entitled 1 to transmission
through tbe mails at one cent a . pound or
fraction thereof. Agreed to. r
; Mr. Long, of Mass., offered an amend
ment, providing that any article or item in
any newspaper or other publication may be
marked for observation without increase of
postage. Agreed to. i
Pending further - action the committee
rose. ' - - -
Mr. Townshend moved that the House
take a recess until 8 o'clock, but Mr. White,
of Ky., made a point of no quorum, and at
5.40 p m. a call of tne House was ordered.
During the roll call, Mr. White being ab
sent in one or tne cioaa rooms, unanimous
consent was asked and given to dispense
with further proceedings under the call,
and at 5.60 the House took a recess until 8
o'clock.? tef m4i!t ' jwvH'j
, . There-were not more than two dozen
members on hand at , 8, o'clock and who
proceeded in committee Of the Whole to
the further consideration of the Postofflce
Appropriation bill.. Several f paragraphs
of the bill and amendments thereto were
nassed over temporarily. I " ::
Mr. Holman raised the 1 point of order
apainst a ' oaragraoh -allowing additional
compensation for, tbe transportation of
ocean mails in American steamships- A
discussion upon this point occupied the en
tire evening session, ; and with it pending,
the House took a recess until 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. i
: SENATE. "
- Washtngton, February 13. The Chair
laid before the Senate a letter from' J.
Schuyler Crosby, Acting Postmaster Gene
ral, upon the importance! of securing pos-"
session of certain documents relating to the
Post Office Department of the late Confede
rate States. ' '
Mr. Dawea. from ; the committee on Ap
propriations, reported . the Indian Appro
priation bill with amendments. Placed on
tha calendar.'-' 'r-i.VZuZ.t ' .)
Mr. Ingalls said he had observed in cer
tain quarters a statement: that the Repub
licans of the Senate were endeavoring so to
direct legislation as to compel an extra
upssinn. He asked Mr. Allison, chairman
of the arrroDriation committee, as to the
nnnriitinn of the appropriation bills.
Mr. Allison said the Military Academy
bill was the only bill that had yet become a
. . . i i ii - n : j a.
law, having been signea dj iao j-reiueu.
The District of -Columbia bill, the Pension
hill nd the Consular and Diplomatic bill.
ware now in conference - committee. - The
Armv bill had passed the Senate yesterday;
the Indian bill had just been reported by
the Senate committee, and would, he hoped,
be considered' by the Senate to-morrow.
That lnft with the Senate committee only
the Agricultural bill, which would be ready
ror consideration monaay. , i ue ruuwuux
bill, the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
1885.
bill, , the ' Naval bill, - Fortification bill,
General Deficiency bill and the Sundry
Civil bill, not yet come to the Senate from
the House of Representatives. Of those
the Postofflce bill was. he believed, now
under consideration in the" House. The
Legislative bill had been reported to tbe
House and was. -on the1 House' calendar.
The Sundry Civil, Naval and Fortification
bills had not yet been reported to the House
of Representatives from its committee on
Appropriations. So far as tbe Senate com
mittee was concerned Mr. Allison said he
could ass'ire the Senate that its work was
well in hand, and no delay would be caused
oy mat committee.: - II the House of Rep
resentatives ' would take- care of the bills
there would be no difficulty in the Senate'
-Mr. Hoar, from the committee no Privi
leges and Elections, reported a resolution
allowing George E. Spencer, formerly Sen
ator "from 'Alabama.' 7.132. beinsr the
amount of - his actual and necessary ex
penses in maintaining his title to his seat.
nr. Bauisbury said, as a member of the
committee on Privileges and Elections, he
uia not concur in tbe resolution offered,
and on objection of Mr. Cockrell the reso
lution went over one day. .
mr. tioar, rrom the Conference Commit
tee -on the Electoral Count - bill, reported
that the House and Senate conferees had
been unable to agree, and the House mem
bers of tbe Conference Committee had not
Tet reported to tbe House. Mr. Hoar
moved that a message be sent by the Sen
ate to the House, informing the House that
tne senate has received this report...
me Texas facmc liana Forfeiture bill.
as the special order, was placed before the
Senate. Mr. Blair asked unanimous con
sent to take up the Anti-Foreign Contract
AaDor Din. ,jnr. v an wyes declined to
yield, and Mr. Blair moved-to proceed to
tne consideration ot tbe Labor Contract bill.
Mr.' Van Wycke called for, the yeas and
nays on Mr. Blair s' motion, and it was
agreed to yeas 30. nays 19. The Labor
bill was therefore taken un and its conside
ration proceeded with.- Mr. Blair explained
that tbe .Labor bill is the House bill, and is
entitled "An act to prohibit the importa
tion and migration ot foreigners and aliens
under contracts or - agreements to perform
labor in the United States, its territories
and the District of Columbia." It prohi
bits any person of company from prepay
ing transportation or encouraging the im
portation of foreigners under agreement to
perrorm labor in tbe united States, and
makes void all contracts of this character.
whether expressed or implied. The penalty
of $1,000 is fixed for the infraction of that
provision. . Snip masters are forbidden
under a penalty of $500 to bring emigrants
who have made such agreements.- v - -
Another long debate ; followed upon
this bill. During its progress Mr. Blair
had the clerk to read a letter addressed to
the President of the Senate, saying that
wnue tne senate ; was throwing away its
time talking about the late Confederacy
there were v bills of . high importance
awaiting its consideration. Jf ending debate.
andwithout-reaching a vote, the Senate ad
journed. -
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
.The House met at 10 o'clock in continua
tion of Thursday's session. ' -!
On motion of Mr. Fayson. Senate amend
ments were concurred in to the House bill
to prevent the unlawful occupation of
public lands.
Mr. Willis moved that when the House
went into committee of the Whole on the
River and Harbor bill, alt debate on the
pending section be closed in an hour and a
nair. v-- ' ; . ' . . ; -
Mr. Reed, of Maine, raised tbe point that
this motion was not in order as it was not
competent for the House to close debate on
the paragraphs, of the bill which have not
yet been read in committee.
Speaker pro tern.-Blackburn said that this
point would have been well taken if di
rected against General Appropriation bills
and revenue bills, - but - the River ; and
Harbor bills had been repeatedly held to be
neitherand the Chair therefore overruled
the point of order. . - r
Mr. Reed appealed from the decision.and
after a long debate Mr Willis moved to lay
tne appeal on tne table, t Agreed to -yeas
lzi, nays iu.
Ana then, though - it was two minutes
past 12 o'clock the House adjourned, and
was immediately called to order again in
Friday s session. . ;
After some unimportant action the House-
proceeded to business under tbe special rule.
On motion of Mr. Willis, it was ordered
that at 10 o'clock to night the House shall
At 2.10 p. m. the House went into com
mittee of tbe Whole (Mr. Springer, of 11L,
in the Chair) on the Post Office Appropria
tion bill, the pending question being on
a point of order raised by Mr. Holman, of
Ind., against the paragraph allowing addi
tional compensation to 'American steam-
Bhips for carrying ocean mails. After con
siderable debate, the Chair, in an elaborate
opinion, over ruled tbe point ot order. . He,
however.ruled out that portion of the para
graph which provides that vessels engaged
in this service shall be of American registry, ,
and shall, in time oi war, be liable to char
ter or purchase by the United States at
reasonable rates. ' , '
Mr. Holman appealed from the decision
of the Chair, but the committee, by a vote
or 130 to 45. sustained tbe ruling. T
Mr. Holman then moved to striae out
the paragraph and to insert an amendment
appropriating $425,000 for transportation
of foreign mails, including railway transit
across the Isthmus of Panama and re-enact
ing for one year from July next, sections
3796 and 4203 Revised statutes. The pro
vision contained in " the bill proposed a
direct subsidy to vessels whether they car
ried mails or , not. - If . the governmentr
entered into contract with the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company that powerful corpo
ration which had . been pressing this mea
sure with sucn industry, wouia receive
$143,000 when it now received $2,100, and
it would receive that whether it carried
mails or not. It was a naked subsidy
Mr. Holman referred to an occasion years
ago, when the same Pacific Mail Company
had sought and obtained a subsidy, as the
result of which many legislators had suf
fered shame and political-death, ana said
that he, for one, was not willing to see such
a demoralizing principle again obtain stand
ing in the American Congress. . -
Mr. Hunt, of La., defended the Appro
priations committee, and . maintained tnat
no subsidy was involved in the pending
clause."""1 "s.'---.a -i
Mr. Blount, of Ga., said that the House
was brought face to face with the question
of subsidies. ; The arguments made by the
gentlemen in support ot the provision de
monstrated that this was a subsidy. They
called the attention of the House to the fact
that foreign governments paid large subsi
dies to their steamship lines, and that their
lines would go down if they were not sub
sidized. Referring to Mr. Holman's cau
tion against a recurrence of tbe disaster of
former years. Mr. Blount said that Con
gress had then granted large sums of
money to ' aid the Pacific Mail and what
had been the result t lit was a scandal to
the party, in power from that . hour until
now. Public judgment had been adverse
to subsidies, and he trusted that in the pres
ence of an incoming administration witn
the Democratic party on record here for
years, tbe party in the House ; to-day and
for all time would stand against what he
believed to be neither more nor less than
subsidy. , - - r.i-v -. - .; -. r, . .
Finally Mr. Holman modified bis mo
tion so as to strike out the provision with
out the insertion of the clause reenacting
sections 3976 and 4203. Revised Statutes.
The motion was' agreed to 105 to 97
amid applause on the Democratic side.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill, to the House, and tbe previous
question having been ordered on the bill
tne House tooa a recess until o o cioca p.
m., the evening, session to be for the con
sideration of Dension bills. -
The House, in evening session, passed
bills removing the political disabilities of E.
if. Alexander, oi Georgia: Auxea lverson.
of Florida; J. R. Hamilton, of ,:- North
Carolina; J. K. Mitchell and J. L, Co war-
din, of Virginia. A dozen pension bills
were passed and at 10- o'clock the House
took a recess until 10 o clock to-morrow.
- . ..'-..-. SENATE. : - -
Washington, Feb. 14. Mr. Hale, from
the committee on Appropriations, reported
NO. 17
the Agricultural Appropriation bill, with an
amendment. - He. said the.. Senate Commit
tee docket was clear, this ' being the last
appropriation bill sent by tbe House to ibe
Senate. Placed on ihe calendar.
'Mr. Harris' resolution, heretofore offered.
was agreed to, providing that . House bills
favorably repoitetl to the Senate, and cow
' on the calendar, sbaJl on the conclusion of
tbe morning business daily, be taken uu
seriatim, and their consideration continued
within the morning hour until disposed of.
The,- original resolution", was, however.
modified, on motion of Mr, Allison, so as
not to interfere with tbe business now pend
ing in the morning hour. ; ; ; 1 : -"s
i ne veB uoines Kiver (Settlers l bill was
taken up and Mr. Lapham- took the floor
and continued, his speech, against the bill.
ah o ciock Air.- iiapnam naa not con
cluded bis speech ' and the bill again went
over. . .
The Indian Appropriation bill was taken
up. A point of order .was soon raised
against one of its provisions as coming
within the Senate rule prohibiting general
legislation on appropriation bills, and the
debate, several times . renewed within two
weeks, again followed. Finally, Mr. Dawes
succeeded in getting the . Senate to agree to
the committee amendment striking out the
legislative item indicated.: '
The Senate debated the motion to increase
an item of appropriation for Assinaboine-
Indians until 420 pm when a ten min
utes executive session was taken and the
Senate adjourned. ; " f J i s ; ;
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
When the House met at 10 o'clock, in
continuation of Friday's session, Mr. Willis
moved to go into committee Of the: whole
on the River and Harbor bill, and all de
bate limited to one hour and a half . v j 3 .
On motion of Mr. Holman. a session was
ordered for tonight for the consideration
or the liezislative Appropriation bill. -
The regular order being demanded, the
8peaker announced the regular order to be
tne consideration or tbe pension , bins
coming over from last night s session.'
Mr. Willis asked unanimous consent that
the regular order be dispensed with. Mr.
Heed objected. : ' -
senate bill was called up by Mr. Kandall,
granting a pension of $2,000 to the widow
of Gen. George EL Thomas." Passed 1 43
Mr. Willis then renewed his motion.
Mr. Reed made the point that the Post
Office Appropriation bill must be consider
ed, the previous question having been or
dered upon it. - '
ine speaker overruled tbe point on tbe
grouna tnat . tbe bill Bbould not come up
until after the reading of Friday a lournal:
and held that this morning's session was
out a prolongation ot last night s session.
r Mr. Kelly made the point that under the
ruling no business is in order but the con
sideration of Pension bills.
The Speaker overruled the point of order
ana sir. iLeuy appealed. i
Mr, Willis moved to lay tbe appeal on
tne tame. ; . . . ..
Ihe latter motion was agreed to veas
138. nays 32. .
After an bour was consumed bv tne
Speaker in ruling upon' poinU of order.
answering parliamentary inquiries, and in
endeavoring rather unsuccessfully to sup
press tbe disorder and . confusion on tne
floor, the question recurred on Sir. Willis'
motion to limit debate on the rending sec
tion of the River and Harbor bill to one
hour and a half. Agreed to. -. ' "
Then, at 4 45 o'clock p. m , the House
Went into committee of the Whole, (Mr.
Hammond in the chair) on that bili .
After reading of tbe pending section by.
the clerk, a discussion arose as to ho the
hour and a half allowed for debate should
be distributed, and the cbair asked tbe aid
of the committee to enable him to put ' a
bushel into a peck measure. Proposition
after proposition was made, plan after
plan was suggested, but all proved unsatis
factory and no arrangement was arrived at.
ana tne power of recognition -was lett
entirely with tbe chair.
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, raised tbe point
of order against tbe Hennepin Canal par
agraph. He contended that in reporting
uus clause the House committee on rtiveis
and Harbors had exceeded its jurisdiction
and infringed upon the jurisdiction of the
committee on railways and tJauats. a de
cision upon Mr.lurner s point, was re
served for the present and .the committee
rose, reconsidered its vote against taking
up the Postomce bill, and that bill was
taken up under operation of the previous
question. Amendments made in commit
tee of the Whole were agreed to as follows:
That increasing from $4,100,000 to 24.
535,000 the appropriation for letter carrier
service yeas 151, nays 90; that increasing
by $200,000 the appropriation for Star
Route . service yeas 155, nay 94; that
striking out the clause granting additional
compensation to American steamships ror
carrying mails yeas 129, nays 113?. Other
amendments were agreed to without a di
vision; and the bill was passed. '
Tbe House then at 4 50 p. m. returned
consideration of the River and Harbor
bill in committee of the Whole, and after
an uninteresting five minutes debate for one
hour, rose, and at & o'clock went into
committee of the Whole on tbe Legislative
Appropriation bill (McMillan, of Tenn., in
the chair.) - - .
There was no . general debate, and tbe
bill was immediately read by paragraphs
ror amendments.
Mr. White, of Ky., moved to strike out
the paragraph for . expenses of the office of
Commissioner of internal Hevenne, and
criticised the recent action of the Secretary
of the Treasury in extending tbe bonded
period in violation of law and in face of the
refusal of Congress to legalize such exten
sion. Without disposing of the motion the
committee, rose ana the House as a p. m.
took a recess until Monday, at 10 a, m..
having disposed of 40 out of 108 pages of
tne bill.
FOREIGN.
The Situation In Egypt No Reliable
Particulars About tho Fate of Gen.
Gordon.-
London, Feb. : 12. Lord Wolseley tel
egraphs again to-day from Korti, to the
government, that no reliable particulars
about tne late or uen. uordon nave yet
been received. He assures the ministry
that press reports which have been pub
lished have all been based on Tumors.- and
states Jhat these v rumors 'were collec
ted by Colr Sur Charles 'Wilson's party
upon their return down tbe Nile from their
tnule attempt to reacb KJiartoum. in addi
tion Lord Wolseley informs the Govern-,
ment that the Mudir of Dongola and all the
natives, thereabouts persist in their belief.
In spite of all rumors yet received, that
Khartoum has not yet fallen. CoL Wilson,
however,, is positive that r there can be
little or no doubt on this point Lord
Wolseley himself hopes to receive, in a few
days, sure and reliable information concern
ing the situation at Khartoum and the fate
of Gen. Gordon from trusty spies Whom he
despatched up the Nile for the purpose of
ascertaining the exact tacts, l bese messen
gers are expected to soon reach Korti on
tbeir return. " -. -s
ILLINOIS. -
The Fight for Senatorial Honors In
. .. the State Legislature. ,
Chicago. Feb. -13. A special from
Springfield says: In the Senate this morn
ing Senator w nitney piacea uen. Liogan
in nomination lor u. s. senator, a mo
tion to proceed to ballot was defeated by
the refusal of Senator Roger to vote. .The
Republicans were surprised at this action
and claimed that on - Senator Ruger's
E remise to vote with them they decided to
ring up a motion for ballot. At- noon the
Senate decided to join the House in join.
session and shortly afterwards fifty Sena
tors joined the 144 Kepresenlatives. : Ke
presentauve ranter - nominated ljogan.
When it came to a vote in joint session.
with one absentee, both parties refused to
vote, and an adjournment was taken till
noon to-morrow. - : . - w -
; Shelby Aurora: The Shelby
circuit met with its pastor last week iu
Shelby and decided through its stewards to
build the parsonage at Waco. Hick
ory is happy over a new roller mill, which
cost Mr. sigmon $,uw.
pints -Turpontm-
- Louisbunr Times; Capt. J. A.
White, superintendent of , the. O. & E. R.
R., is erecting a large flour mill at Oxford. -
We have failed to notethat the spring
session or. tne iiouisoore f radical High
School opened with about 75 pupils, and
the number.steadily increasing8. u
Wilson Mirror: Five thousand
pounds of tobacco were sold in Battleboro
last week at an average of 16 cents. ; Some ;
sold as high as $1 80. - The Deoole
around Earpsboro and Wakefield are hnlrl. 1
ing meetings and preparing to petition the -
legislature ior a new county, to be taaen
from Wake, Frankhn, Nash and Johnson,
' -r Asheboro Courier:10 One i; no-
ticcahle thing about the stock law is, that -wherever
it has had a fair test the ceonle
are well pleased and -are opposed to its re- "
pesi. innity nas taxen a new start, i
Bush Hill High School, under Prof." Fra
zier, isfiourishing, and - other schools and
academies in the county -are doiag credit
able work. - Mrs. Ann E. Earnhardt, "
of Salisbury,' has left . a small legacy to
Trinity College. - This, with the funds al
ready bequeathed and donated. WW start
the endowment fund with about $6.000. "."
Waynesville JVeiM." Yesterdav.
at the Planters' Warehouse, Mr.Y, JA.' Ben-, .
nett, or Fine s Creek, sold ten lots of tobac- -
CO as follows: $65. $25. $24. $39. 31.
$24.50, $25.50. $3L50. $13.75.. t40. His "
entire sale amounted 1.071 pounds and ave-
raged $S2. Mr. J. B. Leatherwood, of .
tbls county, brother of Sheriu; ; Leather
wood., returned . last week from a trin -
through Jackson; Macon, Graham; Clay,
and Cberottee counties; and- reports many
signs oi improvement .throughout tbe
country The citizens all through the '.
West aie "talKine tobacco and it is the in
tention of many of them to plant a, good
crop tms year. Tne wheat crop is reported
as apparently promising. .v . - :-
Lincolntonrv-Vesa- lfit-i..vear
Mr. JT'O. x outherow. of tbilt county., :.
raised 1,600 pounds of tobacco on two acres
of land near town, i Some idea of the qual
ity of the tobacco may be formed from the
fact that Mr; 'Toutherow wa offered 25
cents per, pound or $400 for the lot by a
Shelby , tobacco firm last week. A
few weeks ago we published an item rela- '
five to a fight between Miles .Hester, ("tho
uuiiy oi ub xig ysra joana. ana ueorge
Stiller, in which Hester was worsted. Al
though Stiller got : the "best of it" in the
fight, he Came up and swore out a" peace
warrant against Hester. ,.: In the meantime
Hester procured a marriage license, 'stole" '
8tiller's ' daughter, . made his j escape and '
was married to her - ; 4 s .
T-'JSew, Berne. Journal: i On Sat-.
urday a colored girl went too near the fire '
and her garments were soon in a blaze. A
colored man, who lived .-near,- seeing the
light,' went in aDd, throwing a i heavv coat
around the, girl, ; soon extinguished the
names. Sbe was scorched in a few places.
but not seriously hurt. This was in Kins-
ton on Saturday ; morning early,-; A
few days ago, while at Kinston. we were
shown Bailey's combination baby carriage.
It is the invention of Mr. ; Clement Bailey,
of Kinston, for which he has - obtained a
patent, and is the most complete thing of
the kind we have seen, r It is first a baby
carriage; it can then be changed, In a min
ute's time, to a cno, men to a cradle and .
lastly to a chair, ; It is an elegant carriage, ;
a snug little crib, a beautiful, , convenient
cradle, and an easy chair. ! t ' ; : j - '
Elizabeth City Falcon: We
are informed reliably that one of Elizabeth
City's old Republican war horses is dispor
ting - on the" shadowy .dividing line be-"
tween the two political . parties, with, his
head toward the Democratic sunlight. ; So "
soon 7 Tne j f alcon gives space to
Capt. Scarborough's communication cheer
fully, and for his honor and that of the
service, rejoices at his promptness in re
futing the: charge of-cowardice and mis
conduct. The original statement of the
case was based upon information furnished
by a resident of that neighborhood and the
jfaieon baa no reason to question its authen
thenticity. In further s justice . to CapU
Scarborough it should be said that an eye- -witness
to the rescue and to the efforts
made by Capt. Scarborough and his subse
quent actions, made a detailed statement
of the case to the Falcon and completely '
exonerated Capt. Scarborough. . : .
Raleigh Visitor: Mitchell coun
ty has been visited a couple of Bummers by
a number of Boston people, most of wbom
are interested in the mica mines. To ac
commodate them and, occasional visitors,
an enterprising Boston fan is putting up a
large building ror a boarding bouse- Tt is
built entirely of logs, which are left wjth
spurs on, and with the bark undisturbed.
- The first of the year Mr. A. B. Put-:
nam,' of Holyoke, Mass., came to North
Carolina - to try the life giving air of the .
great pine country in Moore county. He
was weak and sick from catarrh, to which
he has for years been subject He was told
of the new resort, "Southern Pines," in
Moore county, and went there. He is now
in Raleigh, wonderfully built! up and im
proved, and yesterday said to a reporter,
that in his opinion North Carolina was a
better health resort than Florida. He meant
what he said when he declared that his
catarrh had left him, that he j was stronger
than in months, ana mat be would remain
here until spring, meac while urging his
invalid friends to come to North Carolina.
He says "Southern Pines" is well laid out
but that very few; visitors are now there, .
A good hotel is needed. The present one
is not suitable, Otherwise nothing is to be
desired, for m his opinion, there is no
healthier place in th8 world. The lots are
nearly all owned by Northern people. ,
Goldsboro Messenger: The Mes
senger bas always expressed tne opinion
that the office of -State Geologist is one of
great importance to North Carolina. ;
Another brigade of tramps are "doing up" .
the city and vicinity. Pneumonia -seems
to be on the increase in this com
munity. There was a scene of treat
grief and wild demonstration at the depot .
here last Monday afternoon. A colored
woman ' with a small child in her arms,
bought a ticket to Faison's and got aboard
tbe 80utn bound tram, but she naa naraly .
gotten into the car when she discovered
that sue naa lost ner ticxet leaving ner
child upon a seat she rushed out to search .
for the missing "pass" in the ticket office.
While there the tram moved off and left -
her. The antics of that mother at this stage
of the proceedings were awful to behold. ,
At t a o'clock the other mornintf a :
Goldsboro man was making an ineffectual
aaamh tKa IrAvhrkla nrhnn bin mif Ytaa
mm: .; "is tnat you, . Hubby r: sue cauea
in . a meaning voice.; -; "Yes, lovo,?. he
answered in a thick response. "Why don't
you comet in V' "Somebody's r pulled the
door-knob through the keyhole, and I
can't; or they've pulled 4he i keyhole- out
with a corkscrew and run off ; with it,
or -." But his theory was blighted in
the blossom by her suddenly , reaching out
of the door and towing him in by his am
brosial locks,, and-feeling for his phre-
i.lsrfAl hnmni vith a nh.iv orr --. . .
Monroe Enquirer-Express:, Mr.
Jacob Helms, who lives, near Pleasant
Grove camp" ground, tells us that a few
days ago bis boys cut down an oaa tree,
and found, twenty-five feet from the
ground, in a hole which had been pecked
in the tree by birds, four sun perch, each
six inches long. a Two of them were alive.
There was no water at all in the hole. - The
fish were probably carried there by some
bird, from - a creek about half a mile dis
tant -The fish lived for several hours after
the tree was cut down, which is rather re
markable. :r There is no abatement in
the r mortgage . business. -' The man who
gives a mortgage to secure supplies, asa
general thing, pays 50 percent, more for
them than if he had the money. -
Thomas Ghent and Samuel Roberts got
into a quarrel about a r, horse trade- in
Lancaster village, on the 2nd inst when
Roberts stabbed Ghent in the left breast
Inflicting a wonnd from which he (Ghent)
died on Friday evening, the 6th instant.
Mr. Britton Parker, of Buford town
ship, is 80years of age. . Mr. Parker owns
a Berkshire boar, 3 years old, which for
a year or more has been.very vicious, and
he has been compelled to ; carry a large
stick to defend himself from its "savage at
tacks, i On last Saturday evening -Mr.
Parker met the hog in the lane without his
stick and was attacked by it The hog
threw;, him - down and cut three terrible
gashes, each about four inches long, in his
right side,' and one of. his ribs was torn
loose-front the breastbone; a terrible gash,
three inches long, was also cut in the left
f thigh. Tbe hog then desisted and walked
off a .few feet when Mr. rarger managed
to -crawl to the gate, which was but a few
feet distant nd had just got inside and
shut it when the hog again made a rush
for him. ' .