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THE WEEKLY EW 8. P OCLISHED E V ER Y T I I URS!) A Y . -TONE A UZZELL, - - Tkopbietori or tick Over W. C. Stronach & Co.'s Faretteville Street. . , , , . Price, 92.00 per annum in Advance. THE WEEKLY; AWS. THURSDAY.: DECEMBER 19, 1872 LOCAL MAT ER. K. C. WOODSON, Editor. ' Oxfoiid Items. Oar Oxfcwd corres pondent under date of yesterday, gives is the subjoined items . St. John's College. The prospect of having this beautiful edifice opened as an Orphan Asylum, with Sir. J. II. Mills as Superintendent, is bailed with de light by all classes of our Citizens. It is hoped that the Legislature will, come forward, with a prope liberality in aid of the plan proposed by the Grand Lodge. The success of the People's Building , i t r : - 1: .1. expectations ot many of it members, some of whom are taking a double vinantitv .of stock, find new members are joining at almost every meeting. The meetings of the Association which take place at the C. II., the third Friday night, in every month, are open to the public, and the bidding for the money is often quite spirited. This Institution thus far has been managed with great economy and ii paying goodnterest to the stock-holders. - - Your many readers in Granville and other parts of the State, will regret to hear of the illness of Mr. John C. Tay lor, who is one of our most intelligent citizens. He formerly represented this county in the Legislature, and is at pre sent, President)! the Goodwyn Agncul tnralClub. A very prudent farmer residing eight or ten miles from Oxford, walked to town the other day, being unwilling for his horses to come in contact with the epizooty. He even took the precaution to build a very high fence, and put them in the enclosure, feeling assured that they were clearly out of the reach of all danger of catching the much dreaded disease. To his mortification, however, on nis amvai at home alter a fatiguing trip with tight shoes, he fonnd every one of them sneering with decided indica tions cf the malady. ,. 3fhe -exercises in dtclamation and compositions at Messrs. Horner & Graves' Classical and Mathematical School "on Thursday evening were of the most interesting character. .The accomplished Misi Patterson was ob served among the spectators. The Rev. D. E. Jordan, the very efficient and pop ular pastor of the Presbyterian, Church, delivered a chaste and pertinent address tiroa fiict inml'icl,rrt inr !ia nlnti- -cability of its suggestions. : ! Mr. Jonathan Osborn, who not long since sustained the fracture of one of his thishs bv lallinz from the top of a load of fodder, is getting on very well. He is able to walk a little on crutches. Mr. Osborn is the' oldest inhabitant of Oxford, and has been for many ycait a member pf the Presbyterian Church. Locals from Tkinity College. Our correspondent from Trinity Col lege, under date of Tuesday, givps r.s the following items; The weather at Trinity is said to be colder than it has been io three years. The Christmas speaking began last iiight-!-he first division of the Prepa ratory spoke, J.N. Petty, of Pittsboro, making the grandest effort of the occa-' ston. We expect to see Mr. Petty in 1 ! fr r 1 "1 fV mnvin(T amnrf Hin firaf mpn . of tl)e State, " ' . - ; THe-Hesperiaii and Columbian Socie ties have determined to build new Halls, each Society giving $4,000 apiece and the' President, Dr. Craven, pledging himself for $4,000, hence the two Halls will cost $12,000. - 1 The horse malady is here, putting the citizens to a great deal ot inconvenience. The mail is carried from High Point to trinity with one of Leaches little ppcckled bulls. ' ; ' The hew College building in erection now, will be the, uhen completed. largest in the State There are 137 students in attendance this session. Several from Davidson College, and more expected alter Christ mas. ' : ' ' ' ' -.. j Dr. Craven is absent at the Confer-,. cuce. We hope he will return at an early day. Prot. Gannaway is officiating i a his stead. Abont half a dozen young men have I landed themselves together as, vocal serenaders of the young ladies. We have had the pleasure of listening to them, and the atmosphere is rendered musical by their exquisite voices.. They were treated heavily to cake and father r.acchus Saturday night. W. P. Craven is leader of these syren-like songsters. Father James Leache is at the point .ot death. ;..i.-.., . s Wabkehton Items. Our Warrenton correspondent nnder date of yesterday, says; . f .. . Th.e matrimonial fever . is " up and raging:" enclosed find three victims fromvold Warren in one week. There is universal indignation here in .regard to cutting oil of a piece of our county to form the proposed new coun ty of "Gilliam." Warren you know is a email county, only 23 miles square, tormed in 1799, and our attachment to every inch of it is necessarily, dear. We hopu the Legislature will let ns "remain as we arc. . : W arrenton as a cotton market, is nroying quite a success. Main street is blacked daily , with cotton bales, and inuchly resembles Sycamore street, Pe tersburg. Our enterprising merchants paid 17 cents for the staple yesterday, aud the f aimers find that this b better than shipping it to Northern markets. lue snow, the beautiful snow,' came thick and fast yesterday -and last night, and to-day many l our young sportsmen are out providing themselves witu,a supply of " small-bone " bacon. One young man, doubtless more expert or more lucky, than other, has already reported with fifteen "old hares". the trophy of a few hours hunt. lhe epaoot still prevails in this coun . iv due in a mita form. lam glad to state that as the holi- - '.ays approach , business with our Mer chants and tradesmen is on the increase. Classical ,ahd Mathematical cuoou Mr. T. J. Horner. Princioal of fie lany no ciiooj, , announces this I rr- ti -ww - m . . . In January, See notice. The 1 -i 1-- : ; - : : - . ,' .... i. .' '- '-'. '. - I,-, ; - . ,. ; ,, , . -",'-. . VOL. I. - Lonsnrrm Items: Our Louisimrg correspondent, uhdec date of yesterday gives us the following items : ... The town and vicinity has just unJer gone a terrible small pox excitement, caused by the report that a man by the name of John Doy I eli ving near Hall's X Roads, eight miles from that city.'--The excitement was however allayed by the report of . the attending Physician Dr. W. M. Crenshnw, who stated the death pf Mn Doyle was from typhoid disen tcry with confluent measles. - The County Board of Commissioners upon the strength of the rumor met and passed resolutions to prevent the spread of the disease. i It is not believed ijiat the disease will reach us. -'.v j . -'-'";' V '-; : ' Trade is still brisk with our mer chants and cotton buyers. The staple is bringing in town, within a of a cent of the Raleigh market, as reported by the News. ' i ' The RevT Dr. Pritchard, of your city, is continuing his interesting revival of Religion here with great success; Not withstanding the exceeding inclement weather, large congregations greet bis laudable efforts, and much goo I is being accomplished.- So far, eighteen persons have made a profession of religion, and the number of enquirers are increasing. . Mr' B. T. Ballard has lost a Valuable horse from the epizooty. . Mr. A. J. Carr, ol this county, had his gin house, with several bales of cot ton, burned one day last week. The fire is supposed to have originated frorn a match.. ,- . . :S Our town and the surrounding coun try is much cxbited over the small-pox question, as we hear of1 the disease spreading out from Nashville. Every'' one in this section is beipg vaccinated. .Dr. Pritchard preached in the Baptist Church here yesterday to a large con gregation. .Tl?e protracted meeting at that Church is progressing well. ; Death op Father McLVEY.--Witi profound regret. Jwe learn jby telegram that the Very Rev. Thomas Mulvey, V. G. pastor of the Roman Catholic Chujch ot Petersburg, and Vicar Gen eral ot the.Diocese of Richmond, de parted this life on last Sunday. J - lhe Uatnolic people have received in the death of this excellent Priest a stroke which they will feel most acutely, and the citizens of Petersburg will mourn his loss for a long time to come, rather Mulvey was wutelv knowm and where known ' he was be loved. He was one of the kindest and most warm-hearted . gentlemen that could be met with. Tie was a man ol ffoc attainments, and of a sociability ot cnaracter unsurpassed. Piou3 and gene tic' in soul, his beautiful spirit gave a warmth and an interert to every conver sation. In fact the excellence ot his char acter knit into friendship , for the man. every heart that came within reach of his influence. Among the Roman Cath olic Clergy, Father Mulvey held an ex alted position, and we havev abuudant knowledge of the fact that the Priest hood held him in the highest esteem. He was the warm friend of the great and lamented Father Plunket, of Pprts mouth,and both of these beautiful char acters were, we learn, most tenderly attached to the Rev. Father McNamara, Pastor of the Catholic Church of ' this city. They are both gone frm amongst their friends on earth. ,May they meet their God and their many friends in Heaven, . f OCTllAGE UrOS THE HOCSK OF ReT . KESEXTATIYE3. The scat of Mabson. colored, a Representative ' from j Edge combe, has been contested, upon the, ground that he had not; been at . the time of his election a citizen j of the county twelvemonths.'.. Dick Johnson, colored, a representative lrom the county of Edgecombe in the last Leg islature, was summoned as a witness and testified before the House Cammit- tee on Privileges and Elections. U On yesterday, Senator Mabson, col.. of New Hanover, a brother pf the other Mabson, approached Johnson in the Capitol, and mentioning his testimony oeiorc me committee, at once leu upon him with a stick. Before he could be stopped, Johnson was struck several oiows, uis neati uaaiy cut, ana severe injuries inflicted, i 'i Johnson is here as a witness belorc a committee of the House ot licprc-senta- tivcs and under l s protection. Mabson has been guilty of a gross contempt ol the, House, and the matter will doubt: less at 6nce.be investigated. It ;the facts should be as stated above,; the Senate will doubtless take decisive action in the matter. We shall see. - IXDEPESDEXT ORDE.U OF GOOD TfiM- rLAita. We learn fiom Theo. N. Ram say, General Deputy, that the order of Uood lemplars in iSorth Carolina is making rapid progress. The order has only been in operation in "this State about four months, and numbers to day upwards of fiitcen hundred souls. This is an international order existing: not only in the TJnited.State3, but in Europe. It numbers in aqpovcr half a million members, and is regarded the liest and most substantial order in the world. It admits ladies to social position' has three Degrees, besides many other at tractive leatures. The Lodge in this city is the banner Lodge of the wsrld, numbering nearly three hundred mem bers. We arc told that the regular meetings of this Lodge are well attend- ed. This is attributed to the fact that the meetings are highly interesting and attractive, besides Deing Very impres sive. We wish our lnends in this good cause abundant success. IlOW TUB ELECTORAL VOTE WAS Cast. The Greeley States voted as fol lows at their respective capitals for President : Maryland for llendOcks, unanimously Kentucky, Hendricks 8, Brown -"-Tennessee for : Hendricks, unanimously Georgia, Brown 6, Gree ley 3, Jenkins 2 Missouri. Brown 8," Hendricks o, U. JJavis l .Louisiana, blank. These States passed resolutions of respect to Mr. Greelev 3 memory. The unanimojs vote lor Vice President was given to Gov." Brown in Maryland, Tennessee and .Louisiana; - , A famous skater died at New Yor)t the other day, and while preaching the funeral sermon the minister said, he had gone "wher thre is no ice, thus leav ing the friends of this poor fellow the melancholy reflection that he must either come down to roller skates or abandon the business altogether. - ESTIMATING RETURNS. This Is the age of innovations. Almost every day develops some unheard ol 'Strategy invented oy the lertile brain or Radical' ingenuity and chicanery. The latest system of electing mem bers of the Legislature and other offi cers is that wliich has recently been put in operation by the Pinchback conspi rators in Lousiana. The Pinchback or 'Custom House Returning Board, which, hps undertaken the work ol passing upon the election returns and counting in such members of the Legislature and State officers as suited their Radical notions of rroirietv. adooted the novel .1 M. . plan of giving- mnjoritics not only to those , whose candidates who actually received them, but also those who ought to have received them . but who failed to do so. In other words,thc Custom House or Pinchback Board estimates the returns not upon the official reports but upon 'other evidence," such as the testimony of negroes who did not vote and who furnish affidavits that they were pre vented from doing so by intimidation or fear of bodily harm. Gov. Warmoth, in whose hands alone are the official returns from each County, .has declared that the State went for the Liberals by about twelve thousand majority, and that the Liberals carried both branches of the Legislature. And yet in the face of this fact, the Custom House Board estimates, from the affidavits of negroes who did not vote, that the State ought to have gone for the Radicals by several thousand. By such estimates, Kellogg, the Radical candidate, is elected Governor, and by the same process a Radical Legislature is installed, which has alreadv passed articles of impeachment against War- moth. In the meantime Pinchback, the iiegro Lieutenant Governor, is the acting Governor of th State until the fate of Warmoth is determined, and the Presi -dent of the United States cornea to the support of Pinchback, and offers to sustain him with the whole power of the army and navy, - The testimony taken before the Cus tom House Returning Board, upon which alone rests the success of the Radical party in the State, is too flimsy and ridiculous in its character for se rious consideration. It is the easiest matter imaginable to get a few.hundrcd negroes in each city and parish to make affidavits that they were not allowed to vote at the election. :l "- ,"y In all these cases, the Pinchback Board estimates as if such persons had voted the Radical ticket and makes returns accordingly. How many of such affidavits might be forgeries, how many are obtained by bribery and fraud, how many are given by those who actually perjurekthemselves or are signed by ig norant dupes making their marks, who are; totally ignorant ot their contents, it is not material for us to discuss. Our purpose is to call attention to this unique convenient, and somewhat unusual mode of electing candidates by count ing the votes they actually received, and alto those which they ought to have received, but did not receive I LET THERE HE AN INVESTI GATION. ; We have given the particulars of the suit instituted by Swasey and other bondholders against the North Carolina Railroad and the" Public Treasurer, which was decided at the late lerm of t h: Circuit Court in this city. The decree was in favor ot the plain tiffs, who received the sum of two hun dred and sixty-five. thousand and five hundred dollars as the dividends of the Road which had come- to the hands of the Receiver appointed by the Court. At the time the suit was first institu ted, we learn, that the Treasurer had over three hundred thousand dollars belonging to the State arising from these dividends, and that amount was paid over to the Receiver. The amount -actually paid out under the decree was twujiundred and sixty-hvo thousand and five hundred dollars or thirty-three thousand xlollare less than the orig inal fund inhc hands of the Receiver. If this suit has cost the State of North Carolina thirtv thousand dollars, the ousanu institute Legislature should lnstitutean inquiry to rind out to whom the money was paid, and for what purpose. Has the State been compelled to loot the entire bill of coits in this suit ? If so o liit uori! fnstj 'Ytipndi'(i int 1 and how did they reach thirty thousand dollars ? - - The State of North Carolina is too poor to lose thi3 amount. We are not familiar enough with the facts to make any specific charges against any persons connected with . the suit : but it is rumored that the costs are unusually large and excessive, and that the whole expenses fall upon the State. Well posted judges cstirrate the to bacco crop of Missouri this year at 30,000 hogsheads. Last year it reached 18.000 hogsheads. The liberal premiums offered by the tobacco association have done much to stimulate planters to in crease their acreage of tobacco, is well as to induce new men to engage in its production. ';',. ; r.- ... .. . - ., Dickens considered "David Copper- field" bis best novel. Its sulc continues at an almost undiminished rate. Lately there were 83,000 copies sold in three weeks. ; ', : . . ; ' " ' Rev. Douglass Forrest has received and accepted a call as assistant5 pastor 61 St. Paul's churcu, Alexandria, va., o which Rev. Dr. Norton is the esteemed pastor. . RALEIGH, N. C., ffi UKSDAY, Via 19. 1872 A HISTORY OF THE TROUBLES IS LOUISIANA. In order, that our readers may under stand fully the cause of the disturbances that are now. prevailing in Louisiana we give below a full statement of the case, written by Jdwin h. J-ewcIl,' or New Orleans, for the New; York Herald. From this plain, comprehensive state ment, it will be seen that, the whole trouble originated through the conduct of Federal officials and negroes, who in their wild hunt after office, have attempted to thwart the popular will. and by conspiracy and fraud gain con trol of the State Government of Louis iana : The attempt to overthrow the legili-t mate State government of Louisiana ia confined exclusively to 1 the ; Federal office-holders, backed by the , negroes. The prime movers are United States Senator tV. P. Kellogg, United States Marshal Packard, United States Deputy Collector Mcrwig, United States Naval Officer Ingraham, (colored,) United States District Attorney Beck with, C. C. Antonie, (colored,) United States Col lector at Shreveport ; PJ B. 8. Pinch- back,(colored,) defeated candidate for Congressman at large ; United States District Judge Durell, candidate for United StatesSenate, and E. C. Billings, Attorney for E. E. Norton, universal assignee in bankruptcy and applicant for the successorship of Judge Durell. Here you have the entire list of con spirators against the State government n an election remarkable lor its good Order and fairness all over the State the Custom House party, as they arc termed with us, was defeated by a large ma jority, by the liberal fusion ticket. Their defeat was owing in a great measure to the dissensions in their own ranks. Their party was split up into no less than three faction?, while the Libera fusionists presented an unbroken iront and thus marched on to victory, scat tering their demoralized and disorgan ized opponents to the four winds of heaven. ' - ..: :: Humiliated and chagrined by their discomfiture they conceived a desperate plot to rob the people of Louisiana and deprive them ot the government they had selected in the manner provided by the organic law of the land. To "ac complish their design the! co-operation of J udge Durell must be secured, liy those who are at all familiar with the administration of the bankrupt Court in New Orleans by this United States official it will be readily understood how easy it is to enlist him on anv side of a judicial question, j The United States Senatorship was a choice morceau and the tempting bait was no sooner thrown out to this " most . righteous Judge' than he gobbled it down, hook, pole and all, at one swallow. : This ar ranged, Mr. E. C, Billings, the fiius Achates ot the Judge, must also be pro vided lor. The able counsellor was still smarting under his defeat for the repub lican liomi nation for Governor, brought about bv Packard, the United States Marshall. The $25,000 spent by Mr. Billings in the Convention proved of no avail against the threats pf Packard to dismiss every employee of the Custom House in the convention if he voted against Kellogg (and a : large propor tion of the convention was composed of Custom . House officials). . Hence Mr. Billings was loud and deep in his de nunciations of the Custom House King of corruptiohists, . and j at one time threatened - to support ' and vote fcr Colonel McEnery, the opponent of W. P. Kellogg. A reconciliation was there fore indispensable, and so Mr. Billings was promised . the Judgeship of the United States Court or a scat on the Supreme Bench of the State. So Mr. Billings suddenly became as gentlo as a loving swain and as tractable as a piece of wax. He pleaded long and eloquent ly before Judge Durell in favor of issu ing . such an order as ; to organize a Legislature that would elect the Judge himself United States Senator and de clare elected a Governor that would appoint the Attorney ai Judge of the Supreme Court. And IJudge Durell .granted the order upon which an unau thorized body is now presuming to act as the Legislature of Louisiana. How the Custom House party make the election returns. Notwithstanding the returns of the State and city election have always been und are still in pos session of Governor Warmoth, the only legal custodian,, the returns based sim ply upon memoranda kept by the repute lican United States supervisors ot the election appointed under the recent act of Congress, when the Republican votes in any parish, reported j in " this way. weie in the minority the Custom House Board would add, by way of a foot note, that in a Idition to the votes polled they had counted a sufficient number of affidavits of negroes ) who were not allowed to vote so - as Ito -reverse the majority. - In this way the Republican, ticket is declared elected. How affidavits are originated. 'Un der an appropriation recently made by Congress very extensive repairs are now being made upon the Custom House, This gives employment jto a large num- 1...M 4' nn nnrl a.Atlnralln nrnfAronpA la glvcrt to negroes In order to obtain employment it was - only necessay to agiee tornake an affidavit alleging a denial ot theright to vote. 1 his se cures the ollianta situation. In this way hundreds of negroes have betm made to commit perjurfIn many in stances, however. . thev are innocent of any crime, for they make their mark to a document which thev arc unable to-J read and are ignorant of its contents. Comnlexion of the Legislature. The Custom House is fully I represented in both branches ol the Legislature. In the Senate we find as members Deputy Collector of ; the Port Herwig. Naval Officer Ingraham, Inspector Sypher. In the House, Postmaster .Lowell and a number of subordinate officers in the Custom House, whose jnames I cannot now recall. A brother ?f Deputy Col lector Ilerwig was 'aj candidate for Sheriff and defeated by 13,000 majority; yet he will, under the present condition of thing, lie declared elected. Collector Casey. It is gratifying to gay that in this disgraceful 'conduct of United States, officials Collector Casey has taken no atttive part. " He knows the villany, fraud" and j corruption un derlying the whole movement, and will not join in the revolutionary effort to overthrow the government of Louisiana But he is culpable in permitting his subordinates to take so prominent a part, as it must necessarily compromise him and make him liable to responsi bility by those who are not aware of his personal indifference to the political squabble.'- " Governor .Warmoth. The . course pursued, by Governor, Warmouth in this whole affair meets with the unqualified approval of every good citizen in the State. He has conducted the election strictly in accordance with ? the law. Unwilling to act with a part v thorough ly unscrupulous and bent upon the ruin ana .uanKruptcy ot the State, he organized the liberal party, composed of the entire white population, the best portion or the white Republican party, and a Urge number of negroes who had become thoroughly "disgusted with the trejfcheVy and double dealing of the Cus'totn House Ring. With the liberal ticket iu the field, opposed by several factips of' the Radial' party; victory wa Uay and the capitalists, bankers, Chamber - of - Commerce, Cotton Ex change and the entire community are in periect accord with the Governor to rescue the State from the grasp of un principled and bad man. NORTH CAROLINA ASYLUM. ORPHAN Our brethren of the press have been tardy in calling attention to the fact that North Carolina lias j recently been presented with a magnificent gift, name ly, St. John's College, at Oxford, N. C. as an Asylum for the indigent orphans of the State. They h-ive been equally tardy in making appeals' for the support and maintenance of this new institution which must depend chiefly , upon the voluntary contributions of our citizens for assistance. . i The State cf North Carolina is too poor to give much. -Her treasury is empty ; her creditors are importunate and exacting : , her debts have been piled mountain high ; she is to-day not only, impoyished but actually bankrupt. Then we cannot reasonably expect that any appropriations the Legislature may make for the support of the Orphan Asylum will -be large. We think, however, the Legislature should do all it can to protect from want and suffer ing the poor orphan children of the State, whose piteous cries for assistance should not pass unheeded. ; i St. John's College, by the action of the Grand Lodge of Masous, has been made "an Asylum for the ' protection, training . and education of indigent orphan children." The Lodge agreed to appropriate $500 annually to its sup port. Now what will the Legislature do to second the pi aiseworthy conduct of the Masons Mr- . Lf.,.w .. TWe xviTr publish to-morrow a brief address from Mr. J, II. Hills, who was elected by the Grand Lodge, Superin tendent of the Asylum. ; Mr. Mill's ad dress gives the proceedings of the Lodge on the subject of the Asylum, and con tains a short, touching appeal to the' public to sustain him in his efforts. He says $500 are ' . needed at once, and that Colonel W. E. Anderson, Treasurer of the Grand Lodge and Presideat of the Citizens National Bank, Raleigh, v. ill receive contribu tions. The amounts received will be acknowledged every week, in the papers circulating among the contributors. . Thelisbursemcnts will also : be pub lished in the annual report, so that the people may know exactly what was contributed, and what use Wa3 made of their contributions. . THE ERROR OF THE HERALD. The New York Herald, in condemning the outrageous usurpations of the Rad ical leaders in Louisiana, falls into an error in regard to the application of the Enforcement Act of Congress. That paper says if the Enforcement Act has been properly interpreted by Judge Durell,in his tyrannical course in New Orleans, then the Southern States are at the present moment! stripped of all their constitutional rights and are holding their liberties only at the mercy of Federal bayonets, f The Herald adds : . ' ' "At any time, after any election, the popular verdict may be setvside by any political aspirants who can command the services of a Federal Judge and Federal troops. The ballot is a mere farce the Constitution of the United States nothing more than waste piiper, while such an act stands upon ' the statute books." r The Herald's error consists in its argu in en t to &how that the Southern States only areltprived of their constitutional rights by the operation of the Enforce ment Act. , That Act is not sectional. It i not; confined to the South. It operates alike, in every State in lh Union, and we are astonished that the Herald contends that only the liberties of the South are at the mercy of Federal bayom;ts. ; Thfi Enforcement Act, while it may have JicCRntended expressly for the Souch by hsframcrs, applies in all its provisions New York h well as to Louisiana.- to Miis8achuett-s -welt ns to Alabama. Ii Durell's interpret at of the Ac be law, then 'that law is lhe same all over the Union, for .CongreU; made no disci iminathm, for the bill w as a general one, not confined to localjti.es or sec - tions. , - - -';. ": -' Then if the position of the ILtrahl be worth anything, riot only th? people of the South,: but of the whole Union have lost their liberties and practical despot-, ism has already been established. . Mr.'Tliomas Bilby" 'author ; of 'the bumn; aOh, that will be joyful," died recently at Islington,. England, where' he was parish clerk, at the age of 73. . IMPORTANT FROM CONGRESS. Bills have been introduced in Con gress to repeal the Tobacco tax, to refund the taxes collected on raw cot ton, to repeal the tax on spirits made from iruit and to remove all political disabilities. - All these bills are important to our people. Congress has adopted a resolution,, requesting the President to give infer mation concerning ... the condition of affairs in Louisiana, and what action he has taken in relation thereto. SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR AND TREASURER. - The Senate has concurred in the House bill fixing the Governor's salary at $4,000, and amended that part of th bill givi'.ig the Treasurer $3,500,-so as to give that officer $3,000. This was agreed to by the House, so that the matter is at last disposed of. We are glad the question is settled without a protracted debate. We be lieve the people of the State will approve of this action of the Legislature. Edwin Forrest. The sadden death of this eminent tragedian will open a flood gate ef the atrical reminiscence, and touch , the hearts of a great multitude of bis ad "mirers. There are critics who deny him the highest place in the whole domain of histrionic art, but in tbe representa tion of a certain class of characters, such as Coriolanus, King Lear, Othello, Metamora, Martacus, Jack Cade, he was an acknowledged master. His deline ations of Macbeth and Hamlet have been more criticised ; nevertheless for many years he has enjoyed a world wide fame, and inspired the warmest partizansbip. He also had bitter ene mies, and since the latter accused him of being great chiefly in rant and mus cular power, it may surprise some per sons, not laminar wi in lus career, to learn that he first went on the stage in Philadelphia, in female charactes. He was, then, howevcr,a boy of twelve, having been born in Philadelphia March Olh, 1806. lie made his debut in that city in male parts, November 20, 1820. His first appearance in New York was in July, 1820, as "Othello," and from that time onward his fame steadily rose until it reached its zenith some years ago. He made as successful professional tour in England in 1831, and in 1841 went a third time thither, remaining two years, having during his second visit married Miss Sinclair, from whom he parted in 1849, and from whom he was ' divorced, upon her Suit, in 1852. Her allowance of $3,000 a year alimony was contested by him in the Courts for several years afterwards. During his first visit to England he farmed a friendship with Mr. Macrcady, bat ou the third it wad ruptured, and the Astor Place Opera House riot, May 10, 1849, was occasioned by the parti zansbip to which his trouble with Mac ready gave rise. "Mr. Forrest's age, as may be seen from the figures given above, was 66 years. I , -. ' ';..,- . '. : . . . . ! Congressional Proceedings. j Washington, Dec. 17. Houbb. In the House to day, General Young, of Georgia, offered his resolution regarding tbe Credit MoLilier, extending investi gations , of v the committee to -losses suffered by -his constituents irom the Union Pacific Railroad. The resolution produced considerable excitement in tbe House.. - The resolution was choked off by a call for regular older. The House committee on. Commerce this morning heard the figurement on the Atlaotic and Great Westerr. Canal. Much interest was manifested, and the committee room was filled at an cuily hour by members from Alabaina.CJcorgia and Virginia.. j Colonel B. W, Frobcl opened the case in a carefully prepare! address, in which he clearly pointed out the na tional importance and the great need of this interior line, aiul showed pointedly and clearly the decline of our foreign trade; the evils under which our home industries suffer ; the caus.s which force the manufacturer to seek protection and the depressing influences operating against, the South and West. He pointed out the eaus'j of the evil and the remedy to be appued, which lue stated was c early eet torch iu lhe President s message, and closed with a glowing description of the future to thi3 country, witjli every seccion rennit- bonds ot peace and good will - towlard each other. the argument was listened to with marked attention. i i Colonel Pricej folhwel in au able argument on the beneficial effect of this outlet in regulating the money market of the country, j- i j The Comniittte will report the bill at an earl day. The views ot these ge.ntiemen attract attention as showing that the South is taking a deep interest in the material prosperity of the coun try, and that she is looking closely into the question of national trade and finance with the' object not of throwing obsta cles in the way, but herself taking step to the music of advancement, f -f Col. Whitley, Gen'ls. j Jubasc and Young took part in the discussion, and ably seconded X he. efforts of Col. fiice and Fniebcl. ' ' j SENATE.- Special cohimitree 1 on In ternal Improvements. Windom, ; Sher man, Conkliug. Ames Iees, Casserly and Norwood. -v; 1- 4 1 j .Mr. Price offered a rts.lution to in vestigate Aikansas election! ' j French spoilatioo wes argued to ad lournmenL Sherman fnoke .dverse!y. lorrill, ot Maine, lavoraoly. West Virsinia Capital Wheei-ikg.'D. 17. The bill to inove the capital of Weft Yiiginia Itiiher ban passed the House by a vole if33 to 30. -; ; Gamblers Fined Bahimduk, DtciX. The lonrteen iflniiinuis it i miy Miicsicupieati guuij 5o Police Cfurt l. - 'ra. iinfTfitiejl five hundred d iUr.- nd coslr-, i;aii. Death ol Kd ward A, Polianl. Rictimosd, Dec. 17. Edward A..Piil Hard, Editor and Aothor, is dead. : ... Wool-Brokers Darned Out. , Hamilton. Ostabio. Dec. 17. John Harvey & 'Co., wool brokers, burned stock damaged, loss one hundred thou sand dollars. . . . - NO. 41- STATE NEWS. Burglars arc at work in the town of Enfield. . Ttxe Winston liejwhliean has resumed publication.' , - The chicken disease still prevails in the Charlotte section. . . , , 4 Tijkrk was sir inches of nnw in Clinton on Thursday. - There is no small pox in Charlotte, as we learn from the Democrat. TmtKE were only one convict sent to the Wilmingtan work house last week. There was no new patients bent to the Hospital in Wilmington last week. ? Settle M. Carpkxtkr ' baa taken Local Editorship of the Daily Newbcrn :I5fviUi.i:'; i ' An Immigration Society for the Al bermarle District is io be formed in Elizabeth city. ' .;,;.; Tue camping ground of a gang of robbers has been discovered near the town of Halifax. . i a . ; .The railroad warehouse at Enfield came near being destroyed by lire one day last week. - : .'''-!; ' ' . ' TnE thermometer in Weldon ou Fri day morning last, was down to 3. How is this for low ? .; ; . . ' ' - Goamt came near losing a vote for T6 by a negro going to Bleep in a thice story window in Charlotte. i -.-''"-' , 1SS5 bales of cotton were sold in Charlotte last week, at 17f for low mid dling and 18 for middling. - , Sekatob M. W. Raksom is at his home in Northampton, 'arriving from Washington a couple of days since. ; r Jmansa from the notices thereof in our State papers, we presume their has f lecn a little Bnow in the State. The Itoanohe News records the approach of Christmas now and then a man is seen, in that section "half seas over." Is arresting some gentlemen of "Af rican descent" in Charlotte on Saturday the police had occasion to dratf a little blood. " The Wadesboro "lryM announces the death of Major Purdie Richardson, of that place, and bestows some Very high praise in honor of the deceased. We learn from .the Mountain Messen ger that pork can be purchased in Ashe county at from $4 to $6 per hundred, and rcggs at from j 10 to 12J cents per dozen.- . ;h . .'.;.;. . The Asheville Pioneer says that John Dodd and Bob Jervis, who were wound ed in Madison county some time since by Deputy U. S. Marshals Ray and Rice, died last week, --': 1 - r O "The - Wilmington Journal says "a marriage license was last week issued for two parties from Rocky Point township, the groom being 51 years old and the bride 14.' : 7 c . Mns. Mary McKnight, of Paw Creek, Mecklenburg county, was robbed of flour, wheat, &c, by some loyalists who broke into her smoke-house, as we learn from the Charlotte Home. v The Wilmington Star gives au ac count of a smart parrot which came from Ncvassa Island and which startled a colored boy in Wilmington by indulg ing in some very profane language. . , 1 The Wilmington Star . says 'there was paid into tbe City Treasury during the past Week a total of 2.870 10, of .which $1,953.27 were for- real aud per sonal and $816,88 for ppecific taxes." ; - c . -f. . .1- Tiib Southern Home says that a num ber of persons lrom Anson paired through'' Charlotte last week on their way West. The Home thinks they will return if ever able to raise money enough. . , ... L G. Grady, of Halifax, has supplied his jewelry store with many; thing suitable for Christmas gifts. Mr. Grady advertises in the Daily News, anl for this, if no other reason, is flceerving of patronage. " --; . . ? Ji Miss Kate Roysteu. diiiigluerol Col. S. S. R iystcr, of Granville, tuid'Mr. Chester G. Brown, of Tenni-ssetr.'weie married on the lOih inst., a the r i. deuce of the biide's father, by fti v. W, J. Pettigrew. '" "; ' The Charlotte Demoernt has receiv d a dispatch from Chester, S. of date the 15th inst., giving an aecmtnt of the total destruction of the business poniou ot that town, by lire. The hs 'nsli mated at lrom $150,000 t .$200,000. The lloanoke News states that the n house of Mr. James Hancock, ni the CaicdonU farm in Halifax county, Was burned one night last week, together with s'lmo forty bales of cotton, n uiri and cotton press, fnnr mules,' a fine bug' gy horse, and some seventy five b irrcl of corn. , Loss alniut $5,000. No in surance. The fire is supposed iu'lTave lcen occasioned by an accident. The Cleavclund Banner says: Wc have authority for stating, that therj wift le no further Miiesiife. in this seCH'-n .f f lie State, nnd-r the IvU Klux ac: of 'on - gress. '..,. , - . ,. ; - r- - -All pcr'n8 who have left home from an appreht nsion of 'trouble under the-w acts, can at once return, if they de-,ire, and they will not be molested, .t ' 7;. Let good citizen everywhere m-' 10 it. t iiH g'Khi order and quiet is pn -rv-ed. aii'' very toon this whoUj .uiiler whi h has brought so much trouule mi.) tlisiros upon individuals and. the cmin 1 1 y . will be mtisfactorily arranged. - , The Nash and Edgeeomlxj corn s pondent 4I the JUtanoie Ne, wriiing from Rocky Mount, under date of Fri day, Siy : ? Tlie authors of the small pox ruu.ors can outlie the world. There has been no contagion here.- A gentle man living a mile out f town, a school teacher, canght the chicken pox from, one of his pupils. Straightway he was saddled with the ghouls of gossip, Some bir-ls feed on clecoia posed flesh- they are ealled vnitnref . Some pefpfe are heroes of slanderoui storiia they are knun as gossip. Th ie his never itn case nearer tn-in risivisie, 14 luiiesbtant..' AU lhe paliciits there are well tut"He Mr. Hyritiu Edwards. 8he will prolwUy die. " An old negro woman stole a sheet from Mr. Cobo's, taken from thetbed,'on which his cbil den died.; Why this was. not btirnt la a mvstery to some people. It is criminal to allow such things to remain . dead- falls and baits tor future caies." . 9. TnB ".weekly mm i RATES OF, ADVERTISING One square, on 1 nsertton ' One square, t o UisertloH.L " " One square, three insertionii Oueitqaare, fmir inttertlonii ! " One B4juare, three month..M J""ix" Oneaqaartix Inontli..,,..... . One square, twelve iuoiahn...... II (Ml 1 AO 2o 25l' sue loot 18 01 For lnrtr oilvorif umnta Ii k ...... t tracts will bttmMle. Ten Hues fc,iiu parell eouHlltuto one nquwre. con- Don Orphan A avlam lor North Carolina. Gbakd Lodge F. aVm. N. C. Tuesday Morning, Dee, 3, 1872. "nitO. Jf. T, MTTLEJOns's KKPollT : The Board of Directors of 1 St. Johu'u College regret to report that they have fulled to make any arrangements in es tablishing la BclHwd in this Institution. After advertising for proposals to lease the property for a male tr female school or college, they deceived, bht one ap plications. : js'i f- ; The terms upon which the college was oflered'to tliis person,- to wit:$o00 per annum, were declined uu the ground that tbe rent as ton high. The Board has put the building jn, tlwirgo ol a competent gentleman, w ho reidus upon the premises and supervises the projer ty, and pays a smalt rent. The build i ugs arc now . in a io.l t,ttj of uro "Nervation . " . The following rtsolufions adopted i"-. -'.''' ' '' v.v ', weie : "Jiesolted, That' St. John's Collepo shall bo made an asylum Jor the protec tion, training, and eduentioii of indigent Orphan childicn. . . . 1 2tu. Tliat this Cian I Lodge will ap propriate. 500 annuallv for tho nunnort . of th Iostitution, but will nptassiime' any iwlduioaal pecuniary responsibility. Urd. That this Grand : Lodire elect a Superintendent who shall control the Institution, aud solicit contributions for support frorn all classes of our people. ? ' , . : . 4,th.. Thui orphau children in t lie said Asiluni hall be- fed und clothed, and . shall receive such preparatory training anu education as will prepare them for useful occupations and lor the usual business transactions of life." TauHSDAT MonsiKo, Dec. 5,' 1872, Ilro. R. II. Kingsbury moved that Bio, J. II. Mills be elected Supennten- dent of the Orphan Asylum at Oxford. Bro. E, Ovcrby mved to add us an ametulment "and that , the present" Board of Directors f St, John's! College be discharged." .' , ', , , . The motion and auienlment were auopteu. , "iu. v. vaucjr, ij. j. i ., iuirouucel the fbllowiug resolution which was read and unanimously adiiptecf. "Resolved, That this Graml Lodge de tires to express its appreciation of the zeal and earnestness with which lhe Board of Directors of Si. John's Collcu ' have labored both here and ; elsewhere to advance the interest of ilmt Indtitu-1 tion." r'"i ' . .' . '.:.V, i , Bio, R. W. York iulro'luce l the fol-1 Id wing resolution which was read and adopted : 1 ' "licsoltcd, "That the Superintendent! of the S:Ull OrnllRn svlim cIhiH i i to each Annual Coiiiiiiunic atiuii an w- x Count of ' his official acts, rcciipls, dis- bureeraents, number bf pupils, &c,', to-' ' gethcrwith such suggestions as he may ste fit "to oflcr." . Copy from 'records. . . !). W. BAt Grl See. '' An unexpected r..sponsii,iltty U hu suddenly thrown upon inc. , The mag nitude of the work looms up lu fore iu! in appalling- proportions. But hue is an opportunity 'ty" benefit a neglected class of childriil. Other Pbiie hac opened asylums for their 'iiidigent or phans, have fed tfiem, clothetj flu 111, '. taught them,' and maie ihem uselul citizens. But we have b-.-t ii laidy. L i us now awake to a fulf '-'.nppr eiatioii ol our greiit "respiinsibililuV" ' A-. chool houses Hre'chcM pel thurt juiV.'us 1 lunch es are'ihcftper Ihan . coutt.-)Miii'ne, so orphan ' asylums tile elseaj-t r 1 lian penitentiaries. II.w olt n y, .we h-ok In upon a happy fa. mil y V I' panni ami childien d clie r(iil fiivside I Jl'il diitili takes the' parelii- to 1 h'!'i Ihuil home, and the est te U . .tyt.i-,. .! m, 'I Inu. the ; orphnn.j, wbh det-'j iIooIhimmi . brooding 'over then tiiiK:.r rn-..it.-t. iir--diivcn torih , 'i!hiijt jiuk ii'.)! pro ec i Hon, r cv:e jiiciidiy . vifi.i.tijcc t0 c 'iinler ih.: evil i. .fi'ienc, ui.lt"!' x-1 umples unit I he sriu tri)ijIunonH ot 11! world lying in wick rduess'j At any 1 hour the h'ipjtitst children, in-our land inn y Im; ridae.d t .i,ih-thn.ie unl"toi poverty. I . v,e w ish olio is to be kind w. the': orthaiiS wci utuy leave, f t, ns by hind to iIiom-i whoni oihets have hit. L,I iA'asHt!),i every t cni'x-r is a l.rothei 't.. tlie v. hole frjiemity, and a rcli-ible Iru nd inl pio 1 ff-ifsr l every lunsonic family. In i-litii1 latr.ty, every oneV greut lile-woikl ! io o hJi.mii l..iog yo-xf, enpecially t thofe unable to rttuin the kindnesslM'-, 'sJo.wd. ; The sn at chri lian Ex-ni lar is one wh- i.ifepted loverly nud iv 1, to uive iH-hs and life to tinners when tluy were cut ofTfrotn every other jwiucc of helji. .'.-.-'.';' .: - i t One ihiiig lightens the burden of the woik f j orjihaes; thocuuse c-arncs i s own a;)Mai. jvery lieart iieiris with sympathy for hclplessjut hojiefnl youth. My heiirt i n'rvady gtateliil . for ua niniii'ere.l Hssur.necs of' cnlinl co oH!i:tiotu The beginnings of :he workj must hcVmail, and the details of organ ization telioin. Appointments will tmy nuiue very deliberately and very can -. tiorwl.v. The iiiktitutioh w ill m neutral in politic-i and rtlig'hm. All political and religious creeds w ill te treated wiih the grcHist possible fumrfiy and kind nevs. at f:e b.o.c fime'a hiih st.-iiidiir.l of morati'ry,' and I h"pe f piety, will be kept prom outfit ly in" v)iw."Five hutidied dolfatK. 10 addition t the amount 1 on f:ibu:if I by the Grand Vulge. will ! neeli l at on;e. ' Col. W. E. AiidfiMU'. Trca-urer of the Grind ' Lo fy un l President of the Cit'Z 'iis Na?fnl lNuk,L wifl rcoeive coutribiitions. 0.h r n ci;ivcrs will be announcul ni dii" ii(i -.s" The amounts reccivt d wi'l be iu kho.v ttjli: t w ry wi ck, In the pap rs via tai inn among .the con ?ribn tors. ' Ti:c disbursements wili'ulw l.e j.id. lished in the annual report, o that i.r . people may know exactly Wht wmn. tribmed, and what use 'wan ih iJ. -I their ciintributions;' n : Blow much of mjr iinw I j4;mI ! it!;. to devote to this work; wi b..in -lectiog other and iinperafivt;; duii.-. 1 can hot now determine.. M y ll.i- Li tnake me honest, com jH-tciit and tut in this enterprise involving. to ome x -tent, ; tbe usefulness, luid.happines of many dear and desotBte c1iildf-n ' ' '; ; . J. If. l!n.t : 1 : Th Charlotte - Observer !enii lhe report that Mr. George Gle won, Exj -re- Agent, Was killed in jhewllisUm p il.t Richmond fcud Danville' -'Rilrd vise day last' week. ' He - had -one haml slightN bfHise.1, bur awitii m h hi r iniurv.".fi.' ' ' " -.' '.;'..' ' - f The b room factory, of Mc-"1 B.t 1 1 -& Son, at Rocky I.;6uct '.VfiM soon be, 'completed. -It will be one of the mof. xtcr.siT establishments in the State. r
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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