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THE, WEEKLY NEWS; THURSDAY. -..FEBRUARY 27, 873 JORDAN STONE, Managing Editor. SAM'L T. WILLIAMS, Political Editor. GEN. GORMAN, GOV. CALD WELL, MR. BADGER, AND THIS MILITIA LAW. On Tuesday, Mr. Gorman, 6ne of the Representatives from Wake county in the House, introduced a bill, to organ ize, discipline and equip-, the militia of the State, We hare not seen Mr. Gorman's bill, and 'therefore cannot speak of its fea tures. .We do not hold that the militia laws are perfect, or cannot be amended. Ufc WW UO DO Jl bUBb 1 If B uvv b. u, charged by Gov. Caldwell, that the last Legislature repealed all the effective clauses of the militia law, and we have demonstrated this time and again to the satisfaction of .every reasonable mar We propose to-day to call in Repub lican authority to sustain us. It will be remembered that the News, before and during the Summer cam - j - paign, urged Gov. Caldwell, with earn est importunity to put his "government machinery" in force, anckbring to con dign punishment the Lowrey gang of outlaws tha were committing high handed atrocities on the innocent and helpless citizens of Robeson county. ' Apain and again we reiterated our appeals, which were not the result of a spirit of partizan rancor, or personal malevolence towards the Governor, but the promptings of. our common nature. TheGoYerrior did not merely disre gard the appeals made to him by our- aatvflO on1 AlKaM i I Via 5 i nPAc f manity, but exhibited a contemptuous disdain wholly incompatible with the high Junctions with which he was cm powered, or the fearful responsibility acvoiving on mm as me uniei Magistrate oi the Commonwealth. WhBe the shrieks oi me victims wuo leu into me dutches ot the Robeson banditti were icdinu the air; we almost fancied that we neard the shrieks of laughter ot bis then Acci dency and his Iriepds, over a puerile and clumsy joke which be attempted to perpetuate at the expense of iurselve anu others who hud invoked him to the clisciiuriie ol a plain duty that his oath ... .. Oi ..1 . I .1 - . . . t : . ' wi oim. v ouu - iuc uiuinics til uuiUBiuijr equally demanded that he shoukl per- form. " ,: ' - Ve endeavored to convince the Gov, eruor by argument, alter entreaty bad ' lull u. I tirtrl i I uia a a !(,... '!... be was clothed ' with ample powers to capture the outlaws. He was aa im pervious to our logic as he had been deaf to our importunities. With a stubborn perverssness in keeping with his , political interests, he persisted in - . adhering to the original opinion which he I had expressed, vz : that be was powerless to protect the citizens oi Robeson county by reason oi the emus y luiauuu ui iu uiuiiia laws oi lue Dtaie by the Conservative Legislature. '" This was the only prop on whici Gov Caldwell then relied in justification ol his failure to- redress the wrongs of the ! unfortunate- people of Robeson. We clearly , demonstrated at the; time, that this device was not sufficient to screen the Governor lrom the censure of all whose eyes were not blinded by preju dice. It is , highly probable that Gov. Caldwell thought our strictures on his neglect of duty were' too sleeping and 1 .uncharitable. J We have, however, as be "perceives, a complete vindication of our course by the action of sqme ot 2is political and personal friends in the Legislature, who solemnly and emphati cally aver,in their capacity as legislator?, that, .- ' -' ' . j. ,; ' "We have governmental machinery ; adequate, if put tigorousli. nr fokce, tO -ARREST AST OFFKNDKtt j against t he i peace and order of the State." I This language taken iromi the protest against ""blood money," entered on the ; journal by Mr. Badger and other Re- h publican brethren of Gov. paid well, is pointed and comprehensive. I. covers the , whole ground.' It st stains Jhe position we occupied most triumphant ly and as effectually knock the f rop fiom under bis Excellency.' Messrs. Badger & Co. ' have not left jhjim a nar row neck of land on which to standi On the question of bis power over the militia, he is gtirroted by those of bis own political iaitb, and whom we sup j pose he ; recognizes as i his personal mends. Mr. Usurer and the other prot8tants say : - I : : . .. " as. Mr - ( i ne 1 nave - governmental machinery wu-t-g ; j hi viyvi vuty a jirce9 10 ui vw "mj vii vnui . axvt i i .' ' Governor Caldwell said he was pow r crlets to arrest Lowrcy- and lilis eo-otlca aers oecaose ail me eaectivej clause oi the military law bad been repealed. , '. We repeat again, we are sustained' by ; Mr. Badger,; who is a clear headed and 'able lawyer, and the acknowledged ' leader of the Republican party in the House, and nlsi hi u iicaus, la our censures oi urov. Caldwell , fxir dereliction of duty inl riot having afforded protection to I ha : iwnnlA i nf -- -j f Robeson county. -f f ,rh j; It Mr.-Badger was to" undertake to c - J w. .u v liiuci when Lowrey was holding his . high ' carnival of crime and bloodj he would be constrained to comment in terms of unequivocal condemnation of Governor Caldwell's signal failure to execute the laws relating to the capture of offendtn gainst the pesce and. former of: the FAtp.n -.Indeed.' Mr. Rwlmri n1 ! l.t. . . '1 " - (- " . UJ. co -protestsnta, in usinz the lansnaa quoted above, taken lrom tbeir protest, XAKB A PABI Ol TUB BISTORT of the times, and convict bis Excellency of thfl prnsteitt ' inrnmntnniv- in inn D ; ... uvu ' Standing, ; or dereliction' bl ury - t executing, .the laws of" the importance, where no palliation could be urged as a satisfactory plea for ofli cial delinquency. The language we quote as a shred of history is a stand-, ing memorial against Gov. Caldwell, a complete refutation of his pretext for not having, by the governmental machi nery .arrested the OFFENDERS of Robeson, and an ample vindication of the course of the News. It is a solemn record made against his Administration by his political associates, whose protest stands out upon the journals of the General Assembly, conspicuously snd pointed against the Governor's position. ;, That record is ineffaceable, and will not down at the. Governor's bidding; REPORT OF THE BOARD OFj PUBLIC CHARITIES. The Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Public Charities of North Carolina ia an interesting document and contains some valuable information in regard to the charitable and penal in stitutions of the State. .' The . Board consists of Dr. C. Tate Murphy, Senator lrom Sampson, chair man, Dr, Eugene Grissom, Superinten dent oi the Lunatic Asylum, and Dr. G. W. BlacknalL . v-iA, ' ; The purposes and objects of the Board are stated to "be the growth and development of true public chari ty, humanely, intelligently and econom ically administered," and these objects are classified as follows : U 1. The government and management of these institutions. 2. Official conduct of superintend dents, trustees, directors, officers and employees of these institutions. 8. Condition of the buildings.grounds and o her property. . 4. Financial management, economy nod wisdom of the expenditure of moneys appropriated for their support. 5. The efficiency and usefulness ol each institution to all parts, of .the State alike. . 6. Compliance or failure to comply with the general and special laws relat ing to each. ' - 7. Who have a claim to relief I 8. What is the basis ot their claim ? ' 9. What is its extent ? j - j , 10. Hw, and by- wlioui shou'.J ihe rrliet be adniiuistered ! ' a i 11. What are the best methods 61- ailnnoistratmn in ail thete departments 12. Man other maners pertaiuinj t the uselulness and good ni inageineiit 01 the iiUlitutioiV under the inspection Ol the Botrd. ' i Trie Report gives an explanation ni the creation ot the Board, aud the pro irerS it has made s.nce its orgauizitio'n. The Board i Public Charities was created linger a . law passed by the General Assembly ol 'lSOS-'Bg. and the teims of service of the uitnibers tiist elected were to begin on the tirst day o Ju!y 18C9, and to hold one, two, three four and : Ove - years "respeclively, the Legislature electing successors to eitch for five years from the date of such expiring terms. Dr. Murphy was chosen President of the Board ia March, 1872, to. succeed Rev. G. W. ,Welker, whose term had expired, and he was requested by a resolution adopted by the Board to visit as many of the prisons and poor houses of the State as practicable, and report their condition. In accordance with this resolution,- Dr. : Murphy visited " quite a number of counties, and the por houses ' and jails examined ' as thoroughly as possible. These counties were in the western, central and eastern portions: of the State, giving, it isj be lievedr a fair average of the accommoda tions and treatment ot the paupers and prisoners of the State." , ;. V The results of Dr. Murphy's observa tions and investigations are 'given in detail in the Report, and as part of the history of the times and as embodying useful and interesting information on the subjects discussed, we give the fol lowing extracts: ' ..', .. ,. -(i j In most of the western counties the poor bouse were iound to be mere hov els, built of logs and daubed with clay or lined with split boards, some low, leaky and badly decayed both - r the roofs and floois j some filthy ; but ' few cleanly or at all comfortable. In the more central and eastern counties frame tenements were generally oecupied, and of these only the overseers' buildings, and occasionally not even these were either comtortable, cleanly,' or ;at all suited to purposes of an almshouse. In brief, the poor'- houses as a class are' properly and appiopriately "named ; they are "poor houses ' indeed. - The bedsteads and bedding arc. in keepiiix with the bouses, old and dilapidated ; the bed clothes an J mattresses so filthy and loathsome as to suggest the idea ioi a sort ot poor house hydrophobia, and greatly deficient of ; even hay or stiaW, aad instances were" noticed where, .n account of the want ol clotbinj;. ttte io inatea were compelled '' to cut up the lick in j ot their, mat tresses for the pur pose ot covering their nakedness. .'1 his condition ot things Was found to exist in couoties where Clover, hay, nnd ibe grasses ure succoshilly cultivated, 5 and prospentv and j ledtly in other respecis prevails. :- ; : - ;:". j'-' In two or three' counties only 'wee buck "houses found ; in one ot these, the floors were badly 'decayed, and in one only did we find a' building ; well suited to the purposes of an almshouse ; yiis was in the county of Guilford, and "whs erected under the supervision ,ol that noble patriot and ; statesman,' cx Gov. Mo'rehead, who, in this jejpect as well as others, was far itf advance of his State aud times, and. whose .benevolence :aud sagacity in thus providng fdf the poor uud destitute of his county 'ought surely lo be imitated by others, 'v We found some- sort' of "medical attention allowed by most of the County Boaids, but was' let out generally by contract to the lowest bidder, and awarded sometimes .to incompetent men. Ic certain counties this 'jkir boon was denied even where the inmates suffered severely with both acute and chronic diseases. In one county we found in a filthy room a woman, suffering with an extensive scrofulons ulcer coverine almost the emirS' neck; shoulders and ouu side of the face, and Remitting the most insupportable effluvia, Was tlonij ciled . in the same ' room with an avd paralytic unable to raise himself in bed, and no treatment was afforded either, and no physican had visited them in the poor house for over two years.1 ; . We found but ia two counties rzziizlzst kft ia the poor fcouss, a4 no such thing as a dispensary , or any room set apart for the physican, where he could weigh or dispense the medi cines needed by the inmates. It is nced less to state to any one, ever within the wards of a hospital, the importance of this arrangement. As a class, we found the overseers (of the. poor) either imbeciles or soulless mer cenaries, taking the positions at prices so ininously low as to preclude the pos sibility of fair dealing or honest pro vision for the inmates,' their greatest anxiety appearing to be to keep on sat-, isfactory terms with the County Boards. From 11 to 16 cents per day, with the privilege of working the inmates on the poor and unproductive farms, was for their support. ; Only in one county visited we found the keeper charged with harsh- treatment or of requiring the paupers to labor on the farms when unable to do ?o. In this instance the County Commissioners ; 6tipnlated to furnish support, and allowed the over seer the proceeds of the farm, by which" it was claimed be realized over fifteen hundred dollars per annum profit. This being the only conspicuous instance of an energetic overseer, and being in such' striking contrast with those so indolent, and inefficient, we were inclined to look upon him with favor and commenda tion. ' ' . PAUPERS INSANE, PARAtTTIC, IDIOTIC, EPILEPTIC &C. With regard to this class alone almost a volume might be written; but the Board only have time to recite a few facts somewhat illustrative of the treat ment of these unfortunates. - r : Who, that erer passed through ihu wards of an insane asylum, even the best regulated hospital, for the care and keeping of this pitiable class,'' but has had his heart crushed into gloomy sadness, and his tenderest sympathies aroused tor these afflicted, forlorn and helpless creatures, will not say to him self, "God grant it may never bo thus with me or. mine," and reason a;ain with himself and wonder it , all these mind lost fellow-beings are treated humanely, kindly and gently, and think bow cruet indeed it would be to neglect them or injure them or trtat them harsh ly ! and with these feelings welling up in his soul, let us ask him to go witn us (it he pleases) to the county poor house and walk with us through these wards, and be will perhaps sea an epi leptic that, by the often recurring con vulsions the brain has sustained so many shocks, bis lost reason and inttN iigence diivenout and aie gone loi ever. In another corner is the poor oh j paraiytiCj'cryinu for soine one lo raise him up to enable him to stake his thiist with cold Water, ' orv t parinke of Ins scanty meal.: Just beyond is the-itli.it, .will his vacant stare . nnd latteted clothing ; aud a little tuiiher bat k, in n closeted cornel, you Ilea, loud ciies', With pelting and banging agains; the wah8.:il teruate cries aitd taugha imprt ca:i.ns and song. Look into this little , no.k t)l a cell, and .'you see the shivering naked form of an inshtie man or woman whom the keeper will tell you will not wear clothes, nor - have bedding, ir even straw upou which to lie, who is sometimes violent, , and (re.iking out, nearly crash to death some poor blind man, woman or child. .No skililui physician is here to prescribe ven a . palliative dot-e to sooihe and compose the irritable nervous system ; no quiet chamber to lej left alone to sleep; no careful watching all is blissful - ig norance, disorder and confusion. . ;,This is indeed -a sad picture, but true to life, of our poor houses this day. Besides the insane inmate3, as already described, in the poor bouses, many are confined in jails, ' some chained in the dungeons, without . knything around them . or about tliem but,ciJd,. bleak dreary darkness, wallowing in 6"qu.tlil firth and in chains, and fonie, we had good reasons lor believing,, were o.ftm stinted lor food, and even were deprived of sufficient cold water to quench their thirst. ... FOOD, SOOKING, AC:, KOIt' PAUPHR8.1 It was found where the Cunt Boards turnished provisions there seem ed to ,bc no complaint as to the quanti ty ot food, butwhere the commission ers had let ' out to the lowest bidder contracts with keepers at fnni 10 to 15 cents per- day , for. entire keeping and support, there was not a sufficient quan tity allowed, land no cure taken as to variety or haltCifulness ' of food. In fact,' we can state, With the fewest exceptions,) .the -food provided for the poor is , almost universally the same ; throughout the State, viz : " BalCimore bulk bacon," and badly cooked Indian corn bread."' Io a few f i the wheat growing counties wheat bread was used more frequently, but even west of the mountains, the home of the grasses t-h land, it may be said, flowing with milk. and boney beef,-' muttou, eliKkens, eggs, cheese, milk, flour, i&c., c.v, (in fact everything is produced in abun dance,) we found that this same Bulti : more bulk bacon had been ordered by the ectinomical and pYovident coiomission ers, and -at. heavy .expense had b.en hauled oyer. the. mountains from the east to supply the poor with" greeii i-tlt tna, when their ;own; local maikets were glutted with all of the richest, fattesi, cheapest Iresh meats,, and eveiy business man complaining that the git ut want of that section was the mean of rail transportation' for the ' immense quantities of agricultural products of. almost every name .aud dt script ion known a products of the teuiuerate' zooe. ; , " ' . VKOETABLE OARDEKS. " ! "ifit be xKsibte -to j contemplate Any one feature more than, another. ol fhe fault j maiagement ot our poor houses, it is in the neglect, and want of' proper cultivation oi vegeiaoiecaraeiiS.' About an acre is usually; fenced ' off Ji.fi this purpose, and if proptxly cultivated and (ertilized, as could be easily done by one of fair intelligence arid energy, full half support cocld Be produced; but as touud toexist. tiarely sufficient is pro-, ducedtor tlie"over"reer"and bis family,' and apples and fruits doii&i their sea-' son, (so abundant the past year in North . Carolina,) was. regarded ( as a great juxury by the inmate poor, and was seldom found' among them either as a relish or food: oas fiivh - '- ;"jrAIl.8AKD THEIH, MANAGEMENT: -. . ; The .jails of the State , visited ;were found to be . far from , comfortable,, healthlul or 6ecure as prisons'. No means of warming them in cold weather,-very imperlect ventilation, but little effort af cleaulinesa, classification or separation of- those imprisoned for trivial offences and the notorious and hardened crimi nal, and sometimes there' was through each day an intermingling freely of the Sexes without hindrance or restraint; only three of ..over twenty, jails visited bad means of heating or warming the cells. It was ascertained by inquiry that thejeost oj providing the furnaces and flues iirTliese jans,ariTl hereby securing some comfort to j prisoners , in cold weather, was not heavy or great. Most tf the jails , are in a dilapidated condl- lion, end delective and faulty in their construction i ,. . . , -, 4 ,- i 't'1 BT1TK PBIS0, ".V f . , f ' ' "-In our examinations nothing was found particularly reprehensible or abnormal, nor different from our ex pectations with the existing - condition and surroundings, and considering the characters . of the buildings or cells erected up ' to this time. With the means placed at the hands of the Board of Directors, we are oi the opinion that they - have done .about the ' best they could. ; We are well aware ' that every department could be improved,' and sincerely hope, under wise and intelli gent management, to see our,. State prisons what they ought to be, or . at least equal to similar institutions in other States, and yet with all of its defects in systematic arrangement, .disciplinary, sanitary and otherwise, the contrast between the condition and treatment of , the convicts , in the Penitentiary as to food, clothing, medi cal attention, &c, with the half-starved, half clad sick and suffering inmates ot the poor houses of the State is so pain fully great as 1 to cause a i feeling of humiliation to those who can sympathize with affliction, sorrow and want. , ' ; : VfOHK HOCSK. ' ' The only work bouse lii's the State is in the county of New HanovC-r, bCated near.the city of ' Wilmiiigton. By an act of the General Asseintify passed at its session ot 1SC6 '67. the County Court was anthoi izd to erect buildings and complete arrangements for: the es tablishment :inf management of a work-: houHo. ThW ia the first Step forward iu the wuy of progress an'd prison reform in. our St.il e, and the B ard would desire t urgeiipon the atTemion ol," our Ex tcutive'an'l Legislature the importance bt the establishment "of "similar institu tions elsewhere in the State, and there by subserving the important objects both of economy and humane treatment to convicts. . ' -. '. - ' ' . " ' The report contains much statistical information in regard to the New Han over County Work House, which we omit. . There have been confined in the Work House, from the time of its erec tion in 1SG9 to the 25th of January, 1873. seven hundred and thirty one persons color and sex as follows : White "males,! ....... ..-....J 55 ; i. White females,. t ;, .'i. 33 Colored miles,. . . . . . . . . . . . .544 . Coloied females,. 87 INSANE ASYLUM. , : . Upon, a thorough examination and inspection ol . the jAsjiuni by other inetiiiieis ot. the 'Board than the isupvr lntcudent antL Physician, it was touud to be Well and successfully, coiiductvd in all ot us d-"paitmeiits, uj ptjintnieiits ami details. .'By' ieierenc'e; l.i ' the: Bu peiiute mini's ieport.'page 21, it win be st.ni that the iiuaitft-r of " t. e iusam i ii our St at e, liccoiu lug to he census ol lyTO, is it ported Hi 779, kad the nuin .ier ol iuiots ai 976t uiaking a total ol 1,755 ; if th;s iiumer about 250 are uiidcr tieatuitrut al'thel Insaue A.-ylum, leaving, as will be fcceo,"'ovtr 500 ol the insane without proper treat meut, many 1" these Oeuiandiug ctmstant care for protection ; against violence to ihetii-' st-tvt's, their laiiiiheS or the community." From the most reliable statements tliiit- couid be 'btniueii by the Board, theie are at least 150 insane persons confiiu d as paupers in , the poor houses of ( t he State, and from 40 to 50 con lined in the' jails, and in both was ' found ' by "ttoe visiting agent of the ' Board great reg- lect, and olien, almost inhuman , treat ment wa3 practised in their, manage ment and keeping. , The Board would beg leave, in Conclusion, to urge again ujMn the Executive and Legis-iatur to take sorne action in thisimpurtantnr.it ter. , ,, ... .; , . .... ., ; . Other States and countries, some less favored than ours, abd some as poor us ours, are going forward in ' th great work. ' Shall .we longer, postpone it? Are we willing to be behind every other State Are we willing to be regarded by all other Statts as insufficient to the claims of our uulortunates? Are we twilling to see then linger, pioe, and die a Smie ..dart, dreary dungeon in, filth and chains, or wedgel away in some cold, comfortlea "caget in soiiie' of the pauper hovels called poor- bouses in our Statu ? . Is this the fixed determination ol our legislators ?, or shall ,.wer take some decisive step in the diieciion ot this so' much needed provision. IKSTITOTION OF THE DEAF, 'UCMB. -AKD . " THE BLIND. , , .; n; In regard to this institution, as in the case of the Insane Asylum, the annual report of the Prusident ot the Board of Trustees, Principal, and other officers connected' therewith;' is found to be so lull and exhaustive as to the present condition, .management and improve ments within the past twelve months, that a lengthy report on this department is deemed unnecessary. : All the officers and their assis ants have (as .fur as the Board could iudge,been attentive and faithful in the ilit charge of(heir rcspec-; tive dut es. Some verv'' important im. proveincnts, by additional buildings and otherwise, have men added within the last year, which, when-, fully complete. I, win, gietUlY, ; increase ' the comtort and uselulnets of the institution ' Some "additional legislation fwill become i nec essary, toore especiatly ; towards provi ding a building and accommodations lor thecolered pupils, but -as llm-Leiiia lature have a joiot'standing committee upon the bffiirs'of this institution, whom ft is presumed Wilt subrita 'report to ttie "present: session;. f ih .LeiiisUture ,ot wuatis needed and what ought' to oe.uone, me uarii win conclude by n rui pg-1 to e i i tax 1 i m'pVr t ance; , t ' a co n- ti'ntiance t, the 6;ime libend' disposition tut has heretiotore-.abeeii siio.vu- U this .class ol un witunates by.out State Le'is- istuie., r " . "" . - : ; - ! ' .'ORPnAif ASYLUMS. J I v t . ' 1 t .... . , .' The Boafd in thdif present report,1 as heretofore suggested iiv rlerecce to the Consideration ol other subjects allotted to, their perriew., and control, will not enter upon a lengthy discus8ion;bf the important questiott'ot "Orphan Asylums" or frames for destitute - arid indigent children. Toty can. but. .hope that the day is not far djfitant.wheB there will be some provision made 'for them by our State Legislature.' Ignorance arid idleness, we" all kebw, are the- parents , cit crime aud pauperism, n and the question will be presented tons face to 'face; whether, as a mere matter 'of economy 'without ' the ' additisnaf 'Hincehtiva ofbu manity, it will cost more to punish than to prevent crime,; We may as well makeup our minds to the unwelcome truth that many of us wiil liye 'l6ng enough to 'witness the iihietf fruits pf our past ueglect in failing to provide in soma way, or to some, small extent t least,, iorthose . poor; children made orphans by the sad late 61 their fat heis Who offered'; up their lives -uporl some bloody battle field .and fill un khown graws,- or, in some hospital 'ar away from tboe jchddiiileft rphans-.N .and, soon lo be. thrown upon the cold charities of a cold, uxfeefing toorldj and the stilt Badder' tliought that , these or- pbaqs. wba iiave grown up in poverty i i ' i . i . lost their Jtion, will ana ignorance uy uatmg parental wfttebcare aqd protection. stand before the bar of offended law and be sentenced to the gloomy cells of some dreary prison for months or years, or even for life. Patriotism, economy and humanity alike demand that we should meet this great-question: It will not be an untried experiment. Other States and other peoples havt for many years - been furnishing these homes lor poor and neglected children, and already in many instances have testified that the results attained have been beyond the most sanguine expectations of those through whose influence these humane provisions were afforded. - - CONCLUSION. . " In concluding their report the Board would desire again to offer to the Gen eral Assembly a few suggestions : 1st. That the repealing raw alluded to in the first part of their report be so modified as to allow the Board to assign at least one of its members to active duty in the State for the examination and instruction of the actual and real condition of ail the classes and objects allotted to them by law, and no salary but - actual expenses incurred in such service be allowed or paid. 1 - 3d. That a small salary be allowed for the payment of a secretary to collect and collate all the information and sta tistics obtained from the various coun ties, antTtfial they be allowed to print; their report. - - t -! ; 8d. That there, ought by legislative! enactment to be some reasonable per manency given to! the incu uibrance 4 6f capable men, as keepers or superinten dents of the'pdbr. l ' - ? " - 4thl There ought to be bosks fur nished by County Commissioners to keeDers of coor house and Drisnhs. lor the daily record of; admissions. If prison, what charge, what age, color of Sex, bow long remaining," how and bv what' authority dhcharged, .whether sick or well during confinement, what has been furnished, and at what cost or expense ? ; II poor house,, when paper was admitted, why a county charge. what age, color' sex, how long remain ing,' What furnished, n.t wh;it cost and when discharged, whether first or sub sequent residence ? ' Such books to be furnished by the Board of Public-Chan ties to the Commissioners of each county. ' ' 5th. The appointment by the B iard of County Commissioners ot some com petent and skilliul medical man to visit and thoroughly inspect the poor houses and prisons of each countt,Ta least semi annually, aud report 'to the County Boards such recommendation and suggestions as he mihi dctih bet and proper, tor the ptoper care vmt keeping ol the psiupers and prisoners. Ctli. i he Bo.ird ot County Commis si ncrs should be compelled to visit I he u or houses and prisons at least seiiti annually and inspect their condition, so as to provide torttieir care and man agement. : ' ' 7th. That the keepers of poor house and -prisons in each county should b obligated by a proscribed oat h and bond lor the proper discharge ot tbeitresptc live outies.' ' . ' - ' ; ' 8th. That the keepers of poor houses anil prisoiis should be compelled to bus serve some specific regulation ns to the separation ot the sexes in potr house and clashes of prisoners in the coUuty tails.' ' ' " : .9th. That' some - provision Separate and counortauie ie provides lor me in sjuc pauaers lodged in poor houst s. ' JOth. That County Commissioners be required to provide turuacts and ncces sry means for -heating or warming the jails and rooms assigned to lunatics in poor houses. ' "11th. Ti repear the ,: exssting2' law allowing insane and idibtic unupers to draw one hundred tlollats per annum friAh the'State Treasury, as it isTiable to yreat abuse and lrau l upon the - lax payer of Xhe State". ' ' " i - ' , 12th. The great want of sime provis ion for the poor orphan children of the fctate. as a wise means , of preventing crime and pau perisin. t . J 13th. Tne Board would urge upon the Legislature the duty of electing two members to act as said Board of Public .Charities, one in place of G. W. Welker whose term expired in July, 1872, and a vacuncy txicasioned by the cxpii-ation of the term of Dr. Eugene- Giusom un the first of July,: 1873, who has signified to the Board his ' determination to de clino a re election, f, : i . -.. . t Uespectlully submitted, . C..T . Muiiphy, , President, .Eugene Grissc. r, . G. W.. Blackball. . MR. GORMAN'S MILITIA BILL After a cursory 'examination of the militia bill introduced in the House on Tuesday by Representative Gorman, of i Wake, We are favorably impressed with its general5 features,; but we have not examined it sulficiently to give the plan our.ucqualihed endorsement. 4 ' The bill is a very ilengthy one aud we 'object to it somewhnt on that 6i:ore and think too much , space is devoted to Courts maitial and aimilar milter. W'haf we want is a .plain, fcuupie practicable plan for enrolling, organiz ing ami calling nut i he militia With . . . r , , "... i he powers'of the G.ivernor plaimy de- touetis tli Lib he cannot as Ccmm.indti lu-ctiiet, omit any duty oi exceed, any jig bt ei tain ing to his olficei s -U' .t . i. . . ' . iue niiuu.i laws at pit sent aro in s.mie roniusiop, and we are prepared tt lavor any plan, which, without confer iing any extra power's on the Governor is Icalcuhited lo reduce the sy "stem to u simple code. Many pails ot the oid luw have been repealed aud re enacted auil modifiutl, so that it requires ariose, ex amination of the several changes i to uuderstaud thc-p uls of the law which arcnow. in force. . . ; For that reason, we think the Legis lature should pass an Aet . making the law clear and simple ' - u . 3Ir. Gorman's bill proposes to divide the f militia' iuto twu claisea, one class' comprising the vomnteer companies and ti be designated as the Active Militia, and the other class consisting ol fall other persons liable to military dutyj to' be called the bEDKKTAUT Militia, i .-We have nov space this momrng to' refer to the aeunia oi . me JiUL wblc i has been ordered to be'prio1ted,-but after iving it a more thorough examination,' we will discuss its features' at greater teogtIV It seems to bo reasonable and' leasiblej but should be ' carelplly x a ined and revised, as It doubtless Deeds some modifications and amendments.. iAVJ are jealous ol th principles of Civil liberii,uud? nut uftally.4 look withf suspicion upon any pioj.ct ot n milita- "cr- j w re opposed cyn- J fernng upon the Governor 'or .Wlitarf v Officers any powers not consistent with the highest liberty of the subject The military should always be subordinated to the civil arm except in time of. war ; lor without such subordination Repub lics are nothing less than absolute des potisms. ' j A BETTER SPIRIT. j We see aily manifestations of a more liberal spirit on the partof 'the "North" towards the South. K: We bat before referred to the speeches ot Farnsworlh, Binghum, Wil lard and B. F.Butler Republican mem bers of Congress trom the North, advo cating, the repeal of the1 Act of Congress "striking the ' names of; Southern survi vors ol the war of 1812 from the pen sion list. , Their efforts were successful jn the House,. and the bill has since passed the Senate restoring the names. of the " rebels " who had been deprived of their pensions by Congress,-' while that body was in an ongry mood - to wards the South. The spirit of the debate in Congress ehowed.Yery plainlys that the "Northern 'Representatives are relaxing their sectional malevolence and spite. . - v . . ; ' We have strong evidence that thel "Administration is disposed to deal more leniently with our people than it has heretofore done, in that President Grant has decided to withdraw all the United States troops from 'the States of North Carolina, . South .Carol'ma'T Alabama Kentucky and Tennessee and send them to Utah and other points where ' their services, may be needed.! While Fed eral bayonets are thrust at-the throats of the people of the South, it is a men ace and an insult which is galling to their pride and honor and argues want ot confidence in their loyalty. - We have before commented on the avowed purpose of ihe Administration to pardon all the Ku Klux prisoneis who may now be incarcerated at Albany and other places. V With . all these evidences of a better spirit towards the South, will the House of Representatives of the Legislature of North Carolina hesitate to pass the Amnesty Bill now, before that body? UZZEM. BISSETX. At the rt-si'if nee ot? tlie bride's mother, near' Weldon, on lite evening ot- Utbiuary ; istn, ibia, iy .Key. J.; w. I'luorosiv Mr. iu. al, bzzt.Lt., ot tlilss city, to Miss' lsaA Bisstrr, -of iiuliiaxf COUtlty.' ): . .t-.t' ;;!- TlilllUTIS OF UtsPJiCT.' Skaton Gales LodgbNo. 64, l.f. O. F., Kaleiti. Feb. 13, 1673. J 'Whbbkam, It hatli- pifeiised Him whom we rt-vereulliilly call Uie Grand Ma&ter ui the Universe to leiriove trom imong us Bro. A. L Adams, late a member ot tUi.-. lde ; tli- letore, . . . . t . - . , ... Resolved. .'I'.-ix we di-ply lauru nt the death of rtir broi.hr ttim Bhatteriog of a UnR lu oor chain o ir-entun.p. TUo open hnd and heart, cuaia- leritic ol the li ne Odd Feliuw. and the soft m-miorv of oiliei ' 'virtues wbieli he possessed lu an eminent -degrte, linger ... . "I.Ike twilight hues when the bright sun nas tii . . ; with those who have so row ntly been called upon to give back to dust hU remains.: Uesolved, Thai we condole with the rela tives of Ihe deceased in thii .tllliclion. : Resolved, That we wear the p escribed Daageoi mourning lor thirty oays.. - M. X'U. GtLiiKitr. -1 .'. ' . w. II. B'AiiUi-,' P. G., ', fCont. ' " ' W. P. AVEtHEKSLi-; -I'. G.i J -' 1ST OItT II C A It O L I iN A -LM ' ,ii - GATES COUNTY. ' 15 the Sopiruiort Couut. Alexander Carter against Jacob Riddk-k huu uauiei Kia neli I'elillou lor sale of - land for partition. " It appearing: to the tatlsfaction of the l ourl that Jacob It id dick aud Daniel -Rtd- dick. live beyond the limits of the ytate. It is therefore ordered by the Court that pnb- iication oe maue in tne weekly JNjeWs, a paper pa blihed in the City of Raleigh, lor six weeks,- commanding the defendants above named, to be and appear" at the of- nce oi superior-ijoart vierk, in tiiitesvltle, -Gates County, N. C, on MONDAY. THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 1873, then aud there to plesvdor demur, &c. or the same will be. taken pro.coufes,and heard ex parte as to R. B. G. COWPER, C. S. O.. I Jana)-wCw Gales County. TZ I A.N O SI .jSTIEPFS'l! TJPWAItDSOF FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS and1 : . ' f.GLl i.SD SILVER A t . W cl-e awiinU d to CII A lit i;s M. STIEFF for he Ik-si 11 A Os In . eoinpeution - with all the leading Manulaclureia ', ,,,.-..1 ut I lie country. OFFICE AND NEW W AIllHlOOliS, ! No. 9 Sorth Liberty Street, I , B-vX.TIMOIiE.MD. TheHUefTs Pianos contain all the iRtt-sl improvenienis to oe lonnU In a nist-ci.iss Piano, with auditionul improvements 1 his own Invention, nt to be found ). other lnNirumeuta. tne tone, to-ico ano finish itf their Instruments cannot' be ex-- celleit by any mHunwcturcr. :.;. A lare assuitmen t. oi tsreond . Hanu P aiiOH nlwavs on han.i. from 7o to S;5fl0. ' Parlor wndClinrch Organs, gome 3) dniei J cm st vieoo noua rrom soil and op warns. " Send for: Illustrated Catalogue, eotuain- lns names of over twelve nunarea f-outli- erners, tllve hundred of whieh ure V1ryir,-f tan; two nunarea -ortn Carolinians, -ne hundred aud tiny laat lennesseans, and others iiirouuout tne onen, - who l.:tv : oougm tne siien -iano since the clo-a the war.- - . . One of oar Pianos with the latest '.i provementa can be seen at the residence Frot. A. Baaman.' who is cur authorise. i Agent. , . - xeo-wiv Jso.B.HkaU i-, w Wm. J. Bakes T O II N B.. NBA L & ,COM ' COTTON FACTORS, AND - i GEXESAL , t COMISSIOX ' MElitG,VTS ' 1 .:, - , ' .AOKltrs Foil ' '' ' ; - '" ' - : '. XI '.:(. ' PATAP3C0 pUAKOijCO MPANYi ' ' ' V '' Norfolk'. Va. . -v ' 4Ea-BixttIeb6r "Advance" copy. SepiiliWrU t! ?; -1-,-. j-. A T I O N A'L . II O T E L Has been' re-orjenod 'tor' fTm i-pnfmffnn nr the traveling public."' - j i.r : a. j. t-ABTitf. uenerai Manager, - e. . i 3 L. HoKTosf, Office Clei k, "f . W. U. Billings; Caterer, f ' J.' T. HlKRianV: in nhiiru f Dil an1 Killlard Rooin.., i .' , ' " -Visitors may. be as-tofed tlmt thrf nsjit renutitibn ofthfl HonMi will htt miliiinfri- e.1 wUhout resrard Xu : elMnn. Oinnlhns alwayaat depots : nr. xx. jbavliCx m w.i r. J. Hatwooo, jho aawim. M r ..':.. !.,T"vnr ;f.' INSURANCE. . STATE INSTITUTION, SAf E, C0XSERY1TITE, EXESGETIC. THE WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA LIFE- 1 t ...... J ...., jjrs uiuijvce com rw r ITS SUCCESS ENCOURAGING - Its Stability Assured I ,s ,U .,. OFFICERS: Dr. A. J. DkROSSETT, President j : JOHN W. ATKINSON, Vice-i'rtaddent. ! F.H. CAMERON, Secretary. , Dr. E. A. AN DEKtSON, Medical Director. , .... . . DIRECTORS: ' : J. W. Atkinson, tieneral Insurance A'gt; I. B. Gkainoek, President Bank or New Hanover. - . - - F. W. Ksacusui, Orocer and Co rum U sion Merchant. . M. Stedman, fef Wright and Stedman. - T. H. McKoy , of W. A. Wuitehead k Co., Fayetteville. . . . Dk. A. J. DeRossett; President. H. B. EIX.EBS, Commission .Merchant. ' - - A. A. Willi akjj, of WiiUunt Brothera. W. A. CutiiiusG, oUJorihi-op Cumuiing. G. W iLLi4Jia, of AV'iUijf ms & Mnrc-hi- SOn. ' ' ' " ' ..'::'.! i . Ex.1 Mobkat, of E. Murray a Co. ... '. A. J. UeHossistt, ol lvsRoijiiett & Co. ' ; ' Kob't HtnisisG, of Dawaon Teel & iiou ning. ;' ...-. : Alei. Spkust, British ViceCoasul, ol Sprunt & Hinson. -r -: : - - P. Mubi-mc, Attorney at Law. ' - , i J. i. WU.UA1U, ol J. JJ. WiiUams A Co. Jam. C. McRak, AH'y at Law, Fayette vjllt. I. B. K.KL1.Y, Merchant, KenausvUle. - -J. T. FbPK, Merchant, Lumberton. - . Thin is strictly a . : UOJUli LIFE Ca.rAJi"Jl Its O Ulcers and Directirs are citizens i the tstaLe, of nigh character for Ousincsa capacity, enterprise anu piooiLy, - it oiler every ff , i .' ''." ... -- ... SUBSTANTIAi. iiLNIil'lT , -' that Noruiei u Companies do, with the reul ituditloiial cojXkiaeiaLlou that ii.tr irapitui l a.epi wiLiiiu tue olate, and, IMerviofd, Helps to ouiid up una losler kiumc lua.iouLioo. ... auuiuci luipux Liiij, uud, lo uu tyiuiuuuu is, Uun the vv niuiufitou Li t Iih thus Jai Wt.ilHCU A VE.KV; ilOCU i.AlCjlix( JSlUllt.'il oiUe money-Uiveiuu at uoiue,, liiuu. aio Ol tliC ANC. 1'orK. CAIlllpUlllOa fetclvc -yi their in vesriiieiits, accormiia to tueif swoi'l totaijinenis oeioro tne coiuiuissiunet ol Ui. btutc., ' ,'- , ; , ' ibeae niiquefctlonabie lacts should coin- liieuu ilils coiupauy, aoove .au ouiots, lo Mui ;eoptb.' Let it He uuw to mind uiat . mull iia of Uonui's ieeelv.M lor Lite ps-t imuiiis nave Oeeu sent Noith siueuUjovi, vk hlcn al uuve unuut lUe buu Ui atiia vuiiuiiiu tne plelhoilc cu.iUuisis ol the iofui. it there was uo Oiuer. eousidei iitiolb, snivl imratsA una Cneupuess oeiug tjuajl, duj Aorm CaioilUlalla suoulh l.nUlii. Al 11oJAji- Ulis were more tnau sunlulenu. ' V : TUE VII.JIii tiXON Liii;: nas excellent special features. " , it places uu lestrietlou on lleslclfeiite or Travri ; it mkrs no extra Uiurje lur let male risks ; una its. funeies arc iuo-is lauie alter t-ivp lei.i, -,. . i, j i . Its business is maiiaijed ccouoa.-Cailyi Lis risks are utnen wuh iquai euutrou. lu luvusUuenOi are uiaue juuiciousij ; .'r Its motto is;: 'i.'tf t AGENXd WANTED in every County in ri. otale, with wuum the. moat, liberal teriut YV 111 UC lUtWC. Al HVJ . jAAinS i. URuuii..-), . . Gtineral ?iipei'Vlaiug rtg. in, . or, XllLU. II. '-MILL, ' v ' '-". Local Astut, Til CONNECTICUT M UTU A L I life iJt'sun.rjrc'E cut OF HARTFORD' C CONN.. 'v. Annual Income, Near i v i' . i ov o oo , o o O . O Of X t Tliis Company has steadily pnfcucd two ' - FIRST. lo Place Its nolicies' bnvond tl nnwor nf n , I , T . " ' SECOND.' To rednoe the nctnn.1, I'nii.i.it its mem t possible oers lor tneir policies to the 1. rate, jo accompiish ilns. it s him u retain lrom 20 to SO ner rent of h Hiki prtimum as a permanent credit or loan aim to retain fiom each sub-jueiii urem- mm i hat portion ol the pievim.-i year's full premium HCluaby provtd tojbo surplus ; o that at uo time tloes the lniD.iri v trom fiiiu a niuher iiiaii.il i .tniiin rinn i needed to carry the lifik fi.JtiiH ri-r, ,m . Sroyide the reinsurance mftil. It issu iclly Lutual. Aothinif i ,!ivin.i in ;-.in... holdeis, and each niembi in-s hisiiuur ance at lu exact cost fertile Company. ' it Tiiwusu uas Det-ri lrom the b uin-) nina less than that of otijl-r colnpahies. o. ijuvuu.irs w AHfueii. 'Agent, - . . jatl2I-tf. . , Kalehili. N. t . OLD NORTli STAtE INSURANCL . J JUOMPANV ' t WARttESTOK, Tt. C. CAPITAL ST0CKK ' - $L00.O0a . Insirrs Against Less cr Damage by Hrt s , ".OFFICERS i- - : COI W. S. DAVIS, ; ' President. ' Vice-Presidcu t .i ... Secretary Treasurer. E. H." PLUMMER, '2 B f LONG,. ) t WM J NORWOOD,' r. i C.WJLIJAM3, Sup't1 Agencies. I ,. uuttrj. Esq.. W nireiiU.il ; J liuslou Wil liams. Esq., Wan en ton; Capt J J Davis, Loulsbuig, N CrCol W J Gen, Baltimore, Md: Coot a U AiuirBtvi poui h vvi., John Dancy, Tarboro, NO; Capt B M Col-, lins , Rldgeway, N C ; Dr R P S Peete, War, ren Plains. NC. -.. . . . navl3-DfcWtf , ' ' 2 Col W's Davis, Warrenfem E IT Plan met, Esq., V, rrenton; Wm Vatson, Esq . 2.-H J 54T PAYETTEY1LLE STREET "AT 17 TT7" rt - rr vuwr NEW GOODS! - Has just opened a complete stock of , Dry Good,, White Cood8, NoUon8t ReaJjr Made Clothing, Boots & Shoes, GENTSf FUJtNISHIG GOODS, S IIAT3 AND CArs, ; i ' i . . . . i- i j - i - "v UOSIElW, TRUNKS, VALISES AXI) : -' . . TRAVELING BAGS.' Call and examine my stock, and you win be convince that I am deteuuined to 11 t , Deserve the Patronage of all. by sellt ;ig gojcxis low for cash. ' Two Doors above the Market. decl0-w8m A NK RUPT SALE OF lyiluaBIe Ileal Eslatc. r . K TII1CT OF ., . .'-! J' !.'. ; . I . -- ; " on which Archibald Taylor new livi i,it uated about four miles west ot Portis' Ck.M Mine, in raniilinicouni v, N. c., rfnd t-0-i-taluing, by Taylor's sclieuuie inUauknn'i,. VJTt . : j . I ft a , a 7 i a c it e s This Is ai very productive .bculy of lan.t aditpted to ihe grow th of Wheat, Com, i,,' uacco, loiioij, kc4 a large propuriiiiu t which Is in original - growtii, with a largii amountof loiv uroujul8on it. - rr.. , T,. . . . . I . J .- ' xiie uwt'uius is i large, convenient arrl costiyv wita all necessary out bousi-s conv perSous lliat ttiis laud has a'tiold Miiu.'cii 11. The tract- ot landis very lart-e ami v:iVi!- ble, and is sold undjer an order of tiif- lif triei. Judge on the rit'isternliistrift of J..: :!i t. aroliua, pursuant lo the provisions ui Bankrupt law. . I shall also-sell at VrtbUc Aucilui 'i-,-cash, to the highosti bidder, on MO.nIj;'. Hie 10th day i; of Ilrch, lt.7,!, at Hie v outi House door in ,-xfoa'd, Granville connlj ,ih the nglit and interest ol tiiesnid Aruhiiiu .. t'aylor, arislnn under the wiil of ttoiivi i: Tit y lor deceased, iii all tlm property, n-;ii "and personal; of ltoliert T. Peilmm, lei i i ui.der fcaid will, antjl now in, the "hau'Ss l and under the conijol of L. C. Taylor. Tl.e' prop rty consists ofi a large Tobacco i-'ncio, v atOxfirdf of 9ti Hhaire- of Kalelgo and Ua.-"-loit Rait itond Mock, and other . U'ocis. , , lUCH.Uil) W. HAKIIIS, 'Assignee of Archibald Taylor's hta.le. Jant5-w4t si! - rJ II E s II O E S I F U T TL E $3 7 s K irura Jfli cn u-. ' THE REST, CHEAP MACHINE.,; - - ' -H ' - ;! 1 j , - . Makes the LookStlteb alike on both sl.io and will not ravel. 'Willdioanyworlt the lilgli priced ni;t clitiies will. - - , Agents wan, ed in territory not 'alreai'-y' h-.ken no. 1 l ' Address, I D-. G. MAX W FI.L, - ; Atlifnta, Ga.. or Ch:rlolte, N. General Agent for Nto lh and boutii ( aro liua, Georgia and l-'iorida. - I L. 1). oulli:y, ' - ' ; . Goldshoro, if. i'.. General Agent fof Eastern North t'aro-: Una. i j " Jan. 'H Jm , - 4-1 .. r CITAS.D. U1LL i O. OUKK4 SONS. CHA3. n. tKi.vk'EK, Special. & S K I N KEi; COM3IISSONjMERCirANTS, 't Jl'o.ll Fttirl Street, . RICHMOND, YA., Koltcit tiiisiiiiiin.ri).i of Tobacco, Cotton Flour, Grain, Ac.,' . ; of- Genera At-nu, for. Vlriaia an 1 . North Carolina lor Aj.t-sis. G'. ulx i A tun sian-lard Fertilizer. .. apao-wit'. P li U,; i . I, . N ' , K - - ' i .COTTON! :'i, ,t.; . ;,;.,1 i ( i;tiv IVemdtH Fertilizer : t i ZELL-V, AM MUNI Tt-Ui O.MJ fct 1'- - , t PIIcSLU rK!!!! " ' --... .. . ; We aro afiin piopurid to lid -jut; f"i the abovo iVitUliZ'-iis. KS'i'i'-'l wear's experm.eiits iy oor ' t larn.i i ho satislactory that, c ininieiit tt uii'f . - s- ,ary. vtt ie-pocl,iuiky soiki- Jtn23-rt2jn I (. A. ii. LEI. A- t W. TUTAYIiOlt, ! A.S. MAU1IN,. 'T. K. fchl.l"' J. II WAH rPALOU, A RT IN ; , -jWholes-alc Di-nler-in II, K J f 11 L Corner 3Ialn Street anil JUrket hqasic ; - i . sepll l-T6m i A Al, R i- VTos. 24 ami jSG Vnion S!., NO RPOLIv, VA., jiAjjuFACTunan asd Ui-.Ai.i.i. i- Carriages. Unssies, ... Sulkies, Harness, Saddles. Uniterm- , ! - ' Ilaines, Whip. -.it . ;i -,i . liere LotUn;?. Also, Far j AVJmr-n, Carts, u and Axles, rarm Uear, ic. hanJ. ' A targe an v-.iried suicft fllwaj mer . vUnsurpasbed iudueeiuents oi- cnauts. ... . . epta-12tnW: ! A i L E JPortable Steam Saw 8 Eighteen Horse Power, t; eJ as fV, Verms easiv Apply gLLl. Cc -Jfi23-Dl,tAWU tt . - On WEDNESDAY, the 5lh day of M n, h 187i I shall sell at PUBLIC SALE for ' s ' to the highest bidder, in the tou , '
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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