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THIS PEE BEE C0111IER. .1011 ottKUi T. i:ui. turror.r.K, .1N70. DEHCCRATIC TICKET. , ' FOlt ritESIDJLNT, SAJHUEJrJr-TUDBN, .-...OF raw .YOBS.; ' FOfl VIC-rEESIDENT ltEFOUJI lM)im Tho Spirit of the South in re cent number endeavored adroitly to show that tho present Board of Commissioners Lad reduced tho ex penaos but very littlo. -Tho records'-of tho" different Boards of Commissionccs aro ac cessible to : overvbody, and an 1 t- f - i ;. l - jmuch loei and in, various ways ZEBULON B. VANCE, reducing tho taxes. According to FOBjjUEUTENANT-OOVERNOIt floating , debt has - been roduced THOMAS ef.'JAUVI w1Wn thdVlast two years, from ,v. I j U ? 4'rr?' t...n? , $1600Q"to $3,000. " ! "' ! 1 ' izms epcaka loudly wr tho clll: ciency, and ability of tho Board. i;Wc publish below 0110 item, of reform, and will show "several of ' yOB BKCKETAEY OF STATE Joseph "iC Engelhard, j'4 . ' - . 1 u..i. J tV'--':- run flDj.ptniuo iN8ittircriOjff J, O. Scarborough,' " 4" '""-OF JOHNSTON, "'v' ' ' - ., ;,wFpB AUDlT0J8 ,...:S.r- Barnuol Ij.Xovdt : v; 'r..F6Jj TBEASUEEfti ' ' JJ. M. Worth; ; ? ' OF-KANDOLrir. " F01lJ ATTORNEY -OEnIa " " Thomas? &i Iberian, ' OF WIJjSOjN ". t PIlESIDENTIALELECTOES : l,'4.ij 4 j , y Mi tiA3."4i 1 v ' i - JBflKATOUllt " t' ' ' - i , DANIEL Ch FOWLE; of wakeJ J; U. 1EACII, of DaTidson.'-' 5 COKORgBSiOKAb f ilJ V ,'- 2J Dbtrlat-Jomr F, WooniK. of Lenoir. id , ft. n 'J no,' Kwidwcn, of Duplin. 4th , i i S.H-F. tl. Bosurs. of WakA. - siioh proofs of tbuir" reform before . . 4 . ; ' - , tho election. , , , ,t The follQwing aro tho ullowaucos niaxlo to tho CommiBsionora tliora- selves and their Clerks, for the last fortr years: ' , ' - ;--L7- KBI'DBUOAS BOARD. - ' u 1873 ' . Amount allowed Corn's, $ 443,00 Amount allowed Clerk I,010,55 r-v a-. 1874. ' - 'Amount allowed Corn's,. $ . 595,00 Amount allowod Clerk 1,067,05 DBMOCBATIO BOARD,! 1 ' ' 1875. ' Amount allowed Corn's, ' 6382,55 Amount allowed Clork. 559,30 , 1876. :,. Amonnt allowed Corn's, $344,20 THE 110LDEN CONFESSION. t'. packed jury, be escaped conviction. When again about to be brougM to ; The rovelations made by Gov. Hoi- ud, he went to Alexander, confess den to Itev C T. Bailey must strike jjifl in the conspiracy, and im- terror to every patriotic heart oi piorcj Alexander not to prosocuto North Carolina. Wo .believe the fcim any farther. ' Alexander refused statements made by Mr. Bailey are meic Harrington true, though denied so pttl tivdy by , ; Holden. Mr.. Bailey's cbaractor has nea tonaaa, 9 j . never been impeached nn his vcraci- n&wn irom um, . ty doubted wliilo Holden has been transpired that the Chief of the Secret proven a perjuror by ft lugn court gcrvico of the Treasury Department We ask our roadera . to read tho card . i-fl ftBHiHtanta. were the ones who ofMr.Boilev and to compare it with I .. . ... iho , m JV I USiUtt;U AU1AAA IVA ratJtlikniflttcr duriiur Holdon'a crnment was made to pay a very trial and a sufficient similarity will large portion of the cxhorbitant sum bo found ' to convince any man that j. s conspiracy to ruin an inno- tbe points, set forth in tno enra are irua J - --1 " Qon- Babcock was authorized by K0MWATI0X8 ' IS K0STG03IESY. Concross to mako tho measuremotits ! ' ' . - . around tho Government property, in Tho Democrats' of Montgomery , , . . 1, mnn nnmmntirmri J. T. "V "" i'A' " " ,T,.- n t i.i . nr it insr how much of the cost of the im' ttt ii - ' est t' t tt.i provemcnts mado by tlio Board of Watkms, for Shonftj.J. B. Hurley, 1 1';-- i -n t ' ip rm1rt for. "WliGii tho Topoili of tboso meas- Republicans have nominated Thomaa "" 7 Ewmg fot tho Legislature, ana tiie """" ' erratEd. Livingston for Slriff.- and dodared infamously aLe and Tho wholo-Kcnubhcan ticket is said ouy in mo mnmsis 01 uio luu (AlMWr7.v: of Public A oiks. Wtulo the invosti u j !. lIlls Ration was going on, Babcock went OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. to tho officer of tho Troasury who had ".. the Sccroct Service in charge, and Wasiiimpton, D. C, Sept. 27, 187(5. asied that mitcloy, Chief of this Tho trial of Gen. O. E. Babcock end Service, with somo of his assistants . . 1 .... - Thos. S. Somerville, charged with might bo ordered to report to him, complicity in tho safe burglary that and this being dono, Babcock turned took placo in this city in 157'1," has thorn ever" to Harrington, thq District been in progrosa since tho 19th 0 Attorney, raid Ilarangton employed this month, and i3 about finished.- them in hiring tho burglai-s and hch Probablv noax-ly all of your readers in,' to carry out tho details of his in- aro familial with tho facta of tho case, famous plan. Babcock and Harrhig- but for the sake of those who aro not, ton wero noar neighbors, intimate I will make a briof statement of it. friends, and both fighting tho momo- REV. C. T. BAILET'S CABD. have'.maeponcerning Judge Born or the liangjng of Judgfli Kerr , Holden fonfessed one I nnittaA Ttrttm "AhT ADIirpnar i V . '.. '. A' f ';'',.' I'' I'VV'l'VX. , UUL The BJelgh'Jta' dispatched S" Holden. 60 far as I can pow rcc- or us iib;WJu.' 0iwt he has' never 'spoken ta Mr. Bailey, who was attending j fierWM to.rithep, of those gen. o.j.. Hantiflf. AsBORifttionJ Um ; 1 ? l1 v '' in Moore county." Mr. Baily ex- t have, made this statement In pressed his regret that, the matter the interest of trnthjiiid not of any had become public, and, , jeclining IT" ,tt V r .rr !r" " , irTV. . . - , , , -. . iiiBtuHj to myself and all-, the per to bo interviewed npon the subject, . Cloned in the of tU said he Vould make a statement through tho papers'. '' The' follow ing appeared in tlio News of Tueai day morning: " "' , ... r , . . , .CA'.Baujet,', A CARD. ; 30th 1K1.K 4 OTA. u,.,;.., U. -.Z in Ui triuLof', Sheriff ?.W1ot and - In the Daily JXexot 01 tho , autu ' j . . I Rlnnlihriit HA olmwn hta hft .l purports to givo the sub8tarico oial' . 1 !,-t.;i ,,,4 ,,.;.vJ.,. , statement mado by mo to a certain V: -..'i V,' 'it i U t),n I !"Tf wn-hA -rtorJit In trtttr! Minolta.) of tlie 28th. As a matter,, of jus- Bions, and wqanuot soo, liow.f tho tico to myself and all parties , con- bgtfi ;of fyctej, can bo ; resisted, corned, it becomes necessary for wjicrp wjll rest the , Wood , of -Stc. mo to state tho following facts: phens! On the Lcaguol Is it not On my way to the Baptist State William jW, lloldon IV jr -; ; 7 Convention in Fayettevillo I was , ; Jn, tht lowil cojonms of the Jfeua introduced to Ex-Gov. lloldon. During tlio session of tho convon- tioirl was invited to dine with him and accepted tho invitation. I we fipd the following, which is; of 111 iorc 1 1 h UTa 3i4nil' tfm! ilia wal 'AA.Iff V J . spent tho afternoon with him, ro- .... ... , , , , . . 1 a 1. , t yostoMay evening, den otmced" tlio' tnrnmg to tho Baptist Church hi- ... ,T, n . Biury ioiu ut juir- xuey hh iao rication, withoui 'a foundation; irt fact.- He denied in tho' most poi- ' tivo manner that lie bad over" had Bailcynsthatroported" 'ojRt1ut ;' gqntloamii, and denied further that ha had ever Appealed to any One to' A mng to tlio iiapt tor tea. Our mterconrse was free and agreeable lie gavo 1110 an account of his religions experience and of his political troubles, . lie stated to mo that the plan of the "Kirk war" originated with the Executive Corumitto of tho JRe- Amount allowed Clerk, ' ' 249,1 6 Just aftcr a Territorial form of Gov- ratals to ropt 1 the charges of corrup P" UUcan Part 1,1 vv- lIWon V tlio exerd Iifl- jj, foT jld trict, tho "Board of Public Works,' under tho loadcrship of Alox. B. Shep FOR CONGBESsj CTU blSTlilCl'i WALTER.,!. STEELE,; Horo is a conclusive proof of re trenchment which shows that tlio 6th :;.:r0f ! do tlio ex- Lar, lctran ft 8V lom of 7th 1 " W. B. QK. of Yadkin. IPCDfles for, their . 4. . ,. . . -., ... t .. (., ....... . . 1 bdw ma ViT t vuuv ava ax uuvij vva WO years- 1 312,45 less than the ruption and atter diaregard of nil di former Board did for tho samctimo, cency, was never beforo known, and and mado tho clerical oxpenoo ' for I which promised if not checked, to two vcars S1.278.0S Wr. . amoxnt to tho confnscation of tho ' Mr. Watson 'the rreBcnt clork property of the greater-portion of the has performed tho same duties that ?ref cl f - prP?rty1 Lldr3 f f- tJ- jtj ' a . 1 uio ciiy. v uon compiaiut was made Mr. To ry did, except transcribing - f some , books,, and . ho (Watson) uttorl bl -to mect Buch oxhorb-: 5. . . . .. , .11 11 1 I " Jl waa WWWOQ Ull HO asked tflnt tasca ho i rrI.1 in 1,n.v mlin.l ior except auoat if l.UU. Vv atson jn substaucos "Then, damn then, let has mado a more efliciont clerk than them all sell out. I intend to make Tofry though his pay has boon j Washington a city whoro no poor less, than ono half of Terry's, and man can afford to live." Asphalt and porliaps no Objection, as far as wb wQ"cn pavements wero laid down on know, can bo mado acainst him ex- DQarv ov?ry eireet mtna c:ty,ana ' ,. . . 1 . . cent that I16 it now nwnnwtinn UaV16- ont totho oxtremo boun vy. tarn who with So much extra dari18. of th w,bcro no P -- r 1 ' 1 nnn Iiwa rn will 1-ta n nMrnn1 ii'f : 1 j 1 1 "v V. TTUi AilDiUX DUVViCU VUUAO rT ' - "7"-;', ycttoeomo, -and the mostunnoces- V" " . ' saiy sewers, curomgs ana cuttings and there u no assurance, if again mai0. that wero chareed aainRt tlm in power, that they would adjoining property at the most ex- uy una wuer. 1 noroiumt pneca in a snort time rnw" n-iTn-LrT atout 0,000,030 wero thus swallow- uvi. iiuvuiit A 1 f t .:..t. ,: , .1 i divided among tho "Ring," who had eminent was established in this dia- tion and fraud mado against thorn by interest of party; that he was op- ' 1 FOR SENATOR 1 " v ,OF MONTGOMERY. " ; ; COUJiTir TICltETT, ' For the Houses , . (; Robert aw onscscw, Ill For Slioriff, , ALEi. .(?.' MoFADYEN mo for BoghUr of Dead, ' . u- JrARKii, C'HAFEL "''' V- t " lUmmm ' -' Ic!.f. . . 1 1 fr Troasuror, -f;; WlLUAirtV, QRAIIAJlr' ; For County Commissioner, ' 4 - J.JtT. Ayoook - :.-xj T. E?ott," M. D. McNeill; James Mcintosh, ;; , r-JlwidickiBowileh. tax muas HEAD T!$.. Ths Itepublican Board of County Commiuaionws impbsed a tax in 1873 of $1.58 on tho f 100 worth of ty, aad $3.75 on' UioToU;; fcttsft $1.50 on tli $100,,, wortH;of, propoiiy and $3.75 od,, (he' Jpn, (Taoi'Poino- wuMP xwjirM,prosf At. Board) rcduo od tho tax ia 1875 to $1.28 on tho 1 100. worth Of property, and tlio Poll tax to $3.00i and in 1870 still furthor rodueod ths tixes to 84 1 'cents on the 100 wbxih of 'prbpcrty'and'tfioi'oU to $1GV Thus you see Unit I thm cratio Board 'saves every 'Taxpayer C7 cents on ,"hq $10Q worth of pro port, and .conw on every PclL Besides this Count j scrip was not .worth moro than; SO ofEO ccntq, and now it ia worth 100 cents. ; ' ' 4 Two, of tho Rtpubjif-anommio-siontci's who. Ulna taxed yov aro aKking you,for ,Euffmjjoa .again,., and twa of UiomocraUo attiuia8ioncrs wlm have rodutood your taxe ro also bc foro'you for to-e lection. Wlio'will yOU cllOOCef " V ' f J ALLU, CLi JORDAJf. - Ti e, "in,loV,;tullo Allen",' has1 Ikj. co,n0rf;W''ciT:)ucntforO.n m. Ho BRj-aho ia running to, bo h,,l, 1 mt of counc ho stand about MUM1111ulM(,triiyltwiil1. '"J-f -:d cftho sn.;Wehop3 -.-aw.Jo.it:,,.,! i: tJf.iaho The charges mado against Gov. imnr0Tftm(mi - ;n i,,,.,. Tihlon about giving in his taxes has it was 9o unsatisfuotorilv usmbwi cxplodod. ' ' Evon tho New York for as to leave no other surmoaition. ' Tinto which- first inado the charges At length the property holders could iiai ackn6wfedgoA that tho proof is stand it no longer, , and., a . memorial wanting and says it "mado the chai was pre3cntod to Congross, praying gos having - the, promiso that the 7ran,1BV0BtlGallon Auo invecuga Kroof would ha fn'rnwhftfi.-.lmft ,v 0 was granted, tho most Btuppnd- hadnot been done... J'he truth is 2,U rHu. , mioarlIiea' and hoiht if L,H,M i, iLUUU government and tho l.-4V,-J? rr i ... f. "a "i.uuuu, voiumous was running for Governor of Now of our property holdervwas very ac lprs. Iti$adi8gfiu;oto,tho na- tivo in pushing tlio charges of fraud uon that such,. .cliargca-, should bo and oorruption atrainst tho Board mado against 'cither ! Tildon or and in ordo to cbt SDUOro wifll him llayos and though -wo havo not throw discredit on tho .memorialists. seen any ' denial of " tho charges aud belittle tho investigation, a con mado agwnBt Iftycs,; " itill wo do fPj100 was fonnod to ruin, or nt least not, bcliovo .thorn tq bo true. . Gov. Juru ULltu 1U interest, ana bo- TihMhs,becn vindicated bv ti.J.iWorks.pro P-por which -charged . him with ! TS 1 and l' . ctAttorneyforthoBoard. -r.rwutwa wfuwiaycs is iho burglars were to get the books innocent ,.JIyo himself wo be- and papers' in thissafo, and then at novo to oo noncst,: but ho will, if the dead of nisrht takn tw. t vi elected, Wcontrolod by Grant.Cam bus Alexander's houso as if hoha,! eron, rf:c.( and 'consequently his omPloyed tho burglars to steal thorn HHiHitwtrHiiun wouiu beno im- u v"uo m Aiexanaors provoment on QrantV " ' - -; PSJSsion ho was to.bo arrested and prosecuteu a parlwcm criminis. tho momoraUsts. - posed to it, but; was allowed no Somervillo is a lawyer from New discretion in tho matter; that it York city, who was employed to effect was decided by that committee to uio reieaso oi .-tlio burglar, licnton, lmmgiirato and prosecute tho cam- irom jau, lor blowing open Uio sate, raign M hc dij it. that if l0 did reinoval of his dienbilitioa;' Tli ris1 thio; matter is Veddcc-J fo'a "irtor'.T! qiicflfioir1 of eracityv lietweerf Mr'' xjuiipy-ana' ov. uouien. "jur. - Bailey is a geiitleriian of the high- fi and is charged wltli preparing affidav- OHt f ili0 . e huwMr and most spo Mr f ; its that he know to bo fahp, for tho . , ... 0. -. . . F , putaiou.' ? No.' man in-tlw f Btato'; . ,. ty hcand tho State were to be , , " . r , purpoHo of effecting this object. The Government in order to get all criirihcil; and that if he was succoss- tho facta in tho ease, wanted immun- 11,1 m 1110 execution ox meir plans ity to Whilclcy, Nettlealup andlfayo's ho woul(3 probably receive a Cabi ana havo used them as witnesses in net appointment, the Docretarvslun .. .. . . . ... . . . '-' : - ' this trial. Each ono of thcra hnvo or the Interior, confosood to perjury, rascality and ty ing ouough to show that "the penitcn can hesitate hs't to wlueh of ths two is tlio moro wwthy of belief. vf Rer.mr. Bailees Card. f.i Tlio card of Iter. G' T. ' Bailey; .1 J . . .: . i '.:.V In reference to the death of 6to-1 w6ichl iIT"""6" in y'stirdiyrs News phens I uiulcrutood from him that I ia philrr.'unvarnislifcd anVf Ihbrdi&h- tiaryis about Uio only fit placo for tho Republicans had much to do lyi lucid statement of 'tfi6 notorial ' them. EachhavD evidently confess with that crime; that tho proaecu- points 'of tho revt .lulio'iisWlo )j him". " t... tion of those who wero chanrod by oVhoL! discontinued because I poiolv in" tbo .mWsis1 of truth ' imphcatea Babcock, tcstimony Wl", owr elicited i- or of ' any y&rfiry ; and' as a' - Bibcock proposed ?r koly to bo elicited whi.-h would y,,," y to nun tnat he should go abroad, but implicate or criminate prominent 4il .. . .'.".''.. fi.A ir i . , Tr ,. f-... r. i,. the parties, mtntiongd i in, tho News that ho dccLnod to do. Ho did go mombers of tho Itopublican party; j.', J ' ' J. to Colorado, however, as Babcock that those" fears wero awakened in K,30tkr It.was jt.xeh frtnk , said that would bo a good placo for part by tho discovery" of tho- coil UIJP tal a wo ; .... II 1- . . . 4 ,. umi rouaon io expoct jrom ft enrisiian minister -of Mr. Badfty's high stand- glaiy, though ho never tidkod tolu m - . , I ' about it. ' The statements of Gov. lloldon I statement bears npon its faea Tho jury consists of 9 whites and le" on mo tiie cear anl distinct P impress of truth' andt "sincerity1 .. r tjUupw,owl pivn oy tno tuacovery oi tho-coil him to go, as ho -could "nlido ouf in from wlUl tho WlW 4,ut h m of trouble. Ho always mvpposcd was fond OQ ncck f that L,alcock know all about tho bur- , . 3 nogroea , One oftheso nogroca was npression that ho had , en the Iti c-ridffintly;. "tho' ira'sao'VEoia'''1 tlio caterer at tho Club, of which both n willing Jiistrnment for tholac- trn'aria"'nbhn'', Dut 'the rotli.w " ' and whero thcro was to have his party and that h did nnt mnrl i-iJ-. given a banquet on tho night of it the odium u-hiM, MM u. repres.entaUo , ft I .., , 1 WWW.VVS SV A IAD I MAT) AM 1 .. . 1 f 1 i SI KTTho Domocrata carried Goor- l"ho plot was most bunglingly carried gism the 4th, by 40000. ,.. ...;. eut, and faile.1 B0 far tho wJi kVAjtea-JUraxtonBra'-'nadead r r""w " "J"""ii ucxanaor was a, brother . of Governo fTTw JT Wct AttcWy . . ""Hrni" Richard Ilarrinrrtin wa ? O-- n lUHIIVtUlUU ilO Was Lrsgg of tliia Stater genUpnwy .of , too .much integrity isA rZZi:?"' T : U on Governor ITold.n In' M. ?P luch ,:lumto.tbs:, Iu a vory l ww -luia ' ronsiblft pofittion i renco'. was If nw m Mmtsih .wee-; ixiuuubu to uio oauaAnf rflimnn n.nd ... . . 1 bers, been 1.... 1 . , ... .ir ' ,.- uuuus, m caso n was a success. nanw ovor tL Rtato iiethcr this jury 13 a packed ono or T)lirirKf tll ... ; ' character for that-r Hs poeacros ths net remains to be seen, but every jury Pn " f ? conCdenco" not- onlLf tL enUra do- in connection with this Wlar Ann! Constitutional Convention, I call- ; ""W i L toforo bavohx-n nanlri wi nil ou on Governor Uok doubt Expecting this trial- to bn fico at own request". callod sooner than it has boon, a jury plftsht Intorviow refer was i nmnannllArl nnm 4;. f iiiaiIa fn' tlio pamntrol ' . l:it.t Which both Shonlianl nr.,1 " WilloWl dia.nitioa Kv fUnm. St-i' ?n.UC to, himself, M , two members of the Board of Public to tho removal of hi. own -' di.hni. W Convention then in. se. SEfl& W:Sf vuittuujr wua committed, were mem- ja R,...i,i T . ' rr .s: t. ... " , "tr", bciu - - 8IOn' favorably was I impress known. T'ho publib intty oonfida in , .Every ono hero fecia that this trial ? Wlt1' ttttomwt?' y him aUthatU says. -' i ,'. ia but littlo batter than a furm' umt CBllod on "' N- BtalliaM,! illie tfiment contains these prom- that Babcock will bo acquitted bo- of D"Pliu oaJ &w other, mem-moht Pinta ifhlch must -sink'deep yond all doubt Scarcely any one ber8 and reaiestod them to nib mp puLLc mmd1. Thaftho Kirk doubts his complicity, but the testi- tho,"r ifli'enco to liavo Governor WW WW UIu6urtttoetyaa POlu many against him, combg from a con Holden'g disabiliUes removed fr PPi i Holdan , permitted federata and confessed 'periurer. is I stated thbse facte, n, ,1 " Wed as a tool by tho , not sufficient to convict anv onn. thnm. in , : 7" Bianagert of the. party at Washing- . w : -, i v wu ui nnLii in raTiiiBn i j . iho wholo effort has been to treat tho to in thn A. ' , T DJ . uWen pursued his wicked .-.t: ru"2i aiexauaer, and to throw all tho blame n.f ' rt ' c , . wtlfor Ion or, ma hops of reward; on liarrington, who is out of reach of ,t . wuere uovernor the itopublicans hadmuch justice. The suramin un will t. lLOia happened to he' the. subject do frith the Ulan? of Steubeni . , t bably take two days, and the trial conversation, It was' doe in p Beartheso pointo ia mind. After will be ended compbtclv bv tho f ro nd easy style ot Bfwia1 oiscloaurea, the BemibUcnn par- day of this week, intercourse, and thongli' I .tited "St to exist cer- AUU menco against Sommerville nothing which was not'trnp T MA la"6 lonnted the last is quite strong, and his defence so fax not expect to see it m the n Ve8tttg0 of Mla U &eJ v lints nv-i-t i. ii - - - - w w j ic- uuxiwr tno crime, but owlrrr to a w,: . :. T r-w pnnx, eny, to tho respect or the confidence i . . .. .. - .. Ia any statement i " "jr.W 01 Ca uj I iiorc'ljl A'ew.. t., ;
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