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Official Orffnn of th.e United States
W. M. BROWX, Manager.
RALKIGH, I. C.
THURSDAT, FEBRUARY 5, 1870.
. Naughty.
' Parson Brownlow saj-s that Jeff
Davis 13 tho man who " wanted to
be let alone," whether running a
rebellion or resting in a sleeping
car. ;Weeee the "pint" in the first
insinivalion," hut what about the
other? Echo answers, what !
" 'State Convention. ;
In reply to many enquiriesas to
tho time of holding the Republican
fitato nominating Convention, we
state that the question is one to be
decided, by the Republican State
Executive Committee. .We have
heard of no t action being taken as
yet,' .but hear a rumor that the
chairman of the committee will call
a meeting at an early day to look
into it. .
f ZebT .Vance stated, in a . public
speech deliv
few, years since
crats ever got
country they would make it as bad
for niggers, scalawags and carpet
baggers as it was for the inhabitants
ofSodomarid Gomorrah in olden
times."" Ttte believe Vance told the
truth. The action of the present
IIouso of Representatives at Wash
ington shows that if the Democracy
had: entire control of the govern
ment ".Vance's programme 'would
be carried out to tho letter. , To be
.forewarned, Is to be forearmed.
'Re-Enforcement.
" Wo notice a statement in the Dai
ly. Ahi" of the GOth ult., to the ef
fect that a new Republican paper is
to be started In Raleigh.
We are rejoiced to hear this, and
we pledge our earnest and hearty
co-operation in all that tends to
promote the harmony, unity and
compete success of the creat Re-
publlcan party. If, however, the
. announcement as made in the JVetcs
bo correct, we hope we may be par
doned for saying, that the course
of the new paper would be, to say
the least of it, very impolitic. We
moat think there is some mistake
in the stated line of policy propos
ed. The JVVtr says : 44 The proprie
tors say they shall vigorously op
pose tho interference of federal office-holders
in State politics." Now
we must protest in theoutset against
endorsing any course which tends
to exclude from active participa
tion in politics any class of Repub
licans." It can hardly be true, that
any Republican paper would wish
the pad-lock put upon the mouths
of any of tho following gentlemen,
and wo would be much surprised if
they should tamely submit to it.
Who are our federal office-holders ?
Hero are some of them : Col. Thos.
B. KeoghV who conducted our last
campaign with such great success,
Col. R. 31. Douglas, W.S. Ball, Esq.,
'Hon. (W. W. Holden, Col. I. J.
Young, Rl C. Badger, E?q., Virgil
B. Lusk''Esq., Col. C. L. Harris,
Col. A.' W. Shaffer, John S. Manix,
;Cn"?-;C. "Abbott, Hon. A. W.
Tourgee, Thos. Powers, Drr ' J.
ilott, and many others. These gen
tlemen are' all sound Republicans
'and good citizens and havens much
right to their views and choice of
" K w
men as any others.
So far as the new paper proposes
to oppose corruption wo will hear
lilyv join .hands. Wo are vain
enough to believe we are the father
of tho anti-corruption doctrine in
tho -Republican ; ranks; of North
-Carolina; at least, our columns
-prove it. ; Jet us work together but
-don't, for a: moment think; of dis-
cardingsudi men as we have named,
iWe cannot possibly spare them.
iVe hop tho iVetr will bQ authoriz
ed to modifyrita statement.
nTlio.Georgia. Braggart.
f Every 'Indication points to the
fact that tho ex-Oonfederates of the
Boulh aided by their natural allies,
the Copperheads of the Xorth, will
make desperate efforts next fall to
seize upon the reins of government
Anrl flroomnttih Ktt lno?r?frna motna
rZSPf f .T k 1
iwhat they failed to do by open re-
-Demon. j.n oraer to carry out meir
faefarlona plans they are bringing to
HheAonUomeof the most obnox-
.10U3 traicors oi ante helium days.
'might have create :me sensation
ered .at Tucirer jiiau a gentleman can gve mj tne circum- fes Wriatf lm,'
that if the Demo- I stances unuer which iuo iouiuuuu t ,
Into power in this " -ri " to T hynblie sntrlt aVUly
touwM,h.anrtbccT SifWScSiSS ftCffi iUSS etPLsS
'rorLhe ' to?nn wltthjch andencv.OurCationa. credit cvery honest mated boy iri Notth .Mm &.-M
..".u,a :"'o s."J5r's;;'"ivfcMr; ctoJink! thrown
kmocgtho ' cn t i :nc a tal gushers"
?of the North. ;
'j The bombast ot the fire-eater was
"however much taken down by the
. reproduction of the followlrg rcso
Jatlon offered by him while a mem
ler of the Confederate Senate. Hill
twisted and turned, but finally had
- to acknowledge in substance that
3he,wa3"in favor of tho wholesale'
ftho following J
-? Mr. Blaine. I believe tho gen-;
-tleman from Georgia (Mr. Hill) was
a member of the Confederate Sen
Je. If find in a historical, book of i
aime authenticity of character that
in tho Confederate Congress, Sena
tor Hill, of Georgia, Introduced the
following resolution, relating to
prisoners.
Air. Hill. You are putting, me
on trial now, ar you ? Go ahead.
Mr. Blaine. Th U is the resolu
tion. That every j'rsoa pretending to
be a soldier or officer of the United
States who shall be captured on the
soil of the Confederate States after
the 1st day of January, 18C3, sliali
be "presumed to have entered the
territory of the Confederate States
with the iii tent to incite insurrec
tion and abet murder; and, uiiiess
satisfactory proof bo adduced to the,
contrary, beiora the military court
before which tho trial shall bo had,
shall suffer death. 'This section
shall continue in . force until the
E reclamation issued by Abraham
.incoln, dated at Washington Von
the 22d day , of -September, , JSG2,
shall be rescinded, and the, policy
therein announced shall be aban
doned, and no longer. 1 r, ( "'
Mr.Hill.I will say to thegen-j
tleman from Maino ' very, .frankly
that I have not tho slightest recol
lection of ever hearing that resolu
tion before. -
Mr. Blaine. Tho gen tlerrian.doei
not deny, however, that he was th?
author of it? . . .
' Mr. Hill. I do not know. 3ly
own impression -is that I was not
the author ;. but I do not pretend.td
recollect tho circumstances.
W the)
my
!Mr. Blaine. -Allow, mo to read
further: ,
October 1, 1SC2. The judiciary
committee of the Confederate Con
gress made a report and offered a
set of resolutions upon , the subject
of President Lincoln's, proclama
tion, from which tho following are
extracts:
2, Every white person who shall
act as a commissioned or non-commissioned
officer commanding ne
groes or raulattoes against the Con
federate States, or who shall arm,
organize
or m
or aid
f - v 7
a. Kvorv pnmmissioned or non-
commissioned officer of the enemy
who shall incite slaves to rebel ion
under tho aforementioned act of
Congress and proclamation, by ah-
ductinsr or causing them
to be ab-
I ducted or inducing them to abscond,
sau, ii captureu, suner uraui.
Thereunon Senator Hill, of Ger-
gia, is recorded as having offered
the resolution 1 have read.
Mr. Hill. I was Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate.
Mr. Blaine. And this resolution
came directly from that committee ?
Mr. Hill. It is very probable
that, like the Chairman of the com
mittee on the rules of the last ses
sion, I may have oonsented to that
report. Laughter.
Mr. Blaine. The gentleman then
admits that he did make that re-
Mr. Hill. I really do not remem-
ber it. I think it very likely.
A member to Mr. Blaine. What
is tho book?
Mr. Blaine. The book from
which I have road is entitled 41 Re
publicanism in America," by R.
Guy McClellan. It appears to be a
book of good credit and authentici
ty. I merely want it settled wheth
er the gentleman from Georgia was
or was not the author of that reso
lution. Mr. Hill. I say to the gentleman
frankly that I really do not remem
ber. Mr. Blaine. The gentleman does
not say he was not the author,
Mr. Hill. I do not.
Let all Union-loving and civiliz
ed men ponder over these things
and say if such fellows as Ben Hill
are fit to represent any portion of
the American people.
Our Best Men .for
, tion.
the Conven-
The Republican Convention-that
is to'meet for the selection of out
standard bearersin the Presidential
campaign should be a xnodel one in
every respect. The peopte should
send to it none but first-class men,
men whose character is "above re
proach, and whose patriotism is be
yond question. The Convention
will be one of the most, if not the
most, important ever :held in tikis
countrv. On its deliberations will
depend, in a great degree, the fu
ture weal or woo of the Republic
Therefor the most sagacious and
reliable men in ,the. Bepublican
ranks must be selected to represent
the loyal masses in whose name
they are to act. To secure such
must be chosen by the people with
especial reference to their high char
acter as citizens and their fitness for
the dntv which devolves uron them.
Republicans everywhere should see
to it mai no persomu muuiuuu nor
grOUUUiKsa pifjuuitc onuuiu ai-
Wed to trammel the freedom of
those who aro to meet in National
ejonvention io mase cnoice oi me
best man for the highest office in the
t
Union cause and the party pledged
citizenship destroyed, our public
treasury plundered in the name of
law. and those forces or social and
political anarchy which were de
feated on the battle-field would
triumphantly assert their sway over
a people that could no longer resist
their encroachments. -
The safety of the Republic lies in
tho wisdom of the . Convention that
is to name the man . who is lo.bear
the bapner of Republicanism in tie
approachlngstruggle. 1 Therfore we
niead with the people to send to the
Convention the best men oft.he.na
tioa,. whose patriotism aud judg
ment can bo relied upon, and. whose
decision will command, not only
tho respect, but the confidence of
the American people. Washington
Republic, , ;t ... -
, train, or prepare negroes in int? coimuen noyv uiuv you uu.
ulattoes for military service. The university seieiftitiQ appanir
them in any military enter- itt fn PI1:,U Th.o rontlpmpn or
rnW. f h Clnnfpdprate States. T " : "' 1
Circular to tho "Ladles of North
Carolina.
Ladies .'Eighty years ago, when
the State University was founded,
and when all thefriend3 of educa
tion In i rib ptate vere look ng with
fond and glad anticipation typon the
hew enterprise a feWOf ie h'dies
of that i day! mo3t conspicuous for
social position, refinement and cul
ture came forward and presented
the infant Institution with a pair of
globes and a quadrant a ji ex
pression of their sympathy n rtl ior
dial trood wishes for its sueo Ii
tiou and was well and kindly .ioiie,
and their Vamea 'are 'fcrttffrWi 'Id
day with affectionate' rcSfa' uno
crrV4t!iiirI4 dt XTiflnelsHIir. : y t
Wi IP the "Tad iefl:bf- K-urt IrCfcro
Hna in 1876 does nVneh fcr fttfeiuH
iege! 'whien has e"ducatPd .so many
6f th el fr rB rid fat h er Tatl it? rtfH 0
efs, brothers, 'husUiriotand! fedna tfcwj
more than two generations,' 'which
Tn educating and elevdti rig hemeri
has also equally though- indirectly
elevafed'and benefitted -t'lieiidinen
of the State ; and wbicloafter a pe
riod of neglect, is again,,. revived to
rene'wlta gbod'iwdrk'fdr the.7ahd
weiovfcf fHftvfrHhtUdSes dt 1876
as? rrruH Intel
h" 11 beralityj as much
latfies of 1795?
We believe thoyr ha Ve more; Will
they 'now step' forward , with' grace;
and dignify all thVir '6vn, and lehd
their ild and countenance 'th the
gentlemen of theState In thetr'at
tempt to relit-' audi -tef umish thJir
Uni versi I y s4-is 1 6 m 1 1 h e iid Vari
tages" it OfRWour y6inig trien Oil afi
equal footing with those of any of
the first class.colleges in the Uiiion ?
xius appt-ai lsuiityu io vu, jup,
I 11... 1 " . . . I . . . , H . . t.'kf-kva-wa
the wreck to make shift for the
present, but every week in
course brings them nearer the tune
when a new outfit for all the l)e:
partments of Natural Science will
be imperatively and unavoidably
necessary. r
What arrangements the Execu
tive Committee of . tho Board f
Trustees may be able , to make to
meet this call is uucertain. They
talk of employing an agent to can
vass the State. Me&nwhile,. the
way is clear for, the ladies of the
Stale, by personal effort in solicit
ing subscriptions, and by giving
liberally themselye, to secure to
themselves the honor of supplying
the pressing peed, and present--the
college with an apparatus second to
nono in this country. Our boys
need it, and they musHhave ijfc. v :j
The ladies can do, this, if they
will. There is -no doubt of that.
Their influence , and their example
have worked miracles before now
and can do it aguin. If the. matrons
will sanction and if tho : young-Ja
dies will take it up, organize sys
tematically in every city and town;
select committees, and give their
time seriously for a few weeks to
tho work.'ot raising; money, they
caircasily make the University a
present of ten. thousand dollars. :.
We suggest tluvfctho ladies' of .each
town should selectioinainstrunielit
or apparatus to present t their names
to be engraved -on li'-fop their great
gramlch ildren 1 td read ; For i n-
stance, the ladies or1- ; t: might
choose to' giveiaJfine' telescope; the
ladi09of?i . i - , ; 5ay -a . Holti
eiectric machine 'the ladienof 4.
. rr a pair .of J$200)obei??Jthe1;
dies of-, i " i f-?ftiftaAtwQ6b?Frf'itt&t
chine j. tlielddh?. of J-
" '' , a ga lvh r f c ? ha f t try i-t h e fa-
dies of 5 wt st vUall rnap?
the ladies ofol hit set of Ihsfrri
ments for illustrating sound,-light,
electricity ; lh o iTftdie of
-4-tal-rriaglai lahterffi f6r fentffic
illustration ; tho.-ladles of
might undertake- toi furnish the
Department of AnalyticntCrremis
try fProf.'Kfmberiy'sJ, tvhdlihe k.
diesof-:, tbat'orKlemeritary
nhphilstr.fJiTrttiijir.! -VJni.' 1
offv;Prof. Redd's.'y ' Thft
no , - yui 1U
?w ur nvv. ine cncmicals and
bmall-piece needed in'-t!hQ! Iabrii-
torie8,too"nurrierou3 to inention'
vvouia cost irom 160 to $500. Each
of the Doartments' of Kslfnral
" - -i"vuio ui natural
Science needa ' from t$SM4 to $3 000
expended onlr. " i f
This is the work we set before Our
inga and best principles of our com-
mon nature, and cal Is r Into exercfSe
ligher4 with pride
in bur; women: -and 1 resolve to ho 11.
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jso accl'Oi-" generostrvor tfindfir.
unapprceMedor tmwarded
whatever exnlts &m!1,rffln'pl nnftl
adorns (nn7 feast aiso1 ineVibiy J "
secure her culture1. ' N(?I(litr is it
rkonlyfrouW
l mi. . -ft ii ..ii. ; i Til
out OI
.i,1mvxL C't'i r. ?: -! -i4.j sonment. enjuracing tne most desira
TO Corae. or (Jo Ve urge it HS Ji: ,bl. varieties nd of the best quahty,
gbbd IrifestinMit..' Is it not an" ."knd mail Price List, to any address, on
f?l9S t!roited .by.f gratitude, anji;
peculiarly "gracefuf and beautiful toj
those who were so lately in, arm 9 l t
and counted not their lives dear in
do'ence of their country ?
The women of the. South owe
much to the men of the South, and
no women have' ever -been able to
K boast of, truer or more gallant de-
ifenders "than xthe women of North
Jfolina. They repair annually in
crowds to lay fresh. wreaths on the
graves where' their young heroes
hsleep. r Will they not consider this
work, also, a pious duty, and make
this offering to the youth who re
main, and who are now at great
disadvantage, to repair the loss and
tvnste, of war and endeavor to place
Int ftiaie
abreast with the culture of
,thtt tfge? We believe that they
will.
Communications may be address
ed to Mrs. C. P. Spencer, Chapel
Hill, N. C., agent for the Executive
Committee, who will cheerfully co
operate with the ladies in any way
they may suggest. X.
' - The Old Walnut Tree.
The following lines were written by
arfold citizeii of Raleigh after his re
turn from a visit to the home of his
childhood.. x
To the old Walnut Tree that marks
' my birth-place and the scenes of
my childhood, in King William
hsSWty.Va..
Before I was, thou werfc there ; 1
Stretching thy boughs amid the air,
luy roots were lirmly in the ground
Supporting-thyself; all around
And heueath thee my father toiled,
With tar and pitch his garments soiled.
Here it was he dofled his coat
AudxU'ten wrought and built his boat,
Here the blue bird built its nest
A ml here my father took' his rest "
ilere:uw ijty aiuther, around thy root,
Gathered liio choicest of thy fruit,
Then, I.vvaA 'a little "boy,
Flaying around thee with my toy,
And gay with mirth and blitheful tattle
My little feet thy leaves did rattle.
Wheto! .left thee 'twas mere a lad, ,
Wue -.returned, my heart grew sad.
My checkered life need not be told,
But, like yourself, I'm growing old.
Thy limbs are going to decay,
lv.ke myself, passing fast away ;
When thou wert young thy limbs
; ; spread 'round,
But uow are bending to the ground.
So it Is with all earthly things,
And yet to them our heart still clings
Until the time the soul must soar
And to earthly things return no more.
Khali we live again ? I think we must
If but in God we only trust.
Fare you well, my lonely tree,
While on earth I'll think of thee.
General JSeivs.
Tea culture is gaining ground in
Georgia.
Theodore Til ton will lecture in
Richmond, Va., shortly.
2,500,000 dozen pairs of shoes are
annually manufactured in France.
Zeb Vanco is lecturing in Vir
ginia. .
The new tariff proposes four cents
per pound on coffee ; ten eents on
tea and an increase on tobacco.
Oregon produced 2-30,000 cases of
canned Salmon last year, 140,318 of
wmca were indirectly sent to Eng
land.
Booth gets $C00 per nteht for his
30 nights' Southern season, and
does not travel in the night, and
yet JMr. Ford expects to make $3.t
000 or $4,000 by the trip. The great
actor never plays in Washington
City, vhere his brother killed Pres
ident Lincoln, or on Friday even
ing, the fatal day.
The New York bank statement
for the week endinir Jan. 29th. is as
folio Ws :
Specie decrease one quarter mil
lion. Deposits' increase two and
five eighth million. Legal tenders
increase one and five-eighths mil
lion. Reserve, decreases five-eighths
of a niiiiou.
v Failures in Boston of Robert & G
B. Berne, tailors, liabilities $34,000;
Jcob Beck, clothing, liabilities
$49,000; Chas. K. Meyer & Co., pic
ture iframes, ; liabilities $50,000;
Amos Foster, furnishincr eroods. liai
JjiLities $25,000 ; -Patrick Donahoe.
bookseller "Mho; publisher of Boston
i'rof,-jiamiuies aoout S308.000 ih-
ciudfKg $50,ttK) or $60,000 of mutual
adr?emfc!itswith; A. W, Loving.
fhejLsata axe rated by. a committee
to agi-ri-gat 210,000. ,
rTokTUL. titi mated domestic pro
duytion of, the precious metals;for
tlie fiscal year en d ing June 30, 1875;
"ftriinria
l,UUO,UU0
California-
17,000,000
Oolorado r '
.',472,000
2,500,000
4,119,852
31,795,193
1,000,000
1,665,000
-6,844,570
250,000
300,000
Idaho, .
Montana
Nevada 4
New Mexico
Oreiwn
Wh tL(J ... fj?.
Wyoming Torritorv
PXlngton Trr,,or
ft ivr " iowi . ' S71.946.61o
m . .
PX hqaboveaiirt about $40,000,000
was gold. , ,
"On the 1st lint., the House of
lleprest'titHiires took up as a spe-
cial order tiie proposed amendment
to the Constitution, reported from
the Judiciary - Committee which is
jthftt;','no person who has held or
?a hereafter hold the office of
Frye-.'from Maine, a member of
the Judiciary Committee offered the
and ary Person., having been elected
a i ilV."6 .OI president,
wiiu lur iwu veara lias neid SUCn
AJiuut' Hiiaii ,ue liiLeiiyiiiiR rr a ra.
election
. . o -" "
rrr- -r.
EDFD. J. EVANS & CO.,
1
Nurserymen & Seedsmen,
,Tp ield, oa'rh en, flower,
;A'ttiiit,,.iih"vK SLLDS.r-we of
fer cur usual 'large and complete as-
by packet, ounce, pound and quart, can
united States1, t0 any P i-o
Feb. 3, 187G.
33 3m,
Amendments.
Synopsis of the Work of tho
Convention
Th total number of amendments
I adopted is 31. The Judicial Depart
ment received more attention than
any other, in the Constitution.
That Article was so amended as to
give the General Assembly power
to establish other Courts inferior
to the Supreme Court, with power
to prescribe the manner of appoint
ing the presiding officers of such
Courts, who shall hold for a term
not exceeding 8 years.
The number of Supreme Court
Judges was reduced from five to
three; of Superior Court Judges
from twelve to nine all to be elect
ed by the people. At the first elec
tion the Superior Court Judge3 are
to be chosen by general ticket, but
the General Assembly may provide
that at succeeding elections they be
chosen by Districts, as at present.
Both Supreme and Superior Court
Judges to be elected for eight years,
The General Assembly are author
ized to require the Supreme Court
to meet at points other than the
State capital.
iThe principle of rotation of Judges
was adopted ; and no Judge can
hold the Courts of any District
twice in succession except at inter
vals of four years.
Sections 15, 16 and 17 - of Art 4 of
the Constitution, which prescribe
the original jurisdiction of the Su
perior Courts, and regulate the mat
ter of probates, administrations,
&c., are stricken out, and in lieu
thereof the General Assembly are
empowered to allot and distribute
the judicial power, regulate the ju
risdiction of the Supreme Courts,
all matters of appeal, practice, &c.
Section 31 of the same Article is so
amended as to limit the duration of
the term of the Governor's appoin
tees to vacancies in this Article to
the next regular election for mem
bers of the General Assembly. Sec
tion 33, same Article, is so amended
as to leave the original jurisdiction
of Justices of the Peace in civil ac
tions to the General Assembly. The
criminal jurisdiction of these officers
is retained.
The provision in the Constitu
tion of 1776 by which upon a two
thirds vote of each House of the
General Assembly Judges of the Su
preme and Superior Courts may be
removed from office for physical
or mental inability, is re-enacted
This power is in addition to that of
removal by impeachment.
The Article on Suffrage and Eligi
bility is amended. Hereafter per
sons convicted of felony or other in
famous crime are denied the right
to vote until restored to citizenship
by due course' of law.- A residence
of 90 days in the County, instead of
30 days, as heretofore, is indispen
sable to voting.
The Article on .Education is so
amended as to retain all fines, pen
alties and forfeitures in; the hands
of the respective county officers, to-
gether with the poll tax and such
I nronerfcv tax as is collected on that
behalf.
The Article on Penal Institutions,
Punishments, fcc, is so amended as
to give the Legislature power to
farm out penitentiary convicts on
public works, public roaife, fcc,
Intermarriage between whites
and negroes is prohibited to the
third generation. i
Separate schools for tho two races
aro to be provided. '
iUA' Bureau of Agriculture, Imml-
gration auad Statistics is established
Wif h fn rthW th f h Tkfn
to protect she? husbandry .
Article 7 of the Constitution,
which . prescribes the system of
county government, assessment of
taxres, election of Magistrates, &c.,
including the valuation of property
is amended so a3 to give the Gen
eral Assembly full power to change
the present system of county gov
ernment, election of Magistrates,
&q.
1 The (jrenenil "Assembly js to meet
biennially on Wednesday after the
first Monday in January succeeding
their election.
The 13th article is so amended
that no Convention of the people of
this State can hereafter be called ex-
cept by a two-thirds vote of each
House of the General Assembly,
such call to be first submitted to the
qualified voters of the State for
their approval or rejection.
Amendments to the Constitution
may be proposed by a three-fifths
vote of each House of the General
Assembly, and if at the next gene-
ral "election a majority of the voters
of the whole State approve the same
they shall become a part of the Con
stitution.
An ordinance has passed declar
ing that no amend men t adopted by
the Convention shall have the ef
fect of vacating any : office or term
of office now existing under the Con
stitution, and filled or held by vir
tue of any election or appointment.
The per diem of members of ihe
General Assembly was fixed at
$4.00, their mileage at 10 cent3,
and sessions linjited to 60 days.
The General Assembly are invest
ed with power to denounce fitting
penalties for carrying concealed
weapons.
JProspecttis.
PflOPKCTUS
OF
9?
A Political, News & Family Journal.
rjniE 11 A is published In
4"
Raleigh, Iff. C?.,
Every Thursday, and each number con-;
' -tains ": '; f
JwentJ olumn p.
Or more, of original and carefully k
- leeted reading matter. ? '
We Khali atrire to stimulate
XitmeitATioxT;
i
and the i J
nnvnlnnnient of tlie material lie-
kources of the State ;
To ket p up with tht
Current Topics of th Way ;
ro furnish
Practical Information ;
Taluable to each and every class of the
community ; and to promJe
Good Morals, a well as Cheerful
. ness and Innocent En
joyment ; -
In short, to
Entertain, Instruct & .Elevate
In Politics
The ERA will be Republican, and will
at all times
EXPOSE AND OPPOSE
CORRUPTION,
INCOMPETENCE & EXTRA V-
AGANCE
In office, without regard to part
. ' affiliations.
The Democratic party,
Which had control of the Legislature of
the State, and which has been
guilt v of such flax rant
r abtises of power,
will be the subject of our constant , and
SPECIAL SURVEILLANCE.
Whilst giving full attention to local an
State matters, we shall endeavor to f
give The ERA interest and val
tor readers in every part of the country.
The future destinies of our State depend
on the watchfulness, prudence and ..
, ... , , activity of the.
rnasea durinsr the , interval to
-
1
elapse ' before the next
general State election im H ovember.l87f .
$2.1 0 a Yr-invariakiy in Advance
Advertising l
; As THE ERA has1 tiARGE SUB
SCRIPTION LiST advertisers trill
find it an excellent medians Xor commu
nicating with tho public.
Miscellaneous.
jgARGAIJrS! BARGAINS!!
Prices Greatly Rediicea '
DROVn'C VARIETY STORE I
TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, -TOYS,
TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS,
TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS, TOYS,
of all kinds and at bottom prices to
close out, at IT AT. L. BROWN'S.
BOIIE31IAf GLASS, AND
China VaKes, Toilet and Wine
Sets. Jewelry, Stands, Cnps and 8aa-
uere, m ugs, ac, &c.t at great bargains.
fn t-lnsiA nut. A - -.
At
NAT. L BROWN'S.
FEKFUJLEIIT, SOAPS, XIIAT
Whites, Com hs, Brushes Fancy
Good, Work . Boxes, .Desks, , Pocket
Books, Knives, Beads, Crochet, Knit
ting, Darning, Tapestry and Chenielle
Needles, Bodkins; t Emorys, tc.t feo.
Great bargains can be had at '
NAT. L. BROWN'S. '
JgASKErs f
BASKETS !
SSEI?' BASKETS, BASKETS,
SASSE?- BASKETS, BASKETS;
BASKETS, BASKETS, BASKETS!
The largest assortment In the State.
Prices to suit every body. ' ' -'l
NAT. 1 UROTTN.
jyjiJsiCAi i.nsxiiuaiEPrTS,
Strings and Trimmings. Also, gener
al agent for the celebrated ESTJ3 Y COT.
TACE ORGANS. Upwards of , 55,000
sold. Bargains can now be had.
NAT.L. BKOWff,""
JFavettevillti Street: ' '
T "9 o rw n -rC m ' ft
A
Commercial ; Report.
WHOLESALE CASH PRI(k
" 'Era OfWce,' January 26h fr
- A;i OencraJ "Mnr kot.
DuU122al2J. - ;
B AOGING: DomeRtlcJft yd i
. CXrTON TIliS, G17c.
FLOUR, North Carolina $7.25r7 m
?COHN,fl.OO.
CORN MEAL, MO.
BACON, N. C. hoj; round. M
. ! ... " hams Is.
BULK R. 'sides, 15.
" shoulders, 12.
LARD, North Carolina, n..1. '
- WeMtern ticrrtw,
COFFEE, Prime Mo, 25.
Fair " 24.
.SYRCP, common, iim.
' MOLASSES, Culm, .".
SALT,?i25.
CHEESE. Cream; IS J.
- Factory, 171,
.-i4-tjhiMiry-iMiie.
NAILS, on basis for I0J, 4
. SUGAR, Ai 12. J
Extra 0 12.
" Yellow. lOlO.
LEATHER, Sole 27Hao
- HIDES, gren, 7(ji8.
dry, II.
TALLOv,910.
POTATOES, sweet 6u.
. Irish, 1.00.
OATS, shelled, O.tfO.
sheaf, 1.25;
FODDER. 1.001.25.
HAY,' N. C. baled, K,K,d, l.Jn.
CHICKENS,, grown, 36.
,EGOS, 2025. ' '
New Advertisements.
CATALOGUE OF I KM) It,
Building free. UIUKNELL At u
27 Warren St., N; Y. LU
MIZVD UEADWC, PSVCIlO.nA
C1T, Fascination, V)ul-('harinirr
Mesmerism, a ud Marriage Guide show
Ing how either Rex may fascinate and
gain the love and affection of any jv,.r
son they choose instantjy, 400
By mail 50 cts Hunt A Co., 139 s r,h
St., Philadelphia. V
HTTT A Q AfiKMTS lVATtJ'
JL JLld JLjKJ m Good change l.r tusk
lug money, to parties who devottt whn;t
or part oi" tune in soiling our Tan
Liberal commissions. Send for tfrui
P. O. Box 5043, Great Amoricnn Ti
Co., 31 A 33 Veaey St., N. Y.
4 PSYCHOJIA.'VCY.OH sot L
' JL CIIAMIili. Uqtv eiWnn
sex may fascinate and gain th loe
ana anecuons or any person they cho
instantly, inis simple, mentnl ar..
qulremeut all can possess, free, by mail
tor 25o., together with a marrie iruiiiV
queer oook. Auaress
T. WILLIAM ACO.,Pu.h,
Philjulelj.i.i.-I'H.
WO YOU WANT MOM: V
Male or Female. ' Send your Hdiln
and get something that will bring y.u
in honorably over 150 a month Pi,rH
a, INVENTORS' UNIOK, 4f
175 Greenwich St., New York.
A Git 15 AT oriEltT!
We will during the HOLIIiAYp 1i
pose of 100 PIAOS and OliiAHf
tirstVlass makers, including Wa TKKS'
at lower prices than ever beion; .flHie..
Monthly installments lereived ruiinmi;
from 12 to 36 months. Warrant. ! inr
6 years., Second , Hand Instrument ,n
extremely low prices for oasli, Illvt
trated Catalogues Mailed. A gt nU want
ed. Warerooins 41 linmdway, N. V.
Horace Waters & sons. 4
For
CouIih, Cohls, lioarnencM,
mid nil Thront Ditrr.ici,
USK
WELLS1 CA M.'OLW Ta KLKTS
'Put np only If tlf.n; iMtxrK.
A T1MKI) HVllK JWIEDV.
- For saloJj.y Druggist genfrallv, and
JOHNSTON. HOLLO WAY A ( 0.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
ARTHUR'S
Ii,i;ijsxKA'ri:n liom; n-
ZI.C "The Houneiwld 34wz n
1876. "EAGIiESiJMFHK" bv .Vr.
Julia O.K. Dorr; n.l " MIUIaV .
T. S. Arthur. UU TTRKICIk ? nct.
est Patterns in every, numlmr Trr
$2.50 per year : 3 copies for .6V R'
4id Book offers and Premium. Kp,
clnien narabor 10 cents.
T. S. ARTHUR A S05,
TTOMffiOPATII I C FA.UILT WKDt-
.11. cine cases and books, giving p't o
directions for their use. are a nocwMtj
in every well regulated household. t
only will a timely dose of th indicat
ed ifomcepathic remedy ofUn cut short
a -serious' 'attack. of' Ph'ktiev but th
consciousness of beinr sbl, iV n
enjTgeucy, to afford prompt relief, will
more than repay the outlay. For Ulvn
tratel trice lists, send stamp 1('E
KIGKBATAFEL. Baltimore H
pathic Pharmacy, 135 Went FayeltsSt,
ifaitimore, pia. .
WANTED
Prize Package in tne wirld. Itcontaui
15 sheets paper, 10 envelopes, k0"("c"
Pen,! Pen lfolder, Pencil, patent Ym
Measure, and a piece of Jewelry. Sin"
gle package , with elegant Prii, I1
paiu, 25c: tTircuIar free.
BRIDEUCr CO., 769 Broad way,
WIFE It O. 19, by Ann Elizs rounK.
Brigoani Young's rebellinus wit
The only complete expose of all the
crets of Brlgharn's Harem ever written.
Born In Mormonisin. Ann Klie now
exposes to jlhe world, as no otber wo-
man .can, fhe secrets mysteries J
crimes of the horrible system qv0'
lygaoiy.from the very beginning.
ly 200 illustrations beautify the
It is the best selling book publiened.
10,000 more men and women can ha
employment and make from f 5 to W
daily. All live agents are writing"
illustrated circulars with large terms.
Sent free. Do hot delay, but acMres
DUSTIN, OILMAN & CO., Hartford.
Confu.v Chicago, 111., or Cincinnati,
.Ohio, f ' , ;.. s ... ,
Of"ickof the Seckktabt Westes
V I, N. fJ. ISAKK ASYLUM,
DEALLD PftOPOSALS WILL -
k), received at this office, to be P"? "
ed on or before, February l"t. xB' ,
moiayingoi two ana a nan ui .
Brick, more or less, accordinj? to
hcatious of the Architect, for the
datioir walls of the Western inMH,"
Asylunx. The said proposals aw10"1.
s v;,i : i- with SiU
without the cost of supplying lime""
cement in accordance with tbe prim'
specifications. The work to begni "
or after May 1st next, and be compl"6'
oix'oi before December 1st, 1876.
The work shall be strictly under u
direction, oontml nri iinerviein
such persos as the Board of Counnn-
sioners may appol n t. f . ,
Copies of the specifications or l!"
contract will be furnished by sJarfM
ing the Secretary at his office.- .
Approved and executed bona? to "
fall amount of tbe bid. are requ'
he tiled with the proposals:
t Proposals , shpuld be se if
marked, Proposals for layi" bricK iu
the W.N. C. Asylum of HrtU 'v.
lina." and addressed to
T. GEO. WALTON,
I? Secretary oi" W; N. O. Asylum
Nor. tt, 1375-5i-6 CommiMW