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TILE "WEEKLY ERA. RALEIGH, N. C. Titer wu in th City one Sosl. Infiunoa tot hit Inhnce and villainy, who thonfht the pcrfecUoa of Liberty was IicrntionneM of Speech. Pktabcm. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. wake cor.m. Tor House of Representatives: MARTIN V'B. GILBERT. SECOND DISTRICT. For Senate : EDWARD BAXSOn,! Tyrrell, STEWART U JOIIXKOX, Election Thursday, August 7th, 1875. The Contest In Orange County New Developments, &. A late issue of the Hillsboro Re corder announces a self-constituted ticket in that ancient borough of the same old fossils, who have rat tled their dry bones on its shelves, until the aforesaid shelves are label led : " this little hold for Kirkland" and " that other little hole for Lem. Lynch," and " this fat old corner for Cameron," and that "long, dignified slit in the cupboard for Graham," Ac; which ticket is op posed by a live, go-ahead Reform nomination of gentlemen, who were the unanimous choice of a meeting of citizens, and who represent the better things which are in store for the people of Orange. This ticket is composed of Andrew Murdoch, Esq., known as "Jo Turner's old Whig," It. M. Jones, Esq., the fonner Independant can didate and a gentleman of intelli gence and influence, G. M. Hardin and A. C. Hunter, Esq., which is a strong team, and will no doubt be triumphantly elected. In this election is involved anoth er issue, however, of greater mo ment, to-wit : the question of adopt ing the provisions of a late law, introduced into the Legislature by Mumford McGehee, Esq., the legal blunderbus of Person county, and encrinpereiJhroujrh the "Sirmte" TlIUItSDAY. JULY 31, 1873. For tlie IVorkliijj-iiicn. Two columns of space in The Wcekln Era is hereby tendered to the Mechanics and Working-men of Raleigh, to boat their disposal fnr an v "matter they may wish to - - publish not of a partisan character. "They are invited to occupy the space thus tendered them, and as much more as they may desire. A whole page of Tlie Daily Era will be at the service of the Me chanics and Working-men ofRal eish and the State next Winter, free of all c harge or expcn.se to them whatever." Each of the eight ballot-boxes will bo labelled with the titleof the proiosed amendments to the Con stitution, and the tickets will read. " For Amendment," and " Agaiast Amendment." Vote its who have removed from one Township, or Ward, to another since last August, must register where they will live on the day of election. The books will close on the nth of next month. A Deadfall. The decaved back-steps to the Cape Fear Rank building fell with a lady the other evening, and a thousand wonders she was not killed. The attention of the owner of the property has been severally called to the condition of these steps every month since last August, to the .knowledge of this writer. He has steadily manifested a criminal care lessness of the lives of his tenants, and now the husband of the injured lady should sue and the Grand Jury of the county indict him. I ridey cadence. When the attention of the Demo cratic candidate was called to the fact that there was a standing invi tation extended by the Republican Committee to " opposing candidates and others representing the Demo cracy," he replied, that the copula tive conjunction. " and," was ob jectionable that he was an indejten- dent candidate. What will Mrs. Grundy say; or, rather, what will the Wilders, the Rands, the Rled- noes, and the Lewises, say to this ? Mr. Snotc is in high dudgeon because he is classed among the representatives of the Democracy ! Judge Toursee. The Correspondent of the Richmond Knnuirer, says Judge Tourgee is the beet and ablest Judge in the State. That Correspondent must have set hi standard of excellence very low, or Heaven help tho Judiciary of North Carolina. Does that correspondent re member that tho people of this district know something about Judge Tourgee, and that they are quite as able to form a correct estimate of his value as U the correspondent? Don't let us hear that again. Hillsboro Recorder. The Enquirer Correspondent had the authority of the lawyers of tho Goldsboro Rar and the Gol&sboro Messengert for what he wrote. A leading Democratic lawyer of this State, a prominent official of the Confederate States Government, a candidate for Judge on the Demo cratic ticket in 1S67, and a Demo crat now, says Tourgee is the "best and ablest Judge " he ever prac ticed before. Constitutional Election i North Carolina. in An election In North Carolina is to lx? held on the 7th of next month, for the purpose of adopting or rejecting certain proposed constitutional amendments. Anion; the number is one changing the time of the meeting of the Legisla ture from one to two years that is, that there shall be biennial instead of annual sessions, and another pro poses to relieve the I .legislature from levying a tax to pay interest on the SUte debt. The first may l all right and proper, the way thing are go ing in the "old Tar SUte," for we find it is also proposed to dispense with the services of a Commissioner of Public Works, there being no public works in progress in the SUte ; but the tax pro position smacks too much of repudia tion to be hurriedly or carelessly passed upon. ! We Lope the good people of North Carolina will not suffer their fi nancial reputation to Ik Urn i shed by winking or blinking at the repudiation i of Wake of the State's indebtedness in any shape, As they vote on the 7th of August so ; study of the people, and the expose prove of in- in relation tdTcfLwwitht, tion of crops," but would be better understood if it read, " a law to tear down the poor man's fence, and to protect the rich man's crop." The provisions of this law are to prohibit all fences in a county, ex cept one which shall run around the entire county, to be paid for by taxes out of the people's pockets, and to make every man keep his cattle, sheep, horses, and hogs penned up, on penalty of a misde meanor, which shall render hira liable to fine and imprisonment. and permit a plea of damages against him, which shall forfeit his cattle when Miey are caught outside of a cowpen or a hog sty, in McGe hee's field, or Cunningham's creek bottoms or Norwood's woods, rang ing over a common territory as has ben the the custom since Orange county was settled. And to add to this iniquity against the small farmer, it is said, that the vote will be so taken as to mystify the voters, those voting "no fence," meaning to vole for fences, and those voting "fence" for no fences. This is no doubt a decree of the County Commissioners themselves, who are in the livery of the Re corder et id omne genus. Now so far as this fence abomin ation is concerned, the people of Or ange are inform ed that Mr. Norwood did vote for it, and his friends are its especial champions. In order te rebuke them, therefore, let the vo ters put down their agents and un derstrappers at once and forever, as they have an opportunity of so do- now, which may not return, like bread upon the waters, after many days. The Recorder is under the weath er and does not oien its guns "on tho jUci)t radicals of tho IliJU boro rumshops," with its usual ef frontery. And whileJft says "brass and shamelessness are the essential featured of radicalism," it must have had a Raleigh editor in its eye, whose brass is a purely Orange County mixture, and who is a rad ical by nature and an extremist by education. Rut if such be some of the features of so-called radicalism the Era begs to remind the Recorder that a seeking after "hoffis," "hof fis," and a continual leaning to the rich against the poor, is the mouth and eyes of its own concern. For verily a genuine latter-day, Horace Greeley Democrat can see an office further and "holler" for it louder, than any negro at the happiest corn-shucking in Orange County. Let the people of Orange, there fore, persevere, and renovate that old cupboard in Hillsboro, and put other men in place who will have an eye to the interests of all classes of working-people ' and not the benefit or promotion or pro tection of the crop- of Messrs. Came ron, Graham, Kirkland, Norwood, Cunningham and McGehee. Work, friends, and the victory is yours. The County Canvass. From what one can hear of Mr. Snow on his campaign, he is fight ing against individuals and not the Republican party. The principles of that party he does not attack; the general policy of the Republican party he seems not to oppose. With the mis-management of the County affairs and the local finances, Mr. Snow cannot connect Mr. Gil bert, for that gentleman has filled simply an humble position in the walks of the working-mejjjJlRlJjiag had no otTie'al power nor exerted any influence of office. Veither the Republican party, nor such individuals of that party as Mr. Gilbert are responsible for apparent and alleged defaults, spec ulations and peculations in our County and local affairs. In his de nunciation of a condition of affairs known to exist here, Mr. Snow doubtless has the sympathy of his hearers of all parties, but he cannot and ought not to be applauded and sustained in his efforts to crush out an innocent and unuiu-aUiu'' work ing-man by attempting to connect him with official speculations in County and City scrip, extortions on public laborers, and other abuses of suffering servants of the County and City. The administration of the affairs County and Raleigh for four years past is a subject for the i & The Second Senatorial District. An election for two Senators oc curs in the Second Senatorial Dis trict on the first Thursday of August, the seventh day, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Senators Reepass and Stilley. The Democrats have had no little trouble to get candidates into the field. They met in Convention at Washington July 4th, and nom inated Messrs. F. B. Satterthwaite and Louis C. Latham. Mr. Satter thwaite being on hand promptly declined, whereupon William A. Thompson, Esq., late of Wayne, was put up. The County Executive Committee was left to supply the places of these two gentlemen, should either or both decline. That Committee has announced the declination of I Messrs. Latham and Thompson by putting into the field Geo. A. Greg ory, Esq., of Martin, and II. J. Lucas, Esq., of Hyde. How the campaign is progressing, the .ia is not advised. Dr. Ed ward Ransom, of Tyrrell, and Stew art L. Johnson, Esq., of Beaufort, were nominated by the Republican Convention at Plymouth, July 4th ; but this fact was fully two weeks in reaching Raleigh. Of course the Republicans will carry the District, even should Messrs. Lucas and Gregory accept, e has been doubt. ent writing at length in the Second Sena torial District, advises the public that one of the Democratic candi dates was a member of the House when the Senatorial Districts of the State were so violently, fraudulent ly and unconstitutionally gerry mandered, and on general princi ples he goes for them both thus: "If these two valiant sacrifices of the Ku Klux Greeley remains, should unfortunately be elected in the 2d District, they would doubt less act as the ready and willing tools of the same wicked and atro cious Ku Klux amalgation Greeley party. In the name of truth and common sense, what good have such men ever done? Have they ever done anything but harm ? They have been opposed to the Government ot the C nited States all the time. They are almost as un grateful to the Government that protects them, as ?erients when warmed into lire are ready to strike the hand that warms them. "These two gallant Captains went to war to try to keep the colored race in slavery, anil the poor white race also, for ioor white men were only partly free while slavery ex isted. "But the great Republican party, in its broad and humane sweep of justice, has swept white and colored slavery from our country, and made all men free and equal before the law, without any regard to wealth, race, color or previous con dition ; regardless of t he puny and foolish opoosition of all the unprin cipled malcontents and political as sassins of the Ku Klux Klans. "Let us only refer for a moment to one of the extraordinary acts of this extraordinary party at the last session of the Legislature. In the first part of the session a joint com mittee to investigate matters con nected with the Penitentiary was appointed by the Speakers of the two Houses, while both Speakers were Conservatives; anda Conserva tive committee was appointed which might white-wash and cover j up. if rossible. all the mismanage- I ment and wrongs of the Bledsoe conservative managers and employ ees. Now in January of the same session, as soon as a Republican President of the Senate entered up on the discharge of the duties of his office, the Ku Klux party in the Legislature were afraid he might have something to do with the ap pointment of some of the members of said committee, and true to their obligations to stand by each other on all occasions, they actually pass ed a law declaring That the joint select committee to investigate the af fairs of the Penitentiary remain as at present const uuiqu." iwumeu me 27th day of January, 1S73. " This is a species of partisan fa voritism never before known in the legislative history of North Caro lina, and it will remain a3 a monu ment of infamy to the Democratic-C&nservative-ku klux party, which passed laws to justify their own lawlessness and pardon their own crimes. " Any reasonable man would sup pose there was no use or propriety in passing a law to continue a cer tain Conservative committee in power, without any change, wheth er they should be elected by the peo ple or not, merely to white-wash and justify Conservatives in the mis management of the affairs of the Penitentiary. What public good can be promoted" by such partisan and drivelling legislation? Who can regard it otherwise than as the product of a weak, depraved, de moralized and corrupt party in its expirinjr efforts? It has done all it could for itself, and nothing but in jury and wrong for the country. It has been tried and condemned to death by the great jury of the peo ple, from whose decision and verdict there is no appeal. Let it die the death of a condemned felon, and in expiation of its many crimes, let it go down," Tothesamedustfrom whence it sprung, Unwept, unhonored and unsung,' ONE OF THE 1'EOrLE. Editor of the Era in common with the people of North Carolina has a high regard. Mr. Pool's contro versy with her is his own affair. Justice to him demands that he be heard, and he is heard. The lady owes it to herself to clear up the charges against her, if not true, or explain her conduct if true. Mr. Pool owes it to himself to reduce his inuendoes to open charges. But the conduct of the Editor of the Sentinel in commenting on, crit icising and denouncing a paper he will not publish, but which he copies to retain the original, admits of no defense, and but tins explana tion characteristic. Auother Innovation. The Directors of the Insane Asy lum met last week tofill the vacancy in the office of Steward caused by the death of Mr. Huggins. The Board promptly elected Mrs. Hug gins, widow of the deceased, to the position. This is conduct every Republican of North Carolina ought to feel proud of. It shows that the great Republican party of the country understands .the necessities of the times, and means to take care of the women of the land. Having knocked the shackles from the slaves, the Republican party now proposes to emancipate the women by giving them work to do in such positions as they are conpctento fill. In this instance the lady is fully competent to fill the position; and she will fill it sis efficiently as did her late husband whose administra tion was the most acceptable of any within the history of the Institu tion. , Let the ladies of North Carolina remember that this Republican party, which thus gives appropriate and profitable employment to one of their sex in need, is the same pious,) of course they would not hitch up on Sunday. Dr. Rich. K. Gregory, late of Charlotta, has moved here perman ently. Dr. Bracken, of Caswell, is corning, and many others are on the road. The Methodist College will com mence operations on the 27th of next month. This institution will alone bring a corps of people to our city. Brother Cuninggim, the Sec retary of the Board of Trustees, is among the happiest of mortals ; the resurrection of the College to him is only equalled by the conversion of a sinner from the paths of nature to the walks of grace. The College ! will be, as of old, in charge of the l most competent teachers. And of all the country there is no better place to educate a young lady. The society of Greensboro alone is an inducement. Rev. N. H. D. Wilson and his daughters have gone Piedmonting. Mr. Lindsay, the banker, ha3 sent his family to the same place. John D. White has got back from Beaufort. A big crowd is here to-day from Salem and Winston. All our peo ple have Opened their doors, and the good things of the season are being lavishingly put out before our "country cousins" to whom our maidens sing, " Welcome, welcome, is this merry meeting. " , , . Charjy Crunftp is in town to-day. Among our young rail road Hien that the times demand, this gentle man stands prominent. No doubt he is the youngest man in the South at this time holding the responsible position of Auditor of a great Rail road corporation. For a long time Mr. Crump was Secretary to the N. C. It. R. Co. Since the lease, and under the consolidation Mr. Crump has been Auditor of the N. C. Div. R. A D. R. R. Mr. Crump is a vig orous, Hard working young man, party of negroes and scalawags they j an( with those whom he is associ are asked to detest and scorn. j ated, as well as the general public, I very jiopular. The Cape Fear and leep River "Works. This Era contains a card from Hon. John Manning, of Chatham, and a letter from another Chatham gentleman, touching the recent sale of the Cape Fear and Deep River interests. The correspondent " Rcmex " gives a very clear and satisfactory history of the condition of the in terests sold, while the card of Mr. Manning rebukes, in pner terms, those croakers and old fogies, who, having no interests themselves, and as little sense and fitness for the duties of the times, urge that, be cause the State has failed and come to grief in her efforts under an ex ploded system of internal Improve ments, she should now refuse to let her unfinished works be completed, because, she lost her money in them; for if others are allowed to finish the work they will only the more plainly demonstrate the folly of these fossils and old fogies whose j business now is to stand as mon- i uments of imbecility erected in an j age of Democratic extravagance, j mis-government and criminal fool- j ishness. Ietter from Greensboro. Railroad Meeting Greensboro the Future " City " of North Carolina Railroad Men Salem and. Win ston Visit the Garden City CJiarley Crump McAdoo's New Hotel, etc., etc., etc. The Sentinel, Solomon Pool and the University. will they be known to all the world. Sew York Herald. Thej .Era last Winter endeavored to impress the Legislature with the evil effects a ratification of the pub lic debt Amendment would pro duce at this time. This proposed Amendment looks like repudiation. It is a step in that direction ; and a most unfortunate step for the peo- I pie of North Carolina. No antici ' pated good results from theadoption of the Amendments will begin to compensate for such a loss of repu tation and public honor to the peo ple and the State. Mr. President Pool of the Uni versity, feeling aggrieved at a lady correspondent of the Sentinel writ ing from Chapel Hill, and of the University, sought to defend him self through the columns of that paper. For once an extraordinary sense of decency prevailed in the of fice of that paper, and Mr. Pool's communication was not published. But gentle reader! the communi cation was not; returned, on appli cation for it, but the paper was copied, the copy returned to Mr. Pool, and the original retained. This is a proctdn.o; quite aspru dent, pains-taking and original as the instance of prevailing decency is extraordinary and exceptional. Finding that he cannot be heard through the channel by which the assaults reached h!m, Mr. Pool re quests publication of his card in the Era, and in his note to the Editor says : The Sentinel has several times said that when Republicans are aggrieved by what it publishes, its columns are about to be made will terest to all readers. In his efforts to unearth corruption Mr. Snow, if open for their correction. I have been grossly misrepresented. I write a po lite note to the Cditor accompanied with a correction of the slanders pub lished, and he refuses to insert it. lie keeps the original communica tion, I believe, for the purpose of using it privately to my injury, while be will not let the public see it. The communication sent to the -Sentinel was not anonymous, but signed by me officially still its publication is re fused. The lady referred to in the letter of Mr. Pool is one for whom the not premature, is indiscriminate and so in striking down the inno cent along with the guilty, he not simply neutralizes his Lest efforts, but condemns and destroys himself before all just and fair-minded men. Let the people of Wake County understand, that, in supporting- Mr. Gilbert they sustain an honest working-man, a man disconnected with any and all rings, and free from any entangling alliances of I evil or corruption, whatsoever. To the Editor of The Era: The meeting of the Stockholders, North Western North Carolina Railroad was held at " Benbow's " on Thursday. A large party came down from Salem and Winston, and from various places along the route. Although the road is but a small affair, comparatively speaking, it did bring out some of the larger sized railroad "ingiins." Buford, Keogh, (Belo a new hand,) Thos. M. Holt, II. W. Fries, and other prominent railroad and financial men were here, and all seemed busy. Colonel Buford was elected President of the new road. This fact, within itself, is sufficient guar antee that "progress" is to be the watchword. Colonel Buford has already thrown the stock upon the market, and the financial agents of the Richmond and Danville road have advertised their readiness to dispose of the stock of the N. W. N. C. It. It. endorsed by the It. and D. R. R. Co. This road is destined to be of im portance to Richmond. Heretofore the trade from this section of North Carolina has been almost exclusive ly with Norfolk, Wilmington (N. C.) and Baltimore, but the establish ment oi a direct intercourse with theSouthern Capital will materially change things, and carry nearly if not all the trade direct to Richmond. So much for the enterprise, thrift andsagacity of our neighbors. And now, although we abuse Buford from A to izzard, who will not say, " but for him this road would not to-day be a road ?" Greensboro is destined for the fu ture city of North Carolina. The enterprise of her citizens, the loca tion, scenery, revolutionary history and reputation, her flower gardens, and hospitable people.her hotels, our public buildings, her newspapers, her sober condition, her freedom from crime, loafers, and rowdies, her elegant schools and magnificent churches, all blended together, truly make her the garden spot of North Carolina. We are in need of a "driving park." Nearly air of our people boast of a team, and among them we note some " cracks." Col. Tom Keogh turns out a half phceten and two smashing bays. Mr. Julius Gray, the banker, has a splendid span of chestnut sorrels, and a well gotten up 44 Brougham." Dr. Ben bow has a get up that will stand examination; he pulls out a bay and black, ala anglaise. You know the old English and Irish custom, 44 never drive matches." Dr. Robertson, Mr. Jesse Hoskins, Dr. W. L. Callum, Mr. Jno. T. Reese, Judge Settle. Judge Dick, Mr. Seynour Steele, Mr, Jesse Lindsay, Mr. Eugene Morchead, have all provided themselves with i Walter McAdo, Esq., is building a new Hotel opposite the 44 Menden hall place" under the site where now stands the 44 Yarborough." The Xew Nortl State is out in fa vor of 41 Repudiation." In the is- isue of that paper of July 23d the ! editor says : We believe the movement to is , sue special tax bonds wasorgauized i in Raleigh, and that the " inner i circle " was composed mostly of ; democrats. That there was an ''In visible Empire" in the Special Tax Conspiracy we have no doubt. Members of the legislature of C8-U9, as pure as any men living, moved by patriotic impulses, voted for the appropriations winch authorized the issue of the Special Tax bonds. YY ith our knowledge or tlie facts we do not hesitate to say that the spe cial tax bonds were concieved in fraud ; brought forth in fraud, and that in nearly every instance the holders got them with full notice of their dishonor. Our people will repudiate this part of the State debt because they feel under no honorable or moral obligations to pay it. But there is a debt represented j by "old bonds" and "funding i bonds" which was fastend opon the ! State by ante bellum Carpet Baggers; j What shall be done with that? i What has been done with it ? It is j an honest debt. The bonds were j sold at par to'northern capitalists, j i and with their money our railroads I and "public institutions Mere con-; strutted. Interest is due and un- j paid upon these bonds now, which amounts to 30 per cent of their par j value; yet the whole claim princi- ; pal and interest is-selling in New York for 27 cents on the dollay. Bad as republican legislation is claimed to have been, it is an in controvertible fact that when the democrats got control of our legislature, those very bonds were worth in the New York market 45 cents in the dollar. The democrats have controlled our legislation for three years; and during that time our "old debt" upon which we stake our jioxou, has depreciated so greatly, that from being worth nearly 50 cents in the dollar it has gone down below zero, to a point where it can be bought for an amount less than the interest due upon it, . The article closes with the fol lowing, which is very significant: "The democratic papers are great ly exercised by the reported effort of Hon. Iteverdy Johnson to com pel the State to pay interest on the special tax bonds. We think the virtuous tone of our democratic co temporaries very amusing, to say the least. Their position is, that the special tax bonds were authorized by a cor rupt Carpet Bag Legislature, and therfore ought not to be paid. The Xew North State is a leading paper in this State, and its position on this question will be read with interest, and duly considered by in terested parties. Judge Settle has arrived home. Col. Keogh goes to Saratogo 1st of l August. And now I will hush up, the "times demand" that I close. ' I quote the "times demand." This fa mous word will live long, probably longer than its author. The story is well known, but is worth repeat ing. During the Kirk Bergen war, on account of some act of either Kirk or Bergen." Col. Tom Holt, a gtrict Presbyterian, became very an gry and lost control of his temper, and while discussing the matter with Major Billy Smith, exclaimed by the eternal ginge or "words to that effect," whereupon Major Smith, said. "Why Colonel, I am surprised at your language." Real ly I thought you a church man." 44 Well "said Col. Holt, " I am, but the times demand such language. Cyki's. Greeasboro, N. C, July 20, 1S73. to be worthy of his position. I see that a recent sale of the State's in terest in the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Works, is attract ing some attention and comments in the papers, and I propose to give through your columns some inform ation on the subject, which may lead to a proper judgment, in the public mind. It is an old matter which passed from general notice many years . ago amidst disappointment and obloquy, and perhaps no one has been tempted recently to inves tigate its history and present status, except from special interest or duty. The Commissioners decide after investigation and consultation to sell the State's interest in these works in accordance with section 3rd of an act oi 1860-'6I, chapter 122, (viz:) "That the Commission ers of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Works, be and they are hereby authorized and re quired to sell so soon as they may deem advisable, the State's interest in said works upon such terms as they may deem best." (The Legis lature had this question before them last session, and declined to alter it.) After full and extensive notice the sale occur red at Lockville on 8th of July, 1873, at the price of $1,200. And the practical question now mooted in the papers, is whether the sale was not improper because of the inad equacy of the price ; and it is to il lustrate that point, that I no.w wish , to make a fair statement of some of the main facts which controlled the Board, and upon which public judgment must eventually rest: 1. The whole scheme, which was onco high in public regard, proved a failure from some cause, and like the law of ebb and flow, it then fell as far in disrepute as it had before been high in public favor. Nearly everj'body, as well as those along the line, and others at a distance, concluded that the project was im practicable, that those who advo cated it were deluded, and that it would be folly in the State or indi viduals to spend another dollar in the enterprise. And with very rare exceptions I have heard no other sentiments expressed from that time till the recent sale. 2. When this scheme was under taken, neither the Western Rail road from Fayettevilie, nor the Chatham Railroad was built, and it is known to every informed man along the contemplated river im provement, that the completion of those roads utterly crushed all pres ent hopes or prospects of the river scheme as originally designed, (viz:) from Fayettevilie to Han cock's mills in Moore county now Tyser's mills and that but a faint hope was left, that perhaps a por tion of the river might be repaired and operated as a feeder to those roads. And even that hope had lodgment with but few persons, who were generally considered, on account of it, as being pretty seri ously moon-struck. In accordance with these views of the people of all parties and all sections in the State, the Constitutional Conven tion passed an ordinanceon the 15th of March, 1SG8, with this pream ble: "Wherras the Cape Fear apd Deep River Navigation Works are in ruinous condition, and in their present condition utterly worthless to the State and highly injurious to the people residing in the valleys of said Rivers; and whereas it is expedient that said works shall be I made available in developing the ! resources of said valleys." The ordinance then proceeds to give to j the Chatham Railroad Company ' all the State's interest in that por- I tion of said works from Northing- i j ton's dam in Harnett county to the j Gulf in Chatham county both of ' them being included, with authority i in said Company to transfer the accessible to the Railroads, and nearly the whole scope of valuable minerals and water power, have been only of value enough to be ac cepted as a donation, with a mere implied prospect of improvement by the donee? 3. It should be borne in mind that the Commissioners sold only the State's interest in these works, which of course was limited to the portion not heretofore given away. As to what that interest may be, I have only to say, that it would take a good lawyer many days of hard study, to find it out definitely, if he could do so at all, and that he would require several columns of your pa per to set it forth so as to reach pub lic apprehension and conviction. It is a bending thread to be traced amidst a vast number of complica tions and entanglements, and noth ing short of a large fee could enable the best lawyer ever to unravel it. If any one shall doubt this state ment, I propose to fortify it, by simply-referring him, to the case of 44 The C. F. and D. R. Nav. Co., against Miles Costin," 63 N. Oa. Rep. 264. And yet it may be safe ly asserted that this interest is a real one and of such magnitude that no prudent man would attempt to re pair and revive these works with out having secured it. I will state here, that it is hardly probable that any company will be tempted to improve the Cape Fear River from the head of Smylie's fall io Fayettevilie, except upon i two contingencies, 1. That the iron interests in Harnett and Chatham counties shall answer present anti cipations, or 2. that Wilmington shall greatly improve her inlet and swash, or open a ship channel to the Atlantic. And if that portion of the Cape Fear should be improved, it will probably be upon a plan so different from the former one, that the present works will be of little or no service. 4. There seems to be a misappre hension as to the outlay of the State in these works. It was in- round numbers as follows : For stock, $120,000, for payment of prior liens when she purchased in 1859, $65,000 and for endorsement of the compa ny's bond, $300,000. These bonds I suppose are outstanding but the State assumed their payment in part consideration of her purchase. And after said purchase the State spent $100,000, towards repairing and improving the works. Whether this $285,000, was raised by State bonds, and if so, whether those bonds are outstanding, are points,) about which I am not informed. The remainder of the original out lay came from other stockholders, j who can get no return except from j incidental advantages toacerue from repairing and establishing more or less of the River improvements. And could it be good pofiey in the State: to debar them longer from these much needed advantages, by still holding on to her complicated interests in thedisjointed fragments of these works, which are already badly decayed and are constantly getting woise,until somebody would offer a big price for it, in contraven tion of the judgment of nearly all persons whether near to or distant from the works? For I have been (From the Sentinel.) Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company. IN BANKRUPTCY. or your PiTTsnono, July 10, 1873 Editors of the Sentinel I have read the article correspondent Chatham, in the Sentinel, of the 15th inst., and have a few words to say in reply. lhe franchise of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Com pany, was - sold by the sheriff of Chatham county, in Pittsboro on the 7th day of July, to satisfy an execution, issued upon a judgment, obtained by John II. Haughton, Esq., against the company, at Fall Term, 1870, of Chatham Superior Court, for $23,S64.22, With interest from November 14th, 1870. ; This sale was made after due advertising in the county, as required by law, and after advertising in the News to give it greater publicity. At this sale the Deep River Manufacturing Company became the last and high est bidder, for the term of 90 years, and as by law required, satisfied the execution and costs. This transac tion was simply as follows: A creditor of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company ob tained a judgment against said company, for his debt, and sells ac cording to law, under an execution, and the Deep River Manufacturing Company purchases, i On the next day, 8th of July, 1873, the Board of Commissioners of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Workk appointees of the Governor, and he being ex-ofti-cio one of the Board, at the instance of B. I. Howze, Esq., who repre sented certain other, creditors of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navi gation Company sold at. Lockville after -advertising for six weeks in threading papeus in the State, all the interest of the Staffe in the Cape .tear ana iJeepjtiver Navigation worKs, ana tne Deep luver Navi gation Company again became the purchaser, at the price of $1,200, and further by the terms I of the sale, is to complete the Navigation of the Cape Fear and Deep Rivers, from Fox's Island dam, to and including the Carbonton dam in five years, and from Fox's Island dam, to Fayettevilie, in ten vcars. The Convention of 1806, by ordi nance, transferred all of the State's interest in the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Works, from Buckhorn on the Cape Fear, to the Gulf on Deep River, to the Chat ham Railroad Company, and has since been transferred to the Deep River Manufacturing Company, so i OTICK- IS IIKRKRY . OIVK.V, : That a petition has been filed in the Distric t Court of the United S utes for tliH Eastern Dintrict of North nrolina . by iJandridKO J. Ililliard. if Wnrren ; county, in snid District, duly deel...- -I . a JJiinkrupt uiuk-r the Act of (mgre i of March 'J1. lsiJT. for u 1 dix-liuriru I and -w i tiiii au-tlieroof from all his dcht and otlior Halt., jrovalle under sui.l Act: That tin- .ith day of Au-ust, lST, 'at In o'clock. A. M.. at th oiltceofA. I W. Shaffer, Krister in ISanki npti-v, in ! Kalciii, N. C, in aligned for the l.our liuoftlio Mitiic, when and whore all ' creditors, who havo proved their debts. aim oiiieii purson.s in imereMt may at tend and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of thtf Maid petitioner should not be granted. And that the second and third meeting will he !iekl at the same time and place. . New Berne, N. C, Julv USth, 1)S7.:. GKO. K. TINKKK, I'J. Kaiox it SriiL'ir.t,, Attorney. -t. .TOTICE IS i fKitEBY UIVEN. That a Petition i..-ileen hied in the Dis trict Court of tlu United States t- tho Eastern District of North Carolina, by Lai kin O. liatton, of Johnston county, in said District.duly declared a bank nipt under the act of Congress of March d, 1807, for a discharge and eertiiieaU- there of from all his debt and other einim provable under said act, and that the IHh day of August, 1S73, at 1 o'clock. A. !., at tho oflice of A. W. Shaflor, Register in Bankruptcy, in Kaleigh, N. O.. ia assigned for the hearing ot the baine, when and where all creditors, who have proved their debts, and other persons in interest may attend and nhow cause, if-any thev have, why the prayer of the aid petitioner should not he granted. And iliai tiieKoeond and third meetings will held at the sa.ne time and place. .-. New Berne, N. (.'., July 5th, lt.J. 7-2t GEO. E. TIN K Ell, Clerk. Battle & Son, Attorneys. N -VPTICE 18 IIEHEBY GIVEN, 1N That a Petition has been liled in ti,a nistrict court of tho United State for the Eastern District of North earolinj byy Allison v. : jwuin, " " countv. in said District, duly declared j Bankrupt under the ctor Congress of March 2d, 1SU7, for a dischargo and cer tificate thereof from all his debts and other claims provable under aid Act, and that tho 9th day of August, 1S73, iu 10 o'clock, a. in., at the oliice of A. YV. i Shaffer, Register in Bankruptcy, lit j Raleigh, N. 0., is assigned for the Jitar-, I ing of the same, when and whero all creditors, who have proved their debts, and other persons in interest may attend I and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not bo gran ted. And that the second and third meetings will bo i-eid at the ; same time and place. r i New-Berne, N, C, July i!"th, 1S73. 7 2t GKO. E. TINKER, Clerk. to sell, on the 8th of July, except from Buftkhorn down, and from tho Gulf up, the central and by far the most important section, (because it is the section connecting with the Railroad at Lockville) the State had already parted with, and in the improvement of this section, the Deep Itiver Manufacturing Com pany have expended the sum of $1.3,000. j . The Stale, according fo your cor respondent's article, has expended I $7o0,000 in experiments on these i rivers the State has failed to make ! navigable, and no sane man suppo ses that the State will undertake I the work again, for in 1SG3, as be i fore stated, the State made a dona i tion of the most valuable section to I the Chatham Railroad Company. It is certain that the State will not : complete the work, and because ! parties, who have investments, to ' the amount of four hundred and odd ! thousand dollars in mineral lands ATGTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, l That a petition has been tiled In the District Court of tho United States for tho Eastern District ol Noi th Carolina, that really, the State had nothings nv Robert J. Perkinson, of Warren II At, n Oil. C T..1-- . . .it.- ! . 1 . . 1 l I I .. county, in saiu uisirici, uuiy uvciaiwi u Bankrupt under tho Act ot Conigresa ol March 2d, 1S67, for a discharge and cer tificate thereof from all his dehts and other claims 'provable under said Act, and that the !ih day of August, ls7:S, at 10 o'clock, A. M at the oliice of A. W. Shaffer, Register in Bankruptcy, in Ra leigh, N. C, is assigned for the hearing of the saino, when and where all credi tors, who have proved their debts, and other persons in interest may attend and show cause, if any they have, why the praver of the said petitioner should not be granted. And that tho second and third meetings will be he'd at tho same time and place. New Berne, N. C, July 2.".th, 1.S7.1. ' GEO. E. TINE El!, Clerk. B. F. Eoso, Attorney. 7 2t. -vrTrricE i-s hkreby given,' iN That a Petition has hocn f.lcd in the District Court of the United States forj the Eastern District of North Carolina, by John C. Cawthon, of Granville county, in said District, duly declared a Bank rupt tinder tho Act of Congress of March 2d. 1807. for u discharge and -cer tificate thereof from all his debts and on the Cape Fear and Deep rivers, i other claims provable under said Act, and who are therefore vitally inter ested to complete the navigation, come forward and purchase what ever interest the State may have in it, at .public auction, under sales made without collusion, and after unusual publicity, then this is evi dence of " the Deep River and Cape Fear ring," and ground for charg ing the purchaser with "running amazed to find how exceedingly j (Tsrow Afe,v Kli ,.. w) r,k Sale of Cape Fear and Weep River Navigation "Works. " get up's," and the " road " is strewn with them each afternoon, 'j except Sunday, (our people are very To the Editor of The Era : As sentinels over public affairs, the newspapers generally criticise freely all persons and things of a public character. And thia is all right, provided they properly dis criminate between fault-finding and Jinuendo by guess; and just and well informed criticism. The for mer is the more easy task, as it de mands neither labor nor research, and but little space in the paper. But the latter is more fair and ben eficial in the end. And while no one expects that an editor can be always posted op every public ques tion, yet it is but fair to presume that he can get necessary aid by proper correspondence; and if he criticise disparagingly without due information of his own, or from such correspondence, then he ceases same at its pleasure. This portion contains about ti,, miles on each side of the crossing of Deep River by the Chatham Railroad, and leaves only one lock and dam on Deep River, and about 40 miles in the Cape Fear between Northington's and Fayettevilie. Thus the State's interest in the most important part of the works, in reference to Rail roads and Minerals, was given away. This portion comprehends the iron ores near Buckhorn, with the immense water power at that place. The water power at Lock ville and Gorgas and the Gulf, (this water power is not owned by the Navigation Company,) the coal at Egypt, Farmville, the Taylor place and the Gulf, besides the other classes of resources between those points. Besides, it was the portion kept in best repair, as boats plied over nearly all of itduringthe war and until they were stopped by Sherman's army, whereas the other portions of the works were entirely abandoned after the Spring of 1860 And yet we have seen that the Convention of 1SQ8, in accord I sup pose with the general sentiment of the people, gave away this portion to the Chatham Railroad Company, upo-the probability that they might be induced to improve it to wards aiding in building their road, and ultimately as a feeder to it. In further proof of public sentiment about that time, I refer to an act of the Legislature of 1868-'G9, chapter 81, authorizing certain persons to remove obstructions out of the Cape Fear River from Northington's to Fayettevilie. So the Convention gave away all above Northington's except one lock and dam at Car bouton, and the Legislature indi rectly abandoned all the rest. And the Chatham Railroad Conipany followed suit, by transferring the part donated to them to the Deep River Manufacturing Company, without any consideration as far as I have heard, except a prospect that the latter Company might improve it, and make it a feeder to the Rail road. The writer tried hard to con vince the stockholders of the Chat ham road that this interest was valuable, and to dissuade them from parting with it, but they were incredulous as to his views, and the transfer was ordered by an almost unanimous vote. And if this esti mate has thus applied ever since the war to the whole work, how does it come to pass, that the dislo cated ends suddenly loom up into such importance and value, when they have been abandoned for 13 years, and when the 40 miles be tween them, including the portion small is the number of those, who attach any value to these works, or have the least confidence in any promised repairs. I am of that small number, however, and I shall be greatly disappointed, if about GO miles of the line, viz: from Li Hi ng ton, in Harnett county, to or near Tyser's Mills, in Moore county, shall not be in successful operation within 18 months from this date. And such a result would be of in calculable ad vantage to a large scope of country; and would more than compensate the State indirectly for a mere possible chance of getting a better price for her interest, by per sisting in an already extended poli cy of playing " the dog in the man ger." I will simply say in conclu sion, that I think my means of in formation will enable me to say with great confidence that there was not a scintilla of ring move ment among the commissioners in reference to this matter, and that they anxiously and honestly exert ed themselves to secure the best price they could for an interest which they were fully satisfied ought to be sold. REMEX. Hon. Thomas Settle Republi can Meeting in Edgecombe. To the Editor of the Era: At a mass meeting of the Repub licans of Edgecombe county, held in the Couft House at Tarboro, N. C, July 19th, 187. the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: .Whereas, We the Republican citizens of Edgecombe county in mass meeting assembled, believing in the open recognition and ap proval at all times, of the valuable services of eminent men of our State in behalf of our great National Re publican Party, and as evidence of our appreciation of a name that is dear to the people of North Caro lina, therefore be it Resolved, That wo recognize and esteem with a glow of just and pa triotic pride the name and services of lion. Thomas Settle, the scholar, the patriot and statesman. Resolved, The we believe he has evinced the true qualities of a statesman and an unswerving Re publican, and has shown by his acts that he has been a faithful friend of all the people of our State, from the day his name became enrolled as a soldier in the army of Repub licanism. Resolved, That we hailed with pride and joy his election as presi- .1 a. r ii -nrrt.: i t . ueiiL oi late xtuuouai Vonvenuon. and believed the action to be a just recognition oi tne services he had rendered in aid of the great and vitally important question of recon struction the organization of the Republican party in our State, and the triumph of Republican princi ples in our Nation. Resolved, That we trust an oppor tunity will offer at some future time, when it will be our pleasure to demonstrate that old Edirecombe of the East joins hands with her sister counties in rewarding: the patriotic services of Western North Carolina's illustrious and deserving son, Resolved, That these resolutions be sent to the Raleigh Era, Repttblic and Courier and the New North State for publication. A. McCABE, Chairman, j W. P. Maiisox, l-T TJ T . r.Tn Committee. the. purchaser ? " 1st. It is the "Deep River Manu facturinfr Company." The stock of : this Company is owned by 'persons who had no connection with the "Penitentiary hxtition." The man ager, Mr. Edgar is from Canada, and one of the principal stockholders, is Mr. George (.. LoUlell, of Wil mington, Delaware, the largest tar wheel manufacturer in the world, and who alone has invested nearly $200,000 in cash in this section. 2. This Deep River Manufactur ing Company have done .more to develop the mineral interest of the Deep River basin than all the rest of the world put together. 8. They are honestly investing their own money in building a fur nace at Endor, in putting up exten sive iron works at Buckhorn. They contemplate erecting Rolling Mills at Lockville, and a car manufactory in its vicinity. 4. They are largely interested in making the river navigable:. Neith er the State nor any one else that we know will do it, and if this com pany are inclined to spend their own money in furnishing the peo ple with a navigation through the richest mineral region of the State, it seems to me that they should be welcomed as great public benefac tors, instead of being denounced as a ring, particularly when, we re member that the State, after an expenditure of $750,000, abandoned the work. " One other remark. If everyone who purchases property of the State at public sale, and by the expendi ture of his money enhances , its value, is to be denounced as a ring master, pray tell me who will pur chase the swamp lands of North Carolina at the sale of Alex Mclver, Secretary of the Board of Education, or who will have any business transactions with our State author ities. It strikes me that the State has made the best and only dispo sition left to it of the Cape Fear and Deep River Works, and that there is now some reason to hope that this great work will be Sooner or later completed, thanks to the bus-J iness energy, liberality and practi cal sense of George G. Lobdell and his associate stockholders in the Deep River Manufacturing Com pany and the Cape Fear andiron Company. Jonx Manxixg. and that tho Dth day i August. 1S3, at ' 10 o'clock, A. M., at the olllcc of A. V. Shaffer,' llcgister in Bankruptcy, iii ( Kaleigh, N. C, is assigned fr the hear ling of the same, when anil where all j creditors, who have proved their debts, j and other persons in interest may attend and show cause, if any they have, why 1 the prayer of the said petitioner should ! not bo granted. And t lint too second i and third meet ; same time an( New Berne, 7 lit GEO. E. TIN K Kit, Clerk, ico. vnci uiai mo scconu eeUngs will be held at id place. "j a N'. C, July li.-.thf 187:;. In JTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That a petition has been liled in tbi- Jl)istrict Court of the United States for tho Eastern District of North Qaolina, by Thomas II. Lawrence, of Wake county, in said Djstrict, duly declared a Bankrupt under tho Act ol' Congress of March d, 1807, for a discharge and certificate thereof from all his debts and other claims provable under said Act, and tjiat the Vlh day of August,' 17:1, it -10 o'clock, A. M., at tho otlice of A. W. Shaffer, llcgister in Bankruptcy, in Kaleigh. N. C, is assigned for tlie hear ing of the same, when and where all . creditors, who Invo proved their debts, and other person in interest may attend and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of tho said 'iitioner shoiiUi not bu granted And lb. a tho second and third meetings will bo held at the same time and place. New Berne. N. C, Julv i"tti, ls7:i. 7 2t GEO. W. TIN K Ell, Clerk. NOTICE IS! IIEHEBY GIVEN, That a pitiliin has been tiled in the District Court oftfco United .Stales lor the Eastern District of North Carolina, by Thomas Hardy, ol" Wsti-reu count v in said District, duly declared a Bank rupt under the Act of Coiirovs ot' March L'd, lSli7, for a discharge and certificate thereof from all his deMs ad other claims provable under said Ac., and that the 0th day of August, tr.!, at 10 o'clock, A. M., at the oliice of A. W. Shaffer, Kegistor in Bankruptcy, in Kaleigh, N. C, is assigned. for lhe bear ing of ihe same, when, and where all creditors, who have proved their debts, and other pertrms inintcrot may at tend and hov cause, if any I hey have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be gmnted. And tliut -de-second and third meetings will Im held at the same time and place. New Berne, N. -'., Julv USili, ls7:l. GKO. E. TINkKK, Clerk. B. F. Lonu, Attorney. 7 a Mils IS TO GIVE. NOTICE, . on the 1'Jth day of July. A. D.. ADVERTISEMENTS. r FOR SALE CHEAP! ANE NEW FIRST-CLASS II ER- RING'S Patent Fire and -Burglar Proof Safe cost in New York $875.00, and has all the latest improvements. Will be sold cheap for cash the owner having no use for it. Can be feeon at the Commission Ilause of W. II. Jones A Co., Rsdeigh, N, C. i 7 tf A- W. SHAFFER. That in:;. a warrant in liankruptey was issued out of the District Coiul of ll.e United States for Eastern District of N'orlh Car olina, against tlie (-state ot" John A. Powell, of Forestville, in thi county of Wake, and State of Nortfc Carolina, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on his own Pe;it.ou : That tho jmymciit of any debts, and the delivery of any property belonging to such bank nipt, ,to l;tiu, or for Ins use, and the trarisler ol any pi nerty, by him, are forbidden by 4hw ; -Pliat u uiufilimr mT Fit. ..fit. I 1 1 .u .1 l... i.l AUMHWn.V-V.llp, .Ill' fcl n-( o en i bankrupt, to prove their debt, awd to choose one or more assignee of his es tate, wiil be held at a Co. il l of Bank ruptcy, to bo holdeu at Kah ih, N. C, before A. W., Shaffer, Kcgi.-ter, on the 2d day of August, A. D. Ib7.i, at 10 o'clock, A. M. II. M. DOUGLAS, Marshal as Messenger. W. II. I'Ai-K, Attorney. 5 at. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a general meeting of creditors of Russell H. Kingsbury, of Oxford, in tlie county of Granville, State of North Carolina, Bankrupt, beheld at Raleigh, N. C, in said District, on the 8th dav of August, A. D., 1873, at 10 o'clock", A. M., at the officoi of A. W. Shaffer, one of the Registers in Bank ruptcy, in said District, for the purposes named in the twenty-seventh section of the Bankrupt Act of March 2, 1807. L. A. PASCHALL, Assignee, 7 2t P. O. Oxford, N. C. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The undersigned hereby gives notice of his appointment as Assignee of L. R. Whitley, of Stanhope, in thecountv of Nash, and -State of North! Carolina, within said District, who has been ad judged a Bankrupt upon his own peti- trict. , Dated Raleigh, July 18th, 1873. THOMAS IIAMPSON. Assignee. 6 3t P. O. Raleiirh. N. f' rpiILS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That Jl on the 14th day of July, A. D. 1S73, a warrant in liankruptey was issued out of tho District Court or the United States for the Eas'ern District of North Carolina, avahci ho estate of Edwin S. Tisdafe. ot !.';(; i-storo, in the county or Johns!.. n, and State ol Noetb atoliiitt, who uas been adjudged a Bank : apt on his own petition; That ihe p.. ment or any.debts, and the delivi r ..i Vny pro perty belonging to uoh 'h i.. riipt,!t him, or for 'his use, and the itunslw of any property, by him, are forbidden bv law ; That a meeting of the creditors or said bankrupt, to .-rove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his estate will be hold at a Court of Bank ruptcy, to be holden at Raleigh, N. (?., before A. W. .Shaffer, Register" on the 2d day of August, A. It., 1873, at V o'clock, A. M. ' R. M. DOUGL.AS, 5 3t Marshal as Messenger. W. N. H. SMITH. GEO. V. ktroxo SMITH & STRONG, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 6-6m Kaleiffh, IV. C. TO WHOM1 IT MAY CONCERN : The undersigned hereby givt-s rrntico of his appointment as Assignee of Ntv erson W. Strickland, of Jackaon, iu th county of Nash, and State of North Caro lina, within said District, vho has bch adjudged a B.ank,rupt upon his own petition by tho District Court of said District, Dated Raleigh, July 18th. 1873. THOMAS IIAMPSON. Assignee. 6 3t P. O. Raleiirh. N. C. TO WHOM IT MAY. CONCERN : -The undersigned herel vcives notice of bis appointment as assig nee of Hand v Brantley, of Stanhope, in 'he eountv of Nash, and State of N th Carolina, within said District, wl..-has beon ad judged a Bankrupt upo: his own nt tion by the District Com f saki Vi.- trict. Dated RaleUih, July T.. 1S73. THOMAS HAMPSO-N. Assignee 6-3t P. O, Kaleigb, N. C, I r