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THE WEEKLY EKA. i 4 Parallel between the cases ofDun Hp and Baker is a. failure, and its . a. f t r .- attemP1 10 oil ujj siniR Him preju dice bylits partisan teatment of the matter, and its malicious abuse of the Courts is something worse. The lugging in of the case of a wMte man from Johnston for the murder of a colored man, the fact of his prosecution by the Chairman of the Democratic Executive Com mittee, and his convictien by a mixed jury of white and colored men, serves no other purpose than to show mane is tne studied aeter- """u1'1 nave neipeu. iov let us ruination of the Democratic leaders ta.ke the lesson home. The poor or and presses to prejudice justice with' Phans of our State are not protected a partisan caste: and to make the Judiciary of North Carolina the slave and plaything of politics ; the foot-ball of unscrupulous politician?, such as exclusively and invariably abound in all the Democratic party, As has before been seated, Dun- lap killed his man in self-defence, ifhftkillpd himatatL havino-hpen notified by Gleason, the deceased, that, if he came to the Mayor's rvmrfc he. Olpasnn. shnnlrt kill him v. offorvfi r, and he attempted to carry out his threat in the presence of the May- or, and would have killed Dunlap, had Gleason not been killed him self. Under the laws of the United States, the prisoner Dunlap appeal ed his case to the Federal Courts. The opinion transferring the case jU(jge Dick, of the District Court to the United States Courts, was of the United Spates for the West delivered and admirably sustained era District of North Carolina, has Km tn Thief Tnstice all the Asso- Just decided that where the home Dytneumei justice, an me asso- j. , un. w niv lairi nffanrl ni. ciates but Judge Hodman assent- iner. See Iforth Carolina Iteports. Volume LXV, page 491. uu by uiw -"Cir,c "uumap couiu do irieu again, m "Supreme Courts of North Carolina, in an nnininn. to sav the least of it. "which startled the profession de- "cidea that ne couia remove nis 41 case to the Circuit Court of the "United States. Thus was the "Courtswift to yield up thesov- " ereignty of the State, in part com- , " mitted to their hands, to the ever pnprnhinff Federal power." mzi: opinion, m so many wurua, mut, Dunlap, it ever tried, win De ac- nuitted. Trying to draw a parallel between the case of the convicted prisoner irom jonnston, ana .uumap, me utetcs recites, that, "while the white TniiT,ttfnn i irnnPflVnhft ..,,1 Vn tio oootofa in r- D1,uum -"p " "licmg theuourt House square ana " other like duties." Let it be remembered that Dun-f lap is not under sentence of death. Aiso, mac, no ima uwii tuuuucu i jail for nearly six years, and hu manity and the laws of health de mand some accommodation in the prison discipline over him. The Sheriff has him in custody. If he oofrtif thaf. nnninn ia nrnnprlv . , . u ception practiced on the Court, and guarded, there is every reason why P Jaw mrnisheg adequate and am- the prisoner should be relieved pje remedies in such matters. from the tedium of his long solitary Mere excess of value In the allot- confinement'by sucfi out-door exer- men of homestead is not fraud ... ... and to successfully impeach such "policing the Court House square proceedings it must be shown that and other like duties." the debtor by some fraudulent rep- The JVars closes with a grand resentation of deception, or by com- pexoratien. and an appeal to the XilnfS; prejudices of the white people of vameof an estate is a question of the State as against the negroes, in feCt generally depending upon cir- the approaching election for judi- cumstances which are. apparent to cial officers, which starts thesuspi- the pubUcand an excive valua- donthatthearticleiothewas SWd suggested, if not written by a jvell in' this case the allotment of the Known aspirant in this city for the homestead under the State law is place of Solicitor In this Judicial Sg-nSSSSySS District; a very poor use, it Is sub- designated and set apart by him in mitted, for tho New to make of its the certificate of exempted proper columns, considering Its pretensions ty. to a great State paper guided by TlleKc?sfci9f th,es P"lnJp uuuuiui kj v-oj M4v j muimwi 1 ness. As to Baker, now under sentence at Charlotte, he has been respited by the Governor. The murder he committed was reckless, but not with malice prepense. If the Gov- ernor can conscientiously commute his punishment to imprisonment for life, the Era, will approve, sus- tain, and rejoice at his action. Fatal Shooting. On the eve- ningofthe24th ult.;a man named Hare was shot and killed,. Dy' a youth named Shelton, oon of Cap- tain John Shelton, of MadlsOn cour ty.f The aflair occured at, an Illicit distillery on LaureL-r Pioneer ( Marshal Bazaine. 'A great man has fallen in France. He has been condemned to desrra- "anon and seclusion. Once he held me late of .Empires in his hands. When Maximriian, then Emperor 01 Mexico,-refused to cede Sonoro to ranee, Bazaine for-sook him and sunerea mm to be shot. Then France herself trusted hinV and - . . was betrayed. Now a merited ret ribution has overtaken him, Ba- zaine abandoned those whom he y Iaw ? and if the laws were in thir favor, they could not employ lawyers, nor issue writs without them. We permit the wicked to op-' Press them. There is One who will hear their cry and whose arm can J?x a similar fate on those who now refuse to help them. Let us take warning, A prosperous farmer died and unsuspected debts swept away h is property. The adminis- trators divided out the children among those who wanted servants, wm fhese children love the land whose laws thev cannot learn to read? Reader put yourself in the orphan's place and answer. J. H. "Mills. Important Decision in Bank ruptcy lotted under our state IawSt and no fraudjcomplicity or other lrregular- ity Sshown, the Bankrupt Courts- will not order a reassessment for more excess of value. Jud-e Dick concludes: 44 The evident intent of Congress in passiner the amendatory Acts hMd tf laws existing in a State when questions affecting such legal rights are to be considered and determined ft? m thig case wag ailotted and its val- ue ascertained and fixed in the man- ner prescribed by State laws upon such subjects. Those laws furnish- the excepting creditors a plain an(j direcl of preceding" tot setting aside the allotment of the homestead estate for excess o'value. As they had an opportunity for their 5ghts, they cannot avoid the consequence of their laches by re- sorting to a different forum. The Courts of the United States usually recognize and observe the rights of partiesas ascertained. and adjudi ca- ted jn the tribunals of the State where such Federal Courls are held. Where fraud, complicity, , ir- proper spial proceedings, tne allotment tor homestead may be set aside in the State Courts, and in such cases similar relief will be furnished a- Court of Bankruptcy. Fraud vitiates the most solemn judicial proceedings, and a judg ment or decree if clearly lmpeacha- ble on the ground of fraud and de jjig creditors. Death op a Prominent Cttj zen. We regret to learn of the death of Joseph Keener, Esq., which occurred at his residence in Jackson County, Sunday night last. Mr. Keener was well known to the rle of Western North Carolina. having served several terms in both houses of the .General Assembly of fSffl ous hospitality were remarkable features of his. and all who knew iJ!? Ir?011.1? mtaun1 we tender pur lyartnest sympa- thies .tohis bived -(rieinidsd family in1 this the tltife Of , their sad bereavement Pioneers Coxitributions to the Orphan Asylum, for December, 1873. in cash. f Paid $1000, annual contribution of Urand Lodge. $123 40, collection in Grand Lodge. 50, collected by Mrs. Z. 13. Vance. 50 25, Wilson Thespian Club. 50 00, Fulton Lodge, No. 99. 36 00, collection by Mis3 Bella Rowland and Mr3. J. N. Dick. 28 OO.LaurenburgLodeNo. 305. 26 15, collection by Kev. E. H. Harding. 25 50, collection by Miss Sophia cartridge. . 00 each, Black liock Lodge. No. 135, Mrs. C. P. Spencer's collec tion at Chapel Hill and Bt. Rev. Thomas Atkinson, D. D. 20 00 each, Jerusalem-Lodge, No. 95, and Young Ladies of Jackson. 19 0o, Carraway Council, F. of T. 16 25, W. G. Hill Lodge, No. 218. 15 00; citizens of Newbern. 10 00 each, Falling Creek Lodge. No. 325, Walter Bullock, Jonesboro Grange, Hunting Creek Lodge. No. 299, and King Solomon Lodge, No, 138. Paid $5, Senators : J. M. Worth, W. C. Troy, J. G. Scott, J. H. Mer- rimon, J. m. ijuager, a. i. jonn ston, W. P. Welch, R. T. Long, W. J. Murray, W; II. A vera, Jno. C. Barnhardt, JS. Ransom, Jacob Mc Cotter, Martin Walker, B. Smith, T. A. Nicholson, A. C. Cowles, W. W. Flemming, A. McCabe, J. W. Cunningham, J. W. Ellis, J. Turner Morehead, W. J. T. Miller, W. K. Davis, J. L. Chamberlain, J. W. Norwood, J. V. Dunham, J. H. Harris, Sanders, G. L, HOlo- man, G. N. Hill. f Members op the house" op Representatives: W.A. Stowe, J. W. Gidney, J. W. Shackelford, W. H. Wheeler, J. R. Grady, WI M. Wiley, Silas Webb, V. V. Rich ardson, M. T. Waddill, John. E. Brown. A. Costnnr, J. vv. Gilmer. J. G. Marler, J. L. Robinson, A. C. Bryan, M. McGehee, J.R.Maxwell, S. W. Reid, Jesse Hmnant, John Shaw, J. E. Lindsey, J. C. Rhodes, A. M. Bryan, fride Jones, Jesse Gant, C. L. Turner, John Patrick, Joseph Cobb, EU Whisnant, G. W. Cox, J. W. Bean. 5 00 each, A friend, nr. Sara. A. Williams, Rev. C E. Taylor, ,Hon. W. H. Battle, Gov. Tod R. Cald well, J. G. Jones ana Mrs. JVl. M. Jones, W. M. Nelson, J.C.Blake, H. Mahler. 4 50, Beaver Dam Lodge, No. 276. 3 00, Isaac (Ettinger. . , 2 00 each, P. H. Duffy, Rev; S. W. WeScottJfMrMorns Rosenfcaum, W. J. Yates, A. H. A. Williams, and R. S. Barnett. 1 00 each, Rev. B.i B. Culbreth, Mrs. R. G. Lewis, Cornelia McGil- vary, of Siani, Mrs. D. M. Sprague, W. M. Mills, JNat. l?ederlin, Jttev. J. C. Hartsell, G.Rosenthal and Mr. Betts. 75 cents, BarbeeV. Hotel. Miss K. Sanders. 50 M. I. Jordan. IN KIND. 1 Valuable box each, froui Citi zens of Salisbury, of Hillsboro', of Henderson Co., Of Enfield, ofLouis bursr. of Chapel Hill, Ladies Sewing Society of the First Baptist Church of Wilmington, Mrs. J. Karrer and Daughter, Misses Nash's School, Mrs. Jfl. JN. Grant, Mrs. r. uicit and A. D. Boyster arid Bro. 3 Valuable boxes, irom ur. w. u Hill. Mr. J. JNichols and other friends in Baleigh. : i.. 3 Valuable boxes and 2 barrels or apples irom Colonef K. M. Murchi- n, oi JNew xorK. 2 Valuable boxes from Citizens of Newbern. ! Clothinsr. J. M. Boson baum. Mrs. John Williams, Mrs. L. G. Crawford Mrs Jii. wrani, iuiss r aume ajowis, Mrs. S. F. Gordon, Mrs, M.H. Wil- liamc Afiaa A Itm i "!nrtnrJ A Friend Miss C. Wilson, Mrsj A. W. Vena- ble and Mrs. E. M. Grandy . Bed clothing. Mrs. Juicy Mea dows, Mrs. S. A. Morse. Miss E. Meadows. Miss Alice Cooper, Mrs. J. P. Adams, Turner and Strik- leather and J. B. Hays. Dry Goods, Alfred Currin, J. M. Gill, H. A. Mowbray and W. T. Nelson.' ; Shoes, M. Li. Wood, Harris and Gill and Rev. J. A. Stradley. Books, Miss Emma Graves. Cranberries, W. C. Stronach. Turnips, J. M. Wood. 1 Dolls, Miss Harmon. Buckwheat flour, J. Wilson. This report has been condensed as much as possible, to secure its publi cation in the papers, though tho contents of some of the boxes were so valuable that the items ought to have been given. FFICE OF THE A. Sc If C. It, JJL Newbsrn, js. vec: wf. , , Notice is hereby .given o, holders pf the mortgage, bonds oitne Auanuc ana North Oarolina Railroad Company, that Coupons on sai4 Bond dua on the First Iay ot January, will be paid at the rniton national Bank, Ke w York, on and after the 10th day of January, 1874, on jpresentatlom. J E. R. STANIjEY, Pi-ea't. Two Mx DROWXED.U-Oa Thurs day last, while a number of men were employed in cutting ice for Capt. Fagg-, at a mill-pond on Bea ver Dam road, about one mile from town, one of their number, a colored man named George Paf ton, broke through the ice into eight-feet wa ter. Another colored man, 'Peter Dark, went to his relief, and was instantly dragged from the ice into tho water by the struggling man, when both disappeared beneath iit. In a fow seconds Pafton arose, giv ing a terrific yell as he did so, and throwing his arms wildly about. By this time a rope was procured, but instead of holding on to one end and throwing the other to the drowning man, the party having it in charge threw him the entire rope. With the energy of despair he clutched it, drew it to him rapidly, then sank and passed under the ice. His body was recovered soon after, but life was extinct. Dark never appeared above water after being dragged under, and the impression is, that in the struggle for life the two men clinched, and Pafton, be ing tne stronger, held tne other, who had so nobly attempted his rescue, under until he strangled. Both were worthy men, and leave families.1 George was raised in this section, but Dark was a stranger. He came here with a Michigan reg iment, and for this reason was cal led Peter Michigan. Pioneer. Hon. J. L. Pennington, the pres" ent Governor of Dacotah Territory, was an apprentice boy in the old Raleigh Star office thirty-three years ago, JjiX-Uovernor Holden was fore man in the same office at the time. Baleigh Netcs. j Mr. jfennington will be remem bered as the publisher of a newspa per at Newbern just before the war, and also the publisher of the Bal eigh Progress during the war. He is a man of considerable force of character and a good public speaker. He came within one vote of being elected to the U. S. Senate by the Alabama Legislature two years ago. He co-operated with the Republican party, but is a whole-souled, clever gentleman, kind and unselfish. Pen nington will make as good and able uovernor as any one of the things graduated in a book-col lege,- and will exercise and display more good common sense than the poor fools who are trying to live and flourish on the blood of their ancestors. Charlotte Democrat. Dkagged Unto Death. We have to record another sad event which occurred on New Year's Day? the unfortunate person in this in stance being Mr. Newton Owensby, who resides a few miles from town. While riding a mule, and leading another, both having just been un hitched, the gearing still on them, the one which he was riding fell and Mr. Owensby became entangled in the trace-chain, his right leg being tightly fastened by the same just above the ankle. When the affrigh ted animal arose, he seemed to im part his terror to the other mule, and both dashed off at frightful speed, dragging the unfortunate man at their heels over stumps and rocks, nor pausing until they reach ed the farm house, about three hun dred yards from where they started. Here the limp, battered, and fright fully lacerated man was extricated and medical aid sent for. His at tendants succeeded in restoring ani mation, but there lis slight hope of his recovery.. Our informant, who has witnessed many terrible sights on the battle-field, says he never beheld snch a spectacle as the wretch ed man presented ; his head appear ed to be battered into a pulpy mass, while his body was horribly man gled. Pioneer. CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNI TED STATES. Eastern District of North Carolina. United States vs two Copper Stills and fixtures, 51 barrels of apple brandy containing 156 gallons,' and one tract of land containing about one acre, lying fn Bertie county, being part of the tract of land on which' Stephen A. Norfleet erected a distillery and the buildings thereon connected there with and constituting a part of the distillery preniises. Libel of Infor mation. ; To Stephen A. Norfleet, and to all whom it may concern : -Greeting. Notice is hereby given, that the above mentioned property was seized by M. C. McNamarra, Collector of Internal Revenue of the 1st Collection District of North Carolina . on the 29th day of November, 1873, as forfeited to the uses of the United States, for violation of the Internal Revenue Laws, and the same is libelled and prosecuted In the Circuit Court of the United States for condem nation for the causes in the said Liber of Information set forth; and that tie aid causes will stand for trial at the Court Room of said Court at Rak-i h on the first Monday of June next, that be a jurisdiction day, and if nviat the next day of .Jurisdiction,. jUtei lifter when and where all persons are wurned to appear to show cause wiiy condem nation should not be decreed, and to interveno for their interest. Given under, my hand at office, in Baleigh, 1673. t 28-w2w this 27th day of December, R. M. DOUGliAflt United States Jlazshal. IN BANKRUPTCY, THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That on the 22d day of Doc.; A. D., 1873, a warrant in Bankruptcy was issued out of the District Court of the United -States for the Eastern District of North Carolina, against the estate of Sion H. Rogers, of Raleigh, in tho county of Wake, and State of 'North Carolina, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on his own Petition : That the payment of any debts, ind the delivery of any pro- Eerty belonging to such bankrupt, to im, r for his use. and;tho transfer of any property, by him, are forbidden by law ; That a meeting of tho creditors of said bankrupt, to prove their debts, anil -to choose one or mere assignees of his estate, will be held at a Coutt of Bank ruptcy, to be holden at Raleigh, N. C, ' before A. W. Shaffer, Register, on the 24th day of January, A. D. 1874, at 10, O'clock A. M. K. Al. DO UGL AS. 28 3t Marshal as Mcssemrer V THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That on the 29th day of Dec, A. 1)., 1S73, a warrant in Bankruptcy was issued out of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina, against the estate of Robert TV. Best, of Raleigh, in the county of Wake, and State ot fforth Carolina, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on his own Petition : That the payment of any debts, and the delivery of any pro-, Eerty belonging to such bankrupt, to im, or for his use, and the transfer of any property, by him, aro forbidden by law: That a meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will be held at a Court of Bank ruptcyto be holden at Raleigh, N. C, r before A. W. Shaffer, Register, on tho 24th day of January, A. D., 1874, at 10 o'clock, A. M. . , R. M. DOUGLAS, 28 3t Marshal as Messenger. i Merrimon, Fuller fc Ashe, At torneys. ; THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That on the 29th day of Dec, A. D., 1873, a warrant in Bankruptcy was issued out of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina, againsti the estate of Jas. D. Pullen, of Raleigh, in the county of Wake, and State of North Carolina, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt of his own Petition : That the payment on any debts, and the delivery o any pro- Eerty belonging to such bankrupt, to im, or for his use, and the transfer of any property, by him, are forbidden by law ; That a meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will be held at a Court of. Bank- ruptcy, to be holden at Raleigh, N?., before A. vv. Shatter, Register,- on tne 24th day of January, A. D., 1S74, at 10 o'clock, A. M. I It. 31. DUUULAS, 28-3t Marshal as Messenger. R. C. Badger, Attorney. "VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, JL That a petition has been filed in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District brxrortltfculiM by James Coggin, of Nash county, in said District, duly declared a Bankrupt under the Act of Congress of March 2d, 1867; for a discharge and certificate thereof from all his debts and other claims provable under said Act: That the 17th day of Jan., 1874, at 10 o'clock, A. M., at the office of A W. Shaffer, Register in Bankruptcy, in Raleigh, N. C, is assigned for the hear ing of the same, when and where al. creditors, who have proved their debts and other persons in interest may at tend and show cause, if any they have, why the grayer ,of the said petitioner should not be granted. And that the second and third meetings will be held at the same time and place. New Berne, N. C, Dec. 22nd, 1873. 28 2t GEO. E. TINKER, Clerk. Dosset Battle, Attorney. . ; . TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The undersigned hereby gives notice of hisr appointment as' Assignee of Jas. H. Bryan, of Clayton,, in the county of Johnston, and State of North Caro lina, within the Eastern District of North Carolina, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt upon his own Bjtition by the District Court of said istrict. : Dated Raleigh, Jan. 3rd 1874. THOMAS. HAMPSON, Assignee, , 28-3t P. O. Raleigh. N. C. - "J S. PATENT OFFICE, , Washington, D. C, Not. 27, .'73. On the petition of ' JAMES DAVIS, of Company's Shops, North Carolina, praying for the extension of a patent granted to him on the . 27th day of March, 1800, . .'"''' for an improvement in Sewing Machine Stitch. It is ordered that the testimony in the case be closed on the 24th day of February next ; that the time for filing arguments and the Examiner's report be limited to the 6th day of March next; and that said petition be i heard on the 11th day of March next. , j Any person .may oppose this exten sion '' v '- M D. LEGGETT, 28-oaw3w ; Commissioner. JUIVIDENI NOTICE !. V Raleigh National Bank of N. C 1 X' -j : i. I ' MMeJg XffBK. Jj X04 9. ; A ' ' E 5 nlend of fire per xent .on, the pitai stock, out of tho profits for ftJia!ftat Mix mcnths ' has this daV been declarell payable atf tbla Bank jon and after the '5th day of January. 1874. ' t ir,-:tU;'(A C. DEWEY, ' ' Ifittaboro,? Ctha-m Co.,- NV C. ii. ii. XXUUZIC Pronrle t rrf-.it 6 3 v - ,