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-n itin riMiurn 1 Ht t KA AINU LAAIYIIIN Cn. THVUSHAY, FE lUtl AKV ... 174. ISiMiiarks of .J. T. Cramer, IJsq., Mir, i t '- vr ftintt. .r;,r Janwini l?". i- , Vo;''--' I' inn s (,nll J"- " Sort It 'r' i.i Adjustment- fj I fie S'afr D V. Mi:. Pkiiih.nt : TIkto u Inch c!i ciiltix-; the time f tlii-1 (irntral Ann mil! it f SO much impiirtMiu-i- ami intrrr.-t to tho k (;!' of Norih Carolina, a- the ota- unoVr c- iiialcration, that of tin? ill. lie !!' of North Carolina. It i- r.in- in which tho tax-layers, tii6-t' wl.'i havi-at heart the wel- f.Lfr p i-;.. rity ami ad vara oment ;:tt--, it 1 more int-rt in tl.n in every tiling i-l-o Ciatoan or;iuii::id !!; h-lib-ration of their re'jtfesi rit.'.ti ve-. In view of this fe'-t, CM'l-e'i-iil- ..f the TaVC H-pOll- -i-'ility ;'n:it re-t- upon m - as a s n-utoi- i"m-:i !!ii- Sl'-or, 1 have en deavored to do my duty by giving the sn!Hf n studied ami carr.o , i iiia m m mm nr 1 t!ieref'jre i ;- to review the dilfon-nt propositions that have ben uomi'tted to this l.rxly for the adjustment of the public -debt, and wherein I mas-di tier from the prac ticability of "any of the.se plans, .state my reasons therefor. At the lc;riniilng of the session, I was a'most diridod to advocate and support a proposition similar to the rie introduced by the senator from Haywood, mal I think that gentle man wiii remember 1 so stated to him, that of an alignment of all the interests which the .State of North Carolina holds in all rail roads, canals and other improve ments of a like kind and char acter, to the parties holding legitimate claims against the State ( f North Carolina, in consideration of the surrender of all claims held bv them against the State. This appear, d to me to be the most feasible plan by which the financial branch of our State gov ern meat coaa! be relieved from its present embarrassment. But noon an investigation of the stocks held by the State and their cash value, it soon become apparent to hie that the plan was impractica ble, and Mice the act pasx d by the .neral assembly of 1 71-'7l enti- an act for exchanging the ol i:ie rnaie lor uunui wiui '"tuch s.K-ks were obtained, ,','?r other purposes," prove a licit I I. .1 O . i .. ....... I ,V 1 UIKill u:e siauue ooou -ejerel... fo the report of the we find the sto:-ks il to be. Kl lV I,,. ; rtli " iroi,, i it i. :i .,. 1 1 ( a 1 '!". ii. m J; l.i A i K.uli . ..i I I1II .1 V ra !1 :;!; i 1 ' in , 1 i a i ;-. i-;j:, W'-r.-ra N'r:!i 1 ta V Cm .:;i- ; t u : r i .a Itati itI j. a ay, W I'slei 11 i AlN. ina: !, I'ainl t '. K Ul .u p.my, Tt.Lil, ( ''!ji; my i. ii irl ! .1 it.ua-o 1 l' ain 1 1 1 - .u!p al ( '. ai i iri v -VI-Al-c,, . .tj ( 'in -a !.: . I'lM V, .N .i I -.U: !l ak l".ai 1.7i7,7iNJ - oW, the sto k of the North Carolina railroad, alone, has any value, and if the entire amount was to be disposed cf to-day, at public sale, all told would not ' F V, (IlllUltlll, firing one and a halt lndit" '.ia (ii citxi, ui ob(th:te not 'i ;, compared with the unprecedented sacntiv-e that would ha.ve to be made to reali.J this small pittance. Is there a Senator upon this tloor that can for a single moment be lieve that a body of wealthy c-api-ta!i-ts holding bonds against a great State amounting in round nfmibcrs to $ Isitsj.so would for one sec ond entertain a proposition like t Iii- Ha!; boa and tion . hy !r, ttiese s wh.o'holil t he m stib-i-t upon in.'ke te- ir !n ney i:; scicr.tsfa Wall sf.-cet l-s .t" these speculation, iv calcula- seale, and faculty for they have- the know ing the ca- sanie it value of of our sticks tint we ilo, and -uch a prop--o-ilim u!d only be time and labor lost. Mr. Pn -id. nt, nearly every Sen ator here, is ready to take the posi tion that the so-called special tax bonds d oiistitute no part ofthe public debt f f North Carolina. Of thes 'sjitvial tax bonds, I propose to speak hereafter. Rut to meet an argument that has already been advanced, taking for granted that t hose special i .x bonds are not bind ing upon the State, the public debt, 1 ss the -pecial tax bonds, would frgegate sjJ.To'.i, .V..s.", an amount I i utile ilif.". cut from the amount rf-iock held by the State, proposed by ih is exchange, which would then-fore make the popnsition, seemingly, a fair ami equitable one. . ii Uo iiuw.litt bofi oldpra nm"w?v "T.iie sunjct.t. ill they not s:iy to us that ;?2,T01,fVM) of tlie d o:, wt!i :a cr!a ;l inter t to the a::i nin; o! ss.-js ,;mi, contracted for the i oa-i ru l ion of the North Carolina Kaiir.-a I, every dollar of v. :.a a, principal and inten-st, can i i a - . i : -. 1 -s : ', even to of a -a!e ol the roa.l. t ut r:ii !:;t! r i al . In low 111 S l.'-'-i 1 r t;.. 1 i i :: i . : ir.ie.-. -: a : . : i . i h. ii :v lina tea years iicnce. uiini'' mriiier, ai- : .ty iii pan ntln -is, that ff t!i: bonds were created Tt . tion i f the insane A i:i with a running !" -i p.-r cent. Tni t be paid in fall, x any Senator upon t;f; .: ha- .:n' -park of human lia hi- :o-..:ii for that poor . 1 .. U i ; i;y w at i;i.: rtunate cia-, the ide;-iu-ai.e oi North Carolina, could a: a repudiation of this claim, y--iid my c-unprt :-henin. Bui . ai ;i t i he bora I hoid- a::d adv. i 1 . t ' thai t : I 1 i W'iil ii.. v not further mv tai- .1 -i:;t committee of U' la ral ;.t'!!iliy on the a !;, ili- verv dav propo-e a e- !iur millions ( 1 , oe i.uing of ix n-w bonds, with a pro- Vi-Mn lor tlie payment oi the tei -t .semi-annually for this s in- umgis iueui-si 1111:11011s.- .nn.t as - .;. diy tiny will. A further dis 1 1: i"u of ihis proposition does s, em to me to be unnecessary ; and it appear to all parties to be entirely impracticable. Yet 1 am free to -ay before leaving this point, that .North Carolina would I be j ks j much better off without any stov 11 stie were out 01 ueiu. Aim wito ii practicable, or the least shadow of a hope for uch a result, 1 should with all my might and power sup port that policy. To still go further, I am of the belief, that had the convention of GS adopted square out repudiation, before the increase of our public debt by the Legisla ture of lirGs-'CD, ami we had been from that day to this without public en dit, we would have been Utter off. I am prepared to go still further, which brings me to ' iu resolution introduced by the .n:Uor from Buncombe, and say I would re ord my vote for his reso lution, and instead of confining it to " the so called Special Tax debt of North Carolina," I would in clude everything else, except the 71,000 issued for the erection of the Insane Asylum. Hut such a course could accomplish nothing, and the adoption by this general assembly ol any measure that tends to re pudiation, or is in direct conflict with that clause in the constitution of the United States, which says 41 no State shall pass any iaw impairing the ob ligation of contracts," would be productive of no gyod, and have no effect upon the bondholders whatev er. They would say to us that they cared not a farthing for our declara tions not to pay, they expected to go to the courts as fast as their Loads become diiv'. I do not hesi tate to a-sert that 1 regret this is true. No senator can treasure more sacred the solemn obligation of a ju-t debt, and feel more the deep humility or any proposition that " . .... B2 ligation, or any par: even to a postponement ofthe same, than I do sir. Hut I believe there are I periods in the events of human life, that justify extremes of the most extraordinary character, without any sacrifice of principle. This is the way I feci about the payment of the public debt of North Caroli na, and I am confident too, that such a policy would reflect the sen timents of nine tenths of the tax payers of the State. I conui now to consider the pro position reported and advocated by the joint committee on the State debt, as reported by the senator from Randolph. This is a proposi tion providing for th issuing of six millions of new bonds, with inter est at the rate of six per cent, paya ble semi-annually, to be used in ex change for the outstanding bonds and certificates of indebtedness of the State at specified rates. T-V'.s, forall bonds issued for the construc tion ofthe North Carolina railroad fifty cents on the dollar. Second, for 'all ante-war bonds, with inter est due on the- same, thirty cents on the dollar. Third, for all bonds issued since the war other titan spt ciul lax) including bonds issued for funding purposes in 1SGG and 18G8, with interest due on the same ex cejtt forty-font' thousand jenitentiary Loiuh) and for bonds issued for in ternal improvement purposes after May L-Jth, lsGl, and before May 1st, lso", twenty cents on the dollar. The fijth section of the bill then pro-ride.- "for the pa j mad of the interest on the said bonds, bj the levying of a fax of ticoily-fve cents on the one hundred dollars valuation of all real and personal property of the State, and sevt nty-Jive ct nts on the poll, to be col'ected annually, the same as it. ifr luxes. This is a fair statement of the pro position, but the importance of the sui'j'-et demands that I submit a .statement setting forth the practical results, if carried into effect: l.t TriiH ij.al N C .lat. Uic ui s.:i!io. ,T.i Am. .lixl.oo -V. I'la.'-ij.ul "ol.!," or :i n t c - W a r '"Mul-;, .-,.-.! ,Li I Un- !! same, l.tiTV-'"1 Aiiimtins to S-:,ri'!,.VK!i !. ?I,s;:,'i2S.i 0 ;U l'iii.O(,al imih1s, 1- du,.,. cl(N,. .f the wt, otnl not special tii-x l.-sui-il lor iiii tcuUiirv. SW.sj-. mi. mil-ii same, 2,-n),sii.n.1 A i a 1 1 n t ' i i n to S 1 1 . 1 : 1 1 js' i. S.V- 20r. I ;X 17.! X5 It a I'i iiH-ipal Uanls isMiri t ai'a-r May l"-;l, anil prior to May, lsti.j, for iiu.M iia! iinrovo- lat iit iiirpost-s, il,IJ-,i(V) Ir.t.tiuoou same, ol,M Amounting to Sl.fi lt!,!IVjy c. S-J'lSiOO Makin" a total of S0,117,."i7.,.Hi which amount would be retriuircd to be issued in new bonds to carry out the plan, provided it was ac cepted by the bond holders. And if my memory serves me correctly, the senator from Randolph stated before the recess tiiat the holders of the old bonds and certificates of in dehtednes had signified their inten tion to accept of this plan of adjust ment, and were ready to make the exchange as soon as t his bill was passed into a law. So I settled down upon the fact, that should this bill pass, some of the bond hol ders will at least avail themselves of its provisions. It will then fol low "(hat it shall be the "duty ofthe (fudifor on the first Monday in ao iv mber, 1S71, to ascertain from the treasurer the amount of bonds so ex changed, and shall then order the collection of a sufficient amount of tax as above provided to pay the in terest on (he bonds so exchanged, said tax to be col'ected and paid into the treasury by the first of January, 1S75." a little less than one year from this date. uiv. IU1U' mitte which have the passage of this whole subject a most recommended bill, gave the thorough and and their la this body for has their hon- careful examination, bors as presented to adoption or rejection, 1 est and consciencious support, as being tin' best thing that ran be j done far the people of North Caro I lina at the present time. Could I I believe the condition ofthe tax pay j er such, that they could bear i the burden of the taxation that must necessarily fo necessarily follow the same time provid for these spe d this bill, from ! t-ial tax bonds, ultimate ruin must I (ould join tlie Com-j be the result. What is the best j the pa-s; ! year to year ;i.iue eui u.eir recommendations, j ! :"t :u l1'nvu,u',l l,(()b' i .V :.! ( arolina have not the means, i 1 itever their disposition mav be. I u:'' pic.-cui nine, 10 near ie 1 amount ol taxation required by tins ! mea-ure; even to the a fiustment ot ! the puone ieht, upon .-ad; induce- ! 'meiitsas appear upon the face of! 1 this bill. 1 am further convinced : that tlie present enormous taxation, ; outside oi tin's, that is annually col ; lected from the people of the Stale ' for the carrying en of the State 1 government, and the support of the charitable institutions cf the State, beyond the ability oi tin masses lances is to pav, and in scores of ins paid at a great sacrifice. Believing this, 1 camiot educate myself to think it would be obeying "the will of my constituents, w hose servant I am, for me to. support a measure that would load them down with burdens more oppressive, however i much I might feel inclined to bear 1 uiem myself. In answer to the question, when w ill we be more able to pay, I reply not in the next de cade, or more probablv not within the next twenty years. Pasteight years have already elapsed since the close of the war, audi submit whether the financial condition of the country is more prosperous to day than it was in ISGo and 'GG. Although the people were hard pressed, and had just passed through a civil war, that swept awav and destroyed millions of the j wealth and property of the State, they came forward like, true American citizens and paid their taxes on the fragments of Iheir for mer wealth and glory. It was be lieved that a great state could soon be built up upon the ruins that the lands of the country would rapidly advance in market value, and command prices unprecedented that the tide of immigration that would How into the land would bring with it prosperity, peace and plenty. In this, the bright hopes of everybody were grievously dis appointed, and instead of growing more able to discharge our public obligations, the very contrary and opposite have been the result, all of which can be traced to the conduct of unprincipled and unscrupulous politicians that floated to the sur face in lSGS-'G'J, that occupied high position ard place of trust, and whose ambition ought to have been the preservation of the bright es cutcheon and fair name of their na tive and adopted State. The public debt of North Carolina at the be ginning of the war did not exceed lars. At "the close ofthe war, or say in lbGS from the Treasurer's an I nual report for that year, we find 4 the debt almost double, nearly debt almost twenty millions cf dollars, princi pal and interest. Only nve years have elapsed since the assemblage of that immortal and never-to-be forgotten legislature of 18G3-'69, and we find the public debt almost double, being the rise of thirty eigh millions of dollars. These facts are known by the people, and when the question arises as to what the State of North Carolina has to snow lor this terrible increase of her indebt edness, and the echo answers noth ing,t is not surprising to see the peo ple instructing their representatives not to pay a single cent of the pnn cipal or interest. They know the bulk of the debt created by that legislature was conceived in m- quity and brought forth in corrup tion. And had they the power every man who voted for the meas ure that created these bonds, or whose poluled touch lent its influ enco to bring this trouble upon us they would forever consign them to public infamy. Mr. President, I do not propose to involve too much scope of territory in this dis cussion, but when the glaring reck Icssness and profligacy of those who are responsible lor the present de plorable condition of our State finances, haunts mo on every side, I feel justified in transcendin legitimate line of argument to place upon record my total condemnation of the conduct of those persons, no matter what political party they may curse with their pretended af filiations. This reflection brings to our notice that ' class of bond known as "special tax bonds," issued in pursuance to acts of that same .Legislature of lbGS-G9, amounting in principal and inter est to the enormous sum of $14, 2") 1,0 10,00. We are informed by the public treasurer that for the SITCOM issued for the Western Coalfields Railroad, the " company derived no benefit worthy f men tion." And for the $3,000,000 issued for the Wilmington Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad, the State has lost its interest altogether, as also the $300,000, issued to the Wil mington and Tarboro Railroad. While the $147,000 issuedor the At lantic Tennessee and Ohio Railroad are almost worthless. It will thererofe. tie seen ttrnt -tfte'romain- ior of tho.se bonds were issued for the western North Carolina rail road amounting to $G,G40,000, which several amounts include the principal only. These bonds were placed in the hands of adventurers and unscrupulous agents, whose sole purpose was individual gain. Everybody in North Carolina has heard of the outrages that were perpetrated upon the State by sale ofthe western North Carolina rail road bonds. The question arises would it be just, would it be equity for the property of North Carolina to be taxed for the redemption of these special tax bonds, especially when they were placed upon the "boards" through collusion and fraud, the mass of which are held by persons who purchased them for a song, and knew at the very time they were contracting or negotiat ing for them, that the whole trans action was illegitimate and wrong. 1 answer not, and so long as I am honored with a seat upon this floor I am going to contest them to the bitter end. I shall never vote to sustain a wrong, though the fact stares me in the face, that the last federal court that was in session in this city rendered a decision, the text of which was that these same special tax bonds in the end must be paid. The venerable senator from Orange, in whose experience and integrity I have much confi- dence, supported by this de- cision ot the court, rises in his his aganisT the State, were the strongest bonds to-day against the State of North Carolina, (though in his own opinion unconstitutional and ought never to be paid.) If this be true, what is the best policy for us to pursue. Can the people afford to be taxed sufficient to discharge these obligations? I repeat not. It would be more than they could bear to meet the demands made upon them that is provided for in the measure recommended bv the committee, and were they to at course for us to take in relation to this whole matter. After thoroudi- lv examining the whole suhieeF I h:iveio h.itnti,. in t.,;.,,. u., r think the best policy for us to adopt. is the proposition advocated by the senator from Omno-n uiiini. President before I proceed further I will request the clerk to read : The Gerk then read as follows: A'esolved, 1. That in consequence of the calamitous results of the late war, and of the subsequent legisla tion of both the General and State Governments, the people of North Carolina have been deprived of all ability to pay, at the present time, any part of their public debt. '2. That a new government has been imposed upon the people far more burdensome in its adminis tration than the old oue, which is true of all its departments and di-vi-ions of counties, townships, and towns. That in addition to this heavy burden, as much as our peo ple in their impoverished condition, can be reasonably expected to bear, and in addition to an absolutely m-eessary system of common school instruction, to which only a feeble beginning has been made, our con stitution required, in terms which may not be unheeded, if in our power to obey them and common humanity unites her voice in still louder tones, that the neglected idiots computed in numbers at 1,000, the still neglected insane (af ter providing for some of them) computed in numbers at 500; that the large number of the deaf, dumb and blind who are still unfriended and forsaken, and the whole multi tude of destitute orphans shall all be gathered within the folds of an enlarged State charity, and be pro perly cared for. 3. 'That these objects impose a higher obligation, a more imperious necessity upon the people of the State at the present time, than even the high and solemn obligation to pay the just and honest portion of their public debt. Especially, when it is remembered that the debt was contracted under circumstances now so changed, and depending for its payment upon means now so com pletely swept away, and from causes which we, as a State, could not prevent or control. 4. That upon a review of the whole subject, we submit it to the enlightened consideration of Con gress, if the general government ment would not act wisely by as suming the payment of so much of the debt of the State of North Car- olina, as in justice and euityujhtj lend to the 'WiJ so mucli' financial aid and snch' ctedit a3 will enable us to provide for the total extinc tion of the debt without oppressing the people. Mr. President, it is argued by senators, that thR proposition can only delay an adjustment of our public debt. I do not deny the fact that it may delay or defer it until the next meetinsr 'of the sren eral assembly. Rut supposing H should, and in the meantime the congress of the United States should resolve that there is merit in otir case, and come to our aid, wrould not the delay be the best thing ever happened to North Carolina? But senators say the government of the United States have not the means nor the disposition to assist us. On the "contrary, I assert the congress of the United States-could assume every dollar of our public indebtedness, and experience tio embarressment whatever. I as sert too. there is a disposition on the part of a great proportion of the members, that constitute tne con gress of the national government, to not only lend a helping hand to North Carolina, but to grant aid to other States of the south that are borne down by their inextricable financial difficulties. A proposition of this character received very con siderable consideration by the last congress, and I am informed by gentlemen who partake of our monetary troubles and who-are citi zens of northern States, and who I believe, know whereof they speak, that there is an increased disposi tion to carrv out this policy. If this be true, I ask is it not our duty to avail ourselves of the opportu nity, in behalf of the tax-payers of the' State, of a proposition that can be of so much benefit to all parties. Mr. President, this very policy is recommended by Gen. Kemper the new Governor of the great state of Virginia, in his inaugural message to the Virginia legislature on the 1st day of the present year. lie argues that " if the government of the United States should noic, in the plentitude of its wealth and power, restore prosperity to our state' by assuming her debt a paltry ouraen on the national treasury, but, grevU ous to us in our poverty,- it would onlu, in a smalt measure, make re turn for the vast donations with. which the munffioioe tf Jlrffmut endowed the Lnion in its weakness and infancy." Cannot the same be said of the State of North Carolina?. And have not the claims of the old north State equal merit with those of her sister state? No one will deny his, in or out of the state. Gov. Kemper, I believe is sincere, honest, candid and consciencious in his recommendations, and when in support of his theory he alludes to the fact that, as a result of the war, the burden of the state is greatly in creased in the education of freedmen and support of paupers, while thetax able property of the State has greatly decreased, leaving Virginia entrusted with the care of the education of more man nuy u muiion oj me wuru oj J J. Jf ... -7 J ." 11.- 7 the nation, Without being provided uiii nit, iiitiins oj Kxttruiiny uuz trust," I know he fairly describes . .. J- jl. r j I. . 1 the condition of our State, except perhaps in the number of wards depending upon us. All parties must acknowledge this. I have no desice to trespass further upon the time of this body m advocacy of the merits, as well as rights of North Carolina to discrimination and favor on the part of the general government. It is well known by larties North as well as South, the circumstances under which the old North State was forced into the re bellion, which proved so disastrous to the property of the State. I could present a detailed statement ol the loss in debt, assets and prop ertv amounting in. thaaG-crrcariAtetik the $2,519,449.63 belonging to the school fund, and the $11o,S70,Gj0.00 in slave property that was totally destroyed between 1860 and 1SG5, amounting in the aggregate to Sail.Too.iSoU.OfV and for which the mass of the people cannot in justice be held responsible, but which have so much crippled and impoverished them, that common equity as well as humanity, could not do otherwise than unite with us in our demands upon the govern ment for the assuming of so much of our public debt as injustice and equity ought to be paid. ir. I'resutent, senators o noose tins proposition upon the ground ... that it would be a humiliation on the part of North Carolina to ask or even allow the national govern ment ta assume our public debt, that they are not willmc to stand in this attitude before the country. That we would be regarded in the light of beggars. Mr. President, I feel that I have as much pride in the honor of North Carolina as any senator upon thisfloor.and I would not feel that I, nor my constitu ents have been disgraced, humbled or humiliated, much less beggars, in demanding what we havea right to demand from the national gov ernment. The national govern ment is a compact of all the States in this Union, cemented together, for the protection of each and all the States comprising this union. And as a member of this union North Carolina has the right, through her representatives in the national congress to petition for such favor, aid or assistance as her citi zens may deem best. Humiliation ! beggars! For what ? Simply for exercising a prerogrative right. Virginia a beggar? Humiliated? Never ! I hope, Mr. President, that senators will reflect seriously upon our financial condition before they manifest so much hostility against any aid that might be se cured from the general govern ment. I hope the amendment of the senator will bo adopted. I TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. noox msPATCiircs. ntou i,o.don. Xlie English Election Xlie Candi dates on the Stamp London, Jan. 31, G a. m. The City candidates addressed their con stituents last night. Baron Roths child said that in his opinion Mr. Gladstone'o promised remission of taxes would involve a loss of nine million sterling to the revenne. lie suggested that the deficiency be met by a system of lyanses for all persons engaged in trade and commerce. Gochen declared him self in favor ofthe integrity ofthe empire by which he meant no "Home rule," and a maintenance ofthe present relations with Colo nies, lie hoped that the Ashante war would not cost over a million of pounds. He favored the ad vancement of the working classes by education and the removal of burdensome taxation, but was op- . , . a US DOSett TO TnP IfflVPrnmPT,, r r,.,,,.,,r gxtOfciovaeni, iui"litwiHntrmegr twtaen twriH n ti m esTrT scarcity, because such relief would sap their spirit of independesce -W. Smith, the Conservative can didate for Westminister, also spoke at the public meeting. He stated that during his recent visit to the United States, he had a lull oppor tunity to observe the universally corrupting tendencies of Democrat ic lustitntions, whicn .uiDerais sought to introduce in England. There were severval meetings where speakers were compelled to stop. -There being apprehensions of a disturbance at Greenwich this afternoon, where Gladstone speaks, the thoroughfares are to be closed an hour before Gladstone coin mencas. AH troops are ordered to barracks. The i ire in Cleveland Cleveland, Jan. 31st. 1 a. m. The fire is still burning but is now under control. The loss is estimat ed as follows: Worthington, on building, from $75,000 to $80,000; on stock from $215,000 to $22o,000 ; insured for $175,000. Ivech, Gold smith. Joseph & Co. on stock $250,- 000: insured for $200,000. Adams & Goodwillin, clotheirs, damage to stock by water unknown. The ngtn of the tire is unkno wn. FROM NEW YORK) The Free Thinkers The iSilliara New York, Jan. 31. The meet' ing ofthe Free Thinkers at Cooper Institute was orderly. Gamier beat Ubassy by a score of GOO to 400. FROM WASHINGTON". Recall of the French Minister. Washington. Jan. 31. Noiles, the French Minister, presented his letter of recall yesterday. Mutual compliments passed. Miscellaneous Items. The B'nai Brith Convention, re cently in session in Chicago, has adjourned sine die. The lloyal Lyceum rneatre at Toronto, Conada, was burned on the night of the 30th. IQlMGIIT DISPATCHES. rooai avAsujjtcto. Civil Rierhts BillSpeeches upon FinanceDebt Statement Austri an Minister recalled Senate not in Session. Washington, Jan. 31. Hays spoke in favor of ci vil rights to-day. Several speeches upon nnance. Debt statement will show an in crease. Lederer, Austrian Minister, re called. Baron Schwartz Senburn succeeds. City Treasurer ol Jersey City De camps Avitn 50,000 in Uonds and 30,000 in cash. New York, Jan. 31. It has been ascertained to-day that in addition to fiflv thousand dollars of bonds. - - ... . Alexander D. Hamilton, abscond inaritv treasurer of Jersev Citv. o . v 1 has also stolen thirty three thou sand dollars cash belonging to tax account. Philadelphia Physicians, on their Way to Mount Airy, to make an Autopsy ot Siames Twins, Arrive in Greensboro' IV. C. Wilmington, Jan. 31. Physi cians who leit Phiiaaeipma, on Thursday, to make an autopsy of Siamese Twins at Mount Airy, reached Greensboro' yesterday. They Were profoundly mysterious in their movements, and stated that their proceedings at Mount Airy, would be kept secret until their re turn to Philadelphia. It is is gen erally conceded that the Physicians - " j sum for the privilege of making autopsy, and that it will be done in the most private manner. The as sociated press had engaged a special reporter to accompany the Physi cians trom ureensooro' to J'.iount Airy, and make a full report of au topsy, but enterprise was aban doned when found that the Physi cians were determined to keep their movements and operations strictly private. CKOM LO.DO. Gladstone Speaks to 30,000 people at Creenwich England. London, Jan, 31. Fully thirty thousand persons were on the ground at Greenwich this afternoon when Gladstone made his speech. Much opposition was manifested to the Premier, but the crowd in the main was good natured, notwith- tanding the recent denial of the eport that Gladst one was sum moned before Court at the queens bench for not standing for re-elec tion. A letter in the Times this morning circumstantially declar ing that notice of a writ issued out of that Court was served on the Pre mier previous to disolution of Par liament.' Twenl y Jlen Chopping' wood N ar I.ort Rice Dakota Territory iiir- dered bjr Sioux Indians. St. Paul, Minnesota, Jan. 31. A dispatch states that twenty men engaged 111 chopping wood near Fort Rice Territory were mur dered by Sioux Indians early in the week;. The Ivans Case. IIarrisburg, Pa., Jan. 31. The Judge delivered a length y charge to the jury in the Evans case this morning, which, after being out three hours, render a verdict of $185,CG3.G0 for the State. Weather Frobablitiex. Washington, Jan. 31. For South Atlantic States partly cloudy weather variable winds and unde cided change in temperature. Reported Surrender of the City of Bilboa. Bayonne, Jan. 31. The Carlist Junta here announces that the mu nicipality of Bilboa have offered to surrender that city in a week, but the insurgents refuse to grant more than four days before making an attack. John Among the Indians. I also conversed with a lovely squaw. If she was the loveliest of her sex, Lord Corn wall is help the rest. Heri knapsack differed somewhat with old John Brown's. It was a little warrior about two feet long. His mother grew up to have a beau, and he'll have a bow before he grows up. She wore for a retlin gote an old army overcoat, and her diamond neck less was a string of tomato cans. Indians don't have dictionaries. There is only one word in their language; it is an ugly word. It's "ugh." Says I "The pale face greeta the valley 1 r wnif," "Tm?nU!rTjr n e r my wins Key flask to the cordial welcome. She drank the whole of it, and chewed the cork and "ugh." Says I, "Do the winds of the valley too roughly deal with you, fair daughter of the mountains?" Says she, -"ugh Says I, "Shall I be favored with your hand for the lancers, and do you preier lemon or vannia ' Says she, "ugh." Says I, "1)0 you trunk it better to be immolated on the altar of your country than to die of a shad bite on board a fishing smack?" Says she, "ugh." New York Sun. rJazaine sjnee his Sentence, Since his sentence Bazaihe has ceased to be a field marshal. He is plain Francois Achille Bazaine, wears civillian clotnes witnout t decoration and has an officer con stantly beside him. The agitation he betrayed on first hearing his sentence cooled down in the course of a few hours, and he began to talk of his wife and children, who will be ruined by the heavy costs ofthe trial, which the prisoner has been condemned to bear. It is a heavy calamity which has over taken this family, for even if Ba- zaine's life be spared he can never hope that the sentence of the court martial will be quashed. He was not tried in the moment of political forment. when party animosities were raging, against him, but calmly and. quieily after a long delay, and the verdict is therefore final. His son and daughter must be marked to all time as the children of "a felon and a traitor," for such are the terms which are used m the indict ment, and they will not have the consolation which attends the chil dren of lesser criminals namely, that of trusting that their lather's name will be forgotten. Bazaine's name can never pass out of the Frenchman's minds. Justly or un justly, it will be stamped on the pages of history as that ot a man who preferred his own welfare to his country's honor, and children now unborn will bo taught to pro- nounce it with loathing. These are offences which carry with' them ter rible expiation. Iradley's Patent ' Enamel PAiNT.--lt is but a little over a quarter of a century since the art of mixing pafht ww confined ni most exclusive'y to a few, compar atively speaking. Now; however, through the ingenuity ot Bradley a pratical painter, as well as a Chemist, we are not only enabled to apply the Paint, if we desire, but can see the shades in advance, BEAUTIFUL. SAMPLE CARDS, being furnished gratis, with the differ ent shades, or tints numbered. Not having used the Enamel Paint, we can't "of coarse speak from expe rience, but we have not, a doubt, it is all that is claimed for it, and must evidently supercede the old style paint." As an evidence of the great worth of the Enamel Paint, we most respectively request all of our readers, to carefully read the excellent testimonials of Mr. C. P. Knight, on the Gth page of our pa per. 2'J-Gt. A little boy entreated his mother to tell him some stories about bad boys, and upon her expressing astonishment, said he " wanted to find out how they got out of scrapes PKOSPECTUSES. AN EXQUISITE CHK03IO, Sizo 14x20, in 18 Colors- 'IMie Strawberry G-irl," For Every Subscriber to For 1873. This beautiful Chromo, which the Publishers of IIkap.th and IIomk have provided, is printed IS times, in colors, to produce the beautiful coloring and shading of the original. A copy is now within easy reach of every Home in America' - The Journal itself is a rich treasure for any Household. A single volume contains about 25,000 worth of splen1 did engravings, finely printed, and of a highly pleasing and instructive charac ter. It has, also, a vast 'amount of the choicest reading, carefully prepared, and full of instruction. , With all these attractions, and other improvements contemplated, the price of Hkarth and IIomu continues ;st tho low rate of onjy 3 a year, or ?4 for Hearth and IIomk and, the American Agriculturist. (With tlie Agriculturist there will also be presented a most beau tiful Chromo of an original picture, painted expressly for this purpose, en titled "Mischief Brewing," by B. F. l?-inhiirt. Scnf. mounted, for only Jo fonts vrra. X. Ii. -S4.75 secures both papers for the year 1873, and both Chro mos, mounted and sent prepaid.) Tlif I Ten rt h. and Home Chro mos are rlplivM--d in the order in which the names are received. NO charge for the Chromo when taken at the office, un mounted. If to be sent prepaid, un mounted, 20 cents must be sent for pay ment and packing. It will be mounted and varnished, ready fur putting into a frame, for 30 ct.i extra that is, lor 50 tents it will be .TI on 11 ted, Varnished, Packed, and sent Prepaid to subscribers (to Hearth and Home for IS73.) That is, the Hearth and Home Chromo will he delivered At office, I'nmoimted, Free. " Counted, 30c extra. If sent prepaid, tnmountcdDc extra. " " Mounted, 50e extra. We advise all to have them mounted, before leaving the office, as in large quan tities we are able to have them mounted for a quarter of the cost ol'doing itsingly aild better than it can be usually be done elsewhere. The subscription price of the Ameri can Agriculturist, which is well known as one of the oldest and best magazines iu the world, for the Farm, Garden, and Household, is 1.50 a year. One copy each of Hearth and Home, Weekly, and American Agriculturist, Month ly will be sent one year lor S4. 32 cents additional postage when tlie papers are to go to Uritisn America. ORANGE JUUD & CO., Pun., 11 245 Broadway, N. Y. Musings. So long so longhand yet so brief! The spring-timo blossoms bud and i blow ; ' ; The summer grains and grasses grow, And autumn brings her golden sheaf And drops her crimson leaf To perish in the snow. How quick the fleet y 'ars go ! So long and yet so briel ! I - ' Soidark so dark and yet so light ! Sometimes the h igh walls close around And .life is buried underground : Anon the shades of nether night To Hades take thir flight And welcome day is found, All full of joyous sounds ! So dark, and yet so light ! So; cold so cold and yet so warm ! The morning lowers sad and gray, Yet through the weary, "dreary day The Future shows me every charm, Fair Hope outride the storm And calls me far away. 'Perhaps ! perhaps!" I say--Sq old, and yet so warm. S'il far so far and yet so near ! Crushed are the promises divine, And yet I quail' celestial wine ! .'Where heavenly islands shine, And sho I love is mine ! So far, and yetfso near ! sciieoul.es. Piedmont Air-Line Railway. Richmond & Danville, Richmond A Danville R. V., N. C. Division, and North Western N. C. R. W. CONDENSED TIME-TABLE. In effect on and after Thursday, Jan. 1, 1874. , i; Ot ISO NORTH. Stations. : Mail. Express.. Leave Charlotte, . 7.00 p. m. 8.3o a. m. Air Line Ju. 7.15 " 8.50 ' Salisbury, 10.09 p. m. 10.47 Greensboro, z.lo a. ni Danville, - 5.28 " Burkville, 11.40 " 1.15 3.27 p m. 8.06 " 11.02 " Ar. at Richmond, 2.32 p. m, j !l: GOING SOUTH. ! Stations. Mail. Leave Richmond. 1.48 p. m, Express. 5.03 a. in. 8.28 " 1.03 p. m. Burkville, 4.58 9.52 Danville, Greensboro tt 1.16 a. in. 3.56 " C.22 6.30 4.00 6.33 8.53 0.00 it i " Salisbury, " Air-Line Ju Ar. at Charlotte, it it it GOING KAST. Stations. Mail. Express. Leave Greensboro 2.00 a. m. 12.30 a. m. " i Co. Shops, 3.55 "Ar 10.05 p.m. i " Raleigh, 8.30 " 6.40 a, m. Ar. at Goldsboro, 11.40 Leave 3.00 p. m NORTHWESTERN IV. C. R. R. i (Salem Branch.) Leave Greensboro, 4,40 P. M. Arrive at Salem, 6.35 P. M Leave Salem, 8.00 A. M Arrive at Greensboro, 10.00 A " Passenger train leaving Raleigh at 7.40 P. M. connects at Greensboro' with the Northern bound train ; making the miickest time to all Northern cities. Price ot Tickets same routes. as via other Trains to and from paints East of Greensboro connect at Greensboro with the Mail Trains to or from points north or south. Trains dailv. both ways On Sundays Lynchburg Accommoda tion leave Richmond aty.4Za. m., arrive at Burkeville 12.39 p. m., leave Burke- ville 4.35 a. m., arrive at Kichmonu .oa a. m. ! Pullman ; Palace Cars on all night trains between Charlotte and Richmond (without change.) Papers that have arrangements 10 au- vertise .the schedule of this company will please print as above. For further information address : , : S. E. ALLENi " I Genl Ticket Agent, I Greensboro, N. C T. M. R, Talcott, Engineer & Gen'l Superintendent. QIIANGE OE SCHEDULE. Raleigh & Augusta Air Line, ! Superintendent's Office, ; Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 29, 1872. On and after Saturday, Nov. 30th 1872. trains on the R. & A. A. L. Road will run daily, (Sunday excepted,) follows : Mail train leaves Raleigh, 3.35 P. M. Arrives at Sanford, 6.15 " M,ail train leaves Sanford, 6.30 A. M. Arrives at Raleigh, 9.20 44 Mail train makes close connection at Raleigh with the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, to and from all points Isorch. And at Sanford with the western Railroad, to and from Fayettevillo and points on Western Railroad. A. B. ANDREWS, dec 4 tf. Superintendent. Office Petersburg R. R. Co., March 27th, 1872. N AND AFTER MARCH 31st, the ains will run as follows : LEAVE WELDON. Express Train, Mail Train, 7:40 a m 3:25 p m ARRIVE AT PETERSBURG. Express, 10:50 a m Mail, 7:00 p m I IjEAVE PETERSBURG. Mail, 5:40 a m Express, 3:50 p ni ARRIVE AT WELDON. Express, 6:50 p m ! FREIGHT TRAINS. 8:00 a m 5:00 a m 4:00 p m Leave Petersburg, Leave Weldon, Arrive at Weldon, Arrive at Petersburg, 12:20 p m GASTOX TRAIN. Leave Petersburg, 0:15 am Leave Gaston, 1:15 pm , Arrive at Gaston, 12:50 p m Arrive at Petersburg. b:10 p m Freights for Gaston Branch will be received at the Petersburg depot only on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. The depot will be closed at 5:00 p m No goods will be received alter that hour. J. C. SPRiGG, 53 tf. Eng. and Gen. Manager. VALUABLi: PROPERTY FOR SALE! The lb i- Sa UNDERSIGNED OFFERS Sale her Plantation, known as Strecter Farm. A healthy location, convenient to good Schools. Churches near by. Fine water. There are some , 2,000 Acres of Land ; j 1,300 in cultivation. Well tim- j woodland so arranged1 as to renal r h i cing, woods mould, very con veni n . The very best Shell Marie on all parts of the "Farm. It is useless to sj mk of the?" produc tiveness of thesg,Laii's. Cornwall kinds of grain, and Clovers yield abundant; but its reputation is The line of the New York, Norfolk and Charleston Rail Road is now being run out and it passes through my plan tation.! "Tlie Cotton Farm of tlie Iast," situated in Greene county, 8 miles from Snow Hill, and 3 miles from Marlboro, Pitt countv. A Railroad line recently established within 6 miles ol this rami, leading from Wilson to Greenville, which is designed going into operation this Fall. Large Commodious Dwelling", all necessary out-buildings needful to a farm this size, newly and neatly fitted up. Terms shall be easy. I will sell, if desired, all my personal property with the Farm. I invite purchasers to visit my place and judge for themselves, or address ieMKS. VIRGINIA ATKINSON, 9 3m Marlboro, Pitt county, N. C. Turin 1 . : - t-wwrr NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T HE CAROLINA SPRING BED. -o- Patented January Gth, 1874. . i 1 The un lersigned ott"ers to the public the CAROLINA SPRINp BED BOTTOM, which for Cheapness, Durability and ('Comfort, ho 1 li i!!t s the world. This bod is composed of tho spiral spring, made of the best tempered stool, is simple in structure, and is perfectly noiseless, being an improvement upon all other similar patents. I will sell County or State Rights at I III, -mmm once. Any one with a little energy, can make money with this patent. For particulars, address D. W. WHITAKER, ,- . jan. 28-tf Ilalelgh, N. C. FIXE I.TIPOItXi:U EIVCSKAVITVKS. (Large size) for Framing or for Port folios. This catalogue of engravings com- Crises a list of elegant works, iroin the. est American aud European (artists. Every variety of subject is represented. Portraits, Landscapes, Animals, Fig ures, Marino views, and Historical Pic tures, from such well known nrtiALsAS LANDSEEK, HERRING, WJLKIE, ROSA BON HEUR, and others. Over 700 IMffercnt Subjects. 1 They are of all sizes, from 12x15 to 26x40, and can bo sent by mail or ex press, prepaid, carefully done up in roller, and without injury. Price, from SI to $10) according to. ize. A discount made on large purchases Catalogues sent free to any address. We also furnish tho , ECLECTIC GALLERY ! of' " j FINE STEEL ENGRAVINGS. (Small size) for the Portfolio, Scrap Book or Illustration. These eugravings have appeared In the Eclectic Magazine, and comprise tho Portraits of nearly every distin guished man of tho past and present centuries. 1 j Our list contains portraits of HISTO RIANS, POETS, ARTISTS, WAR RIORS, KINGS, STATESMEN, HIS- I TOItTl! AND IDEAL PICTURES. Sc, Ac. - ' Nearly 300 Different Subjects. They are printed on different sized paper ; either small size, 7x10, or quarto size, 10x12, and can. be sent by mail, carefully done up in roller, prepaid, to any address. "j Price, small sizo, 10 cCsQuarto size. 13 cts. j - A specimen of each size and catalogue sent on receipt of 25 cents. Catalogues sent free to any address. 2t E. R. PELTON, Publisher, 103 Fulton Sti, New York. NORFL.EET lUNSTOX, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, CORNER OF i ' ' Cabarrus and McDowell Streets, RALEIGH, N. C. i IS NOW PREPARED TO DO ALL Hio-d? of vorJOn. hi Hne with neat ness and dispatch. Raleigh, Sept. 18th, 1873. 1 . SION II. KOGKItS, Attorney at Law, Office on Fayettcvillc Street, two half squares South of Yarborotujh House, Haywood old ojjlcc. Practices Courts. in the Fed end and State 49 3m. , QFFICEOFT1SK A. & N. C. I. U Newberx, N. C, Dec 29, 1873. . Notice is hereby given to holders of tho mortgage bonds ofthe Atlantic and North Cwrolina Railroad Company, that Coupons on said Bouds due on tho First Day ot January, 1874, will be paid at tho Fulton -National Bank. New York, on and after tho 10th day of January, 1874, on presentation. E. R. STANLEY, Pres't. 28-lin A. & N. C. It. lv. Co. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a 7th general meeting of tho creditors of John Devereux, bankrupt, will be held at the Register's Oflice, in Raleigh, N. C., on the lOtu day or March, 1874, at 10 o'clock, a. m., before A. W. ShalTer. Register for the purposes named in the 27th and 28th sections of tho Bankrupt Act of March 2, 1807. R. C. BADGER, ) Trustees WALTER CLARK. ) Aru&lc0' 1 Raleigh, N. C. : dan 27 lwawr, " $400 REWARD. A Proclamation by the tiovcrnor. Executive Department,' State of North Carolina, Raleigh, Jan. 12, '71. "Whereas, official Information has j been received at this Department hat t Henry Dixon, late of Greene county, stands charged with tho murder of Thomas Kou.se, in nam county, and mat he has lied the State or so conceals lini self that the ordinary process of law j cannot be served on him. J ' Thomas Rouse, in said county, and that Now, therefore, I, Tod R. Camiwkix, Governor of tho State of North Caro lina, by virtue of authority In mo vested by law do issue this my procla mation offering a reward of Four Hun dred Dollars for the arrest and delivery of ti e said Henry Dixon to theUjicriif of Greene bounty, in tho town of SuoW; Hill. Done at the city of Raleigh Nio"12t day of January, A. D., 1874, in the OSI year of American Independence. TOD R. CALDWELL. By the Governor: J. B. Neatiiery, Private Secretary. Description: Henry Dixon is of a gingerbread color, twenty-one or tweiity-lwo years of age; about live feet eleven inches; high; weighs about 100 pounds; huA a very small mouth and shows Ihis toth when talking. 2tl-wlw J. McC. PEItl Counselor at Law aim Solicitor Mbr Patents; ..1, I ".IT 77, Stf nnnt.7 7T S! 7 D 7h nt WASHINGTON, D. 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