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THE ERA AND EXAMINER. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1374. Public Schools. There are, la the United States, over fourteen millions of children within the school age, for whose education over ninety-five million dollars are expended annually, and two hundred and twenty-one thou sand teachers are employed. This is our standing army, and these our raw recruits. The , American doctrine is, that "the property of the State shall ed ucate the children of the State." This benefits, equally, the rich and the poor. It decreases crime redu ce taxes, improves labor, increases the value of property, and elevates the whole community. One of the first and decisive questions asked .A in seeking a permanent location for one's family, is, "What are the ? means provided for education?" i A village, town or State, with good ! free schools, is the resort of fami lies ; without them it is the home of criminals. In France, from 1867 to ISC 3, one half the Inhabitants could neither read nor write: and this half fur nished ninety-five per cent, of the persons arrested for crime, and eighty-seven per cent, ot those con- victed. In the six New England States only seven per, cent, of the inhabi tants above the age of ten years are unable to read and write, and yet eighty per cent, of the crime in those States is committed by this small minority. In ,New York and Pennsylvania' an ignorant person commits.on the average, seven times the number of crimes that one who can read and write commits, and in the United States the illiterate pcr json commits ten times the number jof crimes the educated one com mits. These facts are derived from official statistics. These unerring guides of the statesman, statistics, demonstrate that the. most economical, effective, and powerful preventative of crime is the free public school. Universal education tends to universal mor ality. , In a republic like ours, where all political power is vested in, and derived from, the people, where "the government is of the people, for the people, and by the people," no subject can be presented to the citizen of greater -Importance than the education of youth. A well educated commonwealth, however like, manner have comprehended the true idea ami economy of pub lic education. There is not, how ever, a city, town, village or town ship in North Carolina which can, by law, provide a sufficient school fund to support a public school for the education of their children. The legislature will not trust the people this far. A city school bill has been that traditional aristocracy so offen sive and oppressive to the masses of the people, by taking the peoples' lands and taxing the peoples' prop erty to educate the children of these rich men, and let the poor go un educated, as a cardinal principle and time-honored custom, of the democratic party, the 'people 'will say down with both the university ty and estate of every description, real and personal, belonging to said Atlantic and North Carolina Rail road Company : and by such pur chase, the said North Carolina Rail road Company shall acquire and succeed to and exercise all the rights, privileges and immunities conferred on the said Atlantic and stockholders, the said company shall pay to such dissatisfied stock holder or stockholders, the full value of his, her or their stock to be assessed by three disinterested commissioners appointed for that purpose by the clerk of the superior court of the county in which such stockholder may reside on tho ap pending in the general assembly and the democratic party. North Carolina Railroad Company plication of either part v made upon by its charter and . amendments twenty days' notice; but the said made thereto. The governor of company shall not be compelled to about twelve months. Every pos sible guard has been thrown around the bill to prevent abuse. The tax paying citizens of several cities in the State have asked for tho law, yet the legislature cannot trust the people with this right. The legisla ture has been urged to authorize the county commissioners of the sev eral counties to provide, in their discretion, for tho organization of teachers institutes in their respect ive counties, for the improvement of teachers at a cost not to exceed one dollar for each teacher instruct ed. Yet, the legislature, by an overwhelming vote, has refused to trust the country with this power. The present grtural assembly lias been unred to permit the people of North Carolina to enjoy the same rights and privileges of local taxa tion which the people of other States north and south enjoy for the education of their children, but the legislature lias refused to en tertain the proposition. The peo ple of N.jrlli Carolina are not to be trusted with such rights and privi leges. Col. It. T. ISennetr, of Anson. When the democratic leaders sounded their slogan "ire are the party of all the wealth and intelli gence of the State," they meant a great deal. All their legislation since 1870 ha3 been tu keep down the masses of tho people legislate the rich rich, and the poor poorer and now, having just voted down -verv measure that at all looked to the building up and encouragement of a system of free schools for the poor people of the State, this legis lature of aristocrats this party of "all the tcealth and intelligence of ' i the State " projoses to put its hands into the jackets of the poor working-men of North Carolina and compel them to bear the burden of educating ricli men's sons. the state, in order to further and aid such sale and transfer, is au thorized and empowered to trans fer to the said North Carolina Rail road Comdany all the stock owned by the state in the said Atlantic pay for stock of any such dissatis fled stockholder or stockholders. unless he or they shall give written notice of such dissatisfaction to the president, secretary or treasurer of the company whose stock shall be and North Carolina Railroad Com- held by him or them,-within three pany; ana until the transfer of the months after such consolidation, stock of said company is approved agreement or other arrangement by the individual stockholders of for the purchasing, merging or ac- suid road, the governor shall retain quiring the railroads aforesaid-, Or u:e ngnt to appoint directors in the alter the acceptance of this act bv said Atlantic and North Carolina the requisite number of stockhold- Kailroad Company ; Provided, That ers: Provided, further, That the if the stock of the private stockhol- sale of any share or shares to the ders in this road is purchased, the I company under the provisions of TEJEGrRAPJhtlC NEWS. NOON DISPATCHES. , , Printers on a Strike. Louis ville, Ky., Feb. 10. The printers employed on the Courier Journal have struck because the refused to discharge Jno. the foreman, .Only half sheet issued this morninsr. proprietors Bennett, tl Deslructire Fire in Pennsylvania. Bethlehem, Pa., Feb. 10. Ilil denberger's new opera, house was burned this morning. The tire broke out between 12 and 1 o'clock. The fire is supposed to have been caused from the crackers used by the Germans during the concert last Loss, $50,000. evening. which they received under the old law, and provides that any ar rangement for a settlement between a bankrupt and his creditors shall be signed, by at least one half of the creditors representing one half of the indebtedness. Suits to recover all sums under $500 may be brought in a State court under an order from a federal Judge having charge of the estate. Bankrupt oflieers are required to make full reports of all facts in connection with cases com ing beforethem to the district court, and the clerks of district courts are to report to the Attorney General every year. coxt is ess i u. A I, The North Carolina I fail road Consolidation .Hill. price given therefor shall not ex ceed the market value of said stock at the time when the purchase shall be made ; Provided further, That the said Atlantic and Norlh Caro lina Railroad shall not constitute assets for the payment of the bonds heretofore issued by the state to build the North Carolina Railroad. Sec. 4. That the line of railway so purchased and acquired, shall become absorbed and merged into the said company, and the whole this act by any executor, adminis trator, guardian, trustee or persons acting in a fidudiciary capacity shall be valid in law. Sec. 9. That the said company shall have the power and authority to contract for prorating: or for in terchange of business traffic with any railroad company, doing or desiring a connection business, whether chartered by the laws of this State or any other State, pub as it This gentleman has complained, in person, to the editor of the Ex aminer ot tan article that appeared in this paper a few days since, un der the head of Solomon Bennett's logic. lie says, in the first place, that it is not a name by which he is known at home, and that the association under the name is not pleasant; that the article in question holds up to public criticism some of his physical peculiarities for which he is not re sponsible ; that while his conduct is a proper subject for criticism, and he expects nothing else at the hands of the Examiner, he appeals o this editor if either his conduct or pe culiarities merit the epithets and severe ridicule with which the 'ar ticle abounds. And referring to the mutual estimation of their ac quaintance of the past two years, desires that the editor of the Exam iuer will do Mr. Bennett and him self the courtesy and justice in the narrow its borders or poor its soil, premises that ought always to exist soon becomes rich and powerful; and obtain amonggentlemcn. while an ignorant one, even under the happiest circumstances, of land and air and sky, falls a prey to an- fVny, poverty and despotism. Intelligence In rulers Is essential Jgood government. With us the rulers are the voters, hence the- ne cessity of fitting them by education The article in question was writ ten by a staff editor, but the editor in chief will here assume the au thority to .say that it was not the intention to wound Mr. Bennett, or to injure him. His action in re lation to the State geologist was deemed to constitute good ground to rule. With Intelligent voters, for criticism, and in the ridicule at- our form of government is the ibest yet devised; with ignorant voters, it is the worst. An intelligent people seek freedom, an ignorant people, despotism, as naturally and surely as the needle seeks the pole. The founders of our free Institutions knew this two hundred and fiftv vears BffO. A By request tin; Examiner lishes the consolidation bill passed and is now a law. Practically it is a dead letter on the statute books, and, might as well be repealed ; for it is certain that the North Carolina railroad company will never accept it, con taining, as it does, a clause, refiect ing, by implication, en . one of the stockholders and present president of the company. It is doubtful, even, if the gover nor calls a meeting together under it, for, without the active aid and co-operation of Hon. W. A. Smith, tho gentleman aimed at Lv the dem ocrat- of the legislature in their petty, political spite and puerile dis reputable, personal legislation, a quorum of the private slock of the North Carolina railroad cannot be gotten together to even consider this matter. The active enemies of the scheme of consolidation could have desired nothing better to defeat it than this section referred to numbered section 0 in the bifl and aware, as they must have been, that such personal legislation defeated the scheme, the motives of senators and representatives voting this sec tion in was clearly to kill the measure. The Examiner does not regard this present consolidation bill as worth the paper it is written on, and although its publication grati fies some of its friends, the Exam iner protests against incurring the expense of four and a half dollars for setting it up, to say nothing of the H.ee the bill occup ies. people of thf of west must wait i tempted it was not the desire to give more than "a random sting." But since Colonel Bennett has made known to the editor that lie feels hurt at portions of the article, and communicates the fact in a manner so courteous and gentle manly as to appeal to the highest instincts of a gentleman, the Ex- Tlu lor a lailroad until the people can e'eet nnotlier legislature; in the meantime it will be well to consider of the disast'T and damage the democratic party, during the two past legislatures, has inflicted upon tho Slateand the people. Making a ICccorri Digging Their Political Graves. free State, a free school, and a free aminer here, fully and freely, with- church, are the cardinal principles draws overy portion of the said ar of American J ilcrty. Hence the tide that could be, by the most early settlers of America scarcely sensitive gentleman, tortured into completed the log cabins for their personally offensive words. families, before they began the log school houses for their children. The school house was developed and spread from Maine to California. The finest building that springs up in every village of the great north west Is the public school house. Like the light ol heaven and the water of the earth it is free alikt to rich and poor. It is the nursery of theAinericrn citizen. Itwaskot till after the close of tho late war that the public school house began to attract any consid erable attention in the southern States. Within the last few years, however, very considerable pro gress has been made in many of these States in working out the practical problem of public educa tion. The public schools in Rich mond, IVtersbu-g and other cities in '.rinia, are q uil, in all re spects, to the public schools of Phil adelphia, New York, or Boston. The same may be said of the public schools in Atlanta, Augusta, Sa vannah, Charleston and many other southern cities. There is now pending before tho Georgia legis lature a bill to give to each school district the right of local taxation. If this bill becomes a Jaw as it probably will, the time is not dis tant when Georgia will go to the front, side by side with Virginia, in the development of her best re sources. Yet amid this career of Improve ment, this culture of mind and character, North Carolina, inferior In no respect to either Virginia or Georgia, is doing nothing. When the Georgia legislature were asked The democrats of this legislature are making a very pretty record in the legislature. The rich man's party that is the party of all the wealth and intelli gence in the State, the democratic party was out in full force in the house yesterday, on an educational system for the rich, as against the poor. Mr. McGehee, the leader of the aristocracy in the house of repre sentatives, brought forward :v meas ure to donate all the State land about Raleigh to the I niversiiy :tt Chajel Hill, and in addition thereto tax the people of the Shite one hun dred thousand dollars a year for the support of that hot-house of aris tocracy. An amendment was offered to substitute common .vAoo.s- for "uni versity," but the proposition ;is rejected. It required, to make the vote of the house a tie, that Mr.. Johnston of Buncombe, or Mr. Buncombe of Johnston, should answer aye, when tho name of an absent member Mr. Black well was called and also that the clerk should fail to record the vote of Dr. Wheeler, of For sythe ; and the democrats of the house sustained and endorsed the omission of the clerk by refusing to allow Dr. Wheeler to recorti.ius vote, though he was present and protesting that he voted no. The vote by this kind of demo cratic tactics was announced, fifty for; fifty against. Whereupon the The Iay of lo-notliing Mem bers of the Legislature versus Working Clerks. Our legislators fix their own pay at five dollars per day for three or four hours' work, and they manage it so that they can draw their pay every day if they wish. They also fix the pay of the clerks in the various executive depart ments at less than half the amount the legislators receive, though most of these clerks are required to work nearly all day, and can only draw their pay attheend of three months. Of course it is not expected that clerks should draw as mu -h or as often as members of the general as sembly. But it does seem reasona ble that these over-worked and under-paid officials might be allow ed to draw their pay at the end of each month. All of these gentle men are poor, most of them havo families, and it costs as much for them to live in lialeigh as it costs members of the general assembly, and but for the courtesy of the State treasurer, would be put to serious inconvenience by reason of being required to wait three months for the scant salary allowed them. Is this difference between legisla tors and clerks reasonable ? Is it t? The Consolidation Hill. four years ago to make provisions gp,. Mr. Robinson, possessed for city schools, they considered the question. They examined its merits. They acted. Twelve of the ablest gentlemen in the legislature were put upon the committee on educa tion, of which ex -Governor Brown was made chairman. The commit tee availed themselves of all infor mation within their reach. They nf an unaccountable infatuation to bury himself deeper than the lowest strata of the magnificent marble of his native Macon, voted aye, and, so, the bill passed the house. , , , Now the Examiner would de light to see a flourishing school at Phanol Hill, and so would all the became convinced that the relief of poor people of North Carolina ; but Georgia would be found in improv- when it comes to this, that the Ing the education of the people, democratic party of North Caro- They went to work In good nnat in and out of the legislature, earnest; the city school bill in refusing to do anything for the was adopted, without opposition school system of the State thus and the people of Georgia have nev- declares its purpose to resurrect the er complained. Virginia, Tenncs- university for the education of rich see, and other southern States In men's sons, and thus perpetuate an act to amend the ciiaktek of the North Carolina Rail road Company, and for other Prifi'osEs therein mentioned. Section 1. The general assembly of Aorfh Carolina do enact : That the North Carolina railroad com pany, a corporation chartered by the general assembly, session 1S1S '4!, is hereby authorized to con struct and make, or to purchase, hold and complete the construction of a railway from Salisbury to or near the line of division between this State and Ttennessee, at or near Paint Rock, anil to the Geor gia and Tennessee line in the coun- tv of C herokee. SC. 2. That the said North Car lina railroad company may pur chase the Western North Carolina railroad, or any one or all the di visions of the same, whether at ju dicial sale or any other sale that may be made thereof, and thence forth may have, hold, possess and be entitled to the said railroad and all its contracts, franchises, rights, privileges and immunities, and all the property and estate of every de scription, real and personal belong ing to the Western North Carolina railroad companies: and by such purchase the said company shall acquire all the rights, privileges and immunities conferred on the Western North Carolina railroad company by its charter, and all amendments made thereto. Sec. 3. That said company may In like manner purchase the Atlan tic and North Carolina Railroad, and thenceforth have, hold and pos sess the said railroad and its con tracts, franchises, rights, privileges i . ; a. ? 1 tl .U I and immunities and all the proper-1 the acceptance of this act by the upon such equitable terms as the direct- line shall be known by the name of ors may agree upon, the North Carolina Railroad Com- Sec. 10. That if the commission- pany. ers, appointed by this act, to sell Sec. 5. That said corporation, in and dispose of the bonds, shall de case it shall become the purchaser clihe to act, resign or die, then the c . i. it- l n-- ii. tt nUlt ? . vet t , 4. uiu csiern onn tjuroiina i guvcruur suiiu uijuuiih a suuiuicui number of commissioners to fill their places ; but no person shall be a commissioner, director or general manager who has heretofore or may hereafter decline . to testify before any committee, legislative or other wise, or before any court of compe tent jurisdiction, in regard to any matter touching or growing out of his conduct while president, or di rector of any railroad, or while act ing in any other public fidudiciary capacity on the ground that if he were to testify he would criminate himself, or on any kindred or like grounds ; or who has been convict ed of embezzlement; or who has failed to return t the treasury any special tax bonds as required by law; and the bonds shall only be sold in such amounts as shall be needed from time to time to carry out the provisions of this act, and shall at no time exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars over and above the actual amount due and paid. Sec. 11. That any director or offi cer or the said .North Carolina rail road company, or other person en trusted with any of the bonds, cer tificates of indebtedness or other funds of the company, who shall be guilty of any wrongful appro priation, misapplication, malfeas ance or other corrupt use of the same with intent to benefit him self and defraud the company, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon con viction thereof before any superior court or the state, shall be punished by a fine not less than ten thousand dollars, and by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than ten years. and shall further be g'uilty of em bezzlement. Sec. 12. That the bonds author ized by this act to be issued, and the mortgage made to secure the same may be divided into two series or classes : The first series or class shall be on all of that portion of the fin isnea roau, the said company now owns or may hereafter own between Morehead and Paint Rock : The second series or class shall be on the other roads it may construct, and acquire and own. Sec. 13. That the Governor shall have power to remove, for causes which he may deem sufficient, any directors appointed by him, and shall have power to fill the vacancy, and shall report to the next session of the general assembly any action taken by him in the matter of re movals. Sec. 14. That the directors of said company shall have the power to change the location of any of the lines their said company may pur chase: Provided, That the line of railroad, in Catawba county, run ning from its main line to Newton, shall not be changed until the main line shall have been constructed to within one mile and a quarter from the court house in said town of Newton. Sec. 15. That immediately after the sale of the first mortgage bonds under this act, the said North Car olina Railroad Company shall com mence work on the line of the road between Old Fort and Paint Rock, and continue the work thereon without intermission, until the work is completed between' said points; and immediately thereafter, it shall be the duty of the said com pany to commence work on the line between Ashe vi lie and the Georgia and Tennessee line, in Cher okee county, and continue the work thereon until the said line is com pleted ; and to enablesaid company to carry on and continue said work, it is hereby made the duty of the commissioners named in this act, to reserve from the proceeds of the sale ofsaidiandsa sum of money not less than seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars in cash, to be ap plied only in the construction of the said line between Ashevilleand the Georgia and Tennessee line in Cherokee county ; and all moneys raised on any bonds issued on any part of the line west of Asheville, shall be set apart by said commis sioners to be applied exclusively on the line between Asheville and the Georgia and Tennessee line in Cher okee county. Sec. 16. That immediately after the passage and ratification of this act it shall be the duty of the gov ernor to call a meeting oi the stock holders of the said North Carolina Railroad Company and submit this act and amendment of charter for their acceptance or rejection, and if i a majority of the stock so represent ed shall vote to accept the same, it srjall become a part of their charter. Sec. 17. That all laws and clauses of laws coming in conflict with any of the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. !Sec. 18. This act shall take effect and be J n force from and after its ratification. 1 In general assembly read three times and ratified this 10th day of February, A. D., 1874. ' J. L. ROBESON, Speaker House Representatives. C. H. BROGDEN, President of the Senate. State op North Carolina, Office Secretary of State, Raleigh, Feb. 10th. 1874. I, Wm.H. Howerton, Secretary of State, hereby certify that the fore going is a true copy from the original act on file in this office. WM. H. HOWERTON, Secretary of State. Railroad, is authorized to complete the construction of the said railroad and its divisions, and shall have the necessary powers for so doing ; and for the purpose of raising money to accomplish the purposes of this act, the said North Carolina Railroad Company, may, at its option, make, execute and issue its bonds, payable with interest thereon, either in United States currency or gold, and in this country or any foreign coun try or state, and at any rate of in terest it elects, not exceeding eight per cent, per annum, and for any amount not exceeding thirteen thousand dollars per mile of finish ed road, made or to be made, which bonds shall be signed by the presi- 1 A .A 11 A 1 t , ueni, countersigned oy me direct- A A A t A I t ors, and attested oy tne secretary or the company, and sealed with its corporate seal, and be wholly or partly in sums of five hundred dol lars, or one thousand dollars each, with the usual half yearly interest coupons annexed ; the principal and interest of said bonds to be made due and payable at such times and places, and in such manner, and to be sold at such times, places and prices as the directors may elect, the principal of said bonds to be payable is not less than ten nor more than twenty years, the sale to be made by M. E. Manly, W. A. Graham and R. F. Arm field, commissioners to sell and dispose of such bonds as may be issued in pursuance ot the provisions of this act, and said com pany are hereby prohibited from ever resisting the payment tnereoi on the plea of usury. The proceeds arising from the sale of said bonds, and also from the sale of certificates of indebtedness herein authorized to be issued, may be applied to con structing, purchasing and repairing of the railroads to extend over the routes herein mentioned, for equip ping the same, for discharging any indebtedness of said company and for purchasing any securities or li abilities which may embarrass the operations of said company: Pro vided, That said commissionersshall set a part out of the proceeds of the sales of said bonds, a sum of money not Ies than one million eight hun dred thousand dollars, to be applied to the construction of said Western North Carolina railroad from Old Fort by way of Asheville to Paint Rock, and to no other purpose. Sec. G. That to secure the pay ment of the bonds and other evi dences of debt issued as aforesaid, and the interest thereon as the same becomes due, the said corporation may execute and deliver mortgage deeds with power of sale to such trustee or trustees as may be select ed or agreed on, one of whom shall be the governor of this State, the same to be signed by the president, countersigned by three directors, and attested by the secretary of said corporation, conveying-its railway, branches, fran chises and property, including its road I (!, superstructure, equip ment, choses in action, evidences of debt, and all its real and personal estate of whatever kind; and the said deeds and all other agreements the said company may enter into, which by law requires registration, when duly executed, may be re corded in the register's office in the county of Wake, and its registra tion in that county shall be deemed an effectual and sufficient registra tion for all purposes whatever, and shall irive it priority and prefer ence over all claims against said corporation ; and it shall not be necessary to record or regisier the same in any other county, any law to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That the said mortgage shall contain as full and ample pro visions in tne matter ot sale and foreclosure for the security of the bonds and coupons, or either, in case of default in the payment of one, or other, or both, as are con tained in the deed of indenture or mortgage made the first day of No vember, 1867, between the said North Carolina railroad com pany of the iirst part, and William A. Gra ham of the second part. Sec. 7. That no public sale of said North Carolina railroad company, or any part thereof, or any of its fran chises or rights, shall be made un der the mortgage provided for in this act, until such sale shall have been advertised for six succes sive weeks in two newspapers in the city of Raleigh, of the greatest circulation. Sec. 8. That the directors of the said company shall be authorized to purchase from the stockholders of the same any of the stock owned by them, and they are empowered and directed out of the first moneys arising from the sale of bonds or from any lease made or to be made, to purchase from the private stock holders or any of them who may desire to sell their stock or any part thereof, and to pay for the same at the rate of fifty dollars per share, and the stock so purchased shall be come the property of the said com pany ; Provided, That if any stock holder or stockholders of the said North Carolina Railroad Company, being such at the time of making such consolidation, agreement, con tract or arrangement for the pur chase, merging or other acquisition of any of the railroads contemplat ed by this act, shall be dissatisfied with the same or dissatisfied with Washington Items. Washington, Feb. 10. Marshall Packard and Appraiser Pitkin, of Isew Orleans, and liusteed, of Ala bama are here. It is expected Senator Carpenter will speak on the .uouisiana election bill to-day, when it will be referred to the committee on elections and privileges. Crime in Sew York. New York, Feb. 10. Prosper Evans, who has for some time been drinking to excess, attacked his wife and son, aged six years, with an axe, inflicting a very severe, and it is feared fatal injuries. He then at tempted to stab himself through the heart, inflicting several wounds. Evans was arrested. Martin Higgins, hackman, con victed of committing an outrage on the person of Mary O'Brien, an Irish girl from Philadelphia, was sen tenced by Recorder Hackett to 20 years in the State prison. JAPANESE NEWS. to Assassinate Prime Minister. the The Attempt mikado's Sax Francisco, Feb. 10. The steamer Tasco Da Gama arrived, in 18 days and 23 hours from Yoka hama : the quickest time on record. The following are the particulars of the attempt to kill Iwaura: As Iwaura was returning from Mika- dos temporary residence to his own dwelling, his carriage was stopped near the outer castle moat by bamboo poles stretched across the road. The sides of his vehicle were cut through by swords, and Iwaura hastily descended, and found him self attacked by several armed men from whom he received wounds iu the loin and shoulders. He ran to the moat close at hand and sprang into it, remaining hidden for about an hour, after, which he returned to Mikadoes house, to which foreign surgeons were summoned who at once discovered that his injuries were in no degree dangerous. lie will probably be able to resume his duties in a few weeks. This is the first attempt at assassination of hiirh officials since the murder of Hirosawa Sanga in 1872. No clue has yet been discovered. Washington, Feb. 10. Senator TIIK COURTS. Mayor's Court. No thin sc was bo fore His Honor, Mayor WhlUker, ori yesterday, save an arrext of two younr bloods who, tho night previously, im-f grown a little too hilarious and coi..-' quently boisterous. They were let olf witli an andinonition and a suitable tine. , NpKcrAr. Term of Wake Superior CorHT, Hts Honor Juikje ToItrukk I'kesidino. The following eases wero disposed of, - in. this Court on Monday, Feb. IHh : i . ilader, ndm'r of McKimmon vs lial eigh National Dank. Judgment lor plaintiff. -orui Carolina uauroaa vs u r Men dcnhall. I5ill dismissed, and judgment against plaintiff for, costs. T 1' Lea n s Kiilcixh & fia.sfon Railroad. Moti i! for removal; motion disallow fd. North Carolina Mutual Life Insuranco Gordon introduced a bill to relieve rth Carodna Mutual Life Insuranco the political disabilities of R-in'n-1 r""i",y T" " IWI1. All day Semmes, of Alabama. Referred to ir' over MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. Dcntli of an Author. Paris, Feb. 10. Jules Michela, French author, dead. Press Suppression. Vienna, Feb. 10. The Vaterland newspaper of this city has been suppressed, and its office and mate rial confiscated. Spain Accords Belligerent Rights. Madrid, Feb. 10. The Impar tiality's, the government has agreed to the exchange of prisoners with the Carlists. Death of a Pharmacist. Piiidadelpiiia, Feb. 10. Win. Proctor, Jr., professor in the college of pharmacy, died suddenly last night after delivering a lecture to the students. prominent Lawyer of llaffalo Suicides in Savannah. Savannah, Feb. 10. Geo. F. Lee, a prominent lawyer of Buffalo suicided at the Pulaski House this morning. Cabinet ITIetting The Busteed Impeachment Vase The Georgia Cion tested Case. Washington, Feb. 10. A brief Cabinet to-day. All the members present. Several witnesses were examined in the Busteed impeach ment case. Busteed is personally conducting his defence. Nomination Mrs. E. C. Bain- bridge Postmas-ter at Old Point Comfort, Va. ; The argument before the House Committee of Sloan vs. Rawles from the first Georgia District closed to day. Rawles the sitting member concluded his speech which he com menced. judiciary committee. Senator Bayard submitted a res olution requesting the President to transmit to the senate information called for in resolution (if Marc h 1st, 1873, as to whether any officer of the United States army on duty in South Carolina, used elfort to procure legislation in that State to compensate hiai for services render ed in bis line of duty, and whether such officer was admitted to the bar in that State and oracticed his pro fession while holding commission as an officer. Laid over. Senaio Gordon, of Georgia, in troduced a bid granting aid to the Atlantic and Great Western canal transportation company. The senate resumed considera tion of the; bankrupt bill pending; the amendment, being that of Mer rimon giving to the State courts the same power as t lat o.'the federal courts in executing the bankrupt law, which was rejected. Senator Johnson, of Virginia, ottered an amendment pioviding that notices of all sales made by an assignee should be published in the newspaper having the largest cir culation in the county where such sale is to be made. 'Rejected. Edmurds moved to lill the blank in tne secnon in reunion io compo sition with creditors so ns to pro vide that an arrangement for settle ment between creditors and debtors in order to be valid shall receive signatures of two-thirds the mini- ber of eredittors: re i resen titir one- half the value of debts. Agre. d to. Mr. Thurpian moved to lill the blank as to the time when tin provisions or tne tnirty-nuun sec tion as amended by the committee, shall take effect by inserting the first day of December, 1S73, so that the section shall apply to all cases of compulsory or involuntary bank ruptcy commenced since that date. Agreed to. Mr. Sumner offered an amend ment to the twentty-first section of the original act as follows: But a creditor providing his debtor's claim shall not be held to have waived his right of action or suit against the bank rupt where a discharge has been re fused or the proceedings have been determined without a discharge. Agreed to. Tne bill having been considered in the senate as committee of the whole, was then reported to the senate, and amendments concurred in. Senator Johnson, of Virginia, modified bis amendment previous ly offered, so as to read as follows: ''All noticas of sales under this act by any assignee or officer of the court, shall be published in the newspaper or newspapers to ue de signated by the Judge, which in his opinion shall be best calculated to give general notice of the sale." Agreed to. The bill then passed yeas 4:, nays 11 and goes to the house for concurrence. Short executive session. No south ern nomirations. Tho following c:hoh woro diioo I of on Tuesday, 10th : City of Halcigh vs S N Vlulson and sureties. Judgment fr plaintiff. Jasper Fleinining vs-J II. Scarbor ough. Judgment tor plain tilt'. North Carolina Mutual Life-insurance Company v.s Jno II 1'oweJl. Thin cause closed alter three days trial. Ver dict and judgment for plaintiff. Pol'cii dant appealed to tho Supremo Court. About thirty-Five eases dependant upon this one. llattle, receiver, vs T J Jarvis. Judg ment against plaintiff for costs. Joh Ulako vs Angeliuo Warren. On trial. SuruuMK Coukt. This Court met at its usual hour, all tho Judges being present. Causes from tho 1-th Ii iriet were considered as follows : A. II. Suddrcth Ud'n vsMcCombs and Suddrcth adm'r from Cherokee; II. L. (Judger, llattle iV Son for plain tiff; A. T. and T. F. Davidson, Merri nion Fuller 4t Asho for defendants. Kcmandcd t have the facts found and distinctly staled. Plaintiffs anneal. A. ll. Suiidretli gd'n s McComh and Suddrcth adm'r from Cherokee, II. llattle A- Son for oKce, ii. plaintiff; L. Judge A. T and T. F. Da idsoli. Meirinmn, Fuller it Ashe for defendants.' Appc.d. Keni:inded to have llcf facta found an I distinctly stated. -4, The following causes from tne, th district were argued : - I l;mc liinlon vs David 1 1 in ton, from Wake. W. S. Mason Smith, A Sirotig, T. 1. 1 evreu.,Moore A IJaUing for de lend. int. K' ziah ( hristnias et al vs Jas. Joiicm F.x'r et al from YVarrei). Ilatehelor,Fd w.irdsA' Itatchelor for defendants, ('n tiuued. ir. V. Mordeeai, et. nf., rs. John 1 ) - 1 : eti .x . i t. uh, from llaiilax, Mooio .itlbiig. Waller Clark. K. lb I'. (Ides lor plaintiff-, llattle A Son, I . .V. liarnes, Y. W. IVebies f.r defendants. Retained. Motion to dismiss petition and to rehec.r allowed. Martha Jane Camp v.s. Richard II. Smith, Fr., from Halifax, I'cehlcs V Peebles for plaintiff P.atchelor, F.d wards A' Ratchelor, Ivlward Coniglan'd for defendant. Continued for report. Same against same with samo counsel continued for report. Jane C. llinton r.i. David llinton, from Wake, Mason, Devereiix, Smith and Strong for plaintiff. Moore it Jai ling for defendant. Continued. It. II. Kingsbury v.s. W. It. Suit, ct. al., John W. Hays for plaintiff. Ilai grove, Itatchelor, Edwards A Ratchelor lor defendants. Put off. M. Hawkins, administrator, vs. W. II. Pleasanis et al., from Franklin, Cook, Rusbeo it Rusbee and Moore A (Jailing for plaintiff; J. J. Davis, Ratchelor, Ed wards fc Ratchelor for defendants. Ar gued on motion to dismiss appeal. John S. Dancy vh. John J. Long, from Halifax. Rattle A Sou for plaintiff; MooroA (tailing, Ratchelor, Ed.vardsA Ratchelor, and Ed. Couiland for deleu dont. Ordered that Renj. O. Joyner lo ' notified that he be allowed to bo .oine a partv of defendant. John R McRao et al. vs K. P. Ratlle, ex'r., from Warren. Meri inion, Rai nes and J. C Mcltao for plaintiff; Rattle A Son for defendant. Decree Hied. Tho Jus. ices will peremptorily call district PItOJI VIKia.MA. a A Defaulting Clerk Arrested at K;i- nana Falls Attempt at Suicide for Kmt)9zzlin Bonds, Ac, Ac. Richmond, Va., Feb. 10. -Hen ry, a cieiauiting cleric in the Lynch- irg internal revenue olhce has been arrested at Ivanawha Falls, W. Va. Notwithstanding the state ment of the special agent at Lynch burg that the defalcation amounts to thirty-five hundred dollars, dispatch from the sheriff of Kana wha states that fourteen thousand, two hundred and nineteen dollars were found on Henry's person. The prisoner will be returned to Lynch burg for trial. W. D. Coleman, who attempted to take his life yesterday upon be ing arrested for embezzeling bonds of the state Kinking Fund, will be examined on Thursday, in the police court hi3 condition beinsr such as not to confine him to his room. The amount of the embez zlement is not known, but a full investigation will be had at once into the affairs of the sinkine fund. Probably by a legislative commit tee at the instance of the commis sioners of the fund. Xlie Features of tbe Bankrupt Lau , Jnorm Lenient to tne Debtor. Washington, Feb. 10th. The Senate to-day after a weeks discus sion passed the bankrupt bill. Senator Edmunds, who had charge of it having persistently pressed it upon the Senate, and refused to al low any measure to be introduced which might set it aside for any time whatever. The bill is very much more lenient to the debtor class than the old Jaw. One of its principal features being that a debtor who suspends the pay ment of his paper, cannot be forced into bankruptcy under forty days. An amendment offered by Senator Johnson, of Virginia, to-day, re quiring assignees to make public notice, in newspapers having the largest circulation, of sales to be made, was agreed to. The bill further reduces the fees of bank rupt officers to one half of that House. A hill providing that all mail matter of the third class with the name and address of the sender may be written and also the num ber and name of the article en closed, and there may also be writ ten in or on any book or pamphlet, sent through the mail a form of presentation without extra postage being charged. In the discussion that ensued, several instances were mentioned where documents sent by members of Congress, through the mail post paid, were held for large extra postage because the members had written their names or initials on the wrapper. On motion of G. F. Hoar, the bill was made to apply to matter here tofore sent and was then passed. The House went into committee of the whole on the army bill. The 4th section of the bill requires that all claims for stores or supplies taken or furnished during the rebellion for the use of the army including all such claims now pending and undetermined in any department of the goverment shall be presented before the 1st of No vember, 1871, to the Southern Claims Commissioners who shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine them. All claims not presented before 'th:-t dav it re to he barred, the transfer of the claims from the qu -trier-masters de partment, is to bo considered as a presentation of tho claims. This section gave rise to a lon discus sion and many amendments were offered to it. The most important amendments that were adopted, was the one offered hy Young, of Georgia, extending the time from November, 1871 to November, 187o, and the one offered by t. it. iioar, of Massachusetts for the appoint ment of two additional com mis sioners. An amendment offered by. Spencer, of Pennsylvania, was also adopted alter a long struggle, transferrintr to the commissioners ail the evidence now on file with the quartermaster general and com missary general. Mr. Beck offered the. following resolution, which was adopted: Whereas, the First National Bank of the City of Washington recently became insolvent, and is now in the hands of a receiver, in conse- ouence. as is alleged, of lending to or placing in the control of a single firm the whole of its capital stock, as well as a large part of the money of its depositors, which is in palpa ble violation of the national oanK- V 1 - A I i ing act; ara, wnereas, me circum stances attending the failure of said bank, and the character of the man agement under which so gross a violation of Jaw could have ta ken place, demand an investigation, that remedies may be applied to guard against like frauds in the fu ture; therefore, Itosolved, luat the committee on banking and, currency be instructed to examine into the condition of said bank at the time of its failure, and in its prior transactions and general management with power to send for persona and papers. ti- pea In from the (Uh this ( Wednesday) morninir. The Mketixu of tiik L'mvkhsii v Tiu'stkks. As heretofore announced, the lirst meeting of tho new llo:trd cf Trustees of tho University is billed l meet in this city on tho lsth of l-'ehi 11 ary. Jielow wo publish in full the hill as it passed both llousesof the ieneral Assombly: A HILT., TO II K KNTITLKP AN ACT TO Kl X TIIK TIMK AND CLACK OF TIIK I'lUsr MBKTINO OF TIIK THUsTKK.S OF TIIK I'NIVKKSITY OF NOKTIt CAHOLI.N'A. The (t'eneral Assembly 0 Xurth (n -lina do Enact .Section 1. That tho lirst meeting of the' Trustees of the I'ni- versity of North Carolina elected und- r the provisions of an act to provide for' the election of Trustees of the Univer sity of North Carolina, ratified 011 'Jsth January, 1871, shall tako placo in tho city of Raleigh, on tho 1 Stli day of Feb ruary, 1S7I. Sec. 2. This aetshall tako efect froin its ratification. , Lf.o IS C'. ior- introduccd St. Patrick's Iav is tiik latukk: Yesterday, ien. J man. tho son of a " Mi k" the following : ! li'icrr'ix. Tho people of North Caro lina are ever ready to welcome with open arms all, who come anions them for the purpose of buying lauds or en ga&injj; iu any and every luaix Ji of tho various industries of the State ; and Whereas, On tho 17th of Man h, ls7!, it is proposed by Kev. Father Mr Namara, to hold a grand Immigration Convention in tho city of Kaltih; to testify our wish and desire to see the sturdy sons and fair daughters and matrons ol other nations come and possess th vacant places and idle lands iu our midst; theref.uv, lir.vjlicil, That we the representa tives and senators of North Carolina. in general assembly assembled, m-.i, cordially appreciate and endorse tlm sir,treti'!i to. m'ako the celebration of St. Patrick's lay theoccasion to assure, not only the worthy sons of Ireland, but those of all other nations, Uimi v e, the people of North Carolina, extend to them a hearty welcome to our border-, and to assure them also that the laws of this State are sufficient and ample to secure to them all the rights and privi leges enjoyed by native sons of Noiih Carolina. Ilcsolvcd, That we recommend to tho people of North Carolina that they make the approaching 17th of March an occasion worthy of the object which tho friends of tho matter have iri view, by attending the proposed Convention, and giving expression to their feelings in the desiro to attract population, skill and capital, that thus our country may be filled with industrious people ; that our vast resources bo properly de veloped, and that tho good name of North Carolina may be made widely known among the nations of the earth. Washing Tim Street GahLa.mi-s This theme is not yet exhausted. Wo saw a solitary footman with a little lad der slowly wending his way up llills boro street on yesterday engaged in the laudable and even to be praised duty of washing the street gas lamps, lie was a good stout man, with long arms and brawny muscle, with an expres sion of lierco determination on his countenance, but we submit in all caii dor to those who are commanding this v department that recruits should bo boldly and quickly marched to his re lief. For as black assomo of these lamns are it would take tho most expert math ematician to decipher about what timo this gentlemen will accomplish tho de sired object. One word more the lamp just below this office needs repairs bad ly, Having been on 1110 stays 10 meso many dark nights, and all concerned, especially we of this office, will bo obliged to you tojattend to it and shall ever pray. Col. Ii. W. Humphrey, tho senator from Wayne, was absent from his sat in the senate yesterday 011 account of a severe and sudden illness. He is better, and was rapidly recovering last night.