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I i 'THE FRA AND EXAMINER-. ' THURSDAY. MARCH 12. 1874. Haying given place to a corres pondent in reference to Hon. C. L. Cobb, the . Examiner quotes the "Wilmington Toston Judge Thomas, the member of Congress from the second district. Attention is Invited toanatne article from the Wilmington Dost on the election of Judges. The Ex aminer to-morrow will publish the election law, when it will have some remarks of its own to submit Ixcal Option Prohibition. The last legislature passed a law prohibiting the sale of liquor within one mile and a half of Wyman chapel, In the Oberlln suburbs of Raleigh. The territory embraced in the provisions of this bill in cludes all of Raleigh north and west of the Baptist grove. One of the provisions of the law is that the people in the said terri tory shall, on the first Monday In May, vote "prohibition" or "no prohibition." So, that, In addition to our election for municipal offi cers we shall have an interesting . election on the liquor law the first Monday in May. x A Generaf Election Law. , . The Examiner this morning pre sents an authenticated copr of the general election law, J as passed by the late legislature. That portion of section twelve, that a voter may be challeged at the polls, and required to prove his Identity, after having properly reg istered himself is simply infamous, and is a strike direct, at the poor man. It is not aimed so directly at the colored man as at the poor white men of the country who live 'upon the lands of rich democrats and are in a measure dependent on the gentry. It is apprehended by the demo cratic leaders that a great number of poor white people are now dis posed to vote the republican ticket who have hitherto been under the political domination of thjs demo crats, and this outrageous provision has been incorporated Into the gen eral election law to afford excuse Tlio North .Carolina Railroad and Consolidation." The Director of the North Carolina railroad teld a meAH;g at the Company Shops on Fri(Hiast eight of the twelve director Trere present. The absent on5tere J. L. Morebead, W. R- MrgjVK. Barringer and Moses ear it rumored that a resolution offered directing the president of iw 1VOU, III A OUIIIU, IU Ulll It IIICV-llllJ or stocKnoiders to consider the amend ments to the charter enacted by the late Legislature.' called the consoldation bill," and that the board with only one dissenting vote refused to so instruct the president on the ground that the bill itself directed that the governor should issue the call for a meeting of the stockholders. The old or present charter of the com pany expressly states that meetings of stockholders shall be called by the president and directors, and, until the amendments are adopted by the stock holders (which confers the power on the Governor) the Governor cannot le gally call the stockholders together. If the legislature had passed a supplemen tal or special bill directing the Governor to call the meeting, instead of inserting such power in the amendments to the charter, which have to be adopted by the company before they take effect, the Governor, probably could have legally issued the call ; but as it is, it heeins to us he has no power in the premises The board of director, it is said, will not call the meeting because the legisla ture tried to ignore them and their pres ident by attempting to confer the duty on the Governor. And further, it is un derstood, that more than two-thirds of the board are unfavorable to the consol idation bill as passed by the legislature. So there seems to be a hitch that will be bard to unhitch. We have no authentic information on the matter, and neither are we authori zed to make any statement about it, but we think wht we have said above is correct. We learn that the directors will hold another meeting on the 13th of March, and if. bv that time, the money d;ie on the lease contract is not paid, the lease will be annulled. He are informed that President Smith declares that he will build or complete the Western N. C. Railroad, but not un der the consolidation law of the late leeislature. Charlotte Democrat, March 3rd. these .wise-acres began their reform. They promised much and have done nothing that i3 beneficial to the people at large. They have legislated to educate the sons of rich men at the expense of the poor tax payer, while they have shame-, fully refused to give to the poor children of the country the benefits of legislation upon the public school system, that will tend to advance and perfect It. Turn to the statute books, and you will And their records. You will find that there are more laws to protect fish, 03'sters and terra pins, than to protect the poor peo ple of the Slate. You will find resolutions condemning salary grabs an. I Lack pay, passed by them while they were in session contrary to the expressed will of the mpie, in their vote upon the amendments of the Constitution of the tate an expression which these legislators forced them to make! They have made their own case. The verdict of the ieople is against them. They have swindled the people tinder false pretences, and the people see, and feel it. Then let them go down into their polit ical graves unwept ; and unsung. Let their opposition to the inter ests of our people and their legisla tion to force the tax payers of the State to educate rich mens sons, and their efforts to deprive its cit izens of their rights before the law be erected as a monument to per petuate their infamy until time shall ceaso to be. From the WilmlngtonosLj' . ' The raecUqbi&&LJ L We have had occasion. to refer to the action of the last legislature in providing ror the election: or asu- low us to Dursue the subiect further At this time. X rom the remarks made by some or the democrats in the general as sembly, it is evident that the act authorizing the election of the perior court Judge in the first and Judges ? in the "first and .eighthfdis-. eighth Judicial districts, hut in or-1 trfcts was believed totelSmconstitu- der that our readers may fully I tional. They declined a tilt, as the comprehend this important rquesitihairmaiFf ?ther housejttdiclary tion, we will state the facts, and the committee said, with me supreme law and submit them' to ihe cool I court, and like all violators of fun- dispassionate consideration of the people, with the hope that they may pass judgment upon the erratic and wild justice" democratic members of the last legislature who" have so misrepresented them.-, ; ", ; s - i Article IV, sec. 31, State const!? tution, is in these words : "All va cancies occurring in the offices pit viuea lor oy tnis article or this con damental law. made their encroach ments by degreesT It is for these reasons that we have advised re publicans In those two districts to decline the election. Let them not be :. stopped . from contesting this outrageous violation of the? consti tution' by any acquiescence in it, but stand aloof from these intrigues intd which tto -inveigle them, is a stitution, shall be filled by 4 the ap-? J part of the scheme of their enemies. poinimeni 01 me governefmniess A Letter from Warrenton. The Democrat above gives some interesting information which was withheld from the. Examiner, al though an earnest effort was made to obtain it on the day of the meet ing last week. The conclusions of the Democrat are correct in the main, and it is at the pleasure of the directors of the North Carolina railroad compa ny whether the private stockholders shall be called together to consider of consolidation or not ; and the vote of seven to one, not to call such meeting indicates that no meeting will he had before the regular meet- for watching and coercing the poor I ing in July. white men of the State into a still further support of the democratic party. Let this matter be thoroughly canvassed before, the people of North Carolina; and in August next let the Infamy of the democratic party receive a condemnation at the hands of the poor white men of the State that shall brand it for all future ages. Judge IJuxton. The article below, from the j Wades bo ro Argus, a democratic ! paper, the Examiner finds in that j staunch republican paper.the Rock- j.ingham South, and it is here repro i duced as a compliment, just and ! merited, to Judge Buxton, whose claims to re-nomination 1 csn people of the fifth Judicial distric this Spring: The election bill just passed by the legislature, among other things, pro vide for the election or six superior court judge, one of whom will be for this judicial district. The time for the nomination of some suitable person to liir this responsible and honorable po sition, is close at hand, and it would perhaps be well enough to begin to cast about and see who we would prefer and in doing so, it is right and proper to first examine the claims of the present incumbent. Has he met the expectations of the poople? lias he held the balances of justice evenly? Has he acted impartially and fairly as a judge? lias he known nobody or no ttartv in the decisions which he ha rendered as ajudro? To all these ones tlons we think the large majority of our ieople are ready to give an affirmative answer. It could not have been expect ed that every ruling which he has made, ecu Id have satisfied everybody. Jo man could, from the nature" of the case, expect any such thing; yet we believe that most people think that JixUe Buxton has suffered his personal feel intra to have as little to dt with his judicial acts as anv man could, while soiuo of our judges have made themselves notorious by med tiling in political affairs. Judge Bux ton has maintained, in that regard. ltimk! reputation, and the action of the Supreme Court judges upon all ques tions which have come before them by way of appeal from judge B's rulings in creditable to him as a judge. Having Ix-eM nominated bv the conservative -iy L iif, wa think if he has met tin exp"-iuo.L i'i tljt party, they ouBui 11 ' in irrnl tliv r approbation liy a renuminatlon. Hill Smiths Message People. to the i Hon. W. A. Smith, President j North Carolina railroad company, t has issued In pamphlet form, for j thorough and gratuitous distribu te tion his late letters to and about the legislature, consisting of a letter j to MaJ. Fagg, of Asheville; ; reply to Eair Play and others, be T"ing a treatise on Turner and his empty jugs.; and Smiths' epistle to 1 the 'Solomons," all of which have j appeared In the Examiner. ? In his Introduction to the public, i Mr. Smith says: TO THI PUBLIC ! The following letters' were written In ' vindication of the consolidation scheme and of my own character from the vile opponents of the bill. carefully and you slanders of the Read these letters will seethe secret foea of tho measure unfrocked and exposed. These worthies pretended they desired to be very care ful in guarding the interests of the North Carolina railroad company, when, in fact, their amendments to the bill on the paasage twice through the general assembly were intended to put it in a shape to render it impossible that the North Carolina railroad com pany could accept it, It is well known that the democratic party opposed the measure in this covert manner, falsely stating that they feared the State would be a loser, when in fact, the State bad no moneyed interest in the North Caro lina roaoK as a decree of court had al ready put the income of that company into the hands of the bondholders. I ask a careful reading of these letters. ' Parties desiring to be supplied with these documents, first-rate for the campaign, can obtain as many as they want by addressing Hon. W. A. Smith, House of Represen- f tatives, Washington, D. C. For outrageous nonsen.se, petty meanness, and partizan malice the democrats of the late legislature ex celled every other set of men the world has seen assembled together. They practically defeated consolida tion, as Mr. Smith says in his mes sage: and they fully merit the ex coriations of the Salisbury Hatch man, Charlotte Observer, Cleveland Banner, and Western Expositor, all democratic papers, presented in hr Examiner to-day. The article from the Democrat above, may be taken as a bac khand ed lick at the legislature; while the admirable article from the Ashe ville Pioneer is a settler. With such a record, nnd finally fighting the vital emocrarv.ve, if the republicans do not triumph over the democratic party next August it will be their own fault. K. W. Iving, of Lenoir. A correspondent writing from Lenoir county about ten days since, commending Colonel Richard W. King, of that county, to the voters of the second congressional district for a seat in congress, omitted to enciose his name, or the name was lost in the transmission, and while the communication was waiting far the name, the article itself was mis laid. The gentleman, who-e name is now in possession f the editor, will please re-write his communication. In the meanwhile, the Examiner would say of Mr. King, that lie is a republican of the true metal and of long standing, one of the organizers of the party in thi?- .State, a staunch friend of good government, a man of substance; a practical business man of economical habits, of per sonal and political integrity. and throughout a long life of public ser vice no constituent has h id reason able ground of complaint as to Ins stewardship. This paper will not suggest a can didate for the republicans of the second district, but a section might be worse off for representative men than the second district, where ri vals to a man like R. W. King ap pear to abound. A lemocratic View of the Last Legislature. From the Asheville Pioneer. Below we give an article taken from the Carolina Watchman, a Democratic paper published at Sal isbury, N. C. We invite our read ere to read it for themselves and ponder over it well : Tho Legislature adjourned last Mon day evening. The session has been long anu teuious. 31 any bills were passed: but we do not thing much ralu- able legislation has been done. Many mportant matters were left untouched. Upon the whole, we do not think the re cent body nas lm moralized itself, and wo know the people will be impressed with the same idea when they become acquainted with the labors of their law makers. Indeed the last Legislature has mmotalized themselves, but not as patriots. They will doubtless be remembered lor years to come by he people of .North Carolina, as a stupid set of partizans who have spent their time in class legislation and squandering the people's money for their own Denent. Many of them were elected by the most pal pable fraud. Solemn pledges were made by them to the people, to bring about great reforms in the management of the affairs of the State. Have they been kept? Not at all. The pledges they made were forgotten as soon as they secured their election. They were wilfully forgotten. The condition of North Carolina to-day, is worse than it was when To the Editor of tiik Examiner: The case of Turner vs. Holden et al., to which I've alluded in a former letter from this place was reached this afternoon. Messrs. Ball appeared especially for his client, General S. A. Douglas, and Messrs. (Jatling and Argo for Gov ernor Holden. Messrs. Win. Eaton, Jr., of Warrenton, and T. Brown Venable, of Granville, for Tur ner. When the case was called, Counsellor Ball took the initiative? and moved for tho discharge of his client on recount of his non-age at the time the action was commenced, and the court having: failed to ap point a guardian ad litem. He con tended that this irregularity was fatal, and the neglect in the begin ning of the ease vitiated the en ire proceedings. lie cited numerous legal authorities to back his motion, and at considerable length proceed ed to discuss the matter. We heard his argument spoken of by learned members of the bar, as being exceedingly strong as well as learnedly and forcibly stated. Mr. Gatling, on behalf of Gov. Hol den, made the same motion, con tending that as the suit in question was one in which proceedings were commenced jointly against all the defendants, the fatal irregularity as to one,made the error fatal as to all. Mr. G. also forcibly7 and with much legal acumen substantiated Ins mo tion to dismiss, with quite a lengthyr argument. Tho counsel lors of Mr. Turner, of course, re plied, and after a patient hearing, the judge ordered the dismissal of the suit us to Douglas, but refused to do so as to Gov. Holden. From this decision, Mr. Gatling appealed as to his client, and Turner's law yers also appealed from the decis ion as to Gen. Douglas. This ended the term of the court, and the case will now go before the next term of the supreme court for adjudication. During the discussion, the court house was crowded with an aud ience, of both colors, seemingly deeply interested in the issue. At as EejuaUeeu ntrt&mt: tfTTTitsfn ir u ii r that during tho discussion which was had, the plaintiff was remarka bly quiet, and did not once attempt to interfere, with the argument of his lawyers or join in the debate. No such ridiculous and scandalous a scene as was had at the last term of Orange court was therefore en acted. We are pleased to notice during our visit here, the kindly relations which exist between the citizens of this county, of all colors and parties. A better state of feeling does not exist elsewhere in this State. There is no bitterness, bad blood, or party or sect rancor to be observed what ever; but democrats and republi cans seem willing to inarch along together in a spirit of concord and harmony. Demagogue's and fermen teis of hatred, malice and strife, have few or no sympathizers or sup porters, and their street-corner har raugues make no impression. Such have "about played out." in a great measure tins good state of feeling is due to the true conservative course of the col ored people, headed ly John A. liyman, their State senator. He has exhibited the great qualities of a true leader, and in this commu nity, the white portion of which, always boasted of their wtalth, cul ture, refinement and eduaition.and who alni( st to a man joined issue with the republican party, he is liked, commended and praised. The bitterest democratic partizan in the county will admit that lly man, more than any other man, has led in this movement of harmony and good feeling, and has ever promoted it. He honor than he has and the time is not hope, when, not a district will otherwise provided for, and the ap pointees snail noia their places un til the next election.";- This article of the State constitution provides for the election of the judges in the State. The words "unless otherwise provided for" have been' Fderter mined by the supreme court: to be confined to a provision contained in the constitution itself, and excludes any provision that may be made by the legislature for filling the vacan cies referred to in the article in ques tion, -.i' -i-if; c The other words "until the nextreg ular election," in the article quoted have not, as we are advised, rjqpeiv ed the Judicial construction of the supreme court. But we harS no doubt as to their meanlrigVt Jhe construction the supreme couu will 'put upon them.! Whaf is "meant then by the next regular election? The judges were elected in 1868, by the Slate atlargeot "general ticket. The 27th section of the article of the constitution authorizes the legisla ture to provide for the election of judges of the superior courts by the voters of their respective districts. In pursuance of that constitutional provision, the legislature, at the session before the last, provid ed for the election of judges tn the six judicial districts where the term of office of those judges woutu expire oy 11s own limitation in August next. The regular Ice tion for those districts will beheld in August, these are the six judgei who hold for the short term unde? the classification provided for in the 26th section of the same article of the constitution. Can there be more than one regular election in any judicial district before the expira tion of the term of the judge so elected ? The obvious meaning of the constitutional provision is that the governor shall fill the vacancy which may occur by the appoint ment of a judge to hold the office until the next regular election for the judicial district in which the vacancy may happen. That such is the true construction of the article of the constitution we are discussing is, manifest by refer ence to section 13, article 3, of the State constitution providing for fill ing the vacancy of the office of sec retary of State, auditor, treasurer, and attorney general. The lan- Plata Durham iu Cleaveland , (N. C. Banner. Consolidation Again. deserves more ever received, far distant we only a county but acknowledge his claims to promotion. We found the republican parly a unit in the county, and with their 1,700 ma jority, not a single individual who would fain sow discord to promote selfish ends. The rank and file are enthusiastic, and in August next, as usual, will march in serried and unbroken rankj to the polls, and cast their ballots for the continued success of Itepublican principles. We also desire to make favorable mention of the school kept in the old Warrenton academy, by the oc complished scholar and gentleman, Capt. John E. Dugger. We took occasion to visit the school during our hours of leisure, and always fouud him earnestly laboring to im prove the minds of his pupils, many of whom, by an exhibition of their learning, reflected great credit up on the teacher. Cant. D. right wor thily fills the seat so long occupied by the learned and venerated .Ezell ; he is an enthusiastic friend of popu lar education, and labors earnestly to promote it among this whole peo ple. Warrenton should ever cherish him, and appreciate the labor he is oestowing upon her rising genera tion. "G Warrtnton, Etb. 2S, 1S74. Female Umbrella and Parasol Makers 011 a Strike. New York, March 3. The fe male umbrella and parasol makers of a leading .house of this city, are on a strike for increase or wages. Ex-President Baez is still a pris- the Brevoort ; house. His oner at counsel advise him not to give bail. question, but our space will not al- guage in tins article is, "ir tne 01 fice of any of said officers shall be vacated by death, resignation or otherwise, it will be theduty of the governor to appoint another until the disability be removed or his successor shall be elected and qual fied. Every such vacancy shall be filled by election, at the first general election that occurs more than thirty days after the vacancy nas tanen place, anu tne person chosen shall hold the office for the remainder of 4he fii tmiuf mis arncieT'f The "general election" used in this ar ticle of the constitution would, of course, authorize the election of an attorney-general or any other of the officers named, in ca.e of a va cancy, at any general election as for instance the election of members of the general assem bly) and the words " regular elec tion" in the fourth article cannot be coustrued to mean the same as "general election," but are intend ed to confine the election to the " regular election" for the judicial officer named, that is at the period of time named. If that was not in tended by the framers of the Consti tution, why this difference of ex pression in the two articles. That such was the opinion of the Legislature at their session of 1870 '71, is obvious, otherwi-e, they would have provided for an flection of a Judge in the Eighth District, which w is then held by a Judge under ihe appointment of the Governor. In 1870, the Code commissioners prepared an election bill and made no provision for the election of a judge in the eigthju dicial district. This bill was con sidcred by the judiciary committee of the senate, and that committee reported the bill to the senate, without anv provision for the elec tion of a judge in the eighth judi cial district at the ensuing August election. At that session Senator Richardson moved to amend the bill, by inserting a provision fortheelec tion of a judge in the eighth judicial district. This amendment was fully discussed by tho senate and reject ed, for the want of power in the legislature to order such an elec tion. In the Spring of 1872, before the election bill of 1872 was passed, a petition was addressed to the leg islature (then in session) asking the passage of an act to provide for the election of a judge in the eighth district. This petition was received anel referred to the judiciary com mittee of the house. That commit tee reported against making such provision. After the passage in the senate of the bill creating the present un constitutional act, providing for an election of judges in the first and eighth judicial districts, the bill was sent to the house. Mr. Bennett, the chairman of the judiciary commit tee, and the acknowledged demo cratic leader of the house, offered a resolution, asking the opinion of the supreme court as to the consti tutionality of such ai act; wnich resolution, after much discussion. passed the house and was sent ta the senate for concurrence, but did not pass the senate. In March, 1871, J udge Shlpp, attorney-general the denrocratic asked by the had the power to occasioned by the resignation of Judge Jones, for the unexpired term, replied to his ex cellency in the words, "section 31, article 4, of the State constitution, judicial department, contemplates the appointment of a. a permanent officer to fill the; unexpired -term." Will not the people hold their rep resentatives responsible for thus trifling with them, wasting the peo ple's money in fruitless and uncon stitutional legislation for purely party purposes ? We could , show other authority In support of the position we take, on this important That staunch democratic sheet, the Western Expositor, published at Asheville, - N. Cn and edited by Maj. W.JE. Malone, in its issue of Feb. 19th, contains the following editorial comment upon the recent action of the legislature in attempt- 1 . - J II XT IIT A Ta m ing, 10 Misquaiiiy xiou. w . A.0oum from holding office in .-the consoli dated railroad company : WHAT WIU W. SMITH AND GOVERN W r OR CltDWBLL DoT - .."We entertain a hope tbat CoL Smith and tiov. Caldwell will vet come to the rescue of poor, suffering Western North varoilna. , . - . Gov. Caldwell is a western man. and identified with all her interests, and he is known to be a zealous advocate of In ternal improvement. While this amendment to the consol idation bill proscribing Smith is insult ing to the Governor, to Col. Gaither and others of the commission, and to the directory of the N. C. road, yet they can disregard this amendment. It is not worth the paper upon which it is writ ten it has no legal force and might well be treated as a dead letter. Our people in the west are for the man who will build the road. They care nothing for politics in this trying emer gency. We are satisfied now that the road can be built if all will oo-operate in the proper spirit. To Smith and Gov. Cald well the people now look with much anxiety, not that they desire to ignore other good and true men, but they be lieve that these gentlemen have an op portunity now, not enjoyed by any other persons in the State. Now is the time, and if the west is foiled in this attempt to build her roads, we may look for a period of gloom, dis tress and d.isconteut. Yes, the people pray for a Moses to lead them through tne wilderness 01 complications and troubles, to the promised inheritance of Erosperity and contentment. Who will e be? There can be nothing plainer, than that the attempted proscrip tion of Col. Smith is utterly uncon stitutional and void. That it meets with the unqualified condem nationof thinking men everywhere, and particularly of those most in terested, the people beyond the mountains, is shadowed forth by this editorial of the Expositor. The " Asheville Citizen takes the same view of the matter, and is indignant at this action. Ever since the close of the war, the whole South has been restless and dissatisfied because many of our best citizens were unjustly dis qualified from holding office for par ticipating in the war, and we have all clamored loudly for universal amnesty. And yet, the spectacle is here presented of the Legislature of a great State attempting in an unconstitutional way, to ban one man for exercising the constitution al privilege of every American cit- zen reiusing to answerauje&taens Meft-m fgtrt'cTl Minute nimself. AVe-regret this action, both for the honor of the State, and for our Western Railroad interests. We lay the blame upon no one. We do not know who voted for and who against the measure; but. we pre dict, that the day is not far distant when a black line will be drawn around that part of the record, by a high minded liberty, loving, con stitution abiding, conservative leg T131VEGRAPIIIC t sews; ?2 St! UMAX" NIGHT'S TELEGnAnS. Seizure Llqnor mt Berere Ilouae, xen, jnasMcnusefts. yBoSTON, March 1. The State ttonstabler seized some $1,500 worth 01 liquors at tne itevere house to- Preparlaff for tbe cnuad la Pfetla. ' PHiiiADETjpniA, March - l.In view of j the threatened ? crusade against salmons, the, police have in structions 10 enforce city ordinance which means that -streets and side walks are not to be obstructed. ' The South Carolina Xax Payers Committee." - Charleston, S. C; "March 1. The committee of the tax-payers convention appointed to present the people's memorial to Congress, are to meet in Washington for jhe per fectance of that duty on the 19tn o; March. Burning- of a Hope Walk Bodf j j Fonnd. ' ' .' MoNTRTiAT.. Mnrnh 2 fYvIes. rupw waiK, was Durnen yesieruay. Coyles was burned about - the- face and arms to such an extent as to render his recovery doubtful. Dur ing the .afternoon, while clearing tne ruins, the body .of Zephrian Labrechin, aged IG.was discovered. The Crusaders in Chicago. j Chicago.; March 2.A , number oi ladies visited two saloons here to-day and prayed and sang hymns. No indignities were Offered them and no - perceptible effect was pro duced by the demonstration. Prominent . Lawjer - of Ta.. Dead v Norfolk, : Norfolk, Ti..: March l.-Hon. John r S. iMillson, a distinguished lawyer and iiisrhly esteemed citizen died to-day. For a number of years rwowifnv f tiro TVfi M liMAti yoo a member of the United States con gress. ? i, Committees of the Southern and Northern Presbyterian Church in Regard to Union New York, March 1. A com mittee of the Southern Presbyterian Church is in this city to communi cate with a committee of the North ern Presbyterian Church, with a view to the union of the two bodies. The Spanish Commander Kloriones makes a report of the Bilboa Figrht. Madrid, Feb. 28. A telegraphic dispatch has been received at the war office from Gen. Moriones sta ting that he has been" unable to force carlists from their entrenchments before Bilboa, and that his own ad vanced line had been broken by in surgents. He asks for reinforce ments and appointment of his suc cessor. He still occupies Komorrosto Outon Minon Bovena and MiJarres. Train Burned. 1 ; Montreal, March 2. The. rail road train on the Great Western road has been burned. Eight lives lost. No Southerners. - ' Louisiana Election CaieArmr j Appropriation bill. Washington, D.' C. March, 2. It seems conceded that all the demo crats except Thurman and Bayard, certain preliminary motions failing, willupport Carpenter's Louisiana election bill, which it is stated will be altered to hold election in Nov vember; instead of May. Carpen ter is quoted : " That the republican party, can only avoid defeat by un loading lLouisiana. A change of date is to made to be conciliate tho industrial interests. Pressure. Is brought to bear upon senator West, to hold off tbe army appropriation bill for; the Louisiana case, so that the" people may know what to ex pect. The army bill will occupy fully ten days. ' Cxcilomciit in Havana Vessel )( Foundered. New V I York, March 2. A di rendesvouz, via Key West of the 1st, says the United States steam vessel Fortune which has just ar rived from Havana, reports there is considerable anxiety in that' city regarding the startling rumor of the escape of Edgar Stewart from Ame rican waters. The Wabash oes to Havana to night. ! Philadelphia, March 2. The schooner Anna from Boston arrived from Portland, reports that on the night of the 2oth tilt., 4 miles south east of Cape May, she fell in with a boat containing Captain Killu and crew of the schooner Julia A. Rider from Wood's and Hale, with guano lor Itichmond, a., whieh had foundered at sea, and look them on board and brought them here. A Little Warlike in the Indian Country Omaha. March 1. An official teleerram. received here to-day from Fort Laramie, says the condition of Indian affairs is unsettled and un satisfactory at the agencies. Good Indians seem to have been corrupted and are leaving for the north to ioin the hostile bands. It is report ed that the beef contractors have stopped supplying beef,being afraid to drive cattle through the reservations. The Transportation Committee on the SeaBoard Route. Washington, March. 1. The published statement that the Sen ate committee on transportation routes to the seaboard had agreed to report that although congress has the constitutional power to regulate railroad tariffs, it is not now expe dient to exercise the, power is pro nounced by the chairman, Senator Windom, to be wholly unauthor ized. He states that the committee has cQineJo no such conclusion. TiyiTe&sury sells-a 'million of goiu prst anu imru, anu n nun million the second and tourth Thursdays million. of Jiarch ; total, three A Murderer Released 011 Bail Rail road Troubles iu the West. Washington, March 2. Hull Slatter, Convicted of the murder of Hussey, was released on $150,000 bail, by Judge McArthur. The killing occurred at Scheutzenfest, a year ago. Slatter is well known in Mobile and New Orleans,and was once proprietor of the city hotel. Cleveland, March 2. a con vention of locomotive engineers ad journed sine die Saturday evening. It is authoritatively stated that a demand jwill be made upon all rail road companies that have made re duction in wages of their engineers to restore them to their former fig ure,and f this is not complied.With a strike will be ordered. It was also determined that in case of necessity on rising for a strike on any of the through lines, it shall become gen eral. A! very prominent eastern railway official telegraphed on, Sat urday to a leading railway manager of Cleveland that John Fahenboch, president of the machinists and blacksmith's national union,1 has for somej weeks been trying to or ganize al strike of mechanics, and other day laborers, the telegram savs: Jlc "represents mat men on oarer" western roads and upon the Pennsylvania and Erie lines are ready for the signal, and asks, would not the law term him a con spirator. : gardlng.war claims, referred com mitteeon,. claims: . Details else where. Centennial resumed. Sev eral leading senators favored hold ing Nott's exhibition but opposed an international one. Mr. Ferry, of Connecticut, in a speech iri favor of Mott's celebra tion said that he hoped North and South would come together and bury every bloody memory of tho past and that East and West would forget they had "conflicting interests and all thank-God for the goodly herl tago left "us by our fathers. No action was taken on the bill, w House. Mr. Whitthorne Intro duced in the house to-day a bill which provides that the act of Con gress entitled an act to incorporate the Freed man's Saving and Truit Company be amended so that here after it shall be the duty of tlio trustees and officers of said com pany to make loans ft urn tho deposits by them received upon real estate,' sit uated in the vicinity of the agency, or orancn 01 saia company, irom Which such deposits are received. and making it theduty of the offi cers to collect as speedily as it may be done without prejudice to the interest of. depositors, all sums of money by them loaned upon real estate -outside of tho State' from which received and where collected. They shall loan said funds as here inbefore provided. Referred to tho committeeof banking and currency. The debt statement shows a de crease of two and a hair millions. In treasury, two. anjl a.jallrmintr Datch dated near DrvT6rtu?as neTmhTnd three and tnree quar- No southern 'nominations to day. The Debt of North Carolina. Ob- ( elected by party), when Governor if he fill the vacancy From the Charlotte (democratic) server. The legislature made a grand mis take in not settling the public debt in some way. ' Of vast importance is it that the credit of tho State should be restored. What conclusions are we to draw fronrthe fact 'that the legislature adjourned siner die without fixing upon some proper plan of adjust ment r why could they not agree upon some mode of settling it? Either the difficult problem lay beyond the grasp of their intellect ual faculties, and was too high for their wisdom to reach ; or else, knowing what ought to have been done, they deliberately neglected to do it, some acting from one mo tive, and others from some other. It makes no difference what the motives of the legislators are in such matters unless they be crimi nal : we judge them by their acts the new laws they put in force, or the old statutes they amend. We form our opinion of the tree by the fruit It bears. We hope the next general assem bly 01 JNorth Carolina will be bless ed with more wisdom, and fewer congressional; aspirants. Legisla tors who vote on public measures with an eye to the political or pe cuniary advancement of their own ambitious selves are unworthy of seats in the halls of legislation, and ought to be condemned by the peo ple aVnome. North Carolina will never get ex tricated from her difficulties until men are placed in power who have .... . U12. 1 more man ordinary auiuty, uuu something of that high order ot pa triotism, integrity and moral cour age,' that makes a man act consci entiously and fearlessly in the dis charge of public duty. , Arrest of Baez, Ex-Prcsident of San Domingo, in New York. New York, March 1. This morning Judge Pratt, granted a warrant for the arrest of Bena- ventura Baez, ex-president of Santo Domingo, on application of David Hatch, a worthy resident of Con necticut. He brings action for dam ages against Baez, charging him with conspiring against his liberty, wealth and life, while ne was a resi dent in Santo Domingo, it seems Hatch acquired possession of an im- . in T-v . mense salt mine in oaniu Mioiingo, from SDanish authorities, was suddenly arrested and charged with being in sympathy with Cabral Faction was sent to prison and kept there five months, and brought before a" drum head court martial at Sunman. where he was tried and sentenced to death, was then pardoned bv Baez and his mine was confiscated. The complaint of plain tiff recites a story 01 lrightiul cor cuption, rraud and villany; and the trial will bring forward eminent men of the government. Bail was fixed at 2-,000 dollars. iso.M;iar Disiwrt iei:s. NOON DISPATCHES. American Vessel Boarded by Span. isn Soldiers. New York, March 2. American bark Matnazas hither reports being boarded off Havana, by Span ish soldiers and searched. Caleb Cushing is here. iCONGBESSIONAE. Washington, March 2. Senate The bill introduced by senator West for the settlement of loyal claims, provides that the court of claims shall have the sale and juris diction of all claims against the United States brought by loyal per sons for all claims of property de stroyed or occupied by tho United States, or taken by the army and navy of the United States for and in the service of the United States. Also, that which has een restored in the rights of persons who have been restored in the rights of per sons or property after participation in the late rebellion, by reason of any amnesty proclamation, or per sonal pardons of the President, and who resumed their allegiance before the final ending of the war, shall be entitled! to the benefit of pro visions of this bill. It also abolishes the Southern Claims Commission, and provides that all claims now pending "and undeter mined by the said commission, or before tho Quartermaster General, Commissary General and Auditor of the Treasury or other executive departments of the government shall be transferred for adjudication to the court of claims which, after rendering judgments on the same, is required to report them to con gress ior its acijon thereon, ai- Among the bills introduced in the house is the advalorem tariff; So per centi-on maccaroni and verme celli, which, is to prevent malad ministration in the civil service by officers against whom articles of im peachment are presented; to enable members of congress to do the pub lie business with their constituents and other departments of the gov ernment, and to limit the franking privilege to certain newspapers. The bill provides that during any session of congress and for three days prior and subsequent thereto, all written and printed matter sent to members, and all written and printed matter and such other . things as have been ordered by eith-' er house for distribution, shall go free of postage. Second section provides that all newspapers regularly printed and and not advertising sheets simply, shall gO free of postage throngh tho mails in the county where they aro published, but -shall not be deliver ed under the free delivery system. The third section requires all postal matter to be prepaid. ', Air. Carson, for the appointment of a joint commission to examino the national lines of water commu nication. , Tyner of Ind'ana, moved to sus pend the rules and pass the bill au thorizing weekly newspapers to bo sent by mail withlng the county. If, their publication and exchanges between publishers to be transmit ted in the mails free of duty. ; The house refused to second tho motion to suspend the rules ; Gl to 91, nnd the bill was not received. Mr. Fort of Illinois, made a like motion in regard to the bill for the ,-, circulation by the commissioner of agriculture of books.seeds, cuttings, &c, and the house also refused to second it by a still larger majority. Ilcnortcd Surrender of Bilboa toll o ' Royalists in Spain. Bavonne, March 2. A dispatch has been received by tho Carlist Junta here reporting that Bilboa has surrendered to tho Itoyalists. it is said one church, several banks and seventeen private houses have been destroyed by the bombard ment of the city. Madrid, March 2. General La nas force will embark at San Sebas tian for Santanander, whete it will be joined with troops under Gen. Moriones. A Burglar goes to Sing Sing: . New York, March, 2. CaJo Gunnion, who was charged by Jno. T. Irving with being a party to tho Nathan murder; plead guilty toa charge of burglary in the first de gree in the court of general sessions , to-day and was sent to Sing Sing for ten years. ? The furniture of Jay Cooke and their late office, corner of Wall nnd . Nassau streets, sold at auction to-' day and realized about $1,200. Wen th er. ptoba 1 i lities. ' Wash i nuton, March 2. Tor tho Southrn States, east of ..- Mlssis aippi,clearor partly cloudy weather,' high tempentlure'and light t fresh south-east to .south-west winds will prevail except possibly light rain in the low Mississippi valley. The Cum her la ml and Oliio rivers continue falling. The Mississippi below Memphis rising slightly. lion. Clm'rteSTItrTliomns. Congressional. Washington, March 2. House The usual number of bills intro duced and referred. Senate Mr. West introduced a bill to provide for the settlement of claims of loyal persons growing out of the late rebellion. Referred to committee on claims. Search of Everett Gray Strike -... at tlte Erie Shops. New Yoric, Match- S.--The cap tain of the ' bark Everett : Gray, which was searched by the" Span iards, savs the vessel was. a league from the shore of Cuba, at the time. No violence was attempted Since the proclamation of the conscrip tion Was made, a strict look out has hMtr k-ent unon shinning, soanisn residents professed to be ready and eager for a tight, but more than one of them offered the captain money to take them away secret Jyi .. . vine employees in nie wie snops at Susauehanna depot, struck, at 9:30 a. m., yesterday. The alleged reasons for the strike are, that new regulations - had been introduced and , many of 1 the best and oldest workmen discharged without any assigned cause wages cut down and paid when It suitedf 'the com pany having been ior ,tne last ipur months kept two months in arrears. I xrassea resincieu, uuu a icyy. uicu. Utterly unskilled"-In'2 the trade placed to work on same wages as skilled mechanics. Body of a Downed Ulan Idedentif led New York, March 2. The body found floating in the water at Jersey City Saturday was identified as that of Thomas Chesholm, formerly an extensive grain dealer in' Chicago, where he sustained great losses in the latter part of 1873. He has been missing since JJecember. Money, watch and jewelry were found on his remains. It is supposed he com mitted suicide. -'' 1 though either use or the claimant can appeal for final review to the supreme court of the United States in an cases where the amount In volved is ove. three thousand dol lars, so that when action of con gress is nad upon the same the full equities and law of each claim shall be made up for its determination. The bill further more provides for com missioners to be appointed in each judicial district of the United States by the court of claims. These com missioners are empowered to sum mon . witnesses, ' take testimony, employ.; stenographers .and fully prepare each claim for presentation to said court. The government Is to be represented by the respective district attorneys and the orders of commissioners are to be enforced by the respective united btatcs mar shals. The docket of each cost Is to be open to inspection of the - public when completed. Other detailed provisions guard rignts 01 ttne United ' States and claimants by Personal .Rencontre. . Washington. March 2. An en counter before Imperial Hotel, be- J prohibiting unnecessary delay after tween congressmen I'einam and 1 tne commencement 01 me suit ana Busteed, a nephew of judge Busteed enforcing severe penalties for mis- UiiiiULKtiUib jl lie quarrel 'Bcciub iu i tuiiuuw ui wic,t.vuiiuis9iviis. have been .the result pf former words. Pel ham's pistol was taken frbm him by John A. Elmore of Montgomery, and while restrained by his cloak, Jue received several blows from young Busteed, who was also triflingly bruised, no. blood results apprehended.' :Gov. Hard, was confirmed by a two-thirds vote as .Postmaster at Atlanta, ua. The nomination had been pending 90 days, and Is claimed, a "greatadminlsirationr Victory.' ' Gov; Herbert is Here representing The costs and expenses in each case are to be borne5 by the successful liti gant. ' It is claimed that the enact ment of this bill would save to the government a. vast sum of money annually expended in salaries of employees and other expenses 'In tne various departments engaged in examining and settling such claims. besides the great expenses to which claimants are nowsubjected in com ing'to ! Washington to prosecute their claims, which, under this bill can virtually be- prepared for de- We notice this representative from the second district, who is a mem ber of tho committee on elections, has delivered two speeches lately in Congress in cases of contested elections. Judge Thomas for the period that he occupied a seat on the bench in the third judicial dis trict of this State, made for himself a reputation which was not sur passed by any one who ever prece ded him. Industrious and of a com prehensive mind, his knowledge of law was great, and his power or analysis wonderful. His career in congress has won for him a reputation not surpassed by any member from the South. While the interests of the entire country are carefully .watched by him, the wants of his particular section are jealously aepded to. He is known to be the , representa tives of the elements which alone must lead to the prosperity1 of the South ; not a political adventurer, or an exponent of . that solitary pride which is so rampant in this section, and which would involve all In ruin rather than be ruled by others. , - . Any constituency in tne United States might be proud of such a rep resentative as Judge . Thomas. A large republican majority in tho -second congressional district pro duces the usual effect of bringing out many aspirants, yet we sincere, ly hone for the honor of the Slate the, district, and the republican party, that Judge Thomas' merits will be recognized by a third elec tloix. Wilmington Dost, Feb. ZJlh. the New Orleans Chamber of Com I termination in their respective ju- logvin favor of the fort St. PJiiJlip canal. He addresses the commit tee on canals and railroads of the House to-morrow. Mr. Alcone presented a petition of Miasis8lppi- cotton planters for refunding cotton tax. Mr. West introduced a bill re- Thc Pilgrims for Rome. : ' . . New .York,' March f 3. The Catholic - 'Pilgrimage' committee give notice that the time originally appointed for the' departure of Pil grims for Home, which will not be ater thanJthe middle of May, is to e' adhered to.' The name of steamer he day of sailing, and ' other neces sary information will b6 commu nicated to those enrolled, soon after March utli. -I J i
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