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RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNLSTG, DECEMBER 12, 1877.
$5.00 PER ANNUM.
Tl BIt.RlMI4X WAR.
The Fall r PleTaa Rejelelai
la HI. Pel ertbarg. laeldcMia
aad nf uraU kffir Ike
aarrf-der 0n.aa futha'i
Braver.
Th im- i f the fall of llevaa OCCUHoUS
real reroumif. here. The theatres are
rtiebii'm; tb K.-t-ry by poci,l sMi
I iun t- t!-ir usual prrirrlino. Lo-
ihutaCK and p puUr dcsoMit rat ions
10 b.wr of the Imperial family a a J
armv tic ma-le in the streets and public
pJicv (irt croda are acrablcd.
cheer mnjcinjj tb ftAthmal ao
thxtn The cut i partially illuminjUed.
B....'T. IV-. At o'clock
Ibl nHHUin; l(mB Pabaa ntire
aria? tV-fcei tbe K1m 4irraadier
eocpe. while n4iia the lose i arret.
ueot io tbe eft tank if tW rlvrr VkI,
a oj endeavoring to fusee laiu.
Tb a.tai k w hj1- aiin deperate
nxTjij. aud porttou of tbe Tuiktab
tro .). iu fart, petxtrale tL line
of lbe caUea;bMeu ad aallerie. but
U axlfotpta to break laroak Lb p"
tko ef lb GieaaUirr vara LoeQeo
tnal After ne boor of arvera Ubi.
tag tae Tuias weta ef.atil
rJ wa tax Tno
hole army. rp to tbe p
i mpiol to estimate
Turkish po.iici or
war tnttcrul taken W
mittee ou I r importation routes to Urn
3 aa board, reported favorably o i the
Senate bill to provide for tbe survey tf
an miaou water rou e and canal from
tbe Miaaittippi river to tbe Atlantic
cceaa.
CALX x DAK.
Mr. Kuitiit, of Louisiana, appropria
tins reooe v to opeL and keen aaobstrue
led ntL-ati m of I ted Kiveraod to car
ror the property of tbe failed States
referred to tbe committee of oetnmerce
Matthews' silver reaolutioa was re-auned.
Washlagtoa Netea.
sr. -
v niN0T5, iiec. 11. oojrreasman
Small, ol South Carolina. U oat on bail
under motion for a uew trial In kia seat
Tbe oontlrnMNl 101 tnaatets, including
Jiia. jonuaon of tvbclbrrilla, Tenn ,
were four in Arkansas and wni twenty
miliar northern txistal nominations.
Tbe Cabinet couriered aona minor
appointmeut to-day. Tbe Secretary
ol War had nothing new from tbe Ra
Grande border, llaree baa ausxribed a
burn I red dollars to a monument to Mor
ton.
ier wim Iks
ent time it
the narnber
uautity of
tbAt rvervtbin iu Plevna has failen
into our band. Tbe lu:au
Are iocoQAd .'rabie i mjrr-i with ttie
ruUa obtain d
Ixxr?i. IVe II rif Utet a.I-
c from HucbAic'. v C tUe uuiuUer
i' Tarkih ptioon at forty thousand
'.nan IAba on1erl a -itsc in the
hirti.o ( Widdin. Il.4:r. abu'll
m .i. nli aa deiiair, i i e. j where
tbe thrme of om crt i-a.
Tie sutlerin of tbe ruriksiiatlie be
ls.u;d l-wa Are Awful; cold. it. -.
A Oil fatsitM.- drcitUAtad the rjokv aiui
redocvJ the oidier 'o Imn krletiHiv
To,;tk: the lu'liim.-t, n doctor,
and no metiwine - uM l- ot taioed.
Four bundrea nuu fell into tbe Lia ru.1 s
of Lba KusAaaA
Tbe frouad. w Kwrb was the soeue of a
sortie, is litna.lv t tewn w ith dead and
mn I l.in elf, w a semrrrly
w oxt o. i" 1 Urf.ne h- w owl ct,vut t a
arrender
There bj an inirtAut
all cLa& of Itiiuijn M-vrit:r ti tUe
mAintAin irreal tiroi .ir., ntwith
tB lb lAtt thai Ui.t ralixm air
have been turosro upiu the niAtkrt.
Tbe keurAl ion? ( tlx yrl n
Deruaad farf Nabalaallal Guar.
nlrrS"-Tlir Prebakle t'aup
tl'Ktal- .The Itoaapartlata la
try tUelr baadt aim Nalnlloa.
Pa km, Dec. 11. Tbe Bonapartitt and
Ho ah t Vminis will demand substan
iiai UArAiitees oeiore cnseniiuir to a
lis- -,ii don of tbe Cbarnber of Deputies.
All muiteri3l combinations are coujee
tural. The lludcet is tbe only obstacle
j to the second dissolution Arojot of
j fj-jl s. j .(. un in ntAkin tbe
f dis..!utiou uiulei llue circuuiitAiicvs,
I the gotcrutueut rop-s to supply s-me
j bow or other the absence of h Uu let,
and whitev.r that meoure bs.il must set
l licttAui-e the coustiLulion and beloa;
lo the category of ro-iy dt tl-tt. Arnoug
those wh-aie conleatplAlin this solu
tion, tbvie aie some for wb.n it has a
pAituuUr auractiou. They think the
UAtion t At length losing patience and
will furnib tht-m v pUusible a pretaxt
for one ef Iboee arts of rrpicsi'a, that
in the don.,; of bich, liberties will per
uU and tiiciAtorabipa will arise from
tbe hi .-1 tA:u-d soil. Others think ibat
tbe MarsbAl, who was gradually lured
dowu the slipperv decent of illegality,
will wind up by going to extrcmelies
rie in j aud Allowing his authority over the ar
my t lie employed for fresh violence
a-nt the itationAl will, which will
T. M. CIRCUIT COURT.
Cell a n. llawklaa it. AUaatle
aad Werlh Carallsa Ball rassd
C'eupaar ippalataisit af
Receiver Dealed.ete. etc.
Tbe United State Circuit Court for
the Eaatara District of North Carolina
met in Metropolitan Hall, this city at 10
A. M., Yesterday, puisuant to adjourn
ment. Judges Hood, and U rooks presid
in.
Tbe caaa of Colin )L Ilawkiaa, of
Maryland, tb. Lbe Atlantic and Isorth
Carolina Railroad Company and John
II. Dillard aad John K. Piokere.ll aa
trustees, was rasamad.
IIoo. Daniel Q. Fowls, attorney for
tbe defendant, read aad filed an affidavit
by Ilia Excellency, Gov. - Vance, reply
ing to ceitaio allegations la tbe affidavit
of John L. More be ad filed by the attor
neys for tbe plaintiff on Monday. We
Enbllab that portion of Mr. More
ead'a affidavit to which Gov. Vance
refers:
ad wsh rVriliwxl he Mai. John W. Grt
ham and Col. T. C. roller, counsel fof
the plaintiff These gentlemen present
ea a verv able snrnmeni i
their o.liinr At 1 P. M. CoL Fttnef
concluded, when tbe Uon. D. G. Fowl
arose to close the argument lor toe de
fence. "It U not necessary for jou to
speak." said Ilia Honor Judge loa
"I am vrr much abliired. to too, re
sponded Jud?e Fowle,
Further proceedings ia tbe matter
were discontinued by Judge Bond, who
announced the decision of the Court, j
OPisroJt or tee .ootjbt. j
-The complainant files this bill to fore
close hia mortgage,- allaginir that , bis
debt la due and unpaid. L
lie then asks that . uoiil the final
hearing, the mortgaged property may;
be taken out of tbe hands of the Ra3-'
road Company, and pot into the hands
ei a receiver. I bis Utter motion .m
Cotton
North antl
Factories
South.
(N.Y. Times.)
In reply to a statement to the effect
that the cotton manufactories of New
England had seen their best days, and
that their trade would soon be controll
ed by the Southern States, ex -Gov.
8' raw, of New-Hampshire, has recently
given expression to views which have
excited a very warm, and not uninstruc
tive, controversy between the leading
mOl-owiiers of the two sections. Ia the
publication referred to Mr. Straw is
represented as having stated, among
other tilings, that the cotton factories of
the South eould never hope to success
fully ompete with those of New-England,
because the climate rendered it
impossible for any but the negroes, who
never become good 'operatives, to work
ten and eleven hours a day, and because
manufacturing could never hope to
V m 1 TCI. 1UII UhWI UTOMVU ''OTJ a
addressed to the discretion 'ofL-is.it lryi-aJocaHty in which men and
court. It ooght
oueut paw- - - .-- r a;i .
it K .krd to in -coon uu uw I r.
a pro;
EXTRACT FROM A V VI OA TIT J
That accord in to the dm-
sage as ema' Hxcenmcy, uov. nance,
dated 20th January, 1977, to the Gan
eral Assembly of the State, then in
session, there was imminent dauger of
sale of tbe road, because of its In
debtedness.
Tbat, accord i u to said message, the
HoatiPK debt of tbe company bad
swelled to over 26,OUO, with no means
much by working
In
uVvred nronartt ia baiBP-waeXea. OT I wemv sua similar sosoniuuo, uo .1
that he lain Tmmrdiate danger of kY I that the mills of Georgia were not as a
and that the court, through its receivifVtrule, successful, that only those which
yjlyvj a locaiwtnauu were prou
1 could aana?e the property more.
nomtcally and honestly than the pres
ent management.
We think that the proof shows that
the security of the complainant is
ample, and there is no danger "of any
immediate loss.
There is no proof whatever of any
misconduct of the defendants or the
conduct of the railroad finances, nor is
table, aad that many of the most exten
sive enterprises bad resulted in such
losses that the men who had underta
ken them were not able to pay for their
machinery. As might have been ex
peeted, these assertions have excited
the people of the South to a degree
which is altogether out of proportion to
the demands of the occasion. It cannot
be denied, however, that Mr Straw has
to nav the ame and no oroviston for proof of any waste of its means. , . nowever, mat Mr htraw
th:hJ , PT. uL!! and Under the circumstance, the court will one. or two grave blunders in
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give Axtr Kiauce paAsive and couueicd
to the arbitrary will of a single man.
Duvsotutiou ami legality can not longer
be co:uu-ct. I. Hut of the apotbeses
meetimr the interest then acciued and
soou again to accrue, and it is strongly
urged upou the Legislature to authorize
an assessment of one and one-half per
cout. mi the capital stock of tbe coin
pAuy, to enable it to pay off its indebt
edness, which suggestion the said As
sembly adopted, aud by au act ratified
on tbe 12th day of March, 1877, author
izing such sn assessment to be made,
provided a majority of the stockholders
should approve thereof, which approval
has not up to this time been given, so
great did the Assembly regard tho din
ger of the loss of the road to be, that
it authorized tbe Governor, in the
event "an emergency" should arise, to
draw from the Treasurer whatever sura
he might deem necessary to protect tbe
State's interest. And affiant further
shows tbst so late as July 19th. 1S77,
the acting President of said road, in a
letter published in the newspapers of
tbat day, declared that "the sickne.s
oT the road, financially, is alarm
;.. s
I'rvA. in c. miurotiD; mi tbe fa l of I from aiiHn which one is reduced to se-
rUrna. islu ure the oerunrul to j Jm. it is uuposAibU to decide which ia
seise tbe pcsni opportunity for medi- tbe moot likrlv. or what is tbe aual plan
aUoo. aad while it may yet n,t be Uo entcita ncd. It i. however, evident
late. ) that the hour of a-e hxa not struck
The li'.j say it u the duty of ! for France. And errv lav briuv addi-
Mmister I, i yard to nopresa upou the
taiod of tbe uitan .he urgent eipedi-e-wryo.'
giving weight to pv-'rtc couuscla
before the resource of the Kmpirr are
utterly etbautrd.
Bn rtiT, Iec. 11 The
ss bein sue bcre iu celebration of tbe
Kustiau iK"r s at I'letna.
Prince iortschAka.rT and tbe Hus
iAa and KouiuAniAo autbovitaea were
preaaut- TVe "- ft
a
lb Ciar.
lions) il infers.
j Nnr Ktrala. the capture! I'resi-
dent f t uba, lis Arrived at Cadiz, and
I i pnxner in the Fortress at Barcelona.
I MacMah-.ri is .juoted aa uot having
! sucoreded iu forming the Cabinet ac
ceptable to tbe majority of the Chamber,
aod that be would constitute eoe to suit
the majority of the Senate. If the ben-
ate refused to accept 1L Li- woJa re
I..IV. VAXCK.
sworn, deposes
wll lHJlUffte far
of
ft-
after tbe wrreasleT
m i his own cArriae a
cjet at tbe dispo-Al of tHman PasI.s
lOBTY.lIlTH t o X Ci R
reiiu r.r kTh!
fff" nill far -r'i-
IheTttaa rranll-
, . f t Dec. II. :.-
If 15 'i Ik -" tnorouv hour
ATt-Neaxly tb wreoutiuo
was s-.-cup.ed Jurof lb- country iu
titwoa from alodmenl of fae ..j.
favr of an iroiauU states from
tattoo so as c,tue0a on account of
d-f'ahj the appointment of a cxra-
U entjuire into the alcoholic
m tfrA.'hc, ami urging Coosfresa not
lLIke any action concerning tbe revis
it of the tariff, until after it ahall
bse ascertained by inquiry the con
dition of business f the country, and
legislation shall be such aa in the opin
ion of practical business men will pro
mote business prosperity of the coun
try. All of which were referred lo the
appropriate committees.
The Finance Committee agreed to
report favorably on tbe renomination of
treo. Brady a Collector of Revenue in
Virginia. This is significant a decla
rative of the President's right to re
nominate In the ca of tbe Toleio Postmaster,
tbe President baa amended bis nomina
tion so that the nominee, iustead of
succeeding himself, succeeds his prede
cessor, and iu the meanwhile tbe prede
cessor resumes.
Tbe House bill, providing a suitable
burial for the ictims of the Huron,
passed.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
resumed.
Hoic The ssion was occupied in
v.-t;ng on tbe Senate amendments to
tie deficiency bill. The most import
Aut one was that appropriating i-0,0iO
for inland mail transportation on star
routes aad by steaaibcAts audasll ytber
thin Rail 1 toad routes. The coTumittce
oc appropriations recommended noo
coocunence. but tbe House decided
otherwise anJ concurred in the amend
ment by a vote of 143 to lo7. The bill
go back to the Senate on minor
amendments.
Hewitt, of New York, was app unit d
oo the Pacific Rail ILd committee in
lbe place of Potter, of New York.
Nemioaltoos: Heury L. IUe, m
pennteodent of the mint, Sati Francisco;
Cysus II. Baldwin, cJWtor of custom,
ChAxleatop. S. C; Dealonde, post mas
ter, Piuemioe, I-a. ; Leland, Wac,
Texas; Commodore Daniel Auinien,
Hear Admiral.
Muie Cooklin offered a resolu
tion for a committee of scen S natois
to eoquixe aad report measures to prt
mots commercial intercourse with Mex
ico aad establish a quiet and peAceful
cood.Uoo of affAirs on tbe berder. with
the power to send for persous aud pa
pir; adopted.
Keliogi offered a bill for tbe eaUb
liahment of steamship seivue between
Jisw OrWaos anl various ports.
A vast number of petitKKW were pre-
seated allowing wouseo to vote.
Maxey, of Texas, from thecoramitue j
on military affAirs, to whom was refer- !
tbe resolution of the 1 lib of No
vta'Jer, insiructiog tbat committee to
MB f and report upon a system of de- ,
fciiAive works loc the Itw Uraxule froo- !
r. reported a bill makiog appropnav i
lla lor the erection of saiUble pots
the proUctioa of the UioGrsude
frocusr: placed oa the calendar.
Mr Coaover. from the select cm-
"aJsIW iLaVaria dts
pa'ch to the Ceardaaa sey ft Is believed
if M. BalLtea' combination fails, tbe
ministry of experienced Bonapartisla
will take the problem in hand and find
a prompt solution of it.
(olloa
W
rop Report
bsr.
lor .o etn
iiiot, IVc 11. Tlie follow
ing was te rie 1 Ijo late for distribu
tion last nihl :
Momt.K, A I.., Dec. 10.
Eizbtv l wo replies have been leceivet
from -X0 counties. The weather during
November has beeo less favorable for
gathering the crop than dunug the cor
respomiing penl last year. Abou
three quarters of the crop has been
picked, and will all le gathered by the
- jib of IVceinber 1 he yield in eleven
prairie or bottom land counties is esti
mated at about 9 per cent, more than
last vear. In twelve upland counties
! about tbe same, and iu sixteen upland
counties about 8 per cent. less. About
fifty per cent, of tbe crop ia reported as
having been marketed.
Mississippi. Twenty counties fifty-
four icplics. The weather is reported
a being less favorable than last year
About seventy per cent, of the crop has
been picked, aud will all bo gathered
by the end of December, the yield,
compared with last year, is estimated
at about fourteen per cent less. About
fifty per cent, of tbe crop is reported ss
bsving been marketed.
Union LfS(se Endorsri llajee
Piilt.ADi.Lriu a. P., Dec. 11. The
fifteenth annual report of the I'nion
League endorse the President's South
ern policy.
Coal ha. advanced forty cents on
tbe ton.
Crawley's cotton mill is bumcd, and
a hundred employees were outed out
of employment.
Another Bank li
Law rem l Kan.,
Liquidation.
Dec. 11. Ths
Simpson Bank, of this city, went into
voluntary liquidatiou yesterday, and J.
S. Chew was appointed Receiver. It is
the oldest banking institution in tbe
city. It is believed the assets, if not
sacrificed, will be sufficient to pay the
creditors in full.
FOKEICJX.
Louden Tlmrseo lbe Nltnallou.
London, Iec. 11. The 7iW urges
tbat the moment has now arrived when
mediatiou between Russia ajd Turkey
is possioie, aru n is i ue uwpuu iuai
the British government will uh
efforts to that effect,
all
Lotto by lbe Fire,
C'im inxati. 0.. Dec., II. Tbe loss
bv fire in tbe Meatier r urniture Com pa
. & . S. A
ny s tactery iai
Insurance 140,000.
vu iim,oo.i.
C'nlirornla on lbe Chinese BUI.
San Fkanciwo, Dec. 11. Tbe Senate
has passed concurrent resolutions in
structing Congressmen to support Gen.
Sbel ey s Chinese bill.
Drlaya breed remorse ! "
The best Insurance Co.'s will insure
you citEArkWT when you burn you
want prompt paymen: of your less.
"The Va. Fire and Marine." "Tbe
Royal Ins. Co." "Tbe MauhatUn Ins.
Co ' "The Franklin Ins. Co." See E.
0. Brown, Agent, in llollemau building.
A t VI DA IT BT
Z. B. Vance being
and says : Ibat the extracts quoteU in
tbe affidavit of John L. Moreheaii are
from a letter written by affiant on tbe
17th of July last to citizens of Golds
boro, in relation to certain contracts
entered into by John Hughes as Re
ceiver of the Atlantic aud North Caro
lina Huilroad Company, with the Wil
mington & Weldon Railroad, aid the
R. A G. Ra:l- oad, for the maintaining of
freight rates at Raleigh and Goldsboro:
that said extracts are disconnected from
the coutext and their meaning per
verted, as the correct copy of said letter
in full, which is attached hereto, will
from contending
N ?- Hmltmiaa
"tbe whole tenor of
his argument was to show that it
was being ruined by tbe previous
management for tbe benefit of others,
and that under tbe new management it
could be made to flourish and discharge
its entire debt in a short time. Affiant
further swears thtt in his opinion tbe
embarrassments which surrounded said
road iu lV7C-'7. were partly the result
of bad management and partly of de
sign: and that in his opinion said A. 4
N. C. Railroad is fully worth 1500,000
ic cash intrinsically, aud that owing to
the peculiar positiou it occupies, which
enables it to control freight rates iu
middle and eastern North Carolina, it is
worth vastly more than that sura, as
proof of which affiant refers to the said
contract existing between it and the
said W. Jt W. and,R. & G. Railroads,
by which the latter reads pay to it a bo
nus on all freights carried to and from
Raleigb and Goldsboro, amounting by
estimate made from five months trial
thereof to $23,00.) or 130, OUO per annum,
for the cons-deration that it, tbe Atlant
ic and . C. K. K. shall maintain
rates at those point, and a leading and
experienced officer has assured affiant
that said bonus was much too small.
And this affiant is firmly of the opin
lontnat it tnese contracts remain in
force and the present management of
said road is not disturbed, what with
the sum to be received under said con
tracts, and with the prudence, economy,
thrift and integrity of its chief officer, it
will rapidly discbarge all its liabilities
and will soon be able to pav a dividend.
it being one of the cheapest roads to
operate and keep in repair of which af
fiant has any knowledge, and running
through a very rich agricultural coun
try to the best harbor in North Caroli
na. 1 hat in regard to the claims ef
said A. & N. C. Railroad against tbe
N. C. Railroad for about $10,000. tbe
affiant ia informed that bis predecessor
in office, Gov. C. H. Brogden, instructed
the directors on the part of the State,
being eight in number, and a majority,
not to plead the statute of limitation in
bar of said claims, but to settle it
on equitable terms; and if any such reso
lution as is alleged in the affidavit of R.
allow the suit to progress like any
other suit to foreclose a mortgage, and
will not exercise the extraordinary
power of appointment of receiver now
ANOTHER IMPORTANT SUIT.
Scott vs. city of Raleigh, Raleigh &
Augusta I tail road and Raleigh & Gas
ton 1 tail road Company.
This case was caded and was argued
by Merrimon, Fuller it Ashe for plain
tiff and W. N. H. Smith, J. B. Batche
lor and Walter Clark for the Railroads,
aud Badger & Deveroux and F. H. Bus
bee for the city of Raleigh.
The ground of the action was to aid
in building tbe Chatham Railroad. The
city of Raleijzh subscribed $"i0,000 to
said road and the Raleigh & Gaston
Railroad $300,000, both in the year 1862.
To enable there to pay said subscrip
tion, they exchanged with the State
their bonds for said amount and re
ceived a like amount of Stato bonds,
which last were ul on tbe market
and with the proceeds the subscription
was paid. This is an action by tbe
holder of one of such State bonds lo
subject tbe bonds given to the State by
the city and said Railroad to tbe pay
ment of bis State bond. The court
beard tbe argumc.it iu full and reserved
its opinion till this morning.
ADDITIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
A la ii von Capeheart vs. Kader Biggs
& Co., of Norfolk, Va. This case was
removed from the Sujierior Court of
Northampton county, argued by Messrs.
Busbee & Busbce for tho plaintiff, Hon.
W. N. H. Smith for defendants. Mo
tion to remand, for want of jurisdiction,
was allowed. Judgment against Uo
aeienaants I or costs iniuiaoouii.
The iurv was discharged for the term.
Win ia ail eaeas i eendnur werfaP
uiscoargeu. " ytm inai urge nam-
oer oi witnesses came up last evening
to appear in the case of the United States
vs. the property ef O. W. Watkins, of
Granville, but were discharged.
The court adjourned until this morn
irg at 10 o clock.
Tbe Snw TtsrilT and Internal
Revenue BillLighter Unties
nnd Lower Tnxes.
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B. Haywood was passed by the present
Board of Directors of said N. C. Rail
road, directing said claims to be resisted
by such a plea, that affiant has no
knowledge of the same, and does not
coaseut thereto, but would instruct tbe
directors of his appointment to adoet
the juster course prescribed by Gov.
Brogden. Tbat affiant, as Governor of
the State, is desirous tbat all just credi
tors shall be paid, and is sincerely anx
ious to promote the welfare of said road,
not only because of tbe public property
which is involved, but because of in
terests of the private stockholders, and
the right, whatever I hey may be, of the
holders of the construction bonds there
of, all of which right sand interests, sav
ing only those of tbe holders of the
mortgage bonds, will be destroyed
should said road be brought to sale,
and as affiant verily believes will be
greatly injured by tbe breaking up of
the present management, and the re
moval of its present most efficient con
trolling officer.
(Signed.) L. B. Vance.
Sworn and subset ibed before me, De
cember 11th, 1877.
H. J. Riddick, Clerk.
Then" follows a true copy of tbe letter
referred to, from Gov. Vauce, to Messrs.
Bonitx, Weil and others, committee at
Goldsboro, dated July 17th, 1877, which
has already appeared in the News.
Uon. Charles K. Thomas, of counsel
for the defendants, opened the argu
ment, reviewing in an able and forcible
manner all the facta bearing upon tbe
He continaed for thirty minutes,
Special to the Baltimore Sun.
Washington, Dec. 7. The Ways
and Means committee are already busily
at work in laying the foundations of
tbe new tariff and internal revenue bill
The bill will net probably be reported
before some time in February, as the
Ways and Means committee desire to
delay its completion until the appropri
atioc bills are reported. When the appro
priation bills are all in it will then be seen
what tbe expenditures of the govern
ment are likely to be, and tbe tariff and
tax bill will be framed to meet those
necessities. The whole tendency of the
tariff bill will be toward lighter duties
and free trade. Conversations with
members or the w ays ana Means com
mittee confirm very ully the views here
tofore expressed in these dispatches
that the new bill will reduce the taxes
to the lowest point compatible with the
proper administration of the govern
meut and the payment of the public
obligations. Among the propositions
which are likely to receive the favorable
consideration of the committee is the
suspension for six years of the sinking
fund. It is said that according to the
report of the Secretary of the Treasury
it is shown tbat tbe reduction of the
public debt and the accumulation of the
sinking fund is ia a much greater ratio
than required by law, and that the
operations of this fund may be suspend
ed for -six years without any incouveni-
V A 1 I A 1 J.i
ence. it this is aone ana me amy on
tea aud coffee is restored, as is proposed,
it is calculat d that it will make a dif
ference of $50,000,000 annually, and
that a burden of taxation may be light
ened to tbat amount. It should be un
derstood tbat it is assumed the re im
position of the tea and coffee duty will
not add to the cost to the consumer in
this country, as the export tax in the
couutries where these articles are pro
duced would probably be lifted.
It is probable tbat tbe internal tax on
whiskey will be reduced to 50 cents per
gallon and on tobacco to 10 cents per
pound. Tbe duties on iron, steel, silks
and woolens will all be largely reduced.
The object will be to simplify as much
as possible the internal revenue and
tariff sy tem.and to confine the taxes to
as few articles as possible. In any
event the free list on the tariff bill will
be much enlarged. It may be that the
tariff bill will be reported in such shape
that the free list will be omitted entire
ly and the bill will specify only such ar
ticles as a duty is to be levied upon,
ith the rates. This is, however, sub
ject to future consideration, but it is be
lieved that the above cives a clear out
line of the character of the bill that will
come from the committee.
re.
I gard to the conditions under which cot
ton can be and is manufactured in the
Southern States. For instance, his
statement to the effect that none but
negroes can endure the, work in the
mills of the section named is entirely a
mistake. In Columbus, Augusta, Gran
iteville, and several other places of mi
nor importance, the white operatives,
nineteen out of twenty of whom are na
tives of the South, work for ten and
eleven hours a day from one year's end
to the other. They are contented, well
satisfied with the compensation they
receive, and have never even talk, d of
a strike.
Further than this, it must be admit
ted that the South has many natural
advantages for cotton manufacturing
which are not possessed by the North.
The mills of Georgia and the other
Southern States have an unfailing sup
ply of water. The streams that run
their spindles are never frozen, and up
to this time they have never been seri
ously affected by the droughts of Sum
mer. The climate is particularly af'a.r
ted for the first manipulation of the
delicate raw material. Iu tho North
the air is frequently so dry that steam
has to be introduced into the weaving
rooms to keep the threads moist and
prevent them from breaking. Such an
expedient is never necessary in tho
South; even in Midsummer, the atmos
phere is always sufficiently humid to al
low the spinning and weaving process
to goon without interruption. Further
than this, the Southern mills require
less g u ana less luel than their .North
ern rivals, and the original cost of iheir
oonstaictiouis invariably much smaller.
Their owner derive still cxeater advan-
owever, from the fact that they
ana can nave it delivered at their
UJors rresn irom tne neids and without
any charge for freight, brokerage, or
factors' commissions. Mr. W. II.
Voung, of Columbus, Ga., who is one
of the best known and most reliable
manufacturers in the South, estimates
that on this one item alone the Georgia
mill proprietors, as compared with those
of New-England, save six to eight dol
lars on every bale of raw material.
After conceding all these and many
other advantages to the South, howev
er, we can still find no sufficient proof
of the statement made in certain quar
ters that the Southern States will, in
the not far-distant future, control the
greater part of the trade now held by
the manufacturers of New-England, ft
caunot be denied that the cotton mills
of the South have rapidly increased du
ring the past eight or ten years, or that
in the majority of cases they have, even
In dull times, made large profits.
There is every reason to believe that
under intelligent and enterprising man
agement this prosperity will not only
coutinue but increase. Indeed, it is
now certain, according to reliable state
ments recently published, that the
Southern mills will be doubled in num
ber and capacity during the next two
years. But all this does not argue that
the New-Englaud factories must close
their doors and go out of business.
They still have, and will continue to
have, over their rivals the advantage of
abundant capital, the latest improve
ments in machinery, skilled labor that
cannot be excelled in the world, and a
situation whi. h makos it possible for
them to deal directly with all tho mark
ets of this country and Europe. The
mills of the South have increased and
are increasing in number, but the same
statement is also truo of tho North.
They will continue to multiply as long
as they continue to find new markets.
and' that they are doing daily. Accord
ing to competent and trustworthy au
thority, it appears that auring (he elev
en months of the year already passed.
115,338 paekajres ot cotton goods of
Northern manufactui-e were exported
frain New-York and Boston, while du
ring the same period in 1876 only 87,-
000 packages were sent out, and in 1875
only 44,500. There is every reason to
believe that this foreign trade will con
tinue to increase, and as it is chiefly in
the liner sorts of cotton goods, there
need be no fear of successful competi
tion from the South. That section will
doubtless find abundant opportunity at
home toHlispose of the admirable quali
ty of coarse cloths made there; and for
the excellent cotton blankets manufac
tured in Columbus there will doubtless
continue to be a good market in the
West. The trado in shirtings, sheet
ings, and other line geods, however,
wUl naturally and for obvious reasons
remain for an indefiuite period in the
hands of the New-Englaud manufactu
rers.
Frnit Culture in North Carolina
V? V Farmer and Mechanic.
TheUisplay oin xiuns at our
late fair was a" matter of both pride
and gratification to all who feel au in
terest in the welfare of our State. The
various exhibitors are entitled to the
thanks of the public, but in an especial
manner should praise be awarded to
those gentlemen who exhibited the
growth of their own orchards Most
proaiinout among these was Mr. J. R.
Neill, of Yancv county. His display,
we venture 'to say, was the most splen
did ever made from one orchard by one
grower in North Carolina, both in size,
quality and variety. Of the two bar
rels of Gl-oria Mundi the average weight
was 30 ounces, while many reached
32$ ounces. The appearance of this
variety was beautiful in the extreme
and the flavor unexcelled iu Americ?.
Mr. Neill's career as a pomologist
imparts a useful lesson to all who are
disposed to make an independent living
. .. i It -1
vlmalLjnieanj to Peg", w oeiore
of Asheville. noted for intelligence
industry and integrity, but possessed of
little capital. About the beginning of
the war, having married in that county.
he settled in l ancey on a small moun
tain farm on Bald Creek, a tributary of
Caney River. On this farm was the
nucleus of an orchard, and perceiving
the caDacitv of the country for fruit
growing, he set to work, resolved to
devote himself to the business. He
pruned, grafted and planted, selecting
the best varieties, aud expending all his
time and means beyond the support of
his laniuy, and labored witn dilJigence,
patience and practical inteligence until
he succeeded in establishing the best
orchard of the size perhaps in the State
His example has had a happy influence
on all his neighborhood, and though he is
so far from market about 45 miles
from the market railroad depot as to
make his present profits less than they
should be, he has laid the foundation
of a fortune for his children, and poin
ted the way to a great prosperity lor
his county. "Riley Neill's" apples
are already known further away than
any man's in North Carolina, and their
celebrity is still advancing. Four
years ago Gov. Vance sent two barrels
of them to a friend iu England who re
ported them among the best he had ever
seen iu any part of the world.
Such men are worth something to the
country. We would be glad to have
the benefit of his experience for the
readers of the Farmer and Mechanic,
and if any occasion should arise for
North Carolina fruits to be displayed
abroad, J. R. Neill is the man to do
it.
A Singular Accident on the New
York. Mew Haven v Hartford
Railroad.
New Haven, Aug. 7, 187L
Dr oiles: While on duty as fireman on
engine 47, about ten miles from this city, on
Hhore Line Koad, was aceidently thrown off
against a rock, train under full head about
ihlrtv-flve miles an hour. Was very badly
bruised. Your agent was on board. He fur
nished me with two bottles of Liniment
Iodide of Ammonia, from which I received
the greatest possible benefit. In four days
was able to sit up. and am uow ready to com
mence work. My aged mother also used the
Liniment for rheumatism, whic h it cured.
John Oaffnet.
The above wa- witnessed by number of
passengers, .-ind vouched for tv T. Magee,
conductor,
l'eseud, l.ce & Co., Agents.
Coral Lips.- Lustrous Kycs, Au
burn Lock
are merely accessory charms. A lovely com
plexion, the chief component of beauty, is
imparted i i perfection by no prepiaatin
save Uouraud's O ymplan Cream, l-'or sale
uy uruggists everywaere. . , t. n. nearii
Agent
FEED STOKE.'
250
BARRELS FLOUR,
UKADE9.
ALL
For sale very low for CASH, by
(JATriS, JONES St KLI.IS,
BOLTED CORN MEAL
the best oualitv at wholesale fur 1hs than It
can be had from anywhere by
JA'l T1S, JONES & ELLIS.
Sore Legs, varicose veins and ulcers sere
ous discharge, desquamation of the cuticle,
are all cured by Nile's Liniment Iodide of
Ammonia. Pescud, Lee & Co., Druggists.
mSCELLAXEOUS.
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acres, more or less, of the land bi-longiui; to I yT...? wnllt
Miss Minerva A fJreen npir tln.i'itv inst I ",y''l
beyond Walnut Creek, on the Asvluin road.
all well timbered in, original growth. This is
very valuable laud, b. tii on account of its
nearness to the city ami the timber on it.
Til le good. Will be sold in two tracts, ten
acres each.
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She Rests Well.
SOLTH POLASD. Me., Ocf. 11, 1S70.
Mr. II. R. Stevens.
Dear (sir, I have been sick two years with
the liver complaint, and during that time
have taken a great many different medi
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was restless nights, and bad uo appetite.
Mnce taking the egetine 1 rest welt, and
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Yours respect fully.
Mus. ALBEltTKlCKEK.
Witness of the above,
Mk. UEOKUE M. VAL'GHAN ,
Medford. Mass.
VEGETINE
(ood Tor the Children. .
Boston Home, 14 Tyler Stre at, )
Boston, April, 18d,
H. li. Stevens
Dear Sir, We reel that the children In our
home have been greatly benefited by the
egetine you have so kindly given us from
time to time, especially those troubled with
the S rofula.
With respect.
Mus. N. W OKMELL, Matron.
VEGETINE
Rev, O. T. W alker Says,
Providence, R. I., 164 Transit Street.
II. K. STEVENS, esq.
I feel bound to express with my signature
tne nign value l place upon your v egetine.
My ramilv have used it ror tne last two years.
Iu nervous debility it is invaluable, and I
lecomiuend it to all who may need aniuvigc
r.iting'. renovating tonic.
O. T. WALKER,
formerly Pastor of Bowdo:n-square
Church, uostoii.
25,000; Ifards Heavy Bagging.
au ana iuu isra icon.
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1,000 Bundles New Arrow Ties.
2,000 lbs Bagging Twine.
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The above ohV red to the trade, to farm i
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Commission Merchant,
No S Maitin si rtet,
sepldawCm . Raleigh, N. C.
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Mr. H. R. t-TEVENS
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.Mrs. LIZZIE M. PACKARD.
No. lt Lagrange Stieet, South Salem, Mass.
VEGETINE
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Soctu Boston.
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Y ours respectfully.
Mrs. MU.nROE PARKER
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Consignments of Cotton. Flour &c.
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A Wrecked Existeuee.
Other conditions being eaual. there Is no
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net enjoy : and it may well be doubted wheth
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In feeble heal 1. 1. Its perfect purity aisocom
uuflds it to the use of invalids.
Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists.
dec 12
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