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DAI LY NEWS TUESDAY, FEBHUAIIV 4. IsT'J. j. u. iii mskv. . Keillor. UL.VtLl & JOlilUN. - Iru'. .crfralnrI IncreU. Amtw tLe tntprtact matter sug gested for tb cnuierati o ol the iteatral AucuiM ii the report of the ConaiiMiour of Agriculture, i the proprw-tr of the enactroeut of euvi ii AUtborii mj the at p!ictiou of a io-feoc" to aucti counties or towtuh'.p a may at any iaio. declare 10 favor of abolishing the crop fenc by a majority of the votes of ttit:r laoI owners. Na one coolntl . that we bou'd at once rvroJutioQi i our ) !'. rr, arnf without rerei to the peculiar ueeUa of the popl,io any (articular section, adopt the p!an of fencirg a tock ralbcr than lb crop. No aucb propo sition is made, but a dicuwion ta in or der upon the merit of the pieservatioo of the old order of tbiu.;, when it may Ie plainly ibowa that iu many sections tt b lediog attairfhtway to poverty, and always ha W3: an intolerable burden upon industry and eoterpr se. Section seventh, i f the Act crealiu the Agricultural Department, charge the Hoard of Agriculture "with the collection ot s'a'.ist c relating to th. subject f fences, with ugrtnn s tor diintoisbiu their cot, and the cond tions under wbicb thy may bo Jp n- srd with alt j;ether." The cta'ijitics l tain d by the C ru in i ssioncr, although per feet ironi the waul eI tneaut provided by the Mt to secure full return-, aie nevertht ls- ful!Vu'U;h to exbib.t oer 143.0".' miles of l n .ing and the Commin-Mouer estimate i : va'ue at cne hundred aud tiv elolUrn tr mile, !h that fifteen uv (lions of doUars is invested in crop fences in Ncitb (.m.liri.ir. the count rep-rt tr 1?. It is doubtless a lunch i.. r, e r amount in reality. F.:bt je.irt b tLe acrat life time of a fence, tint is the work of lepuir abd replacing it is -',n"4! y jrvd. i jua' to the oriiaal c :. , We have then IJj j.-r cent to pav.iu wme farm. Are tlr million of d -liars, to b ab-tralo 1'ivci the wealth of tLe ccuntry. -mutinies it is paid in cah. son.ctmu ui lab -r that wru'd Lave br vijcbl a'.uaM-" returns if thcrw;e davuti d or in wjB'om destroyed and teams worn oat in the Jdestiuction of vaiuible timber, the irjir y to lai d by wiuter taaltDf.; paid it ruut Lh- it; a n shaf., tun if deferred a fe w jears, by the ruk of rotten fi:es. and missing water-ate. No such euorm- us burden i itup-.--ed upn tb trtnr in those c 11 1. 1 r e of tLe wcrld, where ancul'ure Las reached its giea'tst perfection. Ot the contrary, por a' d u ue'in stock is discarded, dome-tic n tin! are properly fed and cated !o-; witbsn lim it fenced for their acc unrnodation. and the crop lau !s are bounded by corner st ne. an 1 ims:utry lines. Jpn and China have leartud ttiis sec 1 ft. More pe'pe can be uj p.rte! per iqure m;l- frum agriculture j ur' ly, ia Chtra it is sat 1 than in any coun try of the wo: Id. Thetletman .t-ttes Pranc. Italy. ad pAin ad. pt the same system, with s ight m. diticati.n. It has bt-en conipuN d tht the t ': cost of the fence in the United States in jl, ..") r m .e than the in terest bearicg prti-n of the nationa' debt. The State of Ksncu:ky is much like oar own. in situation and io in'.ere-st, with her lowland section ou the rivers, aad her high ui untuin b'.ue gra-s region. The Commissioner of Agriculture of that Stat in his re port for 179 estimates for the 12G.X)0 fa; mer of that Slat thai it to k 70, 0"i,OW of go-xl rail trees for the tim ber requiring 2Sd.O),00 rails annually for repairs, and muhoi dollars off -capital and Iabr. Tne liv stock of all kinds is worth nearly $2.".i,tJ retming one thiid the amount therefore to keep rsttain lug feoevs. Here is a tax, friend, of retrenchment anJ rf rm, that in well worth your time anil attentio n But we ba wen lutl; of th a sub ject yet. 1 tiere are man) important considerations which are part and parcel of it. Of ciursd the needfu. fuces for stock have to be provided, but it may wed bo tsttm ited, that the increased amount and vaiue of laru yara manures w II go far to Compen- it for that. Mock kept up to be fed, will be in better condition, and the manure fr more va!uable. Green soiling will b? resorted to, and many a barren acre will sintle with clover. That io turn will improve the land, and make itroidy forth- pp icaiion of the ft'ttihz r. The oil win Kin lar-e-If ia mechanical oud.ti m, btcaMsa it will no I r ger be carel-Wy trampled by hungry s!ock. letter land and Witer stock will ivea fe ding of piide to th-j fartlTrvlle wi; Pek the bet s -e-is tad bra Ian I ju.tice, and be;ter toot to work with. A IstUe startup wards often leads t a loiijj career of improvement. Is this an imaginary pic un Very few years will pts wy, we think, before the prprity of M.cklenburg and Cabarrus wilt aotwer that q jestion with e!oiuence. Nor should it forgotten that in N r:b Carolina we have still one of the noblest heritages tht ever frit to man to preieive. Ve . mean our frelf. The caieful observer notes how the trees are melting away throughout the North and West, be. f r w4tfu' wI.nn. Tiu great lumber mi'ls of the Nor lh-.rot hata to reach farther aud farther for their suppl es! Wesi Virginia. South SVest ern Virginia and N. C. have a mine of wealth yet, if they jealously pr arTe it. The demand for rilo-d t es alone is something en rmoas. A wood fire iu any of our metropolitan cities oa the seabard baa become a token o( luxury for tbe very wealthy only, whoa a lungs are offended by the gsvi of cul. U tth the Uws of ti e trees the streims dry up, for the ra ns waU off the baked surface to the sea, or rapid ly dry up in the paichiug sun. With tUcse th; fish diappcir, ar.d f-rtility of the I di along its banks is ljwcred These calamities we have been spared as yet, in a Urge ptrt of the State. Forewarned, forearmed. The Commissioner has done the State a public service in calling at tention to this importaat topie. We repeat that w e are aware that it is not now tdvhubl: in view of the inter- e?t t f imie of th? mountain counties. and of the want of clar purj.ose, and fuU iu formation on tLe pait ofsonuof our population, to pass any obligato ry law, but there ca. be iw reasonable objection to a well digested law pro viding for local oMiou. Lit us close tbis great drain upon our resources. The H ard of Agiiculture can do c re.-a irtHid in eelucaliuc t-ublic senti- merit in this direction. The Defaulting NfisteM. Under the title of "The Compro- 'misiug S.ates," the Age, of LtuUvilie, expresses the hound opiuiou tbat it is the duty of the Legislatures of these States thai are heavily iu debt to 'tuike the best compromise they can with thrir cred.turs, and that speedi ly. It points out that the States of Tennessee. North Caiol.na aud Vir- gima. iuftead of acting on tbisjudi cious a I vice "instead of meeting the isue fairly and el sing with their 'creditors upon the best tt rrns thy csn get. aie haggliug. wasting time, in 'ciain the iott-rt st aul spending 'ni tii-y by uenlless dt-ltys and ob structions that should go to pay the oVMs th?y owe.' "The Age nvgbt 'lne included in the same category tbo SU'.e of West Virginia, which 'shows uo iticimatiou to meet auy parr 'of her reaoouable shnie of llie debt of 'old Viiar ina. 1 here is lis doubt if "thcie is auj- rial desire ou the part of thu defaulting States to adjust their 'debts, the tune to do it is now. for "every yetr"sd?ly pile up additional 'm'eri it ;u i increases the d tlicnty of 'an h nest ai.d honorable tetiU tn ut. 'I: is admtt'ed that Virgitda, racked "au l torn and impoverished as she was 'by the war, aud with a part of her 'd.miaiu an I population wrested from l.er ai.tl formed into an independent r.a?e, i iu no couditit n to settle w ith 'her crd;Hrs except by compromise. 'Hut on that basts some settlement 'ni'ght be mid.? which her credit rs w u!d bo w 1 Hi' t accept as a tinali- "ty. ai d by wlnh she u vl rt-ta n 'that v iitue which every Ssa'e should chcrib hT 'ie of self-respect. VLcte i a strong piry in the go.l old S'ate lio d el that this ought to W il.ii.f, aid tLe hope is that it wil, jet be 'lone, an 1 mat inn itemiigtgues niinyid whom aie repudiationists 'at heart w 11 be put tliwn. With Tennis -e i: is ilirterMit. There every po 1 .e olis a -,e i-a l r ce .tly i en j nt 1:1 the way of reaching auy fair aud rtaoiabl sgreemci.t, and her new ttivrnr. in bis late message, appears t have achieved more in that regard thin any other one man iu the Male. r.-iy attempt at compro-'ini-f hathat lar 'aiied. and although th :ed for have repeatedly expies. eel tlo ir w ,i in.'iiess to have the debt iarsely s.a'ed. every pi -opotition made by them has Wen met with a lower 'one, e-r lv uch custiuction as woul t ilelay indeJinitely any settlement. Now the Legislature, in accordance wiih a 'mere paitisati platform of a year ago, prope-ses that any plan of settlement 'whatever that may be agreed upon shall be rfubmiitid to th peeple for ra"iucati n, thus giving politicians a 'nw opjortunity to wo.k turther elo- mc ralizvti n, whilst Ooveruor Maiks throws auother obs'.aclt in the way by Misturbiirg the settlement which had been effect ed with the railroads which Jwere authorized uuder tho Brownl w 'admiuistratiou to pay their debts to the State in any class of Sta'e bomb, This issus male by (tirernor Marks is the moi'e ferious iu that some of the bondhidders, over a year a?o, when the Stte had delau'.ted ou her inter est, (except that due to her own school fuiul and her own universities.) de- spa'r:ngol getting justice from the 'Mate, co-milted counsel in regard to 'the val dtty of the settlement of the 'ra : I roads wi'h the State, and procured Stroug legal opinions to the effect that those co, po atious could not refund 'the Slate's a'lvances to them exe-ept in bonds of the fame isu which they received. If tbU opinion should be 'sustained it will have the eff jet to bankrupt every railroad in Teunessee, 'at the same tune that it wilt consura 'ruiite the ir. etrievable elisorder of thn State's finances. The whole Course of 'Tennessee for a few years past, not withtawling the sounduess of her two last d-m cra'ic (i vernors on the sub ject, has leaned toids repudiation, acd it would be more honest certain '.y more man'y to repudiate the debt 'ut'etly than to iet it drag along until, fre 111 sheer wea.ioess of contention, ; he creditors, in in the case of the Mississippi borv's, abandon their 'c'aiu.s The taint has rei-ted upon 'Mi-si-sippi ever since, and idie could 'not now place a kwm 00 any market. either ai home or abiuad. In resiect ;c North Carolina, Governor Vance in his recent message puts the debt of that State, principil and it.t?reKt, at f 2i.0o0IA,o, exclusive of the special 'tax bnds. lie nays it is impossible to pay such a d-:bt at its face value; that be dots ur i-.m'eiva there is any mor al ebl ija'iou resting on the people to do so, :u r do their creditois expect it of them. "Bui," adds the Governor, ''we can r.n 1 should pay something," 'and he s'ates that he has grounds for believing "thtt very reasonable tf rms Indeed cau be obtained if dete tnina 'tiou is ohown on the part of the people of tbe State to settle the question and 'be done with it." lie avows that he ii ready to co operate to the full extent t f bis power in any honorable adjust ment, which, he adds, "will sooner or 'later bare te be done, for the sake of 'our gHd name and our future pros perity." Against any payment of the Special tax bonds he sets his face like tl.i.t. Tiiey are not binding," he 'says, "in la or good morals, unless it may be as to a very small fraction lunestly appropriated to the State's 'use and accepted by her." Upon these last The Age takes issue with ihe Governor, believing that however 'much the State has bean wronged in the misuse of the proceeds for which they were s'dd, the better policy would 'be to r-'eogui. them as open also to 'minor. mise. ina-much as "some of . f t Lorn are owneel by the widows and 'orphans of the men who pouretl out 'tlitir btooei and saoritioed their lives at 'the call of North Carolina." It is hard 'indeed that the innocent should suffer with the guilty, and unless these bonds 'are so tainted with fraud as to make 'them invalid, so much of them should no paid as the State can properly take upou herself to meet. The mora 'drawn by The Age is honorable to 'Maryland. "All these States," it 'says, "s .emhl take a lesion from Mary- 'laLd. That State was also embarrass 'ed, aud got be hiud io her debt; but insdevi of adapting the false logic of 'lepuuiati n, she held fast to her good name, ecouomized in her government, 1 educed her expenses, and wenked thiough the disaster that threatened her. The result is her bonds stand 'among the highest now in the market. 'Two hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars of the treasury relief loan were 'j-ld during the pat year, yielding an 'ag ret are premium of $12,500, or five percent, above par. linesty may ;v slowly, but it pavs best in the end." To demagogues the honor of a State may app.-ar to be of little consequence; but. iu the long run, it will be fountl that, apirt fion. stauding highest in the world's esteem, tho e S'ates will le me st pi opi rous w ho have preserved their integrity and maintained their credit by paying their elebts in full, or, under the c remittances of tLe S uth. makiuir the best settlement with their creditors tint l ed withia their power. The Itetigutttiou of JIueMaliou. It is with regret that we give notice of that allaiit Ir shiuan's declension of fuitbor honors at the hands ef Frauce. lie has proven himse If a go ;d fiiend to his adopted country, and among all the taiius, which tributary Ii eland has fi.ruihcd the woild, none stand higher than his. I'iudcnt aud conservative he has achieved a triumph which .the Celtic nature was not thought capable of. M. (ijmb.tta has a hard tuck iu the uude: taking to vindicate as praise orthy the Republicanism pure and simple which he so much loves. The best phi ox, pliers of govei nuieut have all aloug cUimcil tba'. Frauce was net able to achieve this. That (Jambetta may put the pr phet to the blush is the irue-t wish of the Nhws. Tut I tjuisiaua Housd votes te abol- h the Mo flit bell-punch, but adopts a geneiai revenue bdl in its stead. This prohib.ts the transaction of any busi ness without the payment cf a license. ami then lays taxes iu wholesale fash ion. Iler sa'o us must pay the fancy price erf $1,500; iusurauce agen's ilO0; theatres, shows, juuk shops, telegraph auel express companies $5:0; bankers aud piicate c'u' s $200, and soon down to diugfcists, doctors and lawyers, who mu.s pay $30 each. Warmoth wanted to tax daily ne-wg papers $5, 000 as a common uuisaice, but of course that did not pa.-8. Thk little Stdti et West Virginia last year voted $2S,0)0 in go xi money fcr the eeluca'ioa and support of its deaf and dumb and blind. Tronblfsome 9IatferM. Ksi-reentatlve Brown In Clisrlotte Otserver l'ne tioubles jme matter of the reve nue bibs is yet to be disposed of. I he question is how can mure money be tai-sed without an increase of taxation? he demand f. r more is imperative. I'here is a deli ;iei cy in the treasuiy of $100,000, and this must be met by the macbiuery act to be passed by this rduersl Assembly Ihi jueigment of the treasuter is that this deficiency should be made up by the levying of a tax upou persi'iis and objects hitherto tax free. The question erf salaries aud fees is one which is engaging the thoughtful attention of the LeKislature. The iu elic.'t ors srem to bo thai the bill of M 1'. (ii.thaiu, leaving the commission ers erf each county to estab isb the fees of tho county officers, will become a law, though it encounters strenuous opposition in some ejuarters, more especially from the county offers th"mse Ives. A treat eleal ef work has been map peel out but, aside from private and leical bills, very little has been perfect eel. Ce 1. Brown is satisfied that the L;;s'ature will sit throughout the entire sixty days allowed to it by law, atid wdl have to pur up to complete by th 8th of Match, the werk which has already been inaugurated and some which has not been touched, but which mu6t be disposed of. Hoh lliey Ketreueli In Other Mates. prtiifc-nebt ItepuHlcan. The era erf economy and retrench ment has apparently had its eff-ct un on the average legislative mind. To select a few from many example, the lower branch of the Minnesota Legisla ture l ave voteel to el away with the custom of printing 50O0 copie of the Govei n .r's message. The.Misfouri House keeps the ball rol' ing by reducing the Governor's salary to $3( 00 and other State officers to 2'JX). In Tennessee, Governor Marks has vo'untarily given up $1000 of his talary, and ih.- Se nate is considering a general reduction and equalization of official wages. In Indiana, all the county officers are notified to report their salaries and perquisites. At all the State capitols where Legislatures are now sitting, there is the same evi eleuce that, the enconomy of the peo pie is having its effect the best a&sur ance-we have that we are growing into individual thrift aid national prosperity AT THE STATE HOUSE. DEMOfRATII! r.rOXOJIY VS. KKl'l II LI CAN EXIBaVA OAKCK. What the Secretary or Stat Says. A News reporter was couiteously and kindly received by the able Secre tary of State yesterday when he an nounced that the object of his visit was rr.r. v,;m ho.it matters 1 1 1 u- and fill rirAU r,ert r inttlrr fr Vila OfflCP. .. v mhj )r tuglehard is the nanatomesi aud most showy of our State officials, ITp nrp.ia t ,,' laair wifh thfl ease .,. J; 01 an oiu journalist, a nine rmpeue- ment iu his speech makes him an ir.ter- estim? talker, lleforo bis celebrated camnaitrn in 1876 he was well known ; iK .jiwihn Wil- 0 luo - " miugtou Journal. With an abla and couracrous colleague, in the person of Col. Saunders, our late conferee of the p.in.. iium. 1"'c,"u vDnTCi, . trictic Cape Fear District in the elec- tion of the gallant aud giftt d Waddell tiou with a good salary, with autbori to the 4lst Congress. Ye reporter ty to appoint agents at important , ... r . . . . . points in Europe, to preperly repre- deslt opposite to the Secretary sat ms able, pepular and faithful chief clrk, Caot.Dudlev. Sharnened bv its con- tact with the State Treasurer our prom ising blade began its work with avidity. The office-holders are charged, Mr. Secretaiy, wi h lobbying against re trenchmeLt. blow is it? I know nothing of the charge, and do not believe it. I have visited the Houses of the General Assembly very seldom, and have bad no conversati- n with the members upon any questions before the Legislature, unless request ed so to do. I certainly am not op posed to all proper retrenchments. Unnecessary expenses should be cut off. There should be a wise discretion. however, in this as in all other subj ;cts before the General Assembly. 1 be Secretary s othce is said to be a fat" i ace. Can you enlighten the public mind on this ee;ore ? The fei s of this office aie decreas- iug vt ry rapidly. This is owiug to tho holding ef the sessions of the General Assembly bie nuially instead of yearly and bring limited 10 only sixty days; the rapielly de reasing number of insu- ranee corn pauie s loiug business in this State; and 1 be small number of grantB now being issued. The fees paid by the State to this office will amount to something less than 91500 ;.er annum and the fees paid by insurance com- panies and individuals about as much m re. I suppose my prececensors re- ceiveel much more, as they had annual sessions e f thn e and four months. I am told that before the war frequently as many as three thousand grants a year were 1 suta irom tms omce. 1 have nsued iu fico jears something over seven hundred. The fees are ex actly the same as were paid before the war. 1 ue lees established Dv hsattle s Revisal are the same as these of the old Revised Code. If the receipts are lar ger it is bt cause more business is done now than then. But I do not think they are larger if you will leave out of the count the business of the Insurance Bureau, which was added to this De- naitment bv the Legislature of 1874 '7o in which were a number of the leading men of the present General Assembly, While this bureau incre ases thee molu- ments of this offica it adds very largely to its labors ami responsibilities. I pay some fifteen thousaud dollat s into the Treasury, fr 111 this source without erst to thn Slate, and have nvr . yet, hist e.ne cent, in the collection but have kent all comDauies nrettv wedl nn to their oblieratio.is to the Stta Your nroderessor in office was rhnrcr- eel with was-e and extravagance in tha purchase of stationery for the State. Have you saved the State any thing in that direction? , Vp Sir : I Ihtp sved verv lar sums of mouey to the State, many times the amount paid me for my services in the prices paiel for purchases, and the total amount pui chased. I had felt 8"me little pride iu the contemplation of a hearty "well done" by my party friends at ltast. i ou may well imagine my disappointment. Still 1 hope to see some use made of this in the campaign of 1SS0. How many siuecures in your office? "Say that over and say it slow," responded the" able and affable Sec retaiy I mean, said our man, can you sac- ribcej , a clerk or two to the popular de- mand for retrenchment, without any serious inconvenience to the public Service? The State allows me only one clerk. and when it is recollected that I fill four separate and distinct offices, viz: Secretary of State, Land Commission er, Insurance Commissioner and Civil Quarter-master, requiring at all times one or two extra clerks and frequently f ur or five, I really believe that the efficiency of the Department would be impaired by auy material reduction. Some of the fees may soem Hrge, but others again are rediculously small, and while a great deal is said of the former, you hear nothing about the alter. For instance: I am sure since the meeting of the General Assembly, UOW UMI1J fcUltr "-, Ol IUD Ulllfc- rf a rt m V TlPrSOnal AmnlnTaaQ Koo I . t - neen im.y uau emp.oyeu in searching for grants and other matters fr the UCUiUVISallU Wuurj viuctais x IltlVt! thus iar receiveu si.uy ceni lor. tins ' m , . i WOrt I i A.f.u v-.wi I m.- a a v o. wi ifod tha C r 1 i 1 1 r e nf r9 he i I C , f K. llu.am. ..,ulofin i-k-'", e peciaiiy fou.nern otates, anu i nna . . . . . . . . ........ m. . . . . ninn I ItJ tL luc in 1 ii i iu il ill naidi to auu icro paid to th" ofti-'ia's wlie fill the same positions I elo in this State, amount to double what I receive some be ng more than thine times as much. I suppose I pay into the Treasury of the StHte nearly or ejutte $ 5,000 per annum, without deduction from seven diffiereut sources, which require s many accounts to be kept, and monthly settlements to be made, except iu ona case "A delicate ejuestion, perhaps, but what is your opinion of the ''Re form Legislature?" 'As I have saidbefore, I have had very little time to visit the Houses of the General Assembly, and I have thought, while so much w:,a being said in regard to the several Departments, that it was more becoming to do so. I trust I have a goodly number of friend 8 in that body, some of them dating back to our boyhood, and many of them, who have been. :" d are still very warm in their ?pp 'a1 and com pliments of my cra. in 1876. I am sure that no one i .nes more heartily than I that their labors will rebound to the best interest of emr beloved State, and no ne will render more cheerful official and peisonal assistance to that eoel.' No the Siiauk SIiowb. Co- cerd Berlster. Our friend Redwine is trying to get a bill passed to preveut the carrying of ooncealed we-apou. We hope that he will make it so that we can carry the thank of our revolver sticking out of our hip pocket. oninilssioner ot Immigratfou. Corresi'oudence of the News. Warrentoi?, Feb. 3 d. I do not think I am uaappreciative of the importance of a retrenchment of public expenditures, if wisely con ducted, but you have doubtless heard that there was such a thing as being "Penny-wise and pound toolish." I hope our Legislators will rot act so as to subject theme lv3 to tne imputa tion. All unnecessary expends ought to be cut off, but there is an unwi3e extreme which may be very easily reached. It is tho .unquestionable dutv of the Legislature to foster every enterprise tending to develop the re- I . " . , sources of our State, and promote nei jrrowth aud prosperity a prime oonditiou of the prosperity of any State is the increase of its DODulation by immigration from , This j8 a reposition, the trutn 0f which I suppose will hardly be ouestioned. It is also true that theie is no present provision of law, possessing any efficiency ia promoting thisimDortauteiitcrprJsa. If we are to t fftfct aaything io this direction. theie must be a thorough aud wise organization of a department of Immi- gration witn. a 11 uerai appropriation for it8 support There should be ap J pointed a Commissioner of Immigra sent the State and induce lmmigia- tlorii There has been no time in the past when circumstances wre bo fa- vorable lorpusiiing tine: important enterprise as the present. 1 ne de pressed condition of affairs in Eug'and and indeed all Europe, will undoubt edly lead to a very large immigration from those countries, and if North Carolina is wis-e, she will at once iusti- tute measures to secure a share of it I Ocher States have followed the course sugge sted and been paid ten fokl for the outlay they have made. 'itetrenenmene aim reiorm is an euphonious phrase but frequently serves to cover a good deal of nonsense. It is not judicious ie reuchment if wise reform that Witu!:o'ds proper appro priations tor lnip'jr ant measures, cal culated to develop our vast resources, and give North Carolina the position an 0112 her sister States to which she is justly entitled. I am satudiod th measure indicated w ould result in great benefit to our State, and in a few years greatly reduce the rate of taxa- tion by the increase of weal.h and population which would result there- Irom. Should the Legislature determine to inaugurate an entei pi lse of tho kiud as thousaLds of the int. lligent people of the State belit-ve it ought to, I know no iuau better qual lied for the position of Commissioner, than John White Lsq., of Warrenton. Mr. White is by b ri Ji a Scotchman, but h;is resided in this country from bovhood. Dining the war, ho was the agent for North Carolina iu England, and has resided awhile iu Liverpo 1 since the war. He is honest, experienced and in every way qualined. I nave no doubt Gov. v ance under whose administration he represented our State iu E inland, will bear me out in what I say. X. To the 1'olut Attention of Leg islature itequesteu. Correspondence f the ws. ltieie has been much talk of Re trenchment. There ha- been but one iuole act cu'ting down expenses wh eh has Vet Pei. Ihe people are ahead ot the politicians. 1 hey demand relief. L'",k at the f 30, 000 the officers and offices in our Stte Capitol (including necrro hire and sundries) annually cost our Pferty crushed tax-payers and ,ook Ht the following from Michioaa. 1 "estate ol 3lichigm is one-sixth larKer than North Carolina, she has 200,000 more people to govern and she lis!8 Just dub.'e as much r perty for taxation as North Carolina. Here is wat 31icn gau pays her higher officials Governor, $1,000; Secretary of State. IStK); Treasurer, $1,000; Auditor, $1,- uuv Aiiorneyuenersi, fw; superior ou", ouoges, ?i,ouu. jvieieuuy the people ruie in licnigan and politicians here. ill your exchanges, which are favorable to a relief of the tax-payers utW 1 1B ao eionge One ok the People. Grangers, Fertilizers, &c. Coucoid negister. The romona Giange met at Moores- ville on the 2D:h ult. There was a full attendance of the members of the fra ternitjv aud a highly entertaiaing Session. lietolved 1. That the Cabarrus countv Pomona Grange petition our Legisla ture, thiough our Representative, Capt Orrlmrit t,i nan a atnrth- laic n avton.l thr.imh Caharrn. nn,H Ttn n-rm and tHD townships of Iredell countv. And also a law bnVn a rlno- iQw fr the protection of sheep husbandry Hr.Miirhdiil t.h Stae-o t?,.,ri o Th .In;.; tt,T i.inrAtf.iiininrt in th u. mni Ui,. aoi ori r ,ff , and hor. enri,,. ti,0 Li0 nf t1H or .on of hMi - t onV dealer in spirituous liquors or any m,rKnn otinr QB t - ;n th. person acting as agent or in the interest of the same. And that the Secretary furnish a copy of thpsa resolutions to the Representatives of Cabarrus, Iredell and Rowan in the Legislature. Resolved 3. That we. as a Grange, retuse to pay the exhoibuant price fertiiizw manufacturers, of 550 pounds IOO m,Hn f , o I f forh i,.r. onH ... ' nrt ipr: I liar w wi not, mv mo than the established price for list vear, i, i.MVnn,!a r iin ,.t ,.n e o f ,. i K - j a uuirjvi Resolved 4. That as a Qraoijp, we re muiiil t r nnr riomlnfc and . ur". ,ii til riKts PPTlPrn llv to nn.,'hivP nr . . ' " --' . ... 1 . cbemioah aDd pive more attention to com posting, beiievr that th's cu s will be foi- t'ie tei eiit ot t ie f;rm:-rs m prodticirga better Itrtd z -r at a re t - reduction of cost, als-o to givo more attention o viiluibla formulas for tirs accomplishment. Anevflier Xortli Carolina luven tiou. I harlo'te Observer Alexander Oliver is a rather obscure shoo maker in Union eo inty, but has recently invented a method of making seamle s shoes which is likely to give him a national notoriety. A shoe con structed on this method was exhibited at the Observer office yesterday by Mr. C. A Black welder, who lives ih Mc Dowell county, and who with Mr. Jas.' Smith bought the liven ion T o n Oliver and have made ap. i ti -u tho pat ent. They have received a letter front the patent office stating that no applica tion of the kiud has ever been recorded. The inventor claims that in addition to the comfort in a shoe without seams, the manner in which it is cut saves one quarter in the upper leather a very important fact, if true. The shoe ex hibited to us is well shaped and seems to have a decided advantage over those made oa theedd style, whether a exmrse brogan or a French calfskin gaiter. It has been such a short time since the invention wps perfected, however, that it has no been put to a practical test. Wanted. A partner with ten or tiftaen thous -and dollars, in a well established busi ness that is now paying well. A youug active man preferred. Addrts, Mer chant, N ews Office. GROCERIES. Sf What a 1!TTLE MOSEY WILL BUY At the OIK CITY GROCERY 6. 0. 0. STORE. A H. Baker's old Stand 011 Wilmington St We will sell you a 3ib. Can of Tomatoes for 14 cents A Can of Strawberries for 203. A bottle of Crosse and Biactwell's FIckles lor 40c. A pound of Currants for 10c. A pound of Cooking: Prunes for 10c. A Hi lb. Bucket of ADDlts tfutter for SI. 00. Aioib. " ' Fresei ved Cheries for $1.90 a 10 lh. " " Quince Jelly forSl 90. A pound of very fine Cabinet Raisins for 20c a nnnnd of tine Almonsfor 28e. lu pounds Bright Yellow Sugar for $1.00 A ejn or iima seans tor uc. A " of Pine Appl for 2)c. ' A bottle of trench Mustare,for 30c. A noursd of Citron for 25c. A can of Potted Hani for 30c. A 10 lb. Bucket of Peach Butter for $1 .50. A 10 lb. " of Currant Jtlly fo. $i.90. Apouii'l of French candy 25c. A poui d of Mixed " 22c. ; A dozen Orannes for 40c. 3 lbs. fine tare'h. for 25c. An assortment ot fine Teas from 503. to 81.00 rer pound: Coffee from 16 2 3c. to 35c. perp uad; UikrtS and Crackers at Reduced Kates A ine lot of Sugar Cured Ham irom 6 to 10 lbs and o are leaf Lard received .to-day. West's Kerosene and Safety Oil, Equal to any oil on the market. Oil 25c. per gallon. Aladdin Kerosene BHOICE LOT OF NEW Cec ived to-day. jan 23-tf YOBK B LITTER DISSOLUTION ! THE CO-PARTNERSHIP HERE- X tofore existing in the Grocery Business bt-twepn the undersigned, is this day dis solved by mutual consent, b, C. Jhrmo- itticrs will settle the business of the late firm F. C. CHKISTOPHEtiS, D, P. ME C - AM VV. L. HARRIS. F, C, Chkistopebrs. M. W. SORKELL. CHRISTOPHERS & SDRRELL TTAVING THIS DAY FORMED A oo-partnership wiil continue the Gro cery ana commission business at me oiu stand of F. C. Christophers & Co., Harge tt sti tet, where we will bep esed to serve our numerous friends and customers, with a we'll shcted stock of Groceries, Boots, shoes, &c, at greatly reduced prices. We flatter ourselves with our experience, &c, that we can compete with any house in tiie city, and only ask an examination cf our stock to verity the statement. We als keep iu connection a MEAT MARKET. Daily supplied with the finest MOUNTAIN BEEF, l OKK. ! A USAGES, &c. Whw h will be delivered iu any part of the citv. Thankful for the lit eral patronage hereto fore extended we hjpe to merit a coutinu- a ice of the same by p ompt, personal at tention to our business. J iist: Received. Extra No. 1 shore Mackerel, at retail by the pound. Best Canadian Oat Meal at relail by the pound. Hams, (Fen is' and other brands) breakfast bacor, Temgues, kc. Buckwheat flour, flnesyrups and Molasses, white peas, navy beans, dried fruit, &c.,&c. An unrivalled stock ol canned goods and flnegr ceries generally . Everything in the Grocery line from a tierce of flnericeto asap sagocheese. Finest Northern Butter, received every week, direct from the Dairy. Jan28-tf. HARDIN, GRIMES & CO. SEED POTATOES. vYe will rec ;Ive, about the 1st of Ft bi uary, our first Invoice of Seed Potatoes ofthij sea son, Early Rose, reeriess and Jackson Whites. We will guarantee them to be genuine and first-class seed, and will sell them as low as c 4 they can possibly be handled. HABDIN, GRIME-i & CO 1S79 OLD AND TRIED. 1S79. Old rViolc, (CORN AND RYE.) This reliable brand of PURE WHISKEY has been successfully tested by the lovers of first clas Whiskey for th past 50 years, and hasprese. ved its high reputation undimin ished. It Is offered to the public with the full guarfin tee of the proprietor, and wi I not fail to give per ecr, satisfaction whenever used. For sale by a'l first-class dealers. Address, JOS. Wf LLIAMS, Panther Creek, Yadkin Ce.,N.C jan 23-dt m. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF LEA & PERRINS CELEBRATED 1'RONOUNCED BT CONNOISSEURS TO BE THE "Only Good Sauce." EXTJt CT of a lkttkk from a MEDIC A J. GK x TLEMAN at Madras to his brother at WORCESTER, May, j851 "Teli Lea io-SE- y,C7tal KI S that, their AJ2L--sf Sauce is highly And applicable to EVEKT VARlETT pl'r.Jdfa and 1. in my afE-iiopinion, the most palatable as welt M. s t h A m..a OF DISH. aSJil wholesome Sauce that is made." WORCESTERSHIRE -SAUCE, THUS GIVING THE CONSUMER NOT ONLY THE BEST, BUT THE MOST ECONOMICAL SAUCE. Signature on every bottle. J01INDU,X.i'SSOS, . No. 9 College Place and NewYo.k. 1 Union Square feb 29-1 wly I'OaitKHf Pit 'm SALK. IIOli: WAKTKD." Wanted to reut a comfortable dw in, house of sit or Hveu rooai., ui a "J ? neighborhool. Apply at K,"J OAK CITV GROCERY Ieo1 liirjiugtuu Mr.et. Interesting Jo Housekeepers. SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS worth of Furniture. GRAND .AUCTION SALE. The undersigned will sell his entire 8toc . of New Furniture, consisting of Fine, Md lum and Common Walnut and Poplar Chain ber Seis, Ward obes to Mutch, Marble and WocdTop Bureaus and Washstands, Marhle and Wood Top Tables, Walnut. Poplar him Maple Bedsteads, Walnut, Oak and aiapi Cane Seat Rocking Chaiis aDd Chairs, Wood Seat Rocking Chairs and i hairs, pras Lounges, Walnut, Ac, 4c. The Sale will commence on the ith day 0 December, and be continued until u sold. Up to that dav every article will be s.,ld at cost. If parties buiug uo not wish to rfc. move their articles immediately, they cai be left until Feb. 1st. decl2 A. W. FRAPs. 18(9, at the Court House aoor in haUi,,,' we will sell at auction a tract of huiu n taining b7 acres more or les, adJoii,iK X' landsof itufus U. Day, VV g! Astd-Uck ,7 others in W ake county, aOout seven uii northeast of Raleigh- unes ALO : At same time and place i i,.t parcel of land 1.. the village of Ooerliu H r JoiniuK the iands of Henry wordecai ,i c ased, and fronting on the old llills'bon. Koad. containing aoout Jauie Ulu AL.SO: Un MONDAY. Febiuarv n.i 1879. at the Court House door in sfi fthn , a. O Sanuers' inteiestin the tract of h, i iu Jejhuston county, covered by the dowvr U. SiidersaUa r8' WiUW f Ule Ute LaNiJ.-j sold on the terms of ten per cm., t purchase monej cah. Residue o.a. re ' of nnu-uionths from day of sale. n0ii.i u it , security required i r -Uefened payiueut lnteiesi6per cent irom sale. ' u ' Above propoity soiu by virtue of. Deed of trufiti xecuied by A. C. sai-derb and wife t the,ind.rs;fe'n a recorded iu the R m. i office of Wake county. hii . F AlORDEe.'At. a D JOHIST UhVtKKl X. Jr.. Jau8-td Tiut.cs Bl VIliTUE of h power of s;ile c.ui taiutu io a iiortgafc'e deed execui.-d on tne yth day oi Jrebi uary, IS8 by a. F jUr dan ana Sarah H. Joruan, - to Madi . .Briugt s ,m co , as appears of record on uAi, -y, book 52, I'ub,ic xtegister's offi, ii Nortlnunptoii couii.y, we will at the couti house auor. in the town of Jackson m Siild county, on Monday, i lie lodi day of Febru ary, A. D., 187a, sell at public auction to Lti. lughest bidder, for asli. the tract oi inn,! OU Winch Allen nlr W-un - . f ..v-, ...vu laav jem, coll xaiu.ng one huuored aces more oi i.-vs J: i AijUR Y AND J, . L. CKUCKbK, Surviving partners of Ma.biry a Company. laii.MU Notice, BY VIliTUE OF A POWER OF sale coinained lu a mortgage deed ei cutedon the ltfiu day of February. b77 by John b. Jordan, an i Margaret J Jordan to Mad pry, lindes a Co., as appears of record on pagn 3;2. book 50; Public Register's ofticv lor NoitnainHton couuty, we wnl, at the. court hoie door in the town of Jackson in said county, on jvionuay, the 10th day of February, a. d., 1819. soli at public Hucti.u to tie highest bidder for cash, the tract ot laud on which said John F. Jor iau, formerly lived, containing oue hundred acres, inore orless adjoining the ia ds f R. D Stancel! B. F. Jordan, Mary K. Jordau and others. JJSRPH i. MADDKY AND J G L CRO jREK, surviving partners of Mad-Jry, Bridges & Co. , ; jausi-td Fentress' Store for Iient. Lo ated on rhe business side of Fayette ville istievt. No 15. Possession given January 28th, 187;:. . , Apply to jan 4-dlm T. R. FENTRESS. 16 FAYETTEVILLE STREET. Freiuh Candies, Oranges, Bananas, Raisins, Figs, Dates, Apples, Musical Instruments, Cigars, Tobacco, &c ( ive him a call. fan28-tf. Copartiur.vliip.Miee. I have assoc'ated with me In business Capt. R. H. Brooks, late Conductor ou K. & G. R. K. and formerly of Wake Forest. The business in future will be conducted under the name and style of '"Pritchard Brooks." All parties indebted to me will please coin forwa-i and settle, as the hard times forces meto demand prompt settlement. J OS. P. PRITCUARD, JR. JOS. P. PRITCIIATfD, R. II . BROOKS. PRITCIIAHD & BROOKS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND ;i .m;i:ai, grocers. CORNER HI LLSBORO & SALISBURY S I H Raleigli, X. C. We keep always on ha1 d fresh Eges, But ter and Chickens, which we receive ela ly from our branch store at New Hill. lo, a good line of Boots and Shoes, CoMces, Sugars. Teas and iu fact everything in a hi t class Grocery, (ouutry Merchants will find it to their advantage to call and see us before buying elsewhere. We handle large qualities of eountry produce. Our farliitieg for sell n HERE THEYTAKE A match of fine Carriage Horses, Black in color, 154 hands high, 7 and 8 years old, round bodied, clean limbad aud sound. The mosr stylish team in th9 state, without ex ception, a perfect match in every respect, speed together as one horse and fast. Drive) single, don't sdy or pull, not. afraid of an engine, in facta rerfect family teon. Cor respondence solicited. Photographs of tenia' sent to parties at a distance . decHltt. W. C McMACKIN. Consignments of everv thing sol cited, ex cept tih. -Special attention given to ship ments of co it n and country produce decSltf. W. C. McMACKIN. HOTKI.N. dc. Atlantic Hotel, .TOKFOLK. VA. R. S. Doelson, Proprietor. Board First and Second Floors, Vr "J 82 ijO; Third and Fourth Floors, per day, .Special terms for permanent boarders, dee 3-tl r PRESCmPfTON FREE For the speedy Cure of Seminal M'eakness, Lost Manhood, Premature Debility, Nervonne, Despondency, Confunion of Ideas, Aerlon to Society, Defective Memory, and all Disorder Brought on by Secret Hablin and Excewe. Aay drngit has the ingredients. Address, DR. JAQUES A. CO., n 130 West Sixth St, CltfCBnTATI, OHIO.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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