North Carolina Newspapers

1 a t unin VOL X1V-NO. RALEIGH, N. C. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6 1879. $5.00 PER ANNUM: T R News -E a til i ) A L 1 V JNy Ji: y s i Hi KlAY KKI.ui K', i:S fthfr liHbbllltlr. WAtm?i.jToi. i. c.. ivk V i- t'.tl.-t 'or the South Atlantic Htei fi r At us f.ll-w.i by itlyrl ud)r ihr ! ,-, r. sonttierly to north?-1 W. u.lt j rn.u brmetr. Imlri to .-ew dVfrlUiiifuU ,--- top flrt column thi pAgeo '. S vM'Eri-L"oal notice. ri. k Groceries Exchanged. I.OC'AI. lllllKFN. Greeting to the new Governor. -That clever gentleman and -m1 f.! t rist. Prof. C. B. Fairclnld, k. the thank of the city editor for ; ..r of his moHt artistic boupieta. We ire rrqae1ed by Got. Vnc that from and after" next Weil- . ! iy he will b at hi borne io Char- where correp HidnU will piea-e ., ; .ire luin. We ar requested, to state that tt.'kett for Gv. Vance's lecture n the -catefctl Nation." which takes place ipn Friday nigbt io Commoo'i Hall, can b ift 'l at Simpjrtu'i Drugstore. !ba oi' Bo-.k Store, and of h Lo r .... ;. r of the General Assembly. : I'.K.rOKE THE CoM!T- Ti iie rcnitru hi una, it i! i ' :i r I t before the C m ---.- on Inie nal Improvement while .i - u'in t he bill to amend the char ter 'f hell A" A A I. . were obtained !. a New-, rep-jrter aud will appear in i' neat isue. A Hfvm I'HAlKiK Yesterday wr i a'i'- ere drawn ujon the State Tre-u-v for the foil u ing sum. f r the t- nf n"oe - f ufide lunatic: Ruth f r'..rJ. il; .Ickon. '0; Surry. $10o 1 .-re g- ? a t-ia' f $i fr thi ou M:m. in "tie day fr in the Trraury. If r. rt.i niy in a dia ri up n the re irce. A i ! M n . . prominent ti'in Le e infornif a retHrter etenlav that iu the lar week they had diMn ed of no lev than four car loads of e-d oa, to farmer tn thi secfon l tiey D e a:o ao.ii a car I al oi rass ie-l. Tbeeare encuraci"g ijus. and it lks a if cotton-growiug i to be- c:ite one of the lot arts. The t'orsrr Commissioner. Tbe l' ard met at the l'ixr House ye?ter- liy. ail made the usual examination of the buildiac and the con lition of the inmates. A lrg number of out s.de i-X)r bar heretofre ben cared for. but yesterday the Board ordred that in fu'.ure no money oriler will be tAAuel to anv paupers outside the pKr bouse, but that all will he cared for tt.ereat. i'it is tn k RrsirtNO Rivkk. A n h t or o since, a white man namd M irttn. w ho live on the farm of W. R. t'.fl ti . attmpteu to cross .cu river at poiut ! n:le east of the citv in a uniaK boat. The current crnl h n down 9 swiftly that he could n t ci.tend aa;u-t it. A the boat swep ly a rock he sprang out upon it. He cried lutdv for blp. and after hours of waiting in the dark an i bitter cold a rat pui off from the shore and vel bitn. lie was nearly Iroz-n that he did not recoTer consciousness tin'i. Sunday mormog.and it is thought that he mav not rcTer. i i io.mk Cot KT. Court nut at 10 r'ock on esterdT Present Chief t-,. tice Sauth. and Juj!ie Ashe and ard. Sth Pi-tkk t. T- G. Walton v. N . M. N.i ;-n et frt'in Hurkr: ar.iu-d bv R K Arm- i and t; N Folk for the plaintiff, and Htnitdale A: l)ereux for the d-fen-dant. A J Corpening ts. ArchibaM Kin ca;d et al. from Burke: continued. J ' Half burton et al ts. J hn Ca'- ju. Kiecutor frum McDowell arcu-tl bv (i lham A: Gatlimr and Johniiray Mvoum for th defendant; Uvi counsel t the plaintiffs. M I. Mmontoo vs. II ixanna Simonton, ;.t-N-at r. from Iredil; argued, nn m - : .-I toilimi. nv li. r. .rtu!i-i lor I i tt.Y. and M. L. 31 cC rxle an I C . V Ik f r the defendant. Ma'e Whitpou Walter t si. from t aum Iu- areiifd hv AttorneT General K-i an for the tate. and M. L- Mc i -km and will. G. Uurkhead contra. J.ju Redman el al n. S. P. Gia l, n -n,l uifi from ( itavln: aruc 1 a m I: F Armtiei.l for the tlaintiff. a?.d M. L. McCokle for the delen lant. ( o-irt adjourned uu il this nmruin; at 10 o'cl ck. loiv v. k"h I.Ki-rrit-:. 1 he lnl.iw- r-iusf an 1 reply expla m Iheni- iv.- It i .4 rau of eon c rat ul ti n tliAt Gov. Vn.-e ha cons nted to de l.er this lecture, wl- ich hi v!.n o rr.urh t.'iasure anl proti ti .!: ers. kEt'T. Kxctilency, Governor T . His Z. B V .nce ; -iK e the members ot the tt'n- r i Aernbiy, and citizens of Kaliil , r. -i t tfullv rr quest that you wiil de io-r . ur lecture i n "The Scattered Ni t m " in the ball ofthe IIoue of Ktmons, on Fnd iy evening uext. 7fh i-int., for the benefit of the 'if rd Orphan. Hoping that your r.toei.eocy will a c.de to thi ea'nest rii'it f iur iietitioner. before 'ving to take your eat in the L Senate, we are Very R.p ctfully. Yours, etc. Here are arpnb'd the s-uaturrs of L.a'iy every member of the A stem by, side those of maoy prominent ci'.i- I . m KKPl.T. M,r. Vanghan. Sha-k'efofd and "fhr, member f the N. C. legisla ture: NTl.r.MEN: It give mc creat tenure to comply with your I' t'it-st to Wtore on Friday evening t't. in the bH f the House of Rep r -eotative. for tbe benetiu f tbe Or- I t. an Am)1ud. Appreciating the creat f':pliment which your invitation ini- II -s, ar.l thanking you t r the innf, I am. gentlemen. Your verv trely. Z. li Vance nil. ivk;iiuhov n.i,i. The Ltral orilie Season i Gay Throug Music miiU Mirth The .tImxj Danee The (o. t ti mew uul their Htarrni. T.ie grand dress ball, comp'imenUry to His Excellency, Got. Thomaa J. Jirvm. c une off at Metropolitan.tDstead of at Tucker Hall, a originally intend ed. '1 1 e tloor bad I een piepared so that considerable rwm was secured, ami the contort of the dancers and lookers-on weresmh as to effect credit upon tie uniii-pors. tae weamer wuicn was not al) ih l could be desired. did uot prevei-t the att iii nice of a lire aud (Ahin- able thriinj; The inenibeis of the Oene al Assembly attendel in lare number, while the d. pitmct of the Mate government were alo we'l repiesenteH. At 9:4") (iovrr or and Mi. Jarvis entered, and the t all eiied. Tun coHimnf were more th.m usually eUv-tnt. Among the ladies who giaced i. me ( cHioii wim tneir pre-er ce Wei e Mrs- Gov. Jaivis. in wiue coloreil tilk an i velvet. Mrs. mii. H..k petrl cjl)ri-1 trimnicl wuh white. Mrs. Jnc. Gray Hynum, put pie Mlk, rilk ann rriTt-t. Mtss Elia Mial. green ilk. cardinal t immin. s. Io p d with red flowers. Mr.. I. .1. Yi.uug, canary e.d ued silk, card tirti 1. 1 trini. . M Myie Fu '.ti. cream colored ?i k. b'.ue ti intmm8. Miss Mil tie Fotic, p;uk s;lk. Mi.vs K ter uo r, white clu!l'., blue tnrrrn Mis- M jl I I ' WiHkI. w hite atir. i!!u" on M v ttnkir; -v i: 7 i M ! h'ti eaibo.std s.-f-n. Mi M .1. nni l.ik r. Davi 'op. of w bi'e m I k . Aln vil whito t P i a top. 1. oped withsaMn. M ss Hoke, of Li!icoliit n, blu1', pink triuitnii'g. M ss I'arrie K ir. pink silk, maroon V. 1 r, M ts ' tit H iwm1, liw nder and t nil...s- d ilk Mivs i '; ia Co per. whie ilk. car" i:nal ti minings. Mis Miry Mordecai. cream col rrd bun tine, with 1 u. Mt.os liihiwiu. of Nev York, wb to ilk. lace ovek:rt. Mis Maie Tiuker, crept" lisae over whit'Mlk. emir i L'iv ul' van-col ucd silk. Miss (V.ra II .It. pink silk. Muss Lavin s H ij woo I, rr-.Min colored burfng. trimmed i'h silk. Mih Mjles, of Wiiihingto-i. blue bilk and tarleton Mrs. Fab. II. R isbee, l ht blue silk, lace overdrew. Mis Annii Stosr, tcru si. k and gren adine. Mis K!l A"dtews, canaiy colored ilk. blue tr.iuruings. Mi-s Thet. F. David.-on, of Ashi-TiH , dark mlk. 31 r. R. H. Jones, blaik velvet aud lace. Mis Nl'ie Manly, blue buuting. Roman f art . Mi Sallie Arlington, rrram colored oun'ing, blue satin triuiiuins. Mt.s M itnie Kane, of II llsboro, white and buff g enndiue, tiimini with blue sitin. M .ss Mary HnsarJ, b"ue silk, wbi'e tarle't'ii utrdrtss, p nk au 1 blue rib bon. The gallerie wrre fringel ith beau tiful face, while m ny of the ear re servctl we'e tilled by fair one who only Kvasioaaily txk pirt, or e'se men ly l.oked on. It is possible that s mie hid io and their toilette are omitted, which wasa'moit unavoidable. The hour paed swiftly by while the measures of the dance were trod by fairy feet, and it was not till long past midnight that the ball, like all other pleasant things, came to an end. It was in ail respec'. one mar, peculiarly brought out the rare Wauty of Ral eigh's be lie. and their splendid toilettes. while the fair visitors were the ii-c'pients of many compliments. The I n Ai'orii atiov. The coremo- ni oi toe inauguration oi uov. jar vis at noon vesterdav. were imposing. and the hcene was one never to be for gotten. 1 he tloor oi the House, tne lobbies and the gallery were packed with eager listeners and lookers. The proceedings were, throughout, char acterized by a great degree of solem nityaud silence. When, after taking the oath, the newly elected Governor legau the reading of his address, be wa.s grecN-d with loud applause, which grew ireijuent ani ringing i uring iue remarks. It made meu proud to tear the name jf North I arolinians, and cirnel memories rack, io uy-one das. t see clusterel t)gether in the hall .so mu h of the talent and wisdom of the State. I here were Senator Vance, Governor Jarvis, Chief Justice Smith. Justices Ashe and Dill ml, the Speaker of the House, a long array of Senators and Commoners, representa tive men of the Old North State, whom the jHOpIe ilrligh'. to honor and ad mire. It was indeed a scene wormy to b- gaze,! on. and men felt, looking on. that in the hands of such men of worth the pr eent and future of the State are safe. .1 Policy Holder' View. irr sp .nd.-i: c of the "ws. Rai.eioh. N. C. Feb AI.EIOH, 4th. R.- rg policy holder in tbe .Etna Lif) In urmce Com p my, I ti id ix;ca- iou to t a l upon tbe GaneralA ;ent, W . II. Crow. Rale'gb, ami was gratia d to se so favorable a rep)rt reudered by the company for 1878. N twitl'Ptand'ng having paul losses for over a million do'.l irs in that time, the company hss increased its assets during tbe year nearly one minion, the amouut now on band being more than twenty live iu.U.ojs, with a sur plus of moic than four ra:!li i s Tins re laote Ol 1 company n ir- centlt pan! R0 to the heirs of Mr. N. a L . P. 3Ianoor, dec aseo. ana row iue general ageut is prepared to pay f-0J to the wiIow of Rev. Wabin,ton Meacham. late of Lexington, N. t . The Company has a g h1 record, and furnishes iusuiance on the most favora ble term. I would advise persons be fore insuring elsewhere to examine her rat sand p'ans, and they w:il le struck ith the cheap terms up n which ihey cansecuiea lu'ure supp ri lor iueir wive and cb Idren. I have been a p lt- cy bidder for seveial years, a d I am m re than atitijii with the resul: of my investment. Tomiv Polder Iu the .E'na Life Insurance Company. I OUR LAW MAKERS. SENATE. Wednesday, Feb. 5tii I no tNnate was called to order at Id o'clock, Seuator Dortch in the L'bair. Reading of yes'erday's Journal dis pensed with. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. Mr Henderson, from citizens of Row an county, praying for the enactment or a stock law. Agriculture. Mr Caldwell, from citizens of county, praying for the enactment of a stock law. Agriculture. Mr Memtr, from the pastor and members of Mt. Vernon church. Chat- oarQ county, against the running of trains on the Sabbath daT. Prooo sitionsand Grievances. REPORTS STANDING COMMITTEES. Senators (iraliam, of Lincoln, DaTid- son, hrwin, Caldwell, Scales, Waddell, Alexauder, Leach aud Bynum sub mitted reports from their respective committees which were properly dis posed of. INTRODIVTIOS BIM.S AND RESOLUTIONS. 3Ir Davidsou, to make the carryiug of concealed deadly weapons a misde meanor. Judiciary. Mr Hoyle, to ascertain and audit tbe di bt of Cleavoland county. Judiciary. Mr Shackelford, to establish a board of commissioners for the improvement of Treut river. Propositions and Grievances. Mr Dillard, by request, to protect the holders of insurance policies. Ju diciary. Mi N cbolsou, to reduce and regu late the cost of public printing. Pro vides that the priuters appointed to audit the accoun's of the State Printer shall only do so twenty-four times a year. Calendar. Mr Erwin, to repeal the law which provides for the maiutenauco of luna tics outsida of the State Asylum. Cal endar. CALENDAR. S n 3o4. to amend section 9U. chan ter S2, ol liatile s Revisal, Passed. S I lo7, for the payment of Justices of the Peace for the transaction of county business. Tabled. II B 34. S R 208, to amend section 1, chapter 14. laws of 1874 '73. Passed. S ii lo7, to amend section 8, chapter '2o5, laws of 187G-"77. Passed. S B 2;2, to change the times of hold ing the Superior (.oiwts in the Ninth Judicial District. Passed second read ing. S B S2, to amend chapter 161, laws of 187 '77. in relation to the probate of deeds. xc. 1 udelmitely postponed. S B Hi?, to regulate the degrees of kinship in which persons in this State in y rot many. Passed S B loS, for the protection of birds in this .Ma'e. A number of amendments were of fered to this bill, excepting nearly all the counties in the State fiom the bill, and finally, a'ter some little debate, t was recommitted to come up iu bet ler shape. IN.W(il R.I. CEREMONIES The Senate took a recess for fifteen miuutts in order to make preparations .or the inauguration ol the incoming Governor, Hon. Thos. J. Jarvis, who has presided over the deliberations of this bodv during the session with so much digtrty and impartiality. Alter the expiration oi the recess, Senator Portcb called the Senate to order, when that body headed, by Its othcers, proceeded in a body to the House of Representatives to witness the luaugurai ceremonies. E VTK hSION" RESUMED The uiHUnral cereiuouies being con cluded, the Senate repaired to their Hall, and waa called to order by tbe President. Mr Bynum moved that the body do now proceed to the election of a P.esi dent, as a vacancy occuned by the lection of Hon. T. J. Jarvis to the Governorship. Carried. Mr Leach, in a few brief and elo que nt remarks, nominated for the high and responsible position of President of the Senate, the Hon. James L. Robinson, of Macon. Mr Eaves nominated Hon. Geo. B Everett, of Forsythe. The nominations being c'osed the President ordered the ballot to be t iken, which resulted in the following vote: Robinson, 33; Everett, 11; Dortch, 1; Mr. Robinson voting for Mr. Dortch. Mr. Robinsou having received a majority ol the votes cast was an nounced as being duly elected. Sena tors L)ach and Brower were appoint" ed to escort him to the Chair. The new President announced the Senate now ready for the transaction of business. SUSPENSION OF THE .RULES Mr Bynum asked to have the rules suspended and take up (I B 15, S B 3V, to amend section 0, chapter 255, biws of 1876-'77, in relation to chang ing the Iulerior Courts in the counties of Uuion and Surry, and put on its ti ml reading. Parsed. O i motion of Mr. Taylor, Senate adjourned until 10 o'c'ock to morrow. UOLSK OF REPRKSENTATIVES. Fkhkuary, 5th, 187l. Tho House ass-mblMl at the call to order of Mr. Speaker Moring. A numoer of pet Hons were seut in b Messis. Venable, Foard, Rid, of McDowell , Moring, Cais. n, Gatling, Reynolds anJ Hoitou. Reports of Standing Committees were handed i i by 3lsrs. English, Arm troa, Ardrey, Carter, of Buncombe. A Resolution was offered by Mr. Fo ird. I! ILLS By Mr. Vaughan: to change site of A leuhany couuty. Propositions and Grievances. By Mr. FerreU: to submit to the vi ters of Wake c uotv, whether they desire the Crimuiil Court abolished. Judiciary. By Mr. Brown, of Mecklenburg: to repeal the law requiring the keeping up of lences. Agriculture. By Mr. McCorkle; to aid in the consti tution of the Winston, Salem and Mooresville R. R. Internal Imp-ovi- mcii's. LEAVE of absence Was granted Doorkeeper Hill for one wsek from to-morrow, Mr. Rober son until Friday, Mr. Pettipher until tbe 13th. UNFINISHED HUSINE. T h ' bill for the relief of persons wrougfully i-nprhoned came up, and Mr. Chrisrmaa favored its passage, but it was t ibled. Ou motiou of 3Ir. Foard, the calendar was j lactd AT TUB SPEAKER'S DISPOSAL, and the following matters were taken up Resolution instructing the Finance Committee to report at the earliest possible moment, was adopted. Bill for the protection of sheep was ordered to be printed. Bill to allow Caldwell county corn mi sioners to levy a special tax, passed second reading. Bill to authorize the commissioners of Lenoir county to levy a special tax to build a court house, passed second reading. Bill to amend the charter of the town of Teacbey's, Duplin county, paused its readings. . Bill to authorize the corcrnissionerj of Craven county heir debt of l 50, 000, passed its readings. Bill to amend chap. 89, Battle's Re visal, giving clerks of Superior Courts the powers of commissioners, was on motion of Mr. Holt, recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. Bill to punish ministers of benevo lent and religious institutions who apply funds of such to their own pri vate uses, passed its readings. THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES. At 11:30 the Speeker announced the arrival of the time for the recess of 15 minutes for preparation for the cere- mo uies of the inauguration, as arrang ed by the committee. At 12:45 the House was called to order and tbe door-keeper announced the entree of the Senate. The members of that body then advanced by twos, tho House on its feet, and took seats to the right of the Speaker, while the clerks took places by those ofthe House. Mr. Dortch, President of the Senate pro tern, took his seat by the Speaker and called the joint assemblage to order. Precisely at noon, the approach of the Supreme Court was announced, and these then entered in the followiug order: Rev. W. . Black, the Chief Justice, Associate Justices Ashe and Dillard, Governor Z -bulon B. Vance, and Lieutenant Governor Thomas J Jarvis, Senators Nicholson, Everett and Leach and Representatives Jones, Cov- ngton, Armstrong, Clarke and Nor- ment, of the Committee of Arrange ments. These all took positions near the Speaker's desk, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor sitting ou the riijht while the members of the Supreme Court sat in front of the Speaker. Rev. W. S. B ack, of the Edenton Street Methodist Ep: scop. il Church, then delivered the following prayer: "Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, we would not enter upon the discharge of any duty without first seeking Thy presence aud blessing. We t'uerefoie approach Thy solemn presence with grateful hearts for the blessings of the past. and would humbly invoke the sanctifying inlluence of the Holy Ghost! And as Thou has't said, that "first of all, supp'ica tions and giving of thanks be madj for all men, for kinzs aud for all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, in all Godliness aud hon -sty,'' we offer these thanksgivings. Holy Father, for these Thy servants, ani would devou;ly pray for Thy bless ing upon them. We humbly beseech Thee to give Thy benediction to him, who this day retires from the office of Governor of North Carolina. Thou has't recently brought him through deep afflictions and sore bereavements; but we thank Thee, that these amo tions have been sanctified to his spirit ual profit and led him to Christ and the church. Vouchsafe to him Thy pres ence wherever ho may go. Spare his life for many years, and make him a blessing to the Church and a blessing to his State and Nation in the United States Congress to which he has been called by this General Assembly. We humbly pray Thee to look kindly upon him who is now about to take the oath of offise of Governor of this commons wealth. We thankThee for that provi dence which has brought him to this important and responsible position; may his health be preserved and his valuable life continued to the State and his family for many years. Forbid that Thy servant should ever lack that wisdom "that is from above," which is first pure then peaceable, gentle, full of mercy and good fruits without par tiality, and without hypocricy. May he comprehend clearly his duty and be brave enough to perform it. May he be jealous for Tuy glory and manifest it in every official and private act. V e humbly beseech Thee, Almighty God, to bless him who has been called by the Senate to the important office, now m ide vacant. Approve by Thy blessing the wisdom of their choice, endue him plentously with wisdom from above that he may faithfully perform his duties and be a blessing to his State. We pray for all the officers of this State, and all their subordinates. May the peace of God, and the blessings of the Almighty abide with them. We lilt our supplications to 1 bee, for this General Assembly, let their legislation be wise and healthful. Commiud lhy blessing upon the Supreme Court and all our Judges, our Congressmen and united States Senators. N w floly Father hear us for our Stafe and all her citizens, and may this day not only bung to the Executive Department of the State meu with clear heads and pure and brave hearts, but may it inaugurate a grand era for North Carolina in all her departments, educa tional, commercial, mechanical ai.d agricultural. Send the Holy Ghost in lare measure upon the cnurch aud make her prosperous in all her depait raeut8. Hear us in our -applications, forgive our sins and save us through Christ our Rideemer. A.mex. The oath of office was then taken aud subscribed to by Governor Jarvis, be ing administered by the Chief Justice. the new Executive repeating the words in a clear vc c . The new incumbent of the guberna torial chair then ascending the platform. delivered his inaugural address, in the following words: Fellow Cititens: A time honored custom requires that I s'lould, on assuming the duties of Chief Executive of the State, give some expression of my views ou public af fairs. In yielding to this custom to day, I shall be as brief as tbe subjec's upon which I shall touch will pemit. As I am simply filling out the Urm of an Administration which was begun aud continued so well, it will not be my purpose to address a General As sembly formerly, which is in possess ion of so exhaustive a me sage from my predecessor, let as I speak to-day atjtheir request, and by their courtesy, as well as in accord with my own in clinations I will make some sugges tions intended for their spacial consideration. Government has its blessings and its burdens. Good laws properly ad ministered constitute its blessings, the taxation necessary to its support its burdens. How to m .ke its bless ings as great and its bnrdens as small as possible should be the constant study of all to whoa the people have ! i . makers or ministers of the law. This study should embrace the substance as well as tl e shadows and if it as searching as it shoum be, it win not disdain to look carefully after the littla matters. In fact the little things should receive tbe special care arid attention of the public official, j It is here in m opinion, tnat those w io W!Sa to practice economy and lighten the burdens of the people can be most sucesstul. And yet be cause of their seeining ummpoitauce these li'tle amounts are so often over looked or iniifferen' ly examined. It is too often said whatj is a hundred dollars to a great government 1 ke ;he United States or ten dollars to a great State like North Carolina orja dollar to a great county like jnd ytt it is the aggregate of these very items' that swells the dis bursement accounts ot these governs meuts to their millions, their hundreds of th msands and their thousands. The time was when in' making contracts for the gove nment, the agents exer cised the tame care and economy as if he were pending his own money. The:i we ! hid true economy and the burdens of the people were light. Now, with some, it has become unfashionable to sCand on a few dol lars and undignified, to look after these little things, and the man whoattemps it, is by some called penurious and laughed at as an cjld fogy. The people are as much interested in how their agents perform their duties as tveyarein what they pay them. And the retrencheriwhose purp se k o serve the people and not to make a lit tie cheap notoriety for himself will de vote himself earnestly and impartial y to tbe work of publishing to the peo ple how the public official does his work as well as what he is paid. I he is proved to be i&iithfnl in the per formance of al his dutns, cautious and prudent in his contracts and always on the' look Out to save every dollar for the people he possibly can the people ought tq know it. Ou the other hand it he is lound wastelui or extravagant or indlug.-nt or corrupt or in any way unfit or unfaithful, it ought to be known and published, tor after all this question of practical retrench' ment and economy fes:s with the peo pie. They choose the tfficials. Upon their choice turns the whole question. If they choose proper men they secure practical economy luereiore it is that the people are j entitled to know thewhole truth: what a man does as well as what he gets, so thit when they come to make their choice of pub lie servants thev may act knowingly. The public mind has recently become greatly excited upori this question of retrenchment. It is no new question with me. I have been laboring for it for ten years. I have studied, it talked for it, and practiced lit. Under its ban ners I have called the people to rally I have worshiped atj its shrine and J believed it is lor my devotion to its cause, that I am to-flay so richly re ward. d. I" will always be one of the cardinal principles of my political vreed and must be of ray political party with which I act. But I want the sub i ... J . . - stance and not the shadow, the genu ine and not the false. I cannot and will not yield to this cry of false economy that stops the wheels of progress,; undo what has been done to help ;jthe farmers and cripple the efforts of the State to edu cate the rising generation. Ihese are great iuterests upon which depend the future greatness and glory of the State. A wise statesmanship in my opinion demands that there :i shall be no de crease in the appropriation for the Normal and common;schools. It would be unwise to strike down the Depart ment of Agriculture Or to paralyze its energies. This department was, crea ted but two years ago. It was the first organized effort jjy the State to foster and aid the great agricultural interest. That its workings should as yet be imperfect and its benefits but dimly seen is not surprising. But w hen the plan of its operations are bet ter matured and the farmers have taken hold of it morel cordially, I hope to sse great benefits flow from it to the farming interest of the State upon which rests every other interest. I speak of these matters because they have been attached to this cry of false economy. Tho property of the State is taxed for the support of the State Govern ment and for the support of the couuty governments. The whole amount of tax collected form property for State purposes including the tax for the sup port of the Asylums for the Insane, for the Deaf, the Dumb and the Blind aud the Penitentiary, was, as shown, by the last Auditor s report last year s-i'il, 232 45. The aggregate amouut of tax oollec al from thd same property as shown by the same 'report to sup port the several county governments proper was $1,024 459,39. Add to this the county tax for school purpose. $327,143,04 and we have $1,351,603.42 tx collected for county purposes. There was $917,309 98 more coibcted for county purposes than for State pur poses. The people pay annually nea ly a million of dollars more to the counties than to the State. Where the burden is heaviest is the place -where the bur dened most needs help. But the relief given, here cannot be so easily shown to the relieved, aud hence this broad field for retrenchment is, I, fear, too much neg'ected. And yet a dollar saved here is worth just as much to the people as if it could be demonstrated to them by palpable facts. . One of the chief items of expense in these county governments is the ad ministration of the criminal law. The witness tickets and officers cost paid by the counties embrace small amounts but the aggregate is great. I will here make theseeugestions by which I think mony may be saved to the tax payers without any detriment to the public good. Firsit by simplyfing the foims of all bills of indictment. How often is it the case that a Solicitor in the hu ry and pressure of the court f a Is to put in his bill a "not"' a "siid"' or an 'aforesaid' with which our Bill oi Iudiclment bristles so frightfully. V i nes e i are subpeened and atteud from court to courtjofficial fees and c st accu mulates, and when the trial is had th B 11 is squashed or Judgement arrested The result is a guilty ra iq escape and the county has a big bill of cests to 1 We re d a statute which enacts, "That every Bill of Indictment which charges iu words sufficiently clear, without regard to form, the offence for which the defendant is to be tried , so that he can know the charge he is to meet shall be held by the courts to be good." Second. By giving Justices of the Peace power to try and deter mine certan petty oases upon proper com p la nt so ai to largely reducs our crowded State dockets. But it ought io le expressly forbidden for the Qunfj to pay any cost incurred in cuiuiuiiluu meir 'interests, either as any trial before any Justice of the Peace, where he takes final jurisdic tion. Third. By making it manda'o ry by statute that, in a certain class of cases, the Solicitor shall not send a Bill of Indictment before the Grand Jury without endorsing tberon a prose cutor, and that the judge' shall have the power in all cases and at any time before judgment to direct the Solicitor so to do. The tendency of Legislation in this State since the war has been to create a large nura ber of new statutory offences to protect private rights which were formerly re dressed by civil suits. Injury to real estate, injury to personal property, injury to live stock, enteriug upon lands after being forbiden to do so, re moving or destroying mortaged prop erty, removing crop by tenant before rents aud charges are paid aud the like are some of them. The public are uot interested ' in this class of cases and the counties ought not to have the cost to pay. Tuen too, when a man resorts to the criminal law, as is often the case, to harrass and among his neighbor and it so appears to the court; the tax-payer ought to be protected against tbe cost in such cases. if think these modifications in our system ot administering the crimi nal law, coupled with a rigid scrutiny of every bill of ooet to be paid by the county before it is allow ed will 'save to tbe tax-payers an average of one thousand dollars to the county per aunum. Iu some counties it will be more, in many less. If I am correct this will give a net saving to the people of $94 000 every year. But if I am too high in my estimate and it shall be reduced one-half then it will amount to $47,000. This question of costs paid by the counties in proceedings in criminal cases is of much more importance than one, who has never investigated the subject, is likely to suppose. But add to this the $ 115,000 paid annually for the maintainauce and custody of the con victs and one may well say "the crime of the country is eatiug up the proper ty of the country." The subject is well worthy of the thoughtful consid eration of the tax payer and the re trencher. It is the part of wisdom and sound economy to make this crime contribute as much as possible to develop and in crease the value of thit property which it so heavily taxes. Aud fo one I desire the declaration to go forth now to all men that they will find it to their interest as well as their comfort to live by honest toil and labor. The man who commits crime expecting to live in idleness while in the custody of the law will so far as I am concerned, fi id he has made a great mistake. If he never knew what hard work was the State will teach him. l have no patience with crime or idleness aud a provision of law to hire out persons, by county authorities, who commit crime and will not voluntarily work to pay for it, will in my opinion tend to lessen crime and relieve the burdens that rests upon honest men. We have already accomplished enough with this convict labor to teach us that if properly used we can make it an important factor in developing the wealth and resources of the State. With it we have slowly but steadily climbed the mountain side, filling here an immense gorge and there making a huee excavation till a splendid pass- way has been made for the locomotive where but a few years ago the way was impassable for man or beast. With it we have removed barriers that rose up in obr way mountain high and when they were to j high to be scaled we bored through them. With it tne engineer passing under the very back bone of the mighty Blue Ridge will in a few days appear on the western slope to make glad the hearts of those whose hopes have so long been deferred. r . i -. . i l 1 I. : ..I. in addition to tnis great, wui wuu;u I hope to see pushed forward as rapid ly as possible, there are other enter prises tor the development- oi me weauh ot the atate in wnicn this laoor . o i nni. .. mav be benenciauy empioyeu. iue rail road from Fayetteville to Egypt in which the State has a large interest claims our attention. The States lu cres' in this road should be secured aud then the road with the convict abor extended up the fertile valley of the Yadkin into the rich mineral deposits of the Northwest. When this is completed the iorce miy be withdrawn and with it extend the road from Fayetteville to Wilmington, thus giving rail road facilities to a large portion of our people and greatly in creasing the wealth and prosperity of the sections through which it passes. here are several lines of projected rilwav on which this may be p ofi'- bly employed. Thousauds of acres of lands in the eastern counties through which the moor-foul now wings his weary flight, but need the canals which can be cheaply constructed, by this labor to make them contribute rich harvests to their owners, aud much to the aggregate wealth of the State. But in the employni3nt of this labor there are certain principles of business and State policy that ought to bd ob served. It ought to be farme d out where it will be kept aotually at woi k and never allowed to be idle. The great work upon whioh it is most likely to be. employed will uot be completed in years to come. In our empoverished condition the process of construction and development will necessarily be slow. What we do now ought to be so done that those who are to elii ect ani control years hence may wi-ely bui d upon the foundation laid by us. But abovi all it ought to be used to enrich North Carol'na, to buil 1 up her c!t es and towns and to make more valuable her lands by constructing lines of travel and ways of transportation which tend in that -direction and which conserve a North Carolina policy and a North Carolina system. I very much doubt if these ends can best be obtained by farming out the convicts by legislative enactments. When it is done iu this way there is no power that can change it till the Legi? la'ure me.ts again, although there may be manifest reasons why there should be a change. A better plan it seems to me is to organize a Board of Inter nal Improvements which may be ora posed of certain State officeisaud ta n members of the now 'exisii ig Boards which may be done without any extra cost to the State. Give this Board sole power to farm out co ivicts for the best interest of the State under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by law. Such a Board will be free from local influences and I have no doubt can make better con tracts for the State than is secured by the present system. This bejard cin also hear and determine all complaints as to treatment of convicts or alleged failure in compliance with the terms of the contract. A common interest, and a, common patriotism require every citizen of the State to contribute all he can to the development of her resources, and the increase of her wealth. Did .1 say a common interest? Yes. It can be de monstrated upon the simplest princi pies of political economy that the far mer in Currituck is pecuniarily inter ested in an increase in the value of the lands of Cherokee. The poorest tax payer in Buncombe is interested in seeing Raleigh grow to be a great and wealthy city. Raleigh in seeing Beau fort and Wilmington put on a new era of prosperity, and all in seeing Charlotte maintain her steady step to wealth, and what is true of these sections is true of every other section aud its people. Tbe taxable property of the State as shown by the last report of the Auditor is $146,370,493. To raisn enough money from this property for State purposes requires a tax of twenty nine and two-thirds cents on each hun dred dollars worth of property. Now suppose by constructing highways that leads to our own cities and towns, by encouraging our own people-in their efforts to develop the manufacturing interests ofthe State, by fostering our own trade and commerce and by a just and"equal system of valuation, we could iu a few years double the taxable value of the pn party of the State, aud it may be done. Is it not perfectly clear that any one individual no matter in what section he resides would only have to pay half as much tax on th same property then as now,i for as you increase the value of the property to be taxed, the amount of money to bo raised remaining the same, you de crease in like proportion the amouut each hundred dollars worth of that property has to pay. Bat this common interest and com mon patriotism not only reemires the construction of our lines of communi cation, so that they lead to ur own cities and towns but they require that our people shall patronize them. While lam free to admit that the trade anei commerce of the State canuot bo con trolled by legislation without injury to many of our best citizens. I at the same time insist that if the shipper in Raleigh or Charlotte cm get au outlot on our own coast ou as good terms as be can by a route that tends to build up the cities and towns of other States he is iuduty bound to give Noith Car olina the preference. So when our peop'e can buy at home as cheaply as they can abroad thoy ought to entourage their home mer chants, their home mechanics, their home manufacturers and every enter prise of their own State. Ail ptty jealousies and rivalries betweeu indi viduals and sections which tend to keep one down because it may outstrip an other ought to cease, and as the de voted children of one grand old mother, we ought to labor together to help each other and to make her prosperous and great. I hope I will be pardoned for an al lusion to mjsjlf on this occasion. Iu my childhood I read about tje Govern or of North Carolina, and invested him with the highest honors that befall maukind. As 1 toiled and labored on the little farm by the side of the sea in noble old Currituck, I wondered if it were possible for me ever to reach that high and exalted position. The prospect theu seemed gloomy but I said I -will try.- Guided in all things by the lessons of honesty and integrity taught me by a pious mother and a holy lather, aided by devoted and generous friends and favored by a noble and chivalrous people, I have to day reached the goal of my youthful ambition, and am about to eater upou the discharge of. the .duties of that office which then seemed so far away out of myr reach. Now it is mine by the free gift of the people, but I still thiuk it is an honor of which the great est and best of men may be proud. Al though it comes by indirection and by what some may call accident I think it none the less great. 1 am aware of the fact that while this position confers upon me such great distinction, it at tho same time p'aoes upou me grave responsibilities. Now my ambition is to so meet these responsibilities as to merit the approval of the people. To this end all that I have and am shall be unreservedly dedicated. All that I do shall be done with au eye siugU to the public good and with entire im partiality. The humble and the weak shall have the the protection, in all their rights, of the strong arm of the law. The strong and the mighty mu-it obey its mandates. And in all thing so far as in me lies, I will try to so dis charge my duties that the people will feel as little as possible their loss ofthe great man who to day surrenders into my hands the important trust they committed to him. The delivery of these remarks wa.s interrupted by frequent applause, and at their conclusion t'je Governor elect received the hearty congratulations of the distinguished g n'-b-meu around, the first to grasp his haiid being Gov ernor Vance. The Senate then returned to its chamber, and Mr. Speaker .Moring call ed the House to order. At 1 p. ru. tLe House adjo lrned. Personal. (. ol. Jno. L. Brown a.id lady, from Chariot e, are at the Yar boro House, where thoy will remain during the session ofthe legislature. Col. R. P. Waring and Col. Chm. R. Jones, of Char'otte, have been in tho cit' in the interest of the Air Line Extension. They both m de telling speeches before the Co.ninittee o i In ternal Improvements. C A. T. M. H it and Miss Co a Holt are at the Yarb ro. Maj S. M. Fin-r, former Senator from Catawba, is stopping at .Mrs. Evans'. Judge Watts will make Wilmington his future home. Maj. C. M. Stead man. the able advo cate against extension, is agaoi in the city representing AiImirigtou's inter est. Col. N. Dumont, of Charlotte, is at the Yarboro. He is an energetic and progressive mover iu the cause of im-migra-ion. Col. and Mrs. John E. Brower of Charlotte, are at tin Yarboro Slieriir"settlMl. One Sheriff paid up the taxei due th State by I is coun y yesteid y. T.ie offi cial who thus came to time was W.J' Sutton, o' B aden, who paid in: Public Taxes. $2,291.77 Spoil " J, 789.15 Tot. 1. 4,0W.yi The b.'st tli.irar, the lowest price can be bought at the new grocery store of VV M. Saunders, Wilmington street He also defies competition on sugar, coffee, meal and bacon. If you w nt hriraina call on him. Farmers are welcome to hitch their teams lot adjoining his store. in hU