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v'OU XV.-NO 21.
; MVEBMTY OF THE SOUTH
:V-t eluno oo Christian rrtoelblea.
:t. Tfc Hprior Tern opos March
- "iiifcr lor it taxks:
tvn S3 of cUv efcArter 1 hereby pub
.l ,r lb lBf-rMOD of all COBntn
rIAt eiment of BAWUjh aod others
; ,;IO W loerrm. BUAjI OD to lit
jtf u n wiMim a atji inreariar.
.. j,: to the Mer, on Mti, a Mat or their
yt:t uJ urjU lor which they dii
,w b taid: aad tr any pioa
, . fi'i t iour ub lt be eaal M
!ai" B.r.MA.LSV,
r--u Major.
TU I. B. STBOUICH.
DEALERS.
t ..u to live In comfort an I ur
..' our Rot4 Coffeca. We will
, .'-i goS trh Koti(it.UAa alU
, . 15.. d4 warrant SAtiiTa.ctfon.
M. to-day. is a'oclr, the tollolac
:c. c e all m our own ioasIId :
;,rr ARABIAN MOCHA COFFEE,
tii.iK LOLD UOV. JAVA
-ii j ear old )
SANTOS YELLOW PEA
BERRY WHITE MA RICA I UO
LAGUAYRA
tiOLDBN RIO
T i: A s .
'- err) al 1 ttma a !antr stoek of
oren and Brack Tea.
w t..f no In tture a chclc a cork of
... ,vUer. Imi.tri.al. Hjraoo.
: x; xv.. Ka't3 Breakfast.
He No boi Oolooif. and
T wackev Tt as.
'.e hif h-rn at all irice. muffin from
. c t.i $1 0 l-T lo
- .! a Gr- it lea f r 4 cenf s rer lb .
r . a largeij ud ty oiue of oir best
, ... :.i r. and rw nrw Jed by them a
. r.:. ioratly ith DUnet priced
we have at bjth of out o e a Tea
a a)oa t r bob ud we liiTiie the
In I'r.a'niii; l'ut)l - l come around. UiU
try bf r th v bay
i c ;-vaiid or Tr ill fo a far a five
r- ... jot co2 aaJ U fi priferaLle a
' -.::.f a dnna.
:..Ct-.-,t
1 1. -J V jX7 ei'rt,
Dealer - - in Fine liquors
DOMESTIC & IMPORTED CIGARS.
FaTBTIKTIIXE STREET,
l:n Gullry'iand the ntuert ':! total
laok, liajoin a (irimes old stand.
The f.-Uowiog Qce brand of liquors r
d Nectr. 1M0 Whikie,
t.itwja XXXX
tiibsoa XXX
Ro.erUoa County, (6 yenn old.)
Old Kentuc'-y Rye, t.5 ' " )
U.d LleDoewy Brodj, Imported block.
Genuine Port Wine, Oar own imroit
ttoa. ScL ledam Oin, tery fine.
Blackberry Braady. (4 years of age.)
Apple Brandy, (4 " " )
l.d N". C. Corn Whisky, Sweet Mab.
Ato will bT in tok. Imported Al.
lor:-r. fubllu, Mout. Milwaukee aud St
I a . o:tld La"r twer. i'bmpfDrt and
SueotaIl de-criptiooa to lunnrous to
A: Acfcui to tnf eaLabhahmcnt, I hav
ada- d Ketail
Cigir ini Tobiico D partmcnt.
la hl-h can b founl all brands of DOMrX
III tu4 HAVANA C.UARa.
1.I11AK&TTU, Hail'a -Bhlod th Scenee "'
-Htweeu the Acta
Klnuey's "awctt Capara.1 "
a f j'l line or Smoking and Fine Chew
T.tsacto. ....
i &-e couiracteJ with Mr. Leopold tlie
Un!a ciir uiAaufcturer if it telsh.
i p faru'.-h tt with one of his cth-urated
kua r-lal t raiJs of cigara, and nop by
p:rootx.i..r bom? Induitnea. atiU caiertuK
I jr ci'.Uqs in jora.l ot Rlelgn. (the
6ne: J W t-e ubiud tu lh wvrld) lo
Cr?re a portion or toelr vatTonage.
Mrxa irm
Ooffooi
rte-h Rosted Rio Offees (not jtroand) at
Dv x-r l. Ureen and atroAtid
loTrei of every deecnptios.
Old (rowaJiTt. XIaracait-o
Ijtuayia and Kio
(.odces.
Sngars of Every Grade.
d: Loaf. ;rnuUtd. Powd-red. ?Uudard
-A " leilww, A.c, ac.
nh ;t ck of Turklh Trnnts. Irie l and
uuwJ Corn. CautdA OaimeAl.
Ma.ked fimcu. saretueJ
inJ booe.fi Cocftah.
Caaued Goods, if.
Eraryihlna; you wnl lD tlie Grocery
L i youca'i naJin oar u. k. thriuabi"
.r.ulej 3 t. tuAi.t and pr.o-.
Fresh . 1TOI.I.I.NAIC1S WAT Kit j
In tuue Jus andOla&s yaarls.
HARDIN MOORE,
HoKemin Hulliin-
K(h It tf
Confootionary
.1. A. BRAG ASS A
oNFKC riONER and
CANDY MANUFAC I URER,
16 Fayette ville Stit-et.
Has Jut received a fine lt of Valencia
oritift and L noli . AUo Bldln ap
I m (wtioUsale and retail,) croquet itti,
LitiBOGiCAf. rotlDit hoop, canary cacs.
lor telerai h ciooy Method of ustog:
Tt feuilrtiin commence eallnf at oue
'34 oi me sttck. tb Id? al the U-er, when
te meri D the mtdale there wh re th
"4h cmee In.'" .
M rs. 13 r- I- O W K
rAYETTEVlLiLE 8TBEHT,
KALHIGII. 5f. C.,
is irvpaxed to arcommcdA'e recuUr and
transient boarders by the day, work or
mont. at reasonable rates.
:h ls-tf.
JD I Ij r E WS
TL ESI) AY. . - MARCH
2.r. 1879
i .
tetker I'robavilltlm.
Washihoto. 0. 47 March 21.
r..u.ine At.antle and fast
?uf.?ZL&am47m'' r4jT' flowed Vt
cleajlnf weather, warm south wmt Teerio-z
loenM r
oocuweei wiauia rDraatf hlgker
preaaure.
Index la new
X ' ' " ' p),
AavfrdsemeMta.
II. B. Arnk8&Co Lobe) notice.
MartinA 0born Local notice.
TJ. C. Maniuno. Liat your taxea.
JcLics Lewu & Co. Local notice.
Notice to AdTert!er.
Our ptroaa are reques'M to ayid In their
adTertlaements By 6 o'clock Y. laVte ob
servance &i tnia requt, which now b-
romei a rnie ox ue orare, will e
nau . the
itlJ fjue-4
mrriM et oa MeemiB
LOCAL. lUtlKaVN.
Scoop bonnets are worn.
Side fa'chels are dt rigeutr.
Skirts ire beautifully abort.
Poke bonnets are fashionable.
Everybody wears Breton lace.
Jabots grow longer and longer.
Listen to the mocking bird.
Croquet promises as minv
broken abins this spring as ever.
Revenue tejeioU vesterdiv were
. , ef
Marie Antoinette styles
Jire re.-
VIVilI.
Th
lonaise.
TriAii'vj is the comiu,' io-
?hrulder capes are again fash
ionable. LA.Mjne polonaises wil'
much
worn.
Eoglish ru jnd hats have
crowns.
larger
Turbina are
doors.
worn both in aud
out
N.ivcltie. in side satchels are
iLrUUAOd.
in
Breton
moment.
the iace f the pasain,
The Jewish passover this
will fall on the S:h of April.
yc ar
I he a I rs aro commencing to
put out their iljwersaud plants iu their
gaidens.
The las' me!sitga f
re.iili like an oitraof fr m
nces departmeu'. ol'alailies
Mr. ilars
the bni
March winds are mild s far.
But look out for squall.. March never
yet went back on her record for blus
ter. -
A runaway on Blount street
yesterday morning. A ouatryman
was thrown from his butter and
seriously ii-jareJ.
kerosene lamp exp'oded in
the hou.-o of a Mr. Smith in the e ante in
portion of the city buuday. Mr. Smith
was painful1' burnad.
The (jovernor on yesterday ap-
p-jinted L. C. Cobb, of Danville, a
and Clias. T. Bruen. of N. Y. City,
Commissioners of arlidav.t.
The cae of Mr. W. D. M ote
who was arrested on a warrant fiom
Moore county on a chugs of being an
accessary to the murder of W.
S-awell, was carried before Justice
I). Hard in the Supreme Court Room.
No witnet.se p;eaiiu for the Slate
The case was postponed until Friday
April 4 h.
Men who Lave been tx feeble
to bring the wood this winter and
build fin s for their wives and baby's
can now frequently be seen several
in les from towj on the different mill
poods tithing. What a w mJerful curi
ttve e fleet balmy ep inghas upon some
constitutions.
.Tkkaslhy NoTta. Edwin Bates &
Co., New York pi'd ilOO for a drum
mers license yesterday.
Yadkiu county drew $75 for tha sup
port of her outside lunatics.
35,000 worth of old bonds were
breanted to the Treasury yesterday for
redemption. The total amount so far
is over flOO.CO). It is not known when
the new bonds will be iedy for de
livery. Dime Pauiy. The new brass band
has ever been found willing to ass-st
in all charitable projects. Thy are
now in need of funds to, pay for their
uniforms and propone to bold a dime
party, assisted by their ltdy friends at
the Metropolitan Hall on Thursday
evening. We hope it will be largely
patronized and that the b ys will be
enabled to raise the necessary funds.
Good music, dainty edibles, and a large
gatheriug of the fair sex will be the
attractions. The band baa unproved
greatly anJ we wish them success. t
OrKNixo rr thk Rink. The bree
handsomely appointed hall was well
filled lajt nitfht. The woik of the
management has been well -done; the
tl Kjr was firm and smooth; the other
appointments were nicely finished aad
well enncpivei. It was a very enjoya
ble atT r; 1 berally patronized and well
managed throughout the whole even
ing exerc so. Mr. Dtxld is the very
man to pirate everybody. He is firm
and impartial but kind aud polite. His
efTrts deserve the success which is so
liberal'y bestowed on the enterprise.
sktenty Ixi iieb Of Hawk. Mr. J.
II R rgn, a centleman living 4 miles
east of Raleigh, entrapped a very lare
hawk in a structure made of slabs, he
measured by the rule, seventy inches
aeros the back from tip to tip of the
wing. The hawk caught a favorite
hen on Saturday evening, and it was
taken from h;m, aad Sunday morniug
the gentleman bated the trap with it
and retired a few handred yards sat on
the fence aad watched the trap till the
Hawk went io. He took the Hawk
home alive and gave rv neighborhood
exhibition that evening. AU the neigh
bors must see it. It had destroyed so
many chickens for tbem.
A Fac,'
Siro nach
-Will-ie"
Give ye
Driak-ee
Tea, Tea,
Yee, Free.
1
RAXiEIGH, N. CV
I How to Redeem Land Sold to the
i State for Taxes. It will be eeen by
tLe lollowine lette- from the Attornerr
Oeaeral to tbe tkcretary of State that
amoDg oiher thingg the Legislature at
the recent session Las extended the
time for the redemption of land sold to
the State for taxea until 1st January,
1881, and that to delinquents who may
redtem before 18th of March, 1880,
ffptcial inducements are offered:
Attoknst General's OrncE, )
Raucjuh, March 22, 1879.
To ths Secretart or Stat?.
I hare the honor to reply to year's
n questing my opinion upoi the acts
ot 13 iU, m regard to the extension of I
tune tor redemption of land, and for
the relief of land owners, and will dis
" a. I . . a i
yjDv oi uw points in uae.oraer in
wbtch they are presented, by your com-
muniestion:
- A v ItflSUr th a
with each other?
in coo
The act entitled "for the relief of
Ijndowners w Lowland has been sold
to the State for taxes," provides that if
within a year from its ratification the
party pay to the Treasurer the taxes
uue at time of sale and also the taxes
that may have accured since the sale.
and 10 per cent, on amount due at time
of sale, the Secretary 6hall execute a
deed of reconveyance, etc. Ratified
March 13, 1879.
The act entitled "to extend the time
to redeem lax.d sod for tsxs and
bought by the State -simply exteuds
the time for redemption until January
lat, lool, but upon the condition of
piying all taxes due a", the im ? cf sale
aud the per cent, required by law, and
also all such taxes as would hae b: eu
due upon the land had iw sale taken
place, etc. Ratitied March 13, 1875.
The settled rule for the construction
of btatuus relating to the sinis subject
:..a ter is to view the n together, as a
wole, and it itosoibte to carry out th
legislative iuteiit. And unless it plainly
appears that they are iu coiitlict witn
the cou.tilirion, itKct should be given
to tlieia, aLd each of them, because it is
presumed the Lrg Mature designed that
they should not be a nullity. After a
careful cousulerauou of the? e acts abjve
c.ted, I think they are reconcilable for
the ieaons hereinafter stated.
2. What per cent, is the delicquent
tj pay prior to Marih 14, lb80; and
what after that date and prior to Janu
ary 1st, 1ST J ?
L'uder the act "fr the relief of land
owner," one year is given lor redemp
tion. If the d. liLiur,t avails hiins-lf
of its benefits he is requited to pay 10
per cent in addition to the costs', "etc.
The Legislature sctius to have inten
ded to favor thesa who would redeem
in oue jear after Un rati tic itiou of the
a:t, ry redncin the per cent, icquircd
by the gmral law, that is ro say, if the
redemption was perfected prior to
March 13,1883 After which date the
act expire by its own limitation, and
no further indulgence could be had
in d r it.
Now, leiweeii March 13. 1880 and
January 1st, 181, the act "to extend
the time to redeem" can operate in full
fortfo witLuui tjuiiici nun tue oiuer,
and both can have a chance to contri
bute to tbe relief of delinquent tax
payers. It must be observed however,
that the terms upon which redemption
is had under the last mentioned act are
not so favorable ; for it' the year elapses
as prjvidtd in the first mentioned act,
the per cent, t'j be paid is that "re
quired by law." And the law says it
shall be 25 per cent. Acts 1876-'77,
ohap. 15), sec. 34. re-enacted in tbe
present revenue and machinery act
Sjv the conclusion is, if a delinquent re
deem prior to March 13, 1SS0, he is re
quired to pay 10 per cent.; if a'ter that,
time and before January 1, 1881, he is
required to pay 25 per cent. j
3. In reply to your question in refer
ence to the cancellation and return of
deed upon payment of the money, I
will state that I think the only purpose
of this provisioa is to re-invest the
party with the title to the land re
dtear'd. The Legislature has pre
scribed the mode of doing it, and I
take it that whatever i directed to be
done should be done. Therefore during
the year ending March 13, 1S80, the
Secretary should execute the deed as
provided in the first mentioned act; and
in order to conduce to the reconcilia
tion of the apparently conflicting
Statutes on this subject, I think he
ho aid devj-ja convenient method of
releasing ttff party by a quit-claim deed
of the State, '"to be endorsed upon the
deed conveying-, the property to the
State," (after cancellation.) and affix
his seal, ieturuing the papers to
the delinquent, and noting the
same on tbe books in his office.
After the 13.h of Much 18S0, th
mode presjribjd in asU of 187o-77
chap. 103, sec, 31, may be again resort
ed to in order to elleeWonate this pure
pose re-iuvesUni; the party oa pay
ment of amount due.
J -"W li.it amount of taxes is to be
paid umljr each act to ent.ilo the pu
ty to a reconveyance?"
lhis qu-istioa is more uilhjuit ot ua
terrun ution than thee already con
sidered. But as I have attempted to
reconcile the ac's upon the ilea that
more favorable terms could be had un-
dt r the first act, it may not be a stain
ed co lstruction t j say that in addition
to the reduction in per centage, the
Legislature inteudel to orlerer a fur
ther inducement by requiring pay
incut of only the amount of taxes due
at lime of hale. And strength is ad
ded to this view in the fact that the
act provides for payment of only 10 per
cent, on amount due at time of tale,
and not ou "all taxes that may have
o-jcurreel, fcc. ; md iu the furth
er fact that by its ti.le the act meant a
alt -id rel.et to L-nd owners who
w. ul j comply with its leruis iu re
spec: of rei'Jem.n tier lands. Tueie
loie I thiuk that dnring th.' year eud
irg Much 13, ltU, the party should
be required to pay on y the amount due
at t'.me of sile a;id 10 pjr cent, there'
on, and co ts, .Vc.
After slid d ite a .d lefne January
1,
h will bo lequirea to pay -an
tax
rale
a'o
s due upon the land at time oi
' together with 25 p3r cent; "and
nil such taxes a would have
baen due had no aJe .taken place."
Hoping these views may aid you in
arrauKiog th details to cany out
these acrs.
I am, ve.y respectfully,
Thos 8, Kean,
Attorney General.
.11 si rt in & Obom,
Car load corn,
Car lead meal,
Car load seed oats,
Carload of shingles,
Car load T.mothy Hay,
For sale cheap.
Toe name cflheZala King is pro
nounced Ketchwayo.
TUESDAY" MOILING, MARCH 25. 1879.
I Moork's Qtvoov History of North
Carolina.-. Ion;? felt want in our
schools is about to be at last supplied.
The above Work has now gone to press
and the pnbliahers, Messrs. Alfred Wil
liams & CoM4nform us that it will be
ready for detitery in about four weeks.
The history embraces a period of time
from 1584 to 187 and faithfully per
trsys in a roost agreeable style, every
important etent which has transpired
within the -ttordArs of our good old
State. It baeeoeiTed the endorsement
of the Legislature for use of the public
schools, aed also is highly spoken of
by all who have examined it. The
author Maj.Jno. W. Moore, is an in-
tellisent man and is well able to do
dit toHho-wprk which be has under-.
taken. - We 'wire prond to have the
story of oir4ltate's progress and great
ness told tdr'boysJttneVgtrig gnflwe
LtmrnAmr that tha h nfcr will ftrwn
now that tneD ox whi soon
be
in erery north uarouna school.
Orders for this history are now taken
by the publishers and will be filled as
eaily as possible. ' '
O. K. We accept the amendment of
a lady friend and advise "SwitCh
ine" instead of "Swichel"
Supreme Court. Court met at 10
o'clock on yesterday. All the Justices
present. j
Mitra Gulley et vs E O Macy et al
from Wake ; argument begun by T.
M A rgo and A M Lewis for plaintiff,
and D G Fowle and Battle and Morde
cai for defer dauts. Pending the' ar
gument court adjourned until today
at 10 oclock.
The following decisions were filed :
By Smith. C. J.
Elzabeth G Haywood, Ex, 4, vs. E
B Havwood. E XArutnr. frnm Vak
judgment reversed. '
J E O'Hara vs, W II Powell et al.
from KJjeoomln
W II bimpson, Adiu'r, vs, Robert
Simpson et al, from Union ; judgment
affirmed.
Samuel P Sevain vs, James D McRae
et al, from Brunswick ; judgment af
firmed. By Ashe, J.
Earle & Co. vs. R W Ilardie, sheriff,
from Cumberland, reversed.
John T Wiiliamsou vs, J W Birch,
from Make; reversed.
State vs, Robert Jones, from Edge
combe ; affirmed.
fc?tate vs, Toi?y Burus, from Wake ;
reversed.
By Dillard, J.
1 T B Capel it al, vs, John T Peebles
tt al, from Noithhamptvm ; appeal
dismissed.
JSjate vs, M Byers, from Guilford.
Venire d novo.
.E J?" Stdnuer vs, M G Bad ham from,
Chowan ; appeal dismissed.
Gritlin Pritchard vs, J O Askew,
from Hertford ; re-sale ordered.
Halifax.
toe murdek cas: a keo ok powder
a speeculkss fkencuvf an spiek
wuitakek
Halifax, N. C, March 22, 1879.
Coi respondecce News.
Our Superior Court is still i l session
and will probably continue through
next week. The murder case, State
against Henry Shakespeare, is set for
Monday the 24th inst A special venin
of sixty has been ordered, tor this case.
Solicitor Collins with Mr. J. M. Griz
zard, for-the State ; Mr. Marsden Be
lamy of Wilmington, for th prisoner.
At four o'clock this evening a travel
ling scissors grinder was terribly hurt,
lie came here yesterday carrying the
instrument upon his back, after doing
good work during the day, he went to
the depot to await the evening train,
he stopped at the old warehouse, made
him a nre and drew up a keg which
proved tn be filled with powder, about
4 o'clock the keg exploded, leavijg the
walls of the building down ; but by
some miraculous power life was left in
the mangled body of the old man. He
is a Frenchman. When found he was
speechless.
It is expected that the magistrates
will meet here on Tuesday of next
week, for the purpose of deciding
whether to abolish the Inferior Court,
or not. Mr. Whitaker the present
Solicitor of that Court has tendered
his resignation and in the event of the
acceptance of it, and the continuance
of the Court, il will be necessary to
elect another Solicitor.
"Halifax."
Altleruaej 3rd. Ward.
Correspon4ence ot the News.
We desire to suggest through the
columns of your paper the names of
John A. Cheatham, John C. Blake,
Win. Grimes, L. Rosenthal and Chas.
McKimman as suitable persons to rep
resent the Third Ward in the coming
citv council. We trust the conrention
will make their nomination unanimous
if i r nowerful stronsr ticket and
one that will be ; acceptable
to the
people.
Many Voters.
Threatened Indian War.
SITTING BULL AND 2,500 WARRIORS GET
TING READY FOR HOSTILITIES.
Washington Star 22nd.
A letter received by the War depart
ment from Col. Walsh, who is in com
mand of the Canadian mounted police
So the Dakotah frontier, reports that
nitting Bull and his warnors are show
ing a very ugly and insubordinate dis
position. They have made no move
ment as yet toward the boundary line,
but as soon as spring opens, serious
trouble is apprehended. Colonel Walsh
estimates as the strength of Sitting
Bull's band 7,000 all told, of whom
2,500 are warriors well armed and
equipped. In order to guard ajainet
the apprehended raid of thee Indians
across the frontier, and a possible at
tack upon Forts Stevenson, Buford,
and Totten, it has been decided by
Gen. Sherman to transport the 18 in
fntrv. Col. Ruser, now of Atlanta, to
Bismark, Da., as speedily as possible,
and thence distribute it to such pointe
along the border as may be threatened
or seem inadequately defended. Two
oompauies of artillery novr at Charles
town have been ordered to Atlanta to
take charge of the barracks there.
"A fellow went crazy because
A belle in Missouri false was
Aye, false and to him!
When his reason grew dim
He fled to the State of Texause.
And there, with a bell round his neck,
He wanders about withont cheek,
And seeks in each part
Of the State a sweetheart
A mental and physical wreck."
Chicago Tribune.
Voilet
gether.
and blue are rjow worn to-
Ileadquarters.
HIE WOKK OF CAUCUS COMMITTEES
THE ROUSE FOR GENERAL LEGISLATION
THE SENATE IS NOT TUE PEOPLE
NEED BELIEF THE PEOPLE WANT
CONGRESS TO LEAVE OFF THE ELEC
TION LAW TO BE MODIFIED DEMO-
CHATIC POLICY.
Bpectal to the New s.
Washington, March, 23.
A Democratic caucus will be iitld
louiOiiow or next day. At ihis cau
cus tLe order of busiuca lOi mo extra
Bdssiou will be decided, ihepre&ciit
-luuicaiioiib aie mat Ujngress will ic
maiu iu session for a "month or six
weeks." Yesterday the caucus tiammit-
Lata ol-fche oeawte. and House met to
ga her. Two questions were brought
to tue attention oi the joint committee.
The repeal of the laws which permit
r tdeiai oince noldeis to manipulate
elections aud tue advisability of traL,s
tg general legislative business at
the present session. The memheis cf
the Mouse Committee favored there-
peal of the election laws, with certain
modifications, in the Legislative, Ex
ecutive and Judicial and Army Appro
priation bills. Two gentlemen. Messrs.
Springer and Cox, hi at desired an aU
tempt to be made to repeal those laws
in separate bills. All but three mem
bers of the Committee favored 4 'gener
al legislation at the extra session
pending the final disposition of the ap
propriation Dills. In joint session after
much discuss on respecting tbe repeal
of the election laws, the Committee
agieed to insist upon the repeal of sec
tion 2,020 and aU of the succeeding
sections down to and including section
2,027, and section o,522 f the Reused
Statutes in the Legislative, Executive,
and Judicial Appropriation bill. A
less radical change thau was contained
in the bill which failed lat session is
recommended in the hope of etiectirga
compromise with the Republicans. The
repeal ot the sections numbered above
vid relieve the election laws of much of
their luiquity. lhere will then be no
cuief supervisors or special or general
deputy marsnai oi elections. Section
5,522, which the Democrats propote to
repeal, provides that every person,
with or withont authority or process
who obstructs, hinders, assaults, bribes
or solicits any supervisor, marshal or
deputy marshal in the performance of
any duty re (paired ot them by law at
the polls or places of registry, shall be
liable to instant arrest without procpss.
and be imprisoned for not more thn
two years, nor fined not to exceed
$3,030.
The Committee will recommend the
caucus to repeal those sections of the
statutes whicb, under prescribed reg
ulations, permit the appointment of
supervisors to witness fair elections in
cities of over twenty thousand inhabi
tants, but the supervisors are not to
hold magis erial powers All laws for
the punishment of electoral -frauds are
to be reta'nod. Men of the Davenport
stripe will not be empowered to an pst
4I lvio oi.ci, tviiuout a shadow
of law, for political purposes. The only
restriction to be placed upon the meth
od of appointing supervisors of election
is that they shall be residents of the
polling precinct in which thry are des
ignated to serve.
I iThere was a decided divisio i between
the Committee of th9 House and the
Committee of the Senate on the ques
tion of geueral legislation at the pres
ent session. The House Committee,
with three exceptions, was of the
opinion that the country ueeds relief,
and that general legis ative business
should be transacted until the appro
priation bills are passed. The Senate
conferees, excepting Mr. Thurman,
thought that the country wanted to be
relievedjof Congress, and that no leg
islation, outside of the appropriation
bills should be entered upon, unless
some exceptional mensure like the
Yellow Fever bill imperatively deman
ded action. A sub-committeeman was
appointed on the points in dispute, also
to decide whether affirmative legisla
tion concerning the election laws, as
proposed in Mr. Springer's bill shall be
had.
The debate in committee indicated
th,at the House will proceed with gen
eral legislation and that the Senate
will not. Bills passed by the House
will be allowed to rest in the Senate
committees until the regular session
next December. The clause prohibi
ting the use of troops at the polls will
be retained in the Army bill.
The sections of the Election laws,
the section authorizing the appoint
ment of two supervisors of dufeieut
politics to serve in a testimonial ca
pacity at each poll as witnesses of the
count of votes is retained. The Com
mittee is authoriz id to draw up pro
visions for the total repeal of the ju
rors' test oath and the presence of
troop? at the polls for incorporation in
the Lcgis'ative, Judic:al, aud Execu
tive, and the Army Appropriation
bills, and other provisions to secure
FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.
Mr. Springer's propostion to provide,
in addition to tbe repeal of the law
concerning the presence of troops at
, ie polls, for the enactment of the exis
ting English statute of George 11, on
that sujeot. was very favorably received
and the joint sub-Committee will prob
ably recommend its adoption. It pro
hibits any soidier stationed within two
miles of a voting place from leaving
his quarters on an election day, except
to relieve guard or to go to the polls to
vote, and requires him iu the latter
case to return to his quarters immedi
ately afterwa ids
"Bng" Oliver.
"Bj" Oliver wa3 at one time a very
popular merchant tailor doin business
at the store now occupied and owned by
L. Rosenthal, next door above D. S.
Wait & Bro. Over his door was painted
in red letters R. R. R- when inter
preted read, "jEUleiga Rin?-failed
Rowser." He looms up again, this
time in Washington as a witness in the
Widow Oliver, Ser;ator Cameron
breach of promise case. II 13 friends
in this State will be glai to heat from
him, for he was a great favorite. Thos.
M. Oliver, better known to his friends
as "Bug" was on the witness stand
last Friday in Washington.
General Bntler asked that the case
be withdtawn from the jury, claiming
that Mrs. Oliver was to all intents and
purposes a married woman, no matter
what the Kentucky law might be. She
had for five years lived with Mr. Oli
ver and held herself out as his wife.
They had three chi'dren, over one of
whom in tl 3 cemetry had been placed
a stone bearing the inscription, Tom
mie, daughter of Thomas and Mary
Oliver." She had sworn that the
marriage ceremony between her and
Mr. Oliver was performed by his book
keeper. He might have been a justice
of the peaco, for there was nothing to
show he was not. She told Mr. Came
ron that she had not beard from Mr,
Oliver for many years, but admitted on
the stand writing to him down to with
in six months of this trial.
The court reserved its decison for the
present uoou the legitimacy of the
mtrriage.
Thos. M. Oliver was sworn in testi
fied that in 1350 he was a merchant
tailor in New Orleans and Raleigh, and
went to New York to buy goods. He
met. the plaintiff at Osborn's Masonic
regalia establishment, working. He
visted New York again in 1851. While
there he met the plaintiff in a disre
putable place. She told him that she
came from Ireland to this oonntry in
company with her fathacja lJhey
hraded"H"lt' " QoetiHac, but not getting
along well there they went to Montreal
and next to New York where he met
her. She told him that she had been
betrayed while employed at Osborn's
by a man named Johnnie Piatt under a
promise of marriage thafr uhe- had a
child by him which was born alive but
afterwards died. Her name then was
Mary Ann McCaffrey. She never said
anything about the Duke of Ormond,
the Butler family or other distinguish,
ed people. He met her in New York a
number of times, in 1001 ne maoe ar.
rangements ior ner to go wim mm
South. He was in search of vest and
coat makers, and told her that if she
would eo with him to Raleigh he would
give her employment and never expose
her past life. She agreed to the ar
rangement and he took her to North
Carolina with him. She said that she
had never been that far South before.
The witness's mother's name was
Alice Price Oliver. She did not travel
with them irom New York to Raleigh,
and never heard of the woman until
he brought her to .North Carolina.
The plaintiff was never with the Stuart
family. He believed mat sne cauea
herself Cooper sometimes. He never
stopped with her at Petersburg, Va,,
and did not know any lamuy mere oy
the name of Stuart. He had no im
proper relations with the woman while
she was in Noith Carolina. On Janu
ary 8, 1852, he left Raleigh for Louis
ville to set up a merchant tailoring es
tablishment. He again met the plain
tiff in New York in that year and sent
her to Louisville with hia nephew,
James W. Gakios. His mother re
mained in North Carolina until 18oo.
When he met the paintiff she said that
her age was nineteen and she was not
educated. He directed the foreman of
his shop to give her vests to make, and
ft was done He went to LiouisvUle in
May or Juae and found her at Mrs.
BiggerL s.
Washington Topics.
Csndensed from the tar o(Jhe 221.
Lamentable accounts come from
Lsadville, Colorado. The rush of men
to that section has been so great that
the place is overflowing. The new
comets find no emproytneat at any
thing, and there being no accommoda
tions they have to lie down in their
. .. .-."j vu, iLi.au y
perifching miserably. Five hundred
mines have been opened tuas nave not
paid a cent.
Preparations continue to be made at
Yokohama, Japan, for Gen. Grants
reception, although h3 is not expected
there for months. Three of foe most
powerful ancient daimos . have been
appointed to receive and attend upon
htm. This is a distinction heretofore
vouchsafed to no visitor.
Commander R. D. Evans, command
ing the Saratoga, has invited ex-Sena
tor Sargent to be his guest in his
approaching cruise to the Madeira and
Az.jre Island and vicinity. It is ex
pected that the ex-Senator will acoept.
The Saratoga is now lying at uampton
Roads.
Prof. Peters, of Clinton. N. Y.. an
nounces to the Smithsonian the dis-
.nir.n Kr kimdolf thin mnmintT nf
two planets; one of the tenth magnitude
in eleven hours ntty-eignc minutes
Ho-hr. surcansion and nine decrees twen
ty-two minutes north declination; the
other of the eleventh magnitude, in
twaltA hours eleven minutes right
ascension, and nine degrees thirty-one
minutes , north decimation, moving
north.
Thfl eixpcutive committee of the
Smithsonian regents to supervise the
erection of the new .National museum
building has held frequent conferences.
Tt ha been autorativelv decided by the
Treasury department that the appro
priation is available at any time. Levels
have been taken of the ground on
wii,-h t.hft huildine is to be erected
and working plans in detail are now
in course of preparation wnicn wiu
enable bidders to make their propos ils
with an exact undsrstanding of what
i ten uired. The advertising lor pro
posals will, It is thought, be begun
next week.
Speaker Randall is haid at w tk
makiog up his list of committees, out
if it is developed that the session is to
be a brief one he will not announce
them until Congress is about ready to
adjourn, which will have the effect of
choking oa general legislation.
The World
Will Not Believe
Him,
Few York Star.
When a susceptible old gentlem in
like Simon Cameron adreff-es
i .1
a lascinating widow sucn woius
as, "I would be glad to hear that v-m
agree with me to be mine," he ro ty
swear till doomsday onastacK oi
Bibles that he didn't mean busin
but the worid will resolutely adhere
t )
thg opinion that he did.
Incident of the Afglian War.
London Times.
Major W. Reynolds fell early in the
melee. While extracting nis sw a
from a mans body, his charger stii-ii.
bled, and four Afghans cut him to l ie
ces, their own bodies immediately af: it-
ward ceiug stretcued around his
corpse.
W hy lie Didn't Wake liiui .
Tho fnnHiiirtnr nf A train at fi in
Tiyr-t i.nil Mai.iA ha1 n. mirirma ftr i
i, VIPJIB"", '' J ' " f
ence several nights ago. Passing thro jh
a car, ne nouceu a paB?uger asi y
nnlroH him in t.hft 1t tn awake I m
and get h;s ticket. The passeng-r I d
not respond. Then the conduc -. ir
pinched his leg. Still no signs. The
conductor pinched harder. Still U e
lumberer dreamed on. The conduc : or
then concluded to go through the c ir,
.collect the rest of the tickets suid
make a job of this man after he bad
finished the collection. Having re
turned, he seized the fellow by the 1
and gave a tremendous pull, wh-sn to
his horror and surprise, the leg -a
. at . I 1
WOOden one vame on m ni nanus.
$5.00 PER-ANNUM
Organization ot; th Senate.
The Democratic Senators beore and
after the short session of the Senate
Thursday devoted nearly five hours to
balloting for the elective officers of the
Senate. The candidates were general
ly placed in nomination with eulogistic
remarks which, though brief in each
instance, consumed in the aggregate
considerable time. The most prolonged
contest was over the selection of a
Secretary, for which position Harvey
Watt crsoo, of Kentucky, was nomi
nated by Senator Beck; John C. Burch;
of Tennessee, by Senator Harris; ex
Senator Dennis, of Maryland, by Sana
tor Whyte; ex-Congrasamaa Stenger,
of Pany41a7try Senator Wallaoe;
ex-Congressman Waddell, of North
Caroliua, by Senator Ransom; ex-Cou-gressman
Franklin, of Missouri, by
Senator Cockrell; Professor McMahone
of West V-rginia, by Senator Hereford.
William L. Young, of Ohio, and Pur
sell, of New York, were also among tke
candidates.
The causus waa attended by 40 of
the ii Democratic Senators, the ab
sentees being General Gordon, who is
ill, aud General Hampton who has
not yet arrrived from South Carolina.
The fifth ballot resulted as follows:
Burch 24 Fiaukliu. 3
Watter n 13 Stenger 1
Necr ary to a choice, 21.
Colonel Burch therfore became the
caucus nominee.
The caucus then proceeded to ballot
for Sergeant-at-arms, the principal
candidates being formally placed iu
nominat;on by the Senators of their
respective Slates, with the following
result on the third ballot:
Bright 21 Scattering tf
Washington U
Necessary to a choice, 20.
M Bright thus received ths nomi
nation.
Ex-Congress tnau Franc s Suobsr. of
North Caioliua, was then nominated
by the caucus as Chief Clafk of the
Senate on the first ballot, he receiving
2'J votes against b cast for Nail S. Brown,
of Tennessee.
II. Baily Pevtin. of Virginia, obtain
ed the nomination for Executive Cleik
after three indecisive ballots had been
previously taken, the fourth ballot ro
sdlting as foHows :
Peyton. 20 Leigh Chal-
Wan. L. Brown, of Oaio 13 mers, of
A. C. Buell,of Missouri 4 Texas. ... 1
.- Tue caucus nominated the Rev. Jo
seph G. Bullock, ol Alexaudr;a, Va.,
lor Chaplain of the Senate by a vote on
the third ballot of 21, against 17 for tbe
Rev. Dr. Addison, of Trinity Ep soo
pal Church, Washing tou city. Rev.
John Poisall, of Baltimore, received 7
votes ou the first ballot. Tliete wera
8 scattering.
The question of goinjj into an elec
tion for assistant doorkeeper having
been 'merged in that of the sergeant-at
-arms, and the geueral subjeot of inqui
ry as to which of the experienced sub
ordinate employes of the Senate should
be retained in their present positions
concerning the order of business, fco.
This committee consists of Senators
Thurman, Whyte, Kernan, Saulsbury,
Jones of Florida, Balleyr Lamar, Voor
hees and Vance.
Fashion.
Brown hair is fashionable in Loudon
just now.
Piain skirts are n)v nure popular
for street suits.
Most all the new drs'gns in silvor are
in repowae work.
Necklaces are worn without lockets
and close to the throat.
Gentleman's scarf pins are iu tha
shape of a four-leaf olover.
Handsome evening silks may be
bought for sixty-five cents a yard.
A thistle is the design of a diamond
brooch at a Broadway jeweler's.
Novel garnitures for evening dress ia
are artitioial flowers, frosted and sil
vered. When diamond or pearl pendents
are worn, an invisable gold chain is
worn around the throat.
Natural butterflies, mounted on a
spiral pin, are among the novelties for
evening ornaments in the hair.
New percales and French cambrics
are in the oddest aad prettiest designs,
and will be much worn in the street
next season.
mii"h worn al mmt AVArv imacrinahln
designs can be found among them
fancy sporting silver ones.
Moire or watered silk is decidedly
taking rank once more among the
handsome frabrics devoted to dressy
toilets. It has made its re-appearanoa
not only in its original slate, but in the
snap 9 of a striped pekin that is, in
moire, alternating with satin or velvet
ones.
In cambricks, a striking novelty ap
pears, in that of reversible patterns,
the colors being so stamped in that
stuff can be made up with either the
right or the wrong side as the outside;
and in these cambrics the colors.though
not the figures of patterns, differ oa
the right and the wrong side.
Send them to .Naoaoa.
Albany Argui.
It should be made a day of public
congratulation that the friends of U. S.
Grant, the late colossus of imbecility,
at Washington, are about preparing to
meet him on his return. The number
is estimated to be from 50,000 to 75,000
and it is respectfully suggested that
when the crowd shall be collected the
mounful troop should be placed under
the command of General Fremont,
provided he has not been delivered to
the authorities of France, and march
ed out of the couatry for their coun
try's good. The mercifnl and . the
charitable have proposed thit they
Khould be permitted to go to Alaska or
to the Dry Tortugas; but no sufficient
reason has been assigned for su:h
special favor.
Xew Literature.
Among the most recent useful and
intere tin? publications is Law's new
Catalogue" in book form which, is
just out. It is devoted to the interest
of the public, aud contains much desir
able ii.f irmatioa i i regard to the pur
chase of superior qualities of silver
ware aud china. "Of course" it shows
c nclus vely that Law's goo Is are-ihe
best aud cheapest iu the State, every
body shoul 1 send their addreis and ob
tainja copy fiee.
Law's china and silverware h.utea.
New York, Chart. .tte and Raloigh.