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The News and Observer. VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 88. TOflE [LAMEST ©DMiLATD®K! ®F ABW MOOT ®AGBffiUKIA AMD O'. HOT SHOT FOR GROVER judge McConnell says the PRESIDENT HAS REPUDI ATED HIS PARTY. THE COOK COUNTY CONVENTION. The Chicago Silver Democrats Select Delegates to the Springfield Monetary Convention—Every U tterance Aeainst Mr. Cleveland Met With Cheers— Congressman Bryan Addresses the Convention—A Free Silver Platform Adopted. Chicago, 111., May 4.—Delegates to the Cook county Democratic convention, called for the purpose of selecting 353 delegates to the Spriugfield Monetary Convention, June sth, were slow in as sembling this morning. Out of 729 chosen, not more than a little over half that number was present when the meet ing was called to order by Francis S. Peabody, chairman of the County Cen tral Committee. Judge Samuel P. McConnell was chosen temporary chairman. In his speech of acceptance Judge McConnell severely criticised President Cleveland for not carrying out the promises on which he was made president in regard to the finances. ’ Mr. Cleveland," said Judge McConnell, “has repudiated his party. To-day we repudiate him. We stand here to-day pledged to the cause of silver. The policy of Grover Cleveland is not the policy of the Democratic party.'’ Every utterance against Mr. Cleve land was met with cheers. The temporary organization was made permanent. Congressman W. J. Bryan, of Nebraska, then addressed the con vention. He received an enthusiastic re ception as he stepped on the platform. Mr. Bryan said he came to bring greet ings from the Democrats of Nebraska who were the first to raise the standard of 16 to 1. “There is no such thing as an honest dollar," said Mr. Bryan. “There is no stable standard of value. The best we can do is to find a metal which will come as near this as possible. The reason I call a gold dollar a dishonest dollar, and the organization that advocates such a dollar a dishonest money league, is because a gold dollar, if there were no other, would constantly increase in value, making the debtor poorer and the creditor richer all the time. Even if we desired a single gold standard there is not enough gold in the world to make all the money. “When Mr. Cleveland writes a letter on sound money, the Almighty Himself could not tell what he means by it. There is only one man in this country who has had an equal opportunity with Andrew Jackson, the idol of the De mocracy, that man is Grover Cleveland. Instead of standing up for the common people, as Jackson did, Grover Cleve land has chosen to represent the plutoc racy of this country. " Mr. Bryan thought the plank adopted by Illinois on the financial question would be the one adopted by the Demo cracy in 1896. The platform declaring in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1, and against an international agreement was then adopted with but few votes recorded against it. Tne con vention selected its delegates and ad journed. JAPAN IS FIRM. She Relumes to Abandon Any of the Concession* Made by China. St. Petersburg, May 4.—The Russian foreigh office has received the reply of the Japanese government to the protest made by Russia against the occupation of the Lian Tung peninsula, which would prevent Russia securing an open port for the terminus of its Trans-Siberian Rail road. The reply, while friendly in tone, is firm and indicates no intention on the part of Japan to abandon any of the concessions made by China. It is indi cated that Russia’s wishes in this matter can be submitted as a matter of subse quent treaty negotiations between Rus sia and Japan directly. CLAUS BLIXT SENTENCED. fie Pleads Guilty to the Murder of His Sweetheart, Miss Giup. Minneapolis, Minn., May 4.—Claus Blixt, who is awaiting trial for the murder of Catherine Ging, pleaded guil ty before Judge Pond this morning, changing his plea of not guilty. But a short time was t ken for the proceeding, as Blixt had evinced his desire to change his plea and his willingness to do so be fore May 14, the date regularly set for his trial. Blixt was then sentenced to imprison ment for life. Lord Kimberley W ill Retire. London, May 4.—The Pall Mall Gazette says it understands that Lord Kimberley will temporarily relinquish the secretaryship of State for Foreign Affairs and that during his absence, Lord Roseberry will manage the affairs of the foreign office. Lady Kimberley died today. Austria’s Prime Minister Resign*. London, May 4. —The Central News has received from its Vienna correspon dent advices confirming the report that Prime Minister Count Kalnoky has tendered his resignation. These advices declare, however, that it is doubtful if Emperor Francis Joseph will permit Count Kalnoky to retire. CENTENNIAL PREPARATION. Senior Speaking Wednesday Evening —Summer School of Geology. Special to the News and Observer. Chapel Hill, N. C., May 4. Everything is lovely in a wealthy garb of green. The sunshine is welcome after a week’s drizzle. The campus is a place of beauty. It is only about a month to the great Centennial, June 5 and 6. Everything is moving successfully to a grand reunion of old students, the great est in our history. The hotels are about all filled already with arrange ments jfor ladies, but special arrange ments will be made, that all who come may be comfortably lodged and fed. The buildings, chameleon like, are changing their color. Under the artistic brushes of Jesse Kirkland and assistants they are receiving a wash of light gray with lime and cement. The white and blue bunting for Me morial Hall which will greatly improve its acoustic properties, has arrived and will be rapidly placed. The Senior speaking Wednesday was an enjoyable success. Nine of the thirty eight spoke in competition for the six oratorical places at commencement. I give below speakers and subjects: 1. A. L. Quickel —Individual iu His tory. 2. L. M. Bristol—lndependence in Politics. 3. H. H. Horne—Religion and Life. 4. J. E. Alexander—The Renaissance of the Orient. 5. L. C. Brogden—The Hope of the Hebrew. 6. M. H. Yount—The Future of Popu lar Government. 7. J. T. Farrell—Unity vs. Sectional ism. 8. R. E. Zackery—lnfluence and Pro gress of Aryan Civilization. 9. C. F. Tomlinson—Democracy and Education. The Summer School of Geology will hold its third session in Europe this sum mer. A party of about a dozen young men will sail with Prof. Collier Cobb on the Furnessia from New York on Satur day, June Bth. They will visit Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Germany, Belgium and Holland. As they will be second cabin passengers, and ttavel sec ond and third class abroad, the expenses of the trip will be very little. Already several who are not members of the Uni versity have been permitted to join the party, and a most enjoyable trip is an ticipated. COLLECTOR CARTER WORSE. Gravest Fears Entertained that he can not Live. Special to the News and Observer. Asheville, N. C., May 4. Collector Carter has been growing weaker to-day and gravest fears are as certained to-night that he cannot sur vive another 24 hours. The result in the criminal court in the case of H. H. White, superintendent of the county chain gang, charged with brutality in whipping a convict till he became insensible a few months ago, was a verdict of not guilty. As to the Assignment Law. Raleigh, N. C., May 4.. To the Editor of the News and Observer: I observe an error in the account of the Evening Vistor of the evidence of Miss Daisy Branson, as stated by me, as to the Asignment Law in the case of Wyatt and others. She simply stated that the bill was given to her by the en rolling clerk or some one m his office and not that it was “slipped" on the table on which she was writing by any one. George V. Strong. Gov, Greenhalge in Norfolk. Norfolk, Va., May 4 —Governor Greenhalge, of Massachusetts, accompa nied by two members of his staff, arrived in the city early this morning from Boston and breakfasted at the Atlantic Hotel, after which they took carriages for a drive about the city. Later they went down to Old Point, where they will remain until to-morrow evening, when they will take steamer for Washington. The War in Madagascar. Paris, May 4.—The government is in formed that the French forces in Mada gascar have taken the town of Marro war after a desperate fight in which the French troops conducted themselves with great brilliancy. In the combat the French lost one sharpshooter killed and five men wounded. The Ilovas lost es were very large. Another Exodus of Negroes. Sanannah, Ga., May 4.—The steam ship Horsa which carried a cargo of ne groes to Liberia, leaving here March 19th, has been chartered to carry an other crowd from this port. The colony, consisting of 222 negroes, nearly all of whom belong to families, will leave Sa vannah about May 20th for Monrovia. They are all Chatham county negroes. Oscar Wilde Released on Bail. London, May 4.—Justice Pollock this morning announced his decision as to the admission of Oscar Wilde to bail. He has agreed to release Wilde upon bonds of £5,000, of which £1,250 each shall be famished by two sureties, and £2,500 by Wilde himself. Fulton Gordon’s Trial. Louisville, Ky., May 4.—Fulton Gor don, who killed his wife and Archie D. Brown, son of the Governor of Ken tucky, was unable to attend court this morning The trial has been postponed until Tuesday, May 7th. RALEIGH, N. C.. SUNDAY, MAY 5. 1895. THE CYCLONE IN IOWA. The Damages Will Reach Nearly a Hundred Thousand Dollars. Sioux City, lowa, May 4.—Yesterday's storm in this region originated one mile northwest of I reton and traveled north east, a distance of thirty-five miles. It was about a mile wide and swept every thing in its path, which was about five miles northwest of Maurice, three miles northwest of Sioux Center and four miles northeast of Hull. Six school houses were blown to atoms and three teachers killed and mauy school children killed, injured and miss ing. Twenty-seven farm houses were demolished and hundreds of domestic animals killed. The storm jumped about forty miles north to Sibley, but the damage iu that vicinity is light. The effects of the storm will not be lasting as the crops at this season are not sufficiently advanced to be harmed appreciably. This morning shows that the damage to property to be much larger here than first reported. Besides the damage to the carriage works, chair mortising works, and oat meal mill, half a dozen houses were carried away and wrecked. One house was carried over the tops of trees, across the Sioux river, and set down without the stoves being upset. Trees fourteen inches in diameter were twisted off or torn up by the roots. Five persons were more or less seriously hurt in this city. Several other persons were cut and bruised by flying timbers. No fatalities are reported in this section. The damage to property will reach nearly a hundred thousand dollars. The cyclone prostrated the telegraph wires to such an extent that it is impossible to learn anything new from the desolated district. None of the rescue porties has yet returned. BASEBALL YESTERDAY. At Brooklyn: Baltimore. 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 2—ll Brooklyn, 000000000-0 Batteries: Heffer and Robinson; Stein Grim. At Philadelphia: New York, 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 1-9 Philadelphia, 0010 02 0 0 7—lo Batteries: Russie and Farrell, Smith, Hodsen, Carsey and Clements. At Boston: Washington, 02000000 0— 2 Boston, 00003002 x— 5 Batteries: Stoekdale and McGuire; Wilson and Ryan. At Pittsburg: Cincinnati, 1 0000000 I—2 Pittsburg, 01000010 o—3 Batteries: Phillips and Vaughn; Haw ley and Kinslow. At Cleveland; St. Louis, 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 I—s Cleveland, 2 0301000 x—s Batteries: Staley and Peitz; Coppy and Zimmer. At Chicago: Louisville, 20000000 2 —4 Chicago, 00030004 o—7 Batteries: McDermott and Cole; Grif fith and Kittridge. The Southeru League. At Nashville: Nashville, 0 0 4 3 3 1 0 0 o—ll Cbattanocga, 010010 000— 2 Batteries: Moran and Trest: Keenan and Fisher. At Portsmouth, 10 innings: Portsmouth, 01 02 0 00000—3 Lynchburg 1 01000010 I—4 Batteries: Lynch and Quinn; Orth and Schobet. Second game: Portsmouth, 00100000 1--2 Lynchburg, 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 o—B Batteries: Brandt and Vetter; McKenna and Schobet. At Evansville: Evansville, 0 4 11111 6 —15 Atlanta, 00030000 0— 3 Batteries: Chard and Fields; Wood and Wilson. At Montgomery: Montgomery, 1 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 o—l 2 Little Rock, 220210000 7 Batteries: Sproat, Clausen and Rap pold; Fifield, Morse and Corcoran. THE SOUTH CAROLINA CASES. The HearingH ill Hardly be Concluded Before Monday. CoLLMiiiA, S. C., May 4.-The hearing in the South Carolina registration law injunction cases, involving the constitu tionality of registration laws is slowly progressing. This morning when the court met at 10 o’clock, M. C. A. Douglass, for com plaints, began a powerful argument, completely riddling the laws, pointing out endless points of unconstitutionally. He also argued at great length upon the question of the jurisdiction of the court. There are to be four more arguments, General Edward McCrady, the framer of the 1882 law, closing the case on behalf of the State. The hearing will hardly be concluded before to-morrow or Mon day. While public interest in this case is at fever heat it does not compare with that manifested in the hearing of the dispen sary injunction case, yet to be called. It is thought that Judge Goff will have a number of constables before him for con tempt upoy the calling of the case, be fore the hearing is proceeded with. Three Train Robbers Caught. Springfield, Ills., May 4.—The three men who attempted to hold up a Chicago and Alton train, at Carlinville, on Wed nesday night, and who murdered En gineer Holmes, were captured this morn ing at Ilornsley, a small station south of Carlinville. One of the men bears the mark of the pick on his forehead, where Holmes struck him in the fight. The men were jailed at Carlinville. SUN’S COTTON REPORT. The Market Declined Thoughthe Un dertone is Bullish. New York, May 4.—Cotton fell 6 to 8 points and closed steady with sales of 56,4000 bales. Liverpool advanced 2to 2 1-2 points, with sales on the spot of 8,000 bales at firm and unchanged prices. New Orleans declined 5 to 7 points. The New Orleans receipts on Monday are estimated at 3,000 to 3,500 against 2,896 last Monday, and 1,731 last year. The Southern spot markets were general ly quiet and unchanged. Augusta advanc ed 1-4 cent. Spot cotton here was easy and unchanged, with sales of 57 bales for spinning and 1,192 for export. The port receipts were 6,553, against 9,447 last Saturday and 4,856 last year. The sales at Fall River for the week are 182,000 pieces of print cloths; stock, 70,000; production, 220,000; deliveries, 241,000; market to-day nominal at 2 13-16 cents. The Chronicle states that Northern spinners have taken thus far this season 1,948,588 bales, against 1,367,829 thus far last season. The New York warehouse stock is now 207,000 bales, against 230,000, 228,000, 378,000, 132,000 and 116,000 in the pre vious five years. To-Day’s Features. A little long liquidation in a narrow market caused a decline to-day in spite of the fact that Liverpool was higher; that more rain is needed in Texas; that the crop is late in many sections of the South, and that the dry goods situation is very promising. The undertone is considered by many to be bul lish, but almost everybody is awaiting new developments before going ahead on any large scale on either side of the market. The dispute between Russia and Japan seems not to have been settled, and this is un doubtedly a disturbing feature at the present time and would account for the diminished spot transactions in Liver pool. Yet there are many advocates of better prices here and at the South who have not lost hope by any means, but on the contrary, look for much better prices in the very distant future. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. Mr. Lyinan Follows Mr. Roosevelt’s Example and Resigns. Washington, D. C., May 4.- The resig nation of Civil Service Commissioner Lyman is undoubtedly in the hands of the President, but no official announce ment of the fact can be obtained from either the White House or from Mr. Lyman himself. The latter refuses to talk upon the subject. The announcement of the resignation and the appointment of the new Com missioner will probably become public at the same time with the announcement of the name of Commissioner Roose velt’s successor. Some years ago Mr. Lyman appeared before a Congressional committee to answer a charge of fa voritism towards a relative and other accusations connected with his position as Commissioner. Two reports were made in which Mr. Lyman was severely censured, but the reports never came before the House for action. Since that time a rumor that Mr. Lyman would leave the Commission has been prevalent every few months. Died From Excitement. Richmond, Va., May 4.—A Bristol, Tenn., special says: The knitting and hosiery factory at Elizabethan, Tenn., burned last night. Less #6,000; insur ance #1,500. During the excitement at the fire John C. Smith, clerk of the Chancery Court, and one of the most in fluential men in the place, dropped dead as the result of heart trouble. He was fifty years old. Two More Victims ol the .Montreal fire. HjMontreal, May 4. —Seraphine Ce nette and Delphine Chapul died at No tre Dame hospital this morning, making five victims of the McDonald tobacco factory fire of Thursday of last week. These two girls jumped from the fourth story, receiving external and internal injuries. Shot Him Five Times, Newberry, Fla., May 4.— At the Pellican Phosphate Mine near here to day Manager J. W. McGrath shot night watchman Charles Zinck five times, killing him instantly. Changes in Insurance Circles. Mr. Luther A. Myers, formerly with Messrs. Wilson Bros., of Winston, has accepted the position of cashier with Mr. Carey J. Hunter, superintendent of the Union Central Life Insurance Company for North Carolina and Virginia. Mr. Myers comes most highly recom mended and we welcome him to our city. Mr. R. S. Tuck, who has been with Mr. Hunter for several years, takes a po sition with the company as general agent witq headquarters at Richmond, Va. Mr. Tuck leaves many warm friends in the city, and has won a first-class busi ness reputation here, and we regret to lose him. We pred'et a decided success for him in Virginia with the Union Central. Supreme Court. The argument in Tillett vs. Railroad was concluded on yesterday. Holt vs. Warehouse Co., argued by Fuller, Winston & Fuller for plaintiff; Dillard & King, Shepherd A Busbee, L. M. Scott for defendant. The case of Cook vs. Mears will be heard on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the Court will resume the call of appeals at “End of Docket,’’ beginning with the case of Balsley vs. Balsley. COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS They Will Meet Daily to Perfect De tails—Different Chairmen Named. The Confederate Monument Commit tee are working with diligence to ar range for the care and comfort of the large crowd of visitors that are expected to be in the city on the day of the Un veiling of the Monument, May 20th. Capt. C. B. Denson is chairman. This committee have met frequently, and will meet daily until after the 20th. The place of meeting hereafter will be in their own office, on the first floor of the Pullen Buiding, corner of Fayetteville and Davie streets, at 5 p. m. This office has been furnished for the purpose by the Evening Press, and it will be the headquarters of the Bureau of Information until May 21st. The following committees have been named: Reception Committee, Col. Thomas 8. Kenan, Chm. Military Committee, Maj. Alfred Wil liams, Chm. Bureau of Information, Jos. E. Pogue, Chm. Veteran Committee, Dr. P. E. Hines and W. C. Stronaeh, Chm. Ways and Means Committee, John B. Kenney, Chm. Entertainment Committee, Capt. J. J. Thomas, Chm. Invitation Committee, Capt. C. B. Denson, Chm. Platform Committee, W. E. Ashley, Chm. City Transportation Committee, Capt. 8. A. Ashe, Chm. Music Committee, W. 8. Primrose, Chm. Decoration Committee, A. B. Stronaeh, Chm. Information Bureau, Col. A. M. Mc- Pheeters, Chm. Members of the various committees are invited to attend the meetings at 5 o’clock every afternoon. George Allen, Sec’y. THE PAPER WAS RETURNED. News About the Hawkins Will—Mr, Colin Kawkins Has Brought Suit lor Ten Thousand Dollars. Between the dissent of the widow, published yesterday and a suit brought by Mr. Colin Hawkins, a son, the last will and testament of the last Dr. W. J. Hawkins, who died leaving an estate valued at at least #450,000, may yet be come badly involved in legal tangles. The suit brought by Mr. Colin Haw kins is a comparativelyjnew development. Summons was returnable to this term of court but it goes over to the October term. The reason for this is that the sheriff could find neither Mr. A. B. Hawkins or Mr Marmaduke Haw kins on whom to serve the sum mons. While the sheriff's deputies were chasing about town in search of them, Dr. A. B. Hawkins was on his way for a several week's trip to Phil adelphia and Mr. Marmaduke Hawkins was in Mt. Airy. So the paper„was re turned and the case had to go over. The suit, when it does come up, will be one of great interest. When Dr. W. J. Hawkins was on his way to Philadel phia, in a private car, for that last trip from which he never returned alive, he drew what was intended to be a codicil to his will, but which the executors are advised is really not a codicil. It was was an order on his executors to pay to Colin M. Hawkins #IO,OOO within ninety days after his death. His will proper had already been drawn here. THE ISSUE IN THE KITCHIN CASE It Will Be W hether or Not No Quorom Voting Means No Quorum. Ex-Judge Jas. C. Mcßae was seen yes* terday by a reporter and asked what es feet, if any, he thought the decision of the Standford Ellington case would have on the Kitehin-penitentiary directors’ muddle. He replied that he . thought that it would have no effect at all. There were some issues in the Standford-Ellington case, he said, which will enter into the Kitchin case, but these were not vital issues in the former case. The main point at issue in the peni tentiary case, the Judge says, will be whether or not the fact that no quorum votea makes an act illegal. There was a quorum present and veting in the morning, and the mere fact that a quo rum was not voting in the afternoon does not make the law illegal, is what Chief Rain-in-tbe-Face’s counsel will contend. Judge Macßae said that as to a call being made for a quorum, the journal did not show that there had been a call, and that the journal had to be considered true. It cannot be corrected after the adjournment of the legislature. OLDTIMEY JAUNT. A Colorado Man ou the Way in a Wagon to Settle iu North Carolina. A party in Colorado has signified the intention of leaving there in the old fashioned way—covered wagons—des tination North Carolina. They say it is cheaper than paying railroad fare. They bring stock, household and other per sonal property. Every man to his notion—but these people should take the train, come and put in a crop this spring instead of throwing away three mouths on the road. Change in Seaboard Schedule. A change in the schedule of the Sea board Air-line takes effect to-day. The passenger train for Weldon, which has heretofore left here at 12:01, will here after leave at 11:31, and the Atlanta special, which left here for Atlanta at 5:22, now leaves at 5:35. i"SiCE FIVE CENTS. THE ASSIGNMENT LAW. Two Important Cases Involving Its Validity Heard Yesterday in the Su perior Court—Both Dismissed, and an Appeal Taken. Among the cases yesterday before Judge Starbuck were those of Elias Carr vs. Octavius Coke and L. R. Wyatt et als. vs. Wheeler & Wilson Manufactur ing Company. They were heard together, and involved the validity of the Assign ment Law, popularly known as the Hile man Mortgage Bill. The former action was brought by the Governor for himself and all other citi zens of North Carolina to restrain the Secretary of State from delivering for publication the Act to Regulate Assign ments, etc., upon the ground that it had never passed the House and Senate ami that the signatures of Speaker of House and President of Senate were obtained through fraud. The case of L. li. Wyatt et als. vs. Wheeler A Wilson Manufacturing Com pany et als. was brought to obtain a judgment of the Court that the assign ment law was invalid for reasons similar to the above. The plaintiff in the former action was represented by F. 11. Busbee, Esq.; the Secretary of State by Messrs. Batchelor and Armstead Jones. L. R. Wyatt, the plaintiff in other action was represented by Messrs. Holding and Strong A Strong. The National Bank of Raleigh, one of the defendant creditors filed an answer to the complaint by their Attorney C. M. Busbee. Messrs. Argo A Snow re presenting the firm of Hurst, Purnell A Co., also one of the defendants, read a demurrer to the complaint. Argument upon the demurrer was opened by ex-Judge Strong, in a speech of 30 minutes. He was followed by J. N. Holding who cited authorities in sup port of the position taken by his col league. On the reply, Armstead Jones, Esq., was next heard. He argued that the only proper way to attack the validity of the act was through the Leg islature which orignated it, or the analogy that a judgment of a court can be attacked only by the court which delivered it. Mr. Jones was in terrupted by a statement of his Honor to the effect that he had a well-defined opinion upon the subject, and that he was of the opinion that the argument of Mr. Jones was well grounded, and that it could not be attacked as held by op posing counsel. Col. T. M. Argo in a brief argument cited authorities to support the ground that the court could not go back of the ratified act itself to impeach its validity. F. H. Busbee followed, and contended that no case had been cited in any re spect analogous to the case at bar, for tne reason that they were decisive of the point of amendment and that no allega tion of fraud had been made; that it was the duty of the court to inform itself by any means within its power to decide upon the question of the existence of the statute: that it was a mockery to say that the court should be blind and pow erless to protect the public from the mis conduct of the enrolling clerk. Mr. Busbee made a ringing speech of a few minutes upon the facts of the case applying the law as cited by the pre ceding counsel. Further argument was cut short by the announcement from His Honor that his mind was firmly made up, and furth er argument, while it might serve to change him, yet he thought would be unnecessary. Judgment was according ly rendered, dismissing the actions, upon the ground that evidence going back of the act itself to impeach its validity or existence was inadmissible. Notice of appeal was given. GOVERNOR CARR’S INVITATION. Letters to be Sent to the Governors of the Different States. Governor Carr has addressed the fol lowing letter to the different Governors to be present at the unveiling of the Con federate monument on May 20th: State of North Carolina, Executive Department, Raleigh, N. C., May 4. His Excellency, , Dear Sir:—lt gives me pleasure to ex tend to you and your staff officers, line and personal, a cordial invitation to be present and participate in the ceremonies, consequent upon the unveiling of a mon ument in this city on the 20th of May to the memory of our Confederate dead. The occasiou will be in keeping with the deeds of the gallant dead whose valor and bravery it commemorates; and while to us as a State it will be a monument to the one hundred and thirty thousand sons, furnished by North Carolina, yet it will stand as a tribute from this State to every soldier who gave up his life in defense of the principles on which the Southeru Confederacy was founded. It is peculiarly gratifying to be able to invite the Governors of the Southern States to participate in these ceremonies, and the people of North Carolina will be pleased if your Excellency will honor this occasion with your presence. Our soldiers fought side by side with those of your honored Commonwealth, and we desire that your State shall be represen ted and with us participate in doing honor to tho memory of the Confederate dead. During your stay in our capital city I desire that you will accept the hospitality of the Executive mansion and be my guest. With sentiments of the greatest ro spect and esteem, 1 am, Very truly yours, Elias Carr, Governor.