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baleiqh:, it. c. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16. 18S5. GIVE THE POOR MAS A CHANCE ! 'The principal agricultural labor of the South was everywhere, destroyed by the enforcement of the war s, results. ine state of things was then this: One class or people oaa tbo lands, teams, vc. ; an other class had the labor and nothing else The problem was out of this condition of things to find some secure foundation upon which to build up anew the prosperity of the country. The land without labor would be unproductive; the labor without land would be equally unproductive. He ine without money to pay hire, the only practicable way was for the land-owner to mate compensation to tne laborer Dy giv ing him a share of the crop; or to let the land to tne laoorer ior a stipulated snare of the crop to be paid as rent. The latter, on account of its freedom from vexation and annoyance, was preferable to the land owner; it was equally so to the laborer, as being in his opinion more consistent with his dignity. But the land-owner could not allow the use and occupation of his land without security for his rent, any more than the capitalist the use of his money without security for his interest. The security the laborer could not give. Further, the ten ant, if put in possession of the land, could do nothing: without team, tools. seed, and without supplies for himself and famdy, and these the landlord must pro vide. Here, again was a necessity for se curity to be given. Without security of some kind the crop could be pledged, sold or removed, and the land-holder defeated of his just claim for rent and also for all his advancements. If this were done in violation of a positive contract, the land lord had no remedy; if he got a judgment against the laborer the latter had nothing on which to levy an execution. The se curity which the parties themselves were I powerless to provide, could, however, be provided by the Legislature, and this was done by vesting in the landlord the title to j and possession of the crop crown onon his land until his rent was paid, and making it a penal offence to remove the crop with out his consent. The lien attaches when lands are rented or leased by agreement, written or verbal, for agricultural pur poses, or are cultivated by" a cropper. This legislation was wise, equitable and beneficent. It solved the labor problem, i laid a secure foundation for the reestab- : lishraent of our agricultural industries.and i opened a boundless field for the energies ! of men without means. Nevertheless, there has been unceasing j war made upon it, and latterly Tvith more ' than usual vigor. Not a week passes that ; it isnot the subject of newspaper attack. In our neighbor State of South Carolina, the same legislation is similarly assailed, and j one house of the legislature now in session 1 has passed a repealing bill. The assailants 1 of the law there would seem to be of a dif- i fcrent class from those who attack it here, ' but the Charleston News & Couriers reply to them is full of matter that may be read with profit here. It is annexed. slow process of the law? Must he run the risk of having his- products carried away ,i az a -t V i. i t ti. n auu uispuscu ui riguii; ueiore uig eyes I Are we to have no law? And mnat min-ht K substituted in the place of right? uepeai tne nen taw ana wnat protection is the eartitalist to have? fnst. h hum any protection from the law, or is it pro nosed to drive him from onr horrlra! Millions of money flow into our agricul ture under the protection of the lien law. Must this flow of psnifnl ht at nniwrl ? Mm of the wheels of commerce roll backward? Must the fields and the farms that are not rnn by the bosses be abandoned and be come waste places and o-row no na n lpart J g D- j. ..-.. v. Must Our 1a fid A On mo uno.ilr.tfta anA depreciated in value? Must the laboring nnnnlfition Kn nAmnallal starve, to steal, to fill our prisons? South Carolina is getting on very well. Her lands are ocennipr. anA onltivatju? in a very fair way. Her gross products show that she is not languishing. Let her alone. Let US have no rlan lmelnt ion nr i-.irnln tionary methods. Let the farmers have some repose and time to improve their WSV8 of doinjr. Tt tin Kllnrata and Dnnsil to reason. Don't use force. Don't tinder take to starve anvhndv nut. Dnn'r tak-o j ' " - - ,m away the best right of the poor man. Don't break up one-half of the farmers of the country to inano-nrtr a npw svatnm in favor of a class, which will ultimately prove to be a delusion and a snare. WASHINGTON NOTES. A Halelffli Printer's Observations SOUTHERN IDLENESS. The clamor for the repeal comes mostly from that class of farmers who want to control the laboring classes, and reduce all farming in South Carolina to the boss sys tem of agriculture. The system of renting lands is particularly obnoxious to them They want to break it up and have all la' borers to work under the management of skilled and intelligent bosses. Just ex actly who these are and how numerous they are is a prono.sitinn mti;nv. :. jr. cult to determine. As between the skilled and the unskilled, the line of demarcation is very hard to draw. As between the farmers who are able and willing to work under the boss system and those who pre fer to rent their lands, it is believed that the former are greatly in the minority It is charged to be a crime against civiliza tion for a landholder to rent his lands to small tenants, and for a small tenant to take a farm and work it on his own ac count. It presupposes ,h!lt all land-hold era w..., n-ni tini. l.nds. aie enemies to tbe agr.emi p,,,.., , ju of the cuntry.and that ad ii,. I .oon.. population are thrift less vagabwnu., ami absolutely devoid of the necessary intelligence to do business on their own account. The tenant system according to the.r gospel, must be broken up, and they propose to accomplish this bv impoverishing the small farmers, white and black, and depriving them of the means of getting credit, and starving them ...v vUuu iiuu oi uepenctents and hire lings and subjects and slaves. Lands mav be v J iieain, and the homestead swept away. Horses and mules and wagons and bob-tallcd bulls may be mortgaged ad libitum. Unlimited credit may be had, if it can be obtained without any security at all. No objections totl.es liens. No clamor about Sem No proposition to wipe them out. But the mortgage on the crop seems to bo the straw that breaks the back of the agriculS camel. Th.s is the principal sefurfty tha the poor man hastogiyc. Take thisriX away and you compel him to take aheftSr under the boss-system eiier It is conceded that a very large propor tion of the agricultural classcf iffi, Carolina are poor, and that they are no?as prosperous as they should be. It is rn tinguished for habits of thrift and econo my and that our methods are far below what they realty ought to be. But will the repeal of the hen law bring about the eo7, ' j v....,v w re-esiaDllsned W m never get back to the methods of me old regime We must build up new system? and of thHfVhT ple 88 f 3St as we can oTaoits of thrift and economy It r n. "nulls MAN8HIP TO DEGRADE VEnfn THE LABORIXO CLASSES. Such a UnKnl shortsighted, criminal and monstrouin the extreme. Give the poor max ? chance to become self-reliant. Jt him .work on his own account, if it ishif, i terest or pleasure to do so.' Give him thn same right to mortgage h cron th.? e give the landlord to mort S ? -VO,u There is no com,,i,.;., T.?! ?"g.e. h '""d- from him. It fs his tri S "en ,aw haniship ani'dSL'e . '"Swoald'Sh0' submit to its requirements thnn L 'v tog stone gfttom no m, j ro" Our friends who are fond of talking of the "new South," and who yet sneer at the South's progress and at most Southern ways, are rapidly falling into the " vankee notion " that we don't work out here. Pos sibly the "new South" does not work, finding occupation in talk; but the' South works well, and works all the lime. Like wise it works effectively. That there is idleness and a great deal of it in the South, no one who uses his eyes will dny. That there is more of it nere than at the North, no one familiar with the two sections can truly say. The New Yorker who comes from his bustling streets to pass a few days in a quiet South ern town thinks that its people have noth ing to do and do it very thoroughly. If he came to stay he would soon find that his work was harder here and with fewer breathing spells than he knew at home. It is all a difference of ways. North and South the most of us are workers in one way or another, and it is lack of sense, or worse, to charge with idleness every man j whose manner of work is not as our own. Wc have known somewhat idle people, even in Raleigh, to think and to say of public officers who were doing the very hardest kind of work for very poor pay, that they had a "monstrous easy time," with nothing to do and plenty to do it with. It is all very easy for the Northern writer, or the Southern writer at the North, or feis imitator at the South, to talk about South ern idleness, and thriftlcssness, and all the rest of it. But if either would stop to think, or to ascertain facts, he would find that the amount of agricultural labor alone done in the South would show the folly of the reproach so constantly urged against it. Take the one item of cotton: the aggregate crops of the ten years just before the war were 34,995,440 bales; foi the last ten years 53,000,000 bales. In ad dition to this immense production a larger area of land is cultivated for food than ever before. Of course these crops repre sent a vast amount of hard work. Idle as many of our people are, and earnestly as this paper strives to decrease the number of the idle, there is no doubt that in pro portion to population the people of the South do quite as much work and are ac tually better off in this world's goods, of their own, than the people of the North. Washington, D. C, Dec. -14. The Forty ninth Congress is now a week old, but so far nothing of a legislative charac ter has been accomplished. The initiatory . i i . i a eicpa, uowever, uave ocen lanea. ana eve ry thing got in line for a big winter's The. contest over the principal offices of the House scarcely occasioned a ripple of MVA:ftMft . i & i t i t cAwicuicut j uui wueii i say principal, j. draw the line, for as soon as these officers got "soiia" tne rusn lor tne minot, places commenced in earnest. Now thefofficers of the House of Representatives havo a . large amount of patronage at their disposal, as your readers wil readily see from a few remarks which : propose making on the su bject. Of course thfl nnsifiinn nf rrrentoQt. hnniw ia tha - v. g.vw.wuir ftftV.BWft .0 ftftV Speakership, and the Democratic members H 1 rl wftsll in inA.in.i....1.. I . : T.I St Carlisle to that place. Next comes the Clerk, who has much patronage. The sal ary of the Clerk is $5, 100 per year and the -. : . a t , ppviuina uuurr mm receive salaries rang ing all the way from $3 000 per year down ft TAA nt ftl. - . i" tiuu. vi uuurse tue prospect oi tup ping into all this government boodle would warm up a veritable saint, and certainly an ordinary flesh-and-blood politician will most naturally become immensely patri otic at the sly mention of it. Consequent ly, the last two weeks have witnessed the arrival of many self-sacrificing ci.izena who are willing and anxious to work un der Clerk of the House Clark. Add ding together the salaries of all his subor dinates we find that the total approxi mates $70,000 a year. General Clark is an ex-member of Congress from Missouri, and it is said that he has an eveellpni. rnm. nf assistants. The Doorkeeper has a still greater sala ry roll attached to his position, though his salary is only about $3,000 per year. His subordinates number nearly one hundred, auu ue uisuurses in salaries nearly one hundred thousand dollars a year. It is said that Mr. Donelson wl ed to this place, has and will do much for people from the South, the gentleman himself being a native of Tennessee. The Sergeant-at-Arms also has quite a comfortable berth, and his employes re ceive in salaries about $20,000 each year. The House Postmastership nets the suc cessful candidate $2,500 per annum, while his Chief Assistant receives a yearly in come of $2,000. About a dozen messen gers are his subordinates. The Chaulain is also m romint ,f j salary. With all th gating about $200, 000 "yearly), it is not ouijjiisiug maw scores oi people are here looking for D I. ices in this . v.ft.ftn.uu i ue public service. The worst feature of the case is that eight out of every ten aspirants mnof rvrt Kftnlp .......... t i . . ftft-o. e iravik uusuucessiui. it is a com mon occurrence to meet intelligent men here who have remained on the ground till they arc actually unable to get back to their homes, and I do not include in this list what may well be termed "chronic place-hunters," but I refer distinctly to a good-class of citizens who are sadly carried away with the idea tht thou ij - v tuiincu to omce, and that it is only necessary to x-vftft. ft imouiugiuu aou ciaim tneir own How much worry, anxiety and torture these people endure while alternating be tween hope and fear, success and failure is something beyond the power of ordinary mortals to conceive. Anent this subject, I have in my mind s eye a fellow whom I met in one of the ho tels here on yesterday. Sunday, as it was he was restlessly awaiting the appearance of a Senator who had promised to "do something forhim." This aspirant wasnn ex-soldier, ! FITTVKE RAILROADING. I Work for the WlUoa Short-Cut. The following telegram was printed last week in the New York Timet: ., "New Orleans, Dec. 7 Tbe largest freight train and the greatest number of loaded railway cars ever hauled in this city and perhaps any other citybva single locomotive ; came in over the ftM'ississippi V alley Railroad. The train started from ilson on that road yesterday morning with 62 cars of cotton ami 9 -0k .... .w.-j tarH, in which were some passengers. Wilson . "'"(". is3 miles north of thi city. At Slaughter and Ethol, the next two stations on the road. 88 cars were a iS F' ,uaKmK ioo loaded freiKht cars i cabooses and 1 locomotive. Of these 134 v . ,B1,mutu witn cotton, 10 carried staves, and the other 6 were loaded1 with general produce. The length of the train Z T?A "'F'"""8 1 mie and 90 feet, or 1,790 yards lonir nnri .u. . was drawn out full length the slack or play of the COUDlinsr linksnnr) Hru.j. J J it 235 feet onger. The total weight of "u-T .v .s pounds. Will f the nrrncd U ft r .1 . . r " &I'KI H 1. I HI. Ill I 1111 T . . i-. . 1 if . . o - ftft. iicfmit ana L"?5-2'831 Punfls- There were ft,,to u, conon on board the train " sauade 108' Ba'dwin'S Catalg, it is not a "rebel brigadier." but a brigadier from the other side of the persistency was something truly rful. and his "rhoif-' ,.,.11 : line wonderful, and his "cheek" well it was ftftft.uvc.j appaiung. f or nearly an hour 1 watched (and I must say with great in terest) the movements of this brassy per sonage. To make his claims as one of the 'heroic defenders of the Union" very ap parent he was rigged out in all the glory of his long-since discarded uniform, while "his eye had all the seeming of a hero that was dreaming " of battle magnificently won and safely passed; and his huge gray mus tache drooped in graceful festoons around his mouth in a kinrf of "ift.. r ivouci-ui iiieu fashion, which was evidently intended to be quite irresistible. He looked every inch the determined office-seeker, and when he did finally hook his Senator, the said Senator cast a look around him which fffM. o.8Bl' in a mute wav. "Take him off." But the crowd AAt. j I .. -- ------1, auuHi tne soldier marched the "statesman" into a private corner, and then commenced the story of "my service to the dear old flag " which was bling most vigorously and ires- ucuiatingiy told when I left. Ten chances 10 one. mis man. with !,; , icturu BUU gauav uniform a-III lw. :. ed to some good place, while better men H av ""e in anger, unable to un- uersiauu wnv thev "irnt w ...... i J 7 Ai . tcrel 01 itx fellows suc cess ? Cheek, pure aud simple ; for a man who can brag on his record as this one did nas little else to rponmm,! k; r ,. very well for members of "grand aj-mv" posts to be given places, but too muih "army" n at urn lv m.t.. ..-..r..i .., -. . j icauciui citizen ike this writer a little weary-and some- Nor is the office to m.n ..T ...11 7. " """ueu x UU WQj4t gajd he deserves the wholesome pity of all his countrymen. "It is a true saying, and worthy of all acceptation," that "Uneasy rests the head that wears the crown." Re. Mr, Milburn, who was elected chap, lain of the House, is well-known in Rat eigh, having preached and lectured there several times. He is called "the blind man elonnent." an.1 hU the House was a splendid vindication of the title. S The Congressman who nomin ated him in the caucus said of him that he "feared God, loved his fellow man, and voted the Democratic ticket." He has hosts of friends all over North Carolina who will join with the writer in congratu lating him. on his success. He is a native HOME FOLK. Among the many North Carolinians whom I met in the last week was the ever smiling Captain Carraway, better known in North Carolina as "Dirt-road Walker," the signature ocr which he writes to the nanPT nf wliioti tin a t r-i -" nmniug ugcui. The malarial atmosphere of Washington has no depressing effect on his bounding spirit and ringing laugh. He will, I tDink, get a place under this administra tion, if he has not already received thnnn. pointment. He deserves well at the hands of the Democratic Dartv. for nn mnn nna been more loyal to it than he. Mr. Mallard, a npwannnnr man fwfm j " - J U 1 V1SJ Greensboro, ulsn Rhnwr? Kia ninacnr. at the Metropolitan Hotel last week, and - w.-v.i mu su, titr, iuc jBlcirO- politan, by the wav. seems to lw hlAf1 quarters for people who come here from our btatc. Congressman Cox. of tin TJnlpIrrh n;.. tnct, is quartered iust onnosirn rh T?i House. He is head ovor hpU ; - - v vi u u v-00 and seems to be thoroughly "up to snuff" .ii . iru.jiiiiijg mas pertains to tne interest of his constituents Thf nnorol uvat oiiUUUO aeservedly high m this city, both in pri vate and official life. His mllon gar.d him as one of the most hard-work- i Hi. 1 . . : ft" a . ft. u ucociuiurmeu memoers rrom the South. Senator Ransom, full f imun. true Southern courtesv. ha J T v. u Mlftft ftV I 0 nf tKn Xf ..ft 1 : , 7. ... vftftft. ftui.-iiupuui.au, ana i generally hnd him there, surrounded by a group of ad miring tar heels. Senator Vance reposes from the cares of Senatorial life under his "own" vine aqd fig tree on Massachusetts Avenue, where he and his popular wife dispense old-fashioned North Carolina and Kentucky hos pitality. -Zeb,- as every North Caro linian delights to call him, enjoys telling a joke as much in Washington as he does in the wilds of Western North Carolina, and each year adds to his reputation as a fnp.eiiiiiiii. . J .... . . . L. " t ... " c"--"K. uwu luuiKiDfr niiiiiir mnn Hon. John Henderson, the efficient Rep resentative from the Salisbury District is a great favorite with North Carolinians here and for a new member he is certainly a' splendid worker. His well known ref utation as a "time saver" (acquired by years of hard work in the Legislature of .ft. vuiumu uas preceaea mm here and his friends expect great things of him, and I hazard nothing when I assert that he will ably and faithfully represent every interest of the State which is so dear to him. non. Wharton J. Green, of theFayettc ville District, is at the National when not busily engaged at the Capitol. lie enters on his second term with a splendid record from the last Con rrrnaa xiViil. K.. J ...r ft Iess add to in the work of the coming two ; years. j Hon J. W. Reid, the talented member j frona the Greensboro District, has buckled on the harness in good earnest. You will I hear much from this eloquent member du I ring the coming session, or I am very much j mistaken, ne is another new member that i will make his mark. f Hon. T. G. Skinner also holds forth at i the ftMetropolitan. He is as full of cor ; diality and wit as an egg is of meat, and ! is always on the lookout for tar-heels, as he never is really happy unlessdoing some thing for some of his constituents. Hons. Thomas Johnston and W. II. H. Cowles, the two western members, are both generally found with "the boys" at the ftMetropolitan Hotel, though the latter gen tleman does not live at the Metropolitan noin are new members and consequently eager for the fray. They will fitly repre sent that magnificent mountain land and its noble-hearted people. Hon. R. T. Bennett is domiciled with his colleagues at the Metropolitan, when not out on some business of State or faith fully attending to the wants of some con 8t.ltu That he will serve well the peo ple of his district is too well kuown in Aorth Carolina for me to repeat it. B. 803IE COltraoiV CARRIER IAW. Supreme CourtFall Term. "Enerine Nn ,41 -vr i . . ry . i c. "i. " iiuuuern central Railroad, on October 27th, 1877, drew 100 o fAo "wu !. pounds; net, 66,502 pounds: cyves from 860 to 1510 If this Mississippi train had been loaded with compressed cotton, it could have dis pensed with 50 cars and taken 8,000 bales of cotton in the remaining 100 trlh.e .L0,1 wh0 " e ----- , luni-uae pass through Eastern North Carolina on the way from hn will r11. lu ew.lork, and ..... ..UH vv CftO x Bill, Gbeyhaibed. EVOH TION EVOLVING AGAIN. Dr. Woodrow), Trouble Renewed. Zil.rrd.ofDitors of the vftftft,... xieeuyienan Theolog cal Semi nary met in Colnmhio i.. ?. , ml . - j . ween ana dis- T'l' V Dr. James "w " , iamos evolut onist Dr Woodrow was declared by a maioritv of the Synod to hav 5ni.r,. JontT I edfrom the PerkinaTrof; Sr. dflp Tnd With n, wZZa ? tUeo,d Bo"d. With I)r. Woodrow in the chair, they an ! pomtod a committee to wait upon Dr Joodrow and ask his resignation of The ! S?80r8h,p 0f the pei" Chair for he would n,cr no ,,sti,. ffJ1" the twenty student,B ..ie.n.ot tentionsto leave and 7 others will f n f It is believed that the seminar Vll iT' be closed for want of student 8D Raleigh's cotton rw,r,., .. . 161 h.u.. iMA .." .r,i,w ,i81 weeK were llll . ieo rSEVS ZTZ DELIVER ME FROM THE WOW put " Dropping into a cafe" the other evening for LTV fF66' 1 t00k withi" easy ear-shot of two n-.n i.j ... . J . . ., , . u':u laaies who had evidently just met each other "Oh," said A, "I have had a' terrible disappointment since I saw vou last! " havelheyn?rd B' "h " t wen it's ih Va i .. . Ernest? I was almost certain I should sit him in as a Daci? in iho j fe T. o ft ftiuuw. nu now I'm so put out about it! Hon. Mr. RlZ 1 have been ritrhf. n - ' '.. j . --o - iic ouuii lor tnree days and all to no purpose. I know thTt my boy much smarter than many of hS0frC(C1!,Ved appointments-he is at the head of the seventh grade in school and why should be ,J?a Ct.CT manner is more than T a"...1' lhat Old Door-keenor i . ..,k; - - .i"- j hjo mean ior anything and I intend telling him so if I ever see him again !" ' ijllt nrnhnmtr rnn. i . . 4S J WUi muuence7 is not sufficient? "ventured her companion. "Influent? WU ..f v. J "B Just a good as tne eon nf tit no a i . fo 4 "3 ; noru. a senator and M old MW? WCDt -With me to the h" Sm 11 P0ork0eePer ln Person, only to be told that our State has too many people in XoV EST Ern a,so hV book of highly complimentary letters from the best men in the city, but they did hm WdgeohrrL-aiwl- .VS face of ulZ La .. "a ngat in the a"i""X J- u -"ung men who had been sstssrSFsss from told me that if I would Jit the wZt t Jy, he would consider my reoW Just think of t.hn u i ,J "-4ut-8t. askino- n ."c RUCW ln le was I , wav of d .r. , ,Uy and tnat WIM "f disposing of me. Oh, if T . . ine n,"der of the sentence I can never repeat, for I had heard enough, and f uUybaway;?hof 5 M 1 Walked tSog iuuy away there came across my heart and through my soul a mighty waveof rtitv for that poor hnnted-downgaS LdevileS door e aP auhtm HpoiilS Tmoth. BEWILDERING FIGURES. How tbe Vanderbllt .Tlllllon. ,0. INew York Tlmes.J No man ever before, by his last will and ftvowftiuvut, uisposea or sueh n vnct -. . rotate (Davidson's Reports, Vol. 83. WILLIAMS, BLACK & CO. T. THE WttMIXO TON AND WELDON BAILBOAD CO. Common Carrier-LiabilUy oh BUI of Lading Agency. A common carrier is not bound by a bill of lading issued by its agent unless the goods be actually received for shipment: and the principal is not estopped thereby from showinc. hv nnrol that nJ 5 O) . . , ..ftftMV uu f AW. . ft 1 ... . - wcic m ia receivea, aunough th bill has Aftftm 4 . a .3 ft . T ... ... iunytrrK 10 a oona jute holder for value. Brown v. Brooks, 7 Jones. 93. and Smith V. Brown, S Hawks, 580, cited and approv ed). Civil Action, tried before OuJger,Judge at Fall Term, 1884, of Edgecombe Supe rior Court. . The action was founded on the facts embodied in the following "case agreed" : One I.. G. Estes on the 10th day of May 1882, delivered to the local station agent of the defendant corporation, at Enfield, N. C, the said defendant being a common carrier, engaged in transporting cotton from Enfield to New York, ten bales of cotton, and took from said agent a bill of lading therefor to Hilliard & Co., Norfolk, Va. : that on the next ftnv h t r 1 Estes went to the said agent and stated to mm mat ne desired to ship the said cotton to the plaintiffs, Williams, Black & Co at New York, and thereupon the said agent, without taking up or cancelling the first aforesaid bill of lading, issued to said L. G. Estes another bill of lading for said cotton (ten bales), to be shipped to the plaintiffs at New York. The said L G Estes forwarded the said bill of lading to both parties and drew upon the plaintiffs a draft for the value of said cotton, which was paid by the plaintiffs, they reposing confidence in said bill of lading. There was no cotton delivered to said agent other than the ten bales for which bill of lading bad been issued to Hilliard & Co The said cotton was sent to Hilliard '& Co and never delivered to the plaintiffs. There were only ten bales of cotton delivered to said agent by said Estes, and no cotton uciuaiir aeuverca on tho-hin r ioi: - ... v. 1 1 1 1 1 l; .is sued to plaintiffs. , Un the I7th day of Mav 18S9 :,i Lg. t. . T J 1 -omvft . li. iiiStea rarripil in h. -:j 7- --- - iftftt emu BgCIlt OI the defendant, at Enfield, N. C, a bill of lading filled up for eight bales of cotton to be sent to the plaintiffs at New York which bill of ladi nT CM ill ar.ft.nfr . i .. .1 J delivered to the said T. n v. . , ft.;o, nui for warded the same to the plaintiffs Hrn ing draft for the value thereof, which draft was paid bv DlaintifTa tl.oo , . " .1. . 1 J iuuoiUi! LUU- naence in said bill of lading. That? only two bales of cotton were in fact delivered to the said agent; lhat the plaintiffs never received any notice from the defendant tuat the aforesaid cotton had not been de iivered and shipped as purported by the said bill of lading, but paid the said drafts hfllcvinfr that o.-.l i j . . . .B o.ti tuiioa naa uecn for- waruca as set rorth therein. That the plaintiffs had never received any payment for the amounts advanced on said draft from said L. G. Estes or any one else and the said L. G. Estes is insol Vu j ,The P,aintiffs have demanded of the defendants payment for the said cot ton, which has been refused. If upon the foreo-oino. fanto n . shall be of the opinion that the defendant is liable to the plaintiffs for the value of said cotton, judgment is to be rendered in favor of the plaintiffs and against the de fendant for the sum of $800, with interest thereon from the 10th day of May 1882 and for cost; otherwise judgment shall be rendered against the plaintiffs for the cost of this action. Judgment for the plaintiffs, from which uviiuuiuv nppcaica. No cosnsel for the plaintffs Mr. John L. Bridgtrs, Jr. ', for the de fendant. f MnITHWC" J" (after ttng the above tacts). The action is piosecuted for the recovery of the value of the undelivered cotton mentioned in the two bills of lading upon the faith of which and under an arrangement with the consignor they made full advancements in honoring his drafts It does not proceed nnon on n.....: Jt fraud practiced through the instrumental ity of the defendant's agent, and made successful by means of the false bills of lading. We must therefore consider the case as resting upon contract or the com mon law liabilities of carriers of goods for .jftw. oc i.ausjwriauon and delivery to the consignees and the failure of the de fendant to do so. The authorities cited and discussed in the well-prepared brief of defendant's counsel seem to sustain his proposition that wftftft.ftv,. ft 1SUC Bucn depenfJg upon the actual delivery of goods, and if issued without delivery they do not bind the principal, and that this defence is open to the latter. Some of the authorities to una eucci we propose to refer to vpah fiTpd in t.ha PAnfpmnAntpv Kills of 'Vm- folk to a consignee there doing business, it was competent for the consignors to change this and direct transportation to ftl 1 . :ftU 2 -tftt TT.1. vn? iuo piaiui.iij.B iu new xotk. iniSsBew, anrutpfiiMl tha rot tnl a r. f a 1 ...1111.11 vh.v.w-ww wuw Uftw Wftfttllftftb ft .1 Vft SUUUUCU all liability under it.v .The cotton being tViftn r. rABfiftl1An ftL- .wu ft voooivru Vi ' IUC ITUiiipailJ It WQ8 competent to issue the second bill and undertake to transport the 'goods to the plaintiffs at New York. This was a valid contract and was broken by the failure to carry to the plaintiffs, and, instead, con veying to the consignees at Norfolk under the superseded contract There is error in entering up judgment for six bales of otton described in the last bill of lading, and the plaintiffs should have received only the value of the ten first delivered. The form of the case agreed will not permit of a reform of the judgment, for it requires us to sustain it in its entirety or render judgment for the defendant. The aspect of the case as considered by us seems not to have been contemplated by the parties, and, therefore, reversing the judgment, we remand it for further pro ceedings in the Court below. Error- Judgment accordingly. SOCIETY NEWS. How They Live ln Gaston County. Gaston Current. On last Thursday and Thursday niht the residence of Col. D. A. Jenkinsin Gastonia, was a scene in high life, when Mr. Laban Jenkins, youngest son of Col. Jenkius,donned the manly toga with great eclat and ceremony. The noon train brought quite a number of friends from Charlotte, Miss Bessie Alexander, Miss El Dora Ross, Miss Louise Morehead, Misses Yates, Misses Liddell, Misses Harty Messrs. A. Reese, W. W. Watt, Ed Bell Arch Brady. Bartlett Rhinn n A Ti,nmn kins, Dr. Chas. Alexander. About 4 o'clock, all the invited guests having assembled.the dining hall was thrown open and the gav 1-kartw n ft 71 . 3 . . I-? - F.vj tuicrcu, 10 uu nonor ro tne occasion by enjoying the birth-day dinner so sump tuously and in such elegant style spread, for the enjoyment of the guestp. After this bountiful repast had been served in Ph;h.iic ana tasty manner the guests re tired to the elegant parlors and halls, where the sweet music by the Italian Band from Charlotte made melody for the oc casion. Very soon the charms of the mu sic brought the dancers on th mid-night had come and gone before any thought of leaving a place so completely wrapt in joy and pleasure. The party from Charlotte left on the 4 o'clock train. The hearty congratulations were extended to Col.- Jenkins for his courteous enter tainment and the good wishes of all were extended to Mr. Laban with the earnest hope that his life would be as bright as the occasion which marked his leap into manhood. WASHINGTON ITEMS.' What Concreit wUI.do this Winter. One hundred and eighty-five of the 325 members of this were in the Forty-eighth Congress. 6 The House has a Sadler, out no Smith and in this respect the Forty-ninth Conl gress is unique, for that never happened before. Smiths have always been members of Congress from the foundation of the Government, there having been nearly eighty of that name in tho r,r,.r-..A;n eight Congresses; but a Sadler will appear for the first time. The Senate Committee on Privileges aud Elections has instructed its chairman, Sen ator Hoar, to report the Presidential Suc cession bill. A number of verbal changes have been made in the bill, but in all im portant features it ie tK.. . - -- -k ftftftv. uicnsure inai passed during the last Congress, known as the Hoar bill, and nrinttv in c.,i..., :.. - , . HIIIOIIUIC 111 the last Register. It will probably give rise to rnncirlprnKlo ;..,.: . ,.r . -".-w.w Vft.oUOB.UU, out 18 I1KCIV to be passed during the week. " Representative Weaver of Tr.,o .:n introduce in theouse on the first oppor tunity a bill to create a department of la bor, with a secretary and naaiotont oa... tary. the former of whom okoii k n .u; net officer. The duties of this department . um, auu uiuuse among the people useful information on subjects con nected with labor, to ascertain the causes of discontent which may exist between employers and employes and to recommend proper methods for the adjustment of the same. Minor Incident. The arrival of a strange lady in our town is an event that causes some stir among the beaux at all times. The an nouncement, last Friday that there was a young lady, at our popular Register of Deeds, Mr. Jno. F. Leeper's, was no ex ception to the rule. The excitement sub sided when it became known that it was a 9 lb. "gal."' 9n yesterday evening, about 3 o'clock quite a crowd marched into town and made its way to the Court House, where iisq. F. W. Thompson, as the representa- ...v. ixic ,u, presided. We learn that the crowd were from a settlement known as Puettsville, a place of low repute.situa ted about one mile from town. The trial was on account of the swearing out a peace warraut' against Sallie Rhodes Sr and bailie Rhodes, Jr., by sister of or. ne were not present at the trial but hear that for disorder and the vulgarity of the language used it is unpre cedented in the history of this County. The two Rhodes were ordered to give bond in the sura of $100 each, which the younger succeeded in doing, the elder failing was sent to jail. We hear that on Sunday last the settlement was the scene of some wild capers by the younger Rhodes who broke her mother's arm, broke a plate over her sister s head and cut up generally. It is to be hoped that something like quiet will nnw roirrn tn.. - - v. jft M 1IL J. The Republican Senate leaders are loud in declaring that if the President had re moved Republican officeholders without assigning any other reason than that the people had demanded a change in the working machinery of the Government, no partisan hostility would have been shown against his appointments. They profess not to make war on the removals, but upon the cause I"offensivn rmrti'aanoV,;., n is assigned for the act, which reflects on the character of the persons dismissed and brands them with a stigma of per sonal discredit. Neto York Sun. The Republican caucus declared in favor of the unconditional repeal of the limita tion on the payment of arrears of pensions The Democrats are not going to be left be- ftft.-ft. vftjc. upponenis m tnis matter, and Senator Voorhees yesterday introduced a bill to "repeal the statute of limitations on the allowance of pension arrears." The j arrears bill became n 1 Rtt in 1 Q7fl ! " lJ.l UIJ U general understanding that it would cost about $20,000,000. If the statute of lim itations should stand, it is now believed it will cost at least $150,000,000; but if this is repealed no person can tell what it may in the end cost, though the former Com missioner of Pensions estimated it at 24B 000,000.- Washington Letter. Both parties are walking on thin ice They are separated bv nnrrnw linns the managers are watching each other with sharp eyes for every possible advantage The present session of Congress will not have advanced far before a systematic plan of battle against the Administration has been formed and set in motion in the Senate and in the House of Representa tives. The Democratic majority in the latter body is about one half what it was in the last Congress. Defections or divi sions.would be ruinous, with a Republican t 1 tV lu ue ine Hands of the President and to sow the seeds of discord between him and his party at ev ery opportunity. It is Hm f- u t ----- - - -- - w 1 ft 't 111 u cratic leaders to close ranks. jveir York Sun. utes public positions as purely rewards for partisan . service. Doubts may well be r, tertained whether our Government con , V survive the strain of a continuance of t u system which upon every change of - d ministration inspires an immense arm v of claimants for office to lay siege to the v. ronageu of Government, engrossing time of public officers with their i? ttinitiei, spreading abroad the contain,,,' of ther disappointment, and filling, 1 air will, the tumult of their discontent The Allurements of an immense number of offiqes and places, exhibited to the voters n.t.uuu, aim me promise of their Ik stowal'in recognition of partisan attivhv debauch the suffrage and rob politic! ,, ' lr f its thoughtful and delib-ratSv.'. character. The evil would inere,.e , the multiplication of offices eon-, upon ur extension, and the ,i,;mj , ' fl' office Biolding, growing frm its in,'. ' genco.twould pervade our popuhui,,,,'" generally that patriotic purpose the port o principle, the desire for the ,1;,';, . good, ftnd solicitude for the nation s t fare, irould be nearly banished frnm ., activity fit our party contests and C;ms, lT, ' regenerate into ignoble, selfish and disgraceful struggles for the po" t, sion of office and public place. Civil service reform enforced by !, came aone too soon to check the ro.,n of demoralization. " One of its effects, not enough rcarded is the freedom it brings to the political action s those conservative and sober ,, who. m fear of the confusion and risk a tending an arbitrary and sudden chan-e'i,, all the-public offices with a change of JV, ' rule, past their ballots against sucl chance. The Senate has the bad habit of consid ering, debating and voting on Presidential nominations in secret in what are called executive sessions. This because, as every Senator knows, it leads v .iusi.ui, oargain and intrigue. It has wnn u VS a P?-f l the ,fca,ees of L EP1" . "gainst a bona fide trans- William H. VrHnfl..rl,;if k -:ft . ferpf of tl.fti l.;n r ij- . " . '""o . - . "'"' "v viriuc 01 me i iuu . -..ftw u v viriuc 01 me document filed for probate in the office of the Surrogate of this county Vderbilt had in the last few years built splendid residences for all his four ftftftft...?u uaugniers, and these he leaves to them in fee. His own palatial home, with its treasures of furniture, ornamenU, and WOrka of art ft ftl ... . . . ' ftugeuier witn ftis stab les and ' " j"uugesi son ior bis life 7i V,, :.lUlTnDS of his oldest son, V ." "i"' writer, "tne carrier may contradict it as to the delivery to him of the goods, or as to their description, quality or condition." Abbott's Trial Evi., 537, US .1 u" 8 1,11 Iurtner, 31r. Dan- Instruments, vol. 2, $1733. states it t.h.. Although the bill of lading is signed by the master of the shin hi cSk..-:.: as agent for the owners, and the contract is binding upon them. But the master has no authority to grant a bill of lading unless It is said, by good authority, that there are persons living in this county, who are so heartless as to allow th to go to the poor-house, after she and their father had given up all their property to them, which was considerable. After their father died, and she could no longer sup port herself they allowed her to go to the homo f iw tka 0 -w i.ftG paupers. It is reported to us this evening that two white men living in this county, call! ed at the house of Mrs. Mina Netherton also white, living about one mile from town last night after she had retired to uu ucnianaea a drink of water. She refused to get up and get it for them, when they set to work and tore her house down around her and her two children Combine ti. 1 r . sat son, uiu 01 laaing unless .'U8' thereb7 Preserving it for at least e be actually received on KnarA ,JZ eping of heirs to ? ' ' and if h transcends his authority in ito' nitim) .1. this res Deft nnrl Ilia r.A I ft . . J . two generations in the keeD hlB !..... ft ft . . CT .L..AC, a. mSte estimate the "MCI 11 IUUS OeviSPrt in not r 1 lr nnn i... .... i.cCu j,uuu. "vu iu V ai 111' I hun 1. ft- : x t nn nnn , "v" "c K,ve to nis wife foUO.OOOand an annuity of $200,000 a jcui, --juivaienr. at ftl m. . . - . " i-cui. ii h nrinri pai sum of X5. non nnn t . benefit. $5,000,000 or . t.i " 1 .1 l.t1T UUU.O0O. Thu88ecurei. thn-acm .if! ,' to come to want- lmr,: aa.:uv" Konfr f .1.. ft ' "vtuiuon to me r rm.. .l.u.e trust Iund, they receive an Oiner fO.UOU.OOO nnh tinnnn . nil f- Kft.: --, yiv,iuu,uuu in all, for their free use and disposal, with the Bolo roc....... .. r - " :. a.:: v?wuu. iae of the r,uufiMl uaugmer, mat it shall not come into her own control until she has reached the age of 30 years. The trust funds on the decease of the beneficiaries go to their heirs fn aAAiii..- e. . . , . iu mese great beauesta rV,PCfnalt,egaCy ,f 3.000,000 I. K to the oldest son and an equal amount to a oaVv ana to two other per sons $30 000 and $10,000 are respectively given. Sixteen m-nnn. ri 7.. y r . icnt; ctiiniiiTita mnimrin i . v;:T. 1,1 u,e "ggregate to over $32.- iSnn" nnoC ? 4 Per cent, of about ?U:.:-:'"U" lu.'rccen organizations and ","'""uos .receive charitable bequests amounting in oil . i nnn "c4uesia - O iu l,OO.UUU. Th ii ft ia am r'u'Yw'yw 0I. Property disposed of Aine - rest, residue, and remainder " nZ8"LR? ltera.tion in this case-of Z:r:Cr?A.? boldest sons in -vj ana -to their heirs and as- -.oft.o iucir use iorever." This nt residue, and remainder" h believed toft fully equal to the prodigious amount pre viously disposed of. Every precautions or the andcrbilt fortune. Virtually ii remains invested as in the testator's lif J time. One-half is, nevertheless, divided up, and the other half ! ! a V e? into two parts. ulvlae Af er a brief service at his late home the rema.ns of William II. Vanderbilt wer rh.fnKnlFriday to St- BarthoWw Church, where the Episcopal serv icT wj read in the presence of a large and diMn guisbed gathering. The body was S Uke- to the Morfvian Sry R fee Dorp, 8. I., where it was pi Jed in th. receiving vault to await the completion of the family mausoleum. H"on oi this respect, and the goods be not on board11 tne ship owners will not Ka a i .i. ' , ... -- - uuuuu uy me Dill, althouah it bf. Mnftft..) . endorsee for' value - J " " wnajuu So it is said l.v trio a,,. n ft the United States that the general owner is not "estopped from showing the real character of the tnmtU.in k .v. A advanceT moVup;; The faith of bills of lading." Freemin v. Buck In like manner Mr .T.ict: r. j ZTR& thf,.pii,i,on of the court in the yanUtn, 8 Wall., 327, and reiterat ing the doctrine, sava- iTu . made in the nrneMt; . r , . i -.ftv.u vj iuis iioei to charge this vessel for the non-delivery of a cargo which ah . . J . ,1 r , . uc";' leecivea ana. ?f.-& .U,d. not deliver because of L U1U Ul 1bU linr Pnnnot K and we are somewhat surprised that the i - p.i.oocu uere. He adds: "In thi mi. tv... u.-n i. j iflg acknowledges the receipt of so much flour and is mim ..S.a. . . ft-.-ft. T. . jf .k eviuence oi the th?. fr1S', however. not conclusive on this Point, but mux, K . . . oral testimony.'' J "UIC,ea Upon similar grounds are the rulings in this court whtPh ft..,.!.,.,. ....-ft. rul'"gs in a . . "-v,nlc wrucen ackuowl edgments of money received liable to con L forK J.PKrl proof when "o contract is formed by them, as in Brown v. Brooks 7 Jones 93- KmHh .. . Rn fti . ' rown, a Hawks. uuvt umcr cases. When no goods are placed in custody of Sbimmanr ' l traDSPrt' ii subject matter to support a contract and hence no obligation ,V imposed by the re ce.pt put m the form of a contract. There can be o conveyance unless there be some n? "& ?OD?eVnd theref'e o breach ine result is that the defendant com pany has incurred no liability in this form of action by the bill of lading f or eig bale, given in May. Of them only two were delivered to the agent and they were consigned to the plainliffs nd' receTved faibT. t ConW responsible for the failure to carry and deliver the ten bales menuoned in the bill of May preceding These did pas. into the possession of The agent, and although their firTt destin.t on Wc learn that a bloody fight took place at Lowell last Saturday in which at least five were badly injured, being cut up with knives so that three are confined to their beds We have not learned the names of all the parties in the affair. . We hear that a certain young man liv ing not far from here, wishing to put on some style perhaps, rode thFee miles in the rain to borrow a rubber coat to go two males to see his "gal." A Woman Terrible Affliction. Philadelphia Press. A very natty two-horse brougham stop ped with a flourish at the corner of Spruce and Eleventh streets yesterday afternoon. wLVn-?1Wa8 ? dark olive "Dd a "est was painted in enmson on each door The negro coachman on the box shivered under his cape of sable until the cockade on his hat shook. His face was a dirty gray in hue not unlike dish-water. A prim English waiter bounced bare neaded down th ctumi u i . . k;u .v. . r- nuuse oeiore Which the cnrriorr ot J j ... j , . ""fr" u openea me door for two befurred ladies. The elder of th t,a,r-.wno wf evidently the mistress ?J I carriage and the mansion, turned and looked anxiously at the coachman as soon as she alighted. He trembled more than ever and cowered beneath his cape James," said the mistress in a grieved tone, "it's happened again." "Can't help it, missus," answered the coachman, in a voice of resignation. "Well, don't kepii th. j- j ; , r ""'Mja aianuing ' said the lady, petulantly. s As the carriage disapjieared around the corner she turned to her companion and said, despairingly: i reaiiy don't know what I'll do " w.aThj' What!8 l.he matter. m7 d'r?" WES the Rvmnnt-Kot A J I sent clear to South Carolina," the 2Sk! W- " to i"j urougnam. He was a real olive WhTvnV.rt9 delighted all summed wny you don t It-nnw v..... . lations I received "on mV t.itThecSty Trbop races. But now the cold weather'i come, he turns that nasty gray The wretch, I believe he knew hjw.d', and I The door of th !.. .i'. i .. ., . . "",,ov- kiuscu on me in- hTh fc" 5Dd 8 man on the 'idewalk, who had heard her plaint, said; "Great been the cause of more nm-tr i- tion for many years past than alt other causes combined. A number of Senators of both parties are, it has been ascertained in favor of reforming the evil by a change in the Senate rfiles making the discussion and vote on nominations in open session Senators Allison, Logan, Ingalls aud Van Wyck are asserted to favor this wholesome and long needed reform. Some Demo cratic Senators agree with them, and it is said that fully half the Republican Sena tors are of this mind. Neio York Herald The Republican Senators, so the caucus drift was. intend to . . ft uil KUWU appointments of the Administration and will make no foolish or factious fights. Where a man is appointed to an office by the President and there is nothing against hlS nma.a ft ft. o o ... - .r... sutler, me senators will vote as reaaily to confirm a Democrat as a Republican. Every case is to stand upon its individual merits. Where charges are brought it was generally agreed, through the unanimity of sentiment expressed, that the man against whom charges had been preferred should have a hearing before the committee specially charged warn the con sideration of the appointments question. W hero Rtnuklinon. - v1 -- .-f.uuj me removea on ac count of charges against their private char acter the majority in the Senate will insist .1, V" Ul investigation before con firming their successors. There was noth ing indicated in the discussion which would promise that there would be any nnnnflllinn In mAi1n . J -r ftftft.-.c.j partisan appointments ft(,ullv,au uw ueen removed be cause he was a Republican or even an of fensive partisan. The majority will per mit, thn Tr..'.A i ft . J , .J r ft 'coiucui to nave nis own way even if he has appointed in the place ot . t, ikcpuuiican an onensively partisan Democrat. Gen. Logan repeated the declarations which he made in his speeches in the campaign in New York. He was for th innfim..ii n " -"iiii.uuu il an me President's nominations where .the men presented to the Senate had nothing against their private character. He said his course should be the same in considering the nominations of President Cleveland as it would be in considering the nominations of a Republican President, His speech was very brief and indicative of the char acter of the general talk of the caucus. New York World. Parties seem to Uo noon.-o. . i . . l""''M and wi long continue -to exist, nor can it be no' -denied that there arc legitimate advan tages not disconnected with office holding which; follow party supremacy. -Whih' partisanship continues bitter "and pro nounccd, and supplies so much of motive to sentiment and action, it is not fair-t!-bold ppbhc officials, in charge of importat trusts, responsible for thebest results in the performance of their duties, and vet insist : that they shall rely, in confidential and important places, upon the work of those not only opposed to them in political affiliation but so steeped in partisan pre judice, and rancor that they have no loyalty to thnir nl..ft.fo A j - . . r .. ues,r(. Ior their cess. : Civil service reform does not exact this, nor does it require that those in sub ordinate positions who fail to yield th. ir best service, or who are incompetent should be retained simply because they are in place. The whining of n clerk "dis charged for indolence or incompetent who, though he gained his place bv the worst possible operation of the spoils sVs tern, suddenly discovers that he is entitled to protection under the sanction of civil service reform, represents an idea no k-s absurd than the clamor of the applicant ua,u.s me vacant position as his com pensation for the most questionable mm work.- 1 ' Tin civil service law does not prevent the discharge of the indolent or incompe tent cerk, but it does prevent supplvi-i.' his place with the unlit party worker" Thus.i.in both these phases, is seen the benefit to the public service. And the people, who desire good government hav- scwjreu mis statute will not relinquish it benefits without protest. Nor are the'v unmindful of the fact that its full ad vantages can only be gained through the cpmpk-te good faith of those huvh o- its execution in charge. And this they "will insist iupon. I recommend that the sal-.ru s of the Civil Service Commissioners be increased to a sum more nearly commensurate to their important duti. s. THE BLACK DISTRICT t Asks for a iQncb Needed Cban-e. The cable announces that the advance of the Egyptian rebela, under the new Mahdi has become a threatening that the British Governor has resolved to send another ex pedition to the Soudan without delay CIVIL SERVICE KEFOHfflt. 4 The President Think. It Our Sanation fMegsaire, Dec. 8. 18S5 1 The report of the Civil Service Com- nurcu win oe submitted, contains an account of the manner in which the civil service law has-been executed during -. j-, .uu iiiucu vaiuaoie informa tion on this important subject. l am inclined to think that there is no sentiment mose general in the binds of the people of our country than a conviction oi the correctness of the princi ple upon which the lawenforcingeivil ser vice reform is based. In its present con dition the law regulates only a part of the subordinate public positions throughout the country. It applies the test of fitness to applicants for these places by means of a competitive examina tion, and gives large discretion to the (jfimmiftttlnnn.. ftia . I 1 . J . ...m.ft.. lw c-nracier 01 the examination and many other jnatters con nected with its execution. Thus the rules uu rcgu.nuons adopted by the Commis sion have fliuch to do with the practical usefulness of the statute and with the re sults of its application. The nermln m. . 1. -"-j "v.. ..uu iue commis sion to execute thelaw with perfect fair ness and with as Utile irritation as is possi ble. But of course no relaxation of the principle which underlies it and no weaken ing of the safeguards which surround it can be expected. Experience in its ad ministration will probably suggest amend ment of the methods of its execution, but I venture to hope that wc shall never again be remitted to tbe system which distrib- - Newbern Journal. ' The manner of electing solicitors for the judicial districts in North Carolina ouht to be rchanged, and tnat speedily. These officers should be elected by the entire State .as the judges are, or they ought to be elected by the General Assembly It was the fear of makfng Republican dis tncts;that caused the last General Assem bly to lay off the judicial districts w ithout regard to the interest and convenience of the people or the judges holding the courts. If these offieers were elpctprl l.r t.n at-larjgc or by the General Assembly, no political advantage could be gained by manipulating and gerrymandering the dis tricts:; they would be laid off with some regard to common sense and the interest of the people. The effect of erecting a black district out ojf a few eastern counties, where the negroes are in a large majority, is to give us an- incompetent man. to fill one of the most ( important positions in the State k.4 payers arc 6unermg on account oi it. It is the duty of the State to protect its citizens in the enjoyment of their rights and privileges, and to do this an officer is provided to prosecute all violations of law. Thispfficcr should be as honest and up right; as the judge on the bench ; he should understand the criminal law of the State, and be thoroughly familiar with the prac tice in the criminal courts. These qualifi cations are absolutely necessary for the dispatch of business, for the vindication of 'm"t"sul ' tspate and for the protec tion ef its citizensj The solicitor of. the Second Judicial District is polite, attentive to duty,. cour teous n his intercourse with the members of the bar and other officers of the court, and, fco far as we know, is a gentleman of undoubted integrity and honor. But that he isiutterly incompetent to fill the impor tant position he holds, no intelligent man who jdsits the court-house during the ses sionsof the court can conscientiously deny. Nonef but the hairiest !. of m.iit nr,. convicted without the aid of other counsel. The business of the court is often in con fusion on aCCOIlnt of hie innffiiii'.ri.,. .....1 lack of business tact. On account of his incompetency much Mm of !, n,,rt wasted at the expense of the county, and our dtizens are forced to employ counsel to ptosecute cases thnt the Mini.. .,!,.,. ought to prosecute, or violators of the law mm unpunisned. We have no unii-inri fft.ni ..i .1,,. solicitor of this district. He is probably doing.the best he can; but the best thini: he casn do for the tax payers of Craven county is to resign, and let the Governor appoint a solicitor who is competent to prosecute crime and save the tax pavers manjl dollars. And to prevent the election of incompetent solicitors the law outrht to be changed so as to elect them by the Gen eral Assembly. Meddling; With Religion at Litl. TNew York Tribune. Irneverent "dissenters" will no longer be able to i?et off th oM jk-. i,,.t ti... Episf opal Church never meddles with poli- r rengion. me Advent Mission ser vicesj just closed in this city prove that Episcopalians hiahoua l.riut .u ,i,.,.o,.n . . , ,, t....oio. ..1 .......... and Invn.on an. . ,.l :., spreading the gospel. So successful has . n.c.ij wurn ocen mac it 13 likely to be re peated in coming years. 'Better results even ;than those which have been reached this season may be expected in the future when the class of "missioners" has been increased. Revival work of this kind need special abilities and training, ami an increased demand for such preachers will tkresentlv lw. rol1nl .;!, I -'-j .v.,ivy vft nnu nil 1111 1." ed supply. r There will then be 1 ess need to go to foreign lands for help to preach the Qospcl in America. "A pretty thing in gloves," said she, t1?r,8n ret perfect glove." Tbe prettiest thing in gloves," said be, " "Are Ibose white hands of yours, mv love." I- New York Sun.
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Dec. 16, 1885, edition 1
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