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(T7f mm i lif$cwtott (Enterprise. Cieo. A. Wm lick, J21. & Proprietor. SATURDAY, Al'LRIL 5, 1870. Notice to Con u espon dexts. Interesting roirespondenco solicited from any part of the. country, hut communications, unless they contain important news, or discuss briefly and properly subjects of real interest, are not wanted ; and, if acceptable in every other way, they will invariably be rejected if the writer's name and address is withheld. Communications recommending candidates for ollicfc will be charged as advertisements. Ex-Senator Conover, it appears, was promised the Central American Mis sion to which a cousin of Senator Lo gan was appointed. Conover's stoiy is that he tried to prevent the Presi dent making tho promise, because he would then have no show of getting it. There is a peculiar idea alive in Washington that when the President promises anything he is reasonably certain to go and do something else. Phila. Times. Tho legislature of Georgia, at its last session, passed a law providing that a jury might in any murder case 'recommend the prisoner to mercy," and that this recommendation should reduce the sentence from death to life imprisonment. This law was framed and advocated br the late Col. Alston, killed by Ed. Cox. It is now stated that Cox will probably be the first man to receive tho benefit of the law. St. Loin's Times-Journal. The Southern press has done its part. Now for judges, juries and gov ernors! The hanging of two or three "genteel" murderers will stop the bloody pistol business. Nothing else will. Every one of the assassins re lies on his money or his connections to save him. Treat the rich and in fluential as the poor and friendless are treated, and they will think twice before the' shoot once. Charleston News and Courier. Tho Democrats have learned noth ing during the last eighteen years. They still imagine that the United States is bounded on the north by .Mason and Dixon's line. Phila. Press. f they imagine that thing such a range of imaginative power is only ex ceeded by the geographical vagaries of the Republicans, who informed us every day that tho United States is bounded on the south by Mason and Dixon's line, and that the folks over the line have no right or title to a place in the Union. Louisville Courier Journal. It cannot be too thoroughly im pressed on the public mind that the extra session of Congress was occa Honed b an attempt of the minority to give permanency to partisan legis lation. The acts which it was propos ed to repeal were passed in a spirit of hate that dominated in Congress at the lime of their passage. They were and are antagonistic to the spirit of the Constitution and at war with the theory of our Government. It is de manded now, by the party which enacted those laws, and which passed from a majority to a minority almost five years ago, that their work shall fctand, and that the majority shall not undo tho very work whose doing sent the Republican party out of power. We repeat, it was the popular con demnation of these and kindred acts that brought the Republican party to grief in 1S74, and has kept it in mi nority ever since that time. And now the thrice-defeated and condemned part' declares that the country shall have no peace or rest unless the worst of its high-handed acts are permitted to stand as a part of tho '-permanent legislation" of Congress. It is as if I he vanquished were to claim the fruits of victory. Jt is an attempted subversion of t he one great principle on which the fathers built our govern mental structure, ll ie right of t he ma jorit)-, by prescribed means and meth ods, to make or unmake statutory 1 a ws. Wash. Pout. The Russian Plague a IIcoe Scare. A corrcsdondent of the New York Tribune writes from Sara toy, Russia whither he .vent in search of the plague, suspecting that its ravages were greatly exaggerated, that he has been unable to hear of any nickness in the city or find tho graves of thelhou pands who were reported to have died of the epidemic. Of tho 45,000 inhabitants in the provinco of Astrak ban but 340 were victims of tho plague, and on March 3. the dale of his let ter, no case had been reported for six teen days. He says the villagers ob jected strongly to Gen, MellikofFs or ders to clean tho towns, because they use the dirt as fuel and regarded it as their property. Plague or no plague, however, ho found trade utterly stag, liant. OUtt STATE PltUSS. There is no belter stock for the farmer to raise than cattle. While pork and bacon are selling at 3 to C cents in .Richmond, fine, well fattened beef is selling for 10 cents to IS cents. A beef thoroughly fattened that would weigh 1,000 pounds (and many can be made to weigh 2.500) would soil read ily for 3100 in man)- of our Southern cities even in these hard times. Golds! ioi'o Mail. We believe a good time is coming with Democratic ascendancy. Leav ing the dead past to bury its dead bit terness, no true man of the North will longer regard the land which gave Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Clay, and a hundred other names of renown to tho Union, as only the breeding ground of brutes, savages and trai tors ; and no true man of tho South will regard that North-land which has produced such a host of good and great men as an unworthy section of our common country. Oxford Torch light. The cost of fencing in North Caro lina to farmers in money, labor. &e.f is estimated at ten million dollars a year, and without the value of all the stock, horses, cattle, hogs, &c, is estimated at two million dollars. Add the ad vantage of more time to prepare ma nures, and belter farming, better stock, and advantages ol better edu cation, and the odds in favor of the new system will be millions more. No question about this. Slatescilte American. It is the act of a fiend to single out the South as that part of the coun'.ry were all tlie revolting deeds of shame are committed. Those who make such charges are riot common slan derers and libellers. There offence is not an offence againt individuals only, but against communities, against States, against the peace, harmony and welfare of the country ; and men who are so lost to all sense of honor deserved to be pilloried for crimes darker even than those they allege against the innocent ano helpless. Wilmington Sun. The amended MofTett law has pass ed tho Legislature of Virginia. Registers are to be placed on tho bar counter. One ia to be re J and the other black. The tax on alcoholic drinks is to be 1J cents a drink. The tax on retail dealers is to be 24 cents for the firsl gallon sold, and 20 cents for all above the first gallon. A rec ord of sales is to be kejt in a book fur nished by the Auditor and paid for by the seller. All liquor dealers and agents or employes are liable for fail ing to register. Such is a brief out line of the law. How it will work re mains to be seen. Virginia having tried the Dell Puoeh is contest to test it farther as amended. f it work satisfactorily other Slates will adopt it. Wilmington Star. One important matter is the dog tax, and I really think, if they had our Ag ricultural interest at heart, thry would have done something to help deliver us from the scourge the worthless curs, and aided us to raise and improve our sheep. Now, I have seen from ten to twelve half starved dogs at one time with two or three negroes, hunting at night. These animals are let loose to prey on our sheep or anything else they can come across. Ifyou pass any cabin you will find a dog or several dogs to annoy you. Now I am fond of a good dog, and would be perfectly willing to pay one dollar per 3"car tax on one, and am perfectly willing any negro shall have the same privilege, but if our Legislature will foster the raising of swarms of worthless curs, without the least restriction, we must abandon the notion of sheep husband ry, and resort to other measures of guarding our sheep and poultry yards. Contributor in Border Review. Amendments to the Constitution. During the session of the late Leg- islaturo two amendments to the Con- stilution were submitted to the peo ple for ratification. One to provide that the indigent insane alone shall be cared for at the expense of the Slate, it not being charity, in the opinion of the L""isla ture, to take care of those who have property of their own. The other to prevent the payment of the bonds issued by the Conven - tion and Legislature of 1808, unless by the voice of tho people. This will dispose of tho special tax bonds. Oxford Free Lance. "I am dying, Egypt, dying," is tho Sftd refrain llml rnrma l. i,, I - "...vo -w u, uuiiiu across the ocean as a cry of distress worn starving millions in the land of' NEW LAWS AND LAWS. CHANGED CONVEYANCES OF REAL ESTATE. The Gcncra.l Assembly of North Carolina do enact : Section 1. When Real Estate shall bo conveyed to any person, the same shall be held and construed to be a conveyance in fee, whether the word "heirs" shall be used or not, unless such conveyance shall, in plain and express words, show, or it shall be plainly intended by the convej'ance, or some part thereof, that the grantor meant to convey an estate of less dig nit'. Section 2. This act shall be in force from its ratification. Ratified the 7th day of March, A. D., 1S79. PERSONAL PROPERTY EXEMPTIONS. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact : Section 1. That the personal prop erty hereinafter named, belonging to any resident of this State, shall be ex empted from an- execution or other final process issued for the collection of any debt, when the owner or any agent or attorney in his behalf shall demand that the same or an' part thereof shall be exempted from sale, viz: The wearing apparel, arms for muster, one Bible anil Testament, one hymn book, one prayer book, ten bushels of corn or wheat, fifty pounds of bacon, beef or pork or one barrel of fish, all nec cessarv farming tools for one laborer, one bed, one bedstead and covering, one cart or wagon, one work horse, the libraries of licensed attorneys at law, practicing physicians and minis ters of the gospel, the instruments of surgeons and dentists used in their professions, and the tools of mechan ics ; and in addition to the above ar ticles there shall be exempt in favor of every head of a family or house keeper, when the owner or any agent or attorney in his behalf, or in his ab sence his wife shall demand that the same or any part thereof shall be ex empted from sale, the following, viz: One wheel and two pairs of cards, one sewing machine, one loom, all neces sary school books, one bed, bedstead and covering for every tw members of the family, all necessary farming and mechanical tools, one yoke of ox en, one milch cow and calf, fifteen head of hogs, five hundred pounds of bacon o- pork, fifty bushels of corn, twenty bushels of wheat or rice, and all necessary household and kitchen furniture, including one cook-stove and utensils for cooking thereon, and such other articles as may be neces sary for the comfort and support of the family, not to exceed fifty dollars in value : Prodded, however, that the entire exemption of personal proper ty of the delator, under article ten of the constitution of the Slate and all acts of the General Assembly shall not exceed five hundred dollars in val ue : Ami provided further, that tho val ue of said personal properly exempt ed shall be ascertained as provided for in chapter fifty-five of Battle's Re visal. Section 2. This act shall bo in force from and after its ratification. Ratified the 28lh day of February, A. J). 1870. The old Southern civilization did not decay gradually. It was slain at a blow. The transition was as sud den for a nation's life as tho moment of death for an individual's life. The country turned and looked upon it self, after one fierce struggle, and saw that it was another. One day it was taking its pleasure in princely man sions, dreaming of its royal ancestry, and living luxuriously between noble memories and nobler purposes. The next day it was dead. The old order changed, yielding place to tho new. : Men were to work, to hope, to live for t ' other ends, for other things, in other ways. All say now, whether they be- lieve it or not, that it is well. Well, it may be for the advance of thought and for the progress of mankind. 2so j man can know. But the order of the ! Round Table is dissolved forever, and, even if a sin of its knighthood was ; the cause of its fall, shall not some minstrel tell of the mighty jousts at Camelot, and leave a song to live with ! the eternily of its ruins? The Age. .Let the Democrats, however, bear constantly in mind that their great mission is the redempt ion of the coun try from the Radical conspirators in the next Presidential campaign ; and i . . nut uiib ioiu or tune ougni. to be con I ceded, under any pressure, that will tend to bring that result into jeopardy STATE KEWJ. Mr. Caleb Iloyle died at Charlotte on the 29lh ult., aged C9. They are pushing the railroad from Elizabeth to Portsmouth. Mr. Thomas II. Tiddy, of Charlotte, died on Saturday, in his 33lh year. Burglaries are becoming common at i Charlotte, night. Three occurred in one A very fine quality of soapstone is now being quarried near Alamance- church, about eight miles from Greens boro. There is a mine in the Black Hills named May Shober, after a beautiful daughter of Ex-Congressman Shober, of this Slate. nn lit i i : t r jneunamumoeroiaii.vu.so. v- I selsin the port Of Wilmington (luring ; the month of February was 39. An unknown negro was burned to death in Granville last week. He lay down by a fire from which his clothes caught. One hundred thousand dollars was invested by Salem capitalists recently in United States government 4 per cent, bonds. F. M. Sorrel, who has been deputy, collector of the fourth district, has been promoted to the position of deputy at large for the district. The Pee Dee Herald savsa revival of! pure and undt filed religion is badly J needed all over this country but more i especially at Wadesboro. The board of directors of the Wes tern !Xorth Carolina Railroad will meet in Asheville on tho 13th of May. Captain Spraggins. a conductor on the North Carolina Railroad, in his efforts to awaken a passenger, very unfortunately pulled off his leg. ; It . i i was woouen. Two negroes attempted to rob 21 r. F. Ivucster at Charlotte recently. One choked him whilst the other rifled his pockets. He finally seized one of J their sticks which he used so success- i fully that they fled. Tom Myers and I Lem .Locket t were the scoundrels, and they are now in jail. It appears from a letter which Sena tor Henderson, of Rowan, writes to the Raleigh Observer, that tho bill to abolish private seals, and to prescribe a short form for deeds, and for other purposes, was enrolled and ratified during the recent session of the flen- eral Assembly without havinir missed i me nouses. The Spartanburg (S. C.) Fmrtan re ports that some time ago a colored man went to Gatfney's from Shelby, N. C, and upon showing symptoms of insanity he was placed in the guard house for a few days. He was turned out, however, and wandered off. and about ten days after his body was found in Austell's mill pond. FALLEN. When in Washington on Thursday Iat, we saw a gentleman, so to speak, who was once well known and highiy respected in this city. When we set tled here, more than twenty-two years ago, he was the pastor of one of our most influential churches, and was greatly esteemed for his brilliant tal ents. Being a fiery secessionist, in 3C1 he deserted his high calling, be- came a colonel in the Confederate! army, and was transformed into alow Radical politician, sounding the depths of political and all other kinds i of iniquity, and is now the private secretary of tho colored Senator from Mississippi, in which capacity we saw him acting last Thursday as he sat cheek by jowl with his friend and ! patron in the Senate chamber. How are the mighty fallen, when Bruce, the colored barber, and accidental Sena tor, is esteemed, and justly. Air the better man of the two! Those who i knew the young and brilliant preach i er in other days would hardly recog nize him in the shabby lookin". "ray- ! haired, prematurely old, and almost! totally abandoned man of this day. ' What contrasts this world presents! ! Lynchburg Virginian. The unforlu- ; nale personage alluded to is no less a j personage than the Rev. Geo. W. j Carter, who used to be one of the most able, prominent and popular j Methodist ministers in the Virginia! Conference, and who, after leaving his station in Lynchburg in 18G8, was transferred to this city as professor in tho Petersburg Female College,' now conducted by Professor Davis. Ho was a wonderful man, and his career has been wonderful. 7V !- Round the World in a Sailboat. The boat now being built for Lew is G. Goldsmith, tho latest aspirant to cross the ocean and ultimately to go round the world, is almost comple ted. It is eighteen feet and a half in i length, six feet beam, ami three feet depth of hold, built of oak and hard nine olanking. It is so constructed as to be a boat within a boat, having nine air-light compartments. Jt is sharp at both ends, and it can bail itself. ' Goldsmith and his wife expect to cir- cumnavigate the globe and terminaie their voyage at San Francisco, re turning to Boston by rail. Consumption Cured. An old physician, r lired from practice, having had placed in his hands by an East Iiidiamissionary the formula of a simplo vrsretahle remedy, for the speedy and perma-..i-nt eme for consumption, hior.'hitis. ch- tarrhf asthnia ,d all thiont i.d lung affcc tions, also a positive and radical cure lor nervous dehilitv and all ni rvons complaints. after having tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of cas s, has ielt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fel lows. Actuated by this motive, and a desire to iclieve human suiK-ring. I will send, free of charge, to all who di-siro it, this recipe, with full directions for preparing and using, in German. Frcmh or English. S-nt by mail by addressing with t-tamp, naming this paper. W. W. Mi-rar. 14J Towers Block, liochester, New York. mar 29 IIAHXETS. XfftVTOX, X. C April 4, CORKEtTED WEEKLY, BY WILLIAMS & FIXGEK. FW family - 2 70 a 2 75 - 2 40 a 2-50 90 a 1 00 50 a 55 50 a 60 35 a 40 50 a 00 40 a 50 40 a 50 6 a 7 4 a 5 9 a 10 12 a 15 15 a 20 8 a GO 25 a 0O 6 a 00 40 a 00 40 a 50 4 a 00 8 a 9 wheat cxira j;urn A- 1C3 Oats Meal - Potatoes, Irih - sweet Bacon Fork -Lard T.utter Chickens Eggs -IiKuwax -Tallow Onions Upper Leather Hammered Iron Cot tun CISESTEU, S. V., Aril 3, 189. CORRECTED BY -VILON & KOSROKOVCH. ynnr itmly ? 1 50 a 0 00 2 75 a 3 00 65 a 65 a 65 50 a 00 0 a00 j - ztf 10 a 15 12 a 00 extra Oats Teas Butter Uggs - YOHUYfiLL, S. C. April 3, CORRECTED l'.Y C. G. PARISH & CO. Flour, fa-nily, - extra Corn. - 3 00 a 0 00 2 85 a 0 oO 70 a 00 7 5 a 00 40 a 00 5' a 00 15 a 161 15 a 161 8 a 00 Chickens, Butter, Kgsrs, Notice. fly virtne of a de.l of trust to ns expend, ty Lewis I-itle. we will s 11 on the 19th day f Ajril next, a tract of Land known as the L-wis Littl. trart, purchased from the Joseph Isenhower ista'e, joining lands of Klijah t'line, I'hilo L nhower and others, on the prmiirs, on a credit of six months with interest. This 14th of March. 1879. 3AXIKL LEAL, X. E. SHIMON", J. V.. LITTLE. CATHAIUXE LITTLE, mar 1-5-tf Trustees. USE THIS BRAND. IJKST IX THE WOULD. AND iJETTER THAN ANY SALERATUS One teaspoonful of this Soda used with sour milk iijuaL Four teasjioonfuls of the Lej-t Laking Iowdr, saving Twenty Times its c-titt. fr?ee package for valu able information. Tf '.he teaspoon fnl L too large and does not produce good results at fiist, ujo less afierwards. mar 22 STOP AT TIJE CHARLOTTE HOTEL, ciiai:lotti:, x. a, FIELD BE O'S, Propr's II. WILFOXCS, Clerk. . -TvC K.-C3!s 9 tr g, tCv JfepS&r JM 2 3 KtSSa' - march 1, 1879. Notice. OFFICE w. x. c. i:aili:oadco Morganton, X. March 7, 1S7 J. $ There will he a meting of the Private Stockholders of this Com any at Newton, on Friday, April 4th, 1S79. J - W. WILSON, rnsiJent. mar 1", 1879. WE HAVE OUR ALMOST COMPLETE, A.D NEVER SAW AND Than This Season's. AT OIE! Best Calico only 7 cts., Coffee 12 1-2 cts., AND Everything Else in Proportion. Our Sto-k of Dry Good, Xotionf, ' ILlt S Shoo ( 'hit lin tr 11-jnU ur. Grot-cries. fcc, tfcc, for spring, is now ready lor in.speelioii. His k Fier, NEWTON, N. C. COM j burg Pu.sf. Maac-Ii 22, 1S70. n i Ji!iiiiitis.-.iiJ,,,(,Wi Mde. j PcL-rxWrg In ,Vx- Appeal.
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