North Carolina Newspapers

L ii " 'if ililU t3U(Wtft jjaJA.THERY.:& go., . OFFICIAL ORGAS OF THE UNITED STATES, OFFICat OMaS OF NORTH CAROUSA. OFFICIAL ORGAS OF THE CITYOFALHGH i "rTs Correapondet. Conpondenc. giving new. or fact, of th. HMNti o farming, manul-cturin. f01 rVwoSbf Sorth CWobn, prated In a brief art nUBn-ac i. deal from n rthe 8ute P n will Ukn oTanonjmoa. communlc.- oalST d .ddro of .be writer must in al , ) fcrnUbed, DOC necewiuj i .. runatTOf good faith. WrUjtalw J OM W jf Ou paper. TkecUtio- of comm.nlc.tion to no evidence thit thVeditor adopt. iU aentimeuU. The "theft. loo responirthJe tor Uxrm. ! CommaXtion, .hould be written in pUIn .hand , dJon. anuMd to writing article, for publication haoM correct their maaaacripU with great care l&A. at-CL, FriUjIoning, Aprfl 16th. 1S69. Oou. opened Tort on ot J- CauA Boxd. cpeW 3 Tort oh leeUrda, at SO for old, nndMHJor - qottoh opened in db-dtaticrai. X TortonyetUrdayat X, ond Tnrmm opened in Sew For on feeterdo, at VXQflanddtmdiaxwwx- 'nm opened in Sew Tort on yesterday at $147 'A. disgusted supporter of the Sentinel characterizes its editorials as "aa menjr slops." Profane but expressive. The Repablicans of Rhode Island have carried everything before them, making large gains. The people recognize the fact that the Republican is the people's party. Extensive preparations are being made by tbe colored people of the District of Col umbia for a proper observance of the eman crpaUon anniversary, which occurs on the 16th. .r ,' a -. ' Wm. M. Coleman, Esq., the Attorney Gen eral of this State, has been nominated by President Graut as United States Consul at Stettin, Prussia. Mr. Coleman has many qualities that make his selection for a Ger lih'h.v atmrounate. For a number of vears a resident in Germany, he xiau v" & j i a is thoroughly acquainted with the language manners of the people with whom he haS to one. deal. .The appointment is a good Daring the absence ot tbe editor of the &nfinI,Br6. Kingsbury, his "sub," aided and abetted by the "devil," has turned that paper into a literary review and Sunday School Gazette. We know Turner don't write any now lecause he is'nt well posted on literary and moral subjects. How the Sentinel readers must yearn after their ac customed pabulum. Your Demccratic lamba fatten on whisky and fnsil oil but starve on railk and water. We have just received nur files of the Daily and Weekly Stahdaed of 1868, which we sent to Wilmington for binding. Tbe work was done by W. H. Bernard & Co., of Wil mington, and was executed in the highest style of art. We hope that tbe influence; of having so many Standards in his office at one time will have a good effect upon. Bro. Bernard, and redeem him from the errors i hij way.' ' . ' - - The Court adjourned yesterday and the Judge of this circait will next proceed to Nash county. We believe Judge Watts to be an able and impartial jurist, and one whose influence will continne to grow. He has oar best wishes for his complete success in the administration of justice and the preservation of good order. The decisive vote by which the Alabama treaty was rejected by the Senate of the United States yesterday, is a notable fact, and one worthy of particular recognition. Not only did the Senate reject with indig nant and just scorn this Johnson blunder and misnomer called a treaty, but the very next rote confirmed Hon. J. Lathrop Motley aa; minister to England. We begin, to see daylight. " In connection with the foreign appoint ments sent in to the Senate, it may not be nniateresting to know the salaries attached to the respective offices. The ministers to England and France receive $17,500 a year eacb' the ministers to Russia, Austria, Spain. and Mexico, $12,000 each; the min isters resident to Hayti and Liberia, $7,500 ; the ministers resident in Sweden, Belgium, Guatemala, Bogota, Bolivia and Nicaragua, $7,500. L : ; Tbe Democratic party in Connecticut eemt to have become completely demoral ised. , Previous to the late electionit held almost everything in the State. Democratic Gengreaamen, a Democratic Governor and a Democratic majority in the Legislature ei iated. triumphantly op to the fifth instant. 8u$,aU.ia changed as by the magician's mad.: A Republican Governor now takes kli'fcet;'a Republican majority of forty on joint ballot is returned to the Legislature, and jOfin in the National House of Repre were three Democrats to one Republican, now appear three Republicans to one Democrat. Tbua declines the once grrtkt ind powerful Democracy. ' V I liv: V sl JJTe' see ;4tb at a paper has been started in KYwk 'cHj atylod u.The Imperialist" th motto, Tbe Empire is i Peace." Itjitaeatea a' inooarchy. This is a contin iitffiftof the'Wea of the rebellion. There voald nave beeo a' monarchy ot the Con fed. cf if Jefc Davis bad succeeded. The brader. wera theo, lo4. are now rebels, de ro)foed td have a monarchy, and slaves, bather black r white matter; little to PTreemen of North Carolina, we sound Jk0rlrm. .-Th . movement for an empire iJIbegticC', It Is the idea of secession and rebellion, and tiie long . cherished hoper tie tne peopie - tht$&&o&kbj: k Wfa -warn time. ij -Tfce Summary. p The Legislature has adjourned anits vTke Summary. labors are before the .ceopte. The captions of the laws show how- onerousere the du ties of that Uody.ind how well they were performed.- - ... . In the front rank of its good works was the uassase of a liberal homestead law, which will hercalter be a lasting monument t tt- fa ma anr) A tower of strength to the neonle. The amendments to the Code of Civil ,1 I. Procedure are numerous ana aiciaieu experience. The school law is not m all respecrs per fect, but it is the commencement of a re publican system of free education which will send tbe light of Knowledge Biromiug through the minds of all the children of the old North State. Besides the leading acts, numerous rail road charters were granted, which, by a ju dicious system in the collection of revenue, will ouen the remotest parts of our grand commonwealth to the intercourse and mark ets of the world. The revenue law is as good as could be devised. Owing to the numerous restric tions of the Constitution, imposed for the benefit of the people, it was difficult to frame a new system of taxation which would ans wer in all particulars to the preconceived opinions of men; but we believe that as the n otonrU eiiffiripnt revenue will be law uvn 0tBuvu - raised to defray both the ordinary and extra ordinary expenses ot the Public Treasury. The public charities of the State were re modeled on the liberal basis provided for in the Constitution, and sufficient means ap propriated to support them for the ensuin fiscal year. In the same munner the Univer sity has been placed upon a stable fouuda tion. The commercial interests of the State were not neglected, while the numerous acts of incorporation for cities and associations show a reviving spirit in all ranks of society. ' A. general law was passed conferring the requisite corporate powers upon townships, and these corporations will soon be called upon to organize and govern themselves. Relief was granted numerous officials and persons whom the calamities of the past had reduced to the necessity of ppplyiug to the Legislature for aid. Altogether, we think the General Assem bly did well. Day by day its good works, whiclTlive after it, will become more appa rent and more appreciated. Its revilers will be hushed by the hum ot wheels that its laws have called into motion, and the entire pe0ple will yet applaud its liberality Pnd in dependence. In our opinion the Legisla- tnre nerds no elaborate ueience. j iair . a x- r statament of what it has done is sufficient for the present while the future will entire ly vindicate the annual session of lS68-'d, The Fifteenth Amendment. The following States have .ratified the loth amendment to the Constitution, re cently submitted to them by 'Congress: North Carolina, March 4th ; West Virginia, March 3d; Massachusetts, March 12th; Wisconsin, March 9th ; Maine, March 12th ; Louisiana, March 5th; Michigan, March 8th; South Carolina, March 16; Pennsylvania, March 26th. Missouri ratified the 1st sec tion of the amendment on the 1st day of March, but failed to act on the second. Kansas ratified it on the 27th of February, but the second section was imperfect. The amendment was rejected by Delaware. Georgia went through the form of rejection, but her Legislature is incompetent to act in its present status. Undoubtedly the 15th amendment will become a part of the Constitution. We ad vocated its ratification by this State, but still it did not meet our entire approbation, for while it permits and commands that all men, not disfranchised for rebellion or other crime, shall vote, it is silent as to their rigit to hold office. We are committed to both of these positions, and trust the hour will come speedily, when all who are entitled to tbe ballot shall be likewise entitled to bold office in any State of the Union. The Wilmington Journal. This paper, or its editor, has its ire aroused because somebody whom it docs not like is holding office. This is tbe most probable cause of its anger, judging by the well-known fondness of its editor for office. It always grieved him to see anybody but himself get into the quartermaster's department. In spired with pity for his sufferings we tell him not to be distressed. There is still a hope for him. He can get an office "six months after a treaty of peace" the time when all the Confederate notes are to be re deemed. He can also have the same mult on which he rode double from New Berne toKinston, together with forty acres of the land he helped to confiscate from tin Yankees. We take great pleasure in giv ing him this assurance as we know thai it will rejoice him greatly. '. He h as had - to vsorh since he lost his quarter master's office, but if be does get a place he will work no longer, but be enabled to mimit the aristocrat as of yore. He has alwayt aspired to some position where he could serve his country for bis own good. Let him poesess his soul with patience nntil he gets it. If he should happen to dio before he gets it, he won't want any office, for he will have a good " warm place" without it. Meanwhile be can amuse himself by abusing those who nre in office, and by informing an admiring people what he would have done if he had been President of the Confederate States. The ecclesiastical editor of the Sentinel asks the following conundrum-: "May not taste be compared to that exquisite sense of the bee which instantly discovers and ex tracts the quintessence of every flower." Pretty good, Bro. Kingsbury. If tbe bee is willing we think it may. If, however, there is any doubt on the subject you had better ask Joaiah, whose, "exquisite sense" led hiin to extract the quintessence" of that "tickler" In Montgomery county. He's posted that kind of taste. on Dnrant and DurelL of LouSai iaaa: of Florida; Paschall. of Texas; Jnh., TT.ii B"Wn' f Prwood, of Virginia, are amon th. r. Supreme Judgeship under th new law. 11 John Bright on Education In the opinion of Mr.BrigUV$rj ffM wnAi i th haaia of IIl." vastHfass " of buffering with Vbien EncIaliVffJicted. He says : Theire fcre multitudes amongst us who are born and wiio live even to old age without apparently the slightest hope ot improving their condition." Again he says, "what we want, at the very basis of society, is more intelligence, more in; Btruction, more self-respect, and more hope." "I am weary," he continues, "ns I travel through the country, of looking upon tho vast fabrics that rise up, which aro, if you ask their names, poor-houses or lunatic asylums. We ought to have throughout the length and breadth of a great and in telligent country like thiswe ought to have buildings which shall strike the eye of every weary traveller through the country,' and every foreigner who visits it, which shall be consecrated .to the greatest and noblest of all purposes that of instructing the geat mass of the people, and laising ihem up to the position to which they have a right to aspire, and which God intends them to occupy." This is not simply tho langnago ot a phi lanthropist but ot A wise and far seeing statesman. Mr. Bright is not a mere theo rist, but as his views and actions show, emi nently practical. Therefore we commend to the attention of all skeptics concerning the subject of public school instruction, the views of Mr. Bright, to wit: " Possibly some persons may think that there are rates cnougb. and to add a school rate would be only to add "burden to burden. But let mo remind you that, as tbe school rate would rise if it were well employed, . the poor rate and the criminal rate would fall. Every man in the kingdom knows perfectly well that tbe want of instruction is tbe cause of a very large amount ot tbe intemperance, the profligacy, tbe idleness, tbe poverty and tbe crini. by which our country is disfigured. Besides, we all know that those who have property wculd always feel not only (bat their property was more secure, but that it. was more valuable in tuc miasi oi an instructed uonulation. We should not so often bear from judges and Irom associations established for the purpose of promoting education, with regard to tbe crime aud suffering which are found in our towns. We are a great people now, but how much greater should we be then ! We are a peo ple of great wealth, but how much greater would our wealth be men ! for every instructed man is twice the instrument ior the production ot wealth than an uninstructed roan is, and tbe enormous waste which is caused in this country by the reckiessnebs and idleness, and -intemperance of the uninstructed is incalculable." These are the opinions, be it remembered, ot an eminent political economist. The friends of public free school education cer tainly" will be cheered, and proceed with their work with increased enthusiasm, when such a man as Mr. Bright assures them "that this is not a question between this man and that man : it is a question of great and sol emn principles, of great and solemn import to yu, and to your families and to your pos terity. We arc fighting no mean battle. It is a battle of light against darkness; it is a battle of justice against selfishness ; it is a battle of instruction and intelligence against prejudice and against wrong." REVENUE. An Act in Relation to the Assessment of Property for Taxation in the Year Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-Nine. Skctiox 1. The General Assemfly of North Carolina do enact, That lor the year eighuen hundred and sixty-nine the time designated in the "Act to provide for the collection of taxes by the State, and the several counties of the State, on property, polls and incomes," ratified March sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, for the appointment of As sessors, and all duties relating to the valua tion and return thereof of the' taxable property of the State, shall be extended thirty days. Sec. 2. If in any county the duties required of assessors and clerk cannot,for want of time, with reasonable diligence be" performed at the dates in said act prescribed, as extend ed by this act, the county commissioners shall have power for the present year, to give further time, not to exceed thirty days. Provided That nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend the time for payment of taxes. Sec. 3. The county commissioners of the several counties in this State shall require the several sheriffs of this State, on the ex piration of the first year of their respective terms, to renew their official bonds, for the collection and disbursement of the pub lic revenue, and such bonds, with sufficient security, shall be taken in such penal sum as in the judgment of such commissioners will be equal to the amount ot the State and county taxes which may come into their hands. Sec. 4. This act shall be in force from its ratification. Ratified the 12th day of April, A. D. 18C9. An Act Supplemental to an Act to Raise Revenue. Section 1. The Oeneral Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That the thirty fifth sec tion of " An act to raise revenue," ratified the first day of April, 1869. shall not he construed to impose a tax upon " Insurance Companies" whose incomes are applied ex clusively 'to 'charitable purposes; but all such insurance companies and the incomes of such, are hereby declared to be exempt from all State and county taxes. Sec. 3. This act shall be in force from and alter its ratification, and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby re pealed. Ratified the 12th day of April, A. D. 1869. An Act Supplemental to an Act entitled an Act to Raise Revenue. Section 1. The Oeneral Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That wherever the words . Clerk of the County Commissioners occurs in section four of schedule C, the words " Clerk of the Superior Court " be substitu ted therefor. Sec. 2. That this act shall go into effect after its ratification.' Ratified this 10th day of April, A. D. 1869. m A CmxD Attacked by Rats. The Read ing, Pa., Dispatch says : "From Douglassville, in this -county, we have an account of sad and shocking occur rence which took place -on last Monday night. It appears that the house of Mr. Jo seph Holloway, near Douglassville. is infes ted with rats and so complete is their sway that they have undertaken to drive the fam ily from their home. On the night mention ed a little child was put to bed, and after it had been asleep several large rats attacked it and ate a large portion ot the flesh off its hands, arms and face, before its 'cries were beard by the parents. The mutilation of the child is related as horrible and heart sickening. Medical aid was summoned, but it ia feared that the child cannot long sur vive its injuries. Where rats infest houses too much precaution cannot be exercised to arc-id their poisonous bites. ! An apprentice sailor fell from the "round top !T. to the deck, stunned, but little hurt. The enptain exclaimed, in surprise," " Why, where id you come fronv?" 4 "From, hc north of Ireland, yer honor," was the prompt reply, as tbe poor fellow gathered himself up. SCISSOBlfaS- i 'The man at the wheerHTbe J'P ist.ff OL.: -J, WM,y The Nevada Lcgislattire has licensed gam- f Mine ' ,1 . :' . " A Cuban rendezvous and drill room has been opened in New York. Silver is found in the Alleghany Moun tains. near tho Baltimore and Ohio KaiK road. ' ' A Jerseyman who invented an India-rubber carriage has sold his patent right lor $500,000. . ; . .. , ' Tho m.r a woman's waist is shaped like an hour glass, the more it rIiowb that her Bands of life are running out. TI-.B Princsa Mettei nish decides that dresses shall bo lower iuthe neck and longer iu the train The Duke of Argyle lts put his youngest shocked British aristocrucy irnmeasuraoiy A steamer, with arms and other materials of war. left New York lew aays give aid und comfort to the Cubans. A lock of human hair was found by a Miii.H wtuiiKfltottrwr recently buried four uicheatierp in a beecu tree, there fully 80 years. It has been Tho last pensioner f the revolutionary . . . m I " . I . . K ....... nur tins tlli il aia n. 1 ma uuie uu Daniel liakewell, of New York State, aged 111. It has been said that it must be easy to break into an old man's house, because his gait is broken und his locks are few, An old bachelor thinks the trails of the adies' dresses arc infernal machines, from the fact that a blow-up took place directly after he put his foot on one, The increasing numlur of outrages upon American citizens by Spanish officials m Cuba, is attracting serious uttention in New York city and WashiDjton. A strong expedition, in aid of the Cubans has sailed from a Southern port under com mand ot a distinguished American officer. In Madison, Georgia, a destructive fire oc curred a lew days ago, which destroyed twenty hve or thirty stores and several dwellings. The loss sustained is estimated at $200,000. The Allies are preparing to send an expe dition of twelve thousand men from Ascuti- sion into the interior of Paraguay in search ot Lopez. Horace Greeley says that the darkest day in any man s earthly ctreer is that wherein he fancies that there is some easier way of gaining a dollar than by squarely earning it. r . A mechanic in Halrisburg, Pa., has in vented a flying machine With wings fifteen feet in length, and presenting to the air a surface of 900 square feet. The Italia of Naples announces that at Pompei tuere have just been discovered two marble busts one of Ponipey und one of Biutu?. Ihey are both ot hnc execution, and have been placed in the National Museum. Mr. W. D. Wallach, late editor of the Washington Star, announces in the Alexan dria Gazette that he is a candidate for Con- yrtss in the Alexandria Va., district and he will at once enter upon' an active can vass. That was a smart girl who consoled her self with the thought that the same wind which disturbed crinoline blew ' dust into the eyes of wicked yiunr meu who were standing on the corner to observe the effect. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt recent ly had a narrow escape from death by drink ing, in mistake, from t bottle containing a deadly bed-bug poison. The fluid burning his month, he speedily spit it out, and fortu nately received no material injury. The new female -Postmaster at Richmond shows enterprise. She has placed two la dies in charge of the ladies' delivery, estab lished street letter boies, increased the fa cilities for registration, and introduced other improvements into the Richmond Post-office. Notwithstanding the poor success last year, there is to be a German expedition to the North Pole this sunnier. Two steamers and two sailing vessels are to take part in it. One steamer has alreadv sailed and ta ken Dr. Dorst, of Julicli, a learned natural philosopher. A traveler's summary of Texas : " The best women and the meanest men, more sickness and less health, more corn bread and less corn, more pretty ladies with little feet and no ankles to match than any State in the Union." A foolhardy young man went over the dam at Augusta, Me., on S aturday, in a small boat, to win a wager of $25. The fall was thiity feet, und the river verv much swollen. A large crowd assembed to see the deed done, and tbcautborities permitted him to do it. He came out alive and re ceived his money. The farmer whose pigs were so lean that it took two of them to make a shadow, has been beaten by anotlier, who had several so thin that they would crawl out through the cracks in their pen. He finally stopped stopped that tun by tying knots in their tails. ' A Japanese correspondent says the Grecian bend has been in fashion in Japan for iour centuries, lhe spinal curve had its origin in the custom which Japanese ladies have of carrying their babies on their back, and the pannier had its orlg.n in the broad silk girdle which is swathed several times around the waist and las tea ed in a large bunch behind. The Twitchell case continues to excite much attention, and the belief in the inno cence of Mrs. Twitcliou is very .prevalent. It is asserted that Twitchell confessed at least one person that ie was the sole mur derer of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Hill, and that his wife knew nothing oPthe blobdy deed until after it had been committed. . It s expected that in a lev days Mrs. Twitchell will make a full statenentin her own behalf. The latest advices fVm Gold Hill state that the fire and smoks have considerably decreased. Steam was issuing from the crevices where he shifts had been closed, leading to the beliettliat the mines werei filling with steam, anddiat the flames would thus eventually be smothered. As long as there is any evidence tiat the fire is still in1 progress, the injectingof steam will be con tinued. , , . Benjamin Phillips, 4ie of the convicts at the Brooklyn penitenfary, committed sui cide yesterday morning by hanging himself! in his cell. I en or nteen years ago the de ceased was employed Is a reporter for some ot the New York paprs, but subsequently practiced law in the piice courts of Brook lyn. The latter empltyment was what did for him. . i A Lord Fairfax hasjist died in Baltimore! He was the descendajt, of the greats Vir ginian, immigrant per, and wa? a Demo cratic lawyer of no renarkabte ability him self. His brother inb-rits the empty title, though we question if the Committee of Privileges in the Houa of .Lords would re cognize his claim. Tl only other English title borne by an Ararican is the barony of Lofit,Tieid oy a 7iHr.rraser, originally of NottL Carolina. His on,' Simon, Master of Lovat, a Scotchman tyrn, is one of tbe best rifle allots in Great Bitain, and a Colonel of Volunteers. TBB CONfERBRATB Dead at ' Geitm bobg. Genetjrf Fitzlbce has lately received a letter froiiifthe Supertendent of the Na tronaCemetery at Gettysburg, statinthat 'of tbi three thousand seven hendred Con federate dead interrccMit that place . abouf seven hundred can ba identified, but tbe re mainder cannot. - Ife states that the farmers are beginning to plough over the part of the. cemetery in which they are buried, and sug gests that thev be removed at once. Gen. Lee communicated this, info; ma tion, to the Hollywood Memorial Association, and the ladies oflthe association have determined to take steps to remove the dead from Gettys burg, and re inter them .in the cemetery at Hollywood i?icA. inquirer. V I " -U - . v A Haunted HorsE: A curious story is going the rounds of the press concerning a house in Pennyan, N. Y. A visitor thus de scribes wjmt he saw and heard : 'Our vil lage clock was striking the hour of twelve when we entered the haunted room. Tho stillness was disturbed first by what seemed , a guitar played but a few feet from us, and as sweet a voice as ear ever heard, singing to it in alow tone. In an instant the sound of voices and footsteps was heard all about us, but, although: the room was light as lamp could ma tec it, we saw nothing. The sing ing 'continued, until the same sweet voice, in the most piercing and sharpest uttcrnnc'J, cried, 'Help 1 As the unearthly yell broke forth we felt our heart beat quickly, our breath come heavily and every nerve tingle. Three times did this mysterious voice cry 'Help!' Aftef this followed what seemed to be a dance of madmen, together with the most demoniac screams ever heard." Ashes for: Fkuit Trees. Wo observe a statement in one of the papers, of an ex periment in the application of wood ashes to fruit trees, which shows in a curious man ner how a thing may be done in the wrong, way. Hollow cylinders of tin were placed around the foot of the trunks, and the space between these and the bark failed in with fresh wood ashes. The trees so treated, es pecially the peach and smaller apple trees, omitted to grow, and on removing the tin and ashes, the black and slippery bark came off from the.stems. The ashes were put in the wrong .p. ace they should have been spread broadcast where the roots could ab- . sorb the dissolved potash as it slowly de scended through the soil. To crowd it in n mass around the trunk, is like cramming pudding into a hungry man's boots or pour ing medicine into his ears. Country Gentle man, t Remedy for Colic in Horses. Mr. R. Howell, Shiloli, N. J., says: In response to a request made some time since I will give you a unfailing remedy tor the colic in horses. I have seen it tried in the worst cases, and never saw it. fail to give instant relief. It is simply the application of hot cloths. Take a piece of carpet, blanket, Or any thick material large enough to cover the horse from his fore to his hind legs, and from his spine to the floor as he lies ; wring it out of hot water us hot as you can possi bly handle it.' You need not tear scalding the animal. Apply this to the animal and cover it with a similar dry cloth. As the heat diminishes' much, dip the wet cloth again in. hot water. This plan will, within an hour, cure the worst case of Colic. i DISSOLUTION. TIIE Law Co-partnership of Phillips & Battle has been" dissolved by mutual consent. S J;'. rUllLLIfS, ' D U D 1 TT1 X? Tn Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 15, 1863. tf LAW CO-PARTNERSHIP. THE undersigned have entered into a co-partnership "for the practice ot the Law in the State and Federal Courts of North Carolina. i WILL: H. BATTLE, ; KEMP P. BATTLE, ? R. H. BATTLE, Jr. Raleigh Dec. 15, 1868. 293 tf. j . State ' of Xorth Carolina, DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, M,ileUjh, Ap?tl 1, 1869. PARTIES DESIRING TO PURCHASE THE interest of the Statu Board ol Education in the Cape Fear Navigation Company are hereby notihed th:.t bids lor the shares ot.stocK owned by the Board in said company (said to be 6ix hundred and fifty iu number) will be received until May 1st, 1869. lhe bids must state definitely the sum per share that s offered, inu.-t be staled, endorsed Cape Fear Navigation stock aud addressed to the Superintendent of. Public instruction, Raleigh, N C. Terms of payment arc cash on trausler ol stock. The right: to reject any and all bids is reserved. By order of the Board. w. w. liUMJiiiN, I'resiaeni. 8. S. Ashley, Secretary. april 2. 378- 2awtd. rpH STOCKHOLDERS of the Eastern A and Western Divisions ol the Western North Carolina RailToad Company are hereby notified to meet in joint meeting in the town of Morgan ton in the county of Burke, on the 4th day ot May, A. d.,1869, to cousider of such- matters as may be properly brought before them, and mat ters ot importance. - d. j. raut i, rresiaent Eastern Division W. N. C R. R. Co. i GEO. VV. SW EPSON, Pres't Western Division N. C. R. R Co. Raleigh, N. C-, April 12, 1809. 38G-lawtd Old North State, at Salisbury,. Independent Press, Morganton, and Asheville Pioneer, please copy once a week till day of meeting. PRAIRIE'S RESTAURANT, Billiard Hall and Sample Rooms 31 Fayette ville St., Ealeigh, N. C. rrmiS WELL KNOWN RESTAURANT IS A now under tin; sole charge of Mr. W. R. Pepper, the Prince of Southern Caterers. His extensive acquaintance and popularity renders further coniment unnecessary. The Billiard Saloon is under the supervision of Mr. Richard Partin, recognized as the first Bil- liardist in the South, who is always ready to ex change compliments with his friends, and the" public. In the Sample Rooms, you will find Maguire, whose lonir experience renders him fullv comoe- tent to " Mix-Eiia" so as to make you feel happy. ,'l bls Restaurant has Deen lately rentted with out regard to expense, and it is certainly the finest Saloon ever opened in Laleigh. J. P. PRAIRIE, . ' dec 10 tf Proprietor. $100 REWARD. THK ABOVE REWARD WILL BE PAID TO any person or persons for the apprehension aud arrest of one Henry Berry Lowery an escaped prisoner from this county jail. Said Henry Berry Lowery, is a mulatto about 24 years of age, about 5 feet 10 inches nigb, long black hair, gray eyes and under bis lei t eye is a scar burnt by powner. In addition to the above reward is a reward of $ 300 offered by the ex-Governor of the State. B. A. HOWELL, Sheriff. Robeson County, N. C. dec 23 . 294 tf. EDGE WORTH FEMALE SEMINARY. THERE WfLL BE NO VACATION IN THIS Institution this winter. The next Session will commence on the fourth Monday of January, 18ti9. Pupils will be received at any time. The entire expense of Board and Tuition for a ses sion of 20 weeks will be from $100 to $110, if paid in advance. Ten per cent, will be added if payment should be delayed one mouth after the admittance of the pupil. Model ate charges will be made for Music, use of Piano, Ancient and Modern Luntruaa-es. Draw. ing and Oil Painting. Each boarder will furnish her own lights and towels, and also a pair of sheets aud pillow cases. tor circulars address J. M. M. CALDWELL, ' Greensboro', N. C. dec , 282 Stawti OFFICE NORTH CAROLINA Bill BOA) COXPAXY, Company Shops. Oct, 21st, 1868. AGENTS are aathorized to sell five hundred miles: tickets for twentv dollars, o-rwi w three months. By order of the Board of Directors : ALBERT JOHNSON, . General Superintendent. oct23-tf OiUciajU fAW8 OF THE UNITED STATES. Ptosed at 'ihe Third&srion cf the Fortieth VI CohreMr PUBLIC ACTS. Public No. 27,1 An act" establishing Hie tvrm tt ottU'u of thm House of Representative, m4 tFvl4i)g lor bioiinlxl ncBHiona or Uiu WUMHUW Aciiiiy of the Territory or MoulMtia, Be It enacted by the bi imtf and JJoue of Uf V- roHcntHtlveu ol the United Blrtlw of AmorU'n ill Concert aiiaenibled, That hurimHt'rthu tminUvr of thu house of n:preuntMtivr of Territory of Montunu shun be eicc'a ior uiuitnn ot iwo yeurs, and the atuted tKloiife of fui h'tfUlutlWt aeiubly hatl be bieiinUl. . Aud fbu said ItfgU' latlve HMcinbly, at tts find senciou Ur tli putt, ago of this act. shall provide by law for tarrying tbl act into tnec . Approved, March 1, IS09. Public No. 28. i ' An act grunting a portion of tho military rcicr- vat Ion or ttnult to. Murio, micuik''. w iuu Aruerlcun IiaptUt Home MUion bocuij lu Miififj and IIouab of Rer AJV lb wv .- . f ntmivK r thu United 8tutc of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary ot War i ii.-i-.thv uuthorized to convey to tbe American Baptist Homo Mission Society, by good und saf- ' ..... . At ... A k 111... t.n llclent title, a poniou ui iue inuiuuij iihiuhuu at Hault Ste. Marie, in tbe State of Michigan, not to exceed one acre, now occupied by a mission building owned by saia society. Approved, March 1, 1809. . Public No. 83. An act to authorize the county commissioners of Ada county, Idaho, to select a site tor a terri torial prison. n it .nflftd hv the Senate and Hou?ecof Reo- resentatives of the United States of America In Congress assembled, That the county of com mission i s ot the county of Ada, In the Territory of Idaho, be, and they are hereby, authorized, ; under direction ol the secretary oi me interior, to select a site upon which to erect a territorial prison of said territory. Approved, March 1, 1869. Public No. 31. An act for the repeal of tonnage duties on Span- ; ish vessels. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- '. . esentatives ot tbe United states oi America in Jongress assembled, That the act entitled "An j ict concerning tonnage duty on Spanish vessels," ipproved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and hirty-lour, and the first, second, and fourth sec- ions of tbe act entitled "An act concerning i ionnage duty on Spanish vessels, approved ! uly thirteenth, eighteen hundred aud thirty-two, e, and they are hereby, repealed ; and that of Spanish vessels coming from any port or place u Spain or her colonies, where no discriminating r countervailing duties on tonnage are levie mon vessels of the United States, or from any lher port or place to and with which vessels of .he United States are ordinarily permitted to go tnd trade, there shall be exacted in the ports of he United 8tates no othei or greater duty on onnge than is or shall be exacted of vessels of .he United states. Approved, March 1, 1869. , fPCBLIC No. 47.J An act in relation to additional bounties, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ot Rep resentatives, of the United States of America in : Congress assembled, That when a soldier's dis- ' charge states that he is discharged by reason of " expiration oi term ot service," ne 6Uaii oe neia t to have completed the full term ot bis enlistment i aud entitled to bounty accordingly. Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That the widow, minor children, or parents, in the order ; named, ol any soldier who shall have died, after - being honorably discharged irom the military service of the United States, shall be entitled to receive the additional bounty to which such sol dier would be entitled if living, under the pro visions ol the twelfth and thirteen sections of in act entitled "An act making appropriations ' 'or sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June thirty, eighteen nundrea ind sixtv-seven. and for other nurooses." ao- , proved July twenty eight, eighteen hundred and ixty six, rod ti e said provisions of said act 6hall oe so construed. Sec. 3. Aud be it further enacted, That all claims for the additional bounties granted in sec tions twelve and thirteen ot tbe act of July twenty-eight, eighteeu hundred and sixty-six, shall, after tbe first of May next, be adjusted and settled by the uecouuting officers of the treasury under tbe provisions of said act; aud all such claims as niay on the said first of May be remain ing in the office Ol the Paymaster General unset tled shall be transferred to the Second Auditor of the Treasury for settlement Sec. 4. And be itj further enacted, That all claims for bouuty under the provisions of the act cited in the foregoing ctiou shall be void, un less presented in due form prior to the first day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. Approved, March 3, 1869. Public No. 48. 1 An act to incorporate "The Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District ot Columbia." Be it enacted y the Senate and House of Rep sentatives -of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That WMiam Mertz, Ed ward Edwards, Thomas B. Campbell, A. C. Adam- son, John J. Callahan, A. T. Dessau, John Me- Clellan, E. H. Atkins, Richard Goodhart, Thos. Rishton, C. H. Dickson, T. D. Winter, H. V, Cole, T. H. Donahue, Thomas H. Graham, M. A. Watson, W. U. C-nase, l nomas JJowiing,,tt. a Tompkins, James O Lee, Charles H. Kern, aud Koticrt Hull, and their successors, to be elected in the manner hereinafter declared, be, and they are hereby, incorporated and made a body politic and corporate by the name of "The Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District ol Col umbia," and by that name may sue and be sued. plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity of competcut jurisdiction, and may have and use a commou seal, and be entitled to use and exercise all the powers, rights, and privileges luciucni to sucn corporation. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the particular business and objecisof such society or corporation shall be to provide and maintain a tund lor tue beneut ot tue widow, orphans, heir, assignee, or legatee oi a deceased member im mediately upon proof of such death. Sue. 3. And be it further enacted, That the number of directors or managers to manage the same shall be twenty-two, who shall be elected by tue members of said society or corporation. at their annual nieetiug on tbe second Tuesday of novemoer in eacu year, iroui among inemscives, who 6hall hold their office for one year and Until others arc duly elected and qualified to take their plaeea as directors; and thu 6a id directors shall elect one ot their number to be president of the board, who shall also be president of the corpo ration or society, and shall elect one of their number as vice-president, and one of their num ber as secretary, who shall also be secretary of ... ;..! . . f . i . . me us:uciuMuu, una oue oi rueir number as treasurer, who shall give bonds with suretv to said corporation in such sum as the said bosrd of directors may require lor the faithful discharge oi ins irusi. a majoru.y oi me directors shall lorm a quorum for tbe transaction of business: and in case of a.vacancy in the board of directors oy ciefttti, resignation, or otherwise, of anv diri tor, the vacaney occasioned thereby shall be filled by the remaining directors from among tbe mem bers of said society, who shall serve until the next annual election. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That th directors shall have fnll power to make and pre-' cvnuu out ii ujr laws, ruies, ana regulations as they shall deem needful and proper for the dis position and management of the funds, property, and vfiects ot the society or corporation not con trary to this charter or to the laws of tin. TTniinrl States; and they shall have power to alter or auii-uu me same, as me interests ot the corpora tiou, in their opinion, may require. Sec. 5. And be it furthet enacted. That the said board of directors shall be capable of taking ano upiumg the funds, property, and effects of bHiu corporation, wincu lunds, property, or effects shall never be divided among the members of tbe said society or corporation, but shall descend to their successors, duly elected in the manner heretofore specified, for the promotion of the principles of the said corporation and the benev olent purposes of the society which t her repre sent. But this provision shall not prevent the said board of directors from carrying out the principles of tbe society or corporation, viz : the immediate payment to the widow, orphans heir assignee, or legatee of a deceased member as many dollars as there are memhora in standing on the books of the corporation ; i lunucr enacted, That this act may be altered, amended, or repealed at the America C011" of the United States of Approved, March 3, 1869. ' TPCBLIO RlCBOT.TTT AF,T,oi,rjCr1 iled by, the Senate and Hotue of Rep resentatives of the United 8tates of America (n Congress asseinbld, .That the Secretary of War he,hereby l8- aathorized and empowered to direct the necessary buildings at Fort Totten. Dakota Territory, to be constructed of brick, and to rceept those at; said fort already constructed of brick: Provided, That In his Judgment build ings of that material will not be more expensive than buildings of wood: And provided I nit her That no appropriation will be necessary therefor! Approved, April 6, 1869. 3 ' ' GBA1ID. SALE - - -T,..0F . REAL ESTATE AND PEESONAL PKOPERTY BT THE NORTH CAROLINA Real and Personal Estate Agency, RALEIGH, N. C. $100,000 CAPITAL STOCK. CHABTXBBD BT TUB LEOISLATCItS Or NORTH CAROLINA, FEB. 26TU, 18C9. JOSEPH G. UESTER, President JOSEPH DIXON, Vice President 'JOHN C. HESTER, Sec'y. and Treat. ROBT. G. LEWIS, Leg.il Counsellor. 8,000 Valuable Pieces of Property to be Dis posed of. Worth $14C,G941 $3 .A. CIIA.IVC 1 . I REAL E8TATE. SEVEN FINE RESIDENCES Four iw tub ClTT OF RaLBIOHl . One Residence in Ralelgb, N. C, described below, iig.ww One Oue One M.000 it ! S.0U0 5,000 2,00 2,000 One " Warrenton One i Chapel Hill " One Hotel in Taylorsville, N. C, " LIST OF PEBSOSAL PE0PKRTT. Samples on exhibition at HESTER BROS. & CO., No. 26 Fayetteville St., Ralelgb. N. C, at the regular cash prices. 10 Fine Phaetons, $600 each, made by H. D. Schmidt. Baltimore, Md f O.UUU 10 Fine Top Buggies, $3o0 each, made by H. D. Schmidt, Baltimore, Md., . 3,500 50 1st Premium, 7 octavo Pianos, niado . by Trtmalne Bros, a. X., foTjUeaeli, SZ.QW 5 Parlor or Church Organs, 6 stops, $250 made by Tremaine Bros. N. V.. 1.250 500 Sewing Machines, Wilcox & Glbb or Grover & Baker's, fOO each. SO.ooo 500 Silk Dresses, best article, 12 yards each, 40, -M wo 6 Velocipedes. $73. 450 24 Rolls Brussels Carpet, 45 yds. each $135, . . v.zw 6 Salamander Safes, Wilder' patent, best in tbe world, $260, 1.W 1 Cash Prize. $1,000 gold. 1,334 10 Cash Prizes, $100 each, 1.000 200 do do 10 do 2,000 672 do do 6 do 8.3-vo 1000 do do 2 do 2,000 3000 Prizes. Value of the total fcin't. $146,694 Total number of Tickets, 73,347 All of tbe above is put In the drawing at the regular cash selling prices and will be dipoacd of bv a recular mode of Drawing, and Jn order U accomplish this, tbe Com pan will tell 73,947 tickets at $2 each ; for further Inlornialloo read section 10 aud 11 of tbe By-Laws of tho Company : BT LAWS. Seo. 10. Tbe plan of drawior shall be aa fol- lows : there shall be two wheels, one prize wheel and one a number wheel, arranged In tome public place in the city, where any one holding a ticket may he present on thu day ol draw ing. In the numoer wneel lucre man oe as many ticket corresponding in number thoae which have been sold. In lhe prize wheel tlu-ra shall be as many tickets aa there are prize, thcae tickets shall be deposited In the wheel iy m board of supervisors, who shall be appointed by tbe Directors, alter which thu whcil Miall bo sealed np and placed in any bank in thelty, the Directors may direct, until the time of dmwlng,. wheu the supervisors shall bring the whtl to tho pla-e of drawing, break the seal and the drafting shall be disposed of by taking a ticket from t-wrU wbeel, at the same time and tbe prize ticket tuki n from the prize wheel ahall designate the price duwn by the ticket corresponding In number to the sue taken from the number wheel at the oni time. Tho wheel shall be well shaken alter each ticket is drawn. Seo. 11. The Director ahall designate tbe time and place of drawing, at which time and place tbe supervisors bbull be required to be present and see that the drawing la conducted entirely equitable. A Board ot Supervisor, will be appointed who will have exclusive control and mauagi-meut tbe drawing. They will conduct tbe diiriutloa and see that each persons ia legally Invested with the property he may draw. A duplicate rrglMry of the tickets sold will be kept; o, that. In Ilia event of loss of ticket, the accident may be remedied and no mistake can occur. Tbe Drawing will take place In TUCKER HALL, In the City of Raleigh, Immediately alter sale of tickets, of which due notice will be given. The Company is working nnder the provision of a special Charter itranttd by the General Aa sembly ol North Carolina, which compel the Company to comply faithfully with all contract. Copies can be had on application to the Com pany . All tbe above mentioned property will certain ly be disposed of a above Muted, and tboo drawing a will be iuveslud with the title Iu fee simple. t3 No member of tbe Company la allowed to purchase any ticket. All money Bent by mail, at the owner'a risk ; that ent by Express, RegUtt rcd LH ten, Cluck or Drafts, at tbe risk of tbe Company. No property will bo listed ante tbe tide 1 indisputable. Tbe Treasurer has been required to give a bvnd of five thousand dollars lor tbe faithful perform ance ot hi duties. He ia required to rpoit, dally, in the bank, all monies received, where It will remain un-il all the ticketa are aold and all the property will be positively drawn and deliv ered to the parties drawing, or tbe money re turned. Send two dollar bv exnrrva. notnfnr order, registered letter, or dralt, at our rlak, or by mail at your own, aud take a chance at the 3,000 valuable prize, offered. Tickets will bo ent any where iu the United States at the Company's rltk. DESCRIPTION OF RE1L ESTATE. One fine residence built of brick, In the uei improved siyie, in the city of Ra leigh, with eight acrea of ground, and all necessary out-buildiug, with many fine ornamental aboutt he rarrf Vtn tin nrvi Oue large and convenient house In thu ' city of Ralelgb, on Newbem street, thirteen large rooms, double parlors, with, all necessary ont-bulldlnga, IU . acres of ground, and s otaulUul oak. grove. Value $ 500 One largo house on Newbern and Blood worth atreete, contalnlngtwenty room aultablafora boarding .lioaae, all ne cessary out-buildiug. with a beautiful oak grove in the yard and acre of gsound. Value $ 5 000 One beautiful large Rcaidonce, on New bern street, eight rooms snd basement, four out buildings and stable, seven acres of ground, elm grove, very de sirable snd attmrtlva Vtn. t H 000 One In Warrenton, N. C, known aa tbo AiBion property, In periect order, ooo of the best built bouse In tbe 8tte, containing 8 large rooni,doubleplazzas and porticos, one of lbs moat com mandlngand beautiful residence In the place, with 8 acres of ground. Doe orchard, beautiful oak grove In tbs yard, aud all neceasary out lulldlng. ' Value : " t B.000 Tbe property at Taylorevllle Is very at tractive, valuable and cheap. It la a Hotel at th comity aest of a nourish ing and growing village of a thourand or more inhabitants, snd situated one square from a good and flourishing College, no school of brtter grade, right on tbe line ot tbe Atlsntle A Ohio Railroad, and being situated lo th mountain region, tbe aceiiery I truly delightful and fascinating. Contains ; twenty rooms, and the buildings are l nnw Vain. ma nnn One In Chapel Hill, containing 4 room. wiin ure-piacea, ana oae lorty-loot 1 diuing room. Also, kitchen, out houses snd ono tnd three-fourths acres ' of land. Value..... $ 2,000 PcrSOn deSlrinir int farther Infarmatlnn -trill please addresa JOH.t C. HESTER, ' april 10 Secretary. ; 1