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-.jsjssnkfajsaana-. ML 1 .. ILJ ! I j - rr I tr ie eriKri&xotii)Sfttic &1LI8DUBT. FRIDAY. JAN. W. IMP. W We find osrself under the dmmIIj of appealing to oar friend to aid u in extend ing the circulation of oar paper, as wall to Mfport it by a liberal advertising patron age. W intend to make It, in every poet, equal to any paper published in North Carolina, both in t to quantity and quality of lU reading matter. No "Unding mat) will be kept to till up its column, and all advertisements will be taken oat at soon the time for which they were ordered expire Wa shall not confine ouraelf wholly to polit ical matter, bat aliall endeavor to gire luck a variety a will inako the Old North State jL a walintl vnotor la Um family eircle. Agri eultur and Domestic Keonomy (hall receive their proper attealioa, while the selections iu tha miscellaneous department will be made with a view to in tar eat the general render. Proper attention will also bo given to tha newt of the day, both foreign and domestic general and Statu. TUB PENITENTIARY 8WINDLE W0fri v AGAIN. i i film, W haw mora than once taken occasion refer lathi matter in oar column, verity apon the action of Um mabr&y of th committee, and awarded what we bellev d to be bat duo praise to our own able and excellent Senator. Mr. Bobbins, whodissent- d from the action of the majority and sub mitted a minority report. Unwilling to do ialustiee to any one, we save place in oar last to a defence of their conduct, signeu by four members of the committee, remarking apon the significant fact that Mr. Lassiter, wuom we nave at way regarded as an up- rush! and honest mau. had tailed to sis-u it. All nbeqaent developments, however, go totjtrengthen our first impressions.that fraud bat been perpetrated upon the eom- mittee, to any the least of it. Another com mittee was subsequently appointed to in vestigate the action of the former one in re lation to thii matter, and that committee, through it chairman, Mr. Welker, submit ted Ha report to the Sonata on Friday last W publish in another column the aynopsia U their report, which we find in the Stand ard of Saturday, and also all Ike proceeding ia relation to it, which were had on that day. obtained from the same source. Comment upon these proceeding ia unnecessary they peak for themselves in language which can not be mistaken. It isfflbw of much gratification to every bitHBtaa good peo ple of the State, to knonHU such able and it Senator aa Messrs. Welker, Bar- Kabbins. Osbonaw8wcet, Love and i are determined toprobe the matter the bottom, and that they wilt not allow 0 bar deceived i THE V 1 llOfNT A CONHCRV ATI V K COM MITTEE IN WASHINGTON. W learn from the Richmond Wat of yes terday, om of whoa editor accompanied the committee to Washington, that the com in it tea of nine recently Mat to the national Cap itol by Um Conservative of Virginia are al most certain by carry their praposiuoo be fore CongreMt Gov. Well tijgraphs hash to hit radical friend. In Richmond i "All 1 lot. Grant ha issued the committee of viae." ' Judas Undatwd Mrrondert with Um beat grace possible. The Washington eorreepondent of the National Republican, an e xt rem radical who wa at fiit strongly op posed to the object of the committee, and predicted that it would be (nabbed, lay there It no longer any doubt "that the com mitto bar serried their poiat before Con grats." Thl movement on Um part of Hon. A. A. II. Stuart, and Um ether able and patriotic Conservative who Joined him lu It. has been denounced with much severity by a number of able Journal and distinguished gentlemen of Virginia at a tnrrender of principle to ex pediency. But we day is past when clamor of that tort will deter wise sti punning the course which the best latsTSStS of their country demand they shoaM take. Passion ha so far eook-d down as to enable the thoaghUW and considerate to see that Mind poQsy and wIm expediency it a higher order uftlslssmMshlp in hrunbled times than arigidadharonceto principlM that have be come obsolete by Um circumstances of a rev- ion. Universal manhood suffrage i a settled question for the present, and like ev ery other groat experiment in government. mut bo left to work Itself out If these gen tlemen snoeeed in their mission, as we have no doubt they will, they witl be entitled to the lasting gratitude of the people of Virginia. A similar movement wa attempted by a number of Southern gentlemen in January 1867, including such men a Gov. Sharkey, of Mississippi) Gov. Parsons, of Alabama, Gov. Marvin, of Florida, Gov. Orr. of South Carolina and Messrs. lliown. Hoyden and ers of thl State. Like the Virginia Com mit te they negotiated with the Republican party in Congrats, as the only party which had it in its power to do any thing for the Southern people. If they Iiad been promptly sustained by th Southern States their plan would hare sveeeeded. Of this we have no doubt. The governments organised in pur suance of President Johnson's policy would have been preserved and universal offrage would have been avoided. Bat the time had not come when the Southern people could take a calm and practical view' of the situa tion. They were hugging tne delusion to their bosoms that Um Northern Democracy would rescue them from the impending dsn- m a SI II. .. t at ger. 1 hey VMM not even listen 10 me voice of President Johnson on that occasion, who was exceedingly anxious for them to adut the proposed plan, and thus mediate CORRESPONDENCE. NonH State Orrica, ( January 18. 1809. Mrt. J. M. MeCothk and WUhmm E. Bmlty, Start. GnsTLnMBM i Cm a debtor be discharged. from any Mats of debts nader tha Act of March 8. 1887. without paying flfW cents oa tha dollar of the tams This question is frequently asked of late, and not feeling myself competent, with the attention. I have been able to devote to the ubjeat, to git e a definite or satisfactory an swar, I hsve determined to refer It to yoo for your opinion, which I wish to publish for the be ue tit of my readers. Yours, very truly. Lawn H Atria- Sambm'hv, N. C, Jan. 19, 1800. Asst. JM Hand : A Dear Mr Your favor of the 18th insL, submitting to ns the question, "can a debtor br discharged from any class of debts under the Act of March S, 1807 without paying fif ty cent on thg dollar of th ceived oa yesterday. Under Ike Act of March as . ton nrur nNVtw imr, tiou to be discharged in cmts'of debts nnleSs'hlt estate pay and did actually nay fifty per . I . Lf- .-A- ti in ciaim against ins ssiaie. amendmest to said act approved Jnly 87, 1888, all their petitions in Bankrupt y although their t may not be equal to fifty par emit of the claims proved sgaiost them, provided the stats of a party amount to ss much at fifty per cent of the claim he may owe a princi pal Debtor, and not at surety, then he may go into Bankruptcy, and become discharged frcm all the different classes of debts which are embraced in the Act of Mateh 8, 1867. To illustrate our idea, suppose A owes ss principal Debtor two thousand dollars, aad fire thousand dollar ss ssrety if hit estate is equal to one thousand dollars then he can go into Bankruptcy and be discharged from all his liabilities both as principal and secu rity, for bis asset is tin case are equal to fifty per sent of hi liabilities at principal Debtor. We are, most respectfully, J. M. MoCorkxb, Wm. H. B ulk v. JUDGE affix I ETTE in ansntnity wt betwesu Judga Bu Jinan in eonsequeo appeared in that i the following card In relation to tl appeared la Um i itment of J, I Suiierior Court o! ton, wa have only comment npan msn ; and w tlectin tonal i asniuc oouslr of the, i IV q I sity i written i withdraw i tides. r on l ;dTi fay Eagle. etoatates that not ham stse tome time sine ; Um Fayetterllle in articles which MB adjusted, as tow i any j's private or par - . .a a my. And in- liable to such tw the whole r any neoes- to articles on and i la our ar ia any way. have copied oar give this d with me PHYSICAL SURVEY OF VIRGINIA. which they expect to manage so as to a round sum if they cannot thereby induce the legislature to ratify Um action of Um first committee. J)n the same day ws find Mr. Downing, one i committee who made the purchase, ri tig In his seat in the House and offering to purchase "the 8,000 sawtat? land, the tite far the penitentiary and the water power " tor 8100.U0O in State bonds. On the same day Gov. Holden alto sent a message to the Hons, transmitting a communication from C. L. Harris, Superintendent of Publis WAvks. enclosing a letter from Mr. 8. Adam, the agent, or pretended agent, of an iron manufacturing company in Richmond, Va., max ing an offer of 100.000 for the same, In State bonds. The letter was also aceompan led by a certificate from the banking house of J,dm G. Williams & Co., of Raleigh, that Mr. Adams had made arrangements with them for the immediate payment to the State of fOeWVia SUto bonds, should Mr. Ad ams' offer be accepted. This, at first blush, estna to be all right, but a very slight exam ination will show the object of the offer and in whose interest it was made. It is noth- i rrg more nor less than an effort to induce the legislature to ratify the purchase made by the committee, in order that certain parties HfjBfetaVe to complete thair swindle, as inajT Otm anas saewfco take the trouble to look- in th first place it must be that tha State does not own "the rite ttlttttd for the Penitentiary, and the water power," -a. r" u..m ...a' A rmmrn, uwnour, sun PWimei(UCUllJ C3I1UOI SCU t to Mr. Adams, or any other person, with out first purchasing it heraelf. A the matter now stands it it bnt a conditional gift to Um ttteVabDeep Wver MsmtkcuringCom i psny, made t facilitate the nam of the 8f000 " aores, which it managed to effect through the asncy of Wt "go-between," Pruyn. The State cannot sell it without violation of the , conditions and forfeiture of all right- This tt and water power it almost theonly thing much value connected with the whole pro "perty. and if the State undertakes to sell it 9 to Mr. Adams, or any other person, the Deep River Manufacturing Company-will have it in its power either to defeat the sale or ex tort 830,000 to enable her to comply with her stipulation. To knew how the company will exercise its power it it only necessary to look at its past speculations in the matter. Upon the whole it seems to be almost certain that a ?ring" has besn formed for the ex press purpose of swindling the State, and o - -r puncUUn many of them said they were willing to submit to anything rather than yield what they termed principle. The days of nch msdnsMi ws are happy to- believe. has passed by with Um great majority of the Southern people. Wa believe that, like the able) aad patriotic Conservatives of Virginia, they will hereafter regard practical states manship as the remedy for the evils of the timet. PARTIES. that, owing to the ignorance or stupidity of die committee appointed to select aad par- ait., mf - nunitAnlitr. ll MlSri V T V hWisrsedmrin perty sMifs whieh Itssdi.lmstistW The late vote in the House of Representa tives, repealing the Tenure-of-iffice law, has revived former speculations in relation to the probable formation of a new party, com posed of the moderate members of both the old parties, to support Gen. Grant' aduiTa istrauon. Forty-seven Radicals the most jacobinical of that party voted against the repeal, thus indicating a want of confidence in Gen. Grant, while every Democrat and Conservative voted to remove the fetters from hit limbt. The nnion of a majority of the Republicans with the Conservatives to carry oat one of the reeommendationt of Pre ident Johnson's late message, which is also understood to accord with the private withet of Gen. Grant, is but a single circu instance and may or may not portend party commotiou or revolution. We have thought from the first that U was quite probable that Gen. Gnat would take a moderate sad conciliatory sonrso, and that opinion has rather gained strength in oar mind than otherwise. ' There is also reason. to txjievo that a large number of the Republican leaders have determined to attain tnp new President in such a course, find that they will be joined, iu that event, by vast numbers of tlioso who opposed, hit election there can be no doubt. Ill thia way it ia probable that a new party may be built jd which will restore Deace and oroaMritv to i ; m 1 w the eountrV, and inaugurate an era of good fooling, inch at characterized the administra tion of Mr. Monroe. Such we sincerely hope will be the case, as we stand ss ready to wel come pence from the administration of Qen. Grant as we would have stood to welcome it from any other quarter. Nay, should he take such a curse, we stood as ready to up- port his administration as we would have stood to support tha administration of hit competitor. Of coarse there are those who will not be satisfied with Gen. Grant's administration unless he makes it a Democratic administra tion,' or a Jiadieml adiainiatratiou. Ve,sia esreiy hope that h will do neither, as to do either the one or the other would be to eea- not Vet abandoned all hepe of sacess. But we hope and believe that it is destined to be an ignominious failure and disappointment" til The S'-ntind learns that diss. Dewey, Esq , has been appointed aawiynsnrn Bank rnptey for the Bank of North Carolina, and B F. Moore, Esq., Attorney. ' Importance a preliminary report by M. P. Maury, L- L. D., dec., ate. Praftsanr of Physies in the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va. The name of Commodore Maury, itself is a sufficient guarantee that the work upon which he i engaged will be on of great val ue, when completed indeed one of national mercial ad van- VI ml, U I -mm., a We are in leeeipt of a Physical Survey of Virginia, exhibiting her treosvatihical bosi tkm.itowmimerciiUiulvanlagesajidnatioiMll'" Jj l,,e rermrt tande bytlie In the Sen Friday ItaaaaS h wen haf: Mr. Welker p committee to lowsttgtfa Um faeU concern ing the poreaasc of th site for the Pan! tentiarjr. The report was of great length, and U !-!.. .tT. f -Si . . suosuuiuauy w toe louowing cnrci The committee having via i ted iIm tite sieoted; and also fs 8,000 acrct of land oa tha waters of tfia Cape Fear, had prc pared themselves to five an inteliijrtbto istimateof tho si to and those lands. They gave a very lavranie estimate ot th water power wear Loakville on Deep River. Bnt did not hold tha tite to be the most eligible on the river, and though it would very much enhance tha cost of the Penitentiary ta erect it on so uneven surface. They gave a very nnfavora hie estimate of lite value of the 8.000 acres. It being vsjaaless for all fanning purposes, with th exception of several mall parcel. They did not find any granite upon the land. Most of it is at distance from the river. There ia iron ore upon it Of excelltut quality, bat of its extent they could learn pa certainty. There may be large quantities or not. They reviewed alto at sosoe length the paying for land which hud already born given to the State for nothing. These parties having been ea tight in their own trap propose to get oat of it and to sqneese money out of the Bute at the sam time, to which they ware not rati tied. Mr. Davis thought It fair proposition tbmswhiahhava 1' neemlng the ap- r pw- " RJ .as stork of Um " rom lu aiuo.uw reouy paw, ana rlsndb JndeeBux- receive um oaianco- aud tor tne stale to - . . m .1 . , wd to maks a rair " or um ion. sets of a public: Mr. Welker did not agree with the Sen y Intuition of re-' ator from Mootcomerv. Mr. D. J. Pro ya did not convey the title of this aito to the State, and had no right to it at all. It was conveyed by the Deep River Manufacturing Company, and for one dol lar. What right had D. J. Pruyn to take any such proposition I He simply proposed to give back the amount paid for the land and to have the State to pay blm for land to which ha had no right. Mr. Davit considered thnt it made no difference whether Pruyn did or did not have a righMr tne laud as long as the State cams oat unharmed. bbins said bis views and posi- subjecl of the purchase were wn, and ha was gratified that the the commute earro bo rated the had mad upon remarks) saadi w - . f before the n-ceas, that there fraud and deception practiced crmmiltee. He hod never be ef the committee from etthePltatLsa guilty of any fraud, but thought them deceived by other parties. Ha could toe no necessity of being vary particular in Um matter of getting rid of that mad. If wa had got Into bad bar train and partiea came here and offered to pay back the money we had paid, after de- j ducting a fair nmonntfor tho Penitentiary iitejJt would be a good plan to accept thetKflVr. At for the granting of the tit for one dollar the two deed had been made in connection with each other, and Um one depended upon the other. If the tite could be got for a fair price and the rest of the purchase got rid of, he thought it would bo a good plan for tho State to accept the arrangement, no matter by whom the title was conveyed, or to whom the money might be paid, as long as the State got back the balance. Mr. Osborne did not Agree with the gentleman from Rowan, and it appeared to him from the report of the committee that there were other localities in the vi cinity which were much more favorable than Lnekville, and at which granite, coal and iron for the nse of the would be much easier of access. If this was proven to be the met the site and which their importance de mands. "Thnmfh Virginia he the highwayt to the tea, and in Chtmpeak Bay the ports of the WW Tha city of Norfolk posses sea natural advsotasre to which New York is a stranger, and may yet become the grand commercial emporium of the Western world. She is backed by a country iu every way su perior to that which backs New York. She is hundreds of miles nearer to the great West with natural highways at her command which are unknown to New York. AH these and many other advantages of Virginia will be fully brought before the public through the labors of this distinguished scieutific gen tleinan. PUBLICATIONS. Onward. This is the title of a new month' ly magazine, by Mayne Reid, the charming story teller, whose tales have been the de light of the youth of two generation of Amer ican. The first number appeared on tne 1st of January, and the February number is already to hand. It is published by G- W. Car Is ton, 407, Broadway, New York. It contains about IX) pages at $3.50 perannum. The North British Review for December has also been received. It contains seven very -interesting articles, as follows: The Right Hen. Hugh Elliot, Alfred de Musset, Our Indian Railways, The Poetical Works of Robert Browning, Wishart, The Amason, Mr. Bright Speeches The Elections committee who purchased land. Presented the detain to show that they did not secure to the State what bad boen pledged, am! that many things prom ised m the negotiation bad not been in cluded in the deed by the gran tort. That the State was greatly restricted in the water power. That tha boundaries in the deed for the 8,000 acres are not siren that tho local tnHK fctiotj ttsto-' s arc not gi the , jaad,, (6 lwo Address the Leonard Scott Fulton street, New York. Jo.. 140 The manufacturer and Builder. received-the first number of a m aziue bearing the above tide, publ Western Ac Co., 37 Park Row. New It is a speciality in luurualiamaamtaaVmo to supply a want long felt not only bymaaufac tures themselves, but by literary men. It will aim to preseot a faithful mirror of all the great industrial Interests of the country, and, udging from the number before us, is d est in ed to become a publication of value. Rev. Henry Ward Beechur will contribute an arti cle every month on some subject of interest to working men- Price $1.50 per annum. The Colograf it the title of a small week Drinrinallv devoted to the interests of printers and publishers. Baltimore, Md., E Riley, Jr. Editor. indeterminate is it that no sher iff could levy oa it. There was also riv en the dates or the several deeds of the order for, and istuc of the bond, etc. I' waa stated that the aito waa gift from the Deep River Manumeturing Company; that in t lie short space of a few days the 8:000 acre ware sold at an average of r n. . T st, a . I jm.ou 10 weep mver Manufacturing Company I 17 o 1). J. Pruyn, and of m -i.iv per acre to the State. That the Deep Rivet Manufacturing Company cleared in bonds about $41,000. and D J. Prnyn $44,000. Mr. Sweet moved that tha report and accompanying documents be printed and placed upon, in calendar. Mr. L .tar taiited to know if the par ties making the deeds had made any pro position to mako piitTionform to the A New Article of Commerce The Norfolk Virginian notices' the receipt in that city of a new article of commerce, in quantity of bagt of ground bark in- f IkjAitto saitwmefct teLtve riwolf -Tba- - t , .1 , . u I " " uvrj h - utm mst .nree years, as it win j, ltj prftdllet of . new mill , -v - -m ' Pr-rt Lynchburg, which is turning out large of hi sdmtaurtioa it will be best to nolte 1 ' . . . , , , , all the moderate onJ eoneiiiat . aJ qot.Uca of materml ready prepared for leave the extremes of each faction tn them- I tenners, sad tho first consignment of selves or to quarrsl r make omtnoa canos hundred bags came down by the with each other ss they Hud thamselres dit-1 Norfolk and Peter berg railroad on Alga Psod. 'day understanding of thf oriental committee Mr. Welker stated tht they had made some propositions fo tin t effect, which. however, were not satisfactory. Mr. Love said that there had been a proposition to make the deeds conform to tho understanding of the original commit ter, but with a condition that would coat the State from fifteen to thirity thousand uoimrs. Mr. Martindale would liko to hove seme member of ffe committee state whether a proposition .bad not already Leen made offering to hnv a nor t inn or all of the land purchased bv the oriirioal committee. And also why tha proposi tion thould not bo reported by the com- Oil l ICC Mr. Welker said that man v MmnnailSnna had been made, which contained condi tion which the c could not ac cept, aud Which had apparently been mode for the purpose of dawHk the? n e t!tnaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBV -SBB vurar MMHiu thin kind WtfiyBftde. wt.idi tfio CfiDiuunuo rini ... . . a a Jam . i i 1 rtvt swt s morn. I hi wa what bad stats mane oy im ir tonne theparliet interested, aud now they want tial, ,wo hundred tbonsand . - m . m 1 , SI I ad to nx nc airain for another iwinaie. r., w . ,. r -m - now wiiuiu signi ei ew I ova city MtrUaf ikeVhole l-rwaln. for the site P'- who M r1 wm not eligible, the land looking at if it jsd no bad bean hantr out to dry. hood. Mr. Bobbins bad never known of the facta of the sale at stated by the Senator Alexsnder E from Jackson. his duties as Pi ll frill nr Mr. Love said Pruyn bad bought this j. u ir.i.it. i T.- m. land of the Deep River Msnafg. Com-" w ' ' JT7' " of Hiatory kstka diod of on th 15th of last a - r V -r. Am .A it trienas announce ttaat ism ii w nun m. in w iiuuib aii i nmu i"o i to the State for five dollars an ecra mora "let politict alone." than be gar for it, and at tho Um ha told i( had no deed end no right to It yet Death of A Preacher. The, Lpitcopal he made $44,000 1 Yet he now come, in Methodist learnt through Dr. Cravats; her with a propotltion by which he can p jj. 8cUte, a member ef ,bs mate more money : mm .wwotswu , sites better and cheapar than tbojdto at yjottmwmwem, lnekville and he could sea no reason for t Dwunore, Pa., appropriating money to compromise this month. matter. I Mr.Lsasiter Inqnired whether any of A Larm Whale A few dava arc . the oUier sites would be so accessible by .v- -a railroad as this would be. I u. TO , Mr. Love said there was no evidence to P""" "C"",'M' cmmj, mxa., ... .. 1 ,,, . I -. S , X ... 1 ..--!.--- i.. . . J Crova that the alto at Jjockviiio woman w.v- w w a woma. tve any railroad near it. They had dil-1 Its lenrth ia fifty foet and and seven fast igently ttriven to obtain such vidjnea throogh. It was dUcovered ir tkm "r " r" , ien. who are naawed in tokior oat the Dr. Hawkins aUtiajr that bv thai time tha ' apsfeu in tasuog eui ttM - -' n. as,), tor it the mad Oil. X UM 11 Dot VW nrsi UtrwItrflrT i cVrnvevBTOt-ristaoes) toooter f the dep nave rom it. This was very vaw and there our beach; It hat occurred Several was nothing binding la It yet it was all me evraence mere waa em mm aauysps. ,1,1 W !l I . 1 . . t.ll -1 i an tvaiiroau mat not mm saws s e riMtMrtfa ar . , - or four miles of lbs penitentiary and thai-- 7. railroad authorities tlill say that it mi"MU ) aaUMajW times Times savs : believe there was ever, SSMPaBBV s SS MSMsaltt aMSSanJsBH even, as nraan rarptat bee. dis agree with what tne within a convenient distance. "We do not Mr. Sweet's motion prevailed. before the war jar. aweet introduced a resolution er -oner in Alabama them will W . . n 1 am . . srt I nf -n-nw traction to tne oeiect oenai wm- ,, , . ., , ,, ... mittee of Investigation on th Penitent- .T." V . nrv. aiitlinrit'mir ft to continue its labors P0"" 0- r. ,. I VT 1 ?l T, . ,u .1S and ta rerjort to I be Btssata BU Broaosi- ssodim iieirisirr recently sam on tne I tions made for th sal of this land, and jubject, and will be pleasant news to tha also wnar, in ineir juugmeni, wn issnnj, country. JOOjl,;, WUI DU IU UV ,11 ll-gWU .MM I purtnase. Bora Avh.Hr. Hanson, Northero Iltianimanaltr rlsxnft.rl Mr. Barrow moved that a message be mn who h" iwW Chesterfieid, hat ent to the Honae inqniring whst dispoail done a strange thing. When tha coa- had been made of a resolution passed by stable of tha court-bo ue district the Senate making Ibis purchase null and and Mr. Hanson was requested by eiu- void and instructing the I'ublic Treasur-1 : ... ,1 . . .., er not to issue bonds for the payment. . . . . . ' . " . He thought it a most ttrikiiif fact that refused, and said be preferred to attoadte these bonds had been paid out on the his farm to holding office. lb 1 .th oi November while the deed end quite a lucrative one. Pa. Exchange. purchase were not made until December. At to the meesage received by the Senate Legal Tender Act. Carnal rumor ha that the land would be purchased dock it i..:. ..,; ...,. r ;..c. ir .- - I 1 I UiIIa. arn in I.VAi Aff AMl.ria. IS. waa anv man under the ann who was ' " " a he thonld be 1 green enough to give $100,000 for tbit tender act constitutional, and that Justice unwilling tn ratify the Lnekville purchase land he thould have sense enough to know Field, Clifford, and Nelson, are against it that hb could get it at once without send- rjltef ing any messages to members of the In M-Int T, m-nm m.,ifn ll.al I I O. - t mtmU m A Arifl,.U,IJv A ,,, thl, nmiWIfli. committee had tuniished the Senate the tion of Pruyn it was very easy to see the. ,nR ! WW r wuu wowm tmiciume much needed Information for which it bird drift of it. Hn would pay back the $100,- arc nowaV sangnine that tho aot will waited so long. Unnder this new light 00 provided he was paid the estimated be i attained Washington Star. he wa clearly of the opimou th it as the value oi tne site and water power. Vt a- comraittec had exceeded tha subject mat- ter powers were hard things to value tcr of the bill which nthotiaed them to Senator Sprngue had just given $200,000 act in the mailer, they had exceeded their for wm m Columbia e. J Ihn s-ns. sxwTferowxnrtnai tne committee be taKen ns it precedent and 11 iad been deceived and Mint tlie BUte had charged JfL'OU.UlMJ lor thit water power, ti mm l ja. nnmmmm. - ocen grossly derrauded. lie considered , and tunc lose cJOrrooo more 1 on any terms. The qncttion now before tha t ennte. however, was .Mr. nweett Chassis believed to ha in 'hose who have been look that the present committee which bad so ell performed its duty should bo contin ued, and empowered to receive all propo ti tions for a sale of the whole of this and. of which be had been informed there were several already made or about to be made. Mr. Robbint would prefer such a pro- Eotition to any other. Or the tite might e bought and sold if any more eligible place waa decided upon. Mr. Welker Mid the conditions upon hich the land was sold for one dollar were such that if the State did not erect Penitentiary noon it in a certain time it lost the right to it md consequently could make n conveyance of it. In the proceedings of th House of Representatives, on tho earn day, we find the followitjf : Mr. Downing, rising tn a question of privilege, said tne penitentiary purchase had caused some unfavorable Comment. Ho bad received an offer for tho 8.000 acres of land, the site for the penitentiary and the water power, and he made a writ ten otter to purchase for the sum of 8100, 000 in State bonds. The proposition waa laid over lor future consideration. tt A message was received from His Ex eellcncy Gov. Holden, transmitting i communication from C. L. Harris. Super intendent of "Public Works, enclosing a The Chair decided the discossien out of letter from Mr. S. Adams, the agent of iron manufacturing company in Rich mond, Ya-, making an offer of $100,000 in Mate bonds tor the property recently purchased for the location of the peni tentiary, lho letter was accompanied by a certificate from the banking house, ot John U. Williams S Co., of Raleigh, that Mr Adams had arrangemonta with them for the immediate payment to the State of 850,000 in State bonds, provid ed Mr. Adams' offer should be accepted. On motion of Mr. Sinclair, the commu nications were ordered to be printed. J'S 1 13 3BtK. mH.. rir!!wo"'a " Jir. inmrntTirts tion of fhi flBbor understood that thei tions to pnjfefiphMj uui we purpoao o propotltion wss mi prcssion that tne mittee was valuable or hoodwinking t that they might a gave them warning sucn otters war m cepted. Mr. Davis aaked tion bad not bee Pruyn to take back the original commit sition bad been should be printed Mr. Love would A proposition, mu by the gentleman f been made to the position contained waa not in point position as sp Montgomery, it the $1000,000 pai ing merer rom t pop we r ta be a sen by th parties in J if. would hsPwhale I tUose HVto tha le to desiml avor oi tne mn- Uraven. He be propoai- of this land making such convey the tm- ught by the com - the sole object ncral Assembly deceived, lie hoped that if any y would be ac- written proposl- o by David J. b lead . bought by If auch a propo ade be thought it b tho report. wer that question. the same as stated Montgomery, had ttc, but that pro- er aoDdmons and act the same pro- y tn Senator from sed to give back tha State, deduct lue of th water bv oar.iet cho- akitur the offer and agreed I iUB0 Oaf . tho Thl! the roenf atrrce Ibeen rrW 1 artj no fir lit Gi s nd je tn I I ufmad a by tha committee, i bis would be simply order but it was allowed to continue by general consent Mr. Welker vose to a question of prlvi lege, a thing which ho had never done be fore. Ho understood that it was reported on tho streets of Rakigh that he was moving in thit matter because he wanted the penitentiary located in Greensboro. It waa well known that ho owned no property within ten miles of Greensboro' and could not be benefitted by it if it wat located there. But he would ttate that it was tho unanimous opinion of tne com mittee that the Penitentiary should be situated somewhere upon Deep Hirer. Mr Love said tbw committee bad not been at Deep Mrfver three hours before they wer informed that partiea would take th land and pay the $100,000 ; but when tne propotltion came it wat coupled condition that tbft Pruyn should site, and deduct the amount upon from the 8100,000, and the be taken back and the bal money paid to the State. committee would not for a mo te, at the tite had alreadv ted to the State for noth in" or tor the merely nominal price of one dollar, lie did not wish to be personal, but he mutt lay n few words about this same Mr. Pruyn; he had nWkl to this land, only a bond, and bad simply acted a go-between for other parties. He- now came in and wanted to cot money for land which he did not own ! ' Such a proposi .ill . . I won couia oe accepted, lie was in favor Of cancelling the deeds, bonds. &c. and beginning over again, but was not in favor of . allowing tint man Pruyn to come arid press out money from lho State for land which he had never owned. He consid ered mat he had already made enough. The original committee knew that Col. Heck was trying to sell this land and was in ttaletgh, yet they allowed Pruyn to come in and sell them this land, by which operation he would make $44,000 out qf the State in one day Mr. Liassiter wished te state that be for one never knew this fact. Mr. Love did not say that any one per ticular man knew it, but said that if the committee had done their duty tbej would hare known that Col. Heck was willing to sell the land for 856,000 one day and not have allowed thia Prnyn to sell it to them the utt day for $44,000 General News Items. An Indian and a bear were found lying deap together in the town of WocdvUJe, Wis., lately Tho Indian had sbofthe bear six times, aad than attacked it with a knife, bat m the conflict both died. Tho leading saloon keepers f New York now propose to have all the liquor that they buy analysed, so that they may not sell adulterated or poisonous liquors The expenditures under direction of th Board of Education ef New York were' last year two million nine hundred and ninety-six thousand four hundred and fifty dollars and' cighty-ene cento. In 1869 tho schools are expected to contain ninety thousand pupils, and to coat three million on hundred and fifty thousand dollars A correspondent of the Nashville Christian Advocate says there is an in creasing desire in the Southern branch of the Methodist Church to do away with office of Presiding Elder, and have a Bishop for every Conference. The PrrastwWf and Congress K dis patch to, the Baltimore Sun, on Tuesday, mmymn The bill repealing the law as to tho militia in SotJthern States wat delivered to the President. Th passage of this bill by Congress and tha action of the House yesterday upon the tennjre-of-oSco act give evidence of orjcrrence in views atltat between the Executive and the legislative branches of th govern ment. Prnident Johnson turned tho militia bill under written protest, aad m his lost message recommended its repeal. He vetoed tho tenure-of-office bill, and in r a message since specially recommended it-a MPVA.1 llrarW lPnn.kn. ..r 1 1 have now agreed with the President as to one ot these acts, and the House has, by . . . 0 . . . . . a majority or over two to one, coincided with him as to the other. - - - 'J.r,,ui.;',i,. ' i'' General Banl-ruplcy. Governor Wells in a speech yesterday morning before Commissioner Chahoon, on the amount of hbail which should be required of R. W. Uobson, charged with embezzlement, said there were few persons in the State who had at much as ten dollars in their pock ets. In one of the richest and most pop ulous counties in the State, he said, the sheriff was required to give security in 875,000. Thirty-three gentlemen became his sureties. Since doing so, thirty-one of them have cone into bankrnntc v. Thit it Italy a and etata of affaim.-TMca. Emauirer. Planting in 1 869. W ara awWdtTO those who are well posted in such mst ters, that there will ha more cotton plant ed in Texas th ensuing year by half, than bas been in in any preceding year in the history of the Stat. The coanA tiea oi Woatberford, Parker, Dollin and Dallas, which have heretofore devoted their soil mostly to the cultivation of corn and the cereals, arc going, in the ensuing year, to plant cotton extensively. Gal veston (Texas) Dispatch COth ult. The Boston Post makes the followfnr frank confession : "The murder of Mrs. Hill in Philadelphia ; of Warren Georre. iu Maine ; the Kingston, Worcester and Charleston traced ies. In Mnjunrhnaet f , the death of Kilton, at Canaan, N. H.f and some dosen other similar crimes, perpetrated within a few weeka at the North, outstrip offences in other portions of the country, which have excited to much attention lately. ' i. Thurlow Weed has gone to Charles ton, in the hope of benefitting hit health. nit recent trip to Europe, he savs. has conferred no permanent benefit, and be is now going to see what virtue there is in a Southern climate here at home Possibly be may ko lo Havana or New Orleans. NEW YORK MARKETS. Jaft lower. Sales of Cotton dull! biles at 2. Turpentine 52524 : Rosin 3.50150. Gold stead V St 1.351.354. Southern Bond firm. Wilm'mgton, Jsa. 19, P.M. Snints Turpentine Quiet at 471. Rosin uuii. i urpenune '. lOs-l.a. Tr uotton iu. r at 26127. 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