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THE DAILY CRESCENT.
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FRIDAY, . . ........ ...IIABCH 27, 1874
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JOHN S. HAMPTON, .... .Proprietor.
Important Suits Against the
State ; '
There are several suits of general
interest, pending and lately institu
ted in our courts. The first in or
der of.time is the Swasey Suit com
menced in 1871 in the United
(fi J. r L A. : 11 L
oiaies Vouix, u secure mo payment
of three miluons of old State bond
issued for the North Carolina rail-
road, The court declared that the
interest on these bonds should be
paid out of the dividends accruing
on the State's stock in that railroad,
and that when the bonds become
due in 1883 the stock itself may be
lii i ' . it.' :t n, t
boici to pay mo uuuus. xuo xve-
ceiver appointed by tho court holds
th r.rtifirat ifor the three million
dollars of stock. Wo are not in
formed whether or bot the Receiver
proposes to vote the stock ,in $ny
meeting of stockholders hereafter
held ; but as he holds the stock it
is riglit hard to. see I how the State
can represent it. This suit has been
a success for the bondholders who
will; probably in the end obtain en
tire possession of fho road. .
The next proceeding t in point of
time was that Brbusrht for Selt, by
Reverdy Johnson in the same court,
to make tne 1'ubiic Treasurer , pay
back money borrowed from the
taxes raised for .the purpose of pay-
-ing interest on the special tax
bonds ; this so far has proved a fail
ure, except that the court intimated
its opinion that the special tax
bonds are valid and binding.
The third suit is that recently in
stituted by Major Graham to estab
lish the right of certain bondhold
ers to have their interest paid out
of any funds in the hands of treas-
4SN AVt1 t- a i ah I n i I Tf Alii rf
come derived by tho ' State from
stocks, dividends, &c. Wo appre
hend that the treasurer will never
to such a purpose -and that the in
come of ttorStata from stocks, &er,-
will be in the future, as in the past,
only a trivial, amount, a mere song.
If that would satisfy, the greed of
our bondholders they are welcome
to it all! -6
A fourth action has also been
lately brought by one Edward Scott
to obtain payment of the interest
due on his bonds which were issued
i by the State to aid in tho construc
tion of the '. Chatham railroad. In
the ordinance of the Convention au
thorizing the issue of these particu
lar bonds, -it is expressly provided
that the State" shall havo a lien on
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the Chatham railroad to secure the
payment' of f the interest on 'these
State bonds.' "! Scott seems to think
that If the State has this lien for the
purpose of securing the payment of
his interest, and does not pay the
, interest nor enforce the lien, the
court will enforco the lien for his
benefit- . V'"
Thus far it appears that these
bondholders are seeking payment
out of stocks, liens, pledges, divi
dends, &c, and not from the State
directly, except in the Self case.
There is, however, another case,
brought by Richard Badger, Esq.,
which has an altogether different
aspect 1 This, like tho Self suit, is
based on the Special Tax Bonds.
it is a portion of the legacy left our
Buffering people by the Radical Leg
islature, or 1868-'69. It is a be
quest we do not fancy. Before that
legislature, which was so fully im
bued with rejiubHcan. corruption,
departed this life in tho Spring of
' ,1870, it expressed its legislative will,
and thereby left us twelve millions
of Special Tax Bonds to pay ! We
"were glad of its decease we hearti
ly rejoice that it did depart this life,
' and it is a sweet solace to us to con
sider that never again will a Radical
Liegisiature assemble in tne Mails o
our Capitol. But whilo the corrupt
body is , dead beyond resurrection
its Will exists, and is now offered
for probate by the plaintiffs in this
?suit To be sure, Gov. Caldwell and
Treasurer J enkins will contest the
matter, although the latter was Pub-
lie. Treasurer and issued the bonds,
and Gov. Caldwell was President of.
the "Senate, and signed the bills au
thonzing the issue !! ' -
, But' now' speaking, for tho people,
they "will doubtless repudiate this
legacy, which they and their repub
lican friends bequeathed to us in
18G8-C9. But what if it be; too late 1
What if . the Will bo valid; if the
legacy take effect ! The plaintiff
asks that tne special tax bonds be
declared constitutional and binding,
and that the Auditor of the State
be required to cause to bo levied
and collected taxes to the amount
of about two dollaes on the hun-
dred dollars' worth of property to to do in my last letter.' r Grystalliza-f
pay his interest! ! If the contest tion is going on, and from all the
oyer tho probate of the last Will FifTt aPPf arance. should say
nArvi t t ii t v it tnat tne Democratic-Conservative
and Testament of tho Radical Leg-; nommccs for the two principal ofii-
lslature be decided against the Peo- ces, by the two conventions, will bo
pie in this suit, then will we fully Cot Alfred M. Waddell, the present
comprehend the real nature of this incumbent, for Congress from the
legacy they havo left uiv Taxes third district, and CoL AlmandX
, , , . , , , , , McKoy, of Sampson county, lor Su-
already burdensome mil be doubled: perior judge o the fourth dig.
the people already poor, will be uU tricl These would be strong noiii
terty impoverished ; our hopes of nations. The Conservative people
future prosperity, now but slight, tho city are nearly unanimous for
n , t -i a the return of Waddell to Congress,
will then vanish- entirely. Toil as and I know that in the counties the
they may, the tax-payers of North feeling is almost equally as strong
Carohna will find that all their labor
is in vain. .Saddled with this Radi
cal Legacy, our citizens become thej
hewers of wood and drawers of
water for our bondholders, who win-
reap where they have not sown, and
who will gather the fruits produced
bv the "sweat of nnr hrnw
"nr , r
AV ell may we.pray for deliverance
irom sucn banelulTesults; and well
may we rejoice that an opportunity
for tho radicals to repeal such finan-
rml onfiratinR will nnvnr b nffnrrl-
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ea, so long .as me people oi isortn
Carolina preserve their reason, and
exercise then nght to choose their
own legislators. ,
' towou "ture. , . The judicial district convention
.The culture of cotton is the great will probably meet in this city oh or
industry of the Southern people, about the 20th of May.
The product is of prime utility to A? election was held in the five
the civilized world I indeed a very warc oi ihe Monday. The
. . . , , , . . , questions submitted were, an appro
fair standard by which to hx the priation of $10,000. by the munici
status of nations in the scale of civ- pality toward building the projected
ilization is the amount of cotton Seaside railroad, and a donation, of
fabrics they consume. Because of fOOO to the support of the Cape
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the vast importai
; importance of this article
of commerce, its growth, history,
duction and conaumption are care-
fully noted, irivesUgated and stud-
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led by the best minds of the world.
Hence rules by which the value of
the commodity may be accurately
ascertained, are well-known to those
interested in the matter. Fluctua-
. .! ,
tions in its value are based usually
on the probable suppjy. Alarge
crop argues a low price. A medium
crop always yields a fine rcmunera-
tion to the planter. iThe .crops
marketed last fall and this spring
are exceptionally large, amounting
with estimated future receipts, to
more ihan four miUions bales. A
policy would indicate that in
xvAj.a.w .vxau
future smaller crops should be the
rule. An over supply kills the col-
dencoose. Two million five hun-
dred thousand bales will net as
much to tho South as 4,000,000 bales,
Tho over-plus of 1,500,000 oales
is labor absolutely wasted. We
nnoA reform in mt'fnn milfnrA. This
change can be ected oj through
the instrumentaHty of an organiza-
tion or association among the farm-
ers. Each planter engaged in the
business ought to be under some
obhgation to. his n3gbprs npt to
raise more than half a crop of this
product. By doing this, he will be
enabled to raise 'his own provisions
on that part of the farm heretofore
devoted to the staple, and thus be-
come independent; havmg the prof- of the mystery. Stone-mason, bar
its of a valuable cotton crop, sold at ber, or another, "dead men tell no
UrrU nri,na r rJ ll otsp tabs," and the dust now covers the
V . e "
Here, then, is appropriate work for
tne vtrangees. J-iet tnese organiza-
tions make it a point that cotton
culture shall be restricted through-
out the entire South, and a large
proportion of our provisions be rais
ed at home. By so doing, they
will contribute more to their own
prosperity the general welfare and
happiness of their countrymen
than have done all the statesmen
that the South, has ever produced,
Jlr. George Francis Train is un-
derstood to have been so powerfully
x a iu . .
Kingsley that some American might
bebu ried in Westminster Abbey
that he has determined to abandon
his prospects of the Presidency,
never so nattering as now, ana go
over to London to furnish the re
quisite corpse. Only a great soul
could be capable of such an act
WILMINGTON' LETTER.
ICandidales State of fhe Party
The Seaside Bailtcav and the
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F J Election 3lpnday--An Unidenti
fied Drowned Man Saxe, ete,
Crescent Correspondence.
WimrxaTON, March 21.
I can write more definitely con
cerning tho probabilities for .' tho
nominations I in I this congressional
ana juaiciai district tnan i was able
that the gallant standard-bearer of
two hard-fought . fields should not
be discarded for weaker and less
available men in the hour of the
party's greatest need. Waddell
possesses erifts of a hich order, com-
bining with a knowledge of law and
political affairs an elegant general
culture and a keen spirit of investi-
gation into 'curious and cunning
neIds of knowledge." " He makes a
a faithful representative, and honors
a state which, has produced some
grand sons m thejiays of her fertil-
ltyand imde.
I learn that tlie convention to
nominate a candidate for Congress
will probably be held at Magnolia
about the bth ot May. The purpose
18 to give tne nominee ample time
io canvass me cusirici, wmcn em-
hranp.s nnit n.n p.Ttfn?nvA fprrifcrWw
l . -vw v v-A A. AVVA.
1 AS tural Association. The
for appropriation, 385, against, 657;
vulg yju iuu iuixiici proposiuou was,
- OV Jhn latter ciuestiott ilia votn strirvl J
fjr donatiorir -ijxxm, r ft). . I
.V p
feated altogether on account of the
fear that a , precedent might be es-
tablishedj which sometime might
result in serious dainago to the city,
and because the feeling is that local
'iJ
pie can weu oear. ne aeieat, it is
fQ be hoped, will not affect seriouslv
the fortunes of the Fair and the
Railway. The Fair must' be kept
uPnd road should be built
iJ
tuallylnclined will enjoy a "a flow
oi BOUl u not - least OI reason, in
listening to John G. Saxe, in the
rehearsal of some of his best poeti-
Predictions. America may weh
it -nroiid of Saxe. even ns Knorland
was proud of poor Tom Hood,
Wilmington has a mvsterv a
alive, though wea4 and ghastly
sensauon. ast ounaay aiternoon
the body of a mulatto man partly
decomposed, was found in the mid-
die of . the Cape Fear. Some pro-
fessed to .recognize- m the clothing
ana lorm tne corpse a barber who
So&f&!
mains were those of a tone-mason,
John Brown, (ominous name) for-
merly of : Baleigh and lately in the
service of the Carolina Central RaU-
the man Brown wore when he
Je tje road ' to come to this city
some wpejis gp. corresponds with
tow -on tne aeaa poay ounq w tne
rer A verdict of death by acci-
m for it seems the only solution
secret from all but the eye of the
VAp . archer; which inVietr
Hugo's "Legends of the Ages, " pnr
sued the fratricidal Cain to the
ends of the earth, but which may
never brand . the possible Cain in
xuia bu&o yilu ilo uuiiiiiig gaz.u.
Leicester.
JN'e w .AJclv crtiscmentSt
C1
T Y TAX L I ST
I will attend at my cfSce on tho 1st of
tax list for the city of Raleigh for the year
1874 The book will be kept open during
Those failing to list will be subject to
double - w, W1IITAKER,
mar 27-tf - ; ; i Mayor.
B. HUTCHIXGS&Co.,
anufacturefs and pealers in
gad es Bridles, Harness, etc.,
OPPOSITE TUCKT.U HALL,
Faycttevillef Street,
BALEIGH IN. C.
m&r 3-Sm
BY TELEGRAPH.
; TO THE DAILTci23CEST.l ? 1
Midniglit Kcport. .
The South Carolina Tax-Payers
Delegation Interview Sec
retary Fish. i
The following nominations were made :
William Q.. Taylor. Collector -for the sec
ond Texas - District ; Alexander Lenstrom,
Appraiser of Merchandise at the port of
Charleston; A. B. flaU, Tost Master, Gal
Teston,V - - , ' ' ' '
: The delegation of South ; Carolina tax
payers this morning held a brief interview
bi. uae capiioi wim numoer oi jt&epuuuczm
Senators, who expressed sympathy with
their wrongs and willingness to extend any
practicable relief. At three o'clock they
called by appointment on Secretary Fish at
his residence, who recieved them with great
courtesy and informed them . that : ha was
authorized to say that President Grant
would recieve them to-morrow .morning at
11 o'clock. Secretay Jfish. will present
them at that hour. ' - ,
Congressional.
HorsE. The Committee on Naval Ai
fairs, vtpon motion of Hun ton, was directed
to inquire into . the expediency of moring
the naty yard from Washington to Alexan
dria. . s . V- i
Sener introduced a bill ,in bankruptcy
cases allowing an appeal to the Supreme
Court when the amount in controrersy ex
ceeds two thousand dollars.
The cheap transportation bill passed by
a vote of 121 to 116.
Butler, qf MassachUsetts,presented a new
set of credentials for Pinchback. Referred
to the Committee on Election.
. The Senate, after some discussion, at
half-past five o'clock this afternoon, on mo
tion of Wright, by a vote of 31 tot25 struck
out the first section of the bill reported by
the Finance Committee and inserted anoth
er section fixing the maximum amount of
legal tenders at four hundred million dol
lars, instead of three hundred and eighty
two million,' as .the Committee recommen
ded A number of amendments were offer
edbut without taking any further, votes the
Senate adjourned.
From Boston.
Boston, March 26. The second ballot
to-day, resulted as follows : ' Dawes, 92 ;
Hoar, 81; Cnrtis, 74; Adams, 15; Banks, 6.
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NOON DISPATCHES.
: Foreign News.
IiONDox, March 27. Livingstone's re
mains are in a lead cofl&n and preserved in
salt, lne pody is fully recognized at Zan
zibar. 7'7 ' I..
The ship, Charles A, ;Farwell, from Sa
vannah for RevaL before reported stranded
on the island of Auholt, will probably be a
total loss. J t Jj our hundred and seventy-six
bales of cotton have been landed in good
order.
Berlin, March 27.r liismarck's symp-
toms is discouraginpr. f i
War nteTepn"edUe'feitr
the Oibi net to Mftrshall Serrano.
London; March 27, A Times' special
from Madrid states that Serrano renewed I
the attack on the Cariists before Bilboa at
5 o'clock yesterday morning. At 1 o'clock i
in the afternoon the Marshal telegraphed
to Madrid that the combat was obstinate
on both sides, fent the adyantages were
with his troops.
.Later Gen. berrano telegrapns tnat his
troops have driven back the Car lists at I
Jfoint Bayonev capturing several villages
ana several iaritsi- uatieries.
Louisiana
New Qeleaks, llarch 27. Bishop "Wi
mer presented a petition to Judge woods
for the release of the Grant Parish pria -
oners,
Boat Capsized. ' 7
Deteoit, March 27. A sail boat, with
a man, wife and daughter, capsized. The
woman was drowned.
Miscelneous.
Goodbull Udirer' wooiem factory and
Wm. Bollock's residence at Kittannins,
ra., have Deen burned. 1kss fiuo.oou.
Cook'8 tanaery at Lowell, Mass, has
been burned. Loss $79,000.
A man I who '.killed his wife's father at
Lawrence. Mass., in a family quarrel, has
ben ftanged by a mob.
Congrcssional.
Washington, ilarch 27.- Senate bills to
relieve the political disabilities of William
L. Cobell, of Tdzas, and Thomas Harde
man, of Georgia, were passed. This is
done in the face of the adverse report
from the J udiciary Committee.
Y A N D USE
Game Cook
WHITE LEAD.
Wo offer this iustlv celebrated White
Lead knowing it to be the best in the
market.
Using large quantities and having prac
tical painters in our employ all the time,
we profess to be judges of White, Lead, and
advise all who contemplate painting to use
a I ' T t ' t .il ... .
mis ijcaa ana no omer.
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When will be produced for the first time
in this city Fred. G. Mieder'g realistic
drama entitled - ' . '
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JOHN S. HAMPTOX.
Baleigh, N. C.
JJOB'T T. GRAY, H
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OmcE Ik the Mooee Buildixg.
RALEIGH, IV.
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