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Supreme Court Decisions
Special to the Messenger.
Raleiuii, N. C, Feb. 20. The Suprtmie
court this evening filed the following
opinions: Sawyer vs. Bank, from Pas
quotank county, no error; State vs. Hill,
from Bertie, no error; Draper vs. Allen,
from Northampton, reversed; Lassiter
vs. Roper, from Pasquotank, affirmed;
','. ijuerinan vs. Robinson, from Pasquo
tank, affirmed: Godwin vs. Early, from
Hertford, reversed; State vs. Walton,
from (Sates," no error; Weisel vs. Cobb,
from Pasquotank, reversed; Row
land vs. Building and Loan asso
ciation, from Vance, affirmed. Holt
vs. Holt, from Alamance, affirmed
H ughes vs. Boone, from Northampton
atlinned: Johnson vs. Gooch, from
Northampton, reversed; State vs. Eason,
from Beaufort, no error; Dunning vs
lUmlen, from Bertie, error; Allen vs
In ilcn. from Rutherford, reversed; Davis
vs. Terry, from Pasquotank, affirmed;
Terry ys. Davis, from Pasquotank,
atlinned; Aydlett vs. Pendleton, from
Pasquotank, new trial; Aydlett vs.
Neall, from Pasquotank, new trial.
The Advertising
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the Ixnmds of reason because it is true;
it always appeals to the sober, common
sense of thinking people because it is
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by endorsements which in the financial
fi M would be accepted without a mo
meat s hesitation.
H.Ts Pills cure liver ills, constipa
' n. biliousness, jaundice, sick head-
indigestion.
Hii iiM.M, Va., Feb. 20. Governor
' HVrrall received this afternoon a tele--r
i:n from Capt. W. E. Hudgius, of the
i i'mia oyster navy steamer Chesapeake,
living that on Monday night he had a
s!-H;l engagement in Tangier sound
v- t'-. M.iu, fifteen or twenty Maryland
' r dr. dgers. He succeeded in cap-
in.' the schooners W. E. Price and C.
M. v.uson. both of Cristield, Md.,
i tii-'ir crews, except the captains,
i -vap.'d in their yawl boats, and
the n-st of the trespassers out of
:i:iia waters. All of the captured
turned over to the authorities of
:::a' eountv.
Special Notice.
s
en war! in onus tne rmhlic mat
'n :ev.nnt of his large practice he can't
t,, Wilmington, so recommends
1 'y. Maivus to all who have bad sight to
I ,11." r-.G. Marcus, who is a graduate
1 pnn-uoal optician and eve specialist
'a Ir. M. Schwab, of Savannah, Ga.,
"I ' n next Wednesday
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per ma
Market nt optical
institute at
220
. next to Dr. st
examine the eyes free of charge.
a reus comes highlv recommended
v a specialist.
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I.u.klyn, Feb. 20. John Y. McKane
isniKrtedto be ill in the Raymond
. iref-t jail. No one can see him, and the
-I-ort hicks confirmation.
I? I. .thcr sarsaparilla has equalled
"c-jdsin the relief it gives in severest
i"ST- dyspepsia, sick headache, bil
'ojhness, etc.
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Hood's
STILL FILIBUSTERING.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
AGAIN REFUSE TO VOTE.
The noose Consumes the Day in Roll
Calln and Futile Efforts on Mr.
Bland's Part to Get Hi- Bill
to a Vote The Senate
Proceedings Are
Without Muc
Interest.
SENATE
Washington. Feb. 20. Senator Hill
was designated as member of the Com
mittee on Woman Suffrage, in the ab
sence of Senator Vance, and Senator
Wolcott in the absence of Senator Quay.
This committee is to give a hearing to
Miss Susan B. Anothony and other ladies
of the woman s-ufTrage convention now
in session here.
senator v oornees presented a memo
rial in bound form, whih, he said, was
signed by over 4,000 citizens of Massa
chusetts, favoring the passage of the
Wilson tariff bill as "offering a substan
tial measure of relief of most burden
some exactions of the existing tariff law."
He was asked by Senator Hoar to state
the name which headed the list of
signers, and he replied that the first
name was that of Henry I x icrce.
Senator Hoar said that he would call
attention to two facts. The first was
that the petition went on the principle
of advocating a tariff for protection; and
the second was that if the opinion of the
people of Massachusetts were taken there
would le more than 100,000 majority
against the views expressed in the peti-
tion.
Senator Voorhtes remarked that he
found among the signers a few other
distinguished names, and he mentioned
those of John M. Forbes, Wm. Llyod
Garrison, Amos W. Stetson, Mr. Endi
cott and that class bf men signifying,
he said, that the memorial was not, s,
partisan paper. Indeed, he had receivea
with it a private letter stating that the
signers were largely made up of men
who had, up to this time, at least, voted
the Republican ticket.
Senator Hoar remarked that the name
of Mr. Forbes would command respect
and reverence wherever heard in Massa
chusetts, and that he had no comment
to make on the other names.
Senator Peffer offered h resolution.
which went over till to-morrow, for a
new rule of the Senate providing that on
request of a standing committee to have
a matter then pending before it consid
ered by the Senate in secret session, the
presiding officer shall direct the galleries
to be cleared and the doors to be closed;
and that all executive sessions shall be
open except in cases where the President
of the United States shall suggest that
the subject matter of a communication
requires secrecy.
A resolution to have Washington's
address read to the Senate next Thurs
day by Senator Martin, Democrat, of
Kansas, was offered by Senator Harris,
and was agreed to. .
Senator Daniel resumed and concluded
his. speech in support of the resolution
against the annexation of Hawaiian ter
ritory. The Senate then took" up the bill re
ported from the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, to provide addi
tional accommodations for the Govern
ment printing office. The bill directs
the purchase of a plot of ground adjoin
ing the present printing office; author
izes the payment therefor of $175,000, and
provi cs for the erection thereon cf a six
story ouildmg under the supervision of
the officer in charge of the new library
building. It makes available an appro
priation of $250,000 already made for the
purchase of the site and makes a further
appropriation of $51,000 for the proposed
new building.
The bill was discussed until 4 o'clock
p. m., when, without action upon it, the
Senate went into executive session.
At 5:45 o'clock the doors were reopened
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
When the Sperker's gavel fell to-day
there was less evidence of the presence
in the House of a quorum of Democrats
than yesterday. Telegraphic requests
for leaves of absence were read from
several members and granted.
Messrs. Apsley, of Maine, and Post, of
Illinois, who were in custody of the ser-geant-at-arms.
demonstrated that they
were present and voting yesterday and
were released.
In order that the House might have
accurate knowledge of what had been
done under the order of arrest the
Speaker said the sergeant-at-arms would
make a report. ,
Sergeant-at-Arms Snow reported that
under the warrant issued to him yester
day he had sent thirty-seven telegrams,
to "which thirteen responses had been
made. These showed three members sick j
and ten en route to the capital. Seven i
Vioil 1 nl.ieed under nrrest.
foUowsT ile: Aprtey; Gardner; I
ir:n Tc Marvin Pn,t mid R.qn-
dall The fact that they were all Repub- ! sed by millions of mothers for their chil
uau. i Ttt t-, or, i tii-Ls ' dren while teething. If disturbed at meht
beans led Messrs. Reed and Burrows to . d broken of your rest b a sick chiM
inquire wiietner or not iiuj emuerais
had been included in the Speakers war
rant, or whether the etforts of the ser-gent-at-arms
had been restricted alto
gether to Republicans.
Later, Mr. Grosvenor. Republican, of
Ohio, asked if warrants had been issued
for the arrest of the Democrats who
failed to attend the caucus yesterday
afternoon.
The Representatives named except
Apsley and Post, appeared before the
bar of the House and the proceeding at
tracted the attention of the membsrs to
an unusual degree. They thronged the
pit in front of the clerks desk and
jested with the unfortunate victims un
til a point of order enforced by the
Speaker put them back in their seate.
The Speaker said to each one of the
Republicans: " You are shown to have
been absent from the House without
leave. What excuse have you to off erT
I The responses from all were such a
1 to cause them to be excused. I
On the suggestion of the Speaker that
Mr. Randall be excused, Mr. Bland said
of course he should not object to excus
ing the gentleman, but he desired to en
force the suggestion that a quorum would
never be obtained until members stayed
in their seats in the House and not in the
committee rooms.
This brought Mr. Cummin gs, chairman
of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to his
feet with the remark that that committee
was sitting every day under special per
mission to sit during the sessions of the
House. And Mr. Enloe remarked that
he supposed the chances of a quorum
were not diminished by the absence of
the gentleman from Massachusetts. j
After the call of the committees for
reports, Mr. Bland moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole upon the bill to coin the seiirnior-
age of the bullion in the treasury and
that general debate thereon be closed m
ten minutes.
On seconding Mr. Bland's demand for
the previous question on this motion, the
House divided 11? to 0, and Mr. Bland
demanded the yeas and nays. These
were ordered and the call resulted
yeas. 162,; nays, 5 twelve less than a
quorum. -
Mr. Bland moved a call of the House
and it was ordered, showing 264 mem
bers present.
Another vote on Mr. Bland s motion
was then begun. It resulted yeas, 156;
nays, 4 eighteen les- than a quorum
aad a loss of six from the first vote.
A second call of the House was ordered
111 1.1 Jts-ts
and riiscioseu tne presence ot xwj mem
bers, eight more than on the first call
It was stated that twenty-eight Demo
crats were present who did not vote on
the previous call for the yeas and nays
Mr. Bland offered a resolution revok
ing all leaves to committees to sit during
the sessions of the House, except that to
the Committee on Appropriations. He
said that it was verv evident that so long
as the leaves existed, it would be practi
cally impossible to bring a quorum into.
the House.
ine opposition to the resolution im
pelled Mr. Bland to withdraw it, and
further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
The third vote on the motion to take
Up the Mil resulted yeas, 165; nays, 5-
nine moi than the second vote and nine
short of a quorum.
The third call of the House showed
265 members present four less than the
previous call.
The fourth vote was taken on the mo
tion of Mr. Bland, the result of which
was yeas, lbb; navs. 4.
At 4:10 o'clock, on motion of Mr.
Bland, the House adjourned till to
morrow,
The Sun's Cotton Review.
New York, Feb. 20. The Sun's cotton
review says: Cotton declined 8 points,
then rallied slightly, and closed 5 to 7
points lower than last night and steady.
Sales were much larger, being 234,600.
Liverpool declined 2 points, closing quiet
and steady; spot sales were 8,000 bales at
weak and irregular prices. Manchester
was unsettled on yarns and cloths were
quiet. New Orleans declined 6 to 7
points. Spot cotton here was l-16c
lower, with no sales. The South
was quiet and generally unal
tered. New Orleans and Charleston
declined l-16c, and Augusta partially
l-16c. New Orleans sold 5,000 bales,
Memphis 2,100 and Galveston 1,235.
Port receipts were 17,809 bales, against
18,103 this day last week and 15.366 last
year; thus far this week 40,987 bales,
against 33,173 thus far last week. Mem
phis received 261 bales, against 741, and
St. Louis 550, against 139. New Orleans
receipts to-morrow are estimated at 5
000 to 6,000 bales, against 4,898 on the
same day last week, and 2,962 last year.
Sterling exchange is higher. Silver is
id lower in London,
A "Hun-down"
and "used-up" feeling is the first warning
that your liver isn't doing its work. And,
with a torpid liver and the impure blood
that follows it," you're an easy prey to all
sorts of ailments. That is the time to take
Dr. Pearce's Golden Medical Discovery. As
an appetizing, restorative tonic, to repel
disease and build up the needed flesh and
strength, there's nothing to equal it. It
rouses every organ into healthful action,
purifies and enriches the blood, braces up
the whole system, and restores health and
vigor.
For every disease caused by a disordered
liver or impure blood, it is the only guaran
teed remedy. If it doesn't benefit or cure,
in every case, you have your money back.
$500 is offered, by the proprietors of Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy, for an incurable
case of Catarrh. Their remedy perfectly
and permanently cures the worst cases.
Governor Hoffg Indicted.
AUSTIN", Tex., Feb. 20. The warrant
in Nacomdoches county against Gov
ernor Hogg for violating the game law
has not reached the hands of the sheriff
and the Governor continues to breathe
the air of freedom. The Governor says
if he violated the law he will put in a
plea of guilty and pay the fine.
For Over Fifty Vears.
MkS. IXSLOW S SoOTHIXli SYRUP naS been
ferinir and crviner with pain of Cutting Teeth
send at once and get a bottle of "'Mrs. Wins
low's Southing Syrup" for Children Teeth
ing. It will relieve the poor little sufferer
immediately. Depend upon it, mothers,
there is no mistake about it. It cures Diar
rhoea, regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
cures Wind Colic, softens the Gums and re
duces Inflammation, and gives tone and
energy to the whole system. "Mrs. Wins
low's Soothing Syrup"' for children teething
is pleasant to the taste and is the prescrip
tion of one of the oldest and best female
physicians and nurses in the United States.
Price twenty-five cents a bottle. Sold by all
druggists throughout the world. Be sure
and ask for 'Mes. Wisslow's Socthi'g
SrErp." julwly
J, H. Hardin, Druggist, recommend Japa
nese Liver Pellets for constitpation and sick
headache. Small, mild, easy to take.- Fifty
pills 25 cents.
ANARGHISW IN BOSTON.
i
ADDRESS BY SO-CALLED SO
CIALIST-ANARCHISTS.
Two Thousand Unemployed Work
men Attend the Meeting on the
Common Thetr Vtfit to the
Governor They Make De- i
mands on the Legisla
ture A Howling Mob
in the Capitol.
Boston. Feb. 20.About 2,000 people
gathered on the common this afternoon
to listen to addresses by Morrison L
Swift, Herbert N. Casson and other
"Socialist-Anarchists" as they claim
themselves.
After hearing the speeches the crowd
marched to,the State House where Swift
and Casson were made a delegation to
visit Governor Greenhalge." They de
manded that employment should be
iven to the crowd which they led. The
Governor intimated to Swift and Casson
that he would do all in his power to help
the unemployed and he had no doubt
that the Legislature would do something
for the men. He consented to come out
and address the crowd. He said to the
people that, personally, he would do all he
could and that he would recommend
action by the Legislature. Still, lie said,
the. Legislature had no power -to'; give
work to the unemployed except it had
money to pay them, and except the
wrks on which the" should be employed
were necessary for the general good. He
insisted that the first duty of every citi
zen wTas obedience to the laws. If the
laws were not right it was the fault of
the people of Massachusetts, not that of
the Governor of Massachusetts or the
Legislature. He said they were bimply
there to express the will of the people.
After this, Swift and Casson, followed
by a crowd of unemployed, went up to
lay their petition, which was couched in
the terms of a demand, before the Senate
and House of Representatives.
On their return from the Chamber,
Swift ascended to one of the little side
galleries and delivered a speech that
sounded strangely out of place in the
historic old hall. "We will clean out
the State house," he cried, "if we don't
get what we want."
The rabble, for such it was, accepted
the declaration witli enthusiasm.
Private Secretary Thomas was stand
ing hear and at the enunciation men
tioned, repaired hastily to the Governor
and reported the state of affairs. The
Governor grabbed his hat and headed
for the scene of action. Meanwhile,
however. Swift had finished and had
ascended the stairs and stood outside the
Chamber door awaiting Representative
Mellen whom he desired to introduce to
the petitioners.
The Governor met him. "Did you
state that you would clean out the State
house?" asked the Governor.
Swift cowered. "I did," he half mut
tered, "but I stated that we would do it
with the ballot." This was absolutely
untrue.
"You wish to qualify it in that way '
continued his Excellency.
"Yes" replied the agitator.
"Well." said the Governor, clinching
his hands, "I do not like that language,
Sir, and it-wont be tolerated. I warn
you that I will hold you personally re
sponsible."
Swifts bravado was all gone, lie
quickly slipped out of sight and minghjd
with the crowd.
Previous to this episode Governor
Greenhalge had summoned Representa
tive Mellen to his presence. " Mr. Mellen,"
lie said, "I want you to be on the side of
law and order.
"You will have no stronger fighter in
the cause," replied Representative Mellen,
with earnestness.
Meantime Chief Wade, of the district
police, had telephoned to police head
quarters, and at 3:20 o'clock fifty blue
coats marched up Beacon street, and,
tf ? i u u i
mob, straight to Doric hall, where they (
halted to await the orders irom tniei
Wade.
These orders were not slow in coming.
They were to clear the State Houe and
grounds of intruders who, at tlat time
had become a hissing, howling mob.
This was but the work of a moment,
for the mere sight of the uniforms and
brass buttons was apparently enough to
quell all Anarchistic tendencies. Before
the bluecoats the mob melted away, out
of the hall, down the broad steps and
on to Beacon street. There were some . jn the various cities and towns for muni
shouts of "kill the police," but the shout-j cipai and borough ofiicera. The candi
ers took good core to keep in the back ; dates' are: Republican, Galusha A.
ground. The crowd xrraduallv made its f:roW: Democrat, James Denton Han-
way back to the common, and the State '
House once more assumed its accustomed f
quiet. , ;
How's This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured bv Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
We the undersigned 1iave known F. J.
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
bv their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
Walding, Kinnan & 3Iarvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c
per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Tes
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stock raising and general farming in East
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COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Stock and Bond In .NVw Yorl-ftsc
Grain and Provision Markets
of Chicago.
New; York, Feb. 20. Transaction at
j the Stock Exchange to-day were only
1 09,000 shares, and the net chants in
. the usually prominent stocks lessa than a
point. At the owning of the buinc3i
j American Sugar and Distillers and Cat
tle Feeding were weak, the former wil
ing down 1 per cent, to 78 and Dbtilleni
i to 26. New England wa another
weak spot, falling j per cent to 10$. The
selling was not important in volume,
and when the orders bad Uxn exhausted
the room traders began to buy a hub
Sugar, Chicago Gas and Lackawanna.
In the case of the last named the buy
I ing and advance of 1 J per cent to
j was ascribed to the election of a Vander
l bilt representation to the board of dirtc
j tors. The market then Ik earn e excessively
dull ;.t.d ruled so until well into the af-
terr: j.n. A rally in wheat both here
j iu,d in ChicacA put a bale more life into
; the stock market, fml prices moved up
t to if ier cent. The (.rangers were the
; tirst to feel the improvement, St. Paul
! rising to imrimgton and CHunev to
' 74, Rock Island to 661 andNorthwt
; ern to 102 j. The risv in these htx ks led
j to covering in the Industrials, and Amer-
ican Sugar rallied to 79 and Whiskey t
; 26. General ' Electric securities were
stronger than for some time juisl, th
stock rising to ;6 and the debentures to
77f. The announcement of the with
drawal of the opposition of the Heltcont
interest to the Erie plan of reorganiza
tion j had no inlluence on the
securities of the company. The strength
of Sterling exchange had no elfect, for
the reason tjiat the high, rates of interest
abroad, and the balance of trade in
favor of the United States, combined
with the fact that the principal Euro
pean panics are no longer paying com
missions, renders shipments of the metal
in large amounts quite out of the ques
tion at this time. American Tobacco
was again in demand and gained a net
per cent, for the common and 3 for the
pi ef erred. The general market closed
firm. Railway and miscellaneous bonds
were higher. The feature of the trading
was a jump of 6J per cent.' in General
Electric debenture 5's to 774. Sides of
listed-stocks were 80,000 shares; unlisted,
2,000.
Chicago, Feb. 20. The last
thirty
minutes, of the session in the wheat mar
ket to-day was the most active period of
the day. Quite a sudden spurt of lfc
was made in that time, which set the
shorts to thinking. It is very probable
that their operations in the future will
De less reckless than thev nave been in
the immediate past. Notwitlistanding
lower cables from Liverpool, the market
opened firm, and thereafter prices
worked upwards gradually until they
had gained I to c over yesterday s close.
Here there was a breathing spell and, to
all outward appearances, prices were
not much more than steady, but uron
tne attempt or some traders to' nuy a
few small lots the crowd awakened
to the fact that there was very little
wheat for sale. Then began a wild
scramble by shorts to cover their wheat
! and it was not until the further advance
mentioned above was recorded that the
demand seemed satisfied. Various rca
sons were put forth for the advance, but
the most important one was an advance
in the price of cash wheat in the North
west. The net gain for May wheat to
day was 2c. a recession of ic from the
outside.
Corn was dependent on the strength
exhibited bv wheat for its action. Little
interest was centred in the market and
the feeling was firmer. May corn closed
with a net gam of ic for the day.
Oats were dull with a firm feeling.
which was derived from the surrounding
pits, j The trade was without feature and
the close i to c over that of yesterday.
Provisions opened lower and declined
6till further under free selling. A weaker
and lower hoc: market furnished the ex
cuse for the decline. A reaction, ac
companied by much firmness, took place
when wheat bulered. May pork clof-ed
ribs 2k; higher.
Tee Pennsylvania Election.
Philadelphia, Feb. 20. Pennsylvania
to-dav voted for a Congressman-at-large
to servfi the unexpired term in the
present Congress of Gen. Wm. Lilly,
Republican, who died December 1st 1S&3.
Thi d.-ito was fixed upon by the Gov
ernor; for the special election
fT- it oa' reason that this is
the da v for the regular pnng election,
cock; 'Pennsylvania Democracy, Arthur
Markley; Peoples, Victor A Lapier;
Prohibition, Henry r . 3lorrow.
After the adjournment of the regular
Democratic State convention wnicn
nominated Hancock, the anti-Harrity
and anti-Patterson, Democrats, claimed
that the convention was irregular and
illegal and they placed Mar k ley's name
before the .people for Congressman-at-large
under the party title of the "Penn-
; sylvania Democracy,
f Returns from twelve counties, not in
I eluding the larger counties of Philadel
I phia and Allegheny, show a net gain for
I (Irnw. Republican, of 3,57, as compared
with the vote of lS32,when Lilly, Iiepub
licanj had a plurality of 63,843. Iteturos
are coming in slowly, but indications
point to a heavier vote than wai cast
last fall for State Treasurer and Justice
of the Supreme court, when the Republi
can plurality wa3 135,145. In Philadel
phia nearly "every ward thus far heard
from shows Republican gains', and if the
ratio bf increase is maintained the Repub-
; lican plurality in the city will te nearly
60,000, an increase of more than 7.000
I over last fall. In the country districts
th Democrats are training somewhat.
, t i . fit. tn oil- tViat ( m xc liAa ,
I a plurality above 150,000, J
SILVER CERTIFICATES.
. -THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL
GIVES THEIR STATUS.
No Money, Hot V. ldencv of IfcrpaU
orMlrrr IXiilam Jntiltf YVtiio.
. CnmmlMlon Blcnrtl-Nf rth ( r
ollna lct mail rrw Confirmed ,
The lnstlou of Hetr- '
nue on Totwicxo -Trraftury
tlatancr.
WAMUXuTt'N, Feb. .AtUrnry (kn
eral Oluey to-day, in r i ly t a formal
request, dated February kth, --nt to
Secn tary of the Tre.vurr, n inuin in
regard to the legal utu of der ccitifl-ciU-s
in which h hold tm (t U.w .
"Silver certificat art jut bat tly
purjrt to. I en thir fae, an. I bv tbrir
terniHthat h, thry attt th f a t ttial
the I'nited Statin haai on d j-it many
fil cr dollar, hich ill l i .ti 1 to Ur
holder upon the prtirtuatiou a. l itir
render of Mich n-rti!icat. If t) v can
be regarded a money at all, it t only
UC1Use the United St.it .igt. . !.. r
o ive th :u 'for cutoiii(, t- n I ll
public duo and onU to lint vt- : . and
forthose ipi.vifNl purpr "."
' In my opinion-' the Alt. rn Gen
eral adds, "they are riot 'lawful u. n j'
uilhin the it.inmg of So. I, f thi Art
of Januarv -, . lv7 1, an I S. 'J of th
Act of July 12. 1
The otini.n of the Attor:.. x ( ; neral,
it is understood. va ;tk. d f. r jn r
tary Catlisle Uvatw of the . .! iirn tina
tion of National bank in in:ui hrr
certificates in exi liane f(-r 1 -.d t :ob ri
indented for r deinptl.'li. lt-tJ.el ill
e to contract the u of cil r uithm
the !ound.s iqxvified in the d.t i-i.ri.
The treasury lost m.re than f !., oio
to-day in its n t b i! iu o, it h iving do
clined to $i:N.i. .(. Tb re a-n'
slight increa in goM w hich Mand almti?
The Proident to-day in d the rum
mission of Elwanl D. Whit' to U an
associate justice of the Umtd staUn
Supreme court. The Supreti: ' will
re-assemble for the March t ' ; .
5th proximo.
There was no meeting tf tie N nati
J Finance committee to-day. t 'or.s. .itieiilly.
the Tan II bill wan not proeM.d to tho
committee 'as the iWntirniti'' nn'tnlrri
hal hotted a week ago to do.
The Democratic inetiilT of th iim-mitu-e
met for an hour thi aft itioni tti
the rtKim of Cliairman i nm'; but
when they had adjourned on- of tlieiu
said that they had accoiiiplifda d njthuig
in the way of nettling the dlflVn nom
that existeil in certain M-lntlu!-. Work
will be resumed again early to-morrow
morning, mere dhm ww a great i-ai
of pn-sHure brouglit to U ar uoti the
committee' to make a change in the in
ternal revenue feature of the bill, which
now itermitH the pale of unmanufactured
leaf tobacco free, wherea the tnx on tho
manufactured tobacco i 0 f m
pound. It haa been B.how u t i : ti-
mittee that during the lat ht ili-
ingolTin revenue from man'. .red
tobacco . aggregate! almost .' ., .
causd entirely by the. fn? Ko-- f.
The product of the manufartuo . the
country ha decreased - upwards of
000,0X iotinbi and the mafiuf.u'lurt-rn
are asking the committee to either ut
the tax on the unmanufactured artldo
or restrict tho trade no that th y uilt not
be interfered , with. Inarnu h hj thin
free trade in tobacco ot'rau u the ad
vantage of the farmer, there L a diihko .
on the part of the commitu-? to put a Ux
on it; but it U likely that the trade m ill
be restricted to tho farmer or producrr
alone and that when it comet into tlie
hand -t of the dealer the tax w ill Ui w-
set-cd. nuo Uic manutariurem art
not taking any fe-ciil inter-t
in the propoe4 IncreaM of the tax ot
the manufactured product. It Unaid that
the Treasury Department would hk to
see the tax increased, a that wouM
bring in immediately reaiir money.
The President to-day fe-ntt tln-N iiau!
a long ni ox normnaiionn ui wun.
Among them were J. D. Helm, to bo
postmaster at lonrr, N. C , anl Allrt
11. Mowrey, at Charh tou, r. i
Tlie S-nate Xioa confirm-! tie follow
ing nomination): .'. . wKun,
collector of cuti torn. at Alexandia. .
PostmaUTH: Nortli Carolina Edwin
Harn. WiLton: W. T. Iflarkwrlt. Iur-
ham: Matthias Manly, New U rn; J. It.
Sherrill, Concord.
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