VOL. XXXV. NO. 151.,
ItALEIGH, N. C, FEIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER i, 1896.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
CAR f LOAD QUANTITIES.
: Beaaoaable Differentiate Asked In Favor
' - of Rates on the Same. '
The Norfolk Virginian of- y ester
day says: '. . .; ?
' The Southern Wholesale Grocers'
Association,. as is well known, has
: been endoavoringfor some time past
: to' obtain through the , Southern
r States Freight Association, and its
. predecessor, the Southern Railway
and Steamship Association, a rea
sonable differential in. favor of car
' load quantities between rates on car
' load and less' than carload shipments
of sugar, coffee, flour, meal, meat
' and other staple groceries.
The matter has been agitated for
the past three or four years, but
with little or no success, aud a num
bert wholesale merchants have
4,4proached the Seaboard Air-
- assistance in this matter. . The Sea
board Air Line favored this change
and so voted during its member
ship in the Southern Railway and
Steamship and the Southern States
Freight Associations and it is said
they -are seriously considering some
immediate and favorable action in
the matter. This has no connection
with the so-called "rate-war" now
being talked of in the papers. The
Seaboard Air-Line feels that the
merchants' claim is a just one, and
the change, if made, will be Derma
manent. FUNDS FOR BRYAN.
Chairman Jones Asks Newspapers to So
licit Contributions.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Chicago, Sept. 3. The trouble
" some question as to whether William
eJ. Bryan will remain in Chicago
from September 4th to 7th and ad
dress the union workingmen on the
day, which is Labor Day, according
to promise he made during the con
vention, was settled yesterday by
the receipt of a telegram, from the
nominee, stating he would speak
here Labor Day.
Mr. Bryan will arrive September
4th and no arrangements have yet
been made for speaking in or out of
Chicago between that day and Labor
Day. The time will probably be
spentatheadquartersin conferences
ysting:
jtresponse to the. appeal recently
sound hv Chairman Jones for dodu-
lar subscriptions, many are now be
ing received by Treasurer St. John,
at New York headquarters.
Senator Jones today asked that
the announcement be made that all
tennMn nviil II 1 1 1, Traa ftl l.rt i CT
Mr. Bryan start popular subscrip
tions in their columns. Such-editors
are authorized to act as collecting
agents, and to forward to Treasurer
St. John, Hotel Bartholdi, New
York.
- Editors of all Democratic and free
silver papers aro requested to send
copies of their papers regularly to
Secretary Adams, of the press bu
reau, in this city.
Senator Teller will make his open
ing speech of the campaign in Illi
nois at Morison next Monday.
AGAINST FUSION.
The Republicans in Guilford Say They
Will Vote It Straight.
The Greensboro Record Of yester-
C day says?
During the progress of Saturday's
Republican convention,' a Record re-
' porter present asked three or four
Of the party if theywere not going
", to fuse again wie Populists.
' "Yes," was the gist of the replies;
"we are willing to fuse with them
like wo did last yearj we will allow
them to vote for our ticket but no
' more.- They can't get a man on our
.11 I 1 I .1 11 . At J
' sters, ourselves."
"It will be remembered that last
year, after ineffectual efforts to se
cure jpresen tat ion on the legisla
tive and county tickets, our Popu
list friends walked nip and voted
solidly for the Republicans,
" . A 1 gentleman from. Deep River
. tnarnahtrv wnp.rA thn Pnnnlists were
' meeting former "Republicans, says
every man of them has gone back to
his first love and will vote the gold
ticket from top to bottom. What is
- more,, they .make no. bones of the
matter, but openly-, proclaim ' the
Three men in a hack arrived in
Charlotte yesterday and drove to a
photograph gallery. One of the men
was roped, i The other two took him
into the gallery to have his picture
taken. - The captured man is named
Mills. . He is charged with a murder
committed in Ohio two years go,
The men who captured him had fol
lowed him foMor 400 miles THey
wereabout to take him to Ohio With
out waiting for Governor Gar? to
honor the requisition. ..
In Popusist-Strong Colorado
Sewall is Leading,
NEBRASKA IS JUSED.
Democratic Electors Have Itcen Accepted
by All Kansas Silver Men Wyoming,
I tah, Idaho, Montana, California
and Oregon Have all Acted.
By (J'elegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Denver, Col., Sept. 4. It can be
stated as a general propasition
that the Democrats, "Populists and
silver Republicans in all of Jhe
western states have fused, or will
fuse, on silver electors for the
Presidency and that the question
of whether Sewall or Watson is to
be the Vice President is causing
very little uneasiness.
A canvass of the conventions that
have been held so far, however, in
dicates that Sewall is running far
ahead of Watson and that even in
the states where the populists great
ly outnumber the democrats the sen
timent is favorable to the man from
Maine. This may be best and most
easily accounted for by saying that
expediency (has conquered senti
ment in the first home of the silver
agitation and that it is generally re
garded as better to accept Sewall
and thus take no chances on losing
Bryan, than to support Watson and
run the risk of jeopardizing silver
by splitting tho vote.
In Colorado, for instance, the pop
ulists are numerically about six
times as strong as the democrats,
but Watson is not even considered
in the race. All silver men are for
Bryan and Sewall, with the excep
tion of a lagging dozen here and
there. Colorado democrats have al
ready accepted the Chicago nomi
nees in the state convention. On
September 9th 05 per cent of the
populists will meet and do the same
thing. The silver republicans will
do the samo thing on Septembei !Hh.
The McKinlcv Republicans will
ndorse McKinley and Hobart Sep
tember 30th. A safe estimate of the
vote in November is that 05 per eoi.t
of Colorado voters will be for a
Bryan and Sewall ticket on a fusion.
In Nebraska (here has been a
complete fusion on the electoral
ticket between Democrats and Popu
lists, and tho silver Republicans
will come in later.
The matter of the Vice-Presidency
was not mentioned, but will result
in a division of Democratic electors-
Tho Populists will control probably
tho Congressional and State offices.
In Kansas the Democratic electors
have been accepted by the Populists
and Silver Republicans.
In Minnesota there has been com
plete fusion. The understanding is
that the vote for Vice-President
shall be thrown to Sewall or Watson
according to which develops the
greater strength in th" electoral
college. The same understanding
exists in some other Western States.
In South Dakota the Democrats
and Populists agreed on Bryan and
Sewall electors. Of course the sil
ver Republicans are with them.
North Dakota has not acted but
the sentiment is said to be generally
favorable to the- Chicago nominees.
In Wyoming the Populists have no
State central committee and will sup
port the Democratic indorsement of
Bryan and Sewall.
-Utah has not acted, but it is un
derstood that the feeling there is
similar to that in Colorado, strongly
in favor of the Chicago, ticket.
la Idaho the Democratsand Popu
lists fused on an electoral ticket.
The silver Republicans indorsed the
electoral ticket, although there is a
bad split on United States Senator,
which may cost DuBois his seat.
Democratic electors has been ac
cepted in Montana, and although
there is a small bolting element
among the populists, the state will
go overwhelmingly for Bryan and I
bewail.
T California there is perfect all
around fusion, with the uuderbUnd--
Ing that Watson's strength in the
electoral college will determine tho
state's vote for vice president. -'
iln Oregon the populists got the
big end of the fusion agreement and
Hamed Watson electors. '
Washington has divided electors
between 'Sewall and Watson.
: Nevada has not yet acted. This
state will probably have a fusion of
populists and democrats...-.
- In,' states where the Popuiists have
.been given themajorily of the elec
tors it' Las been with' the .under-
standing that tho votes will go to
Sewall it it is shown that lie has the
majority of the electoral college.
There has never been such intease
earnestness manifested before in the
west over a political campaign. The
question of men has been subserved
to the question of principle, and it
is the issue of free coinage of silver
that is being fought, rather than a
question of Democracy or populism,
Tho only state admitting of doubt
as to the result in November is Wy
oming, where the McKinley man
agers are spending a great doul of
money and whore an effort is being
made to make wool the issue rather
than silver.
THE WAR IS ON.
The Kate Cut light is for Heavy V.x
eeution. The Atlanta Constitution of yes
terday contains the following inter
esting story with regard to the rail-
rou rale war:
The Senbiard Air-Line reduces
freight rates 3.1 per cent from Balti
more and -Virginia points into At
lanta.
The Southern States Passenger
Association met this cut yesterday
evening with a cut of 35 per cent.
The cut was made at the executive
meeting in New York and goes into
effect on September 5th.
The Seaboard did not Keep them
guessing long. This cut, as the
other roads call it, is exactly the
one which led the association to de
clare for an 80 per cent cut. Hut the
situation is better understood now,
or will be when what follows is ab
sorbed. This 33 per cent is perma
nent so far as the Seaboard is con
cerned, so its representatives an
nounce.
With a seriousness which is
grimly humorous the Seaboard says
this cut is not war, but is simply a
stroke of business policy made with
no hostile intent. II is simply the
adoption as a permanent policy of
rates which were first inaugurated
as an experiment.
'The experiment proved to bo
profitable to our company and we
consider it to be to the best inter
ests of ourproperty and aursccurity
holders, "said one of the representa
tives of tho Seaboard vosferdav.
"We have no war to make on any
one. This is a pacific step in its
intent. If there should be a war,
others will inaugurate it not the
Seaboard. We thought that rates
were too high from the east. Busi
ness was light and we thought that
a conservative reduction would
stimulate traffic over our line. W'c
could not tell whether the move
would be profitable or the reverse
until we tried it. "
The new rates on both sides will
go into effect on Saturday, Septem
ber 5th three days off. The Sea
board's old rate sheet of July 17th
was liled yesterday with the inter
state commerce commission in Wash
ington and the three days' notice
expire tomorrow night, so that the
new rates may go into effect on
Saturday.
News of the cut did not reach the
traffic men and merchants of Atlanta
yesterday. Thev had no informa
tion of the Seaboard's policy and
were really at sea.
Indeed, there was an impression
that the Seaboard would not make
another cut, but would be content to
let the old rate stand while the
heavy fall traffic is on. They reason
ed in this way and perhaps they re
flected tho views of the executive
board in New York: "The Seaboard
naturally has a light traffic from
April to the middle of September.
By cutting rates in July, when there
was little business moving, St. John
calculated that he. would make some
new patrons for h's road. He ex
pected that rates would be restored
by September, and then he would
have all the business he could han
dlo for the fall and winter."
But these calculations were away
off. The cut had been announced
even then.
"Suppose the other roads cut. the
standard rates 80 per cent as they
announced they would do before,
and as ...Judge Simonton says they
can do if they see fit under certain
conditions, what will the Seaboard
do?", asked" the Constitution's rep
resentative of a Seaboard man.
'""They will not makenn , 80 per
cent cut," replied the Seaboard
man.' ."That is my judgement, but
if they should, they will get an
enormous quantity of unprofitable
business, and the public will get the
benefit of very low rates; - Mr. St
John announced publicly after their
80 percent cut was resolved upon
that the Seaboard would not meet it.
Whon tho rates fall to a point where
they are no longer profitable to us
we will simply v sitr still and wait.
We can haul freight cheaper than
anybody else. 'When" a competitor
names a figure which would be a
loss to us, we know that it is a
greater loss to hiro jand that he will
not stand it long." f y'
On Saturday tM Seaboard's cut
in passenger rates also goes into ef
fect. The present jStll-rail rate from
Atlanta to New York is 24. 'The
cut rate will be fl4jbywayof Ports
mouth and thence by steamship with
included. The Seaboard's rail route
by Portsmouth, across the Chesa
peake and thence by the New York,
Peninsular and Norfolk road, will
be tlfrtlanta to Now York.
The present all-rail, rate to Balti
more is $18.25. The new rate to
Portsmonth and the'e by the Bay
Line steamer will b $9,09.;.
Thn Seaboard's 000-mile book
go on sale Saturday" tit 40. The
prico of mileage books has been $25
for 1,000 miles, or two for $50.
Installation of Officentof Phalanx Lodge
Last night was a red letter meet
ing for Phalanx Lodge, No. .'14. Or
ganized in 1890 by Bros. K. B. En
glebard Bnd a few other brave and
courageous rnember.jThis lodge soon
became oue of the strongest in this
Grand Domain. For months past
Phalanx Lodge, lik&Lmany others,
has been through thii trying times
which oftencomes to fraternal orders,
but last night the lodge took a new
life and its members predict for it a
brilliant future. Thejfollowing were
installed as its officers for the next
six months: Chancellor Commander,
A. M. McPheeters, jj ; Vice Chan
cellor Commander,vW. E. Ashley;
Prelate, C. R. Lee; Master at Arms,
E. M. Uzzell; Keeper of Records and
Seals, S. F. Telfar.Master of Ex
chequer, P. P. Haywood, Jr.; Master
of Finance, Irvin T'.; Jones; Inner
Guard, J. A. DuncanjOutcr Guard,
William Boylan.
I-alr and Cooler, Weather.
The storm yesterday in the St.
Lawrence Valley has moved off,
after causing local showers along the
Atlantic States down to North Caro
lina. The pressure is low in the South,
especially over Florida, and in the
Northwest.
Heavy rains nea -the mouth of
tho Mississippi continue, over 4
inches being reported from Port
Ead 's.
The temperature has fallen con
siderably in the east lake region
and NoHh At! antic coast from 10 to
2- degrees.
It is warmer in the Northwest.
A Fatal Collision.
Tuesday night at Abbeville, S. C,
four freight cars ran down grade
and struck a passenger trair, killing
fireman Thos. Collett, of Thomas
ville and fatally injuring NeyRouehe
son of P. D. Rouchc, engineer on
the Western North Carolina, whose
home is in Salisbury. Collet, was
out on the engine of the passenger
train fixing a flag signal. When the
cars came together , the concussion
was so great that he was knocked
some feet in the air, and fell, break
ing his neck. His brother, A. W.
Collett, an engineer on the same line,
was in his cab on a track to the right
of the passenger train. Another bro
ther was killed near the same place
some months ago. Ney Rouche is a
a boy in short trousers. He ran
away from home, and was riding on
trains wherever he could.
A Crazy Horse Breaks Away Follows a
Train and kills Himself-
A gentleman by the name of Ed
wards, from up about Muir'sChapel,
was at North & Watson's Mill yes
terday aT Greensboro having some
work done, his horse was tied to a
post when a train on the C. F. & Y.
V. passed. The horse became
frightened and did his best to break
loose, but failed to do so until the
entire train had passed by, when he
broke bis halter and taking to the
railroad track, ran after the tra'n
with all his speed. He was making
very good time until be struck a
trestle fell through and broke his
back and two legs, whenhe was shot.
Uiram Lodge No. 40, A. F. A. M
A special communication of Hiram
Lodge No. 40 A. F. & A. M, will be
held this Thursday evening at 8
o'clock. Work in the first degree.
Visiting brethren Invited to attend.
By order,
. ' - '.W. W. Willkon, W. M.
E. B. Thoxa8, Sec.
Married.
. A 2 o'clock' yesterday afternoftn
at the residence of the bride's father,
Mr. H. Ray, Miss Rosa Ray to Mr.
Bartley B. Pleasants, both of this
oity. Rev. J. L. Foster officiating.
AND BUCK N KB.
What Mf : .anna lias to Say
Ticket.
By Telfegv-aph to the Press-Visitor.
r
Cleveland. O., Sept. 4. Mr.
Hanna was interviewed today con
cerning theresultof thelndianapolis
gold standard convention. He said:
"I think theaction of the convention
will be to the assistance of us. M r.
Palmer is a strong, reliable man
with a heavy following among Demo
crats. His nomination following
that of the gold standard for Demo
cratic Governor will weaken the
forces of the other Democrats in
Illinois very materially." "How
about Buck ner's nomination? '' "M r.
Buckner will also do us good. He
is strong in Kentucky and through
the South and will help us Very
much."
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Cotton Market Closed Only 10 to I I Points
Lower than Yesterday.
New York, Sept. 4.
Cotton quotations furnished by E.
B. Cuthbert & Co., 50 Broadway,
New York, and ;ill." Wilmington
street, Raleigh, over their special
wire:
MONTHS.
PALMFJ.
OrEy- HIGH- LOW- CLOS
ING. EST. EST. 1NU
k ;ir 8 41 8 ;!2 8 .12-
8 41 8 45 8 :i 8 .'-
8 4.) 8 48 8 40 8 40
8 51 8 51 8 4.'t 8 43-
8 i)0 8 30 817' 8 i 7 -
8 27 8 33 8 24 8 24 -
8 24 8 29 8 20 8 20-
8 2!) 8 37 8 27 8 27-
January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
Sept'mb'r,
October,
Novemb'r,
Decern ber,
New York opened steady at a de
cline of from 5 to 8 points, partially
regained the loss, but finally closed
at the lowest point of the dav, 10 to
11 points lower than yesterday's
closing prices. Sales 21-1,100 bales.
Now York Stock Market.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
Missouri l'acilir 184
Union 1'acihV
Hock Island
St. Paul (Ml
General Kluetr'u 2(i
Tennessee Coal and Iron
Manhattan . '. 824
American Tobacco (i.'IJ
Burlington and Quiney GGf
Western Union 80
Louisville and Nashville 401
United States Leather 4!i
Southern Railroad 7 J
Southern Preferred 21i
Chicago (las 5!
Sugar 1 14J
Reading
Des. and Y ',. Feed
Atchison
D. L. i; W 152
Jersey Central lOu
Erie
Silver
Liverpool Cotton Market.
September 4.38.
Septeraber-CX-tober 4.31.
October-November 4.28.
November-December 4.27.
December-January 4.27.
January-February 4.27.
February-March 4.274.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
The following were the closingquo
tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro
vision market today:
Wheat September, 564; December,
58.
Corn September 20; December,
211,
Oats September, 15; -December 16
Pork September, 5.52; December5.65
Lard September, 3.22; Dec. 3.52.
Clear Rib Sides-September, 3.15;
January 3.32.
The Attraction Next Week.
The Brothers Byrne's "Eight
Bells'' chime forth their familiar
tidings from the stage of the Acad
emy of Music, Tuesday night, Sept.
8th. The entire production has
been remodelled so that it will
scarcely be recognized in the new
form. It is quite superfluous to say
that the alterations add to the gen
eral merit of tho production. The
plot remains much as it was, but the
specialties introduced at short inter
vals are entirely new and pleasing.
The Byrne Brothers remain to give
life and action to every scene. The
third act is almost entirely new
The curtain rises upon a rustic
scene in a Parisian park. In the
background are the acrobats posing
as statues. Their antics are very
amusing. The originality of the
performance and the diversity of its
specialties are sure to fill the house.
An acrobatic quadrille at the close
of the last act is a noveltv.
Willis Q. Peace, from Horner
school, Oxford, N. C, on "colorday"
at West Point won first colors, in
rivalry with 1,08 new cadets from
every state in the union. ;
Minor Matters Manipulated
for the 3Iany.
AROUND THE CITY.
Pot-Pourrl of the News Pictured on Pa
per Points and People Pertinently
Picked and Pithily Put in
Print.
The life of of the late Rev. J. B.
Bobbitt was insured in the Knights
and Ladies of Honor for $2,000.
, The Bible is now printed in 381
languages, fifty-two versions having
been added in the last five years.
The drought has so lowered the
streams in the Wadesboro section
that some cotton mills have had to
shut dowu.
Mr. Thad B. -St igle, of the firm of
T. E. Seigle it Co., at Charlotte as
signed yesterday afternoon, lie is
well known in Raleigh.
At Rutherfordton today the first
of the joint discussions between Cy
Watson and W. A. Guthrie was had.
Of course there was a large attend
ance.
The annual election of officers (1
the Chamber of Commerce will take
place on Tuesday night next and a
full attendance is desired.
At Elizabeth City, Rev. Dr. Sol.
Pool, was stricken with paralysis
yesterday and is now critically ill.
Dr. Pool is one of the best known
Methodist preachers in the State.
Mr. Dughi has a couple of Marmo
set monkeys which were sent to
him by a friend, and they are curi
osities. They are much smaller
than the ordinary monkey, but are
very similar to them.
The members of the Republican
State Executive Committee have all
been notified of a meeting to be held
here next Wednesday , for the purpose
of "sitting on Dockery's case. "
Walter Li. Main's circus will
be in this State some time in
October, tho exact date not yet being
known. John Robinson's circus is
heading this way, while Barnum is
coming also.
Twenty-seven minutes for a tele
ram to Liverpool and an answer
from it is pretty quick lime. A
message was sent by Postal wire by
Bar bee and Company last night and
an answer was received in twenty
seven minutes. That was a good
record if not a record breaker.
Ex-Secretary Hoke Smith went to
Lincolnton yesterday to join his
family at the Lithia Inn. He will
go to Atlanta to resume the practice
of the law and will lend his aid to
Bryan and Sewall in the present
campaign
Tobacco men who know tell the
Durham Sun that the old crop of to
bacco is almost entirely sold . New
tobacco coming into market so far
has shown up very fair as to color,
but in body it has been light. The
crop, seems to bo pretty well adap
ted to granulating and cigarettes,
but wrappers, as well as good tobac
cos generally, likely to be scarce.
We deeply regret to note that the
littlo child of Mr. P, M. Davis,
whose illness was uaentioned in this
paper yesterday, died yesterday
evening. The many friends of the
bereaved family will deeply sympa
thize with them in their sorrow.
The funeral was preached at the
home on South Davie street at 3
o'clock this afternoon by Mr. John
T. Pullen.
For a National Flower.
Asheville, the Gazette states, is to
have the honor of starting a move
ment for naming by legislative enact
ment a national flower. A com
mittee consisting of Mayor Cocke,
Theodore F. Davidson, Richmond
Pearson, E. P. McKissick, Charles
McNamee, T. W. Patton, Dr. S. W.
Battle, Josephs. Adams, J. P. Kerr
and others meets Monday evening
rto organize the movement, liiey
will name a sub-committee to as
Gov. Carr to request the governors
of other States each to appoint two
persons (a lady and a gentleman)
from each State to attend a congress
to be held in Asheville some time in
October. Each delegate will be
entitled to record his or her choice
of a national flower in a vote. The
flower receiving the largest number
of votes will be recommended to the
natbnal congress as the "fldwer
emblem of the country.- Some years
ago the golden rod was voted on and
received over 1,000,000 votes.
NEW WIRE COTTON TIE.
An Inventor Sees the Substitute Soceesa- .
fully Operated.
A special from Amcrieus, Ga.,
says : The first practical tesst f the
new wire cotton tie invented aud
patented by Captain W. M. Mitt, of
this city, was made here this morn
ing in the presence of a number of
cotton shippers and proved highly
satisfactory. Captain Hitt is an ex
perienced compress man and knew
full the requirements of a tie to sup
plant the "trust" product and has
fully succeeded to that end.
The tie consists of a double strand
of No. 10 or No. 11 wire, fastened
with one twist by a simplp clasp,
which holds it firmly in position
after compression, both at the screw
and compress. The wire ties weigh
almost exactly the same as the old
steel ties nov in use, thus overcom
ing the objection urged agaiusi
them upon that score. The ties can
be manufactured at a cost far below
that of the tie trust, and formers
thus have a deliverance from the
grasp of that giant monopoly.
Captain Hitt has associateda num
ber of capitalists and experienced
cotton men with him and the new
wire tie will soon be placed in every
market in the South. A large Bos
ton manufactory is now engaged in
making them and success of the in
vention seems thoroughly assured.
It has already received the indorse
ment of experienced compress men
and shippers, who readily recognize
its many advantages over other ties
of like kind.
It Hit the Mark.
Correspondence Press-Visitor,
The article of "Citizen" in your
paper of yesterday seems to have
"struck the nail on the head." The
law does not contemplate a vacancy
and therefore the party in office holds
over until his successor is elected'
Mr. Place could not hold tho office
of superintendent, the law expressly
forbidding birn to do so he being
altogether ineligible, and therefore
his election was illegal, and hence
void: and no election has been held .
until the recent one naming Mr.
Ray, of Kentucky. Mr. Young is,
and will be the superintendent until
Mr. Ray accepts, or in case of his
declination some other person shall
be elected.
But it may be held that Mr. Young
vacated his office of superintendent
by accepting the oflice of assistant
superintendent. This would bo ten
able ground if there was any law
authorizing the creation of any such
oflice as assistant superintendant,
and this action was as wholly illegal
as the electfon of Mr. Place, and
therefore Mr. Young could not ac
cept an office which the law could
not create, and hence he has not by
the act resigned his oflice of super
intendent.
Mr. Place's resignation of au office
which he has not held, nor could
possibly have held, is laughable,
and to be paid out of the state's
money fior two month's salary for
services in an oflice which he has
never held, nor could hold, is not
laughable.
Heretofore the officers have been
elected in them, and hold over until
in September. The present steward
was elected in June, but the old one
did not go out until in September.
Mr. Place was elected in June, but
the chairman found a law, that would
hocus pocus, presto change, instan
ter, put Mr. Young out, and put Mr.
Place in. The law plainly provides
that a man, such as Mr. Place was,
was incapacitated to be superinten
dent. Yet the chairman found a law
which overcame this provision, and
Mr. Place went in. The law no
where provides for an assistant su
perintendent, but the chairman finds
a law to create this new office, and
the new office is created, and I sup
pose, to appease in a measure public
sentiment, which had become indig
nant because of Mr. Young's re
moval, as superintendent, Mr. Young
goes in as assistant superintendent.
Surely the chairman is both prolific
and felicitous in finding laws that
"wont" hold.
Governor Carr did well to lake the
able Attorney General's opinion
upon Mr. Place's eligibility. He
will be none the less a good and
dutiful Governor by asking thathigh
officer if money paid to Mr. Pace for
services in an office he has never
held is not illegal, and should be re
turned, and also to enquire if there
is any law existing authorizing the
creation of the office of assistant su
perintendent. -i:fi:cy-
Between the disregarding laws tn
f jreeand the finding of laws not in-
force, this beneficent institution will
do well if it shall have weathered
the impending storm.- . - -. X.