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Vv Tot. HI. No. 40. TATLORSVILLE, ALEXANDER COUNTTr C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1888. $1 Per Tear. and mm -.-.H7-i-.il i.-y LOCAL DIRECTORY. CHURCHES; Presbyterian. castor. Preaching every second and fourth Sunday, at 11 a. ra. and at night. Praver meeting every Wednesday night. Sunday School every Sunday at 9 a.m. La. C. Mcintosh Superintendent. ""Methodist, Rev. T. J. Dailey,, a.tor. Preaching every third Sunday :t n a.m. Sunday School every Sun day at 9 a.m. W. T. Nelson Superintendent- Baptist. Rev. L. P. Gwaltney.pas tor. Preaching every fourth Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Sunday School every Sun. ; da? at 9 a.m. E. A. Womble Super Vintendent. Prayer meeting Thursday nights. SOCIETY MEETINGS. A. F. & A. M. Lee Lodge No 253 meets the first Saturday of each month, tl o'clock p. m. COUNTY OFFICERS. Sheriff, R. M. Sharp, Clerk of Court, J.T Mcintosh; R. of D. J. M.Oxford; Treasurer, C. J. Carson; County Com missioners. J. B. Pool, VV. R. Sloan, V. W. Teague; A. C. Mclntosn A. T. Marsh, W. W. Teague, Board of Edu cation; J. -J. Hendren School Superin tendent, Z. P. Deal. Coroner. , CORPORATION OFFICERS. Mavor W. G. Bogle. Commission ers J. M. Matheson. W.D Deal, Thus. Peden. Town Clerks-W. D. Deal. Chief of Police I HE MAILS. Statesville and Wilkesboro, daily. Matter for either of these mails should be i th" office by R p. ra. Lenoir LeavesTuesdays and Fridays "at 6 a.m. and arrives Wednesdays and ..'Sat an lays at 6 p.m. Newton Leave Tuesdays, -Thurs-dayand Saturdays at 5 a.m. uud arrives same days ai 8 p.m. Boomer and Go-hen Arrives Wed iuflays ami Saturdays a llj in. and li-aves same days at 1 p. m. Bently Arrives luviays and Sat urdays at 12 m. and leaves same days 1 p. ni. : Hanipfomilh Leaves Monday, Wed nesdav and Friday at (i a.m.and arrives Tuesday .ThurKla and Saturday at 6 a. Koek( ut Leaves Tuesday and Fri day at S a.m. and arrives Wednesday anil Saturday at 4 p.m. Brustiv Mountain Arrives Wednes days and Saturdays at 12 in. andJeaves Hine lays at . m. PIEDMONT AIR LINE. RICHMOND & DAN VILLE R.R. SOUTH CAKOL.INA DIVISION. bndeiised Schedule in effVcr June 24. Train a rim 6y 75th Meridian lime. NOIIT il No. 51 No. 53 bound. Daily. Daily. viaS.C.R.R ... LvC!: 'Ust'rj 5.10pm. 7.00am " lAiu-ia.' 7.00 " j S.30 " Granit'v'e............ 7.53 r'-i 9.M9 " Trenton S.30 " 9.45 4 " Juhnst'ns 8.47 l-Uri li " Columbia.. - 1.25" 12.15pm MVin' sb'ro 1.10am 2.13 k 4k Chester. 2.17 " 3.23 rt Rock Hill... 3 10 ; 4.08 Ar Charlotte..- 4.20" 5.15" "Salisbury...... ..j 6.22" 7.05" " Gr'ns b'ro ..... 8.00 " 8.40 " " Richm'nd....'. .. ... 3.30pm 5.00am ".Wash'gtn 8.23" 7.00 " u B dri more.... 11.25 " S.25 " " Phikd'a 3.00am 10.47'' 'XewYork. 6.20 j I -20jm SOUTH No. 52 No. 50 bound. Daily, Daily Lv New York 4.30pm I2.15n Tliilad'a 6.57" 7.20am w Baltt more.- 9.42 9.45 " " Washgt'n 11.00 " 11.24 " " Richmond 2.30am 3.10pm u Gr'nsboro.-. 2.4S " H.44 " Salisbury............. 19.23 " 12.37n't " Chariotle.. - 1.00pm 2.10am RoekHiil 1.02 " 3.10 " ' Chester 2.45" 3.52 k u Wm'sboro. 3.47 " I 4.53 " Columbia............. 5.43 6.55 " "Johnstons'.......... 7.45" 9.01" "Trenton 8.02" 9.18" " Granlte'le 8.31 "- 9 46 " Ar Augusta.-. 9.10 " 10,30 " " Charl'st'n 9.45 " 11.00 " !jjS.C. R.R.... A.. No. 52. j SOUTHW'RDi T. fc O. R. R. : No. 53. -NOBTHWRD STATIONS. J25a.m lvej-Statesville-l 7.55 pm arv -..Troutman-: 7.39 8.58 9.C9 9.19 9.28 9.39 9.47 10.01 10.14 10.27 10.30 .4 U 4. 44 " i...Shepherd.- 7 21 4k j-Mooresville..! 7.09 " -Mt Mourne-j 6 58 " i.D'n College.! 6.49 " ...CaldvelF...j 6.37 " iHuntersville.-: 6 30 4 4 4, .4' 44 . 44 4. .4 u 4 4 t lve 4 4. 44 44 . 44 4. 4. 4. " . Croft j 6.14 i.See'n lh)use.j 6.01 j..C.C.Junc'n.j 5.48 j...Chariotte...i 5.45 arvi A IESVILLE & VVESTEItN R. R. aft.18, mix-! -No. 17, mix- jw. Dady i stations. : ed. Dailv. SOrTHW'KI): i,NORTHWR'D 6-50 a.n, Ivej laylorsvillej 0.40 pm arv " i Sloan...! 9.04 " " U Iredel' j 8.40 " " arvi-StatesvillpJ S In lv. 7.5() 8.15 . - v tF n . i -on the Western North Cnnli '.fad pass Statesville for he east at taVn mVTace'ft"l'ten Augii- !, i V"ve on Aos. 50 .wd 51. - ""man raiace Buffet cars between j ....v- .im i iiiiiu bia.S"-r-A'' t0L HAAS. Traffic Manager. 53 v "A "ft- "u,pfnnn .s. 2anl tinii-Vn V amI 31 ,"Mkt Clo,econnee 8i)aml -,,,Mmblawith C'G. Div. No. Wt,?i iU,d fro" !nts west, via i m iiii vi'Ani : h ... IV JRASTUS B. JONES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ... Practices in the courts of Alexander, Catawba, Caldwell, Iredell and Wilkes. Prompt attention given to the collection of claims and all other business entrusted to him. RB. BURKE, ATrORNET-ATLAW, Having been granted license by the Supreme Court, I have located at Tay lorsvllle for the PRACTICE OF LAW, and bespeak a share of the public pat ronage. I will attend the Courts of ad joining counties. C. MtlNTOSH, Jr., ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW, taylorsvilleV - - N. c Will practice in Alexander and adjoin ing counties Special attention given to collections, conveyancing, suits for partition, and settlements of executors, administrators and guardians. "jyjATTR ASSES. I wish to inform the people of Alexan der. Iredell, VVilkfs, and other counties that I have located at TAYLORS VILLE. andean now supply them with MATTRASSES of any size and kind deshed at LOWER PRICE than they can be bought for elsewhere. J. D. 1 ULLAGE- LEWIS LIPPARD, PROFESSIONAL. BARBER, has n'moved to Taylorsville and opened a first -elas . BARBER SHOP, " and bespeaks a liberal pattjnage from the general public. "'.Does hair cutting in the latest style. Shop adjoining Brick Store. : 0. W.: MW& DEALER IN FURNITURE, TAYLORS VILLE, N. C. Coffuis and Caskets a Specialty, Prices to suit the times. Call and see me. HEADQUARTERS H G. LINK WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Grocer and Commission Merchant, CHARLOTTE, - N. C. Those having produce to ship (and especially country merchants) will find it to their interest to ship to this house I will buy all kinds of produce, or sell t he. same on com mi ssion. Highest pri ces guaranteed and prompt returns made, Taj lorsvillc High School The next session of this school will commence on August 20. THE TEXT BOOKS used will be those adopted by the State Board of Education. For advanced pupils Gild- rleeve's Latin, Godwiii's Greek. WentworthV Mathematics and Steele's scientific books will be used, THE GIRLS will he under the supervision of Miss Nora Neal. Miss Ida Green will have charge of the Music Department KatcHofTuition. The rates of tuition vary according t advancement and will be $1, $1.50. $J. $2 50 and $3 per mouth, with a contin gent fee of $1 for the sesfion of forty wek. BOARD may be had for 68 per month, and in good families for $7. fiSTPupils are earnestly requested to start at the beginning of the session. U. T. BURKE, Principal. Those Bonds. From the State Chronicle. Morton is the owner of the in famous Special Tax bonds, issued by the carpet-baggers, and he is seeking to force ns to pay them through the Federal Courts. Worse than Shylock of old . he UI crave the penalty and forfeit of my bond" fven though it costs the heart's best blood of North Carolinians. The picture is one that presents in bold releif what would be the result in Korth Carolina if the, Radical party has its way. They issued these bonds and sold them. They refused to repudiate them. They are their offsprings and the parent loves its own. God forbid and the Chronicle says it with all reverence- that the day shall ever come when the party that issued these special tar bonds in defiance of the wishes of the tax payers of the State and for purposes of personal profit shall be given control of the State government. If the Radicals are in power what assurance have we that a tax will not be levied to pay the interest on these bonds! That would be equivalent to a confiscation of our party ,fbr North Carolina are too poor to give one seventh of all their property to rich Mr. Morton, the Radical can didate for Vice President, who is sueiug the State now to force pay ment. A Cape Fear correspondent has asked the Chronicle the following questions: 1. For what purpose was the special tax bonds issued! 1 2. What is the correct amount of these boudst - . 3. Are there suits pending against the State for the whole amount of these bonds! Iu view of the record of Morton, the Republican caudidate for Vice President, and Dockery, the Re publican candidate for Governor, in regard to these bonds, these questions are of especial appro priateness at this time. We an swer them briefly as follows. First The special tax bonds were issued for the ostensible pur pose of building new railroads and extending lines already bnilt. It was proposed by the Radical leg islators to honey-comb the State with railroads and thus to bring prosperity to the doors of the peo ple. They were to build these roads by taxing an impoverished people, and for, that purpose the special tax bonds were issued. They were called special tax bonds because a special tax of 96 cents on the $100 was levied to pay the interest on them. Second: The amount of the bonds authorized to be issued was be tween $25,000,000 and $26,000,000. Before they were all issued, how ever, several causes operated to prevent the issuance of the whole amount. The Supreme Court de cided that bonds issued to corpo rations not in existence were in valid. This prevented the issuing of bonds to some of the proposed corporations. They came into dis reput in various ways and in fact, of the twenty-five millions author ized to be issued, only $ 14,000,000 were actually issued. The inter est on these amounts to $16,000,000 making a total of 30,000,000 which the Radical party put upon the State as a debt, and gave this debt priority over all others by levying a special tax to pay the interest. In the Constitutional Convention of 1875 Gov. Jarvis offered an amendment to the Con stitution forbidding the Legisla ture to pay or adjust these bonds without first submitting it to the people. The amendment was re jected. Oliver H. Dockery, pres ent Republican candidate for Gov ernor, voting against. In 1880, by the Constitutional legislative ma jority of three-fifths of the Gener al Assembly, the following, forbid ding the payment of these special tax bonds, was adopted. It is part of Article 1, Section 6, and reads: "Nor shall the General Assem bly assume or pay, or authorize the collection of any tax to pay, either directly or indirectly, ex pressly or implied, any debt or bond, incurred or issued, by au thority, of the counties of the year 1868, nor any debt or bond, in curred or issued by the Legisla ture or the year 1868, either at its special session of the year 1868, or at its regular sessions of the years 1868 and 1869, and 1870, ex cept the bonds issued to fund the interest on the old debt of the State unless the proposing to pay the same shall have first been sub mitted to the people and by them ratified by the vote of the quali fied joters of the State, at a reg ular election held for that pur pose.!' If it is decided that these spe cial taxes will have to be paid it will require that the people of the State shall give to the bondhold ers more than one-sixth of all the personal and real property, stocks and bonds in the State. The to tal valuation of all the property in North Carolina is about $200, 000,000. . It would require that we give to Morton, Bliss & Co. every foot of land, and every piece of personal property, including skil lets and rabbit dogs, in twenty five of our smaller couu ties with Wake and, Mecklenburg thrown in. To put it differently: Suppose the property in North Carolina waa equally divided. In order to pay these special tax bonds, Mr. Morton would say to every seventh man in the State, "Give me ev erything you have. It belongs to me," and the man would have to part with his all. But every man would Hffer arnore than X one- seventh of all has would go into the pockets of Mr. Levi P. Morton and his associates. The Chronicle asks every man who is thinking of voting the Re publican ticket to take an inven tory of all he has and decide which one-seventh of that property he will give to Mr. Morton. If Mr. Morton gets it, he will only get what the Republican party prom ised him; if the State does not pay Mr. Morton what he is suiug for, it will be because the Demo crats amended the Constitution so that these bonds cannot be paid without the consent of the people. The Republican party ia North Carolina tried to confiscate one-seventh of the property in the State in the flush days of their stealage. If the Democrats have stepped in and saved the people the payment of this large sum, it does not make the crime of the Republicans less. They did all they could to saddle this tax upon the people, and levied and collec ted a special tax of $208,407 in 1870 to pay the interest on these fraudulent bonds. It is not to the credit of the Republican party that the Democrats pronounced these bonds fraudulent and repu diated tbem, and they cannot es the odium that attaches to their betrayal of the people because the Democrats have so far resisted the payment even of the interest. Third There is a suit now pend ing to compel the State to pay these bonds. In fact there are two suits brought by Morton,Bliss & Co. in the Federal court pre sided over by Judge Bond, who is detested by North Caroliuians as is no other living man. One of these suits brought by the firm, ot which the Republican caudidate for Vice President is at the head, is brought in their own name in the State court, which having been removed to the Federal court was thrown out of the court be cause tbey were not citizens. The other suit was in the uaine of A. H. Temple,a citizen of Wake coun ty, and the case coming on to be heard in the Federal court, Judge Seymore, the District Judge, and Judge Bond, the: Circuit Judge, both being on the bench, there was a diviaiou of opinion, Boy more holding that the State could not be sued by a citizen of its own or any other State,and Bond hold ing that the State conld be sued by one of its citizens. The case was certified to the Supreme Court of the United Statos where it is now pending. The bonds bear on their face that they are genuine. They were issued by legislative enactment. They were given precedence over all other State indebtedness by the levy of a special tax with which to pay the interest. The Republicans col lected from an impoverished peo pie in one year $208,470 with which to pay this interest. These bonds were sold by agents thereto duly authorized by proper author ities. It is true that the Demo crats all along declared that the bonds; would never be paid, if they could help it Fortunately for the State up to this time the Democrats have saved the people. They will continue to do it at any hazard. fc The decision of the Supreme Court is awaited in North Caro lina with interest. - If that triba nal should 'declare the bonds gen nine and order us to pay them it would be but enforcing Radical legislation. A Radical adminis tration would give effect to their former work. What a sight it would be to see a Federal Mar shal, backed up by a lot of blue- coated Federal soldiers, selling the mules and plows of men, and the bread-trays of women to get the money to pay Mr. Vice Presi dent Morton his accursed tax bonds! Would there be much sleep of nights in the country while that sort of thing was going on! Under these circumstanceu does any man think it prudent on the part'of North Carolinians to put power into the hands of Mr. Levi P. Morton than he now possesses! Is it wise to put a stick in your enemy's baud to break your head with! Suppose1 Mr. Morton should be come Vice President and Mr. Harrison President of these Uni ted States, who knows how soon the Supreme Court of the United States will be "watered" to carry this suit in favor of Mr. Morton! The millions be would make out of it would be a big thing to re imburse him for his present cam paign funds for the Radical party. It will not do to say that Radical Presidents will not "water" the Supreme Court to suit their own views, for that very thing has been done, and a Radical Presi dent did it. It must be remem bered, too, that during the next administration there will be an unusual large number of vacancies on the Supreme Court bench to be tilled, in all human probability. If Harrison be President .he will fill tbem. Think you Morton will have no influence in the matter, or that be will not use it with an eye to his own interest! The man who does think so is assuredly very "green." If, therefore, the Federal Su pre me Court should agree with the Circuit Judge rather than the District Judge, and should issue its process to its marshals, backed up by Federal bayonets, to col lect tnese bonds, there will be a lively time in North Carolina, so lively that it is the part of the commonest prudence to do every thing in our power to prevent its coming. But perhaps our Northern breth ren, and our Southern ones, too, of the Radical persuasion, think that as these bonds were written with the bayonet they should be collected with the bayonet. The Chronicle doesn't think so. .' i - -r Whbn Zeb Vauco and Senator Brown voted for a bill reducing the tax on whisky to fifty cents a gallon, who voted against it! Ben Harrison and Col. Dockery! Fowl at Mooretville. What Taxes were Reduced? The following is an extract from a speech by Hon. Roger Q. Mills, and should be read by all: "A few years ago, when our un happy civil war had terminated, when the victors at last laid dowt their arms and resumed their dn ties as peaceful citizens of the country; when the revenues were required to support them no long er indeed, the coffers of the gov ernment were loaded with uneces sary treasuresit becam necessiv ry to restore the money back tc the channels of circulation. How did our friends restore the circn lation! There were taxes on all kinds and characters of property, there were taxes then on railroads, there were taxes on banks, there were taxes on telegraph companies there were taxes on domestic man ufactures to be paid out of th pockets of the capitalists, anr there were taxes on tha food and clothing and implements of labor with which the working people of the country sustained themselve:: and their families. "What taxes were . reduced' What taxes were repealed! Wa it the tax on clothing and on foo or was it the tax on the wealthy So great was the regard of on Republican friends for labor the they repealed the tax on capit: that was invested in mannfa. tures. There were $72,000,01 paid into the National treasur; while 470,160 persons hadincom of $800,000,000 )f net money. : tender was regard for the wo: -in g people of the United Stat , that they repealed all the tax that income. Where is the in on capital and the profits - ' banks. Where is your tax on t . railroads to-day with 150,000 mil1 of tracks that circle the couu tr stretching, from ocean to oceai from the lakes to the Gulf, ove this great country of ours, dra;. gin g 800,000 -freight cars Iad with the products of labor? Wha has become of the tax on railroads So tender was the regard of tht Republican party for the labor o' the country that they repealed alr taxes on the railroads. What ha; become of all taxes that ropre; sented wealth? All gone. They did not state, they did not con sult the order of their going, but no sooner bad the flags gone down on the field at Appomattox that all the taxes on wealth fled away and left the people of the United States to support them on the tax es that were levied on consump tion that had to be paid for by thestroke of labor. They even repealed the tax on playing-card and left a tax on the Bible. Playing-cards, I suppose, they thought were a necessary of life, while they thought the Bible might bo considered by them as a luxury. All the taxes on wealth are gone Where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. How Men Die. If we know all the methods of approach adopted by an enemy we are the better enabled to ward off the danger and postpone the moment when surrender becomes inevitable. In many instances the inherent strength of the body suf fices to enable it to oppose thi tendency toward death. Many, however, have lost these forces to such an extent that there is little or no help. In other cases a little aid to the weakened lungs will make all the difference between sudden death and many years of useful life. Upon the first symp toms of a congh,cold or any trouble of the throat or lungs, give that old aud well known remedy Bo schce's German Syrup, a carefn trial. It will prove, what thou sauds say of it, to be the ubenc factor of any home." Prominentcitizens of Richmonc county, Dockery's home, say th Dockery will be beaten there j; Fowle. i Z . i 7 -'V.
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