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Mutt.
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$7.00 a Year.
NL'XLIGIIT.
Playing football by electric lights is all
the rage in England.
The icxtoB of Dagenham parish, Essex,
in England was buried alive while digging
a grave.
A committee has been formed to erect
a monument to liabelais at Chinen, his
birthplace.
Petersburg lnlex-Appeal: Byron paints
an
old
pirate in Don Juan,
of whom he
says thai ne warns "inuu a mannerea man
as ever scuttled ship or cat a throat."
That is the kind of pirates in politics Mr
Hayes is.
The people of Illinois at the late election
ratified tho proposed drainage amendment
to the censtitutien'of their State. Ninety
six counties give2G0,000 voles in its favor.
A Chicago juror went to one of the par
ties in a lawsuit while the trial was in pro
gress, and said : "I'm on the make, and if
youl'll give me $75, Pll guarantee you the
verdict." The juror is now in jail.
Hon Jeremiah Morton, a well-known
Virginia, died at his residence in Orange
county, in that State, on Thursday last,
in the 87th year of his age. Mr. Morton
. a 1 .i Ml .a
served several terms in the Federal Con
gress before the war, was frequently a
member of the Virginia legislature, and
' was also a member of the Virginia State
convention which passed the ordinance of
recension. ,
(raiKl Lodge ol Muhoiim.
Raleigh .Vcitk, 5.
( SECOND DAV.
The committee on the Orphan Asylum
was announced, composed of the following:
W. It. Cox, Jne. Nichols, Eugene Gris-
som, Geo. W. Blount and Jas. Southgate
Blair Burwell, of Clinton Liodere, intro
duced the following resolution, that acorn
mittee be appointed to consider the best
way to extend MasoDic information in Sub
ordinate- Lodges, and report, which was
adopted, and Blair Burwell, S. H. Itoun-
tree and Jas. Southgate were appointed
committee.
J. C. i. Harris introduced a resolution, I
which was adopted, authorizing the ap-
pointment of a committee of
quiro into the legality of the
three
sale
to in-
adver-
tised in to-day's Observer, to take place
Dec. th, by Mr. J. E. Bledsoe, Commis-
sioner. ot the trranu l-iouge property, on l
the corner of Morgan and Dawson streets,
I he following were appointed committee :
T. C. h. Harris, T. S. Kenan and W. K. I
Cox. ' I
Ordered that all resolutions relating to
the Orphan Asylum be referred
to
that
committee, without debate;
On motion the committee on the Orphan
Asylum was increased to ten, and the fol
lowing were added: J. A. Leach, J. C.
Munds, J. W. Cotton, L. L. Green and C.
W. Alexander.
Action in reference to the Orphan Asy- J
lum was made special order for
to-morrow
at 10 a. m.
J. C. L. Harris introduced a resolution
)roposing to amend Article one, Section
one, of the Constitution, relating to the
membership of Past Grand Officers in that
(J rand Lodge, so as to cause the member
ship of any such officers to cease and deter
mine in the Grand Lodge as soon as mem
bership in the Subordinate Lodge shall for
any cause cease and determine. Referred
to the Committee on Jurisprudence.
Committee No. 1, on charters and dis
pensations, reported that they had exam
ined the proceedings of Iredell Lodge, at
Moore3ville, Iredell county, Sun w Lodge
at Sugar Grove, Cumberland Lodge and
PollocksYille Lodge, and recommend that
charters be granted to each. Adopted.
J. 'II. Mills, Superintendent of the Or
phan Asylum at Oxford, read his report,
which was referred to the committee on
the Asylum.
E. A. Wright introduced a resolution
instructing the committee on the Napuan
to report the amount paid by each Lodge
of the oc. per month for each member, and
S5.00 for each initiation fee, under reso-
lution one, page 32 of the proceedings of
the Grand Lodge for the year , 177.
Adopted. - ..J
-The committee en credentials mac& an
additional report. There are now 124
Lodges represented. ' "
AFTERrfOOX SESSION.
Labor resumed at 3 o'clock. The fol
lowing brethren present as the accredited
representatives of Grand Bodies near this
Grand Lodfe, were received as such: M.
W. John Nichols, P. G. M. Grand Lodges
of Wisconsin and Chili : M. W. Geo. W.
Blount, Grand Lodge of Indiana; R. W.
Donald W. Bain, Grand Lodges of Ala-
. bama Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa,
Kentucky. New Jersey, Tennessee and
Texas. v:
The committee to whom was referred
the report and books of the Grand Secre
tary stated that they have been kept in a
most systematic and accurate manner.
Resolved that Rev. George Patterson,
1). D.. Maj. Robert Bingham and Maj. II
Y . Keinhart are requested to examine
such books as may be accessible to them
and report at our next annual communica
tion by essay, lecture or otherwise, any in
formation they may deem of interest to
the craft, in regard to our ancient and il
lustrious brother Pythagoras and' his lec
tures on Masonry.
1 It was announced by the G. T, that the
late B.,F. Moore, whose will was probated
to-day, bequeathed to the Orphan Asylum
the sum of $1,000.
EVENING SESSION".
The Grand Lodge was called to labor
at 7 o'clock. The Lodere proceeded to
elect by ballot a Superintendent -far Or
phan Asylum, at Oxford, for the next en
suing masonic year, which resulted in
unanimously re-electine the present en
cumbent, J. H. Mills. This a haddserue
and well deserved compliment to this faith-
iui omcer.
Tins being the regular time for, the
election, of Grand Qfficers, the ballot was
taken, with the following results :
Grand Master. Gen. W. R. Cox, of
Raleigh.
Senior Grand Warden. C. W. Alexan
der, of Charlotte.
Junior Grand Warden H. F. Grainger,
of Goldsboro.
Grand Treasurer W. Ev Anderson, of
Raleierh. i
Grand Secretary D. W. Bain, of Ral
' eirh. - L
A resolution was adopted leasing for
five Vears thfr third siory oi tne 1 olio-
man buildinsr for the use of the Grand
Lodge and the Masonic bodies of Raleigh
SUN TELEGRAMS;
EARLY AND MIDNIGHT REPORTS.
FORTY-FIFTH COXURKM.
Yellow Fever Committee Freed
men'M Saving Hank The
Tobacco Tax, Ac.
Washington. , Dec. 5. Skxate The
Vice President announced as special com
missioners, in regard to the yellow fever
investigation authorized by "the resolution
of Mr. Harris,. adopted' jesterday, Messrs.
Harris, Matthews, Laniiir, "Paddock, Con
over, Garland and Eustes. T
Mr. Morrill, of Vt., submitted a resolu
tion, calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the amount
of deposits in the Treasury to the credit
of the Freedmen's Savings and Trust
Company, whether the interest .should be
allowed thereon, the expenses of ''the -commission
to settle 'the affairs ofv the com-
fani what legislation is necessary, to final
y close up the affairs of the company, and
have the commissioners retire. lie said
he understood the commissioners Were
willing to retire, but could t not 'close up
nnder the law. In his opinion the original
managers f this institution should have
been criminally prosecuted. Agreed to.
Mr. Withers said, sit the close of last
session, a bill reducing the tax on tobacco,
went over under rules without reference
the committee on finance. He, therefore,
now moved it be taken from the table and
referred to that, committee. He hoped
there would be a speedy report made, as
the tobacco interest was suffering, on ac
count of the uncertainty regarding this
taxation. Upon examination of the record
it was ascertained that the bill was refer
red to the finance committee, just before
I the close of last session.
Owing to the absence of General Butler,
who has not et arrived, and Kenresenta-
tive Springer, who is engaged upon another
committee, the rotter committee held no
session to-dav, and will probably not a&-
semble for business before Tuesday.
" House. Mr. Singleton, of Mississippi,
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported the consular and diplomatic bill,
which was reported to a committee of the
whole ana made the special order toa-lues-
day next.
Mr, Clymer, of , 1 ennsylvama, from the
same committee,- reported the naval ap-
propriation bill, which was referred to a
committee of the whole.
Mr. Regan, of Texas, introduced a bill
for the restoration of the records' and files
of the United Staets district and circuit
courts for the western district of Texas,
which were lately destroyed by lire. ;
Mr. Jones introduced a bill regulating
the rank of navy chaplains, which was re-
ferred to the appropriate committee.
COXOVKK.
Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, was, upon his
own request, excused from serving n the
special committee of inquiry as to Senator
Conover s connection with the omission ot
the Hot Springs clause of the sundry ap
propriation bill passed 'last session.
Mr.Dawes.ot Massachusetts, was appoint
ed to serve in Mr. Ferry Vs place, but was ex
cused atjhis own request, as were Messrs.
Davis, of J Hindus, and Coring. Mr. Ran
dolph, of New Jersey, was the only mem
ber not excused.
HOUSE ADJOURNED TILL MONDAY SftXATE
IN EXEOUIIVK SESSION".
The resolution for the appointment of
a yellow fe'ver commission, reported from
L. a
the, committee on rules, was adopted.
The House then adjourned till Monday.
At 1.35 this afternoon the Senate went
into executive session.
STANDING COMMITTEES IX THE SENATE.
The House committee on foreign affairs
held its first meeting to-day, and referred
to a sub-committee, consisting ot Messrs
Cox, Schleicher and Williams, the bills of
i1 .ffV x"?T, Ve lue
croft treaty with the North German Con
1 1 Li : a- : - i 1 T
leuerauon.
Hie henate to-day, by unanimous com
sent, made the following changes in the
standing: committees: Mr. Wallace, jof
Pennsylvania, in place of Mr.Eaton, of Cdu
riecticut, m the committer on appropria
tions; Mr. Eaton to replace Mr. Morgan
in the committee on patents; Mr.' Morgan
to take the place of Wallace in the com
mittee on foreign relations.
Senate adjourned till Monday.
PROPOSED REDUCTION IX
diplomatic
SALARIES..
The committee to which the con
sular and diplomatic appointment bill
was referred proposed to reduce the saM
aries of foreign ministers of the first class
from $17,500 to $15.000., of the second
class from $12,000 to 10.000 of the third
class from $10,000 to $8,000 per annum.
No provision is made forjninisters resident
ti i . x-.ii. i e
m ieigium aim me eiuenuiius, nor iuc
the charge d'affairs to Denmark or Swit
zerland. The change proposed in the con
sulate are mainly.
in the rline of reclassi-
fication
Marine Intelligence.
London, Dec. 5. The barque Haven,
of Wilmington, N. C, arrived off Scilly,
with the captain, mate and-four hands
sick.
The barque Peile, from Bull River, was
abandoned November 16th.
Vineyard Havex, Mass., Dec. 5. The
barque Brothers, from Charleston, for
Liverpool, was abandoned in a sinking
condition, November 16th, in latitude
20 50' north, longitude 71 29' west.
The captain and crew were taken off by
the schooner Leroy Arecibo, for Boston.
which arrived here, to-day. -
Vixeyard Havex, Mass, Dec, o. The
schooner Terry arrived at this port, bring
ing the captain and crew of the barque
protners oi wniiuy, ui i's,auui "uui
Charleston to Liverpool, with a cargo of
rosin Jwhich was abandoned m a sinking
condition in latitude 30.50, longitude 71.
Ovation to Emperor William.
Berlin, Dec. 5. The Emperor and Em
press reached the palace n this city to-day.
The route from the railway station was
densely crowded with people, who crave
them an enthusiastic reception. The
trades societies and public generally pa
raded the street past the palace. Their
majesties responed by appearing on the
, balconies of ths palace, amid the accla
mations of the multitude.
WILMINGTON, N.
(iREAT BRITAIN,
VirtorlH'M AddreM to Parliament.
Ix).dox, Dec. 5. The Parliament con
vened in session to-day. The Queen's
speech was read in the House of Lords and
was unusually shert. Her Majesty regrets
that she has .been comnelled tn (summon
Parliament at a date earlier than usual.
but the action of the Anppr'nf Afghanis
tan compelled her to send an expedition
into his territory, and she haa taken the
earliest opportunity of callinsr the Parlia
ment together and making to it a commu
nication as required bylaw. The papers
on the subject will be laid before the Par
liament. Assurances from all foreiem dow-
ers are fnndly, and she has every reason
to believe, that the arrangements for the
pacification of Europe made by the treaty
of Berlin will be satisfactorily carried ut.
Estimates-for the ensuing 'year will in due
time be submitted to the House of Com
mons. She proposes after a full delibera
tion upon the inatterwhich have led her
to anticipate Parliament's usual time of
ipeeting and after suitable recess it should
proceed to the consideration of various
measures for the public benefit, which will
be laid before it.
In the House,of Commons this afternoon
H. E. Stanhope, under the Secretary of
State tor India, gave notice that he would
on Monday next submit a motion that the
expenses of the Afghan war be defrayed
from the Indian Revenue, and Mr. Henry
Fawcett, a Liberal member for Hackney,
gave further' notice that he would oppose
Stanhope's motion. ,
LATER QCEEX's SPEECH CORRECTED.
The Parliament met to-day. The Queen's
speech wa3 read in the,JIouse of Lords by
royal commission. It as follows :
"My Lords and gentlemen. I regret that
I have been obliged to call for your atten
dance at an unusual and probably to most
you inconvenient session. The hostility
towards my Indiaa government manifested
by the Ameer of Afghanistan, and the
manner in which he repulsed my friendly
mission, left me no alternative but to make
a peremptory demand for a redress. This
demand having been disregarded, I have
directed an. expedition to be sent into his
territory and have taken the earliest op
portunity of calling you together and mak
ing to you the communication required by
law. I have directed that the papers on
the subject shall be laid before you. I re
ceive from all foreign powers assurances
of their friendly feelings, and I have every
reason to believe that arrangements for
the protection of "Europe made by the
treaty of Berlin will be successfully carried
into effect,"
Gentlemen as the House of Commons,
the estimates for the ensuing year are in
course of preparation and will in due time
be submitted to you. My Lords and gen
tlemen, I propose that after a full deliber
ation upon matters which have led me to
anticipate your usual time of meeting, and
after a suitable recess you should proceed
to the consideration of the various meas
ures for public benefit whichwill then be
laid before you. I confidently commit to
your wisdom the great interests of my
Empire, and I pray that the blessings of
Almighty God may attend your Council.
In the House of Lords an address in re
ply to the Royal speech was moved, and
debate begun. ' Earl Granville complained
of several omifsions in the Queen's speech,
particularly the absence of mention ef the
war in South Africa, which was viewed
with great anxiety to those best acquaint
ed with the colony. He said he did not
intend to move amendment to the address
because of the lateness of the publication
of the correspondence concerning Central
rAsia. It could not make erreat difference
to Parliament whether it met now or next
PedruarA" so far as any influence it could
exercise on the war which has'
already commenced. Nobedy doubted
the absolue prerogative of Crown
to make war", but it is perfectly certain
that the continued recurrence of such sur
prises will seriously weaken the founda
tions of the prerogative. He repeated
the accusation that Lord Cranbook's dis
patch misrepresented the conduct of the
Gladstone government and Lord Lytton's
communications to the Ameer of Afghan
istan were harsh and indiscreet. He con
cluded as follows : ' K
" However unneccessary war may have
been, however convinced we may be that
you have completely played into the hands
of our great rival, we iurere this house to
co-operate in the strongest manner with
the House of Commons to make the most
ample provision for our gallant troops.
We trust that the 3-overament has not
! jttjrjje" a fallacious estimate, underrating
expenditures, as in the Abyssinian war."Q
Lork Cranbook, Secretary of State for
India, declared that he accepted the entire
responsibility for his dispatch and would
not withdraw a single sentence.
Earl Grey moved an amendment to the
address expressing regret that Parliament
was not summoned as soon as possible after
war became probable.
The Duke of Dommerset cordially sup
ported the prosecution of the war.
The Marquis of Salisbury repelled per
sonal charges that he had deceived Far-
liameut by denying any change f policy
towards Afjrhauistan.
Finest Cotton Mill
in America
Burned.
Ballstox, N Y., Dec. 5. Geo. West's
Cotton Mill took fire in the upper story
this morning. In two hours it was totally
destroyed. The structure was brick with
a mansard roof, 200 by forty feet, and em
ployed 65 hands. It manufactured cotton
yarn for J. W. Thompson & Co., of Valley
Falls. . The loss on buildings and machin
ery is $50 to $60,000 ; insured for 20,000.
The loss on stock is $5,000 ; insared for
$1,750. The mill was built over 50 years
ago by Chapman & Beach. It is the finest
mill property in the country. It will ke
rebuilt. -
American Cattle In Britain.
LondOx, Dec. 5. rThc Warren Line of
Steamer Brazilian, which left Boston Nov.
16th, yesterday landed at Birkenhead a
large consignment of American cattle and
secp in so satisfactory a condition as to
seem to set at rest the question whether
the trans-Atlantic trade in liv stock can
be carried en safely during the winter. Not
a single animal was. lost during the Toy
age. There were shipped at Boston 253
head of cattle, among them being some
caws ill calf, and also about 40 prize cat
tle, weifrhinir over 2.000 pounds. The
j Brazilian also landed lf10O seeep in good
conaiuon.
C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1878.
GENERAL WANIIIXGTOX
PATCIIES.
IIK-
Jlore Investigation.
Washington, Dec. 5. In view of the
pending indictment against him for fraud,
in the Circuit Court f tho United States
at Chicago, Supernumerary Architect
Hill was to-day suspended from duty by
order or the "President until after his
trial. John Frazier will for the preseat
discharge his duties.
Fifty recruits have been ordered to Fort
Brown, Texas, from the cavalry rendez
vous at New York.
The subscription to the four per cent,
loan to-day reached 145.000.
The Treasury Departmeat will discon
tinue the issue of gold certificates.
The committee on expenditures and the
State debt; which is investigating the offi
cial conduct of Minister Seward, trans
acted no business to-day, on account of
the absence of G. Wiley Wells, who will
be examined when he arrives here.
THE AFtiHAX W AR.
General Robert Vietory.
Lahork, Dec. 5. General Roberts has
gained a complete victory over the Ameer's
forces, capturing Piewar and Kotal, and
all the Afghan cannon. The enemy's Uss
was heavy. The British loss was eighty
killed and- wounded. Captain Kelso and
Captain Anderson were among tho killed.
Geu. Roberts telegraphs from Piowar
Khotal under date of Dec. 3d: "During
the night of Dec. 1st the-Afghan position
was turned by a flank march over Speng
wai pass. We surprised the enemy at day
break on the 2d. when the 72d Highland
ers and 5th Goorkhas gallantly drove the
Afghans from their several positions
They afterwards endeavored to reach Pei-war-Khotal
but an assault could not be
delivered on that side. We threatened
the enemy in the rear and attacked and
carried Peiwar-Khotal at about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon."
The Commercial Convention.
New Orleans, Dec. 5 The Commer
cial Convention was called to order to-day
by the President.
Communication were read from the Mar
tinez and Venezuela Consulate, and order,
ed spead upon the minutes.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Lenhan,
of Iowa, recommending a liberal appro
priation for the improvement of the upper
Mississippi.
A resolution was offered . by Mr. Cane,
of Texas, to memorialize Congress for such
legislation as shall increase the silver dol
lar to its full value and preserve it as a
legal tender.
The committe on the improvement of
the Mississippi river reported resolutions
recommending the appointment by the
Governors of the States bordering on that
river and, its tributaries of commissioners
to constitute a permanent board whose
duty it shall be to gather information rel
ative to the commerce of the valley and the
best methods of preventing overflows and
improving novigation, and communicate
the same to Congress with the view of ob
taining appropriations for the proposed
improvements. These resolutions main
tain that it is the paramount duty of the
government to maintain levees along its
banks to protect the lives and preperty of
its citizens and deepen and improve the
channel, and recommend the appointment
of Mr. Underwood, f Louisville, Ky.. as
a committee of one to urge upon the Gov
ernors of the States borderiug on the Mis
sissippi comdliance with the suggestions
thein contained. A speech was made in
support of the resolutions by Hon. Jeffer
son Davis, of Mississippi.
The Italian' Crisis.
Rome, Dec. 5. In the Chamber of De
puties, last night, Signor Minghetti, an
extreme conservative, supported an inter
pellation, regarding unlawful associations.
He said he had heard that some of the
Barsanti clubs had been closed, and he
wished to know if the same course would
be taken against the republican associa
tions. He said he knew that there was a
great difference between the internationals
and republicans, but he would ask the
ministers of the association whether they
are designed tQ divide Italy once again
into fragments and to replace the dispos
sessed . princes on their thrones, or to es
tablish a republic. AVere the ministers
disposed to proceed against them, as they
had been against the Barsanti clubs ?
Loxdox, Dec. 5. A dispatch to the
Times from Rome says the situation is
unchanged, but a opinion begins to prevail
that the ministers will secure a majority.
A dispatch to the Times from Paris
says Garibaldi writes to a Sicilian corres
pondent, as follows : "The future of the
world is republican say so openly to the
Sicilian young men for the present it be
hooves us to support the Cairoli minis
try."
Russia ana England.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 5. The Journal
de St. Petersburg and the Golos ridicule
me idea oi General Kaunmann s recall from
his command ia Turkestan. The Golos
says Russia has as much right to ask for
Lord Lytton's recall from India as Eng
land has for the recall of General Kauff
man. The Jouiiial de St. Petersburg ex
presses the belief that Lord Lvtton's
policy of forcing the Ameer to enter into
relations with Great Britain was deter
mined .before the Russian Embassy were
sent to Cabul. and that latter was a mere
pretext for the position now assumed by
1.1"
jMigianu.
A Conductor Indicted.
New York, Dec 5. The Norfolk county
grand jury at Dedham, yesterday, indicted
Hartwell, the conductor on the Old Col
ony railway, for manslaughter, charging
him with criminal carelessness, thus caus
ing the Wallaston disaster.
More grain has been transported through
the Erie canal this year than in any pre
ceding year. The aggregate. 58,735,504
bushels, is double that carried in the sea
son of 1876. The number of boats clear
ing from Buffalo is a third more than in
1877, and the rece ipts for tolls are corres
pondingly larger. Something like 18,000,
000 bushels have gone East .from Buffalo
by rail also a very marked increase.
LATEST MAILS.
SOUTH CAROLINA MIIUOU
GAttiE ROAD.
To the Kditvr of. the Sun
inj
to the fact that all the good iron ore in
Pennsylvania is fast disappearing, the. pro
prietors of the Urge foundries, rolling
mills and furnaces, are now taking time by
the forelock and purchasing large quan
tities of mineral land in Southwestern
and West Virginia, as well as cou$idra
ble quantities of such lands in some parts
of this State. The parties iaterested. both
in the manufacturing establishments and
the mineral lands above mentioned, are
now making arrangements to constrict
some three or more long narrow gauge rail
roads in the two States above named, and
in which thy now own large tracts of min
eral land. That one of these roads will at
no distant day be extended into this State
admits of little doubt at the present time.
Iet our people believe and say what
they may, the fact cannot be longer gaiu
said that the large Pennsylvania iron man
ufacturing establishments are new, and
will continue hereafter to be forced bv
stern necessity to procure all the iron ore,
or nearly all they manufacture outside of
the limits f the Keystone State. Hence
this absolute necessity of the narrow gauge
railroads now contemplated. They are
absolutely essential to enable the parties
interested to transport these ores to their
respective works in Pennsylvania. It is
easier fc build these roads- than to move
their different large manufactnring estab
lishments, builders and machinery. We
may therefore expect to see all of the pro
posed roads rapidly called into existance.
One of these roads will lead from the At
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad down
New River to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad to Hintou. Another from Hin-
ton on as directly as possible to Pittsburg.
A th'rd road will lead from Danville via
Henry Court House to New River. It
will be seen that these three roads con
nect with the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio, the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Bal
timore and Ohio, and also the Richmond
and Danville Railroads. Nor is this all,
as will be seen from the paragraph which I
take from the Richmond Dispatch of the
30th ult.:
A NEW RAILROAD.
The editor of the Harrisonburg Old Com
monwealth writes from Philadelphia, Pa.,
to his paper as follows : "lam gratified to
be able to announce that within the past
weeks over two hundred miles of the Po
tomac Railroad has been put under con
tract and that work will be commenced
on the first twenty miles, from Charlestou
east through Kanawha, within the next
ieu days, to be completed not later than
October next. Work will be commenced
on other portions of the line at an early
day, and the whole pushed as rapidly as
possible." This narrow gauge railroad is to
extend from Charleston, Western Vir
ginia, to Quantieo, where it will connect
With the Potomac & Baltimore Railroad,
a branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The distance from Charleston to Quantieo
is said to be three hundred and twenty-five
miles. It will be readily seen by examin
ing a good map that when all the proposed
roads are completed, that Pennsylvania
will have the most direct and cheap facili
ties for transporting iron ore and other
products and produce that can be possibly
devised to every manufacturing establish
ment in the Keystone- State, no matter
where located within her bounds. These
same enterprising and patriotic gentleman
are interested in no inconsiderable tract of
mineral land in this State, and it is my
decided impression if the proper steps are
taken, some of them can be induced to take
a lively interest in the construction ot a
narrow gauge railroad from Wilmington,
via Fayetteville, Greensboro, Mt. Airy
and Sparta, to Ore Knob, in Ashe county.
I take this to be an important matter and
worthy of the most serious thought and
the profoundest consideration, and more
especially that of the good people of Wil
mington and Fayetteville. If I do not
greatly mistake the signs of the times, the
present is a critical moment aye, an im
portant crisis in the history of our State.
It is the last remaining chance for our
npanle to construct a cheap, inde-
t i ... . .
pendent State road, running diago
nally through the best and most pnv
ductive pfrt of the State, from near
the southeast corner at Wilmington to
Ore Knob near the northwest corner of our
good old commonwealth. Now if the next
Legislature can be prevailed upon to give
a favorable charter to the North Caro
lina Narrow Gauge railroad to be construct-,
ed over the line indicated above, no one
other than an inspired Prophet can tell
all the good and graid results that will flow
from such a state-redeeming work.
It would most assuredly give to the
cities at its terminal points great and con
stantly increasing prosperity as well as to
the beautiful fertility and healthy coun
tries through which it will pass. Now
while the people of Danville and those re
siding -along the valley of the Dan are
striving to extend a road from Danville to
Statesville, and from Mount Airy via
States to the Chester and Lenoir Narrow
Gauge Railroad for the avowed purpose of
defeating, ft possible, the North Carolina
Narrow Gauge Railroad frosa being built
from Wilmington to Ore Knob. Under
sach circumstances as these, can it be pos-
si'ble that Wilmington sad FavlUvlle
win naxionyeri.ariiaaffA
tJker
4ie riro lean, mmi and A
to become
ricr,ncilI. IUA ihtr
ot better agrre
and unite with these true fneinl and -elU
wwuers ami 0 to work at oocc ad baild
the North CaroliB. n.rrow gar. railed!
By a simiUr qsarrcl Utw.n lUleirh
and Wdmington, thewaminKlon,
Raleigh ajid Gaston railroadV faW
doml and divided into tb wVounrtoo
and Weldon and th lUlHgh, GwWand
Columbia railroads. M illions squaadWa.
thousands of pur bet citizens ruined, afed
the cauH? of internal improvement re
tarded for twenty years May a kiwi axl
merciful Providence prevent these two old
and chronic belligerents in connection with
the Norfolk precinct of Raleigh from con
f paring and working manfully together to
defeat this great and mest important State
road ever proposed in the State. No,
never, never let it be said that they or any
oue of these cities have done or said aught
to prevent this noble work from being
chartered and constructed, and . fpeedi'ly
as it may le possible for it to be don.
But, on the other. hand, let them each
baaish all their fears and bury, and that
forever, all their old grudges and aiinwity,
and unite their fuuds, like true patriots, all
along the line of the proposed road ami
labor to ntake.it a speedy success a road
that shall be worthy of the name f a
North Carolina railroad, the country
through which it passes, the people who
built it, and the towns and tities to which
it runs and through which it passes. We
can build it, if we cas agree among our
selves and get from the next legislature a
liberal and proper charter for the road.
Now is this all ? I am eure, with cordial
union and harmody, zeal aud activity
manifested all along the line, by its friends,
from the Cape Fear to the mountains, we
can, after we get fairly underway, easily
manage to procure some little pecuniary
aid tohelpcomplete this noble work, .which,
if we stand still for two years longer, will
be given to another ana a different road,
that, when built, will turn all the trade of
the Piedmont country from us to the
towns and cities of Virginia and South
Carolina.
It may be proper to say that it
is not hoped to build the proposed
road in a day, or a year either. But
it is decidedly meet and propor
and important at the ensuing legislature,
for all the parties interested in this great
and redeeming State work, should at once
organize and proceed to take. into consid.
eration all of its future connexions, and
see that we get jlhe Legislature to give us
a subsidiary charter, by which we can pro
ceed, though it be slowly yet surely, to
continue on with the work, until the same
shall be completed aud- fully equipped from
one end of it to the other. Prudence,
state pride, self-interest and -patriotism all
demand that this should be done. And
what should be done in this matter, it is
manifest, should be done at once, and with
alacrijty, good will and great unanimity.
Whether' the road ultimately enters
Wilmington by Shoe Heel, or by the way
of Cliaton or by some other more direct
route, it is hoped those most directly
interested, will soon be able to come to a
satisfactory and amicable understanding,
to the time the lower section should
be put under contract. These are mat
ters that Bhould be carefully considered
and agreed upon, and that before the leg
islature convenes. The Necessary steps
should now be taken to secure the road
and its ultimate completion at as early a
dav as practicable. This much is due to
all who shall aid its construction, and the
country through which it shall pass, when
compieteu.
Fasox.
The Public Nor vers.
IIerald IVaxhington Special, 4th.
The report of the National Academy of
Sciences on the scientific surveys ef the
territories of the United States was com
municated to the House to-day. "After
careful consideration of the facilities at the
disposal of the several existing organiza
tions engaged in this work, the Academy
believe that the coast and geodetic survey
is. practically, the best prepared to execute
the entire mensuration system required
within the public domain. The domiuant
interest of the United Statet is centred in
the public lands which remain to be snr
veved aud sold. The administration of
these lands, consisting of 1,101,107,183 .
acres, is necrssarily within the Department
of the Interior, while the coast ana geoaeiic
survey, having been originally inaugurated
to meet the wants of commerce has been
hitherto under the Treasury Department.
In view of the paramount importance of
the public lands, the Academy recommends
that the Coast and Geodetic Survey be
transferred from the Treasury IVpartment
to the Department of the Interior, retain
ing its original field f operations, and as
suming, also, the entire mensuration of tb,e
public domain, and that, so modified and
extended, it thereafter be known as the
United States Coast and Interior Survey.
This organization would then embrace, in
addition to its former work, a geodetic sur
rey of the whole public domain ; a topo-
graphical survey, comprising aeiaiiea lopo
Grranhical work and rapid reconnoissaace
and laid parcelling surreys. The Super
intendent of the Coast and IntenorSurvey
Bfcnnld h annointed bv the President and
should report directly to the Secretary of
the Interior.
The PaUrlelc, Vav, Cause.
When all the facta in the case, says the
Herald, are collected by the Attorney
General of Virginia the Governor will
present the case to the President, in order
to have the question determined prope"!
whether it Is in the power of a Federal
judge thus to intercept the course of jus
tice and set convicted criminals at liberty
upon his owa motion, and the case may be
brought before Congress for it action.
3 Cents a Copy.
uii tin : it ay en taxi.
ttfcatt Ho Ik Partly Tstlak flUos
-flrmtlr t'MerrtaUat j Antag
r the l,Mlr-X KCtl4 Io)l
iff lo Cialde Tataa.
Tim,
WAHiMiTo, hx. 3 Tor U rrtlejr.
uncertainty among tar leader f brth par
te m Congrras. Neither the Republicans
nr th lrmorraU have any thing approach
ing a Httlcd political policy to ruide Ibf '
in the prrarat ieo. Hayes has united
the Democrats agaiast him without ttai
ting the Republicans in his aapptrt with
any degre of cordiality, ilia message oa
the Son them qomtion is dUtaatafal to
bot noV. It u too tame for the bloody
hirtlU-pablicana, and has jul rnougw-w
Mxtiooal r atoning in it to alienate the
'iVmcxTAey. The Republicans are incbacd :
to tolerate the President now, bat
nothing more, ami his nominal ioa of
cx-t'onfedcrate Seaator Foot to-day
is accepted a notice that he mows
slowly in his return to the partUaa camp, .
if he means to return at all. I rrgard It "
a reasonably certain, that the political in
vestigation of this aeuion, especially sach
as aim at eUl ton frauds, will either be
formallv abandoned on toth aides, or so
directed to do no peialxdamage to any
one. Both par tie - sleietona in their
own households which they prefer not to
have expired to the world. There may be
a pretence of hunting after th IouUtana
electoral theft and the Florida cipher dis
patches, but the chances are that neither
will try hard to find what they started out r
to search for. The judgment of the moat
considerate leader or both parties la
against wasting the time of Congress in a '
disgraceful effort to cipe aach other's
crimes and hide their uu. There ia great
confidence felt in administration circlea
that resumption ran 1 turceasfuHy main
ta ined and that the financial probkm will
thus kettlv itself and craie to baj a dis
turbing element in polUic and uuaiaeaa.
A, K. M.
More Woudorfial Yel.
Itttroit Frte Vc. .
Chaki.ottk, .Mich. Nov. 2H. The tele
phone inventt-d by Willard k Cheney of
Charlotte is attracting considerable atten
tion. Its ecial superiority over all others
coucist in its faithful reproduction of
every articulate aound. It is, beyond
question, the very best short line "talking
machine" in the world It is as loud and
distinct as ordinary conversation, and
voices are readily recognized. The ticking
of a watch-or tread ot a fly overthc tym- .
panum of the instrument can be plainly
heard a great distance. It U neither an
'electric"- nor a "carbon" telephone. .
All are marc or leas familiar with the
peculiar acoustic properties of wood. It
is well known that the ticking of a watch
or the articulate sounds of the voice can
be distinctly heard throughout the longest
stick of timber; but these properties have
never before been utilized in ine construc
tion of an acoustic telephone,
v The trouble with acoustic telephone
heretofore haa been that the reverbera
tions drowned the articulate soanda, or ren
dered them too indistinct for practical upe.
Thin difficulty is now completely overcome
by the invention or discovery of the wood
en telephone, which is nimply a solid block
of wood in which a cup or funnel U'turned
in fucb a manner that the bottom of the
cap forms the tympanum of the instrument
to which the Hue or vocal cord ia attacked,
connecting with a similar instrument at a
distant office. The cup gathers and mag
nifies the acoustic wave, not only from the.
tympanum, but sIko from the surface ol iu
own walls. ''..
The instrument works perfectly always,
and gives entire satibfact ion. It is made
of ash and walnut.
If Inhop IMeree.
f'harlotte Obrtrrrr. ; 1
The resolution of sympathy with Bishop
Pierce in his affliction, passed during the.
closing hours of the Conference, had more
significance than many supjosed. The dis
tinguished prelate is in very bad health,
and was not really in condition to preside
over the body at any time during its "ses
sion, though he was present at each meet
ing except on the last day, when his place
was filled by Dr. Cloas. He ia now at the
residence ot Mr. John W. Wads worth, and
wilLprobably remain in the city for some
ticrw, Xeing unable to travel. For several
years(he has been afflicted with an affect ioa
of the throat, which renders breathing very
difficult, and at tiroes painful, and this,
added 1o general debility, superinduced by
a life of arduous and incessant mental
labor, caases an unusual degree of solici
tude among many warm friends in the Con
ference. , Bishop Pierce is now in bis 68th
year, and has long been regarded as one of
the leading spirits in his denomination, as
well as one of the most eloquent and inv
pretsive, speakers ia the Southern Church.
The sermon delivered by him on the
oecsv-
s ion or tne withdrawal or in nouinern
branch of the Church from the Northern
Methodists, rave him a national reputa
tionone which fee "has not failed to main
tain in after years when the occasion de
manded the full exercise of hi powers.
Tlarriag e JIitke.
John Parry, incomparably the moat hu
morous comic singer England erer had,
used to sing a song about a ahorUigbled
man who. when the marriage ceremony was
concluded, found to hi horror that be bad
married his intended wife's waiting .inaid.
A few weeks ago a eimilai ;aort of blunder
really nearly happened. A couple resid
ing in Devon, En7lM went to the parish
church to be married. The TJS
instead of taking his intended bnde at the
church door and accompanying aei 'to the
altar walked thither with the bride a Bis
ter who was one of the bridesmaids. The
bride appeared U have thoughtjhat her
intended husband had changed his mind
at the last moment, and shs retired into a
pew in a very dejected state of miod. The .
ceremony proceeded, and it was not until.,
the clergyman came to the important ques-"
tion, "mlt thou hare this woman to be
thy wedded wife?" that the bridegroom was
conscious of his mistake. He then looked
round the church with astonishment, and
exclaimed: "This is the wrong maid, sir!' .
The right maid was . soon found, and the
right maid was married to the right man,.
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