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All adertuienU will b ebarzeU at
tk abW rata, eicept u. .pc J con-
Iracta.
!ocial rates caa U bad for a lourer
Ua than one week.
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The subacriptioa priee l Til
siiuMX Iarr u J k p
lur aiarU cvptea; for dub of ! or 20
f i W per copy. The circulation oi tbe
fWr la the Urjrt of any paper in
Xoela Carol i a a.
V. P. CaxafaT. Proprietor.
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HXrCTBUCAN
Tbe Natioaal Hepublicaa Coaveatiwo
mm im ira aa LMiraiNiu I
mu at Ci oclanaU on the Ilia day of
3 mil The Sate IUpoblicaa Coo-
MtMaeavee atSalechiMs ibe lath 4
Jittf J!j Mil. td
yTtE.
i
Oar bar urn scatuaa member from tbe j
iLersiarW district baa been making a .
tune, rasihliag, incooaequential apeecH
ia Cbarrta oo soothers affair, and Inat
patch, if we are to believe our local
IraMcratk coUa poraries, la a Unit tbe
rmunt thing that ever was beard of,
Tkis eatisaate is not aurpriaisg to ua in
tiis regioa, here no Democrat rti
auias htaMelf as aaytblog leas than a
caeraUer, and where la their owe fan
ties they are all trenerboned into bAy
sad rapcrior tziatencies, liring ia a
phut of pert and iai maculate roUtility
sbeve ether people, and onaebjectcd to
the little gross oca ea to which ordinary
IsaLaait la subjected. A ad what ia
eure, that cheat, fraud and sap-head
tU euatdiarta tka N. Y. TriLmM has
kappeeed to dascorcr Yates speech
tad ke proclaims that at last he has
hmraeJ tbe treth about sou there afairst
ss it W A ad o there wo t probably a
A-sMaed, heep-laced Kepoblieaa ia
the aerth, aor a hypocriiical, lying
IWasocral ia the south who han t com
aUateetad this plce of soplmeaoric
We hart reed Yates' speech, and he
sstsM U thiak thai when the rtbellioo
ra1afe4 every amaa and woanaa and
hi hi tbe rebel PUtee (except the
T tad Ualuej aaea) stood ap ia
ef coosldcrahly snore rights
taey rrsr had before, and the bi
Isadre ef grfevaaces ever laipoaed
tayVedy. A ad thcee aacred rights,
hkh are fecallar to the sootaerm
rbk (we aaeea the nghi colas U
eay titrtate ecrlase, a ad tkieviag aad
kairtry wiiheet lacwrriag aay paaish
eat,) those right Is A to the sou there
BKsJceataaU alter the serreader, hare
Wee greatly ia&iajrd. The geverw
aasaa haa aot paid the rebels for their
hfct litres, aor aculed the coefedaraie
eeU, aor pel the coafsderaie eoUiera
the peaaioa Uat, aor aclaowlavijed
that there aoTar waa awch a sacred caa
et the "Vat caase, aor sweh a coatpaay
wf ei tilatiia Vrviag pairieU ae the
tehala. Aad what k aaore the seeihera
reU Ure Vera seceded U the saaae
Wr,jdtair,aadrapoailklaad
mUbaseeta l the tielatioawX Vawe,
a the ether peepU ef the ceeuUryi aad
ha la. werte the eerpei-hexpra'
hare ceaee dowa laU the aoathcra
eeairy those toarfttl WTcUhea, whe
ternated the areee hy caiphrylaf
theat at decent wate while reapectiat
Ueb? rla-wt trtU aaort thaa
tee aMae dollars ef gTseahacka Uta
SenhCMiaadari? the year tUhrw
htgthewar, aad carved the coeatry Vy
caaeriag U la vspredsctlre iadeatrk.
These are eeJy aa laJLalUaalaaal CracUesi
f tU "wroc" ahkh Yalta portraja,
Tcra It tie all the ether rtbtSart
tsAr tla se i the aiatma-jmaxl '
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or boBb-prooC HjWr-Ul- be,,
tk rml, Uul q4 mji tUt lbc,rbU
oojbl.'tojb rtPoerft4lrll1their
iatoobcdksetOiUirbicJft otlitr mo-
pl oWj tkry w Uw, by lite
Mft-airder um sonr-f4af lealcat
rteoaciliaUainTW :M-tYtWv t4
; Jlefura I be war, tha lre-luWlBX
BUlW 'aith'lUir -ltff bu tad
hu e&otm!rd"tM Vstpital-oH
Jt'g4 .i;dtluJtUnrtl-liiaBtrom
I in hfUriC4 erm iu doWrun awl
thry wuokj cry ouUkf a bypochondri
ac, Tactfy air, bold me, or I ahajl cer-
tanly hurt wweVdyr Tbeo tbe aober
buiiiurv men of the north would ay to
tbcBjael yr77"let m auothe theM chil
dren!" And thjry wcot J Co nithIog
tbetn through Ibe Miuri Compro
uiie of KJ( through the ivgilUt
lave law of j&-"0 tbrvuxb tbe Lecouin'
ptou Dill
II of JH.H uofil the elrctioa of
1A actio
, when they would be pad-
fied at all, and aaade up their minds to
cban tbetr prosramate from, hystericn
tt fighting rebellioav. - They tried and
got beat. Deal im the tribunal of their
on choice. ' And M they nrt gooe
back to hysterica raiu. Bot they for-
ret that their hysterica don't frirhleo
aoybody. because they do not hold tbeir
aaavst iiiitt asuirai aa i swaasswaa-w wa
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arc ooly a UieavTVa. , north do not
care aoVtbiojaboetlu-TbeyaDifJlbeir
fiogerl at.it-aad aayf Pooh 'go to
potr llut'lrracri Averted 'with ego-
taaa--aoVevUKrahanUox tUaHkajara1
powerte instead of powerful kcp up '
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what b a farce. TbeygrttNiblevTer iheir .
! leV mxX dUxs,'and S'4triogsU!
which everybody knowa were brought '
on by their own imprudence and folly,
they evade ana reul nattoual laws,
they com mi I crimes and outrages aa in
the case of the ku klua and then swear
lliey never CkJ it aod engage In resis
tance to the result of the capitulation
la rnw ue or them so mean aa
to bo simply despicable. Meanwhile
the jaleujjtni alMJ bond north laugh
, h ,iic merilitv and fa-
tuity of tbeaoutb, and wail.
Tbe end of all this buaineaa will be
the onlirej diaeomfilure of the. aoulb
eating ef cearaejLlae aoutleyi Dee
craU or iu other word the southern
ea -rebels. As they fell at Appomattox
so w Ul lhT all in the, poliiicai contest.
M SICK.
Tbe load of sin and corruption that
tbe Pemocratte party la now suffering
from io thU tfute haa made it very sick.
It cannot hold up Its head,' tad iu
friends are now calculating the proba
blliUea ofils death aad burfai lafNovent
ber next. It diagusling- hydra-heads
have been deTouriag many of the dear
eat intereata ol Upearpl. eke how
the people have suffered ! Stephen D.
Pool. Icnwxrat, erintendent of
Public IusirucUoe, has defaulted in his
high trust a the custodian of the "Pea
body fa od," placed ia hi hand Io pay
lor the education of the poor children
of the Hiatal irtbe children are to
grew epao igeeraace, uwe 5tnhea D.
Pool Jo t, MM IkrUaol. PtPSF"
Tax Collector of Col umbo county, de
faalted la the payaaeat of the i?ate aad
cooaty aaoacy U a early .fire, thousand
dollars! And yet hia bond. mea have
eet beea called ea to aaake the aasoaat
Kood, aor haa the Deatocratk Solicitor
drawa aay- VU1 ef iadktaaeaa against
yauand the thief goea aawhipped of
jaatke. The PeaaecraUe Weaauamooert
of lUbesoa coeaty stoat tae mure rep
rvwraUtioai ef that-ronaty-froaa -Ue
RMiblicaa rarty waa a4 eiccua
Nenacat all McNeiU, aad fire Ulo
Ihelr iHeaocratte friewes Sinclair aad
MeEachlal And Williaaa XL Cbx,
Chaimaa ol the rMate Deaaocraiic Ea-
cvUve Coaasailtce assist these la laeir
larcetl 4
aad ae leeocrU b to U fcvad who
coadeasM their rascality.
The Ike ef Dceaocraiie deiaaltera aad
la X ertk CkraUaev Je a lee
bet wearaahflwlAxiteis We are
pcrakUat la iaieare ef the raacala.
aad we are rales ta aaaie aot w
iheea d arias the areachbai caajpaige.
We haveseaaaxposeresseasaae atwsu
lalj.Cnwana wait lili ran
ilka.XMtel liraityaf
NrwlIajMTwr cweaty. HeaareeoaM
Uakt aboat Deeaecralie aHadCraa
Eagkhard whear .waa. Oerk aad
Mer la leity af fJgecaMheceaaty.
V kaa aaeae s awake ah eat ewetaia
Deasecratie Tax Colkctart aad ariA
la Pradef aad l!art4 cecmi t lwee
l'eaderl IWkeMMtMUUMai
taaiwill have aaaie ged Uose Irw
mAMt AaiiMn laax weataa avy
aad tiler. Tae perry e-f "Yir.
tae aad laU.. rtace ria
la k eki Isds rj ?
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' ' KW Ucrae fW hji thtt (b
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deltgitw Kict! to rrpresent ib 6tte
ai rg ai the dodo nail, cooreatkrn
1 im lor Olr. Blaiar ; lur the i're-ideacy.
Tbw declanillon vaa aoexpettod totba
rrfeatl bf Fenator ' Jiortoo, In North
Carolina,' and wuulI ne be coaildered
of aaaeh importance, bU'. for the fact
tatt It 'pieara to speaklby HtWtj,
aotr EnowtDg, aa we doc that one or tbe
wec5r urea fii few,4wpe, we laia
it fer granted the Im k .auiborued
W th UtnFBL' o ur a tke
Berne delejalr, kr. Poiref,'!
'?jt r u soft f aoir ; tboul
o Ibe bute defsuoo ai Large,
ihinr wc are rertaid of.
J aoJ that; K' the pronle of North Caro-
liua are in fvr of OUrcr IVMortoo,"
of i Jiidiaoa. Tbe rtraaoaa are caaijj
I aoooonied tr, why tbe people are for
, UarUm. becic Morton has always
j been4 with the people. Erery act of
Senator 3Iortu iuve 'be baa beeo in
the Beqate of the United Stac, haa
been jwjtnre with thcertcl eojtle of
tbe South. Heha alayatoodaquare
by them; ibrre baa oecn ''no back
down" on hi ;art; nv balf-way atation.
i oo every occasion be luu stack square
' with the Union loving
feoile of the
aoutb, and since tbe death ofCarlea
Humuer, there b;w been no uiau mho
hu doue tythe of what he haa for
the colored cople. lie looks after both
their ixlilical aod personal rixbU. It
' doe not matter what tbe ku klux, white
1 lioer aay about him, be landa firm to
j hia convictioita of right.
On the Iouiiana juetiou he stood
by the Preidi-ul, aitd Gov. Kellogg, in
maioUiuing the tri .Republican aod
rightful goreraueal of that State, and
J Kellogg wa the traetiovvn
i aanie way be made a fight
years for c Hoy. Pincbback,
ruor. The
for three
who
elected tfeaator, and Morton continued
to do io even sflcr be saw thcic was do
um iu it.
and Pinct
At lat l hey defeated bin
hback om not KcateJ. Now
where has the olhrr man been all this
liuu? Iu lJ$7:t aud 17 1, Mr. Blaluc
was bpeakerof the lloue, aud no man
fought tbe southern jurtion, iu favor
of tbe ha k'ui. whi !-' - '
as Mr. Dlaiuc did. lie wa their cham
pion, waa com limvnipl iy tl.cm, aod
finally he defeated ihu licpublicans in
LouUiana, aud 1 i- ivunm rruscd the
llepubiicaiut to loe Mis..iippi and
Alabama, l--iJ had it iul been for
hiai Arkansas would to-dv have.a llc
oubUcan fiMiii of government Now,
after all tbU to say thut any southern
State should go lor Blaine is, iu our
opinion, prrpoatroua Mvrtun, trttr
arAiic srr mtrtUJ a frirJ nJ ut tke rit
time- Iilinr wu conrlmfj jArmecrvuy o
galnti omr imdtrrrt aftd the f'mionU
the on'y way to look at iL l or any
southern ute to go beckon Morton ia
deserting a friend, and we will not bo a
party, n It. "Stand by tbo who stand
by you," ia i-ur uiolta, aud to say the
colored people, or these of them that
are delegates to Cincinnati will go
agaioal Morton when erery act of hia
haa been with them aad for their rigbu
m a slander on the Rood colored people
of Ink Slate. They could have no bet
ter friend at the White Hoase than
Oliver P. Morton.
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HTKriIKWi. vo L
We see iu the Washington Jr'aW.cua
of the lt in,a telegram from Ral
eigh, charsing.HJ).PoolSP" atendent
of luWic InaUuetioa a lib having em-
heesled several thousands of dollara of
the -Peabody Kb ad, that was Intended
to be used for the education of the poor
children of North' Carolina. We aes
this statement also ia the QmJUutitm
of Raleigh, and we earnestly call oa
Col. Peel to rise aad eiplaia. Will he
do it?. Lei ae hear froaa yoa, GoWael;
se;areBot iacUncd to believe ao vile
aa act could he perpetrated by each a
bum aa we have always believed CL
Pool lobe.
C ABD TO TlUt I'UBUC . , ,
e
ThHt my cs) triajl im la gree
the AVws rvwliaaea "alat daily to
Uiag chaiTca agaiast awe. All X aak k
for a gcacreae pahllc to withhold Its
jadgatcat aad I aaaare thcat that la good
tiase I will refute every charge that has
beea, or away be aaade, afectUg atf la
tegrily as a aaaa or aa eficer.
' " Respectfully,
ui" WaulLlIowutroji;
ISrmtary ef Fute
lUixM. X. C. Apn 34. 1$T.'-
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T7e"pehUh elsewhere the card wf Dr.
llewtrtoa, Seavtary ' el Rate. IU
tola Ids trkada aad We public la do
Via a very slat pie act ejwlice e
srd their JcJrwscat U hk
til U haa beea tairiy Ureatlgated
the Cads eaade V
HrvT llt--TU cemvroa
ltm ml the New York Mill Lar.a
easratdaadadlrtT vulala. IU
Vearaaalas axwetadrcl, ,aa Vis
laaak,lf hewwrataaa
- 7 r!: m ii f I'notofiija ti
BCIIOOL rUXKJ STOLEN BY-H
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and he yATrBirrpJ
'"rt A. t.i; irad r urfi
io feu t, .. lure wajtea&cjpoj&foj
to bosaato the front srith hia, a4iecl re
TT . " ,t. Tvr :
naeaine.ftna plnd out a rew uouaand
appropriabeipletl
suitable !for&e
occasloal but ;Detun 4cntpome for-
rard worth a centDonan doa'l rieeto
ine emerrencr: Donan don t teem to
m t i
bare gotten ; It through , hi thick skull
that here U an opportunity for. him to
.t.a v:.ir t .:. e.U':. V J.f- .
ana xua out ue acoonoret who weuia
oe mean enougn to steal toe money that
was given to educate the poorchildren
of North CaroUna. .('..,. ....
It ia charged that, fctephen D. Vooi.
Superintendent, of Pnblic . Inttrortion
of North Carolina, and editor of a pqb-
lication knowa aa "Our living and Our
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Uead, baa appropriated to bm Own
thv money that rmo Into hia bands
from the "Peabody "Fuiid. ' eeveral
tlin.i4n. nVnU.M th.t Ii. ii n.
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post ' tradershipe, and ; an Indirnabt
and outraged, people forced him froin
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the high position that be held, although
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u MIB l IMII MJ Oi UN MOUCBIODII,
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nor uki ne siewi me moaey mai waa in-
tended to pay for the education bf poor
children. And Republican official are
punishing him, and Republican news
papers are holding him Hip to the acorn
of an indignant public.' Stepeh V.
Pool stole the money given for the edu
cation, of the poor children of ihi State,
and Democratic officials have taken no
action In the , tnalter, and Democratic
newspapers " don't seem to be aware of
tha fact that such . rascality has been.
Will Blias xv. Martin Answer?
s Will Silaa Martin let the poor tax
payers know bow he came to pay Geurgo
D. Flack f3,933,6!3? ..- . i
Will Silaa N. Martlolet; the tax iay
era know how he came to pay ueorge
U. Flack 91.973 for listing iaxet wheft
he waa at the time getting $l,&00 regu
lar salary! ' " .
Will bilae K. Martin! totl tiio ioo
tax payers how he came, to levy an Un
lawful UxT ' "' : ,,f"-
Wni Silai N. Martin let the tax jiaY-
era, snow now aauca me west wing oi
the court house coat ; ln i t. m ,h
Wilt tsilas N. Martie Explain to the
tax peyers 1 why he paid ' Georrt VI
riaca eoow u inspect s ixnaui. Kuwi
house ia thk county, whea aay pracun
cal carpenter would have done the same
for half the money? , ' ' '
Will Silas ', Martin let lha public'
know why he had built aft tha expense
of the tax payersof the county, a briek
prt-on at the county work hoaaewe n
uiuU have known that the clsy had all
given out and that tha prisoners had to
be removed? Aad bow Ibe prison
stands a monument to hk Lily.
Will Silas X. ifartin explaiato the
publk what becaaae of the eb000
aaoeut of bonds he' carried to New
York? ' Another standing monument id
hk ftnaBcialaViUtke.' t't
f '. . t , m - ; ; i itt-j
TaeCaroltaa Cent re! stall way Oaat-
pear vs. Tee City of wnxaraaiow.
Scctioa lO.Cbap.Jyirate Mwa,pf
1So4-'9 which anthorbos lbs4 Alayoc
aad Aldersaea of the City of WHbiIbs
too, from time to time, to isssest 'tL
yalue ol pcrtjUhia ia)f .Vty Jot
iaxalioa hy ibe city, h aacaaMltutkaial
(Cwoat. Art. 1 Sco. X) u ;-a ii
Artkk 7, Sec. , of the CoestiiaUoa;
dearly latpliea thai the valoaihjo apoa
whkhciry Usee are to be -aaijrsaly
levied, k U be, that s. as sit I by tbe
TowaahlaTraslecw::,1 V
Civil Action, lor aa Jajeactioa.lo re
Urala" defeadaat froaa cwllectlag taxes
tried Velore R n, ai Jaae Teres,
171, ef New llaaorrr tfwperk Cowrt.
The rtaiatia" cosaplaiwed that the
DeJeadaat tareateaed.aad was ahwwt U
enforce, the caBerlM el a cerUua tax
of 13, ee It real eatatr,' wltsated U
the city hkh the rlaiaii iskUd
was OgaL' The DeXtadaat tawktcd
apea the IrgaRty of the tax," aad de
aaaaded UssalTiTi rerasewt. The U
WwLrg are the tacts 15x14 " "
The llty ef tTCsmto ls etrio
td U the tew aal!a af XtuauagteeC" fa
IfTIsJI the real estate UlUUwl
ef WUsabrxtasiwaa it eawsae 1 fcr Ux
atiosv Tkk awsemaarst wi taal Vy
thmasscss7p2a:dly lit Usui ef
Asmara U tit Cj cX tT.'r.i.
hs acted trCthr Vh IhtTe-raaMp
the aiat wax
et.t:v
X. W'4 i1'.' 'SS w i t ..I. Lb
Atca, the, valuation was returned, to.
the Board of. Counfy Comu)Lnioners for
the Couhty'of New IlanoTer. the Board
rertsed tbe list, and apon complaidt of
pUuatin, reduced, thovaiuauon of said
real estate from 21G.000.to $33,000 The
i city ciaimeu uia riniio couecx ue cuy
''I Uxeabrf the' additional $ll,00D.Tliere-
opoB ine piainiin appriea so tne jjoara
of .'Aldermen the City- of Wilming.
tonandv inado-ts .written .complaijat,
lOHiuejiiuauon oi ite property at
fKJWO was extcksivc, ah(f prayed that
the same should be - reduced, 1 ao as to
corJepood with, the valoatioa made by
the Board of Donnlyi Commissionera,
The Board.ee; Alderaaen nefu&ed the
4tt?ehe brfialawitrtt4-.-r-fi tf
, The questions f uonittea to tue kMxi t
upon this case, are as loliowa J i ,- '
L" . 7mi" At,u":?'
i power to alter; i any waye the assessed
t TaQa 0f the real estate within tbe Citjn
1 of Wilmington, ; rhe said . real . e&Ute
M be?n afed for the purposes
?L5E7lT
'?H?$sOr appointed by
l v tww v. t, ii i i ; ! i ? . j tit i
W Tlrirt . . .1 . . . A .
. Tk. JiiAnn nmm;inn.
I era of New, Iiane ver- couaty, havlnsr re
J vised tla aasesaatent.cf tho real esute
1 of the Carolina Central , Iiadway Com
i cUrr'andiiaTiug reduced the valuation
thereof, upon the petition of said Kail-
I flrT' Company, ia( their actioa binding
"poniae 4Xara or , Aiuermeo, ana are
l ductiott fn the value of Bald real estate?
1 It was agreedthat, if these iuesttons
were answered in tbo amruiallve then
judgment waa to be given for the plain-
tiff for cost, and the defendant waa to be
n.rn.tuanv retrained from' collectincr
said ur. If the first question was an
swered in the amrfn.-itrrr, and the sec-
ond in ' tbo nejraauhidctnene was to
the I uurt. and an orJpr to be maile. to
defendant, to' nrocced to revise tha said
assessment and redncc the same or not'
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I tiooa were, uusneivd m the negative.
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I a-aaVAA tut t v - v a- aa uuiuvue ataiuoe
the Dlaintifl for co,U. and for the
I whole amount of the taxes claimed.
The Court rave" judement acrainst the
plainlilf for oobts and -i'2M, the amount
of the tax claimed, ,
tiMITU o;S5tuo.o, for upimiUiut.
M. Lovwx, contra.
Kouman, J. The uuit:yuia, whether
a clause in the charter of the City of
Wilmin'rton, (I'rivatc Act
chap. 6, 6ee. 10,) which authorizes the
Mayor nud Aldermen oi that cilv, Irom
time to Unie, to acia the value of
property within the, city, for taxation
o opinion flQat' it' is not. The Con
atilution, Art. o. t?cc. 3, provides that
all property shall be taxed by au uui
form rule. It is tine that the Constitu
tion is here especially providing for, and
speaking in reference totnxalion by the
atmtt and couuticrs but the J&uuuagd ii
geuecal tuougli to cover Laaatiou by
every inuuicipal corporation having a
power to tax. Art. 7, entitled "Muni
cipal Corporation' after providing by
Sec'ti, that tho Township Trudteca
ahoold adesa the taxable property ol
their townships; proceed, iu t?cc. 'J, to
enact, thai all taxes levied by any
county, city, town, or township shall be
uniform, aud e eteurrM upon all pro
nertvj Ac This section, tmnir placed
where it is clearly iniplica that the val-j
nation ujon wbieh city taxes are to be
uniformly levied, is to be that assessed
by the Township Trustee.
Taxation cannot be by an unifnn
rule" if each municipal corporation can
asess the propjprty liable to it at a dif
ferent vaiue. r.very caiy musi ueeuner
a township or part ot one. and there
can be no rrireon whr the valuation of
the Towmhip Trustees should not suf
fice for city taxation, as It docs for taxa
tion by tbe State, county and township.
Valuations, by, distinct authorities, are
unnecessary expense and annoyance to
the citizen? The more general In its
application a : law can be made, the
more likely it H to be understood, re
member and obeyed. Special regula
tions,' applying only within certain lim
ited locaJitie?, cnre only to perplex all
but professions! expert, and continues
to oppress tbe fgnorsnt.
.. The Mayer 'aad "Afdermea- of Mil
saingtoa muni be governed in their kvy
o( aty taxes; by the. valuation of the
Township Trustee. "
Vtt Curiam: Judnent below re
versed, and judgment for the ptaiatia
accvediag le the caso agreed. ko.u..
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- Me Da xi ci. F. JUuttx.: snanufact-
arer and propricUr of the Bcattr Piano
aad Realty cci'ntea iwwct tongue
larlor Orruts Washins. J- k
certaialy a very reaaoaahle and gcaer
n ataa to traasavt itjaiacM wiia. s ate
takes thk very fait propoaiUvm ta aay
bo mar favor hiat aita' an order, as
fallows i "If the iastramcat dec
Mure satkxactery after, a tet trial 4
aa day after receiviag it the fwircha
aaaary will he refendsd woa there
taraaf theiaatruaseat. aad laa wiii pay
freagbl cbanere UjU ways. Thaa ss
certaialy. aa exceeding,, prscroa. aad
afeaaaaacr ia whkhsteuasisbasi
aesa with hinv. lie waffa hk icsuw-
sW six year. ' See aa auvarVMe-
We paiaaa aik; af lpeiwiaa papecs
UxNecibCkwaattuaadsaai
it stssrfarrg dariaT this yean. ""4
Xortk CroiIalaa. ed&d hy
Ur. P. J4aa, Uahei Cuy, N,C ,
, "ria-.," rditrd Vf n. UwU New
Crvsx 'V CT
Tk Ty rdf-d Vy Ms.W T. XL
lUrhtniisaB, CaJrega, f. tt -
. -?fwra Of the awtaC'sSStiwd W.I
Teerr, Ractian, Xl.
- Nw Nona tKase," edaud by W. K
tireeaware, X. C. .
?isUv!e Aswrkaus.11 dd V
IDs-cae IS. Iwhr. Stasar. XC
-AiAvOe rkjrr eta Vy laV
ary tasVAshcviUsv XC. a - Vss
. rlherwr Vaa ed W lUai,
J.KAT.J.Uwry.It. Airy,X.C
TU Ca-ns Vy OdL F. tT.
ncsvlfrsca. Lttlagtaa, N. C '
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AIT btnincss commtrnJcatlons buld
U'Miotrmti
"Ik
... .r. - Yr'1l
ExociaY Faow Rum Hpci.llaa
Ben Moore Jaid Wa coeU Sioellwl
Tet IW hm'mt trm .rl
port for his kn WTiWn eewla. . .
iMK- ixi-wizsxY- voxBTTnmQS.
The initial binber of this1 raJuaihs
anxiliaiy" to the 1 causa'of bipuhBcaa -
tVm' t W- CW. fymwisfTmrn'mt, I... ..Lt
ww. ..wu vim ma. um ici.iiw iu.
ami we nan ix witn pleasure, we wish
It every becesa and hope and expect
thai it will do noble service daring the J
wili campaign;? AddreailO
Urpwn, Baleigb, C., 35 cents per j
mOntb. or $1 for three month. Trv it
'' y:. ;i
If there are any persons In tha, or
any other vicinity, wishing a first-class
Piano or Organ, whose cyti shall' rest
upon thk item, let them pause, reflect.
look through other colnmns, and send
to Danil . Beatty, Washingtea, J.,
concerning them. ' Tner ' are highly
commended by tho Preen and People,
and are beyond a doubt very superior!
instruments. 2t
er. barque Lvdta JVarAau .whose!
clearance appears in the morninr pa-1
vtn to-day. vmg efeom bw tu last If oh-1
day, and we therefore did not republkh j
it yeaterdayrrier laf tW. , A
w o luount mat our iiuis ajieruooa
friend had tackled a bis job when it
undertook to clean out the Augean
stables of the Democracy, 3 but it seem
that it has also undertaken to attend to
a portion of tbe dutiea of the Treasury
Department of the United i&ates, and
runs a Custom House on its own hook.
Sex.vtok Mortox 30th May. A
letter has been received here from Sen
ator Morton, in reuly to an invitation
from tho committee havins In eharee I
asr I
tl. r.mnn;M f .mlin K. I T.inn
soldiers eraves on May OOtb. in which
he ays "That he will take much pleas-
uio in bemsr with you on iiecorauoa I
Dsy, should noobHscle interyene "
comtliment naid us by this Standard
Bearer of the Republican nartv. in con-
eutinff to deliver tha address on Deco-
ration Duv. We feet assured that he I
" I
will rcccire a hearty reception, and we
hope to sec a large representation from
other sections of our 8tate.
O.VTIBIO, CAXAIM, ! '
I.BKMOXT loTorncK. i f
Mi-s&iw Ruitoes: There 1 here a
cbtoicV man named Hill Russell, who
was a slave near Wilmington, in Bruns
wick county, North Carolina, lie ran
away in 1874 from his master who was
named Daniel Russell. Hill Russell k I
most anxious io uear avows aim wire w i
i , i. i . j
any of his family whom be left behind
. t i i t . i.i tr
him Hk w,fe's name k Harriet, and
uc uau avua ua uivi uwru, a au .uu
Johu.
- Ariy oue who' can give information
concerning the. whereabouts of Hill
Kassell's wife and children, will please
commanicate with Thomas Smith, Post"
. master, Kgremont PostofSee, Ontsrio
Canada. It.
The "Committee of Tax Payers' hart I
made a most wonderful discovery. The
wet hens, after an incubation from the J
2ith day ot September 1S75 to the 5th
day of April 1876, have Latched out the
..(minJ n f- that "Tii oil inlW. I
ic auw v. uic nn juiiauvuva m mm i
Supreme Court T That important aa-1
noancemeat has cost theat many long I
months of trarsll. aad they aaoeM re-1
rih.fa:Th- Swf
the rescue of the people ot niaingtom
aaiatt the machinations of a Irao
cratk Xegialalure aad their co coa4ra
tors whea thry tried a year ago to steal
the, city goveraaicat fresa th people
aad give SU over la the flloa who
waated to guUde ap all the d:uidcr
thai tie) wped togethohl ef.
The Tbanaittai af Tax Vujiri im
taesr rrpwvt say? Tbe Tax layer
faaadit Biitiasarysaadeytissawe tsawse
af actioa to protect Urtsowdvee frees the
Tf ma sa of a set ef aaea hat ling oA
ica wha, aavsag Utile ar aa prsftsty
to Ua ef tkwir vera, were Igwaraiit hew
se leal fisr ar care for the sagTartags f
ohcrs discrcatly mtomtLm The met
k that the taUcaaca taaajsnIaX th
Board of Aiderasea was) levhwl iha
taxrs ifmr ' actaall pail ah eat
tweaty art ceaL aaeea laary jar taUas
se the city thaa tka gvafarmea af tha
Xsaiasarira af Tax pBytsw,'' sarfarfieg
Mr. CTw Js Marua, &m.mtt .m4 im
ehsW eaTf I af Tiis aheli af the phase
ale Wat' 'aad awe 'Wea' "waf:fi, " IS.
Frewrw A bss aawwwsW eW Mil
aawss I reat attest, was i il at
eaiy fM. TheesstassaOiat gweds
kisaarewTalawdaaflVwawUth
thrydhl ataey esse sot es taxaate
t!be t&y. CxBtsrst thixh thai Dht s&ath
hheew a2s)sut aa ssaall Mat
a tW
cUr lBiolywetareof:theopiakotbat1
thequesUon wwildr haVe bbed raUed
atolhpowcrforifie cli!yuy talc Its"
oeM lailsf'TaM iivVMtrfm wrtVhW 4
to lhccasmcot of propcrlXriuivV; iCt
? "d fiei
! hd rif ht to list taxee or itknd thei
:I Saprejuo .Court dwded that the Tgwp-
i must take ita yaloauon Irom them, l or
foil paxjtilars aus4: fojrhe Infunnatvon j
; bf 'oW taipeyecs, w'e pubXUhtha holer
" ' J: I .1 1 1 .1 . J ...
i uiwccuuin iu vug caseAuu UCUCCUIOU j.
J or the . baprejneCottitr H - vrill not
j aatkdy -those 1 whose -In tertl it ia 'to
create bad blood in the community 'for
taaJroem selfish iwrpoaee. v"r8
hi
1 : MooAllan Itotherlbrd k ia tbkeityr
m$ looking welt His many ifiendef
1 were delighted to tee him, and welcomef
j him back among them agalauf ince hoi
waa here last, he has taken an extended
4 trip-through the -old country, and hei
j visited most of the places of importanooi
in Europe. lie this gms several monObt
J j There ss not a more high-toned, hon-,
i orablo gentleman InNorth .Carolina I
than tjenV Albin Ratherfotd; and 6ne of
1 tbe best bUsinesi nien In the txtc.' Ile:
. - .. ' :
nanus, ia tact, u secretary t
of the Tfeaaorer, Mr; Bristow, rere himi
one of the best letters npr bare eiSpr
luieliands of alstibriuu iota!
hk superior. . Aixnan& who .caa tPsast
through politics for eight yeas and
never have aught brought against him,
and who passed through the army atst
years in the same Way, the people mayl
trust him, he is certainly fire-proof, "i f
Faa f The "Committee of Tax l'ay-g -
era ' in a long winded, articw publuhed(
in the morning papera disclose, a few
wonderfalfax.w at 1 which the 'world
. w . m a. m. as .a . w .u. as
e00 agnast t i ney tea us laat taking
v . a .m . a a . m
IU0 BPUrCS Ol i It W1U OO SOCB tOat
tho rxlws of J tlw was
M62,U0O, which, at 2 per cent., wcaki
OT 1 """"
tJjf.tt
Tbet ' - :j
comoin-u reai aau personal property
t5,261,0(K, which at 1 per cent,4 woald
9U1J. ,,w: yo M
. e a . a . -
M tma tkXhirtr't
Ot coume the committer, liso tbeir
figures, don't lie, but It doe seem like'
a big thing ia tbe way of taxes for thut
City ef Wilminjrtovi to pay way either
$S3W,(XWf or even tbe lewer amount
of T8,91o,W). s - ; . f
Bully lor tho committee; and tjullyt
for the tax payers? - '
The "ConmUtte ofTaX IerV in
their report aay 'The wanner of val
uation and assessment Is rruUttd by.
,, t . . l
the SUteuw, and cannot W altcrcdby:
.. -rl
- a
Carolina Central Railway . City L
Wilmlngvou' at January Term
tt7oof
the Supreme Court, can neither Ikt or
property Tor taxation.' ' The do-
clslon above cited said nothing what
ever aboat the listing of property (or
taxation, and tbe committee el J her ktew
thai tha HuTrem Citfrt ' L,l not ikiSm
gjtj cxpressioa on the" subject aad they
rmerfof the assertion for the Mtroo of
deceiving the "Tax Payer,' ot they djd?
not know what thrt were talk la about
The aaseswment'W tali year was Bia4X
'..IS-.L.
aruweca as uirrcvcu vj taw, mini
committee knew that Cut wLo 'the
made thelrytmooji report. , r
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