.1" " ' '.' r K
AY, APHIL 6;1882:
-3T
Humbug-' . -7 "
; ii a vast deal of huinbuggcry in
-paper business. -.;liVhcneyer,.a
. a per is started in a - community
tbe usual custom for the" editor to
.ii.ee that the. mam, design of . the
r ii to advance- the material
"??3-cf -tli--fseetie4rhMsk - it is
" L ? 3 ; to promote -the nior&I jty.of
i imow-ceatures and sometimes he
a ses to tatecareof ihe whole
. j . ; ".'r-rth Carolina! V-rOr
TL:-' ; t'oeii done 'eo "often tnat it
e rp .:? 1 -. for. every local paper to
- p t ile . plan, and if. the editor ani
i tl at he publishes a paper solely
j raoney,1 -th community 1 is
... vl 1 quickly rebuke uch' iin-:-:.r
j.-vf doctrine w ,;- .;p----.v-
I" : ; - art Wei loot jnpon I the es-
'. ".'.' ?-1 of a newspaper just as upon
7 c.ltr fcuslaes3 .enterprise.";!1: A com-
t ry in a ci ty I -its ob
13 t i. e -money for,its stock
; 1 v. Ill -j the" city in which
-.:: :j U locatel gabs many bene
! -. vl- j it located in it, no one
.'igh. to'suppose. tha't. was
.' the . owners of the fac-
" . .'- ' i --
Ice- that bur; design in
'. e ' r i.l " 'cation' ' of '.'the
: - 'v Lerna is just, that of
: in commencing a "new
-.3 vi noney. -;We.sjre
- ' . -ppose that tha
" p ilr us lead it on
ml general pro
''e r-ecrnize the fact that
1 Vp " vitlj an extensive
'1 d 3 da a great work in
.- ; . e it -la "piiLIished; but eo
a o-l school, a large fac
: ' .rprliirg business men
: inot the primary ob
: them. ' It ,Ls pa fact
1 re -prper; rightly con-
to c 'ue.iteand elevate
I t it 13 the veriest hy
v ; ,-t.l. "ts, except -of religious
N, t . t retend - that that is their
tl i LuJ J;-l -ii'. ' : ,-
-
? -sicn. ot. journalism is a
:.t .rrri.o, and no man need
k t :.(."' f 1 :in it by' mere pro
; i ;' r ; uvl ' nnd c-tcem ' for his
laorL.li; but success follows
'7 o:j tie c Jltor giing to his sub-
received" for the price
It isbelieved that 1 silk cnlturcwfll
meetfhiswwtiaiifurnish'l this em
ployment to 4paral Aextent.f fine
work I is said to be simple . and light,
and a lady can J4ttendT?to -silkworms
that will produce cocoons ; worthy from
fering iwith light household duties,
and : the time reuiredT to do. this is
only -about fire week, heginning about
the .firsCpof ApriUli Of . ,cours. tissjs
understood that the trees must first be
provided the mulberry or osage
orange-and after that tha work is
light and naturally adapted to woman's
skilled fingers." 5 ' ' '
-'The principles objection to success
ful silk raising in this : country as laid
down by Prof. C."V.' Riley in his
"Manuel on the Silk Worm," are (1)
inexperience ;'of i. our .labor,, and; (2)
the. want of a ready market for cocoons.
" . The first pbjectipn ian ihe easily met
by ? educating . the i labor. .What .can
be done in France and Italy ean cer
tainly .be accomplished ; in . the ; United
States. Americanskilled' labor has
always; competed Vithtthe: best in; tiie
woria wnenever mere was pay enwugu
to induce competition ; and industrial
schools 1 ; on sUk culture 1 will 'soon be
started there.ii.d'pdenum
: Ibe second objection s rapidly ydi
appearing, and in fact hardly exists at
this "time. S."A Lanier 1& r Co.", silk
culturatsl-.ind iHelerspf labanjA;
advertise 'extensively for cocoons; and
allege that there are now ' in; this- coun
try over two; hundred silk mills; that
the number is rapidly : increasing, and
that ; the fast increasing .. demand fot
silk is the chief reason .-why Bilk cul
ture is profitable: now and . was not a
. t
a-? value
-e paper,,
c Ii til or.
Ivk.'. I L.sor riaSes a prosper-
. '.. !: r labor -is cheap
1 ; . ver are confined'' to.-! the
' 1 ', will: the people :.at
r jvcrtv and want. .
X to compare theWa-.-'..
'. '. i workmen, of the
. il -e of Europe,
c 1 s-ee the reason
1 ciiient made
11" : la prices paid
a sample, -as
1 ( . j re it . with " the
s 1 al J in this 'country: Ir
yvv werk ' ' ' ; "- ti.06
- ' ; L : " ; S.st
" - ' ,; ' 8.82
" . . - . s.30
' " ' S.S7
:. t we note among' our" la
jes that1 fhe painters in
. rrcs insistirg on having their
1 1-J from to 3.00 yer:
j 1 :11a cutters of New York
"inl.'rT ; 3.50 . day" after
1; zv.i even thi hod carriers will
llr lass than 20; .3ayf
; . 1 y equal to a week's work of
x l. iah brother- -i 1 ."- --.
'e are glklf'tolhgteat the . ihdus
c iir'country - fcan- :ifiord to pay
--ices. A 'man' caiflio feel'the
1 3 of freedom- if ha is forever ; in
erfed circumstances nd his family
a 2 1.1 iWell 'paid, r. intelligent labor
e bulwark of ; ur free institu-
..-.1. 1,
iznt for T7omanSilJfc
, Culture
1 re: are few avenuesopen'to tbe
i : l en t Southern . womaiiU to, make
1 . y. 'The' traditional policy of -Sur
a j i U to raise then dependent oa therr
fathers and husbands for support; and
citen, hasty and ;unnappy . marriages
ire the certam resnlb of this system
c t training. ! -A- dfra -rf-'-t-J'i 'St
Th ere1 ar& many paths' of ! manual. in-
C. stry; jtro'd1 ;by jprogressirei. ffortium
1 lies,- which are 5 praetidally closed to
:.i ii 1 the : South hecause of "public
cp lluH,' ' the r iron-bound - system "-of
ocial " ethics which forbids cultured
j.11-3 putting th'eir1" hands to practical,
eir .; aerative employment. A lady
. z -1 not practice'.. lelegrapKy 'por set
type , nor. wore : in i numerous ,1 other
.. 1 1'iJ :;empIeymehtsV:lJafthough -;the
lr 'geryJand,onfineuientoi'i private
dor -stic employment, .to" which they
iira cften forced to, submit, is a much
pre,: r' rhysical and" mental task.' 1"
, VI ' ihis jsentiineBi". -"o ITbeT. jiie
plir. 1 : U & t0 be" earnestly desired
,w . iniin ihjja i$,l6,; raised that
.that
ihe can havean etpwl Ishonriof s with
-la' V ale sex 'fcf&tyfefrAiifyg by
r an " i 1 labor ' if it-lsbould ever be
neceary; 'yet" thisnfi'menttoliBome
C -ee does exist. nd if .new eraploy-i..-:-f
c.n be ot talaed for thV.weak er sex
.whlh does not Conflict with the social
CKlej.itiajrorthsejioconsidfirfftjlon,'. 1
; Star Boute Counsel,,
Mr. RicWd T Merrick of Washing
ton, D. C.: has been j retained-bypthe
trovernment to-.-, assist ro the - prosecu
tion of the Star Route, swindlers His
reputation gained in his argument be
fore the Electoral Commission in .1877,
is that of a distinguished and brilliant
advocate.:. V -v.. r iixll. .
. lie. was 41 employed - by the 'State of
North Carolina some time ago to assist
in reclaiming the "exoduaier fugitive,
Sam Perry of Lenoir county, .! Dr. O,
K; Bagby, 1 the State agent 5 managing
that care., spoke in, very fluttering terms
of Mr. 3Ierrick's .. speech 1 on that occa
sion.; ": -;r- .. 'Jl ' i: 'i ' ' V
NcrwseAdvic e
i-J- "ti;""5" -'- ri-i-N t;c-
i Until our Local Reporter gets ..bet
ter actuain ted we. will be UEd many
obligations : to l our .friends in New
Berne for all items of local news ? com
ing to their ijoticer Now ? please s take
notice that .we . said news , and 1 not
advice. We know,
exactly.
. - ..ir
how - we
Vant to run a' newspaper; una don t
believe advice would do us a bit of
good; but fresh,' crisp news lis away
acceptable in this office.
The Onslow Bail Boad.
tioverted questionsIWHOuld be' best
to' raise all the monej iiecSssary id sujji
port the Government hkTtariffthd
Jet this tariff bjjni3til
shall fal as inuchaa i'Jjpsable4npie
luxuries tlifeanorievelaid for pro
tection of American manufactures) -In
the infancy of bur Gbverrimeht, when
our people were without ' capital , or
experienoeior skilled labor ?ia 'pro
tective tariff was highly necessary .to
give: American l manufactures a foot-.
hold in the commercial world; but now
when the inventive genius and indus
try and accumulated - capital of the
American has enabled him to take a
front rank with the most advanced of
the manufacturing natiois, it is urging
an. idle and silly claim to, demand . du
ties on imports "for' protection."
1 It is worthy of note' that the Con
stitution of the Southern Confederacy
recognized the injustice of the ' protec
tive system tri tide following clause; J 'No
bounties shall be granted from the
Treasury, nor shall any duties, of tax
es, on importations " from foreign na
tions be laidpromote or foster any
branch of industry;" and all dnties, im
ports, and excise .shall be uniform
throughout the Confederate States.".
jffeetecfofCoipuillr Superin-
We have before us the Programme
fori the ahnaai ineetingi of Lnthe State
Association of CountyiSuperinteiidents
of Public; Insfeructibn of rNrthCaro
lina: tobe held at Chapel Hill on the
first Wednesday 'of July 1382 J
The "programme 'is .fixed ; for , four
daVs-work and provides very interest
ini? and Varied serfesbfdiscussi6ns: on
educational topics. Qh Thursday.? Su
perintendent Smith ,;f Rockingham,, is
tb read r Vr paper! dn"VOurlJJublic
Schools and their Critics ' to W fol
io wed by a discussoon;sanj.e
bj Superintendent'HaiperLMrt
This part of the prbgrammelwill have
to be amended since v the . latter- gen
tleman ha4:lresigheQlhisppsttion v as
Superintendent and expecfsl to 1 devote
his entire energies to the. New. Berne
Jocrnai. vt -Bat in so doing he has ; im
none'-of his- zeal 'and s61icitudetfir.lhe
cause of education in ' Nort t Carolina ,
ind-hbbegftSm fimib-tnnet
J'ww-rit-j- iiKV
abler in his new sphere, to do- much
more for the cause thanlhe J has ever
aone-'jximcieni, jreeHTvuitmt'Us nui.
popular in Northls tHroliria, however
much politicians 'ihaj;b-'i'ldt
the press f the S.tte pulwid a pow
erful uifluence in training puD"Iitf Si;nti-
" The proposition of Mr, Best, of the
Midland railroadiltol tbe . people .-of
Jones county. will scarcely pproveac
eepubte to them, we think, ,A rail
road through that county would lie of
.considerable! benefit! to the, people;
but X would ii v benefit'ltheni to the
amount of f 50, 000 is another and a
more1 A serious question, j. The-lower
part of Jones has already 'Ivery : fair
commercial . facilities through tbe me
dium of Trent river, and as the county
is small, its real and personal prop
erty listing 'off ' the : tax books only
giave doubt whether Iter people could
afford to be taxed so . heavily for a
railroa d." m w -'- 5J i
JAtnenean xianmacturmsr.
I' American ihanufactures f are Islowly
but surely finding their way into every
country of the world. The inventive
genius' and restless activity of our peo
ple have produced articles xof conven
ience and utility from the smallest used
in daily life to the highest ' and 'most
important inventions.'
: ': In i selling in foreign - lands the
American has to come into' competition ,
with cheap labor; for the. teeming mil-:
lions lof people - that inhabit th e old
world and are engaged" lin producing j
every species Ibf manufactured mer
chandise must be fed; lind in the ri
valry of these nations labor necessarily
becomes cheap. And yet it is to our
credit that this country bids fair in
the future to rival, in its trade, any
and every nation on the globe.
.1 With this view, of American business
capacity it is a little strange . to hear
the conflict in; Congress- concerning
Protection for'American Manufactures,
p If American manufactures can com
pete, with foreign wares abroad most
certainly it ought to do so at home,
where it has the advantage of proxim-
ty and thus of less freight.
On the other hand how is it possible
to advocate Free. Trade and raise suffi
cient revenue to run the Government ?
The United Stat a must have an an
nual income of $250,000,000 or $300,
000,000 to pay interest on public
debt and the ; incidental expenses of
government. How is it proposed to
collect this revenue? There are but
two possible modes. One is by a di-
irect tax upon the people and the other
s to collect it on imports. We take it
,tit at the people prefer a tariff to direct
taxes. VjTgey re willing that those
yha buy Jhe',jHdt neted goods pay
the moss tax.
So there are two sides to the Tariffs
Question and a medium position is the'
safer--here as on almost slither con
merit to that ehdIlllWe wilt have occa
sion In'the future' tbpursuethilofic
WefnoticiV that the talented . Super-"
intendent of Uraven , Jjir. i onn.o . ooug ,
is onepf thejUroadcommtteeg pand
we have a suggestion to make to that
committee which we:calnTi6w'u"rge the
more freely since we reuti. fa.
bodyf Itisf thatthepetireexpensesf
attenamg at tjuapei inn iouiu-wb
paid out ISutMrmitfxM:
-ThiLegULituTjM:.PP5PP9aM
monev for the Normal School, provides,
we believe? that alperta4iiunouBCe
devoted to defraying railroad 'expenses'
of some teachers to and lomMUiapel
HilLWWetakel;iih)c
good for th cause-bf education will be
gained by the attendance at the Nor- j
mal School of a Superintendent, than
from any one teacherlbr perhaps a half
dozen teachers of samef county. And,
again,'the salary made byCotfnty Su
permtendentsfis Wot a sufficient ; com
pensator foVXreS jTfie?
fore we think it right to make and
urge the above suggestion.
the. country, and this bill was framed i
and pttsseduto enforce this treaty, fix
ing the limitation of this ' suspension
for iwetity years.- But here comes the
difference iaopinion; the Democrats
olaiiiluig that twenty years fa a rea
sonable ..suspension; while the veto
lakes the ground that it is unreasona
ble, and virtually a prohibition.
Whether there is any necessity for
the Chinese agitation at all, outside of
t political grounds, may be a doubtful
qiuslion; but we think the af-Chi-nese.
Congressmen need a better argu
ment than any already given and that
the veto is l ight when it alleges that
the bill does violate and abrogate the
Treaty of 18S0.
.In a speech "made in the House on
March 22 i882 bjjilon. John Ran
dolph Tucker of Va.. a more tenable
p09itiuh is taken and logically main
tained. He holds that as twgiests
has. given to it by the Constitution
the express power "to regn'ata com
merce with foreign nation,' aiJ "to
make all laws which shall be neces
sary and proper tor carrying into exe
cution,tb.e foregoing powers, and all
other powers vested by this Constitu
tion in the Government of the United
States, or in any depui tment or officer
thereof;" so when a treaty is made by
the President and Senate, which di
vests Congress of its Constitutional
function, that this treaty is invalid,
even though the Constitution aho de
clares, the President "shall have pow
er, by ami with the advice and
consent of the Senate, to make
tie;ities." :
We give below two extracts from
Mr.- Tneker'e sueeeh one 11 the
Constitutional question and the other
oiithe 8o'calTed ineiits of the case:
Tlie general power to make treaties
vested in the President and Senate is
met by a specific grant of power to do
certain tiuugs above referred to. -Shall
the general authority Delimited by the
specific grant of power to Congress, or
the latter yield to and be submerged by
the former ? How can both stand iu
harmony ? Clearly thus: The general
power to make treaties, to establish the
relation of contract between the United
States and av foreign country, is for the
executive branch. Negotiation of terms
Ufa treaty is l'or the President aud Sen
ate. .. Eut before tliese terms tan deprive
Congress of its constitutional functions
its consent -must be. obtained, and while
CbtiyreM isiiot a j..trt of the treaty
iiiakjag department, n.nther rre its leg-
;si.itive Uiiii-tlotirt iiuy put t ot the treaty
- - -- -.- X- tJLj.xzry- -ilk"---
Durham Becorder: The; peach crop
was damaged very little by the recent
frosts. ; -Fifty thousand- seven hun
dred and fifty dollara worth of tampej
were sola oy jar.; James , uitp to oar to-
bacco.xnanufapturera from the 1st to the
27th. Of March, :- t f
P-tkutu Btwle: Mrc g. C.Robbrtson
has just shown us"a beantifuf specimens
01 uiue eoap bujxib,- wmca mr. a, . oteeie
has had dressed to ship to Prof. W. C.
Kerr, State Geologist, who desires spec
imens for the Smithsonian, Institute.
This quaiy is in . three miles of the city
and inexhaustible.
WU. Star: 7 The Nut Shell is more
newsy than it used to be. Mr. Rob
inson got the nomination through Repre
sentative iubba. We hear him well
spoken of by some here, and learn that
he is esteemed at lioldsboro, his home.
One hundred and sixty-eight mem
bers of the House -have registered , to
speak on the. tarttt. What an immense
gas establishment the House has become
When Mr. Hewitt p spoke there was a
rush of Democrats- and Republicans to
get near turn, tiis speech is well spofc
en of . - sf--' "
Elizabeth CifrviJS5?ono?atsr: 'The
peach trees are in bloom and it is feared
by some that the 6now of , Friday night
may have done some damage. The
fisheries, we hear, are having fair luck,
both as to quantity and quality of catch.
jen. Vance, of the Huncombe Dis-
iUellt.
niiii;.
J..
"A"f ruv 'ihiiUifguimiH. 'i lie v. u.uamun
Is 'a-ivolvsanust f f LiauirLter. 1 tiou
tttvc? Xoe iitMik! - Pitlytunists buying
au.i ;llai ' wrves him! -ailinut.ur iuocu-
t)ttieiro.tiie; i.oiijii t tan isoiuted and
iecluded we : And iientieiueu wtio
polyani'" from the socier3r of American
citizens are Jiidinnant y insisting on im
porting it from China hi order to the
pollution pi the home lite ot our people
oirfSe; Pacific coast. Applause and
laughter. 1
What is the family relation? The
Chinaman is - not only a polygamist in
such forms that this presence does not
allow me to speak of it further, but ie
owns the " child and ma v sell him into
slavery-
What is ttie relation ol the Chinaman
( I cannot call him eitizen) to the gov-
erhmeht ? The eniperor is the high
priest of a theocracy, the vicegerent of
GoaVand an autocrat, with absolute and
unlimited power over the whole mass of
Chinese , people, his- base and wutng
slayes.. Jtlow canyon transform. such a
slave into a citizen of free America ?
Adjutant Geuerol'f lteport.
This report for 1881 has iust been is
sued It gives the total number of
troops in the service of the State Decem-
berJtl..lK81, as, 1,596, a falling on of
521 as compared with 1880. The First
Regiment of Infantry has 407 officers
and men, the second Regiment 429, tbe
Third Regiment 269, the Second Bat-
taliohVof Jnfontry 210. The Fourth
Battalion of Iniantry 210. The Fourth
Battalion of Jnfantiy, colored, has 238
men, and the one battery of artillery re
ports 37. The report is comprehensive,
containing full accounts of the Yorktown
expedition and of the Plymouth riot, as
well as the general and special orders
relative thereto. ' The following compa
nies are disbanded; Greene County Ri
fles, of Hookertoti; Roanoke Light
Infantry, Weldon Folk Rifles, of Meck
lenburg county. The State property in
their possession is to be returned to the
arsonal at Raleigh. News & Observer.
STATE NEWS.
Cleaned from our Exchanges.
The Chinese Veto .
The hews that-ttie President has ve
toed the Cihnese bill recently passed
By Congress is an " indication that the
two political jjarties of the country will
make an- issue on this-question. Al
though many sound arguments can be
given on either - side - of the'question,
yet in the end the agitation, of the
matter is only in deference to pob)u3
sentiment on the Pacific coast, and
both parties have gone - more than half
way in catering to" this sentiment in
order to secure the vote. Finally in
the passage of this "bill to enforce
treaty stipulations relating to the Chi
nese," the Democrats, by 'supporting
in a body tbe pasageof tlie hill, have
obtained the vantage rrouml in
the California vot and Presiilent
Aithnr's veto comes in and partially
annuls this victory.
The bill in controversy is termed
one 4 to enforce treaty st ipulntinH re
lating to the Cliins ," hut a belter
appellation vouul he "a hill to abro
gate the Chinese iatj," and the
President's veto puts his objections
on this ground.
The merits of the controversy are
as follows: In 188 the United
Stales entered into a trea y with J One hundred and twenty-one tons of
. '. . ' ! guano were sold in Wilson one day last
Cnma in which this chiujse occnis: week.
"Nurses are scarce,"' says the Tar
boro Sovtftprner. Then babiea must be
plentiful.
News He Observer: CJonj4sraj
bonds are again in demand- The
county roads are reported at m fairly
trict, is the oldest in office . of the North
Carolina delegation in Congress, and he
owes it to his knowing' and supplying
the wants of his constituents. - His use
ful public service we ; constantly hear
commended. We hear of a sor
ghum sugar factory to be started in this
town in the near future.
Asheville Netcsr iA. load of as fine
potatoes as can be raised anywhere, were
brought into market the other day by a
buncombe farmer, and sold to Jfoweu
& Snider for $1.25 per bushel. No
Northern potatoes could compare with
them in size and quality. Just at
the present time, the Democratic party
of this State is not as happy as they
might be. In fact they are not in a con
dition to exhibit as a happy family.
That Council of State, did not obey or-
ders. and thin&rs are eomar wrone erener
ally. The farmers in the Northern
and Western portions of the county are
making preparations to put out" a larger
tobacco crop than usual. ., ,j :
Sunny Some: We learnp that vthe
cholera is playing havoc with the chick
ens in and around town. Strawber
ries have been passing here Several
weeks from Florida to ' the northern
markets. ,- The Rev. Dr. Closs .who
has been quite sick for several days, is
much improved, and ..we hope to see
him out again soon. -The first indi
cation of the approaching dull times was
noticed in our towns yesterday. One
physician, the railroad agent and two
clerks were engaged in playing marbles
on the street, whSe several citizens were
looking on with interest.; -Just
think of a horse eating chickens! Still,
such is a fact. One of our townsmen
owns a horse that eats young chickens
as fast as a hog. the' owner of this
wonderful animal informed, us that a
few days ago he had an old hen. to come
off of her nest with ten little chicks, and
before night the horse had devoured the
fast one.
Elizabeth City Economist: There is
no question that JUizabetn Uity is in
close proximity, to the small vox, the
most dreadful of all the epidemic scour
ge.j of man. It prevails to a large' ex
tent along the line ; of the Railroad in
Norfolk county, -Va.i not more than 25
mites from us. -It is principally, but
not altogether . confined to the colored
race. Several white persons and many
negroes have already died from the dis
ease. We are no alarmist, but we are a
believer m the policy ; of preventives,
and we believe that an ounce of preven
tive is worth a thousand pounds of cure.
And we believe that the 'obligation is
imperative upon the authorities -of this
town to take such precautionary steps
as their judgment may suggest, to pre
vent, the introduction and spread of the
disease among . us. , JLiet every jphe be
vaccinated. Let the order be compulso
ry. Let a vigilant police keep out va
grant comers, Let them watch the
ingress from the infected districts; We
are well now and free from contagious
disease. Let us keep so. If otherwise,
let us not have to blame those who pre-
1 1 . .?
Biae over us. ituauy in some seouons
of the county are in a dreadful condi
tion. We hope they will be remedied.
Office seekers are now at work
fB The latest telegrams;
Reported pxprewlj for Ne BJou mat -
; Boston April 5.A fire ai north At
tleboro to-day destroyed a number of
jewelry manufactories, involving a loss
of $125,000,' and throwing 250 people out
of employment. ' Insurance very light.
itf iSSISXIPPI.
A "X azoo City dispatch states .that the
Mississippi , river has. fallen forty-nine
inches; and is falling at the rate of four
inches per day.
.. ... TENNESSEE. .
NASHViixa, April 5. The State Credit
Democratic Executive Committee have
instructed their chairman to call a
Gubernatorial 1 Convention in conjunc
tion with a call by the chairman of the
other wing of the party in order to unite
the two sections,
ARKANSAS.
Little Rock, April 5. El Paso Texas
special reports three fine brick blocks,
with contents, burned at Hearne. Loss
$45,000.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, ' April 5. A petition,
signed by the Mayor, Presidents of Cot
ton Exchange, Produce , Exchange and
Clearing - House Association, and other
leading business' associations, has been
addressed to Congress, earnestly re
questing favorable action on the levee
appropriation bill, before that body, and
recommends a Mississippi-river commis
sion. . ;
London, April 3. Hanlon 'won the
boat race with Boyd by four lengths.
London, April 38.80 p.m. Boyd, at
the outset, raised the hopes of his sup
porters, but Hanlan, gathering himself
together, with one effort placed himself
first "after fifty yards had been rowed.
He maintained bis lead of from one to
five lengths throughout the race, occa
sionally playing with Boyd, and won by
four lengths. -Hanlan's time, 21 minutes
and 6 seconds.
Falx, Rives, April 3. The spinners at
the" Sagamore mills," thity, in number,
did not resume work .this morning.
WASHINGTON.
Govt-rtusr Jarvis denies that he is
Mahoneizing and tfcaf fee js after Sena
tor Ransom s place.
The Hessian fly is in the GraiivjJip
wheat fields.
Tar river is getting low for naviga
tion up to Tarboro.
The Rev. Dr. Talnage lectures in
Ralejgh on the 12th of this month.
The Wilmington Star comes to us
by way of Kiriston, Flea sand to this
office.
Haywood county has aeow thajpga-ve
birth to three calves op the Ufh, al
three of whom are living; so states the
Asheville Newe.
Raleigh has marketed 55.8(50 bales
of cotton this season.
Pink-eye is prevalent in Durham.
The fly is at work on the tobacco plant,
says the Durham Plant.
Elizabeth City is moving for a sugar
factory,
The Durham tMbao-bag makers
strike for higher wages. The 'WOroen
get only 8.00 per month. Not enough!
Whenever in the opinion of tie (loveniroeo - of
the Vnilcd States the coming of Chinese laborers
to the United State, or their residence therein,
affects or threatens to affect the interests of that
country, or to endanger the good order of the s-iid
country or of any locality within Hie territory
thereot, the Government of China agrees that
the Government o' the United
I it CUM I ,rftfr Thiet-v iucAnu liara l-iiia
States may reKU- ? j . J T . "V
late, limit, or supeua such comiDg or residence, , cjj. .1. i - . v 1. r
. , ' . . , , , , ! Person Street Methodist church. Mai.
bat mar not absolutely prohibit it. The Iimna - : , . e XT . , J
tion Ar snfmpHKinn Kh.-ill ran nn 't 1 .to bnflehfill ... ... . t
b" reasonable
apply only to Chinese who way go to the United
States as laborers, other classes not being inclu
ded in the limitation. legislation taken in re
gard to Chinese laborers will le of such a charac
ter only as is necessary to enforce the regulation,
limitation or suspension of immigration, and im
migrants ihatl not be subject to personal mal
treatment or abuse.
Both parties pretend to believe
that the present influx of Chinese la
borers is eu'dabgeringlhe iaterests of
i will probably be in six volumes. Vol-
; ume 1 was issued yesterday. The
i Superintendent of Public Instmction
, has- returned from Washington City,
where he has been in attendance upon
the meeting of the State superintendents
The convicts eniployd in making the
excavation for the new court house are
certainly rapid workers. A gang of
forty is doing the work, having begun
yesterday. A large crowd took a lively
interest in the quick movements of fhe
Jaborers all day.
seeking to obtain the nomination of the
different offices in the county. We
hear that laborers of the railroad have
been ordered to the South side of Albe
marle Sound. This looks like "Exten
sion." Wil. Beview: There were 623 vege
table and 530 fish carts in market dur
ing the past . month. A few straw
berries have been brought, into t,his
market. Only 50 cents is the price
asked for them. r-From Mr. Alex
Sprunt, President of the Library Asso
ciation, we are sorry: to learn that Dr.
Talamge, who was to have lectured in
this city on the 18th inst., has been com
pelled to cancel his engagement on ac
count of the railroad schedule. ; Mn
Sprunt has been very ... urgeat in his ap
peals to Dr. TaLniage, . but to no avail;
but has the distinguished divine s assur
ance that he will deliver his promised
lecture in tins city on his return from
Charleston, which will be in a very
short time. Dr. Talmage will lecture
in Raleigh on the 12th and proceed from
thence over the upper route on his
southern tour. We are aware that the.
postpone mflrn) of the lecture- will be a
great disappointment to many of our
citizens but they have the somjojation of
knowing that they will not be ultimate
ly deprived of the great pleasure of lis
tening to the renowned lecturer.
Our huntsmen are having fine sport
in shooting robbins and cedar-birds,
which are nowavery numerous about
here. The late cold weather has killed
many peaches, but there are still enough
Wt Jf no later frosts destroy them. - The
old folks 63 tbaf all the fruit is never
killed in the month" of March. Mr.
Ed. L. Tysor, of Oakland" lbwnsbip, in
forms us that his little grand-son has a
puppy that crows just like a rooster! It
seems as if we never will hear the end
gi Chatham's curiosities. Chatham
flecgrd.
Fflvmar $ flfgehanic: The colored
conventions in various counties to 'pint
Relegates to theGoldsborp convention,
hay amused jhenjselyes witn Hring off
a variety of resolutions. 4 Winston,
they wlamored for the Qflfeia head of
Collector Everitt; at Salisbury, they rec
ommended Maj. J. A. Ramsay for ' Con
gress; at Charlotte they clamored for a
taste of the importance and dollar and
half per diem of the Jury Box, and
vented several 'specyfycasions agin' "
the Daily Observer of that city for "sas
sin' " them with good advice. The
f agf tjie first large ship, the Goldbringer,
coming with irgn for the "North Caro
lina system" ran aground jn geaufort
harbor need not discourage anyDoay.
Southern Railroad stocks are apt to be
sufficiently "watered" for all purposes.
L. L. Polk & Co., farm machinery
dealers, write us that their advertise
ment in Farmer and Mechanic is paying
han"dso0ijy, and they shipped goods to
eighteen counties Jaej wesfc. Tbere is
much talk afloat here. Govefgqr Jarvis
went on a visit to Pitt gounty last week
and reportiran for several days that tfe
railroaders.blamed hiro for not urging
his council (or a member of it) to vote
for the call of the special session. It
was alleged that he supposed the coun
cil would order the call, or stand as a
tie, giving him the vote, and that the re
ults surprised and annoyed him-
Rnmor on Saturday distinctly assert
ed that the council were informally dis
cussing the subject of a reversal of its
action. Gen. Roberts, being asked as
to this, stated that so far as he knew the
matter had been finally settled. Nov
Ver ran s.'
Washinqtos, April 5, Complete re
turns from the- mnnicinal elections held
in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Connecticut
ana several other states yesterday indi
cate very general Democratic gains, but
a light vote and only local issues at
stake.
me racinc coast newspapers com
menting on the veto of the Chinese bill
indicates strong , feeling against the
President and Republican Manager, in
that State, and practically "give up the
State as not worth contesting. At
several places oh the Pacific coast the
ALEX MILLER,
V WHOLESALE & RETAIL . ;
Constantly receiving a full line
Choice GrocefleH
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FAEMERS SUPPLIES
which we offer as low as any house lit
tlie city, and warrant all goods as ivp
resented.
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and examine onr' flock nixt
Stables furnished fiee to all ouif
country customers. 1
Goods delivered free to any
the city.
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JEALERIN
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WINES & LIQUORS, :
TOBACCO SaCIGARS.
MIDDLE LTUEET,
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OF ALL
Provisions and
President was
night.-
burned
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SENATE.
Washington. April 5. Mr. Jonas, of
Louisiana, presented a memorial, re
ceived bv teletrranh from various ex
changes of New Orleans, earnestly pe
titioning' for favorable action on the
Mississippi levee appropriation bill, and
opposing any experimental scheming.
to which the pest engineering talent of
the country is opposed Read and re
ferred.
Mr. Morgan called up his Mexican
reciprocity resolution, and after some
discussion- in which Mr. Morgan said
that his resolution contemplated legis
lative action upon the tariff of the two
countries, pit passed without objection
i Mr. jacKson n irom- committee on
Claims reported the referring the claims
of the State National Bank for cotton
taken by the agent of the general gov
ernment in 1865. to the Court of Claims
for adjudication. . Ajourned.
.? J3DUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PWASHfHOTOS, April .-r-The morning
hour- having ben dispensed with, the
House, at 10:25, went iwo pomroitteeof
uie wuuw uu - ura atfutj Bfxvpruiuwii
bill. , ; . .
Pending question was an appeal taken
yesterday from the decision of the Chair
ruling, in oraer that the -portion of the
clause under . consideration, which pro
vides for the transfer of claims pending
in Quartermaster General's department
to the Court of Claims and out of order,
that portion which regulates the manner
in which that fJourt shall proceed to
adjudgate the claims, the Chair stated
that he - had not yesterday decided on
the . point of order as an entirety, but
had merely indicated what portions of
text would be and what ' would not be
in order. - He had separate points raised
against them. There were, therefore,
he said, no appeals pending; and he pro
ceeded to render his decision, sustaining
point- of order, and holding that as
the transfer feature was in part obnox
ious to rules, the whole clause must be
eliminated.
Mr. Hisoock, of New York, then of
fered an amendment, providing that no
money appropriation n bills shall be
used in toe investigation of claims by
the -Quartermaster General's depart
ment, i
Mr. - y of Kentucky, moved to
amend the amendment by transferring
claims to the Court of Claims when
claimants may so desire. r
- Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, said that
grave accusations naa Deen made against
officials in the Quartermaster General's
department; There were evidences of im
proper practices exjsftnjr in this depart
ment - in the matter; of adjudicating
claims, wtuon do one coma aef end and
no legislation could permit to continue
He had evidence in nis desk to that ef
fect, which he would not now read, be
cause if those practices had prevailed,
and officials were guilty as there was
ground to suspect that they were par
ties paying blackmail money were as
guilty as the receivers. That evidence
of improper practices were correct, he
had taken occasion to satisfy himself by
subjecting them to various members of
the House to whom the claimants were
known. Some of the' criminal parties
were to-day employed m the depart
ments of the Government; some of them
bid passed out of employment during
the past few years, but had left behind
them gyidgnpgs gf their official miscon
duct in their own handwriting. Inves
tigation of this matter would come at
the proper tpne, apt! jthaf soon. He was
wilimg'to warn the House against al
lowing to continue, for another day, a
system of adjustication that was rotten
to the core. He was willing that any
member should examine the papers
which he had in his desk tending to
show the corruption which had been
charged.
Mr. Reid, of Maine, hoped that the
gentleman, instead of having a side
sfi6iv a his desk, would make his
charges openly ana directly.
Mi . Blackburn replied that charges in
papei s in his possession seemed to pre
sent that men that were engaged as
clerks in two departments had been in
the habit of taking blackmail to the j
amount of 5 per cent, commission on 1
clahjja lyiofj they recommended. He
meant to' say po"inpr,
Aftef furjhef discussjon' hi which Mr.
Blackburn pr4upg4 evidence implicat
ing clerks in two departments, the
House adjourned,
Dry Goods
AT VERY LO A FIOURK.S
Commission M&rchaots for iiieSJecf
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T. C. WHITAKER
keeps constantly on band a : ,
-choice lot of ' v :
FAMILY anOCEEIES.; ;
rarmer - stippnep, uci as
PORIC, WLQVll, VQ X K, XFi
PJEE MO LASH KM &e
DRY GOODS :
Notions, ( ;!(Cap$,
HATH, &o i . u i '.j
A PVhh STOCK OP .
all of which will bo sold as CHEAP
as the CbeajieKt ;;-. ;! '" !i-
XIUfiLK ATBEET. opposite ' fVeyfe't
XarfcH, - IfEWBERJTE, TL C.
Oooda moM im tka City dttvfrrii Mrr4 t
jroar boose if 4miii. .. Ap. 4, 1 jr d k w ,
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Call an4 PXftinluc our
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SweejSsV; Harrow
CULTIVATORS,
FerdinaiidUlrich, ;
" DEAL.XETJT '
GROOEELES GOODS
BOOTS. SHOES, If ATS,
Hopes, 1 wIh, Palnta Olli Cn-
vasy and Oakum,
The place to buy GRAIN SACKii in
any quantity and - , ;
LOKILLARJ SNUFP
i by the hbl.
Orders taken fyr
NETS and SEINES.
Foot of Middle street,
NEW BERNE, N. C.
Mar. 3)1. I j
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ROBERTS & BROS
92 bftBfl ft fH Pf
Boot,abo SF7
PTOTIONO
AND A CHOICE ASSORTMENT Of
FAMILY GROCERIES.
Cll on ux before ntakinf your purrhaaa, at
CHEAPEST DSTTO-STOSE'INTOWU.
U. S. MACE,
Wholesale and Icetnil lriifrjrlMt,
MARKET WH ABf, NWMftSfE, Af. X
AIo keepn oij )an( fi)H n$ ftl
ROPES AND TAVJNE,
SPIKE8, NAILS, CANVASS,
AND ALL KINDS
SHIP CHANDELRY,
PAINTS, OILS and BRUSHES-
April 1-w-em. " '
TH ALLEfi:
OQttoa, OoriL,r and'Bicc; :
will enable ft .)vtP?i9 .
Ifriceo vorv low tor '
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casli or , approvetl',
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OAIL BROS.,
WHOLESAE GROCERS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
NEW BEBJTE, N. C.
LEQfjlOAS 4, npQRE, .
ATTORNEY AS LAW,
(Office apposite Ga.ton Hoaar.)
New RtrHe. N. C.
Will practice in the Counties of Oreene,
Lenoir, Jones. Onslow, Parnlioo and
Craven; agq n ta, U. (tj. rjjBric Court.
Prompt Attention paid to Collection of
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FOR SALE.
AT A BABOAIN.
A Matthew Soda Water Hhpa
riiiua, witli Counter Top, Marble, and
all complete iu perfect order.
No reasonable offer related.
ron "sAts 3 1 ink c?RA,ya:
Also on hi 1 Fall Stock of Gr&ri s,
PROVISIONH,:"'
CIGARS. AND. TOBACCO.
New- lrnoJ N. C.
OpnFNnt
F. M. AG0S1TNE, New Berne N. C. ; Apr. 1, 1 y d 4
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