North Carolina Newspapers

'-I'--..'-," . I. . ' ' - ' r HE QXTRNAL. vol. iv. NEW BERNE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1886. NO. 25 LOCAL NEWS. Jiratl UnlMu llattite. " New Borne, latitude, ; 85 6' North. " longitude, 77 8' West. Sun Tike. (1:58 I Lenirth of dav. iun sets, 5:80 1 10 hours, 82 minutes vioon seta at 7:00 p. m. BUSINESS LOCALS. A Tbkat. Fine Country Hams, put up by Onslow and Jones county s Lest farmers lor sale at Humphrey x Howard's. Remember, these gentle men have an art for selecting the best hams. feotf. Job-work executed with neatness and dispatch at the Journal office. Try Dail's fine Bouquet Butter aud Fig Hams. tf Real Estate Mortgr.;(B and Deeds for sale at the Journal office. A lot of Onslow h.arua arrived jester ' day and landed at Humphrey & How ard's. , The thermometer was down in the twenties yesterday and snow on the ground. The steamer Trent arrived from Tren ton yesterday evening with a cargo of cotton and turpentine. Tax Collector Hancock gives notice that taxes must be paid by the 4th of ' Match or cost will be added. The Elm City arrived from Hyde county during the night on Wednesday and left yesterday on her return trip. The red buoy at Foster's wharf and ' the black one at Sandy Point were car ried away by the ice during the last cold snap. Ducks and wild geese abound in our Eastern waters this winter. Last Tues day a couple of Northern gentlemen . brought up from Portsmouth over five hundred which they barreled up and shipped North. This is the place for t sportsmen.. We publish today a denial from Sena tor Vance to the N. Y. World in regard to the Pan-Electrio Telephone stock. The deliberate lying of the World's cor respondent in regard to this matter weakens the force of all its exposure in this matter. The transfer of passengers, mail and express from the regular mail train to the special on the railroad bridge yes- "; terday morning was done with com mendable promptness by the railroad force notwithstanding the wind was blowing a gale and cold as a blizzard. The schooner IV. P. Davis, Capt. Geo. Moore, from Milton, Del., , loaded with "' fertilisers, grounded off Union Point on Wednesday night about 10 o'clock and remained there until during the night the tide rose and she was carried by the - wind up Trent river and struck the -railroad bridge near the South bank of the river with such force as to derange the track and prevent the crossing of fie morning train from Morehead City. Another train was made up and ran 4 down to the , damaged portion of the Vv bridge and the passengers and mail transferred to it. . A force was sent down and tfie damages repaired so that the regular train pissed over by 2 o'clock. - Personal. r a 1 T I T . Jr il'came In' yesterday with a fine lot dressed turkeys which can be found Mr. Nelson Whitford's this morning ..... Clement Manly, Esq., attended court at Kington yesterday. L. J. Moore. . Esq., is also in attendance. v r- Mr. Q. W.; Richardson of Core creek arrived last night. ' New Barn Theatre. "iMfc'JV C, jOreen, the Manager of the' Theatre", has "procured a number of fine opera chairs whioh have been plaoed.in the dress circle and, will add much to - the oomfort of those who are Willing to pay a little extra fur extra seats. With comfortable teats, ; this is one of the best auditoriums in the , country, The Manager also informs us that the doors ' have been arranged so that escape will be easy in case of an alarm of fire. . Banian Anxious to Bow Beaeti. ' Toronto, Feb." 8. Hanlan, the oars . man, in view of Beach's proposed trip to America, has determined td offer. a stake of $5,000 to induce the latter to race with him in Canadian waters. Be further proposes in event of Beach's de feat to present him with $2,800. .-, Who's the Best Physician t ' The one that does most to relieve suf- fering humanity of the thousand and ' one ills that befall them, bringing joy to sorrowing thousands, is certainly the best of all physicians. Electric Bitters are daily doing this, curing hundreds v that have tried all other remedies and - found no relief. As a spring tonio and blood purifier they are a perfect specific, and for liver and kidney complaints ' hare no equal In the strongest sense :. of the term, they'are positively the best , and cheapest physician known. Daily - Timet, bold by all druggists at 50 cents. COTJSTY FfSAirCES. flow the County Ii Gongod. Editor Journal. You stated in a former issue that- the commissioners had made some extravagant allowances ana perhaps some unlawful ODea. Now will you please point them out. when you finish the report,, that the commis sioners, tbe magistrates, and the pub lic, may see where the county can be benefited:1 We hope the commissioners will receive the criticism as friendly and help you in showing them where to stop the leaks. Magistrate. We thought it only necessary to call attention to-the fact that there was ex travagance, and that there were bills allowed not warranted by law by the county commissioners, if this published statement is correct. But it seoniB neces sary to point out some of these unlaw ful and extravagant disbursements of the people's money before the evil will be corrected. The statement published over a year ago contained disbursements of a similar nature but no one took any notice of it, so we find it repeated. Since we are asked by a magistrate of the county to make good the charge of extravagance and unlawful appropria tions of county funds, we wish to as sure the county commissioners that in doing this we have no personal feeling in the matter, no desire whatever to do them 'the least injustice; and if they feel that we have done them a wrong, have put a construction upon their acts calculated to unjustly prejudice the minds of the people against them, our oolumns are open for any explanation they desire to make. We wish to state further that iu criti cising this statement we do not charge any defect lu the present system of county government. The system is as good as can bs devised, but the best system in the world would prove a failure if the laws by which it is operated are totally disregarded. The county commissioners are selected by the board of justices composed of, it is presumed, men of intelligence and of good judgment, and ought to know who is competent to serve in the capacity of a county commissioner. Then the board of justices have the power to appoint a finance committee who are authorized to make a thorough examination of all the county finances at least once a year and publish it, that the tax-payers may know the condition of their county affairs, and in order to prosecute their work successfully they have the power to send for persons and papers. Then the county treasurer is required to post at the court bouse door on the first Mon day in each month a statement of his receipts and disbursements during the month; the commissioners are required to publish an annual statement of the county debt, the name of every person allowed a claim, the nature of the claim and amount allowed him, nnd finally the clerk of the board, is required to publish a statement annually of tbe claims audited by the board to them selves severally. So it will be seen that the system, with these safeguards thrown around it, is almost perfect. The only trouble is the laws are not ob served. The condition of Craven county is such that tbo most rigid economy in managing the finances should be en forced; and, if by complying with Magistrates' request we can aid in bringing about such a result we thall feel sufficiently rewarded for under taking a very unpleasant task. To bring about economy it must be shown that there is extravagance. We assert that there is more extravagance in the man agement of Craven county 's affairs than in any county in North Carolina. Taking up the annual statement of the disburse ments which we have just published, let us glance at a few of the most glaring UNLAWFUL ALLOWANCES: Running down the column ef names and claims for the month of September, 1884, we find this allowance: VW;, G. Brinson, 8 days ch'm - board of justices, Feb. and June, . and notices to justices $24.00 t In the allowances for October a simi lar item appears, making $43.00 paid to the chairman of the board of justices f or'issuing notices and presiding at four days -meetings. There is no law for such an expenditure of money; on the contrary the law expressly provides that the justices of the peace shall re ceive no compensation. They are re quired to meet on the first Monday in June without notice," and for special meetings' the board of commissioners, not the chairman of the board of jus tices, are empowered to call them to gether. The register of deeds is made ex-offlcio clerk of the board of justices, and for bis services be receives such compensation as the board of commis sioners shall provide. In Lenoir county, the register of. deeds informs us, that when the commissioners want the jus tices called together they instruct him to notify them, and for his services he receives not one cent..' Meeting the register of deeds of Jones county a day or two ogo, we-- inquired of - bim how they got the justices of the county to gether when the commissioners wanted them. He replied: "I generally tell your itemizer to make mention of the meeting in his items to the Journal nil nA 1. 1 ir n r a liapa o full mOAfinfl. " 'Do they pay you anything for it?" we asked. ikAif a cent," he replied. But enough on this point. Forty-eight dol lars were allowed in this instance not only without authority of law, but without any adequate services being rendered in return. It ought to be re turned to the county. "Solomon Edmondson, posting notices to tax-payers 81.00" This is a curious item and we think its curiosity sufficient to make it an un lawful one. Will the commissioners or any one of them explain to the peo ple of Craven county what tax notices they are required to post at a cost of $1.00 to tbe county? This is a small leak, but a small leak will soon waste a barrel of good wine. There is no use of keeping the bung sealed if you allow the small leaks to continue. Tomorrow we will show other "un lawful allowances." BRIEFS. Grand Haven, Mich., has had a $300, 000 fire. Resident Americans in Paris have gone in mourniDg over the death of Mrs. Bayard. Congressman Woodard. the new mem ber from Wisconsin, once served as a paga in the House. Miss Mary, daughter of Ex-Premier Gladstone, has been married to Rev. Harry Drew of Hawarden. Thirty -three members of different theatrical companies have been arrest ed and fined for performing on Sunday. The Citizen's League of Milwaukee, Wis., are making a specialty of prose cuting persons who sell liquor to minors. It is said that Shanghai shipped to this country last year not less. than 500. 000 lbs, of willow leaves, disguised as tea. The wouderf ul workings of electricity are nothing like developed yet. Thos. A. Edison, tho great electrician, can now dispatch a message from a train moving at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour. The new yacht that is being construct ed in New York to try the metal of the Yankee boat, the "Puritan," is to be called the "Atlantic." Should she overcome the Boston boat, she will be pitted against the English cutter "Ga latea," that is to next visit us in the contest for the American cup. A Denial from Senator Vance. To the Editor of The World: In the special to your paper of the 28th inst. from this city your correspondent alleged that I was a stockholder in the Pan-Electric Telephone Company. Pre suming that he bud been misinformed, I sent for the young man to the door of the Senate Chamber and told him that it was an utter mistake, and asked him to correct it. He said he would do so, and that he had been told by an officer of the comoany that I was a stockholder and that the books so showed. I told him that could hardly be true, but if my name was on the company's books it had been put there without my knowledge or con sent, and that I had never directly or indirectly subscribed for a single dollar of the stock. In the faco of this information, your paper of the 29th reiterated the state ment that I was a stockholder and aver red that the books of the company showed that I was a stockholder to the extent of $1,000 paid for me as an orig inal subscription. The falsity of this statement not being deemed sufficient it was further added that the subscrip tion was madeunderooverof the names of two ladies who were relatives of mine. Upon the strength of this you also assert, editorially, that that stock stands on the books of the company in my name. It becomes my duty to denounce the whole story as untrue. In no conceiv able way, shape or form have I had any connection with that company. I have the titatement of Gen. Casey Young, Secretary, to the effect that no stock is now or has ever been set down in the books of that company in my name or in tbe name oi any one for me; that I never had any connection, directly or indirectly, with that company to his knowledge, and that it is, not possible for me to have done so without his knowledge; that the ladies referred to (only two of whom own stock) are not relatives or even acquaintances of mine and that they are the real owners of the stock which, ap pears in their names. As your correspondent refused to tell the truth after he had been informed of the facts, I write directly to you and ask the . publication of - the statement. Whether or not it be a crime in a 'Sen ator to purchase stock in this company, the truth is, I did not. Having under taken, through a sense of publio duty, as you say, to expose these questionable transactions, as you assnme them to be, I hope the danger to the pnblio morals is not so great and so imminent as to justify a resort to falsehood to avert it. . Very respectfully yours, ' Z. B. Vance. United States Senate, Washington, D. C, Jan. SO. - ., ; -,.. - It you should have a lame horse, and have need every .. remedy without suc cess, invest 25 cents in a bottle of Salva tion Oil, and if that fails you may rest assured he is a gone case. Congressional Work. Senate Jan. 2. Among the meas ures favorably reported from commit tees was a joint resolution by Mr. Blair of the committee on woman Suffrage, providing for a constitutional amend ment extending the right of suffrage to women. Mr. Cockrell stated that this report was not the unanimous judgment of the committee, and that the minority re served the right to present a written re port in opposition to the measure. Cal endar. Mr. Riddleberger offered the follow' ing resolution : Jtesolved. That it is the sense of the Senate that the Executive of the United States is not restricted by consultation law in removing or suspending appoint ees; that the Senate has no right to re quire that reasons shall be given for such removals or suspensions; that it is the right of the Senate to call for any paper relating to the conduct of remov ed or suspended appointees, or to the qualification and fitness of all persons whose names are presented to the Sen ate for confirmation or rejection; and it is the duty of the Executive to comply with all demands for the same. In offering the resolution Mr. Riddle berger said his purpose was simply to bring the subject up in open debate. It did not involve any so-called high prero gative of the Senate when it should go into secret or executive session, but only that the abstract question as to whether the Executive could be called on or re quired to'give reasons for removals. Mr. Kiddleberger asked for the imme diate consideration of the resolution. Mr- Cockrell rejected. Mr. Pugh said he would submit, eith er today or tomorrow, a substitute for Mr. Riddlebergers resolution. The matter went over. Mr. Stanford offered a concurrent res olution, which was agreed to, providing lor investigation by the Committee on Public Buildings, of both houses of Con gress, into the charges made in looa.aud now being renewed, against the official conduct of Samuel Strong, during his superintendency of publio buildings. Mr. Pugh submitted his substitute for the Riddleberger resolution, and asked that it be presented and lie over til! to morrow. Mr. Hoar inquired whether the re quest to print included the printing cf a stump speech in tbe belly of the reso lution ( Mr. Ingalls gave notice that when the original and substitute resolutions should come up tomorrow, he would move to refer them to the committee on privileges and elections for further con sideration. The resolution, according to the re quest, was laid over till tomorrow. The tilectoral (Jount bill then came up and Mr. Eyarts took the floor. He favored the recommittal of the bill to the committee. Mr. Call, while deeming the bill a good one in some respects, deemed it de fective in others, and proposed an amendment to the effect that in the case of the non concurrence of the two houses, and in case euch non concur rence (and consequent failure to count the vote of a State) resulted in taking away the majority required by the Con stitution, or when by not counting the vote of a State an election should be had of a person different from the person who would be elected if the vote were counted; that in these two emergencies, it should be declared that there was no election, and that the House of Repre sentatives should make an election as required by the Constitution. Mr. Hoar opposed recommittal. Mr. Wilson opposed the bill. Mr. Evarts submitted as an amend ment, that it should be the duty of the Executive ef each State, as soon as practicable after the final ascertainment of the appointment of electors in each State, to communicate under the seal of the State to the Secretary of State of the United States a certificate showing the result of such ascertainment, setting forth the names of the electors and other particulars, and to deliver to the electors of such State a similar certifi cate in triplicate; such certificate to the transmitted by the electors with the re sult of their own action. Mr? Edmunds opposed the motion to recommit; but it struck him that Mr. Evarts . suggested an amendment that embodied an extremely valuable idea. It could be discussed in the Senate, however, as well as in tbe committee. ' Mr. Saulsbury favored recommittal. Mr. George had listened carefully to the arguments urged against Mr. Sher man's amendment, but had not been shaken in the belief that the vote of the two houses, acting as a joint body, con stituted in the last resort the best way out ofjthe difficulty. The Constitution intended that the vote of a State should be oounted and did not contemplate re jection of the vote, simply because of a difference between the two houses. He hoped the bill would be recommitted. ' After further debate the motion to re commit was brought to a vote and re sultedyeas 80, nays 22. The affirma tive vote being about equally divided between Republicans and Democrats. All the proposed amendments went with the bill. The Dakota Bill was placed before the Senate and Mr. Logan obtained the floor on it, but gave way for a motion to go into executive session. - At 8:49 p, m. the Senate went into ex ecutive session, and at 5:35 the doors were reopened and the Senate ad journed. -: House Immediately after the read ing of the Journal Mr-Holman, of Ind., offered the following resolutions: Resolved, That the House has received with profound sorrow the intelligence of the death of Thomas' A. HendrickB, late Vice President of the United States.-. .;' Tfr , Resolved, i That the business of the House be suspended,' in order that the eminent services and private virtues of the deceased may be appropriately com memorated. .. . t, - - -j Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be directed to communicate these reso lutions to the Senate. .-.u . ..iii;;; Eulogies upon the dead Vice President were then pronounced by Mr. Bynum, of Indiana, who represents Mr. Hen dricks old district, Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky, Mr. Long, of Maryland, and others, and then the resolutions were unanimously adopted and the House at 3:40 p. m. adjourned. Scrofula. Are any members of your family thus affli 'edy Have they scrofulous swel lings of the glands? Have they any scrofulous sores o. ulcers? If so, and it should be neglected, the peculiar taint, or poison, may deposit itself in the substance of the lungs, producing consumption. Look well to the condi tion of your family, and if thus afflicted give tbe proper remedy without delay. Buy that which makes absolute cures in the shortest space of time. The uner ring finger of publio opinion points to B. B. B. as the most wonderful remedy for scrofula ever known. You need not take our word you need not know our names merit is all you seek. Ask your neighbors, ask your druggist, ask or write to those whogive their certificates and be convinced that B. ft. B. is the quickest and most perfect bloodpt(fier ever Derore Known. v. For sale wholesale and retail by R. N. Duffy. COMMEECIAL. Journal Office, Feb. 4, 6 P. M. cotton. New York, February 4 12:23 P. M. Futures clojed steady. Sales of 47,300 bales. February, March, April, May, June, July, 9.13 9.19 9.28 9.38 9.48 9.57 August, September, October. November, December. January, 9.65 9.44 9.20 Spots quiet; Middling 9 3-16; Low Middling 8 15-16; Good Ordinary 8 3-16. New Berne market steady. Sales of 8 bales at 6 to Sf . Middling 8 1-2; Low Middling 7 7-8; Good Ordinary 7 1-2. doitikstic kiakkkt. Seed cotton 82.90. Cotton Seed $10.00. Turpentine Hard, $1.00; dip, $1.75 Tar 75c.a$1.25. Corn 40a55c. Oats Retail, 55a00. Rice 75a85. Beeswax 20c. per lb. Beef On foot, 3o.to 5c. Country Hams 11c. per lb. " Lard 10c. per lb. Eaas 14o. per dozen. Fresh Pokk 4a6o. per pound. Peanuts 50o. per bushel. Fodder 75c. a$l. 00 per hundred. Onions $3.50 per barrel. Field Peas 60a75o. Hides Dry, 10c. ; green 5c. Apples 30a50c. per bushel. Pears $75c. per bushel. Tallow 5c. per lb. Chickens Grown, 40a50c, 2540c. spring Meal 70o. per bushel. Oats 40 cts. per bushel. Shingles West India, dull and n im inal; not wanted. Building. 5 inch hearts, $3.00; saps, $1.50 per M. wholesale prices. New Mess Pork $11.75. Shoulders Smoked, No. 2, 5c prime, 6c. C. R.'s, F. B's, B.'s and L. C 6c. Flour $4.00a6.50. Lard 74c. by the tierce. Nails Basis 10's,$3 00. Sugar Granulated, 7Sc. Coffee Sialic. Salt 90o.a$1.00 per sack. Molasses and Syrups 20a45o. Powder $5.00. Shot $1.60. Kerosene 10c. Turnips 50c. per bushel. Wool lOalOc. per pound. Potatoes Sweet. 25a40o. ASSIGNEES SALE. Merchandise at Auction WATSON & STREET, Auctioneers Saturday, Feb. 6, 1886. As assignee of the firm of PIGOTT A HAR. RELL. I will ell at Public Auction, com mencing Saturday morning at TEN o'clock. attue store adjoining Messrs. Humphrey A Howard on Middle stock, the Stock of Goods of said Arm, consisting of Dry Goods, Grocer ies, uoots, nnoes, nats, i aps, uanned Goods, vv uuu sua it iiiuw w are. eve. Sale without reserve. Terms Cash. F. M. SIMMONS, Ft I). 4, lS8ti, 2t Assignee IVOTICJE. City Taxes---The Last CalL All persons owing City Taxes are hereby notified that if their taxes are not paid on or before March 4th, 1886, cent will be added. It. 1). HANCOCK, Feb. 4, 1688. Clto Tax Collector. Lost. A NICKEL MOUNTED PISTOL five shoot er and self cocker In a leather case, some where in the city of New Berne. A liberal reward will be paid for tbe return of the same to febt d3t J. L, MAHN. THE NEW BERNE LIVERY, SALE & EXGHAMGE STABLES. Having bought oat the Cohen Stables, and made arrangements with LAMB of GOLDS BORO, I am prepared to Furbish Fine Mules &Horses . - AT -, ' .- . . . V LOWPRICES. A drove of Mules and Horse Just received. - ' :.- ,0. HCBBg, V, febldtf . - ;. Proprietor, Wanted, 1ATION OF PRESENT AHOUJ'S OK THOMAS bmSv7 laborer nmm i i;oftiini.n n, HKUV I Willi T ------1- - -- a-'i iiiin.ui wi f i jh yr Trent Hlvers, in US-l and 'ij On1 Sllllli.n jsnaidtf FOB S Finest Selected EARLY ROSE Seed Potats (ILUlll III5L. PACKAGES), F. ULKXCH, NEW BERNE, N. C. SATJE OF LAND. Bj virtue of a povfcu: of sale contulnH i . i. iano to I . A. Wiey7Si)r,ueriy ar i'ai,H county, and reco.,1,,1 inStjje Registers f'onfv8J"r,""l",c dS:Jn. inlaid uiviii V im OAluniMV, the M i hi f.'jul!.' MAK,'. !?. t TWKLVK county: -A t.u. u.f ,,, begKmfng I gum he corner ,,t ,1, T,,.,8 Uelamar patent thence east .; poles, thence south 5 W li poles thence h. :;i w. 7S p:es to Washington Morris line, tliciK-e N. 4i v with airi , poles to the j,eumar Vfcence et.i to fi e m.? n rfc """"r My-three acre. 7riiu..T i . i """" "me land de stiibed in tlio liiurtKasedecU aforesaid. Hen i! v R ... ..... ' A. WILE Y. Feb. 2d, IKMi. ' ' td 500 BARRELS PURE EARLY ROSE SEED POTATOES, Direct from tlm Farmers ot Maine iiiul Prince Fd ward's fsland. For Sale to the Trade. W. M. WATSON. JtluM lot 100 BARRELS Houlton Early Rose POTATOES At E. H. Meadows & Co. For Sale, A desirable house and lot Bide of Broad street, one door west of tne residence ot J j. (Jreen, Esq. For terms ant further particulars, apply to dec31tf Guion & Peljjjtikb. Stockholders' Meeting. There will be e SPECIAL MEEI IN.J nf Ofa STOCKHOLDERS of the NEW BERRE AND 1-AHILlL'O STEAM TRANSPORTATION COMPANY on WEDNESDAY. FEBRUAR 10th, 1880, at the Itooms of the New Berne Cotton Exchange, at THREE o'clock, P. M. Jiy order or Board of Dircctoi s. J'-Mdwtd T. A. GREEN, Sec. A Treas. J. C. ETHERIDGE ft CO.. Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants 110 Water Street, Norfolk, Vs. PrtnHlcinTnanta tr rv-TTvVT .. ... NUTS, und FARM PRODUCTS solicited. KKFEKKVCES : Williams Bros,. Norfolk, Va 8. R. White At liro., " Marine Hank, " ju!2dwiy For Sale or Lease. SEAI.Kn PRnPnsjio ...m k , - . " j ..ill V ic iwtriTeu DV the Stocknnlriera nf ). V ..... , . , . ?SOBJ ymDany fr the BALK OR the 10th February. Communications ad dressed to T. A. GREEN, ec & Treap Bv order Of Hoard Directors. ' ' Jan. 21, 18HB. 22dtd Bargains in Millinery. I am obliged to make alterations In my store on account of my increasing business ' before lecelving my SPRING STOCK. Therefore am offering my Large Stock of Plushes, Bilks, Velvets, Ribbons, Flow ers, Feathers, Hats, Ete.. Etc., AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, and gome AT COST, for the NEXT THIRTY DAYS. Have also reduced tho price of Zephyr, Germantown and Saxony Wools Crepes and Mourning Goods, Janl9 dw2m Mrs. M. D. DEWEY. BEST FERTILIZER IN TriEWORLD. ) $7.00 Ipcr ton, o. b.- lu 200 - ? lb. Sacks. ... ' si . ...w;' ' $1.00 per barrel. - f :s V Burning oyster shells dy and niglit. ' Libeial discount for large order. -- ' v" y.r orier aarlr and secure 1 tne first shipments. . , .. . . V :WILLIA1IS & HERRINd, ' " ' ' ' New Berne Lime Kiln I V - ; , jal4 dw3m New Berne, N. C.3 . 1 - j