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The Democrat.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
APRIL 26,- 18 7 8.
The Homestead Question.
Wc announced last week that the Supreme Court
. of the United States had decided that the Home
stead law of North Carolina could not apply against
defctsjCOAfrtftcd prici to the WlcptkMlof ' the jaw
April 21, 1868.
Inf nrtLpj- AipUnntkMi ot-UKv important matter,
we copy the following from the Raleigh News :
"The Constitution adopted by the people
of North, Carolina on April 21, 18G8, con
. tains the following Article in regard to
Homesteads and Exemptions:
CnAPTER 10, Sec. 1 The personal property of
nv rpuiAnt nf thi RtAti?. to the value of five hun
dred dollars, to be selected by such resident, shall
be and is hereby exempted from sale under execu
' tlon; of other final process of any Court, issued for
' .i n ...... A
Sec. 2. Every homestead, and the dwelling and
buUdinM used therewith, not exceeding in value
one thousand dollars to be selected by the owner
thereof, or in lieu thereof, at the option of the owner,
any lot In a city, town or village, with the dwell
, inor and buildings used thereon, owned and occupied
by any resident of this State, and not exceeding the
value of one thousand dollars, shall be exempt from
sale under execution, or other final process, obtain
ed on any debt. But no property shall be exempt
from sale for taxes or for payment of obligations
contracted for the purchase of said premises.
Sec. 8. The. homestead, after the death of the
owner thereof, shall be exempt from the payment
of any debt during the minority of his children, or
anv one of them.
Sec. 4. The provisions of sections one and two of
, this Article shall not be so construed as to prevent
a laborer's lien for work done and performed for
the person claiming such exemption, or a mechanic's
lien lor work done on the premises.
Sec. 5. If the owner of a homestead die, leaving
a widow, but no children, the same shall be exempt
from the debts of her husband, and the rents and
profits thereof shall inure to her benefit during her
widowhood, unless she be the owner or a uotne
stead in her own rieht
Bee. 6. The real and personal property of any
female in this State, acquired before marriage, and
all property, real and personal, to which she may,
after marriage become in any manner entitled, shall
be and remain the sole and separate estate and pro
perty of such female, and shall not be liable for
any debts, obligations or engagements of her hus
band, and may bo devised or bequeathed, and with
the written assent of her husband, conveyed by her
as if she were unmarried.
Sec. 7. The husband may insure his own life for
the sole use and benefit of his wife and children
' and in case nf the death of the husband the amount
thus insured shall be paid over to the wife and
children, or the guardian, if under age, for her, or
their own nsc, from all the claims of the represen
tatives of tl e husband, or any creditors.
Sec. 8. Nothing contained in the f oregoinr sec
tions of this Article shall operate to prevent the
owner of a homestead from disposing of the same
by deed ; but no deed made by the owner of a
homestead shall be valid without the voluntary
signature and assent of his wife, signified oh her
" private examination according to law.
These provisions for the protection o
men's homes against their creditors, were
embodied in our organic law by the Consti
tutional Convention of 1868, and were sub
sequently ratified at the polls.
With the view, perhaps, of making all the
political capital possible out of the Home
stead law, the Supreme Court of North
Carolina, composed entirely of Republicans
at that time, in the case of Hill vs. Kessler,
decided that the enlargement of the Home
stead by the Constitution of 1868, was re
troactive in its operations, and was good
against debts existing at the time of the
adoption of the Constitution. The legal
fraternity were surprised at this decision.
The opinion prevailed among the most learn
ed of them that the- Court had erred. It
was broadly hinted that Associate Justice
Keadc, who carried the majority of the
Court with him in spite of the profound
reasoning and powerful will of Chief Justice
Pearson, wa9 looking to the political rather
than the legal aspects of the case. However,
no outcry was made against the decision, as
both Democrats and Republicans were (or
the most part well pleased that the home
stead law was good against old debts.
The doctrine laid down in Hill vs. Kessler
was reaffirmed in several cases; and no ap-
Eeal was taken. But finally, our Court
avinc affirmed it for the eighth or ninth
time, in Edwards vs. Kearsey, the point was
taken up by a writ of error for review by
the - Supreme Court of the United States,
with the result announced, the latter Court
reversing our Court and overruling the doc
trine laid down in Hill vs. Kessler and so
often reaffirmed. The decision hardly takes
any good lawyer by surprise. It has long
been expected. Now that it has come, we
cannot but regret it, though we recognize
' that it is correct law.
The effects of the decision will be wide
spread and far-reaching, and we fear disas
trous to thousands"" There is no protection
left for those who contracted debts prior to
April 21st, 1868, the date of the ratification
of the new Constitution, and have since fail
ed, neglected or, refused to pay or compro
, mise them. Many: of these old debts are
barred by the statute of limitations, but
there are also thousands, no doubt, which
were long ago fixed by judgments and have
been kept alive, in view of the possibility of
a reversal of our Supreme Court by the
United States Supreme Court. Such judg
ments will now be carried to execution, and
the home of many a helpless man will be
swept from -him. . It is the final decree of
the highest judicial tribunal of pur land, and
. the last hope of debtors escaping their old
creditors of the days anterior to April, 1868,
is.gone; and such debtors must satisfy their
creditors, or be sold out.
hile this decision will work hardship
on many a , poor, distressed, hard-working
man who was wrecked by the fortunes of
the war, and has only his homestead remain
ing for the shelter and the sunnort of hi
family, it will force some unprincipled debt
ors to disgorge who have basely evaded the
just claims of their creditors by slinking be-
, hind the homestead law. It is not every
one who -merits the protection which this
law has afforded. The effects, therefore, of
this decision, wjdl not be unmixed evil ; but
good and evil mixed? with the latter pre-
s .dominating, in pur opinion.
j -'.'ir . , -
, Satesbury,' i Mayor pro tern and owner of
the. Enquirer andjSqu, in Columbus, Ga.
( Vas fatally shot in' the Taok while entering
a !ram?t Zale Ala., ' 6n Saturday, by Dr.
HT M-'IPalmer.1 .The latter had sued Sates
i ; ,art&'". 25,0to 'damages. .to character by
publications,' And the jury had awarded one
"ceoi ';Palrne lias fled. A reward of $500
is offered for the arrest of the' murderer.
Great indignation is felt over the act.
Foreign News. v,
TIte Situation iot materially changed, v
Loitdok", April 23. The Times' corres
pondent at St. Petersburg says the discus
sion relative to withdrawal from Constanti
nople continues in1 a friendly spirit." - As it
concerns technicalities requirmg tne advice
cf specialties on the spot, it may be pro-j
traded. 11 .ngiana ana Jtussra agree re
trardioir the withdrawal it will be necessary
td'obtain a guarantee from the Porta that
it will oner no obstacle to the re-estaunsn-ment
of the status pto in -the event of the
failure of further negotiations. Russia will
probably be somewhat exacting on this
Eoint, as she is convinced that in case of
ostilities the Porte would not side with
her. It is quite possible that this point will
cause serious difficulties, for the Turkish
diplomatists have little reason to desire a
peacelul solution.
The Telegraph has advices lrom Cracow
that the Russian railroads are encumbered
by the transport of troops to the North
to check the threatened disturbances in
various centres of education. The gar
risons of Moscow and Kief have been re
inforced.
Telegrams from Vienna indicate that the
correspondence between Austria and Russia,
about which little has been said for the last
few days, is not going on very smoothly.
Evidence of this is believed to be found in
the attacks which the Russian press are in
dulging in against Austria.
St. Peteesbueg, April 23. The Journal
Do bt. Petersburg publishes an article in
which, while expressing the belief that the
congress will soon assemble, says this alone
will not constitute a guarantee of peace.
The Journal considers it necessary that a
frank and exhaustive exchange of views
between the cabinets should precede the
couerrcss. It concludes as follows: "If
the British cabinet really desires peace, and
at the same time expects greater advan
tages for England by intimidating Russia,
it is playing a dangerous game which will
It ad not to peace but to war."
There is a feeling of great uneasiness in
England. The press is depressed, and all
the Berlin correspondents write desponding
ly. Whilst the Cabinets of England and
Russia have intimated their willingness to
withdraw irom the neighborhood of (Jon
stantinople, new and great difficulties have
arisen to retard or prevent such a consura
mation. Distrust of each other and of the
Turks' purposes appear to be the ground
work of the difficulty. Each is afraid the
other will get the advantage.
The casualties of the war have been
13,000 sick and wounded Turks died, and
21,000 Russians died from sickness; and
that is a small part of the loss of either army.
Settlement of Taxes.
Waeke ntox, N. C, April 14, 1878.
Sir : Knowing your readiness at all
times and under all circumstances to en
lighten the public, we wish you to inform us
as to the powers of bheriiis to collect taxes
Is it not clear that a Sheriff has no power to
collect or lien for more than one year's back
taxes ? When does the law require Sheriffs
to settle with State and County Treasurers?
What is the meaning and general bearing
on the subject of the decision by the Su
preme Court, as published, page 334, vol.
77, North Carolina Supreme Court Reports,
entitled Ray vs. Horton ? By answering
the above you will confer a favor on many
Subscribers.
Answer. It will always give us pleasure
to answer the enquiries of our friends and
patrons. Our esteemed correspondent asks
three questions, which we answer in their
order:
1. A Sheriff has one year and no longer
(unless the time is extended by a special act
of the Legislature) from the day prescribed
for settlement and payment of State taxes
to finish the collection of all taxes. Acts
1876-'77, ch. 155, sec. 45.
2. The law requires Sheriffs to settle the
State tax account on or before the second
Monday in January of each year. Acts
1876-,77, ch. 155, sec. 36. The Sheriff is
required to pay over the county taxes as he
collects, making monthly reports of amount
in his hands ; and cannot at any time retain
over $300 of such taxes in his hands for a
longer time than 10 days, under a penalty
of ten per cent per month on the excess, to
be paid to the county, and must make a
final settlement of county taxes on or before
the first Monday in February of each year.
The settlement by the Sheriff of county
taxes may, however, be postponed by the
Board of County Commissioners to the
1st day of May in the same year, i. e. in
the year following that in which the taxes
were levied. Acts 1876-'77, chap. 155,
sec. 40. .
3. Ray vs. Horton, 77 N. C, 334, is a
decision on the special facts of that case.
It held that where there was an act extend
ing a certain Sheriff's power to collect back
taxes without any restriction as to time,
and an act extending to a day mentioned
his time for settlement ot his taxes with the
County Treasurer, that the first act was
governed by the general restriction, and
that he could not (iu any view of the case)
collect longer than one year after the day
he was required to settle Raleigh News.
Legal Advertising.
We are glad to see that the Hillsboro
Recorder is directing its attention to the
subject ot "legal advertising." It is a re
proach to North Carolina that there is not
a law compelling the publication of legal
notices of a certain kind and the sale of pro
perty, in the newspapers in the respective
counties. It has happened a thousand times
that property has been sacrificed because
the people generally knew nothing of the
6ales. Written notices, stuck up at the
two or three places in a county, are seen
by a very few of the people, and not hall
the time do they remain posted beyond a
few days. It is an iniquity, an injustice,
and, indeed, as the Recorder suggests, "a
swindle," because so much property is need
lessly sacrificed under it. It should be
changed, and all publications required by
law should be made, when possible, in some
newspaper published in the county. We
join the Recorder in the hope that the State
press will agitate this question. If the
public appreciated , the utility of legal ad
vertising they Would demand the enacting
of such a law. Wilmington Star.
The Bankmct Act
' The bill to repeal the Bankrupt Act has
passed the Senate by the decisive vote of
37 to 6, and its passage by, the House seems
to be altogether probablerThere never
was a more hurtful piece of legislation than
this Bankrupt Act. It has done more to
tipsct the business. of the country and to
destroy confidence among men than any
Act.e,ver passed y an Ameriean Congress.
uuuci its- upeitttiuu iuauj men -uu t u uttu
made bankrupts, who, but for it would
have -been abler to collectr Their" "debts
and sustain their business. It has opened
the door for every species of fraud and per
jury, and while many innocent though un
fortunate men have availed, themselves ol
its provisions, many others, neither innocent
or unfortunate, have made it the means of
swindling their creditors and repudiating
their just debts. Before the passage of the
Bankrupt Act, the honest man who failed
in business found no difficulty in arranging
with his creditors under the State laws.
All that was necessary for him to do was
to make an assignment for . the benefit of
his creditors, and he was almost invariably
released from further, claim on their part.
But this Act made it possible ' for the al
leged bankrupt to cover' up his property,
and its results were such as to discourage,
on the part of creditors, all efforts to obtain
their just rights.
The costs and expenses of litigation in
bankruptcy in the majority of cases almost
entirely consume the" assets surrendered by
the bankrupt, and the practical result has
been that a creditor receiving a notice of
bankruptcy generally carried the amount
to profit and loss, and made no attempt to
collect his debt. The abolition of the law
will remit all parties to their rights under
the State laws, which are ample to protect
the innocent and cannot so easily be used
to shelter the guilty.
Fact Against Falsehood.
The Radical programme for the campaign
of 1878, as clearly foreshadowed by recent
events, includes a vigorous and sustained
effort to revive sectional animosities, to re
kindle throughout the North the dying em
bers of hate towards the people of the
Southern States. As one means of accom
plishing this malignant purpose, the Radi-
1 1 1 1 V -
cai press ana politicians are aireaay uegin
ning, with much energy, to circulate, in a
thousand forms, the old charge of hostility
on the part of the Southern people to Union
soldiers and freedmen. . If the Northern
mind can be convinced that the men who
wore the blue during the war of the rebel
lion, and the race to whom the issue of that
war gave freedom, are objects of Southern
hatred, malice and prosecution, . it is hoped
by Radical leaders that the result will be a
gain ot Congressmen in close districts.
We propose, iu this connection, to sub
mit a few facts that should have more in
fluence with intelligent people than any
amount ot rhetorical flourish or denuncia
tory emphasis. Two miles from Fortress
Monroe, within two hundred vards of
Hampton Roads, and just across a narrow
creek from the town of Hampton, stands a
large and handsome brick building, in
which for many years, prior to 1S61, was a
fashionable boarding school, where the
daughters of wealthy Virginians were edu
cated. After the war, the building, with
its splendid grounds, was purchased by
Gen. Butler, and by him transferred to the
United States to be converted into a home
for disabled Union soldiers. It is, and has
long been the Southern branch of the Na
tional Soldier's Home. Six hundred dis
abled Union soldiers reside there, close to
a large population of ex-Confederates; and
the point we wish to make is, that the ut
most harmony and good feeling exist be
tween these Union veterans and their
"rebel" neighbors. Indeed the House is
the favorite resort of Southern people lor
many miles around. The ex-Confederates
have no "Home" for their maimed veterans
and no pension agency sends them a treas
ury draft. They know that these things
are a part ol the penalty of their defeat in
the great struggle ; but, so far from show
ing envy and malice towards the victors,
they are glad to have them located in their
midst. We are assured by officers and in
mates of the Southern Branch that the re
lations between them and the people around
them are and always have been most ami
cable. A few hundred yards from the
Home stand a number of costly and elegant
buildings erected since the war, the finest
school buildings in Virginia. They are not,
as the reader may imagine, a substitute lor
the boarding school that was turned into a
soldiers home. There was no money among
the impoverished people of that section for
tne erection ot such structures. They are
the Hampton Institute where colored youth
of both sexes are educated by a corps of
proiessors and teachers. Now if the South
era people were full of hatred toward the
negro, one would think here was a chance
to show it. Their own fashionable semi
nary, an asylum for "Yankee" soldiers, and
children ol their lormer slaves being edu
cated at a finer establishment than they
ever owned,, are. circumstances that, it
might be supposed, would evoke some of
that hatred. But the facts show that be
tween the school and the "rebel" population
there is entire amity. We put these briefly
stated truths before the country as an anti
dote to many columns of Radical falsehood
gotten up to fire the Northern heart."
Washington Post. .-.
Edison, the great inventor, says he
tmnKs ne can invent an automatic cotton
picker. A good cotton picking machine
wouia oe a great blessing to the south. I
view of the fall in the nrice of cotton an
the likelihood of a continued depression of
values, anything to cheapen the cost of pro-
auciion oi tne raw material would be
great advantage.
of
Self A big strike among the cotton spin
ners of England has begun, and threatens
to be a ruinous one to the manufacturers
Nine thousand at Bruntly alone were idle
on the 18th- '"I Not much enroiirflorpmpnt.
for capitalists to put their money into Fac
tories, in view of "strikes" and mobs.
CIT Already 0,000 applications' have
been made for pensions of the war of 1812,
under the recent act. It ,was stated, when
the bill was pending, that there . were not
more than a few hundred pensioners.
Senator Conkling's Revelations. '
A reporter of the N. Y. World recently inter
viewed the Republican Senator fTom New York,
Conkluig, who fs a well-known enemy of President
nayes.' -Some of ihe Senator's friends 'deny that
! said exactly all that he is reported as saying,
but admit that the report mainly represents his
views as often privately expressed. Here is part
of what Conkling is reported aa having said about
he last Presidential election contest : . - ' ;
"Well, Senator, I would like to know
whether you think the true history of the
Louisiana electoral business will ever be
told in Congress, and if so, how soon ?"
Mr Conkling paused a moment, then be
gan very -'slowly, warming up with his sub
ject as he proceeded : "Yes, I think it will.
1 do not see how it can be kept down.
There are too many avenues of information
opened to-day to make concealment of avail
much longer. No reasonable man can doubt
there was some kind of a bargain between
the friends of Nicholls and that man Hayes,
and that Stanley Matthews and Sherman
were privy to it. A very great many peo
ple have become exceedingly curious to
know precisely what the bargain was, and
exactlv how it was carried out ; and Yankee
ingenuity will be sure to find some means of
getting at the information. 1 cannot say
how soon the facts will come out, for some
thing may occur any day to force them to
the surface. It will probably be best to let
them come out naturally.
The result will be that the whole country
will be appalled by the dishonor of this Ad
ministration. I tell you, sir, that never in
the history of this nation has there been in
the entire four years of an Administration
so much corruption, bartering of offices, re
warding of political favorites, traffic with
political leaders and bargain and sale of the
electoral franchise as during this past year.
People will" not believe it until the poof is
shown them; but the proof will be forth
coming. People say that Hayes is a good
man and means well, but they do not know
what they are talking about. When all the
facts are known about this administration
no one will attempt to excuse the man on
account of his supposed goodness, nor yet
because he is weak and ignorant. 1 he acts
that have disgraced this Administration
have all been done before the opened eyes
of the President.
"When did you first begin to suspect this,
Senator?"
"In the early winter of 1877, during the
sitting of the Electoral Commission. But
let me go back beyond that point. You
remember how threatening were the days
that followed the reassembling of Congress
in December, 1876. The country was in
actual danger. Yes, 1 mean that the dan
ger was real and imminent"! The point of
peril was not in the south, but in the West.
It was understood that the Republican
leaders had determined to have Vice-Presi
dent Ferry count the votes at all hazzards,
and declare Hayes elected, and the West
was determined on resistance. It was to be
no child's play in that section. Gen. Steed
man had 70,000 men enrolled, and assigned
to regiments, for the purpose of seating
Tilden in office in case Vice-President Ferry
carried out his proposed programme. You
may look astonished, but these things are
true. President Grant was at his wit s end.
He confessed to me that he did not know
what to do. He was gathering some troops
at or near Washington, but he did not know
how far he could depend upon them. Gen
Sherman told him that, in case of trouble,
the sympathies of a large majority of the
officers and soldiers of the regular army
would be with Tilden, and that the army
must not be taken into consideration as a
dependence in any such crisis. From these
facts, and from what was threatened and
prophesied publicly in those days, you can
imagine how gloomy the outlook was at
Republican councils. The President asked
my advice, and I frankly told him that I did
not believe that Vice-President Ferry had
any power to declare the vote, but could
merely act in a clerical capacity to open the
envelopes and lay the votes of the Electoral
College before the joint convention of the
two houses for their decision. And, by the
way, I may as well state here that when a
certain benator came to me and said that it
was proposed to make me President of the
Senate in Ferry's place, so that the thing
should not miss fire, I frankly told him that
1 could not accept the position, and that b
my interpretation of the Constitution
should be compelled to rule exactly oppo-
sue to tne wisnes oi nimseii ana nis menus.
That will, perhaps, explain one story that
is told about me, and while we are on the
subject, let me say that I suggested subse
quently that there was no Constitutional
reason why Grant should not be elected
president of the Senate, if they wanted a
"strong man" there, though I saw no neces
sity for any such change. Of course I knew
there was no likelihood of such a choice, and
that Grant simply desired to see his succes
sor peacefully inaugurated and to enjoy a
long vacation atterwards.
One evening I went to the White House
and found Grant more gloomy than usual.
He had come to believe it inevitable that
his term should ' end in bloodshed. In the
course of a long consultation I suggested to
him that there seemed to me one way out
of the trouble, and only one, and 1 suggest
ed to him the plan of the Electoral Commis
sion. He grasped it iu a moment, and de
clared it the very thing, and that it would
save the country. I pledged him to secrecy,
saying that if it became known in advance
that tbe plan was ours, it would be sure to
be defeated by the Democrats, and I left
him much relieved. In the morning when
I went to the White House, I found Sher
man with the President who had told him
of the plan and both . of them expressed
themselves with unbounded satisfaction.
In the opinion of President Grant and I
must say that 1 concurred with him this
submission of the question to the highest
Legislative and Judicial representatives of
the people was all that saved us from blood
shed.
It was exceedingly difficult to do any
thing . with the Democratic benators and
Congressmen at the start. You have no
idea of the delicate and difficult work of the
Committee of Fourteen who drew up the
act for the organization of the Electoral
Commission. It was fought over, not only
section by section, but line by line and word
'-.-... . - -i ? rti
lor word, ai times u seemea impossiuie
that we should ever come to any agreement.
Yet we kept on our work, . because a ma
jority of the fourteen were absolutely con
vinced "that this was the onlyimetljod .bt-
preventing civil war and reaching any con-,
elusion on the Presidential question. Some
of theDemocratic members ol the.C0mmi"
tee have told me since then that more than
once they left the room fully determined
never to return. They thought the differ
ences irreconcilable, and were determined
to yield nothing.
Now I come to the question proper that
you asked me. Soon after the Electoral
Commission began its-work I became aware
that something wrong was , going on. I
ought to have suspected it at. first, when
Hayes and his friends were found to,be bit
terly opposed to my being , put , upon the
Commission (where, by the way, i never
wanted to beV and as strongly anxious that
Morton should be there. I Knew of this op
position at the time, but attributed it to the
fact of my openly holding the opinion that
the Vice-President had no power to count
the vote in favor of either Hayes or Tilden.
Later on I became aware, that the real fear
on the part of the Hayes men was that I
would be opposed to all makeshifts or bat
gainings, as l most certainly , snouia De.
From the moment that the Commission be
gan its work I had an uneasy feeling. That
something evil was afoot 1 was sure, thougn
I could not get hold of anything tangible.
John Sherman, WaUerson, Foster and
other Western men had their heads together
and were plotting something, I knew.
There was no effort that I know of to get
me within the lines but once, A mutual
friend came to me and said that Mr Wat
terson would like to meet me. I said, " Very
well; the next time we go to the House I
will be happy to meet him.'" We were in
troduced a day or two after and had a few
commonplace words together., Tbe same
friend I'll tell you who it was ex-Senator
Stewart, of Nevada urged me several times
afterwards to go and call on him, and said
Watterson desired to have me dine with
him. I declined, and at last said: "Look
here, Stewart, I don't know what your ob
ject is, but I tell you plainly that I have no
time now lor dining with Democratic mem
bers of Congress, and you may as well un
derstand it." Stewart seemed to be of
fended, and went away apparently in an ill
temper. . That was as near as I came to any
of the bargain makers ; but I think every
body knew there was intrigue going on be
tween the Southern Democracy and the
friends of Hayes, and that the wires between
Washington and Columbus kept the Ohio
man thoroughly informed as to all that was
doing in his behalf.
Putting this and that together, I was
pretty well convinced that there was rot
tenness, and that an effort .. was making to
stifle all inquiry. I ' knew nothing, so I
could not speak, and when the Commission
determined not to go behind the returns
there was no choice left but to endorse the
regular returns as presented. I was not
to speak candidly sorry, however, that an
engagement made long before and that
could not be delayed, prevented my pres
ence at the vote on Louisiana. I had made
my arrangements to be there, but, as you
will remember, the vote was postponed for
a day from Saturday to Monday. This
postponement threw me out of my calcula
tions, and I was absent. I am frank to say
that I thought then there was something
not exactly straight about that Louisiana
business, but now I believe that when the
whole truth is known it will sink this Ad
ministrationPresident and all to ithe
lowest depths of infamy.
"You think, then, Senator, that the Presi
dent is wholly in the hands of the Southern
Democrats?" : : . AT
"I am sure of it. A Republican told me
not long ago he had occasion to visit, the
White House, and he found the President
polite but chilly as an iceberg. While he
was there Senator Gordon walked in with
out ceremony, and the President's counte
nance at once lighted up and he rose from
his seat, grasped the Senator's hand warmly,
and throwing an arm affectionately oyer his
shoulder drew him to the window, where
the two talked together in confidential
whispers, and then Gordon walked out as
he came in with the air of one who was
perfectly at home. The other guest took
his leave at once in great disgust. Hill,
Lamar, and other Southerners are reported
to be on the same terms of familiarity there,
while the cold shoulder is given to the old
est and best of our Republican leaders. It
looks very much like ownership on the part
of these gentlemen, and it is certain they
are not disposed, to relax any of their
claims. Hayes' cannot get . out of their
power if he would, and I am by no means
sure that he desires it. lie has an inordi
nate conceit of his own powers, and in spite
of the fact that he can command no votes
at the South seems possessed of the delu-
Bion that he is able to create a party of his
own there." -
They Have Cornel
The most elegant assortment of
DRESS GOODS,.
All grades and prices, from 12 cents to $1 per
vara.
DRESS LIKENS, LAWNS, PIQUES
And WHITE GOODS of every description.
tW The Ladies are invited to give us a call be
fore purchasing, for we are going to sell GOODS
cheap.
BARRINGER & TROTTER.
April 5, 1878.
Mackerel.
OA PACKAGES BOSTON MACKEREL,
-w fun weight. .-
March 8, 1878. BURWELL & SPRINGS.
German Millet.
100 bushels German Millet Seed just received
and for sale by
WILSON & BURWELL.
March 29, 1878. '
Soap.
50 Gross Soap, all sizes, styles and prices.
Feb. 22, 1878. WILSON & BURWELL.
All who Buy
Drugs and other goods of Dr. T. C. SMITH, secure
the lowest possible prices for themselves. ' .
. i, Rosadalis,
The great Blood Purifier, for sale Wholesale and
Retell by
Nov. 9, 1877. WILSON & BURWELL.
, Land Deeds.
Of an approved form, for sale at this Office.
Killing Children in England.
; I Prom the Pall Mall Gazette.
r f The disclosures that have been made o
ouevr iwqwcshiodb uiieiy at inonpqtc
me uquiev oi cniiaren wnose lives havoh
.t i M,cueen
msureu-go to jusuiy me prevalent 8uspic0n
of a close connection betwec n inlant mo
tality and life insurance. At an inquj
held a few days ago as to the death of two
children at Low riep$ymoor, Dnrham
which was adjourned for evidence as to the
result of an' analytical examination, a staw
lingr statement was made by Dr. O'Hani
medical officer td tbe local board. "In iv'
last few jears hej saidy evei i since there
had been, such an enormous canvassing
going on among insurance companies, ther
had been a wonderful increase in the mor
tality . among children." i As a rule, he
found that the children were always insured
The temptationto get rid of a child rather
than maintain it is to many parents very
great at all times; and when in addition
to Deing reuevca oi iuo uurueu i us main,
tenance they can actually gain hard cash
by its death, the temptation1 may 'become
irresistibler
GRAIN CRADLES, &c.
We have a complete stock of Grain CradU.
Grain, Grass, Bush and Briar Scythes, which we
will sell as low as any house In the State. ,
KYLE & HA.MMONDs
April 19, 1878. i ; , . : ...
To i Fhvsiciana
Special low prices are offered and quality Warranted
in every case by ;. DR. T. O. SMITH; Druggist.
SALT FISH!!!
Salt Fish!
. Tor &eu Corned SPECKLED TROUT and N
C. CUT. HERRING send to Geo. N. Ives, New!
bern, "N. C. ' Our own packing ? quality guaranteed.
April h, 1878 1 4w
K. IVES.
Newbern, N. C.
Country Merchants
Will always find bottom prices and a full auorf
ment of such goods as they want at the Drug House
of DR. T. C. SMITH
, a COACH ( VARNISHES.
: Read what some of the oldest and largest Car.
riage Manufacturers of the country say concenuBt
Moses Bigelow & Co.'s Coach, Tarnishes :
New Bedford, Mass.', Bept 83. 18T6.
Messrs. Moses Bigelow & Col : Gents : In re
ply to your favor of the 14th.it affords me pleasure
to state that it is oyer 30 years, since I first com
menced to use your-Varnishes, .and during tbe en
tire time, my. business intercourse with your house
has been of the most ' pleasant nature, and your
goods have tfven entire satisfaction. The two
grades of Varnish which I am now using, viz -Elastic
Carriage and Extra Rubbing 1 consider
superior to anything I have ever tried, and as long
as the quality remains at its present high standard,
you can rely on my orders. Please tsend me, by
steamer, one barrel each, Elastic Carriage and Extra
Rubbing Varnish. Yours respectfully,
" . George L. Bbownell.
Trade supplied at Manufacturers' Prices, by
WILSON & BURWELL, Wholesale and Retail
Druggists, dealers in Paints, Oils, Window Glass,
&c, Charlotte, N. C.
April 12, 1878.
nO-KER(5SENE-16 Cents
By the single Barrel or fo Car load lota. Address
DR. T. C. SMITH,
Lock Box 10, Charlotte, N.C.
Send Your Orders .
For Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils and Toilet arti
cles to DR T. C. SMITH,
:,;" '...) J: Charlotte, N.C.
, ; :r j Peas! .Peas!!
A nice lot Clay Peas at
j. Mclaughlin & co's.
Feb. 22, 1878.
Kerosene Oil. ,'
100 Barrels Kerosene OH; warranted as 'good as
the best and in good order, at lowest market price.
Feb. 22, 1878. WILSON & BURWELL
State of North Carolina, Gaston -county.
, ; .. -. t;? Superior Gourt, ,,, ,;, t y
J. M. Armstrong, Administrator de honis noil, frith
the Will annexed, of Larkin Stowe, Plaintiff,
against J asper Stowe, Samuel N. Stowe, KB.
- Stowe, J. F. Pegram and Mary E: his wife, Nancy
. H. Mason, Margaret G. Stowe, George Hanks and
Susan A. his wife, H. D. Stowe and Laura L his
wife, Wm. A. Stowe, and William Sloan and
Eliza E. his wife, Defendants.
Petition to Sell Land for Assets--Order of Publi
cation. This cause coming on to be heard upon tbe peti
tion of J; M. Armstrong, Administrator de boni non,
with the Will annexed, of Larkin Stowe, and it ap-
E earing to the satisfaction of the Court that the
efendantg, Nancy H. Mason and Samuel N. Stove,
are not residents of this State, the said Defendant
Nancy H. Mason being a resident of South Caro
lina, and Samuel N. Stowe a resident of the State
of Texas ; it is ordered that publication be made
weekly, for six successive weeks, in the Charlotte
Democrat, a newspaper published in the City of
Charlotte, notifying said defendants to appear at
the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Gaston county, N. C, iu Dallas, on the 18th day ot
May, 1878, and demur or answer to the complaint
which has been filed in said office.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court,
this the 28th day of March, 1878.
E. II. WITHERS,
Clerk of Superior Court, Gaston county.
24 6wpd.
City Election Notice.
An election for Mayor and twelve Aldermen
will be held in the four several Wards of tbe City
of Charlotte (three Aldermen to be elected for each
Ward,) on the 1st Monday in May 1878, it being
the 6th day of the month.
The following citizens arc appointed Registrars
and Judges of said election :
1st Ward S. Frankford, Registrar; T. W.
Allison and L. W. Perdue. Judges.
2d Ward. R. F. Stokes, Registrar; A. VL.
Welch and E. 8. Burwell, Judges. .
3d Ward. W. F. Davidson,, Registrar; J.H
Orr and J. H. Henderson,' Judges.1 '
4th WARD-4R K, Qsborne, Jlegistrar V.
Bl Nisbet and J. 8. Spencer, Judees. " "
. -j M E. ALEXANDER,
8heriffof Mecklenburg County.
WM. JOHNSTON,
Jii. i , - i ,7 i .Mayor ol Charlotte-
tW At the same time and at the voting placei
aforesaid, in pursuance of an Ordinance of the
Board of Aldermen, adopted on the 15th October,
1877, levying a tax of 12 cents on the $100 of
property and 37 cents on the poll, for the purpose
of establishing and conducting Graded Schools in
the City of Charlotte, the question will be submit
ted to the qualified voters of said city on the ratifi
cation or rejection of said tax and school Those
in favor of levying the said tax will vote a ticket
on which shall be written or printed the words
"Graded School ;" all those opposed to levying tbe
said tax will vote a ticket on which shall be writ
ten or printed the words VNt Graded School."
And at the same time and voting places an elec
tion will beheMfor two School Commissioners for
each of the four Wards of the City of Charlotte.
By appointment of the Board of Aldermen, tbe
Registrars and Judges above named for the muni
cipal election are appointed to hold the election tor
or against Graded Schools. ' - - i'
. -WM. JOHNSTON,
April 5, 1878. , . . : WT
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