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any sensible man be thinking of who advo-
Gates or favors orconsents to any such course
It is absolute death to the whole railroad in
terest of the State. just as surely as it is
done, North Caroline bonds will be struck
from the stock Of exchange and i will be
Just as impossible to sell them as It is to sell
the Chatham bonds now. The result will be
that the appropriations to the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Road will become
worthless"
He gave many other reasons for opposing
the bill, one Of which was that the Attorney
General had decided that the principle con-
tanned in the bill was Unconstitutional. For
these reasons he hoped it would not be
adopted.
Mr.. SEYMOUR addressed the House in OPP
position to the bill, and Messrs Wilkie. and
Ellington favored it.
The House adjourned before coming to o
vote.
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Bill to incorporate the Charlotte and
Greensboro Railroad Company was laid on
the table, on motion Of Mr.. JUsTIoE, OF
Rutherford W ssis-ils9abossal Fsl7E .Tlf
g Bill to incorporate the Atlantic and Fay
etteville Railroad was read. l,e5Iqs u
Mr.. SEYMOUR moved to strike cut a$1 ,00O,-
000p and insert "S7, 200 ,00O.n III
Mr.. ALLISON moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed. Carried, yeas 81,
nays 30. 5, .ras XII J..,5ssts ,.tai.f
A communication was read from the
Treasurer, announcing that bonds OF the
following issue had been returned, viz:
Western N. C. Railroad Company (Western
Diyision) $3,99l 900; Williamson & Tar
boro' Railroad Company, $2S7 900, and that
the surrendered bonds had been burnt, and
also that coupon bonds of like tenor and
date of those surrendered had been issued.
The special order was taken up, being
Bill to submit appropriations for new
Railroad projects made at this session OF
the Legislature, to vote of the people, the
question being the motion of Mr.. Estes to
suspend the rules for the purpose of moving
to lay ON the table the motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill passed second
reading.
The rules were suspended, and the motion
to reconsider the vote was laid on the table.
Mr.. STILLEY moved to make the bill the
special order at AZ O'Clock on tomorrow.
Mr. ESTES moved to amend the notion of
Mr. Stilley so as to refer the bill to a special
committee of three with instructions to re-
port to the afternoon session.
The amendment of Mr.. Estes to refer TO
special committee with instructions to re-
port by the afternoon session was then adop-
ted CO.'S
The Chair lMr. Seymour) appointed as
the committee Messrs. Gilbert, Estes and
Stilley. -
Adjourned. y 3iiI4e
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Mr.. SINCLAIR, rising to a question OF priv
ilege, said when a resolution was under CON
sideration in the House, concerning the re-
moval of disabilities, he had favored refer
ence to a committee He had not opposed
the resolution; he had favored removal of
disabilities and had recommended the re-
moval of the disabilities from all who had
applied for it, not one of whom was a Re-
publican in his county. One ofthe papers had
given the speeches in reply to his remarks,
with out giving u word of what he said, and
he was placed in the false light of opposing
the removal of disabilities. '
DIR. MALONE introduced bill requiring
sherifs to give additional bonds, and res
olution requiring railroad companies to re-
port to the next General Assembly. Re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. ESTES, from the committee of con
ference on the school bill, presented ma
jority report. Calendar. liie
! Mr.. JARVIS presented minority report.
Mr.. BARNETT called up bill in relation to
the salary and fees of the Supreme Court
clerk. Passed its several readings.
Mr.. ESTES, from the Finance committee,
| reported favorably bill supplementary to an
| act to raise revenue Passed its several
| readings.
| Also bill in relation to the amendment of
property for the year 1859. Passed its sew
eral readings
Mr.. SEYMOUR called up bill to provide
Beard of Public Charities. He said the
constitution required the passage of the bill
at its first session. Passed its several read
| ings
Mr.. SEYMOUR called up Senate bill to re-
peal certain sections of the Revised Code
and amend the Code of Civil Procedure,
concerning executions. Passed third read
! ing.
Mr., SEYMOUR called up bill concerning
the division of fences Amended and pass
ed third reading. ~ llsi1
Mr.. SEYMOUR called up bill to provide a
trial iury on the second week of the term
of SUPERIOR Courts. Passed third reading.
Mr.. SEYMOUR called up bill concerning
county treasurers PASSED t:.iisi reading
Mr. HINNANT from the committee on En-
rolled bills, reported the following bills cor
rectly enrolled and they were signed by
the Speaker: 4a m
!, Act 10 lay off the the homestead and per
sonal property exemption; acts 10 author
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use adjourned.
SENATE.

3 < t< e v,
s. Mr. BARROW introduced bill to incorpo-
rate the Halifax Cooperative Business Com
ID pany, which passed its several readings.
fe97 Mr.. GRAHAM introduced bill repeating
the act suspending the Code of Civil Prdce-
dure. Referred to committee on the Judi
% eiary. .e .-' .-'.t F..
.i5sa Bin to facilitate the transfer of business
from military to civil courts passed ITS third
reading. IE .scia. sIf !. 5 "a
- Resolution in relation to the Piedmont
~ railroad was tabled. II ~ 'li5a7
Resolution in relation to the annexation
of Nansemond. Norfolk and Princess Ann
counties of Virginia, was read third time
!, and indefinitely postponed.
Act providing for the erection of q State
Penitentiary was taken up and read by Sec
tions. q, Ty
Mr.. MOORE. Carteret, moved to strike out
81 Salisbury" and insert Raleigh" in Sec
- ton l. .sM4 8f
Mr.. RoBBNs opposed the motion, and ad-
vocated Its claims and advantages at length.
MIR. SHOFFNER moved to amend the mo-
tion BY inserting Company Shops" instead
diiof 2" Raleigh" ~ ia ,..s- -
4. I, Mr.. LINDSAY was in favor of locating the
Penitentiary at Raleigh s dif
Mr., JONES, of Wake, advocated the claims
of Raleigh, and entered into a detailed ac-
~ count of It's advantages.
Mr.. ROBBINS replied in favor of Salisbury.
-rss5 Mr.. aOsBoRNE spoke at length in favor Of
Salisbury as the most suitable location.
/ . Mr.. REsPAss had voted to locate the Pen
itentiafy at Salisbury, but had done SO, as
hadbeen the case with many Others merely
CAS- compliment to that town. He had
. never wished to see the Penitentiary located
--- at Salisbury. The proper place was at
Raleigh or at Lockville But voting to
represent the people instead of himself he
~ should vote for Raleigh. rgI
.Isida -ME. JONES read .eommppication to the
II General Assembly from the sisizsns If
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SENATE.
TUESDAY, April 6, 1869

ASHSDAh1 hp'ii ", iooo.
House resolution giving per diem to MEM
bers for the recess, was taken up. h t9
MIR. Cook, from Committee on Internal
Improvements reported favorably, with
certain amendments, the bill to charter the
Louisburg branch of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad. arsc f r7
On motion of Mr.. MARTINDALE, resolution
to provide for the payment of all burial ex
penses of the late Hon. d. ]. Rich, was
passed. .Hsl CiG if ems
Mr. WEIKER from Committee on Educa-
ton reported favorably on bill in relation to
the University. .H l2a 20 rff'r
The school bill and House amendments
thereto came up by assignment. s97a
Mr. MARTINDALE moved that the Senate
should not concur in the House amendments.
Mr. WELKER favored the motion of the
Senator from Martin On looking over the
amendments he found them to be just
what the enemies of liberal school system
would desire. He wanted the matter re-
ferred to committee of conference so as to
save these that would otherwise be lost in
debate +---,,z ..,.a..t-
MR.. Cook moved in addition to the mo-
ton of the Senator from Martin, that the
Senate ask for committee of conference.
The motion prevailed.
Mr.. BLYTHE introduced bill supplement
tai to the Revenue bill. f 19s AMI
Referred to committee on Finance.
Mr. WELLER offered resolution concern
ing subsidy for line OF Steamships be-
tween the ports of Norfolk and Flushing,
provided that Virginia and Holland granted
subsidies.
Mr. of Ia Of
providing for the payment to w. H. & r.
S. Tucker. & Co. 1of acertain sum of mo-
ney due for Grape furnished the General AS
| sembly on the occasion of the deaths of the
late Messrs. Rich and Short. Referred.
Mr.. JONES, of Columbus moved to recon
slider the vote by which the Penitentiary bill
passed.
! Mr.. BARNES rose to point of order. A
notion to reconsider had already been made.
The Chair (bIr. SwEET) stated that as a
motion to table the motion to reconsider was
pending when the Senate adjourned, but had
not been acted upon, he would entertain the
motion of the Senator from Columbus
The motion to reconsider was defeated by
the following vote: s97'ga rs
YEAs-Messrs Burns, Blythe, Cook, Davis,
Eaves, Forkner, Hayes, Jones of Columbus, Love
Martindale, Melchor, Moore of Yancey, Nc.
Laughlin, Osborne, Richardson, Respass and
| Robbins-17 .ts9' ~
NAYs-Messrs. Barnes, Barrow, Beall, Bellamy,
Brogden, Eppes, Galloway, Graham, Hyman
! Jones of Wake, Lassitcr, Legg, Lindsay, Long
Moore Of Carteret, Murphy, Scott, Sweet, Welk
er and White-21
Mr.. GRAHAM moved to transmit the bill te
the House Immediately. Prevailed. ~
Mr.. JONES of Wake, rose to question of priv
| lege concerning one of the newspaper reports
There were two Jones' in the Senate, and the
county of Ms. Jones of Columbus, had bee1
left out, and some of his constituents though
the remarks concerning "gallows on the
forks of roads, were made by him. 1t wa
well known that he was in favor of peniten
tiaries. . r III, ,o.. '.iF tss
: Bill TO abolish the spss;al courts in ths
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The consideration of the penitentiary bill
was resumed, and lengthy fight ensued
over several amendments and motions, which
were defeated. .al
Mr., HAYES moved to amend section by
providing that the site shall be selected by
the committee and submitted to the General
Assembly for its approval. Adopted.
Several unimportant amendments were
adopted, when the bill passed third reading.
Mr.. SWEET from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported favorably ON bill to
change the time of holding courts in the
third Judicial district.
Adjourned.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

On motion of Mr. SNIPEs, the rules were
suspended, and the bills to authorize the
commissioners of each of the counties of
Hertford, Person, Henderson, Polk, New
Hanover, and Warren to levy special tax
passed third reading. H
The special order was taken up, being
motion to reconsider the vote 10y which the
resolution in reference to the Albemarle and
Chesapeake Canal failed to pass its second
reading. -s,.,
The motion to reconsider prevailed
The resolution passed several readings,
yeas Al, nays 49,
Mr.. GILBERT, from the committee ap-
pointed during the morning session on the
bill to submit certain Railroad appropria-
tions to a vote of the people, reported the
same hack with recommendation that it do
pass.
Mr.. HARRIS, of Wake, offered for the 9th
section substitute declaring that the
provisions of tue bill should not apply to
the following Railroads, VIZ. the Western
Railroad, the Western North Carolina Rail-
road, the North Western North Carolina
Railroad, the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio
Railroad, and the Wilmington, Charlotte
and Rutherford Railroad.
Mr. GILBERT said he had introduced the
bill because he believed that justice de-
manded it, and because the people are the
proper Judges in matter which so materi-
ally affected them. H
Mr. ARGo regarded the appropriations
made for the unfinished railroads owned by
the State as entirely constitutional. but he
advocated the proposition to submit them
to the people
The substitute of Mr.. Harris of Wake for
section 6 was adopted. a-i .
The bill, as amended, passed third read
ing, only Messrs. Barnett. McCanless. Sykes
and Thompson voting in the negative.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON introduced bill author
izing the election of an additional magis-
trate for the town of Louisburg Referred.
Mr.. MOORE, of Chowan, moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the bill in reference
to the State canal leading from Lake Malta
muskeet to Ysocking Creek failed to pass its
third reading. ii faa
Afessrs Moore, Sinclair, Bowman and Still
ley favored the motion to reconsider, and
Messrs. Pou and Welch opposed it.
The previous question was ordered, when
the motion to reconsider was lost, yeas 80,
nays 81.
Adjourned.
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cisv Of Newbem, passed its several read

city of Newbern, passed its several read
ings. se1a2s si' ~
Bill providing q bureau of statistics and
immigration was, 4ai~s,s.e slii q
X On motion. of Mr.. WELKER, postponed un-
til the 4th Of November next.
Bill providing for election of commission
ers Of pilotage, &C., in the city of Beauforts
passedits several readings. E.L. 5.s.
On motion of Mr.. JONES, of Wake. bill
to protect married women from the aban
donment and neglect OF their husbands was
taken up and passed its several readings.
A message was received from the House
refusing to recede from its amendments to
the school bill, and concurring in PROPOSE
ton for committee of conference, and an
nouncing Messrs Bowman, Estes, Hodgln,
Jarvis and Leary as the House branch.
Act in relation to punishments, passed
second reading.
Pending its consideration on third read
ing the Senate adjourned.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

s5.4H AFNERNOON SESSION. =
-# 81 yas SATURDAY, April 8. 1869.
The House re assembled at 81 o'clock. .
Bill to incorporate Pineville Water Power
and Manufacturing Company passed third
reading. 9.
Resolution in relation to the pay of Off
GERS and members of the General Assembly,
was adopted. ~
4. "A motion to reconsider the vote by which
q the resolution was adopted was laid on the
table.
y House bill to amend an act In relation to
the Western Turnpike Road, with Senate
amendments was concurred in.
Bill to authorize the construction of
toll bridge across Haw River, passed third
reading
an Bill to authorize and empower W. Perry,
late tax collector of Cherokee county, to col
lect arrears of taxes for the year 1856 ~,
passed third reading
Mr.. STILLEY introduced bill to author
ize the exchange of N. G. Railroad stock
for bonds of the State, and for the reduction
of the State debt Referred to Committee
on Internal Improvements.
Bill to incorporate the town of Madison
in'tIie county of Rockingham, passed third
reading. ~,--.c- ,-.E1-- -F--r-7
Bib to relieve Rufus Galloway, late sheriff
of Brunswick county, passed third read
ing ~ q g,f z, .ss. ---.-
Bill to amend the charter of the town of
Bath, in Beaufort county, passed third read
ing.
Bill to authorize the commissioners of
aOnslow county to levy special tax to build
a house for the poor and infrm and for
other purposes, passed second reading.
q Bill to incorporate the New Hanover La
/ borers, and Farmers Association passed
second and third readings
5l. Bill to incorporate the Halifax Manufac-
turing Company passed second reading.
. Resolution appropriating not to exceed
1925 for the payment of the expenses of the
committee on Penitentiary was referred to
Committee on Claims Afterwards the COM
mittee reported favorably and the resolution
passed under suspension of the rules. $50
Bill authorizing the construction of a toll
bridge across Johns River in Burke county
passed third reading. -,-.-,,
Bill in regard to fisheries in Carteret
y county passed third reading.
IL Bill in relation to taking shad and her
ring in the waters of Neuse River and Con-
tentnea Creek was read. bill proposed
from and after April 1st that on Tuesdays
and Fridays no seine, drift net, set net, &C.,
should be placed in the Neuse River from
its mouth to where Contentnea Creek emp
ties into said river; nor in the waters of
Contentnea Creek from where it empties in
to Neuse River to Bells Ferry, for the pur-
pose OF taking shad or herring.l
Mr.. LEARY moved to strike out "April
;lst,n and insert pril 10TH" Agreed to-
- The bill passed its second and third read
ings
The House adjourned.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

Mr.. Franklin was absent on account Of
sickness. f
Mr.. LAFLIN introduced bill for the re.
lief of John Foley, sheriff of Pitt county.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
~ Mr.. ARGo introduced resolution con-
cerning the printing of the acts of 1S6S-'69
a On motion of Mr.. MCMILLAN, the bill
concerning inspectors for the city of VIII
mington was taken up.
Mr., PRICE offered substitute
Mr.. FRENCH moved to postpone the mat
ter until November next
After debate, Mr.. MCMILLAN called the
previous question. Carried.
The motion to indefinitely postpone fall
ed.
The substitute was adopted yeas "A, nays
3S. il' t1e 8
Mr.. FRENCH offered an amendment, OF
which he had given notice, providing thai
the bill should not become law until ratl'
fed by the voters of New Hanover county
Not adopted q asJ =,
AS amended the bill passed second read
ing yeas Ga, nays II. a-u
The rules were suspended, on the third
reading. .ak -,
An amendment was adopted, and the bill
passed third reading.
Adjourned.
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! Raleigh offering ten thousand dollars and
ten acres of land eligibly situated to the
State if the Penitentiary should be located
at Raleigh. ~
The motion to strike out Salisbury pre-
vailed-22 to IL.
Mr.. OSBORNE proposed that the friends OF
the different places should propose them to
the Senate and the Senate vote thereon until
some place was chosen.
MIR. BARROW favored the motion.
The motion prevailed. ae'
MIR. WELKER advocated the claim of
Greensboro in long and exhaustive speech.
Mr.. DAVIS followed and advocated the
claims and superior advantages of Chatham
county. i'"i'l list ts3 Ai S4H
Mr.. Welker read telegram just received
from the citizens of Greensboro, offering
the State $15, 900 and ninety acres of land.
Mr.. BRoGDEN advocated the claims of Raj
eigh. ~7H' l2s.t
Four ballots were taken, and no location
received majority n
5TH BALLOT.
For RALEIGH.-Messrs. Barnes, Beall, Bella
my, Brogden Cook, Galloway, Graham, ones of
Wake, Legg, Lindsay, Love, Moore OF Carteret,
Moore OF Yancey, Murphy, Osborne, Respass,
Scott, Smith, Sweet, White and Winstead-N.
For HoRToN's FARM.-Messrs. Barrow, Burns,
Blythe Colgroye, Davis, Eaves, Eppes, Forkner,
Hayes, Harrington Hyman, Jones of Columbus,
Lassiter, Martindale and Rchardson-l5
For GREENSBORO. '.-Messrs. Long, Melchoi,
Robbins Shoffner and Welker-5.
Total Al, and Raleigh having majority
of all the votes cast the name of Raleigh was
inserted in the blank. U
Mr.. BARROW moved that the further con-
sideratIon lie postponed until P. N. He
made this motion in order that the amend
ments to the school bill, which had just been
sent in from the House, might be amended.
Mr.. BARROW moved that the Senate bill
with House amendment be printed. Pre-
vailed
Mr.. SWEET introduced bill to exempt
property set aside for educational purposes
from taxation.
The Senate adjourned.
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SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, April Z, 1869.
Mr.. JONES, of Wake, introduced bill au-
thoriZing the sheriff of Franklin county to
collect arrears of taxes
On motion of Mr.. BARNES bill to prevent
the telling of trees in Contenea Creek,
passed its several readings under a silspen-
sion of the rules.
On motion of Mr. OSBORNE, the rules were
View Female College, passed Its several read
ings
On motion of MIR. Osborne, bill ncorpora-
ting the Bank, of Mecklenburg was taken
up and passed third reading.
Mr. ROBBINS introduced bill to incorpo-
rate the Western N. C. Fair Association at
Salisbury. Passed several readings
Resolution in favor of Jacob Siler, passed
second reading. ,a9ni
Bill Incorporating the Phoenix Transpor-
tation Co mpany, passed third reading.
Bill making the act OF going masked, dis
guiset, or with the face painted, a felony,
together with Senate Committee substitute,
was taken up. H4 ,i3e-. -
Mr.. BARROW moved to amend the substi-
tute by inserting section 8 of the original
BILL .as ~ ,Vaa2-. .iHasf
MIR. CoLGRovE was opposed to the adop-
ton OF the substitute, as it would tend to
defeat the bill by making it necessary to re-
turn it to the House, which had so much
business as to render it highly probable
that it would not be able to pass the bill
bill this session. He was in favor of passing
the original bill, as it was much needed.
In his county band of men with faces
painted had recently taken man from the
county Jail, and it had been reported that
he had been taken out and killed by ne
groes The man subsequently returned.
! He had been taken out by his friends He
was in favor of passing the original lnll
Mr OSBORNE was opposed to inserting
section 3 lin the substitute. 1t was extreme
ly wrong to give one citizen the power to
take the life of another. 1t would create
much bloodshed. GH IS a
Mr.. LAssITER said it was an indisputable
fact that legislation upon this subject was
necessary, and thousands of helpless people
were appealing to this Legislature for pro-
lection If men chose to 60 about in dis
guise committing the most atrocous crimes,
let their blood be upon their own heads.
1t was our hounden duty to pass this bill,
and that promptly.
| Mr.. ROBBINS said the great object of this
bill was to execute summary Justice upon
bands OF men who were going through the
I country taking matters into their own hands.
Mr. SHoFFNER wanted to know if the
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POETRY.
Our Childhood.
III enoneE D. PRENTICE.

Bf GkohoE ID. fhENfio1'
-,5s
~ teils SAD, yet sWees, 70 ,sio nsion .,,.,, 80
10 'a9s mns s',.,H nnidsooS no ni Knew so well:
~ ous W., oat on the even.
&c TCAy 81 tho houndiess fields of air.
All S,.i amin our boyhood,s wish p E
.9,'f7a faa i17fi-
,5fi rrtar,.l.re many dreams of pladness
That rl;nr aronnd the nast- ,s5llt D.
AMI from the tomb of feeling s
Old thouchts come thronging fast;
The forms we loved so dearly
s2t In tbc hannv davs now oone.
The beantiff and lovely.
..-
le9ilrhose bright and gentle maidens slaA
WJ,n seemed SO formed for bliss,
noe. Too rInrions and too heavenly
For sucb a World as this;
Whose dark, soft ewes seemed swimming
y Toa sea OF LIQUID light,
And whose locks of gold were streaming
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Libel OF Information

% Boxes Manufactured ;.,, :, I,tor,otion
Tobacco, property of A1'o', u i"i0' 'N -'A''
"Unknown. T" seized
bye. w. Woollen, Col
To o., and toaU sohona 1t may concern,
. - sssl,.r -. $50 Greeting:
NOTICE is hereby given, that on the 18th c'i
~ of February, 1869, twenty-five boxes .. o.
Manufactured Tobacco, containing about NV
pounds,) were seized in the town OF Fayetteylf
as the property Of -, by c. W. Woola
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd Cg
lection District of North Carolina, as forfeitedg
the use of the United States, and the same isa
belled and prosecuted in the Circuit Court oftn
United States for condemnation for the cau!e,
in the said Libel set forth; and that the ssy
causes will stand for tril ut the Court Roopm!.
said Court, at Raleigh, on the first MONDAY
June. 1859, at noon, If thar he jurisdiction dG,
and II not ut the next day oi jurisdiction tnsiy
after, when and whcre all p rsons are wasnea
appear to show cause why coudemnati b shou.
not te decreed, and TO intervene Tor thsir a's'
esis s -.
Given under my Land ut office in Rsiegh, lp'
18th day of March, 1869. ia7tse1 :,
D. r. GOODLOE, U. S. Marsbs.
mar 10 "a S66--g3S
T.<,y-p-- f...f. .4.t.r MA EUh
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THE LEGISLATURE.
ANNUAL SESSION 1s6s-'e9.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

(Reported Specially for the standard.)
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j q uPERISECoURT CLERK 5 / LANKSt to'
- sale at this office.
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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT,
District Of North Carolina.
United States

% Boxes Manufactured
Tobacco, property of
/" Unknown, " seized
by c. w. Woollen, Col