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The Portland daily press., 1870-11-10

James Griffeth's house and store at North
Groton, N. H., was burned Tuesday night with
all the contents Loss $4,000; insured $1,000.
Hon. Charles w. Hatch,a substantial farmer
of Greenland, N. H., died Wednesday. He
was Republican State Senator for four years.
Yesterdays storm was very heavy at Ports
month. ..
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ACCIDENT. Rowe, one of the en-
ployees on the Portland & Rochester railroad
broke his leg yesterday smorning while engag-
ed in turning the table at Saco river depot.
There was an engine ON the turn-table, and
one Of the bolts Of the table gave way, striking
him upon the knee and breaking the leg.
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The wooden pavement is a great improve
ment, but the viands at Webster's saloon, I'M
der Fluent's Hall, are positive luxuries.
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.sa q aicipai C0urx,

JUDGE MORRIS PREsIDISa.
WEDNEsDAY.-State vs. Charles Thunborg Search
and ssisure. Pleaded guilty. Fined $50 and costs
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CARPETs.-Mr. Taylor, No. IA Exchange
! street, has lot of new carpetings which he
purchased at auction at very low figure, and
will sell at a very small advance. This is
good opDOrtunitY for purchasers.- -.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9-Pol ce Sergeant
Ward and thirteen Philadelphia policemen are
in prison at Camden, charged with participant
ing in the disturbance at Newton township,
where the ballot boxes were destroyed Sester-
day. They will come before Mayor Cox this
afternoon.
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WANTED. "A man competent to take the
charge of general agency of the State of
Maine, for a New York Life Insurance Co., to
join the subscriber, III. M. FISK, 43 Bowdoin
St., Boston, Mass. novSth- -eod St.
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MUsICAL.-Mr. j. L Shaw and associates
who are to give concert in City Hall Thanks
giving evening, have been engaged to give
one on the evening of Nov. 18th for the
Union Lyceum course in Biddeford, Me.
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F. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell at 10 o'clock,
at salesroom, large assortment OF furniture,
carpets, &c. At o'clock the fine property,
No. "A Pleasant street. See auction column.
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LAP ROBES AND BLANKErs.-The largest
and most stylish lot of Robes, Blankets and
Fixtures pertaining to Horses and Carriages
can be found at prices that will induce all to
buy at II and 16 Exchange street, Taylors Ba-
Zaar, nOy8-3t
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Go to Burleigh's, 81 Middle street, fo tho
best AMI cheapest Overcoat.
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NEWS FROM ABROAD. We clip the follow
ing item of news about our city from the Bos-
ton Post of Wednesday. 1t certainly will be
new to many readers here:
Portland, Me-, is to have new iron light
house, forty-tour feet bich. The new Jail 10
the same city will cost $50, 900.
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REMEMBER the grand Vocal and Instrumen-
tai Concert by Gilmore's Band and Orchestra,
and Mrs. Barry this evening at City Hall.
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Choice Groceries at Auction

ON Saturday, at IL NJ, on Market street. Hor. cs,
" Carriages, Harnesses, Wolf and Buffalo Roee ),
L1p Robes Horse Blankets, Whips, &c.
noy9-tl Il. o. BAILEY 81 Co., ductrs.
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You can.always find the best variety Of Cor
sets in the city at
Auderson's. 333 Congress St.
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MEMPHIS, Temp, Nov; "a dispatch from
naorss Of says in Monroe on a00t has only
heard from officially, Snyder, rep, for Con.
gress has majority over Rogers, dem. of 715
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VIRGIN NSA.
RIOTERS IN QUAD.

HARRISBURG, Nov. 9.-Harris, conservative
is elected to Congress from the 9th distriet.
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nN Monday, Nov. nth. at 1-2 O'Clock p. NJ, We
" shall sell chests tea, bbls. -four, whole coffee,
canned peaches, tomatoes and corn, gerkns. pickles
in bottles and barrels olives, pepper sauce kechup,
olive OIL jellies. spices, cream tartar. saleratu5,
starch, five barrels pure cider vinegar, tvery choce
syrup, extracts aud patent medicines, etc etc.
Also Platform and Counter Scales, show cas-,
measures, etc. The above is a choice stock, large
part being in original packages.
uo9tl z. 0. BAILEY s. Co Ametioneers.
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TI.U.ENAUS.

CHICAGO, Nov 9.-rhe Republicans carried
Cook county bs 1000 majority. Ipgersol, Re-
publican, is beaten in the 9Th district by Ste
vens, Independent Democrat. Merriam in the
oh district is probably defeated by Robinson
(Dem. by small majority. Hayes (Rep) is
elected in the 18th district by 1900 majority.
This city and county returns are still incom-
plete. 1t looks as if Farewell's majority in the
city would be $500 and in The county 1860. The
Republicans elect their State Senators and 22
Represen tatives, the legislative and their entire
county ticket. The majority for the Repubi-
wells. A report from Farnsworth's district
say he is beaten by Stoushton, the temperance
candidate.
CAIRO, Nov. 9-The Republicans concede
the election of Crebs (Dem.) to Congress iu the
18Th district
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ss~sera .,ec. and me.ev n,-n.,

New YORK, Nov. O. Hornin1.-Gold 1103.
Money at g per cent. Sterling Exchange at
1O9l @ 1899.
NEW YORK. Nov. 9--44Hernoon.-Gold quiet and
steady all day, closing at 110a a 1105. The gross
clearances OF ,he day have been only $50 600. .O00
Governments duh and firmer with very small
transactions.
Money very easy at q per cent. Sterling Ex-
wit
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-10

PERsoNAL-Hon J. Washburn, Jr., has re-
turned from his trip to the West in excellent
health.
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Administrators Sale.
DRESSMAKTNG

I N all its branches and in the best manner The
i fitting graceful and accurate. Ladies WISHING tn
make up their own materials will will do well TO cali
as they can have their Dresses and Waists emf and
basted in a few minutes at No.. 2 Elm street. Room
No.3. T., r nj PTTT Nm
for fourteen days. ocoit, f
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GLADSTONE ON THE WAR.
Belgium.
ACTIVITY AT ANTWERP,

ANTWERP, Nov. 9.-On account of the large
numbersof German ships reluged here and the
increased trade directed to thisaport in conse-
quence of the war, this harhor is over crowded
with shipping and masy vessels are unable to
unload cargoes from thel lack of warehouse
room.
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Business Notices.

BURLEIGH, 81 Middle street, has the best
tock of Boys Clothing in town
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Portland aad Vicinity.
New Advertise menis To-Day,

AUCTION COLUMN.
Houses and Lot. IF. o. Bailey & Co.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Dramatic Entertainment. ID. Congress Hall.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Read This. &C. w Belknap.
Wanted. :. Horses.
Lost. :. Harness.
Skates. &c. L. Bailey.
Nom Resident Taxes :. City OF POrtland.
Difficult Foot. IN. q. Palmer.
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ALL who desire to avoid a crowd, and se-
cure permanent seat for the season, at the
Army and Navy Course, can obtain reserved
seats at G. w. Gilkey & Co.'S.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9.-The result of the
election in Nevada is still doubtful. The cleo
ton of Bradley, dem., for Governor Is conced-
The Portland daily press., 1870-11-10
seasOnable wOOlens, Linens, sc
OF "A Aucfinn

ON Saturday. November 18th, at Salesroom, we
~ shall close the balance of WO0len CloIh, Shirt
i'm Flannel Shirts'and Draws, Oyer-ShirIs. Linen
Table Cloths, Doylies, Napkins, Handkerchiefs and
Crash, Cardigan Jackets. Hose, &c, &c.
luis is good opportunity as we must e'ose tie
consignment
no9II r. o, BAILEY Il CO. Auctioneers.
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ALAB A.

MONTGOMERY, Nov. 9.-Election returns are
meagre, but it is believed the democrats have
carried the State and elected three members of
Congress.
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ANOTHER lot of those Clouds and Jackets
received to day at
Andersons, 1888 Congress st.
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Horses, Carriages, Robes, nc at
Auction

VERY Low at Private Sale an assortment of
aate On y DESKS, Show Cases and Store Counters.
no9tf II. o. BAILEY, & CO., Auc'oneers.
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NEs ~ KOs1N,
CITY AND VICINITY.

New YORK, Nov. Joe Coburn, the pugil-
ist while drunk this morning shot his wife,
the ball entering below the shoulder blade and
probably making fatal wound. Coburn was
arrested and says the shooting was accidental.
Coburn was discharged in the afternoon, lfis
wife declining to make complaint.
Commissioner Davenport this afternoon re-
ceived bail in $4,000 each for Police Justice Cox
and Police Captain McCreary, charged with
conspiracy to defeat the Congress sional election
laws.
The race between George Palmer aud Amer
lean Girl was postponed to day after three
heats were trotted, Palmer winning two in
225 1-2 and 2.24 H. and American Girl one in
22712.
There were thirty BIDS for government gold
this noon, amounting to Sc, $4,000. The high
est bid W as ITO 50-100; the lowest ITO. A yard
of one million at ITO 42-1O0 ITO 50-100
GEN. BUTLER ON THE FUTURE POLICY OF THE
ADMINISTRATION.
The Tribune tomorrow will publish an ac-
count of a recent interview with Gen. Butler
at Lowell, Mass, giving the substance of
speech which he intends to make at an early
day on the policy the administration ought
to pursue to keep the Republican party to-
gether and insure its victory in the next Pres-
dental election.
He says:-War memories will not much long
er furnish political capital, and that the true
policy for the administration is to at once de-
mand and enforce the Alabama claims which
If vigorously prosecuted to satisfactory set
tement within the next year, wonld make the
re election of Gen. Grant inevitable. Eng
land would come to our terms at ouce when
she found we were in earnest and determined
TO enforce them. There would be no war, for
England does not go to war with a first class
power. Gen. Butler has already urged these
views on the ad dminisraton.
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LOUISIANA.
THE ELECTION RIOTS AT BATON RoUGE-FoUE
MEN KILLED.

THE ELECTION RIOTS AT BATON ROUGE-FOUE
MEN KILLED.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. gu. S. Marshal
Packard has received the following telegram of
the riots of Monday night at Baton Rouge:-
The supervisors and counters of ballots were
attacked by an armed mob. Four persons were
killed and two wounded. Marshal Schoon-
maker was killed. More trouble is anticipat-
ed. About thirty of the leaders have been ar
rested. 1t appears to have been premeditat-
ed affair and it would, it is predicted, have
been much more serious but for the prompt ac-
tion of Capt. Mercer. In the morning he took
two companies Of the 10Th infantry to the scene,
restoring order by arresting thirty of the ring
leaders. Marshal Packard has directed that
these prisoners be removed from Baton Rouge
for security. Trouble is apprehended at Don
from the Grenville barracks were sent to day
on requisition ofGov. Yarmouth.
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THE ELECTIONS.
NEW YO RK.

NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. Nov. 9.-In the Sd Congression-
al district Slocum's majority over Webster and
Whiting is 592. Brooklyn conn plete gives Hof-
man 30 ,201; Woodford 81 ,293 Roosevoltis is elect
ed over McMahon in the 4th district by 1853
plurality.
The latest election returns do not materially
change Hoffman's majority. The Tribune
claims the Assembly by majority, though sew
eral districts on both sides are in doubt.
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ANCrtnN SALES
Furniture Fine Carpets, &C.,
at Auction,

nN Thursday, Nov 10th, at ten o'clock. at Sales
room, we shall sell Crosleys Eng. Velvet Cas
pets, Sitting Room Sets, Chamber Sets, Loungs in
Terry. Hair Cloth and Dam SIX, Sofas, fine Feather
Beds. Hair and Excelsior Mattresses, Spring Beds,
Brussels and Ingram Carpets, Crockery ana Glass
Ware, Blankets and Comtorters, COOK, farior, Coi
and Air-tieht Stoves, Extension and Pembroke Ta-
bles Sinks Teapoys. Kitchen Furniture, &c.
novS II. o. BAILEY u CO., AucttOneers.
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-08-31
For the Standasd.
Taxes Collected Cheaply.

The motto of the Republican party is
Progress" and so the discussion of reforms
is always in order among Republicans.
There are some abuses like the following
that ought to have been attended to long ago.
The method'of collecting taxes ought to
be improved. Our State and County taxes
are both of them assessed and collected by
the same officers That is all right, and
cheaper than if collected separately. But
for the city. the absurd practice prevails of
employing separate listing and collecting
officers. Without having word to say
against the good men who now hold those
Offices, we think them useless expense.
Their salaries might be almost entirely saved.
Almost every person that pays ore tax, pays
all three; and it would take no additional
time to collect mans city tax along with
his State and County tax. The listing might
require a few additional columns on the
State tax roll, to be filled out by the clerk,
but little extra pay would satisfy him.
And the city assessors might be entirely dis
pensed with.
But not only would the cost Of salaries be
diminished, but every taxpayer would be
saved an extra and perfectly unnecessary
call on the list taker, and another call from
the tax-gatherer.
Besides. we are now to have Township
taxes, and in the country they have begun
to have separate officer to collect them
At this rate, tax-gatherers will become a:
thick as fleas and heap more troublesome
Let them all bite at once, and we shall no
have to keep scratching all the while.
Our new Legislature is pledged to econ
omy; let the Republicans propose law IL
stop this waste. SIMPLICITY.
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A Wonderful Potato.

Mark Twain has been visiting Beecher's
farm, Greeleys farm and the farms of many
of our leading city farmers, so that he has
fallen completely in love with the business,
and especially with that part of it which
raises the wonderful new seedlings. He states
his " agricultural" line by the announcement
of new potato. He thus tells its origin.
81 obtained it By crossing :he yam of the
tropics with the Canada thistle; and by
carefully selecting and cultivating the best
specimens for several seasons, have secured
a product that permanently combines the
earliness of the former and the endurance of
the latter; in other words, my new potato is
a rare combination of speed and bottom,
and it will do to bet on. have christened
it the early Stunner'-a name suggested by
its extraordinary qualities aud perform
ances.n
Mr.. Twain, however, not having had
much experience in farming, thought best
to place it in the hands of some reliable men
in whom the public had confidence, and
publishes heaps of testimonials. We give a
specimen from Mr.. John Smith, respectable
butcher, whose reputation for veracity is SO
we'll known. He says:
II am perfectly satisfied with the Early
Sumner The pound that purchased of you
will do me. In fact, it has already done me
so that shall not want to buy any more
The day after planted them my swine made
raid on the patch, and l supposed I had
lost my crop. You may imagine my dis
| appointment when saw the foremost hog
after greedily opening the first hill-sud
denly drop the slice Of Summers which be
found there, and, with an expression of dis
| gust and modification, walk off on his ear,
sadder and a wise hog followed by the
remainder of the drove. My hogs usually
range my potato crop, and hog proof pc.
tato has long been my hope. hail the
| Sumner with enthusiasm as being Just the
thing for poorly-fenced fields.
DIR. Jones, the celebrated physician, also
! gives the following testimony:
Having no land of my own, planted a
pound of Early Summers in the macadamiz.
ed road, opposite my residence. One of my
neighbors recommended an application OF
| plaster, as he thought the road had been
'Summerfallered' to much to raise crops
without stimulant and as this was my
first experience in agriculture, acted upon
his suggestion, and applied one of Alcocks,
porous plasters to each hill. The result was
amazing. On the first of July / had 100
bushels of Buckeyes; July second, 100 bushels
of Pinkeyes; July fourth, pair of black eyes;
July sixth, twins; July seventh had to dig
my potatoes or give bonds to keep the
peace. ...
Accordingly hired couple Of Irishmen,
sunk shaft in my front yard, tunnelled un-
der the road, and soon struck a magnificent
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For the Standard.
A Slander Revived.

A silly SANDER against Northern Repub-
licans was repeated during the campaign by
speakers who ought to know that it has no
foundation in fact To fill the colored peo-
pie with prejudice, they were told that the
Northerners abolished slavery because they
found it Improbable, but first selfshly sold
their slaUes to the S0utherners.
The statement is pure SANDER. Who ever
saw slave that had been bought, or whose
father or mother had been bought North of
Delaware? Who knows of any man who
bought slave there and brought him
South? We never heard of any. And even
if there were one or two sales, they might
have been in good faith. and the seller have
been no more responsible than the buyer for
the emancipation that followed.
The charge means nothing unless it means
that there was general selling of their
slaves by Northern holders to Southerners.
By examining the census tables, we see
that in New England the number of free
colored from 1900 down to 1860 was al
ways larger than both free and slave of the
previous census This would be natural if
the slaves were left at the North after the
act of emancipation, but remarkable in
crease if the slaves were moved away. We
copy from official sources the following ia
BILE of
FREE BLACKS AND SLAVES IN NEW ENGLAND
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THE CONSERVATIVES, so-called, of North
Carolina, seem bound to make the most of
their success, whatever that may have been,
at the late election in that State. A few
nights ago grand celebration was got up
at Wilmington in honor of the election Of a
Democrat over two Republicans in the Sd
Congressional district. Every opponent OF
Republicanism was of course invited to at
tend, and some two thousand persons as.
sembled. Colonel Robert Cowan made the
address of welcome, and from persons present
we learn that the scene reminded them Of
what occurred frequently in 1861, when il
was supposed in that latitude that Yankees
would not fight. There was the rebel flag
displayed, and there were some of the sam;
men under it. Colonial Cowau growing elo
quents with his subject said in substance
"the principle which we rejoice over to
night are the same as those for which Geor
ge Washington died and Jefferson Davi
suffered !" A sympathetic individual in TIT
crowd at this juncture called tor three cheer
for jeff Davis" and the old Cayotte vel
made the welkin ring.
These facts we have from reliable authority
and we merely give them publicity to let GU
readers know who has gained the victory il
that State.
In the procession formed on the above oc
casion, we are reliably informed, that onl,
two colored men, to their credit be it said
took part One of these was drunk and tn,
other was locked up the next day to answe
or heinous offense.- Washington Chronicle
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Gov. Holden, Habeas Corpus and the
Southern Confederacy.

Tho Do,,ooroto Confodorotos or conoo-,
my D'niuo.a.o, 0onie'ta .m AZ oonSeis
atiVes Vi Whatever Iney oaii themselves ea
shoulo remember tna' lney nigut prove
100 ihuca loI tneir presenI PURPOSE IL
quos 5n uor - 1aea nn5ar tho oC Conf "a
BEAs CORPUS ~ loo1.4, unIei Ine oInieu !,
craze So'ei En-; eni.;o VIII III; Oe aeneperet'
that ior HIS Posit,on VI 'nls very su?Jcct'
ana o!aers Oh kinuleu import, nc was was iresly
anu n1'ieily ue1 1;",n as un tL anu u
i1yui. lyes, uis'Iyaa wa: sHe mOtu'l a. on
thouen 'ney no" "econe ine az iss
use, even asking, IN an ali Oh injured 'nno-
ceHGe "i ~ h. IL Inc means mntro IN .b.t novsrr
Wv II Ut was un. .ter 0o;d hs os ~
50 en h i1i ay oo ohSsd '1 amohbim ,nd
Wnhl IL? UrnI ma' fanor;te nrinc;nison of
,ha;r0i IN conseenence Of HIS d;aloaaHy tn
1n ~ uUnso 4Sece .rt;cles tSev now
n nna w;tb ether comn,aining ones We're
du rttsr ~ 4hot sr;r;t nf nnnos;tion r. tbs
suocos a IA sr 1.o,sara of .ba 1then1 ooyern
aoont T Tha motale " w t'n orIoot .hor,
twn conoins;ons e 9aIin De a;.har IF wh;c c
viii tba o1,noa;t;o,, ILL., - odn,;t hafora tIo
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MFeeklg Staaharh
For the Standard
The Great Habeas Corpus Cases


MIR. EDITOR :-You have, as l perceive
by your paper, obtained correct information
about the habeaS corpus cases tried before
Judge Brooks.
After the case of Turner was disposed of,
Others who had been arrested as Kuklux
were called up.
The counsel for Col Kirk read his return,
which set forth, in substance, that he had
arrested the parties as Kuklux, after the
Counties of Caswell and Alamance had been
declared in state of insurrection, under
orders from the Governor.
Judge Brooks decided at once, without
giving the counsel for Col. Z. any chance to
argue the question, that the return was no
evidence, and asked the counsel If they had
any evidence The counsel replied, that
they had been informed by Col. Kirk that
he had abundant evidence, which would be
forwarded by railroad when he should be
telegraphed that the Judge was ready to
hear the evidence; and asked for short
time to have the witnesses brought. This
the Judge peremptorily refused to allow
and at once proceeded to discharge every
one of the prisoners present. The Judge
likewise, before hearing counsel, decided
that he had Jurisdiction.
When the cases of the Pearson prisoners
was called, the counsel read the return which
set forth that Col Kirk had only refused to
obey Judge Pearsor's first writ in conse-
auence of orders, and that those orders had
been set aside, and he ordered to return
them before Judge Pearson, which he had
done. Judge Battle then moved to attach
Col. Kirk, and Judge Brooks ordered that
Col. Kirk should be required to show cause
why he should not be attached in Raleigh
next Tuesday.
So much for the law part of this extraor.
binary proceeding.
After the habeaS corpus cases had been
disposed OF, Judge Brooks allowed argument
and affidavits to be read on motion tc
punish Col Kirk summarily for alleged
cruelty to some of the prisoners and also
to bind him 20 keep peace thus permitting
the temple of justice to be converted into
political arena, and thus enable political as
pirants to make political harangues il
furtherance OF their own interests, or to give
the color of Judicial sanction to affidavit
introduced for Buncombe, and intended
doubtless for political effect in other States
What have we come to, and whittier are w
drifting? H
Salisbury, N. c., Aug. Goth. 1870.