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SALES.DAY.

Monday last being regular sales-day, a
goodly number of people, from various Sec
tions of the county, were in attendance. All
concur in giving good reports Of the present
prospects of the growing crop of cotton. The
corn crop is not represented as promising. 1t
was planted late, and much of tin the low
lands-was drowned out by theexcessive rains
which fell soon after the planting season
closed. It is doubtful if the county makes
more than half as much corn as will be re.
quired to take the people through until the
next half crop shall be planted and gathered.
The Sheriff. made but one sale-Jacob
Blair's interest in house and lot on Madison
street, which was bought by W. B. Williams,
Esq, for $1,000.
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.
The following transfers of real estate in
York county have been reported to the Audi
tor since the oath ultimo:
q. D. Boyd to w. F. Boyd. A tract of
1O5 acres in Fort Mill township. Considera-
ton $1,000.
J.L.Guy to S. R. Moore. A tract.of ITO
acres in Bullock's Creek township. Consid-
Grafton $11O0.
Thomas L. johnson to J. G. Poag. A
tract of land in Catawba township. Consd-
GRAFTON S175.
J.P. Creighton to j. G. Poag. A tract of
20 acres in Catawba township. Considera-
tion S23.
J.P. Creighton to w. A. Barber. A tract
of "a acres in Catawba township. Consider
alton $74.
Calvin Whisonant to j. P. and Sue j..
Hambright. A tract of 2l5 acres in Broad
River township. Consideration $500.
III. Glenn, Sheriff, to Stephen Kearney.
A tract of 1877 acres in Catawba township.
Consideration $5S3.
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THE RAILROAD SURVEY.

On Wednesday afternoon Of last week, the
corps of engineers engaged in surveying the
route of the proposed railroad from Chester
to Lenoir returned to this place, having made
a survey from this point to Lenoir and back.
On Tuesday last, they commenced, from this
place, the third and final survey, which will
be made through to Lenoir and definitely To-
cate the route.
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TO HIS OLD HOME

We are pleased to see again in our town
Jonathan B. Williams, Esq, who in May of
last year, removed to Arkansas Like thous-
ands of others, he does not find the West the
Ell Dorado pictured by imaginative minds,
and he has returned to make his permanent
home in his native State.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

H. X. Roberts, Chairman Board of County Com
Observation-Disclosures to Overseers of Roads.
w. B. Allison, Clerk, pro tem.-Annual Meeting
of Board of County Commissioners.
Andrew Etters, Administrator-Noticet to Daniel
IT, Etters.
NJ. H. Currence Administrator-Ap Application for
Discharge.
r. II. Glenn, S. Y. C.-Sheriff's Sales.
Conner Hobbs & Dobson-BOdy- Maker Wanted.
J. a. oll-Admnistrator' Sale
Wheeler Il &Croweli--Dixie Cotton Press.
II. S. JetferyS, Secretary-Masonic Meeting.
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SZoZ, ,40l 81
The foregoing is not complete exhibit Of
school expenditures, five counties having made
no returns, and the returns from several other
counties being incomplete
am encouraged to believe that there has
heen marked and visible improvement in
our free common schools during the present
school year. I feel confident that the next
annual report of this office will show an in
crease in the number and efficiency of our
schools, larger school attendance and an ad.
vancement in the grade of teachers employed.
The average school term for this year will
not be as long as desired, but, as a general
rule, our teachers have been, and will be, more
promptly paid than heretofore. In many
sections the people have evinced growing
and active interest in common education, by
assembling in school district meetings and
voluntarily imposing upon themselves local
taxes for the support of free common schools
The General Assembly of this State, at its
last session, appropriated 100000 for the
support of fres common schools for the fiscal
year ending October 31st, 1873.
The State treasurer has already paid over,
on account of his appropriation, the sum of
$257 ,466.97, and hopes to be able to pay the
appropriation in full before the close of the
current fiscal year.
The Ku.Klux Prosecutions.
- Abiding to the action of the Govern
ment in ordering the discontinuance of the
pending prosecutions under the enforcement
act, the Charleston Ne,cs and Courier says
1t is not pretended to be said that the peace,
in public matters, which reigns in South Car
olina was bait to secure pardon, or mltl.
CATION of punishment, for persons accused OF
ku.kluxism The State is at peace because
the public rights of the freedman, as secured
to him by the Constitution of the State and
of the United States, are frankly acknowl'
edged by all classes of citizens. In elections
the effort is, not to prevent the negro from
voting, but to persuade him to vote partic.
ular way. In like manner we do not pretend
to say that to the clemency of President Grant
will be due the continuance of friendly public
relations between the whites and blacks.
Those relations would have been cultivated as
matter of selfinterest aud selfprotection,
irrespective of the result of the petition pre-
sented by Messrs Porter, Kershaw and Sims.
The value of the action of President Grant
lies in different direction. It is grateful to
us, because it is an indication that the car Of
the President is open to the appeals of South
ern men who now obey the laws as faithfully
as, during the war, they served the South. 1t
is highly esteemed by us because it encourages
the feeling that General Grant is President
of the whole country, of South as we'll as
North, and is not swayed by prejudice OF
vindictiveness in considering requests which,
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(a.) 1t is true that not one dollar Of the State
school appropriation of 100000 for the fiscal
year ending October 31st, 1872, was disbursed
from the State treasury until after the close
of the school year, and the fiscal year as we'll,
there being at the close of the said fiscal year
large deficiencies in all the State appropria-
tions. Since the commencement of the cur
rent fiscal year the State treasurer has paid
out, on account of this appropriation, the sum
of $84,539.46. I trust that the General AS
sembly will, at its coming session, give early
attention to the matter Of making ample pro.
visions for the full payment of the aforesaid
appropriations.
SCHOOL EXPENDITURES.
Salaries of teachers s26s O9l Ct
Building of school houses. s............. 1l,505 so
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OBITUARY.

dav. 18th Of March nllimo. Captain WILLIAM S.
p. MAYO, In the thirty fifth year Of his age. /,
Alas! 1t Is not given to man to ward the blow aat
brother had not died. Death hath Laid Its Icy hand
upon the young, the loving and beloved son. ant
The golden bowl of his beautiful life Inns been
soon broken. -,
and promise: the prospect of his life WIS bright
with honor, and virtue, and happiness
We saw him again |; his eye was sunken, his cheeS
was pale, his lips were SILENT forever.
But thanks be to God we know there was no sting
Armed In Christian faith he peacefully passed away
TO thnt world where fsith Is lost in sight
By his high-souled integrity and manly courtess
Captain MAYO had secured to himself degree o.
modest and retiring man. he was exceedingly popu.
lar with all classes, and was greatly beloved py MS
own family and a1arge circle of friends. ;,
He was n member Of the Monumental church,
difficult 10 supply His religion appeared to be 9
settled, steady, uniform principle OF life carried
out into all the details OF duty and affecting Ills
whole temper and conversations. His pastor stated
ut his funeral that the deceased had told him ne
actions we're not controlled by his sense of religious
duty. His was a piety warm. deep. and CONSISTENT
and at the slme time cheerful, attractive and love
~. There was In him no moroseness-no bitter.
ness. ,-,. .a..s.
He was man of unusual efficiency and business
capacity, and had attained great influence with al
WHO knew him-a natural tribute to his sound judg.
ment, honesty, and Kindness.
In the midst Of all his usefulness-so valuable as
citizen and Churchman, so loved as husband
and son, and brother, irreproachahe In his daily
walk In favor with God and In perfect charity witt
the world-so he died
Truly, "Gou moves in q mysterious way,
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SALES OF Real ESTATE. ~ essrs. Lynel6
Brother sold ut auction yesterday afternoon
the three-story brick storehouse lou TIC
northwest cornersof Cary and Thirteenth
streets for $4,000. The adjoining lot, 38a
feet on Cary street, sold at 1925 per front
foo4 - E;fttAiHlS
: Mr.. Welliugton Goddin sold at auction on
Monday one hundred lots in Manchester, and
i'm Marks and Mayo's additions to the town,
for 1,815. There wasa large attendance,
bidding; spirited, ,and the property sold ln
sI,rpe rsrcels. ~ ~ jfts ..-.ile t.t~-f
Mr. Goddin also sold at auction on Tues:
day afternoon the handsome residence land
lot adjoining on the corner of Marshall and
Ninth streets, belonging to the estate OF the
late Mrs. Sophia G. Deane,, for ST., 200. And
Yesterday he sold the elegant and costly
furniture in the house for %, 8l2. This last
sale attracted the presence Of, large num-
Der Of our most respectable citizens, a ma
iority of whom were ladies'. t.. sy-;a-
Messrs. Grubbs g. Williams sold at auction
Yesterday: for w Eiliam 81. Al!derdiee, assignee
in bankruptcy, and Maury u Courtney,
trustees. fhe leasehold mill property in Man
chester known as the getty Mills " for $50, }.
600. Messrs. Walker & Saunders were the
DIIrchasers, .s -
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Very Natural.
A late letter from Germany to an American

~
A late letter from Germany to an American
newspaper has the following: ....
"You often see, doubles, statements about
the large democratic population in this
country. 1t does. exist, and is probably q
majority in the land. But Il must be re.
membered that the word democrat in Ger
many has unique Specification. A German
Democrat is man who is opposed to abso-
lutte monarchy. He is democrat in the
exact chronological sense of the word that
is TO say, he believes in liberal institutions
under parliamentary forms, and with the will
of the people as the final law, but he is not a
republican. The latteris the more radical Of
the two. The Democrat advocates liberal
monarchy with a popular parliament, as 10
England. The Republican calls for the aho-
lition of monarchy and complete change
10 the form Of government. The Republicans
are comparatively few, and, SO far as out
ward demonstrations go, are confined to the
socialstic workingmen. The Democrats,
however, are now the dominant party in
nearly every German State. He who keeps
their true character In mind will not, on &C.
count Of their numbers, be led to believe
that Germany is ready to merge herself in
the Universal Republic"
It is very natural that ultra Democracy
should merge itself into monarchy. It Is the
|logical termination Of the Democratic prin.
ciple fully carried out. Republicanism is 9
remove further from arbitrary power, and
cannot itself end in that. 1t must go through
the ultra Democratic stage-auother name
| for anarchy before 1t is lost in despotism
The German Republicans are not Republic
cans save in name. True republicanism :
order, conservatism, wisdom, and justice
combined-is not to be found amongst
socialistic workingmen. Such people will
never do anything to render less necessary
the interposition of arbitrary power for thu
protection Of society from anarchy. The
ruling power in Germany well knows De
mocracy In all its phases, and will keep il
quiet enough. 1t is all one there whether
styled one thing or another, and there is in
deed no ground for supposirg that seer
many is ready to merge herself in the Uni
versal Republic" "Universal Republic ~
What madnessl e.e 80.
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ss.H ii ii 81 xSH.A Il reas csc senient ysAe
created Id flb upE8 portion of the city yes.
sfertgaf by Tia riaDp anay of two hofses
on which d fasly adj gent efnan we're ridihg.
The horses took fright on Governor street,
and dasbfDg up 10 Bread, ran up TINT street
At. their utmost speed until above First,
when they turned 6ffastn. che direction lof
Horton's garden, still ling with undated
mace. When near TINT point the gentleman,
brushing sagasnst q ie.fce, Was thrown Oh.
and the lady finding herself alone jumped
from. the saddle and aligbted unhurt The
gentleman was not so lortunate, having re.
ceiyed disiocation Of the ankle.
The face was q fearful one, and ns the
boots OF the frightened animals rang. out pr
the hard spavenents. every one left his
business to look afterat them, expecting
every moment to see one or fhe
other aor both of the riders dashed
to the earth. Butt fortunately, NO such acci-
dent happened, Being experienced riders
thew held their seats firmly and, had it not
been for the acsideht which threw the
gentleman from the saddle, would probably
10 q short time have brought their seeeds
under controE Y III staEF-s tSsssasS ~ 4 =
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SEauDtOn.

I. 49,. u.s......., SEauHtOn. t.ss.s#,tar. WI
SPECIAL TERM OF THE CIRCUIT coURT--IM.
PoRTAETr CIVIL sUIT-T1E CASE OF vARIo-
LoID-vALLEY RAILROAD. ~
Correspondence Of tic Richmond Dispatch.I :
-l.@. 80 STAUNToN, April g.. .
The special term Of the Circuit Court,
Judge Mclaughlin presiding, has been in
session here since last Monday. The case. of
Browns heirs Us. McChesney and NadeD-
bousch, which involves the title to the vaIua-
BILE property Of The American Hotel, in this
city, is being argued. Browns heirs claim
that the title made to McC hesney and Naden-
bousch by Mrs. Brown, through her trus-
tees, is not valid against them: that she had
no power to make good title. The plain
tiifs are represented by MIR. i. j. Niche and
Judge Hugh w. Shelley, and the defendants
by Colonel John B. Baldwin aud Captain
George NJ. Cochran. The argument in this
case has been very able and elaborate, and
has lasted since Tuesday. The case will be-
closed to-day end given to, the judge. It is
thought that it will 60 to the Court of APP
peals whichever way it Is decided In this
court ssa5s ~ s,AE -
The case of ysrioloid at the Western L,l.
natic Asylum, which had caused some little
apprehension in, our city, has entirely rece-
yered, and no apprehension Is now felt Of q
further spread Of. this: loathsome disease.
Robert Garrett, Jr., arrived in the city last
Tuesday on business connected with the
Valley railroad, and 1t Is thought some deci-
siYe measure will scon be announced, and
remove the doubt aud uncertainty which
now prevails as 10 the further completion Of
this road. .=Sast:.' Dick.
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8 Two MAILS DAILY TO AND FROM sTAUsToN
THE WHITE SULPHUR, &c.-Last night Miss
Van Lew, the efficient postmaster here, com.
menced sending night mailto Stauntonand
other points along the hae of the Chesa.
peake and Ohio railroad this side OF tine
White Sulphur Springs. It will be put up
in locked pouches and giyen,in charge Of the
baggage agent on the train. = All matter for
these points put into the office before the
mail closes Is. o'clock p. NJ viii be sent by
this tram. This will prove great benefit TO
merchants and business men, who have here
tofore been compelled to wait from three, to
four days for an Interchange of letters. 90
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The language of the act [difecting the sale
of the stock held by the State in the Danville
Railroad Company is to direct the Board
of Public Works "to sell to the said com:
pauy all the stock Of the State Of Virgins in
the company" not the estates, interest in
the Danrille railroad" nor yet "the entire
interest Of the State" as the Dispatch has it.
The doubling of the stock was the result of
the; accumulated earnings Of theroad; which
have been applied to its improvement. Ii
was AMPLY the mode Of distribution adopted
by the company, and was the only dividend
that ever. had been declared. The State, at
{ tho time OF the authorization Of the sale OF
her stock, had no knowledge of this Giyi.
dend, to which she was Justly entitled, and
gave authority for the sale of the twelve
thousndshares Of stock only.-R hia of yes.
terday.. : -. =,
In answer, we have to say Ell
es5..st. The word "interest'' used BY The
Despatch In describing the States property
id The DanyllIe railroad was not marked as q
quotation, and was not intended "a q quota,
tion5from the law, but merely the statement
sbf its substance. But The wofd astock',
nsea In the law, and quoted by the R6ig
Just as fully describes all hat ne Stat.
oshaes 10 the read. Things that are eqslpl e
ttesall thing are eqnsl 70 enc another. The
State; by her oRnisw, having disposed Of oil
Der stock in The DaayiIIe Railroad com.
lsaas, ha, not aishase left and the commit,
ice Of the House 'os Delegates, when II 10,
! sissea ils opinion that the State held RI,
,eeo sharss Of stock Ia that company, mas
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MANCHEsTER ITEMS S;

PETIT JURORS DRAwE.-The following
gentlemen have been drawn according to
law to serve at the April term Of Chesterfield
County Court: Bermuda Township, VIII
liam Bass, c. n. Friend, ". F. Bishop;
Dale, 6. {. Wilkinson, Aa6tel Cannon. L.
A. Firth; Midlothian, b7rn j. Wilkinson,
w. A. Wood, james 0. Martin, f. A. Humid
ley, E. j. Baugh; Matoaca, Samuel Wood,
Benjamin Davis, Samuel Holt; Manchester,
A. j. Mcintyre, p. H. Bowls, John d. Baird,
james E. Horner, Samuel Ford, James E..
Hail, w. Is. West, N. A.. Eubank, Albert
Mayo, John Matthews, j. g. Wells; Clover
Hill, John A. Leslie, Thomas E. Wood6n,
James Cheatham.t AreRire Of twenty -four
is also to be summoned, principally from
Manchester and Midlothian Townships,
which from the superior intelligence of their
deniZens seem to be fayorite localities for
summoning juries. The people seem very;
proud of the distinction.
Town FINANcEs.-Through the courtesy
of A. w. Burnett, town auditor, your re-
porter Is enabled to state that the expenses
of town government since the present Board
entered upon the discharge of their duties
has been about S10,640. This includes the
salaries of town officials, interest on bridge,
market, aud courthouse bonds, street and
water. power, for land condemned for street
extensions, interest on old debt, and Incl
dental expenses. The, present Board found
legacy of some hundreds Of dollars to pay,
but not the wherewithai to pay. The above
does not include q note nc sixty days for
Is, 900, which has been renewed. 1t may be
added that the resources Of the town are am
pie, its credit unsurpassed, and It's onward
course to great prosperity but commenced.
OFFICERS ELECTED. Grant Section, No. s,
Colored Cadets OF Temperance, at Its last
meeting elected A. n. Powell, w. A.; George
Dabney, V. A.; s. T. Farley, s.. WILLIAMS
Randolph. A. s.; William Morton, t.; Will
liam r. Coghill, A. r.; Joseph Goode, T..
Piummer Morton, g.. Joseph Price, w.
John M. Branch, A. W.; Jacob Russell, p.
W. a. These officers were installed last
Wednesday night by Martin A. Harris, D. G..
W. r, and james Thompson, N. A. G. g.
A BEnGE UssAFE.-Mr. j. c.. Brown re.
ports that yesterday one OF the main sup
potts TO Eotton's bridge lover Failing creek,
| the div idipg Hne between Manchester and
| Dale townships, fell into the creek, leaving
the bridge ina dangerous condition, and
travellers should be careful in crossing with
reported 20 the secretary Of Manchester
Township Board Of Supervisors.
t CnURcH NorEs. Interesting religious
meetings were held nj oil of the ehurelie.
Wednesday night. The Interest at tbe
Methodist and col ,red Baptist churches cor
tinues. In consequence of the indisn ositiol
| OF Rev. Dir. Campbell the services &c The
Presbyterian church were brief. Nj
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ssiily i ] M ssss .dble y

S1sttJ " = 8, $50
surdity. Is.sss !,
ID. The ,naitegp :. pbiin1 q the stock : 7
by the act OF tss raisfoad co14aa IN am
nual meeting, las no bearing whatever upon
| the question. The ldso, az The Wig declares
10 correcting US, ordered tho sale Of all The
stock ii o,sned in The company, and therefore
IL sod all. what remains b.
3D. .No knowledge y Of the doubling Of
shares7 How can The Vhig say SOP sYas
Dot the State represented In the annual meet {
ing which, under the authority OF the Legs,
iature, doubled the number OF shares ehal, lo'
stock in Che company How cal, tue staee :
pretend for one moment that sne MIG"
nothing OF the proceedings in which, acco!a'
Ing to law, she participated, and was iesaily
and as thoroughly informed as the hunipie sa
stakeholder in the company But, further
more. the reports of the company, fully rep
resentipg this net Of the annual meeting.
sere laid before both the Legislative and
Executive Departments of the Govern
ment. with what right, with what deceney,
can it be claimed that the State was not
informed of the act which doubled
her number OF shares in the Richmond and
Dauville Railroad Company We have lived
10! these many years, and been somewhat To-
.niliar with public proceedings and measures,
but we can cay most truthfully that we have
never. known more bold and tbaseless plea
than that which the late committee of the
House of Delegates on this subject asserted
viz, in the language Of the Wing, that " the
estate, Mt the time, Of the authorization of
sstbe sale Of her stock, bad no knowledge loi
"thls dividend ~. H.. e., this dividend, OF
stock--thls doubling of the number Of
shares of stock in the company The
State could not by any means plead such
ignorance but. really there" was no
ground of fact upon which it could be
pleaded In equity for the increase Of the
number of shares did not increase to the ex-
tent of one cent the value Of her property
in the road! When she ordered the sale of
her stock she ordered the sale of that which
was worth certain sum-a. sum which was
the same as ~, 900 shares that it was as $4,000
shares! And for that certain sum she got a
larger amount in her own bonds. At the
outside her stock in the road was worth
100000, ana for this she received her own
stock, worth at the time in the market $685.
600. g."
How on earth Is it, then, that the commit
tee appointed by the House of Delegates to
Investigate the matter had the assurance TO
say that the State still held $4,000 shares in
the Danville railroad? She had received,
upon her own order to sell all she owned in
the company, more than all she owned was
worth in the market. To say that she is en-
titled to more is to say what is unsustained
by fact and unsustained by law, and what
could only be suggested by some intention
other than purpose to be just. !
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN BANk.-A charter
granted to the English and American Bank
has been lodged in the office Of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth for record. The
capital stock Of the company is not to be less
than $4,000 nor more than $4,000, divided
into shares of $25 each. The charter was
granted by Judge Asa D. Dickinson, Judge
of the Circuit Court of Prince Edward
county; and the principal Office is to be 10.
Gated In the town of Farmville. Officers
for the first year: President, Charles Bugg
Vice-President, W. w. Thackston Cashier,
Alfred Moth. Directors: Charles Bugg, &,
N. Dickinson, Edgar Allen, S. Fl. Bliss
Charles Vanvorhiss, 0. S. Wickers, A. G.;
Powell. W. W. ThackSton, j. G. Cannon, N
E. Venable, and Thomas Horne.