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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-12-16
TIE CONTENTION.

Weare satisfied tina, .he folding IN favor
Of The Conversion il growing stronger NOT
onty 10 the Legislature hut throughout the
Stats. TIE opposition i only upoa enc
gruumi-tiat;of expediency. aud we are
sure that the expediency win sson he found
III On tho o,her side. A large and ea,ha.
siastic meeting was held in Halifax hast
week taking strong ground in favor Of il.
and We are glad toLear Of some very impor.
,ant eha,.ges otopinioa on that day.
Aletter may We expected in Few days
from the lion. W: A. Graham. which must
carry conviction to every mind We do
not believe in yielding slavish Submission
to the authority of names, but that Of man
80 wise. so prudent, 50 experienced and %
learned rs W A. Graham may be looked
on asexceptiornl. aud wili'lmse It's weight
with the doubling and faiut hearted.
Let the question be kept alive. with the
assurance that noas Of the friends Of the
movement have backed down. while large
accessions are being centaialy made from
the other side..
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WASHINGTON. sDcclly. the RepupIi.
can Senators slentaLuut IN lsur and q half
il eaaeus this afternoon IN lie subject n
Askausas affairs. nut adjourned Without
cunning IN nny cshrinsirlE O.Iy d feS
Senators pressed slenselses ia favor IL
iutergNuiui'. and even these were mt agreed
AS to the exact io,m-ef The. movement |;
osters wcte disposed to postpone action. as
,he.p present t.haiticn ~ the State did not
seem tojtstify Congressional measures. al
accounts, lcI,eentine me people generally
TO he;stisiied wisls1heir preseHpl govern.
,nent. with no cause Of violent diSubance.
The qnestioanf the coadition or louisiana
salso heconing involved. several Senator's
said it would le found on examination that
one or two other Of the Southern States had
no more legal existence than Louisiana aud
therefore there should he an. investigation
concerning all of them. In order to establish
their validity.
'fhe expression % views separated Sena.
tors wiaely from the original topic u con-
senHiim.
The nsxt caucus will be held on tho call
VI the chairman.
The President has granted pardons. to
he issued ~ morrow. 10 John Whisonunt
and jerome Whisonant. of South Carolina.
both convicted of Ku.Hlux Offences. anl
,enienceil TO- Eve years imprisonment Al
Albany and 500 fne. They have served
two years Of their term. st
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TIE CAROLINA cEYTRAL.

Much a. re regret the disappointment 10
lhe hopes o. this company IN the result oi
IT, recent application . the I,rgiaIsiare %,
relief. We cannot bot commend the spirit n
The House 10 refusiag 70 act without fuller
jnformaIion ~ The purposes and objects o.
ihe modes o. relief asked for. and IL deter.
'ninsiios 10 postpone the question toa is,er
day. The State 10 nov Suffering IN lie rs.
~ vitals from hssiy action m kindred sub.
jeet,. BY listening 100 readily 70 represents.
tons ofspesuIators. ~ being carried away
By the visionary plans Of interested sche.
mers.
Upon The surface. lie present manage.
ment seems 70 ash nothing but What l. emf.
nently right. proper and honest. nothing
more than l.eiliiies 70 sonrlsis shat would
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seem 10 l,e generous aud gratuisous addi-
tim 10 the property u the State. But the
Legislature has lcarased caution BY exle-
ricnce Il knuws that men, strangers ID
our midst cannot Be generous without 4 NO.
tive, and il fears - ca. 10 he meal tub,
admitting that the Carolina Geniral has
been carried through 10 Charlotte in the
face u tremendous financial Obstacles. that
lis compilation easures he exlstsnce Of one
Of The mesi important lines in the Stair,
aud adds vastly 10 the prosperity DC the ter
.minai-towns but Of sisewslc.s iassrvesisg
country. admitting that il is . graa, hoouio
the whae Of North arolina, sill there ,sa
freliag of distrust. The sif, may be aecep.
table. butthc sentiment upon It's preseu,a-
.tion il Times Duasos. e doaa fsrsates,,
] The Legislature mus, reflect awhile be.
fore il acts farther. ~.
!. Tine could not fail 10 admire the bold.
manly'eioquent. and Determined way 10
which Mr. Mclsae Of Cumberland urged
the passage Of the bill. Alone and without
encouragement he wilhsiood the .asau..,
of.saeh men as'Ta,s. Richardson. oAksa;,l
and others, and be yielded At last, buried IN
der, arms. overwhelmed but hot ,eopqaereJ
U There was something touching and gene
r"as too IN the way IN which Nj. Melsa,
assumed tl'e championships ef oihers. form
represented eoihinsniiy which Ias bee,
sighted ~ legislation. Neglected BY raj
road corporations and isolated BY hostile in
tere>ts. But viii, generosity drawnfrou
sympathy snisthc experience o. suffering
he came forward 10 help those Who had y
one to speak for them.
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WAsnISoToS. Dec. lO-The Commit.
tee on Banking aud Currency we're ii con.
rulisti0n to-day uiIh the President.
Senator JrO. \ Levi. Of Virgins. ..
sick. :.
The President has sent nearly . column
u nomination. 10 The Senate. Including Or.
lsn.l" u. Brewster. SBpefti.irg. q eneral Of
l,e. United States for Louisiana. II
ynluey yoltaire Smith. claiming 10 Ne
tie Governor Of Arkansas. has turned %
here.
Application has been made fdr placing
troops 10 the State IIou,e IL New O,lea,,s.
and was refused. A mors urgen, sprlica.
ton j. now before the President. the result
q which has not tran.pired.
wAsuIxoTcS. dee. II.--Ata meeting
Of the IIause Judiciary COMMITTEES this
inorning. snb.ccmmitiee unsupported 10
draw up another Civil. flights Liil. II i
understood that the cOmDliliee are innrnc.
fed 10 incorporate III the essential feature.
Of the Senate bill noe on tho Iionse eaIcn.
dar. emitting thercffom the cemetery and
school sections.
In response 70 urgent requests that The
President place tromp. ~ the I1pui.inna
stste.house. lie i quoted. - will MI
provide against threatened danger. tut 4
violence occurs ! vii suppre. g."
KANSAS CRY. Dee. o.--Masked men
detached Tie expres car and engine from
i train On the Kansas. Pacific rad. aud
robbed The safe 81 Wells. Pareo & CO. n
$4,000. a else with IS 900 10 eoId dusi
wss eanied "a. The robbers we're moan.
ted aud heavily armed. The express com.
papy offers $4,000. The railroad company
5000. and Governor Osborne sz.Js0 re-.
ssrd for ihe arrest o. the robbers aud 70.
soyery % The property.
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DURHAM Dee. 9th.
Corrected by Realns aud Walker.

CorroS -Ruleiga Dee. II,h.-R.-
eciIts "a bale.. The market was quie,
atI3 . ISL for low miJdiipgs. Stained
II TO IL.
We are indebted 70 the Raleigh News for
our Cotton reports.
Wilmington. IIih. Cotton quiet. slid.
dlinss ISL lou middling lsl.
Norfolk. .ii:b. cotton quiet. Middlinss
iai.
fLouR Flour Markets dull aud price.
rule low. Raleigh, Dee. iI.h. Nor.h Ca.
Plina s7.25(s.T.5O.
Wheat. - ;irhmond Iith. No matsrial
ebange,. prizes Tor both lied aud White
ringing between :,20to i.45.
Provisions. - l,iehmond Iiih. weten.
shoulders iOCsi2e. Clear rib sides iIlG
igt.
cogeer-Riehnond iith. Rio fair 10
good 2OCa!l. Prime choice z2@23.
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THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGR..


We cannot indulge our rea,lers with this
document. IL is too long ior any Of them
to read. And we prepare only brief sy'
nOpsis, promising that il is better written,
aud better considered document than
might have been expected from President
Grant.
In the beginning. after the usual landa.
tion upon the prosperous condition Of the
country. he touches sharply upon the anan-
cial condition Of the country. Business
and labor be says. are frustrated, while
labor and capital are abundant. 10 re.
gard to the currency. he says the large is.
sue of paper which il Is impossible TO keep
at par has inincsd a pernirious spirit Of
speculation and exitarsgalee among lie
people. He thinks il might have answered
the purpose when introduced. but thinks
the time Of its usefulness now past. and he
leans TO d resumption Of specie payments
lin which by the way. he is more than sus.
taincd by secretary liristow. who boldly
fxes the perioi-three wears. for resump.
ton. lie thinks that the delay 10 the re.
turn to specie payments savers somewhat Of
dishonesty and the only way TO &c. through
is by the positive aetiun Of Congress. =
lie says that the frst grea, requisite to a
I return to specie payments. is. return to
prosperity. The leg~i tender clause TO the
law authorizing The issue Of currency b. the
4 National Government should lie repealed.
70 take effect as 20 all contracts entered in.
TO after the dsy Fixed in the repeating act.
Provision TO be made by which the Secre.
tary ofthe Treasury can obtain gold from
hne 10 time from the date ahea ,peeie re-
demption commences. and senus snfi.
Gent in excess Of expenses to ln>are an se-
eanulaiion Of gold in the Treasury TO sus-
tain redemption. MM.
| The President favors free Lankiny at the
same time wth resumitioa.
4 We have no room to follow him through
the histerJ IL our foreign relations.
/ We are rather surprised at the tenseiiy
with which he holds on to bis errors in con.
Rection with the. South; Snely candid
and intelligent mind sguId have been con.
rinced BY the ilnPartia; isstimy Of northern
correspondence. by the investigations hal
in Congress. By The confessions Of csnspira-
tors against The peace and prosperity Of the
South. that the troubles 10 this region we're
not political in their nature. we're not con.
seived " hostility to the government. we're
not originated ia hostility 70 Tie black man.
bot grew naturally and irrepressibfy out Of
. resistance to iptoIeraLle oppression.
What the Souilen people did al other
would have done. aud more. in like cir.
eums,snces. They deserve praise Tor for.
bearanee and patience % foreign to heir
aseribed character. rather than Teprosrb
aud condemnation for the little they DID Do
10 throw 90 The yoke. \
But We will no, pursus thisshIjecE since
the late elections lhcw that General Grant
stands almost solitary and alons 10 bis esti.
mate Of our saairs.
Aud with this We will close our notice d
document which does the head or the an.
thor more credit than he has hitherto re.
ee:yed.
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~ The PiedmOnt Pres say. that he
los DOT believe that say thing has sssr
zen done 70 carry out ibe wishes u The
ircs Association IN tic matter ~ Legal
tiveriising. brother Avery i mistaken.
sths last scSfon o. The Legislature bill
rgspred BY the COMMITTEES. sbd put
the Legislature through senstor Allen.
Itus uofayorsbly reported 90 but was
onmitted. md amended. and received .
,orsble report. Why i Vas mover called
!, re are not able 20 say. We made Eve
.ls 70 Raleigh last winter On the ssbjsei.
4 slwsys had the premise that TIE bill
AID Be called sp. Il vas never done.
4 Il vas 6led sssy >, The end VI the ses-
n among bills not Setsd on.
The matter y rst dent yet.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-12-16
STATE TOBACCO ASSOCIATION.

AS soon as Blackwells new tobacco fac.
tory Al Durham-,he largest and hard
somest in the uaiied States is completed.
the State Tobacco Association will hold it,
next annual meeting there. This will be
probably about Tie piddle Of February.
The elects Of The meeting viii be many.
Cor their interests are vas. and romprehcn
siye. One uf them will. lie the breaking
up Of the system Of blockade running and
giving protection 10 the honest dealer.
The lime has past when i was CORY 10
cheat the government. A pseudo patriot.
i'm was the cover Cor = vast amount Of
Priysresraseaiity. and willie The govern.
meut was defrsu,led, the fair and honest
dealer was seriously hurt in bis business.
But ,hsre were always inthc business men
80 honest to swerve fro,n the paths of rec.
titu6e; men loo incofrupiible to yield 70
The. Embellishments q oiieials, ready to
sell their .iifueree Cor . hribc.
The time has, eane when the trade
should be purged of il dishones, branches.
xhen honest dealing sbauld lie ihe rule
aud dishonesty the erceplion. There is
20 complaint now If iae taxes which are
moderate aud uniform. at any rate they
are not oppressive. and may await the le.
gitimsie course Of legislation for removal
o. mitigation.
There vas never in any business 30 ma.
ny illustrations Of the proverb that zion
esty is The best policy" Everyuhere the
land is sirown With the wrecks o. fortune.
Everywhere are encountered men who
tried 10 becume rich by bribery. By fal,e
stamps. BY bloclade running. ~ every
mole By which the government could be
Overeaehed. They ought TO serve ~
warnings: while on the other hand. the
hnest dealer till remains in bis basine,s.
Prosperipgif not growing rieh.-Iieh ii
lesst 10 the consciousness Of integrity and
honest dealing.
Nesh6pe the Association will be able
10 accomplish much At Durasm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19
A NEW OCEAN TRAVELLER.

The new steamship Schiller of the Eagle
Line, owned by the German Transatlantic steam Nlvi-
CATION Company, sailed from Hamburg on Feb g. and :
due at this port. The Schiller is the third steam
snip that has entered the service Of the Eagle Line.
She built at the yard aud on the same model
the Goethe, which arrived for the first time Oct l.
and does not differ materially from the Herder which
completed few week. ago. The Schiller j. built ot
ron il $40 feet In length 40 feet breadth OF BEAM and ~
feet depth OF hold She il. OF 800 tons burden. She IL
brig rugged, ana - furnished with large life boats and
tiuco iron decks She j. provided with compound en-
cnea with two cylinders 1nefc six furnaces 10 each
Of the -four boilers aHd an tho shafts ar OF sf'cL Tie
screw has four nitde@ and diameter OF Do i.rt Int
saloon - ~ feet long 90 feet vide. aud u feet hrN
large raised hAJ isht aduiN The p.s.Jge VI n.Ol 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19
CRoss-TowN TRANSIT OPPOSED.

An adjourned meeting Of the property hold
ers in the district In the vicinity Of the Grand Central
Depot was held al the Harvard Rooms at Sxthaye and
Fortysecondst last evening TO complete arrangements
for successful opposition 10 the bill now pending before
the Legislature authorizing the Greenwic-st Elevated
Railway TO extend branch from Nintlaye. To the
Depot About so persons present, including
bers OF the Murray Hill Association and representatives,
OF the residents OF Forty-thirdst, who had already
made movement in opposition to such extension
The meeting called TO order by ID. L. Harse.
Lucius Comstock appointed Chairman. and b. L.
Hase secretary. 1t stated that the object OF
meeting was to concentrate the opposition. Mr. New
ton of the FOrtyhirdst organization said that they
organized three weeks since, had sent a committee
TO Albany. and made arrangements TOE a
hearing before the Committee Railroads TO-
day. They had prepared remOnsranoe, TO
which they had obtained 1000 signatures. In
order to combat the idea that adjoining property
not deprecated by the Elevated road In Ninthaye.,
they had obtained statement from propery-hOders in
that avenue 10 effect that their property reduced
in value Is per All the clubs aud churches Joined
in the opposition, which was made broad enough TO
cover any crOsstOwn elevated road. Mr. Harsel then
moved the adoption OF resolutions which embodied the
ideas OF the remonstrancG circulated by the Murray Hill
Association which has obtained about 5000 signatures
These resolutions adopted. The resolutions pro-
vided for the appointment of committee OF ten, who
were to proceed to Albany and in conjunction with
previously appointed committee present the remon-
srances and argue the merits OF their opposition. This
committee as named consists OF j. T. Fitch, j. n. Potter
Edward Brown, NJ Watbeimer, Is. II. Adams. ID. g Wal
colt, and Messrs. sites, Newton. Tracy, and Duggn
Mr. Fitch moved that a committee OF i've should be- ap
pointed TO take such measures rs they may see tit TO
excite public attention. This adopted, and Messrs.
Fitch Close, Sanders COmsiOck, ana Judge Culver
named. The meeting then adj burned until next
Wednesday evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

A meeting was held in this city last night
of the purpose OF obtaining signatures memorial
congress IN favor Of amendment TO the Constitution
removing the clause torOddug the election of fotegn-
born ciuzen to the office OF President
The new Brooklyn Tabernacle, the Rev. T.
DE Witt Ialmage pastor will be dedicated on Sunday.
the Rev DIT sunderland OF Washington being the
preacher The blessing of God upon the services s nm,
yOked yesterday morning. afternoon ana night a.
meetings held IN the Lay College, near the Church
AT meeting of the Federal Council of In
ternatonals last night committee was appo,pted 70
draw 40 paper showing the superior ADVANTAGE .,
The West 70 this CITY Tor nottingham TO obtain for
himself home. A committee was appointed 10 wait
upon the Board o. Aldermen TO urge The pton Of
tie city works Interrupted 10y the late frost
Special services have been continued in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19
AKAILROAD AT AUCTION.

The st. Louis aud St. Joseph Railroad was
sold at public auction yesterday at the Merchants Ex
change for 100000 the bidding having been started
$4,000 IL bought by c. w Hasser in behalf Of the
bondhoders represented at meeting held at the Astor
House on jan. c. AGENTS OF the Northern Missouri
Railroad made effort to obtain possession OF the road,
but the purchasing Committee had obtained control OF
large majority bonds. The mortgage which
default WAS made was for 100000. OF the bonds
secured by this mortgage the holders OF $4,000 are
represented in the combination which has come into
possession OF the property. The road is IS miles in
length aud extends from Lexington to st. Joseph. Its
cost was s2,0D,OOO and the purchasing Committee
believe that the Company can be so reorganzcd and
managed 40 to render the properly very valuable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19
pu.OTAGE ON A STARVATION BASIS.

The bill recently prepared to regulate pilot
age in this port provides for material reduction in the
rates PAID to pilots for their services and according to
Pilot Commissioner Blunt should be entitled a bill to
drive every pilot from the port OF New-York." The
labor required of pilots is by means trivial even
under the most favorable circumstances, and In the
yintry storms which they obliged to encounter
they are surrounded by pers At the present rates Of
plotage they are barely able TO obtain a comfortable
subsistence aud few anything from their earn
ngs They are course apprehensive Of the success
OF the bl since they themselves have little power TO
oppose it, that justice will be done them. The
new bill provides tlat the rate for every merchant
vessel inward bound and not exempted from plotage
by any law of the State, regulation III pursuance
OF the same, and drawing less than IL feet OF water
shall be 81 Is per foot the present rate IS 40 per loot
for vessels drawing IL and less than 10 ieeiS 30 against
present rate 81 81 %; for vessels drawing Is and
than q feet 81 So against the present rate OF IS 5
for feet and upward 81 30 against the present
rate OF S. so for outward bound vessels 10
he reduced in about the same ratio. Commissioner
Blunt there is no danger Whatever Of the passage
Of the bill II is too absurd 10 suppose II possible that
the present wages for pilots be reduced since 1t N
well known they only able TO obtain living AT the
I.te
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19

rrst Presby terrain Church at Fffthave and Eleventh
At this week The Rev. Dr. Hutton preached on Mon
day evening, Dr. Ganse Tuesday evening. DIR. Conk
Rev DIR. Hastings will preach tonight and tomorrow
night Those meetings have been highly suceessfnL
They are not denomiDa tonal, and all are welcomed
The eighth annual meeting of the American
Society OF Painters I'm Water Coiors held Tuesday
night al Hail. The reports OF the secretary
and treasurer showed its asrs to he In hourishing
condition. and the Of members has Increased 70 Co.
The following were elected President, jas ID Smile
rreasnrer J0vas G. Tiffany; Secretary, j. C. Nicoll ;
Board of Control ]. G. Brown, Walter Brown. +. IL.
Smith, A. 4. Bricher.
The Directors of the SANTANA Bay Company
met Yesterday No 20 Broadway and received the re-
mort Of the committee who visited England for tho pur
uose ~ negotiating the 900 loan No action was
taken however regard to tho report The revolution
in Santo Domingo the position In which The Com
stood with regard the late and present govern
ments, discussed, but no pan Oh ocains WIN INC
new government was adopted.
At the annual meeting Of the Military Post
Library Association Tuesday night, the Secretary re-
ported that during the year 37s6 books lt2oo perod-
Gals and 1000 bibles had been sent to the 300 camps OF
the army. The following officers were elected for the
b. Ketchum Corresponding secretary; d. g Martin,
A. M, Recording Secretary; w. Pitt rainier treasurer
the Rev George j. Mngins Chaplain; Robert Hoe, Gcb
j, H. Van Allen, VIM. X LOthrop Samuel o. 1hompson
Incins Hopkins q. q. Williams, Edmund Penfold, H. -
Martin, Rutherfurd Stuyvesant j. Nelson Potter W.
Charles II. IsDam, and John b. Ketcbum Executive
nm, init
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19
THETA DELTA CHI CONVENTION.

The twenty seventh annual Convention of
the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity is in session. under
the auspices of the Psi Charge at the Aston House, in
this city, The Convention formally opened at 10
Yesterday Business OF than usual interest will
be transacted at this Convention, and large attend
dance OF the alumni is expected. banquet will be
given az DemoncOs this evening. An GRAFTON will be
delivered by the Hon John Goforth, poem will be read
by the Rev. Cameron Mann, and the history OF the Fra
ternty during the year will be presented by Prof " L.
Kac