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The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18

A politician thinks Of the next cleo
ton; statesman Of the next genera
ton. r. -.
All the iron and steel works and
tie lock factnry in Norwalk, employ.
ius over 1000 men, are idle.
The funeral of the late Ezra
Cornell took place at Ithaca on Satur-
day.
The democrats now claim a majori-
ty Of fv,' in the Florida Legislature,
which ifoorrecs gives them the Sena-
torsh p.
Mr.. Stockton denies the rsuorts of
his wtthdra al from the Senatorial
CANVASS, and says, On the contrary, he
is entirely confident or recollection.
The more respectable elements in
TIE South Carolina legislature trium.
phed in the el~ctiou Of Judge for
the Charleston District.
The Argentine instruction is Off
cla'ly r ported as en!el. The insur-
-ent !e,ldei Atrtdoudo has beeu cap.
tured
Prof. Watson. one Of the membe,s
Of the transit Of Venus party for
tnls country, has discovered a new
a~t~rola, This is the seventeenth
discovery ot this kind made ty HIM
In Plymouth Chmc', says the
Herald, the reli5ion Of jesus Christ
has been succeeded hy reli ion the
suprOme Commitment If whicr is
to btil"v9 IN the integrity Of Mr.
B.ecner.
Santa Anna is living very quiet
life in the City of Mexico, and al
though said to he poor, has many of
the luxuries Of life. Hs shows but
few marks Of age.
An address issued by prominent
ct!izens of Wick sburg recites tn
cius,s which led to the recent trou
bles, deuuuucrs g. the course of Gov
Amrs, and protests against an extra
SeNsiJn Of the Leg isla,ure, ....
King Kaiakaua told Chicago
Journ i reporter that he lik4d this
country immensely, but he suspected
the people were not accustomed to the
presence Of kings, Judging by the
they. examined him.
The new radical newspaper recently
started in the city of New York as a
leading administration crgan, has
suspended. 1t died Immediately af-
Ter the drcad"nce of its national party,
which went down in November.
The Chicago Tribune says that
'and~r Democratic government there
would be no security for if, in the
South for person nor property When
it is remembered, says the Louisville
Courler,Journal, that person and
property never were SD secure in this
country rs during the time the
Dem cratic party had con rol If yir.
a",i ,i-that under fourteen years of
Ra'tIe ID ia Z awe Aa ''e4-hal- nothing
but turmo aud >trif. and robbery.
such expressions sound like sarca=u,.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18
SOUTHERN DEBT.

4 New Disposition Of the Cotton Tax
The following bill for the relief Of
Of the Southern States,by the -compro-
mise and settlement O. their debts,
was introduced in the House yester>
day by Mr.. Smith, of North Carolina:
Whereas there has been illegally
assessed, collected and paid into tie
Treasury Of the United States large
sum of mcn,y, imposed as tax up
on tue cottnn product Of certain States,
to wit: Virginia, North ard South
Clrollna, Tennessee. Georgia, Al =
bama, Flotid4, Louisiana, Mis-
si-sippt, Taxas, and Arkansas; and
whereas the said States are Involved
in deht from which they cannot re-
lieve themselves without assistance
Their fore.
BE at enaeted, &c, That tho Secretary
of the Treasury aHd the Attorney
Geaeral are hereby directed without
delay to confer with the creditors of
said States and ascertain upon what
terms such Indebtedness can be COM
promised and adjusted. The evidence
Of deb shall he classified IN the man
ner now established aud recognized
by the Stock Exchange of New Yo:k
If, in the opinion of the Secretary of
the Treasury aud the Attorney Gen
eral. reasonable and fair settle
ment Of sucl indebtedness can he
made, then the Secretary ot g
Treasury is here by authorized to
pay Oh the d.bt of each State Il sum
Of money equal to the amount o:
cJtton tax collected from the people
of such Sits as aforesaid: Pros
vided. That " here the amount OF
cotton tax SO paid 10y the people of
any one OF said States shall not be
sufficient to di>ch, re the whole of
its Indebtedness, yment shall first
be made on debts contracted previous
tn the first day of January. A. ID.
1861. the excess, if any, to be apptl-
ed as far as it will 90 to tn pay
ruent Of debts controeted subsequent
ciass, those OF longest daIe uelug
entitled to preference.
! And be It further enacted, That if
there shall be a surplus alter dis
charging :he debts ofany such States
out Of the SO collected as aforesaid
cotton tax 'hn Secretary of the
! Treasury here directed to pay the
Same tr the ,.~per authorities of the
State wherein the people reside from
whom tho same was collected, to he
used for the support of the free schools
of such State.
OF this the Nation Il Republican
has the following to say, winch looks
like that paper has SONS soul and
generosity left in its ralical compost
| ton:
The bill introduced in the House,
yesterday To pay or compromise
the debts uf tbs Southern Stats with
the ampnnt Of money to be refund. d
toy the UNI ed S'ats irum the internal
revenue tax on cpttOn. Is calculate
to attact general attention. On CONS
mon grounds it viii attract support
from Southern members of both par
ties, aud may bring ABOUT final
settlement of this vexed cotton tax
question.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18

The fourth annual report of the
Southern Claims Commission was
on Monday TRANSMITTED to the
House Of Representatives and re-
f"rred to the committee on War
Claims. It embraces decisions aud
papers in 2 4O7 claima, in which
the sum of 1922. 706 rs was claim
ed. More than half tie number.
'hat is to say 1,254 c'aim., are
"?P'iy @;5lIjov:l, "nl 1153
I nl.o' nrr allowed VINO. " oe in
.P'"1, th' san If $77',7ll - bcil.
a"arl'd Il III I"ymcmt ol Ineu
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18
GOV AMEs RESPONSIBLE.

The JArkson, (Miss,.) Clarion
commentln upon the recent N;cks>
burg troubles, says
The blood of the people who
were killed in the fight at Yick>~
burg, and all the Consequences Of
'he Interruption Of business and tn.
l'~tnrh nee Of aoci-ty, are on th,.
"f CIV. A'prs. His fooiShIv wick )
,.d and iibrllous 8o~calIed 'Procla-
nation misrc presenting the eau e
1t the trouble aud addressed to the
ignorance and crednIity Of the neg
rOes, irnpelIrd them to leave their
homes and TO p"eci pltate upon them
selves the cold steel an'l buItetts o!
the tax payers of Warren county,
Ahose only "ffrnse vast dctermina>
ton to uphold the majesty of the
laws and protect themselves from
robocry.'
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18

The. Washington Rsfu5 Heon
makes the following lamentation
over the shortcomings of Congress.
composed so largely Of men of it's
own party.
The first week Of the session has
come to an end and nothing of any
consequence has been done, except
% start TWO or three Investigations
and let up the financial foodgates.
What is worse, there does not seem
. be any disposition to do any
Gang. q
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18

Estimated hy drca los. the proi;s
of manufacturing in New England,
We're as io!lUNs:
Fro" 1922 10 1880, a>haAe over 81 per cent
FROM Io3J to 1886, just ..... IU per cen'.
from lo4D to 1870, hardly . q 3 "A per. cenl.
from 1850 - 1860, trac II over 81 per cent.
Esetn 1859 u 1917, not quite -. II per cent.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18

A human skull filed vith p~Imo
nv>frrs has been droi led from Now
Haven halbUr.
An Iowa paper styles its births,
marriages and eaths Created,
Crmeated, Cremated.'
Geueral Geo B Mcclellan and
wife were III Cairo, Esyt,t, on the 10th
of November.
Edwin Boota is said to b- wholly
cast down by the tearing away from
hlm Of his magnificent the ttre.
Wherein is the difference between
Mashal oerrano and U. :. Grant?
OAe finds it difficult I" put down the
Bourbon, the other don't
Donn Piatt, in the Capital, thus
gives Murat tiaistead's opinion of th..
Splrit>: What's. the good of 'em?'
he cried once to Us They can't sub
>crihe--duu't want 10 advertise, and
their news is not worth a ceut. Let
ein stay Ill nell, Wnere they belong.
The Farmers Store, CO operative
trading estahhshueut, at Ann ArbDr,
Mich. .su, which has hithe, to betn
consldsred sound. >uspended ON Fri
day: The liabilities are not iar trnm
$1,000, dollars with assets about s5,-
900 apiiars.
Ny. R. T Ha'lock delivered a
lecasfe in New York, monday night.
upon 'lhe Spiritual Nature of Wo-
ma Shs took main ground that
Eve, proc, eding from Adam, was
therefore Of a higher nature, and
that man stood between woman and
the bser animals. and the lecturer
.twelt generally upon the Biblical
traditions to support her I'll ory. She
Thought that Adam and the serpent
were in co Huston to betray Eve.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18
THE AWAKENING.

IdA A w AhGN1NO.
The white people of the South
are neishbors and fellow citizens Of
thsnegroes ana, outside of amy e.
'cction on account Of former intr>
mat relailoAs, are of necessity
their natural friends aud allies. !
is therefore with peculiar pleasur"
that they witness IA partial chang
t'king place in their political views
in certain portions Of our country
and they regard it as a hartinger oi
an era OF good feeling and prosper,
ity that will benefit all alike the
people Of our southern land. The
colored people have been long
blinded to their true interest by Il
set of miserable and designing men,
who have deluded them with all
kinds of promises, known to be
fllse, and have prejudiced them
against the better class of white
people by ISLANDERS of the most at
rocious characler. The recent elec
tions in South Carolina, however,
and the conduct of many of the ne
groes in the late louisiana troubles
show plainly that the sable voter
vii! not always be led about by the
nose. A few days age notice was
made in the dispatches of the Asso
ciated Press of the resolutions
adopted by an organization of col
ored men in Memphis. This order
Is called the Knights Brotherhood
and Monumental Association, ant
is composed of the Presidents Of the
various negro societies in the city
We print with pleasure the follow
ing extract from these resolutions
which seem to be sort of adlres:
to the sensible colored sufragani
IF the country.
I've are fully aroused to The
consciousness that we have been fo
years the dupes Of crafty, designing
unprincipIed men, whose only OBJ
irct was their own persona aggran
li2enent, irrespective of means o
results to our inj Iry. They hav
,horn US of our pvcunlary accuuu
iations, the result Of weary years o
toll, even pennies accumulated b,
,ur you h and lille fe Islings.--
Mi this We could bear, but the
have left ds dtspised by our oul,
rue friends through Their kuavlsl
representations and unmlrigttc,
aIsehoo!s. Oar experience IN hi
direction, for winch we have anpt,
paid, invites change on our part
Therefore, inviting The sheIter'n,
e.is Of A,mIgnty God, in wAos
goodneS, myrcy and wisdom W
trust for our future gullAnce, W
resolve that We now aud toreve
shss shake 20 of those h Sc unw'rranted fear
ed as bugbears upon the minds o
'ur simple people. We are at las
convinced they were fictions of 20
i.icai incendlarieS who have sacri
iced and led US into our presen
trouble; and we now pIedg our.
selves as representatives Of our 50
;,etics, heuceforth to sever all atlin
'ty and past relations with i'll mel
whose only value resutted in plum
ter and strife. We regret tn,
bfindnessof the past that has alien
lted the kind feelings OF our tru
jrieu Is ; ard in our eflrts to i'm,
prove III the future We pledge on
alth mutually TO each other and t,
Ill whom 1t may coEcern, that here
lfter We will sustain no mtn iCl
fice unless he be thoroughly ld~u
Ghrd with Ihe people OF the Sol
nd in full, truthful accord wit
our earnest desire to cultivate peace
harmony aud industry amony til
races.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18
THE LEGISLATURE-JuST AS WE
EXPECTED.

The following remarks of our
able cotemporary, the Wilmington
Journal, accord so well with our
own views that We adopt the entire
article as an expression of the SEN
timents of the ENQuIRER-So
ERNER:
We called attention some weeks
before the Legislature met to the
fact that not more than 1.-THE OF
the Democrats who have been in our
Legislatures since 1870 were re
elected in August last. In view OF
the habit of our North, ..Carolina
constituencies not to change their
public servants without what seemed
to them good and sufficient causes
the presence of so many new mem
bers in the Legislature now in ses>
sion is Il truly remarkable fact, the
Only sensible explanation Of whicl.
was, We said then as we say DOW, t.
be found in the inability o. any
legislative body cramped and Grip
Piled as The Legislatures Of NortI
Carolina are by the Candy Consti>
tuition, to meet the expectations ot
PCUpIU IrITCI-
from the burdens under which they
labor. We said then too, as We
say now, that if the present Legs
lature failed to call Convent II,
its members also would speedily bc
in their political graves.
And already is our prophecy be-
ginning its fulGlment. Already ",
begin to hear complaints from tn.
people and from the press that The
Legislature is doing notFiug, thai
although it has been in session for
a month, it has done absolutely
nothing for the relief Of the people,
that i: has failed TO meet the ex,
pectations Of the people, in a word
that it has done nothing but draw
per diem. This is just what we ex
pected, and is only the beginning
of the end, and that end is political
death. We do not endorse these
criticisms and these complaints fol
the reason that we believe this and
all other bodies attempting to legis
late under the Candy Constitutlo,
CAN do no good f'r North Caro- ina.
The fault in the Legislature lies il
its failure to call u Convention u
once, whereby its powers may b
enlarged SO that its members cat
meet the lst expectations Of Their
constituencies.
The Journal has faithfully en- 4
deaHorel to sustain our legislature
In the con61e .ce ard affections oi
the people AMI it will continue 50 /,
do. Our eff,rts, however, in tn,
past have met with little suvces
and promise in the future TO NEE
with less unless our friends at Raj
el5h use the means the people hav,
placed IN II eIr power to escape fron
the fate If their predecessors. Tn.
Dem cratic L 'gisIature of 1877,
br"kr d'wn with the pcop',. of ii
own party. and SO lid the Demo
cratic Legislature of 1872, aud :.
will ttc Democratic Legislature ..
1874 meet the san.e fate, unless
pursucs different course. Are til,
Democrats IN the present LrgisI.
turt any wiser, better pure or able,
men :han the Democrats in the pre-
cedlng Legislatures, or any strong
er than they were in the affections
OF the party? Can they stand W
any more successfully than did thei,
predecessors against the constant
ond reiterated expressions of disap>
p0Intment aud dlsSati>facti1n al
ready begu" to be heard tnroughou;
the State! If n0t let them call
Contention or prepare 70 return at
oace and forever to the sAades sf
private life. y
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18

i Butler, i,he Beast, in the House
on Wednesday, reported a supple
mehtslcivafrigh bill, which adopts
the Senate bill as basis. The
cl-use regarding cemeteries is s:rick'
en- out and separate schools al
allowed, provided each race has its
pro rate of allowance aad accom-
modations. The movement prov
idcs that Whites substitute, pro-,
vidins for'separatc but equally com
Portable quarters in cars, taverns
and other public convenienees, shall
be sote'l upon first. The bill was
ordered to be printed and recommit>
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18

\ There Is nothing IN :"e procee !
ing Of h. l. 'Ii>Iltarr FIR tp.n, t
week of espcoi'! Tp. i: IA; rs.
The usa'! ron Ire ot snsli ;.
rtsoiutiuns. e.. tu. tnit' .j.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18

For morning. toilette the feminine.
hair should not Le electorate Y
wrought up.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18

The Senate, in executive session
Wednesday, confirmed the nomina
ton of Benz. II. franklin as Col
lnctor Of Internal Revenue for the
First District Of North Carolina.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18

MAsoSIc,--The last sesso on of
this grand boly assembled in the
city of Rtlel,l, AMI elecsel the
following officers for the ensuing
v"ar:
G. II C. ". B,ount. of Wilson
q. S. VS.. C. Shelton, Ashtviile.
G. j. WI. IL. Munson, of Viii
m,ngton.
c. T.-W. E. Anderson, Of Pale n
G, S.-Donall v, Balm. Of Ra!ei II.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-18
EDITORIAL, RREpITIES.

A politician thinks Of the next cleo
ton; Il statesman Of the next genera
ton.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-10
THE WELCOME RAIN.
II VIII Probably Save the Middle
Tennessee Corn Cron

Our adviees are TO the effect that the
rainfall of Wednesday was quite general
throughout Middle TennO see. West Ten
nessee, as far as we could learn, also got
its share.
In Davidson county, the farmers report
that the corn crop was materially benefit
ted-saved, in fact, for the time being. from
utter cremation. The indications last night
suggested that the welcome visitation was
not yet over.
Capt. Boyd VI. Cheatham, who returned
from Smith county yesterday, states that
line rains fell from Carthage down To Dix
on Springs.
Our agent at Cedar Hill, Robertson
county, writes:
"Ihis section was blessed with one of
the hnest rains yesterday evening that has
fallen siuce April, although il was not gem
eral, as it extended only few miles south
OF here and no farther east than Spring
held. NOrthward there was a considerable
hail storm which did more damage to crops
than the drought had previously inflicted.
A large frame barn belonging to Mr.. James
H. ByrneS was blown down and complete
ly destroyed"
From Columbia, our ever-vigilant cor
respondent, "Maury," telegraphs: ave had
a good rain throughout the county last
night. Crops are looking we'll" The rain
extended all along the line of the Nash
vile and Decatur road.
In this immediate section the sIccOl
came just in the nick of time, as a week on
ten days more of drought would have
placed the corn crop beyond redemption.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-10
POLICE COURT.

Ed. Holt acknowledged that he haC
brought vegetables fiOm Montgomery, Ala
bama to Nashville, without taking out q
license for that purpose, but said he was
employed as an agent by various parties in
this city, who pay the charges on his pro-
duce and allow him a small commission
for his services. A. Keeval, who does a
little in the vegetable line himself ap-
peared as witness against Holt, and said
that he had warned the defendant against
continuing to bring produce to this market
without paying license. in making his
statement, Holt said that Keeval had told
him that he was violating the law, but not
until after he (Holt) had refused to sell
keeyal vegetables at less price than he re-
ceived from others. Holt was fined five
aol,..S. and presented with advice worth
do-,iIs' fbs,. 'um to any man who happened
=, -, !, 81 ef., . commodity.
The difficulty oeeurre,.' at dance We'd
nesday night. Ann Harding vas swinging
the corner, when she made mistss,e ana
swung Clara Aliens partner. Fog this Sc
made immediate apology, but Miss Aliens
blood was mp and she would listen to no
explanations. Stepping briskly across to
where Bliss Harding stood, she threatened
to knock her head OF, and then lively war
of words ensued. THEY were fined s. each.
For raising a rIImpuss In the street, Ellen
Donaldson was fined s..
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-10
COMPLIMENTS

We have beard of the lady of rare
beauty who said upon a certain occasion
that the only real, disinterested com
pliment she ever received was from q
coal-heaver, who asked permission tc
light his pipe in tie cleaning Of hel
eyes.
Another compliment, true and gen.
uine, was paid by a sailor who was sent
by his captain to carry a letter to the
lady of his love. The sailor, having
delivered the missive, stood gazing IN
silent admiration upon the face of the
lady. for she was very beautiful.
"Well, my good man." she said, ''fOr
what doyou wait? There is no answer
to be returned"
Lady" the sailor returned, with
humble Difference, Il would like TO
know your name"
Did you not see it on the letter
Pardon, lady, / never learned to
read. Mine has been a hard, rough
life"
And for what reason, my good man,
would know my name
Because, answered the old tar,
looking honestly up. I'm a storm at
sea, with danger or death afore me l
would like to call the name of the bright
est thing I'd ever seen in life. There'd
be sunshine init, even in the thick dark
ness"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-10
BEAUTY AND UTILITY.
characterization Of the Exposition
Ruilding.

The proposition of the Board of Mana
gers for the Exposition, to ornament and
utilize the panels of the roof to the En-
position building by painting thereon at
tractive business cards, meets with general
favor.
The style of painting adopted in that
portion of the building fronting on Broad
street, is of light-blue ground work, with
heavy, dark border of Gothic form, orna-
mented with bright cOlOrs at the top. The
panels are made of canvas on heavy frame
and painted by Mr.. Jas. West, whose pencil
and designs have no rival this side of the
Ohio.
In the Vine street hall, the ground work
is cream color, with heavy border, round
top and heraldic design in bright colOrs.
In the groined arches the design will be
entirely different and very handsome-the
colors have not been selected.
The Express Company, Anchor Line
Steamship Company, Diehl * Lord, c..
c. Giers, ID. LOveman, Collier, Sweeny ~
Co. and John p. Dale. have taken panels
in the Broad street hall. The Anchor Line
has picture of steamship, while John T..
Dale has an engine, turbine wheel and
circular saw-all handsomely painted.
Vim. NJ. Duncan n Co, a. ii. Hicks,
lOrtch 4 HaddOX, Buttorff, Phillips X Co,
Evans, Fife n Co, Jesse Ely and others,
have taken panels in the Vine street build
inc. Some of the designs selected will be
of rare beauty and the ceiling OF the Expo
sition thus made very attractive feature.
One panel is up in east building. MIR.
Dale has his handsome panel OIL exhibition
at the Express Office. l. &. McCrOry, the
agent of this work, will soon have panel
ON exhibition at the Fourth National Bank
and al Collier, Swceny X Co.'S.
Our people should not delay in this
thing. as West, the painter, will soon he
overwhelmed with orders and some will
have to be left out.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-10
TRADE PALACE.
ON THE SQUARE.
NV e0dtf 4thp
A NUr FOR SCIENTISTS.

A strange freak Of nature has come
to light in Bradford, Wisconsin. John
Laird, of that place. owned a hen which
had Il swelling at the right side Of Its
head, Just below and little back OF its
ear. 1t increased IN size as the chicken
grew, until it was two years old. At
this time it had developed to the size Of
a gOod-sized egg, and the appearance of
a carbuncle. Last Saturday he killed
the chicken, and found that the swelling
was loose at the side of the head. On
cutting it open, he found what was en-
tirely identical with theyolk of a eoOked
egg. 1t Is difficult to account for this
strange phenomenon, but to the facts
of the case, reliable persons are willing
to testify. The germ Of the yOlk must
have been deposited in an immature
state with the egg before the chick was
hatched. and after being lodged at the
side of the head, it must have gathered
as nutriment for growth the albumen,
etc, from the surrounding parts of the
body from the head, similar to the way
other yolks form in their normal cOndi-
ton and place. This would imply a
strange change of the functions of the
body where the yOlk was located.