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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24
EDITORS coRRESpoNDFEcE.
RALtTGII. Martl

RALEIGH, March Iyths
The great pressure upon my tire in the
closing days Of the session makes il utterly
impraeticable to give the usua attention to
the editorial columns. Ny readers viii bear
with me siucc this is the 6rst time since my
connection with the Recorder that | have
thrown myself upon their good nature.
The events Of the past week we're stirring
and interesting. the crownihg event being
the passage Of the Convention Bill. scarce-
" second to this importance is the passage
rf the bin for the relief. or rather restora-
tioa Of the University. This is what espe-
cially comes home to the people Of Orange
and should Be matter 81 special gratifca-
ton.
The change Of gauge Of the N. G. R, R.
is another event which has stirred the wa
tiers here, nothing like il in character has
ever been enacted in the State. The &C.
.iou Of the Legislature was too late to stoT
the 6eginniag Of the proceedings. for ia
truth no one outside Of the Supreme Court
seemed to have known what was going on
aud the decision came like a thunder clap
from clear sky. But the decision seem,
Ell to have been very safely anticipated By
the authorities Of the road for they went to
work that very night. But the parties
have no. since worked in ignorance, the
work Of alteration not having been finished
in three days, during which time. 10 spite
q the cutting of the telegraph wire, and
the consenisa Intervention Of q wash IN
tie track between the Shops and Greensbo-
70 caused b. dry rain. During that time
notice was served on them BY way Of VII.
miugtOn and consequently since Monday
everything has been done in contempt Of
the Law Of the land. Steps are being IA.
ken to protect the dignity Of The State.
a.
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"CHANGE or GAUGE nv HIR-
GINA. 8 80

The Raleigh News says. the Richmond
Dispatch has very exultant editorial upon
the effect Of th decision Of TIE Supreme
court Of North Carolina upon the prosper
ity Of Virginia. All this is very natural,
and II it were founded upon regard for
natural justice. would be unexceptiOnable.
But what can be more refresLingly cool
than he statement that all the commerce
that was switched of eas.wardly at Green's
borc. was switched of from Virginia"
Nov. with respect for the good old Com
monvealth, the projectors Of our system Of
railroads did not have Virginia in their eye
at all. They we're looking at their own
State. planning to build up their own ports
and to make their own railroads suhservii-
ent 10 the interests Of North CarDliDa. Il
Is they Who DOW complain that their frcights
are switched Of at Greensboro to 20. not
East. bat North. Il yingiAia has cause
far exultation. 50 much greater cause has
North Carolina for indignation that inter-
lop.rs hare intrudsa into her affairs and
and inflicted the most deadly wound apen
her she has ever received. Surely ihis
great injury and indignity will not b
quietly borne. While. IS We have before
ssii. We would BEL glad 70 see the RichnOnd
and DanviIle road connected with its other
terminus 1t Charlotte. We are not willing
10 see Il done at The expense of welfare
The disrupture Of our State Is TO moment
Gus and event not 10 excite tie graTest con.
sheraton. The severance Of our railroad
system involves too heavy a sseri6ceo Of care.
fslly considered views. and Of investments
o. capital to make their loss q al to.sr
able.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

senator johnson Il charged uith using
money 70 secure bis election. lis enemies
may fret and blow. bot ANDY i Senator,
and that is what's ths matter.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24
DuRnaa Murch 20th.
Corrected BY ReaIus and Walker.

CoTToy.-Raleigh March 20,h. The
maTke, firm. receipts light. Low middlines
at l5sc. stained ., l3k.
We are indebted to the RulsiglrNeps for
our Cotton feports. ~ ct asIs
Wilmington. 1874. Cotton quiet. MID.
dlings Isl; low middHhgs Isl.
Norfolk. 18th. Cotton quiet. Middliugs
ij1.
Flour Flour Markets dall and prices
rule low. Raleigh, Mar. 18th, North Ca.
rOlina sI.25@ss,5O.
Wheat. --Riehmond 18th. No material
changes. prices Tor both Ted aud White
ranging between .,2S 70 $50.
Provisions. Richmond i9lh. Western
shoulders SIC. Clear rib lie. Clear N.
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The Wilmington Star. which paper has
been consistent opponent Of the Consen-
iiOp measure. thus speaks Of the passage Of
the bill:
= The same devotion 20 Conservative
principIes and The general welfare which
inspired our opposiii0pto this measure here.
tof0re no~ leads us % urge the election 81
sound. able and discriminating gentlemen
10 seats 10 the Convention. The framing
81 C0osiitutional law i MT partisan work
bit il behooves The Democrats Conserva.
tive people TO prevent wary and energetic
Radical party from cOntrolling The action
q the body. thus farming what would re.
douod 70 the great good Of the State 10 IL.
everlasting deirimeBt aud shame. Let The
Conservative party zee 70 Il that q majority
Ct delegates holding Conservative views Is
retained. aud al will be we'll. Otherwise
ths election 10 August wiltprose rallyiog
point for the nov discounted Republican
hosss. aad throw dsmper on our Demo.
cratic friends attic North IN the great
Presidential election next year"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

The snow storm Of last week was some.
thing wonderful 10 lis GerceDess and volume
along the line Of the H1dson and The Della
ware rivers. Letters and dispatches from
that regicu ,sIl q roads blocked Up. trains
delayed. drifts d ten and twenty feet. aud
The whole face Of the country buried under
from one to three feet Of snow. The st-
prebension Is general that there will short
y happen the most disastrous fresheis and
isuodaliOny knovn for years.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

Por The 6rst time 10 six years. BurIibg.
Ton. N. .. elects Democrats Mayor, and
,he entire Dsmocraie ticket.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

Dear drinks. The other day when the
Appropriation bin was before the United
States Senate two Senators. favorable 70
the item making an appropriation Of 81,
SOC. 900 for buiIdiog The IeSees Of the Mis-
sissiPYi river. lei. The ehanber for the pur-
pose Of taking sdrink. and during their
absence the item was stricken out. and Lou
isisDa may be considered $50. 600. 900
worse Of. Had either one Of them been
present. the item would have stood.
Tie New Orleans RepubIican says these
are dearest drinks % record.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

A batch Of 'forty.aiDe' es. Congressman
il i said. are beseeshipg Grant for Office.
RePudiatsd By the people. they seek Gran,
who has also been repudnisd By bis own
party
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

The Richmond State JOursaIi 10 noticing
the able sreeeh Of senator JOhBsOo on the
claim Of GeseraI Cs,is Lee. % the Airing
ton estate sayss The hOaorabIe gentleman
makes il appear very clearly, We think.
that the property alOuid Be paid for BY the
United States. Gen. Lee does not desire
~ return. This course will no doubt be
eventually pursued,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

The Petersburg Scss docs not join ibc
Richmond papers 10 The jolIi6cutioD over
the change Of gauge. That journals sees
4 only another victory Of Tom SCOTS. and
Philadelphia, over North Carolina and
Virginia.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

BIaine is secret candidate for the Re
publican nomination cor the Presidency
Without taking very decided ground he is
trimming bis sails 70 the sentiment IN hi !
party in favor of holding on the mailed
haud from the South.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

The Tennessee State Senate Is down on
bachelors, Or are bard up for money, hear
them:
That bacbeloripm i hereby declared ,
privilege. ard every male inhabirsnt. 81
this State over thirty sears n are. being Of
sound mind and good bodily health. re-
msininr unmarried after the Tst day u
alsy. 1875. shall pay q 6Ds q ten dollars
slaaaliy.
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NOTICE.
us. INTERNAL REVENUE
s pc G a | Taxes.
M, 4 fa-s .. f.,.y 90 ,o-c

My !. 1873. % 1prR 80, 1876.
THE Revt.rd Statutes 81 fin gnresi State.
eSefy fcr-pn Engaged " any business. slvoesfion
OF enplyyment ~hrh rcnslers him lI,ise h. 4
Spseiai Ta<. 10 Procure and Place Con.
TfeiyRsig IN he Esfaliissment or
Piscs 0f business n STAMP
dcnotinz the payment u aid sPEG.Ttf,sTAx
for ihe Special Tax Ycu beginning NAV I. ISIS.
before commencing OF continuing business amer
April ~. 1879.
71e 7drts Emiracsd srid.ia ne Pyoyi.
sioas " ne LDo aisore quoted are ne
h JoLlOriag, W:
DeaIlrs. rrlaH Fqwar. II - -
Dealers. wholesale liquor. l6e -
Dealers " mali Liquors. WHOLESALE, ~ ~
Deaiers w inalt Ilgn0r. retail, ~ ~
DemirTr IN leaf fohacro. II -
heisil dealers ~ lsafiobareo, 30 90
And 90 slles ~ over u 600. nv cents Tar ssf.
~ dollar IN exee.s ~ fI .oony
Dealers ~ manufacturer tobacco, ) 90
Manufacturers Of stiils <. ~
And 0f each stir manufactured. IA al
And for escbwofm manufactured, 70 10
Manufacturers 81 lgbace0. ~ 10 90
Manufacturers ~ cigar, 10 90
Peidiers oftob1cco. sr.i ei4~ (mofe fhau
Uobgrrss ur other nIinlaif Z 10 40
Peddlers 81 tobacco, second class two
. ho s,,,. o !, oIhsr snlasi.l - % 90
:. heg.s Or other aalln1D !, -, W IS 90
Peddlffr Of t0bacto. fourth class ION
foot or pubic contsyancel NE 10 %
IIreuero o. les than ESQ barrels, g. 90
brewers Of BOO iurels ~ m1Fe, loo 90
Any person, 80 hal,ie, WHO hall Oh % com
ply with The fofteylhg requirements xhl Be sub.
ecf 70 severe penalties. ~
Persons or lrms inlfe 70 pay ang q fife fpe-
elaI TAKE. named ab0st fFrfr apbiy 10 ISAAC
y. .fOtNH. Collector 81 Internal uefeaue ID
Hah lslls NJ q. and pay Tor and procure the Epe.
eiaEIAx Ntafnp ~ Ntampe they need. pFlor 10
Mny \. is75sn6d WITHOUT fUnrlEkK NO.
). W. DOUGLASS,
Commissioner N InfeYnm Rerenue.
OfIce N lnisrnal Revenue.
Wasblsetoh. y. g, Fvbfoary T. r5t
Mach Him.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

The us. Supreme Court siiirms the de-
cision that a State may tax railroad upon
its gross receipts.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

Gen. Trsak T. Blair i sid 10 b rapid
y sinking. xith % bore q rscOssry.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24
CONTEMPT or .LAW.

The Raleigh News. says there never has
been in the State Of North Carolina since
1t had 4 settled government such open de-
fance and wanton contempt Of law as has
been and is still exhibited II this change
Of gauge matter. The intention ofthe
Legislature was no secret. The passage Of
the bill in the Senate preventing the change
10y unanimous vote made itcertain that
il would pass the House by the like uuari-
nifty left no doubt as to the intention Of
the General Assembly. The cutting Of
the telegraph wire between the Shops and
Greensboro. and the CONVENIENT excuse Of
break in the road BY a freshet on day
,rhsa there ,cas no rain, cannot supply the
plea Of ignorance. But even supposing
the work was begun in Ignorance. il was
not 50 continued. Full information was tele-
graphed to Charlotte v,a Wilmington. and
is known to have reached its destined hands.
Yet after it was received. the work Of
demolition was continued until Wednesday
night. two days after it was kbowts to have
been unlawful.
We are glad to learn that Gov Brogden
has taken some steps to vindicate the rights
and dignity of the State.
There is a mystery in the exact cores
ponce of the action Of the Supreme Court
and the presence Of Col. Bdford in Raleigh
on the day the decision was rendered. No
one here has seemed to be aware that the
case was up. Col. Baford came here on
Saturday morning. On Saturday night
500 hands we're ready to go to work, and
did TO work on Sunday morning How
could that number have been gathered il
this State in % short time without pre-.
yious understanding? And what was th,
basis Of that unders tandings
a
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The Baltimore Sun says about two thous-
and eolored laborers. with comparatively
few whites. marched in procession to the
Executive mansion between 8 and Q O. clock
tonight. for the purpose. it is said, Of max
ing complaint that certain moneys sppro2ri-
ated by Congress for the use o. the District
Government lad been paid to contractors
instead Of the laborers employed BY them.
The band. on approaching the pOrticO Of
the mansion. played. Hail The Chief.
Then The committee Of The laborers vert to
the door, and through the attendant there
informed the President Of the presence Of
the crowd. The attendant soon returned
With the message: The President desires
to be excused The spokesman Of the
party, Who has been acting = attorney for
many Of the laborers. then said:
FellOlc Cuizeas: The President desires
to be excused. 10 other words. the Chief
Magistrate cannot receive he lsbOrers Of
the District % Columbis. but we will as
law abiding citizens acknowledge bis man
dale aud retire. Tais is the 6rst time in
the history Of the American republic that q
President refused 10 receive the delegated
authority Of ten Thousand working men.
The crowd eheered. aud voices were
heard. Hit him sgain.' The speaker. AZ.
ter further remarks. moved an adjournment
to Judiciary square. there TO hold mas,
meeting. anl the crowd moved Of in line.
the band meantime laying The wesriu.
d the Green
A detail Of fifteen policemen was ordered
TO the Executive Mansion. but there was
90 occasion for interference. ecr was !
breach d The peace apprehendei. In Ju-
dietary square speeches we're delivered and
resolutions passed appointing acominittes
to call upon the District Commissioners and
state their grievances.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24

Force Bin Midnight assassination Of
liberty. IN. Y. Herald.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24
MARKETS.

DASyILLE, Va, March 10Th.
Reported ~ 5. II. Holland & Co. Re
eeipts light aud market very active.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-08-24
EEOODY ALD SANkEY.
Hts Csst and the Coming
FacUsOrisli.
PIIILADELPHIA. August II

PHILADELPHIA August II.
Hon. John Y. FarwelI Of Chicago,
who IS expected to arrive with Messrs.
Moody and Sankey in the steamer
Spain Oh Saturday, writes George II.
Stuart, of this city, that the London
committee, aticr paying all bills con-
ncctcd with the cyaugcIiStS labor in
that c;ty, amounting to $3.50 600,
ha 1 surplus Of S. 900, which was
appropriated to MONDAY prayer
maeting, which was to be continued
daily, At a breakfast meeting given
for the cvangel.sts Moody made
proposition that the memorial of THEN
interest in the work that they had
only begun would be an appropriate
thing to inaugurate 1t was at once
proposed to raise $500 600 fer an
evangclistic bui dug in West End
and smaller amounts for other loCaii-
ties. BEFORE leaving the table over
$500. coo Mas subscribed, one gentle
man giving $50 600, and three others
$25. 600. This, with the amount al
ready expended, makes $50, 600 given
in London alone since Moody and
Sankey went there, and allo it volun-
tarily The evangciists decline
proposition to give them a testimonial
and copyright upon their hymn books
which were sold, amounting to over
$4,000. to which they had a legal
and moral right, and it was left to
the disposal Of the London committee
for religious work,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-08-24
jeff. Davis to Address an Illinois
Fair.

Jefferson Davas has received and
accepted an invitation TO deliver the
address at the fair of the Winnebego
Co2nty, ILL.,, Agricultural Society
next month. His letter reads thus /:
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. ).
Il. P. KimbaH, Secretary Winnebag0
Apjcu5turU{ Society,"
My DEAR SIR: Yours of the LIST
inst. has been received. aud | have
the honor TO accept the invitation to
address the patrons Of the Industrial
Association Of WinnebagO County at
their meeting in September next, and,
unless prevented by some unforeseen
cause. will be with you on the 18th
prox., the commencement day of your
exposition Your previous letter .on
the same subject would have been
promptly replied to but for the un-
certainty which existed then aud un
til several days past as to the ptoba>
bility Of arranging some business
matter SO as to permit my absence at
the time specified. have long deslr-
ed 20 revisit your country and witness
the wonderful development which has
been made since l left it. 1t was
then wilderness occupied by saw
ages. The courteous invitation is
therefore doubly welcome With
cordial thanks 20 yourself and associ>
ates, | am, respectfully aud truly
yours,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-08-24
Finding Water With a ForI1ed
Stick.

There is no instrument for determ-
ming underground streams Of water.
The forKed stick turns at the will of
the operator-often without his being
aware OF the voluntary influence he is
exerting, Any one, by little prac-
tice, can use the stick" and make it
turn at will We have made noyiccs
think that powerful influence was
operating in our own hands by very
slight change of the muscles, imper,
ceptible to by stander, and they
would hardly believe us when we tod
them it was all sham We once met
with an operator, famed for his sue
cess III finding water, whose operas
tions were perfectly extraordinary
when he was blindfOldcd He was
honest in his belief in his skill before,
his Imagination controlling his mus
cles, without being aware Of it. Wa
ter is found in nearly all places with
out any ''stic<," which. when it IS
used has all the credit.-CouttJy
Gentleman
The Country Gentleman is mistak-
en-. Hon. William Cruthfcld Of
this city, has repeatedly located
wells by means of the divining rod
and has traced underground streams
for miles in this manner. He at
tributes the movements Of the rod to
electricity. lie can tell within 4 foot
or two the exact depth underground
a which water can be found, and has
done 50 repeatedly. as hundreds Of
people in this county know. lie can
find streams bljndfolded as easily as
with his eyes wide open. Perhaps
the most remarkable Of his feats was
finding water within fifty feet Of the
surface of the ground half way up
Cameron Hill. The we'll was not dug
where he said it ought 70 be, the
owner Of the land thinking hat few
feet either direction made no dilf-r~
euce aud missed the s.re %. which af-
terwards broke through the excava-
ton aud caused the we'll to cave Ia
so that a new one had to be dug
Chattanooga Times,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-08-24
The iron Grown of Lombardy.

The oldest of the crowns of Europe
is the Iron Crown of LOmbardy. now
restored 10 its resting place of CEN
turies in the cathedral of Monza, the
sunny little town which, from the Al,
pine slopes, looks dCwn upon imperial
Milan, whittier many time its treas
ure was borne to be placed on the
brows of Z German Kaiser at his sec
ond coronation.
His first was at ArChen, by the tomb
of Charlemagne, where he received
the silver crown of Germany. his
second at Milan. : his third at Rome,
where the Pope conferred on him the
golden crown of the Empire. But
the Iron Crown was the most venera-
bic of ali, For thirteen hundred
years the Iron Crown has had the
foremost place among the diadcms
of Europe, for it was formed by the
skilful hands Of Roman goldsmiths
in the sixth century. and sent by
Pope Gregory the Great to the Gothic
Queen ThcodoIinda, when she had
freed Lombardy from the Arian
heresy.
Its form is simple, as one might
expect from lis ancient date, 1t is a
broad fiat ring or diadem of gold,
adorned with enameIed flowers and
precious stones, stones not cut into
facets, as in modern jewelry. but
emeralds, sappnlres, and rubies in
their rough, uncut form as they came
from the mine But inside this circle
of gold and jewels is a thin 0and of
iron, from which the crown takes Its
name, and this iron, tradition asserts.
is one of the nails of the true cross
hammered into a ring. Lang and
angry have been the battles fought
by antiquaries on this point.
Thcse who deny its authenticity,
headed by Muraiori, certainly bring
wcighty arguments to the support of
their view but the tradition has sur
Vi, cl all their learned lohO>, gallant
champions have fought zen in hand in
it's defence, and'sJill ia the. language
Of the people the crown of Monza is
called il sac chidO, "the holy nail"
1t graccd the imPerial Crontof Charlie
magne and long succession Of Ger
man emperorS, ending with Charlie,
Y. But the last sovereign who wore it
was Napoleon |,
In May, 1905, he assembled at
Milan the dignitarieS of the Empire,
the representatives. Of his royal and
imperial allies, and Z splendid circle
of marshals aud generals and in thei
presence he placed it or his head,
repeating the proud 'morto Of the Iron
Crown: "God has given it to me-
woe tohim who touches it - III 1859
the Austrians, retrcating from Lom-
hardy took the Iron Crown with them
to Mlntua, and subsequently tO'Vien-
IA.
There it remained until. by tie
treaty which ccded Ventia to Italy in
1866, it was restored TO its old home
in the sacristy Of the cathedral at
MOnza, and there it rests to-day amid
the other treasures of TheodoIjn la
her jeweled comb, her golden hen
and seven chickens (the symbols of
Lombardy and its seven prOviuces).
and the crown Of her husband, Agil-
uph.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-08-24

The American evangelists, Messrs.
Moody and Sankey, arrived i'm this
city by the steamer Spain, on Saturday
morning. The news of the arrival of
that steamer in the lower bay was tel
egraphed to this city at $50 IA. M, and
those who had made preparations to
receive the great revivalIsts at once
started to meet them. In this party
were Robert McBurnie, Secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of New York; Il. Z. Rowland,
Secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association of Philadelphia; D.,
w. McWilliams, superintendent of
Rev. DIR. Culyer's Sunday-schoOl ; the
Rev. q. G. Needham, George II. Stew
art of Philadelphia, and Joseph Hill
man, President of the Round Lake
Camp Meeting. The party received,
was composed of Mr.. Moody, his wife
and daughter, and two young chill
dren: Mr., and Mrs. Sankey with
their three children; ]. Sabine
Knight, an English rcviyalistj John
NJ. Denton of London, Canada, and
Messrs. +. Flroyde and j. Witherly
of London, England.
Mr.. Sankey was found on Saturday
evening by a reporter Of the The
TRIBUNE at the house OF an old
friend of his in Brooklyn He vas at
first averse to speaking about the
work of Mr.. Moody aud himself IN
England pleading his weariness after
so long voyage as a reason for not
talking; but finally, in courteous and
manner, he gave some
interesting facts about the great re
ligious revivals in which he had played
so prominent part. In person, Mr.:
is tall aud somewhat inclined
to obesity but straight and erect, with
a broad, full chest He has rich.
full voice, very melodious and pleas
ing. His face is square. and some
what massive, his eyes dark and
bright, and shaded with heavy brows,
and his hair aud burnside whisker5