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Daily Republican., 1879-02-22

The people Of the State wsse are
watching the proceedings OF hsdegis-
lature cannot bu. notice the manner Of
the disposition Of Mr.. Deans resolu-
ton calling for an investigation As to
tn. cause Of the failure Of Kent and
su ssex to pay &26,O00 which they
owe, TO the STATE. 1t has been owing
since 1876, and II is very evident that
it had either not been collected by the
tax collectors, or II collected the oonn.
ties had used 1t and were sndeavsring
to cheat the State out Of three years
interest which Ia now due. Kent owes
sI2, 600 principal, which. with the in
t.rest, would amo1nt to elA,l60, and
Sussex owes slA,080 principal, which,
with the interest, would amount to
Sl6, 500, or a total Of $50, $50 for tbs
two lower counties. New Castle, having
! some time ago paid the claim against
her, owes no State tax. When Mr.
Beams resolution Of Investigation came
~ in the House On Thursday, Mr.
Houston assured the Reuse that SUSSEX
was prepared to pay At any time Ia
State Treasurer made demand for the
nas.y, and Mr.. Needles sharply in
formed the House that Xsnt had eh'
money laid by, and could do the SAM
thing. 1t is safe TO assu0s that nsishe
Kent nor Sussex intends to pay thu
interest on the debt even II they shoalt
SOM time In the indskni,e failure pay
the principal, and it 10 sAA that tn
Treasurer of Kent county even wants ,
slice Of 900 from the principal, ate
hsvasg been paid his one per cent, a
the law provides. According to tn
statements made by Messss. Housto'
and Needles for their respective eoun
ties, It ID a virtual acknowledgment .
all charged against those two counties
and when Mr.. Deans resolution Of In
quiry was brought up the members q
the two lower counties deeply intsrrs,
ed in the question, sitting in judgmen
upon themselves, voted solidly tina
they needed no investigation. II every
thug was right in those counties, VIII
didn't they open the doors of the Tres
4 suri-s, and court investigation instea
1 of sitting it, This would have don
more than anything else to convinc
t tn. public that everything was righ
l but az investigation had been chOkec
Z Their. will very naturally and propsrl
r too, BE- an increased public sentimsi
= that there is something wrong in II
5 finances Of Kent and Sussex. that Il
d members Of the Legislature from thes
;. counties are afraid to have investiga
) I'd. Mr.. Deans resolution of inqair,
|. however, had 50 far grown in favor tn
+, fv. Of his colleagues from New Cast
e county voted with him in favor Of i
N v.stigation, and one, Mr.. Riggs, vot,
10 with Kent and Sussex, to cover I
~ and smother investigation.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-22
How II WOPka,

Til. Gazette" always goes TO -x-
trenes when corasred. 1t says the Rs
ruBLIcis is unhappy, and wants "Dem-
ocratic tax collectors 10 search all the
poor mems houses and take whatever
they car yet their hands on and sell 1t
for the taxes; or, still worse, put the
people in Jail in order to get thsirtax
Of q dollar q head" Now, the "(iazstts"
knows very we'll that 1t is stretching
the truth, In order ~ deceive some
body; it knows very well that We mean
no such thing. We want tax collectors
to call upon everybody and AJAX them
TO pay their taxes, and 70 Gall once,
twice or thrice, if need, br, just IA the
collector for the Gazette" calls upon
thos. who owe bills to that papr', that
Is all. II the editor Of the "Gazette'
Is 10 infatuated with the States plan OF
collecting taxes, why does he not
1
adopt the same plan in the collection
of debts from his debtors lie could
very easily post notices through the city
informing his debtors that he would be
sitting in his Office on certain days, not
NOR. than three, between ths hours OF
9 A. NJ. and 3 P. NJ, to receive the
amounts they owe him. We can
imagin. how busily engaged he would
be- in receiving money and receip.ine
bills. When the three days are past
he can send out his collector u call
upon tn. real estate owners and max.
them pony up, tut if the collector
should happen to meet Oh his round
a number of persons who owe him bills
but own no real estate, he uust pas
them by. without asking them to pay
This is the way the taxes are coliec
ted from property owners and not col
l6cttu lTOm uon-oWhcAn ~ f"fo''y
, and if the " Gazette " is really SINGER
. in bolstering up such law, let hin
a show his faith in it by applying til
/ ame rul. to his own business. Wei
a informed by gentlemen who know, tina
4 tax collectors are often seen inportu
a ming owners Of property to pay taxes
n while at their elbows we're a lumber
Il men who owned no property aud woul
n never BIZ asked for their taxes. tn
IS secret Of such Partially is, that som
a of these men standing by, might 10 H
z publicans, and If they were asked the
IL might pay their taxes and have vot'
10 and this being contingency for whic
"a the law is not intended, the collector
d are very careful, too careful, in carryir
r it out, thereby cheating the State OF
le of tax aud people with no property o.
10 of votes.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-22

THE "Gaz.tte' informs US that twas
Senator Matthews, a Republican, that
proposed increasing the tax Oh tea and
coffee. We were not particular about
who introduced it, the Democratic House
passed the bill and the Republican
S.nat. killed it. 1t may be possible
that a sprinkling Of Republicans voted
for the increase and few Democrats
Ike Mr.. Bayard who Is now hall
Republican voted against it.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-22
For the Republican.

MrssRs. EDIToRs:-I desire to announce
to those i'll advised persons who are
continually sending me anonymous
communications as we'll as trashy pup
lisations upon the subject OF Sou
Sleerinp.n that have neither the
time nor the disposition to give them
the slightes: consideration, and that
discontinuance of this ohehslVe prac'
tic. would I've decided relief.
Respectfully. \. G. MAcSIcnoL,
Pastor Of Epworth Chapel.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-22

Ir "a very doubtful whether the Chi
nese Immigration bill can he disturbed
rom its present harmless position upon
the speakers table. Its friends have
been rapidly DESERVING it. The unan
unity with which the disgraceful meas
ure las been denounced by the public
press, irrespective of party, throughout
the country, and the continuous shower
of dispatches and letters to members
IRON leading citizens and State Legis-
latures,to resiss'the passage Of the bill,
and they spare no effort to denounce it,
have resulted in the formation Of a
strong and determined opposition.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-22

The rates Of this paper are b cents
per fjns for the first insertion OF all al
ysrtissments, and three cents for all
eubsequent insertions. Two third
rates for every other day. Yearly rates
at special prices.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-22

y,OOK JDST.-We have lost or mislaid
onr i,enosit Hook. No. 7220 Ia the VIII.
mIngton Saving Fund Society. and We have
made application to the Fund iora new Dook;
THE BENEVOLENT DAUGHTERS VI
ISRAEL SOCIETY Ieu'-o1No"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-10-16
What is the Remedy!
From The New York Tribune,


The shooting of postmaster, because he
did not allow the mails to be rifed in the in
terests of Democracy and reform, occurred
quite naturally in South Carolina, the state
which pleases to be represented in the SEN
ate by Massacre Butler and by Fun-at-the-
Fair Ham pton. Mr.. Butler is the person
whose sole claim to the sufrages of his
fellow citizens was that he had been more
responsible than anybody else for the infam-
GUS massacre of eolored people at Hamburg.
Mr. Hampton is the person who made the
most solemn pledges that if left unT estrain-
ed by the presence of United States troops,
he would take care that all the laws
should be faithfully enforced, and all the
rights of all citizens faithfully respected
and defended. That he has never made any
attempt whatever to keep his pledges the
whole world knows. Their chief fruit was
the gigantic fraud perpetrated by Hamp-
toms friends and party through the system
attic use of ballots. A state that is so
represen ted in the senate can hardly be ex-
pected to find local Cficials who enforce
the laws with especial fidelity. Nor can it
be expected that public opinion in such a
state will lean rather to the defenders of
jus ice and law than to the murderers of
helpless colored people and the suffers of
ballot boxes. A tree is known by its fruit,
and the latest fruit of South Carolina bar
barism is the presence of Hampton and
Butler in the senate.
The friends Of Butler, the hero of the
massacre, had been doing as they pleased
at the postofice in Blackville. They had
robbed the mails openly, and without re-
sistance, in order to deprive Republicans Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-10-16

letters and papers 10 which they were on4;
tied, and the postmistress, being If ~
Hampton Butler persuasion in politics J;S
nothing TO protect the mails intrusts5 ~ "a
Ter charge. Properly she was renewed
aud ought never to have been snno;, 60
Frederick Nix, colored Republican WIS.,
letters show that he is man of inteIl;na-osoe
and hdeIIty, was appointed, and the mas &C.
loving Democrats found that thew could -
longer tamper with the mails. Tbar IL
upon they first threatened and fnaTI- 80
him, and but for the bad aim IF 4bo
assassin Mr.. Nix would now be es bei,,1a.e
as Judge Chisholm, his daughter and bis
boy, or Dixon, the murdered Candidate fas
snerlt IN 4azoo county. This. in brief ;s
the history OF the case. Senator RntIar
whose sympathy with the assessins Is
natural, manlfests his feelings bv Iettar
III "hlcn ne sets up the usual Democratic
pea. NIX, ne says, was yerv bad man
dangerous, turbulent and incompetent
The facts prove that Mr. Buffers sssert;o,'
has not word of truth in it. bu+ II &c. LII
appear that being convicted of fsIsebooS
does any harm to his reputation. No donbt
now that the shooting is over. he will Oh,
serve that 1t was 6 deplorable event y hnt
insist that 1t was entirely due to the foot
that NIX was bad man. All the RennbIi.
cans who get IN the way of Democratic &c.
Sasslns are very bad men, we notice.
what is the government to dop Tt ie
physically impossible to put sbout every
postmaster or other official in the soutb
sufhclent military force to protect him in
the performance of his duties. Yet what is
government worth that does not make
any effort to defend its officers in the dis.
chsrge of their trusts?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-10-16

So you can buy as much now with $S.1S as you
could with SIS in 1865. You can take your Sl4,
bEy as much and have S5.S2 left. 1t is not true
that it is harder to pay one dollar now than
three in 1865.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-10-16

was arguing there was an injurious imitation,
and he demanded contraction. But he did not
think of calling 1905 currency in order to make
out his imitation case. Now we viii take a man
from the other side-a man who wanted intia-
tion-Henry Cary Baird. Neither did think
of treating the temporary loans to any gruat ex-
Writing to Sec. McCulIoch, in February, 1866,
he says
The interest bearing legal tenders may some
what have increased. but, having been steadily
Withdrawn from circulation they grow in
value, the increase cannot have been very great.
Further than this the high price of gold having
withdrawn from it all the private boards of the
country, the boarding of 6 greenbacks'' had not
only now commenced, but had made such prog
ress as to constitute an important element in
the estimate here, for the close of the year, to
be made of the paper money! then outstand-
ing. Allowing f all these circumstances, the
highest estimate of the circulation that could
now be made would scarcely, as l think, exceed
S750,0O0,OOO."
And so l say that not one of the official reports
or of the estimates made by either contraction
lists or infatonists at the time, limited at such
thing 50 1000 000 900 of currency in 1865. 1t re-
manned for certain modern reformers to raise
this howl about contraction 10 years after these
loans were paid or funded. The thing is illog-
zeal and absurd to the verge of idiocy, and un-
worthy lOdgment in any sane and honest
mind. To have refused to pay or fund these
things would have been bald reputation. To
have issued an equivalent amount of greenbacks
| to substitute for them would have been to in
vite depreciation and would have been only in
direct reputation. No such thing was pro-
posed at the time, and it would have had no
friends if it had been proposed. No one thought
of any other course than to pay or fund the
floating debt just as the law provided should be
done. Modern greenbackers had not yetarisen.
DID CONTRACTION CAUSE THE PANIC OF 1878.
If we have to rely on the funding of temper
airy loans to make out contraction it will be
hard to make it appear that contraction caused
the panic of 1873. For these loans were all
issued before the end of 1865; none of them had
more than three years to run, SO they all
matured and were paid or funded before the
end of 1868. The panic did not come till near
the end of 1878, or five years after the con-
traction was completed. Now, if this was the
contraction and it caused shrnkage of values
and the shrinkage caused the panic, why didn't
the values shrink and the .,anic come at the
time of the contraction. On the contrary, we
are told that these very years, 66, '67 and 66,
were among the most prosperous years we ever
had. According to their own arguments, during
the very three years that two thirds of the
currency was stolen from the people, the people
had great prosperity.
THE PAPER CURRENCY FROM 1868 TO 1873
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-10-16

when the price of a days labor, skilled or I'M
skilled, would buy as much of the necessaries
of life as to-day. 1t is claimed that SIS per
capita in 1865, and that we have only Sl4 now
But sl4 now VIII buy more of the common
articles used by common people than in 1865
Let US see what SIS would buy then and what
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-09

FAIR AssoCIATIoN.-A meeting Of the
Carolina Fair Association was held at the
court house yesterday, in accordance with
a resolution passed at a previous meeting,
for the purpose of discussing agricultural
topics, with a view to making the associa
tion subservc the purpose of disseminating
useful information on the subject of farm
ing. derived from practical experience of
farmers who have the same conditions of
soil, climate, &c.
In furtherance of this object the associa-
ton had asked Messrs. Edgar H.. Walker
and T. p. Ross to address it at yesterdays
meeting. The former complied, and read
an interesting and exceedingly well written
paper, somewhat general In character, but
we'll suited to the occasion.
The reading of the paper was followed
by discussions on various subjects pertain
ing to farming, which were participated in
by Mr.. Robt. [. Mcdowell. Gen. John a.
Young, Mr.. Hugh VI. Gray, Capt. S. B.
Alexander and Gen. Rufus Barringer. The
discussion was not confined to any particu-
lar subject, but took a wide range covering
many matters pertaining to the life of a
farmer and indicating very plainly the good
results that may be derived from carrying
into execution the idea of those who intro
duced into the association the feature of
such discussions.
The meeting was not large, but this was
to have been expected as the present is an
exceedingly busy time with most of the far
mers and as the meeting itself was some
what of the nature of an experiment, but
from the expressions during its progress
and afterwards, it was a~djudged a success.
1t is therefore determined to have regular
meetings of the association, either in Char
lotte or at different points in the county, as
may be hereafter agreed upon.
Resolutions were passed warmly thank
ing Mr.. Walker for his able and compre-
hensive lecture and for the %promptness with
which the invitation to deliver it had been
accepted; also the following was passed:
Resolred, That, fully realizing the power
of the public press, we call upon the edito-
rial fraternity to continue their assistance
in the elevation of agriculture to the high
standard to which its Importance entities
it.
The association then requested Messrs. j.
J. Price and w. ID. Alexander to prepare
papers for the next meeting, and adjourned
to reassemble on the fourth Saturday of
October in the court house in Charlotte at
IL o'clock.-Chdrlotte Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-09

MILLSTONES FROM MOORE. L: layior'
president of the Taylor Manufacturing
Company, of Westminster, Md, was IN the
city yesterday. We learn that he mas
bought the milestone quarry in Moore coun-
ty, about ) miles from Carthage, whlch
contains ii stone that was discovered some
70 years ago, and has been worked Dy sew
eral parties in a primitive way, sore Ten
different quarries having been operated loI
years. The stone has gained quite a locai
notoriety as Moore county grit. IT. a oiue
cement-colored rock filled with white mint,
and it is claimed Cor it that it grlnds corn
in a manner superior to the French Durr, OF
esophus. The grit being SO much sharper
than that in the ordinary milestone makes a
fine granulation instead Of a pasty or foury
meal. 1t is also claimed that 1t grlnds with
much less power than any other.
Mr.. Taylor purchased the entire vein
some ) miles long, together with $50 acres
Of land, and has formed a company called
the Moore County Milestone Company,
which will put in all the improved machln-
cry necessary to put the stones on the mar
ket in quantities. The deposit IS sand by
all acquainted with it TO be inexhaustlble.
&C. OJserrey.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-09
8be farmt.
CURING BRIGHT TOBACCO.
A Few Practical Hints upon the
MethOd-What a Granville Far
mer Knows About 1t.

Tn view of the fact that the curing sea-
con is about TO begin we give below some
nlain. practicable observations, winch nave
been furnished by request, the Oxford ffee
Looce. by one of the most experienced lar
mers of Granville, for the benefit of those
who do not thoroughly understand the pro-
cess of curing bright tobacco.
It will. no doubt, be read with interest,
and we trust many may be able to pront by
the suggestions.
The most important part of the process
is TO have the tobacco right on the hill. 1t
must ripen yellow and shonld not be housed
before it is fully ripe. 1t should be as near
uniform in size and color as possible, with
from ) to s plants to the stick, owing to
the size. 1t should not be allowed to re-
main in the sun too long after cutting, but
should be housed Immediately. The sticks
should be put in the house 9 or 10 inches
apart on the tiers. As soon as IN the house
it is best to raise a fire under 1t sutlclent to
warm up the house over night and let it die
down. Start fires early next morning so as
TO raise the heat to 90 degrees, and continue
at that degree from "a to 80 hours, or until
the tobacco ommenc to yellow on the
tips and around the edge of the leaf about
one inch. Then raise to 100 degrees ana
continue at that degree until a majority OF
the tobacco is yellow; then raise to lO5 de-
grees, and continue for an hour or two;
then raise to 10 degrees, and continue
about two hours; then raise to 10 degrees
and continue two hours; raise to 100 de-
grees and continue about one hour; then
raise to 125 degrees, and continue about
one hour: then raise to $50 degrees, and
continue until the leaf is cured on the low
er tiers; then raise to 135 degrees, and con-
tinue until all the leaf is cured then grad
ually raise the heat at intervals of an hour
or two, until it reaches $50 degrees, and
continue until the stem and stalk is entirely
killed. In order to clear the tobacco house
it is very often necessary to put bushes or
straw in the house, and wet it thoroughly
the night before the tobacco is to be taken
out. 1t is hoped that some beginner in
curing tobacco may be benefited by the
above. hints.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-09

MINING News NOTES.-The Rudlslll
mine, under the new management, is going
ahead steadily, improving every day IN the
amount of gold taken from the plates. MIR.
Smart, the superintendent, is better salts
fed with the work the further he gets into
it.
Gold mining in Moore county is being
carried on with considerable success. The
old and well known eagle mine, which has
been leased by that family for years has
been sold to I. c. Overton, Of New York.
The vein proper it is understood, he pro-
poses to put in the hands Of a strong com
pany, while what is known as Red Hills he
will work, and is now putting up his ma
chinery for this purpose.
Near here is also the Burns & Afford
mine. a deposit of immense proportions,
which. while not as rich as others, is work
ed at a handsome profit.
Across the creek from this is the Houston
mine, that now the vein or deposit has been
struck, has paid better than any mine In
the county, the yield some weeks, with a
10 stamp mill, being 800 to $500 worth Of
gold.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-09

Special attention given 10 tLa
North Carolina Real Estate. X s'ie
made until a sale is effected. All eaar,
placed in our hands for sale viii proper
tised in the popular work. TL~S' @1'@
Illustrated free of expense. Sou.
The Charleston News and Cor-
Everybody has heard of Geo. II ~ ) -.
farm agency, and few are unacoaF l
with the success which has ATTENDED '%.a'
eratiops." - &.
The New England Farmer saws.
H. Chaplin has advertised his fa,n 9
amount of $500 600 during the nau, ~
We commend him to our readcrs"N PEA
The Aiken IS @ Review saws. ~
has dene more than Geo. II. (hanin -
cause of Southern immigration On. e
lage is thronged with Northern noo+ .'
search of Southern homes, and gon# "a
are being made. The South DIng,rSS
is doing a great work for us"
The New York Tribune. the Ros,oar
aid, Journal, Traveller, Globe. and A5r
ser, speak in the highest terms of Cha,.
Farm Agency. Ns~
n. B.-SMALL FARMS (p~,rticnr.-
are wanted at once. sU Ofice-EI
Building. IAnr