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N. C. Supreme Court Decisions.Recording Deeds.

An Act in Relation to the Probate oj Deedsami Conveyances and the Priny .Examin-ation of Married Women.

Steele Creek Toicnship.s Thos P Grier, SA Caruthers, F LeeErwin.

Pemleys Ihicnship.Jos M Wilson, R F Blythe, R A Tor-

rance.Jforning Star Toicnship.

J W Hood, D M Fesperman, S B Smith.

Captions ;v

0 Lam paued by Vie Legutafurf ,of 187G-'7-7.

We copy from the RaleighQTjserver's publica-

tion of a list of the Laws paUy the Legislatureof such Acts asCaptionsfollowingof 1876--'7 the

are of general interest, omitting nearly all the Acts

and Resolutions of a local and private natuic :

An - act, to Refine, the,, .jurisdiction of

Judged M tnWperiorOourW m grantinginjunctions, and for other purposes.

An acftoTriake uniform the taxation on

all Banks in North Carolina...An act to amend chapter 201, laws of

1874-'7- 5, entitled "an act providing a fence

law for the countieslot Anson, Union andGuilford.- - 1 '

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'An act to incorporate the town of Hun-tersville- in

the county of Mecklenburg.' An act to confer upon the Mayor,or chief

officer of e" very city or incorporated town inthe State the critninaljurisdiction of a Jus-

tice of the Peace.' '

'An acC to give to Justices of the Peacejurisdiction ol civil action not founded on

''contract.; An act to secure to owners of real estate

in this State a homestead in fee simple.An act to divide the State into nine Judi-

cial Districts and to prov ide lor the electionof three Justices ot the Supreme Court,three Judges of the Superior Court andnine Solicitors.

The New Magistrates.The following is a list of the Magistrates a'p-point- ed

by the late Legislature for the Countiesnamed. Their terms will not begin until the ex-

piration of the terms of the present Magistrates inAugust or November next. The new Magistratesare first to be divided into three classes, and servetwo, four and six years. After the first two andfour years' term, all Magistrates appointed willserve six years :

CABARRU3.Township No 1. F A Archibald, II B Parks,

J M W Alexander.No 2. Theophilus Cannon, J B Harris, Jno II

Morrison.No 3. E J Irwin, T A Fleming, E L Bell.No 4. W II Winecoff, C M Goodnight, Peter

Glass.No 5. Wra R Blackwehler, Van Walter, Joseph

N Misenheimer, Jr.No G. Lawrence Klutts, Jno Faggart. Geo E

Ritchie.No 7. Jno II Moore, Solomon Dry, Moses Peck.No 8. Daniel Bangle, Titus Moser, E D Bar-ringe- r,

H L McAllister.No 9 Martin Widenhouse, Jr, W II Orchard,

Felix A Klutts.No 10. Daniel Boger. J A Hartsell, Julius

Klutts.No 11. C E Sides, Jacob Dove, R P Isenhour.No 12. V A Patterson, James Brown, W J

Hill, J S Fisher, CG Montgomery.

CATAWBA COUNTY.Newton Babel Whitner, Logan Smyre, Caleb

W Herman, Hiram A Forney, Peter F Smith.Clines Q M Smith, Calvin Sigmon, P R Little.Hawitons Moses Trolling er, Simeon C Brown

Logan M Wilson, W G James.Mountain Creek A D Shuford, Alexander Claik,

M M Gabriel.Caldwell Rufus England, Jacob M Wilkinson,

W A Huitt.Jacob's Fork Philip Burnes, Geo 31 Yoder, A G

Corpening.Bendy's Elkinah Ransom, W F Hull, Jacob L

Mosteller.Hickory Moses Abernathy, A L Shuford Abel

Whitner, J H Bruns.

GASTON COUNTY.Cherry ville W O Harrellson, Jno T Carpenter,

Jacob Riser, Henry Summit.Dallas Caleb Pasour, Marion D Friday, T F W

Thompson, Milas Withers.River Becd A P Rhyne, James Abernathy, W

GRu Hedge. .

South Point Jno F Luper, J G Gullick, J MLineberger.

Crowder's Mountain B G Bradley, J M White-side- s,

R W Faucett, 1 homas Chalk.

supported Greeley four years ago, and intherefore not entitled to recognition now.

Correspondence of the N- - Y. Herald.' Postmaster General Key says that ii JH

his intention in the administration ofoffice to do exactly what President Haveswill require him to do in the matter of "ap.pointments, and that he will so nrmage theaffairs of his , department as that every actshall be guided by respectf for a broad Na-tional policy in accordance with the policyof the President.

He also intends making a tour throughthe South, and will make these statementsto the Southern people, with a view ofcreating an era of good feeling, and thusendeavor to a better unde-rstanding and more friendly relations be-

tween the two sections. He speaks quiteenthusiastically and hopefully upon thesepoints, and intends to use every effort in hUpower to bring about these desired results.

The Southern Republicans are pressingthe Solicitor Genera! of the Treasury, Sam-uel F. Phillips, for the vacant seat on theSupreme Court Bench. The claims ofJudge Settle of North Carolina, were sta-ted long ago.

The prospect is slim for anything like ac-

tivity or excitement in Washington untilthe extra session of Congress convenes inJune next. The persistent refusal of Presi-dent'IIay-

es

to do anything for the crowdsof office seekers has emptied the hotels, andWashington is drifting into midsummerdullness. As a man remarked to-da- y,

"Everything here is going to sleep forthirty days; then possibly Hayes maymake a stir in the political world again."

IrW The President appears to talkfrankly about his Civil Service plan ol re-

form. Lately, in conversation with severalmembers of Congress, he told them thatthey must not consider the offices as theirpersonal perquisites, to be distributed bythem in return for personal services. Inmaking selections of public officers he saidhe would give due weight to the recommen-dation- s

of members of Congress, but that iffor any good reason he saw fit not to act inaccordance with them, they must not feelthat any of their rights in the matter hadbeen invaded.

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From the Synopsis published by the Raleigh News.

TTnrler Rattle's Revisal. chanter 55. section 20. the amplication for a-- v - w"7 ('nf a homestead bv the Tdwnshin Board ofTrustees, must be made before the sale ofthe exces3 by the Sheriff. HeptinstaM vs.Perry and others.

The provisions of Rattle's Revisal, chapter 70. section 1. are confined to the enticingof servants by indenture or by contract inwriting.

It is no offence at common law to enticean infant from the service of his-paren- t.

Ibid.

In an action for the recovery of real estate, where the plaintiff claims under apurchase at execution sale, evidence that alevy was made by the Sheriff under nfi.fa.after its return day is competent. Maynardvs. Moore.

The entry by a Sheriff upon a ven. ex. of"J. G. Moore, 8120," coupled with the factthat afterwards a deed was made to A., asassignee of Moore, and with other evi-dence tending to show that there was a saleand that Moore was the purchaser, and thatthereafter the defendant in the ven. ex. &c--

knowledged under his hand and seal that asale had been made, constitutes a sufficientreturn. Ibid.

In such case it is immaterial that the ven.ex. varied from the judgment in being for aless amount. Ibid.

A Sheriff who makes a sale under execution and the purchase money is not paid, isnot obliged to re-se- ll immediately, but maygive the purchaser time in which to pay thepurchase money, if neither party to the ex-

ecution objects or complains. Ibid.A levy on land endorsed by a Sheriff

upon 2Ltp'. fa. which he retained in his handsuntil after its return day, is invalid. Ibid.

In an action to recover real estate, wherethe defendant sets up legal defences andalso an equitable counter claim, it is properto postpone the consideration of the latteruntil the former are disposed of. Ibid.

A grantee who accepts a deed poll con-

taining covenants or conditions to be per-formed by him as the consideration of thesame, becomes bound for their performancealthough he does not execute the deed as aparty. The assignee ot such grantee is like-wise bound. Ibid.

The Superior Courts have exclusive juris-diction over the offence of larceny of grow-ing crops. (Bat. Rev. chap. 32, see. 20.)State vs." Graham.

The mother of a child, her husband, thealleged father, being dead, is a competentwitness upon the question of legitimacy.Warlick vs. White and wife and others.

When the point in issue is the legitimacyof a child, evidence offered to prove the badcharacter of the mother for chastity duringthe lifetime of the husband and before thebirth of the child, is incompetent. Other-wise, as to evidence offered to show her badcharacter for truth. Ibid.

In the trial of an action involving thelegitimacy of a child, who is said to be ofmixed blood, it is competent to exhibit suchchild to the jury. Ibid.

YVht'io A w.is indented In (1 lv not dated September, 1SG0, and B in 18G3, byagreement with A, executed to C, ante-dated as of the date of the original note andin substitution therefor: Held, that it wasnot subject to the scale of depreciation, &c.

Boykin vs. Godwin.

The repeal of statute under which acontract has been made between the plain-tiff and the State, in no way affects theplaintiff's rights under the contract. Cle-ments vs. the State.

A constable who neglects and refuses toexecute criminal process lawfully issued andplaced in his hands is indictable underchapter 32, section 107, Battle's Revisal.State vs. Ferguson.

A constable is a ministerial officer andcannot inquire upon what evidence a judi-cial officer acted in issuing criminal process.

Ibid.

If a creditor agree with his principaldebtor in such manner lhat he is bound bythe agreement to postpone the day of pay-ment, the surety is thereby discharged fromall liability. Scott vs. Harris.

In such case it is immaterial that theagreement for forbearance is usurious.Ibid.

When the Court below allowed a defend-ant to plead his discharge in bankruptcy atFall term, 1875, which discharge wasgranted May 21st, 1869: Held, not to beerror. Falkner vs. Hunt.

In a proceeding to make real estate as-sets, where the defendants set up title tothe land in controversy, which issue isfound against them : Held, that the costsof the proceeding (except those of filingthe petition,) are properly taxable againstthe defendants. Noble vs. Koonce.

JSF0 The Legislature has passed a billrequiring a tax of $500 on all foreign guanosor fertilizers sold in the State. In our opin-ion the passage of this bill is seriously de-trimental to the farming interests ot ourState, and is another stab at the merchantsof North Carolina. If the Legislature inpassing the bill aimed to prevent the im-portation of guanos, it should have enacteda prohibition in so many words. The billas it has passed plays right into the hands oflarge manufacturers, while it crowds smallerones out of the North Carolina market. Itis also a mistaken idea to suppose that thetax of $500 will stop the dealers from sell-ing in this State or our farmers from buy-ing. There are farmers who will buyguanos, no matter what the price, and themanufacturer will of course look to his owninterest and charge more for the guano onaccount of the tax. The law plays alsorigh't into the hands of Petersburg andNorfolk merchants. Goldsborq Messenger..

The General Assembly of North Carolinado Enact: tSection 1. That all deeds, mortgagees,

conveyances, releases, powers of attorney,contracts, or other writings required by lawto be registered, and the privy examinationof any married woman a9 to her due execu-tion of any such instrument, may be ac-

knowledged or approved or taken by anyone of the following Courts or officers, name-ly : A Superior Court Clerk, or Justice ofthe Peace, or any Court of Record having aseal, or any Judge, Justice or Clerk of anysuch Court, (except the Register of Deeds,an ex officio Clerk of the Board of CountyCommissioners.)

Sec. 2. When such acknowledgment, proofor privy examination shall be taken beforea Court or the Clerk thereof, the same shallbe attested by the seal of such Court, andwhen taken before a Justice of the Peace,the same shall, before registration, be ad-

judged to be correct and sufficient by theClerk of the said Court of record, (otherthan the Register of Deeds,) in the countywhere such Justice may reside; and whento be registered in any county other thanthat in which taken, such Clerk in additionshall certify that such Justice was a Justiceof the Peace in his county at the time whenthe proof, acknowledgment or privy exam-ination was taken.

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this act thecertificates of probate or acknowledgmentshall be substantially as follows:State of Noimi Carolina, )

County, C

I, A. 15., (here give name of officer, Clerk, Judgeor Justice of the Peace, as the case may be,) dohereby certify that (here give name of grantor, andif acknowledged by wife, her name, and add hiswife,) personally appeared before me this da3r andacknowledged the due execution of the foregoing(or annexed) deed of conveyance, (or other instrument,) and (if the wife is a signer,) the said (heregive wife's name,) being by me privately examined,separate and apart from her said husband, touching her voluntary execution of the same, doth statethat she signed the same freely and voluntarily,without fear or compulsion of her said husband orany other person, and that she doth still voluntarilyassent thereto. Witness my hand and seal (privateor olhcial as the case may be) this (day of month)A. D. (year).

Signature of officers.SealAnd when such proof or acknowledgment

has been had or taken by a Justice ot thePeace, the Clerk of a Court of Record shalluse substantially the following form of cer-tificate :

State of North Carolina, )

County. )The foregoing (or annexed) certificate of A. B.

a Justice of the Peace of County is adjudged to be correct. .Let the deed (or other in-strument) with the certificates be registered.

Signature of Clerk of the Court.Seal.Sec. 4. For the probate or acknowledg-

ment of a chattel mortgage, the fee of aJustice of the Peace shall be ten cents, andfor other instruments twenty cents : and thelee of any Clerk of a Court of Record forpassing upon the certificate of a Justice ofthe Peace as in this act provided, shall beten cents for a chattel mortgage, and twentycents for other instrument.

Sec. 5. That all laws or parts of laws in- -

consistent nerewitn oe ana the same arehereby repealed.

Sec. G. lhat this act shall take effect fromand after its ratification.

Read three times and ratified in GeneralAssembly this 3d day of March, 1877.

The Special Term of Wake Court and itsWork.

Judge David Schenck, of the 9th JudicialDistrict, came here January loth, and byvirtue ol a commission from Gov. Vanceheld a Special Term of Wake SuperiorCourt for the trial of civil causes. Thedocket at that time had upon it 4G3 casessome of which dated back to 1859, havingbeen transferred from the old equity and

. . .A. 1 .1 1 T ncouuuy vourt uocKets. xuost or tnese involved intricate litigation, and kept from

1 tsuitors jarge sums oi money, do onerouswas the delay in the trial of civil causesthat it amounted almost to a defeat of justice. lhis resulted from the fact that thecriminal cases always consumed the time ofthe regular terms, and from the notoriousincompetency of ex-Jud- ge Watts. JudgeSchenck at once recognized the great laborcut out for him ; but he at once addressedhimself to the task, and soon gave ampleevidence oi the marked abilities that distinguish him.

During this Special term, which endedlast Saturday, 240 cases were tried andfinally disposed of. Only ten appeals weretaken to the supreme Court. Out ot the209 cases remaining on the docket there are27 in which reference was taken and whichwill probably be compromised. There re-main about 182 cases, the most of which areof such a character that the next regularterm can easily dispose ot them.

Judge Schenck has gained constantlyupon the respect and admiration of the community since the day his Court first opened.aa 1 r . i . i.Muiusw me warmest praise oi nun are inthe mouths of lawyers, suitors, officers ofthe court and all whoever attended its sessions. A jurist ol profound learningprompt, and nearly always correct in hisrulings, and firm in his adherence to themafter they are made, uniting with thesequalities- t -- 1

the utmost courtesy....toward-

allwuo are turown in contact with him, it isnot wonderful that he makes so deep an impression wherever he holds a Court. Dis-tinguished honors await him in his profes-sion. Raleigh News.

m i -iT Senator Robertson of South Caro-

lina, whose Senatorial term ended March4th, was presented with a splendid bouquet,the card accompanying it saying, "A fare-well tribute of esteem and regard from thegranddaughters of Col. William Washing-ton of the revolution." The last Senatorialact of Senator Robertson was the preventiugof the confirmation of Wm. Stone as Attor-ney for South Carolina.

Air Hayes Stone for District Attor-ney and he was confirmed by the Senate.

A North Carolina delegation waitedon President Hayes; headed by one of thesons of Stephen A. Douglass, and asked theappointment of J udge Settle in the Cabinet.The delegation didn't have much wait itseems.

What Washington Letter-Writer- s say ofthe Situation.

Correspondence of the Richmond Whig.

"The Democrats scored two importantpoints in the Senate last week ; they man-aged to have both Morgan of Alabama, andGrover of Oregon, sworn in. . There hasbeen some talk of an investigation in respectto these gentlemen, but it will amount tonothing at all. They are in for six yearseach, and the Democratic strength iu theSenate is now thirty-fou- r, with chances forone more Senator lrom South Carolina andtwo more from Louisiana. The vote is soclose now that all the Republicans have tobe in place in order to assure a partytriumph on any vote, and there is a goodchance of defeating any very ultra or ex-

treme Radical measure that may be pro-posed. The effect is to make the Senatereally a conservative body.

In ability and intellectual force the ac-

cessions to the Democratic ranks of late arevery great. Harris, Hill, Whyte, WTallace,Lamar, and Beck are a powerful reinforce-ment to the old set, and the preponderanceof ability is now with the Democrats.

Mr Conkling came into action to-da- y

splendidly. His speech, without namingBlaine, was a severe rebuke to that gentle-man and to the scheme of foisting Kellogg(the bogus Senator from Louisiana) in hothaste on the Senate.- The tone of Mr Conkling's speech is alsoregarded s indicative of a purpose to sup-port the Administration upon the Southernquestion, and perhaps other questions. Ithink it not unlikely that he will be theleaderofthe Administration party ui theSenate, leaving Blaine and Morton to playout their game of bidding for the SouthernRepublican vote as a preliminary step tothe contest of 1880. The struggle for thePresidential succession has already begun.Blaine was not willing to lose an hour before declaring himself. Conkling, Mortonand Sherman are not far behind.

From an intimate friend of the Presidentit is learned that he will remain firm in hispurposes avowed in the inaugural.

Mr Blaine, who has been very brisk for anew Senator, did not attempt a reply to MrConkling,who was severe,contemptuous anddefiant. But the two men are certain tolock horns sooner or later, and Blaine willbe apt to suffer.

Mr Conkling's speech gave great satisfac-tion to all Conservative men, and en-

courages the hope that he will fully cuthimself off from the Radical element.

Correspondence of the Baltimore American (Rep.)

Mr Hayes determined to offer an olivebranch to the South by taking into hisCabinet some one intelligent SouthernDemocrat who had fought on the Confed-erate side, but is' now thoroughly true aswell as able. To this end he was disposedto take General Joe Johnston as a thorough-ly representative Southerner, but Mr Keywas found less objectionable to Republi-cans, and he was finally chosen. The sig-

nificance of the appointment is in its noticeto the South that the new Administrationhas no purpose which cannot be freely dis-

closed to and discussed with an honorablerepresentative of their own section, andwho is in full sympathy with the best ele-

ments in the Southern opposition party.This, it is claimed, clears the way for whatis to follow. Vice President Wheeler is tobe no cipher in the Government. He willbe invited to participate in the administra-tion as freely as if he were a member of theCabinet. It is hoped that after the Senateadjourns he will head a commission to beappointed by the President to visit theSouth, carefully study the situation inLouisiana and South Carolina, and ascer-tain upon what honorable terms all thetroubles there can be acceptably placatedby State action, with such support and co-

operation as the President can rightfullyextend.

The President's friends say that if thispolicy fails it will be the fault of the South-ern people themselves, and will be so re-

garded. They say also that if it succeedsit will break down the color-lin- e in politicsby detaching the old Whigs and DouglasDemocrats, and organizing them into astrong administrative party of whites, twhom the blacks will naturally adhere.

The above is given as the general plan,the details of which must depend uponthe results of careful Cabinet consultationsand liberal interchange of views withpatriotic and clear-heade- d men, whosecharacter and position entitle them to beheard.

Correspondence of the N. Y. WorldRepublicans could be heard in the cor-

ridors of the Senate and at the Hotels de-

nouncing in bitter terms the new administration as now completed, and deploring atthe same time that its head had ever beendeclared elected. Messrs. Evarts, Key andSchurz are spoken of as "anti-Republicans- ,"

"Greeley men," fcc., while the latter is spe-cially singled out for the most violent formof party and personal abuse. Tt is deniedthat he represents anybody, that he is aRepublican, that he has a local habitationand a name, that in fact he is anythingmore than a Bohemian adventurer or aHessian, who, as Senator Morton ha3 it"will stand by the party which will payhim the largest price for his speeches in thecanvass." The feeling against Mr Evartsabates a little on his personal character, butis quite as severe on his political record.Richard W. Thompson of Indiana, is spokenof as an old fossil thrown as a sop to MrMorton at the last moment, who passed thevigor of public life over twenty years ago.Charles Devens, who is named as Attorney-Genera- l,

was as much of a surprise to thepublic as was Borie in the early days ofGrant's first administration. No oneknows him outside of Massachusetts, andpeople have gone around inquiring of eachother, "Who the devil is Devens?" It isalso charged that he is another Liberal who

An act making it a uiisdeneanor to destroy or deface legal notices, posted any-

where in the county.An act requiring Sheriffs and Tax Collee

tors to publish the list of delinquent tax-

payers at the Court House door and at oneplace in each lownship.

. An act for the relief of the city Constableof the city of Charlotte.

An act to authorize county and town au-

thorities to employ the convicts in the coun-

ty or city jail to work on the streets andpublic roads or to be hired out to individualsor companies.

An act to regulate the manner of makingelection returns.

;An act to provide a Miitahle dwelling forthe: Governor.

An act to amend the charter of Lincolnton.An act to prohibit exportation of par-

tridges from Catawba, liowan, Guilford, Ala-mance, Itockingham, Orange, Iredell, Davie,Gaston, Columbus, Davidson, Anson andForsythe.

An act to charter the Piedmont NarrowGauge liailroad.

An act to remove obstructions and to pro-

vide for the passage of fish in Catawba liiver.An act to prevent live stock from running

at large within the counties of Kowan andCabarrus and a portion of the county ofIredell.

An act to authorize Rutherford county orany other county or incorporated town orcity to subscribe to the capital stock of theShelby and Rutherford liailroad, or theSpartanburg and Rutherford Railroad.

An act repealing chapter 76, Laws of1870-'- 7l, relating to vacancies in countyoffices, and to re-ena- ct the proviso to section1, chapter 4, Laws of 1808, as brought for-

ward in Rattle's Revisal, chap. 27, sec. 29.An act to settle the ridings of the several

Judicial Districts.An act repealing chapter 81, private laws

of 1872-- 73 ; and section 2, chap-ter 46, laws of 187l-'7- 2, chartering the townof Dallas.

An act incorporating the town of Gasto-nia- ,

in Gaston.An act incorporating Riddle University

in Mecklenburg county.An act requiring Clerks and Registers of

Deeds to provide and keep indexes and crossindexes of the names of all parties to suits,deeds and other conveyances, filed and reg-istered in their respective offices.

An act to make the carrying of concealedweapons a misdemeanor.

An act to prevent live stock from runningat large within the county of Mecklenburgand certain Townships in Cabarrus county.

An act in relation to the Probate Judgeof deeds and conveyances, and the privateexamination of women.

An act to regulate proceedings againstowners of mill-dam- s for injuries dome them.

An act to establish Courts inferior to theSupreme Court, to be styled 'inferior Courts.'

An act in regard to publishing countyexhibits, amending chapter 27, section 13,of Battle's Revisal.

An act-t- o incorporate Sugar Creek Pres-byterian Church, in the county of Mecklen-burg.

'An act to establish a Department of Ag-riculture, Immigration and Statistics, andfor the encouragement of sheep husbandry.

An act to protect the farmers of Unioncounty.

An act to provide for the appointment ofcommissioners to confer with the holders ofthe valid bonds of the State.

An act concerning insurance.An act to provide an asylum for the col-

ored insane of the State.An act to regulate elections.An act supplemental to an act passed at

the present session of the General Assembly,entitled "an act to divide the State into nineJudicial Districts and to provide for theelection of three Justices of the SupremeCourt, three Judges of the Superior Courtsand nine Solicitors."

'An act to amend the charter of Charlotte.

. An act to amend the charter of DavidsonCollege. ,

Resolution requesting our Senators and' Representatives in Congress to use theirendeavors to procure an amendment pro-hibiting the National Ranks from receivingmore than 8 per cent interest.

is Resolution repealing the resolution of 25thJanuary, 1871, offering a reward for M. S.Littletield.

Resolution - instructing our Representa-tives in Congress to favor the Southern Pa-cific Railroad.

Resolution allowing the Governor to havecopies made of letter-book- s at Washingtonto file in the archives.

Resolution to pay the Governor of the.'State the proceeds arising from the rent ofthe f property known as the Governor'smansion. ;..''.

j 83T Key and Thompson, of Hayes1 Cab-inet, were born in the South, and Schurz isa resident of Missouri.-- - Four of the Cabinetsupported Horace .Greeley in 1872. Alto-gether, then, it looks- - as if the selectionshad been made in the interest of peace, jus-tice and conciliation. May looks this timepure not deceptive!

IREDELL COUNTY.Eagle Mills T N Cooper, E W Joyner, Wm J

Calvert.Union Grove W J Templeton, Jas Holmes, L V

Caldwell.New Hope G G Williams, A G Myers, Thomas

Ridman.Turnersburg J M Godby, J M Holmes, J M

Turner.Olive F J Allison, R L Weaver, H A Mawbry.Sharpesburg A A Hines, R T Campbell, A P

Sharpe.Cool Springs G F Shepherd, C W Kiser, Henry

Turnei.Bethany J F Long, J C Turner, A P Murdock.Concord Abner Morrison, J H Schroggs, R A

Stone.Chambersburg J A White, J D Click,J F Dotson.Statesville Jno Bradley, T M C Davidson, E B

Stinson, M F Freeland.Shiloh Peter Little, H C Summers, J M Alex-find- er

Barringer J W Sanders, C L Shinn, W C Mills.Coddle Creek J L Harris, R A Alexander, A M

Walker, Isaac Harris.Davidson J M Shook, J B Cornelius, J W As-

kew, E W Putman.

LINCOLN COUNTY.North Brook S J Weaver, T M Foster. W A

Thompson.Howard Creek J Stamey, Sr., II E Ramsour,

Isaac Self.Lincolnton W T Shipp, L D Haynes, Ambrose

Costner, J L McLean.Ironton L A Dellinger, A G Harrill,S V Goodson.Catawba Springs Isaac Lowe, James Linebur-ge- r,

J G Morrison, T H Proctoi.

ROWAN COUNTY.Salisbury Philip Sowers, AsaRibdin, Adam M

Brown, Thomas G Haughton, Dolphin A Davis, GAdolphus Bingham, Andrew Murphy.

Franklin W R Fraley, Abner L Hall. WilliamM Kincaid.

Unity John A Bailey, John C O Graham, JohnRice.

Scotch Irish Jesse Towless, Joseph A Hawkins,John G Fleming.

Mt Ulla Stephen F Cowan, Jesse W Miller,John R Graham.

Atwell Joseph F McLean, Samuel M Furr,John L Sloan, Wm T H Plaster.

Locke Richard F Graham, Sr, William F Wat-son, Charles H McKenzie.

Litaker's Isaac L Linker, Philip A Sloop, JohnSloop.

Gold Hill Adam C Earnhardt, A W Klutts,George M Bernhardt, Frank H Mauney.

Morga t's Willie Been, John W Miller, M GreenMorgan.

Providence Henry Barringer, William BKlutts, David Barringer.

UNION COUNTY.Monroe Jonathan Trull, Russell Rogers, Leroy

Secrest, S S McCauley, Abel Helms, L M Secrest.Buford Zachariah Yarborough, T C Eubanks,

Wm W Smith.Jackson Wm W Walker, John W Belk, Wm

Crow.Sandy Ridge Jno II Gribble, A J Price, Thos L

Cuthbertson.Goose Creek Thomas II Benton, John N Pres-so-n,

Marcus E CrowelLNew Salem J O Griffin. II D Howell, W A

Austin.Lane's Creek V T Chcars, Jacob S Little, J P

Home.Griffinsville Thos W Griftln.

MECKLENBURG COUNTY.Charlotte Toicnship.

John A Young, R M White, Walter I3rem,J S Myers, D II Hill, W F Davidson, E KP Osborne, F A McNinch, T L Vail, S IIHilton, II 13 Williams.

Clear Creek Township.l II Henderson, A C Flow, T A Jerome.

Crab Orchard Toicnship.J N Wallace, W II Taylor and Leander

Query.Perry hill Toicnship.

II D Stowe, L M McAllister, J J Price.Paw Creek Township.

C L Gibson, D A McCord, A W Lawing.Sharon Township.

Lorenza Hunter, H K Hied and OswaldAlexander.

Deiceese Township.W P Williams, W A Sossoman, D W

Mayes.Pong Creek Toicnship.

Thos Neal, A M Barry, Thos Gluyas.Pine a Me Toicnshij).

M L Wallace, J T Downs, J II Elms,FC Harris. .

Providence Township.A G Heid, J N Howie, E M Matthews.

Mallard Creek Township.B H Garrison, R A McNeely, N Gibbon.

Hay, Fodder and Shucks.Af) OOO POUNDS of N. C. HAY offeredUV,VW for saie at 75 cent3 per hundred.

Also, Fodder at $1.20 per hundred, and Shucksat 90 cents per hundred.

For sale by W. M. CROWELL.March 9, 1877.

DISSOLUTION.The firm of C. S. 1IOLTON & CO. was dissolved

by mutual consent on the 7th of March, 1877, J. B.Franklin withdrawing. All persons indebted tothe concern will please make immediate paymentto C. S. Ilolton, and all bills due by the concernwill be paid by him, he having assumed all liabili-ties. C. S. HOLTON,

J. B. FRANKLIN.

Having bought Mr Franklin's interest I will con-

tinue business at the old stand. Thanking the pub-lic for their liberal patronage heretofore bestowedupon the old firm, I respectfully solicit a Contin-uance of the same. My effort w ill be to give satis-faction. C. S. IIOLTON.

In retiring from the firm of C. S. Ilolton & Co.,I thank the public for their liberal patronngc andrespectfully request that thev continue the same toC. S. Ilolton.

March 9, 1877. J. U. FRANKLIN.

Celebrated" CYLINDER CHURNS."

The wants of the community could not bp sup-

plied till we ordered another lot of those celebratedCylinder Churns."

We have been selling them for several years andthey have given entire satisfaction to all who haveused them. Call and see them at

BARRINGER & TROTTER'S.Fee. 10, 1877.

Heavy Downfall in Prices ! !

E. D. LATTA& BROTHER,Have greatly reduced their already acknowledgedLow Prices, and are now offering their entire stockof Clothing, Hats and Gents' Furnishing Goods, atsuch exceedingly low figures as cannot fail to con-

vince purchasers of the unparalleled advantagesthey derive in buying at this season.

Never before were such genuine inducementsoffered in the known history of Charlotte. Wecordially solicit an examinaticn, feelinc confidentthat the truth of this statement will then make it-

self clearly evident. Parties entrusting us withtheir orders may rely upon receiving the same ad-

vantages we are now offering, as though they werehere to see and select for themselves. Wc willcheerfully refund all money in every instance wheresatisfaction is not given.

E. D. LATTA & BRO ,

Representative Clothiers of the South.Feb. 23, 1877.

FERTILIZERS.A large lot High Grade FERTILIZERS for sale

at MATTHEWS' DEPOT on the Carolina Cen-

tral Railway, by the subscriber.J. McLUAGHLIN.

Feb. 16, 1877.

Atlantic Acid Phosphate,FOUR CAR LOADS, just received at

BUR WELL & SPRINGS'.March 2, 1877.

Hay, Fodder and Shucks.I will sell Foratre at lowest market rates and

guarantee the quality to be as good as any on themarket.

March 2, 1877 W. M. CROWELL.

Corn ! Corn ! !

Just received a Car load of Corn, for sale byMarch 2, 1877. W. M. CROWELL.

EVERYBODY.Will please take notice that we are selling GOODscheap. We have a few pair of Blankets left, vcrrcheap.

Our READY-MAD-E CLOTHING cheap forCash. We sell Flannels cheap. Our Dress Goodsmust be sold.

Prints and Shirtings may go higher, and it may

be well to supply yourself now at old prices.

Do call and arrange your Account we need tbemoney.

ALEXANDER, SE1GLE & CO.

Feb. 16, 1877.

REMOVAL !

I would return my thanks to ray friends and

former patrons for their custom, and invite theniand the public to call and see me at my new Stand,No. 2 Granite Row, next door to Express Office.

J. K. PUREFOTuJan. 19, 1877.