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v w f§|i#i m®vil salisbury n c fhburaiiy 4 1870 no 5 vol v mw**nam».,.**am*wm*jr*rr'mimamnmmm.mm n u m itlmh ■■"'»■wi dr 007)dinis compouxp oentian bitters the great american tonic mnl i>i it relic ! recomti ended and prescribed by physicians wherever known the cen mini ( iol lian uilters are made | ofii.e purest and best vegelnhlo tonics ami , a aiicsknuv n to the profession tbeyalso ' c,,p'";u iv r.ty i '* eenl t . ggr n c <■>/ r > jz which makes ihem boynnd all question lhe best dluretlcin nxistence and lor i is ireesed kidneys bladder and urinary organs have no superior il any equal 1 those who i « ie ii tiers for ihe lullowing diseases wnl ..; * . . y uase iind lliem a sale pleasant '■s us ' ■' ct i al ilei a dy 1 ev :. ■■•!■■preventive and cure lor j cl ills md fever and aii malnriul diseases i dysrf.psia l.'-.i ion sit i t.i.'.i.-.cii colic sick-headache bronchitis asthma cold3 v cnucn neuralgia general debility diseases of kidneys qravel sic fid every di ire icqu n a general tome impression f ful 1 senses peculiar to females it is almost a specific ;.£*" in convalescence from typhoid ami oil or low forms al fiver it is the very besi tonic llllll can i used ';,,.; ,::■•:;:•: i leiiliiin ';::*'"*- mei t v i'h nniveisa fm ••*. *"* ■lin»o iec iie .; ::.' strong est ti'sliu .*:;*' ..".■.■i ii to any ul'.'u.cine a fe ■■!" which *• • ■.!', ' • '■"'■•"■tv - i i.i i ti.'.v t iiii i hav i ' " i a god dlu's ■'*.* np i ntiiin iiiii *' ■and oh i iful ly recommend it as llio vei beal hitters thai run !..■uaed ;.-. oidina v •'. ■•: :** . -* '.. stninaiil a e m i'lolt vi i ] i i senmb o'ange co . n c . may 15 r i hereby i orlify thai i have been using !'"■j ooddin's compound gentian bitters lor co di ib i ral di ...: ly set and i am fully satistiedthal ihey arc i i ■■■- d hers of whicb 1 have any knowledge and lie best tonic ■>.- fered to tho american pi opie !:•>;*"■'. y slater henrico county va jun ■25 18g0 dn godoin dear su : i have been suffer j ing for event years with an iilfection of the kidn-ys prostrate gland i.i.d sincture of the urethra have been undor llie treatment of ti best physicians in the country one of whom j i now a professor in a me.uc.il college all failed to relieve me i finally tried your com pound gentian bitters the effect was like a charm—one bottle gave me complete relief i believe it lobe thebest medicine i have ever used very respectfully jas a faulcon littleton n.c jap 7th 1,800 prepared only bv tie god i'm james t w1ug1ns proprietary wltolesale agent norfolk v tgy tor sale by dr g b poulson salis bury n c 8»-t stolen bow n'i blabto fn daric tj.mnly | n n on the night oi the lit tn jun : lurv inst live n iles south or moch-'viiie a j dark iron ilrky iiorsk six yoais old last spring uoe i'i hatals high ibng bodied ! but well proportioned r fint pacer will dark i mane ami tall dark legs iv.t whiter sb.mil the j hoofs a nearly white face lhe while running down his i,n"-e in a nar'nlw stripe inti his j right nostril white spoi saddle murks oil ),, i.e ii me 61 ihem riipning inln r»ach bth * ,,, ; in bi ,..! si : vi ii or i ;* but not fat : \ shod in front ul i ' a mouth i.,.*.i hind feel j ban and rn'tl ■• | ited , i bave strong reasons "■•• bi lieving that this b irso .*..*"- stolen by a wh te man named al | !.•-, hooper ol i'v-weli ixe.iwv i but his civ j lifting atatciiiv-uii to persons my neighbor hood leave it in doubt what direction he has ,. ,, ._ noopeit ia abou 5 feet 10 inches high btoiu buill daik hair and beaid and begins io show the effects ol dripk net very talkative wears u heavy mouajaeho of a alight ;■, a ii color has grey • yes on uppei front j i".,,iii gone nu • has an india ink mark a ,.. iibte heart between rhe knuckle ol tho fore finger and iho *•* rist of tl * h ii hand 1 .*.*:,; pay f-u lor t;he arrest ot the.thief ,..,,,! <•.**, i forthe i ! pfthft horse address mo al jo.-i-a m l.-.v countv n 0 johns maxwell tan 21.1s70 _____ ____. 2-n«ttt s a sop dressing tor wheat wb can now furnwh deliver od at the ii pi ' :.. iliispl.-.oo agricultural lime j bbioked an 1 spieened ready for application al i 1.20 per band or when hags are furnished i wiih owners name distinctly mink rd on them al '!?.■per b ishcl ten bushels of j ti line per acre will materially iuciease the | yield of the present orop and permanently im prove tie laud 1 m ■11*30*1 n ■*. rullivan & co salisbury j uary i 1670 2:k genuine sinported htojwav oats samples sent free lo l'arm.ers from it'll tu 13*1 busliou'rrown l hie acre — wei '• . mi 40 tn 46 iiouudsiii llie inmliel 11,-m . .- in - i e . ,■i wri every variety efsol anil in a * *.- otote i tho unb.ii with lie most per ' i ii grain i vfcr.vlarjjo plump ami bawlilottie l a reui..ii..il.ie uiio'llui a anil ri|iilui uiinie ban llie cominou varieties tl.e slraw is h i^ht cloar s'y.at ami not liable to loam is nerfeetly elear of rurti anil grows from 4 to 5 f*'*i high we huvo li'illi li tvhito uml b'aek^oi way both the same price uile'|unll*i p").hii.*tive v.'.i iill ii't "'" iinm-t nl tin alive oan lo any r i2 tri ']'. .*' ■. ie-t o.i i y n j lfc«'|t.h j ■* '.■■: ot ilt .'•'• n')1j llio i icon *.!.;. io *. i'w („..,'..-■,-*, i.l • ■u'.oi : \' a"-:i , d , ■'■' r'-ib ll •'■' il.tlv hiidcmuioh thai ii *-:. i • i aa •"'.' ivelcljn jo to sa lbs r.ii'e a >^.\ tfn*glatifl uiel<i,i.l in lir ue naiiiw of norr-y but impntiad oi r.ij i.n-liel uuaraii n nl to weigh ii lbs or tliu money refunded poniplo "' both kinds mini fi i ' ""■a dent stamp iimo . fic'iltirs an i iiini'i lain ail ■nll'.iili'i'.lo n i i'"vkii a co jan '■!! - *'' i i.ii 1 oi itor cy i'a ~ laha'a,\t hit il 1i.mai.1 skmi nalll puis institution ii.ie in ntaomtfu open n ii j)in"ntly adapted in its or fginlr-atlun ano nn'iatfoment tp ihi wants of the peopli and i o e '"'• i'iivi'i ei of he country i':i..iu reeel.c ii an time kor elreulars ftddrwe j m jl c'.i'ai'.l l i^-ildldhu uraeusboro n.c advantages of life in surance the north america insurance company pays its iiri'iiiiiiias iiroiui.tiv without i liargo vt ii ll'.'l.l'l-iin'l'se agent north ameriea lile ins co taomasvii.lk n c dear sir — yon will please accept my sin cere thanks lor your prompt payment icitliout charge of the amounl of ihe policy of insur ance on my husband's life amounting in the mm of throe thomaud dollars ai your oar nest and repeated solicitation he was induced tn insure in vour company and now we arc the rei ipents ul its benefits j to you and the nortli america life insur ance company we shall fool under obligations mich as only the widow and fatherless enu feel and express may yuu have success in inducing others to insure in your most liberal company and may tho lord of tno widow and nrphats bless you and prosper you in your good work al.lkii mll.l c l'.aiiilkit of kowan mills x i mr holdorness is also agonl for the liver pool london nud globo i'hik fnsurnnco oom p*uiy which insures all hinds of pnblio and pri vote buildings liailroad depots bridges fac tories foundcries mills and merchandise and pays all its losses prumply all letters addressed to mr llolderness at thomasville n 0 will receive prompt atten tion dec il tf state of north 0ar0l1 n a,t davik colktt j superior court — fall term istid james n ilroek administrator with the will annexed ol weldon j foster dcu'd against f n foster j h foster john m foster frank foster louisa f'osier laura foster gideon horrell patrick ilorrell and hiram lakey petition to make heal estate assets to louisa foster laura foster gideon hor rell nud patrick hoireil the above named who are lion residents you arc hereby notified that a summons in tho above em ii lei on has issued againsl you and the complaint therein wus filed in the su perior court ol davie county on tiie isili day ol january 1s70 vou u**e also notified tbat tha summons in the case is returnable to iho next term ot the superior court aforesaid lu be held at tbe court house in mocksville on the tirst mon day of april 1s79 when and where you are hereby required lo appear and answer the complaint in de.'ault whereof iho plaintiff will apply to said court for the relief demand ed in the complaint witness ii h austin clerk of the said superior court at oflice in the town of mocks ville this 10th dav uf janunrv 1570 ii r austin clerk s ipe ior court davie countv 4 6w fpr.yeeflo state of north carolina ) davie coohtt j superior court — j-'a'd term i860 daniel sheek executor of george sheek deceased against richmond sheik daniel sheek susannah cook wife of l b cook john shuek aud levi sheek petition i ■r-.a.vc real estate assets to john sheek and levin sheek the defend i ants above named who are rion-iesijents you a •■hereby notified that a summons in i ihe above entitled case hss mmed against you and ihe coir.pir.inl therein was filed in the sn perior court of davie county or the 1 lib day of january 1870 yon are also notifi6'l thnt the snmtnons in the cn«e is returnable to the next term of the supeiior court aforesaid io be held at ihe ci uit house in the tow n ofmooksville on the first monday o april 1870 when ai.ri where you are hereby required to appear and an swer lhe complaint — in default whejrcol lhe plaint:.1 will apply to *-.*.;. 1 court for the relief demanded in tho ,: jmplaint witness 11 it ansiin cleik of thesaid su perior court st oflice ill the t.m n ot mocki ville this 10th dav ol january lf-'70 ii r austin clerk superior court davie county 4_i*jw-*pr fee 10 cr^-riivronrs ssaob uwesi .— warsaw ik ave i','i)n.ii for kayettevillo dally ox j 1 1 pi sunil.u if yoll aro ih we-torn n ( iii'il i gii tn kitfolgh and procure a through licknllo i*',u:*t.teviiie lois ; throucli tickets ivoin cfoldshiiffi via wi.r.-aw to fayetleville 11 through tickets from weldon i fayelle villcslo tl rough lit lets fnn-.i wilmington via war aw to fdyettuvillo •?''. charlotte to vfadbsborol leave charlotte lifter triiins from raleigh and columbia via monroe fur wadesbnro tunsdnv i'lim siliir and saturday leave v.'a dosbnri'i tuesday thursday and sat uidny af ter arrival of train and stage frum wilmington moltlus villi ia pittsboro to kuypt leave moni.iville tuesday thursday and saturday leave egygt monday wednesday and fri day clemmons accommodation line between salem urtil high point will charter stages at all ours cheaper tluui tho cheap i est ollice ut hutner's hotel salem n c e t clkmmons oct i 18b0 if contractor fresh garden ilowerf iruit herb tree shrub and ilvergrccn seeds with di rections for culture prepaid by mail the most complete and judicious assortment in the country agents wanted 2 sorts of either for 1.00 prepaid bv mail i also small fruits plants hull nil the new i potatoes ac prepaid by mail 4 lbs knrly , rose i'ntalii prepaid for 1 fill conovor's co ; lowil asparagus iki per 100 ; $'."> per 1000 pre paid new hardv fragrant everhlooming japan i honeysuckle 60 eta each paipald troedipe ! cod t'ranberrv for upland or lowland culture ftl iter itlll prepaid with directions priced ( alalogne to any address gratis also trade hit | boadh ii comiiii.'sion ii f watsos old colony nnrsbnes and j seed warehouse pivmouth al'ass rilabllsh ed in isi dec 3 llll i promjum chester white viae i it blend short horn durham daren al dornev aiid a -, li ire r i'len merino southdown anil eotswplu slu p cashmere goats imported saltolk i *.,..• v ii ri iii e nol i'lou irs und nil cbolco 1 1 breeds of 1 uiiiy for tml i rend for elrculnrs ami : i prlees andresi h p bovbb a co i ia '•!— 3.-ju i'liihinhui chealtrw j i ftijcwb nattlj state published wki'.ki.t 11v xji z3 v*\7 i m h a iv e s uditor uml proprietor rates of nslkltlltk'.-v onr year payable in advauoe ••?•"!. in i six months •' '• 1.50 | .**> copies to one address 12,50 ■10 copies to one address 20,00 hates of advertising oue square first iusertion 81.00 for each additional insertion fill special notices will be charged 50 per cent higher thau the above rates court and justice's orders will be publish ed at thu suine rates with other advertise ments obituary notices over six lines charged as advertisements contract rates © i i-3 i h co o b i mr h ° 5 s e *?> space g 8 tf g s ', s i s * g g p ' ! s i ri i f i ,: i ' m i 1 square 2 50,$3 75 85 00 il 50 13 00 2 squares ; 4 50 6 25 6 50,13 00 22.011 li sipiares ' 6 00 d 00 12 00(20 00 0.00 4 squares hod 11 hi 15 00 25 00 lir 50 j column ii iki hi hi 2(i no sn 00 45,00 i column 18 do 24 oo 30 ooms 00 75.00 1 column 28 00 40 ihi 50 00 b0 00 130.00 vvvvvtvvvmmgb****v****mvv****m the faithful lovers i'd been away from her three yenrs about that and i returned to lind my mary true ; and thought i'd ipiesl ion her i did nut doubt that it was unnecessary so to do twas by the chimney-corner we were silting marv said i have you always been true frankly says she just pausing in her knit ting i dou't think i've unfaithful been to you :" but for three years past i'll tell yon what i've done then say if i've leon true or not when first you left my grief was uncontrollable alone i mourned my miserable lot and all who aw me thought me ir.eonsolal e till captain clifford eame fmni aldershott to flirt with him amused mc while twas in.w i don't count that unfaithfulness do you the next — oh '. let me see — was frank ic phips i met him at my uncle's christmas-tide i i and ncath the mistletoe where lips meet lips ' lie gave me his lirst kins — and here she sigh ed we staved six week's at uncle's — how time flew : i don't count ant unfaithfulness do you lord cecil fossmote mily twenty>one lent me his horse oh hoty we rode an j raced 1 we scoured the downs — we rode to hounds — snch fun ! and often wai his arm about my vmsi — that wns to lift me up or down but who would count aa unfaithfulness i ito you ? do you know reggy vero ah hov i * iin ••■i we met — twos at a picnic ah such went lerl he pave me look the first of these two rings when we were lost inl biefden woods together ah what a happy time we spent ive two i i don't count thai unfaithfulness to yon i've yet another rin from h!in d'you the plain gold circlet thai ;- shlnlnc here i took lier hand : oh mary can it that you — qnotli she thai 1 am mn yore i don't count that unfaiihfiiliiesfc doy a no i replied for i am married i ." news from wasningtos special correspondent i the jjaltiniore sun the september gold taxi testi mokyof gould axcl ft ke jn the plot of thf schemers to keep it gold the chops i'lif operation on the president grant a student of f1nani i how corbin was manipulated and used his relations witii the president the dark i ■!■'!- day rich developments ac wakhinuion junuary 28 1 170 yesterday jay gould and james iish jr ap prared before the house committee on banking and currency and gave full evidon 6 in the mat ter of the famous september gold panic in now york each witness v.-„s before the committee for several hours but tentilied in the mail tociui i.'iirrent details of which the following is a re sume the committee asked the witnesses t.i go ahead in tlieir own way and give iheir version nf the causes thai led to the panic and as to whether any government officials were engaged in thc speculation sc they then commenced hy mating that thoy were iiiiinngfr and interest ed parties iii the krie railroad — a corporation that ought to earn sixteen nr seventeen millions a year and whicli was one of the principal trunk lines in moving the western cro'w to th eastern markets when gold was high a i j.8flb 1867 and 1869 the price of tue crop wan also high and naturally enough moved rapidly to market last spring they saw that gold win on the decline and looked forward to see what would he the result if il continued to go down in moving the crops in the fall pa thpy were largelv interested to know what kind of tt busi ness their road would do when that time caine around they made up tlieir mind lhat the price of gold would be envrrned a good deal by the financial policy of tin administration ; an.l to ascertain tho latter mr day < icnld aral direct ed hia attention they therefore commenced operations on thr lfitli of j cue 1isc0 when president jrant was on lionrd.the hound sitam er of fink a could m his way to the boston jubilee the pre-udent attended a dinner at which seven others wen present and tho con versation turned u-pon finances and it appear ed says fisk to our astonishment that jrant was studying financial matters nnd lb.it ho in tended to ruin them in bis adininihlrill iuu and we wiry null more surprised when we discover ed that ho was on uie road lo.sperie pn incut for il struck ua like a dash of cold water mr could at onco proceeded tyaijguc to lhe presi dent that it waa bad policy 1 put gold down in ihe fall that with gold at 2 ihe crops would not he moved the polio mwcretnry mecul inch was referred to ns having been tin line one in hat iiin'iieular as lie always k it gold high n llie fall to give thc west a good pried for il rops to lids tho president replied well aiitlemcn w might as well prick the l*.ui ' lo low for it hna g"l '" hi done some tlmi ." thi i has all that took place liieu ami '.,'.> i'j ileal was nol noundi d again until ho appeared al long branch in july when ha did not seem to care to talk further on iho hiihjco.t in tie mean nine mr gould ha become acquainted with tha president's brother-in-law mr abe r corbin tin i i y i tiwenlly talked over the cfl'eot of the decline of gold on ihe business of ihe country and both agreed lhal no man was then making a dollar in legitimate trade and thai it ivoulu grow worse as gold declined fori in believe 1 with gould that if tlii theory were correctly represented to the presldciu and secretary bout ■ll it might induce a change accorilingly mr • i uld wrote to mr uoutwi '■■'. and ri i clvcd a re ply which did not indicate what the govern ment would do in financial matters this w is uie last of july and grant wns v'.**'i on his way to .'■'. wport on in ard . f fi ik .',* co's •■ner — i lou h t wrote a letter to the president stnting that he had information that ihree hundred ves sels were then on thc way to liverpool from i mediterranean port engnged to move the crops j in europe gold »:* then ii anil iil in new ' ' york and in bending thin letter to the presi dent by mr eiak gould requested the latter lo say to lirant that if the government would de cide not to sell gold the price could be put up in the market the crops could be moved by rail to new york and t hence by waler tn european markets and that business would thrive again l*'isk says he had a long conversation with i irani to this effect and the result was that the presi . dent wrote to boutwell but he learned subse quently that the latter had made made no reply the witnesses then detailed how through cor influence general buttcrficld wns made assist ant treasurer ai now york ii was arst intend ed to ninko catherwood corbin's son-in-law j the assistant treasurer but it was opposed on the j ground of relationship and lliitte.-tield was put , i in this appointment confirmed to gould cor i bin's inllueiice with lirant and ihey both talked ovor frequently the financial situation corbin said gold ought to be higher an.l he believed il could be put lip and money made out of tho transaction having got liullerlield in the pro per otliee corbin said he had conceived the idea of controlling the government on tho gold ques 1 lion mould says that corbin commenced at once to interview lirant and that ho i iould ' af terwards interviewed cl rbin tho bittern por ted that ho could regulate lirant anil on lli so assurances the first transaction was made — l iould teetilies lhat he bought two millions and a half of gold at 87 haifa million was for mrs grant half a million for general porter private secretary to the president nnd the r»»t was divided between corbin and gould fisk testifies that corbin told him lhat mix grant's gold had been sold oul and netted a prolit of 28,000 which had been remitted to her nt washington tliis was in the beginning of sep tember and it appears from the evidence that i i-k did nol step into the speculation until then aiieit gould introduced him to corbin by letter whicb was followed by a three ho'ir interview corbin said on this occasion to fisk lhat every thing was fixed ; ihat tho i'lider tand|pg with i irani was perfect ilia no gold was to be sold i by the ' loverntnent and that no uneasiness nei 1 bo felt and thai fiak co ild go on and buy ihe laiter says he was inclined to douht corbin's -':*.!' men at tir^t but ho wai 0 explicit in bis del in and positivi of lhe r i nlta thai he finally i belied all hosuid corbin n pested ' i am right ! behind the throne live yourself nolinea iness j about september 15 corbin applied i fisk and gould for n trustworthy confidential man to take a letter in great haste to ihe president who ■■*.; *'.. i at washi igton penn and to tol 1 ,-"..;:: instantly back what the president said v ' '. i hup'ui v '.•; ii i**:..*i selected he re ceived the letter from corbin at ti a m and inrted for thai place reaching th hotisi , ic r ■: . ie staying at .' a '•',., the next day - ii -,:*.! up n card w i '. ch :; ::*, tri m mr corbin and flic president i ime down nt once and receiving the loiter jmrtia'y read it went mil of the room nnd i . ab'onl lif ■en i iinui re tun d ni ■'. ■iid to .'.;.-. i :. .. in lli nil right i i-i i ilili ■tli i . n ii '.. r they rn a ti ii . ei ' i iii . "„■li :* i liv en i all rigl l thi wn lhe \\ i ■■',. day preccrlingthe i rldnj i i tl a i mic the next day thursday corbin w interviewed and saixi to fisk ' all is now right that letter i.s i'lo'ti ; ■:.'* fink nnd gould then eaj that on t ■:.;*.• facts lhe goveinnlent would nol i ii terfer . till a it onr on of lhal thursday ihey : *.. *■:*-* . i ill itreel nnd commenced lo buv gold when they commenced e id was '..■■■■and before dark it was 41 fisk given hore an ace hint i f lhe i ni r given b mi :..'•■- i f tho ' union league to secretary iloul ii in new york on this very afternoon at which the ! r ■< failed to get any financial infon ation hi h ' caused a splil in their ranks and compelled them to ci inmenei l vertheir shorts thcrc ; by nddii g i i lhe em i inflncn o lhat wai ten ' ding gold upward ii.i was incidentally he i adds a ; ri of tho combination on friday morning known a the dark fri i day fiak testifies that gould and himself ro nppoan d in wail urea and tin i williura liel cli n a hank r came to them ami said that he hud heard lhat gold v,*e goin lij higher that fi ik and others were buying t r , = 1 lhat i wot in the pool he would give fisk a letter — whi*h ira read lo the committee — nttlhorifttng hir.i to buy nnd sell and lhal lie would stand the profit and must one albert speyer trho has been ox:im i ini<l was lie ion's broker hpeyer was i once ; sent to thc gold room to buy and found gold i had risen to •!•". he filled hi orders aud came back and said he believed ho would buy ronie on his own hook fisk aaya ho told him thai the thing was beginning tb look scarce and if 1 he wanted some ol it lhe qulckel he pit some of it tiie better there wn er»at laughter in thi committee room in the manner in which the wilntim related thi *• when speyer got back to the gold room he found great incitement and participating in it him if he bought nil the %. ay io 160 being one of those kind oftnen raid | fisk that he h'lieved it gold rose to mo in three minutes that it would go to hoo in an hour - i while this waa going jib in new york the wit 1 neaaes stats that they learned liti secretary itoutvwil v.*a eb soled with president lirant in washington at 10:80 a m and about 1 1:30 i over camo an order from tiie sic vtary to i general bifttcrficld to soil four millions of government gold the fir.-t ihey knew of ids was when this man speyer came into i the back office of heath a ieo hatloss and villi hia shirt-collar torn oil shrilling in a fren zy of excitement alain doit meln nit the whole thing ii played out lloiiiwill haa sold four million and 1 gots fifty millions at 60 the witnesses detailed hew they left the sired by the back door fearing violence in the excite ment and grit up lown where fisk at once saw corbin for an explanation ofthis sudden action of the government addressing him thus this is a d i pritty job you have set nji what situation are you in '.'"' inquired cor bin fisk answered we can't tell yet : we may nil bo ruined we don't know mr corbin answered there must ho some mlblnke our arrangements were explicit and boutwell must havosuld gold contrary to grant's orders ball :* in lhe evenine of the same day at an o'.her interview l<n'..oi aald he and hi wife would go al once lo washington and have tin sale of if id withdrawn mrs corbin said fhe had received a loiter from mrs granl saylno that sha wish d thi spei ilation waa over ns it ' xnti4e l,i.i husband nervous.'1 . m miiwi.i.imi 1 i^hhm^bumiaabi this waa the lu it that iould and flak aw of corbin jay iould testified that assistant i treasurer buttcrficld was in the sj mil tion and ■that he gould wab carrying gold for him nt the time at the close offisk'a statement ibe chairman i ofthe committee said i are vou able to stale of ' your own knowledge if any governmenl official i was engaged i.i i.l transaction .'" i'i-1 an wer | cd i am under oath and i have . tatod exact i i ly to the committee what connection any i v ernment oliicial had with it i hive stated to you the precise offices in whieh grant figured as i understood it on the information derived from mr and mr corbin iu concluding mr fisk asked the eominitto to summon cornin mrs corbin and mrs.i.'ranf | and submitted th.it the frie liailroad n york | central and atlantic and great western were doing a very poor business owing to the fall in prices caused by the der line in gold facts they maintain that justify their position laat spring on this financial question in a a picture ol col'.iun corbin was confident we were doing n great national good — good for the country — as well as assisting the road to secure this transportation i at the hast he tried to make out but i thought j it was not the least consideration with bim tnat he could see mure money in i than he ever bs fore saw in one transaction at one time in his life i told him i thought he could ho real ly impressed ine that he had his wn hidden thoughts and with ilia eye cooked up rer his nose yon could not tell what he was looking at or which way he was gunning it was at once suggested to mc whether the old thief would not ' rather lie than tell the truth ho seemed to i ; understand mr gould's position he seemed to j ' understand that he was a party to all this ar l ' rangement and all that had been done and this i ' was the only chance lhat tbey had to make this j ' no ney which ihey bad been looking to make ' while accomplishing this good of starting up the , ' irade ofthis country i wai inclined to believe the old man had the whole thing fixed up and i ' i started off to use lhe wires to get a good jag of gold if it was going up tjiat i.kttkr fisk dwells al some length on the matter of the alleged letter from corbin to the president , a washington pennsylvania senl by the trusty man ' h-.pin but ho does nol sny what was iu that letter which r.ir.ue ercry-bing " all right according to 1 i it corbin wus w 11 satisfied with his epistolatory ct'i.r and said that the in terest both ofthe nation and the interest in the matter all around was so great that tliere could ' bono slip up whatever that we were safe ill setting everything belonging to ourselves and ' that we wl uld also got everything belonging to everybody els ! : tin i*n|..n leaowe fellows fiidc tr.'s dosi rrption oftho dinner to bout ' well when hi came on to new york is rich ' he snys " the ' bears ' in wall street and lhe ' l'uion league fellows got up a dinner nt the union league a ' " v-.i.iniiration dinner — li whero the.v sil around with narrow foreheads i and bald-headed way back to tlieir shirt collars they had otic of these self-admiration dinners ' | ■in which they pairiled mr boutwell an one of , thc finest financiers on the dice ofthe earth and i . 1 told them wh it ho wns doing to fisk a big tiling nul of uie sea boutwell kept a pret ty 1 1 moiitli evidently not knowing where he iiii stand : he ti*..."..-!ii better than to show . on thc face what his position might he he i ihi * ghl in had 1 er keep so i and i do not i tllink ihey ni nl that ihtni.'r any information j it all i'oi mr boutw ii i don't believe they ] got enough to \ iy for tin dinner ' | fi8k as a i'.itk in regard toannrliel pii'.illslu din \. y herald ing the speculation dionioful fisk sn s we ■u d ■morning of the memorable i rii lay c -',- ' rend that art ... lown !■v n an i j ki • *.. al ■: ■• ■.. .: in ' . bo tei — nphed lo i irani in ' iloutwi 11 it was one .•:' those euriuun nrti ol i i h when you road miike you feci weak ':. the knees ll wa an nrti.de when you read j it ci v i dwell on it wo made the re mark il ii made us fool a little weak i thi knees ut lha timi when we read it what would j he lis cried when it reach washington upon thc lion lioonre boutwell and hoi ruble bx ocutive of lhe i :: i slates who probably had never peeuinti i l»efore ihis tii ic if we felt h ak in h m ich weaker would ihey feel a j we tiflerward learned mr boutwell ill out 1uj > o'clock went over lo iho fxcctilivc mansion nud nol exceeding over fifteen minutes after la j name bnck there was a uiunder-clap ttrtick ■!■!.*, ihu shape of information that the sub 1 u usury had reei ivi cl an order t re four mill i ions of live gold while our sales had been short i would ruber carry forty million of short gold than o*ir uiilliona of the real blufl li.r the la'tei i agoi 1 deal heavier when the | oi ii i lo noil strui '.>, sj i*y i s aa slill picking up gold at iiiu reeking a cool pl l n fisk devotes a good deal of his talk to iho ' buhjeet ol spoyer ns given hcrelofhrc adding that speyer has only ten or fifteen hairs on ilia head and when he app ared with hia shirt-col i lar torn ofi eat ii one of theso hairs wa standing ' on end when i'isk nnd gould got sacred and , thinking it wa too hot says vve went up town feeling lhat we wanted a e.;o place if any one did when j got up thore no one knew any thing ahout it no one knew whether he w.tb | in or out for there had never been any excite ment like it c0l.nr.n vjmbbt iiie eomj ittee put the follv/ing questions to mr fisk i)o you know hether general butterfield was in these gold bpeciilationi , mr i'isk ? yes i understood general butterfield had a shore or wai engaged in speculations at this time in wall rtreet did general llutterfleld furnish you wiih the ' immediate news of the dispatch he had received in seii i lovernmi nt gold ? mr fisk ho was in communication with us i we knew he iiad one and a hail millions of i gold with us we had a memenger go down to i mr hllttorfield's ofiir three or four times and every time be ame bark with word from lien butterfield that everything was all right about 11 o'clock when he went tliere he did i not find mr ilutterlicld when he came back uflor being gone about thirty minutes i asked him " w here ibe devil have you been 1 lie slid i could liol get in because there wns sn.il a ontomilion r.nd when i did he pointed i mc to another man who held a dispatch order 1 ing lhe sale of four millions gold.1 evidently llial information bad been received by general i ' i'lltterfiold and indicated to oilier parties before i it htd been indicated to us i)id you state that you had carried some gold for general butte tin id '.' mr i'i mr gould carried some v lint became ofthe 60,000,000 gold carried for mrs grant and f-.v.o.oiiii for corbin 1 oh i lhat was gone wiih all the rest where j the woodbine twin ih ; you slated that corbin wai paid 25,000 for i mrs grant waa lhal in a cheek or in money i mr kirk it was in a check drawn hy mr j martin in favor of jay iould or order mr.l i i iould i ndorsed it and handed it to mr corbin i j whn deposited it in bis bark for enl lection and | i j we lo vi gould's luiji moi v,.ui drawn end deposited to the credit of mr corbin this showed that th.re was something unusual about t transaction for it is not the way men do bus iness in o\v york ho vou know if anv monev was paid to mrs grant mr fisk i only know what that old thief corbin savs 1 don't know of my own knowl edge mr fisk do you know what the letter con tained which mr clinpln carried from mr cor bin to general grant at washington pa and which mr corbin said had clinched the thing mr i'isk no that is the only mistake made that is where we wire overreached we ought to have found out what that letter contained washjifaton jan 07 mr corbin wai to-day again before the hank i ing nnd currency committee ii examination was resumed and continued nearly four hours i and completed lib evidence he laid before the committee letters docunienls his hand book ami chocks of money paid out lor the purpose of showing lhat neither the president nor any government official or any person out lido waa involved in or knew anything about his opera tions with lisk and iould iu tl.e movement to advance the premium on gold ho explained the object he had in set ding the letter lo presi dent grant at washington pa and said there was nothing in it that might not have keen read at a town meeting the sum and substance of his evidence is that he was engaged in sharp practice to make monev by misleading and deceiving the party that he was operating with ho pretends to give the cause of the rapid advance of gold from forty up to sixty but tho committee were not imprests witb his theory the committee this afternoon examined mr smith of the firm of smith iould a martin but he knew nothing except the operations of the oflice upon ibe sep tember days mr norvall the financial editor of the new york times was also examined thf legislatuee of x carolina bf.nate wf.onesday jan 26 1870 the senate was called to order at 10j o'clock mr winstead in the chair from ths iioube the foliawing bills were transmitted from the house whioh were referrtd to appropri ate committees v in : bill to repeal cup 12.3 of the laws of i8fi6 ard 67 bill for tbe r"lief of the several sheriffs and ax col lent ore of the statu bill to establish the special court iu tho cities cf wilmington and newbern with amendments asking the concur ence of the senate a ii galloway col moved that the senate do not concur which motion prevail ed mr w l scott one of the committee on investigation came before the bar of thi sen ate aud was qualified to outer upon hie du t!es ntli r.vrnodfcf.d bv a ii galloway col to o..,i s„n 379 title bl oftho code of civil procedure referred bv mr love to mnond chap 7fl laws r cc till referred liy mr shofl'nnr resolution directing the 1 '!• -.'.. to lay upon fhe do«*k f each senator a printed rnb'tulur of nil piibliebills on mon day morning and of t'ie ; rivnto lulls on sat urday morning of enc'u week which was adopted iin noii ui of mr oralinm fhe rules were siiapu !• '. nnl tho following bill was taken up to uit : an act at'ttlo the com '•!-.-* lo-krs op iua.n c u r to ivi i bonds mr jones of wake moved to amend so that the provision of the bill would also ap iv to the counly of wake which was reject mi and tb bill passed it second rending those who voted again s passage are mi-srs iiel'.imy burns blythe cnlgrove cook galloway col jones of columbus an.l smith 8 mr smith of wilkes moved a suspension of the rules iu order t take up a 1 im to au thorize the qualified voters nf caldwell and watauga couniies to laea n certain i'tiin piko road as tar as it eatet'ds through said counties in order to sett lhe il'spnl and savp the state nn unnecessary expenditure of money he introduced the follow in bill as a substi tute an not to repeal an act malting nn appro priation i the marion ar.d asheville turn pike road and i's branches running ihrougb the countiis of caldwell and watauga mr smith opposed tb adoption ofthe substitute in a speech of somo length nml ' endorsed the manly conduct of mr beall i senator from i aid veil in offering no oppo i sitlon to thu passage ofthe bill authorizing the people to locate the road in the manner they desired the substi ute of mr ltoepass was howev adopted fir the original bill messrs beall blythe cnlgrove ibtvis ktberidce eppej oof forkner ora1 am jones of wake i.os siter moore of yancey mclaughlin mur phy robbins scott smith stephens wal ker and wilson voted against its adoption mr forkner moved to lay the substitute on the table which was lost mr moore of yancey moved to amend the substitute by striking out the 13th and '■14th sections of the original bill which pro ! vides for the leaueh road through the conn ties of caldwell and watauga and adopt it for the substitute pending itr consideration the senate ad journed until 7j o'clock this evening house of representatives wkdnfrltlat jan 20 house met pursuant to adjournment mr jtihtice arose to a question lu regard i to the attack on him by the standard the ! allegations be pronounced as falsa and pow i nrdlv during his remarks he said that the i standard in doing the suite printing was i ehar.ing enormously and was perpetrating a ' i swindle upon the people ate iv ii ih i liounced liltlefield ami his parti ans in bit j ! ter terms and charged that they were bring | i ing disgrace upon tho kepubiirr.n party a it pouts of cosrmrttkk mr whitley for committee on corpora tions reported upon several bills which were placed upon the calendar mholctiom a*rt mj.ia p.v mr justice a bill to amend chap 164 pabllo laws lt-kid (». ttufeirod ' by mr vest a bill to compel ollicers to place conviets in the penitentiary ou motion of mr vest the rules wore sus pended and al'tor somo debate the bill was referred thc the committee eu penal institu tions calendar bill to incorporate tho trustees of tho franklin academy taken up aud passed its third rending hi motion of mr justice the rules wore suspended and the following resolution in troduced by himself on yesterday was taken up : whereas there appears in tl.e public 1 iwa of 18gs 0 au act to authorise his ex cellency tho governor to appoint a state printer and whereas the members of this house never intended to pass any such net therefore hesolved that wo reer'ird the appointment of m .-*. ivittlefield as state printer liud bin der as creating a monopoly contrary to tho true meaning and intention of tbe constitu tion sesolved that m s uittlefield be and ho i hereby respectfully requested to resign ns state printer and hinder to the end that thia general assembly may provide for the state printing and binding on the best aud cheapest plan mr justice said he introduced the resolution from the purest motives lt was well known that the net as it appears published in lhe pub lic laws of 1808 si was not such a law as this house intended to pass ac he was authorized io say that the slate print ing could he done for much less and the binding done fur just one hnlf of what the present stato printer now charges the state ii regarded the act referred to as violating the constitulion by creating a monopoly ac he could not as an honest man and a bepub lican endorse the conduct of m s link-held and culled upon members as representatives of thc people to examine this matter thoroughly and then as gsardinns oftho people's interest to act as their consciences directed mr sinclair opposed the resolution and made remarks in defence ofthe course of m s liltlefield ac ifc mr smith of martin moved to mnke tha matter special order for monday nt 11 o'clock but if a vole was forced to-day ho ghould bo compelled to vote for the resolution mr ingram supported thc resolution dur ing his remarks l.e said that while this house was engaged in making huge appropriations general lltlleficld and luflin went always ou band there was no difficulty in finding ihem now gentlomen was making themselves exceeding scarce and he mr ingram thought that iho state prinitng had icon mismanaged as well us liailroad bonds and bethought the circumstan ces surrounding thia r alter as well ns bnilroad mailers went to prove there had been foul play i&e lie opposed tho motion to postpone harris oi wake col spoke in opposition to the resolution mr iii man chairman of committee on en iv nt arose to a question oi privilege iiis attention being called to a law giving lhe gov ernor the p wer io appoint a state printer he went immediately to the secretary's oflice and and examined the enrolled bills j on examina tion found thc enrolled biil properly endorsed i i „.„,,;,,,. ignnturo he then made a search for lhe cngrnwi ...«.'..., f ., , f0 fln(j it though he had found thai the bui had pawn the senate on the i'lli of april 1889 and had been properly endorsed but tliere was no en dorsement to show that it harl been heiit to tho house at any lime a;o the flow of business at thc close of lust session was the cause ofthe committeo on enrolled bills not having exam ined the original bill lis tliey should have dune oe mr smith of martin withdrew his motion to postpone harris of wake col offered a substitute rais ing a special committee ol three consisting of ?.!. s justice ames and argo to investigate any alleged mi management oi the affairs of the li.ee mr downing opposed the resolution and charge that the introducer of it was actuated by motives of personal hostility ac mi justice denied the charge saying that be causc he had the nerve and manliness to protest against the continuance of this swindle upon the people the stan-jar,1 assisted by its pels in tiiis house was endeavoring to frown him down lie was actuated by no personal motive but ■littleficld was charged ali over ihis state and ollt i it too with being a corrupt man and guilty of stupendous frauds end instead of meet ing those chargc-i like an honest man if he is one bo llv confronting his nccuscrsjand daring them to tno proof he absconds and shirks all investigate n the records uc the court would show that ho gave a fictitious note for illegal purposes if tho republican party expecte 1 to live nnd thrive in thi state ihey would have to throw over board dishonest leaders and show ihey intended to an hoit.'tly by ihe people if the bepubli can i arty required him to stifle his own convic tions of right and wrong and endeavored to applv the party lash when nn honest man re ft ed to support a dishonest measure to suit thc dishonest purpose ofa few dishonest men then he wished to fee the parly die and would help to kill it ac he concluded by charging that there had been serious frauds perpetrated in the public ilion ofthe laws afier some further debate the substitute offer ed hy harris of wake col was put to a vole and rejecicd by a vote of yens 84 nays 50 mr justice called iho previous question upon his resolution the call being sustained the resolution was put to a vote and adopted hy the following bal lot : yeas o2 navs 14 a message wan received from the governor trnasmitting a letter from the secretary of war asking ihe consent ofthe state to the purchase of certain lands in the slate for national ceme teries by the united states e on moiion of mr french the mailer was re fernd to the judiciary committee with instruc tions to prepare a biil to suit the ease by mr french a bill granting the consent of thi state to the purchase of lands in wilming ton by the united stales for tho erection of a custom house aie lies over by mr bmith of martin a bill to prevent the nestruoui ' fish in tho waters ol north carolina thc house adjonrnt i inftleliiy p.'lniitcd in the supreme court of pn yesterday says the daily alexandrian judge shnrswood in lhe case of james against bcesweus decided ihat a charitable bequest to nn infidel society u void the decision is ren dered in tho ease of the will ol levi nire who diviaes property for the erection of a building for iho meeting of au infidel society for tlje free discussion of religious politics ac judge sher wood ssid : it would prove a nursery of vice % school of preparatioh to qualify young men for the gallows and young women for tlio brothel and tliere is not a skeptic of decent nouioxmsiui good morals who would teil i*oneider such a de bating club aa a common nuisance and difgrto to uie oil
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Title | The Old North State |
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Date | 1870-02-04 |
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Title | The Old North State |
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Date | 1870-02-04 |
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Year | 1870 |
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v w f§|i#i m®vil salisbury n c fhburaiiy 4 1870 no 5 vol v mw**nam».,.**am*wm*jr*rr'mimamnmmm.mm n u m itlmh ■■"'»■wi dr 007)dinis compouxp oentian bitters the great american tonic mnl i>i it relic ! recomti ended and prescribed by physicians wherever known the cen mini ( iol lian uilters are made | ofii.e purest and best vegelnhlo tonics ami , a aiicsknuv n to the profession tbeyalso ' c,,p'";u iv r.ty i '* eenl t . ggr n c <■>/ r > jz which makes ihem boynnd all question lhe best dluretlcin nxistence and lor i is ireesed kidneys bladder and urinary organs have no superior il any equal 1 those who i « ie ii tiers for ihe lullowing diseases wnl ..; * . . y uase iind lliem a sale pleasant '■s us ' ■' ct i al ilei a dy 1 ev :. ■■•!■■preventive and cure lor j cl ills md fever and aii malnriul diseases i dysrf.psia l.'-.i ion sit i t.i.'.i.-.cii colic sick-headache bronchitis asthma cold3 v cnucn neuralgia general debility diseases of kidneys qravel sic fid every di ire icqu n a general tome impression f ful 1 senses peculiar to females it is almost a specific ;.£*" in convalescence from typhoid ami oil or low forms al fiver it is the very besi tonic llllll can i used ';,,.; ,::■•:;:•: i leiiliiin ';::*'"*- mei t v i'h nniveisa fm ••*. *"* ■lin»o iec iie .; ::.' strong est ti'sliu .*:;*' ..".■.■i ii to any ul'.'u.cine a fe ■■!" which *• • ■.!', ' • '■"'■•"■tv - i i.i i ti.'.v t iiii i hav i ' " i a god dlu's ■'*.* np i ntiiin iiiii *' ■and oh i iful ly recommend it as llio vei beal hitters thai run !..■uaed ;.-. oidina v •'. ■•: :** . -* '.. stninaiil a e m i'lolt vi i ] i i senmb o'ange co . n c . may 15 r i hereby i orlify thai i have been using !'"■j ooddin's compound gentian bitters lor co di ib i ral di ...: ly set and i am fully satistiedthal ihey arc i i ■■■- d hers of whicb 1 have any knowledge and lie best tonic ■>.- fered to tho american pi opie !:•>;*"■'. y slater henrico county va jun ■25 18g0 dn godoin dear su : i have been suffer j ing for event years with an iilfection of the kidn-ys prostrate gland i.i.d sincture of the urethra have been undor llie treatment of ti best physicians in the country one of whom j i now a professor in a me.uc.il college all failed to relieve me i finally tried your com pound gentian bitters the effect was like a charm—one bottle gave me complete relief i believe it lobe thebest medicine i have ever used very respectfully jas a faulcon littleton n.c jap 7th 1,800 prepared only bv tie god i'm james t w1ug1ns proprietary wltolesale agent norfolk v tgy tor sale by dr g b poulson salis bury n c 8»-t stolen bow n'i blabto fn daric tj.mnly | n n on the night oi the lit tn jun : lurv inst live n iles south or moch-'viiie a j dark iron ilrky iiorsk six yoais old last spring uoe i'i hatals high ibng bodied ! but well proportioned r fint pacer will dark i mane ami tall dark legs iv.t whiter sb.mil the j hoofs a nearly white face lhe while running down his i,n"-e in a nar'nlw stripe inti his j right nostril white spoi saddle murks oil ),, i.e ii me 61 ihem riipning inln r»ach bth * ,,, ; in bi ,..! si : vi ii or i ;* but not fat : \ shod in front ul i ' a mouth i.,.*.i hind feel j ban and rn'tl ■• | ited , i bave strong reasons "■•• bi lieving that this b irso .*..*"- stolen by a wh te man named al | !.•-, hooper ol i'v-weli ixe.iwv i but his civ j lifting atatciiiv-uii to persons my neighbor hood leave it in doubt what direction he has ,. ,, ._ noopeit ia abou 5 feet 10 inches high btoiu buill daik hair and beaid and begins io show the effects ol dripk net very talkative wears u heavy mouajaeho of a alight ;■, a ii color has grey • yes on uppei front j i".,,iii gone nu • has an india ink mark a ,.. iibte heart between rhe knuckle ol tho fore finger and iho *•* rist of tl * h ii hand 1 .*.*:,; pay f-u lor t;he arrest ot the.thief ,..,,,! <•.**, i forthe i ! pfthft horse address mo al jo.-i-a m l.-.v countv n 0 johns maxwell tan 21.1s70 _____ ____. 2-n«ttt s a sop dressing tor wheat wb can now furnwh deliver od at the ii pi ' :.. iliispl.-.oo agricultural lime j bbioked an 1 spieened ready for application al i 1.20 per band or when hags are furnished i wiih owners name distinctly mink rd on them al '!?.■per b ishcl ten bushels of j ti line per acre will materially iuciease the | yield of the present orop and permanently im prove tie laud 1 m ■11*30*1 n ■*. rullivan & co salisbury j uary i 1670 2:k genuine sinported htojwav oats samples sent free lo l'arm.ers from it'll tu 13*1 busliou'rrown l hie acre — wei '• . mi 40 tn 46 iiouudsiii llie inmliel 11,-m . .- in - i e . ,■i wri every variety efsol anil in a * *.- otote i tho unb.ii with lie most per ' i ii grain i vfcr.vlarjjo plump ami bawlilottie l a reui..ii..il.ie uiio'llui a anil ri|iilui uiinie ban llie cominou varieties tl.e slraw is h i^ht cloar s'y.at ami not liable to loam is nerfeetly elear of rurti anil grows from 4 to 5 f*'*i high we huvo li'illi li tvhito uml b'aek^oi way both the same price uile'|unll*i p").hii.*tive v.'.i iill ii't "'" iinm-t nl tin alive oan lo any r i2 tri ']'. .*' ■. ie-t o.i i y n j lfc«'|t.h j ■* '.■■: ot ilt .'•'• n')1j llio i icon *.!.;. io *. i'w („..,'..-■,-*, i.l • ■u'.oi : \' a"-:i , d , ■'■' r'-ib ll •'■' il.tlv hiidcmuioh thai ii *-:. i • i aa •"'.' ivelcljn jo to sa lbs r.ii'e a >^.\ tfn*glatifl uiel per 1000 pre paid new hardv fragrant everhlooming japan i honeysuckle 60 eta each paipald troedipe ! cod t'ranberrv for upland or lowland culture ftl iter itlll prepaid with directions priced ( alalogne to any address gratis also trade hit | boadh ii comiiii.'sion ii f watsos old colony nnrsbnes and j seed warehouse pivmouth al'ass rilabllsh ed in isi dec 3 llll i promjum chester white viae i it blend short horn durham daren al dornev aiid a -, li ire r i'len merino southdown anil eotswplu slu p cashmere goats imported saltolk i *.,..• v ii ri iii e nol i'lou irs und nil cbolco 1 1 breeds of 1 uiiiy for tml i rend for elrculnrs ami : i prlees andresi h p bovbb a co i ia '•!— 3.-ju i'liihinhui chealtrw j i ftijcwb nattlj state published wki'.ki.t 11v xji z3 v*\7 i m h a iv e s uditor uml proprietor rates of nslkltlltk'.-v onr year payable in advauoe ••?•"!. in i six months •' '• 1.50 | .**> copies to one address 12,50 ■10 copies to one address 20,00 hates of advertising oue square first iusertion 81.00 for each additional insertion fill special notices will be charged 50 per cent higher thau the above rates court and justice's orders will be publish ed at thu suine rates with other advertise ments obituary notices over six lines charged as advertisements contract rates © i i-3 i h co o b i mr h ° 5 s e *?> space g 8 tf g s ', s i s * g g p ' ! s i ri i f i ,: i ' m i 1 square 2 50,$3 75 85 00 il 50 13 00 2 squares ; 4 50 6 25 6 50,13 00 22.011 li sipiares ' 6 00 d 00 12 00(20 00 0.00 4 squares hod 11 hi 15 00 25 00 lir 50 j column ii iki hi hi 2(i no sn 00 45,00 i column 18 do 24 oo 30 ooms 00 75.00 1 column 28 00 40 ihi 50 00 b0 00 130.00 vvvvvtvvvmmgb****v****mvv****m the faithful lovers i'd been away from her three yenrs about that and i returned to lind my mary true ; and thought i'd ipiesl ion her i did nut doubt that it was unnecessary so to do twas by the chimney-corner we were silting marv said i have you always been true frankly says she just pausing in her knit ting i dou't think i've unfaithful been to you :" but for three years past i'll tell yon what i've done then say if i've leon true or not when first you left my grief was uncontrollable alone i mourned my miserable lot and all who aw me thought me ir.eonsolal e till captain clifford eame fmni aldershott to flirt with him amused mc while twas in.w i don't count that unfaithfulness do you the next — oh '. let me see — was frank ic phips i met him at my uncle's christmas-tide i i and ncath the mistletoe where lips meet lips ' lie gave me his lirst kins — and here she sigh ed we staved six week's at uncle's — how time flew : i don't count ant unfaithfulness do you lord cecil fossmote mily twenty>one lent me his horse oh hoty we rode an j raced 1 we scoured the downs — we rode to hounds — snch fun ! and often wai his arm about my vmsi — that wns to lift me up or down but who would count aa unfaithfulness i ito you ? do you know reggy vero ah hov i * iin ••■i we met — twos at a picnic ah such went lerl he pave me look the first of these two rings when we were lost inl biefden woods together ah what a happy time we spent ive two i i don't count thai unfaithfulness to yon i've yet another rin from h!in d'you the plain gold circlet thai ;- shlnlnc here i took lier hand : oh mary can it that you — qnotli she thai 1 am mn yore i don't count that unfaiihfiiliiesfc doy a no i replied for i am married i ." news from wasningtos special correspondent i the jjaltiniore sun the september gold taxi testi mokyof gould axcl ft ke jn the plot of thf schemers to keep it gold the chops i'lif operation on the president grant a student of f1nani i how corbin was manipulated and used his relations witii the president the dark i ■!■'!- day rich developments ac wakhinuion junuary 28 1 170 yesterday jay gould and james iish jr ap prared before the house committee on banking and currency and gave full evidon 6 in the mat ter of the famous september gold panic in now york each witness v.-„s before the committee for several hours but tentilied in the mail tociui i.'iirrent details of which the following is a re sume the committee asked the witnesses t.i go ahead in tlieir own way and give iheir version nf the causes thai led to the panic and as to whether any government officials were engaged in thc speculation sc they then commenced hy mating that thoy were iiiiinngfr and interest ed parties iii the krie railroad — a corporation that ought to earn sixteen nr seventeen millions a year and whicli was one of the principal trunk lines in moving the western cro'w to th eastern markets when gold was high a i j.8flb 1867 and 1869 the price of tue crop wan also high and naturally enough moved rapidly to market last spring they saw that gold win on the decline and looked forward to see what would he the result if il continued to go down in moving the crops in the fall pa thpy were largelv interested to know what kind of tt busi ness their road would do when that time caine around they made up tlieir mind lhat the price of gold would be envrrned a good deal by the financial policy of tin administration ; an.l to ascertain tho latter mr day < icnld aral direct ed hia attention they therefore commenced operations on thr lfitli of j cue 1isc0 when president jrant was on lionrd.the hound sitam er of fink a could m his way to the boston jubilee the pre-udent attended a dinner at which seven others wen present and tho con versation turned u-pon finances and it appear ed says fisk to our astonishment that jrant was studying financial matters nnd lb.it ho in tended to ruin them in bis adininihlrill iuu and we wiry null more surprised when we discover ed that ho was on uie road lo.sperie pn incut for il struck ua like a dash of cold water mr could at onco proceeded tyaijguc to lhe presi dent that it waa bad policy 1 put gold down in ihe fall that with gold at 2 ihe crops would not he moved the polio mwcretnry mecul inch was referred to ns having been tin line one in hat iiin'iieular as lie always k it gold high n llie fall to give thc west a good pried for il rops to lids tho president replied well aiitlemcn w might as well prick the l*.ui ' lo low for it hna g"l '" hi done some tlmi ." thi i has all that took place liieu ami '.,'.> i'j ileal was nol noundi d again until ho appeared al long branch in july when ha did not seem to care to talk further on iho hiihjco.t in tie mean nine mr gould ha become acquainted with tha president's brother-in-law mr abe r corbin tin i i y i tiwenlly talked over the cfl'eot of the decline of gold on ihe business of ihe country and both agreed lhal no man was then making a dollar in legitimate trade and thai it ivoulu grow worse as gold declined fori in believe 1 with gould that if tlii theory were correctly represented to the presldciu and secretary bout ■ll it might induce a change accorilingly mr • i uld wrote to mr uoutwi '■■'. and ri i clvcd a re ply which did not indicate what the govern ment would do in financial matters this w is uie last of july and grant wns v'.**'i on his way to .'■'. wport on in ard . f fi ik .',* co's •■ner — i lou h t wrote a letter to the president stnting that he had information that ihree hundred ves sels were then on thc way to liverpool from i mediterranean port engnged to move the crops j in europe gold »:* then ii anil iil in new ' ' york and in bending thin letter to the presi dent by mr eiak gould requested the latter lo say to lirant that if the government would de cide not to sell gold the price could be put up in the market the crops could be moved by rail to new york and t hence by waler tn european markets and that business would thrive again l*'isk says he had a long conversation with i irani to this effect and the result was that the presi . dent wrote to boutwell but he learned subse quently that the latter had made made no reply the witnesses then detailed how through cor influence general buttcrficld wns made assist ant treasurer ai now york ii was arst intend ed to ninko catherwood corbin's son-in-law j the assistant treasurer but it was opposed on the j ground of relationship and lliitte.-tield was put , i in this appointment confirmed to gould cor i bin's inllueiice with lirant and ihey both talked ovor frequently the financial situation corbin said gold ought to be higher an.l he believed il could be put lip and money made out of tho transaction having got liullerlield in the pro per otliee corbin said he had conceived the idea of controlling the government on tho gold ques 1 lion mould says that corbin commenced at once to interview lirant and that ho i iould ' af terwards interviewed cl rbin tho bittern por ted that ho could regulate lirant anil on lli so assurances the first transaction was made — l iould teetilies lhat he bought two millions and a half of gold at 87 haifa million was for mrs grant half a million for general porter private secretary to the president nnd the r»»t was divided between corbin and gould fisk testifies that corbin told him lhat mix grant's gold had been sold oul and netted a prolit of 28,000 which had been remitted to her nt washington tliis was in the beginning of sep tember and it appears from the evidence that i i-k did nol step into the speculation until then aiieit gould introduced him to corbin by letter whicb was followed by a three ho'ir interview corbin said on this occasion to fisk lhat every thing was fixed ; ihat tho i'lider tand|pg with i irani was perfect ilia no gold was to be sold i by the ' loverntnent and that no uneasiness nei 1 bo felt and thai fiak co ild go on and buy ihe laiter says he was inclined to douht corbin's -':*.!' men at tir^t but ho wai 0 explicit in bis del in and positivi of lhe r i nlta thai he finally i belied all hosuid corbin n pested ' i am right ! behind the throne live yourself nolinea iness j about september 15 corbin applied i fisk and gould for n trustworthy confidential man to take a letter in great haste to ihe president who ■■*.; *'.. i at washi igton penn and to tol 1 ,-"..;:: instantly back what the president said v ' '. i hup'ui v '.•; ii i**:..*i selected he re ceived the letter from corbin at ti a m and inrted for thai place reaching th hotisi , ic r ■: . ie staying at .' a '•',., the next day - ii -,:*.! up n card w i '. ch :; ::*, tri m mr corbin and flic president i ime down nt once and receiving the loiter jmrtia'y read it went mil of the room nnd i . ab'onl lif ■en i iinui re tun d ni ■'. ■iid to .'.;.-. i :. .. in lli nil right i i-i i ilili ■tli i . n ii '.. r they rn a ti ii . ei ' i iii . "„■li :* i liv en i all rigl l thi wn lhe \\ i ■■',. day preccrlingthe i rldnj i i tl a i mic the next day thursday corbin w interviewed and saixi to fisk ' all is now right that letter i.s i'lo'ti ; ■:.'* fink nnd gould then eaj that on t ■:.;*.• facts lhe goveinnlent would nol i ii terfer . till a it onr on of lhal thursday ihey : *.. *■:*-* . i ill itreel nnd commenced lo buv gold when they commenced e id was '..■■■■and before dark it was 41 fisk given hore an ace hint i f lhe i ni r given b mi :..'•■- i f tho ' union league to secretary iloul ii in new york on this very afternoon at which the ! r ■< failed to get any financial infon ation hi h ' caused a splil in their ranks and compelled them to ci inmenei l vertheir shorts thcrc ; by nddii g i i lhe em i inflncn o lhat wai ten ' ding gold upward ii.i was incidentally he i adds a ; ri of tho combination on friday morning known a the dark fri i day fiak testifies that gould and himself ro nppoan d in wail urea and tin i williura liel cli n a hank r came to them ami said that he hud heard lhat gold v,*e goin lij higher that fi ik and others were buying t r , = 1 lhat i wot in the pool he would give fisk a letter — whi*h ira read lo the committee — nttlhorifttng hir.i to buy nnd sell and lhal lie would stand the profit and must one albert speyer trho has been ox:im i ini |