The Greensborough patriot [February 18, 1859]

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A. Family Newspaper-Devoted to Politics, Literature, Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce, and Miscellaneous Reading.
VOLUME XX. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1859. NUMBER 1023.
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HIES I*. KOXElf, 147 Cliamln'rs-st,
. . \ :t.. buys every kiwi of Merchandize on the
1 forwards for "Jj per cent, commission
. ,- . .. Parlor Organs, Organ Melodeons,
Harp?, Quitars, Stools, Covers, Music, etc.,
..asi 1 retail. All Instruments warranted.
*'. "Lindsay's Patent I'ump," Garden En-
.-••■
t 110XSEI..IVS IMiotograpliic-l
U'l* ' '■"*' "l'1'"1'''' •ndCasaje^H/pea, M
AMBKOTVPKS. which cannot be su
t i. tlarfl of Instruments and Pumps sent
._.. . Refers to John A. Gilmer, C. P
n ;• !. Swain, and others. 950
I'liotograplilc Cial-
Mclaino-
'^MBROTVPKS. whicli surpassed
"■-.i\..U'i and BEAUTY are taken in Lockets,
' ji .-■-. to -nil the tastes and purses of all.—
VJ'.-,!.• ■• • -''.'•' located in Greensberough, they
"", . ,»•• t a liberal patronage.
,'.'".'.". .". • examine .Specimens, and learn the
• '- ■' . formerly occupied by A. Starrett, sec-
" .. ':'•.. T:IS brick building, Wcai Market St.,
.'.''• ugh. V . .
uzintzz ©art5.
AT LAW.
'J72 tf.
JO. IILIM.illOtk. ATTORNEY
• Lexington, N (.'. Feb. 17, 1858.
JAMES A. I.OMu ATTOKXEY AT LAW.
GUKESSBOROUGH, N. C.
I)R A. A. Ill I.I .
March, 1858. 971 tf
.GORGE IE KEEJLT, COMMISSION MER-I
i and Dealer in Family Groceries and I'ro-
V* 11. Xorth Water Street. WILMINGTON, N.
\.. trrp constantly "ii hand. Sugars. Ooffees, Mo-
Flour, Butter, Lard, Soap, Candles,
^r*. March. Oils, Snuffs, cVc.
'],.".... <i •; Parsley, President of Commercial
i ... UcRae- President liank of Wilmington,
..."■ a. N. «" A. M. Gorman, Rev. R. T. Ileflin,
i, x 1". Garret, David McKnight, Greensbo-
Xs.«*.
• IIIUI.EH •"•. FEATHER, • 111111.1. WHOLESALE DEALER IN
nmtTs. SHOES
■!■ V.ita Third .'
AlfD IIKOI. i\s.
above Market St.,
I'll iladetpliia,
rti'.V.v »••Beits 'he attention of Merchants to his
"ii -.f I'ityand Eamern Manufacture, adapted to the
I i.-..f N •!•:•' *' '•'"»-
•..v- I'-ute-ut .r attention paid to Orders.
" *-,r» si''. '•'" • -■llU l0 Messrs. J. R. & J, Sloan,
l£o»b*oBgh,A\C. Oct. 8, 1858. ly
TLVEXS0\ & BOWEK,
[1ATI STBVSNSOS, BOWKS 4 SESMITT,)
WUolr»wl«" Dealers In Dry floods,
U\\V 1SSOCIATED WITH THEM
I>s»i»i'-1 ^t- /immei'inan,
■ rt!; •: I.INf ii.NT' IN. N. C„ and romoved to the
I ".>'•'.:- \«». r,:i \orlli 3rd Street, below
In!<• h--*"" '•" "icreased stock will be kept, and
ra^riN offered equal to any house in the trade.
| iufoiapHa. Jaa. 20, 1859. 19 bm
■ILL IMPORTATIOM, !*:►*!
Armstrong, Ctxtoi' & Co.,
■nroBTBBS AM' JOBBKIIS OF
lilil»on«. Millinery. Silk Goods,
/■v...-. .'•>■ and Strun- Bonnets,
", BALTIMORE STREET, between Charles and
.weStreets. BALTIMORE, Md.,
•'-.;..? tale a Stork Of Gooth in above, un-
.-i .i vari'iv. « *!<• it. and cheapness iu the Uni-
; . -.itu-re. August, 1858. 1000 Cm*^
ikirti niBi.it. JEWEEEER ASB
' WATCH-MAKER, West Market. GHKKSSBOBO",
. has on hand and i- receiving a splendid and well
:• [<u«rfe o! fine and fashionable Jewelry of every
riprie*. among which may he found several iuagni-
\ M Mttsefeoral Jewelry.
has »'.-• -. ft •: of line Gold and Silver Watchas.
moiring done in the BEST MANNER and war-
Si ••■■!. Alijwt-ons |"ir. iiasing Jewelry, would do well
4 'i!!i.n Mm •. • trchasing elsewhere, as he is
e» •'.!••&':l.:i* he em sell as good bargains as can be
bt ,-'.< iii tin- market.
.•■.-t 1-t. I"..4. 996 tf.
LEXINGTON, N. C.
11 tilt I II &. ETEEY. COMMISSION AND
▼ ▼†† K<irwarding Merchants. Kayetteville, N. C.
NC. FREEMAX, AVITH ABBOTT, JONES &
. t.'o.. Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy
Silk Goods, No. 168 Market Street, Philadelphia.
JACOB T. BROWK, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
High Point, N. ('., will attend to all business en-trusted
to his care. March 26, lf-j.*". 977 ly.
URS. E. E. & R. E. I'tlAi:. COPARTNERS
in the practice of Medicine, Obstetrics and Surge-ry,
Lexington, N. C.
V" i:>! FIRM.-PORTER & tiORRELL,
X^ successors to T. .1. PATRICK. Wholesale and Re-tail
Druggists, Greensborough, N C.
January *3, 1859. 20 tf
DR. JAMES K. HAEE, HAVING RKMOVED
to Greensborough, N. C, offers his Professional
Services to the public. Office on West Market Street,
in the house recently occupied ns a residence by Hon.
John A. Gilmer. February, 1858. 973 tf
LAW COPARTKERSHIP.-J. A. LONG &
D. F. CALOWELI., Greensborough, N. C. having
associated themselves in the practice of the law. in the
Courts of Guilford county, will promptly attend to all
Imsiness entrusted to their care. Jan. 1858. 907 tf
M. S. SREBWOOn. JAMES A. LONG.
SHERWOOD & LONG,
EDITORS AND PBOPRIF.TOBS.
TERMS: f^-i.OO A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
Rates or Advertisings
OSE dollar per square for the first week, i.nd twenty-five
cents fer every week thereafter. TWRLVE LINES OE
LESS making a square. Deductions made in favor of
standing matter as follows:
8 MONTHS. 6 MONTHS. 1 TEAR.
One square $3 50 S5 50 $8 00
Two squares, 7 00 10 00 14 00
Three " 10 00 15 00 20 00
IAILEY,
\
LE DEALERS IS
|<rt)HIXGS Jt II VILE!
I'l ill ISHEBS MSll \\ llol.ts •IOKS AM) STATIONERY,
-'£ liattiwon Street, opposite Hanover-st.,
JOHN W. PAYNE, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
having permanently located in Greensborough. N.
C, will attend the Courts of Randolph Davidson and
Guilford. and promptly attend to the collection of all
claims placed in his hands. Jan. 9, 1857. 915 tf
VirATSON &. MEARS, GENERAL COMMIS-Tf
sion Merchants, 84 Burling Slip, New York.—
Special attention paid to the sale of Grain, Cotton and
other Southern products. j^°Liberal advances made
on consignments. 915 tf
M^nJRBEE WORKS.—GEORGE HEINRICH,
Manufacturer of Monuments. Tombs. Head-stones.
&c. Xc, at reduced prices. OPPOSITE THE DEPOT,
Greensborough, N. C. tBT" Orders from a distance
promptly filled. 971 tf
HAMBEETON SIIEPPERD. ATTORNEY
AT LAW, formerly of Salem. N. C, but now of
llrw in to n. Georgia.
Will practice in the counties of Wilkinson, Twiggs,
Lawrens, 1'ulaski, Irwin, Wilcox, Telfair, Montgom-ery
and Washington. Jan. —1, 1859. ly
LAW NOTICE.—The undersigned has removed
to Newborn, with the intention to devote himself
wholly to the practice of the law. He will attend the
Courts in all of the surrounding counties, and will also
practice before the Supreme Court at Raleigh.
Jan. 1, 1859. 6m D. K. McRAE.
W. H. ALLEN. "'• *■†CLARK.
AEEEN & CLARK, COMMISSION MER-CHANTS,
Wilmington. N.C. Prompt per-sonal
nttention given to consignments of Naval Stores,
Cotton or other Country Produce, tor sale or shipment.
Dealers in Lime. Plaster, Cement, Hair, &c.
January 20. 1859. ly
i P. SPERRY. of North Carolina.
j\_. With WM. GKAVDON & CO..
Importers and Jobber of Orj" Goods, 4G PARK
PLACE, and -11 BARCLAY STREET.
Wm. Graydon, \ .,„__ —-__fc I (;e°- H. Seeley,
Jaa. Graydon. > *ew *°rR- ( Wm. A. Scott.
November, 1S5H. tf
}
Raltiinore. Maryland.
■fer » full assortmenl of SCHOOL. CLASSICAL,
». MEDICAL and MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS.—
_.• ire prepared to execute orders for LIBRARIES,
BBC* itid SCHOOLS On the most favorable terms.
I heir Slock of Stationery embraces all its
. 'n-s. and contains a varied assortment.
. .iary 2>. 1868. 19 5m*
**. POWELL,
Ji. Wateli-.Maker and Jeweller,
:d tasje this method of informing the citizens of
,-:.-l«.r •H'jli. and the surrounding country, that he
just returned from the NORTHERN CITIES with
ii:tndKi>nie«t assortment oi it niches,
\ K ks. Jewelry, Silver Marc and lan-
\\ '. 'Miffs. B»er offere 1 in this market. Also, a large
Cigars, Tobacco. SnulT. &o, >vc, all of
isotferedat the LOWEST FIGURES for cash.
kinl* of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry CARE-I.
V Itcpaircd at the shoriest notice,and on the
REASONABLE TERMS,
pettier 16, 1858. 2 6m
lAGERICH X SMITH,
NO.43NORTH THIRD 8TREET,
Plilladelpbia.
the -ittention of the trade of NORTH CAROLI-
'■■■■■'.' lame and varied stock of
« lullie,
Sugars. &cM
which are offered at the *
lowest nett rates,
■ AlotiUi suit purchasers.
Their purchases being made
•'Ittsiirlj lor cash.
enables them to offer
•■ 'W A," VERY LOW FIGURES.
..^.-;. 1. 18&9. ly
J'lI.I.. |S5H! Hamilton & Graham,
'IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS,
41 ■•* ; --,• -r.-.l To offer on the most favorable term3,
!••'.:> \!.K BUYERS, a large stock of For-i-
u ami unities lie Dry Goods, selected
I -• • .• rare : n the Call Ai. Winter Trade,
■ :-i variety, beaoty, and its adaptation to the
* -IU CAROLINA,
VIRGINIA, AND
TENNESSEE TRADE,
- fotmd aeeond to none. Buyers from all sections
• '■ ttoaeloae and rigid examination of our Stock,
- v. No. 00 SYCAMORE STREET.
'•:i.:.r In. Petersburg, Va.
■ure. I> II ». J. r. IIOWLKTT.
W.IIOW1.ETT & SON. DKNTISTS, RE
".• " • _. offer thei ■ professional services to the
-•••..*... and all others who may de-
•'••■. • ( Tformed oil their teeth in the most
'■•'.. modern and scientific manner. They are
■ ,! i". •. , i . |. ,,ii i ;iH and every operation per-
- . .■ • way to Dental Surgery, uusurppssed for
! ■: • ...:
/.
'•:-■ r .: the firm 1 ns in his possession Diplomas
• ■.;■.: are I oUege of Dental Surgery, Ameri-
••';-• • f Pi at ii Sm geons, and Dr. S. S. Fitch of
'•r "«. an'd has 1 eon in the regular practice of
■• '. ■!:.: ovi, ■ a•:.■;. yean.
~" '■ >e furnished cir Operating rooms on West
. •■*.. oooni above he BRITTAIN HOFSE. in a
••■■ an 1 ■ †ml irtable mauner for the reception of
"■ where one of the firm may always be found.—
- «... 1... waited on .: their residences if desired.
I •"-'■†1 -■'-: 887
1 < i:tl>. R a. LINDSAY, (NORTH-EAST
| •»'r of Elm and Market Streets.) would invite
-.". ti'.ti. i rs and the community gener-
• ah. well select I and carefully purchased stock
1 --iii I Winter 'i lods, consisting ot almost every va-
•-*•!*!; .. s ,,. ,, for the season.
MV y*'.'. ""•"•''' Tweeds and Jeans, N.C. Ker-f
.;.*'•'"'J»r-d ITain Northern Linsey, tic, Ladies'
.'"•■ i-. in \ •; ■ v : Merinos, Figured and Plain
•■"•«• all-wool Plaids, etc., etc.;Cloaks. Shawls
"»rt . Uiaghama and Trims, tine lied Blankets,
— ^'Pl'? of Hardware, Cutlery, Nails, Andirons,
"•'.V'!'-"'" ""' r'"lks: Coffee, Sugars, Teas,
«M dark; ^arpetings, Hugs and Door Mats:
'I- «•• i ' i rellas, etc., etc.. etc.; Rock Island
. ■;•■» '•-- ' • -. Kerseys, Bolting Cloths, Burr
JOHN II. ROWLANU. I W. D. BBYKOLP8. [ J. H. ROW1.AN l>.
ROWEAND & REYNOLDS, SUCCESSORS
to Anderson & Revnolds, Grocers and Commission
Merchanta, NORFOLK, Va. fifegr Pay particular at-tention
to the sale of Flour, Grain, Tobacco, etc., avoid-ing
unnecessary charges, and rendering prompt re-turns.
December, 1867. 'MS **
W". II. KIRKSEY, COMMISSION MKR-chant
and General Agent, Morehead City, N.C.
Will attend to buying, selling, receiving and forwarding
all kinds of produce and merchandise.
Reference*—Gov. J. M. Morehead, Greensborough, N.
C. John H. Haughton, Esq.. Newberne, N. C. Dr. P.
J. Hill, Wilmington, N. C. H. A. London, Esq.. Pitts-borough,
N. C. June 1,1858. 98' tf
1ENINGTON JE1YEERY STORE.—
J The subscriber has on hand the fine GOLD LE-VER
WATCHES manufactured by Johnson of Liver-pool,
and Dixon of London. Also, the Silver Lever
Lepine and common Virge Watch, with • variety 01
JEWELRY of all descriptions. All of which will be
sold low for cash. Watches of all descriptions repaired.
1 tf GEORGE RILEY.
S'1 JAS. STOKELV. ALKX. OLDHAM.
iTOREEY & OLDHIM, GROCERS AND
.3 Commission Merchants. Wilmington. N. C. Liber-al
advances made on produce consigned to us, when
desired
Reference:—Col. John McRae, President of the Bank
of Wilmington. O. G. Parsley, Esq., President of the
Commercial Bank. Aug. 2P, 1867. 948 ly^
WILL. L. SI'OTT.
ATTORNEYS AND COUN-LEVI
M. SOOTT.
4JCOTT & SCOTT, COUH-i>
sellors at Law. - - GREENSBOROUGH, N. C
Will attend the Courts of Guilford, Alamance, Ran-dolph.
Davidson, Forsyth and Rookingham. All claims
entrusted to them for collection, will receive prompt
attention. Office on North Street, fourth door from
Lindsay's corner.
R|,MENDENIIAEE, LAND AGENT. WILL
• select and enter Government Land, Locate Land
Warrants, make investments for capitalists at Western
rates, pay taxes, and transact a general real estate bu-siness,
in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Address,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Reference.—Hon. J. M. Morehead. George C. Men-denliall.
Col. Walter Gwyun and lion John A. Gilmer.
May 1G, 1850. 888 tf
WII. ^tlcRARY &. CO., FACTORS AND
• Commission Merchants. Agents for the sale and
purchase of Cotton Flour, tlrain. Salt. Groceries, &c,
Corner Princess and Water Streets, Wilmington, N. C.
■0»Usoal advances on Consignments.
References!—ft. R. Savage. Cashier Bank of Cape
Fear: DnROSSET ft Brown. Wilmington. N. C. P. &
H. Fries, Salem, N. C. C. Graham & Co., Marion C.
H., S. C. Hunt, Adderton & Co., Lexington, N. ('.
SAM'E t«. THOMAS has removed his HAR-NESS
SHOP to the rooms recent y occupied by
F- II, WAI.KKR. Esq., two doors North of LINDSAY'S
Store, and immediately opposite the New Court House.
where he will be pleased to receive calls from his old
friends and the puldic generally. It is his intention
tokeep constantly on hand a GOOD ASSORTMENT
of HARNESS, and oilier articles in his line, whicli
he will b-s pleased to sell ou reasonable terms.
January 20, 1859. 19tt_
JJI. ROTHROCK, D. D. S., RF.SPI. I-
. fully offers his professional services to the citizens
of Greensborough. and all others who desire operations
performed on the TEETH in the latest and best style.
Persons unacquainted, can have any satisfactory refer-ence
as to character, skill, &c , &c; and the advantage
of eight years constant practice in MEDICINE AND
DENTISTRY, with everv new discovery that is valua-ble."
«©- He has furnished his OPERATING ROOMS
on Market Street, second story of Gr.rretfs brick build-in"
Mhere he will always be found unless professionally
absent. April 29, 1^&. 982 tf
■T-I'TOREGG, DENTIST, (GRADUATE OF
XI • the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery) having
located himself permanently in this village, respectfully
tenders his professional services to its citizens and those
of the surrounding country. He deems it unnecessary
to publish long lists of testimonials, as he hopes to have
sufficient opportunity to evince personally to those
having diseased dentures, whatever qualifications he
may have to practice in the varied departments of the
profession. ANY CALL WILL BE 1'ROMPTLY AT-TENDED
TO. Office on South Elm Street, next door
to the Patriot Office, Greensboro', N. G. 759
THE NORTH CAROLINA RAIL ROAD.
Report of the Joint Select Committee on the
Xorth Carolina Rail Road.
The joint select committee on the general
managementami financial condition and pros-pects
of the North Carolina Railroad Com-pany
direct the undersigned to submit the
following report as the result of their in-vestigations.
From the nature of the inquiry as well as
from the terms of the resolution under which
your committee was appointed, they deem-ed
it inexpedient to attempt to examine into
details, except so lar as to form some idea
of the general management, since it was ob-vious
that this would require more time than
they could bestow on on it even if they had
devoted to it the 'whole session, to the neg-lect
of all their other duties.
Very soon after the announcement of the
committee, they received the annexed letter
from Gov. Bragg, (marked N"o. 1) inclosing
the annexctl letter, dated December 8th,
from (.'has. P. Fisher, Esq., President of the
Road, (marked No. 2.) Jn consideration of
these communications they resolved to give
Mr. Fisher time to make ready the report to
which lie referred. Hearing nothing furth-er
from him, they addressed to him a letter,
dated December 18, 1858, requesting him to
attend them on the 4th of January, with his
treasurer, book-keeper, books, fee, a copy of
which, (No. 3) with Mr. Fisher's reply dated
December 22d, 18S8, is hereto annexed.
At the time appointed, Mr. Fisher, Cyrus I
T'. Mendenhall. the treasurer, and Ii. W.
51 ills, the book-keeper, attended, with the
books and papers. The committee took in-to
their possession the journal of the direc-tors
and sundry papers which they deemed
pertinent to their inquiry,—sat from evening
to evening, and left with the book-keeper
and treasurer sundry inquiries to be answer-ed
at subsequent sittings; and, in the latter
part of that week, consented that the treas-urer
and hook-keeper might go homo, to be
back again on the .Monday following. Mr.
Fisher, on the 4th January, informed us that
his presence on the road, at the beginning of
the year, when the new hands had to be dis-tributed,
was highly necessary, and the
committee consented that he attend to the
duties on the road, ho agreeing to return
w'henever he should be notified that his pres-ence-
was desireil by us.
On Monday, the 8th of January, Mr.
Mendenhall returned, but Mr. Mills, who had
taken away, without consulting us, certain
books containing matters which wc were in-vestigating,
did not return, and he remained
away all that week, with the books ho had
taken with him. On Saturday, your chair-man
saw Mr. Fisher and informed him that
their proceedings were arrested for .vant of
the books which the book-keeper had taken
away. Under the orders of the committee,
on Saturday night, the chairman addressed
to Mr. Fisher a letter, of which the follow-ing
is a copy:
R.M.Eititi. January 16th, 1859.
MB. CBAS. FISHKR—
Dear Sir:—The committee investigating the affairs
of the N. C. It. R. Company, instruct me to say to you
that they have been arrested in the discharge of their
duty all the week, by the non-attendance of your
book-keeper, who should have been here all the week
with his books, according to the orders of this com-mittee.
The committee require that your book-keeper, with
his books, attend this committee without delay; and
also that (lie person having chargeof your shop books,
attend with his books, by 4 o'clock 1*. M., Tuesday
next-
The committee also instruct me to ask for your per-sonal
attendance before them by 4 P. M., on Wednes-day
next. Yours respectfully.
J. WORTH, CVi'mn.
On Sunday morning, Mr. West, the station
agent at fialeigh, called on the chairman,
with a note from Mr. Mills, the book-keeper,
stating that Mr. Fisher desired him to get the
journal of the Directors from the office, or of
any member of the committee who might
have it, and send it to Salisbury—whereupon
the following postcript was added :
At the same time the board order the sum
of 84000 to be paid to said McRae & Co., as
soon as the treasury would admit, "in ad-vance
of the final settlement."
Your committee regarded this resolution,
by which was transferred to a committee of
the Directory, a duty which could be intelli-gently
performed by the engineer only, as
presenting aquestion worthyof investigation.
They called for the contract between the said
McRae & Co., and the report of the commit-tee
appointed to settle with them. Mr. Fish-er
stated that soon after the cars on this di-vision,
built by John C. McRae & Co., began
to run, in consequence of a culvert defective-ly
built, a freshet produced in the road a
breach, into which a freight train fell, des-troying
two lives, and doing much damage to
the engine and cars; and that it was found
necessary to reconstruct many of them. In
his report of July 7th, 1857, he sets down,
among work done by him, ten culverts on
eastern division, reconstructed. Whether
others were afterwards reconstructed, your
committee are not informed.
We were aware of the high reputation of
Col. Gwynn, as an engineer, and that every
administration of the road had emphatically
expressed their high appreciation of the ser-vices
ho had rendered the company, and as
wc shall have frequent occasion to refer to
his professional opinions, we would here call
attention to the resolution of the board, pass-ed
on the 10th January, 1850, at the timo he
tendered his resignation, as chief engineer,
declaring that "the thanks of the board be-ing
due, are hereby cordially tendered to him
for his able, efficient and faithful services as
chief engineer of the North Carolina Rail-road
Company, and that he be tendered for
himself and family, a free passage for life
over the road."
We resolved to ascertain whether this de-fective
work was approved by the engineer,
who was the proper officer to judge of its effi-ciency,
or any subordinate of his, having the
work under his immediate charge. We ad-dressed
a letter to Col. (iwynn and also to
Mr. James Miller, chief assistant engineer,
asking them to inform us whether they or
either of them made any report as to the
sufficiency or insufficiency of the work—and
if they did not report on it, why they did
not—and whether the committee appointed
to make this settlement, consulted them as to
the character of the work '. The answer of
Mr. Miller, No. 4, and the answer of Col.
d'wynn, No. 5, are hereto annexed, from
which it will bo seen that neither of them was
consulted % the committee—and Col. (iwynn
Bays he disapproved of much of the irorl: done
by John C. McKae & Co. on the North Caro-lina
Railroad. The masonry of the bridge
over the Nouso and the culver_s were badly
built. We call special attention to these let-pletion
of their work by the first April fol-lowing.
On the 13th April 1-S54, the board order-ed
an advance payme.-t of 88000 to be made
to the said John C. M-|.Rae & Co.,
On the 15th of July! 1854, the board of di-rectors
ordered "that John C. McRae & Co.,
be notified to havo ths- Road from Goldsboro'
to Stallings' station, ajid the arm to Waynes-boro',
finished and ready for the use of the
company, according ti the orders heretofore
issued to said contrac ors by the chief engi-neer,
on the first day of September next;
and in case they should fail to comply with
the requirements oftFis notice, the chief en-gineer
is instructed to-employ the necessary
force to execute said work and charge the
same to the said John C. McRae & Co., ac-cording
to the terms dTthe contract with the
said firm."
In pursuance of tiiis order, the engineer
employed hands and expended on this con-tract,
as per account OjU file, $6,553.22.
In consequence of the delay of these con-tractors
in completing their undertaking,
Governor Morehead, the then president of
the road, entered into a contract with them,
by which it was agreed that the rail road
company was to furni-.h tho material and lay
the track from the Riloigh station to the
western end of the fiiit division, at 86,400
per mile, the original intimate of the engi-neers,
to be retained ouh of the price agreed to
be. paid to Mclloe ft CC, they having liberty,
when they finished the road to Raleigh, to
turn over to tho railroad company, all the
rails, chairs, spikes £nd sills, they might
have remaining on hand, to be allowed the
prices originally estimated by the engineer
for the same; and tor any deficiency of such
materials, thus turnedfover, to complete that
end of the road, tho sx id McRae & Co., were
to pay the actual cost, which was, 84105.71.
Tho following is a cijpy of the report of
the committee of direr-tors appointed to set-tle
with the said JohuC. McRae & Co.
" In examining the genei-il account, as exhibited to
ns, between John C. McUaf ft Co.. and the North Car-olina
Kail Koad Company^ we agree to allow deduct-ing,
as credit, on the fo-lowing items: to wit: the
item for completing the foad below Stallings', one
half, $3,276.61. The iten| as to excess of iron, &c,
he is to be credited with $l!!53.50. In the item as to
turnout at Raleigh Stntio;', he is to be credit.'! with
$1835.95. The account wi.l be reformed accordingly.
I R. M. SAUNDEKS,
' N. O. RAND,
' CHAS. F. FISHER.
j WM. T. D0RTCI1."
Ry this settlement you Will see thai John C. McRae
& Co., are allowed, over anibemdei what they vc.iild hare
been entitled to rccrire, if tlict'.had completed their nor/, ac-cording
to contract, as follow-):
Half the amount expended bjy the Company
for work done below diallings", $",27ii 01
Item as to excess of iron, 1,353 50
Item as to turnout at Raleij h 1,835 96
tors.
We endeavored to ascertain the amount of And the said committee fur her remitted to
damage sustained by the Company by the] the said McRae & Co.. in, crest on stock
fallintr in of the freight train—and the cost of j to b" refunded,
SO,400 00
177 00
re-constructing the defective culverts, but
could get no information approximating cer-tainty.
It certainly amounted to a large
sum.
These contractors undertook to build the
Total amount of extra allowance, $6,618 06
When it is considered that great indul-gence
had uniformity been extended to these
contractors from tin beginning, by a reduc-first
division of the road from its eastern ter- tion ot the 20 per cent, to have been reaun-minus,
the point of connection with the Wil-1 *d as a security for tho performance of their
mington and Raleigh road, to the eastern | contract, to 10 per con'.; by the endorsement
terminus of tho 2nd division, about six miles \ of the Rail Road Company to enable them
west of Raleigh, furnishing tho iron rails, and , to buy iron; by repeated extensions of time
every other species of material and doing all: to complete their contract; by large pay-thework.
They were to provide the road ', ments in advance of estimates; when it is
"with all and every fixture, and work that' seen that tho engineer, who, by tne terms of
may, in the judgment of the chief engineer, i the contract, was to have been the judge of
bo required'tor the speedy and safe transit of, the sufficiency of the work and who was
locomotives with their trains : all materials | alone competent to discharge this duty with
"SUN-DAV, January lGth, 18511.
Mr. West has presented to me your secretary's note,
asking for the hook containing the proceedings of the
directory. I decline to send it. J. WORTH."
On Monday the book-keeper attended, and
explained that he had been engaged in sup-plying
Mr. Fisher with materials tor a report
be was having printed in Salisbury.
On Tuesday the master machinist attended
with his books, and answered promptly all
questions propounded to him. Mr. Fisher
did not attend on Wednesday, and has made
no reply to the foregoing letter, which has
been read to the committee and unanimously
approved by them.
Your committee have not exercised tho
power conferred on them to send for persons
and papers and examine them on oath, be-cause
they found that tho short time remain-in",
would not permit a thorough investiga-tion,
and that many matters which they deem
important could be fully examined without
resorting to this course.
The following are tho results of the imper-fect
inquiry they have been able to make un-der
the foregoing circumstances.
On the 19th December, 1854, wc find on
the journal of the Directors, the following
resolution. Present:
R. M. St.unders,
John Berry,
W. T. Dortch,
Caleb Phifer,
C'has. P. Fisher.
John M. Morehead,
P. Fries,
Robert Strange,
Oeorgo Stephenson,
Samuel Hargrave,
N. C. Rand,
"On motion, ordered that the settlement of the con-tract
with John C. McRae & Co., be referred to R. M.
Saunders, N. G. Rand, W. T. Dortch and Charles F.
FWier, with full power to settle and adjust the same."
"At the request of John C. McRae & Co., the board
agree to finish the remainder of the first division, for
which said McRae & Co., are to account on the settle-ment
above, according to the estimate of the engineer.'
and all work to be subject to the inspection
of the chief engineer or some one appointed
by him." The contract sets out at great
length and with great minuteness, the weight
and quality of the rails, brick and other ma-terial
to be used and the manner in which
every species of work is to be done. They
stipulate to complete the work by the 1st
January, 1854—and that "the time herein
stated shall be considered as of tho essence
of the agreement."
The rail road company stipulate to pay
the contractors 8028.952, from which was to
be deducted the final estimates of certain
contracts, theretofore takon for a part of the
work on the first division, and all cost of en-gineering
and superintendence on this divi-sion,
and one fourth of the salary of the
chief engineer, and one fourth of the expen-ses
of tire general administration of the com-pany:
they were to take off tho hands of
certain subscribers to tho stock of the com-pany
885 shares of stock, and the balance
was to bo paid in money, the rail road com-pany
reserviug one-filth of the bi-monthly
estimates until the said McRae ft Co. should
complete their undertaking. We find in the
contract the following clause: "tho chief en-gineer
shall in all cases, decide every ques-tion
which can or may arise relative to the
execution of this contract on the part of said
contractor, and his decision shall be final and
conclusive."
We find that on the 1st April, 1S52, the
board of directors "resolved that in all fu-ture
estimates, made on the work of John C.
McRae & Co., on tho first division of the
North Carolina Rail Road, only 10 per cent,
be reserved instead of 20 per cent."
On the 9th December 1852, the subscrip-tion
of 82.000.000 to the stock of the com-pany
was made by Governor Reid in behalf
of the State.
On the 2nd of April 1853, time is given to
McRae & Co., till 1st April, 1854, to finish
their contract.
On the 15th July, 1853, fthe State direc-tors
take their seat in the board of directors,
many ballotings are had foi president, which
resulted in the election of John M. Morehead.
On the 16th July, 1853, the directors "re-solved
that the company authorize Col. Wal-ter
Gwynn to make a contract with John C.
McRae & Co., to furnish said John C. McRae
& Co., with a locomotive and freight train
upon such terms and conditions as ho may
deem expedient for the speedy completion
of the first division of the North Carolina
Railroad."
On the 3d August 1853, tho directors or-der
tho president to pay said contractors
SI 0.000 "as an advance payment on their es-timates
to be made after the first day of Sep-tember."
On the 31st August, 1853, on the represen-tations
of the chief engineer that the force
employed was inadequate to finish this con-tract
by the first April following, tho board
request these contractors to increase their
force to a sufficient extent to insure the corn-discretion,
disapproved this work, and that
his disapproval was known to the Directors :
when, under these circumstances, the Direc-tors
appoint four of their body a committee
with powers to approve, and receive, and
order payment for the work:—when it is
seen that this settling committee actually
allow these contractors 8GG43 06 more than
they would have been entitled to receive, if
they had executed their contract faithfully :
when it is considered that this work proved
to be defective as the Engineer had said it was,
whereby the Compam had soon afterwards
tore-construct a considerable portionot it, and
whereby much damage was done and two
lives lost; when it i* considered that these
contractors could cast in a meeting of stock-holders
885 votes; and that no other con-tractor
on the Road had his contract receiv-ed
and paid for until it received tho appro-val
of the Engineer, your committee con-ceive
that the facts are furnished from which
vou can draw the proper conclusion.
Your committee attempted to inquire into
the question, under which administration ol
the road was purchased the excesssive quan-tity
of wood referred to in the 6th page of
Mr. Fisher's report of July, 1857. In this
report he sets forth that there is then on
hand wood, of the value of $47,86801,which
he represents as enough for a longer term
than three or four years. He says, in this
report, "this largo surplusage of wood is on
the eastern end, ai.d was delivered under
contracts made before my term of office, un-der
the direction of the engineers in charge,
which contracts could not be rescinded or
delayed. It has been a very troublesome
item of cost." At the date of this report
Mr. Fisher had been in office two years as
president. If, after tibing off this wood for
two years, there was still on hand a surplus
more than sufficient for three or four years,
it was obvious that the former administra-tion,
under which those contracts were said
to have been made, was highly reprehensi-ble
; not only on account of the large a-mount
of money involved, but because the
wood must be greatly damaged by decay,
before it could be used and was liable to be
destroyed by fire.
We called for the written contracts under
which this wood was furnished with the
view of seeing who had committed this error.
Wo annex to this report a tabular state-ment,
made from those contracts, showing
t/ie date of each contract—the quantity of
wood contracted for—and the time when </<■-
Uverable, marked No. 0.
From these it will bo seen that Gov. Mor-head
contracted on the 20th Febuary, 1888,
for 1500 cords of wood, deliverable in six,
nine and twelve months; one-third at each
period, and 1000 cords, all deliverable on the
western end of the road, in all 2500 cords;
and contracts were made for wood, delivera-ble
on the eastern end of the road, after Mr.
Fisher's term of office commenced, (to-wit,
enee to said table, in November and Decem-ber,
185G, and in January, February and
March, 1857, and 3000 cords of it were deliv-erable
in the months of January and Februa-ry,
1857. The contracts for the western
cud of the road, excepting the two contracts
made by Gov. Morehead, are not on file in
office of tho treasurer and book-keeper, as
they informed us.
A member of the committee called our at-tention
to alleged mismanagement in ac-quiring
the right of way over a portion of
certain lots in the town of Raleigh, owned
by Wm. N. Andrews. We called on Mr.
Mendenhall for information, who stated that
(iov. Morehead had taken a deed from An-drews
for tho right of w ay, and found it re-ferred
to in his index, by its number, but the
deed was not there. His recollection of it is,
that .Mr. Fisher had it iu his possession the
last time he saw it. We examined the Reg-ister's
office. No such deed was registered.
We found Andrew's receipt given to tiov.
Morehead, dated May 15th, 1852, for 8275
for right of way. It does not describe the
lot, nor quantity granted, which was proba-bly
described accurately in the deed. We
cited AndrewB to appear before us and bring
his deeds. He appeared, and stated that he
had signed some papers to (Jov. Morehead
granting the right of way as to lot No. 45, in
the plat of the'city. He produced a deed
from Wm. H. Jones, dated Feb. 22d, 1853,
conveying to him lot Mo. 24, containing one
acre—consideration, 8250. Tho deed also
recites that for this fonsideration, Jones
grants to him his (Jones's) right to dama-ges,
if ho had any rights, from tho North-
Carolina railroad for right of way. Andrews
stated Eldridgc Smith, Wm. II. Tucker and
Ed. Yarborough, Jr., assessed the damages
as to this lot; that Mr. Fisher had paid him
8460 aswellas he could recollect, lie thought
there was still due him about 8140. He said
he had executed no deed for the right of way
over this lot, and did not intend to execute
one until the balance due him was paid.
The treasurer showed us two warrants
from Mr. Fisher, under which he had paid
Andrews for right of way, 1780. One of
these warrants tor 8200, is dated November
22d, 1856; the other, for 8550, is dated De-cember
19th, 1855, which recites that it is
in part. We found no reference, or award,
or deed.
We find on the journal of the directors,
July 8th, 1852, the following:
"Gen. Benjamin Trolinger having submitted a prop-osition
lo the hoard relative to some alteration and
improvement of road and bridge at Haw river, the M-lowing
was paused alter some disrusnon:
" ffillflifind That Benjamin Trolinger he allowed lo exe-cute
the work at ihe Haw vivcr bridge, and ihe sec-tions
adjoining it on each side, in such manner that
the level of ihe bridge shall be two and nine-tenths
feet higher than it is now designed to be, extending
each way from the bridge, on ihe west side 400 fed,
and ou the east side 700 feet—thence the grade of the
railroad to ascend eastward parallel with the present
grade and two feet and nine-tenths below it, until it
reaches the summit level between Haw river and Hack
Creek. The additional work required.in making this
to be executed without dhargt to the North Carolina
Railroad Company."
On the 10th of April, ]8;")7, wc find the
following entries on the journal of the direc-tors
:
"Ordered, that the president make a settlement
with Gen. Trolinger on the terms and conditions pro-posed
by him at this date, which it is understood i« a
final one of all claims on his part-"
The following is a copy of the proposition
referred to in tho foregoing resolution :
'•To THE PRESIDENT * DIRECTORS or THE N. C. R. R.—
" Oenlkmin:—In order to get a level at this place, 1
sunk the grade for about one mile at the cost of
about ('S\ feet lower) $1,000
and raised the bridge at a cost, by engineer's es-timate,
of '""'
and incurred the expense of conveying ihe water
to this place, at a cost of '''-'
and built a water station and furnished the ma-terial,
at a cost of about 4(>0
Fisher's report of July, 1857,) on the 13th
MarcMf 1857, and with the view of compar-ing
the increase for passengers, before and af-ter
this train was put on the road, as -veil
as to show tho gradual increase of travel.-;we
annex the income from passengers, for fsix
corresponding months in 1856, oefore the op-press
was put on the road—and for 1857 |M
1858, afterwards:
1866. 1867. 1M8
$11,210 18 $14,478 22 $13,807 70
11,112 13 18,433 96 13,663 48
12,408 28 16,760 69 14.0C-. 20
11,320 06 16,065 15 16.710 17
10,940 37 10,337 70 11.704 7S
1S.057 •■•- 12,716 93 16.241 cat
$70,066 U8 $82,802 64 $86,464 M
July,
August,
Sept.
October,
Nov.
Dec'br,
For the same six months of each year tho
amount received for freight is as follows:
1860. 1857. 1868
$75,066 20 $W,665 25 $108,5-19 07
The amount received for freights is givt-n,
in this connection, only to show that thrr<-
is a gradual increase of the business of the
road, which might have been expected (rOBS.
passengers sis well as freight.
As to the outfit for the express train, we
learn from Mr. Roberts, master macbinst,
that seven engines are employed in thi ex-press
train service—and four in carrying.the
mails—and that theso seven engines co*it. oa
the road 4
sea.vif oo
2 new coaches. 6.«*f ">
5 baggage cars. 4.M* OO
Total outfit for express train, $73,20 1 OO
Mr. Fisher in his report of July 1867 say*
"the additional cost of this second train has
been $1041 per month, actual expense."
Mr. Roborts's estimate of the monthlr ex«
pense is as follows:
7 Engineers at $«5 00 per month, $tbi M
4 Conductors •' <<0 00 - MM 'J"»
14 Firemen " ■ 2 60 " 17'. <w
1-t Hreakmen " 22 00 " vW* 0»
Expenses of 7 engines for a#year |IM 50,
per month, «' "\ O*1
Expense per month, $2,1SM. fH>
The income of both lines, mail and express. M ihe
6 months in 1857. beginning with July, more than "iree
months after this second train started, is
Income of mail train for the corresponding
ti months in 1850, is
Gala,
|i,ilucl expense of running express train
as per Koberts's •stimate per month
$2182 M 6,
Inierest on outfit fir 6 months it 8 per
cent, per annum, $2.»K8
nw64
70,tl6i.y»
$12,74"-M
$13,'H2.tfil
15. SOW
■:. 12.44
$2,712
All of which you have enjoyed the free use.
" I now propose lo surrender lo you the water and
the other work for $2000.
'• All of whicli is respectfully submitted,
" 11EN.I. TK«il.lNGt'.i:.
'• Haw River. April 10th, 1857."
Under this proceeding the sum of $2000
was paid to Gen. Trolinger, and your com-mittee
learn that the water and water sta-tion
are of little or no value to the compa-ny,',
being only two miles from Graham sta-tion
and four miles from the shops.
Your committee deemed it expedient and
within the range of their inquiry, to investi-gate,
as far as possible, the expediency of
running the express train on this road. \\ e
were led to this investigation by the follow-ing
remarks of Col- (iwynn in his fare-well
address, when leaving* the road ; opinions
touching matters pertaining tolas profession,
being the most reliable land-marks within
our reach.
Ho says in his said report to tho directors
of tho 10th of January, 1866, tendering his
resignation as chief engineer—"1 would ear-nestly
recommend, as the result of my obser-vation
for a long period, that tho company
adopt a low rate of speed for their passen-ger
and freight trains. //" there is am/ one
proposition in railway economy, and thaw arc
1 assure the board, but few clearly, fully
and practically demonstrated, it is the tcono-my
Of low speeds ; though the precise differ-ence
between the cost of transportation due
to different degrees of speed has not yet been
ascertained, it is usually estimated that the
wear and tear of the trad, and machinery is
equal to the Square* of the speeds at which the
trains are run. The depreciation then, at SO
miles per hour, would be lour times greater
than at 10 miles per hour, that is the wear
and tear would be as 4 to 1. The speed upon
every road should be adapted to the amount
of business. To the neglect of this rule, and
the establishment ot uniform rates of speed
upon most of the railroads of the eouiitrv,
may be ascribed the small net earnings of
many of them."
He then recommends a speed of Hi miles
an hour for passenger trains.
Wc have attempted to see whether there
has been any increase of receipts on account
of passengers, since this express train, exclu-sively
used for the transportation of passen-was
put on the road—which would
Net loss for six inonii-,
Saying nothing about the wear and tei r of
the road and machinery.
For the same (» months of the year 1858,
there was an increase over the corresj Hid-ing
months of 1857 of 82651.82, but much
more than th is increase took place as to freights
and might have been expected as to pa-sen-gers,
without the express; and it is ebatt*
vablo that there watj an actual falling f II" a»
to passengrs iu July, August, September and
October, 1858. The small increase in the
months of November and December, is prob-ably
attributable to tho increase of way • rav-el,
during the sitting of tho General A -em-big
We observo that It. P. Dick, at a meeting
of the directors, held on the 13th Xovc-i ibor
1857, moved that tho express train be dis.
continued ; motion did not prevail, thr< c to-ting
in the affirmative, five in tho negative.
We submit theso facts, in relation U the
express train, without comment.
As to tho loan of $350,000, at 8 per cent,
interest. We find that the stockholder-, at
their general meeting on the 11th July 1868,
authorized the president and directors to is-sue
the coupon bonds of the company for thw
sum of $350,000, wifh interest payable semi-annual"}-,
payable in ten years, at an inter-est
of G per cent, for tho purpose of meeting
tho present liabilities of tho company and
the purchase of the necessary motive p iwer
and cars.
On the 14th November, 1866. the diteretOM
appointed a committee to "make a report of
the condition of the road and its finances to
the Legislature, in order to securing -otue
action in reference to the bonds and making
them available;" alluding to thecoupon bonds
of the company aforesaid.
Upon the memorial of this committie, an
act was passed ii 1X50—'57, authorizing the
directors to issue the$350,000 of coupon bond*
declaring them exempt from taxation for t.i,
years, and authorizing the board of dirc< tore,
at their discretion, to fix a rate of interest,
not exceeding B ] er cent., and rcquirine; them
to assign and set apart a sufficient uim-iint
each year, out of the yearly income of the
road, to pay off the interest on Ihe bonds
regularly, and to constitute a sinking fund
sufficient lo discharge tho principal amount
when due, "and this amount, so set apart
as a sinking fund, shall be shown in the an-nual
report of '.he board. Tho dint tors
without railing another meeting <f the tto •khoJ*
den, fixed the rate of interest at 8 per cent.
and sold the bonds at a premium ol 1137.60.
On the !»th of July 1857, the directors or-dered
"that the sum of 825,000 bo set apart
out of tho annual receipts and income ol the
road, as a fund to bo invested and pk Iged
for the payment of the principal ol said
bonds," at maturity. j
On the motion of Judge Boffin, proxdl for
the State, a like resolution was passe* by
the stockholders at their annual mectin in
July 1858.
On the 8th December, 1558, the date of
Mr. Fisher's letter to Governar Brag ••
meeting of the directors was held, and anoth-er
order made to set apart $25,000, In State
bonds, designating tho number of each I >nd,
with the interest payable in April and ' >• to-her,
as the first instalmant of the sinking
fund ; and we find that they were handed
to the Treasurer for registration on the 10th
December, 1868, nearly two years having
elapsed since the passage of the act requiring
this amount to be set apart "each yea, "
As to the expediency of extensive shops of
construction and repair, your committo con-cur
with every administration of the oad,
that they arc indispensably ncccK-arv ; and
as lo the question where they should bave
been located, tho opinion of thccngineci-iwa
nary of the 20th January, 1859, that this
train ran at the rates of 20 miles an hour,
July 13th 1855,) to tho amount of 410121 I from 7th April last, to the 6th January, with-corde,
at a cost of $51,265. All theso con- out once missing a connection.
tracts were made, as will be seen by refer-1 This express train began to run (see Mr.
necrs, in reply to a circular letter written to
them by him, asking their views on the sub-ject.
Nearly all of thom concur in recom-mending
tho location of the principal shops
near the centre. We do not find that Col