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0FFIC UP-STMRS opposite scarr'S drug store A Fam Paper, devoted to Stale Intelligence, the News ef the World, Political Information, Southern Rights, Agrknltnre, Utemtnro, and Mtecellnny- 13 V WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 1 $2 PER AN If UM In Advance. q?E. A. YATESffs l ASSOCIATE EDITOR. VOLUME 0. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1857. Oft v.- ' cv I N : UMbER 281. THE moctat published every Tuenday Containing the latest News, a full and accu rate Report of the Markets, &c. For the Vear, li paiu i u uumute,. . . -uu : If paia within six months, . 2 50 Jl" paid after the expiration of the year, 3 00 i GPAjW person pending us five new sub- J briber. accompanied by the ad vane ub- i , rij.iK.U (f I'ljwiw rei enua sixin copy gra 1; f..r eae year. Sub" rikei and others who may wish , ,i M-nd money to u. can do so by mail, at .iur risk. ADVERTISING. tl ie siiare of Ifi lines or less, far 3 months, $4 00 . . ' " - u S " fi 00 ' " 1 10 00 ,)lt j juarr. K lines, or leas, first insertion, 91 00 i.. -h ufcst lrn1 insertion, 25 ; Transient advertisements must be ,id for in advance. 1 fy For announcing Candidates for office, 4.1 in advance. jy Advertisements not mnrked on the i script for a specific, time, will he in .. rft 1 until forbid, and charged aecordingly WILLIAM J. YATES. " DISSOLUTION. TflE firm of WILLIAMS, GILLESPIE A ; I i .. was dissolved by mutual consent on the 1 ji.'st -iar st" July, 1K7. The Not. s ami Ac i nnts for 1 -T4 must be paid forthwith. The, AereaBt tor lt&3 can run as usual and will be - : .1 at the end ol the year by L. S. Wiliiains who will continue to carry on UK business th'' !'! stasttL Tie- iate tit m return their tliauks to the public t..! the lth.-ial patronage heretofore received, and tij.-ir sum sor hopes, by. manifesting a spirit of jveosunodatiea to merit a continuation of the sum-. . WILLIAMS. GILLESPIE & CO. rbaflotie. Aucr. 4. 1853 tf " , i I ILL sefMns haviuc claims against the late i fir f WILLIAMS, GILLESP ft: & CO., will i present Am to the uudersigued for settlement. L. S. WILLIAMS. August 4. 1-.17 , i nf uppI' F . . jeT-J'l WW V m m mm- v sa. ' - 'It It K.4n llrn4l -M i illlit ii iiuii:. Also, 500 HEAD OF SHEEP &. 100 jHcad of HOGS, And 12 or 15 No. 1 Milch lows. I DE&IRE pttrcbase the above ant.oimt of K;. k. Tl)e hai any tor sale will do well to give me a all. a I ana willing to pay the highest market prior. Farmers will find it to their advan-tair-' to sell their Beeves, Sheep or Hogs tome insteail of butchering themselves, as 1 think I raa nwm fl'i them as well if not better than it tliev buteherexl tbeinselves. W. A. COOK, t harlorte. July 14, 157. Town Butcher. Spicial Copartnership IN THE SADDLE & HARNESS BUSINESS. E. II. ANDREWS & CO- have entered into tin-ah-. e business, and appointed R. SHAW ftpedal Agent to carry it on in all its Various Branches. First door below Granite Row, on Tryon Street. Charlotte, JJy SB, lrv7. 67-tf DR. R. WYSONG, Charlotte, W. C. I J WING loeat. diu this plav, respectfully I LwnVn his Professional services to the citi f -iin of the town and vicinity. "if OFFICE in Springs' building. April '-Mtb IdS7. BR EM & STEELE, Wholesale and Retail Dealers IN Hardware, Hats, and Shoes, CHARLOTTE, N. C. May 5, I;i57. 44-tf John Henry Wayt, M. D., SURGEON DENTIST, (Graduate of the lialtinwre College of Dental Surgery.) Having located permanently, tenders his pro fessional services to the citizens of Charlotte, N. C, and vicinity. Dr. Wayt prepares and inserts artificial palates aud obturators, aud attends to the correction of congenital aud accidental deformities of the teeb. and jaws. He i also prepared to insert artificial teeth, after the most approved methods. I xr I.adie waited pu at their residences if required- Office on Try on Street, in Carson's new building. m stairs. Nov. ldth. 20 tf. r.lLl'ABLE PLANTATION FOR SALE. The subscriber b. ing desirious of removing to the West, offers for sale his valuable TRACT OF LAND, lying 4 miles south of Charlotte, on the Charlotte aud Columbia Railroad, contaiuiug about 430 Aores" 1 50 is in cultivation, 75 of which is fresh land. The balance is woodland except '30 acres. On the premises is a good Dwellincr House and all neces- ill sary out-houses, a Gin-House and Screw, ice' There is an excellent Well of water Is the vard. A Gold Mine has been opened on the laud. P rs.m desrioiis of pnreUasinrr a plantation with almost every advantage, would do well to j call aud examine the premises, lt St.Uoin j that sucb property is offered to the public. Negroes will be takeu in whole or for a part of th purchase unoney. I will take pknsan in showing the Laud to any one desirous of par. chasinjr. Possession given by the ltd of Jauu- , i. J -TV I arv, l-o. B. U. SMITH Aug- 11,1 357. 69-tf Ory Is, STILL THEY COME. JblOCOi X"OC3L this (lay another sup ply of fresh DRUGS, MEDICINES & CHEM ICALS. Also, a spUndid assortment of 8m-- tfiCtal IllStrUllleilltt. consistinir in nrt ! of Post Mortem, Trepaning and Amputating I Cases, Teeth Forceps, SpecuUims, Enemata Sets, (.entirely new style) spring and thumb Lancets, Scarificators. Cupping Glasses, and many other articles in this line of poods, all of which Prac titioners of medicine ad Surgery are respect fully invited to call and examine. For Kale, at extreme It; short profits, at PRITCHARD'S Whol esale find, lie tail Sept. 8. Drug Hotfie, Irwin's corner. Another Supply Of the most u uiti and magnificent Toilet Arti cles, consisting in part of hair, teeth, nail, flcch, bat, cloth and othei Brushes. Turkish Colognes, Extracts. Soaps, Bohemian Pungents, Frankipane, dec, Sec, which w ill be sold low at Pritchard's Fancy Drug Store, Sept. 8. li win's Corner. WOODLAND CREAK! WOODLAND CREAM!! An unequalled and exquisite Pomade for the hair. Just received from the manufacturers, at Pritchard's Drug and Ch mical House, Sept. 8. Iiwins's eorner. Tooth Ache. Another supply of Cuminings & Flagg's NERVE Anodyne, an instantaneous cure tor the tooth ache, at PRITCHARD'S, Sept. 8. So.e Agent for Charlotte. Country Merchants Are respectfully invited to call and examine my Wholesale Prices of choice put up in any style to order, by PRITCHARD, Druggist and Apothecary, July 28, 1&Ti7. Irwin's Corwr. White Lead. 10.000 Lbs. White Lead, in i!. just received and for sale at PRITCHARD'S Aug. 18. Drug House. Paint or Linseed Oil, 300 Gallons just received and for sale at the lowest market price?, at PRITCHARD'S Aug. 18. Drug t.y Chi mical Store. VARNISHES ! VARNISHES ! A large stock now on hand, consisting of Demon, Furniture, Copal, Coach-body, Ja pan &c, which will be sold for cash lower than any other House in Charlotte, at H. M. PRITCHARD'S Wholesale &. Retail Drug Store, Aug. IS. Irwin's Corner. Condition Powders. Farmers and otheis intertsted in fine Stock, are i.ssured that these preparations are nnsur passed as In alth-giving remedy for Horses, Cattle, and ll kinds ol S ock. For sale at Pritchard's Wholesale and Retail Drug House, July 28. Irwin's Corner. Patent Medicines. Call at PK1TCHAKD S DRUG STORE. Irwin's Corner, for the most approved and popul r medicines of the day. July 28. Crase Seeds! ! Craw Seeds!!! A large assortment just received, comprising the following varieties: White Clover, Red Clover, Timothy, Millet, Blue Grass, Lucerne, yc. The above seeds are warranted to be FRESH and GKNUINE. For sale at Pritchard's Wholesale iy Retail Dru g House Aug. 25, tt&7. Irwin's Coknkr. WHITE LEAD. At PRITCHARD'S you can buy, for cash, pure "White Lead at 9 cents per lb. Drug Store, Irwin's Corner. Another Decline In Quinine At Pritchard's Large Drug and Chemical House, Irwin's Corner. This article may now be had at $3 50 per ounce, for Cash oViLY. 40000 PAIRS OF BOOTS, SHOES, OVER SHOES. EMBRACING every variety of Ladies, Gents, Misses, Hoys and Childrens" Shoes aud Hoots that can be found in any wholesale or retail es tablishment in the Southern Country. Our goods are manufactured expressly for us, and we are satisfied they will give better satisfac tion and at less prices for the same quality ot goods than at any other establishment in the South. It is onlv necessary to examine our stock and prices to be satisfied that this is the place to buy Boots and Shoes. Cash, one price only. BOONE & CO., Sept 29. Charlotte, N. C. Lumber Yard. The. subscribers inform the citizens of Char lotte and viciuity that they have established a Lumber Yard in town, where th y intend keep ing a supply of all kinds of Lumber for buildit g and other purposes. Mr Jonas Budisill is their airent in town application can he made to him or to either of the undersigned. Oct. ti. MILLER & PORTER. K. M. Ml ItriUSON. A.J. HOWELL. MURCHISON 6l HOWELL, JTo. 104 ftVfr Street, JT. I Feb. 3d, 1-57, ly NEW GOODS AND J. E. STENHOrSE. JOHN 8TENHOU8K. The undersigned are now opening a large and well assorted Stock of IlWJhY (SS06IXISSL in Springs' brick building 2d door from Mr Bryce's store, which they will sell low for cash. They will pay the HIGHEST MAR ZLET PRICKS for Cotton, Wheat and country produce generally. J. E. STEN HOUSE &z CO. Charlotte, Sept. 29, 1857. tf A Valuable Plantation, Fifteen miles west of Charlotte, in Gaston county, within two miles of the Plank Road between. Charlotte and Lincoln ton. Said Plantation is on the west side of the Catawba River, con taining about FOUR HUNDRED ACRKS: about eiehty-five acres, liiver .bottom; ten acres. Meadow land yield ing an aliund:iiit crop ut hay twice a year; one hundred and twenty-fire acres good upland, lying very level, and the balance in woodland, well timbered, aud ext nding within two hun dred yards of a Saw Mill owned by John R. Johnston, Esq. i'n the place there is a largo Jfaw . . ..-'. l , 11 II II' 11, .11 g.U . . V 111"' o . I . fjll Cribs, Stables, a new large and spacious Barn. Blacksmith Shop. Cotton Gin and Screw. There is also a large Orchard of peach and ap ple Trees, worth at least one thousand dollars; and in addition a good vegetable garden. The Plantation is well known as the residence of the late fiobert Johnston; having been careful!-cultivated and from the manner in which it lies, is capable of indefinite improvement. The place is well watered, having three very excellent Springs, situated in different parts of the plantation. Any one wishing to examine the plantation can do so by applying to Jno. R. Johnsfon, Esq., residing within one mile of the place, or in his absence, to Dr. Sydney X. Johnston, two miles distant at Castuuia Grove, on the Plank Koad abeve mentioned. Possession of the premises giv n on the Is. of January, lbob, aud to any purchaser desirous of sowing wheat, permission will be granted to do so at the proper season. This has always been retjarded as the best nlantation on the Catawba River, aud ut busi ness arrangements beinur such that I cannot occupy it at this time, it will be sold during the ensuing season; therefore early application would be advisable. Price and terms will be made known by ad- .tressinp me at Murray ...d :l W..cU Streets, New York City, care ut Churchill, John- mi c m S'eui date at Columbia. S. C. KLTT'S M. JOHNSTON. Sept. 2J, 1857. Brem fc Steele Are receiving their FALL, &. WINTER October 1, 1857. 4t GOLD MINES, IRON WORKS dt NEGROES For Sale. By virtue of a mortgage and power of sale therein contained, executed by Philip W. Groot of the city of Albany, to Andrew Hoy and his Executors, for and in behalf of the High Shoals Manufacturing Com pany, the undersigned will proceed to sell to the highest bidder, for ready money, at the High Shoals in Gaston county, N. C, On Thursday the 31s December, 1857, That extensive, well known, and VALUA BLE PROPERTY known as the High Shoals, Embracing about FIFTEEN THOU SAND ACRES OF LAND, a large por tion of it productive grain-growing" Land. Also, several rich GOLD IMIJtJES opened and now being worked. Also, many inexhaustible bodies of IROJV ORE which have been profit ablv worked. Also, a WATER-POWER unsurpassed by any in the South. Also, Sixteen JTEGitOES, all, but one, Fellows and Mechanics. THOMAS GRIER, W. P. BYNUM. Ex'rs. of A. Hoyl. October 6, 1857. 3m $200 Reward. RANAWAY from my Railroad Shantees, in Liberty county, Ga.. about the 1st August, 1856, my negro man EPHRAIM. He is black and of medium size, 2'3 or '24 years old. was raised by Mr Shipp, of Lincoln county, and sold to me by W. P. Bynum.of the same county, in February, 1856. I think said boy is lying about Charlotte or W. P. Bynuni's in Lincoln county, or Wn. Shipp's of Gaston county, as the boy has rela tione at all those points. I w ill pay Two Hundred Dollars for his apprehension and delivery in Charlotte Jail so that I can get him. Sept. 15, 157. 74-tf P. W. ORR. FEMALE SCHOOL Charlotte, IV. C. THIS school will open on the 15th of October under the superintendence of Rev. B. BUR WELL and iady, assisted by a corps of compe tent teachers in al' the branches usually taugat in first class female schools. The scholastic year will be divided into two sessions, which immediately succeed each other, i with a short reces durinc the christnias holidays. Pupils are charged from the time of entering, but no deduction made for absence except in cases of protracted sickness. Young ladies from a dis tance will be required to board with the principal, excent undT peculiar circumstances. Each t. .... i . e - l i i 1 boarder will oe expected lorurnisu is own taoie napkins and towels, and to have her clothes dis- , tinctlv marked. Terms, payable half in advance. Board and Tuition per Session, . . $ 1 00 00 Music, on Piano or Guitar, 2 00 Use of Instrument, -5 00 Drawing and Painting, 10 to 20 00 French and Latin, each, 10 00 Dy Scholars 16 to 18 00 Sept. 15.H57. tf -.. , M . I roller ecuig varw "i .gni, ( an agreeable and refreshing aperient, for! sale at Scarr i Cu's Drug Stare. SCALPING A WOMAN ON THE PLAINS. Her Extraordinary Fortitude. Some weeks ago, news from Carson Val ley was published in our columns, which told of the almost total destruction of an imigrant train by the Indians. A woman, who was one of the train, was scalped and left for dead. It turns out, however, that she was not dead ; and she has since re covered to tell the extraordinary story of her sufferings, and her resolute endurance, which deceived the savages. The Red Bluffs Beacon of ICth September, thus tells the story : An iostance of the most remarkable for titude and heart-rending cruelty we ever heard of, is related to us by a black man by the name of Scott, who has recently Arrived here from Missouri, by the way of the plains. lie informs us that a short time before he arrived at Stony Point, on the Humboldt river, the Indians attacked a train of six men and one woman and child. The men were all killed but one, who made his escape. The child was also killed, and its mother shot in several peaces with arrews, scalped and left for dead. All the while they were scalping her and stripping the clothes from her body, sle was perfectly conscious of what they wen deiug, but feigned death, and let them tear the skin from her head without even giving signs of life, knowing that if she didjthey would either dispatch her at ouce or take her into hopeless captivity. At one time, when they hud left her for a moment, she ventured to change her position, in order, if possible, to relieve herself from the un comfortable position in which sho was ly ing, but on their return they very soon di covered that she had moved, and foffear that her life might yet be instiuct, they took hold of the arrows that wero still sticking in her body, Rnd worked them about in the wounds, and pushed them deeper into her flesh, and stamped upon her with their heels. All this she endured without uttering a groan, or drawing a i breath that could be perceived bv the sav- I Bges, and in that condition was left as food i - I tvr the wolves, t ortunately, however, a train came along before she had lain lonx; in tliat condition, rout dressed her wounds I . ' uuu oi-ougni uer niong wiin tuem, and not the least remarkable fact attending the whole matter, is, that she is fast recovering from her wounds ; her head, we are told, is nearly well, and the arrow wounds doing better than any one expected. Death of a Duelist. Kentucky pa pers announce the death of Harrod Hole man, for many years the publisher of a newspaper in Frankfort, and public prin ter of the State, and connected with the most stirring political events of the State in former days. lie once fought a bloody and fatal duel, and was himself a cripple for life from it. This duel took place five and thirty years ago. It grew out of a militia training. Holeman, who was com mander of a company, was followed, while on dutj-, by a favorite dog. A subordinate officer, who was offended by the dog's an tics, drew his sword and cut the innocent animal in twain. Holeman remarked that whoever would perpetrate such an net was a coward and a scoundrel. A challenge to mortal combat was the consequence. It was accepted, and the parties met near the State House at Frankfort, Kentucky, and fought desperately for two hours and up wards ; the antagonist of Holeman was killed, and the latter escaped with desper ate wounds. Among thoso who witnessed the duel were Henry Clay. John J. Critten den, and Jesse Bledsoe the latter then one of the most brilliant and distinguished orators of Kentucky. Holeman was nr raigned, charged with the crime of wilful murder, and, after a long and excitiug trial, was acquitted. Mr. Clay and Mr. Crittenden espoused the cause of Holeman. The Judge who Starved on Six Tnou- SAXi A Year. It appears that Judge Curtis resigned his seat on the Supreme Court bench of the United States on ac count of the inadequacy of his salary, $6,000 a year. "The salary attached to the office," he says, "is utterly inadequate to afford a comfortable home for my family at Washington, while in attendance on the court there, and to pay my other necessary expenses. There has not been one year since I i as in oflico that I have not expend ed my entire privato income, and some years I have exceeded it ; and certainly you will agree that at Washington I have not lived extravagantly. Indeed I have lived in such a way neither my family nor myself have ever bncu accustomed to ; and I must be allowed to think in such a way as is not consistent with the dignity of the office I have held." PLANTATION The subscriber offers for sale, on low terms, FOR cash-, or cartlv so, his Plantation lying on the waters plautation m Mecklenburg county, 1 1 ,r foT--,'. w i vsr , iHMi oc? t known miles north-west of Charlotte, and within three miles of the Plank Road. The tract consists of" 498 or 500 Acres, About one hundred and tifty acres cleared the balance finely timben d. The track of the W. C. A R. Railroad pasSM through the laud. I am anxious to sell, and any p.-rsou wishing to purchase will please call soon on my agent, Mr Alfred Hoover, who resides at or near the Plantation, who will show the Land, or addrt .v ' m at claJ. UiUi y01k Dittxict, S. C. J. R. nALL- September 8, 1357. 73- LOLA MONTE? OPINION OP SOCIE TY IN PARIS AND NEW YORK. Manners and Matrimony at Home and Abroad. Loht Montez, in her series of nondescript lectures in Boston, delivered on Saturday evening gives the following observations on the men and women of Paris : "In Paris every on is an artist, down even to the cook, who prepares everything according to the latest scientific manners. Ladies, also, in choosing the colors of their dresses, do so artistically ; in fact, every thing in Paris is art. There are artists in everything ; artist tailors, artists in cutting nails, and once she saw on a sign 'Artists in Blacking Boots. "George Sand was now the most remarka ble woman in Paris ; she is now about sixty years of age, and a large muscular female, with large eyes. Any one who reads her writings will get a good idea of the woman. You meet her in every place in Paris, dressed up in men's clothes. This she does, not out of curiosity, but so that she may go everywhere unnoticed and unknown and in this way collect facts for works. Through her friends, when young, she was married to a fool. She will talk upon serious matters such as philosophy and theology, but it is utterly impossible to get her to converse upon small matters. She has led a wild, strange life, without a sun's ray to lighten her patli. The story of her immoral conduct, as propagated by the American press, is an utter fabrication, for there is no woman in Europe who leads a nore virtuous life. Margaret Fuller, a dis tinguished American authoress, has had the intellect to understand her aud the courage to defend her. But what need George Sand care for society, so called, par excel lence, for when that passed away into vapor and is no more, her lifo and talents will livs in the memory of thousands. ' "Lola Montez said that when in Paris she occasionally met Rachel, but she never was a promii ent member of any party. She never made any witticisms or brilliant repartees. She had no great talent for conversation ; her only talent being for de livery, aud in this she is unsurpassed. La martine she had met on business, but never in company. He lives in dreams, ana seems to be developed in a beaatiful world of his own. His wife is an English woman and has little sympathy for French society, and that may, in some measure, account for his lonely life. "She next referred to one who had but recently passed away fiom earth Eugene Sue. His courage in avowing his opinions in the face of the wholesale opposition and threats, made him one of the heroes of the age. Ho was an honest, sincere, truth loving man, aud it will be long before Paris can fill the place death has rendered vacant. She next alluded to the fact that vice had the habit of going naked in Paris, while in London, New York and elsewhere it dress ed itself up in the garb of respectability and even piety so that, externally, it ceased to be apparent. But what is said of the immorality of Paris is more apparent than real. It may be wondered why she poke so much about the immorality of women ; and it is because no great amount of it is expected from the men. She stated that there was no place in the world where young girls were so watcnea as in runs. fhey are looked after closely by their mothers, and should it get abroad that this surveillance has been even for a moment abandoned, tho young girl is in danger of losing a match. Even when the marriage contract is signed, very litOe additional liberty is allowed. She is never allowed to see her lover alone the molher is present; and, in additional to this, they are obliged to sit on opposite sides of the room. She (Lola Montez) wondered how the girls ou this side of the Atlantic would relish being thus courted at arm's length, and in the presence of their papas and mammas. But when once married all restraint was thrown off, and she is then as unrestrained as she was before confined. But it must be remembered that in Paris marriage does not take place from the same reasons that it does here. There was uo marriage for love, but merely a union of property and purses, and frequently the young lady does not see her intended husband till the mar riage oontraotis signed. Generally speak- . . . i i i i j several anecdotes to show how far pecunia ry matters went in the marriage. She said a peasant's son was about to marry a young girl. When the marriage contract was about being signed, the young man said, Remember that the cherry-tree at the lower end of the garden is mine.' 'No,' said the father, 'it remain mine.' 'Then,' replied the bridegroom, I won't marry your daughter. "Tho following, to illustrate tho same thing, was even more laughable. A barber was about to marry the daughter of a wash erwoman, who was to give 500 francs as the daughter's marriage portion. One day the bride-appareut opened the door of the barber's shop, while he held the nose of his customer between dumb and finger, and snid, 'My mother has decided not to give the 500 francs. 'No, no; you are jesting,' replied tho barber. Oh, no,' answered the bride-apparent, "jibe wants it for some thing else.' 'Then,' said the barber, 'tell tng, a yonng taay nas to ouy .er ausounu , disgIl5sp. He immediately left, and start there. Madame Lola Montez then related ; . f nna nf t, m . your mother I won't marry you,' at the same time inflicting a dep gash on the chin of his customer. She said that we not frequently hear of a Loneon lafly eloping with her footman, and an American lady falling in love with negro, but a French woman always marries in her rank. On this continent the ruin of many young girls might be traced to the fact that they had really no home. In New York particular ly, she had noticed that merchants only went home to sleep, and even then their brains were vast ledger bo4ts. Indeed, she thought that New Yerk was hardly be hind Paris regarding intrigue. There was no people like the Americans for dress, and one hundred stumble and fall over this to one that does not ;"and if this species of mania for dress did not stop, the morality of women will get very low indeed, or the experience of ages will go for nought. The poor of Paris were she said, the happiest of poor. They will sit and crack their jokes over a crust of bread. They have no religion at all. Not one in fifty is legi timately married, and they are happy animals. In sooiety in Paris it is not nec essary, nor the custom to introduce. If you meet a person in a friend's house, it is supposed that the fact of his being there is sufficient to show that he is worthy of your company, and you may thus in society con verse for hours with persons whose names you do not know. You are not obliged to recognize them after. A person with tolerably good coat, varnished boots and white kids, will have much difficulty in getting into society in Paris. It is a fact, that there you hear but little scandal ; they are too busy to attend to it, and they do not wish to make others unhappy. She continued by saying that, with all its faults she loved Paris the gayest, tho most in tellectual, the most social city in the world." THE TURN OP LIFE. Between the years of forty and sixty, a man who has properly regulated himself may bo considered in the prime of life. His matured strength of constitution renders him almost impervious to the attacks of disease, and experience has given sound ness to his judgment. His mind is resolute, firm, ana equal ; and hi functions are in the highest order ; he assumes mastery over business ; builds up a competence on the foundation lie has formed in early man hood, and passecs through a period of life attended by many gratifications. Having gone a year or two past sixty, he arrives at a stand-still. But athwart this is a viaduct called. "The Turn of Life," which, if crossed in safety, leads to the valley of "old age," round which the river winds, and then beyond without a boat or causeway to effect its passage. The bridge is, however, con structed of fragile materials, and it depends upon how it is trodden, whether it bend in break. Gout, apoplexy, are also iu the vi cinity to waylay the traveler, and thrust him from the pass; but let him gird up his loins, and provide himself with a fitter staff. aud he may trudge in safety, with perfect composure. To quit metaphor : "The Turn of Life" is a turn, either into a prolonging walk, or into the grave. Tho syt-tem and powers having reached their utmost' eipan sion, now begin to either close like flowers at sunset, or break down at once. One in judicious stimulant, a single fatal excite ment, may forco it beyond its strength ; while a careful supply of props, and the withdrawal of all that tends to force a plant, will sustain it in beauty and vigor until night has set in. - -m 9 m - Studying Human Nature. The Buf falo Republic tells a story that is worth re peating: Rer. Henry Ward Beecher dressed in very common clothes, was studying human nature as exhibited in the high-ways and by-ways of New York. In the course of his philosophic perigriuation he went into a mock auction shop. Ho stood 'awhile on entering, and reflected doubtless, how any one could be lost to all sense of truth and honesty as the auctioneer in question, en deavoring to palm off his worthless trash to the inexperieuoed in the city ways, as good and valuable; and finally the auctioneer called out: " Mr Beecher. why don't you bid ?' He was greatly astonished, as we can well imagine, at finding himself known in this place, and as he had supposed, in of his church in the neighborhood, and re quested him to go down aud enquire of that person who bad sold himself to Satan for the love of gain, how it was that he knew him in disguise. The neighbor kindly con sented, and on entering the "Peter Funk" shop he addressed the auctioneer: "How is it that yoa know Henry Ward Beecher so well as to be able to recognize him in disguise ? " " How do I know him ? Why, have been a prominent member of his congregation for the last five years, mnd own the fifth few from the front ! Different Kinds of Monet: Acri mony, defiles the human breast. Har mony, soothes the soul to rest. Cere mony, words to men address'd. Testi mony, evidence to attest. Patri mony, iuheritance bequest. Matri mony, a state to make you blest. Ready money, what many love the best. WORD TO AMERICAN LADIES We quote this sensible appeal to the women of America from the columns of one of onr best cotemporaries : "We are in the midst of a great financial pressure. Banks are breaking, merchants failing, and old-established firms 'suspend ing' on every side. Onr fathers, brothers, and husband come hone from Wall street and Broadway with perplexed brows and doubtful faces, and eye our housekeeping and shopping bills with anything but an approving glance. Economise- save retrench ! is the watchword of the hoar. "And it is our place, as women, to set the example of reform in this matter. There is no country in the world ekatf so much respect is accorded to women, and where her social position it so exalted, as in the United States. In all the records of the days of red-cross knights and olden tournaments, there is no such beaatiful ex ample of chivalry as we have recently be held in the sad shipwreck of the Central America. In a country where a woman is held in such an estimation as this, ought she to shrink from any sacrifice necessary to maintain the standard ? " But the reckless extravagance and empty frivolity of the modern fine lady constitute the surest mode of losing this high national position. Look at the fash ionable women of 1857 ! Sho wears a silk robe which cost a hundred dollars; her 'love of a fall hat' was cheap at fifty, and she sports a set of Honitons at seventy-five. She carries a small fortune round her wrists, dangling at the throat and gleaming on her fingers in the shape of croses, rings, and bracelets. She buys all the foolish trinkets and extravagant trifles which hap pen to catch her eye in the shop windows, and caps the climax by going into hysterics when her husband hints at retrenchment ? Is this the beau ideal of woman ? "Our streets, ball-reoms, aud places of public resort are crowded with these walk ing advertisements; general emulation seems to prevail as to which shall sport the most expensive silks and richest jewelry, and even the more sensible and prudent, who have not moral courage to declare in dependence, are drawn into the vortex of extravagance. Nay, our very churches have become nothing more than show rooms for tho last new bonnet and latest inoie-antique of the fashionable worshipers. "We firmly believe that many ef the failures in the mercantile world are entirely owing to the recklessness of woman, aud the amount of misery, suic ide, and distress for which she is thus indirectly called upon to answer, is perfectly incalculable. A man will endure almost any degress of em barrassment before he will consent that his wife shall deny herself an accustomed luxu ry, or be exposed to the ridicule or censure of her particular clique. "Now it is your plain and simple duty, ludies of America, to stand up ly your husbands sides, and help them to bear tho heavy pressure of this great commercial crisis ! It is of no use to sit up in your elegant budoir, clasping your jeweled hands together, aud bemoaning your incapacity to act. Help to institute a reform in the dress question, and your husband will have some substantial proof of your sympathy and affection. Lay aside your cosily velvet and brocades deny yourself that coveted winter bonnet turn your back resolutely upon every extravagance. A true woman never looks lovelier than when arrayed in a simple callico or gingham dress and a straw bonnet worth seventy-five cents. What if the Mrs. Potiphara ef your acquaintance pass by yoa with avert ed eyes ! haven't you the moral courage to value their friendship at its proper worth ? We respect the woman who, in these hard times, dare appear in public dressed In no expensive raiment. "Oh, for the good old times whan on 'best silk dress' was the stand-by for years! All that we need is some fair leader ef the beaumonde to take the helm and steer m ship with callico sails! The present time is an excellent opportunity for the expert ment. and we are quite sure that the wise and sensible of the world will gladly wel come the vent of a dress reform." Sad Affair Fatal Mistake Mrs Bar ton Despard, died on Tuesday morning as we are informed from the effects ef taking a prescription of Bella donna, or Deadly Night shade, compounded, by mistake, for Confection of Senna. The medicine was prepared by Dr. Carr, one of our most careful and skillful physicians, ox Monday lost, and the mistake is supposed to have been caused by an accidental nhnnsc ef jars by a new clerk in the doctor's drag store. 1 he two medicines looking alike, the difference woe not discovered until the fotal effects of the poison were manifested upon the patient, when every effort within human power was made to save her, but without success. Mrs. Despard took the medicine at about 10 o'clock on Monday evening, and died about 8 o'clock on Tues day morning. Dr. Carr, who woe the brother-in-law of Mrs. Despard. is in the deepest distress on account of the occur rence, and receives tne sympathy of our whole community. In the death of Mrs. DesDard, society has lost one of its bright est ornaments, and we tender her bereaved family and friends onr sincere condolence. Uiaricsburg va.) liegister. A fellow "out west" gets off the following definition of a widow: One who knows what's what, and is desirous of further information on the same subject.'' - -.- -
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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