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W EaTEEK ; DEMO CE AT, CHAELQTTE, 3SJ. O. tsUtn mo'ctat. W. J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. CHARLOTTE, IV. c7 Ulay 8, 18GC. The Rei'Ort of the Reconstruction Committee. We publish to-day the plan agreed upon by the Congressional Reconstruction Com mittee for admitting the Southern States into the Union. It requires the people of the South, be fore they are to be permitted to exercise the rights of free American citizens, to degrade tbrra pelves by voluntarily adopting the proscriptive schemes of a fanatical, tyrannical party it re quires us to disfranchise ourselves and forerer proscribe and degrade eome of our officers and wohliers and after we do all this, we are to be allowed representatives in Congress uJio can take the odious Its t oath! Without the slightest hesitation we declare that we will never voluntarily consent to or agree to adopt such a tyrannical, outrageousjnpasure; "and we are confident that the people of North Carolina, although anxious to be restored to peace and their rights in the Union, will never degrade themselves by endorsing or adopting the bcheme proposed by the so-called Reconstruc tion Committee. When our State Convention meets, we hope it Nvill declare by resolution, that, while North Car olina would do anything that is fair and honorable to restore the Union of the States and promote good feeling among the people, she icill never vol' vntarily consent to roscribe and degrade nine tenths of her own people. The Northern people und Congress ought to bo notified at an early day that no Southern State will ever accept the terms proposed by the Reconstruction Committee; and that it is believed that the object of said com mittee in proposing such degrading terms is to prevent a re-union of all the States and keep the South out of the Union. We hope the following statements are correct, and that the President will adhere to his original policy : Washington, Slay 1. It is understood that at the meeting of the Cabinet to day the Presi dent invited un expression ;f opinion from the Heads of the Departments respecting the recent report of tho Reconstruction Committee, and it is reported that in an animated discussion which en dued thereupon. Secretaries Seward. McCulloch, Welles and Stanton were decided in their opposi tion to tho plan of the commit tee, and earnest in their support of the President's policy for resto ration. Postmaster-Genera' Deunison waa in favor of carrying out the President's policy, but expressed some uoubts as to tho precise time at which loyal representatives from the Southern States should be admitted. Attorney-General Speed "was not present. The Presideut was emphatic in his opposition to the committee's report, and declared himself ugainst all conditions precedent to the admission of loyal representatives from the Southern States .in the shape of amendments to the Constitution and the passage of laws. Ho insisted that, under the Constitution, no State could be deprived of Its equal suffrage in the Senate, and that Senators und Representatives ought at once to be admit ted iuto the respective houses as prescribed by law and the Constitution. He was for a strict adherence to the Constitution as it is, and re- j marked that, having sustained ourselves under it during a terrible rebellion, he thought the Gov ernment could be restored without resort to amendment, and remarked, in general terms, that if the organic law is to be changed at all. it should be at a time when all the States and all the peo ple can participate in the alteration. The State Convention. We committed an error last week in stating that the State Con vention was to re assemble on the 1st of May. The fourth Thursday in May is the time for the meeting of the' Convention. Siteriou Cot'RT. The Spring Term of the Superior Court for Mecklenburg was commenced last week, and will close sometime this week. Several cases of larceny have been tried, and five negroes and one white man were sentenced to r cive from 15 t o) lashes at the whipping post, which sentence was du'y executed. A negro woman was tried for killing a negro man on the plantation of Mr Allen Stuart in this coun ty in 1864. The Jury rendered a verdict of jus tifiable homicide, and the woman was discharged. .A negro man will be tried this week for killing n neirro woman. - - - .t A Goon Move. Col. Cilley. the chief of the Frerdmen's llureau in this District, was here last week, and gave orders that all cases hereafter should be turned over to our Mayor for trial. Col. Cilley Itas Iiivn hie8 good sense in this mat ter, niu we are confident the interests of all will Im benefitted by restoring civil jurisdiction over blacks as well as whites. Cotton. Wo hear pretty general complaint in this county thet the cotton sted planted is ijot coming up. Many jvertws a- re-planting, but whether they -il!we tli t'ttrr success re mains to bo seen. The difficulty ems to be that it ho eod have lost their vitality iu cousequence .of "having been kept in heaps for two or three or four 3'ears past. Wo lnar the fame complaint jfroui States further South. "No Favor. So far, we Lave heard no one in this State express the least favor for the plan of the reconstruction committee. A gentleman who has been a enneittent Union man all through the war, told us the other day that he would never endorse or agree to such a scheme as the radicals propose. FF e learn tfiat the counties of Union and Cabarrus have been added to the Division of Mr F. W. Ahreus for the Assessment of the U. S. Internal Revenue tax. Mr Ahrens takes the place of Mr J. A- Roy don. The citizen of those eountic will find Mr Ahrens a fair aud geutle- inanty .Ecer. See Mr Ahrens advertisement. . ftST" The bill before the Tennessee Legisla ture, disfranchising Southern men, has been de feated by the Stat Senate. SEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Assessor's Notice F W Ahrens, U. S Assessor. Administrator's Notices '1 bus 11 Robiuson, Adtn'r. Ladies' Hats A Sinclair Lincolnton Female Seminary Rev S Lauder, Prin cipal. Medical Card Prs PeArroond Jfc Terres. Pianos J M M Caldwell. Statesville: Administrator's Notices S P Caldwell, Adtn'r. National Express Notice. Cotton Uias DeKossett & Co, Wilmington N C. Dissolution Notice and New Firm RN Tiddy & Co. Horse Stolen J. Z. Porter. Fresh Cotton Seed for sale F G Simril. Auction Sale Koopmann & rbelps The new Confiscation BiEl. We publish 'Texas Farming. A correspondent of the a short synopsis of a Bill introduced In the House Wilmington Herald, writing from Brenham, of Representatives last week by Mr Stevens of Texas, says : Pennsylvania, proposing the confiscation of cer-" Agriculture is here very different from that tain Southern property. The only tendency of common in States occupying more temperate lat such measures is to injure the country and dts- ' iludes. or where the soil is otherwise constituted turn ana nnsettle business operations. It has al ready caused a great deal of uneasiness. But we do not think any alarm need be felt about the matter, for if such an iniquitous measure was to j pass Congress, the Presiaent would certainly ve j to it, and surely it could not be passed over his veto. This new scheme is proposed now for the purpose of frightening the Southern States into the support of the radical reconstruction plan. Such a measure could not be executed if passed, and the radicals know it. Confiscation Fchemes will injure the freedmen more than it will the whites', so the radicals are pursuing a course calculated to ruin the very class they profess to want to benefit. The freed men are dependent on the southern white man for employment and support, and if the latter is crippled in his estate or business, the former will be certain to suffer from the disastrous effects: and if the southern white man were to -move off and abandon his lands without a struggle, the freedmen would never get possession, because the white Yankees and foreigners would come in and drive them off. We dislike to see anything done that injures either class, black or white, in the South. Railroads. The friends of the A. & N. C. Railroad (running from Goldsboro to Morehead City) are advocating the consolidation of that Road vith the N. C. Road, and have both man aged by one 6et of officers. The idea is, that'in this way, the freight from Charlotte and interme diate points will be secured tp the route termina ting at Morehead City. Last Summer and Fall there was great com plaint by shippers in this part of the State about the heavy charges, detention and loss on the A. & N. C- Road, and such experience is not calcu lated to influence a continuance of patronage. At any rate, we do not think it would be right to consolidate the two Roads. The N. C. Railroad was not constructed for the purpose of building up Newbern or Morehead City any more than for the benefit of Wilmington and other points. Under the circumstances, the consolidation of the two Roads would not be fair or just. ' ! A Warning. If the radicals wh control Congress really had the good of the country at heart, they would stop in their nrad Career and listen to the voice of reason aud common sense; but they rush on, actuated by partizan motives, hatred and spite, without the least regard for tho welfare of the Union at large. The New York Herald daguerreotypes the situation in the fol lowing paragraph : 'A crash is impending. Imported goods, or dered long ago, in anticipation of an immense Spring trade, are pouring in upon our merchants, but no goods are sold. What is the reason of this stoppage in business ? It is the Radicalism of Congress. Our merchants counted on a large influx of buyers from the South as soon as the war was over and tho Union restored. The war 1s over; but Congress persists in keepiug the South out of the Union, consequently there is no Southern trade. The Western merchants ar rive here, look about, see no business doing, no rivalry, no competition, and conclude that they will wait awhile before purchasing, until things get settled. There isiow no sale for the goods produced by our manufactories. Presently the manufactories will have to stop work. Then we shall see thousands of people thrown out of em ployment, starvation staring them in the face, their children crying for food. Riots will follow, and perhaps a revolution. Why is all this? Not because of the high price of gold, for gold is lower than at any time during the war. Not be cause of the tariff, for that has not been changed since the war. No; it is because a few dozen rad icals in Congress have made up their minds to ruin the country, or carry the next Presidential election by negro votes, or by the exclusiou of all votes from the South. It is because another rebellion, more, wicked than the last, is tugging at the vitals of the nation. It is because a few men at Washington prefer their party to their country. Let the people mark them well aud re member them in the future. The True Remedy. The news from all parts of the State is. that tire Sheriffs of the various counties (by order of the courts) have been strip ing the backs of rogues, black and white, in the old style from 20 to 39 lasfies being the amount administered. This old-fashioned way of admin istering justice in North Carolina will have a good effect. Those who consider it "barbarous" may leave the State if they choose. Lif" It was once considered a great crime not to pray for the President of the United States, but now it appears that the crime consists (in the estimation of the radicals) in praying for the President. The Chaplain of the Missouri State Senate several times omitted in his prayer the petition for the President, whereupon a member of the Senate offered a resolution requiring that the Presideut of the United States should be re membered in the daily prayers before the Senate, but it was rejected by a vote of 14 to G. EPThe New York Times, a moderate Republi can paper thus condemns the scheme of the Re construction Committee : "As a plan of pacification and reconstruction, the whole thing is worse than a burlesque. It might be styled a farce, were the country not in the midst of a very serious drama. Its proper designation would be A plan to prolong indefi nitely the exclusion of the South from Congress, by imposing conditions to which the people of the South never will submit." This being the ob vious scope and tendency of the proposition, we are bound tit assume that it clearly reflects the settled purpose of the Committee. So that the Joint Committee appointed nearly five months ago to take exclusive charge of the question of ! reconstruction, now offer as the result of all their j : labors what would iu fact render reconstruction ; ! We are gratified to see that many conservative j Northern papers denounce the proposition of the committee iu unmeasured terms. And if North ' fm men object to it as too degrading, can any ! respectable Southern man be' found supporting in. ' ' -. - , Tax on Cotton. We learn that a report is ' in circulation that Congress has passed a law ! taxing cotton five cents per pound, and also pro j hibiting the sending cotton out of the country ; for sale. We know of no such law. We feel .fure that no such .law has been passed. We ' advise the pcopl to pay no attention to idle re i ports. Ktileijh Standard. j- A proposition was made in the House of Rep- t resentatives some time ago, to tax cotton o cents I per lb , but no action has been bad. I ll.nr. ll y.f.l.n T C . - Cn Th oTr!nilllii l ii a. n inak vi luc imuc cull cuiiOi iuu pgiivuitir ral routine of the year, particularly in Middle Texas, is" about as follows : You commence breaking up your stubble land about the begin ning of January; then the cotton ground must be ridged; you repair your old fences and build new, and plant corn about middle f February. Corn ground is hardly ever ridged; never broken up; but you plant corn iu the -'water furrow," in a drill a foot apart, six grains to a hill, which you make your small hands chop out like cotton, when the plant is high enough. The corn rows are four and a half feet .apart; on each side of which the oxen walk when you are plowing over. As soon as dropped you cover corn with a large turning plow called a cary," exactly as the dweller on the old Drowning Creek covers his peas in April. Corn grows rapidly, green, luxuriant; so swiftly indeed, that two plowings are as much as are usually given. With a good season, and good land, you would, could, should, or might make, 15 or 20 bushels without any Dlowin!? at all. In that case all voh have to do 1 c? m . is to plant. As 1 stated, on a previous occasion, the average yield of corn in middle Texas is 30 bushels per acre; ' but on the coast about the mouth of the Brazos aud Colorado, corn yields sometimes as high as 125 bushels to the acre. Peas are never.planted alongside the corn as in the Cape Fear country. Corn planted, you, about 15th of March, yoke up your oxen Rum, Brandy, Punch, Beauregard and others haul out your cotton seed, get your little folks ready and begin to plant cotton.. The seed is not roll ed in dirt and ashes as in our good old State; but, in the rough furrow made by a" common shovel, it is sowu with the hand, as the dweller in the hill country sows his wheat. Yet it is covered with a board as in Richmond or Duplin counties, but a triangular harrow is immediately run across the ridges, to take off grass and trash; after which the cotton field looks as smooth as a street.- As before stated, cotton here grows shoulder high; and even after the first of May, you have still to risk its destruction by a four days' norther, bringing frost and bail. In almost all farmiwg operations in Texas the motive power used is that of oxen.. The ox, which is high as your head, is, truby, a 'greater institution than I once thought him. In break ing "P, particularly, a horse or mule teem is vry j rarely seen; because horses, even mules, are un able to stand plowing in a sou so tough and clayey. The ox alone is equal to the labor, be sides yuu can graze him on the prairie at night and plow him in the day. In breaking up prairie land, five yoke of oxen are sometimes seen draw ing one 'cary" plow throwing a furrow of three or four feet. All wagoning is done by oxen, six yoke being commonly hitched to a Texas wagon. When you stop, if the animals are tired, they ly down in their yokes, and it is a picturesque sight to see tbern thus reclining and chewing the cud around the market places of the villages, w hilst their masters are trading in the stores. Northern Emisaries at the South. A writer in the Boston Post speaking of some of the Northern fanatics in our midst, says : "The emisaries froai the North" are encourag ing the negroes to form secret associations, and to make public parades, demonstrations and celebrations and iu Richmond they are often overbearing and insulting to the whites, which provokes retaliation and iiots. General Terry says there is now probably over a hundred of these semi secret organizations among the blacks in Richmond, and the names they assume are often ludicrous and blasphemous, one being styled the "Holy Sons of God." The whites are patient and forbearing, except, perhaps, a few drunken rowdies,' but it is easy to see that a conflict of a serious character is in embryo. Serious, reflecting men, shudder at the future of the black race, if they are to be backed up and encouraged by the Government. It is gen erally believed by the most promiueut men of the South that the war has already reduced the negro population one-third." SIIon. John Bell is out with a six column letter, the third of a series recently commenced, in which, says the Nashvill Union and Ameri can, the purpose of the author is to put before the judgment of cotemporaries his views of the facts which led to, and have attended the pro gress of this great civil war, and bis reflections upon the policy which is being pursued to re trieve the injuries which it caused, and reinstate the government in its integrity; and to indicate the glaring errors of the Congressional leaders, and convince his countrymen that it is their first and highest duty to revert to the principles of civil liberty which gave birth to our free insti tutions, and to adhere to them as the only safe guides in preserving the Government. The Prisoner. W spread before our read .ers (says the Fayetteville News) the following letter from Ex-President Davis in response to one from the ladies of Fayetteville enclosing a check for Mrs. Davis. He appreciates" the sym pathy which his . country women feel for bis family : , 'Fortress Monroe. Va., 22d April, 1866. Mrs. J. K. Kyle, Fayetteville N. C: My Dear Madam: I have the honor- to ac knowledge yours of the 14th iust.. enclosing a check to be forwarded to Mrs Davis as a present from tho ladies of Fayetteville. Sadly remembering how your homes were des olated during the war, I could not have expected you in the midst of the ruin, to have been mind ful of the wants of those at a distance. Nothing could add to my admiration for the heroic, self denying, christian virtues of my country women, for the measure was full t3 overflowing. Nor could anything increase the gratitude with which I will ever recur to their confidence and sympa thy. It only remains to assure you, and the la dies whom you represent that I atn most grate- Mb' aud respectfully your friend and ob't serv t Jefferson Davis. Commendable Liberality. The Augusta Constitutionalist says : "In a spirit of commendable liberality, the Na tional Express and Transportation Company, has volunteered to transport, free of all cost to the end of their line, the five hundred barrels of flour, meal and bacon, contributed by the managers of the Ladies' Southern Relief Society of Baltimore for the benefit .of the destitute poor of Georgia. The provisions, as soon as arriving at Savannah, will be transported immediately by the Agent of the National Express Company to . the different Congressional Districts for which it is intended. Th liberality thus evinced by this conopiny will commend' itself to the people of Georgia." . - Hail. A severe hail-storm and wind, visited a portion of this District east of the town, on Sun day the 29th. Considerable damage was done to the fencing, and growing crops. Much of the cotton will require a second planting. So far as .o K.n laarn. tliA trnnk of the storm W8S n&rTOW, but the damage done severe. yorkrille Enquirer. THE PBESIDENT'S OBIJEB. The followiog order just issued by direction of the President, gives an official construction of the peace proclamation as to the restoration of civil authprity and the powers' and functions of military commissions : War .Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington May 1, 1866 General Orders, No. 26 . Whereas some military commanders are em barrassed by doubts as to the operation of the proclamation of the President, dated the 2d day of April, 1866, upon trials by military courts martial and military offences," to remove such doubts, it is ordered by the President that Hereafter, whenever offences committed by civilians are to be tried where civil tribunals are in existence which can try them, their cases are not authorized to be, and will not be, brought be fore military courts-martial or commissions, but will be committed to the proper civil authori ties. This order is not applicable to camp-followers, as provided for under the 60th article of war, or to contractors and others specified in sec tion 16, act of July 17, 1862, aud sections 1". and 2, act of March 2, lc63. Persons and of fences cognizable by the rules and articles of war, and by the acts-of Congress 'above cited, will continue to be tried and punished by mili tary tribunals as prescribed by the rules and ar ticles of war and acts of Congress, hereinafter cited, to-wit : " Sixtieth of the Rules and Art ides of War. All sutlers and retainers to the camp, and all persons whatsoever serving with the armies of the United States in the field, though not en listed soldiers, are to be subject to orders, ac cording to the rules and discipline of war. "Section 2. And be it further enacted, That any person heretofore called or hereafter to be called into or employed in such forces or ser vice, who shall commit any violation of this act and shall afterwards receive bis discharge, or be dismissed from the service, shall, notwithstand ing such discharge or dismissal, continue to be liable to be arrested and held for trial and sen tence by a court martial, in the same manner and to the same extent as if he had not received 6uch discharge or been dismissed." The Act of July 17, 1862, provides that "any per son who shall contract to furnish supplies of nj kind or description for the array or navy, shall be deemed and taken as a part of the land or naval forces of the United States for which he shall con tract te furnish said supplies, aud be subject to the rules and regulations for the government of the land and naval forces of the United States." The Act of March 2, 1863, provides that "any per son in the land or naval forced of the U. Slates, or in the militia in actual service of the United States, in time of war," who shall offend against the provi sions of said act, (principally against defrauding, counterfeiting and embezzling by contractors, pay masters ana otner agents ot toe United states,) "miy be arrested and held for trial by a court mar tial, and if found guilty shall be punished by fine and imprisonment, or such .other punishment as the court martial may adjudge, save the punishment of death."J All the Decency. When we look at the scenes which arc daily enacted in Congress, we are almost moved to beg the people of the South to solemnize by thanksgiving and prayer their escape from all participation in its deliberations and proceedings. Never in the bitterest days of violent sectional agitation, when the South was represented in Congress, was that body such a disgraceful bear garden as it is now. ' Insulting charges and infamous accusations arc bandied, as if they were a part of "the order of the day."' Members of the same party abuse each other like pick-pockets, and generally ap pear to make out "pretty good cases against each other. These "honorable gentlemen" may sim ply be telling unpalatable truths about each other, but Congress and Sing Sing were design ed for very different purposes. They should be more reticent about each other s little failings. When the Representatives of a great nation are perpetually calling each other "liars, "blackg uards, "swindlers, &c , the impression pro duced abroad is not advantageous to the nation. Having written the above we open our New York exchanges, feeling perfectly assured that we shall find several Radical Congressmen fierce ly assailing each other, and sure enough we find that on the 30th of April, "Mr Blaine rose to a personal explanation," and read a letter from Provst Marshal (ieneral try, accusing Mr Cenk ling, a member of Congress from New York, of the most dishonorable practices in connection with the conscript business. The "honorable member is accused1 of telling ''malignant and deliberate falsehoods," of being "false to honor," "unfaithful to a public trust," &c. When the letter of General Fry had been read the "Honorable Mr Conkling," as in duty bound opened a battery of billingsgate upon his assailant, and as soon as he exhausted his ammu nition and sat down, Mr Blaine took i he floor and called the "Honorable gentleman from New York "a strutting turk'ey cock," "a'whining puppy," "a dunghill," "a satyr," "a singed cat," "a mud machine," and a roaring cow." Rich mond Times. .. -. The United States Consul at Hamburg, In a recent communication calls the attention of tho Government to methods by which the rioder pest (cattle plague) may be.iptroduoed into this country, despite the precautions already adopted in our law. Besides the risk from the impor tation of hides of cattle affected by the disease, he says that there is dangci from straw used io packing crockery and queensware, which straw may -have come from barn yards in which the cattle were suffering from the rinderpest There is force in this suggestion, an if the means of 'excluding the infection are meant to be thorough, there should bo prompt action by Congress on the subject. . . . : How the Money goes.- The items of ap cronriation of the bill introduced by Mr Stevens in the House of-Representatives, for the Freed mpn'it Ttnrpan for 1866. shows what an expen- 1 Bive elephant that animal it on the hands of Uncle Sam The items are as lonows : of assistants and sub-assistants 5147,500; clerks 582,800; stationery and printing 563,000; quar ters and fuel 315,900; clothing At distribution $1,750,000; commissary stores 54,106,250; med ical department $500,000; transportation 51,980,000; school superintendents 321,000; sites for schoclbouses, orphan asylums, &c , 53,000,000; sundries $18,000; 10181311,684,450. Honest white people have to foot this bill m - A lot of about forty mules were sold at auc tion In Columbia a few days ago. The prjees ranged from $170 to 3280, and the average all round was12l5 all in currency. Th whrf of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford railroad, at Riverside, Cape Fear river, was totally destroyed by fiie on Thursday night of last week. Jnde Nelson: of the United States circuit court has decided that the surplus earnings of a I bank cannot be taxed as capital. FROM WASHINGTON. - Wasiibotoi. Ut A. In TMBtir session the Senate confirmed, amonr others, the appointment or Lewis D. Campbell, Minister to the Republic of aexico. , The House passed the bill establishing the grade of general in the army, to which Lieutenant General Grant will be undoubtedly appointed. The Radicals are exceedingly Harried about Mr Stanton's position.- The fact i, hit remarks in Cab inet, on the aubject of reconstruction, were rather extended and very emphatic. A Cabinet officer stated yesterday that notoneof his associates would deny the verity of tbaTeport that has been publish ed of the late Cabinet meeting relative to restora tion. It will be remembered also, that sometime since it was stated by a. Secretary that Mr Stanton supported the President's policy of restoration. New Torx, May 4. Cotton firm, at 34 and 35 ct. Flour advanced 10' and 20 cents, and Wheat 1 and 2 cents.: Corn dull, at 82 and 83 cents.. Gold 27. FROM MEXICO. Late adrices and official communications . dated El Paso, March 30, announce that the Liberals took Chihuahua on the 20tb, after two dajs hard fighting, and captured, among the prisoners the Imperial Mayor of Chihuahua. On the 22nd the Liberals captured the city of Hidatgodelphus by assaqlt. These victories will restore the State of Chihua hua to Liberal Government. Other signal victories have been gained by them. North Carolinians Pardoned. The President has ordered pardons to be issued to all North Carolinians who had applicationa or petitions on file, and directed them to be com pleted and sent to the petitioners. This in cludes all the petitions from that State on file in the office of the Attorney General several hun dred in number. New Orleans, May 4. Tbe President has ordered Gen. Can by not to interfere with tbe United States courts, and also to make a full report of the conflict in which he acted. Tbe lC0Qrt was re-opened yesterday. More Bloody Work. Memphis Tenn., May 2d. There was a riot this evening between the city police, and negro soldiers, growing out of an attempt of civil officers to arrest a white scoundrel, whom tbe darkies attempted to pro tect. ' The policemen did not number more than thirty, but kept up tbe battle against the African soldiers for moi'e than two hours, though the latter were one hundred and fifty strong. The sixteenth regular infantry finally quelled the riot, but not before one white was kjlled and three wounded. Of the negroes ten were killed and a number of them wounded. Memphis, Tenn., May 3 About thirty houses occupied by colored people, and all the schoolhouses in South ' Memphis were pulled down or burned 'last nigh'. Ten negroes were killed during the day. Everything is quiet this morning. The negroes fled to the Woods last night, but are now returning. (The "civil lights, bHl" is working injury to tbe colored. man.) Fortress. Monroe, May 3. Mrs. Jefferson Davis arrived this morning direct from Mon treal. Two hours after her arrival she was conducted to her husband in the Fort. She was accompanied by her youngest child. In this county, on the 3d inst, by Rev William C Power, Mr J T A Davis to Mis3 Mary J., daughter of Mr Philip S. Whisnant. In this county, on the 26th ultimo, by Rev W S Pharr, Mr Rob t D Fite to Miss Angeline Jordan. In Concord, on the 1st inst, Mr F A Archibald to ML-s Rosa, daughter of C N White, Esq. Assistant Assessor' Office, Uniled Slates Internal Revenue, . 2d Division, Cth District, North Carolina, CHARLOTTE, Ma? 1st, 1866. All Licenses granted by the U. S. Internal Reve nue officer having expired this day, every person requiring a License for his avocation or profession must apply immediately. The income Tax for 1865 must also be returned, including Spring Vehicle? worth with harness $50 or upwards; Pianos, Gold Watches and Silver Plate. I will be in Charlotte until May 12th, after which time I shall visit the counties of Gaston, Lincoln, Union and Cabarrus. Being required to complete the assessments by tbe last of June in my Division, I trust Tax-payers will meet me promptly at ray appointments which will appear in the next issue of this paper. F. W. AHRENS, May 7, 1866 " Ass"t Assessor. AT AUCTION. Our entire Stock of Dry Goods, ready-made Cloth ing, Boots and Shoes, &c, will be sold at auction, commencing on Monday May 14th, aqd continue from dav to day until tbe whole stock is sold. May 7, 1866 KOOPMAN k PHELPS. MEDICAL CARD. DR. H. K. DeARMOND and DR. i. B. TERRES having become associated in the Practice of Medi cine, respectfully offer their professional services in the various branches to the citizens of Sharon, Mecklenburg couaty, and tbe public generally. They hope their determination to devo.le all their time and energies assididusly to their profession will se cure deservedly the confidence of the people, and attract as large a portion of their patronage as has been awarded individually to one of tbem for tbe past ten years. H. K. DaARMOND, M.D. 1 J. B. TERRES, M. D. Dr DeArmond returns many thanks to his kind patrons of Mecklenburg county, and begs that they will continue to the firm the patronage heretofore so liberally awarded to him. May 7, 1866 lm Ladies' Hats. Those beautiful new styles of Ladies' Hata have arrived at A. SINCLAIR'S May 7, 1866 . NOTICE. Having administered on the estate of Dr P C Caldwell, deceased, I earnestly request all persons indebted to him by note or account to come forward and settle, and all persons having claims against him are hereby notified to present tbem within tbe time prescribed by law and properly authenticated, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov- ery. - o. r. ualuii cuu, aum i. All persons indebted to Dr J W Caldwell, dec;d, ill nlease settle, and all bavin? claims agaUsthim miiit nrtnt thorn Smm.d iatelr. as I am ihttermined to settle up bis estate at the next term or Mecklen- burtr countv court. a. r. tAL.urr.i.it May 7, 1866 3t Adtn'r. NOTICE. As Executor ofie last Will and testament of Dr Samuel L Caldweft, deceased, 1 have placed bis ac counts in tbe bands of Rufus W Rankin of Gaston county, for collection. All persons indebted are earnestly requested to come forward and settle, and those having claims against tbe estate are notified to cresent them to Mr Rankin or myself, duly au thenticated, within the time prescribed bylaw, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of tneir recovery. S. I. CALDWELL. May 7, 1866 3t Extcotor. Stolen From my plantation io Lancaster. District, 8. C , sorrel HORSE about 7 or 8 years old; has a wen oa his left hind SegJ two feet white; right bind leg white nearly to the hock; large scar n tbe romp, and a blaze face. Any information left at ibis office leading to his recovery, or sent to me. will be suita- Wr rewarded. rv- M7 h ip4 LIKC0LNT0N FEMALE SEUINART, LINCOLNTON, N. C. ' The Fall Session, J866, beginning Job 4tlr, wl eontione 20 weeks. Competent teachers will assist the Principal in the several departments. Kate in U. S. currency, inmdtvmnet: Board, ex clusive of lights, $80 ; regular tuition $lto$2ft; Piano lessons $25; Guitar lessoas $20: nit of Piano $5; use of Guitar $3. A liberal patronage is respectfully solicited. v Address, REV. S. LANDER. A. M. May 7, 1866 2mpd Principal. COTTON StfED. 200 Bushels of last years Cotton Seed fresh and sound for sale. Apply to me in Steel Creek,-near Steel Creek church. F. G. SIMRIL. . May 7,- 1869 . 2tpd Administrator's Notice. Having qualified" at April Term of Cabarrus coun ty court as Administrator of the estate of Dr J P Gilmer, dee'd, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to settle promptly, and all persona having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present their claims properly authenticated with in theiime prescribed by law, or this notice will b pleaded in bar of their recovery. THOS II ROBINSON, May 7, 1866 3tpd . AdrnV. Administrator's Notice. , Having qualified at April Term of Cabarrus coun ty court as Administrator (with the Will annexed) of the estate of L B Kilmminger, dee'd, all persona indebted to said estate are requested to settle promptly, and all persons having claims agaiast said estate are notified to present tbem properly au thenticated within tbe time prescribed by law, ot this aotice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. THOS II ROBINSON, iiiaj , iouo oipu audi r Administrator's Notice. Having qualified at April Term of Cabarrus coun ty court as Administrator of the estate of Henry C Howie, dee'd, all persons iodebied to said estate are requested to settle promptly, and all persons having; claims against said estate are hereby notified to pre sent them properly authenticated witbio the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded la bar of their recovery. THOS II ROBINSON, May 7, 1866 . 3tpd ' Adtn'r. Administrator's Notice. Having qualified at April Term of Cabarrus coun ty court as Administrator of vtbe estate of J A P Garmon, dee'd, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to settle promptly, and all persons baring claims against said estate artf hereby notified to present tbem properly authenticated within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be plead ed ia bar of their recovery. TnOS II ROBINSON, May 7, 1866 3tpd Adtn'r. Dissolution of Co-Partnership. The firm hitherto existing under the name of R. N. TIDDY 4 CO., is dissolved by the mutual con sent of the parties. All debts due tbe firm will bo tktiirl t r ft V TiAAv mnA all TKt. h th. firm. will be paid by tbe same on presentation. R. N. TIDDV. May 7, 1866' GEO. M. EVE RB ART. 113 IV 1'IICIU. The Book and Stationery business will hereafter be conducted by R. N. TIDDV & BROTHER in tbr same stand. Tbe undersigned .by their attention to business, and well selected assortment in their line, hope to merit a liberal patronage. R. N. TIDDY, firxfi v w fx TXV It affords me pleasure to commend the new firm to the confidence and patronage of the public. May 7, 1866 GEO. M. EVERHART. WHO WANTS A PI AN OX several rairons oi iuc ioKvr jrcwaic vwiirav have requested my ahi in securing J Good Pianos For their ase. this has induced me to make ar rangements with some of tbe best manufacturers which enable me furnish instruments of tbe firt class at reduced prices. I can save each purchaser from $40 to $100. Price lists of the manfacturerS will be sent to those who desire them, to aid tbem in making selections. . When selections shall have been made the money can be sent to me at my expense, by the Southern Expres's, and a Piano will be shipped to tbe Depot the purchaser may desiguate. Each Piano sold will be fully warranted. Address me at Sutesville. N. C. J. M. M. CALDWELL, May 7, 1866 y C otton Gins, MANUFACTURED BT W. O. CLEMONS, BROWN & CO., tuLuauua, ua. We have resumed tbe manufacture of Cotton Gins in this city, and will be prepared to fill orders by . 1st June next. As we shall not be, as heretofore, represented by traveling agents, parties wishing oar Gins, will confer a favor by sending in their orders at an early day. As owing to tbe demand, we shall be unable to keep a stock in (he hands of our local ' agents, as it was our practice before the war. All business transactions being now reduced to cash, onr sales will be made on the basis of ready pay. Our Gins are too well known to require any spe cial notice or commendation; we, believe they are unrivalled in points of excellence which go to make" up a superior machine, namely: Speed, light draught and good sample? - - Our DOUBLE-CYLINDER UIKH will be round superior to the single cylinder, when parties have Steam or good water power, to give tbem the neces sary speed. In all cases when this can be done, we- recommend tbem in preference to Ine single cylin der. If, however, indifferent or insufficient power is used, tbey will not do as well as tbe single Gin. Messrs. DiROSoETT CO., Wilmiugton, n. y are oar general agents for tbe State of North Caro lina. W. G. CLEMONS, BROWN CO. Columbus, Ga., 24th April, 1866 XC will eriva nrnrant attention to orders for the above celebrated Gins from any part of tbe State. a h a.. j jat m 4Tv a M OW A The price is nve aouars (0) per saw ai me facto ry, and fire dollars for each Gin willonlj be charg ed to porcbasers for transportation to this point. Wilmiogton, N. O., May 7, 1?C6 2m President's Oillce. National Express and Transportation Co.t 560. Kicumond, Va., April 28, 1860. At a meeting bf tbe Board of Directors of tkf Company, held 26th inst, tbe following resolution was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the Presideat be directed to iss a call'for Five Dollars per Share on tbe capital stock of tbe company, payable on May 10th, 18C6. In pursuance of tbe above resolution, tbe Stock holders residing in Charlotte, N C, and its vicinity, will pay their respective assessments to W. H. F)aca Agent, by the date specified, May 10th, he being ao tborized to receipt tbem for tbe same. - May 1 President Nat. Ex. Tr. Co.. CHARLOTTE MARKET, May 7, I860. coaascTfo t Stssbofss Mca.ay. Tbe demand for Cotton during last week has lou proved and prices advanced two cents sines oar lass ' weekly report. At tbe close of business op Saturday "Middlings' were firm at 2s to 23) eurreney. Family Flour $14 per barreL Corn $1,40 to r$l,45 per bushel;. Peas $1,35 to $1,40; Baeosi 16 to 18 cts. Corn, Peas and Bacon in demand. . Corn whiskey and apple-brandy dull at $1,75 to $2 ; Tobacco, unsound 30 to 35 cts., fine 75 to 80ctiT No quoUble change la groceries sines lai( report Gq1H,25. - . -
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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