North Carolina Newspapers

mm OPPIO $3 Per Annum ON THE SOUTfI SIDE OF TRADE STREET CHARACTER' IS S I1IP0BTANT TO STATES A3 IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORT OP'THS ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER -IN ADVANC15. CHARLOTTE, N.. C., TUESDAY, -AUGUST 14, 1866. Editor and Fropreitor. FIFTEENTH V0LlTMEN D M B E R 750. T.n e (QPublishcd every Tii;day,(o) BY WILLI AM - -J. YATES, EDITOR AND PtOPBIETOR. 'ITSSjSs S3 PEll ANNUM, in advance. $2 for si months. 155" Transient advertisements most be paid for in idvanee. Obituary ioiice-s are charged advertis ing rates. Advertitements not marked, on the nrinuscjipt fr a8pete time, will bo inserted until forbid, and 'Charged accordingly. . $1 per square of 10 lines or less will be charged for each insertion, nnles the advertisement 13 in serted 2 month? or more. AUGUST MEIIAN, Practical XL atchmaker dt Jeweler. (AVi door Sout-'of the Mansion House,) CHARLOTTE, N.' C. . The subscriber, respectfully infornrs the public -that he ii prepared to da all kinds id' work in hi? line promptly and efficiently. die professes to thoroughly timlerstand his business, nnd those pa tronizing him may expect to have their work well doue Bf Clock3, Watches, Jewelry, Musie-Po-nes, Ac, repaired at sliort notice and on sjuisfaeiorv terras. AH JOT M KM ANN, Next door to Mansion House. April 30, I9f.G Z. B. TANCS. C. DOIVD. It. D. JOHNSTON. VANCE, DOWD A JOHNSTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, . Charlotte, N C , Having associated ti enir-clves together, will prac-. tiee in i lie fourth of Mecklcnhitrir. I rcdell. Catawba, Pavid-'un, Kowun. Cabarrus and Union, and in the .Federal and Supreme Courts. Claims collected anywhere in the State. April 2, lJbJ if MEDICAL CARD. DR3. (JIBUON & McCOMUS, having associated themselves in the practice of Medicine and 'Surgery, respectfully tender their professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. From a large experience in private as weH as Field and Ho-pital practice, they feel justified in proposing to pay special attention to the practice of Surgery in all its branches. Oilice in Crauite Row, up stairs, opposite the Mansion House. . ROBERT GIBBON, & D. n-r n. iar,5 j p. Mc-cumes, m. d. FULLINGS &. SPRINGS Have removed their CLOTHING and M.KRCHAXT TA JL J.1.V; SToliK, to No. 4- Granite It,w, lately occupied by J. S. Phillips. ' We aro ottering our filock of - ' RCiDlVTIADC n-OTlllXC at cost tor c:t-h. Our former friends ami patrons will d. wcl to supply iheniselves at once. We will, keep at all times a g..fld-suppl.v of Cloths, Cassimers and Ve.-finrs wlricli will bo made to order in the best style and manner. We will keep also a good Mock of Hats, Shirts, Drawers and other furnishing Goods. FULLINGS & SPRLVGS. Jan 29. 18T.G Hutchison & S;iaiii, CHARLOTTK, N. C, Agents of the most reliable M.-Y St'It.t.YCE CO.Ui:t.l'ii:s i" "he Toiled .States, lie oai the SAFK SltJti and.insnre your property asruin-t loss or dainnge by tire. Also, IXSUlili VtUR I.IFH for the bent fit of your wife and children. KISKS taken at moderate r'aKs. Call on IJuuhison Jt Sjri;.gs. No 4. Granite Row. E. NYE HUTCHISON', J. M. SPRINGS, March 5, lS-'C Agents. Lddie.V Hats and Bonnets, Trimmed and nntrimmed; Itonnct Uibboii, French Flow-rs, "tc, very hacdsome, at . M..v 14tu McLEOD .t STEELE'S Handsrine nnd Fashionable styles of Ladies' DESS GOODS, Laces. Shawls, .:,'. very clieap at May 1 4th McLEOD & STEELE. Grain and G-rass Scythes, Scvthe Snaths, Ames" Shovels and .Spades, Collins' Axes, 1c, at McLEOD .V. STEELE'S. r-i' Ladies', Missos' and children's HOOTS and SHOES, Congress (.Jailers, and Slippeis. vey hand some and cheap, at McLEOD K STEELE'S. C Gents' and Youths' Caps and Straw Hats, very U.w, at ' McLEOD i STEELE'S. Linen and cotton Sheeting. Pillow-cafe Linen. Ac. very loxr. at McLEOD & STEELE'S. May 14, 1S66 - j . "x. 1 i irr 1. 1 1 : , IVatcliBiinLcr & .Icivclcr, . CIIAIM.OTTE, N. C, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and nil rounding country that he has opened a shop in trie store occipieu oy v. ... vnvi ,. .n-.v . (-.iiij. corner, where he will give prompt attention to re pairing Watches. Clocks, Jewelry, &c. Watch-glasses and materials in ge neral at whole sale ainl retail. M.-y 22, 165. tf The Southern Express Company, For the tranport iti :i of me: chandi--e. Valuable packaje-s, specie, h-ink notes, bonds, &c. f.r all parts of the South and Sou liwest, in connection with ADAMS EXPUKSS COMPANY, havr established their 'ajieiicy at 59 BROADWAY, NEVV YOKE, w here orders to call for good to be forwarded South will receive prompt attention. Merchandise and va .tallies delivered jo Hanlden's, Kin-dey's, American and United States Express Com panies, f.r the South,- Express Company, will re ceive prompt dispatch.- For p-inirulars, rates of freight, ic. Ac, apply at the office of the Southern Express Compaii'v, 59 UroAd ay lj. jj pL.VNT. Dec It, IS0T1. President. Tailoring. . .TO 1 1. YOCEL. PRACTICAL TAILOR, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and e.irr'iindinr rountry. thst he is prepare.! to mai.u-fai-fire gentlemen's clothina in the laiest style and at short notice His best exertion will he given 10 re'nder safi-laction to those who patronize him. Sho:i opposite Kerr'a Hotel, neit door to Brown k Ftitt's store. . " January 1, 16. IT A w w r m m m m m y m . m . am . - m m m m . For Sale. My farm containing 175 acres, lying two miles east from Charlotte, on the Lawyer's Road, in a good neighborhood. About one half of this tract is wood-iand. The improvements consist of a double Log-Cabin. Barn. Ac , u Well of excellent water, j and an oichard of seiec.ed fruit on- the premises. I Posession given 1st January, 187, and permission j given to tow email grtin this Fall. Also, a.inallbrklt Dwelling House in Charlotte I containing 5 rooms, locate'd near J.hc Depot, and .con veniem to business .. Alsoa large bfick.two story .Store room at David son College, ll6 by 30 feetj handsomely finished and ceutraUy located, with a counting toidi and cellar attached, and a small frame Dwelling House and Wti! of. water on the premises. Any or all- of these properties will be sold on termsto suit the times, and mutt be sold. ' - JAS. II. CARSON. July 23, 1860. tf CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTITUTE, CHARLOTTE. N C. The next session commence? on the 1st of October, and continues until SOtliJune, 1867. The session is divided into two Tet ms of Twenty weeks each; the one commencing the 1st October, lytio', and the other the 15th February, 1807. Exifiie per Term of Twenty weeks!' Board, inil tiding every expense, except washing, - 105 00 Tuition .in Collegiate Department 25 00 " " Primary " 20 00 Millie, Modern Languages, Drawing and Painting taught' by competent and thorough Instructors at usual prices. For circular and catalougue containing full .par ticulars, Address KI-.V. R. BURWELL & SON, Principals, July 9, 1866. Charlotte, N. C. CATAWBA FLOUJILNC; HULLS.'' The undersigned has put his .Mills in first rate grinding order, and is prepared to make Flour of superior quality. There are three pair of runners two for w heat and one for corn, and will grind from 150 to 200 bushels of grain in '24 hours. The old patrons of the Mill know that justice has always b'een done tliein, and the undersigned solicits a con tinuation of their custom as well as that of new, ones. He is g'ateful for the liberal patronage here tofore extended to his Mills. W. II. NEEL. July 23, !S;6 ' pd m CGM'Oitp FEMALE C0LLEGB. The next Session will commence on the first Mon day of September, and will .close on the 21st of De cember. The expense of Tuition and Board with washing included, will be from .$90 to $100. Par tial ad vance"paynients will be expected. All need- ful indulgence.' however, will be given our patrons.' Let no good and punctual parent hesitate to send hi:-: daughter because he cannot raise the motley to pIIT in advance. Each pupil will furnish, her own lli'hts and towels, and also a pair of sheets and pillowcases. Extra charges will be mude for Music,. French, Latin and Drawing. Address, "J. M. M. CALDWELL, July 16, 18CG- Statesville. N. C- ;vii:iecfiisoiv fc co., C O M M 1 S S I O N M E KC H A N T S, 188 Front Stueet, Ji'JtlW )MtIt. uTLfiiA.iiK & nmicmsox, C O yi M ISSION MERC II A N TS, WILMINGTON, N. C. Particular attention paid to the sale of Cotton and country Produce generally. Consignments in tended for our New York hone are covered by in surance from point of sdiiprnent, and wiil be for warded through Wilmington free of commissions. J.VO. I 01:0. W WILLIAMS, k. m. sit bchivjs, WILLIAMS. 1 I'- MCRCHISOX. Jiily !, i6. lm S M OKIKG TOBACCO. The undersigned is" the sole proprietor of 1 1 above named Tticle, being the successor of the original man u fact u rer. Having o'i'ained letters patent for snid article, he htreby warns all persons against inanufuctui ing or attempting to manufacture said article. All venders of tiie -'Genuine Durham Smoking Tobacco." must obtain it from uie directly or from my authorized agents. The following Hie my sole authorized Agent3 at present. (.Ithers will be added : Stenhotise M nca ulay. Charlotte ; WD Smith, Fayetieville : Walker, Farrar -As C)., Newbern; Northrop & Cummin-rs. Wilmington : H D Teej, Tar boro ; J E Yenable, Petersburg; Ashion & Emerson, Portsmouth, Ya ; Adolph Berry, H2 West Pratt St , Baltimore; March, Price & Co., 91 Walter St., New yorj J. It (iUEEN. Durham'?, Orange co, N. C, June 25, I860 3m fc'2T Stenhouse & Macaulay, Agents at Charlotte. ATTEiHTBO. People oT Charlotte and roimdiiisr country ! sisr- SELLIaG OFF BELOW S. Y. COST. SVO HUMBUG XO HUMBUG!-! A fGO'UU Stock of Goods must alt be sold in . three .month The citizens of Chatlotte and surrounding coun try will do ell to cell at H. E. MOUSE'S before purchasing elsewher- as they will ;vve from 25 to r0 per ceut by so doiiiir. Metcl'.ants from the city and country will do well to give me a call, as I will sill them Goods cheaper than the cheapest I have on hand a large and well selected stock of Dry Goods, UolhiBg, Millinery, Ladies', Gents', Misses and children's Boots and Shoes, a large' assortment, all sizes ; Calicoes of every variety ; Ha's and Ca'ps"; Confectioneries; Crockery; Trunks; Yalises; a large stock ot Notions, and many o'her articles too tedious to mention. Don't forget the place--at Dr. Priichard's old stand, opposite ibe Court House. II. E. MORSE. I ALSO, for sale fine, spacious RESIDENCE, i with good Gardeu and. oui-houses attached ! rj. E. HORSE. JUST RECEIVED. Some No. i Mackerel; large and fine Sacks Liter nni Sli- nno bushels superior C01 n. A lot of Nordi CaroHfla Shoes, made at Thomas viKe, Ladie' and Gentlemen's. A lot of superior Shoes from Philadelphia. Some beautiful Summ -Prints; Bleached and Brown Dome-tics; Bleached Cotton Diaper; Bed 1 Ticking. Fine Napkjni. j June 25, 1806 H. B. WILLIAMS. &)j.i WiBim If rraorrat. CHARLOTTE; N. C. . . Another Large Lump of Gold We are gratified to learn that another Urge tump of gold bas been obtained at one of tbp gold tutees of Messrs. P. " C Carlton & Co., in this SUfe, weighin 6i pounds Lumps weighing. le?s re obtained daily, of Tarious sizee.'-iitatetvitU American. - , Deatii on. Wolves and Snakes. On the 25ih uttUoar fellow-citizens,: Wtu. M. vfartr atid son, Itobt.'W. Porter, and . B I. JJurgin, killed Jive wolves and one rattlesnake .00 the inoantaiiis between Cane Creek and Swannanoa. Another wolf was wounded but. not Asheville News. caught. Man Shot by Thunder !. We are informed that a young tiian in the lower portion of this county was shot in the leg. by a peal of thuuder, one niyhj: last week, lodgiog eight or ten large sjiot in the limb, lie- heard the report, and instantly felt a smarting in his leg, and upon ex amuiafiop, most marvelous to relate,' touna ...at niveau 01 a tjtug.c oou ui rico.ny, ne uu been (struck by veritable 1 1 1 V. . . , " , v" "v, exfraeted by a surgeon of this place, who is en titJeti to implicit confidence. We have heard ot meteoric stones, falling stars,- show.ers of electricity, but never before had heard that-the clouds might be surcharged with "hot." Surely, the world must be near its ending ! What renders this mysterious affair more peculiar and significant of something, to finite minds incomprehensible, is that the wounded man was shot-while io a water-melon patch ! statesville American. Early Cotton. The Haiobridge Georgian of the 25th ult , mentions samples of Cotton ot this year's growth. This, ve presume, is several weeks in advance of the' great bulk of the cotton in Southern Georgia. Proportions of the iIuman Figure. The proportions of the human figure are strictly mathematical. The whole figure is six times the Jength of the foot. Whether tbe form be slender or plump, this, rule holds good Any deviation from it is a depart urefrom the highest beauty of proportion. The Greeks make all their statues according to this rule.. The face from the highest point of the forehead, where he hair begins, to the end of the chin, is one tenth of the whole statue. The hand, from the wrist to the end of the middle fiiger; is the same. The chest is a fourth, and from the nip ple to the top of the head, is the same:' Front the fop of the chest to the highest point of the forehead is the seventh. If the length of the face from the roots of the hair to the chin be divided into three equal parts, the first division determines where the eyebrows meet, and the second the place of the nostrils. The navel is the central point of the human body, and if a man should lie on his back with his arms ex tended, the periphery of the circle which might be described around him, would touch tbe ex tremity of his hands and feet The height from the feet to the top'of the head is the same as the distance from one extremity to the other when the arms are fully extended. These are the general measures of the man species. M Nature's Uarometers A venerable gen tleman with whom we recently conversed, as sured us that spiders were the best barometers yrt produced The barometer invented by the scientific, he affirmed, only indicated the kind of weather we are to have immediately; while spiders unerringly told the ' character of .'he weather for several days in advance. For In stance, if the weather i likely to become rainy, windy, or in any other respects disagreeable, the spiders mrke very short and .firirt the termina-, tine filaments on which their webs are suspend ed." If, on the contrary, they make the termi- n a t i i"i u filaments or fastenings uncommonly long, the weather will continue serene from ten to a d Z'- fi day s. S'ptdtis usually mnke alterations in their webs once-in 24 hours. If they are totally indolent, and do not even watch for flies, rain will speedily ensue. - If the spiders stay .out upon their nets during a shower, and seem actively engaged in putting affairs in good condition, it is certaio proof that therein will be of short duration, and that it will be clear weather for some" time. If, during the stormy weather, the spiders are seen fixing their damuged nets in the evening, it cer toinly indicates that the night will be pleasant and that the rain is over for the present Our informant has often witnessed this result when the sky looked most threatening, and be has never known the 'gn to fail. Marriages in Spain. The marriage cere mony in Spain is conducted differently fioai our own. Among ihe higher classes, it takes place at night, at Ihe bride's house; and if, tram any j special circumstances, it be deferred till tbe J morning, it is fixd tor a very early hour, and, i in neither case, is there, any display, though i wedding feasts are provided. " The- guests are ! connneu to tne Family or immediate intuu, j and are all, including the bride, dressed io black ; (!) which does not prevent, them being often j very costly attired Second marriages are Iook ! ed upon tori'o vvtu, and discouraged iu every j way. Popular feeling is so opposed to them that a fecond hand bride and bride-gioou. are considered legitimate .objects of practical jokes and most arwioying petty persecutions It is all done iu a good humored way, but so is the cere mony performed by sailors on an unfortonate land-lubber when crossing the line for tbe first time; and, as in the one case, Father Neptune exacts a rigorous tribute, so, in the other, must a handsome fine be paid to Hymen or his self consti'utcd representatives. On tbe other hand, facilities exist for those who desire to marry nei ther, once nor twice, in the three-and-twenty convents which Jfadrid contains, belonging to various orders, active as. well as contemplative. .Every employee bbould always be careful strictly obey the orders of his employer. DESTBUCXION BY FIKES. The present year has been remarkable itftnanj respects, but iu nothing more than the number and magnitude of its fires. Ait hough the year bas not yet expired, and even confining .our-ob- servations to the area formerly comprised in the old Union and its territories, we find that up to I1TT- . r 1.1. this time the. less -by fire nearly doubles the ex hibit rendered for the whole of last year. Tbe total number of '.great fires lor the year 1865 was one hundred att fifty-one, and tlie losses resulting from thesa fires were estimated at 17.528,000. Up . lo th .first day of July of the current year, the dumber of fires is given at two hv'ndrtd and eiqhtu-ninc, and tbe aggregate of the property destroyed is valued at 32.976.--! UUU hen it is considered that this estimate embraces only half of the present, it will be seen how vastly this year will excell all others in these terrible statistics of fiery desolation. There can be no doubt that theutiiversa) ad vance of this most destructive and at 'the same time most useful element of nature, is due to that reckless spirit engendered by the war which! riots in violence and rejoices in -crime. It is true that the most considerable fire of recent date is that of Poctland, which was caused by a DODWacker exti odud hv a eare ess hov lint it i I a r j is no less true that the g great majority of our conflagrations are to be traced to bad-men who thu3'reverge themselves for fancied wrongs, or apply the torch in order that they may rob and pillage with more security during the confusion" of a general panic. As long as the peace and morals' of a people are unhinged by war and fierce political excite ments, of the eharaoter existing in this country, it may be erpected that wicked men will in voke the destructive agencies of nature in the furtherance of their fell designs. Until our people cease to war upon one another they will be plagued by fires, and epidemics and social and political diseases worse than either. Rich mond Times. ABOUT TIN. Tin is a short word, but full of meaning. If a poor fellow's pockets are empty, be is said to be "out of tin." If Mr. and Mrs. Smith cele brate their tenth wedding anniversary, it is called a tin wedding. Then what a gathering of friends! each with a present of tin ware.-: But it is alia mistake The ware called "tin" is only a wash of tin over sh.eet-iron. As well might we speak ,of plated ware as being silver. I learned something novel recently about tin while looking in at' a metal store, in Burling Slip, near Pearl-street, and listening to the courteous salesman. I learned that, while our extensive country produces nearly ail metals, from gold to. lead, including spelrer which has only been found within ihe past ten years there has never yet been discovered a lin mine Should one be found, "may I be there to see' and take a few shares in it. While tbe Lead Barons of the West have become very wealthy, with prices from three to eight cents per pound, what must be fhe profits of a mine of tin, when the metal brings from thirty to fifty cents. Tin is -used for various pnrposes other than for "Britannia Ware." The line black cloths we get from France are colored by a solution of tin'. The most beauti ful red colors in carpets are made by a chemical process which requires pure tin in the composi tion. The be?t and most reliable tin is imported from the Dutch East India Island of Banca It is taken from Banca to Rotterdam, and .there sold, by auction, at semi-annual sales ; and from there sent to all parts of the civilized world. Next in quality is Malacca or Straits tin, so named because it reaches through tbe. Straits of Malacca A "small quantity comes from China, but the Celestials have so many ways of cheatiirg that I heir tin is very unpopular. Our English', neighbors send us grent quantities of their Cornwall tin, and they consider it superior to all other; but while if is ptiro, itvis not so soft as Banca, and Brother Jonathan prefers the fatter, for which he is willing fo pay" a high price From South America we bave small supplies; but U is an inferior quality, and very drossy .Aeic York Journal. Origin of the New Orleans Riot. A Washington"-correspondent says : "It is-perfec,tly well understood here that the recent riot in New , Orleans was got up and in stigated by the Radical here and at other points in the North, aud -that secret instructions were sent by them to the leaders of the movement io New Orleans, iu pursuance of which the at; tempt was made to gal vanjcij into life . the de funct radical aud negro suffrage Convention of 18G4; an attempt which has resulted in such deplorable consequences. The Convention of 1U4 is a dead and gone concern-. It has no legal existence io 186Q, and so President John son bas informed General Sheridan. It was convoked in 1864, for a single purpose: to form a State Constitution; and when it adjourned, after having formed that Constitution, its Presi dent was directed to call it together again, in the event of tbe failure of the people of Louis iana 'to, ratify the Constitution. That event .)...., TUK IVncilrntixn ursd ratified and has been in force two vears. and th. Pre5i-1 dent of the Convention has himself decided that it no longer has any legal existence. Mr Howell, who assumed the power to reconvoke the defunct Convention, simply usurped tbe power to do o, without baviog any legal an thoritv whatever. The fact is. there is a - . .... .,1-15. there is a plot between tne juaai- 1 1 . .1 XT I. .. A lftnCm as I a K.Aa ir u lu.n.r. x. 1 1 11 r 1 1 ii 1 11 Muia wuv... w .wvw.w... Louisiana, by which they hope to lITlIIDniW, tbe present Legislature of the State, to turn out all the State officers elected by tbe people, to al ter tbe State Constitutioo so as to' disfranchise a msiority of the people of the State, to impose a new and hateful, government pn a people thus j disfranchised, and to elect a new Radical Leg ta- j lature, which will ratify the proposed Constita- i tional Amendment. Gov. Wells of Louisiana, and this Mr Howell, have simply lent themselves to be the tools of the conspiratois engaged 10 this nefarious business." During the riot about 150 persons were wounded and 50 killed SUMMEE EATING. AND DRINKING. From the Philadelphia Ledger. Marvelous is the capacity of the human stomach for receiving and . retaiciog such a quantity and -variety- of bttbstances to gratilyt in ; the first place, buuger aiid thirst, od. afterward, . . - . ... tne palate, made capricious and electing by long indulgence A history of the dietetic usages ot fhe diffetent races and tribes now spreatrover.j the face of the world would almost deter us from laying down rules for selecting the kinds of food ' beet adapted to the attainment of health and j bodily -vigorv P!sinr over as decidedly ex- ! ceptional the cases ot those of the poor wretches who, with a stomach equal to that of an ostrich, have swallowed aud partially digested jack knives, rusty nails, and the like, we come to the people of the extreme uortb, 9Uoh as the Green landers and .Esquimaux, who luxuriate 011 the grossest animal food blubber, bear's flesh, etc. and contrast them with tbe inhabitants of the extreme south, such as the" Hindoos and people of Central Africa' and - islands of the Pacific, whose food is almost entirely vegetable. The aborigines of Australia are mainly car- niverous ; they enjoy very much as relishes, grubs'and ants, with their eggs. We must go beyond the animal and vegetable kingdoms to look to. the mineral, if we would learn the entire rang'of the subt-tances used by man for fod. Humboldt tells us that the Ottomagues, upon tbe'banks of the Orinoco, feed on a fat, unctuous earth, a species ot pipe clay, tinged with a little oxide of iron. -They collect this clay very care fully, distinguishing it by the taste, and knead it into balls of four or five inches in diameter, which they bake slightly before a slow fire -These balls are soaked in water when about to be used, and each individual eats about a pound of the. material every day. The only addition which they make io this unnatural fare consists of small fish, lizards and fern roots.- These apparent'vagaries of appetite and the list might be easily enldtge.d are really the re sult of the necessities of the people, who aro unable to procure more abundant and nutritive food.' The actual difference in the proportional consumption of annual and vegetable substances must be sought for in geological causes, climate arid soil. The inhabitants of high northern latitudes require a much larger supply of animal food, and that of a grosser quality, than those in temperate climates; while the latter, again, are more carniverous than the inhabitants of the equatorial Yegions, whose food is chiefly vege table. Iu a climate like that of the United States, in. which our seasons assimilate us to the extremes of almost arctic cold and tropical heat, we ought to oley correspondingly varied rules of hygiene." In our manner of living during the summer months we ought to.copy from the peo ple of Southern Europe, if not . from thoso of India and southern China. Our meals should be light, and a large pro portion of vegetable substances and fruits; but in saying this we do not-mean to include dam aged or badly cooked vegetables, lour bread or unripe fruity A little improvement in the cul inary art a thing, by the way, sadly needed- would furnish, with (he addition of milk and eggs, a great variety'of dishes, both nutritive and palatable. At this season fresh meat is not required, and, except to tbe hard laboring man, is not wholesome more than once a day, and then io the earlier part of it. The heavy up pers enjoyed in Winter are now distasteful; and if taken they are apt to disorder the diges tion ana" prepare theway for. serious disease We know tbat fatal results have followed a hearty supper of lobster and other shell-fish. Next in importance to the question of fhe digestibility and wholesomcness of the several articles of tood is that of the time of the day or the-meal at which they are .taken The Span iards have a saying about the use of pineapples of, as some allege, branges-r-which is appli cable to the use of our own fruits i "Gold in tbe morning, silver at noon, lead at night " We laid stress on this point when speaking of the prevention of cholera. This lesson ctnnot be too often repeated. If a trial is to be mads of' ' new article of food, or of one of doubtful digesti bility, let it be at breakfast, but never in the evening. As relates to drinks at this season, nature points out those most salutary Foremost and mainly 18 Cool water, to which frequently acids "are added, with the effect of still more-readily quenching the thirst. A convenient Mibstitute for lemon juice will be found in vinegar, wbichwirh the addition of molasnes, makes a pleasant, refreshing beverage. The same may be said of cream of tartar punch, as it is called tot water poured on cream of tartarrVweetened. Slices of apple treated in the same "way are. good. A refreshing and tonic mineral lemonade is made by the addition of half a teaspoonful of tartar sweetenea Simple sweet drinks, such as sugar water, and molasses water, will assuage thirst, and are relished by persons using them. Sugar water is a common drink among1 the French. A young Parisian dandy will stop at a coffee house and take it in stead of a more stimulating beverage. Copying still tbe habits of the southern people of Eu rope, we should avoid at this season ardent and tbe stronger ioiled wiae,, giving the preference to claret -and the Rhine wines, and t-hose of houte production, from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and California. Tea is to be preferred to coffee. . Brigham YouNe and His Wivss There ia ley-end" that, one dav. a woman went to Brigham. Youog for counsel, touching some al- . . omcer ol tne church. : Drtgnam, use a true politician, nuiutu 10 iuuw . , .. - J L her: but. when' it Lecame necessary to record bejr case, hesitated, and said: "Let "me see, aia ter, I forget your Dame." ."My namel" was the indignant reply, 'w by, I am 1 your wife!" "When did I marry you?" Tbe woman in formed the "President who referred to ao ac count book in his desk, and then said:' "Well, I believe you are right. I knew your face was familiar!" Tbe citizens of Patterson, New Jersey, j rejoiced at the adjourn ment of Congress by nring a salute. 2&Y8TEBIOUS PATIENT. uur exenangea, oy answering our nuerv. may bring joy to some fond heart, til at moor og a a as aeaa,. au uuiortunate man wbom wa saw at the hospital in thi place 011 yesterday.. o sad a picture as nia anxious lace -presenta baa aot often been -our lot to look upon. . No aceount whatever can be gathered of him here. When the United States' forces fbok possession of Tal lahassee,' they found this man in the (then) Confederate hospital,' and he. has Hot been heard to speak sinco. His face ever wears au cypres.- ion of" the most anxiooa care. ' The moment any one enters his room he" turns with an im ploring 'glance, intenaificdy anexpreacioti of fear. Oh! that look can ncyer be forgotten so full of petition, dread and woe! He wrings his hands incessantly and seems just uttering some earnest request, but never speaks. Re peated efforts have been jiiade to induce him to write. But he takes the peu mechanically, as he doeeverything else, and gates up into your face with that same 'earnest look of undefined supplication and dread. When he'is left alone with his food he eats heartily; and until recently bis gcnetal health has been good, lie is now a little emaciated. Occasionally he has been known lo creep stealth ily to his wicdow, and open it cautiousiy. Rut in doing so he seems to -dread sumo catastrophe. We Lave made considerable enquiry about him in this city, and can gather no clue as to the exact time when he was brought tq Talla hassee, or from where. One account supposes thit he was brought up here a month or two before tbs surrender from the hospital at Moo ticello. . Another says that some Confederate soldier, who has seen him here, remembers that he saw him in the. Natural Bridgafight thai he was then wearing a major's star, and tbat1if fought bravely. He suppose that the explo sion of a shell near his head paralyzed hie speech and deprived him partially of reason. It is strange that he should have remained here so long without beifig identified. He is a man of commanding figure, we should think six feet one or two inches in height, if strong and robust would weigh one hundred and eighty pounds, seems to be Between thirty -five "and forty ytfars pf tige, bas a prominent forehead,, dark hair, a large gray eye, and rather promi nent nose. He is as docile as a.child, obeying mechanically every command and with 'an ex pression as -would move a heart ol stone. Tttl lahassee (Fla.) Sentinel.- . ,-. t3?" The following interesting passages arts 1 extracted from late foreign files : Dr Cumming lectured at Halifax, England, lately, on the "Signir of the Times." The lec turer did not claim .to bo a prophet, but ex pressed bis belief that these were solemn and startling times, and that the world was on the point of great events. The great lines of pro phecy seem to intersect tbe year 1867. The world, be believed, would not be destroyed, but would endure forever in a more purified and ex alted state. Though bo was unable - to explain the increase of Jlomani9tn in England, he be- . lieved the heart of the country was still true to . Protestantism In 1792 there' were 6,000 prists in Paris, but, though the population -of the city has doubled itself since that time, there were now 900 Driests' only in Paris, He be lieved the Saturday evening of tbe world was very near, and that pn the Sabbath of a tbott--sand years, which were a-t hand, there would be a sunrise which would experience no Western declension. . . , JKg Two daughters of John Van Buren we're -recently presented to the Princess of Wales,, which is considered as equivalent to being in troduced to Queen Victoria, ibe Piinceas receiv ing all company in the name of her iuolher-io-law. It -is a pity that the Van Buren girls did; not get to see the widow, as that would havr afforded them an opportunity to behold their father's first flme It will be remembered that when Martin Van Buren was President, his son visited England, where he upset aristocrat!) English propriety by a dashiug flirtation with Mis Guelph. Victoria remembered John Van Buren until her numory was clouded by the butley German, Albert, inspiring her H4th a ; new love. Victoria ia now a widow aud a recluse in a Court vinited by the blooming daughters- of her old flame. A fatal Drinking Wages -A foolish wager was made at a wine shop in Paris, which. . rrsolttd in death. At a breakfast, where the conversation turned on the quantity of drink which a person could take, a bricklayer,' named Florentine, made a bet that he would drink twelve glasses of wine white the clock' of tbe Tuileries was striking twelve. He drunk three glasses before the clock had struck three times. At the iext-glass he stopped to breathe. At the seventh he began to drink mOre slowly, but, making an effort, be drank off the eighth glass. He then turned very pale, and breathed witli difficulty. His friends wished to stop tbe wager, but he fcaid.be would go on, come what might, and swallowed the ninth glass. He had hardly -emptied the g!aa, when he fell down senseless. A surgeon was sent for, hut, in spite of all hit efforts, the foolish man died io three hours. . m Raw Meat arid Spirits to Cure . Consump tion An English paper prints tbe following ; "M. Foster proposes to eure all cases of con" eutnplioo by the administration of raw meat -and spirits. Although hia method of treatment has nut beeu long employed by ConlioeofVl phy sicians, ' considerable testimony has been borne to the great succcsa which bas attended. its em-, ploymont. Tbe new treatment haanow been l tiitd satisfactorily io two thousand eases of I phthisis. Tbe raw meat is reduced to A pulp, I mixed with sugar to conceal its no pleasant fla vor and administered in doses of one hundred to three hundred grammes per dag. The aleo- -bol (of the strength of twenty degrees Baume) is given in doses 'of.ooe hundred grammas j flay." ' . ' . . m m President Johnson has handed to Bishop Pot ter, of South Carolina, his check for 11,000, i I -aid of the Theological Institute ia .that Ftate.