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THE . WEST'E RN D E M 0 C R AT, C H ARLOTTE,7 it 'Cl Western CmOCrat - . - " - W. J. fYATES, Editor and Proprietor. lltIM,OTTE. I. C. December 25, 18GG. Christmas akd New Year- Wo tender to our patrons and friend the eomplimt-nu of the season, and wish tlwm a merry Christmas and happy New Year. And we take occasion gmN-fully to acknowk-dge the liberal patronage ext-nd-d to us during the past .ye ar. No man ever had tx-tter or truer friend than we have among the rx-ople iu this action of the; State. For the future we Lave no new promises to make, and will only saj that weshaJJ continu to do wbat we iliiult is right' .u .vU.. y.vUK wenare ot inr people generally, whether it snis popular or unpopular. In order to give the workmen in onr Office a little recreation, no p:tier will be Lsiu-d next week. Con gress and the Li giblatuie having adjimnied over for two or three weeks, we presume nothing of public im portance will trauspire before our next usoe. In the meantime, if any unportant news is received we will " , Gov. Vance's Lecture. "We are requested to say that C.v. Vance will deliver his Lecture "All about it,' in this place, on Friday eveiiiu? next at Treloar Hall, for the benefit of the Ladies' riiilanthropie So ciety . V? e hopeT our citixms generally' will attend on the occasion. The Orders Annulled It will be seen by the following dispatch that the authorities at Washington have annulled the order of General Sickles prohibiting corporeal punishment in this State, as well as the order of Gen. Howard inter fering with the binding out of colored children : Washington. Dec. 20. The North Carolina Commissioners Imd a long interview with the President, who communicated bis decision re garding General Siekles' order, and the interfer ence of officials of the Freedmeii's ISiireuu in nn nuling . indentures of colored children. The Prei-ident decided tho oflioers were iu error in both .cases. Secretary Stanton lias ordered General Sickles to rescind bis ord-r prohibiting corporeul punish ment by the courts. General Jloword also issued orders instructing bis subordinates to cease interference with the laws of North Caroli na, when they bear equally upon wbites and blacks. Governor Worth, armed with these documents, leaves for home to-night." So, rascals muy still expect the whipping post to b their fute for crime. Leaving. Within the past few weeks, hun dreds of freedinen have left this section, under contract, to work on plantations in Mississippi, Georgia, fee. This leaves room here for the im migration of wbite laborers, which we hope will be promoted in some way. It urny bo that the fret'dnien have not "counted the cost." and we doubt, verv much, the nroorietv of those raised - l about here leaving and going South and South west. We fear that it is the most iudustrious who are leaving. N. C. Railroad. At a late meeting of tho Stockholders of the N. C. Railroad Company, at Raleigh, a memorial was drawn up and presented to the Legislature, asking that the number of Directors be reduced from 12 to 9. and thut the Stockholders be authorized to appoint six and the Governor three. At present the Governor op points eight and the Stockholders four, which really uies the State the management of the Roud. The memorial very properly represents that it would be t the interest of all concerned to givo the management to individual Stockhold ers. The memorial ulso asks that no person be al lowed to serve as Director unless he owns twenty I shares of Stock in the Company. The requests of the memorial are so reasonable and proper that it seems to us the Legislature cannot do otherwise than grant what is asked. Sell Land The best thing our land holders ean do would be to sell a portion of their land in small tractR (for cish or on time) to respect able persons who want to farm on a small scale, and thus increase the number of producers, as well as enhance the value of adjoining tracts We; are surprised and regret - to learn that many persons in this" section of the State, who own large tracts of "good" land, refuse to sell The result is, that young men and old ones are moving off to points where land is to be had, in any quantity, at reasonable prices, It requires no prophet 10 ull what will be the consrquences if land holders do not pursue a wiser and more prudent policy. CP The State Treasury was "bled" last sum mer to the amount of several thousand dollars for the purpose of .re paiuting the Capitol and re carpeting the Hall of the House of Commons and Senate Chamber ; and since then the Hall has been used to accommodate the Raleigh people in having concerts, lectures, seeing panorama, exhi bitions, '&c. But the climax was capped week before last by the members of the House voting the use of the Hall t a Yankee woman-preacher, of whose performance a letter in the Wilmington Journal, dated Dec. 1 8th. says: Th Rev. Mrs. Jones, of Maine, who, with her husband, is visiting this city, preached in tho Capitol yesterday afternoon to a large and atten tive audience. Many were present who had been preached at for years by the sterner sex without visible effect. It is to be hoped that the earnest and pious effort of Mrs Jones had a more bene ficial result. Her manner was simple and easy, and her discourse fervent, nud she was listened to with marked attention and respect." . The "dear people" of the State pay the taxes, but only the inhabitants of the City of Oaks and the ';asEcmblod wisdom" have the inexpressible pleasure of hearing woman preachiug. &c. tVc., in the State Capitol. Who caros for expense, when the "faithful" are to le gratified ? Iuste&d of buihiiug a Penitentiary at a heavy cost and expense, why not vote the State Capitol for tho purpose? . NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. rublic-Sale Mrs Margaret Grier. Administrator's Notice C. Dod, Adm'r. Clothing, Clothing Brero. IJrowu k Co. 'Toy and Confectioneries Dallas M. Rigler. New Good, Ac, Jaoies llany k Co. Family Groceiie Presson,& Gray. Dry Goods. jfcc.Brem, Brown & Co. Boot and Shoe Store4-B. R Smith Si Co. Male Academy in Uaston county A. J. Harrison, Principal. House and Lo for Rot J. P. Ros, Tcrilte, , i Court Order Kinh P.' Harris, Clerk. Court Order S William, Clerk. ... , I An Important -Truth.- MrWfiitworth, & ' t i ,. e r Til: ;7r:wy.in... : thi 4oWiw. inthe Ho.e:of LRfpreiietoUtWes Illinois,, made , vuaiiiry was id mon- uoiipr nnw jrwnt ovtra V a rra r si sansl 4.Br-irvtiirt tnan it liasl koAn in ... ,kJii.. - Any one -who keeps an eye on public affairs can we that extravagance and enrruptnm is ruin ing the country. If we here in North Carolina cannot have any influence in preventing extrava gance in the 'National' Government we can re quire and enforce economy in our State Govern ment.. We have been railing attention-: to this matter for wme time past, and advised the abo- ihment of useless and unpnfirable offices, but nn to the l.re.ent timri no one na r.n..,ortP .with us. and no move, has Wn rand teenaorotze in State matfer except the". bill introduced" by Mr Wuugh in the House of Commons, to abolish th office of Stat Gelojii-t ut the Knlei'rh Sentinel and its party are for keeping the State Geologist and Adjutant General of Militia in offic. (drawing pay frm an impoverished Treas ury and pvople,) and we suppose things will stand as thev ore. innstnnch as the sav so of the Men. tinel is gospel-truth with those who control the I .err -lat lire. . - a Penitentiary. From the time the oues- tiou was firct mooted- abont building a Peniten , tiary in this State, to the present, we have dne ! all we Could against it. and we believe the people in th country, generally, are now opposed to it. Tbey prefer that the villains" who steal horses and males, and rob houses, shall be whipped and hanged rather than pampered at State expense in a Penitentiary. Hut we commenced this article for the purpose of expressing gratification that our neighbor, the Times, in a well written argument, takes decided ground against a Penitentiary. We make the following extracts from the Times of Friday last : "When emancipation first took place and the army disbanded, iu view of the then demoralized condition of the Country, we favored the measure, and was anxious to see- a Penitentiary built, but more mature reflection causes us to modify our views, and now, f.r various reasons, we think the measure unwise and impolitic. In the first place, crime must be suppressed by a prompt and visi ble infliction of punishment, s .To try a prisoner for larceny, convict him and send him to Rnleigh to learn a trade, and live well while doing so, i does not convey to the vulgar mind such retribu tion as to deter others from like actions. Secondly. The expense to the State, in pre paring suitable buildings is an outlay that the over-taxed people at the. present time are not willing to bear. That it will bo self-sustaining ultimately does not meet ihe present difficult'. And another and conclusive pbjection is that the jail birds, after serving out their time, are turned loose on society with a character already so damaged as to destroy all pride and self respect ; and this class is brought in contact and in competition with respectable mechanic's, and may underbid them for any contract. Now. if these 'Convicts arn. whtie in the Penitentiary. taught u-seful mechanical trades. let them also be !ag"t law. in: dicine. book keeping, banking and - xJ. I . 1.1 1 .1 I sciemaic agriculture, aim men wuen may nave served out their time let them not only come in competition with the mechanic, but practice law and medicine, or be made judges, or professors iu our colleges." Members of the Legislature have intimated that the -'Penitentiary ooght to be built to allay the opposition of Northern public opinion to our pre sent, mode of punishment. If Northern people don't like the way our laws inflict punishment, let them jstay out of the State. That's all. J6S The estimates prepared by the Public Treasurer of the probable expenses ot the State Government of North Carolina for the ensuing two years, contain these two items :. Adjutant General S2.500 Geological Surrey 9,100 Here is eleven thousand five .hundred dollars of the public money to be wasted, unless the Legislature abolishes the useless offices of State Geologist and Adjutant General. If the Leg islature, instead of fussing over impracticable bills for the relief of the people, would adopt measures to lessen public expenditures, -more good might be acccomplished. A Bia Dunce. A man in New York has brought suit against certain lottwry-dealers for $35,000. which he says he lost at trying to get rich by buying lottery tickets. He is green." certain :' but there are many people in the. coun try who are imifating him on a, smaller scale. Those who buy gift-enterprize and lottery tickets may expeet to lose their money. Sometimes a bait" is thrown into a particular neighborhood by the Northern sharpers, in ihe shape of a prize, simply to draw patronage. National Banks. It appears that there is already a disposition on the part f some of the members of Congress to- interfere wltti tbelXa tional Banks and discontinue their operations. In the proceedings of Congresa of last week we notice the following: Mr Cwk offered the following : ; Resolved, That the Committee on Banking and Currency be instructed to inquire into the expe diency of providing by law for the withdrawal of the currency :ssued by the national bunks as fast as tire same may be done without injustice to the bunks, and of supplying tho place of ruch cur rency with legal tender notes issued by the gov ernment of the United States. On a call of the previous question the resolution was rejected j eas 05. nays (id. - A Washington correspondent eajs : "The Vote in the House to-day upon the reso lution. instructing the Committee of Ways and Means to bring in a bill to retire the National Bank Currency, and substitute for it legal teu ders, is -regarded as very significant. It came within a very tew votes of being adopted. It is understood that a majority ol the Committee favor this proposition and are opposed to two difivreut classes of federal paper currency." We should regret. such interference with the Banks at this time. It would cause great in convenience, if not loss- The Washington Star eajs that advocates for territorializing measures have been canvassing both Houses, but tiudfug success ckmbiful have concIuUOu- xo postpone iuncia uiuii uci session, when they exjicct id have strength enough to pass it through without fail. , 3T A proposition to hold a convention of the Governors of the Southern Stales to consider the political situation, and determine what course should be nursned in order to tiieet the le?al de- mands of Congress and the radical party, U uowthe remaining ones to the. gate; and leave half of under consideration by prouiiuauti Southerners xexn there and one half of anotherj jtnd bring who are and have been in correspondence with . him the remaining ooe in hia hand without cul-' the Governors above named. : , tiog any. What number was be to jjei ? C. Tire PuBualiAKo Donation The State, . i . i ... . . ' . on. fo give to the College at : Chapel Hill (called Ni-C.-.Uoiversity) the pab - lie lands donated to -- j i this State for an Agricul- re are gratified t see that before th. Hon, of Com- tural fr . but . we are Vratifi when the bill came before mons.iMssrsr?Eu;:Byd. Hodnett. Blythe and Foard opposed the nnjust measure and defeated its passage for the present at least. Mr Hugs' said that the 'measure was intended to "give Chapel Hill benefits over other institutions. He held that Trinity and Davidson and Wake Forest, 'though they, had been denominated on tin floor "private colleges. were, doing as good work for the State as other in.-titutions." Mr; Boyd said that T-ntteinpta had i been made : .lVed v lr, trn,fer this or n hnH f-ileil They wiehed it transferred in order to uphold a sei oi nroaen aown pnuessors. lie wi.-nea it be dispo.-ed of for the benefit of the po-jr boys of t 1 5 i r w . - , " . . .... Mr Uocine.'t took the same view, and said it the land was giyeu to Chapel II ill only the rich boys would be benefitted by it. He feared that there . was management on the part of some one just here, to reao benefits fr-'in this donation. by I squandering it at Chapel Hill. PoST Offices. A Washington letter-writer gives the fallowing information : Many communications from the Postoffice Department, addressed to former incumbents of Postoffice in the South, with a view of ascertain ing their pecuniary relations with the Govern ment at. the close of the late war. having failed to elicit any response, the Postmaster General in tends giving, in similar cases, official notification of the discontinuaoce f these offices, which will not bo re opened until sufficient proof of their necessity is produced. In the State of North Carolina atone nearly one hundred and fifty offices have already been discontinued." We have, comparatively, but few offices open now in the South, and :f any are discontinued on account of the delinquencies of old postmasters, it will work great inconvenience. The people ought not to be deprived of mail facilities on ac count of the delinquency of postmasters. United States Horses and Mcles in the South. The report of the Quartermaster Gen eral of the United States,, just published, says tliat no attempt was ever made to collect any of the horses belonging -to -the. Confederates, and marked C. S.. On tjiecontrary, general orders dim-ted that no horses or' mules, except thoe taken atilie stir'reluler of the main armies, should be considered as" belonging to the Confederate Government. Of the many thousands of horses loaned to farmers and Confederates by Generals Grant - and Sheridan, and by various Piuvost Marshals at the close of the war, very few have thus far been, or will be recovered, as all attempts to i-ej;ain them have been abandoned. The Quartermaster Genera1 is mistaken in saying that no attempt was made to collect horses marked C S. Many such were seized in this "-State-by 'Government officers, or persons claiming to be acting under orders from the Gov ernment.' Washington, Dec 21 Tn the Senate, Mr Grimes offered a joint resolution providing gov ernments for the insurgent States. It was taken up and referred to the Committee on Re construction. Mr Wilson introduced a joint resolution authorizing the President to prevent the iDflictinsr of corporeal punishment In the House, a resolution was offered and aareed to, that it would be unlawful for any officer of The Government to pay any account claimed or demanded against the Government which existed or occurred prior to April ISG1, in favor of persons who promoted, encouraged, or aided the late rebellion, or to any parson not known to be opposed thereto and distinctly in favor of its suppression, and that no pardon heretofore" granted, or hereafter to be granted, shall authorize: such payment. The committee to investigate the murder of Union soldiers in South Carolina have asked and obtained permission to visit South Carolina, employ a reporter, and have all the expenses paid out of the contingent fund of the House The Soutlern Senators now here express great indignation at the memorial of the South ern loyalists, and belore leaving will reply to its alb gntions. . General Howard estimates in his official re port that an additional sum of nearly $4,000,000 will be required for his negro bureau next year. He also cooly recommends that the officers last year dismissed for misconduct should be re stored to his bureau that they may vindicate their characters. 56" Much has been said in the present Leg islature, about "the relief of the honest debtor," but nothing is said ol the honest creditor. We understand that . there are not less than twenty measures or bills before that body now "for the relief of the honest debtor" Now will some body tell us what is to become of the honest creditor, whose neighbor, perhaps, has been en joying the benefit j of his-property for years? ISulisbury Bunvet National Express Company Action of a AJiirtfhiiid Court Baltimore, Dec 15. In the caso of Mr William W. Glenn against the National Kx press Company, Judge Alexander passed an order and decree appointing Thomas A. Pratt as receiver ot the company, authoriz ing him to collect, sue for and receive all its property and assets, and all monies due to or receivable by the same, whether in the hands of or due by any officer or shareholder of the company, or other peison or persous, and re ce:pi for and rc!eise the same. John B. H oge, and C O. O'Donnell, and John 'J. Kelly, are directed and required to briug into Maryland all the property, monies, assets and descriptions moveable, belonging to the National Express arid Transportation Com pany on the 20h of September last, in their possession and under their control respectively, and deliver the same to the receiver, who is re quired to give notice to the creditors of the company to file thtir claims and vouchers there of with the clerk of the court on or before the ISth day of May, 1.S67. The court reserves fir fnl adi LidictfTtion unon the rnmint? uo of all J -1 c r j he answers and, prboTs, hf determination ol all ! ottr questions , raised in )he proceedings and T not nerein aeterminea.. r:A"JHdJle fur the Young Men.' ' Once a jounr man atked an old man Jor per mission to marry bWi-dfUhtejr.lJef inw hfrnthe lold'him TtheVounc man) to go to i the orchard 'aiid jraiher, Anamber-ofLjppl1! COme-Tth'eW tV.a nmuhcrtnA one hWlfof another innle: brio Democrat. ' - . - jiH Editor: ThefoUowlnft.letteris from , gentlewanCof this State who went N6rtb to - r-'""": tt in ia oisit) wuy wcui iiuriu iu sell land? and other properties for himself .and friends. It n,.y interest your numerous readers.. to peruse ,'t.r It SDC.ks oW nlaiolv .8 to the Ieal. ""meo'ties in the way of our mate rial pros - f.er,t "Ogives m inkling of the untold wealth tnat would speedily flow into the South if we could only get. oar political troubles settled. A Native Citizen. , Dec 14, 1866 Dear Sir I returned day before yesterday, , having spent three weeks in Philadelphia and ,cw . 1-w,'-"n rare u exceptions, ana oniy i .U,CD ?" W.J.lTound Northern Capital- ISIS nfr&Sil In nri. t t In k Snnfh bnt hes - mUotin ;k.;fiht r- purees of our country, and are anxious I J., w - to invest " viu icci oiiy eccurny they can feel any security in doing so. The course of. our newspapers and politi cians is such as to drive away every thing which could benefit us, and reduce the country from its present prostrate condition to absolute ruin and despair. J could have brought more than 100,000 with me ffom ono man, and could have induced five times as much more to come out here, but for the obstacles contiuually put in the way of reconstruction. " As it was, 1 returned without a dollar. I hope yet, however, to do something as soon a.s the policy of Congress is definitely determined The, rice and timber lauds and the mineral in terests (particularly gold) of North .Carolina are attracting attention at the North. I rnet seVeral persons who had bought, or became interested in, gold mines, and who are very sanguine Cotton lands near a market were also highly esteemed. Indeed, if it were not for the present political situation, tni'iiiuns of capital, now idle, would flow in a ceaseless stream to the South, and more perhaps l.o North Carolina than to any other State. I think this Congress will settle things, and next spring there will be a better chance . Some of the wisest men I talked with are con vinced that the capital of the country, if we will only permit it, must necessarily be translerred to the South in a few years, together with an abundance of capital from Europe 3Ioney is superabundant with them. I know personally of hundreds of thousands now lying idle, and anxiously awaiting to be transfetred here. Charlotte. All the papers of our neighboring city speak of the immense , amount of business doing there at this time. We are glad to hear of it and hope Charlotte may soon become what all her friends desire, the largest inland city in the South. By the way, we have found out why cotton is going to Charlotte from the neighborhood of this place and Cheraw. Many of our. people are obliged to purchase corn, and at ihe present time Charlotte is their best market for getting a sup ply. Hence, not wishing to send up their wagons "empty-handed," when sending for ccrn, they put on a bale or two to pay for it. ' Hope our friend, the Democrat, will not get angry at this expose. Wadesboro Auyus Of course we will not get angry. Small favor? thankfully received, larger ones in proportion. Our friend of ihe Argus knows that Charlotte is not only a goad Cora market, but a good market for anything. From the Releigh Standard. PETITION FOR A NEW STATE. The lollowing. petition is circulating among the people of Western North Carolina. The loyal people of that portion of our State despair of anything like justice or. prosperity under r the present government of North Carolina They therefore petition the Congress to trunt them n new State We are loth to part with our West ern friends. We appeal to them to lay aside this petition for the present, and join their loyal brethren in the Centre and East in urging Con gress to establish a loyal government lor the tohofe State. . The lollowing is the petition referred to : '7"o establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." Preamble to the Constitu tion. " ' . As you value peace, order, .liberty, justice, na-. tional prosperity, and security of properly and life, get as many signers to this petition as possible, and have it presented to. Congress at the'eafliest practicable period, or' send to the Pioneer, lleudersonville, to be forwarded. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the U. o , Conjress assembled ' PREAMBLE. Whereas, We the hyal people of Western North Carolina, embracing the mountain section of the State, have lost all hope at the hands of those controlling civil power, and the internal affairs of this State, in taking proper steps to restore us to the Union; and, Whereas, Owing to the persistent disaffection of the instigators and propagators of .the rebel lion,' and the influence they wield, it seems in compatible for us to be heard through our Rep resentatives elect to Congress; and, Whereas, We desire, and are anxious to ac cept of the wise and prudent plan of Congress, and of being speedily and permanently restored to the Union, and to be relieved of the ban of secession, aud from our present suspense, and deplorable condition; -we ; therefore present the following;: -' " ; iJ PETITION. We, the' undersigned citizens of' Western North Carolina, most earnestly pray your Hon orable Body to grant, or enforce one of the fol lowing modes of reconstruction, to wit: First, To grant the loyal people the privilege and power ot forming a new State,' to fee com-' poed of a sufficient number of counties of the Wtst end of the State, containing the requisite amount of population; the boundary line to be fixed by a Convention, ehosen by tho loyal peo ple within the sr.id section : That Congress order the call of a Convention, to be held in the same, or the purpose of forming a State Government oaseu on loyauy to ido uenerai uomnweoi, ( . . j , or counted, in forming the new State Govern orescrinin"' mat. lovai votes oniv snail do eiven. ment, and in electing Representatives to Con-4 pre6Si That the discrimination to the test of loyalty be made by your H onor able. Body, witb due rtferenee to our location and condition dar ing the rebellion, and the character of loyalty since. ' " Second. If the above proposition h considered impracticable, or incompatible, then,, that the whole State be reorganized en the same basis as respect proposed for the new. -While we will bow with in obedience to your decision, much pre jferring the first, we plead with voor ilonorable Bodj. io he name of loyaltv, to extend to os j speedy relief (ronr ear present down trodden I and belpleas condition. '- ' -' ifbr-lht- Western Latest , JYevrs. THE LEGISLATURE v tfnrJ"d unlil ,be iU January. On Saturday addrT- Km. VLU!" ed- ?d 2,1'" ' hott term. of ,hJ S i :, lowing fee? to Justices of the Peace In Mecklenburg fin1 Mg in both Houses. -The i '"olutlon to loan Stanly and Union counties $3000 Trmu iruni iDe otate Treasury, passed ibe House, bat was postponed by the Senate till 2&tb of January. Aew Yobx Market, Dec 22. Cotton quiet at 34. Gold 1338. Liverpool Market, Dec. 22. Cotton buoyaut at 14 i pence. Savannah, Dec. 21 Bishop Stephen El liott of the Episcopal Church, died this even ing of heart disease. " C G. Memminger, Confederate Secretary of ne i reasury, naa been pardouvd. Richmond, Dec, 22 The military, commia. stor. for the trial of Dr Watson here, has been dissolved by order of the President; this morn ing, and Wataoa discharged ' ..; I Increase of Crime. It is a somewhat startling fact that; within ihe last two years r majority of our State Penitentiaries have nearly doubled the number of their inmates. In the Illinois Penitentiary the convicts number five hundred more than in 1864. In Ohio the in crease of crime has been in about the same pro portion; and a similar increase has taken. place in nearly all the States. New York Sun. If the Northern State authorities would do a little more whipping and hanging, they would find it more effective than Penitentiaries. In the Presbyterian Church, in this city, on the 19th iust, by ihe Kev It liurwell. Mr John H Sbarpe of Norfolk, Va , to AJUs Sophia F., daughter of Dr C L llunier of Lincoln couniy In this couniy, on the 11th inft, by the Rev W S Pharr, Air W W Gnty to Ali.-s Alan ha A Thomason. Also, Mr J B Wallace to Miss Mary Jane Ochier. Also, on the 20th Nov , Mr James Alouteith to -Mrs Martha A Orrr Also, Mr Kobert Beard to ilisa It J Evvarl all of ibis county. In this couniy, on the ISth.inst, by the Rev U Z Johnston, Air Win L Manson to AlUs Ann Eliz Rea In this couniy, on the 18th inst, by the Rev Mr Aldrieh, Mr S H Helton to Miss Margaret Aun, dau ghter of Air Martin Icehower. In this county, on the 20th inst., J Henry Griffith, aged 30 years. In this county, on the 26th ult,. aftera protracted illness,' JJrs Mary S. Flow,' wife of Mr James Flow, aged 56 years. v fcilie leaves au husband, a son and daughter, and numerous friends and relatives io mourn their irreparable loss. But ttey mourn not aj those without hope. Far from this world of sin and strife ; She is present wiib ihe Lord, The labors of her mortal life Ends in a large reward. Cox. In Iredell county, on the 1st inst, Mr Wra. Knox, after a protrac.ed illness. OBITUARY. In this county, Wm. A. Bell, after considerable suffering for some months, closed his mortal life, 'JOth of October, 1866,' being 43 years, 8 mouths and 7 dxys old. At ihe beginning of his disease, physi cians thought it Dispepsia, but it terminated in what might- be called the black vomit. He was a professor of the christian faith, and connected with the Associate Reform Church. lt"i with much sat isfaction it can be said in truth that his life cor responded wiih his christian profession. His faith in the. Saviour, and hoje of future rest, supported him iur his severe s ii lfering. " Few have endured pain more patienily, and expressed acquiescence to the will of the Lord. His friends mourn bis early death, but do not mourn as those who have ho hope that it is well with his soul Few mothers have had a more affectionate and dutiful son to administer to their comfort. His friends were many, bis enemies few, and those became so because he had to dis charge military duties, under an anlhoiity that re quired the service As a patriot he sinned in the duties and rails of his country against the invading foe. Hi election to ihe office of Lieutenant in the Home Guards showed the estimate bis company held him io. ld Cou CLOTHING ! CLOTHING ! (DLOTHIAG ! We are now receiving the largest- Slock of CLOTHING ever offered in this market, and at lower prices. If you want to buy good 'Clothing, well made, call and examine our stock before buying. We will sell at Wholesale or Retail as low as it ever was sold before the war Our stock embraces every quality, from common to the Eiiest grades. ".- BRUM, BROWN k CO. Dec 24, 18C6 2t -.. . ,. . . , ' NOTICE. .' All persons having claims against the Estate of Samuel J Lowrie are hereby notified to present them properly authenticated -within the; time prescribed by law, and all persons indebted to that Estate must make payment to ihe undersigned. C. DOWD, Administrator. Dec 24.1866. ' . JAMES II ARTY & CO., Next Dotr to the Court House, Charlotte, N. C, Have just received a new Stock of Groceries, con sisting of Sugar, Coffee. Molasses, Tea, &c. They also have a good assortment of Boots, Shoes, lints and Caps, at reduced prices. ' JAMES HARTY CO. . Just Received, A good article of( Linen Bosom Shirts; also, Linen and Paper Collars, Handkerchiefs, Cravats, &e. JAMES 11 ARTY, fc CO, Dec 24, 1SC6. " ; - For Sale or Rent, . The larg fine Dwelling known as the Wm. Treloar property. Apply to - s, A. tUKUJS. Agt, i-cetiiber -ZA, 1886 It Slafe or It. Ciirwllna, Clenvelattd t?o. Court of Vitas $ Quarter Sessions NuvTerm, 1866. . Joseph Lusk vs. Robert Hunt. ; ' Attachment Levied on Land. It' appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that Robert Hunt, the defendant in this case, is now a non resident of this State, it is therefore ordered by the Conrt that publication be made in the Western Democrat, for six ucce6sve weeks, notifying the said Robert Huut to be and appear at the next t. rm of the Court of Fleas and Quarter. Sessions to be held for the county f Cleaveland, at the Court House in Shelby, on the sixth Monday aftr the fuurth Monday iu December, ltW6. then and therein shew eaiiu. it' anv he call, why the land levied on ahal) not be condrnoued and ordered to Witness S.ATiUiams, Clerk of oursaid Courtatoffic. tne Uu .u una ay after tue 4iu.aioBaay in ejHero3, i iow. . a. 1806. 4-6t Ipr. adv. $10. CHARLOTTE -MARKET, Dec. 24, 1866 -COBBKCTID BY STIUBorSt. 1ACAVIa1 t Co. Last week about SoabAlei Cotton were sold in this market at prices rang-ingfrom 27$ to 29J ac cording to quality. Op Saturday the market closed rather dull at 28. , Corn is in demand at$l 40 to$l 45. Ueal$I 50. Oats 80 CM. . . . . .'. , : Flour is in fair sapply.' and sella at $15 per bar rel for best quaJity. . No Wheat offering. - Bacon 20 cents bog round. Fresh fork, heavy, 12 to 13 cents. '.-'"''' 4 ' Corn Wbtskey and-Apple Brandy $ 1 50 per gal lon. . . - . , Liverpool Slt f 4 ter,ack. Do y want to bar 3ods ctaemt,? - If o, e to BRKM, BROWN 4U'S. , v ... , - . - We bavt jnst returned from th northern CHie where we bought a very large Stork of all kinds of Dry Goods, Boot. Bh6es, Hata, , Clothing. &c, &o. ' Having gona North alter the regular tnide wai over, w boughti out Uouds grtutly below their Value, axd wilt irive our CUllmnMI aha aHiratra of our great Bargains. : , T We would invite Merchants visiting thjs City for the purpose f buying Uodi to gjv tis . a call be fore buying, as we teH very certain wtto tell them Goods lower than they can buy ihm elsewhere. All persons in waut or , Goods will pltagivt at a call before burlnir. It iii ... ,.. to anow oar Goods whether yau buy or notv ' v . BUKM, BROWN CO. Dec. 24, 18C6. v . . t at . . . . On Wednesday, the 9th of January' t will tell at public auction, all. my Househnld and Kitchen Fur niture, nil my Stock, Fatming Implements, a Car riage, Buggy Motion Gin, Thresher, a quaiith of Corn: also a fine Piano; with many oiher articles too numerous to mention.' .' ' . . Terms Su months credit on all sums over $10. II A Oil X Ut'T I'Dll'D Dec '2 4, "1866. 2ipd II0LID1Y PRESENTS, (' CONFECTIONERIES, The undersigned having bought ' out the estab lishment of R M Robiason k Co., informs the pub lic that he has a fine stock of . . - Toys, Motions, Confectioneries &c9 wbieb will be sold at low prices for cash. V Call and examine my Stock at No. 5, Granite Row, opposite the Mansion Hmise DALLAS M. RI0LER. Dec. 24, 1866. MT. VERONA MILE AC1DKA1T, NEAR WOODLAWN, OASTOX COUSTV, Jt.C. A. J. HARRISON, Principal. The exercises of the SpiingTeitn will be resumed on ibe third Monday of January, 167, and will continue 20 weeks. Charges made from time of en trance (with no deductioil except in r cases of pro tracted ficknes.o) at the following rate : CUssic.- $15, in specie or its equivalent iu cur rency ; Higher English $12 50 do ; Primary Bran ches $7 do . , . , . December 24, 1866. . 3tpd ' IIoiihc and Lot Io Ktnl, At the Public Square, on Thursday the '27th Inst.', I will rent the HOUSE and LOT known mi ihe Mrs Stephenson property, on Church Street, for tbe year 1UU7. Terms one half cash, the balance - in twelve months. - J. P. RoS3t Trustee. 1 Dec. 24, 1866. I'.pd A new lot of CLOAKS just received at Btttttl. bROUN & CO'S. Ladies Shawls, Sontags. and NeubUs juit received at BREM, UROWN 4 CO S. Jg- A new stock of Miles SHOES at ' BRKM, BROWN k CO'S. " Large "stock . Shining, Sheeting and Osna burgs, just received at 1 BREM, BROWN k CO'S. fiS-Fun stock of YANKEE NOTIONS, cheap. Wholesale and Retail; at - ' ' 1 - BREM, BROWN k CO'S. t Blankets, Blankets, just received at . Dec 24, 1866, . BUKM, BltUWN. a CO'S. JUST REtEITCD AT' PRESSON & GRAYS, A' fine lot of Sugur, Rnisinf , CiirraniK. Citron, Can dies, and all the good things (or Christmas'" We have received to-daj, a fine lot of. family Flour of best brand. '. - . .. . '.-J.: T " Two barrels tf splendid-Lard. fi?? All in want of 'good Flo Vr just call at Pressoa it Gray's and leave your orders, jnd. we. wUI have it rent to your house, if n iihia the liuiju of the city. We would call ibe attention of the country people to ihe tact that we pay CASH for alt COUNTRY PRODUCE. Call and see us befoie you sell. , r PRESSON k GRAY- Dec 24, 1866. -.. . .. . . . ... ... , sa.siav w a. wmr Just Kccehed at SMITH'S 8hoe Store, (BOONE'l OLD 8TK0,) Next Door to National B'tnlc, Charlotte N. C. CHEAPER TllAlt 'XVSltYl1 M'n's unbound Orogansforplanta'n ase,$K50 to 3.25. Boys' , " " - : ; 1.25 to 1 60 Youths' " . " : 1.00 le 1 25 Men's Thick Boots . 3 60 lo 5.00- Gents' Fine Sewed Calf Boots, - .7.00 to 1 1.00 , Peged t Sewed Ualmorals, ' 2 50 l 4 50 ,4 Conjrre si Guiters, 3 &0 to 5.50 Women's Lace Boots and Balmorals, 1,25 to 2.50, Ac, - Ac, Aci, -; Ac.; - Acr '" ' Wt beg leave to state for the benefit f ihe Ladfer,'' that unusuel care has been taken in the selectmu of' Goods for their wear. Confining in part of lha handsomest Glove Calf, Kid. and IHihd. Serge Con.' gress Gaiters, Empress and Polish Bms and Unl--morals, made of the best -material, and by the most ' celebrated Manufacturers. As to beauty and style unsurpassed by anything ever brought to this city.-' All we at-k is a call, and we guarantee entire satis faction, both as to quality and price. Country Merchants will find it greatly to their interest to examine our Stork before purchasing elsewhere, as it is large and complete and at NEW YORK PRICES,' wiibth addition of Freight.-. V - Rubber iielting of all widths, Shoe Finding! of every dercription. and a Urge stock of Upper, Hem lock' Sole, and Harness Leather constantly kept on bands , . . , . , . , : S& Our Goods are first class, and made to order. giqy Everv article Warranted as represented. avr ONE PRICE TO ALLI I; S 4 B. R. SMITH k CO., Next door to National; Bauk, Charlotte, N. O.' Dec24.18Stf. t- .. c ' 'v ;- ;" 1; Stale; f J. Carolina, Cabarrwa Co . Superior' Court of Lw Full Term, 1866. AlIion ril, Adrrtinitrtor or John rile, (If a, vs.. Anderson Pile. Allison Fjok. GunrdUq of Jere- mirth N, Sarah and Jofin W riak, nn IS lam l'.iter. Guardian of David File: Moes Bost ani ' i Melissa his wife, Mary RIk elder. R F. Freexe-. land ana jane bis wire, ani Jono rue. tl tr.m Cafl1.ra.nl It appeariag to the eaiisfaction of this Coartiba Anderson Fit and II F FreezeLaod ad -Jae-bie wife, are uon-reidents of the State w jmk lara- it ( i.rvrft h lh . J!nnri lha.t nublicallon be made, in the Western Democrat; published at Char lotte, N. C., for six weeks, noticing tbabl paMier to be and appear before this Honorable Superior Court of Law to be held for said ronafj. at the roort bouse in Concord, on the I lib Jlond after the last Monday tn February nexi, io pimu. :- , or judgment will be taken, pro wiafesso, a to tbem. Wi.uess. Kiab P Uarrif t Clerk of our fj Us-tt . .. . j.. .ri.nhr last jacndav in August, 1866. , 4S-6t : ' -'. KIAII P. fIARRISt Clerk.' - , NOTICE.. At the laie residence' of Jaa H Richardson, dee'd, on the 2d day of January neat, will, be sold lotbe highest bidder, oa a credit of six monibs. 3 gooa . Mules, 400 bushels Corn, 25 bushels Peas.; stock ef Cattle. Hogs and Sheep, Fodder. Shocks, Fanning , Implements, Household, and Kitcbeo Furniture, Ac. Bond and aecuritr required of jnrcbasers, - ' t Dec IT,' 186 Special AdtslBistratris,