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?! i 1 f 4 I -1 to v r : K I. I 3 1 t ; V. 1-.. if 5. fc. - . : s A. J- : 4 r i II: : i S ti ; t i I CHARLOTTE, N. C. - , GEN. SICKLES and THE GOVEBNOBS Last week.Gov. Worth of North Carolina, and Got. Orr of South Carolina, met Gen. Sickles in anA h&A ft Ions' consultation. Tlie Charleston-News speak of the conference as follow: -In compliance with his request, Major-Gen Sickles, commanding thi military district. was met jesterday ly Governors Worth, of North Carolina, and Orr, of thin State, for the purpose of having a free conference upon the preliminary details of re-organization nnder the reconstruction bills. The interview was, we understand, mu tually npreeable and satisfactory. Amongst the resalts attained, we may mention the following : The details of registration will be immediately prepared by direction of Gen. Sickles, and put into operation as soon as persons can be found to act in the capacity of registers who are qualified under the provisions of the supplemental bill to do so. 'No electrons for municipal or State officers will be held in either of the States until the Con ventions which are to be called shall have met and adopted new Constitutions. No civil officer will be removed who faithfully discharges his duties. Whenever vacancies occur by reason of the ex piration of the tenure of office," by death, resig nation or otherwise, they will be filled by appoint ments, to be made by the Governors of these States, if the officers are of the character elected by the Genera! Assemblies, unles special reasons to the contrary abauld arise, or by the comman ding General, if'tbey are of the class elected by popular suffrage." TE BE IDLE EARTHQUAKE AT MY TELENE. Over One Thousand Lives Lost. . Oo Thursday, the 6tb, the weather had been close and un wholesomely hot, but as this is generally the case with the 60uth wind, which had been blowing for some time, nothing was thought of it, least of all was there any fear of what followed. Though volcanic, as is proved by its numerous hot springs, the island had not during the present generation been visited by earthquake; it was now, however, to have a terrible experience of the phenomenon. About 7 p. rn., a sharp shock, lasting some 15 or IS seconds, vibrated throughout the town, and be fore the fact-was well realized, was followed by a second, longer and much more violent one. I happened at the moment to be down at the pier of the Austrian Lloyd's apency, and nearly half a minute before the shock was felt on shore, saw the sea heave and foam out in the port as if a submarine explosion had taken place. Lit tle time, however, was left for surprise. In tsuch less time than 1 take to write it the dou ble thrill quivered through the town, and, reel ing like drunken men, whole blocks of solid stone houses collapsed as if they bad been card houses. The office of the agency and nearly all the adjolnitig building, including the custom house, the lighthouse office, and the large oil mill, thus fell. Up in the town entire streets similarly crumbled, burying their inhabitants by hun dreds in the ruin. The fine old castle, the cathedral, the Governor's kouak, the prison, the moques, and, I believe, all the consular resi dences, more or less yielded to the violence of the 6hock, and are for the most part mere heaps of ruins. The very solidity with which the town was built -has aggravated disastrous effects ol' the calamity a hundredfold, both as regards the loss of and destruction of property. The most complete rain has fallen upon the lower part of tho town, where the earth literally opened and swallowed a broad belt of buildings right up from the sea to the slope inland. At this point a permanent subsidence of the ground has taken place, and the sea has accordingly en croached far into what on Thursday afternoon was one of the busiest parts of Mytelene. In fact to sum up the disaster, more than half of our beautiful town the prettiest and most live ly, perhaps, of all the Levant U a desert of ruins. Tho worst part of the ruin6 and the worst of the calsmity is of course, the loss of life. As yet we can only guess at the extent of this; but it is thought that from 800 to 1,000 have perished, while as many more have been maimed and wounded in every way. Up till to-day, 120 bodies have, I hear, been dug out of the safer ruins; but how many may be buried under others which are too dangerous to be approach ed can only be surmised. Such of the bouses as are still standing have all been abandoned, and the whole surviviog population is now scat tered over the bill-sides and anions the gardens outside the town a few of them under such covers a they have been able to improvise, and the rest bivouaciog without shelter of any kind. Any attempt to describe the scene would be useless. Heart rending grief, panic and confu sion meet the eye on every side. Already a need of provisions is aggravating the distress, and only a speedy relief from Smyrna or the oapital can avert great additional loss of life. One of the Austrian Llojd steamers and a French gunboat from Smyrna, have landed a quantity of biscuit and some other stores, but in all not perhaps more than a day's food for the place. , It is earnestly to be hoped that the Porte wilt at onoe send down tents, biscuits and whatever other stores can be quickest got to gether. But not the town of Mytelene alone has suffered from this great calamity; it has scattered-ruin and death throughout tho whole northern part of the island. Hardly a village .has escaped, and not merely property but life has been destroyed in nearly the whole. Aiolivo has been all but demolished, and several hun dreds of its 6,000 or 7,000 inhabitants have, it iaeaid, perished in the ruine. It is, in fact, no exaggeration to say that half the island bss been Jaid waste, with a sacrifice of human life that may be reckoned by thousands. No such has ever .befallen Mytelene. ,'Trcx. The New York World, commenting on the purpose of the State of Mississippi to bring a petnion.for injunction against the President and Geo. Ord. before the Supreme Court, doubts whether the Court will not disclaim jurisdiction, and urges that the effects of a favorable decision will not prove advantageous to the South, for if the law is declared unconstitutional '-the President will of course withdraw his Generals and refuse to execute it, but Congress will no more admit the Southern members than they did before. They can shut them out, and the Supreme Court cannot review their action.. They can refuse to count the SoutCero electoral votes, and there is no' authority compel eut to call them to account. The result would probably be that the Radicals weald elect the next President, and the Supreme Coart would then be increased by Radical Judges enough to make a majority, - when the arrested xperimeot of Reconstruction would be rtsaod." HUMORS OP WAR. , The civilized world is, perhaps, in as great ft state of agitation now: as it has -been for a eea-1 tury or more.: me storm - w men .lately swept oor political watcr8,lhongh its; fury ih&3 sob sided, has left the waves"still running high, and the borizon still black with threatening, elouds. Mexico seems about closing one phase of the perpetual revolution which has convulsed that country for1 half a century. - England is about to smash Spain for acts of cruelty to British subjects, which that purblind and feeble govern ment refuses to repair and stupidly and obstin ately persists in inflicting. The Cubans are said to be preparing, in case of trouble with the home government, to revolutionize.. Hayti is in a state of bloody revolution.. War is going oo in South America. France and Prussia are watching each other like two bull-dog, and the prospect is that tbey will soon be engaged in a contest. Russia is preparing for the realization of the old Russian dream of Constantinople The Fenian trouble is supposed by some to be more formidable than ever.' The Indians have begun an exteneivc war on our Western frontier; and so the cry of war is heard everywhere amongst the nations. Verily, the decade from 18G0 to 1870 will constitute one of the 'bloodiest pictures in the book of Time." 1 BE KOT DECEIVED. We trust our people will not be deceived by the result of the late election in Connecticut. The contest did not hinge upon democracy and re publicanism. The eight hour labor system as a substitute for the present arrangement, exerted an important influence in behalf of Mr English, the successful candidate for Governor, who approved the new and impracticable scheme, while his op ponent, Gen Hawley, with much better show of statemanship, denounced the proposed innova tion. Besides, the democrats did not pretend to dis approve of the Sherrnan-Shellabarger bill for re: storing the south to the Union. The only political issue made, was whether Congress should reg ulate suffrage in "the loyal States by law a po litical doctrine which some of the ablest repub licans in and out of Congress officially denounce. In this respect Gen. Hawley concurred with Sum ner and Wilson, and approbated the idea, while the opposition candidate denounced it. The people of Connecticut have, then, simply expressed themselves in favor of eight instead of ten hours as working time, and adverse to the adoption of laws as to suffrage which shall apply alike north and south. In other words, the majority in Con necticut believe that impartial ballot boxes are very fine things for the south, but not to be tolera ted at the north. We wish our people not to deceive themselves, or be deceived, but to go forward in-behalfof speedy reconstruction on the basis of the pro gramme prescribed by Congress. Ral. Progress. CASE OP HYDROPHOBIA. From the Indianapolis Journal. Some eight weeks ago, Miss Sellna Eller, an intelligent young lady of twenty-two years, was bitten by a rabid dog while she was endeavor ing to drive him out of the house. The wound was on the finger, and so very slight that it created no alarm, although the dog was known to be mad. As usual in cases of hydrophobia, she thought nothing more about the matter un til the morning of Monday, the 26th ultimo, when, on going to wash her face, the touch of the water "made her shudder," as she described it. The fearful truth flashed on her instantly, but being a lady of great self command, she simply said to her sister, "I am going to go mad; I can't live," adding that she would, bow ever, '-finish spinning the rolls" she was en gaged upon. She worked on during the day, with some increase of the horrible symptoms, but nothing visible to others; and the next morning, on sitting down to the table, she re marked to the family, "You must take that wa ter from the table, or I can't eat anything." She ate but a little, and got up, saying she would go to work again. She continued through that day as before, but with a decided strengthening of her repugnance to water, of which she said, "the very sight sent a tingling all through her." She also complained that the glistening face of the clock aflected her in the same way. Oa Wednesday she was too far overcome to woik, and while standing in the floor speaking to some of the family she began grinding her teeth, and directly after fell down in a fit, the foam work ing out of her mouth, her teeth gnashing, and her body frightfully convulsed. . Some of the younger children who were with ber at the time ran out io great alarm, and the neighbors hur rying in found her on the floor near the fire, in the same terrible condition, but she bit so fu riously at every one who touched her that it was impossible to do anything with her. The fire was removed so that she might not injure herself by it, and she was left lying until the spasm had passed off. . She was then placed up on the bed, and JDr Rooker . called in, , When he arrived she was again convulsed and sense less, uttering short, barking sounds, and snap ping at everything that approached her. A bloody froth was constantly issuing from her mouth, which she tried to spit at those around her. He caused her to be tied down in the bed, and proceeded to administer morphine to relieve her agony. In a lucid interval she re monstrated, saying, "I must die, I know it, and I want to die in my senses, so don't stupify me with medicine." After another fit, the doctor proposed another dose of morphine, and at last she consented, but added: "You must give it to me with water." But this remedy produced little effect. The awful paroxysms continued, with the same frightful suggestions of doggish sound and the same frantic efforts to bite. PShe bit her hands terribly, and bit pieces out of the pillow and bed clothes. Dr A. G. Ruddle was also called in, but his assistance as as unavail ing as that of Dr Rooker. This, we believe, was the next day, Thursday, but at all events on that day Dr Rooker determined to try the effect of bromide of potassium, which had been recommended by some European physician in cases of hydrophobia. Dr Huddle happening to have a small quantity with h:m, it was at once administered and the treatment has been steadily kept up since, till yesterday nearly two ounces had been given. The symptoms con tinued with little or no apparent abatement till Sunday or yesterday, when they were consider ably less marked. The fits occurred less fre quently, and with less severity. The unfortu nate lady had escaped biting herself and had sufficient knowledge of her situation to Wrap her arms tightly up in the bed clothes when she felt the spasm coming oo,to keep them out of dan-' ger. inough very far from being out of danger, the abatement of the symptoms has been so decided as to create hopes of her recovery which, if realized, will make this one of the most remarkable cases on record. A ereat m.n. phvsicians and hundreds of the people of the ! vieinity bare visited ber. BOABDOJlIEDICAt. EXAMINERS. . Itjmty not be generally known that,'aecord iog to a legal enactment of the State, no prac titiooer of medicine or surgery in North Caro lina caa'collect his bills by law unless he has a license to practice from the State Medical -Board, provided he has commenced the practice in the State since April, 1859. This law ap plies to ill who have commenced the. practice since that time i ft this State: The Hoard "con sists of seven regularly graduated physicians, and are to be elected by the State Medical, So ciety, except when the Legislature chooses to exercise that right. It is made the duty of the Board to examine on the various branches of medicaj science, as well as to inquire into the moral' character of the applicant for license. If he is found com petent to practice, is twenty-one "years of age, and of undoubted moral character, the ' Board, or a majority thereof, may issue to him a license, otherwise he shall be rejected. The following medical gentlemen' now con stitute the Board, and were elected by ballot at the meeting io June last, of the State Medical Society, vix : - Dr E Burke Haywood, Raleigh, " S S Satcbwell, New Hanover co.! - " N J Pittmao, Edgcombe " R B Haywood, Raleigh. " J J Summerell, Salisbury. " R H Winborne, Chowan " M Whitehead, Salisbury. The Board are required to meet alternately in Raleigh and Morganton, on the first Monday in May of each year, and to remain in sessioa ; from day to day for ten days, in order to ex amine applicants who may present themselves for examination. But to prevent delay and in convenience, two members of the Board may grant a temporary license to practice, to remain in force till the next regular meeting of the Board for confirmation or rejection as the Board may determine. Wilmington Journal. t2 We find the following letter published in the Washington Chronicle : Office Nortii Carolina Guardian, V Charlotte, N. C, March 30, 1867. J Editor of the World, Nexc York City: Dear Sir : I send you, per this mail, a copy of my paper, which contains an article contra dicting one that recently appeared in your pub lication in reference to the connection of Mr J. W. Forney, of the Washington Chronicle, with an article over the signature of "An Old Con federate," which but a short time since appeared in my columns. I do this simply from the fact that I trust good may result out of if, and to show that our leading men here, as certainly "An Old Con federate" is, though they have contributed all their might and energies to the overthrow of the United States Government while the war was in progress, are now disposed, since the arbitrament of the sword has been against them, to fully acquiesce in the mandates of the powers that be, and to fully obey the law as set forth by the Thirth-Ninth and Fortieth Congresses of the Union. Let roe assure you that the arti cle was written in this city, and that the writer has no acquaintance whatever with Mr Forney; and, sir, it was written, "too, by one who went into the Southern army at the commencement of the struggle, and remained until Gen. Lee's surrender; and that he surrendered with the Confederate forces, and like many others who have occupied as high position in the Southern military scale that of a brigadier general has laid down his arms and now gives his full counsel to obey the law. He, sir, regards r1t, and I am but giving expression to raf own feel ings when I tell you of his course, as the duty of the Southern people, as a conquered people, to submit, not with a sullen silence and stubborn indifference to what may be enforced, but with a good grace and calm obeisance to the dietates of the law of the land, binding upon the South ern people by the result of a civil war. That is our position. r The people of the South, sir, who have been prominent in the late war, are not such as the mass of the Northern people take us to be. We know, full well, our position, and we are ready, and are now, especially in this State, to acquiesce io the recent law as passed by Congress. We cannot but help think the recent acts are the ultimatums, and regarding them as such, we are acting under them. Our whole object now' is to- get back into the Union. Congress has marked out the path plain, and the people of my State are following it. May God, in His wisdom, prosper them in their course, and bring them to a safe haven of rest. Let me agaio assure you that the. article in question is but the one thought, in its senti ments, of the mass of our people that they are willing to act under its dictates that they ac cept the situation and are now proving their opinions by their acts. ; ' ' " The article was certainly written by a promi nent Confederate officer for my paper, the North Carolina Guardian, and you would but be doing an act of justice to my people, since you have thrown out the statement that it was written by Colonel Forney, (and as your article was exten sively copied into the Northern press, and has now found its way into the Southern press,) by correcting the statement and giving us credit for our good intentions. I enclose to you, also, a copy of my paper con taining the article over the signature of "Ah Old Confederate." Trusting that you will avail yourself of the opportunity, in simple justice to the downtrod den South, of correcting your' remarks, I have the honor to be, your very obedient servant, J E. Britton, ' Editor and Proprietor N. C. Guardian.' P- S You may use this letter as you see proper. The Sc preme Court Remedy. Georgi has followed the example of Mississippi in asking the protection of the Supreme Court from the opera tion of the Sherman and supplemental bills. ,We adhere to the opinion that no practical good can result to the Slates making such application, and much practical harm may be done the couutry at large by "forcing upon this tribunal, at. the present time, the alternative of cringing to power or arraying itself against Congress. . . , H l' mors of Freedmes. During his speech io front of Jarratt's Hotel on Thursday nicht, Sen ator Wilson 'remarked that six hundred and twenty-five battles had been fought in the late war. He pathetically added that uthree hundred and twenty five thousand onion soldiers had lost their lives in crushing out the rebellion." Hurrah for dt P cried a colored member of the audience.' Petersburg Index. Weak doses of washboard are now recommen ded to ladies who complain of dyspepsia. Youn men troubled in the came way may be cored by m strong preparation of waodbaw. the NjbiAtt Massacre. x f An account (y Indians BorrilAt particular . : The" Heleaa (Montana) Herald of March 7th; contains the following account of the Fort PhiL, Kearney massacre, as famished to. some white men by Indians; engaged .themselves in the massacre : They, the Sioux, were about 2,000 strong, all warriors without their families." Reaching a deep ravine near the fort, the main body of In dians were stationed on opposite sides oltbe de file, lying close to the ground so as not to be seen, while they sent a smail number of their best riders on a dash up to near the post where the Government horses and mules were loose, and stampeded them. - . -''I - X The commander of the post sent, out about 90 men and officer-to pursue the Indians and to recover if possible the lost stock. The re tiring small band of Indians went slow enough to encourage, their pursuers,; and led them 'into the narrow defile, where hordes of demons waited to destroy them. v Y. i . .... i The trap was successful in every particular After the little command of troops bad fairly entered the, deep canon the Indians lining the sides of the mountain on either side, raised and fired a volley of arrows and bullets, killing on the spot all but seventeen of -the soldiers and every officer. These seventeen, though a num ber were wounded, the Indians say, .fought bravely, and killed some fifteen or twenty of their number, among them the piincipal chiefs, before they were shot down; but there was one of the brave boys io blue whom neither their arrows nor bullets would fell, though he bad numberless wounds. He stood up and fought hand tq hand till overwhelmed by their closing upon him, and carrying him off a prisoner to their camp, where he was finally tortured to death. The savages say that aside from v the force lining the fatal defile, they stationed six hun dred of their picked young warriors near the post so as to make sure of its capture in case the troops remaining within should be sent out to the relief of their comrades; bu this was not done, although they could plainly hear the firing from the post. . . , TO THE "WOMEN OF THE SOUTH. . We would address a word of exhortation and advice : The unfortunate condition which surrounds us, the languishing state of all kinds of business, the great destitution prevaling in our midst, and the gloomy prospect looming up before us lead to the enquiry, "What can we do to benefit our unhap py country?" Let not the difficulties which environ us paralyze our efforts. We must not permit the depression of gloom to over-shadow us. Let us arouse ourselves to efforts which in times past, sustained the hands and cheered the hearts of our struggling countrymen. One great want in our country is the lack of employment to a vast number of females, rendered destitute by the results of the war. Many are seeking in vain for some kind of occupation by which they could earn a . subsistence. Cannot the women of North Carolina form themselves into societies to devise ways and means to furnish employment to those who are so earnestly seek ing it ? , Let us resolve that we will not wear any article made by any other fingers than those of our own women. What matters it if we should not be iir itators of the fashionable, world ? The fire of patriotism would Sparkle in the eye, lend ing far more charms than the ephemeral fashions of the day. In days gone by, when clad in .homespun, did we not appear as charming to the other sex as we do now clad in silks? If uow we could be in duced to try tho experiment, we verily believe we would be more successful in winning hearts ; for all ideas of love are stifled, aod , matrimony put afar off, in the fear of not being able to keep up the styles which our young ladies now appear in. Another thing we can do is to encourage our brothers and friends to patronize home enter prizes. Smile more, kindly on those who are clad in domestic manufacture made up at home. Let it be the business of each person to scrutinize this matter. Let it be the rule in each society that we will wear nothing from abroad that can be produced at home. Should the enquiry come up. what is there we can engage in, in order to keep at home and iu circulation the little money that is left us, we can ply again the knitting needle. It will employ many hands to make our stockings ; thy can be beautifully and cheap)' made, in this way saving much time spent now in mending the inferior ar ticle which is furnished us. There are many amongst us skilled in . embroidery, let us fitd them out, and employ them to do this work for us. And a shame is it that we give our. money to the stranger for making the 6hirts our men wear, while our own poor are begging bread! Can not some enterprising ladies of each town superintend this branch of business, to see that it is properly done; and will not our merchants patronize them ? If so, we call upon patriots of the South to furnish employment .suited to our sex. Give us something to do, is our cry to you You have no money to bestow, foryour wealth is gone; but encourage the labor of our hands Should the policy of buying at homeland keep ing our money here, be adopted, what, .it may be asked, will become of our merchants, now so numerous ? We answer, let them engage in other pursuits. The source of their success has been based upon our agriculture. In the change of our system of labor the profits arising from it are greatly aiminished, which re-acts injuriously ipon the merchant. Let men ofsmall capital en gage in supplying our market with soro of the necessities for winch we are now dependent upon those who have deprived us of our liberty, wealth and happiness. Cannot some of our enterprising men furnish us with brooms, pickles preserve, soap, vinegar, blacking, starch, &C, fcc? These are mentioned because it would not require mueh capital to manufacture them. The exigency has again arisen requiring a display of energy, which, during the war.surprised ourselves and the world. Now, what is there to deter any one from, en gaging in such pursuits? It ia the fear lest they will not meet with patronage. - is : - Now I propose to the women of North Car olina, to do all in our power to remove this im pression, and we can do much for our country in this respect. Let us at once give a decided pre ference to hom manufactures, and by so doing, we will be giving an earnest to future under takings. We must diversify our pursuits, or be slaves forever. T ; L. Gen. Forrest has addressed a letter to the Memphis Avalanche, exposing an adventurer named J. M.. Trotter, , who is going over the Southern States proposing to organize relief i and aid societies for destitute widows and or phans. ;.-.. - A clergyman gave a toast " that was not very gallant at a late firemen's celebration:1 "Our fire engines may they, be like old maids ever .ready , but never wanted. ' J-" STATE NEWS. V I- SrjFKRio Cocrt o BrjR. Last weeV . the Superior Court of Burke held its session at Mor gan ton,: bis Honor Judge Buxton on the -Bench. Two capital cases were disposed ot . James ;C. McKesson, charged with having; killed - Robert Tate, was found guilty of manslaughter. Abrara Smith and son Daniel, charged with the murder ptQarswell, were tried. Abrara Smith was .dis charged, Daniel Smith was found guilty of the murder and sentenced to be hanged the first Friday in May; His counsel, however took an appeal. Salisbury Banner. Uissionart from China. We learn that Rev M. Wood, who has been a missionary to China from N. C. Conference of the M. E.Chnrch, South, arrived in this city on last evening, on his way home. Mr W. is a native of Randoph, we be lieve, and has been in China some six years or more. His wife died some years ago and he buried her in that heathen land. lie returns with his two children to be educated. Mr W. also brings with him a converted Chinaman. Raleigh Sentinel. ' ' 45TSeaton Gales, Esq., of the Sentinel, has been invited by the Trustees of the Holston Con ference Female College, at Asheville,to deliver an Address before the young ladies of that Institution on the 8th prox. . .' UNION COUNTT. At the recent term of Union County Court, the following appropriate resolutions were adopted : . State of North Carolina, Union county, ) Court of Pleas' Quarter Sessions, April Term. At a meeting of the Magistrates of Union County, on Friday of the April Term of the County Court, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the thanks of the citizens of this County are eminently due and hereby ten dered to the citizens ofNeWYork, Philadelphia, Baltimore and St. Louis, and especially to the Ladies of those cities, for their great kindness in extending such generous relief to the suffer ing and destitute people of this County." Resolvd, That we shall ever remember with gratitude the kindness and laborious efforts of Gov. Worth and Col. Bomford, in furtherance of the same purpose. Resolved, That the special Court send to Gov Worth a copy of these ptoceedings and respect fully request him to forward them in such way as may seem to him best, and that tbey be spread upon the records of the Court. F. L. Wiatt, ") J. M. Stewart, V Special Court. E. W. Richardson, jCffHon. Robert Toombs, who is now quietly remaining at his home at Washington, Wilkes county, Georgia, in a private letter to a friend in th's place, says he prefers to remain here, with all our political disadvantages, to living any where else in the world. Well, that is just our opinion. All tiue patriots of the South should never forsake their native land for other climes merely for political troubles. Let us remain here and endeavor, by the favor of God, to build up our waste places, made so by our own indiscietion, continued so by a heartless and unchristian majority at the North. Mr Toombs has tried foreign climes, and does not find rest except on the old red hills of Georgia, whither he has returned to spend the evening of his life in quiet repose. La Grange Re porter. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO,, O XX 2T X .A. S XX t Q , CHARLOTTE, IV . C . The signal arid unexampled success of this Society, the character of the dividend juat made, its increasing business and income, and its rapidly accumulating asset, form a legitimate subject of congratulation from the officerj to the insured. A dividend of profits amounting to over HALF A MILLION OF DOLLARS was declared on the fint instant, which will be apportioned to and applied on each policy at the anniversary of the payment of the first premium, or, in other word?, at tbe beginning of its second or older- policy-year, either by a permanent addition to the sum assured, without increase of premium, or bv a cash reduction of premium, or otherwise a3 the policy -bolder may elect under the rules of the Society. Choice of the particular mode of applying stich dividend may be in every case made at the time of tbe settlement of the first premium of tbe policy-year due after tbe date of dividend Agenta will be furnished in advance wiih the necessary figures enabling them to impart all requisite information to policy-holders at tbe time when their premiums, on whjch dividends are applicable, become due. With an accumulated fund of Three Million Dollars securely invested, tbe Society now rests apon a foundation solid and enduring. Its cash income is Two Milliou Dollars, while during the last year alone. One and-a-Hntf Million Dollars have been added to its assets. While this success affords great gratification to those charged with the management and condnet ef its affairs, it cannot be without interest to the policy-holder, to whom we tender our congratulation! on results so satisfactory, and prospects so auspicious. In a single year tbe Society has issued new policies assuring more than Thirty Mill'on Dollars, aal no efforts will be spared or means left untried during the coming year to add largelv to the amount. mi. ouicij is Furcij njuitai, us poucy-Doioerg are mutually benefitted ry its success, and directly id permanently interested in its advancement and increase; and by inducing their friends an4 an acquaintances to lake out policies, they will reader certain the increase of business, whicb we anticipate in tbe future, and at the same time essentially benefit themselres. Just and liberal dealing with our assured promptness in the payment of losses, and tbe greater advantages offered to the assured by this Society, have secqred to it a success such as has not beta equalled in tbe same apace of time in this or any other country. Guided in our future progress by the light" and experience of tbe past redoubling onr efforts a4 exertions, and devoting our entire energies la the interests, progress, and success of tbe institution, we cordially and earnestly commend it to tbe kind consideration and good offices of those who are already enrolled among its patrons. WILLIAM C ALEXANDER, President. PROGRESS OF TIIE SOCIETY SINCE ITS ORGANIZATION. YEAR REPORTED. XO. OF POMCIXS SUM A8SVBKD. ' $1,178,000 00 1,905,500 00 1,81,750 00 2,5 ,450 00 4,591,900 00 8.758,550 00 r,748,e50 00 30,072,450 00 lb59 5 months ieo 1861 182 1863 . 1864 1865 1866 ISSUED. 277 612 678 1,233 1,623 2,873 3,425 7,245 ASSETS AND INVESTMENTS. ; DECEMBER 3 1, 18 66. United States Stock, market value, - - ? ?, . New York States Stocks, "... - " - - - New York City Stocks, ' . . - . ... Tennessee State Stocks, ' - - - - - . Virginia Stale Storks, " . . - ... Loans secured by Bond and Mortgage upon unincumbered Real Estate, worth at least doable tbe amount loaned thereon, - . . Loans on call, secured by United States Stocks, tbe market value of which Is at least tea per cent more than tbe amount loaned, - - ... Amount of actual cash in tbe Societj's office and is Bank, a large porportion of which is on interest, - . - - . . - . .... Cash in bands of Agents and in coarse of collection, - . . . . - . Deferred Premiums, being the amount of Semi-Ann nal and Quarterly Premiums of tbe year Real Estate in ibeeitr of New York, free from incumbrance, owned bj tbe Society Interest accrued oo BDda and Mortgages, etc., . . . m Office Fixtures, Safes, etc., - . - r r. - . . " . ' Total Amount of the Assets of the Society, exclusive Abe thirty-first of December, 186C, Call on Hutchison; Burroughs or on ao of their Sub-Agents in tbe State, and April 15, 1S6J, 9 " . , ; WASHINGTON ITEMS. -' The Austrian Minister, on the 5th bit., iQ. oonnced to Secretary Seward that be was in. fttructed to ask the good offices of fhe United States government, to secure a safe treatment of Maximilian and his followers, in the event of their falling into the bands of Che Liberals at Queretarol On the 6tb, Mr Seward replied that he had telegraphed Minister Campbell send a swift messenger to Juarez, conveying tb request that all possible leniency be extended towards the expected prisoners. ' And, also that he had placed a copy of his instructions ia' the hands of Minister Romero, who bad pro. mised to inform Juarez of the wishes oftbt United SUtes government. ' Oo the tame day, Minister Campbell telegraphed that he had for. warded the messenger, as instructed. - The Mexican Minister has reliable inform, tioo that, Santa Anna is organising a Fill'ibn. tering force for the invasion of Mexico. The party is known as the Emigration Society, and has many military notables. Mr Louis Schade,' who defended Wirx, bti addressed a letter to the American people al. Jegiog Wirx's innocence. - J Agricultural Commissioner Newton has an. pointed Hon. Theodore C "Peters, ofMaryUad and lately President of the New York Agrtcul' tural Society, agent for the distribution of sceda in the South to perfect the Southern sgrieul. tarsi correspondence sod to co-operate in tbe reorganization and improvement of Southern Agriculture. v Tbe old Capitol at Washington has been sold for $30,000 to the New York Hotel company, who intend to erect a large and splendid betel on the site. - j non. Thad. Stevens has been confined to his bed since Wednesday last from general prostra tion and an affection of tbe heart. Secretary. Seward called this afternoon, hot Mr Stevens was'too ill to see him and other inquiring friends. - president Johnson, thoogh quite unwell, nevertheless attends to business constintly in bis office. His sufferings are from acute paini, and his condition absolutely demands rest, bat the desire to complete matters that must be pre. sented to the Senate before adjournment has kept the President continuously at his arduous official duties, contrary to. the advice of bis physician. He is now engaged in publio duties, closely and laboriously, from 8 A. M. to II P. M. daily. i m The Probability op a July Session of Congress A Washington dispatch to tbe Herald says : - "There is to be a general stampede of Sena tors after the adjournment of the present extra session of the Senate, without regard or refer ence to tbe proposed July session. Even those Senators who live beyond the Rocky Mountains propose to start for their homes at the earliest possible moment, unless, it be in the case of some as with General Nye, who have just re turned to Washington after visiting their con stituents. Members of tbe House are already scarce in Washington, and there is not tbe slightest expectation in any quarter that there will be anything like a quorum prcacnt ia July." . m i H "I want to buy a sewing machine," aid an old lady, entering a shop. "Do you wish for a ma chine with a feller?" inquired the clerk. "Sakes, no ! don't want any of your fellers abont me. CASH SXCSIPTS. $21,514.00 77,424 00 107,6 17 00 174,016 00 30?, 171 00 613,491 00 971,505 75 l,b07,296 00 CUM ASSSTS. 6120.772 00 12,618 00 210,636 00 342,298 00 584,814 00 1,017,977 00 1,586,523 95 3,077,78 00 $sn.s30 si 130.209 00 ioi,;s co - 14,000 OO 10,800 00 1,091,100 00 42,320 00 293,712 31 120,345 9S 264,219 95 461,323 IS 10.391 4S ' 6,000 00 of future premiums receivable, oa $3,077,tll 30 & Co.. General Acents at Charlotte bare roar life Insured, as o4 LnraAtmeat, if -1
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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April 16, 1867, edition 1
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