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W. J. YATES," Editor and Proprietor.
CHARLOTTE, IV. C.
April S3, 18G7.
ISP The Raleigh Sentinel promptly disclaims
any intention of insinuating thai we are in favor
of confiscation, and says :
'We.are surprised that our cotemporary should
-suppose that we designed to insinuate that it was
favorable to confiscation, &e. Nothing -was fur
ther from our intention. We have always be
lieved that Mr Yates was a gentleman of conser
vative inclinations, but we think that he has com
mitted a great error of judgment in affiliating
with the destructives in this State.''
We accept the explanation of the Sentinel, but
deny the charge that we have affiliated with "de
structives." We have been doing all we could
to prevent further destruction of property or
rights or injury to the people. The late Conven
tion at Raleigh (which we attended as a spectator
and not as a delegate) was not a "destructive"
body it did not propose or suggest harm to any
one it was a party meeting assembled for the
purpose of organizing in view of the coming elec
tions. If it had declared in favor of confiscation
or further proscription, there might be some ex
cuse for the Sentinel's abuse of it, but it did
nothing of the sort, and therefore we think denun
ciations of those who participated in it out of
place and unnecessary, and calculated to keep
up bad feeling. We presume it will not be long
before the opponents of the men who participated
.in the Raleigh Convention will also hold a Con
vention. We don't expect to abuso them for
.doing so, however much we may doubt the pro
priety of arousing party feeling and party con
tention at this time.
We belong to no party there is not an office
within the gift of the people that we would ac
,cept we would not exchange our Printing Office
for double the salary of any public office-holder
in the State therefore we can conscientiously
SJ that our course is not dictated by selfish
motives. The only motive we have for having
anything to do with public affairs at this time is
to use what little influence we may exert in favor
of good feeling, peace and quiet, and in opposi
tion to confiscation. For doiug this we do not
anticipate any thanks, bnt on the contrary we
know that - we have been and will be denounced
by a few narrow-hearted individuals who seem to
.consider that they alone are the only proper
.guardians of Southern honor.
The Sentinel has no excuse for intimating that
we have affiliated with destructives. The advice
we have given (and shall continue to give) to
permit the men who;are considered loyal by Con
gress to carry qn jthe work of reconstruction,
may be wrong in,the .estimation of the Sentiuel,
ibut we tell it that unless, reconstruction is carried
,on in that way there will be no admission of the
State to .the Union. And we warn the Sentinel
that unless the party organized at Raleigh on the
27th ult., is satisfied with the manner of .doing
the work, they will have it in their power to re
ject the new Constitution when it, is submitted to
the people, if Congress does not n-ject it. We
should regret this, because we want .difficulties
settled in some way as soon as possible.
We are not disposed to use .any offensive re
mark towards the Sentinel, but it mu.t excuse us
for again saying that its course is having a ten
dency to.d"feat reconstruction ,a,nd .keep. up party
.strife and bad feeliiig.
If the Sentinel is willing to give us a fair show
ing before its readers. W6 ask it to copy this ar
ticle. We think the Sentinel is entirely mistakep in
raying that the Standard has taken ground in
favor of confiscation. We do not believe that
Mr Ilolth n is in favor of confiscation; and if the
Sentinel and all others would quit assailing hitn
it would produce abetter feeling in the State.
As long: as abuse of Holden and "Holdenites" is
persisted in, retaliation may bo expected. If the
Sentiuel and all others would let Mr Holden
alone for the next twelve months, we should hope
for better times and good feeling and permanent
peace. But if the determination is to continue
to assail him and proscribe every one who co
operates with him, we shall not look for an early
settlement or freedom from the dangers of confis
cation. We know that some who are now en
gaged in denouncing Holden, voluntarily prom
ised (while he was Provisional Governor) to sup
port him for permanent Governor, but violated
their promises. We can produce the proof when
ever we please.
UT We direct attention to the notice, in an
other column, of Mr II. H. Helper, U. S. Int.
Rev. Assessor for this (the 6th) District.
tir The order of Geu. Sicklos. prohibiting the
carrying on the persou of concealed weapons,
such as pistols or dirks, is a good one, and we
hope will be enforced. Any one guilty of vio
lating' the order must be reported to headquarters.
feir The military authority, by order of Gen.
Sickles, has taken control of the police force of
Wilmington, and the City Marshal is required to
jeport to the commander of the Tost for instruc
tions. HP The report published some weeks ago that
Judge Barnes, who is riding the Raleigh Circuit
bad refused to allow negro testimony, is incor
rect. The report, however, has had the effect of
causing Gen. Sickles to order an investigation.
We agree with the Raleigh Sentinel in the fol
lowing remark :
We are confident that no instance has oc
curred with our Judtiry. iu which they have, in
the slightest degree, departed from or construed
the law to the prejudice of the colored people.
So far from it, whre the law has allowed such a
construction, they have always given the oolored
rjeople ti& fcenet of it."
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Medical Notice Dr H C Wa.lk.up.
New Goods McLeod A Steele.
Vest India Molasses WillardjBrothers, Wilmington.
Kew Debtors S F DeWUe.
iSroceries and Provisions S F Houston.
Pa Consignment Stenhouse, Macaulay & Co.
Flour, Sugar, Coffee and B&coc Stenhouse, Macau
la j 4 .Co.
Dwelling to Rent Stenbou.se, Macaulay k Co.
Administrator's Sa,le -Wm Tiddy, Adcnr.
J W Bradley's Hoop Skirts for sale by Br,exn, Drown
A: Co. "
Millinery aod Dry Goods L H Smith.
U. S. Internal Revenue H B Helper, Assessor 6tb
pjatrict N, C
A Good Move. The Wilmington Journal
says that a meeting of the Magistrates of New
Hanover county has been called for the purpose
of making arrangements to relieve the county of
the expense of keeping prisoners in Jail, and to
take the necessary steps towards working them
to an advantage. We suggest that it might be a
great relief to tax payers if all the counties would
follow the example of New Hanoyer. Counties
having towns located within their borders like
Charlotte, Salisbury, &c, might make prisoners
pay the expense of keeping by working them on
the streets and public roads. In view of Gen.
Sickles late order, changing the mode of punish
ment, something must be done to relieve the
counties of the heavy expense of keeping prison
ers in jail.
Many of us believe that 39 lashes on the bare
back of a horse-thief or smoke-house-breaker is
the best and most effectual remedy, and then let
the prisoner loose and give him an opportunity
to work for the support of his wife and children;
but Gen. Sickles don't agree with us oh that
point, and we are always in favor of strictly
obeying orders. The "boss" aiust be obeyed in
every business.
EF We see that many of the newspapers in
the South are publishing a great deal concerning
the sayings and doings of negro meetings which
are being held at various points; and even tele
graphic dispatches are flying about conveying
the declarations of such meetings. W e respect
fully suggest that the least said about such mat
ters the better. It is now notorious that all par
ties are striving to secure the vote of the colored
people, and we fear that the colored man is being
demoralized by such efforts, for we see that in
Richmond and Mobile some of them have de
clared in favor of confiscation. We don't believe
there was a. colored man in the late Convention at
Raleigh who, in the slightes-t degree, favored such
a destructive measure to both races as confisca
tion; and we hope all the colored people of North
Carolina have too much good sense to give their
approbation to such an iniquitous scheme a
scheme that would engender an everlasting bad
feeling for the colored man. If all parties will
agree to let the negro alone, we have no doubt
that both races will work together in the South
for peace and prosperity.
Regular State Conventions of black and white
people are to be expected and are not improper
under the present circumstances, and neither
party can be blamed for calling such Conventions
(provided the purpose is not to make inflamma
tory speeches and get up bad feeling between
the races.) but we do hope that all primary meet
ings for speech-making will be discontinued. Let
black and white attend to their work this Summer
and not watte their time attending political meet
ings. The production of bread and meat is of
paramount importance.
m
General Sickles' Ordeu. We publish, in
another column, a highly important order from
General Sickles. Its general features may be
thus summed up :
The General Order sets forth that the wide
spread destitution prevailing .among the popula
tion, of -the District renders necessary for their
relief the adoption of extraordinary measures.
It therefore directs that no person shall bo im
prisoned for debt except upon conviction of
fraud; that judgment or decrees for the payment
.of money on causes of action arising between
December 19. 18G0, and May 15, 1865, shall not
be enforced by execution against the property or
the person of the defendant; that sheriffs, coro
nors and constables shall suspend for twelve
months sales Qf property on liabilities contracted
prior to December 1,9, 1860; that all proceedings
for.the recovery of money for the purchase of
negroes are suspended; that in sales of property
by execution or order of court there shall be re
served to defendants having families depending
upon them a homestead, und implements of hus
bandry, .household goods, &c, to the value of
$500, aud that the property of absent debtors
shall not be taken under the foreign attachment
process. The order also prohibits the practice
of carrying deadly weapons, except by officers
and soldiers, and makes an offender amenable to
trial and punishment by military commission.
The punishment of death in certain oases of bur
glary and larceny is abolished, and authority is
given the Governors of North and South Caroli
na to reprieve or pardon persons convicted and
sentenced by civil courts, and to remit fines and
penalties.
The Raleigh Sentinel further remarks on the
order :
"The debtor class of the people will hail the
order as a God-send. The creditor class, who
Unfortunately are not always in these times in
the best condition, may feel it a hardship; yet
the representations of the condition of the peo
ple, which have been made to Gen. Sickles, have
been such as to impress him with the necessity of
exercising his extraordinary powers to preserve
the masses from great sufteruig and ruin. 1 he
abolition of all corporeal punishment, and fixing
the penalty of crimes, less than murder or rape,
to imprisonment and hard labor, may, in the ab
sence of Penitentiaries or work houses, leave the
civil authorities in great difficulty and doubt as
to what disposition shall be mado of criminals at
the present time. The public expense involved
in their imprisonment, in the absence of provision
for hard labor, will be immense, and will fall
severely upon the people in the shape of county
taxes. In such cases, it is to be feared, the pun
ishment due to crime will not, in many cases, be
fully inflicted, to avoid the expense."
Let immediate arrangements be made for
working criminalson the public roads and streets,
until we get the power to enforce our old-fashioned
laws again. After the State is admitted
into the Union this order will cease to have force.
Rather too Late. We hear the rumor from
all quarters that a great reaction U taking place
in Northern sentiment that the overthrow of the
radical party is indicated by the recent State and
municipal elections at the North. If this is true
(which we think is very doubtful) it is very un
fortunate for us "down South" that the reaction
did not take place sooner and save us from mili
tary rule. We hope no one will be deceived by
these reports of reaction. If there is any sub
stantial reaction it is too late to do us any good,
and our only course is to comply with the Re
construction Acts, however repugnant they may
be to our feelings. If we depend on or wait for
reaction to help as, we shall certainly find that
such faith will not end iu fruition.
Tennessee. The "Conservative" party of
Tennessee, at the late State Convention, nomi
nated the Hon. Emerson Etheridge as a candidate
for Governor, in opposition to Brownlow.
I t3T The Hon. Reverdy Johnson, TJ. S- Senator
J from Maryland, (a man who has always been
j kindly disposed to the South,) in a letter to a
friend, speaking of his vote for the Reconstruc
tion Act, says : - .
"My vote for the bill yoa refer to was given,
not because I approved of it, but because I knew
that if defeated, or net carried out by the South,
other measures, ruinous to them in every way,
would follow.
I wished by my vote (hoping that the Sonth
would not doubt my desire to serve them and the
whole country) to place myself in a condition to
advise them more effectually to acceptance than
I could if I had voted against it.
My advice therefore is, and I give it most
anxiously, that the proper course ta be pursued
by you is to organize under the act at once and
in good faith."
The "Radical" TJ. S. Senators from Cali
fornia, Nevada and Oregon have signed a call on
their constituents for relief of the South in the
way of food and money. They say :
"We believe that liberal contributions from the
States and Territories of the far West would at
once save many lives and relieve great suffering,
and would have a most happy influence upon the
nation."
California has already contributed $30,000 in
gold.
SS A New York correspondent writes to
the Raleigh Episcopal Methodist as follows :
"A few days ago I spent an hour in the li
brary of the late Dr. Hawks. It may be easily
imagined that a man of his literary tastes and
opportunities, collecting books through nearly
half a century, would leave behind hitn a most
valuable collection. So I found k to be.
Among the books I saw a large volume of man
uscript letters written to England from North
Carolina from 1703 to 17C9. It ought to be in
the library of your University. Last evening a
meeting of the New York Historical Society
was held at which it was announced that Wm.
Niblo, Esq., had purchased the whole library
and presented it to the Historical Society. I
have not beard what price was paid, but know
that booksellers have valued it at 10,000. It
has been taken to the right place. Thanks to
the liberality of Dr Hawks' excellent friend Mr
Niblo."
, .
WHO CAN VOTE.
The following communication is from an intel
ligent lawyer in this State, a gentleman who oc
cupies a prominent position:
Mr. Editor : As it is the duty and interest
of every one to do what he can toward forming a
State Government which is to give protection to
life, liberty and property for all time to come, it
is important to know with certainty what persons
are excluded from taking part in the work.
Doubtless those intrusted with carrying into
effect the Reconstruction Acts of Congress will
at the proper time give the necessary information
upon this point. But, in the meantime, as you
have alluded to the subject in your paper, I trust
a more detailed view will not be improper or un
interesting to your readers.
One of the reasons given by the President for
refusing to sign the Supplemental Bill was that
it required an oath of doubtless meaning. The
doubt is whether the prescribed oath enlarges the
classes disfranchised by the Act of March 2d.
By construing the two Acts together, ut res magis
valeat quant pereat, it is obvious enough that ail
may take the oath who are not disfranchised by
the rst Act. The words of the Act are "elected
by the male citizens of said State twenty-one
years old and upward of whatever race, color or
previous condition who have been resident in
said State for one year previous to the day of
such election, except suclt as may be disfranchised
for participation in the rebellion, or for felony at
common law." It then excludes from the right
of voting all who are disqualified for holding
office by the proposed Constitutional Amendment.
The registration oath copies almost literally the
words of the Act, together with the disabling
language of the proposed Amendment, and in
serts in addition the following clause, "that I
have never been a member of any State Legisla
ture, nor held any Executive or Judicial office in
any State ai;d afterwards," &c. It is obvious
that the law makers use the word "State'' in this
clause iu its proper legal sense to signify a mem
ber of the .Union. They uniformly usa the word
in this sense. When they refer to the organiza
tions in the South during the war, the term em
ployed is "pretended State Government." In
taking the oath we are bound by the meaning
which Congress intended the words to have and
no other. The clause was intended .to include
in the disfranchised class those who wore mem
bers cf State Legislatures, or Judicial or Execu
tive officers immediately before the war. and
failed to take an oath to support the Constitution
of the United States. The fact that the words of
the Act are followed with the addition of this
clause makes it clear enough that none are ex
cluded except those indicated in the proposed
amendment.
The inquiry remains, who are Judicial and
Executive officers. The Constitution of the
United Statas requires that members of the Leg
islatures and Judicial and Executive officers of
the States shall take an oath to support the Con
stitution of the United States. The General As
sembly of the State iu 1791, enacted that all
members of the Legislature and all persons who
shall be appointed or chosen to hold any office of
profit or trust within the State shall take an oath
to support the Constitution of the United States.
The fratners of this act either did moro than the
Constitution required them to do, or they con
sidered the term Judicial or Executive office co
extensive with the term office of profit or trust.
The inference that the latter was the view enter
tained by them may be drawn from the theory
that our civil government consists of three
co-ordinate branches, the Legislative, Judicial
and Executive. As the members of the Legisla
ture make up the Legislative, all other officers of
the State must be classed in the other branches ;
unless we suppose that there are State officers
not within either of the three branches named,
which would be equivalent to saying that the
Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches do
not make up the entire civil government. The
conclusion seems to be unavoidable that all are
disfranchised who before the war held any civil
office which required them to take an oath to sup
port the Constitution of the United Sutes, and
afterwards engaged in the rebellion.
This severe extension of a hard rule should not
be made to include any who do not necessarily
fall within it. Hence, although Attorneys at
Law have always been regarded as officers of the
Court, and have always in this State te.ken the
oath to support the Constitution of tho United
States.'they cannot be considered as within the
meaning of the term Executive or Judicial officer
as rmployed in the proposed amendment. This
is evident from the fact that in some of the States
they are not required to take the oath, which all
Executive aud Judicial officers are required to
take.
Methodist Church. The questions of lay
delegation and change of name of the denomina
tion, South, which have agitated the Methodist
Church all through the South, for the Ia?t twelve
months, have at last been decided. Rev. Dr.
Summers, to whom the official returns were sent,
says that the question of lay delegation is decided
in the affirmative, and that as to the name of the
church iu the negative.
- por the Wethm Democrat. '
. Charlotte, N. C, April 19, 1867.
According to previous notice the Trustees of
Aiecklenburg Female College met in the office or
me President. Present: Revs. : W C Power, H
Aldrich, A G Stacv. Maior O Dowd.- W J Yates,
H Wilson, Esq., Gov. Z B Vance, Dr. O J Fox, Capt.
John Wilkes, 51 L Wriston, Col. C M Ray and J Y
cryce.
On motion of John Wilkes, J H Wilson, Esq-, was
called to the Chair, and JI L Wriston requested to
act as Secretary.
Rev. W C Power opened the meeting by prayer,
afterVhich the Chairman explained the object of
tne meeting to be the consideration of the accept
ance of the Charter, which, after being read by the
secretary, was accepted by a unanimous vote.
On motion, tL Chairman appointed W J Yates,
John Wilkes and Gov. Z B Yance a committee to
report permanent efficers for the Board of Trustees,
, who reported for President Major C Dowd, and for
Secretary and Treasurer J Y Brvce, who were
unanimously elected.
The President of the College, Rev. A. G. Stacy,
suomuted a verbal report of the condition of the In
etitution, after which, Dr C. J. Fox introduced the
ioiiowing resolution :
Resolved, That we have heard with pleasure the
report of the President, and are very much gratified
at the evidences of success, and the zeal, and activ
ity exhibited in prosecuting the objects of this In
stitution. Which resolution was adopted by a unanimous
vote. Rev. W. C. Power- made a few very appro
priate remarks relative to the establishment of this
Institution, after which, on motion, the Chairman
appointed J II Wilson, Esq, Dr C J Fox, W J Yates,
Rev N Aldrich and Col C M Ray to petition the next
Legislature to eo amend the charter that seven
Trustees may constitute a quorum for the transac
tion of business.
On motion the meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the President.
J. H. WILSON, Chairman.
M L. Wriston, Secretary.
Our Judicial System. The Grand Jury
of Cabarrus county, at the recent Term of the
County Court, made the following presentment:
The Grand Jurors, representing the body of
the County, would respectfully present the ex
isting judiciary system of this State as a bur
then and a grievance to the mass of the people,
in their reduced and impoverished condition.
Large numbers, of all classes, are taken from
their labors and pursuits as jurors, witnesses
and suitors, to attend four and six terms of the
court a year, at great loss of time, and heavy
expense to themselves and with little or no ad
vantage to the public in the dispatch of judicial
business. The Grand Juror3 desire in this way
to call attention to the evil, iu the hope of in
viting enquiry as to whether a change for the
better might not be effected, by substituting for
the present complex system, one more simple
in its form, and less expensive and numerous in
its terms. It is believed that a Probate system,
and thrae well regulated terms of the Superior
Court a year, as recommended by Gov. Graham
in 1848, would dispatch all the public business,
with a vast saving in time, trouble and expense
to the citizens, and furnish a surer guarantee
for the more speedy and certain administration
of justice.
Caleb Phiter, Foreman;. George Cline, John
Linn, W A Patterson, Daniel Miller, Paul Stire
walt, J J Misenheimer, E V Earnhardt, M E
Castor, A C Alexander, G M Isenhour, James
S Wilkinson, F M. Neisler, Thomas A Rogers,
John Bradford. j
The Court fully concur with thejGrand Jury
in the above presentment.
Thomas II. Robinson, Chm'n.
JSSF" We find the following letter from Col.
S. H. Walkup of Union county, in the Wash
ington Intelligencer:
Monroe, N. C, April 8, 18G7.
Dear Sirs : This county sufferod so severe
ly from last year's drought as to be seriously
threatened with famine. Fifteen hundred per
sons have no corn and do means to purchase it
in this county. They are generally women and
children; nearly all are eueh; about one-fifth
are negroes. There are five hundred more who
have no provisions, but have, some, a cow and
calf, and others a poor piece of land; so that we
have two thousand persons in this county who
are entirely destitute, and have not even corn
to last them one week. We are, therefore,
more interested in trying to get bread to keep
from starving, than in reconstruction or politi
cal matters. 1 presume our people will, all who
can, register and vote for Sherman's bill, and
acquiesce for peace and Union, whether they
like the plan or not.
S. II. Walkup.
We hope that the corn which has arrived and
expected to arrive at this place for Union coun
ty, will relieve the destitute to a great extent.
Those having teams to spare should imme
diately haul the corn from this place to Monroe.
Sentenced to be HungT. Jahn and Squire,
two negro men who were convicted for abetting
in the poisoniDg a little girl of Mr Grunert, the
Principal of the Salem Female Academy, were
sentenced last week, by Judge' Warren, to be
hung on the 18th day of next June. Winston
Sentinel.
North Carolina. Internal Revenue "We
have been furnished, by a friend at Washington,
with the following statement of the amounts of
United States Internal Revenue collected in the
several Districts of this State, from July 1 to Dec.
31, 1866, being the hrst half of the current fiscal
year :
1st District,
2d
3d "
4 th "
5 th "
6th "
7th
$25,631 58
338,198 21
104,399 03
87,659 77
64,888
103,752
12,654
98
21
04
$737,183 82
This does not include tax collected outside of
the State on Cotton, Tobacco, and other products
shipped in bond, on which the tax was collected
at the port of destination. -Rah Sentinel.
South Carolina Affairs. Columbia, April
18. The Governor estimates that one hundred
thousand of the people of South Carolina have
not tasted meat in thirty days. Destitution is
great, and several deaths from starvation are re
ported. The registration of voters will be commenced as
soon as a sufficient numberof persons report them
selves who are qualified to act as registers. But
few have done so yet.
Northern advices received here indicate a con
siderable emigration of farmers from New Eng
land, New York and Pennsylvania.
3- The trial of the parties indicted for mcr
der on account of alleged criminal carelessness,
resulting in the burning of the Kingstree S. C.
jail, with twenty two prisoners, some months
ago, has been concluded in Kingstree by the ac
quittal of the accused.
Washington, April 20.
T A protracted debate was had yesterday in the
Senate on the nomination of.Raymond, as Min
ister to Austria. The nomination was laid on
the table. This has the effect to lay the nomi
nation over until December, and to retain Motly
ia the position. As Motly had resigned, some
noia mat tne place was vacant
The Trustees of the'Peabodv Fund have dec!
ded, for the present, to confine assistance to lan
guishing common schools, or to those which can
not ue organized, where needed, without aid.
. New York, April 20.
Gold 81,381. Cotton dull and unsettled, 25.
foreign news unfavorable.
Foreign News. Imprisonment for debt has
Deen aoonsued in Paris.
. It is reported that Napoleon is strengthen
ing his forces and the military posts on the fron
tir placing his artillery on a war footinsr. and
purchasing ambulances; and that the French re
serves for 68 will be called out the first of May.
Prussia is also represented to be making active
military preparations.
Dispatches have been received which state
that negotations between France and Prussia are
broken off.
The Supreme Court of the United States has
decided that there was no legal . blockade of the
Ilio Grande duriog the war, aod has ordered the
restoration of the cargo of tho Peterhoff to the
owners.
The Boston Journal states that recently an
egg was placed in a vessel of cold water which
was made to revolve 232 times a minute. The
egg was boiled in six minutes, the only heat be
ing the friction of the water.
They applaud the church musio in Indianap
olis, when it pleases them, with clapping of
hands and stamping of feet. Ibis, we presume,
is a new Westcrnism.
In Newbern, on the 15th inst.. Mr Eucene 11
Williams to Miss Mary N Gardiner.
In Ilamntonville. on the 2d inst . Mr Willie Wise.
man of Davie county, to Miss Sallie M Martin of
Ilamptonrille, Yadkin county.
In Salisbury, on the 15th inst... Mr Jehn Foster.
Jr., to Miss Allice W Murphy, eldest daughter of It
A Murphy, Esq. .
On the 4ih last., Col. John L. Bridgers of Tar
boro, to Miss Mary E. Battle, daughter of the late
Joseph Battle.
On the 19th March, Mrs Nancy Rea, consort of
John Rea, Esq., deceased, aged 94 years, 6 months
and 19 days.
"Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord."
In Rowan county, on the 10th instant, Jas A At-
well, of consumption.
In Rowan county, on the 12th inst., of disease of
the heart, Rev. Stephen Frontis, in the 74th year of
hi age. Mr F. had beeo for many years a minister
in the Presbyterian Church. . lie was, we believe, a
native of France.
COUiTllSSIOftEKS of" CLAIMS.
The undersigned, appointed and commissioned by
His Excellency the Governor, under an act of As
sembly, ratified on the 4th March, 18C7, "to inves
tigate all claims against the State on account of any
debt or obliatrion created during the late war, with
powers to take testimony, administer oaths, send
for persons and papers, and to adopt such rules and
regulations as may be deemed necessary to enable
them to distinguish between debts created for war
purpose?, and to report the same to the next session
of the General Assembly" will commence their
labors at the Capitol, in Raleigh, on Monday, the
6lh May prox.
All persons holding claims so to be investigated,
are hereby notifit-d to present the same.
J. C. HARPER, )
R. H. BATTLE, I Committee.
H. W. HUSTED. J
Raleigh, April 22, 1867.
Medical Notice.
Dr. H. C. WALKUP has commenced the practice
of Medicine in Sharon neighborhood, Mecklenbnrg
county. He can be found, when not professionally
engaged, at the residence of Mr Hugh Kirkpatrick.
April 22, 1867
3m
All persor.3 indebted to the estate of Samuel A.
Davis deceased, for property bought at the Admin
istrators Sale, are notified that. I have the Notes for
collection, and payment must be made or suit will
be brought. F. S. DkWOLFE.
Charlotte, April 22, 1867. " lm
TO REiT.
To rent for the balance of the year, the house
lately occupied by Mr Macaulay. Apply at store of
STENHUUSK, MAUAUbA I & CU.
April 22, 1867. lw
HILLXERY ! MILINERY I I
JUST RECEIVED
The following choice assortment of MILINERY
GOODS, which will be sold at remarkably low
prices, for cash, at
Jj . II. SMITH'S,
TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Consisting of Silks, for Bonnets, assorted colors,
Fringes, crystal, pearl and amber: amber and crystal
Drops, Ornaments, straw and penrl; Flowers, new
assortment; Wreaths, Ribbon aud Dress Trimmings
of every kind.
BONNETS AND HATS :
Infants Florets, Infants Restora, ladies and misses
white Glossa Florets, fplit straw Stelia, white Mar
seilles Verino, white Glassa Patties, white Glassa
Almas, Canton Almas, Pedal Almas, Florence Almas,
black and white Glassa Seasides, Coberg Pomonade,
Pedal Shade Hats, Coberg Sunbeams, fancy chipped
Perepsco, fancy hair and edged Glassa Vergiimas;
Glassa Morning Glory, black and white Morning
Glory, Neapolitan Beaded, Neapolitan Trimmed
Beaded, broad Cobergs, edged C. L. Pedal. Also,
Bonnet Frames, assorted. Also,
JDJTSr 3r OOdS,
of all kind', and
illilinery and Dress making.
I expect, in a few days, to have a first class Mantua
Maker, from New York.
Call and examine. L. H. SMITH,
April 22, 1867. Tryon Street.
Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Bacon.
tfgrfhh BARRELS Selected Family Floor,
25 sacks country Flour,
50 barrels Sugar, varioni qualities,
10 thds, Porto Rico Sugar,
25 sacks Coffee,
7 hhds. Bacon clear sides.
For sale by
STENHOUSE, MACAULAY h CO.
April 22, 1867 6w
On Consignment,
StTTj BARRELS Cora and Rye Whiskey,
QM 10 boxes Fine Twist Tobacco,
1,000 pounds Durham's Smoking Tobacco, in
cans and bags, on consignment, and for sale by
STENHOUSE, MACAULAY k CO.
April 22, 1867 6w
WEST irVDIA HIOL'ASSES.
61) y J? Hogsheads, lweoty-6re Tierces, new
&Q WEST INDIA MOLASSES,
now landing, direct from Cardinas, for sale by
WILLARD BROTHERS,
29, 30 and 31, North Water Street,
April 22, 1867 4w Wilmington, N. C.
Assessor' Office.
U. S. Internal Rev.. Gth Di$l. 2?..CaroUt
'na, I
7. j
Salisbury, April 18, 1867.
Notice is bereby given in Accordance with th
provisions of section 19th of Act of Jun20, 1864,
as amended March 3, 1865, that I, H. H. Helper,
Assessor Sixth District of North Carolina, will lit
at my office, on the corner of Long and Innis rtreeU,
in the city of Salisbury, on the lit day of May next;
at the court house in Mocksvllle, Davie coanty, oa
the 2d ; at the court house in StateivlTle, Iredell
county, on the 3d; at the courthouse in Taylort
ville, Alexander coanty, on the 4th; at the court
house ia Newton, Catawba county, . on the 6th ; at
the court house ia Concord, Cabarrua county, oa
the 4th ; at the ofBce of Assistant Assessor, F. W.
Ahrens, Charlotte, Mecklenburg county, On the lt;
at the court house iu Monroe, Union county, on the
2d; at the court bouse-in Dallas, O as ton county,
on the 6th; at the court-house ia . Lincolnton,
Lincoln county, en the 8th; at the court house ia
Yadkinville. Yadkin county, on the 4tb, aoJ t
Wilkesboro', Wilkes' county, os the 6th, between
the hours of 9 A. M. and 4 P. M., of the several
days of May named above, to hear and determine
any appeals relative to any erroneous or exceisive
valuations, assessments or enumeration by the
Assessor or Assistant Assessors returned iu the
annual list.
Notice is further given that no appeal will be
allowed to any party after he shall have'been duly
assessed and the annual list containing the assess
ment has been transmitted to the Collector of the
District. . ' t .
All appeals to said Assessor, as aforesaid, must
be made in writing and specify the particular cause,
matter or thing, respecting which a decision is rt
queited, and must state the ground or principle of
error complained of.
n. n. HELPER,
April 22, 1867. Assessor 6th District N.C.
AT . -
ITIcLEOO & STEELE'S
We are receiving a general stock of all grades of
Seasonable Goods. We have now in store ma ay
desirable styles of 1
LADIES' DRESS GOODS,
Such as black and colored Silks, black and colored
Silk Grenadines; black, white and colored S. Warp
Shallies, Bareges, Tissues, Tamartine, Crape Moretts,
Shawl Crape 8-4, black English Cassimeres, black,
white and colored Alpacca, Lustres, Poplins, Ac.
A beautiful line of French Organdies, printed;
linen .and cotton Lawns, Table Linen, Napkins,
Doylies, Damask Merino, cetton and linen Sheetings,
brown and bleached Domestic, black French Clothe
and Cassimeres, French Drab de ete, Linen Drills and
Ducks, Perchals Solid and Printed Marseilles aud
Alendale Quilts, Prints all gr.tdes ; Alamance
rlAicte, Rock Island Cassimeres, at Factory prices.
Bradle8 Duplex Hoopshirts, Summer Balmoral
Skirts a beautiful article.
A full line of Notions, Hosiery, Gloves, Straw
Goods, Bonnets and Bonnet Ribbons, French Flowers,
Hats and Caps, Boots aod Shoes,
Crockery, Groceries,
and a general stock of Hardware.
Our entire stock was selected with much care, and
we feel confident will compare favorably with any
in the city, in style and price.
We are anxious to sell, and respectfully ask an
examination of our stock, hear our prices, 4c, M
we are determined not to be undersold.
April 22, 1867. McLEOD k STEELE.
AFLOAT AIjI AliOIVE.
Having purchased the interest of J. H. Sanders in the
Grocery and Provision Easiness,
I would respectfully ask the custom of my friends
and the public generally. And if fair dealing
be worth any thing in the party with whom yoa
do business, all I ask is a showing. My stock con
sists of such goods as are usually found in the pro
vision line. S. F. HOUSTON.
April 22. 1867. Next door to Charlotte Hotel,
Administrator's Sale.
By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions of Mecklenburg county,! will sell,
on Monday, the 20th day of May next, at the Pnblie
Square in the city of Charlotte, a valuable TRACT
OF LAND, lying on the waters of McAlpin's Creek.
containing about 110 acres of land, adjoining the
lands ot Dr. b. a. Watson, Wm. G. Black and others
sold by me as the property of J. R. Tredeaick,
deceased. WM. TiUUX. Adm'r.
P. S. All persons indebted to the Estate of J,
R. Tredenick must come forward and settle, and
those having claims against said Estate must pre
sent them properly authenticated.
April 22, 1867 4w .
SPRING AND SUMMER FASJ1IONS
J. W. Bradley's Duplex Elliptic
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Thev will not bend or break. lika th alnta
anrincft. bnt will ever nreserre their ncrful Mnd
beautiful shape, where three or four ordinary skirts
. Ml . .
are tnrown asiae as useless, iney combine el as
licit, comfort, durability and Mnitmr .lih h
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elegancy of shape which has made the "DUPLEX'
Standard Skirt of the Fashionable World,
LATEST STYLES BRADLEY'S ' "
Invisible Trail for Street Dress and Empress Trail
for E?ening Dress.
WESTS, BRADLEY flt CARY.
Exclusive manufacturers and sole owaert of the
patent. Warehouse and office, 87 Chambers, And
79 and 81 Reade street, New York.
CAVTIOIT.
Be particular to notice that Skirts offered M
DUPLEX have the red ink stamp, viz : "J. W.
BRADLEY'S Duplex Elliptic Steel Springs" upon
the waistband ; also notice that each hoop will ad
mil a pin being run through the centre of eack
Hoop, tberebj proving that they are Duplex, or
double springs braided together therein, which is
tbe secret of their superior grace, flexibility and
durability.
These Skirts are kept on hand In large "apply
For Sale in Charlotte
BY
B Jl EM, BROWN & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
Staple and Fancy Dry Good,
Clothing, Embroidery, Hoop Skirts, Notions, Car
pets, Hats, Boots, Shoes, JLc.
They keep the largest Stock and cheapest Goods
to bo found in the city..
At Brem's Old Stand on Trade street.
April 22, 1867
CHARLOTTE MARKET, April 22, 1867
CoaaxcTED bt Steibocss, MacaniAT k Co.
Daring the past week about 100 bales Cotton
were sold in this market. In the forepart of the
week a good article brought 20 cents, but In con
sequence of unfavorable news from Europe prleei
declined to 16, tbe market closing rather doll
that figure on Saturday. .
Corn is in demand at $1 40 to $1 50; Meal $ 1 75;
Peas $1 50; Oats 80 cents.
Flour $14 to $15 per barrel fair mpply in mar
ket. Bacon 16 to 17 good supply on band. 1 '
Butter 80 to 33; Eggs 20 to 25; Chickens 35.
These articles in great demand.
There is a declining tendency in Groceries. Sajt
$ 3 50 per sack.