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'":r;H"K " W E Si E ll K I) E( lT 7 -Li J A; Che tBesttrn SJtmorrall CHARLOTTE, N. C. TJNIVEBSITY OP IT- C. -Chapel Hiix, May 4, 18C7. The annual Senior Festival was celebrated in Girard Hall, on the eveoings of the 2d and 3d instant, iial'hursday .everog, Ui following was the order of proceeding ; I. Inflaeoee of Education upon tne Moral Condition, of a People Willis Alston, Halifax, N. C " II. We should not forget the past W 11 Ileeves, SomervUJe,,Tena. , - III. 'Influence of Hope upon the Action of - Men Geo 3J Iioee, Fajettevillp, N. C. IV, -Ktnnan Elements of ' OivitTZttiotf Wiri field S Guthrie; Ubapel fiillj N.' C. : V- To be Born, to be Married and to Die Hobt W Mean, Concord, N. C. . -On Friday, the following Seoiore occupied the .-stage-.: ' ' I. Causes and Effects of the Crusades Albert X3t Carr,( Chapel Hill, N: 0. II. Alexander Hamilton Patrick II. Win--aton, Windsor; NV C. ill-. Abuses of Imagination William H Miller, Shelby, N. 0. J IV. The South and Her Remedies John G "Young, Charlotte, N. C. All the Seniors acquitted themselves very Creditably, and I will, therefore, make no dis tinctions. On Saturday morning the Senior report was tead as follows : ....... The first distinction in scholarship was award ed to Mr Patrick II Wij-Ffon of Bertie county, y. C., the 2d to Mr G M Rose of Cumberland, and -the 3d to Mr Robert W Means of Cabarrus county. " Mr Winston will deliver the Valedictory at Commencement, and Mr Rose the Salutatory. FOREIGN NEWS. McCaffarty has been convicted of high treason t Dublin. Notwithstanding the .preliminaries looking to peace. France and Prussia are both rapid;y arm ing, which produces great distrust in Financial -circles in .London and elsewhere. IMPORTANT NEWS. London, May 9. The peace conference met yesterday. The proceedings have been secret. This much, however, is known: France will ac cent the dismantling of Luxemburg, to which "Prussia will not con.-enf. The conference has adjourned to enable the delegates to receive in structions from their respective governments In the meantime, war preparations proceed France is bu vine, arms both in England and Spain. Piuesian troupe are held in readiness to support Luxemburg. Bismarck declares the situation more serious than heretofore. ins rKAit of Uoxfiscation. One of our southern coi respondents, writing from Misissipp, ays that among that people the existing recon struction laws of Congress "are not so interesting a subject of consideration as the threat of con- .fiscation that these military bills do not hurt (hem; but that "the fear of confiscation is an actual destroyer of confidence," and that all ciasse feel the consequences. No doubt the late doleful growl of confiscation from the remorseless Stevens will tend somewhat to increase Routhern appre hensions of worse things yet lo come than negro suffrage; but let the southern people in good faith meet the conditions before them, and northern public opinion will secure fair play from Congress. There need be no fear upon this point. New XorJe Herald. Public Debt of the United States j ne public oeut sraten.etit slows Hint uuring April the debt bearing coin interest was in creased 841,821,750; the debt bfaring currency r. . l i r n . iuierttfc was urcreaseu co ,ior),u u: tne ma tured debt not presented for payment was de creased 8803,118; the debt bearing no interest was iucreascd S1,3J8.162 50; making an in crease of the total debt during the month of 85,1G1,724 4G; the amount of coin in the trcas ury during the same period was increased vo,.jo,juuoi; me amount ot currency wa9 decreased 8490,208 28; leaving a total amount of debt (less cash in the treasury) of $2,G41,- Hi. IV less than on the hrst of April last. Defining ms Poution. The "Fat Con trioutor, wiiiie ai iasnvine rece illv, was re queued to define his posit-on on politic, which he did in a letter to "John 11 a j-py' of the Nashville JJtinher, as follows : ! am aware of the, necessity t f knowing just wbcre a man stauds in thee times which try men's ioles, as well as the upper leatht r. To tegin with, I am an OM Henry Clay Whig, of the Polk School. I believed in tbe Hard Cider Phi form of 1340, dui ing which I cast a some hat colored vote for Jackson. I voted gainst the assassination of Lincoln. I favored the Maine Law until they fired on our flag, to gether wiih ie7eral of cur flug-stoncs, viheol went in for a vigorous prosecution of peace. I am in favor of woman's rights, if it is a good 1 joking wemm and she tcritcs to mo. . I don't know much about the M ooroc Doctrine, and as for horse doctoring, I don't know anything at all. I wouldn't vote to oblige a Mrmn to ba e more than one wife, and am oppt sed to in troducing cholera into the territoricij I gi in for a tax co wetufalU Fi a'ly, I am in fWr of allowing the negro to v te ia the South it is the only way to mukc treason odorous. CoKBCll NTious A revolutionary loldicr was runuing for Congress, and his opponent was : young mi n -who bad "never been to the wars," and it was the custom of old lc o u ionary to tell the hardships he had endured. Said he: Pillow citizens, I have fought and bled for my country. I helped to whip the Drith and the Indians. I have slept on the fL'ld of battle with no other . covering tl an the canopy of heavtn. 1 hate walked. over tbe frozen ground 1 till every footstep was marked with blocd " j " Just about this time one f the fitvreuvr. w'io had become gieatly interested in bis tale nf m re ?pallr,P 10 the,r age ferocity than any S ifferinjjs, walked up in front of ihi speaker, 's'ory has rften recorded, w ennnot tell, bu wiped the tears from hi eyes with the extiemity j "re, that they have justly earned tl e of his Ojat tail and iuterrupted him with : j execration of all mankind. Their half a cen- Did you say you had fut the British and t iry of revolutions upon revolutions have mar'e lnj:nr tbe Mexican pe. p'e mad; and there is no telling 'lre?, sir " what atrocity they may not yet commit "Did yon say you had slept on the cround j while serving your country, without anj k.ver? ' j Hon. Elijah Ilise. jrit elected to Cf c 'I did" . .. T ! Prcss from the third district of Kentucky las "Uidyouay yrur teet ki?ered the ground jon walked over with blood?" 'Yes'. replied the speaker exultingly. Well, then;" raid the tearful sovereign as he gavt a Bigh of painM emotion, M guess I'll rote ibr t'other fellow, lor 1M be blamod if yop aint dont wg& for vottr-oouatry' . . - ; U. S DISTRICT COUBT fur VIRGINIA. Ricn.MOND, May 6 The UoiteifStates Dis trict Court, Judge, Underwood presiding, met here to-day. Among the members of the Grand Jury are Jno. M. Botts, Jos. Segarg; Lewis Mc Keoiie aDi five colored wen.? The Judge,vin his charge, congratulated tb Jury, and said that he was threatened with destruction by as sassination. vet. thanks to Con .rps thA 'ourt mtlr now in security Ibis pfomieedetter ly i things for Richmond, a city where the press had reached tne lowest -deptns ot. profligacy, tne Mil nit had been nrostituted bv ministerinsr eav lothcxioa, and licentousness had ruled until half the births were illegitimate. The jury would nate. inc jury wouia i, much of it cteated by he people,b) a 'disloyal have a good deal of work the demoralization of the press, which had encouraged penury and coun- lerieiung iv vuei uic vyisuw v.v- acienilOU lO xoe iuci. unv ucgrucs were uu i j r - ru-w.J. - The Examiner has information that the ses sion of - the Court will be prolonged T until the adjournment of the Supreme Court, when Chief Justice Chase will. come bere and preside at tne trial of Mr Davis. , , . L H. Chandler, the crosecutinz attorney, is nnv in New York, consultio? wil h EvarU. Mr Dai 0iEsel, about the trial. . . The language of Judge Underwcod, to the Grand Jury, is not only disgrfcceful but is destitute of trutb. Such Judges, that stir up trife, are a disgrace to the high office, and ought to be impeached. EX PRESIDENT DAVIS' CASE, Richmond, May 8 It is now understood that Chief Justice Chase will arrive here Mon- dav oext. - U S. iNIarehall Underwood to ay rcceivea i followiosr writ, and leaves for Norfolk with i - - . ... . . . . . j it to morrow : The President of ihe United States to Brigadier General Henry S. Burton, and to any per- son or persons having the custody of Jefferson Davis, greeting: We command vou that you have tne ooay oi JcflersooUavisyyouimprisoneaanaaetaioeu, . as it IS SaiU, lOgemer Wlin toe cauov wi bu.i imnnsonnient and detention. DY whatsoever name the said Jeuerson JJa?is may oe canea or r . . ..." ' . ,, , charged, before our Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Virginia, at the next term thereof, at Richmond, in said district, on th 2d Aiondav in Mav. one thousand eisht hundied and sixty-seven, at the opening of the Court on that day, to do and receive what shall then and there be considered, concerning tne said Jefferson Davis. Witness, Salmon P. Chase, our Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, this first day of May, one thousand eiht hundred and sixtv-seven. W. II. Barrv. Clerk of the Circuit (Jouri of the United Slates for the Dis trict of Virginia." lur iavis, wuen ne arnvt-a ouuuijr, wwi own i r i i. - : C.-4.... -,:n be in military custody, and will not be produced in Court till iUonday. It is stated that ne will he kept in the Libby prison, where apartments will be assigned him. WASHINGTON ITEMS. tST Postrcaster General Randall recently placed in the hands of the President bis res nation, that the vacaney thus to be created in the Cabinet might be filled by a citizen of one of the Southern States, now unrepresented in the executive council. The President declined to accept the resignation. The case of the Commonwealth of V irgioia vs. West Virginia was argued in the Supreme Court last week. -This case raises the question of the status of Virginia as a State in the Union, as West Virginia denies the right of her Legis lature to make any valid enactments. The ini mediate question is the jurisdiction over certain counties claimed to have been transferred by fraudulent representations. ". A decree is asked, reinstating these counties to old Virginia 1 he argument will probably occupy ' two more days. Messrs Stanton, Addison and Reverdy m - Johnson represent Western Virginia, and Messrs Andrew Hunter and flertiumin 11. Curtis of Boston, represent the old Dominion Among the Presidents nppointments to the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, are Thns S Plun-1 kett of Tennessee, Frank L Clark of Kentucky, Perrin Busbec of North Carolina, and Jos II Sand?, son of Commodore Sands. The Supreme Court will not have the rules in bankruptcy published and ready for djstribu- tion before the 15th of the present month. Mr Usvts tnll unaonbtedly be surrendered to the Civil authorities on Monday. - A petition for the pardon of Mr Davis was started "hire, but-met little favor from his nearest friends. It is well understood that Mr JJavis ha3 not made, and it is said, on good authority, will not make any extra judicial ap- peal under any circumstances. The noted Japanese visitors had an interview with the'Secretarv of State this n.ornino. 'mnstlv on official -bmiines?: thev remained about an hour, aid then were accompanied by Mr Seward to the White House, where they saw the Presi- rent asatn. The prrfents they brought with them from Japan are in the Secretary's office, and will be presented soon. I have it on good authority that Mr Seward has completed the preliminary negotiations for the purchase of the Sandwich Islands. They were initiated during Queen Emma's visit lo this country a few months a?o. Bv the bve. it is confidently ascrted in well informed cireles that the next purchase will be that of tbe British Isles. Arizona advices say tht the war of cxter- mmation bis commenced against the Indians in tht territory. i TrtE Last Mexican Massacre. The ao. counts of the massacre at Puebla show that sixty seven cat tared Imperial office -a were shot in cold blood. 01 ll.eso, ix l ad the rank of General, sixty-one were of inferior grade. The Liberal in ihis case appear to have been emu lous of the fame of Ecohedo, who deliberately order d a hundred and twenty three Frenchman to be shot. Wlvat terrib'e judgment is to be visited upon these Mexican murderers for cWfl l"ulum,cu u:ciie. tie ictt a note ssying that committed suicida. the state of the country and'his advanced age la id bim to seek refuge in death. . g-About seventy Cherokee Indians from . North Carolina, recently arrived at Fort Smith by ' steamer. Thy came at emigrants foii-a Chpr,- Lfcee Nation, where Ihey intend Willing ' - BTATB NEWS. Home Manuka ctcres. We were yesterday shown eamplea of cassimeres manufactured by the Rock Island Manufacturing Company of Char lotte, N;C. Tlie. goods are equal to any, and superior to'roany, of those we have "aeen" from Northern looms, botn in color and texture. There is every incentive for Southern people to patron- hrliome manufactures, and wheu atuwriomimli-1 of goods is offered at resorbable prices it is! vorse than foolish to send their money abroad to duimi up aisianixromrauTiHiw. wio imjck lsiana Company would take steps to bring their good prominently before tfie'people. we have no doubt mey wouia mrei wiw umui ruvuu'igvneniiroui Southern merchants. Wilmwgton 'JKspatch. ' Trinixt College We learn through Dr. they would meet wiin mucn encouragement from n -.t, B;5no., . Pierce -will breach t he coajniencement sermon on tne inn ot June . . n JTSfReDorts reach us from all sections of the fine and promising appearance of .Ihe 'growing wheat crop, in mis county, me prospect .never was better, at this season of the year. A gentle man, who has traveled forty miles south of this. gTves glowing accounts of the crop prospects be low, m North and South Uarolina. Uhe wheat harvest there will begin in three or four weeks in Georgia earlier. He reports the freedmen working remarkably well in the section he visited. We think the same may be said of them -in this connty. Statesville American. 5grFrora what we can learn a larger breadth will be planted in . cotton in this State than in any former year. Cotton will pay well at fifteen cents. t This btate will most probably produce this vear two hundred thousand bales. The tobacco planters, too, are hopeful. The present fine prices will doubtless lead to the putting in of a large crop. Rafoigh Standard. Frost A pretty heavy frost visited this section yesterday morning. Salisbury li an- ner inst, DABING ROBBERY. , A ---.n,!-,,. nt ,h finMhA New rhi frQm Lcnoi- (;aJdwell Co.. cives the narliftiilnr! of a dar'ino- rnhhrv n that n ace. on the night of the 29th ult. The writer says "A colored woman, named Amanda Tuttle, entered the residence of Prof L. F. Whitaker, before the house was closed for the night, and secreted herself in one of the upper rooms until a late hour in the night, when she descended, and, in accordance with previous arrangements, entered into between herself and her accom plice?, admitted a negro man, named Cass Con- ly, and a negro woman, whose name has not yet been divulged. The three then proceeded to the chamber where Prof. W., and wife and infant child, were sleeping,' and armed with pistol and club, (as was afterward contesssed) entered the room, and without waking any of the inmates, ibstracted , r.0ti.f book from Prof. W. s pantaloons L u: pocket, hich contained some valuable papers and about 12 or $lb in currency, acd carried off the contents of the bureau drawers, which consisted of a large quantity of ladies' and chil dren's apparel. They then proceeded to an upper room where were sleeping the eldest daughters of Prof. Wr , and entering brought out Irom thence the en tire contents of one large trunk, which consist ed of wearing apparel, principally. They also carried off a portion of bed clothing from two other rooms. Very early next mormog, sus picion having fallen upon the woman Amanda Tuttle. pursuit was made, and she was over hauled about 11 miles from this place, having in her possession nearly all the articles stolen. She immediately confessed the name of the negro man, her accomplice, who was found at a farm house in the neighborhood and arrested. Both are now safely lodged in jail. State Dinxer at Tuebes. A correspondent of the Commercial Advertiser, writingfrom Fgypt, describes the dinner customs of the., highest cir cles, as follows: uWhi!e at Thebes, we were in vited to dine with Governor Selim Effendi, and our Consular Arent, Muslanha Afr-n. Tbere were nine in the party. As we were ushered into the dining apartment, a servant handed-each guest a towel, and held a metallic basin, while another J ponred water over the hands. We were then sea- ted on' cushions, on the 'floor, around a circular metallic table, about eighteen inches high, with a rim around it. In front ofeach euest was a spoon and a piece of bread. First came, soup, of jwhich each dipped. Then boiled fowl was placed in the centre of the table, and rapid Iv and gracefully carved by the Governor with his fingers. Uethen, with his fingers, passed a piece to each. The greatest compliment an Arab can pay is to pass to you the leg of a fowl, after having first bit- ten xu a mouthful for himself. ' Then came eleven j other dishes in rapid succession, each served in J the same manner even dishes that were like our Pies and puddings The cooking was all good nd seasoning excellent. Afier we arose from the table came long pipes chlluvx. and coffee, pre- which, however, the ceremony of washing tne tiAmU .was one through with, and they needed it. We were soon ushered into the main hall of the house, and witnessed an exhibition of dancing, accompanied by Egyptian instrumental music The dancing women are the most beauti ful of all "the fair and frail" of Egypt, and dapce as did the daughter of Ilerodias which; 1 should say, was all the worse for the daughter." A Spectacle in the Streets of London.- An extraordinsuy fight, says a correspondent, was j witnessed in the principal London streets recently. Rather more than a thousand of the most miser able wretches thaV ever wore the garb of human ity, formed a procesion ami marched in silence froiri ihe neighborhood of Wrapping and White Chapel to the aritocralic quarters of St. James, and Belgravia. There was no disturbance or ex cess of any kind. Every man was in - rag, and every form and face bore the unmistakable i marks of privation and distress A banner or two con tained inscriptions indicative of their character and their want, and a few carried money boxes to receive any donations that might be bestowed upon them. Why, 1 know not, but it was not deemed worth while to prevent this demonstra tion on the part of the authorities, but the siht was fine that did not t'iid to add greaily to an Englishman's p'ide. These men, if is well known, weie only the representatives of a body fort v times their number, for it has been asceilaine'l that . 1 1 .1 . uiintj iv cuuieiupiaie, mm wuhi is ro oe the . end of this btate of things Ilcaven only knows. Cleveland, May 7 Thirty Feniang board ed the schooner Klk,! yesterday, and tore down I "Z the -British -eolots. Ther : QaicHv left rh pqde ucr aecuajpiuuing tneir oujett. -l. 1- 7 . . 1 ' I ttiere are no ls man tony thousand in the Est- j been organized with a capital of 850,000, and is em Mil.urbs of Loudon, imt only out of employ- j pushing ahead wiih considerable vi-or. It iil nient, but reduced to extreme destitution, and de- connect Cincinnati snd St. Louis wwh New pendent on daily charily for their morsel of bread Orleans and Mobile. At Cincinnati it will con or cnpofRonp, that keepa the fl.inie of life alive Dect with the Atlantic aod I'acifio Telegraph within their emaciated bodies It la a friohtful Cnmnnv. anH with the T netllafrl Tina trill A. BRITISH . CONSUI. AMONG THE v- CANNIBALS ' OF ; AFRICA. fc Mr Charles Livingstone, .British vConral in the Bight of Biafia, has sent .to the.' Foreign Office' the following narrative ofxtia interview with the King of the Oktikai country, in July,: with a view to terminate war between that I country and - New Calabar. The people whom he visited are cannibals. - Of their bief town he says "Op Okrika, the chief town, is built on a dry ridge, part of which is adorned with magnificent trees. A 6tockade, through which, pep some guns, defends the water front of the town, which secund longer than Grand Bonny. " Dense masses of people crowded the4each at the pub lic landing place. Tbe Ronny chiefs, Prince George? Banigo and "Calendusi, landed, but we remained in the boats until they bad seen the king. - In fifteen minutes they returned 'and beckoned us to land. -The stench was terrible. AH the stinks at the outskirts of all the African villiagesi 1 ever entered, though mixed Wnd shaken together, would be weak compared to this. After passing through the crowd, we met some fellows who tried to stop us. 'It was contrary to juju for white men to enter the town The Denny chiefs scolded, and we pushed on, but soon met a mob of hundreds, and further progress was impossible. In vain did Danigo and Calendusi scold and push, and even knock some . down j the others pressed closer , together, shouting, barking and gesticu lating frantically. "After looking at the performance until we got tired of it, we returned to the boats. A canoe came on with two messengers from the King, inviting us to come ashore. Guards armed with long sticks stood at the comers of the streets, and the town was quiet. We were conducted to the . King's audience chamber, which had. no light except what came in by the door. Chairs were brought, and the chiefs and others crowded in. A beating of drums an nounced that the King had gone to the juju house to consult the spirits before proceeding to business. . In half an hour King Fibia appeared, a strongly-built man of forty five, with a round, good-natured looking face. He shook hands and sat down on a low stool in the corner Apologizing for the rude reception his people had ft l fr a n us, he asked us to remain till the following day, as some of his chiefs had not yet arrived from their villages. A tabU of native manufacture was brought in, the Queen spread a table-cloth over it, and 'tooibo' (unintoxicating palm wine) wa3 presented. . "Permission to see the town was given, and we paid a visit to the juju-housc ; a noisy crowd attempted to lush in alter us, but a vigorous ap plication of the long sticks of the guards drove them back. Masses of human skulls hang from tbe walls, and numerous rows of skulls cover the roof of a sort of altar. In front of this altar sat the juju man, having a footstool of human skulls. The Okrika had eaten the victims whose skulls decorate the juju-house. An old man who ac companied us 8poke with evident gusto of the different cannibal feasts he had partaken of, and mentioned- tbe parts of the human body which he considered the sweetest. It is tho first time I have seen cannibals in Africa, "We bad a glimpse of the Okrika funeral ceremony. Three young men, facing the same way, had the corpse of a boy done up in mat ting on their shouldeis. They twisted and tug ged, and appeared as if struggling with unseen spirits who wished to drag the body to a shal low open grave by the side of a house. At times the young men had the advantage, and brought the body back from the grave; then the spirits prevailed, and dragged them forward. A man kept beating a drum. The Okrika are well clothed, most of tbe cloth beiog made from the palm leaf. They are acquainted with sev eral vegetable dyes; two a yellow and a blue are used to paint their persons. We slept in Ogobome, a large village which has an oil mar ket, and about two miles from the capital. A good dinner was provided, and we were offered a choioo of sleeping apartments, close inner rooms, or the open, verandah; my companions preferred the latter. I was conducted to a neighboring house, and found the people very kind. My bed, small boxes of unequal height, unluckily, wa9 in the best room, in which I found a good fire, thirty kegs of powder, and a considerable quantity of cloth and gin. I i. t -.i it raanageu to ween tolerably well, but my com panions were badly bitten by the sand-flies. "A King's messenger came for us at sunrise, and shortly after 7 wo were seated with the King and his , chiefs. King Fibia remarked that in ISonny the King and chiefs could settle public affairs, but in Okrika the people alwavs wanted to be present. He thought it would be better to have the interview in a public place, so that his people oould hear all that was said, and not have to pester him with questions after we were gone. We accordingly adjourned to tne street. There was some disturbance at first, but nothing like that of an excited political gathering in a civilized country. King Fibia requested them to be silent, and listen to what was said. His prime minister and orator, hav ing before bim specimens of two kinds of dried fish, a fi?h trap aod piece of net, commenced by remarking that they were glad to see me. "They did not understand the customs of the white men; no white man had ever been in the town before, and they hoped I would excuse them if they proceeded in their own way He j then picked up the dried fish, the trap and net. and hanued them to me, saying, l?onny and Calabar have ships to trade with, but Okrika has nothing but fish. It is on fish we live, it is wiih fith we buy the oil we have to sell, and this has been so ever since Okrika became a country It was in tho creeks I saw in coming that they caught their fiah, acd Calabar men came into these creeks and stole their fish out of the nfts. and also robbed their canoes. ' "Nevr befoie in Africa have I seen such powerful-looking men as the Okrika. I could not but admire their physical strength. As they sat before me, chewing bits of chop sticks to clean their teeth, and gazing earnestly at me, the thought would occasionally flash across my mind, Are thrse cannibals wondering how a piece ot roast consul would taste, and which would be mot savory, cold consul or hot?' " . Soutiiern Telegrapii Company. Anew telegraph company, with the above name, and General K Kir by Smith as its President, has " 1 ji. - - - - tn&ke a eontinned line from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, competing so far with the Western Union. A j-int committee of the Old and New School Presbyterian Churches North have adopted a j plan of ttnion Jo b sjjbmitttd to tht htjrehcf. THIS LAST DAYS OP LEE'S ABMY. !v r Front the New Ycrk Tiarei iof Friday" H V A:le&rewas delivered last ening.i the Cooper Institute, bef.re a email audience, by Thomas L. Rosser, late a M.jor-General irAhe Confederate army, on -The Last Day of tbe Army ct Northern Virginia' ' The lecturer expressed himself as Badly dis-4 appointed- at "seeing so few present, hiving' hoped to see tbe seats well filled by those who I would be pleased to hear- what a rebel had to j t .: i, n m say. lieginning at the time when Gen. Grant i i.ijL-r tr r . v v assembled his forces before Petersburg, he gave j r.u . ri f a summary description of the events of the cam-1 : r . j . n o t r; patgn until the surrender of Lee. Speaking off the limited resources of Lee at that time, he remarked that he bad to legislate for bim a class i - ii r T' j:riir-j :' t ui iucu wiiuiu an uiiiig in vwiuianjf urfpinf; that class who, in the Congress of . the United States, proclaimed loudly that if a gun was. fired they would take the field and fight. to the last, but who were the first to throw the burden of the war upon those who, like .General Lee, had no share in its inception. He stated that Lee'a army, all told, then numbered only 83,000 men, he himself having command of one third or the cavalry, which wa3 less than 0,000 men. Having a line of over forty miles to maintain, the men became wearied out with constant labor, and knowing the wasted condition of the country, they were disheartened and dejected. General Grant, profiting by the experience of his predecessors, did not attempt a direct attack upon Richmond, but tried to manoeuvre Lee out of it. The fail ure of Pickett to dislodge Sheridan from Din widdie Courthouse, and his own defeat and the capture of Five Forks by Sheridan and War ren on the SOtb of April, were the critical events of the campaign, compelling the evacua tion of Petersburg. The general attack upon Lee's lines - immediately made by Grant kept the former from slipping away, while the latter stretched cut his left, so that when Lee was finally able to move, Sheridao was in advance cf him, and still held him at bay. The movement of Lee to Rice's Station, by which he placed himself on the direct line of retreat to Lynchburg, he characterized as one of the most masterly steps of the war. But the destruction of Early's corps at this juncture de cided, in the speaker's opinion, General Lee to surrender, which is proved by the fact that he immediately withdrew from the railroad, aban doning his design of retreating on Lynchburg, which he could have made good, and allowing his enemy to confront him in force at Appo mattox Courthouse. There he sent in his flag of truce, with proposals of surrender. The lec turer illustrated his remarks by reference to maps, and was listened to with interest by the few who were present. Marrying Under Difficulties Yes terday morning a ciuple appeared in the Pro bate Court and demanded a marriage license. When the moment arrived for paying the fee tbe man was for backlog our, but the woman said he shouldn't do that, "not by any means," and she paid for the license. The couple soon afterwards appeared at Justice Turner's office and the woman made known her "intentions." The unusual appearance of the "happy couple" attracted unusual attention, and a large crowd was soon gathered there . to see the ''solemn ceremonies oen toe couple were asked to fi? a . stand up and face the music, the "groom" tried to back out, and the "bride, seeing there was no other way for it, remarked that he'd "got to stand it," and there "wa9 no us? talking about it" She caught hold of the "doubting Thomas,"- and squared him up before the jus tice, with the order for him to "sail in." Just then the query arose as to where the fee for the tying of the hymenial knot was to come from.. The man 6aid he couldn't stand the expense. The woman asserted that she had paid for the license, and the man should pay for the marry ing, lie protested that he wouldn't, aod that he'd go to Cincinnati to work Tbe woman caught him as he was slipping away from the matrimonial uoose, threw him down on the floor, and, taking some money from his pockets, she deliberately paid the Justice his fee, and then, holding on to her "feller," the knot was tied in due form. All the while the bride was munch ing peanut?, and when tbe ceremony concluded the floor was littered with the shells. The bride saluted her husband with, "Tom you're a liar!" Congratulations to the happy 'cbu pie were fairly showered down, and were charac terized, more for , their robnstieity than,ther delicacy; and the bride and "groom left "the presence" in a condition of jolity which foretold a boisterous honeymoon. When last seen the amiable spouse shoved her lord into the gutter at the corner of Jefferson and Second streets. Dayton Jovrna?, 1st. . m , A good anecdote of Dr Garth is told in con nection with the Kit Kat. He paid a visit to the club one night, but said he must shortly go, as he had fifteen patients to attend. Some good wine, however, having been. produced, Garth forgot all about his patients until reminded of them by Steele. Hereupon, tho jovial author physician said:. .."It's no matter whether I see them to-night or not, for nine of them havctuch bad constitutions that all the physicians in- the world can't save them, aod the other six have such good constitutions that all the physicians in the world can t kill them. WEST .TIOIiASSES. rSr tL Hos-'iiPnu., iwentv-nve iierces. new ? GJP WEST IXUI.I MOL4SiLS. now lauding, direct from i'ariiiiia?, for 8;tle by. WMLLARD BROTHERS,- 20, 30 and 31, North Water Street,' April 22, 1807 4r Wilmington, N. C. -3L. J.m AFLOAT ALL ALO.E. Having purchased the interest of J. M. Sanders in tbe Grocery and Provision Business, I wonld lCr'i'ectfiillj ask the custom of mj friends and tbe public generally. And if fair dealing be worth any thing in the party with wh om you do business, all I a?k is a showing. My stock con sists of fuch gooJo as are usually found in the pro viiion line.; S. F. HOUSTON, April 22. 18fi7. Next door to Charlotte Hotel. Flour, Sugar C'ollec, Bacon. 3ARRCLS Selected Family Floor, Q34j?4j? 25 sacks country Flour, 50 barrelii tiugnr, rarion qualities, 10 thds, Porto Rico Sugar, lb Facks Coffee, 7 hbds. Bacon clear idej. For aale by STENHOUSE, MACAULAV & CO. . April 22, 1867 ' Sir - - - s - On Consignment, 3C BARRELS Corn and Rye Whiskey, s 5 10 boxs Fin Twiat Tobacco, ' 1,000 pounds Durham' Smoking Tobacco, io cans and bagi, on consignment, and for sale by STESHOUSF., MACAULAY" k CO. Ajril 22, 189.7 .r ;! --THE PROGRESS OP CElUB. If there is anything of practical appfcttion iQ jruUm that "it i. al way. darkestjuu b dwn' then we raX PJtake to our- 80 St the score of an lTbg moral milleniun, ; for, assuredly, ne. ,n lhe wor,d.8 L,st,orJ b" know Ve"? r? cnU0sJ than tbepm. en.t;,u lbfv" of -1 Uf "d c"ine' , We ot b.tv? edi. cbf ,ce.P.ur W.of crimi- nad details and gossip on social deprav tr TA- . . , .? v m. V. iKt Illustrated 1'utice Aetcs or The Police Gaim. , - , . . ... , .. . e r aze,'e, so long as the content of the daily lournala of it, vr .i j w V v J'uru"oith North and West are so largely' occupied ni' , P . . u? v.v-jjicu o t. b v--.-vW w, wmcn, n IeM,Vhn Jt-ilnn makes the communiuea in which thev ara wv are nr. petiated sh udder with apprehension. jy t y . Tbe newspapers are burdened jiwitb detauY of Iniquities alrnosiob loathesome -and- terrible for belief. In some sections of thV 'country a mania for blood seems to have seized upon comtnuniiiet with the violence' of an epidemic disease, Uus. bauds murder their wives, and wives poison their husbands;, mistresses shoot their lovers, and jel ous paramours are sacrificed. in expiation of the mast unholy passions. "Women are violated, and even the helplessness of infancy and the infirmity of age constitute vain appeals for mercy from fiends to whom pity aud humanity are emotions unknown. What are the underlying social canses whnca springs this unparalleled outcropping of licentious ness ! To what extent shall tbe carnival of crime continue! and what are the reroediesi if 'anil These are questions, indeed, which are much mora frequently propounded than satiffactorily answer ed. In the meantime, the virtuous tense oftha public recoils before the overwhelming and ' con stantly accumulating evidences of the in fulness which long since ceased to respect all moral au thority, and is rapidly tiding itself over all res traints. Richmond Timet. CORN! COR.1!! 1,000 BUSHELS CORN. JUST re- ceived and for sale by WILSON BROTHERS, May 6, 1867. Under Democrati zes. PICTURES AT SO CENTS And upwards, at tbt PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY Over Jaa. Harty ii Co's Store, .next to lbs Court House. Call and get a superb likeness of joargelf tod family, at low rate according to style and finirb. Copies taken of old Pictures in a superior uaootr. Satisfaction guarantied at the Gullerj of H. BAUUUARTEV, May 6, 13C7. Next to Court Houi IiAfiER BEER, The subscriber is prepared to furnish a first m article of Lager Beer to families or dealers. It will be sent lo any point by Expres?, for cash on delivery. . AJ. UCXZLER. Charlotte, Mav 6, 1867. WANTED, GbtTh iThtfhtrh BUSHELS CHOICE WH1TII JSW,WH9y WHEAT, for hih w. will pay the highest market price. Maj 6, 1B07. J; Y. BRTCK k CO. JUST RECEIVED AT Embroidered Bareges, Striped Mozambique, PUU Mozarobique?, Laws, Striped Foplios, and good assortment of Prints. May 6, 1867. IEW DEBTORS. All persons indebted to tbe estate of Samuel A. Davis deceased, for property bought fct the Admin istrators Sale, are notified that 1 bare th Notes lor collection, and payment must be made or suit will be brought. V. S. UsWULFK. Charlotte, April 22, 1867. 1m EOWAItD J. IIALG & SOIY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN ROOKS AND STATIONERY, Have removed to No. 16, Murray street, a few doors from Broadway, wheie they are prepared to supply their Southern friends and the public Bookfeller, Merchants, Teachers, Professional Gentlemen, and others with all articles in their line, at the most reasonable cash pricea. Address K. J. HALS 4 SOX. Mny 6, 18G7. , , 16 Murray itreet, Nsw York. IMPORTANT. The long established reputation and popularity f the genuine "Durham Smoking Tobacco," having induced tbe manufacture and tale of a spuri ous and inferior article by irresponsible parlies, tbt public is hereby notified l hat the only genuine arti cle of DURIaAM SMOKING TOBACCO is mauufae lured solely by the undersigned, tbe original manu facturer, and exclusive proprietor thereof. Messrs. Sfcuhouse, Macaulay & Co., CHARLOTTE, N. C, are sole agents for Wi-srern North Carolina, and will be kept tupplied with a full stock, which will b sold ot Factory cash prions. . . L i. .7. R. GREEN, May 6, 1867. Durbaui's, X. 0. CHEAP PRINTING PAPEB. TO EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS. Letter from W. G. Clakk, Eq President the Southern Press Association. Atlakta, Ga , April 19, 186T, J. S. THRASHER, Esq Da Sib: It affords me much pleasure to communicate to yoa the fol lowing resolution of tbe Southern Press Associations Reiolred, "That as a testimonial of our apprecia tion Tor the zealons, faithful and effective servict of John S. Thrasher, Ken t aa Superintendent of ikis Association in years past, we herehy tender faitn ths thanks of this Aieociation, eud coflter upon hint tht complimentary position of Agent of the boulbera Press Association iu the City of Xew York." The terms of commendation employed in tbt above resolution do no mort than justice to your importaut services during your Superin!endenry service which nona had better opportunity to know, and none can more highly appreciate than tnjielf. Should occasion require, I shall be glad to avail myself of the aid provided for by the resolution. "Very respectfully, your obedient servant, W. O. CLAKK, Presideat. Notice. I would respectfully request everv Daily, Tri weekly, Semi-Weekly, Weekly and Monthly Jour nal, Uuutli of the Potomac and Ohio rivers, and tbt 36th deg. 30 min. parallel of latitude Wrst of tbt Mississippi, to publish this advertisement twice, and send to me at New York each time, a copy t paper containing it, post paid, with bill for same. It is desirable, in my combinations to proeort cheaper printing paper for Southern journal, ib 1 shall have tht fullest information regarainf sizes of paper used by the several publication! tod I can- procure it i.i no other way tbao by req""'' Bf particular attention to the need of sending eopj tne puouraiion witn tue mm. . , mA I desire it cent failures, and that office delivery. Hay 6, 1867. tw:ce to prov a. oi they be -JSSer.1' ' Box MXe York, N.T. Fashionable Donnets a new suppiT. jusi re'- M7 j ll. U' JWFF
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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