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THE DRUG STORE
OF
Kilgore & Cureton
Hns been removed to the Store in Granite Row, next
1,1 the Express Office. .
A large assortment of Fresh Drugs, Chemicals,
Taint, Oils Dye Stufls. Perpimery, Ac., will be
found at this new establishment, and will be sold at
tt3loH prices as any other house. ii floRF
Jan fi, 1808. T. K. CURETON, M. D-
BINGHAM SCHOOL,
MEliAXEVlLLE, X. C.
The Spring Term of the Session of 18G8, opens
M-irch 4lh. Course of instruction ( lassical, Mathe
matical :nni Commercial.
Address, Col. WM. BINGHAM.
December 24, 1807 '2m
All for the Best
All's for the best, be sanguine and cheerful; -Trofirtlft.-an
J .Rnrrow Are friends in disjniise:
.Nothing but folly goes faithless and fearless;
Courage forever is happy ana wise;
All for the best if a man would but know it;
Providence wishes us all to be blest;
This is no dream of the punnit or poet;
Heaven is gracious, and All's for the best.
All's for the best! set this on your standard,
Soldiers of sadness, or pilgrim of love,
Who to the shores of despair may have wandered,
Away wearied swallow of "heart stricked dove;
All for the best be a man but confiding,
Providence tenderly governs the rest,
And the frail bark of his creatures is guiding,
Wisely and wearily, all for the best.
All for the test! then fling away terrors,
Meet all your fears and your foes in the van,
And in the midst of your dangers or errors
Trust like a child, while you strive like a man;
All's for the best! unblessed, undoubted,
Providence reigns from the East to the West;
And by wisdom and mercy surrounded
Hope and be happy that All's for the best!
A. HALES,
Watchmaker Gv and Jeweler,
A.
A.
Afloat all Alone.
Having purchased the interest of" J. M. Sanders in the
(JKOCKRY AND PROVISION IJLSINEhS,
I would respectfully ask the custom of my friends
and the public generally. And if fair dealing be
worth anything in the party with whom you do busi
i.i.m nil I ask is a shewinj:. My stock consists of
such goods as are usually found in the provision line.
?. r. nuuiMVii,
Anril 22. 18G7. Next door to Charlotte Hotel.
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Charlotte Female Institute,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
The present session opened on Tuesday the 1st of
.Vtvbcr, sd will continue until 'tn June, i&wo.
.OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS :
Rev. R. Burwell, Principal and Instructor in Men
tal and Moral Philosophy ami Mathematics.
J no. B. Burwell, A. M., Chcmestry, Natural Phi
nd Ancient Languages.
Mrs. M. A. Burwell, English branches andSuper
iniiMiilont Social duties.
ir..f H:nini:inii. Vocal and Instrumental Music.
jlW. K. E. Piguet, Draw ing, Painting and Modern
Languages.
Miss Mary Batte, English Branches and French.
Mrs Sallv C. White. English Brancjte.
Miss Mary F. Penick, Music on Piano aud Guitar.
Miss Ella R. Carson. Music on Piano.
Terms as heretofore. For Circular and Catalogue
Containing, tujl particulars address.
" Rsv. II. BURWELL & SON,
Charlotte, N. C.
Sept ember 107.
MILLEE & BLACK,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Provisions & Produce,
AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Trade Street, CHARLOTTE, X. C,
Have now in Store and will keep constantly on hand
n full 5iiii 1 .select stock of the above articles for sale:
to which they respectfully invite the attention of
their friends and the public generally.
R. M. MILLER. W. J. BLACK.
September 23, 1807.
ICOOKING STOVES,
OF T1IK NEATEST AND MOST SIPEKIOK PATTEBX.
Xext Door to the Mansion House, Charlotte, N. C.
If your Watch needs Repairing,
Don't get mad and go to swearing;
Just take it into HALES' shop,
He will fix it so it will not 6top.
He warrants his work all for a year,
When it is used with proper care.
He will do it as low as it can be done,
And do it so well it's sure to run.
January 1, 18G8. y
DENTISTRY.
T ivmil.1 rMTiortfnllv inform the Dublic generally
tli-ii 1 m Tiprnuineiitlv located in Charlotte, N. C,
for the purpose of practicing uenusiry in us vm juu?
branches, viz: Teeth Examined, Extracted, Cleaned
and Plugged with Gold, Tin or Amalgum, and Arti-
ficial Teeth inserted trom one to ft full set on uoia.
Silver or Guttapercha. All diseases of the mouth
sk ill I hi ly treated.
lla-;nr tliA ndvftiitfip-e of manv vcars experience
" O - - r V mf
in thn nrofpsslon. T will guarantee all work to be
done in a neat and scientific manner so as to give en
tire satisfaction, and warranted to stand the test ol
time.
OrFii'v. Third door West of Charlotte Hotel. Tryon
Street, where I can be found between b a. m. and 5
p. m. B. S. THAI v ILK, V. V. .
Charlotte, Jan. 20, !(..
How Gallant Men Meet
The porresDondent of this citv who furnishes
th New York Tribune with such a purely ficti
tious pict ure of the social interchanges of Gen.
Hancock with our citizens, ana especially wuu
nent ex-Rebela. Trill doubtless find a new
object for his pen in an incident which occurred
during the holidays. V e asfc no thanfcs tor sup
pi vins this very veracious writer with the facts
of this incident. They are as follows:
A fw Savb arm General James Lonestreet
called at the residence of Gen. Hancock and sent
in his card. Gen. Hancock was then engaged
with some friends, ladies and eentlemen. He
immediately left them to receive his old army
irieno.) more recenuy ni me, uui uuw agam
friend, and after a warm greeting, insisted upon
conducting. General Longstreet into the parlor
and introducing him to the company there as-
sembled. The style ol the introduction was so
rxxMiliar that we renroduce it for the-special ben
efit of the malignant Radicals, as a full justifica-
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ion lor the. r suspicions ol tjenerai iiancocits
loyalty. .
'Ladies and gentlemen, said uenerai iiancocic,
'allow me to introduce to vou a irallant centleman,
to whom I am indebted for an ungrateful limp,
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and whom 1 had the mistortune to win m tne
same combat.'
We must add that, although the company was
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composed exclusively of ladies and gentlemen
-w- -r 1 rt.l
whose sympathies were on the Union side ot tne
late war, the incident excited a prolound and
most pleasurable sensation, and the two distin
guished soldiers were regarded with increased
admiration and respect. Ar. O. Times.
GAKDEN SEEDS,
(NEW CROP,)
At Wholesale and Retail.
A laree supply of fresh. Garden Seeds, consisting
of every variety ot Jseeus,
Pas, Beaps, c,
WLiie and Red Onion Sets,
Clover Seed, &c, Ac.
For sale at SCAUR S DRUG STORE.
January 13, 18C8.
Agricultural.
The Culture of Clover and Grass.
Correspondence of the Raleigh BgiBter.3
V Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Va.,
V , January 1st, 18C8.
"Nothing distinguishes this beautiful and
thrifty country more than the culture of Cloptr,
Tinothy and Jilue Grass. And after witness
ing its benefits for years prior to and during the
war, I feel satisfied that there are few things
that woold be f greater profit to North Carolina
than a'grcat increase of attention to these plants.
Lasly&ummer I prepared some brief articles
oa tlfefibject, which elicited, I was glad to see,
not A&Jie interest. I have at least done wKat
I'thca hoped to be ablejo do, namely, isited
pensing with hia fences as his grass. It enriches
poor Jaini. It reclaims worn out land. It fat
tens stock in summer and keeps them in winter.
Even hogs live through the winter and fatten on
clover hay. i It gives abundance of rich milk,
butter, beef, poultry and fat pigs. It does for a
horse, winter and summer, what corn and fodder
cannot do; and it imparts to a country more
beauty, thrift and comfort than the same amount
of labor and money expended in almost any one
one crop I know of.
from the Wilmington Joarn&L
The Bank ot England.
BY-BISHOP ATKINSON.
Messrs. Editors : Incessant occupation while
T 1? A 1 ..l.5n.
I I IlCU IlOpVU lo ue UUIWJU UU, usim;ij,T! y,. umarojw psvvvrvi turn "vu "f5
give' the readers 0 the Nojctft Carolina papers pressed that' I should communicate to your paper
the host methoiJtjf cultivating -them, as I ob- notices of obiecta that seemed likelv to interest
tained it front the' Hps of the mdsi experienced your readers. . But comparative leisure at pre
Shenaadoijf farmers. sent will enable me to do something towards re-
T have. fivLiadTtion to mv own former observa- deeminir the promise I made vou of furnishing
tion of the seeding and management of this de- your columns, occasionally, with articles which
partment o agriculture, conversed with a num- may gratify their curiosity and, possibly, provide
pt of thA-mnst exnerienced men here: among them a certain measure of instruction.
others the manager of a farm of five thousand j Of the many sights in London, the Band of
acres, the largest and best tarm by tar in the j England is deservedly reckoned one ot the cniei.
Valley of Virginia I mean Mr Michael o. J The banking-house has its tront on 1 hrcadneedie
Bird, the conductor of the celebrated btembur
gen farm.
Clover The &n7. The soil necessary for
producing Clover is not altogether what some
appear to imagine. The rule is, the better the
land tie loncrer the first sowing will continue.
But even Hjrbt land will bring it. Clover sown
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street, m the immediate neighborhood ot the
Roval Exchange, the mansion-house (the Lord
j O ' v m
Mayor's official residence,) the offices of the pn-
vate banks and joint-stocK companies, ana me
principal warehouses and counting-rooms of those
merchant-princes who regulate the commerce
and exchange of the world. It covers an lm-
An English woman has invented a dodge
A An oT&A'xt irt a. Trofessional. She
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fastens a silk thread to a small coin, ana wnen
the person by her side in the omnibus opeus her
purse to pay tare, she presents the coin witn tne
remark that it has just dropped. When the
victim receives it aud places the purse in her
pocket, the silk string is hrmiy attached, ana Dy
that the thief quietly draws the whole affair out,
) lit even iruv lauu nm ynuj, iv. vwivi .jvy,... o i i i u
,:n !... i,rv.i tVaih- vnnra mense area, and is occupied bv more than a thou
Ull llg Ittuu ill last, mji UHMi vi y I 7 - ,
.u:i u i.:,.v. : ;v. ofSff i.m.1 will snnd clerks and officers of different sorts, who.
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continue to yield for double this length of time, with some policemen, guard it by day, while a
Any fair land, with a reasonable amount of fer- company of soldiers is detailed every evening to
i i.i j.. m o-nnrd it. hv niodir.. Thfl huildin?? itself IS im-
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D. II. BYERLY, Springs Building, Charlotte, N.
C, has for sale "Spear's Anti-Dust Cooking Stoves."'
wliieh. for evei v variety of cookinir and srreat ecou-
omy in fuel, cannot be surpassed by any SKive here
tofore used.
Kvnrvhn.lv wlinlina nspd one of these Stoves testify
that, for convenience in cooking, durability and clean
liness, they are tar prelerabie to all omcr patterns.
Call and ses them.
D. II. BYERLY has also on hand a good assort
ment of Tin. Japan and Sheet-Iron Ware such arti-
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pi't i4 ri iip'pss;irvfr house-keepmir.
TIX-WARE made to order at short notice on
reasonable terms.
REPAIRING promptly executed.
D. II. BYERLY,
Under the Mansion House Building.
March 2", 181.7.
W. W. GRIER & CO.,
Have now a full line of choice Family Groceries and
Provisions, which they are offering low for Cash.
. Fresh Buckwheat Flour, warranted pure; also, a
choice lot of Flour, "Family Brands," on hand and
for sale by W. W. GRIER & CO.
Crockery-f
A nice assortment of Crockery, consisting of Plates,
Teas, &.c, on hand and for sale by
W. W. GRIER & CO.
Celebrated Axes.
The. Celebrated Elephant Axe, "warranted," on
hand and for sale by W. W. GRIER & CO.
Corn, Peas, Meal, Bacon,.
Hams and Sides, choice family Syrups, Sole Leather,
Jvird, fresli country made Butter, together with a
general assortment of Faniilv Supplies, on baud and
for sale low by W. YV. GRIER & CO.
December 10, 1807.
RADDLES AND HARNESS.
Robert Shaw & Son,
iphird Door from the Mansion House,
RESPECTFULLY in-
i 4. iTl tlm till Vi 1 is tll.at thAK
have a larire stock of Sad-
: dies and Harness on baud,
.which they offer to the
' public at low prices.
Anything in the way of
SADDLES, HARNESS,
Bridles. MartuigaJes,
fJOLLARS, &c, will be furnished or made to order.
As we are regular mechanics, we think it will be
Jo the advantage of all to buy from us. We warrant
ur work.
Bft RF.PAIRINtVneatlv executed at short notice
id on reasonable terms. R- SH.'
NOTICE.
Tho iinrlirsirnod has now opened a .new Cash Store
.it !.. violl luimvii stnnd of the Red House, opposite
thp Pi-psbvterian Church, where he hopes to be able
to serve all hi9 old friends and customers. Expect
ing to keep constantly on hand
Family supplies
Of tW host, nullify for sale, and earnestly solicits
from the eood citizens of Charlotte a liberal share ol i
n ITL-ITIV
their patronage. i- auoxh",
Jan 20, 1S08. XraUe ctreet, vuarione,
NEW ROOTS AND SHOES
AT MY OLD ESTABLISHED STAND,
Siern of the Golden Boot.
t nr. l.iilTrppiMTmir.nMitionstomv superior stock
from T. Miles & Son, Dickerman
& Co., and first class Eastern Manufactories. I keep
constantly ou hand LEATHER unU SHUU
1NGS. I will sell as low or lower man any omcr
house in the city.
Every article warranted as representca.
Don't mistake the place. Give me a call.
S. B MECIIAM,
Near First National Bank.
N. B. Competition is the life of trade.
January -O, 18C.K.
CITY BANK OP CHARLOTTE,
TRADE STREET,
Charlotte, N. C,
Deals in Gold and Silver Coin, Bullion, Southern
Bank Notes, Government Securities, &c.
Northern Exchange.
rrnft on Now York. Philadelphia and Baltimore,
furnished to any person, wlietner a customer or nu
AT PAR.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Tmfts on all the principal cities in Great Britain,
France and Germany, supplied at New York rates,
in any amount.
Tntprest OTl IJfVnOKVES.
Deposits of specie and currency received, and a
liberal interest allowed.
tjpvkxitk STAMPS AT A DISCOUNT.
Revenue Stamps always ou band, and a liberal
discount allowed to the trade.
Jan 13, 180H. A G. BRENIZER, Cashier
EXCELSIOR.
The jEtna Life Insurance Company,
(Col. E A. OSBORNE, Agent at Charlotte,)
Has proved itself to be one of the solid Institutions
of this country. It was Chartered in May, 1819,
more than 48 years ago, and has survived and
nourished until January, 18C8, after paying all losses
promptly, and to the large amount of $17,485,894.17;
and at the Office of the General Agent in Raleigh Las
been paid $33,000 to widows and orphans in the
past two years.
The Official Record for the year 1867 is gratifying
to the 45,000 policy holders.
Income for the year past, 5,000,000
Ae.ts tccll Secured,' 8,000,000
Xeic Memhcrs Insured, 16,000
The rapid growth of this institution shows that
where it is well known and its system of operations
undorstood. it is a favorite and highly favored Com-
nnv. Thp Officers and Managers .have neither the
time or taste to notice some of the unjust and mali
cious attacks made by one or two nv.il companies.
By referring to the Keport oi me insurance com
missioners of Massachusetts it will be seen that the
.Etna's ratio per cent of expenses of cost of new
business is less than that of any ether Company ;
,.n,l tlin.it 1ir rutin ner cent of increase in assets is
greater than any other Company, and more than 4
times the ayernge ot tne n companies reponcu.
By Insuring in ihe JJtnayou get nearly twice the
amount of insurance for the same amount of money
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that you would by insuring in an ait v.asu company.
For instance a man has just $100 to spare annually
fn- r ifn Insurance and no more. He wants it to buy
all the insurance he can possibly get in a first class
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Company. It buys 5o,UW in an au casu vouipaiij
and $ 10,000 from a Note company per cem note;.
V.,... ennnnao ths niATI dies the first year, his family
ects $5,000 from an all Cash Company, and $9,900 1
from a Note Company isoie Deing ueuuti. .
of Kinston, N: C., insurea in uie i" '
$10,000. He paid in cash $1G6 and note 10b. A
few months after he Uieu ana nis iamuy rccunci
$10,000 less his note. Here I will state only one
note is deducted from the Policy. Had he insured
in an all Cash Company and paid $1G0 his family
would have received only $o,uw. iu euow a
difference of nearly $5,000 in favor of the .Etna.
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Persons contemplating insurance win uuu J1( .u
their interest to investigate the advantages of the
.Etna. W.. II. CROW,
Office Haleigh, N. C, Gen 1 Ag't lor tne atatc.
Col. E. A. Osborne,
Local Agent at Charlotte, N. C.
January 27, 18C8 ovr
lili.ars nan ,a milli) f n nrrwlll0 ilnVOr
mi m . ct n . mense; the outer wall measures in front, or on
The Tunc to Soic. Clover is sometjmcs sown UQ
nere in tne tail aiong w.in L on the Xorth .ide. 410 feet, and on the
tion to tais m tnis climate is tne nauimy oi uie u-v.i 'a M,u ha
Seed bei. frozen out bv the severe winters. 24o feet, which embraces nearly the
. - . i mi w in R nt thfi oltl nanstiot ft. unnstODner. Jtne
31ost farmers thereiore sow m iuarcn. ney - . y rl, m-
. .11 I :iroa poninrisfis nine onen courts: the rotuncli, or
like a light lall ot snow lor covering; tne aa- . - r r
i, ,,1 oofli,Aa, tb.vtliT circular room, several large public otbecs, com-
vautapre bcinj; that the sower can see now thickly . L. . r v,
p P i .i p.. inittpfi-ri)onis. and nrivate anartments lor the rcbi-
he sows. The seed is scattered on tne sunacc em a T,n;Tnl
of the snow, and as this thaws, the seed works its dencc f officcr? and Krvanto. Ihe principal
' . ' . . I smtA nf TTuitnc is nn thA rrrnunn floor, and the
way down to the ground, and mingles wit the lantern-li.ht,
springing wheat
chief offices being furnished with lantern-lights
jind donips liavfi no nnartmeiits over them: but
beneath this floor, and even below the surface of
the ground, there is more building, and a greater
number of rooms than above ground. The great
er part of this extensive edifice is of stone, and
the better to avoid danger from fire, the newer
portions have beeu constructed with entirely in
cumbustible materials. The vaults in which the
bullion, eoin. bank notes. &c, are deposited, are
a 1 T.I 1 1 1
It nas aiso me rare
T?ut thp snow is merely an incident. Sow in
North Carolina in February, on wheat, and good
clover will come.
The amount of superstition that prevails here
is alarming. If the same thing were discovered
by a Virginian in North Carolina, it would be
paraded in the most distasteful manner. In
pnnvprsatinn to-dav with one of the best farmers
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in this Valley, I was assured that the best time alsQ indestructibie by fire,
to owknrri in the "sign of the crab j and; advalatage in the city of L
to my demur, he argued that the horns oi tne
moon hang down during the sign of the crab,
and that therefore the roots of the clover strike
down ; and as the crab has "sprangling" feet, so
the clover "sprangles."
Clover may be .sown to advantage with oats, in
spring. Sow them together. Many do this.
They either sow the two seed oats and clover
in the same hand : or else the oats are sown
and followed immediately with clover seed
advantage in the citv of London, of standing dc
tached Irom other buildings, ine more puoiic
offices may be entered by any one, but to go into
the rooms where the notes are prepared, ana me
money and papers kept, requires an order from a
Director. The paper on which the notes are
printed is made by the Bank itself, and it fur
nishes the chief sccuritv against forgery. 1$
would seem that immitation of it is impossible,
for it is not even attempted. No note is issued
of a less value than five pounds, and from this
connected with the stock-office. Every transac
tion that ha taken place at, any tune in the Na
tional Funds is clearly and distinctly recorded in
these silent volumes. . The number of transfers
of Government Stock executed in 1866 was 176;-
000. Each of these transfers requires two alter
ations of existing accounts, the amount transfer
red having to be taken from one account and
placed to a new account. The whole of the work,
however, is carried on without a sinirle error.
and as dividend after dividend becomes due, the
stocl'holcieT receives liis money wiA ttaiaili;
punctuality, and with an accuracy which admits
oi no suspicion or aouot. . .
Another derailment of ereat interest lathe
X" C?
library of cancelled notes, which covers an enor
mous area under the omcers ol toe nanx. jneso
catacomb are filled witk jroeden racks,-ia which,
are placed more than 10,000 oeal boxes ot about
one foot in height and breadth, anl 1-8 inches n
length. In these boxes or coffins, lie carefully
packed bundles of assorted notes, and on the out-
side. are painted certain letters ana ngures, wmc
to the officers of these gloomy abodes, tell of the
date and rank of the deceased. These notes
are kept for seven years before being laid away
in this vault, and sooomplete is the arrangement,
that any single note, the date and eambef of
which may be known, can be produced in live
minutes by the person in charge of this depart
ment. The nominal value of these buried notes,
at the present time, exceeds 3,000,000,000, the
actual number of notes being about one hundred
millions. Strange and curious instances of the
longevity of some of these flimsy banknotes are
constantly occurring, and their history, if one
could trace them, would afford abundant mate
rials for romance. One pound notes, whichliave
long since passed away from circulation in Eng
land, and which are now mainly associated in the
minds of the people of that country with forgery
and capital punishment, present themselves for
recognition and payment at the average of about
two per month. During the thirty years prece
ding that of the abolition of capital punishment
for forgery, there were not less than 1,816 con
victions for this crime, the majority of forgeries
hfiinf nf one nound notes, and of the persons
so convicted 628 were hung in various parts of
the country. Last year a two pound note, a kind
of which a very email number were printed at
the commencement of the present jaentury, pre
sented itself to claim its long promised two aov
ereigns of gold. Some are worn to almost i
distinguishable rags, the amount of the note has
disappeared, but the date and signature afford
the clue to its identification in the Bank Ledgers.
The oldest note in the possession of the Bank of
England is one of 1698. A twenty-five pound
note of more than a century old, was presented
a short time ago, when it was calculated that the
compound interest on its amount, supposing it to
have been recoverable, would have exceeded
6,000.
It is right to add that I obtained some of these
statements at the Bank, and some from trust
worthy papers.
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.. w . it;ea value iiiau 11 vj jivuuuj, ..
The. Quantity of Seed to the Acre. The same I thov advance to the value of a thousand pounds
rule will hold good both with clover and charity. Jiany 0f these Jast, I was told, are used mainly
'He that soweth sparingly will reap sparingly." for remittances. We were shown one that was
to six acres of good land.
pounds, it is aitogctner unique
histnrv bavin'' no fellows or successors. The
77, Y'uhl nf CMrtr Rcrd. The best seed is nflWrs of the Bank, however, will put in your
obtained from the heads of the first cutting, hands a bundle of 81,000 notes equal in value to
The second cutting is somewhat dwarfed, and a million. The notes are printed iu the 15ak,
less full of good seed. I know of one piece of and the signatures are a part of the printed mat
four acres here that is said to have yielded, this ter. Mo&t of this work was done by boys, whom
year, sixteen bushels of seed, or four bushels to though engaged in manufacturing the signs and
the acre. This seed is worth near fifty dollars representatives of almost inconceivable wealth,
to the acre, to say nothing of the pasturage and wc found eating their bread and cheese, and
hay. The truth is, the beet of any thing is best drinking their beer with as much unconcern as
for seed. I have heard of a wheat grower, who if it were so much grocers' wrapping-paper, for
went through his fields, bag in hand, just before to them, indeed, it was no more,
harvest, gathering up the finest heads; these The par value of the stock is 14,553,000,
were sown, and the next year the best heads and it sells for about 248 per cent., bo that its
w.im nrynin n-atherod and sowed, and this process nptual value is about $180,000,000. On the 28th
continued year after year, until wheat of a niar- j Qf August last, it had notes in circulation to the
Ragged Money.
Oct. 14, 1807.
W. E
AW.
SHAW.
6m
Cowand & Harris?,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
20 Commerce Street, XORFOLK, VA.,
AVill attend promptly to pales of Cotton, drain. Lum
ber, Tobacco, Naval Stores, &c, and purchase of
Supplier Will forward Cotton to Europe FREE of
forwarding CHARGE.,
I). G. Cowand, R. J. Haekiss,
Washington co., N. C. Late of Halifax, N. C.
Refers to Capt. W. E. Stitt ami Hon. Z. B. Vance,
of Charlotte; and Hon. W. N. II. Smith of Hertford
- .......
county.
August 20, 18G7 ,G3
Torn and defaced SkinplasterSj Greenbacks, and
Vitmn.il Hank Notes, bousht at a -very reasonable
dinrmmt t the CITY BANK OF CHARLOTTE,
January 13. 1868. Trade Street.
Professional Card.
L'h AKLOTTE, N. C, Jan. 1, 18C8.
The subscriber is engaged in an office practice at
the New Drug Store, corner Trade and College street.
TWn wishin? Medical attention can find him at
the above named place at all hours of the day and
...n;i lots hnnr nf the nis-ht.
Having been engaged in the practice of Medicine
fnr ahmit twelve vcars at his former residence. Eliza
beth City, N. C, hopes to merit a share of your
i natronaire.
JAS. N. BUTT, M. D.
Reterexcks: R. K. Speed. M. D., Wm. G. Pool,
M. D.. Hon. G. W. Brooks, Hon. John Pool, Eliza
beth City, N. C,
Miller & Black, John L- Brothers, Benjamin Shan
nonhouse, Charlotte, N. C.
January 13, 188.
WANTED,
the accommodation of French emigrants,) in tracts of
- .... 1. Wl - 1 . , I .
' 1W acres eacu. i uose wisuing io een may cuumu-
' nicatc yvith the undersigned, stating location, value,
j quality and improvement.
I Also, I can furnish white labor to any extent to
j those who may desire it. Agents already appointed
j in Pans, Rouen, .Marseilles, Havre ana Lyon.
At Hutchison, Burroughs & Co.'s Store,
from 8 to 10 a. m , and 3 to o p. m.
January 20, 1808. lm
Tan Yard for Rent.
r- nth nf Vphi-iinrv next. I will publicly
lease, to the highest bidder, the Tan ard near David-
riwTw.rtnrinr to tne neirs oi J. d. rfuwusion.
dee'd. and the House and Lot adjoining thereto, for
a term of three, or five years. At the same time I
will rent portions or tae larming maus wtwg-e
;,i ..t.i. The 1 si nor will be made at the resi-
I dence of the undersigned at twebre o clock. The
Leaser will be required to give Dona ana approyeu
security with interest from date and to keep the
premises in gooa repair. TnwvSTftW
January 27, 1808. 2wpd Guardian.
H. C. JOXES, Jr.
JONES & JOHNSTON,
Attorneys at Law,
CHARLOTTE, X. C.
tu collection of claims in any part of the State
will receive prompt attention.
References Brem, Brown & Co., w m jounsiom
B. K. Smith & Co., T. W. Dewey, of Charlotte, N. C.
v m r; Snn Sl Co.: Evans, Gardner & Co.,
Geo. W. Moore, Murchisoa & Co., Norris & Moore,
of New ork.
January 2t, leb.
vdlnnH nualitv was obtained.
This second cutting of clover has a singular
quality when fed green. It causes horses to dis
charge surprising quantities of saliva from the
mouth; so much that it is a question whether it
is best to use it as a pasture or not.
Timnthv. There is no ereat difference be
tween the culture of clover and that of timothy.
Timothv is sown in the fall with wheat, or
Hrnt1v after wheat. When wheat is drilled,
implements are used that provide for sowing
amount of 23,G93,810; Public Deposits to the
amount of 7,350,218; other Deposits to the
amount of 818,870,130.
Tt owned Government Debt 11,015,100
Government Securities 12,812,372
Other Securities including both thels-
sue and Uanking Departments 20,961,723
Notes 13.bdl,&.io
'Coin and Bullion 23,574,723
Add to the liabilities the amount of the Capital
Stock, and then deduct the sum of the liabilities
Horrible Accident in Chattanooga.
Tiro Young Ladies Burned to Death.
We learn that a shocking accident occurred in
Chattanooga, late on Saturday night, by which
two young ana accompiisnea laaies tost meir
lives. It appears that Miss Maria Daily had
been spendiug the afternoon and evening with
Miss Kate Harrington, at the residence of the
latter. About 11 o'clock, the young ladies re
turned to Miss Daily's residence, intending to
sleep there. It being cold Mia paily attempted; .
to start a fire in the stove, but the fire not burn
ing briskly enough she procured a gallon can oi
coal oij, and poured some of the oil into the .store.
In an infant the oil exploded. In another in-
stant the young ladies, and everytning in tne
room were in a blaze. Miss Daily threw herself
on a bed in an adjoining room, but only succeed
ing in setting fire to the bed clothes. She wm
soon rescued by the negro attached to the hous
who, alarmed dy the .screaming, rushed in an4
bore tor out; Mii Ilwrrisgto r.ushed out into
the streets, and was immediately rescued from
the flames by several gentlemen, who had ar
rived on the scene. Both ladies were so aeyere
ly burned that they died on Sunday morning: .
The bodies of the two unfortunate young la
dies presented a revolting appearance. The vic
tims were highly esteemed in Chattanooga, and
their melancholy fate calls forth universal r,egre$
and svmpathv. Knoxtillc (TcnnJ) Vcm. and
Herald.
J. D. PALMER,
I Family Grocer & Wine Merchant,
VncI dealer in all kinds of import ed Wines aud Spirits.
Old Rye Monongahela, Bourbon and Cabinet Double
Distilled' Whiskey : Domestic Corn and Rye Whiskey;
Teach and Apple Brandy.
JUST RECEIVED THIS DAY:
2 Barrels Sacrament Wine,
6 " Superior Kentucky Cider,
1 Old Nash county lirandy,
3 Casks India Ale,
15 Crates of Bottles, Flaska, Demijohns and Jugs,
Wood Kegs from 2 to 10 gallons.
I also incite the particular attention of Druggists
to my ock of Port, Sherry and Maderia Wine,
Branay and Whiskey, bottled especially for Medi
cinal purposes. All orders, Whplesale or Retail,
obcited and punctually attended to. Constantly on
hand all kinds of Domestic Spirits on consignment.
A specialty made to old Ji. C. Corn Whiskey.
January 27, 1W8. .
both at one time, the wheat passing through one J , tua ,U1U Gf tbe Assets, and vou will find the
drill, and the timothy through another drill, gains of the Bank to be upwards of 16,-
directly in rear of the wheat drill. This admits qqO.OOO, which causes the premium on its stock
ot the same measure, nameiy, one ousnei oi muu- m great. At the time 1 nave just reierrea
thy eed to six acres of land. Timothy is much jte rdte Qe Discount was two per cent only,
preferred to clover, for hay. It is almost equal Qne gt cf its business is the manage
to grain. ment of the National debt of England. That,
i Tlic Loral ifv. Timothy and clover do better bst Summer, amounted to 7G9,541,000. In
here, on hillsides, than in meadows. Meadows the Bank premises there are ten rooms entirely
are so prolific of weeds that meadow hay is con- devoted to this part of the Bank's business and
A nrn. tn nrdnrid hav T have seen it 4.1(1 nWkanre ennstantlv emnlovcd iu keeping
S1UC1LU mi"'"' "1" J " I J ' I j
', n , nr, TAiitnl tniis nf mill ii land. On I and rheckincr the books. A hen the dividends
. - J 1 T o VimA nnA will ripld nro- I niirl tVia cnrricfm nf SO 5tdil itlOnal CierKS Sre
bably, as a rule, two tons to the acre of the best cal!ed into requisition. The keeping of accounts
i:t'fW I involves the constant emnlovment of about 1, -
rru:a : fA n br.ro and rattlp. in nrofusion. I TOO eAror. transfer books, dividend books,
T,b ia o-iven to work horses, at nisrht, to last I nowers of Attorney cases, and others. The whole
Z. AVbsit tViAv enll fftedin? a horse I nf thnno. are now. and have been, reliffiously pre
uili.il iyui im. . j 7 i -7 ' v- , - ,
1 ia ivirinrr bim frrnifl. TK hav is used I Mrvivl from the first establishment of the Bank
1111 JO t,l "o " O J I .
merely for the tilling. in lO'J. xao dwciui-b .uiururj Wu!..
Blue Grass. Xo blue grass is sown in this more than 100,000 of these curious records of
Vallev, although it abounds. Blue grass is the the past. The first book opened the Direc
nroduct of timothy. After a certain number of tors ot the uanK ana oiners wnicn inciaue. c
i utUlibO va va 'p1" -
years a timothy sd turns to
tucky is the region for1 blue
A-" I - c 1 - -
Lvithe region foF blue jn-ass. Iut even wr wcn mej na BuuKuyn. . fc"";-
herc it -rows very finely, aud an immense quan- meut lo:in, are in this vast Library ine iijick
tity of it is made, and it is highly appreciated, volumes of these titldceds are all in excellent
It is a strong nutritious grassfand when cured condition, and by reference to their contents the
for hay it hhigWy valued. If I were asked for tide of every persou who has ever been pressed
thekeyto the wealth of this Valley, the pride of of government stock, can be readily traced. A
the American Continent, I would say, clover, wonderful collection of Autographs, Kings
otnTfuae grass. " Queens, Emperors, Statesmen nP'
iimutuj uu fc fortunate Poets, successful soldiers, great
I have been at some trouble to obn from IeUannnin and women of high renown,
living witnesses of the first class, a correct idea of VJZr arc b5und up in
cultivating these valuable crops 1 nope tney -- reference to them
may prove valuable to some of your reader J anj iy ihof vho are
rrv fvn.ur trnnhl m soon think of dis-I r"""1'
A Dupil of Abbe Sioord care tke following
extraordinary answers :
Q. What is gratitude?
A. Gratitude is the memory of the heart, -
Q. What is hope?
A. Hope is the blossom of bamine?s,
Q. What is the difference between hope an
desire? '
A. Desire is a trte in leaf, hope m a tree to
flowers, and enjoyment is a tree in fruit.
y. What is eternity I
A. A day without yesterday or W-morrow: a
day without end.
r, v . .
l. . n liai. is iimei
A. A line that has two end a rath that
begins in the cradle and ends in the grave.
A lady who had two children sick with
measles wrote to a friend for the best remedy.
The friend had jufct received a note from another
lady, inquiring the way to pickle cucumbers. In
the confusion the lady who inquired about the
pickles received the remedy for the measles, and
u oi.tk mother of the sick children with
horror read the following : "Scald them three
or four times in hot yinegar, ana sprinaie wie
with salt, and in a vary lew aays tney wiu w
cured.
arrv ai'.A csnu(ttini vounff lady to her
cousin prematurely bald, 'why is your head lika
heaven?' 'Don't know, I'm sure,' replied the
swell; unless, inuoeu., ucvswra iu. -crown
'Good, but not correct. Because there
is no more dying or parting there T
A young widow who had married an old man
was forever speaking of "my first husband.'
The second husband at first gently remonstrated.
the wife poutinir. "you'll want
me to remember you wheu you're dead and gone.