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emocv 4 I 1 4 4 ! I The Western Democrat J. YATES, Editor and PropbieiQB. W. CHARLOTTE, N. C. February 18, 1868. Collecting Debts. We learn that the U. 3. Marshal for this State has Lcen ii.t rutted (by the District Judge perhaps) that judgments obtained in th Federal Courts against (lUr citizens, creates a lien on their property. The absurdity of affording relief to the people generally V,v n'Kh Stay Laws as hare been passed by the Con voniion or Legislature is now palpable. A non resident can collect his debt from citizens of North rir.,lii", and force property to sale for that purpose, while a citizen of the State cannot collect from his fellow-citizen. Is there any fairness in that? Is there anv real protection to a large class of debtors? ,..ii- at all. The onlv way to afford real relief is for the Con tention r Legislature to adopt a Scaling Law in re plied t "Id debts say 25, 40, 50 or 75 cents on the J.ilur (according to the nature of the debt) payable n currency, and then adopt some scheme that will iti'lu. e creditors and debtors to eettle on the basis of the scale. Then repeal all Stay Laws. Both debtor and creditor who are citizens of the State, ought to be in favor of &ome arrangement of that sort. If Fumcthing Is not done to cumpromitt old debts, many will have to see their property sacrificed to satisfy executions in favor of non-residents, while the credi tor at home -goes a begging." Is there njt wisdom enough" among our law-makers ti. perfect a plan which will afford fair and substan tial relief to all classes? Bad Practice and Bad Policy. We regretted to sec in the Raleigh Sent in tl, a few dsv ago. a communication from a negro man assail in" white men and calling them liars. The writer , x ,..f,.. . . r'n.m..t;r. W that is ih , l"""-'- ' j no reason why he should be permitted by the Sentinel to iic its columns to assai il white men. We have bUavs admired the Sentinel as an able, decent, well conducted paper, and we hope our friends, the li liter, will permit us to suggest the great impro priety of admitting to its columns communications t Ymhi negroes denouncing w hite men. It is a bad ex amine, and rather degrading. Some Republican jicpm may now be expected to appear in some other paper, denouncing white conservatives and calling tin-in liars. The Sentinel may justify its course by saying that KrpiiMican papers have heretofore been used by ne prtic. to assail white men. If so, we don't remember ii-l.iit even if true, that will not excuse Conserva tive papers fur doing so. We hope that neither Re publican or Conservative editors of newspapers will ever again permit such communications to appear in thrir column. We also regret to wee that three or four colored delegates in the Convention are behaving in a man ner calculated to disgust white men with even politi cal r.piality. One negro denounced the Judge of the Criminal Court of Wilminglou. Judge Metres is a gentleman, and it is really mortifying to have to submit to Mich insults. Another negro is in the h.ilit of using insulting language toward white members iif the Convention. Such conduct will redound, sooner or later, to the injury of the colored people of the State. We have iui prejudices against the negro when we owned them we gave them a white man's chance, so far as vie coul. 1 ; and two men, when set free, left us with a better education than thousands of white Uicu ever get. But there is a distinction between the races that must and will be kept up, and the sooner the colored man acknowledges and abides by it, the bet ter it will be for all classes. We allude to these things not for party purposes, but to caution all friends of peace and good order against encouraging impudence on the part of the colored man. It makes enemies for the black man where lie might have friends; and as a well-wisher of the colored people we disapprove of the conduct of some of their leaders. m m tOF" The communication which we publish to-day on -The Humanity of the Negro," effectually ex pones the false and absurd character of such books as "Aeriel," which assert that the negro has no soul. We never thought the reasoning of "Acricl" deserved the slightest respect or attention, but the friend who writes us on the subject thinks it may mislead some and do harm, therefore we publish his sensible and able article. - . M 'Mkcklkmh no Mechanical Association." It w ill be seen by Letters Patent, issued by Gov. Worth, that an Association of gentlemen of this City has been incorporated for the purpose of manufacturing the North 8tate Washing Machine one of the best ma chines for tii.e purpose ever invented. We are in formed and believe it to be true) that the North State Washing Machine has given perfect satisfac faction to all who have used it. A number of cer tificates to this effect, from persons of the highest respectability iti this section, appear in our columns UrTi nMNc, Home. We are gratified to see that several farmers in this section of the State, who moved away in I860 and '67, are returning, satisfied that they cannot better their condition. Unfortu nately, many have returned much poorer than they left. Hut wc arc glad to see them back, anyhow. Wit.i Beasts. A Wild Cat of extraordinary size (culled by some a Tiger Cat) was recently killed by Mr 1. N. Phifer on McAlpin's Creek in this county, near the Rea Mine, about 9 miles from Charlotte. It measured 3 feet in length, and had claws and teeth capable of doing serious damage. It resembled a young Tiger more than a Cat, but we think it was a large species of the Wild Cat. A few w eeks ago, a Pauther was killed in Gaston county, and the appearance of these wild animals in this section causes surprise, if not fear of being uttacked by them. feg- The new Iron Bridge over the Catawba River, on the Western Division of the Wil. Char. & Ruth. Railroad, was finished last week. The Superinten dent of this Division of the Road, B. S. Guion, Esq., has always shown great zeal and industry in dis charging his duties, and we congratulate him on the improvement made in his portion of the work. New Advertisements. Marvin's Fire Proof Safes. Ac Brem. Brown & Co. I'ruit Trees C P Mcndenhall, Greensboro, N C. fiardeu Seeds J H McAden, Corner Drug Store. I barlotte Hotel W W Hart, Proprietor, family Groceries, Tin Ware, &c A Berryhill. Drugs Medieiues at the Drug Store of Dr J N Butt, Dry Goods aud Groceries II M Phelps. Letters Patent. North State Washing Machine. Plaster, Lime, Nails, 4c Hutchison, Burrough? & Co. Potatoes, Bacon, &c Carson & Grier. Certificates of the North State Washing Machine. Groceries and Family Supplies J Kuck & Co. L Grier at J Kuck & Co s. Boots aud Shoes at 5 per cent Profit--S B Meacham. Court Order E A Ohborne, Clerk. Kxecutors' Notice Saml S and S F Marks, Ex'rs. 15ank Notes, Revenue Stamps, &c Thos W Dewey & Co., Bankers and Brokers. C5cSC Railroad Stock for Sale M W Alexander, Attorney for Administratrix. The Convention. The Convention is making some radical changes in the Constitution and laws of our good old State, and we do not believe that either is being improved. We hare been an earnest friend to speedy recon struction since the close of the war, but we do not think we can consent to endorse some of the proposed changes, because we fear they will injure the peace and welfare of our people generally. When the Con stitution is completed and submitted for ratification, all of ns can better judge what course will be right and proper. On Wednesday, the Convention devoted a good deal of time to arguing a proposition to change our Ju dicial system, and abolish the distinctions now exist ing between Courts of Law and Courts of Equity. Our native lawyers, such men as Rodman and Jones, opposed the proposition, while Mr Tourgee, (a new resident of the State,) favored it. We give below a short sketch of the remarks of Messrs. Rodman, Jones and Abbott, on the subject. Mr Abbott is a North ern man and a new comer, but he does not appear to be in favor of making changes in our laws merely for the purpose of suiting Northern sentiment he has shown fairness and modesty in the Convention. Mr Rodman said it was rather singular that a member of the profession (Mr Tourgee) should in sinuate to such an intelligent body as this, that all the rest' of the bar were devoted to insatiate greed of money, excepting himself. Mr R. was not willing to put into this Constitution things that were repulsive and odious to the people. lie wished to produce a good and wise Constitution, that the people would ratify, as it was the only and the shortest way of eettiuir back into the Union. He would oppose the incorporation of such a measure into the Constitution: 1st, because it did not belong there, but to an act of , .... i j j ii. !i. i the Legislature: and, 2nd, because be did not tuinK it right of itself. He alluded to the high standing of the bar of North Carolina, and their universal wil lingness to assist, with aid and counsel, those who were too poor to pay for the services of a lawyer. . Mr R. next argued the objections he had raised, at some length. ' In regard to the fees of lawyers of this State and New York, he had been informed, by good authority, that a small case here, probably costitig from 15 to 20 dollars, would cost there fully $200. A gentleman had told hnn that, for merely asking in a' : . 1 .ifKTtitir fi ut ! nT lift Yt ;iI t Ik 1111 V iorniauoii in rvK.-wv ' , jo for the information. lie periectiy agreea wnn Touriree in wishing to accelerate the actions of the Courts of just ice. but ne couia noi sec uow mc i , i . i views of the gentleman would accomplish that end. It would create confusion, annoy the people, and he (Mr R.) would oppose incorporating anything into the Constitution so fatally demolishing to our whole system, that has worked so well and justly elicited the praise of the bar of the whole country, and with which our people are perfectly well satisfied. Mr Jones, of Washington, claimed to know as much about the sentiments of the people of North Carolina as the gentleman from Guilford, (Mr Tourgee.) That gentleman seemed to have a mania to fix upon the people of this State certain customs, simply because the Northern States had seen fit to establish them, lie protested against this wholesale butchery of all of our time-honored, universally beloved and revered Judicial system. Our people had steered clear of the foolish scutinientalism that had over-run some of the Northern States. Mr Abbott said he would move the indefinite post ponement of this matter, as he did not think they should deal with this matter in the Constitution. To do it, would lay an embargo upon the Legislature, in considering the matter. He was in favor of some alteration in the practice in this State, but did not see how the abolishment of the distinction between the Courts would materially affect the cheapness or celerity of justice. He thought they should be very cautious how they tampered with such institutions. He did not array himself against the measure, and, at the same time, he did not sympathize with the remarks of the sentleman from Guilford. He was not afraid of improrment or innovation, but this was j a . inti with cnfli holdups as : the gentleman from Guilford would have us. He wished to leave the coining Legislature free and un trammelled. They had enough legitimate business to ocenpy their time. Notwithstanding these prudent and sensible sug gestions, the Convention voted in favor of the propo sed change yeas 50, nays 2S, An ordinance has been passed giving the Sheriffs of this State time, until the 1st of January next, to collect arrearages of taxes for lf-Ci and '67. The Senatorial Districts have been fixed. The i State is divided into fifty Districts, apportioning Senators exclusively on population, and does .way with the property qualification. An ordinance was also passed allowing every man, without regard to qualification, who can prove a moral character and pay the tax fee, to practice law in the Courts of this State. UsroRTiNATE. The Convention has decided in favor of giving the election of Judges and Magistrates, in this State, to the people. The number of new offices being created by the Convention, and the frequent elections by the people, we fear will keep up almost a constant political agitation in North Carolina. We regret to see the action of the Convention in the matter of offices and elections. What the people most need now is peace and quiet, and freedom from turmoil and political excitement. j Alabama. The vote in Alabama on the new Constitution closed last week, and it is reported as defeated. The ne groes being largely in the majority in the State, the only way that the Constitution could be defeated was for the white people to refuse to vote at all, thus causing a less vote to be polled than the Reconstruc tion Acts declare must be polled before the Constitu tion can be ratified. For instance, in the city of Mobile about 5,000 negroes voted, and only 72 whites. But, notwithstanding this vote, we should not be surprised if Congress changed the law so as to take Alabama in the Union anyhow. In fact, a bill was introduced in the U. S. Senate last week, by Mr Sherman, to declare the Constitution adopted, and admit her members of Congress on their taking the test oath. The Constitution of Alabama was rejected by the whites because it placed the State at the mercy of negro rule, and forced negro equality to too great an extent upon the white people. Such will be the fate of the North Carolina Consti tution, unless a more prudent and better spirit is manifested by those who control the Convention now in session at Raleigh. The conduct of some of the negro delegates has not been calculated to induce white people to vote for a Constitution maintaining negro equality in North Carolina. By- A large public meeting was held in New York week before last for the purpose of condem ning the course of Congress and approving that ot President Johnson. Resolutions w ere passed to that effect, and also declaring that the meeting was not intended to nominate a candidate for the Presidency or promote individual aspirations. The following are two of the resolutions adopted : Resolved, That we regard with alarm the Tarious schemes and enactments of the present majority in Congress, relating to the establishment of civil gov ernments in the Southern States, these schemes being animated by sectional, personal and party purposes; seeking to elevate to power the negro race, and in volving usurpation by Congress of powers which plainly belong to the uther departments of the gov ernment. Resolved, That the .continuance of the military dictatorships iu the States still excluded from the Union, is a gross wrong on the Constitution and on the rights of those States and a menace to the remain der; and is wholly at war with the spirit of our Re publican institutions. The President Gen. Grant and Sec'y Stanton. We have read the correspondence between Presi dent Johnson and Gen. Grant, in regard to the con duct of the latter in surrendering the War Office to Mr Stanton. We are not an admirer of the manner in which Mr Johnson has conducted public affairs since he succeeded Mr Lincoln we think he is to blame for most of the trouble th&t has been brought Upon the Southern people but the action of the U. S. Senate in forcing Mr Stanton back into the Cab inet, and the trickery and duplicity of Gen. Grant, shows that Mr Johnson has been most shamefully treated. It is really disgraceful to the country. Ever since the establishment of the Government of the United States, all parties have agreed that the President should have the privilege of choosing his Cabinet his confidential advisers. WThen there was a Democratic President, and a Whig Senate, the latter never refused the President the privilege of selecting his Cabinet, and always confirmed his ap pointments and vice versa. But the present Senate persists in forcing on the President a man the Presi dent does not want, and with whom he refuses to hold official intercourse. Mr Stanton disgraced him self by acting as a spy on the President, and it is an indecent outrage for the Senate to force such a man back into the Cabinet. The conduct of Gen. Grant, in violating his promise to the President not to surrender the war office to Stantou without giving the President an opportunity to appoint a successor, ought to ruin him in the esti mation of all honorable men. Those who disregard solemn promises cannot be relied on in any respect. The President, in the correspondence alluded to, accuses Gen. Grant of deception, and proves it by the testimony of five members of his Cabinet, viz Secretary Seward, Welles, Randall, McCulloch and Browning. The President also charges Grant with insubordination. Gen. Grant's aspirations to be President, and de feat Judge Chase for the Republican nomination, has caused his departure from the path of rectitude and good faith. What a pity ! And however correct the President's intentions may be, he has shown a want of moral courage in the whole reconstruction and other business of the gov ernment. JB" The Republican party of this State propose to hold a State Convention in Raleigh on the 26th inst., for the purpose of nominating candidates for State Officers. The Council of State met in Raleigh last week to recommend some one for Judge, in place of D. G. Fowle, resigned. Col. C. A. Cilley, now living in Caldwell county, was recommended for the place. Col. Cilley came to this State with the Federal army, and commanded the troops at Salisbury for some time after the close of the war. He is said to be a gentleman of fairness and ability, but we do not think he has been in the State long enough to be appointed to such a responsible position. We protest against making comparative strangers our rulers. Gen. Canby was on a visit to Raleigh last week, and stopped at the Yarborough House. We presume he inspected the Reconstruction work military style. He visited the Convention on Wednesday last, and was received by the President. In reply to the welcome of the President, Gen. Canby said: 'Mr President and Gentlemen of the Convention, The relations which we occupy to each other, render it impossible for me not to return my sincere thanks for this cordial reception ; and in addition I assure you of my entire sympathy with, and full apprecia tion of, the labors in which you are engaged, and of my devout prayer for the speedy return of the old oriii oiaie iu nci juiiit mi m Impeaciimext. Northern newspapers and corres rxjudcttt are again talking about efforts at Washing ton to impeach the President. Wc think it will end in failure. A dispatch from Washington dated the 13th. says: "In the Reconstruction Committee to-day, Stevens presented a resolution impeaching the President for hih crimes and liasuemeanors. it was laDiea oy the following vote: Yeas Bingham, Payne, Beaman, nulbert, Repub licans; and Bijooks and Beck, Democrats. j;ayS Stevens, Bootwell, Farnsworth. This is considered the end of impeachment." jgjg" It having been rumored about. Raleigh that some of the delegates of the Convention had been bribed to vote for certain Ordinances, a committee was appointed last week to investigate the matter. We heard the rumor when in Raleigh two weeks ago, and it was said that one debtor had spent as much as $1,000 in electioneering for the passage of a Stay Law. This is the first time that charges of being in fluenced by bribery were ever made against a North Carolina legislative body. m Trr TU-.MnvAi. op the Capitol or the United States. A resolution declaring that the seat of gov ernment should be removed to the Mississippi Valley was defeated by a strictly sectional vote : 77 to 97. If such is the present feeling, the removal is redu ced to a question of time. The New England yankees will yet crave the help of the Southern States to maintain a balance of pow er against the West and the time will come when the Northern States generally will depend on the South for grain as well as cotton ! Mark the pre diction. ' EST The Macon Telegraph says " Jacob Thompson, one of the distinguished American ex iles abroad, recently received a remittance of 880,000 in gold, the proceeds of a sale of his lands lying along the Mississippi river. Before the war he was the richest man in Mississippi his wealth being over one million dollars. c An independent candidate for sheriff in Ken tucky puts forward as his chief claim the fact that he once slept with Andrew Jackson. The only claim a great many other candidates have had is, that they are the sons or relatives of some smart man. Bah! Georgia Convention. A. A. Bradley (ne rr. was. bv a unanimous vote, expelled for gross insults offered the Convention. A disfranchising bill was adopted, leaving in the cold only those convicted of treason, embezzlement of public funds, malfeasance in office, crime punishable by law with imprisonment in the penitentiary, bri bery, and idiots and iusane persons. Arkansas. The Arkansas Constitution en franchises females and negroes, and makes them competent as Jurors. It disfranchises those dis franchised by the Reconstruction acts, and those voting against the Constitution. Such a Con stitution ought to be rejected. Florida. The Convention is divided into two factions, and doing nothing. Ohio. The House of the Ohio Legislature has adopted, by a strict party vote, resolutions in favor of the repeal of the Congressional Recon struction Acts, which are declared to be subver sive of the rights ofthe States, the liberty and prosperity of the people, and of the constitutional powers of the executive and judicial departments of the Federal G overnment . They also donounce in unmeasured terms the pending supplemental reconstruction and Supreme Court bills. The resolutions go to ike Senate for concurrence.. Gen. Canby's Order. The following order (says the Raleigh Senti nel) has been issued by Gen. Canby and has been laid before the Public Treasurer. Acting in accordance with his own judgment and the counsel of others whose opinions he respects, we learn that the Public Treasurer will obey Gen. Canby's order. Headquarters 2d Military District, ) Charleston, S. C, Feb. 12, 18C8. j General Orders, No. 20. The Constitutional Convention assembled in North Carolina, under the authority of the laws of the United States, having, in conformity with the eighth Section of the law of March 23, 1867, (supplementary to the law of 3Iarch 2, 1867, "To provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,") by an Ordinance adopted in Convention on the sixth day of February, 1868, provided for the levy and collection of a tax of one twentieth of one per cent, on the real and personal property in the State, to raise niouies to pay the expenses of said Convention; and having directed that the tax so provided for shall be paid into the Treasury of the State in reimburse ment for advances made from the said Treasury, for the purpose of defraying the current expen ses of the Convention, the payment of its officers, members and contingent accounts : It is ordered. First. That the assessors of taxes in the State of North Carolina shall add to the assessments already made or about to be made for the year 18G8. under the authority of the laws of the State, the tax levied under the ordinance before cited, and the collectors of taxes will proceed to collect the same at the time and in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State for State tax es, and pay the same into the Treasury of the State. Second. That the Treasurer of the State is hereby authorized and directed to pay the per diem and mileage of the delegates, the compen sation of the officers, and the contingent expen ses of the Convention, upon the warrants of the President, in the usual form. ly command of Bvt. Mai. Gen. Uanby : Louis V. Caziarc, Adj't. G en. JBgjf The following Ordinance has been passed by the Convention, making it the duty of the General Assembly to provide a Land Agency in each county in the State : Be it ordained by the people of North Caro lina, in Convention assembled, aud it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, 1 hat the General Assembly, at its first session, after the ratification of the Constitution of the State of North Carolina, shall provide for establishing an agency in each county in the State, to be vested iu the wardens of said counties, for the purpose of procuring such lands as may be forced upon the market, exclusively for the benefit of actual settlers under such regulations as the General Assembly may direct, provided that no agency for any one county shall have on hand at one time more than ten thousand acres, and shall not dispose of the same in lots greater than eighty acres each. Not very Complimentary. Ex-Gov. Per ry of South Carolina, who has always been count ed a Union man, has written another letter on the subject of Reconstruction, in which he speaks of the South Carolina Convention as follows : "What a commentary on Republican institu tions is that unlawful and usurped assembly now sitting in forming a constitution for the once proud, glorious and honoured State of South Caro lina. Composed, as it is, of negroes, unprincipled and ignorant white men, traitors to their race and country, outcasts of Northern society, aud adventurers, white and black Yankees, with a constitution bearing internal evidence of its having been written by some ignorant Northern Aboli tionist, and sent here for adoption." CHARLOTTE MARKET, February 17, 1868. Corrected by Stexhoi'se, Macaclat & Co. Cotton The market opened quite firm last week on the basis of 14 to 14J cents for middling, purchaser paying tax ; and on Tuesday advanced fully one cent a few sales taking place at centsT On Wednes day it became known that a decline had taken place in New York and Foreign markets, resulting in a similar decline here, the market continuing firm at li cents during the balance of the week, at which figure it closed on Saturday tendency upwards. Sales for the week 70o bales. Flour, $5.05 to $5,85 per sack from wagons. Corn firm at $1 15 to $1.18 per bushel from wagons. Corn Meal, $1.20 ; Peas, $1.10; Oats scarce, 70 to 75 cents. Wheat, $2 to $2.25 as to quality. Baltimore Bacon, from Stores, 16 cents. Lard, 17 cents. Fresh Butter, 30 cents; Eggs, 20 to 25 cents; Chickens, 20 to 25 cents. Liverpool Salt, $2.0 per sack. Corn Whiskey, $2.25 to $2.50 per gallon. Molasses, 75 cents to $1 by retail. Tobacco, 50 cents to $1.25. Prices of North Carolina Bank Notes. Corrected weekly by A. G. Bhenizee, Cashier City Bank of Charlotte, Febbcart 17th. North Carolina, Charlotte, Lexington, at Graham, Wilmington, Washington, Yanceyville, Fayetteville, Miners' and Planters' Bank, Commercial Bank of Wilmington, 50 Cape Fear, 26 29 Roxboro, 57 19 Wadesboro, 26 24 Thomasville, 67 26 Commerce, 17 8 Clarendon, 4J 4 Farmers' Bank of 11 Greensboro, 27 Greensboro Mutual, 6J 39 Merchants' Bank of Ncwbcrn, 60 26 At the Drug Store of DR. JAS. N. BUTT, (Corner Trade and College Street,) You can get Sulphur, Salts, Cream of Tartar, Calo mel, Jalap, Blue Pills, Magnesia, fcenna, Manna, Aioes Rheubarb. Castor Oil. Indico, Madder, Blue Stone, Copperas and Logwood, Laudanum, Paregoric, Pep permint, Pain Killer, Mustang Liniment, Cattle and Horse Powders. Avers Pills, Sarsaparilla. Cherry Pectoral' and Ague Cure, Wright's and McLane's Pills, Costar's Spanish Mixture, llostetler s, uaKer s, German and Plantation Bitters, Sozodont, Hair Dye, Kathairon, Wistar' Balsom, Essence Ginger, Bate man's Drops, Godfrey s Cordial, British Oil, Harline Oil, Vermifuges, Juniper Tar and Glycerole of Hypo phosphites for Consumption, try them: Trusses, Ab domenal Supporters, &c, Kerosene Lamps and Lan terns, Fine Chewing and Smoking Tobacco, Cigars, Ink, Paper, Envelopes, Blank Books, White Lead, Zinc, Lindsecd Oil, Turpentine, Varnishes, French Window Glass, &c. Do not forget our fine Kerosene OiL unsurpassed. Feb 17, 1808. Dr. JAS. N. BUTT, EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as Executor on the estate of Sarah B. Cheek, dee'd, the undersigned hereby no tify all persons indebted to said estate to come for ward and make immediate settlement, and those having claims against said estate must present them within the time prescribed by law, or thi notiee will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. SAMUEL 8. MARKS, 8TEPHEN F- MARKS, February 17, 1868 3w3pd Executors. Latest IYeirs. TILE MARKETS. I Advices from New York and Liverpool are favor- able, and Cotton has an advancing tendency. Gold I in New York 4of premium. WASHINGTON NEWS. WASHtscTox, Feb. 14.- -An official proclamation was issuea to-lay, creating a new Military division of the Atlantic, comprising the Department of the Lakes, the East and Washington, to be commanded by Gen. Sherman, with Headquarters at Washington. The President has pardoned Commodore Farran, who commanded the Pensacola navy yard,- bat re- signed to join the Confederacy. The Whiskey tax from 1863 to 1867 has averaged twenty seven millions per annum. Fire in Wilmington. On Thursday night last a fire broke out on the south side of Market street in Wilmington, and destroyed five of the principal buildings on that street The loss is estimated at about 8100,000. The most terrible part of the calamity is the de struction of human life, which occurred after the fire was subdued. A wall of one of the burnt buildings fell and buried beneath it 8 or 10 persons. Five bodies had been recovered at the latest accounts 4 colored and 1 white man. In this city, on the 12th inst., by the Rev. R. H. Griffith, Mr Francis Morris to Miss M. E. Myers. In this county, on the Cth inst., at Pleasant Grove, by John Walker, Esq., Mr Wm. McCall to Miss Francis ai. stitweu, aauguier oi wr . a. ouiweu. Iu Gaston county, on the 4ta inst., Mr W XX Lraig to Miss E E Wilson In Cabarrus county, on the 80th ult., Mr James B. White to Mis Louisa Winecoff. In Concord, on the 6th inst., Mr G. B. Swink to Miss Margaret A. Cook. In Anson county, on the 29th ult., Mr W. A. Pratt to Miss Mollie E., daughter of Mr V. Parsons. In York District, on the 6th inst., Mr Walker Bur ris to Miss Mary Moore. Also, on the 4th inst., Mr J C McConlcy to Miss C H McGill. On the 4th inst., Mr Joseph A Wylie of Chester District, to Mrs Elizabeth J White of York District. In Cabarrus county, on the 7th inst., after a short illness of two days, Mrs. Jane Pharr, wife of the late Walter S. Pharr, in the 75th year of her age. Long a follower of Jesus, and living in habitual communion with God, the sudden summou9 carried with it no alarm to this venerable Mother in Israel ; but peace fully reclining upon her feaviours breast, ana shel tered in His Almighty arms, she gently leu asicep. In Yanceyville, on the bth inst., of consumption, Miss Bettie Kerr, daughter of the Hon. Jno. Kerr. Tn T red ell countv. on the 2d inst.. after a serious and protracted illness, Marcus K. Wilson, in the 48th year of his age. He was a member oi tne rresDy- terian Church of Prospect. lie leaves a wne anu three children, an aged father and mother, sisters and brothers, together with many friends and ac quaintances to mourn his loss Marvin's Fire Proof Safes, BREM, BROWN & CO., Agents, At the Hardware Store, Oatcs' Building. Sinclair's Corn and Seed Planters, BREM, BROWN & CO., Agents, At Hardware Store, Oates Building. February 17, 1808 2w GARDEN SEEDS. Garden Seeds of every description, for sale, Whole sale and Retail, at the Corner Drug btore. Feb 17, 1868. J. H. Mr ADEN. CHARLOTTE HOTEL, CHARLOTTE. N. V. This first class and well known House, formerly i-rt i,v Mi J. R. KERR, hav ntr been recently- re- paired and refurnished in every department, is now open and ready to receive guests The Table is unsurpassed, anu in point oi conve-i nience and comiori tne nouse is noi exceiieu uy any in the Citv. W. W. HART, February 17, Ipuo. rropneior. Potatoes, Bacon, &c. Another lot of Potatoes, Bacon Sides and Hams, Lard, Candles, Sugar, Cofi'ec and Molasses, Leather, Hoes and Clover Seed, just received at CARSON & UKIEUS. February 17, 1868 lw QrviaViinrr fJarxr at niH TX77ct ftrPATl Sometning New at oia wesr-ureen m-n-n-nn JfKUl J. XttJEi-EiO. ru r p M.vncvi.m h a ehoi u f uroll rmwTi F KIT IT TREES for sale, cultiva- ted expressly for himself, the old war stock having " . . : . . recently been disposed ot to another new nursery- n . . n nien hupn a mi-erf ana n ml uirnf1 l or oi Tta nropiil.Aiin l'Untu Shrubhirv &c Prices as moderate as can be found any where .,,. Send your orders to Mr S. J. Thurley, late Gar- dener to Westbrook & Mendcnhall, Greensboro : or to 15 G. Graham. President of the Farmers' & Me- chanic's Store, Charlotte, N. C, and immediate at tention will be given. Greensboro', N. C, Feb. 17, S FAMILY GROCERIES. I have on hand, and am constantly receiving, a eeneral assortment of Groceries, such as Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Molasses, Cheese, Flour, Bacon, Corn, Meal, and everything else in the urocery line I will sell as cheap as any house in Charlotte, and respectfully request persons wishing to buy to give me a call. I deliver, within the limits of the City, all Gro- cenes Dougm si my oiuic. A eood lot of Castings and Hollow-Ware for sale. rPtfi Wara - ' . Also, a good assortment or tin ware Kept con- Roofing, Guttering, Repairing, &c, done at the shortest notice. a. ir,uiw nmu, Feb 17. 1868. Under Mansion House. . a n t w w H. M. Phelps' Two Stores, Opposite the Court House. DRY GOODS' STORE & GROCERY STORE. The subscriber would remind the public that he is now dealing in Groceries as well as Dry Goods, and has separate apartments for each branch of business. In his Dry Goods' btore lie keeps a general assori- ment of roods for Gentlemen and Ladies wear in fact, anything in that line that maybe eeded by purcnasers. The Grocery Store is well stocked with supplieaof every description. Prices will be made to suit the times. He returns his thanks for the patronage here tofore bestowed, and promises to use every exertion to rive satisfaction in the future. 6 II. M. PHELPS, Feb 17, 1868. Opposite the Court House North State Washing Machine. Providejice, N. C, Sept 18, 1867. Messrs. Earnhardt k Houston Sir: We use your North State WashiDg Machine in our family, ana can candidly recommend it, for it doe the work for which it is made it is truly a washer. Respectfully your, Mr. J. E. 8AMn.K. Messrs. Barnhardt k Houston : I have tested yonr Machine to my entire satisfaction. I have never een any Machine to compare with it, I have tried many M.inM to make waahinz easv and have just found the right one. It is easy to operate upon and does not injure the texture of the clothes in tne least. Many wishes for your success. Feb 17, 1808. Sra A. Wbisjasx HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO, Have a mcu aurmlv nf Prifi ami P-rn?n fluano. a top dressing for wheat, and is highly recommended. Farmers give it a trial. Plastering Clover Fields. Such fields as are already set in Clover should have one bushel of Plaster per acre broad casted over them " early a. possible . C.I I and ffl .uppl from " -v..w., vu.vuuu - IjlTTIO ! Xiime!! IoUie!!! Weekly supplies of fresh Lime received and for ! tf HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS CO. Calcined FlaStOr and COniOnt, Always on hand and for sale by HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO. Nails ! Nails ! ! Nails!!! w r Aen, foVhe- "ale ofllth.e nigb V . 1 1 Thi i 'nmnanv harm rwtnllr imnroTNl LDftir nachinery, they now offer to the public an article tiiat will compare favorably with the best of ptortH- ern brands. I all and examine for yourselves. HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO. Well Fixtures and Straw Cutters for sale by HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO. February 17, 18G8. BOOTS AND SHOES At 5 Per Cent Profit. I am now offerine mv Stock of BOOTS k SHOES at 5 per cent profit, to make room for my Spring Stock. . . . . . . , i i .. i . All who arc in want oi anyining in my ua wuiv do well to call before buying. I am grateful for past favors, ana nope Dy strict attention to business, to merit a continuance of th same. All tioods warranted as representee i Don't mistake the place Sign of the Golden Boot S. B. MEACHAM, Next door to Johnson & Elliott's New Book Store. N. B. To wholesale buyers, great inducements. Feb. 17, 1868. Bank Notes. Highest market price paid for Southern Bank Notes at the Banking House of TllOS. W. UliWJSI & W. Revenue Stamps, For sale at the Banking House of THOS. W. DEWEY & CO. Deposits Received and interest allowed at the Banking House of THOS. W. DEWEY & CO. Drafts on New York, For sale in sums to suit at par, at the Banking House of THOS. W. DEWEY it CO. Gold and Silver Coin Bought and sold at the Banking House of THOS. W. DEWEY & CO. THOS. W. DEWEY & CO., Bankers and Brokers, CHARLOTTE. X. C. Hours of business to suit dealers and customers. February 17, 186S. Qreat Reduction in the Price Of At J. KUCK & CO'S., Trade Street, CHARLOTTE, A'. C. (Stenhouse, Macaulay & Co's Old Stand.) We take irreat pleasure in informing our friends, and the public generally, that we have just received a choice and well selected stock oi Family Supplies, Which we propose to dispose of at remarkably low prices. We have now in store, and arc constantly receiv ing, the very finest brands of Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Bacon, Lard, Butter, Flour, Meal, Molasses, Cheese, Crackers. Candies, ihoap, spices, canaics, joois. Shoes, Yarn, and in fact everything kept in a first ciass r amujr uroctrv wunauiiuuu uurineims i s wc nc mitiuuum lowest, as we sell and buy Tor casu. uive us a cuu nnu jua omm uui uc umajviuiw, February 17, 1S68. KUCK A CO. TO MY FRIENDS. I take pleasure in informing my friends of this vicinity; and especially those or the lltn isonn Carolina Regiment aud McRae's Brigade, that I may . . .. . , . - vnfir De lounu ai ine esiaimsumcni oi wnnrs. nwo. Si CO., on Trade street, late Stenhouse, Macaulay Co'8 olJ tnd, ready and willing to show and sell lhcm ds ch ,nnn nny LouM in lhe cit7f M I WC buy eXClllSlVelV for Cash. Give me a call is all that I ask. i Feb 17. 1868. W. L. GRIEIt. i -nnsik--k x i geVfin BUareS J. C O. KJ. It. XI. DIOUK i F O R S A L E I Will be sold, for cash, on the 22d instant, Seven Shares iu the Capital Stock of the Charlotte & South Carolina Railroad, the property of M. D. Johnston, deceased wne io iaae piace I . . .L - 11 4 If. 4 i-o cioc m. m. cbl, mws J Attorney ior Auuiuuimiru, State of North Carolina,) Exkcutivk Department, v RaUujh. January 28th, 1808. ) BY DIRECTION of Ilia Excellency, Joxathab Wobth, Governor of North Carolina, notice is bere- DT eiTen that D. C. Bernhardt, S. F. Houston, Jas. y. Osborne, Bufu Barringer, John K. Brown, Robt. I p, Davidson, R. A. Spring, B. 11. .Moore, J. U. Wor- rjBOn J. L. Moretu ad. Jas. F. Johnston, R. Y. Mc- Aden, R. M. Oate. L. W. Sanders, John B. Burwell and Jas. P. Irwin, of lhe county of Mecklenburg, having made application to be ereated a body cor- i port i e, unaerine name anu siyie oi wit? - .n jv n w..- BiTRQ MECHANICAL ASSOCIATION," for thepur- I nose of manufacturing and selling the "North State Washing Machine.'' and other useful mechanical ticlc8fcnd produ.,s in the County aforesaid, and having, in all respects, complied with the statute in such case made and provided, have this day been created a body politic and corporate, under the name and style aforesaid, and for the purpose aforesaid, by Letters Patekt, bearing date with this notice, signed by Hi Excellency, the said Jonathan Worth, Governor as aforesaid, and attested by the Great Seal of the 8tate, a copy of which Letters Patent has been duly recorded in the office of the Secretary of State; Condition ed that the said Corporation shall exist i e t-m r THIRTY' tto. rm frnm ft Hftta . . . . .v., u.-ir -i,.n , T.1 of THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS to be .. . . gix H, j,yBEI) Shares of FirTT Dollar h WM Jf JJAGLEY, February 17, 1868. Private Secretary. State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg County. Superior Court of Lorn Special Term, Det., 18C7. D. G. Maxwell vs. E. 8. Wright J. a. rnuups vt. H. P. Ackerman. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant in these cases are non-reidente of the State, and cannot be reached by the ordinary process of law, it is ordered that publication be made, for six weeks, in the Western Democrat, a newspaper published in the city of Charlotte, in the said State, commanding them personally to be and appear at the next term of this Honorable Court, to be held at the Court Howae in Charlotte, on the 9th Monday after the 4th Monday in February, A. D.t 1868, then and there to plead, answer, or demur, to the ch ment in thi caae, otherwise judgment f.aal wUl be entered against them for the amount of the plaintiff' debt and costs, and execution issue accordingly for the same. . , . Witness, E. A. Osborne, Clerk . of our Superior Court of Law at office, on the th Monday after tbs 1th Monday In August, A. D.. 1867, and In th. 02d yea of American Independence. Issued February 17th, 1868. , kJt-Cw fs4T. S10 & A. OSBORNE, Clerk,
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