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CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, iMlLv -7
AYJIt J YATES Editor and Propreitor.
Term of Sulrription Thhek Dollars, in advance.
THE
"Western Democrat
Fl'BI.IfHKU BY
WILLIAM J. YATEH, Editor and Tropnetor.
Terms- Three Dollars per annum in advance.
AnvKETif emknts. For one pquarc often lines or
lean $1 will le charged for each insertion, unions
kof in fur over one iiw.nth. Notices of insirriages
and leHtIis puhlhel giatis. Obituary notice of
over live lines in length charged for at advertising
rates.
Real Estate at Public Sale.
In pursuance of authority confered on me by a cer
tain Mortgage leed executed to inc by Edward Ful
lings and wife Abby, I will proceed lo ell on ihe
Public Square, iu the ('ity of ( 'liarlotte, oa Tuesday
the 14th day of April, (being Tuesday of County
t'ourt) a certain House and Lt, in th Oity of Char
loM. Sai.l !liisp in in the heart of lite (JifV. front
ing on Tryon Street, be:ng the one now occiipieil b
Edward FulIingH. Ternis made known on day t
y
y of
"ale.
S. M. IIO WELL
7w7pd
Trustee,
March 2. 18i',S
CHARLOTTE HOTEL,
CHARLOTTE, X. C.
This firht clas and well known House, formerly
kept by Maj. J. 15. KElill, having been recently re
paired and refurnished iu every department, is now
open and ready to receive guots
The Table is unsurpassed, and in jmint of conve
nience and comfort the JIou.se is not excelled by any
in Ihe City. W. W. IlAlt'f,
February 17, 108. Proprietor.
To Arrive.
louring the week we will receive Now Spring Goods.
Call and ste them.
NAIUUXGCR, WOLFE & CO.
March 2, 1?08.
To Fariners.
A large assortment of Hrade's patent Hoes, and
munv other kinds, just received at
rAi:niN(Ji:ii, wolfe & cos.
March 2, 1808.
A. W. SHAFFER,
A T T O 11 X J: V A T L A W
AND
Rogistcr in Bankruptcy,
CilAKbOTTE, N. C,
Will hob! Courts in li.tukruptcy in any County in
which Bankrupts reside
jy Office at the residence of Mr E Fullhigs.
February 3, 18tiS Am
7.. It. VA.Nt.'K.
uown.
VANCE & 1XVWP,
Attorneys at Law, Charlotte, N. C,
(OKrlCK IX THE COIHT HoTSK,)
Having associated themselves together, will practice
in the Courts of Mecklenburg. Iredell, Catawba, Da
vidson. Lowan. Cabarrus and Union, and in the Fed
eral and Supreme Courts.
Claims collected anywhere in the State.
Apnl 2, ISO). tf
Robert Gibbon, El. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Tryon St. - f, Cf.'t 1 1 ,'', X. ('.,
Otlice and Uesidenee, one door south old State P.ank,
(formerlr Wm. Johnston's residence).
,lan l,"lSC,8. y
J. P. He Combs, M. D.,
Offers his professional services to the citizens of
Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both
night and day, promptly attended to.
Oflice No. Ciianite How, up stairs, opposite the
Mansion House.
January 27. 1808.
Dr. JOHN H. McADEN,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
ciAHLorr-:, y. c.
Has on hand n large and well selected stock of PUKE
DUt'GS. Chemicals. Patent Medicines. Family Medi
cines, Paints. Oils. Varnishes, Dye Stufl's. Fancy and
Toilet Articles, which he is determined to tell at the
very lowest prices.
May 20, lt')7.
THE DRUG STORE
OK
Kilgore & Curcton
Has been removed to t tic Store in (irauite Uow, next
to the Express Ortiee.
A large assortment of Tresh Drugs, Chemicals,
Paints, Oils. Dye Shift's, Perfumery, , will be
found at this new establishment, and will be sold at
as low prices as any other house.
P.. F. KILGORE, M. D.
Jan t"), 1S;8.
T. K. CHILTON, M. D.
FAMILY GROCERIES.
I have on hand, and am constantly receiving, a
general assortment of (i roeeries, such as Sugar. Ten,
Coffee, Molasses, Cheese, Flour, Dacon, Corn, Meal,
and ever tiling else in the Grocery line
I will sell as cheap as any house in Charlotte, and
respectfully request persons wishing to buy to give
inc a call.
I deliver, within the limits of the City, all Gro
ceries bought at my Store.
A good lot of Castings and Hollow-Ware for sale.
A. PEHRYHILL,
Feb 17, 18i'8. Under Mansion House.
A. HALES,
Watchmaker Q?v and Jeweler,
Xrxt Door to the Mansion House, Ctf arT.ottk, N. C.
If your Watch needs Repairing,
Dmi't pet mad and go to swearing;
Just take it int. HALES' shop.
He will tix it so it will not stop.
He warrants his work all tor a year.
When it is used with proper care.
He will do it as low as it can be done,
And do it so jjcll it's sure to run.
January 1, 1KGS. y
Charlotte Female Institute, !
CHARLOTTE, JN. C j
The present session opened on Tuesday the 1st of.
October, and will continue until 00th June, 1808. i
OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS : 1
Rev. B. Kurwell, Principal and Instructor in Men- I
al aud Moral Philosophy and Mathematics. 1
Jno. P.. Burwell. A. M., Chemestry, Natural Thi-
Sosopiiy and Ancient Language-". " i
Mrs. M. A. Burwell. English branches and Super-
intendeut Social duties. - ,
Prof A. Bauiuaria, Vo;il and Instrumental Music. 1
Prof. It. E. PigUL-t, Drawing, Painting aud Modern ;
Languages. !
Miss Mary Battc, English Branches and French, j
Mrs Sally C. White. English Branches. j
Miss Mary F. Penick, Music on Piano and Guitar.
Miss 11 R. Carson, Music on Piano. !
Terms s heretofore. For Circular and Catalogue !
cuuia4ii;:ig mil particulars address. - -
IU v. K. BURWELL & SON.
Charlotte. N. C.
September 2-3 1867.
fob. the JCHABLOTTB democrat.
The Glance of an Eye.
There's mystic power in the glance of an eye,
That sweeps o'er the soul with the swiftness of light;
That M akes the still moan of a tremulous sigh,
Or spreads in the Losoi a feast of delight.
When pleasure and sorrow contend for the heart,
And sanguinely strive for the uppermost seat;
Then a glance of the eye bids eorrow depart,
While pleasure trips in on her silvery feet.
When love's gentle breath moves the tide of the soul,
And rolls its mild waves io'ard an object close by,
And we pour forth the feelings we dare not control,
Then hope or dispair tends the glance of an eye.
TVhen sable dispair old sorrow's grim king,
Proclaims his approach to the heart with a sigh; -
Oft the o'erladert soul shakes off his fell sting,
As it catches bright hope from the glance of an eye.
Charlotte, April, 1&C8. B.
BOOKS AND STATIONERY,
At Tiihlt Bros lSrofk Store, near Scarr's
Drug Store, Charlotte, X. C.
Bingham's English and Latin Grammars.
Mitchell's and Cornell's series of Geographies.
Sterling's series of Books.
Davies' series of Algebras and Arithmetics, with
Keys.
Emerson's series of Arithmetics.
Quockenboss' series of School Books.
Botanies of various kinds
"Brick" Pomeroy's Books Sense and Nonsense.
St. Elmo -another lot of that popular Book just in.
Surry of Eagles Nest, a few lett, call and get one.
Four Years iu the Saddle by Harry Gilmor.
Stationery-
A large lot of Paper, Envelopes, Ink. Pens and
Holders, and in fact everything usually found at a
first class Stationery House.
Music.
We are Agents for a large Music House, and can
furnish any piece of music published in the United
Slates at publishers price, by giving us six days time.
Wrapping Paper,
18x28 forl.G0 per Ream and Paper half that size
for '.NJ cents.
Rags! Rags!!
100,000 pounds of clean Cotton and Linen Rags
wa-uted, for which the highest price in money will
be paid T1DDV & BlU).,
March 1C, 18G8. At "tlTe New Book Store."
GARDEN SEEDS, &c.
A Fresh Supply of Garden Seeds, from the cele
brated House of 11. Buist. Also ;i choice selection of
Flower Seeds. For sale at
March 2, 18f.8. SCARR'S DRUG STORE.
GARDEN SEEDS.
Garden Seeds of every description, for sale, Whole
sale and Retail, ut the Corner Drug Stone.
Feb 17, 18!8. J. H. McADEN.
Landreth's Garden Seed,
Received and for sale at the Drug Store of
KILGOUE & CUR ETON.
Burnett's Cccoaine for the Hair
At the Drug Store of
KILGORE & CURETON.
Kerosine Oil
At the Drug Store of KILGORE & CURETON.
Kerosine Lamps
At the Drui: Store of KILGORE & CURETON.
March !, 180H.
H. M. Phelps' Two Stores,
Ojt'jsifc thf Court Ifuusr.
DRY GOOEfr STORE & GROCERY STORE.
The subscriber would remind the public that he is
now dealing iu Groceries as well as Dry Goods, and
lias separate apartments for each branch of business.
In his Dry Goods" Store he keeps a general assort
ment of goods for Gentlemen and Ladies' wear in
fact, anything in that line that may be needed by
purchasers.
The Grocery Store is w ell stocked with supplies of
every description.. Prices will be made to suit the
Times.
I&-f He returns his thanks for the patronage here
tofore bestowed, and promises to use every exertion
to srivc satisfaction in the future.
II. M. rilELTS,
Feb 17, 1808. Opposite the Court House
City Bank of Charlotte,
(Trade Street, Springs' Building,)
Buy ragged and defaced Greenbacks, National Bank
Currency and Shinplastcr at a vcrv small discount.
March If,, 18C.S. A. G. BRENIZER, Cashier.
Country Bacon.
OfHh LBS. CHOICE COUNTRY BACON,
&&?sj?Kj? ii
ams. Shoulders and Sides, just re
ceived, and cheap for cash.
March 'J, 18f8. N1SBKT & MAXWELL.
' i
BOOTS AND SHOES
At 5 Per Cent Profit.
Iam now offering my Stock of BOOTS & SHOES at
" per cent profit, to make room lor my Spring Stock.
All who are iu want, of anything in my line would
do well to call before buying.
I am gratefui for past favors, and hepe by strict
attention to business, to mtudt ft continuance of thu
same. All Goods warranted as represented !
Don't mistake the place Sign of the Golden Boot.
S. B. MEACIiAM.
. Next door to Johnson & Elliott's New Rook Store.
N. B. To wholesale buyers, great inducements.
Feb. 17, 1808.
Bank Notes.
Highest market price paid for Southern Bank
Notes at the Banking House of
. : TUOS. V. DEWEY & CO.
Revenue Stamps, ,
Fr sale at the Banking House of
THOS. W. DEWEY 4 CO.
Deposits
Keeeived and interest allowed at the Banking House
of THOS. W. DEWEY & CO.
Gold and Silver Coin
Bought and sold r.i the Banking Hxuse of
THOS. W. DEWEY & CO.
THOS. W. DEWEY & CO.,
Bankers and B r o k e rs,
.CHARLOTTE, A. C.
Hours of business t suit dealer and customers
February 17, 180.
The Enjoyments of Home.
The local of the Petersburg Index, whose
writings are characterized for gxd sense and
sound judgment, publishes the following article
in his department, in a recent issue of the
paper to which he is attached. We commend it
to the careful perusal of all parents and beg of
them a serious consideration of the subject mat
ter here introduced to their notice, llow many
little sensitive hearts are wounded to the quick
and made to feel a sense of abiding sorrow by
what they are instinctively told is the neglect of
parents, though, perhaps, it may be really unini
tended in many instances. Mate your home'
pleasant and attractive to 3-our children and they
will cause you less sorrow in after lile : .. . p
t;IIow lightly do some parents appreciate the
enjoyments of their children at home, and how
prone they are to. relieve themselves of, every
thing like unnecessary trouble in the care oi
their little ones, even when iunoceut amusement,
sincere pleasure, or even instruction might be
imparted. The house is cleared in the morning,
the bi:ids closed and the little romping feet are
kept from this or that apartment. Out into the
street they wander maybe to full into bad com
pany or be led astray, or they are given into the
care of the nurse, who feels no greater interest in
their welfare and conduct than is begotten by
her monthly wages. Open your hearts and your
doors wide to your children, father and mother,
and while you exercise a proper control in all
respects, give them full privilege in all their in
cocent amusements, join with them in all their
games, encourage theiu iu their plays, have a
smile and a cheering word for them at all times
read to them, tell them good little stories, o;ivc
their first instruction at home and you will be
amply regarded. Don't be afraid of a little fun
at homo. Ilou't shut up your houses lest the
suu should fade your carpets ; and your hearts,
least a hearty laugh should shake down some ol
the musty cobwebs there ! If you want to ruin
your sons, let them think: that all mirth and
social enjoymeut must be left on the threshold
when they come home at night. Young people
must have fun and relaxation somewhere. II
they do not have it at their owu hearthstones, it
will be sought in other and less profitable places.
Therefore, let tho fires burn brightly at night
and make the home ever delightful with all those
little arts that parents so perfectly understand
Don't repress the buoyant spirits of your chil
dren ; half an hour of merriment around the
lamp and fire light of home, bluts out the remem
brance of many a care and annoyance during the
day, and the best safeguard they can take with
them into the world is the remembrance of the
pleasures of home."
CITY TAXES.
All persons residing in the City of Charlotte, or
owning taxable property, or doing business therein
011 the first day of February, lbtiS, are hereby noti
fied to make return of their taxable property, polls,
merchandize or other subjects made taxable bMbc.
City, on or before the last day of March,1 lb3b.
Parties failing to make. returns within the time speci
fied will be liable to double tax. Returns will be
received at Dewey's Lank, between the hours of 10
a. m. and u p. m. THOS. W. DEWEY.
March 10, 1SG8 4w City Clerk.
Stenhouse, Macaulay & Co.,
lotton and Produce Buuir and Wiiol.cM.le and
lictail Dealers in Groceries, dc,
(Ml 1?T t'lTTM
N. C
V ' A M- A. M. iV -1. .A. ' V
Have in Store a good assortment of Groceries of
every description. Cotton Tics, Ropv, Bagging, Su
gar, Coffee, Molasses, Iron. Salt, Cheese, Fish, &c.&c.
Family Flour of the best brands.
March 1G,
Planting Potatoes,
For sale by A. BEllliYIIlLL.
March '1, 18G8. Under Mansion House.
To Farmers of North Carolina.
The subscriber calls your uttcntion to a new Fer
tilizer prepared by the Lodi Manufacturing Co , made
from Night Soil, Blood, Bones and Ofi'al ol New York
City, called
DOUBLE REFINED POUDKETTE,
Which is an entirely different article from the com
mon Poudrctte made in former years. It is double
the strength of the old kind, fine as flour, free from
coarse impurities, and is as' strong and effective as
any super-phosphate in market, although sold for
only per ton freight from New York added.
This article has only been used one season, but its
effects have astonished every one who have tried it,
and the Company confidently assert that used in
quantities half as large as was formerly used of the
common Poudrctte, that it will not only double the
crop, but ripen it from ten days to two weeks earlier.
This makes it by far the cheapest aud most pre
ferable mf.niire in market
For pan ldilet and further information apply to
' ' B G. GRAHAM,
Prest of Farmers and Mechanics Association Store,
March Hi, 18G8 2m Charlotte, N. C
Durham Smoking Tobacco.
Just received a largo lot of choice Durham Smok
ing Tobacco. To wholesale trade at Fiurtory prices
March f, 18G8. NISBET & MAXWELL.
City Bank of Charlotte,
(Trade Street, Springs' Buildirg.)
Solicits the Accounts of Merchants and other?, and
guarantees satisfaction. OUice hours from 8 a. m. to
i p. m. A. G. BRENIZER,
"March 10, D3GS. Cashier.
INSURE YOUR PROPERTY
Prompt and Reliable Companies.
The Enterprise Insurance Company of Cincinnati,
Ohio, with a capital of one million dollars, made last
iio. with a capital of one million dollars, ma
vea
ar $23-3,000, after paying over $400,000 losses
riii" the year. It has new assets amounting to
during
$I,23-V000, and security by State law $2,000,000.
This security consists in the Stockholders being liable
for double the amount of their st ck.
Thi Company is always prompt in the adjastment
of losses, and the rates are as low as those of auy
-od Company. Cull on the undersigned at City
Bank of Charlotte. -'--
March 23, lbGS. - A G. BRENIZER.
North Carolina Land Agency.
H a v Lag tuade ai range nicntc by which I can readily
bring to the notice of Northern and European capi
talists our Agricultural and Mineral resources. J in
vite parties haviog euch property for sale to address
me at Reidsvllle, N". C. v ,
Reference is made to the publicises .generally of
the State.
. March 10, J8G8. -J). V. COURTS.
Having been appointed Agent by Mr Court, partie?
having Lands for-Pale either in this serf ion ot the
State, or in South Carolina, will please address me at
Charlotte. N. C S.. W. DAVIS.
Clarioite, N. C, March 23, ISfiR.- - ,
. Advice from Liverpool about Cotton.'
' A prominent merchant of Liverpool has writ
ten to a commercial friend in- Memphis, Ten
nessee, a letter on the prospective prices of cotton,
in which he employs the following language: '.
; ' You ask me what I think of cotton. ;W11,
my' opinion is that it will go down to a price
which, must stop" its production iu America.
Cotton can be' grown for less outlay than "in
America with free labor, and I wonder that so
much cotton has been planted this year, when
any other crop: pays so much better, I recom
mend you by all means to raise corn and potatoes
in preference.. , . .
This, doubtless, is good adviceu . -Free laborf
that is to say, free negro labor, may do for tobac
co, and may be put up with in Virginia, but it
itoo costly and too un certain for the cultivation
of a plant like cotton, that requires continuous
attention throughout the year, and which ex
periences three or four climacterics, during which
the labor must be energetic and applied promptly
to the day when needed. The free negro cauuot
be relied on, either for steady work, or for hard
work in a crisis of the plant. . The cotton cul
ture of the South : has therefore ceased to be a
ieading and progressive, pursuit. We rhall con
tinue to produce cotton but it will be a patch
crop a little affair of tenants, a busiuess of
pounds, not of bales. Here and there, a very
energetic planter, having the advantage of ex
cellent appliances, will be ablo to continue to
make it an affair of fields and of fifty or a hun
dred bales; but these instauces will be few and
far between.
Cotton-growing as a' leading national interest;
as an imperial power in commerce; as an ex
change producing industry, agaiust which bills
for hundreds of millions of dollars may annually
be drawn, has had its day, and is as dead as
Hector.
Fcr the most part, the plant flourished in the
regions "of miasma ; and miasma is low poison to
the Saxon races, which drives them in doors in
the morning hours, and during the hot' sunshine
of the day. It is not a question of personal in
dustry with the white man of the South ; for
they are of purer Anglo-Saxon blood than any
white people now in the United States ; and, of
ill people in the world, the Anglo and European
Saxon are conceded to be the most industrious
in the world. .
The immediate result of the superior cheapness
of slave-grown Iudia cotton (it is virtually slave
grown) to the free negro grown cotton of the
United States, will be the one recommended by
the Liverpool merchant, who h:is been quoted.
The people will content themselves with patches
of cotton, aud will expend their principal energies
upon grain crops and live stock. .
But as these will not pay a sufficient profit to
justify a life amid the miasma of the lowlands,
they will, ere many years, have to decide between
two alternatives : first, that of removing from the
alluvial lands to the hill and mountain country;
or, secondly, that of securing laborers from among
Coolies, Chinese, or other of the dark races, with
a view of resuming the cotton culture.
In the first contingency, large districts of fine
country will lapse under tho control of free ne
groes; and we shall have a Dahomey, Ashango,
llayti and Jamaica '-in this great Union of ours."
This will inevitably be the result, if the negro
influence in our State governments is very con
siderable. They will not labor themselves; and
enough has already transpired in our mongrel
Convention at Kichmond. and elsewhere, to prove
that they will oppose all sorts of immigration.
They will steal so much of the products of white
labor that this will bo paralyzed, and they will
vote to a man against all immigration.
In Virginia we can beat them at the jk1!s and
keep control of our government ; , we can invite
immigrants, and encourasre immigration. We
can induce the negroes to labor; for here star
vation must be the penalty of indolence; our
climate net permitting the .spontaneous growth
of melons, squashes, and Thomas Coelyle's
"pumkins" here the negro must work or do
worse.
But in the States of the Gulf, the case will he
different; and therefore it is, that negro suffrage
is something more than a question of theoretic
justice. It is a question of civilization. It is a
question of upholding our dear-bought institu
tions. A question of Georgia or llayti; Florida
or Ashango; Louisiana or Guinea. Xurfulk
Journal.
NOTICE.
Depredations by hunters having been committed
on my premises, causing me great inconvenience, 1
hereby forewarn all persons against hunting or fish
ing on my land without my permission, as the law
will, in every case of violation, bo strictly enforced.
J. G. ROTTS.
Steel Ocek, March 23, 1 808 lm
ANOTHER NEW STORE.
McMURRAT; DAVIS & CO.,
Have opened a new Grocery Store in Bryce'e Build
ing, and invite attention to their . . .
Stock of. Groceries.
They keep a supply of everything usually found in
a Grocery Store and wanted by farmers, such as
Sugar, Coffee, Salt and Iron,
Cotton Yarn, Molaseea, Fish,
Shovels," Spades, Forks, &c,
Crockery and Wooden Ware,
Irish Potatoes, Meal and Corn. .
Purchasers are requested to call and examine this
stock and prices.
ffl'roJnce will be bought pr taken in exchange
for Groceries, or received. on consignment for tale.
Particular attention willbc paid to the fale of Cotton,
Corn, Flour, 4c, that est be sent to our care.
J. W. McMURRAY,
March 10, 1&C8. J. N. DAVIS k CO.
SAVE YOUR COSTS ! !
Those who arc indebted to the ertate of Henry B
Williams (a Bankrupt,) will please come forward and
settle at once, as all claims which are not fettled be
tween this time and the first Jay 'of May next, will
be sued upon in the District Court of the United
States. ' i . E. A. OSBORNE. AMugnee.
March 9, 1S63- Sw Ofiiee in the Court House.
Molasses.
A large lot of choice Molasses, just n eeifed ana
for ele by the barrel or gallon. : , . ..
March 16, 1808. . 'ISBET & MAXWELL.
CORN AND ACON.
T 'rfWtffe'A!,' BUSHELS CORN,
11 tPuPtP 15,000 pounds Bacon,
. 1' For sale by : l . - - '-' ".''"
r . .- STENHOUSE, MACAULAY & CO..
" March 23, ; hi' ri -.f-, '
Jndge Chase and Impeachnieiit''
- The Washington correspondent of, the Phila
delphia Ledger has the following ia regarilto
the position of Judge Chase in the impeachment
trial. If the report be correct, we shall soon
hear from the Ilepnblicans. and Judge Chase
will come in for a fresh instalment of -abuse! from
his former advocates. If it be not the function
of the Chief Justice to decide all legal questions
that may be raised by either the prosecutors or
the aecueed, it may be nsked why he is called to
preside ai all ? Thu far in this trial the Sen
ate has assumed the right to determine all the
points of law, aud these determinations or con
structions have all been made in strict accordance
with party bias. Judgfr Chase's " conclusions.
therefore, may sadly disarrange the plans of the
iuipeachersi rU ... jy ... , ; r;
A-"There is a. report to-night, which comes from
a respoubnile source, that Judge Chase; ujs6n re-'
flection and full examination of the Constitution
and the discussion upon its formation and adop
tion, has concluded that his functions as presi
ding officer of the Senate when trying the Presi
dent on impeachment, are in tho nature of those
of a judge presiding upon the bench; that there
fore, it is his province to decide all legal ques
tions that may be raised by either the prosecutors
or the accused in progress of trial. And it is
further stated that this matter has been consid
ered and discussed informally by the Supreme
Court judges, who coincide with the Chief Jus
tice in the views above set forth.
Empress Eugenie in a Romantic Affair.
A correspondent of the Washington Star,
writing from Paris, after giving a description of
a ball at the Tuileries, relates the following bit
of romance by the Empress :
I will now tell you a true story of the Em
press. Last Wednesday w ek the Emperor and
Empress attended one of the small theatres to
see the play of "Comte Jacques." On the stage
a charming young girl took a part in which it
was necessary to feign weeping; but the girl
wept bitter tears, and the Empress was so much
impressed that she sent for the stage manager,
after the act, to inquire who the girl was, and
desired him to ascertain the cause of her tears.
1 he young girl answered very innocently that
she had a lover to whom she was devotedly at-
tached. but his father would not permit hint -to:
marry her until she would bring him a dowry ol
a thousand francs, which she had not. and so she
would have to give him up, which would break
her heart. As this play represented her case,
she could not keep back the tears, but she hoped
no oneivould observe them. Her grief, however,
did not escape the Empress, who found, upon
inquiry, that the girl was resectable and obliged
to assist in supporting her parents by performing
at the theatre, to which her mother always ac
companied her. The following d.iy tho Empress
sent one cf her chambermaids to present the girl
with a marriage portiouof a thousand francs and
money to the amount of five hundred francs for
the mother.
JS1 The flowing important remark of Joseph
Henry, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution,
appears in his Iteport for 1SUG, page 3-15:
'The Caucasian variety of man presents the
highest physical development of tho human
family; and as we dejurrt cither to the North or
to the South of the latitude assumed as the origin
of the human race in Asia, (about 40 degrees
North,) we meet with a lower and lower type,
until we encounter at the North the Esquimaux,
aud at the South the Bosjesuian, (in Soutb
Africa,) aud tho Terra Fucgian, (near Cape
Horn.)
The derivation of these varieties from ; the
original stock is philosophically explained on the
principle of the variety in the offspring of the
same parents, aud the better " adaptation and
chance of lil e of some of these to the. new condi
tions of existence in a more Northern or. South
ern latitude." -- E. F. K. .
What it Costs. Senator Hendricks of In
diana, stated in .Congress, the other 'day, that at
present the expense annually of each soldier in
the army was 2,000, and nearly $2,000,000 for
each regiment; the total cost being about SI 00,
000,000 a year-for an army of 50,000 men.
The Senator urged that, with proper manage
ment, the army expense could be cut dowu forty
millions a 'car, and in this matter the tax p tycrs
are deeply interested, and should urge rigid
economy.
There are more greenbacks in the Treasury
than at any time since the war. Gold in the
Treasury, 100,000,000. Paper circulation,
greenbacks, 8250,000,000. Fractional curren
cy, 830,000,000. National bank notes, 8300,-
000,000. : r
Escouracixq. From a gentleman who has
recently made a tour through most of tbesectious
of this 'District, we learn, that the preparations
for the next crop are being pushed forward with
an activity that is truly encouraging. He rep
resents the people, during the few warm days
last week, as busy as Lees, employed in putting
everything in order. That's right f Let us
have no gentlemen farmers this year, uor drones
in. other employment.- Everybody must work.
A healthy man who cannot make a reupectable
living bow, had better hang himself and rid tbe
community of a nuisance. "'Tis just that he who
eats shall work. Lticaster (-5. C.) Lcdijtr.
A gentleman seeing an Irishman fencing in a
very barren and desolate piece of land, said :
'What ar you fencing ia that lot fur, Pat? a
flock of sheep would starve to death on that
land." "And sure, your honor, wasn't I fencing
it in to kape the poor bastes out ir it?" replied
Pat. .
tST" Women are steadily gaining a looting
in pursuits heretofore, restricted to men. - Re
cently, the Commencement of the New York
Medical College for Women was celebrated, and
in tbe presence of a large audience; eight ladies
received diplomas of graduation -The address
on the occasion was delivered by 31 rs Dr. JVC.
Lorier, who is Dean of the Faculty. -
Won't It be delightful - to have a' nice little
hand squeezing the pulse of a man nd then
remember the tongue examination. - Such pleas
ant improvements ! - - ' ;
Diseases "of 'Fruit Trees.
t. i
- I will not discuss the subject four fruit trees;
but will merely state a few ; facts, as they hav
come to my notice. The apple or pear begins to
fail, uext thing we know, it is turned over hj
the wiud all the roots having rotted, sattf it
may be, one. Blight also destroys a large num
ber ol our pear trees. I have tried every wHnedj
i could hear or read of, or my mind could sug
gest. From somo source I learned, that driving
a few ten penny nails in my trees would save
them. 1 took my hammer aud uail box aedwent
to work driving three or four such nails in each
apple and pear tree. I have never lost any pear
aud but two apple troes since. One of thoae was
on u decline at the time. I never, lose a tree
uutil it goes iuto bearing. I have pear treca
now twenty to twenty-five feet high IrJrivd
nails in my trees now a days when they, are two
kiul thrice iuchee in diameter,- A friend had
beautiful orchard of poar trees, (dwarf.) Blight
attacked, and destroyed nearly all of them; but
one, which was thriity and quite green, drew, his
attention. On examination, he iound some one
had placed a large iron hook ia the fork of the
tree; the wood and bark had grown .around it
firmly. It was imbedded in tbe tree, and he
supposed it must have been the iron which saved
that thrifty tree ouly, out of a large number.
Do not drive the uail too close up, or miss the
nail and hit the tree, for that will cause 'a sore
place. I often drive nails through my smaller
trees they soon grow over them. 1 believe it
will answer a good purposo in tho peach tree
against the borer, though I never had occasion to
try it. .. ' '' , !.:-:. x
To keep your apple and pear trees smooth and
clean, every spring wash them .with soil soap
and suit, as high as you can reach -say one
quart- of salt to two gallons of ordinary soap.
Apply with a mop. " I
1 once procured some grape vines from Geor
gia they were diseased; iu the spring the young
leaf would turn white or spotted Krrimp op,
with excreceuces over them. The - vine grew
but did not fruit. 1 hia disease spread over bij
small vineyard and destroyed it, except theScup
pcruoog, which has resisted the disease. I tried
tbo nails in the vine without any good effect,
ihe rust of iron does not - appear to bo a. cura
tive, but a preventative. I Ibrmct ly lout from
six to ten trees yearly, with rotten roots and
turning up. It has been years since I lost nnr
in that way, except the two I have mentioned.
Trees do occasionally die from other causes. I
drive the nails a loot or so from tho ground.
Mississippi, Jan. 18G3. RAYMOND.
' Plant Trees and Flowers. '
Plant Trees for fruit, shelter, fences, farms,
buildings, railroads and landscajKJS- for comfort,
profit, pleasure, ornament aud civilization gen
erally. What a luxury to plant tbe little seeds,
and watch the tiny plants that soon become our
children the faithful, noble frieudH -companions
of sorrow, partners in grief, and welcome
assooiates in moments of pleasure emblems .'of
gratitude mementoes of the past and hopes oC
the future. When tho old man with, wintry
locks was asked why he planted, trees, which ho
could never see mature, he replied that some one
planted trees for him, and he would plant for
gratitude, that posterity might reap the reward.
What loftier, better, umrc enduring .sentiment I
Years ago, apples aud peaches were considered a
luxury now they arc a necessity. ,, There can
be no good farm without them. 'J en years ago,
you might have commenced an orchard that to
day would pay you a hundred dollars, beside
health and pleasure; but you would not.' Begin
now ten years more will pass as swiftly as the
last. If you don't live , to enjoy , tbem. your
children may. There is an .orchard ia Illinois
of 100 trees, only one acre, now 30 years old,
that pays the owner annually more than tbo re
maining 99 acres. One farm of twenty acres ia
New Jersey, this year netted its owner, ovpr
$4,000. Another oneof 15 acres, has realixed
over $5,000. Plant trees, friends,, philanthro
pists, lovers of men the rewards are perennial
ever blooming; the ploauro ineffably sweet
Nature becomes more beiutiful, and man grows
better. Trees couuect us with the past and the
future. Men of tho South, plant trees! Plapt
them for profit ibnt for shade plant 1 for
beauty plant for pleasure plant for tha present
plant lor the future 1 . Don't say you -can't,
when you know you can. Think how easy it is
to cover the vine-clad hilU and meandering val
leys with beautiful trees, laden with ,ff uits pt
p iradisc how eay to have vino-clad cottage
and t-tately bowers, encircled with groves of ever
greens. Where there is a will there is a way.
1'Iant flowers, too. , l'lj nt , them tt home
plant tbem abroad plant them over th-e sainted
dead plaut theiu everywhere - " ,i
m ' .
Female Advancement. The following
brief announcement Kill bring tears of joy Wll
hoopdom.
"Mrs Elizabeth Darragh has been announced
inspector of tobacco, suulf and cigars, ia the 4th
Indiana District." ,i
This is glorious ! It savors ofbuxiocssl Jqst
picture to youraelf, dear ladies, 31rs Elizabeth
DarragL. encircled with a huge copy of the du
plex elliptic, threading her way through the lop g
tiers of boxes aud barrels of the tobaccooists,
taking a pinch of 'Maccaboy,". a whiff of"PL
vana," and a chew of "Century." Isn't it nice ?
It beats female suffrage "all hollow." Aud then
if Elizabeth only be a widow, she can dispense
sample favors to the "horrid men" (those animals
from which the ladies always run), with a lavish
hand. We must have some female officers here.
' .7
Large Immigration .to Viboixia. Tta
late Confederate Cavalry -General Imbodun ls
now Domestic , Agent of Immigration, for the
State of Virginia. He was recently waited upon
by a Mr Van llaafte, of Holland.-who is seeking
a site for the settlement of several hundred fam
ilies fioin his country, who are to sail for yirgini
this spring. He was attracted by the low lands
of the York aud James rivers. Cspt." E. II.
Plamarther, of the Swiss "A t my, Commissioner
of the Swiss Emigrant Society, Is also "in, Vir
ginia looking for lands. " General rmboden has
suggested the Piedmont country, near the head
waters of the Dan, of which Danville is the prin
cipal town and also several l ocalities in the South
western part of the State." II is report roar draw
many thousand itttlcrs. f . . .