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i ! f Kc Eastern emocvcti, mxavloUc, The Western Democrat W. J. YATES, Edito axd PxofkIktok. CHARLOTTE, N. C. .1 - October 26, 1869. Wil, Char. & Ruth. Railroad. The annnal meeting of the Stockholder in this Road was held iu this City on Wednesday last W. L iterle, Esq., presiding. Decides the election of officers, bat little business was transacted. Mr Harris, the Superintendent of Public Work. claimed the right to appoint the State Directors. A "decree of the Superior Court of Wake was read rc training him from' exercising such power, Where up a the question was dropped, and the Governor's appointees announced. The Stockholders elected the following Directors: It II Cowan, B II Sumner, Vi L 8teele, S J Person, II W Guion and A R Ilolmesley. Aud the State ap pointed the following r Wm Sloan, J L Drown, James McDonald. J F Aydiotte, R C Badger, J S Cannon - and 8 I Sherrill. : The Board is the tarns as heretofore, except that R-C. Badger takes the place of TV. A. Smith, re signed. - Dr. Wm. Sloan was re-elected President, and the ether ofScers continued. - ' The next annual meeting is to be held in Wil tnington. : f We are gratified that Dr. Sloan announced to the " meeting his determination not to fell the Bonis of the State iu bis jis-scssion, or which he is entitled to. nntil the price advances. If he maintains that determination he will certainly deserve praise; if not, censure. It would be better for work tn the Bold to slop than to sacrifice the Uondj. i : ilhd State Fair. The first State Fair since the Fall of If CO, was held in Raleigh jlast week. We attended the first J three dar. an I considering all the circumstances in I the difficulties the Executive Committee Lad to contend with in re-opening the annual exhibit ion. we unhesitatingly Miy that it wad creditable to all cuncerncu. The display of Agricultural Implement? was de cidedly good, aj! s aljio the products of Orchards and Yinryardv but in common farm products the exhibition "ua rather inferior except in the article of cotton. Mr K. C. Grlcr. of Mecklenburg, had n fine bale of cotton on exhibition, the best, vc thought, on the ground. ! j The Addre.-i of Mr Battle, tlict President of the Society, on Tuesday, was highly ?pkcn of by all who heard it. We rubUh it in this issue .The address of Prof. Kerr, which was to have been delivered on Thursday, wai postponed till Fri day: consequently we did not hear it. K. IV Buttle, -q., the president of the Society, and Rer. J. Brinton Smith, the Secretary, are cnti tied to much praiee for the manner in which they discharged their arduous duties, and for the great energy aud exertions ucd to ni&ke the Exhibition a ruccess and accommodate visitors aud exhibitors. Mr Smith is a Northern man u ho has come into the State since the close of the' war, but he really shows by his conduct that he is identified with North Caro lina and is willing to work fur her advancement. We are always ready to welcome uch Northern men as he is, no matter what their xjlitics are. While on this subject, w must sny a word to the farmers of Mecklenburg and adjoining counties in regard to the importance of re-orgauizing the Meek lenbarg Agricultural Socicty'anJ making prepara tions for an Exhibition in Charlotte uext Fall. These annual g.-ithcring are pleasant and profitable to the city man ns well as the couutry-nian, audit will require but a small contribution from each to purchase grounds and make thej necessary prepara tion. We merely allude to the matter at present so as to direct attention to it. j N. C. Synod. The Synod (Presbyterian) of North Carolina, at the late session ( iu Morgan ton, appointed the fifth Sabbath of October as a day for tpecial and united prayer to the Great" DTead of the Church in behalf of the cause of Foreign Missions. ; The Synodj orgauized a 'new Pretbyfery by striking oJT a portion of the territory belonging to the old Presbytery of Concord, to be called The HttVlmlvTj Pralylery. The first meetiug of Meck lenburg Trcsbjtery is to be held with Steel Creek Church. j , j TiV-aejt session of Synod will be held in Raleigh in Octeber, TKp- Rock. Islaxu' kPJou. The goois manuracturea L - . - at the Woolen Mills mShis City, attracted consider able attention at the Statevlir and w heard many intelligent citixens of the Sti express surprise that meh a fine quality of goodV-W manufactured in tforth Carolinaj We werold by the Agent of the Mill that he has received many orders for goods, and that the rales have bejn largely increased with in the past six months. All that is necessary to bring these goods into general favor is a trial of their quality and durability. " $y- The Rev. Alex. Sinclair, formerly Pastor of the rrcjbylerian Church In this City, has received and accepted a call "to taki- charge of a Church at Tausvine,.Pa.,ja thriving city of over 10,000 iuhab ittnts located ja the coal oi,' region of Pennsylvania. We have known Mr Sinclair for over 12 years, and we take pleasure in sayin; that he is a true chris tian gentlcraanj and possesses more than ordinary talents as a pulpit-orator j LacrrBts. The Vcung Men's Christian Associa tion of this Citj has secured the services of Mr S..M. Hewlett to deliver a course of Lectures at Oates Hall t k, commencing Tuesday evening, -oth. Mr Hewlett has the reputation of beiug a popular Lec turer. We hope the audience will be large, as we presume the Association will apply the receipt to cbtrhable purpoios.' i ' The Raleigh Sentinel, rpeaking of Prof- Hewlett's Lecture in tha city last week, says: ; "We had heard much of the humorous power of Prof. Hewlett,) but ihc half had not been told s. He i absolutely the most euiertaining and mirth moving lecturer we have ever heard, rave John D. Hough, who perhaps has no equal in tho world." '. ; ffe? Mr P.obt F. Davidson has removed his Fur niture Establishment tQ the large Store j room next to this Ofice, where he now has a large and elegant stock of new Furniture. He has reduced prices in order to induce purchases here at home. New Advertisements. Fertilizers for; Wheat Hutchison, liurroughs & Co. New Stock at Starr's Drug Store. I hecse. Lard,' Mackerel, &c U M Miller! 4 Co. lrur Store fur Sie Dr J N Dutt. Town property for sale S C Alexander, A Paints, OAs aa 1 DyerStuiTi Kilgore L Cur l fvrt ireton. X.an-1 for Salt J ( Morrow, Aura r. ) Removal of Farnitufe Store R F Davidson. Assignee's Nutiee J E Brown. ' City Lots for Sale Rufus Darringcr, Attorney. Atuchmeut Notices E A Osborne, Clerk. Property for Mortgage Jones it Johnston and Rutus Carricger. New Stock of Confectioneries and Groceries AR Nwbet&Rro. The Lease of- the N. 0. Railroad. We stated-last week that the Directors of the N C. Railroad had agreed to lease that valuable and important work to the President of the Raleigh & Gaston Road, and probably others, for the term of 20 rears, -with the understanding ! that the Stock holders are to receive an annual dividend of six per cent. ; We do not suppose that anything we can say il change the action of the Directors, but we hope facta will be presented that will cause the Stockholders to reject the contract. 1 ; We are opposed to the contract. 1st. Because the Road is now so well managed by Maj. Smith that we are satisfied he will make six per cent dividend for the Stockholders without jencumbering it with. lease J 2d. We do not believe that by leasing the . T 1 iL. 1... otIU ft r,4 ni. annum, for the reason that; there is no provision in the contract'fer paying lxH eight per cent mterett on the first mortgage Bonds of the Road now in the hands of individuals -to tbe!araouht of four or five hundred thousand dollars! i ( The Stockholders can not receive a dividend nntil this interest is paid, and it is not provided in the contract who is to pay this mortgage interest, which certainly takes precedence over all other indebtedness. I If the money received from the parties leasing the Road (which is fixed at the sum of $240,000) is applied to paying the inter est on the mortgage Bonds, jhen certainly the Stock holders cannot receive C per cent, because the leasees do not obligate themselves to pay-more than a certain sum. 3d. We are opposed jo the contract because if the Road istobe farmed out we think it ought to be put ud to the hi chest bidder who will eWe the highest price and the best security. Other parties will eivc more for the Koad than has been promised by the( contracting parties. J ' I i ' .j The President of the Road, Maj, W. A. Smith, is a practical man, and we have great respect for his opinions, and therefore we! are surprised that he is represented as favoring the contract. We do not believe that he is dishonest or that he would do any thing, knowingly, to injure the interests of the State 0r ifUijTjjal Stockholders ;r but we do think that he is mistaken if! he favoi-3 tha contract recently made by the Directors of his Road. 1 .x i j The tax-payers of the Stite would prefer that the Road should bs left in the hands of Maj. Smith,-be- lleving that be will increase the nett receipts from year to year so as to reduce taxation as well as make the work profitable to individual stockholders. 1 The whole indebtedness of the Road amounts to about ' $S00,(K0, and if this debtor the interest is partly paid, how can the contract result in any greater advantage to the Stockholders than under present management. j j I j We are friendly with the leading men of both par tics in the State, and have no particular friends to reward or enemies to punish, and only desiro to see the public works managed i or. disposed of in a way that will be of greatest, benefit to the State and people. We arc independent of all "rings" and com; bmations. and care nothing tor the frowns or smiles of either. ! ! i P S. We are gratified that the Raleigh Standard, which at first 'favored the lease, now opposes it. j t Gov. Holden has appointed Thursday, the 8th day of November, as Thanksgiving day in North Carolina beftig the eaioe day designated by Presi dent Urant. I Charlotte was the only locality in. North lina represented in thedate National Commercial Convention at Louisville, Ky. We are gratified that our friends Macaulay and jkYariig went. -I At leasto00,000 vo es were polled at the late election in Ppnhsylvania. The Democratic party wa? defeated! by only about 4,C00l And yet some people are silly enough toialk about the Democratic parly being dead! . . - I r j All the principal business bouses in Plymouth, N. V.i were destroyed by fire on Monday night, 19th inst. : Loss about $100,000 but little insurance, j The Privateer Cuba. We take the following in .regard to the sloop-of j war li U IKlO UClU Ullttllltu a ,uv w . Wilmington by the United States authorities for some weeks, past, from the Wilmington Journal of the AHh inst. . i f ! ; Yesterday morning Deputy United States Marshal Ncff and Collector Ruiuley, with an officer of the Revenue Cutter, boarded the Cuban steamer 4Cnba' with a writ of libel and demanded the surrender of the ship. CommuudcrDornin, in charge of the vessel immediatety! dispatched for Commodore lliggins, who repaired on board. . (The demand for the sur render being repeated. Commodore lliggins replied that by order of the President of the United States his vessel waslviug quietly iu the harbor awaiting the issue of the! trial now pending J before the United States Commissioner. He protested in the name of the Republic of Cuba, of whose navy he was au offi cer, against any molestation ion the part of the offi cers of the Ooverument. j Upon the officer nsisting upon the surrender, the Commodore refused to sur render lo the civil offieers,:but would obey the orders of the Presideut of the United States or other com petent authority coming through the officers of the United States navy. The Deputy Marshal repaired on board of the l nltcd States Gunboat rolic, and immediately .Lieutenant Pearsoni Executive officer of the Frolic'!peceedcd on board of the "Cuba" and demanded the eurituder of the ship by order of the President of the United States,! which he exhibited to Commodore lliggins. ' t That officer, protesting against the; action of the Government in seizing a man-of-war; belonging to a foreign power, surren dered his vessel to Lieutenant Pearson, at the same time bunding his sword and surrendering himself and command as prisoners of war to the United States. ! i . , The vessel was turned over; into the charge of .Marshal Neff, after placing a guard of some twenty U. States Marines upou the "Cuba." The Marshal gave orders at once to send the crew ashore and dis band them. Commodore lliggins again remonstra te I against this action. The men w ere regularly eulisted in the Cubau navy, and the action of the. Government officers would result in the total dis bandment or the ship's crew, and would place it out oi the power of the officers! to irian the ship if she should be discharged by the Government. The crew were sent ashore anj discharged. The parol given by the officers of the ' Cuba" r.nd accepted by the Government has been violated by the latter, and we suppose -.they arc now in charge of the Marshal, who becomes responsible for their safe keeping until the hearing before Commissioner Rutherford is concluded, i ( - This acticn cf the President of the United Stales is most extraordinary under all the circumstances of i he case. Ry an order the vessel is sciieJ aud vir tually confiscated while she is being tried before the proper tribunal to see if she has even rendered her meU nhlc tobe tried for any violation of law be- for?, indeed, tht had been held for trial. Thedis- banding of the crew effects all th.t could do In discharged, would not be allowed to recruit in a port of the United States. " This action, of course, dispo'cs of the case of the Cuba" before the Commiiouer and transfers it to the District Court. The trial of the officers will be resumed on Thursday. j r .The turning loose of one hundred sailors and marine?, without control and without money in our city, is an outrage upon our citiicns, and Mayor Neff should hold, and the people ought to hold, the Marshal responsible for their good behavior. Un less some provision is made forj them by the Gov ernment or the city, wejexpect,to heariof much iai 11T 11 rn 1 ur liic u 1 1: t: 1 a. 11 a v trouble. If these men arc citizens or Luba mat gov- crnment has teen grossly out raged; if they arc citi United States the Government should zens of the make provision for them and not cast them loose to create disturbance' or to suffer for the ordinary necessaries of life in a strange tlij. ' The Governor's Proclamation. J If the information in possession of Got. Holden it correct, every good citixen must endorse: his course in issuing the following Proclamation. Unauthorized arrests, assaults and depredations of all sorts must be stopped, or no man will feel safe in person or property We believe that the lawlessness mention ed by the Governor; Is the work of a few bad men who have banded together for plunder ! more than to control polities, and we hope they will receive cer tain and sure punishment if caught. No set of men ought to be permitted to tarnish the good name of the people. of North Carolina or of any! particular county. Here is the Proclamation, and we approve of the Governor's motive In issuing it : I EXKCUTIVK DPAKTMKST OF NoETH CaBOLIXA. 1 ! i ' il" : Raleigh, Oct 20th, 1869. ; Notwithstanding the existence of peace and good oruer in oiner portions or the State, 1 regard it afc my duty to announce that in four Counties, to-wit fc Lenoir, Jones, Orange and Chatham, there Is, and has been for some months past, a feeline: of insubt- uruiuauuu auuj insurrection, msoniucn : mat many good citizens are pot in terror for their lives and . i . 1 'My f A ' 1 1 ' ii f i .t a lrui'trriY, cuuii is uimcuir, ii not lmpossioie, ta ee cure a full and fair enforcement of the j law. In formation has reached, and continues to reach the Executive, that in the above Counties, a state of feel ing exists which is totally incompatible with the free exercise, by the friends of the Government, of thall independent expression of opinion, and that freedom of action, which is the birth right of every Ameri can, in Lenoir and Jones various thefts and mur ders have been committed: jails have been forcibly opened and the prisoners taken thence have been murdered; an officer of the law has been waylai and slain on the public highway, and another officer of the law has been, slain in the open day while en gage" I in his ordinary avocations. Private dwellings have been entered and the occupants terrified, and some of them whipped or murdered, others have been shot or hanged or cruelly beaten; and the result is that thus far the civil law, though 'firmly asserted and maintained, has not been .adequate to bring the insubordinate and the wicked to condign punishmcnC In Chatham the jail has been forcibly opened and a prisoner, concned under sentence of 'a Cjpurt of the Lulled States, has been liberated and is now at large In Orange the jail has been forcibly opened and two prisoners (colored men) taken out. and shot, one qf whom has died of his wounds. Three other colored men have been hanged till -they were dead, one has been crually mutilated, and others have' been whip ped. White citizens have been iniured. insulted aiid errified. The; University of the State, sacred to thie cause of learning, has been repeatedly invaded by bands of armed men in disguise on horseback, and acts of violence, have been there perpetrated on un offending citizens and officers of , the law;! Many of he colored people in these Counties, and no incon siderable portion of the white people, though obe dient to the law and good citizens,! are living under constant apprehensions that they may fall victims at any moment to the malice of their enemies. Ji It is made my duty under the Constitution "to caU out the militia to execute the law,1 suppress riots ctr nsurreetion and to repel invasion. ' I deeply regret that it seems necessary to resort to the military power o enforce the law and to protect the citizen, liut he law must be maintained. I have waited in vaitt hoping that a returning sense of reason l and justice would arrest these violations of the' law. ! But tbeee evil?, instead of diminishing have increased, and no course is left to me but to issue this proclamation of admonition and warning to all the people of the Counties mentioned, whether engaged in these fli grant violations of law, or whether indifferent or inj sensible to what is occurring in their midst. I now call upon every citizen in the Counties J aforesaid tso aid the civil powcrjin a fearless enforcement of thie laws.j j No set of men can take the law' info their own hands. Every citizen, however j humble, or whatever his color, has a right to be at j peace in his own bouse, and cannot be taken thence except by due process, and cannot be punished -. save by law. If there be those who counsel resistance to establish ed authority, such persons are traitors,; and should be punished accordingly: if there be those 'who, dis guised or masked, enter the dwellings of others by force and commit acts of violence, such persons are guilty of felony, -and should be- pnnished by hard labor in the penitentiary: if there be those who, without precept or, order, hang, or' shoot, or other wise deprive any one of life, such persons are mur derers, ad should be punished accordingly. . j) I now give notice in the most solemn manner, that these violations of law and these, outrages in the aforesaid Counties, must cease; otherwise, I will pro claim those Counties in a state of insurrection, and will exert the whole power of the State to enforce the law, to protect those who areassailed or injured, and to bring criminals to justice.1 In a matter like this there should.be no party feeling. It is my fixd purpose to protect, every .citizen without regard (to his antecedents, his color or his political opinions: but to do this the law must be sacred, must be spread over all alike, and must be inflexibly --maintained, j) Done at .our City of Raleigh, this the 20th day of Oc tober, 18C9J I' " ! I I i W. W. HOLDEN, Governor. J! A prominent citizen of this State remarked to us last week" while in Raleigh, that he' attributed the high character which Charlotte sustained abroad I for business energy and prosperity to the liberal ad vertising done by the business men of the City. He said the fact of so many different names of business; houses appearing in the papers led people to believe that Charlotte was a thriving place, and in that way j attracted the attention of capitalists to the Ciry. And not only that, but men's names who are often; seen in newspapers as advertiser's have better credit; because they are considered prosperous. ; We think; the gentleman, who is a good business man himself,! is correct in his idea regarding advertising. j Raleigh. Except Charlotte, there is no place in, the State that has improved so' much since the war! as Raleigh. We saw that many new buildings hadj been and are being erected of the most substantial kuuL jj : ! ; j- ; I j The new Blair Hotel near the Capitol is an clc-j gant establishment, and will be jfully ready for the; reception of guests by the 1st of November. It will be kept by that prince of landlords, J. M. Blair, wLoj is the cleverest and most accommodating Hotel-man; we ever met. I He will also continue control over thej ' 1 1 -. n v Yarborough House, where he has given general sat Lfaction for several years past, j ff ! Business men in lialcich told us that trade had largely increased in the City within ihe past year Reconstruction has certainly benefitted Raleigh. V '! -f ' I;..-: Gcn A. Pockery is county! Treasurer PM Richmond county. and although he has desv cdly lost the confidencp of his neighbors1 political ly, he is safe1 and honest in business matters.--Fuvettevinc Euqle. : 1 . ' ' . "j! ' If a man is t4safe and honest in business mat ters," h e can not be a lad ma n politically, althoulj he mav differ withv others 'about the best course to pursue under certain circumstances. Gen TWknrv is. Indeed, an honest man.? The man . j . , r ' .f t . L a-V.n la mIa nd honest is the onlv sort that oudli , . , M - - interests There is no political question in con- test nowj,- f ,- 1 ; : : j I ; r- The First Snow Storm St.1 Louis, o all our great cities, carries olfthis fall the prpf of the first snow storm. They had a snow s torcji there on Tuesday last, continuing : lrom seven in tbp niorninir till noon, i The old Weathercocks r Mmt this carlv beninninir of snow is asuruof a rough winter. ; ; ; ' - :j ; - Keep to the Right!. Much complaint is mndrt that nersons driving along the streets 0 3 or the walking the pavements, will not keep to riht. j Good manners require that persons should go to the right, whether white or blact. Popular Coalitions. I A noticeable feature in the: late election in was i uu success oi iaei mixea ncitei. Democrats ana Itr,bl,Vfln Mh.lf.-nd.b-lf " Cincinnati, Chicago proposes to follow in the path pursued by Cincinnati. ; Thus do the peo- pie occasionally make a manly protest for their mwu protection, against the tyranny ot party, and bui ?T" lT? II So binding are the ties of party, and so rigid is party discipline, that a remarkable combina - tion of circumstances is required to give success fo one oi tnese popular or no party movements. Grievous taxation, official corruption; and local grievances ot various kinds are active promoters of the feeling iwhich sometimes leads the masses jto disregard the behests j of party, and to frame ja ticket pledged to represent the popular will in an Honest and emcient administration ol govern ment. Equally necessary are brave and inde- pendent leaders, who wiU espouse the; cause of Mie masses aud orgun.ze victory for them over If the people do not determine to elect men regardless of party names who are honest enough to inaugurate; reform in public ; expenditures, they may expect to suffer pecuuiary burdens and see corruption; as the result of parfu favoritism.! There are dishonest men in both parties." r j Attempt to Burn 'the Town. On last (Sunday night fi some ! candidate for the ; gallows stuck fire under the door of Mr E. D. Gaddy,s istore. Unly the dampness of the wood prevent ed its being burned: and with it the whole of the wooden buildiijt's 6n Kutherfttrd street would have certain! v been consumed. Wade&horo Urgvs. ; . : i'jj !.;: .if ST On Dit, that the R. & G. Railroad Com-! - 1. i . Ipany are considering i a proposition to rent or iease tue v. cc 4 lianroaa nom! uoiasDoro to Weldon. IialeitJi, Sentinel. f! Patxfue Accidet. -We are sorrv to tlearn 1 hflt our tPmod !fftlW -'ritizen. Mr ". .Tosenh1 Mcdly, had his leg badly broken by an iron, i i ; ' giving way wnen ne was raising nis mm stones, land strikinir his leer. Undesbbro Armis. M f Railroad Accident. Monday morning, as the eastern-bound train on the Virginia and Tpnnpsspo railrnji'd wns riAnr TjJhortv. o. slpp-ninor f- TT . -J ..y.cy. ear, containing a number of passengers, was thrown from ihe track5 and precipitated down a steep embankment; by the breaking of a rail. The car was smashed j up, but fortunately, no body was seriously hut. Judge Biggsof North Carolina, who jwas near the stover was consider ably burned, jj 3 ome people dont believe an advertising. because they j say "nobody reads the papers." Rut let them get into a scrape and you will! find th ished all over; the eountry ."-Rcdeiyh Standard.. .i . : IT : U'W-V 1 :' ? H;.J. -J Wedding Etiquette in London j i In the matter of bridesmaid?, eight or twelve are the fashionable; number. White dresses, I muslin or tarltari,) jtnmmed with a colprj and maue witn nign Domes open in iron t, ana paniers, are most worn. Uop nets are more fashionable than veils and wreaths but the bonnets have generally veils to them. People like to have little children as bridesmaids it theyfean,' and they generally wear those tulle hats which are so pretty andj j becoming. It is not customary for tho bride's family to give -any part of the dress to the bridesmaids. Now the bridegroom generally presents a locket to each, and they should tbllovr the bride after the ceremony to the vestry door, and the two principal bridesmaids are entitled tbj sign the register as witnesses; but, if, as is mostly the case! the vestry, be small,- the. others should! not go !n, but stand to follow the newly married pair down the church as ' they -make their way to the carriage. While the bride arid bridegroom are in the vestry j the favors are distributed among the guests; j these should be arranged in a pretty basket, lined: with white satin, and either; the j ladies' maids pin them on or they are given away by the younger bridesmaids. I .1 . -j ' . .'!"''.;'.! j. !- ! There should be as many groomsmen as there are bridesmaids the best man taking the! best bridesmaid, j These do not join the bridesmaids until tho ceremony ;is j over, and then, either at the vestry or; the church door, after the bride and bridegroom are gone, when the bridesmaids, each escorted by the particular groomsman, drive back to the bride's home, j ! : The bride; arrives with her father, generally speaking; sometimes with her mother; her fal her joining her at the church loor,i who con ducts her to the altar, andtakes his place beside her on the left, the bridegroom on the right, the best man to his right On the best man devolves thej duty of seeing tht the bride and bridegroom's carriage is ready for them, that the bridegroom has the ring and license, and such like matters. It is not the fashion -to have coffee handed around before breakfast; the interval which, as I have said, is short is often filled! with ex amining the wedding . presents, which arc still laid out for inspection. ( The bride and bride groom go into brpakfast before any , one else, next to them; their respective fathers and moth er!, who sit beside them, and then the brides maids and groomsmen, j all of whom occupy the upper part of the table. Hot soups and cutlets are; handed around, but all the rest of the repast is cold. " The cake i occupies the centre of the table, and the bride -is supposed to cut it before any one else, j Nobody among fashionable people now-a-days thinks of sending cards, but slices of cake are still; despatched to friends a j kindly custom which it would! be a pity to forego. j Wedding speeches are the very same j every where, i An old friend of the family, generally the clergyman who jhas officiated, proposes the health of the j bridegroom; (the latter return thanks, and proposes the health of the brides maids; the best mau responds to them; then follow the healths of tho parents of the happy couple. ! These arc about all tho toasts that are now permitted, j j CHARLOTTE MARKET, Oct 25, 1869. Co ERECTED BT ! SxEXHOCS E, MaCACLAT & Co. Daring the past week. Cotton ranged from 23 J to 241-i-closing dull bn Saturday at the former figure. The tendency is ddwnward. Sales Tor the week 318 bales, : .j , ; 1- .. ; - J - -j , 1 I ! ... ; JFIout $4.25 to $4.50 per sack. .Wheat $1.65 and 1.75 per bushel. Old Corn $1.25 and $1 30 new $1. I Meal $1.30 to $1.35. Oats; 70 to 75 cents. ; Bacon, from wagons, 22 J cents hog round ; Balti more Bacon 23 cents ( Lard 22 to 22 cents, i Fresh Butter ! scarce at 35 to 40 cents ; Chickens and Eggs in demand.1 c The price of Groceries, &c, remains at about for mer juqttlQs.i Large atocks in market. i! them tlvinir around to the newspaper omces wi tne request, vpieasecon t mention mat ; litie affair: it a mistake: I uont want my name pub- The News. Tbere is absolutely nothing afloat In the news- 01 1 nTwro bf m iw. -11 in V "a7 bellied "news. The North- 6n papers are fiJled with local matters, which re of no general interest; and we suppose that such Trill continue" to be the case until the meet- mg of Congress in November The. news from Cuba does not show much change m afiairs on the Island. The prospect 1 13 tatj tne Cubans rjust ; surrender sooner or I later to the Spaniards. 1 There seems to be a calm throughout Europe J UJf xrw A' y' 1 I i i- , r. f . i i . VM excePt the local insurrections in Spain. TENNESSEE SENATOR. lnr; nf T wi- tr n u S SenateTdefeatin -P,M.ni Lhn.L hv mr votes. i Th L wa eflFected bv the Conservative onno- -I i; I i.- . :v , v : nents of ..Jbhnson .uniting- with, the Radical Stokes I men. We think; the defeat of Mr Johnson will nrove j beneficial to Southern interests in Congress. " ' ;; EARTHQUAKE! IN MAINE. Augusta, Oct 22. This morning at half past live slock, the shock 6f an earthquake, lastine more o'clock! than a jininute' was felt in ii this, vicinity. Nearly every one was awakened: door bells were rune and buildings shaken. The shock extended all alongthe River. The shock was also felt at Concord.Tortland, Boston' and other pbices in the East. MARKET?. Nkw Toek, Oct. ,23, Cotton declining at 20 cents. Gold 31. North. Carolina Bonds, old 47, new 38. 1 Liverpooi., Oct. 23. Cotton steady ; Uplands 12 II! I pence ; Orleans bales y,0O0 bales. At Scarr's Drug Store, largfe supply :of EnerlisbJ 'i French and American Hair Rrushesr.,. ' English and French' Tooth; Brushes ef tho finest quality. SirSs' Vienna Glycerine Soap for the Toilet and it I Vn Teoir innfainmrr ?!M riow rnr f nf HI viovinn TbinlKitrket frrtn ifanifkirhif. : r ; French 'Buffalo Horn Combs, Nail and ShavSg Brushes jof tyarious qualities and prices, r ;"-; JS:::h I :, Fine Tooth Combs, &c, &cl , . I Kerosene Oil Lamps, a large. assortment just re ceived at ; - t.f J I Oct 25, 1869. SCARR'S DRUG STORE. ;-" -T i" I - - : CITY LOTS FOR SALE " I on Pair Terms, j For jSale Thirty-six half-acrej unimproved lots in CharJdtte, lying in the Western limits of the city, in the rear of the property of Dr. Jno. II. McAden and others! If not disposed of privately, one half of said property, in alternate lots! will be sold at auction. at! t he Court House in Charlot t e, on Friday, the 19th of November next. A plan of the lots may be seen at my biSce. -: '"'': . U.' , . Terms, one-third cash, and the residue on three and si months credit the title reserved as security. RUFUS BARRING EU, Att'y for G. W. Piatt. Chariot te, Oct. 25, 1 869 14w Money wanted oil Good City I j ' ; Property. ,j: ; ; j As the Agents and Attorneys of the parties in. in terest; we wish to raise from $3,000 to $5,000, on a mortgage of that very valuable property in Charlot te, known as tlie 'Beckwith Property," situated near the centre of thecity, and' now occupied by C. M. Query. AH difficulties in regard to the . title of this property have been fully adjusted; and parties with money to.lend will here find perfectly safe investment.!- . ..j: JONES & JOHNSTON. j j i RUFUS BARRINGER. Charlotte, Oct. 25, 1869: tf. - V- S:-."- ,! - lv.ii '. ' , T- 1 - In Store, 6,000 Pounds Arrow Cotton Ties. 25 Rolls Boneo Bagging,! 10 Bales India Bagging, j For sile by ) 4 R. M. MILLER A CO. .'vi Cheese. :') ' 10 Boxes English Dairy, I 10! j " .Factory, 'j H . " 10 - " N. Y. State Cheese, For sle by j R. M. MILLER & CO. v! Lard. 500 pounds Lard, in 35 and 10 pound Caddies, fr sale by R. M. MILLER & CO. Mackerel. 10 Half Barrels Mackerel 1 it Onitptor ; i 25 Kills Just received an for sale by R. Mk MILLER & CO- Flour. ' 100 Barrels Flour, all grades, for sale by ; j R. M. MILLER ft CO. Sugar, Coffee, j&a We also hare a full stock of Sugar, Coffee, Molas ses, Sc., &c .-' ; ''t: : 1 i.')'-'' " ;f ' Give us a call before purchasing, as we are confi dent we can sell you goods as cheap as any other house in the City. i . '. ' " I Oct! 25, 1869. r R. M. MILLER & CO. KILGORE & CTJRETON, Springs' Corner, Charlotte, N. C-, Have!, received a large and well selected Stock of j DRUGS, MEDICINES; AND FANCY GOODS, And keep constantly on hand . ' Paints, Oils and v Dye Stuffs, Of superior quality, which they offer at reasonable prices. : :t 1 - ; I " , . . J 'I 1 i '?.'' I Call and examine a good cheap Colored Paint, Which they are offering at reduced prices at : i ... r . .'I., . . ..' ui uiiiuu . vuwiiuih Blue Stone It Blue Stone!! Just received at I KILGORE St CURETON'S, . Oct 25, 18C9. ! r Springs' Corner. State of North Caroliaaj Mecklenburg County. ; ; v j In superior Court. First National Bank of Charlotte, N. C, plaintiff, j against T. VV. Kennard, djefendant-rClajm for a Bill of Exchange 'drawn at Charlotte, N. C, Aug. j 2d, 1869, At 15 days sight, by R L Kennard, in fa I voir of j plaintiff, and accepted by defendant amount, $550 31.; i i; Samuel Grose, plaintiff, against T W Kennard, deft, Claim for merchandize and money loaned to the !' amount of $2,444. ;;,! .. .William Fidler, plaintiff, against TV7 Kennard, deft Claim for services as a machinist to the value of "'"$680 26. . , - .-.j; f-H -I v - ; ' Wittkowsky & Rintels, plaintiffs, against T W Ken nard, defendantClaim for goods old and deliv ered to the amount of $376. ' TheiDefendant' in each of the abore stated actions is hereby notified that & Warrant of Attachment has thi&lday been issued . against; the property owned by him in the counties of Mecklenburg land Union; that said; Attachments were made returnable to the next Term of the Superior Court i of said county of Meck lenburg, to be held at the Court House in Charlotte on the 8th Monday after the 4th Monday in Sept., 186p, when and where the said Defendant is required to appear and answer the complaint in each ef the aforesaid actions. ' v;:,- I! ' :v v,; Witness, E. A. Osborne, Clerk of our said Court at Office in Charlotte, this the 21st day of Oct., 1869. vr.;': : ;- ii E. A. OSBORNE, 94-C w fpr. adv $5 in each case Q'k Sup. Court i In this city, on the 21st InstJ by Rer. J. F. Butt, Mr Robert W. Roberta and Miss Maggie Morrhiem, all of this county.! In this county. Ion the 7th Inst, by the Rev. Joan Douglas, Mr R, G. Freeman to Hiss L. C. Brown. In Rowan county, on the 23d ult., by Rev. S. C. Pharr, Mr G. W. Hoock and Miss Laora L. Baker. In Anson county, on the 17th inst., Mr W. n. Bird and Miss Roxa Z. Livingston. ' Also, Ur Charles Griffin and Mrs. Caroline Marsh. In this city, on I be 20th insU Mr. Polly Spriugm. wife of the late Andrew Springs, at an advanced age., ' - In this City, on the 19th inst, Mrs. Margaret McKelvey, in the CCth year of her age. In Raleich. on the 22d inst. Mr Drury Lacy, Jr., in the 80th year of bis age.. SALE OP LAND. In accordance with a decree (of the Probate TJourt of .M ecklenburg county, I will sell at the Court House, in Charlotte, on Teday, the 80th November next, a tract of land belonging to the! Estate of W. TT. Mor row, dee'd, containing about 236 acres, all of which is in original forest, except a Ismail part, which is second growth pine land. The tract ad j tins the lands of John Walker, R. M. White, the Matthew Ed-r wards land, and lies from 8 to 1 miles from Charlotte. j 2. W. MORROW, Oct. 2", 18G9 Im Adm'r. DRUG STORE FOB BALE- The undersigned having property and interest in another part of the State claiming his attention, wishes to close out bis business, and offers to sell hi entire stock of Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, e., which he will selllon liberal terms, corner Trade and College Streets, Charlotte,. N..C. The stand can be secured for the next, or a terra of years, and I speak with confidence when I say It is one of, if not the Tcry best stands in the City. It is in the business part of the City, surrounded by K. M. Holt & Co., Sjtenhouse, Macaulay & Co., W. J. Black, R. M. Miller & Co., R. M. Oates & Co., heavy dealers, and who purchase nine-tenths of the Cotton that come to the City, i I will state positively that the above offer' is not - made on account of pecuniary embarrassment, and m .i i'w, r . 11 any one ininics i nave notj made money, please make enquiry at he Bank. Oct 25, 1SG9. Da. JAS. N, BUTT. For Sale, Five small new tenement Houses, in the Western part of the Cit jr. The property now pays a nanasome uiviacna on tne investment. J. N. BUTT, At the Drug Store. Oct 25, 1 809. Fertilizers for Wheat. We have "now in store ONE FERTILIZERS for Wheat. i ALSO, HUNDRED T0N3 of Fifty Tons of LAND TLAS1 ER, fresh from the Kilns in Maine. I . - . , . HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO., Oct 25, 1869. j New Building, College Street, A Valuable Town Property PjOR SALE. On Saturday ;the 6th day of November, I will sell. at the. Court House, at 11 o'clock, A. M., the House and Lot situate bn the corner ef Third and 0 Streets. The House is well built, and contains seven rooms and a pantry. The premises embrace a full lot and there is a good jstablo upon it. 43aid property be longs to Biddlo Institute, and tTill be sold for cash. I , S. C. ALEXANDER, Oct 25, 18C9 2w 1 Agent Riddle Institute. REMOVj rAL- The furniture establishment of ROBT. F. DAVID SON has been removed to the late "House of all Nations," opposite Scarr's Drug Store, second door West of the Democrat office, where a largely increas ed stock of I I FURNITURE will bedcept at greatly reduced prices. Persons In need of such articles will please call and examine our stock. j - "J A large supply of MATRASSES; also, MET ALIO BURIAL CASES of all sizes and styles; and Mahog any, Walnut and Pine COFFINS at prices to soil tne times. Furniture of all kinds will continue to be re paired at the old stand opposite the City Clock, and Cane beat Cliairs rebottomcd pet ent workmen. Oct. 25, ISCq 3m. os good as new by com- R. F. DAVIDSON. : Notice- All personsd'ndebted to II. M. Phelps, Koepmana St Phelps, M. D L. McLcod, and Springs St McLeod, will call at the office of Ilultchison St Brown and make settlement, otherwise suit will be brought atraiast them in the Federal Court. JOHN E. BROWV, Assignee of II. M. Phelps and M. D. L. McLeod. Oct 2&, 3w 4 LAND FOR SALE. At the. Court House in CojicorJ, on Tuesdayihe 6th of December . next, (being Tuesday of CabarrnJ Court,) I will sell at public) auction the valuable Tract of LAfsDon whicb Jno. C. Hayr lately lived, containing about-150 acres, adjoining the lands of Jno. Bradford, M. -E. McKiIey and others. A credit of G, 12 and 18 months! will be given. ' This is fine land and the sale offers a rare chance for men of moderate means to buy. i MARTIN ICEHOWER, Oct 18, 1869 1 7w Commissioner " MANSION HOUSE 99 For Lease. This most desirable property, located in the eenire of the City.-containing Fouty-Five Sleeping Apart ments, Office, Parlor, Dining) Room, Kitchen, Bmoke House, and Sleeping Rooms for Servants, is offered for Lease for a term of yearn. TLis is a rare chance for any one. desiring. to engnge iu the business of keeping a Hotel. Communications will bejyomptly answered if addressed to 1 . Oct 18, 1869 4w M. jL. WR1STON, i gent. ' Land for Sale., On Saturday, the 13th day of November, we will offer for sale on the premises; in Catawba county, the Plantation of J. M. 31. Houston, dee'd. It contains 110 Acres more or less, with neati Dwelling House, Office, &c, and an excellent Store! House a good stand. 50 Acres under cultivation, " well timbered and watered. Terms liberal 'part caeh. CALDWELL, U. B. HOUSTON, ExecuUra. R. Oct II, 1869. Flour 100 Barrels Ohio Family Flour. 100 Sacks N. C. Family; Flour, (warranted.) For sale by STENHOUSE MACAULAY L CO. Oct 11, 1869. Cixiroa, Glass and Crockery Ware. CALL ON JAMES HART! To buy your China, Class and Earthen W.&CA, JUtlX door to the Court House, Charlotte, N. C. He is daily receiving additions to his already Urge etock of I ' House-Keeping Goods, FANCY ARTICLES, &c, Ac. ' , Oct 18, 1869. I NEW BANKING HOUSE. The undersigned hare entered into partnership 'to prosecute a Banking, Brokerage and Exchange business in the City of Charlotte under the name and style of I TIIQ3. R. TATE & THOS. W. DEWEY. Thefcusines wiU open this day (Oct. 6th) and be carried on in the Banking House heretofore occupied by Thos. W. Dewey & Co. Oct 11, 1669. TnOS. R. TATE, THOS. W DEWr. 3 1
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Oct. 26, 1869, edition 1
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