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rr J, YATES, Editor and Pkopeietoe. I ' Ttml of Subscription $2 50, in advance. f CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1872. TWENTY-FIRST VOLUME NUMBER 1032. ... . , THE Charlotte Democrat, PCDLISIIED ET WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. -o- -rEB5 Two Dollars and Fifty Cent3 per annum, One Dollar and Fifty Cents for six months. Sulicriptions rnvst be paid in advance. o ,rcrt;5emer.ts -will be inserted at reasonable ,t- or in accordance with contract. f ''obitTirv notices of over five lines in length will tb'ir'cd for at advertising rates. MECKLENBURG IRON WORKS. Call to Seo t.j THRESHERS AND SEPARATORS, " II 0 It 8 E P O V E n S , VAIIXY CHIEF MOWER AND REAPER, Jlill's Sdf-2-ceding Cotton Gin, n- ftliit'i'i"n and for sale, jl.iy 11 3m JOHN "WILKES. ROBERT GIBBON, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, CHARLOTTE, N. C. T1r:k "'Tiec corner of oth and Tryon Streets. I,o.!i r,t o" College Street. M ,r.-h lJj?J W. P. BYNUM, Attorney at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. lf Ofliv over Sniit.li fe Hammond's Drug Store, ttxt t Hi Democrat Printing Office. Jan. 21, Hi 72. Gin Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C, p(. in band a large and well selected stock of PURE I'RKiS, Chemical, Patent Medicines, Family jyliriues. Paints, Oils, Varnishes. Dye Stuffs, iini-y and Toilet Articles, which he is determined M'dl at the very lowest prices, .bin 1. 1S72. J. P. McCombs, M. D., Olf-M his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surnf Hiding country. All calls, both n'ht and day, promptly attended to. Oil'icc in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the Charlotte Hot 1. Oct 2. 1870. Alexander & Bland, . DENTISTS. All wrk guaranteed. Teeth extracted without pinl'V "Nitrous Oxide Gas." Ofi'n'i! in Ihiek Building, opposite the Charlotte Iluti-1. Marfli 1, 1872. W H. HOFFMAN. ISAIAH SIMPSON. HOFFMAN & SIMPSON, C II A It L O T t i: , N . c . , Regretfully inform the citizens of Charlotte and )w pr.U'ic, that tiny have associated themselves vctl-.-T in ilic practice of Dentistry. Their aim wiM,' to pi Tlonn all operations relating to the pro f s; n in the nidst skillful manner and highest de-p-e of excellence. f.'-iii evrract'vl without pain by the use of Nitrous OxiH.'as. Satisfaction guaranteed. Of!.v n. 'Vr.vW. Street,' in A. R. Nesbit & Rro's I. Iciilliii. Jan. 15, 1872. MANSION HOUSE, aiAKLOi'TE, N. C. Th'u wvll-kv.nvii Hoti-se having been new ly fur r.hed tu-.il rjj'tte.l in every '.partmrntf is now open forth? a.'Toininudatioii of ihe Traveling public. ifj'Oiiini'.i issesat the Depot on arrival of Trains. Jan. 1, 1)372. 11. C. ECCLES. Z li- VANCf.. A BURWELIi. VANCE & BUEWELL, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, X. C. Ojir i,i t',C Court HoUSt. April 1, ls?J ;,n W . J . BLACK, IVlIOI.rs.VLr. AND IiKTAII, Grocer & Commission Merchant, A.m !);- vi. i-;?: is PfiOVlSfo.Ys A XI) VSIIISXYS, Colle-r Street, CHARLOTTE, N. C. STEXHOLSE, 3MAFLAY & CO., V'i:i.:-:sai.-. and Rf.tail GROCERS AN1 General Commission Merchants, v-onxr.K Thadu and Coi leoe Stiikets, CH AKLOTTE, N. C. Coniinini:its solicited. Orders for Cotton. Corn. I'l'ir. A-.'., tilled with usual care and despatch. . :ne in, 1ST I. L SAXDEKS. .1. K. GATES. W. C. BLACKWOOD. SANDERS, OATES & CO., Wholesale- and Retail Grocers, Cotton Buyers and c OVM is $ I o x MER C HA ArTS, Corner Trmlr. avd College Streets, CHARLOTTE, N. C. iter Clark. J. M. MrLLEN. CLARK & MULLEN, Attorneys at Law, HALIFAX. X. U. '.'icos in all the Courts of Halifax, Martin, North Co'mV"'1 Ed-ecombe counties. In the Supreme f.f 'orm Carolina and in the Federal Courts. linV 1a't'lon3 made in all parts of North Caro- T W. P. COOK, 'ade S(reet, on Xorth Carolina Railroad, 3r Charlotte, N. C, aa'ifacturer of CIDER MILLS and all kinds of FARMING IMPLEMENTS. All ord, Jan. 2 1S f""i-"j' v. JII.LRK. j. w. MILLER. R. E. MILLER ..R- M. MILLER & SONS, UOLESALE GROCERS, yummission Merchants and LRAL PRODUCE DEALERS, Culhue Street, Charlotte, X. C. fJVELAXD FEMALE SEMINARY. eaveland Mineral Springs, 5ePtemW.Xtic-oSsion M'm commence on the ISth 'scent ti r' . a,ul cntinue without iutermission. UUP lS't ---j. vuiiouiKis, mini iue oiu yji ia Mvan'ee" ard and Tuition payable quarterly r furlher information apply to Jue24 ia-, T- W- BREVARD, 6?4'18'2.-y-pd PriacipaL LHOLEEA iXCEEASTVfl AdUi 4 fet. 1 etersburg state that the cholera epi demic is gradually making its way from the eastern provinces, gaining foothold in the central and western portions of the Empire. .Moscow is now suffering from its ravages, and the disease there has assumed a most malignant form. The proportion of deaths to recoveries are placed at eight to one. This terrible fatality has caused a panic among .the inhabitants. Thousands of the better classes are fleeing into western Europe. At St. Petersburg a few sporadic cases appeared, and the authorities are talc ing the most rigid precaution. They have cut off communication between the capitol and the infected districts. Administrator's Notice. tW All persons indebted to the late II. M. Pritch ard are notified to make immediate settlement, and thes; having claims against him must present them to me or to A. Burwell, my Attorney, within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their lecoverv. S. P. ALEXANDER, Adm'r. July 1, 1872. 6w SMITH & HAMMOND, Druggists, CHARLOTTE, X. C, Have a large assortment of the mo3t popular Hand kerchief Extracts for sale. June 10. 1872 NEW ARRIVALS. Jas. Morrison's celebrated Hams and Pure Leaf Lard, in Tierces, Kes;s, Buckets and Caddies, just received at It. M. MILLER & SONS'. Bacon. gQ QQQ Pounds bulk C. R. Sides, in ' 01 CR. M. MILLER & SONS'. Flour, Sugar, Coffee, &c. OHO Barrels Flour Super, Extra and Family, 59 Barrels Sugar all grades, 150 " Molasses and S3rrups, 50 Sacks Coffee all grades, 100 Packages Mackerel in barrels, barrels, L barrels and Kits, Brandy Peaches, Oysters, Crackers, Soaps, Candles, Candv, Raisins, Cigars, Cheroots, &c. R. M. MILLER & SONS. March 25, 1872. Just Received, TEN BARRELS P. R. SUGAR, 8,000 Pounds C. R. Bacon, Also, a lot of Familv Flour from new wheat at $5 per sack. ORIER & ALEXANDER. Edinburg Ale. Genuine Imported Edinburg Ale, at $3 per doz?n ana JO cents per bottle tor less than a dozen. July 1, 1872. GRIER & ALEXANDER. A. R. NISBET & BRO., Arc receiving daily a large and full line of GRO CERIES: Sugars, Coiiees, Teas, Molasses, Syrups and Mackerel in Barrels, Barrels and Kits, Blue Fish and Lake Trout, all of which will be sold Whole-ale or Retail as cheap as any other House this side of Baltimore. A. R. Nisbet & Bro., Have just received a large lot of Cigars of all grades, together with Smokine Tobacco of all the various brands, which is ottered to the trade at low figures. A. R. Nisbot & Bro., Have in Store Oranges and Lemons, which the3r are selling very cheap to the trade. A. R. Nisbet & Bro., Have a full line of BASKETS, consisting of Dinner, Market and Travelling Baskets, cheap for cash. March 25. IS 72. WITTKOWSKY & HIXTELS' CARD! R E A U I T ! Again thanking a generous public for the verj liberal share of their trade accorded us the past year, we take this method of informing it, (and the whole sale buyers in particalar,) that our SPRING STOCK is now coming in, and when complete (which will be about, the 4th of March) will be as usual the largest, best selected, and comprise a greater variety than that of any House in "Western North Carolina. And as it is dangerous for small buyers who can sell a limited amount of Goods only, to go North, especially for the Summer trade, we respectfully invite them to look at our Stock, feeling assured that we can and icill make it to their interest to .buy of us this Spring. Respectfully, WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS. Charlotte, N. C. March 4, 1872. II. C ECCLES, T. II. GAITOER, of Iredell county, N. C. of Mocksville, N. C. ECCLES & GAITHER. Auctioneers and Commission Merchants, CHARLOTTE, X. C, For the sale and purchase of Cotton, Tobacco, Grain, Flour, Produce and Merchandize of all kinds. They have removed their Stort to the Brick House below Springs' building, Trade Street. References T. "W. Dewey & Co., Bankers ; M. P. Pesram, Cashier, First National Bank; W.J. Yates JEditor "Western Democrat," Charlotte, N. C. January 1, 1872. w. M. WILSON. W. J. BLACK. WILSON & BLACK, Wholesale and Retail Druggists. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Having made very extensive improvements in our Store and with our greatly increased facilities, we are now prepared to offer for inspection and sale the largest and most complete stock of Drugs, Chemicals, Dye Stuffs, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass, fcc, ever brought to North Carolina. Merchants visiting our Citv'are especially invited to call and examine our stock and hear our prices. WILSON & BLACK, Druggists. State of North Carolina, Lincoln County. In the' Superior Court Spring Term, A. D., 1872. Thomas Wells vs. H. W. Abernathy and W W Wells. ATTACHMENT. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that II. W. Abernathy, one of the defendants in the above cause, is not a resident of the State of North Caro lina, it is ordered bv the Court that publication be made bv advertisement iu the Charlotte Democrat, a newspaper published in the Citv of Charlotte, xv C, for six consecutive weeks, notifying the said H. H . Abernathy to be and appear at the next term of the Superior Court to be held for the county of Lincoln, at the Court House iu Lincolnton, on the 4th Monday after the 4th Monday in September next, then and there to plead, answer or demur to the complaint to be filed in said cause, or judgment pro canfesso will be taken against him for the relief demanded in said complaint. Given under my hand and seal of office, at office in Lincolnton, this 7th day of June, 1872. S. P. SilERRLLL, Clerk Superior Court for Lincoln county. 27-$w Be of Good Cheer. Laughing down the misty valleys, W here the morning faintly falls, Go the sources of life's spring time, Scattering where the spirit calls. But, while yet the dew is weeping, From the flowers along the way, They are pausing spent with labor, Ere the noon-tide of the dav. Be not weary, spring-time sowers, Through the valley's level sweep If ye be but faithful doers, In the autumn ye shall reap. When the homeward lark uprising, On the air her matin leaves, In life's field swart hands are busy, Binding up the golden sheaves. Up and up the Bun is climbing, And the day grows faint with heart, As along the harvest meadows Faltering fall the reaper's feet. Be not weary, sturdy gatherers Of the full and golden store, In the season that is coming, Ye can sow nor reap no more. Ye, who keep on Zion's mountain Watch to tell us of the night Who, in truth's victorious army, Battle bravely for the right Ye, who stand on life's proud summit, Whence your way lies down and down, Mong the shadows of the vallev, W here earth's empty echoes dawn. Ye, who struggle ye, who suffer Be not weary, doing good, Ye shall wear the shilling garments That are fitting angelhood. NOTICE. The MECKLENBURG MANUFACTURING COMPANY, located in the city of Charlotte, will purchase at their "Works and along the lines of the different Railroads terminating at that city, HICKORY TIMBER of the following lengths, viz: Either 8 feet 1 inch, 6 feet 2 inch, 9 feet 3 inch, or 12 feet 4 inches long according to Classification. 1st. Class Butt cuts of old field hickory, close white grain wood, free from knots and stains, end not less than 9 inches in diameter at the little end. 2nd Class Butt cuts of Forest Hickory, showing not less than 4 inches of white wood, free from knots and stains and not less than 9 inches in diameter. 3d Class Forest Hickory, showing at least 8 in ches of white wood free from knots and stains, and not less than 8 inches in diameter. For 1st Class $15 per 1000 feet timber measure. " 2d 44 12 44 44 44 44 " 3d " 10 44 44 44 " The above prices will be paid on inspection by me, either at Charlotte or on the lines of the dif ferent Roads when notified of a delivery of Timber. E. II. WOODS, Superintendent. Charlotte, N. C, June 17, 1S72 tf SPRING GOODS. Come and see our new stock of all kinds of Goods. Dress Goods, all the new and desimble stvles of Japanese Poplins, Silks, Percails, Piques, French Lawns, Dres Linen Cambrics, VV hite Goods, all grades and styles. Call before you buy. WOLFE '& BARRINGER. Gentlemen's Goods. Cassimeres, Cloths, Linens, Ducks. Drabetas, Silk Mixed Scotch Tweeds, itist received. A lot of GENTS' SILK HATS, which for style, quality and lightness can't be beat in the market. "WOLFE & BARRINGER. To the Farmer. Steel Iloea, Axes, Drawing Chains, Hames, Iron, Chisels, Augers, Hammers, Hand Saws and aimost everything to supply a farm, as cheap as any at retail in the City. April, 15, 1872. WOLFE & BARRINGER. GRAHAM & WILLIAMS, Wholesale Grocers and COMMISSION MERCHANTS, College Street, Charlotte, N. C, Refer bv permission to Arch'd McLean. Cashier Merchants and Farmers Bank, Charlotte, N. C. ;, Messrs. W illiams & Murchisou, Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants, Wilmington, N". C. ; Messrs. Murchison & Co., Commission Merchants, 151 Front Street, New York. Oct. 30, 1871. Wholesale and Retail Buyers Will find upon examination of my stock as well a selected and varied assortment of Hardware as can be found this side of Baltimore. My stock of Pocket Cutlery is undoubtedly the largest in the State. Call and see me. I spare no pains to please my patrons. WALTER BRFM, Mansion House Corner, Charlotte, N. C. Oct. 23, 1871 E. M . HOLT & CO., Commission Merchants, College Street, CHARLOTTE, N. C. We have associated with us Mr J. McL AUGHLIN, and the business will, in the future, be conducted under the name and style of E. M. HOLT & CO. We would be glad to have our old friends and customers call on us at our Store on College Street. We keep a large stock of Groceries and Country Produce generally ; buy Cotton, &c. We are prepared to store Cotton. 1 E. M. HOLT, j. Mclaughlin, Jan. 9, 1871. L. S. HOLT. The Second Spring Purchases of McMURRAY, DAVIS & CO., ARE NOW BEING RECEIVED. The latest and prettiest Styles of the Season are now to be found there in great variety. DoUy Varden Robes, Japanese, Muslins and Calico, all entirely new. Lawns in various colors, Leno's new styles. New lot of Silks, black and colored ; Pigires, Summer Poplins, Laces. Embroideries, Black Dress Goods in great variety, Hosiery and Gloves, Miles & Faust's hand-made Shoes, White Dress Linens Buff and Drab Dre Linens Sashes and Scarfs. The largest Stock of RnJBOS in the City. White Goods, 3Iuslins, N ew Novelties latest of the Season. TrII rooii and examine for yourselves. Call soon ana McMURRjyf DAVIS & CO. May 18, 1873. Notice. All Accounts due us not paid within 30 days wdl positively be placed in the hands of an Attorney for collection. Please call and settle. W. R. Bur stpII tfe Co is authorized to receipt for us during our i atene. KILGORE & CURETON. May 18, 1872. The Late California Earthquake. A San Francisco correspondent of the New York World gives these details: No shock that has erer occurred in Cali fornia, not even that of 1812, ever equalled it in violence. It is true that more lives were lost then, which is, of course, first in consequence. But to the tremendous up heaval of miles of earth, for the enormous fissures, the trembling and rumbling, there has been no parallel in California traditions. It extended from Red Bluff, in the north ern part of the State, south toVisalia. It seems to have grown in violence as it mov ed southward, and to have reached up the Sierra to an elevation of three or four thou sand ieet, so that the whole of the three val.'eys of Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Tulare were in commotion, and an area of the State about five hundred miles long and one hundred broad. The line of the shock followed the trend of the Sierra, proceeding from southeast to northwest, and the center of the greatest violence was, .as far as we have learned yet, near Visalia, in the Tu lare valley, which is the bed of a former lake. Here eye-witnesses describe the scene at tha time of the shock as something awful in its inconceivable grandeur. A noise like guns of fifty batteries of artillery fired si multaneously beneath the place; the ground for miles around trembling violently ; houses shaking violently an instant, and the next lying in ruins; people, but a mo ment before in dreamland, shrieking in ter ror as they endeavored to extricate them selves from the mountainous heaps of debris; rocks and trees hurled from the sides of the neighboring hills and crashing down the slopes; bouses, rocks, trees, horses, cattle and human beings thrown into the crevasse which suddenly opened as the solid earth was rent asunder all made the scene in describable. A gentleman who left the place the morn ing of the disaster was good enough to give me details which have probably not been before narrated, and which from their truth seem heartrending in the extreme. His house, or rather the house at which he had been staying, he said was crumbled in an instant into a confused mass ot broken fur niture, bricks, pieces of board, &c, and it was by the greatest miracle that he escaped as he did, totally unhurt. In the house were two inmates besides himself, a farmer and his daughter. After the shock the lat ter he saw lying insensible upon the ground at a distance of some twenty feet from the s'te of the dwelling. The father was terri Uy bruised, and blood was pouring from a wound on his forehead, where a fallinc: brick had struck him. Wiping it away, the two began rubbing the hands and chafing the temples of the senseless girl, but it was ail to no purpose. She had evidently been killed instantly, having fallen on her back. The groans of the unhappy parent as the realization burst upon him, and he bent over and rained tears upon the fair upturn ed face of his child, were agonizing even to hear. . - m Horace Greeley Forty year3 ago. From 1831 to 1834, I was carrying on the business of stereotyping at 216 William street, N. Y., and most of the time was em ploying a great many compositors. It was in 1S32 or '33, I think, that, being at one time much in need of more compositors, I asked those in the office to let the fact be known at their respective boarding-houses. Among those w ho applied for work in re sponse to this call was a queer-looking chap brought in by one of the hands iu the office. He was of rather more than medium height; his hair was almost white, hisface quite so, and entirely beardless, and he walked with a shuffling and uncertain gait. He wore a verv old white hat and fustian pantaloons which did not come down to his boots, and these completed a personality which I had never before met with in a compositor, and turning to Seymour, who brought him in, I inquired if that fellow was a compositor. He replied, "He's" a queer-looking fellow, but they say he's a good workman." Be ing too much in want of help to be very particular about the personal appearance of a compositor, I gave him a case and copy, and you may judge of my surprise when I tell you that his weekly bills exceeded by from 30 to 50 per cent, those of the other compositors by his side who were on the same work. And what was equally remark able, no matter how rapidly he picked up the type with his fingers, the stream of talk that rolled off his tongue was never inter rupted. When I made out his first bill I learned that his name was Horace Greeley. In those days he was a compositor, and he was a good one. He set type rapidly and made a clean proof. When he was a young man he did his work well, and now that he is an old one, and there is a big "take" ahead to give out, I propose that we give it to Inm. J. o. Kedfield. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. All persons having claims against the Estate of inos. i. uner, deceasea, are nereoy noimeu w pre sent them to the undersigned, duly authenticated, on or before the 4th day of July, 1873, or this notice And all persons indebted to the Estate of Tbos. I. Grier, deceased, are notified to settle the same wunoui aeiay. v. v. u, jjiecuwi. July 1, 1872. 6wpd Turnip Seed! Turnip Seed!! "We have now in Store all the leading varieties of Turnip Seed from Buists beed House, July 8, 1872. WILSON & BLACK. SINGER Still Triumphant. The most popular SETTIXG MA CHIXTE in the, World I "We would most respectfully invite tho jveople to examine our celebrated " NEW FAMHYi " SEW ING MAC HINT: before purchasing. Send for Circulars. YOUNG & COCHRANE, April 29, 1872 3m Agents. Execution of Two Murderers at Headerson ville. N. C. We have before informed cur readers of the execution at Hendersonviile, Henderson county, N. C, of two brothers, Columbus and Govan Adair, for the murder of the Weston familv. A letter to the New York Herald, dated Hendersonviile, N. C, July 13th, says: "The brothers, Columbus Adair and Govan Adair, expatiated the crime of murder by sufiering the extreme penalty of the law on the gallows, in the town of Hendersonviile, Henderson county, N. C, on Friday, the 12th day of July, 1872. Th is town is sit uated in the Western part of the State, about two hundred and forty miles from Haleigh, in the midst of a thrifty and intelligent population. The murder of the Weston family, for which the Adairs were executed, did not, however, take place in Henderson viile or in Henderson county, but in the ad joining county of Rutherford. It was com mitted on the" night of April 2Gth, 1872. The Weston family consisted of Silas Weston, his wife Polly, their three children David, Theodosia, aud an infant and William Herbert Steadman, alias Lee, son of Folly Weston by another man. These were ail killed except irolly Veston and! her infant. Silas Weston was a mulatto, but an honest and industrious n:an. He was aboat forty years of age. His two chil dren, David and Theodosia, were respective ly about eight and six years of age, and the boy William was some ten or twelve years old. The arrest of Martin Baynard and the two Adairs Columbus and Govan was made by officer Hanes and his posse at the house of Henderson Adair, father of Colum bus and Govan, on the morning after the murder, the 27th of April, 1871. They were tried and convicted on the evidence of Polly Weston, the survivor of the family. Baynard, while under sentence of death, made confession of his connection with the murders, and has been respited until the 1 8th of October next. Fifteen minutes beforo 12 o'clock the prisoners, Govan and Columbus, appeared with the sherilf and his deputy on the scaf fold. They ascended the stand with a firm step. Govan's eyes were fixed on the ground; Columbus looked anxiously over the immense crowd present. On reaching the platform they sat upon chairs between the sheriff and his deputy. They were both dressed iu black suits, and wore white shirts with cravats. Columbus had a red ribbon fastened to his coat; Govan a black one. Soon the minister came, and, standing on his feet, prayed lervently for the prisoners. ihey 'seemed-unmoved by it. Columbus called for water, and, having drank, address ed the crowd, lie denied havincr committed the murders; denounced the confession of Baynard as false, and said that it was unjust that he should be hanged and Baynard re spited. Having concluded his speech, Columbus requested the sheriff to show him his coffin. the hd being removed, he gazed a moment without the slightest apparent feeling, and then took his seat. Govan immediately stood upon his feet and addressed the crowd. He said it had fallen to his lot to die on the gallows; that he would not siy much, as he had made a statement to the newspaper reporters that would be published, and also an affidavit. But I am not guilty of murder. The slain is not on my hands, though I have been tried and convicted ; but that does not make me guilty. The murder of Silas Weston and children was a most atrocious crime, but l did not commit it. Baynard has made a confession, and charged the crime on my father and brothers. He is a coward, and confessed to save his life. But I will never confess, not to save my own life. When I say a thing I mean it. V hat my brother has said about the Governor I endorse. He could pardon a coward, but he could not show any clemency to a brave man. Some people don't like the looks of a brave man, but would run over him. Well, I will show you there is one man in Western North Carolina who is not afraid to die. I am glad that so many of you have come out to see me die. I must have some friends, as it is not usual for so mauy people to go to see a man die. I have no more to say. These speeches having been concluded, the minister again appeared on the scaffold and addressed the crowd in a most eloquent and imuressive manner. The minister then offered a last prayer for the condemned, humbly kneeling on the platlorm. Colum bus also knelt, but Goven sat erect in his chair, notwithstanding Columbus asked hira togetonhis knees. The prayer having been said, the minister bade them farewell. The Sheriff also told them good-bye. The Sheriff told them to stand up. They arose with alacrity and stood erect while the nooses were being placed on their necks. No change of expression could be seen on their faces not a nerve quivered. The Sheriff now bound their arms behind their bodies, and then tied their ieet together just above their ankles. The knots of the ropes were placed under and a little behind the left ears, and the Sheriff and the Deputy descended from the scaffold, having first put on the white caps. The sheriff placed himself at the end of the lever and Columbus being asked, "Are you ready ?" said "Yes," when the sheriff touched the lever with his foot. A dull clap was heard, and the bodies of Colum bus and Govan Adair were seen dangling in the air. GOVAX'S COXFESSIOX. The Herald reporter vinited the prison ers cell the day before the execution. He found Govan Adair combing his hair and looking quite cheerful. Columbus Adair was sitting on the floor of the cell support ing his head between his hands, and evi dently in a reflecting mood. Henderson Adair and his younger sons, Crayton and Averr, were also in the same celL j Ihe condemned men at onoe began tr.p conversation. They enquired of the repor ter whether he thought the testimony 6f Baynard would convict their father and brothers; said their father and brothers were as innocent, as the angels in heaven, &c, &c. Reporter But how do you know thejr are innocent ? Govan Adair Because I was one of the parties that did the killing, and they were not present and knew nothing about th matter. Reporter And you confess your guilt, do you ? Govan (smiling) I helped to dolt; I led in the matter. ReporterWho all were with you ? Tell me all about it. Govan I was a Kn Klnx a Republican Ku Klux,l and led other Ku Klux to Wes ton's for the purpose of killing the family. Reporter How many of you went loto the house ? Govan We all went in seven or eight of us. Reporter Were your brothers and fath er here along with you? Govan They were not ; I declare it be- ' fore God. My brother Columbus here is an innocent man. Reporter Were you disguised ? Govan We were ; all of us. Reporter Polly Weston saw but three persons, and they were not disguised. Hoff could she have been mistaken ? Govan The Lord only knows. Reporter Can you give mo the names of the ku klux who were with you at Wes ton's. Govan Certainly; they were (naming seven very respectable men, well known in the county of llutherford). Reporter Arc you not mistaken in the names you give ? (Henderson Adair to Govan -You know" they were disguised Govan,) Govan Their faces were covered, but they gave me the names I have given you. Reporter You say you are a kuklux; are you not a Republican ? Govan I vote that ticket. Both the culprits said : "We are as ready as we will ever be; we are not afraid of death. News from the Stars, At the last meeting of the Royal Astrono mical Society in London, Dr. Iluggins, the eminent spectroscopist, made an extraor dinary statement respecting the motions taking place among the stars. The results he announces are wonderful. Four years ago he applied the spectroscopo to the caso ot the bright star Sirius, though his instru mental means were not then sufficient to render him quito certain as to the result. Still he was able to announce with some degree of confidence that Sirius is receding at a rate exceeding twenty miles per second. In order that he might extend the method to other stars, the Royal Society placed at his disposal a fine telescope, fifteen inches in aperture, and specially adapted to gather as much light as possible with that aperture. , Suitable spectroscopic appliauces were also provided for the delicate work Dr. Kuggins was to undertake. It was but last winter (says the Spectator) that the instrument was ready for work; but already Dr. Iluggins has obtained the most wonderful news from the stars with its aid. He finds that many of the stars are traveling far more swiftly than had been supposed. Arcturus, for ex ample, is traveling toward us at the rate of some fifteen miles per second, and as his thwart motion is fully as great, (for this star's distance has been estimated,) the actual velocity with which he is speeding through space can not be less than seventy miles per second. Other stars are moving with corresponding velocities. But amidst the motions thus detected, Dr. Huggins has traced the signs of law. First, he can trace a tendency among the stars in one part of the heavens to approach the earth, while the stars in the opposite part of the heavens are receding from us, and the stars which are approaching lie on that side of the heavens toward which IIer schel long since 'taught us that the sun is traveling. But there are stars not obeying this simple law ; and among these Dr. Hug gins recognizes instances of that community of motion to which a modern student of the stars has given the name of star-drift. It happens, indeed, that oue of the most ror markable ot these instances relates to five well-known stars, known to astronomers as Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Zeta, of the Great Bear, all of which are drifting bodily through space, and receding from the earth at the rate of about thirty miles per second. This result at once illustrates the interest ing nature of Dr. Iluggins' discoveries, and affords promise of future revelations even more interesting. CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES FOR CON GRESS. First District D M Carter of Beaufort. Second " W II Kitchen of Halifax. Third " AM Waddell of New Hanover. Fourth " Sion II Rogers of Wake. Fifth " J M Leach of Davidson. Sixth " Thomas S Ashe of Anson. Seventh u W M Robbins of Rowan. Eighth Iiobt B Vance of Buncombe. ELECTORS. First District Octaviua Coke of Chowan. Second Swift Gallowav of Greene. Third - T C Fuller of Cumberland. Fourth " II A London of Chatham. Fifth - , - Sixth W L Steele of Richmond. Seventh M F B 3IcDowcll of IredelL Eighth " TLouiaa Johnson of Buncombe. far the State at large: Thorn as J. Jarvia of Tyrrell county. Zebulon B. Vance of 3lecklenbcrg, - I tm Vance and Ransom's Appointments. These distinguished speakers will address the people at the following times and places: Lincolnton, Lincoln county, Tuesday, July W. Dallas, Gatoa county, Wednesday, July el.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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July 30, 1872, edition 1
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