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' " "17 " " Uly (yvU 4 Mm I f Iff TFK(V fir J VVTES, Editor and Proprietor. ( fefAl iiubxript?--$2 50, in advance. f CHARLOTTE, N. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1872. I, 1 TWENTY-FIRST VOLUME NUMBER 1036. II Sift SI f I ft i 1 11 w illy i e I i i xi i i .11 T II E C&arlotto Democrat, runrrsnED ky Tr t t "J I YATES, Editor and Proprietor. ' o Ky-Tvo Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum, i)nt; Dollar and Fifty Cents for six months. y,i!j.crtp(ions mmt he paid in advance. o inTtUrments will bo inserted at reasonable .1 . oi - ; - . . n -n-ci in i:i tii v ilii umjli o.k, i. ! M I'l' V IP HI " ' W A 11 V J 1 llVtJ A IVIIq WA M 111 l ,.i,m'"'V'. lor aiuavntiMii ait. jlECKLENBURG IRON WORKS. Call to See titcvT THRESHERS AND SEPARATORS, " 1 II O R S Iu P O V E u s , VAlJ.EV CHIEF MOWER AND REAPER, ILilC Self-Feeding Cotton Gin, i.:i.:t:,.n .inrl fnr :llV on (iiiiMn-Mi JOHN WILKES. ROBERT GIBBON, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, CHARLOTTE, N. 0. r.iv-k n!':i - corner of -Ttli and Tryon Streets, p, -ii'i ;,( on College Street. 'm,!-.-:. u. Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHAKLOTTK, N. C, If.,, mi a lanjeand well selected stock of PURE ;Kp;. Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Family jf, .! -i;i IVmts, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stalls, i iurv l Toih t Articles, which lie is determined to '-ll ;it I a very lowest prices. 1. 1S72. J. P. McCombs, M. D., ( 6-rs his professional services to the citizens of ili ulottc and sr.vronnding country. All calls, both w: and day, promptly attended to. OtVice in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the iliarlotte Hot 1. t is:. Alexander & Bland, J) K X T ISTS. All work guaranteed. Teeth extracted without rain hv "Nitrous Oxide Gas." ollieeiii Briek Building, opposite the Charlotte !tcl. M ii. li 1, I!. IIOI KMAX. ISAIAH SIMPSON. HOFFMAN & SIMPSON, Dentist, s CHARLOTTE, N. C, llccei fully iiifonn the citizens of Cliarlotte and llii' l.iililic, that tiny have associated- themselves i t Iki 'in tlie practice of Dentistry. Their aim will he tu perform all operations relating to the pro--ssi,in in the most skillful manner and highest de h'v (.' t er!lenee. T'vilieMracted without pain by the use of Nitrous iix'nl- l;i.v Satisfaction guaranteed. OiVicnm Trade Street, in A. II. Nesbit & Rro's vi w Uv.il, Ihfj:. Jan. lo, 1872. MANSION HOUSE, CHARLOTTE, X. C. Tiiis well-known House having been newly fur r!, l mi 1 refuted in every department, is now open fur the aeeoiuniodation oi' the Traveling public. "Omnibussesat the Depot on arrival of Trains. .hui. 1. is73. H. C. ECCLES. 2 It. V AM I'.. A BUnWEIiL. VANCE & BURWELL, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, X. (I Ojfir,' in t!n (U)itlt House April L1S72 Cm W. J. BLACK, Wuoi.i.sxi.i; AMI Rktaii, Grocer & Commission Merchant, And Dk in PR O Yisioxs A A7; WHISKY, College Street. CHARLOTTE, N. C. I., w. sa.n incus, .i. ic. ti:s. w. c. w.ackwood. SANDERS, OATES & CO., IHil.KSAI.IC AN1 IJictaii, Grocers, Cotton Buyers and ' n M .1 n .v o X Jf ; Ii ( 1 1f A X TS , Cfih-r Trm ; nil (Un;e Strut, ciiAiiLorri:, n'. c. V' 'Tl i: Cl. A K !C. .. M. Mcixkx. CLARK & MULLEN, Attorneys at Law, HALIFAX. X. V. 'r.ietu-es in nil the Courts of Halifax. Martin, North ami K lLrecombe counties. In the Supreme 1 "'iri o Nun, Carolina and in tin' Federal Courts. Collections made in all parts of North Caro- M ir. li ist7- lv W. F. COOK, . 't , u Xovth Citroluin Iiai!roal, Charlotte, N. C, '''.fartunr of CJDER MILL and all kinds of FARMING IMPLEMENTS. .f-' AM orders promptly attended to. '" M "ll.l.i ). J. w. MII.I.KU. It. E. MII.I.KU. U- M. MILLER & SONS, 11 J( a 1: sa l 1: a n o c k n ; 'I'v. .,, ""iaoiUli i.U.VXUUUk;0 UUU 1 mia L I'llODKCM DEALKKS, Co,v Stmt, CilAKI.OTIK, X. C. ELAND F KM LK SKMINARV. Cleaveland Mineral Springs, NEAR SHELBY, N. C. Iu xt Scion will commence on the 18th V etiilu r, 1S72, and continue without intermission, -hin?1, !.riv ,,,l-vs at c;ristl:l?i. unti! lhe 5th of ii !!' I';lI'd and Tuition payable quarterly "r farther information applv to ln T- xV- IJREYAUD, ls72.-y.pd Principal. r- K ei.F.S. T. IT. GAITllKU, mnty, N. C. of M.H-ksville, N. C. ECCT."P.S Rt d. A TTWRT? Auctioneers and Commission Merchants, 1,,;akloitk, X. c. Ki, ' V ' :,ml lniri-'h:st f Cotton. Tobacco, Grain, !''n,lu(-, and Merchandize or all kinds. Hoif 1 , -v n rem)ved their Store to the Brick j, lK l,nv Springs building, Trade Street, p kukxcks-T. AV. l)ew v & Co., Bankers: M. V:e .r'r1' Cash'r. First National Bank; W.J. ' Alitor "Western DenuKTat," Charlotte, N. C. Turnip Seed ! Turnip Seed ! ! Turn;,li: V(nv in s,or- H tl,(i I'-nding varieties of b'l w from U'Uts' Seed House. ' s, 1S2. AVIL.SON & BLACK. A New Feed. A Horse iu poor condi tion was made to put on one hundred pounds in a month with only cut hay, moistened witli three pints of molasses di luted in three gallons of water per day. It was quite evident, in this case, tha't the horse gained faster than he would on any amount of grain. It was noticed that he eat very large quantities of hay sweetened with molasses water. This was'also found to be cheaper feed to produce the same result than grain, counting the molasses at forty cents per gallon. If any of our readers try the above method, we hope they will inform us of the result. Exchange. If you try the feed mind that you don't bust the horse with too much hay. 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 toolfer for inspection and sale the largest and most complete stock of Drugs, Chemicals, Dye Stuffs, Paints. Oils, Varnishes, Glass, &c, ever brought to North Carolina. Merchants visiting our City are especially invited to call and examine our stock and hear our prices. WILSON & BLACK, Druggists. Just Received, TEN BARRELS P. R. SUGAR, 8,000 Pounds C. R. Bacon, Also, a lot of Family Flour from new wheat at $5 per sack. GRIER & ALEXANDER. Edinburg Ale. Genuine Imported Edinburg Ale, at $3 per dozen and :0 cents per bottle for less than a dozen. July 1, 1872. GRIER & ALEXANDER. A. R NISBET & BRO., Are receiving daily a large and full line of GRO CERIES: Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Molasses, Syrups and Mackerel in Barrels, Barrels and Kits Blue Fish and Lake Trout, all of which will be sold Wholesale or Retail as cheap as aii3r other House this side of Baltimore. A. R. Nisbet & Bro., Have just received a large lot of Cigars of all grades, together with Smoking Tobacco of all the various brands, which is olFered to the trade at low figures. A. R. Nisbet & Bro.? Have in Store Oranges and Lemons, which the- 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, 1872. - SMITH & HAMMOND, Druggists, CIIAULOTTK, XT. C, Have a large assortment of the most popular Hand kerchief Extracts for sale. June 10, 1S72 NEW ARRIVALS. Jas. Morrison's celebrated Hams and Pure Leaf Lard, in Tierces, Kecs, Buckets and Caddies, just received at R. M. MILLER & SONS'. Bacon. Pounds bulk C. 1. Shies, in Store at R. M. MILLER & SONS'. 20,000 Flour, Sugar, Coffee, &c. Off Barrels Flour Super, Extra ami Faniiryt 50 Barrels Sugar all grades, 150 " Molasses and Svrups, SO Sacks Coffee all grades, 100 Packages Mackerel in barrels, li barrels, I4 barrels and Kits, Brandy Peaches, Oysters, Crackers, Soaps, Candles, Candy, Raisins, Cigars, Cheroots, S:c. R. M. MILLER & SONS. March 2o, 1872. GEM FRUIT JARS! Dolly Varden Jelly Glasses!! Also, a general assortment 01 China, Glass and HA R TJfEX WA R E, together with all kinds of House Keeping articles, consisting of Knives and Forks, Spoons, Cas tors, Tea Trays, Bread Trays, Hollimr Pins. Butter Bowls and Ladles, Tubs, Churns, Buckets, Baskets, Brooms, Hair and Feather Dusters, winch will ue sold cneap for cash. June 17, 1872 JAMES IIARTY. . WITTKOWSKV & K1XTELS' C ARD ! R E A 1) I r Again thanking a generous public for the veiy liberal share of their trade accorded us the past year, we take this method of informing it, (and the whole sale buyers in particular,) that our SPRING STOCK is now coining in, and when ( otnplete (which will be about the 4th of March) will be as usual the largest, best selected, and comprise a greater variety than that pf 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 trill make it to' their intercut to buy of us this Spring. Respectfully, VYTTTKO WSK Y & RINTELS. ClIAKLOTTE, N. C. March 4. 18T3. Family Flour. Q K Sacks "Rowan Mills" best Family Flour, OO 20 Sacks "Catawba Mills" Family Flour, ground from new White Wheat (no better brands : in thiti market.) for sale bv STENIIOUSE, MACAULAY & CO. ' July 15. 1872. ' State of North Carolina, Gaston County. Before B. II. Wither. C. S. C. , F. C. Ferguson. Administrator, against James Fin J ley, AV. G. Finley and others. j Special Proceeding to sell Land to make Assets. ! It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that j James Finley and AV. G. Finley are not residents of this State, it is ordered that uublication be made. for six successive weeks, in the Charlotte )emocrat, a newspaper published in the City of Charlotte, notifying said defendants to appear befiSre E. II. Withers, Clerk of the Superior Court for Gaston county, at his Office in Dallas, on the 14th da-of September, 1872, and answer the petition in the above stated case, or judgment will be taken for the relief demanded in the petition. Given under mv hand and seal this 23d day of July, 1872. " E II. AATTHERS, o2 Gwpd Clerk Superior Court. Green Fields Just in Sight. At the portals of the morning, Stood a chiltl with dainty i'eet, All about him golden sunshine, Pearly dew and blossom sweet; And with tender, dimpled fingers, Plucked he floweis fresh and fair, And the ovtM haiifjinor branches Showed the dew drops in his hair. Looking forward o'er life's pathway, Saw he broader fields of green, Skies with snowy clouds so fleecy, Here and there blue shreds between; And with swiftly flying footsteps, Started he for ileitis more bright; But in vain he hurried onward, They were always just in sight. Warmer, brighter, grew the sunshine, Broader, rougher, grew the way; But with green fields just before him, ; Nothing could his footsteps stay, So he wandered till manhood Took the place ol childhood fair, Then he threw aside his flowers, Wiped the dewdrops from his hair. Onward, onward, toiling, strivincr. Helping others with his might, Desired he that the blooming fields That are always just in sight Lay within the cold dark river. Here we only wish and wait, Till the Master calls us over, And unbars the pearly gate. Cotton Gin. A second hand Cotton Gin in good order 52 Saw is offered for sale very low. 11. BOSTON AV ALL ACE. Charlotte, Aug. 12, 1872. 3v. Pure Buck White Lead. AAre have in Store 6,000 pounds Pure Buck White Lead, which we will sell for Cash at as low prices as it can be laid down here from the manufacturers. AVILSON & BLACK, July 15, 1872. Druggists. Bagging and Ties. AVe have just received a large lot of BAGGING (heavy) and ARROW TIES, which we are offering cheap. AVe anticipate a material advance in these articles if prospects for a large Cotton crop con tinues, and we would suggest to Farmers to pur chase their Bagging and Ties now. AVe have 011 hand a large lot of Ties left over from last season which cost us much less than present prices, and we will offer them cheap. Call on GREGORY & WILLIAMSON, July 22, 1872. Bryce's Building. NOTICE. The MECKLENBURG MANUFACTURING COMPANY, located in the city of Charlotte, will purchase at their AArorka and along the lines of the different Railroads terminating at that city, HICKORY TIMBER of the following lengths, viz: Either o feet 1 inch, G feet 2 inch, 0 feet 3 inch, or 12 feet 4 inches long according to Classification. 1 Cta Butt cuts of old field hickory, close white grain wood, free from knots and stains, end not less than 1) inches in diameter at the little end. 2nd Clrns 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 leatt 3 in ches of white wood free from knots and stains, and not less than 8 inches in diameter. For 1st Class $15 per 1 COO feet timber measure. 44 od " 12 " " " " ti g4J 41 JQ 44 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, 1872 tf SPRING GOODS. Come and see our new stock of all kinds of Goods. Dress Goods, all the new and desirable styles of Japanese Poplins, Silks, Percails, Piques, French Lawns, Dress Linen Cambrics, White uoous, all grades and styles Call before you buv. WOLFE h BARRINGER. Gentlemen's Goods. Cassimeres, Cloths, Linens, Ducks, Drabetas, Silk Mixed Scotch Tweeds, just 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 Hoes, Axes. Drawing Chains, Hames, Iron, Chisels, Augers, Hammers, Hand Saws and almost everything to supply a farm, as cheap as any at retail in the City. April, 13, 1872. WOLFE & BAURINGER. 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. Dolly 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, AViiite Dress Linens, Buff and Drab Dress Linens, Sashes and Scarfs. The largest Stock of RIBBONS in the City. AViiite Goods, 3Iuslius, New Novelties latest of the Season. Call soon and examine for yourselves. McMURRAY, DAVIS & CO. Mav 18, 1872. Private Residence. I will sell privately for cash, the new double Dwelling, corner of Gth and A. Street 8 rooms to each dweiliniT also a large Dwelling on Church Street. A. SHORTER CALDWELL. July 13 1872. tf Be Careful. If vou are told that Kerosene is as safe as Astral Oil be careful, satisfy yourself before purchasing. SillTII & HAMMOND, J uly 22, 1 S72, Agent. Atlantic, Tenn. & Ohio Railroad. SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE, Charlotte, N. C, July 22d, 1S72. f On and after Thursday, the 2oth, the following Schedule will be run over this Road daily, (Sun days excepted): Leave Statesvillc, - - :00 A. M. Arrive at Charlotte, - - 10:3o" Leave Charlotte, - - 2o P. M. Vrrive at Stalesville, - - -w Arn e J. J. GORMLEY, Julv 29 i7-2. Superintendent. "Ousht the Preachers to Kiss the Girls?" Yes and no, is our answer. Some moth ers are very demonstrative iu their affec tions and so teach their children to be. In some families, the girls consider it an act of courtesy to kiss all their particular friends, and this includes the pastor. There is nothing strauge about it, and but little thought is bestowed on it. Others are re served in their families, are reserved in their deportment and the kiss is seldom ex changed. Their girls have been warned against familiarity until a kiss would seem to. them to be an outrage. A minister should therefore kiss the girls only when politeness requires it. If at any time, he finds himself taking kisses for their own sake, he ought to put'a bridle on his lips, aiul be uneasy about himself. .Ministers ne?d a great deal of discretion, and they ought to study propriety of deportment, so as to be neither too cold-heart ed,nor too afft c tionate. The people also should make due allowance for the difficulties under which I hey labor. The present writer once offer ed to assist a feeble lady (at whose house he was staying) in carrying two large buckets of water. Her only answer was a look of astonishment and reproof. But he drew a bucket of water for another lady to whom he had not been introduced, and had the pleasure of seeing that he had done just what was expected of him. Ministers should advise with parents about their children and with children about their studies, their tastes and their occupations. But if a minister finds that he has no affec tion for the little boys and little girls and that all his interest is centered in grown girls, then we advise him to ask the prayers of the church. Raltlgh Riblical Recorder. Well said by Bro. Mills, and good advice. Kissing is a dirty practice except when practiced by man and wife or by those who expect to be man and wife. How to Quiet a Baby. A farmer, who passed innumerable sleepless nights, immortalized . himself by discovering a method of keeping babies quiet. The mode of operation is as follows: As soon as the squailer awakes, set it up, propped by a pillow, if it cannot sit alone; then smear its lingers with thick molasses, then put half a dozen feathers into its hands, and it will sit and pick the feathers from one hand to the other until it drops asleep. As soon as it wakes again, molasses and mnre feathers, and in place of the nerve-astounding yells, there will be silence and" enjoyment un speakable. Administrator's Notice. Haying qualified as Administrator of M. A. Parks, deceased, I hereby notify all persons indebt ed to his estate to make immediate settlement, and those having claims against him must present them within the time prescribed by law or this nut ice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. II. BRYANT, Adm'r. August 12, 1872 Gv Business Stand for Sale. The Land and Buildings at the locality known as "Bryant's Store," Providence Township, are offered for sale. There is a first-rate Store-House 24 x 40, and a good Dwelling with all necessary out-houses on the premises. Also, a Wood-shop, Blacksmith shop and a fine young orchard. All situated on the public road Irom Providence Church to l'leasant i-.il...- it unv I VT August 12, 1872 4w A Card. AVe have resolved to discontinue time sales of Family Groceries and Provisions on and after the 1st September. AVithin ninety days thereafter all Notes and Book accounts remaining unpaid, will be placed in an officer's hand for collection. STENIIOUSE, MACAULAY & CO. August 12, 1872. Teas! Teas!! Just Received and now in store a large stock of very choice Teas Gun Powder, Young Hyson, Oolong and Japan. Call soon. It will be sold at Wholesale and Retail, by A. R. NISBET & BRO. Administrator's Sale. All persons having claims against the estate of Daniel McGee, dee'd, aro notified to present the same to me on or before July 31st, 1873, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery ; and those indebted to said estate are requested "to make immediate payment. AV. C. McCORD, Adm'r. August 5, 1872 Gv NOTICE. Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 5th, 1872. The partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned having been dissolved this day by the withdrawal of the Junior partner, all persons in debted to the firm of J. Y. BRYCE fc CO. are re quested to come forward and settle. Mr AV. II. BRYCE has removed to Boston, where he has established a Cotton Commission Business under the name and style of AV. II. BRYCE fc CO., and will be pleased to receive consignments of Cot ton and other merchandise. 3TJ. Y. BRYCE is authorized to settle the business of the firm of J. Y. Bryce fc Co. J. Y. BRYCE, AV. H. BRYCE, For Sale. undersigned offers for sale several Farms The and three Dwelling Houses. August o, 1872. Inquire at mv office. J. Y. BRYCE. Ink! Ink!! Ink!!! Carters combined Writing and Copying Ink, in quart and pint Bottles. This Ink is warranted to tlow as freely as any Ink now iu use, to give a per fect copy and not to thicken or mould. N. Antoines' French copying Ink in quarts and pints. Arnolds Chemical AVriting Fluid ia quarts, pint, half pints and quarter pints. Arnolds Superior Copying Ink, quart bottles. Maynard and Noyes Black Ink, quarts. Jet Black Schooflnk. Floiiilos School size extra Blue AA'ritinz Fluid, at TIDDY'S BOOK STORE. Accountants. AVe keep Davids Brilliant Carmine Ink. Best Mucilage, Stickwell and Holdfast, quarts and 2 ounces for office use, at TIDD Y'S July 2J. 1872. Stationary Store. Braithwaites. Retrospect of Practical Medicine nnd Surgery. Part LXV Julv at TIPPY'S. Some of England's Treasures. A wonderful little Blue Book has just been ordered by the House of Commons to be printed, which gives a list ol the most important sepulchral monuments in Eng land, drawn up by the London Society of Antiquarians for the information of the Government. "The veriest Philistine of all Gath," writes a London journal, "would turn over its pages with reverence, and gaze upon its records tenderly. It tells us of famous men, and of our fathers that be gat us men who have left a name behind them, that their praises might be rejorted men who bore rule, renowned for their power, leaders of the people by their coun sel and by their knowledge of learning. Our very breath bates in the presence of this great assembly of the mighty dead, and! a dim awe creeps over us, as we were trend ing the Cave of Maepelah as we stood on "the lone and level sands," beneath the pedestral of which Shelley sings, earlier than all history, prior to tradition itself, with the weird Avoids, "My name is Ozy mandias, King of Kings. Look on mv works ye mighty, and despair," graven on it in letters which mock time itself. Kings take precedence of ordinary mortals (the same journal remarks) now as in the days of Homer; and the royal monuments which crowd Westminster Abbev need no enu meration. Who has not gazed on the rr.ar ble shrine which covers the remains of Ed ward the Confessor, on the urn erected in memory of the hapless Princess, Edward, and Richard, Duke of York ; on the tomb of Elizabeth, where the great Tudor Queeu sleeps side by side with her sister Mary, on the marblecanopy which marRs the resting place of the luckless Queen of Scots? And yet the noble old Abbey hoMs but a tithe of our worthies, and not all even of our Kings. The wicked Bed William lies in Winchester Cathedral, John at Worces ter, Edward II., at Glosttr, Edward, the Black Piiuce a king in ail but fact at Canterbury. And, when we leave royalty, our list widens, and there we find hardly a spot in England which cannot show some tomb or cenotaph bearing a name more im perishable than the very marble upon which it is cut. In Chelsea Old Church a simple slab hands down the memory of SirThomas More. St. Paul's Crypt holds a fragment of the monument erected to Sir Nicholas Bacon; the monument itself perished in the great fire. Francis Bacon, his son why will Phil'stines call him "Lord Ba con?"' is buried iu the parish church of St. Michael, at St. Albans. Sir William Gascoigne, the Lord Chief Justice who committed a Prince, lies in the little church of Harewood. Lord Chief Justice Lyttle ton, he upon whom Coke commented, rests in Worcester Cathedral. Bisdiop Burnet has a tablet to his memory in Clerkenwell Church. John Gower and Philip Massin ger, repose iu St. Saviour's, Southwark; Pope's monument is in the parish church of Twickenham. And to travel back through the centimes for one great name with which to close our Est there is still in the old Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, a plain marble slab which marks the resting place of the author ol "Paradise Lost." A New IIi:alixg Ac. ext. A curious circumstance i:i connection with the colli sion of Monday last on the Pittsburgh and Connellsville railroad, is related to us by a gentleman of this city who was on the spot. He says that the two men who weie injur ed in the collision were badly scalded and burned about their faces, necks and backs, and were in most ii. tense pain. At the suggestion of one of the residents of Bridge port, Miss Keyser, a young woman living near the scene of the accident, was sent for to heal their wounds, or at least soothe their pain. She came, and after examining their scalds and burns, did not touch them, but merely breathed upon them. ThW was two hours after the accident, and a half- : hour afterwards both men assured o.ir in formant that they felt absolutely no pain whatever. This certainly approaches the marvelous, and so thinks our informant, though he could obtain no explanation of the lady's wonderful poweis except the statement that she "always did it." Cum berland (Md.) Xeics. Those who please may believe the above wonderful statement. Smoking AViiat the II a kit Does ron i Boys. A certain doctor, struck with the large number of boys under 15 years of age j whom he observed Miioking, was led to in j quire into the effect the habit had upon the general health, lie took for Ins purpose 38 boys, aged from 9 to 15, and carefully examined tiiem. In 22 there were various .1 1 v. inlurii ti fl ! ii I r lin fiinl il ttrfat wm ; palpitation of the heart; and a more or less j marked taste for strong drink. In 1'J there i was frequent bleeding of the nose, 10 had disturbed sleep, and 12 had slight ulceration of the mucous membrane of the mouth. which disappeared on ceasing from the use of tobacco for some days. The doctor treated them all for weakness, ! but with little effect unlil the smoking was i discontinued, when health and strength Were i soon restored. ! Now, this is no "oM wife's tale, as these ! facts are given on the authority f the Bril ! ish Medical Journal. Bagging and Ties. -f K rff YARDS 4G inch wi :le extrn heary U,UUU Domestic B AO 01 NO, 7.000 Yards Dun-ice Bu-ging. 2.5O0 " Gunnr ALSO, a full supply of COTTON TIES of the "Arrow," "Dunn" and'-Gooch" Patent, for sale br STENIIOUSE, MACAULAY & CO. ' August 19, 1872. SMITH & HAMMOND, Pharmacists, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Jane 10, 1872. Mistaken Identity. People who imagined that they had heard the last of the Tichborne case, in which a vulgar butcher laid claims to one of the largest estates and noblest title of Eng land, have been undeceived. The claimant, so far from being crushed out by the evi dence at the protracted trial, the result of which was to bind the so-called Roger Tichborne over to "land his trial for perjury, has now taken to a new role. ' He has been engaged for months in the donation busi ness on a large scale, and the Tichborne climanCs fund has been steadily swelling from the profuse contribution of the credu lous, running all the way up from sixpence each to fifty pounds sterling. This prodi gal bestowal of funds is to aid the' claimant in defending the suit against him for per jury, and in proving his title to the Tich borne estates. Aside from the romantic elements in thia case and the always ready popular sympa thy for one in humble life who claims to have been kept out of his own and is suing for it, the notable point is that it furnishes one of the most remarkable cases of disputed personal identity on record. Such cases aro always interesting to the public. The an nals of crime furnish many instances in which the identity of persons arrested and charged with offence has been proved by apparautly conclusive testimony, yet the peions so proved guilty have been found wholly innocent, and the witnesses all mis taken in the man. In 1700 a gentleman named Lesurques was tried, convicted ami hanged at Paris for highway robbery, no less than four witnesses testifying to his identity. Other witnesses were brought forward to prove an alibi, but one of theso having been detected in a falsity, the jury refused to believe all, and brought the pris oner in guilty. The young man went to the scaffold protesting his innocence. Four years afterwards the real criminal, one Duboseq, was arrested, and found to possess a marvellous personal likeness to Lesurques. Evidence of a conclusive char acter was produced against him and he was hanged, an accomplice testifying to hi guilt and to the entire innocence of Lesur ques. In 1845 a singular case of mistaken iden tity occurred in a trial at Lowell, .Massachu setts. Some wretch had assulted little girls picking berries in t he field near that city, and a young man was arrested two weeks alter. A Mr Houghton and his wife, who had run to the rescue of thegirlson hearing their screams, swore positively that the prisoner was the man who had run away in the bushes at the time of the assault. The two girU were taken separately into a room, and each of them pointed out the prisoner as the fellow who committed the assault upon them. Other witnesses, to the number of ten in all, swore to his identity with a man whom they had seen on the day before the ciime near the spot. On the other hand, the prisoner brought six unimpeachable witnesses to testify positively that they were with him in a remote town in New Hampshire at the very time the assault on the girls wa committed. This proved alibi, together with the character of the young man charged, secure! his acquittal, the counsel for the Government admitted the alibi to have been clearly made out. But the remarkable resemblance of the prisoner to the villian who had committed the crime, and the fact that the witnesses of the gov ernment who identified were all mistaken, caused the Judge who tried the case to re mark that it was almost sufficient to shake all confidence in human testimony. A Judge who Tried and Sentenced Himself. From the Utica (X. Y.) Observer. Otsego county, X. , boasts of a Justice of the Peace who flashes out in the annals of local lame as arraigning himself for de linquency. The Justice of the Peace referr ed to (no matter about his name or where he belongs) possesses the excellent attrib utes of iiitegritv, ability and worth, but j on one occasion he forgot his magester 5 ial integrity. He let down iu a weak mo I ment tiie judicial bars which should hedge j him in, and roamed into the field of Bacchus. In short, on a recent occasion he imbibed ! too much strong drink, and in consequence awoke with a lealizuig sense of that fact the next morning. Now here was a pretty go. A J ustice of the Peace had been on a bender, or part of one. A man who wa appointed to swing the flail of justice over the heads of poor unlorl'.iuate follows, wand ering over into the wrong pasture himself. ; But there it was. He fell reminders of it I iu the occasional throbs of headache. But j what was to be done? The more he view ; ed it the more he became disgusted with ; himself. He made up his mind. He would attend to his case. He would vindicate the outraged law. S, at the usual hour, he i entered his office. He formally opened coutf, ! and then lie called his own name as a de i feinlaut iii a huit iu which 'the people' I charged him with an offence against the ' law, went over the circumstances in detail so far as he could remember them, read "the statute iu such cassi made and provid i ed," and then asked the prisoner what he 1 had to say,' iu the role of prisoner he plead , ed guilty to the offence, said it was a shame for a man of his years and position, buthj ed "the court would not be too severe on , him, as he was determined to reform.' "The prisoner will stand up," said the stern j old justice. "I am very sorry that you have been brought into this court on a chargo which so serioush affects your good : name and landing iu society ; you have sit ; a bad example, and if you go on at this rate you will bring borrow and disgrace on ; yourself and family. I sentence you to pay i a tine of $10 and cost, or to thirty day j imprisonment in the county jail." lhe i piisoiiei" aid he would prefer to pay the ! line and then the court closed. He paid s the 10.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Aug. 27, 1872, edition 1
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