North Carolina Newspapers

n 2 Site 1 1 J W vly Ay V'V W. J. YATES, Editob and Pbopbietob. Terms of Subscription $2. 00, 1,1 advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1878. TWENTY-SIXTH VOLUME NUMBED lift. T II E Charlotte Democrat, PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor Terms TWO DOLLARS for one year, or One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents for six months. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. Advertisements will be inserted at reasonable rates, or in accordance with contract. Obituary notices of over five lines in length will r.c charged for at advertising rates. Dr JOHN H. Mc ADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C, lias on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent . Medicifl9, jFamy Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuffs, Fancy and Toilet Articles, which he is determined to sell at the very lowest prices. Jan 1, 1875. J. P. McCombs, M. D., tiers his professional services to the citizens of ( harlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the 1 'harlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1873. DR. J. M. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C. All calls promptly answered day and night. Office over Traders' National Bank Residence opposite W. R. Myers'. Jan. 18, 1878. Doctor D. STUART LYON, Charlotte, N. C. Office with Dr. Battle, over Dr. Mc Aden's Drug ikore. (Residence at Rev. Theo. Whitfield's.) Calls from City and country will receive prompt attention. April 19, 1878 y . DR. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte Hotel. Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb. 15, 1878. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. E. J. ALLEN, Near Irwin's corner, Trade Street,! Charlotte, N. C, PRACTICAL WATCH-MAKER, J3P Repairing of Jewelry, Watches and Clocks done at short notice and moderate prices. April 17, 1876. y R. M. MILLER & SONS, Commission Merchants, and WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Provisions and Groceries, 'College Street, Charlotte, N. C. Flour, Bacon, Sugar, Coffee, Salt, Molasses, and tm fact, all kind of Groceries ia large quantities always on hand for the Wholesale trade. Jan. 1 1875. j. Mclaughlin, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, &c, College Street, Chaklotte, N. C, Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, and buys Country Produce at highest market price. f3$r Cotton and other country Produce sold on commission and prompt returns made. , . . D. RIGLER Charlotte, N. C. Dealvr in Confectioneries, Fruits, Canned Goods, Crackers, Bread, Cakes, Pickles, &c. tW Cakes baked to order at short notice. Jan. 1, 1877. B. N. SMITH, Dealer in Groceries and Family Provisions of all sorts, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Consignments of Produce solicited, and prompt returns made. Families can find anything at my Store in the Grocery line to eat, including fresh meats. Jan. 1, 1877. K. tiUKWKLL. 1878. K. B. SriUNGS BURWELL & SPRINGS, Grocers and Commission Merchants, Charlotte, N. C. Jan. 4, 1878. LEWIN W. BARRINGER, (Son of the late lion. D. M. Barringer of N. C.,) Attorney and Counsellor at Law. 430 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Prompt attention to all legal business. Best references given as to legal and financial responsi bility. Commissioner for North Carolina. References. Chief Justice W. N. II. Smith ; Raleigh National Bank ; 1st National Bank, Char lotte; Merchants and Farmers National Bank. March 15, 1878 ly-pd DR. RICHARD H. LEWIS, Raleigh, N. C. (Late Professor of Diseases of the Eye and Ear in the Savannah Medical College,) Practice Limited to the EYE and EAR, Refers to the State Medical Society and to the Georgia Medical Society. Oct. 12, 1877 y TAILORING. John Vogel, Practical Tailor, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country, that he is prepared to manu facture gentleman's clothing in the latest style and at short notice. His best exertions will be given to render satisfaction to those who patronize him. Shop opposite old Charlotte Hotel. January 1, 1877. f ' " ' T ' ,! . Glass. 300 Boxes American Window Glass, at lowest prices. WILSON & BURWELL. May 3, 1878. It is common to overlook what is near by, keeping the eye fixed on something that is remote. In the same manner pre sent opportunities are neglected, and attain able good is slighted by minds busied in extensive ranges, and intent upon future advantages. Life, however short, is made shorter by waste of time, and its progress towards happiness, although naturally very slow, is made still more slow by unnecessary labor. LAND SALE. Postponed. By virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, N. C, I will sell at Public Auction, at the Court House door in Charlotte, on Saturday, the 11th day of May, proximo, at 12 o'clock, M., the following Tracts of LAND belong ing to the Estate of George W. Houston, deceased, for the purpose of creating assets to pay the debts against the Estate of said deceased, viz. : One Tract known as the Joseph Blair Tract, con taining about Eighty-one Acres (81), lying on Back Creek in Mecklenburg county, adjoining the Lands of D. A. Caldwell, H. M. Dixon and others. One Tract known as the R. A. Caldwell Tract, containing about Forty-five (45) Acres, adjoining the Lands of W. L. Caldwell, II. M. Dixon and others. The interest of said Q. W. Houston's Estate in a Tract known as the Tan Yard Tract, containing Twenty-two and a hah (22) Acres, upon which the deceased had an extensive Tannery, adjoining the Lands of J. N. Caldwell, dee'd, and others. The above different Tracts of Land lie on the N. C. Railroad, about 8 miles East of Charlotte, all in the same immediate vicinity, and in one of the best neighborhoods and sections of the county. A credit of six months will be given for one-half of the purchase money, and twelve months for the remaining half; the purchaser giving bond with approved security, bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum ; title reserved until purchase money is paid. JOHN A. YOUNG, Administrator de bonis non. April 5, 1878 6w The above sale is postponed until the 21st day of May. JOHN A. YOUNG. BUYERS OP DRY GOODS, Ready-made Clothing AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Will find at the old established house of ELLAS & COHEN The largest, best assorted and- cheapest Stock of Goods ever brought to this market. We are prepared to prove upon examination of our Stock that we make, no vain boast, and solicit buyers, both Wholesale and Retail, to look at our Goods and prices before purchasing. Our stock of Dress Goods, White Goods, Alpac cas. Embroideries, Kid Gloves, Sun Umbrellas, Fans, Ties and Fancy Goods are complete and will be sold at astonishing low prices. Carpets, Oil Cloths and Mattings very low. Fair dealing. Polite and attentive Clerks. Call and see us and judge for yourselves. ELIAS & COHEN. March 22, 1878. COTTON YARN. txQ BUNCHES COTTON YARN from Glen roy Mills, N. C, manufactured from seed Cotton by E. C. Grier & Son, for sale by j. Mclaughlin & co. March 29, 1878. The Rising Sun's Attractions. The Earth held in its orbit by the attractive powers oj the SUIT, And bathed in the light of its controlling Lumin ary, sweeps onward and upward in its swift career, until it comes back to the point where C. S. HOL TON has laid in a fresh lot of Fruits, comprising in part Bananas, Oranges, Apples, Canned Peaches, Pears, Pineapples, Blackberries, &c. Also, a lot of Canned Vegetables, Fresh Candy, Cakes, Pies and Light Bread, Coffee, Teas and Spices. Soda and every other variety of Crackers. Toys for all sized children, without regard to sex. All kinds of GROCERIES to meet all demands of the general housekeeper, put down to equalize the coming remonetized Silver Dollar, a bright luminary of "Ye Olden Time." Feb. 15, 1878. C. S. HOLTON. E. G. ROGERS, FURNITURE DEALER, Next door to the Post Office, CHARLOTTE, N. C. I have opened a full stock of FURNITURE, comprising all grades, Common, Medium and Fine, In the building next door to the Post Office. This stock is entirely new, and bought at bottom pi ices. I will sell low, and all goods will be found as represented. Special care will be taken in packing in connec tion with the Furniture Business. Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 14, 1877. NEW BUGGIES. At my Shop in the rear of Wadsworth's Stables, 1 have a few nice new Buggies for sale at low rates. I also make and repair Wagons, Buggies, Car riages, &c, and do all sorts of work in my line. Give me a call. W. S. WEARN, In rear of Wadsworth's Livery Stables. Aug. 31, 1877. To the Wholesale Trade. We desire to announce that our large Spring pur chase of DRY GOODS is now open for your iu spection. We have purchased a large Stock and will offer greater inducements to the trade than ever before. Having an experienced resident buyer in the market, our facilities for offering bargains are unsurpassed by any firm in the State. Give us a call, or send us your orders, and we promise satisfaction. ELIAS & COHEN. March 22, 1878. Central Hotel BARBER SHOP. GRAY TOOLE, Proprietor, keeps the best workmen employed, and guarantees pleasure and satisfaction to customers. Shop immediately in rear of Hotel office. June 8, 1877. Mineral Waters. Congress, Hunyadi, Janos, Hathorne, Saratoga "A," Buffalo Lithla, and -Bitter Water, just re ceived by WILSON &;BURWELL. May 3, 1878. The Census and Representation. The 9th census is to be taken in 1 880 (says the Wilmington Star.) The present Con gress will probably take some necessary steps towards providing for its being taken with all possible accuracy and fullness. We are prepared to see the population amounting to over 46,000,000, and so we think it will turn out. The next census must effect very materially the question of representation. It is generally believed among Southern Congressmen that the cen sus of 1870 was . not fairly taken in the South. If the full strength of the South had been given it might have effected the New England and Middle States represen tation. . We trust the Democratic House will see to it 'that; the next census is fairly managed. An exchange says: . "On the basis of a Representative for every 150,000 inhabitants, the State of Texas, now having but six members in the House, expects to be represented by twenty members in the Forty-seventh Congress, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Kansas, Ne braska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota are likewise calculating on an increased repre sentation, while the Northern States will endeavor to keep their present number. The fact, therefore, presents itself that the time is near at hand when the present Hall of Representatives will either have to be enlarged, or the English system of allowing the members only bench room be adopted. The present number of desks is three hun dred and two, which take up all the space in the hall, crowding it, and it would be im possible to provide room for fifty more within the present limits of the chamber. Under the last apportionment the represen tation in the House was increased just fifty members, from two hundred and forty-two to two hundred and ninety-two. Since then Colorado has added one to the number. Besides which there are eight Territorial delegates on the floor, seated. Members of the present Congress who seem to have a life lease on their seats favor the plan of the House of Commons, which would com pel members to carry on their correspond ence in committee rooms, and limit them selves to the transaction of business on the floor of the House." The Charm of a Soft Female Voice. Yes, we agree with that old poet who said that a low, soft voice was an excellent thing in woman. Indeed, we feel inclined to go much further than he has on the subject, and call it one of her crowning charms. No matter what other attractions she may still have; she may be as fair as the Trojan Helen, and as learned as the famous Hypatia of an cient times, she may have all the accomplish ments considered requisite at the present day, and every advantage that wealth can procure, and yet, if she lack a low, sweet voice, she can never be really fascinating. How often the spell of beauty is broken by coarse, loud talk I How often you are irre sistibly drawn to a plain, unassuming wo man, whose soft, silvery tones render her positively attractive. Beside, we fancy we can judge of the character by the voice ; the bland, smooth, fawning tone seems to us to betoken deceit and hypocrisy, as invariably as the musical, subdued voice indicates a genuine refinement. In the social circle, how pleasant it is to hear a woman talk in that low key which always characterizes a true lady ! In the sanctuary of home, how such a voice soothes the fretful child and cheers the weary husband ! How sweetly such cadences float through the sick cham ber ; and around the dying-bed ; with what solemn melody do they breathe a prayer for a departing soul. Sunny Soxith. SPARKLING Catawba Springs, Catawba County, N. C. This desirable watering place will be open for select visitors 20th May, 1878. The Springs are situated near Hickory Station, on the Western North Carolina Railroad. The bracing mountain atmosphere, with the health restoring properties of their waters, renders these Springs a most desirable resort for invalids and pleasure seekers. The mineral waters embrace blue and white Sul phur and Chalybeate. It is the best and most ex tensively fitted up watering place in the State, and can accommodate three hundred persons. A good band of music will remain at the Springs during the season, and all the facilities afforded for amusements usually found at first-class watering places will be offered to visitors. A good supply of ice constantly on hand. Conveyances will meet the trains daily at Hickory Station to convey visitors to the Springs. Board : $35 per month of 28 days ; $12 per week ; $2 per day. Half price for children and colored servants, and liberal deduction for families. Dr. E. O. ELLIOTT, May 3, 1878 2m Owner and Proprietor. State of North Carolina, Gaston county. Superior Court. J. M. Armstrong, Administrator de bonis non, with the Will annexed, of Larkin Stowe, Plaintiff, against Jasper Stowe, Samuel N. Stowe, E. B. Stowe, J. F. Pegram and Mary E. his wife, Nancy H. Mason, Margaret G. Stowe, George Hanks and Susan A. his wife, H. D. Stowe and Laura L. his wife, Wm. A. Stowe, and William Sloan and Eliza E. his wife, Defendants. Petition to Sell Land for Assets Order of Publi cation. This cause coming on to be heard upon the peti tion of J. M. Armstrong, Administrator debonis non, with the Will annexed, of Larkin Stowe, and it ap- earing to the satisfaction of the Court that the efendants, Nancy II. Mason and Samuel N. Stowe, are not residents of this State, the said Defendant Nancy H. Mason being a resident of South Caro lina, and Samuel N. Stowe a resident of the State of Texas; it is ordered that publication be made weekly, for six successive weeks, in the Charlotte Democrat, a newspaper published in the City of Charlotte, notifying said defendants to appear at the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Gaston county, N. C, in Dallas, on the 18th day of May, 1878, and demur or answer to the complaint which has been filed in said office. Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, this the 28th day of March, 1878. E. II. WITHERS, r .. , Clerk of Superior Court, Gaston county. 24 6wpd. ' : A Villainous Organization. The Increasing prevalence of Communism in this country, while it may not actually menace the perpetuity of our institutions, is a quite sufficient cause to apprehend local riots and disturbances of a serious charac ter. In all our large cities this dangerous element has secured an apparently strong foothold. Hunted and driven out of Europe the leading Communists of trans-Atlantic cities have found their way to: America where they find a form of government and modes of administering penal statutes pecu liarly favorable to their diabolical designs. They find, also, a general business depres sion and distress among our industrial classes that materially aid them in the propagations of their, infernal creed and recruiting of their organizations. . The leading apostles of this diabolism are often smooth-tongued villains. They garnish their criminal pur- foses with specious pretences of brotherly ove and universal philanthropy, and thus induce thousands to join them who have no conception of their ultimate intentions. In New York the worst spirits of the Paris commune of 1870 are established and have a numerous following. Among them are some of the most infamous of human mon sters. In Chicago not less than 4,000 of this order are organized, armed and drilled. They meet regularly for perfection in drill and discipline. They have secured funds and are buying arms of the most approved patterns. Other cities contain the same sort of organizations. They veil their opera tions with enough of secrecy to inspire a vague terror, but reveal enough of their strength and disregard of all human rights to excite serious apprehension. These men teach that the property-holder is necessarily a criminal and that his crime is a capital offense. In their cieed all our laws are but the expressions of a tyranny, to resist which is their highest duty. True, they disguise these fundamental tenets with a redundancy of irrelevant and incoherent sentimentality, but stripped of this flimsy covering their creed is as we have stated. It is high time for our people to understand the sort of foe we have in our midst and to take prompt measures to repress the evil. So far as the law can go without being stretched beyond constitutional limits, it should be used with a firm hand against the leaders of the American Commune. Public opinion should be so enlightened that there shall be no possibility of confounding these wretches with honest laborers who, by law ful and peaceful means, seek to redress their grievances, and when thus enlightened it should be brought to bear as speedily, heavily and effectually as possible to hold down, if it cannot stamp out, the Commune. Washington Post. The civil and military authorities should break up such villainous organizations by force. Expert Thieves. East Indian thieves are the most expert in the world. The quartermaster-sergeant of a regiment at an up station was a very corpulent and heavy man. One night his house was entered by robbers, who not only cleared it of everything portable that was lying about, but actually stole the very bed clothes from under the lat sergeant and his sleeping family, without disturbing one of them. When they awoke in the morning, they were lying on the bare mattresses. This is a common trick with East Indian thieves, and the way they manage it is this. The robber, before he enters a house or tent, first strips and anoints himself with oil, which is done in order that, in case any per son should be awake and seize the intruder, he may be enabled to slip like an eel from his grasp. Thus prepared, he creeps into the dwelling as noiselessly as possible. The nights in India are generally excessively warm and oppressive, and the sleep of most people, although heavy, is uneasy and dis turbed. Of this the thref takes advantage. He quietly crouches down close under the bed, and with a feather gently tickles the nose of the sleeper, who, half dozing, rubs it and turns on his couch. While he is do ing this the sheet on which he is lying is withdrawn a little from under him by the thief. When he is fast asleep again, a se cond application of the feather causes an other turn, and a little more of the sheet is pulled away. The thief then goes to the other side, and the tickling is continued un til the sheet is completely withdrawn from under the unconscious sleeper. The opera tion takes some time, but is always so nicely managed that there is no case on record of the slumberer having been awakened while the robbery was going forward. wm mm Advantage of Crying. A French physician is out in a long dis sertation on the advantage of groaning and crying in general, and especially during sur gical operations. He contends that groan ing and crying are two grand operations by which nature allays anguish; that those patients who give way to their natural feel ings, more speedily recover from accidents and operations, than those who suppose it unworthy a man to betray such symptoms of cowardice as either, ne tells of a man who reduced his pulse from one hundred and twenty-six to sixty in the course of a few hours, by giving full vent to his emotions. If people are at all unhappy about anything, let them go into their rooms and comfort themselves with a loud boo hoo, and they will feel a hundred per cent better afterward. In accordance with the above, the crying of children should not be too gTeatly dis couraged. If it is systematically repressed the results may be St. Vitus dance, epileptic fits, or some other disease of the nervous system. What is natural is nearly always useful, and nothing can be more natural than the crying of children when anything occurs to give them either physical or men tal pain. The House of Rothschild. The Paris branch of the Family Monty Kings of the World A fortune too large to be coniputed. Paris Cor. Baltimore Gazette. . The tradition as to the origin of the house of Rothschild is well known. One Mayer de Rothschild, of Frankfort-on-the-Main, re ceived an. immense sum of money on de posit from Prince William of Hesse when dispossessed ofjhis dominions by Napoleon. This money fructified in his hands. It was one of those chances which great men turn to good account, and which inferior men suffer to escape them. When Europe trembled to its base, Mayer Rothschild re mained unmoved bv its convulsions. In 1810 he was one of the world's great bank ers. He had negotiated two loans for Den mark, considered enormous in those days, each of about $4,000,000. All things in those times of change and ruin turned to profit in his hands. In 1812, feeling him self about to die, he sent for his five sons. "Promise me," he said, "remain true to each other." Nathan, Solomon, Anselm, Charles Mayer and James gave him their promise, and after his death, the five broth ers divided Europe between them, and went forth to seek their fortunes. One estab lished himself in Paris, another went to London, one stayed in Frankfort, the other two set up banking-houses in Naples and Vienna. In this arrangement each Roth schild contributed to the general prosperity of all the other Rothschilds, though each independently managed his own affairs. There is no chief house there are five dif ferent banking houses, which on occasion act as one. I wish to make this clear, be cause the position of the Rothschilds in this respect has not been generally understood. The Emperor of Austria bestowed arms and rank upon the Rothschilds. According to Austrian law, all members of a house so en nobled take the title of Baron. Their arms are five golden arrows. In 1855, Nathan, Solomon and Charles all died. The public was greatly disappointed when it found that no light was to be thrown by their wills or in the settlement of their business upon their affairs. These Rothschilds had been gath ered to their fathers, but others became Kings. The English Rothschild had been Nathan, who had foreseen the overthrow of Napo leon in 1815. He followed the English army to Brussels, and the night after Wa terloo started express for London. He reached it before the news, which indeed, when it did arrive, was so indefinite as to require confirmation. He bought largely into English consols, then below par. Next day the great victory was proclaimed and consols rose. Nathan de Rothschild at once realized. Such operations require a quick eye, self-confidence, a firm will, and great resources. Money in the hands of a great financier is like troops in the hands of a great General massed upon some point previously decided on it gains its victory. The Rothschilds were the monetary Napo leons of the period. They understood the age in which their lot was cast, and inaugu rated the modern system of doing business say in 1814. Old ways of acquiring for tune were at an end. In the world of money capital assumed the importance once enjoyed by individuals. In old times a man was a producer or a merchant a bor rower or a buyer. A great commercial houge is nowadays all these at one time. The Rothschilds are largely interested in utilizing the products of the coal mines of Belgium and the quicksilver mines in Spain. They are "common carriers" through their interest in railroads. To-morrow they may be the greatest buyers in Europe ; to-day they are the greatest sellers. It is said that when God strikes a medal Satan puts his brand upon the other side. The obverse satanisms of legitimate speculation were the wild operations of the Stock Exchange. With these the Rothschilds never had any thing to do. But the result of the new state of things was that money ceased to own a nationality, and that prosperity re nounced any political connections. After the fall of Napoleon money became cosmo politan. Belgium and Holland, in their civil strife, both borrowed from the Roth schilds ; Austria and Italy did the same ; Russia and France ; Cavour and Antonelli. Though Empires perished in the clash of arms, the Rothschilds stood immovable. They paid for the sinews of war ; they paid for the blessings of peace. From them the victor obtained cash to buy his needle guns; to them the conquered applied to raise money for the indemnity exacted by the conqueror. Once only did two Rothschild houses seem likely to come into collision. The Rothschilds of Paris were acting contrary to the interests of the Rothschilds of South ern Italy. Baron Adolpho closed his banking-house at Naples, and demanded his share of the capital of the great house, viz : $15,000,000. The outside world promised itself, for once, a peep into the affairs of the great banking family, but the outside world was disappointed. All was amicably ar ranged. The affair of the Rothschilds con tinued to go on with the regularity of clock work. No one saw the motion of the wheels. When steam and telegraphy made their entry into general use the old modes of doing business changed, but the Kothschilds stood ready to adopt and turn to good ac count the very powers that threatened them. Baron James de Rothschild, of Paris, be came the leading capitalist in French rail roads, and said to have wept for joy when he sent his first telegram to San Francisco. Baron James was also greatly liked in Parisian society that gay monied society of the Chausee d'Antin, established after the revolution that placed Louis Phillippe on the throne. He might have been called King of Finance in France were it not for a superstition that no royalty in that country has now a lease for more than eighteen years, In 1 848 the -throne of, Couis Phil lippe fell. The hquee of Rotbschild seemed about ; to perish in iU ruins. Railroad stocks went down, a short crop brought ex asperation and disaster in its train, Ta beautiful country house of Baron James at Suresnes was burnt by an excited mob, but he made gallant head against the storm that threatened him, . The house, never stopped payment. The revolution of 1 848 communicated itself to every Capital in Ea rope, but all the Rothschild rode oat of the gale, though each commanded a differ ent vessel. Then came the Empire with its new financial plan of , borrowing : directly from the people. The national loan was raised by national .subscription. Baron James had enemies in the Cabinet. - He stood silent but firm., 'lie hid astonishingly clear views Into the future insights that appeared like inspiration, but he Kept them for his own use, and was a man of remark' ably few words. In 1867 he had a pre sentiment that his death was near. He then appeared more willing to communicate his views. The business world over which he had long presided was, as he perceived fast passing sway. He was once heard to remark: "We laughed at the man who said that any investment that paid more than 3 per cent was nnsafe, but may be he was right right after all." And once he was known to say emphatically, with that German accent which he never lost in speaking French, and which seemed to add a sort of weight to his rare words : "My house has stood firm through the past present and future." It was an echo of the proud words of the ancient futura effugisse (they have escaped the future.) lie dievl in 1867, bequeathing his secret, if he had one, to his sons, but most probably the only spell with which he won success was in the watchword of his house "Union, Prudence and Discretion." No one knew better than he that prudence is the safeguard of strength, and rashness the resource -of con-1 scious weakness. The house of Rothschilds it is said in France, will have no rivals in its wealth until the capital of every other banking house is consolidated to make one. ' Baron James left a fortune that cannot be esti1 mated. He also left three sons and two grandsons, all of whom are partners Al phonse, Gustave, Edmund, James and Ar thur. Each has a noble residence in Paris and each (with the exception of Arthur who is still a bachelor,) is said to be the master of a refined and happy bomei ' The French Rothschilds are true Frenchmen Some are men of learningssome have 4is guished themselves as public writers-all have been citizen soldiers. The Dowager Baroness has always been distinguished for her charities, as indeed have all the other amiable and lovely women of her family. The present heads of the firm are industri ous men of business. Each morning finds them at their work. Their clerks come early to their homes to receive orders, and soon after all assemble at the banking bouse in the Rue Lafitte. Once only have the Rothschilds swerved from the traditional prudence of their house. In 1870 ' they risked their wealth for France. Later they stood security for the 200,000,000 of francs ($40,000,000) which ransomed Pari from the German soldiery, and they advanced the two last loans of 2,000,000,000 (two milliards) made during the Presidency of M. Theirs. The gratitude that France owes to such adopted citizens can never be for gotten. ; There is a popular idea that the Roth schilds dream of yet restoring the Temple and the City of Jerusalem. If so, events may even now be working to meet their views. They are all earnest in the faith of their fathers, and proved their Jewish con victions of breaking off all relations with the Roman Government after the abduction of the little Mortara. In all countries in which they live they are personally popu lar. There was great regard manifested for them by the lower orders in Paris on the occasion of the recent marriage of the daughter of Baron Alphonse. Was it be cause the populace felt grateful to both men and women of the house for their never fail ing kindness and large charity ? And yet the misfortunes of the wealthy are accepted always by the poor as a specie of compensa tion for their own sufferings. Is this be cause a distorted sense of retributive jus tice is always present with those enduring poverty ? Alas ! it is often in life as it was in the old Roman amphitheatre the worst places are those in the full blaze of the sun. Happiness must come from within, and not from without. The true glory of the Rothschilds consists not in their wealth but in their honest and laborious lives, tbeif generosity, and their faithfulness to all their obligations. In the Jews quarter of the Cemetery of Pere La Chaise stands the monument of Baron James de Rothschild. An R, in high relief, stands for his name. The in closure is covered with pebbles. . Every Jew who visits the spot leaves behind bim a stone. . , Mill The United States are far in advance of any other country in point of agriculture, the development of this department of in dustry having been truly marvelous in late years. Thus the corn crop increased from 768,330,000 bushels in 1867 to 1,340,000000 in 1877, or nearly a hundred per cent in a single decade. The hog crop, which may be said to be a prodnct of the corn crop, reached the enormous total for the year end ing with last month of 9,048,566 Iiead, an increase of rising a hundred per cent 'during the last ten years. The yield of wheat for the past year was 360,000,000. bushels, or 50,000,000 more than was ever before; pro duced. Deducting the amount necessary for home consumption and seed, upwards of 110,000,000 bushels is left for export. In almost all other farm products there has been nearly a corresponding increase,