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tf fi hd fti IE. . 1111 HI m W J li i v j J J Ml M k h r ' ' ------ - . y I M VI 'J i , .'jr 5 , ir:u rftii Y. J. YATES, Kditob akd PxoraiKTOB. - Term $ of Subscrtption$2. 0 0 , ia ftdrance. r.jr.;l fr CHARLOTTE, N.. C.,' FRIDAY, JUNE 17,' i ' 1881. 4 TWENTf -NINTH F0LC1IE NUMBER 148 - j f r. y 111 f'l, f- 111 Ml Ull III 1 HI I fi'-U I yTll 1 II I ... - - ' - - - i .... j i . . .... THE Charlotte Democrat, - FUBLISBXS BT WILLIAM J. T ATES, Editor and Proprietor. o- - Terms TWO DOLLARS for one year, or One Dollar for . six months. 3ubeription$ mutt be paid in advance. o- . " Entered at the Post Office in Cbarlotte, N. C, as second class postal matter," according to the rule of the P. O. Department. ROBERT GIBBON, II. D., CHARLOTTE, N. C, njflct timer 5ih and Tryon Struii,) Tenler Ills f rof essional services to the public, as a practical Suri on. Will advise, treat or operate in all the Pttt:re: t departments of Sorgerj. -March 5, 1881 - - ly ' - - Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C, f las on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent Medicine, Family Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stufis, Fancy and Toilet Articles, which he is determine t sell at the very lowest prices. Jan 1, 1879. DR. T. C. SMITH, Druggist and Pharmacist, Keeps a full line of Pure Drugs and Chemicals, White Lead and Colors, Machine and Tanners' Oils, Patent Medicines, Garden Seeds, and every thing pertaining to the Drug business, which he will sell at low prices. March 28, t879. J. P. McCombs, M. D., i tfers his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, oppositethe t harlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1873. DR. J. M. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C All calls promptly answered day and night. Ofllce over Traders' National Bank Residence opposite W. R. Myers'. Jan. 18, 1878. 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. DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Practice li mited to the EYE, EAR AND THROAT. March 18, 1881 ly A. BUKWELL. P. P. WAJJtEB. BUB WELL & WALKER, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office adjoining Court House. Nov. 5, 1880. . - T. M. PIT TM AN , Attorney at Law, Opposite the Court House, Chaklottk, N. C.,) Practices in the 8tate and U. 8. Courts, and gives prompt attention to business. Will negotiate loans. WY ?3f !88Q- y WILSON $ BTJWELL, Wboksais and Retail Druggists. Trade Street, Chaklottk, N. C, Have a large and complete Stock of everything per taining to the Drug Business, to which they invite the attention of all buyers both wholesale and retail. Oct. 8r 1880. HALES & FAItftlOR, Practical Watch-dealers and Jewelers, Charlotte, N. C, feep a full stock of handsome Jewelry, an4 Clopks, SPRINGS & BURWELL, Grocers and Proysiqn Dealers, Have always in stock Coftee, Sugar, Molasses, frfcprpl Ho&ds. Starch. Meat. Lard. Hams. Flour, Gi ass Seeds, PJows. c., whjph we ofler to fatW&e olesale at4 Retail trade! All are m- vteo; to try us irom vne uiancow iy iuc wstoi huyers. Jan. 17, 1880. j. Mclaughlin. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, &c, tjejls Qfoceries at lowest rates for Cash, and buys Country Produce at highest market price. tff" Cotton and other country Prodtfce sold on CQuTUiisaiQu anu pruuipi icvuiu wwu. Nov. i; 1880. HARRISON WATTS, (3qr(fr ?rqde qn$ Catfeg,! S(s.t up Stairs, CHARLOTTE. K. C. Oct 24, 188Q ly PR. A. W. ALEXANDER, Dentist, Office over L. R. Wriston & Cos Drug Store. im workiae at prices to suit the times, for Cash. With 25 years' experience I guarantee eatire attraction. Jan. 18, 1878. Jorn VanLandi agJiam, pqtton Buyer rnd Geneml Cot emission. Merchant I n Sunders & Blackwood's Building, ' North College St-i Chafrlotte, N. C March 23, 1880. IjpeCtaples, $c, n pn piey bbu M!fW epairingof j ewplryatpfces. Clflpks, &c, done promptly, ad satisfaction assured. Store next to Springs' corner building. ?ly 1, 1879. 1ST; Hon. A. H. Stephens illustrated his patriotic attachment to American soil in a speech before an Augusta engine company. He sai.l thi is the greatest - country in the world. There is nothing like it under the sun, for it gives liberty to all and an op port uni y for young men to advance to any position. 1 When he was a prisoner in a Federal fort something was said, abont. a pn pobitiou to be made to prisoners of State that if' they would 'promise to leave the country, aud ev-r return, they should be allowed to do so, An officer mentioned this to him; and asked what he would do. He said he for one would not accept such a proposition ; he would rather be hanged in the United States than- live in any other country. Wilmington Review. , , NOTICE f : Sheriff's Sale. , : I will sell for cash at the Court House door in the city of Chorlotte, on Monday, the 4th of July, 1881, to satisfy Executions in my hands for debts and State and County Taxes, the following de scribed Tract of Land and City Lot, to-wit : One Tract of Land in Charlotte -TownsbiD ad joining the Lands of James P. Irwin, W. R. Myers, h. Ij. ureigbton and others, known as the property of Wm. F, Davidson. Also, one House and Lot in the city of Charlotte adjoining the property of Miss Sarah Davidson, A. B. Schenck and others, known as the property of S. A. Chambers. M. E. ALEXANDER, JuneS, 1881. 6w Sheriff. King's Mountain Gold Mine FOR SALE. By virtue of a Deed in Trust executed bv the King's Mountain Mining Company to me on the 25th day of November, 1879, which Deed is re corded in the office of the: Register of Deeds o! Gaston county, N. 0.( Mortgage Book 2, pages 419 to 422 inclusive, I will sell at public auction for cash, at the King's' Mountain Gold Mine in said county, on Saturday1, July 2d; 1881; all those valua ble Tracts oi Liana lying in uaston and Uleaveland counties on the head , waters of Crowder's and King's Creeks, containing about 485 acres of land and known as the -"King's Mountain Gold Mine" for a full description of the same see the record ox said deed ; togetdepwitn all the Mines, shafts, Buildings, : Mills, Engines, i Pumps, Machinery, Tools, Wagons, Carts, Horses, Mules, and other property connected with and used thereon. A. li. UUKT1N, Trustee. R. W. Sandifeb. Attorney. Dallas, N. C. June 3, 1881. 4w . FOR i SALE, Valuable Rear Estate. By virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county:-made ift the matter of Walter Brera and T. L. Alexander as Executors of Thos. H. Brem, deceased, against the heirs at law of the said Thos. H. Brem, f will expose for sale, at pub lic auction, at the Court House door in the city of Charlotte, on Tuesday the 5th day of 1 July, 1881, that valuable Real Estate situated in the city of Cbarlotte, N. C, and described as follows : The BRICK STORE-HOUSE AND LOT now oc cupied by H. Morris . & Bros., situated on Trade Stieet, and adjoining the property of Mrs. M. A. Osborne, C. Dowd and others. Terms made known on day of sale.. T. Jj. ALEXANDER, May 27, 1881. 5w Commissioner. Western N. C Railroad. NOTICE- The Private Stockholders in the old Western North Carolina Railroad Company are hereby noti fied that $212,500 worth of stock in the new West ern JN. U. Kanroad company has been set aside and reserved for them, in accordance with ' the pro visions of Section 8 of the Act of the 28th of March, 1880, and that the same will be issued to them on presentation of their certificates to the Secretary and Treasurer at Salisbury, N. O, as soon as the same are passed on by the Committee ap pointed to examine and report upon them. A. 3. ANDREWS, President. Salisbury, N. C, June 2, 1881 4w b. yAjipc. yf.- n. flviLEf. VAtfCE & BAILEY, Attorneys and CounseUors. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Practice in the Supreme Court of the United States. Supreme Court of North Carolina, Federal Courtsv and Counties of Mecklenburg; Cabarrus, Union, Gaston. Kowan and Davidson. t& Office, two doors East of Independence Square. June 3, 1881 6m SPAUKWNG CATWA SPRINGS, CATAWBA CQUNTY, N. C, Near the Western IT. C Railroad. Opened on the 20th of May for visitors.- White and Blue Sulphur and Chalybeate. Best Medicinal Mineral Waters in the State. . Good accommodations, Baths and -all the amusements usually found at flrst cJa$s watering nlacfg.- .-.:v " ... Terms moderate. Address . ' ; . Db. E. O. ELLIOTT, May 20, 1831. lm. Proprietor. HARDWARE. BREM & HcDOWELL. (Successor ta Walter 'Brem AgenL). Hare a full and new Stock of Hardware for the woiesam ana ueiau iraue ami iqtiw aa wuw;uou before purchasing elsewhere. Cornet Trade and Tryon Streets, Charlotte. Oct 8,1880. - CONFECTIONERIES, GROCERIES, &e. Cakes and Bread a S. HOLTGN. at the Rising SunStore, oppo site the Qld Market, still keeps a large assortment of Confectioneries, &c; and a. good, selection of choice Family Groceries all of ths freshest aad Bread and Cakes. . His Bread, is considered superior by alt who use It, ana hu assortment of Cakes is fine. KT" Wedding Cakes and Cakes for Parties pre pared in the best stile at short notice. , Give me a trial when you need anything in my line. - C: S. HOLTQN. Jan. 14. 188, Oils! Oils!! Machine. Engine, Straits. TjardrKerosene, Safety and Linseed Oils, for sale in quantities to suit cus tomer. Ax ior prices. , j May 20, l. L. R. WRISTON & CO. The Burnine: of . Columbia, S. , C , - In' 1865. Gen. Sherman-make another Statement. ! At a , meeting of the survivors ot.', the Aimy of the Potomac, inarlord, Conn., on the 8th inst , Gen. W. T. Sherman made a speech and alluded 4o tfce history publ lished by Jefferson Davis,anf contradicted many of its staUmeiits. He again denied that he was responsible fqf the. burning pf Columbia. S-C, and said: ii i 'if (Davis) intimates that I have endeavfed to, escape the responsibility 5 'for. ''thai , net, arid relers to the. "excesses of Wallensteiii's army in the thirty' years war.' ' Mr; Davis was riot in Col.ambia , daring thatvfiref nor was 'Gerj.'vHamptdB.''T I wasj v&hX ''id 'wis Gen. Howard, so were Gen. John A.''Lx gan, Gen. W. B. Wood, now Justice of4,he Supreme Court, and his brother,1 Gen. Charles Wood, and fourteen thousand hon est, good and true Union soldiers Mr. Davis ignores all these, and adopts the soli tary statement of Wade Hampton, who got away and ; was not there at a! 1 after1 his troops had set fire to the bridges, depot and cotton in the streets of his own city. all of which were burned down or- were burning when our troops entered the city. The house occupied by me Blanton Dun can's was -still standing when the army left. The Preston house, which was known as the Hampton mansion, occupied by Gen. Logan, was still standing, and the college where Gen. Howard was quartered was not burned. The fire originated in Richardson street, near where I saw,' .with my . own eyes, burning cotton bales which had been set on fire by the Confederate cavalry: I was supreme in command inside of Colum bia during the night of the conflagration; and I allow no man, not even Jeff Davis, to question my statement of a fact as seen by myself. The fire in Columbia on the night of February 17th, 1805, in my 'judgment then and now, was caused: by particles of burning cotton , being . blown against a fence and sheds, which spread to the houses and finally consumed the centre, but not the whole of the town. The cotton was unquestionably fired by Confederate caval ry, which fire was partly subdued by our troops in the daytime, while the trains of Gen. Logan's corps (15th) were passing; but after the' trams" had passed and - the night began, the men ceased to carry water and the fire spread anew, and finally reached a shed or fence and house built of pitch pine, and burned with rapidity and fury under a tornado of wind; What of Colum bia remained next morning was wholly .due to Gen. Liogan's troops. AYithout them not a house would have escaped. Almost identically the same thing occurred in Richmond. I made a report of the facts to my government, which was accepted, and there my responsibility ended. Still, I cheerfully admit that history may go further, provided the actual truth, be sought for. I want to know the. truth as much as any man, Had I intended to burn Columbia I would have done it just as I would have, done any other act of war, and there would have been to concealment about it." In the above statements it has been' proven time and again that Gen. Sherman is guilty of prevari cation and falsehood. That the burning of Colum bia was done with his full knowledge and consent, if not by his direct orders, there is no doubt in the minds of those who were present in the city at the time. Sherman! threats before reaching the place convict him as the Incendiary, and prove Lis subsequent denials false. Attention Farmers! Call at Kyle & Hammond's Hardware House and examine their "Dexter Corn Shelters" and Teed Cutters" the latest and best out . Also, new style adjustable Iron Foot Plow Stocks, a great improve ment on those sold in this market last season. We have a heavy Stock of Steel Plows,. Clevises Single Trees; Steel and Iron Harrow Teeth, Heel Screws, Grass Koda, esc, which we can and will sell to the Fanners at prices lower than they can possibly afford to make them. . Jan. 1,1881, KYLE & HAMMOND. TirsT PERRY'S Crystal Ice Cream, The finest ever introduced in thi3 section.. - Sup plied to families at the rate of . -TWO DOLLARS PER GALLON. Together with Strawberries and ! Cream. Special orders must be handed in the day before the Cream is wanted. May 20, 1881. ' - Oats! Oats!! QQQ BySHELS OF OATS at May 18, '81. SPRINGS & BUR WELL'S. HEW STOCK. r Tour attention is respectfully invited to our new Stock of ,; .: Linens, Lawns, IlusUns, MPE: STRIPE PIQUES. And all kinds pi Wash Goods.. Grenadines and Buntings . : Of the most fashionable shades. "We have now a -. . , : vi BARGAIN COUNTER, On which will be found a variety of good and cheap Dress Goods. Give us a call. - J - FARRINGER 4 TROTTEa May 13, 1881. -: ; - Just Received. OKf BARRELS a-WESTS KEROSENE $m0 wroiL, for Wholesals trade. 240 Doxen Toilet Soap, fine English and American. Toilet and Laundrv Soap. . - - T - 10,000 Pounds St Louis Southern White Lead, at ' X Hi McADEN, - Feb. 4, 1831. Wholesale and Retail Druggist , - PrbiajiwJlt -Printers. ' Ccto JohnWi Forney, the; old printer and publisher of Philadelphia, (as nobte a man as eve? lived,) delivered- the "oration on Decoration Day at Clearfield, Pennsylr&nia, and writing-to his paper, the Progress, aobuf iisWt to that place, says: 1 TThtre are some interesting incidents of th'aVcelebration'', Clearfield county, Penn sylj'snia, was the .home of William Bigler, wh after distinguished service- in public life, closed with .a term of six years in the Sepate of , the United States, j Born in Cum berUn county, Pennsylvania," he removed Clear fieldDemocrat, aa thej orsairothf i Jcksotf :Docxatja' 'parijv. t!he: J3icler4 were family or.pnpters. JohpYBigler was me pqousner oi me lieiieionie demo crat, the organ of the Democrats of Centre county, and taught .William his own trade. Willim afterwards became Governor of Pennsylvania;' and John, Governor of Cali fornia, and ' their fortunate ; experience served them better than a collegiate educa tion; Good printers have had a marked in fluence in American politics and literature, in law, in ! religion, and in other learned professions. There is rid country, old or newj that cannot point to a similar experi ence. In England,' Scotland, Ireland, Ger many, Italy, Switzerland, and France, I found that printers and editors were the men who are generally termed the aristo cracy of the trades. Some families have been printers for centuries. J met at Inter? laken, an old lady in a library, ', who told me that her ancestors for two hundred years had published a German paper at the little town of Thurf. , In this country the instances are more marked. In New Ens- land, New York, in New Jersey, and in the oouiu, ia me v est, oia printers ana eauors are found by .the' score, many rich, all. in dustrious, most of them enthusiasts, and of exceptionless honesty. In Pennsylvania, the eminent Chief Justice Ellis' jkewis, was a journeyman printer; the. Governor, after Bigler. ia 1857, was William F. Packer, an Orphan boy, apprenticed himself to his un- cie as a printer, ana worKeaat tne. case as a journeyman. Mmon Cameron, was also a printers devil in his early life. The . hon ored George R. Barret, of Clearfield, ( was a compositor before he became a statesmanj Justice Paxson, of the present Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, was a printer. The example of Benjamin Franklin, who did most of his great work in a printing office, and was an adept ' in all ther. mysteries ot his craft, was a star to thousands, and. in hia long life at home and - around his roof tree, was raised in Pennsylvania. To this refuge he returned after every storm, dying in his eighty-fourth year, on the 17th day of April, 1790, arid his grave is daily vis ited by a erateful posterity, in Christ Church burying-ground, corner of Fifth and Arch streets, Philadelphia. To the last he was proud of his trade. The so ciety of printers in Paris paid peculiar hon ors to the memory - of- their illustrious craftsman. . A bust of Franklin, covered with ft wreath, was placed upon a column in a spacious hail. Around the base of the column were arranged cases of type, and a printing press. While one of their number was pronouncing an oration- in honor of Franklin, others were employed in setting it in type, and when it was done the pa pers, were struck off and distributed among the crowd." - ; Anti-Fat For those people whose embonpoint Is a matter of Solicitude, whether because' it is uncomfortable or unfashi6rikblej; the follow ing diet is proposed by Dri George Johnson in the Practitioner : ' l May eat Lean mutton , and - beef," veal and lamb, 6ou.ps not thickened", beef "tea and broth j poultry, game, fish and eggs j bread in moderation ; greens, cresses, lettuce etc., green peas," cabbage, cauliflower, onions ; fresh fruit without sugar. ' May not eat Fat meat, bacon , or ham, butter, cream, sugar, potatoes, carrots, pars nip8,"rice," sago, tapioca, macaroni, custard, pastry and puddings, sweet1 cakes.' ." -4 May drink -Tea. coffee, cocoa from nibs, with milk, but no sugar ; -dry wines in mod eration : brandy, whiskey and gin in moder- aiiou wibuoui. sugar, iignt outer peer, soaa and seltzer water. . --:r.:-i vr r v. vi May pot drink Milk, except sparingly i porter and stout, sweet ales, sweet wines. As a rule, alcoholia.liquors should be taken sparingly, and neyer,witb.Qut food. - ii in : Qua Tiubb "wrTH -CHKTA;-iOur - trade with China is prospering most auspiciously;, and if: proper care be taken to maintain friendly relations betwejen the two countries, cannot fail to soon become' ot very great importance, tin the matter of wheat flour especially, which enters Chinese ports' duty free, a profitable trade baa sprung up.- :'lri 1878 we exported OS,6,l 1 barrels of flour, and in 187&,. 23783 harrel. ' We alsa ex ported, in i 879, clocki. Colored and uncdlor- ea coxtons. arugs ana cnemicais, glassware, sUver bullion, machinery, firearms; lamps, kerosene," ordinance stores, provisions,1 re fined sugars, tobacco and clothing. 1 'The tmtortation of American cotton eoodi into China during the year-187&-'80 amounted to 11,290,411 fjieceft showing an increase of 1,837,935 pieces over the preceding year. Nine thousand 1 three 1 hundred and seventyfour women; have been heard to re mark during the house-cleaning -epidemic : I have to look -out - for " evert thing ; every thing ia left to me ; nothing is done unless 1 do it ; it's enough to try the patience of a Yount? man, m diamond pin looks real nice and glistens brightly ; but when 4 a week supports a min and pin both, one There is m tendency iri the art of house building to do. away ; altogether with the cumbrous necessities which require the ae r vice of human hands,' and to' make eyery thing ;BeIegulating and ; auloinatic; ' At he presen'a(e, of progr, shall ; soob need na manual labor of any kind, for there taia wiU 'ill purpopea wtlf Pi.'lujoMhed from a ; central inner, jbrtresa n which i oetievers ' in tfod fashiofled i housekeepansr-; intrench,' them- selves elye willJ be Bccomplished - by some Tnew iirclf reufring oothiriirf tutf iladrof thi the house except to preside over it with graco and luxurious ease. . As for the hired girl, we may say without malice that the human family will be happily relieved of her presense, ; Articulated or stuffed, she will be gazed, at in the museurns of a future generation as we now contemplate the re constructed monsters of a: pre-historie age. She Twill be, not to speak' ungallantlyj the Megatherium of a dead and gone epoch of civilization. . , - - . ' But in the midst of this haDDV Drosress. it is' well that we should bear in mind that convenience may be gained at the sacrifice of health, and that when so purchased it is a bad bargain in every way. In no other respect is this so strikingly true as in those departments of house-building which are intrusted to the pltfrriber. ' Many 'people have, now-a-days a fixed' conviction that a house is not fit for - occupancy, because not thoroughly moderni,.,; which ' does not inr 6lude piping for hot nd cold' water in every sleeping Ipartmerit, fixed wash stanas and bath-tubs wih drainage, into the public or- private sewer, and wate closets under the' common roof, similarly provided as regards the carrying off of im purities. . This is the perfection!-of con venience.- And in theory, no doubt; it is the perfection of cleanliness .-and healthful- ness as well. Uut in practice, the lamenta ble degree of its shortcoming is proved by the sad experience i of many thousands of households. .The deadliest enemy of life and health, in a modern city ia sewer-cras. The emanations from a' defective or ob structed drain-pipe leading irom a-sleeprng apartment, have been fatal to a host of un suspecting victims. Typhus .fever- has slain its thousands and ; diphtheria its tens of thousands through the direct instrn- mentality - of these: -muchK:oYeted; "cori- yeniences.". . JJnXaitbuil , workmanship mi the first place is often the .source of this dire mischief; but subsequent neglect, aris ing usually from total ignorance of the harm which is liable to ensue from any derangement or mishap, is quite as often at the root of the calamity. Prince Albert of England is said to have owed his untimely death to the noxious at mosphere caused by neglected drains in the palace in which he lived. The Prince of Wales, a few years : since, was nearly car ried off by a similar disease, begotten i by like conditions. The recent alarming ill ness bf the wifer of the President of the United States was at.first imputed, by per sons not conversant with the tacts, to sup-, posed defects in the drainage of the . White House ; but this c6njecture was promptly set aside by a statement that "there was riot a 1 single stationary wash-stand in the Executive Mansion." In other . words, the house was held to b in good sanitary con dition,' not because '.it was , supplied with "modern conveniences ot ' this sort, but because it was happily without them I ;" The moral of which is, not that we should return to . the rude and comfortless way of life which our forefathers, knowing no better, were content to follow, but that we should realize the fact that the improved facilities by which we live and move and hay e bur being do riot relieve us from the necessity ot a . daily exercise of prudence and common sense. They may lighten the burden of the hands, but they impose a new responsibility upon the. brains. The -'J 1 T 1 ' i 1 M 1 tact snouia never do iosi signi oi Dy tnoBg who enjoy the conveniences of a modern dwelling, that the luxury they prize so highly js, in the respects we have noted, a source oi -continual peril, to oe avenea on iy by constants watchfulness. -Mechanical - Tips. Debt of MxMpnis. Tjknn. Decis ion of jhe Slate Supreme CwlTbQ.i Su- ?reme voun pi xennesseeaeciaea oqoatur- aay iasi;inai wnen a cnarter , o a munici pal corporation is repealed. . and the' same people and the same , territory are incor- porateu as , a municipality . uuuer a. new namealthough with different powers and different officers, a suit, pending against the bid corporation at.the date of the ; repeal may he revived against the new corpora tion, and that the present "taxing district,1' being a successor and continuation of the city of Memphis, as such, is liable to suit on the bid debts of the city. - The indebt edness of the old city of Memphis, amount ingto over five' million dollars, can now, according, to the above decision, be sued for against ,"the taxing district govern ment." as the successor of the defunct municipality, through the Federal Courts This ia at let st ' one point earned. It set tles the question. asto Vwhere the liability is lodged. Whether the creditors will be able to make anything but of the new dis- . -a - a t . inci government is a point wnicn nas yet to be determined. JJauimore Jsun. DorBTFUL. French savants have discov ered that man is a venomous animal. . Rab bits inoculated with the saliva-taken from any child or from an euraged man will die, The deduction ia that parasites exist in the stomach which. mieet the saliva oi - young children, and also . that of a grown person when the latter becomes angry. .nM..l.ir. Til L n s. Datoi-9 win auperseue stairways, and noydbuU :irW:fal&tt&ti&lirhiBingf whicliM the last Mitch.' tha imrireynable. .Xt;ftiif TJaWt In'tATtf -: .One of thesapst Smufiinff and complicated cases in ; theanuala of j urisprudence has beefl on trial aV-WeldOP, . A. wom.au is generally the) causctot trouble latin this i case tw'Ql.WiDmen rlenj. a; band i thus adding to. the extent of th row..-Each -of the two ;owned four rgcjBsp,'-alLi;f.iW,hch 1 were exactly slike. 7 Some jaicai stolen all thegeese, bufclhr fqwla.'werolfoundrhat is four of them wer& f 'Ettrjf pf the, women at tnbe wenk beibrfe a MAgj&nUeand made oath that the-four gees wete ,herk' ;Tkn began the, troubles j fSwpa lawyert on 4Bach side were employed; And abont twoddozfcn witnesses appeared. ,rAbouViXii B&mbin of the family cf omjomta jBud:aoJr;three or -four eryanta, swore that the ? geepeiwere aliihert prwhilef on. the other r band,eight members of the family of the other woman, and as many servants made : oath that; the fowls were her property. The two lawyers got good fees, the costs of witnesses, etc in the proceedings, - which extended over the space of several days, were ' necessarily heavy, .while as , may be expected, the magisttate took a little whack at the funds himself. There was a jury -of sir very good and true' men; who heard all the swearing patiently, finally the case Iwas given them. After the usual deliberation the jury found it could not- agree upon a verdict. Four members thought; one way, one the other, while the sixth swore tbat hed be d d if he knew, which way he did think. This 'settled the case so far as" the Magistrate's Court was concerned, idr &n appeal was at once taken. It Is probable that the case will climb up to' the Sdpreme Court, and the four poor geese will' be filed as ."exhibit A." It shpmd. 'ber mentioned that the value of these four fowls is about $160. ',lf they die before their ownership is decided they shoufd be stuffed and placed in the museum. Rdleiaft, Observer. . . ' Fresh Air. in the Bed-Sqoni. ; How much air can be safely admitted in to a sleeping or living room, is a common question. Hather it should be considered, how rapidly air can be admitted without injury or risk, and. at how low" a tempera ture. . ' We cannot have too much fresh air, so long as we are warm enough and are riot exposed to draughts. What is a draught? It is a swift : current of 'air at a lower tern perature than the body, which robs either the whole body,-or an exposed 'part,? of its heat, so rapidly as to disturb the equilibrium of our circulation, and gives us cold. Young and .healthy persons can - habituate' them selves to sleeping, in even a strong draught, as f ronr an open"wiriddw, if they cover them selves, in cold weather, with an abundance of bedclothes. But those who have been long accustomed to being sheltered from the outer air by sleeping in warmed - and nearly or quiie sunt up rooms, are 100 sus ceptible to cold to bear a direct draught of cold air.: - Persons over seventy years of age, moreover, with lower vitality than In their youth, will not bear a low tempera ture, even in the air they breathe 'Like hot house plants, they may be killed by a Winter night's chill and must be protected by warmth at all times.:- As a rule we may say that, except for the most robust, the air which enters at night into a Bleeping cham ber should, in cold weather, be admitted gradually onlyby cracks or moderate open ings J or should have: its force broken by some interposed obstacle,' as alcurtam, etc;, to avert its blowing5, immediately i upon a sleeper in his bed.- The ancient -fashion, however, of having bed curtains, which ex clude almost all the air, his rightly be'cbme almost obsolete. - No : wonder that people dream horrid dreams, arid' wake in - the mornmg : weaned .1 rather than : reiresnea, when they-sleep in rooms sealed up tightly on every side breathing over-f and over again their own breaths, which grow more poisonous with every hour of the night.--American .Health Jftrimers - - -" '"";rAii Ip6tUnVCobral.-'iV!-. i It Is 'related L that durTne tne,Ameirican Revolution, the corporal of a little "com pariy was giving orders to those under' him reiiivo -10 a piece 01 vimuer, wmw were enaeavonng xo. raise , up vo.ne topw some military workd'they were repairing ine umperTwtni ud wun pimcuuy, anu on this, account the voice of the little-great iriW. was often heard. in'recular vocifera tions of ""Heave away ! . There .'she - goes! Ueavehoi" . - An officer, not in military costume was passing, and . asked ' the non-commissioned officer why he did not take hold and render a little aid.; vii li a cj ?; iuV ';.;! . j The latter, astonish ed,Hurning round with all the pomp of an Emperor,: said,?Slr, I am a corporal IV ::,i-tli .wii-. -i .fYon are, are you ?'' replied the nieer; f'JiWas cot aware oft-hat,n- ahd taking off hia hat and bowing, the officer said, "I ask your pardon, Mr. Corporal," and then dis mounted and' lifted, till ' tb perspiration stood in drops' on his forehead, -i ? H .4 i ; . r, When therworlE was' finished, turning tb the- commander, he i said) - "Mr. ' CoTporal, when you have another'suthl job, and have riot men enough send, for your Commander-in-Chief, and Twill conie and help you a se conoT tune" .l:. r tfaiv $uttil, ia-.".l Tha corporal was thanderst ruck ! It was none other z thant Washington ' who thus ad .dressed him.! j e TlJitslias ii- ui i ? t tgj tDr James Moore; of.iront080bkf thinks ha Jbas discovered a specific for, small pox in Jqmon Juice, which beused .in his own case, with anch results as to make him say : - "So strongly, am I convinced of . the power of lemon juice to abort any and every case of small-pox, that I look upon, it as a specific of as much certainty arid power In small-pox as quinine isin lctermittentjfeven I therefore publish my experiment, hoping every physician haying a'case"of small-poi will give it a fair trial and report the result iomeJ ' ' " : - -."" v " :a r
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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June 17, 1881, edition 1
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