North Carolina Newspapers

'If .i ii d) v we the TEE "OBSERVE in' v. PER PWBLlbHEptN'pHESTA'i OF BALEIGU W'lIICL? GIVE!?'. TBE" OBSERVER' IS THE ONLY PA ITEWESt ' QTVEft TUE LA TEST TELEGEA PE10 D ISP A TCHES EVERY MORNING. B US I NESS MEN, tNbribkmis WlLiS PLEASE MAKEUl CIIAS B. JOMESi Editor & Proprietor. W. EIUkVEBV, AMoeUteattojft Thursday, May '13, 1875. Frte. from tbi ustjpfc aeruj fetter oar free-born reason." SUBSCBIBERS 3 .1 At all pott offices ont"bf tb city must ex pect their papers discontinued .at the expi ration of the time paid for. Onr mailing clerk knows nobody, and bis Instructions infi.cxiblertji.es., l We cannot noce anopymous cpmmunlca lions. In all cases we require'the writer's name and address,' not for publication, but as a guaiantee of good faith. We rannot, under any circomatances, te- turn rejected commnnlcatlonB, nor can we J . . . : i'. yvd r.nuoriaKe 10 preserve maBiucripta-, , . . Articles written on both sides of a sheet of paper cannot be accepted for publication. ' OBSERVAtloW. " J lien KherldaU's nancee isn't Louisa An na. Wilmington Star. Tuo fact there are so many insane negroes now in the South, whereas lenacy was a rare exception with the race previous to emancl nation, has excited some inquiry. "Olivia." tlief eharmtng correspondent, was a tTPe-setter in her huaband'a. office in. Iowa Drevions to her marriage. 80 , pbe knows all about small caps. Bicbmond Enquirer. The notable feature of the late Kentucky Democratic Convention was the active par ticipation of tha venerable Cassius M Clay, who pledged bimself to canvass the State for the Democratic ticket. A large number of the citizens of Phila delphia who are officially connected with the centenial will visit Charlotte, N. Con the 20th, for the purpose of participating in the Mecklenburg centennial celebration. A young man from Chicago went taring through Boston, a few days since, chasing a runaway wife. We record the fact because ("hlcaeo men are usually supposed to be willlnff to allow their wives the freedom of the United States, at least. Boston Globe, Asks the New Tork Tribn net Does It" oc cur to any of the exceeding loyal Journalists of New England, when they read the gener ous words of weleome from the' Southern press to Vice President Wilson, that their treatment of Laiijar and fciordon a few weeks g0 Vasjnst a little discourteous.? It is understood that Col Blood, Victoria WoodhuU's husband; will be called by the plaintiff this week to rebnt tbe testimony of Cowley, Woodleigh and Mr Palmer. . Blood is an individual of stunning personal appearance and will probably bleed well on the witness stand. , Governor Hartranft's military doaotseem to be able to handle the turbulent miners of the Pennsylvania anthracite region.' There will be a very pretty picture of "law and or- der" in that State for Centennial visitors, if John Blney's minions are allowed to contin ue tbeir raids. 1 "There Is so much lying and stealing, I can't tell where it begins; but I know where it ends." This is what the Indian chlei Spotted Tall told a special Indian agent the other day.Tle. spoke from, personal experi ence and did not intend any reflection, on the Indian Bureau, of course. As an illustration of tbe number of com binations which the three primary colors are capable of. it may be interesting to know that iu the Gebelln tapestry manu factory 2,C03 distinct shadings, of yarn are' employed, each one distinguishable by the practiced eye. Tue arrangement of colors la the flower garden, so as to produce harmony Is ot Im portance. The complimentary colors,, or Hiotte required to make up white light, such hs blue, yellow and red contrast best. White often relieves the effect when' there is want of harmony. A party of Americans and 1 J) EngiisUmen, inost of whom aro noblemen, are down in Texas preparing for a grand hunt. They bring wltn them their own servants, guns and dogs. The horses are being purchased from among lhe best blooded stovk in tbe famous blue grass region of Kentucky. The Grand Duchess Marie recently bought In France the upholstery of a bed chamber, ail In the finest ofAlencon lace. It was . made for Marie Antoinette, but the revolu , lion prevented her baying it. ; It was given to Marfe Loulse.br Nspdleon on the occasion of tlielf maniage, and - was sold after the hundred days. The. latest royal purchaser paid only 0,000 francs. , The Omaha Iierali records the' departure 'of fifty soldiers from that eity Vba '-Friday, whose object was to cut off and drive back the mining parties who lea Sioux City a ween or two ago for the Black Hills. At the same time the Herald and other Omaha pa pers are dally exhorting people to organise companles for the reservation, and sneer at ( ha Ma. '.f n n BAt l. j mwuiiou ui tue uuv- eminent to Interfere. There is a rathercoml- m.l n n , 1 . .... . T I 1 TT 1 1 1 1 I Geo Bjrt'.ett's patriotic speech at the Con cord centennial has given that gentleman a national and enviable Teputaiion, We uu . derstand that he was as brave in war as he i ' is conservative in peace; that he lot a leg in battle, for which he procured aSvooden substitute, and had this shot away also. Washington Capital. But, altbongh the General has lost two legs, he has lots ol good understanding yet. Richmond En- " l.lllHHI . . qairer. ; , a 1. 1-. w v-, .. ton. has aDoe&red at Brnsaeis, enttiMir Angleterreetless Petlts Etto a la Confer- J aQRW w MMndi orjp,-quoruai- on 1 wais.presepfrin Charlotte the Dec ence de Bruxelles . It gives an account of the. 19th of May, notwithstanding the 1 lntlriwO0 TrloiLi 1 urn Daroarous way in wnicn England car- O t war 4uring bCJast centujry, and , vwfxqnten(s ,tbaf Its miiHary weakness ,' as compare! with the great continental Pow ? . walcn w Kovernment rle to, conceal ;?rl1:l TT. "bln luicuyo. , : .-.... The Massachusetts' people, having, spent .. t ...'.lW r r. ........ . 'i.t $15,000,000 boring an Immense pole througbl tbe Hoosac mountain, find that runninc in, find that running Hudson river gives i to the West, and that second fiddle to New ' trains through to tne them no through line I, etv urn Ktlll nlavinK York. In addition to tne money already knent, there is a call for a million and a balf more to put tne tunnel in oroer ior ine use .noT.v 7- v " r wn..'t..i Investment. Bomn nrlneers as sert that a track could have across the mountain without much . rntiKh. Philadelphia Times rwis estabr ru . IM440fflrf Bepabllcau and ,tt, Joya .iMtytb WorU IaborBo,. jUjmsion Ttonnidlcans were keeping their . icnt pylons good and w mutters iu a trniy gooa" L.Tinnhiicancity oi riw---. - Im been under the complete M't of plunderers. cjutrol of a THE '"GOLDEN" CELEBRATION I The OF THE MECKLENBURG DEC-" . -t r 4W. V .LA.RA IXOJV OF INDEPEND JC FNCE. Arf a .matter of interest to our jeadliowiDg-aodounfeof it 4a copied from, a bound produce this morning an account of fca'nSh Celebration of the Fiftieth An- p this place at that time . NIVEESAEY OF THE MECKLENBUEO DECV laratiox of " "Intjepexdence," which r.is copied frqaijf (tbjj Catawba Journal, a newspaper published in this place at ftbaYlimItinlfeee of the partieipantsf Jn the Revolution livi thPn tnoV rt. in fli were living, then and took part in I cerenwnipk of hthe ccsci had the tfiidacHr torissai! nhe 1 -authen-1 At : . i l 11 i I i I ! 7. 1 J.ST3 I 1 ' ticitv of the Mecklenburg Deblaration attnat ume, aa TO theni 'WW- rstuukwjj iviwtt,are . wearing stamped on them " were in the pro- celonjsaystheaocou th'fefi I ;reviiim6'aVyetein8 60' Or 70 in number, tottering, the riiost of them, I dead, any atnbitioTw pedant may assail Artillery ,nnder the comjoaatl of Gapt a foreign ,clVmeT"The violetof aiitifmh the authentieiiy of thed6cu'ment with Thos. I.! Polk, Jof front, "citinsS anoT is greeted with none of the' love 'with imnunitv "A Vand of' 'rpvoliiHrmarv strangers nexVatid, lastly, a Jand of which we hail the violeof spring? it impunity, A band ot revoluttonary revoUoTjaryelerans,vGof 7Q in is unseasoiiable;perhpit brings with veterans: about iW or -70 mfnumber, hnmhor wmrino hnAvt with the it rather k sort of melanchorvi than a on the verge-qf ane giAvewere" willing I xne exercises at cnurcn corar i me aavanceu ye&ri ney wouiu uts uu to aist iSetting up?on American people r an uniustihablel B no.nnle : an quns On t shame, wbre fsh- bltsh-T Isn't it dissrraceful . that there should trviaW thfi soil f,fNortfi aroIina?tfieri Who are itotoiOyrwining fcut anjpowl to rob the meurory t)f these old: patriots of their hard-earned glory .Put weareUoriii'Which riveted ?the attention' of 1 glad to Know, that i most 01 them .were ' ' ' t ...t I A I bom ''ueaUi alien skies.'.'. RICHMOND. "Hurrah for 'Big Richmond !' She never does things by halves," says the Wilmington Star, commenting on the action &f the 'Richmond Cbambe of Commerce in reference to the Mecklen burg Centennial, to which we say, amen! 'We must ever have in ; our heart a warm place for the ex-Confed erate capital. It is a pleasure, to recall even days and months of Buffering in Hospital No. 4, when we remember the kind attention of the noble women of Richmond. Elsewhere we publish a letter enclos ing a contribution to the Mecklenburg Centennial from General Joseph R. (Tredegar Iron Works) Anderson, Pre sident of the Chamber of Commerce of Richmond, The Richmond papers contain a list of the delegates appoint ed to represent that city at our Cen tennial. Among them 'we notice the names of the following distinguished gentlemen : Ex-Governor Gilbert, C. Walker, ex-Gov. Henry A. Wise, Rev. Dr. D. M. Hodge, Hon. A. M. Keily, Hon. James Lyons, Gen. Wickham, Hon. J. A. Geddon, Gen. Bradly Johnr son, Gen. Bartlett, Col. A. S. Buford, Lewis D. Crenshaw and others, also distinguished members of the press Col. A. P. Bennett, of the Enqui rer, Major Baker P. Lee . of "the Whig, and ex-editor Col. W. S. Gilman.' We must not forget to mention our olJ friend, Dr. Jeter, of the Baptist Church: BON. JEFFERSON DAVIS. We take pleasure in stating that the Executive Committee of the Centenni al Association have informed us that the Hon. Jefferson Davis was among the first gentlemen invited to our forth comint; celebration, but no acknowl- edgehient of the invitation , lia been reuciveu irum linn ao jtri. 111c ncn Orleans papers announce tliat Mr. Da vis is in that city, which probably ac counts for the fact. General Sherman has written a biog raphy, and what kind do you suppose it is ? Why it is an autobiography. Wonder what he will have to say about the burning of Columbia, and the pil lage and incendiarism that marked his march to the sea ? Boswells must be growing fearful scarce when this celeb rity has to write his own life. Where is James Parton, the biographist of the 'Beast?" Here is a piece of dirty work he should not have left for other hands to do. Having experienced a similar disas ter a few days ago, we can thoroughly appreciate the feelings of brother-Greg. ory of the Petersburg Index and Ap peal, when he discovered how his fore man had mixed up "A Social Issue" with the 'VTor.Vlov.K,,,- Pontonniol Mecklenburg Centennial vva navfl not. niiinifd to tnis in a pen- sorious spirit but on the contrary we desire to offer him our heartfelt sympa thy in this his great affliction, and to let him knowihat "we read the J. A. closely. The Episcopal Convention. The Raleigh News has received the Lfollowing letter from Bishop Atkin son : .3 May 10, 175. f Jo the Editors of the Daily Newg: Gentlemen : My attention has been called to an article in the Wil- I mington Journal in which your paper I : ' . 1 1 f . 1 1 . 1 m cilcu xs Huiuofiiv lor uie staiemenv I that "the Convention of the Episcopal Church to be held in Newbern?b the 19th of May will not have a qudrum present on that day, and will adjourn to meet on tue zbth. . As this statement, if uncontradict ed, might mislead some persons, I feel it my duty to say tnat, so tar as I can Know or judge, and 1 am; just return ing from an extensive1 v.8.tation to that part of auy Diocese where the parishes are: most numerous, and: can therefore speak with more .confidence the assertion i made in the article is erroneous. ' There' ist- no reason to inn asBArniin f mana in ' t ha artit n ia - i crroneouB I aerej 1st- no , reason to ' i i circulation OI 8UCU statementSJ and j such recommendation as are contain wmn as are contain - referred? W any I ed in thef article eu ju u article ;reierreu- to, 1 11 an person Bee fit to go : ta .Newbern1 on 1 the 26th of Mayl woUld not diacdur- because Hhey would have ' I .r r- -V "V OUWIUII .W'Hm bUT M UUUIIIUeUHHLIIin t onI hnin tnkU . . .. f?r the.ir i'iS"e aQd expense, but if vuey; mH""reat lor ilne Convention, i vu.rJ wuu'u noaouoi iearn mat ir had would no doubt learn that irhad ftdlourned on the Saturday before ' " I remain yours, &c.J ' t ; (, , THOMAS AtKiNSOK. - . ;a; , isnop ot tne Vipcese Of N. U I li an DrrTL 'A special to tine Chi j. vmt ironv Wasbirretonv - 1 wui...j... . . t?"t" i t i stroke of manual labor in" their livesl marched into the streets with clubs, and-endeavored to-drive out of th slreelfttehTwhA prtferred working at a uonar a day-4o starving. This mob was charged by the mounted police ad dispersed: after agood many "ar- TNyhereis fiheridan? Tbe Nashvilfe Union and Americaa, having to got this information at second hand, wants to know what has become of the Press Agent. " i; fliitpfl - . . i . wov nays: t .(.. i bi en graded l.-. l ha .V.- i71n i.-i.L iV:W I hA .MOT-!l wntintie.'"-IToHla aAm 0Q . meni I i - - . it n w mo o tree i. lauureio dim i . h I t . " ' : k Wonted Un bV leader n'ir- Hid A I iin- Fiftieth Anniversary of Heck . ; lenburg Independence. - ' Tie , fiftieth anniversary jpf. the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was celebrated la Charlotte: k.C..n the 20tr If av 1K3S. i Thn f oK meckLENBUKG independence.' The celebration which took place in this town on the 20th instant, was I eaual to. if it did not stir Da ss. anv of thin? of the kind ever before wit nessed mereifieyvrwMinauA not unQomfptably- warmndtLteredhank, however humble its. race an early hour,laTg concoutujhmay 'be;- Jfii the long; . andjsombre 1 i and citizens, bad Umonthfof winter, oiir1ovef "nature, assembled to do honor to the day.' lik 11 o'clock. A. MJ. a procession was formed,! under the direcuon of C5o1. the Cowt House-iOapKennedy's mmtianv of cavalrv andttieLiafaveite figures .S stamped on- them. procession Jthen moyegto thj? rrespy fdoust,was crowded to bvera V; ft and numbers found it impossible to I procure; seats, ii f M f. i ' , f hrt -oonorohlA Tii.. Wifnter. this it was suceeMeK cy apropritxe music d !ftevhlHheMee- laratibn of Independence, by the citi- :r. tterSartl- --A.n'. oration! ihftn nrononnned bv Mr : Mdrri-1 1 . J J A A 1 I trickle; down the furrowed cheeks of numbers of the war-worn and A0aryf neaaea veterans, lne orator am ampte; justice to Ins subject-he de- piciea in animaiea colore, ino uor daunted patriotism of our forefathers, wnomnommcninescon ia aisne arien, 1 a -T i due-who, looking only to the justice of their cause, ana. tne wrongs tney had received, indignantly renounced theiri ! allegiance to a government whose protection was felt ouly in the injuries which it ipflicted, and whose paternal regard ri was Evinced only in systematic attempts to wrest from them; all that they held valuable as men Who claimed freedom as a birth riarhf. and to reduce them to a state of I bondasre worse than death. His ad- dress Uo the patrioticband, whose venerable forms werenefore him. and whosesnowvlockland bended frames formed such a striking contrast to the Dictufehehadsketchedoftheirvouth- ful:strength and vigor, was peculiarly appropriate and pathetic, and excited emotions in every bosom, which may be easily imagined, but not described. Theiriddress, in short, was well con- ceived and happily executed, and we regret mat it win oos pe in our power to ; lay it before our readers, as the author has declined . the reqaest of the committee to furnish a copy for publication. . . ,i.. . . . l . The exercises at the church were closed "with music and discharges of I cannon, and. the revolutionary, vete- rans. returned" inprocession, escorted by the military. 4 No one present at "this celebration could have been . entirely unmoved by the recollections and associations connected with it...-The occasion was peculiarly calculated - to produce an intensity of feeling, and to elicit re flections at once pleasurable and profitable. It was the fiftieth anni versary of an event, of which the citizens of Mecklenburg, without the imputation of vanity, mignt justly be broud : it was a fit occasion of iov and kratitude; rejoicing and praise ; but at the same time, the reflection could not but arise' in many a bosom thati but few, very few, of the num- bers; then assembled to commemorate it, would live to witness its return, Fifty years hence, and of the multi tude then present, the greater part will! be reposing beneath the clod of the valley: dust will have returned to dust, and the spirit to Him who gave it. such arenection was wen calculated to moderate the feelings, to ipduce a soberness of mirth, and to impart an interest to the scene at once,peculiar and impressive. About 4 o'clock, p. m. , a large num ber sat down to a dinner prepared by Dr. Henderson, in the beautiful grove on the college green. Gen. George Graham officiated as President, and Isaac Alexander, Esq., as Vice Presi dent. After the cloth was removed, the following toasts were drunk, in terspersed with . patriotic songs, and accompanied with discharges of can non : ' - TOASTS. 1 37ic Day we celebrate On that day the re publican banners were unfurled in Charlotte, in dependence declared by the patriotic citizens of Mecklenburg, absolving themselves from all al legiance to Great Britain. May the noble deed May the oe engraven on tne hearts oi an present, ana ine n craven on tbe hearts of an nresei gilded pages of history transmit it to posterity. The patriot who signed the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the 20th. of -Map, 1775 We honor them for their firmness, love them for then virtues, and venerate them for . 3. The memory of those heroes of Lexington, wno nrsi sealed ine uroKen eovenani I iyj. then- blood, and absolved 'alt allegiance I miuuu. i. Our Country and our Government -The genius of Columbus, the -patriotism of Washing ton, the Bhilosoohv of Franklin, the wisdom of Jefferson, and compatriots, have erected a fab ric that will last till time snail oe no more. ' 5. The Heroes of the devolution While we hold In sacred remembrance, . those -that are gathered to their lathers let us not fan to cher ish in our heart's core, the scattered remnants that yet survive. . 6. The President of the United Stated-An able Statesman May his ahnlrtstratlon,sprtve that the confidence oi congress was not misplaced. 7j The descendants 67 the patriotic members of the Mecklenburg Delegation who declared in- ueyenaenue. ...'ietnomean hope your souls enslave. inaepenaent, generous, Drave, ; Your fathers such examples gave And such revere. . 8i JPopiflar ecMon-Tlielr purity cv are the best security la the nut and fre- qdenc; safety of our republican Institutions, and the strongest barrier against the encroachments of tyranny. - & Internal Improvement The road to nation al and Individual independence ; -may constitu tional scruples yield to the national welfare. 10l Andrew Jackson Ho has filled the mnsia. ure of Ms country's glory he is the friend of the peopie ine people are nis mends. 11. Bolivar, and the independent provinces of South America May political and relicrious lib. cnj ire wc uaau, ui meir constitution. 12. WasMngton and Lafayette. ' 13. 27ie Pair Sex Beauty and Booty, the war cry of slavery protection to Beauty, the watch word ux ireemen. ,f VOLUKTEBBS. Gen. Thomas Polk and Dr. Mph'm Brevard TtNjnrst bosoms that ever glowed with the Joyous anticipation of American independence, i j ' Dr. Ramsey was formerly a citlzenQ I -rr ii , y :. b . . I iftnf rominHnnoir ,1 1 -'-' m.u vauwa.wuci -V aitx lAtztz. ic. aiiu the memnrahlft 20t,h nf fatt 177; The ; toast was forwarded to the committee tfrin Tennessee. - sn By Wm. Davidson, Esq.: Henry day The giKuvtauir oi tne west an aoie statesman, and independent as a man ? Shielded by virtuous patriotism, he Is impregnable to The shafts of malice... . ' : "'; w i . TBy Col. T. Cf. Polk ; TJtf: political prospects of Benrv Clav - 1 -; w ii : Like the dew m th mornitilniii i i tiiv ? Like the foam on the river,,,? - : .. i.iko mo nuuuie ou ine iountain, , i-sft-; " They are gone and forever. v" By the Hon. H. W. Connor f"-Gen. Wm. David. o?H-who fell at Cowan's Ford, bravely fighting for the rights and liberties of his country. -,;, By J.'H. Blake, Esq. : Henry 'Ctay The un- uuuwu cuainpion oi universal 11 oertv. 3rptThoSL 'ii Pblkl the next President of tte United State-May he toe choice of the HiJexan,aer- Esq. ; nrfrew Jackson n in. xi. Tavgvra iair play is bonny play. T ' i' if It Indiana emicrant "to Tfs nana kaa UP.CK a cigar-tox . iuu or frrasshonners aiid heu, ?nle8 x TJ;iey are actually as tlnrlr.m tiik.vanL: a Uiov. urn 111 : tl.io )X. " I caught these in three sweeps of a paper collar-box so you-; can judge what swanns ot tnem mere are. - s ? . T -A r- 1 i " X" The Raleieh Light Infantry expect to carry UDwards of forty members to thflMeeklenbursrCentennial. Both the iniantry and Artillery Companies ol tins city win icave ncre ' on tuo lSlh in a special trim . --8.The Love of Flowers. -- fTte loijefol' flowers seem a natural W' ira planted passion; without any &h iuy or aeoasiug oujeci in us iiivuvk tne. cottage as us pmic, its roso, 1104 it piyauthusfthe villa its dahlia, its thpm;n vnnA Wft a(lmirft them in declining vjears; but, perhaps, it is the earlv flowers -of spring - that always brine with them the greatest" degree n lea tire: and our affections seem to expand at the sight . or tuo nftt B8Bajuide.U8jiiJKalLjheW "'-lb -bod of'-'Vegetationeeems close and torpidrhut. likeithem; it un folds and reanimates with tb e opeoUifi associates iW4thrardialiiy? that, ,no other soaaon. can excite, as friends in ioy; we viewit wttiti arcurioity JKt and anectidninus: tue lace w. :Ppv wfi us for the fair maids of spring cannot complete with the grander matrons of ! tm first mefitinc with a lonar-Iost friend, tne reviving glow 01 a naiarai afifectiofr,that so warms us at this season; ' To maturity they give pleas- nf fe;!t :.'.niith.- thev ara an..exnand intr beifw. oneniner vears.- hilaritv and joy; and the child Jet loose, from the ' . il 11 - .J : , ..Monarch of au he iuxvay,C'. i T. ia not ainrettier emblem of j - h an infant sporting in the Sf' field, u ithSs osier basket;, wreathed .'with buttercups of orchises , dai8ies WithY summer flowers 8ee to Uve;ia with our neigh. bors, in harmony and good order? but flower8 ' eherTshed as orivate spring flowers are cherished as private friendships. , A Discouraged Prisoner. From the Detroit Police Court Heport.l ; Bijab and the boys- were folding a spelling school when the reporters got down. It was a pleasing eight to see the old gray-haired man seated on the floor with a miscellaneous assortment of lads around him, and it was affecting to see what confidence they placed in his word. When he gravely informed them that "corn was spelled with a '"k," and that "victim" should be spelled with "w' they placed ' implicit confidence in his knowledge of orthography, -and Lame Jack admiringly remarked: "Where would this world be without Bijah?" .: - When His Honor arrived, Andrew liub was utuugui uut. auuicw e.nu he wanted to be sent up, and he didn't care whether it was for thirty days or a thousand years. . ' "Kinder discouraged, eh?' asked His Honor. "I care not what becomes of me," sadly exclaimed tbe prisoner. I ni way down the bank, and I don't think I'll live long." "Take heart, my boy!" cried the court, as he bit into another apple." "Strawberries and cream will be along before you know it." "I don't care nothin' for strawburies and cream," answered the prisoner. "But don't you want to hear the end of the Beecher scandal?" "Not' a 'Beech," was the sad an swer. "Think of liarveat apples, Fourth of July and soda water." " Water's tlieni . to uie?" was the mournful inquiry. "Summer ia almost here, my boy ! Don't you want to get along the gras- 8y meadows an listen to tne baubling brooks?' r "JNary babl" ' "Well, I'll have to send Shall I make it sixty days?" yon up. "Sixty days." ' And when the sad man entered tne buggy tne boys sang "Oh, why should a fellow fele sad When it's easy enough to feel gay' Oh, why should he go for to die "When there's every inducement to stay?" An n -TJsed Undertaker. lnat was rather unkind on the uti- dertaker when two roystering blades rang nercely at his door at about two in the morning. VVhats wanted? queried Mrs. Crape, from an open window. We want Mr Crape; d ze live ere? "Yes, but he can't see you at this hour." "Muss see him, madam: got very mportant order double order mast see him." So madame retired from the win dow, roused her slumbering lord, who dressed as expeditiously as possible, revolving his mind, meantime,whetb er he should put an extra charge of twenty dollars into the bill of the car. nages or com u of his urgent custom er. Having hurried on his clothes and hastened to the front door, he found on opening it two j'oung men in waiting. " "Sthis Misser Crape?" ' 'f ; "Yes, sir, that is my name" (wash ing his. hands with invisible soap). -.tmr! ' .1 - aii8ser vrape, unueriaxer, we want." Iam Mr Crape, the undertaker, gentlemen." -lou sure sno mistake bout that?" "Certainly," said Crape, shivering in the night wind, "I am the undertaker; now what do you wish to order?" "Why, two beers,' to be sure." Crape slammed the door' together with vigor as his customers walked away. Boston Commercial Bulletin. Hanging Made Easy. Tbe telegraph on Friday brought us .news ol a hanging at irlymouth, Mass.; which k was conducted under humane arramretoents ' which must have been grateful to the philanthro pists. "The curiously-arranged pull ing apparatus and weights used in jerking him," we are informed, have been ' patented. Ibis is gratifying. It is a doubly beneficial invention. It benefits the being whose neck is Sefredcfind false the Ba"tehtefe.f We are! induced to eilpposej tfeat,' Jsapital punishment will now be shorn some what of its horrors, and that tbe hu mane opposers of tbe business of hie- taking under law will foregofurther opposition, as they may consider that hanging by , the new, apparatus is. the very eaffesiVpd kindest; wii 15 pf dis posing of a , man. With the jerk : it must put pne soon out of his mis ery: and since! it originates in Ply mouth is all the more commendable to all good people. , We are .inform ed that 6heriffs rfroni; different? parts of the Bay State were present to see the facility with which the machine broke a neck, and they will no doubt spread the good news, , ' .i .... . . ,- - '- washing- not,:Takear In.,- Jr. A eood old '"Jninlster f 'rtfn tif Inn aew Jiingiana xsapnst , cnurcnes; .was agreeably surprised by the. intelligence from one of his flock that five individu als had expressed a strong desire ori the next -Sunday to have the baptismal rite periormea upon tnemserves w .- -:,. Alter its performance, however, tne same elder waited on him "with' the in telligence that ten more desired immer sion. - "And how many'of them - will Join the society " queried the minister, . , "Two, I regret to say, are all we tan depend on," was the reply. ' J 'x ' . "Very well," said the good old; man, "vou innv s well inform the " other eight tliat this .church w a xf ii n .--JJoU oil 1 'Oft doesn't take-in a. Sffcl i- SILlLlOilS'llVEBIECOliltOi: For diseases of the Liver, Stomach and I f Spleens ItS emftientlya ftm J '-'ihrUeaicrne-: inid Bybeinrfltept'1' ' eAdjf forjmmediate resort will ' A . bavts luaiijr aji uuur ut ouiiciiu ..... y, ' and marjjf MoHar, faMtPfil Piilt -t .doctor's bill.. . ; . i ; After Forty J Years trial -it Is ,J"' 1 f " still reCeiVinR'the most unquair :nol-.- rit t inea testinonT8H;:Oi-its virtues .: from . persons of .the highest '"'character and responsibility,' 7' f "'Eminent physicians eaminend wo ,r it as tin most " J, I'.viitff coif- EFFECTUAiSPEpirii: v .i 1 forC!on3tipation.iiilJefldacbe,Mi:j. , y .Pain in the Shoulders, Dizziness ' , Sour Stomach,, bad taste in the ' Mbuth,'BiIlious Attacks, Parpi - ' : tafion the lleart. palir in thi s ii j .- regionof the jadneys Despoif-i t.r; ,. 1 dency, gloom, apd, forebodings . "' of evil, all of which are tLe off; epring of a diseased Liver 11 -' If yba feel Dul If Drowsy, De bilitated, 1 have Ziequent Headn i , ache, Mouth Tastes badly, poor ' Appetite,4 and Tongue Cbated,' " ; you are suffering i from Torpid uy.LiYer, or , "Billiaasness," and (-. nothing will cure you so speed ' ily and permanently. ---v'tThe'Liyer, the;larg"?st organ , in t be body, ia generally tbeseat v.. . of tbe disease and if not Regu lated in time, great suffering, wretchedness, and DEATH 3 will ensue. ' I : ' -u Armed with the ANTIDOTE, all climates and changes of water and food may be faced without fear. As a remedy in Malarious Fevers, Bowel Complaints, Restlessness - V i- Jaundice, Kausea,V ; :: .; , ,-.-. The Cheapest, Purest and Best Family Med icine in the World ! "I have never seen or tned such a simple, efficacious, satis factory and pleasant remedy iu my life." H. Hainer, St. Louis, Mo. . Hon. Alexl H. Stephens. "I occasionally use, when my -condition requires it, Doctor, Simmons' Liver Regular, with good effect." Hon .ilex. II. Stephens. Governor of Alabama ''Your Regulator has been in use in my family for some time, and I am persuaded it is a valu - able addition to the medical science.T-Governor J. Gill Short er, .41a. 'I have used the Regulator in my family for the' past seven teen years, I can safely recom mend it to the world as the best medicine I have ever used for that class of diseases it purports to cure." H F Thigpin. President of Ci ty Bank,' "Simmons' Liver Regulator has proved a good and efficacious medicine." C A NuttiDg, Draggist. "We have been acquainted with Dr. Simmons' Lives Medi cine for more than twenty years and know it to be the best Liver Regulator offered to'the public." M. R Lyon and H L Lyon, Bellefontaine, Ga. ' SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR. For Dyspegsia, Constipation, Jaundice, Billions attacks, Sick Headache, Colic, De- pressiod of Spirits, Bour Stomach, Heart Burn, &c, &c, ,IT HAS NO EQUAL. Is a faultless family medicine. Does not disarrange the system. Is sure to cure if taken regularly. Is no drastic violent medicine. Does not interfere with business. Is no intoxicating beverage. - Contains the simplest and best remedies. CAUTIOH I Buy no Powders or Prepared Sinimnna' Liver Regulator, unless in our engraved wrapper with Trade Mark, Stamp and Signa ture unbroken. None other is genuine. J. H. ZEILIN & CO.. Macon, Ga., and Philadelphia. The Symptoms of Liver Com plaint are uneasiness and pain in tbe side. Sometimes the pain is in the shoulder, and is mistaken for rheumatism. The stomach is affected with loss of Appetite and sickness, bowels in general Costive, sometimes alternating with lax. The head is troubled with pain, ana ami, heavy sensation, considerable loss of memory, accompanied with painful sensation of having left undone something which ought to have been done. Often complaining of weakness, debil ity, and low spirits. Sometimes many 01 the above symptoms attend tbe disease, and at other times very few of them ; but the Liver is generally the oigan most involved. -Nearly all diseases originate from lu diges tion anil Torpidity o the Liver, and relief is always anxiously sought after. If tbe Liver is Regulated in Its action, health is al most invariably secured. Want of action in the Liver causes Headache, Constipation, Jaundice, Pain in the Bhoulders, Cough, Chills, Dizziness, Sour Stomach, bad taste in the mouth, billious attacks, palpitation of the heart, depression of spirits, or the Hues, and a hundred other symptoms, for which SIMMONS'. LIVER REGULATOR is lhe best remedy that has ever been discovered. It sets mildly, effectually, and being simple vegetable compound, can do no injury in any quantities that it muy be taken. It is harmless in every way ; it has been used for 40 years, and hundreds oi the good and great from all parts of the country will vouch for its being the purest and best. THE CLERGY. "My wi.e and self have used the Regula tor for vears, and testify to its great virtues." Rev J B, Felder, Perry, Ga. LADIES INDORSEMENT. "I have given your medicine a thorough trial, and in no case has it failed to give full satisfaction.'' Ellen Meacham, Chattaboo- che, Fla. apr 0 TT7" T. BLACKWELL& CO.'S Genuine V V Durham Tobacco, (bull brands) al ways oa hand at PUREFOVS. ,- . 'tau6i u. JTJSt RECEIVED AT McADEN'S v ; , CORNER DRUG STORE, ftAsupplyof . 7. , fj Perkins &. . House's Safety , Lamps, - They are the best Lamps in the world for the folio wing reasons : . They will not break, being made of metal. They are perfectly sale from explosion, owinff to their scientific structure. . j; They are perfectly clean from oil, having a Patent Dip Cup nxed on each lamp. They consume one third of oil in propor tion to tbe-lieht given, without odor. t They give much mora brilliant light than any other lamp, equal to gas at one fifth the expense. , - ; - ; . ; 1 . ., ; dec6-tf. STEAM SAW.MILI , At Gilbert's Hollow, s. O., on Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Itrilrood. " ' IreseI and Undresei Lumber, -FLOORING MATCHED AND TJN. MATCHED, a specialty. . Hall 00 oradJrc'S ! "'. ' ,' . ... 8,R.& .J. n. LEWIE.' ' eb l9 3m, : Jan 24 dw ly." - - " " 7- ' i .- -. BURGESS :NICII0E CO., J Sty -WHOLESALE fiiCEltAlLi . ttm i ii . m - may 9 H.B.WlLUAS,:iU,la,Ua Charlotte. N. CL '. ....... CO. N E : II. J3.' WILLIAMS cojvrivnssiojsr TjORthe sale of Corn, Wheat, "Flour and. - door to Magill, Heath & Scott's, Charlotte, H, U. Just received and on consignment 20CO Sacks 1000 Sacks Corn., 200 Sacks Oats, 5000 lb Country Bacpn.Si Give u a call; P tn ; aplI5tf.. :,r,,v..ts,,;i:!;r,; -f H. B, WILLIAMS & CO - : : Wf ME -BEST " " AND LATEST .1 - I 2 - HE EXCELS ALE OTHERS. Marh 12 SECOND SPRING MORE NEW GOODS ! OUR Mil. ELIAS IS NOW IN NEW York, purchasing our Second Stock. We are daily receiving an addition to our Ex tensive Stock of . DRY GOODS, READY-MADE CLOTHING, Shoes, Hats, Notions and Groceries, to which we invite the attention of Wholesale and Retail Buyers. We intend, not" only to have the "FINEST STORE," But the best assorted Stock of Gcods in the State. With a quarter of a century experience, we think we know the wants of our fellow citizens. jstf Fair dealing, polite clerks. Sr Call and judge for yourselves, ELIAS, COHEN & ROKSSLER. aprlG-tf. THIS Creville Memoirs A journal of the reigns of George IV, and William IV, edited by HENRY REEVE." Two volumes, bound In cloth, price $4 00. This (B ADDleton & Co's) is the only full and complete American reprint of these celebrated English papers. For sale at PHIFER'S apr 22 Bookstore. JJPHOLSTERER, DECORATOR Aim 1; ' -flattresis'5Maker" A. IIELLltlUND. I Tba.dk Street, Over Frankenthal's Store Will be Dleased and honored if you will call on him to inspect his work, or give hint an order. Best -workmanship guaranteed. An assortment of Mattresses always on hand. Church Unbolstery a Specialty. All orders left at Frankenthal's store will receive prompt attention. feb20-tf. EARLY STRING VEGETABLES TjIROM and after this date, the undersigned T will keep in store .!'.-'' EARLY SPRING VEGETABLES, ' such as '' " " !:. , Cabbage, Badishes, English FeaS, Potatoes, Beans, &c Additions to stock made daily by express from Southern markets. . " SUMR01F & MINTON, " ap!27 tf College Street.1; Saratoga Water N draught and in oottles, s , W R BUR WELL & CO. 0 apr 25 '. , , 3 - . They Have. Come"! A MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF CLt ING, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, and are going tast at very low prices. Gentlemen will do well to examine my Stock before purchasing elsewhere. ' Nl : J-.'-i j, MOYER. E V E R Y P V Y . V II AIs'DItEVfl fc tX. mt 0 JJUKTON'H JIop WaH Tuni.jiio, - 1 W Tt BURWELL & COn EALKS IN ' ' - -""Furniture, Bedding, Ac, No. 5, " West Tt-Lfe r4ei?. We have full assort ffienbf of Willi Packets, and Tarlor BracketaJ.. Book Racks; Soi)is,,Lounge6 Ceil-' tre Tables. . Bureaus,. Bedsteads, Tables ii-"" S M . I '-. i'v. ! 11 If - ' A full 'assortment Metalic1 Burial Cases and-W constantly on hands. BAKKIN, B. B. M EACH AM, Charlotte, N. C. F I R IV1 & CO., Produce. of .aU kudsSplUigejtrBet, next Flour, alt graded. 500 Sacks; Corn Mea lMPKOVED LIGHT f f O. MAXWELL, Tiddy's Book Store. i Doors Below TLOUR AND MEAL BY THE SACK OR A. fJAil LOAD. The undersigned is prepared on short no tice to bli large or small orders for Fiotir, Meal, Wheat-bran, Corn' bran, and Seconds, equal in quality to any in this market Also Graham Flour, for brown bread. from choice wheat, and MIXED FEED for cows Gram bought at highest market price. Ctt A HLUTTJS CITY MILLS, febl8-tf. Lock Box 62. J. S. M. DAVIDSON. AQT., Has received the following choice Sods. to which tbe attention of the public is in vited : Milk Biscuit, Soda Crackers. Edam and Gem Dairy cheese, Sea Foam and Roval baking fowders. Farched Coffee. Dry Suear Corn, (better than can corn) English and American Pickles, various kind sauces. Bloaters, Prepared Cbd fish. Shore. Fat Family and Mesa Mackerel. Choice Hams. Beef f ongues. Dried Beef, Extra Shoulders, Northern Butter, Salmon, Hallibut Fiis, Breakfast Bacon. I also have in store, buckets, tubs, brooms. churns, seives, baskets of various kinds. well buckets, flour pails, coffee mills, rolling pins, sc-, kc. " " t. Give me a call, at 3RD DOOR ABOVE MARKET, aplO tf Trade Street. F OR SALE. A drove of fine Horses and MULES, at the Livery and Sale Sta ble's of -J WW ADS WORTH. FIRE ! FIRE ! ! INSURE YOUR PROPERTY ! ! Risks Written at the Xjowisf Sates. ' AT THE SOUTHERN INSURANCE AGENCY Tryon Street, . .. f 4 Next door to Col D ,G .Maxwell's Sewing Machine Emporium. S- Several good Southern Companies renresented in the above Aeencv. ' c w; 95 adssaw & cor r tf " ' s ""' apr 18 SPBING STYLES. TTHTR and Silk H&ta. inst rceiTl at Ml': " . mar24-tf. SAMPLE & ALEXANDER. 1 T( . From and after this date, cotton will be weighed and handled at the depot -as usnaL i All cotton win De weighed at tbe south Carolina Depot, until other arrangements can be made. v ttLMS et SFRiNKLE, .- pl20tf- - City Weighers. Luxury, QTOP and examine the Fresh Corned kJ Ocean Shad at Gardner s Fish House un' der the Central Hotel. ma 1 tf jyrURRAY & CO., , Wholesale Grocers s COMMISSION MERCHANTS. North Water 8treet, Wilmington, N. C. mar 20 3mos d ' ; 8." T O W S O N, , - slate Roofer, and dealer in all kinds ol Roofing Slate. Is folly prepared to not on snjAiiu jvjvjb o in any part or, the eoan try; . i -0-t i tt. Invites tbe attention of Architects. T . : i .j i . ... . . Duuuera, anu w pontic io the superior roofing" used by him, from - tbe quarries of Vermont and Virginia. Slate furnished of any desired color, - A good Slate Roof --.j--. - Is an Insurance Against iFire, and will last a life time. "' All work troaranteed. Prices Reasonable. Shincrle "Roots taken-' off-aod' -relaid'- with RLATKr wheri deoire. 4 -fla i' . 'jt-jn i . Orders will receive promptatteotJbt.wben ntHTrentva fa t. U. JOX 10. uoanwiB, j. C. . , . feblO-tf, 1 triA t.US. Connlry Bacon Hams, for -llALL it PATTERSON, " illil Hickory. U.r. "'.'-TfFqrySalW!? QSE CITY wwrm-To- - mar 12 tf N apr IS ' ' -' yiiCC Important) Notice. T -ANNOUNCE THAT ON AND AFTER 8 Sf'f this dale, Iwil at1 eeirgrocenes for cash only. - Having adopted .beCksh systenieutirely x.i.. ....... , ?..:. ... I claim .that. Ian pifet, better' terms than 7: 1'fl M have ever been able to do. Persons would do well to call and exam- HA. a T. ine my Stock before buying elsewhere- V, J. BLACK. apr Hf AN ACT TO ASCERTAIN THE INDEBT edness of the different Counties, Cities and towns of this State, and to prescribe a Statute of li nutation, jt si U . The General Assembly of North Carolina U, enact : Section 1. That all claims aeainst the several counties, cities and towns of this State, whether by bond or otherwise, shall be presented to tbe chairman of tbe Board of County Commissioners to the thief officer of said cities and towns, as the. case may be, within two years after tbe maturity of such plain! or olairaB or the holders of such claim br claims, Ehall be forever barred from a re covery thereof. rrovtdcd. That claims which have already matured, and become due si n'l be presented on or before the first day of JumiHry, A. D , 1877, or the holders thereof shall j'be forever barred of a recovery thereof. 5 2 Section 2 Thot it shall be the duty ofilie chairman of the Board of County Commis sioners of the several counties or the chiol officers ot the several cities and towns, cause the nature, amtiibfidate' r.afl'd lime of maturity of all c!a4ma so pnented to be re corded iu a book to be kept for that pur)M and to be called ' The Registry 01 Claims.' Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Sec retary of State to publish this act for six con secutive weeks in the ; Daily Kews, T.t? and Sentinel newspapers, published in tlx city of Raleigh, tbe Journal of, Commerc imb lished in the city of Newbern, thf hdly Journal, published inthe city of Wil.uinR ton, the Charlotte Observer, publisl.ed in the city of charlotte, the Greensbor Patriot. publushed in the city of Greens!. 10, the sheville Citizen, published in the town of Asheville, the North Carolina Gazette, pub lished in Fayetteville. 8ection 4." This act shall not apply to an connty whose debts are already audited, anil ascertained. , Section 6.-This act shall take effect from and after its ratification. In General Assembly read three times and ratified the 22nd day of March, A. IX, 1875. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1 OrncE Secsitaby of State, Raleigh, March 29th, 1S75. ) I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original act on file in this office. wm a. uowiSKi'UJN, apr 1 6w Secretary of State. Valuable Railroad PROPERTY FOR SALE! EURSUANT to a Decree of the Circuit court of tbe United States ; for lhe Western District of North Carolina, at the April Term, 1875, at Greensboro, in a pro ceeding then and there pending in Equity, to foreclose a mortgage mentioned in the pleadings between Henry clews and Hit am Sibley and others, Plaintiffs, Against TLe Western North Carolina Railtoad ).. IE DJ Tod R caldwell, Rufus Y McAdm, The First National Batik of charlotte. John Rutherford, Hiram Kelley, Thos G Greenlee, James Greenlee, Mary carsnu, Mary carson, A H Erwin, N H I) Wil son, Assignee, R M Walker and others. Defendants. The undersigned, Commissioners appoint ed by the court at the said April firm thereof, will sell at lhe court House dorr .n. the city of Salisbury, tie 22nd day vf June, 7" at Public Anction, to ti e highest bidder all the5 franchises, roads, read beds, rolling stock tod prpertyif every kind, nature untl description belonging to the paid, 'Tin' v'-8tern North Carolina Railroad compa ny," mentioned and described in the suul Decree..,,. . The purchaser er purchasers will be re quired to payto-Ml.e commissioners Ten Thousand Dollars in cash on the day cf rule, and will be given endit for the balance of the purchase moLey until Monday lie M J-day. ofJnly, 1875, the first rule day cf si" court, at tirttnsboro, IS. c, next cnsiin'fc' after the dsy of sale. Those who purchase at said sale, provid ed they be beholders of the bonds secured by the mortgage mentioned in the said Decru', Ofay -retaip :ihei'harcs of the purchase money, except as( lhe said sum $10,000 00, by surrendering to the commisoiorera on equal amonnt of said bends. The said commissioners are authorized, so soon as the said sale shall be confirmed by the court, to give-immediate possession ol the said "Railroad, its property and effects ol every kind and description ; and all persons who may be in possession of tie said By road or any of its property are commanded to surrender the same to the purchasers up on the product ion of the commissioncis'detcl to them. r Tnis Road, when its connections shall in completed, wilt form one of toe most Imnor tant Thoroughfares in the eutire South. I'' length is 142 miles, of which 115 mil- 8 is complete ; that is from. Salisbury to Old Fort in McDowell county; at the Eastern base of the Blue Ridge; and the greuier part of tbe remainder of the road is graded, or nearly so. y There has already been expended upou this Road, about 6,t)00,0O0.00. It is now old to satisfy a debt of about 51,400,000 M --whicli constitutes the first lien upon uf property. The commissioners believe that tbe title of the purchaser will be good. For any further information, address . ' B S GAITHER, Morganton, 1 i;s MARCUS ERWIN , ' Ashevili''. N 1 r- . , THOMAS RUFFIN. -1 1 j" I ' i K Hillsboro, THOMAS B. KEOGH, ti. Greensboro, ( . apr 23 oaw Sw Annpnnoes to tbe citizens 6f Charlotte, '" tbe public generally that h h nnrcba the entire stock of ; . .-. Giveeries and Previsions expects to do buainem f u i" ... . j nn- ' A inlltnd mmnlu Jl.t ' - . .. oomrtiorv?-. ?d. Price? that , f v- si 1 6:nov22 da- 1 eHK.wTQ tobacco; aoARS .' - ANDfiNpFF:4r7 -. air 2' " " rf& ANDREWS &