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CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE 13 THE COMMON PROPERTY OF TnE OTHER.
. IN ADVANCE.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1859.
SEVENTH VOLUME NUMBER 357.
it est era
gemwcrai
ORDINANCES
OF THE TOWN OF CHARLOTTE,
'capital from the Minutes of the present
former Boards of Commissioners.
and
f it Ordih.rd Uf the Cemmiuhmen of the Trn of
Charlotte, and it it kertby ord-itn-d by the authority of the
mmts That no person shall keep, or sutler to be kept,
u, hiiv. straw, fodder, ehavhigs, or other eombastible
mutter in baiJdia; where tire is kept constantly
or occasionally, or in any place peculiarly exposed to
dancer from ire, nor suffer the same to he negligently
Stowed or put away, or managed so as to become dan
eroua on acconnt of ire; am' aaj person offending in
either of these particulars, t-hall forft-it and pay the
gam of Five Dollars tor eah and every offence, and
dnr Hollar fur c-ach Uoy- if the same is suffered to re
naia after notion is given.
;, il fmrtktr Onltiimd, That no person shall carry, or
saffier to be carrie. 1, any candle, lamp or other light
w ithout a lantern, into nnj stable, barn, or other house
where there uiay be straw, fodder, shavings, or other
combustible mutter; and any person so offending shall
forfeit and paj the sum of Two Dollars for the first of
fence, sad lor every repitition of said offence a line of
F.ur Dollars.
r it further ordained, That any person or persons
carrvin" on, or causing to be carried on, any cabinet
nm k i u -. carriage or wagon making, or carpenters' shup,
i;, which lire i used, who shall not remove or caused
t,i lie removed between sunset and i) o'clock, or before
liMvin-; the shop for the nijlit, aH'chips and shavings
from i i i . i shop, shall forfeit and pay the sum of Two
Dollars for each and every such offence.
Be it further ordained, That any one whose stove
pipe, upon inspection by the Tow n Constable or Inten
dant, shall ie adjudged unsafe, shall forthwith alter or
arrange the same in .-uch manner as to avoid danger
from ,;,.. or forfeit and pay a fine of One Dollar for
every daj it may so remain.
Be it further ordained, That any person or persona
whose chimnej or stove pipe shall take fin or barn,
iini. -s the same be in wet weather, shall forfeit and pay
the sum of Four Dollars for each and ever;
l it further ordained. That anv person
onence.
or persons
who -haii discharge any gun or pistol, or sell or set tire
l,i rxp! kIc, oi- use any S'juib or tire crackers, within
tli- limits of the Town, shall forfeit and pay for each
and every offence the sum of One Dollar, if the offender
be a free person: and if a slave, shall receive not less
lhaa ii:'t en lashes.
I!.- it farther ordained, That any person or persons
w!ii shall exhibit, set lire to. or explode any lire works.
nrnuWor elevate any balloon or kite, or throw any
lire balls, within the limits of the Town, unless by the
written permission of the Intondant tirst had ami ob
tained, shall forfeit and pay for each aud every offence
the sum of Twenty Dollars. And any person or persons
wiin -! dl use or o-rry tire in the streets or thickly set-
tifl part- ol t ii c town in n
'1 parta of the Town in a careless or negligent man-
ner. .dull forfeit and nav for each and every
offence the
EMH of Five Dollars if a free penion, and if a slave re
ceive not less than twenty la.-hes.
Be it farther ordained, That no person or persons
shall keep, or Mifi'cr to be kept, in his or their store, or
in anj bouse within one square of the great Square of
the Town, more than One Keg of Powder at any time,
a u less stowed in n Powder Magazine; and any person
or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay for each
and every offence the sum of Twenty Dollars, ami all
I'ovder so allowed to be kept within such distan e,
shall be carefully secured in covered metal canisters
under a like penalty for each and every offence"
Be it further ordained. 1 hat any person or persons
who shall
deposit
in any oi ine streets, any i noni.-n.
i . i . 11 : . i.
refuse, or tilth
forfeit and pay
of any kind w hatever to remain, snail
for each and every offence, if free, the
u in of i ive
Dollars, and if a slave receive not less than
thirty lashes. And any person or persons who shall
su.l'er his, her or their chips, wood, boxe. , hogsheads,
hales, or anything material for building excepted cal
culated to obstruct the free passage of the streets, side
walks, or water in the gntters, to remain in the said
streets, walks or gutters longer than forty-eight hours,
shalf forfeit and pay for each and every offence the sum
of Two Dollars, and One Dollar for every day that said
obstructions remain after notice is given.
He it farther ordained, That no goods, wares, mer
chandize, bundles, hogsheads, or any article of trade,
shall be allowed to remain on the sidewalks, so as to
abstract the free passage of said walks, and any person
or persons offending against this ordinance shall lor
feit and pay Five Dollars for each Offence.
lie it further ordained. That any person or persons
who shall deposit the carcass of any dead animal in
any street or lot, or suffer such to remain on their
premises within the limits of the tow n, shall forfeit and
tor each and every Oltecce the sum Ol rive nonius
it a fiee nersou.
and if a slave shall reeeive not less
tb:in thirty lashes.
Be it further ordained, That no person shall erect
anv Hog-pen within one hundred feet of the main
Streets, or iu any place that wiil annoy or incommode
aaj community; nor shall any one occupying any house
in the Town." coffer any water to remain in his or her
cellar, or on their lots, so as to become stagnant, under
a penalty of l ive Dollars; and the further penalty of
"ne Dollar for every day such nuisance is suffered to
remain after notice i given.
I'.e it further ordained, That if any person or persons
shall take or remove from any street, to the injury
thereof, any sand or earth, without permission from
the Intendant, lie, she or they shall pay a tine of Five
Dollars.
I!.' it further ordained. That any person or persons
who shall run. ride or drive any horse or bosses at n
rapid speed through the streets, shall, if a free person,
forfeit and pay the sum of l ive Dollars for each and
every offence, and if a slave receive not less than twen
ty lashes. And any person or pCSOUS who shall ride
or drive upon anj of the sidewalks, or shall hitch any
horse ti any fence, tree or post in such a way as to ob
struct said sidewalks, shall foifeit and pav the sum of
One Dollar, and if a slave receive not less than ten
lashes.
Be it fur'her ordained. That any person leaving a
saddle horse, or a single harness horse, or any number
of horses, hitched to any vehicle in any of the streets
without some person to stand by or hold the same,
shall forfeit and pay the sum of Five Dollars lor each
and every offence.
Be it further ordained, That any person or persons
who shall feed any stock attached to any wagon or cart
in either of the main streets, shall forfeit and pay for
each aud every offence Two Dollars, and if a slave
shall receive not less than fifteen lashes, after having
b-en notified of this ordinance. And any person or
persons w ho shall camp w ith any v. agon or cart in any
of the streets, shall forfeit and pay for each and every
offence the sum of Five Doilars, and if a slave receive
not less than twenty lashes. And any person camping j
With wagons or carts in the thickly settled parts of the '
Town, and using fire at such camps shall forfeit and
pay for each and every offence the sum of Five Dollars,
after notice is given: aud the like penalty shall be re- .
covered from the ow ner of the lot or party permitting
ueh camping with fire.
Be it further ordained. That if any stud-horse or
jackass shall be exhibited in any of the streets, the
owner shall forfeit and pay the sum of Five Dollars for :
each aad every offence.
Be it further ordained, That any person or persons
who shall permit his or their hor.-e or horses, mule or
amies, to run at large within the corporate limits, shall
forfeit aad pav" for each and every offence the sum cl
W Doilars.
Be it further ordained, That any person or persons
aha shall sell wine or spiritous liquors within the cor
orate, limits of this Tow n, in KV quantity iess than a
Barrel, (except the licensed retailers and apothecaries.) :
hall pay a tax of Twenty-five Dollars: and nny person
effing in violation of this ordinance, shall forfeit and
pay tor each and every offence the sum of Ten Dollars.
Be it further ordained. Thai any person having h- :
eense, who shall sell or deliver to any person, any beer,
rider, win, or sniritou li-juor, on the tfubbath day : or j
J retailer of spiritous liquor open bis or their shops I
I on the Sabbath for the purpose of selling or giving any
! spiritous litjuor, wine, beer or cider to any person, shall
1 forfeit and pay for each and every offence the sum of
Twenty Dollars; and any person seen entering or com-
inr out of said shops, it shall be deemed and held
1 jirima focif evidence of the offence.
Be it further ordained, That if any free negro be
found by the Town Constable or Guard, in the night
! time or on the Sabbath day, in any kitchen or outhouse
'not their own, in the company of, or associating with,
any slave, shall, by said Constable or Guard, be brought
before the Intendant, and upon conviction be fined not
more than Two Dollars, and upon failure to pay said
line and co.-ts, shall receive not more than thirty-nine
lashes: aniens said free negro is there and associating
with said slave by the permission of the owner of the
premises.
Be it further dVdain-'d, That no person shall employ'
' in his or her store or grocery, any free negro in the
capacity of clerk or retailer of any article, without for
feiting the
bum oi iwwij "ouui iui evcV f -
'i' l..n r 1. I
o Hence.
Be it
allowed
further ordained, That no free negro shall be
to sell or buy anv article, after dark, without.
permission from the Intendant or one of the Com mis- j
Bioners, under a penalty of Tw o Dollars, in default of
payment or one and costs to receive twenty issues; anu
any person buying from or selling to free negroes any
article after dark without the permission of the Intend
ant or one of the Commissioners, shall forfeit and pay
for each and every offence Twenty Dollars.
Be it further ordained, That if any slave shall be
found in any drain or grog shop, either in the day or
night time, without having a written permit from his
or her owner stating that he or she was sent for a
specific purpose, shall receive fifteen lashes at the pub
lic whippingpost; unless the owner shall come forward
and pay Two Dollars and costs, or show on oath that
such slave was sent by him. And the owner or keeper
of a grog shop w here a slave may be so found, shall
forfeit and pay for each and every offence Five Dollars,
and a suspension of his license.
Be it further ordained. That if any person shall be
convicted on trial of selling any article to a slave with
in the corporate limits, without a verbal or written
permission from the owner nf such slave, or from the
.".gent or representative of his or her owner, shall for
feit and pay Twenty Dollars.
Be it further ordained, .That it shall not be law ful
for any person or persons to permit any assemblage of
slaves on his or their lot, for the purpose of dancing or
frolicking, without having first obtained permission
from the Intendant or Commissioners ; aud any one
violating this prdinanee shall forfeit and pay Twenty
Dollars; and if any slave attends such dance or frolick
without permission from his owner, or the agent of his
ow ner, shall receive not more than thirty-nine lashes.
Be it further ordained, That no slave or free negro
shall smoke a pipe or cigar in any street, or walk with
a club or bludgeon, or carry any weapon, under a pen
alty, if a free negro, of Two Dollars, and on failure to
pay such fine, shall receive not less than five nor more
than thirty-nine lashes: and if a slave, receive the same
number of lashes: Provided, that notice of this ordi
nance shall first be given to any parties offending
against the same.
Be it further ordained, That any person who shall
be guilty (if fighting, assaulting or committing a bat
tery upon any person, or of going about the streets
drunk, or of " whooping, hallooing, or using loud and
profane swearing, u.-injr any obscene language, singing
any backguard or obscene song, or be guilty of using
impudent or indecent language or conduct, or other
misdemeanor within the corporate limits, shall be fined
not more than Twenty Dollars; and if a free negro, and
shall fail to pay said Hue. shall receive not more than
thirty-nine lashes; and if a slave, the same number of
lashes.
Be it further ordained, That if any slave shall be
found from his or her home after the hour of fi o'clo.-k,
1. If., unless by written permission from his or her
ow ner, said slave Sjfaall be put in the Guard House and
kept there until next morning, and the owner or em
ployer shall then be notified of his arrest, and shall
come f rward and pay One Dollar and remove him,
otherwise the slave shall receive fifteen lashes and be
discharged.
lie it further ordained, That if any free negro or
slave shall sell or give to any person whatever any
Spiritous liquor, either in the day or night time, he or
they .-hall receive thirty-nine lashes.
lie it further ordained. That no free negro or slave
shall buy any Fow ls for exportation under a penalty of
thirty-nine lashes for each and every offence; and no
slave' belonging to the town shall buy or sell any Fowls
to any person without a w ritten permit from his or her
master or mistress, under a penalty often lashes for
each and every offence; and any person buying from
such slaves shall foifeit and pay for each and every
offence Five Dollars, after notice of this ordinance.
Be it further ordained, That it shall not be lawful
for any owner of any house to erect any cellar-door or
steps to any house, or continue those already erected
w here the door or steps extend into any street more
than three feet, unless such door be on a level
with the sidewalk, under a penalty of Five Dollars for
every month's continuance of such offence after notifi
cation bv the Intendant or Commissioners.
Be it "further ordained, That any person owning or
using anv cellar-door upon the streets, and shall leave
it open "after dark unguarded, or without a light to
show that it is open, shall foifeit and pay for each and
every oflenee Five Dollars.
Be it further ordained, That it shall not be lawful
for anv person to suffer or permit their cattle or goats
to be or remain in any of the streets at night, nor suffer
their goats to run "at large in the day-time, under a
penalty of Twenty-five Cents for each and every
offence.
Be it further ordained, That any person who shall
willfully break any of the lamps on the streets, shall
forfeit and pay a penalty of Ten Dollars; and if a slave
or free negro", receive not less than ten nor more than
thirty-nine lashes.
Be" it further ordained, That no person or persons
shall erect any Bowling Alley, without permission from
the Board of Commissioners specifying the place of
location, under a penalty of One Hundred Dollars.
Be it further ordained" That no person or persons shall
build or erect any Livery stable or Blacksmith shop on
either Trade or Try oa streets, without permission from
the Board of Commissioners, under a penalty of One
Hundred Dollars.
Be it further ordained. That no person shall be al
lowed to occupy more than one-half of the street in the
. i-i ! i j. .n .-.-ii (yo i if i''i tor
in the gutters with the material for building, under a
penalty of Fifty DoHars.
Be it further ordained, That no person shall build
any stable or cow-house within fifty feet of any street,
under a penalty of Fifty Dollars.
Be it further ordained. That it shall not be lawful
for any person to erect any building other than brick
or stone w ith metal roofs, on snnarcs N'os. 1, 2. 3, 4. 5,
7, 0, and 11. under a penalty of One Thousand Dollars.
Be it further ordained. That the speed of the Bail
road trains in passing through town shall not exceed
Four miles per hour, and that the bell shall be rung
while running within the limits of said town; and nay
conductor or engineer failing to observe this ordinance,
Shall forfeit and pav for each and every offence I lfty
DoHarK and anv engineer or conductor stopping his
train across the" streets, thereby hindering the free
passage id' vehicles or persons, shall forfeit and pay for
each and everv offence Twenty Dollars.
Be it further ordained, That tho Inspector and w eigh
mastex, having entered upon the duties of Lis orate, it
shall be his duty to have an office at some convenient
. .. ' r l. 1. .... - a O ta n
erection ot luuitiincrs. nor oosu uci me i.v
tioint. where lie snail remain lrum me nou. w. ,
till 4 P- m.. unless neccs.-
trilv called off. and shall in-
Mtt nil Flour brought to him for inspection, and mai n
it according to qualitv, with the following brands:
'Extra,' 'Superfine.' 'Fine' and 'Middling;' aud shall
Weigh all cotton biought to him, aud shall receive the
following fees from the seller: 5 cts. per barrel and 21
eta. per hag for inspecting Flour, and 6 els. per bale
fur weighing Cotton. . ,
Be it further ordained, That the Inspector anu wcigu-
master shall not bid for nor buy any cotton, hour, pro
visions, or forage, for himself or another, except w hat
is necessary for his own consumption, under a penalty
of Five Hundred Dollars, and be removed from oflfi'.-e.
Be it further ordained, That all informers shall have
half of all moneys realized on lines from convictions.
Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of
the Town Guard to patrol the streets from 9 p. m.
until daylight next morning, under a penalty of Five
Dollars; and they shall wash, or have washed, the
street lamps once every month, under a penalty of One
Dollar; and if any one employed as Guard shall be
found intoxicated, shall forfeit aud pay Five Dollars
and be removed from office.
Be it further ordained. That it shall be the duty of
the Town Constable and Guard or patrol to watch for
and report all violations of the foregoing ordinances to
the Intendant.
Be it further ordained, That any penalty or penalties
imposed by any of the ordinances of this Town incurred
bv a minor, shall be recovered from the parent, guard-
1.... r noisier lifan anorentieel of such minor
. 5-' ... i r
?rhe fore"oin2 Ordinances were revised and
adopted at a meeting of the Board of Commission-
ers 0f the Town of Charlotte, held on the 5th day
p -i i o-o .n
J. 5.
KEllli, Intendant.
Tiios. W
Dewky, Town Clerk.
THE FIRST COUPLE.
When bright woman's glance arid grace,
Fair Eve to Adam's love was given,
lie gazed upon her beauteous face,
And thought that earth, indeed, was heaven.
Each day some new delight appear'd,
Each hour somo new attraction sprung,
And found each link of life eudear'd,
At last he found that she'd a tongue.
Close hid within those ruby gates,
With all those pearly guards to screen it,
He heard her tongue tradition states
An hour or two before he'd seen it.
She teas'd as only woman can,
A power they've kept for ages long
Her plan was still the better plan,
II or tongue by far the better tongue.
Pcspite her charms, that sweetly beam'd,
I'oor Adam thought before a week,
That though perkction else, it seem'd
A great mistake to make her speak,
let was site precious to his heart ;
And as for faults, why, she was young :
lie would not with an atom part,
No, not a jot, except her tongue.
There are some exceptions to this, certain and sure,
II. W. RUPP, -
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
CONCORD, N. C.
Watches. Clocks and Jewelry repaired and warranted.
September 14, y
NOTICE.
All those indebted to me, by Note or Account, will
please come forward and settle the same by Cash.
Febuarv 8. Itio'J ROBERT GIBBON.
SCAER & CO.,
No. 4, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C,
NVITE the attention of Physicians,
Planters, Merchants. Ac. to their NEW
and complete stock ot DHL US, ClIh.MI
CALS, &c. The extensive patronage they
have received from the Physicians of Char
lotte and its vicinity is the best guarantee
of the PLB1T1 Or lilt. L1 o li B sold by
them.
Januarv 1. 1859.
Pure Kerosene,
And a large variety of Kerosene LAMPS, for sale low
by March 29, 1859 " B. NYE HUTCHISON & CO.
ROBERT GIBBON, H. D.,
PRACTITIONER OF MEDICINE
ANI
Office No. - Indus corner, CiiAKLOTTK, N. C.
'December 14, 1858.
JAS. T. DAWS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Will
practice in the Courts ot Mecklenburg
and the
nilinininir eonntlCS.
jBsa- The collection of claims promptly attended to.
March 14, 1859 J
I). 11.
J.
J
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Will ?rive prompt attention to all business entrusted to
his Professional care.
Office opposite Kerb's Hotel.
March 14, 185U J
A. C. WILLIAMSON,
ATTORXEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Has taken an office jointly with J. A. Fox, Eq, up-stairs
next door to the Court House, where he will be con-
i statitly ores
ent to attend to all calls ou proies.-noow
j t(iness mad
1 1 . a.
for himself or tor Mr 1- ox wnen ne ia
auseni.
Januarv 4, ls"9.
tf
J. A. FOX,
Attorney ctt Law,
OiHce next door to the Court House, Up-Slair
K C. WILLIAMSON. Eso., who is a joint occupant
-r.K. mf. nrl who will be uniformly present, will
Ul IO'- vui'-. . .
attend to professional business for me in ab: nce.
December 21,
tf
P. SAUliS,
Architect and Builder,
Will furnish Designs, Plans and Drawings for Public
Baildinjrs Private Residences and Villas. Particular
attention will be paid to building Flouring Mills. Corn
Mills. &c. Office in 3d story of Alexander s Building,
front room, over China Hall.
Charlotte, Oct. 19, 1808.
C harlot Ic S. C. Railroad,)
Charlotte, March 10, ISo'J. j
THROUGH TICKETS from Charlotte to New York,
via Charleston, sold at this Office at $22-tablc fare in
cluded on steamer. Time, less than 3 days, and cheap
er by S3 or S4 than any other
... Charlotte. X. C.
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A DAY ON A RICE PLANTATION.
The Culture of Rive.
From the Salisbury Watchman.
3jR. Editor : To many of vouv readers, doubt-
less, the mode of planting and cultivating this
great article of food, is as much unknown as if it ' dissipation, anc depend upon their fathers even for j Great Shooting. Capt. Travis is, undouht
were only a garden in the East Indies. All, how- j tie daily bread necessary to prolong their worth-1 edly the 'best shot' in America. Certain it is, we
ever, are acquainted with its excellent qualities as :
a nourishing diet, lour humble correspondent j
havine; lately naid a visit to one of the largest nee
plantations on the Cape Fear proposes to give you
some of his observations there.
The plantation which I had the pleasure to visit
was that of Col. T. D. Meares, of Brunswick, and
i in my visit was accompanied by its hospitable own
! er. The broad flat piece of ground of many acres,
j extends along the river and out upon adjacent creeks.
The land is divided into '-tasks by ditches, run
ning through in every direction though mostly
crossing each other at right angles. No plows are
used, the whole work being done with a broad
short hoe and a long narrow one. When a set of
hands are put into one of these tasks they must
smooth itolT, make the little trepch rows, sow the
seed and cover it, all in the same day. The tasks
are reallj given to only one, as for instance it is
the work of one to smooth so much ground, of an
other to trench after him, of another to sow the
seed, and another to cover it The numbers of
these tasks make a field, this field is not fenced in
but surrounded by a large ditch and an embank
ment. These are designated as No. 1, 2, 3, &C,
and contain 10, 15 or 20 acres. There is no fenc
ing, the great body of land containing a number
of fields is surrounded by a large canal.
Having given you a faint idea of how the land
lays, we will see how it is cultivated. In the fall
after the rice is cut, as soon as perfectly dry, the
stubble h burned off; sometimes the weather will
not allow this, then it remains and is chopped under
in the winter. In llecember the whole land intend
ed for cultivation it gone over with the hoe, break
ing clols, &c. In March the planting season be
gins and from that time onward is a rush. As
soon as a field is planted it is covered with water,
and so remains until the rice is pretty well grown.
The water is then let oil and soon after the field is
gone over vith the hoe to chop out grass and work
the rice. This is done twice before the crop ripens.
The irrigation is managed so that when one field is
under water, another may be dry. Several hands
are constantly employed in clearing out ditches,
stopping leaks in embankments, &c.
Every kind of bird is a lover of rice, and an ene
my to the interests of the rice-planters, but the
onuiost dreaded is the rice-bird or, as is called in
some places, the soarer. It is a small bird of dark
ish brown color, with a sharp stout bill, with which
it grasps the stalk of rice and squeezes the milk from
it as ellectually as if done with a pair of nippers.
The only means of getting rid of them is by powder
and shot, and though thousands upon thousands
are killed, they still appear as thick as at first.
During the season of killing, hogs and dogs upon
the plantation ail get fat. The negroes are provid
ed with guns and stand upon the banks and shoot
from morning until night. When a flock of these
birds come near a rice-field the' swoop down with
a noise like thunder, and the beautiful green rice
stalks fall before them as does the wheat before the
reaper's hook. Left to themselves, but a few min
utes would suffice to clear a field, but a half dozen
muskets scare them olffor a time, lint lew who
do not live in that section have any idea of the
immense damage which they do to the rice-planteis
and I suppose there is no means of correct calcu
lation, as they never fail to appear, though more
numerous some years than others. Mr .Meares in
formed me that last year he consumed 35 pounds
of powder in shooting them, and that one year he
had used as much as 50 pounds. The shot was in
proportion.
Of late years an extensive trade has grown up
in the rice straw. The scarcity of hay and the in
feriority of the article brought from the North
induced Mr Meares some years ago to try cured
rice-straw, put up like clover with salt and water.
It succeeded well and for that which he sent to
market he found a ready sale. Other planters
adopted it and the rice straw is now very generally
used as a food for horses, &c. Though by no means
equal to the hay which you have, Mr Editor, and
is everywhere in the West, yet it is far superior to
the Northern apology for hay, which has for so
Ion" been an article of food in the Cape Fear re-
Uion.
The plantation of Col. Meares is one ot the oldest
upon the River, there are fields in it which have
i i lie- in .,ra nA ctill
been planted regularly for oer 40 years and fell
produce luxuriously. The machinery tor c caning
the rice is of the best pattern. Mr Meaivs was
- . -j Ji "in w - 7 1 a"vwi v j- -
among the first planters to introduce impro. cd ma- section jy the fanUre of the last Legislature distinction of Esquire or Hon. In old times it
chincry to run by steam. The rice as it ts soid by , tQ hc hl for ;ts rei;ef. As one slight j was equally a mark of respectability, as will be
the planter is in the husk, it then passes through , in(Jication 0ctne immense trade of that section, j seen by the following extract from Old Colony Ro
the rice mill and is exposed for sale m tierces as we j the wek endin the Uth nU j , s 27, 1631 :
use it upon the table. The rice trade is a large ranefe arrived at the port of Elizabeth , . y . p,-,toW(, ,han for
oo,,,. M-trmlp rn tb.it sect on of the State, but as l-LfZu j -A p .u ! "It ordered, that Josias l ustowe turn (,ior
. v. 4 ., ... .
I
i l(,o n,n I Mnnnttn tn what
uaic no Biancni Mi.iw.iv- - -
amount
Si. 1 11A I IJiJlJiiil.
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Tilden's
d Extracts.
Fl
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SCARIt k CO. call the attention of the Medical Pro
fession to these elegant Preparations so admirably suit
ed for the extemporaneous prepration of Tincture.',
Syrups, Wines, &c, securing the desirable object of
uniformity of strength.
No Physician should be without trieiu
For sale
at
SCARP & COS
Jan. 23. 1359.
Drug Store, Charlotte.
Dae I Hf!t? ! ! Belts!!!
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RUM the best Belting Company, at Manufacturer's
l-.UJl illt oc. i iciiiii(, v," f .1
prices :
2 inch .
21
CASH PRICES:
1 2 J cts. per foot.
....15 " M
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....22 "
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....32
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B.m Seamless Belts m
notice.
Conducting Hose of all sizes, for water or steam pres- ;
sure, ordered direct from the Manufacturer?. ALSO,
Packing of all description, at 55 Cents per Voxind.
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DON'T DEPEND ON FATHER.
How manj' young men of the present day, in
stead of launching out into the world and earning
a livelihood and building up a reputation through
their own exertions, as their fathers have done
kpfore them snend their time in idleness, if not in
ip existence 9 To all such drones we would re-
commend the following :
Stand up here, young man, and let us talk to
-w-r 1 . 11 . . 1 L A .. - i I
j you. lou nave trusted aione io inc content m
I "father's purse," on his fair fame for your influ
ence or success in business. Think you that "fath
er" has attained to eminence in his profession but by
unwearied industry ? or that he has amassed a for
tune honestly without energy and activity ? You
should know that the faculty requisite for the ac
quiring of fame or fortune is essential to, nay, in
separable from, the retaining of cither of these.
Suppose "lather" has the "rocks" in abundance; if
you never earned anything for him, you have no
more business with these "rocks" than a gosling
has with tortoise ! and if he allows you to meddle
with them, he perpetrates untold mischief. And
if the old gentleman is lavish of his cash toward
you, while he allows you to while away your time,
vou'd better leave him; ves, run awav, sooner than
be an imbecile, or something worse,
through
SO
corrupting an influence. Sooner or later you must
learn to rely on your own resources, or you will
not be anybody. If you have become idle; if you
have eaten "father's" bread and butter, and smoked
"father's" cigars; cut a swell in "father's" buggy,
and tried to put on '-father's" influence and reputa
tion you might far better have been a poor canal
bov, the son of a chimney-sweep or boot-black;
and, indeed, we would not swap with you the sit
uation of a poor, half-starved, motherless calf !
Miserable objects you are, that depend entirely
upon parents, playing gentlemen, (dandy loafers.)
What, in the name of common sense are you think
ing of? Wake up there ! Go to work with eith
er your hnmls or your brains, or both, and be some
thing ! Don't merely have it to boast of, that you
have vegetated as othor green-horns, but let folks
know that you count one! Come, off with your coat,
clinch the saw, the plow handles, the scythe, the
ax, the pickax, the spade anything that will ena
ble you to stir your blood ! Who are they that
have worth and influence in society ? Are they
those that have depended alone on the old gentle
man's purse ? or are they those that have climbed
their way to their position by their own industry
and energy ? True, the old gentleman's funds
or personal influence may secure you the forms of
resp( efc, but let him lose his property or die, and
what arc you ? A miserable fledgling a bunch
of flesh and bones that needs to be taken care of!
Again we say, wake up get up in the morning
turn round at least twice before breakfast
help the old man give him now and then a gener
ous lift in business learn how to take the lead,
and not depend forever on being led, and you
have no idea how the discipline will benefit you.
Do this, aud, our word for it, you will seem to
breathe a new atmosphere, possess a new frame,
tread a new earth, wake a new destiny and then
you may begin to aspire to manhood. Take off,
then, that ring from your lilly finger, break your
cane, shave your upper lip, wipe your n so, hold
up your head, and by all means never again eat the
bread of idleness, nor depend on "father."
SOWING Machines in England. Great ex
citement prevails at Stafford and Northampton, in
England, in consequence of the introduction of
sewing machines in the manufacture of boots and
shoes. At a meeting in Stafford, attended by
2,000 makers and binders, it was stated that 5,000
persons had been thrown out of employment in
Northampton, and 1,000 in Stafford, by the intro
nuction of machine sewn tops, and a union was
formed for resisting the innovation.
Fatal Mistake. The Vinecnnes (Indiana)
Gazette says: "Mrs Riley, of Martin county, died
on Friday of last week under peculiar circum
stances. Feeling unwell she concluded to take a
Seidlitz p iwder, mixed the two ingredients in differ
ent glasses as usual, but instead of pouring them
together before drinking, she drank one and then
the o-hcr. The effervescence following in her
stomach neatly stranded her. A dose of mus-
taid was given to vomit her, and a doctor sent for
o
:,t r.nce: but she was dead before he arrived She
was in delicate health, having had several attacks
nf Inner Lloedinr' durincr the nast vear.
m
'Irade of the Aorth lounties. i ne traae
Ot our .ortll eastern V ouuues is uiuon iai-ei mm
, importance 0f the completion of the Che a-
. . iKprnnrle CnnaJ. and the iniurv done
V.1TV. ail CUUUVGicu mm mc iumuu '
" ' . . , -r. ,,. ,t,i:ij i -i-
i tontines witn rtonoiK. jjaitiniore anu i inhuwuiub. ,
" .... -.
Many of them it is true are small but pe rhaps
they would average 400 barrels at a load. 1 he corn,
wheat, peas, sweet potatoes, cotton, staves, shingles
lumber, beeswax, honey and scuppernong wine of
s that section in lanre quantity, thus go to swell the
trade of other States and to be enumerated as the
products and exports of Virginia, &c. Several
. of these vessels are engaged in the shad trade.
WafJn'nffon, (X. Oi) Bitpatch.
The Wild Africans. The Columbus (Ga.)
"Times" irives the recently- imported Africans a
! different character from what has been generally
1 ascribed to them by most papers. It says:
i . 4 i naa
ri m,
"-tney are m ejciy ip;i. c ...wvn
j . t..l.1 A .... A. .wl marl lit. w c
gesture, what they fail to comprehend by words.
They are adepts at learning. Tho?e who purchased
them are well satisfied with their bar-ains, and
think the negroes hardier, stronger, better suited
to labor, capable of enduring more, standing the
heat, more docile, and, upon tbe whole, better
plantation negroes than the little rice negroes of
South Carolina or many of the hard-heads of
- . - . . -
, irginia.
-,;.
You seem to walk more erect than usual, ray
friend.' 'Yes, I have been lately straightened by
a circumstance.'
A MODERN WILLIAM TELL.
We had the pleasure of witnessing a portion of
the extraordinary performances described in the fol
lowing article (says the Richmond Examiner,)
and we can truly say that we had no conception of
such splendid shooting:
never heard ot his superior, lie made a trial ot
his skill yesterday, at his gallery, (corner of Main
and 14th streets, ) in the presence of a number of
gentlemen, and the results were as follows, (dis
tance of each shot about fourteen paces): With
deliberate aim at the figure, hit tho bell eleven
times in twelve shots; with the pistol inverted, hit
the bell eight times in ten shots; discharging thu
pistol between his knees, hit the bell four times iu
five shots. The eight figures marked on the board
were then struck successively, at the random call
of one of the spectators. Capt Travis' servant
then took his position near the figure, and held a
percussion-cap box, of the diameter of half a dol
lar, between his thumb and fore finger. The Cap
tain took deliberate aim at this object, and sent a
bullet through it midway between the centro and
circumference. He closed the exhibition of his
extraordinary skill by firing at a half dime placed
between his feet, with only the width of the coin
separating them. This shot was al60 successful,
the coin being struck without detriment to the
Captuin's boots or toes."
Served IDm Right. A man named Cornelius
Jewell was mulcted in $1500 a few days since, in
Trumbull county, Ohio, for refusing to make Nancy
Miner his wif- after having promised to marry her.
The Shad Trade. The Washington (N. C.)
Dispatch says it is not generally known abroad that
a number of Northern vessels are annually engaged
in the shad trade, from the eastern Sounds of this
State, to the Northern cities Csually in the
month of January of each year, if the weather is
mild enough to anticipate an early run of shad, the
fishermen congregate from different sections, and
literally fill the waters of upper Pamlico, Croatan
and the lower part of Albemarle Sounds, with their
nets, in order to take the shad soon after they
enter our inlets. They are considered far better
then than at any other time. In a few days fleets of
vessels from lioston, Providence. New York,
Philadelphia and Raltimore, ballasted with ice,
are seen casting anchor in the fishing grouudf.
There they remain until their loads of shad are
completed, when they put off in quick haste for the
Northern markets, to dispose of their cargoes nt
high prices. In many instances it is a capital
business, and many of those vessels in a good
fishing season are able to make more than one
voyage. In late years owing to the scarcity ofthad,
the business has been declining, thus cutting off
from our fishermen an important source of trade.
A Convict in Luck. Antonio Blake, a
sailor, convicted at the late session of the V. S.
Court, Norfolk, and sentenced to two years im
prisonment in the Penitentiary, wus carried to
Richmond, but the Superintendent refused him
admittance. Reason Cncle Sam already owes
Virginia a considerable sum for taking rare ol"
prisoners, which cannot be collected.
A Scotchman's Sermon on Moderation. A
Scotch parson once preached a long sermon against
dram-drinking, a vice prevalent in his parish, from
which, report said, he was not free himself:
Whatever ye do, do it with moderation, and
above all be moderate in dram-drinking. When
ye get up, indeed, ye may take a dram, and anithcr
just before breakfast, and perhaps anither after;
but dinna be always dram-drinking. It ye arc out
in the morn, you may just brace yourself up with
anither dram, and perhaps take anither before)
luncheon, and some, I fear, take one after, which
is not so very blamable, but dinna be always dram
dramming away.
Naebody can scruple for one just before dinner,
sind when the desert is brought in. an' after it's
ta'en away; and perhaps one, or it may be two, in
! the course of the afternoon, just to keep ye from
! drowsying orsnozzling, but dinna be always dram-
dramming. Afore tea, and after tea, and between
i l " i a i J
! tea and supper, is no more man ngni, aim goou,
but let me caution ye brethren, not to be always
Urani-oramming. .jusi wnen ye suin .or ucu, u..u
when ye're ready to pop into't, to take a dram or
twa is no more than a Christian may lawfully do,
but, brethren, let me caution you not to drink moro
than iv'c mentioned, or may be we may pass the
bounds of moderation.
The Title of "Mr." The title of Mr. is
i armininn- in h nroud of now-a-davs. in contra-
i- i.... !.,. C,. CVrr, Ihn Inrlntnal
Stcaiinir t duiuch "i ji... .v. ..v.-..v
the Indians; re-
a ii u l.. ,.!.,... Vin f, n.wl fill find hfrp-
, b the name of Joaiag, and not
turn
; a8 fornior, heJ mcd to be an1 that AY
; g jj d and Tbog Andrews, will bewhipp
to the 8ame offence." '
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1 1 illiani
pped for
accessory
Very Touching. 'Farewell, farewell!' I
cried. 'When I return thou'lt be my bride; til!
then be faithful, sweet, adieu in silence oft I'll
think of you.'
The glistening tear stained ner Dngnt eyes
i1:,L-Anincr breath is choked with sighs her
in, I nil v v... - w
tonglie denies her bosom's tway Farewell! I
tore myself away.
' ,a ' a Via ti,inmcfi'il out. and
yUV iuou..... --- .
:L. - k..r,l.f I wlmohxl alimit.
ly ancl speak! can aught be uone to comfort
thee when I am gone? I'lLsend tliee specunens
0f art from every Europeau mart; I'll sketch for
tbee each Alpine gcene, to let thee know where I
have been. A stone from Simplon's dreadful
height, shall gTatify thy curious sight; I'll climb
the fiery Etna's side, to bring home treasures for
my bride; and oh, my love, each ship bhall bear a
1 double letter to my fair.
i M fiwMvrp" the weeninc ancel said, and on
my
shoulder fell her head tor constancy my
tears are hostage but
when you write, pieatc
pay the potagt.