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CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, I860.
E I G n T II VOLUME NUMBER 405.
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CHARLOTTE, X. C.,
Y"iU attend promptly and dd.jintly to collecting and
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vex nines, Ac.
OFFICE, with Wm. Johnston. Ksy.
Qrif During hours of bii.-ini s. mav be found in the
Court House. OHic- No. ls adjoining the clerk's ollice.
January lsi-t
J. A. FOX.
Attorney eft Hiaw,
CHARLOTTE, X. C.
ia'.vaa'.ia cn.u;cTi.; a;e.xt.
(Ifiice at the Court House, 1 door to the left, down stairs.
Win. J. Kerr,
A T T O f : A fi: V A T I. A IV,
CHARLOTTE, X. C,
"VV i 1 1 practice i it the County anil Superior Courts of
Mecklenburg. I nioii and t'aharru ciMintics.
Ofkh'k in tin- 15 raw ley building opposite Kerr's Hotel.
January 1 . IS CO V
J M. TlllEIl, M. I).,
Practitioner of Medicine and Surgery.
Ofice opposite Kerr's Hotel.
ROBERT GIBBOX, 51. D.,
I'R.icvrrrioxKR or iui;iic ie
AND
W&H&WT' il L ".11 12 "ii 'X j
Ojft'-r Xo. '2 Irtn'n's corner, CllAHI.OTTK, X. C.
"ibcemhcr 14, IHU'J.
J AS. T.
ATTORN E Y
DAVIS,
AT LAW,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Will practice in the Courts of Mecklenburg and the
adjoining counties.
JtrT" The collection of claims promptly attended to.
March 1 4, l ..;: y
roLl.oK B. LEE.
WM. II. KKltll.
LV.K & KKHU.
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
AM) SOLICITOUS IN CM AXCEKV,
Memphis, Tennessee.
fcif OTk c over the Cavoso Hank, on the Corner of
Main am! Madison Streets. "XtiS
Ttiif of llo'din Courts :
Chasckhy ith Monday in May and Nov.
CincriT :;d Miimlay in Jan.. .Mav ami September.
Common Law 1st Monday in Man h. July and Xov'r.
Cumivu. M M.mdav in February. June and October.
Ckittemk Cm. i it Coi i:t, Auk.-d Monday in May
and November.
Jan. :5:I, ImIii. y
If. W. IiCCK ITII
lias constantly on hand
WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C,
Of the best Euglih and American manufacture) s.
Call and examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Watch cry stats put iu for :!." cents each.
November 8, v
PEA MEAL
We keep at our Steam Flouring M'll in this place
Pea Meal for feeding cows and stovk. Also, we have
on hand at all times. Family, Extra. Superfine and
fwr.se f'ioiir. We warrant our family flour.
Coin Meal and tlrits can ahvavs be had at the mill.
J. WILKES vV. CO.
April l:. isr,
iETA FIRE IAS IRA ME (OJiPAM.
CASH ASSETTS, $.7oO.OOO.
K.
XYK IIL'TCHISON, Agent.
Charlotte. April i;
ir uos.ril,,r will pavthe highe
Beet cattle. '
t cash prices for j
, Those havin
I'ork IIol's for s.ils wrint.t
lo well to
;nc me a irnu, us 1
kind of stock.
am desirous of
purchasing that
J- L. STOUT, Town Uutcher.
October II, 1S50.
TAXES.
The Tax Lists fur the year IS
' are now in my
to pay Taxes will
hands for inspection. Those liable
plea-e conic forward and settle.
. ., E- V. GIUER.
April 12. 1850.
Hieritf.
NI-GROKS WANTKD.
I want to buy Negro Boys and Girl; from 12 to is
years old, for which the highest prices iu cash will be
p3 I J.
May 17, 1S59
SAML. A. HARRIS.
AOTICE TO EUJIEDERS.
The Board of Directors of the Branch Bank of X
C.
v ..none, invite sea led proposals for the
of a Banking House in this town.
erection
i lans and Specifications for
proposed buildinsr can
u ''''n the Branch Bank.
Hl until the 27th of March.
Proposals will bereceiv-
. T. W. DEWEY
February 28, 1SC0, 2-5t
Ca shier.
ANOTHER SOUTHERN MOVEJICXT
CUBAN SEGAR MANUFACTORY.
j
j Si-jars and Tobiuro Leaf direct from Cuba.
! JOHN S. WILEY has returned to Charlotte from 1
' Cuba, where he bought a large and varied assortment '
j of SKUAIIS, sSXl'FF, T0I5ACC0, kc, for this market,
ami is now ojieniug some celebrated brands of Segars, 1
among wtiicikmay ue ionnu me lonowing : i
El Kko Ilabnna, Mucha El Littleto, j
Concha's Malos, Kio Houdro,
Vlor del Tumus, Lasbelas Gnstou.
i i
He mannfurture Segars from the best Havana To- j
i baeco; and keeps the best Smoking and chewing Tobae-
i co, Lynchburg and Turkish Brands ; Maccabau, Rap-:
pee and pure Scotch Snuffs; Powhatan Pipes, snnff ,
j Uoxes, Matches. Slacking, kc; Meershaun SegarlJold- j
; ers and Pipes. !
j He respectfully invites the pulille to call at the Cu-
j ban Segar Factory nearly opposite the Mansion House, j
j Jauuarv 3, lX'iO. i
pWARE 8j,
18CO.
WE defy competition as to stock and prices. We
have everything kept in such Stores made oMKOXor
SIhhL, and we intend keeping at all times a full
ply in our line, at the VEUV LOWEST I'UICES.
u p
We invite all to come and see
Feb. 21st. COCHHAXE & SAMPLE.
At
I lie Hardware .lore will be found
Anvils, Uellows, Vices,
Wood Screws, Nails, Hinges,
Locks, Butts, Hammers,
Axes, Spades, Hatchets,
Pocket and Table Cutlery, Saws of all kinds,
Shovels of every vat ietv. kc kv.
COCHRANE & SAMPLE.
CHAINS
A large stock of Trace
Ln'', Breast. Slav. Lock. Well
an. i i mini, aim Milan mams, lo lie
leu in! at the Hard-
ware Store of COCHRANE
& SAMPLE.
TOOLS.
Tools of all kinds at the Hardware store.
COCHRANE & SAMPLE
Carriage Materials.
Every variety of Goods for Carriage Makers, atgreat
Iv reduced prices, at the Hardware More.
COCHRANE Jt SAMPLE.
Picture Cords, Tassels,
Curtain Pins, curtain Bands, Window Cornices, kc ic,
at the Hardware Store. COCHRANE & SAMPLE.
IRON.
English and American of all sizes and shapes, at the
Hardware Store. COCHRANE k SAMPLE.
Corn Shellers, Straw Cutters,
THOMPSON S PLOUGHS, at the Hardware Store.
COCHRANE & SAMPLE.
GUNS.
A large stock of Guns, from 1 50 to $100 ; Pistols,
Shot, Powder, and Lead, at the Hardware store.
COCHRANE & SAMPLE.
To the Ladies.
Though exclusively a Hardware Store, we do not ex
clude the Ladies. We respectfully invite them to call
and examine our Stock ofGoods for their use. We are
in receipt of a largest stock of House-keeping and other
goods that can be found in this part of the Slate, all
of which will be sold low for cash.
COCHRANE A SAMPLE.
11. E. rOf'HRAXE. J. 11. SAMt l.K.
February 21, 1800 tf.
AGR 'CULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Implements" of mv manufacture can be found at the
Hardware Store of C.K'IIRANE & SAMPLE in Char
lotte. Among the various implements for Agricultural
purposes is Westinghouse's combined Thresher and
Winnower. J. II. THOMPSON.
Jan 31, 1S00 Oin Tyro, Davidson co.
JOHN VOGEL, Practical Tai
lor, respectfully informs the citi
zens of Charlotte and surround
ing country, that he is prepared
to manufacture gentlemen's clo
thing in the latest style and at
short notice. His best exertions
will be given to render satisfac
tion to those who patronize him.
Shop opposite Kerr's Hotel, next
door to Brown & Stitt's store.
Oct. 4, 1859. tf
The Eureka Family
Shuttle Sewiiiff Machines.
J. B. F. BOONE, Agent at Charlotte.
For Family use, the Eureka Machine possesses the
following desirable qualities : 1. It is strongly built,
runs lightly, and its movements are simple and easily
understood. 2. It works with two threads, using a
shuttle, and makes the Lock-Stitch, which is approved
for all kinds of work, and for nianj- varieties is the only
adniissable stitch. 3. While it will sew the tightest
possible seam in heavy fabrics, it is susceptible of the
moit delicate adjustment for use upon light and fragile
material; hence it is peculiarly fitted to perform the al
most endless variety of work which comes within the
range of family sew ing. 4. In addition to tlie admitted
advantages peculiar to Shuttle Machines, it is so con
structed that it can be run at a very high rale of speed
without damage. 5. It uses :vny kind of thread, mak
ing a uniform stitch, and presenting the same general
appearance on both sides of the material sewed.
Opinion of the J'refK. The ease with which it is
worked, the little trouble iu keeping it in running order
no disturbance of a bolt or screw necessary explains',
the secret of its universal popularity. Y. 1. Day Booh. '
Hie simplicity of these machines make them exceed
ingly desirable "for family use. Ladies' Visitog.
It ranks high in the market, and is preferred over all
others for its durability and simplicity. A. V. A'tir j. j
January 3, 18G0. j I
WEARY OP LIFE.
Weary of life, 3-et fondly to it clinginj;:
Weary of life, yet weeping at its close; I
Dreading the hour that our last rest is bringing, j
Urging its coriiing, fearing its repose.
Weary of life, yet begging it to tarry:
Weary of life, yet trembling at its flight:
Staggering 'neath burdens that we cannot carry,
Weary of life, yet dreading more the night.
Weary of life! O, Father in high Heaven,
Bridge o'er the darkness with one ray of light:
Weary of life, O, keen me at its even
Oh, give me stars with my untraveled
night.
T. J. COKPEHIHG,
Surgeon IDentist,
(Graduate of the Baltimore Dental College,)
Can be found at his Oflice on Tryon street, opposite
China Hall, where he will be pleased to receive the
calls of those who may require his professional service!,
February 21,
I860.
Cm
The last Advertisement.
We have rented our Store to ELIAS k COIIEX, who
'
are to take possession on the first day of April, and a-s
we are determined to
Close C3TLX-fc
OUR STOCK OF GOODS
IJ
OF
THAT
COST.
TIME, we will sell them REGARDLESS
T. EI. in: EH & CO.
Feb. 7, 1800.
REMOVAL.
Our Friends and Customers
WILL FIND US
After Hie 1st day of April, 1860,
IX THE STORE XOW OCCUPIED BY
From whom we have rented that
Spacious Establishment.
Until that time we shall
Be pleased to see All at No. 2,
Granite Row.
ELMS Si COI1EJT.
Feb. T. 1800.
tf
WHEAT !
subscriber is prepared to purchase
The
the new
crop or V neat at the Highest market price. Farmers
will find it to their advantage to call at the CHAR
LuTTE STEAM MILLS before selling.
JXO. WILKES.
Julv 20, 1858 tf
HARTFORD FIRE IKSUKAKCE CO.,
HARTFORD, Conn.
Incorporated A. D. 1810.
Authorized capital
Capital paid in
Surplus
ASSETS JAXUARY
Cash on hand and in Bank
Charter Perpetual.
SI, 000,000
500,000
300,000
1, 1859.
.$43,455 22
54.827 00
15000 00
73,174 55
230,413 00
197,750 00
74,020 00
, 10,000 0''
74,245 00
10,250 00
14,035 00
$S03,700 80
Cash in hand of Agents and in transit,
Real Estate unencumbered (cash value)
Bills receivable, amp'y secured
2.404 Shares Bank S;,ock in Hartford,
2,200 " 4i " New York,
710 " " u Boston,
100 shares Bank of the State of Missouri,
State and city Bonds, C per cents,
Rail Road Stocks,
United States' Treasury Notes,
DIRECTORS.
Charles Boswell
Henry Keney,
II. Huntington,
Albert Day.
James Good v in,
Job Allyn,
John P. Brace,
Charles J. Russ.
Calvin Day,
Tuio. C. A li. Y.v, Secretary,
C. C. Lyman, Axsisttwf Sec'i
H. IIlxtinoTo.v I'resident.
Wm. X. Bowers, Aelitani.
I This old and reliable company, established for near
! ly fifty years, continues to Insure against loss or dam
i age by Fire on dwellings, furniture, warehouses, stores,
j merchandise, mills, manufactories, and most other
; kinds of property, on its usual satisfat tory terms.
I Particular attention given toi nsuring Farm Property,
! consisting of Dwellings, Barns and Out-buildings con-
neeted. and Furniture, Live Stock, Hay, Grain, Farming
j Utensils. Jte.. contained in the same, for a term of three
j to five years at fotc rates of premium.
Applications for Insurance may be made to the nn
: dersigncd, the duly authorized Agent for Charlotte and
j vicinity.
j Losses equitably adjusted at this Agency, and paid
immediately, upon satisfactory proofs, in fund.', current
i in the cities of Aec York or Boston, as the assured may
prefer.
E. NYE HUTCHISON.
June 28, 185D. y Agent at Charlotte.
KOl"XIEl 1852. CHARTERED 1854.
Located corner of Baltimore and Charles streets,
BALTIMORE, Md.
The largest, most elegantly furnished, and popular
Commercial College in the United States.
Students in attendance from nearly every State in the
Union.
Every young man should write immediately for one
oi those la rue and beautiful Ornamental Circulars, re
prejenting the exterior and interior view of the Balti- ;
more Commercial College, Penmanship, kc, which j
will be sent by return mail, free of charge, with CaU- j
logue containing list of students, terms of tuition, opin- j
ions of the Press on our new system of Book-keeping', kc
Facilty.
E. K. LOSIER. Principal Lecturer on
the Science of '
Accounts, Business, Customs, etr
J. M. PHILLIPS, Professor of Book-Keeping and com
mercial calculations.
II. II. DAYIES, Associate Professor of Book-Keeping.
N. C. JOHNSON. Professor of Penmanship.
S. T. WILLIAMS. Eq. Mercantile Law.
HEY. E. Y. REESE, I). D.. commercial Ethics.
Trustees.
Hon John P Kennedy, Hon Joshua Yansant,
Hon Thomas Swann, Wm H Keighler, Esq.
Jacob Trust, Esq. William Knabc, Esq.
The time usually required to
course, from eitrht to twelve weeks.
complete the full ,
Large circulars and catalogues stating terms, kc,
sent bv mail free of charge. Address
E. K. LOSIER, Baltimore, Md.
May 10, 1859 y-jd
jKjr Wisltxn 33rmorrat.
j ; CHARLOTTE, N. C.
j Judge Howard. A Wilson correspondent of
j the Washington Despatch pays the following mer
; ited compliment to Judge Howard:
J "The appointment of George Howard Jr., Esq.,
! of this place, one of the Judges of the Superior
j Court, by the Governor and Council, gives great
measure
to nis numerous mends.- lnous:h a
young man, he is considered qualified for that im
; portant post. He has sustained a high reputation
at the bar here for one of his age, and his mental
culture, legal acquirements, and his social and mor
al qualities inspire confidence that he will make
an excellent Judg."
Burnt to Death. xV Correspondent informs
us that the house of Mr Jonathan Ilolleman, near
New Hill, Wake county, was burnt up on the
morning of the 27th ult., and that he was consumed
in it. When the fire was discovered by the neigh
bors the house was enveloped in flames, and
! 1 ,uu" l,,c , VJ 1
: . i til C 1 . . .1 I J I i
j sisiauce. yet iiiu are uau su jar auvanceu as 10 ren
j der assistance impossible. Mr Ilolleman was
about 70 years of age, and resided in the house
j alone. It is supposed the fire communicated with
the bed from the fire-place. liahujh Age.
Repudiation Punished. The county of Al
leghany, Pennsylvania, subscribed to a railroad
and issued and sold bonds to pay the amount of
subscription. After a while the interest on these
bonds became somewhat burdensome on the peo
pie and they refused to levy the necessary tax to
pay it. The Supreme Court thereupon issued a
mandamus ordering the county Commissioners to
levy the tax. The Commissioners refused or
neglected to obey the mandamus, and the Court
has fined them 5000 for the contempt. Served
them richt.
Alohama on the Election of a BfarJc Republican
President. The House passed resolutions, with
but two dissenting votes, substantially the same as
those already passed by the Senate, ordering the
Governor to call a State Convention in the event ;
Black Republican should be elected to the Presi
dency. So it is clear that Alabama is determined
to call into action her reserved sovereignty before
the North shall have bound her hand and foot, and
rendered her powerless for the defence of her
rights. Montgomery (Ala. Advertiser.
. m
Early Corn Planting. The Spring has come
at. last miM and genial, the fruit trees are bloom
ing, the bluebirds mating, and the farmers are busy
at their Spring work. AY e noticed a day or two
ago that several farmers in Columbia county are
already planting corn, and during this week a ma
jority of them will nrnsh that work.
The old Indian rule was to plant corn when the
oak leaves were as large as a squirrel's ear, but the
rule now is to plant as early as possible, especially
upon old land; and it is always safe, we think, to
plant in this section by the first of March, if the
ground be dry. The weather now is very propi
tious, and the land in fine order, but notwithstand
ing the teachings of experience, people are pre
paring to plant as much cotton as usual, and only
enough corn to satisfy their wants, if the season
suits. A ugusta Chronicle.
The Present Prospects of John Dean, Esq.
The death of Mr Poker, the wealthy wine
merchant, who.-e daughter a few years since mar
ried his coachman, John Dean, naturally revives a
littlechatin reference to that romantic affair. The
impression seems now to prevail, that, so far as
her own happiness is concerned, JMiss Poker did
not, after all, make so poor a match. Her husband
soon after the marriage, was appointed to a clerk
ship in the custom house, which lie still holds, and
the duties of which he discharges creditably to
I himself, and with fidelity to the Government. He
is a modest, unassuming man, has a quiet butcom
forable home in Williamsburg, is perfectly irre
proachable in his habits and associations, minds his
own business, and is a faithful and affectionate
husband. He avoids notoriety of every sort, and
pursues the way of an upright, sterling man and a
good citizen.
Necros Incited to Kill their Oyerseer by
an Abolitionist. We learned the particulars of
the tragedy enacted in xshley County, Arkansas,
which has created a great excitement in that locali
ty. Jasper Murray, overseer of Samuel M. Carter,
of Georgia, who has recently settled a plantation
in Arkansas, was killed by the negroes on the place
a few days since. Inquiries instituted developed
the fact that the crime was committed at the in
stigation of an Abolitionist named Sneed, who
promised the negroes that if they would kill the
overseer and get his money, he would carry them
to a free State. Five of the negroes and the white
man were arrested, and are in jail at Hamburg,
Ashley County. As before stated, the most in
tense excitement prevails in the neighborhood, and
it would not be surprising if Sneed met his deserts
in a most summary manner.
Another Fire in Elizabeth City. A cor
respondent of the Norfolk Argus, writing from
Elizabeth City under date of the 4th inst., says:
"The citizens of our ill-fated town wt..; again
summoned to witness the heartless and heinous
1 work of incendiarism, on Saturday night last, at
e eariy nour tri e o ciock. ine nre occurred in
the large and beautiful brick building on water j
street, owned and occupied by Mr W. II. Clarke, !
as a JIacl)jne Shop and Agricultural depot. The ;
flames were spreading furiously when first drscover-
e(' ail( or tne t'niC'y arrival at the spot of our
firemen, the entire square of buildings, no doubt,
would have been consumed. As it was, however,
the house of 31 r Clarke was partially saved, but
; bis loss from injuries sustained by the exertions to
I save the house, will be heavy. We know not
what danger threatens our citizens' property; and
that we require a thorough investigation, and great
j vigilance is very evident."
infantile whiskers. -A. male chiia was late- i
ly born in Stanfield, Mass., healthy and well form-
ed, with "a well denned pair ot solt, silky whiskers, '
siretcnmg irom car to ear. me cnna is now
fire weeks old, bright and lively, with a growing
beard. Boston Post,
TO THE VINE GROWERS OP THE
UNITED STATES.
From the Southern Cultivator, Augusta, Ga.
At a late meeting of the "Aiken Horticultural
and Vine Growing Association," it was resolved,
That a committee of five be appointed to open a
correspondence with the various Vine Growing
Associations in the United States, and to ascertain
the practicability of holding a Vine Growing Con
vention iu Aiken sometime next, summer-and if
found practicable and . expedient that the com
mittee take such measures to secure this object as
they may think proper, and that they report the
j result of their proceedings to this Society at its
meeting in May next.
The following gentlemen were appointed the
committee: Messrs. A. DeCaradeuc, Chairman;
McDonald, Ravcnel, Redmond, and Wood.
It is, perhaps, proper to state the object of the
Association in proposing such a Convention, and
to point out a few of the advantages to be derived
from it. In the first place, it is necessary' to come
to some understanding about the names of the
Grapes now under cultivation, as it is evideul that
great confusion exists in that respect. Most of
the vines being known in different places by differ
ent names: the Ulack July, for instance, having
five synonyms. Thus it often happens that a Vine
Grower reads or hears great praises of a Grape
whose name is unknown to him, and a description
of which tallies with none that he has; he procures
it at great expense, cultivates it with care for two
or three years, and ultimately discovers it is iden
tical with some other he has had a long time. This
is discouraging, and has deterred many from pro
curing new and valuable varieties, which it would
have been advantageous to have cultivated more
or less extensively. This difficulty can only be
obviated by a Convention such as is proposed
the best written description never being so lucid
as to convey an exact idea of a fruit
The meeting will take place at a season when
the Iruit at the couth is ripe: all who attend are
invited and requested to bring samples of their
grapes, ripe if possible, and green it otherwise
with a leaf and a piece of the wood, and names and
synonyms attached. Those who cannot attend are
requested to forward samples as above. Thus, if
we are assisted by the good will of majority of Vine
Growers, most of the varieties in the States will be
represented; their qualities, names, synonyms, sizes
degrees of maturity, etc., will be compared and j
vast amount of inaluable information derived
Names will be agreed upon, accepted or rejected
with good authority. Persons will also be reques
tea to onng or sena samples or the wuu grapes
from their neighborhood in the same manner, and
the different species might be finally determined
upon and each grape properly classed under its own
head or type an obiect of great importance to
the Botany of the country, and perhaps, finally to
the making of wine from them. We are daily
getting additions to our list of natives, and unless
' 1. r i
a correct nomenclature and classification be at once
made, we will be thrown into inextrciable confusion
expensive and troublesome to the growers. An
other object of the Convention is to determine up
on some manner of naming the different Wines
The present way of calling them by the name of
the grape is in direct contravention to the establish
ed rules of wiftf-growing countries. It has always
been customary to classify wines by the name of a
State. Province or District, with the different
brands attached to them according to the name of
the praticular locality. Thus the general name
"Wines of the Rhine," comprises many particular
brands, such as Ilockheimer, Johanucsberg, etc.,
etc. Bordeaux wines include Chateaux Margaux,
St. Sulien, La Rose, etc. The reason for this is
very obvious. The same grape will make totally
different wines in different places. And, again.
in most wine countries (and we will, no doubt,
adopt the same course) the grapes are mixed. A
wine made from a mixture of Catawba, Isabella
and Warren, could not be called by either of those
names.
At present we have a hundred different Catawba
wines, no two of them alike Hence, the proprie
ty of rejecting the name of the fruit in favor of the
time-honored custom of naming after the State,
District or river, with brands of private names or
ocalitics. Purchasers will then know at once
what they are buying, and will not be prejudiced
against Catawba or Warren wine, because they
have tasted worthless Catawba or arren wine.
Independently of the foregoing, the amount of
information exchanged by persons meeting in such
a Convention as we propose, would truly be worth
millions to the nation, and would tend more to
develope that rich culture than all that could be
written.
We call, then, upon all who cultivate the grape,
whether for the table or for wine, or who take an
interest in the success of its culture, to assist the
committee in securing their object a Convention
of Delegates from all the vine growing associations
in the United States, and of private and separate
vine growers. JiCt all wno can come, determine
at once to meet in Aiken, S. C, on the third Tues
day in August next (21st) there to assist in the
good work to compare their fruit and exchange
their views.
Aiken has been selected as being easy of access
from all quarters north, south, east and west
being at all times unexceptionable as to health,
and a delightful summer resort for the neighbor
ing cities, and well provided with ample accom
modations Secretaries of the different Associations connect
ed with the Vine Culture, would confer a favor by
forwarding to this office, or to either of the gentle
men of the Committee, the names and localities of
their Societies, and all other information they may
thing proper.
A. DeCardeuc, Chairman. Woodward, S. C.
Dr. J. C. W. McDonald, Woodward, 8. C.
IT. WT. Raven el, Aiken, S. C.
E. J. C. Wood, Aiken, S. C.
D. Redmond, Augusta, Ga.
February, 1860.
-Buttcr is excessively high in Paris. The I
best table butter is a dollar a pound which usually !
gold for half a dollar; common kitcnen Dutter is
forty cents a pound, a quality usully sold for
twenty-eight; A egctables are also very dear, and so
is meat. Ihe poor nave a hard time out in fans;
that splendid city is made for the rich, not the
poor.
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH YOUR
SONS P
We find in the American Journal of Education
some thoughts in relation to the agricultural pro
fession, to which we invite the earnest attention of
our readers:
"Farm Life, a School of True Manhood.
The men who have left their mark upon the ages
in which they have lived, have done a great and
noble work for the race, have been, with a few ex
ceptions, men of noble physical mould. The foun
dation of their greatness and of their fame was laid
in the patient training of their physical powers.
Such a man was Washington, and most of the worth
ies who were associated with him in the struggle for
our liberities. Such were Clay and Webster, and
many of their cotcmporaries in our national Senate.
Their early days were spent on the farm, and tho
thoughts of their declining years were given to the
improvement, and the cultivation, and the estab
lishment of their respective homesteads. Ashland
and Marshfield will long be scenes of pilgrimage
to the husbandman as well as the patriot.
'The whole tendency of farm life is to develop
the body healthfully and symmetrically. The
diild is not pent up in the narrow back-yard of a
city dwelling, nor turned into the thronged and
filthy streets to pursue the sports. His eyes open
first upon the green fields and fragrant meadows,
and the first footfall out of doors is upon the matted
grass beneath the shadowy trees of his rural home.
He drinks in health from every breeze, and all the
scenes around him call forth that playfulness
which performs so important an oflice in our curly
training.
"So this leads us to speak of the influence of farm
life upon the home virtues. Xo occupation can be
more favorable than the cultivation of those qual
ities which are the charm of the domestic circle.
The farmer is much more at home than is possible
with any other men. How many are there in our
cities who only see their families at evening, or on
Sunday? They live for their business, and this,
from its location, takes them from home early and
late. How many from the same cause, forsake
house-keeping and bundle into a bording-houso
and hotels, where the charm and beauty of the
family, as God instituted it, is entirely lost; and
children fall under a thousand unfriendly influ
ences, that would never touch them at home!
With the best arrangements wealth could command
in the city, it is well igh impossible to keep chil
dren under the influence of their parents, so that
they shall have a distinct family character, and
bear the moral, as they do the physical image of
their progenitors. Parental influence is dissipated
amid the varied social influences to which they are
subjected from their earliest days. Then what
perplexities harrass the man of business in the city
his capital often invested in profitless enterprises,
exposed to the depredations of dishonest men, be
trayed, cheated and ruined by knaves and bank
rupts, r rotu the very chaiacter of his business,
he has to trust far more of his available means to
the integrity of his fellows than the cultivator.
His debts are often scattered over a wide extent
of territory, and collections are not only expensive,
but exceedingly uncertain. But this commercial
credit depends upon this uncertainty, and he is
often compelled to fall back upon nothing, a ruin
ed man.
Ninety-five failures fn a hundred, among most
business men in the city, tell a sad tale of the per
plexities and sorrow, tho corroding cares and an
guish of mercantile life. How can a father, goaded
with the anxieties, from the begining to the end
of the year, do justice to his children, e"vcn if his
business allowed him to be with them part of the
time? He is not in a frame of mind to superin
tend their education and to perform a father's
office.
"The farm preserves the family in its integrity.
The home has in it that charming word, and that
more charming thing, the fireside, around which
parents and children gather, and where the bright
and cheerful blaze upon the health is but a true
type of the tiame of of love that glows in every
heart. Ihe parents have been drawn together,
not by sordid motives of wealth, nor the ambitious
desire of social display, but by the personal quali
ties seen in each other. The glory of the fireside
to the husband is that the wife is there; and to the
wife that he is there who is head of the woman,
and the band is that home circle. Here they
gather at morning and evening and at uoon. Their
board is always surrounded with the frame circle,
and here they spend the long winter
evenings
together
Good Advice, Girls, let us tell you a stubborn
truth. No young woman ever looked bo well, to
a sensible man, as when dressed in a plain, neat,
modest attire, without a single ornament aboutjher
icrson. She looks then as though fihe possessed
worth in herself, and needed no artificial rigging
to enhance her value. If a young woman would
spend as much time in cultivating her mind,
training her temper, and cherishing kindness,
meekness, mercy and other good qualities, as tnot
of them do iu extra dress and ornaments, to increase
their personal charms, she would at a glance be
tnown among a thousand her character would be
read in her countenance. That's so.
The Hero of the Broken Head. Mr
Charles Sumner, the great martyr of the Black
lepublican party, the hero of the broken hea l,
and fugitive from his own native land, hassignalized
bis return to the United States Senate in no manner
worthyjof his fame as martyr, invalid and interesting
tourist. He has occupied a quiet seat during the
present session, his head has ceased at last to
lecd and so has Kansas, and not a word has
Sumner had to say of John Brown or the Impending
Crisis since his re-appearance in the Capital. We
might have expected something from him in regard
to his travels, the awiui surgical operation ne
underwent in Paris, his interviews with Louis
Napoleon and Lord Palmerston, ind bo forth, and
his friends and supporters in New England had &
rio-ht to look for a fpeech from him in which ho
should vilify bouth Carolina alter the old lashion,
just by way of showing that the surgical operation
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nr has been a silent member whether because
he has really nothing to say, or because he is mind
ful of other catta percha canes and resolute arms
in the other wind of the building, we pretend not
to determine.