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CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER
Editor and Peopreitor.
3,
1865.
FOURTEENTH VOLUME N UMBER. 688.
Published crery Tuesday ,Q)
BY
WILLIAM J. YATES,
KDITOH AND PUOPRIETO B. .
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GOVERNMENT OF WORTH CAROLINA.
"William W. Holden, of Wake countr, Provisional
Governor.
Jos S Cannon of Perquimans, and Tod R Caldwell
of Hurke, Aids with the rank of Colonel.
TjC-w" Ilanes of Davidson, Private Secretary.
U C Badgvr of Wake, and V7 II Baglcy of Vasq'io
tank. Assistant Secretaries.
S M Parish and J D Pullen of Wake. Clerks.
Theo N Ramsay of "Wake, clerk and messenger.
Jonathan Worth of Randolph, Treasurer.
Ionald W. Bain of Wake, chief clerk to Treasurer.
U R. Thomas of Carteret, Secretary of State.
GOVERNMENT OF THE TJ.' STATES.
President Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee.
.Secretary of State f. II. Seward, of-New
York.
Secretary of War Edwin M. Stauton, of
Pennsylvania.
Postmaster General William Dennison, of
Ohio.
Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, of
Connecticut.
Secretary of the Interior- James Harlan of
Iowa.
Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCullough,
-of Illinois.
Attorney General Jaines Speed, of Kfti-
tucKy. :
President of tho Senate Lafayette S. Foster,,
of Cminecticut.
Speaker of the ILuse Schuyler Colfax, of
Indiana.
John W Forney, Secvjr tnrv of the Senate.
SUrREMK CO CRT.
Salmon C. Chase, Ohio. Chief Justice.
1. James M. Wayne, Georgia,
ti. Samuel Nelson. New York,
y. Robert. C. Grier, Pennsylvania.
4. Najlian Clifford, Maine.
Si. Noah II. Swayne. Ohio.
. Daniel Davis, Illinois.
7. Samuel Milleft Iowa.
6. Samuel F. Field, California.
LIEUTENANT PiKSEKAI.S.
Wingfield Scott, Virginia.
UlysM-s S. Grunt, of Out.
Adjutant General, Lorenzo Thomas, Dela
ware. Judge" Advocate General, Joseph Holt, D. C.
Quartermaster GeneraJ, Montgomery C Meigs,
of Pennsy vatiia. ,
JYorfli. Carolina Railroad.
CHANGE OF TIME.
On alui after Sunday, August Uth, 1SC", Trains
will run until further orders as follows :
"MAIL TRAIN Goi.ng.Wkst.
Leave Raleigh at 7.40 P. M.
Greensboro 2.17 A. M.
" Salisbury 0 45 '
Arrive at Charlotte ' 10.10.. u
(Joi.no East.
Leave Churl olte at 3.00 P. M.
" Salisbury G.23 "
44 Greensboro 10.15 "
Arrive at Raleigh 4 30 A. M.
ACCOMODATION
TRAIN Going West.
Leave
Raleigh at
G.OO
12.00
5 00
8.20
A.
P.
M.
M.
" Greensboro
Salisbury
Arrive at Charlotte
Going East.
Leave .Charlotte at
11 Salisbury
(Jreeiboro
Arrive at Raleigh
5 25
y.oo
1 05
7 30
A
P.
M.
M.
Mail Train connects East and West with Ihe Ra
leigh and Gaston Train for Petersburg and the
North, and with the U. ri. Military Railroad for
Goldsboro, Newbern-, Morehcad JCity and Wilming
ton. The Freight Train leaves Raleigh ftt It A.M.,
Charlotte at G A. M., stopping at Company Shops
ove night.
The Mail Train only will run on Sunday.
Passengers are notified to procire Tickets before
entering the Trains, as additional fare w ill be col
lected. ' E. WILKES,
Aug 14. '.865. tf ' Eng. k Supt.
NEW BOOK STORE!,
.2d door from the Branch Hank, at the stand
formerly oceupied by P J. Lowrie.
' CHARLOTTE, N.' C.
StnooL liwJKS, such as Webster's Spellers, Web
ster's Dictionaries, Davie'? series of Arithmetics and
Algebra?. Rulliou's series of Classics, Mitchell's
Ueograpliy, Cornell's set ics of Geogi sphics, Mc
uiley':J leaders, e &c.
Ovr 0" series of North Carolina School
Rooks, such as Speller, Readers, Arithmetics and
Grammars. . . a
M isc ei. la n Kors Hooks, comprising the mew? re
cent and popular publications. '
Statioveuy, all kind and best .quality, such as
paper, copy-books, Arnold's ink, slates, &c.
Sheet Mc.-ic, erabracinr beet Instruction Rooks
for inftiuinental and voeal music, popular Ballads
and Operas. "
Schools beading large orders will be supplied at
a liberal discount. Send in your orders to
C. W. DOWNING & CO.,
Aug 11, 1SC5. 3m Charlotte N. C.
NEW -STOKE and NEW GOODS.
Cxi Dour from Spring corner, Trion Street. I
The subscriber has just opened a large assortment
f.f GUOCfcBIKiV HAUDWAIU:, CROCKEllY. and ,
Family Supplies generally, which he will s,ell low
for cash, at wholesale or retail.
BAGGING and KfJPK juet received and for sale. 1
J. M. SANDERS & CO. ;
August 7, 18G3 tf
Fox Sale,
At Dr. Scarr's Drug Store, a few Bottles of Dr. !
Rowand'a TONIC BITTERS. j
Aug 14, ll-'tlj. v .1
C:. ITS. QUERY,
Next Door tit Spring's COrtier,
Has just received and opened an" extensive assort
ment of
lillY fiOODS, -
consisting of Calicoes, DeLains, Merinoes, Poplins,
Flannels, Aipaccas, Cashmeres. Jacconetts, Lawns,
Swiss Muslins,
Balmoral Skirts, Hoop Skirts,
Linen Handkerchiefs, collars, cuiFs. Also, a com
plete assortment of Ladies, Gentlemen's, Misses',
Hoys', Youths' and children?' .
Boots, Shoes and Gaiters;
together with a great variety,,!" HATS, of all styles
Hiol price, -ail of '."..' Pht 6o73 at estrjulely
low Prices.
A few dozen Cotton Cards.
Please give mo a call, as I charge nothiDg for
showing my Goods," being determined to please and
sell to the public. .
Sept 18, 1865 tf ' C. M. QUERY.-
CJi-eat fiSarain i
COTTON MACflBXEf&Y.
The Beaver Creek Manufacturing Company offers
for sale
10 Cards, 30 inch; Iron Cylinders and Doffeis with
their Clothing, each ip22j.
15 Spinning Frames, "Danforth's,"' 120 Spindles
each, $2-10 each.
(J List Speeders 12 Spindles each, $250 each.
SU 4-4 Looms, 25 each.
The abov4. machinery can be seen in operation
for the next 45 days at the Beaver Creek Factory.
JJOirN 11. II ALL,
President Beitver Creek Mfg. C.
Fayc ttcvillc, N. C, Sept 25. 41
f IV EW STOKE, NEW FIRM. AND
i i: w ooi)S!
Have just opened an assortment of Goods adapted
to the wants of the public, at their New Store, op
posite the Court House.
Hats and" Caps.
. Ladies and Gentlemen in want of Ilati or cups,
cannot fail to be suited, as our assortment has been
carefully selected by ourselves.
Shoes. .
We have on hand Ladies' and Gentlemen's Shoes
of almost every quality.
Glass and Crockery Ware.
Such as Tumblers, Goblets, Castors, Kerosene
Lamps, Dishes, Phites. Cups and Saucers, &c, kc.
Those in need of such articles w ill do well to give
us a call before purchasing eLewhere.
Dry Goods and Fancy Articles.
Call and see our stock. We are sure the public
will be pleased with the selections.
We h-ive also an assortment of
Hardware,
such as Spades, Shovels, Forks, Pad Locks, Curry
Combs and Brushes, Cutlery, &c, &c, fce.
Petrclium.
, This new OIL for Lamps, bums with peculiar
brightness, and can be used in the old Kerosene
Lamps without the leaft danger.
The above articles, and many others not enumer
ated, w e intend- to sell at the lowest Cash prices.
Please give us a call.
Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods, or
bought at market prices.
DULS k IIEILIG.
Sept. 1 i; 1SG.5
FARM NEAR TOWN FOR SALE.
Not wishing to continue farming longer, I will sell
my Farm 3. miles from Town. It contains ahout
70 Acres, more than half cleared laud. The wood
land is very convenient to any person living in Town
and wishing to get their Own wood without buying.
It has on it a very elegant Peach, Apple and Cherry
Orchard, a tine Spring of. Water, and a number of
good Shade Trees, and a tolerable good Dwelling
House with Out-Houses.
I have on the Farm four good Mules, Wagon,
Harness and other farming utensils, about lU acres
of good Sorghum Cane and a good crop of Corn, an
elegant Iron Cane MilT, and two Wood Boilers ; all
of which I will dispose of to any person wishing to
buy. 1 can be found at 'my 'Store in Charlotte, and
will. take pleasure in carrying any person out in my
buggy to show the place.
Sept 4, 1805 JNO. F. BUTT. '
SSLflAS & . C5HES?,
Having removed their fctoie to Brown's building,
on Tryun Street, opposite "Kerr's Hotel, will, in a
few d.tys, open a large and well selected stock of
23DEL"ST GOO'DS,
' CdOTlIlXG, HATS, BOOTS, SHOES and
groceries;
which will be offered to the public at BED U CED
i'iuces.
We solicit the patronage of our friends and the
public generally in the surrounding counties, as it
will be to their interest to wait a few days before
purchasing elsewhere.
Sept 18, 18G5 ELIAS & COHEN.
PE TEH Ml Ull G, VA.,
Are prepared to do all kinds of Cast and Wrof Iron
Work. Have on hand an extensire assortment of j
Patterns for 'all kinds of Rail Road work, Suw-and j
Griit .Miils, Sta.ti oiury Eugiues and Factory work. !
Plough Castings of all patterns by the single point ;
or in 'iautities Merchants supplied wit h ' Plough
Castings and Ploughs complete on reasonable terms, j
Passenger and Freight Cars built at short. notice.
Ordeis solicited and ptontpi. "attention given -to all
work. T. ALPHONSE JACKSON,
Sept 11, 18G5 2mpd Superintendent.
involution of Partnership.
The Partnership heretofore existing betweeif j
Abraham Weill and Simon Ana than, under the '
name and style of WEILL & ANAT1IAN, is this day
(Sept. jst) dissolved by mutual consent.
All parties indebted lo the said firm will please ;
make payment to the said ABRAHAM WEILL, who
is alone authorized to receive the same; and all per- i
son havingclaimsacaiust said firm will present them j
tohim for settlement". ABRAHAM WRILL, !
SIMON ANAT1IAN.
Sept 18; 18C5. 2ni "
W. C. ife Rutherford Railroad.:
The train's on this Road will rtin as follows, on
and after the 18th September : .j
Leave Cherryville ou Mondays 'nd Fridays at i
G.30 a. ni. - i
Arrive nt, Charlotte at 12 ra.
Leave Charlotte on Tuesdays and Saturdays -at
7 am. -
Arrive at Cherrvville at 12 ra. j
. B. S. GUION, Sup t. j
Sept 13, 105 I
'THE CANTEEN. y
BY PRIVATE MILES o'REItlT. . .
There are bonds of all sorts in this world of oars,
Fetters of friendship'and ties of flowers,
And true-lover's knots I ween;
The girl and he boy are bound by a kiss,
But theie's never a bond, old friend, like this-
- We Lave drunk from the same canteen!
It was sometimes water and sometimes milk,
And sometimes apjde-jack, fiueijia silk,
But whatever the tipple has been,
We shared it together, in bane or bliss, t
And I warm to you, when I think of this,
We have drunk from the same canteen!.
The rich, and the great sit downsto dine, .
And they quaff to each other in. sparkling wine,
'From glasses of crystal and green;
But I guess in their goldea potations they miss
The warmth of regard to .be found in this
We have drunk from the same canteen!
We have shared our blankets and tent together,
Aud have marched and fought in all kinds of
weather,
And hungry and. full have been;
Jlad days of battle ahd'days of rest,
But this memory I cling to and love the best
e iKive drunk from the same canteen!
For when wounded l lay on the outer slope.
With my blood flowing fast, and but little hope
Upon which my faint spirit gould lean;
Oh then, I remember, crawled to my side,
And, bleeding so fast it. seemed both must have
died:
. We drank from the same canteen!
. A BIG GHOST STORY.
l?cmur7calle Affair ij a Church.
Considerable excitement has arisen in Jersey
City in consequence of groans, yells aud un
earthly sounds said to emanate from a church in
the upper part of Jersey City for some nights
past. The first known , of these mysterious
sounds was some ten days since, when Ihe pastor
had occasion to return to the church after even
ing service to procure some manuscript which
Be had forgotfen and had occasion to make Use
of. -The edifice had been closed for the night,
and was iii total darkness.
The .New i'ork Times says :
"On enteiing, he lit a match to guide him
along the isle; and when approaching the altar
at the rear, his attention was attracted by a low
moaning sound, which gradually .increased and
6-1 the same time drew nearer to him. To this
he at Cist paid but little heed, presuming it to
be the antics of mischievous boys; but,,presently
the sounds changed to seemingly unearthly yells,
shrieks and groans,
from innumerable- invisible
beinus clustering
around in close proximity to
his person, until finally his feelings were so
wrought upon that he felt impelled to leave the
building witTi all possible ha.'te.
The above are substantially the facts of, the
case as stated -by the .pastor of tbe church to
Chief of Police AlcMannus after ieports were
beginning to be circulated in., the neighborhood
that the church was haunted, and requesting
that the matter might be ke"pf as quiet as pos
sible, believing that in a few days at furthest he
would be "able to unravel the mystery and satis
factorily explain the cause of the sounds, biuce
that time the church edifice has been thoroughly
examined, inside and out, but without unravel
ing the mystery; and meantime these dismal
and unearthly yells and cries are heard almost
every night. ' A couple of nights since, Chief
of Police McMannus, accnmpanttid by Aid Doyle
and Detective E L "McWilliavs, determined to
pay a visit to the repprled haunted, church.
They accordingly procured the keys and entered
the edrfice shortly after midnight. "
"Taking their position in the centre of the
church in total darkness, they had- remained
there but a short time when they heard a low
moaning sound, apparently proceeding from the
vicinity of the pufyit, which gradually grew
louder and came nearer until it finally culmina
ted around their heads into howls, yells, groans,
&c , and then gradually died away as it came.
After a few mome-nts of perfect - silence, Chief
McMannus drew from his pocket a revolver,
loa.ded with blank cartridges, and fired one
charge, when almost instantly the edifice seemed
filled with thousands of infuriated demons,
making tbe most hideous noise and apparently
bent on tearing them to pieces. The officers
describe having experienced a very peculiar sen
sation in the head, and finally the noise became
so hideous and unearthly that they made a-hasty
retreat, apparently pursued by the infuriated
demons to the-door, which they closed and lock
ed. The officers then crossed the street to the
opposite walk, and remained there until day
light, but heard no further sounds, and made
no discoveries which would tend to explain he
mystery. The people residing in the immedi
ate neighborhood claim to have" been disturbed
at all hours of the .night by thes demoniac
sounds, and a number of them have determined
to leave the neighborhood."
Our readers may believe as much of the
above story as they please. We don't believe
in ghosts. c
IIow to Grow Beautiful. Persona may
out-grow disease and become healthy by proper
attention to the Taws of their physical constitu
tion By moderate and daily exercise men may
become active and strong in limb and muscle.
But to grow 'beautiful, how?- Age dims the
lustre of the eye,. and pales the roses on beauty's
cheek, while crows-feet, and furrows, and wrin
kles, and lost teeth, and gray hairs, and bald
head, and tottering limbs, and limping, most
sadly mar the human form divine. But dim as
the eye is, pallid and sunken as may be the face
of beauty, and frail and feeble that once strong,
erect and manly body, the immortal soul, just
fledging its wings for its home in heaven, may
look out through those faded windows as beau
tiful as the dew-drop of putumer'g morniDg, by
growing kindly, by cultivating sympathy with i
all human kind, and by cherishing iorbearanc
toward the fbWies and foibles of our race
IMPORTANT TRADE . CIRCULAR.
The following important circular relative to
Southern trade, was issued by the Secretary of
the Treasury : '-
Treasury Department, Sept. 18, 18G5.
In the circular issued by this department on
June 11, 1865, reference was made to the Pro
vision contained in section 46,' of thu Internal
Revenue Act of June 30, 18G4, conferri&g up
on the Secretary of tbe Treasury discretionary
power in regard to the assessment, levy, time
and manner of collection of taxes in the States
lately hi rebellion.
Under tba authority given by that section it
was then stated lb, at the department, without
waiving'in any degree the rights of the Govern
ment in regard to taxes heretofore - accruing,
would not insist a present upon their payment,
So far as they were payable prior to the estab-.
lishment of a collection district embracing the
territory in which the taxpayer resided. It
was further provided that manufactured articles
found in the hands of a purchaser, which were
satisfactorily shown to have passed from the
manufacturer before the establishment of the
district, should not be subject to tax, unless
transported beyond the limits of the State lately
in insurrection. No exception nas then made
in favor of articles which had remained in the
possession of the manufacturers, and thus be
come liabje to the- tax imposed by the existing
law. " '
The Department, preferring .to test the prac
tical, workings of the regulation before exercis
ing its power of modification in rhis important
particular, 'representations since made relative
to tbe hardship of this discrimination between
cianufacturer and purchaser, have been corrob
orated by careful inquiry, and induce the con
viction that a further-exemption is justifiable
and advisable.
It is found "that considerable quantities of
manufactured products h-ave been retained by
the manufacturer in his own hands as the safest
mode of investing his property, until the return
of peace; that this retention was determined on
and carried out without the knowledge or oppor
tunity of knowledge of tbe law subjecting this
property to a heavy taxation. on sale, and that a
large part of the manufactures so retained hav
ing been much deteriorated in value by the
lapse of time and want of proper attention,
would not now sell for a sum equal to the tax
A state of things so destructive to the useful
ness of property and to the prosperity of the
manufacturing classes is as adverse to the integ
rity of the Government as to those, oftthe com
munity. For these reasons it is hereby ordered
that all articles, in whatsoever hands found,
which" can be shown to the satisfaction of the
Assessor to have-been manufactured before the
establishment of the district, shall be held free
froni the present assessment or collection of tax,
unless, transported beyoud the limits of the
States lately in insurrection.
Manufacturers of articles liable to seizure for
want of inspection marks will present to the
Assessor evidence that such articles were manu
factured prior to the establishment of the dis
trict, and 4he -Assessor, if satisfied, will cause
such articles to be so marked-ns to be identified
and sold without liability to seizure.
All articles transported beyoud the limits of
the States lately in insurrection will be subject
to the tax . due under the law iu force at the
time they were manufactured.
(Signed) - II. McCuLLOCir,
Secretary of the Treasury.
BRAZIL. ; .
Official Information..
The Imperial Government looks with sympa
thy and interest on American emigration to
Brazil, and is resolved toive the most favdr
able welcome. ' Emigrants will find an abun
dance of fertile land, stjgar cane, coffee, tobac-
co, rice, etc. . ibese Janus are situated in the
Provinces'of Pedrio, Santa Catharini, Parana
San Paulo, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, etc.,
and each emigrant may 6elect his own lands.
A? soon as the emigrant has chosen his land it
will be measured by the Government, and. pos
session given on payment of the price stipula
ted. ' .
Unoccupied lands will be sold at the rate of
23, 46, 70 or 00 cents per acre (dollars equal
to 1,800 reis,) to be paid before taking posses
sion, or sold for terms' of' five years,, the emi
grants paying six per cent interest yearly, and
receiving the title of property only after having
paid" for the land .sold.
The laws in force grant many favors to emi
grants, such as exemption frDm import " duties
on all objects of personal use, implements of
trade, and machinery and agricultural imple
ments. Emigrants will enjoy under the Constitution
of the Empire all civil "rights and liberties
which belong to nitive born Brazilians.
They will enjoy libepty of conscience in re
ligious matters, Rill not be persecuted for mo
tives of religion, iut they must respect the re
ligion of the State, which is the Catholic.
Emigrants may become naturalized citizens
after two years residence in the -empire, and
will be exempt from all military duty .except the
National Guard (miluia) in tbe municipality
No slaves can be imported into Brazil
f rom r
any country whatever.
Emigration of agriculturists ancl mechanics
is the most desired in the Empire. j
Good engineers are iu demand in the Empire, i
Some railroads are in construction and others in !
project, -besides many roads to build and rivers
to navigate. . .
Government pays no expense of transporta
tion, settlement, &c.
The Government is ia no need of persons for
the army and navy. -
" On sale, at.the disposal of emigrants, land of
tbe best qualities, belonging to private- persons
These lands are suitable for the crowth of:
coffee, sugar cane, cotton, tobacco, rice, Indian
corn, dec, ana may oe ooiaioea in every conui-,
rion, froni", virgin forests to that in a complete (
state of cultivation. ' i
These lands ate situated along the rivers of
j Parrahyba, Munahe aud Pcmba, the Pedro II, j
Railroad, and tbe Union Carriage Road, in the
Provinces of Rio de Janeiro Snd Minas Gevacs;
along tire River Doce, in the Province of Espi
rito Santo, and on the sea-coast of the Provinces
of San Paulo, besides other lands of whose local
ities I have not received exact informao, the
price varying from $1.40 to S7 per acre.
(Signed) J. C. CAhVAO,
-For further details apply at tho office of the
Official Agency of Colonization, 23 Ciganos
street, Rio de Janeiro
LUIS II. F. DkAGMAR,
Consul-(fen'l of BraxU in U.3.
A.
WARD'S- AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
BY HIMSELF.
New York, near Fifth Aa venoo Hotel,
r
Or-.
31ct.
Dr. Sir: Irs, into which you ask me to
send you sum leadin incidents in my life so jou
can write my Bogfry for tiie papers, cum dooly
to hand. I bav no doubt that a article onto my
life, grammattycally jerked and properly punk
tooated, would be a addition to the chaois liter
atoor of the day. .
To the yooth of Ameriky it would be vallyblo
as showin how high a pinnykle of. fame a man
can reach, who commeost his career with a
small canvass tent and a pea-green ox, which he
rubbed it off wh.ile scratchin hisself agin tho
centre pole, causin in Rah way, N. J., a discrim
inating mob to say humbugs would not go down
in them villages The ox resooni'd ogricultooraj
pursoots shortly afterwards.
I next tried my hand at givin Blind, man con
certs, appearin as the poor blind man ruyielf.
But he infamous cuss who I hired to lead mc
round towns in the day time to excite sympathy,
drank freely of a spiritoous licker unbeknowus
to me one day, & while under them inftooance
he led me into the caral. I had to either tear
the greenbandage from my eyes or be drown Jed.
I tho't I'd restore my eyesight.
Inwritin about these things 'Mr Editor,
kinder smooth 'em over,
centrissities of gen'us.
Speak of 'cm as cc-
My next ventur would hav bin success if I
hadn't tried to do too much. I got up a series
of wax figgers, and among ethers one of Socra
tes. " I tho't a wax firrcr of Old Sock, would be
poplar with eddycated people, but unfortnitly I
put a Brown linen duster and a U. S. Army
regulation cap on him, which people with clas
sycal eddycations said it was a farce. This en
terprise was unfortnit in other respecks. At a
certain town I advertised a'wax figger of the
Ilon'ble Amos Perkin, who was a Railroad
President, aud a great person in them parts.
But it appeared I had shown tUp same figger for
a Pirut named Gibbs in 'that town th previs
season, which created a intense toomalt, & the
audience remarked ''shame unto me," & other
statements of the same 6imilarncss. I tried to
mollify 'em. I told them that any faniily po
scssin children might have my she tiger to play
with half a day & wouldn't charge 'cm a -sent,
but alas ! it was of no avail. ' Ijvos forced to
leave, and I infer from a article in the Adver
tiser of that town, in which the Editor "says,
"Altho' time has sirvered this man's bed with
its frosts, he sfill brazenly wallows in infamy.1
Still are his snakes stuffed, and his wax works
unreliable. . We are glad that he has concluded
to never revisit our town, altho', incredible as it
may appear, the fellow rgelly did contemplate so
doing last summer; whcntill true to the craven
instincts of his black beart, he wrote the hire
ling knaves of the obscure journal across the
Street lo know whatthey would charge for 400
small Dills to oe done on yellow raper
It 1 Ml t
! We
shall cecur to this matter again."
I say, I infer from this article that a pn judiss
still exists agin me in that town.
1 will not speak of my once being in straitened
circumstances in a certin town, and of, my en
deaverin' to accoomulate welth by lettin myself
to . Sabbath school pic nics, to sing ballads
adapted to the-understandins of little children,
accompanying myself on a claironett which I
forgot where I was one day, singin instead of
'Oh, bow pleasant to be a little child,"
Hip enap set 'em up again, ,.
Right in the middle of a three cent pie,
which mistake, added to the fact that I couldn't
play 'onto the claironett, "except making it howl
dismal, broke up the pic nic, and children said,
hi "voices choked with sobs and emotions, where
was their Pa? and I said be quiet dear children,
I am yqur Pa, which made a young woman with
two twins by her side say ?er angryly, 'God
heavens forbid you should ever be tbe Pa of any
of these innocent ones unless it is much desir
able for them to expire igminyusly up to a mur
derer's gallus !" s
I say I will not speak of this. " Let it be Ber
ried into Oblivyon.
In your article, 31 r Editor, please tell 'em
what sort of a man I am.
If you see fit to kriticie my Show, Ipcak your
(-mind freely. I do not olJJect to kriticistn. Tell
tbe public, in a caudiJ and. graceful article, that
my Show abounds iu moral and startling curios
ities, any one of whom is wotb dubble tbe price
of admission.
I hav thus far spoke of myself excloosively as r
aexhibiter.
I was born in the State-of Maine of. parents.
As a infant I attracted a great deal of attention.
The nabers would .stand over my cradle for
hours and say, "How bright that little face look?!
Howuch noscl lhe young ladies would
carry me round io their arms, sayin I was muz
zer's bezzy darltn and a sweety 'ecty 'ttle ting,
1 was nice, tho I wasn t old enufi to properly
appreciate it. I'm a belthy old darlin' now.
I have alters sustained a good moral character,
I was never a railroad director in my life.
Altho' in early life I did not inva'bly confine
myself to truth in my small bills, IJiav bio gra
; dooally growin' respectablcr and rcspectabler
i ev'ry year. I luv my children, and never mis-
take another
man s wife for niv own
not j
a member of any medio house, but .firmly
d ieeve in mecun nouses, ana snouiuo I leei sa:e
to 'take a doe of laudnum and lay down in the j
street of a village that hadn't any, with a tbou- i
gand dollars in my vest pocket.
My temperament is billions, altbo' I don't owe
j a dollar in tho world.
I Am a early riser, my wife is a Pmbytariaft.
1 may add that 1 am also bald-headed. I keep
two cws.' . ' !
j 1 liv in Baldinsville, Tndiany. My next door
nabor is Old Sure Billing 111 toll joa a littl
story about Old Steve that will make yon larf.
He jined the church last spring, and the mini
ter said, "you most go home oow, Brother Bil
ling, and erect a family altar to your own bouse,"
whereupon the egrejis ld ass went borne .and
built a reg'lar pulpit ia bis settin'-room. He
had the jincrs in bis bouse over four days. .
I am f0 (50) yeats of age. Time, with its
relentless scythe, is ever busy. The OldSxtoa '
gathers them in, he gathers them in ! 1 keep
pig this year. . '
I don't think of anything mor1, Mr Ed'tcr.
If you fhouldgiv my portrait in connection
with my Bogfry, plraao have me in graved in a
languishin' nttkood, leaning on a marble pillar,
leavln' my back hair aa it is no.
Trooly yours,' Abtemus Ward. .
From the Staleiville American.
TWO YEARS AMONG the CHOLERA
. As this scourge of the human family baa .
reached London and France from Asia, and may
be expected to make its advent into this coun.
try in a short space of time, we offer a few re
marks upon the character of tho disease fouoded
upon an observation of two years among it ia
New Orleans, when it last made its appearance
in this' country. . -
Iu 1848, the cholera was first introduced ia
New Orleans, by an emigrant slip from Havre,
and ia a very short time, owing to the mode of
living among the citizens, especially tbe lower
classes, became epidemicaod the mortality was
fearful. Tbe Dutch, Irish, negroes, and all who
paid -little heed to cleanliness aud diet, were'
swept off in large numbers, and do class suffer-. .
ed more than athe intemperate. - Many, to drive,
away fear, increased their potations, which way
almost certain to send them to the graveyards-
.We' recollect that a gentleman, son of an Ex
Governor of this State, who was in the habit of '
iudubing freely in tbe me of 1 in nor. remarked
to us one day, that he increased bis potations (a
keep off the cholera the next . day be was
corpse, the robust, manly form ot II. W. II.,
lay peeped iu death. His was too fate of many
hundred. The gluttonous and those fond of
high living, fared oo better. The people were
panic rtricken, the authorities ordered tbe city
cleansed, and premises policed. Lime Wai"
freely distributed until the eity was core pie tely
whitened. Physicians forbid the eating of fish,'
oysters, calbage, raw fruits, and all diet calcu
lated to disturb the bowels, and tho disuse of
ardent spirits. Tffese are peculiarly calculated
to superinduce cholera, when that plague if
floating iii the atmosphere. Negroes are more'
than whites, obnoxious to cholera, probably on
account of their irregular habits, and want of
cleanliness, and general disregard of what tends
te promote health. Largo numbers of them
died in New Orleans and on the plantations ia
Louisiana. The late ' Bishop Polk lost 80 oo
his plantation, Harry Hill GO, other planter
suffered in proportion.
When cholera prevails, the food should be
plain and well cooked, eschewing tbe condi
ments a much as possible above mentioned.
Boiled fresh meats are said to be the best, Jrisb
potatoes, &c. In a time of danger every family '
should keep a Cholera remedy of some kind, to
be administered on first appearance of derange
mcnt of the bowels, and then send for a phy- '
siciau as early as possible, and do not give way
to fear. These rules observed will banefit those
liable to cholera every one. ,
Is Cholera contagious? Medical men differ
much upoo this subject. We do not think it
contagious like small-pox, measles, wboopiocr
cough, &c , but that it spreads in a different and '
mysterious way. These diseases spread as ranch
among the wealthy and cleanly as the squalid
and uoclcanly, and are very certain to be com
municated when the uninitiated come in contact'
with them. But not so with cholera. ' We
were among the cholera more than two Tears in
New Orleans, with a family, white and black of
twenty odd person, none of them bad the
plague; which, we think, was entirely owing to.
a rigid supervision of diet and other hygeio reg
ulations. " ' "
Post Offices. The Post Mas'.er Oeoeral
has recently reopened the following posrofBoee
in tbis State and appointed. Pest Masters. We
are glad to see a goodly number of ladies ap
pointed to- fill the office of poet master:
Graves, Caswell county, changed to Plhamy
and Jno. A. Pierce appointed post master; Ger- '
manton, Stokes county, Miss Martha Ana Ben
ton, post-mistress; Reidsville, Rockingham 09,
William L'u.dsey, postmaster; Moekavillc, Davie x
county, Mrs Aon M Parker, post-mistress; lUgh
Point, Guilford county, Eli Denny, poaimuter;
Newton, Catawba county, MLs Harriet K Uoet
poat- mis tress; WayOe'iviile, Haywood county,
Eli Herron post matter; Webster, Jackson co..
G W Shalle postmastt r, Tarborough, Edgecombe
county, Mrs M A Spragios post-misrrcts; States
ville, Iredell county, Wyatt Luister postmaster;
L'attlcborough, Edgecombe county, Sarah J K
fcmitlj-post-mist res?; Company's Sbop -Ala4
mance county, Mrs Eunice Worth post-mistress;
Lilesville, Anson county, Elk Liles postmaatcr;
Asbeville, Buncombe couoty, 11 F WaUteo
holme postmaster; Pacific, Franklin eoonty, re
appointed Joho Young, Jr , postmaster; Lenoir,
Caldwell county, Miss Virginia Carson post
mistress; Abbott's Creek, Davidson county, Mrs;
S J Rafer poet-mist res; Gold Htll, Rowao co.r
John C Smosgs postmaster; Lincolntoft, Lijfeola,
county, B F Gregg postal outer.
JS&" General Fremont and others have taken
out a patent for expelling sap that produces rot
in wood, and insert sulphate of iron and other
cnlictinrj-i thnt rpndr it inKnmiiiliMi Th
object is to apply the pafcat to railroad ties,
; wharf and ship timber, &c
vi
tf Tbe largest month's businee of dry
goods ever transactedio New York, was daring
tbe thirty days ending September 10, 186$.
Thc -city was swept clear of cotton goods