North Carolina Newspapers

W ESTEEis ; IC MO C li jT, CH AEL OTTE, JN. C- tsUxn emocrat. W. J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. CHARLOTTE, IV. C. March 27, 1866. The ket,V Reconsthuctiox Proposition. We publish the plan proposed in the Ul S. Sen ate by Mr Stewart, of Nevada, for admitting the Southern States in the Union. It is nothing more nor less than a demand that the South thall grant tqual suffrage to negroes before her Representa tives are admitted iuto Congress. Of course it does not require that the .South shall permit ne groes to vote, but it means that if we don't do it w .uui rxpt-ci io miinoat representation or equai privileges in uie Union. This proposition is destined to form a prominent "topic for discus aion both in and out of Congress, and therefore we direct particular attention to it. We imagine that but few southern men will be fouud willing to adopt it, even if it is true (which we doubt) that the President would approve it. The objection to Mr Stewart's plan is this, that it requires the Southern States to make the quali fications for voters the same for the white man as for the black man it requires that no distinction frhall be made on account of color. For one. we are opposed to putting the whole negro" popula tion (in regard to suffrage) on an equal footing with the white populHtioii. If those who have the power over us choose to degrade us, let them doit, because we are subjugated and conquered ; but never let us consent to degrade ourselves by our own action. MrStt-wart, the reputed author of the resolu tions, is a eon-in-law of the Hon. Henry S. Foote, formerly of Mississippi and Tennessee. It is said that Senator Foster is the inspirator of the plan, . but we should not bo surprised if some crazy southern man like Foote or Botts (who want to tecum negro votes for themselves) was at the bottom of it. A correspondent of the Richmond Examiner, writing from Washington, says : The new proposition for a compromise be tween congress ana tiuo boot hern Mates, as otter- u uy oruuior oi. wnn, uruicu iu ueuumu u subject of grave discussion. ou will notice that ! democratic Senators denounced it, and the radi cal sustained it. The radicals demanded equal nufTrage in all the States equal, if not universal. The President's telegraphic letter to Judge Shar key, of Mississippi, will be considered as. in some sense, committing him to the proposition of Mr Stewart. But, if the Reconstruction Committee adopt and report Mr Stewart's resolutions, and if it should pass, the President will no doubt ap prove it, because it only offers a plan of recon struction to the Southern States for their accep tance or rejection. It is accompanied, however, with a declaration that Congress demand all those guarantees before a general amnesty will be de clared, and all the representatives from the elev en States admitted. Congress, it is averred, will do nothing better than this for the South. At the next session they will be equally or more exact ing. Now, it is faid. the States concerned can voluntarily accept these terms, through their State Legislatures, and bo brought back at once to tUeir former relations with the Union. The offer by Mr. Stewart is a sort of auto de fe. The eleven States are allowed to punish themselves for rebellion" mm Tax List Takers. Officers appointed" to take the Tax Lists will find appended to the Re venue Law (published in another column) in structions as to how to proceed. The following Magistrates have been appoint ed to take the Lists in Mecklenburg county : Charlotte West. C. Overman; Charlotte East, S F Houston; Providence. J S Reid; Sharon. J W Hunter; Steel Creek, J T Downs"; Berryhill's. T B Price; Paw Creek, Dr W Morrison: Long Creek. Sol SiftVd -; Len.lys', W B Withers ; Deweese. AMoIver; Mallard Creek. RL De Armoud ; Crab Orchard. D G Maxwell; Clear Creek, A I Hood; Morning Star, R McEwen. N.-C Bonds. In another column will be found an important notice from the Public Trea surer concerning North Carolina State Bouds. All holders of these Bonds ure interested, and their attention is directed to this notice. S.MALL Pox. This disease is prevailing over the country generally, and especially in towns. We have heard of no case in this community, but w a tlilntr it trnnlil A nr.! IVli all tt a tt tliAli ' .... .. - ! guard, and adopt precautionary measures as far ., , . . , . as possible. I he mixing up and promiscuous . . , . f ,, . visiting practiced by negroes, as well as careless- ! , ? , u i . 1 ness, may spread tho diseasein neighborhoods ; " . or towns at any tune. I Sxow. There was a smalT spriukle of suow here on Sunday niglit and Monday morning, but it melted as fast as it touched the ground. Er We fiud tho following in tho Raleigh Sen tinel and copy it because it suits this section as well as any other. Newspaper stealing is car ried on pretty extensively, and in that way sub scribers who pay for their papers are deprived of tbem : A Grievance Messrs Editors : Will you do your subscribers the justice to give free newspa- there oe no other obstacle to his taking the re jer readers the benefit of a prominent editorial, j quired oaths laid down in the Act of Congress of in which take the hide off without mercy. I am j 1862. In other words, the havintr been a mail bored, beyond endurance, by those who can't ; "find anything worth reading iu paper wnen asked to subscribe, and yet make a regular busi- I ness of coming and inquiring for my papers, as j though they subscribed and paid for tbem. It is -nuu anyining worm reaoing iu oaper wui-u uch a nuiHi!-fl to me. thnt. unless it ran be . Mopped. I shall have to stop taking papers my- i The above is the answer of the Standard to our telf. Any body who takes papers himself is wel- J qestion whether or not the Department requires come to read mine, but when a man U too stingy . .. . . . 4 . to take a paper himself he ought t have decency niai1 camers l? take !,e test oath' What we enough to h-t other people read tl-eir's before want to learn is, whether the Department consid they call for them. G. j ers a maif carrier an officer of the Government, All who road other people's papers, without j anJ therefore required to Lke the oath. paying for of their own, " will take due notice j : ' and govern themselves accordingly." Some of j EF The N. Y. Post of Tuesday last says our subscribers eomplaiu that they hardly ever ' there has been a great fall in the price of Dry have an opportunity to read the paper for which j Goods m thtwt city. The decline ranges from 25 they pay, because it is stolen or borrowed from to 100 per cent. The Post closes its notice thus; them. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice to Guardians Wm. Maswell, Clerk. Family Groceries, &c Dr Pritchard & Co," Towu Eltction S. A. Harris, Mayor. Tewn Taxes T. W. Dewey, Town Clerk. Z. B. Vance, At tort, ey at Lav. , Save Cost Dowd & Johnston. Notice of Public Treasurer.- Bank pf Charlotte W. A. Williams Cashier. Wilmington & Weldon Bailroad. Shoes Barringer, Wolfe Co. Shot Owns U B Williams. Attention Blacksmiths J L Brown Co. We have already cautioned tire publio against the swindling Gift Enterprise operations of Northern jsharpers, who are deceiving the peo ple by their fraudulant promises. . A Washing ton correspondent thus speaks of the business: " The postmaster at Rhinebeck, Dutchess county. New York, sends a letter to the Senate Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, in closing a lot of circulars to show by what means the swindling gift enterprise business is carried on by firms in New York and elsewhere. They, he says, are but samples of similar documents arriving daily, and although lie . warns every one receiving them, every few days some dupe sends off $10 or $20. He also encloses a circular to show how the names of parties are obtained from postmasters, not aware of the object sought to be i nrnmril! tnr1 " v.. And the New York Record says : "We would advise our Southern friends to keep a sharp look-out for gift lotteries. We are eatij-fied that, if not in all cases, certainly in the -majrjty, they are nothing but unmitigated swin- dies to entrap the confiding and unwary, and to cheat them out of their money. Don t trust them; tbey'are the latest Yankee notion." m EF Gov. Orr of South Carolina, has written a letter to a German Society in New York, to in duce immigration to South Carolina. He asserts that the people of South Caroliua are disposed to welcome immigrants among them. By the pro visions of the new Constitution adopted last Sum mer, foreigners who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States are per mitted,to vote two years from the date of their declaration, and three years before naturalization. There is no distinction whatever between natives an d naturalized citizens as to the enjoyment of civil or political rights and privileges. The Gov ernor says the experiment of German immigra tion to South Carolina has been tried with mark ed success. In the District of Pickeus, near the Blue Ridge mountains, there is a very flourishing colony numbering about four, thousand souls. About seventeen years ago a company purchased some twenty thousaud acres of land, which they divided into small tracts, and sold to German im migrants. These immigrants have greatly im proved their lands, and have been a very valuable accession to the country. In the centre of this settlement is the prosperous little town of Wal halla, containing about fifteen hundred souls. Libeuty! Twenty-five thousand dollars are wauted immediately to keer fifteen thousand ne- roes in the District of Columbia from starving. Now these negroes are free, and if as anxious to work as they are to vote, the twenty-five thou sand dollar; would not be wanted. Paupers, white or black, have but very liftle interest in government, and beggars should not insolently demand the right to control the hand that gives them charity. We hope to see the blacks edu cate themselves, learn habits of industry, 'virtue and economy, and improve their condition gene rally, but to do this first of all they must learn to work. They must learn to rely on self, and not look to the-tfoverninent.to supply their wants. Raleigh Progress. Sensible talk, indeed; but what better can be expected of the freedmen while the Government supports them, to a certain extent, in idleness. The Freedman's Bureau is proving a positive curse to the colored man, and, if continued in operation much longer, will cause his everlasting ruin. We -assort without hesitation, that the Southern whito man would, if untramelled by Northern fanatics. . prove the best and truest friend to the negro, because the Southerner knows the nature of the negro and how to induce him to work industriously . and systematically, something that never can be accomplished while he is interfered with by Bureaus, CvC. mm . m Orange Supkuior Court. We learn that at the Superior Court for Orange County, held lat week by Judge Gilliam, nine negroes and two white men were whipped for larceny. Mr. Settle appeared for the State. Negro testimony was adirftrted between negroes, as heretofore. Thi promises well as the beginning of a gen eral 'cleaning up." Even the first round of the Courts, if justice should be thus administered, will have a happy effect in restraining vice and crime. lialtigh Standard. A Utile more public whipping of rascals of all colors will do more to break-up the stealing busi ness than -anything else. Negroes are not treat ed different in this respect from white persons both are liable to a publio whipping for certain offences. The Wilmingtou Dispatch says that the Coun ty Court of New Hanover badTSve negroes whip ped for stealing, and soon after the whipping two soldiers appeared ia the Court Room with a ver- , , .V . . , . bal order from an officer of the Freedman's Bu- , , - . reau to arrest the Sheriff. The Chairman told , , , . . , them that the Court could not recognize a veroal , . . r . . order, whereupon the soldiers retired. lheClrair- . t Ululi aurinaius fAj'iaillfU iuv lan lu 1110 juivuu Officers and showed that a white man would have been whipped for a similar offence. It seems that the officers would not take the responsibility : of further interfering with the Court. 3T Attorney-General Speed has decided that the fact of having served under the Confederate government as mail contractor ormail carrier, does not of itself, debar a person from taking the test oath, nor from taking a contract for carrying the mail m,Jcr t,ie Federal government, provided contractor or a mail carrier, (which employments are not considered offices,) does wot Jrin2 the are not considered Qn xvithin any of xresitlent, tjarij any one f the fourteenexceptions , s proclamation. I.aleiyh Man- - There is a very general feeling of insecurity i ; in business circles, amounting almost to a panic, j i in some quarters, and this adds to the depression. ! Nobody questions the policy of selling, but the i public, and particularly the men in business, do 1 not readily buy." I - i CP" It would be well for all to remember that j the Stay Law palsed by the Legislature, and Dub- t ished last week, does not apply to any debt con- j tracted since the first day of May. 1865. Debts ! contracted since that time may be recovered in j the old fashioned, eq citable way. Fanny Downing The Ute notices of -oar native poets by Drs. Craven and Deems have been read with much pleasure and some pride by all who delight to this department ot our literature. . We have poets and poetesses among oswhovould etiine anywhere. Among tbem stands eminent Mrs Downing, whose "orient pearls" have been heretofore jftung somewhat "at random." We have heard that shejiad a design of collecting them together again and presenting them to the' public in more durable lorm. VVe know that 8jie has some exquisite gieces which have never seen the light. One of these of considerable length, suggested by one of the metamorphoses of Ovid, is full of the bappieit classical allusions, and for playful waggery and rollicking humor is' scarcely infe rior to the wittiest works of Saxe or. Holmes. This poem is worthy of elaborate illustrations and we hope we shall see them in her forth coming book. Mrs D. ean never be idle, and is now engaged energetically on a work of prose fiction, which will be completed by the autumnal months; and with the great care and thought, which she is known to be bestowing on the work, It may well be predicted that it will be a great improvement on her first essay in this lice, the sprightly and sparkling "Nameless." Raleigh Sentinel. Later from Europe The steamship Aus tralasian, with Liverpool dates to the 10th, has arrived. The following is a summary of the news: - , England. The shareholders of live Atlantio Telegraph Company unanimously adopted a re solution approving the arrangements made by the Directors with tho Anglo-American com pany, etc , for laying the cable this year. Up wards of one hundred miles of cable ae being laid per week, and June 15th is fixed upon as the time for the Great Eastern- to leave Sheer ness. Undiminished confidence is generally ex pressed in the success of the scheme. President Johnson's speech at Washington, on the-22d ultimo, was very generally applauded. The Times warmly eulogizes it. . The Daily News gives it qualified approval and bitterly de nounces Bancroft's oration. In the London Bankruptcy Court application was made for the release from custody of Georga N Sanders, now a prisoner for debt. His debts exceed 10,000. His bankruptcy is attributed to his disappointment in the execution of a con tract with . the Confederate Government fcr building iron-plated vessels. There was no op position to bis release, but owing to some infor mality the matter was pbstponed. Ireland. The Irish police continue to carry out their extraordinary powers with great vigor. The" police arc still searching for Stevens in Dublin. Washington, March 22. The Senate is at a loss what to do in political matters wljile the President's action on the civil rights bill is uncertain. It is even uncertain whether a veto of this bill will be sustained. I know that some of these who were with the President in his veto of the Freedmeu's Bureau bill say that he ought to sign this bill. The President received the bill on Friday last. . He has said that he disliked the details of the bill, but he is not opposed to its object, if it be merely to secure a fair hearing to a freed man, in any case arising hereafter. The bill puzzle? hioi. He may take the ground that such legislation should be deferred till the Slates most interested in it should be represented- The President's course on this bill will at least have a very decided effect upon his rela tions to parties in Congress. The Democrats desire biiu to veto everything, straight through, which may come from a Republican source. The conservative Republicans are in doubt as to the expediency of a veto of this bill. The Radicals desife him to veto it for the reason that it will serve as one of their grounds for an impeachment, if they should ever regain the two-thirds power in the Senate. The Senate may lose its present cGnservafive force at an early day. Mr Wright, of New York, will probably die, and a Republican of a radical stamp will 'take his place. The seat of Mr McDougal, of California, is to be filled by a 'Radical already elected. Mr Dixon, of Connecticut-, is ill, and may not be ou hand when want ed. Mr Wooten, of Minnesota, is partially con servative, but his political interests and associa tions may lead him -another way There i9 .great danger that the Senate may recover the two-thirds power, which it has temporarily lost, and, if so, w; may witness an attempt to im peach the President. But there is present reason for alarm as to the position of the Senate on the representation question. Their caucus cpmimttee aie in favor of a proposition placing representation on voters. The plan to be chosen, out of the number of those presented, will be particularly objection able to every State lately slaveholdicg, except Maryland, Missouri and Tennessee. These States will not lose representation on account of the exclusion of rebels from the suffrage. But other States lately slaveholding. will be deprived of representation to the extent of the d umbers of the non-votiog class. Cor. of the Richmond Examiner. The Great Invention. The greatest in vention of the present century in fire-arms, was made by Mr John Gill, a Bat'-; of Ncwbcrn, in the year 1829. Mr G , th year, invented the revolver, constructing an a.ii on that principal which 'fired fourteen balls in. rapid succession and with great force. The principle was per haps discovered some years ago in Europe, but this was the first effort '.hat had ever been made in America to apply it, and so far as Mr Gill is concerned, was purely original with him. His invention, however, as we learn from reliable authority, was lost teiim by a conversation he bad a few years after its date, with Mr Colt, the celebrated pistol man at Washington City. In this conversation he very injudiciously explain ed the principle to Mr 0., who went home and cheated him out of his fortune by constructing an-arm on the esdic principle, but very inferior, upon which he applied and obtained a patent, claiming at the satire time to be the originator of the rotary principle as supplied to fire-arms. Mr Gill, it seems, was an unassuming, modcet mechanic in moderate circumstances and but little known, whose obscurity forbade his mak ing a fuss about it, and thus Mr Colt, the astute New Englander, became the great man and Mr Gill died and was forgotten. . Now if Mr Colt was of our way of thinking, he would seek out the descendants of Mr G. and make, them a handsome donation out of his princely estate which he has made out of the su perior genius of his victim. The above facts we have re-obtained from old citizens of tb:s city, who are cognizant of the same, and tbey form an interesting item of his tory which we trust the historian will not forget. rtfeichern Tim's. We were pleased to see the venerable Ex-Governor Swain on the streets this morning. t He has just Returned from a trip tcfthe north, and daring his absence spent some time in Washington. The Governor says the. resolutions of Senator Stewart, proposing to settle all ques- tions involved m that of reconstruction on the basis of universal amnesty and universal suffrage, have had a most happy effect, and the prevailing feeling is that they will, after modification and amendment, he made instrumental in perfecting the work of reconstruction He says that while no plan baa been definitely settled upon, it is generally conceded that all obstacles will be overcome and the insurgent States be admitted before the close of tire present session. Raleigh JL Vogres. " The signs of the time are not to be mistaken. Everywhere the Conservative men of the nation are rallying to the defense of the Union. The local elections furnish sufficient evidence of this fsct. A correspondent at Erie, Pa., gives us an account of the late municipal election in that city. Mr William L Scott was nominated for the ofSce of Mayor by the Democrats, and elect ed in spite of the misrepresentations and abuse of. the previously victorious followers of Thad. Stevens. The result shows a gain of mora than three hundred Democratic votes. N. Y. World. The Habeas Corpus Act. The act amen datory to' the habeas corpus act, which is in tended to protect all our officers and soldiers from civil suits instigated by rebels for acts done in suppressing the rebellion, passed the House yesterday by a vote of 112 to 32. Washington Star, 2lst.' j SnirnxG to Charleston. We have at length a line of steamers ready to ply between Columbia and Charleston. The experiment has been more than once made heretofore, and without success. Its success now will depend upon the whim of the people We have not the faintest idea what the result will be. Yorh ville Enquirer.- Government Money in the South The former collector of customs at Newbero, N. C , in reply to an invitation to return to the gov ernment the amount of money he. had on baud when that State seceded, replies that the money was deposited by him at the time with the de positary at Wilmington, and encloses his receipt for the amount, 1,025. The funds were after wards confiscated by the Confederate Govern ment. The reply does not satisfy Commission er Sargent, who has directed proceedings to be instituted for the recovery of the money. Sim ilar proceedings, it is stated, will at once be commenced against all public officers in the South who at the commencement of the rebel lion had government funds in their- possession, and failed to return them to the Treasury. Eclipse of the Moon. There will te a total eclipse of the moon on the evening of the 80th instant. It will begin at five minutes past nine, and will reach its total at twelve minutes past ten o'clock. It will be visible throughout the United States. The Responsibility of Hotel Keepers. A recent decision of the Supreme Court rela tive to the responsibility of hotel keepers for the safety of the property ol their guests seems em inently just, and should be the law everywhere. The case iu which the decision was rendered was that of John A Bigelow vs. Adolphus Lackenmeyer. The defendant is proprietor of the Lafarge House. On the 23d of September the plaintiff, while a guest at the house, had bis room entered burglariously and a'gold watch, two gold rings and a scarf pin, and $200 in money stolen therefrom, making a total loss ol 750, for which he brought action. The de fendant claimed tliat plaintiff sustained the loss through his own gross oegligence, and because he did not comply with the rules and regula tions of the bouse, of which he had due notice. Plaintiff testified that he bolted the door of his room on retiring, and that there was a closet in the room inwhich a man could be secreted. The court charged- that the notice shown to have been upon the door of the room, in com pliance with the statute, requiring all valuables to be deposited in the safe, did not apply to a watch, or a pin, or a riog, worn by the individ ual, nor to such reasonable amount of money as a man required aboat his person in traveling, and, to reuder hotel keepers liable for their loss", these need not be do oosited in the safe. The jury gave a verdict for plaintiff for 525. Richmond Times. On Marrying. Some fellow who seems to think well of the institution," discourses of marrying. Hear hiui : ' Get married young man, and bo quick about it, too-! Don't w.ait for the Millennium, hoping that the girls may turn to Angels, before you trust yourself withone of them. A pretty thing you'd be alongside an angel, would'nt yeu you brute ! Don't wait another day, but right now this very night ask some nice, industrious girl to go into partnership with you, to help clear your pathway of thorns, and plant it with flowers. -Suppose she "kicks" you, don't you know, you block-head, that there is such a thing as trying again, and that the "minnows" having bitten at the book and run away, there is now a chance to catch a better fish' Marrying won't hurt you it won't. It'll sew the buttons on your shirt, and mend your breeches and your manners too it will ! Going to get out of this subjugated country,! aud try your fortune in Mexico or Brazil, are you? Well, if you will go, take somebody with ycu who will love and. care for you, wlftre all others may be indifferent to your welfare. Rut don't go at least, for a time. Get married ! There never was abetter time, for we are all subjugated rebels together, and no ope will "make remarks" about the scantiness of your wardrobe, or the coarseness of your furniture. You can cut the wood, and she can do the cook ing, with a nice little stove that won't cost much. . Plenty of freedwomen to wash and iron, and clean ap generally. . Stop your whining about being poor, and get married ! Stop drinking whiskey, chewing and smoking tobacco, and playing cards, and save the money thus foolishly worse than foolishly . spent. Your wife that is 'to be will take care ofJ your savings, and furnish you in return with woman's affectiou, and pure coffee to warm your frozen nature. , '". Get married you especially who are in the "sear and yellow leaf" of bachelorism, and if you don't may you freeze to death some of these cool nights. You ought to freeze, you good-for-nothing buttonless creature ! The above advice will do very Well, provided the man or woman has a house to shelter them, or some good prospect of making a living. J FROM WASHINGTON. . WashisOtok, March 2a. -The Senate was occupied nearly all of its session to-day with the case of General Stockton, involving the retention of his seat. The Committee on the Judiciary had at lssufe waa Wnether the incumbent could btf le- liousiy reporiem ms iavor, out tne question gaily elected to the Senate by a plurality instead of a majority of the votes cast by the joint meet ing of the New Jersey Legislature. The Senate by one majority retained him' in his sai; Gen eral Stockton is a Democrat, and has thus tri umphed over his opponents. The House by a vote of 83 to 53 passed a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to ex change Treasury notes and other obligations for bonds either at home or abroad the proceeds of which to be used only for retiring the former The increase of jhe public debt is prohibited. Not more than ten millions of the United Stales notes may be retired or cancelled within six months from the passage of the act, and thereafter not more than four millions in any one month. The Senate has yet to act upon the bill. Although there, is no certain data on tho sub ject, a report generally prevailed among the members of Congress to-day thai the President will veto the Civil Rights bill. New York, March 23. Cotton firm sales of 1,900 bales at 41 cents. Floor dull and un changed Southern drooping. , March 24 Gold is selling to-day at 125. "Jefferson Davis. The Norfolk-Virginian of the 21st says: "This distinguished but unfortunate gentle man still remains under the same rigid course of imprisonment adopted shortly after his in carceration, which bas not been relaxed in the slightest. In -the evening, and occasionally during the daytime, he may be seen walking around the parapet in charge of the officer of the day and a file of soldiers. Very few see him, as, in his daily walks he is taken to the most obscure portions of the fortrcsss, and, on return ing, is conducted immediately to his cell by a plank walk which connects the balcony of Car roll Hall with the parapet. Though bis name is Seldom mentioned, he has the cordial sym pathy of many who naturally feel a deep interest in bis life and fate." Stay LAMrS. Stay laws are not in much fa vor south of us. One passed by the Georgia Legislature has been vetoed by Gov. Jenkins, while the one passed by the Mississippi Legis lature has been declared unconstitutional. The New York Tribune says that the taxes in this country are heavier than are or ever were boinc by any other Thirty Millions of peo ple on earth. Adding our State and municipal to our National taxes, and they amount to not a penny less than 20 each per annum for the whole American people. . The London Times says tbat the courage and decision exhibited by President Johnson in re fusing' his assent to the Freed men's Bureau bill confirms the respect in which bis policy has been held in. England, and will entitle him to credit -as one of the ablest statesmen who have ever conducted a great nation successfully through a perilous crisis by firmness, modera tion and wisdom. ' A Savannah paper is afraid tho raising of Rice is at an end, and pictures tho rice lands degenerating into unproductive swamps. It says the white man .cannot, and 'the black man ?will not, cultivate the swamp plantations. It therefore goes for a compulsory cultivation of them. ,. Lemon Juice in Diftheria. Doctor Re villout, in a paper presented last summer to the French Academy of Medicine, asserts that lemon juice is one of the, most efficacious medicines which Can be applied in diptheria, and he re lates that when he was a dresser in the hospital his own life was saved by its timely application. He got three dozen lemons and gargled his throat with the juice, swallowing a little at the same time, in order to act on the more deep seated parts. Dr. R. has noted eleven cases of complete success obtained by this method of treatment. - m m - How to Know 'em. It is generally thought that the feminine dress has no particular signifi cance; but some one skilled in the art of female attire makes the following statement in regard to long ribbons hanging round the neck: When the girls wear the ends banging in front it means "the lady is married;" over the right shoulder, that "she is engaged;" over the left shoulder, that "she has a fellow coming to see her, but isn't engaged," and down the back it means, "Boys oroe follow me " If she doesn't wear any at all, it means she "is engaged," and don't wish to have anything to do with "any other fellow." "IsayPat, are you digging out a hole in that onion bed?" "No, says Pat, "I am diggiog out the earth, and leaving the hole." CHARLOTTE MARKET, March 26, 1866. COBRECTFD BY StEMDODSK & MaCACLAT. Cotton is still dull and irregular, with a declin ing tendency. We notice sales of 91 bales during the week at 18 to 22 cents specie, and 23 to 28 currency. A few bales sold on Saturday at 20 specie. ' FlQur'$14 to $15 per barrel; Corn $1 40 to in demand; Peas $1 35 to $1 40; Seed Oats $1 25; Bacon 16io 18 ; Corn Whiskey and Apple Brandj $2 25 to $2 SO ; Tobacco unsound 25 to 35,fine 75 to 80. Brown SugaF 20 to 25 ; Coffee 40 ; Ilyson Tea $1 50 io$2 per pound: Sorghom Molassea 50; Kail 9 to 12$, as to size; Farming Iron "8 to 10. GoW 12i to 128. Attention, Blacksmiths. We hae a large lot or Moalda, Bar and Horse Shoe Iron, which we are offering to sel! greatly be low the market price. Yon will sare moneyby calling to see us before baring your Iron. ' J. L. BROWN & Co. March 26, 186C. It Just Received, " Some fine SHOT GUNS, which I will aell low for cash. . 11. B. WILLIAMS. March 20, 1866. . , Just Received, . - A large stock of well selected SHOES. Call aid see them before buying. . . BARRINGE.R, WOLFE CO. March 36, 1866. v At his residence ia Unioa county; en Richard son's creek, on the 5tb inst., Mr William Hamilton, in the 72d year of his age. " The Revenue Law.. We publish, in full, the Tax Law passed by the late Legislature. It will be found useful for future reference. - In this town, oa the 20th instaat, by Rev. A W. Miller, Mr Thomas R. Tate to Misi Marv CoraeUa, daughter of Charles Overman, Esq. Ia this county, 6a the 1st inst, by Rev E P Roak well, Mr Thos B Brewer of Michigan, to Mils HarrUt E Ochter. , - In thia comity,' oa the 5tb of March, 1866, by the Rev B O JoneB, Mr Drew Lawing to Miss Took McOee, daughter of Mr Bob McGce. In Cabarrus county, on the I3th 1nt., by If . O. White, Egq, Mr Wra Lee to Mr Adeline Tucker. In McDowell Couolr. on Ih 6th iot. hr Re J I Carpenter, Mr Geo W Bales to Mi9 Jane Wea Also, Mr Alei West to Miaa Lucinda Bates. In Greensboro, on the 14th inst, Arch'd G Carter, Esq, to MU Margaret, daughter of Prof. Sterling. NOTICE TO GUARDIANS. All Guardians who have bondi 51ed io Mecklcn burgCounij Court, and have not renewed them within the last three years, are hereby notified that ' unlesa they are renewed at April Term of aaid Court, process will be issued against each one fall ing, which will be attended with rost. ' WM. MAXWELL. Clerk. March 26, 1866 ' 2t . ' . State of North Carolina, hi TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Raleigh, March 21, 1866. To Iloldcrs of Coupons) of JVortli Ca rolina llonds. Bj an Act of the General Assembly of North Ca- " rolina, ratified March 10U), 1866, I am directed ta . prepare and sell for not less than par, Bond ofth State running thirty-four j-ears, with coupons bear ing siy per cent interest, payable semi-annually, of the denomination of $100, $500 and $1000, prlncl- nft.1 finrf Inf ArAsf rintnmKU Ia, iIia mifrii. nf . i r ing Coupons now due and to become due in 1866r and Bond due and to fall due in 186G. By author ity vested in the Public Treasurer, I designate Nsw : York as the place uf payment. - funics i-uwut-a, uesirous oi euccung loe ex change authorized in said Act, will please com municate to me at once the amount and character ; of the securities which they wish te be funded, ia order that I may know the number and . denomina tion of the Bonds which will be required. After th ' engraver shall SnUh the blanks, the Bonds will be prt-pared for issue with little delay. . . - . . Under advice of the Attorney General, coupons of Bonds issued since but under Acts passed before May 20ih, 1861, will be funded nnder Ihe'Act of March 10th, 1-866: Provided, their identity is estab lished by bejng cut from the Bonds in my presence, a provision necessary on account of the similarity -to other coupons issued since May 20th, 1861. . KEMP P. BATTLE, Public Treasurer,. March 2g, 1865 Z. If. VANCE, . Attbrnoy at Xiawi - CHARLOTTE,. AT. C, Will practice in the Sixth Circuit, and in the Fed erai ana supreme uourts at uaieigu. March 26, 18G6 ' SAVE cost; A number of claims in favor of COCHRANE k ' c? irr T7 i i 1 t . i i c it uuio ucru piuceu 1:1 our uKiiua lur uiicc- tion. Persons indebted would do-well to call and settle before the claims are put in suit. DOWD & JOHNSTON, March 26, 1866 , tf Attorneys at ww. Iast Notice; The time for returning 'Tewo Taxes will expire on the 3 let day of this month. . Parties falling to runke returns by that time will be charged double , lax upon their State returns. T. W. DEWEY, March 26, 1866 Town Clerk.. Special Notice. Take occasion to inform the puWlic apd their friends that they are constantly receiving, selling, and bar tprinor First Class Family Groceries, And buying all manner of current Produce, .NEAT UUUK IU HIS VLjU ojahu, Opposite the Court House. gy Don't be mistaken In the place, "a All Goods offered for sale will be sold as CHEAP, if not cheaper, than the same quality of artiolel can be had in this market. We most respectfully assure all families who may favor us with their patronage, tbat their confidence will not be betrayed. All supplies will.be found as represented in every instance, or the mostey refund, ed. H. M. PItlTCilARD- . W. f3. BRYAN. March 26, 1866 ' tf Bank of Charlotte, 1Y. C. The Stockholders of this Bask will convene at the Banking-house, in Cbarlott", on Thursday the 1 9th of April, 1866. A full representation, cither . in person or by proxy, ia desired. W. A. WILLIAMS, . March 26, 18C6. 4t Acting Casber. Town Election. In accordance with the provisions of an Act par sed at the recent session of the Legislature, aa . election will be held at the Court House on the first Thnrsdav in Anril. for the accentanca ocreiectiea of the amended Charter of the City of Charlotte; ni?8ed at said session. . All perrons qualified to vote lor Mayor, wtu at entitled to rote at said election. Those voting for the Charter will vote a ticket with the word "adopU4 ed," and those voting against the acceptance wilt vote "rejected." , "',. n i it, a rt i nnfi ir Odnu a. u A rv mo. iMujur. March 26, 18C6 2t ' - w ' Wilmington cc weiaon uanroaa. Orricc Cnur Exoiseeb aud SvrEBiitTiirDEiiT,! Wilmingtou, March 22, 1866. CUANGE OP SCHEDULE.'" - On and after tho 25tb inst., trains will ron over this road as follows : , MAIL AND PASSENGER TRAINS, ; I-.. re Wilmineton dailv at - - 9 30 P. M, Arrive at Goldsboro' at - - - 3 46 A. M Arrive at Weldon at - - - 9 45 A. M. Leave Weldon daily at - - - I 30 P M. . . atMi a Arrive at uoiasooro at - ... i i r. . Arrive at Wilmington at - - 4 45 A, M. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAINS, Leave Wilmington daily except Sunday's at J A. M." Arrive ai uuiuiiwrv - . Arrive at Weldon at - - 8 45 P. M. ' ... i i - j ! . . Qn... . t it A Vf .. . j , . ',. D w Arrive At Goldsboro at - la47, Arrive at Wilmington at "- " 8 45 P. The Mail Trains make close connections through a vm uinn iiaiir. r a i r 11 l uuuufkvr,. mm v . to New Yoik and Charleston by inland and Bay routes; also with Raloigb aad Gaston r Trains leave Goldsboro at 4 A M. and a P. M. eoineWest. end 8 15 A. M. going East. . Traia from the West arrive at Goldsboro at 12 40 A. M. STl 45 A.M.-WtheEVt.t 9 45 P.II. - AH dry goods and light groceries will be carried - Iit these daily r reign iri, wnmyi . J-sth trains on tbe N. C. Railroad, daila except Sundays. Goods .by Steamer will be $toJk forward tbe oay auer vney r rxcsTti un Warehouse.: No extra charge by this train, which, we hope our patrons, old as well as new, will notice, hrfeh!! our flelchbors. bat work as low as any, aad will delireras promptly as toe peer,-aad-claJms for lose or daroagewlll be adjusted e once, if presented according jZ . ' v 3 Engineer end Superintendent Mfcb ?. 186 : Im - l