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CHARLOTTE, N. C,
TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1866.
FOURTEENTH VOLCMEN U M B E It 111.
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YATES,
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MEDICAL CARD.
DRS. GIHBOV & McGOMBS, having associated
themselves in the practice of Medicine and Surgery,
respectally tender their professional services to the
citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country.
From a large experience in private as 'well as
Field and Hospital practice, they feel justified in
proposing to pay special attention to the practice of
isiirgcry in all its branches.
ORice in Granite Uow, up stairs, opposite the
Mansion House.
ROBERT GIBBON. M. D.
Dec 11, 1805 J. 1 McCOMBS, M. D.
FULLINGS &, SPRINGS
Have removed their CLOTHING and MERCHANT
TAILORING STORK, to No. 4 Granite Row, lately
occupied by J. S. Phillips. We are offering our
nock of
. IlCADV.n.VDn CI,OTIIIXC
at cost fur cah. Our former friends and patrons
will do wel to supply themselves at once.
We will keep at ult i iines a good snpnly of Cloths,
asrmers and Vcstings, which will oe matde to
erder in ihe het style and manner. We wi!I keep
also a good stock of Hats, Shirts, Drawers and other
furtii.-hing Goods.
FULLINGS k SPRINGS.
Jan 20, 1806
El ii I chiton fc Springs,
CUARLOTTK, N. C,
Agent of the most reliable MJ Sl'IltjYCE
CO.TIIV.iWI WIS in the United States.
Be on the SAFK iSlDK and injure your property
ag.iint loss or damage by fire.
Also, INSURE' YOUR LIFE for the benefit of your
wife and children. .
RISKS, taken at moderate rules.
Call on Hutchison k SprL.gs. No 4. Granite Row.
E. NYE HUTCHISON,
J. M. SPRINGS,
March 5, 180G Agents.
Charlotte Fouudry & Machine Shop.
PAKTICVLAR NOTICK.
The public is respectfully informed that Iamj)re
piired to build and repair Steam Engines and do
all kinds of Machinery work. Al.-o, make Castings
iu Iron and Brass. I am well-fitted up, and guaran
tee work to be done as well 'and aj cheap as at any
Shop in the State.
Old castings bought or taken in exchange for
work. J. M. HOWIE,
Oct 1J, 180: Ompd Proprietor.
J. rER0S.SKT, W Ij. DEROSSET, G it A II AM DAVES.
DI3KOSSE.T fc CO.,
Furmerii DeRosvt tfc Brown )
E ST A B LI S II ED 1S39.
CENEUAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. C North Water Street, (tip stairs.)
Wilmington 1. V.
Will give personal attention to the purchase and
talc of produce of eery description, and to receiv
ing and forwaidiug goods.
.March 5, IStO. 3m
Knlcigii A: Cjiatoii IS. IS. Co.,)
SrPEuiNTKNPExrs Office, v
UALEIGU, N. C , Feb, 15, Kffi.)
El V;i: OF TIME.
On and
after Mouday, February 10, 13G6, Trains
will run
as follows :
PASSENGER TRAIN,
Leave' Raleigh ....
At live at Weldon,
Leave Weldon, -Arrive
at Raleigh, -
4.30 A. M.
11.00 "
1.30 P. M.
8.30
FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION TRAIN,
leave Raleigh on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
at 7 A. M., and arrive at Weldon 4 P. M.
FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION TRAIN',
Lave Weldon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur
days at 5 A. M and arrive at Raleigh 4 P. M.
By this change in the Passenger Train, connec
tions are made with the Seaboard & Roanoke Rail
road, as well as by the upper route via Richmond
Way passengers can be accommodited by the
Freight and Accommodation Trains, if they think
proper to do fo. This train leaves Raleigh from
the Raleigh & Gaston Depot, in the Northern part
of the cit v.
ALBERT JOHNSON,
General Superintendent.
March 5, 1300. tf
$lcnhoiic Ac Jlncaulay
CO-M MISSION M E 110 II A N TS,
CHARLOTTE, X. C., and 6G Pearl St., NEW YORK.
Prompt personal attention to the sale of cotton,
cotton yarns, m.val stores, kc , and the purchase of
merchandise generally.
Rkfekexces John" Wilkes and T II Brem, Esois,
Charlotte, N C ; Jordan Womble, Esq, Raleigh, N C-;
O G Parsley & Co, Wilmington, X C : I) Paul & Co,
and Robt Mure & Co, Chaileston, SC.: Wilcox &
Hand. Augusta, Ga ; Dunlop, Moi.cure & Co, Rich
mond, Va ; Tannahill, Mcllwaue & Co, N V ; Par
tridge, Wells i Co New York.
February 26. 1S0O.
The Southern Express Company,
For the transportation of merchandise. Valuable
packages, specie, bank notes, bonds, &c, for all parts
of ibe So-.nh ami Southwest, in connection with
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY,
hre established their agency at 59 BROADWAY,
NEW ORK, where ordurs to call for good to be
forwarded .South will receive prompt attention.
Merchandise and valuables delivered to llarnden's,
Kinsley's, American and United States Express Com
"panics, for the Southern F.'pre.-S" Company, will re
ceive prompt die-patch.
For particulars, rates of freight, &c. &c, applr at
the office of the Southern Express Company," 59
Broadway. H. B. l'LANT,'
Dec 18, 1SC.". . President.
Jiil Received,
A lot of T. Miles & Son's Ladies' SHOES. Call soon
March 12'U " H. WILLIAMS
THE EQUITABLE IJV
ASSUR A NCE SOCIliTV
OF THE UNITED STATES.
Accumulated Fund 2,000,000 Annual In
come , 1,000,000.
PURELY MUTUAL.
ANNUAL CASH DIVIDENDS.
At the request of their numerous Policy-holders,
this Society have determined to declare their divi
dends annually in Cash. The first dividend will be
declared Feb 1, 1807. The last dividand declared
on the quinquennial plan reduced the premiums in
some cases more than 50 per cent, or doubled the
Policy during the next dividend period. It is be
lieved for the future that no company in this coun
try will be abg to present greater advantages in its
dividends to persons assuring than this Society, as
total expenditure to cash premium received was,
by the last New York Insurance Report, les3- than
that of any of the older American Life Insurance
companies.
The olhcers of this society desire to present to
the public for their consideration five modes of di
viding surplus premiums or profits, some of which
were never befor granted to Policy-holders by any
Life Company, and present advantages obvious to all:
1st. The dividends may be applied to the pur
chase of additional assurance for a term of years.
2d. Dividends may be applied to reduce the pre
mium coming due next. At the last dividend, upon
a similar plan, premiums were reduced one-half up
on some policies.
Jd. The dividend may be applied to provide for
the payment of premiums at the latter end of life,
so that the assured may be guaranteed against fur
ther payments on attaining a certain age, ei'ch suc
cessive dividend gradually reducing the time during
which the premiums must continue to be paid, so
that at last, with the same success as heretofore, a
paid up policy will he secured by quite a moderate
number of premiu ms. To illustra e A man assur
ing at 25 ears 'old would, on the. basis of our last
dividend, be secured by this application of dividend
against any payment after 45 and probab'y at an
earlier age and thereafter receive an annual divi.
deud in cash.
4th. Dividends may be applied to the purchase of
a certain addition to the poiicy, payable with it.
5th. Dividends may be applied to the reduction of
all future premiums during the continuance of the
policy.
Hereafter dividends on the first annual premium
may be used as car h in the payment of the second
annual premium, and so on thereafter, the dividend
on each premium may be applied to the payment of
the next succeeding premium. Policy-holders in
most other companies mu.-t wait four or five rears
before any advantage can be derived from dividends.
Call at No. 4, Granite Row, at;d get books and
papers for further information.
HUTCHISON & SPRINGS, Agents,
For N. Carolina. S. Carolina and Georgia,
Feb 26, lSo'o. ' Charlotte, X. C.
CLOVER SEE.
A large supply of Fresh Clover Seed, received and
for sale by
Feb 2ti, 186G. BARRINGER, WOLFE & CO.
IlSOrV AND CASTINGS.
30:000 lbs. vrought and tolled Iron, Castings,
&e,for sale for cash or barter for corn, oat, peas,
cotton jam, and cloth of different kinds. My Blast
Furnace is now in operation and I am prepared to
fill orders for Machinery, Cooking Ware, kc. Terms
cash.
I want to employ some good hollo-.v-ware Mould
ers and,some good Miners. I wish to make eon
tracts for the cut ling of 5,000 cords wood; also for
coaling. Apply soon at mv Furnace six miles East
of Lincolnton. N. C. J. W. DERR.
February 12, 1SGG Gmpd
HUGHES &. DILL.
Commission it Shipping Merchants,
NKWI3EKN, N. C
Consignments of Cotton, Naval Stores and Tobac
co will receive our prompt attention.
We have a weekly line of Steamers from Newberr.
and Morehead City, which sail from Newhern every
Friday and from Morehead City every Saturday at
4 P. Si.
T. J. Ft L'G I; KS, NEWBERS. G. W. DILL. .MOREHEAD CITY.
August 1, lbG5 tf
Soul hern Express Company.
' The Southern Express Company has opened com
munication with all Northern and Western States,
and is now prepared to forward Freight, Money and
valuable Packages safely and promptly. Messen
gers leave Charlotte daily, connecting at Raleigh
with Adams' Express Company, and at Richmond
with Adams' and llarnden's Express Companies.
Letters will be forwarded by this Company to all
i points South and North having no mail facilities.
T. D. GILLESPIE, Agent.
Chailotte, June 10, 1865 tf
BLOSSO n BKO T II E IS S ,
(Successors to Benj. Blossom & Son.)
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Cotton, Naval Stores, Grain, Tobacco,
Yarns, Sheetings, &c , ,
Xo. 159 Front Street,
CllA8. W. P.LOSSOM, . :''".
James B. Blossom, V JVtW Vci'k'.
Isaiah BDtotsoM, J
BaS-LiberaI advances made on consignments on
receipt of Bill of Lading.
References : The Bank of N. C , and other Banks
atWilmington, Newhern, Washington, Taiboro. Fny
etteville. Raleigh, Salisbury, Charlotte and Wades
boro, N. C.
A. M McPheetcrs, Raleigh, N. C , will forward
to us." through that place, (free of forwarding com
mi:siin.) paying railroad freight, to any shipping
port.
Joseph R. Blossom & Co., Wilmington; George H
Brown & Co, Washington ; S T Jones k Co, New
hern, N. C ; Henry Ghtselin, Norfolk, Ya ; will for
ward Produce to u, free of forwarding commission,
except on naval stores and grain, by steamer or
sailing vessel, as sdiippers may direct ; and, when
desired, will pay taxes, &c, at the shipping potts.
Consignments to us are covered by fire and Ma
rine lustiiance as soon as freighted, from all places
on all Railrads and Rivers in North and South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and from all South
ern Shipping Ports, through to Ne.v Yotk, whether
advice of shipment is received or not.
July 1". I 05. I I'd.
IiM!ltliO!B.
The copa;ttiership of A. WEILL & CO., com
posed of A. Weill, A. R. Mayer and II. M. Ashei, was
dissolved by mntual consent on the b'th hist , and A
R Mayer is alone authorized to sigu in liquidation
of the firm's debts and accounts.
A. WEILL,
A. ft. MAYER,
' H. M. ASH ER.
The business will be continued at tlie'old stand
' ir. Parks' Building, Tryon sliect, l.y A. Weill and
i A., R. Mayer, under the firm and style of A. WEILL
. & CO., and solicit a continuance of the patronage
heretofore extended. A. EII.L.
i Feb 1?, IPCS A.Ti. MAYER.
SOUTHERN CLAIMANTS.
The Second Comptroller of the Treasury has
decided a matter of great interest to Southern
claimants for balances due them from the Gov
ernment. Gen. A B Eaton, Conituissary-Gen'l,
addressed a communication to the Comptroller,
informing him that certain persons residing in
the Confederate States during the rebellion, and
who had a domicil in said States before the civil
war and during its continuance, now come and
demand of the Government balances which tliey
allege were due and payable to them befoce the
civil war began. . The Commissary-General asks:
"Are the entitled to these balances ?"
The Comptroller replies that the claimants
are not so entitled, and that the laws of nations,
the laws of Congress, and the decisions of the
Supreme Court justify this opinion. He pro-
i ceeds to say that whilst the war continued, the
claimants, in the eye of the law, were regarded
i as hostile characters, and their property, as en-
em$ ptoperty, liable to seizure and confiscation;
and this hostile character attaches to both per
j sons and things, until, by the action of Congress,
! or of the Executive, itis wholly removed. He
I quotes from authorities to prove the right of the
Government to seize enemy propetty and appro
priate it to its own use, and he declares that
debts stand upon the same grounds as other
property; that the authorities establish the right
of the United States to the debts due a Confed
erate ene'my at the time the war commenced;
that they aLo prove that, in a legal point of
view, the claimants were enemies of the Govern
ment of the United States; that these debts
never having been reduced to possession, but
always having remained as balances in the
Treasury, cannot now be withdrawn by claim
ants, except in violation of law, for the title of
these balances, Jure belli, must be regarded as
diverted from the original owners, and transfer
red to the United States Government.
Yhether this decision will hold good or not,
upon presentation to and revision by other offi
cers, remains to be seen. The Second Comp
troller's decision is final, unless the Secretat v of
the Treasury, upon request of claimants, shall
refer it to the Solicitor oi the Treasury for revi
sion. A matter of such importance as this will
surely take that course.
That the Quakers of Randolph county,
or any other section, are persecuted for their
peaceful principles, we believe to b-e entirely
false ! The true reason why the Quakers are
leaving is, that they are opposed to residing
among, and being placed upon an equality with
free negroes, according to the policy of the
Freedmen's Bureau., While the blacks were
slaves, and under the control of their masters,
and amenable to the civil law for offences, the
Quakers could tolerate them, although they re
fused to own that species of property. In the
State of Indiana, whither they go, there are not
many persons of color, and no Freedmen's Bu
reau, atid no political rights for the unqualified
black, as voting, sitting upon Jurits, etc. The
Quakers in this State, likewise, are not slow to
perceive that, although slavery is nominally
abolished as to the blacks, the w hites of the
South are subjected to a galling humiliation,
much worse than was the slavery of the negroes.
Those who assign any otber reason for the
exodus cf the Quakers, labor under a very great
mistake. Statesvile American.
LOST.
A short time before the surrender of Gen. John
ston's Army, about Thirty Boxes of BOOKS (Revis
ed Code) belonging to the State (marked "Thomas
Bragg") were sent off on the North Carolina Rail
road, and have not been returned- Any person
having them in charge will please report the fact;
and any person having any information as to where
thev are, will please let me know immediately.
It. W. BEST,
Secretary of Slate
Raleigh, N. C, March 12, 18Co 6t
HYMN BOOKS of all kinds."
1. Presbyterian.
- 2. Methodist (Soujhern )
3. Baptist Psalmody.
4. Lutheran Hymns.
5. Note Books of different kind?.
The Hjmn Books are of every variety, from very
cheap to the most costly styles.
It. N. TIDDY k CO ,
New Book Store, next to Scarr's Drug Store,
March .5, 18136 3m Charlotte, N. C.
$75 lil W UII).
Stolen from our Stables at Patterson P. O., Cald
well county, N. C, on the night of the 17th of Feb ,
1 8 1 ; 6 , a large brown horse " MULE. Said Mule was
formerly the properly of the IT. S. Government, but
was purchased by us at :i government sale, conse
quently he has the usual "S" on his neck. He is
also branded 'G" on the shoulder, if not rubbed off
by harness ; i much shaved by harness, and has a
while spot on one side of the neck, caused by the
collar. No other marks remembered.
A reward of 30 U. S. currency will be paid for
the recoviy of the Mule, and $45 for the arresl-of
the thief, with such evidence as will convict him.
R. L. PATTERSON k CO ,
March 19, 18G5 lmpd Patterson P. 0., N C.
CHARLOTTE
Steam IU fined Caudj Manufactory,
WlioU'halc and ICclaif.
The subscriber is now manufacturing all !ort3 of
CANDIES, CAKES, DREAD, &c. &c
Plain and Ornamental Cakes, for Weddings and
Parties, always on hnnd or made to order.
Merchants and dealers in Candies will find
it to their interest to purchase from tne, as I will
give satisfaction both in price and quality.
Orders from a distance attended to at short
notice.
J. G. 0. LEISER,
One door south of the Mansion House,
Trvon street, Charlotte, N. C.
March 12, 1SGC y
General Collecting
CHARLES DlCaMP, of Charlotte, N. C, offers
his services to the citizens of the place as a Gener
al Collecting A.ent. He promises strict attention
to his business, and faithful ?nd prompt returns
made of all accounts entrusted to him.
He respectful!- refers to Dr. R K. Gregory, Dr.
W W Gregory, Dr J M Miller, Dr W W Gaiiher, Dr
Rout Gibbon, Dr McAden, W P Hill, Esq., and C
H Elms, Esq. '
A liberal, share of patronage requested. All c--der
left with hira will be promptly attended to.
March 12. 1800 1m CHA9. TCAMP.
SKETCH OP EMPEROR MAXI- j
MILIAN. " !
-1
Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Archduke of j
Austria, and so-called Emperor of Mexico and .
the head of the M--xicau branch of the Haps- ,
burgs, was ln at the Austrian Imperial resi- j
dence at Schonhrunn, on July 6, 1832, and is j
consequently in the thirty-fourth year of his
age His father was the Archduke Francois
Charles Jospph, Archduke of Austria, and his j
mother Sophie Dorethee, daughter of Maximil- i
ian 1, King of Bavaria. He had the mis for- j
tune to be a second son, and has in consequence j
become a sort of royal adventurer. His father j
was Dever Emperor of Austria, as has been i
stated, but being like Max, a second son, was '
only Archduke. It was Maximilian's uncle, !
Fedinand, who was the predecessor of Francis !
Joseph. When his uncle abdicated, in 184S,
the father of Maximilian and Francis Joseph
renounced his place in the line of succession in
favor of the proem emperor. The abdicating
Emperor, i ir giving up his throne unequally di
vided his dower, and gave an advantage to the
Archduke Maximilian, to the detriment of hi3
elder brother. Such is the origin of the con
stant, and at times, very warm differences which
have arisen between the two.
Maximilian was brought up at the gayest
capital iu Germany, but does not appear to have
much taste for frivolities. He spent a greater
part of his youth in traveling He has been a
sailor and has seen a good deal of the world of
waters, at least for an Au-trian Archduke. In
his early years he sailed about the Mediterane
an, and visit-td all the adjacent countries
Greece, Italy, Morocco, French Algeria, Spain
and Portugal with great zeal aud activity? At
the close of twentyrtwo he was placed at the
head of what is termed by courtesy the Austrian
Marine, and with" a squadron visited the coast
of Syria and Palestine. He went also to the
lied Sea, and took great interest in the
of the Suez Canal, which was then just
wotks
begin-
ning. In all this he showed himself a young
man of proper manners and active habirs, de
sirous of emancipating himself from the fetters
of worn out and obsolete habits, and the narrow
minded principles and punctilios of his race and
family. It is related of him that 'when at
Trieste, in 1852, he heard. by telegraph of the
elevation of Napoleon to the ImneriaJ throne,
and immediately assembled all the foreign Con
suls there at a sort of banquet, placing the
French Consuls at his right hand, and propos
ing the health to Napoleon III, before he had
been recognized by asitigle European sovereign
Perhaps the above incident has not been with
out effect upon his present fofcfutits.
Besides being. Archduke of Austria, Maxi
milian held several other titles and dignities,
lie was as has been stated, Vice Admiral of the
Austrian Navy, or commander of the Imperial
mariue; commander of the 8ih reuiment of Aus
trian Lancers, and chief of the Gd Prussian regi
ment of Dragoons
In 1855 he went to Paris, andspcnt a fort
night with the Emperor at St. Cloud, veiy prob
ably confiding to him his troubles with his bro
ther Francis Joseph The consequence of this
interview was that Louis Napulean took the
young man under his protecting wing, "and in
the following year he was appointed Viceroy
of the Austrian possession in Italy, known as
the Lombard' Venetian kingdom. This gov
ernorship it was nothing more lasted until
1859. Maximilian made himself hij-hly popu
lar with the Italians, and in consequence stili
more unpopular with his brother Francis Joseph,
whose action eventually resulted iu Maximil
ian's removal. It is related of the latter. th;it
while "Viceroy of Lombard' and Venice, he
used to walk about the streets of Milan and
Venice quite alone during the J'etcs and among
the crowd, and would never allow the police to
be on the watch One d:iyat Venice, when the
Italian nobles had plotted to nuke a hostile de
monstration against him on the Plaza St. Mar
co, he discomfitted them and quite converted
them to his side by tucking his wife under his
arm and coming among them unattended and on
foot, witji a courage and fiankntss that disarm
ed every one. Another time, just after Orsini's
attempt at Paris, his life was said to be also
threatened, and his fiiends begged him not to
ex.pose himself but he immediately ordered liis
carriage to go to the theatre, to whom he said,
latighing, "if I am to be blown up, "it shall at
least be in good cotnrany "
Maximilian remained idle after his removal
from the governorship of the Lombardo Veni
tian Kingdom until 1G3, when Napoleon deci
ded on making a cat's paw of him iu Mexico
The crown of Mexico was offered to him by Na
poleon in August, 1802, aud the dipiomas were
put to work to arrange for his acceptance and
occupancy of the throne. Nearly a year wa3
occupied in this work, and it was not until the
10th of April, 18GI, that he formally accepted
the proffered crown. I3y the terms of accept
ance he made a conditional renunciation of the
riht of eventful succession to the throne of
Austria, and an unconditional renunciation of
his share of the family estates amounting to
about -20,000,000 of florins. The condition re
served in the renunciation of the right to the
succession was that such renunciation might be
revoked should .Maximilian, -finding his foothold
in Mnimi inrMiri ehnnse to resign within SIX
years from the date of his acceptance of the j
crown of Mexico. j
Soon afrer his acceptance of the crown Max
imilian left Austria fur Mexico II is entry into
the city of Mexico took place on June 12, 18GI, j
when he immediately assumed the disputed
people. His first official act was the offer of:
terms to President Beiiito Jaurez looking to his
submission; but these were n-jected. Since j
that his efforts "have been devoted to putting "'
down the Republican or Liberal Government; '
but liis-success has not been very brilliant. One ;
of his principal schemes for st rengthening him- :
self in Mexico has been by efforts of attracting ;
emigration of Southern men thither; but his
projects is already looked upon as a failure. .
Every day makes his pc.sition at home Mill more
insecure, while the late demonstrations in tbia
country and in-Congress will be understood by
him ae ootens of rapidly approaching evil.
WHAT'DOES THAT YOUNG MAN DO
FOR A LIVING?
While most of the young men of our country,
as far as we can learn, have nobly yielded to
the'necessities of the times, and arc uow man
fully engaged ia some useful employments, sup
porting themselves and assisting their parents
and friends, who have been suddenly reduced
from affluence to poverty, yet there are a tew
still lurking about our cities, towns and villages,
with no visible means of support, who dress
finely, smoke gracefully, drink deeply, spit
furiously, talk loudly, laugh outrageously and
play the eimblet extensively. Xhey love to
gather i market places, or to sand at the cor
ners of streets to criticise the girls, or to pass a
coarse jest. They luxuriate in street fights, and
will make the welkin ring with their huzzas
over the snarlings of two tom-cat?, or the angry
blows and curses of a pair of drunken bullies.
To them a pack of cards is the emblem of manly
sport, and the black' bottle the symbol of social
enjoyment. An ivory headed yellow rattan is
the pink of neatness, and with it twirling in
their fingers, they promenade the streets with
a bob-a dil step, keeping time to the tune of
'Hie Betty Martin tip-toe fine " Too lazy to
work, too proud to seek employment, they
lounge and whittle away their precious hours iu
idleness or unmanly sports, under the mistaken
idea that they arc only killing time, when timo
is only killing them.
What does that young man do for a living?"
is the enquiry of every one, as some representa
tive of the above class of youths passes by with
fopish air and clad in gay costume. It is a
natural enquiry, which instinctively springs
from the conviction, that men are so linked to
gether in society, that no one can fail to do his
part without impairing the-interests of others
to the lull extent of bis talents, resources and
influence. No one can divest himself of the
responsibilities which his very existence imposes
upon him He cannot fhelter himself behind
a system of negative virtues, whose highest
achievement is, to harm no one. He comes into
the world with a nature, physical, mental and
moral, so constituted that he cannot cease to act
without ceasing to live.. The Creator has so in
terwoven the issue of his beini with the fabric
of society that he cannot separate himself from
the common interests of mankind. He must
obey the inexorable demands ofhis nature. He
must be busy among men and the pursuits of
men, or suffer the penalties which just nature
never fails to execute, and which she inflicts
without clemency and without mercy.
It is the -duty of every one, therefore, to take
some active part on the stage of life. Some
seem to think they can vegetate, without being
anything in particular can grow up, propagate
and rot like the beasts that perish. But we are
not placed here to pass through the vaiious
stages of life without hving done anything for
the benefit of the human race. Each must fulfil
the obligations for which he was sent into the
orld Young man, society has its claims upon
you; each individval man is dependent upon you.
in some degree, for his prosperity and happiness
The world with its various pursuits and employ
ments is before ou; choosesometliinp jdo something-
work work work. JSj)artaubury
ExjilfSS.
Good advice, which many must follow or be
considered trash.
CELLARS TO DWELLING HOUSES.
)r. Hall, who publishes and edits the Jour
n(d of Health, devotes Ihe whole of the March
number to an interesting article on "'Farmers'
Houses," showing where they should be built,
how they should Ee buiit; indicating certain
conveniences to be secured, and .cerlain incon
veniences to be avoided; and pointing out all
the essentials to health, comfort and content
ment. One of the most interesting and useful
portions "f this article, is that devoted to "Cellar-"
in Dwelling Houses," which he declares are
oftentimes the sources frot:: which those gasses
constantly ascend that impregnate every room
in the houses to which they are attached with a
vitiated and unwholesome atmosphere.
He speaks of the habit prevalent among
house-keepers of making their cel'ers the sunw
mer and winter receptable of every variety of
vegetables and fruits, as well as of rubbish and
kitchen offal, and of all that is old and uneeemly
He advises a thorough examination and cleans
ing of the" cellar attached, to every house in
which a slow and obscure disease prevails
among the members of the family, lie says
such cellars should be emptied of every move
able thing, the walls and floors thoroughly
swept and washed, aired for a week, and the
former white-washed.
lie cites the following remarkable instance of
the efficacy v cleanliness in preventing cholera
with which we are now threatened and of
its attraction by uncleanliness. During a cholera
summer. unusual efforts were made in Bcton to
provide against it. The 'most stringent and
thorough hygienic measures were taken. Re
liable men were appointed to" examine every
house.lrotn cellar to garret, and compel the re
moval of everything which could have even a
remote tendency to invite the fearful scourge
The results were admirable; there was not a
single case of cholera except in a very restricted
district in fact, one family -only was attacked.
A more especial examination of the house in
which this family resided was made, when in a
remote corner of the eellaY a .large pile cf the
accumulations of bad housekeeping for years
was found, and tis was i-n a state of putridity.
On its removal, and the most plentiful use of
tire most powetful disinfectants, the disease at
once disappeared and did not return.
As the warm weather approaches we may ex
pect the approach of cholera, and should omit
no reasonable precaution against its prevalence.
It costs but little of time, trouble or money for
each householder to cleanse and porify his
premises, especially when he can rely in' so
doing upon the assistance of the city authorities.
Exemption from this dire scourge i. purchased
at a cheap rate when it requires only prodence
in eating and drmkin?, cleaniineFS of . person
and the removal of Slih and rubbish from our
pre mi" ftichmn1 Whig.
STEEET ETIQUETTE.
A lady whose culture and good tacte qualifiet
her for the task, reports the following rulei for
street etiquete, whk-h wo cordially commend to
the prayerful consideration of the many pros
pective Chesteifields in this city :
1. Gentlemen walking should keep their
hands id their pockets. It shows their gait and
figure to advantage, keeps the hands warn and
out of other peoplo's pockets. . '
2 In the afternoon congregate ii front of the
hotels and "saloons," at the street corners. Then
upon ladies passing, set up an equine cacbioa
lion (translated horse laujjh.) This will gird
them au exalted opinion of your taste and re
finement. 3. Keep the centre of the sidewalk. By this
means others in meetiug you will not know
which side to pass; when they attempt it step
in the same direction with them. This show!
an agreeable variety in n promenade.
4. If you see a person on the opposite side of
the street whom you wish to interrupt, cry as
loud as possible to him, "Ho ! Jones, of coarser
Jones will show to passengers that you take Si
great intere-4 in the fate of Jones.
5. When turning a corner walk rapidly and
with your eyes iu an opposito direction.' You
may meet somebody" and f-fve them an oppor
tunity to study astronomy by daylight."
G. Dug fights are -an agreeable variety with
which to "spice" city life; therefore encourage
them by your presence, and get up a few beta
as to which will win".
- THE ARAB'S GIFT.
A poor Arab waa traveling in the desert,
when he met with a spring of clear, sweet,
sparkling water. Accustomed as ho was to
brackish wells, to his simple mind it appeared
that such as this was worthy of a monarch; and
filling his leathern bottle from the spring," ho
determined to go and present it to the caliph
himself
'1 he poor man traveled a considerable distance
before he readied the presence of his sovereign,
and laid his humble offering at his feet. The
caliph did not despise the little gift brought to
him with so much trouble. He ordered some of
the water to be poured into a cup, drank it, and
thanking the Arab with a smile, ordered him
to be presented with a reward.
The courtiers around pressed forward eager ta
taste the wonderful water, but to the surprise
of all the caliph forbade them to touch a Bingla
drop.
After the poor Arab had quitted the royal
presence with a light and joyous heart, the ca
liph turned to his courtiers and thus explained
the motives of his conduct: -
"During the travels of the Arab," said he,
"the water in his leathern bottle had become
impure and distasteful But it was on offering
of love, and as such I have received it with
pleasure: But I well knew that had I suffered
another to partake of it. he would not have con
cealed his disgust; and therefore, I forbade you
to touch the draught, lest the heart of the poor
man should have been wounded."
All that sinners can present to their King is
like the water brought by the Arab, though,
like him, we may fancy it worthy the acceptance
of our Lord. But he will not reject, he will not
despise the little offering of love and faith; for
he has promised that even a cup of cold water,
given in the nu-mepf a disciple, shall ia no wise
lose its reward.
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Ravages upon thk Blacks. Senator
Doolittle, in his speech at New Haven, gave the
following us his own estimate, and that of Oth
ers, of the terrible mortality among the blacks,
crowing out of the late civil war, as well as the
effect of all this upon Southern representation
in Congress :
"They 6ay the representation must be change
ed so that the $outh tdtall not fair political
power in conecquence of its own rebellion. This
is the foundation of the desire to alter the Con
stitution. Under the Constitution we take
another census to make an opportionnient ia
187- Will the Syuth, then, get any increased
power? They say two-filths of the colored pop
ulation i? to be added. But that population has
perished by thousands and hundred 'of thou
sands. 0'ir officers say that at least one mil
lion have perished. .
Governor Aiken states that at least' a million
have perished. Randall Hunt, of New Orleans,
sayb the same. They give reasons. Some have
fallen in battle. 1 suppose that about fifty
thomand have perished in battle. But terrible
diseases have, prevailed among thefti, and the
stnad pox has swept tbem away by thousands all
over the land.
They have not been used to caring for their
own .discuses they perished by disease by thou- .
sand.-. And 1 believe, when we tako the ceo
sus of 137U, two fifths of the whole colored pop
ulation will have perished.
Tue Queen Aiteaus The English are io
the seventh luaven of beatific rapture. Her
Most tltacioui Majesty Victoria, Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &e,
&c i &c , has held a Court. It is the first since
the death of her husband, and her long seclusioq
has been grumbled at tremendously by Johq
.Bull as too much of a good thing- and very bad
for business. Now that she has cast off her
widow's weeds, there is hope that the gaieties
of the Coutt will be restored; that, there will be
drawing rooms and levecs, and perhaps Court
balls: The tradesmen rub thtir hands in glee,
as they anticipate large orders from the luxuri
ous nobility, and it the Que'i only keep the
round of festivities -3ng, she will bceome again
a roost popular royal sovereign.
PvEMaukable. Miss Ann R. Adams, an
ancient maiden lady," of this town, in the 68tfc
year of her age, informs us that she is now cut
ting teeth for the fourth time in her life. This
lady also informs us that die had a protracted
fever last tumtntr, that caused the loss of the
Lair of her head, which, at that time, was almost
as white as cotton, and since then her hair baa
come forth again, and is now quite darkor
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