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ON THE WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET 33 Per Annua IN ADVANCE.--.-. i CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT T(X STATES AS. IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS,. AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER, W. '3. Ig Ei CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY,- JUNE 26, 1866; DITOR AND PrOPREITOB. FOURTEENTH TOLEMEN DUO E U m THE (Published erery .Tuesday,Q) BY WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOR A5D PUOPBIXTOK. . O . "D"tiERJDS9 $3 PER ANNUM, in advance. $ 2 for six months. o r Transient advertisement must be paid for In. tUvanee. Obituary notices are charged advertis ing rates. Advertisements not marked on the manuscript fjr a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly.. . $1 per square of 10 lines or less will be charged for each insertion, anles the advertisement is in serted 2 month? or more. AUGUST NIEMANN, Practical Matchmaker &. Jeweler. (2iexttoov South of the Mansion JIoue,f CHARLOTTE, N. C. The subscriber respectfully informs the public that he i prepared -to do, all kinds of work in his line promptly and efficiently. lie professes to thoroughly understand bis business, and those pa tronizing him may expect to have their work well done.. JBQyTHocks, Watches.-Jewelry, Music-Boxes, &c, repaired at short notice and on satisfactory terms. AUGUST NIEMANN, , Next door ta Mansion House. April 30, 13C6 Z. B. VANCE. C. DOWD. R. D. JOHNSTON. VANCE!, DOWD &. JOHNSTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Charlotte, N. C? , Having asjocUiUed tnemselves together, will prac tice in I lie. Courts of Mecklenburg Iredell, Catawba, Davidson, Uowan, Cabarrus and Union, and in the Federal and Supreme Courts. Claims collected anywhere in the State. April 2, 18C6 ' tf- ' r 7 MEDICAL CARD. DRS. GIDBON & McCOMBS, having associated themselves in the practice of Medicine and Surgery, respectfully tender their professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. From a Urge experience in private as well as Field and Hospital practice, they feel justified in proposing to pay special attention to the practice of .Sorcery in all its branches. Office in Gr.-uiite Row, np stairs, opposite the Mansion House. ROBERT. GIRBON, M. D. ' Dec 11. 18G5 J. P. McCOMBS, M. D. FULLINGS &c SPRINGS Have removed their CLOTHING and MERCHANT TAILORING STORE, to No. 4 GraniteRow, lately occupied by J. S- Phillip- We are offering our stuck of RCADY.nADE CLOTIIISG At cost for cafh. Our former friends and patrons will do wel to supply themselves at once. VVe will keep at all times a good supply of Cloths, Cassimers and Vesiings,- which will be made to order in the best style and manner, We will keep also a good slock of Hats, Sfiirts, Drawers and other furnishing Goods. FULLINGS & SPRINGS. . Jan 29. 1806 - Hutchison & Springs, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Agents of the most reliable MJTSMfRJTCE CO.lIl'.tYMS in the United States. He on the SAFE SIDE and insure yoor property against loss or damage by fire. Also, INSUltE YOUR LIFE for the benefit of your wife and children." RISKS taken at moderate rates. Call on Hutchison &. Sprir.gs. No 4. GraniteRow. E. NYE HUTCHISON; J. M. SPRINGS, March 5, 1806 Agents Ladies9 Hats and Bonnets, Trimmed .and nntrimmed; Bonnet Ribbon, French Flowers. Sic, very hacdsomw, at May 14th McLEOD k STEELE'S Handsome and Fashionable styles of Ladies' 1 DRESS GOODS, Laces, Shawls, &v. very cheap at May 14th McLEOD & STEELE. .Grain and Grass Scythes, Scythe Snaths, Ames Shovels and Spades, Collins' Axes, &c, ut McLEOD & STEELE S. SigSt Ladies', Misses' and children's BOOTS and SHOES, Congress Gaiters, and Slippers, very hand some and cheap, at McLEOD STEELE'S.. Br, G-ents and Youths' Caps and Straw Hats, very low, at McLEOD & STEELE'S. Linen and cotton Sheeting. Pillow-case Linen. Ac. very low, at McLEOD 1 STEELE'. May 14,- 18G0 ' J . T.15 11 T j K K, Waf clfniafcer fc Jeweler, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country that he has opened a shop in the stre occupied by C. M. Query, next fo Springs' corner, where he will give prompt attention to re pairing Watches, Clocks, .Jewelry, &C. Watch-glasses and u!ter'a's in general t whole sale and retail. May 22, 1863. tf The Southern Express Company, For the transportation of 'merchandise, valuable package?, specie, bank notes, bonds,&c, for all parts of the South and Southwest, in connection with ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY, hve established their agency at 59 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, where orders to call fvr goods to be forwarded South will receive prompt attention. Merchandise and valuubles delivered to Harnden's, Kinsley's, American and United States Express Com panies, for the Southern Express Company, will re ceive prompt dispatch. For particulars, rates of freight, &c. Ac, apply at the office of the Southern" Express Company, 59 Broadway. H. B. PLANT, Dec 18, 1865. . President. Tailoring. JOHN VOGEL, PRACTICAL TAILOR, Jlespectfullj informs the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country, that he. is prepared to manu facture gentlemen's clothin in the latest style and at short notice. His best exenions-wisl be given to render satisfaction to those who patronize him. Shop opposite Kerr'i Hotel, next door to Brown L jStitt's store. January 1, SOMETHING ATI K ACTIVE ! Bargains to be had at Cochrane, Wilson & Co's. Bombazines, A'lpaccas, and . fine Mohair at low prites ; Scotch Gingham, Plain and Figured Crepe Kerens, all Wool Delains, Printed Jaconelts, French Cambrics, Organdies, Ac, AT YOUR OWN PRICES. Embroidered "and Hemstitch Handkerchiefs, Em broidered Setts Linen Collars and Cuffs, at Remark able low prices. Qf Remember the House, and call before pur chasing el.ewbere P. S. Silk Basques at New-York cost. If they cannot be sold at that, we will give ibem away. May 28, 18C6 - ' I.liWE,t,IHEl 100 Barrels Thomastown LIME, in good order, for sale. Apply to Agent at N. C. Railroad Depot. June 4, 1866 tf SCHOOL NOTICE. . FOR YOUTHS IN LINCOLN COUNTY, N. C. The exercises of my SchooJ will be resumed on Monday July 16th, 1866, for the rbird session of 20 weeks,at the following rates of Tuition, &c : - Full Classical course, $18 Partial " 44 15 Hiirher English 44 .. 12 00 00 00 These rates to be paid in specie or its equivalent in currency. Deductions made only for protracted sickness. My School is designed to prepare young rnen for College or for the ordinary avocations' of business. It is situated in Lincoln County, near the line of Guston, 3 miles from Tools' and 6 miles from Beat tie's Ford, on the Catawba River. .The location is free from the temptations incident to more public positions, and healthy. Good and cheap Board can be had in the neighborhood. Those, requiring further information will please address me immediately at Charlotte, N. C, care of Hon. James W. Osborne. FRED. S. MOORE, . Teacher. ' REtitREXCES Dr Wm B McLean of Lincoln ; J W Moore, Esq. of Gaston ; David 11 Lee, Esq, and Hon J W Osborne, of Mecklenburg. May 28, 1866 7t XIats, 0VEs, AND Millinery and Straw Goods, AT WHOLESALE: RETAIL. We would respectfully inform the trade that we liav opened . A branch of our Charleston House AT CHARLOTTE, N. O, In the Carson Building, opposite the National Ex press Office, where can be found a large slock of SILK, FUR, WOOL and STRAW GOODS. ALSO, MILLINERY GOODS, consisting ot Ladies', Men's and Children's BON NETS'and HATS-ofthe latest styles ; . Also, FLOWERS and RIBBONS, All of which, we offer at wholesale or retail jti as 3-LOW PRICES -a as such Good3 can be purchased in New Yoik or Charleston. - - ry We hare a Lady of experience to super LL intend the. JVILLf JTEMl I HE- PJtitTJllEJYT, who will trim the Goods to order at the sllortest notice. WILLIAMS & COVERT, Carson Building, Charlotte, N. C. May 21, I860 tf LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA. The undersigned would respectfully inform the Legal Profession, and the public generally, that having obtained permission to publish a small num ber of the "Laws of North Carolina, Session of 1865 66 together with the most important public acts passe. since 1859, he expects to have them reafly in a short time. Those wishing to purchase'would do well to send on their orders at once as the, sup ply is very small. ' Frice when sent by mail pr Express $4,50 per copy., R W. BEST, Secretary of State. Orders sent to any of the Book Stores in Raleigh will be filled promptly Raleigh N C, May 28, 1866 lm' . IAT10.AIi EXPRESS And Transportation Company. The National Express and Transportation Com pany having 5nally completed its Southern through connections from NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON, RICHMOND, SA VANNAH, CHARLESTON, and all intermediate and adjacent Tawns as far South as ATLANTA, Ga." And also having perfected its Western connection?, via the Baltimore, and Ohio Railroad,' over main Roads, to Cincinnati and St. Lonis, Is now prepared to receive Freight, Merchandise, Valuable Packages, Money and Bullion, and to transfer the same to or from the places designated and all intermediate points, a efficiently, expediti onary and cheaply as can be tlone by any other Ex press Company. . Ofhces are also opened in Mobil..nd New Orleans, and. in a few days the company will run through via Montgomery to these places. J. E. JOHNSTON, President. - B. F. Ficklix, Superintendent. May 14, 1866 . ; 7t State of Sf. Carolina, Cabarrus co. Court of Pleat $ Quarter Snaions April Term, 1866. Thomas L-Martin, AdftTr of Joseph G Martin dee'd, vs. Isaac A Martin and others. Petition to sell Land. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court in this case that the Heirs at Law of Mary Callens. dee'd, names not known; John Russel and Maria bis wife,J- R W M-iriin, the Heirs at law of Margaret Hail, dee'd, names not known. Saml B.Martin, and the Heirs at law of Jane Ritch, dee'd, names not known, reside beyond the limits of this State; it is therefore ordered by the Court that publication b,e made for six weeks successively in the Western De mocrat, notifyiug the said defendants of the filing of thts petition, and that unless they be and appear at the next terra of this Cojm to be beld for said county at the court hoose in Concord, on the third Monday in July next, and answer to the petition, the same will be . taken pro confesso and the land ordered to be sold. " Witness. J O Wallace, clerk of said court at office in Concord, the3d Monday in April, l&65. 50-6t Jpr adv $10 J. O. WALLACE, CH. t Wtsltxn Brmonat. CllARLOTTE, N. C. j Don t be t a loafer j don't cali yourself a loafer; dou't kefep a loaler's company ; don't hang about loafiig places - LeiUr work than sit around day tfitfer daji, or stand about corners with your hands In Better for your own healtb.4-- hetttr fur wonr own nroHnects. Uustle .about. if von mean to have anvthinsr to bustle abo4t for. Many a poor physician has obtained a real patient by riding after an imaginary one. I", A quire of biank paper,tied .with red tape, carried uudtr a lawyer's arm, may procure htm his first case, and tuake his fortune.' Such is theworld j to biui that hath shall be given. Quit dream ing and coujpJainiDg ; keep busy and mind your chauccs. . " Young Ladies pay Attention'. It is not your drees," ladies, your expensive shawl or golden fitgers that attract the attention of men of seuse j Jbey look beyond these. It is your character: they study. It is the loveliness of your nature that. wins and continues to retain the affections of the heart. Xoung ladies sa'dly miss it. who labor to improve their outward looks while they bestow not a thought on their tninda. Fools may be won by gew gaws; a"bd fashiona ble showy dresses, but the wise and substantial are never causht by traps. Let modesty be. your dress. Use pleasant and agreeable lao guage, and though you may not be courted by the fop, the good and truly great may linger in your steps. Marriage Incidents -t-A. clergyrarf in Glasgow used to relate the following : In marry ing a couple,-he asked the bride, in the usual form, whether she would be "a loving, faithful, obedient wife ?" The bride -promptly replied bat she would be loving and faithful, but would not venture on a pledge of uniform obedience. The minister paused' and demurred. ' "Just say awa," sir, ejaculated the bridegroom J "she has promised to be lovin' and faithfu', an foal fa' thae fingers,' raising hisst, "gin she's no obe dient !" A 'similar narrative, in which the bride" proved the prevailing party, was told by the late Dr Maclean, of the Gorbals, Glasgow, he reverend doctor, in marrying a couple, failed to obtain any indication from the bride groom as to whether be would accept the bride a bis helpmate. . After a considerable pause, the bride, indignant at the stolidity of her in tended husband, pushed down his head with her hand, at the same time addressing him aloud, "Canna ye boo (bow) ye brute !" A Paisley bride,, who was being united to-a stolid husband, was, according to the testimony of the Rev Mr M , who performed the ceremdny, more considerate fn her expressions. The bridegroom having given no response to the question though often repeated by the minis-; ter, "Do you tike this woman to be your mar-! ried wife ?" the bride broke in, "Deed does he, s-ir ; he promises a' that je require !" "SeIiAH." The learned are divided in opin ion as to the meaning of this word, which oc-J curs so often in the Psalms. The Targuni?, and most of the Jewish commentators, give to the word the meaning of eternally, forever. Rabbi Kjmchi regards it as a sign to elevate the f voice. Th authors of the Septuagint transla tion appear to have regarded it as a musical or rythmical note Herder regards it as indi cating a change of tone ; Matheson as a musical note tquivalent, perhaps, to the word repeat According to Lusher and others it means silence. Gesenius explains it to mean, "Let the instruments play and tire singers stop;" Wocher regards it as'eqnivalent to sursum corilct up my soul Somiuer, after examining all the seventy four passages in which the word occurs, recognizes in every case "an actual ap peal or summons to Jehovah." They are calls for aid and prayers to bevheard, expressed either veitlfentire directness, or if not in the impera tive "Hear, Jehovafi I" or avake, Jehovah, and the like, -f till earnest addresses to God that he would remember and hear, &c The word itself be regards as indicating a blast of trumpets by the priests. ' Selah, itself, he thinks an abridged expression used for Higgaion Selah Higg'aion indicating theound of the stringed instruments, and Selah a vigorous blast of trumpets. Husband and Wife. Preserve the priva cies of yotir. house. ydur married state, and your heaYt, from father, mother, brother, sister, atd all. the world. Between you two let no third come to share the secret joy or grief that be longs to yourselves alone. JT'o you " two, with God's Jielp, build your own quiet world not allowing the dearest earthly friend to be the confident of aught that concern your domestic peace. Let moments of alienation, if they occur, be healed and forgotten in after-moments and years ot faithful, devoted love j but never let the wall of another's confidence be built np be tween you and your wife's or husband's heart. Promise this to yourselves, and to each other. Review the vow at every temptation ; you will End your account in it ; your souls will grow as it were together, and at last become as one. Ah if many a young pair had on their wedding-day known this ail important secret, how many mar riages would have been happier than, alas they are - ENCOURAGING TO FARMERS. If you want to Eave money go to BARRINGER, WOLFE & CO's to buy your Goods of every kind. M L BARRINGER, S. C. WOLFE, April 9th - MARSHAL E. ALEXANDER. FOR SALE, i That desirable RE.-IDENCE now ocenpied by David ! Elias, containing. 7 upright Rjoms, with basement ! Dining Rooms, brick Kitchen, Wash-bouse, Dairy, ! 6ne Well of water, Stables, Wood Jiouse, Garden, ; and everything complete and convenient for fam j ily. The Lot is 199 feet deep, with entrance on I College street also. - Possession given a9 soon as i required. " Applr fct once t D. ELIAS at Jane II, 18S8 3t S VVfli o. . MB DAVIS' PRISON LIFE. The New York World, of the 16th, devotes over fourteen columns to extracts from the hiiiU tory of Mr Davis prison life' at Fortress 3ion- roe. written bv the l'ost Sur2ton fa reiieral j offieer.) -We copy that portion describing j the scene .which occurred , wLen the order to pat Ex-President Davis :in irons-was being en- j icced, two days alter ne. was commtttea to prison. The Surgeon wnte6 as follows : . "On the morning of the 23d of May, 1865, a bitter trial was in store for the proud spirit' a trial severer,. probably, than has ever In mod ern times been inflicted upon any one who had 'enjoyed such eminence! This.moruing J-tffer- cuu uv is was Miac&ieu. - ' --, Itwas while all the swarming camps of the armies cf the pototnao thq. Tennessee and Geor gia -over two hundred thousand bronzed and laurelled veterans were preparing for the Grand Review of the next morning, in which, passing in endless succession before the mansion of the President, the conquering military power of the nation was, to lay down its arms at the feet of the civil authority, that the following scene was enacted at FoYi Monroe: " Captain Jerome E Titlow, of the Third Pennsylvania artillery, entered the prisoner's cell, followed by the blacksmith of the fort and his assistant, the latter carrying in his hands some heavy' and harshly-rattling shackles. As they entered, Mr Davis .was reclining on his bed, feverish and wary after a sleepless night, the food placed near to him the preceding day still lying untouched on its tin plate near his bedside. . . "Well I" said Mr Davis, as they entered, slightly raising hia bead. t "I have an unpleasant duty to perform,' sir," said Captain Titlow; and as he spoke the senioi blacksmith took the shackles from his assistant. Davis leaped instantly from his recumbentl attituae, ajiusn passing over nis iace ior a mo ment, and then his countenance growing livid ana rigid as aeatn. Ue gasped for breath, clutching his throat with the thin fingers of his right hand, and then recovering himself slowly, while his wasted fig ure towered up to its full height now appear ing to swell with indignation and then to shrink with terror, as he glanced from the captain's face to-the shackles he said slowly and with a laboring chest "MyGod ! You cannot have been sent to iron me f : "Such are my orders, sir," replied the officer,, beckoning the blacksmith to approach, who stepped foiward, unlocking the padlock and preparing the fetters to do their office. These fetters were of heavy iron,- probably five-eighths of an inch in. thickness, and conuected,toget!er by a chain of" like-weight. I believe they are cow in. the possession of Major-General Miles, and will form an interesting relic. "This'is too monstrous," goaried the prison er, glaring burriedly round the room, as if for some weapon, or uieans of self-destruction. "I demand, Captain, that you let me see the com manding officer. Can he pretend that such shackles are required to secure the safe custody of a weak old man, so guarded and in such a fort as this?" . It could serve no purposes," replied Captain Titlow ; " "bis orders are from Washington, as mine are from him." "But be can telegraph," interposed Mr Davis, eagerly j there must be some mistake. No such outrage as you threaten me with is on record i.n the history of nationsr Beg' him to telegraph and delay until he answers."- "My orders are peremtory," said the officer, "and admit of no delay For your on sake, let me advise you to submit with patience. As a soldier, Mr Davis, you koow I must execute orders " "These are not orders for a soldier", shouted the prisoner, losing all control of himself. prisoner, losing all centred of "They are orders for a jailer for a bangman, which no soldier wearing a sword should ac cept ! I'tell you the world will ring with this disgrace The war is over ; the South is con quered ; I have no longer any country buf America, and it is for the honor of America, as for my own honor and life, that I plead against thio degradation. Kill meT kill me !" he cried, passionately, throwing his arms wide open and exposing his breiiSt, "rather than inflict on mc, and on my people through me, this instftt worse than death." "Do your duty, blacksmith," said the officer, walking towards the embrasure as if not caring to witness the performance. "It only gives'io- creased pain ou all sides to protract this inter-j view." , At these words the blacksmith advanced with thehackle8, and seeing that the "prisoner had one foot .upon the cnair. near his bedside, his right hand resting on the back of it, the brawny mechanic made an attempt to slip on.e of the shackles over the ankle so raised ; but, as if with tte vehemence and strength which frenzy 'can impart, even to the weakest invalid, Mr Davis suddenly seized his assailant and burled him half-way across the room. On this Captain Titlow turned, and seeing that Davis had backed against the wall for fur ther resistance, began to remonstrate, pointing (Tut in brief clear language, that thii course was madness, and that orders must be enforced a.t .-. . -j i j any cost. by compel me, ne saiu, io duu the further indignity of personal violence to the necessity of your beiog ironed " "I am a prisoner of war," fiercely retorted Davis; "I have been a soldier in the armies of America and know how to die. Only kill me, and my last breath shall be a bltssirtg oB your head. Bat while I have life and strength to resist, (or myself and for my people, thi thing shall not be dooe." Hereupon Captain Titlow called in a sergeant and file of soldiers from the next room, and the sergeant advanced to seize the prisocer. .Im-tit mediately Ir Davis flew on him, seized his mas- ket and attempted to wrench it from tis grasp. Of course such a scene could h&fc but one issue. There was a short passionate scuffle. In a moment Davis was flung upon, bis bed, and fccfore Ms four pcwerfol usailaita rcoiored their bands from him, the blacksmith and his assist ant had done their work one securing the riv- et n the rig'ht ankle, while the other turned me Key on the padlock on the left. . This done, Mr Davis lay for a moment as if m a stupor. Then slowly raising himself and turning round, he dropped hia shacMed feet to thefloor. The harsfc clank of the striking chain seems first to have recalled him to his situation, and propping bis face ioto Jiis hands, he burst into a passiooite flood of sobbing, rock ing to and fro, and muttering af brief intervals, "Oh, the shame, the shiOe I" TACT.AHD TALENT. , Talent Is somdthingi Jbut JLapt is, fyerj thing. Talent T BenSlSw? fober, grafeand "rVspeetable tact is all that, and more too. It is not a seventh sense, but it is the life of air five.. It is the open eye, the quick ear, the judging taste, the ke?n 6mell and the lively touch ; it is the interpreter of all riddles and remover of all difficulties. The useful . in all plases and at all times. It is useful in solitude, for it shows a nran his way through the world. Talent is power, tacs . is skiii : raieni is weight, tact is momentum talent knows what to do, tact knows how to do it ; talent makes a man re spectable, tact will make, him respected ; talent is wealth, tact is ready money. Fox all the practical put-poses of lite, tact carries it against talent ten to one Take them to the theatre, ) and put them against each otjier on. the stage, and talent will produce you a tragedy that will scarcely live Jong, enoqgh to be condemned, while tact keeps the&house in roars, night after night, with its successful farces. There is no want of dramatic talent there is.no want of dramatic tact, but they are seldom together; so we have successful pieces whi.ch are not suc cessful. Take them to the bar, and let tbem shake their learned curls at each other in legal rivalry; talent seeks its way clearly, but tact is T first at its journey s end. Talent bas many a compliment from the bench, but tact touches fees from attorneys and clients. Talent speaks learned and logically, tact triumphantly. Talent makes the world wonder that it gets on no faster, tact excites astonishment that it gets on so fast; and the secret is, that it has no weigltt to'carry ; it makes no false iteps; it hits the right nail on the head ; it loses do time; it takes all hints, and by keeping its eyes on the weathercocks, is ready to "take advantage of every wind that blows Take them into the chnrch. Talent has- always" something worth bearing tact is always .sure of abuudance of hearers. Talent may obtain a living tact will make- one. . Talent gets a good name taxja great one. Talent .convinces ttct converts. Talent is an honor to the profession tact gains1 honor from'the' profession. Take them to court. Talent feels its weight tact finds its way. Talent commands tact is obeyed. Talent is honored with approbation, and tact is blessed with preferment. Place tbem in the Senate. Talent has the ear of the bouse, but tact .wins' its heart, and has its votes Talent is fit for em ployment, but tact is fitted for it. It ' has a knack of slipping ioto place with a sweet silence aud glibness of - movement, as a billiard ball insinuates itself into the pocket. It 6eems to know everything without learning anything It has served an invisible, and extemporary ap prenticeship. It wants no drilling. It never ranks in the awkward fquad. It has no left hand, no deaf car, and no blind side. It puts on ho looks of wondrous wisdom ; it has no air of profundity ; but plays "with- the details of place as a well-taught hand flourishes over the keys of a piaoo-foite. It has all the air of con.uion place, and all the force and power of geuius. Sleep. The editor of the Evansville Jour nal brings into his columns the following on the subject of eleep. Pray sir, - how do you know 4ow much slcp, women require? Women require more sleep than men, and farmers less than those engaged- in any other occupation. Editors, reporters, printers, and telegraph operators require no sleep at all Lawyers can sleep as much as they please, as they will thus be kept out of mischief. Clergy men are allowed to sleep twenty-four hours and to pat their parishes to sleep once a week. A Jewish Divorce. Tbe New Haven Jour nal and Courier bas tbe following : ."Yesterday a divorce, according to the practice in the Hebrew Church,' look place at tfce resi dence of the Rev. J. Gabriel. At the present tertia'oftbe Superior Court a divorce' was ob tained by Louw RothtH-bild "froin Esther Roths child. One of tbe parties desired that a divorce should also be granted after the manner of the Hebrew cutoui. Yesterday it was accomplished. As it is somewhat interesting .to know what the ceremony consisted of, we give iL It was as fol lows: The wife, dressed in Hack, with a black veil over her face, appeared with her husband before a council of ten men, members of the syn agogue. There were also present three rabbins, one of whom acted as the petitioner, aiid wrote out on parchment a petition in Hebrew, asking for a divorce, and also wrote out -the decree of divorce) the sefond acted as the respondent or defendant, and the third as a kiud of julg ; the council of ten acting as a jury. Th man and :r. i j .. . t l. ct.l. wiie Having apneareu, uiey diuc wjt j before the council.. The rabbin -and. coun.il then took an oath, all shaking hands the oath beinr to the efec that they would consider the divorce legal and landing The wife then re- moved Jier veil, and the rabi who acted a peti- tioner read . the petition ia German, and stWd the case to the uncil, who having beard it, decreed the divorce. The decree, folded up, va j banded to the husband, and tbe wife rawing her open hands the husband dropped tbe paper into them.. Tbe rabbi who acted as judge then took and cut the ends like ft fringe. lie then j bauded it to the President oT the synagogue, telling him to place it among tbe records of the : society, to bo preserved as evidence of the divorce, This, hiving been done, the -ceremony waa fin- isfced, and the .parties departed, no longer man 4 an4N witV ' : " MAIL' CONTRACTS, &G. The lie following from Dr Job, tbe Special Agent for this State. will rive the ream. Mail site information to our people, io regard to mail contracts, Postmasters, &o : OfEceof Special Agect. P. O DepartmenL l Raleigh, N. Oyjuoe 13th, 1866. J . By request of members of the Convention, I, publish a short synopsis of the regulations oil the Post-Officer Department, so that each mem-' ber may procure a. copy for reference. 1 No bid lor conveying the mails will hera-; after be considered, unless the "teat oath" of , the bidder is on file at the Departmant. A eeo tractor must be twenty-one years oltf to eoabl biin tp give a legal bond.' The proposals most be signed by the. bidder or bidders. .The guar anty by not less tHao two - guarantors, and tht certificate by a Postmaster or a judge of record. Place a 5o revenue stamp oo it, 'and send by mail, direct to Contract Office, PostofBce De partment, Washington, JD..CJ. . .' . 2. Persons whose names are sent on for ap. point ment, as Postmaster, &o , nrust be twenty one, most take the "test oath," which most bo sent with the bond after the' appointment ia made. ',. ., 3 A lady who has "a livjng husband cannot give a legal bond, therefore cannot be postmis. tress. Unmarried ladies and "widows can. Ap- -plications for appointments must-be sent to ' First. Ast. Postmaster General. Old Post-Offices may be moved short . dis tances to accommodate the neighborhood, with out changing the name of tbe office. Any one over 16 years may carry the mail, by taking the "test oath " fc I hereby tender my thanks tothe members of '" the Convention, for their cheerful co-operation with me, and for the aid they have given me in establishing mail facilities in various parts of the State. " Respectfully, A. JOBE, Special Agent . i ' .! . OALLTJS. " Gals, things have been going oo long enough, . it has got to be stopped. You are going loo fast I am already hitrhed, but if you' don't let up a little, I'll start a Bachelor's Club that will -give you rats. I'M make every metqber swear on a stair-rod that be won't go into the wedlock business between the age ot twelve and eighty years, and I rather gness yon or they won't ba gjod toi much after that time. J tell you, gals, ifyour great-grandmothers should' arise from their graveaaud take one squint at yon, they would be happy o think they died when they did. Some of you look like half closed um brellas, with brass' tops; and there is jast about as much size and vitality in the handle as there -is in your bodies - What a change in style sineo fig leaves. were in fashion! To support one of you critters now a days requires , an income of. . seve ral millions? It one of them has to stand up five minutes in an omnibus or a ferry boat, ber face vould look so sour it would make a good trade-mark for a vinegar maker. Yet aoj one of tbem at "a ball will dance a good stout man into fir's, -snd keep it, up until tbe break fast btll rings. They have appropriated oar horn over-coat buttons, wear little sack-coato, and carry their bands in their pockets just like vo vulgar men. And they have cabbaged the pockets from our billiard tables to wear over their waterfalls, stole our Monitor hats, and the. , only difference between a be and and a she, id the Autumn of 1865, is in the waterfall. I mis took a gaL for a fellow tbe other night asked . her to take a bourbon sour. She got mad and- ' whirled round so quick, ber acw style of hoop, flew up. - . They have chalked necks, pencilled eye brows, painted cheeks, waxed lips. . They ape , the manners of the men, -and if they will only chew tobacco, they will possess all their accom plishments. It used to be a ''wise child that knew its own father." I'll be (hot if it isn't, now a. wise child that knows pa from ma. They roll ten. pins, drink punch,, wbbtle, visit oyster saloons, and the major part of them sport shoul der straps. If a fellow wants to "better or worse," and talft one of these dam-sels, to hia bosom, he had better apply to her dress-maker fbr a letter of 'recommendation, just to fiod out . what she is made of. I'll bet a country sausage against a Staten Island ferry-boat, that a gal at -9 A. M. and a gal at 3 p. M., don't look any more alike than a cart wheel resembles the hind leg of an elephant. Once when a fellow arrived at the ewect age of twenty, he would' become possessed with the insane idea that he most pay -doable board; but now he ifl mighty apt to spend all bi ehange cooing and when Klixa thinks it is lime Alfred should pop the question, there if "nary" pop; kase why, he hasn't the "apondu lix. (See Webster, yol. xvii. page MDC0- . I tell you gals, 1 am a fellow myself, (don't turn up your noses and say' yon can do without us, for I know ya can't,) and I kno'w just how a fellow feels. You-just dispose of yoor water falls, stuffing, brasa filings, paint, whitewash, &c , trust to good oldfahioned blushes to make, your cheeks rosy, be niodeat, and yon will catch a husband so bright yon will have to look at hi a i tbrodgh smoked gla.s, and have so many children that when yon go to chnrch witb'them you wid resemble a North river steamboat with twenty barges in tow, and band in hand yoa will travel down the crocked pathway of Ufa aa .:- ,f t . , . -i FJ - - r ""V- ""PP". urt en ... . " ' f . "h t 51 K ' itf ft here t wo.e truth o the above 1 II .greo ih "I 0Dwa W ""IFl 5" f h lf P.fic railroad, on my cteeks, and nse my lead 1U4 " We imagine yon are alighfly a for it, J.-W. B and will baveo opportunity of judging , whether female iom?n are made" of anythtog or not. a spceuy retirement irom eartuiy scenes may be your only salvation; and if tzne p.ls go to beavenras gala, you will be mighty apt to exhibit, in that far off country, ainap of j the Pa'ctfiic railroad with all itiiura-Wti inil (nritcheg. V . .
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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June 26, 1866, edition 1
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