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EDITOR ISO PttOPRlETOfi.
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$ 2 for six months.
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tEF Transient advertisements must be paid for
in i lvance. Obituary notices are charged advertis
ing rates.
Advertisements not marked on the manuscript
fir a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and
charged accordinplj'.
$1 per square of 1 0 lines or less will be charped
for e.idi insertion, unless the advertisement is in
serted 2 month? or more.
New Banking House.
BREMZER, KELmTgG & PETERS,
Bunker .iiiri Broker,
Trade Street, (Springs' Building.)
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Bkexizer, Kellogg k Co.,
CJreensboro, S.C-
Gold. Silver, Bullio.i, Southern Bank N'otes, fight
and time Exchinge, Stocks, Bonds nd Coupons
JtOUGUT AND SOLD
gy Deposits received, sul ject to sight checks,
as with the Bunk?, and
Six per cent Interest allowed.
Particular attention given to the purchase and
:i!e of (ioid, Silver. Bullion, and Southern Bank
Nu t-'. n commission.
Collections Ui:i!e on all accessible points.
Bnines pnper discounted, and Money
loaned on collaterals.
Uekkukncks Gov Z B. Vance, Charlotte : Jesse
II Lindsay, Greenboro.
March II, 18o7 Cm
Notice to the Ladies
OF CHARLOTTE.
I ara now prepared to execute all styles of
M a n tn a- M aking.
DIIKSSES made Li the latest and most approved
Parisian taste.
All kinds of MILLINERY and FANCY WORK
at t he shortest possible notice.
The strictest attention will be given to Cutting
and Fitting. Particular care given to Fancy Trim
ming. Ladies would do well to call early.
L. II. SMITH,
Mch 11, 1867. 3d door above National Bank.
Z. B. V1XCK. C. DOWD.
VANCE At DOWD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
. Charlotte, N. C ,
Having associated themselves together, will prac
tice in the (Join ts of Mi-cklenbursr. Iredell, Catawba,
Dividson, Rowan, Cabarrus and Uuiou, and in the
Federal and Supreme Courts.
. .Claims collected anywhere in the State.
April 'I, I86tj tf
Millinery aud Ladies Fancy Goods
MRS. E FLL LINGS is offering her Stock of Bon
r.tts. Hats, Ribbons, Feathers, &c, at great iy ! educed
prii-cs. Lai!ies are invited to cull and examine these
lioodj and hear prices.
Doc 10. lS;t.
Just Itcccivcd,
At KOOPMANN'S STORE, a tine bt of D. R. Leak's
ceb'prate.i CHEWING TOBACCO, from the highest
t tUe lowest grade..
Also,- large lot of LORILLAKD'S SCOTCH
SNUFF, in small bladders aud packages.
The trade supplied.
March 4, 18GT.
iwycy ;f:o?fi:i:ia:s.
I'ickles. 'reserves, Jellies, Mustard. Horse Radish,
P.iwdered (Jinger ami ("inuHinon, (iinger l'reserves,
Mi aioni, lies met tcally sealed .Meats and Fruits,
Sdmou, Lobsters, Oysters, Clams. Sardines, Pine
Apples. Reaches. Stiaw lierrie-. Sabid Oil, Catsups,
S-t!.t 'owiU-rs, Vinegar, Killikiuick Smokit.g To
bnrco. Havana Segars, Tobacco and Sn':ff, Chest
ntiis, Gieen an i Pried Apples, Raisins, Fishing
Hooks and Tackle, Violin and Guitar Strings.
WINES AND BRANDIES.
Champaine, i'emartin Sherry, old Newton Ma
deira, old Port, Catawba, Rhine. Jas. Hennessee
Cognac Brandy, vintage of Marc Renault
double refiued rectified Whiskers, old Hourbon. Rye,
Whent, pure Corn and Monongahela Whiskeys,
Holland Gin and Schiedam Schnapps. Bitters, St.
Croix and Jamaica Rum, Cordials and Lemon and
other Syrups, London 1'orter, A. Guiness & Sons'
xxx Brown Stout, PiiMin, Mnir & Son's sparkling
F.iinburgh Ale, Glass Roll Ies, Flasks and Demijohns
of a!l sizes to the Trade.
Old Corn and Rye Whiskey b the barrel, to the
tr!'ie at small profit.
Vi.-it.irs and residents in Charlotte purchasing
any of the above for medical purposes, can get a
....-.. l it:
'ure ai Ucli lv callinc ou
Feb 18. IStil.
J. D. PALMER.
WHO WA,TS A FIAXO?
SfTeral litrons of the Concord Female College
have requested my aid in securing
doori Piano
For their use. This has induced me to make ar
rangements with some of the best manufacturers
which enable me to furnish instruments of the first
?Lis at reduced prices. I c;in save each purchaser
from $40 to $ 1 00. ,1'iice lists of the mant'cturers
will be sent to those who desire them, to aid them
in makug selections.
W'Ju-n selections shall have been made the money
ran be sent to me at my expense, by the Southern
Expu is.ntrd a Piano w ill be shipped to the Depot
the purchaser may designate. Each Piano sold ill
be fuHv warranted. Addres me at St.uesviRc
N. C. " J. M. M. CALDWELL. '
MayiSGft - y
aiictioi:i:i: mui agk.vtT
S A. STUART respectfully informs the citizens
of Charlotte and the public generally that be will
give Ui . personal attention to Auction Sales and
ihe settlement of Accounts, or any business of that
kind that may require his services. He will visit
Ihe c utfij try when desired and act as Auctioneer, or
attend to any business in the city a? au Agent.
He caif te found at the Corner Drug Store of Dr.
McAde3,tar at, the reidjenc of Mr Iiabe. -
cpiTitixrs. -
At my,Plantaiionf 8 miles from Charlotte, on the
Salisbury' road. Coffjjis of all kinds.niay be ofyaiotd
at short notice A ooi supplj is always kept oo
Lnd reuy-irade.
Feb 23, IH67.
S.'A. STTJATtT,
Frintet's Asylum. The annom-cement lliat
3rcotna?iiel tlie publication of the will left by
CI arJes F. Browne (Arteuuis Varl.) io the ef
fect that his property some $00,000 shall he
appropriated to the founding of an asylum for
printers, lias drawn from the Chicago Tribune a
practical suggestion as follows:
"We propose that the craft in all parts of the
countr', by a united resolve, provide that there
be retained by tho fireman of each newspaper
and printing office, from the earnings of the jour
neymen, a 8um equal to five mills upon each
dollar of his weekly bill This small tax, of
one-half cent on the dollar, should be paid over
to a local treasurer weekly, and by him forwarded
to a general treasurer, to le invested until such
time as the asylum fund will be available. The
tax is a small ore to each person, but in ten
years' time, if properly invested with its earnings,
would constitute. a fund equal to the establish
ment and endowment of an asylum equal to the
demands of the craft, and worthy of the men
w hose infirmities of body may make them its
inmates.
Just Received,
In Store and will be sold wholesale or retail, Rio
and Laguayra Coffee, of superior quality: Sugar;
Imperial and Gunpowder Tea, best in market; Mo
lasses; Adrtinautinr Candles, by the box; a prime
article of Carolina Rice, new crop; Bacon Sides;
Leaf Lard; Sugar cured Hams; a fresh lot of Garden
Seed, just in time; Northern P tatoes, good rich
Mercer, Pink Eye and Snow Ball; the celebrated
Parlor Match, by the box, dozen or gross; Durham's
Smoking Tobacco by the pound or sack; Cotton
Yarn: Chewing Tobacco; various qualities; Loiil
lard Snulf, always on hand; 500 bushels prime
bread Corn: 300 bushels best Seed Oafs; Pepper.;
Spice; Ginger; Soda; Starch: Hemlock Leather, as
cheap as any; Brads; Steel Hoes; Chopping Axes;
Trace Chains; Scythe and Cradle Blades; Curry
Comb-; Brushes; Coffee Mills; Rifle Powder; Blast
iHg Powder; Shot and Caps: a fine assortment of
Nail? fiiuii the best factories in the Cnited States, so
called; Whim Rope; Well Rope; Men's Brogans,
with various other articles.
Remember my motto, quick sales, short profits
and fair dealings
Still at the old stand in Springs' building.
Look out for the Deer Skiu and walk in.
Terms CASH.
March 18. 1SG7. W. BOYD.
HUTCHISON, III RR0lTGFIS & COTT
Agents for sale of Pacilic Guano,
" Pure Bone Flour,
" B.uigh's Phosphate.
Genuine Peruvian Guano and Pure Ground Plaster.
Rockland Lime, Catawba Lime.
A full assortment always on hand.
FARMERS!
Call and see our new Steel Cotton Plows, Steel
Cotton Sweeps, Wrought Iron Co'Jon Scrapers,
Kagle Plows, Cast Iron Corn Plows, Cultivators,
Corn Shellers and Straw Cutters.
3,000 Lbs. choice Dried Apples,
25 Sacks FAMILY FLOUR,
150 Sacks SPRING OATS,
Ou Consignment.
HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS k CO.
Charlotte, March II, 1867.
Slate of X. Cai'i!in;i, IVIecklcuInirg cu.
In Equity,
J. W. Morrow, Administrator of J. R. Daniel and Tl.
E. Daniel, vs. Chas. E. Spratt and Wm. S. Daniel.
.... Petiiiou for Sale of Real Estate.
It appearing upon affidavit that Wm. S. Daniel,
one of the defendants in this case, resides beyond
the limits of this State, notice is hereby given for
said defendant to appear at the next Court of Equity
to be held for Mecklenburg county, at the court
house in Charlotte, on the 4th Monday in April
next, then and there to plead, answer or demur to
plaintiff's bill, otherwise the same will be taken as
confessed and decree made accordingly.
Witness, Albert C Williamson, Clerk and Master
in Equity for said county, at office in Charlotte, this
9th day of March, A. D , 18C7.
JS-Gw. A. C. WILLIAMSON, c m. e.
"Home, Sweet Home !
There's no place like Home !"
I am happy to inform my old friends of Charlotte
and the surrounding country, that I have again re
turned aud resumed my old business among them,
and am fully piepared to offer them the
CHEAPEST STOCK OF GOODS
To be found at any other estaolishrnent in the city.
Having recently, lived in., the Northern Stales, and
with my old experience in the PURCHASE OF
GOODS, I am not prepared to say I will sell "below
cost." or at a reduction on the original cost, or "at
and below New York prices" but that I will sell as
CHEAP, IF JNOT CHEAPER,
Than any other House, and at a SMALL PROFIT.
As my stock was purchased for Cash, consequently
I can afford to dijfpose of articles at a slight advance.
1 have now in Store, and am constantly receiving,
a choice assortment of
LadiiV Triiumiijgs of the Latest Styles,
Linen Table Damask, Linen Diaper, and all kinds of
Flannels, Calicoes,
brown and bleached Sheetings, black and colored
Alpaccas, Ladies' and Gentleman's
FURNISHING GOODS, &c, &c.
Call aud secure Bargains. .
II. M. PHELPS, .
March 11, 1807. Opposite the Court House.
GIJOC i: IS 1 12$ ! KOC E U I ES ! !
I am just receiving an excellent Stock of choice
Family Groceries, which will be sold at reasonable
prices for Cash. Wholesale dealers can be fully
supplied.. Also, a large supply of
HARDWARE,
which I will sell at a Small Profit. Merchants and
others, who wish to secure Bargains, will consult
their own interest by calling on me before purchas
ing elsewhere. H.M.PHELPS,
.March 11, 18(37. Opposite the Coirt House.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
I take this onoortunitv of tbankin? mr former
j friends fur ibeir liberal patronage, and. hope by scl.1-
1 in.r. I, a., n ' " . ' - C .1 r.
ijj; iui-.ii, iu rnire a conuuuance oi lueir.uvors.
March 11, 1307. . v i. M. PHELPS.
ECO OMV IS wEAirii I
To make Money is to save it ! Therefore you ought
to purchase j our
Boots, Shoes and Hats for
LADIES, 3IES A.M BOYS, FROM
.11. n. PHELPS,
who 13 selling at prices which is pronounced bj
judges to be great bargains. Kemember the place.
H. M. PHELPS. "
r March 11, 186?. Opposite the Court Uouse.'
From the Y. Home Journal 3 ' '
HATTEB AS.
BY JOS. W. IIOLDBN OF RALEIGH, N. C.
The Wind King from tho North carae down
Norstnpped by river, moaiit or" town;
ttut, like a boisterous god at play, .
Resistless bounding od his way.
He t-hook the lake and tore the wood,
j And flapped his wings in merry mood,
Nor furled them, till he spied afar
The while-caps flash on Ilatteras bar,
Where fierce Atlantic landward bowls
O'er treacherous sands aod hidden 6hoals.
He paused, then wreathed his horn of cloud,
And blew defiance long aod loud.
"Come up! Come up. thou torrid god,.
That rul'st the Southern Sea!
Ilo! lightning-eyed and thunder-shod,
Come wrestle here with me!
As tossest thou the tangled cane,
I'll hurl thee o'er the boiling main!"
The angry Heavens hung dark and still,
Like Arctic night on Hecla's bill;
The mermaids sporting on the waves
Affrighted, fled to coral caves:
The billow checked its curling crest,
And, trembling, sank to sudden rest;
All ocean stilled its heaving breast.
Reflected darkness, weird and dread,
An inky plain the waters spread
So motionless, sinco life was fled!
Amid this elemental lull,
When mature died, and death lay dull,
As though itself were sleeping there
Uecalmed upon that dismal flood, ;
Ten fated vessels idly stood,
And not a timber creaked! ,
Dim silence held each hollow hull,
Save when some failor, in that night,
Oppressed with darkness and despair, .
Some seaman, groping for the light,
Rose up and shrieked!
They cried like children lost and lorn:
"Oh, Lord, deliver while you may!
Sweet Jesus, drive this gloom awayj
Forever fled, oh lovely day?
I would that I were never born!"
For stoutest souls were terror thrilled,
And warmest hearts with horror chilled J
"Come, up ! Come up, thou torrid god,
Thou lightning-eyed and thunder-shod, '
And wrestle here with, me!"
'Twas heard, and answered : .Lo ! I come
From azure Carri bee, "v
To drive thee, cowering, io thy home,
And melt its walls of frozen foam !"
From every isle and mountain dell,
From plains of pathless ehapparel,
From tide-built bars, where sea-birds dwell,
He drew his lurid legions forth
Then sprang to meet the white-plumed North.
Can mortal tongue in song convey
The fury of that fearful fray ?
How shins were splintered at a blow
Sails shivered into shreds of snow
And seamen hurled to death below !
Two gods, commingling bolt and blast,
The huge waves on each other cast,
And bellowed o'er the rao-ino- waste;
Then sped, like harnessed steeds, afar,
That drag a shattered battle car
Amid the midnight din of war !
False Ilatteras ! hen the Cyclone came, . '
Your waves leapt up with hoarse acclaim,
And ran and wrecked yon argosy!
For e'er nine sank ! that lone hulk stands,
Embedded in thy yellow sands
An hundred hearts in death there stilled ; ;
And yet its ribs, with corpses filled,
Are now carressed by thee !
Smile on, smile on, thou watery hell,
And t"ss those skulls upon thy shore;
The sailor's widow knows thee well,
His children beg from door to door,
And shiver, while they strive to tell
How thou hast robbed the wretched poor !
Von lipless skull shall speak for me :
This is Golgotha of the sea?
And its keen hunger is the same
In winter's frost, or summer's flame !
When life was young, adventure sweet,
I came with Walter Raleigh's fleet,
And here my scattered lones have lain
And blenched for ages by the main !
Though lonely once, strange folk have come,
Till peopled is my barren home.
Enough are here ! Oh, heed the cry,
Ye white-winr;ed strangers, sailing by !
The bark that lingers on this wave
Will find it smiling but a grave!
Then, tardy mariner", turn and flee,
A r yriad wrecks are on the lee!
With swelling sail and sloping mast,
Accept kind Heaven's propitious blast !
Oh, ship, sail on ? Oh, ship sail fast,
Till thou Golgotha's quicksand's past
Hast gained the open sea at last !'
Ralei:,h, N. C , 18C7.
GARDEN SEEDS.
Just received at the Corner Drug Store, a large
and fine assortment of
Buist's Genuine Garden Seeds,
Consisting of every variety grovn in this climate.
Warranted Good and Reliable.
For sale, Wholesale and Retail by
Ftb4, 18tj7. J. H. McADEX.
Planting Potatoes.
20 BARRELS K CRT HERN IRISH POTATOES,
xpected dailv, for sale at the Corner Drug Store.
Feb 4, 1867. J. H. McADE.V.
R. M MILLER,
la'.e of Lancaster Dist.. S. C
W. J. BLACK,
Charlotte, N. C.
MILLER & BLACK,.
CHARLOTTE, N. C , ,
Can be found at the well known Coton Store of R.
M. Oates Jk Co.. wBere they expect to keep constant
ly on hand all kfnd3 of
Grain, heavy Groceries &, Provisions,
at wholesale and retail. Orders from a distance for
Grain, will be promptly filled., " - , : , .
They wili also bay and sell all articles fa their
line on Commission.-- . --'"'- ' - :' -
Consignments .soL'itc4- The -btt of reference
given. p".? ''
Feb 11, 1867. tf
IMPORTANT PUBLIC LAWS. -
For the information of our readers, and for
the guidance of the Courts now being, held, we
publish below several highly important laws
passed by the Legislature at its late session :
AN ACT giving to the County and Superior
Courft authority to tentence Criminals to
. work the Public Roads. ' ' " "- ' '
Section 1 Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of North Carolina, and it is hereby'en
ret ed- by the authority of the' same, That h
Jostices of the County Courts and Judges of
the Superior Courts shall have power and au
thority, in all criminal cases within their juris
diction, upon conviction of the defendant in all
cases where the punishment already affixed by
law to the offence does not extend to loss of life,
to sentence the defendant to work in chain
gangs upon the public roads of the county in
which the offence was committed, or Upon any
Railroad or other work of internal improvement
in the State, for such length of time as the
Courtj'tn the exercise of its discretion, may see
t, not exceeding one year."
Sec. 2. Be It further enacted, That for the
management and safe keeping of said criminals,
the County Courts, a majority or the acting
justices being present, may elect one or more
suitable persons, who shall be paid for their serT
vices by the day, or by the month, or. by the
year, such compensation as said justices may
deem just and reasonable, and that the' said
Courts shall have full power and authority to
levy taxes on all subjects that are now taxed for
county purposes' to meet ' the payment of the
same. - . ; , .
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ThafZin alf
cases where any criminal fchall be sentenced upon
any of the public roads, commonly called 'dirt
roads," leading through any section of the coun
try, it shall be the duty of the court, at the ex
pense of the cou,nty, to provide said criminals
with good and wholesome food, and all. neces
sary tools for the purpose of working said roads.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the sev
eral County Courts 6hall have full power and
authority to make all necessary arrangements
for the protection, safe keeping arid comfort of
all criminals thus employed; and in all cases
where it may be necessary td do so, there being
no houses within reach of the point where said
work is being done, that can be procured for
lodging said criminals at 'night, or to protect
them from the weather when it is too inclement
to work, that suitable tent poles and cloths may
be provided for the same, with such camp tools'
as may be necessary.
Sec. 5. Be it further' enacted, That in all
cases where the court may be of opinion that it
is not necessary to confine said criminals in chain
gangs, by fastening them with ball "and chain,
the court may sentence them to work said roads
without being thus confined.
Sec. 6 Be it further enacted, That in all
cases where it may be convenient to sentence
said criminals to work upon any railroad or
other work of internal improvement, in progress
in the State, the court may, at its discretion,
sentence any criminal tor woTk upon any such
works of internal improvement, and in addition
to the time for which said criminals may be
sentenced as a punishment for the offence, said
criminals may be required to work out the fine
and costs incurred by the county, together with
any prison fees that may. have been incurred for
their confinement previous to their trial and con
viction, said costs to be accounted for and settled
with the said county, or such person as the court
may appoint to receive the same, upon such
terms as may be agreed upon with the directors
or managers of said work of internal' improve
ment. '.. ' ' ' '' i
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That if any
prisoner shall make his escape and fail to dis
charge the work io consequence :of his abscond
ing or leaving the service: of the county, befoie
the expiratiou of the time lor which he was
sentenced to -work, he sJiall be bound to serve
double the deficient time, and may be re capf ared
by the sheriff at any time thereafter, and -in all
cases where said criminal -shall . abseond to . any
other or adjuining county, the clerk of the county
court may, and be is hereby authorized to; i?sue
to the sheriff of any county in the State a capias
for his arrest. .
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That in all
cases where any criminal may be sentenced to
labor, on any work of internal improvements, the
directors or managers thereoi, in consideration
of his service, shall , furnish a guard or overseer
for bis safe keeping and' control; and in addi
tion thereto shail furnish them with lodging 'and'
board.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That this act
shall be in force and take effect from and after
its ratification. Ratified March 2d, 1807.
AN ACT Restoring to Married Women their
common Law right of Doxtcr.'
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of North Carolina, aud it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That every married woman shall be entitled to
one third interest of al) the lands, tenements and
hereditaments of which her husband is'or may I
be seized and possessed at -any time 'during
coverture in which third part, shall be com
prehended the dwelling house in which ber bus-
band and family usually reside, and -'comnsOBlyj
known and called the mansion house; togetner
with the offices, out-houscs, building ; and other
improvements thereunto belonging or appertain
ing: which third interest shall not be subject to
seizure on execution for the payment of any dtbt l
of her husband, during the term of her life;
Provided, That said interest shall not attach to
any lands that . may havo been bona Jule 'coo--veyed
by the husband previous to the passage
of this. act. ( , ; -- --
Sec 2- Be it further enacted, Tbat tio alien
ation by the husband," with or with oat eoveoants
of warranty, under , the provisions of this 'act',--shall
have any other, or-further effect, than o
pass bis two-thirds interest -iir the same; Prja
ttded. That: upon the' wife 'joining -irith her
bosbaod in the-deedant" acknowledging, the
same., according - to tha'Brovisio'tiB "F'ex istto'fif
jilts, beiog privately examioed touching ber free
j consent in the execution of laid conveyance,
f any or all of said land may be sold and conveyed,
j and ihat the Chairman of the Courts of Picas
t and Quarter Sessions, as to the lands located in
their respective Counties, shall have the same
power to conduct such examination as is n5w
given by law to the Judges of the Supreme and
Superior Courts, and the certificate of such
Chairman, touching lands in their respective
Counties, shall have the same force and effect as
if signed -by a Judge." ' ' , " ! ' ,
iSec 3. Be itT further enacted, That in case
of the failure-or insolvency of the husband, his
creditor or creditors, having established their
claim, by obtaining judgment for the same, may
file their petition in the Couuty or Superior
Courts of the County in which the defendant
resides, setting forth the nature and amount of
their claim, and particularly specifying the lands,
tenements and hereditaments they may desire to
have sold, and praying that the one-third inter
est of the wife, in which shall be comprehended
the dwelling and out-houses as aforesaid, may
be allotted and set apart to her by proper metes
and bounds; whereupon the Court shall issue a
writ to the Sheriff of the County," commanding
him to summon a jury of five freeholders, un
connected with the parties by consanguinity or
affinity, and entirely disinterested, who, upon
oath administered to them by the Sheriff, shall
allot and set off to the wife one-third part of all
the lands, in said County, of which her husband
may be seized and' possessed, and in case such
land may lie in more counties than one, the
Sheriff of the County, in which the petition is
filed, may summon a jury from one orall of said
counties, who sftall view, and if necessary, have
surveyed all of said lands, and shall not bo re
stricted to each different tract, but may allot the
same from one or more tracts, including the
dwelling; and shall put the wife in possession of
the same. And when the proceedings 6huU
have been reported to the Court by said jury,
and the Court shall have confirmed the game,
the title to the land so allotted and set apart to
the wife shall be deemed to have vested in her
by virtue of her marriage.- -
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the pro
ceedings shall be in a summary manner, and
the Court shall at the first term hear and deter
mine .the same as to them shall 'seem
just and right. Provided, That the husband
and wife shall have had ten days notice pre
vious to the sitting of said Court, and be served
with a copy of the petition.'
Sec. 5. he it further enacted, That on the
coming in of the report by the jury, and its con
firmation by the Court, the plaintiff may have
an order.for sale of the residue of' the land in
cluding, the reversion, after the determination
of the life estate.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That all laws
and clauses of laws coming in conflict with the
provisions of this act be aud the same are here
by repealed.
Sec. 7. -Be it further enacted, That the pro
visions' of this act shall be in force, and take ef
fect from and after its ratification. ,
Ratified iMarch-2nd,18G7.
AN A CT to amend the Fifth CJiapter of the.
Revised Code, entitled "Apprentices.'"
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of North Carolina, and it U
hereby enacted by the authority of the sanie!
That the 1st section of the 5th chapter of the
Revised Code, entitled ' Apprentices," be amen
ded by striking oui the words "'also 'the chil
dren of free negroes where the parents, with
whom such children may live, do not habitually
employ their time in some honest, industrious
occupation, and all free' base born' children of
color," after the word "mother,' in the 14th
line, and insert, in lieu thereof, the words "and
all base born children whf.se mothers may not
have the means or ability to support them,"
and that the second section of said chapter be
amended by striking out the woids if white,
but if colored, till twenty-one," after the words
f-eightecn years' in the fourth line.
Sec: 2 Be it further enacted, That all in
dentures for the apprenticeships of infants here
tofore made and entered into without a bound
from the person to whom the infants were bound,
be, and the same are hereby declared as valid
land binding as though' a bond had been given.
, Sec 3 Be it further enacted, That the 5th
section of the said chapter be,' and the same is
hereby repealed, and that all other laws and parts
of laws: discriminatfns between' whites and
blacks in the apprenticing of children, be, and
they are hereby repealed. '
Ratified the 26th day of January, A D , 18C7.
AN A CT. Jor the Relief of Executors, Ad
ministrators, &c.
Whereas, Many Executors, Administrators,
Guardians, Sheriffs, Clerks of Courts. Trustees,
and ethers holding offices or places of a fiduciary
character, hate, in the discharge of the duties
of their offices or places, received, in good faith,
Confederate money or currency or the Treasury,
notes issued by the State of North Carolina
dorirrg the late war, or have invested funds thus
in tbeir hands in the bonds of the Confederate
government, and the bonds of the State of North
Carolina which have been repudiated, and may
thereby have- io cur red individual liability by
reason f said- currency and bonds having be
come valaeless in their "hands, and whereas, ow
ing to the general insolvency occasioned by the
late war, it is expedient to enlarge the diacre
tion of persons holding fiduciary ' positions in
the settlement of claims contracted prior to May
Ut lRfi5:.;i U , '
1st, 1865 :
Section 1. "Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State, of North Carolina, and it is
hereby' - enacted by the authority of the same,
That 'Executors; ''Administrators,' .'.Guardians,
Sheriffs, Constables; Cooners, ClcrksoC the Su
perior and County" Courts, Clerks' and Masters
ofthe Courts 'of5 Equity, Trustees and others
bojdiog-offices or places of avfducir character,
shall no! De'tield liable for. havjng, received; in (
payment of any tlebt, demand 'or claim of any.
uBwrtpuuw in us in ineir nanus, or. uucier mcix
Confederate government or tho' bonds of this
control, inernrrency or tne uoneaerate coveiui jioy ies wan oo-r hwoutwvh-ou uuiiriuau
mfept, o"of4n1 by imprisonment fdri'71
funds' hUn their"' lands lb? tVe'boods of the t term of not less than six months nor more than
j Slate whtcb hav been repudiated, battheiatn
shall be presumed to have been thus received
or invested in good faith, and bo presumption of
mala fides or express, , implied or constructive
notice shall arise against them by reason of tho
progressive depreciation, or greater or less de
gree or amount of depreciation of said eurreoej
or bonds, Confederata or State. ,
Sec. 2. Beit further enacted, Tbat in all
trials, of suits or other proceedings, either at law
or in equity, in which the question ' of delin
quence or negligence, whether of greater or less
degree, shall arise, the stme shall, on notice of
either party to such suit or other proceedings,
be submitted to a jury as a question of fact; such
issue, when arising io a court of equity, to bo
made up and sent to a jury, under the direction
of the Court.
Sec 3. Be it further enacted, Tbat if any
one of the persons mentioned in the first section
of this act holding claims in a fiduciary charac
ter, due before May 1st, 1865, shall, in good
faith and the exercise of reasonable diligence,
compromise the same, by receiving less than
their full amount, such person shall be charge
able only with the sum so received in the settle
ment of his accounts, unless it shall be shown
that there was a want of good faith or due dilt
gence io such compromise.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That in all
cases of contracts made for the purchase or sale
of any species of property, real or personal,
wherein. any executor,, administrator,, guar
dian, or other person holding any office or place
of a fiduciary character, - shall be concerned,
either as creditor or debtor, when any deduction
shall be claimed by reason of said contract be
ing founded on the Confederate or any other de
preciated currency, or affidavit of that fact by
the party claiming 6uch deduction, it shall bo
lawful for such parties, creditors and debtors,
each to choose one disinterested man, with pow
er in them to choose an umpire, who, or a ma
jority of whom, shall be authorized to assess, at
its gold value, tho property in refereuee to
which said contract was made, at the time of
making the same, and make a statement thereof
in writing duly signed by tbeoi, and such award
shall be. conclusive and binding on the parties
concerned, and a full protection to such extou:
tor, administrator, guardian, or other person so
holding an office or place of a fiduciary charac
ter, and such persons are authorized to receive
or pay the same, according to such award.
Sec 5. Beit further enacted, Tbat executors
and administrators shall have power to prefer
any creditor or creditors of the deceased persons
whom they represent over all other creditors of
equal dignity, though the creditor or creditors
so preferred may not have commenced suit, and
though such executor or administrator may
have notice by suit commenced of the existence
of other debts, equal iu dignity to those so pre
ferred, and such payments shall have like force
and effect, and such personal representative
shall, in all respects be treated in law and equity,
as though judgment had been confessed in favor
of the preferred creditor or creditors, as now al
lowed by law.- r
Sec 0. Be it further enacted, That this aet
shall be in force and fake effect from and after
its ratification. Ratified March 2, 1867.
LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT SIDE.
Here is a letter from, a wife in Massachusetts
to her husbnnd in California. She don't" intend
going through the world with the blues:
"My dear husband As it is now some time
since yon left for California, I suppose you would
le glad to hear how wo are getting along in your
absence. .1 am happy to say we are enjoying
very good health on the whole. Just at present
two of the boys have got the smallpox; Amanda
Jane has got the typhus fever; Samuel got hooked
by' a cow the other day, and little Peter has just
ch'-pped off three of hia fingers with a batched.
It is a mercy he didn't chop them all off. With
ibeso trifling exceptions, we are all well and get
ting along-nieely.
- You needn't be at all anxious about us. I
almost fnrgot to say that Sarah Matilda eloned
last .week with a tin- pedler. v Poor girl! She's
been waiting for a chance and I'm glad she's
married at last. Sh needn't have taken the
trouble to elope thoogh, for I'm sure I was glad
enough to have her go.- She was a great eater,
and 1 find baked beans don't gooff near so fact
as they did. The way that girl would dip into
pork and beanes was a caution to the rest of tho
family.. The cow took it into her head to run
away, which was very fortunate I ara sure, for
the barn cauzhtflre last night and was consumed.
I was in hopes that the house would go too, for
it's inconvenient; but the wind "was the' wrong
way. so it didn't receive much injury. Some
boys broke in to the orchard the other day and
stripped all tho fruit trees. I ara very glad of it,
for if they hadn't I presume the children would
have made themselves ill.
Ksrosevk Oil, We publish below the law
just passed by Congress in relation to the sale of
adulterated and unsafe kerosene or petroleum
oil. The extent to which the adulterations are
practiced at the present time is ; not generally
known. The most common adulteration is by
mixing naphtha (which is inflammable at any
temperature) with the oil, thus makings mixture
which endangers the life-of every one who burns
it. Any oil which will ignite at a temperature
of less than one hundred degreet Fahrenheit is
unsafe, and the law punches its sale with fine
and imprisonmest: . - ' " '
"Section 29 cf Amendment to Internal Rer
enue Law, approved March .4, 1807. And be it
further enacted, that no person shall mix for sale
naphtha and illuminating oil, or shall knowingly '
sell or offer for sa!e such mixture, or shall sell or'
offer for sale oil made from petroleum for illu
minating purposes, inflammable at less temper
aiure or fire-test than one hundred and. .ten de- "
.grees 'Fahrenheit' ; and any person so doing aball
be held to be gdiWy'af a misdemeanor, . and on -
.conviction tb?ret)f by ' indtment or presentment
in any court of the United Slates having corope- .1.
'three years.'