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CHARLOTTE, N. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1867.
SIXTEENTH VOLUME -K UIID Eitv78fris
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I5S. WHITE LEAD, at SIcAden's
Corner Drus Store.
300 Gallons Linseed Oil, at McAden's Corner
Drug Store.
3 Barrels Spirits Turpentine, at McAden's Drug
Store.
NO. 1 Coach and
McAden's Drug Store.
Copal Yarnuhes, cheap, at
FIXE Lubricating, Lard and Sperm Oil,
Aden's Corner Drug rftore
at Mc-
I'right 'Illuminating Kerosc ne Oil, cheap, at Mc
Aden'i Corner Drug Storr.
Tanners' Strait's mil B.inb' at the lowest
market price, at McAden's Corner Drug Store.
May 20,-lrt;7.
A ff. A 11 (1 B2 S T O C U
spniisrc goods
Fine white and colored ' Marseilles Quilts, just
received at HAUIUXCJKR, WOLFE & CQ S.
Xjgy- Ladies' French Dimitry Skirts. India TwiEed
Long Cloth, Linen Ire3 (ioods. Extra Fine Lace
Collars and Cut's, Va'encine Lace, Cicny Lace,
iilack Silk Cuper Lace ('.i!! an 1 examine our New
juods. 1 5 A It ! 1 1 X ( I E U , y V O L F E i CO-
tfiT Irish Linen of
Shining, extra quality
Kiack Ciiall. v
an extra quality ; Dlcached
Call soon.
Mourning Dresses, English
Crane ami En
iish I'l-uif Veils, at
E VltinXCEiL WOLFE & CO'S.
Ajnil 15, ISCT
JUST
V XjiJ il l
C. M. QUERY'S
NEW STORE,
A large and wii! selected Stock of
DUY ( ; t OTS, at extremely low pri
C3.
WHITE C M)i)
a tu1
I'll!
w ic a
vviil be
sold low for (!?.
TUIMI1XIS Our stock if Trimming;: is com
plete, and was p-.-N-cVd '.vi! !i care.
A full a.-surtmcut of YANKEE NOTIONS and
FANCY Conii.S.
HOOP Sk'lltTS Uradley's Talis Trail Skirts
the most popular Skirl now worn all sizes. Ladies,
children and .Misses.
KID IJLOVKS nil colors and sizes, of the best
nrtii-!e. La lies' and Children's -Mitts, all sizes, and
of the best quality.
FANS A.I PA It A SOLS A full assortment of
all kind.
SIIOL'3 Ladh's'. f'hildren'
Ehoi's an i L'airers, of the best '
s and Misses' boots,
Tiiilad.iphia make.
! huts.
Abo, Men'
i
! O C ;
ILlli
3 -iS.
MRS. QUERY
fho has spared no i
would iv.fjrm Ler'fiiends that
ins in selocting ber stock of
Millinery and Trimmings:
cxperienec in the business
anil Lav ing Lad a long
feels satisfied that she
can please all who will t.iv.r ber with a call..
lionnets and Hats made and trimmed to order, on
the most reasonable terms ami shortest notice.
Dresses Cut. Fit ted, Trimmed and made, on reason-
abb' terms ami at short notice.
Our terms are strictly Cash,
profit, ami juft dialing to all.
Apiil I, 1 807.
Our motto is, small
A Chancs to Make Money,
The subscriber wi:l piucha.-e Hones at 50 cents
per huiidrel, delivered a:
Hi;v II till oad ! !iot beiwe.
Concord Factory, or at
u Charlotte, and Greens
boro. C-ijh ;ii 1 o;
Those u !io w ', .
nt any po---. .m! 'h
Sub-e: i'a-r, arrange
purchase.
April 1, ISdT
very.
u- i;mulaie Lones m quantities
'.;..:';!.:. ! '.'ties, -u, inform the
aieiits will be made tor their
u. e. McDonald,
tf Concord, N C.
kuw STt;ic av noons.
The undersigned has just returned from tht
Northern cities with a good Stock of
Or XQOOXiOJ3,
and various other articles, consisting principally of
Java Coffee, Uio Coffee of superior quality none
better; Hlack, Crecu ami Imperial Teas; New Or
leans and other MoSassc;; Ibicon Sides. Sugar Cured
JIams, Fre.-h .Mackerel, Tickled Shad, Soap, Candies,
Pepper. Spice, Cinder, Snl , While W ine and Apple
Vinegar, Willow Ware, T ickets of all Kinds, Tubs
3Irootns. Churns. Kegs, Ha't'-Husluds. ie.
Lorillard Snu'I" be.-t quality; S.. la. (linger and
Kgg Crackers : a !::.e lot e! T.i og.-m Shoes extra
sizes: Liverpool S.:!:, atul b.st Curcliiia Kice.
Xj o a t Si o r .
V.l;lte O.iV Trtn-re-l tine rutiilc: Lirn-p lot nf
good an-l poo.l d.'.magid 'Hemlock ; French Calf
bkins: I'ppcr : .id II irr.ess Lea'her. j
White Lea.!, To-.dcr. Shot and Percussion Cajis, i
all size?;. W turn R ,pe, We'.l Tope, Ted Cord, Cotton
Cards cheap, Sevil.e ir;.,',.. T.ck.s. TUckim".
Matches, Cotton Yam, Puih.im's Sir.uk ii.g Tobacco, j
Chewing Tc'eu-co: Crushed, Pulveiized, White and I
iiiown Sugars, and a fine aortmenl cf best Nails. J
1 have selected this St.-ck with ureal cate, and i
1... 15 . . . . ' I
i.innoi oe uu,.iiM.;ii. v.i.e me a call before pur
chasing elsewhere. I'emember my Motto,
Quick Sales, Short Profits
ind fair dealings with all. Wheat, Flour, Corn
laeon and Lard taken in exchange for Coods. '
Friends, recommending Freeduien to me, mav be
.Assured that they will be dealt with fairly, both as
o wcijrht and change no objection to all oo.ls
Aicing weighed that gj !roi:i t;
Profits are short, and terms
is establishment.
necessati'y CASH.
I also buy suul sell cu commissi in all kinds of i
IVoduce. Ordcss and consiuuunls Sidiritrd.
W. UUYD.
Charlotte, X". C, Jsine 24, 1S07.
AT .. .
Wilson :Bxos5.,
Kaibiu:d?rel iJarejre, Strijcd ..M7:;mb:qiie.e,' Plain
Mi.:imbiiic?, I.aw.is', tt 1 iteii Poj'lius, and a good
ii-'nrt : 1 1 0 11 1 of Priii's.
Moral. When Gen. Jackson
strike McOlellan's flank on
was moving on tQ
! the Chickahomonv, he came to a stream which
ha J no bridge, and could not be crossed without
j one. The general had brought with him from
I the Valley a rough uneducated man, full of ener-
gy
nuu liiiu scuui 1I11U 111 ciucizcih-ics, - aiiu III
"uuiu n uau me uiraot couiiueute. iitjcaneu
this man and told him that stream must be
bridged immediately; the regular engineers were
also advised of the fact. In a short time the
rougli carpenter and the polished men of science
were at the stream; the former had his plan, the
latter theirs; he wished to go to woik at once
without drawings, but they objected until they
could perfect the plans on paper. The engineers
j retired to their tent to perfect a narer bridge; the
carpenter took his men and went to workatonco
to make a real one. In a very short time he
appeared at the general's tent, and reported,
briefly, thus: 'General, that bridge is done, but
them pictures ain't come yet.' This story has a
moral that all our readers can discover.
MULE LOST.
Strayed from the Darkness Mine in Union coun
ty, on i lie 5th inst., a light bay Mule, medium size,
lame in one hind leg, and about 8 years old. A
liberal reward will be paid for the recovery of said
Mule, and any information will be thankfully re
ceived if communicated to some one at the Mine or
to J. W. Wadsworth in Charlotte.
Aug. 12, 1807. 2w-pd
ENGLISH AND FRENCH SCHOOL,
L I N 0 O L N T O N, N. 0.
MISS M. W. ALEXANDER, Puixcipal.
The next Session will commence 1st September,
1807. A Hoarding and Day School for young Ladies,
combining a thorough and systematic education,
with home care and training. Music and all the
higher branches are taught.
Lincolnton may be reached by Railroad in three
hours from Charlotte. It is beautifully situated,
with a fine mountain climate, and is perfectly
healthy throughout the entire j'ear.
For particulars apply to the Principal or to Itev
Mr. Wei more, Rector of the Parish.
Rkkkuexcks Judge Siiipp, Lincolnton; Col. T II
Hrem, Charlotte; Hon N Hoyden, Salisbury; Rev. M
A Curtis, D. D., Hillsboro, N. C. ; P W Hairston,
Baltimore, Mi ; lion. R DeTreville, Charleston, S C.
July 2'J, 1HC7 5w
A fine lot of Jaconets, Swiss Muslins, Irish Linens,
Mosquito liars, French Corsets and Iloopskirts at
July 2a, 18U7. B. KOOPM ANN'S.
CONCORD FEMALE COLLEGE,
AT STATES VI LLE, N. C.
The next Se-sion wiil commence on the first Mon
day of September and will close on tho 20th of
December.
The entire expense of Board and Tuition, with
washing and incidental fee, will be Ninety-Five Dol
lars. Ad '.'mice payments will be required. Ninety
Dollars paid i.n advance will settle the account for
the Session. Moderate extra, charges will be made
for Music. Latin. French, Draw ing and Ornamental
TeuiuunsLip.
For Circular addiess,
J. M. M. CALDWELL.
July 29, 1 8.'57
Ira
wmm mas,
A general assortment,
Feb 5, !8G7
always on hand, a t .
SCAUR'S DRUG STORE
t
The highest CASH
June 3, 18G7.
PRICE paid for RAGS at
D. KOOPMAXN'S.
(oll Qsiiliosi Wanted.
We want to purchase a large portion of the Gold
Bullion that comes into this market, and will pay
high prices for it.
TRENIZER, KELLOGG & PETERS,
August 5, 1807- Bankers at Charlotte.
DESIRABLE
RESIDENCE
o x Salo.
I offer for sale my DWELLING HOUSE, in the
North-eastern portion of the city, on the. corner of
B and Cih streets.
The property consists of TWO FULL LOTS, fine
Garden and comfortable House, nil in good con
dition. Terms made known on
First National Bank.
August 5, 18'J7
application to me at the
THOS. W. DEWEY.
3v
Turnip
Seed ! TitE'Eiip Seed!!
Fresh Seed just received and for sale at
SCARE'S DRUG STORE.
July 15, ISG7.
O om out ja.cX Hair,
A large supply always on hand, and for sale on
most favorable terms, by
WORTH & DANIEL,
Wilmington, N. C.
Monthly receipts of fresh Lime from Maine.
July 15, 18G7 6m
IMSXTlSTItY.
DR. WAV. E OAT It, late of Wilmington, having
located in Charlotte, is prepared to attend promptly
to all calls relating to bis profession. Having had
seventeen years experience in the practice of Den
tistry, be is satisfied that he can please all who may
give hi t.i a tail.
All woik done with reference to neatness, dura
bility and dispatch. Cilice over
Tarringer, Wolfe j
all hours of the ;
& Co's, where he can be found at
1 .t
day. All work warranted to give entire sati.-fac-
f.iction. Teeth filled and extracted without paiu.
June 10, 1X07. 6m
Teelh Extracted Without Paiu,
BY A NEW REMEDY.
DR. JNO. II. WAVT is prepared to
administer j
the "JlilrOUS UXUie fS" in extracVinsr
rx racunor
j Teeth. This agent has been successfully used in
i thousands of cases in the principal cities,
the slightest danger.
without i
; Freedom from pain or danger guaranteed.
Ofhce No. 5, Granite Row.
j Charlotte, June IT, 1S'J7. 3m
PICTl'IIES AT 50 CETS
Aud upwards, at tbe
PIlOTOtiRAIMIIG GALLCRV
theC t '
onr
Over Jus. Harty & Co's Store, next to
Mouse.
Call and get a superb likeness of yourself and
family, at.low rtes according to Slyle and finish.
Copies taken of old Picture. in a.?up.-r'ior manner,
Satisfaction guarantied At the Gallvry of
ll. P.AUMOAP.TENY
Hay C, 1SCJ. sl to Court Ilou.e
Story with a
From the Raleigh Standard.
REGISTRATION OP VOTERS.
Tho work of registering the voters in this
State begun on the 15th instant. It must
be finished by the first of October; after which
the lists of voters must be returned to the Com-
: j. f , . , j
, . r'L- -n
by him. This will require some two weeks,
alter which we may expect an crder for an elec
tion of delegates to a constitutional Convention.
The number of delegates" will be 120. The
election will probably be ordered about the first
cf December, and we may expect the Conven
j constitutf00
J , ,
tion to meet about the first of January. A
can be framed by the first of Feb-
ruaiy, and by the middle or JMarch it can be
-mil .
submitted to the people for approval or rejec
tion. The Convention can provide that the
people may vote on the same day for Governor,
members of the Legislature, and seven members
of Congress. . If the Constitution is ratified by
the people, it will then be laid before Congress.
That body can approve it by the middle of
April, and the members of Congress, being in
Washington, can be admitted to their seats;
and then the new State Government, under an
ordinance of the Convention previously passed,
can be put at once in operation.
As Congress has made rules, probably with
as much cleat nc-bs as possible, prescribing the
qualifications of voters, and as much discretion
is given by the law to the Registrars, the Com
manding General did-cot deem it his duty to
give auy specific instructions on the subject.
The oath required would seem to be plain. No
person who held any civil office before tho re
bellion, said office having been "created by law
for the administration of justice," and who after
wards engaged in insurrection or rebellion, or
gave aid or comfort to the Confederate cause,
can register his name as a voter. It makes no
difference whether he took an oath or not, if he
held the office. Persons who held military
offices before the rebellion are not excluded.
Persons who held uo civil office before the re
bellion, as above described, are entitled to reg
ister and vote, though they may have fought
the United States throughout the war, and
though they may now be as hostile to it in feel
ing as they were while fighting it.
The civil office referred to must have been
"created by law." It tcu.st have been exercispd
"for the administration of the general law of the
State, or for the administration of justice"
under that law. The "general law of the State"
is tho common and statute law, operating alike
upon the whole State. Consequently, Judges,
Governors, heads of departments, Justices of the
Peace, Sheriffs, Clerks of Courts, Constabies,
and other persons who held similar civil offices
before the rebellion, or who held office under
the governmen; of the United States, and after
wards engaged in the rebellion, are excluded
fiom registering. What must a person have
done to have "engaged in the rebellion?"
'Aye, there's the rub." This depends largely
on the intent of the person, as well as on the
acts performed. As the oath itself is declared
by the law not to be conclusive, so no mere act
can be conclusive.
It seems to us, therefore, that a man who was
forced into the army against his will, or who
accepted some office to avoid fighting against
the United States who can prove that, during
tho rebellion, he assailed. and embarrassed the
Confederate government, expressed affection for
the Union and the flag, and desired the triumph
of the national government in the conflict, and
is now well affected towards the government,
can not be said to have engaged in the rebellion,
and ought rot to be excluded. So also of those
who ministered in charity to Confederate sol
diers or their families. In a word, the question
of intent runs more or less through the whole
matter.
MEXICAN BARBARITY-
A corespondent of the New Yoik Times
writes f'rora the City of Mexico, on the 8th ult.:
"To-day occurred a scene on an out-of-the-way
2lur.a or square, which actually chilled the
blood in cur veins. Gen. Santiago Vidaurri,
an old, gray-haired Mexican patriot, who had
served fur twenty-eight days as Maximilian's
Secretary of the Treasury, was discovered by
the police at daylight to day in the house of an
Arueiican. lie was rudely dragged through
the streets to the city council buildings and con
demned to be shot to death in the back at 12
o'clock, or in six hours' time. The old soldier,
aged sixty-eight years, never winced. lie
bowed his stately form in acquiescence to the
doom so easily pronounced upon him, and asked
only one boon, that ho might see his son. "No,
you can see no son, nor can you speak with any
one but officers and soldiers " Gen. Slaughter
(ex-Confederate) obtained a respite for him of
three hours.
At 3 P. M., to-dav, he was partly led and
I partly pushed through the Plaz-i de Armas,
! close by under the shadow of the Grand Cathe
i dial, and kicked while his Lands were bound,
! through the
two streets of Santa Dutiiingo to a
small nuonc s-tiuaro ui mat same name, auu
11 ll- .. C .1. A
,heIV) i the corner of a squire made by the
... 0 ,.!, nnnt fV. KlJn.d.
i folded him, and placing him in such a position
! that his corpse would tali in a scavenger's offals,
! theT turned his back to the trojps and to the
people, and literally tore the chest of the giant
soldier of Nueva Leon into a sieve. Not satis-
fi.il with his death, the sergeant of the suard
. , , -usket. placed it to his foreheadflired j
. ....
his piece,
and none amons the v n could nave 1
recognized the Drave old Idaurri, OI i.ueva i
I T.pon in the hoiriblc mangled bodv Ivinir there. !
There
carnation
the
ted
we go daily
aricin. and intellisrence of the land, for out of i
that convent prison there are not in all Mexico
tiie equals in any respect of these 200 notables. !
Thev are doomed men, no doubt, unless loreign
aid corues to their rescue, ineir property is ;
being confiscated as fast as possible.
Jauirs .Wright, an American, was '.r- prison
for having concealed General Vidaurri.
are in prison in the old Convent of In-! save me mart in a place cjiiea .vioany, wnere j under more iavorablc auspicics, at tne earliest
in vjalle Uordouanes, two hunurca 01 m peopie seau iy-rcscu.ii w nuu, im, r penou ai which toe ioaru iaay ue p4eaacu to
notables cf the 250 of those who const ;tu-i have stopped our grog, only by day.igbt. designate a successor. - -
the Assembly of Notables of 18C3 There j Divil a much matter, any ways, for they don't I am, with great respect, yonr obedient wrv't,
to see the wealtb. tho learning, the Keep a dhrop ol ascent anoic in tne CQuntiy 1 .r , :r, - . v, U VAIN;
INPOBTANT CORRESPONDENCE.
Gov. Wortli. to MaJ. Gen. SuMcs.
1 State of North Carolina, )
Executive Dep't, Raleigh, Aug. 10, 18G7. j
Maj. Gen. D. E. Sickles, Commanding 2d Mili
tary District:
J T l' i 7 J , " lorelsI
C : n .. . -
l;iu I iug r 11 1 ii i jiii i 1 1 1 1 iiiii , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. v miiii
rf , ,
oupciior -oourcs, in many counties, nave not
uidue sucn revisal since your UrderJNo o-
ini
is omission has not sprung from any disposi-
n to disobey your order 1 our order qualifies
jurors those who haTe been assessed and '-who
! tion
; as 1 urcrs
shall have paid taxes for the current year
Ihe worus "current year" have been construed
as the present fiscal year, ending the 30th day
of September next. "
Our Revenue Act, section 44, page 12, re
quires the tax-lists to be placed in the Collec
tors hands on or before the 1st day of July.
The machinery of our Revenue law makes it tm
possible that the clerks can have the tax-lists
ready for delivery much before first of July.
Sheriffs usually begin to collect about the 20th
of July and are allowed until October 1st to
complete collection and make return. The
j County Courts cannot know who has paid tax
this year until the Sheriffs shall have made their
returns. At the first term of our County Courts,
occurring after the first of October, I have no
doubt all the County Courts will comply with
your order.
The Fall Circuit of our Superior Courts is
just commencing. It is believed that in many,
and, probably, in all the counties, the jury lists
will not have been revised. Two of our Judges,
now in my office, on their way to their circuits,
report to me that they have just consulted Col.
Bomford, and that he construes your order as
foi bidding them to try any suit before a jury
not drawn conformably to your Order, (No. 32.)
If it be true, as I think it is, that the County
Courts have construed your order as above set
forth, the calamity will result that no Courts
will be held on the Fall Circuit in very many of
the counties.
If you can suggest any mode of avoiding this
calamity, by telegram, I will communicate it by
telegram to the Judges.
JONATHAN WORTH,
Governor of North Carolina.
MiiJ. Gen. Sitfcles to Gov. Worth.
Headquarters, 1
Charleston, S. C , August 10, 18G7. j
II is Excellency, Jonathan Worth, Governor of
North Carolina :
The circumstances set forth in the telegram
of your Excellency show that it has been im
practicable to revise the jury lists in compliance
with General Order number thirty-two (32) in
time for the present term of the Courts. Para
graph two (2) of General Order number thirty
two (32) is therefore suspended ia its applica
tion to the present term of the Superior and
County Courts for North Carolina, and the jurors
for said term may be empmnelled as heretofore
provided by law. The publication of your Ex
cellency's telegram and this reply is authorized
for the information and guidance of all con
cerned. ,
Ry com m ar.d of Maj Gen. D E Sickles.
J.'W. CLOUS, Capt. & A. A. G.
AN IRISHMAN'S LETTER
The following characteristic letter written by
a Hibernian of six years experience of American
institutions, was submitted to a reporter of the
New York Sun :
New York, January 14, 1SG7.
My dear Mary, the darlint of my heart and
sowl, I am well, but had the faver and ager, and
1 hgpe you arc ia the same condition, thanks be
to God. I wish you many happy New Years,
and the children, and hope you'll have three
score and ten of them. We had Christmas
here, but the haythens don't keep it like we
used to at home. Divil resave the one iver
said to me, many happy Christmas, or bad luck
to me, or any other politeness. I didn'c get a
Christmas box until I was going home that
night, and a night-walking blagard gave me one
on the eye, aud axed me for me money. I gave
hiaj all I could about a score of pounds, which
kuocked the cents out of him. They tell me
that the nagur is going to be the white man in
future, and that the white nagurs in Congress
(a big public house in Washington,) arc going
to try the President for being a white man. If
they find him guilty, and there's no doubt
about it, for tbey are accusers, witnesses, law
yers, judges, all in one, they'ro going to execute
the Executive, make a fellow called Coldfacts
President, and remove the state of government
to a place called JJosh ton, celebrated for its
Republicans and sinners. Thim 13 the same as
the ridiculous fellows they call ridiculers. uo
radicals saving your presence. They want to
! continue their own power God bet
une us and
:s muit go j
i all harm. They siy the Southerners
I down on their knees to them. They forget that
; the poor devils are fiat on their backs in the
dust already, and they're a mane set to kick a
man whin he's down. 15c jabers, it makes me
! blood bile to thit;k of it, and that's the reason I'm
! running ovej on this piper. One war is no
! sooner over than they commence the beginning
! of another in Washington, and God only knows
r where or whin it may end. I lost one line leg
in the last, but I have another left for a good
and I'll fight for Johnson; for 1 hear his
t'
cause.
great grandmother by his forefather's side was
an lnsnman - - e uae fcuuw
t-i i .
an irishman ve nave snow
1 ... . 1 1 i
au trust nere uuw, auu ic c nw.
more weatlier. Ihe temperance men Uod .
no rale old Irish potheen, a tumbler ox whicn t
.would charm the heart of a wheelbarrow, or j
make a shovel dance nothing at all but stuff 1
toai wouia kiii a pig u uo uau w ve ou u,
uucu - vui . .
I member tne to Jim; tell him he's well, and ask ;
i him Imw T am ' I'm snrrv ta hear of the death '
of the bull, auu hope you're likewise. Iler milk "
is a loss.- Tell Tady MoFinn if he comes here
he 11 see more of America in one day thao if
ne a staid -ac home all hw life. I'm glad his
wife g-Skt over the twins, and hope shell be bet
ter next time. There s room for improve
ment. I like this country, but there's no place
equal to ould Ireland, where you'd get inst as
u i ..I,. rf , , .
I much whiskey for a shilling as would make tay
. - vf. . , . . ... ..
, lur BIx iH-nniH. r Tnn ffnn-t crpt rnifl orrito inn
jc me know-
. . . 0 r ... .
it you aon t write soon, 1 may
be dead, for life is uncertain under the Radicals;
j but dead or alive, I'll answer your letter. Ad!
j dregg your dear brother jiln' ;Xcw STork.
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America, and I'll axe for. a letter from my dar-
lint sister.-
EX-GO V. SWAIN'S LETTER,
University of Nortii Carolina,
7 . - J Chapel Hill, July 23, 18G7.
1
Sir :- I was appointed President of this In
stitution on the 5th December, 1835, by the
nearly unanimous vote of a very numerous Board
of Trustees, and entered upon the discharge of
my duties at the beginning of the second session
of the collegiate year, 12th January, 1836.-
The number of students was so small and the
prospects so gloomy, that no catalogue was pub
lished during that year. The number of stu
dents in attendance the second session, however,
is shown by the records to have been seventy
nine. ,
Fifteen months thereafter, (15th April 1837,)
the Executive Committee, composed of His Ex
cellency, Governor Dudley, chairman; Thomas
D. Rennehan, Duncan Cameron, Charles L.
Ilinton, Charles Manly, William McPheeters,
and Romulus 31. Saunders, published a circular
which "was widely disseminated. The following
is a brief extract ;
"The Executive Committie have the pleasure
to state, that although - the patronage extended
to the University is in no degree commensurate
with the resources and intelligence of the State,
there is gratifying evidence, nevertheless, that
it is growing in the confidence and affection of
the community. The aggregate number of stu
dents at present is but eighty-five. Of this
number, however, more than forty are members
of the Freshman Class. No instance is known
since the foundation of the College, o so large
a number of admissions into any one of the
classes. It will be . readily perceived that a
number of applicants for admission at the ap
proaching commencement, would make a very
favorable change in the condition of Our affairs."
"In conclusion, the Executive Committee
beg leave to reraaik that in the respects in
which the people of North Carolina can be re
garded as least true to themselves, is the almost
universal disposition to underrate their own in
stitutions and their own citizens."
The address produced a very decided effect
upon the public mind. The anticipated number
of admissions at the next Commencement was
more than realized, and the Institution continued
to grow in the public favor until, at the beginning
of our troubles, it had attained a patronage and
reputation greatly beyond what the most ardent
of its friends ventured to hope for in 1835.
In June, 18G0, a well-informed writer, with
the records of the Institution before him, speak
ing of the administration of its affairs durjng a
quarter of a century, remarks in relation to the
President, that "when he came to the head of
the Institution, the number of students was
about eighty. Our last catalogue bears the
names of more than four hundred and fifty
more than a five fold increase. Since 1835, the
number of College buildings has been doubled,
and that of the" Faculty more than doubled, so
as to gie the Institution "every assurance of
permanence." .
The result of the civil war have sadly disap
pointed this favorable augury. The number of
students at the lime to which the writer refer.
was greater, with a single exception, than at any
similar institution in the United States. The
nett earnings, aided by a very meagre endowment,
as is shown by an expose of the state of the finan
ces in 1802, made by the Treasurer of the Uni
versity, during a period of twenty-five years,
added quite a hundred thousand dollars to the
cash endowment and permanent improvements
of the Institution. '
The University was a stockholder in the Rank
of North Carolina to twice this amount ($200,
000 ) The Convention of 18G5, on the l9di of
October, repudiated the war debt, broke the
Bank, and, in tbe language of the Tiustees-in
their memorial to the last General Assembly,
"annihilated, and more than annihilated, the en
tire endowment of the University.
The General Assembly thereupon transferred
to the Institution the land scrip donated by the
general Government to the State, for the endow
ment of an Agricultural College, with the reas
onable hope thai the incidental aid which might
b legitimately derived from this source, would
enable ns to retrieve our losses and retrain our
former prosperity and reputation. . This hope
ijas i,een disappointed for the present by the sub
sequent legislation of Congress postponing for a
time the enjoyment of the grant.
Of other unfavorable effects upon our prospects,
growing out of tho war, I do not choose to speak
further than to say that during no previous
jeriod of my life, were my lalors more zealous,
faithful aud uninlcrmilting in tho service of the"
Institution, and of the people of North Carolina,
and that whatever may betide me in the future,
I am satisfied with the record of the past.
It only remains to intimate, that seeing little
reason to hope, from the present indications of
puouc sentiment, lor tno cany suceess wnicnr
, .- , ., - , . . i
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jwuwueu lormer cxtrnous, a am reauj 10 give
place to any one who can assume my position
Uis KxcelJeocy, Jooathan Worth, President of
the Board of Trustees of the University of
North Carolina.. r-' ' - -T r
Imbediled in the heart of an ox,' which died at
Worcester the other day; was found
ctr.ot .f a l.ni-irt !uuiV
a piece of
six inches
Jonj.
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From the Aghevill Ne.
FRUIT IN WESTERN' NORTII CABO
, LINA-' ;iV ; 'r:?.'?r':
There is not,v perhaps in tho' world, tbe saind
extent of territory over which there ' is id gener
ally diffused so many, and such excellent "varie
ties of all kinds of fruits, ' as may be! found in
North Carolina. - From the mountain elevation
of the Bine Ridge country to the extreme East
ern part of the State, on Late Mattamuskeet, an
almost endless variety' of '"'native apples ; of the
finest size,-flavor, and such good - keepers as can
not be surpassed antwhere, may be found. ' The
peacli is as fine, and T almost as commonly found
of superior : Quality, as the apple, ; and io many
localities in Western North Carolina,' it is almost'
exempt' from injury by frost. "The two most re-'
markable localities of this kind, are Try on Moun
tain, in Folk county, and the 8otithv Mouatainet
in Burke, where tbe crop has not failed for many4
years past. . There are others in Jackion, Macon,
and in this county; and, in fact, throughout the '
country West of the Blue Ridge. v " - ""'.';
What is therefore a precarious crop' elsewhere, '
North and South, upon judiciously, selected situ ;
ations in Western North' Carolina ' maj1 be re- .
garded as certain." Only Rail Roads are needed :
to render such localities invaluable for the cultl- '
vation of the Peach. '' . 'k
Upon the summit of the loftiest ' rnountaintln "
this region, grows a thorn less Blackberry, equal
in size to the cultivated sorts, so much esteemed
North, and of as good flavor. .A' raspberry' U
also found without thorns with a different flow- ; -er
and leaf from the common 'varieties ' of ray?
berry larger," of as good flavor and' -resembling' 'j'
in color and general appearance 6( tbe fruitthe'
Antwerp raspberry. ; Many other in digenouc'K
small fruits are found, of superior quality, wbich' !
migui no aouot, oe grcauy improved Dy cultiva
tion. The cranberry, which is profitably cultiva : "
ted North arid East, grows in great abundance mn;
Mitcbell. Wautauo-a, land other mounUiAcbunt1e1,
and would, no doubt, pay well, if introduced into r '
sreneral cultivation.. . T
The three bestwine crapes in America the
Catawba, the Lincoln, and the ' Scuppemoncr
are natives of North Carolina. ' '-"'. .-' fr'.
The best authenticated account of tbe place of
its nativity fixes the origin Of the Catawba Grape ;';
about nine miles from Asheville; and tbe concur
ring testimonies of amateur cultivators, as wellaa
professional nursery men in tbe South, sree that
tho best known variety of the Catawba, is a seed
ling propagated, by Dr. Hardy, of v this place, on '
tbe farm where he formerly lived, about two
miles South of Asheville. About tbe commence
ment of the war, several gentlemen ia this part '
of the State, began' to take an interest iri thecal-??,
tivation of the vine. It. was also, undertaken by
Mr Peak, on the Tryon mountain. In Polk county, :.
and I think, by Dr. Christy of Cherokee county, -on
a pretty large scale. i ( No other attempts, ex- i
cept in a small way, as experiments," are known .-,
to us; but. in every instance where , tho attempt';.'
has been made, the growth, fruiting, and exemp- . ;
tion from disease of the vines, has been , satisfae
tory. A good many years ago, the grape was, .. .
cultivated and wine made at probably two points
in Rutherford county. What tbe quality of tbe ,
wine wap, we have never been able ta ascertain..
Mr Silas McDow&U of Macon county, has, tot .
many years past devoted much .time ..and atten-.
tion to eveiy thing connected with fruit culture lle ;
has propagated and made known a number of
very fine varieties of .native "apples, and deserves, ..
perhaps, more credit than any one West of tbe
Blue Ridge,for his disinterested and : intelligent
zeal in bringing before tbe public the great fnit"
resources of this section of the , State.. Latterly, ...
we understand, be has made some valuable duv
coveries of native grapes of fine quality. . TbU fs '
a step in the right direction; for while we have
reason to believe, from observation and - ex peri- ...
ment, that the Catawba, originating here, will .
do better in this soil and climate, than elsewhere;
yet it is liable to disease everywhere, . and we do
not doubt that ' its place may be supplied by.
other native varieties, which, if not in all respects .
equal to it, will have the advantage of producing ; .-
more regular ana certain crops.. - ,-
Efforts to be a Bellk.-A yong k&f
who has been .a reigning belle , in Boston for .
some years, and who is now growing rather pas- ': .
see, and afraid of losing her laurels, is said to be ;
using cyery means to preserve her beauty. - She . .
eats arsenic to make her eyes bright, and is ob- .
liged to increase the quantity continually; chews l-'-slatc-pcncils
to make her complexion, white;
drinks vinegar and lemonade to keep ber Waise .
small; pencils her eyebrows; blaokeoa tha towel"
part of her eyes; sleeps with ber hands in gloves,
and never, under toy circumstances, -goes oat -in
the sun. Beside this, she is. said to own -
three hundred dollars worth . of false. hairr rata, , '
mice, curls, cushions, puffs, braids' cascades and ..
waterfalls included. It is to be hoped that, af
ter all these efforts to be beautiful, she will
eventually become a wife. -.Who would want
such a thing for a wife. t -
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Surratt'8, Tuial .vii in Court Room
On Saturday, the 10th int, at oco o'clock - .
the prisoner was brought into Court.. The jury -L;
could not agree and were discharged.-.-Four
only favorcdT conviction. Judge Fisher . theo
stated that during the -trial, he . beex
threatened with personal violence .by Jos. XL . :
Bradley, counsel, for Surratt,.aad ordered; his
name to be stricken from the rollof. Attorneys
pract'uing in that Court Bradley denounced
the statement as false. Quile an exciteueat
wss occasioned by-tbe affir, and 'there' are
rumors of a duel between tbe parties. " " - "''
' ,, , , - ,7. . ,t. , target .
"Father, . didn't you y -the ; world war ;J
xoundT! , . r . , - -: ( ' f-
- "Yes, nay aoo.f;Y j; ,.i:J.-.:rl"- .-"'
'4Vell how can It come to ao end if rnd -''
"William, I wish you woaldn't talk with! jour ''-
I moulb full cf yietuaU' ' : X-fJ-1
, A well dre.el femaia ,.ras atea a few Saya
ago walking along tbe principal street of A West- '
ero villiage rigg4 out in the . latest fashions, bat
'barefoot .' '.i.yK,i" ?trx,s.-i .-t vt
1 An English gentleman offers a -reward of. .
810,000 to tbe diseovcrer of a permanent anti- .
dote for pain. lie can keep his money.