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wm. j. yites, editoh and pkopreitor. I CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1867. j sixteenth volume number 784.,
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(QPablishcd every Tuesday,Q)
BY
WILLIAM J. YATES,
EDITOR A.VD PROPRIETOR.
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"OTTfiKIJS; $3 PER ANNUM, in advance.
$ 2 for six months.
15?" Transient advertisements mnst be paid for
ia idvunce. Obituary uotiees are charged advertis
ing rales.
Advertisements not marked on the manu'cript
for a specific tiine,n ili be inserted until forbid, and
charged accordingly.
$1 per square of 10 lines or les? will he charged
for each insertion, unless the advertisement is in
8erted.2 months or more.
MRS. L. A. NORRYCE,
Would kindly solicit the patronnjre of the citizens
of Charlotte, and inform them that she is now pre
pared to do all kinds of
!f LCD L C W O U ,
Plain, Ornament al nd Fancy.
Gents and Ladies Underclothing beautifully made.
A New System of Cutting and Fitting.
Three afternoons in each week devoted to teach
ing little girls Ornamental, Fancy Embroidery,'
Braiding and all kinds of Needle Work.
Mrs. X. is compelled to make her support by her
Needle and close industry.
Feeling truly gtaU-ful for the great kindness shown
by the community of Charlotte for the past year she
La? been with them, she would beg a continuance
of the game. Will be found in the new houce next
to Mr Allen Cruse's residence.
July 22, 1SG7.
t, A CS fi$ T G C 11
OK
SJ?niaSTG GOODS
Fine white and colored Marseilles Quilt?, just
received at IJAlMil.NOKK, WOLFE & CD'S.
Ladies' French Dimitry Skirls, Tridia Twil'od
Lou? Cloth. Linen Ir-ss (Joods. Extra Fine Lace
o
Collar? and Culls, Valeneine Lace, deny Lace,
Klack 'ilk Guper Lace. Call and examine oar New
Goods.
1J AKi'lNGEii, WOLFE k CO.
?2T Irish Linen of an extra equality ; Bleached
Shirting, extra quality. Call soon.
Black Challey for Mourning Drcs?es, English
Crape and English Cra; Veils, at
BARBING EK, WOLFE & GO'S.
April 15, I8C7.
JUST RECEIVED AT
C. M. QUERY'S NEW STORE,
A large and well selected Stock of
DRV GOOPS, at extremely low prices.
WHITE GOODS, a fu'l assortment, which will be
ld low for ca.-h.
TRIMMINGS Oar stock of Trimming-; is com
plete, and was s-'Iected with care.
A full assortment of VANJvEE NOTIONS and
FANCY GOODS.
HOOP SKIRTS Bradley's Tails Trail Skirts
the most popular Skirt now worn all sues Ladies,
children and Mis.-cs.
KID GLOVES all color? nnd sizes, of the best
article Ladies and Ciiiidi eii's.Milts, all sizes, and
of the best fjualit v.
FANS AND I'ARASOLS A "full assortment of
all kind.
SHOES Ladies-', Children's and Misses' boots,
shoes and gaiters, d' the best Fiiiladaphia make.
Also, Men's and Boy's hovS and hats.
a-H.
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MRS. QUERY would inform her fiieti 's that
s!i- has spared no pair.-- in selecting her stock of
Millinery and Tritnminirs: and having had a long
excellence ia the business feels satislied that she
can plca.e all who will favor her with a call.
Bonnets and Hats made an. 1 trimmed to order, on
the most reasonable term-s and shortest notice.
Dresses Cut, Fit ted. Trim toed and made, on reason
aide terms and at short notice.
Our terms are strictly Cash. Our motto is, small
profit, and just dealing to all.
April 1 , 18 (J 7.
13 i BTTv A T E$ 2D.
A Chance to Make ivloney.
The subscriber will purchase Bones at "0 cents
per hundred, delivered at Concord Factory, or at
ar.y Railroad Depot between Charlotte and Greens
boro. Cash paid on delivery.
Those who will accumulate Bones in quantities
at any point on the Railroad lines, and inform the
subscriber, niranenieius will be made for their
purchase. R. E. .Mc DONALD,
April I, 1S07 tf Concord, N C.
KttW STOCK ,IOOiS.
The undersigned has just returned from th
Northern cities with a good Stock of
and various other articles, consisting principally of
Java Cotl'ee, Rio Coffee of superior quality none
better; Black, Green and Imperial Teas; New Or
leans and other Molasses; Bacon Sides, Sugar Cured
Hams, Fresh Mackerel, Pickled Shad. Soap, Candles,
l'epper. Spice, Ginger, Soda, White Wine and App!
Vinegar, Willow Ware, Backets of all kind-, Tubs,
Brooms, Churns. Kegs, Half-Bushels. Jtc.
Loriilaid Siiutf best quality ; Soda. Ginger and
J-gg Crackers ; a fine lot of Btogau Shoes extra
f i.cs ; Liverpool Salt, and best Carolina Rice.
Xj oatlicr.
White Oak Tanned fine article; large lot of
good and good damaged Hemlock ; French Calf
Skins; Fpper and Harness Leather.
White Lead, Powder, Shot and Percussion Caps,
all sizes; Whim Rope, Well Rope. Bed Cord. Cotton
Cards cheap, JSeyihe Blades, Pad Locks. Blacking,
Matches, Cotton Yarn, Durham's Smoking Tobacco,
Chewing Tobacco; Crushed, Pulverized, White and
Brown Sugars, and a fino assortment t f best Nails.
I have selected this Stock with great care, and
cannot be undersold. Give me a call before pur
chasing elsewhere. Remember my Motto,
Quick Sales, Short Profits
itnd fair dealings withal!. Wheat, Flour, Corn,
iVx-on and Lard taken in exchange tor Goods.
Friends, recommending Freedir.en to me. mav bo
assured that they will be dealt with f;i::!v, both as '
to weight and chance no objection to all goods i
"being weighed that go from this establishment? !
Profits are s-hort, ar.d terms necessarily CASH.
I also buy and sell on commission :11 kinds of
Produce. Orders and consignments solicited.
W. BOVD.
Charlotte, N. C. June 24. IS".
Tin-Si 1 5
Seed ! Tiir:i;?5 Seed!!
Fresh Seed just received and for sale at
SCARR'S DRUG STORE.
Julv 15, 18C7.
PilW W?M
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A general assortment, always on hand, at
FebV-8 SCAUR'S. DRUG STORE j
A Serious Joki The extraordinary phe
nomenon of a man inarrying a man, occurred in
an adjoining counv. but a few days ago. A
gentleman "woceu and won" the hand of a
young lady the day for the nuptials was ap
pointed., and the groom "came to time" as did,
apparently the lady. Bat, it seems, the lady
had a juvenile brother, resembling her so close
ly, that, when clad in caliconone but the most
practiced eye could discover the difference be
tween them. He presented himself, was saluted
with a kiss, and an unauthorized prelate of the
magisterial persuasion, went thro' the ceremony
of pronouncing the twain one. Music and
dancing filled the house, and all went on charm
ingly until the cut was uncloaked! What a
sad disappointment! Gohhboro Star.
Somebody ought to have been whipped.
S2,00 WORTH OF
GOLD aiid SILVER WANTED.
lias just returned from the North with a splendid
Stock of
FIXE WATCHES, CLOCKS,
Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware,
Table Knives pnd Cutlery, Mearshaurn and Brier
Iloot Pipes, Guns and Pistols, &c, &c, which is
warranted superior to anything ever before intro
duced into this market, nnd which will be sold at
twenty-five per cent less than the same class of
goods can be purchased at any other establishment
in the State.
ff Particular attention will be paid to the re
pairiug of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, &e.
Those indebted to me will please close up their
accounts, or I w ill be forced to put thetn in the
hands of an oflicer for collection.
CAKL AND SEE THE CUCKOO.
Aug. lf, 1807. JOHN T. BUTLER.
CO'COSSD JV3KLL.S.
Having opened a House in Charlotte, near the
Post Oflice, for the sale of our own manufactured
goods, we invite the attention of merchants and
others to our YARNS, SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGS,
OSNAliERGS, CARPET CHAIN, STOCKING
YARNS, ic, &c.
Ifiy Cotton taken in exchange for Goods. We
sell low for Oah.
j. Mcdonald k sons,
August 12, 1SG7. Concord, N. C.
The Southern Fertilizing Co inn any,
RICHMOND, VA.,
Are now receiving and preparing thdr Fall stock of
FERTILIZERS, and oiler for sale in unlimited
quantities
Crushed Peruvian Guano,
selected from the purest cargoes imported, war
ranted pure and of the highest standard;
59!io.!opso 2ei-tiviaii & Old !iMi niou,
prepared under the supervision of Professor William
Giliiam for the Wheat, crop, combining a lar,je per
centage of the Phosphates, with an adequate amount
of Ammonia ;
FRESH GROUND PLASTER.
Orders solicited.
JOHN ENDERS, President.
Oflice No. 1 04 Fourteenth street, Richmond.
VCTJOIIN A. YOUNG, Agent, Charlotte, NT. C.
Rock Island Manufacturing Co.,
Charlotte, N. C, Aug, 15, 1867. j
1 have beemising the most approved Fertilizers
upon my Farm for many years. Upon my Wheat,
Corn and Cotton crop this year, 1 used the "Old
Dominion Fertilizer," and cheerfully tes'ify to its
merits, by asserting that I have never used any that
gave as much satisfaction.
JOHN A. YOUNG.
Aug. 10, 1867. 2m
State oi X. Carolina, cckKonbur? co.
Court of Pleas .y Quarter Sessions July Term, 1867.
J. It. Kirkpatrick vs. S C Boyce.
Attachment Arthur Crier and S. A. Boyce sum
montd as Garnishees.
It appealing to the satisfaction of the court, that
the defendant in this case is a non-resident of this
State, it is therefore ordered by the court that pub
lication be made, for six weeks, in the Western
Democrat, a newspaper published in the city of
Charlotte, notifying said derendant to be and appear
at the nest Couit of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to
be held for the county of Mecklenburg, at the court
house in Chailotte, on the 2d Monday in October
nest, then and there to answer, plead or replevy, or
judgment final will be entered against him, and the
effects in the hands of Garnishees condemned to
plaintiff's use.
Witness, Wra. Maxwell, Clerk of our said Court at
office in Charlotte, the 2d Monday of July, A. D.,
1867.
82-Cw WM. MAXWELL, Clerk.
Slate of 7i. Carolina. Mecklenburg c..
Court of ricas y (Juaiter Sessions July Term, 1867.
Charles Junker vs. The Blakesly Mining Company.
Attachment levied on three Mules.
It appearing to ihe satisfaction of the court, that
the defendants in this case reside beyond the limits
of this Sta'.e, it is ordered by the court that publi
cation be made, for six ks, in the Western Dem
ocrat, notifying the said defendants to be and appear
at the next Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to
be held for :he county of Mecklenburg, at the court
house in Charlotte, on the 2d Monday in October
next, then and there to answer, plead or replevy, or
judgment final will be taken against thetn, and the
property levied upon condemned to satisfy plaintiff's
debt.
Witness, Wm. Maxwell. Clerk of our said Court at
office, the 2d Monday in Julv, A. D., 1867.
82-Gw WM. MAXWELL, Clerk.
Slalcof V Carolina. Mecklenburg' co. ;
Court of I'lcas tJ- Quarter Sessions July Term, 1867. '
J. II. Alexander, Execntor of R. D. Alexander, dee'd, ;
vs. the Heirs at Law of R. D Alexauder, dee'd.
Petition for settlement of R. D. Alexander's Estate. .
It appearing to the satisfaction of tbe court, that'
W. B. Fewell and wife Agnes, defendants in this
case, reside beyond the limits of this State, it is
therefore ordered by the court that publication be t
made for six weeks in the Western Democrat, noti- !
fying said defendants to be and appear at the nest
err.i of this court, to be held for the county of
Mecklenburg, at the Court House in Charlotte, on
the 2d Monday in October next, then and .here to ;
lead, answer or demur to the petition, or ju, (j-ment,
pro confesso. will be taken and the sarae hoard ex-
IVirtf f :1 J t f l!;v t
W'tncss, Wm Maxwell, Clerk of our Said court-
at office in Charlotte the 2d Monday in July, A. D ,
lir67.
82-Cv WM. MAXWELL, CJeik. j
For the Western Democrat.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
Lenoir, Caldwell County, N. C,
September 5th, 1807. j
Editor or Charlotte Democrat : Id
these dajs, when the public press is teeming
with graphic and glowing discriptioos and in
ducements inviting emigration, energy, capital
and enterprise to the lately, acquired Russian
Possessions, the Brazilian Empire, or, the Ter
ritories of the far West, it has occurred to me
that the resources and attractions of our Western
North Carolina, if properly and. truthfully set
forth, would possibly show to the world around
us, that here almost at our very doors there are
ample and inviting fields for the employment cf
capital, the exercise of energy and enterprise.,
and the prospective development of a great
country -a country that io attractions and re
sources, when fully and properly developed, will
compare with any portion or . this continent in
native resources or natural grandeur and beauty,
and which, instead oi being surrounded or peo
pled with out-side barbarians or mongrel races,
ts sparsely settled by a staid, hospitable, honest
citizenship lacking only io energy and the
elements of progress which their natural diffi
culties and isolation from the great avenues of
travel and commerce may very well account and
atone for. '
If you will allow rae space, Mr Editor, I pro-
pose in-as briet a manner as l can to bring to
light some of these resources-arid attractions,
and thus demonstrate that-many of the very
identical inducements and incentives held up to
provoke emigration to other .Nations, as well as
to our own far Western -Territories, are to be
found closer to home, and that they will be
found not only equal but in many respects pre
eminently superior to any foreign or far-off por
tion of the country. I am prompted to thi3
work not only by State pride and affection, but
from a conviction that truth and justice demands
that the - resources and attractions of our own
State should be properly studied, appreciated
and improved, before our citizens are invited
and lured off to invest capital and exhaust enter
prise in foreign parts- enterprise .and capital
that in all fairness-and propriety should be em
ployed in building up, beautifying, and eleva
ting our own beloved State.
Western North Carolina commends itself to
the world around us on account, 1st of
Our. Climate.
A residence and extensive practice of medi
cine for a period of 18 years in this region of
country has left no doubt on my mind as to the
salubrity, purity and invigorating nature of our
atmosphere there always being such an equili
brum preserved between its Thcrmometrical and
Barometrical condition as that invalid,, more
especially those with pulmonary diseases, were
neither prostrated on the one hand by heat, nor
their diseases aggravated and their lives en
dangered by dampness, while putrid malarias
and poisonous miasms as a local engine. of death
have no existence here. Convinced by ex
perience and observation of these facts, 1 have
not hesitated to recommend our climate as ad
mirably adapted to the cure and comfort of all
persons, the victims of miasmatic, pulmonary or
blood diseases.
Western North Carolina commends itself to
the attention of the world around us on account,
2d, of
Our Productions.
In the production of corn, wheat, clover and
grass, we will vie with all other portions of the
country of the same soil and latitude; while in
the production of tobacco, our country stands
pre-eminent, not so much on account of quantity
as of the quality. When carefully cultivated
and judiciously managed our tobacco will rank
in any market as super fine. But Western
North Carolina will yield to no . other country
on the face of the earth in the production of
fruit. Our apples, peaches, cherries and plums
will compete with any other portion of the world
in regard to profusion and perfection, and they
will carry with them a lusciousness peculiar to
the fruits of this mountain region which fruit
connoisseurs pronounce unattainable by. the
fruits of. other lalitndes, however careful and
elaborate their cultivation.'
Between the top of the Blue Ridge and the
valleys of the Yadkin and Catawba, there is an
undulating plateau of table land where the Isa
bella and Catawba grape matures in great per
fection and profusion. It needs nothing but
experiment and enterprise to determine whether
or not this plateau of land will not produce tbe
grape in as great perfection and of as superior
a kind as it does the fruitb. 'Lying as it does
above the frost line, there would be the assurance
of a never failing crop. This - portion of our
State might thus become a vast wine producing
country.
We notice in the 3d place
Our Soil.
Of this we have every grade and variety,
from the rich alluvial of the lowlands to the
dark vegetable compost deposited on our moun
tain top3. Our soil will thus admit of beiog j
tempered by fertilizers to any degree . required j
by the kind of crop to render it most productive. J
But it is the price'of our soil, especially these
agricultural, fruit and grape lands, that, together
with their intrinsic value, commends them to
the notice of the world around us. Ooe gentle
man alone has just completed a survey of. up
wards of twenty farms, laid out and arranged
with a special view to making ample, cpnvenient
and tasteful liomesteadnojne oi which iarius j
is more than, three miles Trova our village;, scv- .
eral of them join cur 'village' guberbs and are
under the very shadow of our Female College. (
Upon more t'hau half of t hese plots of land there f
are excellent aative springs of water-7-the whole .
range, it will be seen, in "easy 'reach' of our vii- j
lage Churches, College and Schools. . The price !
of these lands is merely nominal, .considering ;
their advantageous location. " But I riskr notb- j
ing in saying that one thousand .such farms as ;
are above described could be procured in this
county alone, wlrch, though at a greater or less
distance from.our village, need not still be more
than from five to thirty miles from our Western
N. C. Railroad.. The price of, much of ihese
lands would range from 2 to S6 per acre none
would probably range higher than from 6 to
10, unless it embodied largely of lowlands,
j ' Besides these' Western North Carolina com
I mends herself to tbe world around us on account
ot tier . ,
. Resources. ,
These are comparatively undeveloped and to
some extent unknown. . As one of her resources
lemahding notice, I would point to'ber water
powers. Perhaps no county in the State can
excel this county in this particular. No one of
the most extensive New England Factories, of
which the far famed "Lowell" may be taken as
the lead, but what could be run by these water
powers. I have 00 sort of hesitation in avering
that in this county alone there are water-powers
sufficient to run all the Factories in any one of
tne iNew England States.
The very best of these are unimproved and
are available, and most of them are within hear
ing ol the Western N. C. Railroad. Surround
ing these water-powers, and throughout our en
tire countymore especially on the sides and the
valleys ot the Blue Ridge, we have such vast
and interminable forests of timber as that they
may well be considered (as perhaps at an early
day they will be) a vast resource. Besides, all
the timber, so largely consumed in ship build
ing cabinet work and musical instruments, the
demands for which could be met by any con
ceivable amount. There are her.e beyond num
bering the ' Spruce or Hemlock, the bark of
wnicn is a source or immense : weann co otner
portions of Our country. Then on the north
side of the Blue Ridge is the home of the Sugar
tree hundreds of thousands of these of gigantic
size have never been touchad by the hand of
man, and possess the means of producing an im
mense amount of a very popular and marketable
product. But perhaps at this day there is no
feature cf Western N. Carolina attracting more
attention and inviting investigation than her
Mineral Resources.
. These, unfortunately for this portion of the
State, hive remained to this day comparatively
unknown and undeveloped." Of late years at
tention has been directed to this matter, and it
is now very well determined that there is a con
tinuous "lead" or "mineral belt" running through
this entire county on its northern boundary, and
on the south side of the Blue Ridge, which belt
or "lead" following the said range of mountain,
runs into Wilkes, Alleghany and Surry to the
State line of Virginia. Along this entire "lead"
are found deposits of gold, copper, lead and iron,
which it is the opinion of eminent minerologists
have a "great head centre" not yet discovered
or developed, but which, when developed, may
hereafter prove in richness and value unparalelcd
on this .continent or in the world. This "lead"
has various out-croppings, some of which if fully
developed would be amply remunerative and
might afford an immense and much needed in
come to our country.
There are here deposits of iron amply suffi
cient to stock all Railroads, which this part of
the State may ever need, and which, if fully
developed, would greatly facilitate if not iosurc
improvements io this line.
W e have in this county some three or four
Mineral Springs of sufficient medicinal qualities
to commend them to further notice and develop
ment. So far as they have been tested the
waters give evidence of curative powers, com
paring favorably with springs enjoying a very
hisjh reputation.
In conclusion, allow me to speak of our citi
zenship. Our population are generally intelli
gent, sober and industrious, and would welcome
persons of like character3 from the U. S. or any
where elsa, whether they come as visitors, arti
sans or capitalists.. Every inducement would
be offered to encourage citizenship.
Our village is without a grogshop, is favored
with an intelligent Church-going people, a first
class Female College in popular and successful
operation, and a Male School of high grade.
Our entire community is quiet and orderly, pre
senting inducements and advantages it would
probably be wisse to consider and seek after, at
least before it is determined to risk the "Russian
territory." or its barbarian inhabitants.
. A. AI Scrogos, M. D.
A Japanese Tale. Japanese nobleman
and prince, the son of the Emperor Calm Eye,
bought a horse of remarkable beauty and great
value, for twenty kobans (eighty dollars,) and de
lighted with his bargain, hastened to his father,
expecting he would rejoice with hi m"! "I cannot
conceive," said the father, - "where you obtained
this beautiful animal, for there U hardly a field
in the world which will nourish so great a beau
ty." The prince' declared the price he had paid
with great joy. -
"Su.-h a bargain," said the Emperor, "proves
that the seller is in distress, and that necessity
has compelled him to part with the horse. Does
it becon;e the Ptiuce Calm Eye, the son cf the
Emperor, with an income of thirty-six thousand
kobans. thus to take advantage of another's mis
fortune T', - The Prince, ashamed, sougbi-tbe
owner of the horse, a ud gAvehim more than twice
as much as before.
CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTITUTE,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Rev. R, Bcbweil, p . , ,g
Johx B. Buuwell, A, 1L, . 1 .
The next Session commences on the let day of
October and continues ontil the 30th June, 18C8.
. For Circular and Catalogue containing full par
ticular as to terras, &c, addre?9
,. Rev. R. BURWELL & SON,
July 29, 1867. , Charlotte, N. C.
.TSecLIesjlHir Female College,
' CHARLOTTE, N. C. .
Board, -with lights, fuel, tuition and contingent
fee, per Session of 5 Scholastic month?, $103, half
in adranee If paid entire at the opening of the
Session, only S9 required.
: Music on Piano, 5i lessens in 20 weeks, 25.
Tuition for day scholars, Primary and Preparatory
Departments, S16 to $20.
Collegiate Department $24. ;
For particulars address
Rev. A. G. STACT, A. IT.,
: Angust 26, 1861. i: yr 'President.
IRON VS. ROPE TIES.
The New lork Journal of Commerce has the
following paragraph in relation to iron cotton ties:
"When iron was first used instead of rope for
tne paimg ot cotton, purchasers were shocked at
the idea of paying for this metal the enormous
price at which the staple was then selling, and
the sellers often made a slight deduction for tare
to satisfy their customers. The use of these
straps, however, is now becoming general, and
it. i... 1
me practice iu relation to tare oeing very irregu
lar, n was aesiraoie mat some unitorm course
should be adopted to avoid disputes. The prin
cipal receivers nave, therefore, adopted an agree
xnent, published in our advertising columns, that
no deduction shall be made for these straps. If
more th&n six are used the extras are to be cut
off before weighing. The insurance companies
it is said, deduct one-third of the charge for cot
ton which is thus protected, and this will be some
compensation."
The following is the card:
New York, August 17.
We, the undersigned, cotton merchants of this
city, hereby agree, that after this dale we will
make no deduction for iron bands on cotton.
Six bands to be allowed to each bale, and any
bands over six to be cut on before weighing.
The above card is signed by 100 merchants.
A HORRIBLE SNAKE STORY.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Gazette,
writing from the White Sulphur Springs, states
that when the circus was at that place, the snake
man bought a rattlesnake.
' The man was said to be an Arab and his
style of dress, dark complexion and lithe figure
gave Borne reason for the belief. For a while he
got on very well, but the vicious reptile, like the
deaf adder, was deaf to the voice of the charmer,
charmed he ever so wisely, and when the man
least suspected it, and while he held the snake
in his hand, looking steadily at it, it darted out
its fangs, struck him twice on the right hand,
twice on the left, and once on the lower li;.
The man immediately called for whiskey, and
drank nearly a quart. But in four hours the
limbs began to swell frightfully and the pain to
become agonizing. A doctor was sent for, but
before he came the man called eagerly for the
snake. As it was brought to him he seized upon
it with mortal avidity, caught it by the back of
the neck with his teeth, shook it as a dog would
shake a rat, then bit off its head, spit upon the
floor, and finally ate and swallowed about four
inches of the snake's body. Whether his idea
was to cure like by like; whether he was only
carrying out tne superstitions or nis people;
whether lie was simply delirious or whether his
nature had become so thoroughly impregnated
with snake nature, that he was merely satisfying
snake vengeance, it is impossible now to say.
He certainly flung himself upon tbe ground as j
soon as lie nati nnisneu aevouriucr snaice nesii.
and writhed and wriggled along the floor, un
aided by arms or legs, after the manner of a
crawling reptile One was insensibly reminded
of the wild and curious fctory of llolmes, in
which the pnake influence is made to control
and finally destroy the life of Elsie Venner. The
poor fellow could never tell his experiences. IJe
was drenched with whiskey but too late; he died
.it 1 T" t 1 1
in twenty-tour hours, jjuring nis last nours he
called wildly on any number of Spanish saints,
and it was evident that though Arab by profes
sion, the poor fellow was Mexican by birth.'
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A DISAPPOINTED WOMAN.
A few months since'a gentleman had the mis
fortune to lose his wife, a literary lady of some
reputation. After grieving for a number of weeks,
a orijrtit loea entered tne neau ot tne wiuower.
He thought that he could do something to lessen
his sorrow, and for that purpose he called upon
huly of his acquaintance, and requested to speak
a word wild her in private. 1 hinkmir tnat Biie
was about to receive a proposal, the lady pre
pared to listen with becoming resignation.
"Myrrha," said he, with downcast eyes as be
took her hand, "you knew my wife r
"Certainly." .
"It is not good for a man to be alone !"
"Perhaps not."
"Did you ever reflect upon that part of the
marriage service which requires couples to cleave
unto each other till death do them part?"
-I have."
"I have often reflected upon it myself Now
death has parted me from my wife, and I feel
very lonely.
H should think it likely
"I think I must do something to restore to roe
her kind consolations, and the memory of her
virtues."
He pressed the ladv's hand and sighed. She
returned the pressure and also suffered a sigh to
escape Lier.
"My dear, lie said, after a long pause, "1 11 come
to the poinj at once. I have a proposal to make.''
"A proposals '
"Yes; I have resolved to write my wife's
biography. Now, I have but little skill in litera
ry matters, and lfyou will correct my manuscript,
and write headings for tbe chapters, I will give
you fifty dollars." She t-prang from his side and
her eyes flashed with anger.
"You wretch monster
She left the room, not teing able to express
her rage. The widower sighed, took his hat and
went home. He has not yet published the book.
Who fought fob, America, To the war
of 1812 the North supplied 53552 men; the
South, 9G,812, showing a majority of 37,030 in
favor of tbe South. Of the number supplied
by the North, Massachusetts furnished 3,110;
New Hampshire, S97j Connecticut, S87; Rhode
Island, G37; Vermont, 181; total, 5,102. The
little State of South Carolina furnished 5,C06,
being over &00 more than the whole of New
England !
In the Mexican war, Massachusetts furnished
1,047; New Hampshire,!; the other New Eng
land States, 00: total, 1,013. The number of 1
trcops. contributed by the whole jSrortb to tbe
Mexican war was 2J,0a4; while the South con
tributed 43,630, very nearly double, and, in fro- J
portion to her population .Tour limes as many 1
.soldiers as the North, 1
WINES AND WINE DRINKING.'; t
An article in the last number of the Edio
burg Review discusses learnedly and interest
ingly of the foreign wines now used in England.
Once, in "the good old times," regretted, bj
wine-drinkers, wines were plentiful, cheap and
pure in that country, but for a century and ft
half self-imposed commercial restrictions opera;
ted as a very effectual barrier to the importation
of wine in its purity and to its common use
among the poorer classes, who have taken t
beer and spirits instead. The approximately
free trade treaty of Mr Cobden removed manj
of these restrictions, with the almost immedi
ate result of largeby increased wine importation..
In 1859 but C65.913 gallons were entered
while last year the importations increased to 3s
365,802 gallons. This inerca3e was reoeirei.
from France alone. j
The Edioburg Review writer thereupon con-,
fidently looks for a return of the English peoV
pie to their old wine-drinking habits, but gtres
some very imperative reasons for caution in the
use of the imported wines. His array of facta -must
be particularly startling to the "fino old
English gentlemen," who are in the habit of
smacking their lips so complacently over theif
"rare old port," or "choice sherry," while
scarcely any brand of foreign wine escapes dan,
aging suspicions or rather emphatio condemna
tion. It seems that our transatlantic cousins
hardly, get any genuine port wine at all. ; In'
fact they don't want it, and wouldn't like it if.
they got it. The true Briton taste demands a'
sweet, heavy, heady wine, and the Portugese
have learned exactly how to answer the demand.
They simply stop the fermentation before auT
tbe suzar it contains is chanced into alcohoL
Spirits is added to give it tbe requisite strength. '.
Sherry is treated in tbe same way, and with the ,
same results. The testimony of, English dip-'
lomatic officials residing in Portugal is to the
effect that all port wine exported for the Eng- '
lish market is largely mixed with brandy,' and '
is composed almost quite as much of cldcrber-
ries as of grapes.
Both iu England and this country mucn
blind confidence is reposed in "London Dock '.,
Port." This label is regarded as a sort of guar.
anty of purity by many ignorant purchasers. A -
knowledge ot the manner in which this wine is
prepared for the retail market may dispel thia
illusion. Mr Cole, Comptroller of Customs at ,
these docks, among other specimens of tbo mix
tures of vatted wines, gives the following, dated
October 16, 1860 : ;
"Spanish wine, 1,520 gallons; of Fayalwine.
544 gallons; of French wines, 4,492 gallons; of ,
Cape wines, 689 gallons; of Portugal wine onl ,",
117 -gallons, with 154 gallons of brandy, there-
suit obtained being 7,525 gallons, minus 8 gal
Ions loss; and tbe grand result is 7,5dJ gallons
of port wine thus manufactured. . t
This mixture was exported, took a brief sea
voyage, and returned ns port wine. Ine cnem- '
ical reader can appreciate tbe delicacy and iealttt- '
fulness of such a combination.
The sherry is no better. The writer says
that "with tbe exception of tbe Amontillado,
Mourtilla and Manziuilla wines, no pure sherry ;
comes to this country." This agrees with the "
statement made by Mr Tomes in bis lively book
on "The Champagne Country." Official Eng- ;
fish reports establish the fact beyond dispute. ,
One well-informed witness testified that "no
natural sherry comes to this country," and that
it was all "doctored" to suit a perverted and
vicious English taste. Spain, Portugal and
France are able to supply a pure article in suffi
cient amount, but there is no demand for it.
If the doctoring and mixing of heterogeneous
wines is a deleterious thing for the English t
stomach, how much worse must be those inge- .
nious manufactures of so-called wine, in which"
there is not even an ingredient of the real ar- '
tide' Yet these are produced, sold and drank '
in large quantities in England and in this conn
try. So well recognized is this infamous busi- .
ncs9 that the London Times publishes adver
tisements from those who offer "to produce a ! .
fair port and sherry, by fermentation, without
a drop of the grape juice." They simply wanted
partners with capital, and undoubtedly get them.
Another process is to collect refuse wine, old
samples, beeltap3 of bottles, half-tasted glasses,
add a little spirit and coloring matter, and the "
product comes out "pure old port" or sherry, as
the case may be. . '
Champagne, the favorite wine both in Russia -and
America, comes in for a share of the wri
ter's not over tender mercies. Even tbe best ;
that is sent to England, he says, is ad alt crated
with brandy to suit the taste for strong potations
It is, of all wines, tbe easiest to aduUerate, as "
any wine may be made sparkling by the aid of ''
a little barley ugar, which sets up a fermenta
tion and rapidly produces carbonic gas. We .
know of a distinguished physician of this city, -who,
by tbe use of a harmless admixture with
chablis, produced a champagne which deceived
tome of the most experienced tasters. When,,
however, the wine is poor, noxious ingredients
become necessary -for the purposes of adulter-:'
tion. Jersey cider is here a favorite "base" for ,'!;
this sort of vile compound. Altogether, from
the results of the English writer's facts and ob- '
serrations, as well as from a multitude of other
well-known facts, we are inclined to be suspici
ous of all imported wines, whether tbej .bear
the Custom House seal or not. When we have
a supply of native vines we may drink with com
parative impunity. .
Distilatiox 01? Bkasdt. A friend writes U
us from Enfield to know if a man can make
brandy for his own use, without paying a tat. J -He
cau not. The law, we believe, is as follows:
A distiller mut obtain a licenio from the proper
government officer for which he pays $20. lie ;
can distil 50 barrels under this license, but each "
gallon must pay a tax of 2 This tax is bigh,v
but then people will drink brandy, and thoia who
consume the brandy pay jibe lax --I2aleijh :
Standard. .
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lELiow Feveb in Tex a 8. During the week
241 persons died of yellow fever in Galveston.
There were 100 deaths at Corpus Christi up to
the ICth. Half the citizens are sick . or dead.
Much distress prevails and help is needed.