North Carolina Newspapers

4 A i J f r K 'J II r WM. J. YATES, GnlTOR AND PrOPREITDR. Terms of Sulerilion Three Dollahs, in advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER . 19, 1867. SIXTEENTH VOLCIIE HD 11 D E a 791: J, 3 FX ,7 n in i -. i j. ft r t i ijii ivl.j ii in 111 i ii in i:-ii i ' .. ii i r 511 i .ii ji in i -j! . - : - .; ' n J i Ji r Tii r i ii i f i i ti ii i: ii i . n i ssiu i. ii i I 1 t n Western Democrat PUBLISHED BI "WILLIAM J. YAT. 8, Tditor and Proprietor. Term.'! Three Dollars jer annum in advance. . o AnvEiiTisr.MKXTs. For one pquare of tt-n lines or less SI vUl be ch.-irged for each insertion, uulens kcjit in for over one nonth. Xotiec? of marriages ami deaths jiiblished rati-;. rtittiary i:oticc of over five l.nts in length charged for at advertising rates. Important Public Notice. M I. S T Y E .SOLD. V." offer wir inimeiir-e Slock of New Oool.s at lefs tiiun cost jir.ces. Vie invite the attention of Sjic al at! vni ion is called to otir hmncn.se 'Stock ol Boots and Shoes, The largest, best selected and cheapest in North Caro lina. A Iei iil assortment of DRESS GOODS, CALICOES, &c. AX IMMKXSK AND ELK(JANT "Varicly" ol icla ine, nil grraclc!; Shauls. lilankets, Nuhias, Hoods, (Jloves. Hosiery, Notions, And everything i ri our lino. fientsand I Joys (.'lothing. all grades and all jiriees Jeans, Satinets, 'assiinoies. Uroad Cloths, Uoots and Shoes, I'nder Shirts, Hosiery, &c. KOCEIULS, IIAKDWARK. IJAC'iOIXfi And IJOl'K, iSce.. &'c, at prices that defy competition. Wholesale and Ketail dealers will find our fctock the cheapest and largest in Cliarlotte. II . Jfc li. KMANl'KL, Tryon Street, next door to Mansion House. October 2H, . .",111 A. A. A.. Afloat all Alone. Having purchased the interest of J. M. Sanders in the (iltncKUV AND riSOVISION UUSINKSS. 1 would resjtect fully ask the custom of my friends and the public general!'. Ami if fai-r dealing be worth anything in the party with whom you do busi ness, all I ask is a showing. My stock consists of such goods as are usually found in the provision line. s. f. norsTox, April '22. 1SG7. Next door to Charlotte Hotel, j Charlotte Female Institute, cjiaklottj-:, X. c. The present session opened on Tuesday the 1st of October, and will continue imt.l :Jtth .June, lSt'iS. OFFICKKS AMI INSTUFCTOllS : ! i Itev. It. lJurwell, Friucipal and Instruc tor in Men tal and Moral Philosophy and Mathematics. Jno. IL I5tirwi.-il. A. M., Chemestry, Natural Phi losophy and Ancient Languages. Mrs. M. A. lJurwell, hnghsh branches and Super intioi !;nt S.tcial duties. Prof A. iJ.nuii.iiiM. Vocal and Instrumental Music. Prof. It. K. Piguet, Ui'awing, Painting and Modern Languages. Miss dary Uatte. l'nglish lJiatuhes and French. Mrs Sally C White. Ltiixlisii Kraiiclies. Miss Mary F. Penick. Music on Piano and Guitar, j Miss Llla 1J. Carson. Music on Piano. j Terms as heretofore. For Circular and Catalogue i Containing full particulars address. JIkv. 11. bl'KWKLL & SON, Charlotte, N. C. Se.tcmber 2:J. iri7. Medical Card. DilS. niniiON & McCOMIJS. having associated themselves in t he practice of Medicine and Surgery, respectfully tender their professional services to the citiiens of Charlotte and surrounding country. From a largo experience in pr.vate as well as i Field and Hospital practice, they letl justified in i proposing to pay special attention to the practice of ; Surgery in all irs branches. Oliice in (iranite How, up stairs, opposite the Mansion House. noiJMKT (JiniJON. M. I). Dec 11, lSi;." J. P. Mc COMUS. M. I. MILLER & BLACK, Wholesale and Retail Healers in Groceries, Provisions & Produce, AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Tr.tL- S:rert, CIIA ULOTTK, A". C, Have now in Store and will keep constantly on hand a full and s.d.et stock of the above articles for sale: to which they respectfully invite the intention of tucir friends and the public generally U. M. M1LLEU. S.-pteuiber .J, 1SI7. W. J. RLACK. English Blue Stone. A fresh supply of this fine article for s:ile low at SCAllhVS DRUG STORE. Congress and Kissingen Waters, For sale at SCAUR S DUUG STORE. p Hair Brushes. Tooth Brushes, Combs and various articles of Perfumery, fresh supply, just re ceived at SCAUR'S DRUG STOKE. September 0. 1807. COOKING STOVES, OF THE NEATEST ANU MOST Sfl'EKIOR PATTERS. D. H. BYERLV. Springs' P.uilling. Charlotte. N. C. has for sale "Spear's Anti-Dust Cooking Stoves," which, for every variely of cooking ami great. econ omy in fuel, cannot be surpassed by any Stove here tofore ued. Everybody who has used one of these Stoves testify that, for convenience in cooking, durability and clean liness, they are far preferable to all other patterns. Call and see them. D. H. BYERLY has also on hand a good assort ment of Tin, Japan and Sheet-Iron Ware such arti cles as are necessary for house-keeping. teif TlX-WARE iuade to order at short notice on reasonable terms. frjr REPAIRING promptly executed. D. H. BYERLY. Springs" Buildimr, Charlotte. N. C March 2 1807. SADDLES AND HARNESS. Robert Shaw & Son, Third Jiour from the Mansion JIuu$r, RESPECTFULLY in L form the public that they tfafcE. nave a large stock of Sad- cues ami Harness on ham!, , which they otter to the iJC5 rt-'t. public at low price. X:tjrfr Anything in the way of mj SADDLES, HARNESS, " Bridles, Martingales. C'OLLARS, &c. will be furnished or made to order. As wo are regular mechanics, we think it will be o the advantage of all to buy from us. We warrant xmr work. t&e. REPAIRING neatly executed at short notice and on reasonable terms. R. SHAW. W. E. SHAW. et. 14 fro Murder will Out A Mystery Explained. On the night of June 11, 1844. a foul murder wns committed in t; Is city. A Mr : Lyons, an English Hebrew, who kept a watch and jewelry store, and lived by himself, on the premises, on East Ray, afterwards occupied by 3Iercury office, next dm r to the French Coffee House, and who wa supposed to be a man of considerable wealth, was found dead in his bed the next morning, with his throat cut from ear to ear, and no clue could be found to the murderer. A respectable man was afterwards tried for the deed, but there b-ing no evidence against, him he was acquitted. The excitement about the murder gradually died away, and it was only recollected i;s a strange and horrible murder, which had never been ex plained. Day before yesterday, a gentleman ot tljwcity, received a letter from a iricnd in Ilun ri restating a brigand who had lately been exe ciTled, in h:. neighborhood, and who called him self Pa ppi, had confessed just before his execu tion, that he had murdered a man named Lyons. inCharlestr.il, in 1844, when he himself was connected with a Mr Epping, in the drug busi ness. The Hungarian correspondent wanted to know whether there ever had been such a mur der committed here, and whether there wj s a drug establishment v.s that of Mr Epping. From these facts, it seems beyond doubt, that the mysterious murder of Lyons has at length been explu'ifd. C arrsfr n Mm . NOTICE. As Administrator of Mary Carruth, deceased. 1 will s dl at Auction on the 27th of November, 187, (at the residence of Mrs. Jane Mcllee.) all the personal property of said deceased, consisting of 1 Gold Watch 1 Ued ami Furniture, 1 Rocking Chair, 1 Uureau and other articles too tedious to name. Terms Cash. fiHf All those indebted to said Estate must settle up at once, or the claims will be put in suit, anu those having claims must present them within the limits of the law or this will be pleaded in bar ol recovery. O. ELLIOTT, AdniY. November 4, 18G7 'Aw ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. On Thursday, the 21st day of November next, and succeeding days, until finished, 1 will sell, at the lati residenct of James II. Davis, deceased, tothehighes: bidder, on a credit of six months, the purchaser giving bond and security, all the PERSONAL PROPERTY Belonging to said Estate, comprising some of the finest Mules, Horses, Milch and Stock Cattle, Sheep and Hogs to be found in the State among them a pair of Carriage Horses and Carriage. Also. Cotton, Corn, Wheat, (bits. Farming I'tcnsils. Wagons. Household and Kitchen Furniture, ami many articles not named. M. L. DAVIS, Adm'r. Hy F. S. DeWoi-fe, Attorney for Administrator. October 2S. 1SU7 4w NEW BOOT AND SHOE STORE S. 15. 31 EACH AM, Alvn- the First Jftttwnaf Bank of Chorlutti: I am now receiving from the Manufacturers North the most complete assortment, ever offered in this market of Pools and Shoes. I will sell by the case to Merchants at New York prices, and to the Retail Trade I will sell as low ut any one. I keep Miles" best Shoes for Ladies, Misses ami Children, and ientlemcn's Moots of all kinds French Calf Skitis. American Calf, Kip Skins and Sole Leather of all kinds. 1 feel thankful for the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed on me. lie sure and look for the green Sign-board. S. Ii. M EACH AM. Near the First National Rank Octolrer 14. 1M;7. Groceries and Confectioneries. NISBET & MAXWELL Are now receiving and have in Store a large and well selected stock of Groceries. Confectioneries and Notions, to which wc invite the attention of our friends and the public generally. Thanking them for their very liberal patronage heretofore bestowed, we hope by strict personal attention to business to merit a continued share of the same. Call and examine our goods and prices before pur chasing elsew here, as wc are determined to sell goods j in our line as chevp as any other house in the city. ( ountry Merchants will find it to their interest to examine our Stock. Sept. 10, lSi.7. NISBET & MAXWELL. Sugar, coffee and Molasses, A full Stock of all grades, for sale at NISBET & MAXWELL'S. Sole Leather. 1,000 pounds good Scde Leather for sale at NISBET & MAXWELL'S. Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars, Of the bes: brands, for sale at NISBET & MAXWELL'S. Pipes. A large assortment of common and fancy Pipes, for sale at NISBET & MAXWELL'S. Soap. A large lot of Toilet and ilar Soap, for sale at -NISBET & MAXWELL'S. Toys and Yankee Notions, A larire assortment, for sale at Sept. LM, 1807. NISBET & MAXWELL'S. Six per cent Interest. Deposits received subject to sight checks and six per cent interest allowed at Oct. 7. 1807. CITY RANK OF CHARLOTTE. Notary Public. Notary Public for the City of Charlotte and Meck lenburg county, apply at the CITY RANK OF CHARLOTTE, November 4, 1S07. Trade Street GOLD AND COPPER LAND For Sale. I offer for Fale a tract of Land on Goose and Crook ed Creeks, in Union county, containing Fourteen Hundred Acres, on which arc valuable Mineral Mines. This tract is divided into three Plantations, adjoining each other, and each has good improve ments in the way of Dwelling, outhouses, &c. The lands are in a high state -of cultivation, and inclosed with good fences. It is, .apart from its value for gold and copper, well adapted to the cultivation of Cotton, Wheat, Corn, &c. ALSO, three other separate tracts containing about Seven Hundred Acres, on the waters of Crook ed and Duck Creeks, in said county. TJiis Land is peculiarly valuable for its gold veins-three Mines haviiig already- been opened tand worked, producing ore worth from one to ten dollars per huaduj. For further particulars. adcTress uie .at Stevens" Mill P.O., Union county. N. C.j .or call oame in person. " CYRUS Q. UEJLMOND. October 2. 187 tf Meeting of Congress President's Message. It has been announced that the President is engaged upon a message to Congress, to be pre sented upon an early day to the adjourned session that convenes on the 21st instant. This announ cement does not appear to have any valid foun dation. There is, in fact, good reason for saying Mr Johnson has not commenced the prepa ration of any such message, and that it is . uot well set tled that he will communicate to Congress the information of the state of the Union, at nil events until some time during the regular session. It should be borne in wind that the Novem ber session can last but eleven days, including Suudtiys, and that there will be but , nine work ing days before the regular constitutional Peceni ber session must commence. The constitution says that Cougrrss shall assemble at least oncejn every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. Congress has not ap pointed a different day, but has euacted "that in .iddition to the present regular times of meeting. there shall be a meeting," etc. etc. The coming November session must therefore djourn by noon of Monday, December 2d, and commence a regular session at that hour. If the President shall have any measure .that he deems necessary and expedient to recommend to Congress for their consideration, they will be c immunicatcd at about the usual period, proba bly in December. Under the existing provisions of the laws there are several difficulties presented. If Congress shall pass an act even as early its the 21st day of November, the President cannot hold the bill for the constitutional term often days, during the November session, because after excluding Sundays, there can be but niue days lelt; so, likewise, in the tenure of office law, which pro vides that the President shall report the suspen sions of officers and appointments of their succes sors within twenty days after the first day of the next meeting of the Senate. Dy the time that half of these twenty da s shall have expired the November session must cease b limitation of law. buch are some of the legal inconsistencies which it is argued, have resulted from the recent congressional legislation, and which, it is under stood, are to be considered in Cabinet to-morrow, with the view of determining, if possible, what course the Executive shall adopt to best meet the requirements of the constitution and the purjKses of late acts of Congress. Ihe report of General Grant, in answer to the inquiry of the President what number of troops are stationed within the Department of "Wash ington, shows that the whole force amounts to but little over nineteen hundred men, all told, in the States of Maryland and Delaware, the District of Columbia and two counties of Virginia. There are three national railway bills awaiting the action of Congress : First. The Galveston. Kansas and Little Rock Railroad, eight hundred miles long. Second. A freight thoroughfare from the Mississippi to the Atlantic, with depots at New York, Philadelphia and Boston, and Third. A coal road from the Eastern shore of New Jersey to the mining regions of Pennsyl vania. There will also be presented bills for a railway from Beaufort, S. C, to Raleigh. N. C, and thence to Cumberland Gap and "Wytheville. Va., and a connection with the Georgia State road at Atlanta, and thence to Savannah or Brunswick. Administrator's Sale. As Administrator of William Ross, deceased, I will sell at his late residence, on Tuesday the 3d day of December next, and from day to day till finished, all the personal property of said deceased, consisting of Horses, Mules, Cattle, Sheep, About 20 head of Pork Hogs, 30 head of Stock Hogs, 3 Road Wagons and Harness, 1 Carriage and Harness, 1 Buggy and Harness, Farming Implements, Blacksmith Tools; Household and Kitchen Furniture (some line Reds.) &c. &c. Also. Corn, Fodder, Oats, Hay, Pca5, Cotton Gin and Threshing Machine. Terms made known on dav of sale. Nov. 4th. J. P. ROSS, Adm'r. FURTHER NOTICE. All persons indebted to the estate of Wm. Ross, deceased, arenotitied to come forward and make set tlement, and those having claims, must present them, properly authenticated, within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. J. P. ROSS, Adm'r. November 4, 1807. 5v Ragged Money. Torn and defaced Shinplasters, Greenbacks, and National Bank Notes, bought t a very reasonable discount at the CITY BANK OF CHARLOTTE. November 4, 1807. Trade Street. State of North Carolina, Union County. Court of I'leas j' Quarter Station Oct. Term, 1807. Green R Rushing and wife Penny et al vs. Joel Rushing and wife Zilpha, Green Deese, Allen Deesc, James Home and wife Mary. Petition for Partition of the real estate of Edmund Deese, deceasad. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendants Joel Rushing and Zilpha his wife, Green Deese, James Home and Mary his wife, and Allen Deese. reside beyond the limits of this State, it is ordered by the Court that publication be made for six successive weeks iu the Weestcru Deuioerat, a paper published in the city of Charlotte, notifying said absent defendants to be and appear at the next Term of this Court, to be held for the county of Union, at the Court House in Monroe, on the 1st Monday in January next, then and there to answer, plead or demur to the allegations of said petition, of judgment pro confesso will be taken and the case stand for hearing. Witness. J. E. Irby. Clerk of our said Court, at office, in Monro, the 1st Monday in October, 1807. 3-0t (adv. $10.) J. E. IRBY, Clerk. State of North Carolina, Gaston County. County Court, August Session, 1807. Mary A. Hand r. the Heirs at Law of J. R. Hand. Petition for Dower. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that Henry Williams and wife Margaret." defendants iu this case, are not inhabitantsof this State, it is ordered that publication be made for six weeks, successively, in the Western Democrat, a newspaper published m the city of Charlotte, for the said Henry Williams and wife Margaret to appear before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter .Sessions of Gastm coun ty, at the Court to be held Cur said county, at the Court House in Dallas, on the 4th of November inst., and make defence to the said in'default there of the petition will be take! yr co,vfto and heard accordingly. : ' ' Witness, Amzi Ford, Clerk of said Court, at Dallas the 4th Monday ofAngust, 1807. 93-cw ... AMi v. c: C - Liability of Common Carriers. , , . From the Wilmington Post. The case reported before the United States District Court, of Elijah F. Moore vs. Steamship C. W. Lord and ownersf was one of much in terest to common carriers, either upon land or ocean. - In this case the libellant had . shipped goods by the said steamer, which were levied upon by the Sheriff of , New s York, who made actual seizure of two cases on the wharf, and de clared an attachment upon the packages iu the hold, the Captain, to save trouble, agreeing -to bring the goods here and deliver them again in New York into the hands of the Sheriff, rather than discharge his cargo to get at them. Upon this ground, delivery of the goods . was refused the libellant, and suit was brought to compel the defendants to comply with the terms of the ball of hiding. Judge Person, counsel for the libel lant, held, that while a lawful seizure would ex cuse the carrier from the fulfillment of his con tract, in the present instance there had been no lawful seizure of the goods in the vessel, and therefore, the agreement of the Captain to de liver them on his return trip did not release him from his first agreement to deliver them to the libellant in Wilmington. His receipt to the Sheriff of New York make him the bailee of that officer, and answerable to him for the goods, but it did not diminish his obligation to the shipper. Several decisions were cited to prove that, to be valid, a seizure must be absolute, the articles levied upon being in such a position that hands could be laid upon them if necessary. The mere declaration of the Sheriff that he attached certain goods, without seeing them, was not sufficient. Mr Waddell, for defendants, argued that the attachment had been legally made, and the ves sel therefore relieved from the obligations of the Bill of Lading. That iu order to make a legal seizure, it was not necessary to lay either hands or eyes upon the article levied on. Strong par allel cases were cited to show that the declaration of attachment by the Sheriff was all that was necessary, and that the contract with the shipper had been vitiated by a legal seizure. The con trary decision would bear very hard upon the carrier, lor it made him amenable to the law while he obeyed its dictates. It made him the judge of the legality of the procedure, and placed him between two fires. If he delivered the arti cles to the shipper, the Sheriff would hold him resj)onsible, and if he carried them back to New York, he was amenable to the libellant. The Court reserved its decision until the after noon, when it was decided that the attachment of the goods in the hold of the vessel was not a legal seizure, and therefore the carrier was not relieved from the obligations of his bill of lading. Judgment was therefore given in favor of the libellant. Washington Gossip. Social circles are agreeably interested by a ru mor that one of the wealthiest and most respect ed young gentlemen of Washington will soon lead to the hy menial altar a most charming young lady, the only daughter of an influential and well known New York banker. The Home Journal will shortly announce the names of the parties. Senator Sumner will not occupy his new house on Lafayette Squsire, in consequence of Mrs. Sumner's absence in Europe. He has taken the rooms formerly occupied by Hon. Henry J. Raymond, on Sixth street. Senator Sprague and wife, and 3Iiss Chase, who have been absent in Europe for some months, will return home in time for the Senator to take his seat in the Senate at the opening of Con gress. Mrs. Ellerson and daughters have returned to the city from Baltimore, where they went to at tend the wedding of an intimate friend. A well-known Washington lady and her two daughters ne an invalid who formerly moved iu the best society, aiid resided in one of the most fashionable suburbs of the city, has been so far reduced by the failure of her husband, who was in business in New York, as to be compelled to take in washing as the means of gaining a liveli hood. Hon. James II. Hubbard, of Connecticut, has purchased the house that was to have been occu pied by Mr and Mrs. Charles Sumner this win ter. 3Ir and Mrs. Waller will irive an afternoon re ception on the sixth instant. The President's receptions will be resumed later than usual this season. Three large weddings are on the topis, one of which promises to be the most brilliant affair that has occurred in Washington lor a long time. We learn that nearly two thousand cards will be issued, and a special train will convey the invited guests from New York, Philadelphia, and Balti more. A". Y. Horn Journal. Marriage in a Railway Car. The train for New York from Philadelphia, on Thursday morning, contained s passengers Rev. Prof. Conrad, Mr Henry II. Beidler and Miss Amanda Alexander and others. After the train was put in motion, the reverend gentleman united in marriage Mr Beidler and Miss Alex ander. The bride and groom stood iu the aisle during the ceremonies, with the bridesmaids aud groomsmen on each side of them and be tween the seats. Rev. Mr Conrad took his po sition in the aisle, facing the happy couple, and while administering the marriage rites, the gen tlemen seated iu the cars removed their hats. Alter the cercmouies great enthusiasm prevailed. The car was crowded at the time, and the train was moving at a rapid rate. At times it was al most impossible for those standing to keep their feet. The bridal party dined at Trenton, and returned to Philadelphia in the afternoon. National Purchases. It appears to be settled that the United States Government has purchased St. Thomas1aridsouie of the other Danish West India Islands. The New York papers that are in the confidence of the State Department at Washington, confirm it. In a commercial view St. Thomas is considered to be a valuable acquisition. It is situated at the en trance of the Caribbean sea and has one of the best harbors in the world. ' ; i " Papa," said a -little boy, "ought the master to flog me for what I did not do V "Certainly not, my boy," said "the father. . i4WelL" replied the ljtfle felhjwyhe did to-day when I didn't do hry suu.'V ' How She Trapped Him, - v A little incident occurred in town a day or two since, which shows how dangerous it is ior a husband to provoke the jealousy of a shrewd, loving and determined wife. v ' It seems that a young married mechanic, whose honeymoon had sometime since waned, has recently been in the habit of leaving the home of connubial bliss occaisonally in the evening to seek enjoyment elsewhere, ne followed this up ior a considerable period, until at last his apolo gies for his late, return at " night, verc not en tirely satisfactory to his devoted wife. V Ascertaining by some means one day that her nusoana Had made an appointment with another mechanic to go on a ride in the evening, she took a young woman into her confidence and in her Company Tesolved id test the' fakhfilncw of her husband. The "gay and festive" younmen hired a team at a livery stable, and departed on their evening excursion. The two women, learn ing that the destination of the truant husband and his companion was somewhere bevond the river at Amoskeag Falls, stationed themselves at the west end of the bridge and awaited their arrival. They drove up, when the mischievous wife stopped their carriage and, in a free and easy style, inquired the way to Amoskeag village. 1 he jolly mechanics were delighted with the social disposition of pretty girls, and telling them they were going to Amoskeag themselves, in vited them to j ump into their carriage. In they jumped, nothing loth, the husband taking his wile into his lap. whilst her companion was safe ly ensconced in the lap, of his chum. On they drove in the most delightful fellowship far be yond Amoskeag, the husband in the mcau time caressing the unknown female in his lap in the most endearing manner, not dreaming it was his wife, while his chum was no less attentive to the young woman he held in his arms. At last the wife proposed that all the party return to the city. The gents readily assented, in the full belief that their new found female companions would be more charming than any other in prospect. On coming upon Elm street the wife threw off her disguises and asked her lord how he liked his new acquaintance. He blushed, stammered and owned his folly. Will she forgive hipi ? Of course she will. Manchester (N. 7.) Dtmo aat. A Dandy Worried. An Illinois sucker took a grc;.t dislike to a foolish young A'irginian who was a fellow pas senger with him on one of the Mississippi steam boats. I was on the boat said Deacon Doolittle and saw the whole affair. The Virginian was contiuually combinghis hair, brushing his clothes, and dusting his boots to all of which move ments the sucker took exceptions, as being what he termed "a lccttle too darned nice by half." He finally drew up a chair beside the young Virginian and began : 'Where might you be from eh, stranger !" "I am from Virginia, sir," he answered. "From 'Old Virginny,' I s'pose," said the sucker. "Yes, sir, old Virginia," was his prompt reply. "You're pooty high up in the pictures thar, I s pose : "1 don't know what you mean sir, by that." "Oh. nuthing," said the sucker, "but that 3'ou'er desperate rich and have been brought up right nice." "If the information will gratify you in any way," said the gent, patronizingly, smoothing down his hair, "I belong to one of the first families." "Oh. in course," answered the sucker. "Well stranger, being as you belong to the fust families, I'll give you two of the fattest shoats in all Illinois if you'll find me a fellow that belongs to one of the second Virginny families." "You want to quarrel with me sir," said the Virginian. "No. no, stranger, not an atom," answered the sucker, but I never seed one of the second fami lies, and I'd gin suthin to git a look at one on 'em. I know'd you was one of the fust, cause yon look just like John Randolph." This molified the Virginian ; the hint of a re semblance to the statesman was flattering to his feelings, and he accordingly acknowledged rela tionship to the celebrated orator. "He. you know, decended from the Indian gal, Pocahontas." "You are right," answered the Virginian. "Well stranger," said the sucker, ' do you know thar is another queer thing alluz puzzles me. and it's this : I never seed a Virginyan that didn't claim to be either desended from an Ingin, John Randolph or a nigger." We need not add that the sucker rolled off his chair suddenly. Tkey ' were parted and kept separate until the sucker got off at a land ing near his home. As he stepped ashore he caught sight of the Virginian on the upper deck, and hailed him at once with the following : "I say, 'old Virginny,' remember; two fat shoats for the fust fellow vou find beJoncrin": to the second Virginny family!" How to Address an Emperor. A court lady, in Paris, the Countess de Bas sauvillc, has published a book, telling eople who go to court how to walk, talk and behave them selves. When the Emperor and Empress re ceive you. you are. when your name is called, to get up from the seat on which you have been sitting in an outer-room, to go to the door of the saloon in which their majesties are, and bow most profoundly; then you take a few steps and bow again, equally profouud; then you go up to their majesties and bow once .more, still more profoundly. Then you stand bolt upright, and wait respectfully until you are spoken to. You must say, "Yes or no, sire," if the Emperorspeaks to you "Yes or no, madamc," if it be the Em press. You must not say, -'Yes, your Majesty,' or "No, vour 3Iaiestv." for that is contrary to etiquette. You must always address the Em peror iu the third person, thus: 4iDoeti his Majesty deign to permit me such a thing?" "Does his Majesty do me the honor to accord me," etc. If you have any one to present, you must not say, "I have the honor to present to your Majesty," feat i:l have the honor to present to the Emperor." Finally ryou are to get out of the august presence with the same number of bows as you got into it; and as you go backward, yu must take care not to tumble down. ,M.-;,r -: ieter Ney. y . ; ::; From tke Warrnton (N. C) Indicator. , , A correspondent of the Raleigh Sentinel ha recently stood by the grave-of a Frenchman in the County of Rowan, . who,, ha ; says, , always claimed to be the veritable Michael tcy, ; ono of Napoleon's greatest Marshals : i lib own aecouat was, that he was sentenced to death, but that through tho . interference! of frieuds at Court, the execution was a sham. He was put into a coffin; instead of being bariad, he was taken to the coast, theuco to America, and that besought tho interior for privacy. Certain it is, they say, he was is martial figure, a fine French scholar, r. - He 'taught school in Rowan, and . always maintained 'that ho was tho jjenuiue Marshal Key,,. : . v 1 1 Wc heard often about this very ;' remarkable character, and purpose, to lay before our readers what a friend twenty years ago told us about him. When at tho University of N. C, a gentleman well known for ability and varied accomplish ments, was our intimate friend. )n several oc casions he entertained us with some pleasing re miniscences concerning the strange school-master to whom he went in his younger days. The Frenchman was then teaching, (if we remember aright,) in the -county of Cabarrus, some six miles from Concord. Uc boarded in the family of 31 r II , a brothcr-iu-law of our friend. II is name, as ho always wrote it, was Peter Ney. He came to North Caroliua about the year 1814. He was an accomplished and able man with somo striking peculiarities. He was for long years a regular contributor to tho National Intelligencer, the only paper he read, His articles bore tho impress of a gifted and cultivated mind. He was a noble looking man, his figure and features being alike imposing. lie would never receive but a certain sum Tor teaching. If his school brought in more than the regular amount ho was willing to receive, you could not induce him to avail himself of it. He was a good teacher, first-rate disciplinarian, but expected his boys to "turn him out" once a year. If they accom plished this feat with skill and courage, he seemed well satisfied; if however, they betrayed timidity and awkwardness in their attempt, he took offence. Another feature in his govern ment, was his promptness to flog a boy if he was known to tamely accept an insult. lie adinircd boldness and intrepidity of spirit. Now and then, once or twice a year, he indulged himself in drink. Ho lived to a green old age. and just before his death, burned every paper that was of any interest or cculd throw light unn his mys terious antecedents. He was a worshipper of the great Napoleon, and when the news came that his son was dead, tho old school-master went to bed and grieved for a week. He was in con stant correspondence with distinguished person ages in France, the letters he received alwayn being sealed with wax and stamped with a court-of-arms indicating rank. He had a magnificent gold pencil case, surmounted with a huge head, the engravings and seal of which proved it to have once been the property of some royal or other person eminent for rank. lie acknowl edged that he had been a soldier of Napolcont and was in the fatal retreat from Moscow. He was thoroughly familiar with all of Napoleon's campaigns. On one occasion, he drew a plan of the battle of Waterloo upon the smooth sand bank of a stream recently at freshet, and being under the influence of liquor, pointed out where his command was, saying that he was Marshal Ney. He minutely described the action and pointed out the mistakes of the English histo rians in their accounts of that decisive battle' He afterwards told the two gentlemen, to whom he made the confession, to forget what he bad said. This, accordiug to our recollectioa, oar informant said, was the only time he ever set up any claim of being the brilliant Marshal of tho Empire. We will Mention one other eircum stauce connected with this uncommon character. When bent with age he overheard an Irishman abusing Napoleon. He fired up at once, and straightening himself to his full height, with quivering lip and flashing eye, he sfckcd th Irishman if he knew anything about the1 quarter staff. An affirmative reply being given, he and the offender were soon hard at it, and after a few passes or licks, the Irishman fell sprawling un der a heavy blow from the fiery Frenchman's staff. Our friend did not know how to regard his old school-master. Whether he was tho genuine Marshal Ney or not, he could not say," but that he was a very remarkable character there could not be an' doubt. One word more as to Marshal Ney 'a death. Our friend once relating the particulars of Pe ter Ney 'a life in N. C. to Colonel Lauranouakt, a Pole, who fought under Napoleon with dis-, tint-tion. but afterwards a Lutheran preacher in the United States, found in him an exceedingly attentive listener. The Colonel was clearly of the opinion that Marshal Ney was never shot, ' but escaped after a mock death, to this country. ' He was anxious to tee Peter Ney, and felt satis-; fied that he could easily identify him, if really : he were the great Marshal. But they never- met. The chool-maitcr died, and the myrtcry connected with his life lies buried with him. : There is now none to make it plain. 1 We have written after twenty years have ' passed since we first heard the particulars given ' above. We have tried to he accurate 1m our re collection, but may, in vomc particulars, have : varied from the tory as we heard it. Pliny ; 3Iiles, a traveller from the North, visited Wes tern North Carolina once, for the purpose of in-, vestigating all the circumstances and particulars connected with Peter Ney. ' Wc met him after-', wards, and he told us that there was a great deal of evidence to establish the identity of Peter- Ney with Michael Ney, the Marshal of France. , At Blountsville, Tcnn., a suit against the Southern Express Company was tried, ia which , the plaintiff claims damages for goods destroyed . by the Federal troops on an Express in Virginia, . The Express Co. held that their bills provided j against damages for lots by fire or the common eaemyv Judge Butler 'decided that the Federal troops were nota common enemy, and. a verdict for l(,000 waj given against the Company. ;v An eccentric man in Bath, Me., .was asked to aid a foreign . mission. , He ' gave 25 cents, and stopped the agent as he was departing, and said : . f 'Here's a dollar to pay the expense of getting ihe quarter to the heathen." i h t .