The Western Democrat
W. J. VAXES, Editor and Pboprietob.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
December 3, 1867.
TJie Constitutional Convention.
Htveral friends liave written to us (says the Ral
c jrh Standard) making inquiry as to when, in our
O.).:i':on, the Constitutional Convention will assemble.
We know no more in relation to it than others. We
suoui'l think it would require at least twenty days
from the election for the commanding General to re
vive and examine the returns. By the lOlh cf De
cember, therefore, he will have it in his powePto an
nounce the result: and he may direct the Convention
tj assemble on the 20th, or he may postpone it till
tut' first day of January. We think it certain it will
no: assemble later thau the f.rfct of Junuury. The
tVivv-n:ion ought to be able to frame a Constitution
I r the ftrr-t of February. The Constitution thus
fr-iuicd could be submitted to the people by the 10th
o$ March ensuing; and if the Convention should de
ci le th.it in the first election under this Constitution
t h fame voters that vote to ratify and reject may
vote for State officers it being, of course, understood
tiiit if the Constitution is ratified said elections of
trirc otticcra to be valid, otherwise to be null and
vuid, we Kiy, if this course should be adopted, as it
in.iy. ih-.-n i lie elections for Governor, Lieutenant
dovtrtior, members ox the Legislature, State officers
'ju raily, and members of Congress, could be held
J.i t lie i am o day on wh.ch the Constitution is sub
iii tted to the people. These officers elected, and the
Constitution ratified, the latter could be laid before
Congress, and by the 20th of April the Legislature
con! 1 assemble and choose two Senators. If the
m-ichinery should work thus well, by the first day of
Miy, l.SiiH, our Senator and Representatives in Con
pr. -s can be in their seats, and the new State gov
tninient can be inaugurated.
M mm
Eaf The Special Term ot tne Superior Court for
thn -.,mity will commence on Monday next. We
h ivo not heard -what Jn-'go will preside.
Pardons. Wc hive had in our possession, for
more than a year, pardons from the President for N.
N. Thomasson. Jno. L. Gladden and E. S E. Chamber!-,
all of Cleaveland county, N. C. We have twice
heretofore published a notice that these pardons were
in our possession, but no one has yet called for them.
We would like to know if such persons are in exis
tence. If they do not soon come forward we will
deposit the pardons in the Executive Office at Raleigh.
filgy Judge Fowle, one of our Superior Court
Judges, has resigned. He was an upright aud able
(ffio'.-r, and we regret that he rotircs from the posi
tion at this time.
The Daily News. We regret that the proprietors
of the Daily News and Weekly Catawba Watchman,
T Ptr: published in this city, have found it necessary,
in consequence of the stringent condition of the
money market, to suspend publication It takes a
piv.-tt deal of money to pay the expenses of a printing
niiic and especially of a daily paper; and the un
titled condition of public affairs and the scarcity of
regularly established Post Offices in the South, have
caused newspaper publishers, generally, hard work
to g.-t along.
Gen. 11. D. Johnston and Col. II. C. Jones, th?
editors and proprietors of the News and Watchman,
Lave displayed talent aud ability in conducting their
p.-ipers. We have always found them courteous gen
tlemen, and we regret that they have not found it
r-ruficishle to continue the publication of their papers.
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The Tax on Cotton.
T twill be seen by tie following dispatch from
Wa-diington, that the tax on Cotton will certainly be
tt'i'di.died :
W ashinc.tox, Nov. 27. The Committee of Ways
and Means agreed unanimously, this morning, to re
port a bill lor the repeal of the Cottou Tax.
The tax has greatly crippled Southern planters, if
it has not already ruined many. If Congress would
refund the tax, to the farmers, paid since the first of
September, it will help to relieve the embarrassments
of a large number.
Put, notwithstanding the repeal of the tax. we
doubt whether the cultivation of cotton in the South
w.Il ever prove very profitable again. The war and
liie tfix together have stimulated the production of
co!i.!i abroad to such an extent that European m :n
uf.icturers art not now dependent on the South lor a
M'PI'Iy of raw material.
We hope the Southern farmer will consider the ad
vantages of producing more grain, ami raising horses,
mules and cattle for market.
I ""A car containing ;.U bales cf Cotton was burnt
on the Char. .i S. C. Railroad week bciorc last,
ubi-ut 7 miles from h' city
THi: VOTE Or lllio DISTRICT.
C;.p. Lazellc?, the commauder of the Military Post
oc liailoUe, has furnished us with the following
o a -.al statement of the vote for and against Conver
t.oa .ii this District :
For Convention. Against Contention.
Cabarrus,
(iaton,
Stanly,
Catawba,
I. HOP,
Cl-ave!and,
Lincoln,
Anson,
Mecklenburg,
1U42 280
822 84
G:j'J 89
780 331
1059 174
IKK) 392
677 283
11S2 COi
li8o 447
908G 2G31
The names of the Delegates elected will be found
in another column.
Cou.vtekfeit. Mr S. L. Riddle, Teller of the
Charlotte National Dank, has shown us a counterfeit
$100 note on ihe First National Rank of Boston. The
general appearance of the note is blurred and rather
dark, and in the word maintain on the right hand
margin, tiiera is an i instead of t.
ti? Mrs. Howell, the mother of Mrs. Jefferson
Pavi, died in Canada recently.
A Large Reet Mrs. Allen Cruse sent us a Ccet
last week that wc thiuk beats all other Beets wc ever
taw It weighed just seven pounds.
New Advertisements.
Dwelling, Store and Rooms for Rent S P Alexander.
For Sale or Kent T H lirem, Adm'r.
Go;ng to Move McLeod & Steele
Liverpool Salt O G Parsley & Co., Wilmington.
Hands Wanted J McDonald & Sons, Concord.
For Rent S A Harris, Auctioneer.
Saddles, Harness, &c L W Osborne.
City Lot for sale Jas. P. Irwin.
Hankers aud Exchange Brokers T W Dewey & Co.
The New Book Store Tiddy & Bro.
Store lor Rent-S A Harris, Auctioneer.
W anted an active and intelligent man to act as Agent.
Sale of Valuable Property C li Wolfe & J W Hunter.
Dissolution Notice A Weil & Co.
Printing Office for Hale Jones & Johnston.
Court Ordex far Union county ID Winchester, C ME.
The Impeachment Matter. - ,
It will be teen by the proceedings of Congress,
that the Committee taring the question of impeach
ing President Johnson under consideration, has re
ported, fire for impeachment and four against it.
Whether the majority or minority report will be
adopted by the House of Representatives, remains to
be seen. We do not believe the impeachment charees
will be sustained.
A Washington letter-writer gives the following in
formation concerning the Reports submitted to the
House:
'Gen. Grant's evidence covers three columns, but
the following tells his story:
"By Mr Woodbridge: Question I understand
your position to be this, that you do not assume to
originate or inaugurate any policy, but that when
any question came up and your opinion was asked as
to what the President was going to do or had done,
you gave an opinion ?
Answer That is it exactly, and I presume the
whole committee so understood me. I have always
been attentive to my own duties and tried not to in
terfere with other peoples. I was always ready to
originate matters pertaining to the army, but I never
was willing to originate matters pertaining to the
civil government of the United States. When I was
asked my opinion about what had been done 1 was
willing to give it. 1 originated no plan and sug
gested no plan for civil government; 1 only gave my
views on measures after they had been originated
1 simply expressed an anxiety that something should
be doue to give some sort of control down there.
There were no governments there when the war was
over, and I wanted to see some government estab
lished and wanted to see it done quietly. I did not
pretend to say how it should be done or in what
lorm."
The majority of the impeachment committee, in
their report recommending impeachment, lay great
stress upon the alleged usurpation by the President
of the pardoning and veto powers : also the authority
to make removals and appointments, and particularly
refer to what is termed flagrant violation of the con
stitutional powers of the Executive, by organizing
governments in the Southern States at the end of the
war, without asking the advice of Congress, as they
assert, for personal purposes. I beg to refer to the
pardoning of a hundred and ninety-three persons in
West Virginia, deserters from our army during the
war, which they state was in behalf of private and
interested parties, and in order that they may vote
in accordance with the President's opinion, their
restoration causing great depletion of the treasury.
The tenor of the Executive offences throughout the
entire report consists in alleged usurpation of the
powers above mentioned.
The majority assert also, that by various official
and other declarations the President has sought to
obstruct the laws of Congress for the pacification oi
the States with reference to the Constitutional Amend
ment approved by Congress.
This report is very lengthy, and is signed by
Messrs. Rout well, Williams, Churchill, Thomas and
Laurence.
A report was also submitted by Messrs. Wilson
and Woodbridge, dissenting fr oni the views of the
majority, and asserting tha. there was no evidence
presented which demanded impeachment; but they
condemned his political views, and were willing to
censure him.
The minority report by Messrs. Marshall and
Eldridge, strongly defends the President from abuse
by his political enemies; asserts that his only faults
consist in not holding to the political views of the
party which elected him, in subjugating the people
of the South. The report is extremely caustic, and
abuses harshly sonic of the witnesses who testified
before the committee. Mr Raker is accused of per
jury, and they conclude that the President will be
held in respect by his countrymen when his calum
niators are pilloried in undying scorn anil indigna
tion of the American people.
The points made in the summing up of the majority
report against the President are not borne out by the
testimony.
First, as to the President having usurped the
powers of Congress in organizing governments in
the Southern States, it will be founel in Gen. Grant's
testimony, that the programme which was followed
out by Mr Johnson, had been laid down by Mr Lin
coln. It also appears in General Grant's testimony,
that he was present, by invitation, at the Cabinet
councils in which the reorganization of the Southern
Stales was considered, ami that while he assented to
the plan followed by the aelniinistration, he did not
offer any suggesiiou of his own, but was a silent
listener. The only active part he took was in re
straining the President's order to have prominent
rebels like General Lec brought to condign punish
ment. As to the pardon of prominent rebels, it appears
that many of the most prominent of them were par
dove I on the recommendation of Grant, Speed.
Stanton, &c. As to the pardoning of some hundred
deserters from a Western Virginia regiment, which
the report alleges was done in order that they might
vote lor a Democratic member of Congress, it
appears from the evidence that they were only tech
nically deserters, that thoy were not pardoned until
some weeks after the election, and that the President
merely endorsed the application in the usual form,
referring it to the Secretary of War, who himself
granted it.
The committee enquireel into the possession by the
President of certain Tennessee bonds, on tha suppo
sition that his possession of them might have some
connection with his release of the property of South
ern railroad companies, but it appeared that Mr
Johnson had been a possessor of those bonds for the
last twelve years.
In reference to the (rial of Jefferson Davis, Attor
ney General Speed and the counsel for the Govern
ment shoulder all the responsibility of not trying
him, the avowed cause being that Chief Justice Chase
would not preside, and that Attorney General Speed
would not consent, under any circumstances, to have
the trial eouducted before Judge Underwood. There
was an attempt on the part of LaFayettc C Baker to
get up a story about an imaginary letter from John
son, as Military Governor of Tennessee, to Jefferson
Davis, offering to turn over the State to him, but the
committee could have had no trouble in deciding
what degree of credit was to be given to it The tale
fell still-born. There is no allegation against the
President of his having personally given ground of
offence. Mr Ashley, of Ohio, who presented the
articles of impeachment, acknowledges that he has
produced to the committee all the valid evidence in
his possession."
The Vote ox Convestiox. The vote in 34 coun
ties on the question of holding a Convention in this
State, stands 24,052 majority for Convention.
Jggy The returns from South Carolina indicate
that a Convention has been defeated in that State by
the white people refusing to vote.
The Conserva .ve State Convention which was
to have been held in Raleigh on the 11th inst., has
been postponed till future notice.
A Remarkable iouk l. J. Hale & Son, 16
Murray Street, New York, will publish in a few days,
"The Oli Capitol axd its Inmates"; by a Lady
who enjoyed the hospitalities of the Government for
a season. Price $l.i30 sent by mail, postage paid,
on receipt of the price. Address E. J. Hale & Sen,
16 Murray Street, New York.
M EC KLENBU RG CO UN T Y Official.
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Charlotte, 1077 240 789 791 523j 520
Rea's, 45 3 34 88 23 24
Providence, 127 18 109 110 36 37
Steel Creek,.. 52 30 114 116 65 68
Norments, 103 50, 70 3 85 85
Deweses 152 loi 129 129 37 37
Long Creek 100 54j 85 86 73 71
Hills 69 4i 43 45 20 18
Harrisburg ........... 55 14 So 35 34 34
Hart's.. 110 9j 95 95 24 23
Total.. .....MlM6j7i 111413" "9H
List of Members Elect to the Constitutional
Convention of North Carolina.
Alamance Henry M Ray, republican.
Anson nenry E Chilston, George Tueker, rep.
Rurke and McDowell John S Parka, WAB Murphy,
republicans.
Brunswick E Legg, republican.
Rladen A W Fisher, F F French, republicans.
Beaufort Samuel Stillcy, W B Rodman, reps.
Craven Hon, David Beaton, W II S Sweet, CD
Pierson , republicans.
Cumberland Maj. W A Mann, Rev. J W Hood, reps.
Carteret Abraham Congleton, republican.
Cabarrus W T Iilurae, republican.
Chowan John R French, republican.
Catawba Dr. J R Ellis, conservative.
Caswell Wilson Carey, republican, Philip Hodnett,
Independent.
Columbus Lennon, conservative.
Chatham John A McDonald, W T Gunter, reps.
Cleaveland Plato Durham, conservative
Davidson Isaac Kiniiey, Spenee Mullican, reps.
Duplin John W Peterson, Samuel Highsmiih, reps.
Edgecombe Henry A Dowd, J H Raker, Henry C
Cherry, republicans
Franklin Jas T Harris, John n Williamson, reps.
Forsyth E R Teague, republican.
Granville John W Ragland, J J Moore, C Mayo,
republicans.
Guilford Rev. G W Welker, A W Tourgee, reps.
Gates Timothy n Lassiter, republican.
Gaston M J Aydlott, republican.
Greene John M Patrick, republican.
Harnett J M Turner, republican.
Halifax J II Renfrow, W T J Hays, Henry Eppes,
republicans.
Hertford J E Hare, conservative.
Haywood and Jackson W B G Garrett, rep.
Johnston Dr. Jas M Hay, Nathan Gulley, reps.
Jones David D Colgrove, republican.
Lenoir Richard Wr King, republican.
Lincoln Joseph II King, republican.
Mecklenburg Edward Fullings, Silas N Stillwell,
republicans.
Montgomery Dr. Geo A Graham, republican.
Madison, Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania
G W Gahagan, Thos J Camller, James II Duck
worth, republicans.
Mitchell and Yancey Julius Garland, republican.
Macon, Clay and Cherokee G W Dickey, Mark May,
republicans.
Moore Sweeu S McDonald, republican.
Martin S W Watts, republican.
New Hanover Gen. J C Abbott, S S Ashley, A II
Galloway, republicans.
Northampton Henry T Grant, Kbsweli C Parker,
republicans.
Nash Jacob Ing, republican.
Orange John W Graham, Dr. Holt, conservatives.
Onslow Jasper Etheridge, reptibliean.
Perquimans Dr. William Nicholson, republican.
Pasquotank and Camden C C Pool, Matchet Taylor,
republicans.
Pitt Gen. Byron Laflin, D J Rich, republicans.
Person Dr. Wm Merritt, conservative.
Rutherford and Polk Rev. W II Logan, Jesse Rhodes,
republicans.
Robeson O S Hayes, Joshua L Nance, republicans.
Rockingham Henry Barnes, John II French, reps.
Rowan and Davie Dr. Milton Hobbs, Allen Rose,
republicans. J S McCubbins, conservative.
Randolph R F Trogden, T L L Cox, republicans.
Stanly L C Morton, republican.
Sampson Joseph D Pearsall, Alexander Williams,
conservatives.
Stokes Riley F Petree, republican.
Union William Newsom. republican
Wake B S D Williams, S D Franklin, J P Andrews,
James II Harris, republicans.
Warren John Read, John A Hyman, republicans.
Wayne Maj. H L Grant, Jesse Ilollowell, reps.
Wilkes, Iredell, Alexander and Caldwell J Q A
Bryan, Calvin J Cowles, C C Jones, Wesley George,
Jerry Smith, republicans.
Wilson Wiley Daniel, republican.
Washington and Tyrrell Edmund W Jones, rep.
The above returns foot up 102 Republicans, 10 Con
servatives, and one Independent.
Fifteen cf the Delegates are negroes.
gf Some twenty-five citizens of Iredell county,
who emigrated last Fall to Illinois, Indiana, Tennes
see, &c, have returned, sufficiently amused with their
venture, and report other3 on the eve of starting
back. Exchange paper.
They did a very poor business in leaving North
Carolina, and a little experience has convinced them 1
of that fact.
We don't like to see our native citizens leaving
North Carolina, and we are gratified to learn that
those who have left are returning.
Some good farmers who left this county soon after
the close of the war, and went to the Eastern part of
the State, are now returning or preparing to return.
We met one ou the street I vst week who told us that
he had not yet found as good a place as old Meck
lenburg. '
News Items.
From Texas. Corn is selling at Austin, the j
capitol of 1 exus, l'or forty cents per bushel. Cot
ton is said by the Gazette not to be in demand.
None of the merchants are buying, except at j
ruinous figures for the farmers. Some are offering i
only eight cents a pound for cotton in good order, 1
and ot lair staple.
Business- at the North. The Newbury
port Herald states that the leading manufacturers
of New England are now in consultation as to the j
course of proceeding in their business for the
coming winter, and that the tendency is to con- i
tinue production, but to reduce wages. In Maine,
the ship-yards are reported to be nearly all idle.
In New York, the Sun says every branch of me
chanical labor is overstocked, and thnt the nu
merous mechanics flocking into the city from the
country in search of work, had better remain in
the rural districts, where the dull season can be
bridged over at less expense than in New York.
Horrible Mortality. The cholera broke
out a few days ago among the negroes on the
Buckhorn plantation, in Louisiana, and in a lit
tle more than two days eighty-three out of one
hundred died. It is supposed this rapid and un
piecedent mortality was caused by eating fish
which were caught in large quantities in some
lakes in the neighborhood, which had been nearly
dry, the water remaining being very muddy,
stagnant and offensive. The Vicksburyr Herald
gives a full account of the affair. Montgomery
Ahtrtwr.
Strange Phenomenon. In Tucker county,
Virginia, on the morning of the 8th of Novem
ber, at 8 o'clock, a large ball of fire was seen
passing through the air in a due southwest course
at the velocity of about sixty miles per hour,
emitting sparks and a hissing noise. It ex
ploded northeast of St. George, and seemed to
convulse the earth equal to six of the heaviest
artillery fired simultaneously.
Charleston, Nov. 25. It is reported that
an election riot took place last night at Kockville,
on "Wardmalaw Island, and a number of whites
and blacks are said to be killed. No authentic
information has been received, but a detachment
of troops were sent to the Islaud this morning.
Oysters. We were informed yesterday that
the average daily shipments of oysters from Nor
folk to poiuts beyond it amount to 20.000 bush
els. Add this amount to tkat consumed by Nor
folk and Portsmouth, and we may assume that
the supply is inexhaustible as the receipts are
increasing. Norfolk JburaaL
Sausage. Housekeepers will -do well to pre
serve the following first-rate receipts for sausage:
To every twelve pounds of meat take three
tablespoons of salt not much heaped, three table
spoons black pepper, eight tablespoons of Jage,
and a teaspoon half full red pepper.
Rock Island Manufacturing Company..
The Eock Island Woollen Mills, at Charlotte,
N. C-, ia the most extensive establishment of
its kind south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers.
It has in full operation six complete sets of wool
len machinery of the most modern description,
with all the improvements of value up to this
date. .
To" comprehend fully the extent and value of
this establishment would require more than an
editorial notice in a newspaper. Its order, com
pleteness, ample supply of the best description
of machinery necessary for a manufacturing es
tablishment of its proportions, and the character
and quality of its productions, require personal
examination to - have them adequately under
stood. With the hope, however, of attracting
the attention of the people -of our State to it
both merchants and consumers, we propose to at
tempt a brief description ind history of it.
The Rock Island Wooiien Manufactory was
built in 1S47, by It. C. Carson, John A. Young
and Zenas A. Grier, on the Catawba river, in
Mecklenburg county, and operated by them in
copartnership, styled Carson Young & Grier.
They commenced with a simple set of machinery,
which was increased from time to time, as the de
mand for their goods required, until it has reached
its present capacity. During the twenty years
of its existence, the style of the firm has been
changed to Young and Wriston, and to Young.
Wrist on & Oir, by purchase from the original
proprietors, until the termination of the war,
when the machinery was removed from the
Catawba river aud put up in Charlotte, where
it is now being operated under a charter froni
the State Legislature, the proprietors being John
A. Young, (one of the original copartners) M.
L. Wriston, John Wilkes and James Earnshaw.
The building is of brick, reniark&ble for its soli
dity and fitness for its purpose. It is four stories
high, with ample elevation of ceiling 100x50
feet, with an addition to its entire length three
stories high and twenty feet wide, and a second
addition to its entire length one story high and
twelve feet wide. The first story of the building
is occupied with the Fulling and Finishing and
drying machinery, a large steam drying room and
the dyeing room. The location and convenience
in the arrangement of the machinery and apart
ments of this floor, will strike even an inexperi
enced observer as having been directed by ex
perienced and competent judgement. The se
cond floor is the weaving room, where Jenks'
cassimere, and Crompton's machine looms fill
the entire space of the main building. Here
these fabrics are woven which, before the war,
made for this establishment a reputation as
broad as the Southern States. Adjoining this
floor is the dressing and beaming apartmeut.
The third floor contains six sets of wollen cards,
two breakers and a finisher to the set, of kirge
proportions, all working with a steady and easy
motion, which makes the hundred cylinders
humming in their rapid revolutions, and the dif
ferent handlings of the wool necessary to keep
them supplied, a most interesting and instruc
tive scene of busy iudustry.
The fourth floor is the spinning room. If t he
visitor has been interested in his progress upward
through this establishment, he will feel, when he
stands amid these long railway spinning machines,
known among manufacturers by the euphonious
cognomen of "mules" and "jacks," as they grad
ually move up and back, while their thousands
of little whiiling spindles out of view are convert
ing the soft merino wool into well-twisted yarn,
that he is brought in contact with machinery
which seeuislo understand its own business.
Ihe entire machinery of this manufacturing
establishment is propelled by an engine which
does its work so well and gracefully that it seems
to have no labor to perform, and the steam for
the large dyeing apartment, and for heating the
entire building, is generated in an hundred
horse power Harrison boiler. Water and steam
are conducted through every apartment in the
building, and can at all times be commanded as
may be necessary for the use of the manufactory,,
and the wants and comfort of its hundred opera
tives. The whole arrangement of this establish
ment has been pronounced by manufacturers
from various northern States as being remark
able, almost unsurpassed, for its completeness,
its convenience, its substantial character, aud the
uniform harmony in all its appointments.
Of the fabrics produced here it is not neces
sary for us to speak. A reputation, unsurpassed,
of twenty years standing, has made them known
to every intelligent merchant in the State, and
through the South, where the proprietors have
alone sought a market, and with very great and
marked improvements, they are now offering
their goods to the home market, warranted to be
free from shoddy or any impurity which so great
ly deteriorates woollen goods generally, and in
styles and at prices which will give them an ad
vantage over any goods of similar character that
can be purchased in any northern market. The
working of the machinery and production of the
goods i this mill is under the skillful manage
ment of James Earnshaw, Esq., under whose di
rection the arrangement of the machinery and
application of power was made. The business
of the company is under the direction of John A.
Young, President, and John Wilkes. Treasurer.
And now, merchants and people of North
Carolina, if you desire to see your native State
rise from its present prostrate condition, and to
stand firmly upon a basis which cannot be shaken
by the shifting winds of trade; and her people
moving onward and upward in steady prosperity,
you must give your support and concentrate
your patronage upon worthy manufacturing es
tablishments within your own State limits and
we point you to this one Raleigh Register.
University of North Carolina. The
annual Meeting of the Trustees of the University
of North Carolina will be held at the Executive
Office, in Raleigh on Tuesday, the 17th day of
December, at which time a President will be
elected, and all the vacancies in the Faculty will
be filled. The exercises of the Institution will
be resumed with a full corps of instructors at
the commencement of the next session injan-
uary.
1868.
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Conviction of Rufus Ludewick. The
trial of Rufus Ludewick, indicted for the mur
der of his wife some time last summer, was
brought to a close on yesterday evening. ' After
deliboratins: but a short time, the jnry returned
a verdict of 4iGuilty." SatMury North Stale
. A Strange Case. -A man named Spencer,
and his wife, who reside in Pauhboro', S. J.,
who appear to be of the highest respectability,
and are worth, it is said, over $200,000, were ar
rested in New York on charges supported by
affidavits and evidence ia the possession of Col.
Wood, of the detective force, of being the chiefs
of a gang of counterfeiters who have recently
put the spurkras 7-30 bonds on the market.
Mrs. Spencer paid, cash down, $40,000 as
bail for herself and husband on the examination
at Newark, where ' they were taken. " Several
other persons are supposed to be engaged with
them and they are all reported to be very wealthy.
Latct lYevrs.
H:.-.r- - - THE MARKETS. 1 ? r' , - , "
Err Toas; Not. 80. Cotton daH and drooping at
Hceuta, Gdd$1.3Sf. -
Lrnipoot, Not. SO. Cotton dulL Sales 10,000.
Uplands 7J, Orleans 7 pence.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ts AsirrsGTojr, Not. 80. The count in the House
of Representatives shows that there ere thirty ma
jority against the majority Report on impeachment.
The impression preTaila that Silsona report will be
adopted. There is a strong disposition on the part of
the Democrats to debate the matter in order to Ten
tilate, it is claimed, the absurdities of both Wilson's
and lloutwell's report.
The Senate confirmed Horace Greeley as Minister
to Austria, Gen. Capron, Agricultural Commissioner,
and A C. Hunt Governor of Colorado.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
CnxEttsTox, Not. 29 Further returns from the
interior Districts render it almost certain that Con
vention is defeated in South Carolina, as the total
vote polled falls short by inany thousand of the re
quisite majority of registered voters.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The French evacuation of the Fapal States will be
completed on to-day.
A Berlin paper says that only Austria has accepted
the proposed call of a Conference. The ether powers
exact an explanation, or give evasive answers.
Supreme Court. -The winter term will com
mence on the second Monday in January at
Raleigh.
First WecJc Monday and Tuesday will be de
voted to applicants for license. Causes on the
first Circuit will be called.
Second Week First and second Circuits.
Third Week Fourth and sixth 44
Fourth Week Seventh and eighth "
Fifth Week Third Circuit.
When the ladies at the Court of Sweden got
through hugging and kissing Admiral Farrngut,
they each and all exclaimed ufarry goot !"
In this county, on the 2Gth ult., at the house of
Miss Polly Pierce, by Rev. R. Z. Johnston, Mr J. W.
Taylor to Miss Eliza M. Harrison.
In Shelby, on the 21st ult., by the Rev. Wm. C.
Power, Mr William G. Bcrryhill of Charlotte, to Mi.s
Amanda J. Roark.
In Lenoir, Caldwell county, on the 20th ult., by
the Rev. Jesse Rankin, John Colvillc, Esq , of Wil
mington, to Miss Mary W. Hendry.
In Wilmington, on the 10th ult., Mr Thomas H.
Wright to Miss Mary C , daughter of the late David
Fulton.
In York District, on the 21st ult , Mr E P. Wilker
eon to Miss M H. Black. Also, Mr David Harrison
to Mi?s Jane Henderson
Near Davidson College, on the 17th ujt., Mr?.
Mary Ann Torrence, wife of Mr A P Tornnce, and
daughter of Mr Franklin Jamison, nged 2 years and
9 month. She was a worthy member of the Presby
terian church.
GOING TO MOVE.
Preparatory to moving, 1st January next, to 2d
door from Springs' Corner, Tryon Street, we offer
our entire Stock of GOODS at the very lowest market
prices, REGARDLESS OF COST.
We are determined to reduce our Stock by that
time. Call soon and secure bargains.
Dec 2, 1867. McLEOD & STEELE.
Liverpool Salt.
?ikdfc SACKS, DIRECT IMPORTATION,
3 H.y Xi'
consignment, by
for sale at reduced price to close
O.
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G.
PARSLEY & CO.
Wilmington, N.
Dec 2, 18G7
HANDS WANTED.
Four skilled WEAVERS can find employment by
applying to the undersigned nt Concord, N. C.
j. Mcdonald & sons.
Dec 2, 18fi7. 1m
For Sale or Rent.
I offer for Sale or Rent, the Residence of the late
Miss M.irgjiret A. Lowric. It is situated in a pleas
ant part 01 the city, opposite Gen. Young's residence.
T. II. BREM, Administrator.
December 2. 18G7 3w
NOTICE.
The Copartnership of A. WEILL & CO., was dis
solved on the 26th November, 1867. All persons-!
having claims against the firm must present them to
A. Weill: and all persons indebted to the firm must
present them to him alone. A. WEILL.
Dec. 2, 1807 A. R. MAYER.
F. S J. II. Wilson, Esq , will attend to the settle
ment of the affairs of the late firm of A. Weill & Co.
1 hereby eive notice that no debts contracted by A.
R. Mayer in the past or future (for personal purposes)
will be acknowledged by me.
Dec. 2, 18t)7 4w A. WEILL
FOR SALR
One half of the vacant LOT, on Trade Street, op
posite the Post Office. Apply immediately to
JAS. P. IRWIN.
Dec 2, 1807. lwpd
The New Washing Machine.
Charlotte, N. C Nov. 80, 1867.
Messrs. Barnhardt & Houston: Sirs: The North
State Washing Machine is really more than I expected,
and can with candor say that there is no humbug
about it. My servants say that it does its work as
well as can be done by band. And I take pleasure
in recommending your Machine to my friends, and
all who desire a labor-saving machine. Rest wishes
for your success. Respectfully yours,
Mrs. David Parks.
Chablotte, N. C, Not. 30, 1807.
Messrs. Earnhardt & Houston: Sirs: I have tried
your Washing Machine, and fully concur in every
thing that Mrs. Burwellsays in regard to it.
Yours Truly, Mrs. Dr. J. M. MittEtt.
FOR SALE.
A Cylinder Press in good order, with all the neces
sary Material for a Daily and Weekly Newspaper
with type, &c, for a Job Office. All in good condi
tion. Apply to
JONES & JOHNSTON,
Dec 2, 1807. Charlotte, N. C.
WANTED,
An active and intelligent man to act as General Agent
in. this Stat for a well established and popular Life
Insurance Company. Persons of experience will find
this a good chance.
Address "Lirs Ikscbasce," at the office of this
paper.
December 2, 1867.
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STORE FOR RENT.
I wiU Rent this day (Monday) the STORE ROOM
now occupied by A. Weil & Co., till the 1st day of
Jauuary, 1808. -
S. A. HARRIS. Auctioneer.
P"-r-TTKT 2. 167.
$300 A Yfc.AU SAVED. "i am acquainted with
the work of all the principal machines, and I prefer
the Grover & Baker to them all, because I consider
the stitch more elastic. I have work now in the
house which was dose nine years ago, which ia still
good, and 1 have never found any of my friends who
have used the other machines able to say the same
thing. Had I had it when ity children were little
it would havj saved me at least $300 a year." To-
timony of Mr$. Br. MeCready, 43 Eatt 24 Strut Ntw
Yfrkt beart the Commuttotur ojratait, ,
Brem, Brown & Co., Charlotte; Ageata ferine
above Maehina.
SADDLES, HARNESS, &cu
- ; L, yr. Osborne,
v Qppoiife the Old ChartoU HoteF)
Manufactures Saddles, Collars, Bridles, and Ear
ness of all sorts to order, at short notice,
lie keeps on hand, and for sale at reasonable
prices, - 1
BUGGY, CARRIAGE & WAGON HARNESS,
RIDING SADDLES,
And everything that may be needed in that line.
Being a practical mechanic he thinks that he can
give entire satisfaction to those who patronise" him.
His prices will be found as low as any in this city,
and the workmanship as good as the best.
lie respectfully asks a fair trial and a share of
public patronage. , . . -
g3jr REPAIRING done in the best manner with
promptness. L. W. OSBORNE.
Dec 2, 1867. m
Dwelling, Store and Booms
FOR RENT.
If not rented privately, 1 will rent at public Auc
tion, en Saturday, 21st of December, at the rublio
Square, the late 'residence of Cel. B. W. Alexander.
Also, the Swore Room adjoining the old Charlotte
Bank. Aho, five Rooms over the Store occupied by
Hutchison, Burroughs & Co. a.
S. T. ALEXANDER.
Dec 2, 1867. 3w
Sale of Valuable Property ,
We the undersigned, wishing to settle up our busi
ness, offer for sale, privately, se?en good Mules, all
young; two yoke of Oxen; one four-horse Wsgon
and Harness; a quantity of Hay, Fodder and Shucks.
Also, Corn, Cotton Seed, &,e. We can be found at
Mrs. M P. Springs', 4 miles South of Charlotte on
the Providenee road. C. U. WOLFE,
Dec 2, 18C7
J. W. HUNTER.
FOR RENT.
On Saturday next, I will rent at auction the Dwel
ling House in the rear of the Episcopal Church, now
occupied by Mr U. Buxbaum. Possession given 1st
January, H?8. S. A. HARRIS, Aue.
December 2, 1867.
State of North Carolina, Union County.
In Equity Fall Term, 1807.
William B. Marsh and Jane Bivens vs. Walter Marsh
and two other children whosenames are unknown,
Heirs of Edmund Marsh, deceased.
Petition for Sale of Land.
In this case it appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court, that the defendants in this cause are non
residents of this State, so that process cannot be per
sonally served upon them, it is therefore ordered by
the Court that publication be made for six 'weeks,
successively, in the Western Democrat, commanding
them, and each of them, to be and appear at the nexX
term of this Court, to be held at the Court House ia
Monroe, ou the 8th Monday after the 4th Monday ia
February next, and answer, &c, or judgment, pro
confexao, will be entered against them.
Witness, T. D. Winchester, Clerk d Master of
said Court, at office in Monroe, this 28th day of No
vember, 1867.
96-Gw T. D. WINCHESTER, C. M. E.
THE NEW BOOK STORE,
CilAllLOTTE, If. C
TIDDY & BRO.,
Has just received a large addition to their Stock of
New Books, Stationery and Fancy Articles. The
public are invited to call and examine their -stock.
They are prepared to furnish Wholesale Customer
on as good term., or probably better, with anything
in their line, than any other house in the City.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Davies, Bowdon, Primary Old and New Arithme
tics; Also, Keys to the same; Pike's, Fowler's, Green
leaf's, Appleton's and Smilcy's Arithmetics; Bul
lion's Orek, Latin and English Grammars and
Roaders; Bingham's Latin and English Grammars ;
full series of McGuffey's, Sterling's, Goodrich's, Wil
son'", Sargents and N. 0. Readers; full series of
Mitchell's and Cornell's Geographies; Copy Books;
Quackenbo's nr.d Brookfield's Composition; all classes
of Speaker ; Williard' and Titter's Universal History;
Quackenbo't History of the United States; Scwell'e
History of Koine; Comstnck's and Parker's Philoso
phy; Webster's and Walker's School and Unabridged
Dictionary.
NEW PHESBYTEBIAN HTMN BOOK,
Jut out ; also, an extensive supply of Methodist
Hymn Books; Bibles; Thornton's and Jay's Family
Prayers, &c.
HISTORICAL.
Annals of Tennos?fc ; History of the Late War, by
PolKrd; Abbot's Histories; Democracy in America;
Troudes' History of England.
NOVELS.
A large selection of the latest and best; Also cheajp
Novels Dime Novels.
STATIONERY.
The largest and cheapest ever offered in this market,
comprising Note, Letter, Foolscap, Blotting and Tis
sue Paper, from the cheapest to the finest American,
German and French; Envelopes, all sizes, from the
smallest to the Inrce official plain and colored border;
Lead, Slate and Indelliblc Pencils; Arnold e English
Writing Fluid: Moore's Writing Ink m bottles for
School use; Indian Ink; French Taints in boxes
all sizes; Camel Hair Pencils; Cohen's, Commercial,
Washington, Medallion and Gillofe Nos. 170, 303 and
401 Steel Pens.
FANCY ARTICLES.
Beehives, Vases, Wallets, Cabas, Ladies Companion,
Card Receivers, Glass Paper Weights, Ladies Work
Boxes, natch Stands, Photograph Albums.
NOTE BOOKS.
Southern Harmony, Christian Minstrels, Timbrel
of Zion, Christian Harmony, Prcnbyterian Psalmodist,
irmma hacra,. bongs of I'raise, oabbath ocnool
Bell, Happy Voices.
Pocket Diaries for 1SC8.
ALMANACS FOR 1868.
Blum's, Housekeepers and Builders, Dentacfeer
Kalcnder.
The above is bow offered to the pnblic for their
inspection. We sell for Cash, and by to doing w
are able to sell low.
December 2, 1867. TIDDT k BRO.
THOMAS W. DEWEY & CO.
Bankers and Exchange Brokers,
Trvok 8Tr.ziy' charlotte, x. a.
Negotiate Loans and Discount Business Taper, Par
chase and Sell Government acd other Securities on
Commission, receive Money on Deposit, Buy Gold
and Silver Coin and Bullion and Bank Notes, make
Collections and remit on day of payment, and trans
act General Banking Business.
December 2. 1867.
CHARLOTTE MARKET, November 30, 1867.
Corrected by Stehhocsx, Macatlat & Co.
We have again to quote another disastrous decline
in the price of Cotton, On Monday the market opened
dull at 15 to 15 cents for middling, including tax,
but has since rapidly declined until te-day (Saturday)
13 to 13$ cents is the-aighest price for such Cotton
as ia styled above. A decline of fully two cents
during Che week. This decline is said by some to be
caused chiefly by tke enormous quantities of Cotton
afloat from India, and by various individual and Bank
failures both in this country and abroad, causing
general distrust and lack of confident.
Flour, dull at $5.60 to $5.80 from wagons. -Corn
and Peas, 80 to 90 cents. Oats, 65 to 6k1) etc.
Wheat, $2 to $2.25, as to quality. Corn MeaL $L
Bacon, hog round from wagons, 17 to 17 cents. . .
Lard, 16 to 17 cents. ; ' "i
Fresh BuOer, 25 to SO eents ; Chickens, 15 to 20
cents; JSjsgv 20 to 25 eents.
Liverpool Salt, $3 other kinds, $2.90.
Corn Whiskey and Apple Brandy, 2.25 U $2X0. ;
Ifcftuwe 70ot4to $1 ft jbJBo j t$Sk