N. C CONVENTION
Monday, Feb. 17.
Mr Abbott introduced a bill to retire the
charter of the Deep River and Coalfields Kail
road, with amendments. Referred.
Mr Watts offered an ordinance to prohibit the
collection of debts, contracted for purchase of
slaves or hire of slaves, or in aid of the rebellion.
Ordered to be printed.
The minority report of the Committee on
Homesteads, was called up, by motion of its Chair
man, Mr Jones, of Caldwell, and considered for
the second time. Mr Jones said that the Com
mittee had concluded to report a bill prospective
in its character, as a retrospective bill would
amount to repudiation and tend to demolish .good
faith between man and man, &c. Mr Mortoa
was opposod to the report, and moved to postpone
the consideration of it, until to-morrow week,
Mr Morton amended his motion, at the sug
gestion of.scveral gentlemen, so as to postpone
until Thursday .next. Carried.
Mr McDonald, of Chatham, called up his ordi
nance in favor of II. 15. Guthrie, Sheriff of Or
ange county, as he -wished it referred to a select
Committee, appointed by the Chair. Agreed to.
Mr Watts called up his ordinance, viz :
"That no Trustee or Mortgagee, in any mort
gage -or deed in trust made to secure debts con
tracted prior to May 1st, 1865, shall sell the
property conveyed to him by such deed, before
the 1st of July, 18G8, or the adoption of the
Constitution, which this Convention has met to
form, whichever may first happen, except by
consent of the grantor in such deed, or unless
the -property, conveyed by said deed, (if it be
land,) shall bring at the sale the sum at which
it was assessed for taxation in the year 18C0."
Mr Jones, of Washington, said that this
mAnntofl irt trif Tiinrr nifirA nr Ires tlmn Tfrmdin-
tion. He characterized it as beinir monstrouscUmi opinions, ine gentlemen on me omei b.uu
and entered into quite a
length v
. a
argument
in
opposition to the ordinance.
ilarris, of Wake, (col.) made a -speech in favor
of it, and. as far as repudiation was concerned,
scouted the very idea of it. He contended that
the ordinance did not contain an iota of it in its
provisions.
Mt May said that they were called a Consti
tutional .Convention, but, ujon reviewing the
work accomplished, it would seem that it was an
improper term. Weeks had rolled around, and
nothing done, and almost nothing considered but
things of purely a legislative character. If things
were to go on in this way, the session would be
protracted to an extent unheard of. He thought
this subject foreign to the legitimate business of
the Convention, and he "favored the voting down
of all such propositions, until the proper business
of this Convention has been accomplished.
Mr Jones, of Caldwell, moved to amend as fol
lows: i;Rut the Trustee shall take measures to
tirevent the waste of the property, and, if in
louses and lands, control the rents of the same,
so as to apply to the payment of the interest on
the debt secured by the trust."
Mr Watts advocated the measure at some
length.
Mr Jones withdrew his amendment.
Mr Forkner moved to postpone until the adop
tion of the Constitution.
Mr Morton called the yeas and nays, and, the
roll being called, resulted: yeas 54, nays 88.
Tuesday, Feb. 18.
The Rill of Rights and the question of Suffrage
wae discussed at length, but no final action taken.
There are four reports from the committee on
Suffrage. The majority of the committee, com
posed of 3Icssns. Pool. C. C. Jones, Rich, An
drews, Bcnbow, and Harris and Cherry, negroes,
recommended universal suffrage, coupled with
universal amnesty.
Messrs. Congleton and Chandler presented a
minority report, disfranchising all persons dis
franchised by the Howard Amendment and the
Reconstruction Acts of Congress.
Messrs. Durham and Graham presented a
second minority report, confining suffrage to the
white men of the State, while Mr French of
Chowan, offered a third, granting universal suff
rage, but prohibiting "all persons who, having
previously taken an oath as a member of Con
gress, or as a member of any State Legislature,
or as an executive or judicial officer of any State,
to support the constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the same, or given aid or comfort to the
enemies thereof, until such disability be legally
removed," from holding office.
Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Several petitions praying for divorce were pre
sented and laid over.
Mr Rodman submitted two reports from the
Committee on the" Judiciary, to whom were re
ferred the Haynau and Overton petitions for
divorce, recommending -that the divorces be
granted, and reporting ordinances to that effect.
The President, Mr Cowles, vacated his chair
nnu epote in opposition to tne passage oi the
ordinances accompanying the reports. Mr Cowles
felt it his duty to warn the Convention against
legislation in these matters. The case was an
aggravated one, but we had no time to investi
gate difficulties in bawdy houses, and family
feud. He was a shamed that such a thing had
been brought before the Convention. Not many
ladies had been here, but if such a thing was
discussed here, not one would grace this Hall
with their preseuce.
The suffrage question was theu debated till
adjournment.
Thursday, Feb. 20.
A report arranging the Congressional Districts
-of the State was discussed and -finally adopted.
The Districts arc as formerly, except New Han
over was put in the 3d District, and Stanly in the
6th.
The Suffrage question was again discussed till
adjournment.
EscxrE of a Notorious Thief. The An
derson (S. C.) Intelligencer requests its exchan
ges in this State and South Carolina to inform
their readers of the escape, from the officers of
the Jaw, ot Rob I honson, a notorious burglar
and horse thief. He sprang from the cars on
the Greenville and Columbia railroad, ou the Cth
instant and eluded recapture. He is about 25
years of age, five feet six or seven inches high,
blind in one eye, having the lid partly closed, has
very black hair like an Indian, and is considera
bly marked by small-pox.
drel
He is a daring scoun-
Reliep Swindles. The Albany (N. Y.)
Argus says that the Ladies' Southern Relief As
sociation, and the Ladies' Society in Aid of the
Destitute South, which started under the pre
tended auspices of Generals, Governors, Ladies,
Ac, were gross swindles.
m m
Tn Bates county, Missouri, a woman who had
""been divorced from her husband on account of
"incompatibility," has again fallen in love with
mm and remarried him.
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The Suffrage Question in North Carolina.
Debates in the Convention.
In the Convention last week, the question of
conferring on the.negro the right to vote in this
State was discussed at length. We copy from
the Raleigh SentineKji short abstract of the
speeches made on Tuesday and Wednesday :
Mr Graham, of Orange, said he thought it
was. first to be determined whether they were to
make negroes white men, before making white
men negroes. But as it seemed to be the inten
tion of the House to discuss the matter as a
whole, he would proceed to defend what might
be called minority report No. 2.
The gentleman from Chowan, (French,) said
he represented a black constituency a comely
one. He (Mr G.) represented a white consti
tuency, and one not afraid to come out ; fairly
and squarely against the iniquitous Radical poli
cy. When the question of "Convention" or'-Xo
Convention" came before them, 1400 white men
said "No Convention." He did not care wheth
er he was alone in his opposition to this plan of
negro suffrage, or not. Gentlemen on the other
side had said that the late war was upon the
issue of slavery, but it was not so. It was upon
certain undoubted fundamental rights, and we
had to fight our own flesh and blood or fight
white Yankees. We chose the latter.
This majority report would disfranchise 25,
000 white men. Rut some gentlemen of the
Radical party, and among them the Chairman
of this Committee, were disposed not to do so.
Thankyou, gentlemen, for small favors, for vou
have not been very liberal with them. In other
States, controlled by your party, by infamous
test oaths, you have required the free people in
those State to accept political, civil and social
equality, (practically,) not support it and thus
lorced them to yield up their private judgments
sav that we base sn tiro ire on intelliirence and vir-
tue; the voter should be intelligent and virtuous;
some white men are not. God Almighty made
a distinction between the races. He had created
the white man superior by nature, intellect and
everything else. He was opposed to any attempt
by men to abolish tha distinction. The just
prejudices of tha white men will not be overcome
so easily.
Hood (col.) asked Mr Graham if they (the
negroes) had a right to vote under the recon
struction acts.
Mr G. replied: Yon have it under them, but
by no law of North Carolina, and Congress has
no right to say who shall vote, and who shall not
vote, in this State. Rut he was speaking to men
whose minds were already made up; he had no
idea of changing any one's mind. Rut he wished
to express his sentiments in regard to this mat
ter, and record his vote against this sinful, un
just, outrageous aud tyrannical procedure.
Mr McDonald, of Chatham, made a speech,
favoring universal suffrage to the colored men
and to white men. He favored disabilities being
removed from all men, both white and black, in
the State.
Mr Laflin contended that Congress had a right
to prescribe who shall vote and who shall not
vote, and men who had participated in thereolt
had lost their right to participate in the sove
reignty of the nation. At the end of the war,
the relative positions of the two sections were as
this: One was the victor and the other vanquished.
The vanquished had abdicated all right to par
ticipation in the sovereignty of the nation, leav
ing the balance of power in the hands of the vic
tor. The conquering side had a right to dictate
on what terms they could resume their former
position. lie t;waxcd eloquent" upon the theme
of the clemency of the nation in exercising these
rights, drew parallells between the policy of Rus
sia, Prussia, and other despotic countries, in such
ca.-es, &.Q.
Mr King, of Lenoir, was also in favor of uni
versal suffrage, and opposed any legislation on
the part of this Convention, disfranchising any
body. He favored a general amnesty and thought
all test oaths infamous, and should not find a
place in the Constitution of a free people. "They
were wrong, both in point of prudence and prin
ciple. Mr Watts claimed the floor and commenced
his remarks by eulogizing the speeches of Messrs.
Pool, Laflin, French of Chowan, and McDonald
of Chatham. He characterized the speech of
Mr Graham, of Orange, as being insincere. lie
read from the Conservative platform, that portion,
in which it declares that they accepted the legit
imate results of the war. Mr W. claimed that
this was a tacit endorsement of and adherence to
the Reconstruction Acts, for they were the legiti
mate result of the war. In the -4th section of
that platform, it was declared that they (the Con
servatives) would be willing to ;rive all rights
and privileges to the colored man, consistent
with the welfare of both races. The Republican
party held that it was right to do so now, and,
according to their own statement, it was only a
question of time that divided them.
Mr W. was particularly hard upon the insti
tution of slavery. It had done all sorts of evil,
and, above all, it dishonored God. The mission
of the ministry, in this and other States, was to
preach Christ crucified, and to tell men to search
the Scriptures; and, if they had themselves read
to anj- purpose, they must have known and felt
the iniquity of the institution, but, if they had
preached according to the dictates of their con
sciences, they would have been taken from their
pulpits and thirty-nine lashes have been laid on
their bare backs. The miuistry were restrained.
Rut now this incubus was gone. He (Mr W.)
felt like good old St. John, when transported to
tue uuru iicavcn; -ne ieit rencvea. lie ex
patiated upon the lnppy domestic scenes that
would be witnessed throughout the breadth and
length of this State, when the benign influence
of Radical doctrines shall be thoroughly dissemi
nated and fully accepted by the people, and con
cluded by extending a brotherly invitation to all
the erring, to come into the fold of the Radical
party, and bask for the rest of their lives under
the bright and happy sunlight.
Hood (col.) next occupied the floor. He took
up the minority report of Messrs. Duiham and
Graham. He said that his race had been en
franchised by the highest law-making power of
the land. The question was not whether thev
should be enfranchised or not, but whether the
right, already conferred, should be taken away or
not. He said that they intended to maintain
their right to the elective franchise, come weal
or woe. I tell you, gtntlemen, when you attempt
to return a nice of 70,000 voters and strong men
to a slavery worse than their former condition.
you attempt a simple impossibility. The war of
races, so frequently alluded to, would not be be
tween the black and white men, but it would
come between the Conservative and Republican
races of this country, the Republican side num
bering about 18,000,000 and the Conservatives
about 14,000,000; and when the smaller number
attempted the extermination of the larger, he
had serious fears that they would have rather a
Jiaxd tim. He did not wonder that the Con
7K&eslevn em
servatives should have apjrehcnsions in enfran
chising the colored people, on account-of 'the
damning acts of crnelty and outrages perpetrated
by them upon the negro class, and not onlyupon
them but upon white Unionists. Hood continued
his harangue for some time, and concluded by
coming out in favor of not taking any steps to
disfranchise anybody, whatever. These men
Congress had disfranchised, we have not any
power to interfere with- ; -
Mr Rodman felt his position on this floor to be
an exceptional one. He was a Confederate sol
dier during the war, but he claimed to be as
good a Republican as any one on this floor. He
thought it due to himself to explain the reasons
that induced him to change his opinions. When
the South consented, generally, to the emanci
pation of the slaves, they tacitly consented, as a
natural sequence, that those freed should have
all4the rights and privileges of the ballot box,
&c. He was also opposed to the disfranchise
ment of anybody.
Mr Congleton read a speech. lie was for
universal suffrage, and, on matujc- consideration,
had fallen in with Mr Pool's ideas on the subject.
Mr Marler said that he did not wish to be one
of those who took up the time of the Convention,
in letting off gas, thereby spending the people's
money, especially in their present impoverished,
condition. Rut as this was a matter of great
importance, in which every honest man, woman
and child is deeply concerned, he asked the House
to indulge hiin in a few remarks. He wished to
express his sentiments, aud those of his constit
uency, in regard to the matter of universal suf
frage to the colored people. He hoped gentle
men would pause and reflect, before they should
declare that the Caucasian race in this State
should not now, as in the past, be kept above
that of the African. Shall not the descendants
of those white men, who poured out their blood
to establish this government, rule over the destinies
of an ignorant, inferior race, aided and ubcttcd by
bold, bud men, who could get nothing at home, in
order to seize the reins of power, control the trovern-
oi iue ciate : ur Mian nowtr uc lougtru uiiiiuuamie
ment ami institutions that our native whites and tleir
I-,, i i i . j j. i :u o IT.
children have been taxed to build up
He was not
prejudiced against the colored man. The people of
this section have as little, and perhaps less, prejudice
against them than any other people on the lace of j
the srlobc. But he was opposed to granting them I
suffrage ; first, because he was fully convinced, as he
mougui every man, WHO uuu given mis uulr;
thought, must be, that the negro, in his
9 present
siii" with i
mnorant condition, is incapable ot cxcrcisui
discretion tbe right of suffrage ; and it did seem to
him. if no other reason could be aseigncd, that that
of itself was sufficiently valid to exclude them frcm
this great right.
Mr M. next showed the moral impossibility of the
negro's ability to qualify himself as a voter, haviig
just emerged from a bondage that precluded the pos
sibility of his having fitted himself, in any way, to
exercise the right of voting in a proper and intelli
gent manner. True, there were some few, Vfry
few, exceptions to this general rule, but we caniot
discriminate; we must judge them as a class. Asan
average, there were not one in five hundred fiat
could read or write. He wished to know, using the
language of another, "if these men who are thus ig
norant, were capable of exercising political franchi
ses ? Were they capable of self government 1 Co;ild
they be regarded as independent voters? Could
their judgments be relied upon?" He thought the
response, from every fair minded and intelligent
man, must be Vb. Why, then, did gentlemen ?o
strenuously contend for universal suffrage? Why
did they wish to place the negro, in his present coi
dition, on a political equality with the intelligent
white men of the country? lie thought thetru
answer to that was, because some white men have
despaired of ever being able to cammand the respect
and receive the support of the whites; therefore, they
profess great love lor the colored race and advocate
universal negro suffrage and political equality, in
order to secure the negro vote, regardless of the hap
piness and welfare of their own race and color.
Galloway, (col.) said that the best blood in Bruns
wick county flowed in his veins, and, if he could do
it, injustice to the African race, he would lance him
self aud let it out. He did not want social equality.
M r Ashley arose to challenge an assertion that
slaves had been brought into this State by New Eng
land ships. He went on to give his authorities.
The first importation had been made into Virginia,
when the Mayflower was making her way across the
ocean.
Ilarris, (col.) then moved to adjourn, with the un
derstanding that he should have the floor when the
Convention reassembled.
The' New Arkansas Constitution.
The Arkansas Convention has adopted the
new Constitution, yeas 45, nays 21. The fol
lowing are its main features : It provides for
twenty Senators and eighty Representatives; tbe
executive oficers to be elected every four years;
no incumbent of office to be eligible to another
during the period for which he was first elected;
the people to elect four Supreme Judges; the ap
pointment by the Governor of a Chief Justice, to
hold his office for eight years, at a salary of 4,
000; authorizes a State poll tax of one dollar for
educational purposes, compelling three months
attendance annually at the schools, without dis
tinction of color or sex; enfranchises females aud
negroes, and makes them competent jurors; dis
franchises all those disfranchised by the Con
gressional military bills, and who vote against
the Constitution; appoints 3Iarch loth next as
the day for the vote on the ratification of the
Constitution, aud the election of officers made
under this Constitution; authorizes Mr Rowen,
the President of the Convention, 31r Rrooks, of
Phillips county, and Mr Hedges, of Pulaski
county, to appoint judges to ascertain the result
of the election, and if adopted, to present the
Constitution to the President of the United
States; directs how the election is to be conduc
ted; voters are required to swear they will sup
port and maintain the Constitution and laws of
the United States and Arkansas; that, they are
not excluded from registration by any of the
clauses of the second section of the State Cou
stitution; that they never gave aid in secession
to any State; that they will except the civil and
political equality of all men before the laws, and
not attempt to deprive any person of the right,
on account of race, ctdor or previous condition,
to vote for or against the Constitution, and for
the election of officers under this Constitution.
TriAix
Stevens
OX CONflRESS AND Ijl-
I'EACHMENT. The Washington correspondent
of the New York World, reports a long conver
sation had with Thad. Stevenson Thursday, after
the defeat of impeachment in the Reconstruction
Committee, part of which we extract in the fol
lowing :
The correspondent asked Mr Stevens the nues-
tiou, '-Were you disappointed in the vote this
morning by the committee?" "Not a bit, sir; I
know all the cowards in this Congress. , Long
experience has enabled me to black-mark every
one of them, d n them!'.'
".What, then, is at last your opinion on the
question whether Mr Johnson will ever be im
peached ?"
"Sir," said Mr Stevens, with a bitter smile,
MI shall never bring np this question of impeach
ment again. I am not going to dally with that
or any otner committee in regard to xt
longer." -
any
There is much tribulation in Colorado, because
the Governor refuses to sign any divorce bills.
octal, (Sliavtoile,
February 17; In the Senate, Mr TrtunbuH
introduced a bill defining the Jurisdictioa of the
Courts of the Ueited States as follows : ,.f '
All Courts of the United States shall fee Wind
by the acts of Congress on political questions;
and that it rests with Congress to determine what
government is the established one in any State;
and it is declared that no civil State governments
exist in the : excluded States of the Southland
no so-called civil government shall be recognized
by either tbe Executive or Judicial power of the
United States, until Congress shall go provide, or
until such' State is represented in the Congress
of the United States.
The Reconstruction acts are declared political
in their - character, the propriety or validity of
which no Judicial tribunal is competent to ques
tion ; and the Supreme Court of the United
State is hereby prohibited from taking jurisdic
tion of any case erowinsr out of the execution of
said acts, in cither otf the said States, until such
State shall be represented, etc. And such cases
now pending before that Court shall be dismissed,
and all acts authorizing any appeal, writ of error,
habeas corpus, or other proceedings, to bring be
fore said Court, for review, any case, civil or
criminal, arising out of the execution of said Re
construction acts, are hereby repealed.
Sumner presented a petition from citizens of
Massachusetts, praying the abolition of the Presi
dential office, as dangerous to the lUjj$nblic.
One hundred New Jersey negroes asked;for
,100 each, to carry them to Liberia. A similar
petition from Massachusetts negroes was pre
sented. In the House, Mr Ringham introduced the
following, which was referred to the Reconstruc
tion Committee :
" Whereas, A large majority of the votes given
at an election held on the 5th day of February,
1868, were for the Constitution presented by the
l"e
j bania ; and whereas, certain combinations of citi-
zens, withiu said State, refused to vote, with in-
i n . . ,1 n , i-- 4r c, . n a i
f tent thereby to defeat the efforts of the friends of
i . .
the Union to restore the said State to its proper
relation to the Union : therefore
Be it enacted, &c, That the Legislature, elected
under the new Constitution of Alabama, be con-
yened at the Capital of said State as soon as
nrnetiraf lv nrdpr of thfi United States Milit.arv
a
Commander, within said State of Alabama, and
that, upon the ratification by the said Legisla
ture, of the 14th article of amendments to the
Constitution of the United States, proposed by
the 39th Congress, and the establishment by law
of impartial suffrage within said State, as author
ized by said Constitution of Alabama, the said
State shall be admitted to representation in the
Congress of the United States in accordance with
the laws of the United States."
Feb. 18. The Military Committee of the
Senate has passed a resolution respectfully re
turning Gen. Sherman's nomination as Rrevet
General to command the new District created by
the President, including Washington city, with
a disapproval of the proposed grade.
The bill removing political disabilities will not
be reported immediately. 31r Stevens favors
further investigation. Stevens was authorized
to report his bill dividing Texas into four or
more States.
Discussion has developed the fact that Thad
Stevens aud other Radical members of the House
will oppose Sherman's bill admitting Alabama.
In the House, Mr Rutler introduced a bil
amendatory to National Ranks, which was refer
red to the Committee of Ranking and Currencv
It provides, among other things, that every stock
holder may vote, according to the number of
shares he holds, in a certain proportion specified
in the bill.
Ffty thousand dollars were appropriated, to be
expended by the Secretary ot tetate, to -relieve
and bring home American citizens abroad, ar
rested and subsequently released. Passed, 114
to 29.
9 A bill was introduced, increasing revolutionary
and war of 1S12 pensions. It appropriates two
millions. Washburn, of Illinois, opposed the
bill, contending that a hundred and seventy-two
millions would be expended under its operation
The bill passed.
Feb. 19. The Senate Judiciary Committee
reported in favor of indefinite postponement of
Sumner and Drake's Supplemental Reconstruc
tion bill. The Committee has amended the
House Supplemental bill making a majority ne
ccssary to ratify the constitutions.
Senator W ilson introduced a bill to restore
Alabama to the Union.
A bill was introduced
Holden's disabilities.
removing
Governor
Washington
Items.
The U. S. Supreme Court on the 17th over
ruled the motion heretofore made, to dismiss the
appeal in the McCardle case for want of juris
diction. The case therefore will come up for
argument on its merits, as previously arranged,
on the hrst Monday of 31areh.
The order discontinuing the Freodman's
Rureau in Maryland. Tennessee and Kentucky
went, into effect on Saturday. Happy States !
The House reconstruction committee have
decided .to reprrt a bill removing the political
disabilities of W. W. llolden, C. J. Rogers, W.
Smith, Alfred Dockery, Rufus Rarringer and V
C. Rarringer, of N. C. i.
A here seems to be no doubt that the appoint
ment of minister to Kngleud has been tendered
to Gen. George R. McClellan, but nothing defi
nite has yet been heard from him as to his ac
ceptauce. rlhe resignation of Mr Adams, it has
been ascertained from an offic ial source takes place
in -pru.
Mr Stevens opposes any special legislation re
garding the tidmissiou of Alabama asa State. If
anything is necessary it might as well be at whole
sale let them all in at once.
The New Orleans Picayune thinks there will
be comparatively little cotton planted this year in
Louisiana.
GARDEN SEEDS.
Garden Seeds of every description, for sale, Whole
sale and Retail, at the Corner Drug Store.
Feb 17, 1868. J. II. McADEN.
BOOTS AND SHOES
At 5 Per Cent Profit.
I am now offering mj Stock of BOOTS & SHOES at
5 per cent profit, to make room for my Spring Stock.
All who are in want of anything in my line would
do well to call before buying.
1 am grateful for past favors, and hope by strict
attention to business, to merit a continuance of the
same. 411 Goods warranted as represented!
Don't mistake the place Sign of the Golden Boot.
S..B. MEACI1AM,
Next door to Johnson & Elliott's New 'Book Store.
N. B To wholesale buyers, great inducements.
Feb, 17, 18S.
H.S-r
Snpreme Court ttf G. i
rOpuioos have been delivered as follows
I By Peajfwn, C. J. In State vs Ludwick,
from Rowan, no error. In Tnrley ysl Nowell, in
equity; from Cleavelanfl, decree for plaintiff Iri
Cobb vs. Lackey, in equity, from Cleaveland,
directing a reference. In State.vs Owen, from
Gaston, no error judgment affirmed. '
Ry Rattle, J.--In State vs. Lindsey, from
CaldwelL judjrment reversed, venire de novo. In
Gaithervs. Gibson, from Caldwell, judgment re-
vereed and venire de novo, -In Dearer ys. Keith,
from Madison, writ to be quashed.;: In Maxwell
vs. Brajer, from Henderson, affirmed, writ to be
quashed. "
By Reade," J. In State vs. Leake, froni Rich
mond, ho error. In State vs. Cook, from Mc
Dowell, no error. In State vs. Buckner, from
Buncombe, no error. , In State ex rel. Hoke vs.
Mesraltrard, from Lincoln, in equity, referred to
the Master to correct report. In Francis vs.
Hardin,' in equity, from Cleaveland, bill dismissed
with costs. ' '
Plato Durham of Cleaveland county, and Cal
vin H. Koonce, of Jones county, were licensed
to practice law in all the Court.
Fatal Casualty to U. S. Officers.
Secretary Welles, has received despatches an
nouncing the mournful intelligence that Rear
Admiral Henry II. Bell, of the Asiatic squadron,
together with Lieutenant Commander John.
Henry Reed and ten of the crew of the flagship
Hartford, had been drowned at the mouth of the
Osaka river, on the 11th of January. The
mouth of the river had been closed by a dreadful
gale. The Admiral had been waiting several
days to cross, and finally started, accompanied by
flag Lieutenant Reed and thirteen men from the
Hartford, to go to Osaka; but while crossing the
bar, the boat capsized, drowning all but three
sailors. Tbe bodies have been recovered and
buried near the mouth of the Osaka river. The
remains of the Admiral and Commander Reed
will be brought to this country.
, Rear Admiral Bell 'entered the naval service
in 1823. He was born in North Carolina, and
was appointed from that State. At the time of
his death he was in his 63d year. He leaves a
wife and one son, both of whom are now in Heidle
burg, Germany. The Admiral commanded the
' Gramnus" in 1828 and 1829 in the operations
against the pirates on the coast of Cuba. In
1837, during the Seminole war, he garrisoned
Fort Clinch for six months with a party of sail
ors and marines. Iu November, 185C, he par
ticipated in the attack, capture, and destruction
of the Barrier Forts, near Canton, China. Dur
ing the late war he was particularly active. He
was at the passage of the forts below New Or
leans and at the capture of that city. He was
also in command of one of the gunboats that
pissed the Vicksbnrg batteries. He was" always
second iu command to Admiral Farragut, - and
whenever that officer was absent he would be
placed in command of the squadron. In July,
1866, he was placed in his present commission,
and at once sailed in the flagship Hartford to as
sume command of the Asiatic squadron. He had
served nearly forty-five years iu the service with
great honor to himself.
Marvin's Fire Proof Safes,
Bit EM, BllOWN & CO., Agents,
At the Hardware Store, Oates' Building.
Sinclair's Corn and Seed Planters,
BREM, BROWX & CO., Agents,
At Hardware Store, Oat est Building.
February 17, 1808 2w
CHARLOTTE HOTEL,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
This first class and well known House, formerly
kept hy Aliij.'J. Js. KMtli, having hcen recently re
puired and refurnished in every department, is now
open and ready to receive guests
The Table is unsurpassed, and in point of conve
nienee and comfort the House is not excelled hy any
in the City. - W. W. II AKT,
February 17, 18G8. Proprietor
FAMILY GROCERIES.
I have on hand, and am constantly receiving,
general assortment of Groceries, such as Sugar, Tea,
Ootfee, Molasses, Cheese, Flour, Bacon, Corn, Meal,
and everything else in the Grocery line
I will sellas cheap as any house in Charlotte, ami
respectfully request persons wishing to buy to give
me a call.
I deliver, within the limits of the City, all Gro
ceries bought at my Store.
A good lot of Castings and Hollow-Ware for sale
Tin Ware.
ALso, a good assortment of Tin Ware kept con
stantly on hand, at wholesale and retail.
Hoofing, Guttering, Repairing, &c, done at the
shortest notice. A. BERRYHILL,
Feb 1j, 1838. Under Mansion House.
H. M. Phelps' Two Stores,
Opposite the Court Howe .
DRY GOODS' STORE & GROCERY STORE.
The subscriber would remind the public that he is
now dealing iu Groceries as well as Dry Goods, and
lias separate apartments lor each branch of business.
In his Dry Goods Store he keeps a general assort
ment ot goods tor Gentlemen and Ladies wear in
fact, anything in that line that may be needed by
purchasers. -
The Grocery Store is well stocked with supplies of
every description, rnces will be made to suit the
times.
Js!- He returns his thanks for the patronage here
totore bestowed, anu promises to use every exertion
io. give saustaction in the tuturc.
H. aM. PHELPS,
Feb 17, 18G8. . Opposite the Court House
Just Received at S. Grose & Co's,
A fine lot of English Dairy Cheese: also, good State
(.lieese, iSorthei n Buckwheat, ftew Orleans Molasses,
Extra C Sugar, Raisins. Currants, Pickles in Barrels,
together with every thing found in a first class Gro
cery, tore. Call and see us before buying.
S. GROSE k CO.,
Feb 10, 1808. Nearly opposite the Post Office,
SEWING MACHINES.
There are certain points connected with the pur
chase of a Sewing Machine which every purchaser
should know. Always select a Machine which will
give a perfect and durable stitch. For family use
select one that will do stitching on the finest Linen
Cambric or Tar lion to the heaviest Jeans or Cassi-
meres. Select one that is not complicated easily
managed. One that will do the most and the greatest
variety of work is always the best. Above all, select
one where the proprietors and agents guarantee to
keep it in repair and warrant it to do all that any
other Sewing Machine in the world will do, and in
addition make a perfect button-hole do all sorts of
gathering, felling, tucting, hemming and embroider
ing dge. This Machine can oily be had of
AI SINCLAIR.
Agent for the. American and Button-hole Sewing Ma
' chine Company, Charlotte, N. C.
Every Machine warranted. ' '
February 10, 1868.
Dissolution.
The co-partnerahip heretofore existinr under the
firm of A. Aschkinass & Co., is dissolved by mutual
consent. Mr Jas. H. Henderson will continue the
business at the old stand. January, 1868." . ' - ,
A. ASCHKXNASS
Feb 10, 1868.
J. H. HENDERSON.
'fk Coffering Abroad.
A TOrrcsjporrdetit Writing from Tunis giVes a
sad account of tbe Buffering at that point. Fam
ine of the most direful description is decimating
the population, owing to a drought and a failure
of the crops for the last three years. The Aral
are dying by thousands from cold and starvation.
In Tunis alone, eight thousand have died in two
months. Tbe streets are full of orphans from
three to eight years old, naked and starving, eat.
lng the offal they find. To add to the Buffering
thej winter there is , one of unusual severity.
Mothers abandon their children, or sell them to
Europeans for less than a shilling. Private
charity i can- do but little, and. the embarrassed
government not much more. '.
In our own" country the suffering and want
is unparalleled; but we see from the accounts
published concerning foreign countries, that our
condition is not half so bad as that of the people
in other land. The whole world seems passing
through a terrible crisis. War, pestilence aud
famine have made hecatombs of victims within
the past five years, and still the fearful work
go9s,0 - ........ .. -,
HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO.,
Have a good supply of Pacific and Peruvian Guann,
a top dressing for wheat, and is highly recommended.
Farmers give it a trial.
Plastering Clover Fields.
.Such fields as are already set in Clover should liar
one bushel of Plaster per acre broad casted over the:ii
as early as possible. Call and get a supply from
HUTCHISON, BUUROUCllS & CO.
Lime! Lime!! Lime!!!
Weekly supplies of fresh Lime received and for
sale by U HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO.
Calcined Plaster and Cement,
Always on hand and for sale by
HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO.
Nails! Nails!! Nails!!!
We are Agents for the sale of the High Shoxl
Nails. The Company having recently improved ihcir
machinery, they now ofler to the public an articl
that will compare favorably with the best of North
ern brands. Call and examine for yourselves.
HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO.
Well Fixtures and Straw Cutlers for sale bj
HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO.
February 17, 1808.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as Executors on the estate of
Sarah B. Cheek, dee'd, the undersigned hereby no
tify all persons indebted to said estate to come for
ward and make immediate settlement, and thoo
having claims aguiust said estate must present them
within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
SAMUEL S. MARKS,
STEPHEN F. MARKS,
February 17, 180S Sw$3p I Executors.
Bank Notes.
Highest market price paid for Southern Bank
Notes at the Banking House of
THUS. W. DEWEY & CO.
Revenue Stamps,
For sale at the Banking House of
THOS. W. DEWEY & CO.
Deposits
Received and interest allowed at the Banking House
of THOS. W. DEWEY & CO.
Drafts on New York,
For sale in sums to suit at par, at the Banking Ilouao
of
TIIOS. W. DEWEY &. CO.
Gold and Silver Coin
Bought and sold at the Banking House of
TIIOS W. DEWEY & CO.
THOS. W. DEWEY & CO.,
Bankers and Brokers,
CHARLOTTE, X. V.
Hours of Jbusincss to suit dealers and customers,
February 17, 1808.
Great Reduction in the Price of
At J. KUCK & CO'S.,
Trade Street, CHARLOTTE, X. C. t
(Stenhouse, Macaulay & Co's Old Stand.)
We take great pleasure in informing our friend,
and the public generally, that we have just receded
a choice and well selected stock of
Family Supplies,
Which jve propose to dispose of at remarkably low
prices.
We have ne w in store, and are constantly receiv
ing, the very finest brands of Sugars, Coffees, Teitf,
Bacon, Lard, Butter, Flour, Meal, Molasses, Cheene,
Crackers, Candles, Soap, Spices, Candies, Boots,
Shoes, Yarn, and in fact everything kept in a first
class Family Grocery Establishment.
Our friends are invited to call and examine our
stock, as we are determined to sell as low as the
lowest, as we sell and buy for cash.
Give us a call and you shall not be disappointed,
February 17, 1848. KUCK & CO.
TO MY FRIENDS.
I take pleasure in informing my friends of tlii
vicinity, and especially those of the 11th North
Carolina Regiment and Mcllac's Brigade, that 1 ruay
be found at the establishment of Messrs. J. KUCK
& CO., on Trade street, late Stinhoiisc, Macmilay
& CVs old stand, ready and willing to show and sell
them goods cheaper than any house iu the city,
we buy exclusively for cash.
Give me a call is ail that I ask.
. Feb 17, 1808. ... . W. L. GRIEIt.
: At the Drug Store of
DR. JAS. N. BUTT,
(Corner Trade and College Street,)
You enn get Sulphur, Salts, Cream of Tartar, Calo.
niel, Jalap, Blue Pills. Magnesia, Senna, Manna, Aloes,
Rheubarb, Castor Oil, Indigo, Madder, Blue Stone,
Copperas and Logwood, Laudanum, Paregoric. Pep
permint, Pain Killer, Mustang Liniment, Cattle aud
Horse Powders, Ayer's Pills, Sarsaparilla. Cbcrr
Pectoral and Ague Cure, Wright's ami McLaur't
Pills, Cosrar's Spanish Mixture, Hosteller's, Baker'-,
German and Plantation Bitters, Sozodont, Hair Dye,
Katbairoa, Wixtar's Balsom. Essence Ginger, Bate
man's Drops, Godfrey's Cordial, British Oil. Harlin
Oil, Vermifuges, Juniper Tar and Glycerol of Hypo
phosphites for Consumption, try them; Trusses. .U
domenal Supporters, &o, Kerosene Lamps and Lan
terns, Fine Chewing and. Smoking Tobacco. Cigar.
Ink, Taper, Envelopes, Blank Books, White Lead,
Zinc, Lindseed Oil, Turpentine, Varnishes, Frcneb
Window Glass, &c. ,
Do nA forget our fine Kerosene Oil, unsurpassed
Feb 17, 1808. . Dr. JAS. X. BUTT,
Something New at Old West-Green
FRUIT TREES.
The proprietor, C. P. Mexdekhali. has a choice
lot of well grown FRUIT TREES for sale, cultiva
ted expressly for himself, the old war stock having
recently been disposed of to another new Nursery-,
man. We also have a large and handsome lot of
Evergreens, Rosea, Greenhouse Plants, Shrubbery
Ac. Prices as moderate as can be found any where
South. -
Send yonx orders te Mr S. J. Thurlev. late Gar
dener to Westbrook & McndcnhalL Greensboro': or
to B. G. Graham, President of the Fanners A Me
chanic's Store, Charlotte, N. C, and immediate at
tention will he given. ;
Ureensfeoro', N. C, Feb. 17, 1808. Sw