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W3I J YATES EnTTOR AND PROPREITOR. Terms of Subscription Tunti Dollars, in advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1868. SIXTEENTH VOLUME N UMBER 823. THE "Western Democrat PCBLISIIED BY WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. Term9 Tbree Dollars per annum in advance. o Advertisements will be inserted at reasonable rates, or in accordance with contract. Obituary notices of over five lines In length will be charged for at advertising rates. CHARLOTTE HOTEL, CHARLOTTE, X. C. This first class and well known House, formerly kept by Mnj. J. 1J. KEKU, Laving been recently re paired and refurnished in every department, is now (i on arid ready to receiTC guests "The Table id uusurpafscd, and in point of conve n"rcf and comfort the House is not excelled by any iatherity. W. W. IIAuT, February 17, 18G8. Proprietor. Robert Gibbon, BL D., PHYSICIAN" AND SURGEON, Tryun Sheet, Cuulotte, Ar. 6'., ORicc and Residence, one door south old State Bank, (formerly Win. Johnston's residence). Jan 1, 1808. y J. P. McCombs, M. D., OrTrs his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and yurroundiug country. All calls, both niiriit and day, promptly attended to. Ollice No. H Granite Itow, up stairs, opposite the Maii.-ion HotiHe. January 27, 1SC8. DENTISTRY. Dr. B. S. Traywick, (Ojjiee in Brick Building vest of Charlotte Hotel,) Is prepared to do nil work in the line of his Profes hiou. Ho gnu ran: ees yati.M'aetion in every respect lit- !:as hud thirteen years practice. May 1, IVV-i y A. W. ALEXANDER, Surgeon Dentist, CJlAKI.OTTi:, C. ((Mice in the BrauUy Bi:;lJiti;, opposite the Charlotte Hotel.) Ttfi. Can be consulted oa Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Tiiuid ay s an I Fridays. Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, X. C, Ha on hand a large and well selected stock of PURR Hlil'tiS. Ciieuiicais. Patent Medicines, Family Medi-c-iii'-.-. I'airits. ):Is, Vara iAi , I've St nil's, Fancy ami Toilet Articles, which he is determined to sell at the very lowest prices. May lit), 1607. THE DRUG STORE OK Kilgore & Cureton lias bien removed to the Store in Granite Row, next to tiie Express Oflice. A large assortment of Fresh Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Dye .Stuff's, Perfumery, &c, will be found at this new establishment, and will be told at as low prices as any other house. li. F. KILO ORE. M. D. Jan G, 18G8. T. K. CURETOX, M. D. FAMILY GROCERIES. I have on hand, and am constantly receiving, a general assortment of Groceries, such as Sugar, Tea, Col'Ve, Mulasses, I'heese, Flour, Racou, Corn, Meal, and vveryihing else in the Grocery line 1 will ell as cheap as any house in Charlotte, and respectfully rejiie persons wishing to buy to give lue a call. I deliver, within the limits of the City, all Gro ceries liu!it at my Store. A goovl lot of Castings and Hollow-Ware for sale. A. P.ERRVHILL, Feb 17, 1SG8. Under Mansion House. A. HALES, Watchmaker v and Jeweler, Xext Door to the Mansion House, Charlotte, N. C. If your Watch needs Repairing, Don't get mad and go to swearing; Just take it into H ALES' shop. He will fix it so it will not stop. He warrants his work all for a year. When it is used w ith proper care. He will do it as low as it can be done, And do it so well it's sure to run. January 1, l8t8. y Charlotte Female Institute, CHARLOTTE, N. C. The present session opened on Tuesday the 1st of October, and will continue until J'.tnh June, 18oS. OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS: Rev. R. Rurwell. Principal and Instructor in Men tal and Moral Philosophy and Mathematics. Jno. 1). Rurwell. A. M., Ciiemestry, Natural Phi losophy and Ancient Languages. Mr. M. A. Rurwell, English branches and Super intendent Social duties. Prof A. Haumann. Vocal and Instrumental Music. Prof. R. E. Piguet, Draw ing, Painting and Modern Languages. Miss Mary Batte, English Branches and French. Mrs Sally C. White. English Branches. Miss Mary F. Peniek. Music on Piano and Guitar. Miss Ella R. Carson, Music on Piano. Terms as heretofore. For Circular and Catalogue containing full particulars address. Rev. R. RURWELL & SON, Charlotte, N. C. September 23, 18G7. NEW ARRIVALS At J. Kuck & Co's Grocery Store 3,000 is'l'N,UV'' XTA,S 1,.K Pounds Baltimore Bacon, 2") Sacks of Rio Cotl'ee. 50 Sacks Salt, common to fine, 50 Boxes of superior Star Candles, 6 Tierces of Sugar Cured Hams, 2-r Barrels of Sugar, all grades, 10 Hogsheads of Molasses, 10 Barrels of Svrup. March 30, 180,8. At j. KUCK & CO S. Western Division, W., C. & Rutherford R. R On and after Thursday, 32 st of October, 1867, the Passenger Train on this Division will run tri-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. GOING WEST: Leave Charlotte, 8:00 a. m. " Lincolnton, Arrive at Cherrvville, 10:45 " 11:30 " GOING EAST: Leave Cherryville, 12:30 p. m. " Lincolnton, 1:30 Arrive at Charlotte. 4:00 Oct. 28, 1867 B. S. GUTON, Eng. & Snp't. J A Tradesman's Card, or Token. A coin, apparently of copper or nickel, about the size ot'an ordinary Spanish silver twelve and a half cent piece, was passed as money a lew dajs ago at Davidson College. On the obverse, in the center, are the letter. I. O. U., with a star over each; beneath them, are the figures 121c. (I owe you twelve and a half cents). Around the border, above the letters, is the name It. . Russel, with stars to complete the circle. On the reverse, in the center, is an Eagle with wings outspread, trampling upon a serpent writh ing in its talons, and underneath the date 1837. Query. With regard to the eagle and serpent, whether they refer to Gen. Jackson's war upon the old United States Bank, just before ? Who can toll where it came from t E. F. II. McLEOD & STEELE, Have just received the handsomest stock of Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, HATS AND CAPS. YANKEE NOTIONS, Hosiery, Gloves, Gent's Furnishing Woods, Ladies and Misses' Bonnets and Hats, trimmed and untrini med; Bonnet Ribbon, French Flowers, Dress Trim mings, &c, &.c, they have ever offered in this market. Dress Goods. We have a beautiful assortment many of the most desirable styles of the season. We feel assured in saying they are not excelled either in style or price ly any in the market. White Goods. We have a full line. Marseilles and Alandale Quilts. Linen and Cotton Sheetings, Pillow Caseings, Piques, Percals, Linen Duck, &c. French Cloths and Cassi mcres, Marseilles and Silk Vesting, Rock Island Cas aimeres and Jeans at Factory prices. Hardware and Crockery, A general assortment. We respectfully ask our friends and customers to call and examine our stock, hear prices, &c. Lcfore buying. Many thanks to our friends and customers for the liberal patronage bestowed on us heretofore, and we a?k the continuance of the same. April 27, 18G8. McLEOD & STEELE. $20,000 WORTH OP GOODS, Are now offered to the public at Springs' Coiner. These goods are bound to sell themselves by reason of their adaptation to this market. EXCELLENCY, BEAUTY, NEATNESS, CHEAPNESS' In every variety and style of Dry Goods, I am prepared to suit all customers. In Notions, Millinery and Dress Trimmings, I offer the most attractive inducements. THE VERY LATEST STYLES Are always found at Springs' Corner, and polite ami attentive Salesmen are in readiness for the GREAT RUSH of customers which the inducements 1 offer must bring. s! Call early and satisfy yourselves. April liO, 1SG8. A. SINCLAIR. DRESS MAKING AND MILLINERY, In all their brandies, at Springs' Corner. April liO. 1SC-S. A. SINCLAIR. Bank Notes. Highest market price paid for Southern Bank Notes at the Banking House of TIIOS. W. DEWEY & CO. Revenue Stamps, For sale at the Banking House of TIIOS. W. DEWEY & CO. Deposits Received and interest allowed at the Banking IToufc of TIIOS. W. DEWEY & CO. Gold and Silver Coin Bought and sold at the Banking House of THOS. W. DEWEY & CO. THOS. W. DEWEY & CO., Bankers and Brokers, CHARLOTTE, X. C. Hours of business to suit dealers and customers. February 17, 1808. BOOKS AND STATIONERY, At TiihJy t Bio's Brook Store, near Scarrs Drug Store, Charlotte, X. C. Bingham's English and Latin Grammars. Mitchell's and Cornell's series of Geographies. Sterling's series of Books Davies' series of Algebras and Arithmetics, with Keys. Emerson's series of Arithmetics. Quockenboss' series of School Books. Botanies of various kinds "Brick"' Pomcroy's Books Sense and Nonsense. St. Elmo another lot of that popular Book just in. Surry of Eagles Nest, a few left, call and get one. Four Years in the Saddle by. Harry Gilmor. Stationery. A large lot of Paper, Envelopes, Ink, Tens and Holders, and in fact everything usually found at a first class Stationery House. Music. We are Agents for a large Music House, and can furnish any piece of music published in the United States at publishers price, by giving us six day9 time. Wrapping Paper, 1x28 for Sl.tlU per Ream and Paper half that size for 'JO cents. Rags ! Rags ! ! 100.000 pounds of clean Cotton and Linen Rags wanted, for which the highest price in money will be paid T1DDY & BRO.. March 1G, 1SG8. At "the New Book Store." Concord Mills. Having opened a House in Charlotte, near the i I'ust Office, for the Fale of our own manufactured goods, we invite the attention of merchants and S others to our YARNS. SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGS. OSNARERGS, CARPET CHAIN, STOCKING i YARNS. &c, &c. tfif Cotton taken in exchange for Goods. We sell low for Cash. j. Mcdonald & sons, August 12, 1867. Concord, N. C. Cleaveland Mineral Springs, Situated in Cleaveland county, N. C, on the line of the Wilmington. Charlotte Jt Rutherford Railroad, will be open for visitors on the 1st of June. Waters Chalybeate, Red and White Sulphur. Charges per day, - - $ 3 00 " week, - - 18 00 " " month, - . CO 00 Children under 7 years, and servants, half rates.. For further particulars address the Proprietors, April 13, 168 3m enemy, i. FOB Till CHARLOTTE DEMOCRAT. The Ravages of Time. Jehovah Decked with His Almighty hand, Time leaped from out eternity's wide breast, And stretched abroad his desolating wand From orient gleam to where the sunbeams rest. Nipping youth's beauty with the frost of years And dashing pleasure's cheek with briny tears. The mightiest men at Time's fell-touch expire, Strong temples high before its stridings cow'r; The sappy oak dries by its scathing fire, And lifeless lies the victim of its pow'r Leaflets and branchless sinking to decay As stones by water drops are wtrn away. Empires are crushed by its relentless hands, Great minds in age return to infancy, Huge projects cast upnn its crumbling sands Are hurried downward to oblivion's sea; And countless hosts from every age aud clime Fill death's dark caverns with the wrecks of Time. The past, though pregnant with the robber's spoil, Still opens wide to swallow up decay, And Time, with thrifty hand rewards her toil 15y stealing all our hopes and joys away; While to her depths our youth, our all, is cast, Still, still remembered, though forever past. Charlotte, June, 1SG3. J. C. B. Sea Shad and Drum Fish, A fine lot just received by hammond & Mclaughlin. Blasting Powder. KEGS liLASTLNG POWDER, for sale by MILLER & BLACK. May 2o, 18u. j Just Received, At the New Book Store, Dana's Muck Manual fori Farmers. TIDDY & BRO. Behind the Scenes, By Mrs. E- Ktckiey, with portrait of author, at the New Book Store of TIDDY & BRO. ! May IStjS. Local Agents and Canvassers WANTED! For a first class Life Insurance Company, in every County and Town in the State. Aflords better re muneration than most other Companies. Address Box 9o P. O , Wilimngion, N. C. f..v II. 'v,;p i,ri SMITHS' SHOE STORE. Our Spring Stock OF Ladies' Boots and Shoes, Gentlemen's Boots and Shoes, Men's Boots and Shoes, Women's Boots and Shoes, Misses' Boots and Shoes, Boys' Boots and Shoes, and Childrcns' Boots and Shoes Of every variety and style is now complete, At Lower Prices Than ever before ottered in this country. Try tV? market if you must ; but give us a call before yci tiny. We defy competition, and warrant every arti cle as represented. Come and see us. B R. SMITH & CO, March 23, 1SC8. Next to Dewey's Bank Davenport Female College, LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA. Fall Session opens June 20, 18C8. For Circular, address Rev. SAMUEL LANDER, A. M., May 18, 1SG8 pd. President Blacksmithing and Wood Work. The undersigned arc carrying on the Blacksmith ing business at the old stand of Charles Wilson near the Grave Yard. Horse-Shoeing and all kinds of Iron Work done in the best manner at short notice, on reasonable terms. CHARLES WILSON, WM. ROSS. I will attend to any Wood Work that may be de sired. CIIAS. WILSON. May 11, I8G8 3m WHEAT ! Wheat Wanted. The highest cash price will be paid for good Wheat, in any quantity, by May 18, 1S68. J. Y. BRYCE & CO. SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS. H - TVX - 3? XX 23LIS, Opposite the Court Iloune,) Is now receiving a general assortment of Dry Goods, Selected at the North expressly for this market, which will be sold at as lair prices us can be ob tained anywhere. His assortment of Ladies' Dress Goods Comprise m:ny new styles and patterns. The ladies are respectfully invited to call and examine the new fashions. Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, Ot every description and quality, ui Jow prices. Ready-made Clothing For Summer wear at reduced figures. Give me a call and I will give satisfaction in goods and prices II M. THE LPS, -May 11, 1863. Opposite the Court House. Second Arrival of Millinery. RECElVJiD PUR EXPRESS, A handsome assortment of Bonnets, Hats, Ribbons and Flowers. Another arrival of Dress Goods. Second invoice of Silk Saques A new supply of those handsome AVindow Curtains. May 2"), ISoS. B. KOOPMANX. TAX NOTICE The Tax Lists for the City of Charlotte for the year 1808 have been placed in the hands of the Tax Collector for collection. As the City is in need of money to carry on work on the streets, and to meet balance of a debt due for purchase of Fire Engine, a DISCOUNT OF FIVE PER CENT will be allowed to all who make their payments before the FIRST DAY OF JULY, 1808. By order of the Board of Aldermen. THOS. W. DEWEY, May 25, 18G8 3w City Clerk and Treasurer. Omce N. C. Railroad Company, Comtasy SHors, N. C, May 28th, 1868. Visitors to commencements of Colleges or Schools on the line or withiu reach of the Road will be passed to and from for one fare. Tickets must be purchased from Station Agents, Conductors collect fuU fare from all. JAMES ANDERSON, June 1. 1868 lm- Superintendent. From the AshevilleNews. The Grape. As this noble fruit is becoming an object of special attention m tuanyolthe States, 1 deem it yioper to give part oi luy owu experience in at feuiptiug to cultivate the vine, as well as fifty years acquaintance with it. In the Autumn of the year 1803 1 saw, for the first time, two cultivated varieties of native grapes, one of which was called the "Black" and tne other the "White English urape." It was iio years alter this that 1 Lamed that both ol these were native American grapes the very urst that ever had been iound, ot good quality. ui the iNorthern division oi the continent aud &at they were known, now, by the respective uuuies ot "lssabella" and "Bland." I, also, at (he same time, learned this further fact, to wit : that in the years 1814 and 1815 two other varie- UCa orgod grapes were found one in Wairen ounty, Ga., the other in Buncombe County, JN. C, aud that one of these was known by the name ot k,llernermout aud the other by that oi Catawba." 1 also learned, that there was an eicelleut native grape of the Muscadine species it Eastern JN. Carolina, but on inquiring alter its history all that related to origin ran into the iog, and all knowledge from whence it sprung was merely presumptive evidence, to wit: its name, "tecuppauong," aud hence the river of that name is presumed to have had its margin decked by its original vine. '1 here now seems to have been a long pause before theie were any further valuable acquisi tions contributed to the small list of good native grapes, and there was nothing further contribu ted, until .Nicholas Longworth, of Cincinnatti, gave impetus to further new discoveries; after which the names of new native Grapes followed each other in such quick succession as to suggest a shoi t, but comprehensive name, aud call them ' iegiou.'' At the present time the catalogue oi native graphs numbers some hundreds, varying in qu..iiy , as good, better, best. My own experience with the Grape, for the iusi ioity-tour years, has been confiued, nearly ex clusively, to the Isabella and Catawba, aud I am constrained to say that neither of these G rape can give employment to iudustry, where planted in our humid valleys, that will pay. Of receut years i have experimented with new varieties, aud learned suihexout to know that grape culture, wneu conducted in a low humid vaiiey is a dan gerous experiment. xNotwitiistauduig, I am a firm believer in grape husbandry, as a profitable branch of industry, but it Win be where the vines are planted high up on the warm sunny slopes of the mountains, aud where the rains, when they fall, will p.iss im mediately irom their roois, and before they become Water-gorged. These are facts that I know to be so, and one of my neighbors has planted a Vineyard iu Isa bellas, at my suggestion, aud it has uot, and will not iuii, any ear la producing sound Grapes, iree lrom rot or disease oi any kind. Jbacii jea siUee 18-4 1 have had Isabella vines growing in oui nuia ai.cy, and what has been the result . lut one sm0ie vine has ever produced a peri'eet ly sound bunch of Giapes; and tins one viue ie uitwiued amongst the limbs of a Balm tree, nor has it lailed of a heavy load of grapes in 4U years 'ihe laet is, 1 am now employed grafting the roots of my Isabellas aud Catawbas with more hardy varieties, and that have shown no disposi tion to rot. Ail my other varieties i shall grait, as 1 have no pat.euee to be ever working aud get iu return no iiuit. But the Balm-oi-Gilleau tree 1 W ho wishes to advance a theory, and ac count for the cause of its leaves preserving the Grape lrom rot ' 'ihat the laet is so 1 have this iunher testimony : A lew weeks back 1 spent a liight with my worthy lriend, t ol. Cathey, oi "l orksot 1'igeon, aud 1 named to him my pro lific Isabella vine on the Balm tree; when the Col remarked: ''Ihat reminds me of an incident that transpired in my boyhood, when my mother planted a small Balm bush in a rich spot where a large quantity of manure had concentrated, and an Isabella grape vine at its root; and tte consequence was, the vine intertwined itseit amongst the limbs of the Balm, aud in height kept equal pace until the top stood 80 iect above the root, and the vine, each year yielding a heavy crop of delicious Grapes. Ihe last year that it iruited it was in the moi.th of August, when there Was at least 30 bushels of grapes on the vine, just beginning to blush into niutuiiiy, when the top oi the tree was heard to snap, and it ieiJ, carrying the vine, the Grapes aud ail the lower limbs; both limbs, vine and grappa reached the ground below, making cue vast pile of ruin, and leaving the trunk of the tree a tall bare sliaft. 1 alterwards untangled the vine, and trained it on a loug scafioid, but it never more bore sound grapes. ' SiLAS AlcDoWELL. ir rauklin, N.O., May 19th, 18G8. LOOK AT BUXBAUM & LANG'S Calicoes, Spring DeLaines, Lawns, Alpaecas, Bleached Domestics, Unbleached, Sheeting and Tillow Casing, Jaconets, Swiss Muslin, Nainsooks, Hoopskirts, 10 to 15 centB. 18 to 2-3 cents. 15 to 40 cents. 80 to 40 cents. 10 to 25 cents. 9 to 20 cents. 85 to CO cents. 25 to 75 cents. 25 to 50 cents. SO to 50 cents. 60 cents to $2.50. Corsets, 75 cents to SI 50. Lace Cuffs & Collars in setts, 25 ctnls to $3-00- Pocket Handkerchiefs, 10 to , j cents. Stockings, 15 to 00 cents. Gloves, 10 cents to $1-75. Parasols, $1.00to$3.U0 In addition to the articles above enumerated we have on hand & fine variety of Dress Goods and Silks, Furnishing Goods and Embroidery Millinery in all its branches; Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Ready-made Clothing, Satinets and Cassimeres, Doe skins and Broadcloths, Bock Island Jeans and Cas simeres at Factory prices. Our standing in this city and the adjoining counties as first-class merchants will be a sufficient guarantee that we intend to uphold our reputation for FAIR DEALING, and lor selling as LOW as any merchant in this City. Corner Store under Mansion House. BUXBAUM Sl LANG. Captain C. IT. ELMS is with the aboTe House, and he hopes that his friends of "Auld Lang Syne" will not forgt him, but will continue to favor him in his new position. June 1, 1863- Eastern North Carolina. Correspondence of the Raleigh Register. Edenton, N. C, May 21; 18C8. The Blackwater river is important to my series oi letters, only as a gate-way to jNorth Carolina. It rises in the vicinity of Petersburg, Virginia. It crosses the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad 37 miles from Norfolk, Virginia, at a little vil lage called Franklin, in Southampton county, V irginia. Here the river first becomes navipible. A very accommodating boat is run on altern ate days the Elk, Captain Freeman. This boat leaves Franklin at 8 A. 31., on the arrival of the Express train from Norfolk, and it arrives from Plymouth and Edenton about the same hour next morning, so as to connect with the down train to Norfolk. A passenger who leaves Baltimore at 5 P. M., finds himself, after being well slept and well ! re.-.tt-ipted, on the Bay (Chesapeake), bn the Blackwater boat by half past eight next morn ing, and on the Albemarle Sound by 5 P. 31. A shad swimming in the same sound, at 12 31., stands the chance of finding himself packed in a box of ice, on the wharf at Edenton. by 5 P. 31. at Portsmouth by 12 31., next day. and next morning on the breakfast table at the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. The Constitution of North Carolina should be so amended as to strike out the words "Rip Van Winkle." The Blackwater runs through the Dismal Swamp, therefore, but one thing can be said of the scenery. It is right and left, an intermin able swamp growth reeds cover the surface and tall Cypresses with hanging moss abound, as far as the eye can reach, which is no great distance, not over one hundred yards from the waters dge, so dense is the ft Test. A man turned ioose out of sight of the river, in the swamp, had as well cultivate a set of claws and turn alligator, for he would never get back to civilization again. It is impassible for a footman. A few miles from Franklin where the Notto way, Blackwater and 3Ieherrin join, the corners of four counties come very near together. They would join but for the impassable water which commands -thus far shalt thru come and no farther." These counties are Gates and Hert ford, in North Carolina, and Nottoway and South nmpfou in Virginia. Virginia must excuse me for putting North Cnrolina first in this enumera tion, but. really. North Carolina is the most im portant, for it is the nearest out of debt, and this, in North Carolina, is now regarded the rank and rrade of superiority. The Blackwater river is narrow but deep. It is not wide enough to allow either of these boats to turn around in the channel without great caro. !ut it is rloop enough to float any cargo which boats of their size arc likely ever to pile on.. nd at many ponts where the river makes a sudden bend the boat has to move around with irreat care, the channel is so narrow. Still, trips ire made regularly, and few, if any, accidents over occur. The,-. -T:sts l in'd of pqnittor sovereignty in this region. The swamps are well supplied with cypress, or ced.T, yet. although the land is held ;s property, and registered in courts, the owners cannot get over their premises, for the swamps: so intruders take advantage of hidincr places and shoot into the swamps, cut down the cypress, make it into shingles and come out with a canoe full for sale. It would be as unsafe to follow the riirue into the swamp as to follow a snake into his hole. Leaving the Blackwater and the Nottoway ns Virginia rivers. I hail the Chowan. It is a wide and beautiful river, very deep and very large. Here the Ella spreads herself, after release from the narrow banks of the upper streams. She seems to realize it ; she goes faster and cares less for banks. i Before the Chowan enters Albemarle Sound, j it is some five miles wide, and is capable of bear ing any vessel that comes along. j Many of the rivers of the country east of the Albemarle Sound are supplied with water from the Sound itself. They are only long valleys of back-water, with some fresh supp'ies of water from the swamps at their head. The Chow in is an exception to this, 'however. It receives a mighty volume of water from the Nottoway, the Blackwater and the Meherrin. Still it is plain to the naked eye that these river would not me. sure five hundred yrds. in wid'h. The Chowan is dependent chiefly upon the Sound for its width and depth. Drain the Albemarle, and the Chowan would diminish to a small channel. The streams of this eastern section are usu illy colored. They are not formed by springs, as in the tip country, so much as by swamps. The water of the swamps is impregnated with the stains of the roots aud leaves of trees. 31any of these waters are a very dark brown, a very rich color when seen running over a white sandy bed. The Blackwater river is so much darker than some waters, that it has received the difctin guushed title of Black. It is rather ultra on the question of color, and takes extreme ground. The village of Wiuton, the county seat of Hertford, is the first town on your route down the Blackwater. It stands on the west side on a bluff I should rather say it used to stand there. The Confederates fired from Winton upon the Federal boats, during the war, and the latter nearly obliterated the place. Time may bring these burnt lots to their old appearance, may be. But the shock has been very fatal so far. Next comes Gatesville landing. There is a ferry across the Chowan at this poiut. The landing is a bare wharf, nothing more. Gates ville is about 2 miles from the river. The con veyance in which I went to the town was a onc- i horse cart, no springs, no cushions, no speed. over corduroy; roads out ot repair, and. they say, in hot weather, -well supplied with nalea that crawl oat of the swamp the road runs through. It is a lonely and a watery road. The town is small and still. The country is sandy, with some very rich farms here and there. Next to Gatesville is Edenton. It is a bean tiful little port, the houses are in good taste : the water scene is trrand it faces the Albemarle Sound. It was the home of 31 r James C. John ston. whose estate before the war was estimated at 8450,000. I have learned that 15,000 shad leave Eden ton for Baltimore at once. Edenton lies on a bav of its own name, an arm of the Albemirle Sound. During the day the nets are busy taking the fish. After the middle of the day they start at such hours as suit, in time to reach Edenton to pack the fish iu ice, ready for the steamer. They leave the wharf in time to reach Baltimore and Philadelphia with shad, oh ! This pays better than salting and barreling. But thousands hundreds of thousands of shad, herring and other fish are barreled along tho shore of the Sound and shipped to parts un known. And what is true of the larger part of the waters of eastern North Carolina, 220,000 herring have been caught at a haul ; 80,000 are often known to have beeu hauled at onco. It is a sight to see the fish put in ice. Here stands the ice crusher, about the size of a wheat fan. Lumps of ice are shoveled in, away goes the crank, out comes the ground ice, lumps as large as hen's eggs. A layer of fish is put into the barrel, then a shovel full of ice, another layer of fish and another shovel full of ice. A cloth cover is put on, fattened by a hoop, and away it gooa rc-jy for the lnat. Probably ono or two thousand barrels filled thus Wve every week for Northern markets. It puts our little up-country mill pond fishing far in the shade. 'The latter has the same ratio to the former that a tin sword has to a cavalry cutlass. Edenton is the home of a very intelligent and highly refined population. The towu wears the aspect of an orderly, quiet and well organised community. The wharf cannot be a source of pride, at least. It is small, out of fix and needs reconstructing. Here I halt. More about tho country on th North of the Albemarle sound. The Wheel of Fortune Revolves. A ejected Lover's Devotion. Correspondence of the Petersburg Express. Richmond, May 27, 1868. The wheel of fortune is ever revolving, it revolutions making the rich of to-day poor, and the poor ol yesterday rich. Ihese thoughts are suggested by a windfall, which has just occurred to a young and beautiful widow of this city. During the war she attracted many a warm hearted son of the South, thrown into our midst by the struggle then progressing between the North and the South. One of these, a gallant soldier from the Pelican State, poured words of burning love into hr car, and with all tho elo quence and with all the earnestness which a lover could employ, endeavored to persuade her to be his forever. Alas! his affection was not reciprocated, and the young lady could not for a moment entertain the thought of giving him her hand, unless her heart could go with it. She was compelled reluctantly to turn him off sad, rejected, comfortless and br ken hearted. A non of 3Iars, from the noble State of Alabama, was more fortunate. He wooed and won this fair daughter of Richmond, and tho nuptials were duly solemnized. For a month the houeymoon glided most delectably on, but then there came a cruel interruption. A peremptory order from headquarters, sent the young husband and gal lant soldier to his regiment in a distant part of the State. From that day to the present, the deeply distressed young wife has never been en abled to hear a syllable from her husband. Ad vertisements have been inserted iu all tho promi nent papers, (including the Express.) hundreds of letters have been written, aud enquiries insti tuted in every direction, but all to no purpose. The sadly bereaved widow has long since mourned him as dead. From the day ehe hesitatingly discarded the lover who first wooed her, and whom she could not consent to wed, until Wednesday last, no t'd'n js of him had ever reached her eir. Ob that day a letter came through the postofnee, post-marked at an interior town in Louisiana, and directed to the maiden name of the young widow. It was a strange hand-writing, and upon first sight of the superscription a thought sud denly flashed across her mind that it was from he she had longed mourned as dead. Conceive her surprise when ehe read it. The letter was from a friend of the neglected lover, informing her hat he had just deceased athishotno in Lou isiana, and bequeathed to her his entire property, consisting chiefly of gold, and amounting to S19 875 in value. The letter stated t hat he frequen tly spoke of his Virginia love during his late illness; that he left Richmond after her refusal V wed him. and sought death at the cannon's mouth, or from some bullet, by rushing into the thickest of every battle, but no minnie ball nor busting bomb ever struck him. He resolved that he would never wed another, and scarcely a moment ever passed that he did not think of the fair one in Richmond. The young widow who has been thus suddenly aided, pecuniarily, is one of the most rc?pectable and loveablc in the city, but she and her family (a widowed mother and an only sister) arc m very straightened cir cumstances. Nineteen or twenty thousand will swell their financial pile immensely and place them comparatively from want. A gentleman, with plenary powers as attorney, etc., has left for Louisiana to receive the legacy. Need I add that the good fortune of tho young widow has rendered her ten-fold more attractive than for merly, and that on Sabbath evening last she had seven escorts to and from Church, whereas the Sunday previous she had but one. How true it is, "that money makes the mare go," to use a homely aphorism. Some men will go crazy about women in spite of the teachings of common sense. Weddings 100 years ago. It may be of iutercst to know how they arran ged weddings a hundred years ago. Anold paper has the following description bearing upon the subject : "Married in June, 1760, 3lr William Doukin, a considerable fanner of Great Lisson (near Rotkbury), in the county of Cumberland, to Misa Eleanor Shotten, an agreeable young gentlewoman, of the same place. The entertain ment on this occasion was very grand, 44 quarters of veal,.20 quarters of mutton, and a quantity of beef, hams, with a suitable number of chickens, which concluded eight balfankere of brandy made into punch, 12 dozen of cider, a great many gall jus of wine, and .90 biushela of malt made into beer. The company consisted of 550 ladies and gentlemen, who concluded with the muaio of 25 fiddlers and pipers, And the whole was con ducted with the utmost order and unanimity. A Magistrate in Chicago, proposes to marry couples at one dollar a piece if they will form in clubs of twelve and all get 'fixed' at the same time.