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CHARLOTTE HOTEL,
CHARLOTTE, Ar. C
t-lasfl and well known House, formerly
J Ills ,, .-rMI !..:, y.nM.n vnminllv i.i.
lind and lefurnished in every department, is now
. and ready to receive guests.
Ti. n .ifiie is unsurnusseu, un iw
int of convc-
..n .ue and comfort the House ia not excelled by any
W. W
II ART,
P..,ruai-y 17,
Proprietor.
Robert Gibbon, M. B.,
H1VSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Tij'ju Street, Charlotte, Ar. 6'.,
0!rll.(, 4,i lUv-i.lt nee, one door south old State Bank,
' n.H-ilv Wih. Johnston's residence)-
Jan 1,
J. P.
Mc Combs, M. D.,
I services to the citizens
of
fliers ! - ,. .11 u...u
lirulone
ni'dit .-Hi'l
;t!ld KIM)UU1IU eouiu i y .
.l.ir I, II. nil .tU- attended to.
iii i i i f . i 1 1
(Mike
W Grauiie kmv,
up stairs, ojnuaiic mc
n IL;iise.
Jin
"y -
I, IOUO.
l wi-O
A. W. ALEXANDER,
Surgeon Dentist,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
ii. m
la th.' Hi un ify JSuifltitg, opposite uic v.ulut.c
Jul, I. )
rMUr:, ho consulted on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Tim i -.l.ivs .iiid Fridays.
i a rt-)i -'", l''s-
Dr. JOHN H. McADEN,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
CHARLOTTE, X. C,
ii-.b .. h-ind a hirre and well selected stock of PUKE
lilM'liS, Clicmieals,
. 1'aieiit Medicines. Family Medi-V.-ii
iiishes, I ye Stuffs, Fancy and
-m.-s. I'jinls. Oil
Toilet Articles, winch h
Vfi-y lowest j. rices.
M:ty J'!. I MiT.
i.s determined to Bell at the
DENTISTRY.
Traywick &
II -ivJii.r formed a eo-j'U ii nersliiii
Bland,
tender their profca-
si. iiiu! services to the public at large. Their ofliee will
In- it from a. ni. to 0 i- m., and either of them
will viMt ..iticii(s at their residences when called.
Oilire nrar tlm Court House, Trade .Street.
August 10. 10K.
PRACTICAL
Watch and Clock Maker,
AX1 HEAI.KU IS
ji:n i:r.:v, fix-: watches, clocks,
M utch Materials, Spectacles, ,j-r.
vng. r.t, i-''.7.
ANOTHER
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
NEW STORE.
M.MUR11AY, DAVIS & CO.,
Ihve ojiened a new Grocery Store in Bryce's Build
inr, and invite attention to their
Stock of Groceries.
They keen a supply of everything usually found in
a tlioicry Stove and wanted by tanners, sucu
Sligar, Cotfec, Salt and Iron,
Cotton Yarn, Molasses, Fish,
'Hiovtds. Spades. Forks, Sc.,
Crockery and Wooden Ware,
Irish Potatoes. Meal and Corn.
as
Purchasers Jire reouested to call and examine this
flock and urices.
l-y I'roduee will lie bought or taken in exchange
for Groceries, or received on consignment for sale
Pel licular atteutiou w ill he raid to the sale of Cotton,
Corn. Fh.ur, kc, that may he sent to our care.
J. V. MeMURUAY,
March 10. 180S. J. N. DAVIS & CO.
A. HALES.
Watchmaker Ok and Jeweler,
Xtrt Door to the Munu'on House, CHARLOTTE,
If your Watch needs Repairing,
Don't get mad and goto swearing;
Ju-t take, it into HALES' shop,
He will fir it so it will not stop,
lie warrant his work all for a year,
When it is ui-ed with proper care.
He w ill di it &s low as it can he done,
And do it so ejl it's cure t,j run.
January J, IntiS. y
N. C
NEW ARRIVALS
At J. Kuck & Co's Grocery Store.
f fetiffe BOUNDS OF MOUNTAIN
9? ,9W7 BACON,
1,000 Pounds Baltimore Baeuii,
J'i Sacks of Rio Coffee,
f0 Sackii Nalt, common to fine,
50 Roses of superior Star Caudles,
a Tierces of Sugar Cured Hams,
2") Barrels of Sugar, all grades,
10 Hogsheads of Molasses,
10 Barrels of Svrup.
March 30, lSf.S. At j. KUCK & CO S.
Just Received at S. Grose & Co's,
BARRELS EXT 11 A C SUGAR,
t) " id low cotlee tnigar,
f, Soda Crackers,
1 Butter "
l " Cream "
100 Pounds Turkish Prunes,
5 Dozen Brooms,
T " Painted Buckets,
10 Sacks Rio Coffee,
100 ' Family Flour,
10 Boxes Cheshire Cheese,
10 " Best State '
April 20, ISrtS
Fresh Rice.
Prime Carolina Rice at
July 27, 1S08.
MSBET & M A Ai l.uii o-
Sugar,
K1SBET & MAXWELLS.
All grades, at
July 27, 1SGS.
Preserves.
A fresh Jot of Ginger Preserves at
Public Debt of the United States.
We republish, the following table, which gives
the plainest and fullest statement of the public
debt that we have ever seen :
The following is the statement of the public debt of
the United States, on the 1st of August, 18G8:
Dell Bearing Coin Interest.
Five per ct. Bonds, $221,588,400
Six per ct. Bonds, 1881, 283,077,800
Six per ct. 5-20 Bouds, 1,583,106.000
2,088,871,800
Debt Hearing Currency Interest.
Th ree year Compound In
terest Notes, $21, CO 1,800
Certificates at 3 per ct., 50,000,000
Navy Pension Fund at
3 per cent, iy,uou,000
$84,001,800
Matured Dtlt not Presented for Payment,
Three year 7-30 notes due
Aug. 15, 2807, June and ;
July 15, 18G8, $8,433,800
Compound Interest Notes,
matured June 10, July 15,
Aug. 15, Oct. 15, and Dec.
( 15, '67, and May 15, '08, 0,013,910
Bonds, Texas indemnity, 250,000
Treasury Notes, acts July
17, '61; and prior thereto, 15-1,511
Bonds, April 15, 1842, Jan.
28, 1847, and March 31,
1848, 1,925;941
Treasury Notes, March 3,
18(53, 555,490
Temporary Loan, 740,520
Certificates of Indebtedness, 13,000
18,099,175
Debt Bearing no Interest.
U. S. Notes, $350,021,073
Fractional Currency, 31,8(57,818
Gold Certificates of Deposit, 22,414,000
410,302,891
$2,001,378,750
Six per ct. (lawful money) Bonds is
sued to Pacific Railroad companies,
82,210,000
Total Debt, -
$2,033,588,750
Amount in Treasury.
Coin, $83,409,917
Currency, 20,044,308
110,054,270
Amount of Debt less cash in Treasury, $2,523,534, 4S0
The foregoing is a correct statement of the public
debt, as appear? from the books and Treasurer's re-
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turns m tne ueparunein, on uic jsi oi augiiM, icw.
IIru McCuLLOi'ir, Sec. of Treas.
MUSIC.
MRS. OSBORNE will resume her instructions in
Music on Tuesday, the first day of September, 1808,
Terms, i?10 per session of I wenty Y ceKs.
July 13, 1808 . 8v
THOS. W. DEWEY & CO.,
Bankers and Brokers,
CHARLOTTE, X. C.
Honrs of business to suit dealers and customers.
Bank Notes.
TTirhest market irice r:iid
for Southern
Bank
Notes at the Banking House. cf
Til OS. 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
TI10S. W. DEWEY &. CO.
Gold and Silver
Coin
Bought and sold at the Bunking House of
THOS. W. DEWEY
February 17, 18G8.
& co.
WHEAT !
Wheat Wanted.
The highest cash price will be paid for good Wheat,
in any quantity, by
May 18, 18G8.
J. Y. BRYCE & CO.
Charlotte Female Institute,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
The next Session will commence on the 1st October,
1 &fk& n in 1 eontinne until 30th ot June, 180U.
The Session is divided into two terms of 20 weeks
tered for cither the whole
vuvii, aiiv ( l' -
session or for one term.
OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS:
Rev. R. Bi-kwejx, Principal, and Instructor in Mental
and Moral Philosophy and iMaUicmaucs
John B. BrawKi.i., A. M., JSaturai
Chemistry and Ancient Lancuagcs.
Philosophy,
Mus. M. A. BrnwF.t.i.. English Branches and Super
intendent of Social Duties.
Mas. Sally C. White, English Branches.
Miss Makuabet T. Loxu, English Branches
French.
and
Mrs. A. C. Patton, English Branches and Music on
Pinno.
Pnor A. Baumaxx. Vocal and Instrumental Music.
tia Jn.iA C. Pattox. Music on Piano.
Vnv u K. Pir.i KT. Drawinar. Taintine and Modern
Languages.
Excuses per Term of 20 Weeks:
i'-.i .v-wii pvnpiisp. fuel, litrhts. wash-
ir -fi.A with tuition in English Branches, loO.UU
TuitTon, day scholars, Primary Department, 20.00
Collegiate " J-00
Music. Ancient and Modern Languages, Drawing and
Paintiae, extra, at usual charges.
For Circular and Catalogue containing full partic
ulars as to terms, &c , address
Rev. R. BURWELL & SON,
July 27. 18G8. Charlotte, N. C.
a. e.
KitrT P. (' MAXWELL.
NISBET & MAXWELL,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Candy Manufacturers and Bakers.
Also, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries,
Confectioneries, Pipes. Tobacco, Snuff, Cigars, Toys,
Musical Instruments, Notions, &c.
J'arAs' Building, Xo. 24, Trtjon Street.
July 27, 18o8.
Just Received.
A larsc lot of superior CIGARS of all grades, direct
from the manufacturers, to which we invite the at
tention of the Wholesale as well as Retail trade.
July 27, 1S0S. MSBET & MAXWELL.
Fresh Raisins,
in quarter, half and w hole Boxes
Just received
July 27, 1808.
NISBET & MAXWELL.
Coffee.
We have just received a lot of Coffee which will
compare favorably, both as to price and quality,
with any in the city.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1868.
Laws Passed by the Legislature. -;
The following Acts have passed both Houses
of the Legislature, and are now laws of the Sufe:
An Act in Relation to Jurors.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do
enact: Section 1. That if from any cause, the
jurors required to be drawn and summoned to
attend the Fall Term, 18G8, of he Superior
Courts in any County in this State, shall have
been illegally drawn and summoned, or if the
County Commissioners or others whose duty it is
by law to draw and summon juries for the Courts
aforesaid, shall have failed to draw and summoiis
such jury in any County of the State, the pre
siding Judge of such Court shall have power to
renuire the Sheriff at anv time dunng.the term
0f said Court to Bummon a sufficient number of
good and lawful men to act as grand and p' tit
iurors for that term of the Court. -
Net lie it turtner enacted, xnac una act 4
shall be in force from and after its ratification.
Katified the 12th day of August, A. D., 18G8.
An Act to limit liabilities of Sheriffs.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do
enact: Section 1. That the bnenfls ana con
stables of the several Counties of this State, shall
not be held liable for any act heretofore done in
obedience to any law, statute, order or ordinance
enacted, or issued by any competent authority in
force in the State, whether of the Commander of
the Second Military District, or of the Conven-
hon of 18U8, in the Articles ot the constitution,
or in the several ordinances, unless such law,
statute, order or ordinance shall have been de
clared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of
this State.
Sec. 2. That all laws or statutes, contrary to
the provisions of this act. are hereby repealed.
V 'PI,.. .V.!o nnt olinll lirt IT! frTW( fWl
Sec. 3. That this act shall
bo in force from
and after its ratification.
llatified the 11th day of August, A. D., 18G8.
An Act to Repeal an Act Ratified February
22J, 18GG.
The G eneral Assembly of North Carolina do
enact: Section 1. That an act to appoint a tax
collector for the Counties of Wayne, Haywood,
Burke, Pasquotank, Mecklenburg, Iredell, David
son, Anson, Union, Johnston, Madison, Macon,
Buncombe, Caldwell, Orange. Cherokee, Hen
derson. PitL Chatham, Bertie and Surry, and an
act amending the same, ratihed the Jod day ot
February, A. D., 18GG, be and the same is here
bv rerjcaled.
Snn. 'Z. This ct shall be in lorce ironi me
A . . . . , . n n il -
date of its ratification.
llatified the 11th day of August, 18G8.
WANTED.
Every person who desires Cheap Goods and Good
Goods, is wanted at Springs' Corner, where, lor tne
next thirty' days, I will sell at a slight advance over
Xpw York eost the remainder oi mv wcu seiccicu
Spring and Summer stock.
Great Bargains in Millinery,
Ladies' Bonnets and Hats, trimmed and untnmincd
Bargains in Summer Dress Goods. Bargains in
Shoes, and m Gents' Ready-made Clothing lor sum
mer wear.
Gents' Hats, Hardware, &c, &c.
Aug. 10, 18G8. A. SINCLAIR.
' ""
DR. JAS. N. BUTT,
Druggist and Chemist,
WHOLESALE and RETAIL DEALLK
in Drugs and Medicines of every
discription and kind,
Corner Trade and College Streets,
jC II A RLOTTE, N C .
Spirits of Turpentine.
Four barrels Spirits of Turpentine just received
7... , . 1 . fl,..,l.
at JAS. N. BUTT S irug ctore, torutr muv uuu
College Streets.
Preserving Fluid.
Just received at J. N. BUTT'S Drugstore, Spear's
Fruit Preserving Fluid. It is all the go. lry it.
Tarant's Seltzer Aperient.
Y'ou must buy at J. N. BUTT'S Drug Store, Corner
m n ii A : k.
Trade and College Streets, xarant s oenzer ,ipenem.
It is one of the most pleasant purgatives we lime
ever used. No family should be without a bottle at
this season of the year.
Kerosene Oil.
Buy No. 1 Kerosene at JAS. N. BUTT S Drug
Store. I sell none but the nest, ii a ngiueu uimh
be plunged into it, it will extinguish it as suddenly
as if immersed in water.
Fresh Drugs
Arc being constantly received by
UR. J AO. IN. lit IX.
To "Builders.
Received and for sale, French Window Glass, 8x10,
irivT 10x14. Klxlo. IUX10. luxie, lUJt-u, utn,
1915. V2xKi. 12x18. 12x20, lx, lOx-'U,
irOi 'OtSO. 24xIJG. &c. &C, at tne Drug store vi
' m . 1 -Bv l i
August o, 18b8.
JAS. N. BUTT.
ATTENTION !
North, South, East or West,
Will here look for STAMPING best;
Prices low and patterns new,
Here the greatest choice find you,
J. R. HECKSCHER.
ALSO,
Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Boots,
Hosiery, Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
Wearing Apparel for family use,
Come and purchase whatever you choose.
J. R. HECKSCHER,
Under the Democrat Office.
July 20, 1868 3m
SADDLES AND HARNESS.
110BE11T SHAW & SON,
Third Door from the Mansion House,)
RESPECT F L'LLi lniorm
the public that they have
a large stock of SADDLES
and HARNESS on hand,
which they offer to the
public at low prices.
Anything in the way of
Saddles, Harness,
Bridles, Martingales,
Collars, Saddle Trees, Harness Mounting of all des
criptions, &c, will be furnished or made to order
As we are regular mechanics, we think it will be
to the advantage of all to buy from us. 1 e warrant
our work. . , , .
jvy- KEPAIRING neatly cxccuiea ai wi
a r. r.i:nnililp terms. R- SHAW,
and on reasonable term
W. E. SHAW.
; The State Democratic Convention. ,
In addition to the proceedings we published
last week of the great Sfate Convention at Ral
eigh on the 13th and 14th, we give the following
as the closing work of the body:
J M Hutchison of Mecklenburg, offered the
following resolution, which was adopted, viz :
Resolved, That the enormous and unwise ap
propriations and reckless extravagance of the
party now in possession of the State Government,
by burdening the property-holders with exces
sive taxation, thereby impairing their ability to
give remunerative employment to labor, calls for
our most unqualified disapprobation, and should
meet the most decided condemnation of an im
poverished people, at the polls.
Mr Wilson of Forsythe, offered the following,
which was adopted with acclamation, viz :
Respited, That the thanks of the people of
2sbrth. Carolina are du'J to and in their name are
hereby teudered to Gov. Worth for the able'and
o '.l i l l ? 1 -A .11 J-! v: CT-
iauniui aiscnarge oi aii iiie uuues ui ms umce,
and for his manly efforts during a period of great
embarrassment and difficulty to maintain the
Constitution and preserve the liberties of the
people of North Carolina.
The -Hon. W N H Smith offered the following
which was unanimously adopted, viz :
Resolved, That the thanks of thi3 Convention
are due, and are hereby tendered, to Andrew
Johnson, President of the United States, for his
faithful efforts to uphold the Constitution and to
maintain the just rights of the people and States
of the South: and it offers to him its cordial con
gratulations upon the failure of the attempt on
the part of a faction to degrade and remove him
from office, for no offence but the maintenance
of the Constitution and the most useful functions
of his office.
3Ir Smith responded most happily to a call
upon him.
Mr Stokes of Buncombe, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted :
Resolved, That the Executive Committee of
the Democratic party of North Carolina invite an
exchange of speakers between the North and
tooutn, during tne present campaign.
Resolved, That in case this invitation is ac-
ccpted at the North, the Executive Committee
be requested to select two or more of our ablest
speakers and best men to go North and represent
to.the masses of that section the true political
feelings and condition of our people.
I .1 T - .1 .1
Mr Hill of Franklin, offered the following,
which was adopted with loud and continued ac- present embarrassments Rnlherfordton Enter
clamations, viz: prise.
Resolved, That the thanks of the Convention
be, and are hereby, unanimously tendered to the
Ladies of Ralegh, ior the' patriotism and taste
exhibited in their beautiful and appropriate de-
coration of this Hall.
On motion ofMr Wright of Wayne, the thanks
of the Convention were unanimously tendered to
the officers of the Convention.
The President then, in some very happy re-
marks after a motion to that effect declared the
Great Convention adjourned sine die.
Divorces. Indiana, and especially Illinois,
wvfi acfiuirca oaa repute on accouui ui wu
i l i i a - V i 1.
oosencss with which matrimonial bands have
hpon hp ui. nut il anDears. as suuwu uv u iaic
ill l i j 1 a 1.4-
number of the New Englander, that Connecticut Uather a ludicrous event occurred on patur
excels all States and countries for the number day last. It having been reported that a cer
of divorces. We copy the following summary of tain gentleman had died; and was to have been
ww- 1 I I 1 ml
the article referred to, viz:
"Thus, Connecticut, "the land of steady hab-
its." is at the bottom of the list altogether. The
ratio of divorces
to marriages
is there double
what it is in Vermont, nearly four-fold that in
Massachusetts, ana mucn more uiaii uuuuie mat
. . 1 ., 1 1 a 1 ,1 l.l,4L,A
in Frussia. lucre are ausoiutety more uivurct-s
-W m till 1 I A 1 .J
in Connecticut, on tno average, oy yo, t viz.
- . .1 1 1 AO --
every year) ban ru K?1
Iwn an d a half times as manv inhabitants. There
were in 18GG more than half as many as in Ohio,
a State with almost five times the population.
A Growing Society.
The advantazes accruing to the policy-holder by
the procurement of a policy m The Equitable Lite
Assurance Society, U2 Broadway, New York, exceed
the advantages gained in any other company Dur-
intr the nast vear it has added over two millions
dollars to its securely invested fund, is purely mu
tual, and divides all its proiits Among tne assureu
every vear. Policies non-forfeitable. X. Y. City
paper.
NOTICE.
wLSiat Mir Rtnrrlionse is undcnroinc repairs, we
can be found at R. M Oates & Co.'s Store.
HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO.
Augusl 3, 18G8.
Southern History of the War,
By ALEX. II. STEPHENS, or Georgia.
A Book or all Sections and Parties,
For sain at the New Book Store for the "Agent.
TtinM .vim hovo sulneribed. or wish to do so, will
call on
Aug. 17, 1808.
T1DDY & BR.O-,
J'rede t,reet.
Onions Wanted.
We wish to purchase ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS
ONIONS, for which we will pay the highest market
price.
iiammoxd & Mclaughlin.
August 10, 18G8.
"Twinnoo C!rlrvrAri Paints.'
J A 1IJ 1 V
ElGlIT DIFFERENT SHADES.
These Paints are well adapted lo.Churches, Fences,
Piazzas, Cornices, Chimneys, Roofs, Barns and out
Houses. Durable and economical and amx readily
with Oil- For sale at the City Drug Store.
K1LGORE & CURETOX.
Landreth's Turnip Seed,
Just received at the City Drug Store.
August 3, 18G8.
KJLGORE & CURETON.
Notice to Debtors.
helo those that 1 thought deserted
help, I credited a number of persons during the past
year. I now need the money, and respectfully call
on those indebted to me to come forwara anu seuie
I shall be obliged to enforce collection wncre no ma
position is shown to pay 'up. iPpew
July 20, 1808. B. M. TRESSON.
Turnip Seed! Turnip Seed!!
Purple Top, White Norfolk, White Globe, Large
Yellow or Golden Globe, Ruta Baga, and other vane
ties, just arrived and for sale at tb Corner Drug
S July1!, 18G8. J- HMcADEN.
-.pi V North Carolina News.
C Dr Eugene Grissom, ; Superintendent of
the Insane Asylum, gives notice that the Insti
tution is nearly full of inmates, and requests
those having patients to bring, to write him first,
as they will thereby save the expense of coming
to and returning from Raleigh."
Superior Courts. The Legislature has ap
pointed the following times for holding the Su
perior Courts of Law in the 10th J udicial Circuit:
Catawba 1st Monday in March and Septem
ber. Alexander 3d Monday in March and Sep
tember. " . .
Iredell 2d Monday after the 3d Monday in
March and September.
. Wilkes 4th Monday after the 3d Monday in
March and September.
Caldwell 6th Monday after the 3d Monday
in March and September.
Burke 8th Monday after the 3d Monday in
March and September. . "
McDowell 10th Monday after the 3d Monday
in March and September. Statcsville American.
Jf The corn crop in this section has not
been more promising in the last fifteen years.
Tobacco looks well on some farms but badly on
others; late planted tobacco is not doing well.
Milton Chronicle.
Outrage by a Negro A Train Ml of
Passengers fired into. On Friday, the 14th,
while the train on the North Carolina Railroad
was passsing a station between Selma and Ral
eigh, it was fired into by a negro. Two shots
d through the car but struck no one. The
were discuarjrea at tne passenscer coacn, ana
train at the time was crowded with delegates
and others returning from the Democratic Con
vention in Raleigh. Wilmington Journal.
Peach Crop. One hundred bushels of
peaches per day are being shipped North from
Greensboro'. The Times estimates the present
green peach crop of Guilford County at $20,000.
iST Hon D. L. Swain was thrown from his
carriage, near Qhapel Hill recently, and seriously
hurt.
JJST Corn crops in this county are more
proniising than they have been before for many
ra If the seaaon3 continue good and no
d;8aster occurs from freshets or otherwise, many
fanucrs are 0f opinion they will make enough
tQ do tiem two years. This hope is encouraging
ani if realized will be a rich reward for their la-
bor. and tend greatly to relieve them of their
Tl rs;dn nf Mr John IT. Bullock, of
Warren, was destroyed by fire a few nights since,
fothr w;tu a ration of his furniture. The
WQrj. of an incendiary.
. , , x , . ,
isinglass nas oeeu uiscuveieu i n.gc
quauuue:, m vhudim
rg A watermelon weighing sixty -four pounds
was iu Salisbury a few days ago.
Qf $4Q0 on distillcrg of
, , ff f . f h , d
AX 111 U UUU VVAV Vu vux - - " J
other, means to get money than by distilling their
surplus apples and peaches.
Did'nt Want to be Buried.
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uuneu on caturuay evcaiu.. iiuin; a uuwuvi w
his old friends and acquaintances repaired to
his house, to pay the last sad tribute of respect,
bv following: his remains to the grave.
As the death had been sudden, tne coroner
had been summoned; and when his duties had
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ceased's house was extended to those present in
the shape of a good stiff brandy julep to each, so
as the better to enable them to undergo the
fatigue of the long march to the new burying-
rrround
While the tall-bcarers who were standing by
the hearse, were slowly sipping their juleps, and
nQW anj afram giving the goblets a slight shake
, ,, . i e j ;n
tnrnNl,Snn,, faces whiter than
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they had been for years before. 1 inally, the
nndprtnl-ftr for the occasion mustered courage
enough to unscrew the coffin lid, when horrible
to betold. up sat the supposed corp?c, and cxilly
asked for his julep. Having quenched his thirst
he got down and stated to the gaping crowd
that he had been in a sort of trance, and knew
all that was going on around him, but was una
ble to rouse himself until his ears were greeted
with the familiar iinjrle of the ice, and his nose
with the delicious smell of the brandy and mint
in th o-nhlftts round the hearse, the thoughts
called forth by which infused new life into his
trtfpm and the desire to tartaKe oecaine bu
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stronir that he was aL'ie.to.ureuK tue trance uih
had come near to consigning himlo a premature
grave
His friends were too much astonished at what
they had witnessed, and too glad to see him
among them again to investigate the philosophy
of the tiling, so they all adjourned to his house,
where juleps passed around long enough to al
most accomplish for the whole party that fate
from which the first one had so miraculously
delivered their host. Norfolk Journal.
TO THOSE AVIIO TAKE NO INTEREST IN PoLI-
xrcs. In a letter written in iouo jjuuii...h.
thus beautifully and religiously explains his mo
tives fur entering political life :
"When the Divine Judge shall summon us to
appear before our conscience at the cud of our
brief journey here below, our modesty, our weak
ness, will not be an excuse for our inaction. It
will 'be of uo avail to reply, 'Wc were nothing,
we were but a? a grain of sand.' He will say to
us : 4I placed before you in your day, the two
scales of a beam, by which the destiny of the
human race was weighed; in the one was good,
and the other evil. You were but a grain of
gand no doubt, ,but who told you tliat the grain
of eaud would not have.caused the balance to in
cline on my side ? You have intelligence to see,
a conscience to decide and you should have
placed this grain of sand in one or the other.
You did neither. You let the wind drift it
away; it has not been of any use to jou or your
brethren."
SEVENTEENTH VOLUME If UMBER 83 J.
Agricultural..
VOX TBI Cn&KLOTTI DIMOCEAT.
Grasses.
A fatal error cxis's in the publio mind as, to
the uses of Clover, or rather I notice both from
the, conversation of farmers and . articles which
appear in the papers of this State, that the ben
efits of Clover are misunderstood, and as a con
sequence many have been disappointed in it
No one need deny that . Clover is very benefi
cial to land as a fertilizerwhile in certain sea-
sons its great superiority over all other (bod, for ;
stock cannot be questioned; hence I urge the
use of Clover by all farmers for improvement as
well as for hay and green food for stock. Bat . t
the error I would call vour attention to is, that
all writers seem to think that if they sow Clover
alone and they can get it to yield well, that all
they have then to do is to turn their stock on it
and then .the, profit from its culture commences. ,
I dissent "from This proposition,' taking occasion
to present the following facts which I learned by
a residence in a grass section. Clover should
never be pastured, but should be mowed (the
first crop) and fed to stock ; the second crop
should be allowed to remain on the land as a fer
tilizer and to re-seed the land. Clover should be
sowed with other grasses, and as a grass best
adapted to this section I would recommend the .
Orchard Crass, both for quality of hay and for
pasturage, together with its powers of endurance
in resisting the effects of drouths.
All grass farmers in the West use Clover
mixed with Timothy, Orchard Grass or Blue
Grass, knowing that soon the Clover will die out,
leaving the other grass which was sown tho
master of the field.
In the county of Mecklenburg I know of a lot
of Orchard Grass which was sown with Clover (
thirty years ago, and though pastured and mowed
every year it still remains. taaiojissert that ,
the advantage one obuinifin mbgJLng th!-faj.
ticular species of grass seed with Clover in sow,
ing, that in fair land we can with proper car
have upland hay fields years after the CloTcr baa
died out.
But even in the best grass lands of the She
nandoah Valley a thrifty farmer takes care not
to pasture his fields too close, particularly in dry
seasons.
If our farmers will but mix one and one-half
bushels of Orchard Grass with one gallon of
Clover seed, and sow these quantities per acre,
they will soon bring their lands to a high state
of fertility.
Before I close, let mo again urge it upon you
that you imitate the grass farmers of Kentucky
and Virgiuia, and mix your seed and not con
tent yourselves with Clover whose lease on life is
so short and will not admit of being pastured.
I neglected to add that sheep and geese, u per
mitted to run on a trrass field, will soon destroy
every vestige of the roots even, while horses are
considered harmful. Cattle are less injurious to
pastures than any species of stock.
Gaston county, Aug., lbub. A.
"Can't Sleep With the Whole Party."
We heard the following good joke related yes
terday of a member of the Pendleton Club, of
Cincinnati, at the rscw lork Convention. It'
appears that he could not go with the club when
it started, but followed it a day or two after
ward. Itcachine: the city in the night, and pre
ferring to go to a hotel rather than hunt up the
headquarters that late hour, he made his way to
an up-towu hotel. Of course, it was crowded.
But what seemed a wonder, there was one room
unoccupied. To that the tired Cincinnatian was
assigned, and was soon marshalled away thither
by a bell boy. He was not a little dismayed to
find the room to be about eight by ten feet, with .
a small window fronting on an unfathomable
alley, its depths made vocal by a battallionof torn .
cats, and redolent with unnumbered smells, tie
at once objected to such quarters, and despatched
the bell boy after the clerk, who soon made his
appearance.
"See here, said the t'mcmnatian, "do you
expect me to stay in this place all night?"
The clerk assured him that in consequence of
tho crowded conditiou of the hotel, no better ac
commodation could be afforded him, although it
would be a great pleasure on his part to give .
him the best room in the house. "And," added
the clerk, byway of a clinchingargument, "Gen
eral Grant slept in this room once when he visited
the city."
The gentleman from Porkopolis said he didn't
care a continental as to that, but if G eneral G rant
could stand it he supposed he could.
The clerk retired to the office, complimenting
himself upon his strategy. The guest retired U
bed, and in five minutes was attacked; by couut
less hosts of bed bags. Finding it impossible to
contend against such overwhelming numbers, he
hastily attired himself and souglrt the office.
"Why," said the estonished clerk, "I thought
you were satisfied to stay in the room all night."
"Now. look here!" said the Cincinnatian, "I've
got pluck enough to sleep whcr General tlrantr
has slept, but f 11 be eternally cussed if I can
make up my mind to sleep with the whole Radi
cal party." Cincinnati Inquirer.
S- Advices from Solomon City, Kansas, re
port a horrible Indian outrage on Solomon River
settlement. Men were killed, women ravished,
children captured, and stock stolen. The .coun
try L stripped of provisions.
Foreign. Dispatches from Ireland give par
ticulars of deeds of lawlessness in Tippcrary. It
seems that while one of the great landlords iu
that region, named Scully, was serving thewiual
notices on various tenants, he was killed by un
known people. A strong body of police attempt
ed to arrest supposed culprits, when the police,
in turn, were forcibly attacked, two shot dead
and four badly wounded.
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Gift Enterpkiibes. A late law of Congress
enacts that it shall not be lawful to deposit in 4
postoffiee to be scut by mail, any letters or cir
culars concerning lotteries, gift concerts, or other
similar enterprises offering prizes of any kind on
any pretext whatever, and that postmasters re
ceiving what they have reason to beileve to be
sueh letters or circulars shall send them to the
dead letter office. 4,
This Jaw may save some fools.from losing tner
money.
N IS BET & MAXWELL'S.
Julv -7, 18r,S. NISBET Jfc MAXWELL.
Aug 10. ,1808
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