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THE
"Westexri Democrat
riI!LISIIEI BY
YATKS, VAhov and
WILLIAM J.
Proprietor.
ji;iMS Tliree Dollars
per
annum in advance.
Advertisements will be inserted at reasonable
rate.-, or in accordance with contract.
ol.iniiiry notices of over five linos in length will
foe charged for at advertising rates.
Robert Gibbon, Id. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Tryon Street, Charlotte, X. ('.,
Office an 1 11 evidence, on? door moutli old istate Bank
(furiacriy m. .iuhumuii s re?iucncej.
I.
J. P. HcCombs, M. D.,
OH'i-r his professional services to the citizen? of
h.!i!"tte -i'id surrounding country. All calls, both
niiit ami day, promptly attended to.
U!li e in Pnwii"s building, upstairs, opposite the
MiMi-lotte Hotel,
(let 1 x.h.
A. W. ALEXANDER,
Surgeon Dentist,
t'HAULOTTJi, N. C.
(Ofice in the Braulry Uuihhug, cpiite the Clotrlutte
' " Hotel.)
Can be consulted ou Tuesdays, Vcdnesdays,
Tinn-'l .ys and Fridays.
Mareli l'", 18i8.
Dr. JOHN H. McADEN,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
CHAItLOTTK, X. C,
Ilns (in Land a large and well selected stock of l'UIl E
pill 'iS. Cin niicals. l'atent Medieiii-s. Eainily Mcdi-c:,ii--,
I'aint-. tils. Varnishes, Dye iSuK's, Fancy ami
T"ilt Articles, wliich he is determined to tell at the
vcrr luai-.-l ju ices.
M iv Jt, 1 n'7.
DENTISTRY.
Tray wick
&
Bland,
Il.ivinvr formed a co-partnership, tender their profes
viiiiial services to the jui'die at large Their iiiiiee will
hi- ntd'ii from S a in. to i . m., and either of them
vi iil visit pTiti'.'uts at their residences whi n call)
Oihre iiv'ar the Court House, Trade Street.
August H, 1S08.
New Firm and
- NEW GOODS
i.
The mi lersiirii'vl
having formed a Part rership
un ler t he style of"
& CO.,
fur tiie purj'ose of conducting the
And Gents Furnishing Goods Business,
Would respectfully inform their friends- and the pub
lic generally, that they are now receiving their stock
.t K:i!l a:i4 U'luter i...l- consist ing of all grades
of French. English and American
In great variety of makes and colors.
Gents' Furnishing Goods :
Shirt. Collars, Cravats, Hosiery, Merino I'lider-wc.-ir.
Ties of all kinds, I'nibrellas.
In fact everything usually found in a FU1ST
CLASS Merchant Tailoring Establishment, all of
which were selected with great care, and warranted
i Tive .satisfaction.
S.'iecial attention will
bo given to the
DEPARTMENT,
TAILORING
and all goods sold will be in;
do up in the very best
stvic. and a ht guaranteed.
TMLOII.S TKI.MMIMCS. of a1! kinds, kept eon
staaily ou hand, and sold to the Trade at wholesale
prices.
1;- Cl'TTINfl AND T?EPAini:C. of all kinds,
pjeji i.ilv attended to and satisfaction piven.
We Will be found at ire
sent m the room over
the
Expn-s Office, where our riinds are invited to give
us a call.
We will occupy the Store at present occupied by
First National Dank, as soon as their Danking House
is .'iiiujil;
ttcu ".
ted.
J. S. I'JilLLll'S,
J AS. il. Oiiil.
rHACTlCAL
Watch and Clock Mx!c3r,
.AS1 DEAI.KU IX
JEWELRY, FIXE WATCHES, CLOCKS,
Watch Material. Spccaries, ,yr.
Aug. 10, !Ki7. CHAKLOTTE, N. C.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Will kowskv
& t:ic:lcls
Have now in store one of tl
ie largest .mocks oi iroous
ever brought to this market.
They keep a full assortment of all kinds of Goods,
and will sell at remarkably low rates.
Country Merchants an 1 wholesale buyers
generally, as well as retail purchasers, are request
ed to examine this magnificent stock of Goods.
Millinery and Dress-Making.
A separate department is devoted to Millinery and
3res.s-iiiaking. where the Ladies can iiave work done
promptly and in the latest styles.
W1TTKOWSKY RINTELS,
Oct. ", ISt'.S. Between the tv Drug Stores.
QUERY
Is receiving, daily, his Fall Stock of
ITIiliiiicry, Tri3iaziaiitg, &c. Ac.,
Which he asks the Ladies and the public generally,
to call and examine.
for- MRS. QUERY is prepared to serve her
friends with the
LATEST STYLES
in Doanetsi, Hats, Dross making, &c.
oct 1S08.
CITY BANK OF CHARLOTTE,
TilADE ST., SI'h'IXGS- JillLlHSC,
CiiARLvrri:,' a. v.
V,'.
WILLIAMS. Casi!ikr.
G. r.L'TT, Tei.uk.
N.
Oj;hc Jl-sitrs j'lom S a. in. lu'! G .
m.
A-
r
TliU Da k has enlarged an I refitted its Linking
Hniso. .ni I wttii a larg-'1. modern improved lire and
li.'.i ' ir i'roof Safe, uifers superior induccncais tc.
1 :. ii.ii s. Receives Deposits on Interest iother
wis bays; an I s;.is Coin, I'ullion. Exchange ind old
L.i'i'ii N :'... aal draws directly on all prneipal
plaee- in Cue world at New Yorkrates.
Jul v i, 160.
The o;ross earnings of the Richmond and
Danville Railroad CMntpany for the past year
were 8574.020.39if tptnl operating- expenses,
$354,929.09; leaving as net earnings &r the
year, 219,090.70. rTite aggregate tonnage
transported over the road during the past year
is 88.G79 tons, being an iucrease over that of
last year of -7.041 tons. The total number of
passengers transported during the present year
is 85.GG2, against 79.50G last year, though with
a reduced mileage of inconsiderable amount.
McLEOD & STEELE
Have received a new Stock of
Fall and Winter Goods,
Which they offer to the public at greatly reduced
prices. Their stock consists of Ladies' Dress Goods,
PojL.lin3,- llepd, Empress and Abysmia Cloths, blatk,
w hite and colored Mohair Lustres, Mcrinoes, Delaius,
&.c. ; Ladies' Cloaks and Shawls, best quality and
latest styles; a pretty line of Ladies' Furs; Cloths,
Cutsimcres and Vestinjrs.
Gents' Furnishing Goods.
Iloulv Island Cassimcres and Jeans. A good stock of
White Goods, Embroideries, &c; Domestic and Knit
Goods,
Eoots, Shoes, Hats, Caps and Hardware-
We respectfully ask our customers and friends to
call and examine our Stock before buying. If our
goods suit, we will make prices suit. We are deter
mined to sell.
Nov 10, 1808. McLEOD & STEELE.
Selling out to Close Business.
GREAT BARGAINS!
$70,000 worth of Goods must ba Sold ! !
H. & B. "EMANUEL
Offer their immense Stock, for the next GO days, at
and below cost price.
Must be sold by 1st January next.
Clothing, Dry Goods, Hardware,
Groceries, Hats, Boots and Shoes,
Crockery, and 1,000 different articles,
AT AND HE LOW COST PRICE.
Who
lesale and Retail Buyers, now is the time
tor bargains.
We are determined to close out, and will sell
Now is the time to Luv.
II.
Next door
Nov l', 180S. I'm
& Ii. EMANUEL,
to the Mansion. House.
Groceries and Confectioneries.
NLSHET & MAXWELL are now receiving a large
and well selected Stock, consisting in part of
Coffee,
j.agging,
Ties,
Dacon,
Tobacco,
Cigars, Snuff,
Sugar,
M olasses,
1'epper,
pce,
Leather, Cheese,
Dice,
Soda, &c , &.
In fact everything:
the Grocery line, cheap for
cash or exchange for country produce.
Nisbet
& Maxwell,
Candy Manufacturers and dealers in Confectioneries,
Tv3's, Musical Instruments, Notions, &c , have a large
stock and offer them low for cash
Nisbet & Maxwell, Bakers.
Parties supplied with plain and ornamental Cakes
at short notice. Orders promptly attended to
Just Received,
Fresh Buckwheat Flour.
Nov 10, 1808 NISBET & MAXWELL.
KNOX & GILL,
Cotton Factors and
(Ji:Xj:iIAh COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
A. 125 Smitlis Wharf,
lauhkxce l. ihunce. Baltimore.
f-jjjConsignnieiits of Cotton respectfully solicited,
and liberal advances made thereon.
Orders will receive prompt attention,
October -j, 1808. Cm
Confectioneries, Fruits, &c.
Confectioneries, Fruits, Canned Goods of all kinds
just received at D. M. Ill G LEU'S.
Granite Row, opposite the Mansion House.
O.-t 10, 1808.
Charlotte Female Institute,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
The next Session will commence on the 1st October,
180S, and continue until .'iOth of June, 1800.
The Session is divided into two terms of '20 weeks
each, and pupils can be entered for either the whole
session or for one term.
OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS:
Ri.v. R. Pi Kw v.M., Principal, and Instructor in Mental
and Moral Philosophy and Mathematics.
Jons 1. Drr.w:i.L, A. M., Natural Philosophy,
Chemistry and Ancient Languages.
Mas. M. A. BrnwKLL. English Branches and Super
intendent of Sueial Duties.
Mus. Sali.v C. White, English Branches.
Miss Mahcabet T. Lon'c, English Branches and
French.
Mks. A. C. Pattox, English Branches and Music on
Piano.
Pkof. A. P-aumaxx, Vocal and Instrumental Music.
Mas. Jri.i.v 0. Pattox. Music on Piano.
Pisor. R. 1 Puit KT, Drawing, Painting and Modern
Languages.
J.rjc.n sea jter 7rm of 20 Weeks:
Board (with every expenre. fuel, lights, wash
ing. itc.) with tui'ion in English Branches, $130.00
Tuition, day scholars. Primary Department, 20. (K)
" " Collegiate " 25.00
Music, Ancient and Modern Languages, Drawing and
Painting, 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.
McMUEEAY, DAVIS & CO.,
(i Jiryces Xeic JhtiUlmj,)
Have just received a full Stock of Goods, consisting of
(Groceries, Dry Goods,
2E31 zx c5L -TJsr are. c? o .
In their general assortment can be found
Coffee, Sugar, Molasses and Syrups,
Bacon, Lard, Rice, Cheese,
Cotton Ties, Bagging, Rope and Twine,
Salt, Leather, Candles, Crackers, Tickles,
Soda, Soaps, and Wooden-Ware.
Hardware.
Axes, Nails, Shovels. Spades,
Hoes, Trace Chains.
Table Cutlery, &c, Sc.
Boots and Shoes,
Hats, Ready-made Clothing. Notions, Confection
eries, &c.
Thankful for past pa.tronage. they invite their
former custouurs and all others vho want to pur
chase on fair terms, to give them a call and examine
Goods and prices.
rcyy produce and Cash taken in exchange for
Goods. McMURRAY. DAVIS & CO.
Oct
18.-.8.
A Piteous Tale of Woe.
Not long ago, one day a pretty English girl,
poor and friendless, was wondering in the streets
of Philadelphia, seeking employment. Seeing
a respectable-looking man, she asked him if he
could tell her where bhe could find a good place
to work. Yes, he promptly replied, he would
take her to his couutry home. So she went
with him, and remained iu the family several
months.
But alas! her protector proved her betrayer,
and she was turned into the street at the very
time she needed shelter, love and care. With
the wages she had saved, for she was an indus
trious, frugal girl, she took a small room in a
tenement house, and there in the depMi of win
ter, without a fire, a bed, or one article of furni
ure, -with no eye, save that of Omnipotence, to
witness, and uo human heart to pity her suft'er
iugs, she laid one morning with a new-born child,
exhausted ou the floor. In vain she had called
for help; "uo one heard or heeded her eries.
Feverish with pain and thirst, she dragged her
self to the door to beg some passer-by for water,
uud,wheD, at last, help came, she was found in a
fainting condition, and the child dead by her
side. She was taken to the station-house, and
soon after imprisoned for infanticide. Tried and
condemned, with most inadequate proof, she
now lies iu a Philadelphia prison, waiting the
hour of her execution, and in the great State of
Pennsylvania not one woman has protested
against the barbarism of this whole procedure,
nor petitioned Governor Geary for the girl's life.
In the name of womanhood, we implore the
mothers of that State to rescue that defenceless
girl from her impending fate. Oh! make her
case your own! Suppose your own young and
beaut if u
daughter
had
been thus betrayed.
would it not seem to vou that the demands of
justice should take the life of her seducer rather
than her own? Pcnn. ptjer.
That is the way poor people, white or black,
are treated at the North, and yet many of the
hypocrites living there call us Southerners barba
rians. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE.
The undersigued having obtained Letters of Ad
ministration on the Estate of Col. John Dlack, dee'd,
will expose at public sale, at the residence of said
deceased, on Tuesday, tl'ld of December next, the
following property, to wit : 2 Wagons, 1 Buggy, 1
Dale of Cotton, Cotton Seed and Dogs," and other
articles vot here mentioned.
Terms made known on day of sale.
Also, at the same time, will be llented all the
Lauds belonging to the said deceased for the year
180'J. MARY T. DLACK,
JNO. T. DOWNS,
Nov 30, 18G8. Administrators.
B2, All persons having claims against the said
deceased will present them within the time pre
scribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery; and those indebted will please
t- make inu-eliiit payment. Al. T. BLACK,
j J. T. DOWNS,
Nov 30, 1808 4w Administrators.
PUBLIC SALE.
In accordance with an order issued at Fall Term
of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, I will
sell on Monday the 14th of December, 1808, for par
tition, the Real Estate of Miss Margaret A. Lowrie,
dee'd, consisting of a Dwelling Douse and Lot in
Charlotte, opposite the residence of Gen. Young, and
Eight unimproved Lots in the rear of Gen. Young's
residence. Terms made known on day of sale.
T. II. BREM, Commissioner.
Nov 23, 1808 Aw
FOR SALE.
As surviving partner of the firm of McKay & Tem
pleton, I will sell at public sale at the Mill, near
Davidson College, on the 10th of December, 1808,
the Saw Mill, 15 Acres of Land and Lumber. The
Mill is in good running order, No. 1 Boiler, 40 horse
power Engine. Machinery, Boiler, Land and all
sold together, or separately to suit purchaser.
A credit of 12 months with interest from date, with
approved security, given.
Nov 30, 1808 5Jw L. C. McKAY.
OLIN MALE COLLEGE,
Iredell County, N. C.
This Institution will be re-opened under entireby
new auspices on the 13th day of January, 1860.
The College properly is now clear of debt, and all
previous disadvantages arising from its being in
volved, are now removed.
A separate building will be appropriated for a
female school, and parenls may be assured that this
College will no longer be operated as a mixed school.
Term per Session of Twenty Weeks:
Board per month of 4 weeks,
Lights and towels extra.
Tuition in Preparatory Department,
44 Collegiate "
$10.00
10.00
12.50 to 25.00
25.00
2.50
1.00
" Music on Tianc,
Vse of Instrument,
Contingent Fee,
Payments Board ona-half in advance
Tuition
invariably in advance.
Produce taken in lieu of Board and Tuition.
, For Circular, address
JAMES SOUTIIGATE.
Olin, N. C, Nov 30, 1868 2m President
S. GROSE & CO.,
Respectfully call the attention of the Wholesale and
Retail buyers to their complete Stock of GROCERIES
which they offer on low terms, consisting in part of
25 Barrels New Orleans Molasses,
50 " Sugar House Syrup,
5 " Bee Hive Syrup,
2 " Maryland Golden Syrup,
100 " Sugars, all grades,
25 Sacks Coffee,
100 lbs. Gun Powder Tea,
J00 " Imperial Green Tea.
100 " English Breakfast Tea,
100 " Sonchong Tea,
50 " Baker's Cocoa,
100 Sacks Salt,
50 " Shot, all si7es,
50 Kegi Rifle Powder,
100 " Blasting Powder,
10.000 Feet Safety Fuse,
1,000 Yards Best Bagging,
1,000 Cotton Ties,
15 Boxes Tassaic Soap,
10 " extia No. 1 Soap,
5 " German Erasive,
GO " Candles. Adamantine,
Boxes Clarified Candles, 20 Boxes Candy,
Starch. 25 Raisins,
" Cheshire Cheese, 500 " Sardines,
" State " 1-3 " Soda,
10
50
50
All of which we are determined to sell very low.
Call and see us before you buy.
S. GROSE & CO.,
Trade Street, opposite the Post Office.
Nov 30. 1868.
Wholesale Buyers
From all sections arc invited to examine our immense
Stock, as we arc closing out business.
H. & B. EMAMUEL,
Not 2, 18C8. Next door to Mansion House.
j N. C. Xislatire;Q
In the Senate, ou Saturday. 'Dec55tb.-Mr
NVelkcr; presented a petition from certain citizens.
01 Alamance and Guilford counties, praying the
Ueneral Assembly to repeal all daws inflicting
capital punishment. , i ! l-...r.
J; Mr Osborne presented a petition from certain
pitizens .of , Meckleuburg county, praying the
Ueneral Assembly to make some alteration in
the Road laws. - - t-
I 31 r Moore, from the .special Conitiuttee, re
ported a bill to repeal an at providing for the
employment of convicts and the erection of a
PfoitjCntiary. Placed on the calendar.
f Mr Osborne presented a bill to amend an act,
vilendatory of an act to incorporate the Western
Keith? Carolina Railroad. Company. . Ileferred
to the Committee on luternal improvements.
In the House, Mr Harris, oi' Franklin, offered
the following resolution :
Rcsoloext, That the Committee on the Judi
ciary be instructed to enquire and report, at the
earliest practicable time, whether the Joint Com
mittee, appointed under the act of the General
Assembly, ratified the 24th .day of August last,
entitled an Act to provide for the employment
of convicts in the erection of a Penitentiary,
were authorized by the terms of said Act to pur
chase eight thousand acres of land for the use of
said Penitentiary ; and, further, that said Com
mittee be instructed to report, by bill or other
wise, what measures, in their opinion, ought to
be taken by this General Assembly, to protect
the State against liability in consequence of the
unauthorized purchase ; Provided, That said
Committee should be persuaded that said pur
chase was made without authority.
Jlr Gibson introduced a bill for Mining, Man
ufacturing and other purposes.- Heferrcd.
By consent, Mr Vestal offered a resolution re-,
questing the Senators and Representatives from
this State iu Congress to use their influence to
"have the United States laws repealed or modified
iu relation to small distilleries. Ileferred.
House bill, (introduced by Mr Parker,) to
prohibit hunting on the Sabbath. This bill
provides that any person, or persons, who shall '
be known to hunt in this State on the Sabbath,
with a dog or dogs, or shall be fouud off of their
premises, on the Sabbath, having with him or
them a shot gun, rifle or pistol, shall be subject
to indictment, and, upon conviction shall pay a
fine not to exceed fifty dollars two-thirds of
such fine to inure to the benefit of the free pub
lic schools in the county of which such parties
are residents ; the remainder to go to the infor
mant. This bill created quite a long discussion, and
finally passed its several readings, with the follow
ing proviso, offered by Mr Moore-:
Provided, That this act shall not apply to any
person violating it in defence of his own property.
L UAKD.
The undersigned having disposed of their Stock of
Goods to Messrs FRAZIEll, SCARLETT & CO.,
take pleasure in recommending them to their former
customers as being in every way worthy of their
patronage. Feeling grateful for the liberal patron
age received, they hope that the eatne may be cx
tcided to their successors. "
J. KUCK & CO.,
2 doors above Stenhouse, Macaulay & Co.
Dec 7, 1808.
Frazier, Scarlett & Co.
HaTC on hand a large assortment of GROCERIES,
which they will sell low for cash, consisting of
5,000 Pounds Iron Ties,
2 Bales Bagging,
i 3,000 Pounds Bacon, clear rib,
1 50 Boxes Candles,
j A large lot of Fish in barrels, half-bar-
t rels and kits,
LIQUORS, OF ALL GRADES & BRANDS
i Fine lot of Crockery Ware,
; Cheese, Sugar and Coffee all grades,
' Molasses all kinds,
Bunch Yarn, Sheeting and Shirting.
They have all kinds of goods generally kept in a first
class Grocery Store.
Dec 7, 1803 FRAZIER, SCARLETT &, CO.
Edgeworth Female Seminary. -
There will be no vacation in this Institution this
Winter. The next Session will commence on the
fourth Monday of January, 1869. Pupils will be re
ceived at any time.
The entire expenfe of Tuition, Board, Washing,
Fuel and Contingent Fee will be from $100 to $110
if paid in advance. 'Ten per cent will be added if
payment should be delayed one mouth after the ad
mittance of thepupiL Moderate fcxtra charges will
be made for Music, use of Piano, Ancient and Mod
ern Languages, Drawing and Oil Painting. . , ,
Each boarder will furnish her own lights and
towels, and also a pair of sheets and pillow cases.-
For Circulars address, - ! .
J. M. M. CALDWELL,
Nov 30, 1808 tf Greensboro, N. C.
Look to Your Interest.
As I am now selling Dress Goods, Ready-made
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, in short everything
found in a first class Dry Goods' House, AT COST,
in order to close out business, the public can buy
Goods of me cheaper than in any house in Charlotte.
Country Merchants, who are cash buyers, will
find it pays to buy of A. SINCLAIR,
Nov 10, 1808. Springs' Corner.
WANTED,
Beef Cattle, Milch Cows, Mutton and Pork, and
Green and Dry Hides. The highest market price
will be paid. - W. A. COOK,
Oct 20, 1808. Town Butcher.
I can be found at the Store next to the Democrat
Office.
Raisins.
100 Boxes and half Boxes Raisins,
50 Drums Seedless Raisins,
Just received and for sale by
STENHOUSE, MACAULAY & CO.
Nov 30, 1868.
Assignee's Notice.
This is to give notice that I have been appointed
Assignee of CV D. Itisrzins of Union county, and
State of North Carolina, who has been adjudged a
bankrupt by the District Court of the United States
for the Cap Fear District f North Carolina. . T
WM. CROW, Assignee, ,
P. O.-Walkersville, Union co., N. C.
Nov 30, 1868 3wpd
GET THE BEST ALMANAC.
TURNER'S N. C. ALMANAC, 186'., has all the
State Government, Courts of the State, Militia Law,
Postage Rates. Stamp Duties,, IIiietead Law of the
State, Digest of State Constitution, VAluahle Tables,
Receipes, &.c. is the most valuable Almanac ever
published in the State. Trice 10 cents. For sale at
Brem, Brown & Co's, McLcod k Steele's, James
Harty's, and the City Book Store.
Xov 30. ,aa , '
'm Cargo or Coolies.
,W see by our Exchange papers that a cargo
of Coolies has been landed at Galveston, Texas.
They were taken from the vessel, put op at auc
tkand oifor a limited time, of course.
I We thus see that an attempt has been already
made to introduce the slave-trade under another
name, aud we trust that the. infernal traffic will
be stopped, whatever name it may assume. Vie
want no more slaves among us, whether sold for
ten years or for life. W e have suffered enough
from the presence among us of an inferior race,
whose shiftless labor if Jabor it could be called
has impoverished Virginia, and whose presence
is now the cause of all our political troubles.
The Africans are decaying, however, and in
less than twenty years their numbers will be so
few ifi comparison with the whites, that they will
then uo longer be a cause of serious vexation.
After they shall have ceased to harass us, are
we to have other barbarians imported, to perpet
uate indefinitely the mischiefs resulting from the
presence of a degraded race?
We remember that ten years ago the country
was horrified at the smuggling iu of slaves from
frica, and we were astounded that there could
oe iouna in tuis nineteenth centurv men in
America who could not only excuse the devilish
commerce, but advocate it on grounds, political,
moral and even religious God save the mark !
As, however, the British Government took the
lead in endeavoring to extinguish this frightful
crime all over the world, the politicians who, like
lancey and Brownlow. were m favor oi the
Vfrican slave trade, became very savage in their
attacks upon that government for sanctioning
the Cool io trade, which they declared was a
hundred times more cruel than the Congo traffic.
This very class of politicians are now, however,
advocating the introduction of Coolies, which
ten years ago they denounced as the sum of all
villainies.
What is the cause of this for it has a cause?
It is this : Certain people cannot understand how
a white man can work with his hands, arid there
fore they cannot conceive how the lands of the
South can be cultivated by any labor but that of
colored people of some sort or other. We advise
these folk to travel, and they will find that white
people cultivate the fields ia not only Russia and
tnveuen, but in Spain, Portugal and Italy; and
there is no reason why white labor should not do
the same in the Southern States of the Union.
Before the eyes of these men the image of the
old planter is still a reality, of which they can
not divest their minds; they cannot realize the
fact that that personage is as dead as the old
colonial parson, and can never be brought to life.
His place is to be supplied by the small farmer,
under whom the South will flourish to a degree
which she never attained under the institution
of slavery still less could che prosper under any
paltry makeshift of compulsory labor that could
be substituted for it. The idea is preposterous
that the Southern people- themselves will ever
permit the introduction of any species of labor,
the infallible consequence of which would be to
place in the hands of demagogues another bar
barous race, which would be the source of an in
definite prolongation of our present political
troubles. There has, however, been an attempt
made; it must be stopped at once and fo;cvcr.
Norfolk Journal.
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Unconditional Amnesty The National
Intelligencer advocates the unconditional pardon
of Mr Davis, General Lee, and all the rest of
the Confederates who were excepted in the last
proclamation of the President. It says: "If
the present President shall leave this matter in
its present unsettled condition, we have a strong
suspicion that Gen Grant will, by a prompt act
of amnesty, dispose of each and all the remaining
case's. . Such a proclamation might he held by
some to justify what 31r Johnson has already
done, but there are far more who would say that
vrhat the one had lacked the decisiou to deal
with hud been acted upon by the other with
vigor and statesmanlike decision."
If Andrew Johnson had had the courage to
do right, he would have pardoned Davis and
Lee long ago.
Beware of Benzine. From the facility
with which it removes grease spots from fabiics,
this substance has come to be regarded almost as
a house-hold iudispensable. But few persons,
however, realize the explosive character of ben
zine or the dangers attending the careless hand
ling of the liquid. Being the most volatile and
inflammable product resulting from the distilla
tion of petroleum, it vaporizes with great rapitity,
so that the contents of a four, ounce vial, if over
turned, would render the air of a moderate-sized
room highly explosive. lhe greatest care
should be exercised iu handling this substance,
in proximity to fire, and it is important to re
member that the vapor escaping from an uncork
ed bottle will cause a flame to leap over a space
of several feet. The Scientific American.
A writer in the Wilmiugton Journal estimates
that the shipments of peanuts from that port
will reach 100,000 bushels this year.
The Bible Society Record says, that in more
than two hundred different languages the people
of the earth are permitted-, to read the word of
God in their own tongue, in which they were
born
Judge Duvall.of the United States District
Court of Louisiana, has followed Chief J ustiee
Chase ju dispensing with the iron-clad test oath.
The wife of 31 r James W. Dnprce, of Pitt,
near the EdgeWfflbelinc, was "burned to .death
on the night of the 31st ult., by her dress acci
dentally taking fire. 1 -
Sliss Fannic Price," daughter of Gen. Sterling
1'rice,, unshaken to the stage aud is tilling au
ensagcioeut at the Galveston Theatre.
Louisiana i going extensively into rice cul
turer and expects to raise a greater crop than the
Carolinss. ' - " - '
Administrator's Sale.
As Adtamisfcrator of the lute John 31. Springs
w ill sell on Monday the 28th f December, at the
Public Square, '20 shares of Stock in the First Na
tionalBank of Charlotte; $400jfI'referred;Stoci La
the Chafl6tfe""F,eniaTeTniTTtiife; "Vud one $500 Bond
of the A., TcronJ&.Ohia'Kailroftd Company, endorsed
by t he-Char k S. C. K. R. Co. .Terms mads known
on day of sale; ' t C n 8. P. ALEXANDER,
Dec. 7, 1808 4w Adair.
:-s .... v The Dog Nuisance. :
The valoV of sheep killed by dogs in thtf
United States for 1866 is estimated by the Com
missioner of Agriculture at two millions of dol
lars. ' "The subsistence of the whole number of
dogs in all the States is estimated by him to cost
annually iy millions of dollars. "
These are startling figures to an overtaxed
community, and should command the attention
of the Commissioner of Interna Revenue. Fifty-two
millions per. annum lost by dogs, to say
nothing of the f rightful deaths from hydropho
bia which they occasion! We say lost, for, with?
the exception of & tery few terriers, sheep-dogs,
pointers and hounds, they furnish little in the
.way of set-off to 'the. enormous charge resulting
lrom the dcpredatioos and consumption of food.'
If or-lrTtrWnlvunded Mxrot 'tiiy value. The
efficiency of the watch dog is rendered of little
avail against professional burglars, who tu chlo
roform or strychnine when a regular job presc&ta
itself, which they administer even when a door is
interposed between the burglar and the mors
respectable animal.
Five hundred thousand sheep are annually
killed, amounting in value to two .millions of
dollars, and the number annually injured is three
hundred thousand, at an estimated loss of six'
hundred thousand dollars, and this wholly by
dojrs.
The mere statement of these astounding facts.
and that fifty millions of dollars are required to
lecu the live million dogs within the limits of the
United States, would seem to be sufficient to call
upon Congress which brings everything useful
to mankind within the vortex of taxation, to
afford some immediate and effectual remedy, and
we submit that the time is now propitious for .
this effort when a fondness for fox-hunting will
readily be yielded to demands for food and for
that species of agriculture which will speedily
enrich over-worked fields, and furnish, in
the same instrumentality, a means of clothing
our own population. So far from the movement
being unpopular it will be hailed with delight in
the great wool-growing States, and by all the
Southern States which have the benefit of moun
tain ranges, and particularly, also, by the west-.
em part of our continent, whoso iuterest as wool
growers will be promoted by the tax. "The .
Southern and frontier States (says the Commis
sioner) show greater losses in proportion to ex.-
tent oi flocks than more' central regions. lhe
reason is plain there are more dogs under fewer ,
eal'eguards. In many of these localities wool
growing is attempted and abandoned for the solo
reason of these unchecked ravages." -
The dog is accounted the friend of mau. Tho
St. Bernard is a noble animal, and frequently
saves human life, and constitutes an exception,
but the details of the ravages of the common,
ogs among sheep the better friend of men-
proves this to be otherwise. The instincts of
the sheep inform them that the dog is a. natural m
enemy. lie is so not merely tor lood, but lor
malicious mischief, as, having once tasted blood,
e will kill large flocks at a single raid. One is
the consumer to the tune of over fifty millions
of dollars per annum, the other a producer to
the extent of uncounted nnlhous. Ax.
Lice on Cattle and Sheep.
The spring is the season when most annoyance
is caused by these parasites. Wc have so many
letters asking for and recommending cures, that i
i are induced again to allude to that wonder-.
fnl effective destroyer of such vermin, Carbolic ,
acid. This is used iu the form of soaps, which;
may be easily applied in water, making a mod- ,
cratcly strong suds. Creslyc acid is a cognate ,
substance, almost always associated with carbolic
acid, aud under the tradename of "Creslyc Soap,"
an excellent article is advertised and furnished.
We have employed this soap to rid our shelves
of ants, our cupboards of cockroaches, poultry of
lice, dogs and cats of fleas, and not having occa
sion to use it upon our horses or neat stock, have
supplied acquaintances whose stables were in
fected. e have seen prescribed a batn ot
Creslyc Soap aud water for a newly arrived emi
grant, and In every case of its applications havo
id the satisfaction of learning ot its enicacy.
Farewell to mercurial ointment, that efficient, but
very dangerous article in careless hands! So
longa8 we can obtain carbolic compounds, we
bauish it. American Ayt iculturitt.
How to JunoE Poultry. As Christmas
is approaching, the following hints in regard to
tho selection of poultry may bo regarded as "sea-.
sonable:"
A young turkey has a smooth leg and soft
bill, and the eyes bright and the feet moist. Old
n t r 11
turkeys have soaiy, stin icet- x oung iowis uave
a tender skiu, smooth legs, aud the breast bone
yields readily to the pressure of the finger. The
best are those that have yellow legs. ine leet
and les of the old fowl look as if they had seen
hard service in the world. Young ducks fcel
tender under the w ing, and the web is transpar-
.... m .
ent. lhe best arc thick aud Hard on tne breast.
Young geese have bills, and the feet are yellow
and supple; the skin may be easily broken by the
head ot a pin; the breast is plump and the lax
white. Au old goose is unfit for the human
stomach.
Well Said. The Native Virginian says
a friend in Richmond closes a recent letter thus:
"By the way, what is to become of the ladies ;
and gentlemen of Virginia, born to affluence, with
refined tastes, but now bereft of means? I wish
you would treat the subject, as you can o well,
in your paper." .
There is but one way to treat the subject!.
We know a young gentleman in whose veins the
best blood of Virginia and South Carolina ia
mingled. He was a good soldier, for he loves
war arid hates farming. On the hottest days in
summer wc have seen him, hoe in hand, sleeves .
rolled up, arms bare to the elbow, working like
a jstcam engine from dawn until 'dark. This
man, by pluck, by industry, and by prudence
iv ill win back what his fathers won before him
by means of the sime qualities. Not the pride
of race, but the strength of blood, will make him
a master again. Such a man will not be kept
down. As for those Virginia ladies and gentle
men who will not stoop to conquer, (that fact
alone throws a doubt on the j urity of their
blood,) they will live and die .miserably, and -their
children will be chambermaids and hostlers
I to the decendants of Yankee settlers.