North Carolina Newspapers

( ; . I WJI. J. Y i TSl, ElUTOR AND Trrfs.f Sulscr iptfvn Tin ex Dollars, PROPRIItTOtt. in idrance. ' CHARLOTTE N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL: 20, 1869. SE?NTEENTD VOLUME -K UIJD E R 867. ' i ' ' " - i v . ; . j ' : ! !--.. i . (.-. 'v-i f v?.-m i r- frr -r w i trtix-rrw ti p fr-isv . w: , -r.ji i i i t i t f . j it iiii i a lift iii ifti :.i!r'g:;i:;Kti I " : M !!'; r. ' ". I' ". . ' i i- ft i. - ' " -f i ''"- i,,, j , ..... f-l ' " !' ' " - I -. - -i .j . ' ; . :. . t n e : "Western Democrat WILLIAM J. YATES,. Editor ftud rroprietor. ! , Tkji5 -TLree Dollars per annum in adrance. Adrcrtiaenients will be ittfcrtexl at reasonable 'rates, or in actfcrJince with contract. " Qbitcary notices cforcr fiTe lines in length will tbe charged for A advertising rates. l Robert Gibbon, M. D., I TUYSICIAN AND SURGEON, '. Tryon Street, Charlotte, JV1 C, j Office and Ilesidencc, one doer sonth old State Bank, (forraerlj Wm. Jolinston's residence), s Jan 1,-1 80S. - j 1 1 ! ! f J.'P. lc Combs, LT. D.; Offers his profesjsionivl service to llie citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country.- All calk, both night and daj, proniptlj attended lo. - i OSce is Brown's tuildicg, up ytairs, opposite the CharloUe IIoteL i Oet JC, lbC8. " . . ! "nWf TCkXTTJ TT TTr A "nTT'TSJ" Wholcsalo and Hotail Druggist, ) " CHARLOTTE A. C, Has on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemical. Patent Medicine?, Family-Mcdi-cinof. Taint., Oils. Varni?hc?, Iyc Stuffs, J-'ancjand Toilet Articles, which he is determined to sell at the ery lowest prices. i " I Jan 1, 18G0. f : DR. JOHN H.- WAYT, Surgeon Dentist. i Ojice fvr tkit wrar at hi IiesiJenee. j Tatieuts in the City or Country waitel on at their M'iiilence-'. OrIer scut lum through the l ost Office will he tr4raiily attended lo. Xo extra charge on account of distance. ; Jaa 11. IM'J . y : t WE M. SHIPP, A T T O It X C Y AT L. A TV Charlotte, N. C, - OrncE ix Dewet's I.nk IUiluing. Not. V IrOS tf PBACTIOAL Watch and Clock Mi'iir, , ASI 1E.LER IX ' JEWELRY, FXE WATCHES, CLOCKS, Wateh Materia!, Spictadts, Ang. 1?; 18C7. CHARLOTTE, N". C. j - - QUERY receiTing, dd'ly. his Fall Stock of ITlilliiicry, Trimisiin, v:c. Ac, fbich he asks ,t!ie Lndits and the public generally, Lo call and examine. .I2jrMR3 QUERY i prepared to serTe her friends with the '. LATEST STYLES . I in iMitinct?, Hats, Dress making, ic. i oct 5, lf.s. ,,: ; " ' . , ;. Novels. I ! . i Taper bound. XotcIs in. abundance at TIDDT'S. j Life's Lottery,- or Life and It Alms;" -Hw.a pride wa Lt, or a Chae Across tbe 1'amp.is," by f rejrnvk un . .-....., ... . v. - - - j - Lee and hi lihidinV frni llie Ms. of Col. Surry r E?le's Xest : -Dalla- CJalhrajtb." lyIr. K. Harding .Davis, Author of -Waiting fur tbe Verdict," Margtret Howtb," etc: Amonjf th? Arab., a Nar ratiTe of Adventures in Algeria,' by G. Xaphegyi : "The Old Mamselle's Secret, aft.fr the derman of K. Morlitt." by Mr. A. Wistor: . Cold X!si" by .Mrs. A. L. Wistor. Just receive! at TIDDV S. Semrrres. --7 ,i Memoirs "of Service Atioat during the War between tbe Sttes. by Admiral Raphael iSetnnicx. of the Con federate States Navy, dust received at TIDDY'S. f A Constitutional View' i Of tho Late. War between ths S;ate., by Alex. II. tepbea. Lite Vice-President C. S. A For ale by ;Feb'Jl. 1S;9. TIDDV & DUO. First National Bank of Charlotte, J ; CHARLOTTE, X. C I OJteein Mc A Jens Xvic Ihiildtn'j. . i -j ' 1 t I OrrtCEBs. s ; ! R. Y. McAdcn,' President. M. P. Tegram, CeeLier ! A. G. Iirenizer, .Teller. i j Board or - Dieectobs. . R T McAdenJ T II Brem, Wm B Myers,' BU Oaten, i Wra Johnston, SA Cohen,; ; : j John Wilkes. i I 'Deals in Bills of Exchange, Sight Drafts, Gold and Silver Coin, and Government and other Securities. j Jan 1. 18C9 ! . M A. HALES, j I ( Watchmaker v and Jeweler, , A'fil Door to the. Democrat PjZee, CHaeLottk 1 If your Watch needs Kepairiug, Dont get mad and go to swearing; Just take it into HALKS' shop, He will fix it so iCwill not ftop. He warrants his work all for a year, When it is used with 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, 1SCU y N. C. Did North State Distillery,! ! CIIAULOTTE, N. C. M f GROOT, KTJCK & CO., Duldltr, cm l Uertijiert rf Corn and Rye Whitlie: We warrant our Liquors PURE and UNADULTER ATED. . j . . Orders solicited from the trade. !"r0,f Q Trn S'rect, opposite T. W. Dewey . Co a Bank. . Feb 22, 1500. tf Dissolution of Copartnership. : A . le o? SiSbf T T Xl I r " thf- n,mC,ud I All persons indebted to the firm of Taylor & Dun tou Ll rnn. f. W.8 d;?fojT c-,n by Note or Account, will please come forward wiuem V0" lL, 13.,!!. Jlrf h Th bus1n"9 US nJke payment immediately to A. Ai N. M. Tay i ?U,u" ,!?jr,'?: r MAXWKLU 1 bo isauthorized ,o settle .11 the businers of the at.o.ucd to collect all debts due the firm.) A1, rn having claims afrainst the firm c i . . . . . i I 1 - to r, in i D. O. MAXWELL, J 1. 1 I w-n -rcaaseu mc interest of Jlr A. K. Nisbet, am.., i e t,u,in m my own name at tbe the n. b J "tral!y beetowed upon the late March 2 lftr.f. : The 'Result'- of ArpLicATioN.-Scck to ocqtrircth'c pdwer of contiguous application, without which jou . cannot exp.ect success,' 4 If you" do this, you will be able to perceive the dis tance which it creates between you and t nose who have noLsuchl hahits.i You" will not, count yourself, nor will they count you, as onei oftheut. Thus you will find, yourself emerging into the hiirher re-Ions of rntellcctiial and earnest men men who are capable of making a place for them selves, intead of standing idly gsptpg. j desiring a place Without the power to command it. Keep on. striving to-accomplish more and more every day, and thus enlarge constantly the range of your" intellectual ability. : If you learn'to do as much work in one day as you used to do in two or three dayg, you are as good as two or three snchmcn csouibrmerly were,: boiled down to tsrt.-Dr. ViottimL i To Wholesale and -Retail Buyers : ! - . ' i LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST. The Largest Stock of Good3 in the Market In conformity to our CABD of last month, wherein r f lfp,l llin f -.'pt hT nilr Atf TlTVTVf J t,x.tnrr left v v va. a -m a a wa for Northern markets," we now take pleasure in in forming ;onr numerous friends and customers that our Stock (and we sny with pardonable pride) the largest i ver. brought to this, market is bow in.o whielt we respectfully invite the Wholesale and Re tail trade. . j - All weask is come and examine onr Stock'and yeu will at once perceive where your interest lies. ' WITTKOWSKV & IUSTELS. Millinery. . We also have the largest and most complete Stock of Millinery, superintended by the favorite and popu lar Milliner, Hiss BETSY WILLIAMS. . March 20, 18C. . ; - i W. & B. SMITH'S 1" . Shoe and Leather Store; Boot, AVx door to Dewey Bank; Charlotte, Ar. C Is the largest Wbolcsale and Retail Shoe Establish- menf in North Carolina. j The quality of their Stock is" superior in every re spect, and uuequaled in' style, finish and workman ship. The prices' are as low as can- he afforded They buy their Goods exclusively from Manufac turers, or have them made to order, j They pay no rent and do the business themselves, and can there fore, and will sell all styles and equalities of Boots and Shoes. at lower prices than can be found else where in tikis market. Every pair of Boots and Shoes is warranted as represented. One price to all." and "fair-Ucaliug," is their motto. . ! Leather. Shoo Findings ,& Belting. Their stock of Leather ajid Shoe Findings is most complete, embracing every grade of. Hemlock and Oak Sole Leather. Upper Leather,- French and'Amer- j ican CalfSkins, Kip, LntM, &.c. They also furnish j fact urcrs prices. V I Ask- for SMITH'S- SHOE STORE. 1hc oldest es- tabli.ihed Shoe House in the State. . -'I ! SMITHS SHOE STORE. 2?elt Door 'to Dewey's Bauk, CharlotteN. O. j August 31, I8G8. L - City Bank"of Charlotte. Trade Street, Soring Jiuildini, CHARLOTTE, .V. C. Coil W. A. WILLIAMS, Cashier. C.'.X. .0. BUTT, Teller. . . i Issues Certificates of Deposits bearing interest, as per agreement, and receives deposits oi any amount, subject to sight check. . - s !' i : j , Buys and sells on a small margin. Gold and Silver, makes advances on Bullion when desired, and pays the highest rates for old Bank Money. . ' Keeps ednstantlj' on hatnl a large supply of jReve nue Slumps of every. deuotination, and allows 2 per ccutum discount ou sums over $'2o. ) - ) J Mutilated Currency of every kind bought at fi very moderate deduction, including the short IJaJves and Quarter.!"! " .:"!: Draws Drafts directly for any Amount on the prin cipal citiesjin the following countries, at Ne' York 1'. )1 . 1 1 . J I - IT-ll I c i rates: .niigiana,. iri'ianu, riuin-i-, iioiiunu, pau, the Or:cnt,;aud the Argentine Republic. . i 111 i Notice! ' i Having entered uj.on tJic 1J11KIJ UiAii or our existence iwith facilities for atlciiding to customers as good as 'those .of any similar ftiMitution n the couutry, and .till retaining for our Motto, rolitcness. and Attention to Biisiucss, we respectfully solicit a continuance of the public patronage so kindly given us during the past two years ' i I M W.j A. WILLIAMS, Cashier, i March 22, 1ST)9. . City Bank of Charlotte CHESAPEAKE GUANO, 1 An Ammoniated Soluble Phosphate, Warranted to cain all the material necessary to produce a ) full crop, and to enrich the Land for fu ture use, if applied according'to directions, for w hich sec pamphlets on hand for disti ibution. ; i Wq jean" furnish testimonials from several re liable and successful farmers of this county who have used it on grain and cotton' last, year, and' who are now ordering heavy supplies forthe coming season, which is a sufficient evidence of its superiority. j STENHOCSE, MACAl'LAV k CO, March Bi 1600 , Agents, Charlotte, N. C. L. WRISTON7& CO., Auctiorieoi's : And General Commission Merchants, , r For the Snloand Purchase of Tobaeco, Cotton, Grain, Flour, riroduce ainl Merchandize' of all kinds, 1 tlA " m IL-me Jlnilffnij, -. j i - CHARLOTTE, N". C. : M. L. Wbisto.v,. H. C. Lccles,' , T. II. Gaituer, Late of R- Ii L C. of Iredell co.-' of Mocksville. RErEnrxcr.s: T W Dewey Co., Bankers; MI Pczram, Cashier First National Bank;. W J Aates, Editor Western Democrat; Hutchison, Burroughs & Co. General Insurance Agents, Charlotte, N. C , Wm II Jones & Co, Raleigh, N:.Ci; Geo'S Palmer, of Palmer. Hartsook & Co, Richmond, Va - Rev Dr Thos E Bond, Editor of Baltimore Ep. Methodist, Baltimore. Md.;. Worth & Daniel,.W ilmmgton. N. I Jordan & Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.; E S Jaffray & rrt . and II B Claflin & Co , New York ; Get) W W il- l : Chftrleston. S. C: Jas Miller. Esq.. and Oslev & Wilson. A nariiFta , Ga.;? Meador Brothers, Atlanta Gals' Woodruff & Parker, Mobile, Ala Jan 11. 1809. " t; j NOTICE. ) The copartnership heretofore ! existing under ihe name and style of TAYLOR & DUNCAN Was dis- nlriKl bv mulUAl conseni on me jsk ianunry. iouj. will treseat them for pavroent to the same. ..... 0 j A.- A. N. M. TAYLOR, - 'ltr . ; i ,J. DUNCAN, Jiu V& Ivt& purchased the entire inieresi.oi j. Duncan. Jr. I will continue the business at tjie XSew Corner, whereTwiir Le pleased to ace all my Old friends and patrvis., , i , - March i; iST.'j. . . A. A. N. M-TAYLOR. Ligraticm and himiigratioiu .It is somewhat Btranire to see it announced, on the same day, that a hundred North :aro- linians Have left their State to trf their fortunes in the great Tvest, -and that fifty Swiss, immi- gtants. have , just arrived at GoJdsboro. It is strange,Uoo, that those leaving us are almost ex ciusiveiy -trom uuuiord. liandolpa and otner cise, ! 1'eruaps this may be j more pratCtically m countiesh that voted) overwhelmingly" in favorof .structive if individual instances are named, -which, xi(uh.uiiuj aim Aaxaituu. : v. near uui wesc emigrants, assert that it is chiefly high taxation that is driving them from the State.. It is very clear then that, in all the elections thus far held, tney.haye voted lor; their own expulsion Irom the home of their fathers. I- M"i Very well I If these wanderers can dojrithorrt us we .can certainly do "without them. Still, we would -advise them to remain in" North Carolina J Thousands have tried "the rolling stone" expe nmcnt before them. A few have found, the change profitable. But a large majority ave either Iclt the I great nest in disgust, or have only remained there because thev could 'not raise money enough to pay their expenses home. Soon after the war, a number of disgusted Southerners emigrated, to Brazil, Honduras and other peaceful,! happy spotsi I But they have generally xeturned, and, withr those who never left propose to fight it out on this life ifLittakes a thousand -yeara. In the meantime.1 however, the disguH lias seized on the' Bepublicans, and many of them are leaving the State. ! e never hear any talk among real Southern men abou gofng to Kamschatka, or Alaska, or even Indiiual j They have concluded that they hayc .au interest in the South and are determin ed not to give that interest to those who will scekiosecure.it. '-i iji What we jwant, and what we are going to have, Is immigration. Let the dissatisfied.-and especially I th se of Guildford and Randolph, leave in a body,.. We can- supply their places with a betterj stock of people people who will remain here and aid in the cultivation of our lands and (hej . developement j of our resources. Croakers and grumblers arc a curse to any com munity. ! Always unhappy , themselves, they spread their con tagiwi amongst their neighbors, trying to make every one else feel as unpleasant as themselves. We think we .can safely promise a thousand migrants for every emigrant. The immense inimiirrinft inr ororr advantages we offer cannot fail to attract very general attention and to soon fill our I State with a hardy, industrious and enterprising population. ; Wilmtnton Slur. . , j . j . . "-;:.,, : f, NOTICE. The. undersigned having qualified as Executrix iof the last Will and Testament of Williamson Wallace, dee'd, and obtained Letters Testamentary in coh lormuy io liawj an persons ume?ii io ex.staio aKl Testator are requiretl to comeforward and make I niirmpnt nniil tlinao- lifivinrr 1iiiti' ari rpmilrp't in present'thein within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their, recovery! . i I MARY M. WALLACE,. . 1 . Exccutrixjof Williamson : Wallace V. S. I Jbwc constituted l'J M. MORRIS my Agent to trahsalct business pertaining to the settle ment of the Estate.; MAltY-M WALLACE March 2'Jj 18p0 lmpd SPRING TRADE, 1869. I take pleasure in informing you that I; am now receiving AT MY XHW STAND. National Bauk Building, -RTGf Of THE BRASS BOOT, direct frbm the Manufactories, a lare and well! selected Stock of ! - Boots and Shoes, j; FORTIIE SPRING TRADEj comprising every arti cle in the Boot and Shoe line; I invite especial at tention to my assortment of, CJentlemens', ; Ladies', Misses' and Children's Bootees, Balmorals andGaiters My itrcreasod facilities and' loug experience in business make tne . confident that my prices, and the quality of my Goods, will compare favorably with those of any jot her house in the City. - ! ' I I shall bejple'ased to offer; my stock to your, in spection at any Itime you may faivor me Avith a call. While truly gj-alcful for past favors extended me, I, desire youT-contmued patronage. r-. . ! S. B- ME AC II AM,- ' J Sign of tbe Brass Bctit Salem Made Shoes, y ENCOURAGE HOME ENTERPRISE.-; am now Agent for the sale of Voglcrj & Co.?s giiem made Shoesr I guarantee every pair" sold." 'and; request you to try them. . S BJ MEACHAM, Sign of the Brass Boot jRubber Belting, j Trunks and Hats, always on hand at j. '., S, B. MEACIIAM S. shoe Findings. ! A "good assortment "of Shoe Findings at. t ! I ! 18. B. MEACIIAM'S. , ' : I I" . " j i : . : : Guarantee- No paper or wood bottom Shots sold atj! ! SB. MEACIIAM'S. JEST CALL 05T S.jB.' ME AC II AM 'when you 'want good Boots and Shoes. ! ; : ,i ! j r . i ' March -2'.). jl Still ! : - j j jj - ' ; - ';'' " .- Koti'ce to 'Debtors. " ' My Notes and Accounts are in the hands of Hutchi son Brown Ifor collect ion. j Those persons interest ed will take due notice. j i !i - ; March 22, 18150. 1 ROBT. GIBBON, MVB. McMURRAY, DAVIS & CO., Dealers" js Groceries, Hardware, Staple Goods, Shoe's, &c., Trader. Street, CHARLOTTE, N. C. i I Have the' larrcst Store Room in the City, and the largest Stock of tloods, which will show for itself u : . ir , ' 1 f ?! upon examination. - ?e Keep every arnciea iaraiy may need. . Come in and we will sell you your whole "bill and save you the trouble of running around. One of our firm1 has just returned from New York, and we arc ow! receiving ; daily a large Stock of Staple and Fancy! . 1 i . H I - . pD 11 Y GOODS, i Consisting in part of Sheetings, Drillings, Tickings, Bleached Shirfingsr Irish Linens, Ginghams, Prints, Delaines, Lawns, Muslins, Arc, 1&c. ! A large stock of NotionsTrimBiiug9, Ac Also, a full stock of men's and boys' Hals and Caps, and Ladies' and Misses' Hats. A full line' of men's, and boys and ladies' and Misses' BOOTS AND SHOES.; i . Also, a full stock of ! . ' , GROCERIES, HARDWARE, c. before buying elsewhere, as we are determined not to' be undersold. Feb 22. '9. jr f. McMURRAY., DAVIS k. CO. ALEXAiND E R- & BLAND, Dentists, Charlotte; N. C, - Wilt wait on parties in city or country whenever their services-may be. Solicited. - " - . . : ' . Teeth extracted without parn. uas aammisierea. Office in Brown's Buildinr.- Hours from 8 A. M.4 to &P. M. . ! ,! i- Catching , Cold." I A large number of fatal diseases , result from I taking cold, and often from Buch slight causes, I apparently, as to appear incredible.: Bul- though the causes are varidus the result is the same, and arises from. the violation of single - principle, to ;wit, cooling oflt too soon aftef iexer- i u.vue umuwu vi tuuue SUDsequenuy seeKing aa- I vice in the various stages of consumption! i were j the causes of ? the great misfortune premising that when the cold is tmce taken, ma'rvelously slight j causes serve to increase it lor the nrst: few, days causes wnicn, under ordinary circumstances, .ven a moderately healthful system ' "would have , ' ' ' (IT : . 1 ! i i 1 : ..!-. ! ;- i - ; waraeu on. ;, ' , - Kacheljthe tragedienue, j increased the j;oId which ended ,her life, by insufficient clothing in the cars, traveling i'roxu New York to Boston; this was her owq statement -: L-l .!.- ihe immediate cause, ot -the last iUness'of Abbott Lawrence, the financier and the philan thropist,; was an iojudicious change of clothing. An jminegt clergyman gat into a ! cold bed in mid-winter, fifteen minutes latter ru-eachinW an earnest; discourse: - he was instantly chilled iand died within forty-eight hours. ill ) a. promising young teacher walked two! miles for exercise, audi on returning to his room, it be- mg cpnsiaerea too late to liLht a nrei sat tor hall an hour reading a b:iok, and before he kne a chilly passed by eirliimi : Tie nextday h!e i , . - ; ; . . r tn , : , i ; ew it had the spitting of blood, Whicli was the beginning o eud. - i 4 1 1 Hi 1 i ! A mother sat sewing for her. children to a late hour in thelni 'ht, and noticing that the fire had gone out,she coucluded to retire at nee; but think iqg that : she J could "finish ih a few minutes, she Ib'rgpti the; passing time, until! I an hour or !nioreassed,T.andi she -found herself lowed to pay for that hour.; ;.'.: - "l-l j Jj-.' A little Cold! taken after a public sneich m vuiuaju, uu - iiilic! luat no aiteiuion was to it for several days, culminated in the paid fatal (illness of Stephen! A. Douglas. It was a slight cold taken in mid-summer, i resulting in; conges tion of tho lungs, that hurried Elizabeth j Barret Browning to the grave" within a week. 1 a wee.K. i i vigo- rous young man laid down on an ice chest on a warm summer a day. tell asleep, waked up in a chill which ended in Confirmed consumption. 'of which he died' three years later. A man in ro bust health and jiir the prime' of life j ibegan the practice of a cpldbath every morning on getting out of bed and standing with his bare feet on a zinc floor during the whole operation;: his' health soon declined; and; ultimately: his constitution was entirely undermined, k j! 1: , "j j i Many a cold, cough and consumption are ext cited into action by pulling bfE the hat pr 'aye- coat as to men and. the bonnet and shawl jaif'to women,1 immediately ou- enterjng the house-in winter, after a '-walk. An interval j Iof aJr least five or ten minutes should be allowed;- .r how ever waibi Or 'closeh the aparimentjisiy lapnear on first 'entering' itwiU seem! much hss soj at ithc end of fiycj minutes, if the outer garments remain as they were betbre .entering ji4iy who ju diciously uses this observation,'!! .find aj multi fold reward in the course of a liiiime.-iEjnchanqe. ! Washington iad Vices teJr us of vessels captured or octroy t( hat, the number by-the I on led crates during tho war j- , ; ! ( tii over thirteen millions of dollars, A lady advertised for a ' 'steady colored man." jfbr a waiter. A drunken, red : faced fellow ap plied, affiruiingj that he would Jjust suit yier,ras he had iiochpgcd color for it he last five years. S5b PREMIXTM ! i The North Carolina Land Conipinywill pay $150 in premiums for .the best and rielirst specimens of tje following ores found m the State of North Caro- Vliiia- iwi iiaj-a fj i v-vx.4tf j j vuf- " f v a a ttw i hoit inntvn i -i ruiior ar i n n i nrnn in v v Office, Raldgl dgh: 1 Go Sio; Iron Mica, $10; , $ll.oO: MarblCy$l.0; Bead, 0; Plumbago and Soap 'Stone, 10; and all nerals inj pvoportiori'. Shell andjother Marl, uiiu ..in- other mi $5. The specimens will be submitted to anj expe- rienecd Geologist, and premiumSi awarded byi nis renort. ti I 1 r - Sample to be marked "N. C- Land Company, Ral ' ;i , i : v. ! V ! - H ' : i ! eiirh." ' . Li. W. i , .sec. & i n us March 29 J1S60 NEW FIRM. 1. vision Business, Mr J. S; WILLIAMSON and herJ. T hftvfi associated w ith me in tho-Groccrv ami Pro- I after the firm will! be known as LIAMSON I 'earnestly! request those indebted to me to onll nJ niiilrn ndttftmpiit. aft mv old nccounts must be arranged at a early day and persons .having claims against mc win please present luem ior pay ment. f" - II V ,1 ' GREGORY. . ! .March 20, ipca W. II Groceries. j Tlie undersigned have in Store !a ge.neral assort nient of Groceries -j wJiich they offer at ithe lowest possible rates, j Haying bought their Stock for Cash, they can afford to sell at moderate prices 4"or Cash, j ' Call at the old istand ot J,. 1 Bryce & Co., aad examine our Goods before purchasing.". ' l i i i I f V J I r W. II. H. GREGORY, $ March 20, 1860; i J. S. V7ILXIAMSON:i lias been Jibnoved to P. Loicrie s Old Stand, i One door below its former location. ! Every body: is invited to call and. examine our Stock, which consists in part of a large assortment of School, Religions and Miscellaneous Books, i t' - t : i? s'" ' ' - " i ; - I - - j i ' Blank and4Pass Books, Wall Paper, Blank and Printing Paper, arid all articles usually kept In a first-class Book Store. - l : i ! 1 Our arrancements with Publishers! nreisuoh tha't we receive all the NEW WORKS o popular authors ! as soon as published j ; ! ! Our prices ire as low as any other Booksellers m the State. M B .;' '" ! : - V !- Jan 4. 1BG0. ! WADE & GUNNELS L , SMITH . & BREM, Wholesale and Retail Druggists Granite Corner, t opposite Mansion House: cn'lRLOTTE, W- C., !j i riare opened a full assortment of Dnigs, Medicines Paints, Oils' Putty, Glass. 4c. y ? ' U I i Also, a la-rg variety-of Bufst's celebrated Garden Seeds, Clover,- Timotby,cardy Herds .and liiue Grass Seedsl-M .v;j j L.: t- ": --rt: . j" They also invite the attention of the .Ladies to their stock of Peffumery;and Tpifet articles; . , j L ronntrv MercDants are reouesiea locrrve us a cau before making their purchases. ' !. i " Jn K ! - m T. C. SMUil, ! M. D. fob 15,1100, , o. f.;brem, Bf. D. V Ira A ; . - The Tools Great Men Work With. It is not tools that make the workmen, but the trained skill and perseverance of the man him- Oku. , , iuo,cea u js oroveroiat tnat tne Daa worK- man never yet had a good iool. Some one asked VPlo...,by.'.'what'j.,oiiderfuV; f process. fi mixed ! his nrdnrs. T mir thorn rtrUX. iL?:u!r. l his reply. It is the same withjBTervJworkman who would excel. Ferguson made marvellous. f thmgS Uh as his WOOden Clock: that necnrntA. ijr measureu iue uox&a ny means ot a common pen knife, a to61 in everybody's hand, but then everybody is not a Ferguson. ' A pan of water and two thermometers iWere th.e tools, by which jjt. i3ucr aiscoverect latent. ireat;; and a prism, a lens, and sheet or pasteboard.nabled Newton to unfold, the composrttbn of light and the origin ui uuiur. xu emmenworeign savant once caned upon Dr Wollaston, and requested to be .shown over his laboratories, in which science had been enriched by so many important discoveries, when the doctor 'took him into' a study, and, pointing to an old tea-tray orf the ftablc, containing a few -watch-glasses, test-papers, a small, ballance, and a blow-pipe, said, 'There is au the laboratory I have:'. Stothard learnt' the art of combining ,4 colors by closely study mg, butterflies wings j jh would often say "that no.one knew what ho ow5d v vuvuu viujT , J.X. uui lit cutb llllU iL-Ufl II- door served WiTkie m lieu i of pencil aiid canrass. Bewick first practised drawipg on the cttage walls of hisr '"native village which he coverd with his sketches in chalk : and Benjamin TAT-st made his first brushes out of the cat's tail, "l'erguson laid hiu.self down in the : fields at niirht in a blanket, and made a map oftjieheavcnly bodies, by means" of a thread with small beads on it. stretched between his eye andj the stars. Frank lin first robbed the thunder-cloud of its lightning' by means of a kite made, with two cross-sticks and a silk' handkerchief. ! Watt made his first model of t.he condensing stalnvengine out of an old 30310011815 syringe usryt to inject the arteries previous to.jdissectidn; pfi iffdrd worked his first prublem in ii mathemati, when a cobbler's j alp- prentice, upon small Sfiraps of ' leather, which lie beat smcoth for the purpose; while Ilitteuhouse, the astronomer, fust calcula.ted eclipses on his plow-handle. trolffcni Sheaves. A MeRairie Loose in Mississippi Forest,; Miss , March 24. Several days previous immense posters were posted on all the -.walls in tovfn, announcing that XVCVIlUlSi H , UlCUb : iiICAkaar uyuillU)UUl uuu MenajCerie woixldi exhibit jin' Forest on that day EarK in the morning the roads leading to town were throngecL with; people of all ages.; sexes and colors, and bv lOi o'clock the itown was alive with Visitors, awaitingkhe arriv of the r inemigcrte. At eleven the fame brassfbahd announced the arrival of the. sho-, ahd by twelve the canvass was stretched and tiieages or toe animals arranged. The h age elephant i Hercules -the largest ever imported into this country was chained. to a stake, and by way of caution to those euteVin'ff tUn o!ni'fc f .tnhn A hstfin his ctcrtir ntntiiA that he had for, several dnv manifested a diis- positionoi insuDorainauon, aim oeggea mat, do one wOrild approach suniciently near to receive a blow from hs trunk; :' Mr Mark Kite,! from the, .Northern pari of thiscounty, coming in-after Mr 'Alston a' admonition. , thoushtlesslv handed lilui a piece of tobacco, which so enraged him that he struck at him with such violence as to dislocate his. shoulder,' although it was aglancip blow. He plunged with I stach farce;' that he broke his. chain,ahd although his keeper used every effort to subdue i bini, he was entirely un- coBtr(Hable, -and he would strike and kickj at every object near him.! I j By! this time the- scene was beyond destsription. ; The vast crowd fled ior life. He flewi at his l keeper and pursued him frOhi under the canvass j " The eleven o'clock freight train beirr behind time, and not having any freight for Forest, and the engineer not intending to stop, cameTushing along at therate of twenty miles an hour. When it! had approached 'with in two-hundred yards he looked up the road and seemed doublyj enraged. He immediately rah towards it with great speed, and met it with such a shock" that' he broke one of his tusks and was immediately killed. ( The engine was detached from- thji train and thrown from the track, and Mr Wharton, the engineer, having failed fo shtit off steam, it utifortnnafely ran into the canvass and. smashed the lion's cage, killing the lioness and relenstng the lion. 1 I I j The lion findihg himself uninjured and i lib erty, and being frightOned by '-tbe steam and Whistle of the engine, started at full speed down the Homeward road, roaring: terrifically. lie had gone but a shori distance when he; met Mr George Sheppard. and gave chase. Mr Shep-i pard finding ..f hat lie was gaining on hin! rapidly,! and that he would certainly be overtaken; at tempted to climb.a sapling. ! The Hon struck at him with his paw asho ascended, but fortunate--ly. did no "other damage than .to tear off his coat tail and carry away a part of his pants, j j - MrVTohn Smith, bf Knlcighv who was jon his way to ForestJ riding his'finc pacing horse, with his little son behind lym, met him four miles from here. As soon as his horse saw him be neighed, when the lion rushed at him, seized him by. the throat and threw him upon the; ground. Mr Smith, with his little sop escaped to the woods and made their, way to Forest on foot While lie was devouring Mr Smith's horse Mr James L. Ritch, who , was on his way io Forest with a load of chickens, drove np. As soon as ho saw him he reared on his hind feet, lashed the'jrround with his tail and sprang at him. Mr Bitch - eluded him by jumping from hitr wajron. when he monnted and beganj to tear opeA the: boxes' containing turned them ont. He then the chickens l and seemed tp lose sight of everything in his efforts to catch them. . !! When the excitement, in town abated, about twenty mounted rneni, well .armed, started in pofsuit, with all the dogs belonging, in town, as well as many that had followed their owners It is reported thatrbe ! killed a freedman in Sniith'eonnty. near Mr Thomas Husband's, and that when last heard from he was going down Ocoha. The news that a lion was at larsre spread Hke wildfire and the excited. ' ! 'I'f t; 1'H ; citizens arei greatly Some ungenerous' , biped has a patent med icine to mate a fellow rise early in the 'morning. A correspondent says a iix-niootbs'-old bpJbr'caTi beat it to deatb.i i ; - Curiosities" ir Names. . fTi 1 1 tp- in di vm . . luere Rre over is,uuu osi uiaccs id. me L ot ted States, and the Pos Office Directory4 is dry reading ; nevertheless there are curious things to be found in ; it. We have just been looking ! oyer the new Directory, and find that there are ! 350 Post Offices with the prefix South, 400 with East, 500 North, and something over 500 West, evidencing the grbwlbof the country to the West and North. ' i I t j Our propensity to exalt public men is shown by the namesof inany of these Post Offices. Fifty-four a renamed for -Franklin, 63'Juclsou, 45 Jefferson 31 Lincoln and 28 Grant. Nearly 600 Post Q&ces have the prefix of New, as New Albany, &6., 250 have Mt, Mount or Mountain, 120 arc DUme'djibr the various Saints. The trees ; come 'infor j their share 150 have the I prefix Oakv JG Waluut. orl Hickory, 40 Maple, &c. Fortara named for the Beaver, th e treat rcpre- ; senttive oCthe ingenuitv and industry of our 1 Recife 150 are White, 90 are Big, 47 are Blue, j atjd 114. have the. prefix of Pleasant, showing the eaimate in which they are held by their inhabi ianta. . llj have dared to apply the name of Bos ton to other places than' ike hul, while but ono . has dared to rival tlie great metropolis, and call itsfel.f -NcwiXouic. v- v. 1 . ' i -: 1' tVery cqrious names some of these 25,000 ofii- ces have.; , fctrange. uiipronrninccable. Indian names, and many ridiculous, common-place names. Pcilnsylrania '- lias, an Applebaehsville, South Carolina a Bachelor'a- Bctreat, West Virginia.' a Post Office with the euphonious name of Bi Skin Creek, Virginia & Burnt Ordiuary, 31 is- souri a Cote Sons Dessien,' whateventhat means. Indiana a Delectable Hill, named evidently by some enthusiastic reader of Bunyan'n alleaory. Anions the maiiv othdr curious names- we notico. in Iglancini; over the pages, arc Dry Town. Grizzly Bear House, Broad Axe, Gadfly, Ilubol-" ochitto, Kiu'nickkiu nick, Mud Lick, Nine Kaglcs, Ninety-six' Paddy's Run, Pa Pa Me, Scalp LcVel, I Tarr Farm,- Travellers' liepose, Veal Station and Wolf Trap.. The seven Xenias are the j only j representatives oftho.iuiti:d X. In most'ease there are two or more Post Offices of the' same name, and it is therefore-very desirable that in. writing addresses the County and State should 1 ' .. i . 1 I I oc written very piainiy, as wen as the1 name. t - Dodging a Dun. Some. know how to do it, and can scent a duti at any uisiance,!auci ou,u aoage mm .cnectiYeiyr Ifc is ft, knack, acquired by long experience. ! the. dun, tioweyer, by hid cxperieuco becomes ' expert, the dunined stands a slim chance of csi capc.! The dun becomes (equally sensitive iu detecting the debtor, and often are' practised, be tween the two, manoeuvres that would pale the , reputation of Napoleon himself, i j . We heard a story the other day of old Dr. Q.f of "Portsmduth; I which, though not having nsy great relevancy to tho preceding paragraph, is . nevertheless to i tlie poitit as rognrdi amateur dunnjng. 1 For thefe is a wide difference betwoon the professional. I I J)r G. was a man of great integrity and worth and his business habits were on tic squarc-pCX-- . actiiig.evorything that was his owu and paying; ' cveryjman his due. " He held a noto against a gentleman of Hampton for some considerable amount, and wherever he met him tho doctor was readyj note in hand, for the' payment of an in stalment. It became at last an agouizing dread with Ithc debtor about mectinz the doctorJ rar- tic at tire time when troubled with a uis-, case But known in lioancial parlance as "shorts."!l whenever ho I met- him, the doctor's dun would be anticipated by his debtor's-tnovcDient for h,lsipo(kit-book!, and frequcnt.paymcots.Kcre' niadcl.ivithout seeing the note at till, or inciuirinr ! as w jtne cnanccs-or us eventual jxiyuictic. j lie knewlthat .the doctor vas honest, and that it would be all ri;rht; and several pavmcnts were thusibliudly made, i ' - . - . ; ' j ! A creai dearth of funds ruade him .more shy of meeting the doctor ; and ,ns ho passed through the towc, his eyes wandered in all directions to catch a glimpse of his dread, and ' avoid him if possible. : He succeeded1 admirably for a while; and but-crcncralcd the old man several times : but fate docs notalwaSs fa'or tho brave, and tho doctor front a distant position, saw his victmVtie 111s uor.se to a post ana enter a store. Jle made all the1 haste he could and entered the storo just as his debtor d dgcd behind a rice cask. '! "Didn't I sec Mr couw? io jicre.?" .aaked tho 'doctor.' .'; . ' : j ' . " 'He didUojnio in iiorc, sir." said tho.sliop- keepcr, kbut he has gono somewhere now." 1 1 The doctor said he was not in a'hurry, and could wait as well as not : he saw I his borso at the door, and thought he would be. back before loajr. I The man remained hid. and tho old doc tor waited a long 4inio. At last ho went out. Shortly after Mr himself went but. and was just stepping upou his wagon, when the doctor darted at him from a doorway. j i W.ell, Mr- , j said he, "you necdn t dodge me any more ; mat note uas ocen paiu up incpo six months, and I have been trying to see you that I might pay you back 4renty dollars that" you overpaid me." j ' . v I " -.., I 1 : ' . 1 . President Jojinkon as a TAiLOR.-r-Kx- Presidebt Johnson; has returned to I his homo in the vicinity of Greenville, Tennessee. A c rrcs-' pondenjf writing from that place, in speaking of the ExPresident, kays : s 4 f ; ''I had a long and interesting conversation yestcrday with an! old gentlemen j a tailor by trade, who formerly worked in Johnson's shp. He says that Andy was the best tailor he ever saw, and that coats f made by bitn never ripped. His work was not orfy substantial, but neat and tidy. '; All tho yoking bloods about Grecnvillo who parted their hair behind and stark ed abojut with gjold-headed canes, used to patronize Andy as it was the current report that a- yoitfig felfo.v who wore a full suit of Johnson's cutoad make could hiarry quicker and stood higher with th ladies than others, j When Johnson was elected Alderman there was as much honor in "tho position as there would be in ownliig a hen and chickens, and it is said that the young, fellows about town elected hm for a joke. ' ! Two icirs afterwards he wasi.chosen Mayor.- In ' 1835, when.be. wasSrst elected to the Legislature he quit t,he tailoring business for the. tirAo' being; butitonext session, ' when ho was defeated, be again resumed hut old place on th forkmal , 1 t. . i . t . - 1 r "" pencil, A'