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CHARLOTTE, N.
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TUESDAY, -:MAY-;18: 1869;:
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"STestein Democrat
rCBLISHED BT
TT1LLIAM J. YATES, Editor and
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Propnetor.
Tk&xs Three Dollars jcr
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nnnum in , aJvance.
' f Advertisements will be inserted at reasonable
rates, or in accordance with contract. i "''
Obituar ' notices of OTer fire linca in length will
, be efcarged for at alTertiing rates.
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Hobert Gibbon, M. D., .
PHYSICIAN ASD SURGEON,
' Tryon Sfrtrt. Clirljity 6., .
OS5e and Residence, one door sooth ol
(fortnerljr Wm. Johnston's rcsidnce)
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State Banlc,
P. McCombs,
professional services
" Offers his
to the citizens of
Charlotte and surrounding country
All calls, both
night and day, promptly attended to.
Of5ce in Drown's building, up stairs,
Ppo
site the
Charlotte Hotel.
Oct2n, 18GS.
i Dr. JOHN H. McADEN,
Wholesalo and Botail Druggist,
i . CHARLOTTE. A C..
Has on hand a lrge and wll selected slock of FCRE
PllUGS, Chemicals Patent Medicines, Family Medi
cine. Taints, 0K Varnishes, Dye Stuffs,! Fancy and
ToiM Articles, which he is determined to sell at the
try hwct prices.
Jao I.4 leo'J.
DR. JOHN H. WAYT,
j Surgeon Dentistl . .-
Owce for this ytar at hit Retidenee.
Ttients in the City or Country waited on at their
residence:. Order- sent him through the Tost Offiee j
wilt be promptly attended to. No cxra charge on
account of distance.
Jan 11. W
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ATTOltXCY.,AT L,1V
Charlotte; N. C, j
' OrrirK is I)tirtV Hask Bcitmxo.
Not.., tf . !
TRACTICAt
Watch and Clock Mkt)r,
. AMI lKALEK IX t j -
JEWEERY. USE WATCHES CLOCKS,
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Watch Materials, Sjetael(;rt $ci
Aug. loisr.r.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
QUE R Y
Is receiving, !aiW his Spring Stock of
.Tlilliiit ry, TriiJiiiiiii., cVc. c,
Which he ak the Ladles and the public generally,
lo call and examine. j
Bs?" MRS QUERY is prepared lo serve her
friends with the
LATEST STYLES
in Uonnctvliats, Ircss making,-&c.
May 1, lS.V. : .
A. HALES, ,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
AVz Dour to the D-n-rU Oj!7rt, Charlotte, N. C.
If your Watch need.- Ilcpairing, '
Don't get mad and pi to swearing;
Jut take it into HALES' jdiup, , .
lie will tix it . it will nut Iop. (
He warrants his work all for a year,
When it i- uod with proper care. .
He wiH do it as low as it can be done,
And d1t s will it's sure to run.
January 1, lMiO y ;
ALEXANDER & BLAND,
Dentists, Charlotte, N. C.tt
Will wiiit on parties in city or country whenever their
services may be ultcitol. .
Teeth extra-ti-I within! pain." Gas ailmini-tered.
Office in Brown's BuillLng. Hours frum b A; M.
lo 5 P. 31. !
, March S. lS'.O. ' 1
! Old North State Distillery,
j CHARLOTTE; N- C.
I GROOT, KUCK & CO.,
T)iiillr$ an t R:t ':Jrt "J Com and ; It
We warrant our Li'i'ii"" "l'L'KE and LNADl l.TF.R-
TKD.
J Orders -olicited frora the trade. .
I Salesroom on Tryon Street, opposite T. W. Dewey
k Co"s,Bank.
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f , . 1 SMITH'S
Boot, Shoo and Leather Store,
.it door to Dtvcey't Hank; Charlotte, A. C,
a the lar-est Wholesale and Retail Shoe .Establish
ment in North Carolina.
The qualify of their Stock is snperior in every rc-
pect, and unequalcd in sfylf, nnisli ana worKman
fKip. The prices are as low as can be afforded.
They buy their Hood exclusively from Manufac
rurer, or have them made to order. They pay no
rent and do the busiuess themselves, and can," there
fore, and will c'.l all styles and qualities of Boots
and Shoes at Jower prices than can bci"ound else
where in this market. Every jair of Boots and
Shoes is warranted as represent ed. ." 4One price to
1L" and -fair dealing,"' is their inotto. .
Leather, Shoo Findings & Bolting.
Their stock of Leather and Shoe Findings is most
compute, cn.bruug every grade of Hemlock and
j.k Sole Leatber. Cppcr Leather, French and Amer
ican Calfskin. Kip. L.vts, &c. They also furnish
all widths or Rubber and Leather Belting at Manu
facturers prio.
. l,fk. frr SMTH'S SlIf)K STORE, the oldest es
tablished Shoe IL.ue in the State.
SMITH'S. SHOE STORE.
Next Door to bewey'a Bank, Charlotte, N. C.
August 31. IS;.
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Notice of Co-Partnership.
Wititi.urux, N. C, Aprd 15, 18C9.
We. the undersigned, have this day entered into
nr5".ncri''iP u,,,,cr he nxai, -name and style of
U Y.NMSTER, COWAN L CO,., for the purpose of
cooduenng the Luhints of a REAL ESTATE aud
M-VVNCIAL 'AGENCY, with principal offices at
"UQington. N. ., and New York City.
e rcjpvct fully offer our services to the public. .
LEMUEL BANNISTER,
D S. COWAN.
- . r , J. C. KEN YON.
'op lurtherinfrmAtion. address
i. t BANNISTER, COWAN k CO.,
Al nl Ihj jn Wilmington. N. C.
A nevr notion has been' introduced at social
parties in Paris. At the entrance of the saloon
is placed a large covered basket containing small
boquets of flowers, and presided over by a modern
Flora. .Each guest plunges his or her hand into
the bastet ind takes a posy, which th women
attach to their dress or ' put in their " hair, and
the gentlenien put in their buttonhole.; The
latter promenade' through the saloons each in
search of a ladj wearing a ilniUar boquel to his
own; and wheu slie is found," he has a right to
take possession of her and retain her as a partner
for the rest-of the evening. .'
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NOTICE.
As AssiffBcc of II. IC.-PcArraond and Charles Ilin-
son,. Bankrupts. Iw ill ecll, "on Saturday the 22d
instant,, at the Court IIwuse..1n rCliarlotte, ,a large
number of Notes 'and "Aecodnts belonging to Ihe
rotates of said Bankrupts.! Terms Cash: T 5
' WM. MAXWELL; Assignee.
.May 3, 1SG9
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NOTICE.
As Assignee of A. Sinclair, Uankrupt,
I hereby
notify all persona indebted
to him, by Note or Ac
count, to coiue forward
not settled soon, it will
tha U. Si Cort.
immediately, and settle. If
emy duty to bring suit in
S. P. ALEXANDER.
May 3 1SGU. 3
Assignee.
NEW STORE and j NEW GOODS.
A
. R. Nisbet and Brother haye formed a copart
hip for jthe purpose of conducting n first-clas;
ners
Confectionery & Grocery Store,
L.mtcr me umioeruz vrtue,
CIIARLO T X JG
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And are now receiving a full. Stock of Goods in their
lins, all Yrcsk and newj which tho public generally
are inrifed to call and, J'ee.. - Having had several
ion ',j10 i
byic pntr,
years or experience, arit by strict personal atten-
oe to be able to merit a liberal share of
patronage.
A.
W.
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NISBET,
NISBCT.
April -1, ISi'J.
SPRING TRADE, f 1869.
1 take pl.'a.-ure in informing you that I am now
receiving AT MY NKWi STAND, National Bank
Building, SI (IX OF THE, RRASS BOOT, direct
from the
Stock of
auufactories, ;a large and we
I selected
Boots and Shoes.
FOR THE Sl'IUNU TUADL', comprising every arti
cle iu the lioot and Shoe line. I. invite especial-attention
to my assortment of Gcntleniens', Ladies';
Mioses and Children's Dioofccs, Dalmorals and Gaiters.
My increased facilities and long experience in
business make me eontiient ; that my prices,' ancTtbc
quality of Jrny Goods, jvill compare' favorably with
those of any other Louse in the City. i
I shall be pleased to oiler my. stock to your in
spection at any time you may favor me with a call.
Wliile truly grateful ifor1 past favors extended me,
I desire your continue
patronage. 1 '-'
! S.-D. MRACHAM,
Sign of the Brasd Boot.
Salem Made Shoes.: "
KNCOUKAGK HO.MK ENTERPRISE. rl am now
Agent for hc f.-ilc of Vogler k Co.'s Salem, made
'Shoc.C
1 guarantee every pair sold, ana; request
you to try them
S. F. M EACH AM,
Sign of the Brass , Boot
Trunks and Hats, always on hand at ' I
N S. B. MEACHAM'S.
Guarantee- o paper or wood bottom
Shoes sold at
S B. MEACIIAM'S.
U2T GALLON S.
B.1 MEACn.VM vhen you want
good Boots and Shoes.
March 2'., 1S0.
To Wholesale
and Retail Buyers-
LOOK TO
YOUll INTEREST.
The Largest Stock
of Goods in the "Market.
In conformity to our CARD of.last month, wherein
we ated the fact of "our Mr 111NTELS having left
for Northern niarkets,f''we now take pleasure iu in
forming our numerous "friends' and customers that
our Stock (and wc say with pardonablc pride) the
I:irgr!t ever brought to tlis market is now in, to
wlrich wc respectfully invite the -Wholesale and Re
tail trade. ' ! . !- "!'
All we ask is come nd examine our Stock and you
will at on co perceive-vf here vour interest, lies.
j WTTKUWSKV & 1UNTELS..
! Millinery.;
We also have the largest and most complete Stock
of Millinery, superintended by the favorite and popu
lar Milliner. Mis BETSi ' WILLIAMS
.March -"., WX
W. & R.
M. L. WRISTON; & CO.,
I Auctioneers
And General Commission Merchants,
For the Sale and Purchase of Tobacco, Cotton. Grain,
Flour, Produce and Merchandiie of all kinds,
! Montinn IJvusc Jluildhtif, ;
CHARLOTTE, N
C.
.I. I.. Wi.ton, " II C Ecci.es,
T,.II. G AITIIER,
LaVeofllil. M. C
bf Iredell co.' - of Mocksville.
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UErr.RESCKs: T W Dewey. 4 Co., Bankers: M P
FegraniJ Cashier . Firjpt National Bank; ' W J Yates.
Editor-Western len0crat ; Hutchison, Burroughs &
Coj General Inurane Agents, Charlotte, N. C.
Wm II Jones & Coj Raleigh, NJ C; Geo S Palmer,
of4'silmer. Harf .ook Ut Co. Richmond. Va.: Rev Dri
Tlus E j Bond. Editor of Baltimore EpJ Methodist,
Baltimore, Md.; Woijth & Dauiel,' Wilmington, N. C;
Jordan & Brother, Philadelphia, Ta.; E S Jaffray &
Co., and II B HaUIn &.C6 NewTork ; ; Geo W Wil
liams & C-, Charle.jon, S.'C: Jas Miller, Esq., and
Osley & Wilson, Afcgusta, Ga.; Meador Brothers,
Atlanta, Ga.:e Woodrtiif & Parker, Mobile, Ala.
Jan II, 1K0. .. .
INSURE-YOUR
I f WITH
PROPERTY
BIIENIZER,;
CALDW
fELL
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The Liverpool & Lon
don &:Goie Lns. Co;
AJfetsGoldyi
U7iited States 2 ,000 ,000
Directors personally respon
sible for all
engagements' -t of the
. Company.
May 3, 18H0.
LIFE INSURANCE.
tiit! mi i.TFO INSURANCE COMPANY will
Insure a person 3o -years old for $17 39 per $1,000
all cash rrcmiumi with profits from dateof Policy,
j C. W. BRADSIIAW, Agent.
Dn.. RobtJ Gibbon, Medical Examiner.
r
1 The telegraph recently gav0 us the fesulta of
carious will case in New York, wherein a wid
Ja
ow sued f jir and recovered thifty thousand dol
lars from the estate of her husband with whoni
she had noit lived for thirty years. - Tie details'
of the.case.are more interesting still. lhe plain
tiff, Winn ifred -Ward, waa married to John Ward
in Ireland,! in 1834.. " Immediately.' fer lllf
marriage .Ward came to this country -and enga
ged in business as a cotton sampler, - frefm. which
he realized a large fortune. ' In 1864he died
his wife having previously followed hini to this
country. tA.fterher arrival jWard refused ' to
recognize, her as his wife, and never lived with
her as such. On her Dart she refusedr to apply.
for suDDort and received none from him.-. When
( Ward diettopreVent idelatificion, Ihkbodv
was packed in a dry coods box and: senlt ta'Phit
adelphia. j Of tho witnesses tp the marriage all
were dead except one, and that one etild only
swear thatf the plaintiff married & 'John Ward,
but what John' Ward he could not teM. . The
plaintiff could not swear to the death of her hujs-
band, as she had notXeen thejbody after his de-
cease, wnicii was purposely Kept -out cer way.
John'Durney was the surviving witness of the
" ? - ! . i i . 4' - t- -r
marriage, ,wmcn toot piace in itoss-juommon,
Ireland,-but he had
n"o knowledge
whether
or
not Ward, was dead. y. "
There was no person living in thi$ country
tbat knew" that plaintiff was. Ward's wife. The
evidence in the case consisted of letters written
by Wardlo plaintiff from 135 to 1837. ; His
handwriting was proven by. Mr Price, a cotton
broker; alJMr Carrick, John , Brett 'and Johq
Farrel. The letters to plaintiff,' which, were put
in evidence, were shown tol be in tne hand
writing of Ward. There were ho stanjps on the
letters, but it was proven by ja witness who had
been employed in the dead letter -office in Ire
land previous to 1840 that nh stamps, were! re
quired at that time for letters sent from New
York to Ireland. It was also proven that ! the
letters in ;qncstion h:id been
in the dead letter
office in Ireland. The" suit involved the title of
property u Brooklyn valued at $100,000. ;The
jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.
Important Sale of City Property.
In pursuance of an order of the Superior Court of
Mecklenbnrg county, I will sell at the ypuvt House
door in Charlotte, on Ionday the 24th'of,Iay, 1809,
at the4iour Of 12 o'clock, thejLOT on which M. S.
Oimenfuow resides, in the rear of R. F, Davidsonrs
Furniture Store, fronting on College Street twenty
fonr feet inine inches. Tcrnjs, six months credit,
with interest from date. - ! I ' x
i E. A. OSBORNE,
May 3, ,1809 4w
Clerk Superior Court.
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BLUE STORE ! BLUE STORE ! !
B. KOOPWAWW
lias just received and opened his beautiful stock of
Spring and Summer Goods.
I have a full line of Ladiesf Dress Goods, consist
ing in pat of Mozanib'qiies, Poplins. Lcn'os, Organ
dies, Graiiadrnes, Piques, Marseilles, Delanes, Lawns,
Shalleys, 'Chintz, and every style of. Prints, &q."
r White Goods. ! i
My Stock i3 complete, and I offer great inducements.
Embroideries, and a beautiful stock of Cluney and
Thread. Lace Collars, tugings, lnsertingsi cue.
! ' Millinery. I
In this' department 1 feel assured I cannot be ex
celled in! variety, taste and-fquality, and am con
stantly aiding to it. I j . ! '
Parasols and Sun Umbrellas, a large variety.
Ladies Black ilk Sacques;and Lace Shawls,' very
handsome. .. j 1
Clothing Department.
.1 have ja general and ; well-selected stoct of Men's
Wear and Furnishing Goods.) HATS jof j all styles,
Silk, Furland Wool a splendid assortment. SHOES
Menjs.t Ladies', Misses' and Children's, direct from
the Manufacturers. Notion, Fancy jiArticlcs and
Trimniings, in endless variety. t :
Hardware and! Groceries,.
And everything kept in a tjrst-class Establishment
fctv Having twenty years experience in this City,
and knowing well the tastes knd wants of this com
munity, I flatter myself, with the advantages' I pos
sess, that I otter them as handsome a stock as can be
found anywhere, and; having purchasedj my; Goods
since this late decline, I ami confident I can sell as
cheap, if not cheaper, than any house in the State
LADIES 1 If you desire to purchase bargains, come
to the BLUE STORE.
May Cj ISG'J. I , B. KOO
'MANN.
CAJIDWKLL'S
Wheat Thresher! and Cleaner.
Having been appointed Agent for the labove well
known Machine, 1 now have: one. of themjon exhibi
tion at tho Machine Shops at the old Navy Yard. I
call the attention of Farmers and others having
wheat crops to this great labor saving Machine, by
which threshing, "cleaning and bagging tjie wheat is
all performed at one operation. ' I
.HORSE-POWERS also for Sale, and alV repairs
done with dispatch. j
j P. X. ZIMMERMAN, Agent,
j Mecklenburg Foundry and Mac aine-Shops.
May 3, 1809, 3mpd j . ; ii -
DRUGS" ilF GRliAT VARIETY,
At DR. J. NL- BUTT'S.
Corner Trade and Collese Streets,- CJ
liarlotte, N-
C. yovl can buy Mustang) Liniment,
Vermif,uges,
Ilolloway's and Van Deuseii's Worm Candy, Queen's
Delight. Rosadalis, Radway s Resolvent, Radway s
Relief; Hostetters, Hoofland's, German, Baker's,
Koopmrtnn's, and Drake's plantation Eitijers Ayer's
and John Bull's Sarsapafilla ; Number Six; Bur
nett's, Wilson's! anil DeJnojjh's Cod Liver Oil; Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syt;np,j Batemah's Drops, God
frey's Cordial, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, (Ay er's Hair
Vigor: Ayer's, Wright's, Jayne's, Deems'., Strong's,
McLane's, Radway's, MaggiClV and Pompound Ca
thartic Pills; Blue Mass. IVm Killer.) Sjoiid Opodel
doc, Wistar's Balsam Wild Cherry, Hall i and Wood's
Hair Renewcr, Bachelor's Hair Dye, Tafrant's Com-
pound Extract Cnbcbs and Copaiba, Jacobs' Cordial,;
Sanford's Liver Invigorator Philotoken; Hembold's
Buchu,! Ayer's Ague Cure, Osgood's India.Cholagogue,
Prencli Caisulcs. Bison's Tobacco Antidote, Rat Pills
laud Poison, Carter's Spanish Mixture, jSulpu. Mor-
phine, Opium, Frenca ana ) rower ana j. n lgnimu a
Quininfc, Hampton's Tinctiire, Essence Jamaica Gin
ger, Horse and Cat rle Powders, CalomeT, Sweet Oil,
CastorOiL Mustard, Cloves, Cinamon, Spice, Ginger,
I Mace, Nutmegs, Gelatine! White and Black Pepper;
Aniline Red; H: and i . uyes lirown, iiacK, iica,
tini- nine. Green. Solferino and Mascnta; Dead
Shot fir Chill?- j. ' " ! j
- - - Paints and Oils.
All kinds; nonxplowve averosene, Kerosene tramps,
Lanterns Garden Seeds, Window Glass Flavoring
Extracts, Perfumery, Fancy Soaps, :! Toilet-Articles,
Tooth Brushes, Brashes pf all kinds, Toilet Powder,
Camphor Ice, Lip Salve, nd all other Articles' kept
in a FIRST, CLASS DRUG STORE. Prescriptions
r.-trefullv nrenarcd at I I I J
; DK. -JAS. N. BUTT'S,
) Corner Trade and College Stree
''" I . A Curious Case.
8,
V
Chariot tf.
c.
Career of a Guerrilla's Bridal-
NeaTlT iverf pleasant" day 'pdestnan ofiiwir
principat avenues- pass : a dark-eyed Brtitf etfe of l
uieuium size,-a piump ugure aou riuiuy uresseu
In the-earrvsminff ottlbblitsaeaiiteitidee.
lovely cirh-iusi returned from boarding' School
lived npori her father plantation in OBe"of ihe
rural districts in Keptuckyv that Jinng'inia bal-
lance, uncertain wnetnepK) risfc tneir iase wiin
the new 'onftderacYdr bane back.1 Sue was
17i.and a frequeat yisllbrvat '.the adjoining plan
tation of Mr Mundy an old gentleman whose
wife and son , a young man, : composed af bappy.
lamfiy. , . ynp aay a company oi. union i jiyairy
roae aown upon tne place, prunaerea- tn prem
lses, carried off the valuables, burned to
e resi-
en I Jen ce, and finally slaughtered, the. parents who
frere.aeienuing tueir own nre-siaes, laying waste
the country .m theitrack,. and leaving' joung
Mundy and Sue orphans 'indeed. Young JJun-
dy-was aMast aroused, and wTiue being Carried
off a prisoner no word escaped! "his lips but "Sue."
Wll or ficlrort b.ia nonu ; raTvi.ito..Sn ' ttti
ably the effect of dUordered. brain, ; Jlis lineu
being examined, .the indnible pame of 'Mundy ','
was iound, and ever after he was known as uoue
Mundy,"- the constant terror j of-Union! i citizens'
ana soiaiers in; iaa( section, xteieasea on paroifi,
he immediately returned and interred I the char
red remains of his own paren ts, as well as the
body of Mr K 1 Taking a solemn and fearful
oath of vengeance, and accompanied by Sue.iwho
was now without home Jr ,friend3 in I the wido
world,-he Li started for ;a neighboring camp of
bushwackers qt guerriUas, where' he was receiv
ed with open arms, and was soon promoted . -to
the office of ccimmandeir of the force, . While Sue,
disguised and Jwssiog by the ' name pf 'Kit,' an
abbreviation of Kitera3ge, pbved invaluable as a
spy, a fearlessrider, and of undoubted bravery.
Kit, after eervibg nearly two years as a spy and
general planner for the band; found her health
failing. Pisguised and armed with the highest
testimonials, she succeeded in securing a position
on the staff of Gen. Clcborne, the hardest fight
ing Irishman in the rebel army. This position
she held, doing her duty like a man, until the
battle of Atlanta, July 12, 1864, when Pat. le
borne was killed. Returning to her youthful
hero andjhis jband, fshe agdin revelled in the
carnival of blood, and tho' her noble spirit was
willing, the aesh was weak, j and Kit! was again
transferred to , guard j .duty at Andersonvillc.
Prisoners whq have shared the hospitaljty of
tnat celebrated ( camp .will perhaps remenaDer
a short, stout and muscular Lieutenant,! with
flashing black; eyes, ajface smooth as a maiden's,
and cruel as though a fiend; incarnate, lurked
within, j This, was Sue Kiteradge, the amiable
young boarding-school miss, j the .cheerful com-.
panion, the once wealthy heire&s, the .beautiful.'
maiden and friend of (young lundy, whose life
to her was dearer than her own. .. j j f
Sue Mundy and a part of his band Were cap
tured, and tried by a court tuartial. ; 1 Kit was
nresent durink! the! whole trial, and useld her
greatest influence, but of no avail. Sue Mundy
was convicted and h.ung atxjLouisvilleJ Ky., in
March, 'C.5. j The flowing hair still hung about
his shoulders j and hen his youthful corpse was
taken down aid laid! away .ill his narrow bed,
the bleedinand broken, heart -of Sue Kiteradge
was buried with it; and now a wanderer on the
face of the earth, homeless and , friendless, she
lives withoutihope of hcave.n or mercy, forsaken
and dishonored and cast away. j ! j j j
Por Sale.
A span of! BAY HQKSE3, isuc years old,, and a
PILETON and Ilariess for sale. Apply to i
II. H; HELPER,
jl Salisbury, N. C.
May 10, 1-869.
GRIER &
i Wholesale
ALEXANDER,
arid retail Grocers .
Sims' interest Ap. ibe Stock of
Having purchased Mr
W. W. Grier t Co , they1' would call the attention of
their friends and thp Public generally to their Stock
of Choice : i- i I : I ; IN
j yamiljr Groceries,
not to be surpassed jni the market either in ; quality
or variety
" The highe$t cash
prices paid for all kinds of
country, produce. A speciality made of good family
flour. :; ;!'; - j
All Goods purchased at this house will be deliver
ed any where in the; City free of charge?, j !
Thankful to our many friends for the very liberal
patronage bestowed upon us j heretofore, we ask a
continuance f the same. Our motto is as it ever
has been straight forward, true to the line.; -
WJ W. GRIER. !
Jan. 18, lfC9.-
C4 W. ALEXANDER.
Dress Trimmings; &c.
Dress: Trimmings,' Silk Gimps, just, received at
II. !& B.
EMANUEL'S.
Second Arrival j
Of Poplins, Eenos, Mozanibiques, Figured Mu'alinsv
Chambrays,iPiquesj Alpaccas,! White Swiss, Jaconet,
Marseilles, ic, &c y which will be sold at obr Usual
popular prices. The Ladies are respectfully invited
to examine dur stock- H. &
Bj EMANUEL.
K.iif'.v.i--M
Gent's White Linen Suits,
H ! "Brown :
" . J Black A
pacca Coats.
II. &
B! EMANUEL.
New: Style Paper Collars-
Burlingame,'
"FiveTwedty."
Howard; Kaufmans Imported
- H. & B. EMANUEL, f
: ; Trade Street.
May 3, 169. ;
Great Bargains j at
BEAlTTIE'S FORD i N . C
The undersiirned beg leave torlnform their friends,
and the public at large, that they'have now in store
their i:- "i-: ... 1 rr - - i
Spring and Summer Stock,
Consisting f Dry Goods in great-variety; E(ardwafefc
a large etodk f Clothing in every style ; j Hats of. the
latest styles for Gents, Ladies, . Aliases and Boys;
Bootsiand Shoes, Cnockery, Notions, Drugs and :
J! r " j ! i Groceries, f J ' . t
All of wiich they will sell at prices which are
guaranteed to be as low as the lowest, intending that
Beattie's Fiord shall; still be what it has jbeen, the
cheapest place in this section of the State.! j j
Came to BEATTIE'S FORD if yon would b ure
of baying jycair Goods cheap, as we are detenniBed
taseU.' i I ' T; ' r ii".. ' ! I I , ! ' :.
Notice the following prices: Calicoes from 6 to
15 cents per yard; Factory. Shirting, yard wide, 16
cents by the bolt ; Yarn (Linebarger's) $ J per bunch;
C Sugar, J6 cent's per pound ; Rio Coffee as low as
20 cents per pound ; Kerosene Oil 60 cents per gal-
W .natoon. i K CULF. COiNUK 4 W.
kReveniiDedsiwis.'. li -4.
i iividAlrenff 32sq4 PablicTrgaSurer, 'J . ,aWithinthd paat few ycart 4 new method, of.
jhiTndethe. fo?Ibwrng:jdecision3 orTjifie lUTIftppingDBiftAiirv'l fbr. hoed etop his been fre .
hnue ; Act Dassed dy- the General Assembly' at its
late session;; 1 J ;
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i. nc proviso or paragraDn O. bee.
14. nf tliA
Act to collect Revenue. &oL is exDress ihat no
. ' AAnA .' 1 'IV 111 A .
onA -:i i.l-
be-exemfjted. Two Hundred iDoUarz worth -f
uiuia wau ?iuw iu wcuau uhuv tax-paver Bnaiii
'"arnis for iniister, wearing apparel for the.ase of
Ihe owner aid lisfamilr, household and kitchen
fttrmtrKaai
ments ot mechaqics Ian4. farmers,-Jthranes. and
fscicuimciustruojenia aTeexerapt ?i na more:
Under this; plainly "arms for muster .and wearing
appaici ui c a part u.1 lue 9wVuexmpiOD. j
i 2.L 3Ierchants. pay! - tax in' two wavs : ! First,
thejj pay. an ad valorem tax on theit property,
no matter 'whether invested in rnereliandise or
not, on hand "1st April. ! Secondly, they pay for
the-'privilege of, icjarrying on business, a license
cax,quato one-nitnj oi pne per cent ontne esti
mated amount bf purchases: The merchant must
list his' property to the Assessor.- r 11 must ' pay
his license tax directly to the Sheriff and account
withj him. The mode of doing the latter is
pointed out in sec. 10, Schedule R. N s j
; o merchant ought to. complain of this double
mode of taxation. ! The tax on piirchasesls only
Onefifth of one per cent, which is far less than
it was in 1860, when it was one-half of one per
cent. : It would be unconstitutional to exempt
the merchant from the property tax. . He does
not pay on his net incouie derived I from mer
chandizing, as the property from which lit is de
riveld is taxed7: So keepers of billiard tables,
cvC-jj pay -a property tax on the tables &c., and a
license tax for using! them. -v ' . ' If f' -'; -.
3S- Under clause 7, section 12, all other per
sonal property is j taied- ) which is not specially
mentioned in the preceding paragraph. For
example, billiard tables, . playing cards, . pistols,
pleasure carriages, turpentine and whiskey stills,
nbtjaffixtd to- the soil, &c. 1 1 So merchandise of
all kinds must be taxed ted valorem under1 this
section, s it would' be unconstitutional to ex
empt niprcbandige from the property tax. ! The
tax
tax
on "purchases'' . in schedule B
is' a license
and is Jor then, privilege of carrying on the
business.
f
In estimatinoj
income, that derived from
property " otherwise taxed j cannot be estimated.
Ilejiicq, farmers pay no 'income tax, unless they
haVe income from other sources than jthcif farms.
rou desiro some illustration of paragraph-4,
seel 1, class 2, of schedule A. Take the case of
a physician. He might deduct the expense of
keeping his hor.se, repairs of his buggy or other
vehicle used in attending his patients, rent of his
office, ifj he does not own it, hire of a servant, if
necessary, to take care of his horse, the average
wear and tear of his vehiele and teami He could
noi deduct the cost of I his own food, or the hv-
poihetical value of his own time and, labor.! ;llc
is allowed SI 00U for family expenses, if he ex
pends' that much, but no. more. ) From the net
income thus derived must
(See Sec. 8, page 21.)
5.; Lawvers are taxed on
be deducted $500.
.-'Tf: '
net income derived
from their profession. . Those commencing prac
tice for the fivsi time pay $15 for the privilege.
They pay no other! license tax. -. Ij ) : 1
6. L find no a.uthority for Assessors requiring
a list of credits.i If an Assessor suspects that a
tax paver is under-estimatine his credits. I
think he has a right to cross examine him in
brjler to get at the truth j and thus make him
has. ttut; you will
notice that the .tax-payer, in paragraph 5, sec
tion 12 of the act to collect Bevenue, &c, is only
bqii'nd to list the amount tjf his creditSr not each
credit in detail ' That would, in many cases, be
aq intermruaDie jod
i: " " 11-1
Very respectfully
V. A. JKNKIKS,
Public Treasurer
.i Kale
GH, May 7, 1869.
El
PASOUB,;Esq., Assessor, Dallas, N. C
f Sir : Yours of ; the 5th
inst. received. You
asic, 1st, Joes tne itevenue Jawj require inat
property, after it is assessed, be listed on separate
tax -irsts trom tne assessment lists, as lias nereto-
fbre been done !" ! -j i '.'": ! ' !:
Ansirer ItdoesnotJ State the -value on the
list in the proper columns. ) I! I ' !
2. ','Are.. corn, bacon, wheat, &c. subject to
taxation?" .- .I- -!:': l f-- , ' i '
Answer They are:! Everything except what
exempted, viz: S200 of certain articles.
3. f'Are threshing machines,! wagons and
IS
firming utensils if", Ankicer They are.
4; uAre solvent credits to he itemized in the
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owner s list; tnat is, muse eacn note. Dona, ac
count,? be set down separately, or .simply the
amount r ,
Aimoi r It lis not required that they should
bb itemized
5, f What docs paragraph 7, sectiou 1.2, in-
udoH-v. . :! - I.- M. -vF-li-:
Answer It includes such articles of personal
ropefty as are not specially meotioned' in the
rJreceding paragraph ; e. g. , merchandise of all
ASSIGNEE'S SALE.
As Assienee iof A. G. Stacy, Bankrupt, and by
drder of the District Court, I will sell at the Court 4
onse door in Charlotte, on the 29th day of . May,
869 j the following notes and accounts j
One note on S A Hovy, t.y.vaj one on U h liuffe,
alance, $9; one on J A Mahon, $59; one account
n A! Bet hone, balance, 9o.32; one ton R W Beck-
ithi 514.95; one on Wm Lagle, 54; one on Mrs C
IcGilvary, $-$; one oa M Rudisill, $100; one on
I W Robinson $14.35 ; one on R P Chapman, $9.65;
E II White. $89 10: one on R CulnenDer.
i33"40: one on JM Sanders. $3i.25: .! one on Milo
Martin, $46.50 ; lone oft VT-UJ Hicklein, $14 98 ; one
bp Elixabethfoyer, $17.08vone on J A Duckworth,
alance, $20; fone on Dr W E Carr, $30: one on S
Andrews. Sol s one om M P Norrvce. $11.80: one
n Dr Cyrus Alexander, $11.98; one on D D Phillips,
$9,87; one on Wilson Wallace, $5.50; one on R P
Waring, ,$9.94; . one on j James Northey, $3.43;
one on Rachel Holt on, $5; one on M DL Moody, $30;
one on Miss Emma Houston, $16.; one on David
Henderson, $5.25 and others. -
JOHN-E
BROWN,
: AMinee.
1 &nXw msnth.thwioter-made manure bt kept
1 IWliijfev tottgV the: hummer tUl some time In tutunjrj ;
it Youraof pril g9eirand repjyto 4 ea - carted to the greea iward end emb . !
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kinds, turpentine and whiskey stills, (not amxed
to the soil,) pleasure f carriages, billiard tables,
&c, &c. Very respectfully, . i J !
j D. A, JENKINS, Pub. Trcas.
May lO ISto
Z4 "Tarn- lard Mlanure.
tottenlhf and atrondT ftdvocated ia the eolaotcl .
otVtbelfcQntry.BenUeaaM, both i j iU eotcrfi
i i" :ii i : i v..U.A
I "'vW. iwi WV"v"i w iuoj)iiug j uu.ii ww
'- Wwe cord ot .msaure io appuea wm
1 ciTQ as ."cTeat a Tield ol corn as two cr , tnree
L9W Pappa, tne iana just beiore 1A .coro
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'pUutedf ;The practice of many good farmers U
ditlercnt sectionaf of the country goes far to tub :
Mnntiate,thc (orfectness pf tha sbove statetntnt.
; The great , jilass of fannerr are prombiall
conservative slow .to adopt any j innovations it
their long-established farm prmctices-conteot ia
these matters to "let well enough alone;", bot .
cautious as. they arcy when satisfied of the worth,
of a real improvement in any -branch of faro
culture over th joH method, they have the goo4 .
sease to adopt the new one. I will givo an illas-
tration.of this : ' . . h
. There has been ia . successful operation st
Sandy-Springs, Maryland, - for twenty or mors,
years, a farmers' club at which agricultural qoet-.
tions . are proposed ' and discussed, and- at ths
close of tho discussion a rote is taken. 1 A record -;
is kept of the doings of their club meetings. In
1852 the question was asked, "Vbat is the best
way : of using barn-yard manure I" nswer:
t'Plow it under this fall for next spring's crop."
"Should it be- left spread on the aurfaes, or
plowed under directly?" Club equally divided.
JJut in August of the next ycar the . majority
favored hauling !out manure on the sod now and
leaving it spread to plow under in the spring for .
corn. . Uu this important question tne majenty
in favor of leaving barn-yard manuro spread on
the Surface -.increased from j ear to year, so that
in 1859 sixteen put of seventeen farmers preaeut
preferred surface imanuring. .
Now it seemsjto me that the experience of
these Maryland (farmers docs much towards fet
tling this unporiant question, relative to the ap
plication of manures for the corn crop: and in
my .view there are mpny other advantage! con
nectedwith thii-system, and only one objection
that of plowing in the spring. j
Let the-winter-mado manure remain in the
barn-cellar or under cover if possible, and if hogs
could he kept -upon it the better. Tho manure,
straw, &c, in the yard, should be put in largo
heaps (and if covered with muck or loam, all ths
better,) to remain in the yard till carted on tho
newly-inverted sod iu autumn, which should be
done soon 'after the land is plowed. The manure
should be evenly spread, and worked into tho J
sou with the cultivator or harrow. ,13y auch s i
course ther6 would be no . '. breaking up" of graas
land in the sprincino carting of heavy green"
manure over muddy roads and deep-rutted fields
in early spring; there would be little or no lota
of manure by evaporation or leaching ; the fer
tilizing -qualities of. tho manure would ; become
pretty equally j distributed1 through the soil, so
that every little rootlet would get - its sharo of
ready-prepared food. The plants on such a pre-
pared soiL from their first appearance above it.
exhibit wide, dark-green, .rich-looking leaves
the reverse of the yellow; sickly-looking oorn in
an adjoining field, where all the manure waa
buried eight or ten inches beneath the sod. By
plowing and manuring (for tie corn crop) in
the autumn, all that is necessary to prepare tho .
land in the sprjng is to -give it a. thorough culti
vation with urn implement (nota spike-toothcj
harrow) that will penetrate and pulvorixo th
soil from four to six inches deep. ' - ;
But hero some may ask, 'Will tfiere not be
much loss by the leaking, out of the fertilizing
ingredients pf tho- manuro from October till
.May 7" If the soil contains a fair proportion of
fine loam, and a-smalj per csntage of clay, thers
would be no lioss of maiiuro. j This important
fact has been fully demonstrated by many care-'
fully-conducted experiments by Professors Way,
Liebig, aud many other scientific. in vestigaton.
To sum up the juatter in a few words, it waa
found that the clay or aluminous portions of
soils possess the power of chemically combining
with not only the gaseous compound of detom-
posiug animal matters, but also with the alkalies,
ammonia, potash, soda, magnesia, fcc. . This, said '
Professor A Vay, is a very wonderful property of .
soil, and appears to, be an express provision of
nature. "A power-' he remarks, '"is hero found
to reside in soils-byj virtue of which not only is .
rain unable to wash out of them those soluble
iugredients 'forming a' necessary condition of
vegetation, but even those compouudi,j wheu in
troduced artificially by manures, are laid hold of
and fixed in the soil to tie absolute exclusion of,
any loss either by rain or. evaporation1." That .
the views thus expressed afe j substantially cor
rect, I thinkjwe have the most abundant proof
That bountiful provision of j nature which treas- i
ures. "up iff ho soil, unwashed for unlimited
periods of titn3, the fortiluing ingredients so
necessary to the growth and maturity of Tegs-
table life, marks unmistakably the wisdom and
benificeoco o
f tho Creator. Country Gcntlnnan.
Gamblers Devices.
A gambling house in. Washincton city hM
just been torn own. The gambling rooma wr
in the second story front. Uvcr them wero two
garret roomaj1 with dormer windows.1 In thft
flooring of each of these upper rooms a trap-door
had been cut about six feet in length and three
inj width. The trap being taken up ihowa ao
aperture between ' the floor and the ceiling of
the room beow of a size to accommodate the
gambler's confederate, and a series of small rK
forations in the ceiling afforded him. s full rieir
of the room bepeath. . By his side was the end
of a thin wire, which, passing along under the
flooring of the attic to the walls, ran down to
the flooring of ths room below (pl iyiog upon
nicely adjusted pulleys at the angles,) snd ao oti
until it reached the card-table. lere a very
ingenious pedal arrangement cams i?to play, by
which, with springs of a spiral wire, atmngnUt
piece of iron was m'sde-to work up througn
minute aperture in the floor under the foot of
the swindling gambler. W&hington. HepM kn w :
A gentleman founds quantity of. silk on th
street the lother dayv and on following it p di
covered a female at th.e othr en).
April II, I SCO.
May 8, 18C9,
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