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Advertisements will be inserted at reasonable rate, or in accordance with contract. t ' Obitaary notices of over five lines in length, will b charged for at advertising-rates. ! Robert Gibbon, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Tryon Strctf, Charlotte, X, C, . OEce and Residence one door south old State Bank, (formerly Wnu Jobnriou'h residence). Jan 1. WjS. y ' . J. P. Mc Combs, M. D., Offers his professionral services to the citizens, of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to'. OiSee in Brown's building, up tair-, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. L . . Oct 26, 1SC8. DR. E. C.V ALEXANDER, Having located in Charlotte, has opened an office in Tarks' Ilu.Ming. opposite the Charlotte Hotel, where be can be found when tirtt -professionally engaged. 3la3I, Ii9 TmpJ ' Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale' and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, AT C, . H t,o liand a lare and well fc!cctl Mek of PCrjE UECO.s, Chemicals, l'atint Medicine. Family Medi eines. Taint. Oil-. Vnrnbhi. Iye Stuffs. Faneyand Toilet Art'ulrt. which he is determined to sell at the very lowest .prices. Jan 1. 1 '.. - - WM. -M. SHIPP, A7TOR'EV AX LAW, Charlotte, N. C, Orrirc iv Demy's Bank' BntPisa. Nov. (. If ALEXANDER & BLAND, Dentists, Charlotte, N. C, , Will wait on particsnn city orcountry whenever their serie may e foiicu;i. Teeth extracted without pain. Gas administered. Office in Browu's Building. Hours from 8 A. M. to 5 r M. March 8. . t T J. C. MILLS, ATTORN K V AT LAW, Charlotte, N. C, Will practice in the Courts of North Carolina and in the United Mate Court. Office ahove the "Store of Elias i Cohen, opposite the Charlalte Hotel. t June 28, IWJ np l Hutchison, Burroughs & Co., Gmrrn! L'Jt nnd Fir- Insurance' Agent, Office on Trade Street, Ciiablotte, N. C. . Kept. 7, IH. rfACTICAI. "Watch and Clock Miar, " ASI PCXLER IS JEWELRY FXE HATCHES, CLOCKS, B'tf.vA Mt.'rritls, fyeft'tclrs, .j-f. AOg. 10. 1S;7. : CHARLOTTE, N. C. The City Book Store, . ; Itithren A'i wocW- fo . LoicnYf 011 Stand, One door below its former location. Everylody is inTited'to call and examine our Stock, which consists in part of a large assortment of School, Religions and Miscellaneous Books, Blank and las Book. Wall Paper, Blank and 'Printing l'aper, and all articles usually kept iu a first -elas Book Store. Oar arrangement with Pulihers are such that , we receive all the NEW WORKS of popular authors ,as soon as published Our prices are as l-w a any other Booksellers in the State. Jan4,JSo!. WADE & GUNNELS. J. Y. BRYCE & .CO., General Commission Merchants . CHARLOTTE, X. C. . Particular attention paid to the selling of all kinds of Produce, Cotton and Tobacco. . pcrju Ilijrhe.-t cah price pail for Cotton. U orler from a distance promptly attended to 7 J. V. BRYCE. March r. 18'.8. W. H. BRYCE. ; A. HALES. Watchmaker and Jeweler, Xert Doer to the D'mncrat iJicf, Chalottk, N. C. ' If your Watch needs Repairing, - Don't get mad and go to swearing; Jut take it into HALES" shop, : " He will fix it so it will not stop. He warrant. hi work all for a year, When it is ued with proper care. . He will do it a low as it can be done. And do it o well it s eure to run. " . January I, 1 ''. J- ' ' ' - . EW GOODS!! I I am receiving New Good evefy week, and am determine I not to be undersold by any one. Give me a call before buying. D l. 3lAA LU CotTee ! Coffee ! ! I Java, Laguayra and Rio Coffee.' all grade at j MAXWELL'S, Parks' Building. Sugar From 121 to 20 cents per pound bv retail, at MAXWELL'S, Parks Build ing. Tobacco and:SnulE LeaVa Tobacco and Lorillari's Snuff always on hand at MAXWELL'S.-. Confectioneries, Toys, &c. i The birgest stock in the City. Call and examine for ymirselre. , D. G. MAXWELL. I May 10. ISuO: Parka' Building. !. ' - Q U E R Y "T Is receiving daily his Spring Stock of j' Millinery, Trimmings, &o., &c, Which he asks the Ladies and the public generally, to call and examine. .' trST MRS. QUERY is prepared to serve her friends with the ' . LATEST 'STYLES t U BONNETS, HATS. DRESS-MAKING, Ac. May 1.JK9. O Don't Stay. Late , To-Night The hearth of home is beaming : -With rajs of holy ligbtj And loviDg eyes are gleaming, s -As falls the shades of night; ) And while thy steps are leaving I -. The circle pure and bright, - - jj And tender voice, half grieving, J r Saysi "Don't stay late to-night;" The world in which thou moves t, , Is busy, "brave and wide; The world of her thou lovest . Is at the ingle side; ' . ' She waits for thy jwarm greeting, Thy smile is her delight, Her gentle"voice, entreating, Says, "Don't stay late to-night." The -world cold, inhuman WiU spurn thee if thou'fall; The love of one pure woman Outlasts and shames them all; ' Thy children will cling 'round thee, Let fate be dark or bright ; At' home no shaft can wound thee, Then, "Don't stay late to night." Sewing Machine Depot." You will and for sale at the above Depot 22 Tryon Street. Charlotte, X. C., 4k celebrated "COMMON SEN.SE SEWING MACHINES' tkature becoming so popular throughout the country combining all the latest improvements of under-feed and upright Spool-1 Ipld er. - l'ricc only Sli. . j. Also, the "BUCK-EYE ANl HOME SHUTTLE MACHINES," price $20. Extra Needles for sale. . Agents wanted everywhere. . . W. S. IIALT0M & CO. June 14, 1869. Cm Cleaveland IHineral Springs. (F.OJl.yEHLY WILSONS) j i These well known and highly appreciatedwaters, located in Cleaveland county. North Carolina, will be opened for visitors on the 10th of June.- . ; Persons wishing to visit these Springs will take the Train on the Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad, (which runs at present on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,) from Charlotte to Cherryville, 42 miles, and thence, in comfortable conveyances, 10 miles to the Springs.' ; - . : . Gratefully acknowledging the liberal patronage heretofore extended by the public, and respectfully soliciting a continuance cf the same, the Proprietors pledge their best efforts to promote the comfort of those who may favor them with a visit. ! I ... i ..Dk M. B. TAYLOR, 1 1 ' J. J. BLACKWOOD, May 24, 18C9. j ! Resident Proprietors GRIER & ALEXANDER j Wholesale and retail Grocers, Having purchased Mr Sims' interest iathe Stock of W. W. Grier & Co , they would eall the attention of their friends and the Public generally to t heir Stock of Choice J . ,. ', j . ; i - Family' Groceries, not to be surpassed in the market either in quality or variety. The highest cash prices paid for all kinds o country produce. A speciality made of good family flour, i All Goods purchased at this house 'wilL be deliver ed any where in the City free or charge. I Thankful to our many friends for the very libera patronage bestowed upon us heretofore, we ask j continuance oithe same. Uur motto-is as it .ever has been straight forward, true to the line. j W. W. GRIER, i ; Jan. 18, 18f0. " ; 4" -W. ALEXANDER. BLUE STORE ! . BLUE STORE ! ! ; r "b . k o o p . mr a if it : .1 Has just received and opened -his. beautiful stock of Spring and Summer Goods. x I have a full line of Ladies Dress Goods, consist ing in part of Mozambiques,: Peplins, Lenos.-Organ- dies. Granadmes, Tiques, Marseilles, Delanes, Lawns, Shalleys, Chintz, and every style ofPrints, &c. j Hardware and Groceries, And everything kept in a first-class Establishment May 3, I8C9. . B. KOOPMANN. KOOPMANN BITTERS. KOOPMANN S BITTERS cures Chills and Fever, For Dysentery and Diarrhoea, use KOOPMANN'S BITTERS. - -, For Cholera Morbus and all Bowel Affections, use KOOPMANN'S BITTERS. For Dyspepsia and Indigestion, use KOOPMANN'S BITTERS. For' Loss of Appetite, use KOOPMANN'S BIT TERS. For sale br all Drusrctsts, and at my Store in Charlotte, N. C. May 21, 1800. B. KOOPMANN. Blackberries." I want to buy a larire ouantity of Dried Black berries this Summer and Fall, and hope the people of the surrounding .country -children, boys, women and men will gather and dry all they can and bring them to my store. I will' pay a fair cash price which is at present ten cents per pound. I 1 ..Jane: 14, 1869. W. J. BLACK. Catawba Valley Land Company. r - Having been elected" President of Jhe Catawba Valley Land Company, chartered by" the Legislature of North Carolina at its last session, "for the purpose of facilitating tUe Sale of .Lands ana otner Kcai ts tate. and tin more speedy development of the Agrl cultural, Mineral and Manufacturing resourcea of the State,"" I hereby give notice to the eomnmnity-at barge, that the Books of aid Compauy are now Open for the entry of Farming Lands and other. 11 eft 1; Es tate, to be disposed of by saivTCompany by Certifi cate. The Company will not deal in any otner man Landed' Property or Real Estate, and it is our pur- pose to dispose of all the Real Property that may be entrusted to us, at fair , prices and upon fair and honorable terms. ' ,..!' A small 'fee of Two Dollars will be required of every one upon entering their Land, on our Books for sale. ' W. F.. DAVIDSON. I June 14, 1869. President C. V. L. Co. Dissolution. - The firm of T. L. R1TCH&BRO. was dissolved by mutual consent on the 4th iiSst. The.business of the firm win be continued T. L. RITCH. '! . i - T. L. RITCH, ' J""19- ' . P. M. BITCH.' H . HIRAM BALLARD, S General -Commission Merchant, 37 JYater.: Street, NEW YORK, . y . For the sale of Dried and Green Fruits, Wool, To bacco, Cotton, Eggs, Beans, Peas, Flour, Grain and all kinds of Southern productions. .J My long experience in the Commission Business enables me to sell goods without delayjbr.tha highest market prices. !' . . j . Cash advanced on consignments. Sales promptly made. Send for price current and marking plate. June 21. 1809- $ra ' i ! j An Incident at Niagara. t A good many yetrs eto a steamer was'tccus- tomed to make daily trips between fBafiala and Niagara Falls. The nearest point to which she could approach the mighty, cataract iwas Chippe wa Creek, a few miles distant;' on the Canada side'.- - One day there was a pleasant excursion, ana several hundred men," women and CQiJcLren went down from Buffalo. - After -.spending the day in all sorts of amusements, in ; looking upon the falls, admiring the rainbow; passing , under lable- Kock and behind the falling rwater, they gathered themselves on board the boat, toward mget, to return home. By some miscalculation of the engineer, -sufficient steam had not tbeen generated, and when, after tmssing out o5the ereek, the boat met the strong, rapid cursrentof the river, instead of movmsr forward, she was slowly, slowly borne back toward ! the dreadful cataract. The people on board, as may b im agined became j instantly alarmed. I The: color fled from their checks; they stood in" speechless horror;; the roar of the cataract sounded Fearful-, ly distinct in their ears. assfowly, ! slowly they Were still borne back" towards it.! j At length the engineer bethought himself of the oil: with which he lubricated his machinery. -He threw it into the furnace the 'flames blazed : up more iutensejy steam was generated more" rapidly and the wheels moved with increased .velocityr there was a pause, as the litan forces werq con tending for the mastery. A momenfmore, and there was an upward movement. j - Xow slowly. slowly the boat passed against the current. -In a short time the pointof danger was passed; and a long, heavy sigh of relief broke from the bosom of every one on board, j A venerable, grey-haired man was there among: them. He lifted his hat from his head, and said in a voice trembling with emotion,! "The Lord baa delivered us; great is the name of the j Lord; let us pray." j And down upon the deck kneeled the multitude, while the heartfelt offering went up ' Uy God, who had wrought for them so great a salvation. .r- i A man died in New Orleans a few days ago," caving, dne of the "simplest and briefest wills on record. lit consisted of only these words: "i'MrtJ Roper is my heiress', with a codicil of four or five; words more.' Although it was severely con tested in the Courts. its legality was sustained! -I'1 ; j . m m . ' T ; ' A dandy, who sported an enormous moustache, asked a lady ' what she : thought of his looksJ "Vhy,'.' said she, 43"ou look as if you had swal lowed a squirrel, and left the tail sticking out of your mouth. W4J? Char. & Ruth- Railroad. - J; iffiixixqTosjf N. C, June 2d, 1869. A SPECIAL MEETING of the Stockholders of the Wilminft6nV"Charlott & Rutherford I Railroad Com pany wiJ4tfiMtftiin Wilmington ji the' 29th day ot; July, lo69, for the purpose ot re-organuation unae the amended charter of th Company, i Transfer hooks cjvill be Qlosed on the 29th day of June. . I i j 1 ..Y ;." 1 ! - By order of the President and Directors. Y Ii 1 I. T. ALDERMAN, Secretary. .June 7, 1869 f 8w 1 Fresh Cakes i and Candy. I have secured the services of a First Class Baker, and will keep constantly on hand a full assortment of CAKES (AND CANDY warranted fresh and nice. Baking every day. Orders filled at short notice. .Weddings and Parties furnished at shoTt notice I also manufacture plain and fancy Candies Feb. 22, 18G9. D. M. RIGGER. ! Canned Fruits, &C. Fresh iPeaches, Pine Apples, Tomatoes, Peas and Corn. Pickles by the dozen or gallon at . 1 Feb 22, 1869. j D. M. RIGLER'S. ; ! 1 I-: Modern ! ' ).' IMPROVED LIBERALISM. 1 intend Paintinsr as cheap as any man can, to do it well, i House, Sign and Ornamental Painting, and Frescoeing Churches Dining Rooms,, Parlors, Halls, Jcc, done in the latest and most improved and eler gant style. . TIIE0PHELUS JOHNSTON, : ; Charlotte, N. C, P; 0- Box; 101, References Hon Z B Vance, J Y Bryce &. Co., Stenhouse, Macaulay & Co. Mevnardie. W J Yates. ' ; J.H McAden, Rev JE J Feb lil8C9. I i Cm FRESH ARRIVALS OF China,1 Crockery, and Glass Ware JAMES HARTY, (Next Door fo the Cocbt Horsi, Is! just receiving a Very large stdck of China Crockery and Glass Ware, Together with a good assortment of House-keeping articles,! consisting of Knives and Forks, Spoons, Castors, Butter Prints, Ladles, Tubs, Churns, Buck ets, Bread Trays, Rolhng-Pms, Steak Jieaters, lea Kettles, Stew Pans, Gridirons, &c. ' r 1 1 Oct 26, 1868. . I JAMES HARTY. . BINGHAM SCHOOL, M JJ B A N E V I I L B . O. - . B. LYNCH. WM. BINGnAM, ROBT. BINGHAM, W The Session of 1869-?70, begins 25th of August and continues forty weeks. h , ! The course of instruction includes the ordinary English branches, the- Ancient Languages, French, Mathematics, Uook-lveeping ana' cne -e'emejus oi Natural Science. i 1 ' M Expenses, including Tuition, Uoard.-UooKs, ruei, Washing1 and Clothing, $363: j . Circulars sent on application. June 21, 1809 6w TO HOUSEKEEPERS. ! Spices ! Spices ! ! Just raeeived a lot of fine ENGLISH SPICES of very superior quality iQ anythipg eyer offered in this market, in .-('; J I !. NUTMEGS, CLOVES, ! j p ' r MACE, GINGER, SPICE, BLACK and WHITE PEPPER, e., &., F. -SCARR'S Apri 12, 1869. Drug Store. S.; GROSE & CO.,; . Roanretfullv callihe attention of the Wholesale and ReUil buyers to their'completc Stock of GR-OCER1ES which they offer on Jow terms.. S. GROSE & CO., Fire Screens and Window Shades. A lot of i Fire Screens and Window Shades, just received and for sale by I - i 1 June 7, 1S69. WADE 4 GUNNELS, , ! At the City Book Store. Justices' Summons, or warrants, Jptt printed auq ipr pai hi ipia u- Trial! . j: . J3rutal ' TreatytMt.of Prisoners, ; j j i !:-.;'. 1 ' ill ' .. Washington,' .Tunei '30, Edman Spaugler, who was tried and sentenced by a military commisston laAJlay, lo6o,Kon.a charge of being engaged in the plot to assassinate President Lincoln, and pardoned by President Johnson; nasi prepared the following statement, assertrng his ! innocence of all knowledge of the crime, ana i aeiamng tne cruelties pracusea on the prisoners before and after conviction, h Statement of Edman Spanoler. i I have deemed it due to truth to prepare for publication the following statement-at a time when I hope the temper of the people" wjlj give me a patient hearing of 'my arrest, trial and plot imprisonment, for alleged complicity in the to assassinate the late I President Lineoln. have suffered much, butrl solemnly assert now, as 1 always have since 1 was arraigned for trial at the Washington Arsenal, that I am entirely innocent of any .fore or aiternowledge;! the :es Booth committed- mmon with evervbodv crime wnicni j on n vvu sate what I knew m after it. took place; - I further solemnly assert that John Wilkes, Booth, or anyj other person, never mentioned ta me ianv nlot. or fntiniation of a plot, for the abduction or assassination of Pres ident Lincoln ; that I did not know wheri Booth leaped from the box t6 the stage at the-theatre that" he had 'shot ' Wr-jLincoltl ; and: that I did not, in any j way, so help" me God, assist in; his escape; ana l turther declare' that l am -entirely in locent of any and all charges made'against me in that connection. I 'never knew either Sur- ratt, Payne,' Atzerodt, Arnold, or ilarold, or any oflthe so-called conspirators, nor; did I ever see any of them .until they appeared in' custody. Y rule imprisoned with j Atzerodt, Payne and Harold, and after their trial was over, l was ' ! . - i It I f - -w allowed a few minutes' .exercise in the prison yard. I heard the three ( unite xp, "Asserting Mrs. Surratt's entire innocence: and acJc nowledge their own guilty confining the crime. a& theV did,' en trrety zo memseues, out implicating the witness, Weichman, in knowledge of - the original plot to abduct! and with furnishing information from the Commissary of Prisoners Department, where weichman was clerk.. Yi v I j i n I was arrested on the morning of the 15th of April, 1865!iand with RitteTspaugh (also a scene shifter) taken to-the police station on E street, between Ninth and Tenth, j The sergeant, after questioning me closely, went with two policemen, to search for Peanut John (the name of the, boy who held Booth's horse the night before) jand made to accompany us to the headquarters of .the police on Tenth street, where. John and I were locked jup, and 'Ritterspaugh was released. After four toura', confiuementr I'-was released, and brought before Judges OHrflibU'iBiDgljam, and told them of Booth bringing his horse toj the theatre on the. afternoon of the 14th of April (1865). After this investigation X said : j 'y hat is to be done with me?" ! and they replied: 1 4We know wherelto find you 'when you are wan ted," andi 'oxdered j my release! I returned j to j the theatre, where I remained'until Saturday, when the soldiers! took possession of it; but asjthe dfficer of the guard gave an atta?he-jand j myself a pass to sleep there, we retired at 10 P. IM., and at 1 A jjW. a guard was placed over me, who remained until 9 A. M. Sunday morning, when J was released. ; 'I -.did not lave the theatre until Sunday everiing, and on our return this attache (Garland by icame) and myself were arrested by. Detective Larner. " Instead of takjngj us tojthe guard-house hie said he would accompany us home to sleep there, but we all went to Police Head quarters ' on! Tenth street,! and when Garland asked if we were wanted,! an offieer sharply 'said jXo. l returned to the theatre that nignt and remained the next day till I went to dinner corner cseventh anq Af streets. 1 hat over I re4 mained a few . minutes, when Ritterspaugh (who worked at the theatre with me) came, and nieet- ing me saia: x nave given ray eviaenee, anu would like now to get some ot the reward. I. walked out with Ritterspaugh for half an hour,, and on returning to lie down left word that if any one called for me to telj them that I was lying down. " Two-hours after I was called down stairs to see two gentlemen who had called for me.- They said that I was 'wanted down street. J. On-reaching the side walk they placed me in a hack and drove rapidly to Carroll Prison, where I was confined a week. Three days after wards J)eteciive, or Colonel,1 Baker came. to, my "room and questioned me' about the sale of a horse and bugfey. (which belonged to Booth),7 and I told him' alL about it freely and readily. On the day following I was called into the office ofjtHe prison in order to be recogn 126x1 1 by fcergeant Dye, who merely nodded bis head as I entered and then he left. (Dye, subsequently - testihed that he was sitting on the steps of the theatre just before Booth fired ' the shot", and to seeing mysterious persons about.) . 1 was allowed on the fourth day of my imprisonment to walkthe prison yard, but from that evening I was closely confined and guarded until the next' Saturday at midnight, when I was again taken to the office to see a detective, who said : . "Comef;Spangler. I'e some jewelry for youL" .lie handcufFedi me with my arms behind my back, and guarding me to a hack. ; Ijwasi placed in, it ,and driven tojthe Navy Yard, where my-lejjs were manacled and a pair of Lilliei handcuffs placed on mv wrists:? T was put in a boat and rowed to a monitor, .where I. was taken on board and thrown into a small, dirty room, between two water-closets, and on to a bed of filthy life preservers and blankets, jith two soldiers! guarding the door. I I . was. kept there for' three days! I had been thus confined three days on the vessel; when Captain Muuroe came to me and said :" uSpangler, I Ve something that must be told, but you mustjiot be frightened. We have orders from the Secretary pf War J who must bo obeyed, ! to pui bag" on your -head.". Then two men came and ; tied up j my head bo securely .' that I ccould -not ?ee daylight. . I had plenty of fbdd, but could not .'cat with my face so muffled upl 'Triieih'ere was asmall hole in thje bag near my mouth, but I could not reach that, as my hands were wedged down by : the iron. At fest two kipd-hearted soldiers; took, compassion on me, and wTxile- one jwatchedj the other fed meJ On. Saturday! night a man came to me and, after drawing the bag so tight as to nearly suffocate me, said to the guard, Dpn't let him go to sleep, as we .will carry him out to han him' directly." I heard them go up on the The , Lincoln Assassination deck, when iWre wa 1 4 great rattling of chains, j ana otner noises; ana jvnue x was trying 10 im agine what was goingjon, and what they intended to do, I was ! dragged out-,by two men, who both puiiea me at times in opposite directions. Y o, . however,' reached a boat, in which I was jplaced, apd vere "rowed a she rt distance, I .could not say then I where we - stopped, for my faice'waa stuU covered. After leafine tne boat, it was forced to walk some distanc i, with the heavy irons still on my legs. ; I was i hen suddenly stopped, ;tn'd made to ascend three .Jr, . fimr flights bf jtairgj and as I stood at tl el top waitings some one struck me a sevjere b ow on the top Of the head, which stunned and h df threw: me oyer, .when, I waspushed ;.iuto a sue all room,' where I remained i n an unconscious' cc n ditioa'; for f evtjral hours, The next morning some one ame with, bread anoV coffee. - I remained here several days, suffer ing torture from" th i bag or padded . hood over my face. . It! was Sur day when- it was removed and I was shaven. ". I ; was. then replaced. . Some hours after General Hartranfl Came land read to me several charges; that I was eogaged in a but a shorttime when jil wds"returned to my cell another -night andldayj and then .again pre- sented m : this court. Mr; Binghanj, Assistant Judge Advocate, rca 1 1 the'-charges againsi me, aud asked if I had ?ny objection to the Court,: and I replied "NTo," and made mv plea of "not guilty:" They then wished to know if I desired cotfnsel, and, when I answered affirmatively, General Hunter, the president of thfe Court, in - sisted that ! should1 not be allowed 'counsel. I He was; however, over-ruled, but it was several days before I was j permitted legal aid, the 'Court in the meanwhile takinJ evidence with closed doors, On every adjournment of the Co'urti if only for an hour. 1 was "returned to mv cell and the closely fitting hood p atjed over my head. This continued till June 101865, When I ivas relieved ..... 1 ,i 7 L ;Y . O ' limbs remained heavily manacled. irom tne torture 01 tne nag, out my hands ana On ohe Sunday,' while I was confined at this placer (the. Washington Arsenal,) I was visited by a gentleman of middle stature, rather stout,: wifli full beard and gold-framed spectacles, j He noticed my manacles and padded head.. I after wards learned -that he :was Mr Stanton, the Sec retary of AVar, It is p' roper to sta te1 that when the,hood was placed on me, Captain Munroe said it was by order of the Secreta'ry of jWar. My first thought was that I was to be hung without trial, and the hood was preparatory to that act. - ' Y :'.' . ' -.j '1- . 1 ' , The first time I ever saw Mrs: Surrat't was in the Carroll Prison yard, on Capitol Hill. I did not see her again until wet were taken into court - j. 1 t . ! '.: : . .1.1. the first day at'the arsenal. My cell was on the samjs corridor with herSjmd I had to pass it every time I was taken into court' l! frequently looked into her cell, a small room about four! feet 1 1 ,!: r . 1 ' : ,m . - , . . - . i 1 - wiae py seven reet long, lneoniy things in her ceil were an 01a mattrass laidon the. bricks and an army blanket.!:: I.could see the irons on her feet, as she was generally lying on the mattress and was the last one rought into court. ' She occupied a seat in court near . the prison door. The seat was twelve inches, high, and the chains between the irons on her feet were so'short that she always had to be assisted to her seat. She was so sick at one time" that the court was com pelled to adjournj ;-. - jY r On the 17 th of J uly, about midniuht, I was conveyed to: a steamboat, and arrived the next .1' !- iY niY---?. 1 - . f . uay ai. r urirs iuoqroe, ana was inence iaaen to tne gunooat a lorwa. p i i ne. irons oh my arms were temporarily remqred,but Captain Button, ni viiurgc ui) iuui guuru, oraerea neavy ..jujie irons to be placed oh fine,, When General Dodd, cniei omcer in cnargej more numaneiy counter - ! . , i :, . -. J . ' -i manded ins prder and. had the irons again- ; re moved 'from my arms.i I rias placed j(pr security in the lower hold of the vessel, andjeempelled to descend to it by a ladder. . The rounds were far apart, and, as .the irons on my feet were chained l a x r--t-,i. J i l i - Dut a iewinciies apan;,!my legs were cruised and lacerated fearfully. The hold where I 'was. con fined was close and dirty, but .after two or three days I was allowed on Meek in 'the daytime, but was closely guarded. I was allowed to speak to no one of the crew. We arrived at Fort Jeffer son, on" the Dry Tortugas, and were handed over to Colonel Hamiltoh, commanding, who placed plot to assassinate the; President, ahdj the day The Colonel askedthem if thewere going to following t'Was carried! into a militarv courj; still .throw, nim into the Water, and they . answered, hooded before all of ats members. " II remained .'Yes.'' ' He then jumped irii and because ha me until the next dav in a casemate. The-mtlj'koawAnrthi flommuniiy day I was brought before ,Cotonel: H., who in formed .me thai he-had no more stringent orders concerning me than other prisoners con there - i . ; l . 1 B . , Y I managed to get along comfortably for awhili, though to some of the prisoners the ojfficers. were very cruel. Qne bah Iby the' name"! of Bunn while helping inuifloading a tgovernmeDt trans- port, got hold of .some -liquor and imbibed too. freely; for which; She vras taken , to JtEje guard house an of tied up f to the w i n dow-f rali j e "by h is thumbs' for two hours. I General Hill'then order- ed him to be lake n down and'be made to carry a inirtv iwo nouna oaii. dui as ine naniriDEr naa j deprived hini of the. use of his thumbs, hel was -w r . t- - .. - t t . - 1 cd a s unable to obe. The officers; however, put two twenty-four pound jballis in a knapsack and.com nellftd hini to carrV them ilntilthe.i5aek: cave aw'av from- tKeweitof theironi He wa then jticd up oy tne -wrists aud gaggeq in tne moutn pytn bavonet from 8 P. M.I till! the 'next morninn He was then taken 'down ahd'.throwp into tbe guard-house, ;but- was so exhausted that be had to' be removed to. the hospital. It wag decided to amptitate. three ! 'of his fingers but this was reconsidered. ; Ho lbst however the: use of his thumb and two fingers.;! This punishment was inflicted by' Major McConnell, officer of the day," and was carried out by Sergeant, Kdward Ppn nellj: , . ' ;:.;, ' vJ: Y :,;-'-': "' t, -' r- ' Another poor, prisoner named Brown,, was once Excused by the doctor from work-on-the plea of illness,, but the Proyost 3Iarfchali insisted and finding bim -too ill and lacking strength made him carry a thirty-two. Ipound ban.,- -Ue atagger- ed under-the-.wcught and was compelled from weakness to put it;rdown. He , was theo taken to the wharf and with his legs tied together and his hands tied! behind him.. a rope", was' placed around him and ha was thrown into Ithe water and then "dragged jout. , Ehis jta$ done .three of four. times he,; begging" for mercy most! piteously. He was finally jerked out of the' waterand order- ea to return, to nis ordinary woric. jj.ne poor wretch crept off .apparently, thankful for any esr cape from jjuch torments. v Capt Jos.Bittenhouse was officer of the day, and his' crdtrt were cat. ried oui by Corporal Spear. ;j ! Dttripg the 1 latter part oflaat October Iwu, placed in irons and 'compelled! ' to work ; with aa armed sentincr over me. I did ho know thd reason for thiafbr I waa unconscious of hating giv.enofrenee, and had conformed to every regu lation. " I was t hen rl.Vcly confined and allowed to communicate with n otie ( for four montha. The pretense for this, 1 afterwards learned, sprang from an attempt ofDr; Muddr to eacapa. Colonel ( St. George Leger Orenfel, aged 65 years, was taken sick and went to the Doctor to get excused from Workl j Thei Doctoideclined to excuse him. He then applied to thePrbvoat- . Aiarshall, who said that he could not excuse him if the Doctor coulchi't. Grcnfel then trjed to "work and failed. They then j took him ' to the guard-house, tied bihi up for' a half a day, and then toot him to the wharf, tied" his hands bd- bind him, tied his legs together, and , put a ropa around hisr waist. There , were three offioera, I heavily armed, who drove spectators from the I wharf: I could see and hearf roxa my window. could hot aink, they drew him put and tied about forty pounds of iron to his legs, and threw him into the wateragain, and afterhe had sunk twice they pulled him out again, . anid then . compelled bim to.go.(o work. , The officers who had him in hand were, Lieutenant Robinson, Lieutenant I Pike, and Capt George W. Crabby , assisted by lergeant Miehael Uleason.ataq assistant military 1 storekeeper G. T. Jackson, who tied tho iron oa J bis legs.- Captain Samuel Peebles tied up Gren- I felfor saying"that "he was capable ordoing any thing Colonel Grenfel was) forced' to scrub and do other menial work when he proved he waso ill as to have refused to, cat his rations for a wees. ah 01 tne omcers iliated ureniel on account of a" letter' which appeared (in a New York paper, which they said 'Grenfel wrote, auout tyiug up vner pnnoner lunn wnien leuer was truthful, as others and myself wero witness es to the details' k related. One - very: Btormy night Grcnfel, with four others, escaped . in a small boat and was evidently 'drowned near the fort. His escape was dweovcred but the storm "Vas so severe that it was deemed too dangeroui to pursue them; although a sicamcr was at the wharf. Grehfel frequently declared his inten tion of running any risk to escape, rather than, to use his own words, "to be jtortured to death at the ibrt." .These are only) two or three iu stances of the many acts of cruelty . practiced at the fort. During my imprisonnient at Fort Jef. ferson I worked very hard at I carpentering and wooa ornamental wotk, making a great, many fancy boxes, &c , out of the peculiar wood found on the'adjaoent islands j the greater portion of this work was made for officer!. ' By my Indus try in that direction, I won some favor in their eves. I was released in Marih of the i nrwieiifc I - 1 . 1 il 1 year oy executive cicqieuey. Kdman brANOLin. Bully for -Fanny. Fanny Fern thus dis poses of that ornamental and useless object call ed a '; "handsome man," and sensible folks will concur. She says: "But your conventional ' handsome man" of the barber's window, wax. figure head pattern; with. pet Jock in the middle of his forehead, an apple-sized nhead, and a rasp-, berry moustache with six hairs, in it, paint put I on .his cheek, and a little dot) of a "goatee" on his chin,, with prjetty.blinkingjitthr studs in ite shirt" bosom; and a littlo neck-tie that looks as if he would faint were it, tumbled I'd as lief look at a poodle. I alwaysfeel a cjesiro to nip it up wun a, oairoi sugar tongs, arop it genny into bowl or cream. and strew binkf roae-leavca over I, ..... -t . . - - if, I 1 tne Jittte remains. j VALUABLE LAND SALES I . . l- . By order a decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg. county, Fall term, 1 t?08r I will ! expose to buhlhj sale at the Court House in Charlotle I . . . . . . ,i ... on MONDAY tho 2d of AUGUST hext the folio win property.viz: j (j THE VALUABLE COLD MINING TROrERTY knoan as the Garson or Grier ilfne, 2 miles rtof Charlotte. The tract contains 121 acre-, all well limbered, and the greater part If the tractj is well adapted to farming purposes. The mine has been eucccssiuuy worxeu xor a consiaerame lengin or iiise ll W Maj. Z A. Grier and others This property is so that it requires no glowing description to attract attention. ADy per son'wishiog to examiuc the property will please call on tho subscriber at' Carson & GrSer's Store. I - -1 . v- funn fiiirrn A4m'r. of Z. A. Grier, deo'd. t ALSO, oo SATURDAY the 7th of AUGCST next, at the late residence or the deceased, 1 0. to lies sell that valuable south-west from Charlotte, I will tract of Lund known as Z. A. Crier's home-place. containing about lt10 acres, regarded as lbs best plantation ia the county. This land will be sold in six lols, making it very lelra1lo to perrons wanticg small farms. 1 . -. J " U ' Lot No. 1; Contains'lJU acres, moro than on halfisnew.' in a high state of cultivation, 60 acres oeinenne ner oyiium. ju iui.i w ire cumion - - i . able log house aad staples.1- . Lot No. 2. Contains I'iTjacres, about 100 acre ih cultivation, and o(f to t'A) acres very fine river bot torn; This lot lias a comfortable log houo aod stables. ' . J 1 1 1 ; LofNo; 3. Contains 22; acres. This Is a very desirable lot, consisnng or crcrk hnd river I bottom. and some of tho best upland in the count v. U r x- mi . i t. ... r 1 i , - AOk i.i.u.-tuuuuin ivruviri, buquv W KCrCI 1Q frultivatioh.. . Th lanJI irntirt-ly-aiplnnd an1 of a ' very superior quality.. j "T Lot No 6 ' Contains C5J acrts all wood land, Sf knowledge by our Wet juUga toj he the best piece ff land in the county. -. . . j Y -Lot No.. 6.-r-Ceataina,230 scrts, on which tb dwelling house .and, other buildings are situated. This lot will be sold subject to tlfb widow's dower. This is undoubtedly-the most desirable tract, of land in this part of the State, . , ' Each of theae lots is well watered, and has a rof ficient quantity of, timber for (farming purpose. .Any one desiringto-ce this propicrty can be;acccn tobdatedy calling on Capt Jno H. Erwin, 'who ro sldes on the premises. : I Y H fiST"- A creditof six months will bo given. L -! ' Y T1I0S. GRIEB. - .July 5 18i0; 4jv . Adrar. of!Z. A Grier, deo'd. SPECIAL NOTICE- f r-T have owing "me about SIX THOUSAND DOL LARS for Grocertes-and rroviewos. i am campeuca to pay my debts, and those who, owe me must pay up In order that I may meet my obligations. Now ia the time I need help, and if those whom I hare favored and accommodated will d their duty to tat and give me a part if not all oil what they owe, I shall ba thankful. Juno .21, 18R9, M. PRESSOR.
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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July 13, 1869, edition 1
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