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WM. J. YAiTE V Editor and . Prophiktoe.
, Tri Stltrripti'on Tiicek Dollars, in advance.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
28, 1869. EIGuTEENTD V0LUI1E H U II B E U SCO.
V. THE . '
";"W"esterii Democrat
PUBLISHED BT
WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor.
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Terms Three Dollars per annom in adTance.
AdTertisements will
rales, or in accordance
be inserted at reasonable
witkJcontract. ;
Obituary notices of oter fire lines in length will
be charged fur at adrcrtisinir rates.
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1 Hobert Gibbon; M. D.j
t PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, 4
; Tryon Strrrf, Charlotte, X. 6'.,
Office and Residence, one door south old State Bank,
(formerly Win. JoLustou's residence).
- Jan 1, 18C8. y
j : J. P. McCombs,1 M. D.,
Offers his professional setTices; to the citizens of
, 'Charlotte aud surrounding country. All calls, boh
night and day, promptly attended to.
. Office in lrowns building, up stairs, opposite the
" Charlotte Hotel.
Oct im;8.
: DR. E. C. ALEXANDER,
,riaving ltkcatcsl in Charlotte, h.-i opened an office in
Vnrks' lluildinjr. opposite the Chsi U.tlellote!, where
he can be foun l whrii not professionally engaged.
J May i . 7hhi
. Dr. JOHN H. McADEN,
Wholesale and Retail !Druggist,
ClIAllLiiTTE, X. C,
Ha n hand a large and well selected stock of PUKE
IKL'tIS, i'heniicai-. Patent Medicine. Family Medi
ciii''. Paint. Oil-. Vnrnrshes. Dye Stuff, Fancyand
Tu'ilet Article, which he is deteruiined to sell at the
verv lowei price.
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WM. M- SHIPP,
A T T O K X II Y 1 T L. A IV
Charlotte, N. C,
Orrirr. tx Dkwky's Daxk Diiluino.
Nov. !, 1M.8 if
ALEXANDER & BLAND,
f Dentists, Charlotte, N. C.i
j Will wait uii parties in city or country whenever their
" frr-ce may be solicited. 1
i Teeth extracted without pain. On administered.
' Otbde in Drovu's Duilding. Hours from A. M.
fto . V M. ' -
"; j March X. 1800. j
i J. C. MILLS,
ATTOUXIIV A T L, A W ,
; i Charlotte, N. j C,
Will practice in the Tourts of North Carolina and in
'the United Stales Court. i ;
Office above the Store of Elias J Cohen, opposite
, the Charlotte Hotel.
June 28. 1MKI Km p. I
PRACTICAL
Watch and Clock II Tor,
AXO OCA LED IX j
JEWELRY, FIXE WATCHES CLOCKS,
;
. , Watch Material, Sprctttrl, dc.
Ang. 10, 1807. ' CHAULOTTK, N. C.
The City Book Store,
Jl'is b'-rn It-unvfl f I L'nrrlf GUI Hiatal,
i , Oue'door below its former location,
i Kverylo.ly is invitetl to call and examine our
j Stock, which consists in part of a large assortment of
j School, Religions and Miscellaneous Books,
fnianlc and las Hooks. Wall Paper, lilank and
Printing Paper, and all articles usually kept in a
firt -class Hook Store.
Our arrangements with Publishers are such that
we receive all the NKW WOKKS of popular authors
? as soon 'a published
( -Our prices are as low as any other Dooksellers in
s the State.
Jan 4, lVO. WADE k fiUXXELS.
j J.
1 General
!
'1
Y. BRYfcE &CO.,
Commission Merchants
j CIIAKIJITTE, x. c.
Particular attention paid to the selling of all kinds
' of Produce. Cotton and Tobacco. I
! i Highest cah price paid for Cotton.
) XfQ. AH onler from a ilistaiicc promptly attended
. I.,. I J.iY. ifllYCE.
.March 5. Ifti'J. - Wi H. BUYCE.
SPECIAL
I hare owinz me about
NOTICE.
SIX THOUSAND DOL-
- -
I.AKS for Groceries and Provisions. I am compe lled
? to pay'my debts, and taoe who owe me must pay np
? in order. that 1 may meet my ob!igations. Now is
thc tinni I uced help, and if tho.c whom I have
f faTored and accommo dated will do their duty to me
and give me a part if not all of what they owe, I
tdiall be thankful.
I June 21. 1 ;.!. D. M PUESSOK.
NOTICE, s
Having riuaKned as Executor oT tLc last Will and
Ttamrnr of James W. O-boVne, deceased, all per
M) hiving claim a;a!nt his Estate arc hereby
required to exhil it them on or before the 1st day of
September, IS70, or this notice will b? pleaded in
b ir of their recoverv.
I THO.-. J. MOORK, Executor.
V. S. In nir temporary absence from the State
Cd. E. A. t-?i!)IINE U ray Aent to receive cx
hihSfi.ta of cLiiuf ag.iiu!i the estate and audit the
sun". T. J. MOOKE, Ki r..
Au 2::, lh.tf Cw i
NOTICE.
T!i un-lerigno-l. on the :M day: of September,
-.' t:- 1 . . f . r 1 1... l". , Will un. I Tn
tit .if Jn.c A- ticry. decM. lsl"ore the Judge I
l'll.li:4:(.
lor Meek I en bit re County.
All Mons .
pe
'1UC
teil to make
iutuseiliate settlement.
1 T. N. STEELE.
LEANDEU QUERY,
J Executors.
Sept. C,1K9. f.w
M Charlotte Femalo Institute,
! .CHAULOTTK, N. C.
f The next Session of this Institution will commence
on the first day of OCTOBER, 18C9; and continue j
' until 8ith or June following. j
I A full corns of Teachers in all branches iiwiaII ;
i t r at . r oi-i 1 l
) jui m orsi ciass reiuaie tuuvituu ueen em
' i.l.. I T . i - : o . :
'or Catalugue containing full particulars as to
.expenses, coursCof study, retrulations, &c, apply to
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I i.MiV cUiim agaii.M thv i:tate f rai.i Tesiaier . gtg 0f North Carolina, ! MeckleiiDurg: co uiity.
I areL.-r l.v notitil to present thcni,lo the under- j Superior Court Spring Term, 1809.
"" "r Wl:. ,l,cU,t,h::1 f P,c,Inb.cr' lh7U' I JaniCJ, Birhlini, Administrator of Sarah Robinson,
! I"' J4" vr.ll be rleade.l ,n bar of their recov- ; Jan,f I, I j .
J - Kev. K. liL'RWELL A SON. I
July 19, 18C9 . Charlotte, N. C. '
The Midnight Sun.
rtH . 0 Jm
J ne lollowmpf is a description ot the 6cene
witnessed by Mr Campbell and hb party in the
north of Norway, as they stood on a cliff 1,000
feet above the sea. The passage is unsurpassed
in graphic beauty : j, !
The ocean stretched far away in silent vast-
ncss at our feet; the sound of its waves scarcely
reached our airy lookout: away in tbc north the
huge pld sun swung low along the horizon like
the slow beat of the pendulum in the tall clock
of our grandfather's fparlor corner. I We ail
stood silent, looking at our watches.! "When
both hauds came together at 12 o'clock midnight,
the full round orb hung triumphantly abovo the
wave a bridge of gold rnnnmg due north span
ned the water between jus aud him. " jThere he
shone in silent majesty which knew no setting.
Wc involuntarily took off our bats; no word was
said. Combine, if you (can, j the most jbrilliant
sunset and sunrise you ever saw, and itsjbeauties
will pale befoxc the gorgeous coloring which now
lit up ocean, heaveu aud mountain. Iu half an
hour the sun had swung up! perceptibly on his
be.it, the colors chauged to those of morning, a
J frvt-h breere rippled over the flood, onessongster
,1-1 Li 1 15.1
j aiicr anoiner pipeu up in ine grove ocumu us
wc had slid into another day.:.
i Tax Notice- f
The Tax payers of Mecklenburg County will strve
themselves cost nnd trouble innd'eave me from a very
unpleasant duty by paying all their Taxes on or be
fore the 1st day of October next. Section. 2,) of the
last Revenue Law requires the Sheriff tosll prop
erty immediately if they are' not paid by that time.
No indulgence can be giveni
R. M. wn
ITE,
h Sheriff.
Sept. 13, 1800 8w
Administrator's Notice.
The undersigned having qualified as Administra
tor of the laic Dr. John IL tiibbon, hereby notifies
all persons htiving claims gainst his 'estate to pre
sent them, properly- authenticated, within the time
prescribed by law, or thisj notice will be pleaded in
bar of their, recovery; anjl nil persons indebted to
the deceased must make ieimedinte settlement.'
ROUT. GmiiON,
Sent. C: 1800 (.w. i Administrator
Important Sale of Real Estate.
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In obedience to a decree of the Superior Court of
Mecklenburg County, J will sell at the Court House
door in Charlotte, to t he j highest bidder, at Public
Auction, on Monday the :13th day of October, 1SC9,
the following real estate, tb-wit: Two hundred acres
of land, more or less, lying Ott both sides of Sugar
Creek, adjoining the lands of J 11 Stewart, Charles
liaker, Margaret Henderson and. others, known as
the lands belonging to the heirs of Albert Wallace.
Terms, twelre months credit except fifty dollars
to be paid m eash bond with good security required.
E. A. OSBORNE,:
Sept 13, 1SG9. 6t
Clerk Superior Court.
Valuable Mill -Property for Sale.
On Saturday, the Uth' day of October, 18G0, I will
sell to the highest bidder, ;nt ,1'ublic Auction, under
a Decree ofj the Supreme Court of North Carolina,
the following property, to-wit:; That valuable Mill
and Water Power, four miles from the City.of Char
lotte, known as the Fox and McCulloiigh Mills, sit
uated on Sugar Creek, embracing the Tract of Land
on which said mills are located, containing Eight
Acres more or less. ' j .
Terms, twelve months credit with interest from
date dond with two good securities required.
K A. OSliOKNE,
Sept. 13, 1809 4t
Commissioner.
State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg county.
Sujrriof Court.
W llichards & Co, Plaintiff against The Empire
Cold Mining Company, Defendant.
Claim for .Merthaudise'and Money advanced to the
!v amount of 5,1)13 6'J.
It Darringer, Surviving Partner of Osborne &. Bar
ringer, against thelsanie defendant.
Claim for legal services to the amount of $500.
The Defendant in the above cases is notified that
a Warrant of Attachment ihas this day been issued
in each case against the property held by it in said
County, and that said Attachment will be returnable
before me'at my office in Charlotte, on the loth day
of October, liV.. when and-wberethe said Defendant
is required to appear and answer the complaint in
each case Aug 11,1 809. . ! j E. A. OSliOUNE,
Sept 13, lMi'J. 4v , - j Clerk Superior Court.
State of North CoroUna,' Mecklenburg county.
' In Hitf'trior Court.
Robert Uibbon, Adm'r of jj 11. Oibbon, and Catha
rine Gibbon; againtt . The Heirs at Law of J. H.
1 Gibbon, deceased. i !
It appearing tothe satisfaction of the Court that
Lardner Gibbon and wife Xlice, John Gibbon and
wife Fannie, Catharine Gibbon,1 and James Humbert
and wife Virginia, , defendants iu the; above stated
action, are non-residents of this State and cannot be
reached by the ordinary process of law, it is ordered
that publication bo made In the Western Democrat
for six weeks, requiring the above-named defendants
to appear before the Clerk;of the feuperior Lourt ot
Mecklenburg county, at the Court House in Char
lotte, within forty-five days, from the date of this Or
der, to answer the complaint in the above case, or
judgmcut pro-con fesso will be entered against them
according to the prayer pf plainliffs' petition.
Witness, E A Osborne, Clerk pf our Superior Court
at office in Charlotte, this the -ith day of Sept., 1809.
87-lU adv$10
E. A. OSDORNE, Clerk.
State of North j Carolina, Mecklenburg co.
i lit Superior Vourt.
Pursuant tb a decree of the ? Superior Court for
said county, at Spring Term, 1809. in the action of
C Overman and R. W. Allison against Thos. Grier,
Administrator of A. Grier, the cretlitors of the
estate of said Z. A. Gricr, bite of taid county, are,
by their Attornevs.j reqnircd to come on or before
Ihe ItJth day of October, 1809. and prove their debts
before E. A. Osborne, Clerk of the Superior Court of
said county, at the . Court House in Charlotte, or in
default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded
the benefit of the said decree, j.
Witness, E. A. O.-borne, Clerk of the Superior
Court, al office
August, 1809.
in
Charlotte, this the 28th day of
; j E.! A. OSDORNE.
I j Clerk Superior Court.
In this case it atier.rioir to the satisfaction or tne
Court, that the defendants, Nrii : the heirs at law of
the rdaintiflTs intestate, whe ', are the children of Wil-
' liani llobinson, are non-residents of the State and
j cannot be served with the I ordinary process of law,
i An motion, it is ordered that publication be made: in
1 the "Western Democrat," a newspaper published in
the City of Charlotte, for. six weeks successively.
notifying the said defendants that unless they appear
at the next terra of, said. Court, to be held at the
Court House in Charlotte, on the 8th Monday after
il.o Jil. Mnndav in September. 1869, and defend said
action, or judgmeni Jrv eomjuse win ots enicreu
against them according to th complaint of plaintiff.
Witness. E A. Osborne, Clerk of our said Court at
.. j ,
office in Charlotte, this the 21st day of An gust,' A."
D. 18G9. '
!E. A. OSBORNE,
.8d-0w pr ady $10
Good Advice.
Nobody is more like an honest man ;, thin
thorough romie. . When vou see a man with
great deal of religion displayed in his shop win
a id
dow, you may riepend upon it he keeps a tery
small stock of it within. Do not choose yWr
friend by his looks; handsome shoes often pinch
the feet. Don't .be fond of, compliments; J re
member '-Thank vou. pussvv and thank you,
pussy," killed the cat.
DpriY believe in Ihe
man who talks most:
for. mewing cats are verjr
By no means put YQur-
seldom good mousers.
self" in another persons power; j if you put yur
thumb between two grinders, they are veryjapt
to bite. Driuk Dothinsr without seeins it, sisri
nothing' without reading it. and make sure thaj;
it means no more than it says. Don't go to aw
savsj Von t go to jaw
unlets you have tioihing to lose; lawyer's houses!
are built on fools heads. In any business, never
wade into water where you cinnot see the otj
torn. Put no dependence upon the label f a
hag; and count money after your kin. See the
sack open before you buy what is in it; for; he
who trades in the dark asks to be cheated.
Kecpclear of the man who .does not value Ibis'
own character, leware of the manwho swears,
he' who would blaspheme the Maker would mike! :
no Dones oi lymgor stealing., iseware or ino;
min more than of yourself; we carry our waist
enemies with us. ! When a new opinion.: oaj
doctrine comes before you do not bite till you
know whether it is bread or a stonei and do-pot
be! sure that the ginger-bread is good because of
the pilt on it. Never shout hallo ! till you t re
quite out of the wood; and never cry fried iSsh
until they are caught in the net. flhere isal-;
ways time enough to brrast wait a little longer.
Don't throw away dirty water till you have rot
clean; keep on scraping the Moads till you can
get better work; for the poorest pay is beter
than none; and the humblest office U better than
being out of employment. Always give up the
road to bulls and madmen, and never fight wth
a coal heaver, or contehd with a base character,
for' they will be sure to blacked i you.- Rev. C'.
WSpurgcln. -: ;. J. - : .,
VALUABLE LANDS POR'SALE.
By virtue of a Decree of the Probate Courts of
Mecklenburg county, I will sell'to the highest bidder,
at the Court House door? in Charlotte, t on Tuesdsty
the 20th day of October, 1869, the following valuable
Real Estate, ! belonging to the late James II. Datie,
deceased, to-wit : - .
A Tract' of Land known as the (Cunningham tract,
Ucontaining 126 Acres! more orlcss.i
''The Weeks' Place, coutaininc; about 25 Acres.
The Home Place, containing
1429
1
The Houston Place, containing
The Old Home Place, containing
73
J20
728
175
208
1
it-
:!
The Porter Place, containing I
The E. A McKee Placed containing
The J. evvt,o.u Stilt Place, containing
One-half interest in a House and' Lot at Pincviflc,
I 'I : . . '1 J I !
Oii the above Lands there ..are several eonvenifn
Dwellings, Gin Houses, Cotton Screws, and neefs
sary out-houses, and some of the finest Qrchardspf
peacu, appie, - uau oiucri jruus, in huh scuuuui
country. " v THOMAS Li VAIL, fl.
Agent for M. L. Davis, Adm'rof Jaaj II. Davis, dec?d.
Providence P. O., N. O.Sept 13,11869. -
ALSO, at- the same time and place, and by virtue
of the same authority, I will sell the following Lands
belonging to the Estate of Sam'l A. Davis, dee'd : ;
' A Tract of Land lying on McAlpin's and 3e
Michael's Creeks, conUiping about 460 Acres. Sld
r subject to the widow's tlower." , j .
Also. 0 Tract Iyinc in- Luion county, contaimig
about 86 Acres, adjoining the lands; fit Andrew
Starns and others, upon whih there is said to be a
Gold Mine ' j ) ! I
Trties lesirniis of nurehasinc will call 'on M. ILJ
m ji
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DAVIS, W. jM. SMITH, or the uiiderMgaed, wio
will take pleasure in showing; the above Lands.
Terms.made known on day of salesj I
Agent for M L Davis, Adm r of Saml A Davis, dec dJ
i rr11f f O T
VAIL,
Providence P. O , Mecklenburg co' , Sept 13, 'C947t
GRIER & ALEXANDER,
!
Are now receiving a fresh Stock of choice!
I Family Groceries, "
In addition to their! Stock now on hand. j
They have now a full Stock of Family Supplis,
to which they invite the inspecfion'of their friers
and the public generally, jj I '
I Fine Family Flour 1 1
Is made a specialty. They now have in Store ?0
Sacks New Family, 20 Sacks of which is the famoos
"Catawba" Family Brand. I ! f
A large lot of Country and Western Bacon : a
splendid lot of Country Cured Hams, and everythig
else usually kept in the Grocery line.
f I Planter's J Tonic, I I
Something new and very popular where it has beln
introduce!.' j t ,i f . LM . I- .
Give us a call at the 44Corner," Gray's BuildLng,
nearly opposite the Court House. I 3
Jalv20. 1S09. ! GRIER & ALEXANDER.3
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R. SMITH & CO ; j
Commission Merchants,
General
i JVb. 16 Central Yharf, Boston, MAss.,
For the sale of Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Naval Stores,
&ci and the purchase of Gunny Cloths and Merchaa-
u,ac b-v-'v- . i . .i .t
Liberal Cash advances raaue on consignments lo
us, anu an usual iaciimes ouerea.
L We hope by fair and honest dealing, and
cur bet
that e-
efforts to Dlease. to receive from our friends
cburaeeriient which it shall be our aim to merit. 5
"Orders solicited and promptly filled for Guniijy
Bagging, Fish, Boots and Shoes, &e., &c
Refer by Pebmissiox to
John Demerritt, Esq., Pres. Eliot Nat. Bank
Loring& Reynolds, 110 Tearl St., Boston.
Murchison & Co., 207 Pearl St., New York.
J Y Bryce & Co., Charlotte.jN C.
R Y Me Aden, Esq., Pres. 1st Nat. Bank; C
Bosto.
harlot t.
T W Dewey & Co., Bahkersj Charlotte, N CJ
II Jd Oates & Co., Charlotte,- NO. ; i
Williams. Murchison & Co., iWilmingfon,!N
Col Wm Johnston, Pres. Charlotte and Augufcta Rai
road, Charlotte, N C.
Sept , 1803. . - -I
State! of ' North Carolina, Lincoln bonn1f.
j In Superior Court. I 1
Peter A. Summey, Executor, EH Wariick $nd witfe
Caroline,: Barbara Alexinder, against Ujeorge li.
. Summey. j i I j;
Petition for the? eal of Lind for Assets
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Cdurt thatt
George L. Summey, the defendant inlthjB above
stated j action, is a non-resident of thisJStite, and
cannot be reached by the ordinary processfof lav,
it is ordered that publication be made, in the IWesterji
Democrat for six weeks, requiring the abovfe named
defendant to appear before, the Superiof Coutt
for Lincoln county, on the 4th Monday after
the 4th Monday in September, 18fi9, to answer thp
complaint in the above case, or judgment ro conj
fesso will be entered against him according to prayer
Witness, . P. Sherrill, Clerk of our Superior Courl, I
at office in Lincolnton, this the 8th day of Sept., 1 8CO. 1
S8-Cw fadr. $10.1 1 S. P. 8IIEJSU1LI,, t'IcrK-
Z i :
Population of- the Globe-'
a j There are on the globe 1,28,000,000 of souls,
a I of which, . I ! : I i I i t , ;
'
360,000,000 are of the Caucasian Jrace. ;
552,000,000 are of the Mongol race.
190,000,000 are of the Ethiopian race, j
17G,000,000 are of the Malay race.
1,000,000 are of the Indo-American race.
There are 3,642 languages spoken, and 1,000
different religions. ; i . T!
The yearly j mortality of the globe is 33,333,
333 persons. This is at the rate of 91,554 per
day, 3,730 per j hour, 62 per minuter So each:
pulsation of the heart marks the decease of some
human creature. The average of human life is
33 years,
or before
One-fourth of the population dies at
or Derore tne age oi seven years, une-nait at or
before 17 yeas k j
Among 10,000 persons, one arrives at the age
of 100 years, pn'e in 500 attains the age of 90,
and one in 100 lives to the age of 60. Married
I nien live longer! than single ones.
In 1,000 persons, 95 marry, and: more mar
riages occur id June and December than in any
other month of the year.
One-eighth
of the whole population is military.
iProfessions
gevity. Inll
exerciseja great influence on lon
000 individuals- who Arrive at the
age of 70 years, 43 are priests, orators or public
speakers ; 40 pre agriculturists, 33 are workmen,
32 are soldiers ;or military employees, 29 advo
cates or engineers, 27 professors, and 24 doctors.
Those who deyote theij' lives to the prolongation
of that of others die the soonest.. ! i !
There are 330,000,000. Christians.
There arji 0(10,000 Israelites. ; ,
There are 60,000,000 Asiatic religion ists
There are 190,000,000 xMohammedans.
There are. 300,000,000 Pagans. ; : I
In the Christian churches : ii
170,000.000 profess the Roman Cathblic.
75,000,000 profess the Greek faith. :
80,000,000 profess the Protestant. !
' ' , j ' . . :" -. '
An Ingenious Piece of Knavery.
The Buffalo Courier exposes a very ingenious
triek by . which Ja gang of swindlers are makinf
money by mutilating national bank notes of the
acnomination pr nve aoiJars. The dodge con
sists of making ten bills out of nine, and is so
managed thatj there is but one pasting to each
of the manufactured notes. The nine whole
bills are Jtaken;, arid from the right of the first
one-tenth is 1 sliced off ; from the right of the
second, two-tenths ; from the right of the third,
three-tenths; and so on to number! nine, from
which nine-tenths are taken from the right, or,
what amounts
to the : same thing,l one-tenth
jNumber one is passed as it is,
from the left,
with a tenth gone from the right; the one-tenth
taken from riuimber one is pasted to the residue
of number twei, from which two-tenths ha been
taken : these two-tenths are made to answfir rhH
place 0f the' three-tenths taken from number
three, and so on
through, Thus nine five dollar
nores are compifiea, leaving tne original num
ber nine, with a .tenth gone from the left as a
tenth note. ! Jt will be seen that but a tenth is
gone from each bill, and in a different place on
every one, ancj arlittlc ingenious pasting makes
the loss imperceptible to ordinary obserFers. jit
is asserted that large numbers of thee- mutilated
bills have . bejen j circulated ; in Buffalo. The
rogues who haye carried out the fraud I were cun
ning in selectinc? !the denomination Ithev did.
. ! 1 ' . 1 1
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Larger bills are scrutinized,1 and smaller oes
would not nave Dee n so remunerative.' The Lfe-
partmcnt wiU not redeem a bijl which beaTS evi-
dence on its face ithat it has been tamnered with '
and we advise! our frinda tn iriitini-t.liir fiv
dollar notes closely
What is Good Cow ?
:. U - i 1 f ' 1 i "1 .
A writer in a recent number of the Galaxy
gives the following! general hints regarding the
selection of a good cow for milk producing :
First. Health j good constitution or digestive
apparatus, for which we ' require a capacious
"belly. Second. That the largest possible deveK
opmcnt of the; animal shall be behind, in the ud
der and parts adjacent. A good cow is likely to
be wedge shaped, of which the head is the smaller
end. JJig heads, or horus or shoulders, are not
desired, because they have to be nourished by
the food. But these are indispensable : a;large
bag, aud hindquarters to support and minister to
it. What do pur milkmen look for in selecting
milk-giving cows ? ; The fii-st uppearance, to a
judge, will convey an idea as to the ; hea'th or
constitution pfj the cow. He will ask, also, a
bony frame, one that does not stejil the; fat from
the milk : and. he will feel1 the skin, to 'find it
flexible aud -covered with close softish hair'; he
will ask for good Jung rooni a capacious belly, a
wide rump and well developed bag, covered with
soft hair. Extending from this bag forward, he
will bo desirous to see prominent the two great
veins which lose themselves m the belly; andon
ixi, cA ii; " U
uaui mj ujiuu uc wumwmw wauji c-
"milk-mirror,f' which is a j broad strip of hair
running up rrom tne uaaer,to tne vulva, wnicu
he considers the xne thing j needful; but which
has not, in this country, been found an -infallible
test, though it is a good one. If, in addition,
the cow is genllejgood tempered, you are almost
sure of a milk-maker. I ! 'i ! ! ! t c i
Important Sale of Real Estate.
On Saturday, the 23d of October next, I will sell
at public auction to the highest bidder, at the Court
' House door in the City of Charlotte, in obedience to
a Decree of th6 Superior Court of Mecklenburg
county, the following Lands, subject to tlii widow's
dower to wit: jThe Tract of Land known as the A.
L. De Armond Tract on the waters of Four Mile
Creek, adjoining Washington Mills, Richard People's,
James Lee and others, containing 111 acres, more
or less.' j ' is . !
Terms 12 months credit except $40 in Cash
! with note and approved security wilh interest from
date. Title made when the money is paid.?
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Adni'r. of A L.;DeArinond, decL
6w. ,.; J I ii". I; r A ":l ".
Sept. IS, 18GQ
Ajppllcation will bo made
to the. next Session of the General As
sembly of North Carolina, to amend the Charter of
the City of Charlotte. ' , U I
Sept 13, 1869 j lm -ji M- - lr:.
THE FIRM OF CLAPP, FINGER &
LEWIS was dissolved by mutual consent
on the 6th of July, 1869. - I - it U
Newton, Sept 13, 1 809 lm
Mr Pendleton : 011 the Ghinese.r
bn. Geo. II. Pendleton, in his SDeech a Clif
ton, Ohio, gave utterance to the following yery
decided language on the subject of Chinese im
migration: : 1 j Mr
'The opening of the Pacific Railroad, the de
mand for labor at the South, the desire for nim
bler hands and less ivoracious appetites in the
factories, Jiave turned the! attention of specula
tors to the teeming populations of the East.
The find these warin and fertile countries dense
ly cipwded with a patient, degraded and hear
then j race. "Their! killed laborers get $3 or f!4
per month, and with this they seem content.
They work from daylight: to sunset, and ' have
But i single holiday . inwthe year. Their food
consists? rice, saltj a few vegetables and some
times fish," The proposal is to bring immense
numters of these people here to supply the de
mand for labor in the fields and the factories and
the shops. We in Ohio have not appreciated
the importance of this movement. I protest
asrainst it now, in time. . before- it is carried out-r-
befone they come among us before we are con
fronted with duties and obligations, and v inter-
presence. .They are
an alien; an inferiors and idolatrous race. jThey
have not oar tastes, or I habits, or manners, orj
dtjvetopment, or religion, j They are not nt to
become citizens, or to enjoy the right of suffrage.
mntinn wnnlfi iniuro Kot lr f fin 1 r mao' onr?
ours.j Isolation wilt giyef rise to great troubles:
Englftid, Ireland trermany, Norway, France,
have jan overflowing population of our own race,
similar, to us in blood, in manners, in hnbits and
in religious faith an industrious, -sturdy, self
reliant, self-respecting people. They are fit to
beconje citizens, hey will mix with us, and
Our commingling blood is purer for the associa-
tion. j Let us invite
them with open arms to
people our country with the
But the. Chinese will give
come to us. Let us
bast races of men
us cheap labor ! Ch$ap human labor ! I despise
the wjord. Ilt siffhines squalor, degeneration, ig
norance, vice Ard; not. laborers men ? our fel-low-nlen
? ! I They i have bodies to clothe and
stomachs to
feed and minds to educate, and
spirits to elavate, and
old . age to provide for.
Thevthave homes which they love and wives
whon they cherish, and children whom they
hope x make, worthy citizens the honest fathers
and t le virtuous mothers of a succeeding gener
ationJ And can! you remember these duties
and s ?e these aspirations; can you contemplate
the p; itient hopefulness of cheerful and content
ed, because fully compensated, industry, and talk
of chap labor? Labor ;is" too cheap now. Labor
aoes noi receive lis justrewara. j.n is country
needsf skilled laborers, land honest, intelligent
undragging, zealous industry; it needs that such
labor shall not be cheap, hut that it shall be most
bountifully rewarded, u! The relation of capita
and labor is now badly adjusted. Idle money
money wnicn nas no numan wanis r anecwon?
or syijpathies earns more than labors, with al
its sweat and toil and suffering. Money com
binesfwith money and seeks increase "and immu
nity under acts of incorporation; they are in
some pf our States denounced by the law, and
everywnere looKea upon witn suspicion. xuey
should not antagonize, jj They should co-operate.
They should be in barmony. I do not know
that tjhe full solution j of this great prohlem has
been discovered, but I j believe great progress
has been made in late years to establish a juster
anu Deiier reianon. 1 uat progress wiiicouunue.
It must, command the efforts of advancing civil
ization and the favor of a just God, until at last
the lifman intellect and: hand and blood as they
.constitute tne noDier. snau also do tne netter
paid' member in the great partnership of labor
and capital.
j Bad, Boys make Bad Men.
TMapy years ago, a little boy lived in ancient
RomjK who was vary cruel to harmless animals
He delighted to torture 'and kill flics, and would
pursu the little creatures hour after hour with
a pin ;o pierce them through, and see them
flutter and die in agony.: "Do you think that a
boy so cruel became a kind, loving man ? Not
he. As he grew older, he exhibited the same
cruel disposition toward men. At last" he was
made; emperor of Home, and then his cruelty ad
vance4 at a fearful rate.1 This man : was the
bloody! Nerdr who killed his own wife, and. order
ed his mother to be assassinated. JNor was this
all. lie delighted so much in cruel things, that
he ordered the city to be set on fire just to see
how it would look. And when it was burning,
he sea ;ed himself upon a high tower, jand sang
and pliiyed upon his lyre. Was this j strange?
Is notla cruel boy likely to become a cruel nian?
! An tiged i sea captain,' ! who had spent a long
life upon the ocean,; said to a ladv: 'On ship
board, I can tell in a very short time what any
sailor vas in his boyhood." It was because
"the boy is father to the man.'' He added.4I
find invariably that a bad sailor is made out of A
bad boy
When he
saw; a recklesjs, profane,
viciou"son of the deep,'' he at once concluded
that he was little better when a lad. Now this
is justfwhat might be expected. It is just what
is seens in other, things
Poor wool or cotton
makesfpoor cloth. IOor ! cloth makes- a poor
coat, t ll'oor farms produce poor crops.
roor
tiuiberi makes a poor ji housej ! And so
wicked
children make wicked men and women -Moth'
ers Treasury. j.
A Eatuer Forced to let his Sox dkovn
Et TO SAVE MANY JL.IVES. An OCCUr
rence f an exceeding melancholy character is
reported to t have taken! place at the Passaic
Uiver hridge of the Newark and New York rail
road, j A litt le boy ten years of age, the son of
Mr Decker, j the bridge-tender, fell - overboard.
The draw was open at the time, and a train of
cars Ming near at hand, coming along at a swift
rate, the unfortunate man was unable to leave
his post, else the entire passenger train would
be in ganger of dashing into the river ; so that
the agonized father hadj to look on and actually
see his-child sink, thoogh he culd e sily have
saved ifm. f i When the draw was closed he went
to lookj for ihe body, and he s found it with life
extinct. ' Redundant and expressive though it
be, the English language does not contain words
that would conyev an idea even of the fearful
ordeal through! which poor Becker passed during
those few terrible moments. ! ( Who can picture
the feelings of that agonized, heart-broken parent
when He picked up the body of his child
"Dead! dead !. My God, dead r" as he frantical
ly exclaimed "f.-N&qrk:Jmima1s
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Agricultural.
Proper Depth for Covering Wheat
As appropriately illustrating the subject of
wheat seed, the .Canada Farmer refers to A trait
brought in Ohio several years since to recover
damages f rout a man who contracted to sow a
certain field in wheat. The field was sown, but
either from, carelessness ori want of judgment,
the seed was drilled in from six to seven inches
deep. But a small quantity of it pushed plants
above the surface, and thews were of so feeble
and exhausted a character that very little wheat
was harvested from then Damages wert
claimed on the ground of improper sowing, sod
witnesses introduced to substantiate the truth of
thecomplaint. It appeared that on the Stony
and stumpy portions of thef ground, where the
drill could not penetrate deeply, the jield of
wheat was good; hence the iclaim for damsge on
account of improper seed ingl
Among the witnesses examined was one who
said : "Eight years ago I niade an experiment
to ascertain the proper deptH of sowing wheat
depositing fifty r seeds at thef depth of eight in
ches j a like, number, seveu, iix, five, four, three,
two and one inches, and fiftir orina T mkpd in
oflfthe surface. Of those detfositcd cicht inohei.
twoxcame up, but formed no heads j of those do
posited seven inches, about no-fourth came np
through the ground, but formed no heads. Ten
of the fiftyseeds covered five inches deep, mado
defective heads. A few pcifect heads resulted
from the four inch planting. All the threo inch
ones germinated, but the two inch row was lettt
and came up sooner than the ret. Another
witness : "I should prefer to deposit the seed at
the depth of one inch -certainly not deeper han
two. It is a mistake to suppose that deep seed
ing is any security from wijuter killing. The
roots of plants form at the surface, whatever may
be the depth of the seed. jBut, from frequent
examinations, I am satisfied that wheat, not
planted deeper than two inches, will start out
better than that deposited ai a greater depth
that is, will produce more plants and grain."
Aloore's Rural Xew Yorker, ji j "
We have always thought that frrmerf planted
yheat too deep, and hope they will heed the abovt
Suggestions. - 1
How to Meet the Drouth. '
When an individual suffers with disease, or &
community is depressed in consequence of pecu
niary or political troubles, this first anxiety w for
a remedy, and an application of that remedy is
urged with vigor. While, hen, our! State is
suffering from this severe drouth, let, us profit
1 ? J " ri: . ?a a '
uy luia vperieuce anu guarupgainbi u in luiurc,
if possible. j
The questions have been frequently put to me
during the part few weeks of How is the corn
on the farm t All your corn burned up, I rap- ;
pose ? i It is the case with nffarly all the fields I '
have seen; I must Confess ; but the corn on about
one hundred acres of the firm scarcely 'show
signs of dry weather and there appears to bo
but slight cause for all this which I can best
give bj briefly describing ouir last four months'
experience. The best corn is in ground ploughed :
twice first very early in thd Spring, and again ,
at planting time; by this means we exposed the
ground Jto Spring frosts, pulverizing it complete
ly, and killing the larva of ij) sects. Tho fields
were hot broken up by the trio wo so often see,
of a boy, mule and coulter, or jumping shovel,
but a large plough, three heavy horses and a
man were found necessary to do the work to our m
satisfaction; and with a steady . gait and strong-
pull the horses were able to perform their parts i
well, turning over considerable ground during ?
the course of a day. . J ' ij . '
When ready for planting, Wo pulverized tha
ground well with a 'M toothed harrow j; and as
soon as the blade was fairly 6ut of the ground,
we put in some steel-toothed cultivators; but
with this mode of procedure nfet great opposition
from several neighbors who bud never used them,
and who predicted that unless we used the ,
single-toothed coulter we would fail to make a
crop of corn. We ft lt willing to risk it, as we i
knew the virtue ot the cultivators from years of i
experience. fcufhee it to say, that to day will
show a very marked difference io this corn and
that of any of the neighbors. J '
lho virtue of these horse-hoes or culfivifors ,
no one believes uutil an actual experiment prows
them to be superior to any invention gottcu up
for the cultivatiotrof corn and! all the rodt cropt. ,
The mode of operating with tneniis to run thorn
as close to each side of a row ns, possible, and '
when this is done carefully almost every weed
and spear of grass is rooted upi ready to be killed
Dy ine sun, aua leaves tne gronnai thoroughly
pulverized for several inches: and if this is rtv
peated once in ten" days, until the corn Um too .
high to work with safety, the cultivator will feci
himself rewarded ftr his lalior.and hnvo1 thn
satisfaction of seeing not only foddcrjin his fields,
but food for himself also. -
If the farmers will plough
heir5 laud dep
the gra and x
need fear n dry
cultivate carefully, so as to kil
cite capillary attrsctioii-Mhcyj
spell, and they will be convince that two ttrr
rinsrs of tho rrimd are cnualto on rain.
11. 9
The census of Fruc hnved
that tho p" puli-
tion of that country 1ms increased more thau had
been anticipated- it nmoun
to thirty-eight
lious c m not read
millions. Of these i levcti mi
write. . i
ffa?;A' woman of rare preseuce of nitud was
overtaken by a train ou a high
trestle work near
Marietta, Ohio, on Saturday,
and dropped bc-
tween the ties, holding herself suspended by her
arms until the train passed
over, when she
cuniDea back again:
1 " a
all without a scream
B- Isn t it singular that it in oral waters are
only beneficial to the wealthy ? Iu all our cx-
perience, we never knew a physician to advi?i -
a poor man to go to darotoga, or sojr other
watering place. Why carbonite of lime fcbould
only operate on doubloons, we can't conceive.
There is an old getitlelnan namod Bar-
rows liyinr near Kocklaud, Ale., who has cuf
hay from one farm with his own hands Corsixtyv .
six years, save one. He has lijcd in three towner
two counties and two States, and has never moved
from the farm on which ho was born. i Ther
are now Hrjpg in thg housd w
th him fbr.gfiN
J rations'.
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Clerk Superior. Court.
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