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ffJI. J. YATES,
Editor and Proprietor.
Xrrm of Sbrifti
hub DoLUtms, la advance.
THE
Western Democrat
' j PUBLISHED IT
WILLIAM J. YATES, EUitor and Ppito.
Tkbms Tbre Dollars per annum in advance
I Advertisements will be inserted at reasonable
; pite, or in accordance with contract.
? Obilaary notices of over five lines in length will
bechargea ror at aavcrtiaing rates.
Robert Gibbon, H". D.,
rilVSKJIAN AND SURGEON,
Tryon St reef Charlotte, Ar. 6'.,
t0cc Residence, one door south old State Bank
I f.irmcrij i m. jounslou s rcsiuencci. f
Jn 1, 18C3.
! ' J. P. JMcCombs, M, D.,
Ofrrs his professidnal pervicei to the citixens of
iCLarlotte and surroundmsi couutry. All calls, win
;-M ioJ d.iv. Dronullv attended to
otfice in Hrowu'a building, up stairs, opposite the
fC-arlotte IIoteL
Oct li8.
': . 5 DR. EJ C. ALEXANDER,
illsviiig located in Charlotte, has opened an office in
Sl'arka' ltuildins opposite the Charlottellotel, where
iLfVaa he found when not professionally engaged.
May Si; 109) 7mpd . '
Dr. JOHN
Wholesale I and
H. McADEN,
T? ntoi 1 Tim crcri af
t C'IA HL (J TTrJ, ' A . C. l
? 1U -n iiJis'l Uirge and well selected stock of TURE
I lRLtiS. rbcmical. Tatcnt Medicines. Family Medi-
, r
1 cine?v lVuit-. ihl, arnine, uyc stun, fancy ana
Toilrl Articles, which he U determined to sell at the
t trry Iowe.-t prices. j
; "Jaa I, - ! ' -
WM- Mi SHIPP,
i'TTOUXCY - AT LAW
i Charlotte, N. C,
OrrirE iv1 Dewet's Daxk UuiLOixa.
(f
ALEXANDER & BLAND,
j (Dentists, Charlotte, N. C,
' Will n prtieain city or country whenever their
! f-rtice" may be solicited. I
! THh extracted without pain. Gas administered,
f in Hrcvn's Luil-Jin. Hours from tj A. M.
u . r. M. : . i
l!arwL 1SCQ , j I
i ! JJ C. MILLS, j
A T T O U Jl E 1' A T . L A W ,
t ' Charlotte, N.J C
i pr.iricc in tbe Courts of Xorth Carolina and in
ti Unite! plates Court, i
f lf? ah.ve tle Store of Ellas & Cohen, opposite
ti t'iarlolie UolcL
Jam, "2,
T!. IB U
PRACTICAI.
Watch and Clock Mi'xor,
i
JEWELRY, FISE WATCHES, CLOCKS,
;A in, inw.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
i The City Book Store,
JIiMf,rn U'nmcctT o 1 Lmcric't Old Stand,
! f t)ne door below its former location.
i Etervbn.ly is"kinvited to call and examine our
?:.kI, which consists in part of a large awortment of
School, Religions and Miscellaneons Books,
r!nk: an I Vs Rooks. Wall Puper, Rlank and
I'ri-.tir.r Taper, and all articles usuallr kept in a
rf-rla-. Hook Store.
i ur arrangements with Publishers are snch that
:e receive all the NEW WORKS of popular authors
looa an published
Our prices are mjt low i inv other Booksellers in
:.te. . i
B- R. SMITH & CO ,
i3ra Commission ' Merchants,
10 Criirttl Wharf, Hoiston; Mass.,
fale of Cotton. ( V:au Yarn. Naval Stores,
nd tie purchase of Gunny Cloths and Mcrchan-
g-tiera!Ir. I
Ihrral Ca-h advances made on consiit "nts to
all uual facilities offered. " """
Ve h.j;e liy fair and honest dealing, and our best
Tt to piracy, to receive from' our.f r tends that en-
cuanpmu tii which it shall be our aim to merit.
OHrr c.t;rir-.l an.l nromnitv filled for Gunnv
I -v -
Ft-h Roots and Shoes. &c, ic.
. Reter bv Tebmissiox to
J-ln bmrrrUt, Emj., Pres. Eliot Nat. Rank, Boston.
Ln? .t Keynold HO Pearl St.; Boston.
USrjce i (a.. Charlotte. N C.
L McAlea. Eh... lrM li Vat. Bnk. Charlotte.
I f hrveI Co.. Bankers, Charlotte, S C.
? )atM i (V. Charlotte, N C.
Mttrcaijujn A Co., Wilrainston,'N C.
7 n J3n.ton, Pres. Charlotte aud Augusta Kail
; ra. htrlotte, X C. - i
frt iK t. i
SADDLES AND HARNESsT
KOUKUT SHAW it SON;
Third D'jor from the Mansion Uouaf)
RRSPETTFULLT inform
C5Tf - lh puoi Lt y he
a large clock ofSADULW
and HARNESS oa hand,
which they offer to the
? t ;
f t puoiic low prices.
Anything in the wy of
enr JJle Trt Harness Mounting of. all des-
,Ma 1c, will be furnished or inajde to order.
I tk Vre re8Blr mechanics, we think it will be
t... ',Tnage of all to buy from usJ We warrant
v-r ork. .
k texT IiKPAUUNG neatly executed at short notice
r"wntWe terms. R. SHAW,
18. y i W. E. SHAW.
T NEW GOODS
New Groceries
r.(Tn ,f tfUT rcceiTing at our old stand, Crays
ti , r Stock of Groceries, consisting in
UJ afeo,uKt
and in
I , .f"",uo usually
rocery line, 1
- - "itu will ftn ar.1.1
at a very short margin for
v l an l
examine before purchasing elaewh
'""ineu to sell.
HT- ,v0:,e lniebtcd to us will please settle up.
:,llX GRlEi; 4 ALEXANDEK.
A
JZ' w r-
1 ifJ
iwtM. Cotton Ties,
tJl M",.of SH. SuSar. Coffee, Molasses,
M,.r :7l.n,BS usuallr found in the G
CHARLOTTE
The Dan villo Register tells of o! citizen of that
mjwu wno ts lue latber ot lourteen conaren
tKr.r.iKA. r fiftr
l 1 .1 .. . ....
father of two making in all seventj-one. That'.
aoinir Drettv well for one's countrV: but there is
a cendeman in this county whoia, the father of
twentj-one children, and the Lord only knows
how many grandchildren he has-Mhe old man
don't. His daughters, 19 in number, all mar-
ried men of different names. Ills two sons mar
ried' women of their own name. The venerable
patriarch is now a widower, looking for a young
wife, lie ought to hare her. Ral. Standard.
Steel Creek Land for Sale.
I offer for. sale a valuable Tract of. LAND, adjoin-
f!ii nV;.- .rwi
others. Supposed to be 240 acres, about 30 acres of
ing the lands of J. 11. McDowell,
good wood land. The entire tract is under fence,
with two comfortable Cabins on it.' Terms 'made
easy, rurcnasers will apply to the undersigned.
Agent ior. kcv. s. L.. Watson. i
Oct 4, 18G9 4wpd A. G. NEEL, Agent..
City Property for Sale.
By virtue of a Decree of, the Superior Court of
Mecklenburg County, I will sell to the highest bid
der, at the Court House door in Charlotte, on the
23d day of November next, that valuable monertv
in the City of Charlotte, .belonging to the Estate of
Mrs. V. W. Alexander, ! dee'd. . Said property is
situated on Trade Street, (containing full front and
oaeK lots) and adjoining the residences of Dr. C. J.
Fox and W. F. Davidson. I This is one of the best
improved places in Charlotte, and is near the busi
ness portion of the C.ity. I M 1 !
Terms, six months credit with bond and security.
, Si B. ALEXANDER, j
Oct 4, 18C3 7w ; j (Commissioner.
CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE.
By virtqe of a decree of the Superior Court of
Mecklenburg county, I will sell to the highest bidder,
at the Court House door in Charlotte.' on the 6th day
of November next, the following valuable property
in the City of Charlotte, belonging to the Estate of
M. I), lu Moody, dec d, to-wit: That property on
tbe corner of 7th and E Streets, known as the Thomp
son" Robinson1 place, and lately occupied by.S.'L.
Riddle, containing a full front and back lot, a com
fortable Dwelling and necessary out-buildings. Also.
a Lot on 41 u Mreet, in rear; of the property lately
purchased by Wm. Gray from M P. Pegrani, Trus
tee, containing a neat and comfortable Dwelling, and
situated in a central and convenient! portion of the
City. . i i ; ; j j
Terms, six months credit with bond and security.
1 SAM'L Al HARRIS, 1
Sept 27, 1869.
i Administrator.
Valuable j Hotel Property for Sale.
By virtue of a Deed, of Trust to me executed by
M. D. L. Moody. I will sell to the highest bidder at
the Court House door in Charlotte, on Saturday the
23d day of October next, that Valuable HOTEL
PROPERTY", in Charlotte known as the MOODY
HOUSE. Said property occupies a -convenient and,
eligible location in tbe City: ; contains 17 large andf
comfortable rooms;' has been recently repaired and
painted throughout, aud always commands a large
patronage. . j ; I :
.Terms easy and .made known at sale. i -
Sept. 27, 1KC9. i C. DO WD, Trustee.
LAND FOR SALE. I
I will sell at Morrow's Turnout, on Tuesday the
0th day of November, one-fourth interest in a tract
of LAND known as the old John Weeks tract," lying
on the waters of McMichael's Creek, adjoining the
ands of Mrs. John Barnctt, David Lee aud others,
containing about 300 Acres. j
Also, at the same time, one-fourth interest in the
old Crockett Barnett tract, lying near Flat Branch,
adjoining the lands of M. A. Parks, James Houston
aud others, containing about 300 Acres.
Terms made known on day of sale.
i j I J. W. MORROW,
Sept 27,18ft9 7wpd j j Ei'rofW. P. Baraett
yaiuable Land for Sale.
On Monday,' the 1st day of- November next, at the
Court House door in Charlotte, I will sell the valuable
Tract of. Land known as the Andrew Grier place,
lying in Mecklenburg, on Paw Creek, 10 miles from
Charlotte and 2J miles from! the W., C & R. Rail
road, and containing about 800 acres. This is
naturally a very fine body of land; has a large pro
portion of bottom, a good dwelling and out-buildings,
fine water, orchards, &c, &c.
It will be sold subject to certain liens of T. W.
D.n av Jt- Pn and nllipr 9rnitiit. T. S CaTendr.
AcoodSteam Engine, Boiler, &c , will be soldi
with the place; linlsss otherwise disposed of. j
Terms made known on the day of sale.
! MARGARET GRIER,
Sept 20, 18691 Executrix of A. Grier, dee'd
Blue Stone for Wheat,
A large supply just received and for sale by
I F. SCARR.
Oct 4, 18C9. 1 j at Charlotte Drug Store.
liCTCIHSOfl, BUKKOUGIIS & CO.,
I ' si , ' I
Tifn nnrl "PirQ Insurance Agents,
LOIO ana J?lTO UlSUrailtO .ocellus.
The Companies represented by them are First
Class, and comment to this community is unneces-
i
I
REMOVAL.
HUTCHISON, BUKROUGHS & CO.,
I ' i " ! - ' ' ' ' "
Will move to their New Building on College Street
about the 1st of October, where a good supply of the
following j I .
OX tXSZ3
can b found :
CII ARLKSTON, S. C , PHOSPHATES,1
ETIWAN and .WANDO, j
GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO,
SOLUBLE jPACJFIC GUANO
LIME, PLASTER and CEMENT. !
E. N'E HUTCHISON,
J. C. BURROUGHS,
ft. A.J SPRINGS. !
Sept 20, 18C9.
Stoves,
Tin-Ware, &c.
D. H.
BYERLY & CO.
(In the Baseiiient Store under Mansion House,
Keep for sale a full assortment of Sfpv? of every
description, Hollow-Ware, Tin-Ware, Japan-Ware,
&c, &e. ! 1 ! ' ' !
Spears Anti-Dust Cooking Stove is a superior arti
cle, and has given general satisfaction. We have
sold a large number within the past year, i
We also keep other patterns of Cooking Stoves,
of the most approved style and quality. j
Tin, Copper and Sheet-Iron work executed at short
notice, i Repairing promptly attended to.
. D. II. DibKLl,
Mareh 17, 18CQ . Gj P. DOUGHERTY?
N. C, : TUESDAY,
I How Some of Onr MfirnhnTitsi YHnvl Pipn
I , 1 V AWWVM
I H rp.m t,-- w v t -.
From the N. Y. Repnbljc.l
, AzTJ7 f? larfve drn? fin? ,ni crt
dTert,8?. (r a Next daJ i tb was
T?0?6,?. pplicants, among theiri a queer
,Tkea Jlluf V
low. accompanied : bv a woman.
who provedto be his aunt, in lieu oft faithless
parents, by j whom he had been abandoned
Lookingt this little waif, the merchant in the
store promptly said
v - "
iall 4I know he is small' said! the wo
man, "but! he is willing and faithful." There
,was a twinkle in the boy's eyes which made the
merchant, think again. . A partner in the firm
I volunteered to remark that he "did notlse what
they wanted of such a boyhe wasnft biaKer
man a pint oi ciaer. uut alter consultation
the boy was set to work. A few days later a call
was made on the boys in the store, for some one.
to stay all nighti The prompt response of the
little tellow contrasted well with the reluctance
of others. In the middle of the night the mer
chant looked in to see if all was righi:in the
store, and presently discovered i his youthful
protege busy scissoring labels. "What are you
doing? said he; j 4I did not tell ! you to work
nights.? I know you did not tell me $o, but'I
thought I might as well be doing something;!"
In the morning the cashier got orders to "double
that boy '8 wages, for he is tcttling ", Only a few
weeks elapsed before a show of wild beasts passed
through the streets, and very naturally all hands
in the store rushed to witness the spectacle. A
thief saw his opportunity, and entered at the rear
door to seize something, but in a twinkling found
himself firmly, clutched by the diminutive clerk
aforesaid, and, after a struggle, was captured.
Not only was a robbery prevented, but valuable
articles taken from other stores were' recovered.
When asked by the merchant why he staid be
hind to watch when all others quit their work,
the reply was, uYou told me never to leave the
store, when others were absent, and 1 1 thought
I'd stay." ; Orders were immediately given once
more: i "Double that boy's wages; he is willing
and faithful." To-day that boy is getting a sal
ary of S2,500, and next January
a member of the firm. !
wil become
SARDIS ACADEMY,
The exercises of this School -will be resumed on
the first Monday of November next, j ' 1 .
Term per Session of Five Month Specie rate:
Primary English,
Higher English,
Classics,
Pupils will be charged from
$750
lOlOO
15100
time of entrance to
the close of the Session, except incases of protracted
sickness.
Board convenient to the Academy with the beat
families. i ' .11, C. RE1D, II
Oct 11,1803 4w
jPrincipt
aL
Important Sale of Land. j
In obedience to a Decree of the Superior Court, I
will sell on Wednesday, the 10th day of November,
18(59,' to the highest bidder, at Public Auction, thai
valuable tract of Land belonging to the estate of the
late Solomon Reid, situate on the waters of Four
Mile Creek, and adjoinihr the lands of W,iH. Housr
ton, A. A. llouston, J. M. Houston and others, lying
on the Potter Road, containing about jOne Hundred
Acres. ' . f I ! 'I H t
Terms, twelve months credit except $30 cash--
bond and good security required. i I
f E. A. OSBORNE,
I.:
Oct 11, 1SG9.
Clerk Superior Court
Cnarlotte Female Institute,
CHARLOTTE: N. 0. II'
The next Session of this Institution will commence
on the first day of OCTOBER, 1809, land continue
until 30th of June following. t : j
A full corps of Teachers in all branches nsually
taught in first class Female Schools, has been em
ployed for the ensuing Session. i s
For Catalogue containing full particulars as to
expenses, course of study, regulations &c, apply to
i Rev. R4 BURWELL & SON, 11
July 19, 1809 ' j : ; j i Charlotte, N. G,
9100 AcrSOf SnDeHor Farming Land
rtTJ a A T "C ! i
I offer for sale my PLANTATION situated in Lan
caster county, South Carolina, 17 miles South of
Charlotte, N. C, and within S miles of the Charlotte
& 8. C. Railroad, containing ! 2100 1 acres, of which
300 acres are excellent bottom and meadow landj
and 700 acres of choice cotton land, cleared, (most of
which is in present cultivation,) balance in pine and
forest timber .! . i 1 j I M'
On the Lands are six separate setflemenls, five of
which are suitable for tenents, besides my former
residence, which is well improved, being a beautiful
situation, healthy location and in a good neighbor
Terms reasonable and titles indisputable, f
If desired work Mutes,' Stock. Plantation Mchu
try. Toots, uram, sc., win De bow wu ub luu8,:
For further information address the subscriber at
Charlotte, N. C.
Aug 16, 1869.
R M. MILLER.
I L. SON'S REMEDY FOR
f j CONSUMPTION j
Mat be obtained of FJ SCARR, J
Drueeist and Chemistj
Trade Street, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
The many' calls for the j Remedy in Charlotte an4
Ticinity have induced me to place a supply in the
bands of the above named Druggist, i Patients,
therefore, will sava time and expense by ordering
directly of himJ ! 1 . h s:
jg A pure I article, properly compounded, may
be relied upon. i Respectfully, ;' ; , I i
Aug 2. 1869. E. A. WILSON, i
O .11' - I
First National Bank of Charlotte;
CHARLOTTE, N. O.
Office1 in Mc Aden's Xtto Budding.
R. Y. McAden, President, j M. P. Pegram, Cashier;
Ai G. Brenner, letter.
Board or Dibectobs
R 7 McAden,
R M Oates,
T II Brem,
Wm Johnston,
John. Wilkes.
Wm R Myers,
S A Cohen,
Deals in Bills of Exchange, Sight Drafts, Gold and
Silver Coin,! and Government and other Securities.
Jan 1, 1869 . - - : 1 -1 M
TAILORING. I I
John I Vogel, Practical Tailor,
RespectfuUy informs the citijens of CharlotU and
surrounding country, that he is prepared to mann
facture gentlemen's clothing in tbe latest style and
at short notice, j His best exertions will be given t
i.ndr satisfaction to those who patronite him. Shop
id Charlotte Hotel, next door to Bar
VMWIV r
ringer k Wplfe's Store.
January 1, Ifrtjtf,
OCTOBER
Agricultural.
Talk about Horses.
I have a horse that! while not absolutely sick.
is aecmeaiy 'below par' He has incipient in
dications of stringhalt; acts a little as though he
was toupdered ; his hoofs are soft and peel off
on scraping them,; and look very much as though
they were affected by a species of dry rot. I do
not think he! is broken
winded, but he coughs
worse than anv horse I
ever heard. lie has a
swelling'on the windpipe close under the iawd
, -
known as brobchocele. i It has just occurred to
uic pruaus uti naa got; a suck in ms tnroat,
and nas bad lor months: j j I
1 gbtthe idea from Mr John Johnston. ' He
says that several years ago a friend of "his had a
horse that, vas sick, and after doctoring him a
long time without improvement; Uhereterinaryj
surgeon told the owner iie had better take him
to Mr Johnston. J He did so; and Mr J. gave
him a ball, but the horse could not swallow it.
and he put his hand into his mouth to see what
was the matter, and found a short piece of stick
in his throat, -which he pulled put, and the horse
soon got! wellJ Since then he has known of five
similar cases in his own experience. Once he
drove a favorite mare from his farm near Geneva
to the State Fair at Auburn, and noticed that
she did not seem ,very well. When he started
to come .home, three days afterwards, the mare
looked very gaunt j and was not as lively as usual.
Coming to a watering trough on the side of the
road, he drove up to it, and the mare tried to
drink, but seemed to swallow with difficulty, and
let some of the water run out of her mouth:
"That's the matter is it ?" said Mr J. to him
self, and 'immediately jumped out of the buggy,
toot off his coat, rolled up the sleeve of his risht
arm, took hold of the mare's tongue with his left
hand held it firni between her jaws, put his right
hand down her throat, and took out the stick.
Some time afterwards a farmer asked him to
I T : '
go to his house and look at a horse that was sick.
Mr J. asked him what: was the matter. "Does
he eat well V "He seems to want to eat," he
replied, fas much as erer, but when he takes his
oats into'his mouth he lets them fall out aain."
"W ell," said . Mr J., 'I am not very well or I
would go with you, but; do you go home and
take hold of the horse's tongue with your left
hand, and thrust ! your rich t hand down his
mouth,' and just at the beginning of his. throat
you will find a stick. The man stared at him as
though he was crazy, j But he went home, did
as Mr Jl told hiraj anji sure enough, there was
a stick V-American Agriculturist.
. "ill. J-- t-r-f !M:
1 1 j" Grooming i Horses.
Though suitable and properly prepared food
is the rime requisite for the horse, regular
grooming; holds the second placer in the manage
ment of him. p A man; who omits the customary
ablutions at stated j times- who- goes for days or
weeks with uncombed liair, may existbut does
not live id the proper: sens ot the word.-
of the horse, !l Grroonnns is alike essential to
looks, heaitb, and , elasticity of action. The
enrry-comb and card! should be brought into
daily requisition, nor should the clinpinjr shears
be omitted. Fetlocks; bedraggled with mud un
Kmpt and tangled; mane, detract much from the
appearance of ij thelanitnal. repress his ambition,
,and hence diminish his usefulness. A man who
neglects; the regular grooming of his horses is
an enemy; both to, the j beasts and -himself ; to
them because he withhold labor which is their
due, and ;to himself because he depreciates the
value of
is own
property
-American Stodc
Journal,
What
a
Mississ
ppi ! Girl did on a Farm.
The following information is conveyed to us
by a truthful and reliable gentleman, and should
cause young men who complain of not beihg able
to support I themselves to blush all over their
faces: Miss Rebecca Cox, of Amite county ;s
who graduated in June, 1867, returned home in
January, 1S68, hired a 'negro man' 70 years old,
two of his daughters, and one boy not old enough
to ploughJ j The net results of farming operations
last year, paying expenses of " place and hands,
were: 8 banks: of potatoes, 600 bushels of corn,
and S969 in cash from sale of cotton, oyer ex
penses..! Now will any young man say he can't
make a hying after this I- Summit Times.
KILGORE & j CURETON, m
Druggists, Springs', Corner,
Have on hand a larg and fresh supply of Drugs and
Medicines, which they .offer to the trade upon reason
able terms.
Blue
Stone ! Blue Stone ! !
Just received at!
KILGORE & CUBETON'S,
' 1 f Springs' Corner.
Kerosene Lamps.
A large supply of Kerosene Lamps of all sizes and
at all prices, can be found at ! ! I I 1
Oct 11, 1869.
Springs' Corner.
H. i & Bi EMANUEL x
Trade Street, Charlotte,'
Has received one of! the largest .and best assorted
stocks of Pry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Boots and
Shoes, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Trunks, &c.
i 500 l! Pieces Calicoes, ! j
Bleached and Brown Shirtings , and; Sheetings ; a
beautiful line of Ladies' Dress Goods ; colored Al-
paccas of different qualities, very cheap.
1 Shawls and Cloaks:
A .large stock of Nubias, Breakfast Shawls, Hoods,
Woolen and Cotton Hosiery, Uloves oi ail Kinas,
noop Skirts and Corsets, j ' '...,j .;; ,; ;'i- A il j.- -
Woolen and Cotton J eans,
Satinets, Cassimeres, Black Doeskin and Broadcloth.
i i BOOTS AND- SHOES. j :
Our stock of Boots and Shoes is one of the largest
and best assorted in the City, and we are selling
them very Cheap.
ji' CLOTHING. I
Especial;
attention is called to our Clothing Depart
ment. We nave purcnasea an enure new etoci
suited to the wants of this market, ; ; I
Custom-made Tricot, Chinchilla and rlain Beaver
Business and Press Suits. ! I I I N
Custom-made biack Urpadclotn buits.
' .ji" Chinchilla Over poats.
150 Over Coats of different kinds, p
We ask our friends and the public to fayor us
with a call ana DC C0UTinceu inai wn.il we say is irue.
. , ' . J a t " a ; t a ! a
Oct
II, 16C9.
JIf & B, EMANTJEL.
: i
,2f, 1869.
' Poor Men pay no Taxes."
We often hear the above expression when it
is intimated that the poor men those 'who de
pend upon their daily labor for support - of their
families are suffering from the burdens of taxa
tion. "Why, says, they1 "how can they be suf
fering, when they don't own a cent's worth of
taxable property, neither do they have income
tax to pay. loor men pay no taxes. It is only
an, electioneering aoage ,o. democrats to get
their votes. - iVe are sorry to say that there
are many laboring men; wno believe this talk
They are not called upon I by the regular tax
collectors, ''and uirecthf they pay no tax. But
let us see whether indirectly, they do not pay
somctnin.ar.
P.erhaps he jbuys, on
-
an average a pound of
coffee per weekj . on this
he pays a tax of a cents
per pound or SI. 60 per year. !.
He may use 15 pounds of tea per year, on this
he pays a tax ot SB.00.
lie would oft course need sugar to sweeten his
tea, and for ot!
per year- on t
He may use
ier purposes; probably 104 pounds
lis he pays a tax of S5,20.
a gallon of molasses per month
would be a tax of 96 cents per
on which there
year.
He might need a pair of nice woolen blankets
for the incleme
ht season:
he would have to pay ka
tax of $2.20
Say he would want twenty yards of cheap car-
petting; it would cost mm S16.00 tax; if of a
better quality in grain for instance, S18.00 tax:
if for a still better quality, Venetian, only a tax
of $30.00 Buit he wouldn't want the two last,
as only the riclk can afford it, and he would
have to pay a double, tax on account of pov
erty.
He would want some clothing, a summer.and
winter suitr and he must pay a tax of $5 to get
them.
His wife would want
two calico dresses on
which there would be a tax of $1.25.
He might have the habit of using ; tobacco,
which would require a tax of $6.36 per j year, to
indulge it," or bJ
e might like his bitters' but a
tax of 50 cents
per gallon would be required of
him. bay he indulges freely his ."nips, at one
gallon per month, and the tax would be $6 per
year, liut probably our radical friends may ob
ject to our having these two latter items placed
in pur tax list,
that be so, but
as they "have no habits." Well,
$80,000,000 are annually paid on
these items by
the people, of this country.
We might extend this; list much further, but
let us add up these items enumerated, and we
find a total tax of $343.86 exclusive of the liquor
tax. Poor men pay this not to the tax collector,
but to every one. of whom he buys. He: is pay
ing his t4xes every day he buys apool of thread,
a bunch of matches and a pound of salt. Most
of the above items were exempt when Democrats 1
controlled this country; but now the manufac
turers must be protected J arid the bondholders
nterestr and their bonds must
be paid ijjj gold, although the law only requires
their payment in currency, j Yes, the poor man
pays tax ion all he eats, drinks, wears or uses.
Just think of it, a poor man who earns a dollar a
day, $32d per jyear, pays as much tax as the
bondholder; who has $i8400 ' wrested in gov
ernment securities, and draws on interest of $1,
000 in gold, or $1,340 in currency.
gelf-Made Men,
'If you. are to be an i exception said Mr
Crabbe to his young friend, you will be the first
in all mv! obsarvation and experience. You may
take the population of Maryland, and select from
it fifty, men, who are most . distinguished for
talents, oj any description of public useluiness,
and I will answer for it. they are all. every one
of them, i men j who began the world without a
dollar. Jok into the public councils of the
nation, and who are they that take the lead
there I hey j are men
fortunes self-made men
who maus there own
who bocTin with noth-
inc.
Tbe ryle is universal.: : It pervades our
courts, State and federal, from the highest to
the lowest. It is true of, all the professions. It
is so now; , it 'has been so at any time since I
have known Kthe public men of the State or na
tion;, and it will be so while our present- insti
tutions i continueXTou must throw a man on his
own resources .bjrln him out. The struggle
which is to result in eminence is too arduous,
and must; be continued tooNlpng, to be encoun
tered and maintained voluntarily, or uuless as a
matter of life and deathJ . He who has fortune
to fall back upon will soon slackensfrom his ef
furtsaud finally retire fromthe oompetition.
With me it is a question whether it is desirable
that a parent should leave his son any property
at all
You will have a large fortune, and I am
sorry, for it as it will be
the spoiling of a good
deliberate sentiments,
mwycr. i iucbh uic uij
and I shall be rejoiced to find, in this instance,
that I am mistaken.
Monopolies. Senator Carpenter, of Wis
consin, in a recent address, said : I
"For all practical purposes we have but one
telegraph company.' It nothing is done to check
the present tendencies, it will not be long until
we shall have but one railroacf company in the
I .United States; anil then it is by no means im-
prooaoie luab- jbureu ujuumi ujuuupuiica may,
'insure tranquilityj provide for their ; common
defence and promote their general welfare
which shall combine all three in one; and it will
be owing to the mercy of heaven, or the vigilance
of our people, if they do not so far extend their
scnemes asio oraain a new iconstauuon ior me
neonle of the Tlnitp.d 5?tatfis.r '4
"--r r,
A man's best friend is a dollar or two, says an
exchange Two dollars or two dollars and a
half is a better friend and so on up. . The more,
the more bo.
"Employment sol certainly produces cheerful-
. '. i- -w-a 'r ' WT ; II i ..I a. T aJ 1 .
ness, says Uisnop iiaii, -uiat x nave anjwn a
man come home inr high spirits from a funeral,
because lie had the management of it." .
One of the best sort of minds b that which
minds its own business
Like many other extra
beef steaks, it is some-
good ; things,
nciuamg
what rare-
LOST;
One Certificate of Stock in the Charlotte & South
Carolina Kailroad, Number 1876, dated July 19,
1 862. " Notice is! herebv riVenl! that annlication will
be made for a renewil of said Certificate. ! ;
Aug 2, 1869
3mpd
JNO. B, I0SS.
EIGHTEENTH VOLtllEN C IIBCH 894.
Marriage Laws in Great Britain.
Just before the adjournment of the recent'
session of the British, House of Commons
which was a very much overworked body, ac
cording to all accounts a b umber of important
subjects were postponed; among them that of
the marriage laws introduced , by Sir . Itoundell
Palmer. Au intelligent writer to the New
York Times makes the following notice of this
matter: '- . l..v.': ' ' 1
The principle of religiouSjequality, now praot
tically recognized for the first time three oentu
ries after the Reformation, seems to require som
sort of equality, and, if possible, uniformity, in
the laws relating to ; marriage. The laws, as
they nowj exist, Sir llounde!ll may well call ex
traordinary. In England people are married by
bans, or dispensed from them by license. In
church marriages no registrar is required to bo
present: among non conformists his attendanco
is requisite. The Quakers I have a separate law
to themselves. If the place where themarriago
is celebrated has not been properly consecrated,
the marriage is invalid. ' lit can only be per
formed within certain hoursnever later than
11 a. m. I In Scotland there is marriage by sim
ple consent of the parties j marriages according
to three or four different laws, and irregular
marriages' which make people liable to fine: but
the payment of the fine legalizes the marriacc.
and this is a common mode of procedure: j la
ireiana mere is one law ior rroccstani cuurca
men, another tor rresbytenans, and no law at
all for Catholics, except a j law of paint and
penalties in certain cases, j ' If a Iloman Catho
lic priest should presume to celebrate a marrbg
between a lloman Catholic I and Protestant, or
even between a Iloman Catholic and a person
who had been a Protestant within, a year of the
marriage, till comparatively;, a recent time, thai
was a capital offence, and even now it is a crirai .
nal offence of a very high order, and the man.
riago is absolutely void. Of the irregular Scot
tish marriages, Sir lloundell has the horror that
might be expected in an English lawyer and
churchman, aud his description of them is tech '
nical and Idroll. Ho says : I 1
The system of irregular marriages in Scotland
is a very startling thing to .'those whose uiindV
aro not thoroughly accustomed to it. It is
contracted in two different ways. Suppose any
gentleman in this house visited a house in Scot-
and wherea young lady,happcncd to bo staying.
and that he and the young lady took a walk tog
ether, and in the course of the walk ho took a
piece of paper out of his pocket, on which they
wrote down a mutual promise to marry; though
tne piece on paper mignt po sirapiy pqc naca;
again in his pocket; though nothing might bo '
6aia to anyooay aoout me wriitng; ana inougu
nobody else might be there at the time, if the
persons afterward lived in a certain way to
gether, that would be a valid marriage, although '
nobody might know of the fact of the marriage, ..
for years afterwards.1 No mere promise will con
stitute, a marriage unless it be in writing,' and
unless subscquente popula. 1 1 A promise to given
and so. followed constitutes a good mariagcr
horwever long it may bo kept secret.. There ia
another eye a more extraordinary mode, in which
no writing at all is necessary;, and that it but'
de presenti where tho woman says I take you ,
John, forjiny husband and where the man says,
I take you, Mary, for. my wife before witucstcsv
A promise of that kind being brought up at any
future period, cvcn although the people have
never lived together, will hold good, and will bo
sufficient to overturn any (perfectly hooorahlftj
and reputable marriage thatj cither of tue pa rtioa
may hare jsubecqucntly entered into; and this
actually occurred in the celebrated . DalrympU
case
JST" A singular change seems to be creeping
over all our Western regions under settlement
in the matter of climato and of rain. 8vnmer
rains are rapidly on the increase and the neces
sity of irrigation is lesseniug, especially for tho
grains and slow growing vegetables. When the
Mormons first went to Utah, there was do rain
from April to November; but now 'tummer
showers are of frequent occurrence. It i so in -Colorado
and California there is" a growth In '
the moisture of the summer and a lessening need
of artificial watering for the main crops. The
phenomenon is peculiar, and. hat yet received no
satisfactory explanation. Connected with this
change, it is observed that Salt Lake is growing
in size and freshness, and tho Jordan increasing
in width and sluggishness of movement. In
broader pliases, the whole basin, once filled with
water, is slowly rising at the rate? of a foot a year.
General Conner's little steamboat, that has been
carrying tics for the railroad across the lake
during thej last year, certainly rodo for a mil
over what was good grazing ground five yeart
before. Dbcs Providence propose to drown tho
Mormons out, and with water .solve the problem .
that isx puzzling pur moral philosophers and
statesmen?!- -Ofymjna Transenjt
Great Storms in tue Last Century. -The
great storms of the past times far exceed
any of those of the present century. ; The stora
which occurred in England November 26 and 27,
1703, was balled the "great 810)' as it wat
one of the most terrible that ever raged there
The devastation on land was -immense, and on,
the coast and in the harbors the loss of shipping'
and in lives still greater. ; The loss in London
alone was estimated at $2,000,000. Kigbt thou
sand persons were thought to be drowned in the
floods on English rivers and on the coasts.
Twelve men of war, with more than 1,800 men
on board were lost within tight of land. In tho
counfy of Kent 17.000 tree were torn up. M ul-1
titudea of cattle were destroyed; in one level
which was flooded 15,000 steep . were drowned.
It was during this terrific gale that the Eddy
stone lighthouse was carried away and its in
genious inventor and his associates perished.
- j ' '
Lucy Stone said a good thing in the Woman't
Convention at Chicago, to-wit : Some mean
coward says if women .vote they should fight.
Now, she Would ask, who perils her life when
the soldier is born f Tho mother is his quarter
master until he is capable
of
finding hit ow
rations.
A shrewd old irentleman once said to hit
daughter : , "Be sure, my dear, you never marry
a poor man ; but remember, that the poorest man
in the world is one that nas money anu nouring
else." - ' -.. - '