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TO TBI CHAStOTTS DIMOCKXT. The Evergreen Grass. : : . JLfr Editor: I noticed in the Democrat some time since, mention of the "Evergreen Grass," and hiring learned that Dr. J. M. ; Jlilkr of .Charlotte, had sold wme of the seed in that id ait, trough t from his farm in Virginia, I arill give a few farts pertaining to it for the (benefit of, those who hare purchased it. I hare seen it growing uiyself, and hare made diligent enquiry with regard to it, so that what X am about' to state tuty. be felled lupou as cor rect. The seed i isown in the Fall or Spring and lightly civcftJd Jn the. mountainous part-f- vi irinu.u is suwu outy in me spring, out in the Eastern porti0 of the State it is sown in the Fall aLo. th uh it is considered boot to sow Jte in March A llht crop of seed or hay may be gathered the ensuing 'Summer, aud the Fall pasture i excellent ' It need very little atten tion after tb is. and will remain lunger without resowing than any other grass. It i-hould be cut for h:y when in bloom, which u in June. It hou'ii be cut. to rare eed 'just as the head be .gins to Turn Lruwn.f ; Its average height is four teet ou Dxalerately' pr-M laud, and it thrives , .better r i-r -land than any other pr.iFS, and ..when tho reLtiye jvlue of land is taken into consideration it wimld pay the farmer better to sow it where cttn'and grain pay hioj the least revenue. "j j '"-:"'- Stock are very IW1 f it and will reidily eat -the straw after the seed is threshed froui it, but it is better that they, flomld hare the hay cut .when in btanu. It inake earlier p icture in the Spring and. keeps pren later in the Fall than any other grass, and the only objection that can be brought; against it is. that iu mid Summer the pnstnrage becomes too dry. This is uot a serious feature, however, for at that time grass is less needed iu this country than at any other time. - j . j ' . I am glad to accj some of the good farmers in this section awakening to their interest by taking hold of thi?, Jand I fully agree with a re mark of (tov. Vanee, that a little judicious mix ing of bth I gnwes and planting is the salvation for North dritn. ! :V . .Cirmjfondrnr if lit Wtitrm Democrat. ' , Kaleigh. X. C., Feb. 17, 1870. Mr EVdori Pardon the remissness of your .Occasional" in not! furnihing you more regu larly with his Valuable (?) contributions. Would that I had ;the power U chrooicle to-day. the adjournment of thej bauds,! the recovery of the stulcn property of the State, the incarceration of all the public plunderers j'big aud little," and ,the iuauuratiuii ofj reform aud retrenchment. Alas! these blci&iags moht devoutly to be wished," have nut been consummated. Hard to tell which will reach us first j these and other like favors or the milleuium. The Legislature stick-a pretty well, that's about all I can say of it. Can't determine from the debates whether our woes are attributable to the hrp financiering of Little field and Swcpsuu. the cn-dulity of our Legisla ture, .or the lavish expenditures of Uncle Solo mon Bragg aud FriJay Jones iu gardening in Union Square, ringing the Capitol bell, etc , etc. Uncle Solomon is to the manor born, and I pro pone that the buds issued f-r llailroad purposes, that Juve built asye'-nary'l llailroad, be turned over to him to aid in the external improvements .of the Capitol aud the support of Mrs. Solomon and all the little Salomons. I vouch for tha honest dt&buraeuieut'oi the funds for the-e pur poses. '. j j . - i '" Our l.tw jnakcrs are mainly engagsd in trying to undo a great part of their ill-advised work of a previous C2aion. . They find it hard to find their way back through the torturous patha they traversed :n briiigiuif theuinelvt-s and the State to their present position. The sclectiou of bad agcuts to hauJIe apprpii-iti-)tis has been the ma'n . cause of our present Cnauci.il prostration. ! Bit terness audiviudictivcuess on all sides have here tofore precluded cool deliberation, aud our par liamentary bodiea, uncu the gladiatorial erenns for statesman-like contests for the common weal, have been transformed iuto stumping grounds for precinct' political harangues, j But a brighter day will sokii dawn on our State. ; AH extremists - must go to the wall ; dihonety. corruptiou and demayguciam must hide their faces, and the .'dear people" must, irrepectivo of former party affiliations, uuite iu repairing the waste places, smoothing the asperities of,; late party aud sec tional c- ntcsis and vote lor good men with gn.d jriuciples ty repreeut theui, relieve them from nerwus taxation and develop the resources of the St-t JL loit u tho .eople are able, aud no further. I f -i i" Jet a!l the pep'c write a little rletter" to this - Legifclature;rcApcvlluily advising it to go home. It n coiupocj Buucouibtf orators, visionary experiUieuters, eak oues, an i some god men. of all parties; but let them all go home, and the tiKdetatf ineo, uu the tnajonty in this Sta'e, aud whuc. -view are repicseuted by the old "Vetra I)mccrat" (always the proper nnd faithful exponent of true Couervatisiu,) will elect trom both the outs" and the iu thue that shall be aaved to office and honor, 1 hope that tho N. C. Railroad will soon be entirely relievrd from legislative tinkering. The cunsohdatRsU bill failed to' ias.s the pill of con solidation 'through to the Jeuncssee line, com pounded, 1. suppoae, by Br." Ww. A. Smith, pcing lo j big to s a alio w. i If the N.C. Hoad .Cjiu uovr bt -let aloue," it will be able,'uuder its pntkut management, (which should besustaiued i. respective of party.) to p.ty its debts aud also u auuual dividend of bis pcrceutiat leasr, which dtvidond may be appropriated to the payment of LrgiaLtive per die ma, or aome other charitable (?) o ject.. Iu i hit connect. oj,T wiil be jard.incd lor some allucou to tho preseut exUtiug eOi cicuey in tbe mauagcuieut of the above peat Vlate Workj tlilivd Iroui agriculture, a sphere of life iu which aduiiuutratie ab.lity i uot generally cultivated. Major Smith was not ex pected to display any irreat talent in hn new field. 'Ihe public have, therefore, been the I moo. pleased and grati6ed by the stride towards J aucccaa wh;ch this curpomtioo has taken under Jhis directiuu- Full wf energy, aud a thorough disciplinarian, Maj. Smith auprriuteuds every department of the Road, from the most miuute fo the inoat important, passes upou the qualifica tions of all hia employees, aud haviu" tualitied himself by observation aud application is ? fait I in iiauroau matters generally. Uueol tue main springs of auccea has been dikcipliue thorough discipline. , -The cars, engines, shops, and the character aod conduct of the employees, all bear ( iu impress. The other reasons aie the practice of eoonomj and retrenchment and the good coo traru obtained by the natural business Qualities of tho President, d carried out by the force of nis tuuuuiruuie am. 1 uc ruea oca is 10 splen did condition and the smovth running is equal to that of Northern roads. Great credit is due to Superintendent Tobnsoa for this condition of the road bed. Forty years a Railroad mau, he i sminentlrfitted by experience for the "position ha holds., The iasts bttin true, let .us ignore , 1- - i r- , , , t -. I-- : politics as far as this Road is concerned, and the State having found faUhful Agents she will Bub serve her interests by seenring their services at least until . their hope and plans have reached fruition. ! I ; V ':,.. ; ; ' Mr J. C. Courtney of your town, the indefatigable-Superintendent of the Express Company, was with us a few day's since. I feel some in spiration m .gazing on his genial countenance in a picture Defore me. (presented by him to a friend whosA desk I have borrowed to write on.) "May his shadow never grow less' ;. Tell him. to send one of the'same pictures without fail, to I I OCCASIONAL. ! '. roa, ma wsstsbji mockat. , . i The Proposed Fence: Law: ; IIorcwEtL P. O., MrcKLt-iscac Co"..N. C. il . . - . . uruary iio, ibiU. j Ma W. J. YATSP:---Hir: The Fence Law, as it is termed, is eliciting at this time considerable .discus sion, both pro aud con, among that portion of our population which constitutes the bono and sinew of our lan J the farmer. I love to see this spirit mani fest inz itself generally in a consultative manner and a desire to adopt any system that will advance tbeS mutual interest ot all classes of society.: irrespective of their pecuniary condition. The objections urged against abolishing the present mode of fenciug, fo far as I have been able to ascertain, is, 1st. That; it will operate against the non-laud holder, sa he will be. .entirely dependent upon the land holder for in cltMure aud pasture tor his horses, cattle, Log4.:&c. 24. Thar the proposed change in the fencing system" of this State if beneficial could hot be enjoyed by counties contiguous to other Slates where their feuomg system differed from that of ours.' 3d. That line for the violation of any of the provisions of the fence law couW sot be collected anless the party . r Q (filler, Swayne and Davis) who uphold violating was worth more than $r.jOO. , J, , v , -: . . i ' The lorcgolug constitute the principal objectioas. i the law oiongress as a constitutional oip lnci I will endeavor to answer tLose objeciionsas briefly , dent to the war power. - Chief j Justice Chase aa"po8ible. 1st. There is a munial dependence ex- j ami Justices Nelsou, Clifford and; Field a' tee in isiiug, auu win couunue 10 exisi, oeiweeu pevv engnged in the different avocations of life. None ea peons i. , r :...... t. 1 1 i I None can is indissolubly connected. The former would be worthless without the latter. As a. eonseqiieuee the la.n4 holder isjdepcndfnt on laborjto cultivate his land, and the. proportion of lan.l in this State, an MWMI V UJ3 VUW IUUCUUCUW. V 11 UJ1 41 AUU 1UU1 Drooortiou to labor, the latter will be in demarid. consequeuily acompetiiiou between land owners to procure labor to cultivate their lands will procure for the tcuaut4i condition at once, comfortable'. tts ; current-y ijf any kiiid. Berlin ps. howcver,ered well as remunerative. Labor, like articles of-trade, j itors, to a. lame extent, even iu these cases, will i- regulated bjr aupply and demand, and its ingress ' fi:)d to il ajvantatie ai.J a matter of. con- a. a condition which add, to the enjoyment of life, It id CL-rfinlv to the interest ..f tho l-nrl lml.ter in or eprehs uent'nd.4 on reuiuiierntion frtr liilmr a.a u-ll make a reasonable proTition for the comfort of ten- t where the luterests of orphans and wards are am, else his lands would fail to be profitable and ! concerned,! all that the law allows may lie de would find it necessary to dispose of it on the bust j nded. ! fj'he decision of the Supreme Court terms he could, i. I i .: J.,;- L.l. From the nrecedinff' ronsulpratinn I Imr nn fpr tlint the ttnaut'a condition would be any wnr?e, but improved, by the adoption of the new fence law. The aecoad objection urged, by persons opposed to any change Jo the present mode of fencing, ap pears to be the -most rational of any. Individual States have rights guaranteed to iheni by thv Con stitution of the United States to manage their own local affairs to Vuit j their peculiar condition so that they do not conflict with the Constitution of tbc United Stales.' Mo State in its individual capacity hait any right to enact laws compelling auv o'her stale to cocforia to its interest or requirements any j more than one individual can compel aifother who ' lives in conformity to the laws of his State and the United States, t If the Legislature of this State ! should enact a law waking it the duty of all persons ! 1 ! ill. ul. V. I ... . .. I 1 .. 1 . . . 1. A I ' . enclosed, and the Slates adjoining Lave no law with ! ,lh :,awpLau1. 'still existing, can iouly be patis a like requisition upon its citizens, as a conseaueuce, 1 fiecl by payfng in goid. It this K)iut shall be 68- at least a portiou of each of thoie counties bordcriirg on those btate would have to keep fences around cloned Under lpni-; to rrfrtnt tliin frnm iri.ii.aiiJ . . - -7 I -" -- - - "J-WOflHJ I on their neiehb'ora residing iu tLia Siate. . This ; would be imno-jincr too much- lubor and exnense. : well aa deHtf uiWon of timber, on the bonier caiintiefT Cut I am inclined to believe that if a majority of the cituena of (bis State would evince a desire to abolish the present ?;jatein of fencing, 1I or part of the Statea adjoining would adopt a plan Kimilur to our own. l'jirt Of .Virginia has alreadj adoj!ed a fence law to enclose 6 tack, and no doubt if 5orth Carolina woubl aj pt a law aimilar to that of Virginia, the whole of the latter S.'ate a-ould at once adopt it. j 3d. It i gratifying lo know that the Constitution and lawb of outtle are not like the laws of llie Medea and l'erniaus, ouce enacted lean never be altered. Theiiuie is not far distant when the peo ple of North Carolina will call for an amendment to the present OtfiHituiiou ; more particularly that clause exempting $l,6i:0 from sale fr debt. Cor poreal puuiahineut, except imprisonment or a term in the Penitentiary, is a violation of Ike spirit of the age. It is to be doubled of the propriety of even the former punishment, for the non-compliance of 8tirii- 1.1 f ... : : . i ..: j u : I admit, Mr Jailor,, there are ols-tucles in the way of the proposed change in our fence ivst em : but has this not been the cane with regard to almost every reformation. . Innovations upon old aud' established ousioma is not often made without opposition, but who c'tuld be induced to ue oTd ntyle iuiplements in preference to those of more modem invention. Tine apir.t of the age is onward. Sue what ha been ac complished within the last M) years.; 'Apparnsly injturniountable obstacles have yielded tp the grniiw and peraeveraucti of man. The grent question for irs to consider, with regard to the pioposed change is, will it bent-fit the people of Nort h Carcdiua. r 1 am of the opinion it will, tor th following rennons: The present mole of fenciug is too deMiuctive to timber, considering thepcarcjtj on many plantation, nnd if pvrsiMed in for a few years lo come ill fail to sup ply timber cuiiable for fencing and roofing for build ings. Once the original forest is destroy ed it can never be replaceU. Stunted trees will take the plnce oi tne onoe alateJy forest trees, and is it not the dio lates of wisdom to comiucnre saving the primitive toreKt in liuie.' If the present plan of feueing wan abolished, the timber on our foreat lands would inv pioe i.t there would be little necessity for its ue for fencing. Again; there are a great miiay farms in this State, he disproportion of wood land in proportion to cleared land, and ofteu so remote from eoli other as to preclude the possibility of Felling it off in small farnM. thereby baring ninny of our peo ple, wirh little capital, from procuring hoines, nnl as a-consequence many of our citizens emigrate to .other Stales, not from choice but from necessity. The labor now required to keep bo much land en closed for cultivation if expended in making manure would be more remunerative to ihe farmer, and by enclosing small fields so as to supply cattle, bogs;, ic . wiih nutritious herbage, keep less and ' keep thcut boiler The manure deposited on the 1 pasture would add to its fertility and would gradually im prove our lauds; consequenily ae could cultivate les and cultivate better. j j" 1 think l lie fence law should apply to the State an not to Townships. What I said in a prece-Iin ivtrt of tiii article, with regard to border counties., would apply to Townlijips, or else the Township adopting me proposed fence law would Have to enclose the Township. This would fail to meet the ma iu object ,tXr j ..7tcoaom 7 Ubor a' wcl! Let us try to bi united en every thing add to ou.r properit jr and bappiness. - Resiecifully yours, " ' I that will T. 0: : In a recent trial iu California, where Chinese evidence was adiuissable. the prtsccuting attor ney, haviug eome doubts as to the correct nes of the testimony, inquired of the interpreter wheth-i era Chinaman under the-usual oath would; tell the truth. -Oh, co," responded Johu; China- i: -Ti i- ' n uicu ue, ano aam as you 110, atie same as , any MehcaalieT I . .. . A disconsolate widower, seeing tho remains of his late wife lowered into the prave, exclaimed, with tears in his eyes: ' Well, I've lt hogs,' I've lost eows; but I never loat anything that cut me up like this I , ! - . . . . -,i - i .General Wade Hampton has resigned the Presidency of the Citiren's Rank of South Caro tins, nd Her . Wm. Martin has been elected Pre idut in hit stead. I I . '".Tbi lial Tender Decision. . Below we copyfrom some of- the jNortherB papers their.explanations of the decision jof the Supreme Court of the United States in jregard to the Legal Tender Act passed by 'Congress during the warj ". The Supreme Court of the United States has rendered: the long expected decision oin the Constitutionality of the Legal Tender act, the nsjprity iof tho Judges, holding, that contract Wade pribrjto the passage of the Legal '-Tender , t r navable iu trold and silver. I The act of Congress making-United States otni!r;l6gal tender is recognized as lesal and binding. Its eu- actment having been rendered absolutely hecesr sary by the danger which threatened the Jai Kcpublie in the war. A digseu ting, opinion was read by 31 r Justice Miller, and concurred iu by Judges' Davis and Swayne. The decision jof the Court fias bad no effect on values." jV . f . The Baltimore Sun jays : "The case decided was that! of Hepburn vs. Griswold, frotii the Court of j Appeals of Kentucky, in whichi gold was claimed . itiotead of United States1 notes, for a debt contracted .prior to the 25th 9f July,1862, the date. of the passage of the legal-tender act. The court, by a majority of one, decide that such contracts cannot bo discharged in; legal-' tender ntjtes, but the- decision does not touch the question of contracts made fince the passage of the law. A dissenting opinion was ; read, sffirming the entire coustitutiouatity of the legal-. tender act!, but as a matter of course thatiis en- j 1 ,:P,,i.; ,,sl's OXi.,,rit tn show tht; there i'three j tjle ajority opinion now rendered. ! 1h , , "f.i. unuer sueu a uucibiou ut me- uiucsi. t-'im i . . t - ... - , , ' -f t P000 aim naiuaiup most icsuiv, 10 io'r i have to py' debis contracted before the daite of the law, aijid this will be especially burdoBSonje ; UDQn tj $out Ii,! where unt of the debts aire! of ' . . ; "m ' "f'" "v -lu,f ""- IV- V t V ! ers her hltlc able, to pay such jobligaticbs in . Kl A. in Abii- liui niiriii'iiiLhnH Inniuiittm ViMI. . I ., , ' j venieuce 16 accept; currency; tliougD ! peculiar CliseS US tllOSC Ot trusts, 6iC, ttuany 10 1 r 1 . ever of such a financial policy on the prt of the jioverjiinentj! such legislation ,: in Congress and such ejconomy, public and private, , as wtll lend to a restoration of the credit of the country, pLcing our afiaiis upon a sound basis, audi; pre- paring tnei way tor a return, witn me upmost practical speed, to specie payments." In New York, the Roard ofi Underwriters and insurance men renerally, isavs the Al- buny Juur'$al, are about taking actiou upon the recent Supreme Court decision as to; the ,legal tender act. They hold that by the terms of this opinion, contracts entered iuto before the passage sumed.by liisUiance Compj omnames irenerally, jit iis easy to see .that ft may afiect a lafge number ;of in a very seuous manner. Jake toe matter of ife insurance iilmie. , Hundreds of thousands. til persons, doubtless, I hold policies upou their lives, which have been rtrtrniu": more thati ten years, and the premiums jupon which ! the y are . habitually paying in cur- rencv. Should I the present ! interpretation holu good i l r. . 'these premiums must be satisfied in guiu. True, the principle would operate both ways, and in the cases ot insured parties dying before the. resumption of specie payments. or, if the contract related to property j having ii des troyed previous to that time the Companies would be at a disadvantage iu haying to make up the difference between gold : and currency. '1 he general average of returns, iifhe eud, would probably, be largely in favor of tlt! Compainies. it is suggested, however, that tefeis a bar to thih claim,! in the fact that currency payments have all along been accepted without protest; that this'ahers the uature of the contractu,! and operates us a bar against a demand for specie. ' jTHK IEGAL-TENUtR ACT INOrERATIVI . IN rRE-EXlSTlNO CONTBACTS. -When the) Su preme Court, says the New York Times, affirm ed the jVijlidity of I contracts specially payalile in coin, cntei'ed into before the euctmeut of the legal tender law, it was evident the decision in directly affected the construction to.be put tipon all p. e-cxiating contracts. For, prior to the act of'iubruliry, J8G-, gold formed the only egal tender; ajid promises to pay in 'the! lawful mwiey ot the United States' weie so clearly, at the time tbey were made, promises to pay in conn as though that obligation were explicitly expressed. If specific buin contracts of a date before Heb ruaiy, ltit2, were not invalidated; by the law theu enacted, it followed, by a parity of reason ing, that all contracts of the same period were in effect coin contracts, since noue else were known or ccutempLuted. Whatever local' technicalities mtulit be luuud to obstruct the action of !tl us interpretation, logically and morally it appeared clear and decisive. j . ' The judgmcut pronounced by Thief Justice Chate is therefore not unexpected; An obliga tion incurred in 18G0, but uot. maturing until after the passage of the Legal tender law,j the debtor proposed to satisfy by pavment in gneen backs at their face-value. The creditor deman ded coin or its equivalent, and a Keutucky Cburt sustained hia demand on the ground I hut I the Leal-tender act ; was uncunstitutioiial. This was the case decided. A majority of the jSu prcme Coui t hold that the a.t could not effect th tenor, oil tout racXtk-4udo before! its patar that it was not and could uot.be rctropectivie iu its operation, ana, as a consequence, inaa an otdiatiou incurred beiore its enactment must be satfied; in the only muuey recoguized When the covenant was made. j t t - j 1 his decision in no manner involves, the Con stitutionality of the law itself.1 On that point the hole point relied upon by the Kentucky Court --Chiet' Justice Chase and his colleagues are silent j They deal only with the equity, of thecaae, and with Ihe limitation of the period at which ite potency of the Legal-tender' law began. Iuferintially, indeed, their cooclusiius, like those arrived at in the previous judgment of the same Court, seems to concede j its constttu- tionality. I There won Id be no need for limita tions of the scope of the law nf respect of time if its constitutionality In regard to a perfod sub sequent, ui its enactment were not in effect cam ceded. Nuthing whatever has becu said, or ran be fairly iuferred, which ; warrants j the opinaon that the ' constitutionality of the law itaelfis impaired by .this judgment. . i ., -: i - . - - . j ne engineer corps 01 me Air JLine ltoad are surveying' the route from Greenville," 8. C,f to ChatlottoJX. CL !: '. f r I ' 1 T. 41- T WTIcllfnWI norm vnxruium vG&iawuv' r r U : .onDAit Feb". M. .SENATE3Ir elkei4twesenti limajorit .rw-t from a snecial commutee, adverse t tn Tsoatre of the bill to provide forcalliog a Con ientionV the people oforth, Carolina, concnr-, red in by Messrs Jones of Wake, arid Lassiter.' Mr Itobbms presented a minority I report' of Jonsiderable Icnth'. concurred in by M r M urphy. On mot kn of Mr Love the Auditor was re quested to' inform the ' Serthte, onfttr tfoithe 22d irist., what is dnrinir the year ; what precedent he has for this expen,q nre! prtort nly 1 s4 18&8, land ha t- be give the words ot the statute under.which it is allowed. LThe bill repealing the Kailroad apprpi'iations was debated at length and finally passed its third iadinglbyyeas 2lt tiaysil6.i4LThis bill repeals the Bailroad -appropriation acts, and provides that the Special Tax ; now. injhe Treasury be turned over into the general fund and be credited pro rata on the tax to be .raised out ot the poo- pie l ins ; year, HousE-i-Mr Welch moved to ' suspend the rules and take up his resolution declaring it to h the sense of the Ceneral Assembly! that their ,term expires on the 1st Thursday in August, 1870. ! 'jhe resDiutinn was consiaerea,- dui- n was put' to! vote - only 49 members of the 1 20 voted, andjthe resnlt was the resolutiou failed to pass for want of a'quorum. : ' r ' j ' r The Senate bill for the better -protect inn of the States'! interest as a Stockholder in the N. (S. Railroad, was considered, i 1 he bill provides that; irectors representing; the States' interest call a meeting of Directors ofj said Bond ivithiu 'ten days after the ratification of this bill, and to vote' for a distribution of -dividends as - the sur plus earnings for the year 'past. The said sur .plus earnings 6hall not be: devoted to the pay ment of debts not due: That if any one or more of said Directors refuse to Dbey the instructions herein contained, the "Governor is 'authorized and requested to remove such Director or Direc tors without delay. i ; That! the Secretary of State is instruct ed to deliver to each of the Directors alccrtified dopy of this bill within 5 days after its ratification!! The bill passed its: third reading. r Tuesday, Feb.I5.' Senate-! The bill to increase the salary of Supreme Court Judges to S3,000 was rejected The bill to provide for the election ol j mem bprs of the Legislature next August, was taken, up Mr White, for: the Code Comniissioners, offeree aUubstitute for the bill, providing, for the clec tion at the same time and place of members of Conrress, Legislature, County Treasurer. .Regis ter of Deeds, County Surveyors, ' County Com missioners, iand Attorney General. 3Ir Graham moved to amend fhe substitute by including the election of Sheriff and Coroner at the. same time, which was adopted!; c Its further consideration was postponed until Thursday. I. House Mr Whitley introduced a bill in re gard to water powers. Lies over. . ; T - A resolution to adjourn Iswe die oni tne wibtu iiist., was adopted. ; ;.J ; , . -.-1 . i ( The bill to allow Justices of Jig.ag?aiaJke privy examination of. piarried women, was amend ed and passed its several readings'. t j f On motion the bill to amend chapter 54. Pub lic Laws of II 868-69, was taken up. This bill j repeals section j8, chapter 65, entitled ,lan act to incorporate ithe Central JNorth Carolina Uailroad Company. The section proposed to be repealed provides that the guage ofj this Road shall be the same as that of the rferth Cnroltna, aud Wilm., Charlotte1 c Kutherfoid Ra Iroads j I j Mr. Durlismi ! favored the bill and offered the following! amendment That so much jof section 7j chapter J12j of the laws pf North. Carofins of 1 6S J69, as prescribing thejguare of the Plaster Rank aud Salt Works iRailroad, be and the same is herebyj repealed .I j Adopted. AAlli On motion of Mr M alone the bill was further amended to the effect that , so much of the .act', j incorporating the 'lAtlantje. Tennessee &' Ohio diailrad. ;asi prescribes the gunge, be repealed. ' Ihe bill then passed Us third. reading. 1 !' !: iWrnvferu'v Tcb Ifl Senate Mr Mnrphy presented a petition trom the Jioard or Directors ot the llnungton, Nj. C., Life Insurance- Company, praying the GienerarAsseuibly tdj enact a law requiring Fojix eigu Insurance Compauiesto deposit $50,000 in State bonds in the Treasury of this State, before tliey fare- allowed) to do business in'the State. Referred. ! j ... : l i V., ; : : The consideration of; the bill declaratory of the case jtri which an aet entitled an act con cerning the settlement of the estates of deceased persons, chnpter llojacts of 18(58-b9 was" dii cussed at nKu, - 1 a lid finally passed its third rending House The bill! to repeal Jiailrnad appro ai ! considerable priation Acts was-; j discussed ienth. j ii';iv-:MM?-..i" 'f;w, jllurris ofj Wake, Col , said he wished the bill passed. He was oppsed to repudiation, but in view of the;developiiUuts, unfortunate develop liiOuts he wis sorry to 'say, in regard toRailroad matters, he would vote for any measure looking to the relipf ot ihe tax-burdened people.r Tt- L ""Mr French made iau Vfargumeut agamst the bill. lie favored a reference -to. the? ! Finance Committee an d opposed 'arefereuceto a special Coniluittee; J U v .(. .-;:TVs5y l' f;; j'l'he discussion wai continued till 12 o'clock atjnight 'some deuounciug the bill as direct re pudiation and disgrace, while others coutended thut it was only intended to defeat swindlers. r ! Thursday, Feb. -1 7. Senate Mr Whiteside introduced a bill to require Clerk's of the Superior Court to advertise schedule. of lees. : J The btn' pruvidin" jjfor an election in Auirust next was discussed 'until ad tourumeut. V '- t j ,l Housb Mr French introduced a bill to eu- abje the " Wilmington:,! Charlotte ;& Rutherford Railroad Compauy tfjj complete its Road, which lies over, j,,), :j ' l 7ii' , 5 -.L''..i ' plr J ustus introduced a bill directing the sns pension of the execution of ji fas for the sale bf la lid. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. 5 ' J He balance' of the siessiou was uiaiuly, devoted to xue cousiaeraiiun ot tue Dill to consolidate tne N.jC. Road from Raligh to Goldsboro with the Atlantic &NJ C: Roaa from Goldsboro to More-i head City. 31 O n day. I :;; Senate . The bill: Was postponed until next Frid A T, 1 Feb. 18. I The session was mainly devoted to! the consideration of resolutions offered by 3Ir Walker, endorsing Gen. Grant's administration, depredating bitter and' incendiarj-5 "speeches and newspapers, ic., which were adopted by a party vote.. , We will publish them hereafter; 1 n the House, a Message was read from the Governor stating that the Treasury was empty. and that the Legislature must take steps to sup- ply money for the support of the Insane Asylum aud the JJeai and 1umb Asylam. ' ' y-K -' 'The bill to repeal the Railroad appropriations wa discussed till adjournment. . . . " ''Nortli Carolina News. . ' ! RrsioNFnJ We have'! been" Informed . that .rnV ? thrift has rcsiffned the collectorship of this fr . Distnctf. "M i Crane has ! held the position, of ,t'J Collector for this district tor inree years.- ; ii b learn tnaKlirj vraue ao vioi :i.uva erty-'to the fovernmerit, be being indebted to that institution to the amount; of about ten thou sand dollars j We will say no more at present, but await further developments. Greensboro T IIokse STpALlNO, .V very uply rumor has JbeewJjtuyrn 4 effect that there is a regularly organ 'Ztd bad bf h'bi'.tliieyeaj operating hs section. Itvis stated thaV,Vf ss, why stole $4juire Melton's mule iii RuthUfb'n'cuntyt c0.!8 to-theexiistence of such lin orant2ation'ajsserting that its rami ficationseJtteiidcd thnUiul Kentucky, Tennessee, f South Carolina and GeorgittJ f Subsequent die- velopements go to connrn nijs siaiemenis., a.e ports of horse stealing are; becoming as common tf late as they! were in the days of John A. Mnr- rell; and in every instance, the rogues have con- trived to ith tiii esca pe w ttr booty. AsJuviUe Citizen. I-"The Winston Sentinel chronicles the de- t ruction bv-fire of "the "residence of M r Geo. Mock: of Watlirhtowni on 'Sunday last. Acci- dental. Fire and Heavy J,oss A note published in the Charlotte Bulletin ofi, last Friday, sin Mas that the dwelling of 31 r J. S.. Ca vender, at tin? the house tiltle deeds, agreements, accounts. settlements anil receipts, nionev. clothinir. and all checks, notes, letters, flirt' infmintiu"i -mil keep-sakes 6f-ve and afTection vere destroyed I by fire last .week supposed to be the, work pf an mcenaiary. SAD:lbcetlRREXCE. Kay of Cherokee" count, dition at the house of her On Saturday a Mrs. was in a dying eon- da tighter, a Mrs. Hen ry, on: Villey River. 3Ifs-i Henry sent for her little daughterl ni:ed about 12 yearsvho was at j the house of a Mrsi Arrawood Mrs. Arrawcod wciii wiiii iuies ijciiij, liijw'jij; m.1 uivii u.iuiuti with her; -and in' attempting to cross Valley . w : .., il .. I, . .... l. a .. .... I. niver in a smaii zatreauxj ine same sunic. anu all were dmwned. ' Mr Arrawood wns stand ing on the shore and witnessed j the sad occurrence; it beiuir dafk.a'nd he bein nnable to swim" he could render nsni assiatance Mrs.Rny dfed, and. all were Citizen.' buriei at the same i m i , t i me. A sheville JCSrOnihe eveningof the 2oth inst , as three boys, Louis Kin nr, and Louis i and Kemp Reel. ageu i especuveiy ii, io ami iu years, were' re- turning trom a! hunting expedition near "Kings- boro; the gun dh the shoulder of Louis King was accidentally discharged, lodging its entire con tents iii the breast of Kemp jleel, killing him almost L immediately.: So says the Taibero South- e,,,eiv r r J8 George j T. Winston , of Rertie county, N. C;,'a Mid&h'ipmari at 'the U; S. Naval Acade- my, was awaraea tne nmnesi nonor in ins class at the receut examination. .- - i- ii.'. !: N.' C. AsYtUMs. There are one hundred and seventy -five nunils in attendance, at the N. V. Institution for theI)eaf,jDumbaudthe Rliud. One hundred apd thirty ib'urj iu the white de partment, and forty;;one inthje colored depart ment situated about half a inile south of the main Institution". M-rl Pahiierthe JrinciDil - is one of the most deserving and popular officers in the country I here I are bout two hundred and twenty t .1 patients in the jlnsahfe Asylujii. The building is very much crowded and 1 there are. more. than a tiuiiariu appumnts ior auniiisMon who cannot be accommtidii ted. jjitta&oi'it comer. 67jDr; Wt. Green near shot his brother in ; the hip i-r Raleigh, recently and thi"h over a difficulty the two had about some wounds are uotldaiiueious. ! hoi 3. The CSr We understand that Capt. Alex. R:iiih sey of Ch:ith;iij luis been Conmiissioneil in his county with pnvver to:ii rest land brintr.-to justice all malefactors dT theriiw.V '1 he appointment is a good one and as .proof of the fact all ' is quiet in Chatham and nothing now seems the matter. ; , ; i, , Unprecedented Success. : - I Within the past-year, fifty tliouand boxes of DR.. TUTT S VEGETABLE jLIVEIl PILLS -have been sold, and not a siligle instance is known where thoy have failed to give 8atisfactioi.;i!'lfyou would' enjoy lifeg have; a fine appetite and robust health, use tnesc puis, i Feb 21. 1870. -I, HOLT I & CO., HAtlE JU8T RECEIVED 80 RR11ELS nrinie Corn fVhikev. : 10 Barrils North CarAlijna Mountain Dew,! 10 Uarrels Old itye for medical purposes, I Uarrpi old Scupper npng, Wine, ! PurejCherry WineJCliauipaigne, Ac. 10 Case Canned Peaches, " 10 Cases "Tomat toes,! j 10 Cases Oysters. ! ' 20 Barrels Crackers, fresh, ' 20 half tkxes M.K. Raisins. 20one-eiirhth boxrs Mill. Ilais-ins. 2U0 bags family. Flour, j Holts and others, I warranted good -i . , - . ; Feb i4. 1870. ,: ;, h . .'. i - ... I ' Land for, ! Sale- ' !- j Forty-five Acrjes; of. LAND,1 lying within' three miles of Charlotte! on the Camden Road aud the CV, C & Augusta Railroad, adjoining the lands of S. M. Howell, M. L. : Writton and others, will be sold at the Court House doof on Tuesday. 22d of February inst. Terms made kuown on fhe day of sale. . ! ... I J-.M.UIUrCHIoON, . I Feb. 14, 1870 j 2w,: -Trustee.; V -,;.-..ir ' . . 1 1 . ; v Administrator's Notice. . i The undersigned, as Administrator of Thomas If.! icLeUand, dee d, jwill expose tqi sale to the highest 1idder for' cash,, on Uie premises near. Harrisburg Depot, ou .the. IJota day. of February, llfiO, the loN lowing property jto-wit j: ' , Uprises, r Mules, Cows. Hogs, Sheep, Vagn, Carriage,! Cuggy, Blacksmith Tools, half interest in a Cotton Gin, two Bags Cotton1,; Corn, Farming Utensils, Household: and Kitchen Furniture, and various other articles. WM. L- COCURAK, Adm'r. . ; t-Ipuher;".N6tice'' '.; Ml persons having claims against the Estate of Thomas H. McBenand.are hereby' notified that they must present, tbetri to uiej duty authenticated, oa or before the 5th day iof Februaryji 1 8 1, or thia notice will be pleaded jni bar of taeir recovery. - i n ai. 1 vAilnnA.i, 4 Ii Administrator. Feb 14, 1870 2wpd J .r: ; TEA SEED, SoundVnd eood kfiED of the Icenuine CHINESE TEA PLANT, pui Sup in hermetrically sealed pack ages of. 100 gooduts or. Seed. j. These Seed were grown in this place. ' They .can ,be sent by mail witii directions for planting. - ; , ; ;; . ..v Thrice SI 50 Deri Dackaee.' i 'i Also,' -TEA PLANTS of last year's growth. lApply t oneej : ; y ' 8. Jj HINSDALE. T O 1 1 CTA 4w Fayettrvilla, Jf. C. Decisions of the Supreme Court of 1 la West vs. Hall, Rowan no error imbJ affirmed. In Walton vs. MrKesson, i error, judgment reveised and judgment for'? I fendant In Foard vs. Alexander, Cabarrus error, judgment reversed. . In Sapona lrn rj pahy'vs. Uolt, Rowan no error, j udgmeutIf firmed. In Douglas vs. Caldwell, Rowan e iu order of reference . a . An Irish boy tryiug hard to get a ' denied that be was Irish. ; ' - '""I douVk now what yon mean by not be: anJriShnian s;ild the geiitleuian whn'waiabj ' to hire him; '-hut this 1 do kuow, that you a."1 born in Ireland.' ' ' 1 I i " Och ! your honor, if that's all, sn.all Iw,5 to that. Supjv.se your old cat bud k"ntCU the oven, would they be' loaves -of bread r The boy got the place, r i - WILMINGTON, N. C Psa. I 18" The United States Exparte In the matter of the Hornet, aliat Cuba. f Petition and decree for lb, Hi. we perishable proptrtj. By Decree of the United States Circuit Cooh November te't m 1809, at lialeigh, I will avll for eJk I ....i... i. :..t.... i.;.i Ti..,...i..- .i ... . " ) March, 1S70, in the City of Wiluiingion, North tw ' lina, the following projerly, vi: r The Provisions and thip Stores, Cloihin ,o Wearing Apparel. Table Ware, Cookiug Ule&wu.iL Oun'rowder, the Sails add Caavass, and U t ' Furniture belonging to ho said vessel, en Uanjrf j her at the time of seizure.. : t- j Jjy order of the Court. ' i j SAMUEL T. CAUR0W, J ' v ' f t U. S. Martial , ' JOS. II NLFF, Eebli. 1870. U.' S.l Deputy Marlit Removal of Saddie and Harness Shop, j SHAJV & ANDREWS j Wonld-reepectfully inlorni theublic that Ibey htr i formed a copartnership for th purpose of cnri-jirr on the SADDLE and IIAHNLJS DUtINE."S in all ,t j branches. They can be foundI,iu the basement i-j. ' der McLaughliu & Walter Iii m'a IIrdwi Siort ! at tne sign ot tne 1J1.I. llivi.j where' they will bt pieaseu to see loose wauiuiz saudl ff GDA f 1 1 ft 'J ttr U lit I II f V.til.Il..u II. . - ii . . -i 1 1 . v. r. . I -' uri'iics, sonars, &v , xc. -if!, Kepairing of all sorts in thfir line doneatilon' notice. Trunks covered and rrpau-ed. !w E. SHAW, i ANDREWS. Feb 14, 1870. II. 7 CITY TAXES. All persons residing in tho (''y of Charlotlt, r owning taxable property, or doing business ibrrtio, on the first day of February. 70.; are herelj 110:1. tied to make return of their taxable pronertr. col ! ...u,,,,. r n,h.r M..i.'.rr. ! t'iiv. nn or hutm-e ih i-ki .fe.v nade taxable bv ihi of , Fcbruarv, IKa ! i uiues tailing to make returns aval bin the tirue'ptei fied will be liable to double tatc Uei urns w ill berv Houm (next door ceived at my Orhce in the Cour to hheriff's office. J between the hours ofUa. m. ul 1 p. in., and between 3 p. in Feb. 7, 1870 and 6 pm. - I A.' BURWELTi, " J J Citjr Clen. Morrell's Patent . Firo Engine, DEEP WELL and PdliCE l'L'Ml The best Pump in America siijiple, cheap and dun ble, doublc-acfing aud Atiti-fri i zing mauufaclurrj in Baltimore by Poole & Hunt, j The subscriber, will take picture in hating lLft very superior l'umps brought ob and put up for in one desiring. Address ' THOS.1 II. P.0DINS0N. Agent for Cabarrus and .Meiiklenburg counrir, Feb 14, 1870 if j" ; Concord. X. C Smut Machines. Warranted Smut Machines fol sale at HRKM, HRtWN & CO Har.dware StDre, Charlotte, X C. Feb 14, 1?70 2w 1870. HARRIS & PHARR, 1S70. Old China Hall, Between Tate $ l)eney and; Fir it Aaliouat flank, tii iULOTTi:,' n. ?., Wholesale and lietnil dealers!ih,China, Glasn, Crock ery and all other House Fufifdting Goods to U found in any first-cbis Ctockely IIouie. Our Goods huvipg been selcct.ekl with care and wiib the intention on our part of meeting, to the fulUM i extent, the wants of .Merchants making uiircliani for retailing, and also for the; wants of funnlin, ill of which we offer for Cash, f We solicit oillers by mail or otherwise, and a !l from buyers, when they vibit our City, before makiue lueir Ppriug pure liases. ' Jan 31, 1&70. II AR lRUIS & PHARR. ; FARMERS! . are mannfactui inp 'thj celebrated "Wstt," "Tlie Charlotte"' and -Ul ley ii" PLOWjlj We also invite your attention especially -to tk NORTH CAllOLIXA CO TTOX-l'hA NTER MaLuft:Ctur d liy n. Wo also deal in all kinds of Fannin c Tool. I!or j Towers, Threshers. ('orn-ShSi Hers, Feed-Cutters fcotton Uins, Well-l' ixtures. CLurnsu Ae. In the old Navy Yard, Charlotte. N. C. Jan 31, 17U. COOK & KLLYSO.V. shad; Pish a n d dys to rs, At the Datement under the Saddle "and Jlarnen of R. Shaio, oppoiite the lSational Jiaak. Shy JOHN R1GLER receives a resh snpply of Fik and Oysters every morning at Ihis Rooms undrr tb. Saddle and Harness Shop of It. Shaw, opposite lb National Bank Building. He girrs full tneaiurt Uyleri, and his Fish are gukranteed to be l'rrik and sound, at low rates for cash. ; - A share of patronage is rcfpcctfuMy policitrd. Jan 31. 1870. j JOHN IMGI-HR. Stoam Mill-and fixtures- The Steam Saw Milland Fixtures located arr il Lincoln Depot are offered for sslej : Engine ' hor eapac'tiy. The property can ibe seen by calling l the Auction House of J Feb 7, IS70. M L.t WRISTON i CO. TIDDYS' PAPER HILLS. The subscribe! s beg to announce that our Mr Wm. Tiddy, haviuir bouirht the liuffii o I'spcr Mill' i Cleavelapid county. r- .. . .. . . 1 N. C. Ihey will be eoiibolnlit''' with tli el I.incolnioii and Long khiuls Mills and oe nereatfer known as . " TIDDYS' PAVEl iviLL$" With the increased menojrof proluctlon now t our command wo hope to rcceiyi a larger share favors at the hands of consumitra cf Book. Ne Matiilla aud Wrapping Papers. j Orders can be addressed to T IJy & Bro . our Agents at Charlotte, who will keepE a good supply, of to us at Liucoluton, M. C. . WM. 4 R. TIDDYV Ltcolnton. N. C, Feb 7, 1870. Tutt's Vegetable Lijjror Pills, , Cures -Diseases of the Livef abd Stomach. Tutt's Expectorant, " A pleasant cure for Coughs, j Colds, etc. -' - i Tutt's ySarsaparilla and .Queen's Delight, ' The great Alterative and Blood Purifier. Tutt's Improved jETair V . Dye, ; Marronied the best Dye luu use. V ... f tfSL. These valuable preparations are for ! kj Druggists everywuar. Feb 14, 1870 6ta ' j - " , 1 i -.'(. it..-. t ! . ' -I !' J i - . ' . . - 1 1 : ' " ! : j ! " ' j . i - I j ! : ' 1 f ' " ' ' 1 ' 'i '' ' ' ' !'!'"':' ' v : ij . i' :'' '! - . ' ': :v ' : ' !'' I-r : "''!''" Ji ! ' ' I '' i'' ' r 1 ' 'I ' ' "I ' .1 ill ' S ! . 1 - ' ! i : ' ' 'm ' : : . 1 : ; - ': ''. . -.-. - a r ; y '. .. ! " 'if.- I .
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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