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V A - . The GoTcrnoifB FrodamatloiL Wt4j4 la tha Raleigh papers tb following Pro l&jBtioaf Got. Holdan in regard le ths outrages f disguised person in AlamaACt eony. A few bad men ara causing much trouble la several locali ties, and the result is that on count j, AUmaace, U declared to be in a state of insuiTeclioii. .- Whenever the Militia ia aeat to or called out in ' aayCouaty. the taa-payers of that count have to x ' paj the whole eipen, and therefore, a few violent, apitotaL vindictive individuals may cause a great Cal of -trouble and impoae heavy burdens on the in accent portion f the coiuniunit y. For that reason . w bate felt it s duty to rebuke the violent spirit aasaifianfl ia eertaia quarters and warn the people 'against following the lead of men who will sooner cr ir inToWe them in terrible difficulties. .The following is tho Oovcrnor's Proclamation, . Kxecltivk Department " lUlehih, JJarcti 7, 1670. By virtue of authority veiled in tue by the CottiiutHu of iht fctale, and by virtue of an act passed at the present scMiu ot the General As sembly, entitled "An act to secure tbe better protection of life and pmpert j" ratified the 29th jiay of Janusrj, 1870, and lor the reason that "the civil authorities of the couuty of Alamance are not able to protect the citizen of aaid county "in the enjoyment of lite and property, 1 hereby proclaim and declare that the couuty of A laujauce ja in a state of insurrection. ."On the 26th of November, I860, a citizen of the United States, who was engaged in teaching a school in aaid . county, was taken frnnK his boos by a band of meu armed "and disguised, and wax, by tbern, ciuelly beaten aud scourged. On the night of the 2Gih of February, 1870, a citisen of sid county was taken trnu his house by a band of nicn, aruiedand diaguused, and was, by them, htiged by the nect until be was dead on the Public Square in the towu of Graham, bear the Court IIouso. And more recently the l'ostmaater at Company 8hps, in said cnuuty, a officer of the Governiuent of the United " States, was compelled to tlce the couuty for pro .tectiou, and while absent, a bnnd of men ; armed and disguised visited his house with the purpooe, doubtless, of taking his life; aud this within a abort distance of Federal troot.8 stationed in aaid county, not to overawe or intimidate good citi seus, but to preserve the peace and to protect the innocent and law-abiding. lu addition to these cases, information has been received at this department that peacvablc and law-abiding citi Seaa of the County aforesaid have been molested in their houses, have been whipped, shot, scourg ed, and threatened with limber visitations of violence and outrage unlcfs they would couforni to some arbitrary standard f conduct act-up by these d.sguiacd a&sastfius and murderers. 1 I have issued proclamation after proclamation to the people of the State, warning offenders and wicked or misguided vioktois of the law to eeae' their evil deeds, and, ly leading better lives, propitiate those whose duty it is to enforce the law. 1 have invoked public opinion to aid Tue iu repressing these outrages and iu preserv ing peace and order. I have waited to see if the people of A Luia nee would as-emble iu public . meeting and express their condemnation ot such conduct by a portion of the citizens of the county, but 1 have waited in vain. . No meeting of the kind has been held.; No expression of disap proval even, of such conduct by the great b dy of the citizens has yet reached thin department; but on the contrary, it is believed that the lives of citizens who have reported these crimes to the Executive have been thereby endangered, and it is further beJieved that many ot the citi- I but unless he has a light he won t pee the grami teus of the count r are so terrified that the dare I est curiosity, which is a spring of fresh watr nol c miJain. t r JtticmM l '..carrot of criminals r of in their midst. TW civil officer a of the couuty are silent and powerk-?. The laws mutt be maintained. These laws are over all. Kvery citizen, of whatsoever party or color, Biust be absolutely free to express his 'political opinions, and must be safe in his own liouse. 'ihese outrages and these violations of law must aud shall ceoe. Criminal must and shall be brought to justice. The whole power of both governments. State and Federal, is fudged to this, and this power will be exerted. Criminals who may escape to counties adjoining Alamance will be pursutd, and if not delivered up by the civil authorities of aid counties, or if sheltered or protected in said counties, with the knowledge of the civil authorities, the said couu ties will also bo declared to be in a state of insar . roction. X earnestly appeal to all good citizens to aid the civil authorities in maintaining peace and good order, aud to hupport me iu my purple to protect life and property without regard t party or color. " Doiio at the city of Raleigh this 7th day rf March." 1870, and in the 91th year of our inde peod.oca. i W. W. HOLDKN, Govcruor. News Items. Jrtxviu.r M.rrK n C..n rv in a crioiioxl argumeut, denounced nieUiLvra of! w a'a w mi a the Ku Klux as villuns or idiots. .WoritLino. Ves Virginia, March 9. A body of armed nen released ih6" prisoners from ' the jail at Charleston, the future capitol of West Virginia, in day light. - The Governor propers calling on the Federal goVerument for aid. New York. 3Iarch 8. The stampede t sell still continue. 1 here ia great chet-rin at very decline. "51 any busineaa firm have re umd apecie paymeut. LajlasUB Citt. March 8. Tlic Grand Jury is partially Cumjed of women. m fxiT" A man in New York was relieved -of jtiine thousand dollars while at a theatre. . Biahrp Marvin of the Methodist Chnrch has receivad and acceded an invitation to deliver, at fJie cotnuienceaient in June next, the Annual Addrewt before tbe Literary Societies of Waah iogton College, Virginia, Gen. R. K. Lee, Presi dent. ' JJcsjsrzsa a Gold Rai. The adw Jiatng columns of the New Ytrk and Philadel phui papers contain announce menu from retail dealers that they hare marked their ptod down to a gold ralne, and that where change ia neee- rJ'F" be given iu ailvcr. If the eold premium ahould continue downward, or rather . - - government paper continue to go up, it will eventually bring into play tbe one or two hun dred millions of gold coin in the country, thus aoaing tmu mucn to the circulating medium. ropcij pjrn I?ibt. Tt must be prati- jymg to every cmien ot tbe United States, whether friend or foe to the administration, to see tha national debt diminishing, month after month, and to be aware of Uie fact that the United Eutaa, after haying contracted an enorutous debt. )n eoneioence of civil' war, is' determined M bay tha t debik arid eome out of the atruggU with ersdlTun tarnished. mi ti ciAJwm piaocuT. Table Eock Scenery. ; , ' . Editor Democrat If my subject is worthy of a space in your columns, please insert it fbr tbe information of your readers who have nerer had an opportunity of visiting the grand and sublime works of nature, i ' This grand and picturesque monster of nature, the Table Rock, is situated in the Northwestern part of Burke county, overlooking the counties of Burke, McDowell, .Mitchell, Yancey. Bun combe, and a considerable portion of Tennessee. When the traveler reaches the top of the Table Rock .' he can with the aid of a telescope, have a fair view of the villages of Morgantou, Newton, Liocolnton, Lenoir and Salisbury. ; The ascen sion to this grand spectacle of nature can be made from an eastern direction, either by vehicle or on horse-back, within six miles of the Rock, and some of a more resolute disposition bave as cended on horse-back to the very foot of the Rock, but this is a very difficult ntk. The author of this composition, together with eight of his brother students, ascended six miles on foot. There were many difficulties to encounter, many huge mountains to. climb, and many won ders to gaze upon. The traveler as he readies the foot of the Rock will stop, his eye rests upon this magnificent sceuery, he hesitates, and at once concludes that he has dropped into s world of chance, excluded from all human affections. He uow undertakes to ascend this lofty moun tain, aud from the western ! side he is guided by a pathway, supposed to have been cut by the India os of ancient. (Lys; and by the aid of ahrubery which grows upon the Rock, as it ap pears that nature; desigued it for that purpose, - ; t M. - ' the traveler can pull himself along, foot by foot and inch by inch, but by the time be sht-euds halfway up, his wearied limbs wuJ tail, he flops to gaze upon everything around. : Tomakearetn- grade tinivement appears like an mipogsibility. and to im farther up appears like the aucieiit , . f L .t 1 Tower of Baole cliajbin into the very heavens . .. , . ilt- Knt with m littlA rocf. ho MinccntralM itself: but with a little rest, he concentrates a little more courage, and at Iat reaches to the top of the most wonderful works of uature this fide of the Rocky Mountains. ! The traveler is ; now" upon the top of Table Rock.- The suu just rising, aud it looks as if a huge ball of fire was issuing out of the ground it looks very grand ; and as he looks in an east ern direction, those mountains which were so difficult to climb the day before, have the ap pearance of hundred of acres of flat marshy land, intersected by shrubs and ponds of water. Thus you will see that nature can conceal itself, unlets made visible by the noonday sun. As he looks iu a northwestern direction his eye falls upon the great Hawk Bill Mountain as he rises up before him. as it appears to the very clouds1, his eyes gaze with wonderland he concludes t once that he is on the Switzerland of North America. He now moves nis eyes farther west and there beholds the great Ginger Cake Moun tain, as he throws himxelf up before his eyes, claiming to be the father of all mountains. Again farther vest he can see the Blue Ridge as she floats down through Mitchell and Mc Dowell, and also Liuville River with its beauti ful stream, shiniug bright as the noon day fuii. In a southern direction the Short-off Mountains stand before hii eyes, which are a grand and sublime sceuery. As he goes to the southern perpendicular of several shutout, seemino as if Vnr nKl side, and lxks down a hundred feet, the cliffs nfit,A flnGifrnu t Vi mil IVir Ci kn a nr.Klo m-ii-rknQj ii . .1,- L:u lie lion -iciiiuci! iiiu otiuuoi Diana, niiitu ic j.ir..n . cj u.. i. a descends a perpendicular of some hundred feet. irrv iiiiiicuiL us iimi. xjliij iihv ihl' iifuiiu k ii c: iii iic r w . boiling out of the cliffs of rocks . lie now turns his eye up to where he started from, and his hair will at once stand straight upon his head, if he is not bald headed. It appears as if this whole world of mighty scale of being is hanging over his head, and the water as it drops a preci pice of fifteen feet stops to quench the thirst -of j the weary traveler. He now leaves the winding stairs; but before he leaves tbe Table Rock, with the aid of his telewope lie gazes with wonder upon the great Hall Mountain of Tennewee distance sixty miles.. He now invites all who are fond of visiting the natural scenery of our coun try to visit Table Rock, as they can no where in America, quench their appetites torinatnra wonders better than at that place. ? R. S. Hopewell, N. CM March 12.-J870. m roa thi cmai.oTT okmocsat. The Evergreen. Grass. ' Ma. Editor: I read with pleasure the com muaicatioo of your correspondent. C. L II.. in Lut week's Deuiocrat. .11 is views are, always instructive, and his example of occasionally givinir theui to the public through the press is one which many of far inferior scientific attain meiits might imitate with little trouble to them selves and much advantage to others. f While concurring wholly with your corres r uc . ,c Prr,, i : u . i ' j i. . . I. a, l. m. aA a i : . r v v . . i --v ... ..u ... , ...... ... ,cf;n..n "iw, w e lucuiicni wiin i ne iuu fieauow Grasa. or Tall Oat Grass. ( Arrhenatherum oW aerttm the arena J-Jatior of Lumons.-) x i I IIP i writer of this hss both grashos growing. nd al though the Evergreen has been sown only a few months, it appears at prectir to be a totally dif ferent gTaas. So much for observation and prac tical knowledge. 'I, ' . 1 1 J 9o far as relates o the authArit Ham the jct, we were guided iu the purchase of "ecd by the view and commendntion of C. L. Flint in his work on Grasses and Forage Plants," which! we believe.-is regarded throughout the country as a high, if m-t the highest, anthorityj Mr Flint says, speakingof Meaiow Fescue (Fmfuea . prtiteais): "It ia said to be the Raudtll Gnixs! of Virginia. The Randall Grays is highly spoken of for 'Fall and Winter pastures in the climate-of Virginia, and. as it often remains green under the a now through the Winter, it is not an frequently called Eveireen Grav" (Pp. 99-100 5th Ed. 1860.) T So it would seem from Flint that the 'Ever green of Virginia (whence the seed in this region came.") belongs to the genus Fctm and not Art hn tier im, as your correspondent think. Flint may be wrong and your correspondent ri ht. It is a matter of some importance to the farming community to know whether the Evergreen Grass is the Oat Grass already tested by some and favorably known in Georgia as tha -'Stanford Gram, or whether it. is a new acquisition, as is believed, of uncommon value as a pasture grass. We know of no one in this vicinity whose atten tion to kindred topics should better fit him for a proper judgment of the matter than C. L. 11., and trust we shall hear from him again. j I SOUTH. Kicht clercrmrn avfrdit rMnt riap of a Fond Da Lac pirL She oupht to find no trouble in atajinjr married, eren if her hus band should mora to Chicago. ' ! - !? " Kbrth Carolina News. Tjbjc N C Kailroad The trains oer this i Road, going both West and East, now make close connection' with the: night train oyer the Raleigh & Gaston Road, the latter connecting at Weldon with the morning train going North and the evening train .coming South. This arrange ment is a great ' convenience to the - traveling public;' j j ' 1 .'. :7j.V:-j HoRf E " Stealing. On Wednesday night Inst, two horses were stolen from the stable of Mr T. J. Lee, of Buncombe county, also a sad dle and bridle for each. Early on the following morning. Mr L. and son,! 'accompanied by Mr Henry Kesey, an expert trailer, and Willie Toms, pursued the thieves across Hickory Nut Gap, and down Broad River within 8 or 10 tulles of this placed when they were, for a short jtimej baffled by the defacing of the hordes tracks. Being joined by several of the citizens in the vicinity, and concluding the horses must be near, they divided into parties and searched the woods until they were found where they had been con cealed The party arrested Terrel Camp and l'incknej Turner, who lived near, and had left Mr Lee's the evening before, which fact with other sn.Dicious circumstances and their own confession, leaves but little' doubt that they are the guilty parties. Rutherford indicator. &-The residence nf-Tosenh Moore, in Tran svlrania county.' was burned to the! ground on February 1 1 8th. I He was i unable to savej; any. ti'ing- j ;!' . . II, , I :-:iv-:-i MfJRDEn Dr. Edward J L. Davis, of Scotland Neck. Halifax county, was omuiitted to jail lat i week tor the muider of HI A. bauuders, of the j r r same neighborhood A He.Vt Deed. In the Judge of Probate's Curt, a deed was probated,' the consideration of which amounted to 8275.000. j The deed was made by M. Cronly, Esq , Commissioner, in favor ' O" !' . .. IT Illicit, i 1 1 lUil'l C, UCIUS i, ' . ,w n ,. ' , r,i,, the conveyance of the orth Carolina end of the ! .... .. - . ofMrV.!T. Walters, of Baltimore, beinz lor Wilmington and, Manchester Railroad to the latter party, who; became j the j purchaser usoine time since1. J he revenue stamps used on; the deed amounted to $275, and! the tax aud registra- tion fee 0142. II Umivglinx Shir. ii f I "Shocking Matricide.- A young man by the name of Rufus J. Rimer was couunitted to our county iailJ on 31cndayJ for killing his mother, Sarah Rimer, iu this county, on Satur day, 5th instant. J Rufus J j Rimer, the murder er, is about 22 years of age, and has always been considered by his neighbors as being partially deranged. Suli'sLuty JCxumii.er. f . i 'i '!l : I ' ; ' -i - tQf The Asheville 1'inneer says that the residence of H mj D. 1 attoo, on , Swannarfoa, 5 miles trour Asheville. was destroyed by fire on the mormnsr of the Id inst. 1 he cuiitiairration was very disastrous. . j t . j Miss Laura A lex a n per . i-Th is regret to announce. des not visit our 9 . J lad we city with; Ford's Dramatic Troupe this week. A refereuce to our obituary column willj explain in the death of her brother She the cause is now at home with her mother. Vlminyton Joiunal, 8th tnstant. j tS?The Supreme Court adjourned the Win ter term on Wednesday last; having been iivses- i;"oa "' thue 3rd ot January. During the term J.re have been 1 1 C eases argued and pillions delivered on them, of which I here wee a ever- i sals and 4 affirmations. In looking 24 apt ; over; the eals 'from ; II reports we find there were Jud J"8 decisions, 20 .of which were re- I The next term of the Supreme Court will open ! on tne uit iuonday lit Juuc next iCaletyh. J Sentinel. ' ! ' I i. ' f I ' - No Hano.ino. The woman in our jail under sentence of death, and who was to pull hemp next Friday, has been respited ( by Gv. Holden until the 6th of May, bhe being enceinte. liilU- J boro lletorder JNEGRO lu Jvlux. Ueilearn thajt severi ne erro Ku Kluxers i h;;ve been identified aud ar rested in Alamance, charged with bei onrih to the crowd that hung Wyatt Outlaw.-4-ia&oro litxorder.r I Decisions of the Supreme Court of NC. 13y Pearson, C. J Mctimnaghey vs Cham bers, from Rowau error, judgment reversed. U ilson vs Raruhill. from Mecklenburg no error, judgment affirmed. By Rodman, J. Peoples! vs Maxwell, ifroni Meckleuburt;- ;rror, juilgiueut reversed f ana J'attou vs Hunt, from Rurke venire tie vho. error, venire de. huro. Carter vs Cocke, from affirmed. State Ruiicoinbe no error, judgment ys 31. P. Lyttle. from Buncombe ment revenged, and venire de noto. error, judg K. T. Clem- mons vs K. D. Hampton and, W. R: March, f rom Frtirythe : error, judgment reversed,' and venire, de nijio. Finger vs Finger, from Linciun . . . . . , ' jr . lunTIlicnt re.VPrwfd hi listrt. inuitirfuin nn. tluued un!lJ tne nuaI heiinil,r; 8mt remanded. , v: xverns vs v aiiace. innu ietxieuDurg uo error, luoiiiuent stnrineu v...u rill r-if.ari k a . r umuI r o I oa. i W n , .n . - va Chipley, from Iredell no error, ruiingafnrmed. Fisher vs Ritchey, from 1 arbarrus -no error, i judgment affirmed. jj I r V ! Ry Reade. J. Smith & Melton vs N. C. Rail road Company, from Meckleiiburg- emr,. venire tie novo. ! u ' .' I ' I I By Settle. J. II app-ddt .tts Happoldt, from Rurke no error, judgment afSrmed. Feiiurfon vs Johnson, from Iredell no error, judguient affirmed. ; j 'j The business of the term? ibiiig concluded, Court adjourned until the first Monday in June uc-xt, tLe beginning ot the Summer Term. i ot atisi'ied. w e nave; beard many favorable rt-prts from colored em hrrau is W r. am ! 1 a ft, un it ho have gone South, all goins; toj show that much J dissatisfaction prevails among them. A frfend has furnished us with an extract from a letter received last week from that source, which publish for jhe benefit of those who have We not vet made "the trip, but who contemplate doing so. it is as follows : i ! have not been well since I have been out llr and it 4 Stii:rlrK1.. warn'isv kara ik.n i . , r.. ...v. a x uutcic ifc io x dill II I rj j H)T making money, if a man could keep his health 1 have not had a good drink of water si nee I have been here except rain water. I consider myself in a wilderness aud none of us j is satis fied. I do not know how long; I will stay here. 1 haJ as soon be in ! Alrica, as to be hcrej I didn't think the people were so muck iu darkness anywhere except in Africju" ! . j j This is a plain, unvarnished story, and comes from one who seems to know what he is talking about. The "darkness' to which he refers, is of course, of the spiritual kind, which1 to one just from a land of gospel light, must be appall ing JJanciHe Keguter. North Carolina Lfgislatare : ,rVvj.'53(:.-TTOa March 8. i SsNATEThe bill to change the dividing line between the, counties of jBurke and 'McDowell, passed its third reading. ! ..; j '. 1 he resolution . proposing to adjourn sine ae on the 14th inst, was taken up. f j i Mr Robbins said he presumed the General Assembly had no idea of adjourning until they pass an election bill, besides other matters of im portance, revenue, ,'ic.f and movied to lay the resolution on the table, which prevailed. ' A bill to secure a fund for . Common School parposes.' .This bill proposes to tax old debts 75 ceuts on the dollar, to raise said fund.! Mr Beal! moved to lay the bill on the table, which pre vailed.'!': j-M4,-:'' - ' Vl j The bill proposing to pay school committeemen for services rendered in each township not to exceed SI. 50 per day, for twelve days in each year, was laid on the table. ' I Mr 31ason introduced a bill to legalize a muni cipal election held iu the town of Dallas, which was referred. ; I House t-The session was devoted mostly to the examination of Gen. Littlefield in regard to bribery, but the;' General evaded and certain members interposed so many obstacles that notn ing was ascertained about rascality.' j i .;? I Wednesday, March 0. ! Senate Mr Smith introduced a bill to de clare stock or deposits in certain Banks a set off. Referred. : rl'-. j- j. - : v. j'.' .'I'l i Mr Forkner . introduced a bill to aid in the construction of the Mount Airy Division of the Northwestern North Carolina Railroad Company appropriates three; hundred thousand dollars to be paid in four installments. j j j The bill to declare the law of evidence in cer- i?n! f.xeoa rinccur? Ifc thlr1 rnIno ! TTliA Int. L-za .k-. : n :..:ri L:.v ;U occbtt'ii Luui lues uiav ill an uttuiuai humir iu the Courts of this State, it shnlf not! be lawful fbr co-defendants in tl.e same indictment to tes- tifv'fbr or against each other.! The bill to provide for the registration of voters in tnis iMaie, was jaia on tne tuDie, on motion oi MrjWelker. ! House The whole session of the House was devoted to the bribery investigation, and finally Gen. Littlefield was discharged. A detailed ac- counf'of the affair will be fouud elsewhere. Thursday, March 10, ! Senate- -The : bill directing the Treasurer to use 6150,000 of the special tar fund uow in the Treasury to defray the ordinary expenses of the State government, was passed. ' ' j On motion of Mr Jones, of Mecklenburg, the rules were suspended, and the bill to enable the Wihuhigtori. charlotte & Rutherford! Railroad fouipauy td complete their Road, passed its 2d reading. : : . ' . f House rMr Foster offered the following reso lution : " - i " " : ' i 1 Whereas, This General Assembly has been in session since the 15th day of November last, nt a great expense to the State ; therefore be it Resolved, (Senate concurring,) That no member of this General Assembly shall receive any per diem after Monday, March 14th, .1870. Lies over. 1' (:; A. - ' ':. i - "ji Mr Durham introduced a bill to i incorporate the iWestern Central Railroad Coriipany. i Re- rirrfi TM provides for the incorp.ration' of a Railroad Company to construct a oad from some point! near Danville, Va., .through the counties of j Rockingham, -Forsyth and Davie to Statesville. thence ! by the towns of lin coin ton and Shelby! to. the South Carolina line in the direction of Greenville. j j j ! j A "bill requiring owners of toll bridges and ferries to give boud ; also, a bill regulating ap peals from Justices Court in certain cases ; also, a bill to facilitate apjeals to the Supreme Couit in State cases; i also, a bill providing for the amercement of Sheriffs and Constables in Jus tices Courts, and a bill to provide for, the ap'-, pointment of ajProcessioner in the seVeral coun ties of the State, passed their several readings. Mr Snipes announced the death of R. C. Parker, Representative from Northampton co. i : Friday, March 11. UENATKi'i r v elKer presented a petition froni the Springfield Agricultural Society pray ing the General Assembly to take some action to prevent the wholesiale slaughter of birds, which was referred, j J r j The bill to enable the Wil.. Char. & Ruth. Railroad Company to complete their Road, passed its final reading. It will be fouud in lull iii House An efforr to take nn the election bill tailed ot sweeps,: and the House owunied it&el in discussing the Revenue bill I Special Tax Bonds. The following is the Act repealing; the Rail road appropriations : A A A OT to repeal certain Acts paxett at the Station of 18b'8-ti9, making ojjpropriaiwnl In Railroad. Companit.: ; -' 1. i Section 1 The Geiieral Assembly of North Carolina do euact. That all acts trained at th. lat sosmou of this Legislature makiu apnropria-l tions to railroad compauies be and the same are! hereby repealed. That all bonds of the State which have been issued under; the said acts uow in the haudsl of any Presidents or other officers of the corporations be immediately returned to the Treasurer. :- ' ' i.j -M ' . Sec.j2. That the monies in the Stte TreflPun- which were levied aud collected under the rrtJ visions ot tne acts mentioned in section one of this act, are hereby appropriated to the use of the State Government; aud ahall be audited to the Counties of the State, jrjon the tax tb be nessed for the year 1870," in proportion jto i aH the amounts collected from them respectively j ; Sec. 3.1 All laws and clauses of laws coming in conflict with' this act are hereby repealed. I Sec. 4.' This act alull be iu furce from and after its ratification:. Spare the Birds. A gentleman in the neighborhood of our city the other day! went out I alter blackbirds kbirds. He wa verj successful, killing renty. We presunjc that he has but about eev little OTuceptinn of the damage he has been! doing to the fanners, bis neighbr8. as well as to him self. I It is estimated that ear.h l.larLLir in A 1 o , wawii uCTinns uoagn oi larvae, worms. buns ana jiieis to save three bushels of grain.) Our spirting fanner thus mined in about three hours two hundred and ten bushels for himsel. bis netgnoors, or somebody else ARRESTED. We learu, on jrood authority. that Thomas ! Berry. James Berry. William B. a. . j ru n n...L k i ' . . vrw-i i ikrseiey nave Deen arrestea on the charge of burning McG ill's Store on (lark's Forkj and robbing his other store.! The two Berrys acknowledge that they burned one store, and robbed the other. The other prison ers had nothing to do with the burning; but they are accused by the Berrys of aiding in the roDDcry. xrkr.wc jnqmrtr. i WiL, tHiar, Buth. Railroad. r The following is' the Act to aid' the comple tion of the wIl. Char& Ruth. Railroad; which J Anal M9d I reading in the Legislature last passou ius Muuf 0 week, and is now a law : The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, Sec. 1.! That the x'ublic 1 reasurer is hereby authorised and directed to deliver to the Pr;oVnt and Directors of the Wilmington. Char lotte and Rutherford Railroad Company, the five hundred thousand dollars ofthe first mortgage bonds of said Company, deposited in ;the btate TrA.cn,v n inHAnmitv the &tate asramst joss, iu consequence of heriendorseuient of oneNmillnn of dollars of the mdrtsa're bonds of said Compa- nv: nnder and! bv virtue of an Ordinance of the State Convention ratified the 5th day of Febru- ifififi cnriMprl "an ordinance reuucins the amount of bonds authorized to be issued by the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruthertord Railroad Conirjanv." and the" said President and Directors shall receive the same ,' and japply them to the construction and completion : of said Road, and to no other purpose whatever; two thirds of the proceeds of said bonds to be expended on the Eastern Division of the Road aud one-third on the Western Division. ' ' , ; i Sec. 2. That the said Wil, Char. & Ruth. Railroad Company bhall have! authority to bor row money by the issue of bonds or other evi dences of debt! authenticated in such manner as the President ind Directors ! may deem best, in sums not less l ha n five hundred dollars, nt a rate of interest not exceeding eight per cent principle and interest, payable at such time and place as said -I Presideuit and Directors may elect, the bonds so issued not to " exceed two millions five hundred thousand dollars. H I Sec. 3- That to I secure the payment of the said bouds or other, evidences of debt, the said I ComDany shall execute and deliver mortgage I a r - , ! t - fi wr . p.H r B? - , ;' the inchise and property ot the Company of whatever nature, wnicn aeea so executea anu delivered and registered in the counties of Meck- leuburgor New Hanover, shall have priority over any lieu or clajm held, by the State in the prop erty so conveyed j ;j ; - . i Sec. 4. Thait upon the acceptance of this act by the Wil., Char. & Ruth. Railroad Company within ninety days after its ratification, it shall become a part jof the Charter' of said , Company. Provided, That nothing in thi3 section shall be construed to prevent the Public Treasurer, upon the surrender to him of five hundred thousand dollars of State1 bonds, ; from delivering the bonds of the Company uow in the Treasury, as is pro vided in section one of this act, and he is hereby instructed and required to niake said delivery immediately after' the Ratification of. this act. j Sec. 5. Tha all laws and parts of laws coming iii conflict with this act are hereby repealed and this act shall be in force from the date of its ratificatiou. i? ! . ! ;'' The War Ion the! Indians The crres" pendence betwL-en Geiierals Sheridan and Sher man is published. jjGeii. i Sheridan asserts that in the hist eigh't years 800 ; persons have been murdered by tbe Indians within the limits of his present command, many being fearfully tor tured and mutilated, and ' some women being ravished fifty fir more times.: Gen. Sheridan declares that ' ineeht Collyer is undoubtedly in the jnferest of (he old Tndiau asrenta, and says the' problem to tjje whites or t i JB In Mai be solved is, who shall be killed, he Indians, i ; In Maine thereijisi marked activity in t le ice harvest The crop in the Kennebec will be very Iarjre.l The Knickerbocker Ice Company havejclosed aj contract wiih the Au droscoggin railroad jto transport the ice to Rath, irom wnicn mey win at qnce commence to snip, at I a ton, the amount hundred thousand tjmsjf t be from fifty to a A iHealthy Digestion. Life is rendered miserable when tbe digestive or gans are impaired. Food becomes repulsive: the body emaciated : the! mind depressed, and melan- choly ! broVds over jou. illXT S VKUETAULK LIVER PILLS produce sound s the! remedy for these evils; they digestion ; create a good appelite, impart refreshing sleep and cbeerfuluess of luiud. March 14, 1870. ! , Tho Cotton Pood ! The betertilHer now in j use matures the plant three Veeks earlier than ofUal. docs not injure the land and is sure ;fo give an increased yield over any other Fertilizer ow , UPotI PPicj. iked in the South. Letters will be shown from the rgest ami inosq experienced Fariuers, both iu Sntuh Carolina and Gforeii. a to the benefit received 1'rom its use las year..: J N. . " ; For sale either lorTnh or on time, by ' I GKEGUKV it WILLIAMSON. . :, j. ; I!; Hi. ' i j ' l harlotie, N. C. March 7, 187CI, Notice- j If you owe Mi L. VVUtSTON individually, or as Admiiiiatrator of ALEX SPK1NGS or M. T. WUIS- TON. you had belter Kettle without paying cost. I ' posoiTtijr pui m uu an uuscuieu ciairnN on the 1st day of Aprili I am ni)w determined to settle mv business. This is "uo ioke." March ?, 1870! 3wi ; i ' M. L. TTEISTON; Impor ant Sale of Land. - In obedience tb a Decree of the Superior Conrt.of Mecklenburg county. will sell at public auction at the Court House Uoor iu Cliarlotte, on Tuesday the 1S70, S a tract of LAND coutaiuinr 15tb of March, about three hundred and fifty acres, lying on Four Mile freely adjoining ;the llands of W. P. Hotlon, Authur Stancill, (Samuel Newell,' Pleasant Barntt and others, belonging to the heirs of J. N. TboniDssoni -deceaserl. -. :; 1 -, 1 1, :.-, W t:t- ir::. ' '',--T- Terms made known at time of snle. i : i E A. OSBORNE, I Clerk Superior Court; Feb 21, 1870 4w For Sale; Sim CHOICE GHAPE VINES, rooted. one yeariold, (for sale at 25 cents each. !;- Also, 1C00 Choice Strawberry plan's. -March 7. Ib70 j'2w ; UrR. WILLIAMS. FOIi SALE, ' ' ; In Newton, Catawba conntj- N C , a lot of 2 acres, with comfortable Dwelling House, crnod Well of water. all necessary outifcuildinsrsj: and a young orchArd of choice fruits thereou. I This Droneriy is situated iu the most desirabte part of town, and would make a pleasant summer frm,ion Udr residence.! i ' For terms and other re88 the uridersigne! at Statesvi!le. j j );,;;! e. v. jiLLiuxr. . Sw : .. jj J ji . j . ... March 7, 1870. Just Received at WILSON & BLACK'S DliVG STORE, 100 Boxes ij Window Glass, ' . ' ;00 Pounds of Putty, , 2,000 L Pure White Lead, Which will be sold very lowjfor cash. Feb 21. lt70. Seed ! Potatoes. Just received a'lot of early Rose and early Good rich SKKD POTATOES the beat varieties of early Potatoea and tor sale by i 1 : Princo Edward's Island Oats. We are Agents for the sale of the Prince Kd ward's Island Oata, a very fin and prolific variety,. and a direct importation. Jan 31,1670. SANDERS k OATES. WasMngton Items. In the Senate la6t week, Mr Abbott duced a bill adjusting claims of Sontlier,11 ists by three Commissioners; the cUinj?1'' liquidated in land scrip at $1 25 per tCT, J1 Kellog introduced a bill in aid of freedmea to sub-divide the public domain in ceruig R into 40 acres tracts for homesteads for the colli race. The bill was referred to tha n. . on Public Lands. ' The President has appointed C. S TT;B ollctnr of tha fifth N. C. Dl Inter Revenue. , Means have agreed to abolish the income Gen. Butler has nominated . Chast Snm Wilson, col., as a cadet to West Point.. 2T When the chaplain of the United Suis Senate, on the first day of the session, infora the Almighty that the country is ''blend i an economical administration," bo had TidentI v-ini"i!t thft T)pn.irttnon . 1 Some considerate Senator should now niori U he be permitted Jto print, by way of q errataa in the uongressiona. uiooe, ior tne better iBJ mation of Providence, a few extracts from it. iawes, speecn. 1-v V ' SHERIFF'S, SALES. I will sell for Cash, at the Court IIoum In n... lotte on Monday the 4ih day of April next. iU u , lowing valuable LANDS- and CITY PKOKETT u ' SailPiy Jjzecuiiuiin iu uijr unuui One tract or Lanu, aajoinini the lands of J 1 McDonald and others, the proper! j of Veter Eir't ' ad wife. One House and Lot in CbarloUe, adjoini it. i property of Mrs M. E. Farrow and others, tbj. terest of J. Wilkes, pold for thepurchaxe monfy Une tract oi uanu, aujommg me landiofj. V x Houston and others, the property of A. A. Honot. une tract oi ianu, aujoining me ianm r j, a Wilson and others, known as tha St. CataeriBtw Bissell's Mill, the property of Charles Wilket. One tract of Land, adjoining tbe lands of W. t Norinent and others, the property of Albert Willi One tract of Land, adjoining tbe lands of ft. McGinnis and others, the property of S. A. 8tmrt. One half interest in two Lots in CliarlolU. Idovi as the Shaw Lois, adjoining C. Fcott and oihrrt. Four Lots iu Charlotte (including the reiidrnrtl two Lota known as the Duolap property, tod it vacant or fraction of a Lot, and one tract of Ud, adjoining the lands of V. Asbury and otbert,tki property of J. A, Young. One House and Lot in Charlotte, known aalk property of Mrs. Marg't McElvey or W. W. Quini, sold for taxes. One Jlousc and Lot, adjoining- lh propfrtj of J. Schenck and others, the property of Jooiloort sold for faxes. One House and Lot in Charlotte, adjoininf tha property of M. L. Wriston and others, the proptrtj of fc. Fullings. . K.i M. WHITE, March 7, 1870. i Sherit .Dissolution. M. L. WIHSTON this day retires from tb tm of M. L. Wrislon & Co., and desires to reiurakii sincere thanks for the patronage, bestowed npoa tti lafe firm, and solicits from the public geaerallj a continuance .of the same for his farmer copartner, who will continue the business at the old stand. ' March 1, 1870. ' ' j ,i All persons indebfed to the lae firtn 'ftf ii, L. WKISTON & CO , will make immediate pajmfot, and all persons having claims against the firm iU present them for payment to -r : March 7, 1870. , ECCLES & GA1THEIL '. - . T 1 On Consignment. 1Q BARRELS OLD KENTUCKY BOURlJOS & Whisky. ! .fi Barrels North Carolina Corn WhUky, 8 ' Fine Old Apple Brandy. French Ale and Ltger Beer always on hand and for sale low tor Cah by ECCLK8 i GAITI1ER. March 7, lbTO. . Auc. and Com. Merchant. 1 -; "All Nature Hopes for Spring." xaToi ; WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS The result of an established and sueeessful Wi nes, together with a steadily increasing CAPITAL, gives us, every season, belter facilities to ofTergresirr inducements to our numerous customers, bolh Whole sale nnd Hptail, and henre this notice is worth Ik ATT KN TION of all. We are now making extends purchases, which, owing to tbe terj large incra in our business during 1809. (tha tax retarai will show $27,000 ahead of any house in tbe City, 4 figures are, stubborn facts, enables us to baj wiih impunity as to- quantity, and from first hands Dait ly: " Manufacturers, Importers and Comoiisiios Honses, thereby saving from 10 to 2o per cent ot smaller buyers and it is this advantage that gifts us the leud in this market. 1 Our Stock Will be completed, or nearly so, by tbe 10th of Msreh, and will embrace all classes of Goods necfry. either for Wholesale or Retail, to the inspeelioa f which wo invite not only those coining to this wsrkft to purchase. jbut also thuee-on their way to otbff places for th;u, purpose. "I We offer ho bails; our bnsiness will be conJuclM in the future as in the past, viz: . Jlmort'de. G,iip"titian ajtinut ImpoMttio. Dry Goods Department Will be complete and selected with the greatest tf care as to. style, quality and price.- Clothing Department We" make a speciality, and invite the most fastidion to call and examin. ' ' Boots and Shoes l Will be bought mostly from mauiilaclurers In and elsewhere, and we claim to be able 10 compel with all. j TTn.tR 1 Will b rurchssed at the Lrooklvn 'Aoctloas and of Newark Manufacturers. - -r Hardware i ' Especially Table and Pocket Cutlery, we buy for Gold, from the importers. Groceries there comes tho rub. That line of Good we buy is quantities second ! no House in this City, (their assertion to lha con trary notwithstanding.) and at aa low figures ai dollar, consinling of jiK eenls, eaa buy, la abort. conien look at our stock, ascertain our prices, aad judge for yourselves. j J Millinery Department I Ts complete as ti-nnl, and is president ver by Miss BKTiSY WILLIAMS, who is widely known for her superior taste in that line. . - ! , Kepeclfully. WI f TKOW8KV A RIXTELfl, I March 7, 170. ' Charlotte, N. C. Yarborough House. i Ilavingno connection with any other Hotel in Rnligh. I shall maka the Varboronzh House what ft has been, the only first ( la Hotel in the City. J. M. ft LAIR, Raleigh, N. C., March 7, 1870. Proprietor. Preserve Your Eyes. - These Lenses, manufactured by the Philadelphia Optical Institute, are superior to any other Glasses in the market. They confer a brilliancy and dis tinctness of vision not found in any other Glass. They can be ued equally well without tiring or fatiguing the eye. "or sale only at JOHN T. BUTLER'S Jewel ry Store. Main Street, sola agent in Charlolto, N. C. and vicinity. : , I Feb. 21 J870. j
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