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HI : 1 The Act to Change the Rule of Evidence. The Wilmington Star publishes the following certified copj of an important law passed bj the late Legislature: , :.-.- , ' ! I " An Act to be evtitM n act to change the rule of evidence in certain. cases, and secure thejris session of laudx. - - Whereas, Land has been given to persons heretofore .slaves, and by reason of their incapnei- ij to hold the oinie thej are under existing laws - deprired of their rijrhttul pcesion; therefore the General Assemtlj of North Carolina 'do en act V-Sec. 1 . 1 bat whenever it be made to appear that anj gift or conveyance bus been made to aoj person, while a slave, of any land or; tene ment, whether the fame hU hare been coo rejedbj deed or parol, and the bargainee or donee has been placed in actual possession of the tne, then aud in that caw such gift or conveyance ehall have the furce and . effect of transferring the l;al title to thesjid lands and tenemruta to such bargainee or donee; Provided, such possession shall have continued foMhe term of ten. yeara prior to! the passage of this act; Pmridtil Jvrther, that atij absence from the premises from the " first 'day of May, 1&61. to the first day of January. 1SGG, shall not he held as an abandonment or jdLtcontinuance of the possession; J'rnridrd further that this art shall not affect the interest of j a bona CJe pur chase for value from the grantor or barguiucc tf the land or tenement in dispute. i See. 2. That all laws or ch.ue of laws in con flict with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. i j rec. 3. That this act shall he iu force from and after its ratification. j - j In General Assen.bly read three times and rat ified this Olb day of .March, A D , ISTUj A Terrible Crime. JlARTVILLE. Ilast Teunessee, April 12 A terrible tragedy was enacted on Thursday of laat week, in one of the upper ditricti Sevier county; A por widow woman j of the name of Stralton had been to j Knoxviile to re ceive peaslon mncy to the amount of 83. On her return she sought and obtained lodging at the house of one Joe Durkha.d, iu the border of one of the mouutaiu sctilcutents: lieing mut-h w(ru with the lun-r journey per formed ou foot, the woman retired at aii e.-irly lur. "occupying a bed willi Durkhard s wife. The u.an hiuisclf went out ituraediately after supper, sod did not return until the hour at which tho wou;tu were goin-rto bvd. file sat beide the Crea short timer then tinkered about the room a few minutes, and finally dcjintcd the second time. I ' j . Some lime in the niht Mr. Stratton awole fnni au uniJrasaut dream. She was -great Ij disturbed in mm iiid. and evidently apprehensive j ' of danger, thoughts and sWpacain. but twumUt impaible. ! - i . . ... it. :.. .rn 1 he opproaive s use of pril I-ecau.e intousifi.'d. The nom was silent nnd utterly drk; !yct the woman fancied she heard : sounds without that boded no good. The moniy iu her poS.esiun was no comforter then". ! Finally, unable to endure this Mate of sus- pen h-nper, hhe nwakcnd nd begevd to be permitted to Mrs. Itufkhard, occiipj' the back fide of the bed; saying that fhe was a! raid to ly, infer!: ,ui Coi.mUci'u:i; mis a freak of timidity, at once chanced places with the womaul and in a fchort time 'was asleep again Nut so the other, however. AVeary as she was, she could not hleep nor d-ive fear troui her mind. Au houriiassed in uual silccrc. I rinal - , i v: i s.scd in us-nal siiccrc. trinal- u . i..-.i- . r. . ' n ,T J hcurd wubouj. Ihemuhledi i r.. ii. l,,,, J m i. i ed be Nre the Iioue. J tie ly a movcnitnt wts trei-d offctt wunded door was fofily pushed oj en,, iid tv l.uu an figures stenlthily entered the ipnrtirciit. j Niise-let-sly thycroswd the puncheon flo,r aud sp- iroachcd the btus-ide wheie the two Timeu were yiug. Mute and brenth!es "With terrr, Mrs. S. haw one ir the ruffian lay his hand J on the face of ber unconscious companion, while with pha other hand he drew a long knife actors her thront. -She d'tiuctly heard the low j hlsing sound made by the keen blade as it cut its way through the yielding flcidi, then the duil grating as it cnscd the bone, and felt the warm b!o d ol the victim as it f purled across tliebcd aud tell upon her face. ' Qrcrrotuc w'tli the horror of this bloody s(,cne enacted by her very side iu the midst of silence and darkness, the fear of a similar fate paralyzed the poor woiran, and she thoupht she was dying. Daring not to move or nmke a souud. yet scarce ly able to control herself, she lay with ; closed ..eyes and wildly beating heart, helplessly; await inif the termination, of the fearful dramaT"" The murderers laid hold of the lifcWbody of J Mrs. D., believing it of coure to be thaj of the ftranger, aud dragged It oiv,to the flihir, and thence out into the yard, no doubt to search for the money, which Rurkhaid kuew Mrs. . car ried in her bosom. j , The latter' the u.oncnt the mw them disap ptar thnugh the oicu dxir sprang from the bed, in the hope of making her ocnj She well knew that as soou as the a.tsasiua discover ed the mistake they had uiado, they would des troy ler without merrj. . The mLrhble cabin rosscsscd one wretched cicum; fur a fireplace, twas buiit of split tiu.ler, lined with mud. and outside extended up -erhaji a foot above the level of the Mantel log. . Tlirugh this broad opcinng Mrs. S. jww the light tuning from without, and there slU sought cu exit. Plunging through the hot ashen and buried Coals, with feet unclothed, she cla inhered .over theljw wall of the fireplace. i.d fiid toward the nearest house, a hak-u.ile distant. The alaim was g"ven. and iii a remarkably short ?p-e r f time a ?:ua:l coii.pmy of j citiz.rs acn:bll. f nd proceeded to the scene of the murder. Tley happily rcshed the plaw in time to surprise and capture Re.ilhard. who was engage! in jacking up a f. w aii.cie of clothing, prep-raiory to flight. " 1 be haidened wretch rranifested very little if any concern for what had transpired, and-seemed onfy to regret the failure of his criminal design. His accomplice had escaped, but every effort L being made to secure hi airet-t. The imhappy i.Tictiui of this revoltiiitf crime wan found partial ly secreted beide the coru-crih, some dis ance in the rear of the house. i I AxiNtSTT. The Washington correspondent .of the licnuiond Dit-jmtth sajs: Senator liobertson, chairman of the Senate Committee ,on Political Disabilities, has introduced a bill which in effect will be a geucral amnesty bill which the President is understood to favor. It excludes from amnesty only three clasaes first, those who withdrew from Congress at the be ginning of the rebellion to engage in the secession movement; second, those who withdrew from the United States Army aud for the same purpose; end third, those who signed the origiual ordi nances f secession in the various States in 18b'I. It it the belief that such a bill will pass both Jlouaes without material oppocltiou." - , Horrible Accident in Bichmoad, .Virginia. Ttco Hundred Penjde. Killed . and Wovttded. IticnifOND,. April 27 A terrible calamity occurred here this moiuing. The flxr of the Court of Appeals in the State Capitol gave way and precipitated the hundreds therein assembled to hear the decision in the mayoralty case of Ellysonj and Cahoon, upon the Conservative caucus then sitting in the hall of the House of Delegates below. The number present wert variously estimated to have i been from S00 to 500. : Suddenly the packed gallery gave way and was thrown for ward with a heavy concussion into the centre of the Courtroom. This accident, with the rush and surging of the crowd, caused the whole floor of the Court room' to break through and sink in a cloud of dust, and laden with its Irwd of hu man beings, to bejhrown iuto the Hall of the Hous of .Delegates below The greater nnm berluthe persons who went down with the floor readily made their escape from the Hall. Those who were struck by timbers aud caught by the pullerv above, and those who were iu the lower c V hall were the greatest sufferers from the occur- T" r T., J..-. m-A .... t li j cftiml rencc -j 01 n-c uw-v.. ... tne oiners were in iue conierence room. a o scene presented after the fall of the suspended court room" was frightful beyond description; a thick cloud of dust filled the vast space, and every iudividnal of the vast throng of human j beings Was begrinimcd ' with dust, many were' i bleeding and groauing from the injuries they j had received. Mauy lay dead in the promiscu-; ons crowd. Through the incumbent floor of the fallen room, the legs aud arms and hands of the : iiirei.n who had hopn caut'ht beneath were oro- : ir..,1ir.i inA t ill - iimbr .did shcil of death.' PiTorts at (tztrieation.'or in the a-ony of pain"and sufferiug. Immediately aftr. the accident tho bellrf toiled, Hr.d almost every, one resnomled to the alarm to lend aid. The t--.. rr,. hA tti. wro Ui-0. nn tWi V i hViuare.'and many touching incidents occurred'; i - t t . i j.. . r wives in scare n 01 nusoauus..hisi-er iu beanu 01 brothers.-aud mother anxiously inquiring of every one the whereabouts of their sous. -The city presenrcd a mournful appearance. ; - 'lhe following were among tho killed taken from the ruins : - ; 1 J U' Aylett, a prominent lawyer; Capt Char- ters of the fire brigade; K M Schofield, City As- sessor aud brother to the late Secretary of War; I J I lrvck of the Richmond Enquirer; Julius r;iH i',.iinr.iri.. i if m mi . ber of the House of Delegates; T-A.Brcnis.. Commission Merchant of Alexandria; drceu Alton, former theatrical maqager of the Dosfon Theatre'"; l'owhaian KoLLins, Conu.ijif tier in Chancery of the Court of Common l'leas; James: A llanlse, of Ilcriinl I'russia ; S E liuruha?nrj of Syracuse, X. Y. ; h P Howard, lawyer; Ash i merchant ; J W D Bland, Senator from J'rince Kdwaid (Vuntv ; J Watson, nierchant of j Danville; General Ilairslon. wealthy laud holder of llecry county; Charles D Gauiuer, of Wash ington. D. C. ; It'.bt iletl.iiiy, Jr.. land agent ; Edward' AVard of England; W II Davis, Coal Merchant; John BobiiiKon. colored Baptist min- :i i . " l it r. l l l. J 1 ! i.ter; I ol rickgrew. Aorl Ik ; 1 l roley. Depu-1 ty U. Si Marshal ; W E Bamh lph of New ik Vj jirausnaw, grocer.. - , ,.. Amon- viU'iam. one Sergcuut and niuepri-1! vates of the police force. . j . Among the wounded were F.s-finv. WUj, ribs broken aud otherwise internally injured; - Mayors Cahoon and Kllvsonboth sbgritly; L : II t handler. Judge Jlered:th, ui A uuriiani,; Hon J los IJooock. lormcr rpeaKcr tj. ; . j y. . h g amrutatcd ; Gen 31 D Coise. C. h " , AV . tic -Ilrent. C hil nr. ieo All ,. ... ... ,r7 Hon Thos Dooock. former Speaker U. S. House,-, they were surrounded. . The dead, who had J - .. .. . ...... i- . I ; - - . A.; t ol : lIen,Th"S S Ualdwin. W D Chesttrmau, V IP Loner, and ; about 100 others. J lie alarm was s-iunoed and a c-rdon ot ponce, j ucantttul city ot lueninond was wrapped in flung around the buildiug. which wr.sscah.-d with',g!ooiJ. . lhe popular heart was Sad, the voice of ladders.! The scene was horrible. . The Park i was filled with a ureat crowd, and as bly after i body ofi the dead was swung dowu with ropes ! around them irom the wiuuows, they were sur-; rounded by hundreds of agonized spe-tators. When the last victim was taken fioiu the ruin.,1 the tolice closed the Park. -, FURTHER PARTICULARS. Froai lhe Richmond D'ppalch, Afrll 28lh. The ro.un of the Ctiurt of Appeals was the sccuc of this horrible occurrence, and the many historic associations and reminiscences have cul minated in au affair which .-beggars description, and which will be 'remembered 'as long as Rich mond is a city. As is weil knowu. the Mayor alty controversy was about tube decided, and mii immense eniieonrst of autiniu Krpi-iut..iti nml Meuen bad gathered to ascertain the result. Members of the Legislature, visitors to the citv froln ail pjuts of our country, i ntembers of th bar, representatives of both poliee forces of the city, members of the press, aod representatives of all cltsses and conditions of life were assen bled. ! 1 he bells bad just toiled the hour ot 11, and j death like silence reigned as "Mr Starke, the I clerk, entered and placed his books on the table.; .f.-.rv l. ...v-. i.. 1... 1 L.'l I.. 1 I fi ""f u mi -au ."rciiiike. lean- log.ovcr the railing, was taikrng with him. while iiiv a v w w v uiu. ncic iu ! ti'llivi Call." room not quite prepared to enter on their day's duty. The counsel for Mayor KINson, jMrpsrsi Neso:i"and Meredith, had taken their seats, aud were ready to proceed to business. Ex Governor Weliaand L. II. Chandler; Usq.wcre also in their places; and the reporters of the Knquirer, Dispatch, Whig, and State Journal, were at the desks et apart fr their use and ac commodation. 1 he .moments were spent in pleasant conversation by the spectators present. Various were the speculations as to the final re sult, wjien, ail at ouce a panel piece of ceiling e!J, and thcu the prder, which is rcrret-ented I bi ii.f. ii ill' ill iriri ll mil aaiiu...aaafifi. i..ii'. ' ..a ' sud the; .oart room, p.:ve way with an awful crash, and precipitated the f spectators who were in the jralhry of the court-room to the main fl.ior, aiid the additional Wright in one inglc moment's time crushins; the court-moni fl-or thnuh. The nwps of human beinjrs who were iu attendance were sent, mingled with the bricks, mortar, splinters, beams, iron bars, dcsLs and ehsirs, to the flo.rofthe House of Delegates. and in; a second more, over fifty souls were lauuehed iuto eternity. The whole atmosphere was thick with a dense cloud of .dust from the plastering, and the huinau beinM sent up a groau which will ring; forever in the ears upon which it felL . In a moment, a few survivors clinging to the windows and fragments of hnne- ing; tiuiler. and tne Dare and torn wslls were all that remained to mark the place where only a moment bef-re there, was a scene of lil'e, vigr and hope. 1 , The first notice that those who were in the building had of the impending evil wbs the pro monitory rumbling as the floor j was settling Then there cause a fearful crash, accompanied by a cry of human agony and terror which smote the hearts of all -who heard it. Iu a moment the frightful situation was realised. Thefewv.hu Wkc 12Seterrt; 'SembcvaL S.)xavloUe, bad been so fortunate as to be able to get into the windows shouted aloud for help for those wfeo had- falleuand called. for ladders.'; In a, abort time the ' bells were tolling, and the hook arid ladder truck being brought upon the spot; the ladders were put up to the windows, and the work of humanity began. The blinding dust within preventing any one from seeing anything and the rushing of persons within the building and he cries of, the wouuded was all that could be heard. , '.-M-... ,. j j- : j1' j;v,r':' 11 In tie ifovse of fieligatc. j (Were was a scene that fairly made one's heart bleed '' As the dust cleared away a little a mass of timbers and rubbish of every jdescription was descried, and the reflect ion of the numbers of human beings crushed beneath its weight; dead and dying, was sickening. Add tothis the cries- ana groans ot t nose w no were i.ierc, many iu, the agony or death, aud there niakflTthfi sinn'test heart Quail. is aj picture to The! entire hall was flooded with the ruins, jexcept the space; under the gallery. Desks, jthairs j and tables were crushed completely, showing the force of the fllliug wreck. The work of removing thef tULnk wis a difficult one. but was undertaken; j i r.rosent with a will, and it-was not Ion it" ' J .. I . r 1 i ii ..for the untortunatc men were .uemg rescuea from their painiul position. 1 tiriwjing out the Dead find Woundid. iThis scene defies even an attempt' at desenp- lion. J ne doors ana windows or ine iiaii.were; thrown opeu, and within were toon collected the! buiy workers, -who, mid their Own jsuouts and: the agonizing groans of those 'they were seeking to rescue,- were removing the .timbers.-' As the; woun led and dead were reached, j they were: brought out nd placed in the $euate chamber l.t. , , k . f TT 1 or else under the trees in the b(j um re, -where- i they Kere attended by our city physicians and otheri who were on hand with feuch1 appliances; i codld be obtained.- As the men were brought; out they were so covered with dust that they; could scarcely bo recognized, and for a wh'te: the aiixious iiujuiries of the by standers, "Who is- he Y" could not be answered. One by one tney were Dorne oui me oepa auu aying. fdejid Here was. one mangled and silently enduring; j oeotmyr crying.aiouu wun iwt, wuuu inv miu. I iwm i a mini ioju ioo ui .mat iu spirit uu. 1 fled to another world. In one moment the gray! ( hairs tot age eon Id be descried upon the head oij eome Uead one, while in the next the tall, maniy; ! i"rni bl one who had been .jcut-oll in the luii - bkou ot Jite was being borne past. Jt seemed. i a 1 1 i c. k c ii ! n ii orrora wouiu ueier ctsfi'. unu ages Seemed to pass .iu the perloru.ance ot tniS:; K;l d It V.- I i 1 j The Sense in the Square. Hundreds of wives, mothers, and friends, wore constantly filling the grounds, who, with wring-1 ing hjinds sought, in despuir,:, tn'jkiiow if any oft their jloved ones had been of; the number man-j gled War, with its horrors ifsj agonies, its sctarations; its ghastly wounds,' its horrible j . . tL ; '-. t. - i ' i ' deaths, pictures; to lhe mind no such scene as tlje one which was enacted in the Square. . j To contemplate upon such a shocking affair '. to see the. fa ccs jof those, who: expected each mo- a. uieut - to hnd a near and dear;triend borne irom the ruins to be cared tor on the; ground; s ul with horrorj and awful fear. i Hacks, ambulances, and vehicles of all des- criptins, were prousptly on the ground,1 ready to eonKey the woundvd nwayi . frp'ui the scene .of disaster to; their homes, where they could.be cared ifor, and their wounds dressed to better ad- vantage thau in, tue dense crowd witn wnicis t)eeii brought out, were respectfully and-decently atide and covered with blankets, and after wards borne away to their bereaved families The exeiteinent f the moment 1 over, "the woe and mouruiu: refunded throughout the citv. ind the asierities of life were (softened in tlie stnipathy tF a public calamity, leavic ing our people united m griei and in me desire to snow their respect, for the dead and feeling for the injured. All the business' bouses of the city. Were closed and badges of mourning displayed,! andVkve for the number of persons on them ourj strectL wore the appearanefs of tlie Sabbath. j I i he most terrible feature about this jwhohjj h affair is the bea rt-i end in; manner of death in; the n ajority of instances. Slany of the dead when brought; out, were found to be without! serious lod;iy iniury. but ihad evidently died. . . ML- . ' .Ml such k thing is sickening f Hard, indeed, was i m'iii nuiioiiiiwii. ; j no u'vi o vv'ii i tuiiuuii-'ii "ij ; .i A. ? .v i i i j a .14- s-i the fate ot those who hd escaped death .froni"! the tilling limbers, in the end to dit irom thd1 ft iibiold agonies of suflTtic.it iin. I Congressional and Washington Items. i T lie Supreme Court has decided in the dirt ct iax sa.e case irom i irgiuia mat toe tenaer oe-t f,.re the tale, by the owner of laud, or agent, is suriie eut, aud that the refusal of the tax Com4 ! missilners to accept the tended because it was not v -de by the owner iu persou, was unlaw "l 1 f . i ' - aim tint ceitlHttcs 1 sale Ot hind Sold on ac-i e,iund of such refusal .cjunveyjoo title and the pro- j pertyjreverts to the original owner. ThU TTmiCA rtxv0i1 tVia Kill wl ..ttliuli Irr Pepa tn.ci.t of Justice. Senator Kohertson inl troddce-1 a hill ren.oviuir the dihilities of all ! r.ersi.iJ.s banned bv the 14th An endmeut. citeot hiuh Confederate U'ffieers like DavisL Lee. and l'vimer nietnhcr of; the U. S. ;i oujjress. J-(Mr Ih.ckery of JNorth rurolnia offered a resoi lutioik declanii'r that the houor and iiMd i'aitli ofth Govefuh.ent is pleuaed to tlie payment of all clain.s oi'thej loyal feple f the South who! Jiad ropeity- taken by the :u my, navy or Govl ..-.i.tli, m.i, ;,l. ..... Jl. .' o-i ..f I qui niiy ir J.ooker or lrginsa pliered the sau.e, reoliitKMi and lhe House a$tu jb- a vote of G9 t OOirelused to second the demand tor the 'ire vious oucsliou aud allow it tu be- eutertained. 1 1 T1; action of the V. S. Supreme Court in dis uiiisijig the legal tender cases upon the ntotioii of counsel fur the plaiutiffs do; not finally di4 pse fthe question at i.-siie. jit Merely post poned the subject uritil the next term of the Court, when a new case similai to the one dis4 missed will couie up for argument. Thean4 nouuecii decision of the Court stand, ho weverj as law until the next session of the Court until the other case is disposed of. I or ,Thp National Hanks, it apperirs, defeated the Secretary of the Treasury on his Funding billJ 'If wje have such things in the green tree, what shall Ue have ia the dry?" ' i . i U iieat. lhe thieapo Tribune thinks that wheat, the great staple of the . !Northwest. can scarcely get much ; lower. fFaraiers,- in their present preparations ft-r planting, will probably turn jheir. attention more to other grains, and ii is hardly probable: that this, as well as all other wheat producing regions, will have as abundant a cro this year as during the last t." , j t i -t- ' - ! - " T ' : -; i ' : . i , . -, Protective Duties and Agriculture. ,j i The "protective tariff question is a very old one. and although very fully and ably discussed by Adam &mith Waybr.d Bashat and others; ,is about as far fror4 a settlement as ever. ; Proteo tiou is in itself apparently a ery good thitig since it coifers great advantages on those whose business js protected. ; 1 Here is. nowever, ouo little objep tion 1 which seems to be overlooked, viz that when government protects any partic ular branch offjiOnian ) industry it: does so at somebody 'i , expense. , ; If woolen goods tor in stance are protected by a duryjj amounting to 20 per cevi &d vritorev and as consequence 30 per cent is added "to, the price of such goods, then the consumer lias to pay that much more to the domestic: manofacturer.jand consequently the business of the latter is fostered at the ex pense of he former, j Mr Lincoln once said in one of ln's auti-slavery speeches that no one man was good enough) to rule another man. It would require but a slight alteration of the phraseology and a still slighter change in the sentiment of this declaration 'to say that uo pne man was good enough to grow -rich at the expense jof auother man. ' Yet that is the whole jessencp of protec tion boiled doWiji toa drop and contained in a nutshell. Protection tojbe just should be equal. All alike aud td the same extent should share in it. Bui that is.' impracticable for the reason that some things need no protection, while other things live on it nd jdief without it.it You can not eoualize it ekcept by bounties. , If for in stance the producer of iron or cotton goods or woolen goods is protected in his business to the exteut of 30 peij cent; that is, if hej isi enabled by means of a protective tariff to sell; Jiis manu factured goods 2p per cent higher than he could have done without it, then the farmer should receive from t li 4f goyerikment jln some shape an equal; advautajrel But the wheat farmer and the cotton planter export a portion of their pro- J -1 1 . I 1 ' . 3 1 I ouce, aou canuoc inereiore foe pnueeieu oy duties. What then ? Why to deaf fairly i with them they ought to receive a bounty of 30 per cent on I their; prodilee out of the coffers of the State, ilf the farmer must be taxedj to support manufacturers, why should not manufacturers be taxqd to support . agricultnre ? But M r Greeley and bis disciples reply that the advan tage of protectioiii to: the agriculturist is that it builds up' a houi market for his produce! that the fostering of manufactures creates a demand for wheat, corri.bacon,l &c.,. at home..i On the other hand, to apbly ithe same argument reversed, the giving of boauties to'the farmer stimulates I agriculture and gives the manufacturer a better , n market tdr liis iome niarter iqr: ins goous jdv onaoiing tne - i t - i i - , farmer to consniiib more of theriv. The argumcut .:: f : V --t-'r .-, i therefore works m both directions I Ml he dieussion of jthe; tariff question has lately j made its way intd the columns of the agricultural ress. We see ho objection to this if the dis-1 cussion is condileted in a teniDerate i manner;!! dl Afior ill if. ifi Hii(J ;pvftr has been 'a POnteKthe- iween aiiiereus iniersis, ine oueeonieuuing lor UtastefyL the otler jforljustice'. ; The manufac - ..'6 j' : .t. . . -lUT,n- ?.l",eH u,rT ' ? "cu".ulrf-4 1U" leret tr.outarj .p.o uuouv re.u. u.u ....j, rnvsienx. xuf iney;nave suceeeo tobacco of the South. Hnd the whiskeyjof the est, and continue to grow and thrive at the exjense of other people. Does not the world belong! tol the saints ? And are not they thJsiiiitS '--f ar,lino Farmer J : "" . j imriugrationJ ; ; -s f - ) -. i f -i- 1 !'..., About two months ago Duncan Stewart, Esq., a distinguished ; pitizeu of Detroit,; Jlichigan, visiud Xotth1 Carolina with the view of fixing his residence her He has travelled extensive , and hal written a series ly through thie S hut if lettciis, to be fpublitihed in ;Scotlandj for the-; benefit of his coujutrymeu there, who desire to emigrate to this country We have been furuished b a correspondent of Mr Stewart,; (says the Jialeigh jStaudard.) with the subjoin d i xtract of his observations in It is a just and beautiful trib- North Caroliiia-J ute to our State ' -lI have briefly sketehed some of the advaii Carolina prttents; to settlers. tages that North To thej peojile br $cotland it j offers greater in ducements tiiau Jariy other quarter.; It ! is not subject pi long 'itldi winters like Canada, and the States of thej N'rtjiwest.1" l is free front the excessive heat hv the far South. It is notSsub- ItAl tU IUI iect to the fearful want of rain, that proves so r 1 '-3 4 I " 4 iT U. " , ,n ""f " , " ' ' V"" nearer i ne land oi ineir Dirtn; ana me Kindred J , .. , A. i, . f, T. . ; , r.J.r T " 1T V" V " "v- r V day s more sailiigto Norfolk than NewJ lork. ; t It is-400 to loOv mijes nearerf the sea than the States of the North west, SO: its products can leach the market of the world at a much lower ! rate of freight, sri much lowerl that the savings in freight ulJue would pay the cost of ail im- proved first daia plantation in fen yean. III IlaS ; a very large population ot bcottish descent.' It i : : t 1 1 '' i. - c. . i l . in a strongly Presbyterian State, hence conge . , . . i ' ! t- - t . - -r. f I i i n in 1 to their ' religious news. . -its people are education. very favorable j $,o I the iuterests. of neuce hi;u iiienial ;cuiture is attainable: j I j ; "To the b.uiktr aud capitalist it offers a hih 1 f n;te ol iiiterestj 'ithiit can be vtel secured, j. To e' cotun juaijiaciu.rer;i ir opers cneap i water rjWer a.a ?unauufe iu cneapco:ii,ana a neaitny country m tne caose vicinity pi the oottpu; fieldM. To iron'mastersVlt lofiTers Inducements '.'equal, if not superior tojiny other quarter of the;globe. The future Wilsons of Dundivon, arid Jisnrdsof Gaiislieuie of this j couuiry, jwill be found in Chatham bounty, orth i'arolina. Where the dottou and irnnjtrade fiourifches. all Tothcr indus tries will abonnV?. I To the ScoftUh jTarmer, it oifTers plantations at from oie ft tiro year vi his prct-eht rent, per lions family!; can aere, on which; large iudust earn a fortune Iii ten 'ears: a mi ia - cim ate. a great varietyjof Iprjo.ductions that come 'id matu rity in -onvenieiit jrotation, aifd cuabJes him to Keep arworK witn vigor aii toe year round, j To the Scottish ! stock raii-er it is an earthly paradise. Thtijuiountains and vallejs of the western portion; iof ithe! State beinj: nuch richer than the Lanunerujoor hills, the 1'entland hills, or the hills aroubd the home of Dandy Dinmont. Ni'thing in the highlands of Scttland can com pare with these grazing mountains for richuess, and Switzerland cannot vie with them iu beauti ful scenery, while no enow clad peaks threateu the valley with jdestructivt av4lanches ; j s . I To tlie laborer, gxd wages,! kindly treatment, a fine garden where abundance of fruits, flowers, and vegetables that are easilyjraised; will make uia ice you vi piionai enjoyment, and give ins family a chance in climb fortune's highest ladder. With these glorious advantages, the entire emigration of Scotland should be directed to this one pint for the present. A new Scotland can he founded which, at some future day, niay rival the old in science, literature land song where the liberty so loved by Bruce and Wallace will t. ! -. I . t. oe Tempered wun a lore ot justice lounded ou the teachings of Calvin and Knox r ' r -.-- - 1 lj ; - 1 --North CaroUna XMUWS - 1 S. Soldiers, we are IT . eS?" Two Companies ofU. informed ibv teleirram received at the Executive Department," will shortlyi arrfve in this city, to take the place of those who have just departed. Raleigh Standard. I j - - CXC '::. BJowan Superior Court was in session last week. Judge Cloud, we learn, has given general satisfaction during the term, jbothj to suitors and the bar We have several times ! heard the re mark ma de by gentlemen: of the bar that his Honor had improved- tery much' as a Judge. All are satisfied of his honcisCy and impartiality, and fewer of his decisions hafe been reversed by the Supreme Court than; almost any other Dis trict Judge. L We regretj however', to still hear some complaints sgainst! l itn for captiousnessJ We believe he is striving to tnend this fsiult, and he has certainly succeeded id some measure. Salisburr Korth State. J h If : i-:'TS'cj regret to learn Tihat BJr James Wall of Cleav land "county, diedJyery suddenly on Tuesday last. ; His death waf supposed to result, from a severe wonnd received on the head some time ulochJ--rIiutherford WtiMicator - j Penitentiary NortCE,-j-The attention of county authorities is directed to the fact that convicts sentenced 'to a1 term of imprisonment 7e&$ than four years j will not! bej received in the Penitentiary, but must be kept' confided in the several ccuuty jails. y I ' ;j. -i. f-. ;. -i '. ;' Daviison CoLLEGE.-i-The.next annual com mencemeit of Davidson Co lege; will take place on Thurs Jay, Juno 30th. The oration before the two Literary Societies will be delivered by Judge A LI Aldrich.of Barnwell District, S. C, on Wednesday, at 11 o'clock, A.; Mi . 3 Wjlminoton, Charlotte and EuinERroRP Bailroad. Dr. Win. : Sloan, President of the Wilming on, Charlotte andjllutherford Railroad lias been in our city, .The contract for build ins the bridge-over the Pee Dee,! and the early completion of the road to Wadesboro, is arranged. It is hoped and believed; that m a lew-days such other arrangements will be j entered into as ;will secure- eounection with Charlotte - within ten months from date. We are very glad to learn from the President that, he is determined to put the road through in the speediest possible luan ner. Wilinntoton Post Drunkard s infirmary. JJr.J. J. lhax- ton, of "Pi )ion- (whose address is ?I ilton, N. C.". has in co itetnptation rentinjg the Barracks at this f)lace and opening a Drunkard s Infirmary. We lear that the Doctor (who is a regular M. D.) continue." to perform miracies iir curing drunk ards and bid topers. '-11 llsooro Rtcrder. v. 1 :;, "." M. ' f ':! - : i 'i, .,. . ' Parponei?. Benj. It. Ilenson convicted in Spriug Term, 1870, of Watauga Superior Court, for stealing two shirts',. and sentenced to twelve months in the State Penitentiary, i was vardon- I ed .hv fldvernnr Holdp.n! nntin rpoiTimeruhitioh 'j e-igueu ; u(y ur. l rois ana a numoer oi oin ij without regard to party Kaleiuh Standard. ; - ,-"-j. -Ii - r ; Gov. Gbauam. Having suggested the name of ,thi8 i aist.uished- statcsmau i or the: 'State be conveuient for him to be a candidate, and he begs to be excused.. Every man f in Orange i . r L will regret h i s deeis ion .-r- Jlimwro Recorder. I .1 - .- - . II i .;! : iJ JBsg A.n Odd Fellows Celebration came off in balisburjnon I uesday last. 1 he i Jiixaminer says of the address : he laddress by the Rev. h J.'Meynardie was eminently, adpajied to the occa- sion. Jt was mterestiug. iointedi and delivered u the happiest manner, arid showed the speaker to be a geutieman of culture aud power. ItAKCE CpMI'ANY. Jhe Raleigh btandard. m calling attention to the aidvertisemetit of this Companyi ex presses the! hope, that lour citizens HT the Sthte will J . i . . - . j r fctep forward j and support it, and adds -The Company is a home institution in every Carolina respect, uuder the charge, of. North lueu,. sind ail its iutefests identified with the State, Those! se! looking iiir a eood aud reliable ftoninnnv t( insiir lin Tiprlfl hnt. rpnd r.h u nut I II' . t h rnnnr .n1 noi'n MfinnilminA an one most important. featurelii' that the ruunev ia ept in the State. I ; r '! ; " : :. , XUE ;1NJUMT Of THE J tie UrSt COII- creen , Peas reeeived ; this sea sob eanie to hand on Saturday ruor.inr, 23d of April They are what are knowi as the Marrow-fat; were shipped by Willard Kro8., of V ilnaiiKton, readily d sposed of for $0 per buattel. Thev were i - i i -i a ' '' u j .i- i " shipped Iy rail to Norfoikijnd thence by steamer tojialtiulore i This shows that WilminL'ton is aueau oi poin Vnarieftori auu van nan, th:s tea- son, in eajrJy vesretables; taltimtrre San. Land For Sale.) t. Py vir.the of a Decree! of he Superior Court of mecKienrjurg county, l will sen, at public auction to the bizheit bidder, at the Court House door in the City ot Charlotte, on Tuesday the 2Mlh day of May, lb.U. tUaM valuable Tract:of LAND belonging to Wm. VVallace, deceased, lying ion tie Atlantic, Tennessee &, Ohio Railroad, about y du14h from Charlotte, con taining ul out pKi Acres! ' About J joue-'half of the Land is under cultivatioul ' The above Laud will be sold subject to the widowfs drtwer. : . i lEKM-4-?iiBe liiuuths 'credit with interest frqm date, with bund aud sood security ' K i - r JAN K WALLACE. " Adniiuistratiix of WmJ Wallttce. dee'd. April J8, 1870 . Cwod I Half a dozen bottles of Dr. TUTT a Sarsaparilla and Queen's Delight will eradi cate all impure land - pbibodoua matter from the system. Anril 2S.i1R70 1m DISSOLUTION. - Thepartnershtp heretofore! exist tag between J. A. i i i t j ELLIOTT and JOHN LiELXJS. under the style of J. J A. ELLIOTT & . CO., w as this day dissolved by mutual cojisent J. A.- ELLIOTT withdrawing. rersouft indebted to us will confer a favor by sei- concern should present theiji to OflN I. ELMS, iime ai once, - ana tuosei Jiavtuz tiwuij hkwhs. wuo contihues . t.6e urocery aca rruvisioa uusmess at the ;olufcitaud foruiorly ioccupieu vy uoya iooa Lttaud formorly ioccupied by Boyd A Moody, J. A. ELLIOTT, JOHN I. ELMS. Yii Iri retiring from: the firm of J. A. fclliott & Co., 1 return thanks lor tbe piberal patronage be-' stowed upon us, and respectfully ask a continuance of the same to my former partner. J. A. ELLIOTT. ; Sy I wilt be pleased' to see my! eld friends and acauaintafaces at JOHN I. ELMS Store. April If, W. W. ELMS. Sheetings i and Yarns- IS BALES BIVLNGSV LLE SniBTINO and Sheeting. i! 10 Bales Yarns; assorted numbers, For sale at Factory n rices by 1 1 1 STEMiOtSiS, MAUAULAV & CO. April 25, 1870. t5SDr. Tutt's $arsapariDa and Queen s Deugbt clears lue sain and imparts a beau liful complexion. AuriU4. lbTU Ira Gibraltar, The absurd canard which came fnL .i . of Mr Bright's intention mtion to restore Gibraltar directed the attention .r ion to restore fiih-n. Spain, has at once directed the attention of n world to tnat tamous rock and fortress, tlth0 t the reporthas been ofScially contradicted. i deilved its name; Gebel-el-Tarek, Tarel's rock says an authority, "from the Saracenio cl''f who first occupied it, early in the eiDth & tuTy, It came into the hands of the lfnlig. J ulyv 1704, and has been . retained ever" tiu though various attempts have been uiade to rsl take it. By the treaty of Utrecht,! ia 1713, it was ceded to England: From Jn! 1779, to February, 1783, Gibraltar was bcsieS by the combined forces of France sod Sp,; and suffered greatly from the smallness of tV garrison, the scarcity of provisions, and the coa! stant fire of the enemy. The munitions of w expeuded on that occasion by tbe besiejreri cost over $10,000,000. On a single occasion 8,000 barrels of gun -powder were expended by them. As it'stauds, Gibraltar cannot have j cost Eng. land less than twenty to thirty millions sterling and is retained at an annual cost of $1,500,000 The Strait of Gibraltar is about eleven nillei wide where narrowest, and has the ieoortnooi i depth of 2,188 fathoms." Wdmiugton Star. ' - An Important Consideration. Dr. TUTTS Liver Tills are PURELY! VEGETA. BLE and adapt ed to young and old, male nd fenul." and may be taken at all times, without fevtraint of ! occupation, witkout change of living, without dieiu.4 without the fear of taking cold during all kindi f weather, and ia all climates they coutaiu ao jer. cury., .. ' - ;' ' ' . j Valuable Land for Sale. 'The subscriber offers for sale the TLAXTATIOX on which he resides, containing about 800 acres, f which 100 acres is first class hot torn Land, auiubU for meadow or corn Tlie upland is f superior quality, well aUiipted to the culture of cotton, gri or tobacco. : This La ml lies about one tuile Weat fnm (Jliarlotte. As a whole there ia not a better tract f Land in the county of the earae number of acres. The Land will be sold as a single tract or will It sold in lots to Euit purchasers. j , If not sold before SaturUy the 21st of if ay, it win be sold to tlie highest bidder on that day, at 13 o'clock, at the Court House iu Charlotte, All per sons wishing to examine the Land can call upoath subscriber upon the premises, who will take pleaiuri in affording every opportunity for inspection. . . DANIEL ASUCRT. - April 25, 1870 4w . . j 7- ii liAs a Spring Medicine Dr. TUTT S garsaparilla aud Queeu'a Delight Lu u eqnaL , - ApriV25, 1870 Ira ' - OSBOKNE & SCHIFF, Manufacturers of Saddles, Harness, Collars, . Opp6it the Firit National Bank of ciarlottt. : We have a large slock of ev.ery article in our line, aud ioffet them to the Wholetwle and Ketail trade at New York prices. . ' All work warranted, and .repairing promptly at tended tO, :T .-" I ' ' ' ' As one of our firm has a TANNERY at this pltet we are manufacturing from our own stock of Ieaiiier, a ad are enabled to ofler extraordinary, bargains. ESr-RCUIFF. & BRO.ill keD a fall stock ef- ttfvnr LEATHER at our hiore You will find it l I tfnra ri-i. - - i J"-e Jla We pay the highest price in Cash for food (- .- - : TFT X ID 321 i3 . ' All those wanting to secure the higb est price for 1 Tan Bark, Will call and make contracts. Our stand is the one occupied by the late Robert Shaw, April 25, 1870. SPRING TRADE, 1870. Look out for 2? NEW BOOT AND SHOE STORE, AtS. B. Meacham's old stand, between the two Banks. ... ' M nkfBj, in first class Boot and hoe Store, i I My friends and the publio rencrallr are respect- fully invited to give mc a call and they will not re- 6ret C.lBCOTT. - - ITow Hardware Store. McL'AUGHLIN & WALTER BREM, Wholesale aud Retail Dealers in FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC HARDWARE AND CUTLERY, Corner Trade ami Try on S(rett, Under Mansion House, -C II A IK L O T T R , 2Y. C. . JOi: McLACUIILI.V, April 18, 1870. y WALTEIt Bit KM. CHEAP" GOODS. Me are now receiving and opening our Spring Stock It is a known fact that roods for some time Pt have been steadily declining in the Northern nmrketi. and having just bought we received the benefit of the very latest decline. 'I We call particulMr attention to our large soppi Family Groceries. Only give us a call and we are sure you will bay from us, as no one can undersell us. i ! , CULI COXN0U CO. Beatlia'i Ford, April 25, 17U 4w . WiL, Char, & Ruth. Railroad, Secretary and Treasurer's Ojfire, .7 CriARtorrE, N. C Arril 2i,187. ) Notice is hereby given that a reneral meeting ef the Stockholders of this Kon.fl in culled to AseBible the Citv of Charlotte on Wednendav. the 1st dsy of June next, to consider a proponed aiueDdiueul Ut tks Charter of the Company. . I Uy order or tne lioard of Directors. I ( CALVLN J. COWLES, April 25, 1870. ' . becretsry. Order for an Election. Noitu Cabolika, 1 Mecklenburg County. Ordered bv the Hoard of County Commissioners of said County, a majority of the Commissioners be iug present and voting ia tlie amrroailve, teal me Count v Commissioners subscribe, (f 200,(X)0) tw hundred thousand dollars to the Capital Slock of the Air-Line iiaiiroaa cenipany, ioieuucu ioi run iron Atlanta. Ga.. to Charlotte, K..C, and ($100,000) one hundred thousand dollars to 'the Capital Slock of the Atlantic, Teneeeaee and Ohio Ilailroad Com p'sny iu North Carolina.. This subscription to bs paid in Bonds of the County of Meek let bufg bearing (7) seven per cent per annum intercut the interest payable semi-annually; tbe Bonds to bf taken at par, and the principal of the Bonds payable twenty years after date. '. v I Ordered that an election be held In tbe vanoui Townships of said County, on Thursday the ltlib J of May, 1870, at which tiw Jhe qualified rketert will be entitled to vote euner lor or agaiui sv scription. Tlie fcieciors in iavor oiBuuscrtpuoa vote Foe 8BscBlPTloll and tbe Electors agsiat subwription will vote Aoait l?rscirTio." It ia further Ordered that the Sheriff of theCoun' make all necessary arrangements for said eleclioa M provided under laws and regulations for election of members of the Legislature. . - THOMAS L. VAIL K. M. OATE3, II. L. DcAUilOXB, U. IU KIXO. ! , County t'wmmissioners. April IS, If 70. : : I
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