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tftfi J -TEV Editor and - Proprietor.
pU SnhMrriytion Tubes Doixahs, in advance. ;
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
33, 187.0;
NISETEEXTn VOLri.lE--lV UMBER 93D.
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estern. Democrat
i rt'CLI'IIK D BT I 1 .
t i ' I i .-
fm vj J. YATES, Editor and "Proprietor.
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1lret lHHKrs per annum in nuTaucc.
rtcments will be i
or in ccjrlnce witb
inserted " at
reasonable
contract.' I
Dr. W. H. lolTman,
DENTIST, ! ;
: (I.ate.pf f.inr,,lnton, A. C")
informs t'ac citizens of
(Charlotte and
Mic Z'-nertiljr. tliat he ua" perinneniij loca
jr loca-
. .r!ntte. He is lully "ijrcpureU
to attend
i; c):i reUlin to hi pmftsiou. i f
!,,...:i,lal practice for more thnn TO years in
.Iprii in f c.untrjr an-1 iu" the Confederiite army
yujiiii tlrni- the lite -war. warrant him in
'ir satisfaction to all parlies who nay
,re hi- mtticcs. ! '
mi Otfii ' over Smith & Hammond's Drug Store.
.-:':..,- from 4 A. M. to 5 l M. !
e rr k ! i IV IVram. Cushier I?t Xational
.f "L--ir!ii-?wi'. w hi Moon, itr. J. It. Mc-
-1,1 H.J. laXcs, r.iiitor i.uarioiie uemocrai
DENTISTRY.
Tfcei.? I firm or ALEXANDER & BLAND U he.rc
, rfvi. 1. at I tr- former Maud iu L5roru buihling,
ilir li.il-itc Iloiel. Entire xAiifuct ion is
rnt.-.J. an.I teib can be extracted uitliout pain.
, j.fr .nag- of -or old cusloioera ia reepectfully
Robert Gibbon, II.
TIIYslCIAX AND tfUHGKO.V.
fvTrKffirf over Smith & IlaoimondVDruz Store
V.J.-ge Street.
J.
P.
Mc Combs, M.
prot
i!.ional services to the
citiicns of
,,ri .rtr and urrouiiding country. AU calls, both
.r sn.i l.iv- trointtly atieudod to. j;
.i.ae in ir.i n a nuuaiug, up pi airs,
14.-1 :e lloicl. ; ;
Met -, !. '
opposite the
Dr. JOHN H. McADEN,
rholesale and Retail Druggist,
CllARUtTTt:, A". C. j
iufl htnl a large anl well selected stock of TURE
iDJS.i riM-niical. Patent Melicines. Family Medi
. rim.-. tii. Varni.-he, Dye tjtutTs Fancy and
iVt Article, which he is Ucterutinel to bell at the
y loart priCOa.
W. F. DAVIDSON,
A T, T X 15 V A T I. A
I . Charlotte- N.; C.l
Office over 1. KoorMAX.v More.
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DR. E. C. ALEXANDER,
Charlotte, IT. C ,
services as" Pliy-"ic:a to the cjtlicns
o ine cjiiicns oi
ir!..tte an-1 irruniliiig country, ij
f!ii-p prarly opposite Charlotte; Hotel.
yT Or. Alexander makes a good Cough Mixture,
rrrilun ny Patent .Meliciiie. Try jt.
l."7i.
XT $
PRACTICAL
Watch and Clock Hii3r,
AXD DEALER IS
JEWELRl', FLYE WATCHES, CLOCKS,
I : M'rt'rh Material, Spectacle, de.
5 1 $ 1 S,;7. CHAR LOTT E, N. C.
MANSION HOUSE,
: Charlotte, N. C.
fii well known Hotie having been newly fur
n l r-Gn- in every department, is now open
tlie 4-i uninj.xlt ion of Ihe
TUA VJLXf; rUBLTC.
rrttrinihii'c! at Ihe Depot on arrival of Trains,
u, -.'I. ix;,. II . C. ECCLES.
B R. SMITH & CO ,
moral Commission Merchants,
t.(l AVAy Stmt, lkiSTON, MAsiS.,
the sale of Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Naral Stores,
and ihr purchase of Gunny Cloths and Merchan-
generally.
ilrral Ca-h advances made on consignments to
au-I all usual facilities offered,
e h.pe by fair and houesl dealing, and cur bet
rt to pleAe; to receive from our friend that eu-
ragemeat which it shall be oar aim to merit.
rders solicited and promptly filled for Gunny
Fih. Roots and bhoes. ic, &c.
Rkfck-'bt PinHHMOX to
1 Demerritt. E.. Pres. Eliot Nat. Rank, Doston.
iogS Reynolds. 1 10 Pearl St., Boston.
'chis4in & Co.. 207 Pearl St., New York.
Rryce Jt Co., Charlotte, N C.
VeAden. E-i . Pres. Ut Nat. Rank. Charlotte.
Dewey & Co , Rankers. Charlotte, N C.
I Oatea & Co., Charlotte. N I.
liains 1 Murchison, Wilmington. N C.
Wm Johnatoru Pres. Charlotte and Augusta Rail
road. Charlotte, N C.
"ft , I8ti'.. .
LARGE STDCK-
JWittkowsky & Rintelsr
re received one of the largest Stocksof Goods
r offered in Ihis market, aud arc receiving week
Iditions. so that they -are prepare! to supply any
mnt of patronage they may be faTored with du
; ihe Fall and Wiater.
Country Merchants are especially invited to
and examine this Mock of Gvod. as they
can
anything wanted for nocking a. country
at very reasonable w&oiesaie prices.
ive n a call and see our Gools .aiid hear our
es tnjfore making yur purchase.
' WlTTKOWSKY M RINTELS.
arch 1., I87(X
jves. Tin & Sheeting Iron Ware.
i -lirar
on ban 1 the bet STOVES in the market.
ar'sYhlorific, Excelsior, Columbia and Live Oak
king Stoves. t i
Box and Parlor Stoves.
Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware. "
Hollow Ware, Japanese, Ware, and various
lousekeeping Articles.
II wares and work warranted as represented.
Orders respectfully solicited,
vi. 2H. 1570. . . p. IL BYERLY.
Superior ' Courts. ;. ,
The' Fall Terms of the Superior Court for this (the
9th) District will U held as follows : '
j : Polk, p.l Monday in September. : j
Rutherford. 4th Monday in.September.
Cleareland, 2d Monday after 4th Monday in Sept.
Lincoln, 4th Monday after 4th Monday in Sept.
GaHoa. Cth Monday after 4th Monday in Sept.
Mecklenburg, 8th Monday afler 4th Monday , in
September. " '! i "
Cabarrus, 10th Monday after 4th Monday inSept.
And in the 5th District as follows : ' !
t'nion, 8th Monday after 2d Monday in August.
Anson, 10th MontL-iy after 2d Monday- in August.
Por Saleja Good Farm-
We offer for sale,1 privately, 240 Acres of good
LAND, being part of the l'tantatiou of Edwin R.
Harris, deceased, in' Cabarrus county, N. C. , It is
situated on the main roads leading, from Concord to
Lincolnton and from Salisbury to Charlotte, 10 miles
from Concord, 10 miles from Davidson College and
10 iroia L Harlot! e; i9 3 miles Trom Topliir Tent
Church in one of the best neighborhoods in the State.
It is well watered, has two dwelling houses .with out
building, and can be divided into two farms with
(dwellings on each. 'Terms accommodating.
.Call and examine the Lands fortjoureelves Pos
eion given in part in lime for Fall owihg, iu full on
the let of January, or perhaps earlier.
i i f A. J. SEAflLE.
! - . i. J. N. CRAIG,
Aug 20, 1870
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Executors.
Wheat Wanted.
ST H 4 rS f Bushels Wheat wanted, for which
WMyVT the highest market
price will be
paid. I
W.
J. liLACK.
.fuly Uth, 1870.
' II. C. ECCI.RS,
T. H. OA ITU RR,
of Mocksville, N.
of Iredell county, N. C-
C.
ECCLES & GAITHER,
Auctioneers and Commission 'Merchants,
: f - Charlotte, N- . C,
For the sale and purchase of Cotton, Tobacco. Grain.
Flour, Produce and Merchandize of all kiudsMausiou
House Uuilding, Charlotte h.C
R eff.b excf T.-W. Dewey & Co., Bankers; M.
P. I'egram, Cashier First National I5ank ; V. J.
Yate, Editor Western Democrat," Charlotte, N. C.
3Iarch 2S, 1870..
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M. HOLT.
L. S. HOLT
& SON.
E. HI. HOLT
(Sucrcssrtr to K. J. Holt & Co A
Grocers & Commission Merchants,
j CII ARLOTTE, N . C
. Our stock of Groceries is complete in every de
partment, and we hope by strict attention to the
wants of our customers to merit the continuance ot
the liberal patrouage bestowed ou us during the past
j Wanted,
Cotton.' Corn, Eacon, Ac, ic, lor which :we pay the
highest cash- prices. - : I
Agents for Holt's Yam, Sheeting, Plaids, &c.
Also,: for the unrivalled Brands of Flour, made at
our own Mill. I ' i
It will be to your interest to See us before buyiug
or selling.
.In mo i't. 1STO
, i
New Hardware Store.
Mclaughlin I & Walter brem,
j Wholesale aiid Retail Dealers jn
FOREiaN AND DOMESTIC
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY,
f LVrnrr TraJe and ' Trgnn jSfrcts,
, . Under Mansion House,
I c ii a ii l.'o x t is,, nr. C
j i i joe Mclaughlin,
April 18, 1870. 1 y WALTER BREM.
j 100,000 Fruit Trees,
Fur Ihe Fall, Winter and Spring Trade of 1870-71,
, AT THE NEW GARDEN NURSERIES,
! GHEIJXSBOIW, n. a-
Good, rel'utble and active agents are wanted to
canvass, for which ft paying commission will be
given. Our stock comprises nearly every variety
suitable to Southern culture. For further informa
tion address J. LIN D LEY & SON,
Catalogues free. j ' . Greensboro, N. C.
August 8, 1870 , ! 3m f
COTTON GINS.
CHARLOTTE, Jf. C, June 18, 187a
Mr.ssRs. Rurm. Beowx & Co : Gentlemen: We,
the undersigned. Cotton buyers and Grocery dealers
of this City, have bought cotton ginned on the GuK
lett Steel JJrush Gin, and have found it to be free
from trash and dirt, and of snperior lint, (fibre un
hrtikeu and free from nap.) and good cotton sold for
half a cent per pound and poor and stained cotton J
from one to two cents per pounu overcouon oi me
same classification ginned on other Gins.
Oates, Sanders Sl Oates,
i STBNHOrE, Macai'uay A Co.,
i I E. M. Holt & Sos;
J. Y. Bbtc k Co.:
jgy- We are Agents, and keep on band a supply
of the above Gins. Any one in want of a Gin should
call and examine tbem before buying. '
Call or send for Circular
I .-. ; BREM, BROWN & CO
June 20, 1870 4m f
KOOPMANN'S
I X" JE3
This invaluable remedy in the following innumer
able diseases. Cholera Morbus, Dyspepsia, Dyssen
tery. Disrrhrea. and other kindred bowel affections.
Chills and Fever, 4c, has stood the TEST OF AN
HUNDRED YEARS and now stands unequalled in
the Southern Stales, j"
As an Appetizer and Stomachic, its powers are im
mediately experienced, and so pleasantly, that it
cannot be said to be physic. - "f
! Thousands of Soldiers
In the Soutnern army, suffering from the above
naoied diseases, have used it freely, and -testify to
its efficacy. - - i - ' -
- Hundreds of families who now use it with unvary
ing success,, have volunteered their certificates of
its merits, i j i
This is no new or untried Medicine, but has been
... i - I t- . 1 i
Store i useI in Uermany lorioe last uau-ceuiury ; armiue
J recipe has been in possession or my fattier s family
for CO years past, and during the last fifteen years
t these Bitlera have cured i ,". .'
! Thousands cf Cases
In Western North Carolina, and North Western South
I Carolina. . '! ' ..y. -
The Roots and Herb nsed In its manufacture are
I imported by me from 'Germany, where their aaedi
! cinal virtues are well known. ! '
Families, especially those having young children,
' should never be without a bottle in the bouse.
In marshy and swampy districts, where the ma
' larial influence are so deadly poisonous, this Ritters
I is the only SURE REMEDY known, which will pre-
vent its attack and insure a freedom.Trom its poicon
: mil effects. . " 1 ' ' " " 1 t" .
t&T F or Sal by all Drnggistfc, -a
; ; A' JJJ KOOPMANN.
Jul v IS. 1870. : Charlotte, N. C.
' ; Opposition toi the Coolies.
' Jadgo Kcllj, of PetiD5jlTania, is rtt rehe
mentlj opposing the itnmtjrratton and jetuploy
ment of Coolies. This ia all rerj well, and we are
glad to see that the position of the PjjuWratic
party has forced their opponents to take losfensi
bly the ?atne prroands on this 'all-absorbing sub
ject. Nevertheless, example is better 'than pre
cept. The " protectionists have all alon; ;been
pretending that they were; the friends of the
workingman, and that they were for phieHinr
him arainst the competition of the pauper' labor
of Europe but in Massachusetts, the home of
prefect ion: one of the leading high tariff! men is
stocking his manufactory' with Coolies,' who can
work for less j than; half what the paupers " of
Europe demand ,for their labor. j j . ' ' -
It was some ' time -before the protectionists
ook ground against the outrage of importing
hinese. Sot do we believe that even !a portion
of them wonld have come out against a! measure
that would have supplied them with the' means
of so increasing the profits of the manufacturer,
had they nVit seen that if they did not op'pose it,
thfV wrmlil 1 sn'Pnt. mv-iv Vi v nnnulir I iiidio-na.
. - - j j f t T
unn. e oeueve tnat w.itn most or tneru ,ic is
ii . n Lt' j . l ,i ' in J i ti-
nii taiK. anjnow, ana lorn, tney wouia oo wining,
if they dared,; to open the Asiatic slaver trade.
that would! put money into the -pockets
10
.the
man ufactu rers. Norfolk Jon mat.
f-T
An Incredible
Horror. We
wqre
told
at unlay that a gentleman reached the city the
' T .1 iC .1- ' 11- - 1. ' 1 t O - 1
day
UIC) KIU?, MUUI I I.C IICI" Illtll IHIVU III ( tr
from the neighhirluod of( Sutifish,
bringing word of a terrible affair which happen-
ed down in that region. - The story ruD that a
tobacco grower had a number of hands employed
erecting a tobacco house, and that on thejground
floor of the building he had slaughtered -j 6heep,
using an axe aud block to beht-ad the! animal.
Two little boys, sons of the planter, cause about
the building, when the smallest one expressed. a
desire to be instructed -iu the mode of killing
the shtfp.; The larger boy told him it h.; would
place his head on tWe block he , would do so.
Hoy No: 1 complied with the condition,
and No.
2 fulGlled ; his promise; by serving No.
I's he:id
from his body. This so horrified a porjipn of
the workmen, who were putting a larre rMf
timber i" psition, that they let it fall.) Unfor
tunately, it fell where another party of men were
at work, killing ten of them and wounding fuur
others. Wiweunn JntfJlujevcer.
. if!--.
t ;
Kind I Words They never blister the
tongue or , flie lips, arid while they cost
but little
they accomplish much. Kind word
Will after
awhile produce in your heart a beautiful image.
You will have the satisfaction sooner or later of
knowing you have soothed and quieted
inps of another. ;Such achievements
humble, are real victories iu life,
' A ' - I ........
the feel-
however
Isn't it ja;hard fate awaiting some tin
ortunate
mcu after death, that their friends can't
1 1 4V a I
ji.un, i .ivi. v.i ... v.yw v......
a day iu their graves without itisulting
ljorywith loads of doggerel iu praise of
let mem
lie quiet
their me
their virtues ?
M . Wanted,
... 15,000 Pounds Peaches and Apples,
10,000 j " Blackberries,
. "f l.OtK) j Feathers,,
1.000 ! " M Beeswax,
For which the market price will be paid in Cash.
j ; . ECCLES & UA1THKU.
: Auctioneers & Commission Merchants.
August 20, 1870. : ; j M
Just Received on Consigrttnent.
2 New Uuggies,;
20 Boxes Factory and State Cheese, 17a
9 cents,
2 Kegs English ioda, b cents, - "
7500 Feet Satety Fuse, at $1 per 100 feet,
, 1 Barrel Sugar at 10 cents per pound.
Pure Hochelle L'randy, $4.50 per gal
Port Wine, .1.50 per gallon,
Sherry; $1.50 per gallon,
Holland Gin. $2.50 per gallon
Ginser Brnndy, $2.50 per gallon.
- 2 " IScuppernong Wine,:$2 per gallon,
4 " Apple Brandy, . $2.2- per gallon,
6 Cases Champagne Cider, $3 per dozen.
All wool Carpeting, new, 85 cents per yardj
Hemp Cwrpeting, new. 30 ceuts per yard, j
Mason's Large Blacking, 75 cents per doieu
Plates, Dishes, Goblets, Japanned Waitersi jPitcberi
and assorted Crockery, below New York cost. Sef
cond-liand Sewinz Machines, Pianos and Furniture
at exceedingly low prices. .H
JSCCLE.S A-UAITHJSK,
Auctioneer) & Commission Merchants.
Agricultural Implements.
The nndersttrned are Agents for the sale of Howie
& latum s celeorateu lwo noiier aorgnumj wins.
;Also, Agents for the) sale of J. ji.. Thompson b
Plows. Corn Shelters, Straw Cutters and at tier mi
v1 Sam on i a
1
a t, au aa urn .
Also, Agents for tbej
sale of Tremaine
& Bro s
Pianos, a sample-always on hand at our
Auction
Uooni.'
Give us a eall as we always have bargains.
ECCLES GAITHER.
nctioneers & Commission Merchants'.
4-
Wool-Carding Machine-
All Wool delivered at Barringer & Wolffs Store,
in Charlotte, will be Carded and returned; in good
order.
w. B.
COCIlKAN, (
June 20, 1870
3m
Mallard Creek.
Lumber
Lumber!!
We have a Steam Saw Mill in operation aiCherryj
ville. in Gaston county, at the head of the Vilmingj
ten, CharloUe & Rutherford Railroad, and! are prej
pared to furnish Lumber of the best quality to any
person desirinsr it. at short notice and on fair terms
Either Ash. Burch, Poplar, White-oak or PineLumt-
hor will be furnished of a superior auahtv,. For
further information, address . . 1 1
( QUINN. BAKER A CO.
July 11, 1870 ! ; Cherryville, N. C.
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State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg: county.
'- . nl. ! superior Court. ' . j'j ": -
Daniel C. Wilson r John M. Wentx ie. aL '
Special Proceedings forPartition'.of j jLand.
It appearing ta the satisfaction of the Court that
John M. Wentx, Elmira Williamson and Jlalinda
Black, throe of the defendants" in Ihis case, resWe
beyond the limits or this State, it is ordered by the
Court thst publication be made for six successive
weeks in the i Western Democrat, a newspaper pul
lhdied ?i h City of Charlotte notifying- said de
fendants to be and appear before the Superior Court
of said-comiy ai ihe-Court Hooser in Charlotte,
within twtnfy days' fromlhe dateof this publication
a Bn-rr the complaint in the above proceeding, or
judgment pro confesso will be entered against thtm
according to complaint. ' ' ' " ' If I
Witness, U- A .Osborne. Uer a i ne ewjTrwr
Court of said county, at otbee in CharloUe' the 10th
day of August; A; D., 1870
. . E. A-
OSBORNE, C. S.
c.
An?: 15. IfTO
fiapd;
i The Highest Flight Ever: Made by Man,
I The balloon ascension of GnyLwssacin 1804,
when he rose to the height of 23,000 feet and saw
the barometer at 13 inches, is called the highest
ever made by inan. Ten years ago r that would
have been the . -fact : : but ; the 'world moves-
and more recent progressionists have soared
above the Aooian or any other mountain, : and
reached an elevation of 30.000 ' feet, where the
barometer stood at about f nine - inches. This
ascent was made September 5th. J862, by
Messrs Glaisher andj Coxwell near London, j
Mr.' Glaisher estimates: the extreme; elevation
of his balloon at upwards bf six r -j miles. Th4
result of eight remaxkable ballooh ascensions by
Mr. Glaisher were read at the meeting bf the
British Association in 18G3. ' Mr. Glaisher con
siders that a balloon of the capacity of 90,000
cubic feet j containing the best carburetted hydro
tgenj is necessary to attain; the height of six miles
He says that observations up to three miles
high, even of a delicate ; nature, can be made
tas comfortably in a balloon as on the earth; that
at hetgths exceeding fourj miles they cannot be
made ouite so well because of -the. persona
distress of the observer ;h that at five miles iiigl
i requires the exercise of a strong will to make
them at all. mat up to tnree miles nign .any
person may go in the car of a balloon who has
ordinary self-possession. jiThat no person with:
heart disease or pulmonary j complaints' shojuld.
attempt lour .miles hth. j i ; ' f ! ' , '
!' Sir John Iferschel suggested that the aero
naut should supply himself, with proper clothing.;
and a bag pf oxygen, to b gradually admitted; in-i
to a breathing bng; so he could ascend : to the!
height bf eleven and a half, miles, whero She.
barometric column would 'stand at three inches.!
Watts" Infallibiutt.-A storyiis told of
-I
an old clergyman who had the most unbounded
taith in natts nymn-DonK.- ue
Jt v ! wwv J i a m a f.. r-w
was ' fond of
to any page
without finding an appropriate hymn; A nus-.
c hievous son of his thought it would be a goodi
joke t(i test his father's faith. So he took anj
Old song and pasted it on one of the paires of the
book oyer !a hymn so nicely that it ctjjiXd not be
caaiiy ucieciuu. vt ciiurcu, uue pauuaiii morn
ing, the minister happened to open at that very
page, and -commenced to read
Old Grimes is dead
There
was a sensation !ih the audience.
He
looked
at the choir aud they looked at him j
but
such was his faith in Witts' hymn th?t he' tin-
dertook it
aram commencing witu tne same
line. There
was another I sensation in the; au-
diencei
Looking at it
again
ana men at tne
congregation, and then ati the choir,; said
he,
"IJrethern, it is here in the regular order
m
Watts hymu-book and we Will sing it (anyhow
A Hint to Lovers of Wine A good
storvls told of an American travelinj; in Paris.
i - r I )1 . " i
; Having occasion to take .a.! bath, Jus pnysiciau
j riaiug occasion iu iukc a ,s uatiii, in
f recomcnended a wine bath. K In the
j'this esahlishment there was a 'coloret
vnAnnmionial n un wa Vi-i frli ! Tn tfiA svakvrkTrkTT rt4
.1 man whnni
he had known in America, and
of him i he
m
for the
quired! how they could give a wine bath
seventy-nve ceuis i tiy, niassa. t paiu
negro,; '-that wine ; nas been in tne Datn-room
for one week, and you is the thirty-eighth j per
son, that blit lied in it." 'if Well, li suppose jthey:
throw lit away when done with it ?" i'"Oh.j no,
master ; they send it down "stairs j for the poor
people!, who bathe for twenty-five cents. ''jAnd
then what do they do with it : f-Hottle it up
and send it to America, where they -sell it; for
trench wine.
"My 'soil " said ait old jlawyer, I giving advice,
to his son,1 who was just entering ipon: the prac-j
tice of his father's profession, yif you hve a
case 'where, the law is clearly on your sidej but
justice seems 'to be against you, rge upon the
jury the necessity of sustaining the law.; If, on
the other hand, you are in doubt about the; law,,
but your client's case is 'clearly founded upon,
justice, insist upon the necessity of doing justice.)
even thouch
h the heaveus (Should tall." "15ut.:
asked the son, "how shall I
case
where; both law and justice arc dead
me?'' '-In that case, my sou," replied
against
the old
stager,
talk roui
lSy- Advices from almost every point in the:
North-west represent the! harvest as result jug
favorably, :and the yield of grain unusually good,
It is now settled that the wheat crop of the na
tion is a good one. The season has been so favor-
able that the grain is well cured and saved, aud
will make good flour. ! i
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A .i Practical ' Offer. A
Georgia stove
dealer offers a S75' stove
to any young
lady
between thirteen and eighteen years of age who
shall, Iduring the State fair, best illustrate her
knowledge of the use of such articles by ieook
ing a dinner for six persous on i the State! fair
grounds- : ;jjn '' ; u . .!.
v D. SNYDEB fit
Gun land Lock
SON,
Smiths
I CHARLOTTZ?,' , . ,
Dealers, Manufactnrers and Repairers of all kinds of
Guns. Rifles, Pistols, Door Locks, Trunk Locks aud
Keys of -alt sixes. :r'?t hJ !. --i-' ''; ' : n'- '
The best of Guns, Rifles. &e., constantly for sale
or procured to order at price tow dowii. , j .-.
Go to the new 'Jobbing Shop io get" your Arms,
Rifles or Sporting Goods,'! or have your old j work
made as good as new; T i r ;r- f it'fv":'f 5 w't
Shop in Parks' Bailding near the Public Square:
' : j ! ... i.uPi-lx DAVID SKi'DKRiM
Aug 22, 1870. . . FT:'.- yi WE. SNYDER. j
SMITH & HAMMOND!
Are receiving their Fall Stock of Drugs,; Medicines,
&c. which they are offering at very low prices,
wholesale and retail. , t I
Country Merchants and others visiting Charlotte
willdo well to call and get quotations.; J '
Aug 2.; 1870. ! V v'!fH'r " '"I r-''!V-'."T';' i!
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..f:-A Cotton Gin,"'-,-r'"
Second-hand, will be sold to any one wanting it oa
accontmodating terms. It will be sold lo whoever
wants it. I . .. .. f R-i BOSTON WALLACE ft
August 20, 1870" pd. ;;f;4;. ? j., ,r
) 1 Moving Hoiisesl 4 ip j
Having had much .experience in moving
Woodea Buildings. I give notice io the citi-
ena of Mecktenbunr and adjoining counties.
that I am fully prepared to remove Wooden Houses
of all sixes, on reasonable terms and at short notice.
. . s JOHX MoCOXNELLv f
Fepti, J870 , . Zvc - CharIoitrNC
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.Flie, Girl Market
C7ii'va-i-An Episode
A Strew e
of Cltinne
Emiffraitp ttt Arruriru
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"Russell writes Srpp IJong Kong as follows;
WI saw the sale of a fimi
where the husband an4 fa
f last week for debt,
her was iq 'Cahforuia
and; perhaps I can no b
about it. There were fev
better than to tell you
e children thrPA irirla
and! two boys. ! A e had nassed them three times
in our chairs durig the day, as theV etood be
side the road, dressed iin their holiday attire bf
uiuij.. j J4ic Mieuce 1 i,uey ooservea wncn any
person passed, and their downcast looks, created
curiosity on our part to know their business
there. . Arr H ung," mir jwaiter, was calle4 up
and asked the cause of this; little parade, rj Why.'
said he. 'tlie srirfs. and nethan thi whnlft familv.
arb ibr sale We stopped our chairs, and step.
cji i'!-4 -j t 1 l. r.-fc.t "i.i . 4
jicu uui, w u.-ivB a taisi who ;inem, using Arr
Hnhg as an interpreter;. The mother
wrinkled and gray, aud hung her! head as if she
was afraid Jto look us lu the face. But the chil
dren, with the exeptinh of the oldest girl, looked
cueenui, anu were onua pieasea witn tneir
holiday attire. The oldest girl wa3 sixteen. and
oldest boy fifteen, , So said the gruff bid broker
who had the pa
rty iii
charge, and who seemed
quite anxious to dispose of his wares. , After a
great deal of quizzing and evasive
broker told us that the husbandVand father was
in California, and ha4 jucpected to pay hia note
given for his passage, and that his fannly were
no offered for sale to tfijr his debt. H'e hoped
to he able to pay the -debt with !the sale of. the
two oldest Igit ls. Biifc
as (vet he had received no
offers.; I Ho paid that !t
he fauiily became security
yoljintarily, and he fifever knew a case where
they did not voluntarily ojner themselves for sale
if the note; they secured was not paid. ; ..
In refily tb our quest ions he said that when a
customer ;boii;ht a-child or person, the person
wa
is made
at once
wner.jbf the child, body
and foul. . No Chinaman would disoutc the bur
chaser's right to do whatsoever he pleased with
.1 ' 1 ' 1 ' - 1 'ill k. 1 r. n.i 1
tne nuniaq oeing ue na paiu tor. l ne Doys
woniu niase goa servants, .nef saui, ana - in tne
CO
;rse or a few years .op. wort n a iortuue to tne
ow
ler.
The girls would! make good "arrners,"
or purses,
as ;they are calledllin America. : - He
would show us their physical beauty would
make thein singaml flby trifeks if we thought of
buying
oldest trit l
llowj much
?ouId we give ?
The
he would se
and the.! lit
1 for 400 -' the next one
fort 8200J
Ie six! year-old for $50.
The boys
he could nod
sell until the girl were
disposed of- !' Wd thought ' the price too high.
The 'market was gluted witD saleable girls, and
he inust; not think of jgeti ingjover 8100 for the
oldest aud handsomest rhile 'f.ir the little; one
he must njot expect or S10. j - :"" ' '- '
r He sheered at that ind sajd that Englishmen
always talked in that j-wav-whei they wanted to
buy. . While we were iplkmg 5a party of blue
rolled Oh uiese arisjocr.- fs Lcatiie up and began to
inspect the family. T ieV onened the mouth of
the oldest! girlrapped loii her white teeth to see
ii i neyj. were sou no i ipnuea open, ner aress.
tlioiipt'd Iter ribs, l.-iugjhejd at her little feet, told
her t!o show ihw whitlu of' her eyes, ordered her
to sinir. aud to show them ithe trinkets which
the fond mother had give
n her as a parting gift,
tan kent un a constant
All the while the salesn
jabber, in
which we Jtook no intetcsf Time
pressing, jrt'e passed vri,
eaving the parties dis-
puiing aoout tne pn
batilitie's f their run
ii the pritte, and discussing the pro-
away ir taken to iiong
After; niaking our call we returned the same
day. to ascertain the resultof the sale. "Only the
motner ana ooys' were aett. ' r 1 he d;bt was only
300, and S50 of it still remained unpaid. I
have bee.ii often told !by residents in China that
the pareuls would as stou sell their children as
a cow or a pig. Aud
I had ; begun to believe
upon" passing ; the group
the scene had changed.
that such I was the case
the first time. But!
The girls I were gone,
aud 'now ' a boy must. go
also. : The mother satjin the dirt with her arms
around j the youngest,'
wailing; in a most piteous
manner! and, as Arr-Hung said, cursing the men
that sold her, husband a ticket to America at
S300, which cost then but 840. The broker
sat listlessly . by suiokihg his pipe, and twirling
nis cane, looai'ig as if :vt was tuo sniauesi. niauer
of business with hiui.j J 4 I . r
; The boys! were cry log, and seemed very much
afraid of us, now it wa's certain that one of them
But we pasted on and left them in
their misery. We never knew whether the boy
man to be treated as a
be carried to the West
Indies under a nomiasl contract, or to a native
landowner to be his 1 slave! -But that one of
them was sold iu to servitude for the sum of 850.
there can be no doubt. The girls were doubtless
purchased for the vilest purposes, unless they
had the! rare luck to fall into the bauds bf gome
native in search of a legitimate wife. I am told
that the price of girls jhas gone up within a few
months, owing,, perhajw, to the fact that a less
number of emigruntsfjhave ! forfeited their bond
in California than was! the case six months ago.
I was shown four bright, plump rosy-appeariujf
girls yesterday,' who Were purchased less than a
year ago (the whole loi) for 880. ! Now they sell
readily jf or 8300 each. ; -Hf ? ti.
, Conflict BktweBn Federal and State
LAwa.-p-In one or more ot the , Border States
several; registrars of election have been arrested
by United States commissioners for refusing to
register parties who served . iu the Confederate
army. These registrars have acted iu accordance
with the State laws, but pot i conformable to a
recent statute of the United States. . .Thus there
is a conflict between tate and Federal authori
ties. Representations have been made to. the
Attorney General of ;j theljnrted 'Stte, who
having been asked for his opintoo, says he doe
not ooustder the question Within ' his ' province,
but that it is one' belonging to, the courts, : Co
which Effect he has given iost ruction to the com
missioners, marshals and others concerned.
Fasdiox Dots. A new style of hair-pin has
been invented which is the color of the hair,
with. Email spiral top, jwhicb is warranted not to
move after beingplafed.inthe hairi . 'r
Young ladies who wear their dresses very
short must not be surprised if they are accused
of trying to show their, feet, ; especially if -they
are very smalL . T j v -r. ! . . t . -H
Artificial flowers are nsed more than ever this
season lor iritimiing e
Evening dresses.
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Agricultural
''!.." '!! . Winter Pastures.
In spite of our summer droughts, there ia al
ways forage in the South daring the hot Mason.
Our cane-brakers, and the wild brasses of the
woodlands and swa rips, though thfy do not fur
nish the best possible food for steck, will always '
ensure theru against starvation, at least, where ;
they can have a fair range. But in addition to
thisr saying nothing at present of millet, sorg
hum and drilled corn, or of cow peas we have
crab grass enough and to spare. We are told
that this is not a grass country, f On the cod
trary, it is the best grass country a the world. !
Grass b our great pest. We spend the whole
season fighting it, and yet we buy hay at' the
North at heavy prices. This crab grass .makes'
good summer pasta rago, and excellent hay. We
are accustomed to neglect and despise it, becauso
in the cotton-field it is a weed . and a nuisance. ,
It is not a good crop to grow with corn or cotton,
but. separately it can be cultivated with profit,
both for pastujage and for hay, and we need not
despair of a crop where anything will grow.
We have more to say of it at another time, and .
propose to prove that even crab grass is a bless
ing, and ; may be made to pay. Our present
pjjipose is to show how we may best provide for
our stock when this aud other summer grasses
Jail.' - :: r ,- . - : v ' . '. -i ,
In (he first place, rye sown in September
makes a winter pasture that can bard ly be ex
celled; and it will grow on the poorest land (but
better on good land) and produce a!: crop of grain
iu addition to the winter pasturage. Here is
one resource open to all, for we know no part of
the country where rye will not flourish. The
straw will help out for the next winter's food for
the stock. ' I
Barley will do well only on highly enriched
land. It may be grazed. bat is better used as
cut-forage for soiling. It may ho cut twice snd -
yet produce a fair crop of grain, j If a perma
nent winter pasture be desired, thej-e need be no
serious obstacle in our middle and upper country. -
Rev. C. W. Howard, than whom no man in
the South, probably, kuuws more about the cul
tivated grasses, tells the readers of The Plants-
tiou how to make a winter pasture as follows:. , "
Manure as much land as you can this fall snd ,
very early: iu the fall, for small frain either
wheat, oats, rye or barley. If you have not
plenty of barn-yard manure, buy . pther manure ,
guano or . superphosphate according to the
m - . .'1 a
grass you design to sow with the; small grSin.
If clover alone, the superphosphate alone: if
clover and grass, a mixture of, guano and phos-
phates. Do not be afraid of spending too much
money oo the manure. Remember, it your grass
does not pny you buck the first season, you wiJ '
nave made your acre of land now worth 810 then
worth 850. " I ' ;--
Take an old brjom-scdgo" field J turn it over
well with a two-horse plow;, harrow it in the.
same way that it was plowed, not across the fur
rows, -tnanure as heavily as1 you ran, sow your
grain, harrow in both manure awl grain, then
sow your clover and grass and roll ir brush them
iu, and the process is complete, j . '
" After the grain is c n't, let no jstock of any
kind go on the field until the grass and clover'
have gone to seed. " - '
: Aftcrward3, the treatment is s followsit
may be for ye.irs : Keep the pasture shut op
most rigidly until your slock have had the run
of your com and pen fields, say nutil ChrUtmas. '
Then turn! them' on your grass snd Jet them stay
there 'Until other grass comes in the' spring. '
Give yourjwiuter. pasture a little time to recover,
while the sedge or woods grass" fs" fpsh, then put
them back on your 'winter pasture ynlil your
stubbles afe open ; then shut up your winter
pastures until Christmas, when -Jour stock can
again be put upon them. If yoa have twenty
acres in good, hettvify manarctJ winter pasture,
jou can carry through the winter twenty colts,
or twenty cattle, or one hundred sheep, without
cost,' except their salt. In all? good winter
weather this stock Can be penned! on ground
which 'you desire to put into grain or grass in
the fall, so as to save the first tieccseary outlay
in special manures. 1 Every acre h us msnurcd
will make an annual return of atJeast 810 per
acre without appreciable labor ou jour part.
In regard to the kind of grasses to be sown.
Mr Howard recommends a mixture, and ex-
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presses the opinion that the grass tnat yields the
most winter food is undoubtedly Tall Oat Grsss,
(Evergreen Gra-A rrlirnathtrum uomnreum;)
next the orchard grass; next the blue grass.
Clover, both red and white, are - very necessary, ,
and they come at once, and the grasses come tn
slowly. .The red eloverwill soon disappear; the
white wiirremain, and will become an exceed
ingly useful element in the pasture. At certain
seasons it will, salivate horses, bat not at the
time in which yen will use a winter pasture.
Ue advises to sow four quarts bf red clover, 1
two qnarts of white clover, one bushel of meadow
oat. one bushel orchard grass, four quarts of blue
'grass per acre.' . . , i ''
Pbeachino Without a Rest. Bishop
Mesde of Virginia, at the commencement of nis
preaching, used n notes in the pulpit; but sub- ,
sequently he wrote all his sermons It is related
of hini that : when he was preparing a book on
the old preachers and families of Virginia, he
asked 31 r. Andrew; Hunter, of Jefferson county,
Virginia, to give him some anecdotes for the
work. Mr. Hunter said, "Well, Bishop,! bsve
only one, and thst is about yourself'' Lct us
have it then," said the prelate. Sir Hunter then,
told the following : , . , . y ; '
3Iany years sgo, when this Valle? of Virgin
ia was a much wilder country thsn now, yoa
preached here,' in Jefferson county. Yoa Used
no notes oa ths occasion. A ecrtsin banter
distinguished for his skill with his rifle, snd who
had a supreme contempt fort man who required
a rest from which to shoot, was in the congre
gation and -listened attentively ? to jcu. Yoa
wore your clerical robes, and he was struck with
the strange dress, as he had not heard many
Episcopal preachers. After the sermon, some
one aiked hiin how he liked the preacher He'a
a right down- good preacher, said ihe hunter ;
'and by -ihe way?"hes the only one of them petti
coat preacners trias i ever fteru
that eoU
preach without a rest.. ; '
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