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Ttrit Stto$ertpaon ibrii uollabs, in advance.
THE
Vestern Democrat
prBLI.tUED BT :
YATES, Editor and rroprietor.
o '
i
IflLLIAM J.
, Three
Dollars per annum in
adttnce.
u.riiinrnli will be inserted at reasonable
' or in accordance with contract.
rtMtuarr notices of OTer fire lines in length will
be charged for at adTertising rates.
SMITH & HAMMOND
IrereepmnR their Fall Stoek of Drugs, Medicines,
which they are offering at very low prices,
-hll!ile and retail.
0n,,T Merchants and others visiting Charlotte
will ! c11 nJ get quotations.
Au ZJ, IMP. : ! i
1 Wool Wanted.
tt. rant to rnrcbase a laree amount of WOOL,
flir which we will pay the hirhet mnrkot price.
1 ; McMUUItAY, DAVIS CO.
5eptenlf5, 1870.
Dr. W. H. Hoffman,
DENTIST,
hate of LiarolHlon, X. C.,) j
rMict fnl!r informs the citizens of Charlotte and
ibt public sonerally, t hat he has ptTiuauvntly loca
te 1 in Charlotte. lie is fully
prepared to attend
A sucm."!,iui pracuce-ior more iun iv ,jws
. - .i. 1 1
in
ri:ua of cuniry and in the Confederate army
of Virginia idurinjf the late war, warrmita him in
rrmi-4 entire tatisi'uction to all parties who may
jfr- hi "rices.
e'oer Smith & Hammond's Drug Store.
riL.O.hc
nir h.iurs from 8 A. M. to P. M.
KtiLKt.xfl M. P. Peerani. Cashier 1st National
p.k ..f 'k..rl0tte: Dr. W ni Sloanj Dr. J. H. Mc-
Un aa 1 W. J. Yates, Editor Charlotte Democrat.
Jao 31. W 1 - '
! DENTISTRY.
. i . .
Th-11 firm of ALEXAM'KH I5AM is here-
br revive.!, at the former stand in Hrown'o building.
r.,;if the Charl., tie Hotel. Lntire satistaction is
raarn?-ed. and teetl can be extracted without pain.
Tiie pir.jiiag of our old customers is rcspcctlully
So'.iriti-d - .
Jin- 170.
Robert Gibbon, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN" AND SURGEON.
f-f Office over Smith i. Hammond's Drug Store
ReM-ioe on College fctreet.
Jn 4tl70.
J. P. McCombs, M. D.,
nT.r- his r.rofes.-ional services to the citizens of
Charl-iito and surrounding country. All calls, both
nl'ii :ud tlav. nromptly attended to.
in Ilrrnvri K bui ldinir. un BtairB. orposite the
Chail tte Hotel. !
Oct lJS. I 1
Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, 1
Wholesale and Retail! Druggist,
CHAKLOTTE A. C, r
Rk -n hand a lartre and well selected stock of PURE
DUUGS. Chemicals. Patent Medicines. Family Medi-
ein.rt. Paints Oils, Varni-hes. Dye Stuff, ancy and
Toilet Articles, which he is determined to fiell at the
very lowest prices. I ,
Jan 1. 1870. .1
W. F. DAVIDSON,
AT TORSni' A X , L. A
Charlotte- N. .C,
Office over li. Koopmaxn s btore.
is. t,:t ly
DR. E. C. ALEXANDER,
Charlotte, - N. C ,
hU services as Physician to; the citizens 01
i i . . .
Charlotte and surrounding country .
OfSre nearly opposite Charlotte Hotel.
trir.'Dr. Alexander makes a good Cough Mixture,
fetter than any Patent Medicine, lry it.
Feb 7, lfc70. . j
PRACTIClb
Watch and Clock Maker, -
ASD PKA.LKR 1
JEWELRY, FIXE WATCHES, CLOCKS,
t
Watch Material, Spsctarles, .Jr.
Aag.19, 1S07. " CHARLOTTE, N. C.
MANSION! HOUSE,
Charlottej N- C. .
Thi well-known House bavin been newly fur-
nxbr.l and refitted in every department, 13 now open
iur the accommodation of the 1 !
TRA VKLIXG 'PUBLIC. j
CfOmnibusses at the Depot on arrival of Trains.
Jan 24, 1S70.
II . C. ECCLE3.
Stoves, Tin & Sheeting Iron. Ware.
? ' 1
Always on band the best iSTOVES in the market.
Spear s ChloriEc, Excelsior, Columbia and Live-Oak
Cooking Stoves. . .
IIox an I Parlor Stovesj j
Tin an I Sheet-Iron Ware,
Hollow Ware, Japanese Ware, and various
House ko oping Articles.
All wares and work warranted as represented.
Tt- Order respectfully solicited.
Feb 28, IS 70. . - j D. 11. liTERLV.
H. C. KCCLtS,
of Iredell. county, N. C.
T. n. GA1TUKR.
of Mocksville, J.
ECCLES & GAITHER,
Auctioneers and Cosnnission Merchants,
Charlotte, N- C,
For the sale and purchase of Cotton, Tobacco, Grain,
Flour, Produce and M erchandize of all kinds, Mansion
lIoue Ruilding. Charlotte. N. C. j
IUrEBExcts T.- W. Dewey & Co., .Bankers ; M.
I- Pegrani, Cafhier, First National Bank: W.J.
Tate-. Editor "Western Democrat," Charlotte, N. C.
March 28, 1870. i "
D. SNYDER & SON,
Gun and Lock Smiths,
CHARI.OTT2, N. C,
I?!er, Manufacturers and Repairers of all kinds of
', Kifli-.. Pistols, Door I-ocks, Trunk Locks and
Kej of all sijes.
The best of Guns, Rifle, ic, constantly for sale
or procured to order at prices low bows.
Go to the new Jol.lm- SJion to ret vour Arms.
n- or Sporting Goods, or have your old
f le as good as uew.
- Q I C
or nave Tour 014 wont
caop in
Aug 22,
1
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j
i
larks
!
1S70.
1
k a
Buildrngnear the Public Square.
DAVID SXVDER,
W. E. SNYDER.
After. !
! : j
After the shower the tranquil sun.
After the snow the emerald Waves,
Silver stars, when daj is done,
After the harvest golden sheaves.
After the clouds the violet sky, I
After the tempest the lull ef waves,
Quiet wood., when the winds go by.
After the battle, peaceful graves.
After the knell the wedding bella,
After the bud, the radiant rose.
Joyful greetings from and farewell, .
After the weeping, sweet repose.
After the burden, the blissful meed,
After the flight, the downy nest,"1
After the furrow, the waking seed,
' After the shadowy river rest. ,
Administrator's j Sale.
By Tirtuo of a Decree of the Court of Troftate of
Mecklenburg county, N. C-, IlftiairBell at Public
Auction at the Court House in Charlotte, on Satur
day the 2Cth of November, 1870, Twenty-five Acres
of LAND belonging to the late James A. Johnston,
on the waters of McAlpin's, Creek, adjoining the
Lands of Nicholas P. Tredenick and others, on a
credit of six months. ' The Land will be sold subject
to the Dower estate of eaid Johnston.
I ARTHUR GRIER,
Oct 17, 1870 6wpd j .j , Administrator.
; GREGORY & WILLIAMSON.
NEW STOCK OF GROCERIES,
4 BW Bull Jo, J, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
i The attention of strictly CASH buyers is called
to our large stock of Groceries and Provisions, such as
Sugar, Coffee, "Molasses and Teas, I
Sait, Leather, Fibh of all sorts, -'
Cotton Ties, Rope and Bagging,"
Pure Liquors and Wines for Medicinal purposes.
And everything usually kept in a wholesale and
retail Grocery establishment.
I r? We offer special inducements to those who
buy lor Cash.
GREGORY ft. WILLIAMS()N,
Oct H, 1870. . Dryce's liuildkig. Trade Sfreet,
J. S- Phillips . & Trezevant,
MERCHANT TAILORS,
Xo. 4 Granite Row,. CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Hats,
assortment to
The finest and
best
be found in the
market. j t j ,
Furnisbing- Goods.
Merino Shirts, Drawers, Linen Shirts, Collars of
all kinds. Gloves of all kinds.
Water Proof Clothinej as cheap as the same class
of Goods, can be found; anywhere Call and see.
Oct 24, lh70. 1 i ;
NO BECEET.
i
; ' i' i ;
At Smiths' Shoe Stores.
Vou can buy the best and cheapest Coots, Shoes,
Leather, Hats, Trunks and Tobacco.
Oct 17, 1870.
8. P. 'SMITH - CO.
I C O P P E RS M I T H ,
! Gun-Smith, &c-
The undersigned has opened a Shop in the Erick
Building next to the Charlotte Hotel, where he is
ready to do any Work in his line, such as making
and repairing
COWER STILLS, GUNS, LOCKS, dc
He is an experienced workman and
i
has a good
assortment of material on liana ; also,
Guns and
Pialnla frtr Rait .11
f Give him 'a call, if for nothing else than an ex
amination, as he is willing to always guarantee
: satisfaction.
F.'KUESTLR.
Sept 26, 1870
3m-Jpd
Cancers, Tumors and Ulcers.
! R H. KLINE, M. D., at the Philadelphia Cancer
Institute, J31 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa , and
E. H. GREEN, M. D., at Charlotte, N. C-, are making
most astonihhing cures of
CANCERS, TUMORS .AND ULCERS
Ry new principles Cancer Antidotes that remove
the largest Cancers and Tumors without an opera
tion with the knife, without Causticeating or burn
ing medicines, and with but little pain. ,
So other treatment should ever he used.
address either of tlie above. M '
Oct 24, lb70
uipd
Shoes and Boots, Leather,1 &c
S. B. MEACHAM,
In the .National Hank UuiMiny,
Has received a very large stock of
ROOTS, SHOES, LEATHER,
Shoe-Findings, Belting, x"
To which he respectfully asks the attention 'of whole
sale and retail buyers. ; i j
The examination of ; this -etock by country! mer
chants is solicited, as It will be sokl on as favorable
terms as can be obtained anywhere. . j ,
A11 the new styles lof Ladies ana t.entlemens
Shoes and Roots will be found in GREAT VARIETY.
Remember the place Store in Bank Building,
next door to dranite lvow.
Oct 10, 1S70 Smij ; S. B. MEACHAM.
R. HI. M I L L E.R &:SONS,
i Wholesale Grocers,
GENERAL PRO DICE DEALERS
I '! 1 'asd I
Commission Merchants,
Colbye Street, CHARLOTTE,;. U.
May 16, 1870. ' f j , ' f . I
Saddles, Harness,
&c.
W.
SHAW
j Would respectfully inform
the public that he is now
; carrying on the j f
S'iddU and Eutrne
RI'SIKESS in H ita rarr.
. -5 oua branches. " I He can
.-j ' De lounu in me jasemeni
uuurr iucutuiiiiu a. i al
ter Brem's Hardware
Store, at the sign of the BEE HIVE, whej-e he will
be pleased to see those wanting Saddles, Harness,
Bridles,! Collars, &c, ic. j
! Repairing of all sorts in his line done at short
notice. Trunks covered and repaired.
! The co-partnership of Shaw and Andrew 1 was dis
solved by mutual consent on the 18th of Oct. j W. E.
Shaw will attend to the settlement of the business.
I Oct 24. 1870. I ' . W, E. 6 HAW.
"V wl
CHARLOTTE N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1870.
How Poor People 1 Live
1 1.1 .i i , -.
Alexander II, gets SS.250,000 per annum, or
S25.000 per day, and has the run of his entire
dominions, including half of Europe, and one-
third of Asia.,
Francis Joseph receires 54,000,000 annually.
or 810,054 per day, with a large allowance of
beer. Joe has a small family, and the enter-
t4inmnf m T-.11 Prnocla v-cr.4 crt nmAnairn
that a little retrenchment has been found neces
sary. He has several pleasant residences in 'the
city and country, with out-houses, stables, wood-
house, etc., and is said to
fixed up. '
be very comfortably
Frederick (William is not
'paid -quite as well as
his neighbor
over in Austria, but
inanajres
to
keep up appearances on o,U00,0UU a year, or
p -
88,210 per day. He is said to suffer for want
of funds, nu i forced to economize.
.Victor, I Emanuel manages to get along in Italy
an $2,4C0,000 a year, or 6,S9 per day, but
this is owinjr to the fact that the climate being
mild in hU ddmiuions he is able to wear cotton
clothes.
Victoria receives only 2.200,000 a'year, or
So, i 0 per day : but she owns several large dairy
farms, and her butter and milk command the
highest price in the London market: bjsidex
she supplies the first families (with vegetables.
bhe has married several of her daughters to meu
of fine incomes, who help her to paylittle bills
wueu sho iti iids herself pressed fof change.
JE? An editor out West advertised an "Inde-
pcudeut Protestant,
newspaper,
himself to
Put he soon
the malarious
the delirium
afterwards exposed.
night air of that climate,
caught
tromens, and
soon died: his
nephew continued
the paper, but a red hot Irshman made a black
walnut frame for his eye, and put ja head on
him like the'lPopes and damaged his phiz ex-
lhe next morning his column rules
were heavy, (and so was his heady and in his
editorial he represented that a Jesuit had (at
tempted to convert him to Catholicism, and had
used forcible arguments, but had miserable fail
ed; he changed the head of his paper, and has
sin.ee not been so Independent Protestant as! he
was. ! lhis reminds ps of the story of I'addie Sj
tow who was certainly an "Independent Pro-
tes
tanc.
A learned I doctor i has given his opinion
hat
tight lacing is a public benefit, inasmuch as, it
kills off all the foolish girls, aud leaves the wise
oues to grow into women. !.
' NEW PLOW.
i Query's Subsoil Ploic, Patented July, 1870.
1 - ! ''til 1 -
This Plow is presented to the public inj view of
benefitting farming. fo one after tryine it; can sav
it is merely a Bcheme for making money, .but one of
great usetuiness; tnerelore 1 do not hesitate to re
commend it to farmers as one of the best and cheapest
subsoilers ever in use. Any one disposed to doubt
tt, can try it. and i satisfy themselves. The best 'of
farmers that havejseeri it in operation can testify Mo
the above, i It will turn 4 inches of top soil and
loosen 0 inches of the subsoil with less power than
you can turn 8 inches j in the old way, and will suit
both land and crop better. Iff prevents the laud
from baking, and mixes less of the top soil with the
subsoil. Any man that understands farming can
soon discern its merits. It will plow the grass and
weeds away from the crop and throw the clean dirt
back to it at the same time, which you will' readily
perceive saves labor, and that is one great object. It
can be used to great advantage in plowing wet land.
For seeding small grain it will cover the seed from
two to four1 inches and loosen the soil four or five
inches below the seed. As for preparing I hind for
Clover and Grasses, it has no equal. A cotton or
corn planter may be readily attached, as also a fer
tilizer distributor, j i
1 "propose selling County or State Rights' for the
use of this Subsoiler on reasonable terras. Any one
wishingMo test the Plow before the Right is procured
can apply to me. ! ij H
The Plow can be seen at Cook & Ellyson's Agricul-
tural Wjrks in Charlotte,
and att Harrisburg.Depot
and Concord, N. C.
. EL AM M.i QUhRYi!
I Harrisburg Depot. Cabarrus county, N.;C.
Oct 31, 1870 3m Jpd
The Great Southern
STEAM
SAUSAGE MANUFACTORY,
1 ! . j
RICHMOND,
VA. '
I would most respectfully call the attention of the
citizens of Virginia and North Carolina to my cel
ebrated and famous Sausage, so well known in the
City of Richmond and other parts' of the State. j
This Sausage is manufactured entirely by steam
power, ana 1 am prepared to iuruisu. .Merchants,
Grocers, Hotels, Resturants, Loarding and .Private
Houses in large or small jquantites.
I am satisfied I can ive satisfaction in price,
quality an4 quantity, as last winter's trade convinced
me of this tact. I h as oiling orders daily to IlaleiSli,
Wilmington, Ncwbern, TarboroY tnfield, I Wcldon,
High Point! Salisbury, Charlotte, CoucoVd and other
cities of North Carolina, and 1 am pleased to say
that my pairons were always' pleased with the sau-
satre I seutithem. j i 'III - I
" Those inf want and who are fond of a good article
of genuine Pork Sausage as well as all other kinds,
will find it !to their interest to address nie. I will
put it up in neat packages and ship it to any part of
either State, and warrant it to keep. The season
for fresh Pork Sausage commences about jthe middle
of October and ends about the first of May, but" the
Bologna Sausage l ean send all times of the year. ;
List of Prices.! j
Pork Sau?age in. Cake, - -r 15 cents.
j I . " -Links. 7 10 -"j
Rologna Sausage, I - . - - -j 15
Hogs Head Cheese, - - - 4 15 "
German Pudding, - - - -j '1, "
Irish ! :" - - i- 10 "
Choice backs and loins of Tork, - 4 15 "
For further particulars address , I
I j . M. U. IIECIILER, i f
! M No. 32, 2d Market, Richmohd, Va.
Oct 31, 1S70 3m . : I '-i 'I !.:.:.
j ! Strayed ;
From bit Stable in this citv on tridav last; a
Dark Bav Horse MULE about 8 years iold. ilarks:
small patch of gray on each side.; Also a small
Bav Mare PONY, about 4 years old. A liberal re-1
ward will be paid for the delivery of them to me or
any information so that I can get them. . j
. ; V. J. XSLALr rW.
Charlotte, Oct. SI, 1870
Just Received,
A fresh supply of Candies, Tickles, Jellies, Sardines,
Oysters, Canned Fruits of every descriptun, a gen
eral assortment; of uts, Cracers, and a large, tot
of Shoo-Fly Prize Boxes. . j I I
Also, a large stock of GKUCLRIhs; such as are
usually found in a first class rainiiy urocery
We have a
tplendid article of Clarified Cider
Vinegar,
f J 1 ' f:
NIMMO & ROATRIGIIT.
Oct 18, 1870.
j Old Maids and BaclieloTS.i, ; (
There are men and women who, like some flow-
ers bloom in exquisite beauty in adesertwild; they
are like trees which you often see growing in
luxurant strength out: of a crevice of. a rock
where there seems not earth enough to support
a shrub. The words "Old 31aid," ' Old Bache
lor', have iu tbetu other sounds than that of
bait reproach or scorn 5 they call up to manyot
our old maids forms aud faces than! which none
are dearer in all this world. The bloom of youth
has possibly laded from their cheek, but their
lingers around form and face something; dearer
than that. She is unmarried, but the past has1,
for her, it may be, some chastened memories .!'
an early love which keeps its veatalj vigil Sleepi
jlessly over the graves where! its hopes went but;
ad it is too true to the lohg-deparied ito permit
-i.ctticr to take his place, j Perhaps the .. years
of maiden life were . speut ia self-deiiying toil
which was too engrossing toflisteu eveu to the
Call of love, aud she grew old too Soohin the
care of mother or sjster and brother. Now in
these later years she looks back calmly j upon
some hall-cherished hopes, once attractive, 01
busbaud and child, but which long, long ago
willingly gave up for present duty. !. So to-day,
in her loneliness, whtc shall say that she is not
bcautit ul and dear - ; J ' . . - m " 1 !:;;;;;"
ISo is she to the wide circle which she blesses.
To some she (has been all that a mother could
have beeu: and' though no nearer name than
"Auut," or '-Sisiter" has been hers, she has to
day mother's a! mother's -claim and aj mother 's
love. 'Disappointment has not soured but only
chastened; the midday or the afternoon :of her
life is all lull of kindly sympathies j and j gentle
deeds. Though uuweded, hers has
been no
II UIUUSS 111..;
. l:r
It is an almost daily wonder to me why some
women are married,aud not a less marvel why mauy
that 1 see are pot. But this I know that many and:
many a household would be desolate indeed, and
many aud many1 a family , circle would lose jits
brightest ornament a ad its best power, were
maiden sister or maiden aunt removed and may
It bless the - jprovidence which has kept them
ifrom makiug glad some husband's home Ij
Yonder isolated man, whom the world wonders
at tor having; never found a wife! . Who shall
tell you all j thej; secret history of the by-goue
time ! Of hopes and love jthafouce were buoy
ant and fond, but. which death, or more bitter
disappointment jdashed to the ground of sor
row which thA world has never known ; of a
fate accepted in utter dijspjair, though Jwith out
W:irilalm! I Sunn tliftrrt arti; The exneetation
of wife or home has beeu. given up as doe of the
dreems of youth, but ouly;witji groans and tears;
now he walks among meu . somewhat aume. witn
some ecceutriciiies, but wih a warm heart and
kindly eye. " I'lf he has 'no cliildren of j his own,
there are enough of other a children who climb
his knee or seize his' hand as he walks. If he
has home, there is many a home :.anade glad
by hfs presence; if there I is no one .heart to
which he may cling'in appropriating lve, there
are many hearts that go out towards i him, aud
tf , I ' f . I : .
uianv voices which invoke benediction ou his
head. Dr. Aikmuri's Life at Dome
. 1 --. ; ; 1
;'Sally Jones, haye you! done that
.... t 1 ! ! ! 1
sum
I set
your- i t 1 . u . I
"JNo, thir, 1 can't do it V
'Can't do it i I ni ashamed of you.
Why;
at
your age I could do any sum that was set
me.
I hate that word can t for I there is no Bum
that
can't be done, I tell you." ;
"I think thiif. I know a thuui you can t thifer
out."
"ITa? Well. Miss Sally, let's I hear it and we
will see.
j "It is thith tpir : ; If one apple-cauthed the
ruin of the whale human rathe, how thuch will
" ... i ' :
it take to make a barrel of thweet thirder t
"Miss Sallvl Jones, vou : may turn tOTOur
The followiug is said tu have been a llankee s
reasoning on progress in j transponai ion : -i
kin reckerlect tjen or twelye Vears ago, that if I
started fro ok Basting on a Wednesday, I cud git
in Philadelphy bn the nest Saturday!, makiu
jist three days. Now I kin! jret from liosting'. to
rhiladelphy in pne day ; aud I ve been cal la
tin that 11 pe. power 01 steam increases ior tne
next ten years as it has been! doing for the last
ten years. i -Vjio" in PhittttMphyjiiit ,',ico 'days
before i started jrom hosttug. . I
j I j . .j j
Th nraver which Socrates tauht Alcibiades
deser
serves a place in the devotions of every Ch
ris-
tian : That he
ie should oeseec
what was ''good!
1 the Supreme Gd
for hiuj, though he
to irive him
should not askjit,'an4
to
withhold from him
whatever woujd be hurtful, though he Should be
iso f(Klish as to pray t'r it. j j j
DALLAS tTkl-
RIGLER,
Xb. 5 Grande Uoic, ,(JJ1 ARLOTTE JN. U.
(Next door tot Meacham's Root & Shoe Ibtore,)
Has in Store a large assortment of the: loliowmg
ds : i l ' j .". ! . 'M !
Candies, jjRaisins. Jellies, Pickles,
Crackers of all kind, Cakf-s, j
Figs, latesand Fruits of nil sorts,
Tobacco. Sutitf and SegarsJ &c.
To which be invites the attention of all who wish to
buy anything in :iuat une. j 1
ES?" He is prepared to furnish weddings or parties
with (Jakes at fchort notice. 1 j I
Oct 31, 1870. L. 31. KHiLt.1..
Books and Stationery.
We have just received the finest and most com
plete stock of Books ever brought to this market.
Call and see themf WA12 & GU1NNELS. ,
The finest and best selected stick of Fancy Articles
fever exhibited iu Charlotte, just received iat
; j WAVE. & GUNNELS',
i Work Boxes, Portfolios, Writing Desks, Card
Cases, and ia fact everything! nthis line that you
maty desire, ju?t received at WADE & GUNNELS'.
! . We have added over 200 volume's to our Circulating
Library, making in all over 700 copies of the best
literature that this Country and England affords, all
of which we I invite you to read. Charging only oO
cents ner in until, i WADE
& GUNNELS.
I'D''' 1 I
j The finest, ftock of Chromos land
received. Call and see II
Lithographs, just
F - '
WADE & GUNNELS,
BookselleVs and Stationers,1 fio.,2 Granite How,
Oct 17, 1S70. j j Charlotte, N. C-
Vacant Lot for I Sale. I
! I offer for bale, privately, one! vacant LOT between
Gov. Vance's property and the Kock Island ractory,
fronting on oth street.
The 'properly must be sold.
Oct 21, 1870 tf
S. C.i WOLFE, Attorney.
Two Grand; Thoughts About Lee.
Dr. B. M Palmer, (of New Orleans, thtele-
bra ted .Presbyterian Divine, perhaps the ableot
master of words, and one of the ablefft thinkers
in this or any other country in a,elogy deliver
ed on Lee, i- uses the two following " striking
thoughts. Tbe latteij is cxtjuisite, and will bear
immortility i ! I
t:I accept Robert. Ei Lee as the true type of
the American man and bouthcrn gentleman. A
brilliant English Writer has well remarked, with
a touchpf philosophy, that when a nation is
rushing to destruction, the whole force of the
nation will shoot up id one grand character like
the aloe which blooms and stands for a hundred
jrears, then shoots iup iu one single sprout; and
wherever civilization has worked j revolutions it
is possible td place! the finger on individual men
who j are the exponents of.the natiohs's charac
ter, after which others, though less noble per
haps!, have nevertheless been; fashioned. That
gentleness and courtesy, that perfect modera
tion, that self-command which enabled him to
he so self-possessed an idst the most trying cir
cumstances in his 'career, clothed him with the
staiuk-ss attribute jrf a gentleman, and a charac
ter uch as that of the purest woman was united
in him with that massive strength endurance
nd: power, which gave to the people whom he
ed such momentous surength iu the long strug-
: "oir, there is a unity in the grapes as they
grow in clusters upon the vine ; hold a bunch in
the hand and you speak of it; ut there is an
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other unity of the jgrapes when 'thrown into the
wine pipes, and under the feet of those who
trample upon them almost profanely, and their
rich forms mingle j audi their red blood flows to
gether in a communion! of j wine ;j and such is the
Union and communion of the hearts that have
been forced together by this misfortune, and we
come here in a true feeling of honesty, grief and
amtction, to- render tribute 01 praise to him upon
(hat immortalday jwhen we shall jlbehold it trans
figured before the th nine of GodS"
Causes of S.udden Death.
Very few iof the sudden deaths whjch are said
to arise from "diseases of the heart," do really
arise from that cause. To ascertain the real ori
gin of sudden deaths, experiments have been
tried in Europe and reported. to a scientific con
gress held at Strasbourg, j Sixty-six cases of
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sudden deat.h were imade- the isnbject or a
thorough post mortem examination: in
cases ouly two were found who had died from
disease of the heart, li Niue of sixty-six had
died from a'ppopljexy, while there were forty
Six cases of congesitLoh of the lungs that is, the
lungs were so. full of bipod they could not work,
there not, being xoom j ieuouiih ! for a sufficient
quantity of air to enter to support life. The
causes that produce ccjogestion of the lungs are
cold feet, tight clothing, costive j bowels, sitting
till chilled after ibeinj; warmed with labor or
rapid walk, . going toq suddenly from a close,
heated room;' into jthe Jcoldair, especially after
speaking, and sudden depressing news operating
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ou tne blood. 1 he. causes of sudden death be
ing kuowuj an avOidapce of them may, serve to
lengthen many valuable lives, winch would
otherwise be lost under the yerdict" of heart
complaiut.,;i That 'disease is supposed to be in
evitable and j incurable ; hence, many may not
take the paiiijs they; would to avoid sudden death
11 tney uewi it lay in tneir power
The ISuilbers of
paljiiis: reflection, I that
the Auk:: It is an ap
of all p the persons em
ployed iu the construction of i the ' Ark, which
was to be a sure refuge for Noah and his fami
ly, no one but himself entered that ark.' For
ou! hundred "and twenty years they worked
away on the structure, careless and unmindful,
laughiug 'and jesting, wjholly regardless of right-'
eous iSoah s solemn appeals, warnipg and coun
sel Jj nd so, jwjnen jthe tbrribTe ordeal came, they
had no part or entrance; into the alk of refuse
which their own hands jhad fa-hioned, but" was.
buried beneath the wlters, everlasting monu
ments of Gods wrath ani displeasure. And is
it not so now ' Are they not many, who with
generous deeds and useful hands are speeding on
the cause of Ohjrisfc, assisting in the great Ark
of Salvation, whose own heart3 have never been
touched, and who in tli3 last day will have no
entrance or place in the1 kingdom! of Heaven ?
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Sf "If you want business done" says the
proverb, "go and do itj if 'you don't wantxit
done, send! some ope else." An indolent gentle
hian had a freehold estate, producing about five
hundred a year, i Bec6uiins: involved in debt,
he sold half the estate,
and let the remainder to
an industrious farmer for tweutyj
the e'hd of the term, the farmer ci
years. -About
tiled to pav his
rent, and asked lite owner whether
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he would sell
. "Will you buy! it V asked ! the owner, sur
prised. - I " .- : : ! j - J ' j '
"Yes. if we can agrer about the price."
"That is exceedingly, stranrej' Observed the
gentleman ; f'pray tell me hJw it happens that
while I could not live u pou twicej as much land,
for which I paid no rei t, you are regularly pac
ing me two hundred a yearf "for iyour farm, and
are able in a few years to purchase it."
"The reason J iaj plain," jwasjjthe reply ; "you
sat still and said Go I, I got up aud said Come.
You lay in bed and enjoyed your estate; I rose
in the morning and minded jbusiuess."
- Ges. Grant's ables.-M jWashington
paper! gives an elaborate,' description of Gen.
Grant's stables, which cjompr.se twelve fast ani
nials,Jand a large; supply -jf: carriages, wagons,
phaetons and other luxuries oh. wheels. Some
of the harness is heavily mounted with gold, and
other sets are richly laden wth silver.- It is
saidthe Presidentj takeaj th:e greatest interest in
his horses, and goes out with them so often that
"his form is better known to the public than that
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if Cotton jn GALiFORXiA.-j-fc is said that
California, that land of wonders, is found to be
peculiarly adapted to the 'cultivation of cotton ;
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mat me sou ana climate are remarxaoiy suuea
to it, and the country ii free from the chief diffi
culties and embarrassments that : often make it a
failure elsewhere!; the season is uniform, there
are no worms, no Inopportune rains, aud. no early
frosts.
5INETEENTn f OLUME K UUDER 943.
Cotton Gold
Estimates of the cotton crop of the current
year are various, though it appears just now
that we shall not err very seriously in estimating
it at about 3,500,000 bales. In 1859, the most
fruitful year ever known, the crop reached the
very large figure of 4,CD9,770 bales. The first
season succeeding the vr, that of 1865, yielded
2,193,987 bales. The crop of 1SG9-was about
3,250,000 bales, '. '
These figures are sufficient to establish this
country in its ante LeUum superiority in the pro
duction of cotton. . It willlw obsenred, too, that
there is a handsome increase over the produc
tion of last year, and it might be supposed,
naturally enough, that ia the settlement of
foreign balances, we should be more favorably
situated than during last year. Unfortunately,
however, the present crop will count no more m .
the settlement of foreign balances than tbat of
last year, since the decline in prices will quite
offset the increase in prtduction, and, perhaps,
even more than offset that increase. ;
But even should the cotton exports of 1870
71, fall below those of last year in value, they
win stui exercise a potent inuuenco 10 depress
the price of gold. In addition to this, the in
crease during the last few months in tho produc
tion of petroleum1, now aggregating 20,000
barrels daily, will have an immense influence
in the same direction, providing j thcro be a fair
foreign demand, of which there is every probability.-
Still anatner influence will be tne in
creased foreign demand for breads tuffs, which is
almost certain tb follow a cessation of hostilities.,
between France; and Germany. . In France the
fields have been overrun and laid waste, while
the ' production in Germany has been lessened
from causes connected with the war. Every
thing, indeed,; points to a steady decline in the
price of gold, and an early return to specie pay
ments. For this event let all be prepared. The
same causes which brought tho price from 290,
soon after the war,! down to 112 at the present
time, are still in operation, and will not fail in
their natural influence.' Wilmington Star.
Off-Hand Justice in California..
Monterey county, California, boasts of a jus
tice, an easy, ; good-natured genius, who has aa
original way of doing things. Some time since,
this judge met a member of the legal fraternity
and accosted him; thus : "Wright, I wish to
ask a little advice: . Some time ago a Mexican
owed me a debt, and ascertaining' that ho was :
about to leave. I determined to bring suit ngahist
him. There being no other justice in tho dis
trict, I brought action before myself. We had
'-no constable, and I served tho summons. The
day of trial came on, and as I knew all the facta,
in the case, no witnesses were called, but I ren
dered judgment inj my own favor for the debt
and costs. In the absence of the constable I
levied upon what property the Mexican had and
ordered it sold. At the day of the sale no one
except myself attended, and I bought in the
property. The proceeds were- insufficient to
satisfy the judgment, and I seized the person of
the Mexican and placed him at work making
shoes for the; balauce. After the lapse of a day
or two, French wished to hire the Mexican-,
therefore, he gave me his note for the balauce
still due, and I discharged the prisoner from
custody. Now some of my neighbors think that
my proceedings were irregular. I wish to know
your opinion." Satisfied with the grave asuranco
that' no proceedings jcpuld be more regular, our
judicial representative smilingly withdrew..
m mi .
Habits of Horses in War.
.A German, paper i relates that "after the bat
tle at 'Thionville, on the 18th of August, a
strange and touching spectacle was presented.
Ou the evening call being sounded by the First
Regiment of Dragoons of the Guard, six hun
dred and two riderless horses answered to the
summons, jaded, and in many cases maimed. 1
The noble animals still retained their disciplined
habits." This will remind the reader of a simi
lar incident during the Peninsular war that had
in it a touch of the sublime. After the battlo
ofCorunna, the English, for whom itwasa vic
tory dearly bought by the loss of their gallant
commander, Sir. John Moore, and tho crippled
condition of their army, were compelled to em
bark hastily in their ships and abandon their
camp, with its stores and their cavalry horses,
numbering several thousand. No sooner were
these animals stripped of their accoutrements,
thus left to themselves, than the second nature
which long years of military discipline had im
planted, began to assert itself Iorming into'
squadrons and drawn up in opposing lines, they
made charge after charge, meeting with the ter
rific shock of their onset in the midst. of the
plain, and fighting each other with feet and
teeth, and with the utmost defperution. Then,
wheeling in regular line, they returned to their
positions, closed up their ranks with as much
precision as though under their master's eve,
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ana aavanccu aaiu to tne aitacx. inw re
markable scene was witnessed by tho soldiers
from the decks of the slowly receding ships until
the sands were t-trewu thick with the hundreds
of the torn, trampled and expiring horc.
An unfortunate deacon recently created a good
deal of merriment at a church iu St. Joseph,
Mo., white engaged in taking up the contribu
tions, lie IiHci guttered, some days previously,
from an accident to his noe, and having dis
placed the plaster; in his anxiety to secure tea
cent 6tamp that had fallen, be made a hasty dive
for a small white object on the carpet, but had
no sooner placed it on the tip of bis nasal organ
than the young ladies began to thrust their
pocket handkerchiefs into their mouths 'and
titter. The cause of1 such a sudden outburst of
good spirits was not discovered by him until he
entered the vestry room,' and saw that he had
replaced the plaster wih a cotton spool label,
containing the following suggestive words ;
" Warran led 200 yards." .
A man owning a house worth 8100,000, ia
Chicago, died, and the house ho resided io after
he was dead only cost seven dollars. His heirs
said he would keep just as long io a pine cod a
as any. . '
A man in Oxford was bitten by a rattlesnake
seventeen years ago, and is still taking wbihkey
to cure the bite.
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