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ft pfy fl (fj jy w w w 'iyii m ifiix f J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. ( 'prl..lis S'irijtlon$2 50, in advance. f CHARLOTTE, N. C, SEPTEMBER 28, 1874. TWENTY-THIRD VOLUME NUMBER 1143, Til E Charlotte Democrat, I'UBMSnED BY Willi VM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. ' o Tk,,mT vo Pollers and Fifty Cents per annum, Ope Dollar and Fifty Cents for six months. Sn''riptionK mn sit be paid in advance. uvi-tH''in'iit3 ne ms('rteu' at reasonable .,.7ri'i :icrordawe with contract. r8i),'itii-irv notices of over five lines in length will a. .ii u f'r at advertising rates. Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, ClIAIiLOTTE, x c., it , i.-m.I j l.-i-'e and well selected stock of PURE i-n-s ('.emicals. Patent Medicines, Family ,!.;; Vi.'.'s, l'a'mts, Oil, Varnishes, Dye Stuns, Kvu v and Toilet Articles, which he is determined .ii t the very lowest prices. J;,n 1, 17 J. P. McCombs, M. D., m r his professional services to the citizens of Crintte and surrounding country. All calls, both ri'-ht and day, promptly attended to. ij.liee in brown's building, up stairs, opposite the H-i'nntt.- lu.. i), t 2k 1;- ROBERT GIBBON, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, I'll AKLOTTE, C. Uriel; Oilier corner of 5th and Tryon Streets. IloWnce on College Street. Mureli 11. 1K:- Alexander & Bland, DENTISTS. Olliec liours from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. (t!u e in Brown's Building, opposite the Charlotte ptvl. August 4, 1S7!. H. HOKl'MAX. ISAI.VH SIMPSON. HOFFMAN & SIMPSON, Dentists, (II AKLOTTE, N. C, rKicctfiillv inform the citizens of Charlotte and th-'imUic, that they have associated themselves i.,irci!ici -in tlx-practice of Dentistry. Their aim u Til 1m-to perform all operations relating to the pro t. -i n in the most skillful manner and highest de j.;tv uf excellence. T . !i, lAtracted without pain by the use of Nitrous oxh'vC is. Satisfaction guaranteed. oee (til Trade Street, in A. 11. Nesbit & Hro s ri-.v !miMiiiLr. Jan. 15, 1873. W. N. PRATHER & CO., Manufacturers of r r u i: n : rr x ed c a xd ie s, And Wholesale Dealers in I'n'. ii'H, Foreiyn and Domestic Fruits, tfr. Trade Street, 1st door above Market, CHARLOTTE, N. C. ;f OrlriN Mtliciied. J.i;i. :, is;. STENIIOUSE, MACAULAY & CO, Cmaki.otti:, X. C. ('iiiidv.nie;it. of Cotton solicited, on which we i' l ;:nk.' iili. r.i! advances to be sold here, or if :ji;.Ti!-.ire will ship to our friends at New York i.iv . , i ,! dir.'ct. Commissions and storage on iioVrai.- terra-.. CENTRAL HOTEL, CHARLOTTE, X. C. T!:i- inlliiiinvii House having been newly fur .1 a:i 1 r.-t:tled in every department, is now open '"Mlie ai'i iiiiunodati m of the Traveling public. ir;Ui!i!iise,sat the Depot on arrival of Trains, i i i. 1, b;::. II. C. ECCLES. W. P. COOK, T 'th Si,-, ' t, oji Xorth Carolina Railroad, Charlotte, N. C, Wactur.-r of CIDER MILLS ami all kinds of i'A U.MlNtT 1 M PL EM EN TS. if All orders promptly attended to. M. MILLER & SONS A' KMs loll TIIK CKI.KIJUATKD PltEMIUM Milburn Wagon. A LAliiJE LOT NOW ON HAND. J'T'lurahility and style of finish unexcelled. I Sli '111. I " I II' I ....... .... r,f if ,t i mviu ;u our are iuoiu, wmci ui 'ma treets, storv. N,l't. s, is;:',. NOTICE. Il.iviiir ,'i ..... .... i. ,.r C ,.,.-: Mr '"I IMH Olll I'lll III" MOl.1V Ul UIIIIV1HB l ; " . Ali'Xjinder, w ho will continue the business 'wXi w Store, we respectfully commend him to '-.niic eonnieration ot our menus OR1EH fc ALEXANDER. ,," i!l in future confine ourselves to a GENER 'MMISSIOX BUSINESS, to the purchase . 'Mlcof Cotton and other country produce, to 'i.ilesale and retail Liquor. Tobacco and Pow- niess. Morage furnished on accommodating i would respectfully solicit a share of thepub- I' ,i -ininag,.. CRIER & ALEXANDER. -5.H;-t. tf F. SCARR, demist and Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. 'r'j'tins )n pared at all hours of the Jhnj audi X iff lit. ' 4 'ai.tlv on hand all kinds of Drugs, Medi- l"u Oi!s, Dye Stuffs, Spices, Green and V'c.c. -is?:;. tvi"giaia Evergreen Grass. ::Ul f' ei ivc in a few days a full supply of s""1' I- t TLM-ern (Iruoi "vvliir'li IiUS nroved .;,;'r''i in tins cljmtife, jhose who have ., ,w"l t'Mifv to its merits. -i also Orchard Grass, Clover and Lucerne. W. R. I1URWELL & CO. Segars. u' tine stock of Imported Segars. and ; :! Segars, manufactured expressly for lir''e. W. R. BUR WELL & CO. Sutler's Pocket Inhaler ; Ii :ises of the Lunrrs. For sale by ,,s V. It. IUJRWELL & CO., " Hn. 3Iannfacturer'K Agents, 3? The Kansas Lejrilaiinv ,:iS ,ne, to devise means fr the itluf of tin sections ol tlie State wliicli have been devasted by lXi as!i..,pers. The matrnil tide of the in jury those insects have inflicted can be measured by the fact that fifteen thousand persons are said to be destitute, and one hundred and twenty thousand bushels of wheat are needed to furnish seed lor ihe nexl car. Sale of City Property. By virtue of mortgages executed by W. II. II. Houston to Mrs. L. j Lowrie (who has since inter married with J. K. Tucker), and to the First Build ing and Loan Association, and to the late A A Kennedy, all of which arc recorded in the office of the Register of Mecklenburg county, we wd! sell at the Court House in Charlotte, On Saturday, Oct. 17, 1874, That valuable property in said city, on Trade street, known as the residence of said Houston. The property is well improved, and is in everv respect desirable. Terms, Cash. VANCE & BURWELL, Attorneys for Mrs. L. J. Tucker, and for the Adm'x of A. A. Kennedy. F. II DEWEY. Sec'y and Treas. First B. & L. Ass'n, by Jno. E. Brown, Attorney. Sept. 14, 1874. 5w THOS. F. DRAYTON, Real Estate Broker, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Offers his services to sell and bay Real Estate in Town and Country. Office, over Sample & Alexander's Shoe Store, next to McAden's Drug Store. Aug. 81, 1874. 3mpd D. M. A o. 5, R I G L E R , Granite Jiow. A lot of very fine CRACKERS of all kinds foi family use fresh and good. Fre-h Bread, Cakes and Pies every day. PICKELS by the dozen or gallon very tine. A full line of CONFECTIONERIES, just r. ceived at D. M. MG LEU'S Feh. 3 1874. Notice. Proposals will be received by th Board f County Commissioners until the 1st Monday in October next, of bids for Overseer ,f the Poi.-r'aiiU for Physician for the year 1875. By order of the Board. WM. MAXWELL, Sept. 14, 1874. Chrk. WITTKOWSKY IllXTELS, TO THE WHOLESALE TRADE. Judging the future by the past, we enter with confidence upon this our new entrprise of sepa rating our Whole-ale from our Retail Trade, by having a separate and distinct House ; and in do ing so we flatter ourselves thai it will not only meet the approval of our numerous customers, but that an exclusive Wholesale House will bring, us a large influx of new trade, a. id that of a charact r not heretofore enjoyed. It must be obvious to every buyer that a strictly Wholesale House, arranged and adapted for that Traoe only, with a corps of experienced Wholesale Salesmen, with a Stock can fully sele cted for that Trade only, and moreover, tiie avoidance of com ing in contact with retail buyers, which ?rcand you all have heretofore fo ind so irksome, as it fre quently happens that the retail buyer is 3'our veiy neighbor, (pi. rhaps your own customer). Such a house, we assert, must ami will com 111 nd itself to the trade. Four years ago we advertised tsat we intended to malie Charlotte a wholesale mart and ours "The Wholesale House." We now have the proud satis faction of seeing it an accomplished fact. We now call your attention to tue fact that we have converted our superb store into an exclusive Wholesale Hous -, win re you can find all lines of goods necessary for a country store, to-wit : Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots. Shoes, Hats, Notions, Groceries, Hard wan. Millinery, all in complete lines, bought in large epiantiti. s and from the very first hands. Our Slock is now arriving and will be complete about the 1st of September, and will be the largest of any here, the pretentions of others to the con trary notwithstanding. We respectfully invite your personal inspection, or write to us for circu lars. Very truly yours, "W1TTKOWSKY & RINTELS. RETAIL. Now, a few words about that. We now occupy the superb House heretofore so favorably known as the Messrs. Brcm, Brown & Co.'s Dry Goods House, to carry on our Retail business, and as "Excelsior" is and always has been our motto, we claim also in that line to excel in stock, to excel in. lowmss of prices, and to excel generally. We will, in that House, have a corps of thirty Salesmen and Sales Ladies, all experienced, affable and obliging. CgfWe make the Millinery branch a specialty. WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS. Aug. 24, 1874 Good News We have now in the course of erection the Largest and Finest Store in the State of North Carolina, which will be com pleted in time for the Fall Trade; and being desirous of opening an e. tire new stock therein, will, after t he FIRST DAY OF JULY, Begin to seil our large stock of Dr. Gq tUj, Cloth ing, Notions Hats, Boots and Shoes, &c.,&c.. at Greatly Reduced Prices for Cash.. We invite all who wish to purchase, cither Wholesale or Retail, to examine pur Stock, as it will be to their ad vanta-re to do so. ELIAS, COHEN & UQE.SSLER. June 29, 1874. Fashionable Millinery Store. MRS. QIJERY, Havinff sport several weeks in the Northtrn cili- s, making selections of the most fashionable Millinery Goo s, respectfully informs the Ladies that she is now ready to serve them with the latest styles and fashions. She is confident that she now has a stock tj:at will not fail to please the most fas tidious taste. Mrs. Query keeps constantly on hand a large stock of every description of Goods in her line, such as BONNETS, HATS, RIBBONS, Laces and Trimmings, And every variety of Ladies' Furnishing Goods. Dress Making, In all its branches, executed in the most fashiona ble and best style. She has some of the most J skillful seamstresses in her employ, who cannot ! fail to please the Ladies of Charlotte and surround.- iiiur country. Ladies are invjtcd to call and examine Good and patterns. Mrs. P. QUERY. March 80, 184. ' " The Press upon the New Orleans Diffi culty. But one opinion up pears- to be hell by the press of the North as to the course the government should pursue in respect to the conflict in Louisiana. Although the leadinir papers ot both parties tliftvr as to the lights o the Kellogg and the McEnery lacllons thev are a need nn u the ouosiio'i of law. 1 lie recognized government, of Louisiana is 111 it ot Kelloir; lor two years it has bet n supreme, ami the attempt t overl brow it now is not made through l he Courts, but by force. Bayonets and guns have been substituted p,r aroumi-nt. Even t he joiirnais which sy mp.il hiz with I lie MeEueiy puly ami l vpise the a lmi:i istration which Kei!or:r has ei aolish -d do not approve t lit effort to .rhiow the government. Tyranny, corrupt ion and Iraml may he submind lo in American States, but it is impossible to yield to revo lution. The moment that revolution is be gun all 01 her questions disappear. We cannot, as Americans, afford t have even the right established by riot. That would be the worst of precedents. We can better endure for a time the reign of wrong estal lished by fraud. The position the Northern press has taken in this matter should be studied ami understood by the South. Ii has one opinion only of the Louisiana difli ty at present, and that is that revolution cannot be tolerated. We are alarmed and pained by the events in New Orleans, but the national government cannot consent to a precedent which might result in the de struction oithe Uni.m. X. V. Herald. Who are the Rich? In answer to the query, "Who are the rich?" The man with good, firm health is rich ; so is the man with a clear conscience; so is the pa rent ol vigorous, happy children ; so is the clergyman wlme coat the little children of he parish pluck as he passes them at their ju'ay ; so is the wife who has the whole ie-ai i ol a good husband ; so is the maiden whose li ii...ii is noi bounded by the "com ing man," but who has a purpose in life whether sin- eer meets him or not. W. B. TAYLOB, DKALKll IN SPORTING GOODS, Such as Guns, Pistols, RinVs, Fishing Tackle, Am munition of ail kinds, Packet Knives, Uazors, &c. The Repairing of Guns, Pi.-t old, Umurellas, Keys and Locks promptly attended to. General work in Iron, Brass, Copper, Steel, Bell Hanging, &c; wi 1 he executed at short notice. Store and Simp at Beckwith's old Stand, third door below Springs' comer. April 27, 1874. " Gin W. B. TAYLOR. NEW MARBLE YARD, On Trade Street, beticeen the Market and Wilkes Foundry. The undersigned has opened a Marble Yard for the purpose of preparing Grave Stones and Monu ments for Graves. He wili engrave and put up Monuments on as reasonable terms as can he de sired, having served a regular apprenticeship at the business. A share of the patronage of the public is re q tested. ISAAC H. WILSON. Sept 7, 1874. Ginning Cotton. AV. W. PHIFEIi, near Charlotte, is prepared to Gin Cotton for the twentieth part, and allow the Seed to the cotton raiser if it be removed imme diately from the Gin after the work is done. The Gins are now in first-rate order, and entire satisfaction to customers will be given if possible. My personal attention will be given to the work. Sept. 7, 1874. Ira W. W. PHIFEK. COTTON GINS. We are Agents for the celebrated GRISWOLI) COTTON GIN, and are prepared to furnish them at any time to customers. July 13,1874. J. McLAUGIILIN & SON. GINNING COTTON. I will have the Gins ready at the .Mills of ('apt. R. D. Graham by September 15th, and will Gin, pack and deliver Cotton anywhere in t lie city for the 20th part. All seed coitoa covered by insur ance. Bagging and Ties will be furnished when desired. Aug. 81, 1874. J. K. PUREFOY. WALTER BREM & MARTIN, IMPORTERS And Dealers in Hardware, Cutlery and Guxs a Specialty, Corner Trade and Tryon Street, Charlotte, JV. C. We beg to call the attention of the public to the recent change which has taken place in the firm of WALTER BREM Jc CO. Mr John Van Landingham retires as partner and is succeeded by W. D. Martin, Esq Buying iu the United States from Manufacturers exclusively, and importing our English and Ger man Hardware direct, we are thereby enabled to compete wth our Northern rivals, and give our customers the advantages of cheapi r freights and our business experience. Thankful for past favors, we respectfully ask a continuance f the liberal patronage wnich has been extended to the old firm, bejng determined by close attention to tncrit i the future tue trade we bare commanded in the past. WALTER BREM & MARTIN. Aug. gl, 1,374. J. B RANKIN. A. fc. WALSH. RANKIN & WALSH, Cotton and Coniihissiuii Merchants, COLLEGE S TWEET, CHARLOTTE, N. p. Mr WALSH is well known as having been con nmed for several years with Col .1. Y."Bryce. one 01 tue eiuesi couoa-uuyers m the t:iy; Col. RANKIN is an old and exnerie; experienced, pjer- chant. Sept. 7, 1874. 6m Beware of Substitutes. Inferior Oils are offered to consumers as substi tutes for "PratJs Astral Oil," but they do njt satifaction. Astral Oil h made by an entirely different process of manufacture; it is" safer, yields more light, is more cleanly, and has less odor than anv other illuminating Oil. Sold only bv SMITH & HAMMOND, Aur. 1.1874. Agents Coffee. Best Coffee, four pounds to the dollar. J. S. WILLIAMSON if CO. Mav 18, 1874. An Elephant's Revenge. At Sacramento, .1 week or so ago, some fellow at a nieiiai;ei ie gave a piece of to bacco to mi elephant, which caused the animal to give way to a terrible tit of anger. It seized the nearest object upon which to wreak its vengeance, and ibis proved to be the eleven year old son of Mr II. V. Luhrs. The great beast wound his trunk around the boy ami squeezed him so tightly as lo break his arm between the elbow ami the wrist, and to severely bruise his body. Being compelled to relinquish his bob! ot the bov, the enraged animal, as soon as the lad was dropped, again attempted to seize him, and in th' effort came near taking the youth's head off. It was on all hands con sidered more than fortunate that the ani mal did not cast him down and trample him to death, ami also fortunate that the an;ry brute did not run a-muck in the crowd, as elephants have done when tobac co ha been given them. The boy was not dangerously hurt. Such a trick may have seemed very funny to the wretch who play ed it, but it would have been more generally satisfactory had the elephant given him the hug instead of injuring an innocent boy. Without Enemy. Heaven help the man who imagines lie can dodge enemies by trying to please everybody ! If huch an individual ever succeeded, we should be glad of :t not that one should be going through the world trying to find beams to knock and thump his head against, disput ing man' opinion, fighting and elbowing, and crowding all who differ with him. That, again, is another extreme. Other people have their opinions so have you ; don't fall into error of supposing they will respect you more for turning your coat, every day, to match theirs. Wear your own colors, iu spite of winds and wuather, storms ami sunshine. It costs the vasodilat ing and irresolute ten times the trouble to wind and shuffle and twist than it does hon est, manly independence to stand its ground. tw A Hero's Devotion. "M. do Moltke," says a correspondent, "goes to bed regu larly at. 10, but on a fi.ie su miner's eve he will first indulge in another short solitary stroll, in which he mentally prepares the next day's work. Often, too, he goes at uiirht to visit his wile's tomb, which is con cealed by a row of cypresses, on a hillock in the park. He lost her on the Christmas nigh of 1808." She was young and charming, and they appear to have tenelenly loved each other, although he might have been her father. Whenever he arrives at bis seat, bis first care, before entering the house is to go and pi ay near her grave." Boots, Shoes and Hats, FOR THE FALL AND WINTER TRADE. We bej to announce to our friends and the pub lic that we have now in store a large and complete stock of Boots, Shoes, Hats, Trunks, &c, Which we have purchased for the Retail Trade exclusively. Having purchased our stock at re duced prices, we arc enabled to offer our Goods AT LOWER PRICES Than ever before. An examination of our stock and prices is respectfully solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed. Wade & Pegrarn, First National Bank Building, Sept. 14, 1874. Opposite Central Hotel. NEW FIRM. The undersigned take this method to inform the citizens of Charlotte and the public generally that they h ive formed a copartnership, under tiie firm name of CttESWELL & WALKER, and will do business at xV. 11. Cresweli's old stand, opposite the Presbyterian Church. We Mean to do a Cash Business, And if you an-not satisfied of the fact, come and see how cheap you can buy for cash. Long yarns and long fact s about inability to get money don't pay our bills, and on first failure to meet your ob li.at ons with us, (when we credit at all), we will be compelled to refuse further indulgence. Our House -hall be first-class oh to goods, prices and attention. -Ladies can visit our Store at all limes without coming in contact with intoxicated men, as we sell no strong drinks. Hoping by honesty and politeness to merit a full share of public patronage, we arc, Very respectfully, CRESWELL & WALKER. A Card. Having made a change iu my business, I now thank the public for past favors and respectfully ask a continuation of the same. All notes or accounts up to the 19th of August must be settled with The undersigned at his place of business. Ladies and gentlemen, w ith some of you I have waited long and patiently. Come tip and set lie. Respectfully, Sept. 14, 1874. lm A. II. CRESWELL. New Stock of Groceries. W. J. BLACK Has just received a new Stock of Groceries and Provisions the very articles farmers and every body else needii for support during the Summer. Examine stock and prices, as inducements will be held out to prompt customers. June I, 1874. W. J. BLACK. TAILORING. Jplm Vogel, Practical Tailor, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country, that he U prepared to manu facture gentleman's clothing In the latest style and at short notice. His best exertions will be given to render satUtactlin to those who patronize hiin. Shop opposite old Charlotte Hotel, next door to Bar ringer &; Wolfe's Store January J, J874. TlilS MORRIS PREMIUM Cotton Gin. This celebrated Gin, sold at $3.50 per saw, can be seen at C. F. HARRISON'S, Agent, Opposite Court House, Sept. 14, 1874. tf Charlotte, N. C: Presidents of the United States. The following list of the Presidents of the Unite.1 Slates, from Washington down, their date of birth and death, will be of general interest : 1. George Washington, of Virginia, born February 22, 1732 ; elected commander-in-chief of the Continental army in 1775 ; first inaugurated as President, in the city of New York, April 30, 1789 scecond inaug uration in 1793 died September 14, 1799, aged 68 years. 2. John Adams, of Massachusetts, born in 1735 inaugurated March 4, 1797 died July 4, 1826, aged 90 years. 3 Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, born in 1743 first inaugurated in Washington, iu 1801 second inauguration in 1805 died July 4, 1826, aged 82 years. 4. James Madison, of Virginia, born in 1751 first inaugurated in 1809 second in auiruration, 1813 died, 1837, aged 85 years 5. James Monroe, of Virginia, born in 1759; first inaugurated in 1817 second inauguration in 1821; died in 1831, aged 72 years. 6. John Qnincy Adams, of Massachusetts, born in 1767 inaugurated in 1825 died in 1848, aged 80 years. 7. Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, born in 1767 first inaugnated in 1829 second inauguration in 1833 died in 1845, aged 78 yens. 8. Martin Van Buren, of New York, born in 1782 inaugurated in 1837 died iu 1862, aged 80 years. - 9. William Henry Harrison, of Ohio, born in 1773 inaugurated in 1841 died in office, April, 1841, aged 68 years. 10. John Tyler, of Virginia, born in 1790 elected Vice-President, and inaurgnrated as President in April, 1841 died in 1862, aged 72 years. 11. James K. Polk, of Tennessee, born in 1795 inaugurated in 1845 diediu 1849, aged 54 years. 12. Zachary Taylor, of Louisiana, born in 1784 inaugurated in 1849, died in office iirl850, aged 66 years. 13. Millard Fillmore, of New York, born in 1800, elected Vice-President in 1848, and inaugurated as President on the death of General Taylor, iu 1850 died March 8, 1874, aged 74 years. 14. Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire, born iu 1804 inaugurated in 1853 died in 1869, aged 65 years. 15. James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, born in 1791 iiiaugutated iu 1857 died in 1868, aged 77 years. 16. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, born in 1809 first inaugurated in JS61 second inaugurated in 1865 assassinated April 14, 1865, aged 56 years. 17. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, born born in 1803 elected Vice-President ami inaugurated as President in April, 1865. 10. Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois, born in 1822 first inaugurated in 1869, second inauguration in 1873 term expires 4th of March, 1877. 5" An honest old farmer, on being in formed the other day that one of his neigh bors owed him a grudge, growled out, "No matter; he never pays anything." 1 1 J? Nothiijg appeals more to the sym pathies of a kind-hearted person than the spectacle of a starved dog, sitting on the ragged edge of anxietv waiting (or a bone. J3F "Thou rainest in this bosom," was the remark of a Lothario when his fair tne threw a basin of water over him (or "cater-wauling" under her chamber window. What small boy does not envy the nerve of the portly man who enters the church, takes out a big handkerchief ami deliberately blows his nose three times be iore sitting down ? North Carolina Gaston County. Superior Court. John Smith, ctal,, ts. Heirs of Jasper Smith, et al. Special Proceedings for Partition of Land. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court in the above entitled cause, that the Defendants therein, to-wit: the Heirs of Jasper Smith and the Heirs of Jane Fewell, reside beyond the limits of the State ; it is therefore ordered by the Court, that publication be made for six weeks in the "Charlotte Democrat," a newspaper published in the city of Charlotte, N. C, notifying said Defendants of the institution of this proceeding, and to appear be fore the Court in the Town of Dallas, County and State aforesaid, and answer or demur to the peti tion therein filed, or a decree pro confesto will be taken as to them. Witness, E. II. Withers, Clerk of Superior Court for said County, at office, this the 8th dav of Sep tember, 1874. E. II. WITHERS, 41 6wpd Clerk. Important Sale of REAL ESTATE. On Wednesday, the 30th of September, 1874, we will sell to the highest bidder, at the Court House dtior in Charlotte, the following valuable Real Estate : One Tract of 454 acres of Land, known as the "Black Place." One small Tract of 10 acres, ad joining the above both well timbered. One Tract of 135 acres, known as the "Pettis Place." The above lands are near Hopewell and Gilead Churches, 12 or 13 miles Northwest of Charlotte, aud are in as good community as there is in the county. Terms of sale made known on day of sale. A. B. DAVIDSON, J. M. W. DAVIDSON, E. C. DAVIDSON, Mrs. ISABELLA MOORE. Mi:s. VIOLET W. SYLVESTER, Heirs at Law of Jas. T. Davidson. Sept. 14, 1874 3v gf Hodge's Commentary on Ro mans, w ith (Questions on same, for sale by Aug. 24, 1874. TIDDY & BRO. The Winchell Oil Can. We are prepared to furnish these 50 Gallon Iron Cans' at Manufacturers' prices. Parties retailing Kerosene Oil will find this Can convenient and cleanly as well 83 a security against fire and leakage. -SJI1TH & HAMMOND. gent, 14, 1874. Rude Treatment of Children. , Boys ami girls ought not to be brought up tot) tenderly. It is no hardship, but life-long blessing to a child, to be obliged to rise early, and to take hold of work, as part of the household work that brings a steady responsibility upon him. It may seem hard to one over-indulgent to send, boys out on cold winter mornings to do chores in the barn, to gather frosty chip, to chop and split wood, or to perform any of the hundred things which belong to the family lite. But contempt of petty aufter ing, regular work, pride of being able to he"p one's self, fidelity and perseverance under difficulties these are the lessons far more important than any that can be learn ed in books or schools. Many a -man has been hindered all his life long because he never learned self-reliance and industry in childhood. So, then, putting children to work early, ami with a wise adaptation to their years, is not a hardship, but a bene faction. But there are practices which ought to be suppressed as refined cruelties. I mean all those petty punishments which are in flicted on children's heads. We have seen teachers, when boys were whispering, steal up and bump their heads together severely. It is very common to jerk children by the hair, off from their feel, and it is not un common lor a parent to pull a lock of hair pretty severely as a small punishment for some misdemeanor. No punishment of any kind ought to be inflicted upon the head of any of the Cau casian stock. It may be handy, but it i inevitably demoralizing. It rousea the temper and every evil feeling in a child. Cutting the ears, snapping the head, espec ially with a thimble-armed finger, are al ways demoralizing. If children have any grace, it all flies un der such discipline. They bum with an ger, they are stung with shame, they in wardly curse their tormentor, and we have known many a boy come forth from such misjudged parental handling livid with rage, pour forth a torrent of oaths and black-guardism that well might make on shudder. The head is the centre of all sensibility. Slapping the mouth, pulling the hair, rap ping the scalp, or pinching the ears are good measures for the development of de pravity ; but if designed as restraining or relormatory punishment, they are utterly bad, aud provocative oftentimes of as many evils as they seek to cure. When children have done wrong ami when correc tion is need.it ought not to be ignominious. No man or child is ever made to love right conduct by being ill-treated, or by offending, at the same time, both his sense of justice and bis proper pride of character. But there is a nursery view of a child's sufferings, not quite so important, but which 1 lee! impelled to protest against. I mean the unmannerly and inhuman way of washing and combing. Oh, Mr Bonner, what a sad reminiscence of life does that subject open! Does not my face even yet tingle, as I recall the rude scrubbings which it used to suffer! A great, round, rosy face, with eyes so prominent that soap suds could hardly fail to soak into them, and with a skin that seemed to show the slightest streak or spot how was it rubbed round and round by the elder sister's hand, as if it made no difference whether it waft rubbed up or down ! To her it did not. To me it was a. mailer of unspeakable- im portance. Then tt comb one's hair as one would iietchel flax is that to be tolerated in a civilized community ? In behalf of ten thousand boys and girls, ami iu memo ry of untold grievances of this kind, I beg of you to protest against such inquisitorial ways with little folks, who have not yet learned how to bear lillle pains. N. Y, Ledger. - Ui in the Would. Potosi, in Bolivia, is the highest city iu the world, being at an elevation of 13,350 feet, considerably aboitt the summits of many of the Alpine Moun tains, and only 360 feet below the topmost peak of the icy Jungfiau itself. This is a tolerably lofty altitude for any city; but then Potosi is the metropolis of the richest silver mines in the neighboring Ceira (Sierra, or high ridge) de Potosi, at an alti tude of 16,000 feet above the sea level ; so that the abundance of the precious metal, we may suppose, compensates the 30,000 inhabitants for the rarity of the air, the rapid alterations of climate which presents the characteristics of the tour seasons every twenty-four hours, and the rugged barren ness ot the surrounding districts. It is the general impression that when a man breaks down at any other pur suit in which he has been trained, that he has only to turn to journalism as if it were a profession that requires no training, and which may be mastered at. once bv any mail. We find in the St. Louis Globe tbo following remarks on the same subject : "There is an idea that the business of editing requires no apprenticeship; that editors come forth lrom law offices and col leges fully armed for the profession, like Pallas from the brow of Jove. It is a mis take; there is not in America to-day . a single journalist of national reputation who has not devoted more time aud more hard work lo his profession, with equal fitness and application, would have made him a great lawyer or a great doctor. And yet ninety out of every hundred men you meet oil the street will hesitate about carrying a hod or making a pair of tdiocs, whereas there will probably not be one iu the hundred who can't, according to his own judgment, edit any newspaper in the coun try better than it is edited, no matter in what manner or by whom." Zzj" Wu never could understand why so much shot should be wasted in killing birds w hile so many Voting men pait their hair iu the middle.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Sept. 28, 1874, edition 1
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