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fflJfllS & (ft A A 5J w X AyiU Ay V. J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. 1'ermf of Subscription $2. 00, ia advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1877. TWENTY-SIXTH V0LCZI2 NtlElBEU 1207; THE Charlotte Democrat, PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor o Tekms TWO DOLLARS for one year, or One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents for six months. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. o Advertisements will be inserted at reasonable rates, or in accordance with contract. Obituary notices of over five lines in length will if charged for at advertising rates. Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C., i I oh on hand a Large and well selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Family Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuffs, Fancy and Toilet Articles, which he is determined ;o sell at the very lowest prices. Jan 1, 1875. F. SCARR & CO., Chemists and Druggists, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Prescriptions prepared at all hours of the Day and Night. Keep constantly on hand all kinds of Drugs, Medi cines, Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs, Spices, Green and Black Tea, &c, &c. Jan. 1, 1876. J. P. McCombs, M. D., Ml'trs his professional services to the citizens of . harlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the I'harlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1873. F. I. OSBORNE. W. C. MAXWELL. OSBORNE & MAXWELL, Attorneys at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office over Harty's Crockery Store, near the Court House. Particular attention given to Collections, Settle ment of Estates and Partition of Land and Convey ancing. Nov. 1, 187G ly DR. W. H. HOFFMAN, Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office over A. R. Nisbet & Bro's Store, Trade Street. Feb. 8,1875. W. F. COOK, Trade Street, on North Carolina Railroad, Charlotte, N. C, Manufacturer of CIDER MILLS and all kinds of FARMING IMPLEMENTS. AS?" All orders promptly attended to. Jan. 1, 1872. R. M. MILLER & SONS, Commission Merchants, and WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Provisions and Groceries, College Street, Charlotte, N.C. Flour, Bacon, Sugar, Coffee, Salt, Molasses, and in fact, all kind 01 Groceries in large quantities always on hand for the Wholesale trade. Jan. 1 1875. Walter Brem & Martin, Dealers in HARDWARE, AND Agricultural Implements, &c, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Jan. 1, 1876. A. BETHUNE, Tailor, Has moved into the Room over the old Post Office, two doors north of the Insurance Building. He returns sincere thanks to the citizens of Char lotte who have given him such liberal patronage heretofore and have paid cash for all their work. He hopes to merit a continuance of the same by close and prompt attention to business. All work done inferior to none in the city. Sept. 7, 1877. W. W. GAITHER, M. D., OllVrs his professional services to the community at Aloxandriana. At Davidson Alexander's resi dence. June 15, 1877. W. M. CROWELL, Commission Merchant, And dealer in Groceries, Tobacco, Cigars and all kinds of Country Produce, (opposite Sanders & Blackwood's Cotton Warehouse,) (Jolleoe Street, Charlotte, N. C. July 31, 187G. HOTEL! The Central Hotel, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Located in the centre of the city, has been fitted up as a First Class House with New Furniture and all conveniences appertaining to a good Hotel. Tekms $3 00, $2.50 and $2 00 per day. accord ing to location of Room. II. C. ECCLES, Proprietor. Feb. 2, 1877. Central Hotel BARBER SHOP. GRAY TOOLE, Proprietor, keeps the best workmen employed, and guarantees pleasure and satisfaction to customers. Shop immediately in rear of Hotel office. June 8, 1877. Harris' Empiro Com poet. TO FARMERS. We would call the attention of Farmers to the fact that we sell, and have now on hand, the Chemi cals for making HARRIS' EMPIRE COMPOST, which has been tried in this section for a number f years, and many farmers will testify to its value, iuul their entire satisfaction in using it. . I pun application we furnish circulars, with cer tificates of reliable farmers in this and adjoining counties. For Wheat it has no superior, and is the cheapest article ever offered, and parties purchasing it can rly upon getting something free from adulteration and in all respects reliable. Price of Ingredients, for 1 Ton, $12.50 cash. WILSON & BURWELL. Aug. 17, 1877. SSF'A new edition of Mrs. Elliott's "House wife" has just been published by Messrs. Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger, of Philadelphia. The book is one of great merit. No North Carolina housekeeper should be without Mh. Elliott's book, which we presume can be had at any North Caro lina book store. Lands for Sale, Rent, &c. Caldwell Mining Property. On Saturday, the 29th September, at 12 o'clock, M., at the Court House door in Charlotte, I will Lease to the highest bidder, for the year 1878, the PLANTATION known as the Caldwell Mining Property. Parties leasing will be required to exe cute Bond with approved security for payment of Rents and proper care of the property. C. W. ALEXANDER, Sept. 14, 1877 3w Receiver. PUBLIC SALE. We will expose to sale on the 8th day of Octo ber next, in front of the Couit House, the follow ing property, to-wit: 1 One Horse Wagon, 1 Two Horse Wagon, 2 Spring Wagons, 2 New Buggies, 2 Good Horses, 1 Good Mule. All the above property must be sold. Terms Note, CO days, with approved security. JOHN L. BROWN, J. H. WEDDINGTON, JOHN VANLANDINGHAM, Surviving Partners of Brem, Brown & Co. Charlotte, Sept. 14, 1877. 4w TRUSTEE'S SALE ! By virtue of a mortgage trust made to us by W. Mark Hicks and his wife Harriet, on the second day of March, 1874, and recorded on the 4th day of March, 1874, in book 10, page 108, in the Regis ter's office in Charlotte, we will sell at Public Auc tion at the Court House door in Charlotte on Tues day the 20th day of November, 1877, at 12 o'clock, M., the following valuable property, to-wit: That LOT containing about Acres on the Beattie's Ford Road, between Hopewell Church and Hager's Ferry, where W. M. Hicks now lives. It has a dwelling house, shoe shop and other neces sary out-buildings and is one of the best country business stands in Mecklenburg county. Terms cash, or a credit may be given for part. WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS. Sept. 14, 1877. lOw LANDS FOR SALE. FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN ACRES near Davidson College, known as the Patterson Lands. See or call for hand bills with particulars. H. P. HELPER, R. BARRINGER, Commissioners, Charlotte, N. C. ALSO, 280 Acres near Mill Grove, Cabarrus county, the S. W. Wallace Lands. R. BARRINGER, Commissioner, Charlotte, N. C. Sept. 7, 1877 lm LAND SALE. By Virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, Spring Term, 1877, 1 will ex pose to Public Sale, at the Court House door in the City of Charlotte, on Monday, October 1st, 1877, for Cash, a TRACT OF LAND lying near Mat thews' Depot on the Carolina Central Railroad, adjoining the Lands of Jos. McLaughlin and others, known as the "J. M. Thompson Lend," containing about Three Hundred (300) Acres. The Tract will be divided into Lots, a plot of which can be seen at my Office after the 10th of September, 1877. J. R. ERWIN, Aug. 31, 1877 4w Commissioner. Sale of Valuable CITY LOTS AND LAND, Adjoining the City of Charlotte. By Virtue of a Decree of the Superior Court for the County of Mecklenburg, I will sell to the highest bidder, at the Court House in Charlotte, on Monday, the 1st day of October next, a number of valuable CITY LOTS and LAND adjoining the City of Charlotte, for division among the heirs at law of the late Benjamin Morrow, deceased. The Land will be divided into lots to suit purcha&ers. Persons wishing to buy will find a plot of the property at the office of J. E. Brown, Esq., and will be shown the premises by B. F. Morrow, who lives near the same. Terms of Sale One-third cash, the remainder at nine month! with interest at 8 per cent from date. JOHN W. MORROW, Aug. 81 , 1877 5w Commissioner. The Fair Grounds FOR SALE. Pursuant to a Decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg, at Spring Term, 1877, we will sell at Auction on Monday, the 1st day of October 1877, at the Court House in Charlotte, that valuable property, near Charlotte, known as the " FAIR GROUNDS," containing about 43 Acres, and in cluding all the enclosures, structures, fixtures and buildings thereon, with all rights and privileges appurtenant thereto. Terms $1,000 cash ; the balance on 6 and 19 months credit, with interest at 8 per cent, secured bv note and reservation of title till paid. S. B. ALEXANDER, GEO. E. WILSON, Aug. 17, 1877 7w Commissioners. FRESH GROCERIES. Just received a large stock of Groceries, such as Sugar, Coffee, Spices, Candies, Crackers, Canned Goods, Mackerel, Cheese, Wooden Ware, Willow Ware, And all other articles usually found in a first class stock of Groceries. Give us a call. A. R. NISBET & BRO. Hardware at Retail FOR CASH. WALTER BREM fc MARTIN, Corner Tryon and Trade Streets, Offer Hardware at as low prices for Cash as any House in the South. Their Stock embraces every thing in the Hardware line, and you can find what you want by inquiring for it. Thankful for past patronage, the undersigned solicit a continuance of favors, promisine to fill retail and wholesale bills at living prices for seller and purchaser. v WALTER BREM, W. D. MARTIN. Charlotte, Jan. 26, 1877. Grinding the Millers. The Boston Globe says : A threatened tax on flour of a very curious kind has come to light. There is a process called high grinding in use in most of the flour-mills in the country, which is said to be essential to the best results in reducing wheat to flour. It has long been in use in Europe, and was introduced here in 1871, and the machinery in use in all the great mills is adapted to it. A ring of speculators in Washington is said to have got hold of an old patent on the process, quietly had it reissued, got up a case in which the defendant was a man of straw, carried it to the Supreme Court with out any real defence having been made, and got a decision in support of its validity. Now suits have been brought for infringe ment against the leading flour manufacturers of the country, including the Jewells of Brooklyn, the Haxalls of Richmond, and C. C. Washburn of Minneapolis, and the hold ers of the patent propose to grant licenses to millers for the modest sum of $6,000 for each run of stone. This would impose a tax of $36,000,000 on the flour business of the country, which would, of course, come out of the consumers in the end. It is unneces sary to say that a vigorous fight will be made against this imposition, and a special act of Congress cancelling the patent will be asked for next winter. mm The Way to Conquer. "I'll master it," said the axe, and his blows fell heavily on the iron ; but every blow made his edge more blunt, till he ceased to strike. "Leave it to me," said the saw, and with his relentless teeth he worked backward and forward on its surface, till they were all worn down or broken ; then he fell aside. "Ha ! ha !" said the hammer, "I knew you wouldn't succeed, "I'll show you the way," but at his first stroke, off flew his head, and the irdn remained as before. "Shall I try ?" asked the soft, small flame. But they all despised the flame ; but he curled gently around the iron, and embraced it, and never left it till it melted under his irresistible influence. There are hearts hard enough to resist the force of wrath, the malice of persecution, and the fury of pride, so as to make their acts recoil on their adversaries; but there is a power stronger than any of these, and hard indeed is that heart that can resist love. Proposing to Abolish the Presiden cy. Several numerously signed memorials will be presented to Congress next month, proposing amendments to the Constitution abolishing the Presidency ; an Executive Council, Council of State or Cabinet to be substituted tjierefor, to be composed of seven Secretaries, without any superior offi cer, all to have equal authority ; that is, simply to strike out the President and au thorize the Secretaries to have the execu tion of the laws and general supervision of the Government ; four of the council to be elected by the House and three by the Sen ate, from members of their respective Houses for two years, one or all to be re moved at any time by the House electing them, and all have the rights of members in both Houses. TO THE JOBBING TRADE. In view of the fact that the prospects for all crops is unprecentedly good, and knowing that the stocks in the country have been greatly reduced, we anticipate an extraordinary good trade the coming season. Therefore, we are buying this Fall a much larger stock than for years past, which is now daily ar riving. Hence, parties wishing to be first in their particular sections, can now find a full line of FALL GOODS, at prices as quoted in the North ern Markets. We make Clothing a Specialty. A liberal discount always made for Cash. WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS. RETAIL NOTICE. As we desire to extend our Retail Trade, we beg leave to advise consumers that it is our intention to present, this Fall, the largest and best assorted Stock of Goods of any since the war. The Mil linery, Dress and White Goods, in the Ladies' De partment, and Clothing and Hats, in the Gentle men's Department, will receive our special atten tion. WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS. Aug. 31, 1877. CHAS. S. HOLTON, Dealer in Groceries, Confectioneries, Canned Goods, Cakes, Bread, Fruits, &c. tF Fresh Bread and Pies always ready for customers. Cakes prepared in the best style for families and Parties. Every thing nice. Charlotte, Aug. 31, 1877. C. S. HOLTON. TO THE PUBLIC. I have received another car load of Open Bug- fies, Double Seated Spring Wagons and Basket 'bsetons. Black and White Virginia Seed Oats. Black and White Virginia Seed Rye. Elliott's Improved Cotton Gins, Corn Shellers, Farm Grist Mills, Grain Drills, Straw Cutters, Fan ning Mills for Cleaning Seed Wheat and Grass Seed. One, two, three and four horse Wagons. A large lot of the best one and two horse Plows, and Plow Double Trees. A full line of Grass Seeds, and a variety of other articles, which I wish you to call and examine. The celebrated Riding Plow has been sold. JAMES F. JOHNSTON, Opera House Building, Charlotte, N. C. Sept. 7, 1877. SCHOOL BOOKS. I shall, in future, keep all the School Books used in the City and surrounding country, and will sell them as low as any one. Also, Pens, Ink, Paper, Copy-Books, Slates and Pencils, in large variety, offered to the public J. K. PUREFOY, Opposite Central Hotel, June 8, 1877. Charlotte, N. C. The Futility of Coroners' Inquests. We desire to call your attention to the uselessness of Coroners' Inquests. We will start out with the assertion that the ends of justice would be as easily accomplished without them as with them, as now man aged. That not only in this country, but in Great Britain, where the laws nearly re semble ours, Coroners' Inquests are of such doubtful utility that a member of the Brit ish House of Commons last year gave notice that "he would call attention to the office of Coroner at an early day." In England, there has been since the death of the great geologist, Sir Chas. Lyell, in 1875, a steady, growing dissatisfaction with these Coroners' Inquests. It will be re membered that Sir Charles died of disease of the heart, as certified to by an eminent phy sician, his attendant. A newly appointed Coroner in the excess of his zeal, despite the certificate of this physician, insisted on hold ing an inquest, and had the coffin broken open for that purpose. For this over-zealous act he was justly reproved by his superiors, and condemned by the public. But the no table case which has caused the threatened legislation in the British House of Commons, is that of Mr Bravo, a young barrister, who was mysteriously poisoned by antimony in the hands of murderers not yet detected. After a lapse of weeks, long enough after the occurrence for the murderers to have destroyed every vestige of their crime, and not only after a reward was offered by the widow of the deceased, the Coroner comes forward to do his tardy duty. But we need not go so far from home for illustrations of the workings of this venera ble but effete law. A man accidentaly falls overboard from a boat, in the presence of witnesses. His body is recovered, is identified, and straightway the Coroner gets together a jury to pro nounce the stereotyped verdict "Visitation ot God," or something just as enlightening. A man drops suddenly dead in the street, in a fit, (he having been under treatment for years by some legal practitioner,) and with out other inquiry into the case, a jury of gaping and ignorant bystanders is selected, the perfunctory business is gone through with, the old verdict is put in the juror's mouths and the public is informed just what they could have guessed before the verdict was rendered ; but the Coroner has earned his fee and very likely complied with the requirements of the law. Wil mington Review. No Bones in the Ocean. M. Jeffrey has established the fact that bones disappear in the ocean. By dredging it is common to bring up teeth, but rarely ever a bone of any kind. These, however compact, dissolve if exposed to action of the water but a little lime. On the contrary, teeth which are not bones any more than whales are fish resist the destroying ac tion of sea water indefinitely. It is there fore a powerful solvent. Still, the popular opinion is that it is a brine. If such were the case the bottom of all seas would, long ago, have been shallowed by the immense accumulation of carcasses and products of the vegetable kingdom constantly floating into them. Dentine, the peculiar material of which teeth are formed, and the enamel covering them, offers extraordinary resistance to these chemical agencies, which resolve other ani mal remains into nothingness. Mounds in the West, tumuli in Europe and Asia, which are believed to antedate sacred history for thousands of years, yield up perfectly sound teeth, on which time appears to have made no impression whatever. Mr. Diogenes. This singular man lived in Greece. He was distinguished for his eccentricities, bad manners and bad disposition. It was his chief business to find fault. For example, he took a lantern one day when the sun was shining brightly, and went out to search for an honest man, thereby insinuating that such persons were exceedingly scarce. When Alexander, a distinguished military gentleman, paid him a visit and inquired what he could do for him, he had the impu dence to tell him to "get out of his sunshine." To cap the climax of his oddities, he dressed like a beggar and lived in a tub ! He was a sour, crabbed, crusty old b chelor. We infer that he had no wife, first, because his tory does not mention her; second, because no woman would take kindly to one of bis habits, dress, or manners, or aspire to be come mistress of his mansion. "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe," but, it is true, the woman who would live in a tub, and especially with such a companion, has not been heard from. The misanthropic spirit which possessed this man was doubt less due to disordered digestion and a bilious ness, one of the prominent symptoms of which is a morose, fault-finding disposition. NEW STORE. Groceries, Confectioneries, Bread, Cakes, &c. J. B. FRANKLIN (recently of the firm of O.'S. Holton & Co.) informs the public that he has opened a fresh stock of Groceries, Confectioneries, &c, in the Store a few doors below Mr Holton's, near the Railroad, where he solicits a share of patronage. tT Fresh Bread, Cakes, Pies, and Family Sup plies generally, can always be found at my store. Cash orders promptly and carefully filled. Give me a call. J. B. FRANKLIN. March 23, 1877. COTTON, WHEAT AND CORN. Cotton Ginned and Bagging and Ties furnished to cash customers. Fine Family Flour and Meal exchanged for Wheat and Corn. Consignments of grain to be manufactured and sold on commission solicited. CHARLOTTE CITY MILLS. Aug. 31, 1877 2m The Theatrical World. - The Theatres in our large Cities People xcho Lit oy Them. About this time the theatrical season an nually begins in the irreat cities of civiliza tion. London, with nearly four millions of mnauiianis, nas icwcr theatres than new 1 ork, with a population of less, than one million. .Philadelphia probably stands next. Boston brags more of good than of numer- i i . . i. uus piaces oi mstronic amusement, uaiti more and Washington are comparatively unprovided for in this respect J But every city, almost every great town, out West, has passable, if not first class theatres. In Continental Europe the profession flourishes particularly in France and Germany. London,' as we have shown,, is pretty well supplied in this respect, and Liverpool has some six or eight theatres. Glasgow and Edinburgh have two or three each, and Dub lin has always been a play-going city, but Belfast, Cork and Limerick, albeit prosper ous and populous, do not regularly or largely encourage the drama, which is a source of subsistence to men, women and children. The number of persons, of all ages, depend ent on the drama for their livelihood is very great. Perhaps there may be twenty thou sand such persons in New York alone, and at least half as many in Philadelphia. We do not count actors and actresses alone, but their families and hangers-on, also the nu merous persons employed behind the scenes, who have to work the various machinery, the orchestra, the ushers, the prompter and his assistants, the scene-painters, the bill printers and the bill-stickers, the little corps attached to the wardrobe and "property" departments, and, last, but not least, the lessees and managers. Several hundred thousand persons live by theatres, and, in the course of each year, supply pleasant en tertainment to we had almost said to mil lions and we do not think that the esti mate is too high. It would be worth while, if the statistics could be obtained and pro perly worked up, to ascertain how very many people live upon theatrical, operas, concerts, and such like popular entertain ments, and how many more are amused, and, it may be, instructed by such performances. mm mm Anecdote of Gen. Jackson. Mr John Reeves, the life-long partner of Mr Blair, tells of an interview with Presi dent Jackson just after his famous order to remove the deposits from the United States Bank. Mr Reeves was one of a committee to call on President Jackson and represent to him how suicidal that programme would be to Jackson's own party. The committee found the President in his little farm house at the Rip Raps. He was seated in a flag bottomed chair. The chair was tipped on its hind legs, and with his coat off, his cob pipe in his mouth, the General was taking his ease. He gave the committee an un gracious welcome, but listened to what the visitors had to say. If the order was not revoked, the Democratic party was doomed ; the re-election of the President was an im possibility, and terrible things would hap pen. When the committee had closed their statement, Jackson knocked the ashes out of his pipe and said : "Reeves, I know a man in Tennessee that made his fortune. He did it in this way. He minded his own business and let other people's . alone." That was all the reply Jackson made. The order was not revoked. The party did not then go to the dogs, but secured a remarka ble long lease of life. mm i Senator Bayard on the President's Policy. Senator Bayard, of Delaware, is quoted in a public interview as saying in answer to the question as to what be thought of the policy of President Hayes : "I thank God for it. He has disposed of the only obstacle that stood between the suffering South and the full enjoyment of her constitutional liberties. He has not only carried out the Democratic policy but he has carried the Republicans with him. I think he has the cordial support of fully seventy-five per cent of his party. Many who were doubtful at first now see that the time was ripe for the full restoration of every Southern State to self-government under the Constitution. The history of the States since the troops were removed is one of the very best arguments why Republicans and Democrats should approve of Mr Hayes' policy on this subject." Two colored ministers were brought before the colored Baptist Association in session at Suffolk, Va. The Norfolk Land mark says one was charged with teaching that St. John, while on the island of Pat mos, was ridden over by seven horses and escaped injury, because the Lord entered into the horses hoofs and prevented them from harming his servant. His defence was rather unique, but he had to follow Galileo's example he had to recant. The other was charged with teaching that the Lord did not know everything and could not do ev erything. Some novel arguments were put forth in his defense, but he also was com pelled to come to the stool of repentance, and promised to be a heretic no more. m i n Mrs. Sherman on Round Dancing. Mrs Sherman, the General's wife, has writ ten a letter in which she expresses herself lreely about round dancing. She says her soul revolts against it, that very soon wo men of self respect will blush at it, and that public opinion will eventually drive it out of society. She adds : The advocates of this dance have had their own way long enough absorbing all entertainments sneering upon and ridiculing those who quietly decline to participate openly and constantly insinuating of those who decline it that they are therefore evil-minded, &c, or quoting impudently and insinuatingly their only weapon, iJoni soit qui maly pense? and then throwing themselves in men's arms to prove their own purity of mind." Eruption of Oetopaxi, in South: America. More than one thousand Lives lost. Ecuador Correspondence N.Y. Nation.' Quito, July 4. The last;?enipUonof the volcano of Cotopaxi, the tenth according to computation, - took ; plaoe on tho 26th of J ono last, with every circumstance; that could increase its horror utter darkness in broad day, thunder and lightning, fearful explosions that ipaade the earth -.tremble, subterranean noises and wild gusts of j wind, accompanied by a rain of ashes, -.An eye witness told me that the volcano poured out a cataract ten times the bulk of .Niagara, which carried1' all before it in its headlong course, and submerged the wjiolo surround ing country., The torrent divided itself in two opposite directions, as if tagWo greater scope to its devastation and to make con fusion more dire. One branch took a south erly course toward the cjty of Lataeunga, situated twelve miles from Cotopaxi. On its way the torrent converted the plain of Callao into an immense lake. There is but faint hope that the ruins of the palace of the Incas, described by Humboldt, and all other travellers through tho central valley of the equatorial Andes, have escaped the ravages of the flood. Near Lataeunga the furious current tore up from its foundations the cotton factory of Don Jose Yillagomeje, whose value was estimated at $300,000; crops, cattle, buildings were swept away ; the massive bridges of Cutuche and Pan- salvo were destroyed, as well as a part of the fine carriage road (scarce equalled even in Europe) which connects Quito . with the towns in the south of tho republic. The branch that headed toward the south of Cotopaxi devastated the prosperous and enchanting valley of Chillo, and in particu lar the estate of the Senor Aguirre, noted for having been the residence of Humboldt. There, too, as iu Lataeunga, arose the build mg oi me uinvmg iaciory, wmcn, oniy ine year before, had been destroyed by fire, and had been repaired at great expense.- The torrent rooted it from the ground, and bore it away in a thousand fragments. It is as serted that a mill of Don Manuel Palacios floated on the water like a ship at sea until shattered by the current. The loss in the valley of Chillo alone is estimated at over two millions of dollars, and the loss in other sections is equally great. It is likewise calculated that the number of the dead ex ceed 1,000. Although the surroundings of Quito have been laid waste, the city itself suffered from only a rain of ashes and a com plete darkness, which began on the 26th of June, at 3 in the afternoon. At Machache and other places the mqht lasted for thirty consecutive Hours. In the midst of this opaque gloom one could hear the bellowing of the cattle and the cries of other animals, who, deprived of their usual food by the 6hower of ashes, sought in a species of frenzy, for the means of satisfying their hunger. Other beasts, frantic with terrort careered hither and thither as if in despair, and the piteous howling of the dogs pierced the ear with its ominous sound. In Quito the darkness was as that of night ; it was like that described by the younger Pliny in a letter to Tacitus, in which he relates eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, "It was " he says, "as if the lights in a room had been extinguished. At Quito the shower at first was of. coarse, heavy sand, which subsequently turned into ashes so nne and impalpable that they pen etrated not only into apartments, but into the carefully closed receptacles.. In the depth of the darkness, men and women, braving the ram of ashes, sallied forth mto the streets, screening themselves with tim brellas and lighting their way with lanterns rem ine air witn tneir cnes ana prayers ior m mm . m mercy, ine umbrellas, as well as tne green eyeglasses used here on journeys, were no superfluous precaution, although they af forded but scant protection against 'the subtle powder, which it was remembered had in many cases produced blindness dar ing the eruption of 1843, and the rain of ashes of thirty hours that attended it. From the outset the people had unani mously ascribed the disaster to a' chastise ment of heaven, brought down by the irre- ligion of the government, which had arbi trarily closed the churches and deprived the people of those spiritual consolations that were made doubly necessary by the sad condition of things in general. -The idea of a divine punishment spread like wild-fire, and as the tempest raged more wildly this conviction gathered intensity, until at last groups of men, without a leader, without any concerted plan, and without arms, threw themselves upon the guard at the military hospital, while others attacked the guard stationed at the powder magazine on the hill of Javira. There were but few troops in the garrison," the greater part having been sent to suppress the insurrection in Imbabura ; but the as sailants, lacking arms and directions, ; were promptly overpowered, with no further loss than of two soldiers and two citkensJ On the day following before the city had re covered frem its consternation, and while clouds of ashes still hovered in the air and pervaded the streets, five of the; unhappy prisoners who had been taken during the tumult, suffered the barbarous punishment of five hundred lashes. Some have died in consequence. The fact needs no ' comment. A number of respectable citizens have been arrested and are to be subjected to a court martiaL In the present wretched condition of Ecuador, ruined as it is by a series of dis asters, the recent eruption is the culmina tion of its woes. Ten years of peace and prosperity, of which there is faint prospect now, will not suffice to repair the evils a few hours have wrought Jin this unfortu nate land. - r " , The forests of North Carolina pro duce twenty-two species of oak,5 eight of pine, nine of spruce, seven of magnolia, eight of hickory and five each of elm and bircb
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