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p. . Jet - jf JV Stfr'lhV' - V (fl tfl ': ' "-'N""1 "' ' ' - - . . .- j V. J. YATES, Editob and Pbopkibtob. Termt of Subcnption$, 00, b1 advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1878. TWENTY-SKTU VOLUnC HK3E11 15t8. - ' - ' 111 ""mmmmsmhhhmm V I i ' .'ft ! i I THE Charlotte Democrat, PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor o Terms TWO DOLLARS for one year, or One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents for six months, Subscriptions must be paid in advance. Advertisements will be inserted at reasonable rates, or in accordance with contract. Obituary notices of over five lines in length will o charged for at advertising rates. LAW SCHOOL. We purpose opening a Law School in the city of firwonclinrn nn the first Mondav in March next. Our object will be to prepare young men to prac tice law in tne ouue ana r eaerai uourw. Our terms will be the same as those of the late Chief Justice Pearson, and we will endeavor to pursue his plan ol instruction. We think this city is well suited for our purpose, as it is healthful and easily accessible, and a place where Courts are frequently held. Board can be obtained at very reasonable rates. JOHN II. DILLARD. ROBERT P. DICK. Feb. 8, 1878. tf Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C, if Ian 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 to sell at the very lowest prices. Jan 1, 1875. J. P. McCombs, M. D Offers his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Office in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the Charlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1873. DR. J. M. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C All calls promptly answered day and night. Office over Traders' National Bank Residence opposite W. R. Myers'. Jan. 18, 1878. Doctor D. STUART LYON, Charlotte, N. C. Office with Dr. Battle, over Dr. McAden's Drug Store. (Residence at Rev. Theo. Whitfield's.) Calls from City and country will receive prompt attention. April 19, 1878 y DR. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte Hotel. Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb. 15, 1878. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. E. J. "ALLEN, Near Irwin's corner, Trade Street,! Charlotte, N. C, PRACTICAL WATCH-MAKER, tW Repairing of Jewelry, Watches and Clocks done at short notice and moderate prices. April 17, 1876. y R. M. MILLER & SONS, Commission Merchants, and WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Provisions and Groceries, College Streety Charlotte, N.C. Flour, Bacon, Sugar, Coffee, Salt, Molasses, and in fact, all kind of Groceries in large quantities always on hand for the Wholesale trade. Jan. 1 1875. j. Mclaughlin, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Provisions, &c, College Street, Charlotte, N. C, Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, and buys Country Produce at highest market price. EST Cotton and other country Produce sold on commission and prompt returns made. D. M. RIGLER Charlotte, N. C. Dealer in Confectioneries, Fruits, Canned Goods, Crackers, Bread, Cakes, Pickles, &c. tar Cakes baked to order at short notice. Jan. 1, 1877. B. N. SMITH, Dealer in Groceries and Family Provisions of all sorts, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Consignments of Produce solicited, and prompt returns made. Families can find anything at my Store in the Grocery line to eat, including fresh meats. Jan. 1, 1877. E. S. BUEWKLL. 1878. K. B. SPRINGS BURWELL & SPRINGS, Grocers and Commission Merchants, Charlotte, N. C. Jan. 4, 1878. LEWIN W. BARRINGER, (Son of the late Hon. D. M. Barringer of N. C.,) Attorney and Counsellor at Law. 43G Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Prompt attention to all h-c-al business. Best references given as to leg il ;in,l financial responsi bility. Commissioner for X..ii:i Carolina. References. Chief Justice W. N. H. Smith ; Raleigh National Bank ; 1st National Bank, Char lotte; Merchants and Farmers National Bank. March 15, 1878 ly-pd DR. RICHARD H. LEWIS, Raleigh, N. C. (Late Professor of Diseases of the Eye and Ear in the Savannah Medical College,) Practice Limited to the EYE and EAR, Refers to the State Medical Society and to the Georgia Medical Society. Oct. 12, 1877 y USr One of a couple of young ladies from the rural districts who were lately on a visit to friends in our city, wrote home after they had been here a short time, as follows : "We attracts lots of attenshun promenadin the streets like other ladys and holdin up our cloze. Nobody isn't nothin now-a-days which don't hold up their cloze, and the hiar you holds 'em the more attenshun you attracts." Notice to Creditors. All persons holding claims against the estate of C. T. Alexander, deceased, are hereby notified to present the same to me at my Office in the Court House, in the city of Charlotte, on or before Friday the 10th day of May, 1878, at which time the Ad ministrators of said deceased will file their final account. JOHN R. ERWIN, Clerk Superior Court and Probate Judge. April 13, 1878. . 4vr. LAND SALE. By virtue of a Decree of the Buperior Court of Mecklenburg county, N. C, I will sell at Public Auction, at me uourt jiouse door in tiiiariotie, on Saturday, the 11th day of May, proximo, at 12 o'clock, 31., the following Tracts of LAND belong ing to the Estate of George W. Houston, deceased, for the purpose of creating assets to pay the debts against the Estate of said deceased, viz. : One Tract known as the Joseph Blair Tract, con taining about Eighty-one Acres (81), lying on Back Creek in Mecklenburg county, adjoining the Lands of D. A. Caldwell, H. M. Dixon and others. One Tract known as the R. A. Caldwell Tract, containing about Forty-five (45) Acres, adjoining the Lands of YV. L. Caldwell, H. M. Dixon and others. The interest of said G. W. Houston's Estate in a Tract known as the Tan Yard Tract, containing Twenty-two and a half (22) Acres, upon which the deceased had an extensive Tannery, adjoining the Lands of J. N. Caldwell, dee'd, and others. The above different Tracts of Land lie on the N. C. Railroad, about 8 miles East of Charlotte, all in the same immediate yicinity, and in one of the best neighborhoods and sections of the county. A credit of six months will be given for one-half of the purchase money, and twelve months for the remaining half; the purchaser giving bond with approved security, bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum ; title reserved until purchase money is paid. JOHN A. YOUNG, Administrator de bonis non. April 5, 1878 6w BUYERS OP DRY GOODS, Ready-made Clothing AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Will find at the old established house of ELIAS & COHEN The largest, best assorted and cheapest Stock of GooJs ever brought to this market. We are prepared to prove upon examination of our Stock that we make no vain boast, and solicit buyers, both Wholesale and Retail, to look at our Goods and prices before purchasing. Our stock of Dress Goods, White Goods, Alpac- cas. Embroideries, Kid Gloves, Sun Umbrellas, Fans, Ties and Fancy Goods are complete and will be sold at astonishing low prices. Carpets, Oil Cloths and Mattings very low. Fair dealing. Polite and attentive Clerks. Call and see us and judge for yourselves. ELIAS & COHEN. March 22, 1878. COTTON YARN. frCQ BUNCHES COTTON YARN from Glen roy Mills, N. C, manufactured from seed Cotton by E. C. Grier & Son, for sale by j. Mclaughlin & co. March 29, 1878. The Rising Sun's Attractions. The Earth held in its orbit by the attractive powers of the SUN, And bathed in the light of its controlling Lumin ary, sweeps onward and upward in its swift career, until it comes back to the point where C. S. HOL TON has laid in a fresh lot of Fruits, comprising in part Bananas, Oranges, Apples, Canned Peaches, Pears, Pineapples, Blackberries, &c. Also, a lot of Canned Vegetables, Fresh Candy, Cakes, Pies and Light Bread, Coffee, Teas and Spices. Soda and every other variety of Crackers. Toys for all sized children, without regard to sex. All kinds of GKOUEK1ES to meet all demands of the general housekeeper, put down to equalize the coming remonetized Silver Dollar, a bright luminary of "Ye Olden Time." Feb. 15, 1878. U. S. iiOLTUJN. E. G. ROGERS, FURNITURE DEALER, Next door to the Post Office, CHARLOTTE, N. C. I have opened a full stock of FURNITURE, comprising all grades, Common, Medium and Fine, In the building next door to the Post Office. This stock is entirely new, and bought at bottom pi ices. 1 will sell low, and all goods will be found as represented. Special care will be taken in packing in connec tion with the Furniture Business. Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 14, 1877. NEW BUGGIES. At my Shop in the rear of Wadsworth's Stables, 1 have a few nice new Buggies for sale at low rates. I also make and repair Wagons, Buggies, Car riages, &c, and do all sorts of work in my line. Give me a call. W. 8. WEARN. In rear of Wadsworth's Livery Stables. Aug. 31, 1877. To the Wholesale Trade. We desire to announce that our large Spring pur chase of DRY GOODS is now open for your in spection. We have purchased a large btock and will otter greater inducements to the trade than ever before. Having an experienced resident buyer in the market, our facilities for offering bargains are unsurpassed by any firm in the State. Give us a call, or send us your orders, and we promise satisfaction. ELIAS & COHEN. March 22, 1878. Hops, 100 pounds Fresh Hops, crop of 1877. Feb. 22. 1878. WILSON & BURWELL. 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. Jane 8, 1877. How an Inventor waa treated 26 yean ago. "H." the New York correspondent of tbe Raleigh Observer, reproduces the following history oi an invention that seemed to be "perpetual motion": "The Editor of the N. Y. Journal of Com merce has been "interviewed" by a World Reporter, and induced to tell all about a "perpetual motion" machine, which was brought to him in 1852, by the inventor, an old New Jersey man, about eighty years of age. Alter describing it, the inventor left it with the Editor for two or three or four weeks, during which it was seen by a great many people, and daring all the time it kept going. Finally the old man called and took it away, for the purpose of exhibiting it, which he did, at ten cents a head. ; This, says the editor, was construed to be an' offence against the laws of Hew Jersey : he was arrested on the affidavits of two scien tific gentlemen, and was brought into the Court room with his machine. The scene was described to me by an eye-witness as a most dramatic one. The old man stood there silently confronting his accusers be fore the Judge, and listening to the charges against him. He was a man of very few words, and when the charge had been made, and the Judge had sternly asked him what he had to say in reply, he answered slowly, while big tears ran down his cheeks ; "May it please the Court, the only thing I have to say is, it does go round." The Judge was much displeased at this persistency, and spoke very severely to the old man, telling him that he ought to be ashamed of himself for thus denying what the scientific gentlemen had said. They had declared that there was a spring in it, and that it could not go round without a spring being in it. "And I myself know that it could not go around without a spring," he added. The old man listened silently, and when the Judge paused he said again, "May it please the Court, I have been studying and work ing on this thing almost forty years, and all I can say is that it does go "around and there is no spring in it." "We will soon settle that," said the Judge. "You say there is no spring in it and these gentlemen swear there is one. Bring an axe." An axe was brought, and in spite of the old man's pitiful pleading, they split the ma chine into Bplinters. I don't understand what authority they had for doing it, but they did it. And alter they had done it there was a great silence, for there was no spring in it, and it had gone round by its own weight. One by one the people who had interested themselves in bringing the charges walked out of the Court without a word, and at length the Judge said, "You are discharged." The old man stooped down and picked up the fragments, and walked away. He went home, and a little while after died broken hearted. "It re quires a good deal of courage," continued Mr Stone after a pause, "to tell this, for I know how it was ridiculed then and how it will be ridiculed now, but I was never afraid to speak, and I know this story to be true. It happened, I think, in 1852, and there were accounts of it printed in the; Journal of Commerce at the time, but our ! files were all destroyed afterwards when j our office was burned. I do not remember any of the names, nor do I know how to Eut you in the way of finding the records, ut I remember the facts perfectly." The poor old inventor lived too early and died too soon. If Edison, the inventor oi the phonograph, who also resides in New Jersey, had made his speaking instrument thirty years ago, probably the wise-acre of a Judge would have broken it to pieces and hanged the inventor." BUY THE BEST! The best Boots, Shoes and Hats In the State are for sale at PEGRAM & CO'S, First National Bank Building, Charlotte, N. C. April 26, 1878. Notice to Holders of Mecklen burg County Bonds. The Coupons falling due May 1, 1878, on Bonds issued to Atlanta & Richmond Air Line Railway Company, and to Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio Rail road Company, by Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, will be paid on and after said date at the First National Bank of Charlotte, N. C. S. E. BELK, April 26, 1878. 2 at. County Treasurer. SECOND INSTALLMENT OF Spring and Summer Clothing JUST RECEIVED. My Clothing trade has increased so much this season that I have already pm chased a second stock, which for style and prices is unsurpassed. A special inducement is offered on about 50 pairs of Pants, which cost from $5 to $9, which I will now sell at the extremely low price of $3 per pair. A full line of Gents' Furnishing Goods and Neck wear always on hand. Mackinaw Hats at 75 cents each. Dress Goods and Millinery. . The latest novelties in Dress Goods and Millinery just received. April 26, 1878. S. WITTKOWSKY. FAMILY GROCERIES. Having opened at my old stand on Trade Street, I have now on hand a general stock of Groceries and Family Supplies, which I intend to sell at the lowest possible prices. Fresh Butter, Chickens and .Lggs always on hand. S. M. HOWELL. March 29, 1878. DR. T. C. SMITH, Offers all goods in the Drug line at bottom prices to Cash customers. March 29, 1878. Harris' Empire Compost. We sell the Chemicals for makin? HARRIS' EMPIRE COMPOST, the best Fertilizer now in use. Feb. 1, 1878. WILSON & BURWELL. A Visit to Pompeii. : ' The Hon. Horatio King, who is now traveling hi foreign lands write Forney's Washington Chroni cle the following interesting account of a visit in January last to the rained City of Pompeii, which was overthrown by a volcanic eruption nearly 1800 years ago; " "We were guided from street to street1 and from bouse to house, walking oyer three hours ; but this was time sufficient to ex plore only comparatively a small portion of ine rums, .rompeu, wnen aesiroyea, was a wwn oi zrom iweniy 10 mrroy roousana in habitants. In the year 63 it was visited by a destructive earthquake, and in 79 it was overwhelmed by the eruption. of Vesuvius. More than half of thd city yet remains to be excavated. The streets are paved and iu jgood condition, save that in ' some places mere are ruis ux or eignt incnes aeep, worn by the wheels of carriages, and the sidewalks are also generally well paved. In some of the streets the carriage-way is considerably below the sidewalks, and at the crossings are high stepping-stones for foot passengers. Many of the shorter streets are only wide enough tor one carriage, and there must have beeu a regulation requiring approach by car riage always from one ana the same direc tion to avoid meeting. The walls of few of the buildings are standing above the first story, and these are generally either of brick or of small stone and cement. Many of the houses have staircases, showing that they were of more than one story ; but as the upper portions have disappeared, it is supposed they were chiefly of wood and were consumed by the red-hot scoriae of the eruption. The shops are generally distin guishable from the common dwellings and palaces ; and many of the shops as well as the palaces bear over their doors the names of their former occupants. In some of the shops the marble counters are still standing, and in one of them we saw large earthen vessels, used for the sale of oil or wine. In a bakery the large oven, in which a batch of bread was found baked to charcoal, still remains intact, and near it are mills for grinding corn. The Basilica and Forum was an immense edifice, the surrounding pillars of which, mostly destroyed nearly to their base, witness its former magnificence. Many of the pillars of the House of Arianne, tbe House of the Tragic Poet, the House of Sallust, the' House of the Faun, the Temple of Pompeii, the Cascerne, and of other large structures remain standing at full length, but are more or less defaced by the heat of the scoriae and the ravages of time. With sensations impossible to describe, we walked over and through these ruined temples, the House of Lucretius, the Temple of Mercurio, the Temple , of Augustus, the Teinple of Jupiter, the House of Pansa, and along the street of the Tombs into the Villa of Diomedes. Many of the tombs and monu ments are in a perfect state of preservation. The Villa of Diomedes is one of the most extensive private residences yet discovered, and according to our recollection one of the best preserved. "Near the garden gate of this villa were found the skeletons of the owner and his attendant, one holding in his hand the keys of the villa, the other carrying a purse which contained one hundred gold and silver coins of Nero, Vitellius, Vespa sian, and Titus." At the southeast ex tremity of the town and detached from the other ruins is the Amphitheater, said to have been capable of accommodating twenty thousand spectators. The circles of seats, one above another, are of brick and cement, more or less covered with scattering tufts of grass, and as the ashes and soil on the exterior have not yet been removed, we were enabled to walk over adjacent ground on a level with the top of the wall and look down upon the ruins. There are the ruins, also, of the great Theater, holding five thousand, and the small Theater, made to seat fifteen hundred spectators. Near by are the remains of a building called the Gladiator's Barrack, one chamber of which appears to have been used as a prison, in which were found three skeletons and iron stocks for the feet. It is probable that other apartments of this edifice were likewise so occupied, as there were, in all, the remains of sixty-three bodies discovered on 'the E remises. Here was a spacious bathing ouse, one section for males and one for females, with their marble basins for both hot and cold baths, their dressing rooms, and every other convenience of such an es tablishment. These rooms, like those of nearly all the houses and palaces, are orna mented with stucco reliefs and fresco paint ings on the walls. In one part of the town we came to a well, still supplied with pure water. Connected with the palaces were beautiful fountains, the marble adornments of which, with their cisterns, are still in a good state of preservation. There is a small Museum here filled with curious relics and models of various objects here brought to light. The most striking are plaster casts of corpses of a number of the ill-fated in habitants, and a cast of the body of a dog, showing from his contortions that he died in extreme agony. A figure of a young girl has a ring on one of the fingers. These casts were taken by filling with plaster the cavities left by their bodies, which, embed ded in the hardened ashes, had decayed. We have a perfect photograph of one of them, showing that the poor sufferer met death lying on her face, doubtless in the hope of avoiding suffocation. The exca vation is still going on, but very slowly, we should judge lrom the comparatively few persons at work when we were present. Most of these were women and children, who carried the soil and ashes in baskets on their heads a short distance to a truck running on a temporary railroad to be con veyed away. Army or other Government officials were superintending tbe work. Pompeii was a walled city, and we entered it through one of the old gateways." Deal with a friend as if he might, at some time, be your enemy. . A? Extraordinary Scene. Mty pdnietk graphic account of some of . tne scenes m the Confederate Capital aurtnff me taai aays oj me war. Maj. John W. Daniel gives the following graphic account of - the appearance and operations of communists In Richmond dunnjjthe war, and how they were sup pressed : " t ; When ' Harper's Ferry waa captured at the beginniog of the war,1 All the available machinery lor the manufacture' of arms was taken to Richmond. Hundreds of workmen and their wives and' daughters had been employed in the 1 arsenals and machine shops, and they followed the machinery to the Capital in search of employment., . They got it. For a time they were regularly paid in good money, and everything moved smoothly. But as the currency depreciated they began to suffer. The money received by the workmen would not support their families. As the war progressed Confed erate notes became almost valueless. Grant had his hand on the throat of the Con federacy at Petersburg. The wages of the workmen would not purchase food for their families. They protested, but in vain. They weie too patriotic to organize a revo lution. I heir women, however, formed a secret society based on communistic prin ciples. They seem to have held that their husbands were working for the Confederacy. and that the Confederacy was the only saiety oi the grocers and shopkeepers. Without clothing and provisions their hus bands and sons must stop work. ' This would cut off necessary munitions and sup plies, the government would fall, and all be involved in one common ruin. To avoid this, a general division of food and clothing must be made. The wives and daughters of laborers and mechanics throughout the Capital generally joined in the movement. While standing in Main street one morn ing the Major witnessed an extraordinary scene. Hundreds of women suddenly ap peared. The broad avenue was filled with them. They came filing in from the cross streets by platoons, and began to sack the stores. Hollow-eyed and gaunt with hun ger, nobody dared resist them. A crowd of men hung upon the outskirts, offering no interference and expressing no sympathy tor the shopkeepers. I he women took the stores in line, one after the other. They proceeded systematically. The goods were Eiled upon wagons drawn by horses driven y female sympathizers. Not a word was spoken. The work was done with terrible earnestness. When the mob entered a gro cery a certain percentage of them piled the goods upon the outstretched arms of the others, and they were borne to the streets and dumped into the wagons. The women had it all their own way. Neither soldiers nor police were in sight. Meanwhile the crowd increased. Other women heard what was going on, and flocked to Main street for a share of the plunder. Not a man joined them, and for a long time no one made an effort to stop them. At last Congressman Baldwin ot Virginia, jumped upon a dry-goods box and made an impas sioned appeal for law and order. He might as well have talked to the wind. No one paid the least attention to him. The women went on witn ineir sacKing, ana ine oy standers drowned Baldwin's voice with their whoops and cheers. "While I was gazing at the scene," said the Major, "I saw a Captain of an Alabama cavalry regiment, with whom I had a slight acquaintance. We were both in uniform. We agreed that something ongbt to be done to restore order and stop the robbery. At his suggestion we stationed ourselves at the door of a store already overrun. In a few seconds a virago tried to pass us. I can see her now. Her cheeks and lips were red, but she had a pinched, starved look, and an eye like a hawk. She carried in her arms a i in 1 4 11 i nan dozen Dars oi yenow soap, a piece oi dress silk, a long box of stockings, and some raisins and herrings. I said : "Madam, I beg your pardon : but you are forgetting yourself. These goods are not yours. You have not paid for them, and you will not be permitted to leave this store with them." "She looked at me," said the Major, "in a wild way, as though endeavoring to com prehend what I had said, and then went to the counter and threw down the goods. As she came back she deliberately took me by the arm and slung me from her with such force that I went spinning around like a top, and struck the front of the building so hard that it took the breath out of me. She then quietly gathered up her load from the counter and walked out. The Alabama Captain looked at roe and laughed, but kept his hands in his pockets and said noth ing. I told him I thought we were out of place, and he nodded. We concluded after that to remain simple spectators." Meanwhile the women were approaching the Jews' quarter. The Hebrews were credited with great wealth. It was said that they had made barrels of money out of the Confederacy, and tbe female commun ists went at them without a qualm of con science. Moses and Isaac, however, had heard what was going on above and tried to protect themselves. They put up their shutters, barricaded their doors, ran up stairs and watched the proceedings from the second story windows. But the wo men were not dismayed. While some of them ran for axes, others found a long piece of scantling and used it as a battering ram. The first door flew open amid the cheers of the outsiders, followed by a wail of sorrow from the Jews. 'Oh, mine Kott 1 mine Kott ! I ish mined ! I ish ruined 1" was the cry. But they made no further defence. Indeed, it would have been dangerous for them to attempt it, for if one of the female robbers had been hurt the ' crowd of husbands and brothers would surely have avenged it. - "And so," said the Major, "the spoliation continued. At last a ! fumo?ran through the street, "the Gdvernor la coming. It roved true. Down the : hill came Gov. etcher, accompanied bf hirf staff' and few friends. He ascended a cart and made a speech, which had as teaeli7 effectual each speeches usually do' have.: ' The-triob of women kept steadily; at ' work. : and the Governor pumped himself dry without pro ducing the least effect! Tbei crowd on the outskirts opened respectfully for him to pass out, and tne robbed mourned more piti lolly than ever. The Women pitched in with renewed vigor, and shawl ausrar. poplins, bottles of pickles, ribbons, washing soda muslins, "aha bags of hominV-were pitched in the wagons at the door. : Then m second rumor spread over tne crowd. me President was coming.: This proved true. - President Davis rode flown from the Capitol,- followed by Capt.: Gay, with a hundred of the' guards. He ' mounted a wagon and everybody was silent. I- had seen him several times, but had never heard him speak. So I forced ray way within ten feet of him and stood spellbound. It was the most eloquent speech I overheard. Tall and slender, he swayed with emotion like the willow in the wind. His words were carefully chosen. He spoke of his ex perience in the Mexican war, and while ex pressing his deepest sympathy with the sor row and sunenngs of the children of tbe Confederacy. 6ternly maintained the neces sity of law and order." The Major heard that many of the women stopped pillaging, and gathered at a dis tance listening to the words that they 'could catch. At the close of the speech tbe President took out his watch and gazed at it long and earnestly. "Captain liay " said he, "order your men to load with ball cartridges." ine order was obeyed, and tne ringing of ramrods was heard. The crowd began to give way. "Captain Gay," said the President.1 still looking at his watch, "If this street is not cleared within five minutes, order your men to fire down Main street ttntil it to cleared." "Mr Davis rode away. Within three minutes there was not a soul in ' sight but the Guards. The mob fuhneled itself into the side streets. Those nearest the Presi dent gave the information to those in front, and rushed against them with the force of a wave. "They are going fo fire I" Tbe words were heard by the pilferers in the stores. They knew the character of Jef ferson Davis, and they knew the reputation of old Capt. Gay. Where Davis would not flinch from giving an order. Gay would not flinch from obeying it,: The -women dis persed as suddenly as they came, and that was the end of tbe female commune. . They never held another meeting. Historical Facts concerning North. Carolina worth Remembering . We put on record the following facts that are worth knowing and worth remem bering. ' ' The first English settlement in America was on Roanoke Island, in July, A. D., 1534. The first Indian who ever received Christ ian baptism was Manteo, a chief. .He was baptized August 18, 1584. .' Ihe hrst white child ever .bora on tne American Continent was Virginia Pare, daughter of Anancas and Eleanor Dare. She was born on Roanoke Island, August 18, 1584. The first blood shed on. the American Continent in resistance to British tyranny was at the battle of Alamance oh May 16, 1771, between the Regulators and Tryoo, the Royal Governor. The hrst Convention of the people to de clare an open resistance to British authori ty was held in the town of Charlotte, Meck lenburg county, in May, 1775. ihe hrst resolutions ever passed by a Provincial Congress instructing their dele gates to the Continental Congress to issue a Declaration of Independence, occurred on April 12, 1776. The first men who were hanged by lint ish authority for taking up arms in defence of Liberty, was at Hillsboro, Orange county, in the year 1771 probably in the month of June " The first resistance ever made to the Stamp Act was at Wilmington In the year 1776. Tbe first tea that was ever thrown over board on the American Continent Was at Wilmington, not long after tbe resistance of the Stamp Act. . It was done in open day by a number of prominent gentletneni We state this on the authority of a native of Wilmington. We also think that Hon, George Dans makes a similar statement ifl his Chapel Hill Address, delivered ten of fifteen years ago.- Oxford Jjritnd. Intellectual Test of Ninojrs.-flo Jar as the general ability of the people of a na tion to read and write is a proof of their superior enlightenment, tbe Americans have no rivals in all the world. As readers We lead all nations. We are 42,000,000. The population of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland is 33,000,000 ; of France, 36,OD0,OOO; of Germany, 34,000,000. In 1879 there were published m tho United States 574 daily. 4,295 weekly, and 1,002 other; papers'and periodicals. In 1877 the figures were : dailies, 709; weeklies, 6,221; all others, 1,014; total, 7,944. England has but 2,252. Germany but 1,985, France but 1,559, and Italy but 935. The total for the four na tions, embracing an aggregate population of 137,000,000, is but 6,731, or 1,213 less than supplies the American population oi 42.- 000,000. The distribution of our daily and weekly papers among tneseveral State is instructive. ... in 5?" Wear vour old clothes ' and work every day is the way to keep the balance of iraae in our iavor.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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May 3, 1878, edition 1
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