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The Democrat., CHARLOTTE, N., C. r AUGUST I, ;i&7S.fe Lfor the chablotte democrat. I The Last Week of the State Normal School. The Lectures cf Gov. Vance, Hon. SanClF. PhtUijs, . Prof. Blake, r. , , , ;i xAt. feraL'GiLiV'aJuiybf.isTS. ' The course of a Ileavenly body is often brightest ntlts cnfl.1S6-It TiasT"eerTwifh that "of thetate Normal School which was closed, according to the programme, on last Thursday. The lectures for the week were among the most interesting and the roost instructive of the series. Gov. Vame came, from the bedside of the sick, to tell the Normalites how much he was gratified by the work they were doing, and by the prospect it gave for the future of education in North Carolina, lie urgea upon mem to' give to their pupils a practical education an ;i it travp culture, also secured bread, lie liked praying when it was accompanied with means suited to its end. Faith without works is dead. One of the most painful features of the distress of the times ia the number of well educated persons who cannot earn their bread. The first duty of a citizen is to win by work his own victuals, and clothes, and lodging ; to be able to make things turnup.. The future is in the present. It must be constantly remembered bv teachers that their call ing is, like that of the preacher, one of the most powerful in our country. It i3 cloubttui wnicn 01 the two is the most powerful. But no other is more so. Lazv and idle teachers will turn out scholars who will live by either begging or stealing. The man who does not live bv his own work is living by the work of another; and this life, if voluntary, is not creditable to the individual, nor profitable to the State. So our boys ought to be taught that work is honorable. They ought to be shown what work there is to be done, and how to do it. Were out rich men known as always busy about useful things, they would not be so much the envy of the poor, and. one powerful motive for communistic agitation would disappear. So press ing were the public and the domestic demands on the time of Gov. Vance that he could spend only one day at the Normal. But while there he was very busy. lie went into every recitation room. The Kindergarten work was especially attractive to him. Gov. Vance spoke at 12 M. on Monday. That night the Normalites gathered to hear what Solici tor General Phillips had to tell them. A more patriotic address is seldom, if ever, heard by North Carolinians. It began with a proper allusion to his long connection with Chapel Hill and an as surance that his life was not, and could not be, without a deep interest in the welfare of his State. This Normal School he regarded as giving to the future of North Carolina a light possessed by no other movement, since the war. He felt sure that the waters of social and financial life, which had been stayed for some years, would now and in due time, move forward with unwonted liveliness and forcefulness. That the great work before the teachers of North Carolina might be intelligent and successful, the speaker set before them it3 peculiar ities. It was for a very happy people ; a people comfortable as to the means of life. There are not now, as there never have been, large concentrations of wealth and comfort in the hands of a few, to be offset by large concentrations of poverty and misery in the hands of many. There is no danger in North Carolina that a man, who is able and willing to work, will be a pauper. Teachers in North Caro lina work for a moral community. Religion, evan gelical religion, is respected everywhere. Ourpub lic men have been almost always good men. The law of the land is generally respected and obeyed. The people of North Carolina arc remarkably do mestic. They love their own homes, and are not curious about the homes of other people. It is probable that there arc more people in North Caro lina who have never been outside of their State, or outside of their own county, than in any other State in the Union. The people of North Carolina are of rare equanimity. They take things coolly, and are not easily roused to enthusiasm, nor are they fond of novelties. Communism will never flourish in North Carolina. It is a remarkably homogeneous population . There are, in proportion to the whole number of citizens, fewer persons of foreign birth in North Carolina than in any other of the United States. Hence the assimilating power of North Carolina society is irresistible. When men come among us and do not conform to us we will not let them do us any good. If then the teachers in North Carolina will notice these power ful characteristics of the people among whom they labor, their efforts will not be in vain. They work where traditions are strong and where they are, for the most part, worthy of preservation. The speaker was not among those who advocated large and im mediate immigration. Let strangers come, but only in such numbers that they can be made stead3r- going JNortn Carolinians. while the speaker re gardod the denominational institutions as having uone, and as still doing, a great work for good in JNorth Carolina, still there is a work that they can not do ; a work that must be done ; a work that State institutions only can do, i. e. make men and women thorough North Carolinians. . There can be, because of the nature of things, no such catholic teaching in North Carolina as is to be found at the State university and at the State Normal School. President Battle and Gov. Vance are native North Carolinians and representative men. He had no fear that they would do anything distasteful to their fellow-citizens, or unworthy of the high positions assigned to them. To President Battle he looked confidently that by the University would still be disseminata! nrnnpr Vuvanao truthful anil imnorfial views concerning science, religious, natural, social and economical. To Gov. Vance, because of his record and because of his personal magnetism, a characteristic of great leaders of the people, he looked with assurance of hope for a brilliant up rising of the people in behalf of their own educa tion. Gov. ance- had in this matter shown much wisdom, a determination to use his great power im partially and for the best interests of the whole . people, so that every man, white or black, may ( have a chance, by means of a good English educa tion, to do all that God intended he shall do for his country. This tribute to the worth, personal and official, of political opponents was graceful. It was also grateful, because of the well known intelli gence, honesty and fearlessness of the speaker. Prof, Blake of Davidson College, delivered the last of this, forjNorth Carolina, unparalleled course of lectures. And it was one of the best, some said it was the best. For the momentousness of its theme it stood by the side of Judge Dick's. This plea for the study of the word of God. That en joined the study of the works of God, in all places of education. No object sought by mental discip line will be neglected by the student of Nature. Tho Naturalist, i. e. the observer of things in the sky, or oa land, or in the water, is cf necessity acute and patient in observation, and careful and untiring in reasoning whether categorical, or hypothetical, or analogical. Man and Nature are correlates. Either supplements the other. Neither is intelligi ble without the other. The most of this thought ful discourse was of course didactic. But it was . listened to with thestrictest attention. It frequent ly received hearty applause, especially when it des scribed the influence of communion with Nature in r the habits and character of the individual, for the speaker declined to treat of the material benefits to society flowing from a revelation of the mysteries of Nature. The large and intelligent audience re ceived with marked approval the eloquent appeal to our maidens to cultivate acquaintance with stars, and birds, and beasts," and trees, and flowers, and rStoneft. and rrwlrn nrt in rln Serous delights derived from the pages of fiction. iature teaches pure and purifying truths. George Elliott teaches foul and polluting falsehood. The Normalites, teachers ag weft as pupils," de clared that the hearing of these three lectures was an ample reward for the expenses and the fatigues ; of their visit, to this State Normal. ., Pu Wednesday morning a large crowd was en tertained, most acceptably, with an exhibition of ' the effects of Kindergarten training on some forty little boys and girls. It must be remembered that this work was a novelty to-all engaged in it except Miss Coe and her friend Miss Kelsey. But the re- . Mil til . nhtfiinpri r ' ir t - r w tv uumj. - nuc uioi v 1:1 m hi vi The little f rtk$ had been taught to be orderly, pre cise,' prompt and attentive. Their memories were . 11 V A It A 1 ALVA - 1 3 . . - - ... - " " n'u w useiui w im; hi au ineir lives. Their hands had been taught to 'go iHto the right places at the right times, and to be kept out of wrong places. Their arms, their legs, their feet had all been properly exercised. Their little songs were very sweet, and their combinations of colors and forms showed taste and , ingenuity. It is too late for you end me, Mr iSdltor. and it is too late for the most of our cniidien. l flare oniyone Within the limits of the .Kindergarten. But we ought to see to it that our grand-children receive the benefit of these new principles and practices in raising boys and girls. The principles are that parents and teachers must begin training children as soon as possible, and continue it as long as pos sible that the curiosity of little folks be utilized and they.be led to take" interest in the works of God around them ; that little folks be controlled by love rather than by fear ; that they be trained to be obedient, and sympathetic, and respectful, and that they be encouraged to be always doing some thing usef uL The whole system is a striking com ment on Dr. Smith's . doctrine concerning infini tesimals, things that are "little but strong, strong t)cc&u$c little ',' The Concert on Wednesday nightgave much de light. The ability of the Messrs. Wilson to make tonsmes and lips move at the same time, and in harmony, and to utter well modulated notes, is WOnaeriUJ. ineir buvvcbb urgucs great ucuuttv vi ear. and Datience and skilfulness in teaching. The songs, one with a humming chorus, and the other with a chorus that was whistled, were striking novelties, but verv pleasing to the ear. The songs of the concert were relieved by music of the piano, at which musicians, representing various schools for girls, exhibited much grace, and skill, and taste Thursday was devoted to exhibitions by "the Debating Society oi the JNormal bchooi." inese consisted in orations, and essays, and readings, by various pupils of the School, and in a debate on Compulsory Education, which was one of themost creditable ever made bv young men in that Chapel. The SDeeches of Mr Arrowood of Lincoln, and of Mr Aycock of Wayne, would have commanded at tention in any legislative assembly, so wen oroereo, acutelv reasoned and correctly spoken were they. The opening skirmish, by Mr Bandy of Lincoln, and the final survey of the field, by Mr Small of Anson, were also verv creditable specimens of power for discussion. Two of the scenes on the rostrum on Thursday were not down on the printed programme. One was the presentation of a gold-headed cane, by the gentlemen of the Normal, through the Rev. Mr. Woodburn of Henderson ville, to Superintendent Ladd. The other was the gift of a handsome mantel clock, by the ladies of the Normal, through Miss Marshall of Raleigh, to President Battle. These compliments were entirely unexpected. The speeches on the occasion were very appropriate The grace and dignity with which Miss Marshall executed her mission were very remarkable. Presi dent Battle was utterly unprepared for the part he had to play. But he managed to declare that here after he would throw down his glove at the feet of any man who should insinuate that a woman can not keep a secret. For here was evidence that two hundred female conspirators against a man's equa nimitv can keep one profoundly. At no time had clock struck as this clock has struck him this time. Both gentlemen declared that they would preserve these gifts as marks of the confidence of the people of North- Carolina! and bequeath them to their children as most tenderly cherished possessions. Gov. Vance was prevented, by severe family af fliction, from being present, as he hoped to be, at the close of this Normal. So the duty of formally announcing the termination of the labors of this remarkable association of teachers, was devolved on Mr Paul Cameron, as President of the Board of Trustees of the University. Mr Cameron always speaks well. But on this occasion his head and his heart overflowed with bright thoughts and warm emotions. So that his language and his manner were unusually felicitous, as he thanked all con cerned for this, one of the greatest happinesses of his life. From his father he had derived, and to his grand-children before him he would transmit, a lively and energetic interest in the education or the people of North Carolina. I intended, Mr Editor, to add some reflections to this description of what was said and done at this great Normal School. Mr Ladd, who claims a large acquaintance with Normal S chools, asserts that it is one of the largest held at any place at any time. But I have, I fear, trespassed already too long on the space in your columns and on the patience of your readers. A. Cyprus and the English. ny the English want Uyprus is very easily to be seen. It is in one of the south eastern bays of the Mediterranean. It guards the north end of the Suez Canal, and vou cannot approach the coasts to which the valley of the Euphrates is handy with out passing almost within range of the guns of a Cyprian fort. Like all the islands of the Mediterranean, it has a history. We know something ot it occasionally since about 500 B. C, at which time it was thick ly wooded, and was useful for the navies of the ancients. It is about third in impor tance of the islands of the Mediterranean, and in square miles is about one-tenth the size of Pennsylvania, say 140 by 30 miles. It was, and probably remains, rich in cop per, having given that metal its name in all probability, as cyprium, cuprum, &c. It has fine areas for agriculture, producing wines and tobacco. It has swamps, which now produce fevers, but they can be drained and wrought into a rich productive region. It is about in the latitude of Norfolk. The English, to make it useful, must make art! ficial harbors on its coasts, for it has no good natural ones. They can redeem it also by a system oi railways. 1 he immense impor tance of the acquisition is that it will intro duce English civilization upon the coasts of the -Mediterranean, and this will help to re form Mohammedanism along those coasts. It is a natural consequence of the purchase J a. 1 v i r ai r-i i oi ine ouez vjanai. ine ouez uanai is a great avenue ; but the valley of the Eu phrates is, or might become, a rival. The acquisition of Cyprus means the improve ment lor transportation purposes and the peopling of that valley that valley which made the liabylomans and .Ninevehians o the old world. It means the peopling of that valley with English, and the English will draw the xankees. Who does not see in this a promise of the rehabilitation of the world Once introduce the language and you introduce the people and their institu tions. We shall have Christianity English iinstianity under the teachings of which the peoples have prospered more than by an otner operating causes combined through oui Historic time. But meantime, what is the Czar about? Let the Czar alone, as the man in Dickens said about the moon you let the Czar alone 1 M .... - ana rii let you alone, lie will be all rifrht He owns over a thousand miles, perhaps mieen nunarea miles ot the 15 lack Sea coast ana ne will De thinking ot his roads to India. Let the English have Suez and the Eu phrates. The Czar will soon worlc barlr tn the Caspian with his ship canal?, and from there he will get to upper Asia by means of railways. lorney's Washington Chronicle ZW Physicians of Berlin have sent forth an urgent warning against the1 use of the popular baby carriage in which the little ones sit facing the nurse, and are pushed backward. - The natural desire of the eye is to draw nearer to what it sees, and the prac ticc of reversing this normal order of things and causing surrounding objects to recede is liable to affect ; injuriously the' develop ment of both sight and brain. ' North Carolina Items. Bankrupt Matters. James E. Sten- house and Allan Macaulay, of Charlotte, X. C, have applied to the Bankrupt , Court for relief from all their debts- prior to the 16th day of April, 1878. A meeting of their creditors to appoint an assignee of their estate, will be held at the office of Thomas B. Keogh at the Central Hotel in Charlotte, on thfe I9th d ay f August, at 3 o'clock P. M. GrcenfthoYo North Strife. 23f From the Revenue organic Greens boro we learn that "Col. Chapman of Vir ginia, has been appointed Internal Revenue Agent ior Dr. Mott's district and fcouth Carolina. His headquarters will be at States- ville." We wonder why some native could not be selected to fill this place! Why should men from other States be appointed by the administration ? AshevilU Citizen. Riot at a Spbakixo. At the speaking at Cobb's Store. Pitt county, a difficulty arose between a large party of whites and blacks. W eapons ot all kinds were freely used. In the melee a number of persons, of both colors, were badly beaten. The affair reached its climax upon the killing of a negro by a bullet from a revolver. After this things were rather quieter, and the crowd dispersed. The cause of the unfor tunate altair is not stated. Jialewh News. Death from Lightning. On last Fri day, during a severe thunder storm, Miss Lou Crouch, in the employ of Mr Joe. Jones of West Bend, Yadkin county, met with a sudden death. She was engaged in ironing and had stepped to the door, when a tree standing near the house was struck, and she also instantly killed. Salem Press. , Ordained. Mr Atkinson, of Newbern, was ordained Deacon in the Protestant Epis copal Church, at the Episcopal Church, this place, last Sabbath, by Bishop Atkinson, assisted by Drs. Buxton and Hall. Ashe ville Citizen. Rev. S. Taylor Martin, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at this place, preached an interesting and instructive sermon to a large congregation on Sabbath last. lien' dersonviue Courier. UrlF The next annual session of the North Carolina College will commence on the 5th of August. Dr. Bikle and Profes sors Rahn and Ludwick are the Faculty. Their popularity as instructors will insure a large attendance at that popular institu lion. It is desirable, however, that as many students as can possibly do so, should be at the College at the opening. The Seminary will open at the same time, under the charge of Prof. Rothrock, whose name is s sufficient guarantee for its being well at tended and successful. Concord Megister. Arrested and Committed. Mr C. A Helms, the mail contractor and carrier be tween this place and Pineville, N. C, was arrested by Special Deputy U. S. Marshal, W. McK. Mittag, on complaint of special detective nenry iootn, charged with hav ing violated the postal law. Mr Helms waived a preliminary examination, and in deiauit ot $800 bond was committed to stand his trial at the next meeting of the United States Court. Iancaster Ledger, July vim. Udir Rev. R. L. Abernethy writes to the Raleigh Christian Advocate as follows : "The report abroad that I have resigned the Presidency of Rutherford College in oruer to accept a position in another insti tution, is a mistake. I have splendid offers from other institutions, but I am determined to continue my labors here to build up this scnooi lar above its past sen." Madison Smith of Greensboro, died ot paralysis at Mt. Airy on last Saturday am remains were carried to lireensboro on Monday. Excursion to Beaufort. There will be an Excursion from .Charlotte to More head City and Beaufort under . the manage ment of J. M. Tomlinson, on August 14th Greensboro Patriot. A Bold and Horrid Outrage. A New York correspondent of the Wash ington Post gives the following account of how a lady, who was traveling , alone on a .Northern Railroad, was outraged without receiving protection from the Conductor in charge of the train : "The seizure, robber v. and outraerinf? of w o c? verv wealth v and resDectable newlv-married lady, a native and resident of Boston, has juow virtue tv "gut. oiiu uau ueeu on a visit to some friends in the interior of th's State, and started home via New York Central Railroad, expecting to reach Albany, where ner nusoand was to meet her, towards eveniner. She chanced cars at. Hnm anil noticed that two men got on the train with ner ana seated themselves near her, and, by their glances and gestures, seemed to have her under discussion. There was nothing unprepossessing or suspicious in the appear- An r a v. mi -Tit awe w uie men. Aiiey were middle-aged, neatlv and soberlv dressed, and had an air of entire respectability. Very soon the wuuuuwr oi me urawing-room car came tnrougn, ana she was on the point of payin him the extra nrice. fane had nnonroA j - through tickeL) when one of the two men said Cjuietly, "Do not take that lady's fare, fiVl f' in mil oil o rro Wa m-ill Nrwi r, f I. - 5 and informed the conducter that she ' was insane, and they were taking her to the kjiobc ABjriuiu ai uuca. xespue ner pro testations and prayers that she was not in sane, and did not know these men. t.n onn. ductor and passengers allowed the villains to take the lady off the train at Utica. Here she was placed in a carriage, chloro formed and taiceu to a house on the out skirts of the city, where she was outraged and roDDea oi ner jewelry, money and wear ing apparel, beincr left almost nude Slit had been richlv dressed, and had a rrsirwl deal of jewelry on her person, among other wuugo, a pir oi vatuauie ear-nngs, contain ing large solitaire diamonds ' in her anra The husband has made every effort consis- f Ant .r 1 1 li x n a 4.. J ? . f "11 . iinou ujuisuovtsr ine villains who played the part of custodians of his wife, but all to no purpose." - C3F An Irish lady, Mrs Fanny Dowd, said to be 102 years old, has just died in New York. ' ; N. C Supreme Court. Diaest oj Opinion of., the Supreme Court at June Term, 1878. Reported for the Ral. News by Walter Clark, Esq '' -C i V Britt v?. Benton, vfrom Wayne.1 1. It is not necessary that a processioner should sign the report of the freeholders. It is sufficient if he act with them. Batt. Rev. chap. 91, sec. 6, amended by acts 1874'-75, r-hap. 40, sec. 1. ' ! i ; 2. It is sufficient if a maiority of such freeholders .act. .-Batt. Rev. chap 108r sec. 2. 3. A party who has voluntarily sought the statutory tribunal to settle boundaries provided by our laws in regard to "proces sioning" waives his right to a trial of the issues as to boundary by jury if he has it. bemoie. it is a substitute for trial by iary and whether the parties seek it or not, there is no Constitutional right to have the de cisions of such tribunal passed upon by a jury. Stato vs. Parrott, from Lenoir. There is no rule of law which permits a husband to give evidence and exclude the wife's testi mony as to a transaction, known to both, in a case where neither has any legal interest in the result. In an indictment for an as sault and battery committed on the hus band, he having testified for the btate, the wife is not rendered incompetent as a wit ness for the defendant. A remark by the Judge, who improperly interrupted counsel by laying down an erroneous but wholly ir relevant proposition of law, is not ground for a new trial if the Court is unable to see that it could mislead the iury or do any harm to the defendant. Brown vs. Merchants' and Farmers' Bank, from Mecklenburg. Where a creditor has a double security, as principal on a note, and both make assignments to pay debts, he can prove his whole debt against each, and receive his full pro rata dividends from each estate till the whole debt is paid. Holliday vs. McMillan, from Richmond. Where the marriage was before the adop tion of the Constitution, but property is ac quired by the wife since its adoption, such subsequently acquired property is governed by the provisions of the Constitution and is the separate property of the wife. A hus band who administers on such property must administer the assets according to law and no offsets of debts, due by the husband individually, can be allowed in an , action by him as administrator to recover the property. Sever vs. McLaughlin, from Mecklen burg. Where goods shipped from Boston by the plaintiffs to the defendants in Char lotte were attached in transitu at Ports mouth, Va., as the property of another, and the defendants intervened and on pleadings, duly sworn to, claimed the property, and subsequently in writing, for a considera tion, conveyed their interest in said goods to the plaintiff in the attachment and con sented to a decree based thereon. Held, If the property were not already vested in the defendants by the shipment, such ac tion was a conversion of the coods to their use, which made them liable to the plain tiffs as purchasers. The Court below erred in not telling the jury to find from the tes timony of the defendant what he meant. Shinn vs. Smith, from Cabarrus. A hus band owed debts and executed mortgages on his land to secure them, and his wife joined him in such mortgages and included a tract which was her separate property, and a proceeding was instituted by an un secured creditor to compel mortgagee to foreclose that he might subject the surplus. In this proceeding, to which the wife was not made a party, an interlocutory order of sale was granted directing the wife s land to be sold first. Held, An interlocutory ordexis always under. the control, of. the Court during the pendency of the action and the wife had a clear equity to file a pe tition in the case to have herself made a party and thereupon have the order modi fied so as to direct a sale of the husband's land first. If under- such modified order the husband's land sold for enough to pay on the debt the wife s land is exonerated and a restraining order properly issued to restrain the commissioners from selling it. The wife properly proceeded by motion and petition in the original cause. Wiseman vs. Penland, from McDowell. Long delay in registering a deed is only evidence tending to prove a fraud and is not conclusive. 1 he question ot bona fides is one of facts for a jury. An objection that the complaint did not state that the defendants were wrongfully in possession of it . 1 1 . 1 .1 . .1 . U Jil I .1111!. ine land oui oniy icai iney "wunneid it is cured by verdict and cannot be taken in this Court. Green vs. Green, from Cabarrus. As an assignee merely of mortgaged property gets nothing of value, very little evidence will suffice to prove an intent to assign also the secured debts. In the case of the sale of mortsraered nronertv bv an assignee i CD XT J J O bankruptcy of the mortgage, it must neces sarily be understood to be of the debts se cured and of the land jonly as an incident and appendage to the debts. State -vs. George W. Swepsou, from Wake. This was an application for a man damus to amend the record to the end that a verdict of acquittal might be reviewed and annulled, and the defendant again put on trial based on the petition of the bolici tor duly sworn to in substance, as follows That at October Term, 1874, of Superior Court of Wake count v. an indictment for conspiracy and cheating, by false pretences, was pending against the defendant and Lit tlefield, on which a capias was issued but not executed at the commencement of April lerm, 1875. The omission to execute it on defendant Swepson was by the direction of the N)licitor;i JatUeheld could not be found. The State had retained counsel to aid the Solicitor. At some time : during said term, in the absence of the counsel so retained, the counsel for Swepson moved for a verdict of not guilty on the ground, as he alleged, that the action had been com promised. The defendant had been arrested that day under an order made that, day by the Judge (Watts) without the knowledge of the Solicitor, but was not present in Court. The motion was opposed by the Solicitor, but the Judge ordered a jury to be im panelled, and a verdict of not guilty to be entered, which was done. The State , was not ready for trial, and its raatepalfwiV Tieeses were not present, and no witnesses for the State were examined. The appeal was asked for in behalf of the State which was refused. The counsel for the State then nrnnnsed a statement iof the facts above stated and requested the Judge to nf the reenrd nave me uauiw " whieh lie also remsedHeldrTTiejansdic - tion of the Supreme Court is wholly appel late. It has no original jurisdiction to re quire a Superior Court to put; an acquitted person again on trial, or w euquire wueww or not, the acquittal was : procured by his fraud. The motion is refused. Semble, A verdict of acquittal on an indictment for misdemeanor ii a nullity, and the person ac quitted by such means may be tried again for the offense of which lie was thus acquit ted. Semble, A Solicitor may with,; and perhaps without, the consent of the J ndge cause a defendant to be again arrested and ut on trial on the old bill or, if not barred y the statute of limitations, send a new bill and proceed on it disregarding the former verdict and iudgment as nullities. In either case, the defendant may plead the former acquittal, to which the Solicitor may reply that it was procured by the iraud oi the defendant and. thus raise an issue of fact to be tried by a jury This doctrine is limited to misdemeanors and does not apply to capital cases and felonies. Krider vs. Ramsay, from Rowan. Be tween an original lessor and an under tenant there is neither privity of estate nor con tract. An undertenant is entitled in a pro per case to recover damages against a lessor for an eviction (the tenant in chief having surrendered to the lessor) but not upon an implied contract, for work and labor done under the lease ; and as at the time this ac tion was brought a Magistrate had no juris diction in trespass quare clausum jregit, or other torts, a Justice of the Peace had no jurisdiction of this cause of action. Hodges vs. Spicer, from Onslow. De fendant's appeal. 1. Where a father in 1863 made voluntary deeds to different tracts of land to his sons A and B, who subsequently exchanged tracts, and the deed to A's tract being lost, the father in 1865, in accordance with this exchange, exe cuted a new deed ior it to B. Held, In a suit by creditors of the father to subject such land to payment of his debts, the new deed related back to the original deed in 1863. . . 2. The new deed contained a reservation, not in the first deed, that the father should retain possession of such tract "during his natural life or so long as he may desire it. Held, The creditors could not complain of such addition, it not being to their injury, nor the grantee, the latter having accepted the deed with it. The grantor held a life estate, which was subject to execution. Hodges vs. Spicer, from Onslow. Plain tiffs appeal. The declarations of a person, who has executed a deed, at a time subse quent to such execution, are not evidence against the grantee. An owner of land who stands by and sees it sold under execu tion against another, is not thereby estopped irom asserting nis line. Beard vs. Hall, from Davidson. If a de fendant die after verdict but, before judg ment entered, the Court can proceed to enter judgment without making his per sonal representative a party. i? raiey vs. neiiey, irom liowan. a new promise need not be in writing to waive the bar of a discharge in Bankruptcy. A promise by the debtor to pay such debt "if J live" is an unconditional promise. The new promise is sufficient if made after the adjudication in Bankruptcy but before discnarge granted. Bernheim vs. Maxwell, from Rowan. A reference to -state a partnership account, made against the objection of one of : the parties to the suit, should be set aside. He does not loss his right to a trial by jury by such reference, nor by reason of the further iact mat, ou ine coming in pi tne report, me Court having ordered "report filed, opened ior exceptions," and continued the cause this objection was not taken till the next term of the Court. Everybody prefers Them. The Dixie Pump still the best. They combine cheaDness. simnlicitv. dur&bilitv and less liable to get out of order more easily repaired ana more extensively used than any other rump in me oiaie. ah tne cuy wells nave them after expensive experimenting with the other kinds! For sale low by B. N. SMITH. July 26, 1878. Register! Register!! All voters in Ward No. 2, and Township No. 2, must call at II. B. Williams' office and register The former Registers Books are lost. . , July 26, 1878 2w H. B. WILLIAMS. Arnold's Black Ink, Thought to be the best 10 cents a bottle, or 3 for a quarter, ai i . j. bmixu b urug House. Ten Cents a Pack, Three for 25 cents, very good quality Envelopes, at T. U. SMITH'S Drug Store. FRUIT 1 TREES. &c. ' T. W. SPARROW ia now taklnir Orders for Pall delivery. Those he may fail to see can leave their orders at the Store of J, IL Henderson, stating the uuiuucmuu k.iuu oi trees mey may wish ana ne promises 10 give mem ine pest assortment he can make out , T. W. SPARROW. P, S-He will furnish the tjlest "kmaot Straw berries at low figures. .... .-. , May 31, 1878, , , , 3m : , . -. Notice ta Trespassers. ' We have been greatly, troubled bv persons pass ing through our fields and injuring our crops and fruit trees, and therefore we must turbid all persons from going through Dur premises or in any way depredating thereon, such as cutting timber, carry ing off fruit, or hunting with guns or dogs.' Our Elantations are located near Huntersville.Mecklen urg county. S. B. HOLBROOK8. . ELIZA HOLBROOKS. Joryi2,1878 1 lm ' The bigoest Fool in the Wort A dispatch from Capron, 111., 6ava a -matte suicide occurred there Tuesdavni weurgc h. uihki;u " wm resident of Ohio, last Sunday published a card inform, ing the cituens that in order to gratify ih cariosity-pf. his townsmen to witness such , i .1- i : r oi . . " t rartpnv an ine naii7iiir ui onerrv an, nelfy in Chicago, he would, on the eveniui ot the zoo aenver a leciure in in Am - 3 IT 1 . ww. J ornton a Hall, and at the conclusion gratify them by shooting himself through the forehead' tL price oi aumissiuii iu uc uue uuiiar, ana the i: ,i r ,v. Tmwim - iu w , FB?rantof his funeral expenses, and the remainder be invested m tne works ot Huxley, Tyn dall and Darwiri for the town library. At the appointed time the hall was crowded and alter delivering an infidel lecture, he suddenly drew a derringer, placed it to hi forehead, fired, and leu liteless. RYE! RYE!! A few Bushels of good SEED RYE just re ceived. Also, SEED OATS and CLAY PEA.S for sale bv . - - J. jUCLtALUtliiirt & CO July 26, 1878. . . BUR WELL & SPRINGS Have in store a large Stock of GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, &c, for the Wholesale Trade, ih 50 Boxes C. R. Sides. 75 Barrels of Sugar. 50 Bags of Coffee. 50 Barrels of Molasses. 50 Boxes of Soap. We are prepared to sell at "bottom prices" to prompt buyers. BURWELL & SPRINGS July 26, 1878. Money! Land!! Eight per cent interest will be paid for the use of three thousand dollars for one to three years. Heal estate security of double the value of th ; loan. - Address K, Lock Box 80, Charlotte, N. C. July 26, 1878. 2w Roebuck's Patent MOSQUITO CANOPIES, BARRING ER & TROTTER'S. At . . ALSO, ceived at a lot of CHOICE PRINTS, just re- BARR1NGER & TROTTER'S. July 26, 1878. FAMILY GROCERIES, Cheap for Cash. I have now in store a fall supply of Groterieg and Family Supplies, which will be sold at the lowest possible prices. Arriving daily, fresh Watermelons, Wholesale and Retail. July 5, 1878. S. M. HOWELL Turnip Seed. Fresh Turnip Seed just received and for sale by Db. T. C. SMITH, July 19, 1878. Druggist BUIST'S New Crop Turnip Seed. We have received our Fresh Turnip Seed, con sisting of the following varieties : Flat Dutch, Red Top. Golden Ball, White Globe, White Norfolk, Aberdeen, Seven Top, Ruta Bags. We warrant these Seed fresh and genuine, and offer them in any quantity, both Wholesale and Retail. WILSON & BURWELL, July 5, 1878. Druggists. TURNIP SEED. Landreths New Crop Turnip Seed. , For sale by L. R. WRISTON & CO. Wiat D. Landreth fc Sons say of their Seed: The Stock of Turnip Seed we have to offer this year has been absolutely grown upon our own lands not a grain of it has. been casually picked up as is frequently the case with Seed offered throughout the country. Thus grown directly under our prac tical observation, we are satisfied that the quality is unsurpassed. July 12, 1878. tf T. C. SMITH, Druggist, offers good Laundry Soap at 5 cents t cake. Try it once. - A TiP Top 25 Cents Tooth Brush, and nice cake of Tooth Soap at same price, at T. C. SMITH'S Drug Store. Don't forget this." DAWSON & Co's Carolina Real Estate Agency, CHARLOTTE, N. C. We do a general Real Estate business sell Farnis, Plantations, Grazing Lands, Mines and Mineral Lands, Stores, Dwellings, Vacant Lots, and all other Town Property. Sales made by Public Auction when desired. Loans negotiated on Real Estate security. We are constantly having enquiries for property, especially Farms of 100 to 800 Acres. Those having such for sale, or Lands that would divide well, would do well to place them in our bands. We advertise all property put In our hands, free of charge, in our Monthly Advertiser, which is sent to all parts of the North. We make no charge if a sale is not made. Send in descriptions at once. DAWSON & CO. P. 8. We now want several Farms aBd tw Mills. .... Jnljrl3,1878.f : ' V . - ACCIDENTS. : A prudent man will always carry a Yearly Gen eral Accident Policy in the MOBILE LIFE IN SURANCE COMPANY, Mobilk, Ala.; whether traveling or not Call at the Office of . ;. i 1 u : '.'' NEISWANGER J CO., , ,.. . Charlotte. N. C For rates by the month or year. Twenty-five Cents Will insure against accidents for one day in the sum of $3,000 in "erent of death, . or 15 per week In demnity for disabling injuries. R A TRS. 1 dat - : J25 cents. 1 10 daw.' 2 50 5 00 2 days. - -! 50 cents. I 80 days. 5 days. - , $ 1 25. - Apply to Railroad Agents or Hotel Offices for FoUciesv Jil- -' ; -".'i-'1--- NEI8WANGER & CO.. June 21, 1878. y Try on SL, Charlotte, JM;- BUY THE BEST! The best BootvBhoes and Hats In the State ire for 'tiahfat5 Si - i - PEGRAM & CO S, ' First National Bank Building, Charlotte, N. C April 26, 1878.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 2, 1878, edition 1
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