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V I S i rH oxxisG oiiT 0 z J !. 1 VV. J. YATES, Editor and. Pkopbiktob. Terms of Subscription $2. 00, to advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1879. i TWENTY-SEVENTH YOLUME MMBER 1365. II m IFto f nrfSJ rrs AAQ II 111 MY ril vsr o. t II II I II I 11 V J II V it lit II II II f fvVV- AVT1 AVjr VV At AVTfV N3r vf y v the Charlotte .Democrat, PUBLISHED BT . WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor 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 b charged for at advertising rates. E. K. P. OSBORNE, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Charlotte, N. C. Special attention given to Collections. Loans negotiated on Mortgage and other securities. Office over Harty's China Store, Trade St., ,nenr Court House. - August 9. 1878 6m Dr. JOHN H. McADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CIIAHLOTTE, N. C, I las on hand a large and well selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Family Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuffs, Fanc y and Toilet Articles, which he is determined to seil at the very lowest prices. Jan 1, 1875. - J. P. McCombs, M. D., 1 ffers his professional services to the citizens of ( harlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both night and day, promptly attended to. Oitice in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the t harlotte 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 VV. R Mvers'. Jan. 18, 1878. DR. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, CHARLOTTE. N. C. Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte ii,.. ..i Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb. 15, 1878. Doctor D. STUART LYON, Charlotte, N. C. Office : Corner Trade and Poplar Streets (Of fice of the late Dr. C. J. Fox) Residence with Rev. Theo. Whitfield, D. D. Calls from City and country will receive prompt attention. Nov. 1,1878. 6m. T. M. PITTMAN, Attorney at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Prompt attention to all professional business. Practices in the State and Federal Courts. Collec tions will receive his personal attention. Refers by permission to Commercial National Bank. Charlotte, N. C. 3?" Office over Dr. Smith's Drug Store. Sept. 13, 1878 6m Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. E. J. ALLEN, I Near Irwin's corner, Trade Street,! Charlotte, N. 0., PRACTICAL WATCH-MAKER, 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 Street , Charlotte, ? . 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. D. M. RIGLER Charlotte, N. C. Dealer in Confectioneries, Fruits, Canned Goods, Crackers, Bread, Cakes, Pickles, &c. tW 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. CENTRAL HOTEL, Charlotte, N. C, Located on one Corner of the Public Square. Re cent internal improvements have been made for accommodation of guests. Hates $3, $2 50 and $2 per day, according to lo cation of Rooms. II. C. ECCLES, July 5, 1878. tf Proprietor. LEWIN W. BARRINGER, Son of the late Hon. D. M. Barringer of N. C.,) Attorney and Counsellor at Law. 436 WALsfcT Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Prompt attention to all legal business. Best references given as to legal and financial responsi bility. Commissioner for North Carolina. References. Chief Justice W. N. H. Smith ; Raleigh National Bank'; 1st National Bank, Char lotte; Merchants and Farmers National Bank. Mareh 15, 1878 ly-pd J Mclaughlin & co., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, &c, College Street, Charlotte, N. C, Sells Groceries at lowest rates for Cash, and buys Country Produce at highest market price. 3T Cotton and other country Produce sold on commission and prompt returns made. ESir Some twenty-five Northern Demo crats in the Iloase of Representatives re fused to endorse a simple act of justice to William and Mary College, Virginia, by voting against. a bill to pay tor the build ings burnt during the war by Federal troops. Our Noithem allies have not al ways back-bone enough to do right. Like politicians generally, they are afraid of the record. Sale of Valuable CITY REAL ESTATE. In pursnance of a power conferred upon me by a decree of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg coun ty, made in the matter of Mary J. Hull and others vs. Annie Lonergan, an infant, I wfU expose for sale at the Court House door, in the City of Char lotte, on Tuesday, the 11th of February, 1879, that valuable Heal Instate, situate in the CHy ot ciiar lotte. fronting on Trvon Street and running back to Chu rnli Street, adioinirur the Lots of John W Miller, the A., T. & Oailroad,ml known hs the Edward Lonergan property. Terms $150 cash, the balance at 6 and 12 months, with bond and security for purchase money title reserved till purchase money is paid. Said property is sold for purposes of partition among the heirs at law. W. E. HAND, Jan. 10, 1879 5w Commissioner Stock for Sale. One pair Mules (matches.) Two Ayreshire Bulls, 3 years old, $50 and $60 One Southdown Buck(sired by Imported Prince Arthur, cost 00 guineas in Lngiand,) $20. Berkshire Pigs, $10 per pair. Thorough bred Horses, &c. This Stock will be sold on time to responsible parties It can be seen at any time at Luderly Stock Farm, two miles West ol Charlotte. For particulars, address. Dr. W. J. Hayes, Char lotte, N. C. Jan. 3, 1879. 4w S. B. ALEXANDER. CHANGE. On and after the first day of January, 1879, the firm of K. M. MILLER & SONS will consist or R. M. Miller, Sr., J. W. Miller and R. M. Miller, Jr., Who will continue the General Grocery Business as heretofore. R. E. Miller, having withdrawn, will hereafter engage exclusively with the Senior of the above firm in the manufacture and sale of Tobacco, under the firm name and style of R. M. & R. E. Miller. R. M. MILLER & SONS. Jan. 3, 1879. HARDWARE ! We are now receiving the most extensive stock of HARDWARE purchased by any one house in the State, and are prepared to offer WHOLESALE BUYERS greater inducements to buy in this market than ever offered before. Merchants will find our Stock the most complete and our prices the lowest Nov. 1, 1878. KYLE & HAMMOND. Charlotte Institute for Young Ladies. Session Begins September 12. A full corps of able and experienced Teachers engaged for instruction in freparatory and Colle giate Departments; also in Modern Languages, Music and Art. THE CHARLOTTE INSTITUTE will not be surpassed by any Institute in the South in the ex tent and thoroughness of its course of instruction The Institute has been undergoing thorough re pair and renovation. Ample provision made for the accommodation of Boarding Pupils. For Terms as to Board and Tuition, apply to the Principal. Rev. WM. R. ATKINSON, Aug. 9, 1878 6m Charlotte, N. C. Attention Farmers! Call at Kyle & Hammond's Hardware House and examine their "Dexter Corn Shellers" and "Feed Cutters" the latest and best out. Also, new style adjustable Iron Foot Plow Stocks, a great improve ment on those sold in this market last season. We have a heavy Stock of Steel Plows, Clevises, Single Trees, Steel and Iron Harrow Teeth, Heel Screws, Grass Rods, &c, which we can and will sell to the Farmers at prices lower than they can possibly afford to make them. Nov. 1, 1878. KYLE & HAMMOND. Shuttles and Needles. Now is your time to buy the genuine Stewart Singer Sewing Machine, with all the attachments complete, for $30. Shuttles, Needles, Oil, &c, for all kinds of Ma chines for sale. Old Machines repaired or exchanged. Address BRADSHAW & CO., General Agents, Charlotte, N. C. Sept. 27, 1878. AUCTION HOUSE. D. G. MAXWELL. C. F. nARRISON. MAXWELL & HARRISON, Auction and Commission Merchants. Buy and sell on consignment all kinds of Merchan dise and Country Produce. Will give strict per sonal attention to all business entrusted to our care. tW Four doors above Charlotte Hotel. Nov. 8, 1878 tf Dixie Pump Fixtures. I am now prepared to furnish any of the fixtures belonging to the Dixie Pump. Also, the Dixie Pump complete, fully seasoned, and warranted not to make the water taste. 100 pounds Beeswax wanted. B. N. SMITH. Sept. 13, 1878. WILSON & BURWELL, Wholesale and Retail Druggists, Trade Street, Charlotte, X. C. August 16, 1878. A REQUEST! An Earnest Appeal!! To those who are indebted to us by Note or Ac count to come up and settle at once. We have been very indulgent to our friends who are oemnd in their payments, and as "short settlements make long friends' we are compelled now to make this earnest appeal to all who owe us to come up and . .... . pay up. if it is impossible for you to pay an, aon i st n ii-.vsj on that account, but come and se us and we mav be able to arrange the matter satisfac tory. Don't forget this is the first of January, is.y. BARRINGER & TROTTER. Jan. 3, 1879. A Remarkable Fissue in the Blue Ridge Mountains m Virginia. Accounts from mot reliable sources state that a r inarkable occurrence lias recently- taken place in the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the county of Greene, and -which excites th- wonder and apprehension of the rustic population in the neighborhood. A fissure has bet n discovered in the Mountain oppo site the middle foik of the Rapidan River, which has been traced for many miles, and is believed to extend entirely through and across the Mountain to the Shenandoah River, on the Western side. The fissure is about a fo t wide, and of such depth that the bottom could not be reached with the longest poles cut for the purpose of explor ing the crevice. One man m search of lost stock traced the risfure for at least lour miles. The earth on one of its sides is said to be perpendicular, LuV-o-tho othor su is slanting, as if the entire Northeastern side of the Mountain had been depressed by the sudden settling of its subterranean foundations. 1 he phenomenon is certainly curious, and will doubtless be further in vestigated and the fissure traced in its en lire course. "The Level of the Sea." In reply to a seeker after knowledge, the New lork Jour, of Com. explains what is meant "by the level of the sea." The ocean (for although we divide it for the descrip- f ..n : j j . whole, has a spherical or spheroidal surface, which is considered the true surface of the planet. The temporal y fluctuations in dif ferent localities from the force of winds and tides are not reckoned, but the average sur face is taken as the true sphere, and every thing that rises above it, is measured by it, so far above the level of the sea. If the land and sea were represented on a globe with the actual inequalities, the sea would be the standard level of the circle, and the land would be measured by it. Most land is above that level, but the valley or cre vasse south of the DeadSea continues to fall until it is 2,600 feet below the level of the true circle. The northern end of the Dead Sea its If is 1,317 feet below the sea level, but the valley below the southern end keeps fallincr until it reaches the depth we have described. 23? There is a man in Michigan who makes "the busy bee" work for him to some purpose. Upon an investment f 8796, he sold honey to the amount ot $3,711, besides adding to his stock to the value of $780. lie has published a book giving directions for breeding, feeding and keeping of bees, and for the improvement of the flavor of comb honey. Mr Allen mentions a number of persons who, with 50 to 200 hives, make a thousand dollars a year. But he says that this, like all other pursuits, requires care and skill, and if anybody expects to get rich without care and !kill, he will most probably be disappointed. But with intel ligence and care, "there's millions in it." A NEW CORSET! Something comfortable, neat and cheap. Call and see it. Also, a new lot of Boulevard Skirts And DRESS GOODS, at killing prices, at BARRINGER & TROTTER'S Nov. 29, 1878. A. A. GASTON, dealer in Stoves, Tin-Ware And House Furnishing; Goods, CHARLOTTE, N. C. He keeps the largest stock of Stoves and Tin- Ware ever offered in this market. $100 reward will be paid to any party that ever sold a larger or heavier Stove than the "Barley Sheaf." I have sold the "Barley Sheaf" for eleven years. Call at my Store under Central Hotel buildiiur. and examine my stock. Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware manufactured to order, and all Repairing promptly executed. A. A. GASTON. Feb. J. 1878. Condensed Milk. 10 Cases (40 dozen) Condensed Milk. WILSON & BURWELL. Plows ! Plows ! ! The celebrated Oliver Chilled Plow : the Gale Plow ; the Meihle Plow ; the Tate Plow (reversible), for hillside and for subsoiliug. A large stock of Steel Plows. Hege'sFeed Cutters. I expect to keep a full stock of Agricultural Im plements. My stock of Plows cannot be beaten by any one. I have the best in the world, and will sell them at ow prices. Call and examine them before pur chasing elsewhere. WALTER BREM, Agent. Jan. 3, 1879. TAILORING. John Vogel, Practical Tailor, Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country, that he is prepared to manu facture gentleman s clothing in the latest style and at short notice. His best exertions will be given to render satisfaction to those who patronize him. Shop opposite old Charlotte IIoteL January 1. 18 8. Revolution in Ginning Cotton. Having purchased the Patent Right of H. A. Walker's Improved COTTON GIN LEATHER BRUSH and WIPER, for the States of North Carolina and Tennessee, I am now prepared to sell County and Gin Rights for its use. Its advantages over the Bristle Brush are: 1st. It will gin wet or damp cotton as readily and as effectually as if it was dry. 2d. It runs one-fourth lghter. 3d. It costs one-third less. 4th. The lint is equal if not superior to that ginned by 1he Bristle Brush. T stimonials will be furnished and terms given up.n application to L. J. Walker, Charlotte, N. C. This patent, both for its cheapness and its effi ciency, is decidedly the best thing out. Agents wanted to whom 1 will pay liberally, if the right men. L. J. WALKER, Charlotte, N. C. Office on College Street, next door to J. McLaugh lin & Co. Sept. 27, 1878 6m The Revised Scriptures. Completion of the new translation of the Ae? Testament Difficulties of the tcork Anecdotes and traditions of Scripture translations The various English ver 8-ions of the Bible. - - -P s I. Jy . 7 - From the London News. The revisers of the authorized transla tion of the New Testament are to be con gruiu.aiea on navmg compietea their sec ond aud final revision of the work. The flight, and the toil is not altogether lessened laooroi conscientious translation is never hy being shared It is easier for one trans- Intov Ar rvs- moio L5- un f..r i-o..t ,f. La . four TYiJna J.J it Ka anr,aaA Waf oil the twenty-four are agreed that a certain Rort lle' The CaU8es produce conges received rendering will not stand and to flon oi the 1?nS8 fre c. feet. cllth; .SJjDpose this is to suDDose a erreat dea Then come the different views about the necessary emendation. One will not do be- ..,ia tha ctrio ; it ia i,...i though lucid enough, is not the style of the old version which is being amended. An- other rendering may be disputed on those delicate points of scholarship in which points ot scholarship Greek of every epoch is so uncommonly butclumsv. How are all the man v minds of mar.v mun to h ronild 9 Th diffl. ,ltv Wnmo. roo.o wUn that manv American scholars a dlaborate V . V W. V VIU V IIViU T1 J, M 1,111V III llll I with Lnglish Hellenists and divines. It is needless to say that while all these trou bles would perplex revisors if they were merely amending such a translation as the "Plato" of the Master of the Balliol, they beset revisors ot a acred text with vigor many times increased, uocirine as wen as scnoiar.-nipis at stake, ami we know how bitterly the two are at variance. In the fine old times, just before the reformation, the ureek oi the treek testament was oe- clared to be a heretical laneruacre. The Greek text did not always tally with the Latin : therefore the Greek was wroncr. Round the various translations and pdi- tions of the Bible hs crvstalized a romance or a mvtholOffy. iiiverv one IS lamiliar . . - ... with the useful superstition of mediaeval copvists who believe that to make a blun- tier in the writing out of the Auocalvuse was to commit an unpardonable sin. The Alexandrian copyist, who worked at writ- ingin spirit of commercial enterprise, did . . ' nt look so close. If the earlv fragments ol Homer on naovrus are anv test of the ac- curacy of common copyists, they were more reckless than the most recklessly ingenious of printers. Words are invented by the copyists out of pure indolent stupidity, and the task of keeping the text pure has been one to turn gray the hair of many genera- uuiib oi cumiu.niators. lue mym uuuut the miraculous agreement of the so-called jcvciiiji uauswiuisui me oepuu-guiL w probably ot Jewish origin. Jach member of the seventy produced a separate version, and all the versions were equally correct. The story of the Sinaitic manuscript and its discovery is not less interesting than the r r XT ii . n r mi ionunes oi v uioison s "iuacian . i ne fata hbellorum, the romantic fortunes of all the books in the world taken together, would not make so moving a tale as the ad- ventures ol the books of the Bible alone. mi . i i i ne record is noi yei cioseo, ana no one can be absolutely certain that older and . .t i oeuer manuscripts inan any yet Known may not be mouldering in a cellar in Mount ivinos or negiecieu in Bome corner oi me i V atican, or hidden away in a monastery of uie rmenian or me v-opnc rue. Courage. A great deal of talent is lost in the world for the want ol a little courage. Every day sends to the grave a number of obscure men, who have only remained in obscurity because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort, and who if they could have been induced to begin, would in all probability htvegone great lengths in fame. I he fact is, to do anything in the world, worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and the danger, but inst jump in and scramble through as well as we can. It will not do to be perpetually calculating risks and ad- justing nice chances. It did very well long before the flood, where a man could support his friends upon an intended publication J for a hundred and fifty years, and then live to see its success afterward. But at pres- ent a man waits and doubts, and hesitates and consults his brother and his uncle, and his particular friends, until one day he finds he is sixty years of age ; then he has lost so much time in consulting his first cousin and artieu'ar friend", that he has no time to ollow their advice. The Ixdiax Question Summarized. s to the Indian nuestion in Urecron and Washington Territory nd we presume it is the same in all places where the Indians nave good lands tne cniei aimcuuy, ac- i -i i nr i . cord inrr to our information, is not that the I Indians are not Christian zed. nor that the v are inclined to war, but that the white rovers, adventurers, speculators, and scala- wags are determined to have an Indian war In ia ti.0 inmn lands n rll as to have the expenditure that Indian war brings. And as to Indian outrages on the n-iitu cottiot-a ir-o annnoco thttt thv aro n..t one in ten to the murders and robberies ot Indians by the whites. As to Christianiza- tion. we are constrained to believe that the whites have none to brag of. Cincinnati Gazette. tf Notes under &5 will rrraduallv dis- w - j appear from circulation, as the law express- lv tnrhida tliA isrif nf anv ftnch after the " Tt U to be regretted, for they are a great conven- idice" " Sexsible. The Rev. McLeod of Phila- delphia, preaches against the wearing of mourning as an emblem 01 sorrow. . i Causes of Sudden Death. Very few of the sudden deaths which i are said to arise from diseasa of the heart do really arise from that cause. To ascertain j the-, real origin' of: sudden , deaths, experi I . 1 1 . t -r-i 1 meats uaYB . ueen ineu in curopo ana re- porteu- 10 a ocienunc congress Held at btrasburg. t Sixty-six cases ot sudden death were made the subject of a thorough post mortem examination. In these only two were found who had died from disease of the heart. Nine of the number had died of aPPPlexy, while there were forty-six cases , congestion ot ine longs that is, the Iu,1g8 were so full of blootTthat they could not work, there not beinsr room enough for sufticient quantity of air to" enter to sup- i "l""5 ol"' v" ".- 1 r-K "arTOTVT , ur1raPUA, w in' B . K 1 8Uen7. "om ciose, neatea rooms into the cold air, especially after 8Pe.aklnS and sodden depressing news ope- "ting on the blood. The causes of sudden death bemJ f nown an avoidance of them may serve to lengthen many valuable lives wnicn wouia otnerwise be lost unaer the verdict 'heart complaint.' This disease is h"PPsed to be inevitable and incurable ; hence, many do not take the pains to avoi I sudden death if they knew it lay in their Power The Production of Grain. ruirope produces now on an average a nnn nnn nnn imet.nla rf nrom f n.i.;,.k Russia produces one-third, Germany and France 520,000,000 bushels each, and Aus iria duu,uuu,uuu. me united Mates pro- duces 1,000,000,000 bushels, or about the same as Russia. In order to appreciate the advantages of the United States, the popu- lation should, be taken into account. Tin is. for the United States. 40.000.000. and therefore we produce forty bushels per head : while Europe, with a nonulation of quite 300,000,000, produces only sixteen bushels per head ; Russia twenty-six lm.h I 1 1 1 1 i - - 1 c Ptr eau ; aim un-ai uniam ouiy lour bushels per had. As the average quantity f?ralfl consumed per head is hfteen bushels, we produce nearly three times as much as we want, Russia scarcely twice its wants, Europe on an average all needed, but Great Britain not much over one-fourth. T a 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 11 win ue seen mat me general production ar surpasses the consumption, but this ex cess is absorbed by breweries and distilleries a over me worm, wr.icn uo more 10 Keej tne price oi oreaustun'! at a nisrn iiirure i i.ir. than anything else. American Miller. A Mean Advantage. t here were a score or more ot women gathered together at Mr Johnson's house. Mr Johnson is a good-nearteu man and a resDectable citizen, thoucrh he is rather skeptical in some things. The women had ;ust organized "The Foreign Benevolent Society," when Mr Johnson entered the room. He was at once appealed to to do- I .. r nate a few dollars as a foundation to work on and then Mrs. Graham added rt would be so pleasant, in after years, for vou to remember that vou crave this Society its firt dollar and its hrt kind word. TTft filoulv onened his wallet, drew out a r . i r . . : ten do ar bi . and as the ladies smacked their pretty lips and clapped their hands, he asked 'l8 this Society organized to aid the poor cj foreign countries T "ies yes yes!" they chorused. "And it wants money r1 "Yes yes. "Well, now," said Johnson, as he folded the bill in a tempting shape," there are twenty married women here. It there are fit teen ot you who can make oath that you have combed your children's hair this morn ing, washed the dishes, blackened the cook stove and made the beds, then I'll donate ten dollars." "I have," answered two of the crowd, and the rest said "Why, now. Mr Johnson !" "If fifteen of you can make oath that your husbands are not wearing socks with holes in the heels this money is yours," continued tbe wretch. "Just hear him !" they exclaimed, each one looking at the other. "If ten ot you have boys without holes in the knees of their pants, this X goes to the Society, 6aid Johnson. "Such a man 1 they whispered. "If there are five pairs of stockings in this r om that do not need darning, I'll hand over the money, he went on. "Mr Johnson," said Mrs. Giaham, with great dignity, "the rules of this Society de- clare that no money shall be contributed except bv members, and as vou are not a member, I beg that you will now withdraw and permit us to proceed with the routine ll ? i ouMness. Boston paper relates an amusing incident. "In one of our popular Churches recently a stout lady duiingthe sermon ex- niouea symptoms oi lainung, wnen a young physician, not much more than nan her weigiu, gananuy uui uu aims -wui i.tr waist and dragged ner into the aisle, out was unable to take her further. One of the cuic w mjc it-w-ur, auU reiwuR 'ady by the pedal extremities, the two car ried her bodily out into the vestibule, where she speedily "came to" and indignantly de manded of her kind friends what she had done that she should be so forcibly removed, the truth being that she was only indulging .. in a good nap. I " t-Sf Robert Downing, a wood-chopper. living near Dallas, Texas, got a Christmas present of $11,430. His grandfather, a New York merchant, had willed that sum to Downing, and the Attorney happened to forward the money so that it reached Dallas on innstmas aay. Gea. Andrew Jackson's Nerve. The tray fie prerenkd cJteating at a Horu Iiict Gen. Jackson was a most remarkable man, the greatest the world has produced since the days of Washington and Napo leon. Such men are the product of centu ries. They are bright and brilliant stars that take their place in history at long periods of time, and as time rolls on and the distant ages come their brightness increases and their glory is not diminUhed. Many are the interesting scenes of Jack son's life which his biographer has brought to light. When a boy I saw him scare and put to flight twenty thousand men. The occasion was this: Greyhound, a Ken tucky horse, had beaten Double. Head, a Tennessee horse, and they were afterward matched lor $5,000 a side, to be run on the Clover Bottom Course. My uncle, Jose phrre II. Conn, carried me on horseback be hind him to see the race. He set me on the cedar fence and told me to remain till he returned. In those days not only counties, but States, in full feather, attended the race course as a great National amusement, and the same is still kept up in France and Eng land under the fostering care of each Gov ernment. There must have been twenty thousand persons present. I never wit nessed such fierce betting between the States. Horses and negroe were put up. A large pund was filled with, horses and negroes bet on the result of this race. The time had now arrived for the competitors to appear on the track. I heard nome loud talking and, looking down the track, paw, (or the first time, Gen. Jackson, tiding' slowly on a gray horse, with long, pistols held in each hand. I think they were as long a my arm and lnd a mouth that a ground squirrel could nter. In his wake followed my uncle Conn, Stokely, Don. 1 soii, I'atton, Anderson and sev ral others as fierce as bulldogs. As Gen. Jackson led ihe van and approached the judge- stand 1 he was rapidly talking ami gesih-ulatiug. As he came by me he said he had irrelra gable proof that this was to be a jockey i ace, that Greyhound was seen in the wheat field the night before, which dis qualified him for the race, and that his rider was to receive $500 to throw it oil", and "by the eternal God" he would shoot the first man who brought his horse upon the track; that the people's money should not be stolen from thm in this manner. He talked incessantly, while the spittle rolled from his mouth and the fire from his eyes. I have seen bears and wolves put at bay, but he was ceitainlv the most ferocious looking animal that I have ever seen. His appearance and manner struck terror into the hearts ol 20,000 p-ople If they felt as I did every one expected to be slain. He announced to the parties if they wanted some lead in their hides to first bririir their horses on the track, for "by the eternal" he would kill the first man that attempted to do so. There was no response to this chal lenge, aud, after waiting some time and they failing to appear, Geu. Jackson said it was a great mistake m the opinion ot some, that he had acted hastily, without consid eration. He would give the scoundrels a fair trial, and to that end he would consti tute a Court to investigate this matter, who would hear the proof and do justice to all parties. I hereupon he appointed a bherill to keep order, and five Judges to hear the case. J'rociamation was made that the Court was open and was ready to proceed to business, and for the parties to appear and defend themselves. No one appearing, Gen. Jackson introduced the '.witnesses, proving the bribery of Greyhound's rider, who was to receive $500 to throw off the race, having received $250 in advance, and that Greyhound had been turned into the wheat field the night before. He again called on the parties to appear and contra dict this proof and vindicate . their, inno cence. They failing to appear, Gen. Jack son told the Court that the proof was closed, and for them to render their' judg ment in the premises, which, in a few mo ments, was done in accordance with the facts proved. I was still on the fence form ing one line of the large pound containing the property bet on the race. Each man was anxious to get back Ins property. Gen. Jackson waved ; his hand and an nounced the decision, and said: "Now, gentlemen, go calmly and in order, and each man take his own property." When the word was given the people came with a rush. It was more terrible than an army with banners. They came bulging' against the fence, and, in the ttrugile to get over, they knocked it down for hundreds of yards. I was overturned and neatly trampled to death. Each man got hi3 property, and thus the fraudulent race was broken up by an exhibition ol the most extraordinary courage. He did that day what' it would have required 2,000 armed men to have effected. All this was effected by the pres ence and action of one man,' and without the drawing of one drop of blood. 'A -certain knowledge that in one event streams of blood would have flowed effected this great and worthy object. Jackson's Historian. 1 1 - Where the Public Debt is Held. -A return from the Treasury Department shows that of the registered four per cents, which are divided among 10,833, holders, only thirty-six bonds of diflerent denomina tions are owned abroad or bv foretchers. The whole amount held ia registered four per cents amounts to nearly one hundred and thirty million dollars ; the coupon four per cents, whose ownership cannot oe so accurately traced, amounting to above fifty two millions. " . '. ' ' ! The best authorities among the' bankers of this city hold that over two hundred mil lions of our National Bonds are still held in Europe. This is a very small amount, and it is likely to be diminished if our expe rts keep up to tbe level of last year, or any where near there, during the year, wnicn has just opened. N. Y. Jferald.