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tlHe (Sllxavlotlc l&emacva X &Havlolle9 3T.E The Democrat. CHARLOTTE, N. C. APRIL 1, 1881. New York Correspondence of the Democrat. Nkw Yoek, March 28, 1881. Editor Democrat .'Since my last I have seen but few North Carolina merchants Messrs. Rose of Fayetteville, Harper of Lenoir; Munson, Robinson, Lilly and Har grare of Wilmington; Thomas and Coving ton of Rockingham, Keetch of Tarboro, and McNair of Laurel HilL I am inclined to think that the Spring trade so far has been satisfactory to both sellers and buyers. To holders oi Cotton, as many, it not most, of Southern merchauts are, the condition of things is not so cbeeriug. It has been going down steadily, the total fall since Novem ber last being, I am told, fourteen or fifteen dollars a bale. The receipts of the crop are already five millions of bales, and with five months more of the cotton year yet to come no one doubts that it will reach six and a quarter millions of bales, by far the largest crop ever made. It is not easy to know what is to be re lied on in the newspapers of the day. A few days ago the Herald gave an account of the crowded Hotels, the rush ot country merchants after goods, scarcely stopping to ask the price of anything. One of our North Carolina merchants read this whilst on his way here, and was almost afraid to come on. lest he should nnd only emptv she.ves But he came, and assures me that there is not a word of truth in the story, that the hotels are not crdwded, nor trade "boom iug." I see copied into a Southern paper a story from the Herald that some two or more men entered an auartment house filled with people and stole nearly a million of dollars worth of stocks, jewelry, &c. ihe story is doubtless true, many times over, except as to the million of dollars, as to which "no other paper has the news." But a stranger story even than this ap peared a tew weeks ago in another city paper. You have doubtless noticed that the papers publish lists of ladies and gentlemen who attend weddings, wedding receptions, &c. Well, a few weeks ago a prominent citizen of Brooklyn had a daughter married, to whom a grand wedding "reception" was given by her parents. In the next morn ing s paper appeared a list of the guests, and among them the names of a gentleman and his wife who had a law suit pending against the said prominent citizen which had excited a deal of bad feeling, the prominent citizen, a millionaire, having pleaded the statute of limitations against a few thou sands cf dollars, which nothing but the statute ot limitations could save him from r aying. As I had known both the parties, expressed surprise to a gentleman who also knew both, who assured me that the plaintiil in the suit was not only not pre sent, but was not invited, and would not have gone if he had been. The motive for the false statement was, doubtless, to lead the public to suppose that the disgraceful plea was no bar to social intercourse and friendship. But the names of another gen tleman and wife were published as being present, the motive for which is not so ap parent, for they say that they were not only not present, and not invited, but have no acquaintance even with the prominent citi zen or his family. In the Supreme Court last week, Judge Lawrence, trying a suit for divorce, said, "The great increase of late of suits for di vorce he regarded as one of the alarming features of the times. Nearly one-filth of the business of the present term of the Court at Chambers, had related to suits having reference to matrimonial troubles, including motions for alimony in suits for separation and for absolute divorce." It is indeed one of the worst signs of the times a Northern fashion which I trust the South will never follow. I think that Mr Royall's exposure of the falsehoods of Tourgee is having some effect even in these benighted regions. Several of the strongest Radical papers speak slightingly of his latest effusion in the North American Review; and there are signs that this false god of the yankees will presently be found prostrate at the foot of the pedes tal on which yankee hate had placed him. In closing his Rejoinder to Tourgee's Tri bune articlej Mr Royall very happily re marks : "Upon the whole, I desire to say, that when Mr Tourgee undertakes to write history, he establishes his right to the place that his admirers claim for him to-wit : that of the greatest author of fiction of the day." By the way, Mr Royall's Rejoinder is far more effective than his first book. t Is there not a natural propensity in man kind to tell disagreeable thiugs? Un doubtedly, and is it not natural that man kind should indulge his natural propensity ? Certainly. Well, here goes. Does any of your readers suspect that -when he is eating cheese (yankee cheese I mean) he is eating lard ? Of course they all know that yankee butter is generally made ot beef fat ; but it is a new thing to make cheese of lard. But this I find to be the case. The secret was disclosed at a meeting of the "Butter and Cheese Exchange" on Friday. One speaker said he considered the lard cheese un healthy. Another contended that it was a decided improvement, giving the cheese body and richness. He had sold 400 boxes for export at 10 and 10 cents, while skim cheese was selling at 5 and 6 cents and first quality at 12-J cents. As to oleomargarine, a member said that one firm had sold more of it than there was of butter in New York. Mr. 8. W. Hoyt, of Broad street, dealer in oleo tnoncarine oil, testified that the imitation butter is made of the oil, cream or milk, salt, coloring matter and sometimes about 10 per cent, of genuine but ter. He had been selling it for four years. About 10 . per cent of it goes abroad and about 50 per cent is consumed in this city. Bis firm sold it as oleomargarine and every package was branded. Oleomargarine was real butter in its constituent parts. To oblige the manufactures to color it blue, for Instance, would be a great hardship,' people eat butter with their eyes; put the mark of Cain on any "butter" and its sale would be killed, no matter how good it might be. Francis B.Thurber testified that his firm dealt largely in oleomargarine, being the selling agents for the Commercial Manufactur ing Company. The packages are all branded; the brand can be washed off if onetaks trouble enough. Mr. James Wilson, Vice-President of the Commercial Manufacturing Company, testified that at the last Dairy Fair he was refused permission to exhibit oleomargarine and introdued it as butter from thirteen different States, advertised in the .;in nsnnmanm that hft had done so. and offered a reward to the judges if they would pick it out from tne aairy Duuer. iney weie uuu, wd. ti xr. Thnrhpr iH Ma hrnse Rold from 450 to 3.- 800 tubs of oleomargarine a week. This winter there had not been so large an export demand as there was last winter, tie inougni u very uneiy that the retail dealers remove the oleomagarine 1 I A. J mark. James 1. Seymour, aeaier in uuittr aim produce, testified that at the last Diiry Fair he was one of the judges, and that as to Mr Wilson s sam nica of imitation hntter "We did direct them, took them from the table and put them into a room by themselves, i litre were iwu packages ui it m um class; every gentleman on our committee decided at once that they were oleomargarine." Mr U. W. Rhodes, an exporter of butter and cheese, testified: "1 sent some lard-cheese to England and it gave niAik antiof rtirn that fr'tOtT im for more. I don't know whether they knew it was lard-cheese. I did not tell them." (Laughter.) Loyd J. Seaman testified that a few large manufac turers could make as much oleomargarine as the whole dairy product would amount to. The arti cle was not as wholesome as dairy butter, and nuorht not tn tx nermittea 10 come mio comoeuuau with it. Its fexnortation had injured the character of American butter abroad. "With ihe adulteration of every thing we eat or drink, tne tricniui in nogs ana tn iileuro-nneumonia in cattle, what is to be j- - f - come of us? What shall we live on? or ra.thr of what shall we die ? "There death in the pot." Let U9 all become like Tanner, lasting lorty days at a time, ana perhaps dying in the meantime. . H. I For the Charlotte Democrat. 1 Chemicals and Formulas. N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station, ) Chapel Hill, N. C, March 26th, 1881. J Just at this time the important question with farmers is : How can the best manures be made at the least cost ? All will find it necessary to supple ment their natural home-manures with fertilizers or with chemicals. In answer to this question I must say, first, a geod manure can only be made out of good materials, and good materials always cost something. The recipes which are hawked about the country for making manure out of worth less materials arc humbugs. The farmer aims to supply the four great ele ments of plant food, phosphoric acid, ammonia, potash and lime, all or in part, according to the de mands of his soil or the crop. If he does not get these already mixed for him in a fertilizer, he must buy chemicals and mix them for himself, using, at the same time, all the home materials he has. The question is, in what form can he buy these things cheapest. The best and cheapest sources of these substances, now within reach of our farmers, are. for available phosphoric acid, dissolved bones and dissolved S. C. phosphate ; for ammonia, sulphate of ammonia or potential ammonia in fish-scraps slaughter house offal, &c. ; for potash, muriate of potash (for fine tobacco sulphate of potash) ; for lime, ground plaster. Where dissolved bones or S. C. phosphate are used it is generally not neces sary to buy sulphate of lime in addition, as these contain it. Some of the costly chemicals called for by for mulas supplied farmers by the dealers are compara tively unneeded. The money often put in sulphate of magnesia and sulphate of soda, for example, had better be put in more of the more valuable mgre dients. I do not recommend buying nitrate of soda ordinarily now either. At present prices sulphate of ammonia affords nitrogen cheaper. Nitrate of soda at 6 cents per pound supplies nitrogen equiva lent to only 17 percent of ammonia, while sulphate of ammonia at h cents per pound supplies 25 per cent of ammonia. 1 he nitrate has the further dis advantage too of being so very soluble in water that it is in large part washed out or the soil and thus lost to the plants. Lawes and Gilbert estab lished this for their clay soils at Rothamstead by careful experiments. It must be much truer of our soils. Similarly I recommend muriate of potash (except for fine tobacco) in preference to the sul phate. "High grade" sulphate of potash at 24 cents a pound contains only about 27 per centof potash, while the muriate at 3 cents per pound con tains 50 per cent. Farmers should write to me and tell me what materials they have at their disposal or can get, and I will make up formulas for them suited to the crops they want to cultivate. I have recommended the following formulas frequently this season for corn. Dissolved bone containing 15 per cent available phosphoric acid, Muriate potash containing 50 per cent of potash, - Mould, 800 lbs, 100 lbs. 1,100 lbs, 2,000 lbs, 400 pounds per acre in the hill. This would cost per ton, (800 pounds dissolved bone $13.60, 100 pounds muriate potash $ 3,) $ 16.60. TOR COTTON. Acid phosphate, 12 per cent available phosphoric acid, .... 600 lbs, Sulphate of ammonia. 25 Der cent of ammonia, 100 lbs, Muriate of potash, 50 per cent potash, 100 lbs. 22 bushels of cotton seed, or about - 600 lbs Rotted stable manure, muck or mould, 600 lbs, 2,000 lbs The sulphate of ammonia or muriate of potash to be dissolved in water and sprinkled on the heap. This will cost, (600 pounds acid phosphate $9, 100 pounds sulphate of ammonia $5.50, 100 pounds of muriate ot potash $3, 22 bushels cotton seed about $2.75,) $20.25 per ton. 300 pounds per acre. Directions for composting will be gladly supplied on application. Chas. W. Dabnet, Jr., Director, Ifor the charlotte democrat. Man is the Lord of the Animal Kingdom, It is written by the wise of antiquity, that He contains tne disposition of all other animals. It appears to inspection, that, in his prenatal state, the state before his birth, he passes from the rorm ot the fish to that of the reptile, and thence, to that of the bird, and last, to that of the mammal As we see manifested in the different transition states of other animals, different dispositions, it 1 J 1 .-9 . . O . m may De mierrea max me iour states aoove men tioned, differ in disposition according to their dif ference in form. We know that man swims, crawls and, in his dreams, manitests a disposition to fly; for some times in these he conceives himself to be as swift in flight as the eagle, and as light as the insects which float in our atmosphere. We know too, that, when awake, he has also a A : -: : a i e . .. uispuaiuuu 10 uj, naving ior ages oeen laDonng to construct means to supply tne want of natural er ganization for that purpose. His disposition then includes the dispositions of the other animals, and had he the physical organi zation of these, he could naturally perform their functions. That we may have the disposition to perform a certain function without the ability to realize it, is found in the case of one who has lost a member of his body, the disposition surviving the loss of the member, and even a conception of pain in it at times as if still a portion of his person. We may then say, that man is the Lord of the Animal Kingdom, having, not only the dispositions of all other animals, but, also, a superior degree of intellect to supply artificially the means to subject them to his will. J. F. G. Mittag. Charlotte, N. C, March, 1881. S3P Another has been added to the list of sad deaths. On Monday morning a sud den and startling one occurred in the midst of a ball in Cincinnati. A waltz was being played and the dancers were enjoying them selves and thinking of pleasure when, sud denly, one of the merriest of the company was seen to fall headlong to the floor. The men in the party approached the prostrate body, fast growing cold in death, and pick ing it up, placed their late companion upon a number of chairs arranged for the pur pose, where he soon died. - . . ! --II III W """ I The Western N. C. Railroad. By the contract entered into by W. J. Best and his associates, the first day of July was fixed on as the time when the Western N C Railroad was to have been completed by them to Paint Rock and Pigeon River. It does not appear however, from the act of March 29, 1880, authorizing the sale ot the Road, that the failnre by the contractors to finish the road at the precise time specified,' necessarily causes a reversion of the road to the State, sections 14th and 15 th ol tne Act appoints Gov. Jarvis, Senater Vance and Treasurer Worth Commissioners to super vise the work on the road, and notifay the Governor of any failure on the part of the contractors to carry out their con tract. Sec. 17 provides, "Upon notification by the said commissioners to the Governor, that the said grantees or their assigns, have failed for the period of ninety days to com- ... t .i . m. ply witn ana penorm tneir saia coniraci, the Governor shall notify said grantees and their assigns immediately to proceed to com- piete tne saia rauroaa accoruing iu meir said contract, and should they fail to do so i . 1 t 1 J! . I, for a period of thirty days from the date of such nonce, the Governor shall then appoint Ax directors, who, together with the direc tors, triHbe chosen by the private stock nold ers. and the said grantees or their assigns. as heretofore provided, shall elect one of their number president, and such other onx cersas may be necessary, and shall at once enter into the possession, control and man agement of the said railroad, its property, &c." From this section it appears that the gran tees have ninety days of grace, before the Governor receives notice of their failure to comply with their contract, and then thirty days additional, making about four months, which would fix upon Novenber 1, 1881, as the earliest time within which the road can revert to the State. Fayetteville JSxami- ner. Whites and Negroes. A comparison of races hy the Census Bureau. The Census office furnishes the following interesting statement showing the number and location ol the white and colored races in the United States: White. Colored. Alabama, 662,328 600,249 Arizona. 35.178 138 Arkansas, 591,611 210,622 California, 767,266 6,168 Colorado, 191,452 5,459 Connecticut, 610,884 11,428 Dakota, 133,177 381 Delaware, 120,198 26,450 Dist. of Columbia, 148,236 59,378 Florida, 141,832 125,464 Georgia, 814,251 724,685 Idaho, 29,011 58 Illinois, 3,032,174 46,248 Indiana, 1,939,094 38,998 Iowa, 1,614,666 9,443 Kansas, 952,056 43,096 Kentucky, 1,377,187 271,461 Louisiana, 455,007 483,794 Maine, 646,903 1,418 Maryland, 724,718 209,897 Massachusetts, 1,764,004 18,411 Michigan, 1,614,078 14,986 Minnesota, 726,940 1,558 Mississippi, 479,371 650,337 Missouri, 2023,568 145,046 Montana, 35,446 288 Nebraska, 449,806 2,376 Nevada, 53,574 465 New Hampshire, 346,264 646 Mew Jersey, 1,091,947 38,796 New Mexico, 108,127 648 New York, 5,017,116 64,969 North Carolina, 867,478 531,351 Ohio, 3,118,344 79,665 Oregon, 163,087 486 Pennsylvania, 4,197,106 85,342 Rhode Island, 269,931 6,503 South Carolina, 391,224 604,275 Tennessee, 1,139,120 402,991 Texas, 1,197,499 394,001 Utah, 142,380 204 Vermont, 331,243 1,032 Virginia, 880,981 631,754 Washington, 67,349 357 West Virginia, 592,606 25,806 Wisconsin, 1,309,622 2,724 Wyoming, 19,436 299 Total, 43,404,876 6,577,151 In the above statement, Asiatics, includ ing Chinese, Japanese, .Last Indians, etc., and American Indians and Half-breeds, are not included. Of the former there are in the United States 105,717; of tho latter, mingled with the white men and not under tribal relations, or upon reservations, there are 65,122. The number of other Indians in the United States, viz: those still nnder tribal relations or upon reservations, sup ported in part or entirely by the Govern ment, has not yet been reported to the office. The greatest proportion of colored to white is in South Carolina, where nearly two-thirds of the whole are colored. In Louisiana and Mississippi, from one-half to three-hfths are colored. In Alabama, Dis trict of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, the colored form one-third to one-half of the total. In Ar kansas and Tennessee, from one-fourth to one-third of the total population are colored. The least proportion among the former slave States is in West Virginia, where there are but 4,355 to .100,000 whites, and in Missouri, where there are but 7,168. Outside of the former slave States, the pro portion of negroes is very small. Bacon. A Chicago telegram says: For the twelve months ended March 1, the to tal number of hogs packed in Chicago was 5,752,190, the largest number ever packed in any city in the world in any one year. The two leading houses have packed 2,276,469 hogs, or more than any other city in the West. The receipts of live hogs during the year were 7,050,355 and shipments 1,340, 990. There have been made 316,884 tierces of lard, 200,970 barrels of pork, 23,767,603 pounds of green and dry salted, 11,372,895 pounds of Cumberland, 60,642,846 pounds of short ribs, 38,109,996 pounds of long clears. Edwin Booth's Wipe Dying. Mrs J. H. McVicker, the wife of the Chicago thea trical manager, has sailed for Europe. She was called to London by the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs Edwin Booth, who is dying oi consumption. North Carolina. Items. SPIT Under .the -new apportionment made by the. Legislature,? Mecklenburg will.- be entitled to three Representatives, besides one Senator. " Franklin and Northampton each gains one member ; Caswell, Craven, Dublin, Rowan and Wilkes lose each one member. Ex. The Book-Tax. -The Legislature chang ed the law in reference to taxing books, so that now all books may be sold free of any pedlars tax whatever. Deownkd. Dr. J. E. West. U. S. Com missioner for Swain county, was drowned on the 19th ult., while attempting to iora the Tuckaseege River in a sulky. His body had hot been recovered at the last ac counts. Asheville Citizen. Stock Law in Davie. We learn that the county Commissioners met at Mocksville on the 12th ult., to consider petitions from the several Townships asking for a Stock law. TTnon conntin? the names it was found that a majority of voters had signed LUCLU, auu biic vfuuiuiiaoiuucie vucitujfvu declared the law in force. A committee was appointed to let oat the contracts for fencing in the county. The friends of Mr H. H. Helper will regret to learn that he lost valuable manuscripts, containing a great many notes, citations, &c.', by the fare which burned Mr. Stanford's store. They relate to his work on "Colonization, which he expected soon to have ready for the press. Mocksville limes. EST" The Fayetteville Examiner says : "We understand that Col. L. W. Humphrey, of Goldsboro, is now in our town in the in terest of Northern and English capitalist, who are anxious to get control of the h ay etteville & Florence Railroad for the pur pose of consolidating the same with a new contemplated road from Norfolk via Snow Hill. Goldsboro and Shoe Heel, to Columbia, S. C. We understand the parties Col Hum phrey represents claim to have the means, and are willing to put down the iron with in six months of they can secure the Fay etteville & Florence Koad, and as soon as the road to Shoe Heel is finished, to con struct a line from Fayetteville to Golds boro." Navigation of toe Yadkin. We learn from a gentleman who has just interviewed Mr Frank Brown, of Salisbury, upon the subject of navigating theYadhin river that he, Mr Brown, was about ready to com mence operations. Mr Brown starts out with the snug little sura of $52,000 at his command to defray expenses, and expressed himself as being fully confident that his labors will be crowned with success. Win ston Sentinel. JHfThe people living on the line of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad will soon be gratified at seeing the track laid. The iron has been ordered, and is expected to arrive as follows: 1,000 tons in April, 1,000 tons in May and 1,000 tons in June. It will be laid as rapidly as possible. This quantity will lay the track from the present terminus at the Gulf to Greensboro. We may expect to see trains running between the towns of Fayetteville and Greensboro by the end of the year at the furthest. lialeigh Observer. Well Squeezed. Col W. W. Walkup sold to J. M Fairley, a few days ago, two bales of cotton, each weighing over 800 lbs. Col. Walkup informs us that these bales were packed on one of the patent cotton presses, patented by Mr. R. P. Davis of this place, with one mule. Ihe bales measured only 10 feet in circumference on the bulge between the ties, being 6 inches less in cir cumference than the ordinary 450 lbs. bales. Monroe Enquirer. A Reckless Man's Teeeible End. Last Sunday week Jerry Vestal, a distiller, a citizen of Fall Creek township, Yadkin county, an intemperate and very reckless man bitched up his team and drove off out of the neighborhood for a load of corn to be used at his distillery. On his return with the wagon loaded with corn, and when nearing his home, the horses ran away and threw him from the wagon. In the fall he had a leg terribly shattered, several ribs broken, and received internal injuries. Phy sicians who were called in amputated the leg, and, after lingering in great pain until last Saturday, the unfortunate man died. btatesville ,andmark. Such is usually the end of Sabbath breakers and defiers of decency and civilization. t3T William Taylor, who was tried in Morganton last week for the murder of Kufus Pntchard, was found guilty. Ihe day of his execution has not been named. An appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court in order that the murderer may have ample time to go crazy, like Secrest. Hickory Press. N. C. State Guaed. The new law ex empts all active uniformed members of the State Guard, in good standing, from jury duty, lhere are also allowed to each Com pany twenty-five contributing members. These on payment of a sum not less than $10 per annum, are allowed a similar ex emption. ine state ordinance umcer is now having prepared for issue to the troorts Bronze Metal Belt Plates, with the letters "N. C. to replace the ones now in use. These will be issued to troops at an early day. Increase in Oue Coen Teade. The corn trade of Newbern has vastly improved of late, and is now approximating in volumn and activity that of twelve or fifteen years since. Cargo after cargo of grain is now be ing daily discharged at the depot wharf, seeking markets in the interior, lhere is no good reason why Newbern should not be the principal corn market in the State. Seat ed in the very midst of the corn growing section, easy of access for Hyde county, which is par excellence the gTanary of the State; with railroad facilities to transport our receipts to any point in the outside world; with advantages such as these, our people must be wofully lacking in energy if Newbern does not eventually become the cheif corn exporting point in the State. Ifeicberntan. Act lo Regulate Official Advertising. Th aPTiMi Assembly of North Carolina An . enact. i Stcp i. That notices of every sale of real estate made by order of -any courts or sale under execution, snuue pub lished once a week for four weeks, immedi ately preceding such sale, in a newspaper i-r . i 1 - LI" 1 3 I 4 V s jtstnnt v lit any mere oej pauiuum m wu...; wherein snch sale is to be made ; Provided. That the cost of such publication shall not in any case exceed three dollars, to be taxed as other costs in such proceeding or action. Spa i That the notices reduired by sec tion 45, chapter 45, of Battle's Revisal, shall be published once a week for four weeks, in a newspaper (if any there be) published in the county; Provided. That the cost there- of shall not m any case exceed two aoiiare. . Here is section 45 of Battle's Revisal to which reference is made above: "Every executor, ad ministrator and collector, within twenty days after the granting of letters, shall notify all persons having claims against the decedent, to exhibit the same to such executor, administrator or collector, at or before a day to be named in such notice, which day must be twelve months from the day of the nrst publication oi sucu nouce. i Sec. 3. That the annual statement of county commissioners, required by section 13, chapter 27, of Battle's Revisal shall be published in a newspaper (if any there be) published in the county; Provided That the cost of the same shall not-1 exceed half a cent a word. Sec 4. That the annual report of the county finance committee shall be publish ed in a newspaper (if any there be) publish ed in the county; Provided, That the cost of same shall not exceed a half cent a word. Sec. 5. That all the laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Sea 6. That this act shall be in force from and after the first day of March 1881. The New Road Law. 'The new road law requires that all per sons now required to work the public roads, shall work two days and no more. It pro vides for additional Work. The supervisors shall meet on the first Saturday of Septem ber at some place in their respective town- shiD named by their chairman, and levy a tax upon the property and poll, not to ex ceed ten cents on the one hundred dollars worth of property, and observing the equa tion between property and poll. The same assessment of property in the township and made by the assessor for State and county taxes shall be taken as the road tax. It makes it the duty of the town ship constable to collect the tax, and he shall execute a justified bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with at least two sure ties. He shall have the same power and shall receive the same commissions and fees as the sheriff of the State collecting the State and county tax. .The new law does not go into operation in Mecklenburg until the first of May. Up to that day, the Alexander road law operates in the cOun- Bogus Doctors. Confession of the bogus Medical College man startling disclosures, The Philadelphia Record publishes the confession ot the bogus Diploma vender, John Buchanan, who is now in prison, and says he has given up all the books he had of different Medical Colleges with which he was associated: also the minutes of the faculty, minutes of trustees, account books, a mass of valuable information, including a list of foreign diplomas sold, and a cata logue of addresses, including over five thousand names of persons who had cor responded with him. He gave the names of wholesale druggists in Philadelphia who have sold his diplomas, and the names of parties to whom diplomas were issued. He relates how the diplomas were signed by the faculty ; how, in one instance, three pro fessors for $5 each, signed 500 diplomas for him, and how for $350 diplomas which were to go abroad were certified to by the Span ish Consul. In all about 10,000 names are tangled up in his disclosures. He has given the names of many professional abortionists, and the means whereby they destroy life. He tells of the tricks ot his trade quack nostrums that are advertised to cure all dis eases and of impostors who prey on public credulity. He relates incidents wherein he robbed graves. He tells how he kept him self clear of the Courts and their penalties. He tells of twenty-five concerns in this country and in Europe by which degrees are sold. He figures that fully 20,000 bogus diplomas are current in America and 40,000 more in Europe. He gives the authorities a lever by which they can uproot every diploma dealer in America. As a result of the exposure of Buchanan's business, the charters of the American Uni versity of Philadelphia, the Electic Medical College of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia University of Medicine and Surgery, and the Livingstone University of America, at Charleston, W. Va., have been annulled, and bills hava been introduced into the State Legislature to repeal the charters of the Quaker City Business College, the Penn Medical University, the Philadelphia Elec tropathic Institution, and the Philadelphia College of Medicine. HARDWARE. brem & Mcdowell, (Successors to Walter Brem, Agent,) Have a full and new Stock of Hardware for the Wholesale and Retail trade and inrite an inspection before purchasing elsewhere. Corner Trade and Tryon Streets, Charlotte. Oct. 8, 1880. WILSON fie BUB WELL, Druggists. We have just received 10 Cases Hathorn Water, 10 " Congress M 5 " Hunyadi 44 Averill's Ready Mixed Paint, the best in use. We are sole Agents. Lewis pure White Lead. Buck's M " Game Cock " M Linseed Oil, Raw and Boiled. Valentine & Bigelow'a Varnishes, all kinds of colors in oil and dry. Paint and Varnish Brushes. Johnston's Pat. Kalsomine ready for use. WILSON & BURWELL, March 4, 1881. Druggists, Charlotte, N. C. I W. C. Snnremfl Court Denisinna Revnolds Brothers vs. Irvin Prml f... Wake error new trial ordered. ' T...A Tit TT nntrinn ti. T V a 1 J T i and Loan Association, from Guilford a?. firmed. TRnhprt Simnsnn and others va -" - - f vviuuiij. sioners of Mecklenburg affirmed. i j : t u nf:i riu , iuurutrcai uaiuu is. mco vu&iuuiss, iron) Randolph affirmed. Tln C Tlavia and nthpra va WllK.. t scoe, (2 appeals) from Franklin both i az a r peais auiiujeu. Alia T Ttlair nnA ntht rsi va TT A rv borne,' from Mecklenburg error. State vs. Alexander McDaniel, from Jones error new trial. State vs. Wiley Brantley, alias Howar.l from Nash error. ' ' taPThe cotton exhibition to be held at Atlanta, Ga., in October next, will doubt less prove the most important industrial ex. position of the year. All the improved tna chinery devised to facilitate the . planting of cotton and its preparation for market in the original bale, as well as the processes of manufacture afterward, wi l be subject to inspection. The cotton lords of Manchester, as well as New England manufacturers and Southers planters, will take this opportunity of learning their business from an improved stand point. Cotton seed from Bombay,, Egypt, the Fiji Islands, Brazil and elsewhere will be planted, so that it can be seen grow ing besides ihe native variety. The best re sults may be anticipated, and we hope man ufacturers may find their interest in taking an active part in an enterprise having such imperfect relations to the trade of the coun try. The exhibition is to begin on the 5th of October and end on the 1st of January. , R. Y. McAden, Esq., of Charlotte, N. C, is one of the Vice Presi dents of the Exposition. Dr. Warner's Cross-Band HIP CORSET The Hip portion of which is made of three thick nesses of Cloth, bound with two series of bones crossing each other, making a very firm, durable and easy-fitting Corset. Dr. Warner's Celebrated NURSING CORSET, The best and most comfortable Nursing Corset in the market We have exclusive sale of the above Corsets, and the trade is respectfully invited to an inspection of the same. March 25, 1881. T. L. SEIGLE & CO. Just Received At C. 8. HOLTON'S Confectionery and Grocery Store, a lot of Florida ORANGES. Also, Tops, Balls, Fishing Tackle, &c. March 25, 1881. C. S. HOLTON. A Proclamation by the Governor. $200 REWARD. Executive Departkeiit of Nobth Carolina, I RALEIGH, March 21, 1881. f Whereas, official information- has been received at this Department that ALLEN JOHNSTON, late of the county of Mecklenburg, stands charged with murder ; and whereas it appears that the said Allen Johnston has fled the State, or so conceals himself that the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon him : Now, therefore, I, Thomas J. Jarvis, Governor of the State of North Carolina, by virtue of au thority in me vested by law, do issue this my pro clamation, offering a reward of Two Hundred Dol lars for the apprehension and delivery of the said Allen Johnston to the Sheriff of Mecklenburg county, at the Court House in Charlotte, and I dt enjoin all officers of the State and all good citizens to assist in bringing said criminal to justice. - Done at our city ot Raleigh, the 21st day of March, 1881, and in the 105th year of American In dependence. THOS. J. JARVIS. By the Governor : G. L. Dudley, Private Secretary. Description. Allen Johnston is a mulatto, twenty-one or twenty-two years of age ; about five feet, six inches high, and is slender made, and weighs about 140 pounds. When he left he had a ring in right ear and a scar on one side of cheek. He claimed to be a cook or waiting-boy and sometimes goes by the names of Allen flilliard and Allen Barrett. 176 j JAS. P. IRWIN, At the old Post-office Stand, Near the Court DTouset Offers to the public, at lowest prices, a fine stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries, Including various grades of Flour, 8ugar and lasses, Corn Meal, Bacon and Hams. A fine selec tion of Teas, Coffees and Spices. Choice Soda Biscuits and Family Crackers. Canned Goods, Jellies, Pickles, &c, && Chewing and Smoking Tobaccos and Cigars'. Just received choice Buckwheat Flour. Just received, finest quality of Oatmeal. AUO, 10 pound Kitts of best Mackerel. Also, Bran, Mill Feed, Com and Peas always on hand. Beeswax Wanted. Cash always paid, for Beeswax in any quantity at Dr. T. C. SMITH'S Sept. 17, 1880. Drug House. "Foster" Kid Gloves, LPatented June 13th, 1876, The finest, most convenient and best fitting Glove sold. A full line just received. Every pair war ranted. ALEXANDER & HARRIS. March 11,1881. Greenhouse and Bedding Plants For sale at one dollar per dozen, (purchaser choice,) of the following sorts, with additional plants to compensate freight charges : Abutilons, Agaves, Ageratums, Begonias, Callas, C annas, Chrysanthemums, Cestrums, Coleus, Cupbea, Dusty Miller, Echeveria, Eupatorinmi Feverfew, Fuchsias, Geraniums, (all kinds except Apple, which are twenty-five cents each.) Helio tropes. Hibiscus, Jessamine, (Catalonian,)Lan tanas, Lemon Verbenas, Pelargoniums, Petunias, (double and single,) Scarlet 8age, Stevia, Tuberoses, Ver benas, Violets, (double.) Al! orders accompanied with the cash promptly attended to. II. LANYON. March 4, 1881. Danville, V SPRING GOODS.. Oar Spring Stock is now complete in every de partmenL Just received a large variety of LADIES' DRESS GOODS, Lawns, Embroideries, Parasols, The latest styles and very cheap. Also, a hand' some Stock of . READY-MADE CLOTHING AND Gents' Furnishing Goods. Give us a call before buying. March 25, 1881. ELIAS & COHEN.
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