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tho dharlotio Son 6 ald Boooeieair llhaiioiliTll G. Home and Democrat. CHARLOTTE, N. O. Correspondenee of the Ilome-DemocrcU. . Chapel Hill Notes. -' Mr. Editor: At its appointed time, the second Saturday in January, the Mitchell Society at our University held a meeting of more than common interest. More essays are now offered to it than can be read in one evening. Those that are the result of original investigation may find readers in the Annual Journal of the Society when the want of time compels hearers to be content with ab stracts at the monthlv meetings. So it 1 .1 Anl an I was that Dr. Venable : iw: oral account of his labors in collecting via in wiicvwus I ports from the great rain-storm of April 22, 1883. The devastation caused by this storm which appeared at Chapel Hill as a dispenser of unexampled rain was fear ful in other parts of it path. As it ap peared in successive parts of our country it destroyed at least one million dollars . i a ,i. worth of property and caused three hun- uiiv v. v. . ... , work, in the .Laboratory ot the university, results he had obtained in studying the . . .. -T- . -.1 contained in I composition 01 me water nral 1 u an si artrSnrra of' A TtW ArtllTlS? nn th. TTni- , , , . ., . I varsif tr lit (-inf"ln1oi I hut it wan. ren- 1 V.B.WW. . - ' " J 0 to I erallv, of wonderful purity. It mediate between that of some famous eprings in England and that of rain-water the purest type of water. Mr James Roberts of Newbern, N. C, one of Dr. Venable's students, sent a very creditable essay on the ad vance, since 1800, in the knowledge of Chemical ele ments in Nature. In this paper was given tables of the accepted elements at the ends of intervals of twenty years. A comparison of these tables will show what substances have been supposed elementary but afterwards were disposed of as com pound. In the struggle for survival the fittest remain only after the removal of the unfit. Mr Herbert Battle, of the State Labora- tory at naieigu, commumcaieu a luminous and satisfactory paper on the Phosphates of South Carolina, with an account of what had been done in discovering Buch de posits in North Carolina. Mr Battle showed tho various composition of these deposits their localities the probable methods of their present aggregation, and their usefulness in agriculture. The Phosphate beds of North Caroliua found on the Cape Fear and some of its affluents are not as rich in fertilizing material, nor are they as accessible, as those on the Ashley and Cooper rivers. The overflowing crowd of last Saturday was most deeply interested in Prf. Gore's lecture on the properties of Radiant-mat ter known also as the fourth state of matter because its phenomena- are di verse from those of solids, liquids or gases, and in Dr. Venable's report on the theo-1 ries suggested by the glorious sunriseB and sunsets of tho month last past, all over the world. Prof. Gore illustrated the activities of Radiant matter very suc cessfully by means of a powerful Electri cal battery and a set of Crookes' tubes in which were confined gases having only one millionth and less of their natural density. These experiments were both delightful and instructive. For while pleasinj the. eye they gave the Professor an ODDortunitv to set forth very clearly his notions respecting the individual pow ers of stones and the results of their combination in the volumes of matter with which we are commonly conversant. In Nature we walk as far as we can, and then we jump the rest of the way. Because of its daily recurrent interest the discussion of the marvellous appear auces in our heavens, almost every morn ing and evening, by Dr. Venable, was lis tened to with marked attention. On the whole, the observations made by himself and those reported in various scientific Journals, are best satisfied by the sup position that above the earth, at the dis tance of from 15 to 45 miles there is a ' vast volume of volcanic dust thrown up there by the volcanoes of Java, in their late eruptions. Various reasons were as signed for this faith. Prominent among these were the facts that in different coun tries there have been and are still being deposited, by rain and snow, large quan tities of dust identical with that sent from Java to Europe for examination by learned and skilful Microscopists. This theory was compared with that which suggests our passing through a vast mass of origi nal Cosmic dust, such as that from which this earth and its solar system has been gradually evolved in the cycles of the - J past. As this is an explanation of tgno tum per iqnotius it can not stand the severe tests for truth demanded by mod ern science. The theory that these heavenly glows are caused by reflection from vapory particles of water can not abide the scrutiny of the spectroscope, and it requires the introduction of an un known force by which such particles are raised and supported at such heights. The correspondence of the Mitchell So ciety show9 that the number of its well wishers and of its co-operators is con stantly increasing. Some folks, however, appear to wish to rid while others row and to be assured that the boat will reach its port, before they take a seat in it. An eminent clergyman in North Carolina .inf. a r rt i ins, vna siiiAr...f.ns. i , . .. ...v. uu cuupiiiuuB applicant tor communion, "1 reckon the Church is about full " O ktdg? A youncr ladv Iiviner in Baltimore inmreil horse if m A 1 1.: ; " DuwmiR way a lew uays aco bv oouriner some nitric acid upon her tooth brush and using it on her teeth before Bhe discovered her mistake. She stated that she thought it was a tooth wash which she kept in a bot tle about the same size. State News. A part of the North Carolina ex hibit at the Boston Exposition, has, with . the consent of the contributors, been assiened to a party in Boston, who has arranged it in a building as a permanent exhibit where it will be seen for years to come. HEf Rev. W. II. Bobbitt, D. D., the Presiding Elder of the Wilmington District, haviner failed to get a suitable house in Wilmington, into which to move his family, will reside in Monroe this year. Monroe Enquirer. Mr. A. H. Winters, who lives at the foot of the famous "Bald Mountain," in McDowell county, says that mysterious I mmW intra can still be heard in the Moun- I tain a nrl thai, t.fifl fihockg Can be di8til)Ct- I lv fe'lt in his cabin at the base of the "old Gru mbler." Morganton Mountaineer. ' .... .. . lr .. I Pocket Pistols Must Go. Legisla tion attempts to control the sale, by drug gists, of deadly drugs and poisons. vv nn equal wisdom should it regulate the traffic in deadly weapons, which every day in the vear carry lamentation into some household, and to do so from the facility and cheapness at which .such instruments J obtained.,l,Wfe Citizen. The vote ot uen. ocaies ior out. T? I 1 1 ranruiontiil 9a far .la wp Vnow .... n 1 r ikauuaii v vowm .... -. - the Bentiment of his constituents in this county and the true sentiment of the party as proclaimed in convention assembled at I Raleigh in '82. It is to be applauded too because the General stood almost solitary ... . J .A t - Dainat nuovtohalminrT nnna fnr i etui aiuuu "v w..w esl8 0f his people and party. Ashboro Courier. WUAb 1ID UCI V MV W . W WUV vw .uw A SaNSATioJf. While a couple were being joined in the holy bonds of matri mony on Thursday of Christmas week at if any one could show cause why they should not marry, a very pretty young adv handpd the omciatincr minister a note f - I iJ iUC TV llltli XUkW uvwuwvwi I x 4 Via trrrifnr nita O Donaa inn u,nfl ra .fnt.rorl 1 irr7u. James Bryant, a colored waiter at the Gregory House in this city, in attempt- ing to pull off his boots last Monday night, alter going home, broke the thigh- bone of his left leg square off iust above . m ff hig bootfJ b tho old and simple method of placing the foot under the knee joint ot the opposite leg and catching the heel of the boot in his hand Goldsboro Messenger. HIF On Sunday morning, the 6th inst., J Judge Thos. S. Ashe met with quite a seri ous accident, lie was crossing trom the Hotel to the 1 ostofhee when he slipped on the ice and fell heavily to the ground. He was quickly picked up and conveyed to his residence in a buccv. Upon examina tion it was found that he had dislocated his ankle and probably fractured one of the small bones of his leg. He has since been confined to his bed. Wades- boro Times. Returned. Mr. B. J. Clarke who moved his family just one year ago from South Hominy in this county to Ander son county. Texas, returned to his old home on Wednesday, with the last survi vor of his household, a little girl six years old, having lost his wife and two children within the last three months from the malaria of the section in which he lived. He and his child are both now suffering with chills. He is glad to get home again. He says the soil of the country he settled iu was rich and he made a good crop. But he lost nearly all that was dear to him, and comes back a sadder, and really, a poorer man. Asheville Citizen. A Long Stretch op Court. What is likely to be a six weeks stretch of Iredell court began here on Monday last with Judae Graves presiding. This is the special term. The regular term. Judge Shipp, will begin the second Monday, llth day, of February. It is thought that the special term will not end until time for the regular term to begin. Wo trust the lawyers will give him their best assistance and that there will be no con tinuances for trivial causes. If everything is to be continued and the whole time frittered away, it were better that the county save the money which the special term will cost. btatesville Landmark. ISir Learn the boys a trade. The country needs intelligent carpenters, masons, machinists. Skilled labor com mands a good salary everywhere, and especially in tho South. If they must have a profession, make them civil or min ing engineers or architects. The ranks of the legal and medical professions are al ready over-crowded, and even the raot-t skillful find it difficult to succeed in them While some of the prominent members of the North Carolina bar are in Washington trying to get a 1,()00 clerkship, a young Morganton engineer is drawing a equal to that of a Judge of the Superior court, lhe age is a practical age, and the demand is for practical men. Mor ganton Mountaineer. The A. & N. C. Railroad. The Direc torsot the A. 3c N. C. It. R. held a meet ing in Newbern on the llth. When the question of endorsing the action of the Stockholders in leasing to the Eastern Syndicate came up a motion to lay on the table was lost by a vote of 5 to 7. A I committee was then appointed consisting Ln n M ; t?. m -i.-' ui 11. t. vrrainjjer, .esq., jir. HiUgene more- head and Col. Paul J. Faison to confer with the Eastern Syndicate in regard to amendments to the lease suggested by the Governor. It would appear from this that a majority of the Directors are in favor ol leasing, provided a satisfactory lease can be agreed upon. Union County Affairs. The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, the 7th mst.. when the following business was transacted The report of the supervisors of election, held on the 20th of December, 1883, on the stock law question, showing that there was a majority in the county of 403 in favor of the stock law, it was ordered that the stock law be declared to be in force in the entire county to take effect on the first day of February, 1884, It was ordered .u-. . u . - r . mat. tut) luwuttuip leuce, enclosing Jionroe, bandv Kidcre and Goose Creek tnvnshina .ii. -J - 1 r . . , . . I. . a - ue unijuseu oi 10 me uesi aavanwge, tr.e I proceeds to be turned over to the County I ires8Ur- . wincnester, oi sandy lviun-, u. n. uong, oi vjroose ureeK, ana ol. 15. Simpson, of Monroe, were annoint - I nnanta in .iia.. r : j r ' . w r i I . r ... gates; ineir services to be paid for out of the money arising from the sale of said fences and gates. Monroe Express, oeverai cases oi nydroDhobia near Chatham, New Jersey, have been traced back to a ekunk bite. N. C. Supreme Court Decisions. lall Term, 1883. Hardin vs. Wray. A judge has nopow- er to render judgment after the expira- tion 0f tue term cf COurt without the con- BeIlt cf parties, except in cases where the law ciouiC!) mm wiui junsuionvii uiu- bers. Kesler vs. Maunev. There is no evi dence in this case that the plaintiff mort gagee agreed to give his attention to se- curing and applying the crop conveyed as an additional security for his debt, ana the court below erred in not so instruct ing the jury. 2. A witness, principal debtor in an ac- tion by the plaintiff against the estate of hi Annnmul nnret v i not disabled bv the frt.lo apntinn J5 on (C.nAa nf Civil Proceed- I ure. 6ention 343. lrom testifying for the defendant administrator as to what oc curred in a transaction between the plain . , . - . . I tiff and the deceased, or as to what th.e i deceased swore on a former trial. And the plaintiff, in bis testimony in reply, is restricted to the transaction to which tne evidence of the first witness was directed. Kinney vs. Laughenour. In an action by a step-father to recover damages for tha bpiI net inn rtf hi 9 Ht.p.n-daucrhter. a re- covery cannot be had unless the plaintin I v" r o . . I t had, at the time, the control ot her servi- ces. Csuch action arises oy me nciion oi the law from the relation of master and servant, and not from th at of parent and child : Therefore it was error in the court to refuse to charge that, if the jury should find she was seduced by the defendant while she was away from the house of the plaintiff and not in his service, but in the I embloy of a third person, the plaintiff can- not recover. McCanless vs. Flinchum. A voluntary deed from an insolvent father to his son, voider se as to creditors; where it is f' ' t,.m.... . - "j U1U .wp v. - .1 nHAnV.1 if ck ar iua wi'hpTPTfVrP. ICiauuuamu vux. v' v - J. mere was eviaeuce icuuiuK tu buuw isiaeration. ana lue juuge uuarueu tuojuiv LMli. 11 at LLIC 1 1 IUU IV TV V-A.v vvfcVV vuv inrir!,;nrir niil not retain Dronertv suffi cien, to .jav hli debts, then iu law the d a :3 void auj fajd to submit the queBtion as to the bona fides of the trans action, it was held to be erroneous. Dura;it vs. Taylor, 1. In an action brought in a justice's court by a landlord to recover the crop to secure rent alleged to be due under a contract of lease, the defendant tenant denied the contract and set up title lo the land; and it appeared I there had been an adiustment 01 the con flicting claims to the land, and an agree tnent entered into that the defendant should remain in possession of and culti vate the laud upon payment ot part 01 the crop as rent ; Held, that the relation of lessor aud lessee existed under the con tract, which is supported by a sufficient consideration. 2. Held further, that the justice of the peace has jurisdiction as the title to the land is not in controversy the action depend ing entirely on the contract. But the defendant is not precluded from setting up title in a proper oase, siuce an estate in laud, other than a lease, cannot pass oy parol. Worth vs. Petersburg Railroad Compa ny. 1. The charter of the delendant company exempts its property from any public charge or tax whatever, and a iran- chise is property. 2. A tax imposed directly by the legis lature upon a corporation, or its gross re ceipts, or the cash value ot the shares ot its capital stock, or upon each mile of its road at a certain sum per mile, and not assessed by assessors, is a franchise or priv ilege tax. 3. lhe franchise, capital stock, property COUMBkllig ill lauu auu mabuiuci jf( uu., shares ol capital stock, and profits arising from the business ot a corporation, are each the subject of distinct taxation. 4. Where the charter vests the corpo rate property in the shareholders, and ex empts it from taxation, the individual stock is also exempt. 5. Under article 5. section 3. of the constitution, the same rule of uniformity applies to the taxing of "trades, profes sions, franchises and incomes." as to the other species 01 property merein namea; . r . I and there must also be uniformity in the mode of assessment. 6. A tax upon an occupation mr.8t reach all who follow it all of a class, either of persons or things. 7. The act ot 1881, chapter 16, class 2, section 2, repealing all exemptions oi taxa tion contained in acts of incorporation granted before or since July, 1868, noticed and its ettect considered. Bvnum vb. Miller. 1. Evidence as to whether the mortgage debt has been paid is immaterial in- an action by the mortga gee against the vendee of the mortgagor for the conversion of the personal property conveyed in the deed 2. A mortgagor conveys a stock ol goods on hand, and any other goods he may buy to replenish the stock, with power of sale in the mortgage if the debt is not paid by a certain time, and the busiuess was continued by the mortgagor; Held, that by accepting the deed the mortgagee assented to its provisions to the mort gagor's continuing the business, with the right to sell and replenish the stock, and constituting him an agent lor that pur pose. Ely vs. Bush. 1. Where A and B, joint vendors ot land.take a mortgage and notes to secure the price.payable to each accord ing to their respective share; Held that a payment to A, who is also agent of B, dis charges proportionately the debt to each, and a subsequent assignee of B cannot have an application of said payment whol ly to A s interest. 2. Where, in such case, there has been a verbal agreement between the vendors and an assignee of the vendee to reduce the debt and change or release the re spective liabilities of the parties, which agreement was only in part carried out; Held nvu vv u.ui vyu mo uiuiikk debt, if there are valid subsisting ludg- i .1 -i if' i menia ior ine unpaid mortgage aeot ana 1 the vendee nnen not denv the hahilii v the I J J I in OAtlAn t r An l- nr I ha n. vtwMAlA . . . 1 " 1 -. - I . ,1 i - r t .... .1. . assignee oi a cannot insist upon tne I statue of presumption of payment from lapse oi unie as to tne original debt, nor i upon a uar Dy ine aci oi limitation isj. j, 1 1 . 5311 as to the reduced debt assumed I ' r i I 0 tsantc vs. lilossom. Where the Iran script of the record fails to set forth facts necessary to the determination of the lease on aDDeal. it will be remanded tn th end that the same may be supplied, or fAnnrl Vhr 1 n 'aa..w4 UaI,.,. .. .1 . vrutiu ijr wo wuu ucww, aa tue nature of the cause may require. The Code, sec- tion 965. Osborne vs. Leak. 1. A script was of-! fered for probate in the proper court and a caveat enteredj and an issue devisvavit vel non drawn and the case docketed for trial; the matter was compromised by the parties and by agreement a . verdict find ing the script not to be the will of the de ceased; Meld, in an action to recover pos- session of land, the writing cannot be put in evidence as a muniment of title, with an unreversed judgment against it in the probate court; nor can the same be set up and established as a will in a collateral proceeding. 2. 1 he probate of a will in the proper court is an indispensable prerequisite ' to Us validity as a conveyance oi real or personal estate. The Code, section 2,174 - 3. Since the passage of this act in the Revised Code, all wills must be admitted KaoiauH I Aifa to probate under its directions, without reference to the date of execution of the will or death of the testator; and an ex ception that its retroactive operation im pairs vested rights cannot be sustained. 4. The law as it formerly existed under the Revised Statutes, chapter 122, section 9, and the establishment of the will in an action to recover possession of the devised land, under the English practice.discussed oy omun, j. n . j i t Halcombe vs. Commissioners. 1. An action dismissed for a cause not involving merits, like a non-suit, does not deprive the plaintiff of the naht to bring a new suit for the same cause of action. 2. The denial of an application lor in- mnction on account 01 the want ot a ma- serial averment, is no obstacle to granting second similar application sufficient m form and supported by evidence. 3. under article seven, section seven, ol the constitution, the approval of a majority of the qualified voters in a county is not required to enable the commissioners to exercise the power conferred by the legis lature of levying a tax to meet necessary expenses here, the building of a court house. Jones vs. Uall. An appeal trom an order sustaining some of the exceptions to a referee's report and overruling others, and recommitting tho report with instructions to correct the same in con- formitv to the ruling 01 the court, is premature and will be mismissed. Upon the coming in of the report and the rendi tion of a final judgment, all the excep tions can be noted and passed upon 111 one appeal. Wessell vs. Rathiohn. 1. The legisla ture has given to no court exclusive equit able lurisdiction, and whether this court has power to prescribe such a jurisdic- tjon jQ pursuance of article 4, sec. 8 of the I constitution, conferring jurisdiction over "launoa rF font" V it rtfO .DOUVD V. . U t. I u Ii 2. A deed executed undue influence will be rejected,such influence being fraud ulent and controlling. 3. Where a father, having two daugh ters executes a deed to one of them.though not founded upon adequate consideration, the deed will not be cancelled at the in stance of the other daughter, unless actual fraud or undue influence be shown, and the burden to show such is upon the party alleging it. lhe law presumes such trans action to be proper unless tne contrary is shown. Ine relation of parent and child distinguished from that of guardian and ward, etc. 4. Where, in such case, after the death 01 the father an action is brought by one daughter against the other (the grantee) demanding a cancellation 01 the deed and a division of the land, alleging that the same was executed under undue influence exercised by the grantee over the grantor, whose ill health had impaired his mind; and there was evidence not inconsisting with the integrity of the deed, the grantor having expressed himself satisfied with it; and the court charged the jury in sub stance that sufficient capacity must exist at the time of the act peiformed,otherwiso the act would not be valid although the party recovers such capacity, unless he afterwards acquiesced in the actor ratified it; Held, no error. Uvercasu vs. ivitchie. 1. here, in an action to recover land the court submitted an issue to the jury under which the loca tion of a disputed hue could be found by them, and refused to submit one proposed by the defendant, as to whether the plain tiff agreed that a processioner might run I ----. . . 1 auj mark the line and that the detendaut might take possession under said agree ment; Held, no error; as it was not ma terial to the case and not raised by the pleadings. ' 2. lhe comments of counsel in this case are not of such character as will warrant a new trial. The rule as heretofore laid down approved. 3. A ludge, in granting a prayer for certain instructions, my add thereto any explanation as to the law bearing upon the facts embraced in the instructions. 4. une 01 several tenants in common may sue iu ejectment and claim the entire estate, and upon a recovery he will be en- tilled to judgment for such share in com mon as he shows himself entitled to. But, here, there are no facts to support the in struction, asked by defendent,in reference to the alleged tenancy in common. o. vv nere mere is evidence 01 a varia tion of the compass in running a disputed line, and the court submitted it to the jury in connection with the other testi mony as to us proper location; Held, no error. Dunkart vs. Rinehart and others. 1. A contract, wherein R agrees to sell unto D any 01 my black walnut tree, not ex ceeding fifteen in number, that will girth eight feet six inches in circumference, and under ten teet, at $2 each; and all trees measuring ten feet in "circumference, and upwards, at 2.50 each" giving the right of way across the vendor's land to fell and remove the timber, is sufficiently definite to admit parol proof of the identity of the trees. 2. And it was also held competent in an action against the vendor (and those to whom he had sold the land) for t-pecific performance,to inquire whether the vendor had a tract of land on which such trees were to be found; and if he had but one tract which met the reouirementa of the i tiUDiraci. ine laenitv oi ine trees coma na I ascertained bv thn terms in whieh thev irp . . j . l: j i described approving Batts vs. Farmer, I at TJ C -jo? on,i ;n so v i nno I w v., 1 1 auu ica ii: -'u 4.1 . w.. , i"j I 297 and 347, 3. If there were more than fifteen such treeB on the land, the contract was inef fectual to pass title to any, on account of the uncertainty as to which specific trees were meant.under the ruling m lilakely vs. Patrick, 67 N. C, 40. But such question is pot out of the way in this case by the offer to prove that there were not fifteen I tT0Afl n linn tho la nl of t ha rl il a ef f Ka I r.t tht ona..;i A-.tir, .,i the court therefore hold that the nroiiertv I " .1 . . .. . j in we wee passeo to ine vendee. Repeal of the Internal Revenue Laws. The following able argument in favor of the repeal of the Internal Revenue Laws i- fromtbe Dauvilie Register: "Those who oppose the repeal of the Internal Revenue Laws argue the ques tion, if argument it can be called, in a very uulair manner. They strive to make it appear that it is a movement in the in terest of free whisky and cheap, tobacco, siQC - tl,0a ar the, nu1 t.. n i.La nnmi which the tax is now imposed, and then they exclaim against the folly of making those articles free while a duty is retained upon such necessaries as salt, sugar, rice, ttc. ibis is mere clap-trap, and the fala- cy of the argument is apparent to the most superficial reason er. It is the char acter of the lax which is objected to, and the manner in which it is imposed and collected. Fhe tax which is imposed on all other articles is collected in the form of a tariff, or impost duties upon importations, and applies only to foreign productions, while the tax on whisky and tobacco is a di rect lax on home productions. No one wishes to see the tax on imported wines, liquors and tobacco removed, but we do claim that it is unjust to single out the home producers ol these articles and im pose a burdensome tax on them which is not imposed upon any other class of our citizens. No one asks any exclusive fa vors for liquors and tobacco, but only that they bo placed on the same footing as all other articles. But perhaps the strongt-st objection to the tax on these articles is the manner in which it is imposed and collected, and the laws are enforced. It necessitates the appointment of a large army of collectors and their deputies, assessors, gaugers, clerks, deputy marshals, fcc., and they enforce the law in a very inquisitorial and tyrannical manner. Besides this they constitute a urand electioneering corps lor the Republican party, and in the South thy organize and band together the negroes against the white people and instil in their minds ideas and doctrines that lead to all the troubles that occur betweoen the two races. The whole sys tem is vicious and corrupt. It is an in cubus upon one of the principal indus tries of this and other Southern States that ought to be shaken off at the eai iiest possible moment. It is burdensome, ap prehensive and annoying to the people, and the whole system must go. Railroad Notes. It has been decided by the Richmond and Danville Railroad ComDanv lo reduce the running time of the passenger trains between Danville and Charlotte to four hours, aud. 111 order to facilitate the chanse. have ordered suffi- cient new steel rails to replace all the iron ones between the two places. The road bed is already one of the most compact and safest in the South, and when the new schedule is announced the Richmond and Danville will be unsurpassed by any road in the country lor safety, speed and coin- fort. On the Western N. C. Railroad thu track will soon be laid with steel rails a section of which is now being worked V-v . 1 -W-v 1 rf upon, un tue uticktown division a lorce are engaged laving down a continuous line west of Pigeon river, and will be con tinued until the road is finished to the mouth of Nautahala river. The contract calls for the completion of the work by the 1st of July, 1885. North Carolina has the Highest Fountain in the w orld. The fountain at Chatsworth, the magnificent seat of the Duke of Devonshire in Derbyshire, ILng land, throws water, intermittently, to the height of 260 feet. The fountain at Round Knob, near lhe hotel recently built on the mountain section of the Western North Carolina railroad, throws a permanent jet to the height of 268 feet. lhi, therefore. it the one before mentioned had been con sidered lhe standard of height, is the high- 8t of all, exceeding the Chatsworth foun tain by 6ix feet, lhe stream that sup plies this fountain has its rise in the moun tains high above the track, and is the same that was used to effect the sluicing which conquered at last the stubborn dimcullies of Mud Cut, which cut is at least four hundred feet above the orifu-e of the fountain below. Asheville Citizen. The libel suit brought by Hon. D. G. Fowle against Messrs. Booker and Smith, editors of tho Smithfield Herald, came to an end in Raleigh, Saturday last. lhe defendants were before the grand jury and against both "a true bill was returned. Counsel lor the respective par ties meantime arranged for an amicable and satisfactory settlement and compro mise of the whole matter, without further recourse of the law. JJECLINES TO BE A UANDIDATE. LiUIS- ville, Ivy., Jan. 14. J. W. Sanford, a prominent banker of Covington, and an intimate friend of Speaker Carlisle, is in the city. He savs he has nceived a letter lrom Uarlisle, in which tho latter positive ly declines to allow his name to go before the senatorial caucus. J2? A bill was introduced in the Vir- ginia legislature, last Monday, to incor porate the Virginia and North Carolina ltaiiroad. The road, it ever built, will ex tend from Lynchburg into North Cm-lina. -Hal. Observer. FANCY GOODS AND Confectioneries. 1 be largest stock ever brought to Charlotte at C. S. HOLTON's?. A mammoth stock of P:ain and French C.ic dies, made of pure Sugar and manufactured by tue Dest manuiacturers in me United States. FRENCH CANDY. Spanish Castles. Marsh mellows, Cocoanut Jelly, Fig Paste Flats, Smooth Cloves, Chocolate Urops, Kose Gum Drops, Lemon Gum Drops. Lemou Cocoanut Bars. fliini urops, ream aimonus, tson lions, &c. 1 he largest and best selected stock of TOYS that has ever been brought to Charlotte. Tin Wood, Clima and Mechanical Toys. Arks. Coffei Setts, Steamboats, Work Boxes, Toy Pianos, China Vase?, Glass Vaes, China Mugsand Cups, Wax Dolls. Unbreakable Dolls, Rubber Do If r it s. r a -'.r, .. J. ,' Drums, Harmonicas, Boxes, Swiss Cottages. D..11 Houses, Bellow Toys, Furniture. Locomotives. oania tjiaus. FANCY NOTIONS.-Dressinc Cases. Dressing a.-.u nair urusuef, loom urusnes, Jfockel Uooks and urse8, Toilet and Shaving Soaps, &c. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS Malaga Grapes, Figs, Apples, Orange?, Cabinet Raisins, Lemons, &c. NUTS. Almonds, English Walnuts, Peca Filberts, Palm Nats, Cocoanuts. WILLOW C.OODS. Dc" Cradles, Fancy uasKeis, wont Dianas, work Baskets, Jtaltles. STAPLE GROCERIES. Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Bacon, Flour, Lard. Rice. Salt. Soda, Powdered ugar, cut ijoai sugar, uanclles, and many arti cles 100 numerous to mention. Also, Fancy l r . -a . t.,aKes tor parties, weaamg9 ana lamily use. Fresh Pie?, Plum Cakes, and Bread every day. I would be pleased to have you call and ex amine my stock. C. S. HOLTON. Nov. St, 188. Court Calendar for Spring Terms of SuJ ? perior Courts for 1884. I Compiled by the llaTehjh Observer. Foueth DisTKicT Fred, Phillips, judge Second District, presiding. Cumberland 21st Jan. & 26th May. Robeson 28th Jan'y and 14tb April. Moore 4lh February. Harnett 18th February. Bladen 25th February. Columbus 10th March. Brunswick 24th March. Johnston 3l6t March. Anson 28lh April. Richmond 12th May. The .lannarv terms of Cumberland and Robe son are held by tne resiai-ni juuge. Fifth District A. A. Mcivoy, Third District, presiding. Durham 4th February. Alamance 18ih February. Randolph 25th February. Guilford 3d March. Chatham 17th March. Orange 31st March. ' Granville 14th April. Franklin 28ih April. 7 Person 12lh May. Caswell 19th May. ' Rockingham 2Gth May. Vance 2d June. Sixtii District. J. C. Mcliae, J edge Fourth District, presiding. Mecklenburg 25ih February. Cabarrus 17th March. Stanly 24th March. Montgomery 31st March. Union 7th April. Lincoln 21st April. Gaston 28th April. Cleaveland 12th May. Rutherford 26th May. Polk 9th June. Seventh District John A. Gilmer, Judge Fifth District, presiding. Davie 3d March. Yadkin 10th March. Davidson 1 7th March. Wilkes 3lst March. Alleghany 14th April. Surry 21st April. Stokt-s 5th May. Forsyth 12th May. Rowan 2Gth May. Eighth District Wm. M. Shipp, Judge Sixth District, presiding. Catawba 25th February. Burke lOih iJarch. McDowell 24th March. Yancey 7th April. Mitchell 21st April. Watauga 5th May. Ashe 12th May. Caldweli 26th May. Alexander 2d June. Iredell llth February. Ninth District Jesse F. Graves, Judge Seventh District, presiding. Madison 3d March. Henderson 17th March. Transylvania 31st March. Haywood 7th April. Jackson 14th April, "aeon 21 April. Cl.ty 28th April. Cherokee 5th May. Graham 19th May. Swain 26th May. ' Buncombe 2d June. Excursion to North Carolina. Loston, Jan. 15. lhehrst ot four excur sions to the Southern States, inavgiwated by the railroad lines and the Slaae and local authorities of North Carolina), Vir- ginia. West V irginia and lennesee win leave here next Saturday for Shliy, N. C. 1 hese excursions are arranged' espe cially to give prospective set Ileus- and capitalists an opportunity to obtain) from actual observation an idea of the opportu nities offered for settlement and invest ment in the South. PRIVATE SCHOOL. lue Misses Jj'JJNljr will, on February 1st, re sume tueir invaie bclioot on Church street. between heventh and Eighth. Pupils prepared for the highest classes in our best bchools. Modified Kindergarten aMl Calisthenics for smnll children from 9 to 12 A. M. French and German in classes or private les sons by Miss L. W. iiOJNti. It is intended to make this School permanent, aud in due tune oilier departments will be filled and arrangements made for a limited number of boarders, c ither with the teachers or in pri vate families untter their supervision. Jan. 11, 18S4 2w LEROY SPRINGS E. B SPRINGS. E. S. BOBWELL LEROY SPRINGS & CO.. Grocers and Commission Merchants, Lancaster, S. C. Jan. 11, 1884. OUR n t t . tti-w uiTTfniii. omniTr i1 All L Aril) VV IJCiii OlUUiVlhas been issued thereon within tl of Boots, Shoes, Hats, Trunks, and Valises, is now complete, and wns manufactured to our order for retail trade. We have the best and most stylish makes of Ladies, Museo and Children's Shoes and Slip pers, an Kin is HUti prices Gents', Boyb' and Youths' Boots and Shoes, to I ni a';u s-uii an cihsecs i iuc trade. Uents bilk Hats a fpcifil!y. Men's. Boys' and Youths' Hats, n:I kinds. Trunks and Valiet-e. all nrices. Shawl and Trunk Strtps. Blackine. Black irnr Tl 1 . . . I V " uruwus unit cMtoo urtSbinsa. ZW Ct.meand see us. PEG RAM & CO.. First National Bank Building. VCl. 1, IOOO. DEATH. Alcoholic Prison, Blood Poison Diseases of tbe Kidney, J5u i Is ale iSiui1 S entries. V ery many persons suffer from pains cases uctlj.ijjv,. , ci iuanv persons suner lrom pains in uncK, whu iunness or olooa in the head. The Kidneys aie suffering from too much drink 'T' ! . .. i : . . - ... - ... n fj;V T i '""P1 memmg wrong. 1 be Liver is cnlaret d bv stimulation. Th ViA. neys ar oppressed wiih the unusual poisonous nuiu. i ue coneequence is mat one nfHiiff.fi ; this way 13 all wrong. If Cold and Pneumonia should st.perver.e, or any other disease it eoes J uciu nnu aiij ' ' v. iu IUG CUUll IQ) TCCOVtr ine system is poisoneu. ine remedy 14 an l terative Blood Purifier. Ute lhe "6nn. tw light," and avoid Whiskey and Rum drinks. if or women and Children, with all tho,- :,i complaints the Queen's Delight is a Restorative Cordial, and Skin Beautifier, removing Blotches Pimples and aU skin eruption, curing disorders a ii ,une8 ?na otomacb. May be u.um. wsui ueuiiny and nervous pros tratu?i. Beatmsr of thn ITprt it: K . .. ness of Feeling, Headache, Costiyenesa, Loss of Apnet.tf. Nervousness., Yellow 8kin, Bitter Taste Fpvpr, X ' ne 8tomch, Jaundice, or sale by Druggist?. Wholesale at WIL80N -Dttva ., Charlotte, N. C. Prepared only by E. H. HEINITSH, Comparative Cotton Statement. The following is the cotton statement for the weekending January 10th : 1884. igco Netreceipts at all U. S. ports 90,066 1729i Total receipts to this date, 3,626,520 3,807,345 Exports lor tne week. 159,450 Total exports to this date, 2,087,887 2 40fi'. , Stock at all U. S. ports, 1,198,168 "93ft aw Stock at all interior towns, 00,746 188 ni 104,693 Stock at Liverpool, 696,000 699 ftnn StockOf American afloat for ,wu Great Britain, 305,000 425 rw Total Net Receipts of Cotton. The following are the total net receim. of cotton at all the ports since Septemoer 1,1883: Galveston, 478,149 bales; New Or leans.1,158,627; Mobile, 203,2 12; Savann.l," 1555,856; Charleston, 343,445; Wilmington' 77,237; Norfolk, 444,313; Baltimore,22 027 a j. las- Rnst dence 839; Philadelphia, 7,347; VTest Point 143,651; BrunswicK, 0,522; , fort lioyal 9 987; Peneacola, 18,275; City Point 2 214 Indianola, 7,870; total, 3,626,500. ' Total Visible Supply of Cotton. " The total visible supply of cotton for the world is 3,397,910 bales, 2,855,210 being American; against 3,200,056 and 2,598,156, respectively, last year. ceipts ol cotton at all interior towns 380,246 bales; receipts trom the plantations 72,loa; crop in signi ,a,ao4. New York Cotton Futures. The Post's cotton report savs: Fn. ture deliveries were quiet. After having gained 2-100, sales were made at a decline f 3-100, and at the third call Februarv brought 10.77, March 10.94, April n.ol May 11.22, July 11.48, August 11.56 Futures closed firm and 1-100 higher. Arrival and Departure Charlotte. of Trains at RICHMOND & DANVILLE AND ATLANTA. & (JUAKLiUTlJa ALU L.1JNJS. No. 50 Arrives at Charlotte from Richmond at 1:58 a. m -Leaves for Atlanta at 2:08 a. m. 51 Arrives at Charlotte from Atlanta at 3.28 a. m. Leaves for Richmond at 3 30 a. m. No. 52 Arrives at Charlotte from Richmond at 12:53 p. m Leaves for Atlanta at 1:12 p. m. No. 53 Arrives at Charlotte from Atlanta at 7:43 p. ni. Leaves for Richmond at 8:03p.m. CHARLOTTE. COLUMBIA & AUGUSTA Arrives from Columbia at 7:30 p. m. Leaves for Columbia at 1:05 p. m. A.t T.&O. Division. Arrives from Statesville at 10:30 a. m. Leaves for Statesvile at 8 p. m. CAROLINA CENTRAL. Leaves for Wilmington at 8:15 p. m, and for in., and Ltiurinburg at 7:40 a. m. Arrives from Wilmington at 7:50 from Laurinburg at 3:40 p. m. Shelby Division of Carolina Central. Leaves for Shelby at 8:15 a. m. Arrives from Shelby at 5:40 p. m. ELI AS & COHEN HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM THE Northern Markets With a full supply of FALL AND mttTEH GOODS for the Wholesale and Retail Trade, And solicit their friends and eustemets and th general public to examine their Stock if they de sire to purchase good Goods at low prices. Par ticular attention called to our patented IMPERIAL SHIRT, The best unlaundried $1 shirt in the United States. Thesa Shirts are made expressly for M, each Shirt bearing our name and sold by DO' other house in the city. An examination of them will satisfy you that no other Shirt in the market can compare with them both in quality and make. Gents' Furnishing Goods A Specialty. Give us a call at Masonic Tempi Building. ELIAS & COHEN. Sept. 7, 1883. Superior Court, Mecklenburg County. ' Wm. M. Shipp to use of J. J. Sims, Plaintiff, against Itobt. W. Little and W. P. Little, De fendants. Affidavit to renew Execution. W. P. Little, being duly Eworn says: Thit judgment was duly entered in above entitled case in the said Court in favor of Plaintiff against I the Defendants above named, that no execution three yean. That said judgment remains unsatisfied, butaf fiaut was surety for said R. W. Little and had said Judgment transferred for value paid to Wm. M. Shipp to R. D. Whitley who assigned sameto J.J.Sims to use of this affiant Said B. W . Little is a non-resident of this State and reaidet in the Slate of Alabama. j . Sworn to and subscribed before me this fifth day of December, 1883. J. R. Erwin, C. 8. C. - WM. P. LITTLB. Jones & Johnston, A ttorneyg. t"" Upon the foregoing affidavit and applica tion for execution, it is ordered that Robert W. Little, one of above named Defendant, ibo cause, if he can, before me on Monday, 7th dT of January, 1884. why execution should notiseu upon the 6aid judgment. And it bppearing to the Court that Robt. VV. Little is a non-resident of this State, it is ordered that service of this no tice be made by publicition in the Hons Democrat once a week until said day. To fifth day of December, 1883. J. R, ERWIN. 45 5w. Clerk Superior Court NEW Carriage Repository, I rr c 1UIUN OTKEKT, Next Door to Wadsworth' a Livery Stabkp CHARLOTTE, A full line of N. O. Carriages, Buggies, X Phaetons, Spring Wagons, Including the Louis Cook Manufacturing Com pany and Columbus Buggies, at wholesale ana retail. . A. C. HUTCHISON & CO. Dec. 7, 1883. 6m -wov. a. is. Columbia, B.C.
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