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Mi: ' 'if I i "i !.:: . . V , .- f ' . . . I " h - J .J l s f I i fi 1 ..Iff V1 11! 4-1 WW ii "- f X If' t ii'i' m r-1 t m ft m m ."'"SSil Jti hi r g - v m 11 :J1 :B ; If!, . tiff jlv-V;. v-.ir-arM : W-.." 'I - yr--,; For the Southern Jiofoe, I f ; Y, ff V ILifY T VVtf Y1 V-WTV 15 V V ATWY-f 1 THE PIOUS i MElilQRY I ' " P ill f 1 " Jf " R ff ! JV ' i Charlotte CoriiJJ' i 1.. 3 . . JJ . - II 1 : !tJ:--A A delicate way, damsel Corday ! - Had witn Her delicate fist: And a? delicate deed she didjoiae day, VVitn a turn or ner.uencate wrist. ' l' ' ! (" . i Old Mortality, dead and gone, The next that is reyerent j ; may Retrace the wreath, retouch the stone To the Memory of ! CordLvy, 'Twas one Marat-a "cellar-rat" i i That jdtfr sewer presents; your State ; Third of a King ; whole of afthing, f .. That Frenchmen call a t'bate !''1 I A' time of dread ! If you had a!head, I Till the world nvas gore!, and Charlotte awore . in ner single soul, to stop it f ! v -: ;i j : n ! : i ' She writ a paper ; she whet a knife ; , " She found him in fit condition ; I She tendered the letter; she; took his life, And answered her own petition ! -i They chopped her head ! Thej "gamins'f said 5 v jsne Djusnea tnrougn ner death's 'com ' But the, world went red, in . dead 1 ts shame the Only blushed. by reflectioii ! Just to think ! from the time of Cain To the trouble of yesterday Marats by the millions of billions! Again, Thu Memory of CorbaK' ! . . I Fi Q. Ticknor. Columbus, Ga. GOING DOWN HILL. BY EPPlEENGIjS:ii : 'That looks bad,' exclaimed Farmer White with an expressive j shake of his head as he passed a neglected garden and broken down tence m one, tor his - walks. j ' I 'Bad enough,' was! the r companion. ' I I r - reply of his ieignoor nompson a Spears to be runnini; uown nni very i; last. 1 can re 1 1 Ml I f IT. t nil member when everything ji around his place was; trim and tidy.' I 'He always appeared tojjbja steady, in dustrious jmaii rejoined the 'second speak er. 'I have a pair of f)Qois on my feet at this moment of his make,jahd they have done good service.' I J f 'I have generally ,emp loved hirh for myself and family,' was thejeply, 'and I must confess that he is a good workman ; but nevertheless, I believe jl shall step Into Jack Smith's thisjmorni?)g. and order a pair of boots of which stand in need. '' "l always make it a ruU neverto patronize .those who appear to pe funning behind Land. - There is generally ibme risk in helping those who wocj't help themselves.' ; 'Very true ; and as piy wife desired me to look at a pair of shoes ifor her this morning, I will folio wj your iexample and call upon Smith. He is no cfeat favorite of. mine, ; however ah idlej'quarroisome fellow.' ; .11 'And yet he seems to be getting, along in the world,' answered the iformerj 'and I am willing to give jhim aj lift.' But I have an errand at the butcher s. I will if - At tho butcher's they met the- neigh - bor who tvas the subject of their previous conversation. He certainlyll presented a rather shabby apperancejl and . in, his choice of meat there was tlhel observation of Farmer White. After passing remarks, thb'poor 'shoemaker took his departure, and the butcher opened his account: book wun a somewnat anxious t air, saying as ' ho jchafged the bit ofneat fI,believe it is time neighbo' believe it is time neighbor Thomrjson andr 1 came to a settjiement .Short ac 'No time to lose, I should lay,' replied the farmer. j. . ; 'Indeed ! have you heard trouble, uNo I (have heard nothin has the use of his eves, voh but ia man mow and I - ll 1. ii j f nover.trust any man with ;mtney -yfho is V 'Quito right';, and I willrend in my bill this ( evening. I have- only delayed ;bn. account -of the siclnesif the: poor man has had in his family jail wihter. J sup pose he jmust have ijun behind alittle, but still I must take care of number one.' . ''Speaking of Thombsonj afre you ?', ob served a bystander, who appeared to take an interest -in the corversaon . Going down hjill, is ho? I jmusi look out for myself, then. He owcis mej fluite a, snug sum: for leather. I did ijitpjid to! give him another month's! credii but on the whole I guess the money wi my pocket.' . . . j ! 1 be safer in Here. the four worthies separated;' each with his mind filled with! the affairs of neighbor Thompson, the probability that Jhe. was going down' hill, land the; best L way was to give him ft puh In another,. part of jtho yil age similar scenes yere passing. 'I declare,' exclaimed Mrs Bennett, the dressmaker, to a iavorite assistant, as she hastily withdrew her head, jfrom the window, whence she had been gazing on the passers-by, 'If therei is not Mrs. Thompson, the shoemaker's wife, coming Up the steps with a" parcel anther Land. She wants me to do her work, but I think it would be a venture!.' Every one' says iuey are runnmcr .down niu. anaut is chance if ever I get my pay.f 'She has always paid us promptly,' was tno reply. i t 'True ; but that was! in the davs of her prospentyj risk.' I I cannot affof d to run any The entrance of Mrs.. Thunpsoh! pre- veuiea any lurtner conversation. ! ... ;! She was evidently siiprised at the refu eal of Mrs. Bennett to do any work for her; but as great pressuro of business was.pieaaea as an excuse.5 mere was nothing to be said, and she soon took her leave. Another application proved equal- j y unsuccesstul. It jwas i strange, how I busy the village dress-makers had sud denly become. I y - :j On the way home, 1 the" pQor ,shoema ker'g wife met the teacher i of a smal scnooi m the neiehbOrhood.H where two of her children attended. H I ft. "Ah, Mrs. Thompson, I ami glad to see you, was tho salutation fi was .about caiimg at your house; Would it be con vuicut to settle our account this after noon ?; -'h 1 - . li-L : l. : : J. . : s .,- ! VULr. 1. CHATITTTR N. TTTTTRSDAY MAY 9fi . 1TO 1Q H I - . . . 1 , . M vxxi i- vy i ue surpriseu repiy. 'Surely the term has not expired ?' II I n-t a rsrf - - I J , A 1. . - J 1 1 Only half of it, but my present rule is it'has upon our w:orthy neighbors. No. to collect my money at anytime. It is no, neyr mind thanking me. I am only apian which many teachers have adopt- Xryipg a .little experiment on human na ed of late.' . . .ture. I know you of old, and have no 'I was pot aware that there bad been oubt my money i safe in your hands.' any change in your rules,; and I haye Weks passed by. The advice of Un made arrangements to meet your Mil at cle Joshua had been strictly followed, and the usual time, I fear it will noy5o in the change in the shoemaker's prospects my power to do so sooner.' y . . was indeed Wonderful. He was now The countenance) of the teacher showed spoken' of as one of the most thriving great disappointment, andas she passed uli hi a uijjiereiit uirecxion, ne mutterea to himselx : ! 'Justas I expected ; I shall never see a cent. Everybody says they are going down hill. I must get rid of -the.; chil- dren some way. Perhaps I may get a pair of shoes . or two in payment of the half quarter, if I manage it right, but it will never do to go on in this way.' A .little discomposed by her interview with the teacher, Mrs. Thompson stepped into a neisrhboriner errocerv to nurChase some trifling articles of family stores. j 1 have a little account against you : would it be convenient for Mr. Thomp- son to settle ft this evening ?' asked the polite shopkeeper, as ho produced the desired article. 'Is it his usual time for settling ?' was again the surprised inquiry. j 'Well, not exactly; but money is very tight just now, and I am anxious, to get all that is due me. In future 1 intend to keep, short accounts. There is the little bill, if you would like to look at it. I will call around this evening. It is but a small affair:' 'Thirty dollars is no small sum to us - . just' now,' thought Mrs. Thompson, as she pursued her way towards home mus- ingly. 'It .seems strange all these pay- ments must oe met mst now. wnue we i ..l' A . 1 1 are struggling to recover from the heavy expenses of the winter. I cannot under stand it.' i Her plerplexity was increased by find ing ner husband with two bills in his hand, and a countenance expressive of anxiety ana concern. 'Look, Mary,' he said, as she entered, 'here are two unexpected calls for money one from the doctor, and the other from the dealer in leather, from whom I purchased my last stock. They are both very urgent for immediate payment, although: they have always been willing to wait a few months until I could make arrangements to meet their claims. But misfortune never comes gingly, and if a man gets a little behind-hand, trouble seems to pour in upon-him.V 'Just so,' replied the wife ; 'the neigh bors think we are going down hill, and every , one is ready .to give us a push. Here are two more bills for you, one from the grocer and the other from the teacher.' Reply was prevented by a knock at the door, and the appearance of a lad, who presented a neatly folded paper and uiBppettxeu. i . T j: j j.ne outcner s.; account, as i live i- ex- ciaimeu lue asiuuisneu BuueiuK.or, nat r z j i i. . . , i .1 - i til is to be done, Mary? So much money to be paid out, and very little coming in, for, some of my best customters have left me, although my work has always given satisfaction.. If I could only have as much employment as usual, and the usual credit allowed me, I could satisfy these ciaun, out lo meu tueiu jb iiuuvbmuiv, and the acknowledgment of my inabili- ty would .send us still further on the downward Path.' , We must do our best and trust in iroyioence,' w,as tne consoling remarK 01 his wife, as a second knock at the door aroused the fear that- another claimant was about to appear. . But the benevolent countenance of Un cle Joshua, a rare but very welcome vis itor, presented itself. Seating himself in a very comfortable chair, which Mary hastened to hand him, he said in his eccentric, but friendly manner ; 'Well, good - folks, 1 understand the world does not go on as well with you as formerly. What is the trouble ?' 'There need be no trouble.' was the reply, 'if men would not try to add to the afflictions which the Almighty sees to be necessary for us. The winterwas a trying one. We met with sickness and misfortune, which we endeavored to bear with patience. All would now go well if those around me were not determined to push us in the downward path.' 'But there lies the difficulty, friend Thompson. This is a selfish world. Everybody, or at least a great majority, care only for number one. If they see a poor neighbor going down hill, their first thought is whether it will affect their own interest, and provided they can secure themselves, thev care not how soon ho coes to tne oottom. xne oniv . I i 1 (111 I way is to keep up appearances. Show no signs of going behindhand and all will go well with vou. " J ' - , . ... ' V ery true,Uncle Joshua, but how is this to be done ?. Bills which I did not expect to be called upon to meet for the next three months-are pouring in upon me. My best customers leavino- me for a more fortunate rival. In short, I am on the brink of ruin, and nought but a miracle wilt save me.' 'Bl miracle which is very easily wrought thenI imagine, mv o-ood friend. What is the amount Of vour debts which now press so heavily upon you, and how soon in the coming course of events could you discharge them ?' They do not exceed one hundred dol lars,, replied the shoemaker; -and with my usual run of work, I could make it all right in three or four months.' 'We will eav six.' was the answer.. 'I . l . J - A x U . will advance you one hundred and fifty dollars for six months. Pay every cent yOu-owe; and with the remainder of your nioney, make some slight addition or im- provement in your shop or house, and put everything around the grounds in its - : r l - j V m . i r. usual near oraer. xry-xnis pian lor a few weeks, and! we will see what effect men ot the village, and many marvelous stories were toia to account lor tne sua den alteration in. his affairs It was generally agreed that a distant relative h ad bequeathed to him a legacy, which had entirely relieved him of his pecuniary difficulties. They had never -before realized the beauty and durability of his work. The polite butcher selected the best pieces of meat for his inspection, as he entered, and was totally indifferent as to the time of the payment. The teacher accompanied the children home to tea. and spoke in high terms of their improve- ment, pronouncing them among his best scholars. The dressmaker suddenly found herself free from the great press for work, and in a friendly note expressed her de- sire to oblige Mrs. Thompson in anv wav in her power. ' 'Just as I expected,' exclaimed Joshua, rubbing his hands exultmgly, as the grate- ful shoemaker ealled upon him at the ex- piration ot six months with the money whicli had been loaned in the hour of need. I'Just as I had expected. A strange world! They are ready-to push a man up hill if he seems to be ascendiner. and ix. cr just ready ; to push him down, if they find his face is turned that way. In the future! L neighbor Thompson, let every thing around you wear an air of prosper- ity, jjjnd you j will be sure to prosper And with a satisfied air, Uncle Joshua placed his money in his pocket-book, readyjto meet; some other claim upon his benevolence : I while he. whom he had thus befriended, with a cheerful counten ance returned to his happy home. jjgal mttzvAxmixtz. : : - Radical Mnrders in Alabama. Joshua Morse, the Attorney General, murdered the editor of the Choctaw Herald. Vernon Vaughan and a man named! Smith a Radical Professor and cadet (it tho State University, murdered a citizen named Byrd, and attempted to murder the editor of the T uskaloosa Mon itor. jBoyd, late Radical solicitor of Greenf, murdered Charner Brown, of Un ion, b stabbing him in the back. Brain- ard, Circuit Clerk of Montgomery county attempted to murder the United States Collector, and actually murdered his brotheHn-law. The Probate Judge of Elmorl, Dennis, made a murderous attack ivnnn ff citizen of this coimtv rmon the rmblie streets. Jas. Caroenter. of Greene. t x J. r . x: ' a Democrat, was murdered m cold blood, and officers of that ' county took no ' ' notice tpf it. Samuel Snoddy, of the same countvi was butchered by three black Radicals, and because the citizens execu ted the law upon the murderers, they have been persecuted by the Governor and nig minions. A gallant young Demo crat was murdered on the highway below Evergeen, by several Radicals who had attacked him on the streets and had heen repUlsed. Major Ragland, of Morgan, a Democrat) was shot down dead, by his fa .irlo KT.nnrrVi tV. -txrinHTxr nf liia nni" p ; ftt io-ht. No notice has been taken!6f the murder bv the authorities. tk0 t vmrin- Piiinwa hnK Dnnmta were barbarously murdered and mutila ted by disguised bands of men. Six Democrats have been murdered at a swamp near ; Selma. The negro army from Sf an ton's railroad murderod an in offensive old citizen, near Ashville, tho other; XI ay. Representative Springfield and his gang attempted to murder the Kheritts ot tot. Jlair county. uoiJins, a Radical State j officer, murders a Radical ex-Congressman, in cold blood. He is rescued from justice by a disguised band of Radicals. ; ; Here are twenty-one instances (which we recall while writing this article) of murders or murderous assaults by Radi cals. These facts stand out in damning refutation of the charge made by the Governor, that in every instance the vic tims of violence in. Alabama are Republi cans.. There has been no unusual number of murders or murderous assaults in this State ; but,' in the list of what have oc curred, we solemnly believe that a large majority are cases in which the offenders have been Radicals and disguised bands of Radicals. The; Cry of "Ku-Klux" and ' loyal victims." isi the foulest slander ever I An-iAS"i.r-fcj-4 r nsk-k -m n n --v m f n r 1 . -v -v y---v I j- , - : i . fuuwatu uumuoy ucuciui ucuwc It is tho cry of the wolf against the lambs. r or lenuing countenance w misery, uov. omitn win justly ueserve tno execmuun l nf: ..I TT. xj? . 1 J J 01 an nonest men jrae uuers xouu aim hypocritical lamentations over the death of a vile murderer a miserable wretch who. stabbed his victim) m the back, ana who Was afterwards rewarded for his professed loyalty by tb wholesale gift of omces, an aenancei 01 ituts wisucb ui people, iiut ;the brovernor nas ho procia- mation to oner against a Dana 01 xvauiuai whites- and negroes, marching in army I arrav fceainst the ! authorities and county site ofi St. Clair county, and murdering inoffensive citizens upon the march I i i Montgomery Mail. The countless instances of theft, re ported from town 'and country, ought to be a warning to Conservatives that Radi calism lis on the increase, in this locality, and th'at ceaseless vigilance is necessary to extinguish its spirit : ras demonstrated against meat hopes, stables and hen- roosts.? At the present- rate of progress, stealing will boon jbe as common here, as in Congress Iniquitous and Unfair. The most striking characteristic of Yankee enter prise in iniquitous work, may be seen in the construction of the present internal revenue law; This law, framed asjt was, to wring money from the burdened people, to glut the cravings of a pack of hungry thieves and swindlers, is one which should put to blush, even the reckless legislators in tne American Congress. W e will cite the people to one feature of the law which may prpve , of practical utility to them in the future : All brands or stamps required by law to be used, must be en tirely defaced Or destroyed on casks or boxes that have been used or emptied. Those who fail to perform this injunction are liable to fine and imprisonment. To this may be added that any person who snail purchase such casks or packages without the stamps or brands being de- stroyea, is naoio to a nne ana imprison ment j and any person who shall haul or transport the same, is liable to a like penalty, coupled with the confiscation of the team, and vehicle used in doing it. The law provides that ignorance is no ex cuse for the commission of such an offence. This law is certainly very severe and un just, out tnere aro plenty . 01 newspapers published in the country, and if any pur blind old, Or young fogy, who does not take and pay for one, gets snapped up he will not have many or sincere sympa thizers. Clarksville (itfo.) Sentinel. , President G;RAnt at Elizabeth, N. J. jrresiaent urant attenaed the morning services of St. Paul s M. K. Church, at the corner of Jersey street and Jefferson ave nue, Elizabeth, with the family of Mr. A. H. Corbm, yesterday. The little church was crowded with spectators, and 500 or bOU persons waited outside to get a glimpse of the distinguished partv as thev came out. With the President were Mrs. Grant and Mrs.Corbin and the President's daugh ters. The sermon, which was preached by Rev. Jb. R. Dunn, attracted less atten tion from the congregation than did the modest party in the front pew, and when they passed out of the church and entered their carnage the crowd cheered enthu siasticauy. xne aiternoon and evening were spent byithe President at Mr. Cor- bin's house. N. Y. Times. Wherefrom we, and all other good Ne braska patriots, will be glad to learn that the eminent brothers-in-law, who managed to run vv an street on the memorable uiack Friday, are again restored to happy and fraternal relations. When will they open the next campaign ? -Omaha Herald. Another Brother-in-Law Turned up Gen.' Wm. Dent,' who was appointed Ap praiser at Sari Francisco, on Friday, is "another" brother-in-law of Grant. It really seems the race of Grant's brother- in-laws will never become extinct so long as a fat office rewards the connection. I- Omaha Herald Sensible Old Man. Old man Dent don't appear to have, as yet, become thor oughly reconstructed or imbued with the orthodox faith in vogue at the White House. When the message and proclama tion were signed, and the fact was an nounced in the ante-room at the White House that the Fifteenth Amendment was adopted, the old gentleman blurted out "Well, gentlemen, you 11 all b d d sorry for this," and left the room thoroughly disgusted. The God and morality people, you ob serve, alwavs claimed that their cause was heavily backed by divine providence But now that the darkeys are out of the woods of slavery, do they render thanks to their backer ? JNot any. Fred Doug lass made a speech the other dav. in which he said : "I deal here in no hack neyed cant in thanking God for this great deliverance. I look upon this great revo lution as having been brought on by man rather than by any intervention of provi deuce. And Jbredenck, please remem ber, is a reliable mouthpiece of the Afri cans. Burlington Argus. The Way to do it. When a Democrat is elected to Congress from any of the Southern States by a large majority, and there happens to be a Radical scalawag who wants the place, all he has to do is to ffive notice of a contest, and the Com mittee on Elections in the House will strike from the returns a sufficient num ber of votes to give him his seat. A case of this characterwas disposed of a few days ago. Michael Ryan. Democrat, was elec ted to Congress from one of the Louisiana districts by a majority of seven thousand. One J. P. JSewham. a rebel, turned Radi cal, wanted the. position, aud gave notice of contest. The .entire vote cast in the district was 13,991, of which Ryan had 10.385, and Ne wham '3,406. The Com mittee on Elections threw out some seven thousand of votes cast for Ryan, and de clared Newham elected by a majority of over a hundred votes. This is the way nearly all the Radical members of the Southern States hold their offices. Cleveland Plaindealer. A California letter says : "I was quite certain that the 'Shoo Fly' mania would culminate in a tragedy. News has just been received from Trinity county that a wandering minstrel troupe, which recent ly penetrated to that benighted region, was warned to cease singing the ditty, and, on their refusal, were granted a fair trial by the indignant miners. Their clothes didn't fit the jury, so they were permitted to depart unmolestedj the com mittee donating the treasury receipts to one Jackson's widow, whose husband was lynched by mistake the day before." ; . : The divorces in Ohio last vear num bered one thousand! and three one di vorce to each t went v-f our marriages m the State. Holden's Swamp Educational Pro ject. -Holden 'aided his loyal associates tb become the owners of 300,000 acres of North Carolina school land upon the pay ment or $DV,um. The Holden loyalists liave sold 10,000 acres of thesa lands for as much money us thev paid the State or the whole body ot land within a month . . :i . . - A after they obtained ownership. This left to these loyalists the snug little number oi au.vuu acres, xmt tms was an incon venient farm to run, so they have ar ranged, to ell 20.000 acres more for $100,000. .This sale gives a cool profit of a plum" tb start business with. But Holden is teaching the Rip Van Winkles loyalty. I JNorth Carolina ?'Tar Heels" will be instructed that loyalty means stealing Dy statute no other lorm allowed. Hol den, no doubt, intends to apply the 860.000 paid the State to instruct the youth of .North Carolina in Holden's ethics. Of course this instruction will be imparted by loyal teachers. Augusta Chronicle. - More troops should be sent to- North Carolina at" Once ; the rebellion has again raised its hydra head in the Tar State. There is a deluded individual down there who is trying to break up the Govern ment ; yes, ho has already been sapping the foundations of the republic and rob- Ding ireemen oi tneir noerties. xne name of this miscreant is Holmes, John L. and his insult to i the Government which is protecting his traitorous life and the prop erty accumulated by the sweat of slaves, consisted in calling a negro alderman, by the name oft Anthonv Howe, whom he had known in the benighted days of the slave oligarchy, as Anthony, simply An thony, without any Mister or Howe. This wicked) rebellious and contumacious conduct on the part of lawyer Holmes was so clearly an attempt to consign Anthony tb slavery again and put upon him moreover '-a heinous and diabolical indignity, that Judge Cant well (ex-secession cockade wearer), who represented the power of the Government and the majesty ot tie law on this interesting occasion, promptly orushed this high handed attempt at treason by fining the offending lawyer one hundred dollars for his want of Reverence to one of the na tion's wards In calling him "Anthony." The learned ljudge haying thus defined the position of the Government on this momentous question and read the sullen Holmes a lecture on the monstrous nature of his offense' in daring to call a negro by his christian name, retired to the bosom of his family to partake of , cold huckle berry pudding. Let no limb of the law hereafter dare to insult his country by. taking the name in vain of one of its4V In short, a 'plebiscite'; or, in cherished black darlings. Louisville(Ky. Courier-Journal . : . Tribune Morality. The letters writ ten to Mrs. 3cEarland by two of her fe male Triburk friends, and which have been elicited by the trial of Mr. McFar land for the murder of Richardson, are among the most unclean and infamous things that the hand of justice has ever unearthed from the hiding places of hy pocrisy and depravity. Even the strong stomachs of some of the stoutest Radical saints have revolted at these epistles. A Philadelphia journal justly says that the authors are women who have drunk deep ly from that stream of free love and spiritualism twhich flows from the Tribune fountain ; and the loathsome and disgust ing appeals to Mrs. McFarland to aban don her husband, kidnap her children, defy public Opinion, and fling herself into the arms of her paramour, Richardson, are dressedhp in the sentimental verbi age which is peculiar to the free-love fanatics and scoundrels. Mrs. Calhoun prates aboutfher ldream life," her "spirit ual intimates," and the "New Jerusalem," while she piburs into the ears of her wil ling victim such poisonous stuff about her husband and her dut to herself and chil dren, that the bitter words used against the writer by Mr. Graham, one of Mc Farland's counsel, are wholly justified. Both of these women are disciples of the Tribune, one of them being a promi nent co-laborer of Richardson in that jour nal. What a revelation is this whole Richardson Jaffair of the inner character of the chief I oriratf of the great partv of JLAAVl i.Kl 1UVUU i I! UV1J V OVV U U V I lUVi" pal press th Tribune and the principal pulpit Plymouth church of the Itadical party, joining hands over "what .these two have been to each other," need we wonder that the ascendency of such a party in thej Government is ruining and cursing the moral sense of the American people ? Baltimore Statesman. What Whisky Did for Medina. On Main street, -on the west side, south end, in C. E. Bostwick's frame building, over H. Shuler s boot and shoe store, was a barber shop kept by a colored man named Tom Fitch. 1 He was in Cleveland, at the 15th Amendment celebration, and had left his two grown up sons with strict orA . . A- . . . . . .i ll ders not to have loaters witn xnem in ine room. But they got up a little jollifica tion, invited in two or three comrades and had a loud time. Some of the party had gone home, but one 'or two were left in the shop sleeping a drunken sleep. One, who was dozing, with his head on his arm and his arm on the table, chanced to knock off the kerosene lamp,, which broke, scattered the oil on the floor, and in a moment the room was ablaze. This was about half-past one o'clock Friday! morning, April 14th, and to get out and sound the alarm was tne only course, Too late, however, and the fired benzineJ in its double meaning, has to answer for the destruction of a town. Akron Ohio) Beacon. ' :. v..' -' ... - Cincinnati beer venders not only rob but mangle drunken customers. Boston Pott. A Fisp Story. We met fa bdy on the streets yesterday, and without the cere mony of asking our name, ha exclaimed : . "You just orter been down to tho river a while ago 1" "Why?" we inquired. "Because, a nigger was in there swim ming and a big cat-fish canie up behind him and swallowed both his feet and went swimming along on top of the water with hinv and . they came up behind an other big fish, i and the nigger swallowed his tail, and the two nsh and the nigger went swimming about. "Well, then what?" we asked. ' "Why, aftert a while the nigger swal lowed his fish, and the other fish swal lowed he nigger, and that's the last I saw of either of them." ! I ''Sonny," said we, with feelings of alarm for the boy, "you are in a fair way to be- come the editor of a Radical paper," and we left him. Knoxville Press and Herald. "Bulls." These "bulls" are not all of Irish origin. It was the mayor of a Por- j tuguese city who once enumerated, among the marks by which the body of a drowned; ; man might be identified, "a marked im-j pediment in his speech." General Taylor was made ridiculous for a time by the sentence which occurred near tho begin ning of his message sent to the Thirty first Congress, December, 1849, as follows: "We are at peace with all tjie world, and seek to maintain our cherished relations" of amity with the rest of mankind." Jjut Jttr. iiuchanan also matcned at. in a speech which he made Soi th, .in which he said : "I do believe, gei tlemen, that mankind, as well as the eoplo. of the United States,are interested i in the preser John' C. Cal- vation of this Union ;" and hoim commenting on the clause in the Declaration of Independence, to the effect that all men are created equal, remarked that, "Only two men were created, and one of them was a woman. "Plebiscite." Some inquiring wag to the editor of sent the following note the New Orleans Times : "New Orleans, April 26, 1870 find 010., What the devil is a Plebiscite? "Yours languidly, S. C- The importuned editor delivered himself thus : "Measuring our correspondent's anxiety by his liberality, both gratitude and compassion prompt an early reply. Having once passed through a similar condition of mental exhaustion in endeav oring to comprehend ; the . 'Schleswig- Holstein question,' we can feel for our friend's dazed condition over! the Plebiscite, and shall therefore proceed to answer it. "A plebiscite' is a thing only a few 'fel lers' understand. You see, when, in the course of human events, the policy of a government, in its transcendental rela tions with the political economies of a State, becomes .imbued with the spectral analysis of abofmal influences, infringing upon the perpetuity of institutions, at once detrimental and nugatory to the abstruse interests of thedcracy; why, -then, a decent respect for tlie opinions of mankind requires the promulgation of a Other words, it is French for 'Shoo fly, don't bodder me. There H Three wild mud-larks were captured by a young divine and brought into a Sunday school, where they were severely questioned as follows : "What is your name?" "Dan," replied the untaught .One who was first interrogated. "Oh, no ; your name is Daniel. Say it now." "Daniel." "Yes ; well, Daniel, take your seat. And what is your name?" was in- terrogated , of number two. "Sara," I ejaculated the urchin. :On, dear, no ; it is Samuel. Sit down, Samuel. And now let us hear what your name, is, my bright fellow ?" said he to the third. With a grin of self-satisfaction, and a shake of the head that would have done honor to Lord Burleigh, the boy boldly replied: 'Jimuel, your honor." . ! J - A good story is told of John W. Crock- ett and Jim Gibson, both pf them able lawyers and in full practice in the early days of Jackson's Purchase. They both resided at Fulton iD Hickman county. On one occasion they were employed on opposite sides in an ejectment case, before a magistrate. Crockett wa!s reading the law to tho court, and when he got through, Gibson asked him for his book. saying that the statute just read was new ; to him. Crockett refused to give it to; him on the ground that itj was his own1 private property and if Mr. Gibson wanted the benefit ot law books there . were some for sale. The court ruled that the book was private property and thaCXJibuon had no right to see it, except with Crockett s consent. Gibson was puzzled, but. being ! a man of resource!, he fell upon a planj which completely upset Crockett's calcu lations. He stepped back and found j under a desk an old copy of Noah Web-I ster's spelling book, and in addressing the,; court, he read from the peller: "Beit enacted by the General Assembly of the; Commonwealth of Kentucky, tnat all j lawH heretofore passed (here fitting Crock ett's law) be and the same are hereby re pealed." -Crockett , sprang to his feet with, "Let me see that book." "Nc you don't," says Gibson, "this book, sir, is private property, and I am not in the , habit of packing law books around for the benefit, of others." It is- needless to say; Crockett lost his case, Gibson having the! last say on" him. 4 Being greatly incensed against Francis L of France, Henry VIII. resolved to send an ambassador, who should use threaV ening and haughty language towards him. Bonner, . Bishop of London, was chosen for, that purpose ; but, represent ing that if he spoke in that manner to ed high-spirited a prince as Francis it might endanger his life, Henry replied--"Fear not : for if the king of France should take! away your life, I will cut off the heads of all the French in my power." "True, sire," replied Bonner, with ji smile j "but I question if any of their heads would fit my shoulders as well as that I have on." . .- :. Blacksmiths are, more or less, given to vice. Carpenters, for the most part, speak filandu. hut thev chiftrl when th Air cta r; - j . t r ,v vijuuvo, nuu uov uuuuuuviy in 1 ; 1 1 11 i - I woe who tneir 01a saws
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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May 26, 1870, edition 1
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