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fhg Southora Homo : D. H. HILL, Editor. : . Randolph A. SnoTWEix, Associate Editor. CHARLOTTE: MONDAY; JANUARY 19, 1874. Infidelity and Eadicalism, No. 2. We have been showing for some weeks past that Radicalism is not only the enemy of the Southbut also of the Christian re ligion. The leaders of Radicalism are gen erally avowed infidels or pestilent fanatics. The party, when first organized, declared its want to be a Bible and a God that dis approved slavery. The preachers of the new religion and the organs of the new party avowed that there was a law higher , than the law of God, and more authoritative than the Constitution of the United States. "We have long believed that the Apostle : Paul predicted this heresy, and described these heretics as men " who obey not the Gospel of oar Lord Jesns Christ," and who are the children of 'Vtbe man of Bin, the son of perdition, who opposeth and ejtalt eth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped." With prophetic eye, the great Apostle of the) Gentiles looking down the ages that were to come after him, saw these higher-law ruffians setting up their defiled consciences as of . more au thority than the word of God ; saw them overthrowing all that is venerable and of good report ; saw them scoffing at all that that was worshipped and held in vener ation by God-fearing men and women ; saw them glorying in Radicalism that struck at the root of every goodly tree of rigUteous ness. Seeing iu apocalyptic vision these mischievous infidels at their unholy work, the Apostle has drawn life-like portraits of them, so that none may misunderstand the aims of these yicious reformers, so-called and pretended philanthropists. Our oft-expressed views, touching the infidelity of Radicalism, are confirmed by an able contemporary. " We think the mighty issue in the so cial and political collisions and contests of the day, is between Radicalism and Chris tianity ! There are many subordinate is sues, many apparently trivial, but the whole drift and tendency in to change spiritualis tic Christianity into a 60 called material Christianity (a sham and false religion, Jeading directly to open infidelity) or to at tack it in its strongholds, without reserve. Our conviction is, that unless ' Radicalism can be checked! and overthrown in Ameri ca and Europe a man living- fifty years, hence, who shall profess to have certain faith in the Plenary Inspiration of tlie Sciptures, wiJJ be hooted at as an idiot! Should Christianity fall the stately column on which the civilization of the age has grown for centuries, and by which all that is sane and orderly in the thought and con duct of christian societies exists, there will be another instance of " the perishing of society," and as the bats and banditti have heretofore, for hundreds of years, witness ed the downfall and decay of Rome, and the fatal destruction of that graud and ex tensive organism over which Augustus pre sided, bo tne men of Europe and : America, losing the rudder and compass of continu ed social and political progress afforded by the Christian I rt ligion, will first become victims of wars imd internal convulsions, and then neglecting the arts and commerce, and the teachings of humanity, will gradu ally become tribes and herds of ruffians (as after the Roman Cataclysm,) with each man's hand on another man's threat. If the men of this age if all our people- could be made to comprehend the. extraor dinary records of man's past history, they would smite Radicalism the anti-christ of the Epoch and destroy the Satanic- mon ster, before it! completely mastered their destinies." -Montgomery Advertiser. , . Consolidation of Railroads. We published an article last week, writ ten by CoL Wm. Johnston, setting forth the advantages that, would result from con solid a ting the roads leading from the East to the West. This is a matter in which the Western people are much interested, and it was to be hoped that the State adminis tration would rise superior to party and accept the Act of the Legislature, consoli dating these roads. But the Directors have refused to accept upon the ground that the provisions of the Act areX" impracticable." What is meant by this impracticability is set forth by a Radical paper, the New North Slate, of Greensboro. It says : "Numerous amendments were offered and adopted, showing that the fossilized Bourbon Democracy, true to their educa tion and Instincts, still were determined to retard the growth and prosperity of North Carolina. Among these, was one introdu ced by Co,L Bennett,' appointing three anti quated specimens of a Dy-gone age, name ly, Gov. Graham, Judge Manly and CoL Armfield, -to sell the new bonds of the North Carolina Company, which, would hate to be issued to raise money for the ac complishment of the great undertaking. j.ne amy oi tnese gentlemen would be to negotiate the bonds in Wall street ; and we leave to all intelligent citizens to sav what they could accomplish in encounter ing the shrewd financiers of that great money centre; of the American continent. It is doubtful if any one of them could suc cessfully cross Broadway, without being es pecially escorted by a Metropolitan police man. How long will the people entrust the management of their affairs to a class of men who have done nothing since the war, besides repressing the spirit of im provement and binding the good old State of North Carolina with the shackles of sloth and decay ?" i 1 This is the way in which the" beastly fel low speaks of gentlemen, whom all decent ; men in the State esteem for their strength of intellect and unsullied integrity. The low fellow lets out, however, the" secret of ; the Radical opposition to the Act of the Legislature, j That body, mindful of the railroad stealing under Swepsoh and Little- jield, wisely guarded against a repetition of neb frauds by appointing gentlemen of honor and honesty to sell the bonds of the State. This provision non-plussed the schemers and they are determined to defeat consolidation, if there is not a big steal in it. Let the odium of defeat of consolida tion rest where it belongs, upon the party that was unwilling to permit the supervi sion of honest men to protect the State - from plunder and robbery. : : i Consolidation would make Charlotte wayside station, and thus would damage our growing town ; but that consideration would be overlooked by every patriotic citi zen who thought consolidation would be carried out honestly and in good faith Without the restrictions placed by the Leg - islature, there will be another big swindle and robbery. , ... ,. - The amount of gold dug in California, since 1848 is $1,380,700,000, of which $93- 000,000 were mined in 183. ' r The War in Texas. The "Lone Star" State is still in the pangs of reconstruction, the Radical Su premo Court havisg set aside the recent election mainly Iiecause the Democratic candidates were returned by immense, ma jorities. The technical point that the polls were kept open but a single day, instead of four, as the Constitution provides, was made the ostensible pretext for setting aside the verdict of the people; but the real motive lies in the discomfiture of Gov. Davis and bis scallawag colleagues ; who bund no fault with the election bill until after it was ascertained that he and they were behind some forty or fifty thousand votes. Then he issued his proclamation forbidding the newly elected Legislature to assemble, and procured a decision of his pocket-Supreme Court declaring the elec tion law unconstitutional. The Legislature, however, being largely Democratic will meet at the appointed time and proceed to regulate the distracted af fairs of state. Anticipating such action, Governor Davis recently posted a dispatch to the President begging for military assist ance to coerce his liberty-loving constitu ents ; and in view of Grant's interference in the Louisiana and other State elections, it is rather surprising that he failed to ac complish the nefarious design. But that he does so fail, may be seen from Grant's reply, of which we give the following ex tract : " The act of the Legislature of Texas, providing for the recent election, having received your approval, and both political parties having made nominations, and hav ing conducted a political campaign under its provisions, would it not be prudent as well as right to yield to the verdict of the people at expressed by their ballots.'' The attempt of this Radical Governor to overthrow the expressed choice of the peo ple serves to frustrate thte process by which Radicalism is vainly seeking to maintain its rapidly waning power in nearly every State, of the Union. Since the foregoing was written the tele graph reports that the Legislature assem bled without any opposition from Gov. Da vis or the military. They organized and are quietly proceeding with the routine of bus iness. A new election will be held as speedily as possible, and, as the Conserva tives have.about fifty thousand majority in the State we may hope to see Texas yet re deemed from Radical rule. The Chief Justicsship. If it be true that President Grant enter tained no kindjy feelings towards the late Chief Justice Chase while he lived, he must heartily hate him now that he is dead ; since by shuffling off this mortal coil, he entailed a Dolitical coil in respect to the ehoice of a successor, which seems not easy to unravel. The nomination of Attorney General Williams was distasteful to the whole country irrespective of party ; and after considerable " mouthing " by the Sen ate, was withdrawn. Then was announced the Hon. Caleb Cushiner the best man for the place in all the ranks of the Republi cans. But he being a resident of the dis loyal State of Virginia, and suspected of being more than half a Democrat in senti ment, is still more unacceptable to the vir tuous back-salary grabbers of the Senate ; therefore will be laid on the shelf. , Recent dispatches say that a letter has come to light, written by Mr. Cnshing to President Davis asking the appointment o a person to the Ordnance Department at Montgom ery. True,- the President has remarked, that if the facts were known many noted Republicans of to-day would have a worse record than his nominee i but this only shows the inconsistency and hypocrisy of "many noted Republicans"; it will not save Caleb. And now the question is who next ? And what objection will be raised to him ? Fortunately, we of tha South, thanks to the Reconstruction liWJ, are not much in terested in these official squabbles. In any event, we may expect to be victimized and trampled on so far as lies in the power of Grant and his Cabinet, .'and his Supreme Court so to do ; consequently, we await the result with resignation, trusting solely to the old adage, that " when rogues fall out, honest men may obtain their own." Later dispatches announce that Grant has withdrawn Cushings nomination. Beecher on South Carolina. We call attention to . the article headed the " Prostrate State," from Beecher's pa per, the Christian Union. It gives a dread ful picture of the ruin and desolation of poor South Carolina, under the rule of ne groes, scallawags and ' carpet-baggers. It is remarkable that this picture of Radical and ruffian rule, is by Mr. Beecher, who has done more than any man living to bring about the very state of things, which be now deplores. The New York Herald of the 12th gives also a graphic picture of the car ryings on of the negro and white thieves in the down-trodden State. . Why have the Herald and the Christian Union been silent until the last few days? Both are weather-cocks that turn to every breeze. They are now on the side of the persecuted, afflicted South, simply because the popular breeze is setting in that direc? tion. Bloody, persecuting Radicalism is doomed. The farmers of the West have risen Against Grant's monopolizing thieves and the swindlers who stole with one hand and beat the South with the other, are fast losing their hold on power and what, they regret more-their hold on public plunder. Aji Unlucky Throne. It is a remarkable fact that lor more than two hundred jears not k single King of France has been succeeded on the Throne by a bop. Louis XIV survived .his son, his grand-son, and many of his great grand-cniidren. Jjouis AY was succeeded by his grand-son, Louis XVI, w nose sprightly boy was destined to perish miserably in the dungeon from which his father went to tha caffald. Napoleon left a son, theKing of Rome, but he died in the Austrian service, without baying for an hear enjoyed the boundless empire his fond parent had hoped to oequeath him. lioois XVIII died child less. The Duke Ds Bern was assassin ated during the reign of Charls X, and bis son died in exile. Tbe son of Lonia Phillipe was slain by an untimely accident ana nis grana-soa ana heir railed to suc ceed him. -Finally, Louis Napoleon -bad a son bat at present his prospects for re placing his ; father's , dynasty on - the throne of France are none of the bright est. What a Country Editor Should Sc. He should devote two hours each morn ing to attending to their business entrusted to him by correspondents and to answer ing their letters. , He should give the next four hours to the entertainment of visitors, and shonld endeavor to make their time so pleasant that they will call again. He should then spnd an hour in calling upon distinguished strangers registered at the principal hotels. He should not allow him self less than ten minutes for dinner, lest too much hurry should impair his health or ruin his digestion. He should take, the advice of men of different views, different parties and different religions, as to the manner in which he should run his paper. He should never be absent from his office, lest he miss some visitor who has valuable suggestions to make." He should never be off the street, lest he miss an interesting item. He should visit the country fre quently to see its true condition, and min gle more with the people. He should aj ways be in town to give his personal atten tion to his paper. He should attend every night a lecture,! tableau, concert, or other entertainment, that he may get up spicy articles for his (paper. He should spend bjs eveningB at home entertaining guests. He should conscientiously devote the hours between midnight and daylight to reading proof, that no (typographical errors may creep into his paper. Having got through the manual part of his labor by daylight, be should, in the freshness of ther morning, prepare a leadei, which will please mild Mr. A., who hates strong language, and fiery Mr. B., who urges him to " pitch in." The leaderjbeing finished, the daily tread mill work is to be begun again, first of all attending to the letters about other peo ple's business. A few general principles of action should guide the country editor. He should pay promptly for bis paper, for type-setting, press work, &c. He should be too polite to present a bill to an advertiser or sub scriber and should always trust to their gentlemanly instincts for a settlement He should always tell the truth, the literal truth. He should puff every prominent man and every new enterprise without re gard to the fate ) of Ananias and Sapphira. He should watch the publio interest and warn the people! of the public plunderers. When he knows ! that a big steal is on hand, he should be as silent as the grave, lest he offend ther shoddy sharpers. He should earnestly try to please every body and then he will have the proud satisfaction of finding that he has pleased no on a Wilmington. We are pleased to note that a number of our Stale exchanges are calling for an ear nest effort to build up our principal sea port towns. It is the impression of two thirds of the world that North Carolina is destitute of any available sea-outlet for her vast commercial and agricultural products This is a mistake, the greater because it has been encouraged by a singular lack of effort on our part to foster, and make the most of our harbor facilities. Morehead citv. as has often been stated, has one of the best roads for vessels south of Norfolk. Its water capacities allow ships drawing I 22 feet, to approach within arms' length of the railroad depot. Newberne is admira bly situated for a large coast trade. But Wilmington, particularly, has advantages wlr'cb, if properly developed, might give us a sea port of which the whole State - would be proud, and which would tend to encour age and expand the resources of a vast area of the finest country in the Carolinas. We trust the day is not far distant when Wil mington will shake hands with Charlotte through her Central Carolina Railroad and then with the abundant crops, miner als, manufactures, &c, of Western Caroli na, pouring into her lap, she will sit Queen citv of tne sea, and the pride of the Old North State, So mote i be. The Idol Turning to Clay. To any one not acquainted with the fickleness of political popularity, it ' would be incomprehensible that Grant, at whose feet the nation his so lately prostrated it self, offering its bared neck for his foot stool, should be rapidly acquiring an unpopularity, little less already than that of Andy Johnson, mere are many trifling incidents occurring from day to day at the National Capitol, fhlcb. significant ly show the current of public feeling more plainly, perhaps, than the obstinacy of Con gress in rejecting the executive nominations for high office. A correspondent of the Boston Post, assuming the fact that the tone of society is an index of the state of political sentiment, says fb&t "few will deny that there was a marked significance in the meagre attendance at the Presidential New Year's receptions.! , For twenty years there has not been so complete a failure in the customary visits of respect ; and this, too, although there was greater ostentation and a more costly display of preparation than was ever before seen in the White House. Other indications show that the popular idol is fast turning into clay ; and the day may come when! the sycophants of the Nortn will be forced to admit that i their Great General, Great Statesman, Great President, is after all only Great Ass, with no excellence save his taciturnity, and no talent save his shrewdness in pocketing other people's money. a uHASQE.urant nas refused to send his bayonets to Texas to keep the Radical party in power, it having been defeated by 40,000 votes. Why has he refused? Six months ago he 'would have protected. Gov, Davis in his usurpation, with the whole force of the Government Bat the Fall elections indicated a tremendous nprisin of the people against Radicalism, and Grant is afraid to order his bayonets to the front He has favored every swindling mo nopoly every scheme of plundering, the people every : combination of capital against labor. The farmers have risen in their might and the rogue r party is doom ed. Texas owes her freedom from military interference' to the farmers of the West. On : with the Granges 1 Down .;i with the thieves ! K1- ? . " Andy Johnson i announces himself Granger, and says the time has now arrived for good men of all parties to associate and bring about such reform as the exigencies of the country require. Bight ! :Andrew, out rather late in the day. ' Tha Prostrate Stats. It wonld .be hard to find in the history of modern nations a moro saddening or disgustful picture of the wreck and deso- ation of society, than is presented at this moment in South Carolina; and the condition of South Carolina, we suppose, while perhaps more picturesquely miser ably, is but a type of the social wretch edness and the political shame which attach to the other State of the far South. These are facts which concern not alone the States immediately immersed in this civic chaos. The nation is a partnership in diseases and d isgraces as well as in benefits ; with the suffering of one' mem ber all the members suffer, and whatever ii a blot upon Texas or Georgia stains through to Maine. - The time has fully arrived when all citizens who do not be- ievo that "our political system can stand anything and defy anything-' should condescend to cast some serious glances upon the hapless circumstances of our friends and brethren of the Southern States. Of this we may be sure : that the present apathy of Northern people npon this subject is largely conditioned on their ignorance of the real state of the case; and the dfficulty with na has been that we could not all go to the South to see for our selves, and that we could not thoroughly confide in: the tes timony of those who did go. It is great- y to be desired that some .Northern men. of real ability, and of unquestionably re pute among us, could pass through the Southern lands and. study the actual sit uation, and. report to us in terms which wo could altogether trust. From this point of view, we deem it an event to be , particularly x mentioned that one such citizen. Mr. James S. Pike, an old abolitionist, a journalist of ' high standing, and, by appointment of Presi dent Lincoln, late Minister of the Uni- tod States. at the Hague, took the trouble to go to South Carolina during tho last session of its Legislature, and to spond two months at its capital in the study of men and things. , He has now made his report, and has embodied it in a little book, just issued by the ApplotoDs, and j bearing the gloomy title that stands at the bead of this article. The book . is so small that it can be read ia an even ing,! but it is large enough to give to every American anxious reflection for many a day. Mr. rike finds society in South Caroli na "nottom side up. xne people oi character aud culturo, who, in a normal and righteous state of affairs, would give direction and tone to public proceedings, are trampled under foot by a host of voting barbarians "the most ignorant democracy that mankind ever saw "the dregs of the population habilitated n the robes of their intelligent predeces sors, and asserting over them the rule of ignorance and corruption through the nexorable machinery oi a majority ot numbers." Carpet-bag rule is at an end in South Carolina, for the carpet baggers were, on the outside at least, white men. Even negroes tainted with white blood, and so unfortunate as to have the noble blackness of the ancestral complexion de bilitated into some shade of yellow, are beginning to feel the contemptuous antagonism of the unmixed African, who means to have things all his own way there. By sheer force of superior num bers the ignorant and unprincipled classes have taken complete possession oi tne government of the State. And what sort of a government have they formed ? According to the testimony of Mr. 1'ike, the rule of South Carolina '-should not be dignified with the name of a government. It is the installation of a huge system of brigandage. The mecwho have bad it in control, and the men wbo now nave it in control,' are the picked villains ,of the community. They are the highwaymen of the State.. They are professional leg islative robbers. They are men who have Studied and practiced the art of legalized theft. . They are in no sense different from, or better than, the men who fill the prisons and penitentiaries of the world. They are, in fact, of precisely that elassi pn)y more daring and auda- H I 1 11 1 cious. xneir soie, ease omect is to gorge the individual with public plunder. Having done- it, they turn around and buy immunity fo" their acts by sharing their gains with the ignorant, pauperiz ed, besotted crowd, wbo have chosen them to the stations they fill, aud which enable them thus to rob and plunder. If it be asked how tho corruptions of the South, Carolina Government differ from tbe exceptional venality of certain Northern legislatures, this is Mr. Pike's answer: The latter, while less in ef frontery and in degree than the former, and springing from different causes, can also "be promptly remedied by exposure and by an appeal to the intelligence and virtue or the constituency : in tbe other case, there is no such tribunal to appeal to. It is a; moral morass, in which there is neither standing nor holding ground." 'So tainted is the atmosphere with cor ruption, so universally implicated is eve rybody about the Government, of such a character are tbe ornaments of society at the, Capitol,' that there is no such thing as an influential local opinion to be brought agaipst the scamps. . They plun der, and glory in. it. 'How did you get your money ?' was asked of a prominent legislator and lobbyist. 'I stole it,' was the prompt reply." Tbo impression made upon us by Mr. Pike's report concerning . The Prostrate State is that nothing can save society there from utter dissolution but tbe speedy achievement of rule by the classes who ought always to rule. We regret that Mr. Pike, in announcing an opinion substantially the same as this, seems to us to imply that these classes can be ascertained by color. We know that this cannot be his real meaning, but tbe force and value of his book are likely to be abated 'by a certain indiscriminate denunciation of black men because they are, black and.an equally indiscriminate commenditioni of white men because they are white; What is - wanted to save South Carolina is not a rally of white people against black people: but of honest men of. all colors against scoundrels of all colore. Wo must not despair of the Republic, even thou eh that Republic be South Car olina, and even though it have become a den of thieves. And tbe - specific ad vice which Mr. Pike gives as a sugges tion of remedy to the people of that State is in the main wise and eood. He advises them to hold on. to the faith that the State can be redeemed ; to make a systematic effort to attract foreign im migration to the State ; to get rid of their hereditary prej adice- against; stran gers, and of their old-time intolerance of opposing opinions. It is not a war of races' or of oolois that should be brought on ; but a calm, resolute, patient increase and combination of the forces v of good in society against tbe forces of evil. Society needs to be turned right side "up ; and in this effort let all men help who can, whatever be their color. Chris tian UnionBeethefs Paper.') - The Vasquez highwaymen for whom a reward of $15,000 has been offered by the California legislature, appear to ' be carry ing things with : a high hand, r Itecently twenty-five armed Mexicans rode into Kingston; tied all the store keepers, and robbed, them of money, yaluables, c, and sacked the town.: ; The , newspapers are calling for armed bands, mounted on flset horsea, to go in pursuit. - The robbers make raids on the amall towns and when pursued retreat into Mexico. . General. Hews. Colonel Strong, the pioneer cotton planter of California, has realized over $20,000 for his last year s cottoncrop. There are said to be twenty-fi'-e hun dred deserters from the United States regular army scattered throughout the Western country. , " r Hon. Alex. H. Stephens gave a dinner party at the National Hotel Saturday to the Georgia senators and representa tives and several other personal friends. Pennsylvania is trying to organizo a mammoth chorus to sing on the occa sion of tho Centennial. There will be 500 well-trained Welsh voices in the band. Louis Kossuth is teaching in Turin the German, English and Hungarian languages. His hair is white, his form bent, and his habitation the fourth sto ry of a dingy old dwelling. The annual sale at Beecher's church, in Brooklyn, ocenrred Tuesday evening, and the whole amount realized was $56, 430, of which $45,000 were for premiums alone. This sum exceeds last year's sale by $120. . Wo are producing annually in the United States abont 300.000,000 bushels of wheat and rye, 800,000,000 bushels Jof corn, 300.000.000 bushels of oats and barley, 3 000 000 balos of cotton, and we have 30,000,000 sheep. The Texas Legislature is to meet, notwithstanding the decision of the Supremo Court declaring the election hull and void. It is also understood that the military will not be authorized from Washington to interfere. Pinchback, who is about to take his seat as a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana, was, at tbe time of General Butler's reign in that State, found guiltyof larceny in one of General Butler's courts, and sent to tho peniten tiary for two years. Gov. Dix, of Now York, said a good thing when he replied to an officious poli tician, who objected to the appointment of Judge Countryman because he had been an active Greeley man "Ou, you know 1 am vested with pardoning power, and this seems to be a proper object for its exercise." Columbus. Miss., under the auspice of the Ladies' Monumental Association, has erected a beautiful monument to its dead soldiers, ft was deponed and built by a resident of that city, ie 29 feel - high, and made of gray limestone from an Alaba ma quarry, near Iuka. ft cost $2 500 A San Franeipco church having: lost the goblet used in the communion ser vice the sexton applied to one of the neighbors for the loan of a beaker. Af ter the service a church membor looking closely at the vessel found that it had been awarded at a county fair for "the best stallion." A night school for practice in the no ble art of spelling has been instituted at Berrie's Station, Kentucky. When one of the girls fails to spell a word correctly the boy who spells it gets to kiss her. Several girls are fast forgetting all they ever knew about spelling, while tho boys aro improving with unoxamplcd rapidi ty. It has been revealed that thrco mil lions of political documents that were sent out from Washington to influence tbe election in favor of Grant, were paid for out of the United States Treasury. It is futher stated, and it is tbe most serious part of the business, that the documents were circulated in the mails illegally, and that the so-called franks on them were forgeries. A young girl near Marengo, Iowa, is wonderfully marked by a rattlesnake. Running partially around her neck, side by side, are two snakes, as natural as if alive, and the skin being transparent, they seem-only lying in wait for a vic tim. On the front of the neck and up per part of the neck aro the rattles as though a breast pin making a perfect picture and shedding regularly every year. George C. Hound, signed his position Manassap, Va.t being Department to name who recently re as postmaster at requested by the his successor, sub- mmeu tne matter to an lniormal popu lar vote. He allowed all persons over sixteen years old. who got their mails at his office, without distinction of sex, to vote, and the result was an overwhelming majority for Mrs. Adelina Pine, his pres ent assistant. Bond and Two Pistols. Letters from Sebastian county, Arkansas, stalo that on Monday last, tho board of supervisors met at Greenwood. The Sheriff pre sented his bond as collector for the coun ty, and as he did so, drew two pistols and laid them on the table, telling the board they dare not reject bis bond. Thereupon, the board adjourned . until yesterday. On .Wednesday, a warrant was obtained for tbe arrest of the sheriff, and aconstablo and fifty men started to arrest him, but nothing has yet been heard from them. Serious trouble ap prehended. A resolution passed the Missouri Housa of Keprosentativies on Friday condemn ing in severe terms tbe President and every member of tho 42d Congress who voted for back pay, and demanding that no Democrat wbo voted for it from Missouri be elevated to any office of trustor profit. During the discussion Gov. Woodson was condemned for the appointment of Gen. P. P. Blair as State Superintendent of Insurance, and Dem! ocrats were condemned for voting for Fernando Wood for Speaker. Tbe vote on the passage of tho resolution was 102 yeas to 14 nays. The Grangers of tho West, saye tho Baltimore Gazette, ar? gradually forming themselves into co-operative associations. It is done in a clumsy manner ; bul, in time, if the benefits justify it, a more thorough organization will undoubtedly be effected. ' The Iowa State grange, for instance, has bought the eotiro patent: of the Werner harvester. They propose to. manufacture it themselves, and sell it for one hundred and forty dollars. The estimate of eighteen hundred reapers to supply the demand is very low, however, the Champion, IJirby, and others ot Bal timore tending out from twelve to fifteen thousand reapers yaarly each. The Grangers will have to do better than they propose, or thy will have very little effect on the supply. They have entered into an agreement with sewing raachiue owners also by which they will savo at least forty per cent. In various other ways they are beginning the experi ments which in England have led to the establishment of the immense co-operative at Boachdale and elsewhere. The Leader of the House of Represen tatives Elliott, the negro Congressman from South Carolina, since his. grand speech in Congress on the Civil Bights Bill, is tbe Magnus Apollo of his party. Some still prefer Beast Butler on account of bis spoon achievements. But a few years of education in Washington will be of immense service to Elliott in that, di rection. He ought not to be disparaged for lacking the peculiar gifts of the hero of Fort Fisher, until it shall be seen wha$ Congressional training can effect , far him.. ... ,. ' -,- CoL B, E. Withers, formerly , of the 18th Virginia, was elected U. S. Senatar from Virginia, beating Hon. K. M. T Hunter a few votes on the 18th ballot. - Srath Carolina Items. Sumter is building a fine Confederate monument in her cemetery , Mr." Julius Hoffmeycr'a Htoro at Ben n-ettsville-was; burglarized nearly Suu worth on the night of the 1st. . - There are eleven murder cases to be tried-at the next term of tho Court of Sessions for Edgefield county. 50,000 has been contributed, by , the Alumni of Wofford Collego, Spartanburg, for the endowmonfof that college. The negro man who was accused of murdering tho keeper of the Cheraw Bridge, has been tried afid acquitted. Tho dwelling, kitchen, &c, of Mr. Thos. J. Steele, in - Toccoa city, Ocont county, were consumed by fire on the. 1st instant. ' ' " Colonel M. O. Tolman has been re moved from the office of Trial Justice by Governor Moses. 'Alexander, Bowio, colored, has been appointed instead.- Last week there .were shipped to Charleston, South Carolina, 1400 barrels of rice, a plain indication to ' what a state South Carolina has been reduced by ne gro supremacy, . " A Tax-Payers' convention has been called at the suggestion of tho Charleston Chamber of commerce. The object of the convention will bo to provide measures for petitioning corgress, "and appealing to the better feelings of North ern Republicans by exhibiting the ruinous results of Radical and negro rule. The outrageous tax, commonly ciUed the "Ku Klux tax," levied by the scalla wags and negroes of the .South Carolina Tifiorialftt.nro. to reward the' so-called suf ferers from Ku Klux outrage is. vehem- ently denounced by tnose estate papers which are not bought up with publio printing. The county of Fairfield is cal led on to pay $2500 : and the Herald says ; "Wo have already denounced the Ku Klux tax as a swindle, and we take thia opportunity of denouncing it is as such again. .No-pretext exists. . for its collec tion. J. here is not a victim s widow in Fairfield ; and that fact haviug been al ready, proven, a second levy on this specious pretext is robbery. It ia levied in the interest of a Ring, and will be paid out, if collected to a ring. The people will receive no benefit from it. For the. Southern Home. ; Ma Editor: Will you allow me space in your columns, to commend to the at tention of tho public, tho medical skill of Thomas. E. Kell, M.D. a resident of Providenco Township, in. tbia county? Ho has had under his treatment for 10 months, the infant son of the writer of this brief, but merited notice, and has succeeded in almost effecting a cure of advaneed constitutional disease- Scrofula, with which his little patient has suffered for 2f years. Dr. Kell, ' has witbin the brief period above mentioned, so far .restored his patient, as to enable him o walk when supported, and there is a good prospect of his entire recovery. As this is a voluntary contribution to the eminent skill of a learned and ele gant Christian gentlornan, the public will feel no. hesitation in relying on tho statements herein made, while afflicted ones or parents will find it greatly to their comfort to consult with so great a benefactor of his race as Dr. Thomas E. Kell. Very truly, JAS. P. SIMPSON, Pineville, N. C. Providence, Dec. 29, 1873. ' Presiding Elder's Appointments. Charlotte District 1st Hound. South Charlotte at Bethel, Jan. 17 and 18' Monroe circuit at Centre, " 24 25 Pineville, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 Pleasant Grove, Feb. 7 and 8 Concord Station, " 14 ' 15 Albemarle and Stanley, i " 21 " 22 Wadesboro Station, Feb. 28 and March 1 Mt. Pleasant at Gold Hill, . March 7 and 8 Ansonville at Concord, ' 14 15 Wadesboro and Lilesville, at Bethel, . " 21 " 22 J. Nelson, P. E., , Monroe, N. C, Shelby District 1st Hound. Lincolnton circuit at Ebenezer, Jan 17 & 18 Dallas circuit at Dallas, " 24 & 25 Rock Spring cir. at Bethel, Jan. 31 & Feb. 1 South Fork circuit at Zion, Feb. 7 & 8 Newton circuit at Newton, " 14&15 Happy Heme cir. at Hickory sta. " 21 & 22 Lenoir circuit at Bethany, Feb. 23 & Mar. 1 Morgan ton, March 7&8 Marion circuit and Upper Broad River Mission at Marlon, ' 14 & 15 Double Shoal and South. Mount. Mission at Elliott's, " 21 & 22 Cherry Mountain circuit at Oak Grove, 28 & 29 Rutherfordton circuit and Colum bus Mission at Rutherfordton, April 4 & 5 The District Stewards will meet at the Dis trict Parsonage in Shelby, . Wednesday, March 18, 1874. A full attendance is desired. , L. S. Burkhead, P. E. At the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. 8. K. Rankin, in Gaston county, on the 12th inst.; by the Rev. V. A. Sharpe, Mr. J. Harvey Wilson, JrM of Charlotte, and E, C- Lineberger, formerly Miss E. Caldwell Rankin. -Around this loving pair may joy serene On wings of balm forever wind a play ; And laughing health her roses shake be tween, . . , . Making their lives one long sweet flowing way. b May bliss, t?e bliss, pure, self-possessed of mien. Be absent from their side, no not a day ! In Morning Star Township, on the 31st December 1873, by A. G. Reid. Esq., Mr. Calvin Lilley and Miss Stacy Green. By the same, on the 1st January 1874, in Providence Township, at the residence of Mr. J. B. Black, Wm. C. Query, Esq., and Mis3 Josephine Williamson. On the 13th iDst., by the Rev.-R. H. Reid, at the residence of Mr. F. Li. An derson, of Spartanburg, S. C, Mr. S. R. -Neel, of Mecklenburg county, N. 0., to Miss Mary E. Hutchison, formerly of the same county. I At Davidson College. N. 0., on the 2d inet.. brHer: ChaHeBPhil Una T Ti xyev, a. kx. uunrord to Alfss Mary (J. Sco field. ''J'"'- ' ' i-ti , In this county, at the houno. of the bride's father, by the Rev. WaltefW Pharr. Mr. E. A. A. Garri son to '"ATI a a Mary Oehler. j.,-. v"":':-:: In Charlotte, on the j 13th' inst., Miss Alice Wriston, aged 13 years. .. She was a daughter of Charley Wriston, a gallant soldier, who gave his life for his country at Spotsylvania.. , ;i In this county, January 12th, at hie residence, E. B. D. Sloan, Esq., in the 64th year of his age. In the death of Mr. Sloan bis family have lost a kind hus band and an affectionate father ; the com munity a good neighbor ; the. county a good citizen, and the Church of Ramah a consistent member. His afflictions were protracted, but be boro them "with chris tian cheerfulness, and vnder them he pined for a home in that country where the inhabitants never say we are eick. He had hope in bis death..' In this county, on the 3rd of January, Mrs: Cyrus Alexander. . Mrs! Alexan der leaves a sorely bereaved husband, with several children to ' mourn over a loss which they all deeply feel but which no human person can repair. But thev are not left to mourn tknu'tti., - - U V nave no hope. -They have scriptural ev idence to believe that while she is absent from tbe bodv. she is nrenpnt unit t, Lord. Christ bath said" I am the resnr- A m al aa WW rcuuon ana tne me." Seto Mbbtztisemtnts. s - - J ob Printing I . Job Printing ! ! My Job Office is located in the 2d story of Spring's Building, (old Southern Home of fice) on Trade Street, where every descrip tion of Job Work can be done on short no tice and in tbe bent style. Parties at a dis tance, who wish to have work done will please address JOHNSTONE JONES, jan 19ttf - . Charlotte, N. C. fpHE SUBSCRIBERS have this day sold their entire stock, -consisting of Liquors, Tobacco and General Merchandise to w. J. Black, and take pleasure in commending him to their late customers and friends as in every way worthy of their patronage, and trust they will transfer the same to him.' irubi uityr r h H0UST0N & CO. Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 6, 1874. 5 Having purchased as above, I am prepar ed to fill all orders entrusted to my care, and from long experience in the business can guarantee satisfaction. To my old friends and those of Messrs. Houston & Co., I would say give me a trial.- ,W. J. BLACK. Jan. 6th. 1874. . - " JanlMf REID YILLE FEMALE COLLEGE, Spartanburg District, S. C, Maj. J. A. LELAND,' - - President. Rfv. THOS. WARD WHITE, Associate. Miss M. R. BRIGHT, - Xadjf Principal. Board and Tuition $165 for 10 months. Spring Term opens Monday, 2nd Febru ary, 1874. r--W':--:: For catalogue or further information apply to Rev, THOS. WARD WHITE, Jan. 19 It Central Hotel, Charlotte, JV. C. ' M1LLMD CKEEK ACADEMY. THIS INSTITUTION located at Mallard Creek Church, Mecklenburg County, has been opened under tbe management of Mr. J. H. Gouger, whose reputation as an excel lent instructor of youth has been long and favorably known. Situated In a healthy lo cality, and in the midst of a high-toned and moral community, this School offers rare in ducements to Parents and Guardians. Terms, per session of 5 months (half pay able in advance) as follows: Primary, $800: Intermediate, $12 00 ; Higher English and Classics, $18 00. . - - . Good Boarding can be bad near the Acad emy at from $8 00 to $10 00 per month. T. C. NEAL, V J. R. HUTCHISON, V Trustee. R. B. COCHRAN. ) Jan. 19,1874. -- ' ' In. OFFICE OF The Singer' Sewing Machine Co'y, No. 34 Union Squahe, New York. Jan. 10, 1874. Mr. II. C- Turpin, Manager Dear 8ib: It has recently come to our notice that a firm in Montreal are manufacturing Sewing Machines in imitation of ours, and they are flooding tbe United States with circulars, the character of which is to deceive the pub lic into the belief that they can supply ex act imitations of our Machines at greatly re duced prices. The object of this circular letter is to ad vise you that we have already taken the preliminary steps to prosecute tbe firm spo ken of, both for infringing our Letters Pa tent, and for the unwarrantable attempt to trade on our name. But. as some time will be necessary in the bringing of suits to an Issue, we desire you to warn the people of your locality against purchasing at any price, or on any terms ; for by so doing they will subject themselves to heavy payments-' for infringement of our Patents, which un der all circumstances will be sustained. Should it come to your knowledge that any parties of responsibility in your locality pur chased spurious machines, you will oblige us by communicating all necessary informa tion at once. Respectfully yours, The Singer Manufacturing Company. INSLEE A HOPPER, President. Jan. 19-lm -" - Stray Heifer. A small red and white Heifer, with short crooked horns, has been at my house, in Providence Township, for the last six months. The owner can have her by prov ing property and paying for this advertise ment. . J. 8. GRIER. . jan 19-lt REPORT Of the Condition of "The First National Bank of Charlotte? at Charlotte, in the State of North Carolina, at the close of business, on Friday the 26th day of De cember, 1873; . - EESOXJECKS. Loans and Discounts $556,742 41 Over Drafts,.. . 3,253 87 U. S. Bonds to secure Circulation, 400,000 00 Other Stocks, Bonds & Mortgages, j 59,392 00 uue trom redeeming and Reserve Agents, (currency,) . Due from Redeeming and Reserve Agents. (gold) Due from other National Banks, Due from State Banks & Bankers, Banking House Account, Other Real Estate, ""ZZ Furniture and Fixtures, Current Expenses, ZZ1ZZZZZ Taxes Paid, -IHZZZIZZIZZ Premiums (on if. S.BVnds,) Bills of other National Banks, Fractional Currency, (Including nickle,) . . ; Specie Coin, Legal Tender Notes, w ZZZZZZ 85,444 97 19,390 00- 11,838 65. 434 05 1.600 00' 25,769 47 2,200 OOv 4,373 711 3,44124 40,580 OT 9,052.09 470 64 12,829 00 90,000 00 $1,426,712 08 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in,;.... $400,000 00 Surplus Fund,., I 60,000 00 Profit and loss, 24,026 18 National Bank Circulation Out- w ' stanling,l.i.iL--i.a.v 358,600 00 Dividends unpaid, . ' 80 00 Individual Deposits, ' ". 238 291 70 Time Certificates of DVposit,"""" 323.'l92 87 Due to National Banks, . 11,045s 95 Due to State Banks & Bankers," 20,875 38 $1,426,71208 t1!.11' Peqram, Cashier of The First National Bank of Charlotte, solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.- M. P. PEGRAM, Cashier. OF JNOBTH CAROLINA, I o . County of Mecklenburg. 26th day of December, 1873. DVW.OATE8, Notary Public. Correct Attest R. M. Oates Directors W. R. Myebs Report of the Condition ofthe,"Mer- L J.J . . cnams ana f armers' National Sank of Charlotte, N. C, . at Charlotte; N. C, at the close of , business, Friday, the 2Qth of December, 1873: Ik'xs,., ' " ' nw.aniran-wa - ,. Loans and Discounts...... ..$316,259 73 Yj J T, JV---- r 1,348 09 Due from Redeeming & Reserve o ' Agents,....-, l j. . ; 50.465 7 Due from other National Banks, u 5 892 05 - - .uuao auu j Jan klni. Hnnui e tfanfcs and Bankers, '76 50 Furniture and Fixtures, Current expenses. - - Taxes Paid, T:-r. : 14,000 00 Z.&UOOO 2,466 40 1,574 46- 23,659 37 4,040 82: 32,455 00 727 20 5,431 00- 84,000 00 .rremiums Cash ftp ma oTSoit51- Bills pf other National Banks, fractional Currency, Inc'g nickeL Specie, viz: Coin X iiegai Tender Notes, rf it LIARIT.TTTva -.'. . : Capital Stock paid in. nnnVVv M SuVnlna Fnnrt1 ' 200,000 00 Profited t --;: &,W0 OO NationalsBankVculaOut- TT Due to other Banks and'Bankere -311 61 ,T", t n tt 1' V $694,895 85 McnTI."48. pf : VThe Oharlotti tsT 7v ,"i"icriV national Bank of knowledge and belief: T-"" . a. MUJLLAND, Cashier. State of North Caronlina, 1 ' the 14th day of January. 1874. ' -v .... , ( F.8. DkWOLPE, Correct-Attest-T. Hi BrS? JanV 19, 1874. 11)?
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