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a t rf nrfR-ni . . 'I i . i. h VOL. 5. CHARLOTTE, N. 0., MONDAY, AUGUST 31; 1874. at "JO t.238. i 1 Tho Southern Homo: PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY " ... ..P. H. HILL, ' ' CHARLOTTE, N. C, Devoted to the vindication of the truth ot Southern History to-the preservation of Southern Characteristics, to the develop ment of Southern Resources, under the changed relations of the . Labor System, and to the advancement of Southern Interests in Agriculture, Mining, Manufacturing and the Mechanic Arts. :T , . In addition to the contributions from the old. corps: of writers of " The Land Wb Love," the services -will '.be .secured 'f thorough men of Science, and of Practical Farmers Miners, Machinists, Ac. O-: '. TERMS OF BOUTLLEKN HOM8 : One copy, one year, 'In advance, " $2.60. Five copies, one year, : : " V- 11.25 Ten copies, one year, t : : 20.00 The remittances In' every case must he by Oheck, P. O, Order, or Registered Letter. i J"". To those wishing to subscribe to an Agricultural paper we would state that we will furnish the Southern Home and Sural Carolinian at . 4.00 , " " and Southern Cultivator 11 4.00 To Advebtisers. The Southern Some, having how the largest circulation of any ; .t paper west of Raleigh, affords a fine adver tising medium. Terms moderate. CENTRAL HOTEL. (Formerly Mansion House,) CHARLOTTE, N. C. ' II. f . ECCLES, PROPRIETOR. The patronage of the traveling public is ; respectfully solicited. 'Jin fa '73-ly ; feb. 12, '72 Charlotte Hotel. ( ? l CfJARL O TTEt C. W. IX. MATTHEWS & SOtt, ' Proprietors. Trust that the liberal patronage of the public will be continued. 56 ly - - ' - J - :pv sgaer; Druggist anjd Chemist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. i. . Has a well selected stock of PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, Oils, Paints, Lamps, &c. ALEXANDER & BLAND, DENTISTS, Office in Brown's Building,- op posite the Charlotte Hotel. Office hours from 8 o'clock a. m. to 6 p, m. aug 4 tf OATES BE. OTHERS, Cotton Buyers , - AND General Commission Merchants, College Street, Charlotte, N. C. : Consignments of Cotton. Grain, Flour, &c, solicited. " Cash advances made on Cotton stored with : us, or .shipped to any of the Northern or Southern markets. c Ootton Gins. We are Agents for the celebrated AMERICAN NEEDLE CQTTON GIN, Alsb for ., .THOMAS WYNNE'S Improved Open-Throat, Curved-Breast, Double X, Self-Ribbed-Cleaning-Seed PREMIUM AND DIPLOMA I COTTON GINS, ! ..for which -we solicit orders. Sample Gins of both makes in store. . Certificates and descriptive circulars for warded by mail upon application, OATES BROS, Cotton Buyers & Commission Merchants, July 527 t sep a college oireet. D. H. BYERLY, Charlotte, N. C, Sells the Celebrated Excelsior Dot Bast Cook Stove, also, manufacturer and dealer in . HEATING STOVES, Tin, Sheet-Iron, Pressed; Japanned, Brass, Copper ana junameiiea ware. TTniLf. Zhimixhina Goods and Hardware, All manner of Sheet Metal Work'prompt lv p limited. . Renairinc done at short notice. All ware and work warranted. Orders solicited. Jan 12 . Change of Schedule. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, , - i A.. T. AO. R. R., Charlotte. N. C. Awr. 10. 1874. On and after Monday, August 7th the fol lowing scneauie will De run overxnia xouu ; GOING SOUTH. ' Leave StatesVille. at 11.50 a.m. "- Davidson College, 1.37 p. m Arrive at Charlotte, 3.05 " GOING NORTH. , Leave Charlotte, at 7.00 p, m. Davidson College, 8.43 " Arrive at fetatesville. -10.30" All charges must be pre-paid on Freight offered for shipment to section House, Henderson. Alexandriana and Caldwell's. These beintr wFlae Stations." the Company is not liable for any loss or damage to freight after it Is unloaded, at either of the above pointsl , No freight will be received by Agents, or forwarded unless the name of consignee, and destination is distinctly marked there on. . ' J. J. GORMLKY. Superintendent. Aug 10 tf 1) OMAR I A NURSERIES. The largest fruit and most varied stock of southern accciimacea rnun- iiwjCuo, adapted to our soil and climate, consisting of Annies. Peaches. Pears. Plums. Almonds, AnricntsMid Nectarines, from the earliest to the latest Cherries Quinces, Figs, Ha zel Nuts. Enelish Walnuts and Spanish Chestnuts, several fine varieties : Grape Vinee, embracing choice table kinds ; Straw berries and Raspberries, evergreens, in great variety, foi iroament and for cemete ries, Roses-all the best i Dahlias, Gladio lus, Lille. Choice Verbenas! Double and Va- rit-gawsa violets, Ornamental .flowering, Shrubs, Asparagus and Horse Radish Roots Osage O ran tre and Mnrthw Rsuu tnr hod cm Choice Fruit Trees, of all kinds, which will airJ .5 flrst eea8tt if transplanted early, will be furnished at moderate prices. Among other choice varieties of the Strawberry, Charles Downing proves to be the best for our climate. A new catalogue sent to all who apply. Persons wishing will please , - WM. 8UMMEH, mar l&tf . Pomaria, 8. C. To Shippers. CAROLINA CENTRAL RAILWAY, Charlotte, N. C, Aug.7, 1874. . Contracts to transport cotton to New York -Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or Wil mington, will be made from and after the nrst or October, 1874. r S. L. FREMONT, J Chief Engineer and Supt. Aug 10 6t f i . . , , ...... . ... ; . . (The7 ohrjr fetrictly "Wholesale Grocery establishment in the City,) Now offer to the trade a much larger stock of HEAVY and FANCY GROCERIES than ever before. PROVISIONS. Our J. W. MILLER recently canvassed the Northwest and made special arranj with Packers and Railroad Companies, such as will enable us to offer Bacon, Lart ve. , ai Jiaatmore prices. FLOUR, (A Specialty.) Have also made special arrangements with some of the leading MiUs of the country to furnish us regular supplies of our celebrated brands liSouthern Beauty," "Pride of the Carolinas" and "Our Favorite," which we are selling at prices that defy competition. (Send for samples and price list.) Buying much larger than ever before, and for Cash, we will offer unusual inducements. June 8 R. M. MILLER & SONS. PIEDMONT fc ARLINGTON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA. Principal Office, w. c. j. CARRINGTON, President. HARTSOOK, Secretary. D. The annual exhibit of the Piedmont and year 1874, is so remarkable in the exhibition tion t and so cautious in selection of its risks, that we deem it but justice to refer to the matter as a success beyond precedent, and an enterprise which deserves and should receive the general patronage of the American people. The Richmond Enquirer, of April 16th, speaks thus of the company: Piedmont ; and Arlington Life Insurance Company. The annual meeting of this company was held at their office yesterday evening. The report of the President exhib ited a marked progress of the business during the past year, showing a decided increase of new business as compared with the previous year, in spite of the disadvantage of the recent financial pressure. ' The following directors were elected for the ensuing term: Wm. B. Isaacs, John Enders. J). J. Hartsook, J. C. "Williams, W. H. Palmer, Parker Campbell, C.H. Perrow, Geoie S. Palmer, J. J. Hopkins, J. E. Edwards, W. G. Taylor and W. C. Carrington. The directors then assembled and re-elected the old officers. The assets of this company amount to $1,960,000. Plan Mutual. Issue policies on all legitimate plans. No restriction? on travel and resi-. dence. Thirty days' graceon payment of premiums. Life and Endowment Policies non forfeitable after two annual payments. Ten A "paid-up oacv" tn this company continues tinuance of the Policy. Premiums can be paia annually, semi-annually, or quarterly. Dividends on all cash policies declared first year, on i loan policies after second year. Da. C. D. Ricjs, Raleigh, N. C. General Agent for North arolina . TOO The Most Popular Clothing, and Gents' IN CHARLOTTE, IS A.- E. SHRM'S TEMPLE OF FASHION, IN THE DAVIDPARKS' BUILDING. There you will always find the Youths' and Boys' Clothing:, which tion. . ; ENTIRE NEW STOCK OF J. A. YOUNG & SON offer a large and Goods for the Spring and Summer season. ture. and eomnrisea select varieties of Drab teds, Gray, Mixed and Fancy Summer Cassimeres, French Pique Hair Line and French Derbv. Worshare. AJDaca. .Linen. Urasa .Linen, jjuck, smj., in great variety, in suits or bv the f?incl carmen t. A large and fl.ne assortment of under Clothing, Hosiery, Gloves, Collars, Neck Ties, Scarfs, Ac, and a stock of Fur, Beaver, Wool kef. We thank our friends and the generous son, and ask them to call and examine our satisfaction. Charlotte, N..C., April 13. 1874. CHINA HALL, CHARLOTTE, N. C. China, Crockery and Glass Ware, Plain and Cut Gob lets, Tumblers, Decanters, Bar Bottles, Plates, Cups & Saucers, Dishes, Mugs, Pre serve Stands, Salt Stands, Cruets, Ac., together with all kinds of Fancy Glass ware, consisting of Bohemian Toilet Sets, Vases, Ac. Wood and Willow Warew of all kinds, and Housekeeping Goods generally. : Feb. 16-ly JAMES HARTY. Stcnhousc, Macaulay & Co., WHOLESALE AND BET AIL G-EOCERS " , AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, corner Trade and College Streets, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Constenments solicited. Orders for Cotton, f!nm. Flour. Ac. filled with care and des patch. March 9, 1873 ly Atlanta Nursery. ATOw is the time to plant Fruit and Orna- Wnt&l Trees. Shruts. Roses. Ever greens. Flowering Plants, Bulbon's Boots, Strawberry Plants, Baspberries, Currants, Asparagus, Jjuaaingj-iauw, nuuimiu, u. the varieties spurious plants, .r or i iuue teen years I have made the sale of Trees, Plants and Seeds my main business, and in offering these to my numerous customers and friends, do it In the same honesty of in tention and conscience that I would be dealt by. Persons living at a distance will please send me a list of what they want and I shall return it with price that I feel confident will prove satisfactory. Orders solicited and promptly filled. E. Van. Goidtsnoven, Horticultural Agent, P. O. Box 374. At lanta, Ga. mar. 23-2t My BLOCK OI Lilts auuvD u uuukuk, uiu very best quality, x cnaiieage nuyjwi- it and find among any oi tne R. M. Miller & Sons, WHOLESALE GROCERS PR0VIS10 DEALERS, Corner College and Fourth Streets, .1... in . . CHARLOTTE, N. C. ements '., Hams Richmond, Va. JOHN E. EDWARDS, Vice-President J. J. HOPKINS, Assistant Secretary. Arlington Life Insurance Company, for the of progress, so economical in its administra year life policies after one payment. to participate tn tnepronts aunng tne con W. A. WILLIAMS, Agent, Charlotte, N. C. April 27 ly and Reliable Furnishing House largest and finest stock of Gents' is sold at prices to defy competi- : apr ic:u m varied stock entirely new, of Gentlemen's It is guaranteed to be of the best manufac De Tete.English.Scotch and Diagonal Wore' and Straw Hats, unsurpassed in the mar public for the liberal patronage of the last sea stock, with a iuu assurance that we will give J. A. YOUNG & SON. tf J, K. PUREFOY, Bookseller Stationer, TRYON ST., CHARLOTTE, N. C, Has constantly on hand. Writing Papers of the following kinds, viz : Foolscap. Let ter and Commercial Note, Legal Cap, Long and Broadbill, French Note and Envelopes to match, French Initial Pa per, assorted colors. Envelopes, all kinds and sizes. wenty-nve uoz. Diaries and Tuck Memorandums, Pens, Pen-holders, Pencils, Slates and Slate-pencils, Arnold's Writing and Copying Inks, David s Blue Black, Violet and Carmine Ink, Full Bound Lodgers and Day-Books, Half- Bound Books in great variety, Schoo Books in use throughout the surrounding country. Call and examine my stock be fore buvinsr. Jan 26 tf THE LIVE JOB PRINTING OFFICE, (Over Farmers' Savings Bank,) CJharlotte, JN". A full stock of Stationery always on hand. d Alfred Aldbich. Rtnx'S Mobgvn. apr 13 -t C. T. COLYER, Architect) Landscape Gardener) &c Plans and specifications made for public and private buildings. Land surveyed and ornamental designs made for grounds. Work superintended and carried out on moderate charged. Address, P. O., Char otte. N. C. apr 20-tf Farm for Rent. THn on Kosher nffpra for rent his Grange Farm, on the Catawba river at the crossing of the Lincoln railroad. There is a good house, with out-buildings, on the place, within a few hundred yards ofWoodlawn Depot & am itlttttb Storg, TOM FOSTES'S WIPE. I had just returned from a two year s stay in Europe, and was sauntering down Tremont street in the golden September morning, when I saw my old friend, Tom Foster, get out of a horse car a few steps in advance of me. I knew him in a mq ment, though we had.hardly met since we were at Exeter Academy together, ten Tears before, room-matea and blithe companions until we carted I to go to Harvard and he to enter his father's store, the well known house of Foster & Co., Pearl street. He was a merry, hearty, 'practical fellow, clear skinned and robust as an English man, self-reliant and enterprising as New Hampshire birth and Boston training could I make him. I always liked him, but he plunged into business and I into study, and so withont meaning it we had almost lost sight of each other. He was an only child, and his parents spent their summers at their homestead 'in Greenland, near Portsmouth, and their winters in Boston. As I said, I knew him in a moment He had grown tall and stout, but the boy ws still in his face, and with a flush of early feeling I sprang forward and caught him by the arm. "lorn, how are you? He looked puzzled for a moment, and then, bursting in a laugb, he seized my hand in his long grasp, exclaimed: Why, John liaison ! Is this you? Where did you come from ? I am glad to see you my boy. Why, I haven't set eyes on you since we made that trip to JNaoant, in your Freshman year. The truth is, father was so poorly for a long time then that I had everything to see to, and felt as if the world was on my shoulders. I did hear, though, about your college honors and your going to Germany; and I've often thought of you lately and wished to see you. Why, Jack, m spite of my weight and your beard and broad shoulders I can't realize that ten years have gone since we were at Exeter together. We must talk over old times and new. When did you get back and what are your plans ? i "Well, now, this is Saturday, and you can do nothing after 3 o'clock. Come and spend Sunday with me in the country. I want to Ehow'yon my wife. "xour wife I Are you married, Tom ?" "Married nearly a year," said he. with a smile. "You don't look very solemn over it." 'Solemn ? It's the jollieat thing 1 ever did in my life. Meet me at the Eastern Depot at 4 o'clock, and I'll tell you all about it on the way down." We parted at the Winter street corner he to go to his store and I to the Parker House. "How handsome Boston hag crown." said I, glancing at the fine buildings and the Common, beautiful as in the Septem ber sun. "We think it is a nice town," he replied, speaking with the moderate words and the perfect assurance of the BosLonian, to whom his city in the sum of all excellence and delight ".Remember 4 o'clock." And he disappeared in the crowd. Tom married I 1 said to myself, as 1 walked along. "I dare say it's to his fath er's ward, Clara Maitland, whom I saw when I spent the day there, eleven years ago. I remember what long curia she had and how she seemed to love him. Yes, 1 dare say it's to Clara. I hope though, she hasn't grown up into one of those delicate young ladies good for nothing but to dis play the latest iasmons, and waltz ' a little, and torture the piano. Better some rosy, sturdy German Gretchen than a poor doll like them. It would be a shame for Tom, with his splendid physique and vigorous brain, to be tied for. life to such a woman!" And then, turning down School street, my thoughts wandered off to a blue eyed girl I had loved for many a year a girl who was not satisfied with the small triumphs of the croquet-grounds, but who could send an arrow straight home to the mark; and climb hills with me, her step light and free as the deer s in the glade below; and hold a steady oar in our boat on the river; and swim ashore, if need should be; and then, when walk or row was over, who could sit down to a lunch of cold meat and bread and butter with an appetite keen as a young Indian s alter a day s hunt; yes, and who knew how to be emcient in the kitchen and the rarest ornament of the par lor. How impatient I was to see her, the bewitching maiden whom a prince might have been proud to marry. And again I said to mvself as I went up the Parker House steps: "I do hope Tom hasn't made a fool of himself ! Four o'clock found me at the station: and a moment later in walked Tom, carry ing a basket filled with Jersey peaches, "They don't grow in Greenland," said he, tucking the paper down over the fruit. " Come this way." I followed him, and we had just seated ourselves comfortably in the car when the tram moved off. "Now for the story, Tom," said I, as we crossed the bridge and caught the breeze cool from the sea. "But I can guess be forehand the girl vou married. It was Clara Maitland." A shadow passed over Tom's face, 'fClara has been dead four years," said he, ' "She inherited consumption from her mother We did everything for hertook her to Minnesota and Florida; but it was no use. She didn't live to see her eighteenth birth- day." "Poor Clara I She loved you dearly Then I suppose you chose some Boston girl of your acquaintance ?" "Jack, you couldn't tell who Mrs Tom Foster was if you should try from now till morning. 1 shall have to enlighten you, and, moving the basket to one side and setting himself in his seat, he went on. "You know I have the misfortune to be an only child. After I was twenty-one, father and mother began to talk about marrying. I have plenty of cousins, you know, and we always had ladies going in and out of the house; Jjut while Clara lived she was company for me, and after she died I was full of business, and did not trouble myself about matrimony. To tell the truth, Jack, I did not fancy the girls. .remaps 1 was unfortunate in my acquaintances ; but they seemed to me all curls and flounces and furbelows, and I would as soon have thought of marrying a fashion plate as one of these elaborate creatures, l do not ob ject to style, I like it xsut you can see fine gowns and bonnets any day in the Washington street windows; and yet my ideal of a woman was one whose dress was her least attraction." "Do you recollect father's former part- ner. Adam Lane 7 lie is a ciever oia gen tleman and a millionaire, and father has the greatest liking and respect for, him. He has two daughters one married years atrn. and the other, much younger, lather fixed upon as a desirable "rife for me. I rather think the two families had talked it over together, at any rate, Miss Matilda came to Greenland for a long rammej vis- it She is an amiable girl, but ' so petted and spoiled that she is good for nothing. undeveloped in mind and body. She look ed very gay in the evenings attired in the latest importations. xiut she was always late at breakfast ; she did not dare to ride horse-back: she could not take a walk. with out stopping to rest on every stone; and once when I asked her it she had read the account of the battle of Sedan, she looked up in her childish way, and said: 'No, Mr J? oster, newspapers are so tiresome. Bless me what would I- have done with sneh' a baby ? "A year ago this summer I was verv much confined at the store: and when Ausust came, instead of spending the whole month at nome, i thought 1 would have a little change and so 1 went down for a fortnkrht to the Cliffe House, 6q Beach. It is a qniet, pleasant resort, and yon will always find fifty ' to one hundred people there dn ring the season. The landlord is a good fellow, and a distant relative of mine. I thought he looked flurried when I went in, and after a few minutes he - took me. one side and said: ' - "Tom, you have come at an unluckv time. I had a very good cook, that 'I got from Boston at twenty dollars a week: but she is a high tempered woman. Last even ing she quarreled with her assistants, this morning the breakfast was all in confusion, and now she is packing her trunk to leave by the next train. In two or three days I 'can probably get another one down in her place; but what we are to do meanwhile 1 do not know." "But, Norton, said I, is not there some one near by or in the house! who can take it." 1 "I doubt it he replied. I have half a dozen girls from the vicinity doing up stairs work, one of them from your town, the best waiter in the dining-room. But I sup pose all of them would either be afraid of the responsibility or think it beneath them to. turn cook; though they would have plenty of help, and earn twenty dol lars where they now get three.' " Who is here from Greenland ?' I asked. for I knew something of almost every one in the place. "Mary Lyford." j "Mary Lyford ? A black-eyed, light-foot ed girl, about twenty years ;old, with two brothers in Colorado, and her father a far mer over toward Stratham ?" "Yes, the very same." "Why, she is the prettiest girl in Green land, at least I thought so two years ago, when 1 danced with her at the Thanksgiv ing party in the village; and I heard last fall that she took the prize at the Manches ter fair for the best loaf of 1 bread. ' But why is she here?" w' - "Oh, you know farmers . have not much ready money; and I suppose; she wanted to earn something for herself, and to come to the beach, like the rest of us. You say she took the premium for her bread.' I believe I will go into the dining-room and propose to give the cook s place to any one of the girls who would have it, and who feels com petent to take it I must do something, and, looking at his watch, he went out. 'JLen minutes later he came back, and clapping his hands, exclaimed : "Mary Lyford, says she will take it." "Hurrah for Greenland," cried I, "Is not that plucky? By Jove, I hope she will succeed, and I believe she will." "You must not expect much to-day." said Norton, "things arejdl topsy-.turvy in tne kitchen, and it -will take some time to get them straightened out." Just then a new arrival claimed his at tention, and with a serener face he turned away. Dinner was poor that day, supper was a little better, and, in spite of Norton's cau tion, I began to be afraid that Greenland was down. But the next morning, what a breakfast we had, juicy steaks, hot po- tatoes, aeiicions rows ana corn oread, cakes that melted in your mouth, and cof fee that had lost none of its aroma in the making. Thenceforth every meal was a triumph. The guests praised the table, and hastened to their seats at the first sound of the bell. Norton was radiant with satisfaction. and I was pleased as if I had been land lord or cook myself. Several times I sent my compliments and congratulations to Mary, but she was so constantly occu pied that I never had a glimpse' of her till the night before I was to leave. I was dancing in the parlor, and bad just led a young lady of the Matilda Lane stamp to her mamma, when I saw Mary stand ing with the dining-room girls on the pi azza. 1 went out and shook her cordial ly by the hand, told her how; interested I had been in her success, and bow proud I was to find a Greenland girl so accom plished. She blushed and thanked me, and .said in a modest way, that she was very glad if we were all suited : and then Norton came up and expressed his entire satisfaction with what she had done. As she stood there in a white pique dress. with a scarlet bow at her throat and her dark hair neatly arranged, she looked ev ery inch a lady. "Do me the favor, Miss Lyford, said I "to dance the next cotillion with me. "Ah ! Mr. Foster," she replied, looking archly at Norton, "that isn't expected of the help." j "The help!' 1 said, indignantly. "You are the queen of the establishment, and I invite you to dance, and so does Mr. Nor ton." j "Certainly,I do," he answered. "Go and show the company that you are at home in the parlor as well as the kitch en. ' po smiling ana oiusning, sne iook my arm. Didn't we make j a sensation when we weni in. remaps there was no fellow there with a better "social po sition" (you know the phrase) than I; and I had been quite a favorite with the ladies. You should have ! seen them when we took our places on: the floor. Some laughed, some whispered to their neighbors ; but I paid not the slightest attention to it all. ana Mary looked so pretty, and went through the dance with such grace and dignity, that before it was over ail regarded her with admiration, l didn t wait for comments, but escorted her oat as if she had been the belle of Boston. "Good-night, Miss Lyford," I said, when we reached tho hall, f 1 am going B . lit in tne morning, out x snail see you again when you get back to Green land." Good-night Mr. Foster, she replied, "I thank you for your kindness," Then she added laughing : "Have you any orders tor breakfast f "Why, yes. I should like to remem ber you by a plate of such muffins as we bad yesterday. i "Yoa shall have them, sir," she said, as she disappeared in the doorway. And have them, 1 did. I Three weeks late Mary came home to Greenland, with more than a hundred dollars in her purse and a fame that was worth thousands. I went to see her at her father's iouse. ;"I found her in eVery way excellent andylbfly ; and '.the end was; ..tbatat. Christina we "wjere.'nlar- rie-tf-V ' -?WV . . . Glorious 1" 1. exclaimed. 'Give me yoor hand, Tom)' was' afraid you . had been taken in bV-somo'Matilda La'ne;,,, "Do yoa think Pm a fool ?" said he.' Then I told biraaof my choice,: and . I waB still talkingwhen he train , stopped at Greenland station. ; - v We soon atriyed at thehoBpitabl10 homo. : -His wife was all he lrad pictured her ; a Tefined.antelUgent. handsome wo man, who would. develop andj grow in t tractivenesss every year of her lifeCiAft'er a merry evening in their pleasantparjor'l went to oea and dreamed the millennium had come, and thaVall the-women were like ray blue-eyeft gTrTand Mrs Tom Fos ter, i , ' ' , . OUR EUROPEAN -CQEEESPONLEITCE. London, England, July. 27, 1874. Messrs. Editors Southern Homt :t am back ibto this great city, which contains some three and a half millions of human oeings. The buildings in Jjondon are generally not so high aa those of Paris, and the : population being near ' double, London, therefore, covers a much larger tract of land than that of her continental rival, : Paris is surrounded by a baationed and terraced wall 33 feet high and 21 miles around, defended by 17 detached forts, and entered by 66 gates, at which taxes on certain ar.ticleB have to be paid before entering the . city. Take - a half hour's drive out into the country, on re turning your carriage is stopped to see if you have any contraband goods. .-I have seen nothing of the kind about London', and while bouses, are not .as high, and their dingy brick walls, . with: the coal smoke, gives streets generally a sombre appearance compared with many of the streets in Paris, where the houses are stuccoed and painted or washed, and the fuel used is-wood; everything, therefore, looks bright and clean (except here and there urethras tacked up by the side of a wall which looks detestable). While Paris is considered much the finest city, London I think excels it in solid worth, and furnishes more and better food for tne contemplative mma. since I came hero 1 have visited the British Museum. the Tower of London, the International exhibition at the Horticultural Gardens. and Royal Albert Hall. I also visited the Prince Consort's National Memorial. (a magnificent work of art) Madame Tus saud & Son's Historical Gallery, "illus trated by over 270 wax figures, life site, of many- of the prominent characters, past and present. The Zoological and Botanic Gardens, the Houses of Parlia ment and the Crystal Palace and its sur roundings, besides a number of the Lon don Parks, ; xou Bee I have not been idle, as these places and things mentioned did not only receive a casual glance from my eye, but much I examined minutely. It s impossible in a letter to give you even a brief outline of the thousand of things of interest, that have come under my ob servation in .the several departments of the many places 1 have visited. Suffice a B a it to say, I have been more interested as well as instructed than I was either in Rome or Paris. It is true the churches here are not adorned internally with fan ciful art for display, as in Eoee or Paris, but here they are intended for a different use; jthey- are built not so much for show and the display of , ceremonies, as tor quiet and convenient places where humble J A. . ana contrite spirits may nit up their hearts with their voices in prayer, thanks giving and praise to the Great I Am, and learn instruction from His Holy Word. What a difference there is between a Sabbath here and one on the continent. The Parks and Gardens here excel in amount, variety and culture, any I have seen on the continent. And while some of the museums and public galleries may not be stored with sculpture and fine fanciful pictures by old masters, they have a fair" representation ; some of which are very fine. And then they : abound with Na ture's art, both animate and inanimate. Fossils, minerals, seeds, plants, fish, fowl, and animals in great variety, and more varied than any where I have been. There is much here to engage the studi ous mind. While many of the public buildings look dingy from the weather and smoke, they are noblo architectural piles, and will compare favorably with buildings any where lor their good wom manship and correct proportions. In many places around jjonaon iney are building streets of neat tenement nouses, generally from two to three stories high, for the working classes. They are built of brick and, I am informed, generally have wood stairs inside. In Glasgow, they build such tenement bouses four stories high, ana cut stone rronts ana stone stairs up to the attic. A TEAVILEB. Administration of Justice in South Carolina. A lawyer from Chester, a heavy negro county, gives me many instances illustra ting the African's Judicial capacity. Not long since a negro offender was brought before a negro Trial Justice. The prison er's offence Was, in fact, no offence at all, and it was only out of malice that he was arrested. A white man a most re spectable farmer bad given him some cotton seed, and he had taken it without a thought but what, the tale was good But another negro claimed the cotton seed, and bad darkey No. 1 arrested for stealing. The Trial Justice heard the testimony, and sentenced the poor negrO to ten days' imprisonment and $ZU fane, although there was not a particle of tea timony upon which he could reasonably base a conviction. It happened that the Circuit Court was in session, and' the Judge was informed that, an innocent man was in jaiL He bad the Justice be fore him in court, and inquired for the testimony, which the law declares shall be reduced to writing. "I hain't got any, said the black Jus tice. "1 don't do no writing in my Court; I keeps it all in my head.' "What testimony did .you have against (this man? demanded the Judge. He could not give any. "Then why did you convict him ?" ask ed the Judge. "Cause, sah, I noticed him close, and he looked: guilty." "Yoa convicted him, then, on hisiooks, and not on the evidence;" Yes, sah ; he looked. guilty, and I found him guilty. The black judicial officer was thereupon given some advice, and departed with bow and a "Yes, sab." Cincinnati Commercial. " ' Slavery aad'Skvepy : Loaders u .Recalling the great giants of the slit very and -anti-slavery qaarrel, the St. -Louis Republican Js'etrtK thedifrl ference jn their iates. ' ?oun con-' temporary 'embadj.es fc- sin the following language!, - r : .John Brown was hanged ontheh soil of ' the-Statewhere31 he struck the first blow' for freedom. -1 Mr. Lin coln, the , first anti-slavery President, died by an 8sasin'e bullet; - which yet, Was scarcely, mote .pitiless ttadthe biog-1 raphy that afterwards tore his good name t fatter r Pestoi King, it is said, committed suicide. " Gerritt Smith is said to have' lost his reason. Jim Lane remorse, which evep his fierce, iron na ture could not :endure1-::Horaco Greeley died in defeat and delirium , amidst the execrations of the party which , he had ; builded. Mr. Beech er still lives,, but on ly to look upon the ghastly fragments of a reputation which was' the greatest of all -torn to pieces by his own friend, whomr in turn, he has ground to dust un der his heavy heel. Mr Sumner died under the condemnation of his party, having lived the last two years of his life under the condemnation of his own State. Fre mont lives under a ban of outlawry: be fore a French court, before which be re fuses to appear to answer charges of fraud.' So much for the traeic fatejbf the anti-slavery leaders. ' .Turning to the South to look after their great antagoniits on the other side ; wo find that Mason, Slidell, Soule, Brooks, Wigfall, have died peacefully on their beds ; Stephens has lived to return to Congress;-and Toombs, Hunter, Wise and Da via live: to see the wrecks and ruin I of so many of their old antagonists. Slavery came(.out of the contest defeated,; and anti-slavery came out out of: it trium phant; yet the smitten South contains few or no graves of self-slain dishonored leaders, while theu victorious North. is marked with many a dark spot where -an anti-slavery champion has fallen. Mas. Subbatt's . Hangman. WhUe in Greenville, S. C, last week,, we saw! John B. Hubbard, Mrs. Surratt's executioner. He is acting as United Slates Deputy I Marshal, and was then in attendance on the court in session, in Greenville. He still boasts with brutal pride of his part in the murder of an innocent woman. He is looked upon by the people of South Carolina as a great ruffian, and is cordial ly detested, not only for his participation in the crime mentioned, bat also for his many, shameful deeds in connection with the iniquitous Ku-klux trials in South Carolina. On one occasion, it is said, he called with a file of soldiers at a" house near Lamon'e to arrest a man accused of Ku-kluxism. The man bad fled and Hub. bard, in an insolent tone, asked the fugi tive's poor trembling wife where he was. She answered that she did not know, which was actually the case, whereupon Hubbard exclaimed, "You are a d n liar." There is no better proof of South Carolina's desire to bo "reconciliated" than that this spawn of Radicalism is suffered to remain within her borJers un harmed. Hubbard is a native of Ohio, we understand. The : Buck-eye State should certainly feel proud of him. South Carolina does not, and is ready to yield all claims upon him at a moment's notice. He is the only one of Mrs. Surratt's mur derers, we'v believe, who glories in the act Augusta Chronicle b Sentinel. The Raleigh Crescent says j A novel fea ture of our Fair in October will be the military. The supervisors appointed are Gen. Bryan Grimes and Maj. Joseph A. Engelhard. The premium for the best drilled military company of not less than forty members rank and file is a hand some silk flag valued at one hundred dol lars ; for the second best, a gold medal valued at one hundred dollars ; for the third best.-a silver medal Valued at fifty dollars. The prizes are open for compa nies only, who may receive invitations to participate. Separate premiums will be awarded to the Cadets of the State. For the best drilled company of cadets not less than lorty mourners, ranx ana me, a diploma and fifty dollars; second best, a diploma and twenty-nve dollars ; third best, a diploma only. The following dis tinguished gentlemen' have been invited to act aa judges of the' military contest : wen. u. xl. xxui, oi jNortn uarolina ; uen. M. C Butler, of South Carolina : Gen. W. H. F. Lee, of Virginia, and Gen. A. Q. uoiquitt, or ;ueorgia. Gen.- It F. Hoke, uoi: W. L. UeKosset and Gen. W. G. Lew is are the supervisors of the cadet de partment. . Nothing Succeeds so Will as Suc cess. Beecher sums up the testimony that has been produced against him, and refutes the whole of it, to the delight of his friends covers himself anew with glory, and goes to. his Peekskill farm in the hills, to "air away" the nauseating miasma j which has enveloped bis fair name for the past few weeks. Brooklyn glories in the conscious pride tnat for weeks she bad the elite of American so- ciety stand . on tip toe with eyes, ears and mouth open to catch every new phase of interest which this huge scan dal might develop, but she must look well ujier laurels. Chicago chafes under the wide-spread excitement which this "big gest sensation" of the : season has pro duced, and she is to ba heard from vet. Well we take a long breath of relief, and will here express the hope that the press of the South and especially of North Carolina,; will find something more befte- nciai ana more, congenial to the renned tastes or our people, with which to load their columns, than the putrid filth which clots "the cream of Northern society- . jLMonxan. Each successive Radical Congress does some great and glowing aet that perpet uates lis name in me memories oi the people. . For instance there was the Fortieth -it is known, to fame as the Credit Mobilier Congress. . Then th Forty-first it was the Ku-Klur Con- creaa. . J. hen there waa t K nv ..., ond it emblaroned its name higbnn on the rol!4 of immortality as the Salary.7 grab Congress. And, now here is the Forty-third, upon whose bright escut cheon Grandpa Poland has inscribed with that same old inspired whitewash brush he proud legend that shalLtransmit it to the oncoming cycles of time as the Press gag Congress. First we hnd the letters of bchnyler Colfax and Nesbit the nhil. anthropist. Last we have lettres de cachet: I a I Truly the world , moves. ; What -greats nesa is there in store for the i Forty- 1 fourth 1St.Zouis Republican.
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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