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V , 1 J s Iff: 1 VOL. 5. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1874. 245. rrns WEEKLY BY D. H. HILL, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Devoted to the vindication of the truth of Southern History, to the preservation of Southern Characteristics,, to the develop tnent of, Southern Resources,, under the changed relations of the. Lbor-System, and to the advancement of Southern Interests in Agriculture, Mining, Manufacturing and the Mechanic Arts. In addition to the contributions from the old corps of writers of " The Land We - Love," the services will be secured of thorough men of Science, and of Practical Farmers, Miners, Machinists, Ac. . o TERMS OP SOUTHERN kOMB : v ne copy, one year, in advance, : $2.60 F'm copies, one year, : : : : 11.28 Ten copies, one year, : : 20.00 The remittances in every case must be by Oheck, P. O. Order, or Registered Letter. To Advertisers. The Southern Home, haying now the largest circulation of any paper west of Raleigh, affords a fine adver tising medium. .Terms moderate. Xfdr To those wishing to subscribe to an Agricultural paper we would state thaf we will furnish the ... Scuthern Home and Sural Carolinian at . 1.00 " " and Southern Cultivator " 4.00 SELECT B01RDK6 AND DAY SCHOOL OF THE Misses Nash and Miss Eollock, HILLSBORQ, N. C. The Fall Term of 1874 will commence on the 24th of July, and continue Twenty Weeks. Circulars forwarded on application. Aug. 10 Charlotte Hotel. CHARLOTTE, N. C. W. M. MATTHEWS & SON, Proprietors. Trust that the liberal patronaga of the - public will be continued. 56 ly Druggist and Chemist, CHARLOTTE, K. C. Has a well selected stock of PURE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, Oils, Paints, Lamps, &c. THE LIVE JOB PRINTING OFFICE, (Over Farmers' Savings Bank,) CJlijvrlotte, JV. A fall stock of Stationery ; always on hand. Alfred Aldbicu. apr 13 -t ' J ' RoFt-s Morgan. ALEXANDER & BLAND, DENTISTS, Office in Brown's Building, op . posite the Charlotte Hotel. umce nours irom h o'ciock a. m. to 6 p. in. aug 4 tf R.F. DAVIDSON, DEALER IN Fashionable Furniture, tyring Beds and Mattresses Wood and Me tallic Burial Cases and Caskets, &c. Has the largest stock in the city, and the lowest prices. Just received some beautiful Black .Walnut Chamber Suits, Cheap Cottage Suits, Wall Pockets and .Brackets, Mantle Mirrors, Looking Glas ses and Glass Plate, 200 Cheap Cottage Bedsteads. Just arrived, also, 100 doz. liattan and Split Seat Chairs a first-rate article. "Call and examine. Charlotte, N. C, Fob. 23, 1874. tf To the Farmers. Wheat, Oats, Barley, Clover, Grass, THE ETIWAN FERTILIZERS are con iidentlv reeoni Branded to you for Wheat, Oats, Barley and the Grasses. If used on small grain it iwiU. Insure a crop of grass Hooner and also will. not only hasten tune of maturity but impov .quantity and quality. Let JSvery Jfarmer Try , It. TuKNirs.The "Etiwan Dissolved Bone i the best preparation for 'turnips and other root crops containing li per cent, of Soluble PbosporiC Add.' For'sale by agents throughout the country. Former standard of these Fertilizers regularly preserved. . Forsaleby :' ' W.C.BEE & CO., Genl Agents, Charleston, S. C. BURROUGHS & SPRINGS, , t . . -s Charlotle, N. C -jfstVUlTfe BROTHERS; July 20-3m Fort Mill, S. C., . : IF.'-- 1 . g v T) OMAI A NURSERIES.- . 1 . 1 The largest fruit and most varied stock of Southern, acccJi mated , FBUIT .TREES, adapted to our soil and climate, consisting of Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Almonds, Apricots and Nectarines, from the earliest to the latest; Cherries,' Quinces, Figs, Ha zel Nuts, English Walnuts and (Spanish Chestnuts, several fine varieties ; Grape Vines, embracing phoiee table kinds; Straw berries and Raspberries, vEvergreens,"in great variety, foi trnament and for cemete ries. Roses all the best ; Dahlias, Gladio las, Lilies, Choice Verbenas, Double and Va riegated Violets, Ornamental Flowering, Shrubs, Asparagus and Horse Radish Roots, Osage Orange and Macarthy Rose,for hedges. Ciioice;Fruit Trees, of all kinds, which will bear the first season, if transplanted early, wiir 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 N ho apply. Persons .wishing will please apply direct to the Proprietor. - WM. SUMMER,, j-j? ! mar iG-tf Pomaria, S. C. .. Granger Eating House. MEALS at all houis. Our. UU will be supplied with the beat the market will atiord- Oysters, Fish and good Coffee will be iurnished with every meaL during the sea son. W.N. PRATHER &CO. irst door above the market house, - Trade t, Charlotte, N. C. ' sept 14 . .! . i -r,t , - lEST QUALITY, tOTTON GM WITH IMPROVED ROLL . Manufactured by J.M.ELLIOTT, ' ' Winnsboro, 8. C. August orm j n tl ,C5 Bdardink House.""1 HI j T WILL be pleased to receive 'permanent 1 ana tlay boarderfr at? peart bouse, on viiuivu Direeii uetweeu oru auu iu Direeus. Terms moderate. ' . t . '. , MRS. L. PRESSLEtf.r June 29-2ms PUBLISHED HIT PIEDMONT LIFE INSURANCE Principal Office, W. C. CARRINGTON, President. D. J. IIARTSOOK, Secretary. .j The annual exhibit of the Piedmont and Arlington Life Insurance Company, for the year 1874, is so remarkable in the,. exhibition of progress, so economical in its administra tion, 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, f April 16tb, speaks thus of the company : Piedmont and. Ablington 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 Endere, D. J. Hartsook, J. C. Williams, jW. H. Palmer, Parker Campbell, C. H. Perrow, George S. Palmer, J. J. Hopkins, J. E. Edwards, W. G. Taylor and W. C. Carrington. The directors then assembled am' re-elected the old officers. Tne 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' grace on payment oil premiums. Life and Endowment Policies non forfeitable after two annual payments. Ten year life policies after one payment. A "paid-up Policy11 in this company continues to participate in the profits during the con tinuance of the Policy. Premiums can be paid annually, semi-annually, or quarterly. Dividends on all cash policies declared first year, on loan policies after second year. Dr. C. D. Rice, Raleigh, N. C, General Agent for North arolina. THOS. F. DRAYTON, BEOKER, ' CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office on Trade St, next to McAden's Drug . Store. Rents, Sells and Buys Houses and Real Estate in Town and Country, sept 28 t dec 7 CENTRAL HOTEL. (Formerly Mansion House,) CHARLOTTE, N. C. II. (). MS, PROPRIETOR. The patronage of the traveling public is respectfully solicited. Jan 27, '73 ly feb. 12, '.72 CLOTHING! We are now receiving and opening the largest stock of Hats, Clothing and Fur nishing Goods for Gentlemen, Youths and Boys, ever offered in this market. It has been selected with care in New York, and comprises the largest and most varied as sortment of articles which enter into the wants of gentlemen, making up a complete outfit, to be found outsida of a fall grown city. Having doubled the size of our store room, and increased our stock to fill it, and being the only exclusive clothing house in the city with a fresh stock, we invite our friends and the public, to call and ex amine it, with fall confidence that every one can be suited. HATS, CAPS, and O VERCOATS, BUSINESS and DRESS SUITS, TALMA S, Shirt's and Under-Clothing for Men and Boys. Umbrellas, Gloves, Hosiery, Silk and Linen - Handkerchiefs, &c. And a large line of other articles, which we will sell at the very Lowest Cash Prices. We return our thanks to our patrons for their kindness and liberality, in the past, and intend to merit its continuance, J. A. YOUNG & SON. Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 5, 1874. m . . . . t NOW IN STORE, A. R. Nisbet & Bro., CHARLOTTE, N. C. The largest Stock in their line in Western Carolina, consisting of the following : HEAVY GROCERIES, r Coffee Sugars, Rice; Teas, Molasses, Syrups, Lard, Cheese, Pepper, Spices, Soda, Starch, FANCY GROCERIES Preserves, Jellies, Pickles, Sauces Nuts, Kaisins, uurrants, Citron, oysters, , Lobsters, Apples, Butter, &c. , y CANDIES.' Common and Fancy French, in larce as- " sortments. .j MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS1. ' ;T Aecordeons, guitars, violins, Banjos, ' harmonicas, fifes, flutes, Ac. TOBACCO AND CIOABS, Large assortment, various kinds and prices. SUNDRIES. Wooden Ware, Baskets, Toys, . Stationery, : Paper-bags, Wrapping-paper, Albums, , Blacking, Brooms, Soaps, Brushes, j and other articles too tedious - to mention. Sold wholesale and Retail, cheap for cash. Call' and see us before buying. We take this method of thanking- our friends for their liberal patron age "heretofore extended to us. A. R. NISBET & BRO. oct 5 '- M. M. WOLFE, G. G. NISBET. NEW FIRM, The undersigned, having leased from htenhouse, Macaulay & Co., their store on the corner of Trade and College Streets, aad having succeeded them in tne Grocery uuoiuOT, uuw uuer vo ine citizens or jnar lotte a well selected stock of " Choice FamUyOroceries, Salted to the wants of all, embracing every thing usually kent in a first.-rl 89 catol.Hofi. ment. , We promise fair dealing and strict attention at all times to' the wants of our pairons. - we wm aiso deal In grain and all kinds of country produce, which will ho current market rates. We solicit and ho w lumin cuiuw wiic puunu ptttronacre. Terms Cash. ; ' WOLFE & NISBET. Daily Receiving nice orn meal.. hnu hams, and various other articles for family use, , Molasses, and everything In ?the Grocery Une. I . i -r : WOLFE & NISBET. f- Successors to Stenhouse. Macaulav A Ca. Kerosene Oil,: AT fl CENTS PER GALLON. - i if II i JJronght to your:door. every-wcek; By EJ."HOLTON; oct 5 & ARLINGTON COMPANY OF VIRGINIA. Richmond, Va. JOHN E. EDWARDS, Vice-President. J. J. HOPKINS, Assistant Secretary. W. A. WILLIAMS, Agent, Charlotte, N. C. April 27 ly NEW STOCK OF Guns, Pistols, Cutlery, &c &c, &c., w. b. Taylor, At Beckwith's old stand, 3rd door below Spring's Corner, Has Just received a large lot of Sporting Goods, such as Guns, Pistols, Fishing Tac kle, Knives, Razors, &c. REPAIRING of all kinds done with neatness and dispatch. General work in Iron, Brass, Copper, Steel, Bell hanging, Ac, executed at short notice. All Work Warranted. Give me a call. oc5tf W. B. TAYLOR. HARDWARE i TINWARE I have now on hand a large and well assorted Stock consisting of 200 Stoves, Of the most Approved Kinds. TINWARE, In large quantities for the Wholesale Trade, Also, a good Stock of . Locks, Hinges, Screws, Axes, Hatchets, and Plow Iron, All of which I will sell at low prices for Cash. Give me a call before buying elsewhere. RICHARD MOORE, Trade Street, near the Court House. July 20 5m E. D. WADE. S. S. PEGRAM. New: Firm. YADE & PEGRAM, Successors to S. B. Meacham, FlksT NATIONAL BANK BUILDING Opposite Central Hotel, CHARLOTTE, N. C DEALERS IN V . j . ; TJoots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Traveling Bags, Morocco and Rus sia Leather Goods, Leather, Shoe Findings, &a, &c. CALL AND SEE US. sept 21 tf Said of Valuable Land By virtue of a decree- of the Superior Woun oi mecKienuurg uouiuy. uiaue iu we r-. i r i i i . j J 1 1 case of W B Henderson, A R Henderson and others vs. Griswold Henderson, Jane Cheshire and others, I will sell hyi public auction at the Court House door, imthe city of Charlotte, on ttie 3rd day of November, 1874, about 140 acres of Land, lying on Mal lard Creek adjoiniag the lands of JJryce Cochrane, ti enry uunter ana otners; The above land will be sold m two tracts. one containing about 40 acres all heavily timbered, good land ana none ciearea - The other about 100 acres, has about 25 acres of very fine land and heavily timbered. Also IZ acres or gooa Doixom muu. ine Daiance is old field covered with pine. The Durchasers will be required to pay $50 cash on each tract. The balance to be divided into two equal installments and to be paid on the first days of January, 1875 and 1876, respectively. The purcn lasers giving bonds and good securities. Oct 5, i, . . Commissioner Atlanta 1 Nursery. ATOw is the time to plant Frui$ and Oraa- IX mental Trees, Shrubs, Hoses, Ever greens. Flowering Plants, Bulbon's Roots, Strawberry Plants, Raspberriea.-Ourrants, Asparagus, Budding Plants, Rhubarb. &c. My stock of the above is immense, and of the very "best quality. , I challenge any ner son to inspect it and find among any of the varieties spurious plants.- For the past four teen years I have made the eale of Trees, Plants and Seeds my main business, and in offering these to my numerous customers and mends, do it in the same honesty of in tentkm and conscience that I would be dealt by. Persons living at a distance will please send me a list of what they want and X shall return It with price that I feel confident will prove satisfactory. Orders solicited rand promptly filled. E. Van. Goidtsnoven Horticultural Agent, lanta, Ga. m O. Box 374. - At- mar.- 23-2 ?aper T7E WILL . DUPLICATE any bill of VV PAPERBAGS : purchased in, thf umiea etaies, ana save i relent to purcn era. . . i, 'l'lUJ TIDDY & BRO. Sept 28, 1874 ' Wrapping" ;Eaper;:; WILL DUPLICATE any bill of f 1 GOOD WRAPPING PAPER pur chased..4a the United; States any size. We4htriq8U7f YARRO. NOTICE.. 7 hereby warn all persons against trading for the 'oUowing notes: Twofor$a)0 each, and one for $100 given to I , i. Long and signed - br W. K. and JessA Rtn. ah J three note..are dated ' 3 sth - September. "I4-. .' .. " fW. K, STEVENS. ? . THE L07ES5' QUAEEEL. We had quarreled, Millicent and I, and it was no slight lovers quj rrel to be easily iorgotten. We had eadh. said things that could not be unsaid, and done things that could not be undone, and she had given me back the letters I had sent her, and the ring that she had worn, and all those little presents that every man lavishes on me woman ne oves. It was all over, ana we were iree again ; ana l tried ro Deueve u was oet ter so, but conld not. Poor little Millicent, her tace was very sad. and her eyes very heavy, When I chanced to meet her: but she had told TTlfl TAMIL Kile llH.LtiU IUB HX IIIUIM1 UH Rllli OUCH I - i , and unconcerned as I passed her, and I vs-.f t i-v o -H i pro f i rvn ttti r 1 1 fart hoiron I .titt 11 I 111. S4III1 Mil I 1.1 Ittl III IIII1K H TV I got up a flirtation with red haired Lucy . r t i 1 . ..11 martin, ana was seen aoout wim ner a good deal. Her lather had made a great deal ot money by certain shoddy transactions' during the war, and she was an heiress, and very much sought after, and all that sort of thing. If I had been the kind of man who marries for money I pight have tried to win the prize, perhaps, or, after a real, honest love affair has come to an untimely end, either man or . . . i . . woman is just ripe for something wrong in that line ; ana ol all the wrongs that i 4-l- rvn r m onv riova . nrnwin nnnioo there isn t one that is really worse than a loveless or mercenary marriage. 1 wasn't bad enough lor that, but 1 was bad enough to flirt abominably with a very decent young woman, who lan ded that I meant everything, and was pleasantly frank with me in consequence, and a report even arose that 1 was en gaged to her. 1 liked it ; lor 1 knew that Millicent must hear it. Ot course, when l heard that she was engaged to Tom Brown I wajs not pleased. You never can be sufficiently off with the old love to hear such news without a pang. I had not sworn my self to celibacy, but it seemed to me in measure, Millicent s duty to do so. At least it would be better taste 1 bought, remembering bow fond she had once seemed to me. vent, or something of that sort at least - '-I-- T 1 ,1 no more iovemaKing j. nave Buppjseu would be her course. And here she was at the opera, with fan, opera-jglass, bouauet and attendant adorer, las it nothing had happened. f 1 sat in the next row with Miss Mar tin, and 1 looked into her eyes, ana whispered compliments m a terrible sort of way, considering that 1 had no inten tions whatever. Ah, well ! she was a very practical girl, not romantic. I knew she bad a budding fancy for me, but I don't think 6he would ever let Concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek." I '. am sure that she married the retired grocer, who proved to be her fate with a light heart ; and I knew her appetite did not fail her. for I sat ODDposite her at the table one day not long since, and she took kindly to roast beet and gravy and must have weighed at least. lbO pounds ; but if she had been the jmost spiritnelle creature, whoever broke her heart, 1 doubt it I should have remem bered anything but my own 6emsh sell that night ; and all the while I was think ing, just as we remember snatches ol some familiar song while we were busy with something verv different from mu sic, of the pleasant hours my little black- eyed love and l had had together oi the soilness ot the velvet palm that lay unresistingly in mine as we walked in the moonlight by the river bank; the summer Deiore. when twenty oi us j. j , i . L tsiuppeu iii iuc Bcuue gay nuiei ai r ot the kisses she used to let me take, and. the blushes they brought to her cheeks and 1 wanted to kill Urown He was a harmless young man, with a li8p"'and an eye-glass, but 1 longed to as sassinate him. i This sort of thing happened more than once during the season, and I felt glad when it was gone and summer sent "Society" flying to woods and glens and waterfalls. I did not seek the usual re sort. I went to a' wild, out of the ay place and fished persistently. I did some shooting too. and I formed a friendship with a certain Mr. iSnggs, who was xpnu of sport, so he said, though I. never knew him to catch a fish, or shoot anything whatever. JNo one knew where I was. 1 knew nothing of the whereabouts ot any of my acquaintances. There were a few ladies at the hotel, principally invalids, ifor there were springs thereabouts that had a great medicinal reputation ; but it was not the sort of place to tempt "onr set." i anticipated no unpleasant meeting with people who would want to knftw why Milly and I had parted. And fan cy my astonishment and 'horror when, one evening,-as I took my --seat At t,he table, I saw straight opposite me a little pale shadow, which I recognized as all that was left of 'Millicent : Hood. !e Her portly grandmother Was 1 with-1 her, and the "war that old lady didt look at me was more dreadful than the most 1 awful looks could havejbeeni4s ' JrlH: Imade a short meal that day "land 1 j 1 j 1 .1- ur- vi.-iu ''ii:' 'L'r - resoiveu 10 leave ? w mg : train Unfortunately I overslept mj , . iFait minute-was it nnfortn- nately f; ljt seemed so t .mc fpr a: good while. .4. missed the stage at au eyen.. There was bo way of reaching the cars. and I went out to spend the. wholg Sep- ed.by Uiewateirai ofjha nyer specifieda tember, day with Briggs and our guns. t,he acf of Congtesa makiisg the appropria-There-was an eyeningtage also.' I in- tion.! The baciaja being distributed where tended to gi down on that. J .5 i I it wm.do-e most good in securingotes 1 Out an the -woods, and having purpose for Radical canditesj withour regacto, i 1 . . ' - Pf '.. nrfln w Ipaf itntfon.-i Consrres owes IE lyiosi. gnE w-my compamonr lor mue while. I sat down at the foot of a tree andfeUto thinking of Millieent. Wocr httegMt howwornshwas-ddshe! no-no she Jiaa -aeciarea tnat sn ; hated'. 1 i n j it ' -. andlhad.awakenfrom it: I sighed ana rested my head against the old tree, i n a moment more -cracjc, cracK, crack : A terrible pain through my head. A cry of Oh. Lord; I thought you were a squirrers, and I ' was dimly , conscious that Brifirjrs had hit fiomethini? at lasL f -He had hit ine. me. ' Ab'ihere ;was : truth, in 1 Th new aaministrationEepublican daily Moore's song--'- . Kf Vi-r organ fcas appeared in New York city. Its rwIC :Un.- ill -v. I titi ia Tht "itevublk which is a very huge . I came to myself after a week's fever and delirium, auite blind. Mv eves were untouched, Dnt the nerves had been somehow iniared. There was some thing horrible in the surgeon's vague promises of improvement in time ; and an l could say to the penitent Briggs was, "Why didn't you hit a vital 6pot while you were about it I" It was a horrible time. I don't like to thiuk about it even now. I was not sure how time passed. There was no day to me, and 1 seemed suddenly to have been launched into a dark eternU One day I had a terrible lonarinsr lor fresh air, and as there could be no rea son for keeping me in-doors I ordered my nurse, au old colored man, to eet a chair for me in some lonely spot where" -i t ji . . t .-. inriii u aiti i i nnr a i- nn a not b , TT . 1 m -W ' - uul xieaia B0 mere : was nook which I knew well, where - He did 60. There : was a little no one save some rural fisher ever came. Here I bade him leave me, and return in an hour. He obeyed. "Ah " I thought to myself, "were Mil licent my wife, I should have one who would love me even now ; one on whose truthful bosom I could rest mv wearv head." "Millicent !" I whispered softlv. "Mil licent! Millicent" The name brought back sweet recoK lections. I rested my head upon my hand and indulged in them until, being still weak, sleep overcame me. ihen 1 dreamed ot her. We were together in some beautiful spot, and my arms were about her and ler kisses were on my lips. How vivid the dream was. I was awake but felt the kiss still : another and another. A hand seemed to rest on my shoulder. Involuntarily I strove to clasp it in mv own. Then I knew it was no dream. A hand was there. It did not resist mine a little, trembling woman's hand, soft and warm, and sweet Millicent- s own dear hand. I knew belore I drew her to me. - "It's my little one," I said. "Speak to me, I cannot see yon." "1 knew 1 ought not to be here, ' she sobbed, "but I I could not help it. I am so fiorry so very, very sorry for you." "Ihen you ve got over hating me, Millicent," I said. 'I never hated you," she said. "I on ly said so. But there I I did'nt mean you should know I was here. I thought you were asleep, and I suppose it was very wrong of me ; and Miss Martin would be justly angry." "Miss Martin 1" said 1. 'Tou don't be lieve that story. The poor blind fellow you see before you would have little chance with Miss Martin, even if he wanted her, and he don't. But I beg your pardonrMiss Millicent ; I ought not to bold your hand so long. Mr. Brown might object. 'Unrdon t Jlarry 1" said she. "I can t be proud any longer now. I hate that Brown. I'm so giad you are not en gaged to Miss Martin. Put your arm around me again, darling, and please forgive me." When black Sam, came to me I told him that Miss Millicent bad been kind enough to promise to keep my company for a while and he might go. She told mo that the stars were in the sky as she led me ap the steps of the old hotel, and 1 told her my star iiad at last risen. ,; ' The doctor's predictions of some im provement were fulfilled. I could see as well as ever on my wedding day : but 1 never shall forget that Millicent came to roe in my darkness, not guessing that it would ever be" broken again on earth, and gave me back the love I should not have dared to ask for. Nor can - there ever be a moment more delicious than that in which I felt her lips upon my brow and knew that Millicent and I bad made up our quarrel. ; Victims of Eadical Malignity. Mobile, Oct. 6 Messrs Benf roe, Bullock P A Hillman and Childs, the gentlemen charged with the murder of W. B Billings, of Sumter county arrived here-on Sunday evening.. They .were interviewed this morn ing. . The accounts they give of their suf fering of the brutal hardshipa they? had to endure are dreadful. v1 hey were hand cuffed and chained together after the ar rest was made, and were put in charge. of a squad of Federal - soldieis, ,who had in . sfructiohs to shoot them upon the slightest provocation. : They were carried to the train at JJemopoha, , and all along the en tire route tOi-Montgomery they ..were the subjects of curses and abuses from. negroes and scallawaga who were freely admitted, to the cars. When remaining over at any station they, were .thrown into the vilest dens, reeking with filth, ana wenr denied. water and meals, and, were prohibited from, communicating wjth. tbei .attorney. 5 ; The Marshal who arrested theprjsoners had" warrant for.Wm Hillman. and when 3 JP? A. Hillman demanded . the authority by which he was arrested, the Marshal replied:. fijUt don't make a damned bit of difference. ; I will take you along now ahd geWilh'am some other time." The trial , is.prpgres? ing before jCominissionet Gillette. . Three negro witnesses were examineq io-aay,uu their testimony was 1 pertecuy jnconerenu I Their lesson had not been well learned, as j they contradicted themselves frequently S Gillette is a KadicalCandidateor State 8eatorff6ili.5ys-l)-ii.k.yi. :. V I , . 'K Bsbed with Ba6o.Tw6 casks of "oyer- owM bacon? hive lT sent to Senator Ctatis (coloredjf Perryr and; worse BtUL a cask has been ; sent to Calera,' apd tbnetBriaffieW twlber.of .thilw plae?i nnr ia .f thAlekst Tiabla to be i overffow- r toeaUfthis Matter, and it. to to - ot?? aTnl- fflcfg SSSiS& .;: - ; - m , 7 f. 1 : ita inM 11 thrfa eenia. m a vio- TfSlS; rnteresting as to get-upj andte princi- paj Btock in trade of - political - argpament eems to be a miscellaneous, ossortment.of .ku Klux" head . lines. The Time& tan I take comforti The new organ seems pre- ! destined to an early decease, .; It will hard- My eurriTe to see a 'tbird term.' OUE EUROPEAN COEEESPONDENCE. Glasgow, Scotland, Sept. 9tb, X874. Messrs. Editors Southern Rome .-After wandering about, I drifted back here to s;e the Autumn show of the "Glasgow and " est oi Scotland Horticultural Society," and I must say it was a fine display of flowers, plants, fruits and vegetables. Except in Heidelburg. Germany, I had not teen hollyhocks that' I considered fine, but here they -excelledin every particular. I bad come to the conclusion that I was not going to seo as find a dis play of dahlias in Europe, aa I had seen in America, but here they sumasfced ir. in size, variety of colors, and fine doubles f aoyiuiDg i Dttvo seen. -j.no ornamental foiiaged geraniums were in great variety, and very, excellent, as were also the scar let flowerings -both single and double. The Puchias were splendid, but not as many as I expected, and I think I saw one in Pundec superior- to any of them. It is surprising what fine, large fucbias they can grow here, while wo have such trouble to grow even smkll ones of fine quality. (Io the Highlands I saw them ten to fifteen feet high, -thrifty bushes, loaded with blosioms, in some places they form a portion of tbo hedge.). The lil ies were very fine, and.-made a good dis play, especially the lilium auraium. Its great siza and fragrance makes it the special favorite amongst Its class. The varieties of petunias were excellent, and these being grown in pot6 and trained on trellises (globe, cone and fan shaped) three feet in diameter, produced a very fine effect. The dwarf cockscombs in pots were very largo and fine. The gladiolus were in great variety with full spikes of the finest tints. The asters both plain and quilted, wero excellent, and the pan sies very rich. The African mjarigolds (lemon and orange)' were" very good, and the striped French marigolds were very fine, as wf re also the calceolarias and penetemqns. We could beat them on ver benas and some others of. their rare flow ers and plants, but we can't equal them with annuals, either for fineness or va riety. Thero some fine varieties of col cus and other rich variegated foiiaged plants, and a good display of tree and other ferns, palms and other rare plants. The large number of bouquets and min iature flower gardens shown, displayed much labor with taste and artistic skill. Ih the fruit line we beat them, except on-plumB, heavy bunches of grapes and pine apples, the last we don't raieo, but I think if we would try we might beat them on all three, although the bunches of grapes remind one somewhat of the load the Jewish spies carried on return ing to camp. It is a littlo surprising what fine looking grapes, peaches and musk-melons they do raise in their hot houses. These, with many other things they grow, show what art and industry can accomplish. The show of vegetables was good, tur nips, carrots, pars n ips, parsley, peas, turkey beans and leekB, were better than we raise. The latter we" Beldom srroiv : why isit? It is excellent in Boups and, siewe, ao caooage, ootn red and white, were excellent, as also the cauliflowers and potatoes. But I think we could match them in our mountain region, while we can beat them on other vegeta bles, both in quality and variety. There ere many amateur horticultur ists here and at other places where I have been traveling. One pleasing fea ture to me about the railroads. hero and on the Continent, is the nice beds of flowers and shrubbery filling up the odd corners aoout the passenger stations. Idlers do not congregate about them, as in many places with us, and the leisure time ot the agents and hands are em ployed in adorning their place with Na ture's beauties, (instead of whittling a stick.) I have noticed in many places in; Scotland the name of the station dis tinctly legible in the arrangement ot the flowers, or evergreens on each side of the etatioo house. The companies ' offer a bonhs to employeos who 1 excell -in'thus udorniog their place. Is not the plan a good one? It tends to elevate and puri fy the mind, And make them more faith ful, contented and happy irrthd discharge of their duties. ; . ; ; rind When the late Wm. Gregg was build ing up the Granitovillo factories, he1 fur nished the employees -- every inducement to adorn their homes, aBd'everV facility: xor me eaucatiou oi tbeir'-chjfdreriand his effortswere crdwned with -"success. P . 1 . . . . -. . . -.... r Graniteville being the first cotton factory in South Carolina that paid its stock holders. There isi tnore than poetry In flowers- : In; traveling. 1 do 1 vou not firid generally that a house r wfch a neayird of flowers, is a good place for th$ refresh- ment oi. both man and beast Thero are some tblDgs connected with the railroads here, and on the Cootieeot, it would be well to try and imitate. And there are other. things iin -which I thit-k it would bwelllbr them to tako lessons from usThrir roadwayt fthd tracks are- generaliy-very substantially -built, com pared., with .ours. -all croisingsf "road are geoeraHyoarrledfliOdeor Over;ejf- cent i n. sbme'of the.xtensiye level plains on the Gontine,aCiand;-there'! tbet hare gate w,u Biguai, anu nagmeo . iu buui the gates as the train approaches and to open them when it is pasOo'many of tho ; great :thOrogblares thero aro nsg stations at shortdi6tances alt along" with signals, and a train s' BOf allowed JpjiafiS onejto'Ul. tbway.ir clearer to the next. In xnahy"pIacesjDn fthe?;CtontiheB have.women;tlflfli eepecially is this the case io France. ',Tb'e bridges, wheth er for water or? roadway, are an bant of good stone or brick ' m asonry, 4 also taiuMif embankments and "ditches "that baf & ahy"tendenc3 to wasb :eyen.baU tnatt nave -lonaency- io .suue are oy- ported: by masonry .The only exception. to this Jl have seen?! tne easterD ap proach' to the greati- MootrCenis tanneJ; and the approach" rom ib Valley fef the Tiber, to the main tunnel in the Pyrenees; and tbesettvcsectiop'-" not amshea, workmen bfcirig eiill engiged upon them. The roadways are alt heavily ballasted, either with graven, or. Droicen metat, so that with :) i he exception ;. the: long lines of rails being seen) tney iook use a hew 'graTel, ot JiCAaamizea carriage way.- Tbi chairs are hearyand bolted down to. the Us, and the Jrail wedged into them, "A few of the tracks in Switf-erIandraada;tb'Bhibref-iike4Iike oura Every where theran are fish- joihted . and securely 1 bolte d. v Theur fast iraiua trenerauy ruu uuu w w ner hOur-'The tracksT as a general thing. are very smooth . .The on ly rough riding I "found was between -Appenweier ana SUrasbanr, and the jolting waVfrom side. to side, and not up and down as on our roads. ' What jolting there is on any-6f the roads, U sideways and I am inclined to think the fault is iu the running gear. and not In the track, too puouo lines, 1 s - generally, have all double tracks. The only exceptions I have noted, la from the mountains down the Tiber to Homo and thence to Naples. Also, from Rome by nf?fab?aiS lio Leghorn, and the Highland Kailrv.ad in Scotland, from tanley Station, in Perthshire, to Aber- '-: deen. The engines are not as showy as ours but from the work they do, they must be good. They have no cow-catchers (as wherever stock is they are fenced out) and their piston, dr:ving and con necting rods and wheels are all covered in.: Tbo law compels oven balance and driving wheels of stationary engines to bo covered in. v Their passenger cars 1 do hot like as well as oura.It ia true you can get out and 1 into -their compart- i i . meoiB muco sooner wnen tney are stop pedf tut a drink of water; cannot bo got or a catrofnature answered apon them! And half of the passengers"; have to ride backwards. How bad it must be for a person if taken sick io them while run ing.No way to give an alarm or receive assistance should anything go wrong..' Jn Switzerland on the route down from. Coire towards Zurich, they h a ve cars of what they call the American fashion, but they come lar short of1 it. Tt is true they have end doors and platform, and vou can pass through one car to another, but the backs of the seats do not turn, and the passengers are seated face to face and back to back -one-half of them : having to ride backwards. And each car is divided into two or three apartments, although the entrance to all are by the end doors of the ear. The baggage sys tem on all the roads is bad, I think, com pared with ours. They have no checks and the traveler has much trouble some times in looking after bis baggage. Some of my fellow travelers had their baggage robbed on the lino betweon Venice and 1 Milan, and had no chance of having their grievance redressed. -Another party was 1 detained two weeks 1 for ' their baggage. " There were many complaints of losses sustained on these lines, but I passed over them unharmed. I often suffered for water on the roads. In France and Italy plenty of wine could always be found wherever the train stopped, but only sometimes water, and it had to be paid for the Barae as' wine. I have re ferred to the very substantial manner in which the railroads are built and the great amount of masonry that is done upon them.' The carriage roads in many places are just as substantially built. In many places among the ' mountains it is astonishing the amount of masonry used, in their construction here a tunnel, there a bridge, there masonry built up along the face of the steep mountain side to form a roadway, and again it is not only built up, but . arched over the roadway to protect the traveler from avalanches. What immense work ! what splendid engineering I Even the mule paths in some places, cost more labor and engineering per mile, than some of our railroads. On some of the roads I think they have done more work than was necessary to make them permanent. 0 A TaiVXLER. ' . . V General News, Savons, Schools , and Churches.. There are 140,000 saloons in the United States, againt 128,000 schools and only 54,000 churches. Glorious Georgia. In the rocent elections for State officers, this noble State , carried every county but three. With a more outspoken- press and less ritig influences, North Carolina might . have ranged along, side with. Georgia., ..... Libel Suit. Bowen. , the : bigamist, Sheriff, of Charleston County by the grace of the negro vote, has brought suit against the News and ' Courier ' for ' libel. : Muzzle (ho press, carpet-baggers, so that the world may not hear of your thieveries. ,;, , .jKi. ,.; n. , - ... f.!...,! .. A Crazy People. The : sensation-loving Yankees are half crazy because they j can't get.la photograph of Mrs Til ton. Mr Lindley ought to Send some'bf his converted heathen to 'preach in New ; -York and Boston. . -, : ; " Tennessee.-- This State has to elect a ITniied States Senator'! invthe - place otu . beast'Brownlow. Andy Johnson wants ; the place, but. is not likely to get itr-!r -r. . Gen W. B. Bate, of Nashville, is thought to be the coming manV'jU 1J '-::,'i-fsl u ,- In Minnesota there is a most cxten- -8ivi)mdnufa6tory 'of 'Litnburger 'bbbese.' " ' One hundred and twentycows contribute .1 to the Ifol-matbn of tho.larUclei t la is,, aid that .tbtfeheese isj considered 'Hpe'.j iMpjjsr Soayiyrettymant aorthernlfotbodifitminister. f ?V a God and-morality Radical,' a developer f.th'e',? 86uhr a-civllHrigttsadvocate, a ordia enemy .oSouthern rebels, and Jas5i;Pat4i no1ea8t,;lTmtedU States, postmasterai v MAritfta. Ga;-has been detected and pat ; - iafail fer stealing 50ODeiongiog ojAmwr- be, Uovernment tnstvprici ov.fw?j! vinnabi saysf rfLi Tftk"4entafki'&tJt?f:4? tbatafter every epdeh of convulsion and r a refbrroiwhearieft spontaneously, itfas? sumo its omai foTtat- and' sbapo itswown v Q U IUV I LO W " " , w. -V " ....... L J'AMM ' 1 nd tot 4ha P'chwl Avian J . . T " . -- famflr'is ttit larzcsi ccclesiaslicit familr :u VkA i-AfI-I ,Tha aivrraara f ntnfafiBi idg ' i Protestant V "Christians T io the world is 101,009, 000;Of these . 54,e31id " are Presbyterians, pr nearly. 3,000.000 : t h more thau all tbo rest out' together, -.v? j ... t . . . .. . . , ,.. ment jf President Grant's matured concW..;.o: sion upon' the Jjouisiana questioa' ; Hs does iofc a?rea with. Jonnsont tnatei1 Kellogg or, I&sEnery waslelected, but On' ' equivocally declares that: the election. irr,K,, 1872 was a mockery,' and thathis only mo-' lira ?nv TAcorrnizini? Kellorsf was ' to save 3 ; Bnv iT Tonlsiana' from anarchy - Ile '-'-'V does aot consider either ellogg w Mc-Jxi Enery the lawfully . elected ; ,Uoveraor or, it h. Iiouisiana. On Friday last, fn conversation, with a Southern gentleman, ne mumatea . . - that this would be his position in fits next w.'if messasre t.Ck)ngres3Jt'Hn riVJir'iMz "If Geni ;t Grant -.is. .not misrepresented, tli I I one' of the most extraordinary utter-; not believe, fce says, that Kellojr was elect'1' ' ed Governor jdi JLouisiana,- and"; yet he. ? ,f made bin .Governor to save society from anarcby f Where does President Grant getj. power to' make governors? Or what clause ;; f , of ha Constitution cha.r$7es him ' wu'a the ; . r'i duty of saving society from anarchy ? ' If ever.anv trablie cfScial merited .H t' 'JM- iEQ- :-.Ul h5a'.rmrin in relation, to " LouiBiana- : i ,.i : . " ' f. . ... '1 f!1 ?m?D;-'--S:ortUrtyl
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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