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Lincoln Business Directory.
Court Officers Superior Court- F. A.
Hoke, !,., k. Equity v n. Williamson,
cierk. County court Robert William
son,c!erk. Et.ch of i,t ',ftjct.s in ih.
Coun House. W. Lander, Solicitor, hiu
effire on th main street, east of the public
square. Benjamin Morrm, Sheriff; Paul
Kistlpr, Deputy.
Register, V.J. Wilson; Deputy, C- C.
Henderson. County Surveyor, Latic Hoi
land : ',!Unty Proees.ioherl. li. Holland.
Lawyers Haywood W. Guion, n ain st.
one dor east. L. E. Thompson, main l.
cast, 3d square. W . Lunder.main st. eaM,
2d square. V. A. McBee, and U. i.
hamson, offices at McIJee's building, main
St. 2d squan-, east.
Physicians H. P. Simpson, mam stieet,
west. D. W. Schenck, (and Apothecary,
main st. iw d-rfirs east. Elim Caldwell)
main-siree!,.P doors fat. Z. liuit, offi
ce opposite Mrs Moiz's hotel. A. Ramsour,
mam st. vet.
Merchants Wm Hoke,n rth on square,
cast comer. B. S. JnhtiMiii.tmrth on square
west corner J. A Ramsour, on square,
north west cornei. C. C. Henderson, on
square, (post office; south. J. Ramsour dj
Son, mnin st., i d'nirs ct. - Johnson &
Reed, oil square, south west corner main .
Academies Male, Rei.j Sumner, A.M.
F"UMle, Misses M. K. & J. F. Rodaer;
tin ier the charge o Mr. Stiii m r also; real
dencp main st. 5th corner south east of the
corrt house.
Hotels Mrs Mo'z, s. w. corner of man.
st. .nd square m. Shde, main s'. 2d
Corn, r past ot sqj;!re. A. A. McLane, 2d
Corn r, west, on ,..-,j ... R. S. Johnson,
north west, on square.
eas'".,r;q"?.re. Rouee.i.e, 3d ...... 7-
oti in 'iii st. W m. F.dwaids, south
west ..: -quare. L. Rothrock, south-west
corner of square.
Tailors Dailey & Senile, mam st. one
door west o square. Ah xandei & More,
on square, s. by w. Mde. D. Hoover, on
square, north by east corner.
Watch Maker and Jeweller Charles
Schmidt, mam 4 do rs east.
Saddle and Harness Makers J. T. Al
exiind -.!, in.tm t. 2d corner east ot quale.
H. M. V. J. Jelion, on square north b
we!. J. A. Jetton & Co., mum st. west.
Printers l J. F.ccles, Courier office
main t ast of court house.
Book Binder V. . Hoke, main st. on
"d square vesi of roun fiouse.
Painter H. S; flicks, next to F. A.
Hoke, .ve-t.
Coach Factories Samuel Lander. main
st. ea-r, on 2d square from Court Houe.
Abnei McKos, in un st. east, on 3d square.
S. I'. Simpson, street north ol main,aod n.
w. of c urt houK. Isaac Krwm, mntti si.,
west, on 2d square. A. & R. Garner, on
inatn st.easi md, north std-.
Blacksmiths Jacob Hush, main st. 5th
corner ast of court house. M. lac bs,
ma'ti st., east end. A. Dela n, mam st. neat
eav nit. J. Rvsaner, back st. north west
of public quare. J. W. Pay sour, west
end.
Cabinet Makers ThomasDews & Son,
mom east, on -l h -quare.
Carpenters, $c. Daniel Shuford, main
nt.t e st. Gth corner from square. Jame
'JVtpier:, ba. k st. s uth west ol squate. A.
11 User, miJIli St. West. Isaao U..ur.ftMlitl
sivtf, in3tn st west end. John Houser,
norm sid , main st. west end.
Brick Masons - VV'nli Ptrk, (ed plas
terer) mai' s east,4th corner lnm square.
Pe r Houser, on east side of street north
of square.
Tin Plate Worker and Copper Smith
Th s. R Shufoid, main st. east, on !ouih
side -f 21 quare-
Shoe Makers 3 hn Hoggins, and John
A. Pa kt-i. each on h ick at., south west ot
sqo ort-.
Tanners Paul Kistler, mam-st. wesi
end. J. R iinsour, back St., north eat ol
square.
Hit Ma iu factories -Join Cline, north
from p i .'ie -qu ... ,, 2 -lours, wet side of m.
John Hu. (V -on, n square, s- uth side.
Paper Fac'ory (J. & R. Moste ler, 4
miles s inn-east of court tiouse.
Cotton Factory John Hoke, 2 miles,
south (i o-'ur hoU"e.
Lime Kiln D iniel Shuford and others,
9 miles -ouih.
'JT Letters for the abate to be addressed
to the Post OJire in Liucolnton.
Iron Manufavlorits H'gh Snoals M..
uf irturiiigCoMipany,!!. .i'urti n manage.
7 utile south-east. Add.ess,toLn colntoi
Graham's Furnace, 1 1 miles east hv um.
Address, J. D. Graham, VesuviusFurnace.
DU. MICHAEVR PILLS:
AX EFFEGTUAL CURE FOR
fOAi A li.M IRA HLK REMEDY hN
In Debilitated slates of the System ; in
Aeurafgia and Aervous IJe'udache.
THE Proprietor ol these Pills, induced
by repeated solicitations m send them be
yond the sphere of hit imm diate practn e,
a .d senble ol the obligations to relieve
Mtflermy humanity , cnsents to do so, nna
now i ffi rs them lor sale. He does nof
promise that they are a cvre-ally but feels
no hesitation in warranting beneficial re
sults, whe ever t tie" direct ionr acconTparty"
ing i ach box is strictly adhered to. Their
remedial fficacy is established beyond
contradiction, as the subjoined respectable
, no" well known teMimemals certify. In
all weak and broken conditions ol the con
stitutiou, whether arising from the injudi
etc us use of mercury , or the ravages' ot
disease, they will be foui d the best of To
rues. A belter remedy cannot be found
for the relief of Dyspepsia; in Neura'gx
p-on-, whether fixed or wandering, or in
the common form of Aerrou Headache,
no medicine will g ve quicker and more
peimanent relief. This lact in particular
is attested by a Lady now in the town ol
Lmcolnton. (Set her certificate, below.)
J. MUHAEL HAPPOLDT,
Proprietor, Charlotte, N. C.
TESTIMONIALS.
I do hereby certify, lhat 1 have been af
ftie'id With Nervous Headache in its most
distressing and seveie lorms, for upwards
of 12 vears, and never found any perma
nent relief until I used Dr. Michael's Puis,
ot' which Dr. J. Michael Happoldt is Pr -prteti
r; and I do, in the fear ol God, u- he
sitatingly recommend them as an flectuai
-Mid .speedy cuie for this most snfl c live form
oi il isease M A R Y N N Fc ) RS I ER.
Ltneolptrr,. N. t Jt,U,lfe44.
From Eli Stafford, Mecklenbvrg Co A.t
For the s ti.-luc-uon t those who may
be like afiected. I was fflicted with Aue
for six m- nt hs, had becone hioaled, my legs
su l!ed. short breathed and verv mialt
weakened down by ehiil and ftver, ano
rlrffliv w.i . -Tr fH time I ftuToTF
ler nt physicians at diflerent times, but all
to no purpose. In this condition, with no
hope ol recovery, I was at last induced to
call on Dr. J. Michael Happoldt, and get a
box of his Ague Pills, known by the name
ol Dr. Michael's Pills ; and in the tear of
G- d I do say and certify, that one box oi
i he aforesaid pills effectually cured tnc It
is now thirteen months smce, and I erj. y
uninterrupted health, and cannot but i- .'i
upon all similarly affected to use Dr. Mi
chael's Pills. S.gned,
FLl S I AFFORD.
(5These Pills are kep: for s.le by
JOHNSON & RLID,
Lmcolnton, N. (;.
IIS
rHUE undersigned propose to sell, at their
Quarry, 9 miics sSouth of Lincolnton,
Lime of a superioi quality, at the following prices,
TO wit :
Slacked Lime, not screened, per bushel, 10 cts.
Slacked Lime, screened, " 12J
Roche-Lime, or not slacked. 18
v e have i educed the prices of our Lime totnee
the haid times, and to enable the Farming commu
nity to procure a valuable artich in improving their
Farms, at a reasonable price. For strength, our
Lime is not surpassed by any in the V esteru part
of the State; it has been tried by those competent
to judge Gali and examine, and try it for your
selves. Letters addressed citherto D. W .fcschenck,
Jacob Rush or Daniel Shuford, living in Lincoln
ton, desiring any information in reference to ;he
Lame, will be promptly attended to,
JAGOB RUSH.
DAIS ILL SHUFORD
6m21-
January 27
HEAD QliAR ERS,
Lincoln to.. N C-5
To the Colonels of the loth
Hrigade of NtRTii Carolina
Militia. You ate hereby com
manded to assemble your Regi
meitts unoer yur respective com
mands on the following days for
Review and Inspection, to wn:
Col. ik m. F. Jones, at Moore's Store,
on ti e 21st of October next.
Col. Simon M'Curry. on the 23d do.
Col. Joiiii Edwards, on the 25 u do.
Col. P. T Gnygs, on 2in do.
('ol. M. H. Hand, on the 30t du.
Col. N . L Mehaffey, ou the 1st day of
November next.
Tiie following appointments are made
in the Brigade Staff :
IHOVAS T. SLADE, Aidtcump.
ILLlA! J. HOKE. Inspector.
W H. ALLXAiNDLR. Commissary Ge
neral. JOSEPH rMRRiNGEK.
Brigadier G neral.
August 16 34 3t
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M I S C E L L AtvrY.
Prom a 1'ork paper.
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
W hen tlieie is a scarcity 7f natural pig
eons, so rting men, by w o kepiug
their hands m, occasionally pluck one ano
ther. A rich case of this tnd, in which
iwo of the liaternny, one ) Southerner
and the other New Yoikej. figured prtt- j
ly conspicuously, occuncd m tins city lat
eek. We give the faci cT ' eu io ;
mUet-d u ey wan no ampiitJ
wiiole sporting world o (i.J
a pain in the side for Severn
consequence of the paroxv
.vgiiler
It. Mr t-HTt tt 1. 1 ...--.-I ,, J
:-notetiiCia.
Vv e ormt the nantes of Vhc
ie, but in
o:her respects the Mateoienhniay be relied
en as lull ano laiihfnl.
It appear thai in the early part wf la.-l
week. Mr , of Souif! "arolina, an
upper crui ;' gambler, aimed in iowr,
wiih plenty of me fluut, foCthe purp- se of
betting . u the approaching race, between
Peyiona and Fashion, and , of picking up
anyttimg verda: t that mit come m hi
way. Soon after landing fpom the Pmla
(ielpnia boat, he wended ins-way to a well
known restaurant in Park niiw, where
blacklegs most congregate, d for the pur
pose o meeting owe ol lu old acquaint.,
ancesaud making pr-dessioaal inqiins.
He had jus lighted Ui W.ud was ih
theaciol raising some btdy and waier
to his hps, when the flash of a lare jewel
on the linger of one f the crail who was
performing the tame o;;t ration, arrested
his aueuiion.
s a fine diamond, 'exclanied the
Suutnertiifr, setting down his iumblt-r,and
stoopmii forward to obtain a closer view nt
the jewel. j
Yes," lemara-d the oter, carelessly,
' it ougnt to be ; I gav fie i.nuu.ed dol
lars tor it, and gut i; cheap U that, I wish
1 had the value of i now, irtmgn, nr i got
regularly cleaned out at-'s, Barcley
street, y tsierday
hai'll you take for i cash down, '
said the Southerner, who, iAe most of his
tribe, was inno ol snowing (ijfuterie, ami
having a pocket lull ot roc. leli remarka
bly self-
speaking slowly, and lakmja pun1 at ths
stg-r at every second woid, as I warn
nouey hiu) you ate a pre.iy ciever fellow,
1 don't care if 1 let you have it at four
hundred and fifty doliais."
Say lour hundred, and it's a bargain."
VVell, as it's you, ihe half nundred
dollars shau't spoil a trade. You shall have
n."
The ring w as transferred and the money
paid. By this time the partus had become
i.c ceuiie of a liule knot ol knowing one,
upon whose faces sat a sneering expression,
winch the Southerner, who. like all gam
blers, is a good phytiognouitst, perceived
and did not relish. V hen ihe transaction
was completed, hi- Keeu ear caught w.t
eouno ot a sniggering whisper which ran
lound lite Utile cucle, and be at once con
cluded he was done. He shewed no sym,.
toa s f suspicion, i.owevtrut called tor
champaign, treated il.e coo),,v , declared
hiii helt delighted vi ah tbe purchase, and
l idding his liiends got.d evming, left the
place Proceeding to the stote ol an eo i
nent jewellea m Uraouway.de placed the
ring on the counter and asked toe vaiut ot
Hi. t brilliant. "
Tne jeweller looking at hitn smiled "It
is pasu . said he, and worth about filty
cents.
' Have you a real stone about the same
siz- emu shape ?" aid ttie Southerner.
I have," was the reply, and a beauti
ful tanie diamond, of which trie mock stone
seemed a juc simile, was produced
The price was lour hundrd, dollars.
Th s.ii ...... -fTIfcd that he
wished to bonow u for a tjew days, and
would leave the value in i!.e jeweller's
hand- until it was returned, and pay tweu
i five ooilars for the use f u. Toe pro
position wis agreed t ihe real diamond
subsinuieii for the counter leit, and the
SoU'i csi e left the store.
)n H e next evening he paid another vis
It to the le-iautant and lound the old par v
assemble. 'I bey A began to qi.iz ni-i",
deciai ng 'hat he had been regularly uck
ed in;' iba. his ring was no; worm a dol
lai, 'I ie former ow ner of the trinket
appearu g t eij y the joke more than tbe
rest.
VY ell, gtntlemen," said the supposed
dupe, w tth a self sulhcteni an ' you may
thii-k what you pi a-e ; 1 ki.ow its a dia
mond. I've not to be taken in so e.-sv as
you think for. Til beta hundred dolUis
this is a real brill. ant."
The bet was taken up in an instant, the
others oil red to the amout cf five or six
hundrei; dodars aore, all which were
promptly n.ei by the Souiiietner. The
giakts l.tiiit put up, out shliiHl the sports
mn t find a jeelUr. Te first the ques
tioned pionounced it a fine diamond ami
worth trout lour to fivs nundrrd m.llais ;
so said be next, and the next. The betters
stood aghast ! it was a real diamond, and
no mistake and as the Southerner pocketed
be un." he coolly hs.-rved ; toldt
you gentlemen, I had travelled someT
The following day he look the stone
hack o ihe jewetler of whom he had bor
rowed it, an had the composition counter
feit replaced in the rin?. and in the even
ing he sought the restaurant for the third
Wii.e. The same set were there, but look
ed somewhat crestfallen. After joking w nh
them for some time, our hero gravely ad
derssedthe cut gentleman' from whom he
had purchased the ring, after this fashion :
" Well, my dear fellow, I have had my
laugh out ot you; 1 don't want to rob you,
and I don't want the ring. Marquand has
off red me three hundred and fifty dollars,
and you can go t him tn-rorrow f you
Kk, i. col Hundred nut of it
The offer was too tempting to he refus
ed. The shark bit, and ihe Southerner re
ceived two hundred and fifty dollars worth
of gold, and the snarpi fifty cents worth
ol psu. The next morning the Carolmi
an ivas non est inventus: and the over
reached sharper found lying on l is table a
beautifu note, sealed wi h perfumed wax.
and stamped with a figure of Mercury, the
God, of thi ves. On removing tbe 'enve
lope, the note wad found to contain onlv
three vords, viz : Diamond cct Dia
MOND."
This was a puzzle: but the first jewel
ler to whom ou snorting friend " show
ed the ring explained the mystery. The
victim, unable to bear op against the ridi
cule brought upon him by this denouement
has left the town for a few weeks on ur
gent business.
THE STUMP TAIL'D COW.
A good many year? ago a man stole a
cow from Mornsown, N. J .and drove her
to Philadelphia for sale. She was a enm
mon cow mough, exctpt that she bad lost
all her tail but about six im-hes. Tbe Unci,
tearing thai by ihe shortness of her tail, he
might be traced, had procured in some way,
probably from a slaughter house, another
cow's tail, which be las eued so ingenious
ly to the short tail, that it was not to be
known that it had not regularly grew ;bere
As soon as the J- rseyu.aii missed his
cow be set off for Philadelphia, thinking
she would probably be carried thete for
sale, and it happened when tie came to the
her ! and as it wai natural that ne should
nave bts though . s veiy much upon cows, be
s on began to look upon tms one with gieat
attention. She was. indeed, very much
I ke Ins cow, he thought. Her mark agreed
wonderfully, and she had exactly the same
expression ot her face; but theexpiession
of her tail was so very different. It must
be supposed that thenw owner of the cow
frit rather uncomfortable timing the txm
inatton, for he soon saw that this was the
person w hose property he had stolen, and
he wi8 very uneasy lest he should take
hold of her tail, w hich he looked at so con
tinually. Upon the whole lie tin ught best
to divert tus atuniioii in some way, and
therefore steps up to him and say s. negh
hor. that is a fine cow of mine, wont y ou
buy her I you seem to know what a good
cowis ' 0,deiir n.e, says the other.
1 ve just had a cow stoien from me."
H'eh, ' ays the tiiief, I'm sorry to hear
tha. tht-y've got to stealing caul-, but I'll
sell off, and you could not better replace
the I oss than hy buying tbta cow ! I'll
warrant she's as good as yours!" VV ny
says the Jersey man, sbe was exactly like
this one, only she had no tail to speak ot,
and if this one had not such a long tail, I'd
swear it was my cow." Every body now
began to look at the cow's tail ; but the
ilnef stood nearer to it than any body, and
taking bold oi it so as just to cover the
iplicing w ith his left hand, and with a jack
knife in his right, po;n mg to tue tail; he
said, ' S. if this cow 's tail were tins lnng,
v.M ..-- 7 "uif ? rnat 1 would,"
said the other, wi o b-gaii to be very much
confused at the p. i feet resemblance to his
cow, except in one particular, when the
to ef with a sudden rut of his knife, took
off the tail just about an inch ah..ve t;e
splicing, and throwing il ovetboard, bioody
as it was. turned 10 the other and said,
now awer it is your cow ! The be
ilJmeni of ihe poor man was now com
plete, but as he had Seen die ta I cui off. ami
saw the blood trickling trom it, he culd, of
cou se, I y no claim to the animal from the
thorniest of the tail; indeed, here was
pro d positive that this was not his cot, mi
that the thief, going over w ith him, sold H e
cow without any further fear of detection.
CONN I DIAL FELICITY.
Mr. Sl.ng ued in say my burse my
boys. Mr. Slang now invariably says.
o.ir hort-es. o..r boys, our farm. The
subsuiution f ..ur, lor 'my,' by Mr.
Slang was broitgh- about thus:
Mr Slang had jui marrit d a econd wife
on ti e day af ei the wedding. Mr- Slang
had casually remarked. " I now intend to
enlarge my dairy.
You mean our dairy, my dear," reph
ed Mis. Slang.
No," quoth Mr. Slang," I say my
dairy."
Say our dairy say our," screamed
Mrs. Slang, seizing the poker.
My dairy," vociferated the husband.
Onr dary, our dairy.' reechoed th.
wife, emphasising each our with a blow of
the poker upon the back of the cringing
husband.
Mr. Slang retreated un'er'hebed clothes.
Mr. Slang remained several minutes waili
ing t r a ralm. At length ins w He saw him
thrusting himself out at the foot of the bed,
much like a turtle fr m his shell.
What are you looking for, Mr. SlangF
she said.
I'm looking, my dear. snivelled he
to see if I can see any thing of pur
hat."
The struggle was over. It was our hor
ses, our dairy, and the next Sunday morn
ihg, he very humbly asked her if he might
vef our clean dreechza to chutch.
The Juellitt subdiud by a Yankee. A.
Scotch Major, who had been so surrcful
with his sword as to fighting several duel
with repeated success, but w)io, on account
of his extreme desire for quarrelling w hen
a lithe intoxicated, and for hi ho o. ted
courage, was deserted and despictd by his
brother officers, came one evening into a
large company. There happened to be
present a Yankee, an officer in the same re
gimeut. This Yankee related, among oth
er things, the failup of a certain expedi
lion, in which he had the tnisioriune of get
ting wounded-
That was because you were a rascally
set of cowards," observed iho Major.
You are a liar," said the Yankee.
The company started, the Scotchman
looked down upon htm with as much eon
tempt as Goliath did upon David, and im
mediately asked, "Are you a man to meet
me r
Ye," replied the Yankee, at any
tirrie and where you please, only, with tbjs
provision that we meet without seconds'
W ell, then, to morrow morning, at fir
o'clock, at -
" Agreed,"
The company present endeavored todii
suade the Yankee, telling him the Mnjor
had every advantage where he had none,
and he had belle-compromise matters, ero
he would have cause to repent his rasi nes;
bui he mil persisted. The next morning
Jjf.K Visr jrp pnt rmftr o6n 'a rn ri rtTi A
J..- wudvn: fthonly afer the Mnjor.
made fits appearance with his brace nt pis
tols and his sword, before he advanced
far, the Y-mkee, in an ausiete tone, b. tla
him iop. or he would blow bts brams out:
upon which the Major, struck with aston
ishment at this unexpected -tratagem, re
luciantly obeved. boi expostulated with him
on the injustice ol sucti ungeniit maul ke
proceedings ; the Yankee was implacable,
and determined to punish lum for his com
duct, and the abue he himself had receiv
ed.
' Lay down your sword and ptst h,"
said he. still presenting his musket, nd
then ngth auout face march 1"
Tbe poor Major was under the necessity
of obeying, and utteiii g a volley id euises
against hi star, passively sonmitted. The
Yankee then quietly took possession o his
arms.
"Pis base, 'tis cowardly thus to disarm
me of all defence." says the M jr.
No," replied lus fellow combatant, "I
will deal honorably with you; there, tak
my uiufket (throwing it towards him) and
dtfer.d your life
He, quite, incensed, seized the weapon
with a mixture ot exultation and piecepi
late vengeance, and rushing forward, de
manded his arms, or he would shoot turn on
the spot.
Shoot away," said the Yankee.
Provoked at such unparalleled insolence,
in a fi of fre zy ne drew the trigger .' But
alas ! the musket had not been chaiged !
The gtnry of our Oragadocto was s sullied,
and his feelings so mortally wounded by
this indignit , tttat he sold his commisaion
and left the place.
THE BITER BITTEN.
Some one has told an anecdote fomething
like this. A gambler challenged an old pi
lot on the Mi6tisippi to play a game of loo.
The old fellow wai too ui n for ion-, and
bled him to the tune o: foO in snori metre.
Now ," said ihe blai kleg, I'll bet y ou
650 against the $50 you have just won, that
1 cao tutu up jack the first time trying."
Never uuu:," sad the piho, let's
have a hand at old slenge ; you can easily
get your change back at that."
But so far from ti o. m a few hands the
gambler was annus $50 mor-. ; when he
offered to bet $100 thai he could tum up
Jack.
Very well, go ahead."
Over went the whole pack.
Well," said tae ga . bier, I rekcoa
there's a Jack up."
'Not mat you knows," said the pilot,
for while we were at old sledge. 1 stole,
all the Jacks."
Ttie buck. eg had iun aga nst a snag, and
he wasn't insured 1
Lucky.'-' A man went out fishing in the
Delaware a few davs s.nc, mid bo -ked a
gold watch. vl e have heard ot gold watch
es being hooked befwro.