Ux SI.l:%ES & BRi;.\ER,
H)L III. NO. 41
“The Old iVorth SIaIc Forever,”— Gaston.
^iiig^le C'opie^* Five
SALISBURY. N. C.. TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 186S.
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LoniliiH (Judrtrily,
Jintisli fid r ter Ilf,
ynrth Jiril llrrit^ir,
J’dpt.lar Srh-dct her.
Sd tn rday lU rieir,
11 V'.v tjii i II s tf-r Iter ie\r \
t 'fiUditu r’.v Joiiriidl,
Jtenir (Ics Denx Monilcs,
LoidldU Society,
SI. I'durii, ^
f '> ni h i liUdfjd;:i ne^
I'rd.vjrs ^idiidztnc,
Li i.iii e JJditr,
Tciiijili- Jiur,
Ldidiou Iti rieir.
T!iE>- I hole’ speedily I have know’u colored ' shall have ratified a constitution submit-
LIFE insurance: MSORAiCFi RlllPANI|;ro“ut:“z.\rett;rL^
lilUUl UIHUU UVjlili ilii A 1 IRI-W JEEK.Ij\ i j go dressed in graveyard clothes, trimmed adopted the amendment to the constiiu-
!Ll-UATES OF SUDSCRirTloX- _Ca i in red ; :i hat thirty inches high, with a tion of the United States projx^sed by the
T1£Biis C.iSH in ad^'anok. j light burning ill the centre. They will XXXIXth congress, and krown as * arii-
" t I walk up to a negro and offer to shake de 14, tho constitution of Alabama mav
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STATIZAIENT, DEC. SI, 1867.
M*
./»•/ Jour lid I,
Cottlcitifioriin/ Iterinr, t'hri.'ifidii Sod' ///,*
Jfl tftc year Itouiid, Duhlin I'liin rriiy,
.)Idr,nilfdn's Mdi/dCciH’, Jiilijidiud.
^\'e liave uIsd airai.i^ed to secure choice selections
froi^j the Frcii(h, Cerman. ami otlier ('ontiiiental
IVriodicaN. translated esjiecially for the Eclectic to
ad(. ti,t!ie variety ami value of the work.
Each nimiher is eiiihcllished with one or more l-’iiie
■stc.-l Kn;;ravin.irs—i)>rtraits(jf eminent men, or illus-
frativu of imjiort.uit liistorical events.
Splendid Premiums for 18G8;
i'v rv new siihscriher tj the Eclectic 18CS. pnyinir
in advam--!, will receive eiHier of the following
hc.tiitilul cliromppil paijjling.s
IJASKKT OF PEACHES,,,
Sizit 0 X 11;/
PLPKPw AND NUT CRACKERS,
g Size 7 X 8.
The above arc exact copies of original oil paint
ings, ami arccxecutcd l,y I’rang A t'o., intlic high-
c-t.slyie oft he art. or, in place ol them we will send
••’t|icr if our Fine Steel Engravings, Washington at
alley Forge, {{etuin from Market, Jay Moru-
iiig. •
For Two suhscnliers and $10.00. wo will send the
t'cautiful Chruiiii), I.'oultry Life—Size o \-‘2 x S.
T.ir Thrc'e, suhs(;rihers and $15.MI, a co}iy of
]\\'lK'iter's yatid/ial Pk torinl Jlirtionarn,
Issues Policies of all Kinds, I
MFi: A AD EAD(>V\3JE\T.
accumula7eb
ASSETS
..*5.0ol liailds with biui \ ami wlren the darkr-y be presented U» Congress for its i\pprox-i»\.
.. tbe Iiiiiul, b» and bcbohl ! it is noth' | Sec. 4. Awrf hr itjuriher enarted, 'Fhat
AhsoJnteJp uo Restrictiou upon I
Tnivcl or Reside nee,
f)lVlilE.\I)S I’AID W.VL’ALLV i\ C.\SII
ALL POLICIES POSITIVELY
$17,670,288,88.
INCOME FOR 1807. .
$7,726,516,53.
FOPv PREMIUMS
$6,332,804,95,
t^EEELY WATCHMAF AND NORTH STATE
! ‘>iie Copy One Year J3 OO
: “ -Fix Montlis j.rHi
j _ A cross onthepajierindicatestheexpuation of
I tiie subscription.
i. Tlie type on which the “ Otn Nortu State,” is
1 printed is entire*Iv new.
but a skdeton hand—the
bones themselves! The result
mg
naked the Uisiiict commanders shall furnish all
Mr. ; uecessarv aid in enforcintr this act
I it a w"eYco[L‘^Tsitor uTeverrfam j but brought him a bucket of, shall remain in full force in Alabama, »■
: to ilo this we have engaged tla^ services of able and
j ‘•ccumiilished literary rontributoi’s
Part of the premium loaned,, and no
loan or premium note i-s a lien or
claim on the polictj in case of death
after the second year.
Foil INTEREST,
1.3 9 3,7 1 1
o
8
LOSSES PAID IN 1867,
81,'2()8,75818,
DIVIDENDS PAID IN
oi.y\ Volume Ilf 1.040 jiages. containing ovci^fiOO pic i
ti iii’l illii^tratiiiiis. jiiicc Sb.CjiJ; jiir ^a copy, of l{o.>a' j
If iiiiieur's ( clebralcd, piece, Sb«-tland j’ofijpr,— Size i
.V. ).J 1 2...
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1867:
0
Advertising Bates.
TK ANSI EXT DATES
I'orall i>criods less than one‘mohlU ‘ ‘ '
One Sipiare. Fii-st insertion ’ $1.00
Kach subseiMient in-scrtioii 5ti
Contract rates for jieriods of one to foni months.
$20 tH»
27.(M)
3 4(«t
3 700
3 850
44.(Hi
nO 00
70. (.HI
1 SQrARK.
1 MO.
1 2 MO.
1 3 MO.
1 4 jro.
$5 00
$8 50
$t2(!0
$15.00
2 SQUARES,
7 50
13 00
17 00
21 00
0 SQeAUE.S,
10 (JO
16 00
’2L(H)
26 0(1
4 S(2UARES,
12 (K)
18 00
23 (H)
2S 00
CfAR. COL.
13.00
19.00
2400
2HI0
CALF COL.
20.00
27,00
33.(H)
3S 00
0 (JUAK. COL.
25(H)
33 00
4(1 on
45 on
ONE cor..
30.00
42,00
52(0
60 00
Correspondent of the Sendnel.
Teniis of the Echrtir
sii.glc copies 45 cts.; one c.ipy. one year. $5 00; i
tw)« .:i)|iii s one _\ car $‘t,(M); live cojiies one year$20.00 !
W. IT. lilDWETX, I
7 ft :~} Beelomni, St-, Az'//’ UoyZ-. j
Company offers peculiar advaiita-
' .gcs to tl)« Southern people. It is tlie most
JAherid Ctonpany in the Pnited
States
6 4 3,0 0 5,0
Interest rceeaved more than pays losses
Dividends average over oO ]ier cent.
All policic.snon-iorfeitahleforastatedamount
Assuranee eaii he effected in all forms desired, j
8A.ML. DOUGLAS WAIT, j
General Agent, I
Raleigh, N. C. j
A. Philijis, .\g(.*ut, Charlotte, X. C. i
mar .‘I-wArwtf !
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For Life Insurance Only.
The A. P. Q. In Aloore—He 7neete
Cold Comfort—Glorious Qonserva
tire Rally—The Leagues Breahing
up.
JoNESiJono, Mar. 30, 18G8.
ilFe$.9r5 EdHlrs:—F\\e X. P. G. came,
saw and didn’t conquer on tlie 27th. As
vas anuoiiuced by hand bill, we expected
“several other eiuiumit liepuhlinan speak-
Riit the cortegtj had betMi reiueed
is, Air. J necessary aid in enforcing this act and
^ A few night.s ago, not far tlie act of March 2, 1867, entitled an act
from my home, one of the gang stopped to provide for a more efiicient goveru-
at a colored woman’s house to get somf | nient for the Rebel States, and the acts of
water. The darkey was almost scared | supplementary to and amondatorv thereof
X-
wate-r. He drank it all, and called for a | cept as modified by this act, until Ala-
second bucket, which he drank also. He hama shall be restored to represeTitatiou
also asked for a third, which he likewise in congress.
drank. The woman, with' consternation, j , 'FrVTr'T^'vTiT'n \ vr^
asked him why he drank so much water. I I H*- I LIAL 1 .MK. 1 .\\ I.'>.
The reply was, that ‘if she had been in ! L be Seen from the order of .fudge
hell as long as ho had, she would drinkas j Umh rwood, published in our columns ihi.^*
much as Ik*.’ - Thev • sonieiimcs are seou i nif^rnm.'r, that ilie trial of Hon. .L ffer.^ion
forty and fifty together,-about midnighf, ! ha.- taen -igam pos?p>ue»i utifil the
iiorsebaek, but disapp(*ar, nO One knows ^ al '}'- 'I'he josipuneuu-nt, it i.=»
where. Tiicv are indeed a curious.set.”
Tiitde)stood, wa.-i nrult- tui
e(iU!ist.I lor the governnienl; ant', we
sume, tie- .-ame ihiog will occur ng.iin
atiil aeaiti. uuli! at hist a nolle prO'^ejut
w ;ii he ( JitereJ, aiid the case tLisn.iss d.—
i M course we do uot m.-aii to- niijdv aiiy-
RockinGHAM.—Tiic Conservative nomi-1 thing more t!i;ui eoiijceture in this, though
iiating Convention met on the 1st. Jo- it is evi.leut that “the proseo.uiun*’ would
soph II. Cardwell, Esq., presided and W. be glad to g-t rid ot their dithcultiLS in
S. Allen and \V. X. Mebaiie were Secre
taries. The Convention was eloquently
addressed bv ()vide Du Pre’, late of this
city, whose speech is .spoken of in high
terms, and by ^Messrs. R. H. ^^'al't^,
Geoigc H. Holderby ;ind Jos. Ilolderhv,
in an able manner. The following excel
lent nominations were made:
Senate.—Jl. 11. Ward.
House.—Col. David Settle and Dr.
A. IL Johns.
Clerk Superior Court.—W. M. Elling
ton.
Jxcgister.—R, 1’. Jones.
Slierijl. — JuB. Roberts. ,
3rv t-ttoM/c /.—. J^. ituttin.
Coroner. —J. D. Ellington.
Huriryor. — W'. 1>. Bethel, John 1).
Watkins, Geo L. Aiken, J. S. Johnston,
II. P. Lomax.—SenLne/.
Caswell. — The nominating meeting
tvas held in Vancevville, on Tuesdav, and
was presided over by the Hon. Bedford
Hrown. Stirring and effective speeches
were made bv Mr Brown, Judge Kerr
and Hon. S. P. Hill, 'i he meeting unani
mously endorsed the action of P Hod
nett. Esq., in the so-called Coin'ention,
and nominated the Hon. Bedford Brown
for the Senate, and Wm. Lon^ and P.
Hoduett, Esqs., for the Uoinmons, all of
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'! he W ist’iii n stir Ren,-u'., (Rulie.al.)
T!jc. Xorth British Ricicic, (F''^'e !-VSTBS. sa. COIiS, Secretary.
Ciuircii ) I
AND , ‘ CSES.ISTIABJ W. B01TC2S, Pres.
J!lad;r„,„rs K,l,„l,H,,jh Maja-inc, j si,„iivfuDHslud i.. ,lctail,i,r
(.lurj.) I
A. W. I.A\VREX( E, of ltalcig!i,
Tl.e,.ermJu-;ils;ue;dJy susLiinedby tbo ooutri for the State of X. Carolina.
ol llif In >t wntcis o!i .^uicnce, icchgion aiul ; 4
• ivocnil iDturatnre, and Mainl nuriviUlcd in llic i ^ (-01 (I IiKNor U,
woriil t>r ifttris.. Tiiev .arc iiiJisiiMi-aiiio to .tlie ' niar 3 — w^'twly Salisbury, X" C.
•-(•Jfolar .Tinl the j)ntle>s:»ii.il man, ami tn every leu- |
ilifjg man a». tlnry Ininisli a liettei ii-'-nril nl tlif eiii- ' ' ^
rent literature ol tlie Jay ti.an ran be obtaiiied t'rom
ftny other sonree.
'I'ERMS FOR 1868.
For any one ol the Itexiews $4.00 per annum.
For anv tv\n o! tiie Iteviev A 7.00
For any lliii-e of the lleview s.... 10.( 0
FifT alt lniirnf the J,;e\ iews 12.00 “
For Ul-tekwoini'-- .Maga/.ine 4.00 •*
I'nr (liaekwonil ami one Itcvicw, 7.00 "
I'nr,.lilaekunod and ;inv two ofthe
Hevlews i
F»r Itl.'iekwooil and three ofthe
Iteview.- 13.Ot) “
For Itlaekwnod and the Ibijr He-
views. 15.00 ‘f
Tlib .4rlin{^l;jn LHiliial
fife
Jiisnraitff Qicutiiiiit!)
OF VIRGINIA.
.4 Xirginui and Southern Institution
Its Funds are kept in the South.
It has mcheith unprecedentedsuecess.
CLUBS.
A liisenuiit of twenty j>er eent. w ill be allowed to
liib^of four or more pei>on.>. T’hus. lour eopieM»( ! ji ~ > 177-771.
Hi:»ek.w ..od. or of one Iteview. w ill be M-nt to i,w, \ltsioriunesare csfublislicd beyond any
joijivs.s foi; S12-80. Four eopies ot the lour Me- j
vievk--anj iilackwood for $48.(Ml ami so on. *
J’OSTAGF.
Snbseribersslmuid p-epay by tluj (luartor. n. the
otljee >l deliverv. The I'ostage trt ai.y part of the
I'nited .‘^tate-i is Two (’knts a nuu.ber. This rate
only .applies to enirent siibseiiiitiun.'^. I'orbaeknuai-
beih tile iMotaye is double.
Pr'i mi a ms to Xoar Suhserihers.
Xe'v still>-;.-i-itK-r:. ti> any two of the above pi-iioijl-
«r>ls lor 1S»>8 will be entitled to receive, .uratis. anv
ORe ol the Four Metiew s for LSbT Xew' Siibseril)ers
to all live of the IVrioilieals tm- liSt)8 m-..y reeeive,
•ir.Tlis Ulaekwood or any two ol ti e hioir Reviews
V*»r, 1S>7.
Siili.eril>er^ may ol'tain back nuinl-ers at the fol-
lo}> iip.; reJiieeil rates, viz •
■file North Mrit-sh from .Lnuiury, 1863. to Deceni-
’■'je. ls(67.- inc’.iisive ; Eilinl’iirgli ziti J the IVestmin-
r-;,*r from April. 1864. to Leeember, 1S(~. im lnsivc,
and the I.ondon t,Uiartevly for the years 1865. 1866
and 1867, at tin* rate of$1.50 a vear fori-aeh or any
Me\ .ow: also. Itlaekwootl foi 1S»6 and Ihli*. f.>r $2.-
5(1 a year, or the two years loeether lor $4.('(l.
Neither jipMninmstuSnbseiibers. noi-diseoniit
to Clubs, nor redueed '--iees for back nninl'cis. ran
tie allowed. Tinless the i. ni-\ is remitted direet to
the I'ubli-ln-rs.
.Vo premiums can bo given tn Clubs.
The Lrnnurd Scott Pub. Co.,
140 Fulton, St., X. Y.
confimirnri/.
The T.. 8. rfit. ('(>.. also pnldisli the
FARM PR'S GPIPK,
by IIkxty .^TErnrvs, of Edinburgh. an-J the late
J. I*. Norton, of '\'aie College. 2 vols.. Roval
(bo Tvo, 16Mi paces, atid numerous Fr.graving.s.
Frier. $7 lor the two volume.s—by Mail, jmsf naid
$8.imL jan9-Atf
AV
E ha -e just received a comjilefe assort
ment v»f approved blanks in Bankriiptcv, and
are prepared to attend to cases in bunkenptey
before the Registers, and tlie District Court Uni'-
(ed Fiatee.
BGYDEX A BAILEY,
Solicitors iu Baokruptev.
March 3. 1303. 'tf
Tiie Comp-any has rapitai ami ns.sets. against its
liabilitt that w ill i-ompare favorably with anv Life
Insiiraiii'c ('oui|»any on the continent, which is the
true test of responsibility.
Us alfairs are cautiously adniinistered b_\j .Kdected
nirectors. oi resp.msibility and business eajiacity.
It ha,-» cstahli.slied its claim to Soiithc-ru Fatrouage.
01 TIC EPS:
P It E S 1 D E N T ,
JOHN E. EDW'ARDS,
OT VlPGIXrA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL
ONE niLLIONBOLLARS.
OFFICERS.
W. C. CARRINGTON, President:
J. J. 110PKIX8, Secretary
0.
i
I b , (l(^s(*tion, or, w re, pnliaps, out bum-
I id.sewhere, till tffey had to call oul
’ po ll* (»ld A. IL, of our county, to make
UL/fkLatjuL ... -K .
tne arrival of tin; cars, a polite
nae was placed in llohhn’s hands, ask-
iiq' that Hon. 1’ C. Fulh r he tillowed to
reply, nfh-ring to submit to any terms to
time, Ac., that he might dec d 01. Af
ter caucusing for a i 1 oar, a vei Pal an
swer, refusing, wa.s returned; to the i -
finite disgust of the Radicals, x\ho h d
beon bragging that Holden was not afraid
IL PERROW, M. D. J/cJ. Jf/mw. evf'i Jo “leet Gov. Vance, and that he
This liberal and solvent .8outhem Company * Xo accommodation had been prepared
pays to its poHc-y holders annually j for the epeaker.s, though Conservative
Q-i TTil n.., e .-P lie i gentlemen here had ofiered as.sistance
84 Per Cent, of Its 1 rojlts. j So, at the back end of a warehouse, in
It, proposes to aid its patrons by taking notes I ^ swatnp,’ evidently ‘‘hid
lor one hall'of the priMniumt. '' ” i out,” as Ave Say of poor and h an stock
If allows ts patrons to pay all ea.sh ifdesired. ! at otir county churches, the' X'P G
It invites Its patrons to attend its annual set-1 1 1 n j
tlemenfsand see tlieirriglitsproieeted. | Jiag announced and three cln-ers called
H aliowrTts pati’on.s to i-haiige their policies i which were answered by less than a
I'rom one place to finolher. " . i d()2eti voibes, and a groan that almost
Its Folk-v holders are not restricted as to tra- j shook the gr6und,-and followed by three
Itofl'ers the following certificate a.s to its .sol-; } ^find deafening cheeis for the Con-
veney: | scrvative patty—the negroes looking on,
Xklsi x CoruT lIor.sK, Ya ( * not knowing what to make of it at all.—
r,., 7 • 7 m March 2o, IdG/. S ; All of which had the eftect of softening
llic undersigned, officers ot the county ofj„„„i, ,7 1 1 .1 ,/
Nel.son, and State of Virginia, take pleasuie in | “traitor," “rebel,” “. eces-
reeomiiieiiding as a solvent and relialile'cohipa- ' Sioui.st a
ny.‘‘Tiie Fiedinont Real Estate insurruvee Com-1 Cpnservati
which followed *
and “copperhead’
itive friends,’ ,, in
into “our
the speech
VICE rnKSlUENT.
Wil. B. lsAA(S,
SKCRKTAKA',
1). J. li.VIlTSOOK,
M i; IH (' A L 1-: .\ MIN1-: It,
('IIARI.ILS 11.
SMITH, M. D.
II
l.EO AL ACVl.SKK.
C. Cahej.l,
GKVKRAI. AOF.NT.
Jnu. H. ( LAinOKNE.
DIRECTORS:
•Ii'lin lenders. Henry K
William F. T.iylor,
Saimiel S. (’utn-ell.
.btlin Foolev.
('liarlesT. Wnrtliam,
William Willi.^ ,lr.,
Eli. .\. Smith,'
Thos. .1. E\ aus,
•James -ntt,
R. M Quarles.
W. 11. Tyier.
.1 ■ L, 1*.* i \v a I'l is,
.\. Y. .'^ti.ike.=;.
.1. B. Mor'tiiii,
R. H. Ifbrel!.
William 11. I’aliucr,
Fllyso.n,
Asa .'Snyder.
11. E. Ra.-ikervilie,
8:tmi;el ('. Tardy,
George .lai (lbs,
•J. W. .\lii.son.
George ."S. Fainter,
A . 1). ('Imek'ev,
H. (’. (’aiK;ll. ■
I>. .1. Hart-^ook,
•Jolrn V. Williams,
V illiani G. ’favlor,
A. F. Alic-ll. ■
Wm. B. l.-naes,
Gi-orgo L. BiilgooJ,
Samael .M, 1‘ricc.
LEWIS C. HANES. Agt.
anl7—tw&wtf Lexington, N. C
Ncntly En^zuUd at this Office,
pany," of tliis county; iUid be.sides the merit ol
its solvency, its rates and ' terms for Life Iti-ur-
anee aie such a-; to eommend it to public pat-
ronagi*.
Its Stockholders, l)ircctor.s and Oftieers are men
of high intt'grity, and patrons can rely on an
honorable, efneient management of its affairs.
None of US have stock or personal interest in ( ^
this eomjiany, and simply give this as disinter-! fhsif of “snrgent, but that NorthCaro-
ested testimony to the meritsuf a good institu-I lina would do better. lie was in favor
Geo. S. STKVE.V.S, Clerk Circuit Court, '
.Toiix F. Hix, simrilf- i U^rit to Lolonel.
80 Mr. Holden discoursed ever so pro
sily, for two hours, about tbe “Con-stat
tution,” colored “surgents” and colored
“ridgemenls,” remarking that the U. S
service allowed negroes no rank above
AV.^f.A. Hill..Surveyor.
S. H. Lox'iXTi, CIiTrk County ('ourt.
(I A. Bingham A Co., Ageut.s, Salisbury
ATe also have the tigem-y for good f'ire Com
panies.
Traveling agents w.inted. Apple to
CAFT. .IAMBS F. JUllNSOX,
Special Agent, Charlotte, N. C
.Tan. 7, 18(>8. wAtwly
TSS T!Qirr!PABT.T}
SOCIETY
f THE UNITED STATES
\Miile Mr. II. was speaking, an im-
prowntu platform was tastefelB’ arranged
in iHc public eqii.-xro, nnd, after lie was
doll?) the lion. T. C. Fuller, and others,
proceeded to make the fur fiy to a large
andtnthusiastic crowd of k'hifc ni6n‘.
Iljilden lost a hundred votes h(*re by
refu^iig to hear Mr. Fuller, while Mr.
Fulcr made another hundred on the
groind, to say nothing of the influence
wbi^J it will spread in this and adjoining
counties. The lukewarm are arroused,
the Leagues are emptied. Numbers ot
negrdes, contrary to all precedent, stayed
at liime to work.
’l&e League near this place, a large
one iud composed of better men than'
are ifimniouly found in such concerns,
met t’etently and I lie President made a
No. 92 Bkoadwav. New Yoric. litti' ^Jk, stating that he should then and
thertf withdraw. He was followed l.y
.li, .7 , -71 • 7 7.,’ 7 * tiou at SUCH time or tunes as it niav aes-
?6.00n,W0 "f i-ute. And s.,id Lc-gislntu.x- i= uUo em.
whom accepted the nominalions. Good
for old Caswell!—lb.
Gltlfo. d.—J. T. Moreliead, Jr., is
one of the Conservative candidates forllie
Senate for Guilford and Alamance, lie
will make an able and ‘virgorous canvass,
and he challenges the advocates of the
mongrel Constitution to meet him on the
stump.—J6.
THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
The House* of Representatives, l.y a
vote of 102 -o 20, passed, on SaiunJay,
the following hill r
Be it enacted, dc., That tlie Con.=:tifu-
tion fuimed by llie conveh^tion of Alabama
which w. s submitted for rtitilicaiiou by
the people At ?iri election commencing on
the 4th day of February, 1868, is hereby
declared to be the fundamental and or
ganic law for a Provisional Goveruinent
tor the people of Alchama, so t:’r as the
same is not in c^nfiict with the eonstitn-'
lion and laws of the United .Stales ; and
tljc eio^terl sLt sairi cJeotioii
on the 1st day of May, 1S6S, quality as
provided in said Constitution tind tlie- or
dinances of said Constitution, and imme
diately thereafter enter upon the discharge
of the r respective offices.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the Governor, at any time after he sliail
have qinilified and entered uuou tlie dis
charge ofthe duties of his office, ni.iy, by
proclamation, convene tbe Legislature,
cl o-en at said election; the Legislature,
whe'i so convened, shall, possc.^s all the
pow r conferred by said eonstitution, which
may not be in coiiflict with the constitu
tion and laws ofthe United Slates. And
tlie L'^gislature is hereby further empow
ered to subuiit said constitution to .the
qualified eleclor.s of Alabama, for ratifica
tion at such time or times as it niav des-
-Viinual Fash Income, '-3.5(Ki,lAI0
Sum assured during 1867,.. 45.23c!,4t>0
Nuinher of Pidicie issued iu one year—TO,465
All profits divided among the Polii-v*h(dde.isan
nually.
Dividend Febmarv l.st, ISto
:D.5.
-Cash value -$610,-
all but iu'o had left it forever, and one of
them will vete against the new Consiiiu-
tiou.
CANDIDUS.
Tin largest Mutual J.ife Insurance Compaaiv in
the wo? Id. ' ■ . ' .
Lss’ies Polieie.s on a Sindo Life from i250 to
^$25.0(Hi, '
4 lie Lynchburg Virginian puhli.shes
the following letter from Tennessee:
“^V^e have a strange and mysterious
S »__ a. mm . , ( orgiiiiiz.ation here which i.s called the Ku
• JwyG ZZiitchisoii (& Co. ■ -Vo ts. • j^i , r\ f .i ••it
Xo. l, Cuimn’s Brick Hm, A'««- One of tin- jinucii.nl ob-
SHtTvKrRX' N' (' jjecteot the order is charity to the wid-
Who are also agent.s fi.rWx of the best Fire! children of Confederate soldiers
Insurance Companies in the United States. -Lhev travel only at night, and the sight of
m.areli 4, J8«i8. twAwIm 1 ohe of llicm makes a negro ‘take to his
powered by a in.ijority vote of each liou.se
to submit lie; ConstiUition as frum. 1 bv
the Collvt niion, wuit or wi.h.fut ameiul-
meiits proposed by the L* gi.si.iiare, and
if amendment..* be pru[»osed bv the Legis
lature, iltey shall be voted upon .separate
ly, and not in connection with tin; consti-
lion as it came from tlie convention.
8ec. 3. And he it further enacted, Ih.-it
whenever the per.ple, by a majoriiy vote
of tlie electors of Al.ibama qualifit (Diinder
the act of Congress of March .23, 1SG7, to
vote for delegates to form a Constitution,
and actually voting on said ratification,
lie glad to get rid ot their ditficultie.s
any manner imaginable.
L lulerwood’s grand jury have found a
new indictment against Mr. iJ.ivis, of
whieli we gave a fnlLrejiort last .Mondav;
Imt nothing in reg.ard to the trial ot Mr.
Davis now seems to aff-jiil more than a
passing n-inaik, and the “new indictment ’
ha..* h.udly been mentioned on the streets
of this city, so we!! stitisfied do the people
seem to be limt ^Ir. Davis is safe from ^
the iimlignant sjfirit of wliich jioor 4Virtz
was sacrificed. Contrary to the exjuxta-
tion of a year ago, the Great State Trial
i.s taking place to-day at Washington in
stead of Richmond, and th-n reepuudont 14
tlie I'n SKl( III or ilit United St.ites, instead.-
ot the President of the Confederate .States ;
lof America! It is the Union Senator
from 'reiinessee, who left his State for tho .
sake of Union, instead ot the ‘‘necesh”
Senator from Mississippi, who. left the
Fnion for the sake of his Statu.. “Time
works Wonders !”—Bichmond' Eto^uirer..
BALT1M(JRE *XD lUlEMEN.
• - STEAMERS.
(hi ^londay the steamship Baltianore',
the pioneer in the new line between Bre-
iiten and Baltimore, reached this port from.
Bremen with a large and valuable cargo .
besides 13 cabin and 107 steerage passeu-
gcr.s. Tile Baltimore presented a beanti-
ful ajipearanee tis she entered tlie port
with the American flag flying from tho
niniiimast, the Bremen flag beneath, and
tli^e magnifleent flag for the German Con- .
tederaiion at the stern, \\ith sixty-one -
flags flying from the maiiiruast, the Brem
en ll.ag bi nealh, and the m.ignifieent tflag
of the German Confederation at the stern,
with sixty-one flags and private signals
flying from her rigging. As the noblo
ship passed Fort McHenry she fired a sa-
Iut‘, and another was fired as she entered
the extensive new dock at I.ocust Point,
on the south side of the haibor, where
she was met by the recej>tion commiiues
of the city council'and citizens, and cor
dially received and welcomed. Addres
ses were made «'>n the occatfion by F.-Raino
E. A. Keene and A. Schumaeker, llnqs.
—Baltimore Sun.
Odious lax Lair.—The convention, to
ji.ay its •‘Xpenses of 880,000—S8 per day
to negroes and scalla\t'ags ; 8G6Gj to each
0»* JStJ «io v/eci C^tX 0/1
all the real and personal property in tho
.Stale, and Gen. Caiiby has ordered it to
be enforced. . •
• Her* we have the poor man’s horse, the
Widow’s cow, the baby’s cnidlc, all taxed
to PA\ XK(.ili()E8, and others -88 per
day. They were in such a hurry to get
their money, that they forgot to exempt
any thing —the meanest tax law ever made.
jyORIH ;.%UU£,1.\4 rail. ro.\u.
J’OMFAW .ii..i*.s,N. C., Of-t. 17. 1867.
f)n aiil.;itter tliis diitethe f(4Iowing will, be
thi* .Schedule lor Passenger.Traiius oxer .thu
Road; • , .
Leave (.’harb.tte, daily 0.40 i*. M.
.'ali.-l.ury 12.2.3 A, il-
Griuuisboru’.... 4-11 “
Kaleigli in.00
Arrive at (iold.-'bcjru,.. _ 2.00 e. if.
x-eoA u Gi)ldsl«uro’, 12.22 F, u.
■ . - liaWIgb, 3..">0 “
GreeiKsbon*’.. 9.J0 •*
Sali.sbiiry 12.16 A. M.
Arrive at Charlotte 2.54 “
I liruuglu.a.'iSeiigeiN by this hue haverhoit’e
of is.uteK via Gn.*eusb.ro’ and Duiivillu to
Ricliinow'i .r via Raleigh and Wtddon to
liicbinohAior Bvrtsnu7iiih. arriving at all
poiut.s north of Richmond at the same time by
either n.nte. C'onuec tiou is uia^le at Gold.--
boro with I’as.senger trains on W. A W.
Road to and from Wilmington andby Ereigh;
trains to Weldon.
JAME.S ANDERSON.
Su]>eriutendetjt.
Office N, C. Rail Ro.nd, Oct. J7 *8*‘7. tf