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Home and Democrat.
CHARLOTTE, N. O.
Correspondence of the Home and Democrat.
New York, July 24, 1882.
Editor Home and Democrat: I will
have ready for publication in a few days a
new political novel, not, as you may infer,
on the " Fool's Errand" side of politics, or
morals, but quite the reverse. Its title is,
"Monon-On, or W ell-Nigh Reconstruct
ed." It is written by a gentleman ex
tensively known in North Carolina and
elsewhere, who chooses for the present to
style himself "Brinsley Matthews, Esq.,
of the Southern Bar." Of course its
scenes are in the South, during the war
and carpet-bag periods. When bound I
will send .you a copy. I trust it will have
an extensive sale. Price $1.25 in cloth,
15 cents in paper; by mail postpaid.
To answer inquiries and orders for the
new novel by Miss Fisher, which has been
announced, allow me to state, that the
publishers inform me that it
is not yet I
, .. I
in tvne. and thev do not know when it
- r "
will be ready.
One more literary item a gem of a
book is that issued by the Richmond &
Danville Railroad ; 56 large pages, printed
in the best style, and illustrated by 32
fine engravings of the grand and the
beautiful scenery of Western North Caro
lina and Northern Georgia, from the tow
ering "Mount Mitchell" to the beautiful
"Happy Valley." These scenes and the
graphic descriptions of them and their
surroundings, would make me in love
with my country, and proud of it, if any
thing were needed to do that. It is a
God-favored country, as the world is be
ginning to find out. I can well under-
stand the feeling of the author, who winds
up his description of the famed French
Broad River, by the avowal that it is in
his native section. "We cannot linger on
its wild glories,' the author says, "nor
give a single lino to its loveliest tributary
the silver Swannanoa which gushes
from out of the very bosom of the Appe
lachian monarch. Our pen runs wild
with a selfish love of the theme, for we
are native there."
And this beautiful pamphlet, closing
with a deal of uselul information to the
tourist, has been gotten up at the expense
of the Richmond & Danville Railroad,
and is circulated gratuitously. North
Carolina owes that company a heavy debt
for its aid in showing off her wealth at
the Atlanta Exposition, and this adds to
the obligation. I hope the Road will
reap a rich harvest from its liberality.
"There is that scattereth and vet in-
creaseth."
I have read with more than usual grati
fication the Monthly Bulletin for June of
the North Carolina Department of Agri
culture. It contains valuable articles by
Mr. McGehee, the Head of the Depart
ment, Profeesor C. W. Dabney, Jr., Di
rector of ther Chemical Department, Prof.
W. C. Kerr, of the Geological Depart
ment, and Mr. S. G. Worth, Supt. of Fish
and Fisheries. The papers in this city
have been full of accounts of abundant
crops in the West and North and South
west, but I have seen very little about
crops in the South, and especially in North
Carolina. Mr. McGehee supplies full and
most satisfactory information as to this.
His felicitations on the way in which the
farmers have met and overcome the mis
fortune of last year's short crop, are time
ly and happy. They repaired that dam
age by providing a bountiful crop this
year of the staff of life, as they ought al
ways to have done, being an agricultural
people ; and if they will persist in doing
so hereafter, their last year's disaster will
prove to have been a blessing in disguise.
Referring to the efforts of the Department
to bring about a change in the policy of
farmers by inducing them to make their
own food first and to devote only their
surplus to marketable articles, Mr. Mc
Gehee mentions the turnip as valuable
winter food for cattle, which reminds me
of the stress laid by Mr. Webster on that
crop in England. In a speech delivered
by him on his return from that country
some forty-odd years ago, he spoke of
turnips as one of the most important of
the agricultural products of that then
most prosperous land. It is a crop that
has not been sufficiently appreciated in
this country, I think, its production being
almost confined to the supply of the wants
of the human animal.
Professor Dabney's article is about
manures, a subject with which I am not
familiar; but his assurance that "beyond
a doubt more manure has been made at
home in North Carolina the past season
than ever before," is certainly gratifying.
The vast amounts of money heretofore
sent out of the State annually for fertilizers
have retarded the prosperity of the farm
ers. The Professor tells how to make
manures and thus to save this outlay.
Prof. Kerr's article, on Sumac, and on
Gems, and Silk, and Minerals, and Build
ing Stones, ought, alone, to be worth the
year's salary which the State pays him,
not grudgingly as formerly, I am glad to
see.
And Mr. Worth's experience in hooking
some of the carp with which he has been
stocking the waters of the State, quite
excites my envy, and makes me "wish 1
were a boy again."
Altogether these Agricultural Bulletins
are ot great value and will have a mate
rial influence in advancing the prosperity
of the State.
The Pittsburg physicians are earnestly
warning against , the use of "soothing
syrups" and other nostrums. Experienced
doctors aver that a large number , of the
children supposed to die of bowel com
plaints are in faot "drugged to death."
the
A man named Raudolpb, living near
Pittsburg, Pa., "believing that the Lord
is soon to visit the earth with another
flood, is building an ark after the pattern
of Noah. It is 228 feet in length by 48
feet in width, and will have a capacity of
one hundred tons. He looks for the flood
by the middle of October. In the mean
time he is making arrangements for the
reception of as many representatives of
the animal kingdom as he can find, and is
sending invitations to a great many per
sons whom he wishes to save." Ran
dolph must be a disciple of Ingersoll,
putting no faith in the promises in the
Book Genesis.
The following is a good story, true or
false:
"Forty years ago, in a village near
PhiladelDhia. arrangements were made
for a wedding. The guests were invited
and the bride awaited the groom, who
never came. The girl, crazed by grief,
became a harmless lunatic, and wanders
through the rooms of her home arrayed in
her bridal finery, buoyed up with the hope
that her lover will yet return. Burglars
entered her house lately, and her quick
ear detecting their steps, she stepped out
on the staircase and greeted the thieves
with the words; "I have been waiting
ill .1 . T - ,4 . sin"
The men looked at the ghostly figure in
its faded robes, standing with arms out
stretched, and fled from the house."
H.
COMSrCNICATED.l
About Freights.
Editor Some , and Democrat : The
editorial of the Charlotte Observer on
freight discrimination seems to be more a
defence of the Richmond & Danville in
their effort to monopolize North Carolina
than of the outraged people. I cannot
see what the Green line from the West
u - .:.u t, t,
can have to do with Eastern freights. If
that line controls the rate and can afford
to haul Eastern freights at such extreme-
ly low rates to Columbia and Augusta, it
seems that the "Associated Railways of
Virginia and the Carolinas" would be
able to bring freights to Raleigh, Greens
boro, Goldsboro, Winston, Salisbury,
Charlotte, Statesville, Hickory, Shelby,
Asheville and other points fully as low.
If the P. A. Line can haul freights by the
doors of Charlotte, Concord, Salisbury,
Lexington, High Point and Greensboro,
N. C, to Atlanta, Rome, Dalton, Macon,
Milledgeville, Athens and Washington,
Ga.. Chattanooga. Tenn., and Mont
gomery and Selma, Ala., for the following
rates on 1st class freights, viz: Boston
$1.05 per 100. New York $1, and Balti-
more 95 cents, why can't they fyaul them
to the above named North Carolina towns
for the same rate, especially as the dis
tance is with some of them scarcely half
what it is to some of the competitive
points in question, lne Observer's argu
ment about water transportation hardly
holds good as Goldsboro is nearer the
Ocean than Columbia, yet her rates are
40 per cent higher. Is North Carolina to
be made a hewer of wood and drawer of
water all her days, and that servitude to
be to foreign corporations, and the money
wrung from her toiling citizens go to en
rich the cities and citizens of her sister
States ? The patriots of North Carolina
are those who look after the material
prosperity of our State, and if the State
papers will look more to the interest of
the masses and less to the political aspira
tions of themselves and neighbors, our
Slate would soon take a front seat, a place
she by reason ot sou and climate is enti
tled to, and a place she would have if we
had fewer Rip Van Winkles and fewer
office-hunters.
I fully endorse everything "Shipper"
had to say in last Thursday morning's
issue of the Observer, and would suggest
legislative enactments to compel the Rail
roads to resoect the rights (if we have
any) of North Carolina's citizens.
A Merchant.
J.H0AIAS JEFFERSON 1KIBUTE TO THE
Illustrious Dead. The design of the
monument to be erected over the grave of
Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello, Va., has
been approved by the Secretary of State.
The monument is to consist of a plain
granite obelisk, in accordance with the
request of the deceased. A granite plat
form twelve feet square will be reached
by two steps nine inches high. On
the platiorm will be a cubical die of
granite, which will be surmounted by the
obelisk.
lhe following inscription will be put
upon tne o beast, in sunken letters :
here lies buried
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Author of the
Declaration
and of the
of
Independence,
Statute of Virginia for Religious
Freedom,
and tne
Father of the University of Virginia.
On the die will be the words:
Born April 2, 1743 (O. S)
Died July 4, 1826.
The cemetery will be surrounded by a
handsome fence ot wrought and cast iron.
The entrance will consist of a gateway of
very ornamental and handsome design
The monument will be erected near the
fence, and the panel of the fence opposite
the monument will be of an
design somewhat similar to
ornamental
that of the
entrance. Ihrougb this panel visitors
will be able to get a good view of
the monument without entering the ceme
tery.
IdP The Durham Tobacco Plant tells
the following tale : "Judge J. J. Ferrell
tells of a terrapin that had attained a ripe
old age when last seen. In 1829 the
J udge and his brother, J. M. Ferrell, were
ouiaad uunuug m vuo bcvwiuu ui mc
county now Known as j3ls. Strove lown-
ship, where they found a terrapin. J. M.
Trari-All n his noma -wn
a. i i ri m .
w.c mo o
oacK, aiBo me ume. xniny-seven years
irom mis ume jnaee rerreu iouna ine
name terrapin noi one uunarea yarns irom
ine spoi wnere ne ana nis Drotner lound
him in 1829. He had grown very little if
any. the only change perceptible was he
was beginning to look a little ancient
The J udge proposes to take another look
tor him at some time in the near future.
3F The first Katy-did sang Wednes
day night. So frost will not be here be-
loreucwoer ziii.
G a art ot to I b
HISTORY OF CHARLOTTE, N. C.
' . . WRITTEN FOR THE
Charlotte Home and Democrat,
.BY MRS. H. m. i. .
The people of Charlotte, who had up
to this lime worshipped at Sugar Creek,
built a handsome brick church in 18 , ol
whose pulpit the Rev. R. II. Morrison, D.
D., was the first regular occupant. A
heavy debt was incurred in building the
church, and it was sold for debt in
and bought in by who held
the title deeds, giving the use of the
building to the congregation until they
could pay off their indebtedness. In
the congregation grew too large for the
old ehurch, and it was pulled down to
build the present beautiful edifice. The
first Methodist Episcopal chnrch was
built on College street in 18 and the
2d in 18 . The Calvary Mission in 18 .
The Baptist church was built in 18, the
1 rotestant .Episcopal, opposite the Mint,
and now converted into a dwelling house,
in 18 . lne .Lutheran in 18 ana tne
Roman Catholic in 18 . Numerous
churches for the colored people have been
built since the Confederate War.
The gold mining interest began to be
developed around Charlotte in 18 and
several foreign companies, located here at
different times, dreaming of the El Dorado
which was to nil every man's pockets
was to nil every man's
with gold. An Italian gentleman or
rather nobleman, Chevelier de Riva Fenoli,
came out as the head of one company and
lived here in great style. His private
secretary wag a young Frenchman from
New Orleans, Mr. Rousseau. He had
handsome horses, foreign groomg, French
cooks, gave dinners and balls and made
Charlotte, as he expressed it "von leetle
Paris." An English company arrived af
terwards, in which were some very pleas
ant gentlemen,the Messrs. Blondell, father
and son and Dr. JLongstan.
Charlotte and Mecklenburg, in the last
revolution as in the first, has reason to
t ? ,i? n . Al I
Charles Lee, Capt. William Owen and his
be proud of her sons. Gen. D. H. Hill, Col.
gallant young brother, Harry, Capt. Eg
bert Ross, Capt. T. McGehee Smith, Capt.
Harvey White, and Dr. W. E. Edward
White, are only a Jew oi tne names in
scribed upon her long and brilliant roll of
honor. 1 shall never lorget the day when
the U. S. eagle and flag were torn down
from the Mint, and the thrill of delight
with which the rebel women looked on
when it was done. Was not the very
name "rebel" to us a title of honor; when
Washington and all his brave associates
had borne it before us ? Our institution
of slavery, which had brought this war
upon us, was not wrong in itself, but we
had not regulated it with the restraints
imposed by the Mosaic code, and there
fore it had become, in some respects, a
curse. 1 insist that it was not wrong in
itBelf ; and that the race of slave holders,
with Washington as their representative
man, were as noble a class ot men and
women as the world has yet seen. Until
the millenium arrives, slavery will be the
best and happiest condition tor some per
sons, and some races. And our tuture
history will prove this principle. One of
the wisest apd best men lever knew, used
to say, when he saw an idle, vicious man
making himself a burden to the com
munity, "That man needs a master," and
by "master" he meant in the slave-holding
sense an owner, responsible for the
support and good conduct of his slave,
The problem of political economy will
never be worked out, until we lay down
Adam Smith, Mill and Ricards, and take
up Moses. Man is very god-like in his
attributes, but there are some things be
yond nis power. lie cannot create a
human being and he cannot create a wise
social and political organization. The
one is as possible as the other.
One very painful aspect presents itself
in studying the history ot Charlotte and
Mecklenburg. We have not progressed
in civilization as we should have done.
lne country was settled with a superior
class of people. We ought to have made
the same or greater progress progress in
material prosperity as the brothers we
left behind have made in England. But
last winter our roads were as bad as they
were in the reign of George the 3d. They
were so impassable that the farmers found
it impossible to supply the town with fire
wood. We will long remember the " wood
famine" of '80 and '81
Our roads are no better, although more
numerous, than when Uornwallis travelled
over them. While in England thev had
improved so much that in 1820 they were
declared the best in the world. The
whole island of Great Britain was, at the
same time, intersected with canals. Not
a river or small stream, except in remote
or out-of-the-wav districts, lacked its
bridges; and fens were drained and heaths
cleared away. As to the trade of the
country, it bad become a marvel in men's
eyes, a9 it might well be." More money
has been made in England during the
present century than in her whole pre
vious history, lrom the time of the Roman
conquest.
nmgiana is not Dy any means a para
dise. Her institutions are better than
ours, as is proven by her purer govern
ment ; her systems of agriculture are bet
ter; her roads are better. But the densi
ty of the population makes a fearful
amount of pauperism and suffering. The
rich are very rich, the poor are very poor.
1 preter our own bad roads and
lands, but there is no earthly reason why
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we snouici not improve.
concluded.
Guiteau's Unclaimed Baggage.
In the annual turning over of unclaimed
Daggage which occurred at the Palmer
House, Chicago, last week, Manager Wil
lis Howe lound a wooden box about two
feet square and securely fastened, which
I ore do marics indicating us ownership.
was forcd open and among its contents,
wnicn were cuieny paper-covered
were cuieny paper-coverea pam
phlets, was a morocco-bound, large, pica-
type copy of the New Testament, on the
fly-leaf of which was written "Charles J.
vjuiLcau, i .fprw, 101 1. xue nanawriung
hr A II 1 nhh flit t 1 .
was unmistakably that of the assassin.
The pamphlets contained a lecture enti
tied : "A Startling Religious Discoverv.
a lecture on unrist s second Commcr A
D. 70, by Charles J. Gniteau, lawyer and
tucuiugiiiu, ABiuaiiu iMocK, jjiucaso.
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mere were also numerous protessional
cards of the assassin. The box has been
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we wjLKi luuikerB iur several years, nav-
mg Deen leu Dy wuiteau at the end of a
Driet soiourn which terminated eiirManlir
on account ot rent and board, which still
remain unpaid. The testament, especiall v.
is regarded as a valuable relic
.Large Vegetables. Mr. A. A." Har
rington, of this county, has sent us an
Irish potato that weighed one and a half
pounds, a tomato that weighed one pound,
ana nve tomatoes on one stem that weigh-
ed a pound and three-quarters. Chatham
I itecora.
a o aaiT Bemo c
Disorderly Conduct in the 2d District
Bepublican Convention.
From the Goldsboro Messenger.
The Republican Convention of the 2d
Congressional District at Wilson on the
19th inst., broke up in great disorder.
Those who were present say the conven
tion was a scene of the wildest contusion
from beginning' to the end, baffling all
description. All day Wednsday was spent
in a disgraceful wrangle in the effort to
effect an organization, and only on 1 burs
day did they succeed in electing a chairman
and then only to break np in a row. We
condense from the Wilson Advance:
A motion was made by J. T. Sharp,
that the bar be cleared of all except dele
gates and the members of the press. Then
VYassom took the floor amid much con
fusion, which lasted several minutes
(during which time a colored delegate from
Craven had to be held in his seat, and a
handkerchief put over his mouth to keep
him from giving vent to his pent up feel
ings) made a epeech which brought down
the House. O'Hara urged the delegates
to the convention to act orderly so as to
reflect credit on them, and so that the
press of the Slate could not truthfully call
the convention a pandemonium.
The chair then begun to announce a
committee on credentials and on perma
nent organization, when such a scene en
sued as has never been witnessed before
in Wilson. .
During this scene a colored man named
Hill thundered out "you bread and butter
revenue meu sit down. " Another gave
vent to his feelings in "We've been sold
out often enough. We'll see about it this
time."
A most demoralizing scene then ensued
and for fully half an hour nearly every
delegate and republican in the convention
hollowed at the top of his voice without
any seeming purpose. During this scene
the convention adjourned for an hour.
Upon assembling again on motion the
convention adjourned until 3 o'clock.
During the interim several colored orators
made speeches. Amongthem was a Dr.
m , , , ft tha nomi-
Moore, colored, who advocated the nomi
nalion of a negro, and said that if this
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conventioufailed to nominale a colored man
they were sounding a death-knell to Abra
ham Lincoln s proclamation.
When ' the chairman read the commit
tee on permanent organization, which he
had appointed, a colored delegate from
Edgecombe objected to the chairman's
appointing said committee, lie saia you
cannot appoint the committee, and so help
my God you shall not." The motion as
to whether the chairman had the right to
appoint the committee on permanent or
ganization was then taken up and loudly
and longly discussed and the chairman
was ordered by an H.dgecombe delegate
in a stentorian voice to sit down and be
have himself; and Scott of Wayne, in a
speech full of power, said that "if the
chairman appoints the committee he will
do it over my dead body." Expressions
such as "I shall not submit to such a d -m
click longer," "stop the revenue ring,"
"the colored men have a majority and
should have a colored Congressman," re
sounded throughout the court room.
Taylor, a negro from Edgecombe, repudi-
ateci ine cnairman, ana saiu mat ue wuum
not submit to his domination. A big
buck yellow negro said he was "no hun
dred dollar man; moved to adjourn this
mass meeting. It's no convention, he
said.
The chairman essayed to speak, but was
prevented by the great dm and con
fusion in the convention and by the
thundering cries of "sit down" "sit
down," which resounded through the
house.
E. R. Dudley, of Craven, was called
upon and addressed the convention while
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waiting lor the report oi tne committee.
and bv the way he made a speech tem
pered with sound judgment, which was
decidedly conservative in its tone. The
committee reported favoring the giving of
four votes to Craven county and four to
Northampton. A minority report giving
Craven four and Northampton two, the
minoritv protested against the report. A
substitute to the minority was made al
lowiug Craven two and Northampton
four.
The chair ruled that Craven be seated,
after which about a dozen members took
the floor, all speaking at once, renewing
the disgraceful scenes of the first session.
Mai. Grant took the floor and urged . the
convention to proceed in an orderly man
ner, and that one halt hour be given to
the Craven delegates to present their
claims, after which the vote should be
taken.
The voting on the substitute was next
in order. When both Craven and North
ampton were called. During the voting
other scenes of-confusion were enacted
such at this time had become quite com
mon.
The vote was announced 16 for and
18 against the adoption of the substitute.
On motion the convention adjourned
until 10 o clock lhursday morning.
Upon the re-assembling of the conven
tion Thursday morning H. L. Grant of
Wayne, and JL. G. Estes of Edgecombe,
were put in nomination lor permanent
chairman.
Upon the call of the counties Estes re
ceived 17 and urant 15. The announce
ment, was made amid the wildest fury, and
many minutes elapsed before order could
be restored sufficient to enable the chair-
man. to rftu.lhnJ8 for the. comPliment
I hPRtnwpfl K.icrhf.i horn wp mi rr h t. now ha
bestowed. Right' here we might say he
maices a capital presiding omcer as was
evinced by his ability to bring some
order out of that amount of chaotic con
fusion.
The chair then announced that nomi
nations were in order, whereupon Dudley,
of Craven nominated Orlando Hubbs,
seconded by Manix, of Craven. Taylor,
of Ji.dgecombe nominated Li. w. Hum
phrey.
Hannon, of Halifax, nominated O'Hara.
and insisted that the negroes had claims
upon the convention for its suffrages which
could not be ignored. Negroes composed
the convention : neeroes sent the delegates
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to the convention ; and that a negro ought
10 receive tne nomination. That thev
were no longer hewers of wood and draw
ers of water for white people ; the thing
was played out. The negroes were aroused
to a sense of the imposition too long prac
iiseQ upon tnem and tnev were now de
termined to have their rights. At this
juncture the chairman ordered a noisy
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i aeiegate to De silent under the penalty of
being excluded from the room. Where-
Innnn rat .;tsni.nt ; -r- v
est uproar ever witnessed in Wilson
raered in creatt fnrv lnr fl
lshed ; wildest gesticulation prevailed ; the
chair was threatened with expulsion. At
one time a riot seemed imminent, but
O'Hara finally succeeded in getting the
attention of the noisy element and showed
uy iub muuence wnicn ne wielded over
I ing spirit of the convention.
this turbulent mass that he was the rul-
I Wtftm(..Annm,ua.v v.
rn t, 6 S aslo i'tWnfOT
was the only man who "would break the
infernal ring.w - i
At this point a motion was made to ad
journ which - motion failing to prevail
another 'wild uproar ensued wilder per
haps than any that had preceded it. In
the midst of - the excitement Wassom
nmped up. on a table and waving his
umbrella in frenzied fury withdrew
Humphrey's name in favor of O'Hara
when the wildest storm that ever broke
thundered out its muttering in roar after
roar in the most terrific confusion. Pan
demonium unbarred its gate and the furies
came forth and revelled amid unbridled
chaos.
The scene became indescrible, and this
confusion reigned for some time. An eye
witness said that a thousand triphammers
make a thousand strokes a minute would
have been a soothing lullably compared to
the din that raged. ' -
During this melee Wassom moved that
O'Hara be nominated by acclamation and
W assom put the question to the house
himself and a thundering of "yeas" fol-
owed.
The chairman, after vainly rapping for
order, declared Hubbs the nominee of the
convention and . declared it adjourned
sine die.
. N. C. NEWS.
Bir Judge Eure declined a re-nomina
tion for Judge in the first district. He is
a man of means and will go into business
at Norfolk, Va.
Mr. Jamea II. Lydick, the bartender at
Millers' Club House, in Morehead City,
was the victim of an accident last week,
which resulted in his death. It seems that
during the night he fell from a landing at
the top of a high flight of stairs, over the
water, a distance of some forty feet, and
n his fall struck a piece of projecting tim
ber, which broke his ribs and lorced them
up in his lungs. He was found in that
precarious condition eome hours later.
Medical aid was soon at hand, but noth
ing could be done for the unfortunate
young man.
Strange, but.Teue. There is an old
ady in this county who has pased her
three score and ten years, who lives on
the plantation on which she was born,
married and raised a large family, has
never been to the town of Lewisville only
one mile from her home, she has never
been to the Yadkin river, although living
within three miles of it, and has never
during her life been six miles from home.
n the same neighborhood lives 1 erdinand
Reynolds who sports a beard three feet
and a half long. Wilmington Star.
A Unique Coin. Mr. R. Thorburn, of
this city, has in his possession a very
unique com and one which is prooaDiy
very valuable. It is a copper penny, of
the series known as "Nova Constellatio,"
and bearing date 1783. It is said that
there were but three of these pennies
struck off and submitted to George Wash-
ngton for approval, as we recollect read
ing somewhere a few days ago, and if this
is so, and it the coin Mr. Thorburn holds
is genuine, which it most probably is, then
he has really a small bonanza in his posses
sion. If we recolleot rightly the artist
referred to stated that two of these coins
were in the hands of collectors and the
whereabouts of the third was unknown.
The editor of this paper has a coin of the
"Nova Constellatio series dated 1785.
Wilmington Review.
On the 10th inst.. Dr. L. I. Staton as
sisted by Drs Williams and Bass, took out
the left eye of Mrs. H. V. Staton in order
to preserve the sight of the right, lhe
operation was a success. The eye has
cured, and is ready for the glass one that
will be here in a few weeks, lhe enuclea
tion of the eye consists in removing the en
tire globe leaving all the muscular attach
ments so that in replacing the eye with
an artificial one, it retains all the motions
of the natural eye so perfectly that it can
not be detected. It is said that some of
our farmers are paying as high as one
dollar and ten cents a day for laborers.
With thepresent prices of cotton we can
not 6ee very much pront to the larraers,
lhe high wages, is owing in a great
measure to the scarcity of labor. There
is a remedy that can next year, with a pro
fit and with no extra cost, be tried. De
crease the acreage, and put the money
that is required to cultivate the excess on
the land used. By this means as much
can be made as formerly, while the land
will be greatly improved. larboro South
erner.
Judge Bennett's Reception in Raleigh.
It was a fine audience that greeted our
standard-bearer last week at Metropolitan
Hall, one worthy of our State capital and
worthy of the occasion.
Col. Bennett's speech justified all th
anticipations that had been raised concern
ing it. Received with hearty cheers, he
at once put himself en rapport with the
audience and carried them with him to the
end. Indeed, as we heard a colored
brother say on leaving the hall, the crowd
"could have Btayed there all night listening
to that man. Wit, humor, brilliant sal
lies, flights of oratory, homely philosophy,
anecdotes and politics were so interwoven
as to keep all on the qui vive. and the
audience were moved to laughter, ap
plause, or to serious thought at the will
of the magnetic speaker. It was Daniel
Webster who apologized lor not having
compressed his epeech. Col. Bennett
found himself unable in the time occupied
to touch on all points, but those he dwelt
on were handled with consummate skill.
He made plain the dangerous invasion of
the rights of citizens which has character
ized the conduct of the Federal government
under the Kepubhcan administration, and
dwelt with much earnestness on the power
of speculators in provisions to affect the
market price of these necessaries of life,
In the contest between capital and labor,
as illustrated by the cond uct of the railroad
corporations in New York, he was on the
siae oi laoor, tor capital needed no sym
pathy and would always protect itself.
These evils, said the speaker, result in
great part from the tendency of the Re
publican administration to build up large
fortunes and erect a moneyed aristocracy
at the expense oi the people.
He was strong and powerful in his ar
raignment of the revenue system and the
evils attendant upon it, and his picture of
"1 Til 11 .
a revenue raia win naraiy De lorgotten.
Indeed, throughout, his bold outlines were
filled in with skilful coloring and a master
band was recognized at all points. His
appeal to the people to beware of the
danger that threaten them from changes
in the trial by jury and in increasing the
power of the Federal courts, and to stand
by the State goverment as the sheet-anchor
of their hopes of liberty, was plain, vigor
oua, ana mil ot eloquence. All com pre
hended it and all recognized the evils and
J . i . a mi
uuge ue portray eu. ine speech was
admirable in its effects and was received
with much applause and satisfaction. The
distinguished orator struck home to the
hearts of his hearers and left an impression
that will never be effaced. Eal Observer,
.. Important to Cotton Growers.
N. Y. Mercantile Journal, f " - ;
MAfTrVrftf the New
York Cotton ; Exchange , have authorized
tne pUDlIcatwu v . iujjwi - - ----
relative to the improper handling of "Seed
nfttinn" bv the farmers or ginnera iu pre
paring the lint for shipment. The cotton
crop of 1881-82 was put upon the market
in an unusually bad condition and the
recommendations are worthy of special
notice. ...
"Whereas, numerous complaints have
about the waste in the 1 staple
of American cotton, more particular of this
year's growth, which has ledto the belief,
in many instances, that it is caused by
ginning' at a high rate oi speea, au
cleaning the seed too closely, tnerepy
breaking the staple, and proaucing an ex
cess of 'fluffy, or what is known as re
ginned staple, thus lowering its character
and value, this Exchange would most
earnestly call the attention of ' the
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planting interest to the evil, and asic mat
efforts be made to cure it. It is quite
manifest that lowering the value of cotton,
by imperfect handling, is injurious to the
interests of the South, as it lessens the
value of its main product, and if continued
will work great harm.
"Therefore, it would be unwise, on the
part of this country, to leave undone any
thing that could raise the character of our
cotton, so as to maintain its superiority.
Certainly it is suicidal to continue a grow
ing evil although it may appear to givey a
temporary advantage. , The planter, while
gaining in the quantity of lint, suffers in
tho price he gets for it. The information
received attributes the cause of the trouble
to the increase of public gins, which per-
orms the 'ginning' of small farmers who
seem to care more for getting a large re
turn of lint cotton, which is done to the
damage of the staple, and, if more atten
tion is not given to obtaining better staple,
it will have the effect of further pulling
down the price of all of that description.
Some of the damage complained of is trace
able to the imperfect condition of the gins
lhe necessary repairs not being made
when they are required, x armers should
understand that it is the staple of the
American cotton that enables it to be
sold at a higher value than the pro
duct of India, and that so much as the
staple is deteriorated, it will be surely felt
in the price.
"It is a well known fact that as high as
id. () ft has been paid this season in
Europe for good staple upland cotton over
the quoted price of that grade, and where
the staple was deficient a corresponding
reduction had to be made: hence it is
plainly evident the Southern planters
should avail themselves of all the knowl
edge at their command to improve their
product and avoid a policy that is detri
mental to them. The India crop this
year shows great improvement in staple,
and, notwithstanding it is grown on a
small sized plant, is remarkably free from
sand and dust ; consequently it behooves
the Americans to do their utmost to pre
vent deterioration in all these respects.
"band and dust have been found in our
crop this year in a larger proportion than
er before : hence a great reduction in
price has been made for it. No doubt the
very dry season had considerable to do
with their presence, and has caused low
prices to be accepted lor such, as sales
have been made at 22c. and even mor
below the value of the same grade of clean
cotton. It is said that 'cleaners were ex
hibited at the Atlanta Exposition that
would remedy this grievance, and, if it
be true, their adoption should become
general.
"In conclusion, the planter should be
reminded that more care should be given
to bailing, 60 as to avoid mixing different
qualities in the same bale, which is a
source of great annoyance at the mills,
and leads to reclaimation against the
sellers."
Robert Tannahux, Pres.
Geo. E. Moore, Sec'y.
John Chinaman as a. Harvest Hand.
The fact is that had it not been for the
hated Mongolians vast quantities of Cali
fornia wheat would have rotted on the
ground, because it was impossible to find
sumcient numbers of white men to harvest
it. The Chinese make good harvest
hands, and the . agricultural interests of
the Pacific coast have been saved by their
presence lrom a great calamity. Jim
neopolis Tribune.
A. J. BEALL & CO.
Have just received a large supply of Fresh
Mackerel in all size packages.
orn, Flour, Hay, Bran, Meal, Stock Feed, and
in fact everything kept in a First-Class Grocery
more.
A. J. BEALL & CO.
June 2, 1882.
NEW DRUG STORE.
I have a full Stock of
Pure Fresh Drugs
AND
MEDICINES.
. ...- ! 1
- A well selected line of
Toilet Articles,
Fine Handkerchief and Flavoring Extracts, and
everything usually kept in a first class Retail
Drcur. Store.
Landretli's Fresh Garden Seeds
for sale.
I will be glad to see all of my friends.
' H. M. WILDER, Agent,
Cor. Trade and College streets,
Feb. 17, 1882. ly Charlotte, N. C.
THE
ALL-HEALING SPRINGS CO.,
(NEAR KING'S MOUNTAIN, N.C..)
Announce mat ine oeason oi isz will open
on me loin aay oi may.
The Hotel has been renewed throughout, and
increased to tne lengtn oi 3uu leet, witn broad
piazzas 120U feet in length.
The Dinning-Room has been doubled in size,
and 40 new Rooms added to the Hotel.
Sitting-Room 20 x 122 feet Ball Room 50 x
30 feet
Bowling Alley, Billiard and Fool Tables,
Shooting Galleries, and Gymnasium.
Capacity for 200 Guests. Board furnished at
Table d'hote and also on the Europea i plan.
Splendid Band of Music engaged for the sea
son. Ball Room and other amusements are not near
enough to the Hotel to interfere with the quiet
of guests.
Four Springs elegantly fitted np, whose heal
ing qualities are unsurpassed. It is the cleanest,
most comfortable and most perfect Health-Resort
in the State.
Mas. E. C. McCobkle, in charge of Dining
Room.
Terms, $30 00 per month ; $1.60 per day, under
five days. Special arrangements with families.
Hacks meet Trains at King's Mountain and
Gastonia, Excursion Tickets from all points.
Db! FRANCIS M. GARRETT,
King's ML, N. C, April 23. Manager,
Comparative Cotton Statement.
The following is the cotton statement
for the week ending July 21 :
'- .. ' 1882. io,
aei receipts at an u. o. pons
Total receipts to this date,
Exports for the week,
Total exports to this date,
Stock at all U. 8. ports,
Stock at all interior towns,
Stock at Liverpool,
Stock of American afloat for
Great Britain,
. . .
78 19 494
4,604,986 5,68084$
16,593 38 760
3,455,885 4,368789
221,726 286 M
29.798
810,000
801,000
19.000 86,000
New York Cotton Futures.
The Posts cotton report says : Future
deliveries are quiet but . steady at a few
points advance. August sold at 12.68
and 600 bales, no notice, at 12.82, and loo
do. at 12.84. At the third call October
brought 11.90; November 11.74; Decem
ber 11.75 ; bids of 12.67 for July; 12.68
for August, and 12.45 for September vers
refused.
Net Receipts of Cotton.
The following are the total net receipts
of cotton at all points since September
1881 : Galveston 426,895; New Orleans'
1,172,945; Mobile 262,882; Savannah
725,064 ; Charleston 495,741 ; Wilming.
ton 133,223 ; Norfolk 605,805 ; Baltimore
38,066 ; New York 170,417; Providence
12,408; Philadelphia 81,540; City and
West Poiut 175,614; Brunswick 6,884;
Port Iioyal 22,727; Pensacola 10,137;
Portland 76,942 ; Indianola 13,733 ;
Washington, N. C, 10,501 ; Boston, 232,
710; total 4,604,986.
ALEXANDER & HARRIS
Are making a tremendous sacrifice on Dress
Goods. They propose to close out their entire
stock of Dress Goods.
Our stock of Ladies' Misses and Children's
Hosiery
Is entirely too large, and must be reduced. In
order to do so we intend to sell them very cheap.
We will offer 6,000 yards of
Figured Lawns,
At prices the lowest ever reached by such goods
in this market.
We have now the largest stock of Persian
Lawns, White Linen Lawns, French Nainsooks,
Masai ias. Bishop and Victoria Lawns, Piques,
etc., ever offered in this market. .
LADIES
Who like to look at pretty Goods will find our
White Guipure Embrodiery, Nainsook Edgings
and lnsertings, Swiss Edgings and Insertings,
and Hamburg Edgings and Insertings, the largest
and prettiest ever seen here. . They are simply
beautiful. ' -
. House Furnishing Goods,
Such as Table Damasks, Colored and White
Table Napkins, Lace Curtains, Table and Floor
Oil Cloths, Carpets, Cane Mattings, Rugs, etc.,
can be found in great variety and very cheap.
Don't forget that we are leading the market on
Staple Goods, viz : Bleached and Brown Sheet
ings and Shirtings, Prints and everything wanted
in that line.
WHAT
A beautiful line of Ginghams you have, is the ex
clamation of all who have seen them. Prices
low.
Oriental Laces,
Italian Laces, Lauquedoc Laces, Torchon Laces,
Bretanna Laces, Antique Laces, Spanish Laces,
Guipure Laces, a tremendous stock.
Gentlemen
Wishing a ready-made Suit, or who wish their
measure taken, can do eo by calling on us. We
nave an elegant line oi samples to select from
and it you are not pleased you need not take the
suit.
ALEXANDER & HARRIS.
April 21, 1882.
HAVING REMOVED
TO
Corner College and Trade Streets,
(l w. pkrdue's old stand,)
and adding to our already large Stock of
CORN, FLOUR, HAY, BRAN, MEAL, STOCK
FEED.
A FULL LIKE OF
Choice Family Groceries,
' at bottom prices.
We are ready and will be glad to serve our old
friends and the public generally with Goods in
our line as LOW as the LOWEST, and respect
fully solicit a share of your pationage,
A. J. BEALL & CO.
April 21, 1882.
We pay special attention to Ke-
tail Trade. Prescriptions prepared at all hours
day and night by reliable Druggists of the best
material and at reasonable prices.
WILSON & BUR WELL,
July 7, 1882. Druggists, Trade street.
PINE APPLES,
Red June Apples, Fresh Green Corn, Ripe Soft
Peaches and
Crystal Ice Cream,
At PERRY'S
June 23, 1882. Headquarters for Fruits.
BURGESS NICHOLS,
WhoUtale and Retail Dealer in
FURNITURE, BEDDING, &c
I have now in Store a well selected stock em
bracing everything found in a
First-class Furniture Store,
Such as Bedroom and Parlor Suits, Lounges,
Tet-a-Tets, Whatnots, Marble and Wood Top
Tables, Dining Tables, Washstands, Bureaus,
Wardrobes, Book Cases, &c.
tW CHAIRS of all kinds and cheap Bedsteads
at prices to suit the times.
I respectfully solicit a share of patronage.
ALSO,
COFFINS of all
made.
grades kept on hand ready
No. 5
Jen 19, 1882
West Trade Street,
Charlotte, N.C.
KALSOMINING.
We invite your attention to JOHNSTON'S
PATENT STANDARD DRY SIZED KAL
80MINE and FRESCO PAINTS, knowing
that they meet the wants of Painters, House
keepers and others throughout the country.
They are carefully prepared from the finest
selected raw materials ; all of the ingredients are
thoroughly incorporated, and they are offered for
sale ina finely pulverized condition, simply re
quiring to be mixed with water, to fit them for
use. ,
They are made of the PUREST WHITE, and
in gradations of all the leading and fashionable
Tints, Shades and Colors ; thus adapting them to
all tastes and uses. The advantages of our pre
parations a e manifold.
They are ready for immediate use, requiring
no experiment whatever, as the color and quality
are determined before they go into the hands oi
the consumer. They can be mixed and used by
any one. - ,
They can be applied with the greatest ease ana
facility, and when dry will present a sinootn,
rich, and even surface, which will not rub or
scale from the walL ' .
If used according to directions, they will wor
well upon an absorbent surface ; hence the necs
sity as heretofore, of preparing walls to stop
their suction, (except in extreme cases,) is over
come. .
They will save the waste of materials and io
of time common with the old mode of mixing"
produce desirable tints, etc. .
They will keep for years, without change
color or quality.
They are the only cheap and available prepar
tions for the purpose in the market.
WILSON & BUR WELL,
April 14. 1882. Sole Agenta.
Shoe Dressing
By the dozen, by the gross or at retail, by
J T. C . SMITH, Druggist.
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