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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-04
"THE SPECTATOR.

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PROSPECTUS
N. CAROLINA CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.

THE North Carolina Annual Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, ha wing to
issue weekly paper bearing the above name the sub
scrlbors are authorized 10 issue this prospectus
1t Is INTENDED to publ- Family Newspaper W hch
While 1t shall be religion md sentiment and
ma ntan the doctrines and usages OF the Methodist
Church shall be devoted to all tie interests of NORTH
CAROLINA. And furnish intelligence for every class
of readers In size and appearance the periodical
Is to equal to any of church papers, while it will
sarPass them all in adapcdness our peo
pie. The entire inc efficiency of the existing Advo-
cates, 10 the necessities of position, US to
the publication OF our own paper and conederately
expect the hearty cooperation of the members of
Church in all parts of Safe and Conference, and
hope TO make the paper interesting and insTuc tive
as to attract patronage from the public generally.
The Advocate viii be published at 81 so year. and
the first number will be issued early practicable
after the session of Conference. 1t believed
that the publication will be commenced the LIST day
of Janury 1856. 1t is desirable that large
ption possible be obtained before the Conference
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prise are respectfully urged TO and forward the
names and addresses OF subscribers particular atten
ton being paid TO correctness in writing the
persons, Postofces and Counties Those who have no
opportunity Of subscribing through The agency of
ministers may write directly to Rev. VIM. E. Pe, Fay
ettevle. N. e.
The paymcnt will be expected upon the issue of the
Ist number. The location of the publishing Office will
be determined at the session of Conference.
N. H. d. WILSON,
WIN. f. PELL,
r. Z. HELM, SCom.
WA. CARTER,
w. BARRINGER.
Aup. A. 1855,
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PUBLIC NOTICE.
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So Of 40CO Els. 800 of OOJ Els l04i of 900 FIS
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For Tickets and Pio.pecuses apply to the und"rsgf e.
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FLORIDA LAND AGENCY.

THE undersigned has established agency in tie
of Alligator, Columbia County, Fla, for the
purchase, sale location of Land Warrants the pur
chase and OF lands generally improved and unim
proved. The fact being established that Rail
Road is to be constructed Immediately, connecting the
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico running through the entire
length of the county, East and West, anc in view of
the great fertility OF our SOIL the unusually fine growth
of pine timber the land, the lthu of the
climate, ard the reasonab terms which lands
now be obtained, there is perhaps section Of the
Union which affords equai induce to tn emgrant
from older States. Having had experience in
farming on the different kinds OF and and acquired a
general knowledge OF them throughout the county. and
having acquired unusual abilities for pointing out such
as are for sale either of public private lands, he
feels very confident Of making it the interest of all
pc wishing inform alion who may have deter
mined to settle in Florida to call on him.
w. o. JEFFREYS.
References.
Hon E. G.. CABEL
Hon. d. S. WALKER,
State Reg lister.
H. Il: C. : n C a.,ss ESQ., Carthage, NC.
BE- Rs* H g.: MeHn'1'' Fayetteville, NC.
MEssRs. w. NJ. LAwroN L. Co., Charleston. s. c.
Alligator, Fla, June 90, 1855. 49-ly
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FOUND
A RELIABLE MEDICINE.
THE CELEBRATED
GDIAKEOM BIY2pKnS,
A Purely Vegetable Preparation,
AND SOVEREIGN REMEDY FOR



THESE BlTTERS are purely Vegetable Compound,
and offered to the public under the fullest
viction that they will be found safe and sovereign
Remedy for Dyspepsia.
They have been trumphantly tested not only by nu-
have furnished ample testimony to their decided
suffered all the gloom incident to that stubborn and
distressing disease.
EXTRACT
81 do hereby certify that have known and used
your celebrated compound COLLETON BITTERS in
my family for than fifteen years, and do verify
believe it to be of the most valuable Family and
beneficial effects many instances that with truth
NUNS which they have received from the afflicted W no
ring properties.
Signed, CHARLES 6. CAPERS,
Planter, st. Helena, S. q.
The undersigned sole agents for the above Med
cnes take pleasure in stating that they intimate
Bitters' hence they do not hesitate commend the
article possessing rare virtues and well calculated
to afford relief in
DYSPEPSIA AND ITS KINDRED DISEASES.
Retail price, so cents Bottle!
For which incalculabe amount Of suffering
may be arrested. The trade will De supplied on libe
raj terms. HAVlLAND, HARRAL Il CO,
Druggists, Charleston, S. C.
H. This Medicine can be obtained Of Scarr Co.,
Charlotte, Reid & Grer, fullwood and other respec
BILE Druggists and Merchants throughout the State.
Feb l6, 1855. 30-ly
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KANsAs-A letter TO the ST. Louis Republican.
dated Shawnee, Kansas Territory, August 4,
suys:
Farmers from Southern STATES are moying in
with numbers OF Slaves to cultivate the prolific
soiI of broad Prairies. Good houses are being
erected, valuable stock imported, substanriGl i'm.
provemen:s made, and all that is needed for con.
rinued and continuous property, is good, wise
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$40 Feward,

STOLEN from the subscriber Sadler's Hotel, Char
lotte ~ c. the night of the 93d of July IS55,a Gold
Watch of the following description, viz Maker, Nj.
cap, No. 192!45. The view of Peak kill carved on the
will give reward often dollars TO any who will
return the TO me- and the additional amount of
SlO for the apprehension of the rascal who stole it, if
white man.
Il. MORRISON.
Charlotte, n. Z. Aug. 30, 1855. Gilt
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NOTICE.

4 SUBSCRIPTION of five hundred thousand dollars hav-
y ing been made the Capital Stock of the Wilmington.
hantte and Rutherford Railroad Co, and the first install
nent of aud half dollars per share having been regu
ry paid in according provisions the Charter notice
is hereby that the Books of Subscription will be closed
on Wednesday the 5th day of September and general
!eeng tho Stockholders will be held Wadesborough in
the county of Wednesday the Sc day of October
ext IS earnestly desired that all OF the Stock shall be
presented either in person or by proxy.
Wilmington, n. c.. Sept. (, 1855. Aft
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Notice.

Office.
THE citizens of Meckienburg, and all who inter-
| ested in the of the " imington, Charlotte
and Ruther ord Il all Road, invited to att nd Rail
Road meeting be held at Hopewell Church Friday,
the 3ist of August The meeting will be addressed by
gentlemen distinguished ability and il Is to be hop
ed that the people will take advantage OF the emporium
ity, that they now have TO hear item.
There will be also a Rail Road meeting in Lincoln
county, Beaes' Old Field, Saturday, the LIST of
September. The public are respectfully invited.
c. c. HENDERSON,
H. w. GUION,
B. S. JOHNSON.
Executive Committee for Lincoln county.
August 2S, 1855. Silt.
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:. British Association for the Advancement OF
ine ~ the results of his researches into the
interesting and mucn co""o'ef'eo q"es'ou vi tue
To., tribes Of Israel:
THAT tho number of those taken away ia the
,Esrcut captvities had been much over estimated,
.nIv The principal people having been made cap.
70 "a hostages, with the men OF war, and others
~,o.t available slaves; that the main body OF
no len tribes were not taken away by the Assy-
ans. but were left in their ancient possessions.
hen they became again partially subjected to the
L;pqs of Judah that the tribes that caa be sup.
onsed to have been really removed were the
Rrubenites, the GaGites, with the half tribe OF
u,oassab, and that OF Naphlhs, who, being
laced on the east Of Jordan and on the NORTH were
most exposed 10 The attacks Of the enemy that the
greatest part OF those who had been taken way 10
R,bylon, or their descendants, and The descendants
Of those taken away by the Assyridns, turned 10
their ancient land that, while IL. Babylonia,
Assyria, and other countries of their conquerers,
they could not be supposed 20 have lived apart by
iheir tribes. so that in the space Of two hundred
eesrs and upwards those taken away must have
lost almost every distinction Of tribes, and :hus
have become prepared 10 form part Of that re-.
stored nation which took the name Jews from the
principal tribe smongSt them; that the tribe OF
Judah having been The most numerous, and their
CIV OF JeIuSdlcH inc centre dFOuDu NnlcD the
Israeles congrPgated. It follows as a natural con-
sequence, that their name would become the pre-
vailing one that the magamation OF union into
one prople Of oil the israelies was in RccOL1ance
with The predictions OF the Prophets that the
remnant Of the Israr!i,es left in BsbyIonia and
Assyria, though smaller in number than that por-
ron which was restored TO their ancient posses
.ions, might yet have increased TO an immense
multitude, IN the six hundred years which elapsed
between the first restoration and The time OF
Josephus but that the remnant left beyond the
EuPhrates cannot properly be considered to have
been The representatives Of the tribes, much less
the entire body of the ten tribes; that il The time
of JoscPhus, all distinctions Of the other tribes
having become lost, except those Of Judah and
Benjamin, he enormously supposed they were
the only tribes that had returned and that the
other ten tribes still remained beyond the Euprates;
that. in any case, the dream OF Esdras respecting
the ten tribes having taken council among them
selves, and gone into further country, where
never mankind dwell, was mere dream or vision,
1t in reality processes 10 haye been.
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Charlotte Saloon.

HAVING bought the interest Of W. w. Pielsn in
tho Charlotte Saloon basement story Of epTings's
Building few doors south of the Charlotte Bank, tho
business viii be hereafter conducted in the OF
MILLER & ORR,
l. They have Just received and are now opcnin: n
cquled variety of the
Purest and test Liquors,
Wines, Cordials, Porter. Ale.
AND
SCARS, OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS,
that to be had together with every article that -
qusite to refresh aud regalc tho inner man Their
FRENCH BRANDIES.
WINE-CLARET, PORT,
MADEIRA, SHERRY, and
CHAMPAGNE
was selected by judge and DO confidently recon
1mend-d as PURE and GENUINE.
. They have had considerable experience IN Catering
for the public taste and promise ~ every t1er1!o 10
pleas those who may extend 10 them thsir parcags
MILLER L. ORR.
aug IL All.
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Notice.

SlHIS is TO certify that my wife, Mary T.. Mead,
u has left my Bed and Board without any just
PrUvication, here forewarn any person or per-
sans from har5ouring or trading wi h said Mary E.
Mead as | will pay no debts of her contracting
from this date. JOSEPH MEAD.
Sept. l, 1855. 6-4w.
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PUBLIC SALE

WILL expose sale the highest bidder at my Steam
Saw MILL three miles south west Of Charlotte Satur-
day the 18th inst large lot OF Lumber, three small plank
hOuses easily moved three excellent wagons with harness.
good mules, horses, and 4 lot OF hogs &c.
Terms made known the day OF sale.
THOMAS GOOCH.
Sept. 1, 1855. 80 4..w
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LAND FOR SALE.

$3.50 THE SUBSC RlBER offers for sale the
S7ER Plantation on which ne resides, situated on
GSYeST Little Sugar Creek, miles South of Char
49, lotte, in the Providence region, and / mile
East the G. Il s. c. Rail Road. This tract contains
about $50 Acres, of this amount, about
200 in cultivation The largest half OF the
cultivated land is fresh having been cleared in the last
few years. On the place there is a very com ortabe
dwelling house and all necessary buildings, incud-
ing excellent Gin House and Screw. just built
Also Spring and well of good water The above land
is situated healthy neighborhood- surrounded by
industrious, intelligent and moral Comm unity
The subscriber will take pleasure in showing the land
to any person DESTROYS Of purchasing.
I'M. DOLBY.
july 10, 1855. Lift
Wing copy.
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Notice.

IiE annual meeting of the Stockholders Of Che wes
i tern Plank Road Company wiH Ike place n Rich.
ard A. RozzclPs the Bird Wednesday liz September
next beng the 18th day) elect Presdeat and Bard
of Directors for the year. and other i'm
PortaDt business of che Company.
c. c. HENDERSON, PRISE.
aug 49, 1855. 4.5t
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NOTICE

| hereby given to the Apo, nted al April
Term OF the County of Mecklenburg, TO assess the
Lands of said county, that they te to
the office of the County Court Clerk or Saturday the
18th day of September next.
Sept. 4, 1855. 6-2w
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NOTICE.

THE Western Plank Road Company will sell at pri.
vate sale, on reasonable terms, one of
Starbuck's Steam Saw Mills,
all in running order it is situated the line of the
Plank Road about 4! miles east of LncoI.ton and if
not sold privately before will be offered public sale
Saturday, 23d day of September the pac. where
it is located.
For further information persons wishing 10 purchase
will please apply to Lncolnton. N. G.
C. c. HENDERSON, President
o. the w. p. Company.
aug Is, 1855. 4.6t
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CHARLOTTE HOTEL.

YEEA THIS Hotel situated in the centre of the town
LElEA Of Charlotte, convenient TO all the places OF bu'
sIness-is still kept open COR public accommodation
The proprietor has been engaged in keeping public
house this stand for fourteen years he now offers
to the use of the pu,lic edition of his former
house greatly enlarged and im.roved, presenting in
front two story Verandahl 0' feet
in length by ~ feet in width, handsomely shs ded by
in the side walk, atfordng pleasant promenade
at all hours of the day.
The house is thoroughly furnished through out, and
in every part of it creature comforts are abundant and
tangible, especially IN the Dining Room, where
the irner man is renewed day by day.
Connected with this Hotel are stables afordine room
for 100 horses abundantIy furnished with grain and
provender, attended by faithful and oblg hosters
The proprietor feels confident that with his long
perence and many advantages added to his own
native disposition be pleasing and agreeable he is
prepared to offer to his friends and the rest Of mankind,
many comforts and as mach good cheer rs Will be
found anywhere, perhaps little more So
CO Try the Charlotte Hotel
il kERR,
Charlotte, N. c., Aug. 10, 1855. 3-3m
Columbia Caro- inian, Wilmington Journal Asheville
News and Yorkville Citizen, please insert months
and forward accounts to this Office. 1aw3m.
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CARD.
THOMAS McCANGHRIN,
COTTON BROKER AND GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT
South Atlantic Wharf,
CHARLESTON, Sa. Co

THE subscriber takes this method of informing the
L public that he has ed the Cotton Broker
age and general Commission business, will give strict
him. and forward check for nett proceeds as soon
solicited will also I'll their orders fol family supplies
al the 10 vest market price with prompness, will also
goods and produce.
sept. 1, 1855 G-lw
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LUMBER FOR SALE.

HE subscriber offers for sale fine lot of well dried
l. Lumber, at Roses Steam Saw Mill, six
miles from ChorlOtte. Those who wish to purchase
will do we'll by calling on him.
SAMUEL LAYING.
August D, 1865. 5-3t.
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LOOK HERE !!
CARRIAGE 80 SHOP.

THE subscriber hegs leave inform his friends and
| che public generally, that he is sti carrying on
tie CRrTiag+. Making Business in all its va
rous branches with all the increased facilities afford
ed by modern improvements. He has on and
large number of BUGGlES, CARRIAGES, >ROCKA-
AVS, &c, made the most approved styles out of
the material which he asks the inspection OF
chasers His establishments i, on College and Depot
streets, where he Will be glad to see his friends.
JOHN HARTV.
July %, 1855. LIT
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FOR TWO DAYS ONLY.

THE Customers and friends OF ELIAS & COHEN will
AXE that their STORE will be closed Thursday
AMI Friday 18th and It'll instant.
sept. t. 1855. CIV
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PIANO FORTES.

ksA8A AR. RAMSEY, Of Colum-
2cs8 lN bia, So. Ca, EsIaM O
$780, E0rIe and Vi Usic Def J.
EH~$gR p er, is constantly receiving
-XmAayHha good supply of Pianos with
Gms&assS@~ the TEST IMPROVE
MENTS, which has given them the premium all
others. and 81 octaves from $3.50 to $500. G3 ]
$500 to $500. to u 500 10 $50. Carved work
and Grand Pianos from $500 to $1,000.
MIR. f. being practical Piano Maker insure to
his customers perfect instrument.
Columbia june 20, 1855. 49.ly
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FOR SALE.

AN excellent house GIRL, and good nurse. Aged
about IS years. For particulars apply TO
Il. A. BOONE.
July 81 1855, ST