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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-08-08

A few days since, the teacher in the
primary department Of the graded school
in Vergennes, Vermont, iuterrogated the
pupils as the reason Of the sadness OF ,hs
ocean. Oae little lad was confident he
could tell, and the question was put:
"Well. what 10 it that causes the salt.
ness OF the ocean Z"
The Goldfish !" replied the little origi.
nal.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-08-08

A gentleman at the Astor House table
New York, asked the person next to him
If he would please to pass the mustard.
"Sir," said the man, "do you mistake me
of& waierl' "Oh no, sir" was the rs'
ply, IL Wistsok you for a gentleman
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-08-08

Dean Swift says, at is with littlesou,.
ed people Ms il is with q parrov,pecksd
bo,'ls-ths ies they have in tb em, the
more poise they make in pouring il cs.."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-08-08
FORESTS own Account of the
Pursuit and Capture Of Col.
Streight.

Streight.
L.'o one afternoon, long after this, at
the moment when the entire Cor rf.dsracy
~sa ringing with his pur,ui, aud capture
of Col. S,reignt, Forres, came into ,h.
editorial room Of tina Rebel, u, Cha,,s
| noogs, where three or four Of his old
friends were collected, and gave us r mi
mute narrative Of the rec.nt carpaign.-
Ills descriptive powers are naturally YER,
| good. and on this occasion he WAS full OF
his story, and spoke with the enthusiasm
and simplicity Of child. lie h sd pur
sued SueiGhts column, fighting every
day, for nearly a fortnight, over an almost
barren county,, for over several hundred
miles, and with an inferior force, csp,or.
ing him at last Ivy suatsgem. IL wasn't
certain when demanded his surr.nder
which would have to give in, him or me.
bu; 1t WAS like game Of poker; called
hun on single pair to bis full trust.
my t" luck. lie SEEM ed ut first TO hav,
very little confidence in nv hand, bu,
said u give Won e., ,,;,,,,.. r.,.,
lowed you and ft you for two weeks, nd
no" Eve got you jus.-where want YOU.
I'm tired Of sacrificing live, and ofr.- go,
chance to stop it. II YOU don't wan
>ou | won'l bs answer.bIe f,r Tho cou,.
qpences'"
Su-iiht was "f.irly h,aff.d" IA w..
in strange country. U,s ndro,s.,v os
known to he da,perare man. Hs c,r
msnl WI, j,d.d. Wha, eo,ld hs d,f-
II he stood out nny logger and v., mis-.
taken he migh, lie sacr,fc-d r.. su,.
rendered. and in a few INFINITE. bi,,..,f
and his u1en wer. di.srm.d n,isonsr. ~,
| der tho e.cor, of one fourth Of ,hei, mum.
Der "Wh4r. i, the r,.t Of vour com.
na"d, General T. asked Colonel s,r.ish,.
Forres; s,n,Iei grm,y and male M ,s
Ply Presently. when ,hev arrived in
the village of Rome, the mv,s,r wa. p.
moved and the gal;an, but ou,wi,,eJ IN.
danian saw his LiunIer.
Il Wac during The pur,ni, Of S,,.;o,,
tha, an iocideo, occurred which F,r1os,
reported with great ss,isr.c,i, n. Tb.
chase wss bsco,niug src;,s5 md n. ~,
hderates we're beyinn;,o ,o Ia - e
its conclusion, when ,h.v rsaebed .,,..
over which the enemy bad crossed in
safety. but which had in the meantime
risen so rapidly as to become imno.ssbJ.
Forrest rode along IA. hank. b,a, ii .,a
angry; while the bullet. from tn. other
sids spun through the trees and ~bi.,lsd
sbou, his sSrs. After vsinlv ,.skino ,or
half an hour. lie came 10 a cabin which
stood alone in the wilderness ussr The
waters edge.
Thsr,, AS q last resort, he INQUIRED for
a ford. A young girl rsn cu, and said
II can show you one il YOU take me up
behind you" The mother WAS ysrv much
shocked. hut the girl continued, I'm moi
afraid, you are General Fnrrss,, and will
'sks care of me-" "Hop up, then" said
F"rres. riding close to the fence. The
girl bounded upon the horse, clung tight.
ly To tie Generals sabre sssh, and awav
they rode. down the stream and through
the bash wood, to the rattle OF sharp.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-08-08

] "" sick for long time, bu, I. had
she bOst and tenderss. nursing. Mrs.
F"rwelI vas like = mother or loving sister
20 me. and the Major ~ss not jealous
And when grew stronger, the. bright.
eyed chsrub was my compassion. And a.
she wound her tiny arms around my
neck, aud pressed her warm fps to my
bearded cheek, she said that she loved
me very much, aud thstl mus, be her
"oitsr paps.'
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Notice to Heirs.
IN PRESS.
.t IN PRESS. ..
TO BE ISSUED AS soon As POSSIBLE.
a YOUTHS HISTORY OF
THE GREAT CIVIL WAR,

vol. l6mo. Illustrated. Price 81 50
~ NE undersigned have in press and will issue
as soon as possible, the above work. 1t is
designed TO furnish the youth of our country a
candid i!rd impartial History of the Great Wan
through which We have just passed, from Dem
ooratic stand point The minds of the youth OF
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and It is of great Importance to the welfare Of OIL
country that the real disunonsts, as they are now
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literature has long been felt and acknowledged
and as this is the first attempt to furnish it, the
publishers respectfully solicit the encouragement
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ic press. 1t will be just such n book as every
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the hands Of his children t, give them correct
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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30
From the Statesville American.
ATLANTIC, TENN. & 0. RAILROAD

Pursuant to an announcement heretofore
made the citizens of Statesville and Iredell
county assembled in the Courthouse on Wed
nesday, Oct. II, for the purpose of considering
the reconstruction of the Atlantic, Tennessee &
Ohio Railroad
On motion of Col. A Sharpe, Wilfred Tur-
ner, Esq was called to the Chair, and Messrs
John A Allison and Fred II Pendleton ap-
pointed Secretaries
Col Vim Johnston, the President of the Road,
was called upon to explain the object of the
meeting. The Colonel proceeded in an elab-
crate manner to impress upon his hearers the
vast benefits which would accrue to this section
of the State in increasing the value of the pro-
perty of Its citizens and furnishing natural
outlet for the transportation of its products to
the nearest scabOard cities Besides this he
stated that this line would to great extent be
the cause of making Statesvie market town
Of considerable importance, coming in competi
ton with Salisbury aud Charlotte He then
proceeded to give statement of the condition
OF the Company with regard to what was coming
to the Road from other Roads Cor the iron used
during the war In keeping those Roads in run
ming order, and that above the Indebtedness of
the load there Wac balance in favor of the
company OF $4,000. He estimated the cost
OF rebuilding the Road at about So, 600, which
he thought would be sufficient sum and could
be easily raised by individual subscription, and
urged an active cooperation of all parties in
ferested IN this improvement of such vital i'm
2ortancc to this section
Further remarks were made by Messrs Allison
and Arnfeld.
The following resolution was adopted.
hesolved. That 1t is the sense of this meeting
that the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad
should be rebuilt, and that we will do our duty
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30

a "GooD THING" ON GEoRGIA.-A Ger.
tain Georgia countryman, not having been
splendidly educated, and who was very succoss
full as ''mouey- maker," determined to send h.
SON off, for refinement and culture, to the GOOD
sold North State" When the young man =,
rived at the destined point the President of n.
institution wanted to know what line of stud;o.
he would pursue, and failing to elicit the into,
nation from the boy, Intercepted the old man
by letter, as follows
"My dear sir: Your son has arrived, A.
What branch shall put him in?
"Respectfully, -"
This was poser, and bothered the "od gen,
nightly. In his musings he could arrive >,
nothing satisfactory, but was suddenly reminded
of his sons impending danger, and the necessity
of doing something speedily to save him Ate,
''rumaging" awhile for pen, ink and paper, h.
produced the following demoralized efusion
"Sir-If the boy must go into branch o..
lect one yourself but for his mothers sak
don't put him in Tar River p ~
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30
IMPORTANT TO MILLERS.

At the recent session in Detroit, Mich, of the
American Pharmaceutical Association, scen-
tfc paper was read upon the subject of "metal-
lie lead in four" by James j. King, of Mid
dletown, n. Y. The statements made in this
paper were of such startling nature, and the
subject of such general public Importance that
we give an abstract of the principal portion Of
the essay:
Within radius of FIVE miles of Phillipsburg,
N Y, in February, March and April last, there
were $50 cases of sickness, presenting the same
symptoms attacking all the members of a family
at the time, and for time battling the eff
forts of physicians; and pointing strong y to lead
poison. Suspicion pointed to flour. Samples
were examined first for the soluble salts of lead
| and none were found; uSder the microscope
| small metallic particles were Doticed, which, be-
ing subjected to tests, all indicated lead. A
cumulative analysis showed six parts of sui
phate of lead, equal to 20 parts of neutral car
Donate, equal to All 600 of the lead, which
would equal two and S7-100 grains of lead in
one pound avoirdupois of -four. The -four was
all from one mill of Philpsburg. 1t was as
cerained that three weeks previous to the &C.
currence Of these cases the miller had filled a
number of cavities in his burr stone with melted
lead; some of these cavities being quite large,
requiring several ounces of lead. The burr
stones used in Touring mills made up of 10
to Ia pieces or sections, firmly bound together,
the joints being cemented with calcined plaster.
They are more or less porous, and by the ncces-
sary attrltion or wearing Of the surface Of the
stone in grinding, cavities are exposed, varying
in capacity from few mnims to fluid ounce
or more. These being filled flush with the sur
face of the stone the lead must have gradually
worn down and fine PARTICLES become mixed
with the flour; but from the percentage in the
sample examined, it is probable that some of
the lead became detached and was ground into
thin scales sufficiently minute to pass through
the bolt cloth and mingle with the -four. This
finely comminuted lead, submitted to the action
of the carLonic acid generated during the pro-
cess of fermentation in preparing the -four for
baking, would in a great measure be converted
into the carbonate, one of the most poisonous
salts of lead The knowledge of the use of lead
for such purposes, and of its injurious action,
caused quite general inquiries to be made as to
like use Of lead in other Touring mills in the
vicinity, and number were found where more
or less lead was used. One object in submit
ting this statement is to direct attention to this
heretofore unsupported contamination of an i'm
portant article OF food and if the practice is but
in part followed throughout the country, will
not this hidden source Of disease aid 10 account
ing for the increased ratio of paralysis noticed
by medical men.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30
SPEECH OF GEN. HOOD.

a public reception was given to Gen. j B.
Hood, at the Masonic Institute in Henderson,
Texas, Oh the 9th ult The following is sy-
nopsis Of the Generals speech:
"He counseled obedience to the laws of the
country, and strict compliance with all the
terms imposed in the conditions of surrender
After this is done, he said preserve your man
hooG-do all that is right-do nothing that is
not right. This is all that the victors can re-
quire-it is all that those who contributed most
to overpower US will require. If the Radicals
of the North require more than this and we are
compelled to submit, let US at least submit with
dignity.
The General spoke at length of the degenera-
ting effects following unsuccessful revolutions,
giving lessons of warning from both ancient and
modern history. This was the great danger that
our people should guard against-chivalry
should be nurtured and cherished with as much
watchfulness and care tho lady bestows upon
the most delicate and rarest plant. That chiy.
airy and the consciousness of manhood may be
kept alive with the people, and dcgeneracy
avoided, he would encourage and patronize the
tournaments that were becoming common in
this portion of the country.
He spoke Of the efforts Of President johnson
to restore the country to tranquility, and to eff
feet real restoration of the Union, in terms of
the highest commentator, and said he "pray-
ed to God that he might succeed
General Hood closed by exhorting the peo-
pie to forget past differences, and to cease pin
ms over what could not be helped-to go to
Work and restore the country to its former pros
perity, to do their duty in all things, and leave
the consequences In the hands of Him who can
not err"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30

MOE VIOLENCE VERSUS LAW-The prospect
OF serious trouble In Maryland is imminent, saws
the National lntelligencer Of 22d instant:
A meeting in Baltirsore city has arranged for
an organized armed resistance to the execution
of the laws. 1t has issued an address to the dis
charged soldiers of the Federal army, declaring
it necessary that they should again assemble in
"masScd column, and calling upon them to re-
port to certain othcers, designated for each ward
10 the city, and requiring these officers to report
their commands to the central authority, ready
for duty and prepared for battle.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30

The COLLECTION OF THE CoTroN TAx-The
Commissioner of Internal Revenue was waited
upon yesterday 10y a delegation of citizens from
North Carolina and the lower portion ofVirginia,
who called for the purpose OF inducing him to
allow the tax CT cotton to be collected at the
shipping ports instead of in the districts where it
is produced, as is now the case. Commissioner
Rollins gave the delegation favorable reply, and
said that he thought he would be able to arrange
the matter In manner satisfactory to the cotton
planters of that region.- Washington htelli-
gencer, 2OM.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30

FORNEY SPEAKs.IN WAsHINGroS-Colon
John Forney was sercnaded in WASHINGTON
Saturday evening, and made speech, in which
he pitched into the President 10 his usual stvle
accusing him of fomenting second rebcll;on
and following the lead of his illustrious nrede,
cessor, JEFF Davis, in 1860" At the concn.
sion of the speech three cheers were given for
Forney, and then three equally vociferous for
the President, upon which wag in the crowd
called for "division.' Several other speeches
were made.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30

SOLD His WIFE FOR So0o-In Detroit on
Saturday, a man thirtyeisht years of age, applied
TO ajustice, in company with girl of eighteen,
to be married, aud on inquiry stated that he
already had a wife, but that She had gone off
with younger man. Being Informed that he
could not be again married before obtaining
divorce he quickly said that there would be no
trouble on that score, as he had sold his wife to
her paramount. The magistrate endeavored TO
lind out the price paid, but could only elicit the
fact that he didn't get much for her, as she
wasn't worth great deal, but was moor sort of
wife" 1t has since been ascertained that the
amount paid was two hundred dollars.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30
Auction Sale.

On Thursday, the 9th day of November, will sell
at Auction, at the late residence of H. c.. HOWE,
decd, the personal property of said deceased-Corn
Wheat, Mules, Horses Wagon Farming Implements,
&c. The Land will be rented, also, House at HAIR
risburg Depot. TH0S. H. ROBINSON,
Oct %, 1866 st Administrators
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30

All persons indebted to me- or either of nv Ola
Firms will please pay me, for ] am compelled Ia
have all my old business settled up.
r.- 7. II. BREN
Oct %, 1866. Ct
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just Received.

20 Sacks Stewards Family Flour,
20 /" Smiths Family Flour,
500 pounds Bacon sides,
so punches Rocky River Yarn.
For sale by PRESSON & GRAY
P. Sail Produce bought at Store will be
sent to any part of the town.
Oct 1866
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30
Dissolution Notice.

Tie Co-par;nership heretofore existing under w
name of Cochrane, Wilson & Co, Is this day u's
solved by mutual consent, Mr.. r. Z Cochrane
firing. Wilson Brothers will alone sign in llqG1e"'
ton. 4, L. COCHRAADi
]. II. WILSON, Jr,
BIZ WILSON.
The business heretofore conducted by the aDO'0
firm will be continued by the undersigned unue'
the name of Wilson Brothers.
J. II. WILSON, Jr
Oct %, 1868. B. F. WILSON,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30

Gen. J ohm c Breckenridge (of the late Con-
federate States) has left London with his family
and gone to Geneva.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-30

Governor Patton, Of Alabama, says that there
are fully twenty thousand widows and sixty
Thousand orphans (whites) in Alabama, and
three fourths Of them utterly destitute.