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FEVERS AND FRUITS.

Let's have little talk about orchards and gar
dens as life preservers. Many farmer thinks
be "can't fuss about garden" with vegetables
and small fruits in ample variety, hardly about
an orchard, especially beyond apple trees. So he
goes on to weighier matters of grain, or stock, or
diary, and eats potatoes, wheat Bread pork and
salt beef all summer long; no fine variety of vege-
tables no grateful berries, no luscious peaches or
juicy cherries BY October fever comes, or bowel
complaints of some kind, or some congestive
troubles, most likely. He is laid up, work stops
month, the doctor comes, and he 'drags round
all winter, and the doctors bill drags too. The
poor wife, meanwhile, gets dyspeptc, constpated :,
has fever, too, perhaps, and she just "crawls
round" What's the matter! They don't know,
poor souls? Would they build hot fire in July
and shut the doorsi Of course not-in their
rooms; but they have done just that in their poor
stomachs. How so They have been eating all
summer the heat-producing food fit for a cold
season. but not for a warm one. A Green lander
can eat candles and whale fat because they create
heat In January we up toward Greenland
in climate.
Hindoo lives on rice Juicy fruits, and tropic
vegetables, cooling and opening to the SYSTEM
In July we move toward Uinloostan in a heat
almost tropical. Diet must change, too. Have
apples. pears, cherries, etc., from the orchard
every Gay, OF carry ana late kinds. Let there be
plenty Of good vegetables, raspberries, strawber-
ries. etc 1t takes little time and trouble. but
it's the cheapest way to pay the doctors bills
And, bless your dear souls, these things taste
good. You study what feed is good for MOS
and cattle. All right; but wife and children are
of higher consequences; and it's shame if, with
all our great gifts of intellect and intuition. we
do not obey the Divine laws in our own physical
being well that the doctor shall visit the house
less than the horse doctor goes to the barn.
Don't fail of vegetables, berries and fruits TRY
it, and you'll say We haven't told hafthe truth -
Rural Ne,c Yorker
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sAn act to provide for the more efficient govern
ment Of the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867,
and to facilitate restoration passed March %,
1867, shall have power, and it shall be their
duty before allowing the registration OF any per-
son, to ascertain, upon such facts or Information
as they can obtain, whether such person is en-
titled to be registered under said act, and the
oath required By said act shall not be conclusive
on such question, and person shall be regis
tered unless such board shall decide that he is
entitled thereto; and such board shall also have
power to examine under oath to be admins
tered by any member of such board) any one
touching the qualification of any person claim
ing registration:
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the
true intent and meaning of the oath prescribed 10
said supplementary act is, (anong other things,)
that no person who has been member of the
Legislature of any State. or who has held any
executive OF judicial office in any State, whether
he has taken an oath to support the Constitution
of the United States or not, and who has after
wards engaged in instruction or rebellion against
the United States, or given aid or comfort to the
enemy thereof is entitled to be registered to vote
and the words executive judicial office in any
State" in said oath mentioned shall be construe,
to include all civil officers created by law for the
administration Of the civil laws of the State
sec Z. ANA De IL 1uftner enacted, mat the
time for completing the original registration pro-
vided for in said act may, in the discretion ofth
commander Of any district be extended to the LIST.
day of October, 1867; and TIE boards Of registra-
ton shall have power and it shall be their duty,
commencing twenty days prior to any election
under said act, and upon reasonable public notice
of the time and place thereof, to revise, for
period of three days, the registration lists; and
upon being satisfied that any person not entitled
thereto has been registered, to strike the name
of such person from the list, and such person
shall not be allowed to vote. And such board
shall also, during the same period, add to such
registry the names of all persons who at that
time possess the qualifications required by said
act who have not been already registered, and no
person shall at any time be entitled to be regis
tered TO vote by reason of any executive par
don amnesty for any &C: or thing which, with
out such pardon amnesty, would dsqualify
him from registration or voting.
Sec. s. And be it further enacted, That section
four of the said last named act shall be construed
to authorize the commanding general named
therein whenever he shall deem it needful, to re
move any member of board of registration, and
to appoint another person in his stead, and to fill
any vacancy in such board.
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ANOTHER BILL,

The following is Reconstruction Bill intro
duced in the Senate By Mr. Trumbull, in behalf
of the judiciary Committee. Whether this
one, or the one passed by the House, will be-
come the law is yet uncertain:
BE it enacted, &C., That the true intent and
meaning of the "act to provide for the more
efficient government Of the rebel States" passed
March ID, A. d 1867, was, is, and shall be
construed to be that the military authority of
the United States in said rebel States as pro.
vided in said act, was and is paramount to any
civil government existing therein; makes all
such civil governments subordinate to such
military authority, prohibits them from inter-
fering in any way with the exercise of such
military authority.
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, That the
commander of any district named in said act
shall have power, subject to the approval of the
General of the armies of the United States
whenever IN the opinion Of such commander the
proper administration of said act shall require it,
to suspend or remove from office, or from the
performance OF official duties and the exercise
Of official powers, any officer or person holding
or exercising, or protesting to hold or exercise
any civil or military Office, or duty in such dis
trict under any power, election, appointment or
authority derived from or granted by, or claimed
under aIy so called State or the government
thereof, or any municipal or other division there
of, and upon such suspension or removal such
commander, subject to the approval Of the Cen
eral aforesaid, shall have power to provide from
time to time for the performance of the said
duties of such officer person, so suspended or
removed, by the detail OF some competent officer
or soldier of the army to perform the same.
Ard ho -
General Of the armies of the United States shall
be invested with all the power of suspension,
removal, and detail granted in the preceding
section TO district COMMANDERS
Sec. 1. And be it further enacted, That the
acts of the officers of the army already done in
removing 10 said districts persons exercising the
functions of civil officers and appointing others
in their stead, are hereby confirmed.
See 5. And be it further enacted, That the
board of registration provided for in the act en-
titled IAN act supplementary to an act entitled
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are few corporations in any country that have
won for themselves more enviable notoriety
than the Southern Express Company. AS pub
lie carriers they have used every effort to shor-
ten the distances between the different points,
and to lesson the expense. This and more than
this has been accomplished under the guardian
ship of the Company, and their officers are now
actively engaged in correcting all abuses and in
arranging the transportation. Mr. J. c. Court
ney, formerly of North Carolina, has now been
appointed the Superintendent of this State Mr.
L. d. Gillespie, the Agent, and Mr. H. p
Adams the Assistant Superintende are we'll
known in this community Charleston Neus
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July 8, l8
GUILFORD LAND AGENCY
OF NORTH CAROLINA.

PRINCIPAL OFFICE, GREENSBORO, N c.
Persons having Agricultural and Mineral Lands
Water Powers &C., for SALE respectfully invited
to place them 10 our hands for that purpose,
facilities for bringing purchasers from Northern
States and placing property prominently before the
public, through our advertisements. and also
through our agencies and correspondents in The
North and West, are unsurpassed. We are cow
waiting for Lands to be placed in our hands for
sale for the purpose of making sales to Northern
parties
Persons at a distance wishing to place property
In our hands should give rate description
of the same. If Agricultural Lands, they should
specify the soil, number of acres of cleared and
timbered hands, the kind of timber, what is raised
on the land, what kind of Improvements on the
premises, how far from Railroad and County seat
whether ii is well watered, &c. If Mineral Lands,
they should state what kind of Minerals the indica-
TONS &c, always sending good fair specimen of
the ore Ii would also be advisable to send sketch
OF the land to US aud n abstract of title.
LOUIS ZIMMER Il Co,
Land Agents and Real Estate Brokers,
Greensboro, n C.
Or apply to Gen. R. D. JOHNSTON, Attorney at
Law, Charlotte, N. G.
July 8, 1867.
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STATE NEWS.

MILITARY CoMMIssIoN.--We are informed
that the Military Commission, which has been
constituted for the trial of D. G McRae, Esq ,
and Capt Toler, of Fayetteville, who have been
confined at Fort Macon, convened in this City
ON Wednesday. Rumor assigns prominent
lawyer of this City to the prosecution, BY em-
ployment of the District Commander 1t is
understood that Robert Strange, Esq, of VIII
mington, will appear for the Defence 10 the case
of Mr. McRae.-RaleiyA Sentinel.
THE CROPS Our exchanges have very ma
terially altered their tone with regard to the
growing crops, in the last few days. AS We
anticipated and predicted, the damage done by
the late rains is found to be much less than was
announced. The entire crop of the Southern
country will be quite as large as could have
been reasonably expected, where the uncertain
labor upon which we have mainly to depend is
8lerCe.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILRoAD-We learn
that Gov. Worth and the Board Of Internal I'm
provements have appointed the following State
Directors in this Road: Nj Coffin, 0 Pars-
ley, Peter Adams, j e Allen, John w Thomas,
r Tucker, Josiah Turner, Jr and W G
Means. John Berry, State proxy. : -.
The object of this is to elect Hon. Josiah
uTHcI, ~, SoCahSu, ICoiuCuI VI thC Aacou.
Raleigh Standard.
RALEIGH AND CASTOR ROAD At the an.
nual meeting of the stockholders of this Road,
held in Raleigh on the 4th instant, DR.. W j
Hawkins, Geo W Mordecai, s Register, j B
Bachelor, Geo Little, c H K Taylor and j B
Littlejohn were elected Directors. At meet
ing of the Board subsequently held, DR.. Hav-
kins was reelected President, and W W Vass,
Esq, Treasurer.
THE JOHNSON WILL CAsE-The Supreme
Court has decided that there was no error in the
case of Wood vs.. .Somyer, from Chowan. The
Court admits the will to probate, but did not en-
brace, in its decision, the principles involved in
the collateral claims of parties. These matters
are to be subjects Of further litigation in the Court
of Equity.
We learn from the Greensboro Patriot, that a
black man applied to the County Clerk the other
day for license to marry white woman; but
the Clerk did not feel authorized to grant it.
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BGg- Gen Sickles las issued still another
circular. Here it is:
CHARLESTON, June 18th. 1867.

CHARLESTON, June 2Sth, 1867.
All fines imposed by Post Courts constituted
by Circular from these Headquarters, dated May
18TH 1867, WILL when the sentence has been
approved by the General Commanding be COL
lected by the Post Commanders.
In cases where information has been given of
any violation of existing orders. the Post Com
mander may award to the Informant sum not
exceeding one fourth Of the fine imposed and
collected.
One half of all fines collected shall be for
warded on the first day o. each month, by the
several Post Commanders, to the Acting Assis-
tant Inspector General at these Headquarters,
together with summary statement showing the
amount received, disbursed and remaining on
hand, with copies of vouchers. The balance
will be retained and constitute Post Civil
Fund: to be disbursed under the direction of
the Post Commander in aid Of the execution of
the several Reconstruction Acts.
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CITY ORDINANCE.
Notice to Tax PAYERS.

Ordered, by the Board of Aldermen, That in view
of the demands upon the Treasury for funds TO meet
the expenses of the city to pay Guard debt due for
Fire Engine, Street work. &c, that longer indua-
geRce cannot be given to those swing taxes, and
that the Collector is hereby instructed to advertise
for sale the property of all delinquent Taxpayers
on the first day of August next.
T. W. DEWEY, City Clerk.
July l, 1867 81
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Reconstruction IN LOUISIANA AND TExAs-
Gen. Sheridan orders the Board of Registers, at
once, to select suitable persons TO act as Commits
sioners of elections. Three persons are to be Sc
lected for each precinct, whose names will be sub
mitted to the supervising officers for APPROVAL
In order to accommodate the largely increased
number of voters. two days will be given for vo-
ting. The Boards Of Registers ordered, at
,once, to- proceed to make up their poll books. 1
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Davenport Female College.

The Summer and Fall term of this Institution
opens the Sd of July 1867 with full corps of ex-
perenced Teachers. Board ST. per month. TUT
Iion the same other Institutions of like grade
For Catalogue address
R GRIFFITH,
Lenor, Caldwell county, N C.
July 8, 1867 2w
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THE IMPEACHMENT The advocates Of i'm
parchment have tried hard to get up an excite
ment upon the question, but they have failed
most signally. The impeachment question will
not be listened to in this Congress - Washington
MteNigeacer.
Cen Sickles has written to Senator TrumbuIl.
urging general amnesty, except as to a few in
dividuals to be named, on the ground. among
others, that but few of the enfranchised classes
in the South are fl 10 hold etRce, -
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N q &c Il.

have just received supply of Ribbons
Flowers, Hair Braids, Hair Crimpers, SILK Head
Netts, Dress Trimmings, &C. which vi i'll be sold ut
lower prices than heretofore.
Dress Making and Millinery
Done in the best and fashionable style by Miss
J. II. FLYN, of New York. All work warranted to
please.
share of patronage from the Ladies of Charlotte
and public generally is solicited.
l.. II. SMITH,
Near National Bank Tryon Street,
June "a, 1867. Charlotte, N. G.
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A. FL "A L. Il 8,
Watc Maker and JeweIer.

zone Door South Of the Mansion House
CHARLOTTE, N. G.
Ifyour Watch should need Repairing,
Don't get mad and go to swearing;
Just take it into IIales' Shop,
lie will fix it so it will not stop.
He warrants his work all for year,
When it is used with proper care.
He will do it as low it can be done,
And do il so well its sure to run.
June "a, 1891 6m
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WANTED.

lady qualified to teach Oil Painting and other
rnamental branches can obtain a situation by ap-
plying Immediately to j. r GRIFFITH,
Lenoir, Caldwell county, N. G. |
July 8, 1867 2w
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Latest Arrival.

Just received at B. KOOPMANN'S q fine lot Of
Bleached Shirting of all grades, from % up
July s, 1867.
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ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.
MeckIenburg Female College,
CHARJOTTE N "

On If, n. Z.
Sermon, Sunday, July 2Sh at | o'clock A. "
Exercises, Monday, July 29th at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
and at 8 o'clock, p. NJ.
Bay~ Next Session will commence, October lst,
1867.
July s, 1867.
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MECkL ENBURG HOUSE,
ON THE EI1R0pEAN PLAN

ON I'LL EUROPEAN PLAN,
Is open as heretofore, for the reception and
coiapodation of Permanent and Transient Borders.
The TIA bic is supplied with the best the mar
ket affords. Clean Rooms and Beds. Meals at all
Hours.
The Bar is supplied with the best Of Foreign
and Domestic Liquors. Philadelphia Ale on diaught.
Free Lunch daily, from l to o'clock.
Mp JAMES d. CRAIG is connected with the
House. and will be happy to serve his friends
A share Of public patronage is solicited.
EDWARD W. GROOT, Proprietor
June "a, 1867 GIN
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DUVALL'S IMPROVED PORTABLE STEAM EN-
GINES AND CIRCULAR SAW MILLS.
DUV4LL'S PREMIUM CORN MILLS AM I'M
PROVED FIGURING MILLS.
These Engines and Mills have received ,he w.,
premium all competitors. They AFFORD 'ne and
cheapest, and most economical power ~ us'
excel in power any Engines made in the CII0 'ested
These Engines are fired and Thoroughly IN all
before leaving the works, and are warran They
respects perfect and ready for immediate use hands
warranted to cut more lumber win Tion
and at less expense than any other in 'pe rmatiou
For descriptions, price lists and othe, Eco ~ co
address, LOUIS ZlMhh" NC
Guilford Land Agency, Greensboro, C,
July 8, 1867. Sole Agen''
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Dissolution.

The firm conducted by F. w. Williams, Alex G.
Black and Lewis S. Williams, under the style Of
WILLIAMS, BLACK Il CO., was dissolved on the
Goth instant.
The undersigned will settle up its affairs and con-
tinue business under the same name for their own
account at 1875 Pearl street. F. w WILLIAMS.
ALEX G. BLACK.
Bay" Retiring from business cordially recon-
mend Williams, Black 4 Co. TO all my friends.
LEWIS S. WILLIAMS
New York, June "a, l867.-4w.
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STATEMENT OF PILOT osrRANpER.

To tie Edator OF tbs ". o. Times Tn
looking over the different versions Of the
burning Of the steamer Fashion, see the
name of Mr.. Thos. Montague, the pilot on
watch at the time of the accident, is moi
mentioned and to him all The credit i,
due, hat ever man had, as he lost hi,
own life try ing to save the lives of passen
gers.
! was standing out forward, near the Of
fee, when the flames burst through the
cabin; then run upon the roof, and the
first word heard was from Capt. Pratt
run her a. horo az she swings, and don't
stop her." When about two lengths from
shore. | called out to Mr.. Montague to
leave the pilot house, ''you can do no
60 d." He replied, mo; will stay until
she strikesr"
By that time the flames drove Capt.
Pratt from the roof, when he rnd Mr..
Dinwiddie and Mr.. Hoffman got out u
line. Capt Pratt then took the yawl, and
with the assistance of two others, went to
the stern of the boat, which vast the ouly
part that could be approached, and saved
all that it was possible to save.
The officers and passengers of the steamer
Fashion feel grateful to Capt. Leathers and
the officers Of the steamer Magenta, for
their kindness while on board.
Fred. OsTRANDER,
Pilot Of the i'll fated steamer Fashion.
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SAFE OFF LoUTsTANA-FIFT| =

safe OF LOUISIANA FIFT|JU-
I'cial District Court Parish dTast
'aton Rouge Heirs OF E Martiis. +.
White, Administrator No. 87s.
TX VIRTUE of a commission ised in
i the above SUIT end directed the
stiritf Of said Parish from the Hosable
Cort afotesaid, will expose ohbllc
sal at the Court House door of I'd ar
ish In the city of Baton Rouge, on
Saturday,, the I'd of rebruaryl867,
at o'clock, A. NJ. Of raid daytl tho
rigt, title, interest and claim off de-
Tenant, in and to the following d&ibed
proerty. to-wit:
tract of Land situated on layou
Fountain, IL miles below Ration huge.
conaining twenty-eight afpents, Ire or
less bounded North by s. Babin; 1T by
q ,upuy and John Phillips, aTW eat
by (iarles Comeanx, with all thsnild-
inga.nd mprovements thereon.
TENS of sale cash.
ED. u. CHEATH4
jan Deputy Sfiff.
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many obligations for their uniform atten-
ton and kindness.
To the Mayor Of Baton Rouge and Gen.
Boutwell, we are indebted and than L full for
attentions and ploffsred assistance o!
every kind.
Messrs. Shaw and Ludwigsen, clerks of
the Fashion, remained on the steamer La
fourche, while the balance OF the saved
came on the Magenta. Great credit is due
TO the heroic conduct of Capt. Pratt, MIR.
Hastings, Eph. Hardesty, and others, who
labored to their utmost to save lives OF
passengers.
Burning OF the Steamer Feshiop.
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n,s III ;,,,.oor.l

sa~ The inclesency of the weather
had very much to do with retarding
Circus as we'll as other outdoor
amusements and business matters re.
Gently. Non obstante, Nike Lipmau's
celebrated Combination Troupe ar.
rived here true to appointment and
pitched their tents for performance
yesterday. They perform again, this
afternoon and to night.
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STATEOF LOUISIANA-FIFTH JUDI
cial District Court Parish Of East Baton
Rouge Joseph d. Blouin VS.. Mary G..
Stewart No 25l.
pY VIRTUE of writ of e. fa, issued
- in the above suit and directed TO the
Sheriff Of said Parish from the Honorable
Court aforesaid, have seized and will
expose to public sale at the Court House
door of said PARISH, in the city of Baton
Rouge, on
Saturday, the I'd Of February, 1867,
at II o'clock, A. NJ, of said day. all the
right, title, interest and claim Ct the de-
fendant, in and to the following described
property, to-wit.
A certain one hundred and ten (110l
acres Of Land, situated in this Parish of
East Baton Rouge, on Jones' Creek, and
bounded as follows, to- wit North by
lands Of Joseph Purnell South by those Of
Joseph P. Cunningham East by those of
Eohn Lee, and West by those OF William
Ratlff.
Seized to pay and satisfy The amount of
Judgment, interest and costs claimed herein
Terms of sale-cash, with the benefit OF
appraisement.
ED. D. CHEATHAM,
Janl Deputy Sheriff.
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Rag We have had bitter cold
weather in this vicinity for the past
few days. Dark, dismal, rainy, driz.
ely aud freezing, sere the com.
pound we have been enjoying by way
of variety, and as a contrast to the
beautiful and blithesome season which
the God of Nature had SO unsparingly
blessed us with, previously.
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GENERosITY.-We see, from the
Natchez Courier, Of the Goth ult.,
that Mike Lipman the proprietor of
the Circus now exhibiting here, pro-
posed to give the proceeds of his
afternoons performance last Saturday,
to the St. Mary's Orphan Asylum at
Natchez.
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- We yield a large portion Of

- We yield large portion Of
our columns to details Of the bnrniDg
of the steamer Fashion. An event
SO fearfully tragic, and taking place
SO near TO our city, forms naturally
an absorbing topic Of painful interest
to us all, and everything which can
be disclosed with reference to it is
sought for and read with avidity.
The details which follow are
copied from the New Orleans Times
of Saturday last:
BURNING Of THE "FASHION."