The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-20

! have again sailed for Europe.
n The Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad has de-
clared dividend of five per cent.
We DEcLINE-We receive each week about q hat
full of advertisements from advertising agents to be
paid for at their price when we purchase $50
worth of the advertisers French straw bleaching
at $500 per cake We can't pay printers bills with
soap-paper makers don't want it, and we won't
take it for advertisements Now, gentlemen, if you
wish to put your wares before readers, you
must pay our prices in money.-Raleigh Register.
five were to pablish all such advertisements
sent us, could fill about twenty columns. We
pay no attention to advertisements sent US by North
ern advertising agents. We have occasionally no
tilted them that they must pay in advance, but have
generally discovered that paying money is not In
their programme. We hope all southern papers
will quit having anything to do with advertising
agencies. Let advertisers send their orders directly
to the publishers.
Il The Registration Of voters has already
been commenced throughout this State. We
fear that many who are entitled to register
will not do SO in consequence of an erroneous
impression. Notwithstanding so much has been
published to enlighten the people as to their
privileges in this matter. there appears to be
much misapprehension on the subject. We have
published. from week to week, everything we
thought would enable voters to understand the
matter, and to induce all to register who are en-
titled to do so. On our first page, this week, we
publish an article from the Raleigh Standard,
which we think states the question correctly.
THE CANADA THIsrLE.-The reason why the
Canada thistle cannot be destroyed by the COM
mon digging process, is that it is allowed contin-
ually to recover from the check given it at each
operation. If the leaves can never FORM the roots
will he snothered and destroyed But if allowed
to peep above ground every time before they are
hoed off, the roots will be kept fed, and may live
centuries. The best way is to pillow them under
successfully, which prevents them from getting
their noses above the surface to breathe for a
moment. I have completely killed the worst
patches on heavy soils by four plowings once a
month in single season. | have seen many
attempts fail by using the hoe much ofener, in
each case of which they were up two or three
inches before the next hoeing was given. Now
ing them just before ripening the seed gives them
a severe check, but does not entirely eradicate
them Cuhivator.
A friend handed us the above for publication,
and we desire to call the attention of the people
of this section to the importance ofexterminating
the obnoxious thistle, it is getting considerable
Roadway. 1t is great nuisance on the margins
of some of our town pavements.
At this season of the year the flowers of this
thistle may be seen floating about in the air, and
thus it is spread over the country.
FROM WAsHINGToN.-lt is generally be-
ho Ind
Advocate General Holt, whose office, being
military one, does not come within the tenure
of Office law.
General Grant, it is rumored, will act as Sec
rotary of War only until General Mcclellan can
be heard from, who will be called to the port
folio of the War Department. Others claim
that Ex-Governor Andrew will be invited to be-
come Mr. Stanton's successor. General Banks
NAME too, is mentioned in the same connection,
1t is stoutly affirmed in certain quarters that
Mr. Ashley will be legally proceeded against on
a charge of conspiracy, on account OF his recent
connection with the arch perjurer Conovcr.
Brig. Gen, Horace Porter, Aid to Gen. Grant,
succeeds Gen. Pelouze as Adjutant General of
the War Department, who retires, it is alleged,
on account of i'll health.
The Treasury contains s1O6,OOO,OOO in coin
and s74 100000 in currency, to-day.
The sane Treasury order that applies to the
Missouri bonds stolen from the Interior depart
ment is made applicable to those of Tennessee
and North Carolina stolen at the same time.
Holders must show that they purchased the
bonds in good faith before they can realize on
them.
The report of the Congressional committee on
Southern Railroads exculpates Mr. johnson
from connection with the alleged fraud
The Consul at Vera Cruz, under date Of Aug.
1st, informs Secretary Seward that Santa Anna
arrived on the 18th of July The order from
the Government at Mexico city is to confne
Santa Anna, VIDAL and Rivas in the Castle of
San Juan in separate rooms and in close con-
fnement
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