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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-04-02
LOOKING AT THE BRIGHT SIDE.

Here is letter from a wife in Massachusetts,
to her husband in California She don't intend
going through the world with the blues:
"My dear husband-As it is now some time
since you left for California, suppose you would
be glad TO bear how we are getting along in your
absence. I am happy to say we are enjoying
very good health on the whole. Just at present
two of the boys have got the smallpox; Amanda
Jane has got the typhus fever; Samuel got hooked
by cow the other day, and little Peter has just
chopped off three Of his fingers with hatched.
1t is mercy he didn't chop them all off. With
these trifiing exceptions, we are all we'll and get.
ting along nicely. s-
You needn't he at all anxious about us. I
almost forgot to say that Sarah Matilda eloped
last week with tin pedler Poor girl! She's
been waiting for chance and Pm glad she's
married at last. She needn't have taken the
trouble to elope though, for Pm sure was glad
enough to have her go. She was great eater,
and l find baked beans don't 60 off near so fast
AS they did. The way that girl would dip into
pork and beanes was A caution to the rest Of the
family. The cow took it into her head to run
away, which was very fortunate l am sure, for
the barn caugh fire last night and was consumed.
was in hopes that the house would 90 too, for
ns inconvenient; but the wind was the wrong
way, 50 it didn't receive much injury. Some
bows broke in to the orchard the other day and
stripped all the fruit trees am very glad oft,
for if they hadn't presume the children would
have made themselves Ill.
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State OF N. Carolina, Nsecklcnburg CO

State OF N. Carolina, NsecklcnburS co.
In Equity.
]. W Morrow, Administrator of J. r. Daniel and R.
f. Daniel, VS.. Chas E. SPratt and VIM. S. Daniel.
Petition for Sale of Real Estate.
II appearing upon affidavit that VIM. S. Daniel,
of the defendants in this case, resides beyond
the limits of this State notice is hereby given for
said defendant TO appear at the next Court of Equity
to be held for Mecklenburg county, at the court
house in Charlotte, the 4th Monday in April
next then and there to plead, answer demur to
plaintiffs bill, otherwise the same will be taken as
confessed and decree made accordingly.
Witness, Albert q. Williamson, Clerk and Master
in Equity for said county. office in Charlotte this
9Th day of March, A. 1867.
5S-Gw. A. c. WILLIAMSON C NJ E.
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any or all of said land may be sold aud conveyed,
and that the Chairman of the Courts of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions, as to the lands located iu
their respective Counties, shall have the same
power to conduct such examination as is now
given by law TO the Judges of the Supreme and
| Superior Courts, and the certificate Of such
Chairman, touching lands in their respective
Counties. shall have the same force and effect as
if signed by Judge 2.'' 80 = '.'h..
Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That in case
of the failure or insolvency of the husband, his
creditor, or creditors, having established their
claim, by obtaining jud dgment for the same, may
file their petition in the County or Superior
Courts of the County in which the defendant
resides setting forth the nature and amount Of
their claim, and particularly specifying the lands
tenements and hereditaments they may desire to
have sold, and praying that the one-third inter-
est of the wife, in which shall be comprehended
the dwelling and out-houses as aforesaid may
be allotted and set apart to her by proper metes
and bounds; whereupon the Court shall issue
writ to the Sheriff of the County, comm aneing
him to summon jury of five freeholders, un
connected with the parties by consanguinity or
affinity, and entirely disinterested, who, upon
oath administered to them by the Sheriff, shall
alot and set off to the wife one-third part of all
the lands, in said County, of which her husband
may be seized and possessed, and in case such
land may lie in more counties than one, the
Sheriff of the County, in which the petition is
filed, may summon jury from one or all of said
counties, who shall view, and If necessary, have
surveyed all of said lands, and shall not be re-
strieted to each different tract, but may alot the
same from one or more tracts including the
dwelling; and shall put the wife in possession of
the same. And when the proceedings shall
have been reported to the Court by said jury,
and the Court shall have confirmed the same,
the title to the land so allotted and set apart to
the wife shall be deemed to have vested in her
by virtue of her marriage. " -~.-~..
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the pro-
ceedings shall be in a summary manner, and
the Court shall at the first term hear and deter
mine the same as to them shall seem
just and right. Provided, That the husband
and wife shall have had ten days notice pre-,
vous to the sitting of said Court, and be served
with copy of the petition
Sec. 5. BE it further enacted, That on the
coming in of the report by the jury, aud its con-
frmation by the Court, the plaintiff may have
an order for sale of the residue of the land in,
cludipg the reversion, after the determination
of the life estate. S1~.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That all laws
and clauses of laws coming in conflict with the
by repealed
Sec. 7. BE it further enacted, That the pro.
visions of this act shall be in force, and take ef-
feet from and after its ratification.
Ratified March. End, 1867. -.t
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WINES AND BRANDIES.
WHO WANTS a PIANO.

NV'VT"t dVTVHS OF TIC OUHCUTu tIIdIt NUIIVSt
have requested my aid in securing
Good Pianos
For their use This has induced to make ar
rangemeuts with some of the best manufacturers
which enaole me TO furnish Instruments Of the first
class at reduced prices. can save each purchaser
Srcm $40 10 Sl0O Price lists Of the manufacturers
will be sent 10 those who desire them to aid them
in making selections.
When selections shall have been made the money
be sent to me at my expense, by the Southern
Exprcss aud a Piano will be shipped to the Depot
Ihe purchaser may designate. Each Piano sold will
be fully warranted. Address me at StateSville
h. G. J. NJ. NJ. CALDWELL
Nav 7, 1866 r.-.
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FANCY GROCERIES.

Pickles. Preserves JellieS, Mustard, Horse Radish,
Powdered Ginger and Cinnamon, Ginger Preserves,
Atcaroui, UcTmCticaliy sealed Meats and Fruits,
Sdmou, Loh>terS, Oysters, CLAIMS. Sardines, Pine
Apples, Peaches, Straw berries. Salad OIL Catsups
S'da Powders, Vinegar, kiIlikinick Smoking To-
tacco, Havana Segars, Tobacco and Snuff Chest
nuts, Green AMI Dried Apples, RaiSins, Fishing
Hooks and Tackle, Violin and Guitar Strings.
WINES AND BRANDIES.
Champagne, PemarIin Sherry, old Newton Ma
deira, old Port, Catawba, Rhine. Jas. Tennessee
CoEnac Brandy, vintage of 1853, Marc Renault
double reiued rectifed WhskeyS, old Bourbon, Rye,
Wheat, pure Corn and Monongahela WhiSkeys,
Holland Gin aud ScheGam Schnapps, Bitters, St.
CroIx and jamaica Rum, Cordials and Lemon and
other Syrups, London Porter, a. Guinness Sons
xxx Brown Stout, Dublin, Muir Sons sparkling
Edinburgh Ale, Glass Bottles FlaskS and Demij johnS
OF all sizes to the Trade.
Old Corn and Rye Whskey BY the barrel, to the
trade at small profit.
Visitors and residents in Charlotte purchasing
any of the above for medical purposes, can get "a
pure article by calling
Feb Is, 1861. J. D. PALMER.
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+ A r MI T. r s 4!

Call and see our new Steel Cotton Plows, Stee
Cotton Sweeps. Wrought Iron Cotton Scrapers
Eagle Plows, Cast Iron Corn Plows, Cutiyators
Corn Shelters aud Straw Cutters.
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HUTCHISON. BURROUGHS g. co.,

Agents for sale of Pacific Guano,
Pure Bone Flour,
% /" Baugh's Phosphate.
Genuine Peruvian Guano and Pure Ground Plaster.
Rockland Lime, Catawba Lime.
A full assortment always CD hand
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AUCTIONEER and AGENT.

A STUART respectfully informs the citizens
Of Charlotte and the public generally that he will
give his personal attention TO Auction Sales and
:he settlement Of Accounts, any business of that
hind that may require bis services. He will visit
the country when desired and act Auctioneer or
attend to any business in the city as Agent.
He can tie found at the Corner Drug Store Of Dr..
hcAdenI OR at the residence of Mr. Rabe.
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5000 Lbs choice Dried Apple

25 Sacks FAMILY FLOUR,
$50 Sacks SPRING OATS,
On Consignment.
HUTCHINSON, BURROUGHS / co.
Charlotte, March IL, 1867.
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co IT IT Il M 9 .

At my>Pantaton, miles from Charlotte on the
salisbury road Cofins of all kinds may be obtained
hand ready-nade ,,rares
Feb IS, 1867. A STUART.
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Millinery and Ladies Fancy Goods.

MRS. FULLINGS is offering her Stock of Bon
nets Hats, Ribbons, Feathers &c, greatly reduced
prices Ladies are invited to call and examine these
Goods and hear prices.
q
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III E
WRSERRH DhMOGnAY
@Publi>hed every Tuesday,0
Will Ii A NJ J. YATES,
AND PROPRIETOR.
So PER ANNUM, in advance.
So for six months.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

GSH Transient advertisements must be paid for
in .dvance. Obituary notices charged advertis-
ing rates.
Advertisements not marked the manuscript
for specific time will be inserted until forbid, and
charged accordingly.
ST per square of 10 lines less Will be charged
for each insertion, unless the advertisement is in
serted months or more.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-04-02
an A CT to amend the Fytih Chapter Of Mt
Revised Code, entitled "Apprenttces ..

AS-"'"'o SN""j 0'''''oA ~iIp'e"t'cCo.
Section |. BE it enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State Of North Carolina, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority Of the same,
That the 1st section of the 5th chapter of the
Revised Code, entitled apprentices" be amen
ded by striking out the words ''also the chill
dren of free negroes where the parents, with
whom such children may live, do not habtualIy
employ their time in some honest, industrious
occupation, and all free base born children of
COLOR" after the word "mother," in the 18th
line, and insert, in lieu thereof, the words 'and
all base born children whose mothers may not
have the means or ability to support them
aud that the second section of said chapter be
amended by striking ont the words ''if white
but if colored, till twenty zone" after the words
"eigh,een years" in the fourth line. 20.
l.. Sec. 2 Be it further enacted, That all in
dentures for the apprenticeship of infants here
tofore made and entered into without bound
from the person to whom the infants were bound,
be, and the same are hereby declared as valid
iand binding as though bond had been given
Sec 3 BE it further enacted, That the 5,h
section of the said chapter be, and the same is
hereby repealed, and that all other laws and parts
of laws discriminating between whites and
blacks in the apprenticing of children, be, and
they hereby repealed. 40
Ratified the Goth day of January, A D 1867
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Just Received.

A. kOOPMANN'S STORE. a fine lot of D. r Leaks
celebrated CHEWING TOBACCO, from the highest
t. The lowest grade.
Also, large lot of LORlLLARD'S SCOTCH
SNU FF, in small bladders aud packages.
The trade supplied.
March 1867
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AN ACT Jor The Relief Of Executors, Il,
n,inistrat0rs, dc.

Il ~ hb1 J"' "te 1tettc .y AIecutoTs, IA
nainistrat0rs dc.
Whereas, Many Executors, Administrators
uardians, Sheriffs Clerks of Courts. Trustees
and others holding Offices or places ofa fiduciary
character have, 10 the discharge of the duties
of their Offices or places, received, in good faith
Confederate money or currency or the Treasury
notes issued by the State of North Carolina
duripg the late war, or have invested funds thus
in their hands in the bonds of the Confederate
government, and the bonds of The State Of North
Carolina which have been repudated, and may
thereby have occurred individual liability by
reason of said currency and bonds having be-
come valueless in their hands, a1d whereas, ow-
ing to tie general insolvency occasioned by the
late war, it is expedieut to enlarge the discre.
ton Of persons holding fduciary positions in
the settlement of claims contracted prior to May
lst, 1865: js3 :. .g .---s ''-.7'
Section /. Be it enacted by the General As
semby of the State of North Carolina, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That Executors, Administrators, Guardians,
sherifs, Gonstablcs, Coroners, Clerks of the Su,.
perior and County Courts, Clerks and Masters
of the Courts Of Equity, Trustees aud Others
holding Offices or places Of iducisry character,
shall not be held liable for having received in
payment Of any debt, demand, or claim of any
description thus In their hands, or under their
control; the currency OF the Confederate govern
mept, on ofsthis Etate, or for having invested
funds shasin tbeif hands 10 the bonds of the
Confederate government or the bonds of this
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

take this opportunity of thanking my former
friends for their liberal patronage and hope by sell
Ing cheap, to secure "a continuance of their -avors
March IL, 1867. .-& a-1~ - III NJ PHELPS
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Il III.
"Home, Sweet Home!
There's no place like Home ~

am happy to inform my old friends of Charott
and the surrounding country, that have again re
turned and resumed my old business among them
and am fully prepared to offer them the
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-04-02
GARDEN SEEDS.
Planting Potatoes.

80 BARRELS NORTHERN IRISH POTATOES
expected daily. for sale at the Corner Drug Store.
Feb 4, 1861. J. H. MCADEN.
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Runaway.

On Wednesday last, q team belonging
TO Mr. A Mclean. of Greene, ran away,
causing quite an accident. They were
hitched to a wagon, and Mr.. Mclean was
driving along Market Street, near Liber-
ty, when the ringin the neck yoke slipped
over the iron pin in the tongue of the
wagon, causing it to run on to the horses
heels, frightening them into q run. Near
the foot of Market street the wagon come
in contact with q buggy, smashing its hind
wheels, and causing the breaking of the
coupling, which dropped the wagon box and
hind carnage, which fortunately enabled
Mr.. Mclean TO escape u~ninjured. The
team now worse frightened, dashed on,
bringing the fore carriage in collision
with 8 gas lamp post on the corner, de-
molishing the lamp, then they went at a
frightful speed along the sidewalk on the
west side of Main Street to South Street,
where they took the railroad track, ran
across the railroad bridge, when their
career was checked by one of the animals,
q fine mare, valued at two hundred dollars,
breaking a leg, rendering her valueless.-
She was subsequently shot. Considering
that the streets were crowded with vehic-
les, and the sidewalks with people, it was
a matter of wonder that no one was killed,
sr eEen injured.
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Street Paving Tax.

We are informed that there are persons
who have some how got the idea that the
expense of paving the Streets of Warren is
a tax upon the county .. large. This is q
mistake, as the entire cost of the improve
ment is paid exclusively by the town of
Warren, and no one not q property hold
er in the town, pays a cent for street paw
ing purposes. The impression probably
originated from the fact that the County
Court House is situate on the Public
Square, which has been paved on two
sides, and there are those who think the
Square is the property of the County,
which is also a mistake, inasmuch as that
ground is the exclusive property of the
town of Warren, and the Court House
could not have been erected thereon had
the authorities of the town refused assent.
That the County should share in some Of
the expenses incidentto keeping the Square
in proper condition, would be just and
whether the county should or should not
aid in the expense of paving the streets on
each side of the Square, is question which
has not been agitated, but the people of
Warren have paid the entire cost. We
believe the idea of the county being taxed
for this object, was the small conception
of some two penny politician, last summer,
who imagined that as the affairs of the
town and county were managed by Re
pubicans, some few votes might be in
fuenced by the report that the county wa.
being taxed for town purposes. If any
person has been misled thereby, they can
depend upon it that their credulity has
been imposed upon BY gross misrepresenta-
ton.
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Chicago Market.

NOVEMBER %
FL0UR-Dull. Sales spring extra at
So a
WHEAT-Steady. Sales at S1,SOM
1,s1 for No. 1; 81, 723@1 for No. ..
CORN-Quiet and &c higher. Sales at
92G93c for No. 1; 92c for No. 2.
OATS-Firm and 1914c higher. Sales
at Gle.
MESS PORK-Sales at $3.50 for
mess.
GREEN MEATS-Sides shoulders at
81; hams at 94c-
SWEET PICKED HAMs-Sales at
lie.
LARD-Steady. Sales at life for old
l2e for new.
HOGS-Quiet. Sales at s6,OO@6, 81 for
! dressed.
BEEF CATTLE-Steady. Sales at
S4,25@5,OO for fair to good packing;
s., OO95,65 for fair to good shipping.
HOGS-Aetive. Sales at S5,30@5,50
for medium to fair; So, 70@6,I0 for.gOOd
to choice.
SHEEP-Dull.
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Attempt to bronx JAN.

The prisoners IN our county Jail, made
q very determined and nearly successful
attempt to escape, IN Thursday lasts By
some means they had been put in posses
sion of two crowbars-doubtless from
some sympathizing friends, outside, and
with these instruments they had nearly
succeeded in removing q large stone from
the wall, when they were discovered at
work. The jsilor, Mr.. Gilmer, was abb
sent and Mrs. Gilmer noticing that the
prisoners were unusually noisy, singing,
dancing and halloOing, rightly conjectur-
ed they were making the noise TO drown
the sound of their work on the wall. She
entered the basement unknown to the
prisoners, and discovered that they were
making great efforts to remove q large
stone, and that from appearances they
would be successful in q few moments
longer. She tried 20 stop them by rap
ping upon the wall and giving them no.
tice that their scheme had been discovered.
But finding that they had been detected,
they pitched in harder than ever, hoping
to get through before assistance could be
procured sufficient to arrest them. Mrs.
Gilmer, however, concluded to give them
notice that they would run some risk if
they persisted, and fred a pistol into the
prison, which so alarmed the prisoners
that they broke for their several apart
ments, leaving their work unfinished
Sheriff Laird was notified of the effort to
break jail, and regarding the building as
insufficient IS a prison, he had them iron
ed, and persons are employed to con-
stantly guard the jail, to prevent any pos
sibihty of prisoners escaping. This
course, although quite an expense to the
county, is necessary, and so long as we
have so imperfect a jail, il will be neces-
sary while there are prisoners in it, to en-
plOy q guard, day and night, or else take
the prisoners to some of the much better
jails of the adjoining counties, for safe
keeping, which course would also involve
q heavy expense.
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Trumbun Common Pleas
PROCEEDINGS.

MONDAY, Nov. 25th, '67.
Court convened this morning with His
Honor Judge futile on the Bench, and
was opened at 81 o'clock by that prince Of
Crers, Father Noble, who has been doing
this self same thing, in the self same way,
term after term for more than 10 years,
and who now recognizes within the Bar
eminent and successful Lawyers, who were
mere striplings in the profession when he
was first called to his present position.
Among the Attorneys present from
abroad were noticed, Mr.. Upson, from
Summit, MI. Hatfield, from Portage,
Messrs. Sanderson, Jones, Wilson, Leslie,
Woodwork and Case, from Mahoning-
Mr.. Logan, from Sharon, Pa, and Mr..
Church, from Meadville, Pa.
His Honor proceeded to call the Trial
Docket, which occupied the entire time OF
the Court until noon. Out Of the 347
cases, that comprise the list, 70 were
marked for trial, and the balance were
passed, continued, settled, and for hearing
on various motions, so that, notwithstand-
ing the unusually large Docket it is not
probable that the term will be q very pro-
tracted one.
Upon the re-Opening Of the Court after
the noon recess, the case of Duff VS.. Elliot
was called up for trial, with Judge Gid
den on the Bench, Judge Tuttle having
been interested IS an Attorney in the case.
This was an action growing out of the
division of an oil farm in Pennsylvania,
purchased jointly by the parties to the
suit. 1t is 8 jury trial, and is being man
aged on the part of the Plaintiff by Messrs.
Stull and Moses, and on the part of the
Defendant by Me,srs. Forest s. Hyde
Damages are claimed to the amount Of
81, 1888, 1873. This case was still on when
Court adjourned.
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Through to Pittsburgh.

By the corrected timetable at the head
Of our local columns, it will be observed
that two through trains, between Pitts
burgh and Cleveland, commenced run
ming on the MAhoning railroad, on Mon
day last. There will be but n through
train, each way, dAily,-the train to Pitts
bu;gh passing Warren at ass, P. M, and
the train from Pittsburgh passing here al
eli, P. N. The distance from Warren
to Pittsburgh is about eighty miles. The
time will be about 81 hours going or com
ing.
It will be noticed there is q material
change in the time of the arrival of the
evening Express (known q conductor
Crawford's train) from Cleveland, which
does not arrive here till 500 in the eve
ming.
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House Burned.

The dwelling house of Judge Ratiif, in
Rowland, was destroyed by fire, on Mon
day last. The fire is believed to have
originated from a spark having fallen in
an eve trough, containing light material,
and from thence communicated 70 the
building. The fire had made considerable
progress before discovered, and as waiter
was scarce, it was impossible to check it.
The house was occupied by Mr.. james
Ratlif. Most of his household property
was saved. The adjacent buildings, barns,
&C., were saved by great efforts. There
was an insurance of s9OO,OO on the huild-
ing. We do not know what the probable
loss is estimated at The Insurance was
in the Norwich, W. Adams, Ag't.
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Leather Market.
CORRECTED EEKLY BIZ
N'LAIN cS WARD,
IA. M'Connalls old Stand, Main st. W arren. o