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rnanity l.rr1shes Have ne not 5rttcyed nway
time enough With our little petty sQnahblea ove9
forms and conventional ceremonies : The great
world IL suffering men and women n1c dytuk daily
hundreds and thousands while OF nj IN thcolog-
ical state, engaged In theological munmerJ. The
great ~or1d u before ynu WHITE with the n4rrrstx
and the grain susts, and hllghts aad dies
while you atand outside the harTes:-neld quarrel.
Ing because this mans Mckte II not Of the ls,cst
pattern and that Manh Wsa not ehnrpencd On 5orr
gTtDdstone. What difference docs II mate pro-
T1ded their slckles cut:
Oh! for that coming Man, VINO will cast away
from Hin All fbe.imrtdtmenta OF fntIu and ccrc-
mony. and si1 recognize In crcry other man
brother, with IN immortal soul In hin, whether
ihxt brother be In hoTe1 or han, IN gutter or IN
palAces who viii feel himself bound 10 every Other
man BY the ooucnon bond OF humanity, 4nd Will
seek to elsysto and dignity him: who viii nt men
to I've tn thta great and beautiful World. and there
h5 1t them for that greater and more beautiful
world which i the continuance Of this; who,
1nowing GO creed and no form but the creed Of
lore to al End the form OF truth, Will hold ont Hs
hand I'd every other nan and Lit him up to the
dignity OF man.
This nay rot bc In the canons for the Coming
Atn vii not attach 10 much importance to 3 word
II deed bat It WIS IN the Lie &nd teachings Of
that Man who condemned the Sc17bes and Ph11t.
Eeea for Ihelt fornA and c&fenoaie4
In the meantime, will Brother Cheney step fer
ward Into the rstsonesf box: We do not not
deny that you arc good man- We do not dear
that Jou aSe conscientious and honest. We do
not deny tha. yo1 have lAborcd faithfully and A.
duously. We do rot deny that you ate Christian
pan, seeking only the good Of oshera- We do not
deny That your lanots hare been crowned With :
large shsIe Of success aud that The little see you
owed few 5ears ago has g1oNu mp Into Il fruit
fnl Ice- We do not deny that you are
surrounded b. men and women md
children who hare lsnorcd with ypu and learned
70 lore you- We DO not deny that yea hAys
otned tsca together In blessing and tha: Jou have
closed the eyes Of others u the1 havs departed TO
the far OF country, whence there Il no return We
do mot deny shesa things; but the cauou, the
Cant n. Ton left ont word In An alternate
prayer, and the omisaion must cost you the lon Of
your church, which you lore, and OF your people,
VINO love you; and some one whose uzpptnRs 1t
more closely, whose ph3lae1eIsee ere broader,
whose memory ID more Convenient than his coz
sctepec, who can rce4te tho xprd, utl take your
church and ynur people and keep them within the
let1tf Of tho rancr. -Ap6 wet tho p1uAentosh who
h4.e made up our minda thst Jpu arc wrong, viii
ut In Judgment upon you.
Now,H Brother Cheney = made up Of the stud
think he IL, no 1u ssht tats nght out 70 The BIT
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
Forthe Standard.
Letter from Charlotte.

DEAR STANDARD Just now, the most
interesting topic is, "Where are we going
to locate the Market House." Every citizen
wants it in his own ward, and on the next
lot to his own. San old Citizen thinks
it ought to be located in fEs FIRST ward, as
it is the neglected one; while No. . has the
N. C. and c. C. & A. Railroad depots. No.
8 the Mint, and No. the Court House.
Now all this is true, and many more OBJ
jections might be used against Nos. 2, 8 and
4. First then, in addition to the depots
there is building known as the N. G. Mill
tary Institute, or Mecklenburg Female Col
lege. This Building cost our citizens vast
amount of ff1oney, and has been of but little
profit. This we think Ought to satisfy No.
Q. Next No. has the Mint. This build
ing, like the child by being born, was placed
there without its consent hence is not
chargeable as set-off of No. 3's claims.
The advocates of No. 8 have our sympathy,
and we hope if die they must. they will die
game The objections to No. we think
less reasonable than any. 1t Is true we have
in that ward the Court House; but it
is by no means as handsome as some we
have seen, though it does very well as a
Temple of Justice But san old citizen"
thinks No. is the place, and so do we.
There are no very extensive public buildings
in this ward. True, the citizens subscribed
very literally towards the Charlotte Female
Institute, and never got much in return. But
this is great institution" and, if it never
pays, the fine building ought to be sufficient
to satisfy taxpayers for all they have done
for it. We are IN favor of having it located
on No. 1, for the further reason, that nearly
all our family groceries are located in that
part of the city, and such trade as beef,
pork, chickens, butter, eggs, &C., are so ac-
customed to going on that part of Trade
street known as "Cotton Town." that they
would as readily take to the Market House
US a duck to water. Another reason is, we
want it built on the vacant lot in the rear of
Lowingwood's store, and we want that nest
of wooden buildings on Trade street, be-
tween Oates and Davidson's brick blocks,
removed to make room for it. Other more
weighty and substantial reasons might be
adduced, but for the present we must close.
The Radical Democrats will hold q Con-
vention on Tuesday next in this city, to
nominate a candidate for the Senate, vice
Judge Osborne, deceased. Who among the
aspirants will get the nomination, deponent
knoweth not We have heard the names of
John L. Brown, John E. Brown, and -
Reid mentioned, as quite prominent for the
nomination. .
The Republicans will hold Convention
on Saturday, the 18th to nominate candi-
date. We hope peace and harmony may
prevail. We are going to support the NOM
inee at all hazards, for we are satisfied he
will be good man
All quiet in the Mayors Court. Only
few trivial cases since our last.
ISL
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
The TwO.Headed Girl.

The wonderful two-headed girl is still on
exhibition in New England. She sings
duets by herself. She has great advantage
over the rest of her sex, for she never has to
stop talking to eat, and when she is not eat
ing she keeps both tongues going at once.
She has lover, and this lover is in guam
Diary, because at one and the same moment
she accepted him with one mouth and re-
jected him with the other. He does not
know which to believe. He wishes to sue
for breach of promise, but this is a hopeless
experiment, because only half of the girl
has been guilty of the breach. This girl has
two heads, four arms, and four legs, but
only one body, and she (or they is (or are)
seventeen years old. Now is she her own
sister? Is she twins? Or, having but one
body, land consequently but one hearty is
she strictly but one person? If the above
named young man marries her will he be
guilty of bigamy? This double girl has
only one name, and passes for one girl-but
when she talks back and forth at herself
with her two mouths, Is she soliloquizing
Does she expect to have one vote, or two
Has she the same opinions as herself on all
subjects, or does she differ sometimes
Would she feel insulted if she were to spit
in her own face2 Just at this point we feel
compelled to drop this investigation, for it
is rather too tangled for us.-Bufalo
Ezpress
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
CharleSt0n.

1t is matter of interest to note the rela-
tive progress made by the different South
ern States in the way Of recuperation from
the disastrous effects of the war. Probably
no State in the South was crippled more Sc
riously than South Carolina, and for con-
siderable time after the close of the war the
business of Charleston, its chief city, SEEM
ed utterly paralyzed, while it began to re-
vive with more or less animation at other
points. During the last business year, how
ever, South Carolina seems to have taken a
start that promises to put her again in the
way of prosperity. The Courier, in making
a retrospect of the year, notes with satisfac-
ton the increasing strength of their finan-
cial position and the better condition of the
banks, founded upon the favorable crops
and good prices, and the establishment and
energetic development of many new branch
es of industrial pursuit. The following is
the estimated value of exports from Charles
ton during the coming season Cotton, Up
lands, 100000 bales, at s1OO per bale, $780,
10000; cotton, Sea Island, $4,000 at 5000
per bale, $3,0OO,O00; rice, $4,000 tierces,
$2,5OO,000; phosphates, 10000 tons, $780,
900; naval stores, $4,000 barrels, $3.50, 900
lumber and timber, 100000 feet, $780,.
900; domestics and yarns, $4,000 bales, $2,-
100000; sundries 100000. Total $780,
250 O0(
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
Homicide in Ringgold.

On Tuesday, Wells B. Whittemore, who is
a Revenue officer, with headquarters at Dal-
ton, arrested man named Deadman, who
was running an illicit distillery in the neigh
borhood of Ringgold. Deadman resisted
being arrested very strenuously, but finally
submitted. Subsequently, however, he made
an effort to escape, and was in the act of
running away, when Whittemore fred, with
the intention, he says, Of causing him to
halt, although Deadman was about forty
yards away when the shot was fred, it took
effect in his body and he fell. Whittemore
assisted him to his house and called in sur
gical aid, after which Whittemore came down
to his home in Dalton. Later in the day
dispatch was received at Dalton from Ring
gold, stating that Deadman was dead, and
ordering the arrest of Whittemore. The az
rest was made, and on Tuesday night the
Sherifs of Catoosa and an adjoining county
came down to Dalton and, with the aid of
the Sheriff of Whitefield county, took White
more back to Ringgold. The examination
was to have come off yesterday, before the
civil authorities of Catoosa acounty.-AtlantG
Nep Era.
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
Population of the Globe.
There are on the globe 1,2ss.o00,00e of
souls. of which.

There are on the globe 1,2ss.OOo,OOe of
souls, Of which,
100000, 600 are of the Caucasian race.
552,000,0o0 are OF the Mongol race.
190,O00,00O are of the Ethiopian race.
(. 176,000,00O are of the Malay race.
100000 are of the Indo-American race.
There are 3,642 languages spoken, and
1000 different religions.
The yearly mortality of the globe is 49,
33S, 1888 persons. This is at the rate of 91,-
554 per day, $3.50 per hour, SO per minute.
So each pulsation of the heart marks the
decease of some human creature.
The average of human life is S3 years.
One-fourth of the population dies at or
before the age of seven years.
One-half at or before II years.
Among 10000 persons one arrives at the
age of 100 years, one in 500 attains the age
of 80, and one in 100 lives to the age of 60.
Married men live longer than single ones.
8 In 1000 persons 95 marry, and more mar
riages occur in June and December than in
any other month of the year.
One-eighth of the whole population is
military.
Professions exercise great influence on
longevity. In 1000 individuals who arrive
at the age of 70 years, 4S are priests, orators
or public speakers; 40 are agriculturists, 33
are workmen, 80 are soldiers or military en-
ployes, 20 advocates or engineers, 81 pro-
fessors, and "a doctors. ..r
Those who devote their lives to the pro-
longation of that of Others die the soonest.
There are 36,000,000 Christians.
NIL
There are 60,00O,0OO Asiatic religionists.
There are 100000 900 Mohammedans.
There are 300,000,0O0 Pagans.
In the Christian churches:
170,000,000 profess the Roman Catholic.
75,OO0,00O profess the Greek faith.
S0,000,000 profess the Protestant.
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
California Opium Raising.

It is understood that agriculturists in Cal
ifornia are now turning their attention to
the raising of opium. The poppy plant it
is found grows there without cultivation,
and the gathering of the juice of the heads,
of which opium consists, is as simple an op-
Grafton as the making of maple sugar. Raw
opium is worth about $50 pound, it will
beseen that the pecuniary inducements to
embark in the business are very great. But
comes up the moral question involved in it.
The principal use of the drug is that of pro-
ducing intoxication, and the chief market
for it is China, where it is as greats scourge
as whisky is here. Would the money made
out of the insane appetite of the miserable
Chinese opium eaters and smokers be such
as decent man would like to pocket9
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
FASHIONS FOR MEN.
Fall and Winter Styles.
From the New York Post, Sept. 4,

From the New York Post, Sept. 4.
The fashion for frock coats during the
coming ta!! and winter will be the Prince
Albert style, double breasted and short in
the skirt, which has been worn during the
past season. 1t will be even somewhat
more abbreviated than hitherto. The colnrs
are to be blue, black, olive rr brown, as may
be desired Entire suits Of English and
Scotch black and gray plaids will also be in
vogue 4 similar frock coat will be worn
for evening half dress suits in making calls
&c, the materials being meltons and plain
dark beavers of various shades.
The full dress evening suit for receptions
and small gatherings still consists of black
dress coat, with black vest and black pan
falcons. The ball and opc.a costumes are
to be composed of blue, olive or claret dress
coat, with buttons to match of similar colors
white vest, and light plaid pantaloons.
To this decided innovation over the late
funereal garb few adventurous spirits may
add brass buttons, in the style of twenty
five years ago.
Overcoats will he in the sack style, single
breasted and with fly fronts. The materials
are to he ofmeltons, fur beavers, chinchillas,
and other rough materials
For sporting and driving coats and vests,
velveteens will have the preference, the col
ors being brown, dark green or olive, and
pantaloons of light shades.
Pantaloons will continue in the present
somewhat tight style, fitting in the same
manner round the boot, but will be less
striped at the side than formerly. The ma
terial will be chiefly gray plaids.
Vests for day wear will be of the present
gay and varied colors, cut low, with plain
rolls. The light fancy vestings, for day OF
evening, will be, of white cashmeres and
kefseys, full and double-breasted, in the En-
glish style, and buttoned high. For e1clu-
sively evening wear they are TO be cut low,
with three buttons and rolling collar.
The materials used in the more extensive
establishments will continue to be largely
foreign, but more American cloth will be
used than hitherto, especially for pantaloons
Foreign manufactures can be well initiated
especially in pantaloon materials, even with
our inferior wool, and for ready made cloth
ing they will continue to he almost entirely
used.
Neckties will be both white and black, a:
hitherto.
Silk hats will he much similar to tht
style of last spring, with low. belled crowns
and brims rather broad, but they will be, j
anything, slightly lower-more of the bel
shape, and with greater curve in the rim
Of the low-crowned hats the broad, straight
brimmed Wharton style, of smoke color. i
to be much worn, with widc contrasting
black band, resembling mourning. Th
other numberless styles of hats in use will
continue of the same pattern, and as variet
as heretofore.
Boots and shoes will be rounded at tn
toes, and similar in styles TO those now i
! use.
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22

One of Brigham Young's wives has re-
Gently arrived from Salt Lake, accompanied
by her daughter, and purposes spending
few days in this city. The person In ques-,
tion is rather a notable woman among
the Mormons, and is frequently mentioned
in books concerning that people. She was
the wife of well known Boston merchant
by the name of Cobb, but becoming infa-
tuated with Mormonism a few years ago ran
away from her husband, taking her daughter
with her. The girl was dressed as a
bow in order to facilitate her escape.
Brigham Young took Mrs. Cobb as one OF his
wives, claiming that he had power to divorce
her from her husband. Her daughter, Char
lotte Cobb, grew up quite pretty, and for a
long time was a favorite belle among the
Mormons. She refused until lately all prof
fers of marriage, but within a few weeks
has become the fourth wife of prosperous
Mormon merchant by the name OF Godbe.
She says she had a revelation that she should
marry him. This is the first instance, we be-
lieve, in which Mormon woman has claim
ed to have had revelation. The happy
husband is expected shortly to join his new
bride, but he will not probably bring his
other wives with him. The other three
quarters of the household establishment will
be left behind, as it would create too much
of sensation to see a man walking down
Montgomery street in company with four
wives. That style of barnyard fowl perform
ance has at present to be confined. to Salt
Lake City and other Mormon towns.-SaD
Francisco Chronicle. f1o- -uia
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
Our Need.

We need in the western portion of our
State 100000 emigrants. We need work
shops, factories, and every form of industry
Our climate is fine, the air pure and bracing
and the scenery varied and magnificent. In
climate. soil, production, and pasturage,
North Carolina has no equal; and is singu
larly fortunate over all her sister States of
the South in her entire exemption from
all lakes, ponds, and marshes, so prolific in
epidemic diseases Beautiful streams run
through our valleys, and drain the country
perfectly. The land here has been regularly
cultivated half q century without manure,
and yet is as productive as when first bro
ben. Our cultivation has been not only
slovenly but exceedingly superficial; still,
the yield is abundant Every farmer with
good seasons makes plenty. We are anxious
to see experiments made at farming on
strictly scientific principles upon the best
lands, and from the little we know of the
matter we confidently predict result not
dreamed of by any Of the people
of the South. The grape grows luxu-
riantly everywhere, and needs but culture to
make the vineyards bud and blossom
like the rose with their luscious fruit.
Peaches and apples grow finely on the up
lands, and the small fruits on all lands.
Stock-raising may be made very profitable,
as the mountains abound in grasses, which
afford an excellent pasturage during winter.
Of the mineral productions in Western North
Carolina, there is no end. Water privileges
are so plenty that there can not probably be
found single place within the limits of
some of our western counties that would be
five miles from stream of sufficient fall and
water to turn a merchant mill.
We hope soon to see the tide of emigra-
ton flowing in this direction. What other
State can boast of a better climate; richer
more productive soil Why don't the poor
flock here, when lands and stock go beg
ging. and labor is king2 Land is for sale
on any time and terms; improved farms can
be bought from three to ten dollars per acre,
on liberal conditions, and rented at from
two to three dollars per acre, or for one-third
and one-quarter of the crop. This is no idle
talk. We wish to see our country prosper
and emigration alone can make it so.-Ashe-
ollie Pioneer.
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
IHindoo suffice, the massacre ofhis widows

3 IHindoo suttee, the massacre ofhis widows
on the death of an African king, and the
other heather horrors of which the public
have heard and read much, pale their inef-
fectual fires in comparison before the super
stition of some of the Russian fanatics. In
the province of Saratoy, some travelling
preachers convinced the ignorant peasants
that suicide by fire was the only road to sal
vation. Consequently no less than seven
teen hundred inhabitants of one village
burned themselves in their wooden houses.
The figures seem incredibly large, and we
trust that the story is much exaggerated
Yetit is certain that Russia is full of supersti-
tions well calculated to lead to such deplo-
rable results The established Greek Church
seems impotent to avert them. Just what
the civil authorities are doing we are not
told. 2 tal
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22


One of the observers sent out to Kentucky
to observe the late eclipse of the sun re
questcd an old negro living near his obser-
yatory to watch carefully his big flock Of
hens, for at 4:45 they would so to roost.
After the eclipse was over he came, evident
" much excited. "How was it 2" said the
Doctor. "Beats de debbil," said the negro.
"When the darkness come ebery chick'n
run for the hole in the barn. De fust ones
got in, and de next ones run ober one anud-
der, and de last ones dey just squat right
down in de grass. How long you know dis
ting was comin'?" "Oh, reckon we
knew it more than year." said the Doctor.
"Beats de debbil! Here you away in New
York know'd year ago what my chick'ns
was gwine to do dis berry afternoon, an you
nebber see de chick'ns afore nudderw
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
Tho .,tr.ct;ons of the south.


No man who has travelled through the
Southern States of the Union-and especial
ly the great belt stretching from the Poto-
mac by Richmond, Raleigh, Columbia, Ma
con, Montgomery and jackson, onward to
the Mississippi-will be unwilling to admit
that he has passed over region OF country
whose natural attractions and charms could
not be surpassed in any part of the world.
Whether the traveller be enamored of
soft genial and equitable climate-of re-
gion that lies high and dry, and is exceed,
ingly healthy-of fruit trees, plants and
flowers, rich, varied and perrennial-of a
soil that is fertile in the highest degree, and
productive of the greatest diversity OF use
full, wholesome, and profitable articles OF
consumption and commerce-he will admit
that in no respect could even his Imagination
rise higher than the actual facts that have
come under his experience and observation.
N p Times
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
Another Sensation for Niagara-Flitting
Across on Wings.

The boldest and most scientific feat yet
performed at Niagara is promised before the
season closes by daring fellow who pro-
poses to cross the river without the employ
ment of any such safeguard as an ''under-
shot, velocipede, and, in fact, he will even
dispense with the rope. This new miracle,
who, we presume, will claim the distinction
ofthe canadian Sinbad," designs taking
an erial flight across the chasm on wings;
and as wild as such an attempt would seem,
we can state as positive fact that the appa-
ratus is now being constructed in this city
for that purpose. We are not yet informed
what sort of practice the new professor has
been pursuing, or concerning the principle
of his flying appurtenances, but it would
probably be advisable for him to take a
small flutter over the Dundas marsh before
doing Niagara.-Hamilton (Ont.) Times.
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22

A few days since, in the Supreme Court
at Lockport, N. Y, a dog occupied the seat
of an absent juryman. The presiding judge
turned to the counsel, and remarking that
all the seats in the jury box were filled, ask
ed was he willing to proceed? The counsel
looking at the dog, remarked that. while
that fellow might do for a judge, he was not
willing to take him for juror" This story
reminds contemporary of another, which es-
tablishes precedent for dog sitting as as
sSciate on the judicial bench. On one occa-
sion, Curran, the great orator, pleading
before an Irish judge, stopped suddenly in
his speech. sGo on, Mr.. Curran, am lis
tening," said the judge. II thought" said
the lawyer, with significant look at a huge
) Newfoundland dog that the magistrate was
fondling, II thought your lordships wer'
consulting" a-i a., 5at t,f.,t ,,
The weekly standard., 1869-09-22
Singular Circumstance.

A late letter from Richmond says:-"Many
of the elms, locusts and naples of Holly
wood have been entirely stripped of their
bark, and consequently killed by some
strange and undiscovered process. AL
though every particle of the bark has been
carried off, and the trees cleanly stripped
from the ground to length of six or seven
feet, marks of some kind of animal teeth
are left on the body, seeming to have been
imprinted there in knawing and pulling.
The grave-dlggcrs regard the matter rather
supersritiously, especially as not one of the
thousands of visitors who have puzzled their
brains in theorizing about the matter has Of
fered probable solution. No horse, cattle
or ibad dogs are allowed to enter the
grdunds