' K S e s l e r n ' ^ e m o c r c i l , ShairloUc,

Raleigh Corresppndence of the DemocratR a le io j i , N. C., Dec. 13, 1867-

Tftf State Convention— Its Officert— C o n a ^ - tory Action— A North jGxroHfiia» fo r Vice- iW iid fn t.

Mr. E d i t o r :— Tt€r« is a coneideraile onJm, after the recent eleet'iop storm, in the ‘ City of Oaks.” j^itsiuces Is somewhat dull and things generally VmA <^iet aH tliey are always wont to be in t ^ ‘‘good ol4 North State.”

I t is i0U])|^oaed here that the ConTciition will meet ew'ly in January . I t is compohed of one huudred aad seven white and thirteen colored delegates. The latter are men of some educa­tion. Some of these colored men I know; eon- HCt^uently, I can .«ay that I do oofr t»elicvc that they Lave any fcvHnjjs of revenge r>r re.^eiitnient

the white neither do I helievef^ k y desire further political dij>franchistiiioiit or confiscation iu any mann«T whatever. 1 :iin per­suaded, from the p:ist history of North (':in»liiia, to the belief that the Convention of this State will pursue a very different line of policy from #hat 4»'4iich has been inaugurated ia h<jjia5 >A' the 'Southern St;»tcs.

There is nmch .speculation as to who will be Prcftident of the C(»Mventi<»n. The general (ij/m- io® is that dioice will fall uyxju Col. David Heaion of {'raven. The Colonel is a Northern

WJj ijiakeman. 11^ ia mild and generous, and jifi cxcelleiti officer or nicniher.

Co«Teirtiof< will probiibly remain in ses- riloh some four or five weeks. 'J'he Constitution ( Ireenback.'< in purchase of bonds. One for the

Congress.D e c . 7.— Id t\)e House, the iinpeadimept

question was resumed. M r Wilson w i t h d j ^ nis motion to table, and the vote was taken on the majority resolution ordering impeachment, which was lost by 57 to 108. Absent 21. A motion to reconsider, and to lay the motion to rec-onsider on the table, prevailed, and thus im­peachment ends.

A resolution suspending t i e powers of the /Secretary of the Treasury tocQptjract the curren­cy. prevailed l>y a vote of 128 to 32.

The House went into Committee of the vhole on the Massage. Pending the debate., the Ke- con.structifm committee, to which Stevens re- questiid several points of the mes.s;ige to be re­ferred, was denounced as an obstructiea to re­construction. Sievens struggles hard against the turning tide, and excitfcs admiration and jtity. No one liecd;j the vindictive uttenmces of the worn out leader.

lh:<'. 0.— In the Senate, a fiotitiun from the Assistant Asses.sors in North Carolina, prayinjr fur conipen.sation, was presented. M r A\’iIson gave notice that he would. to-morro»', report a bill, removing the jx.»litical di.sabilities from '2S-i AlabiunLins. recoumieftdod by (jcij.s. Pope and Swayne.

In the House, among the bills offered was one e.xemjiting from taxation nianufactories yielding le.-ifi than So.OOO jxT annum. One directing the

j Secretary of the 'J'reasury to use ?4.<)00.()(K( in

will probably be submitted for ratification or re­jection about the last of March or the 1st of April.

I t seems to be settled in the minds of the f ’onservatives that they must organize, and, if |K>Heible. defeat the Constitution as their last re- sw t io prevent the State from falling into the fiands of the Republicans.

The Sentinel publishes a list of names as the O o n » e rv a t i> Y ' KKecutive (,’ommittee for t h i s State. 7'hie >Clo{iii iittec is c<tnif*osed of some of the first taleirt in l^e State. (lov. (Jraham is at i t s head. In due season we may I(»ok for the action of this Committee, which will be the tf»csin for the uj)- rising of the Conservative elenjent, either to / f i y n ^ iu the defeat of the ('on.stitution. or to fall benea<)U tiast influence which would have stayed the firing u^khi J’ort Sumpter; that would have ended the war tlirough the • peace move- Difipt” in J864; that would have accept« /l the Preiiiiden.t’s jioliey; that would have ratified the Howard Amendment, anti which jdcads the ac­ceptance of the present terms as a speedy settle­m ent of all our difiicultics, and give to the coun­try peace, quiet. pr<».<perity and happiness.

The Convention will probably memorialize Congress very soon after it meets upon the sub- jBfit of relieving a great many of the Uejiublicans who are banned by the Howard Amendujent. I t waSj iu ihe first, ])lace. a mistaken ])olicy in <j«>iigtesK U) .strike down its friends with its ene­mies. The men of the Southern States who pre- Jierved their integrity as I ’nion men. shonlHl liav(; been relieved when the Sherman bill was passed. This would hav(! given tlu^ people the advantage xjf the servi«;es of m.-my of the first men ol‘ tlic ?tarU6, ^lueed in the Convention many of the

#AVcn yi'ho a^e j)iniiliar with the afi’airs oi‘ North ^J^oJiiVia. 1 , is expected by the Ri^publicans bcf.fi tiiat Congrc!fs will remove the disabilities of u considenible nuinber of Republicans in time for the party to luive the services of those re­lieved in the ratification of the Constitution.

The election of Public I ’rcasurer, Secretary <»f Stfttc, Comptroller, and Lieutenant-Governor, will probnbly be given to the people. The Re­publican nominations will, no doubt, be in;ide before the atlj(*urnment of the Conventi(m. The

of the ('onvention will either nominate.the lik^Hrt^lican HtatiJ Kxecutive Committee

will .eajil Cof*vuntio» of the State, to meet be­fore the a«i)joj^ 'i(niunt of the Conv(>ntiou, in order ^<kt tiu i jMioplo may have the benefit of their piembers as deleg-ates to the Convention.

I t is regarded as settled among the Reptibli- cans that the "inevitable smoker,” I '. S. (irant. is to be the Hepubliean candidate for I ’resident. I t is thought the candidate for Mi*e-Pr(‘sidoiit ,will'be given to some Southern State. In c >n- /lection with this tlui name of Hon. Jjcwis ^^oni^son, ,yt Rertie. h:u< been spoken of. In my opinion, there is no better man for the i«isi- tion iu t^(i I until. Mr ’I hompson’s ability is second to no man now spoken of for President or Vv is’-l’tcsident. He is a j)ure man— one who would dignify and elevate the oflice of Sj)caker of the rn l te d States Senate.

I have given, up to this time, a ll the news nfloat a.t the Capitol. \\ jj] write you every

JoUNMK.

General D H. HiU.Among the many noble, true-hearted, fearle.S'i

and able champions who have bravely battled fur the indeiK-ndence of the Southern Confederacy, there is none more di-serving the esteem and re- >«|H;ct of his own people, or of those who Can aj)- , . .nreeiate true worth, dwotion to principh-ami '*’"^^'<wtion no distinctions should be made. Migll fK'rsonal character than (Jeneral 1). II. Hill. ^Jieaker said the ]>oint av;is well taken.

more effectual government of the rebel States.The .Judiciary Committee was directed to en-

(juire itito the expediency of amending the Re­construction Acts .so as to make members of the Conventions take the test-oath. After a .<cv(;re contest, certain portions of the l^resident’s mes­sage was rel'erred to the Reconstruction eoni- mittee, thus reviving the Committee.

D kc. 10.— In the Senate, the IVesident w.is called ftii for the corres)>ondence relative to the recognition of belligerent rights by (Ireat Rritain to the Confederacy.

Mr Wilson intn duced his bill removing the political disabilities from 284 Alabamians.

Mr J>rake’s concurrent resolution, censuring the J’resident for the languajiC used towards Congress in the message, came up. and Drake, in an elaborate speech, a.> sailed the I ’resident bitterly. In the course of his remarks, alluding to th(! negro voters, he said that they are nov,’ as much superior to the white trash around them, as the white trash was superior to the negro when he was in slavery. 'J'he matter was made the special order for Thursday.

In the House, the Speaker announced the Re­construction ( ’(mnnittee, which was resuscitated by yesterday’s action, to consist of Stevens. Rout- wcll. ]iingluim, Farnsworth. Hulburd. ]?ram- mell, Pause, lirooks and Reek,— but two Dem­ocrats.

31 r Stevens’ confiscation bill of last session came up. 'J here were .several speeches in ojipo- sitiou and the matter was pi>stpoued to the 21st of January.

A concurrent resolution was adopted, to ad­journ from the 2(Jth inst. to the Gth oi’January.

D kc. 11.— In the Senate, a petition from an immense number of naturalized citizens, com- jilainiiig of grievances and asking that their rights be defined by law, was referred to the ('ommittee on Foreign Rehitions.

Mr Anthony ititroduced a bill, declaring null the confiscation and forfeiture acts passed by the ••r(‘b e r ' Legislatures. Referred.

Mr Sherman introduced a bill, providing that all balanees from captured or abandoned jiroperty be put into the Treasury and not drawn thence without authority of law. 31 r Sherman stated that the amount readied several millions. A discussion ensued, during which Mc('ulloeh was charge<l with illegally dis[>osing of .several hun ­dred thousands. The bill was postponed.

In the House, several members made personal explanations on their votes in favor of im])each- mi;nt. in wliicli the President was roundly abused.

l l i e Judiciary cunmiitfee reported back the bill In relation to the government of the “ rebel” States, and it was referred to the Reconstructi<m coiiunittee. The committee on 3Iilitary Affairs reported adversely to paying the army weekly.

D k p . 12.— In the Senate, Mr Sherman re­ported the House bill repealing the Cotton Tax. It will be considered to-morrow. 'J'he bill lor the (‘onversion ol the jirocoeds of cajifurcd and abajidoiu'd pmiierly into the Treasury, was taken up. consulered and Jurther i>ostponed.

In the House. Mr Ashley of Ohio, offered abill relating to the J’reedmcn's IJureau. Referred.

31r Maynai'd ottered a re.'olution providinir that diplomatic and consular rejn-esentatives to Hayti and other African governments be selec­ted ironj negroes. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mr Schenk made a point of order that under

North Carolina News,G e x . P o i n d e x t e r .— This gentlemaa has

been offered the appf>intment of Superior Court Ju d g e to fill the vacancy occasioned b j the res­ignation of Ju d g e Fowle. I t is the general de­sire of the people and the bar that he will accept. He is eminently capable, and there is not a purer man within the borders of our State.— H mstou Sentinel.

R e t u r n e d .— Bishop Atkinson and the Rev. Richard Hines, who have beeu in attendance upon the Pan Anglican Council, returned from Kurctpe on the 30th. Bishop Atkinson is at present sojourning in New York, and will shortly return to the Diocese. He is represented to be in excellent health .— R a lt i jh Stnthiel.

lMMKiR.\Tt^>N/— A circular from the office of Mr P. Ronfort. Southern Immigration agent, is circulated throughout this section, offering cer­tain terms and inducenicnts for jilanters and others to procure German and Irish laborers. The wages are to be fifteen dollars pt^r hand, and g w d rations, clean and sufficient house-room. fir/J-lvood. and an acre of land fo ra garden lot. The employer has. furthermore, to advance the p:is>sage-moncy from New York and the agent’s c<mimi.<sion; lil‘teen dollars in all. which is to be deducted from the wages of the immigrants. 3Ie.ssrs. W orth k Daniel. K idder & Martin and H. R. Filers have consented to receive money lo r this purjKise, and transmit any orders that m ay b e given.— WUnnnyton Star.

Gov. "Worth is at present in Washington. He had an interview with the IVesident on -Mon­day.— lidh'iijh Sriitiur/. Dcr. \2(h.

II.\18KAS CoRrut!.— Judge Little had before him, recently, at this place, a case on a writ of /idJiciis corj)ii.s, the points of which are these : A young man named Dunn had carried ofi and married, in South Carolina, a daughter of James S. 3Iarsh, of Union county, of this State, without her parents’ consent; .‘ aitl daughter being barely thirteen years of age. Tlvc daughter not having attained iiiiiinot/ra(>/e nyi\ according to the laws (jf the States, wliich is lourteen years, upon a jiartial hearing of the case and showing of the facts, the Judge returned the child to the custo­dy of her parents until the oOth of this month, when there will be a full and final hearing.— Wmh,<lK>ro Ar(ju».

I'litE IN W ils o n . N. C.— W e learn that on Sunday night last, a most destructive fire occurred in the town of Wilson, destroying some thirteen Inmses in the business part of that enterprising place. 'J he stores of Messrs. Rosenthall, Wal­ton. liriggs. Rlake and Kincaid were among those destroyed. The total loss is estimated at 83M,- OUO. The fire originated at the store of 3Ir iv S. Walton. I t is said to be the work incendiaries.— Wilmiiiijtun Jm inud.

A PnoFiT.\iu,K Rk.vu IT v n t.— A few weeks ago, a party of gentlemen in Haywood county killed eight Rears in one day’s hunt. A lady

I and her son, discovered five of these shaggy : monsters counuitting havoc in the cornfiehl. and i starting the dog fur them, he drove them into a

tree. I t was late in the evening, and certain aim could not be taken, so the lady built a fire beneath the tree, and kept her ceaseless vigils until morning. The son then killed two. but the other three escaped. These animals are becom­ing very troublesome and destructive in the corn fields and among the swine. There is no ■•mast” in the mountains this Fall, and hunger drives Rruin to the settlements for food.— AshccUh \t~irs.

I n t e n d AnANDONiNG I t . — W e learn that many of this section intend abandoning anything like extensive farming another year, unless some relief is given them from the evils which attend the culture of the ground at this time— the un­certainty and unreliability of the present labor system, the onen»us tax upon cotton added to its jiresent low prices— all conjoining to render farm­ing not only unprofitable but the most disagree­able and harassing of occupations. The only way for our farmers to do is to apply themselves more clo.selv to the growth of the necessaries of life. only giving such time, labor and money to the growth of the late K ing of the world as they can see will remunerate them.— \Vi-/(/ou N f ict!.

of negro

/jf North ( ’arolina. It is iieedless to speak In re the ini{)ortant ami prominent part he played in

the late war, or of the straightforward, consistent and iudy»endent course he has pursued since its close. Like a true Christain g e n tb ’nan, Gen. Hill b-'VS .•viily oue ride of conduct for his public th a t 4ie has for his private life; and the people, therefore, know precisely where to find him— on the side of R ight and J ustice.

hen others gave way he remained firm; when others truckled t(» an unprincipled party, he held steadfast t«» his faith in (^onstituti«mal freedom. I t was with sincer*.' pleasure we greeti d the pres- once of this true sou of tJic So.ytU. this generous, hospitable, high-toucd gentleman, in our edito­rial sanctum last week.— A'. P. M> tn,po/i(anJteeord.

Cji;Q^.ERA.— We learn from y.^rious p;irts o f the District that this djsease is v/?ry prevalent, playing havoc generally with the swiue species. Farmers have resorted to many remedies, but all to no avail. In some neighi>orh(,K'ds persons h»ve hist their whole stock.— ( X r \ Standard.

G in H o u s e R,i r n t . — We learn, with regret, tha t the gin house of Mr William Saluns. near CUty Hill, th is district, was entirely destroyed by Friday night la.st, together with four-foon bales o f cotton. Ten bales of the cotton were the property of Mr Sahms— the remainder belonged to other persons. The fire is supposed to have originated from a freoduian entering the lint-room yfith ^ Iig}»ted j)andle.-— JVXT<7A qnhej'.

T h e W h ited SErLi-ciiRK.— Tim Boston Post-says: “Crime is terribly prevalent in NewEngland. Every few days our sUiid cities and quiel; startled by some deeti of bhxxl.soflje revelation o f beastliness or of rascality. O ur Southern brethren, living in the midst ‘of anarchy and turmoil,’ might with reason sneer a t the morality of New England as shown in its daUj reports of crime.’'

Washington Items-Since the vote on impeachnn'nt was taken the

President has been visited by a number of his friends, who called to C(mgratulate Irim upon the termination of the effort to oust him from the Kxecutiye ch:tir.

The only legislation now threatened of great national importance up m which sharp partylines wdl probably be drawn is the negro suffrage qnefj- tion. which is to be revived in the bill to enforce negro suffrage alike in all the StaU-s. and on this there w^illbe division among the republiean mem­bers. The oi.|H)uents of that uicjuKure, amotig whom may be mentioned Senator Trum bull appear to be in the uuijoritj-.

National Bank Lxaminers. fifteen in nundter. from all sections of the country, have been in daily ;,.ssion with the Comptroller of the Cur­rency, i^ince Wednesday last. They have devi­sed a niost thorm ighand sy.stematic process of cx.iniin.itIon tof National Rank.* , ^ h e examina* tions have heretofore been very searehiii"- in their ch.iracter. but hereafter they will be s^ch as will deyelt>pe any ami all malfe'jisance. There are Goi) National Ranks.

'I he Southern Railroad Cominittce’s testimonv is voluminous. Among other things, it shows that the Roads were frt‘ely ujicd by the Confed­erates, without jirotest or objection on the i>art ol the Presidents.

The Seijate Commitf^'e rcjKirtcd the bill to re- i)eal the cotton tax after this year’s crop without ;imendmcnt. I t will pass.

W e learn with regret the death of the Rev. W m. Crook, of the South Can.lina Conic- rence. ^oceutly^ at his reiideuce iu South Car<>- lina.

A Chicago divorce case rc.<ts on the complaint of the lady that her husband made her get np in the middle of the night p.nd njako the bed over

3Irs. Sarah Saltee died in Newbern on Fraday last, from burns received by her clothes taking fire.

R. II. C ow an & Co. a t V i 'i lm in c to n .— W e notice the arrival, per steamships i' rances and \ \ . P. Clyde. <»f a large assortment of groceries

j for this house, comprising the advance of the fine I stock they inteiul laying in f . r the winter trade, j '1 his wholesale grocery and commission house is I a new candidate for public patronage, but the in­

dividual membersot the firm are so well known to tlio busine.sscomuuinity.and toourpcople irj. iieral- ly. that we fell assured they will receive tiiat sup­port which their high character, and the superior f|uality of their goods will entitle them. See their advertisement iu our columns.— f</)i Sttir.

Uti')" An old lady. 31rs. Brown, died in Salem Inst Week, at one hundred years of age.

R a i .k ic h . Dec. 11.— The U. S. Circuit Court c<tntiuiies in session here. 3Iuch business has been done. Suits brought against the stockhol­ders ol the Ranks by holders of their notes have not yet been determined. Judgm ent involvinir a half million dollars are said to have been o l tained ag-ainst defendants during the court.

3I()RE RooL WiY.— The house of 3Ir Peter I ink was broken into last Sunday night, while the family were at church, and robbed of over §200 in specie, $100 in greenbacks, and all the notes the old gentleman had— something near 62000 worth.— Cotirnrtf Press. "

^(•R E li iN I t e .m s .— The Paris 31oniteur says that the Conference negotiations are continued, and there is renewed confidence.

I t is thought tha t the Italian Chambers will repeal the vote declaring Rome the Caiiital of Italy. '

The London Times, conimentingon the repeal of the Cotton Tax. says the difficulties of the P nited States are extreme, and they will be o>»- li"cd to re-sort to an increase of the Internal Tax. and a higher tariff, but believes the bonds will ultimately be jKiid in Specie.

The J^ord J^ieutenant of Ireland declares that the funeral honors to executed Fenians are sedi­tious, and forbids them.

The I^ondon Star states that a 3Ir Eve­rett. a li«ind<in barrister, is now on a visit to the 1 nited States to ascertain how the owners of plantations and other e.states in the South can be a.ssisted with capital to develop the resources of those sections, which at present are so depre.'^sed through the povert\' of their owners. His chief object is to sec if absolute and available security can be given, and, the St^iradds, that if so, it is obvious tha t imiueu^e suuis uow locked up in Kngland might be invested, rerdiziog two *Teat objects— a good and safe return for Briti.sh capi­tal. and giviujr effectual aid to the industrial }«?.> p!e ut t!ie So'.itli.

Atrocious Miinler in Jones Counly, N. C.O n S u n d a j night the 8th. a t 9 o’clk, a party of

amuKl negroes, five in number, went to the house o f Col. John II . N ethercu tt near Trenton, and demanded admittance. Col. N. opened the door to see who was tlmre when he was immediatelj shot and almost instantly killed. They then went into thehou.^e and after beat in 3Irs. Neth-

■Changes of the Military in North GaroBna.Gen. Canby has issued an order making im­

portant changes in the military post* of this State. ’ The order, we presume, is made in eon- formity with the purpose of Gen. G r a n t r e ­duce the expenses of the W ar Department and to “ muster ou t” all who are not needed.

The order divides the State into four posts,ercutt severely with a chair and locking up the i instead of eleven, thus :children iu a baru proceeded to rob the house. We have known Col. Nethercutt. fur a longtime, and know him to have been one of the most in­offensive living, and the only th ing tha t these fiends in human shape could have murdered him for. was plunder, and his having taken an activepart in the Rebellion (so-called.)-----( '(niniK rre.

Col. N ethercutt commanded the GGth N. C. Regiment.

The Ncwbcru Republican gives the foll nving account of the horrible affair :

■ On Sunday night, while Col. N ethercutt and his family were seated around the fire in thesit- timr room, some persons en tered’the hou.<e. and before Mr Nethercutt wlu* wa.s facing the fire place, could turn, .«omc one dl'charged a musket. almo.st instantly killing 3Jr N.. the ball pa.ssing through his chest.

The murderers, who arc reported to be five cohired men. then attacked Mrs. N ethercu tt by striking her upon the head with a chair. Re­port says that 31 rs. N ethercu tt’s skull was bro­ken by the blow and that «he cannot survive. The murderers then proceeded to lock the chil­dren of the family in the smoke hou.se ne.xt to the dwelling, and ran.sacked and robbed the house. Durintr the niirht the children made their escape IVom the smoke house and gave the alarm to the neighbors.

Word was at once sent to Trenton and New­bern and parties wei e started to ferret out the murderei*s or pursue them. 31ajor Van Horn the commandant of this ]iost. at once sent a de­tachment of troops under command of Lt. Fletcher to the scene of ihe outrage.

Sheriff Ciilgrove of Jones county is also in pursuit.

This horrible murder has caused great excite­ment and uloom throughout the countii's border­ing on the scene of the ti'ngedy, and the opinion is universal that the most energetic stejis should be taken to punish the fiendish murderers. No steps, labors or money ought to be spared in tlu' effort to bring these out-laws to justice and it is to be hoped that rewards will be offered to aid in bringing them to light.

Col. Nethercutt was a gentleman in middle age, who had .served his C(»unty as Sheriff before the war and heM a position as 31ajor and after­wards as Colonel in the Confederate service. 31any conflicting rtunors were in circulation as to the probable motive of the nmvdevers. but there can be no doubt, if the above rejtort be a true one, that robbery was their object. Col. N etherentt has been a ver}- ([uiet and peaceable citizen since the ( lose of the war. and no act of his since then could have made him an enemy. I t will b(! icnunibcred by our I’caders t in t the I nion soldiers who were hung at Kinston in lBt)4: were alleged deserters from Ncthereutts Rattalion. 'J he men alleged that they were re­cruited with the under.standing that they should not be taken out of the State and deserted when the battalion started for V irginia. This nnfor- ttinate affair made cneniies fi>r C<d. N.. who was, however entirely blameless fur the order which sent his command out of the State.

Earthqualces.Forty-«even shocks of earthquakes, rapidly

succeeding each other, were felt at St. Thomas on the 20th of November. One shock la.sted two minutes.'' T he sea rose 60 feet on the city, and everything was submerged.

The loss of life was enormous, and immense quantities of merchandise was destroyed. The surviving inhabitants houseless and destitute, fled to the mountains. On the 18th ult.. a severe shock o f earthquake was experienced at Santa C rui. T he shock was also felt out at .sea, and the waters rising to a great height and be- coming very angry and tempestuous, the United States war steamer De Soto was dashed ashore and broken to pieces. The crew however, were all saved. The United St:ites war steamer 31 o- nongehela was also washed ashore on the .<aiiie day at Coiitratown. but the extent of her injuries is not stated.—

Administrator’s Notice.Having qualified as Atlmiinstralor of A. V. Wil-

liuiuson, dec 'd, 1 notify all persons iiideUted to deceased to come forward and make settlement; and those Laving claims against hin» nuist present tluiu within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleatled iu ba r of their recovery.

Dec 9, 18U7 4t C. J . FOX, .\diu r.

DWELLING FOR RENTI offer for Kent for the y e a r that elegant rc«i-

denee situatc»l between the Baptist Cliurch and the res idence of Gov. Vance.

SAML. r . SMITH. Dec. 9, 18G7. ;<w

LUMBER! LUMBER!!Having located my Steam Saw .Mill iiuniediately

on the Wilmington, Chjirlotte & llutherfurd Hailrou<l, and secured a fine lot of good I'iiie Tind>er, 1 am now- prepared to furnish at short notice I’iue I.umber of the best <juality, sawed in the best style of the iiri.My Mill and Kngine has undergone thoioujrli rfjiuirsand my Saw being newly fitte<l up with •■KiunKTson's Pa ten t Moveable Teeth "— the greatest imprdvciiunt of the age in Saws.

1 will furnish Lumber of the best quality. Orders- 1 1 V' ' solicited through the mail, addrcs>^od to inc at .Suw

arrive at I'redenek.^burg. \ a., and are supersed- | .Mill, near Chcriyvil le, N.in g th e b lacks. 'J h is will soon be t h e case all J Dec IfttiT. P. S. WIHS.NANT.t h r o u g h th e S o u th , a n d t h e negroes will th e n learn IVom sad ex])erionee th a t poli ties d o n ’t pay.

The first cargo of emigrants direct from (Jer- mauy arrived iu Charhston, S. C.. on Thursday last. 'J'liey were 152 in number.

P rat of Wihnin(/ton, Col. R. F. F rank, Com­manding. will embrace the counties of New nan- over, Rrunswiekj-liladeu and Columbus.

P ost o f R ah iyh , Col. J . V. Bomford, Com­manding, embraces 32 Counties, viz: Warren,Franklin, Wake, Johnston. H arnett, Cumber­land, Robe.<on, Riehniond. Moore, Chatham, Orange. Craiiville, C:iswell, Alamance, Person, Rockingham. Guilford, Randolph, Montgomery, Anson, Union, Stanley. Cabarrus, 3Iecklenburg, Iredell, Rowan, Davie, David.son, Surry, Stokes. Foi-sythe and Yadkin. 'The continuance of Col. Rombord in this command will be gnitifying to all parties.

Post o f dohl'ilniro'. Col, and Brevet Major Cleneral N. A. 31iles. Commanding, embracing 28 Counties, viz ; Halifax, Northampton. Nash, A\’iIson. Wayne. Sampson, I>uplin, Lenoir, On­slow. Jones. Carteret, Craven, P itt , Beaufort. Hyde. 3Iartin, Rertie, Hertford, Washington, Tyrrell, (Jhowan. l ’er<|uimans. Gates, Pa«|UO- taiik, Camden. Currituck, Greene and Edge­combe. (ren. 31iles. we hope, will bo able to arrest and put a stoj> to the murderous acts trans- jiiring iu Jones and other Counties which re ­quire military interference.

i f Munjaiitiiii. Col. . B. Royal, Com­manding. embracing the counties of Cherokee, Clay, 31acon. Jackson, Haywood, Transylvania, Runcombe. 3Iadisou Yancey. 3Iitchell, 3Ic- Dowell, Rutherford, Polk, Cleaveland, Rurke, Watauga, (,’aldwell, Catawba, Linc<dn, Gaston, Ah'xander. Wilkes. Ashe. Henderson and Al­leghany.

Col. (iaskill remains in charge of Fort 3Iaeon. ----- li •

r -a r 'N o rth e rn white laborers are beginnin}; to i

R r k a c h (tF PiuiMisK C ask .— The Lawrence vs. Conk breach of promise case, wliich has been (»u trial in Augusta. 31e.. fi r several days past, and excited considerable interest where the par- tii'S belonged, w'as decided on Wednesday. 'J’he jury returned a verdict of 8S.00U for the fair plaintiff, who alleged that she was damaged to the extent of by the failure of 31r Cctok i

S. GROSE & CO.,Whole.«ale and Retail dealers in

Groceries, Provisions and Family Supplies,Tradf S lrtft, nearly opporite the I'oxt Ojiirt,

CHAULOTTK, N. C.Dect-’iiibor IHtiT.

Valuable City Property for Sale.Hy virtue of a decree of the Court of Kqiiity, I wil!

sell, to llie highest bidder, nt the Court llouse door in Charlotte , on the I'Jih day of December iiisliiiit, ihat Valuable LOT iu rear of the Furni ture Sluroand fronting on t.’ollege Street, o|ipo.-*ite the re^i-

to Come to t im e m atr im on ia l ly . C ook h a d | j e , „ c of J a . Means, Kmj Ti rnis Ca?hDec y, 18«7. C. DOWD, C. ,\l Iv

Stenhouse, Macaulay & Co.The uiidersigncd having iaicly niovi-ii i» ihi ir lu'w

Store, corn« r Trade and t'olli-,;*-Si ri-fis. iJlVr »1 wholesale and retai l all ihe leading ari iik'S u.sn.illy kept iu a well conduclcd Grocery Store, tha t cannot be undersold.

STEMIOUSK, MACAI LAV k CO.

Bills Before Congress.In the House. 3Ir Ashley of Ohio, introdueeu

a bill to fix the time for holding elections for re]iresentativi-s to Congress, and for other purpo­ses. I t provides that the 'fuesday next after the first 31onday in N(»veniber in the year 18(iS, and the .same day in Noveuiber every four years thereafter, shall be lixed for the eleetion of rep­resentatives to Congre.ss in each of the States of the Union, for the term commencing on the -llh of3Iareh next siicccediiig the yearabovcd named. 3Ir I'aiue, of W i.seonsi"!), introduced* a bill to amend an act to provide i'or the more efficient goveniment <d’tlie rebel States. ]»a.«sed 31arch 2d. 1<S(!7. which repeals the clause renuiriug a ma­jority <»f the names ivgistored to legalize a con­vention. and t:ulj.stitutes therefor a majority td' the votes cast.

'j he bill iutroiluced by 31r Ashlov. ol'Ohio. in the 1 lou.<(\‘-to facilitate the restoration of the late i\ liel States,” provides ;

Section 1. '1 hat the conventious which have been, or may bu hereafter, held iu the rebel

• courted ’ the lady for nearly a dozen years, and ('ugaged to marry her, and finally wedded an­other woni;m.

WllAT GK.NKHAli GuANT SaID TU SkNATOII Hooi.l TTl.K.— 'J'he exact fact was. that General Grant u rg id upon Senator Do(»little both the nc( i!>sity and e.xpedieuey (d‘opp< sitiou to negro sufl'rage as a condition of reconstruction, and ex­pressly authorized Senatm- l)oolittle to announce to the jioople (d‘ Wisconsin his (G ran t’s) une- (juivoc.il opposition to atiy scheme td' reconstruc­tion on that basis.— Milu ittii-rr N nrs.

TO RENT.llOUSI'^ . \N I) l .oT , si tuat i ' il in one o f th e l>est

neigl ihorhofuls of the city, \vith five rooms, all neces ­sa ry oiit -luii ldings, a Well of e.Kcellent Water, a n d a la rg e ai;d p rod u c t iv e ( l a rd e u , can l)c r e n te d for the y e a r ISf.S. upon v e ry reasouiti ile terms.

Ai)ply to ■ .Mr.s. M. A. WILLIA.MSON. l)cc<.’iiilicr ‘.t, 1H((7.

Catawba English and ClassicalH I G H S C H O O L ,

AA'irroA', ,v. c.TIu! next Session will coinmeuce the 1st Mon<lay

iu .l:inu:iry next. No pains arc spared in fitting 1 upils tli(uuujrlily 1‘iir tlie l)c.“t Colleges in thecountry, iiiid ill friving tliori! :( thorough l>usiiiess education. Si)ecial !iltcriti<ui giveu to .M atukm \Tie.vi. T ka imxo .

Tuition i)t>r c.- siou ol'llU Week.-- from to in currency.

Board in families from to .$12 per niontli; in c l u l i s at half these j i r ici 'S.

For Cii'culnrs and particulars, address .T. C. Clapp, Ncwiou. N. C. .1. C. CLAPP, A. H.

]>oc. ]S(i7. S. M. Fl.\(Ji:U, A. 15.

Fresh Arrivals at the Elephant Store of PRESSON & GRAY.

I’y a r r iv a l s lo-ilay. we a r e uow supi i li cd wi th everyS ta te s be au th o r iz e d to elect a ])rovisional gover- I art icle in the line of F.-imily Sujiplies that iiuiy be

. X- ‘1 i.- • i . i callod for—such as I’.-icoii .''ides, Ilaias and Shoulders,nor a n d an exeeu tsvo council ot s ix com i)c tent K. i, i i . i-i i i . ^ .1 fine Puckwheat Hour: a la rge lot of Coffee, which

ii t izeiis . to adm uii^ to i th e g o \ c r n i n e n t ' d th e j tliau hcfiu'e; Sugars of n l l j r rades ;

50 SACKS lUO COFFKK,50 Barrels Brown Suj:ar,20 Barrels “ B and C’*- Soft CotTcc Sugar, 10 Tierces nnd Uoxesi llavnnu

For sale by STK.MluU.'iK, .MACACl.AY & CO.

l OBARRELS CARUKNWS MOl.ASriKS,10 Ticrccs Demcrara .Molasses,

5 Barrels ‘dJee Hive” Syrup,5 IJhds. genuine New Orleans Moluii.-ei.

The la t te r for retail onlv atSTENllOL'SE, MACAULAY A CO.

150 PACKAGES RAISINS IV WllOl.t; itoxes, Halves and Qiiarterij,

125 Boxes • Knplish Dairy” Chec.<e,10 Barrels Fresli Soda Cracker.'*,

200 Boxes No I ninl Hca ei! Hcrriops,75 Packages .Mackerel in Bblf, j Bbis and

Kits, for sale bvSTENIJOUSR, .MACAULAY A

4000CO.

POUNDS IRON COTTON TIES (various Patents) ,

25 Coils Rope,200 Lbs. Hemp Twine,500 Yards Dundee Bopping,

3000 Yards Gunny B.igging, slightiT damaged, for sale low by

STENHOUSE. MACAULAY & CO.

State in such manner as the convention elcctintr. , Othem may pre.scribo.

Section 'J. Officers so elected to fake the oath prescribed by act of duly 'J. lS(i2. I ’ay to be fixed by the c<iuveiitiun. and paid out o ftheS ta te treasury.

Section i:i. Governor, by advice and consent of his coiiiieil. to have ]i.iwer to remove all civil officers who participated in the rebellion, v.ho have Opposed recoustruetion, or who have neglec­ted or refused to take the oath of.July 2. I8(i2. aiid tt» appcint others under suc h rules as the convention electing them may prescribe.

Section 4. After meeting and organization of the Convention the authority given district com­manders to remove and ajipoint civil oflicers is revoked.

Section .5. Substitutes a m.ajority of the votes cast for a majority ( d’all names registered to elect a convention.

Ii,i,i.\(iis.— Plano. Nov. 2S.— AVe are having bright and ple.isaiit da^s now— too bright alas for farmers ami Inuisekeejiers. A "enuine r a i n ’

some splcmlid Dairy Cheese; Mackcrel, No. 1 and 2,Wc have on hand a geucral assortment of

Tin and Crockery Ware.■Mso. ju.-<t rcccivcd, a line lot tif Sole nnd Upper I.cathcr. We have uow. and expect to keep, Corn, .Meal. Peas. Flour. Potatoes, and every thing pro- iluced in the couiitrj' . .Also, a fine lot of Syrup.**— tlie (Joldeii Syrup and .Maiden's Choice. A snudl, Iisit well .<tde<-icd as.'ortmont of DP>V GOODS, anuiug which ;ire a lot ot‘t ' '-dar Falls Sheetings. .\l.<o, Hats, t-'ajis. Foots !iiid .‘'’lioes, among them Thoniasville manufactured S!io<*s, all of wltich we will sell as low, if not lower, than aiiv house in the city.

Dec. 0, ]8r,7. ' PRES.StJN & GRAY.

Great Reduction in Prices at BUXBAUM & LANG’S,

A t Corner Slore under Manxion Home, Charlotte,

.Are now oflcring g icat bargain.^ p repara tory to closing the ir Fall Stock.

Our Stock of Dry Goods is la rge and con <i^<ts of Calicoes. DeLaines, Worste<ls, Heps, Poplin.*, Meri- uoes, Flannels, Domestics, Shawls, Clt>aks, ami all other goods iu the Dry (ioods line too numerous to meiit ion.

Give us a call and wc will give the benefit of the late! declines.

c loud would be ha i led w i th nujre s ince re jo y at Our stock of Piece Goods is complete, such as th i s t im e thasi a n y t h in g else t h a t conid vis it o u r deaiis, Kerseys, Sati inets, French (.'assimeres, Broad d ry an d p a r c h e r l coun t ry . In th i s h i " h itra irie I *eo n n t rv w a te r is scarce, even in seasons w hen ' ‘"'V' V Ladies, to our fine as-

, s o r t m e n t ofii) r tions. W a t e r » re i i-n i x* ^

1)V un iiuMiis :ire l ike .Viiirt'ls I C l O f l k S , O I t l l 6 U ^ G W G S t S t y l 6 S yvisits , •i 'ew and V a rh e tw e , -n . 'a n d weils are sl ink ! " ‘‘j su it the times.

, , V • 1 • 1 M X 1- • Hals.at g rea t exiH use— la sHles th e risk of not f ind ing ,

w.iter .ifli 1 >jirctng t . ic well. J he CiMeriis a rc Our stock of ('lotliing .ami (ieiits furnishing Good.s all d rv . a n d th e eat t l . - ' .

BO.XKS MANUFACTURED TOBACCO,13 Barrels Corn W hiskey,5 Barrel.* Kentucky Bourbon W hisk f j ,2 Barrei i Holland Gin,

On consignment and for .«.-<le bySTENHOUSE, MACAULAY A CO.

Th e highest m arke t price paid for Wh'eat. Corn,

J*ca#, Flour , and o ther Country Produce, by . STENHOUSE, MACAULAY & CO.

L IBER.AL Cush advances made on Consignmentj of Cotton, Cotton Yiirns, Domestics, &c., Ac.,

to ou r Branch Hoti.^e iu New York bySTENHOUSE, MACAULAY k CO.

December 9. 18C7.

NOTICE.We the undersigne*! Lave been <junlified u»< Execu­

tors of the late Edward Lonergan of Gaston county, N. C., and received bet ters Testamentary empower­ing us to act as such; we therefore notify all pcri-otis imiebted to the f^aid deceased to conic forwanl and pay the same, as indulgence cannot be given. Those persons having claims against the ilccrased will prer sent them within the time jtrescribed by law, or this notice will be jdeaded in ba r of their recovery.

E ither one of said Executors will at tend to the collection and payment of debts, and will be found at- any time in Charlotte , N. C.

Kkv. L. p. O'CONNELL, JA.MES IIAUTV,

Dec. y. 18<>7 Ini Exerulorx.

ail drv. and t l i e c a t t l e on a i;reat many farms arc c a n n o t l ie e x c e l l e d i n r e g a r d to F i t , Q u a l i t y a n d P r i c e ,

actually sul'ering liir water. 'J hough .some ; farmer.' w ho live on the creeks, or who have sunk Wells and erected wind mills for pumping the Water, have yet wat<jr for their cattle. The

Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps.Vt'c huve always on hand a full line of MILE.S &

.''ON.''" Shoes for Ladies and Gentlemen. -Also, Ti unk.s, \ 'alises. Carpet Bags, &c., He. A full line of Blankets nt greatly reduced prices.

<.)ur friends and the public generally are invited to give us a call.

Doc. It. 1S07. BUXBAUM & LANG.

GROCERIES! GROCERIES!!AT WILMINGTON, N. C.

We have ju s t received the advance of our .Mot of Groceries, couiis i ing of

Pork, Sugars , Teas,Chefse, Candles, So;<p,Flour, Coflee. Mackerel,Piekels, Crackers , Starch,Family Butter, Buckn heat Flour, 4c., Ac.,

.\lso ! Whi' h we offer to tlie trade at the lowest Ca.-h market price*.

A full supply of Groceries will be kept constantly on hand, to which we would call the attcnti<,u of CouBtrj Merchante and others.

R. II. COWAN 4 CO .No. 32 W ater Street, \Vilmi.n«to.>, .*'• C

Decenaber 9, 1867 Im

prosjtcet is tha t it will • i'reeze up” before we have any rain, in which ca.- e it will be scarce all winter.

N a s i i v i i . i.e . N o v . 21».— The General A.«.«om-b ly o f ih e Presbyterian (.'hurch in the I ’nited ___States adjourned to day to meet in Baltimore on i THOMi.S W. DEWEY & CO.the third Sunday in >iay next. The action of | Bankers a,nd Ezcliange Brokors,t h e A.<sen b!y a y e a r ago e .xe luding colored jx i e - , Tuvo.n S t e e e t , . C llA R L O T T E , A. C.

pie f rom th e m in is t ry has been re sc inded , a n d all , Negotiate Loans and Discount Businew Paper, P ur- persons h a v in g th e rcHpiisitc r e co m m euda t ions l chase and Sell Government and other Securi ties on will h e rea f te r bo ad m i t t ed . | <'on!uiii>sion. receive .Money on De}(Osite, Buy Gold

and Silver f o in and Bullion and Bank Xofen, makeI

to,\ uian in New York St:it(V, ;.i feii (]• !l::iv.

< rawle<l two miles Collections and remit on day of payment, and t r an s ­act General IJHtiking Pe^.ness

iJv<n ' j . .■ -J. i » V.

U. s. Internal Revenue Notice.A good many Administ rators and Executor.^ Iis\c

failed to make re turns of Estates where the }>vt>uin‘ p roper ty exceeds the net t value of one tliousaiKi d'M* la rs ; aleo, those persons who hare come in of Real Esta te (either for themselrcs i»rGuardians) by

(eithcWill, G ia or IntesUU U ^ s ,

quircd, u n ie r the In ternal Revenue Laws, to wr >' me with a lis t of such property, together » ' valuation, &c. As the succession tax is a 'P' Pthe property for twenty years, together HI '.1. * ...r j f, :_____ . . l i l l hp i*Me.

valuation, &c. As the succession tax is a ^>r tw e n ty y e a r . „

d a m a g e s , delin(iuent part ies will be n* ’Persoual calls a t my office in Chariot c. o

by Letter, will be promptly a t t e n d s o-F W AHRKN*'^' .\nsistant Assessor.

For Meckl’enbm-LN Cab.-irru-and Union Counties,

D e c ' . i . ' . h e r 1', J S t ,7