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Catholic Fair at Charlotte, N. C.—
We are requested to announce that the
ladies of Charlotte, N. C., intend to
hold a fair on the 7th, Bth and 9th of
December, for the purpose of raising
funds to defray the expense of certain
needed repairs on the Church. We
hope Our Catholic friends in Charlotte
will be eminently successful in their
laudable , undertaking. Rev. L. P.
O’Connell, anjold friend and subscriber, is
the Pastor, and we are pleased to learn
that the faith is spreading slowly but
surely under his zealous and untiling
labors.
FROM REMINISCENCES OF DANIEL
ELLIOTT HUGER, OF 8- C-, BY EX
GOV- PERRY-
We stopped at Colonel Campbell’s, on
the Saluda, as we were going to Abbeville
Court, and stayed all night. Mrs. Camp
bell had been partially brought up in the
family of a cousin of the Judge. She
was speaking of matches of expediency,
with seeming.approval. The Judge said
to her with a most indignant scowl, “Tell
me that a virtuous woman will marry a
man that she don’t love. Never !” I
have frequently thought of this expres
sion in after life. The tone of the Judge
and the feeling manifested made a deep
impression on my mind. If this opinion
be correct, and I shall not dispute it, how
many are there who pass through life
unsuspected.
The Judge told me that when his
eldest daughter married her husband,
who was a high-toned, honorable young
man, he proposed that there should be
a settlement of the wife’s property.
“No,” said the Judge, “I have entrusted
you with the happiness of my child,
which is much dearer to me than her
fortune.” He likewise gave his daugh
ter this advice on leaviug his house :
“ If any difficulty should ever occur be
tween me anil your husband, remember
you are to take sides with your husband
against your father.” When the Judge
got married there were objections on the
part of the young lady's family. It is
said he drove up to the house where his
intended was, with a brace of pistols,
handed her into the carriage and drove
off. In a short time afterwards he chal
lenged her brother-in-law, Major Kut
ledge. The Major, having been an offi
cer in the army and a man of honor and
chivalry, accepted the challenge, and
then said to Mr. William Lowndes, who
bore the challenge, that he would like to
know what offense he had coven. Mr.
Lowndes, the intimate and bosom friend
of the Judge, had to tell Major K u tlod r C
that the cause of the hostile message had
never been disclosed to him! They
met and exchanged shots, and Rutledge
was wounded, but no one ever knew the
cause of their meeting.
I was present in the Legislature when
a difficulty occurred between Judge
Huger and the Hon. R. B. Rhett. Mr.
Rhett pointed his finger, in debate, at
the Judge, and said he despised the man
who endeavored to scare the people with
nullification. Judge Huger replied to
the argument coolly and calmly, and as
he concluded, said he had too much re
spect for the House to obtrude personal
remarks in debate. Immediately he sent
a challenge, and the matter was adjusted.
On another question I was present when
a young member of the Legislature allu
ded sarcastically to the Judge’s age. He
promptly replied : “I have been brought
up in a school which knows no age tor
dishonor.” When he and Lowndes first
went to the Legislature, there was an
old Scotchman, a lawyer named Faulker,
who was also a member. He was a
man of ability, and made a speech to
which the Judge was replying in pretty
severe terms. The Scotchman remarked,
loud enough to be heard by those around
him : “ What is that puppy barking at
me for ?” The Judge did not hear the
remark, but noticed that it produced a
laugh at his expense. He asked the
member to repeat what he han said. No
notice was taken of the request. On
ascertaining what the words were, he
sent his friend Lowndes with a challenge.
Faulker read it very carefully and put it
in his breeches pocket. Lowndes, after
waiting sometime, inquired what message
he should carry back to his friend.
“None at all,” was the sharp reply.
Never were two young gentlemen, said
the Judge, so completely put out. They
did not know what to do. They could
not resort to personal violence on an old
mail. At last it was agreed that the
Judge should denounce the old lawyer
in the House. This he did, and the old
man took no notice of it. —XlXth Cen
tury.
[From the Demorosts Magazine for October.]
THE FALL FASHIONS-
The styde for October beiDg to show a
decided change from the airy lightness
of summer attire. In its best moods, it
is one of those delightful months when
moderate clothing suffites for warmth,
and the most sentive fabrics can be worn
without suffering injury lroin over
warmth, of the necessity for heavy
wraps.
It is the month of months for the
wearing rich silk suits, and accordingly
we find handsome black silk suits the
most distinguished stieet wear.
It is hardly necessary to say that suits
are as fashionable as ever—they are more
fashionable than ever; they are fast
becoming a national costume. There is
an universal recognition of the excellence
and adaptability of such a dress for out
door wear, and the strong hold it is
taking will, wc hope trust, and render it
a permanent institution.
The new suits for all and winter wear
are very handsome, and extremely well
adapted to the thicker-materials now in
vogue. Rich fringes, of the same shades
as the material, have taken the place
of the raffles, and are headed with silk or
satin piping, or the edges of the skirt,
sash, and basque arc vandyked, and then
bound and piped with silk or satin, a
shade darker than the material.
Velvet is also largely used on all sorts
of fabrics, and will probably be the most
popular trimming of the season. It is
principally used in ribbon as bands and
bordering, as pendan tends to which
tassels are attached, and in conjunction
with fringe upon basques, bodies, and the
end sashes.
Wide ribbon velvet is also very effec
five upon plain green or garnet reps and
merino, arranged as braces, witli bows
upon the shoulders and bows, with or
without ends at the back.
To the basque or jackets, worn with
dresses or complete suits, wide, cuffs,
sailor collars, or rccers of velvet are
sometimes added, witli very novel and
striking effect.
Capes are still worn with suits, but
they are round, and often made double
and triple, with or Vandyke!
edges. Very few are looped up, either at
the back or upon the shoulders.
The single skit t, with Polonaise and
cape attached, is not anew, but a very
useful and favorite style for ladies who
care more for convenience than the lat
est fashion. Made in a thick material,
such a costume is sufficiently warm for
all but the very coldest days of winter.
Shawls are rather more worn than
they have been of late years, arranged
in all sorts of fanciful and picturesqe
ways, over suits, or as outside wraps
with short dresses.
The “Arab” scarf is a very popular
garment, and very useful ;it can be
worn either with dresses that are not
complete suits, or over suits to give ad
ditional warmth. It is generally made
in striped or Scotch plaid and fin
ished with fringe and tassels containing
mbhsslM Mina -
the colors of the fabric. They can be
bought from $7 to $25 ready made and
trimmed.
Shawls of all kinds are extremely
reasonable in price. The fiqfst “re
versible” shawls cun be bought for $lO
to sls and excellent Scotch plaid woolen
shawls from $7 each. One of these
worn straight Highland fashion, over a
suit, is more effective than a cloak cost
ing four tims its price.
children’s fashions.
Very pretty suits of Scotch plaid arc
made for little girls this season, consist
ing of high dresses trimmed with a plait
ed ruffle cut on the bias, and edged with
narrow black velvet, and a double cir
cular cape scolloped out upon the edge,
and trimmed with several rows of black
velvet, which follow the lines of the
scollops. The upper cape is caught up
in a double fold, and ornamented with a
round bow of black velvet ribbon, with
short cuts.
Avery pretty party dress was just
completed for a girl of ten years, made
of blue silk trimmed with two narrow
flounces of white organdy muslin. The
upper skirt was of silk with double
ruchings of organdy. The sash was of
organdy, with blue fringed ends; the
silk bodice was very low, cut square,
surrounded with fringe, and had a low
chemisette of organdy basted on the
inside. Short cape sleeve, edged with
fringe, over short puffed ones of clear
muslin.
Another very pretty and not expen
sive dress for a child may be made in
doad buff poplin, or will look extremely
well in all wool delaine. It consists of
a plain skirt and an uper skirt, open in
front and back, but turned back in re
verses, lined with bright colored silk,
blue or scarlet. The low bodice has cor
ners turned back front, and back in the
same way, and the sleeves are also over
short puffs of muslin: all of course, are
faced with silk to match the skirt, and
ornamented with square bows without
ends, of block velvet ribbon. •
Highland dresses for girls and boys
are very pretty and fashionable.
Dresses of white merino trimmed with
black velvet, coats with broad cuffs of
black velveteen, and little black velvet
hats, turned up with white feathers, are
as stylish and considered as distingue
as any costumes that will be worn this
winter.
We advise Scotch plaid.-* for school
dresses for girls, above all others; they
are so clean and durable.
NEW FALL BONNETS.
There is no change worth noteing in
the size of bonnets, and there is no longer
aQy greater distinction between hats and
bonnets. Hats, which were formerly
considered neglige , demi-toilet, and
only fit for country wear, are now ex
hibited upon all occasions—are worn in
the evening, for visiting, at receptions,
and ujmh the promenade, indiscriminate
ly, and are really [more 'protective, and
have more the [appearance of a covering
than bonnets themselves.
In hats, the rage this season is for
three-cornered toques , of black velvet
corded with thick wiii 1 • satin, ornament
ed with a well-corhd plume of short
black and whith feathers.
In bonnets, the highest distinction is
achieved by a high Duchese design in
white or uncut velvet, trimmed with
black fringe, instead of lace and black
feathers. Black lace strings, tied on
one side. Strings are no longer fasten
ed under the chin, nor are ornaments
placed there ; they are tied high on tlie
side Bouquets de corsage are always so
placed on the side of the bodies, instead
of in front.
Violet toques will be very fashionable
this season, turned up with feathers of
the same shades of color as the velvet,
aud mounted with a white aigrette.
The newest shape in bonnets is very
peculiar. It looks like an archbishop’s
mitre. It lies straight to the forehead,
but is thrown up high at the back, form
ing a groundwork for the plume of
feathers, which is the principal orna
ment.
Feathers will be used largely this sea
son, at which we ri juice. There is no
other ornament as graceful or appropriate
for a winter bonnet
Black lace strings are particularly
becoming upon a bonnet of black velvet
but they should be composed of haud
made lace. Tulle or imitation lace is of
little or no service; it splits or becomes
“stringy” after once or twice of using.
FALL OUTSIDE GARMENTS.
The large square shawls of black
cashmere which have been revived, are
laid in plaits at the back and heavily
fringed, so as to form a very handsome
mantle, and constitute a very distin
guished finish to a plain black walking
or visiting costume.
Half squares of cashmere are also
looped up, but in a different way. They
are taken up over the arm's and fastened
high upon the shoulders, with jet pins j
or square bows of thick black ribbon,
three inches wide, the centre of the back
being arranged in the form of a hood, or
allowed to droop in the folds. The edges
may be finished with fringe or lace, but
fringe is more fashionable.
Black cashmere scarfs striped in the
Roman colors are bordered with a hand
some woolen fringe containing the col
ors ot the stripes, and ornamented with
black woolen tassels, capped with silk,
in colors. These are draped at the back.
“Arab ’ fashion, and are worn over short
dresses, or added to suits, when extra
warmth is needed.
Small mantelets of black velvet have
been revived to some extent; but they
are generally embroidered with plain
black silk.
Blue and scarlet flannel sacks for
heuse wear are made in the plain sack
form, simply and prettily trimmed with
two bands ot plain flannel of different
widths, one black, the other the color of
the body part, but both notched out upon
the edges, and stitched through the centre
with black silk.
A pretty, but not particularly new,
breakfast jacket is made of white ribbed
flannel bound with narrow striped satin,
white and blue, or white and scarlet.
Ihe new water-proof cloaks are made
with sleeves, a small round cape or hood
and are buttoned all the way down the
front.
The black velvet cloaks of the coming
seasen seem inclined again to take the
form of basquines. There is no other
style, iu fact, so handsome or so well
adapted to velvet, which does not adapt
itself to folds, and is quickly spoiled if
laid in plaits. Square and long shawls
of Scotch plaid are iu great abundance
and variety, of high quality and beauti
ful coloring.
materials eor suits.
Cloth is coming more and more into
favor for winter suits, and, if of good
quality, there is nothing that is half so
satisfactory.
A light all wool ribbed ladies’ cloth is
among the new and admired fabrics of
the season, and is especially adapted for
serviceable suits.
English water proof cloth achieved a
high degree of popularity last season,
and the favor accorded to it will un
doubtedly be increased this season.
Velveteen is taking its place among
the useful materials, and is especially
employed for children’s outside gar
ments.
But the high style for the “girl of the
period” this winter will be the gayest of
clean tartans in suits trimmed with black
velvet.
TRIMMINGS.
Flat trimmings promise to be very
fashionable this winter, in the shape of
broad ribbon velvet, heavy braids, cords,
gimps, and bindings, but heavy corded
braids principally, in addition t» black
velvet, and the galloons which are used
so much for cloth suits.
Fringes of the same color as the ma
terial, or containing the colors of the
material, are in high vogue, and trim a
suit richly though somewhat expen
sively. «
One of the sensations consists of white
dressses, with grenadine or whith mo
l hair, trimmed with black velvet and
; black knotted silk fringe.
Cords, gimps, and narrow galoons
striped in the Roman colors, are used to
trim gray or black alpaca dresses with
very good effect; and Roman striped silk
or satin is also largely used, cut into
i narrow bias folds, which alternate with
j others of the material, or are employed
as headings to a fringe trimming.
These goods, striped on black or some
more striking color, are also cut into
revers , sailor collars, and the broad
mousquetaire cuffs now worn, and form
a most effective finish to plain house
dresses of merino, empress cloth or cash
mere.
A Handsome Bequest for the Sourn.
—The following is the codicil of ..he will
of the late Caleb Dorsey, Esq., of How
ard county, Md., making a charitable be
quest for the benefit of Southern people.
Tne will bears date August 19, 1809:
“[ give and bequeath $30,000 to my
brother, Reuben E. Dorsey, and Governor
T. W. Logan, in special trust, to applv
the same to the relief of such portions of
the people of the late slaveholding States
of the Union as the said trustees may
think most require assistance on account
of the suffering and want, and the said
sum of money shall be applied in such
manner as they may deem best to accom
plish my purpose. If my personal estace
should not prove sufficient to pay all lega
cies, including tnis of $30,001), I direct
that so much shall be deducted from the
$45,000 given by the codicil dated August
10, 1869, as may be necessary to make up
this legacy for the benefit of the people
of the South.”
Radical Villain,,
Bogus electioneering documents are ot,.
of the means resorted to by the Radical
to mislead and cheat the public T
r.r»‘T* ,0 ° rder ' and c *rculatcd
by the Radical press, with their end . ‘
ment. The New York Herald tlj
lates one job of this kind in its YV^E;
ton letters of the 13th inst.:
A few dayn since a prominent and i D fl„
ential Republican politician called ar Z
Treasury Department and got some figures
compiled from the Department record
mto forms suitable for use in the fi
coming Pennsylvania and other S ate
lions The “facts" or semi-official !
its thus prepared were in order to produoo
thede-ired effect upon the minds of voter
lacking in every respect in the essential
element of truth. They represented th!
government expenditures during the las!
fiscal year of President Johnson’s adtninis
tration to be enormous-oyer $1,700,000 -
000-whiie the expenses of President
(irant s reign were a mere bagatelle in
comparison. The plan adopted to ...
these falsehoods before the people
quite sharp, and might have been made to
work if the reporters here had not been
so sharp also. The alleged “facts” were
first furnished, without comment or infer
ence to correspondents of various inde
pendent journals for publication. It was
intended in this way to get seven million
copies of the false exhibits before the peo
ple through a channel worthy of credit
and immediately follow up the advantage
thus gaiued by comments and inferences
made through the partisan press. First
it was intended to get the independent
press to circulate the statement without
comment, that the expenses of our govern
ment during the first year of the present
administration would be over $1,100,000,-
000 less than during the last year of the
previous administration. Second, the
partisan was then to hold up its
hands and shout “See here! see the ef
fect of the economical policy adopted by
the Forty-first Congress and carried into
effect by a Republican administration.
Eleven hundred million dollars saved in
one year by a Republican administration.
Vote the Republican ticket and save your
money, &c., &c. Part first of this little
game was a flat failure. The independent
press detected the falsehoods in the state
ments of bogu> “facts,” and of course re
fused to publish them. Their partisan
cotemporaries were therefore forced to put
the false statements and comments before
the people together—both through the
same channel. I have cited but one of the
statements of bogus facts. A large num
ber were nrepared„ all more or less un
truthful, and kindly furnished to the cor
respondents, all written out ready for
publication. They all were prepared to
show that the last administration was
derelict in the collection of taxes, and
grossly extravagant in the expenditure of
the people’s money; and the present ad
ministration in every respect exactly the
reverse.
Commenting on Ihe above the Phila
delphia Age says: “The Radical geit(r-up
of this swindle bad preceded the state
ment with sensational head lines in large
type tnus : ‘lmportant Statistics —Row
Honesty Works in Collecting the Revenue
—Sixty-Four Millions Under Johnson and
One Hundred and Sixty-Four Millions
Under Grant —Facts for the People to
Study.' When it is considered tha: the
affair was a cheat, a lie cut out of the
whole cloth, people arc prepared to
measure the desperation and recklessness
of the men now ruling and leadiug the
Radical party. They will falsity records
deliberately prepare and issue manufuctur
• I statements, endorse and comment on
such papers as if they were official, and
thus conduct a campaign upon which de
pends the peace, order, prosperity and de
velopment of the nation. But it is furtu
uate that their scheme has been discover
ed and denounced at this early stage in the
campaign. People can now determine
how much credit should be placed upon
any statement published in the Radical
press. Ail notices of the reduction of the
National or State debt are bogus, manu
factured for electioneering purposes, and
do not deserve a moment’s thought or con
sideration. The party in power hope and
expect to win by deception- They will be
disappointed. The people will not believe
the orators or presses of a party which
bases a great campaign upon a willful I
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Filibuster News.— The Fernandina
Island City of the 7th has the following
The steamer Alabama reached here on
Friday last, having on board some f >ur
hundred filibusters destined for Cub;)
The whole party seemed to be compo-eu
of Cubans, many or them, it is said, sou.’
of wealthy planters, who are returning t
aid in freeing the island from the
yoke. General Cristo was in commanU o.
these men. Cars having beer- fitted, up
for them, and in readiness, they l - !
soon as they could be stowed away E--
Cedar Keys, where, as we learn, they wen
transferred to the steamer Banshee a.
number of Confederate and Federal oftc( r
accompanied the expedition, among t ' u
General Magruder. These officers not
wishing to be recognized, kept themselves
out of sight while here.