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I . 1 i '- ZZ 'I ' 'T-" " ' 4; !Fi;ctci GroT7i::7 (Trcu ! laticn cf any Dr.ily ;r ;in Piedmont ITcrth Caro 1 v's' 0" lina. VOLUME II. CHARLOTTE, N. WEDNESDAY LIORNIN "J, JULY 27, 1E37. injLiBEF. Ill THE GHRONICLC - la a Grci t lTewij Dis seminator, a nd is tho only Paper in Charlotte Pub lishing Telegraphic Press Dispatches . v OHBOKK1V ' , v hi- ' W. C. MAXWELL. A.ttcraa.ey-.t Law, tWAkUM . . - N, 0 Will iirKi licr tu tbe tUi.,.ii'l tvuft 4 I onru- - fc-ji aic9 i aud 3 L imuuiiifc.T:-i HUGH W. HARRIS, . . A YTOKJUST-AT-LAW , Chablotte,' , - , v . N. C VMM practt t the 8Ue mm FwlenJ Doom. Clalaa collected la any part ot Hie United States. ... "i - a.On, Tlrat Ioor Went of Coart- H. , - E. K: P. OSBORNE, Attorney -and ounsellor. at Law, CHARLOTTE, N C. fgy No. 4 Law Building. ' " INSURANCE., Vot Life, Tire Accident and U ve Block Insurance W.x B. WKABS, , " '. " . . ! Agent. - ' office opposite Court HoostvT Makes a specialty in losnrliiK uountry property.-' - . r T - ; . DRi J- Wi BYERSi - Offiee next door above Butord House. ner Flit Presbyterian churefc. 4 BrMfi-L- ' Practice limited to DISEASES OF WOMEN tti H ILDREN ; . (OOloe at Mra, Latham's, 4 8, Tryoa st.) i t. ! ' - fl TTT (lino i nf i innin n rrtw v. uii iiirnii nil 11 ' W. & WBARN. TARRIAGK WAGON MAKU W. b. THYON 8TREBT. I desire to tnlorm tbe public and my customer; rtb&t I have moved my shops from the old sund ,lo the ahopa lormeriy occupied by Wllklnaon A Trotter, where I am prepared to do all kinds ot jtrlmmln?, Inorae-shoelng and all kinds of black, itsimth work. . 1 i - : ' just recelyed anne stock of celebrated Wa tham Watches. .WW Ml " - " 1. . m - In. Gold and Slver Cases, Adjustable movements. Special prices to rail- WHa?nfr" Large Demands tor these watches, ij other house. Compare watches and prices before ?ow 'w. A. TRUSLOW, Jeweler. ? Rah th Ti von Street CHEAP. FOE CASH: iiOO Barrels Molasses, 600. ;Flour, .iV nnwlnBtnmaAillRtnrA-af OROCEWKS jarnl PilOVlsIONt- It you are buylnff tor CASH tdont tall to sea ua. - r i . , mm & BURWCLti. FINE SHOES Complete Stocl anl Lowest Prices. SHOES. TRUNKS & VALISES. PEORAM & CO. , 10 South Tryon Street i 1 1' DRUGGISTS- . Offer to the wholesale and . retail '. trade & larsre and well selected stock . of all iroods in their line. ' Srw.ial attention - paid to retai. ' trade, and prescriptions compounded with best material and by expert pharmacist. - Mmaw FDIE ETCHES WesaleiMail FNTfiRSAL KEVENPK. A PKKI.I lllKABVKKIUKTBHOWISa TIIK OPKKA I lOKn OF Tit K BITKEAl'. Tit Tt CollectUm for th rtecal Vmmr, Frona Nil Boarees, 811895,757. 'By TelcrU lol Mi'li . Washington. July 20. J tut S. Miller, commissioner of luterual rev enue, fo-day (Hibnuttfcd to tlw foro wo oi viue ireufeury jrreiiminary report Bhowing the operations of his bureau (or tne fiscal year euuea June 30th. 1887. iThe total colleciious from Hil 8mrceeLot lntern-tl reveuu were lrll835.757. The total. ' eutU-c lions lor the fiscal year ended June 30th, 188G, were 1110,002,663, vhica, compared with the receipts for the 11 cal. year ended June 3Utn, ics7. show an increase in favor of the lat ter year of l,9o2,88S. The followiug fisrures show the aKgieeaUi collectiouu t7 states : aud territory s during the last tteeal yeai ; - . Alabuma : $ 7H 542 97 GU 2 US1 221 260 154 ' 481 405 263 297 323 m O-tlilornm . . i .. -Colorado K..". .1. v.... . Connecticut ."v ; . .... . . Delaware.;.! Florida..1.. Georgia. 1.. . . . . 336 705 ... 24 825 707 Illinois....... . . Indiana. Iowa.-...fc".Vi..; Kansas. J. J; Kentucky Ijouiaiana. . .... . ...- 4 259 038 , 1951 124 ... v 211 120 .. 12 417 529 ... 543 748 . . " 500 8G6 . 2i73 597 Maine . ,. ,.. . . . Maryland... Massachusetts',. Michigan. ..... . ... 2 471 131 ... 1801907 554 088 Minnesota . . , . , . Mississippi..1:. .. ... 42 608 oiissoun i....... Montana;... ..... ... 7 858 697 ...101 158 ... 2 393 404 Nebraska t . . i . . .' Nevada.. New Hampshire New Jerseys ... New Mexico , 704 191 377562 4 596 161 63 565 15 101203 New York.. North Carolina Ohio,.... Oreeon .t ... .... 1 950701 13 896 795 152 318 8 12 1 257 Pennsylvimia. .. , Rhode Island . . . . South Carolina. . Tennessee. h... . m .ft : 226 231 100 146 1012 516 203 343 .30 119 2 923 396 Vermont, i Virginia IJ.'. West Virginia . Wisconsin . v . . 538 266 3 179 964 Total by states and Ters.$ll8 827 980 The Lirgest collections oy single I rl iftritrLq I i n ! the various States are I given as follows ; - -': :;l JFifth Illinois. .. ....... . . ..$13 657 928 TFirst Illinois. : ; : . . . ... . 8 851 925 First Ohio. J. ... ... . ..... . . 7 965 784 First Missouri . ' , 6 227 198 Third New York..-. . ...... 572 258 Fifth Kentucky. ... . . .. . .. 5 251 319 The sixth Kentucky district col lected upwards of four millions. - The fifth New Jersey. ftrstNew York, and of three millions. . The sixth Indiana and first Wisconsin districts upwards of two millions, and the firt Cali- 11 : "ti:.-. mi :.U Tj:.. I f omia. ftecond Iowa, sect nd Ken- GllCKv. lOUFLil 'IkCUiuuKV, Lilt) LWO I ., 1 . TT A -. I A 1 A. 1 - , . districts ; in . Mary la nd, to ird Massa chusetts;, first Michigan, sixth Mis souri, the two districts in Nebraska, second New York, first New York, twenty -eight New York,; eleventh Ohio, ninth Pennsylvania and secoud Virginia' - district upward ot one million dollars. While the commissioner declares it very difficult to make an estimate of the amountjthat will -be collected during the current year, be ventures the omnion that there will be a slight I increase over1 the collections for the last yeaf. . A FcllUM Diualased. - ii " . By Trfeamya wm iis.:i. Washinqton. P. C; July 28. The Inter State ; Commerce Commission to-day decided the case, of the : Tra the Philadelphia and Reading and the Leigh Valley roads,- involving toe question ot the tree transporta tion of 150 pounds of extra baggage for passengers covering - their, bag gage with registry and indemnity certificates issued by the Tra velars' Union, i These roads, about April 1, refused to honor these certificates on the ground that it was prohibited by he 'Inter-State Commerce law: . The opinion? prepared oy uoramissioner Bragg, and, concurred in by all the other Commissioners, says there is nothing, m the case involving . any question of ; unjust discrimination or extortion ' or any . other matter over :. which ; the - Commission has Jurisdiction. - The " petition , is therefore dismissed. ' Bniaora r Fb1 I1j. , Bf Telcsrapa to Ta tbaMcu - MALDEif. Mass. July 20. -There is considers bw excitement here occa Rioned bv a strange story printed in a Jacksonville, .Fla . paper, to the fleet that liattie F. . .Lewis, ot tuis city who died suddenly at that place, was the victim r- of foul play by a woman who accompanied her. It is said the trirl was poisoned by her father's mis- trees; the f latter; hoping to get more influxaice over the man. xne gin was buried here but her father would not allow her casket to ptriopened It is intimated that the case will be looked into by the local authorities. .... - Trjins f BflRt m Bceeillilma ' t U Tclegrapn to TBI aojiitix, j .1 WiLKESBABJTE. Pa . July 26. Gen eral Master-Workman Powderly, ad dressed a large 'gathering of miners at Nanticoke last night. . A conven tion of miners is now in es?ioq.' at that place, ana nr. rowaeny is in attendance. The object of the meet. i. ia .n H oot a' rwvineil Intion AtktL tjm wv v. . - . between the Knights of Labor and the Miners and l Laborers Amalga mated Association. v '- Iledslon mt tbcPap, . " j By i Cable to The Cbro&lc a. - Rome.'' Julv 26. -The Pope has - de cided that there are no grounds ft the interference on . tbe part of the church with the Knights of. Labor in any way. or to restrict them if they remain to loyal Catholicism. This decision has been transmitted to Car dinal Gibbons who will announce it publicly. . - 't :;. ; ; ' "-. ' A tlllltary Editor Dead. . ""'' Cy TeJeantpn to TbsCmronici. ' TIofcTOjr. Ua3.. July 25. Geo. TL Pof-i. military, editor of the Globe . vommander of the department o ;rn-pichu?ett3 G. A. P.., died th:3 nci ' . z iter a Irizf cttr.ci cf fr.su- BLOW! SO BOCK, Kotes a. f rwa tbls Jfew, shkI ' Popsilar ru- i, , ,'.-' sssiMr Kt From Our Special Correspondent. , . BLownio Kock, C, July 25. A 'few words -f rem this- deiighful place may not be out of the way, as some of your readers may be looking for just such a place to pend a few weeka , - . t , To any such that wish a pure and healthy atmosphere,' grand scenery; good fare, good accommodations, and cleanliness, I would ty that they want to come here. You c n leave Chaiiotte at 4:30 o'clock, P. M.; and take dinner here next day. I .would say, by all uieanf, couw viii L-u conton & Lenoir, that's tlie besS and quickest route. '! The ; jiight has to be npent at Lenoir. There are to good Htables' there, where teams eau be procured for - the drive to this placer. We are hot crowded -yet, but look: tor large crowds this and next week. The company, already here, is select sod social. Kvery . tmng is very liome-like. JBesidea the hotel proper there are six cottages, two of (which arw now ye uaupicu, - i We have all ttie, "amuRfteni time i any suaituf r retort : can oanv it. , excepting Burf bathing. .Tjhj drivtn: are all good, and , the two stables furnish all horses and vehicWuetes-, sary, vnd at moderate prices. -There are many plitues of interest near at hfind, aut are visited daily by pe lea trwna. Pan ie go out e cry ty u sootH place ot interest, start urr breakfast and return : for tea Da o ing can be iuiulged in if ucsned ; we nave, uo regular 8triui oit orasd bunds," but many iu:uiNi:noLl.iling iridie. who wilt play the piano as long hs desired. I Any ont who could not tje pleased here, need not go any where tor measure. . i ; . The thermometer has never cone above 84 degreea this : summer : The average is about seventj- five degref 8. To. day it has been cloudy and rain mg at intervals, but ram goen on so quickly that the after effect, seen ui the low country rue mud and slush are bur4y visible. ; 1 wui state tor the bennt ot au lite fair 8 ;x, contemplating coming hero, that the men are in the roajoi ity and are good looking. I will ulso stale that the young ladies are cnarrouig. rhe mere mention of wnose names will bo a better description than any I could give. Here are some of the names: Miss Eliza Morehead, Leaks ville. N C, Miss Essie Eanaom, Wel- don, N C, Miss May Adams, Jeffer son, N C, Miss Pegram Oate, Char lotte. N -C,- Miss May McAUsterr Ashbor'o, N C. Miss Helen Fowle. Raleigh, Miss Nannie Agurs. Chester, o , - aiiss jxlbja xeu, uenoir, ; ts C, I and others i do not know. , ? Here are the names of a few of the guests r Judge Bynum, Mrs J M Miller, Mr and Mrs J as II Carsou, Mr and MtsJ IS Carson, Mew. Uatfe and wads worth, lot our city, .. vol AKursand family,; Chester, S C, M Rtnsom and .family, of Weldon, Judgo Fowle and family, Raleigh, Mess Jtobertson. eraser and Jones, Charleston, S C, and many others. c-rana fn. AnM anl 'mill valuable space for once. . and will awajt another time. : ' The Cbsoxioub is the most eagerly looked lor and newsy paper; mat . . . r.-x . .... u AnmA. tt AMA -A.tfl ATI t,.r I ift 9 ,Q I . I . , ' Eicac, uuw v J wnj : wu when it fails to come. & it did Sat" urday. We will let out on the inail depai tment uhould such be the case ! soon agam. " - ' v. A Dttralt Loeal rellUetaw lawasmtlv KUlrO. . . i llj Te.lT-lb t4 1 H VMmiNKUk Detroit, Mich.. July 26. Captain William A. U wen, a wen Known mar ket butcher end local poiuieian. w.-is iiutaiitly kilkl this luorningi For some time past .be Captain bus be tra; ed evidences of insanity. - About 10 o clock this uionang. having fin ished hi business at the Central mar ket, ha steppod out ot the buildius and cot behind ji! .U aai of horses hitched to a pole Wuggy. Ue struck the borxeu a terrin-j "blow with bis whip imd they went away on the jump dashicg furiously across the campus and wh rim; up woodland avenue. t;k:ng the east side ot the street. The Captain whipped them 1 as hard and as fast as he could. - He flew past State street and when just in front of No 176, Woodward, he; encountered a phaeton buggy. The horses gave . one jump sideways to I i t-it ar the buggy Tbe same instaut i the pole of his buggy snapped; like a i pipe stem, and as the horses cleared the buggy, the Captain hanging on to tne lines, was pulled over tne dasn uoard. smiting neud loremost on a street car track and dashing bis brarus out-- - - j - i A Fatal Bwl - Bwa 1 wm - niMca Me. v - New Oklsaks, ; July 26.-?-A fatal duel was fought yesterday weniug on the banks of the Yazoo river op poaite Greenwood. Mies . between George Evans aud Bud Harris, both well known colored men. The men were terribly in earnest and selected Uaubio-barrele 1 Bhot-guns, which w. ere - loaded with buck shot.' . Only two paces ao.-.rt they stood, the muz- zle of tbe guns almost touching when the word wa-r given to fire. Both re sponded almost at the same moment Evans fell", dead, j his breast torn to nieces with the. murderous bucksbct. I Hnrris is dangerously and perhaps fatally.wounded. KoitalaMC Deflalse Ueard From the flMr B. Tsstpi' U r? chsokiw Gloucester. Mass.. J uly 26. Noth mg definite has been learned regard ing the seizure of the boats and seines or ine schooners Argaonauiana j. tx. French by the cuttec cnuc- . The owners appear to be quite reconciled. . r . - ' - ... - . .1 :i .1 iliany proiuiQenb raeu stiy iuai 11 ,uey tresimssed they must abide I by the i . ... - rr,l . . ': ... conseauences. v The captains were in structed not to go within the three mile limit. ; : r ... ... ! 11 1 i Another IavltaUoa. R.: ;; nj Tdftfrrapa to Tub CMaoKira-a Ikdiakapous,' Ind., July . 26 The srjccial train.' with a 5 delegation 3f one hundred citizens, bearing an - in vtation for the Presiaent and airs. Cleveland to visit Kansas City, ar rived here at 9 a. m. The ;jf resident has been advised of the movements of the committee." and an interview has been arranged for Wednesday about noon. ' Death or a Senatorial Candidate. ' .u TeleimipB to Th CHSONICIX Louisville. Kv.. July 3. Dr. E. D - Standtlord. candidate to succeed Senator Back in the U. died at an early l.cur t: :3 racm:r ' TflK.: FLOODED ? JDISXHIOT. tub iiuirui tnusf nukk wipe ' . rMI Til AM Ar riKMTlv. A Yallcjr Tisrrail Ut s,WUI I'. - Gnat BARRixatOMi. Mass., July 23 A Careful uiHoectioii of tbe flood J district shows that the detttrucuou has been more widespread than h been repotted, while it is tfctiuied. tf,e loss -i thw- section will aggrtp $15,00U. , Moie ' water teh ,.io the l ruiin : 1 .ii - - and v rond have a motms .appe.iranoo than was the cum Uuiiug tne llisaMirous floods last y eur. NV neu the cloud buret the air seemed to be filled with water and hi a very" short Uiue the valley ; be came transformed -mto a white; cap ped . lake. To-d.iy . the . roius in . the .. Green r river, valley are filed with ' bouldero, and vattt OU iittitlei of - earth waened - down billAides ainl are almost from the iuipuss&bl. Nearly 'all the crops were destroyed, and it will take two years to restore the laud to its former icrtUity. Many families will hare to ; abandon their homes, , although tlie damage to property has been very great, the repot-la of lo8 of life have b m'li greatly exwgxerated. Duly one prtt01t m -, Known - to : uuve drowned. U-en tub ouio cABrAiea cb. TIM Kal Tlmgn Mu4 17 1ST CmvmI t I r::r.i, u tu l.to.Mill Tolkdo. O Julv 26 Aeoordln to th prrxent protrranimn Senator Bfr ma'i will be the permanent chairtnali of - the Republican Convention.; The platfoim will include a red-hot pro tection.pianx. a demand tor a sweep ing invalid pension bill, and a denun ciation of the national administra tion, it will also endorsa : the-Dow aud ' favor the extension of its local option, feature so as to include townships as well as villages, de nounce the coercion act and express sympnthy with the Irish people In their struggle for self., government. and winds up with a plank expreesive ot the s mpatny ot the party with the laboring element in its effort to obtain a just reward for its toil The administration of Governor Foraker will, of course, n be 'endorsed, in the most emphatic terms. and the rebel flag incident may be alluded to! This CDisode. bv tne war. nas been seized upon as a kind of campaign cry. and a white satin badge with a very fine picture of tne governor above, the quotation from his celebrated dis patch, Vitfo rebel flags shall be re turned while I am governor,? . has been provided for every delegate. m TrteL . lit ftit gri'r. i as cumcla Chicaoo, July 26. In the boodlers ! trial inu Judge , Jamison's court this 1 l. ....., . . t dealers in milk, was the first witness. He testified to havi,te: several con tmntj vtlh thm rramtv t AHTrrtt tlillM tiv IhA lutmanr r,f mrtTMv fA ". r. " . " vuu uius i Aictiarngie f i.wo and at another $1,400. Jud Bippur was the next wit ness, v. He stated that he had been in Chicago twenty-five years, and for the past eleven or twelve years had been in the wholesale and retail meat buQtners, and commenced to furnish snpplie to Uootc Uo. in January. 18SU. tie then related bow be bad been compelled to pay the boodle commissioners for his contracts each year, giving the names and amounts paid. In 1884-'85 his contract i cost $10,000. . His testimony . created- a sensation. . Ball TsatonUijr. Washington Washington. 5: Phil- adelphia 6. 1 1 New York New York, 5; Boston, 0. Detroit-Detroit, l ; Chicago IS. . Pittsburg P.ttsburg, .7; Indian iipoiu, i. v , .i fhiiaaeiphia Athletic, 3; tpincin- nati, 2. .1 Baltimore ltimore. 8; 9? Cleve- , an Baltimore Baltimore. Cleve- - Brooklyn Brooklyn, 0; St, Louis, 1. ',a.'S: New York Metropolitan. 0: Louis LawjM- KUlaL ; ' BTlesrapfe iTas cvaomcuL; Nashville. Tenn.. July 28. This mornifig Ed Luster, an aged soldier, shot an! instantiy killed! 8., Lacel a one-armed lawyer at Lebanon. thirty miles from Nashville. i Lane was reading u paper in front of office. when Ulster fired two loads of buck-! shot into his head. Lane had acted i as an attorney tor Mr JUuster in a divorce - suit against her : husband. hence Luster s act. r - . v, TwatywBllisExpldel;- s' ByCablatotDeCbroaicla. ) Besxik. July 26. At Fr :edinshutle. m seiesia, yesterday two men were killed and twenty others injured by the explosion of twenty-two boilers belonging to a blast furnace and iron worka v Alter the explosion BIX 1 houses and a shop were consumed by a fire which broke out after the ex plosion. k ArpuaMl la tb Slmr Ct Bv Tateirapa to T hi vvaoKtcu xwYobe, July 26udge Patter son ; was occupied au oay in nearmg tbe argument of W. Burke Cochrane for permanent stay of proceedings in the Jacob Sharp case. 1 he court au journed until to-morrow at 'the con- T.I I If. "-1U . WvmnvWa elusion of Mr. Cochrane' remarks. when a decision will probably be I . . . . .. . - ' - Formal AppllemUmm ! ' 1 SyTelcgrapJi to Tub otaMCLK, New-York. July 23. The police commissioners at their meeting to day received the formal application of the United Labor party for ln-pec- - 1 tors of elections at the next election. Lord BerrtiOerd BeilgM. ' By Cable to Tbe ChrorJcie. - ' London. July. 28. Lord Charles' Berrisford has resigned his . position as one of the Lords of the admirality in the present Cabinet of Lord balis- bury. ; Freaeatedto tliO rreaUent. By leiegrai.s wTHBCHBoMOLa. - ". Wassixgton, July 3. ?Ir. Eay- erd to day proente 1 to the President Ctjncr Pedro I'ivez Zrl:izru- the new r;r.'-rf;'.nC: -:;:'";. cvitiro Tttxusrcrs cxeactucs. Tb Mlacrml rr4ullsnsr t3i Vb1UI '- ". , Ukim tr lJSTrv - Wash kotox. July 24. The fo'low ingVu t-ni'ii .of he ininerai produc-. tiOT.s 4 ihe United States ia the cal endar yi-ar- 18S6 i issued' by the Unt'ed Sttes Geological gurvey in advai f a - report on the mineral reir" m -ol.. Ihe United States pre pan d by David T. Day, chief ot the division of mining statistics aud tech nology. .-.- ,." , NotaMv i,.cnne4 nioiucuon and also an increaxe.in VMluehave !n the general clini-f,cterilic , dnrins IBft - T1h total vtiliu of th miuHrwl t m- tt increased from tlSS.OOU.OOc in lv5 i $463,bOO.O(iO in 18S8. Ti-e oiKltt i Mi if tlie Drincioal in - duMtii in i-vmmurizAt as foilow: T. Iron Total spot value of all iron and steel in the first stage of manu facture, excluding all duplications. $142.500, 000, an jncreafct of $49,500,' 000 as comparpd w UU 1885. The total value of gold produced in 1886 was $35,000,000. an increase of 15,199,000 MV.riJf5 .Th prtiuinn ff wive?. diM-d frtru iSl.Coo.000 in 18S5 to $51,000,000 in 1880 The production of coir-r in 188C. including 4,500,000 joundrt from i.n ported pyrites, amounted U 160.7 8, 801 poundo, valued at $16,469,503 a decrease of 10.234.526 pounds and $1,623,436 in Value from 1SS1: 1 : The total production of lead in creased to 135,629 tons in 1886; valued at. $12.Cif7.749 la 1885 the produc tion was 129,412 tons, valued at $10, 469.431,, , , . - Tho 'production bet auickruvei ' in California wan 29 981 flasks or 2,291. $47 pounds. valood at $1,060,000. ' c The total production of all kind of coal in 1S86. exclusive of that con- as tne mine, was iut.ksmov short tons, valued at $147,112,755 at the mines. , . '- The total production of petroleum i 28,110,11 barrels at 48 jDllon noli, 't h h tbe Pennsj lvarua and New York field produced 25,798,600 barrels. The total value at an aver age of 711 cents, tbe average value of tne rennsytvania and .New xork pe troleum, was $20,028,457. ' - Brick and tile were manufactured of the value of $38,500,000. This rep resents an increase of 10 per cent. over Lu4 year. - The total production of salt- in creased from 7,038,653 barrels in 1885 to 7,7U7,usi barrels in 1886. The total value in 18S6 was $4,736,585, and in 1885, $4,825,345. f ' TWWB BBAB ASA1EV1LL U A.BUlr,r K Aabettd bea. Prof. Otis A. Miller is one of Knox- villa's most far-seeing, energetic and successful men. He had been a real estate dealer in . that city- for some yean, and to him ia dncr the cmrli for bringing to notice and settlement of what is now known as Miller's South-side addition to Knox ville, the prettiest suburb of that growing city. a year or so ago ne seieetaa in Jf lor uuiauw river. esiaDiisnea a town the most attractive towns in that I m wc. jnr. juuer; nowever. sizneai . mr, I - . .1 u..- . . I nauirauy cnose w estern rtortn car- I nlina th tAc of n nihpa a ft careiuiiy examtmng, be selected a It ' " A . very beautiful tract of about 300 acres, eight miles south of Asheville, two north of Arden. lyioe on both i wu uorvn oi Axaen. ly mg on OOU: sides of the railroad. Tbewrround- T.hJ. which render this a most -desirable place for a beautiful' and. popular place. This property is elegantly i shaded, lies well and besides, has upon it two mineral , BDnncs. one ot the I finest chalybeate water to he found in I the south. -a a . . k at . . ' -a tt 9 m- m hp mi lAi niu luazi - ino- Tvwmwnjw well surveyed, laid off into imigniff. iniTSJrZ a j l ui cu arc. lUB-iuuuauug uu Ba log ot wnicn is rapidly going iorwrd. and divided the property into dwell- I SvAiLi -rflfSSLSK: u aim viuncu &aio iuiuuci awe uiv immediate, erection of a . fins hotel, and some other buildings. . There is also being arranged a very fine race track; and in a short time the work bf constructing a fine lake will be I .begun, where boating, etc, canoba - 7 J t- . . i. . . . , enjoy eu. - Kft course mere wui oe a depot there, as eu perm tendent McBee will furnh a depot to anj placei showmgj signs of growth. Mr. Mfiler thinks of christening his new , town Sky land, which will be most appro nriAte and mirroc.t.iv . . mraMnM.nTi.ta ir.: TLf.n. uus' mov andwe welcomrSkylaid iTtw era North Carolina towns. Bewanl OaTsa fw MeCsriafa ,vr. "Chicaoo. July 2G.'Sheria Watson has caused a circulars to be i printed offering on bis own account a reward of $2,500 for the capture of McGarigTe. Mooney & lialand nad charge or tne pnnung oi.tne cirroiar. wnicnap- peared this mormng-at 10 -'clock. The circular will be sent to all the principal cities': of . tbe country. Nothing has been heard of the fugi tive; - Detectives .; are at worK ana they expect to learn something with- m.liue Wat iwu uaja. ; s - . .Deteeilvea tax) Track. C -t ctcrafblalai;uioKiCLS. Detroit, Mich.. July 26. A news special - from St. Ignqce, Michigan, Chartered the tug, Pendlet, to go In pursuit of a boat tnat passed down through the straits this morning at i 2 o'clock and which, they claim has on board the- boodler McGangleVof ! Chicago. The tug starts, aa soon as tae detectives return from a cruise on the straits." 1 M Toasol Wrecked ! v v lit TeJerrapaOo Tns c aoKtciAv New Beptobd. Mass.. July 26. A cablegram to the agtnt of the ship HotSDur. coal laden, dated bou'a- boya, Java, announces the wreck and total loss of that vessel. ' The Hot- Bour was one or tne nnest vessels afloat, registering 1Z5 tons ana vai ued at $30,000.' There was only a small, amount of insurance, .The crew were saved. ,' A Earge Aiaftoat mt Altoehmonta t,y Tsiegrjijfc to TKi CasoxaCLS, Fost V.rc?."ni, Texas, July 3.- At tachments to the atnounr. of -rll3,CC3 have teen placed on tho 'catt.3' nnr3 cf Curtis Iz At'cir.-ca t-1 E. T. ?z nrc II; ri:; Sa3. IT DOES P1I0H1BIT. rilEHUULT OF TWELVE HOST II a, rsouiciTica Atlanta. - Tb rstlMay t th CsailltatlM v , v .v -and Dr. I H. f.'rati;' . 1 tne Wltor ot Tai Chioxicls. . v .: . ,. f be following article is from a dis tinguished divine, Dr. L N. Craig, k. - - .-It I ... 1 A. . J in.fact, ali though the Suites of North nd South: Caroh a having married in CuUuri us county, and hav ing once preached n Lancaster, S C, e tut rid u Atlanta is a clever-i-adel,'observmg man, and his ar t.de aks for iuelf : , ' Masska. Editous The city of At lanta, claiming over 61,000 inhabi tants, is located in Fulton county, Ga .la November, 1885,' a Prohibi tiou ote was takeq in this county, and out of. perhaps, 7,500 votes cast. Prohibition ' tnr-i ved iv -mujority ol oiuyi35. ;J The Atlanta Constitution, ait u.nuemi .1 j.pv;r witliau immense circulation did not advocate' Prohibi tion. Tbe law went into effect, July 1.1888 and reeenUv at the end of one year of trial, the Weekly (not the utuiv i VAtuunmwn Kivca a luusutw-i TC IhT SrrtS I conirs or the Yeeiclti cannot ne or.l - ... gmrt . . l 'm . . a. I minwi mil i nr Tsrminrra. rurLr nu.rn-1 perance paper nere, re-puDUsnea toe Weeklv Confwioa's article, and also th tennria nf itv nfflnr nn thAMlh- py by niait of the HVeltt jct, and l send you a Mow tor an abstract CoMtitutiori article given in roy . . : a, worus, Dutcorrwujr: - The contest was hot. : Friends of whiskey made - the arguments "Nearly five hundred men would be forced out of their chosen - employ ment; over -'one .hundred business bouses some if them large ones--would be left vacant. The city treas ury would lose $40,000 of i e venue re ceived from liquor tax, and millions of dollars of trade would be turned away from the city. For these rea sons, good citizens epoke of prpbibi tion with disfavor. ' It was argued as usual, It will cot prohibit houses will stand empty; nt oTwhisWuloe coumtd ; and a death-blow given to the city's 1 taxes :wui oe increasea; tne same nmmMa" . . 1 VSrtrt.iruJ-ti.9z it.", The Uw la observed as well as other laws azainst vices better than ai!4Jther such law, passed only by l"N235majority, would probably have been observeo. mroperiy in tne city has increased by mors than two mil lions of dollars, while taxes have not been - increased. The- two - leading liquor streets, Decatur and Peters, where it was hardly proper for a lady to walk without an escort, are aa or derly as other streets, and property there has ad vanced ten to twenty-five per cent.' Four hundred thousand dollars have been raised for a rail road, and larger appropriations have mntA f r,ii owYnnna wars . j vi;. . . UiUU . IrW ' '"' fe V m ... .. ww.. , . i,.,. ... Ul UCW ' BlUICD, WW BIB ;.Vft,.. t,, t I OCCUPied families lived in one house (the beads i of families spending their money at the whiskey shop.) now each man is able to rent a house for hisown fami ly. Mechanics and laborers have bought more furniture for their I y.r,rZa Uiminanv nreviomi vft&r at STw .SSJUZl tbe ,? icitys-mstory; so tney navei bought mora food and mora clothing. TO WO U, - 1NUU CttSU ior uieir purei. .ereuuw wt- lect btua more easuy, ana contractors say that their men work better, are m oeiTpr spiriML nave mora nope, anu are less inclined to growl and strike, ' Mora ,chudrent re on rthe pubUc Bchools, they are better dressed and i - . ..... . IfTJ. "rr": readl-1 I withdrawn to help support the lami- ... hiirhftr fdaases nave bad more i jL'xj gunda . ia attendance Poa churches? from 1,500 to 2,000 members have been received into the churches. .::,--" Laws against gambling, etc., are better enforced. Two days. , now closes'a criminal docket which for formerly required two weeks. City government is in the hands of the best citizens.' and if the chain gang were not increased with supplies from - .. ,orftUrtt fur- 2 to work toe pub- UC roads. ; t ? . thtana TAna wt has i o n a wi ma - T.nia iaor. . . . ' . - . i vi w - winter 6igM seven and eight tons, ?d, J4'l5h!:?5 leading millinery store said ; he had at-AA ttyapa fifth Anrl IvvnnptH in lahnrmc I v. v , ... -o UUMUettB. ' There has been a falling off of 40 per cent, in arrests, and there is very little annxing in wie civy. xue jon- stivatiori T article closes by say mg; that among those who were - re- 8pectable anti-prohibitionists, there . Ta -fh. -CT rfi a return of the ' bar ' rooms, ; and it ! adds: The bar room has gone for ever from Atlanta, and ? the people, with . - remarkable unammity, . say Ameni ' Our experience has demonstrated to us. bevond doubt, that a city ; of sixty thousand inhabitants can get along and advance at a solid and con stant rate without the liquor: traffic. The retiring Mayor, the city Record- ! tendent of Public Schools, and City Attorney, all rive reports, which fur nished the above material, or con? finned' what has been said, and the same is the verdict of the. business men generally. It has "been main tained that : prohibition would work in little towns ana an the country, but not m large cities., It will work any where, upon one condition. What is that?.- Bimpiy ttu. that you nave men in office who wJl execute the law I heard a temperance speaker, Borne time ago. say that . liquor: men were outlaws; ; that if a law -were passed bearing heavily : on school teachers, merchants or pothers, they would growL but they would obey - the lawuncu it was repeaiea liut whiskey men would just tell you at the start. "You can't enforce it" and then they, would justTun over it from the start; and after awhile would come back and ry-, "Don't you see? You can'f enfor; j it. and you mi.'rht as well repeal it" v If you have lirnber backs in cfllco. that will be the result, but if ycu rut men in ef.lee, such as they tavo i.i men for their wivesand daughters, I yoked his order suspending the dis- than ever before in the history of lusfniigpaipf 3- Atlanta, "rrohitztion wui prcz.:': i'c:t7-c':,.tc:'-:3cf t!;,;:'?"i cf t:.: Lrvv were made out. Heavy fines were promptly ordered. Eleven cases were appealed and have not been as yet returned. In some cases the heavy fiao was prtly remitted. the reduced fine being paid and the ousiness abandoned, Twenry-three fines . have been paid, and a half dozen have been worked out on the Streets. - ' That . is the sort of thine which makes "Prohibition prohibit, Some buy whiskey abroad and bring it in in lues. Some cet drunk, but thai aboTe " th9 g"1 v m. " W - . OUTII CABOLJXA XEWa Turn CMtUaa- Aftsn mt aortaba I Frealu f tb Usrhtelaur Death t tlM I Oldcat Lady t th CmbIt. Charleston Kewaind Courier. - Wda wmt m .y ' Y..I-. a i ' ret ? , I -uast mgnt aoout 1 1 o'ciocc some negroes got into a figbt in front of Olento's confectionery, '-'-Two or three of them seemed to be af ter ; One, and as he was Eeltinir out of thwav and nu; tvners pursuing cioseiy a . police-1 uinu auugaeu vue neems one aowni with his club. When ho came to it was ascertained that he had been cut with a knife. His wounds were afc- to and ihe was permitted to go. 1 llT tUn& - . t i TfrQtn I x- w"r ui..iww.L:n m. 1 .AnSftEftnA. A Wllltj, 'man Vfll dan-1 o . " lw JLTiV ' w ."vwu"1, alS?.w5.lte- tK1tlwanRifletHli8ht- : 1 ro" " Hayiiea, -of the Colum- XDB WUIOn WlU.preacb A bia Female College, with his family; is here, visiting the Rev. T.. G. Her- oers. Miss Holmes, of Charleston: and Miss Ford, of . Augusta, are visiting an iicuowan. ' f r - : a uuxk. ana ueavv cioua roued nni a M t m m a from the south to-day about 2 o'clock ana a- una nun leu , on our town. i There ' was much thunder and the lightning was' vivid. . There were many heavy peals. : in ramd succe. i sion, which alarmed the nervous and timid. 5 1 was at Gafiney City a few days i ago, and a low cottage was pointed out which had been struck by light ning the day before. - Within a few StSJ' Rmkaited. anwn: Pin , . On t.h nttta crirl a a .KaW I distance, was a lam two-story house: 5 ouvi.i rv f tne centre ox tne nouse. r-u TjraekBe (OaL) BepabUcaa.- uoe 01 uie moss mterestinsr nro- aucta or. tne Bierra Pievaoa moun a . .. . m - . . K I tains, and one which never fails" to excite the wonder and admiration of the tourist, whether from the east or the large cities of the coast, ia the beautiful snow plant. . The scientific i name ox wis nower is Barcodes san guinas, meaning blooded flesh. June is the month of bloesominer. and it can now be found growing in secluded spots in tne mountains, where show falls deepest in winter and where the tall grass grows quickly-and casts an unbroken shade. :. The plant; itself is uvm lour-iu mui uicues in neimt. ana leaves and flowers. although' the stem ia pink and white. The flowers are attached close to the stem,- and the leaves curl upward and partial! v hide tbe flowers from view, the whole being in the form of a cone. ' The 1 r" 'v " - rV"' T5? delicate frost-hke edge, whieJi malcM thom TtmivW,i f-ifnl . m vr asm a !l I l AlWoVA ; mAnftlTM cumrrA rtnA taese curiosities to show friends be- t H6w these plants grow is not known to botaniste, as they neither geed nor bulb. ' They are supposed to be parasitic and carmotbeprOmgated. Localities, where they ar abundant onQ mason mar not producSe a ninrf nscimmthsnnt, . - I specmsen tne next A ruiMsl Heartaur Cli . By Tategnpa to Tn Cawomc-LB. WASHuraTos. D. ClJuly -ZS.Sec- retary Lamar to day gave a personal ' hearing to U. IS. Bhle, a special pen sion examiner whose recent dismissal hererokedin order to give him an opportunity to explain the charges maae against - mm, wmcn were sus tained by theaffidavitsof five respon slble citizens of Cincinnati, alleging tnat on tne zna ox jury, at a meeting of a German Literary Society in Cin cinnati, he used opprobrious and tin- suiting language about the President' The Secretary did I Mr ftphl a thom orfrM I CMAVB UV UVA MVI " WUV1UUVU ViUAl 1 tseoie not omv ttsea tne language v. ... bu he that ho -t that he had applied it to. the President upon the occasion referred i in r liie oecre uarv nas uiereiorB re to. ' The becretary has therefore re I - ' lit- 1 Twcsttysix Clwa SUM it OM Tint '," Ur Telegraph to Tu Chboxicls. New Yoke. July 26. Twenty-six cows were killed yesterday on tne COuntv ??7' tarm. ot - lxickanoe. . west Chester They were sick with pleuro pneumonia. Seventeen bead ot cat tle at New Brunswick and one at i New Heightstown, New Jersey, will be killed to-morrow. . ;; ' Fire la Klauieapolla. . 'Telograpn' to Tub cbhomoa. MlNNEAPOUS. Minn. July 26. Fire in tbe Warner block this morn ing caused a loss of $31,000 inclusive ot the . damage to stock or goods. Fully insured. -During the progress of the fire the fall of a chimney- in jured seven firemen, one of them ia taiiy.: :. : . - : . .v ; .; Foar Cblldrea at Oste Birth. - New Yoke,' July 26. A Herald special from Memphis, Tenn.; says : . . , - j .... 1 j: 1 Airs, xucnara vuuuar, rusiuiug near the corner vance ana uesoto streets, last night gave birth to four children. The mother and babes are j all doing welL - - - iii - - -... ' IatBtoeeat Heat Shot. - ... . " . By TalcitraVB toTas' Ciiaoitias, . CHETEJfXE, W. T.." July 26. Yes terday morning Wallace Link and L. Barker, ot the sheria s posse, in pur suit of the .Laramie City jail break ers, shot two innocent workmen.' A mob threatens to lynch the deputies. . .iJactlea's Araica iwUtp The best fcl&lvs ia the world for Cuti, Brcises, Eares Ulcers, Salt r.Lenm, Tevcr i Poies, Tetter, GL-MiJ Hands, Coie.3, r.v, ad t.Iiia. ilrnp Iy crrts Ti! cr n& r' - 1 '..'. rive :. - :' r ' ' T : 1. 1 1 ' s '.'.' "., cr 1 r l: s. Msb Tuip.'S Uw We have, just receive - h ' . a tresn Btoclr of Buint'a Warranted Turnip Scsd, Coinprising all tho ; Lead- Varieties sold ia thio Market. s 17 U VJILGfl'l RH U U l-wUi4 U U J. DEUQQI3T3, CHARLOTTE, - 11. a Uii j I y - . VVatClieS, I - Clock Silverware, Spectacles ' '' ...'-. -'.I-', . - . ; - J DIAIIOITB CALL OIT 9 ' v ' .:' ' Holes h Boyn:, LU VX . Fl! i!3 v::-3 r j yc-.rs c
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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July 27, 1887, edition 1
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