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The Charlotte Observer. KATI 8 OP ADVERTISING. ditut.ISFTKD DT joUKSTdyE Jokes. Office, Sj ring' Building; Trade Street. RATES OF 8tT8CRIPTI01C. Ana MAT 111 advan, $6 00 n Square one time......... H, l two day a 1 50 three lays... 2 00 " rour dy.. 2 50 ' " rTve la......... 3 00 " one week 3 M tW). W (.t'lJ4.. 5 " 11 thm wHk G 50 " " oumn-Mith . 8 00 Omtra .iivortisetnents tak.n at rop rtionatety low rates. Five Souaro estiinattxl at a quarter-col iinn, :MaFten Kpiarr- :t s half-eolumn. g 'months,' in advance,.,....... 00 Three 3lntl'S, in advance,;....... 1 50 month, in advance, 60 tM) IllOIH", ' $3.60 Vol. X. CHARLOTTE Nj C. TUi SO AY. JANUARY 13, ...2.00 Xo 1.510 ,Cc, AFFAIRS: i-. ( AlJiW tLL, Local Kditor. Cotton Market. Monday, January 12, 1874 7illJ m Inferior, Ordinary (i.xxl Ordinary. it Strict G o I Ordinarv, 14i Isiw Middling, Market steady. Now York market o Kineil steady at an advance ot' an but closes quiet and easy. OATES BROS. To the Merchants and the Business and Profession! Men of Charlotte. We are prepared to contract for advertis ing in the Daily Obsekvek, at the follow ing cheap rate, which admit of monthly, uerkl). vr daily chanycx to &uit the adver ser : " I 3 MosTo Mos. I 1 YearT G Mos. 25.00 1 Square 2 Squares, ?, Squares, 4 Squares, J Column, i Column, Column, IS 00 40.00 50 00 G0.00 70.00 75 00 150.00 300 00 25.00 30.00 " ,'0.UO ftf 00 m oo 100 00 40.00 60.00 tio.oo Go 00 75.00 150 00 fen line of solid minion type, or about one n li length wise ol the column, con stitute a. square. Professional Cards, of lawyers Doctors, Agent., Ac, will be insetted one j car fur -lUo.Go. ... - ' l.OCAI. DOTS. Perfect quietu le reigned on Sunday and not a police arrest was made. Everybody is rejoiced that the lighting ol the .-trcets lamps has been resumed. John M. Walsall, Ksq., of the Rock Iliil Grange, .was in t hurlotle iatt night. We had the pleasure f seeing in our of fice yoterday, Gen. VY. Y. Kirkland, of Georgia, formerly of this State. Gov Caldwell left for Rileigh on Sun day night, alter a visit of two days in 4 Ikii IwAto. Mr. P M Murray, die contractor, tells u that there arc (i2,u45l-o bricks in the new opera house. Capt. Waring, S nator fn-ni Mecklcn burg, left for lialeigh Sunday night, and (ol. Brown, member of the House, last niyht. . This is an' unusually christian commu Jiity, if one may jud.e from the manner in which the peop.e turn out to church on fc'jmiay. Uur young townsman, Mr. J H. Wilson. Jr., arrived in Charlotte yesterday after noon on the 4 o'clock Lincoln; train, with his brige, late Mrs. E U. Lineberger. The valuable Duia roerty on North Trade Slreet, lias been purchased by J. Kintds, Esq . who will erect a handsome residence on the property next spring. We commend all lovers of ale to call on W J Hiack, Eq , as he .has on hand a quantity of the very best "Old Scotch." itis handy to take." We know whereof we speak. - Notice. Hereafter, no local notice will be inserted in the.-e columns, for 'ess than one dollar, no matter if it be not more than two lines. Five lines and under will be inserted for $1. Greater than live lines will be charged for at tfie rate of 20 cents per line. Uheeier at Javidson College By a note from Davidson College wer learn that, at the request of the students, Col. John H. Wheeler delivered a lecture hi the College Chapel on Saturday after noon. The lecture is .spoken of by our correspondent as "a Very interesting one." Sneak Thief Operations. An over coat, the property of MrTCf.roctc5''tiibsod, was stolen on SdairiMKnT iboufc dark from the hat rackviit ftiW passage of the residence of Mrs. Sarah Young, on East Try on street. Mr. Gibson will give $5 for the return of the overcoat and no ques tions asked. ' - f : ' Hhereiu Is Told of a Ham. The keener of a grocery stor in thia city iias j)een;4n. the linltifAf if.'.- lit L l.vi:ii' vj. uauguig r-liuin tuuisitio 4w "ore door instead of advertising,! fcut pie won't bang iiout ihere any lu'oreJ Cause Left it ou; a little too late.last night. He epoke to us yesterday about formingacon tract for advertising through the current year. r , New Version, Q Christmas Eve a little girl of our city writing a composition on "Christmas," closes it thus ;t ' . ."Now I Jay me down to sleep, ; At Santa Claus I'll take a peep;, if he should go before I wake, hope he won't my stocking take,'! ; Give her the prize. : The eather-Yesterday va a cold. jr uuy. xne atmospnere rcu very "mch like snow and after dark that ele ruent began to' foil, 'bat melted upon toach' "g the ground. At this ,writingithere is evw . . . kind 7', J1' nS weatner oi hi '"kiV8 me sauia Koad.-On Sunday afternoon, while the mail train On me . ot a. uauroad, was cming north- f ward, some pant -of the engine broke near t wackstuck, and the train was forced to 1 stop until the damage could le reoaired. , Uonseouentiv t nui 1 - , ' , l . OUntlaV. aid nnf. rriv fulfil k 1 Hf m j , r""T- " "-"'u Kuiiig train was cor- respondingly delayed. No person vt. s hurt, and the damage was not very great, Col John II. Wheeler, .formerly of this r State lectured last evening at Miller's Hall on thft Mrlv i,i,t,,.u v .ti. . j m..jkxj ii iiuiiu Vil'UIUIa The Colonel is thoroughly po.ited on the history of this State and was listened to with great interest and attention; much of his lecture was devoted to the Meck- lenhurg Dedarat'um of Independence. He referred to a number of docu tients and 1 roofs establishing the truth of the Decla ration, and produced the original ceiti.i oate of Capt. Jack. : Tumble in Furniture. Yesterday morning two mules attached to a drav loaded with furniture, took fright at the i ; K f-f Ilirrr iiwl of.rt-,-l o,.r..co road. The lines broke and the driver being powerless to s op them, they got into the vacant old Held South of the depot, where they ran 'round and 'round, until every piece of the furniture had been thrown off and much of it broken to pieces and scratch ed up. In the course of the runaway, a cow which w.s in the old field, was run over twice by the crazy horses, and nearly killed. Having done all the damage thev could, the horses finally stopped before they had done any harm to themselves or the dray. Charlotte Grange At a meeting of the Charlotte Grange, No. 6. held at the Court House on veslenW the follow! no- officers were elected for the present year: Tbos L Vail. Master; Baxter H Moore, Overseer; Jas C Dowd. Steward; .1 S Mvers Assistant Stew rd; . B F Morrow, Treasurer; Root D Graham. Lectu-er; A II Martin, Secretary; Julius P Alexander. Chap'ain; Henry (' Murnw, Gute Keeper; Mrs J ti My-e, Ldy Aetant fcjtewail; Mrs B II Moore, Ceres; Mrs Thos L Vail. Flora; Mrs Julius P "Iexander, Pomona. The ft range will meet on Monday, 19th 'nst , for the purpose of installing officers Major's Courtw It seems that when ever the Mayor's Office is open for Court of late days, the festive Austin Lane, io! red. walks up to the Ca tain's oili and settles for ihe misdoinge of the night pre vious. At the solicitation of a knight of the billy, he walk (1 np yesterday morn ing to answer the charge of drawing a ra zoron Jonn Jones, aso colorett. It uas shown that the two had some words in -John's house, when Austin produced a ra zor (the favorite weapon of his race) and wa a'xmt to caivo John a little, when th; t individual seized him in a very sum- in iry manner and put him out doors. For drawing the razor Austin was indicted, and or drawing the razor was Austin made to ft rk wver $5 and costs and take up hi. abode in the lock-up' for the remainder ol the day. Church Xotes. Sunday was a beauti ful and pleasant day, and worshippers thronged the different churches. In the Presbyterian ChurchJhe Sacrament of tbe Lord's Supper was administered after the morning sermon, which was preached by the pastor. The communion and rite ot confirmation were administered in the Lutheran Church in the morning. Rev. J. A. Oertel, of Lenoir, preached morning and afternoon in the Episcopal Church. Rev Thos Ward White, President of Reid- ville (S. C.) Female College, occupied the nulnitof the Presbyterian Church in the - evening. I ne baptist unurcn is stm witn- outa postor and there weVe no servtces in that church on Sunday ; likewise the Pres- The aujiity 0f ti,e human tody to resist by teran Mission Chapel. The pulpits of the causes of disease depends upon its vig tTrrnn Street U.K.. Roman Catholic, or and upon the regularity with which the " - J ' and Calvary Mission Churches, were oc- cupied as usual by their respective pas- tora i Joe Baker. -This unfortunate man , is still "hoping against hope," feeling' sure that Gov Caldwell will interpose executive jclemency bebveen him and the gallows ere Jrnuav arrives, lie is visiicu irequent- ,y byifeent ...inister, ot the city. . pray jqr mm aim try in every w.v jic- nare him for the awful end at which.be is almost certain to arrive before thesiTn sets upon next Fnday.; Uptoth3tniie, how- ever, these efforts in his behalf have been without any substantial i evidences of re- -. - . . , ward, and it isr learea ' that, unless ne changes verv much from nis present state, ncK UC u .MVUnufiB , - worocuiic. .f-, " -n";7 J rant. . He has few natural gitra ana inese few were never ; improved in the, least, either by eduoation r associations. . His rasfi is trulv a Ditiable one. and be' has' the sympathy of ail the better part of the com- itr , i h. I ' munity. t o: TT - MARRIED. A the residence of - tie rheumatism4, or biliousness, or intermittent bride's mother, Mrs. SKRaiikin, in Gaston fever, -or general debility, or nervous weak ceunty. cn th? 12th inst., byrthe Rev. V. ness, is present in the system, expel it with .i...BK.-',M T.nrv(.VVilRon. Jr.. ot V 'for - 1 A Warti RfT'B r,.T Justifying His Bom. Little Rnrk , lo4. betters from- Sebastian county state that on Monday hist ioaid or Supervisors met at .re?,1W"oav he hherirl presented I l)U llfllllt 1 O Anll.wif I . . . . . -v-m. v.hcuwi iui uie county, and as he did so tlrow hvn nit.,l . i i . , , r. . liiiauiem tin the table, tellins? trie board thev chire not, rpiprt hi bond. Thereupon the Board ad- journetl until yesterday. -On Wed nesday a warrant was obtained for; ,e rn?t d 'the Sheriff, and h coi sl;,uIe w,t 11 posse ol 5l) men started to arrest him. hut nothing has yet been beard from them. Seiioua trouble is apprehended. A secret organization exisN i:i Cnha not less tern ' le than the famous "Thusrs" of India. A few days atro. rive dead bodies were .ound in the streets of Havana, ejich with a stab through the heart. Scarcely a morning passes that the jihastlv traces of lius secret bdv are not discovered. It is a terribly significant fact that in every in stance t hn victim of midnight assassiua tion has been a Spaniard who was known to nave been conspicuous in the horrible nit rages that had been perpetrated uixin t ic tanulies of Cuhan svnmatliizers an 1 members of the Masonic Iruternity. Col- u.sV.aj,. Steamship Sunk. Wilm inatim: N. C, J.h. 10. The steamship Sherman, from New York for New- Orleans, sprung a leak Thursday at 2 P. M., and sunk Jbndav in ten-fathom. 12 i miles south of Little River bar. The I captain, crew, and all the passengers were saved ; also a considerable por tion of the baggage and cargo. The teanishii) was owned by Frederick B iker, of New York. They sav that Gov. Moses, ol South Carolina, recently stole two- tnirds of the message ot the hover- nor of New Hampshire, and the DcJ troit tree Tress thinks it a wonder ":H lie (1 id II t Siea I It ail. llie I' fee Press may be sure that the other third was valueless, for it has been ev ral years since a South OaroIrna j i i , i . i . i mciai neglected to steal anything fiat was woith stealing. Courier Jo'trnal. Bt'srxKSs. A scrap of convorsntb n in this v"p-e was overheard ina stoic; "How's business." ''Dull! Awfully dull !" '"Doing any advertising?" "No; took 'em all out a montl tfso." ''How lonp since business got dtill?'' "O. three or four weeks ago." "That is about tlw. time you stopv- ed advertising.'' (Merchant ruminates and publish er looks innocent.) Injisction Dismissed. In the ma ter of South Carolina certilicates f indebtedness, we learn from the Columbia Pherni.c, that Judsie Coo: e his reconsidered his opinion and disniised the iuiunetion ; so that thee eert iticates now stand as they did before nroceedintrs were com- me need. A marriage took place in Norfolk. Va , recently, to which the contract ing parties were a bride-groom of 67 summers and the bride 24. This 'n his fourth marriage, the thrre preceding yielding the fruits of 39 children, 20 of whom are now living, and he lias 40 grand children, and yet the end is probably not yet. Mr. John V. Forney, is endeayor- ing to prove that the present Legis lature t Pennsylvania has no au thority, -under the new Constitution, to elect a U. S. Senator. Mr. Forney i, of course, entirely disinterested in the matter. Contrast A gentleman showed ns his tax receipt in 1848 for 15 cents, and in 1873 it was $24.75 on 175 acres of land. Greenville Republican. They have an organization in Bos ton called the "Csosars." They are accustomed, it is said, to passing the Precautions against Sickness. I eavcpQ r'irtriiiisj tkrturm tiiPir ninirMiillS. in tl winter tiie most prolific sources of sick- ness are damp and cold, and it is therefore wise and prudent to ioruiy tne system against tuem, Dy wnoiesome summation. Hence it is that Hostetter's Stomach Bit- ters prove such an admirable safeguard against tne compiawits mosi common at "V, p,f,tnille invi"orant com orise three essential medicinal elements which act suiiuiuiiicouoiv mc-nw, "SS'SKH this way the Bitters put tne ooay in. tne best possible condition to escape an attaek of rheumatism. , 01 ; intermittent fever, or L "dfe ' ' Cold and damp are'very de- ae- pressing; almost as much so as excessive neat, ana a protecuve meaicme is qime a needful in Winter as in summer. The TOnimerc-iai simuiants so unwisely taken in the form of drams to "keep out the I cold." have a precisely opposite effect to 1 1 trrtf0V RUtrc Thet. l first result is succeeaeaoy a reaction wnicn devitalizes and prostrates tne system ; wnile, on the wiernaim, tne conic ana invJ fnot onl immediatebutper- J mnpnt.. Th'era is no revulsion, no reverse nervous action. The physiqueas strength- ened4 the appetite increased, the bowels rPffViInlil.: the .stomacli reinforced, and these conditions continue, it ayspepsia or this pure anu narnuess unuuow, woiv w not only invaluable as a preventive of sick- 4Mdtoedy for a large class of A Clergyman wriiing t a friend says, "My voyege t Europe is indelinitely post jKHietl. 1 have discovered the 'fountain of health' on this sid ot the Atlantic. Three bottles of Peruvian Syrup have rescued me fr. m the pangs of the fiend Dyspepsia." Dyspeptics' should drink from 'his foun tain jan 10 lw iiew Advertises ents. THE LAST CALL! T CAN BE FOUND at the Market .from X 9 to 3 o'clock f each dav until the 25th day of January, at which time the .propf-rty of all delinquents will be adver f is -d for side for city taxes. The city must h ive mone , peaceably if Viiu w 1 , forcibly if I must. Jin 13, 11 t R. ER WIN, Tax Colic tor. JUST RECEIVED. TrOIIR HUNDRED d f Ale" ! ! Direct froi ozen Jvhnburi:b in importers. A genuine Article, low forcash. :it jan 13.-2 w. V . J. BLACK'S. laAGNOLIAHAMS- Buck-wheat Flour, &c. I H A E just received n"o tir,.P ,,f the e biaied MAGNO'IA HAMS: the BKoi HAMS in the n a .et. Also. Buck-wheat Flour. Irish Potatoes, Onions, Apples. Nice Mountain Butter, Country Butter, Eggs and White- Moun- .Ui Also a nice ha of Green Annies Comet 1 Blue Fish and Trout, at jan 1.3. B. N. SMITH'S. Rooty MMlaii Silver Spruce The Most Beautiful Tree in America; Round '"actus, Mountain Sunflower, Painter's Bits1!, Pike's Pe. k Columbine, and other Rocky Mountain Specialties. For descriptive Catalogue and Price Lisr. of seed, address, LANDIS A FKGAN. Denver, Colorado. ilKH-hd Rates to Nurserymen and Dealer.-, jan 11 lm ORANGES. Lemons and Raisins, nice and fresh, receie I this dav. at PURHFOY'S FRFNCH and Cocoanut Candv and nuts very cheap, :v PUREFOY'S. One Frail Nice New Crop Dates, at jan 11 PUREFOY'3. TAXES! TAXES!! I HEREBY give notice to ail delinquent fax-raveis that, if they fail to pay their State and County taxes before the Ittt!i Day of February, 174, I will be compelledlo take steps to adver tise and sell their property. Avery large amount is still due the county. I give this notice hoping that it will render harsher means unnejessarv. M. E ALEXANDER, jan 10 3t Sheriff. Valuable Land for Sale. 1 VAI Clnu VALUABLE tracts of land for sale near dotte, N. C, on big Sugar Creek, One tract about 50 acres, IC " " 90 " " 80 " 100 Time will he given, if ayinents are made satisfactory. It. Ic. Kay, Esq., will show said lands to those wishing to see them. It not sold bv 1st ot 'February, will be sojd publicly. " THOS. H. BREM. jan 10 3t 1 87 4. TUST RECEIVED to-day, large North U ern Apples, 1,000 Florida Oranges, Fresh Bananas, Pine Apples, and Lemons. Just to hand Bologna Sausage, Beef Ton gues, Currants, Raisins, r lgs. Citron, Dates Fresh Cocoanuts, Cocoanut Candy and Cakes, Nuts of all kinds, Candies of the purest quality, Bread, Cakes and Pies, ev ery day all fresh and good Going off cheap at C S. HOLTON CO S, jan 9 Opiosite Market. 15,000 jan 8-tf CIGAKS, just received. Fine Chewing Tobacco. W. It. BUKWELL & CO. mHE SURSCRIRERS HAVE THIS X day sold their entire stock, consisting of Liquors, Tobacco and General Merchan dise to VV. J. Black, and take pleasure in commending him to their late customers and friends as in every waj' worthy of their patronage, and trust they will transfer the same to nun. W. H. H. HOUSTON & CO. Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 6, 1874. Having purchased as above, l am pre pared to rill all orders entrusted to my care, and from long experience in the business can guarantee satisfaction. To my old friends and those of Messrs. Houston & Co.," I would say give me a trial. W. J. BLACK. Jan. 6th, 1874. tf Life in the Old Land Yet I mHE OLD SOUTHERN SEWING MA JL CHINE EMPORIUM, the first house Uof the kind opened m lorth Carolina, makes a specialty of the best cheap ma chine, THE HOME SHUTTLE. As an evidence of its worth other ma chine agents are anxious to trade for them THE IIO.TIE JTIACI1INE i ... " . 'is the best family machine. . Took the premium at the last American institute fair over all others, it runs light, makes Jjttle noise, has a better ten sion and. a better shuttle than any other that 1 have ever seen. Persons wishing to buy or rent other machjnesraii be accommodated as I have 15 or 20 ; different kinds .constantly on band, v, - , . . ... ; ,. . Address, : ;; d; g. MAXWELL, jan 0 , V,;;; : - . Charlotte, N. C. SHERRY , Port and Madeira Wines, jus received-- " t t:- -; i W. T$ BUKWELL & CO. Iron in the Blood MAKES THE WEAR STRONG. The Peruvian Syrup, a Protect ed Solution of the Protoxide of iron, is so combined as to hava the character of an aliment, as easily digested and assimilated with the blood as the simnlest food. It increases the quantity of Nature's Own vitalizing Agent, Iron xn the blood, and cures "a thousand ills," simply qy Toning up, invigorating and Vitalizing the System. The en- riclied and vitalized blood per meates every part of the body, repairing damages and tvaste, searching out morbid secre tions, and leaving nothing for disease to feed upon. Tins is the secret of the won derful success of this remedy in curing Dyspepsia, Liver Com plaint, Dropsy, Chronic Diar rhoea, Boils, Nervous Affections Chills and Fevers, Humors, Xioss of Constitutional Vigor, Diseases of tlio Kidneys ' and Bladder, Female Complaints, and all diseases originating, in a bad state of the blood, or ac companied by debilitii or a low state of the sistem. Beina tree from Alcohol, in any form, its energizing ejects arc not fol lowed by corresponding reac tion, but arc peirmanent, infu sing strength, vigor, and new life into all parts of the system, and building up an luon Con stitution. Thousands have been chahaeit. by the use of this remedy, from weak, sickly, suffering crea tures, to strong, healthv. and happy men and women; and invalids cannot reasonably hes itate to give it a trial. See that each botUo has PERU VIAN SYRUP blown in the glass Pamphlets Prco. SETH W. F0WLE k SONS, Proprietors, No. 1 Milton Place, Coston. Sold by Druggists genehallt. OBSERVER re: JUST KECEIVED, A large lot of excel lent material for JOB WORK of all descriptions, both plain and fancy. fi Send in your orders at once. if With three first-class Job Printers and a large variety of type and material we are prepared to execute ail kinds of Job Work with neatness and dispatch. TUST RECEIVED, a large Tot of Bill eJ Heads, Note-Heads and Letter-Heads, at the OBSERVEil OFFICE. JUST RECEIVED, n hirge lot of Envel opes aud Visiting Cards, af the jan 7 OBSERVER OFFICE. JUST RECEIVED, a targe lot of TAGS, (Nos. 4, 5 aud 6) at the jan 7 OBSERVER OFFICE. IF Y0TJ WANT JOB PRINTING done, call at the OBSERVER JOB OFFICE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. - - ' WILEIAITI nOEDIGEB. Dealer in fine Xaer Beer, Por ter.: Ate, Cigars, dec., Tryon Street, Charlotte, N. C. .1 deal in only the very best quality of goods, and feel sure of giving perfect satis faction to all who patronize me. Give me atrial. I will furnisb bottled ale and beer to families; by the bottle or by the dozen bottles. .. - jan 4.-1 w ' A BUSHELS Bolted Meal just received OU and, for sale at " J. L. BROTHERS & CO'S- oct i IR. Fw SVA Uitt o sr Q 3 02 i a,' 3HARLOTTB, N, C Prescriptions prepared at nil houra o th.8 l)ay and night. Clioice Cre n arI Black Ten, electetl especially for Family and InvaK ls, at SCAIUi'S june Drugstore. Ffi5Fl APICES, ust received a lot of select Spices for .'icicles, Preserves, ctc. at F. SCAIlTVS juue 2i Drug Store. Pure fenlud Oil. Finest article in Market, at F. SCARR'S june 29. 1872 Drug Store. THE BANK OF MECKLENBURG CHARLOTTE, N. C. Authorized Capital $Z00,GG0. J.s. TcajfKB Tate, President. Thos. VV. Dewey, Cashier, F. H. Dewey, Asst. Cashier. AT THE BAK KING HOUSE OF PATE -& DEWEY. phis Hank Chartered Under Act of the i General Assembly utwl duly organized mdcj Laws of the State of North Cavolina, villi ample mean." is prepared to transact (jienerai Uiii:!iiic Business. ind furnish acctnmiolations to all its Cus omhts on Liberal Ternis. The bank will receive Dcosits subject to 'beck, and will Ailow Interest According o Agreement on all Deposits left on, time, r issue Certificates of Deposit bcariug in .jresi at the rate of Eight per ceat per Annum n all sums lying undrawn over thirty lays. Gold and Sijrr Coin, Bullion and Llank Notes Bought and Sold. THOS. W.DEWEY, jan. 1 1873. Cashier. Freh Oysti-rs aiitl Fili.. j" HAVE arranged with two parties to 1 furnish m-e with Oysters so that I shall ie certain to get them every morning. Our customers will please take notieo hat our terms for Fresh Fish and Oysters are cash ; to ensure your Oysters let the monev accompany the order. Jun'9 ' B, N. SMITH. D OOLEV'S YEAST POWDEI!, Berry Treiu-h Itoll Yeast Powder, Coleman's English Mustard, janS-tf W. R. BUKWELL & CO. Turner's W. C -tatc Almanac. It is undoubtedly the best publication f the kind in the State. There is none other to compare with it in point of useful information and general adaptation to the wants of our people. Carolina Watchman. 'This Almanac is the most valuable now published in North Carolina and should be in every family. Tarboro South erner. Turner's Almanac. This is one of the most complete almanacs ever published in Xorth Carolina, and contains features that others have never known. A new and interesting feature is a record of the most important events that have occurred in the State during the foregoing year. Christian Advocate. For sale at J. K. PUREFOY'S dec H lmdw3t Stationery Store, S; le of Real Estate. By virtue of a first mortgage deed to the First Building v.' Loan Association, and second mortgage to toe, I will sell at the Court House door in Charlotte, at public auction, on Saturday,' January 24th, the house and lot on Chruch street, now oc cupied by John F. Butt. I have'in hand for collection the books and accounts of John F. Butt. The debtors of the said Butt will settle with me. ' jan 1 t24 W. J. BLACK. The Pen and the Sword. CAROLINA MILITARY INSTITUTE CHARLOTTE, N. C. miHS MILITARY COLLEGE,, combine x ing the opportunities of an education, both liberal and practical, with thorough, discipline, and now fully organised and in successful operation, offers its advantag es to the people of North Carolina, It has a Preparatory Department. Sons of cler gymen allowed a discount of 20 per cent on the regular rates For circular and details, address Col. J. P. THOMAS, Sup't. The Raleigh Sentinel, North Carolina Presbyterian, Concord unand the Wil--mington Journal will publish each three times and send bill to Charlotte Observer. Jan 1 . REMOVAL v I HAVE moved my shop across Tryon Street, to the room-" formerly occupied by R. W. Beckwith, where I Kill in future as in the past, execute well ni promptly all work in my line. ' f 1 ' Guns, locks, keys amihadeed, everything in my line will be done in a, workmanlike manner, and warranted to give satisfac tion. jan 7, lwk W. B. TAYLOR. D0AICD1NG. MRS. A. W, MILLER is prepared- to ac commodate a' leW more boawiers. Pleasant rooms, good, fatre and attentive servants. Apply at once. . , Terms moderate. " dec a tf To Kent. , THE-tore next to, the storehouse now occupied bv. Gates Brothers, on College Street. A ppiv ternediately o dec 24 tf S. Bv ALEXANDER,