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...,., , ., ."" "s.-AaT- ft - '- ----.f .. .. ; -J--1.: a' .1 .... u ... . . . ... ..... . . . . . . ." - S . ill mn niTTTi TiTfriTTnt 1 r. . ; - IJESpJlY, MAY 124 1874. ; ; r -iT7" As eternal vigilance is the price of liberty 80 is continued vigilance, honest, fair and upright dealing necessary to success in bus iness. Having from the outset (18 years oRvy-i FFiCtia'lu uiese lacis, ana acted up on them, we find ourselves to-day rewarded for the countless anxieties, vexations, and the loss of hours of rest by seeing our lon cherished h6pea.realized, of making Char" iotlea i . ' Wholesale Mart, and ours an exclusive Wholesale House: In order to be more explicit, we have the pleasure of informing the mercantile world that we have leased the superb store, ad- bring onr present, (heretofore occupied by Goods Store), which we will occupy by first of September next for the retail trade only will iinn SMi 1. 1 . , v picocuu eieganu ana com modious store for an excluaive ' ' WHOLESALE HOUSE thllS Erivins? tn the trnAa o l. nrn , sole Establishment," where they can make their selections from a Stock purchased for uwo uuiy, mu8 avoiaing coming in contact with a Retail Stock and Retail Buy ere The advantages of such a House are iunuer comment, -lo eive the perioral ri i reptionof the colossal dimensions of our auusra we state tnat we will have ur Waras Of thirfv thmioonl ' "j ...vugauu ira ui aupernciai floor room ; or if a lane often feet wide i ii Ioni stores " woal reach considerablv over half n m;i A-t,emf time we inform our numer- at.u iat our Mr. Kintek is now gam North buying onr second stock this season, and owing to the decline in goods, 7nJjlmWM b success wiupcko witn an otner nouses. ' Very respectfully, WJTTKOWSKY&RINTELS. Charlotte, May 1st, 1874. ap!31 . R. H. Battle, President, C. B. Root, Vice President. North Carolina RALEIGH, K C. Insures all Classes OF INSURABLE PROPERTY, Against Ltss or Damage toy Fire, On the most Reasonable Terms. toses Promptly Adjusted and Paid. Encourage Home Institutions. Sea ton Gales, secretary. Pulaski Cowoer. Shperrisor. Graham & Nash, Agents, Charlotte, N. 0. May 2- J. S. PHILLIPS, Merchant Tailor, HAS JUSTHECEIVED another lot of ele gant French Coatings and Fancy Cassimerea vhich are offered at the lowest possible pri ces. -I.liaye still on hand a large stock of - GLOTHIITG-, HATS, SHIRTS, ' GLOVES, .. COLLARS, a , a SCARFS arid I -T--TTS-1 r--m-r -r-r-r- , . vJ JT-D-tlJEoA H i A ,T??'j -:7f f . J. f aI1 . i?d31h are offered at cost, in or der to close them out at the earliest possible moment. A FULL LINE of the finest, Goods ' kept continually on 1'and in thel, Merchant Tailoring Depart- 3uentand made to order with dispatch and at the lowest figures. , ' " .; f'- apl,29t HT --r-U-l-i.ni Latest From Bald Mountain. AA LBS choice CWntry llama weighing c7 J",IU w 1D3 eacn, uountry Lard, Fresh Butter", 100 dor Fresh Eggs, 25 baes Family Flour Also 1 bbl Choice Saw Kraut 111 of ka.a!.a4 H.T11 I 1 . jcvcucu uuu win ue eoiu iow ior cash. t iimi cneap i;asn store or f- ,-:,A:JC B.N;gMlTII. -HAMS r .HAMS ! ! ELEGANT juicy Ham's just receiyed aC the cheap cash store. , .';,': Fresh . fishl Trout," Mullets Blue fish, heep Head, Mackerel, Flounders, teSte., c., every day from Tuesday t y Saturday. We haye ttied the cash system now "for a iHTOtnancihkeUso well we hope no one will ask us to credit them event or one day, D. P. L. WHITE. Charlotte Land Atrenrv "DERSONS desiring either to purchase or agency, in the undersigned, who a-ree to advertiseand sell land" and in case of no sale no charge will be made. 0 JONES & PENDLETON, Land Agents. pOR SALE" " "J0111 2y to 400 acres of good land Iviu on the Af!orf; t .e,a , . 'IT'. Jj1uS H1-2 n,iIes south of btatesviile, ?y I short distance from the station at Shepherd's On the premises is a good DWELLING HOUSE, Barn and other necessary outbuildings ho,e tract will be sold or it will be divided to suit purchasers. On the tract' is it wi -i acres oi GOOD BOTTOM LAND. Title guaranteed. Terms $8 per acre. Call at Levi Vanderburg on the premises, or to my 8 JONES & PENDLETON, " Land Agents. P 'OR SALE. A Snlondid Pa from Third Creek Station, on the Western N. 0. Railroad, containing TWO HUNDRED ACRES. On this Farm there are 25 acres of good bottom land, a good dwelling house and all necessary outhouses. About half of the land is in a high state oi cultivation, and nnlor vnnA o.i . ' . jctiuca. xill ance in- primeval forest. . Terms: $1X00, one half cash. Balance on time. Keasonable deluction for cash down my8 JONES & PENDEETON, Land Agents. pOR SALE t e-.HundreJ and Furty Acres of Wood Larrf, lying on the Atlantic, Tennessee & 5Mo Railroad, eight miles south of st0. inlle- Title good. Will be sold at $5 per acre. . Terms. nneliMf mah . - uuianvc in one and two years, with interest from date of pmcuusu. xiere is a nne opportunity for a speculation. Apply to my8 JONES t PENDLETON . : ' Land Agents. RARE BARGAIN ! HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. The Dwellim?. Bam fc. flrA nil 11-.,.- are situated within three hundred yards of The premises inf.ln n i 1 and land enough for a small. farm. Such an opportunity is rarely offered. t r?ausiactory reasons given for selling Address, n my8 JONES & PENDLETON, Land Agents. P OR SALE. A Amni fur th that valuable tract of lnnrl hoinnn;n k heirs pf Allen Gill, deceased, consisting of "wv-i "jwio oi icss, snuaieu on me wa ters of Rocky Creek, in the northwest cor ner of Iredell, in t.ha Alexander county, and also partly in Wilkes COUntV. all of whirh ia rne M-oof .nrl posed to contain valuable minerals, such as lead, plumbago, and silver. On the tract is a good mill site, at a place known as Drip Off, with plenty of water and a shoal of rOCks Which lfits thn strpn Ttl fall fin friAf in " uv b in a short distance. Also other shoals on Grape Vine Branch, for two sites for over shot Wheels. The whole trant. ia rut in tYm-oc ber and well suited for a sheep farm, hav ing a very fine range. Title undisputable. rrlce Only $1.50 Per Acre. Such a bargain is rarely offered. Apply to my9 JONES & PENDLETON, Land Agents. gPLENDID. FARM FOR SALE. As Aeent for Albert "Rinaldi wn nfrr f. sale a FIRST-BATE PLANTATION. situated oneand a half m iles froniOliii, Ire dell county, and on which he formerly re sided. The place contains 12n nmwi nfTon a good dwelling house, barn, smoke house, kitchen and all other npppsanrv nnth with a good well of water in the yard. The buildings are all new put up since 1868. Th about ten acres of which is fine bottom land. Balance in a state of nnlHvfltion Tiot.;,i good bearing orchard, and a good many choice fruit trees were set three years ago. Title trood. Will ho sold for pnsh credit of twelve months will be given on one half of the purchase money. All Appiy to my9 JONES & PENDLETON, Land Agents. gPLENDID FARM FOB SALE. The undersigned, as A went-. fVi- Tamu a Gaither, we offer for eale that well known uiautation Known as tne Docky Gaither Place. 16 miles northeast of Rfnteswillo nni. . , , ' " v -w- wvwwvw .x.wj WW taming about 450 acres. 25 or 30 acres of botttom land. 75 to 100 acres in a good state ui Buiwvsiwn. isaianee in, pinev field and unKiuai itutsi. v7ii ine Dremises is a FINE, TWO-STORY DWELLING HOUSE, nearly nevv, containing seven rooms, -with a splen , ,d FeU of water ia he. yard, stables, mm an necessary ouipuiiaings, good or- V'""'"3' S""u neigaoornooa ana conyement ch.arPnes and schools. . - iuuauuu nuuiu uiu&e LWO CTOOtl larms, and the land is well adapted to the growth of tobacco, wheat, corn, oats, Ac. iiue niuKsputaDie. Aaares, my9 JONES & PENDLETON, , , ' ' s Land Agents. T?0R SALE. j . - - We offer for ssnle thnk vnlimKl iana, consisting of SEVENfEEN HUNDRED ACRES Of AS e-'ood Iflnrla aa county of Iredell, on which John Young, r v c . GOOD MILL SITE, with water power sufficient for all seasons of the year. : - - , A SPLENDID DWELLING HOUSE and all necessary outbuilding. 1100 ? acres in original woodlands. - This Irar.t of land lien nine milea aonil, nf Statesville and across tlie line of A, T & 0 R R. The dwelling house is a short distance from a station on that road.? ' lhe tract .will not be divided unless enough purchasers can be found who will buy all, and as it lies in such a, manner as to be easily converted into , a number of small farms, it would be. extretnely desim blo for a smalt colony.?.'' ' ' ' - yOn the plantation is about one b:;idred and fifty acres of r . t , I -y GOOD BOTTOM LAND, t 1- ' ' Title Indisputable. Termsr moderate -Address - . my9 JONES & PENDLETON, - Land Agent;. The Charlotte Observer. PUBLISHED ny JONES fc Pimm t?-tt.vt . . i-EOPBIETOHS. v opnngs- Building, Trade Street, BATE3 OF SUBSCEIPTIOX. gly One year in advance, six months, madvance,... ...... Three Montha, in advance One month, in advance......... Weekly, one year. .$7 00 3 50 1 75 60 2.00 RATES OF ADVERTISING. une isqnare one time u .7 days.;..;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; S.nree days...: to 1 50 .. 2O0 iour daj's five days one Week 2 50 3 00 .. 3 50 l two weeks. (( 'n three weeks ".; 5 00 G 50 8 00 rJS?& dvertisem'ente'teken at ritiiKiiiiiiAsiy iow rates nnaated fc f. quarter-cl- , D4u1C3 as a nan-colunin CITINTEnjGENCK The Observer is the only paper pub- usucu IU me State West of Ralei-U which gives the latest teleirranhin h. l-aicnes every morning. BUSiess men "UJ Please mate a note of this. l,i " iuuk out ror .vvivwimuiuu ineir papers Thev rp hus notified that their term of SI tJrS tad. are "-Peciftilly re- , ituc ttl ; CHARLOTTE MAR RETS. Corrected Daily. Cotton Market. Monday. May 11, 1374 ""e.nor 10 12 &n"JV. 133) U uooa urumary , 15i(ka r r-JjTi .vlu,"ary WimiQi aiiuiiK aim exciteu. $ Country Produce. Buying llates. bacon Hams, per lb Sides, " Shoulders, " Hog Round, Country, Beeswax It .M A . 154 13i 25 Duuer cnoice, Uountry, . 30 a 35 nranay Apple, (M. ().) S 2 a 21 ,.A.?ach 2ia2i Lwnvynite, 90 a 92 -ftiixea, a 22 lourv amiij'-, 4 a 4i xtra, 44o a 4.50 .. 5u.Pr . 4 00 wui unea Apples, " " Peaches, " " Blackberries, I'owts Chickens, spring, 33 a 35 lurkeys, none. iJacks, 25 a 30 times ury, Green, iM.ra Good, country 13 a 14 J Loiumon, noiif neai wmte, bolted 9G a 38 vats .mack, wnite, 50 unions, lo a 80 (57 lbs to bushel) reas t-ure clay, 88 a 90 Mixed, 70 a 75 Potatoes Irish, per bbl, 5 a 5i aW, 7a8 Wheat Ked, per bush, White, HW Tub washed, " Unwashed Post-Office Directory The following statement of the hours for the openinir and closing of mails, is furnished us by the post master, llobt. E. McDonald, Esq. : .... OPENS. CLOSES. JNorth Mail. X A ftf t t t Bouth JSlail, 7 P.-M. 9 P M n . - - " J J. . AM. , Air-Line Mail, 8i A. M. 9 p. M. otatesvil e Mai . 101 A M . u i ir Lmcolnton Mail, 5$ P. M. 7 p. M. waaeshoro Mail, 7 P. M. 7 A. M. Beattie's Ford Mail arrives Mondays and T .... rrr .. .1 J Jtavca Auesuuys. Robt. E. McDonald. P. M. LOCAL DOTS. The Lincolnton Convention to-morrow Many of our people will go. Sunday was fair and beautiful, ajid nearly everybody went to Church. c Charlotte flrec tin in thoWm-Mt T.t t V4ivm uvifVtiJ ) and that was alr-niat was drawn here so far as we can learn. A large drove of wild pigeons passed oyer this city yesterday. Rather singular for this time of year. . Dunning is1 now in full blast, and business men say that money is exceeding scarce in -this bailiwick. Here's your "gentle Spring, ethereal mild ness," and ye who have been so long pleading for it, enjoy it if you can. Cotton was looking up brightly yesterday. It reached 17 cents for good grades, and the market closed strong and excited. : Our senior proprietor, Col Chas R Jones, left last evening for Raleigh. He will re present the Obseevee in the press conven tion which assembles in that city to-day. Quick Work. The new store being built by Dr Moore, oh Tryon street, has gone up as if by magic. The roof was put on it by Mr Richard Moore's foice 'in eight hours, and the balance of the work, so far as it has gone, has been done in a proportionately short time. ',- Prof. IV. G. Richardson This gentle man late of Davidson College, has been ap pointed' Professor of Greek and modern languages at Central University, Richmond!, Kentucky, situated in the Blue Gras3 regiori in central Kentucky. The town has 2,503 inhabitants l)ledLSuddeuly.--We understand that oik Friday afternoon , last a' Mr Harris who: farms near Shelby,' died very suddenly He as engaged in making a churn dasher, when be was taken ill.'- He went home and laid down, and in three quarters of an hour was n corpse. Mr Harris was a; respectable man and was regarded as a good citizen, L,ively.Time3 will hl 'i Charlotte about the 20th. fin iruvxt: Board of Medical Ejcaminers "f i c meet here; on the 20th we will have the v-oiigrtjssionai O'onventinrt- t.. .x 1.- Tir-J, . -; i UC ilV m1 ,DVfa0Pr assem- u.. iaere wul.De ao ,Jaok of itemg "ere aoout that time. r ' Death. Yesterday morbid I 1 '1:.; daylight -Mrs Polly Lentfle 1 last. She was mm rP fV.. lu-ti , : yiucati ciuzens of tue piace-aoout 40 years oTnf . nr, t . hie was well-known aa beihg jc. , uuu xxurt-i.eiHiie suit, ,jvhich has been So long in litisatiori. W-'v: i i ' i- -. We have been asked to t&lK&tiJJ imun win dc preacndtbitfternoott at 3 o'clock from the residence t ih ceasedrby Kev N Aldrich. Wayrs CourtWasltinkon colored, was before His Honor drubbing his washer-woraao. There was n n great impropriety in this considering the circumstances, and a One of $1 and the c8t satisfied His Honor. Dallas Edmundson. a white hov ws Kn. fore the Mayor on the charge' 6f being the party who set fire to the bale of cotton on the cotton platform Saturday. He was found over lor his appearance at Court: Arm Broken.-Some time ahont. thr weeks) ago we mentioned the fact tw. Mqo. ter Fred Ahrens had.his arin broken at the bKaung rink, jt was setr bvDr J M Millor and was getting well. Tlie splinter had been taken off and Sunday, while he was running up the steps, his foot slipped and hp fin tt threw out the broken arar and fell on it, uieuKing it again in the same place whe-e it was broken before. Dr Miller sot it n; and the yoUng man is outi PersonalGen Geo Pickett, th tinguished ex-Confederate warrior. ,rivl in this city on the 9 o'cleck train from a, rvorti), and took quarters at the Central Col U Y Sage, the efficient and worths r,,- penmenaent oi the Air-Liae Railrnnrl i in tne city Gen James Anderson, of -Columbia Wiv ed here last evening and stODDed at fhePn. irai. . . We had. the pleasure of; a call x-eatav from our youug friend W C Wolfe, "one of the eaitors oi the Monroe Enquirer. Johnstone Jones, Esa. of this nanpp m ill at the residence of his father near Rock Hill r-i ji .... 1 is J Board of Aldermi-lTl. t j ,M.-jiU5 uuuru met last evening at their hall4ver- the ; Market House. The first thins in order w.is r. h e swearing in of Aldermen Grier and Heagler, who were not present at the first meatin of the new Board a " The Board then proceeded to the election oi a uty Marshal, and Cant John R "Rrurm the present incumbent, was re-elected uni- animously, as he should have been. He is amust estimable gentleuiati and hu. dis charged his duties faithfully during the past year The following was the vote on the noli men: W B Taylor 12; Mike Healv: 11: G K Stephens, 11; Lawson Blackwelder, 9; H H win. y; m L Harkey, 9; H Yf McAllister, 8; urr. ; McKee, 7; C W Moss, 5; Jami son, z; mm, l; Hunter, 1 The election of the other officers was de ferred to next Monday nisrht. when the uoaru will meet again. The Mayor's salary was fixed at $1,000 anil lees, and the Board adjourned without the transaction of any further business of gen eral interest So far as the new Board has trone in the bestowal of oflices it has done well: all of its appointees thus far are good and true men. The old police force was re-elected, it will be observed Ironi the above, with the excention of Mr McKee; Mr Orr was put on in his steau. Joint Meeting of Stockholders.The Commissioners of Iredell and Mecklenburg counties held a joint meetinz at the' Court House in this city yesterday for the consid- ration of the case of the Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio Railroad. The following Commis sioners were present: From Iredell John Davidson, Isaac Harris, R W H Feimster, J M Turner, Perry Tomlin. From Meet. lenburg T L Vail, W H Neal, R M DeAr- mona, Thos Gluyas, M M0rr. , The entire business of the meeting is com prised in the following resolution which was offered by T L Vail and unanimously adopted: Resolved. Bv the" f.nro Ttnarrla i'n nnlu tion. that We do herehv nrtrutSrtt a - ufwwvn b'JUJIlUHCC Gt S3 X Of onr memKara tn An.An4. i.u t j ----- , -v..o .u JWiurai. luo juugQ i r, "-.v..i.iS wui iu uuiii lltb term oi r,. "M luc Auanac, xennessee & Ohio Railroad to tho dnv nft i, r.- i. ing, called or annual, of the stockholders of saw cumpany ; and tnat said committee- en deavor to nroenre the didual members of the twoBoards now claim- uu roaa; ana tnat tney nominate a Board of Direetora Aoai cm ai-inr ih. t : dent, to be submitted to said stockholders for their action ; arid that the directors of eacu joara pieage their support to the nom nations of said committee. Under the above resolution the following v-umujiuee was appointed: irom Mecklen burg tl Vail, W H Neal. M M Orr fro Iredell Isaac Harris, Perry Tomlin. J M Turner. On motion the meeting adjourned- I Our North Carolina AnthoresaTi.. Charleston, jVew; & Courier has the following review of a novel from the pen of a lady in whom North Carolina and the" South take a just pride. We present the article entire : Mias Fisher's Latest Norel A Daughter of Bohemia. . A Novel. By Christian Reid, Author of Valerie Alymer, Morton House, Kbb-tlde, &c. - With Ulus trations. New York: D. Apple ton 4 Co. Charleston: Holmes' Book Store, f It is now three or four years since' Valerie Aylmer was published ; a novel , with many "faults and many eorispicxious merits. Some of its defects were pointed ont, at the time, in these columns; but it was also shown that the author had a gracefulness of style, a vivacity of manner, and a strong descrip' tive power which warranted the belief that she would develop into one of the prominent hSSihl? farthebest and stronfc -D&nghir o?oiiemia" has the charms w ronna m its predecessore.jand is, rf br der inJ1 deeper in taught, and more thorough in execution. The scene w laid in the Southern City of Afton. No, rah Desmond tha hnni.i.n.. 3. , . . . 'f" "u geniieman, who mar ried A Vmini wirlrtnr n.!!. i .... Leslie Gfaham, whd Is brought up by her tnother'a brother tit utiJUtJf 3t . ,7 Graham is expected to marry Mr Middle- .jiiB luepuw, oan ; out lails in loye with, and becomes engaged tdj a wealthy young rSermffftl,ar Tyndale' Leslil 2? 5l?SW8ittl invitin her half sister, Norah Destooftd, to come oyer to the jSouth .i , c VPS ignorant of the fact that Arihnr TVndAto Yioi i . Europe, and had won, her love, and Jilted J hayes in due time, 3R SiaLe Mlotisy of CarUMiddletonJ a wcu wiiica can only--be disentan &i the tragic artifices familiar to mder3 ofrioyej3. lEach -character is tho "iii1,7 wdmdualed and consistent. Max mw i an.a 80mewhat cynical soldier of the Legion, is as true to life as the 'mPal81 Cart and that vacillating craven, Mrs Sanfofd, chat! ""c luUi "ougn sne De, is as char acteristic a nieee of hnmoA n. ble, generous Norah, who grows into one of vc iuuai laauinaung and love-compellihe j- i ieaim oi moaern hction. lhe dialogue is bright and pointed, and it r t . auumu ever uc careless This sentence, for example, is very Slip-shod : "She nonlH f , u ' V . she had saidor(had?)doneit." There are occasional slins of nn SA ' xt i- Desmond protests against such "a badge of Vulgarians" as the American practice of is o .iiujr b surname immediately after . i" ocii wiLiuj i t i ner nnf iho . . i ; juuug !auy wno is snocJted when a new ac- B AiuiUll, soon commits & mnrp o-n'oimno fv i 4""uuHje tuiaresses ner as -Miaa rMi, ing a servant the question : "Has Leslie" moT"m her .sister' Miss Graham,) "come in? These, it mv ho ora m n . i. uu lb. eruumy wouio not be worth while uuuee inem naa not Miss Fisher already t,lucuVC U1 uer aesire to excel in even what might be called the journeyman work As Miss Fisher's works followed each oth er in swift , 1 tuubicu biiai YV c saw signs of exhaustion and of a want of rest. in ere was, also, a conspicuous ab sence of that knowledge of the world which cannot be derived from books or evolved from the inner nonscionsnoaa Wnont..i II&ICUIUICU to urge the fair young author to give herself u a u cnanSe oi scene which would banish the spirit of melancholy and iiuiu uer Mue, ana give nealth fulness and rpnpworl .-t.rn 1. :j wnetner tne kindlv mint oiir; could be, taken or not, it is certain that "A xauguier oi isonemia" has the vivid fresh- iiess ana aainty puntv of 'Valerie' 'Aylmer' and Morton House " am i iu morbid tone which marred the harmony of iU -mcc, oi joo-tide," and "Nina s Atonement." and is snnerior in onnninf;nn in artistic insight and in execution, to any Af lift .nrJnA a . y i'leucueasors. ji is not a perlect work by any means, but the plot is well construct ed, the interest: never flum onvt a . to last, no word is found which the most lastidious matron would deem imnroner for a dautrhter to see or hpnr xtiao tto- te w Aii.OO A' lOHCI , XI ouc win wui-Konwara and upward as she ' au Jf r worseu; nas a ongnt. tuture before ucr. aijti Min'iv m t i o 0AnAi.Mic .kn. r l - nci an earnest Godsneed inc. every omnnprn near i The novel is illustrated, and some of the drawmcs are remarkahlw mWI A r: face than that of Norah (page 115) would be ci v iia.ru io una REPORT Of the Commercial National Bank of Charlotte, N. C. at Charlotte. In - , UW I State of North Carolina, at the close of Business, Friday, the 1st of May, 18T4 fcESOCBCES : Lioans and discounts a tai aa uver draits i . . , V Bonds to secure circulation, 40,000 00 wucifumreueeming & reserve ag'ts, 11,682.34 Due from Other X-itinnal Rnnlr. ck ao Due irom State Banks, 2,362.19 n vu..af... ....... wiu.tu a uiuituru ana nxtures,. ....1,800.09 Current expenses, ...1643.89 Premiums nairi... 4 sio'cn r,, . . l U10I.DU Checks and other cash items 2 274 14 ojnia ui ui-uer national lianus, 7,485.00 Fractional f!lirrenfvfinfliiH;rT.;l-lo aoo 01 Specie and coin, 1.388.00 egai lenaer notes 9:370.00 $1G9,768.S6 LIABILITIES I capital stock paid in 93 S15 66 Profit and loss 1 qri nq Circulation outstanding, 24,800.00 Individual deposits, .".20,212.92 lime certificates of deposit 29,479.19 $169,768.86 i. Arch d Gsaham, Cashier ofThe Com mercial National Bank of Charlotte. N4 C " do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and be net. ; Abch'd Gbaham. Cashier State of North Carolina. Cbuntv of Mechltmhurn " Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of May, 1874. : C. N. Vance, Notary Public. Correct Attest C. Dowd, ") Direc ,r R. M. White, May li, 1874. J. McLaughuit, J tors. A CARD We desire to make our erateful aeknnw ledgements to the Board of Aldermen for the compliment which they paid us last evening by re electing us to the positions which we nave hitherto filled. In-the past we have tried to discharge our auties. in the future we shall labor to ner. form faithfully whatever devolves upon us. Pe sure, gentlemen, that we anorecitae the compliment you paid us last evening, and mat w win always try to come up to the fnll standard of duty. , . 4 .. ' The Police Fobce. rA. aice Exteact. Welcom mend the following waif that we captured with the scissors, to all railroads arid other cornoratinns th prodigiously -Two newsboys were standing before-a cigar 'stored when one asked the nthpr "Ha three cents?" "Yes.".: "Weli, I hare tWO Cents. CIVA m vnnr rtxn and I will buy a five .center.' . ."AH ngnt, says JMo. 2, i handing -but tB6 cures the cigar lights it; and puffs with great ueai ; oi satisiactioti. "Cohie nished more than half the tnonev." HTlf.AmlL.l 11' ; : .V .. . - says tne smoker, "but then Im PrfiRidenf. onii xrrx,-. only a stockholder, w; fcojllMnKicATEri 1 ' On the DecoraUou oif the Graves of the Confederate Dead. Their graves were decked witli lovely flow- While shedding sweet nerfn me Culled from the wild Utopian bowers, w hile blushing bright with bloom. ' "Tls tributes due our honored dead " " isow staTX in tranquil sleep. Around their grayea we'll lightly tread And tears ot sorrow weep. , , Celestial sun in beauty beam, ' x rum yon aeep azure eky. And nn vu uicu SlB9nHUDU7 KgQl j St "Where defeated valor lien ' . 01iay-frielr graves ia beauty bloom, uiu time shall be no more. And fragrant flowers shed sweet perfume as ia, days of yore. v: Oh may the turf upon their mounds Be rpbed with verdure bright. And glory to their names redound In rapturous delight. Oh may their deeds of valor shine. As stars illume "the sky. For sunlight flashing oh the Rhyne, Those glories never vie. Why was I not inspired to sing, Like bards of ancient time. In harmonious lays their deeds I'd sing, in terms of golden rhyme. Had I the sweet poetic Are, To shower forth harmonious lavs. Fain would I strike my silent lyre, In songs of living praise, T. J. R. ITew Advertisemsnts. Lost Gold Pen. fN Saturday last, a eold Pen with lilflplr J handle. Suitable rewnrH will h ffl.ft.t .1.:. " " myl2.lt Catholic Sunday School Picnic. (At Woodlawn, Gaston county, May 14. '74.) mRAIN 1pvm Wni.m ...i..t. JL A.M. It is desirono that ovA,.r . iioiaintr coniDlimp.ntnrv tirtofjj ,r;ii k. , , : wtwt imouu I the Lincoln Depot At 7i o'clock, with their "cw, bv ,uvy win ooiain seats in the pic myl2,2t Key. J. B. HANDS Crushed Wheat. ANEW, nutratiye, palatable and whole some diet. Anantai - -7 0 vv 4. v aiuig TWO I ftsw4 fWk. 4 1 . I mail tinr rfrmNC . tiaii v esi nour. iou can id out of it, make ce firmaty out of it. ics. Put up in 25 wuk us nice, mate Dread puaaiDCS OUt of ltL nrnkA IS excellent for dvsnentins cent packages and full directions with each linage, j ur saie at tne cneap cash store myl2 D. P. L. WHITE T UST received 5D0 1 hs nf t. h Aao r. ; a tl Cured Hams, varvin? in 1 70 fill if f VtA wauc. wu tu-uay ana mase your selection may 12 J. L. BROTHERS & CO. TO Builders & Lumber DEALERS- TTAVING located in iha Rnoct i;u gion in Western North Carolina, I am AH Kinds of Lumber at ray mill on the W. N. C. R. R., at short uotiuc, aim anv assirflrt ipno-th nnHan rt. f O v uvv4 WlCCt, I will make a liberal exeh person who will mtmni me with such articles as may be needed for ".y cuiuiujcco. ; I have 6 to 700 nf T.anri suit purchasers: well wflfrwi ri fiK- I nnH K An wv V . . - uu ucol"Vi " u near JN. u. K. K. uivxv.U JS. MnRRTfinV Statesville, N. C. JpBESH Butter, Eggs and Dried Beef, at ,my6 r REEL & PARDUE'S. Notice to Stone Contractors" QEALED bids will be received to the 18th " icvcucu ij me loin I KJ inSt. 10 O elneV fnr NKnildmn el u-j ' - t, r -r r"ij. ,"""7 s vuw f " rennirerf vi.o required. AprwTT. ' JAUUU DOVE, N. O. WHtTP! . o All commnnipAhnn mnit ka uressea to jj . a. Arcnibald, Concord, N. C. M t . . . . . . . . W W. my 0, tU 16th -" : Notice! milERE Will be A frMt miMift T -f Lecture by Major Bingham, at the Court House, on Fndnv Tlio-Vif at S -vVIl, T ir The ladies and gentlemen of the city are epeuuuiiy inyiiea.r my6, 3t Piano Taninfr and Repairinjr. MR. JOSEPH FREY respectfully informs the ladies and mntlemen nf Ch.t. and vicinity, that he will be in Charlotte ouuui, wie euu oi may, prepared to tune and repair Pianos, Organs and Melodeons.' : Per sons desirous of , haying their instruments put in good order, will do well to await his rrivnl ).. - my6,lt ' - ' ' Country Cacon TUST RECETVICTi: Ain1orwi:i 1 rn' try Bacon, also a lot of barrel Pickles! Ornncma Tmnnt art A tTa - a 1 , Tl uiu 10. 01 eiegant onmrner Cheese, Lard, Ba con. 8uear. Coffee. Mn cl!- I J.L. BROTHERS &CO, , vitMHtcimaai-iiB f armers Mank, cnantsd. .Farmers' Jiank, ...Trade St, Charlotte, N. C . - . ' ; i -t-- i..,. . . ; myo t : Ahead, of all Competition TUST received, cheese,' bologna - sansaset b V ?a PrK sausage, dried beet; counter .honlders, sugar cured hams: sardiWftS mushroom crackers.- lemon cracker,' nrJl I -. 7-r wawera, oyster crackers. I son1"0 crackcrs PPles, the last of the sea- . vittviters oyster crackers. 1 1 E.S EMEU'S TEOPiditdFiirisnion. 'Si 'it GEHTS' FDRIIISHinB GOODS. 3 S.: thereiyXaieif Styles 'of HaU. - v8uav Vkliaea. 'JtcL. in th Rmh - : r "rnTr . In Prices rho etfei i Competition. ATMV V' , . , n, . .... iiK.JiauiJ4 .... . V ... CL0THn?6 Etiponiun X3AN ALWAYS Bil FOUND The largest well the Finest Stock Men's BoysVand .Youthts Clothing kept in the city of Chajflott Parks Building, 24 Tjypn Street. may 10 If Yea Want A tubvbQcket, churn hrootaf wash board, wood bowl, basket, box-of blacking, shoe brush, or anything in this line, call at niy -riT-J. O..M. DAVIDSON'S. 3rd door above Market, Trade 8t. ' For ; Bent. A DWELLING HOUSE, opposite Round -p. House, on- Tryon street, ear old Fair Grounds. AobIv to my6, tf WATT HEWniCRftnw I iPVOfilte Court Hoiim SLEEP IS SWEET on the - 'a k. WOVJBBf-WIBE JTIATUE8SES. F. M. SHELTOM hMfnii .. 1 Also several other styles, of Spring Beds Now is the time to buy cheap; apt il -rrm . -. s . ; T?1 c won, Hams, gM A 8houWs. for sale by aP19 J. B. RANKIN A CO. Wheat, Beans and Snap. WE have on hand a fresh supply at reduc ed prices. api2y,2t G. W. CHALK & CO. Vinegar, Vinegar. FIVE Barrels in store, pure cider. G. W.nHAT.V Am apl29,2t Ye Lovers of Fan l Roller Skating at Oates' Hall te-night. Ill JO v QUCUMBER Pickles in bulk, at my6 REEL & PARDUE'S. THE SUN IS STIlt' RISING at C. S. lTnitAn'A; iriA TUST RECEIVED, a large lot of Oranges, U Lemons, Apples Cocoanuts, Bologna Sausage, Beef Tongues, Dried Beef and can- I ned goods of every descrintl on. m I smoked Sausage.' snmefhinar nina Cheese, fresh ' Co"ie to theRising 8nn, opposite market. 1 a vf C.aH0LT0N&CO. BIiAHK APPOCATIONS, For membershin in th Ptmnf TTAakan. ui v , iui oaiKS diy dc wicy, tr AT THIS OFPICE. BABY COACHES. " A FULL line of Rnrrv TirMehM xx mon to very fine Canopy Tops, includ ing oiccyuig vAuuies, i use receivea oy A. A. SiiaDXAX.M, aMISAJ. api 2a . it-i-ran ' I vjin urra, au mnas or cigars, Chewine To- . onio pnvcs, ecu.iur uasa, ana, tnereiore, give onr tome toe .benefit. of loses by lad debts. We invite opposition and defy torn- apl!5 REEL & PERDTJirS Bine Front, Just Arrived I, 1 VERY fln Inl nf PiwV fl.n'.. . the Rising Son. . DAlsO ' a fin lot rt Ttrttmrna fla , ww. 0 iw wro bun. ''' - ',.-- -.'.-. - v ' . . 1. A large lot of fine Oranges and Apples at apl!8 y, aS.H0LT0yCo. tjsun.n.u xiumiuy, xuce, canned readies. A Tomatoes, Pickles in barrels, gallons, half-eaUons. anarts and ninta nvmb -rTi 1 t, t t-t . m ' ' '.?-fj . w . r 1 . v.w- duce, etc, at - . .' - , api 15 . REEL A PERDUFS u ; Bine Front. On Consignment I ONE barrel of Pure Cider Vinegar which Will be sold in lots Ia unit nnnjuum Iab for cash at' - . .- - api 18 ;i, ' B. N. SMITn'S. Tender lein JSansase. ELEGANT lot of Tender Loin Sausage, just received at the cheap cash store of may a v rv.JZ. LCWHITK. TCE.ICE.a 1 : - , . , RriRR'fl TRTTO rtorv "r. 1 i.1 . ' oCAttua DRUG oTUKE. ;;;crvr iin , : ; " 7 Hnfl 1-23 good: Bacon at the cheap lvvvf cash store of -r mav2 -. -'- i. -? T. P. T. wwmn For Sale. AT3PU2 TJCKET fm A"n ? TiZJX i' thl.Ifc? K may 1, a s. - - . 1 THIS OFFICE. ' TLOWER SEEDS, Just received at
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