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Northy and Tames Stoned entered a' house of ill re putetoown ag that')f old-Sal Rumage," and while there, they got into a controversy Tr ith three more Knights of the order cif night revelries Jacob Foster, A. P. Wilson and James Jordin, about some of the girls, which resulted in Mr. Wilson receiving some very painful injuries, indeed so painful, that a physician had to be called ihi Ko arrests made. " ';:.:; ;"- " '' '-m " T," THE ILLIOf CASE. Wilkes Goart Friday's Proceedings The Taking of Testimony, kc, &c. WlXKEFBOBO, N. C, 1 This'was th second day. of the trial of Jcgpn'I. Elhy; About 10 o'clock, Court wai called .to ordef. The prisoner appeared at the barf neatiyf and vcleanj Pressed , ac. companied bjrhis father and mothr and his grandfather, ex-Sheriff Duckwortlr, of Burke county, all of whom sat by him dur ing the day. Elliot is looking reuiarkablv well, considering his long confinement; and his spirits are surprisingly good. I had a conversation with him this -morning ; he expresses himself as feeling perfectly well. and confident of a favorable' isue of the tna!."" He appears entirely self-possessed. and .greets hi . ,aQiai n,tnce wttha heartv Kraj-ti iiie kwiki, or wno smite ami nml: He was always ail- unusually hand mriboy, and I thought as I looked at him ;hu? morning, with his bright blue eyes.long bla k hair and finely 'ut features . that I had never seen him Inok handsraer: albeit, hi? niprisonment bas taken from his cheeks much of the ruddy glow that they were wont to wear, before the bioody drama in which he played the principal part. After the jury roll was called this morn ing, and all the jurymen were found to Ix present, the State's counsel called andawort' in the witnesses for the prosecutioriy and announced that ft was ready for the trial of the case. Col. W. H. Cowles, , the - District Attorney, rose to make a statement of the case, and presented a summary of the testi mony w h krh jrtjfrtate proposed to bring out tbtotrghtllt Ingesses. Thejindictment be ing for "rnarder,'' the -raps'ecrition ineed do nothliig inoTe.'faaserved, than - establish the ISfctjof J;he homicide L?ol, i Cowfes here atiempijreit u jaUBariug' upon uib case,' which was wjectedtdnay Col. Arm- field, who contended that this was , some thing unknown to American practice, and after a discussion,' participated in by Col. Cpwles on the one side, 5 and Cola, . Armfield and loIt on the other, the Solicitor-yeldea the point arid proceeded with his statement. This beinir concluded, the 8tate called tb the witness stand, W. -Jf J." Mott, who deposed ia substance as folloTSI was in the St. Charles Hotel in States ville, on the. evening of February 8th, last, and saw Joseph D. Elliott when he shot Charles T. Neal. I had been in the room (thelrecepWprcwin.)- about .half an hour, Neal was sitting in front ; of the fire, and I on one side. He and I Were engaged in conversation, when Mr. Elliott, Sr., came put his hand on eaJ's , 8houldr) s and said : " You must go out oi the house." Neal got-upi facing Elliot and said: "I .reckon not." I am not certain about t Neal placing his hand upon Elliott- as! he rose. Elliott's tone seemed decided and perempto ry but expressed no anger ; Real's tone was one of surprise. I got up and was standing, when I heard some one approach rapidly from bebind; Jo come up and stepped neat to and behind his father. I saw his hand a: Neal said, " x Oh t that was cowardly," then stag gered rather from me. The elder Elliot held td arid "supprteliitnMntilhe reaJcbed' the floor. Neal lived some ten minutes, though I don't think he was conscious more than half a minute. He was picked up Vfore he expired, and earned, to a room. I am, a physician. I saw the wound probed.' The ball entered the breast; and went directly to .feaJ'Irfoij.&tibg,' Neal Was a healthy man. The space of time between the conversation between Neal and the elder Elliott and the shooting, ; Was just long enough for. the conversation to, take, place MrJ Joseph Clarke was in the . room at the time, and others also, hut who they were, I . don't 'kribwi Witness here gave a descrip- tfon of the room. The eldet Elliott came in ifronV the same direction in which Jo subse quentiy came. Jo came up in the rear of hfs lather, "and stopped at his left side, t This was after dark T bt 6 o'clock. 5 Cross examined by .ithe, defence; Mr. C. , Elliott was . proprietor, of , the hotel,, andt j was! assisting him - h4d been.in 'tfie room half an hour ,lefcTOTthe diaculty oc curred; Wa sitting there , waitinjg! for j the tram from Charlotte," aA 1 -.wa jexpecting tome mail by it. Jo was in the room befbrfj the shooting. Deceased was telUng me about - f - " 1 1 1 " " I 1 1 1 i ' i i " i i Brraa''. a fecent trip ttf Virginia. He spoke of a re port whica he-rsaid had been circulated in his abeerHie; that fce had run away with, a good deal of niQey, and was hot coming back. He said f Iherefcre some good peopl in this town aiad some d d mean ones." Made this remark in connection with 4he previous one. Jo was present then. Neal was excited, was talking loud,, and cofsftl some; didn't hear him make any threat to whip Jo. Neal jwas evidently offended with someone, I saw Mr. Roueche come in then V he and I were talking when the shooting took place. The elder Elliott came up to Neal V left shoulder, rather behind him. When the old man Came xtp,' he was rather between Die and NeaL: He ordered him twice to eave the. house; I didn't hear Neal refute to go. Decefld looked like and was regard ed as stout & active ; never -mm Mm wiQx weapons. I didn! understand Neal's talk ing, and didri'l'ltnow who It fWaf .intended for. I thougM Jo considered u 4dssed to him, though I didn't know there was any feeling between the two. By the Court!: '.Jo appeared to be offended : his look! Indiciid this! 1 1 go toeceased before he feU.A Jdn't see W. A. McCorkle bend oyer thabodyV, -.:T;- joh OX'f-f! I" ' By the State; ' Neal was about 5 Afeet 10 nches in heb and weighed iaferat 150. q.li0tt. fs a .heavier man 20 or 25 pounds- Jo went out of the hall after Neal's remark about? (here being, some go& and some mean people in Statesville W D. Sprae 3 I was presen t at the ho tel on the evening of the shootinar. I had just ereredf lSl 'from' the dining room, and saw Jo jn advance of me, taking quick steps to flie fireplace. Saw Mr. Elliott and Neal have holji of the other. Jo presented a pistol and fired. The first I saw of Jo, he was going into the hall with a pistol irt his hand. Witness here described the posi tions . of the parties ; description same1 ' as that given by preceding wttnessr . I.saw no difficulty or appearance of it between HC. Elliott and Neal, except that each had Wsr hand on the other. They were not moving about, but stftriding still. Jo was three or four feet o& when he tired. Neal said "that was cowardJy,"ijuat after the Brej then be gan sinking, the elder Elliott sustaining him. v 0r as exartiined : 1 live in Morganton, and had come in front the west that afternoon . at S o'clock 1 ha. tfbwv in to: sonner when the shnotinr took place. " Must have been in the roonibe&re supper, when Dr. Mott was. Myiiapression was that it ws a wl I set of yoitflg t'vnen about there. Jo was making ne,noise. I heard no w.vds he twe theJeldVr EllioW and Neal. The Lwh tbJnsraeenifHfl to. m t. be Jnantant oins. NeaTs face Was toward Jo as he came walking up. Jo stopped at his father's left shonl-er. Dr. Mott recalled : Tt was the pistol shot which produced Neal's death. After the shooting, Jo walked backwards toward the wall,- with his face toward Neal, and with the pistol in his hand. T. H. Allison : I had a conversation with J the. next day, after the habeas mrpus trial, befpre, Judge Mitchel. I was one of the guard ; Asked Jo " what in the h 1 made him kill Charlie. He said he didn't know ; but it had seemed to him for some tfme that there would have to be a settlement between him and Neal : he bad believed ever since Charlie got back1 from Virginia, fromj what he had heard and what he had seen himself, that if he didn't kill Charlie, that Charlie would kill him, arid 'he had come to the con clusion to take the first opportunity to do it. Cross examined!: Jo and I were very in timate; we were friends then and are yet. I knew that my father was then employed as counsel for the prosecution. Jo and I whispered. Deputy Sheriff Watts was walk ing back and. forth in the room, and 3o and I were sitting by the fire. .This was in Col. Armfield's office arid Col. A., Major Wright and John Augustus Houston, was out, and is frequently Col.' Armfield ' -was trying to get bail for. Jo. Our, conversation lasted for a hall or three-quarters of an hour. .The de fence asked witness if he knew whether or riot deceased had been in the habit of carry ing deadly weapons, whereupon the State interposed objection, contending 'that the question 'was inevelent. A lengthy-discus sion sprang up. The question was argued elaborately, and ably by Mr, McCorkle, of the State, arid Cols. Armfield and Folk, 0Of he. defence, - and various authorties were cited by counsel on both sides in support of their positions. The Court ruled the ques tion out, and this made out the case for the State, for the present.; . fJ Col. Armfield,of counsel for the defendant then made his statement, showing what the defence expected to prove,: and laying down his' line .of argumentt : The , homicide would not be denied, or that the prisoner at the bar committed t but the extenuating circum stances were so many and so great, that he bad no doubt that after hearing the testimo ny 'and the argument, the jury would oromptly.bring in1 a verdict jof acquittal, -would prove threats made against both of the Elliots; that these f threats had been communicated ; that deceased carried deadly weapons, and was ever prompt to use hem ; that he had frequently attempted to draw the prisoner into difficulties ; that e bad repeatedly stung both him and his father with insults in the hope of getting1 an op sortunitv to carry out his exet ution, and many other circurastances showing ! that the prisoner was justifiable in committing the deed the principal of which was : that Jo Elliott had rearraable grounds for believing, when he saw his father and Neat r In grips. that the ptruggle was likely to be' a deadly one. ( , Aftarthis statement, Court r adjourned for I Jthree-quarters of an hour for dinner. t Iwf ; .!. Mk " . , w ... . AFTIXBaOJI B3iWa. n i Court met according to adjournment, and the evidence for the defence began by recall- T. II. Allison ;,. Never alleged that I didn't know what t was - summoned there Qtti,'i i to 'ok ' -v I Dr. W. M. Campbell rTha general char acter Of Jo Elliott is goodentirely so ; good in every respect. I never heard ' a charge against him until thift.alr. The wound' which produced the death of Charles" T. Neal, was a small one. The ball struck the breast bone, and passed between this and the cartlidge of the third rib "Had it gone. stjatTit wooH him; probably would ' not rsked him down. Old man EUiott'iTribarater is goodV i '&i&fi !WV comes nigh attending to hii owi baseness And let- ting other people's alOnay aaany man I ever aaw. ! ; V , i Prof. J. A. Hill: I live in Statesville. Have known Jo Elliott since '71. He was a pnpil of mine all or a part of one term. His general ' ciacter; is yerj good. I ' never heard anything bad about him. For peace, it Jstmusually good. . The general character of the elder Elliot, ia very good. H.O. Elliott: lam the father of Joseph 1. Jtlhott. At the time of this occurrence, my son and I were proprietors of the St. Charles Hotel. He will be 18 on the 17th of December next. Neal was boarding at our hotel. Came there in August, '73. Just pre vious to the homicide.he had been to Virgin ia on a visit. Left Statesville on Friday evening, saying that he would be back on the Tuesday following, but did not return until Tuesday week. Bad feeling sprang up between him and Jo, about the last of Jan uary or the first of February ; he took up a hatred at me about the same time, and came back from Virginia mad. After breakfast that morning, he got back, he went up town, and when he came back, Jo and I were standing talking together. My little boy Douglas, about 5 years old, was stand ing on the steps, and Neal kicked him down, then turning to Jo, said : "Jo, will you tafce that?" Jo replied: "Charlie, I want no difficulty with you,'' and turning, went up to the post, office. Douglas began crying, , ana i lea mm on oy the nana, l saw no more of Charlie then until 11 o'clock: At hat time, I saw him and Jo in conversation in the hall . I had told Jo to collect his bill , which " amounted to $60 for board and money loaned- I heard Jo say ; "Charlie, I want this bill paid," to which he replied : "Jo, I pay my bills, and I don't j want to hear anything more about this." J Jo said, "Well, I want yon to pay this and ! leave the hmts. I didn't her what reply ' he made made to this, but Jo walked off up ' street and Neal followed him. Charlie ! came in to dinner about half past one ; near- ; ly all the boarders bad eaten dinner, arid gone, and Joe was jnst finishing. I heard ; deceased say, "Jo, you have been slandering m, and I am not satisfied about it :" to which Jo replied ; "I haven't done' it, Charlie." I was passing along then, and Charlie called me in and asked me. if I Was mad with him. I told him no, and said, "I heard you and Jo quarrelling this morn ing, though, I wish you boys could get along in peace." On the evening of the homicide he was in the hall about the time the -Charlotte train came in, still harping on that report about his haying run away Charlie appeared to be drinking, and I heard the loud talking about supper time, so I went into the hall to stop it. I put my hand on the shoulder of deceased and said : "Charlie, you must go to the other house"; he sprang up, and catching me by both lappels of the.coat said, "I reckon not." I repeated the command, when he said, "I won't do it." He let go my coat with his right hand then, and reached around as if to get something eut of his hip pocket. Just then the pistol fired. I didn't know who fired it. I was making an effort to get him to the door, but didn't move him more than a foot. He held me hard and was pull ing back. He was mad. The pistol shot was across my left shoulder. There were several persons around there, among others Mr. W. A. McCorkle, who leaned down over Charlie after he had fallen, as if to say some thing to him. He got up crying. I didn't see him tace any pistol out or Charlie s pocket. Jo never carried nor never owned a pistol or a knife. Cross examined : I neyer circulated the report of which Mr. Neal spoke, and don't know that Jo ever did. I was very mad about the kicking of Dong., but didn't want any fuss with. Charlie Neal. Don't remember whether I said anything on the previous examinations about this matter or not. J. B. Miller : - I knew Charles T. Neal. One evening gal I was; going along home with my wagon, he and some of bis friends. met up with me on the roadand he asked me for a drink of whiskey. I gave it to him, and they all went on. I was stopping then with my wagon at Mr. Jenkins, miles below 8tatesville. . Directly Charlie came tick and got another drink. We were talking, and during our conversation he made some remark about there being some good,. and. ome bad people , in' Statesville. He pulled but a bowie knife and a pistol, and asked me if I thought that wassufficient to kill a man He said there are two- of them I am going for ; I intend to kill old man Hiram Elliott and his son Jo, too, if he fools with me." I said, "Oh, no, Charlie, yen are too good a fellow to do that,"'1! was pretty intimate with him ; had got ac quainted with him about the hotel.. told Jo about the threat which Charlie bad made. Cross examined There were three in the party-, I )l$k beside Neal ; didn't know aayof them and didn't hear Charlie , call any of their names ; they were all ( on a hunting expedition. I live 11 miles below Statesville, on the Salisbury road. 1 sell liquor from my wagon,.; C. R., Cobb: I had a conversation with1 Neai one evening just before the -homicide. As I came up to him on the pavement near to the hotel, he laid : "If that- boy foots with me TU kill him or beat him to death.' We hadn't been talking about anybody, tie and Jo had been talking just before I came up.. "He made some remark which I can't recall about Wanting to get a crack at Borne. bodjr I, didn't commnnicate this j threat tC Jo nor to any one else that I remember, of. I live in Llncolnton. ' I -', i j 4 Tbe eroaf examination developed of Interi John H.Culbreth: I was living in States- ville at time of this homicide, and knew Mr. Neal. About three weeks before the homicide I was riding ont ' in the country with him in a bugry, wheri h& told me he had seen me -Msfeiaiiag" 'Wit)i'Joi:Xlliott and he would advise me tojQuit it; that Jo i was deceitful, "and if switA 'tte m cut him aUsto piecea. He OHM Jong knife aad asked as how that Would do Tor a tootbpickt? ; He also aaked n rifthat will do to kill a man with ?," Charlie gave me this ! advice about associating With Jo twice. I had been witir him- 'goi- deal. and told; him that same evening, when Neal and I. got back, , about the epnyeraaaon. I came to SUtesville last December from Cas well county. Was at the hotel the evening of the homicide. Went there about 7. o'clock, before the Charlotte train Cornelia. I was standing at the counter with James F. AndersOn, talking, when Jo came 'to and showed me a note from a young lady upon whom he ' was ' going to call that night. After this he walked up to the fire place and he and Neal had some Words, thongh I didn't hear what they were. Heard Jo say, "Yes, you know it all," and then be walked out. There were a good many people in the hall after the 'buss came in from the train-. j Didn't see Jo any more till the pistol wa be-. fired. Didn't hear the conversation tween Neal and Mr. Hiram Elliott. Cross examined : It was about three weeks before the homicide that I took .this with Neal. :: The desk where I was standing is about 10 feet from the fire place. - ' John C. Barkley ; , The general character of both ' of the 'Elliotts is good. Ii have known Jo four or' five years. I first became acquainted with his 1 father in '49. , They have excellent characters as men of peace. I was at the hotel between, last Christmas ana JNew Tear to see Mr. Jo JCUiott. on BOme private business. Charlie and Jo were bitting before the fire, and Jo was scraping a piece of ivory or something with his ' knife Charlie was teasing him by punching his eloow and made him stick the knife in his finger once or twice. Jo asked him to quit and go away. I said to them, ''you had. bet ter stop your tooling, boy's ; it might lead to something you would both be sorry for some day." Neal said, "No danger of that j friend Barkley ; J Elliott is too d-rd a . coward to fight on any occasion ; I nave triexl him oftm en ng"h " 1 bate seen ' Joshua Miller at J -kiris several' times -Jenkin keeps a rtt i iqnor shop. I bVf sven Neal -down thit ruad a great many j times. On two oca aions I have seen him i with a pistol and a bowie knife. One time I picked up a pistol in the road after he had gilloped by and sent it to him and he sent: are word that was his. I have seen him dis play hU knifed and tell about how quick he could use it. : O. M. Barkley : On the day of the homi-1 cide Chas. T- Neal came to the post office and told me he wanted to see me privately ; that he wanted: my advice. ; We went into the rear room and her told me that he liad a difficulty down at the St. Charles Hotel ; that they had ordered him away, and that he didn't like the report which had been circulated about him. I advised him to settle up and leave. He said hebelived he would, but ' he intended firs t to "give Jo1 a thrashing and a black eye, and if the old man fools with me, I'll brash; him, too J I told him he had better take my, advice. That afternoon I stepped into, the hotel and Neal was talirag. verj roughly to H. C, Elliott. I heard Mr. Elliott say, "Well, Mr, Neal, others that besides us," (having refer ence to the report about deceased havustr runaway.) I have seen Neal with a pistol ; he carried it in his hip pocibeL - Cross examined : Neal didn't complain to me of anything except this report. By this time night had fallen, and; Court adjourned until to-morrow morning, when the defence will proceed with its evidence. The crowd in" the Court House to-day was Very large, and the deepest interest is mani fested in the trial. : The youth, gjod loo, social standing and previous1; good character of the defendant, throws an additional In tereat around this case. The most interest ing and pathetic sight here, not excepting the prisoner himself is the mother of the vouna man. who Jail tearful and anxious sits bytMsiddoiher soht bending eagerly forward to catcbf everjn word which ; falls from the lips of witnesses, counsel or the court. Her face is obscenea part of the time by a long veil bat this is frequently cast aside, as some ' unusually interesting part otW'irial4s.-rehed . "' :"'' ' ; I haye never inown. so much , wrangling aoaoriie laws. Sometbiniria. obiected to in the testimony of avery witoesa,and long dui- casaions then spring up as to the roles of evidence. Col. FoU and Mr. Bailey, are continually at loggerheads, and so are Col. Armfield and Mr McCorMe. Their discus-, sions, ailcanlie'imagined'ara'v able, and theV wax from wirmth to afieer.' sometimes. There is no tellirig ,-beri or, where this case will end,- the taHng of testimony will con-: sumo allf tomorrow and the greater , part of Monday,: ; The necessity fur remaining here over Sunday ia very annoying, but very few of the witnaisea, even of those who have been exftniined eangetexcuaedrifinda very strong sentiment here in favor ofElUott. I send this letter to Statesville by hand, and many fears .follow It lest it should not reach Statesville f in time: for Tqasday paper. - ; , fi. Hew Advertisements. S IL TIMMONS J T tfubt ilt Annourices to thecititenabf (Oharlotte,nd the public generally that be tarn porcnaata the entire stocxroi -w $i of Messrs. George 4 Stetcker, and .that 'ho expects to do bnsiness at their old standun der tbe Springs Building . r;i '- A fall and comilete stock of Faciilv.Gro ceriea aiwayooand, at prices that defy, competition. v-x iy22r-dawf TTJST :REC2aVED:Ti ! ' tni-vi -I'l-, Ki lOa half btrrels. cuarter barrela arid kits No; land 2 Mackerel, all of , which wiU .be sold very low br now 23 JL B. ALEXANDER; JTOTICE. Persons harm nnM . MtL . TH0& Wii)EWlTrtaahiT, - . y. is Rank ttt Mmeirltf T. L-VAlifefefer, oDwellingi on the Win Hsrty lot, near l5Si ,52?k cation. "rjtwvfsy, pwau convemencei on the premises. Thepricea are t5 and mob xreeemner 1st, prox. . v i? RUFC8 BARRINOEB. nov.25-.tf iffri G N CONSIGNMENT. Mi 40,000 FLORF OtiAXQmf Uck.A in mess, will keep Mo-tttfwamooth. Mast ESTIVAL. . ? .1 El'1," 1 ! " The "Liule-WofkerH." nmnM . Fiyt t the new store- of JKi Purefoy . on Try on Street: on - FridW i,k(fVi l!7h.)- Doors open at seven1 o'clock. Adl mission 25 0ent ? tort's nov 25 , T ALU ABLE TOWN PROPERTY FOR 8AtE;!'-s We offer for sale nrivatalv An umh. .datiricf .terms TWO CHOICE TOWN IYTS n lOthStreet? neae the resWehces of Major : ine epoxaana tundia Factory, With twn ariva lmM,mJt!l Mti i Boiler and Machinety attached.' a valuable piece of property, located on the line of the Carolina Central Railway. Ibblyto -.- - ' i JAME3ir.tTATE, President Bank of Mecklenburg. nov.25 oa 4w ' " " ' . . ' .ttf, T7I0R SALETO-DAY. JL I will offer fofsale in froaffef the Drua Store' of Messrs. Wilson d( -Black, at anv' time before twelve o clock M TWO FINE MILCH COWS ai CALVES. They can be seen anv time durinr the lay bv calling on me tt the Druz Store above mentioned. M. E. CROWELL. noy 25 U . .,, . THURSDAY THE 26TH INSTANT Being ThanksEiving Day (alesal holidav.l The Ffrst National- Bunk -of Charlotte wiU e closed. Paper maturing an that day must be paid on the 25th inst. noT25lt ?M.F.tPEGRAK. AITV TIT . CaH to-day and pay yoar Utv Tax br so uoiagyou win . saye trouble and expense. The City must have money. Longer tadnV gence cannot be givn. k - '" f . ,.J. K.iSBWUr, - rCity Matjhal. Office in rear of Col. Brown's Office, near inetjun noose. -;r. nov 25 2w NOTICE. . .:'-mvasiu I will offer for sale, at ray iremlsaf on Thursday 10th of December1 Sext; the fol lowing property; slx .heaA oli'imo oJes. tro good milch eows,.-and.a Jot of good beeves'.' Also, a lot of fine essex 'hors. one read wagon and harness,' one 1aggy and harness, and xarrotng tools. ., ,. 1 set blacksmith tools. Lot. corn an4 fodder"- '' -" "' l .. ; Terms made known on day. Of sale. BUR WELL CA8HI0N, nov 29 2tw Alexandrian, II. C. H OLIDAT.NOTICB; . , , , CoMitxactu, NAtiexAi. Baxx, Cjiarlotte, N. C...Noymber 23rd 1874. Thursday. 26th, being a ltgal holiday this, Bank' ' trill' not ' open; AIL tJotes, accept anoea and drafts maturing on. that day, are payable on Wednesday,- the day , before as , provided by law. - -" ' nov24-2t. . , i , Cashier. 1 j 0 CITY MERCHANTS ONLY. . .Remember that yea. can boy Bacois, Coffee Susars and BjTXift Brokers Office of W. H. H. Gregory .as you couM purchase! to ieson if intonotraw; husvj; ' I am Broker for L. English Co., Im porters of Coffees - and- 8ogars,: Patterson. Hayne .& Co-i Jmporters bfflyfups Balti more. Also Broker for P. T Grge. Bacon Panker. Calvert fuzar Refinery.' Baltimore. Samples of all these goods on exhibition at nov23-tf. " '- -'d ft i v'; Broker. QN ;C0NSIGNMEN!ri;n ; 2.000 lbs. Fine MonntalriV Cbbae. 20 bushels selected Irish Potatoes.. 25 bushels Dry Chesnuts. lO.bnsIieta OntotiS. AL80, on hand arid sWtaafc'daW, Fresh Pnv Rni Ibtoa' Sausaeei Fresa Faa,Ch1ckens.BotteriiJMTSaeoa. MsaL Flonrr (Swicewood F amily,) Dried Apples. Dried Peaches.'peded'aad ufired, Black berries, 4C iwvm a5iJi;o;?. J. B. Lamer and Enoch CMna ilebimted WHISKIES, Garrett's Sctoperhtag Wine, made at Rinrwood Vineyari sK. ... Parties, wishiiigtohiysj saaall supprt of Cabbage. can.obtainbeasojiabte. to .... . ai. -Si Tt-A ITU.liai n line of Dress (Joods, fl - T.-IleXANDER, SEfGLSf A0Y21 J2 fff W EH AVE THE BEST ETSLtXTION . . umj Childreai I and Infants Booteanft Shoes tatb tjwbiw art .jraryebea ''SSL rhdV2&',V'v;r;:? i 1 rars. the best on tbe market, at great ma-V prerfy ""TJivCVr?- - t-