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CHARLOTTE, N. C. TUESDAY .DECEMBER 8, 1874
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FALL TRADE
ISifSCffief 16
TO BE SOLD AT THE BOOT AND SHOE HOUSE
SMITH & FORBES,
ToeCLOTTE, N.C.,
ITHIK Ihe wxt ninety d3rir intend
Bor'KKliMr na uaucLnsn- xtwu 0.73 buujss ana uaxb, coin prising ait graqes
mmfaetMriA xExprmty to Our Uwn Order.
Merchants In Charltftteaef 1 jul thkiwe 3 tne
advantage to oall- ao, xaniin oar biocie oeiore
- We mean to f ell Go6d low as any house
ivt freight fiilpd. Ther can al'W'avs
save .the
?e3-ly lletween the First
R. D. WADS. J- A TJlADE 1874
TO THE
ii r .sir
w
B ARE NOW OFFERING
;f their.
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Trunks, &c,
... AT OUR
Boot and Slioe Establisliinent, in lat National Bank Buildinfr.
Opposite Central Hotel, Tryon St., Charlotte, N.-C.
:lTfEieep the only, strictly Retail Boot and Shoe Store, to be found in the city, and
having hqught our goods exclusively for CASH, in such quantities as to command low
prices we flatter ourselves that we can uot be undersold in " the South. Call and see us,
and we will satisfy vou that we have the best stock of goods ever offered to the RETAIL
TRADE. . . . , r WADE , PEGRAM.
Octl-tfr
MRS. P. QUERY,
Has the Largest and Finest stock of
LIILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS
in the State.
CHARLOTTE, COLUMBIA & AUGUSTA R. R.
Charlotte Agency, Oct. 20th, 1874.
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The Charlotte, Columbia. & Augusta Railroad
1 WITTS the attention of all Merchants and
roads connecting there, to the extraordinary advantages of connections with all Northern
Points and South Atlantic Sea Ports enjoyed over its lines.
tat The Creat Atlantic Coast Line via .k)lumbia, Wilmington and Portsmouth to
Baltimore, Daily," Insurance i per cent.
: Philadelphia, Daily, Insured.
NEWTORK, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY INSURANCE J
- PERCENT. BOSTON, TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. INSURANCE PER
I i ' CENT. PROVIDENCE WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS,
aiJH i. TOilminrtnn and Direct Steam
mj
nrdays, Insurance i per cent.
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PHILADEiPSlArKVERY WEDNESDAY,
. WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS, INSURANCE EQUALIZED
lC.L :.it f f v 5TO.TH AT OF NORFOLK.
3d! 0tt cCsi?Lj3 Baltimore, Weekly.
TO PHILADELPHIA, EVERY FRIDAY,
ludt DAYaVDATiMd AY3, TO
THE unrivalled Steam Line facilitiesof
and ChttlestoniandKimbined equipments of the U. V. & A w. j. a., ana oiner
roadsnAhl as to Wd fo cofctoti and all other merchandise in Unlimited quantities, and
to assdre pur patrons of absolute freedom from detention. t
Hon. E.K. Bridcees. , - - - -r:i .iGen'J Manager.
CoL JOHN B. PAtMKR, . - . - - ' President.
Us. AkdersoSj- V - 4 - V v Genera rSupenntendent.
A Pov -' ' "v ' - . Gen'l Freight Agent.
.JWiifr'y-' ' W. W. PEGRAM, Agent.
- N C. HARRY & CO.,
Hdme. Sisn andFrescoe Painters.
PARTICULAR attention paid to Frescoing Churches and Town Halls, throughout the
Country. "Offlce nnder Central Hotel J ' e-lr.
T0!TTRGEt T0:jCALL AT THE
... ft Z.. STORE OF"' ' -
First tdoor above the Market Hotise, and get
some of those fine Bolivia Apples,1 hfcH
are so beautiful to look t and so good to eat.
Also, Oranges, ; Lemons, CocoannW,r" Pihe
applet, Act si. " . ; , " ( ;
Molasses Taffyvnomethtng the1 Tittle' ones
like so WELLy fresh very day : : f
1? RES II ARRIVAL OF
1
Latest style LADIEHAT3, PLUMES
FLOWERS andLTlE3 fr pur retail trade;
Call and see them Ladies before they are
all cone. At the retail stars of
- . . .WITTKOWSKY, RtNTELS, -
Ne' gtyle'J'e'ft'Hat, J1Beafde Rimming.'
Steet Bdttons, Ostrich. Feathers, .Breakfast
Shkwl,'! Knit Jacket and many other ya
rleUesal-1 :-
v&OOPM AK A ROTHSCHILDS'. i
hOf . 28. ;
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"W. S. FORBES.
FOR 1874.
ana Shoes
Nearly opposite Central Hotel
to sell a large Btock of Kenji, women' i
snrronndin eonntry, will find it to thel
pnrcnasing eusewnere. ,
in New York, Boston, or Balti
tmore,
expense of a trlto.N6rth ;bjninK fjom
National Bank and Bank of Mecklenburg.
S. S. PEGRAM".
PUBLIC.
TO PURCHASERS unparalelled inducements to buy
Call and see her.
Cotton Shippers in Charlotte, and upon the
T.ine to Baltimore. Wednesdays and Sat-
- '1
INSURANCE i PER CENT. NEW YORK
TO NEW YORK. TUFSDAYS, THU11S-
BOSTON, EVERY SATURDA'".
the three Ports of Portsmomth, Wilmington
gUCKWHEAT FLOUR. ,
Fourteen hundred lbs. Extra New Hulled
Buckwheat, received to-day.
J. 8. M. DAVIDSON,
, City Grocer,
nov!3 tf. " ' Trade Street.
St. Charles Hotel,
sTATEsyiixEir. c.
Siraated In the iCehtrt vOf Town.
v. ... f -. ; 'i .' t: - . ....
rpHIS HOTEL has been thoroughly refitted
I , .nd rafnrniih(d und under mv manasre-
ment as leases, offers to the traveling public
je- Omnibus at the depot on the arrival
and departure oi an irains.
tVi.'v M. BCMlAMsS, 1
ep
Formerly of Balcigh
NATIONAIr-BOTELi
A Q8T conTenisatly'sltaated' fw'cOTntner-j
Ql .cUl.tmveJerftf.aJiy House In the
Cityr ' mt v - 'tj! tesi
i Every deMcaCy Itt season. -j j : u
Omnibus, A. . ' sp.5
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CITY BULLETIN.
Thebusiness of the city was slack yester
day, : "
-f Some of the lawyers go over to. Cabarrus
onrt, and two prisoners will be carried over
this morning .
Specimens of some of Mrs. Sinclair's fern
leaf work may be seen at Phifer's book
store ; also descriptive list of others.
The heayy blac cloud which passed over
the city yesterday afternoon, discharged a
good deal of sleet, which is, we believe, the
first of the season.
rfenry Smith, colored, was before the
Mayor yesterday. He it was who knocked
old Geddy down with a rock some months
ago. He was fined $12.50, in default whereof
he now resteth his bones in the lock-up.
On yesterday, 14 car loads of cotton, which
came oyer the Air Line, were transferred to
the Charlotte, Columbia and August Rail
road, and shipped to Charleston. This is
something .unusual. ,
The Board of Cbunty Commissioners was
in session at the Court House yesterday, and
will meet there again to-day. The proceed
ings of yesterday and to-day will be pub
lished injour next.
It is now less than three wreks from
Christmas. Parents and others are now or
soon will be on the lookout for Christmas
noyelties, and the columns of the Observer
will be rigidly searched to ascertain who
keeps the latest, best and cheapest. Adver
tisers will stick a pin here.
About fifty Knight Templars arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon, ,on their re
turn from the meeting of the Grand Lodge
in New Orleans. They look tea at the Cen
tral Hotel, and passed on through on the 7.45
train on the North road.
f A cloud of unusual blackness overcast the
heavens yesterday evening about sundown,
and threatened a terrific storm. It passed off,
however, with only a slight shower, and
gave way for the stars, which toon began to
fleck the firmament. It left cold behind it,
and the air last night was biting.
The TYanslt of Veuns.
This interesting celestial event, about
which the scientific world has so long been
exercised, takes place to-night. As every
body knows the main value of the occasion
is ezpectea to consist m tne additional in
formation, it will bring to bear on the ques
tion of the suns distance from the earth
If the,weather is cloudy, of coarse little
can be learned for the cause of science, if
not, scientists will perhaps glean some infor
mation of value to themselves and of inter
est to ?he world.
A Big Daj's HunU
Two young men of this city, Messrs. Ed.
Williams and Henry Garvin, put in all day
yesterday hunting. They shot away about
two pounds of shot each, and powder in
proportion, and returned to the city late in
the evening, with one tom-tit apiece, as the
result ot the day's tramp. And both of them
shot twice at one of the birds, and both four
times at the other. They think that if every
other huntsman's luck is like their's, that
the Legislature need not pass anv law
against the destruction of birds.
We Want the Money. ,
just so soon as the accounts can be made
out, we will furnibh to each one of our pa
trons who is due us for subscription, adver
tising or job work, a statement of his in
debtedness. We expect these accounts to
be paid upon presentation. It takes money
to run a daily newspaper, and nothing but
money will answer ' he purpose. - We hope
our friends will not take offence at these ac'
counts being -presented, 'but will f. remit at
once. We will say fmtber that, -after the
first of January; the rule wilf be cash at the
Observes office, except with such of our
patrons as have regular contracts with us.
.
A Citizen of Charlotte in the Cheap
Transportation Convention.
We observe from our exchanges that Uol
Wro. Johnston, of Charlotte, introduced the
following resolution at the Cheap Transpor
tation Convention in Richmond : "ifeaofo
ed. That the ConTenfiojom'mend''.to
Congress that it adopt as a. national guage 4
feet 81 inches, aTid that H oiler sufficient in
ducements for all trunk lines of 200 miles
and over to adopt this national guage." L
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Talking In Theatres. t -
If some of tie wise and . learned people
would not at erapt to make a display of tal
ent, by delineating every character as It en
tersthe stagey it would be gratifying indeed
to the play going public.: hi -La-I
Borne seem to think it a : duty , incumbent
upon them : to raise their voices, even' above
the actors, to, tell at what particular time
each one must enter; what he must do, and
Low to make his exit.- Most; people do .not
need any voluntary aid to keep them posted.'
And Ifsncb, jieopje as, wo have mentioned
willonttinoe this habit, they should take a
private box, where theirialent will be cda
bned to their own hearing, and where they
can not disturb the audience.
Bow Isltt . : 21...'
We were never a' success as . a solver of
conundrums, and 'nnrayelline problems
The consequence iawe are. always "ttnmjh
ed" in the start, especially on a mixea, np
kinship proposition j W e have one, howev
er. f6r othera tq sol, . Let us hear a solu
tion '. . ."V" ; ;,!..-;
Thftre iaa ladv iil.this citv. who is the
third child of bet fajher, ana yet her lather
ana one 01 ner Droners are Drotners., An .
swers received" 'forten daysLyonr. of the
Greenville Register, &&& Avery, of IheiW
mntrPrest;mit adjnited to the' ehKtfcit Joe
first.
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After a prayesrfuLjconsidemtion of this sibr
ject nearly! day Siiraf alodesterday, we
nseto say that weave it np, AsJ.us some-
Kewspaper Postage. 5t: f
It is estimated ,taat the aggregate varae of
newspaper stamps required for the year can
not exceed two millions. ' The reduction, of
the new law is equal to 40 per cent, on news,
papers, but it is considered that the increased
business will yield to the department a rev
enue of about a half million annually. Tha
statement that the mails will be nsed for
great distances and the express to points
near by, to the loss of the government, is not
considered at the department as well ground.,
ed, and no loss of revenue la anticipated
from this source. - . ..
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The Hebrew Feast of Lights..
The Hebrew Feast of Lights, commem
orative ot the heroic deeds of Judas Macca
bees, tegan to be celebrated in the families
of Israelites on last Thursday evening. An
tiochas Epiphanes conquered Judea, and
upon making a tour through that country
he commanded the Hebrews to forsake their
laws and customs and adopt those prevalent
among Grecians and other people
at the time. We are told that, after he had
partially succeeded in subjugating the peo
ple of Palestine to his will, he meets considO
erable opposition at Modin, a village in Ju
dea, the inhabitants of which did not seem
willing to obey" his mandates. A small
army was gathered, who, inspired with a
love for the laws of their country, expelled
the host of Antiocbus from Judea. After
their victories they returned to the Temple,
singing hyms of praise and thanksgiving.
They rededicated the Temple, and Illumina
ted it for eight days iu honor of their
achievements on the field ot battle. It is at
at present customary among the orthodox
Israelites to light a number of tapers each
evening, and an additional light for each
night during the festival, in commemora
tion of the events which transpired about
2,400 yeara ago.. The festival will continue
until Friday evening next.
An Old Man Rs visits Charlotte.
Mr. Henry Richards, of Hillsboro, visited
Charlotte on Sunday. He had not been
here since 1830. He was then a boy 18
years old, and helped lay bricks on the
Springs Building, corner Trade and Tryon
streets, now occupied by W. R. Burwell A
Co. Charlotte, he said, " bad done growed
out of his recollection," and he had to get a
friend to show him which building it was he
helped put up. It has been stuccoed and
otherwise so changed since it was built,
that he hardly recognized it then. In those
days Charlotte, he says, was about the size
Hillsboro is now, and the Court House
stood in the public square. Mr. Richards
changed the quid of tobacco to the other
side of his mouth, and said it was then the
" temblest place in the world for fightin'.
he reckoned.' While this house was being
put up ('twas iu election times) there was
one of those old-fashioned free fights that
you read about. There were ever , so many
people in town, and a whole crowd stripped
themselves to the waist, like prize fighters,
and waded in. They fit right under the
scaffold, and the men. hollered to me to
throw bricks down ; bui I said : " no, men,
you are hurting one another bad enough as
it is." After that fight people looked around
in the streets for their eyes and noses and
ears.
Mr. Richards smiled with satisfaction as
he told ever so many interesting incidents
connected with the earlier history of Char
lotte, which we haven't time now to dwell
upon.
The Churches Sunday. -
Sunday morning looked as bleak and dis
mal as it could, and the prospect was by no
means an inviting one for church-goers. In
consequence, the services were not so well
attended as usual, except at the Episcopal
Church, where, as had been announced, the
beloved Bishop Atkinson officiated. Here a
larger congregation than customary '-assem-bled,
to hear words of truth and soberness
from the lips of this venerable man of God.
His morning sermon was an argument that
we are now in the last days, and was a forci
ble, logical discourse, covering an hour and
five minutes. His sermon at night was also
one of characteristic ability, and at its con
clusion, the Bishop confirmed two persons,
according to the rites of , the .Episcopal
Church. Others, wo understand, were to
have been confirmed, nut tne extreme in
clemency of the weather prevented their
going out.
At the Court House, we heard a practical
sermon, addressed to the congregation' of
the Second Presbyterian Church, by the pas
tor Rev. E. H. Harding. He is eertainl a
minister of much force, and his style is of
that attractive character that every one must
necessarily listen. He" seems always to be
saying ; ."I am speaking to yow' and one
listens to him whether one will Of no. He
is already firmly implanted in the affections
of his people..-- ?r?fs ; v a
Father Hands returned home Sunday
morning, and preached to his congregation
for the first time in several months. : ,
; Rev. J. F. Butt supplied tbe pulpit-of the
Second Methodist Church; there were no
serf ices in Tryon Street Methodist, and in
the other churches, 'no: deviation from f the
usual services.. Rain began to fall about the
time the morning services 4n the-'4ifTerent
churches concluded, and continued through
out the dav. It foonred in snch torrents from
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon until S or 9
in the evening; that not more than two; of
the churches were open for nighr1 services
and these were attended by very small con'
gregations.
A "Mleratorv" Iiocal.
'' It may interest some of our people to know
that Mrs. Lander, whose troupe played
'Elizabeth," so' acceptably in this city about
ten days agayis the widow of Gen. Lander,
of the Federal army; and that Frank Law
lbr, one of the leading actors-was formerly
the husband of Josie Mansfield, : of Fisk-
Stokes memory. : 'v!T fx '
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CSty Taxes. '". ". ;
iCity Marshal Erwin is very, anxious lh.t
persons who owe taxes, shall come prompt
ly "up and settle. These taxes should all
have been paid before this time, and people
will gain nothing by delay, ;' "There is", no
escaping death and taxWahd, lioWey .er. it
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may oe wim ine ioroier,.tunsuouer iu mi
ter is attended to, why,, the better. '
Personal. ...
, Dr. LaFar, a lecturer from Baltimore, who
has delivered several "lectures in this State
within the past week or two, gave us a call
yesterday. He had proposed stopping here
to lecture but, in view of the amount of men"
tal recreation which onr people have recent
ly enjoyed, reconsidered his determination,
and will leave this morning for Columbia.
Our editor leftjast evening for Raleigh,
whither he goes as a delegate to the Grand
Lodge A. F. and A. M., of the State, which
met in that city last night.
Toadies' Hebrew Benevolent Society.
A meeting of the Jewish ladies, resident in
Charlotte, was held yesterday at the resi
dence of Jacob Rihtels, Esq., when a society
was formed with the above name. The fol
lowing officers were elected :
President Mrs. J. Rintels.
Vice-Pbesidkst Mrs. Amalie Franken
thal. , , v
Teeasubeb Mrs. Bertha Bauragarten.
Secketaby Jacob RothschUd.
Tbubtees Mrs. Fannie Frankenthal, Mrs.
Ricka Blum, Mrs. Leonora Nathan.
Settlement with the State Treasurer.
Our Sheriff, M.E. Aleiander, Esq., settled
with the State Treasurer on Saturday last,
the State tax due by Mecklenburg county,
paying to him and taking his receipt for
$26,272.73. In addition, he carried down
and exhibited the receipt of Capt. S. E. Belk,
County Treasurer, for $7,265.75, school tax
levied by the 8tate and paid over to the
county. Yesterday was the limit prescribed
by law for the settlement of Sheriffs with the
Treasurer, and in order to make his settle
ment Sheriff Alexander had to advance
money out of his own pocket. Much of the
county tax yet remains to be settled ; indeed
about $40,000, and the Sneriff asks us to
urge upon the people of the county to come
forward and pay their dues, and saye trouble
to both him and theaiselve?.
The Carolina Central.
The Wilmington Journal of Saturday says
"The railway Is rapidly approaching com
pletion, but there has been some delay dur.
ing the past few days, caused by the deten-
tidnV in consequence of an accident, to a ves
sel loaded with iron for this road. There are
two cargoes of iron for the load en route for
this port, one of 400 and the other of 270 tons,
and they were, reported yesterday as at hand
In consequence a tug was sent down to tow
them up and it is hoped that they will both
arrive at the city to-daj , when they will be
promptly discharged and the iron hurried
off to the head of the road. Once there the
work, of laying it down will be carried on
night and day. The gap to be completed is
only 6 miles and to Jay this 560 tons of iron
Is required. .
"Col, Fremont informs us that the track
will be completed by the latter part of next
week, In full time for the Fair."
Attempt to Rob a Chicken Coop.
On Sunday night, an attempt was made
to rob the chicken coop of Messrs. Reel &
Perdue, in the vacant lot next to their store
on South Trade street. Mr John Roberts
who clerks in the store, had some suspicion
that such an attempt would be made, and so
stationed himself in a dark place to watch
About 7J o'clock, some one approached
from across the street, tried the locks, and
finally began hammering on the door with a
rock. At this juncture, Mr. Roberts fired
whereupon the rascal reeled, turned and.
fled. Mr. Roberts fired three other shots at
him as he retired. He is certain, from the
manner in which the would be thief reeled
and staggered, that his first shot took effect,
and also from the fact that no sign of the
ball could be seen on or about the coop yes
terday morning.
It was thought that the party was a negro
boy named Eph. Banker, who formerly car
ried fish for Messrs. Reel & Perdue. They
sent around to his house yesterday morning
for him, and received information that he
had gone off, about 7 o'clock 8unday flight,
to work on the railroad; H ? J i J
The Opera House Last Evening. .
Quite a large, and certainly a refined au
dience, assembled at the Opera House last
evening, to Welcome theBerger Family upon
its return to Charlotte. . It is a troupe, tbe
name of which draws words of praise from
nearly every one, and all, whether they
who had seen it before or not, were anxious
to be present. The entertainment was of
that elegant, refined character, which all ex
pected, of that kind which has given the
Bergers much of the popularity:, which they
possess with Southern ladies and gentlemen.
The musical performance was, we think,
better even, than it was last aoason. Mis3
Anna is, beyond doubt, tbe genius o! the
company, and right well did she sustain
her reputation, last evening. Miss Ettie
has lost -none of her charms of face or
genious by being married, and the very
fact that she has entered upon another and
a different kind of style since she was with
us last, caused greater interest to centre
around her. We cannot speak of the other
members of the company . in .detaiLT. Tbe
support of the Bergers (if we may apply this
term to any other than a theatrical compa
ny) is better new, in the rnatteof music,
than it has eyer been beforer Several parts, of.
thejprmance .were 4 charming indeed,
none-more so than the cornet quartette" by
Misses Anna and Etta, and Misses J. Mad
dock and Jennie Kellogg,
In the serio-comic Miss Affha - isf qiiite
happy. Though her voice ' is "not; ihe
voktme. or. brilliancy,' of one trained (or the
opera yet she sin jrs quite well, and in - i Call
Him-Back Before too "Lale," particularly,
Fie jq'tnte captiVated'ljeaudfehce as 'itticb
perliape, by tli seutimedtof the tsagu and
her own cjonhig little ways; s' by "herinan
ner of singing. "Dancipg In the Moon
"fight srwell af Mie-rtad, by fjM isa
Anna and Mr., La ij rand,- were bolh-excer-
leot and wire appreciated' to the.follest: .
Messrs. Lo Grand aid McKee1 are both
good character VocaHs'tB, bn ne cannot heiri
.regretting thai, 8qU, Snuth Russell, is; net
there.: -There is twooe in the company iw ho
cati heglii to take bis plare, $) tbere were
none" 6f those' cdntibued toars"r olKngliter
last evening nbiebT l.'a.prence''.' jtsipiild
have inspired. , "Take him for all uralU'iwc
very much fear that "we Bhall new look
upon his like agt.in.3' McKee's ;Ovcr the
Hills to the Poor LTdusej" was truly pathet
ic, and made a deep impression, and "Tbo-
raloorallce" and "Granger Sam" were both
splendid. There was something in both of
them that everybody most needs enjoy, and
they "brought down i he house .'f
We have the Bergers again to-night. It
is a chaste, pleasing entertainment, and we
can conscientiously commend it. To-night
is their last appearance in Charlotte, and
we hope they will have a large' house.
Though the entertainment loses itt interest
by the absence of SoJ Smith, it is iievertbe-
ess well worth attending.
Exciting Race.
A race, unsurpassed at the recent New
Fair of the Carolina?, took place on one of
our principal streets yesterday about noon.
Two gentlemen wrote notes to the same lady
to carry her to the Opera House, and each
fellow told his darkey to beat the other fel
low's darkey, and the darkeys started even
from the corner of Trade and Tryon streets.
At first the bald-headed gentleman's darkey
took the lead, and so well did he maintain it
that bets were freely offered on him. at two
to one, by the large and excited multitude
which had gathered. At the end of the
third quarter, however, the light haired gen
tleman's darkey closed the gap, and on the
home stretch came in a neck ahead, not
withstanding he cast ashoe in the race. The
light haired gentleman's darkey won thebeat
and race, and the light haired gentleman was
observed at the Opera House last evening;
sitting by the lady, and smiling the smie of
innocence. The scalp cf the bald headed
gentleman glistened beautifully under the
gas light, a3 he sat close up to the stage and
looked serious.
The Charlotte Fair.
Long after the Charlotte Fair has been
held and forgotten, the Polkton Ansonian,
lashes into a very fury about the way it was
managed, and in its issue of the 2nd-inst.,
pours out the vials .f its wrath upon it,
Now, if it has taken the Polkton Ansonian
six weeks to get mad, how long will it take
the Polkton Ansonian to cool off?. It says
"we are ashamed of the record of the Annual
Fair of the Carolinas." Thanks to the Polki
ton Anso-nian, for taking enough interest in
it to get mad about it.but don't it think itsel
rather late in the day getting ashamed of it?.
There is a great deal of fudge about all this
holy horror of gambling on Fair Grounds
We are opposed to it. and are free to say so,
but it has been licensed on the Fair Grounds
here and in other places by just as good met
as those who denounce it, and the as
saults upon high-toned, honorable gentle
men, and these indirect charges that they
are parties to the swindling of 'visitors to
the Fair Grounds, ar e as unjust as they ore
ungenerous. For onr part we are heartily
tired of it. If people are green enough to bet
against asharper'fc own trick, of course they
will lose; but nobody advises them to do it
and for our own part we have precious little
sympathy for them. The managers of a Fai r
which licenses these schemes insido a Fair
enclosure, are no more responsible for the
swindling of visitors, than the State which
licenses them Inside its corporate limits, is
for the swindling of its citizens. If one is
not guilty the other isn't.
DIED.
At his residence near Centre Church, Ire
deli county, on the 21st day of ' November,
of consumption, Mr. R. H. Cowan, aged
thirty-live years. Mr. Cowan, leaves an in
teresting and helpless family,consisting of a
wife and five children.
New Advertisements.
rjIHE LANDMARK. -
. PUBLISHED AT ' X
STATE3VILLE, IREDELL Co., IT. C
, ' -is the .:.'.. .. .:
LEADING NEWSPAPER IN WES
TERN NORTH CAROLINA. ''
It is the only Democratic Paper puWisbed ,
in Iredell County one of the largest, apd
wealthiest counties in the State and has at
tained a larger local circulation than any pa
per ever heretofore published in the county.
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Its circulation ia Alexander. Wilkes,'
Ashe, Alleghany, Yadkin, Davie andt Ire
dell, is larger than that of any two papers in
the State combined ; and is rapidly acquiring
a strong foothold in Forsyth e, Surry, ' Row
an, and .Western Mecklenburg. ,
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It is the only paper in Western North Car
olina that employe a regclae . canvassiq
Agetnt, and thus kept constantly before the
peop le. Underi this systemy a rapidly In
creasing circulation ia the result, making the
Lajhimaek . .5-- ,.r;, yiv,'
The Best Advertisinff Medium
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AnoftEss, lAKDMARILr. :
decs. . - - ,f J i8tatesville,N.A-
... , -irrMis 1 1 ii . . 1 ; - - - I, y
THSTRAYEIX'.
: A black horso-roule. blind in the lef eye,':
apparently eighteen, orTtwenty years 'ola,'
has been taken upbv toe. and will be turned
over te the owner- upon proving rppejty,'
paying wr ujis Huverusemem; ana expenses
.. . - - ? M. F. BOYTE,
Boyte's Store, Charlotte, N. C.
dec u
rjHEPAIETTOLINE- ;.'
A NSW PASSiNQEB &0TJTB BE.
.nHmm ajs m-io or
JH 'attention . of tbeilKngfpuhc
along the line otMg " ' v - -r'"
WILMINGTON, COLVMBU &
GUSTA ANlTeHALdTTE.
OLUAIBTAU-
GUSTA R.Er?i.""'
' '" .V.'i :. '. : :'rsif ;.2?a?Ji"- i
and at Columbia, is incited1 fc )je secial ,
arrangements tode for their convenience
and. acoommodaBon In filing Columbia
and Charieston,Tirf theshipobr "
Double Daily Past Passenger Trains
Between Columbia tend , Charlesttmt, con
necting closely at Columbia with ihe Char
lotte, Columbia fc Augusta and Greenville
anclC3lumbiasRailroads, enabling-the citi
zens along the line of. theGheraw.,4 ;Dar
linglon, North Eastern, and . Wilmington,
Columbia & Augusta Railroads t to TisH the
capital of the State, have ample time to
transact business, and return , home tbe same
day. Also, the ' merchants anL "business
men of Columbia and along Charlotte Col
umbia fe Augusta and'Wifniin'gton, Coium
bia & Augusta Railroads -to visit Charleston
and return quickly, in a cAnfortable maiiner
and without loss of time. Th3 followinB it
th Schedule:
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GOIKG WH5T.
Leave Charlotte. 8 :40 A!'M .
Arrive at Columbia 2.42 P. M,
Leave Columbia I ? i f
I v w r, m .
Leave Florence. .....12 45 A: Ml
Arrive at Charleston -6 3C A. M.
.8.30 A.
1.15 P.
7.00 P.
M
M
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GOING WEST.
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7 00 A. M
sl2 50 P. M
' 6 15 P. M
Leave Charleston.... 7 00 P. M6
Leave Floren- e 1200 A. M,
Arrive Columbia f 4 00 A'.f .
9.30 A. M.t
Leave Columbia 12 30 A . M.
Arrive at Charlotte 6 45 P; MF
: APttFE,
General Passenger Ajgent.
dec6-imo. .... .. .".'-
ltemo&at and Home copy'lraV
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n s r
. W. N. PRAtH-
;ERjdiC!0,are
of flood Things
?feonsting i n
.of"'
part' or f,ihk
vFRENCHjGAN
DIES, of every
i Vifiefv nrl .r.
ranted pure and goodv Sugar Fruits Banan
as, Oranges, Cocoanuts, . Lemons. Northern
Apples ; in fact everything 'fhafs "good to
eat. ..Come one, come all, at -w
w.N,rBAEB,co:s.
dec 8 -n '
X CAR1)' wU-
OyricK or THE:'SOTEarirTEirntTariA!E
Augusta, Ott, December 5th, 1874.
It gives, me great'jJeasure- to -announce
that Geo . Thoa. F Drayton- has been, ap
pointed General Agent of the Southern Life
Insurance Company, with headquarters at
Charlotte.. N.C, u . t , J HMUEK
dec 7 Superintendent.
TO COTTON PLANT BBS. -
TIIK 50 saw gin which' was run'4 witbost
cottou at -the Faifof. the Caaolioa'a acd
was not noticed by tbe Committee.-;fs fbr
sale in poseeasioa oi Mr. W. M.u5raodner
at the 6 mile station oa the A. T.- A O. B.
B The gin has been, running lor several
weeks and has given perfect satisfaction 'to
customers. Write to the subscriber if. you
want a bargain. . - "' " i- -
- ' .. J. M, ELLTOTT
Dec. 8 ',.,.. , .... 'A,r;lir?,
TNFORMATION TO BUSLNESSMSN
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RECEIVED DECEMBER Stn-'l
, .... r . . j .Vvt
OF THB-ffT
bonthein Mutual Insurance Comp
rance Company. .
lThousand Dollftrt.less Five ftolian'dedoct
ed for payment m advance , of jmaturity in
fall of all claims and demands againit said
Company, arising under its PbBcy No. &844,
oy reason ot theaamage;py prea WJ2th
dayof SmbeA'jo MoiiejU'
cbandise,"hen'bject cay ered by said Policy,
and in consideration of? the payment't',he
Policy i5,rewiUiiruTrendefed.
Tl TRS REV ALEXAEmNCIiiite
ft ARE. GIFTS, kFOR THE I HOLIDAYS,
insist
elemnt nhAfwnmhfcr' tfl":3t
1EAF -Tmottoes; for - SabbUhl Schools,
unarcnes,'jfaTiors; Dining Kooms and Halls.
a
Something entirely'Me'ir.,"' "T r f-'-
mW6 received to-darbr Exuress sVJ',a
supply of -Newfltyfes of Oentlemens Euita,
unsurpassed for. Beauty -anjiietyleV'jcnd at
lower prices thstf similar goods hava ret
been offered in:this market. ' "
J. A. YOUNG & 803. - -
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