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We mean fo.feB Good as font at any houte inJfm York; Boston, or Baltimore, with freight added. They Can always save the expense of a trip North by baying fiom onr hens' i ? .i 1 .v.-.f V i SMITH FORBES, v. se3-ly " Between th First National Bank and Bank of Mecklenburg, . D. WADE. 1875? ,; Jf SPECIAL 1T7E Desire to rrtnro thsoka to oar friends YY awdaringtbe paBt year, aoJ w fame. w wui conuooe vo paBiric aitcoiiuu &v 4xc . Our Goods ptircbased at Cash prices, and rade. Ladies' and Gentlemen' Fine Goods trade, 'ST'CIIBM): SEE US tr to-- Jan 13 U MRS. R QUERY, Has the -Xarcest and Finest stock of ! ;UILLM&Y AND FANCY GOODS j in the stSte 7 " Call and see her. CHARLOTTK, COLUUBIA & AUGUSTA R.R. eiiarlotte Agency, Oct. 20th, 1874. . The Cliarlottei Columbia.' & Augrtsta Kailroad INVITK3 the attenUoii of all Merchants aodOotton Bhipperslu lotte, and upon the roas connecting there, to the extraordinary advantagM of connections with all Northern Points and South Atlantic 8ea Porta enjoyed over its lines. 1st. The Great Atlantic uoasc une yi Raltimbre. Daily. Insurance t per cent. MIUVlVi aJI w X Philadelphia, Daily, Insured. NEW YORK, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY INSURANCE ! PERCENT. iBOTONrTUESDAYil' AND FRIDAYS, INSURANCE J PER " CENT! PROVIDENCE, WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS, , 2d. By Witoington aHd Direct Steam Line to Baltimore? Wednesdays and Sat urdays, hisiimice'ircent;- : -,. r ,,, ;T ?, . - 'fiv PHILADELPHIA, EVERY WEDNESDAY, INSURANCE J PERCENT. NEW YORK WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS, INSURANCE EQUALIZED 8 TO THAT OP NORFOLK. S 3d. By the Charleston Fltimore,, Weekly. . " EVERY FRIDAY. TO NEW YORK, TUESDAYS, THURS- AND SATURDAYS, TO Tff? naritalled Steam Line faciliti 9 A Charleston, and the combined eq rnaU an&hla nil to bid for COttOH and H.'nM nnr nnt.ron of absolute freedom from Hon. B. B. bridgkes, CoL Joh B. Palmkb;" Jis. AsDiatsoir, " A Popk. - - N. G. HARRY & CO., Hokset Stm andFrescoeJRainterp. TARTTCUlIr attention paid to Fmooinf X Country. omce nuaer vntrai txot cr , . ... i HIS Space belongs to AISeXANDER. SEIOLE & CO., JuA.jmk tmWlft into their new ctore, wnere thefr Meads and eostomers.. f-t t .... 4 , n,Af 1 B -vf "j.-irt-.r1 "JU'iii.t Odll-tf. First National Bank Building. 1 .VY ?IAC0B - MENDEL, C,'iV , ; 4Gigars,Tobac - V-ffitocValw.yiWhd??niCtoantrMerc fr,' - ' rt I i-w -v.m ii.- r 3 --iAi.-iJ!r . A a.. .;-:. u .ls 4 ' i-.i.. -1! i s.-v . V.-,v.- 4 rt- . l" ; " ' f Durt :sa6eFar' iLafile.? . 1 SUIOFlaTOrExtracW1 ' rTlHE BEST IN THE WORLD, at 1 1 . f W t W.S.FOEBES to sell large Btoek of KenX Women' SHOES and HATS, eoiaprUlng all grades. .T-- j; Order, the snrroundlng conatry, will find it to their 78. PEOEA.M.. " it".' NOTICE: 1875. sod castomera for their rery liberal patron. contioaance of the specially adapted to the wants of the Retail a speciality, .jj -- SIGN OP THE BRASS BOOT Opposite Central Hotel, Charlotte, 'N. C vajuiuoui, uoumkwu, iu.Uu.m w . BOSTON, EVERY. SATURDAY. , quantities, . detention. -Qeal Manager. Tt: V'H;' 4 President.; - General Superintendent. General Freight Agent. i W. W. PEGBAM, Agen rf ' Halls, thronghout the .'seseH-u. - - V Hi to-know thai they have moyed wey wm uv vcu u; t.. . , 1J t I J. t!f ! i r ; porpuses.; aSais BURWELLACX) Dmrns es of tba three Porta of Portsmomth. Wilmington mpments 01 the u. u. s A, vr v, s. A., ana otner I all other merchandise in unlimited quantities, and I. ' , TW& :Chiu-lotte ; Ohserrer. Charles . IS.f; lones, i Proprietor f OiEtce, Qbserrer JJaildingCpmer - - Trade -smdColleea Streets. - The iuass meeting will be the leading fea- ture of to-day,1 . . k - .T , Old Boreas let loose his legion's yesterday, and we had a genuine foretaste of March.. Go to the entertainment ( at the Opera House this evening. ' '' ' - Mr. James J. Dayies, Auditor of the JUr line Railroud, resigned that position on Monday.' He Is succeeded by Col. 'Larkin Smith , of Atlanta.- - , . A S. S. Cohyention'of the A. R. Presbyte rian, Church in North Carolina Is called to meet at the A, R Chapel tbiamoming at OoislQclu.JteTWressly-will open with-a sermon. Mr.' J, Mallard of the Statesyille'andmarA was in the city yesterday, and Col. L. L. Polk, of the Polkton Anxmian, and, J. T. Patrick, Esq.,of the Wadesboro fleroW.arriy ed.on the Wilmington train last night. A change began taking place in the weather yesterday about noon, and the cold inereaeed until -at midnight the wind, as it 8 wept through the streets, almost bit off the ears of those who were so unfortunate as to 'be pat. ' .- y-,,-, . Killed by a Subordinate. "if1 telegram hich'Tjassed through the Southern and -itlantie office in this city last night, stated that Capt Deyaney, a construc tion train conductor on the-Air line Rail road, was stabbed and almost instantly kill ed by one of his train hands, near Mount Airyt yesterday afternoon. No particulars. The Weather,'"': :JJ,v - Old Phoebus came forth from his hiding plaice: for awhileyesterday. King Kalakaua coald not have been a more welcome yisitor, and many people console themselves with the belief thai the sky will be clear for a time proportionate to that daring which winds and rains have held sway. Slide on the Air Hue. There is a heavy land slide in Taylor's cat, ten miles from this city, on the Air Line Railroad. The earth tumbled in yesterday afternoon. In consequence of this, the freight due here at 6:45 P M., did not arrive and the freight which should leave here at 9 P. M., did not leave. It is hoped that the track may be cleared in time for this morn ing's train, as a large force was instantl put to work on it. . Look Out for Them. - We find the following in the Columbia Pluenix, It would be well if heed were paid to the advice contained in the last sentence? "It is rumored that an organized gang of sharpers is engaged in operating between Charlotte, N, C, and Atlanta, with Augusta as headquarters ,9 Detective Murphey, of Atlanta, has been on the watch' for them for some time. They disguise their real calling. it is said, by hawking around various little tricks. It would be well for house-keepers to keep a sharp lookout for such, gentry." The Mass Meeting To-Day. At U o'clock toniay.the mass meeting'in the interest of the proposed Centennial Celebra tion, will convene at the1 Court4Hoase. Hon. Wra. A. Graham will preside, and will deliver the opening speech of the occasion Addresses will also be delivered by Hon Z. B. Vance,' Gen. Rufus Barringer, W W. Flemmingv Esq.; Gen- W. L: Prince, and other gentlemen It is desired that there be a full turn out of oar citizens and the' ladies are especially invited to attend. It Is ex- j ..." , ' , ' . ': 1- . jute I pectea tnac a namoer pi persons iruiu uiuer- ent portions of the State, will arrive this morning, in additkmto those who have al ready come, and V'large crowd andmuch enthusiasm are looked for. . . The Presiding Officer of the, Mass Meet- lagToJ-Dayi'-.'12--- !- - Ex-Gov. Graham arrived in this city yes terday morningv aadjtopping .with,' son, Dr. Joseph Graham. jPunng the day, he was Visited by may opti; leading citi zens who called to pay their respects to the distinguished and beloved Carolinian, me Governor is full of Centennial, and is warm ly Interested in Its being celebrated in a be coming manner. . We are glad to know that he is in better health than ne nas oeeu some tithe past. . i He was serenaded last evening by tne Charlotte, Comet Band lnresponse to. the complimentrhe appeared and made tne pars? ty a few very pleasing remarks. Delegates te the Wss Meeting. - . bix gentlemen, to wiUlSM, hefcfferJolM n. Ell&, Wm:s. Phillips, R. D. Hancock and John . Hughes,'; representa tires' of the Fire Department of Newbern; arrived yesterday morning as delegates ,to the mass meeting to-day. They were Uken charge of by the committee appointed to re ceive' - yLsi tin z firemea, and cared for daring the day. - The party epenfc the fore noon at the the hall of the Independent Hook and Ladder.Gompany, the afternoon at 'that' of the Hornets, and the evening with the Pioneers. f At all . of these places refreshments were served, toasts were drank, speeches made, and the usual order tf).of exercises observed, where, spiritnal xefresh- menu are flowing pretty jfeely. An Old Paper. ,:. As an item of the early history of. Char lotte, we have been shown a copy of a sub scription list for the ith July Celebration of the Declaration of . Independence, gotten up lnj 1807, of which, the .following is a verba tim copy : 51 M ' 'l ,.V ,f 'CbjlBIottx, -r- 1S07. t On the return of the anniversary of the 4th of July, if has become the custom with Americans', to 3 celebrate that', cay, tor.tha many blessings .wJucS 'havi been enjoyed en account'of t4 Peclaration ,.pC.;Jndepcn dence xm that day, In efder to assist in keeping up ; that glow, .wWch Ve 'presnmej must affect the hearts of every ."tmefriendot America, -ire the subscribers promise to bay our proportionate part,' of dinner .and 'club to be prepared bytMw. Cook, for the occasion, at the hoose now oocupiea oy ip Isaac Cook, on the fourth or Jniy Th;Money Order' BasiiiessJ'' ' -During Ihe Ixibnth'of Jannairy, the post master' at this place paid out on money or ders, the sum oT$S,?81Sl; during the month preceding,' $9,473.79t'- 1b-'December 7i. he noM rders amousting to $3,900.73 ; in Jan uary 75, solefS2.875.S2.. .It will be seen from the above, thati his is. a large f business in Charlotte. . ; , ; ' ; r- - The Concert and Sapper To-Night. ! We would again this' 'morning, call the attention of Pur people to the fact that a de lightful entertainment, for a moat worthy object, is to be gives -this evening at the; Opera House, u Xh concert first and a s up per afterwards, will each be pleasant enough in its way, and a good 4me? is anticipated. We hope the weather will, be fair and that the ladies will be greeted with a large crowd. The object 'is a "laudable' one to aid St, Peter's Episcopal Church.' '. The Grand Gmameert '- To take place in Greeusbora ; on . March 17th, is guaranteed to be drawn on that day. The tickets are being rapidly sold, and the probability is that-air will be disposed of long before the day of drawing. The enterprise is forthe 'purpose of erect ing an Odd Fellows' Temple in that place, and is in the hands of responsible men, as will be seen by reference to their circulars; Tickets are on sale in this city at Butler's Jewelry Store, next door to Elias, Cohen & Roessler, Tryon street. New Firm. It will be seen by reference to our adver tising columns, that the firm of Smith Alright side his forehead. Such was the Hammond has been dissolved, and that the present style of the firm is T. C. Smith & Co. Mr. S. O. Smith succeeds Mr. A. H. Hammond as a member of the firm. The stock of drugs has been increased, and will always be kept fresh and pare. They pro pose to sell as low as any other house this side of Baltimore. They are gentlemen of character and business standing, and it gives us pleasure to ask for them their share of the public's favors. Kitchen Burned. A night or two ago, the kitchen on the premises of W. J. Yates. Esq.. editor of the Dcmoq-at, was totally consumed by fire. Theif?n anf firef rfM1?? mshed ..into his fire occurred about 1 o'clock, and was first discovered by the cook, in her bed. This was sitting close to the fire, and it is sup posed that a spark few out on it. When she awoke, it was all ablaze, and it was all she could do to save herself. In a few mo ments, the whoje building "'was' on fire. It was destroyed, together with the bedding. clothing, and all its other contents; scarcely a thing was saved. The Missionary Meeting Yesterday , Was not attended by as large a crowd as the , occasion merited. It was held at 11 o'clock A. M., at the Associate Reformed Chapel comer: College and 'Fifth ' streets. Rev. Dr. Henrphill, of Abbeville, pre sided, f s Missionary addresses were delivered byfirPJ. : J.'rBohneri of Dcfe " West," S. C, Rev. W. B. Pressly, of Statesville Key. Dr- Uhapman, of Charlotte, Key. E. H. Harding, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, of thlaeltyRev TheoWhitfieldV of the Baptist.Church and Rev, Mr. McLaughlin, of Back Creek; Mecklenburg county, Some of the addresses' wereVery impressive ' At the conclusion' of the" services, a collection was taken up for the benefit of the mission cause.' " . ..... -. Miss Galloway was. present, during the ser vices. . Sho is about 30 years of age, and has a fine, intellectual - couuteaance. - She had no remarks to offer on the occasion 1 - - The services were resumed at T o'clock last evening at the First r Presbyterian Church, when a lecture' was deli vered by tMr."GalIo- ayTa brother "of jth'e irE"fiike.o..'"fle has been a missionary o EgypVand : spoke in a very Interealing manner of the country, the; people, the goveirnment, dbo , and,, gave a description of . the river jNUe fjl was fol lowed, in brief remarks, by other gentle men, i l- -. i : ' ' The party left last night on the 10 o'clock train on the North' Carolina Railroad' for .PbiladeTpnia MisS Giatfowar; saiUohthe ti tii mst J v for Akxandria,'.'. Egypt. Too much praise cannot be awarded this, noble, christian, lady, for the sacrifice which she makes In leaving home, country and friends, to point out the Way f Life t an ignorant and benighted people.rSttCh herofsttt onthe part of a female Is as rare as It s commend- ; : : ; ' ,'-. , T . . ti--i ''-,, - - Proceedings of the Beard of County Ed - ueation. r ' " , ' J .The'County "Board3 of Educatioamet on Wednesday 2d day of Februaryt J.875,''Pres ent. .WW JS, Ardreyu Cirma y, H : M Dixon, iuL,DeArmond...tjS. Aad proceeded tq exapiine the, accounts and vouchers of SE, rBelk, ; .Treasurer of the County Board of Education, and report as follows; to-wit;,- 'f.k- . hrf' 'ToiJaian KUSfe , 3, 4&747- 7437.Wv w amount.xeceiyea enyaluatlon: .el : property of.:i sients on. 1100, $42243; to 1 State pott tx $1805.91: to special poll taxlS eenteon the toll,f033.65 to of 'county jpoU1 tax: tl520.78;t0tal $15,622.51. i i - . B amount paid teachers, school house sites building and repairing and furnishing school houses from;the.lst of August, 1874,to Februarylst, 1875, $3992.51; to. ibajance in Treasurer's hands, .ist .of i Febrttaryr 1 1875, (11,630.00.4 , ' f v v j i 7!;o-, i i fs ...Ordered by the- Board that the Rey. ,W M. Hunter andCapt M. A.) Barrier be and they are hereby appointed County Exam iners, Jn the place of D. H. Hill and R D. Graham, resigned; i ...-tH r.t 'i , ;Tbe jBoard proceeded, to;, apportion; the mdney . In- the: hands u of thi' Treasurer of the ' Board ot Education btt ing '$8,184.55,-- belhg nfce-f 'anibant' re ceiyea by nun from county; tax. during, the year, among the several townships, as! fo iOW j A; .:u, t7" ,t pg t ' i, l.,Ta :. WUt. r To OAortd. I Charlotte Townp ? 1047 72 V - 15 22 2Berryhill ' 816 h ' 13& 60 3 Steele Creek " 813 42 289 14 l 4 8aardnU3 219 16 " - 221 -16 5 PrbyidencflT ' 221 2t 255 82 j 4Clear Creek 185 vz ,-1 7jQnOrcVd::.u12SG 50 r 281 0A 8 Maliard.Creek ryVi 02,.242 02 9 Dewese " 'l-i 321,48 io vtJD9 38 IQl Lemley 539 OS , T 150 22 1 CI Long Creek' 1 434 70" 238 92 t 42 Paw Creek ..." -356 20t. ,02 13 Morning Star M '23a 22 iu;u9LIKb ! MPineyllle '.- 124 72 124 72 SHQTDEADJ ft: S h V ... 'it l ? - - '- lF - IVE NEGBQSQEBa.MAKE x. A DESPERATEcASSAULT UPON n2 '?? 5rTllE1IAIL0R?ir5 ,1'!ie Quite an excitement was produced on the streets yesterday afternoon, a short time af?l mjt ociock, wnen it w&s announced that a party of negroes had made an attemptjto escape from jail by killing the jailor, and that he had shot and mortally wounded two or three of the assailing parties. Im mediately upon . hearing the report , we re paired to the jail, and found that is usual in susb cases, the picture had been very .mwer4mwa ,Fpm Mr. JohaAG. Onr, the jailor, we obtained the true history of the caseC ' It is customary to give the prisoners, the privileges of a light cell in daylight, and to transfer them to the more ' secure" ones at night. About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. Orr went up stairs to change the ne groes back to their night quarters. He un locked the door to a cell wherein were con fined five negroes, T viz : Lee Robinson, Armistead Brown,. Jr., Milton Wheeler, Horace Massey and Albert Lord, and, just as the prisoners stepped into the. passage, Bofcihsori seized'a bucket, filled with water, and dealt Mr. Orr a powerful blow on the force of the blow that the jailor reeled and fell at least eight feet from where he was standing when jtruck, . hereupon Robin son, catching him. by eacl) shoulder as he attempted to rise, exclaimed : "Oh, yes, G--d d n yoti Tve got you now I" With this the whole party commenced to pile all their blankets upon him. Laboring under all this height for it was not less than 75 or 100 pounds, y Mr. Orr, with a coolness and dexterity? which v is-, indeed- remarkable, reached in his pocket and produced a pistol. Extricating himself, in a measure, from the load upon him, he leveled it first at, Robin- cell an dropped upon the floor. Mr. Orr's next aim was at the head of 'Armistead Brown, Jr.; he fired at him, and, by this time, fairly himself again, shot at Albert Lord. As was learned afterwards, neither of the two last sidts took effect. By the time the third shot was fired, all the negroes had retreated into the celL Mr. Orr slammed the door and secured it, and hastened at once to the Sheriff's office in the Court House, where he told, what had transpired. He, the Sheriff, and City Marshal Erwin, who was at the Court House at the time, hastened to the jail. En tering the ceil Mr. Orr spoke to Robinson, and, receiving no reply, , approached and shook him. He still gave no evidence of animation, when. the City. Marshal felt his pulse and pronounced him dead. The shot had entered his groin and rang ed ' upward. ' Probably not more than 10, and certainly not more than 15 minutes had etapsed between the time of the shoot-, ing and the time when" the gentlemen nam ed above - reached the jail; yet the Jiegro was . i quite ; dead and had been, . so evident ly for some moments;, The other-. two ne groes at whom, shots were fired, protested that they had not been hit, and an examin ation revealed that this was the case. s Wfien we arrived at the jail; the man Rob-J inson had been laid ; out in ' an runoccnpied celL-i His eyes and : mouth were gapped open, and there was a look on his face as if be had died in excruciating agony. - The Coroner will hold an, inquest over the re mains this morning. His confederates were crouclit d on one pallet in their cell, with their5 ' heads 1 under their ' blankets, from which they were with difficulty induced to emerge. One of them was crying bitterly, and he, with another, stoutly swore that had no hand in the bad business. They were cowed and sabdued, ;. - Of course no, blame can be attached ; to Mr. Orr for his, action in the . matter. He only did his dsty, and ; thist he did .with a fidelity, courage and coolness which can but Win the admiration of all. ' His praises are in niouths, and deservedly so. Though a considerable gash was' cut in his head by the bucket, he was not seriously in' jured, and is to be congratulated upon his fortunate escape from, worse harm; if not death, . ' . . ..r . : t-t ' "Lee Robinson was committed to jail about a month ago by Justice A. H. Martin, of this city, on the chajgeof stealing cotton from the plantation, of "Messrs. ' Stenhouse. Macaulay & Co near Morro ws' Turn Out. Of his past character wo, know nothing. ' The affair is to be, deplored, ,but no .one is to blame for it save only the deceased and those his accomplices whtf were more fortunate than he. T -t Barton's Patent Writing Table. A ! k. This table, of Which we spok;e about two weeks ago, has beea-eotopleted. and plftced in' the Office, of the Central Hotel.? It will be removed to the reading room In treat1 Of the office. fit ; Is a very handsome piece' 6f work. both as to the wood wbrk'and lettering! 'The table contains the cards' Of many of our lead J ing business houses,' ingeniously Vand taste fully devised.'; Jt wijl be an'ornament to the reading; room of the hotel,' as well as an d uitfonal convenience to ghestsjfr' roj It is made of black walnut' and ia eight feet long aad four feet ' wide' with Inclined surfaces on each' side, making s double table, convenient for letteir;wiiter; TH6 jflrst' class hotel 'ought 'to be without one of these tables; they are used in al the leading hotels of the principal cities' of the United States,In."ad4 dition to the table.: ii an elegant card rack; with boxesforithe Business cards bf ihead- ertisers; f&tit lt5Ut?i$ ?ConslclablchangesBy the'y.'Boori fo be'madeln the Office of the jjentraC' The 'floor of what is npw; tte reading room, will 'be lowered' the h)Ol' lengti of 3the;hjuse and made level with tnat.ec Use otace, which,: miU then bebulargeAa.Thi wish. room wtllto-: fj'f Kaieii JXiiC 3i'f oi j somely fitt.up.'C 'The reading room will Be frescoed ana otnerwise improvea, ana ouxer changes ata tmproyemenia wiu oe maae. .; -We see yery.plainly that ' kr, Eccles J, does pot iptepd, that hia hotel shall anything horttof first (lass, in all ! respects, and Ihe, rglvea many Very palpable demonstrations this intention. - - id:,-i? :: coioroicATia.3 y Umni The Town ef Charlotte Flrty-riye Years The part of the'CSty of Charlotte known. now as First Ward. . contained only five housestdneia"tWo building bmjuu uu tug easii comer ui xraue ou.xrjuu sireBsfbignPff flJkroandwith a door opening nea lhi corner1 o both streets; it was occupied as a store by EH' Springs apd Itebetl'I.DinlTJi store slrsat -entered PM fli8 osipteiga4eWtt of this badbg,-jfteai5 the Ft eorpe? of fit, faong Traestret, (thevedges of the jrjer Joarding, which, were fdboyt ;optr.de were beveled offsp ai to fit cjbse and looked likeseaHng.- Thb wu called the' tWnite House," but there was net pain! ' risible on it then ;4t looked Ukelt had been a fine house though not a large one, there being only on large room on the fiatfleorVbeeides a wide passage at tbe.endt'.wheie the;jtaim ran up. This was the house in which. Gov ernoNat,,A!exander liyed and .died. ;vWhei theVriter first remembered the house it was, occupied bf 1octo;0ltn rings aSi! his wife. Dr. 8prings was a crazy man and wise confined in this large room by chain around his ankle and lasteaed to! a' staple driven la the floor, ,Sayai a great terror to the boys . irho frequently jrent to? ;th; rooiD door and peeped in ,pt him. waa.said a have been a very,intelligent man and fine scholar before his derangements. , The ,'next house on Tryon streekywas a smaU One. sfoiy ; house tat stood' about' the spot where D. (5. Maxwell's I sewing machine, store now stands ami was occupied by a man named Isaac Byrnes, a jew, as a sllter ! smith sh0p-bekw that: was M row of very large siocamore trees extending to the next house known as .the Carpenter Billy Alli son .house, now relnpddled and occupied by F'TvV Ahrens. ThenerfhpEuwVwM'the one now occupied by Allen Crus ind buUt by Edward M. Brbnson, a tinneif the 8buth end was his tinshopT The next house was an oldbfie story bWldingwith apiazxa eta the street, occupied by Absy Holbrodks. Part of the house is still8Wndingtoa.'.the East side of Tryon 'street,' nearly opposite Ransom Gray's Tfa at' was the last .bouse ion that side of Tryon itfeetr !T : ' ' : - i 1 ' A Go back now to. the Springs corner and go downpn. the North aide: of Trade street. The first house from the corner was a small one story, house that stood on the street, old and weatherbeaien, and said to -have been Gov,1 Alexander's' taw office.' The next house yaS'kn olid' dilapidated log jail, tibm roof decayed f; and fallen Hrn the remains of the bldiron..bar3 latticed across tbe wh dows were" still" stindiajthowing very clearly for what nurnOse tha?bM. ruin, .had been used. This eld jail stood on ihelper Bank nowstenda.fThe next boose-wis the old Mason Tavern, a long log house, with' piazza in front.' The building covered' near ly all the the balance Of the ground down to Oates & Sanders' corner ; this was the last house on that side of Trade street, and there was no other houses in what' is now called First' Ward,: except a small Cotton Spinning Factory that stood on the Lawyers' Road, near the5 lot now occupied by Jo, Asbury, The Lawyers Road diverged from the Provi dence road pn Trade st. jus a the corner of Oates Sanders' store, and rah in'the direc tion of the1 Baptist Ohorch; 'bushes' and trees growing thick op both sides Of the jroad. There was hot a single' street in the; -whole ward. Everf person that lived in the East ern part of the county, came in by the Law- yer s Koad and entered town at the lower end of the old Mason' Tavern. ' ' X. t New Advertisements: " "DANDITTI APPLES. 1 8 'XT! '. il i. 'f Fresh Florida Orange" . and Canned. Black . Ht -uberriee- $it ,'! i .i v',.:iaia'!rvn- :! FH.; ANDREWS ACQ.'S, if feb4-tf. rTlHE MASS MEETING. I . , i - ij. ., ij 41 ? ! ! ! " . Oct u; ' 4The Committee ot-Arrangements have the 'i . - 'i -1. 't- i,''? pleasure of announcing that the Centennial Mass Meeting- will assemble at 'the Cburi House (his morning, at - U o'clock A. M, Got. Graham has arrived la the Pity; mod wiQ deliver an address at an early stage "of themeeting XJov Yahce, Son JXi Hi.'Wil- tVCtf f'J'? :r'i iJJ MS' i1!."' son.tlenPrince, Gen. Barringer, Col.Morer head. of Greensboro, and other distinguished gentlemen ate expected to deliver AJJresses. 1 The citizens of Charlotte, and ' of Mecklen burg,rafe eordially invited toatterid. ; The ladles are ik invited to attend, as special arrangementa will be isuade for their acconTmodatldn. " tWWD, 'w4 ifeb4-lti n?ij iJ nhjj.J Chairman. ', E PLUS TJLTRA EAGLE SOAP. :Jast'in, a targe lot of the 'above celebrated hmnds of SOAP' tf would invite all who wish a fine article, to give us a call, Also, a lot of very line jfAMiiix jruuuii; ana - a T ARGEST ESTABLISHMENT IN , THS f Blank Books ef Every kind kept 6n hand i -Nandmadeorderf'--- J car kladitf Choice Byrtrps" iif i-s-soj , P .R3, ALEXANDER A. CO 'JfebitfT5 "TpBputii College Street :,lf' JO"; J .VJ,' :v; ft-ri , Printing, and . Binding 'of .eyery desenp IionVin best style.0apd at prices, .that "will WcempetiUo?-1 i?"f f Hlf ; ' ! I febS-tf. I Oharlott:: ruiLr:::a and loan ' ASSOCIATION. 1 f 78ubserlbers to the stock of the Association, are notified that the payments on the same, will commence en Tuesday evening next, the 9th insU at the office of R. E. Cochrane, between the hours of 6t and 8 o'clock, i i Persons desiring td subscrlbe,eaia do so during this week, and up to next ;fuesday ii. " " rT t Mr m?1 S'irttrttf JfO'r f t ui'j t uz i t-tfl s4 Ja iMAfiJv t" Js n. i. vti4M w SNitttH j ,mt y i) ) .Jis t t3J r s '(,r A ! afciifi it2ftl t???"! 1'I f n r '1 IHIV JSf T?Tfll -rit5 .' - L eb3 lt),i '"""'-I VttKM'tir m -. Ci i U "t1 , . i h'it, ,"J.i"kKuldU. ) - ' SI. u ''Uit-iHfcl -i 1 h 4t?'t rai. .t fi.n.' i y . ,.i I "iJ I i 1'. 1 'U i Mi' i' r,"t.4a 4ltK- V'104' f i: V V;H it i"lvr . f ' .-,i::nt TR:f t ,t. .. , .... ...,s ). m., j 3 Tft - 9Tj Mrtr...-:jlar 'pORfeALE: 7 1 t 141. W" . t - ! if One half, front and 'rear of Lot on Tryoo street, opposite J.- H Carson, and joinisg UcLvWffiston's property, -mad so owned by me.- V "'?. p , . n. H. B. WILLIAXtSi , at Magiy. Heath 4; ScoU's Stort. feb2--3t A CARD. ;i;' -i a. V y mt-r ;:: ..-- v J -"-T" " f ' T-' mr my entire stock ef v v,-v F URWITCBE, 1 Wi ' . ....... . , f, jrtxn-.-;f:if: I take this " method " of teturotDg t tp ray iernjef patronsl iqy thaniV for Ibeir liberal J jiavrpQaget sop sotiei-ra my. BBCcessprBr a ntinuanceof.tbe aaoi.'j jvo Tm'aN t M R TT 18 T.T ft t"., 1. , 1 . w . f, l. j,. i jf? i ti'titti t; ,f . . wltH- ,1 . ., i a. sniTcr' itud. Wbblesale and EetaH Dealers fa " ' ; t sij fj.8 t-4? t Seat Trade fit., C7fsVHTC?S3 'tV C. Haying parchased the stock, of PUBII- TUEE, lxt.,of Mr. P.ll.,SheltOof and ad ,ded thmto. we are bow prewired te exhibit to the) people bf tho ' city raod 'lorroondiaf " rf'f . .'IVT' A Large and Varied Ctoidc, Jlnibrac- tny IJewry ArUcl Usxailyy t -,tU Tottnd la rirsti tr!l FttrnitnXTwr' Br fair dealior; polita attaitltfl, tsj aa earnest endeayor to tnrp! "ithe jbeopiewtl goods la oar line at fair .prices, vs liepe to jnent sbaref7EFjubl1j paif . ; . . ... . . ... i : r AIIATEUE iroSIGAL SOCIETY :;'ii a,' - - t :.i ..... 1 f.'J j, . ... -AT-.TOT a.ii) V'sfi ' 1 1 A V " - - . - - - v- i ' '.. l, --. i s1 v . .,lfTHi3 hail v:.r 'iii v j , 1 pvdisi ,'At o cc: . u. ' ' ;;f . 1 v TlckeUlo'a'aiU C-e to Conceit " "" ' . J and Czrper Hov.-J, jsupper, 1 Tickets mat be had it elder cf tls Ta: , CtnMML w at tha daor. t . '' Feb. , 1875. ' 1 r ,r. i ' j j V ' -"r J V - 4 4," i I--" i v Iff"-.!'; ";! ' I-,; i'i I : ...r ' . ? itf i ' ' .JSV,S t 7 ... t i jv ; J'; -v. V?' ? 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 4, 1875, edition 1
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