CHARLOTTE 0E SERVER,
suBSCHtpnojs avras. ;r ""
Iai1y t postpaid) in advattc $8 00
' 0 mos. " " . 4 00
" .-iiwos.. v.tIAt ij.j Lea fvu-ioJr2 oo
1 mpn,v " " , 75
The OssravrB Job Department has been
thoroughly . upplled1: ' r?ry needMl
want, and with the latest t:. : . Type, anU
every manner of Job Vcr"i can j. v tjidotit
With neatness, dispatch aud cheap nesa.,'' -;
iff SjT can furnish utt' ort notice; y
V'tETTEBBKlDC. CAr.DSL"-;;'-
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KDITIOB.
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Weekly, (in the county) in advance, v -$2 OQ
" out Of the county, postpaid, 2 10
6 months? l J " 1 05
gr Liberal redactions for clubs, '-ft
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V "v' . f AMJf iLUKTS. tli ECK.S. C. e.
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aHET : REDUCTION: ! INr BOOTS t& SHOE!
S M-1 TVH! ' ;& , FOR B E S v
AVKlf AHKEDD3WN. PRICES or THEIR
M S t
TV
MILE3' Ladies clota, goat and calf Shoes,.
,8ieiers ijwiia uu ku, , ,.,
Zeiglers' Indies cloth Button Boots...
Zeiglers!, Aliases clOMl PUOe?r ;
A N
Di O -X H ?E R ! GOOD S
TnES0Er:FiiivGif6 are
S Wl IT Hy& F
NEW
I R O N .FRO N T . BtJ-I L D
THE .ATLANTIC, HOTEL,
W3 "! ifcv;n r" i-
mHB above establishment, 30. favorably Introduced to the publicCJast Summer, by the
new owner, Capt R D Graham, of Mecklenburg,
OCTOBER 1st, open to such Visitors only as the
his fdraily circle. He hopes to renew his pleasant acquaintanco with all former guests of
the Atlantic i Hotel. '
The peea"StuWoor?fKSoase affords all
seasickness.
UNO DWKlNO FLIES ! !
Railroad Tickets good fof the whole season from
Ten Day Tickets,'.
Applications must be made to ,. .
rr7 :;'t-'-- ....'t
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Burrjess EJichols Co.,
WDOlESAts
I'Al'aCUlta ,7!M:
Supply' "of Lounges, all grades! ! A full artortment of Metalic Cases, Caskets and Wood
Coffins; on hand. ' -1
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t? o n n ji ti n
it li Jtl V
UNDER C E II
CHARLOTTE, !. C.
t&- ALWAYS GUARANTEES SATISFACTION. m
jan 33
NEW MEAT
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R 0 S E
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Opposite 'Central Hoteiott. Trade Street and
5.i .i '1 l?nrvAiKS Rrt trincrH.' Tift Tilt. - '
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(; . x aiiuvip Jm'f
8 L
A UGH
i AND WHOUBRALB
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TEMESSEEtiuBH EF AND
WE K E E P A FIRST-CLASS MxLXAUJUUIVAwij """'"P statot brtfaKtt minutes, i
paying customers No credit customers wanted. , gS... He'dd
8Market opened trom 4 nm, wp. U4v - -rr r i?7"v'
jul24 ... J " . -A i ' -
THE GRAND DEPOT '
For Mineral Waters, at "
. , McADEN'S. DRUG STORE. f 1
JnU' ' - rl
Pratt's Astral Oil,
THE safest Lamp Oil in use gives the
clearest light burns longer than kero
"ene price 60 cents a gallon.
T C SMITH A CO,-,,,
Sole Agents.
Ju 21
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ENTIRE STOCK ok BOOTS fc SHOES
$250
2.0d
3 00
1.75
a
"nfB pjj 49
IN PR O PO BT ION
for cash otly.
OJR BIE,
I N G ,
TRADE STREET
is for the season of 1875, MAY 1ST TO
undersigned may be willing to admit to
: ; .
the pleasure of a voyage without peril or
NO MOSQUITOES
tit
Charlotte and return,
$19.05
9.55
- ! GEO WTDHaRLOTIB.
- - Proprietor.
-
fesBSIAIL
West Tntrler Street -
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
JUST RECEIVED.
.r.
FULL ASSORTMENT
OF
Parlor Suite,
in Hair Cloth
.f.?.
Terry and Reps
Also, a new
Jn 13
T A I
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TR A L
HOTEL.
MARKET.
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A M I
S O'M
next door to
. ' 7 1 -a
T E R E
RETAIL DEALERS IN
j : ) . - ' ; '
R S
MUTTON.
Drexel's Vienna
In 4
T ELL COLOGNE good quality-trial bot-'
JJ tie 25 cents
C SMITH & CO'S,
Corner Drug Store.!.
jul2t
LARGE LOT " 1 1 1 J ' V J
Of Window GlassV.aU aizes,' Paints, ' Oils.
- wyr r 'BURWELL & CO.'
i-r-i ftAt tfnffrtrnn 4 Wt 4i?Trnf I nffcred a neerAiS if he would
1 1
;TJi5;;Tmr,iqtte
' i H ThMtth Cawle of Base Hall .J .11 "1 IlaVltnr'a Fence Put AronhiTIt.
diaries U' Jones
Offlce.f Observer BuLlditig,7 Corner
.!,. - Trade said Coflege Stfeets.
Jar. H.' Moore is authorized to collect ac
counts Jorthia office and receipt; for the
same, to receive subscription?, &Cr ; t
, t , . Editor and Proprielpr. !
ELECTION TICKETS.
5 We are prepared to execute election tickets
at short notice. Township tickets $2.00 per
thousand. Tickets for candidates one dollar
per thousand in sums tf five. thousand and
upwards. ...
rio tickets will be sent irom tne omce
until pad for.? ..'i..: ;
City Bulletin.
And yesterday too,' tdok a
respectable
i .!..;i;u
, WC Wolfe, Esq of the Monroe Euqnrart
is registered at tb e Central Hotel., . . j.
. There is some talk" On the streets of ( the
8haron Base Bali;Club challeriging be Cen
tennial Nine, of this city, ' : '
Dan Smith, who has been staying in the
calaboose $5 worth, for a disturbance was
released yesterday.
"The bridge oyer Buffalo Creek, on the
Carolina Central, has been completed, and
as soon as the iron arrives and is laid, trains
will cross.
A white boy named So. Means was before
the Mayor, yesterday, for an affray, and
was fined $2 and cost. This was the only
case.
Every time inquiry is made about the new
jail. it will be done in six weeks ; this has
been the answer for the past three months.
Same way; too,- with the Second Presbyteri
an Church. . ''
Unless a certain' one, who was an "inde
pendent", candidate at the last election,
takes Col Myer's place, it is probable that no
one at all will be put up t o help Dr Kerr out
We nominate Daddy Cowles,of the Conven
tion of 68. '
Almost every article that goes to make up
jhe wardrobe now-a-days is striped, from
head to foot gear. ; , Not being in the dry
goods business at present we will take a
striped watermelon in ours for the sake of
a change. 1
The Tempera tuie.
The following was the range of the ther
mometer, yesterday, at the drug store of W
' R Burwell &Co.:
At 0 A. M...
81
82
89
91
93
OA. M:,.
12 M.,..
3 r. M
6 P. M
To be Iooked Up.
A committee on the part of the Mulligan
Gaards, was ! appointed, yesterday, to look
CoK Baker tip. There is some talk, also, of
running him, when found, for the presiden
cy of a certain clnb, if be thinks that, this
office will not interfere with his duties as
one of the Guards. ! .
; i
JTudmeut Affirmed
A letter received in this city, on yesterday,
from Raleigh, announces that the Supreme
Court, on Monday, refused to grant a new
trial to William Elwood, who was convicted
of murder at the last term of Mecklenburg.
Court. TJ wood will accordingly be sen
tenced at the next term of Court, and bang
ed, unless executive clemency is exercised to
ward him.
The Tax Gathering.
The Sheriff and candidates were at Ramah,
on yesterday, and to-day will be at Mallard
Creek (DeArrapnd's store). They returned
late Monday night from. Davidson College,
and left early yesterday morning;, so we have j
no reports from them since last - Saturday.
They will return to the city this evening or
to-night, r
The Judgeship of the lOlh District.
The people of the Statesviile District are
still wondering why Gov Brogden does not
give them a Judge. Judge Mitchell resigned
nearly two months ago, and still the vacan
cy remains. ' The people of the District are
beginning to wish that His Excellency
would let up"' on learning verses for the
present, and give them a Judge.
.
Itailroad Truablf-s.
Col A Tope, genen 1 freight and ticket
agent of the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta
Railroad, publishes a long letter in tlie
Charleston Kevs dt Courier, of Monday, hi
reply tb criticisms made npon him by that
paper, in regard to tlie non-pooling oi
Profanity on the Streets.
Persons passing the corners- of Tradeand
-TrVbfl- btreets a short time after dark. 'last
e
others: assembled thereaboUts."Ih such loud
il;'.' tfcr.' U in .'-blaaiibe.;
i,ot iGvuiM h : hAard for
U .T.T,i:i- , "if' J
ainsr the streets at the time
. .v.
benefit of the. profanity which was not trnf
mixed with blackguardism." If the " police
would arrest some of these' scoundrels,' 'and
the Mayor would fine tbem abbut$lO apiece,
it Would bayp a salutary; Effect; 'H t-. .Vi'
A Joke Which, ,Wsn( so funuy.; .,-.-)
It was down at the Air Line Depot -They
.hold his arm
and. " put the i
k
. L.Mtf.Kon tn
jus ua fmiliXJ .. ... a
KmI
7?? 7-- Z ZjZJZZz
lion wasmaae.ionuwf,i.6?uw.oiiMHypii
ent added" $1 to itand the$6 iwee placed in
Iris handi5"Hes stretched
there it staid till the 10 minutes ,were ex
hausted. Then the young nifn .iet the watch,
back 6 rtinutes, and when- ihe . darkey? ba
held his arm straight out. for 16 , minutes )pn
a stretch the crowd acknowledged the.com,
and the nig came up town and got drunk
on the money.
- .fleighU between tne tttn.trpnna o eue .fe of individual beginning fa
Cbar:otte,C,lumb.. & Augusto, Jtailroads. eiteridingVover peritKl
- Efch ot these roads accuses the Other of un- -Wy,
, fairness. -- ";- 7 1 in ihe Bhape of a memorandum boebwbich
... . -rr.. 'The Interestrln fne iuatch' game which itf '. To Mr Richard Grlmeffhas" been av
r j.. , 6 be"aayedon;PHday r next"' belweeii , : fh'c6ntracf'rbM)a1he'i (:in9'
, i- rroprielor, t Tjw$ mnelBase BallX;Iub of, Qjflcord.aiidi J the excavation far the new insh
iilie Centennial Nine of this cityiis inczeas
iagA&))p TJiegamwnbe; play el oq the
Fair Grounds, aiid 1 will ..be, witnessed, Avre
haven't a doubt, ' by va large icrowd' f per
sans. The ladies of the city are 'especially
invited, and are expected to" turn; out in'
numbers.; Asplendid view of the game can
j, be, had front theG ran?. Stand, The playing
will begin about 4 o'clock in the afternoon-
-- - t i
peaklag at Statesville.
1. i 'jsi menu wao smtw in ine ciey yesteraay
from Statesviile, informs us thatubnr candi
dates, Messr3 Nichdlspn and Summers, as
wellas LtXJov ArmBeld " and Hon -W M
Bobbins, spoke in that place on Monday .-
Greasy Sam Watts' and 1 Argd arrived there
yesterday morning1 from the eso1 'speak
to thk people of Iredell an convince them
! I r -. T"v "7.S
in
wali-for. them, eager for the; Iraypand' we I
would-be wanting in humanity did- we not
fee! some moving of pity, for the prey1 which
fell into itheir hands. Watts and 4rgo woqld
hardly i furaialir,aruusement.('fpr ltobbins '
andArinfield. , ,, - , . v
The Base Ball Mania. -
There has been a reyival of the interest in
base ball in this city, and the . mania has
never before been so bad as It is now. There
is hardly a male between 7 and 35 years 'of
age, who will speak to you about anything
ehe. ; Ask him Ihbwis his health, and he
tejls yoa that he "fields pretty well." Ask
hiir for a chew of tobacco, and be is "just
out.'" Ask him what he thinks of the state
of the weather and the thermometer "is
making a good score." Ask him why he
don't visit Miss as often as he used to,
and he has ' been caught out" by some other
fellow, and has made a short stop. Then tel)
him it. is too hot to play base ball.it's all non
sense any now, and he-will bat ter your
head or pitch1 you off jour base., i
Suspension of Duucau. Sherman & Co.
.'The principal topic of conversation in the
business circles of this city, yesterday, was
the suspension ot Duncan, Sherman & Co.,
of 'New York. It has been ; regarded, and
, justly, as one of the most solvent - business
houses in the United States, and the crash is
altogether unexpected. Even during the
panic of '73 it stood perfectly firm, and has
never, at any time, given any eyidence of
weakness. The firm had begun to build up
a considerable business here. Messrs San
ders & Blackwood bought large amounts of
cotton for it on order, during the last
cotton season, sometimes 5C0 bales, and up
wards, at a time Details' of the misfortune
which has overtaken them, will be seen in
our telegraphic columns, and will be read
with interest-
. A Heart Broken Husband.
Sophy Alexander, colored, has figured in
these columns eeveral times of l8te, first as
trying to get married and. next as succeed
ing. Now Sophy was married before, and
her first husband is still living and his name
is Jerry. Heisytry much distressed that
she should have gone back on him, and in
the Court House, day before yesterday, put
the case in this way ; "A dog kin lay down
in de dirt an' roll over an den - git np an'
shake it all ofFn bint; but it ain't dat way
wid a man who am in love ; he can't jest git
uu auu ouuac f mi v .iaj : cat a uavo uiu
Jerry, however, doesn't say to Sophy, Come
rest in this bosom, my own stricken dear:"
not him ; but he says he wants to put her in
jail for two years, and he thicks that by the
end of that time "the spell" that has been
put upon her will have departed.
. '. 1 . , ' -;
Snmmer Absentees.
1 Misses Sallie Steele,' Florence Brerii and
Mary Dewey, Mrs J H Wilson and Mrs
Sarah White, and Messrs John F Orr E B
Springs; and R M Miller, Jr .: (an exceed
ingly pleasant party,) left last night, for
Beaufort. , "
Mr J E Bratton left.on the same train for
the Virginia White .Sulphur Springs Mr.
W S Forbes for :Boston, and Mr J Rinteis for
New York ,,,,.. , .:.
Mrs F A McNincb and Mrs R M Crawford
departed on Monday for the Eupeptic
Springs, Iredell county.
" Col E A Osbornc is in AshevilTe for, a few
weeks. " '
J J Blackwood,' Esq . and lady, of Green-
ville, S. C, and Col A B Springs and lady,
of York, 8. C, passed through the city
last
night, en route to the Grenbner- White
phnr Spruigar. .
... ; "'; XT f
Sol-
All Old Book,
, We have before as a book which has ''sur :
yived the lapse of ages," and which is lying
on ou table now, to tell of incidents in the
belonged to Wilh'am Alexander, a son. of
Hecekiah Alexander, one of - the; signers of
the Mecklenburg Declaraiioru bHer married
v.-,6 f-;- . 6 SVT -
He the great-grandfather of Maj J O
rxaTTW, 01 i-uib ciiy, w wuw .coujway ws
V-tf . "li . T it. J -J- A. ' .'-. Li " :
are indebted for the loan of this book.
1 . . . ......
tains, many r, quamt ana curious ' entties.
jln one place we; see where t Its owner bad
bought eight raccoon skins of Paul Barrin
er, the grand-father bf Gen Rufus Barrin-
eer: at present a feitizen S !of Chdrlotte ' r We
learh1 from it that, on one occasion,' its own-
er took, a trip to' Frederick:' M4' atjd the
"Memorando'm'bf 'things to fetch' ' jfor the
family " as.be words .itV'-is acuriosifrr in its
way. y li nius also, nave, pougijtitnings ior
1 th& neiehborsYfoe haibas down r-l'onei (wide
I - -.4.. . ... , . . ...1 . W '
ior isaoc
i Aiexanaer. j jin accuuuvuifi .ixiu iu oaiijj -
v. AA&iiMto7Hiti'-liik J arid Miti
WW
rathera serious jsabJecVfot levity-' We'alsp
, . . , .j.- ..w '
hote m.tnis dooSj an.accoMufc wuip
ace assigned to keep the peace!. twcb is
affixed bia wn signature. Ifiw La mi
--There are inahy ; incidents moteo j in f.tnn
memorandum, in wblch the forefathers of
I marivof ouV'breseat dUzehs fi
IU ail. IS IB U1KUIJF IUK1UUU& cv v. j
gone days. i ' : " V : .
jardetl
around
ranee build
ing; on the cornar ofiTryon' -and' Fdnrth
ptreets. ; :Ro began yesterday. . The fence
will be a story aii J a half or, two stories high .
and built aftejr the Gothic style , of architec
tafeV Some of the most eminent architects
In the ' country have bsen engaged- for
Ihohths past ?n inaking designs for this'
fence, and the plan "which has finally been
agreed upon, is chosen- from among many;
.Crevices of sufficient width will be left in
the fence, that the frogs inside may not suf-r
fer;fpr fresh air, Perhaps the,:inosfc attracr
tive feature .Qffhe new improvement, ; ;Will
be the skylight, which ; will , bear . such a
striking resemblance to nature, that even
the most critical will pot be able to detect
the difference. '' Persoifii desiring to see the
design fof thisf fence, -can be accommodated
b vAnff kt lhfi (aftB-lnt . , in 4P nf tha
store of Burwell & Springs
The Market House Nuisance.
We have spoken, on more than one occa
sion, of the profanity and vulgarity which
is indulged in-by, the.dirty and yagabondish
negroes who hang continually around the
Market House. .Their conduct and their
language are a disgrace tc onr civilization
as a city, and we da not believa would be
tolerated anywhere else. We never heard
such villainous oaths, such infamous black
guardisms, as we have beard froaa these
Market House hangers-on. The language
which can be heard there at almost any
hour of the day or night, is of a character
which might shock the sensibilities of a
semi-savage, and yet this is on one of
the'principal thoroughfares of the city, and
one which is traveled daily by scores of la
dies.
The lessees of tbe Market House say it is
none of their business ta keep order there,
and perhaps they are right. But it is some
body s business, and if bur plea that better
order be kept there is not heeded, why, the
Five Points had as well : be moved out in
front of the Market House and, have done
with it. If that part of the city is to be giv
en oyer to the negro mob, say so ; if not ap-j
ply the remedy. ;
: ' '
Radical Meeting.
On Monday night about half a dozen
white Rads and 150 negroes assembled at
the grog-shop (highly proper place ! 1 ' of
Wiley Rudisiil, just across theC, C fc A
Railroad, about a mile from town, to listen to
speeches in opposition to Convention, The
speakers were : Post Master McDonald, one
Craton, a half-cracked white man, and Burt
8chenck, colored. The ghost of slavery was
trotted out and the darkey viewed it and re
newed his vows to the Radical party. The
whipping post was also erected, and each
darkey hugged it in imagination, and swore
his allegiance to the party of forty acres and
a mule. The ballot was taken away from
the darkey, and each fellow clapped his
hands to his head to see if he was still liable
to a poll tax. Craton quoted scripture to
the negroes, telling them that out of Ethio
pia must come kings and rulers, whereat
each Cuffee gave hisTungs and I113 feetsome
exercise. Some of the harangues were in
tended to in name the minds of the negroes
against the whites, and did not fail of their
object. '
This meeting showed one thing if no more
the tfiorough organization of th'e negroes
We have no idea that there are two Conserva
tives in this city, barring the writer of this,
wno had heard a word of this meeting, and
yet secret notice was circulated among the
negroes, and a crowd of 150 drummed up.
Homicide in Yadkin County.
A friend in Lexington, sends us. as he
beard them, the - particulars of a homicide
which was committed near Frank Jones
distillery, in Yadkin . county, on Wednes
day evening, 22ndiinst., by William Hedrick,
a citizen of Davidson county, whose family
reside within three piles of Lexington.
Hedrick has, for some time past, been haul
ing or1 peddling whiskey for Jones. It seems
that Jbnes is now a candidate for a seat in
the-Convention, and on last Wednesday
there was a public speaking at some point
in Yadkin, about twelve miles from his
distillery, where Hedrick went with his
whiskey wagon. At some lime during the
day there was a frce treat at the wagon
given by Jones, where there was congregat-
ed ouite a crowd of whites and blacks, when
one man, said to be. named Jennings, got
1 mad and charged Hedrick with treating the
negroes before he did the whites, and curs-
I ed him considerablv. Later in the day.
When' Hedrick was on his return to Jones'
distillery,' Jennings overtook and stopped
hini, telling him with ' ah oath that he had
refused to treat him, and that he was going
to kill him, Ac.rhen" Hedrick gdt out of
hfs wagon' and th'e other seized, him by the
throat, repeating all the ' time that he was
going to kill hini. After they had been en
gaged for a short time,; Hedrick got loose,
and,idrawinga pistol, shot Jennings through
I the body, causipg his death in less than
I two hours.,j . ;SJ
Hedrick was either arrested or gave him
self up at once, and is now in jail at Yad-
kinvillei' The above are about the facts
- Tr.
the affair. He also sent word to his family
that he would be at home in a few days, ex
pecting, no. doubt, to be allowed to give bail.
Taking Photograph for a Countryman.
u. Yesterday morning, a green,' gawky coun
tryman,1 tall above the average son. of inau
and 'ugly beyond all description, red-headed
to boot and inf short, sort of A parody on a
human being; walked into one of the lead-1
jng wholesale stores of the city, and mquir-
ed if .they. . 'tack pictures , thar T" He j was
answered in ..the affirmative, and being lec( j
1 into a mc. iwuiii wm f" ! .rr!r !
I The blood tupanted to his face, and touched
IJ. r 1. 1 T I. W A AM
i tne roots oi.nis uair; ue ifsuiuwu "
i aspeu uu6io ... ....
IrtiUl- rinmTrHs forehead: asne of the young
men. standing afewfeet in : front of .him,
leveled the mouth of a beaver hatupon him.
. ..L.wnt rti.;it..im
Aa ne UBI ".T -
every eyidencethat he was undergoing. Jhe
I most exquisite agony; bis eyes looked wild
i and, tlie muscles oi ma. iacc ,i.wiw
1 torting; his countenance into eerj
i uunuj uiuinura jwuug m... -
1 denly threw a cloth, which be held in the
pmer uanu, oyer tne . teaver ana j turning
around, made divers movements oyer the
hat with his hand; and .ended' by ' ' running
into an obscure part of the room.3 ' HW cbm-
panion ' nn . raischier-foirowetr hilii, and
drawing the 1 pbotoeraph : of a'f 'fvourie
lady from i.is pocket,' and! adroitly placing
it in the hat, he then produced it and reveal
ed it to the astonished and delighted gaze of
the countryman His features relaxed in a
moment' and a brood smile of enthusiastic
admiration re placed the look of pain which
He stretched bat his hand eagerly, to take
immediate1 possession1 of the photograph,
but: was told no, not until be forked ever $5.
He pleaded, but the photographers were inex
orable, and the young man , went away Bor
rowful, in the forlorn hope of finding some
one wbowonld loari him the desired amount,"
fitsver reimucM, uuwever, auu me lmer
ence is that be could
not find the proper
man.
COMMNHICATKD.l
Cummin Thistle Ailauthus, or Tree of
Heaven-"
Me3sbs Editobs : In a recent issue of the
Obskbvke, allusion is made tb;thej;pe?tlfer
ous thistle about to take possession of Char-,
lotte. Several weeks ago the Mayor very
properly called the attention of the citizens
to make a united efJort for its destruction:
This troublesome plant, however, it should
be remarked, is not the "Canada Thistle?'
(cirsium arveme,) a common weed at the
North, with roots extensively spreading,
perennial, and extremely difficult to eradi
cate. Long may it keep at a distance; with
out adding to our list of vegetable troubles.
Our plant is the . "Common Thistle," or
"Plume Thistle" cirsium lanceviatum.) 1 Both
species have been introduced from Europe,
and, like many other .foreign plants found
in our congenial climate adaptations of
growth frequently too familiar and ; intru
sive to suit pur taste, or our ppnuprts. Tbe
heads of the thistle are now 'nearly ripe
and the work of extermination should be
speedily commenced, . and persevetingly
earried through. Each , seed is furnished,
after the. expansion of the heads, with a
feathery appendage by which every passing
breeze wafts it to some distant locality
where the next year, under favoring cir
cumstances, it commences a new propaga
tion. On the sides of every Railroad coming
into Charlotte, and along the side-walks of
every hack street, this bristling beauty, with
purple noweis, may be seen at the present
time, in different stages of maturity, ready,
after expansion, to make erratic visitations
alike to the domicils of the rich and the
poor.
There is another pestiferous plant rapidly
spreading on the back-streets, and out-skirts
of Charlotte as well as in the surrounding..
country which should also be exterminated.
It is the "Sparge Nettle." (cridosculus.) It
usually grows from 12 to 15 inches high, is
considerably branched and each lobe of its
divided leaf is armed with a coarse stinging
prickle. Like the Common Thistle, its seeds
are now nearly mature, and should be cut
up, thrown into heaps, and burned as soon
as dry. The months of July and August is
the best time to wage this warfare againtt
pestiferous plants.
Ailanthus, or "Tree of Heaven." This
tree was introduced into the United States
from the "Flowery Kingdom" of China. In
its botamical affinities it is closely allied to
the Sumach, and is somewhat ornamental in
appearance. Its presence among us, fur
nishes an instance of that foolish disposi
tion in the people of this country to intro
duce foreign trees when we have one or
more species of the elm, the maple, the
tulip tree, and other native productions, sur
passing them for purposes of comfort, or
ornamentation. The Ailanthus is highly
objectionable for twb reasons: FirsL It
has long horizontal roots from which spring
up everyear, in increasing, and annoying
numbers, a multiplicity of young shoots;
and secondly, the odor of its flowers, des
pite i"3 pious name, is anything but ."heav
enly" to the olfactory nerves of "barbari
ans" of the outer world. Perhaps a bouquet
of these heavenly flowers may afford exquis
ite delight, surpassing that of the rose, .to
the ladies and gentlemen of that peculiar
people, but having no such attractiveness
here, it must be doomed to extermination.
If such intruders are permitted to continue
their encroechments, they may, ere long,
claim such possessory rights in pur private
enclosures, and public grounds, as to baffle
the united efforts of the Mayor, the Alder
men, and the whole police to accomplish
their extermination. C L .II.
Died.
Yesterday evening, Ida May, infant
dauehter of C. W. and F. J, Carper. The
remains will be conveyed to Salem Church,
in Lincoln county, for interment.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
TO
THE VOTERS OF CHARLOTTE
TOWNSHIP.
I hereby announce myself as candidate for
Constable of Charlotte Township, at tbe
election tb be held August 5th, 1875.
WINK KOIHSUN.
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NEW ADFCliriSEtlGXrj.
KNTOHTS OF PYTHIAS.
, A regular meet
ing of Charlotte
Lodge Not 17,
Knights of Pythias,
will be held at
Masonic' Hall.' in
the -? Temple Asso
ciation Building
to-niebt, '.Prompt
atlen dance of
members "desired,
Visitine brethren
"cordially Invited
.r:"-; By ; order' of the
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' W. L. BOYD,"
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A reliable energetic, man ar local agept
for the Remington Sewing Machine.
s.f i ; . . GEO; HAMMOND.:
-.i.iT. -l: : -h. Central HoteL'V'.U
L'.jojy si2t. r
BEAUTIFUL
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Stock of White Striped Victoria Lawns
at ?i ALEXANDER, SEIGLE & CO'S.
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JJ AVI 2?G removed my'busfhesfrbm my
old stand on Traide Stfeeb to one of my
large and cortnaolipui storehouses on Col
lege Street, and having sotd out hty stork of
Groceries, I offer special; advantages to .my
old customers in my large and 'varied assort
ment of
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WINES and HQUORS.
Making a specialty in this line' t claim to
offer better advantages than can be found in
Western North Carolina. . ., , .
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HAVING SOLD
QUT my inttreat in the Pump business, I
am now 'prepared' to1 'deybte my whole
time aud attention to the PAINTING BUSI
NESS.
ALL
WORK 3 NEATLY; AND
PROMPTLY, AWNE,ria U Z'
E M ANDREWS
a iul25 til!..:-. . ! ... -5 Vilii.'L
C TOWSO Nf
V,.- Mil'.
State Roofer,' and dealer, in aU iXn&i of
Roofing Slate. Is fully prepared to pot on
SLATE ROOFS in any part of Ibe cenn-try.--
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MARBLEIZED SLATE AND MAN
TELS A SPECIALTY. .,
.Invites the attention of Architects.
Bailders, and the pollic ' f to . , tlie , superior
roofing hsed byhim, from tbe qaa'rhes , of
Vermont and Virginia. .Slate mrnisheQ of
any desired color.
Aood Slate Roof
Is an Insurance Against Fire,1
and will last a life time.1; ; - "
AH work gnaranteed. Prices Reasonable.
Shingle Roots taken ' off and relaid . with
SLATE, when desired. ' -., ,, ,
Orders will receive prompt attention, when
addressed to P. O. Box 15, Charlotte :N.
C. feblQ.tr.
NEW N0VEI,,.
"H ARWOODy"
-BY
THE AUTHOR OF THE
ODD TRUMP,
FOR SALE AT
PHtFER'S
BOOK
STORK
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NEW NOVELS,'
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JUST RECEIVED:
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PLAYING THE MISQHIEFu 73 rts
WARD OR WIFE,
MISS ANGEL,
75 cts
THE ABOVE IN PAPER BINDING.
TIDDY &
BROTHER
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: FULL LINE
Ladies Collara and Caff, to be ifuand at
ALEXANDER, SEIQLE & CCS-i
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Watermelons.;1
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POPULAR and FASHIONABLE RESOhl
VVESTEliN HOTELS ;
HICKORY,' N.1 C."4 a :':n""
meiS House is well fitted i and; famished,
JL is now open for the : accommodation-of
visitors and the traveling public. Its roans
are large,, well ventilated and commodious;
servants polite" and attentive. Kfrito uj
pbur and Chalybeate water always on band.
Vehicles furnished atshort ' notice! . Ora
Wbua goes from the ' Hotel tb the White
Sulphur Springs on the 'arrival of every
train. Table supplied with every1 delicacy
of the season. All these conspire, to make
it a flrsfrelass Hotel, second- to none in
Western North Carolina . s
& No efforts will be spared to make thegnests
comfortable andconteuted.-:4 "iio wJ t.-q
- -TERMS Board, per month-120.00 per
.week, . $7.00 ; per day .2,00, j ChUdren and .
servants jiauMM; ..',!iL,i'''
' For further particulars, address j ...
n, -. . T . a,WMARSHJLLL;..- -4
'fnillT1 "i3 1 ",1S' ""Proprietor,
Improved-Fruit1 Ja:T,s A large st6ck':!ust t.
received by .-''' H -vi- irr-v 1 1 .
W R BURWELL & CO,
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