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joWintMc. r- Sift "ir- - TheOMJxvniJobT;-Xr'it has keen thoroughly iurpUed every needed want, and with the lat - 'Type, and every manner cf Job Tf t ca r - J. b with neatness. &z;.:h and ehe isesa. osacairno uth 3 mos. -1 mon. I Wo can lurnlr1! at eiort notice WXKCLT SDITIOK, - . - eekly fhf the5buntyln advance, $2 00 ' out of the county, postpaid -1 10 BLANK3. L3X. C "V LETTE3 H34i:3,C-4TiD3t" : TAGS, ETC-UTT. I CyKSak ,CH1EIX)TT3E;;N; -,C;;..' FEBRUARY 4 3, 1876. V jrEoasAMJiia. Hand bills. ' IJbeMMwJacttoin lor cWW- , : ., . . . . . , .: .- . : . . . . . . ... .... ... 0 0 0T UB ME. FORBES baa Inst returned from the ceiTUiK our Second Fall Stock of UOOTB. (mplete 4b every l)fptmeiit, and will be sold WHOLESALE MKCxXAXTp are espec requested to B O w EsuaiiJiSn o t be onDnasoLD. is a NEW IRON F RON T LvB UI LDINO.TEADE STREET BLOTTII.IT, GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES BOOTS; AND ;SB0E8; AT THE IX)W PRlfJE OF THE GOOD GEOR. FRENCH & SONS, FFKB TO TBS TRAD!! TBElS JJlEGE . of BOOTS nf SHOES, (being the larmt Petition by any jcbWng hooEe in tb gjtith. iden'p omt 3.? Kip Boots f '28.00 and JO.COacawifeii'i'beBl flrationalUjrtoganB aji$lWPiiri &ens tnt JualityL. A B. Brogans at $1.12 perpri' WoWe V tWine Peb. Grain Bale at $1.00 per pair. Women's prime A. Calf Bala at $1.00 per pair, Children's Polish High Cat Copper Tips at 75 cents and all other at lea at eooallv low rates. . la, sraoial at?lna4 and ordsrs solieUeC; 8ept23 F U R M 1 T ' IT 1X E BturQess nTichols S. Co., -Q0ISALE Supply of Lounges, all grades. Coffins on hand. . -FROM GRAND CENTRAL :0: -:0:- IPIHL'XBMEi INErf LAWN . AT 75 CENTS A YARD, WORTH $2.00 (A GREAT BARGAIN.) L ' pORsETS AT 90 CENTsi WORTH $1.60 LL WOOL DRESS FRINGES AT 10 A T ADIKB' idiRINO VESTS, AT $1.00. LL LINEN H AKKERCHIEFfliiLT A fTlHE BEST REAIhA IE SWITCHES niOWELS AT" BvCENtsi WORTH 40 CENTS. , " r. Q.ERMAN IEOWE AT 25 CENTS, WORTH 50 CENTS. TP5BOAtH6cES' . 7 -s LL COLORS SILK DRESS BUTTONS i 1 rJ ix i t-l t-sf-W . ST TEAL THREAD LCE AT 25 CENTS . A LL OTHER COLORS BERLIN WORSTED AT, 15, CENT8 per OZ. t'TrpTT0ESi'THREE FOR : !- -tfOTKRAMEBJWM fr TMiiriENSEtOl A double the money. , AND AtfREAT MANY OTHER AOflDS.TOplNEROUS TQ atENTION. :Tf FOR THE TjAST FOURTEEN YEARS, KNAULfcO JN THIS CITY." WELL BOUGHT 4fT HALF SOL RESMT U i rt.: STOG Northern faetvnd we are now fairy BHOJES AND LEATHER, which' is at price that defy competiUon. AND, RETAIL ,Tmiiva pot Stock before, p vtti aein C. OLD TIMES BEFORE THE WARy STOCK AND COMPLETE A8SOBTMBT ia the State) at aneh low rates as defyoom- GE(atlCESCH 6 SONS, -'V-P-,'.i tgton, N. 0. D ; fii L E B 8 & RETAIL DEALEESIN FURNITURE, BEDDING, &c, No, 5, West Trade Street. CHARLOTTE, N. C. JUST RECEIVED. FULL ASSORTMENT OF Parlor Suits, in Hair Cloth, Terry and Reps Also a new A foil assortment of Metalic Cases, Caskets and Wood nov2 1LJI THE- HOTEL STORE, 'ELSJWHJ5BE. CENTS, SOLD ELSEWHERE at 15 CENTS. WORTH lOv 25 CBMTS, yWORTH 40 CENTS. AT $L50. .WORTH $2.50, at 10 CENTS a DOZ., WORTH 25 CENTS. AjABIV WORTH7 CENTS. ; . yard, worth ,;;i50Vo"i -tin T3 THE: CITY CHARLOTTE, N. O., ! December 20th, 1875, On and after this date, mails will open and close in this office as follows: Kofthern, delivered 80 a, mu, dose 9.00 p m Soothem, - 8.80 " 70 pm Air-line. 8,30 8.30 p m Statesville, ' " UXXT" " 2.00 pm C.C.EastD., " 8,30 " " 9.00pm C. C.We8tD " . . 6.30 pm , " . 0.00 pm : Hooey Order and Begister hours - from 9 a. m, to 4 p. m. - . re Mcdonald, p. m dee21 tf . . CITY t BULLETIN The police had a quiet time, yesterday and last night. The junior editor leaves this morning for Washington, and probably New York, where he will be absent for about a week. There will be a Foreign Missionary Meet ing at the Associate Beformed Presbyterian Chapel, this evening at 7 o'clock. A new pavement is being made on Mint street, between Second and Third, in front of the jail.. It has been much needed.. The "Big Bonanza" held the streets, yes terday, and the ''aw, yaas, of corse," of De Hass,' serves as the answer to many a .ques tion. 1 -i ' ' The moon . was beautifully, bright, last night, but the cold was of such a decided character that there was little satisfaction in doing the front gate specialty. A meeting of the members of the Juve nile Hop Club, will be held this evening at 7 o'clock, in the front room over the store of Spencer it Allen. Justice McNinch, on yesterday, issued 103 summons in civil cases. We presume that no Magistrate in this place ever did -so large an amount of work of this kind before, in any one day. "In the region below, there's naught but woe, But there are no babies there." Is the way a young man who don't like 'em, paraphrases the hymn. Very wicked. The Raleigh Newt contains two columns and a half of advertisements, giving the names of delinquent tax payers in the "City of Oaks." We understand that the City Marshal of Charlotte is preparing a similar list. The old adage "nothiDg certain but death and taxes." - To a Correspondent; We return thanks to a friend at Laurin burg for items recently sent ua from that locality. We had :already copied these from an exchange, however, and hence our correspondent's manuscript was unservicea ble. If this should happen to strike his eye, he is informed that we shall be glad to hear from him again. The Cold. The weather has been intensely cold since the clouds cleared away on Tuesday even ing. 'In someplaces, the streets which were frozen on Tuesday night, remain as hard as granite. We are experiencing another 'cold wave." Telegraphic reports represent the rapid falling of the mercury and thick ice, at points North of here, and the probabili ties, as sent out from the weather bureau, are of continued clear and cold weather for to-day. - The Thing Needed. It is stated that an eyerlasting glass chim ney for lamps has been invented and is com ing into use at the North. This chimney can be thrown violently upon the floor, rolled along, kicked about, but it resists all the laws which rule ordinary glass. It will not break when hung upon a flaring gas burner. It costs three times as much as an ordinary chimney, but one of this kind will outlast a dozen of the old fashioned ones. Catholic College in Gaston. Father Wolfe, of Richmond, a Catholic priest of the-Benedictan order, arrived in this city, on yesterday morning,- n route to Gaston county, to locate upon the farm of Father J. J. O'Connell. . He will be followed in a shirt time by seven or eight other priests, of the same order L who will establish and conduct a large Catholic College in Gas ton. These priesa will work the farm and thus make their Hying, teaching school at the same time- : 1 The Courts. , ' Mayor3 $ Court: There was no session of ihia body, there being ho cases for trial be fore1 ft. "J ' Before Justice Davidson. John Nicholson, colored, or assault upon-Cbarlie Dickson. Pays the cost and is bound to the peace in 100. Before Justice Mclfinch. The case against J. F. Smith, of Pineville, for perjury, was dismissed, no witnesses appearing against him. ' ' : . ' . February. This month was one, of the twd tntoths (January peing the . other) .Introduced , into the Roman calendar by Numa Pompflios, when he extended the year to twelye of these' peods--. .name arose . from the practice of religious expiation and' purifica tion, which took place among the Rdrhans at the beginnlnf of this njdnfh-rMare, to ourify. -6 has been, n the whele, an ilt nmiA mrmth 'Nnma let- fall npon it the doom which'Wa unavoidable for some One of the months, of having three out of four times a day less Chan ey en those which were to eenajst of thirty daysc Thafcis to say, he arraxrred that it ahonld have dnly twenty nine ttays, excepting in leap year, when, it witoTJhirtyi, ButirheAvAuguafas chose to find a SlsLday to Augtfst, Jhat the 4hdiBity eniocred by six other jnonths of the year; be took it from February, which could ;)ea8t 1 spare it, thus reducing It to twenty-eight In all ordinary years.I the 1Cniriah' ananiRement of the calendar Jt pe ine necessary to drop.' a day out of eacfccenr tnrv. exeepUbe those of which the ordinal n amber could be divided by four, it again fell to the Sob of Felaryjto Wtie SuiTerer? It was deprived of its 29th day for all sncn years ) and so it Welllfl 1800, and will' in 1900;2l09,2200rc; ' Business Change. . I Messrs Smith, A Forbes have sold td : Mx. W L Boyd, their entire retail stock of boots , and shoes,' tod will.hereafter conduct boai nesa. at wholesale only.;r Bdyd willkeep a 'first-class stock of goods, for the retail trade, on the grouHd floor of the same build- ing. " ,. ." A Curious Office. The most unique office in the city, is that just; fitted up by Mr W O Marfitt, the agent of the Air-Line Railroad; It is ar box car, run off on a side-track, and furnished with desks, chairs, tables, a stove, windows, and all Che other appurtenances of a business office. Here Mr Maffitt holds forth, free from the annoyances of constant interrup tion by people running in. and out and bothering him with all manner of questions. But if 3 an odd looking little shop, just the same. Mecklenburg Monumental Association. The Mecklenburg Monumental Associa tion met on Tuesday evening, after the ad journment of the Historical Society, at the office of Dr. T. J. Moore. The meeting was called to order by placing Col. Wm. John ston in the chair. Mr. W. J. Yates offered the following res olution : ; Resolved. That Mr. J. n. Bntronehn h elected Treasurer of this Society; and be re- quesiea to prove any and all claims which this Society may have against the Bank of Mecklenburg, before such person or persons, as the law requires. Unanimously carried. Moved by Gen. D. H. Hill, that the Treas urer be instructed to call at the different banks, and ascertain the indebtedness of this Society to said institutions, together with the number of medals, and other property, be longing to this Society, held by said banks; and to call upon all persons, who have prop erty of this Society in their possession, in order to ascertain the amount of the same. Carried. Being no further business before the Soci ety, on motion it adjourned. Meeting of the Mecklenburg Historical Society. The Mecklenburg Historical Society met on Monday evening, at the office of Dr. T. J.. Moore, the President, Maj. C. Dowd, i the Chair. The roll being called, and a quo rum being present, Col. Osborne wrS called upon to report as Chairman of the Execu tive Committee, concerning the revision of the constitution and by-laws of this Society. The report was as follows : "Your committee resDectfullv reDort that tne wors committed to them has been at tended to ; viz : revising and correcting the constitution and by-laws, and placing them in the hands of the printers, and the proof is now ieady tor correction; and we hope, by your next meeting, to have the publica tion ready for distribution among the mem- Ders ot tne Association." Gen, T. F. Drayton nominated Rev. B. S. Bronson as a member of the Society, which motion, receiving a second, was unanimous ly carried. Gen. Drayton moved that the address of Gen. D. H, Hill be postponed until the next regular meeting of the Society, owing to the limited number of members present. There being no further business before the Society, on motion, it adjourned. Failure of the Southern Life Insurance Company. The news of the failure of the Southern Life Insurance Company, which is reported in our telegraphic columns this morning. will be read with a surprise which will be mingled with regret even to those not direc tly interested. The telegram is brief, and comprises all the news et received in this city. Gen John B Gordon is the President of this Company for the department embrac ed in the States of North and South Caro lina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama. About 18 months ago the company began business in Charlotte, with a retrolarly organized Board of Directors, of which Col Wm John ston is tne neaa. a large number of our best and most prominent citizens are inter ested in the company, and many of the peo ple of Charlotte lose by the failure of this company, some considerable amounts. The much talked of insurance building, in this city, is being built by this company, and is now more than two-thirds completed. It is supposed that work npon it will be suspend' ed at once. The details which will probably be receiyed to-day, will be looked for with much Interest Something About Caster. A correspondent of the Southern Church man asks how it is that Easter day comes oh the sixteenth of April this year ? 'Easter is always the first Sunday after the full moon which happens npon or next after the 21st day of March ; if the full moon happens up on a Sunday, Easter day is the Sunday after" But the moon is not full on the 21st of March, and the "next after" happens on the eighth of April, which is pot Sunday therefore', ought hot Easter to be on the ninth, instead of the sixteenth ? Is it a mistake ? If so the movable feasts and holy days which depend on Easter are also at the wrong time. To which the Churchman re sponds as follows "It is a common mistake- to suppose the Easter full moon is the full inoon of the al manacs. If it were so, then Easter Would be observed on different-days in. different parts of the' world. Owing to the rapidity of the moon's- changes. - the moon, after March 24, becomes ,fulL in Washington on Saturday, April 8, at 2iln the afternoon, Bat in London it is full at 7i. So that, by the almanacs, our Easter would be celebrat ed on Sunday.sApril 9, and the London Easter wpuld be on Sunday Aprfl 17 for the f an would hive gone down. before this moon filled and, consequently, the. eccles iastical day would have, then begun, which would make , it Sunday ; and by the rule of finding Easter, if the moon fulls on Sunday, the Sunday after 1 Easter which tn that ease would beSdnday the' 16thr But- the moon -that regulates the time for finding juastei is not tne actual moon m tne neavens, nor eyen the mean nooh .of the astrono mers .but it is an imaginary moon, whose periods are so continued that this new moon always follows the real new moon by two or even,three deys This being ithe rulef our oorrespondeat ITiir See that the imaginary moo Of t&aear two day later than Aprir8i4ay ;hVi 10&-and hence taster is Swepson Admitted to Ball . .. The preliminary examination of Geo. W: Swepaon, Esq . for . the . killing of. Capt. A. Q. Moore, in Alamance connty last week. was concluded on yesterday. " The following telegram received in this city on yesterday from R. Y. McAden, Esq., who is at Haw River, explains itself: ' ' '' "The Magistrates have unanimouslv ule cided that Bwepson is hot guilty? Of murder. and admitted him to baiL" Tbe'lboveis -the . telegram - entire; .the amount of bail is not stated. '' LATXS. '.. . v ' :'- The following ' associated .press telegram,: regarduig the. same matter, wis received at this office last night : . . Raiioh. N. C. Feb. 2. Geo. W. Swep- son, charged with slaying Capt. Adolphus Moore,- was released to-day on $10,000 baiL Alamance Court. A Horrible DeathPressed to Death in a Cotton Gin. We have information from Steel Creek, in this county, that on Tuesday, a son of Mr. Ellison Walker 10 or 12 years of age, was crushed to death in a cotton gin which Was being run by his brother. It is hot known why the little fellow! went into the' -gin, but no one was aware of his presence there, and it is supposed by some that he was asleep when the machinery was pat in operation and that he got into the gin for that purpose, while the hands, went to the fire to get warm. After the bale had been pressed, a portion of one of the little boy's feet was discovered protruding from it,-and the investigation which this lead to, revealed the horrible fact that the unfortunate child had been packed in the bale of cotton. He was crushed out of all shape, as can be imagined when it is remembered that the whole ma chinery of the gin had its full force upon his body. The father of the lad was, some years ago, resident of this city, at which time he was an employee of the Rock Island Factory Company. United States vs. R. E. McDonald Dis charge of the Prisoner. This case, which has been in course of ex amination for two days past, terminated at a late hour yesterday evening. Commis sioner McLean, after hearing all the evi dence, informed the defendant's counsel that it was unnecessary to argue the case, as he had made up his mind to dismiss it, as the United States had failed to made out a prima jacie case against Mr mcuonaia, which was accordingly done. The testi mony, in brief, was as follows : John Hood, the boy who robbed box No. 63, rented by W C Morgan, swere that Mc Donald had employed him to rob the box; that his instructions were to take out only a part of the letters ; that he was to hide them in a particular place ; that he continued to rob the box for several months, almost eyery day ; that he received no compensation and was toreceive none for doing so; that he never opened any of the letters ; that Mc Donald got him to forfeit his bail and run away, and gaye him $o lor tnat purpose, and promised to help him if he should get into trouble ; that he did run away and re mained until arrested in Charleston and brought back. On cross examination, he was asked if he had not described to Mr Morgan, when he was first arrested, certain notes which he had taken out of the letters and destroyed This he denied, but stated that Mr Morgan had asked him if such and such notes were not in the letters, and that he had told him they were ; that Mr Morgan had "put the words into his mouth." When Mr Morgan was examined, he swore that he simply asked Hood what notes he had taken out of the letters : that he an swered him at once, and without any sug gestions.that he had taken out three notes two payable at Newberry National Bank, of Newberry, S. C, and made by W A & W B Fuller, and one other note made by the firm of Arnifield & Laney. Mr M. further testified that he had lost only three notes, and that Hood had accurately described them. This, of course' broke down the testimony of Hood, as he had repeatedly sworn both on direct and cross examination, that he had never opened any of the letters. Hood was also contradicted by Grant, the United States Marshal who brought him from South Carolina, and by several other wit- The mother and aunt of Hood were sworn for the United States, and testified that after Hood's arrest, McDonald had offered to haye him released for $1,500. These witnesses were contradicted by Mr Mattison, a route agent on the Air-Line Railroad, who test! fied that, he overheard the conversation. Hood's mother had offered Mr McDonald $1,500 if he would haye Hood released, and that Mr McDonald replied that he bad noth ing to do with the matter ; it was in the hands of the Government. The defence proved by Capt Asa' George. that he had used Lock Box No. 63, before Mr Morgan took it; that he had lost. one of his three keys ; that he then began, to miss his mail matter, and changed his box ; gave up' to McDonald the two original keys, and also one he had made in place of the one lost. He was shown the key taken Ifrom Hood at the time of his arrest, and identi fied it as the one he had lost (it being slight ly bent at the handle). Mr Morgan swore that he received from Mr McDonald three keys, when he took the box, and that they answered the description ef. the -keys sur rendered by Capt George, - two original and one home-made. Mr Gorman testified that he took the same box after Mr Morgan, and received the Bame key s. It was proved by Messrs Morgan, White, Eddins, Grant and others, that McDonald, with-the aid of White and Eddins, laid the trap to catch the guilty party ; -.thet the three .watched , the box; by turns, until Hood was detected and arrested : that after Hood had forfeited his bail and fled, McDonald was' constant in his cnaaries after him until he ascertained where he was. Mr!CrewriestmedtBafMc- Donald came to him and told him that the bov was at CoIumbiaTtfiat he went imme diately to Columbia, and informed United States 'Deputy Marshal Grant; that Hood left Columbia before they could arrest kirn, but through their Charleston: Grant also exhibited prpy. ed jr.; telegram from McDonald to hold Heoc nntii: tkjg wuld send jg&xvqirf $op ' This is only a brief synopsis of .the proof; and the result was what nine hundred and ninety nine men- in every ' thousand of our citizens knew it would be "an acquittal of Mr McDonald. ..There was . some evidence offered by Mr McDonald's counsel .which, they alleged, accounted for Mr M's arrest ; but as it was ruled out by the Commission er, we deem it unnecessary td state it. Proposed Monuments tov Generals Nash . and Davidson Address from Mayer JoBston ad letter from Col Wheeler on tho Subject. - v ' The following is apart of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen, at its last meet ing, which we have deferred until to-day. . , . His Honor, the Mayor addressed the Board as follows; , - , - ,.' ,: To the Honotablet'thA Board of Alderpun of the H- City of , Charlotte, . Gxrrciiax : It is my pleasing, dnty fo lay before you a communication from Col John H Wheeler, the'historian, and a native son of North Carolina, now temporarily re- siding m Washington City, suggesting that your Board take some action to have re deemed the pledges made by theCongress of 1777 and 1781, to erect: monuments, one commemoratiye of the life and character of Brigadier General Francis , Nash, the other commemoratiye of the life and character of Brigadier General Davidson. The former j fell in defending the liberties of bur. coun-1 try at German town ; the latter t Cowan's Ford, near this city. It is eminently proper that the virtues of these patriot heroes should be perpetuated as was recorded by the Congress of 1777 and 1781; that; their memories might be preserved as public ex amples of good citizens and devoted patriots. The remains of General Nash fie hear Ger man town, while those of General Davidson were buried in Hopewell grave-yard in this county, the latter without even a stone to mark his resting place. But .the pledges of a patriotic Congress remain unfulfilled, and as these revolutionary heroes were of your State, and as Mecklenburg county led in the declaration for Independence on the -20th of May, 1775, and, on he 81st of the same month, established a civil government, both of which she valiantly maintained through the memorable struggle which "followed, it is fit and proper that she should give some expression on this subject thrpugh yourj body or otherwise, as suggested by Col Wheeler. The grand celebration of the Centennial of the Mecklenburg Declaration , transpired on the 20th of May last, in this city. The celebration of the National Centennial takes place at the City of Philadelphia on the 4th of J uly next ; and the time would seem au spicious to remind Congress of the assurance given when our country was in the throes of a great revolution, and the heroic services of Nash and Davidson were fresh in the memory of their admiring countrymen. I spectfully commend the subject to your fa vorable consideration, and doubt not the concurrence in your cction, of your county. State, and all patriotic citizens throughout our extended country. The following is the letter of Col John H Wheeler Washington City, Jan. 25th, 1875. My Deab Mr. Matob; The centennial celebration of the 20th of May last, in your city, was a complete success, an event never to be forgotten in North Carolina. There was renewed on the altar of patriotism, the glorious and glowing traditions of a for mer age. It was the first movement in that great drama of ther evolution whose subse quent acts eventuated in the blessings of liberty to them, to us, and to posterity. It marks the age in which it occurred. It is settled history that on the shores of our State the first Anglo-Saxon foot rested, 1681 at Roanoke Island, that in North Carolina the first blood of the Colonists was spilled by the rOyal troops of England, and equal ly true, that aUCharlotte, , on 20th of May, 1775, all allegiance to . England was with drawn and independence of the county de clared; The journals of the Continental Congress' from 1774 to 1788 present in - its glowing pages, many facts relative to North Carolina, among them the following is recorded : "From journals of Congress, vol. 3, p. 472. Tuesday, Nov 4th. 1777. "Betolved, That His Excellency. U jv Cas well be requested to erect a monument, Of the yalue of Five Hundred Dollars, at the expense of the United States, in honor of the memory of Brigadier General Franci s Nash, who fell In the battle Of Germantown, on the 4th of October, 1777, bravely -contending for the independence of his eountry. From same, vol. 7, p. 190, Thursday, Sept. 20th, 1781. "On motion of Mr Sharpe, resolved, that the Governor and Council of the State of North Carolina be desired to erect a monu ment at the expense of the United States, not exceeding th value , of Five Hundred Dollars; to the memory of the late Brigadier General Davidson, who commanded the militia of the district of Salisbury, in the State of North Carolina, and was killed en the 1st day of February last, fighting gal lantly in the defence of the liberty and in dependence of these States." -: , . . I enclose them 'for your consideration. and to make sweh'disposition of them as you and your honorable Board of Aldermen-may deem Dest. i ae solemn pledges, tons made by Congress have never been redeemed." " Recentlv: under circumstanoea nrarf.lv similar, Mr Bancroft addressed a note to the Mayor of Boston, enclosing resolutions of tne Continental Congress, authorizing and directing a monument to be erected at York- town, commemoratiye of the surrender of Lord Cornwalhs. - . ' . The Mayor or Council of Boston memori alized (a few days ago) Congress, to carry out the resolves, wicn tne assurance "that the whole nation would respond in this auspi cious centennial season, if the present Con gress would fulfil this promise of our Jfath era.-. , I need not remind oae Who is so well post ed as yourself;" and who takes so much in terest in North Carolina history; of the character or service of - the heroes whose memories we would preserve. Francis Nash was of a family distinguish ed in the annals of North (Sarolina; If not a native, he was long a resident: of .Orange county and before the revolution' was Clerk of the Court. His brother, Abner Nash, was the Governor of the State in 1779 the next after Gov Caswell, who was the first Govern or under the Constitution. ' His nephew; Frederick, was until recently ene-of the 8u- Tvrpime Court Chief Justice. Til 177fl ha w appointed by the State Congress, Colonel of ; the 1st regiment or continental troops ; and v was soon promoted to the command of ; a . brigade In. th. battle of Germantown the- rnexj. yeai; hetwas.kjiied.fc -Hela W4ed near Germantown: . The same disastrous day bronghtother sorrows to. North Caro Una j for her distinguished . son; Col; Buh- oombe, wast fatally wounded, after whom Buncombe county is - called: Captains' If . win Turner and others from? Edgecombe, then and there gave up their lives for their country. , - , . General Davidson resided in your county. He was a native of. Pennsylvania, 'and was brought by his- parents to North Carolina; when only fonf" years of age. ' ' He inherited that Beotch Irish determination to do what was right and tor snbarita to f nothing that was wrong. H wappinfced in 1776 by the State Congress, Major of the 4th regi- mentor Continental iroopsvOol Thomas Polk commanding, aria marched fo join the grand army nnder Washington After the battle or, Trenton, Rrandywine and GermAntown; Wrghneat was-ordered South toreUeve Gen Lincoln: at ChsilHton As he Raised his home he was furloughed for a - few-weeks to spend with his- family : and thus escaped the ? captures which befell Linbolet, ' ' But. he was by no means idle or inactive: 'He improvised from time to time. bodies of nieaend on . ef ery 'occasidn, an noyed tho. advance - off the. British armv. While, disputing the passage, of Lord Oorn wallis at the Catawba rtver erf 1st df Feb. iTBi, ne was auueof ana aes omnea near tnat Thus fell the heroes I and how wooderful the workinm oflPrdvidence t The One born kin North CSrohni offered Oph Bfe in the defence of liberty -on the sou of Pennsylva nia, whita the son of Pennsylvania died re sisting the invaders of North Carolina.' The same holy feelings animated their, hearts-; they fell in the same glorious cause, for the same.com mon oountryl North Carolina has by her coTmties.audjtoilis, perpetuated the names dfNash and Davidson.; and their de scendants still lite anioaB.ua, lionond and honoring their glorious uncage.. ---.yet this does not redeem the pladge.of the Continent al Congress,5 or the duty of their successors to do so. I need not offer aTiy.suggesUonsto.you, or apology for addressitgVcJuoA.thliOcession. If so. 1 can only pWdXamanativeofNorth Carolina, and Jot many yeaw-a cithcen of Charlotte and its nehrhborhoodr that Jt is my hope and intention to;retarri to' my na tive landcani6ngyr4klttd;rhdf trust this may not, he dented: tome like the "An old man, wearied .with the storms of state,""" ' t A Has come to lay his bones among yon Give him a little earth , for charity' , I am, my dear Mr Mayor, . ., Yours sincerely, ',' JOHN H. WHEELER, On motion of AWerttaAtori.vla com mittee was appointed,' consisting of 6ie May or, with Aldermen Myers, DO wd and Moere, with instructions to ttemorlaites 'Congress to carry into effect the cp1eoges "'of ! the Con gress of i77f kd vtiC " ' ' ' ' MARRIT. ' At the Baptist Church in Fayetieyille on Wednesday cf last week, Mr W H Atkinson and Miss Emma Johnson. Near Fayetteville, on the evening of the 27th nit; Mr F B podgjass and .-"ifiaa L D Evans. Died, On the 14th nit, Mrs Annie" Prioey wife of Hon Chas Price, of Mocks ville, Davie coun ty- ; . SPECIAL NOTICES . Consumption may be prevented by check ing a cough or cold in time; and nothing equals Dr Bull's Cough. Syrup for throat and long affections. . u ' ; Nervotis Debility.' ' H VITAL WEAKNESS OR DEPRESSION : A weak exhausted' feeling. o energy or conragf ; the result: of mental- over work, indescrotions or excesses, or some drain up on the system-is always cured by ,i - Humphreys' Homeopathic Specific . No. 28. It tones up and invigorates the system, diepolo tv aiowk imA rloapnndeDcy, imparts strength and energy stops the 'drain and rejuvenates .the entire, man. Been used twenty years with perfect success , by tiun. ands. Sold by dealers. Price $1 per single vial, or $5 per package of five vials and $2 vial of powder. Sent by mail on receipt oi price. Address HUMPHREYS' HOMEO PATHIC MEDICINE COMPANY, 562 Broadway, New York. j8Sr- See large Advertisement. v no91y '''' . ' . 1 , -: . August Flower. The most miserable beings in the1 world are those suffering from Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint. . ?r3i.-' More than seventy-five percent of the peo ple in the United States are afflicted with these two diseases and their effect such as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache;' Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of IheHeart, Heart burn, Water-brash, gnawing asd burning pains at the pitof the Stomach, Yellow Skin Coated Tongue and disagreeable tasto, in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, .j4c Go to tbe Drug Store of Messrs T, C Smith & Con wholesale agents andire tail druggists generally . and get a 75 cent cent bottle, or a Sample Bottle for 10 cents. Try it . ,Twq doses wiH relieve vpu . ,' jdecS0. ' "'' " '""'' ' ,. ,. Sciple &. Sons, Coal and Lime Merchants, Atlanta, Ga., Analysis of our Shelby, Ala. Lime 98.65. The etrongeet Lime in. the United States. MontevaUo,.Cahaba red ash, and Coal Creek CoaL . We have special rates of freight on Coal and Lime by, car .load. to points in North and 'South Carolina and Georgia. We solicit orders, send for prices. , SCIPf ESONS, . dec30 Atlanta, Ga. NEW ADVEKTI8EMENT8 W. L BOYD, HAS bought Messrs Smith;, Jk, Forbes' en - tire Retairsjtak iof B0pt8&0w and SHOE FINDINGS,, and i. now closing- out all Winter Goods at greatly reduced prices, to make room for Sprjng gtockt Call early ; and . secn . TERMS STRICTLY CASH. ' 1 Kew ltbn ltflnilti '$$0 ;, 'jilt : f tf' U' HAVING eonclnded to change dtff'busl- t.-,; S:'s tri$Z l-vt ness, we have sold 7rntire1 RETAIL STOCK: of Boots and Shoes to W L' Boyd. and will hereaiUar rdevoto bur attention to the WBolesaleT Tradvfetfa change, we can offer MerchantA iMueefflierita equal to any Jobbing House in the todntry. jar All pMv4a!apeo iiJf.tPptm Pronipand settle, an we desire to close our hooka, no : . i.'i xr.n.i' .vW H SMITH. ,, Chhrlotie, H; C, VtbrtttpUti-VhtP . rebs r.-tm For other New Advertisementa see 4th page
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 3, 1876, edition 1
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