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with neatness, dispatch ani ehesrpneem,
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i illy 1 year, Ipistjpaid) i advance.
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out of the county, postpaid. 2 10
6 months-
Tberal reductiofo'fdaba.
CEAELOTTE 5. Ci .TWDAY, ; FEBBUARY 18, 876
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mHIS BEINQ THEONtY,EXCLU81VE WIIOtESAl,E BOUT and SHnP Hmrvi?
1 in the State, and our facilities for buying Goods being equal to any, ire feel confident
that we can sell BOOTS, and; S HOES AS CHEAP as any Baltimore or New York Jobber.
We bny only from Manufacturers and defy competition. ,
One of tbe firm is. now. North; purchasing our SPRING STOCK, which, when com
plete, will be the largest in the State. ."J-" ' :
ay All wt ask is a call from eyery Mechapt in Nortii and South Carolina anct (Georgia.
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HAS BOTCTaHT
MESSRSPMITH &
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Boots, Shoes ahd
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Is Now Closing Out all WINTER GOODS, Sat Greatly
Reduced Prices, to Make Room for 8PRINCSTGCK.
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TERMS STBIOTLX GASH.
NEW IRON FROST
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6M1TH BUILDING,"
FURNITURE
Burgess HIicSiols Co.,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
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FiHp!y of Ixnnges, all grailes
I'offltie on hand.
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TRADE STREET. CHARLOTTE, N. C,
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FURNITURE,
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No. 5, West Trade Street.
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JUST RECEIVED.
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Terry and Reps.
a new
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and Wood
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the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER,
FREQUENT DEMANDS FOR
SAMPLES I WRITTEN ANSWERS,
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.. CHAJlLOTTE, N. C. I
.; December 20th, 1875. i J
On and after this date, mails will open and
close in this office as follows :
Noithern, delivered 8.30 a. m.. close 9.00 ri hi
Southern, 8.30 " " 7.30 pm
Air-Une.A "O 8.30 " 8.30 pm
StatesviUe; Ul i llOO?' 2.00 pm
C. U. East D., " 8,30 " " 9.00 pm
C. C. West D 6.30 p m 9.00 p m
'Money Order and Register hours from 9
a; in, to 4 p. m.
K m MCUUNALiU, if. M .
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cmr BULLETIN
Is . there nobody to get married this
month ? .
"It's an ill wind that blows 'nobody any
good," and these chilly winds have mater
ially increased the business of the bar-keep
ers nd "the oyster dealers. 5 ..
Yesterday was a fair ,nd beautiful day.
and the ladies, takingadvantage of it. turn.
ed out in large numbers, for shopping and
other purposes.
We acknowledge with thanks an invita
tion to attend a "Valentine Hop," to be giv
en this evening at the Stoney House, "in
bono! of the visiting belles."
Revenue officer McAlpine came near seiz
ing a quantity of unstamped white lead, at
the North Carolina Depot, a day or two ago,
but, upon finding out what it was. conclud
ed that he wouldn't.
Messrs Rishel & Miller, are located for a
few days at Mrs B C Henry's bearding bouse
on Tryon street. They can make a fashion
able and durable hat out of an old one, and
we commend them to the public.
The auction at McMurray fe Davis' to day
will close the sale, which has been going on
therefor seyeral days. Ladies and gentle
men are invited, as goods will be offered to
suit both. All packages unclaimed or un
paid for will be re-sold.
Mr W H Hargrayes, whom we mentioned
some days ago as having been thrown from
his horse, in the Southern part of Iredell
county, and being seriously injured thereby
has died of his injuries, and was buried on
Wednesday at Centre Church,
An observant darkey says of orphan
Wnitley: "Wbenever be starts alter a
white man for to arrest him. be alius puts
on his beaver, but whenever you see him
wid his ole cap on, yoi bet you' he is gwine
after a nigger."
Last night after the fire, Mr John Mc
Wreight, a member of the Pioneer Fire
Company, while very warm and much ex
hausted by his exertions at tbe fire, drauk
about a pint of water, and in a few moments
dropped oyer senseless. Restoratives were
applied, and be revived after awhile.
Peach Blossoms.
A gentleman called at our office yesterday
and left a full developed peach olossom. We
have been looking for it. Charlotte Observer
Oh, pshaw; we baye peacbes down here.
Danville Jews.
We have, too; m the Summer tirae; when
tbe frost don't kill 'cm in the Spring.
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Fire at Lexington.
Mr J W Earnhardt, son of Mr R T Earn
hardt, who is merchandising at Lexington,
came to this city on Wednesday night, for
the purpose of buying goods, but early yes
terday morning received a telegram from his
father telling him to buy no goods, as the
store had been burned. The fire no doubt
took place on Wednesday night. The young
man states that his father's loss is about
$10,000, with an insurance of $6,000.
New Grocery House.
We dire-.-t especial attention, this morning
to the advertisement of Messrs John W Hall
& Co., who have just opened a wholesale
grocery house, on College street, in the
building of Sanders & Biackwood. They
haye the reputation of having an extensive
capital, and a large experience in their busi
ness. We extend them a cordial welcome,
and wish them much success.
Tbe North Carolina State Life.
The Wadcsboro Herald says : "We are re
liably informed that the N C Life Insurance
Company, represented by Capt Thos H
Hanghton, is in a remarkably prosperous
condition. For the past three years, the
interest alone on the companys investments
has more than paid all expenses and death
losses. This is a fact and speaks much for
the prudent and judicious management of
this home institution."
Fire Place Grate and Ventilator. .
We haye given a careful inspection to the
fire place grate and yentilator advertised in
onr columnaby Messrs Pond fc Norton, and
pronounce it aecordtog to oer judgment, an
excellent invention. From the "damper1!
s three-inch flue runs through the walland
supplies a strong draft from the "outside, so,
that the fire place draws like a stove. There
is no difficulty - whatever in kindling a fire
uppu 6ae of these grates, and there is never
an accumulation of ashes in the fire place,
an asb-box being placed under the grate to
catch these. ' The air can be shut off or let
on at pleasure,' and it is in t all respects, a
valuable contrivance, t It is highly recom
taedded by a number of our best citizens
who have it in use, and we doubt not that
will, in every instance, give satisfaction,
The CurloHty of tbe Crewd .
:i People are filled with curiosity, ' until It is
downright funny to think 'about it." Nqw
yesterdayftempon; an, illustration' of what
-we mean, was given in tb case of the shoot
ing of WilCy-fioggSybi ByH: Cook. Half the
town wantedH get :i inlonftre surgeon's room,
while, be wanrqbtpg t ball;-then . a
whole mob Xoliowed Suggs dofwtt o the of
fice tof tbe-Marshal ind 'Clty Olerlhere
room as full as jt could possibly ahold, but
oiowda fcubg around the door, and even the
steps of the Court ilonse were filled hy an
eager throng, vfb'o,' fronythei elevited; posi
tlon, (sort pf a peanat. fJerj-Jltiraf could
peer through the transom of 'the office where
the trial was being conducted, and seethe
heads of the reopltwitbia.?i From all of
wkfcli Mkarisesl Q Q&4bi the
Cbarlottew hai, more turiosity ttaii the
cnuob anpiIW teirday ajRerpoon,
that it hung heavily upon her hands.
The Auction,' Yesterday.':
The most fun that was' had,' 'yesterday,
was at the auction pf the remaining goods
of McMurray & Dayis. , 'Hardly" 'anybody
was there except ladies, and nearly every bid
was at a cent ad vac be - on the , preceding.
One lady would bid one cent, another would
raise her one, and bid two cents, and then
three cents, four cents, five cents. Ac, and so
on, until the artichf wa-r knocked down. The
auction continued about three hours, and.
the jabbering held oyer that done at the
tower of Babeiby 3$ . good deal : jwhen it
ended, Charlie Harrison, said he wanted to
go out in an old field somewhere, and be all
by himself for just an hour. The auction
will be continued to-day at 11 o'clock, and
tbe ladies are invited.
Tbe Penn Fire Insurance.
A card from- Rey A Sinclair, the agent in
this city of the Penn Fire Insurance Com
pany, will be found in another column. It
is in reply to strictures in our issue of yes
terday, upon the company named, and we
willingly give place to" it. By way of ex
planation to Mr Sinclair, we will state that
at the time our article was written, we really
did not know that the company was repre
sented in this city; and in our own justifi
cation will say that our remarks were based
upon wbat had been told us by several in
surance agents in this city, and upon what
we had seen In our exchanges, several of
which, in speaking of the company used the
term "wild cat," the same that we employ
ed. We hope that this notice and Mr Sin
clair's communication, will set the company
right before the public, in so far as we have
done it injustice.
A Credit Business Altogether.
We have just heard of a merchant who
lives in a town not far from Charlotte, and
who does business on a style peculiar to
himself. He don't sell goods for cash at all.
Go into his store, when corn is selling for
60 cents a bushel everywhere else, and say :
"Good morning, Mr ; what's your
cash price for corn this morning?" And he
1 will say, "I don't sell for cash." "What do
you sell it for on tine?" "$1.20," he will
say, and he won't sell it to you for 60 cents
cash. But there are plenty of poor idiots
who buy it at $1 20, and give him mortgages
on their real .estate or personal property ;
bed steads, bedclothes, bureaus, tables, any
thing which can be sold when the time
named in the mortgage deed expires. Th at's
the way he does business, and he makes
money by it; and plenty of fools think they
are doing t smart thing to pay double price
lor an article; if they can just get it on
time.
A Geranium-Scented Virginia J. P.
Many of our citizens know Willis Giles,
colored. He had figured extensively as a
prominent resident of the Five Points,
where he conducted a grocery store; and
though he has rarely if ever been in the
courts as a defendant, he was almost always
on hand as a witness or a surety, when a
case came up from that locality. Well, a
few days ago, information was received here
by the City Marshal, from Danville, Va ,
ttating that some time ago a negro Justice
of the Peace, ty the name of Wiley Carring
ton, had fled frwm Danville for theft, and
asking if he was not here. He was not wanted
back, but the Marshal here thought it would
be well enough to find out about this thing,
and his suspicions were directed to Willis
Giles. He according dispatched a police
man to ask Giles if he knew of a negro liv
ing jn Charlotte named Wiley Carrington 1
Giles said he didn't, but strangely enough
Giles hasn't been seen since. The two cir
cumstances taken together, are a little sug
gestive to say the least.
Hard Times.
The following brief article on this subject
from the Blackshear Georgian, should be
printed on every press in the land, until its
yivid truths absolutelyannihilate the loung
ers who prevent us as a people from attain
ing to a condition of general prosperity :
"So it is, young man, and the longer you sit
around town, holding your hands and twirl
ing your thumbs, and sighing for better ones
to come, the harder times will be. Spring
is coming; seed time is here; the plow
handles call you ; the axe is to be swung ;
the music of the hammer and anvil must be
heard, and the glistening of the brightened
hoe seen amongst the tares of the field.
There may be no pbee-for-you behind the
counter, p'r at,thdetorthe counting
house, orconducerotir jrain, or fireman,
or engineer; jbrdo yunr "aspirations mount
to the professions 7 These all may be full,
and no place foryou. Yet there is work to
do. Breadrjaifkers and cornmakera, they
neer lack' a job. The field of honest labor,
haidy toil, is never lull, and in its dignity
it surpasses all other occupations, being the
first of your race, and bearing all the seal
and signet of diyinity."
Petition for Habeas Corpus.
The Raleigh Newt thus speaks of a well
knWn case which has been before the Su
preme Court, having gone up from this cir
cuit: j At tbe Fall term of. Lincoln court
18T5Fjbhn SchenW, a negro," was Indicted
for assault and battery, and so heinous was
the assault, the prisoner "haying attempted
to cut his father's throat, the Judge was
about sending him to jail for two year, but
at tbe negro's own request he sent him to
the penitentiary for that length of time. By
the law as it now stands, assault and battery
is not a penitentiary offence and the . negro's
father applied through R H Battle, Jr., Esq.,
to one of the' Justices of the Supreme Court,
for a habeas corpus, Mr Battle contending
that the Judgment of the court below was'
void in law and no judgment. Judge By
num, with whom theother judges heard the
argument, refused the writ on the ground
that the applicant's only redress under chap
ter on habeas corpus in Battle's Revisal was
an appeal iitftfeMirtloM from tbe judg
ment, or application lor certiorari to the Su
preme Court upon proper excuse for b4s,not
baying appealed in due, $ine.f ASo i open
to the prisoner to apply jot certiorari - if he
can render an j sufficient reason f?r, failure
to appeal ih'adeilime,'cTn'e prls'onex'is now
with -the ..other convicts at work up-the
country on the WeaternTrofcdi' -Adlal&lcase
of a man's not knowing his pwnini he
first choee the : penftentfar'y 'tad' wjprants
to swap it for life in a county jail."
A Brute's Iustinct. ;t
An incident of the fire last night, strong
ly illustrates how strong are some of the in
stincts of a brute. Under SchifTs tannery
there was a.' female dog, with a litter of young
puppies. When the flames raged so that it
was regarded as almost certain that the
tannery, would go,, this brute began picking
up her off spring, one by one, and carrying
them to a-safe place. She continued this
?abor oriOye for half an hour, until the last
one of the puppies had been carried far from
the scene of the fire.
TUtf Courts.
Mayor's Court. Charlotte Henderson, col
ored, was up for stealing a dress from the
clothes line on the premises of Mr 8 C Wolfe-.
She denied the theft.and claimed that she had
foUhd the dress on the track of the Uorth
Carolina Railroad. This statement appear
ed rather attenuated to His Honor the
Mayer, and he imposed a fine of $5 and cost
upon Charlotte.
This with one very trifling case before
Justice Davidson, and the case against Bill
Cook, the barber, reported in another place;
comprised all the criminal business trans
acted in the city on yesterday.
A Horse on a Cow Catcher.
An old lame horse was loafing around the
streets pretty much all the fore part of
Wednesday night and yesterday morning,
the 2 05 freight train on . the North road
came pretty near putting him in condition
not to loaf any more. Tbe old horse had
gotten into the cut under the big bridge, at
tbe crossing of Twelfth street, near the resi
dence of, Mr S S Pegram, and when the
train came along, behind time and running
fast, it took the beast up on the cow catcher.
The engineer didn't know it was on the
track until he saw it on top of the pilot, and
then he reversed the engine. As he did so,
the xld horse rolled off into the cut, but as
soon as he regained his feet, he scrambled
right straight up on tbe track again and
stayed there. Then the engineer had to
send the fireman out with a stick, and he
had to drive the old horse all the way up
the track to the street running in front of
the Institute for Young Ladies.
Counting White Mules.
Not long ago we published the old belief
that, during leap year, if a girl or spinster
should count one hundred white horses
she would marry the man with
whom she first shook hands after the
counting had been finished. A maiden lady
Hying in Morning Star Township, thereupon
asked us if white mules could be counted in
with th e horses, and we referred tbe ques
tion to our exchanges. The Lynchburg (Va)
News, makes the following response, whicb
we submit to our Morning Star correspond
ent: "Of course they will. We know of noth
ing more appropriate. For, however sweet
and lovely things may be during the spooney
process of loye making, both parties imme
diately afterwards become mulish, and it
generally takes a lifetime to settle the ques
tion as to which is the mule."
Narrow Escape from Drowning.
A little nero boy who lives with his pa
rents on the rear part of the lot of Capt A G
Brenizer, on C street, between Fifth and
Sixth, made a very narrow escape from death
by drowning, on Wednesday afternoon.
Capt B had lately had some post holes dug on
the premises, and the recent rain had filled
these about half way up with water. The
little negro was playing around one of these
holes, when he accidentally stumbled, and
plunged in head-foremost. Little Ches, a
four year old son of Capt Brenizer, saw the
little datkey when he made the plunge, and
with a presence of mind which is indeed re
markable for a child of his age, set off. post
haste, for the tobacco factory of Mr D R
Leak, on the same lot, where he knew that
Mr Leak and Mr Heineman were, at that
time, and call for Mr Leak. A negro man
in the factory was the first to hear him, and
going out, was told by the little fellow that
a boy up at tbe house would die if some one
didn't go to him. The negro run up, and saw
the legs of the child sticking up out of the
hole, all around the edges of which there
were evidences that he had struggled des.
perately. He was perfectly still; had ceased
to struggle, and it was thought, when he
was first taken out, that life was extinct. He
was carried home, however, and by careful
treatment was soon resuscitated, and in five
or six hours had recovered from the effects
of his involuntary bath So little Ches Bre
nizer has, thus early in life, saved cne per
son from death.
A Negro Shoots a White Nan.
Yesterday afternoon, a'young white man
named Wiley Suggs; who lives about three
and a half miles from the city on the Air
Line Railroad, was in the back room of the
bar room of Ferry Morehead, colored, on
Trade street, next doer to the Market House,
in company with two negroes and a white
companion, when Bill xuias Henry cook, a
colored barber in the employ of Jefferson &
Gordon, entered the room, and proposed a
game of cards to him. He responded that he
did not want to play. Cook insisted and
Suggs told him to go away ; that he didn't
want to play and didn't intend to. His lan
guage, or manner seems, to nave angereu
Cook who ripped out an path at him, where
upon Suggs applied .to him,, prefacing It
with an oath, an epithet toO yulgar to be
repeated here. ' Cook asked if he intended
to call him that name, and before Suggs
could answer, struck at felim Suggs warded
off two blows and struck his assailant one;
Cook's third blow struck Suggs in the bead,
and as he delivered it he drew a pistol from
his hip pocket and fired at his antagonist
He was then rather at hia left tide, and the
ball ehlered'hisright breast, near the breast
bOne and abbutbn a Ira with tbe nipple. ;
As f- soon' as he was shb Suggs' ran up
street, and Ferry Morehead, " the proprietor
of the establishment, locked Cook in a room
until ', 'an .' 'officer,';; being, informed
of the shooting by ; Suggs, Veni after him.
Dr Jo Graham examined ; the w,ound, 'but
could not find .the balL - It had been fired
from a single-barrel pistol, and being not
much larger than a pea, had hid itself among
the muscles,, where it is not like! jr to give the
wounded man mucn annoyance, if any. ,
j JttttlceMcNincb: sai wppn't. c se, and
heard the' testimony of five witnesses.; ;TThe
factaigiTgn aboye wera.evelQpeAHly. jfc
evidence, and the court placed Cook' bail at
$1,000; Being t unable iO gi v4 this Jhe was
committed.
Illness or Hon A W Yen able.
A . correspondent of the Raleigh News,
writes as follows from Oxford, Granville
county, under date of the 14th :
The Hon A W Venable, on whose brow
tbe fingers of time for sometime past haye
made a visible impress, was taken . much
worse to-day. As he verges more and more
on the brink of the grave the brightness of
his christian hope and trust shines with in
creased effulgence. He is conscious that
his days on earth are well nigh terminated,
and with confident faith in the merits of his
Redeemer he expresses a resignation to bid
adieu to the things of time and sense when?
ever it pleases the Good-Master to call him
home."
Mr Venable is the father-in-law " of Rev 8
Taylor Martin, the principal of the Charlotte
Institute for Young Ladies. We are much
pained to learn that he is so seriously ill.
Did u't Know It tT as Loaded.
Two or three days ago, seyeral boys were
playing together in a grove near the resi
dence of Capt W J Sprinkle, in the Mechan
icsyille section of the city, two of Capt
Sprinkle's being of the party . Som e one of
the boys had an old pistol, which he sup
posed was not loaded, and another boy was
trying to take it away from him. Thomas
Sprinkle, a lad of 14 or 15 years, took a part
in the scuffle, and had one of his hands oyer
the muzzle of the pistol, when it was dis
charged, the ball entering the palm of his
hand and lodging there. He wrapped it up
himself, and upon going home, said nothing
of the occurence. The - brother who was
with him, finally diyulged, however, but by
the time Dr S E Bratton, who was imme
diately sent for, could arrive, the hand was
so much swollen that the ball could not be
found by probing. It was still swollen, on
yesterday, and is giving the lad a good deal
of pain.
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The Fire Las! Night Destruction of
Helaeman'a Tobacco Factory.
Last night about half past ten o'clock, the
alarm of fire was raised on the streets, and
a glance taken from the public square, told
that the fire was in the Stumptown section
of the city. Owing to the hour, there were
few people on the streets, and the alarm did
not reach the heart of the city until the
flames were raging high. In a moment after
the alarm became general, the streets were
crowded with people, bending their steps to
ward the fire, and with firemen rushing to
their engine houses, For a long while the
exact location of the fire could not be de
termined, but it was finally found that
Heineman's large tobacco factory, near the
foot of Trade street, was in flames.
The distance was so great ui.d the streets
so heayy, that the firemen were much de
layed, and by the time they reached the
scene of the conflagation the Neptune En
gine Company first on the ground the fac
tory, the drying house in rear of it, and a
residence rear the factory, were so far con
sumed that the uselessnesa of putting a
stream upon any of these buildings was at
once apparent, and the efforts of the firemen
were turned toward saving the extensive
tannery of the Messrs Schiff Bros., which
was adjacent to the burning buildings, and
in great danger. The Neptune Company
got water from the vats of the tannery and
got a stream upon the buildings.and this.to
gether with buckets of water which were
poured over them, saved these. The Hor
nets and Pioneers went to the creek for their
water, but upon returning, an unfortunate
difficulty arose between the members of the
two companies, regarding the use of the
hose of the one by the other, which difficul
to entirely ruined the efficiency of both.
The Hook and Ladder Company was present
but could be of little or no service.
The losses by the fire were as follows, as
near .as they could be learned last night:
The factory building, belonging to Schiff
Bros., valued at $2,500, upon which there
was an insurance of $1,000 or $1,500; leaf to
bacco to the amount of $2,500, manufactur
ed tobacco of the value of about $4,500, and
machinery valued at $2,500, all belonging to
J Heineman; upon this property, footing
up in value $9,600 there was an in nrance of
$6,000.
The small residence spoken of above, be
longed to Schifl Bros., and was occupied by
a colored man, Milas Burke, who saved
nearly all ot his furniture.
The fire originated in the lower corner of
tke factory building ; there had been no fire
in the building since Wednesday noon, and
the inference would seem to be clear that it
was fired by an incendiary.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Procure it in time if you wish to save doc
tor bills. Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. Price 25
cento ; large size, 50 cents.
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CUT THIS OUT.
It May Saye Your Life.
There is no person living but what suffers
more or less with Lung Diseases, Coughs,
Colds orConsumption, yet some would die
rather than pay 75 cents for a bottle of medi
cine that would cure them; De. A. Bos
chke's Geemak Sykup has lately been intro
duced in this country from Germany, and
its wondrous cures astonishes every one that
try it. If you doubt what we say in print,
cut out and take it to your Druggists Messrs
T C Smith' & Co., wholesale agents and re
tail druggists . generally, and get, a sample
bottle for 10 cents and try it. Two doses will
relieve you, Regular size 75 cents, dec 31.
Hervoua Debility, i
VITAL WEAKNESS OR DEPRESSION :
A weak exhausted feeling, "no energy or
courage ; the result of mental over work,
indescretions or excesses, or some drain up
on the system, is always cured by
Humphreys' Homeopathic Specific No. 28.
It tones up .and , invigorates . the , system,
dispels the gloom and despondency,: imparts
strength and- energy stops the drain . and
rejuvenates, the entire: man. Been, used
twenty years with perfect success ' by thous
ands, - Sold byf 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, 662
Broadway, New. Xork. , f .r . . . ;
j&' See large Advertisement... : ,
Sdple A Sons, Coal and Lime Merchants,
Atlanta. Ga.. Analysis of ur Shelby. Ala.
Lime 98.65., The strongest -Lime; dn, the
United States. Montevallo. Cahaba red ash.
ahd Coal Creek CoaL We have special rates
of freight on Coal and Lime by carl load to
points-in North end .South- Carolina and
Georgia, we solicit oruerr, senator prices.
eCIPl j & BONS,
dec30 Atlanta, Ga.
The Peas Fir IasBraac Ceapaiiy.
Messrs IniToas i- it .;i 3H )
. GxHTLWura : I regret that your statement
published in your issue of yesterday morn
ing, concerning tbt Penn. Fiba-nsurance
Company of Philadelphia is , so Vufar and
incorrect "that ' it jcalls forth . from me th
following.: .P-
The facts rf bistno; ena lire Inrar
anceCpmpany'isclon upv It own busi
ness,"' re insuring 'all its', old . risks in other
safe and reliable tympanies; is abundantly
imiS meet all it's Muttttes, and protect all
its policy holders. It moreover never was
"a small fr y, nor a wild cat affair." It was
managed by gentlemen f well known abili
ty and integrity, nd had a capital of $112,
000 much larger lhan many companies do
ing business here. To-day,; Independent of
its, capital it has a net cash surplus of fifteen
thousand dollars, according to the sworn
statement of its honorable president, which
statement can be seen in my office.
ALEXANDER SINCLAIR,
Agent for the Company.
MARRIED.
At the residence of the brides mother,
near Anson ville, on the morning of Feb.
8th, by Rev N B Cobb, Capt W'A Liles and
Miss Elisa A McLendon. All of Anson.
On the 27th of, January, at the residence
of B F Covington, Esq., by Rev N B Cobb,
Mr F M Hough, of Chesterfield, S.C, to Miss
Virginia W Ramsay, of Anson.
NEW ADVERTISE HE XT
Ten Cent Column.
Advertisements will be inserted in this
column at the rate of ten (10) cents per
line, for each insertion. No advertise
ment taken for less than twenty-five cents.
Eight words make a line.
FOR SALE House and Lot in Mechan
icsville, four rooms. Apply to
febll tf ,FH GLOVER.
FOR RENT Cottage, corner 8th Street
and N. C. R. R. Apply to
febll 5t F H GLOVER.
THREE or four comfortable rooms, locat
ed on College street, up stairs, in the
house lately occupied by J W McWhirter,
are for rent. Apply to D P L WHITE.
feb9tf
FOUND Another Key. In fact we can
begin to boast of a full and complete assort
ment. If you have lost a key call at
THIS OFFICE.
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Davidson College
Property For Sale.
PURSUANT to a mortgage made by L F
Bradsbaw and wife (Registered Book 7,
Page 927.) I will sell at the Court House in
Charlotte, on Monday 27th of March, 1876,
the property at Davidson College, known as
tbe ANDREWS HOUSE AND LOT, sold
subject to certain Homestead and other
rights of James Andrews.
Terms Cash, but time allowed to exam
ine title before paying.
RUFUS BARBINGER, Trustee.
IPS- As Agent of James Andrews, I am
authorized to join in the above sale. The
title will be made entirely satisfactory to the
purchaser, and possession given on payment
of purchase money.
H P HELPER, Agent.
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Democrat copy tds
Notice to Shippers.
YOU will find it to your advantage to or
der your Shipments via Great Southern
Freight Line. A large shipment from New
York came in FOUR days from time Bills
of Lading were signed.
W W PEGRAM,
febl8 3( Agent.
Mardi Gras.
..X. .yla '- r' ;j t.
ROUND TRIP Tickets to New Orleans and
return, in time fov the Mardi Gras, will
be put on sale at the office of the Charlotte,
Columbia fc Augusta Railroad, in Charlotte,
on the 22d February. Good to return until
the 10th March, proximo. Price $30.50,
W W PEGRAM.
febl8 3t Agent.
JOBS W. BALL.
j . W. J. JOH5SOK,
Of Richmond, Va. .
JOHN W. HALL & CO.,
' '. . ' ' ...
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
COLLEGE STREET iNEAR TRADE,
. .:,., --.Vkv - v .?:''
; & We will be pleased to serve th city
and country trade at lowest market quota
tions. .
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Fresh Arrivals.
100
Tat CHIC1&N&,
gQ LBS APPLE BUTTER. -in
k BUSHEU WHITB: BSlfes.
,ifi-rt' '-.-irTi5'.fJ-"T?J.;r'i "'
500
LBS CABBAGE. ,
10
BUSHELS LARGE ONIONS.
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