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Jib i on i I, :4u-'" : : '. i A n 1- - 'J' fc3' iU J Tuesday,, February 29, J.876 K. BKISVARD MclXXVf ELX, Editors b Proprietors. ' ' FreVfoift tWdptiUR scriopies rMflt fetter our free-bern reason." , : : I 'irmi "obser rkgisrmsS&jKL ypa PER PUBLISHED iff TILE.STATE JVE8T OF RALEIGH WHICH GIVES THE LA ' ' TEST TELEGJtA PtTIC t) FS PA TOHES 2 EVE&Y MQMNING. :.B USINESS MEN WILL PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THIS. SUBSCRIBERS At aU po'st offices oot of the city must ex pect tbelf papers discontinued at the expi ration of the time paid tor. Onr mailing elerk. knows nobody, and nls instructions apply to all alike. , : - INFLEXIBLE RULES. Wt cannot notice anonymous communica- Mons. . In all csises v . require the .'writer's .. name and address not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. ' "Wetaunot, under any circumstances, re : Vfm ejectd-communications nor can we undertake-to preserve manuscript. . Articles Written on both sides of a sheet of paper cannot be accepted for publication. i' iWS kottenSj9r,opT editorial space to a lengthy report of the causes that led . to. th failure of the Southern Life In surance Company, because the state ments is' of much interest to many policy and stock holders who are our readers. We also give the proceedings iii the Swepson-Moore homicide in full, as . taken -from the Raleigh News. , BABCCCK'S ACQUITTAL. Babcoek, in his trial, had the power ful patronage and friendship of Gen. Grant and the whole administration party, therefore his acquittal was a ' rnatter of surprise to no one. Though he was acquitted of any crime before the jury, yet public opinion will con demn him as unworthy of confidence for it has been proven beyond a doubt, that he was in close communion, not .only with the ring-leaders of the con spiracy, but also an intimate friend with .government defrauders and scrupulous thieves. un- ' AMES AND HIS MENT. GOV. IMPEACH- The House of Representatives has :adopiqd a resolution ba vote 86 to 4, impeaching Gov. Ames, of Mississippi, . of high crimes and misdemeanors. He is impeached on 'eleven separate and distinct charges, -which are specified, consisting of the failure to remove cer tain officials, and the removal of others without cause ; for causing bloodshed at Vicksburg, in Crosby's case ; for call ing for United States troops and hav ing therti eject Flanagan, sheriff of Warren county, from bis office in vio lation of law, and for attempting to in cite a war of races in arming the color ed militia and causing them to defiant ly parade the streets of Clinton. The ccfised has engaged the .services of i tW-feiAf&wJttUBt'Carptnter and Hon.,D.,.W. Vorhecs to defend him in thairape&h meat trial. THE FIBMEE'S P&OFJX The Difficulties They Labor Under in the West. Profit in farmingconsists not wholly in dollars and cents. ' The intelligent . farmer who l$ves his business and suc cessfully rears his family in Bpite of insects, drought or storms, and at the 'same time increases the- fertility of! ! his Boil, -without being engulfed in a whirlpool of debts, iS: really richer in true manhood and life usefulness than many a- millionaire with his ill-gotten gains- VYe do not expect, and hardly care to convince each other, that' any Que branch of farm pursuit.ia so much fnprpfttfpptable hari others as to make or rush pell-mell to that branch for .which rperlraps neither aptitude noremtcatiorV-ln farm life fits us. Of course, as a body of intelligent n. ? j tlemeti, -we expect to learn many " things from our comparison of views ' :- and staterrient of facts. This great Northwest arjtly styled the garden of , ; . the world Is. so crippled from debt that ii v.-: , great masses cffajmera are not really free merjL,i.Farixjrs owe the mr- ' chantand hence, in a measure,' feel compelled to trade on, inBpite.it may be,' of excessive prices. The im pjenreht vendor has many a farmer's note running at ten per cent, piled on t0Vr perhaps ?ofw fifty per cent,, profit t8tftM. witfc)hftAe Buch a vendor or . agent has almost complete control bf .many who dare not .assert their free dom for fear f consequences. We "'Have settled- this goodly land, endured '; many hardships, toiled early and late . . n j f our lamines ana provide com- Tortable homes, and yet it is a painful fact that -more than half of the farmers of the Wept are slaves to debt. Farm ,k - .a mortgages and notes with higti rates u' r 1 pf MTest rapidly eatihg tfp tfteir L substance. Now, of in our discussions ... .... we can suggest any branch or branflh- lS rrsr.JpCarminfirthatwill ten tn lift t.h III e0-"'6 wcw uviu till UlUiUUlBteH vJ .. . poiut out to him a more excellent B "CcoDjpiisnea gooa " The Effect. A Savannah Aar,,r thus ex' -prawmpreserfcy there He, said til n . w u uy nimeeir. rle ftaa nrikvln !An"8oftfonjExelwehave rec fteW?5w;.iM Sowed to der,rfc"w CrrOT ww.w chairyet; ."lt aowo THE SOUXHEEN LIFE. i " Explanation of, its Peirsonal Status The lJumbeir of its Policy-Hold ers in Georgia The statement in reference to the present condition of the Southern Life Insurance Company promised you in our brief card, is given below. It was delayed by the absence of Gen. Gordon in Memphis, and the necessity of ob taining from him al the facts in refer ence to the company's affairs. It is not necessary, we hope, to say much of feither the general condition or conduct of this department. It is already known to you, that whatever troubles environ it, result Irom com plication at the. home office in Mem phis. These complications are ex plained below, and you will perceive, donotjreflect even upon the managem't bfthatdepartmeTJt; on thecontrary.the d i r eXJt of 8 a t- Mem ph is, i n ass u m in g t h e pliving business of the "'.Carolina' Life,' acted under the guidance ol insurance experts as to the financial adyantagea of the transaction, and under the ad- .vice ox me auiest attorneys as io us legaVeecurity. The tacts, with reier ence to that transaction are these : The Southern Life did not purchase the "Carolina Life," nor assume one dollar of its past losses or debts. Nor did the'Carolina," go out of existence. The Southern Life agreed by its con tract, with the advice of attorneys, simply to take the policies then living oftbe "Carolina," receive the premi ums, and issue its own policies, upon the "Carolina's" turning over to the Southern, "assets to make the policies secure. This contract wa9 drawn by able lawyers, and was intended to pro tect the Southern from all liabilities for any previous debts or losses incur red by the Carolina; if, therefore, the directors at Memphis erred in making this contract, which has brought the trouble upon the com pany,it was aner ror which would haye,been made under such circumstances and with such ad vice by any body of intelligent business men. The step which now proves so disastrous, was taken for the purpose of increasing the business of the com pany without a relative increase of ex penses. It, is as unjust, therefore, to censure the Memphis directory as it would be to condemn the directors of a railroad, who under the wisest coun selsand in order to benefit those inter ested, should agree to take the busi ness of another company which after wards proved disastrous. In the light of present facts, the Memphis directory made a mistake, but with the sights before them at the time, and by the judgment of the ablest counsel they could command, they acted, we think, as other business men would have acted. Your sense of justice will in duce you to admit that these gentle men could not have anticipated liabili ty from the Carolina's losses under a contract thus drawn. After the con tract was signed, the creditors of the Carolina brought suit, and proceeded by bill to enjoin the Southern against the use of assets, and thereby occasion ed this great disaster, although these creditors never held the policies of the Southern, nor paid to it any premi ums. The directors at Memphis, seeing the serious complications thus brought upon the ''Southern" and in order to save the assetts lrom utter sacrifice, filed their own petition in bankruptcy, and have checked lurther proceedings until some programme can be agreed upon. Every effort is being made to rescue the company from these com plications. If this could be done, your policy would be secure. If not, and the assets are forced to sale in the financial distress of the country, we need not tell you that the sacrifice will be very great. We have felt that it was due the directory at Memphis to say this much. Of course this depart ment, which is but a branch office, is involved with the company. Had it been possible, under the charter, to separate from the company, this de partment would not have suffered from these complications; and we be lieve that the facts herewith submitted will abundantly vindicate the care and economy with which the department has been managed, and demonstrate the great success claimed for it. At the time this unexpected calamity over took us we were receiving premiums from 4S9 policy-holders in Georgia. There are insured in the entire com pany in both departments, including tetates from Maryland to Texas about 4,000 lives. We have paid at this office to the widows and orphans of the de ceased policy holders in this depart ment, about $500,000, and have return ed to our patrons more than $200,000 in dividends. We may be permitted to refer with pardonable pride to the economy and care in the management of this de partment; ani wc submit with'confi dence the following facts to your can did judgment and to your sense and justice. We believe it is notorious among insurance agent that the com missions paid to this company's agents are very low, if not lower than those paid by any company doing business in the South. Our agents have been offered repeatedly much higher commissions by Northern com panies in some instances almost double. In this connection let us make known-to you that the under signed were qot paid salaries, high or low, as some designing persons would induce you to believe" We were paid com'jnissions only, upon the business brought to the company, and those commissions paid to us were less by 50 per cent ' than many Northern companies pay their ag'ent. Out of these commissions, less we say than were paid others we employed our agents. We make no apologies fr thus making known to you the par ticulars of our personal relations to the company because we recognize your right to be informed upon all matters touching our management. Some of you inquire whether the money paid by you to the company cannot be returned. If the company had no entanglements, it would still be impossible to do that. The com pany has carried the risk upon your lives since the dates of your policies. It is riot .correct, therefore, to say that you have lost the money paid in. Your life has been insured and the' preminms are pam mainly to cover hazard. You -will perceive, therefore, that it would be almost as reasonable to ask the Fire Insurance Company to return your premiums, because at the end of the year you find that your house has not been burned. While you have not died, many others have, and these death losses were paid from the aggregated premiums received. In , some cases the amounts paid on death' Claims have far exceeded the amounts received in premiums; as for instance, from the county Of Troop, received in cash Lfor; premi- eventeetrthoTisand dollars ($17,000) dollars! aid wfe'hate returned to . that county, in payment of death Claims,, twenty-one thpusand($21,000) uvura.. w nue oi course tnese in- stances are . not tammon. thfv will jJiew. you. how impossible it is for a company to pay ail death claims and yet return therrioney received in pre miums for. this' very purpose. No company in the world could comply with such a request. You may be assured that we shall leave nothing undone which we can do to relieve you from the effects of this disaster, which was as startling to us as it was to you, and., far more calamitous. If this company can be rescued the relief will be complete sufficient to protect your policy, or to re-insure you, or pay a surrender value. Of the success, however, of efforts to savd the company, we "are Lunable to give you any positive assur ance. Of course in the present status of affairs the company will receive no premiums. A complete record how ever, is kept of all policies, and you will be promptly notified of any change in the present situation. In conclusion, we will say that, with this statement, 'and with a conscientious discharge of duty, we' confidently re pose on the fair and intelligent judg ment of men every whhere. John B. Gordon. A. H. Colquit. Atlanta, Ga., February 18, 1876. The Swepson Trial. Raleigh News. The habeas corpus in the case of Mr. Geo. W. Swepson for killing Mr. A. G. Moore was tried before Judge Settle in the court house on yesterday. The printed evidence for both State and de fence was read by the respective coun sel and then Dr. Pleasant A. Holt was put on the stand for the defence. The witness said: I live in Lake City, Florida. I have known A. ii. Moore very well since 1849. I have known G. W. Swepson very well since 1843. I was here in Dec, 1S74. I saw A. G. Moore then. I first saw him Monday morning, 14th December, 1874, at 7in the morning. I was in Mr. Swepson's carriage, going from Mr. Swepson's house near Haw lliver, and passing by the store of Holt & Moore near the bridge or depot at Haw River, and Mr. Moore was coming from his office in the direction of the factory and came into the road sixty or seventy yards in front of the carriage. He stopped in the middle of the road, and I could hear him talking in a very loud voice. I heard Mr. Moore's voice, but the earth was frozen and the carriage was making such a noise that I couldn't distinguish what was said. He was also gesticulating in a very excited man ner. When the carri&ge piisse-.l near, within 10 yards of where he was stand ing, I directed the driver to stop, and I got out of the carriage and approached and spoke to Mr. Moore, lie had a pistol in his hand, a pistol cocked in his hand. I asked him what the matter was, why he was so excited. He in formed me I had come nearer being killed than probably I had ever in my life. That he thought I was Mr. Swep son, and had I be en Mr. Swepson he intended killing him then and there. That he had not been able to disting uish me clearly as I approached, from the fact, that 1 sat behind the driver in the carriage, but recognizing the horses and diiver as Mr. Swepson's he had raised his pistol at one time to fire at me, supposing I was Mr. Swep son. That Swepson was a scoun drel, thief and coward, and that they couldn't live in the same world to- gether. That him, he had often tried to get a chance at him, but he was too a coward to resent an in sult, but that he would get a chance and would get him yet. That he was determined to kill Swepson. J en deavored to pacify him, but with little success. Several parties came up about that time, whereupon Mr. Moore, af ter cursing the colored man who was driving Swepson's carriage, informed me he was going to Greensboro. Counsel Did you communicate this to Mr. Swepson? Witness I saw Mr Swepson at the depot at Greensboro that day and in formed him then and there. I neg lected in my first statement to say I told Mr. Moore that I would be under the necessity of informing Mr. Swep son of these terrible threats, and he re plied that he wanted me to do so. At Compan' Shops the same day, we met Moore talking the same train with me to Greensboro. SWEPSON HAD OUTRAGED HIM. We had a long conversation on the traiu. Moore said Swepson had out raged him beyond all endurance in connection with the publication of an outrageous card about him, connect ing him with some young woman. He enquired of me if I had ever seen thatcard. I informed him I bad not He took some papers from his pocket but was unable to find it. He said he would show me a copy when we reach ed Greensboro. That t he card contain ed some allusions to his sister and he could not and would not tolerate it from any one. That Swepson, he be lieved, was the author of the card and he intended killing him for it. That he-had the proofs. I suggested my doubts, that Mr. Swepson was con nected with anything of the sort and said I believed he would not do any thing of the kind. I believe this was about all. When I got to Greensboro I met Mr. Swepson and communicated these facts about as I have detailed them, and informed him I-believed Mr. Moore's purpose was to kill him, nd that he had better avoid any con tact with him. SWEPSON ASD MOORE TOGETUER "DOLPH I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU iLwas some time after I metMr. Swepson before I went to the hotel at the McAdoo House. I there saw Col. Fuller's name on the register and en quired for his room. When Col Ful ler and myself were about starting from the room to dinner, Mr Swepson came into the room on his way to din ner. Just afterwards, while exchang ing salutations, about two or three minutes, a man hastily opened the dohr and rushed into the room. His face was bleeding and he was very much excited. He enquired of Col. Fuller for some water and a towel His name was Green, though I didn't know it at the time. He approached the wash-stand and began to wash his face. The door was imradiatly burst open and MrMoore came rushing in the room 'with pistol in one hand and a large bowie-knife in the other. Green attempted to retreat and get out of the roomholding a chair between him and Mr Moore. Moore presented his pistol and I saw he was going to fire at Green. I knocked up his arm and the ball passed just over Green's head into the wall. Green then retreated from the room He was trying to get out all the time. Mr Moore then attempted to assault Mr Swepson, whereupon Col Fuller seized him by one arm and I by the other: I suppose we had to held him fifteen minutes the whole house full of people, and town officers before any. one came' to out relief. It seemed to me an hour He was .cursing and abusing Mr Swep soak and. swearing Jie intended to kil him, and alternated " by cursing an abusing Col Fuller and myself for not letting him kill Mr. Swepson.. Mr. Moore, being a very powerful and ath letic man came very near getting loose from us two or three times. On that occasion he cursed and. abused Mr. Swepson worse than I ever heard a man abused, and during the abuse Mr Swepeou remarked to him : "Dolph, I don't want to hurt you, except in the defence of my own life or that of Col. Fuller." Swepson had a pistol in his hand at the time. After toe found he couldn't get away from us he- then at tempted to inflict some personal inju ry on Col Fuller. We had great diffi culty in preventing his doing it, until an officer came in and assisted disarm ing him. Col Fulher and Mr Swepson then went into the room of Mr. Swep son, an adjoining room, leaving Mr. Moore, the officers and mvself in Col Fuller's room. While I was washing my hands, I got cut with Mr. Moore's bowie-knife Mr. Moore, after a little conversation, walked out of the room with the officer, About the time I got my hand tied up I heard Mr. Moore's voice in Mr. Swepson's room cursing. Fearing another difficulty I immedi ately went in the passage when I found Mr, Moore was in Mr. Swepson s room. I forced my way through the crowd into the room and found Mr. Moore standing in the room near the door cursing Mr. Swepson and Colonel Fuller who were about the middle of the room. I again call ed on the officer for his assistance and together we carried Moore from that room into his own. After being with him in his room and trying to pacify him I next saw him that evening at he courthouse when I went in, where he was being placed underpeace bonds by Col. Fuller. He was placed under bonds for 12 months. He told me that evening that he was under that bond that restrained him for the time being, but as soon as it expired, that thing would be renewed. I endeavor ed to persuade him lrom it. Hesaid he believed I was a friend of his but I had done a mistaken kindness to wards him that day in preventing his killing the rascal when he had the opportunity. I communicated these facts to Swepson that same evening after tea. KNOWS THE PLACE. I am familiar with the road and ground in front of Mr. Swepson's house. I was raiaed in three miles of there and have been over it a thous and times. In going from the factory up by Swepson's towards Baker's house it stems to me impossible for any one to receive a wound in the left sidi;, the house beirr on the right hand side of the road CRSS-EXAMINED BY HON. W. N. II, SMITH. Have lived in Florida ten years. Relations friendly to Swepson. No business relations now. Was his fami ly physician Uefore the war. When I was pretty well broken down financial ly I met Mr, S wepson a few months afterwards, my home then being in Asheville, this State, where the war turned nie loose when it closed. Mr. Swepson asked my financial condition and on my informing him I was about broken up he offered me the use of a thousand dollars in money to be re turned when I was able to pay it back. I appreciated his kindness but accep ted only $250, which I informed him was enough to sta-t me and which I returned with the principal and inter est within four months. That is the only pecuniary obligation I have ever been under to Mr. Swepson. Have never been his agent or in his employ ment. A WORD ABOUT LlTTLEFlELD. 1 was one of the original stockhold ers in the railroad that Mr. Swepson and Gen. Littlefield bought, and which is now in litigation. Have never been in the employment of Little-field. Never came to this State in the interest of Littlefield. Came here representing the State of Florida to meet Mr. Woodfin to adjust mat ters between the two States. Never came here in behalf of the indict ments against Littlefield. In progress of that same missian the parties met in New York, Mr. Woodfin, the Gov ernor of Florida, Collinan of Florida and Hopkins & Co. of New York and Mr. Swepson. The matter was refer red to me to make outthe accounts. After working at it some ten days I found it impossible to proceed with out the presence of Gen. Littlefield, as he was interwoven with all the com plications ef that railroad. The con ference was adjourned a few days and I was appointed to visit Gov. Caldwell, Governor of this State, and see if he wouldn't grant Gen. Littlefield permis sion to pass through North Carolina and go to New York, which he pre emptorily refused unless I would get up some personal indemnity for Lit tlefield which I refused to do. WHY THE GENERAL COULDN'T TAKE WAS TER OS GO 80ME OTHER ROUTE. Mr. Smitn didn't understand why Littlefield was compelled to pass through North Carolina to get to New York. He might have gone by water or some other route. The witness re plied: I am not in Gov! Littlefield's confidence. I told Gov. Caldwell if the matter could be adjusted in New York I believed it could in North Car olina. Littlefield could have gone to New York without passing through North Carolina, but 1 think he want eb to get some data here of the de tails of the Western Railroad which he could use in New York with Mr. Woodfin at the negotiation. Col. Ruffin for the defence strongly object ed to Littlefield being lugged into Chis matter. Judge Settle said he was al lowing a very wide latitude, and after a question or two more from the pros ecution, whether the witness was not authorized to offer the State money to dismiss the indictments againstLittle field, and which the witness denied, the State dropped out Littlefied. TELLING SWEPSON. Very strange, said Mr. Smith, you have told us all about the threats of Moore you told to Swepson, but not one word of what Swepson said - when you told him. Witness: He said very little about it; except the fact that Moore had insulted him on seve ral occasions but he had studiously avoided him. He said he had had the same threats told to him before. THE oard' Dind't tell him about the card then. The whole talk was made in one hun dred yards walk, and I was meeting so many old army friends, I apologised to Mr. Swepson and told him I would see him again. I didn't want to give publicity to the talk. I told him all the details about the card an hour af terward; he pledged me bis hoior he had nothing to do with the card. I told Moore his denial of it the same evening in my ioom My conversa tion with Swepson was about half an hour before the shooting. Didn't see Moore before the shooting. Intended to, hunt him and tell him but dinner was then ready and I though ti to m ake it th e first th ing. fter dinner.' I wanted to harmonise the affair. '..THECAltD'TllE CAUSE. j The card seemed to be the promi-i nent cause of M"' Moore's excitement. He told me some..of it and I told t-himj it was enough to, enrage any man : and . he promised toi show me the card. ; He spoke once of the hostility to Swepson going back but the - card seemed to crop out of this hostility. The card was the immediate cause "of Moore's exasperation and what he said .of killing Swepson when his bonds were out, XEFT FLORIDA. I left Florida last Sunday night. Received a letter from Col. Fuller ask ing me in his own behalf to come and give evidence in matters that he and I knew something about. I was not at the Magistrate's examination. Have been Mr. Swepson's friend several years; am now. Have been in the habit of visiting bis family. Our rela tions are still friendly. That brought me here. In regard to the way Moore was shot the wttness said: if a man was to turn to face the Haw River fac tory his left side would be to Swep son's house. THE DEFENCE. Before Moore was bound over to Court I communicated to him Swew son's denial of the card. He said he didn't believe it. He believed he had the evidence to preve it. HE LIKRD MOORE. My relations to Moore were very friendly." I.was always very partial to him, fond of him, and was very anxious to harmonize the difficulty. Moore had some noble traits of char acter. BAILED.' Judge Settle bailed Mr. Swepson in thesum of ten thpusaud dollars. Mr. Askew and B. F. Cheathan went on his bond: FOB SALE OH BENT. Room to let, suitable for ah office- feb24 T C SMITH & CO. . - .a . For Rent. A Comfortable four room Cottage, on Sixth street, near Church. Only twe squares from the Court House. J R ERWIN, feb25 5t At the Court House. Desirable Rooms. THE rooms occupied by Br A W Alexan der, over Andrews' confection to let. Suitable for "a dental office orraantua mak ing establishment. Apply to D P HUTCHISON. feb!2 tf To Rent. A Comfortable five room dwelling on Fourth street, good kitchen and garden spot. Apply to J R HOLLAND. feblO tf For Rent. TWO comfortable and convenient houses, within a short distance of the business portion of the city. To a good tenant, cheap rent. Apply to W R BURWELL & CO. febS tf To Rent. AHouse and Lot on Mvers street, formerly occupied by Dr L W Battle. Stable, garden and good water, and eight rooms in house. Possession given 1st January F H GLOVER. 5 f decl5 tf For Rent. FROM the first day of March, 1876. I will rent the store, lately occupied by Mc Murray & Davis, on Trade. E A OSBORNE, Assignee. dec31 tf Sale of Valuable City Property. BY Virtue of an order of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county, made in the cae of Mary 8 Williamson against Ger trude Williamson and another, I will sell at the Court House door in Charlotte on Mon day the 6th day of March next, the follow ing valuable real estate, to wit : A certain lot fronting on Trade street, in the City of Charlotte, and bounded a follows : com mencing at the Eastern corner of the lot of James R Holland, on Trade street, runs with Trade street sixty feet, thence in a direction parelled with the line of the said Holland to 4th street, thence with 4th street sixty feet to' Holland's line, thence with Holland's line to the beginning being that portion of the premises described in the pleadings, upon which is situated a small dwelling house. Terms of sale one hundred dollars, cash, balance on a credit of six months, note and good security required of purchaser, and title retained until purchase money is paid. WM B ATWELL, ftb!2 eod 20t Commissioner. Valuable City Property For Sale. IF not sold privately before that time, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House door in Char lotte, a valuable House and lot, in a desira ble portion of the city, on Monday, the 6th day of March. Said Lot fronts 120 feet on B Street, running back 399 feet to C Street, and lies between Oth and 10th Streets. On the premises is a comfortable dwelling house, kitchen, well of water in the yard, and all the improvements are in good re pair. Terms made known at sale. Apply to J B SYKES, or to JOHN E BROWN, Agent. feb23 tds Valuable Tobaeeo Farm FOR I BY Virtue .of the provisions of a deed in trust executed to me by the Bank of Mecklenburg Registered Book No. 6, pages 396, 398, in Register's Office of Gaston coun ty, I shall expose to public sale, for cath at the Court House in Dallas, on Thursday the 30th day of December 1375, the follow ing valuable land to wit : 1. One tract lying in Gaston county, on the head waters of Hoyle's and Stanley Creeks, adjoining the lands of Robert Bre vard, Monro Burke, BulliDger Abernathy, Michael Cloninger and others, containing by estimation 1045 acres, being part of the land known aa the Guion Tobacco Farm. 2. One other tract adjoining, 64 acres, be ing part of said farm (excepting a tract of about 35 acres conveyed to A Harris.) The two tracts will be sold in one body. This lard is admirably adapted to the culture of tobacco, cotton and cereals. For full particulars address the under signed. , . GEORGE K TATE, Trustee, Mt Island MOls, P. O. r Cha.bw)tte; I, C.,' Feb, 24th, K76. For good and sufficient reasons, the aboy sale is indefinitely postponed. - - GEO. K. TATE, Trustee. janl IS" I R E I Iff S " T ON DON insurance Corporation" "Siagara" ,'Qe9Xg:. flame" "National"-,- 1 l Hnrtii fita fo "T.wi)iliiin Tmnnnpa anil RanVini. iVaI..ii Im . tJT pTT.i?rT. r'- & Office novl2 IT1 ISC E L.L. AN E OUS. I CALL THE Attention of tie File tt an Arrival OF FJRfeSEE GOODS ASPARAGUS IN 3 lb. CANS, TURK ISH and FRENCH PRUNES, 5J to 9 pounds; for 1a; dollar, NEW DATES very fine, LONDON LAYER RAISINS,1 1 s SPICED PIGFEET & SPARE ribs; PIGS TONGUES. SMOKED BEEF, BEEF Tongues and Choice llackerel, Baker's and Sweet Chocolate, Twin Brother Yeast Cake, Salpicant preserved Oranges in glass, a choice article got tip in New Orleans. Tapioca, Bngar Peas,- Apples in gallon cans, put up similar to fresh Peaches. EGG POWDER, Thi3 is an entirely new article, said to give.ntmo6t satisactkh. ; It is for cakes, etc., the cheapest Particle to use,,: an3 about equal to 10 cents per dozen for eggs."' TRf IT ! TRY IT ! TRY IT 1 - SUGAR AT REDUCED PRICES. , I have made the arrangement to sell the Charlotte City Mills (F. F. F.) Flour, (choicest) at same figures as at the Mill. Jt& A fine lot of Macha, Java, Laguayra and Rio Coffees, for roasting in my Store, just received. 4 Full assortment ofFamily Supplies, on hand as low as ever. . C. HASHAGEN, Opposite Charlotte Hotel. feb30 JOHN W. HALL. W. J. JOHN80N, Of Richmond. Va. JOHN W. HALL & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, COLLEGE STREET. NEAt. TRADE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. We will be pleased to serve the city and country trade at lowest market quota tions. feb!8 I pHEMICAL FERTILIZERS At lower prices than vet, offered net cash. T C fcMITH & CO. feb24 JgELFAST Ginger Ale, at 25 cents a bottle. feb24 T C SMITH & CO. FINE BUTTER, EQUAL TO GOSHEN. WHITE WINE VINEGAR. Best in Market. MESSINA ORANGES, By the Box. NORTHERN BALWIN APPLES, AT M. M. WOLFE'S, WHOLESALE and RETAIL STORE. jan26 TEA! TMPERIAL, Oolong, Young Hyson, Gun J. Powder and English Breakfast Teas, direct importation, at McAden's Drug Store, cheaper than ever. janl4 French Candy. A FINE ASSORTMENT OF FKENCH CANDY, just received at PUREFOY'S. feblQ A. R. Nisbet & Bro., WHOLESALE and RETAIL dealers in Grocers, Confectioneries. Fruits, Cigars, Snuff, Tobacco, Pipes, Musical Instruments, Strings, &c, Trade Street, Charlotte. N. C. Would call attention to the fact that they now haye in store, the largest and most ex tensive Stock of Groceries in Charlotte, which they are offering for CASH to whole sale and retail buyers at prices, as low aa they can be bought from any responsible house in the city. Consisting in part of Molasses, Coffee Sugars, Teas, Soda, Brandy Peaches, Crack ers. Oysters, Candy, Pickles, and various other articles not mentioned, ju 20 Democrat and T. a t cj y. gRASS, COPPER, ZINC & TIN OILERS Largest stock that has ever been brought to this market. For salt cheap, two doors above Stenhouse, Macaulay & ( o at the re tail store of- BREM, BROWN & CO. oct26 The Best Cigar THREE for 10 cents ever in the city. Charlotte Favorite 5 cor.fs. and other Cigars, yery low at the Corner Cigar "Store WALTEU BREM, feb6 Trustee, QOLGATE'S VIOLET 1 OILET WATER. Colgate's Cashmere Boquet Soap,. Colgate's Honey and Glycerine Soap, Nelson's Gela tine, German Sweety Chocolate.;. Lubin's Powder, Coleman's Mustard, Hoytt's Ger man Cologne. Just received, by ja27 W R BURWELL & CO JUST RECEIVING A Full Stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS and JEWELRY, at HALES & FARRIOR'S. oct22 Cutlers' Patent POCKET INHALER, the great remedy for Catarrh. W R BURWELL fc CO. fDl2 Agents. C. L. ADAMS. HAVING purchased the Bar and fixtures. , and also aUOhuWhiskies . of the late Israel $ijBfclI ajga HDQWrepajredtoiserye customers in any style. The best of Whis kies always kept on hand at the Charlotte Hotel. febl5 lm y - , ,We .Haye ( JUST Rfceeiyed a supply of a Kerosene Lamps and Lanterns, and German Stu dent Lamps, feb!2 W R BURWELL. A CO. U R Or C E . -.0.' ,A VXT - "eeQ s Fund' E NYE HcfcH73w' haw A"f.r 2nd Story Parka BaQding, Tryon Street. PROFESSIONAL.. T. H. BREM, JK. . F. I. OSROENK 3rem,& -Osborne, . Attorneys and Consellors at Law CnAHLOTTE,Hr.C. O FF I C E la Dowd Sims' New Build ing, Up Stairs. an21-tr. HOTELS KESTAURANTsT Alexander House, CHARLOTTE. N. C, 1 Belo w Tryon Street M. E, Cb. urch , Tfi!Ing has recently been thorough . ,y refitted and renovated, and the Pro-fflMr8D;-A V Alexander, is prepar- hiit2fm!1,3Late fertoanenUna transient boarders.- A-share of pnblie patronage is respectfully soliciUd. MRS A W ALEXANDER. DR A W 1 T TV VTMJT. nas his office in thi Alo-ror. tt : Willie pleased to sehis eld customers and new,,oea. Dental jrorir1; trill be done at rates to suit the times. Entire satisfaction guaranteed. febl7 St. Charles Hotel, QTATESVILLE. N. C. Otho M Barkley k Proprietor, This House is most eligibly located ; newly furnished, and possesses ac commodations unexcelled by any House in the State. ; a- Break f st and Dinner House at the Depot. ' jan22 Boarding. rpHE undersigned will open a first-class BOARDING HOUSE, by Tuesday, Jan uary 25th, next door above the old Ban k of Mecklenburg, where I will be prepared to entertain regular and transient boarders a' very moderate rates, jan22 lm " BP BOYD MANSION HOUSE GREENVILLE, S. O rpHIS house is located oil the Air-Line Railroad, about midway between Char lotte and Atlanta, at the terminus of the Greenville '& Columbia Railroad where tourists may stop and enjoy the comforts oi a first-class Hotel, recently renovated and refurnished. CALNAN & ROATH ang3l 41m Proprietors Stones House, Corner of Trade and Church Streels. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Unsurpassed accommodations for Travelln..' Patrons. J A BRAD8HAW, Proprietor decl9 PRIVATE BOARDING, YAR BO RO HOUSE, SOUTH Elm Street, Greensboro. N. O. One square from Depot. Unsurpassed accommodation for Traveling Patrons. 4SB- Terms $1.50 per day. sept!2 eod 6m S9.METHNG NEW CHARLOTTE A LON G FELT WA NT SUPPLI El ). fJlHE Undersigned bfgs leave to inform Lawyers, Clerks of Courts, Principals of Schools, and the public generally that he h8s opened a BOOK BINDING ESTABLISHMENT In Charlotte, at the Store on Trade street, adjoining Dr McAden's Drug Store where he is prepared to do all work in that line, in handsome style and reasonable rates, and in connection with which he has a splendi Stock of BOOKS AND STATIONERY. All new and at greatly reduced prices Paper hanging a specialty. Soliciting a share of your favors, I am. Very Respectfully, H I. KOELLSCU, Formerly Book Keeper at W. & R. jan23 AT J, S. WILLIAMSON'S GREEN FRONT, COLLEGE ST., CHARLOTTE, N. C, YOU can get mixed Feed, Oats, Corn, Peas, Barley, Rye. Meal, Ac The best Flour, (Warranted,). You can get Jugs and Flasks, Matches, Yarn, Wrapping rsper, Rice, GrainSacks, Blacking, Canned Oybters, Soda and all such things as you need at home. Call and see tne. nov21 J 8 WILLIAMSON. READY-MADE . CLOTHING, CHEAP, TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW GOODS. ALEXANDER, SEiOLE & CD'S. feblS MADEIRA, PORTA SHERRY WINES, Fench Brandy -and Whiskey, all of the very best quality, for medical purposes only, at McADEN'S Drug Store, janl 'i'V -
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