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. TOBSCXIPTIOB BATES.
: ally 1 yew, (postpaid) in advance; -j ts-00
2 00
75
3 moB.
1 mon,
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eekly, Jin the county) ia'advance " $2 Ou
. out of the county rpo!tpaid, 2 10
" . 6 months, ,. t n&
Liberal reductions for clubs.
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CIIABL0TTE, . C., SUNDAY, DECiSMBER 24. 876;
NO.
9 AO A
TKLEilRA
BOOTS,; SQESIa: LEATHER
Xcoa Dispatches.
NJgfT 'C4
Witnesses Examined in Eigard to
f s Ina Alia -n Tim'nrin With
. ... . - .- - ...wg , Mii fcUW
( Letters of the Democratic Ex- f
. ecntive Committee. , ; ,
FALL AND WINTER GOObS,
' , " ' ,w : : AT IOW PRICE8. ' '"1 t4' ' : t ' " "
All Msg SiMi iisiptfrpilteloii farranlei as EeprM
WASHIHQT0H.
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rinn' kA. , - v Yoxrf Dee- 23. Abram , S.
House Adjourncd-Ettnrningr Board Hewitt testified before Congrea-
iui8ieriai , aionai committee tMs.: afternoon that
" Bank etatemeat Loans decrease one and
a half millions; specie increase three-fourtns
or a millioa; legal tenders decrease fonr
millions- deposits decrease . ahree-eiehths of
a million; reserref deciease one-eighth of a
The OS3ZXTXX Job Department' am '
thoroughly supplied wita eyery needel
want, and wita tae latest i tries of xyi e, and
eyery manner of Job Worit can now be don j
with neatness, dispatch and cheapness. -
. We tan rurniah at short notice
BLANKS, BILL HEADS,
, LJmXBHSsJ3S,OABDS,
: TAQS,KECTIPT3,POSTEKa,
V- , FEOGBAMME3, HAND BILLS,
' ; PAliraLETS. CHEGKI, fto Ae
Pfcwers ' c ion of the DiMn
; tors of the West ;rc Union,
TcUgraph Company.
Washington, D, (J., Dec 23.The
tribune publishes in substance the fol
- p -".iuuwj )U DUUSLaUUtJ I Jig 101" I ""6, VD UUU1 2
lowing special meetine of the T)irof n clerk in tb'e New -York Postoffide. sta
nf fha Wiui TT: mi' . , 1 tinor KTa laffM rn'tn.....J 'l :
" ".r " wm uuiuii Aeiegrapn com
r p k w,i,T.,p,q,f.ij, np gjM.f , x,jj-g-jn
pany, which t.nan mivtlv rasserl rpsril
lutions authorizing . the President to
make all proper resistance to the de
mand of Congress Or iti (-nmmiMmn.
for private and confidential papers,
also giving the managers of the com
pany power, an'd directing them to de-
0BSER7EB, OFFIC.
Cmalott, N. C, December 23 1876.
l- ' The Cottea Market. '
; The market was quiet and dull all day in
consequence of holiday in New York, which
prevented any reports, and closed steady and
unchanged at yesterday's quotations. ;
Lower Grades...... ........ ....,
uio Acvteia were isinnerea with, hi i Viw,n "
iouna naps pi the same wrinkled as if J Goad Middling.
hejhadjno knowledge his lettere were
opened m the New York P -l officfl
and he never so stated in the House or
elsewhere. In consequence of anonv.
mous letters purporting to be from a
W H OLESALli & RET A 1L,
ALL KINDS OF,
FtTRNITTJEB,
"BEDDING, &C;
No 5, West Trade StM !
CHARLOTTE, N. c!;
JUST RECEIVED .
A ' . ; .
exposed to steam and opened. Several
persons who saw the letters, said thv
.had been opened. They "were shown
to Park Gordon, whor said he would
see Post Master Jameabflut the mat
ter. The appearance of ' the letters
stroy original cODies as snnn an nnoiKlA
were noticed by Gen Dick Tavlor and
after auditing the accounts. W Hale of Maine the day after he made
The Tribune adds 'i Some time ago the remak in the ouse. Hisl;uers
messengers were ordered to destroy came a11 "S11 which he thought signifi.
originals after six- month, instead of 2 cant Two envelopes from Illinois and
years. Th-.s term in sy be reduced to lnnessee c were produced which he
four in onths, ; or if neces&ary from alieSd wtre tampered with. He re
thirty to sixty days. garded Col James a model officer: he
Specials from Tallahassee show that never mado aQy complaint to Post) Egos
tue vourt noias the duties of the can-101' liyJl any action wnatever
the matter. The witness naiiH a.
Receipts for the day, 450 bales.
TlalOi
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RETAIL MARKET.
CHILDRESS CARRIAGES,
KtL Kvuta ahu kakuuh ISETT5, AHD A FULL LINE
OF COFFINS OF ALL GRADES, Oft "HAND.
m.ir7
7HIS WSLL KHOWir AND LEADING HOTSI,
' LOCATED IN CEXTRE OF THE CITY, OFFERS
UHSTJRPASSBO AGCOMMODMION8
TO THE TRAVKrXtNQ PUBLTC .j
toe usaif uie s H rst-clnss, Ihe; House is fjar-
peted tlirongliauf
GAS and ELECTRIC BELLS ARE IN EVERY ROOM. 1
To Irniilitlg, Florida Tourists or Persons Trayeling
I OR PLEASURE, THIS HOUSE OFFERS EVERY FACILITY
FOR COMFORT. :
B TERMS : $3.00, $250 and $2.C0per day, according to location of
J'0OTn8' . H C ECCLES, Proprietor.
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vassing Doard simply ministerial. Ex-:tracis-from
the decree say : nVe rriust
refore decide that the general nature
oi the power given by the statute is
ministerial, that to the extent that iny
strictlyand purely judical order is grant
ed, such power cannot exist." After
minute inquiry as to the powers of
the board under the statute the court
determined" as to their actian in cer
tain .counties : rjln Jackson county the
board had rejected 557 pf the votes cast
on the ground of irregularity and fraud
in the conduct of the election. There
being no plea on the part of the board
that the return from this county was
in itself false, fraudulent, or irregular,
the Court decided it to be the duty of
the board to count it. The same
minute instructions are given by the
Courts in respect to other counties
and. precincts where the board exer-
cised judicial powers, and ignored the
lace oi the returns.
ine liouse was , i n session only 20
miuutes, and no business done except
by unanimous consent. Jtfunroe of
Ohio, resignei his uoitiou
m the matter.
gentleman had written him a confiden
tial note saying he would furnish the
name of witnesses.- Post Master James
declined to ask Mr. Hewitt any ques
tions. James Gay, city delivery super
intendent of the postofBce here since
1872, was sworn. The tw envelopes
referred to were riven him for exami
nation, one of them looked suspicious
as mucilage, appeared to have been
put on with a bruh, the other appeared
all right. It was difficult to tell wheth
er the letters had been opened or not.
there being no uniform system af seat
ing. The witness then explained at
length the duties of various clerks and
precautions taken to prevent interfer
ence with mails. ;
Market dull " ' -
Sugars high and in demand; '
s Coffees firm at recent advance of sent
, Bacon and Laid dull.
Flour in good demand.
Grain dull with tittle demand.
Buttke
. , Fresh Country, 25a30
ttosnen - 40a50
rouMBT . From wagons. From stores.
Turkeys. 75al.00 1.00al.25
Geese, 30a40 45a60
Ducks, 20a2S j25a30
Chickens. 15a20 1 . - "ns
Guineas, 20o25 25a30
Feksh Meats nerlo
Beef, 6al0
Veal, 6al0
Mutton, 10ai2J
Lamb, , 10al2i
Pork. 00a08
Sausage, unftuflfed, OOal
Sausage, stuffed, 00al6$
Tallow 00a08
Bmswax 00a25
x OTATOKS
8weet, $ bushel, 60a75 80al.0
Irish, 80ol 00 1 OOal 2
HoNxtr perIb
In Comb, 12al5. Strained, I3al5
Fbuits Oranges, per hundred, 2 0003 00
Lemons, 2 50a3 00
Apples (Northern), per bbl , 2.90a.00
Apples (Green Mountain), 1.00al.25
Cranberries, per quart, 20
Dried Apples, per lb.. . So7
.readies, 16o20
BEO
LATTA
T O ;T H ;E ;F K W..T !
Peanuts,
1.25al.50
FOREIGN.
Pioneers, Attention.
Committee on trivi!eees. r chts and
duties of the House in regard to count
ing the electoral vote? The resolution
was adopied callragk for copies of the
orders under which the expenditures
Russia and! tirkey Centinne Arming.
LONDox, Dec 23. The llmeg' Berlin
correspondent says No second rate
power has been found" willing to med
dle with the Eastern question to the
extent of sending troops "to carriaon
on the Turkish provinces.
Many wrecks' are . reported on the
Scottish coastfrom the gale; GO lives
are reported lost Theee make the
loss of life on the East coast of Scet-
lan and Kneland during the rprnt
com
of last session'sappropriation for inter- eale fullv 150.
nal improvements have been made. The latest dispatch concern ng the
Adjourned to Wednesday next. disposition of the1 Porte is eon tradic-
As the Committee on Privileges and tory, and the military preparations of
Elections already had anthority. under Russia and Tujrkey continue.
Mr Edmund's resolution, and had com- ' 1 .
mencedthe Oregon investigation, the fllliPIII 11(1 PfirinrQrfll
Senate without a nuornm .nrl wi.hnnt 'nIiUiiiL RIIU UUMIIILHUIflL.
a division pissed Mitchells' organ res
olution which makes the proceedings
of the committee in regard to Oregon,
special and pointed.
YOU are hereby notified that the time for
presenting the Prize to the lucky mem
ber of your company, has been chaaeed
from Friday night the 29th lhat., to THURfi-
ua. i ita r tne mz& TJjjaBT.
Svery member is expected to be present
oucaaion. aj order or tne Fore
dec24 Secretary
TELEGRAPHIC HARKCTI.
E. E. WHITE,
TNFORM8 his customers that he cannot
jl lurnitn an v ranrn nnfntm in nn
C. O. D. orders promptly attended to.
dec24
3P 2HL 2 S 3!
-AT-
E. G.'.RO'Ea'jS",
HEW YORK.
Why the Democrats Jains d in Hsw
York City.
3 New Yokk, Dec 23-John J Daven
port testified before the House Com
mittee that the local authorities and
Federal officers had acted harmoni
ously and successfully to prevent fraud
in the New York City election. He ac
counted for the large Democratic ma
jority by saying that a large number of
Repub icans must haveone over.
December 23, 1876.
PRODUCE.
Slid-fSffht Dispatches.
WASHINGTON.
r U ft IN I IUKL WAHtHUUb t. The Public Printer Wants More Msn-
ey uspartments Ulosed -Indiana
Demecrts Made Happy by
I have just , received a fresh Stock of . f -; the News frcm Florida
IwWashiogtoh, Dec 22 Public printer
Clapp says he must have '$350,000 de
ficiency or stop.
Nothing done in the "departments
to-day. ' - -
The action in Florida has mad the
;r 'v..f , v? - r- iiQpresentatiYea oi Indiana Democracy
A FINE STOCK OF LOUNGES. ALL PRICES, :CHEAP SOFASCHEAP happy. They feel sura now that Mr
- 'PIT k TT?T?t? OTTTTa i.rr - rr' TTnndrirlrfl will b ViA PrpniAnt
declO - . . . '. .
.Parlor Suits iaHair, Ci'dtlir8 Reps
A very handsome assortment of GENTLEMEN'S EASY CHAIRS.
New Yark Flouris a shade firmer, with
I less do!ng. Wheat irregular and unsettled,
opening about lc better, and closing quiet
and firm at figures current yesterday. Corn
is without decided change, with very mode
rate exports and home trade demand, pats
dull and droopin g at 51c. Pork easier and a
little better for jobbing lots. Lard closed
firm, prime steam, $10 70al0 80. Coffee quiet
and firm? Sugar quiet. Rice quiet and
steady. Molasses quiet. Turpentine easier.
Freights quiet.
Baltimore Oatsdull; prime. 37a38c, Eye
nominally 70a72c. Provisions quiet and un
change.. Coffee
Whisky nominal
steady.
liOUisrUle Floar in good demand and
at full prices; extra, $4 25a4 75; family,
$5a5 50, Wheat firm, not quotably higher.
Corn steady and in good demand. Bye firm
at 80c. Oats steady. Pork active and in de
mand at $16 75a$l7!' Bulk meats fairly ac-
UTe;, shoulders 6Ja64c: clear rib sides 81a8c:
' clear siiesSlaSJc. Bcon dull and nominal.
Lard steady and ih fair demand; tierce lie;
keg Hi. Whisky fair t $1 08. Bagging
steady at Hi.
COTTOH. .
New Tor Cotton Excbaage closed: Quo
tations nominally unchanged. Consolidated
net receipts 26,574 bales; exports to Great
Britain 22.B68; to France, 3,665; totheCenti-
nent, 2,081; to Chaanal, 2.800.
ATTENTION
HORNETS NEST RIFLEMEN.
YOU are hereby ordered to attend Parade
TVI 11 A. 4 V . 1 n .
j. unit bi, iu o ciock unristmas morning.
lumuuuuiuii jo j oruer
m AGBRENIZER,
SSPegsaic, Captain.
Orderly Sergeant.
dec24
Notice,
mr, ii ' I .
iTovisions quiet and un- mra . : ... ' V : .
strone and anchanired THIS !? to Polify Al 8WPpers that our re-
? ncfiangetl 1 spectiye depots will be closed Monday
at $1 131al 14. Sugar the 25th day of December, 1876. No freieht
win ue recciTeu or aeuverea until Tuesday
T T SMITH, Agent, ...
CCRR.
J A WILSON, Agent.
R&DRR.
W C MAFFITT,Agent,
A & R A L R'y.
J S DAVANT, Agent,
, O.CAAER
W L HAND, Agent,
A, TiORR.
dec241t
IN connection with the Furniture Business
,Bouth Trade Street, I will conduct the Un-
aertaxmg business on my own nccwuut.,
I.will. keep a complete Stock, from the
Cheapest Wood Coffin to the finest -Metalic
Burial Case.
Orders by telegraph, or otherwise, prompt,
-ly attended-to Respectfally "
'',. 1 - - . F. M 8HELTOIT. .
v ' fpriegs' Cctn):Cliarlette,lI,C.J .
Drugs,? Medicines, Chemicals, Oila,
WL . ... Ma, . f "--.n"i-a t
FKCY AI1TICLES, PEHFOnimY, BRUSIIE
i , " FLORIDA.
Tho Returning Board Directed to Re
- canrass According to the Facs
: " of the Eeturas The Wri. .
' f;'' Made Peremptory,
preme Court met 12 M., to-day. -The
counsel for the -Beard withdrew the
motion made yesterday: that he be al
lowed to answer. The. court made the
Galveston-Quiet; middling ll,c: netrt LrWA1GFDI
ceipta 3,808 bales; gross, 3,868; salts, 1,512,
' Nerfolk No market, holiday.'
Baltimore Firm; middling, 12jc; gross
receipts 988 bales; sales, 275; spinner?, 140;
extorts, coastwise, 415 ... . -
t Boston-Qaiet; middling 12ic; net re
ceipts 713 bales; g ,173; sales, 400. '
Vfilmlncten Firm and nominal: mid
dling, life; nst receipts 785 bales; gross, 875;
ex rts coastwise 131
New Orleans Stea v: mlddllnr. Uc:
Take a New Start,
ALL persons indebted to me for meat sold
during the year 1876, will please come
forward and make settlement at once, as my
books must be closed. Come up, settle and
e i.uew suui. , a sptciioiiy,
dec24 . t,J W ADAMS.-
WANTID IMMEDIATELY A good one
dec24 It
Lost, Strayed or Stolen.
IjIROM my lot a large milch cow, princi
A pally;- white, with roan sides, smooth
horns and ear marks. A liberal reward will
be paid for her return.
W W FLEMMING.
dec?41t ' - - -
Excursion-Train.
. , y- jA, , new Orleans-stea y; middling, He;
writ peremptory and ordered the board low middli f nc. good ordinary, Wic;
to xe-canyass by the 27th inst, and file net receipts. 8,083; gross, 8,807; sales, 4.000;
a report of their, action on that day, exports to Great Britain, 4,567; Cha el,
and then took recess until four o clock 1 577; France, 3,655; Continent, 860
to maKe up its record.
Charleston Firm: midd
receipts 3,786 bales; sales,. 1,00 '
TUR .J,
12tc;' net
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New York No movement in futoret.
HARSHAW.it MOORIHEAD'S Excur
sion Truin mill lgnrVi1mfn irtAR at S
: 9:30 a. m., Christmas day. Leave Wilming
t ton for Cnarlotte on retarn trip, 28th inst.,
at S:30 a. m. ;Fare for the Toand triD $3.50.
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FLASHES. . ,T .
w Orleaks, Dec 23 dispatch
fr Homer reports twenty bu iness
houses tmrned.- - Ls lB0,d(X',' '..
Salem. Okegok, Dec 23. The Demo
cratic Central Committee Call a meet- ; e Yart-llaneVdiill at 5a." SUrli T70R the year 18771 the atn.: d .ia
ing for the 8th of January throughout Lniet and firm Geld $t 07i- Governments A .K3 to' of No 4, Granite Row, ep-
th;S ,i J They 'endorse Governor 11 and atn.3-Vaw.Fim 12.' fitata. lDe wniraI ao ryon street.
, . s ' . I i . v I4 W SAX4UJfi,
, Grove- action. , I nominal. , I dec23 St - Gnardian.
FIN A NCI AXi.
For Rent.
Great Break in - . ( -
PriceslMany Say, but it is only Our tfsnal Low Bates.
NOT , S CT3R3P3RI8IHG ;
111 at OUr Business lms mnrA thnn flnnhl! mil.
Greatest Expectations,
After Seeing our Goods and Prices, and Learning
the Points in the Purchasers Favor, arid the '
Great Advantages to be Derived.
Our Elegant and immense Yaricty in Stock ; The
Quality and Texture of Fabric and Material ;
Our Superior Styles and Perfect Shapes :
Strict Adberance to Truthful Representations; The Polite
Attention Which our Patrons Receive ; The Immense' Fa
cilities we enjoy in Procuring our Goods; The Ex
treme Lowness of our Prices; Our Strictly
Cash and One Price System ; fOur Satltfac- ' 1
tory Dealings with Patrons; Our Com
plete and Thorough Mode of Conducting our Btisiness.
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AM JUST IM KICEIPT OF A
A SUPERIOR LOT OF PURS,
ISSEEISfr BOAS AND MUFFS
SSTr -B0A8 AWD MUFFS
KAMSICATTTA SKAT, nrka a-kit ittttwo
, Tr uuau iuiw auiio
J4?KASEAL. ..BOAS AND MUFFS
FANCY GREBE . . -. : .. .BOAS AND MTTTttth
And a full assortment of LADIES and CHILDREN'S FURS, ; j
MEDIUM AKD LOW GKADFB.
Another lot Of th Cm CYeam and Pnnrrinr A1rao imt rv.vAl
Call and see them. j ELI AS, COHEN & ROESSLER,
' Masonic Temple Building.
MlTEf -OlPPOBTOMIinr'
-OF THE-
O Ess- .
"With a view of reducing cur immense BETAIL STOCK, to enable us to consolidate or
UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITIES III
-TO-
Supply themselves and their families with every thing needful for their comfort dtriag
- ; tuft COIQ WP&fliei anil tha tttnV fa inn variail ttsmi.i a Si. r. . .
' J " articles: , -.--
W M T B L ANEB.TS ,
' From $2.75,' U 00 and $6.00; worth $4 00, $6X0 and $10.'
L A D I E S ' C L O A X S
-.From $3 50 to $15; worth $5 to $25, ' -i - ij
WOOL END RE S S GOO D g ;
, V From 12i cents upwards ; less than half price.
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MILLINERY is FANCY GOODS
AT ALMOST
PKICE.
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. : tv uynwui, t vreuw f uru guiyi
inJJnort hole RETAIL STOCK will be sold off REGARDLESS OP COST.
OVERCOATS.
Goods at tbe same ratio.
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RETAIL HOUSE will be consolidated with our tresent Wholeaal ffonse. : , - 1
"fO"R "D TJ1 XTI"! I The Store now occupied by us as tbe Ref Jl House is &r Ren
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