t rCBtABLOTTB'.OBSEnVEB, -- r '
v-- :jyiv ' scsacrrno ratks. ,.
filly 1 year, (portpkld) ta advance, ' $& xx)
. 6 mos. i.;. ,.,; 4 00
,-; ' : ' WXXXLT KITIOH. " ''
ir " I f ' ;
eekly. jjln the county) m adTMice, 2 $2 OC'
V : i . out-of the county, postpaid, 2 It
' , 6 months, ". . . . : I OC
0 liberal reductions for clubs. ';' T
w.': ' t
;Tie Csjettij Jca r-
wait, anlirtia i::-te.j .. ,&
every m&Eier cf Jci v. c.2 c. 1 l . Ltdoaj
Hit neatessj, CL.; i C; ' :"V;V;-;
:r,'Weuafimisat.tii;:t realms , ;W
LAKS3, XLXi rTv j ,-1;
LETTEB ELS CC3, CAET' ' I. VV. .:
I '' ' .ii. I MMMMBIHBnnBMMHH 8 , ; ; . , . ... - - - ' . J I
Y0L.3IIL
-4. j J -
f'
KsBIWIIIllilliii
; mHE nnd nigned hayeformel a partnership unde '
1 the firm name of BOYD A OVERMAN, and will . -
r con irue theBoot and Shoe business in the' store ocU;V.trp
t 2npIJ5d 7 Bpyd-Thfey jwill alw-yn, keep on VW??
band a nrst-class Stock of Rnnt. ni r v. .
forrTClty,an.d ntW. trade, -ft. ey will Bny4--:
ri and 8LL exclnsirely for t ash and guarantee to give ' ! '
, -v.. vuia cuwc ottviaiaguon in me quality: BtTle -
' and prices of their goods. - W L BOYi; . '
F '' V R N 1 U fa 13
janS Ii
n iwnnmni
1EIS WELL KHOWH AKD ; LEADING HOTEL, 1
LOCATED IN CENTRE QF THE CITY, . OFFERS
UN8T7HF33iSSBX AbcOMMODATIONS
is.. A-
, TO TltB TRAVUXIXa PUBLIC. '
2 he Furniture is first-class, tlic House s Car-
pcted tLrougliout ;
" V' GAS and ELECTEIC BELLS ARE IN EVERY ROOM.
To IiiTalidF, Florida Tourists or Persons Trayeling
FOB PLEASURE, THIS HOUSE OFFERS EVERY FACILITY
FOR, COMFORT.
TEEMS :- $3.00, $260 s and $2.00 per day, according to location of
Rooms. .-.., H'C JECCLES, Proprietor. '
-AT-
F U R N I T U R E i W
. a nave just.receivea
it arlQR StLiis sa; Jaaxre biota
A very handsome assortment of GENTLEMEN'S EASY CHAIRS. : i!
' FINE STCCKKO LOUNGFA ALL
mmBmVtf Mr E G Rogers. aty-old rtandjn
C South Trade Strekl.wiU conduct the Un-
mmmml: -k
: "
ar rt:
5-i.H kjdXL -It ?
: ; t -
- , DEALERS
rX Buqo LIcdicineG,
E A 1, E B S .
.r : ...... ..KvKn; ;
DIAtKB IB .'f A 'i J lii
1 CHEAP BEDSTEAD?, LOUNGES,
243. i;:;: .- r svrJ;i .
tm COFFINS of all KINDS on HAND.
5
A RjE HQil.S;E,
;7 .VKiK.:-.
a iresn jsiock oi; t ;
eps
-
PRICES, CHEAP SOFAS, .CHEAP
tMi.inWtAB with the Furniture Business
4
TuAn U, my own account,
j 1 Will Keep o uuuipitm . , , 1
Cheapest Wood Coffin to the finest Metahc
Burial CSase.. er :t A .vt'' v vVf .
" Orders hv telegraph or otherwise, prompt-
IN
Clicisaicals lOiicu
' r ! -rwMBnMTMMBmTM mMiriiiir i 1 1
p ELEtrtUPHIii ?K EWS.
. J.; 3 .V. .U i . , ' i:r4 a u j
WASHINGTON '
An9th?r.,.BilI. 'Against.a I Teiegrapb.
i manager liov U rover Maintains
8ut-Uom miitee of ihe House Commit
te ,oj he Pacific Railroad have con
eluded their billy except as to the ex
act point where the San Diego branch
ehaihreacb r the mainr line,' and the
puiub vi juuuljuii ui-"tuecouinern ra
cific of California and the Texas Pacific
The junction will be som ewhere in the
coal fields of New.Mexicoot however
.nearer;El Paso than 100 milev west of
that place. The details of the bill with
regard -to aubsidyf fec., are those of th e
ftiiMMtijieji.n.eriieii ineiroaaa to
receive auy subsidy for the portions
already built LBut to receive ibei same
frduipthei- present teuniriua to the
point ofjuncitfife'buifit" under the con
struction. The present termini of the
roads are those of the Texas Pacific;
Fort Worth' and that of the Southern
-f&2ForYoumji QimrP:-Tfi
Gov Grover before the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, m ain tains
that he acted in accordance with the
constitution and laws,' and had been
furnished some data upon which to
ba bis action romi gentlemen in the
East. Noihirfgnew has beenVeV eloped
The galleries are quite full to see what
will happen to the - telegrapher this
iouwir.me lunraiiroaa committee
nave agreed to report the bill extend
ing the time for; completion of the
Northern Pacific road 8 years, and
meet to to-morrow to consider the
Texas Pacific upon the report of the
ub-comuiittce.: ,
The Senate has up a resolution to
compel Turner, the manager of the
Western Union -Telegraph office av
Jacksonville, Oregon, to answer to the
questions propounded to- him by the
Committee;on"Apriyileges and Elec
tions in regard to messages which pass
ed through his office in reference to
the count of the electoral vote of Ore
gon. "
LOUISIANA.
Republican Bill for the Re-0rganiza-
ticn of the State JSTilitia.
New Orleans, Jan 5. -Both Repub
lican' Houses i have passed a bill re
organizing theiniilitia, and appropria
ting $200,000- for that purpose, and
making military organizations outside
bfm'irilia illegal. The bill is now before
Packard. a
FOREIGN.
Some Hopes for the Preservarioa of
. Peace. ,
..i t .:: i . ;
London, - Jan. 5. The conference
re-asseiriMes nr;; MimdayTJ.hy ; which
time diplobiats hope Turkey may he
induced to make acceptable proposi
tions. " ':. ,. , ,.
41
Slid Night Dispatches.
!.ir
C i , LOUISIANA.
' U ,A 1 U . -
Republicans Organizing and Arming
Militia all over the State Loago :
strett to Take Command vi
'SB iiFederal Soldier Testifies i'i
to a Etir Election. '
New Yobk, Jan 5. A New. Orleans
special to theCif?ra7cZ dated Jan4, says
tne -tt-epuoi loans are enrolling miiuia
daily, and Gen Lcngstreet, who arrived
yesterday, will be in command. . An
executive Vrdr.ha8 been issued ontbe
the State 'Treasurer to pay no more
money out of the interests, school and
general funds all 'present funds" held
subject to order for defensive purpost s.
No forcible opposition will be made to
prevent Nicholls' inauguration, but all
tbe State nffices are strongly guarded
by 4 the'police and will he defended
rom any atte mpt to t ake possession.
. Tbe New Orleans Senate sub-com
mittee heard testimony of Lieut. Geo,
Achff4he 3d Infantry, inlrela'tion to
the - election forfaM'' T&w& Rouge
whose' general testimony was that it
was frtir andpeaceaplev,,. He . saw no
disturbance gnV- the day of election.
On " that' day deputy United ' States
Marshall McAlpine complained that
ae had been exciaaea irom tne polls
by the atph Rouge police v On nr
vestigation it was found that McAlpine
had not informed them. of?bis official
position until .after Jae bad: been ex
cluded. - - -: - " ' J ' . I
Got Hendrick's Message. Denonnces
Military Interference tn: UiaSpnth.
s Indianapolis, i Jan.5-Go Hen
dricFa M essage iter Wholly to State
affairs With the exception of a refer
ence to the presence o Uniten States
troopsln Southarolina)
constituibhal and independent authori
tyrof P3?:c6urti5 ar.d ?legi la tireis
endangered; if not' how 'pi bjied tby a
patriotic and liberty loi g sentiment,
so strorig'ambng the pebtls that party
andpartisans dare not defy it.
,irU. WASHING ON.
Arraignment of, a Eecttsant (Tele-
if ? graphic Hanagcr Before, the Bar; s;
of the Home His lAnswir, 1
- p. iLireJy; Debate in the fl
- Senate-Over the Ore; C ' . .
gon Governor.'''-; r
Washington, D. C, Jan 5.HonsE.--.
E W Barnes the New Orleans manager
pany,"was presented at the bar of the
House lor contempt of its privileges in
disobeying a sQbcoena reonirin? him in I
produce certain teWrama hfnri th
New Orleans InTestigating Committed
The answer pfjBarncsjras in the shapef
of a Jong legal argument prepared by
vuuoci aiiig .ipei groxina nrss
that the papers served on him was not
.? 1U?P?U-.:rf A wat beiore
-. ww .v, j..-v. ...ouia,,cu w mq
Superintendent aL Mobile all "the busi-
.uc wuw iruui ine nrsi ixov.1 elected and the people desired a peace
to the-6ib of , December; third, that ful " Constitutional anlnfmn of fh.
H V?? rru!! rnrsiages were in
.t . . - '
the omce, they! were not-legally in bis
possession; that of the com pany;
ayriance ?ith public policy and with
cuuniiuuonai ngots. aoe wnoie sub
ject was referred to the Judiciary Com-
mittee. JNo other business of import-
ance.
,4
Senate. Kelly hoped the resolu
tion regarding Turner would be adopt-
graphic communications should not
it iuuc jjuuiu', wiien jusiiwe uemana
ed it. Kelly said this witness Turner
had unquestionably been leaky, he bad
disclosed something about dispatches f
passing through his office, and now be
should be made to tell the whole. He 1 f
(Kelly V was verv confident that nn
communication which passed over the
wires referring to political events at
Salem, Orestn. would show that an v I
tning wrong had been done. If any
improper; telegrams bad passed over
the' wire he Mr: Kelly, would ' have
known something, about it. He was
oe suown inat not a aoiiar bad been
exnended unlawfiillvand imnrnnor
was present at Salem at the time and
'rri".
LMi: , ' . TT
knew of all the transactions. He was
very much astonished at the vitupera-
tive assaults made by the Senator from
the committee, yesterday. Mr Wright
upon the Governor of Oregon. Why.
that Senator took occasion to assault
the Governor of Oregon on the floor of
the Senati nhn ho tn Vio fV. I
Governor was present and could not
roHv ,,e l"1 -euy j couia not unaer
stand, tThe Senator "from Iowa was
mistaken in his facts, mistaken in his
aw, and doubly mistaken as to the
uutiea w me executive oi a otate. ine
-j...: . I
Governor so vilified yesterday had
been twice elected Governor of the
him (Mr Kelly in the. Senate of the
v. obukts. xu everytning mat oecame
a man pi nonor, a man ot . principle,
Governor Grover was the peer or the I
benatur from Iowa. paid their Uxe8 ,or the pa8't year, and more
Mr. Wright of Iowa; said it was far especially those who are in arrears for the
from his . thoughts yesterday to abuse W5, that fcuch Uxes
or vilify any one. He accepted the MUST BE PAID,
facts as he Understood them and stated . im require J by the laws of tne8tate to
his conclusions. If the facts stated bv tarn over these taxes by certain , specified
him wprp trnp hn had nn word to tV cc9ions By a strenuous effort I have
nira were true ne naa no word to take been able t0 Bettle with the state officers.
back. ; t . bat owning to the large amount yet remain
Mr. Kelly argued that the Governor J L" .V.w Lave not
J ? .... . , been able to settle with the Uounty Treasurer
Of Oregon was justlhed m his action by of the county. Longer indulgence wih not
decisions of the Supreme Courts of be given me, and longer indulgence OAN-
T j. , ViV . " KOT be giyen you. .
Indiana and of Oregon. Perf on8 who di8regard this notice, after a
; - Mr. Wright eaid the Governor was a reasonable time, 5 may expect to see their
mere ministerial officer and there was p fJ iLEXANDBe, "
no decisiou which authorized him t jan6 tf- , - - .Sheriff.,
decide a judicial question, a ; 1 ?. ! ij oi '"'''
r,;Mr.Kelly argued that the question W 1 1 1 lam H . bteamS,
decided by the Governor of Oregon was rf:',-s
:..:- i" t. v.- i TJTTHO was last heard from, in" Tennessee,
not a judicial one.. It . was a political YY in August, 172, and who is believed!
question' and the Governor had the to be dead, is hereby notified by the onder-
riVht tn dppid if wgned, who are heirs to the estate, that they
rigni, 10 ueciae h. Wlll akc ont lettersof administiation. and
- Debate assumed a legal character as divide the estate ex parte, unless he appears
to thesanctity of telegraphic dispatches. .aj .f?11.01 fcefore tne l8t
Finally the question upon the adoption yi ; ' ELIZABETH "STE i RNS, I
of the resolution resulted, yeas 33. nays ... V '" - :i J MLLY , -- : ,
3 no quorum, nays Barnum, Burn- -1, . r - ,- ;
side, Eaton. Adjourned to Monday, j
Nomination : G V Patton, Marshal, I
West Virginia; WS Mayfield, Collector
nfCWnma Sf lilm'n Dial riot niina
OtUustomst.Mary s Uistnct, ueorgia,
W T Cole. iPostMaster, Granada, Miss,
An hour and a half cabinet Session
. , ,
1 3-day, the: usual routune of business.
The Star says Congressman Purman
of Florida; (Rep.) is preparing a speech
represents Purman as -a Republican,
bat will denounce the' action of the
"1" T' V"
i xne examinauou 01 uot. urorer wiu i
be contin ued to-morrow. It is confined
mainly to legal points- . " ,
House .Investiatiag' Committee De- J
f?!parted for Washineton:
V5oiinVffftKrn;
fnTetl?ai!gSmm' l?e h" -W"
log for Washington yia the Magnolia
route and AtlaktieCoast line ef railway.
;. .v - ? ? c , - .
uu - wiuMiiiB HMt uuvl, mm- i
night. -
liined froiJ lb. binttd; f the
VuFreaWf30,00045vg
- New 1 bk, . Jan.' 5.-Tne 7 Greece
whicgwf resterdaytfloated
and proceeded on her vovitEra. v .
j jifj..; ' - . - - - I
- . T - tr rm t rt . i
T!. Ki vi i'A'i
Snpnme Court Decisions ij.
f Bostok, Jan. 5. The Supreme Court
of Massachusetts has sustained, the
lower courts tin the decision that the
Israelites must be held amenable to the
J laws of the State regulating'the observ
Vb7?Jtt??! tfnAiSH8,C?
oni OI an tteBnPt to keep a store open
i :'
C flTTT'tr n T T"r v ? T-
?.; X.'.' '-i , -
I Hampton Speaks Oat Believes Til
I 'n den Fair,y Elected-'ttackey Spoke
V I,X0Ilt f tttnorityJ ; , , Uhiw.':
Hi CotUMBiAV Sr C, Jan. 5.-Gen Hamn-
lonsaid ; to-day,: relative ; to Judge
Mackey interview with Gov Hayes,that
l-aiackey?.waa not authorized to ruV
i wr uim on-tne iemocracy of South,
Carblina.; fie .'believes Tilden fairly
I .. .. .:, '
question.
W r w ti n iniT.i
J i
MV -
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J N XJ A. R Y
Butterick's Ladies' Fashion Plates for
January; joat received. The fol-
'X :
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gf fQ
4693 4683 K 4696
4703 1 4695 4715
4698 4700 4701
4714
4711
4607
4712
4704
4689
4688
4706
4709
4690
4702
3686
T..-.JJ!!'... i . ii f
a,ull"lo to tne aDove we nave
M - nousanas oi otner paterns of all kinds
of wearing an nal for Ladi MiM
and Children;- , Catalogue furnished
upon personal application, or sent by
mail uPon LfP' RT?n 1
Sole Agents in Charlotte Tfor Buiterick
& Co.
jan6
'
I 3V lOUT I3X6S !
i filtililPIIMV thft AW PUT
w
-BY
flBCMlB 101 My.
-TT NFLE A8AKT as the task is te me, I am
under the necessity of telling the peo-
; 'v OtlC0
" ' "
V
mHBRK will be a meeting of Farmers at
A the Court House in Charlotte, on Satur-
dayJannary 20th, 1877. to take into consid-
eration the Agricultural interest of. Meck-
county. , A full attendance is de-
sired from every portion of the oosnty.
. jaB6 d6t wlf -. - - .
i ,' - ' ! -" . ' "
SltttOHtOB i JJ1SU$ VOilOO. :
j.'. .
1 TBEVfT T T . VT . n
Maa E N Gbait.
ja....n ..... iUVIJIBl
lnp next session will open August 30th,
JL
-A 1876. C3rcnlara with terms, etc , , upon
applicationi.1 ..,:;.i::k .; 'r,?--'-' ; l';.qif -:,
n iteierences Key w.A Wooa Btatesviue,
N C; Got Z B Vance, Charlotte, N C; Prof
W J Martin, DavW bob College, W C ; Rer R
Barwell, Raleigh, N C ; and all friends and
pop la of Rev Dr Mitchell, late Professor In
University of Hortn Carolina, j ':
; . ap6
Dissolution
fnHS firm of G W Chalk & Co, ' was dis?
'1 wlTed January 1st. by mntuit consent!
Mr R N Littiejobn retiring. ' ' - ,
Th bnsil8 W"J be conUBned-as hereto
fore, oader the same name and style,' bj O
unal: ana j liUarain.
,. G W CHALT, ?
N LITTLEJOHN
,:i i J I HARDIN,
WK g?jStJb
the Legisl tture of:,- Aortb ' Carolina ' for a
arJ-er "P?r BteanvFire, Engine
wwiiouj jig, . ui vuBruiue, a. MJ. . V-
, r - . -n. . ' . . '
,;t i.. 4. F A. Mc sjjtfCH, V ; , I
'o CMOoSi-K;
fitnSwtf " - "
ft i
Prices Jilany Say, but it Is onlrOur UsiiaMiOTrllates.
Thatoui fiusiiiess as
-yc;r) n": Greatest 4 iExpeatiOnis f 4 : .;
After, Seeing ; our: -Qeods
-tne Points in the Purchasers ? Favor,-ancl tne
fp- reatdvahta
:.Elptaiidniilhense .Jarietyiinitock m!the
QuaUty and Textire of.
Our Superior Styles and. Perfect, Sliapes;"!' :
Strict Adherance to. Truthful Representations ; Tne Poltte
Attention H hich our Patrons Receive V The3 Immense' Fa-1 .
p ": ilitles we enjoy in Procuring. our Goods; . . The JSx-
trcme Lowness ot :ur Prices t ' Our Strictly 1 d 8
Cash and One Price System ; Our Satt ac- '
n ittory Dealings with Patrons Our Com "
plete and Thorough Mode
. We solicit the patronage of the neighboring Community ; and offer, special
inducements to Wholesale Buyers. ' i-fori
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rs." .fiattov.Q- Beoe, ,;ti; '
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MINK SABLE...;,.....:!.:.. .".I". 1..........: B0AS AND MTJPFS
FRENCH SEAL.."...;. .............................BOAS AWD IfUFFS
KAMSKaTKA SEAL;;.;,. ;...;...... i..;..i...BOA8 iJD MUFFS
ALASKA 8E AL...;.;.....:,w.,.
FAK OY GREBE .4 . ... J.BOAS AND1 MUFFS
:v:l And a full assortment of LADIES and CHILDREN'S FUBS; 3
, t- Another lot of those Cheap andSurriorlAlpaecssjustireCeived.
Call and see themhigiv: ': , ! '-- ELIAS, ; COHEN i & ROESSLEB;. -''deS
Hi. ?f f iin' 1 iMasen)e Temple-BttlWiagi '
id.
? ; Vc ;?wiyvG?i TV? I
it n. tww ui rcuucing unr izninenEe aijli biutjL, to enaoie xis xo consonaaie Oi
,'.. ii-. two Houses by Januarj 1st next, we, from this day oL offer to the public.
UNPREOEDENTEi) ! OPPORTUNITIES 1H;
Snpply (hemselyes and their families with erery: thing aeedfol for their eomlbrt dorlig .
.v.r -TtiiUhe cold weather, and as tbe stock is too varied to Itemize, we cite but fur
UJ-j? Prom $2.75, $4.00 and $8.00
r Prom $25, $4 00 and 6.00 :
S-ftSWS'ivgFr$ito
From $3 60 to $15
GXllEiEliRESSmnGJOOrD-B:1
r- From 12J cents upwards
!&HIiIiIpRlfFA0bM
P.T.flT FTT'Nm than tb lowest offered in this Basket. , 0YSS00AT8, I
v a j-o-AjLi vji irom .N) upwards. Gents' Famishing Goods at tbe same rtue
J014 0Qr wb0,e RKTAIL 8TOCK will be sold off REGARDLESS OF COST.
From and after tbe 1st of January, we wish our custom'-f her r in mind , that our '
RETAIL HOUSE will be consohduted with our present V, t I le Coxxae. :.r
liriKl'R Tr'NrTn I The Store now occupied tr ca as
,vw AfiJ J-V A 1 alter tne 1st January, 1877. - K-rvrv
DecS
SI ,Ql
and'Priees, : ahaf Learning
of: Conducting our Bnslnes ftw
ti
( 'td .1 'tQ'.-i-' i tf r.i "
a. '9
8 B:-- rf.- 5.BgSr
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H ? 3 H" "2 -C aP
O T O B-fi 4'$eli'
BOSH
z ?t i z r: b KH
a erg I 5 S:l,g;J:JuSgS
m w . oq 9 ,m i ;rrv;a
b '-'"8 'giyi
; i ,'oju
. fe i' BOESSLBB
ii:
JUKBTPT OF A ; - vO.tr-i;..- 1JI ,-. tjs
tb'T OP PURSi
., .-i T .. I..,. - : t IX - r..( . I . . u :t tf, .T:,
Pcllsfl; t:iJiw-oi ,w4 ; -
. worth U 00, $6.00 and $10.jra4$ -'et4' X-
worth $4 00, $6.00 as
VtH-.rr '-
; worth $5 to $2S,??
rth m rnrfh tip fir Tirana w
UVlTiT VFliQil ILililJl
; less than half price, inatn a fttsjy?;
Uil Eoue is for XUat ' - ,
iM-:-
'
oc25
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