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ge d a Lunatic. The Proposed Gastronomic Feat. .Friday, January 12, 18T7. THE CITY. and besido that I could do no good, for Upoo applicatiod by the relatives of Slill no . one has taken Shafer's bet, during the fearful suspense about who Miss Minta Maxwell, president of this and his mouth is beginning "to water" lJt county, the Clerk of ; the Court issued tor biros..;'; blrange to say about one an order to the Sheriff commanding nan ;-oi tne community ... mini mey CD .-33? it CP IS 2 groes have had to leave ; their homes and liv in. the .wo ids to tave their lives. . There is an awful state of thins him to summon a. jury Innatico ihqutol could, t at one bird a .. day f..r thirty going on here, the whites are murcler- ThAINS. rtndo to examine the said Minta Max- successive days easily. Possibly they ""STaLiSr xSiTSS: SS I ell u to. whether or not shesbould can but it issaid that there . cnly TvrA on1 tne ; various Xfcauiwua juumug j v..,. , .. . . " t. nil nM nln.i' Uku-h t)iiii. 1 . be nroneuncea a lunaus, m oruer uwi. v iuu.i.u. o w 1 Uy uemocrau. xaiic 01 oppression 1 if she was so adiuden, a guardian succeeded "in Hue attempt A recent my wood boils as 1 listen to the heart Reived Qjr the ; various into the city: BICXKOVB AJTVILLE BAILIIOAB DAILT. - ail leTesj.i."M'",4..55 a,m. ' arrives. ......... 10 41 p. ra. Accom'n and Freight, arrives 2 00 a. m, 3 t i. ; ?i vi," ,h ; leaves,;. .8 00 p. m. AIE-LINK DAILY. ..4 43 a. m. . .1 f . ivi 01 1 nrriTim. . . . .... ......... ....... CHASLOTIC, COLUMBIA AUGUSTA. r.!f t A KO a TC Jn.su, arriyea, ......... .....- . r ieaves....v...n.:: ii. f....?...10 55 p. m Accomm'n and Freight arrives daily except 8ondays..-:.p..:..6 19 p. m. Accom'n and Freigat ieaver."o ia- m- CAROL15 a cbktbal iEastern'PiYi3ion.l Mil laWa daily except San"' -...:.: ..6 SO a.m. Mail-arrives do.... .. ...........8-30 p. m. 'juLxoaiiix jbsNiBi-Westerri Division. T Mail arriVe3...i.f ..'::..:..i..,i.5i30 p: nr Maii leaves do........... ........7 00 a. m. ATLAHTIC, TBSJSSSEE A OHIO. . ; Mail arrives...... .............,w.9 45 a. m might be appointed for her. f The jury member-of ; the heyfYork.'iVaneh8 assembled at lhe Court House, ypter- cites one other instance of its being and decided that she was incaDft- done, which howev-r is not authenti- ble: of - tiiking; car'e: of 'her property cated, arid -: thVindividual who acco whereupon the clerk appointed jMary plished it was that wonderful creature, nblebroke her guardian. I U mother-in-law. ' The following is the ; - account given by the paper alluded to Carolina Military Institute; , , i-auiornia xemaie nas accompnsnea an,. w;nr,horrt lYiw6 TTfralA savs tne dihacult gastronomic ieat oi eating ... 1 t . T tj mi 1 " : ,1 tauuu T ccjv. sue nas EUUICUCU LU who is widely and favorably known to the people of South Carolina as once one f her most prominent and iiseful citizens., ;As a professor in the Citudel Academy, and afterwards as Superin rending tales that are daily f old me in simple but touching language. . i . DIED, , I Memphis, Tenn , on the 24th ult., M Belie Nee,, wife of Thomas G Nee!,; Esq. . j . Democrat z.ui Home vny . In Hillsbro. 02 the 13th ult . Georse W Bruce. - Death in th Staff of Life. Bv the Use of :11if.r;n:iq ha kin? nnxiifir; rible qualms, attended by dizzines and brtad teccmes, i srad of he iltby iood , partial failure of v sion, but pulled JSStato dnbTeTb- through, winning a $50C wager proposed I osing only Dr Price's Cream Baking fowder hv l.Pr nnnn.law. T nnor woman uecmea oy cueifil lo DO periectt. never seemed to suspect 'the horrible wholesome. leaves.'.1. :.:J2 45 p. m ii:t: ffliiyipEPL . .. :, . . mfTit frr hia mnrnP'rrsiia ruiri flu. . . -r- Thb Weather To-Day. For the Souihr-Atlantic and Mast Gulf States, falling barometer, warmer southeast to southwest winds, increasing cloudiness, possibly rain areas, and followed by rising full corps of professors. oaromeier, ana, ivmvs y uuty wyw to cooler northerly. ''- f the State, at the same time aeqiiiring an experience which renders him pe culiarly.well qualifitd for the position he at present occupies. In the ,1 Caro Una Military Institute he is ably asist- dient for his murderous purpose. We will tell What we know about the ! Other two instances at another time. TEIEGRAPHIC MARKET. PARSONS AGAIN. ADVERTISEMENTS. -. ,.C 4 Vt-ii ;. JfETT The following is the list of adver- tiiments, which appear for , the first limt thii morning : - ' 1 H T Bntler-rJardwarev 5 : B N Smith A fair proposition. C W.Alexander Masonic.- - . n n RImb---For iRent.:x mvimi aW M Crowell-r-Eorage. HA A Warning. Yednesday, two cows entered the garden attached to the late residence of Gov Vance and remained a ;phort time. In hve minutes afterwards; both -Was ,H an Impostor ? Letter from :land Aboat Elm. am We have several times alluded to one iiPin TT.on'' TChn nniTn in" i lir midst as an agent of the Good" Tem- Jauuar 11, 181 T j , PRODUCE. J toulsTille-Floor in fair demand; extra, $4 5oa5 60; family, $5 50a6 00 Wheat firm; rd, $l23a!32; rest 'unshanged; holders firm at ootiide piiccs, Corn, rye and cats nominally unchanged. Porl(firmcr at $18 00 alS 25 Bulk meats Active but not quta dropped dead. Typical of the fate plars of England, to the negroes, and My higher. Bacon quiet; clear rib sides, XOCAIj DOTS "Mothw; may I go out to skate ?'' fl 'Oh, no4 iny ponderoa9 daughter-., The ice is too thin to support y out weight And you'd suffocate under the. water." r. A . J 1. . TAT l ich awaits thieves and trespassers auerwarus .wane : vuUe u j I 1 - . 1 .Pii j i ? t on the vinevard of whieh he i now the Papers a lergtny account 01 outrages i . " -i i .11 11 1: j tr,nfd rn,irdian and whnR Timits which he staieu naa neen prauuucu atrfttch "from where the restless waves upon Dim Dy me oaroariu couiuem- if the eastern sea beat their everlast- ers." We have already pronounced hW reirain unon the white sanded the letter a tissue of misstatements, and shores of Hatteras. westward to where would not allude to the individual the ruseed Alpine peaks of the grand again, but for the fact of the. Mayer of chj!n,ei. whisky dull at $1 14. Sue: old Allegnanies look ' down into the the city having received the following ftI2d firm at j Fo Horcliants who purcliased their first Stock of Boots and Shoes from Korthern Houses, tvo Propose to sell their , , .; - 2S! ,3 O KT 313 S ) CJ 0 3SL:' THIS SE ASON, 'AT AS LOW OR LOWER PRICES THAN THE FIRST STOCK COST. - CALL AND EXAMINE jsmiict Dcrnt:n 1 2500 cases BOOTS AND -SHOES. - 500 ROLLS G. D. SOLE LEATHER .45 x OUR SECOND STOCK OF GOODS FOR THE SEASON IS NOW ARRIVING, AND BOUGHT AS THEY WERE ON A DECLINING MARKET, - WE WILL JNOT BE UNDERSOLD BY AINY HOUSE IN NORTH OR SOUTH CAROLINA. NEW octlO I R O.N FRONT BUILDING, TEA DE STREET C II A R LO E C. t'ranbemes, per quart, : tv Dried Apples, per lb., 5o7 ' Peaches, 16Sa20 Peanuts, 1.25al.50 DAILY PRICE CURRENT. "GBOCERIES- Bacok- -"W HOLES ALE. per lb 15al6 12al3' 9fial0i 8aS 12aU. lOtc. Lard steady and firm; tierce, 12c; 12ic. Whisky active and liwer at$l (5. Bapgidg ll.c. Baltimore Oats quiet and steady. South ern prime, 4041c. Eye, riumnal. Provis ion firm nd quiet. Pork, $18 50al8 75. Bacon shoulders, 8o8ic; tlear rib, lOfo. JUira nrm. oiiee stro"ir, quiet nl un- sr oc- Alleghs chambers of the setting sun. gelah. Thehop given by, the Young, Men's preismiaar, Trial of Three Negroes Ac- reasur vuiD mq eyemng,, wiu .xaKei l cased of Murder. ' .WtPy The Coroner jury after holding ah toWtoig:hj inque8t oyer the body of Sam Rcss, ; ku ud uccii -mcu uj. mice uluci negro men, in this county a few days hitherto tatedi jr The Hop Clab held a meeting .last lett-r from over the water : FERN BANK, FAIRFIELD, Liverpool, ilkgland, 21st December, 1876. To the Mayor of Charlotte, North Caeolina: Deak Sib,: Rv lli5 mail T forward vnii o.nt v nf a arm irflefrllow'Vl.fltn.nfl1 o TriM-rfinf. r f 1 ... . . i l 11: night, and concluded to. give a hop at dcat by violence. The three men himself "Rev Parsons," who has been the CentralJBotel next Friday, the 19th. were brought before Justice McNinch aud for aught I know (though for your It will not he rondnrited hv the Hor- nj.ir v ' ;a- j:. a:-. Uakes I hope such is not the case) is -j YCBIUIUBT.; JLUO UlU UIO" . 1.., . 41, nets' Nest Riflemen as was at first Jlose 4h one of the three did the l"w! t T statersi!" 1 H9f --; ' killing, but wa considered strong ecedine British Good Templars, who Thtefolkmin? s terv: characteristic unourh apamst all' three of them to have left the order and set up one of I T o -n - - - i . . , , , -i nn.)nl M.;iir of tid nffinii tr. .,n..Qnt mm.wnt. Ki'n;., th.m toeif own ana can uiftmseives me day morning: -.u- i s t over to Uourt. Uemg unable tm. give 1 ' y 'RiLEiaH; January 9th.H bond, they were all three re-committed -This irto inform ' you thai I have re- toJaU cently demoted to Raleigh ' and would I i be glad to have my paper sent here. Bears in the Neighborhood of the City COTTON. New York Quiet; wiles, 8C3 bales; niid dling, 13al3 3-16c; Consolidated net receipt, 84.-C5 bale; exports to Great ritain, 6,735; to France, 12, 1; to the continent, 15,533; to the channel, 5,740. Galreston Qaiet ; 'middling, 12Jc; net receipts, 3,928 bales; sale, 1,719; exports to Great Britain, 3,149; tohe continent. I.S00 to Franp, 1,257; coastwise; 1.V92. Nerfolk Dull; middling, '12r; net re ceipts, 2,263 bales; tales, 400; exports coast friBf , a,354. Baltiiaore Dull and Sower to seft; mid dling, 13c; gross receipts, 20", sal, U0; ex ports coastwise, 120. osTn yuisi; nuaann, isjc; net re- 1,565. Z B Vance. T&Attentjofi bf ouj.readerss is-.call- pd bear and cub were seen ed tlieVxcelient and interesting letter slaughter-pen of Rose & Jar On Wednesday evening or night, an at the old Jamison.about written to the Obsiever from Raleigh ihreejquarters of a mile beyonji the in regard to the labors before the Leg- Lincofn depot, near the Air-Line junc- Hl.11? fl1!?-!? i,n 7 a young, man who lives at cdttbgo?r2imeaUlly tSe eastern'aHd' the house of Dr Jones. On the day be western members. See also the plan e Bame or another old bekr was proposed by our energetic Representa- slen. about a mile further on thd Salis tive, Capt Shotwell. bury road by Mr Alexander! On Earnest: Wiliiamsr who; accidentally neither occasion did the animals! show shot himself 'through the feeclt, and any disposition to be ferocious. ' They whose remarkable'' escape from instant were doubtless out n a food hunting deafa was recorded , at .the time, j has expedition, and were driven thus near OTiyecoTeijttb;d is agaid able; to to" the habitation f men, by the'straits bV ;aVVrt:'I.i Itswl 'jretrernVniered,; to which they, in common with: all . that th enreload entered hia neck other wild animals, have been reduced between rhrjugular vein and windpipe, to during the recent severe weather, and came out to the other side. -ilf any It eeems that this is not the first :$$ysj4$b! time we have had the wild bears near tWe:for hiriitaput bts hand in 'i - " us. It is said that one was seen two v ,.JuaAL;p,ptf "ftr;..inountaiii- maftxcomfs. years ago almost within the corporate a ongrandtelhiJ how thatJ a- tieighbor limits, and chased for some distance .' peVeptedim:Witb sy;iiog8 f 6 . ;; ;'; : .-'- j wereexacfly aMed'wbiehWcaUed j 'If the cold' ' weather continues, we rfescltiVel.yaP may expect aU'theteasta of thfe field "how be Va'neerkittea waxed "fitrong Wnd fowls ofheair Jj make 1aom-and,-t;anflaugnt?man ' t grew in favor with its master. But the Settle Wttepl herj says, rew feahfaftd feeble, and finally, when the "sun of their own and call Good Templars of the World. This letter is published in their or gan "The Watchword," and from read ing it you will see that the said Parsons 1 - w ri n vtM fKv KM3t S-tf yV AwnrvfrAWxl a v. uuco iiukgncj buo ww, uixuji ftucio, i ceipis, itsa oaies; grost, m ract ne trys 10 maue it oui mai ne has been shamefully ill treated in your city. If his statement were true I should only say you "served him right" for meddling with what does not concern him. But it is the belief of myself and a number of other persons over here, that they are infamous falsehood's, written to create a sensation on this Hams, ; 1 Breakfast Strips, Clear Rib Sides, Shoulders," Hog Bound. Lard Extra Leaf, , Ordinary, Chekee - Northern, Pineapple, ; Bcttek Goshen ; SUGAES. Cut loaf ' ; Granulated and crushed A ExO Yellows Molasses New Orleans, Golden Drip (syrup.) Cuba, Black Strap, Coffee Mocca, 40. Java, 35. Tea Black 50a75. Gr Mixed, Fish Herrings, per box "MACKEREL. Bbls (full weight) I bbls " Kits FtouB-4 Family, Extra, Super, Buckwheat, Rice Choice 7i cts. Meal per buBhel, Gbits per " Grain Corn, by car load, in sack, 70;tf0 " buik. 65 From -wagous in bnik, 5oa60 Wheat From wpotih. , From Stores Seed wheat, 25 cts higher White, 1 25 1 50 Red. 1.2o 1.40 Oats White... 58a6S i Black 50 12ial4 12ial3 141al5 30 31a35 141al5 12ial2i lial3 12ial2S llialll per gal. 70a75 44a55 50a60 32Ja33i Rio, 19a23 en, 45al.50 50a51 , per lb. I 35a40 9 50al0 00 5 50a5.75 1.15al.26 per tb 8.00a9 00 7.60t7.50 5.00a6 00 per ib, 4 Good to prime 7i 75a80 5.25a5.75 O1 THE SEA.SO0Sr. BEST GOODS, LOWEST PRICES. "WE ABB IsTO W SELLIjCSTG- Lower than any house in the City. We are in earnest ; wTe mean business, and respectfully solicit a call from every one. Now is the time to buy. FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, CHARLOTTE, N. 0. ; ' ' - declO . Advertisnnenis will b insert eo in this column at the rate of ten (10) cents per YVilnalDgten Steady; middlirer, 125c: net line, for each insertion, ho -advertise- receipt?, 544; sale?, 142, Philadtrlpkla-Q jjet; middling, 131c; net receipts, 54 bale?, gros, 671. Sivannoh Quiet; middling, 13o; net re ceipts, 2,162 baie; sales, 224. New Orleans Quiet end easy; mid- side of the water against the Southern-Idling, 12c; low middling, 12lc; good ordi ers and in favor ol this contemptible j hary, llc; net receipts, 1,853 bales; gross, cad and the other seceeders, and I 4,731; 8aie5, 8 000; to the continent, i,i. nave oeen requestea 10 write ana as coastwise, 2,467., vou 10 conirauict iiicoe ausuru laiea in 1 ordr that if the Rev Parsons ever does Memphis Easy; middling, 128c; receipts, get back to this country we will be able 971 bales; shipments, 1,516; sales, 2.000, o contradict his deliberate misstate tke 7th of November" went , down, it ! 1 nlr An Arl fln7 v Ta navt ' n i-vs it, but swears it's so. - I. o. o. p.- Tke Operi House list Ni2ht---Spirltual-I Ism. - "-i--" , f As large a house as has appeared at the OperaHouse this, season, greeted Mr Everett, thf spiritualist, las night to witness the manifestations which he had advertised would be seen.' That isappointed; it is hardly At the last meeting of Mecklenburg inany werb d Lodp; N09, If p.;OF.n necessary to say Spirits are ; tricky the following officers were installed by you know,, and 'do not come or go at D. D.iD. N.'Joseph;Siler man's bidding Another peculiarity A W T? TTaiiafki TC fi' JH Thorn,' V O.' : D 0 Bearnhardt, R S. Thomas Led well PS. WFSniderVT, t r. .. " X1 rf 'wet's:' ;The Stara.;--Vi)Wa';sV tMsjo'x During the mdnths ofSeptember, October and November the four planets, about spirits is that . they are invisible. Many people can't be'Jnducedito be lieve a thing without seeing it. i Some even insiot upon eating ,itasin the case of the man who said that "the proof of the pudding is the chewing of the bag." As the audience,1 could 1 neither see nor 'eat the Spirits; why of merits. So I shall be great obliged if you will kindly honor in e with a reply, giving ne ucts wun reierence to mis matter and also any other particulars you may think desirable to mention. lhe (iood templars of this country disclaim" sending this individual out. The whole blame rests with the seceed ers, and consequently he is not institu ting Good Templar lodges but ones of a bogus order. In England we would call this obtaining money under false pretences and it is punishable if brought under the cognizance of the law. 1 don t believe Parsons has any church over here. For sometime past the seceeders have paid him thirty shillings English about 44 dollars) a week to lecture lor them in the North of England. I rusting you will favor me with a reply, and sympathizing with you at having the burden of suGh a brebrand in your midst at this critical period, I remain, yours sincerely, . ; r. ft. W. l. P S Should you wish references ap ply to either Col J'J Hickman, Louis- London Onlain , Canada : Mrs L L Poughington, u Portland, Maine ; Dr Lees Leeds, E ngl and. - : - 4n In the paper alluded to above he gives a terribly distorted account 01 his interview with the Mayor, and talks much about aa infuriated mob outside, when it is a well known fact that there ' I . :x . . u.i: J iu.i Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn, will WB ucl'e "ua-" all be visible in the evening ekyiform- they were there. j ing in the first half of November;1 tw'o pairs Venus and Jupiter low in the southwest, and 'Mars arid Saturn' high in the souge.butt eight -or nine de rees below the -equinoctial, a sight as beamffurWit la rare. Appeal for. tke Poor, there or at least Mr Everett said they were. There were no, guitars floating through the air played by iu visible fingejsj noiorms'or faces recognized by the audience and no flowers materal ized, but some. very clever tricksjjrere dme,' if they 'were t perform ed -in the The President , of tb- Youne Men's dafk'5 As the spiritualist" said.' if it Wias vnrswariBsociauorrrecruestTis to say 1 a humbug, it was a pretty r clever,, one thatiheaod thatitliellrants of thel J Among the most noteworthy '.feata peoh&t that of freeing one haridr from , &&?$9tf jthej handcuffs, .which, were furnished and aliT;pifaIeUed': the audience and transfering therrv to his ankle,' writing Teen able to -eomoiand---They- there- j a meisace.' after hisThandirand. feet f6reiasqK2SS Itp giirt rwlmt ibey .1 were Jtled- frorr a;wenihown fydung can to relieve the" condition of those wBornTaiKwmstarittwtnayo'in seme irHl lorts but even necessities f life z f -TbVwcrtilrl stkl4!thlt fJuring the past lew moutua, viib ABspciauon- nas- dis man who was supposed : to have been killed in battle, though he was never seen : after rfjertaio fight' $during x- the jwar, and while in this position ' ringing a bell, playing a guitar, &c. ' Alter periormtng tnese things in he then anno uf.c- ng; spirits Jnto v btarsed inthls' -bVSalf brie hundred cabinet on the stage, he aVwJ jsixty idgllaw jandJ seenyvei fed that in order ; to br i cent, ;ob 'JfhVtl?Z$e7p??fPff the table dt was absolutely necessary fur to believe was 'f.meai in Jdulea5Qn, him tahave the presence of. five ladies . id We f6 ;thartn" ewf generous on the stage. : As he t was unable to in citizenVplCharlotje' who have enough duce this number to 'appear, the per A.- ftn illr'rcontimi9 ' to be formance was abmntlv rlr.RP.rl : among 'the 'number ,hQ..,lencietb ' to Jp! short there were some very clever theLordj" and theworks Of their hands I tricks, but purely spiritual manifesta 11 be blessed." ' Jtions were scarce. Augusta Qu:et arid nominal; middling, 12Jc; receipts, 4S0 bales. Charleston Bull and lower to sel!; mid dling, 13c; net rectipt", 1,475 baler; sales, 500; exports to Great Britain, 6,313; coast-1 wise, 666. Liverpool, 5 P. ML Futures weak; up land low middling, clause, January and Fbbrusry delivery, 65J; February and March delivery, C 15-16d; Mrch and April delivery, 7d; April and May delivery 7 3-32a 7 l-16d; May and June delivery, 7id; Jane and July delivery, 7 7-?2d. FUTURES. New York Futures clo.red wek; sale" 62,000 bales; Jananry, 12 15-16c; February, 13al3 l-32c; March, IMic; April, 13 15-ii2c; My, 13a2t-32c; June, 13 25-3215-16c; Ju y, 13 29-32c, August, IS 15-16a31-32c; Bepttm- ber, 13 9-16a$c; October, 13Ja5-16c; Novem ber, 13a3-l6c. ment taken for less than twenty-Jive cents. Eight words make a. line. FOR RENT A neat and comfortable Cottage, everything conveniently attached. Apply to K LAM B, ianl2 3t At Dew Drop, C-olicge Bt. REMOVAL Bob Lamb will be glad to see nis old menas et ms new srana m J McLaughlin's new building ou College Stceet. janlO t ROOMS TO RKNT Several good" rooms in tne Bprings Duucir.g. ac reasonaoie prices. A B PAVIDSON. jar9 tf FOR &ENT The J H CaMwel house. opposite the Baptist Church. Apply to J V WAU3WUK1H. an6 tf FOR RENT Two stores comer Trade and N C R R. Also Charlotte Warehoase on favorable terms. A SHORTER CALDWELL. jars6 4teid ON HAND AND Arrive this Week ! -AND TO FINANCIAL. New Yark Money dBli t 3. Sterling quiet at 41. Gold, I06 06J. GOverir&ents active and steady. New Fives, 11 J." States quiet and steady. ' ; y- . :.;,-a.-. - OBSERVER oFFici. Cbaelotte, N. C, January 11, 1877. ' ' The Cotton Market. 1 C A Tons more Arthracita Coal, all JLUlsizw, which I will deliver at $9 23 per ton or $4-75 per 4 ton Weight and quality guararreed. Will in (be futur keep on band a full supply. Mr J Alpbonso Tonng, formerly wun Mr C L VandegTift, isi now soliciting orders fer me, and all orders left with him will be promptly attended to. F JS TATKlCJu, Office of CottoaCompress Company. jw9 The heavy decline in Liverpool and New were scarcely. 2 dozen white people who J York checked the advance in the market, knew he was in the city till an account and caused a decline of a Jc on all grades - . - , . of the interview with the Mayor was published on the following morning. i sThe Mayor "did order him to appear pefore , His Honor's Court, to answer the charge of, obtaining money -under false pretences, but he, did not appear, and as the evidence against him was at that time meagre, and as he expressed the determination to leave immediate ly, the matter was riot pressed. ' . j sThe letter is too long for : reproduc tion, but 1 we quote the following as a fair specimen, which is too, absurdly untrue to need correction : 1 Having got safely away to Statesville, N;-C, after taking refuge for a day or two in a wood at the' house of ' Dr Mat toon the principal of a colored school, Bro Parsons writes under date Nov. 17 "The whites, 'are. , following, me -about wh erever I go. ..'. To e state of feeling here against me you have no concep tion of.- I believe it being done by Good 'Templars. lhough The marke? closed weak with a downward tendency as quoted below : Lower Grades........ , Low Middling.......... ......... Middling...... Good Middling....... Receipts for the day, 80 bales. ; s Receipts in; all Ports, 84,165 bales. : Consolidated, 926,833 bales. f Stock, .bales. . Sail 12 : m " RE TAIL MARKET, i - -- ' " Market dull 4 , i . i Sugars high and in demand. 1 ; . : Coffees firm at recent adyance.of i ent ' Bacon and Lard dull. - Flour in good demand1. Grain dull with little demand. Bdttes Vi j Fresh ObuBtry, ; 25a30 Goshen; 1 ! 40a50 PouiTBT ' From wagons. From stores. - Turkeys. Geese, J Ducks, I Chickens, Guineas," 75al.O0 30a40 20a25 15a20 20a25 the white this place is forty miles from Charlotte, 1 Eaas ,v ", . :5 ? ? 16al3 . the neoble there found ' where I had Fbesh Meats gone, and the ' proprietor of the . hotel had had informatioaabout i me. C; For tunately J called the proprietor aside, and told him how I . had , been . treated at Charlotte, and showed him my cre dentials, and he -promised to see me protected? I ' locked- myself- in my room as soon as it was dark,and do not intend to go out at night. I 'had1 in-t-ndd to go from Charlotte into South Carolina, but the Bishop of the colored churches in Charlotte ' begged me ; not to venture for the south,. He felt cer tain I should not return alive if I did ; Beef.s .-Veal, ' " - " Mutton,' ' Lamb, -Pork,- ; Sausage, unf luffed, Sausage, sturled, , Tallow - : -. i Beeswax - . -Potatoes " flwwt" Vi hnahl : 60x75' 80al.SO ' Irish. ' 8O0I.OO 1 OOal 25" Hohet ! per lb. . In Comb. 12al5. '" - Strained, 13al5 Faurra Oranges, per hundred, i 2 UOa.OO Lemons. 2.50a3.00 1.00al.25 i -45a50 25o30 2Ua25 ' 25a30 1' 22o25 ! ' per 1 4 GalO 6al0 10oi2J 00a08 i OOol 00a 16 OOaOS 00a25 Anli-Rtenniatic Flannsl, White Twilled FLANNEL, EXTR A H E AVY COTTON FL ANN L, all kikbs GOOD. GOODS FOR BAD WEATHER, AT BARRINGER & TROTTER'S. dec31 House for Rent. A Nice (6) six room House with modem improvement nicely arranged, several closets and convenient oat houses. Well 1 convenient with dairy attached. Will be rented cheap for this year. ; Location , corner Myers and 3rd Btreets. i ..-, tnitmixnulimr NOTICE! i W. I. BEST & CO. C. L. VANDEGRIFT CONSOLI DA TION or- T I;1 PRODUCE AND FEED STORES ! ! ! "UNITY IS STRENGTH." WE, the undersigned have this day formed a co-partnership Tinder the firm name of Best & Vandegrift, and we sepurately and together thank our patrons in Charlotte and surrounding country, for the large share of their patronage heretofore extended us, and we wish them to call on us at our store on Trade street, formerly occupied by Grier & Alexander, and we will do our best to please. ? , V W. I. BEST & CO , janll 0. L. VANDBGRIFT. BEST & VANDEGRIFT, AL COMMISSION MERCHANTS ON HAND AND FOR SALE: 1 Ci EarreIs Alleghany Family Flour, 100 barrels Wood ville Family Flour, bought JL J ) helWre the rise and which we offer to merchants at a small advance on Baltimore quotations. 60,000 lbs Hav, from 90 1 ei.ts to $1 40 i'0.000 lbs Heavy Middlings. 20.CO0 Hs Wheat Brsn. 10.000 lb P-cpared Tow Petd. 00 bushels No. l Black and White Oats. 500 bushels No. 1 Northern Corn. 150 bbls Superior Apples. 100 bbls Early Rose and Per!e?s Potatf.e?. Lard, Butter and other Produce received daily . CALL AND SEE US BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. BEST & VANDEGRIFT, Trade Street. janll " - V OUR CLOTHING! 31 9 THIS BEST IB! THE CPIT1T, -AND- UNIVERSALLY PROECDHCEB TEE GEBPEST. We Do As We Advertise. OUR MOTTO'S TRUTHFUL REPRESENTATIOrTS FQUARE DEALINO ;. POLITE ATItNTION. WE OFFER BETTER INDUCEMENT TO OTHER HOUSE IN TOWN : OUR PURCHASERS AS WE AXE THE THAN ANt THIS is to inform the public, that tlie Hornet Fire Company has fitted 'up a Dray in first-class citv stvie. has secured the services of a polite and carefuljdriver, and now solicits a share of the patronage of the merchants and citizens generally, who so kiadly aided them in the enterprise. The undersigned have been appointed by the President of the Company, a soliciting com mittee, and are authorized to make contracts for hauling : W R Mixes, Jr., RE Miller, Robt Ii Rat, Chab N .Vaick, Johi W t-TEFHXirg,- D CM ALLOT. :- The ray when unemployed WM DC louna at Independence Square. ' , janiuat ' - Only iainfaetoriiig Clothier in Charlotte. Baltimore Branch Clothing House, deel TRADE STREET, ADJOINING McADESS. SPEC8AL,;WOTICS; ! OUR FRIENDS ARE EXPECTED. TO CALL IN AND ARRANGE THEIi ACCOUNTS FOR 1876, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1st, 1877. BUSINESS CAN SEE . TB K DO BUSINESS WITH AND THAT WK CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE ACCOUNT8 LONGER - WHIN OLD ONES HAVE-NQ.T BEEN FAID. 1 ' " IN THE MEAN TIME WE ARE SELLING GOODS CHEAPER THAN EVER. JgVERY ONfe WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT PROPRIETY OF HAVING MONEY TO decS I O FFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO CUSTOMERS IN THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED GOODS : . CnUii Stoves, Cotton Kibe, Acorn" Coot; The Best Heatine Stores, Of all kinds for Coal or Wood. . 1 A complete stock of Builders, Carpenters oni Mason's Tools, at low figures. Tinware, Met Sets, Shovels ail Toaas. Sheet Iroi ana Feaflers, pS All Tin work, or all repairing in my line prom tly attended to. useTon e d euch otbw Toota and' Implement, a- are H. T. BUTLER, Next door to Postoffice, . ' 1 -SUCCESSOR TO MOORE fc BUTLER. :
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Jan. 12, 1877, edition 1
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