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VOL Xffi.
'GOAtUm' 1877
LilM-ral redu'cUoKB f or clubs
NO. 2,159
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
WASHINGTON.
) The late Presidential contest st enndercde
Wl A FEW. MIS MM
much "bad blood." which , coolness and
judgment will correct. The ' badbloodlin-
pTHE UUSSO-XUIUlSII WAR
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ducea by a persistent violation ' of Nature s
great bat sin pie laws requires not only cool
ness and judgment, but obedience to hy
gienic measures and the proper nse of Dr
Boll's Blood Mixture to iceure its purifica
tion. - ; - ; ---'-. i - -
UNDER THE NEW lli
3,,' - . . r
IAN AGE MENt; pF,.
Scandal Over the Cnnninghana
Uiu- -,1 Bell - AfTair. - ih j
WE WILL OFFER OVER
Terrible Scenes After tlie BatUe
l9i
as heen Refurnisnea and iKeatted m first-classBtyle, to
d ofFerBn
nddcenientS' to-
Trayellers and Resident in its excellent table, supplied with the best the market, affords
i prices to suit the times An acuvejporps. of waiters in attendance. ; at i meala and
More JCgypiian Troops
Constantinople
or expense spared i
no
I to render gueata coSnortable:i?; -
Moderate Tegf(g.VIothIyBgarcJ
, , i
'ooing- to
The Egyptian Troops Threaten
ing en 5Eiiiimernian--Bns-t
ian ITIoyemeuts ,in Jihe ' V
i v0 Dobrud$ha ata Stand t T
I I ' Still. W..- .YAVAi m..
OUR MOTTO IS TOPlEASE;
KaISnBattetr 'Silenced -no-
bai t Pasha inPossession of
the Black Sea. ;
18
aprl
Black ( aslimcrcs, Black Alpaccasy
1
:i:i
WOT
m
A Large Lot Edging, and Insertings,
LADIES' SDH DBREtLAl
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF FAI3S,
MOSQUITO; -NETTING, CANd ETt5nG,V' '
WHITE GOODS, Tlis AND SCARFS. "
-'tSt! - 'r . f .d v-t .'):.;..-.. !-): i K
Which w&wnrm$Mt veryflow prices toisuit the times u i
ELIAS, COHEN & ROESSLER. E
London, Aucust 3. The following is f
fVlp.nncliifli-hfr I-fvfl-ft' rtfH.ho T)fln TV dual.
dispatch from 8imnitza, August 1st:
-'At the narrow "bridge near Bulgareni,
there was vild confusion and a cora
: plete block. Ambulance wagons, nro-
visidil wagons, officers calaches, horses
and carts, filled with wqunded, all were
jao)inca irA(iap.escripaDie cnaos. There
had been wounaeja an along the road,
but the bulk of wounded begun a little
way beyond1' Bulgarines and extended
in unbroken line-for seven miles along
the road to Sistoya. ; ' They were; most
ly carried in oi carts, aeverer cases. ,in
ambulances, and a large number tramp
ed on foot Immense numbers of .the
wounded Ijad tramped the whole way
from the battle-field, and were already
entering .Sistova at G o'clock yesterday
evening. They must have' walked, for.tyJ
miles in twenty -iour hours, wounded as"
they were. Nearly all these wounded,
however, consisted of men who had
WAstiisGTON, August 4.-TKere
fgreat : scandal over the affairs of de-
lecnyes jun41nguam ana rren. n ap-
pears that Cuhihgharri Vaa sentenced
to the ' MiBBisslppi'' penitentiary for a
Jong term, upon eyidence given by
.Bell. Cunningham had Bell arrested
on some papers from Texas. Judge
Wylie issued the papers for Bell's ar
rest. . Bell was before Judge Hum
phries on a writ of habeas dmpus, and
was discharged on suspicion that the
requisition was bogus. - The Ilepubli
ii .fc j;
jane.
BURGES$
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
r m si,- 7
an3 : -..,, VrV
D RALES IB
ALL KIWDS OF
FURNITTJRBj
BEDDING, kC.
A
F CT X- Ii X. 1KB
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s CHEAP BEDSTEADS, LOuJnGES,
.'iPARliOK & CHAM BEE SUITS,
COFFINS of all KINDS on HAND.
' No. 5,; West Trade St.,
CHARLOTTE, N. C
F R ES;H GrOO D B
V
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-AT-
3R O f 3ES'2E6. S,
FU R N I TU R E. W A R E H O U S E
bw Managed to walk out of bat
the bad" cases were" mostly left
where they fell. A staff officer, with
tyhose estimate I am inclined to agree,
thinks the whole Joss is ..between "isix
and seven thousand men in killed and
wounded. A brigade of the thirty
second division has suffered most heavi
ly. Besides the terrible loss of men, it
sacrificed the imperial banner of one
of its regiments. The whole of the
thirtieth division has been smitten
very sorely: ? All of ' the three brigades
of Prince ScbackowsTjy's command are
for the time in a state of disorganiza
tion." ;
. A News' dispatch from Alexandria
says it is reported and generally be
lieved that six thousand more Egypt
ian troops are going to Constantinople.
The Bacoiirest correspondent of the
limes telegraphs from the Dobrudscha :
"We learn that the Egyptian troops are
reported to have advanced to Jsimer
dierajtetween'Ba"zafdjek a"nd Medjid
jie, and to be threatening Gen Zim
merman's corps. This movement is
meant to protect the rear of Mehmet
All, who is near Eaegrad.
The Times' correspondent at Vardna
telegraphs, August 2nd, that the'opera-
tions of the .Russians in the Dobrud
scha have come to a perfect stand-still.
While one of their columns stands on
the high road from Mediidjie to Silis
tria, the second and main column,
which had advanced towards Bazard
jek, has again retired to Medjidjie.
- A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Sukum Kalchj dated August 2nd,
says : "Turkish frigate JHunmondich
bombarded the . Russian batteries at
Tchamtchira on the 30th ult., silenc
ing every Russian gun. The Munmon
dtcAwas considerable damaged and,
several of the crew were killed and
wounded."
) Near Tchamtchira there are G,000
Turks'- who are infa critical' posit jori,
owing to" the advance " of the Russian
H.IU1V. ... )
NoMoreCopies ofRecommendations to
Given Oat from ' the Depart-
j .. ; j"I'r;,":. . ments. '
Itlarshal Donglass to be' Retain-
'.fc ed. .
Other News and Gossip.
h
New Advertisements.
Election Notice.
PURSUANT to an ordinance adopted by
the -Board of Aldermen on August 4th.
inst , an election will be held in the Wards
of the City of Charlotte, at the usual polling
places, upon the proposition to levy, a tax
not exceeding 124 cents on the $100 valua
tion of property, and; 37 cents on the poll
for the purpose of establishing and main
taining Graded ; 8chools within the city.
And at the same' time; an election will be
held for two School Commissioners for each
Ward, in pursuance of the Act of Assembly
f 1874-T5, - entitled "An act ' to ' authorize '
the establishment of Public Grad d Schools
in the City of Charlotte." ': :
WM JOHNSTON,
ang5 Mayor,
Thompson Hall,
T?NQLISH and Classical School. 1st ses-
xj sion opens uctoDer 1st. Tuition per
3 0 0
PA
FANCY AND ASSORTED
mm f
HOSE
At 25 cents. All worth not under 75 cents.
can captions its city item on the sub- afTwmtT
ject: "Disgracmg the Ermine Jus
tice Humphries Making -an Ass of
Hiftiself His Remarkable Conduct at
a Hearing Laughing liawyers Sur
prised Prisoners and Astounded Offi
cefs Witnesses of His Shameful Con-dtfct.V-
' ; ; , - ' -; -
The ' Attorney General decides that
no copies of recom mendations for office
sha'l be given from the departments.
The question arose frpni' atn1 applica
tion" by the. San Francisco ' Chrmide
for dociiments of this character by
which it is hoped to justify an article
which Senator Sargeant, of California,
Claimed to be libelous.
The committee of safety of Pitts
burg addressed a letter of thanks to the
Secretary of War, and suggests and re
quests that a good garrison be main
tained at the, Alleghany arsenal.
! The Department of Justice has decid
ed to retain Marshal Douglass, of
North Carolina; in office, at least until
the expiration of his commission in
J une, '78. The charge against him in
volved no question of integrity, but was
one of an executive character, affecting
the management of his Subordinates.
Postmaster-General Key in a circu
lar letter compliments his postal
clerks and messengers on their good
behavior during the strike. ,
The President has appointed David
Porter surveyor of customs for the
district of Savanuah, Ga,
$25 00 Classical.
For board, tuition, fuel, washing, lights,
$i75O0 oer annum. Fifteen boarders re
ceived as members of the Hector's family. .
KKV B S BKOHBON, Rector.
KEY LUCIEN HOLMFS, Master.
aug5 2w
A.. T. O. & R. R.
8UPEEINTENDENT'S OFFICE, I
Charlotte, N. O. July 6, 1877. J
and after ' Monday, July 9th, the
following Schedule will be run over this
Fashionable and this Springs
.0".
road
GOING NORTH.
8 30 a. m.
10.20
10.54 "
12.00 m.
.2Q p.m.
2.3ft "
3.13 "
5.00 "
Leave Charlotte.
D. College, ;
Mooresville,
Arrive Statesville,
GOING SOUTH.
Leave Statesville.
Mooresville,
D. College,
Arrive Charlotte, jj
Close connection made at Statesville with
trains over the W. N. C. R. R.
Round trip tickets to Newton and return
$4.40, to Hickory ai d return $5,00, to Mor
gan ton ana return ipo-io, to Marion ana re
turn $7 65, to Henry's and return $8 40, to
Asneviile ana return siz.40, to Warm
Springs and return $18 40. Thtse tickets
are good for return patsage until November
1st, 1877.
All charges must be pre paid on Freight
offered for shipment to Section House, Hen-
At $1.00, that cost $2,00 and $3.00.
9
Ml oilier Coofl at t&e same
IMO SUCH OPPORTUNITY AS (MOW.
IE. . LA1TPA & IBM.
One door below 1st Nat. Bank.
aug2
coin over and above all coin liabilities.
The Star says that $am; Bard has
written a letter to President Hayes
unanimously comtaendiHg the south
ern policy. He has not yet selected
his postoffice.
The treasury has twenty . niilhons of derson's, Alexandriana and Caldwell's.
These being "Flag Stations," the Company
is not liable for loss, oj damage to freight
after it is unloaded at either of the above
named "Flag Stations," - j
No freight will be received by Agents for
shipment unless toe name of consignee and
destination is distinctly marked tnereon.
J J GOKMLEY,
july7 Superintendent.
Charlotte, Columbia & AupstaB.R
The Last Notes from tlie Strike
WlLKEt B AEliE, Pa., August 4 All
trains except night trains, are running
on the Valley Baiiroad. Freight trains
come and go with regularity. General
Hmderhoper 8 division is stretched
along the road for twenty miles, guard
ing it from blockade and destruction.
Anairs throughout the valley are
quieting down. The Lehigh & Sus
quehanna company will not attempt
to open the road lor several days yet.
lhe miners held a large meeting In
Danas grove this afternoon, ihey
sent an invitation tO Mayor Loom is
and Sheriff- Ken h end ale to come and
inform' them! why the' military are
here. The mayor was present and
made a sneech counselling: them to be
peaceable. They adopted a resolution
..xtni'.) ''U U itw
CHILDREN'S' CARRIAGES,
C H I L D REN' S C A R R I AG ES,
askinef that thft militarv hfi tflkftn out
Hobart Pasha embarked his entire lof the valley. A Dart of them march-
force safely on the list, instant, under Jed through the principal streets with a
completes the withdrawal of the Turk- j third division was to-day relieved and LeayJcter
Beiib tu uJC4i,uuuieB, uijii juaka ucwg i Leaye winnsboro,
rill 1 1 A - - A 1 li I -
nueu Dy me mimary irom omer sec
tions of the State. The Liehign & feus
quehanna Baiiroad will start trains on
GENERAL PASSENGER DEFT,
Chaelottb, Colombia & Augttsta, R
Columbia, 8. C, June 10th, 1877
On and after Sunday, June 10th, the fol
lowing schedule will be operated on this
road :
MAIL and PASSENGER TRAIN DAILY !
No. 1 GOING SOUTH.
Leave Charlotte, 7.35 p. m
Arrive at Columbia 12.50 a. m
Leave Columbia, 1.00 a. m
Arrive at Augusta, 4 32 a. m
No. 2 GOING NORTH,
Leave Augusta, 8 23 p. m
Airive at Columbia 11.45 p. m.
Leave Columbia, 11.55 p. m.
Arrive at Charlotte, 4.20 a.m.
ACCOMMODATION & FREIGHT TRAIN,
Daily, Sundays excepted,
. CHARLOTTE DIVISION.
No. 3 Going South. :
FALL
PRUTS
AND-
full Btt tk of CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, ' Newest Stylts" and
I am rceivir g a
"westprices. - ; "' u' ' : " ' !," ' '.''
pfr Call and make ypnr MleciibnjWilawortm"ent is full.
mirll
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N ccnr.eclion with the Furniture Business
of Mr E G Rogers, at my bid stand on
tonth Trade Street, I will conduet the Un-:
staking Business 6n my own account,,,
it my personal attention J
iwill keep a complete Stock, from the
eapest Wood CoflSn to the finest Metalic
unal Case. Orders byelegraphbr'. pjherwise $fj
attended to.
Respectfully -;
M. SHELTONy
. it -K"
This Well Known and
ish military expedition to Caucasaia
Hobart Pasha has command of the eh'-
lire Black Sea forces,- consisting of
twenty men-of-war andTtraSnsports.-
The Vienna correspondent of the
Times hears from Constantinople that:
reinforcements are daily arriving and
being immediately dispatched to Adri
anople. ' - - 1 '
The Daily Neivs i' says' the' channel
"Squadron has been ordered south to
Vigo. Whether it will proceed further
to Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, or
"return home after a cruiser will depend
UDonthe instructions which are to
await its arrival in Spain.
The Times' Bucharest correspondent
in reviewing the situation, thinks the
panic in Koumania groundless. lne
Plevna aeieat win certain iv oe retnev
ed. . . ,- .. .. -
Discussing' the Russian cliance of
holding their positions in the Balkans,
jf obliged to retire to- them, the Times'
correspondent,", who recently passea
through the Schipka pass, telegraphs
., i irjiL.'..': i . ' i p.-:
tnap it. la strongly -ocuupieu auu; iufn-
fled; 533iere?areJaireaay within it many
trains of provisions and forage. Prince
and General Gourke might hold
Arriye at Columbia,
2 00 p. m. I
5.41 p. m.
7 46 p m.
10.00 p. m"
H
ARE ARRIVING DAILY.
No. 4 GOING NORTH.
Monday.
I A n rv VI4 rtf nl iMirsky
iVffHIf.'bil! TT ' it for a fortnight on lull ration, or
ICATEP.JK CBNTKK OP
.YOKriOA mVLAiVir.Yj JIM
THE CITY, OFFERS
;.) .7. .mi 'it uiAUJ
longer on short rations
j Charged
N.SURp:AMiSlACG0MMODATIONSj
bw ,Jl M :. XI
EfS.6RkAu(
with Kidnapping
l s Children. .ur
JPatti's HusbandsDiyorced lrom j
Her Befusal to Grant tier
Petition for Divorce.
Pabis. August 4. Adelina Patti's
case has been decided. Both the lady
and her husband had filed application
for judicial separation. Madame
Pitti's application was refused; her
nshahrt'a wn "(rronfeH The spnfpnA
states that Madame Patti does
not even offer to bring forward any
proofs of the fact3 she alleges; on the
Other hand, the documents that were-
placed before the tribunal, particularly
the correspondence addressed to Mad
ame Jfatti by a third person,
show that her .conduct did the gravest
injury to ner nusDana. xoe court
therefore pronounces against her peti
tion for separation of body and goods,
and condemns her to pay the costs.
As the divorce ia unrecognizable by
French law, neither party can marry
again. The sitting was public, and
Marauis DeCaux was present.. The
decision was rendered by a tribunal of
the first importance.
Leave Columbia, 8,00 a. m.
Leaye Winnsboro, 10.59 a. m.
Leave Chester, 1.20 p.m.
Arrive at Charlotte, 4.50 p. m
AUGUSTA DIVISION.
No. 5 GOING SOUTH.
Leave Columbia, 9.50 a. m
Arrive at Augusta. 5.52 p. m
I: No. 6-GOING NORTH.
Leave Augusta, 7.45 a. m
Arrive at Columbia, . . 3.57 p. m
Trains Nbs. 1 rnd 2, will stop only at the
following named stations :
Rock Hill, Chester, Blackstocks, Winns
boro, Killians, Columbia, W. C. & A. R. R.
Junction, Leesville, ; Batesburg, Ridge
Springs, Johnston's, Pine House and Gran
iteyille. : ,
Trains Nos 3, 4, 5 and 6, will stop at all
regular stations, and ticket offices will be
opened, for the accommodation' of local
travel. A i"UM, .
General Passenger Agent.
I JAMES ANDERSON,
Gen'l. Supt, .,
unel2 ' ' '"' "
ug8
Witthowsky & Mntles.
A LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE SALE
: Beadymad$ Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Furnishing Good$,&o
CORNER OP TRADE AND
TRYON STREETS,
o-
CHARLOTTE, N. O.
. uniei or., ro-
vt .vii'kiu'tn .-t'tiUfSjJi
'TO TfiB ;TKAVETiLINO PUBLIC. 'MOfTt-'
a ;.sJ.
l-:o
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BE mnt4iB ilSIIBST-CLASSI
THE HOUSE IS CARPETED. THROUGHOUT
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Gat and Electric Bells are in. eveiy room; ja M:u-.i -1
To Invalids, Mirida Tourists or Persons' iftVel'lnh?
FOR PLEASURE, TH IS .HOUSE ' OFFERS VEBTg FACtLTTY
lieeHickey, of Chicago, telegraphed to'
Sunerintehdent Walling this afternoon
that a lady had kidnapped three child-
ren there,,, ana naq come io inis city
with the intention of taking them to
fip.rrnanv bv . to-dav X steamer. " ' The
fathfir' beirjer represented es a worthless
to an 2 made complaint to i Chief of
Pnlico Hickev.' who1 telegraphed as he
did. Superintendent Walling being
satisfied that there was something
wrong sent the party to Jefferson Mar
ket poVrHHltf1!' tlA?
whence theywiH prooaoiy oe aiscaarg-
Goodes
;r0R COMFORT."
O z
iVY tSAK
1 ti -.l i
V V I-
Congressman
" "f : '."".'rfC! -. i ! . h'
Norfolk, August 4.-
Goode, . representative ,
Position
n : ,
Hon - John
in . Congress
Illness of anOld TheatricalTlau-
St. Louis, August 4. Bc-n Debar,
proprietor of Debar s opera house, in
this city, arrived: at f hornet yesterday
suffering from a paralytic stroke which
attacked him in New York about a
week ago. His physicians pronounce
his case very senous, if not hopeless,
there being besides a paralysis of the
limbs and part of the body, a soft-
enine lof rortibs 6f I the brain, t Mr.
Xebar is the oldest theatrical manager
in this country. He has been on the
8tagfforty-six years ? ,
i Telegraphic Driefs.
' i -;;.u? .)i:.is '.'-y-'i'iivt f
i 1 T!
. (o lQcatipn of room
H. C5ECCLES, PROPRIETOR.
TtJTT 1 T1T-T TTTT 1 Ti Anrmai A T
from v irginia, -pruuuuutco j James McCieiianc,of the Uniteft States
unirue uic emi --"" - . , . . - - i uvyy, m ueau,
i .i ......Dl in corprn npwpnnnp.TS. I . . ,
rpnuv n uucni r"i i - -- t : : . . . .
I hthat he had been "writing letters ftd. Uf QViDENqE, .August, 4,-r-John4 A,
".iJLZ-i f nrcaskmihP.m to Ciiatripacert.a Mgar.maker.bf Worcesi
yte,:I Zm on the subject, ex- defrauding the revenue,' beingiplaced
VrTTonda who' have re-1 m a cell, shot himself through
fioTii. ill irini vj .vs. r
4 miVsted him to become a candidate.
head, dying instantly.
the
L, Dawson's
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY.
; CHARLOTTE; fca
, Represents Life arid Fire Combined.
Insures all kinds of insurable property,'
dwellings, furniture, . barns and contents,
cotton gins, &c, at current rates.- s ma a
! . Agents f, wanted, throughout North and
South Carolina. -. .. ,.;'.
-Joii-- r . s ,:jv'.
Obstacles to Marriage Remoyed ;
, 2CAKHOOZ) ESTOBJED. '
, New method of treatment. -'New and re
markable remedies. Jiooks : and circulars
sent free in sealed . envelopes. Address '
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, -419 N. Ninth
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. , An. . Institution
having a' high . reputation for honorable
conduct and professional skill. ;
We will sell .within the next 30 days, the
following lots of merchandise:
2000 -pairs PANTS, consisting of Men's, Boys' and Youths',
1000 COATS,' of all kinds.
1000 VESTS, assorted.
which we will sell regardless of cost !
gGive us a call before purchasing, and examine our Stoc.
As you will find it far superior in quality, make, style,
and cheaper in price than any in the market.
KAUFMAN & BRO,
aug4. ,. ' Springs' Corner Charlotte, N. C.
lilson
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Ten Cent Colnmn.
? (FOR, RENTrtA comfortable two atory
frame vouage on eizin street, near u, with
in five minutes walk of thetmblic sqvare.
ion rem cnearv aduti to - .. .j-jsj . i
4 At BmiUi & Forbes'.8hoa Store.
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