The copartnership of ! Elias; Cohex & Roessler was dissolved byi mutual consent on January ,1st, . 1878, Captain J, Roessler withdrawing. Elias & Colien are authorized to collect all debts due the late firm and pay all liabilities: , . 1 ELIAS& C6EEN , U c J. ROESSLER. HIoticG. All debts due the late firm must be settled at once, as longer indulgence cannot be granted. We will continue the business at the old stand.- BURGE S S WHOLESALE jan3 UNDER THE NEW MANAGEMENT OF H A3 been Refurnished and Refitted in firstclasa style, and offers inducements to Travellers and Residents in its excellent table, supplied with the best the market affords 1 prices to suit the times. An active corps of waiters in attendance at meals, and no pains or expense spared to render guests comfortable. Moderate Terms fdr Monthly Boarders. OUR MOTTO IS TO PLEASE. aprl DO NOT until you have seen the now in my warerooms. largest and most complete TO INSPECT IT AND t RCSpCCtfully, ' ; FURNITURE DEALER, W-r .rr Removed next door to Post Office, Jan 5 J" Now offers to the trade a full Colognes, English Select Spices, 'ooap; English, French and American Hair ; and lootn JSrusnes, PRESCRIPTIONS Carefully prepared at all ; hours, both 4 night and day, at New Stetk. I have removed mv stock of to the NEW ANn Viva ANT REMOVAL lately occupied ' by J ; Mc. Alexander as a Boot and Shoe Store. My Fall StocK of.: HARDWARE,': in all ife varieties; stoves, Tin-ware, Hollo w-ware to tae inspection of the public, at prices which are unprece dented in the Charlotte market1?! "':y' t r V ": Papular ZEB VANCE EtlASCOHEtl; NICHO L S , & RETAIL DKiXXB IH ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE, BEDDING, &C. -A FULL LINE CHEAP BEDSTEADS, LOUNGES, PARLOR & CHAMBER SUITS. COFFINS of all KINDS on HAND. No. 5, West Trade St., OHABLOTTE, N. 0. elegant stock of goods - The assortment is the ever offered in Charlotte, GET MY PRICES. ?8 i iVif - stock of Lubirts Extracts and Colgate Honey and Glycerine New. Goods, Hardware. Stoves and tTinware RTOTIK on TRADE STREET, W p now open 'STOVE a specialty; : . r - n lew. ... ... s llr t. butler: TELEGRAPHIC- NF?WS. WASHINGTON. - PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. The Departments to be Investigated Th Fe male Ballot-S w - a Hearing Schurz will not Resign The Tobacco Tax. General News and Gossip. Washington, J&n 11. The commit tee of the House agreed to report the steamboat bill in acc rdace with the views of the national board of steam navigation, recently in session here. The House ia wrangling over the scope of the investigation which its coumitteea may have. The Senate ct-mrmttee on Privlleees ano! Elections are hearing the female ballot seekera. NIGHT DISPATCHES. ; Washington, Jan 11. House. The proceedings opened with voting on the resolution reported from the commit tee of Ways and Means, directing the committees to investigate the several departments of the government. The original resolution was carried by the Democrats by a strict party vote. The rest of the day was taken up with pri vate bills, none of which, however. were passed. Adjourned till Monday. Secretary Schurz says he has never written a letter of resignation, nor thought about it. .Lieut Bums, after testifying before the committee, left for the Texas bor der. Col Shatter was before the com mittee on Foreign Affairs, today, when the consideration of the diplo matic situation between the two coun tries was resumed. The President has pardoned two mail robbers and commuted the sen tences of two murderers and One raper from death to imprisonment for life. A delegation of cigar makers from New York are here urging a reduction of the tobacco tax to 16 cents They, however, do not antagonize Cabell's bill reducing the tax to 12 cents, and allowing a drawback of the tax for stock in the bands of manufacturers. The cabinet proceedings to-day were unimportant. In contradiction of the impression that W illard's Hotel is about being clos ed, it is stated that the assignees have assigned the lease and personal prop erty of the hotel to Mitchell C McDon ald, who will run it without interrup tion. Senator Oglesby, of Illinois, is an nounced as a greenback and silver man. SPARES FROM THE WIRES. Gleanings from the Old anflNew Worlds News in a Nutshell. A Philadelphia dispatch says the Chatham Mill, occupied by John F Loge, Harpers & Montague and B & F Gledhill, all manufacturers of carpets. yarns and hosiery, has been destroyed by fire ; the total loss is $65,000. A screw steamer, name unknown, of about 1,200 tons burthen, is ashore on Sow and Figs Island, says a New Bed ford (Mass) dispatch. The ballots yesterday in the Ken tucky Legislature each resulted : Wil liams, 54 ; Lindsay, 50 ; McCreery, 20 ; Boyd, 13. Adjourned. the heaviest north-east gale ever known at Rockland, Maine, prevailed there Thursday night, doing great damage. A meeting, held in Nashville, Tenn. Thursday, with fifty counties repre sented, adopted a petition to memo rialize Congress to reduce the whiskey tax to fifty cents. A San Francisco dispatch says that the report of the Secretary of the Vir ginia mining company shows cash on band, at the beginning of the year, $35,012.79; receipts from all sources, $13,864,644 76 ; disbursements. $12,879, 211 43, includ'g $8,640,000.00 dividends. The tobacco dealers of New Orleans held a meeting Wednesday and adopt ed a memorial to Congress ' asking a reduction of the tobacco tax and drawback on the tax already paid. The New Orleans Cotton Exchange paid, yesterday, a dividend of eight dollars per share to the stockholders. ' Monsieur E Boneau D'est Marcel, an aged Polish refugee, was found dead in his room in ' Norfolk, Va, yesterday morning. He is said; to haye been Count Edward Jablohisky. BUSINESS FAILURES. The Daily List of the Sufferers From the Pressure of the Times. New Yoek, Jan 11.' Francis P Win throp, dealer in varnishes, has failed ; liabilities, over a quarter of a million ; assets, email.-5 ' ' 5 John F Henry, Curran & Co, dealers in d rues and tatent medicines, have suspended. The cause, suspension of JJJ J Dunning, jr. xne concern was one of the? largest, if not the largest, patent medicine firm in the country, and in the mercantile agency books it is marked ss having a capital of $500. 000 to $760,000. There has been no settlement as yet of the affairs of E J Dunning, Jr, and the Post adds: " From all we can learn tbey ar not in as good condition in several re spects as they were thought and repre sented to be when his suspension was first announced." John F Henrv was the Republican candidate for mayor of .Brooklyn at tne xsovemoer eiecuon. .. 1 .. : CHINA. The Famine Still . PrevailmgThe Late vF. .S, fice Consul Still in Jail. -.s' A- t San Feancisco, Jan 11. The steamer "Belgic' has arrived here , with advices from Hong Kong, to December 14h, and from Shanghai, to December 15th. There is no abatement of the ravages of the famine in the Northern pro vinces. Vast districts are being com pletely depopulated.. .There is no pos sible hope of relief this year or per haps next. ! The United States minister had re turned from Shanghai to Peking. ; ' Mr Bradford, late Vice-Consul Gen eral at Shanghai, was still in jail.' THE GREAT WAR. Contradictory Reports About the Armistice It Certainly has not Been Arranged Russia Will 4 Hardly Agree to an Armistice Unless Upon the , Basis of Peace The Result of the' Russian Success in the Schipka Pass. London, Jan 11. Tne Agence Rime deuies the truth of the tatt.meut that the Port has already accepted a pre litninary base of peace, and sys : The Porte, however, is aware that the ac ceptance of these bases must be ore ceded by a conclusion of the arm is lice." . .. ..... t The , Bucharest correspondent of the 7nesays: "The battalions cap tured in Schipka p ifis probably num ber from 300 to 40CT men. The victory was the result of combined move ment by Gens Radeizky and Skobeloff, through Schipkaand Trcjan paseses, respectively.' Vienna, Jan 11 V The Political Cor respondence's epeei from Constanti nople states that Suleiman Patha has been relieved of command and sum moned to Constantinople. Gettinje, Jan 11 Autivan surren dered unconditional iy to the Montene grins yesterday. Constantinople, 8.30 a. m., Jan 11 The armistice has iiot yet been arrang ed. The Porte has received the Bus sian answer to Turkey's communica tion proposing an armistice, intimat ing that negotiations must be conduct ed on the basis of eventual peace con ditions. The Porte has not yet replied to this. London, Jan 11. The St Petersburg Golos prints a special from Vienna which contradicts the St Petersburg dispatch to the London Times of the 7th inst., stating that it was rumored that Austria and Germany had vetoed the idea of opening the Dardanelles to Russian vessels only, and that Russia had consequently determined not to raiae the question at all. The Golos' telegram says Austria has not discuss ed this question with Germany and Russia. A special dispatch from Berlin to to the Pall Mall Gazette, says Russia is "negotiating with other Baltic powers for the purpose of prohibiting war ves sels of nonBaltic powers from enter ing that sea A Reuter's announces that Hanni Pasha has been appointed Grand Viz ier, in the place of Edhem Pasha, re signed. Constantinople Jan 11 The reply of Grand Duke Nicholas to the Turkish commander-in-chief, is that he would refer the latter's overture for an armis tice to St Petersburg. He states that negotiations could only be conducted with himse f direct, and there could be no question at present of an armistice without the bases for peace. London, Jan 11. A Reuter's from St Petersburg says the Russian journals, commenting on the capture of the Turkish army at Schipka pass, point out that this is a new evidence that the Turkish power of resistance is ut terly broken, and remarks that the cabinets at both Constantinople and London must understand the necessi ty of recognizing in the approaching negotiations, the decisive military situation created by the Russian army. FOREIGN MISCELLANY. ' Madrid, Jan 11. Debar zanallano and Herrea were re-elected presidents of the Senate and Deputies respective ly. The London Daily News' correspond ent at Rome says the Pope, on receiv ing the news of the death of the King, said : "I expected it, and I had par doned him. .Let us now pray for the repose of his soul."- ' Athens, Jan 11. It is asserted here that an insurrection in Macedonia is imminent. . Dem,etreua Bulgans, the well known Greek politician who died of apoplexy, was a prominent provis ional governor of Athens in 162. later the president of the council and min ister of the interior. At the time of bis death he was the chief of the Greek revolutionary committee. AN INCREDIBLE RUMOR. The North Carolina Supreme Court Vacancy What is Said About the Appointment in Wash ington. Washington, D. C, Jan 11. The most reliable gossip regarding North Carolina, is that Governor Vance will tender the Supreme Court Judgeship of the State to Senator Merrimon, and ap point Hon J M Leach for Merrimon's unexpired term , in consideration of his services in the campaign of 1876. Hon W T Dortch is a,ls prpminently men tioned as Merrimon's successor. . A $250,000 Fire in San Francisco. San Feancisco, Jan 11. The fire of the Honolulu devastated the esplan ade portion of the teity, ; destroying the government warehouse, opposite the custom house, tbe wharves and sheds devoted to the use of the, ocean mail steamers, the lumber- yards and a number f private buildings, including storehouses, manufacturing establish ments, etc ; loss, about $250,000. The government loses $60,000 ; the Pacific Mail Steamship ; Company, $26 000 ; T 8 Davis, $26,000 ; Alien & Robinson, $25,000, and W G Irwin & Co, $20,000. ; A Sew York Swindler, i New Yoek, Jan 11. Superintendent Walling was notified, last evening that Henry 4 M Cutter, ; cotton broker, had swindled John Collins," of Brooklyn, out of $25,000 worth of cotton by buy ingit under the pretence of sending it to North "Adams, Mass, then putting it in a bonded warehouse, drawing $8,000 on it, and running away' Cutter owed Collins $5,000 before this, and $1,000 to carmen for cartage. Cutter's Office was at 131 Pearl street. ; - ;a ; The Western Standard. ; ; Toe receipts of hogs arftne, Un1onT8tJck Yards on tbe 12th and 13h : Of thin month were the largest ever .received daring the same time in any- marc-t, and were as fol lows : : On the 12to, 61.54 and on tbe 13th 56,828. weighing in tbe aggregate 32,572,300 pounda, -ana L all we'gned on e .Fairbanks 8cales,-Chicago Evening Journal, Dec. 24, 1877. , --.- ' BLAND'S SILVER BILL, The New York Cotton Exchange Condemns It. ; New Yoek, Jn 11. There was' a Itraeiy attended meeting of the Cotton Exchange held this afternoon, James F Wenman, President, in the chair. Resolutions were pssed condemnatory of the B'ai d silver bill, as its passage would be injurious to the whole cotton producing interest of the country, which is closely allied with the mar kets of the world. It was the interest abke of the merchant, planter and laborer that our standard f values should barmoize with those of the principal commercial nations of the world. They hailed with satisfaction the action of the New Orleans clear ing house and chamber of commerce ; also the Savannah cotton exchange on this mbject, deeming their interests identical. -- - --v.-. FRENCH AFFAIRS. Veesaillks, Jan 11. M Grevy was re-elected Presid- nt of the Deputies by 335 votes out of a total of 346. to any of t he Deputies of the Right abstained. M M Bethmont, Brisson and Rameau, RepubiicanH, and Count Durfort de Ciuric, Legitimis were elected vice presidents. M Danfenreit. Pasquiner was re elected president of the Senate, by 172 votes, against 61. The former vice presidents were re-elected. The Weldon Bridge in Great Danger The Roan oke Rising, Richmond, Va, Jan 11. The Roan oke river at Weldon, N C, is very high. The Whter at noon to-day was rising at the rate of six to eight inches per hour. The railroad bridges at that point are threatened. Nothing has yet been heard from other points in the State. Application for a Receiver. Haetford, Conn, Jan 11. Insurance Commissioner Steadm an this morning made an application before Judge Par dee for the appointment of a receiver for the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company. Also for a temporary in junction. The judge granted the in junction, and ordered the officials into court Monday next to show cause why the application should not be granted. The healthy growth of the baby is depend ent upon its freedom from the pernicious effects of opium. Dr Bail's Baby 8yrap is the best remedy known for the diseases of early childhood. Married happy, and yet unhappy. How many a home has been roobed of sunshine and happiness and rendered sad and deso late by the loss of some dear and petted child. This is a dangerous season for child reo and parents ehonld keep Dr Bull's Cough Syrup handy. Price 25 cents a bot tle. -- ....... Now and Then. It is only now and then that ; uch men as Hon Alex H Stephens, Ex-Gov Smith and Ex-Gov Brown, of Ga., endorse a medicinj for the throat and lungs, and when they do it is pretty good evidence that tbe remedy must be good for the care of coughs, colds and lung affections. They recommend the Globe Fxowxb Co gh Syrup, and their testimonials are to be be seen round the ten cent sample bottles of the Globe Flower Syrup, for sale by all druggists in Charlotte. A sample bottle relieves tbe worst cough and will cure sore throat. Begular size bottles, fifty doses, $1. OFFICE OF THE SINGER MANU FACTURING COMPANY. No. 821 Mais Street, Richmond, Decem ber 18. 1877. ., Jab Miller, Manages at Charlotte, N. 0. Dear Sib : You will please inform-the citizens of your territory that there are now some begus machines, purporting to be tbe Singer thrown upon the market, and in many places they are being palmed off on the unsophisticated public for the genuine Singer, when in fact they bear no comparison except in general appear ance. In order that they may guard them selves against these unmitigated frauds, advise them to buy so machine for. the Singer unless it has plainly printed on top of the arm the name of the "Singer Manufacturing Company," and has our trade mark on the base of arm next to the operator Our machines are sold only through our authorized agents. . If it comes to your knowledge that any per son in your territory sells these imperfect machines, by representing them to be our make, you will oblige us by reporting tbe same to this office at once. Yours very truly, . The Singer Manufacturing Company, jan 7 J S Fine eh bin eb, Agent. D R. A. W. ALEXANDER, DENTIST, Office over 8carr . ! !' rirnp atom. I am working at -5 prices to suit the times, for casa. Will give you a No. 1 set of teeth for $19 00. Gold and Tin Filling inserted for $1.00 and upwards. With 25 years' experience I guarantee en tire satisfaction. . ., janll Ten Geiit Column. Sale of Fine Arts in the store next to DM Rigler's. closing out sale thisf a'ternoon at 21 o'clock and this evening 7 o'clock. Sale positive. Ladies especially invited. ' ' CP HA2KK0N, jar 12 J '-Auctioneer. 1 For Rent, a good house with 6 room; or will exchange for farming land near Char lotte. Ap ly to - A P. NE WHEARr. I ianI22i , - . - - r .., 1 WANTED ' o employ at once :8 o 10 experienced cotton spinners at our factory. Address O Grier & Son, MatthewB' N.C. - 3aa12 lw " ' ' - ;. .... . . ... '.. . i ' f DO you owe John T Butler . anything ? If so, cal and settle, as he wants' his money. You will find your account all ready to be receipted- v ' t janu . FOR RENT The store, now occupied hy J Myer, ext to Alexander, Seigle A Co. Poesexsionl given at once Apply , tot J C Burroughs or R A Springs.' - ....j. dec30 2w - (Greatest lednction bHm geasoo OliUSDAL BARGAINS EI TIRE EST ABLISH1EIT i(.-t,.. - v.,.- ,-. -, . .. .... .... MBeingdesirous of reducing the quantity b stock on hand, we have decided to mark down our Goods while our patrons are in want of them. Such an opportunity to secure Bargains in the choicest goods is unheard of, and ean never be repeated. WE NEVER HAKE LUSREPRESENTATIOnS. A Visit of Examination will Amply Repay. IE. DP. LMIA i M,, Clothiers of the PEOPLE. Clothing, Boots, Heavy purchases in addition to our immense stock, enable us to display during the ensuing month the largest and finest assortment of-i LOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES and HATS, ever offered at retail in this city. Good Suits of Clothing, worth $10, for $6.50, The best kinol of whole stock Kip and Calf Boots, $2.75 to $3.00. Prices rmuced in all grades from 15 to 25 per cent. Give us a call before purchasing. KAUFMAN & BRO. CORNER OF TRADE AND TRYON STREETS nov3 8prings' Corner. Charlotte, N. C. ., LADIES' LiDIES' JUST KKCJEIVED Fifty Ladies' the last instalment of the season. A..T.& O. R. R. F SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, I " . : Charlotte,; N. C. Nov 13, 1877. J J QN and after Thursday; November 15, the following Schedule will be run over this road : " . , . - , .. ,. , . . GOING NORTH.? -"-. '"; "' Leave Charlotte, .. . ,, . . 8 15 a. m. ' ' D College, ' - " J 1005 -' - Mooresville,ii-:" n- - v 10.40 . Arrive Stateaville, n yt x .; ' i lL45p. m. mat tzt GX3INQ SOUTH.- ;fj. ts ' Leave Statesville. -S.25p. m. ' Moores villa, b :r vs 4.33 ' X. CoUege, ,v C:J i3...-': , 5.08- ' Arrive Charlotte, 5. f,;i:hs .s.'i t.?-9 . - i a.... . ..: ....t. ft ,. . .. . ..... . 1 Close connection made at Statesville with trains over the WVNC.:R R -i '-- -,. : All charges must be pre paid on Frelght offered for shipment to Section House, Hen dereon'e, Alexandriana . nd .Caldwell't. These being "Flag Stations," the Company is 'not liable for loss,' or damage to freight after it la unloaded ' at either, of the 'Above named "Flag Stations 1 'Ulr;- 1 -; No freight will be received by Agents for shipmtnt unless the name: of consignee and destinatipQ is .distLactly marked thereon, ? ' J-J GORM.LBYr--.fct 5 novli " 8nperinteadent, THBOMODT ODE Shoes and Mats, Bargains, 4 . r. ' SprlajlDrf & is We RailrM'j following schedule will be operated ' 1 on the Spartanburg ftAsheville Kailroad, in connection with the hartotte Air-Line Railroad, and the Stages at the bead of the, road, to Hendersonyille, Asbeville and sthe. Warm Springs, on and after this date : -7 " '-, Leave Chariotte via Air-Line R R, 7:10 p. m arrive at Hpartanburg at..MMM.. 10:40 p.m. Leave partanburg for Mt Tryon, 5.-00 a.m Arrive at Mt.-Tryon MM..Mn.' 6jSO- .iy... Arrive a(.Hendersonville.M'M .12:30 pm Arrive at Asbeville, 6:00 " . ; - - FA1UC ; ' 'V Round Trip Ticketsto go and return any time within three months, 1 " s , Uharlotte to Warm Springs and return,'$21 .80 - Asheville" v 10: ', " "Flat Rock" -n V iHS s "f , Hendersonyille 4 T! 10JJO, i 9-Tickets fprsale at jthe Air-Line Vipov; iu uuwiuvw. j . v , i ru...lAtti ' . I Tbe Pt-Offlce Department at Wasbiag ton has drdered daily mails to be carried ns this route. - D. BvUNCAN7 aug7 , Prest. 8. & A. Eailrcal ifiitii Cloaks . e