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The copartnership pflELiAS, Cohen '.& .T-ni xxrne rliGcnlvoH hir rnntnal nnn sont PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. nn January ,1st, 1878, Captain J; Roessler ikim1 withdrawing v Juiiua ovuilt3U are auiuunzeu fn collect all debts due;the late firm1 and pay THEEaT ' EISTERN QUESTIOiy.- , THE DEAD POPE. WASHINGTON.' to te Seated The Texas Pacifle Again The Silver Bill Postponed Till Monday. General News and Gossip. 1 Washington, Feb 8. The Elections committee reported to-day in favor of seating Acalin. lhe majority report was signed by ail tne Democrats There was a minority report by His- cock, substantially agreeing witb the majority report. Trice only as yet re norts tor Darrell. Waitt and 1 horn' burg-haye notyet signed, but it is sup- All Ahta due the late firm inust be settled at once, as longer posed that they win sign Hiscock's re- f 7 4. Wo ,rtnf;n- ii0-hnSinM9 P. which is substantially in fayor 1HUU'5 . . . i ri no a nniiril at the old stand. ELI AS & COHEN. BURGESS NICHOLS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL! DXAJUEB IB ALL KIKDS OF BEDDING, &C. A- CHEAP BED8TEADS, LOUNGES, PARLOR & CHAMBER SUITS, COFFINS of all KINDS on HAND. No. 5, West Trade St., rJ CHARLOTTE, N. 0 jano ; UNDER THE NEW MANAGEMENT OP AS been Refurnished and Refitted in first-class style, and offers inducements to Travellers and Residents in its excellent table, supplied with the best the market affords a n ntti-vA mm if w)tmi in attendance at meals, and no pilUCO Sail bUB blUiO V I. OMUIV w.m w wmmm.rm. pains or expense spared to render guests oomfortable. Moderate Terms for Monthly Boarders. OUR MOTTO IS TO PLEASE. aprl DO NOT BUY YOUR W TEJ US E HJ IE until you have seen the elegant stock of goods now in my warerooms. The assortment is the largest and most complete ever offered in Charlotte, AMTTj IT TTTrTTRxTLn PAY ITOTff Respectfully, TO INSPECT IT AND GET MY PRICES. EES, Van 5 FURNITURE DEALER, Removed next door to Bost Office, t rs of Acklin. Washington, Feb 8. The Senate committee on Railroads continued, its hearing ontiiwlitfhi' and Southern Pacific bill. Mr J H fetox-ey made substantially the same argument as was made before the Mouse commit tee, denying the right of the Texas Pa cific to build a railroad across the State of California, and also its authority to bridge the Colorado river at Yuma. Bath these ngbts the southern JFacinc had perfectly, and he contended that the California line was superfluous, as the Southern Pacific had a line nearly finished between the same points which would better accommodate that traffic. The hearing was aiourned till Thursday morning next. The honorary commissioners to the Paris Exposition are Ashbell Smith and J B Simpson, of Texas, and James Birney and Eugene A Smith, of Ala bama. Whyte, of Maryland, said it did not seem possible that the Senate could reach a vote on the sil ver Dill to-morrow. He therefore moved that when the Senate adjourn to day it be to meet on Monday next. Allison, of Iowa, m charge of the silver bill, opposed the motion and called for the yess and nays. The mo tion was agreed to by 28 yeas to 24 nays. MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. house ftapp, oi lowa, introduced a bill to aid in the construct ion of a railroad from a point opposite Mem phis to Jefferson, Austin and San An tonio, lexas, and thence to a point at or near LM Paso. Referred Harris, of Virginia, chairman of the committee on Elections, made a report m the Louisiana contested election case, to the effect that Darrell, the sit ting member, was not elected, and not entitled to bis seat, and that Jas H Acklin, the contestant, was elected and is entitled to a seat. Price, of Iowa, presented the views of a minority, with a resolution that Darrell is entitled to the seat. I born burgh, of Tennessee, stated for himself and Wait, of Connecticut, and His' cock, of New York, that they had sign ed neither report, and that they wuuld file their views. 1 he reports were or dered to be printed. Elam, of Louisiana, presented reso lutions of the Louisiana Legislature in reference to a reduction oi the tax on sugar Referred. Harris stated that he would call them up for action next Wednesday A long debate is progressing in the committee of the Whole on appropriat ing $18,430 to be paid to W H New man and L A Von Hoffman, of New York, in full compensation for the use of the Pioneer Mills, in Alexandria, Va. bv United States authorities dur ing the late war. The bill received its main support Irom the Democratic side of the House, the opposition com ine from the Republican side, but there were exceptions to the rule on both sides. The bill was eventually reiected yeas 94, nays 109. .Nominations : A V Dockery, ot JNorth Carolina, consul to Leeds; vvm K Sessna, receiver of public monies at Garnerville, Ala. Confirmations : All midshipmen to be ensigns and several nominations in the civil service. House Bright, chairman of the committee on claims, reported a bill appropriating $132,617 for claims al lowed by the accounting officers of the treasury, which passed. The session to-morrow is tor debate only. The honorary commissioners to the Paris Exposition ' appointed to-day, are W A Ardersonyof Virginia; Pierce M B Young, of Georgia ; A J Sweeney, of West Virginia ; Aristides Gerard, of Louisiana. .i .. j. ti -i. . - ...... . . . The English Parliament Passes the Supplement ary Vote The Announcement that the Eng lish Fleet had Been Sent to Constantinople Received With Cheers in the House of Com mons Correct Statement of the Peace1 Condi London, Feb 8. The Post says we may rely upon it that the government is now aware tnai oriusn interests nave been directly attacked, and they will adopt measures for their defence. A dispatcn irom Vienna says the British fleet is in readiness to leave for the Dardanelles. The Standard's special says the lines of defence at Constantinople have been dismantled, and the guns brought into the city. A Berlin special to the Times says the occupati n of Constantinople i re garded as accomplished or impending, for the reasuB that the Turkish and Russian diplomats cannot deny the news as incompatible with the terms of the armistice. Constantinople, Feb 7 Evening. (Via Bombay) In accordance with the armistice conditions, the Russians will occupy Widdin, Rustchuk, Silistria, Belgradjka and lrzeroum. lhe am bassadors of the powers are still igno rant of the conditions of peace. Ned jib Pasha, with twenty-seven battalions, has left for Yolo. Accounts have been received here of the depredations committed by Rus sian troops in the houses of the Mus sulmans in Adrianople and the neigh boring villages. London, Feo.8. An official telegram from St Petersburg confirms the cor rectness of all the armistice conditions printed in the London morning papers yesterday, and given in these dispatches lhe only additional condition men tioned ia the evacuation of the fortress ofSulina. London, Feb 8. A great meeting is to be held at Cremame Garden to morrow, to endorse the government's foreign policy. Constantinople, Feb 5. Via Syra The Russiai.s have occupied Chatalja Silivra, on the bea of Mormora, and Osmanli. Suleiman Pasha has gone to Larissa, the capital oi the province of Thessaly. The cabinet crisis is in con sequence oi the irarliamentary criti cisms of the government's abolition of the Grand Vmerate without consulting the Parliament, and ot the contemplate ed policy of Ahmed Vefik Effendi, the new president of the council of minis ters. London, 6 p. m., Feb 8. In the House of Commons this evening, Sir Stafford Northcote, chancellor of the exchequer, communicated a summary of the terms of the armistice. He said they disclose such a state of affairs that the government, in view of the possible disturbance in Constantinople, has ordered a p"rtion of the fleet thither, not as a departure from neutrality, but aa the protection of Ufa and pro perty. The government has notified this step to other powers, asking whe ther they will join in the movement London, Feb 8, 7 p. m. In the Lords, Lord uerby, ioreign secretary, made a statement similar to that of Sir Stafford Northcote in the House of Commons He said he was justified in his resigna tion when the fleet was first sent to Constantinople, but he approved the nresent action in consequence of the altered aspect of affairs. In the House of Commons, bir btaf- ford JNorthcute s announcement was received with deafening cheers. Official information from St Peters burg gives the detailed peace basis irst lhe erection oi Bulgaria into a principality. Second A war indemnity or territo rial compensation. Ihird lhe independence ot icou- mania. Servia and Montenegro, with as increase of territory for each. Fourth Reforms in Bosnia and Her- zeg'-vima. Fifth An ulterior understanding between the Sultan and Czar regarding the Dardanelles. Sixth The evacuation of the Danu bian fortresses and Erzeroum; but ac cording to the aboye official mforma' tion there are only five conditions, the evacuation of fortresses being a part of the armistice conditions, not those of peace. The fifth condition also pro videsor the negotiation of a final treaty at either Odessa or Sebastopol. The House of Commons to-night passed the supplementary vote tor 6,000,000 pounds, by a vote of 328 yeas to 124 nays. Preparations for flU Obsequies Holiness' Last Instructions the Cardinals. Healing of II a -The Meetuig of Washington, Feb 8. All dispatches indicate that the cardinals will be un molested and free in their selection of a rune. King Humbert and all foreign miuisters appear to have paid proper and, in some instances, tender respect to the departure of Pone Pius IX Rome is tranquil. The police prevent an approach to the Vatican, where the sacred college is in session. 'lhe troubles between Greece and key have been armisticed and re ferred to the proposed conference. me, leb a. The conclave will as semble immediately at the Vatican. Pope Pius left instructions which will bel unsealed to-day and read waesente cadavere by the chamberlain to all the cardinals now here. Probably the hall of the consistory will be chosen for balding the ballot for a Pope. Prince Cbigi, marshal of the conclave, has assumed his functions and given or dera for the customary walliner un of the doors of communication and the removal of persons now living on the same floor on which the conclave as sembles. The cardinals have alreadv been notified of the meeting of the conclave. The French cardinals are expected to reach here to-morrow, and the Austrian and Spanish cardinals on Sunday and Monday. Nothing has ?ret been decided regarding the remains ying in state. Cardinal Vicar, in his announcement " of the death of the Pope, says his funeral will be celebrat ed at St Peter's Cathedral, and that orders will be said for the deceased. Bai.timoee, Feb 8. This morning Archbishop Gibbons notified the Cath olic Mirror that at 9 a m he had been officially notified of the death of the Holy .bather, and had been requested to communicate the same intelligence to other archbishops. This afternoon at 4 o'clock a meeting of the pastors of the city churches will be held at the archbishop's house to make arrange ments for the obsequies. Rome, February 8. lhe congrega tion of Cardinals to-day heard the late Pope's last wishes relative to the con clave and his funeral. Cardinals Belio, Pecci and Di Petro will govern the church pending the election of a pontiff. All the church bells in Rome are toll ing, funeral services will be held ir. all the churches, but the one at St Peter's Cathedral is expected be very imposing. The remains were tempor arily deposited on the choir chapel of St Peter's and finally buried in the crypt. The conclave will decide whether the funeral shall be public or private. The Pope's last act was to provide for the continuance of his ser vants salaries and the pensions of their widows. THE RETURNING BOARD. TIE BfFEEilGI .00- November. 135 00 30 00 ... 27 50....... 25 00...... 20 00...... 18 00... 15 00 and 16 00 1 2 00 J. 1 JJ t 10 00 7 50 30 00 27 50 t 25 00 20 00... 15 00...... 12 50 10 00 8 00 February. Overcoats, ..$20 00 18 00 16 00 15 00 14 00 12 00 10 00 700 6 00 500 Suits, 20 00 20 00 18 00 15 00 10 00 8 00 6 00; 500 n k it 11 it u it tt KEW YORK CITY GATHERINGS. Failures Suffering in Hoboken- ance Risks, Etc. -Marine Insnr- Now offers to the trade a full stock of IUns Mctrads and araa?. TCnffliofc , S1pa. ,qwYs. Colgate Hone v and U-lycenne ; English, French ad AmericariTCair and tootle Brushes. New York, Feb 8 Joel Hayden & Co, manufacturers of brass works here and atHaydenvilie,-Mass, haye failed ; liabilities, $ 400,000. t Three thousand people in ..Hoboken are suffering for food. The war news created considerable excitement on the Produce Exchange, yesterday morning, and for a while there was considerable activitv in breadstuff's, which advanced in price. The market, however, closed more or less unsettled, except for spot wheat, which remained firm at an advance. The marine underwriters accepted a number ot risks yesterday on the British vessels under way. at.the rate of one per cent above the regular ma rine risks for - wooden vessels on long voyages from Australia, China or In dia, to England, and- the half of one percent for . the steamers on short voyages, as from Brazil or the Cape of Good Hope for England The prospec tive war risks "were refused, and no Tt t to - ' v - - -, en. J hr-n guarantee woum : oe given mat tne J- Have removp-ri mv HtnMr nf Hardware. Stoves ana Jinware Bam6er-ceritapfl Wonid -hnid tmd t?v WUJ l rt.W"A N II HI WTi A N"f K I IKK flTM I ttAJJIi OXXVXJiJX, I jr. aw nupurauuiu were maue uu latv. . . ?rZir.-Xi?7l&"rm - V. 7L , oi c behalf c0f vessels' bound to Russian occupied: by r.J."Mc Alexander as a dooc anu ouuc u. port8 but if ther? had been a high rate x ail Stock of HARD W AKJU, m s- ail lis . vrieuc, iQVes, Tin.tr Ate TTaII ATI-warp. tVfi.i is now open are unprece- m the Charlotte market. Carefully prepared at all hours, both night and day, at ew Stock. REMOVAL New Goods, V u ail stock of HAKD W AKJU, m t- ail .ixs . stoves, Tin-ware, hollow-ware jWooden-ware, &c. H the inspection of the public, at prices which are Rented in the Charlotte marlcet. - - - Pvpufar ZEB VANOE STOVE a specialty. ; . , , -1 - -rj.Xu-- H.-T;:BURER.' it would have been charged. The rate to Austria and Russia would have been the same as that to England That Was a Sensible Woman, , Who, when -invited I by her husband to at tend the opera, told him she woiuV much rather have the price of the ticket invested In Dooley's Yast Powder, not that she liked mnsid and amnsement less but good bread, biscuits, and rolls more. - ; x ' ' ' Hail Storm and Cyclone in Augusta A Number of House Blown Down and Several Casualties Reported. Augusta, Ga., Feb 8. At 7 o'clock last nieht the city was visited witn a shower of hail, followed by a rain storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning. There was a rumbling and tremor similar to that which accom panics a light shock from an earth quake. Tne storm passed away, but wastoilowea py a cycione wnicn leit destruction in its path. A little after 1 o'clock this morning, the cyclone struck the city on tne soutnwest near Centre street, and demolished many houses. The lower marKet nouse, a large structure in the middle of Broad street, was literally lifted and smashed into atoms. Keverai duck ana wooaen buildings were wholly or partially des-: troved. ine cycione travelled irom southwest to northeast, and covered a space of about three hundred yards wide. Some casualties are reported. Augusta. Ga., Feb. 8.-The Colum bia railroad depot is a total wreck. 8ome? damage has been done to the Central railroad depot, and many private residences injured. - Tt is onlv now and then that inch men as Hon Alex H Stephens, Ex-Goy Smith and Kx-Gov Brown, of Ga.; endorse a medicine for the throat and lungs, and when they do it is pretty good evidence that the remedy mnst be eood for the core of coughs i colds and lone affections. They recommend the Globb FiiOwkb ; Cottoh ; Strcp, and their tpqtimoniais are to be be, seen round the ten pjnt 8amule bottles of the Globe Flower Rvrnn. for sale bv'all druffeisfs in Charlotte. A sam pie bottle relieves the worst congh and ... . i . . .... r . , , iit will cure sore wroai. - ivt-guiar size uuomm, fifty doses, $1. - - ' l - What Contract was Made (Yisiting Statesmen" Mot to be Prosecuted Wells Preparing a State ment of Some Sort. WASHixGTON,Feb 8. A New Orleans special says : "In the matter of the returning board prosecutions, as to the agreement that no one should be prose cuted for past political offences, the members of the Legislature who made the agreement, which is the basis of the statement, do not consider that it applies to the trial of the returning board, as they are not tried for any po litical offence, but for the criminal one of forging and altering pubiic docu ments, being the returns from Vernon parish, and for publishing the same as true, liov JNicnoll8, it is understood, entertains the same views, though be declines to express himself in any way or in any matter connected with the trial. It may be agmn reiterated, how ever, that there is no intention, nor will there be any attempt made on the part of the authorities to indict the vis iting statesmen. So far as any letter of agreement with Anderson, of ielici- ana, and John Sherman is concerned, it is not believed there ever was suchia document Kellogg, however, did en ter into an agreement with flash to in sure Anderson the naval office, and his document is in existence and a copy will be forthcoming in a few days. Wells remains in prison, being unable to procure bail. He is busy preparing some sort of a statement, though what it is, is not divulged. He refuses to make charges which may implicate the President s visiting statesmen. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Governor Holliday, of Virginia, has a letter irom tne ingusn Donanoia ers offering a compromise on the four ner cent bill just passed by the State Senate. The London stock market opened quiet but firm yesterday. Con sols opened at 95. Russian securities are strong and one per cent better than at the close of the market Thurs day. The verdict in tne case ot uenerai Anderson, of the Louisiana returning board, is guilty, with a recommenda tion of the mercy of the court. Gover nor Wells promulgates a shrewd plan to, force the Supreme Uourt to take cognizance of his case. Our November prices were entirely satis factory to our numerous patrons. Our finest all-wool Medicated Flannel Suits, formerly $5, now $3. Our entire stock of Underwear sold with out regard to cost, at sacrificing prices. Our $5 and $7 Silk Hats at the closing price, $6. Our S3 and 3.50 Black and Brown Hel mets at the closing price, $1.50. Sixty dozen of Brown and Blue Mixed $ Hose, at the closing price, per pair, 5 cts. Everything in our Boys' and Children's Department at just ONE-HALF their MARKED YALUE. Such losses in reductions were never before known and can never again be repeated. Look to your interests and buy NOW. Mars' Moons. When the telegraph announced the dis coyery by Prof Hall that our neighboring planet bad two satamties, ana we aispaicn w- s read the next morning at ten thousand American breakfast tables, what think you was th a effect upon tne bearers? Borne colloquy similar to the" following was sure to occur : "Mara has two moons, , hey ? Pass me the milk Kitty. Strange, ; isn't it, that astronamere never saw tnem before. Another chop, please 1 wonder what they '1 discover next 7 Tnesa corn cases are excel lent. - What's the latest from Europe?" We have become so accustomed to startling dis coveries, and- announcements, that we take them aa & matter of coarse. JSven train mnst annear in flamine colors to mate ner' self seen. The virtues of Dr rierce's Golden Medical Discovery and .Pleasant mrgative Pellets: have been tested ' in ten thU3and households, whose inmates i will tell you that they consider tne discovery aa iatro- inr.tioa of tnese remedies or iar greater lm- nortance to the world than the moons of Mare.-. .. -v.. - Shlpjcak, III., Jane 13, 1876.' Dr R V Pibbc. Buffalo. N. Y : - - - Dear Sir Last fait our daughter aged 18 as i fast - sulking with: consumption. Different physicians? had pronounced! her case incurable: I obtained one-half dozen bottles of JOV.T Qolden Medical: Discovery 3he commenced improving at once; and is now as hardy as a pine knot. - - ; ; ,: lours, f - : - i . Rev Isaac N AuartTrH. IE. DD. JLAOTAV & IM, (Doe Hundred Bales op Mountain Island (fiiogbamSf jl itiix uic xxgvui iur iTAuuiituiii xoinuu Ginghams, which are, without doubt, 'the best Goods of the Jcind in the United States. , My Bprihg Stock is now arriving,. Call and inspect zt, i -y, ' ' . ,.' vi .- -t . 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