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;HABIOTTB OBSBRVEB jod Pninriric. btjbscbiptioh - ; Uear(po8tj?aii)indfKioe, 6 taoB. ?1 3 moo. u , $8 00 4 00 2 00 75 Oi OxsxxrzB Jo Department Wfae waa ana wna tarn Ltumt ctriw at mm Ub Ttiwttie . aitptxth eta e&aapnWL )S1 Cm tbe coaniyj in w oat of the county, postpaid ; I 10 guuraa.Bnj.TrgAT . it VOL. XIX. SXX3SB aJloXS, 0ABS8, tiLGSiESCSXFXa. POBMEJta, Liberal reducuons wr wuus, nuiu""--' .. m ,, - CHAELOTTE N. C, SATURDAY, MABCH 9, 1878 H0i,822; cf ft vVff& it! i rff f i y vCv 4 - ' ' . . - . . 1: . . i i m . . i TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. THE WAR TROUBLES. New Advertisements. Ve desire to announce that ; our . large Spring purchase of rKY GOODS is nqw being opened for your inspection. TVe bave purchased a large Stock and will offer greater inducements to the trade than ever before. Having an ex- nced resident tuyer m the "market, our facilities for o- bargains are unsurpassed By any firm in . the State. WASHINGTON. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. The Pacific Railroad-Ante-Bellum Mail Contractors' Claims-Confederate Ar chives. THE TARIFF BILL IN THE CABINET. dSSO) pu 30J perie offerin Washington. March 8 Thfi PmfiA Railroad committee heard Civil Engi neer Owen this morning and resolved Give us a call, or send us your orders, and we promise satis- his bin for a surveyPby thWa pmiuitiui ui me iopoiarampo route faction. niclii ELI AS & C0EEN. BURGESS NICHOLS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL Irom Austin Texas, to Topolarampo narbor, on the ulf of California. Ihe House is occupied with private bills. The Military committee had Gene ral Towcsend before them, but lack ing a quorum, postponed the exami nation. The proceedings of the Wavs and Means committee develop nothing important. NIGHT DISPATCHES. THE (0M1XG C03fFEBECE. Who WU1 Probably Preside and Where It W1U be Held What France Wants and What Bismarck Thinks About the Occupation of Egypt. London, March 8. A special to the Standard from Gallipoli reports the Russians actively constructing en trenchments from Kadakoi to Sparkoi on me sea 01 marmora. Thev h.v now about 18,000 men with cannon in these lines which confront the Turkish lines across the neck of the Gallipoli peninsula. ; The Paris correspondent of the Times says it seems certain that France wnnlri readily consent to England's obtaining vuiupiei; Becuniy in regard to tne Suez Canal, but would do her itmost to dis suade England from occupy ing.Egypt. France desires joint action wuh England respecting Egypt. A Paris special ao the Standard Prince Bismarck recently stated that he would himself propose at the con gress an English occupation of Egypt, Germany guaranteeing the non-intervention of France. The London JpOB RENT. Thn "rSrofol T 1 11 UUUiuu buu oevenin streets. Elegant and wmuiuuwuj aweiung, excellent well of a 7 k -M- ?remi8e8i and. a" Eeceseary ".-"UUJ60 gwu repair. Possession ktcu iiuuieuiareiy. Apply to mai9 lOt L W SANDERS. jyCENSE TAX. " " Tbe merchants of Mecklenburg county "B iiouiea mat tne License Tax for the preaeus year expires tne 12th day of March uoh ouu persons aesirmg to continue uuomcBs mast come to my office in the court nouse and take out renewals by that mar9 lw sheriff. Democrat and Home copy twice. ESTABLISHED 1846 u H 8 FINE ASSORTMENT OF CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, CALL AND SEE THEM. v jan3 DULIB IV ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE, BEDDIKG, &C. A or CHEAP BED8TEADQ, IX)UNGE8, PARLOR A CHAMBER SUITS, COFFIN8of aU KINDS on HAND. No. 6, West Trade 8t., CHARLOTTE, N. C JUST ARRIVED. corresnondent rf the Manr.hftfiter Citinirriinn. oona . TK Washington, March 8. House No lief gains ground that if Prince Bis- fat ItocMotto ISotelk UNDER THE NEW MANAGEMENT OF 18 been Kefurnished and Refitted in first-class style, and offers inducements to Travellers and Residents in its excellent table, supplied with the best the market affords prices to suit the times. An actire corps of waiters in attendance at meals, and no pms or expense spared to render guests comfortable. business of importance was transacted to-aay. ine time was consumed in the committee of the Whole on th consideration of the bill for the pay ment of the claims of ante-bellum mail contractors in the Smith p.rn States. Willis, of Michigan. sneakincncninBt the bill, had recourse to some of thfi archives of the Confederate govern ment, which reflected somewhat upon the honor of said government. Tucker, of Virginia, statin f that, ho did not desire that a vnt.A nhnnM ha taken on the bill until that honor wis vindicated, tbe committee without action arose. The State Denartm ent WR renraaont- ed at the cabinet meeting by Assistant Secretary Seward, Secretary Evarts be ing absent in New York. All the other members were present. The tariff bill now being considered bv the Wavs i . .. . . - iiu means committee ai8CU88ion. Jbrom the estimates and tables submitted by Secretary Sherman, it appeared that under the onpraf.i on a of the bill the revenue would fall nff annually from fourteen to fifteen mil lions of dollars, and to meet the actual expenditures of the government it would be necessarv to make nnth deficiency by a tariff on articles now on the free list. USE A R R I S O N WRITING INKS AND M U C I L A C E THB BEST IN THE MARKET. JET BLACK SC HCOL INK a SPECIALTY. For Sale by all Leading Stationers -and- mard if HARRISON INK CO., 5 Murray Street, N. Y. marck presides over the conference, Lord Beaconsfield will represent Eng land. It is exceedingly imnrnhahlA that the English delegate wh nevAr ho may be, will remain in the conference if It becomes apparent that the object of a majority oi tne powers is simply to endorse the Russo-Turkish bargain. Tint. if h . i e' hau fthe TSStSaS OSStiaSli S H" re. from our Chester House, former price 7 now """ ""'j urn uo ouuie luiportant proposals affecting British interests in the Mediterranean, and the safety of the Suez Canal." A., T. & O. R. R. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, I Charlotte, N. C. March 8, 1878. 1 mum imw urn. In the remaining 10 days of our Great Final Closing Sale we for the last time offer Our SS30 00 Emrlif.li 27 50 ipAo 25 00Scoteh Cheviot Suits at !!"":::::',"" 15 11 50 Auburn cassiniere suits at 14. To aA S,11 tmcy cassimere suits at 12 iow luixea 15 00 12 50 Dark 10 00 8 00 Oxford cassimere suits at "" "ppurxurucy escape vou. when one o-atia if r never come again. ' rt " Our $35 00 English chinchilla overcoats. iu uu and 27 00 lots all cWrl. 25 00 English Beavers 14 18 00 Brown canton in 16 00 Light Meltons 3. . .V.V.V.V.V..V.' ' 9 15 00 Entire assortment ' c 13 50 Black Beaver 7 10 00 Full assortment .V...V.V.V.. 5 9 00 Full assortment V.V. 4 6 50 Qrev Vermnnts o Our fine medicated Flannel Suits. fArmPTlv OA nnv Q CC or 81 50 for Shirts and for Drawers. v ' ' ' About JO dozen very fine plain and fancy English Half Hose 10 9 8 6 5 (i (I (( (I it ee a a THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY. H A Dissatisfied -tttoster-A the Jfuncios Leo and Crispi Under a Cloud. Rome, March 8. In cense auence of the appointment of Cardinal Franchi im 1 1-1- - mm . n 1 oecreiary oi oiaie, me Moderate Terms for monthly Boarders, ambassadorhasappiied to be Cardinal Franchi has sent a circular OUR MOTTO IS TO PLEASE. aprl DO NOT BUY YOUR until you have seen the elegant stock of goods now in my warerooms. IThe assortment is the largest and most complete ever offered in Charlotte, mm -t 1. awD it "inrTiriTrj. tpaw "s-otlt TO INSPECT IT AND GET MY PRICES. to the papal nuncios abroad, request ing detailed information upon their relations with the resDective erovern- ments to which they are accredited. and asking how a change of the Vati can policy, indicating a firm though less aggressive line, would be viewed by the Catholic governments. K.iDg Humbert having deputized a prelate from upper Italy to congratu late fope Leo on his accession to the papal throne, the Pope thanked the King verbally through the same intermediary. .London, March 8. Several special dispatches from Rome to London jour nals concur tnat oignor Crispi was forced to resign the Ministry of the Interior in consequence of domestic scandal. It seems that he was mar ried with religious rites at Malta; the marriage was registered at the Sardin ian consulate : he separated from his wife, and on the 28th of January last married again, and is threatened with a prosecution for bigamy. London, March 8. In the House of Lords to-day, Lord Derby said Persia has assured tbe government that she has no understanding with Russia re garding the cession of the District of Caspian m exchange for the District of Bayazid. In the Commons, Sir Stafiord North cote, chancellor of t.hA was a topic of reply to a question by Lord Harli'ng- estimates ann nn i -.ru r :i ... .iB ") uo icoucj yji cue xjiuerais, saiu me government had informed Austria that it did not object to Berlin for the peace meeting conference. Sir Stafford North cote also said that Lord Lyons will doubless be the British plenipo tentiary. In reply to a question by Lord Gran, yille, Lord Derby said the government is now communicating with other pow ers, principally Austria, regarding the basis on which the conference should proceed. The government had stated their opinion that not merely -a part but the whole of the treaty between Russia and Turkey should b submit ted to a congress. A dispatch to Reuters from Pera says : "Reouf Pasha's departure for St Petersburg to exchange ratifications of the treaty, has been postponed for a few days. "After the 9th inst., a police regula tion comes into effect by which the police may enter houses in Turkey oc cupied by foreigners without authority of the consuls." 9.15 a. 11.05 11.40 12.45 p. m. 3.30 p. no. 4.J8 " 5.13 " 7.00 road GOING NORTH Leave Charlotte. " D. College, " Mooresville, Arrive 8tatesville, GOING SOUTH. Leave Stateeville. " Mooresville, " D. College, Arrive Charlotte, Close oonnection made at Statesville with trains over the W. N. C. R. R. au cnarges must be pre paid on Freight onerea ror snipment to Section House, Hen aerson's, Alexandrians and Caldwell's These being "Flag Stations," the Company is not liable for loss, or damage to freight aitcr i us umoaaea at -eitner ol the above namea "nag stations." No freight will be received by Agents for uijjuitui uuiess me name or consignee end uwuusuuu is uistijicwy marked thereon J J GORMLEY," hiai9 Superintendent per pair, 25c. About 15 dozen only, blue and brown mixed left, per pair, 5c. ine neavy loss we sustain m these Drices can nnlv b pared to the fortunate purchaser's gain, who takps pnrlv ad vantage of them. J N O T I C E HttiiLiniiieeoi. Circular to Hnmbert We have this day received our Stock of Spring Cassimeres and Samples, and we are fkpectfaiiy,. JiU5 S . G. ROGERS, FURNITURE DEALER, Removed next door to Post Office, offers to the trade a full stock of XMris Mrirdcts and 7 -wncB r? t -, " . vv., wv ".-ineoia man must die: l c Vy J JjllfflljSh ,Solor VUAda iVtllfotA M mnOXT anH I J. hrtamn a I fViia hall a lnnircr " Knf i ' sunn, trench and American Hair and Tooth Brushes. . LV ""jy THE YAXDERBILT WILL CASE. Some of tbe Daintiest Morsels from Yes terday's Testimony. New Yokk, March 8. Dr Bennett, a witness in tne vanderbilt will case, testified to-day that the commodore told him that he had had a vision in which he saw a road shaped like a horse-shoe, and that this road was death. He saw some of his acquaint ances walk along and drop off, but some would come back to the edge, and that he was then walking along the edge and did not know whether he would drop off. He also told the wit ness that he was a clairvoyant, and be i. .-I i i. ' i . j. uevea in curing Dy sending a iock oi hair. The counsel offered to prove by the witness that Mrs Vanderbilt said : "Tbe old man must die : I can't stand was ex SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The Russian ministry of finance will send agents to the United States tn study the American system of tobacco taxation. Arrived at Liverpool, S Jorvath from Wilmington, N C. It has on board the captain, mate, second mate and rstew ard of the abandoned schooner Louisa Birdsall. Governor Nicholls has called an extra session of the Louisiana Legislature. Fire In Panama. New Yoek, March 8. A SDecial dis- patcn irom raaama reports a -destruc tive fare there on Wednesday last. Three blocks in the principal portion of the city were destroyed ; total loss, $500,000; insurance, $230,000, in Ger man companies. The Grand Hotel was burned. It was insured for $80,000. Original cost, $100,000. Upsetting the Arrangements of Tennes see Moonshiners. Washington, March 8. Collector Cooper4telegraphs from Knoville, Tenn, that his raiders have captured five dis tilleries and arrested several persons in jonnson county. U. e. INTERNAL REVENUE 6PECIAL TAXES. Under the Revised Statutes of the United States, Sections 3232. 3237. 3238 nrt ?ta every person engaged in any bushums, avo 1 wU,vf vtuyivjuLiciAi, wuiuu j e u tiers niui i -1 . i &3ffSiiy32 prepared now to make Spring Suits to order ms estaonsnment or place of business a I ;dSt.pr0rg as low as any house in America. x, 1010. oeuuon ozvi, tevisea tstatntes, designates who are liable to special tax. A return, as prescribed on Form 11, is also re quired by law of every person liable to spe cial tax as above. Severe penalties are pre scribed for non-compliance with the fore going requirements, or for continuing in business after April 30, 1878, without pay ment of tax. Application should be made to J J Mott, Collector of Internal Eevenue, at Statesyille. mar8 ' Satisfaction guaranteed or no L. BERWANGER sale. & BRO., FINE CLOTHIERS AND TAILORS. FRESH WHITE ONION BEITS AND Garden SEED of all kinds. WILSON & BURWJSLJi FINE ENGLISH SPICE8 OF KIND3. Just received by WILSON & BUR WELL, PLOVER and ORCHARD GRA83 8EED. s A. large supply. WILSON & BUR WELL. 11 IS BfiLL THE CHEMICALS FOR it maimg "Hams' Empire Compost,"' me uesi ana cneapest f ertilizer on the mar ket. WILSON & BURWELL. WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL, PAINTS and Varnishes, at lowest market N. B. Our entire Stock of Fall and LL Winter Goods to be sold regardless of cost. la. IB. c& IB., National Clothing Hall. prices. WILSON & BURWELL. TjUNE FRENCH BRANDY and WHIS- X K.EY. for medical use. WILSON & BUR WELL. JJINERAL WATERS, Of All Kinds. mch8 WILSON fc BURWELL. W LLIAMS & FINGER, f . ?R E Stmi PT 1 0NS Caref prepared at ajl hours, both night and lay, at f? r . , ;. f ( Stock. to read a newspaper, ana witness sug gested to him that he was then well enough to see his children, but he got into a furious rage and said. "No : damn them : they are all bastards, ex cept Bill." T REMOVAL New Goods, vlHmVed mv Stock of TTnrrlwflrP Sfnws flnrl Tinwarft Mv l? iVeS. by J. Mc.:Alexander as a Boot and Shoe Store. hvL l otock of HARDWARE, in all its varieties. insn J!:are' Hollow-ware, Wooden-ware, &c, is now. open iaftpPk i ttlePubllc at prices which are unprece- -aiiuwe marKet. ; - uU VAJSfCE STOVE a specialty.' ' - II. T. BUTLER. BUSINESS FAILURES. Howell, Gano & Co. hardware deal- era. of Cincinnati, have failed. Meyer and Nathan Anathan. of N AnathanCo',"Wnolesale' tobacco deal ers of Philadelphia, who susnended last month, have been arrested charged with secreting goods with intent to defraud creditors. A hearing was post poned for a week, the prisoners eivinfir bail in $20,000 each. J Bloom & Co, wholesale grocers of New Orleans, have suspended. John 1 Adamses Uo, of New Orleans: nave compromised with their creditors and resumed business.- . Controversy among the first-class hotels of New York shows that the Bervice is con stantly changing from one first-class ' hotel to the other, and tbe bills of fare . show tbe same variety of dishes. ri The Important fact to travelers is that, the Grand Central offer the same accommodations for 'one and two dollars per day less than the xrthers. Old Cotton. Mr Eldred Griffith purchased yesterday from Bob Smith. of Laurens, several bales of cotton 20 years old. The cotton had been care fully stored away and the staple is as good as if raised last year. For this same cotton the owner was at one time offered forty cents per pound in gold. Greenville S C) News, 8fA. If you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated, have frequent headache, mouth tastes bad, poor appetite, too gue coated, you are suffering irom torpid liver, or "Diuousness." noth ing will care you so speedily and perma nently as Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery. Now and Then. It is only now and then that such men as Hon Alex H Stephens, Ex-Goy Smith' and Ex-Gov Brown, of Ga., endorse a medicine for tbe throat and lungs, and when they do it is pretty good evidence tnat toe remedy must be good for the cure of coughs, colds and lung affections. They recommend the GiiOBS 7 FiiOwxB - Cough Stbcp, 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 tne worse cougn and will curr orrtnToaTr Kfguiar sixe Dottles, fifty doses. u. "v hp a:-3l&. - Q A L L ON U B. For an insurance in -the old JStna Life Insurance. To insure your life and secure your wife and children against want is the most unselfish act of your existence. Other hands planted the trees from which you eat delicious fruit. JNO F BUTT, Agent, i Office opposite cooit house. Charlotte. mar7 , , gWEET.POrATOES. 'Just received, a fine lot of Sweet Potatoes from Eastern North Carolina for planting or table use. -.-.. - i Eggs ten cents per dozen at retail. -' "Very fine bronze Turkeys for sale. mar5 8 M HOWELL. Dealers in Grain, Flour, Hay, Bran, and all Country Produce and Groceries. North Carolina Bacon, Fiour aDd Meal a specialty. Send for quotations. mch8 E ABLY SWEET POTATOE3. The Peabody, grown by the undersigned at Gastonia, is the best, most prolific and earlisst Sweet Potato grown. Can be pro cured by the peck of 8 M How 11, and R M White, at Charlotte, or at my place. EARLE CHALK, mar6 2t Gastonia, N. C. Real Estate, Mining anh Immigration Agency. FOB selling, buying and renting Mines, Land and Houses, and providing homes in the Piedmont regions of North Carolina and South Carolina, and being connected with the "Soutetbn Rkcobd," circulated in this country and Europe twice a month, I will advertise, free of cost, all farms and mines, placed in my hands, for sale. ' TH08 F DRAYTON, ng9 Charlotte. N. 0. Ten Cent Column.7-" WANTED Two live men recommenda tions required to canvass for Joshua Lind ley's Nursery.; Apply at the ' maio lt . ; CENTBAIi HOTEL: FRESH Oysters and Trout again to-day, and a fine lot of Roe Shad, at mar91t ' L W PIGOTTS. , LOST Between Alexander, Seigle & Go's store and the Episcopal church, a Gold Breastpin, set with turquoise and pearls. The finder will be rewarded by leaving the same at the OBSERVES OFFICE. , mar8 2t FOR RENT Two stores and, two dwel lings on College street. Apply to ' j FH GLOVER, mar8 2t - Agent. The Celebrated Fertilizer ! ! WILCOX. GIBBS & CO'S Manipulated Gruano, IS offered on very liberal terms, payable in cotton on the basis of 15c for low middling. Call on Mr TH febl6 This Fertilizer is prepared from SELTCfmrn vatpptit t,-. supervision, and twelve years use. has established that it in nnlii nA r,nii2i I H GAITHER, Charlotte, N. C, for terms and prices. WILCOX, GIBBS & CO., Importers and Dealers in Guano, Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S, C. OP JPBIM FLOWERS and SILK LACE TIES, JUSTIN. i- I' ft -ki it ft .v. V I1 1 ft 4 VI t HtLf' 3 V;: r- Si 3' -i t r
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