CHARLOTTE OESESVEB
. Joo pninTirijpi
Th Ossesvzb Job Department 2ia8 M '"'
UiarougHly , supplied wiu rexy Ndd
want, ana intauieiaten styles of Type.
erery mannoT of Job Work can now m do4
wltn neatness, dlspateb and eneapness. ,
We can fttnUsn at snort notlee .,v
BLABX3.BLLHXA2,
I4ZTXSHXAJDB,OASDa. 1
BUBSOBimOH BANS.
I year (postpaid) in advance,
6 moa. . o
$8 00
4 00
2 00
76
Dai
i i mon. ,
WIXKXT BDITIOH. , ,
v,v fin the county) in adrtnctf.
'VeeSly' 1 Sat of the county, postpaid
mnnths. '
$2 00
2 10
1 00
TAGS, FOSTERS. ' " .
vbjL.iix.
CHLOTTE N.: C THURSDAYv MRCH li; 1878:
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FBOOKAMMTO. HAND BILt8
- liberal reductions for clubs,
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We desire to announcVtliat 6iirv large Spring furchUse of
j)RY GOODS is now "being opened "ibr your'nspeition. ;t
We have purchased large Stock? and offer greater
dujements to the. trade-.thanever before t Having tin ex-
ienced resident buyer in., the market, ,our facilities for
rtffpriri0, bargain? are unsurpassed by any firm in- the State.
MJ iJ ,
Oive us a call, or send us your orders, and we promise "satis-
in
per
faction.
MLIAS & C0EEN.
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BURGESS NICHOLS,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
f
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
WASniXGTOX.
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DIALBB IB
ALL KIKDS OF
FURNITURB,
BEDDIKG&C.
A-
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ittvp. ASSORTMENT OF CHILDREN'
' CALL-AND SEBiT HEM
V CHEAP BED3TEADb, LOUNGES,
Parlor a chamber suits,
COFFINS of all KINDS on HAND.
No. 5, West Trade St.,
CH ARLOTTE . N. 0
S-CARRIAGEi, JUST ARRIVED.
UNDER THE NEW MANAGEMENT OF
JJA8 been Refurnished and Refitted in first-class style, and offers inducements to
Travellers and Residents in its excellent table, supplied with the best the market affords
in attendance
at meals,
and
no
prices to suit the times. An actire corps of waiters
pains or expense spared to render guests comfortable.
Moderate Terms for Mohtfily Bbaixl?
....... ;$ko ic 1 viieaoih
OUR MOTTO -18 TO PLEASE.
PROCEEDING OF CONGRESS.
ilerrimon StUlfrBf If l1 a
New Way of eoHMtlnYotcsMw Or
leans, lipt Alabama Nomlnationa
Southern Mall tlaims Blaine Attacks
Schurz. ' -
. - General Notes ania Gossip. -. . I i
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Washington, March. 13. Senate
Windom, of Minnesota, from the com
mittee on Appropriations, reported,
with amendment, the. H.puse biU mak
ing appfbphations' for5 fortifications'
and other works of defence, and arma
ment thereof during the fiscal year
ending June 30, -1879. . Placed on the
calendar.
Merrimon, of North Carolina, intro
duced a bill to provide for and regu
late the counting of votes for President
and Vice-President, and the decision
of the question arising thereon. Re
ferred to a special committee, which
was appointed to consider the question
of counting the vote, and Merrimon
expressed the hope that a report from
that committee would soon be made,
as four months of the session bad pass
ed, and action should be had on the
matter at the present session of Con-
re9s.
Kellogg, cf Louisiana, introduced a
bill to aid the New' Orleans and Pacfic
Railroad ComPany. Referred to the
committee on Kailroads.
Also, to re-establish the mint at New
Orleans',' authorising the coinage of
gold and silveifttlereat, and making an
appropriation ; therefor. . Referred to
the Finance committee.
A bie fiehtisl"progreeine against
fteynold8,sf Alab&nyk who: was nomi
natedfor first -comptroller of -the treas
ury.- ' t: r - ' " ' "!''":
Action ;oii Parsons7 case, as district
attorney for Alabama; has been post
poned until' Edmunds' return.
Reed 9 case, as marshal ot Alabama,
a held for certain additional papers'.
SchhecheJr: of Texas, from the com-
fnittee on Railways and Canals, report
ed for . cheap ' transportation be?
tween the Ohio1 valfey ahd the Atlan
tic ; ordered to be printed and recom
mitted.
The House committee on Commerce
heard argument for the improve
ment of the Mississippi river.
The Central and Union racinc Kaii-
roads are making a determined resis
tance before the committees and in the
obbies against the pending sinking
fund bill.
There is nothing new regarding the
New Orleans custom house, except the
almost positive information that Seo
retary Sherman favors 11 Elbert Gant,
recommended by Wells and AndersonJ
ior collector 01 customs.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Washington, March . 3. House
with the instincV pf - hia boyhood, ap
plied the land laws of Prussia to Mon
tana and not the land laws which have
been used in eettliria; the United States.
Mr Blaine argued that the Secretary of
the Interior forcoft'.the masrnitude of
our country aunpjaine was-cnarge
witnjtne aaminijaiioq or inat aepart
rjtient whicE('oiydfsjtudy it carefully,
ajndhat.tho on jdoar ner aere stumpy
tol lrfm.the people
rir UlAnfona nr m3 . artaooiM rl K s
,WQ.)an4;-wUm4sf!t!'PQ''sP ofj taon q the Union Pacific Railroad. It
Arinjiy crpnxtjritriy,. wouia i couunuea wwoout aoatement till fun
nov.pnpg tnej
maee which thai
Secretary of heXiftexiog demanded of
the, people pt, MnJtana. It was a
tnmg concmae.cLjivy.ine government
that theT hardy ptopeer who went for
ward to settle tne- country should have
the water,' the air and the wood free.
Referring to he j aixolition of the in
formers' system Irvihe custom service,
abolished a few years ago, he spoke of
the course of the Secretary of the In
terior, then a member, of the Senate,
and said he waxed wroth because the
rich importer was interferred with by
detectives, but now. the lonely settler
in Montana could be visited by spies
and pimps. '
Pending the discussion the subject
was laid aside
march 13
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DO NOT
BUY
i 1
YOUK
l
until
now
you have seen the elegant stock of goods
largest
ARID IT
f li la.
in my warerooms, ine V-SoiTinen is uie
and most complete everp xredinClWigid.
TO INSPECT IT AND GET MY PRICED.
rtospnctfully,
Jan 5
, . K. Q G l&M.
FURNITURE DEALER
Removed next door to Post Office. "
Now offers to the trad era full stock of Imlnn' 8 latracte arid
'Colognes, English SelecV Spices j Colgate'Honey andGlycerine
iingiisn- r rencn anammencan xxmr auu j.uuui x immmo.
PRESCRIPTIONS
4
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arefully prepariJidlatlalL
ri avv - to
haurs, both; .tnigt:Oax,.;at
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New Stock.
I have
o the NEW
lately
. .! l.r.-i ..'n i, - ' j
' ; :r -,r r .tw; ni
' :lTk 1. IU1 H ft
AND ELEGANT SI0M.TBOT5
-.- K-u iwik'i ni c 1I54
-Kiwi lOCMHT jtU S 13
H -r . . C
.dTl lnwarel
occupied Wr Mc. Alexandefi
My Pall Rfnol tt a -&ah t oiirtfWvftnetiesJ
?tole TareoUd.ware, Wooden-wafef K'is pwperi
lx;the artotte:maxket j 4V.rpiiaw-,r;H Vf-u
Popular 'zm YANCE STOVES smk
The consular and dipl6irnatic appropri
itions bill occupied the day. The mat
ter of paying Southern mail contrac
tors was. in an irregular sort of way,
drawn into the discussion, and Reagan;
m M t m !'? A A
01 Texas, quoteq irpm nis nrst report
.fostmaaterfGenrat. jot ,te contea
racy, to show that &e.ttoa correct 4 in
stating some time . ago that he had or
dered "the postmasters to settle their
accounts with the' United States before'
tnev .commenceu serviw uuuci wc
Confedefacy.' He said he had e
forgotten the subsequent legislation of
he ConfedeMli8IW'3P e sub-
ect. . b
hpoff tlie'Yact that Itfiduohttrlit 'lef
lation was known to many memDers
bh the Democratic side of the HouseH
hey had been silent on the subject,
knd would let a bill pass that would
bav these contractors a second time.
1 Douglas, of Virginia, interrupted tor
the purpose of asking a question, but
jDongor declined to yield. Douglas
bersisted and refused to take his seat
.... ,
when directed to ao so ny tne cnair.
Finally the scene closed by the
chairman sustaining a point of orderr
to thefiect that the wh'ole discussion
was irrelevant and out ox order, lne
bill was passed.
, The House also passed the benate
bill to aid in the Bennett Polar expedi
tion
It is understood that the committee
on Civil Service Reform will report in
favor of abolishing the office of door
keeper and imposing the duties on the
sergeantax-arms.
Senate Mr Mattnews, ot unio, cair
ed up the motion submitted by him
yesterday to refer the communication
ot the becretarv ot tne interior, in re
gard to timber depredations, to the
committee on Public Lands and have
it printed in the Record. Mr Matthews
said he asked to have the document
rrinted in the aKecerd as a matter ot
luatice. The department irom wnicn
itraanatea naa DeemattacKea yesier
dav in the Senate.
Mr J3lame saia he tnougnt it iair
that the Secretary of the Interior
should be heard; but at the same time
the Senator from Ohio must be aware
of the fact that he-was asking an extra
ordinary privilege to haye , this docu
inent printed. He reserved to himsel
the right to reply ta it because the.
document was in reply to what he said
in the Senate upon a recent occasion
' Mr Sargent, of California, opposed
the printing of the document in the
Jtedord, as setting a bad precedent and
hot because the contents of it were so
very creditable to its author ' that he
feared , them. He argued . that' the
document was made up ffom state
faients ot spies who followed men into
heir places of business ana reported
,h eir con VmimSH'StitetT&i t
the action 6f MJdngress-WlisiiTOg1
fepiesinthe custom sVicewrii5d said I
tongress then put 'Xjra j tamp "Ctt ig?r
Hemnation , upoa, :Usingr " rSucltesr
faiethod of spies. v ' "
A ft ef some turther tiehateJliAlat-
HEAYT SNOW ST0BM.
Destruction of
life and
TraTel. -
Stoppage of
Sherman. Wy T. March 13.-i-Thur8-
dayjaWmidnigbt a snow and wind
storm f et in, covering the country, from
fcrreen river, Wyoniin&. to the North
Pisjttf!, injNebraska, 550 miles.- I; ,18
fbe.seyerest etprm since the ctjnetruo-
TIIE WAR TROUBLES,
STIH KOTHIJfG SETTLED. -
Talk of Mobilizing Austrian Troops
Kussia nilling to Confer With tier-
many Prince Hassan Accused of Com
plicity In the Attempt to Dethrone the
buitan.
London. March 12. In the House of
Commons to-night, a motion of Mr
Ashley, censuring Mr Layard, British
ambassador at Constantinople, in con
nection with the.anair of the .Negro
Ponte correspondence was rejected by
vote of 206 to 132.
Paris, March 13. A special to the
Steele from Constantinople states that
the Sultan has summoned Prince Has
san, of Egypt, to Constantinople. It is
said that the PriDce is implicated in
the conspiracy of Suleiman Pasha, and
Cherko Pasha is coins: to Constan
tinople to intercede for him.
Vienna, March 13. At the sitting of
the sub-committees of the Hungarian
delegation, Count Andrassy stated that
the government had been throughout
disposed to recognize the in depend
ence, but not the neutrality of Rou
mania. 'Her Waheman protested that
the Hungarian delegation was not ruled
by warlike ieehng, but calmly and seri
ously declared its readiness to enter
upon the war if unavoidably necessa
ry. Several'members expressed con
currence in this view.
St Petersburg, March 12. The
Journal De St Petersburg declares that
it is reliably reported that the English
demand that all the points of the treaty
should be submitted to the congress
If the mission of the congress is to result
in peace, the subjects not of a Euros
pean character and which might lead
to exciiea . duc , resuiuess discussion
must be set aside. . , :
London, March 13; The "Z andard
announces that the British fleet has ar
riyedin tJulf Iemid fromTouisla.
The standard s Berlin dispatch savs
it is reported .that , Count Andrassy in-
day t morning, , making foot traveling
impossible, the bodies of several per?
sons, who died , from exposure,,- ha,ye
been found. Three soldiers, perished
between Tort Russell and Cheyenne, a
distance of, three miles.. Four men.
with an ox .team, were caught in the
storm fifteen, m ilea north tw est of. Chey
enne. , Ihree-reached the railroad bun-
day, terribly frozen, and will probably
lose their feet. The fourth with the
oattle perished. Three ranchmen
were found dead a short distance from
North Cooper Lake. One ranchman
has lost ten thousand sheep near Eg
bert station. Many similar cases are
reported. The snow drifted in im
mense piles. Every cut on the Jine of
the railroad was filled with snow, and
the sheds are also full. The railroad
company had their forces out before
the storm subsided on Sunday, and
have been continually at work with
four snow plows at different points,
with all the men they could work. The
different forces met at this point last
night, haviDg cleared 550 miles in less
than three days. All trains will be
started immediately, and no further
detention is anticipated. The passen
gers were all located 'Where they could
be well led and taken care of.
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
French Duel Typhus Spreading at St
Petersburg A Papal Appoint
ment Under Consideration.
Paris, March 13. M Louis Audriux.
Radical Republican member of the
Chamber of Deputies from Lyons, has
challenged M Paul De Cassagnac,
Bonapartiat, Deputy for Condour,' and
well known as the editor of the Pays,
to fight a duel in consequence of an
article in the Pays. The challenge has
been accepted.
London, March 13. The afternoon's
Globe states that in consequence of the
alarming spread of the typhus fever at
St Petersburg, many families are leav
ing the city. The number of Ireeh caees
is estimated at between three hundred
and four hundred daily.
The Cologne Gazette has a special
from Rome saying : "The Pope is con
sidering the expediency of appointing
Cardinal Liedochovoski, Archbishop of
Poser, to a post in the Vatican, to pave
the way for the appointment of an
Archbishop of Poser injagreement with
the uerman government.
ENGLAND'S
FINANCES,
t
The low Rate of Money Causing Much
Trouble.
London, March 13. The Timesb-
i - n j i - ali
.,f 4t.A ti? uai - -f nanciai anicie, auuaing to me lauure
tK&SinM of Verner Bros, stock Kbkerf.tfn-
tee that Aufltria, would, never, consent nnnnaA MBta-i.,wiMfcif"r,a'Va
11VUU V J sO V4t T OHIO A U W T KsA i-lVA
CoNSTANTiNOPiiiMarch 12.-:-Prince.
Hassan has refused to obey the order of
1 "T . a A XT . 1 t ?
tne ironeto evacuajeyarna. aeciaring
that he awaits the Khedive s orders.
There is some gitation ; in Persia in
favor 6 VAYPe annexation to EevDt.
London; March 13-T. be Tvrnes1 cor-
dardys report relhtive to Count Andras-
sy's statement before ttie Hungarian
budget. corrlniitteeand says the Count
irs declarer (that in 4he: event of . Rus
sia insisting on & change of the balance
6fpdwerf mobilization might become
iecessary at a moment's notice, not to
occupy Bosnia, nut .to effectually de
fend Austria's interests..
The Paris correspondent of the Times
says.Germany has informed Russia that
England s stipulations relative to the
basis of the conference are well found
ed. Russia immediately agreed to dis
cuss with Germany the points to be
submitted to the congress.
A special dispatch irom Berlin to the
Morning Post, says the German govern
ment will not issue invitations, to the
congress until all the difficulties about
the subject to be considered there are
removed. "Those dinjculties,"; says
the dispatch, "appear more serious
than anticipated. , The general pros
pect in well informed circles, is far
from encouraging. Germany will
claim the presidency ,of the congress
for ts representative by prescriptive
right, whether Prince Bismarck is able
to attend or not."
The Pera; correspondent of the Times
telegraphs as follows : "The Armeni
ans intend to petition England to ob'
tain for Turkish Armenia at the con
ference, autpnomy.under Eopean
guarantee 01 protection, omerwise iear
will prevail that Russia will encpurage
Turkish misgoyernment m order to
says "nothing "'could seak'more elo
quently of tb.e deadening effect of the ap
prehensions' which have filled Europe
for ''many months than the cheapness
of money in the continental markets.
This cheapness renders the position of
the. Bank of Epgland , difficult. Jt
ought to raise its note ot discount in
view, oi tne constant. snnpsage or, du
lion, and lower reserve, but If ijt did
foreign money would again swamp the
market ajid. .leave, the bahk; without
business, We have, had no greater
danger, t6 :' face for a long time than
tnis supernciaiiy cneap creuit at uome
and abroad."
The Financier anticipates an advance
in the bank rate at thefmeeting of the
directors to-morrow.
EARTHQUAKE.
It Strikes Tennessee and Shakes Up the
Inhabitants.
New York, March 13. A special
from Nashville, Tennessee, says a
terrific earthquake shock was felt at
Columbus, Ky, at 4 o'clock Monday
morning, it awose tneresiaents oitne
town and created considerable conster
nation. Bedsteads were rolled across
the floors of rooms, and bureaux and
. t 1 111 A
presses tnrown aown ana Drosen. a
portion of the Mississippi river bank
caved in near the town, leaving one
house hanging over the bluff. The
movement was so violent as to ring the
bells on the locomotives standing in
the sheds at the depots. The rumb
ling lasted only a few seconds.
The New Hampshire Election,
.BosTvN, Mkrcli ; 13 Crne hundred
furnish a pretefor Rhss an absorp- d fifty.nve towns and cities'of New
ion of the entire province.'
Washington, March 13. The' Turk
ish- mini8ier gives the -State Depart
ment formal notice of the discontinu
ance of the blockade of the Russian
norts of the Black Sea.
I Const ANTrNOPLE, March 13. Grand
Duke Nicholas' visit to the Sultan has
been postponed until after the treaty
01 peace is rawneu.
A Ship Burned and Seven Hundred Lost.
S tLdNboN'March8 iS.-The Austrian
Llbyds' steamship Sphinx is , reported
to have taken fire with 2,500 Circassians
PlAju d wiwig thftjogg.of 70Qjof the
naseengersafDjlrtSff ssek mm fired by
Ihe-GirenMjaarfufinjm.: meute.
They had pi9yuelyenfjed it
Hampshire give Prescott' 32,044: M(i-
Kean 28,462: scattering!578. The same
places in 1877 gave Prescott 33,280,
Marcy 28,227; scattering 44., iiepub
lican net loss 1,655 ; Prescott's inajori-,
ty in one hundred and fifty-live towns
3,002. . ;- .. yy " :r ; ' -
i Concobd, iN.li., Marcn 13. tme nun
dred and eigbty-four towns v give Pres
cott j , Republican,' , 35,694 ; McKeani
Democrat, 32,864, and scattering
The towns so far neard rrom give tne
Republicans 184 and the Democrats
117 in the Mouse.
In. coiisequeuce of the impaired health of mv DroUier'Mrr
Wi;iW. LrATTA, our resident managingJHpartnecrdexiAn4iwg
wrealion Trom close ;coiiAinementnd active business, we had
concluded1 to thoaw our concerns KolKKere anUTif ChesterT
TJppn mytamyal under, the approach of kfrrC Lttier? with
still a heavy atock of Winter Goods on hand, T find it inex
pedient and impracticable to retire from business ffefcttfatrjL
and soTdeem; it to our interest only to close out in Cieshr,
thereby' permittingthe return of bur Mr. 171
represettrua herei time as I . cannot be
nDre. in person. The concern will ; continue as , usual ..with . tho
largest and best Assorted Stock in the South, and "with dur '
advantages in my? association with an extensive Manufactur
ing House in New York, we can furnish goods here at solow1
a valuation as will defy any and every effort to competition
in this market. Our past experience convinces us that low
prices are promptly appreciated, and it will be our effort . to
produce an Attractive otock at prices that must encourage
an active demand,
The cordial response to our recent "announcement," to
gether with the many expressions of regret for our contem
plated severance from the community, assures us of a genuine
recognition of our "fair dealing," and will instill a redoubled
desire and determination to continue the leaders of "low
bf the.-Ihterior.aa ftpat Of hrsTerjaaA4 Eglt relieves the chUd from" pain cures
'After 'the ''comrmtnicatiOn' : hadiwen 4 wind colic recnlates. the ixwels, and,: by
reau, Jixr iaiue epuw at leuguu me
action. Of the Secretary of theliitetiori
and during his remarks BaiahfTsecreH
tary did not nappen 10 do a natiye'xrr
this country 'tie conia ncameip tnat
and he (Mr Blaine) did not mention it
as a reproach to him. He was born in
itha kingdom of Prussia, : which" was
17.000 sauare miles less in extent than
Montana, and the secretary perhaps,
prices.
And now in soliciting the patronage of the populace at
large, with an expression of gratitude to our friends and con
stituents,' we proffer them shelter under the triumphant banner
of "One Price Clothiers,'' the model system, the "protective
union for one and all. Very respectfully,
E. D. LATTA.
K. B. To vacate and make room for the arrival of our
Spring Stock, we will, for fifteen days, sell our Fall Goods at
closing prices." r
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IHDeJHHiDlllfiOlli,
We have this day received our Stock of
Spring Cassimeres and Samples, and we are
prepared now to luake Spring Suits to order"
as low as, any house in !iiieric ' s
Satisfaction guaranteed or no sale.
L. BERWANCER & BRO.,
FINE CLOTHJERS AND TAILORS.
A Mob, Headed by air: Outlaw, Release
imWm in4Soitl Carolina.
iraytoti telegipB frejn -"Coklmbia r8l
U.rthat tbree micrt drttiuers connnea
in Piekens courthouse wee released by
a mob. ueputy collector nonmaa re
iporttf to his chief tnat tne mob wi
bv the ouUAw EedMOrid. C -Obmmis
test-to the other,
RTiam mnrnfttttion M thetrder of Ahe day ' I Ithe arrests': toj call on the' marshals
aroong the first-class hotels in; JRewv York. 1 and deputy marshals and leave nothing
with pne 01 two ezeepaon, taey.are xryug. tmdorie to vindicate the majesty or tne
t irMn thfflr; 01a. iraaB1 wuuo. wiuenug w
their previous high Urates. ; vTha Grabd. C
fiolSs per dy. .i2J r vtoJnd operation!. , ?t
N; B.-6iir entire Stock of all and
inter Goods to he soldpgdripf ! lst.
1 National Clothing Hall. :
it-. .
The Celebrated Fertilizer ! I
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IVTaniprLlated. GriianQ,
IS offered on very liberal terms, payable in cotton on the basis of 15c for low middling.
This Fertilizer is prepared from SELECTED MATERIAL under our personal
supervision, and twelve years use, has established that it is unexcelled and unequalled.
. Call on Mr THOB H GAiTMKK, unarlotte, fl. u., for terms and prices.
WILCOXj GIBBS & CO,,
febl6 ' Importers and Dealers in Guano, Bayannah, Ga., and Charleston 8, 0.
AS USUAL.
I have just received a part of my IMMENSE STOCK of
(RcDt's: and
lontbs
Cloihio;
AND
MENU
For the Spring Trade, alsba a Large Stock of M
mZB&X&? Hilnfer trie m&iof bich, will convince you
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mat my mutiu biiii m
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