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THE CHARLOTTE OfeSEKSEK . .. . V-.. TTTB ' "PPT NT! ElTs-r1-- !llJiJiO:iJiT SUBSCRIPTION BATES , . . j : lot been thoroughly Mppliatv&h every tm&ctl vant, end rii the XaUst pf 7)1, end every manner ef Job Work can now to done with netOnetdisptUchcaidchetynm. - y V ' , , 13 00 ,4 00 yAree Morura.. . MorUh..,'l 2 00 ...... ..... 75 WEEKLY EDITION. BLANKS BILLHEADS, , r -r t f LETTER SXADSt CARDS, ' ; jy (in the courtly) inadvancejii....$2 00 Out of the camfitSt jH$paS... 2 10 0-lJCaPlPIS; POSTERS PROORAffllES, HAND BttLS PAMPHLETS, CBECSSL da. " . ' " Y0L.X1X. CHAB -iff3 C HEDiNKSDAY. KIAT 8. 1878 HO. 8,873 JlUUt f - . t-4S i w.- L01TG Beady-ctade Clothing and i will find at the old established house of & The Largest, Best Assorted and ei?6r brought to We are prepared to prove upon examination of our stock that we make vo vain boast, and solicit buyers, both wholesale and retail, to LCOK AT 0UB GOODS AND PRICES 'before purchasing. ; - ' Our stofck of Dress Goodsy "White Goods, Alpaccasi" Embroid eries, Kid Gloves Sun Umbrellas, are complete ana win pe sola at astonishing low prices Carpet Oil Cloths and Mattings very low. t : Fair dealing. Polite and attentive clerks. Democrat and Home copy. BURGESS NICHOLS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL 'cfiiiffi. fing ASSORTMENT jan3 ; OAliLAWD Of 'r.-r- ' u. '.' . -- : . . . -:'' VIA 'i . . - . -., PflRTSMOMrfMlM&HrHAHLlTrrtCHAaMW The QUICKEST? aLf most REIIABLB jtoaHriR0FTE:S8twei RALEIGH, PORTSMOUTH, NORFOLK, ALL EASTERN CITIES 1 . . 1 .-.tf : . AND ALL POINTS SOUTH. Express FreigKP fiis?. sCL0SE J CONNECTIONS, PROMPT AND CAREFUL DELIVERIES GUARANTEED. NOMINAL INSURANCE AND NO BISK. Fox full information,, Tariffa, Ac.,. apply to mt'h26 v i i i'. DQ TS.Tnn TDTTV . y . i i x .: t until yotr have? -seen; ih! elegant; stock of goods now in my warerooms. The assortment is the largest and most complete ever offered in Charlotte, liUs'A fallal Hz: ?? nhtU , l -5 -.;rinjY AMU IT WIEsla PjBlT "STOTU , TO.. INSPECT IT AND Respectfully, : Jan 5 D R U G c I S T And chemist, Now offers the trjtde a, full CfJn01 'tw'Roto'-'ftW -Sbop?. gJhAenchandmer PR F.RHR -.TmWAtkWL JM Rarefnllv nrnnrertlat Elllhttars, both! meht and day, at ' 1 rriMi - tSt - n.: J. H. McADEN'S TV. n j, i..k fi. fi flew Stock. I havi imtxri mxr af AnV nf to uus NJuW AND ELEGANT w the inspectidnof the public, yeurea in the Uharlotte market gptiZ lately occUTjied. byJ Mc. Alexander as a Boot and &noe prore. rt My Fall Stock of HARD WARE inh alL'itftttvaneties, Stovei TmwaHollowlware Wooden-warelWA'isninr open General Merchandise; f COHLEJN Cheapest Stock of G6ods this market. Fans, Ties and Fancy Goods Call and eee us and judge for f ' : -: : - ? march 22 dbaxsb IB ALL KlrVDS OF PCRNITURB, BEDDING, &C A FXJ3bfci LI NB CHEAP BEDSTEADS, LOUNGES, PARLOR & CHAMBER SUITS. COFFINS of all EJND8 on HAND. -No. 5, West Trade St., o5ab lotte P N . 0 'CAERlAGES. JUST ARRTVEI). BEE THEM.' 1 . :r : i. ..15 . - S. PINOH, Southwestern Agent, Charlotte, N. O. GT MY PRICES. i i FURNITUtoE DEALER, stock of latin's EaAr ads and Oolcrate Hbnev and Glycerine and H'M - .- .cnojiiiao Pbriiitlte1. til-!V-J -l A t i-vl J- i it it 51 V A H ySiR tmtr Ak i Iew Goods, Y.WB1 11 Ii;;i!W lio.nwa' TTnrdware. Stoves and Jinware STOWi5U?A at prices which are unprece- i tl Ao -inn 7ia-r 7Trion,i vrri 'ipecidiiyl ; H. T. BUTLtll; FOIST CBXEK KAB8AS, . 'Old man Snyder found a snake, . Frozen tiffer tbaB a-atake. And he tacked it in bis breast, And be buttoned up bis Test. . When tbe saariam became thawed, Mr Snyder became chawed, , : ' . -And in one on broken stream f V tHe proceeded to blaspheme, f ' And eradicate. tne ping 7 Fr jm a little old browo jag. '' Tbea het4b a: modest snort - Of. rerharw, nhnnt a nnftrt. -t-AndconTexaedAs if lie well Hfd-profamty tofiell : Year by yea -with all hi& might, , Snyder tried to care that bite Bat lie didn't have the heft ; 80s one day .'beside the jog) He, while heaying at the plug. Caugnt the jlm jamffantiBot left. l JtOBAL. : Any man that is astute, sir, ' Keeps bis xeptilea in his boots, sir ; Bat its thinner than a wafer, Yes, sir, bitterer then "borax, To be gnawed about the thorax, One's humanity to pay tor. OBSERVATIONS. John Morrissey used' to give away $25,0C0 a year in charity. Delirium tremens is what's tbe matter with Baehu Helmbold this time. 1 None of the members of the Rothschild family were present flt-the marriage of Han- nab to Earl Roseberry. " The patent office is self suttainhig. 'j Last year, aitetyWjaIrznsW,-4ada iur- plos of $10,000. J udge Stanton, of "Wilke&barre PaM is'said not to hare Sny library and7to" know noth ing wbateref oMaw.- Mayor Kane, of Baltimore, is recovering. While on the point of death he embraced the Ronan Catholic religidii , . , ,; Cardinal McCloskey is expected in New York about the 20th, and preparations are on foot to give him a grand reception. While oat hunting near Knoxyille, Tenn., last week, a pack of bounds attacked a nock of sheep and killed twenty-three. The Caster battle-field is coTered with bones dragged oat of the ground by coyotes. Pieces can be found for miles around. Dan bury News : "There is a man in a Virginia jail who has Seven wives. He was arrested for marrying two girls in one village. He mast be a music teacher." They do say that Senator Burnside's whis kers do go upon a bender, and that so much of tbe Senator as isn't in bis whiskers sym pathize with the condition thereof. That Ohio cashier who skipped out with $40,000 was very kind to the poor. He re membered Lia wash-woman with a new spring bonnet before he fled, and he gave his gardener a plug hat and a pair of boots. The Washington Pjt sajs Hayes has no more righ to draw his monthly pay of $4,166 C6 from the federal treasury than he has to draw his check for the same amount monthly upon the bank account of Sa imel J Tllden. Tennessee makes her convicts profitable to the Stale, receiving for her Penitentiary lease $70,000 a year, and about $12,000 for expanses 91 transportation of convicts from Spltce cf conviction to prison. 1 MERRY DRIVE. Successful Journey of the "Tally-Ho Coacb. i A'feat in modern Stage-coach iDg in America was accomplished on Satur day, when the 'raih-tlo " successtaliy iourneyed from New York to Philadel- DDia Deiween Bunritse sou euueew iub i I . J . fTU coacmne Dariy, iwei vo in numoer, u i . i . i ii members of the New York Coaching Club, promptly assembled at the Brunswick Hotel, New York, a little after six o'clock in the morning. All were dressed in the club uniform, the green cutaway coat, brass buttons and striped butt vest. ... xea.ot.tne gentle men wore the light summer tall hat. Fresh bouquets were on each horse's head and BDries of lilac or roses were in the left upper lapel buttonhole of the gentlemenv A ' At 6:40 m the "tally-ho" horn was 80unded,andjali;being in readiness the start was made amid the most enthusi astic cheering on the part of the, gen- while the ladies at the windows clapped their hands and waved their handker chiefs till the coach was out of sight, At the start the ribbons were handled bv Delancey Kane, and; amid the ap plause-of the assembled . throng, the spiritecVhorses dashed away' at a merry pace down Fifth avenue and thence by a siae street vo tue xeevrueacB suwuci- rv.. . ; ' ' ' .. . Through the New Jersey towna the. coachine narty-received ?. regular, ovat tionsybundred of people turning oat to greet meta: Ranges or teams were made at ctthVenieht ihtervals, relays of horsey haypg Deen proviaea in aaj vahde, and changes of drivers wefel as frnnpnt. each member of the Dart v v FABLE BY THE FHXL08OFHE& OF - V A Mtfltintr hiatnrn at the lines, whilst re fre&p men ts were aisa proviaea vari orik' ricirits.1 - At1 the head. ofvUrttad - . : e . . j i l . streetv' JPljiladelphia,: a mounted par 01 iaaxesanu gtsy wemeu,- iepfeeseuwn; the Qer rnantpwn Hire ;and Hounds Club, met the coach and followed rthe cpny.s,AhomU 1 n ii'.TIaii f A.rtnrl a naaaarra FoirmWri- !RntfAM. hf PhflaflelnMahMd ing theRnes oti'thaisiretch, and finally rattled uo in front of the St. George Hotel Bt 6 hotirs 29 minutes SO seconds jusnhirty s econds ahead of the Bcbed ule time. There was a "cheer vfr6ito 5.000vteonle aa the travelers, dismount ed foom. the coach and entered the St, GeorgOiThey were ifterwardsenter-. tair3edrrjyf'B0gew: uta a , 1 p Sunday afternoon he-New'Yorkers proceeded in jcoacnes to the hauciuart banquet was had." ' Their appearance ! p-the-stxeets aUractLmachattrt. tion r " T JT sfzs r 5Yf j Mothers, BXsHimlioikersfrf Vf k- i Don'i fail to procure Mrs Winslow's gooth-' ing Syrup fof alldisesses of teething in child-i ren. - It relieves the child fronL' pain, jcurss, wind collfll'resttl.stfes e'.lbow.elSiatidby; givirig Telief andJiealtS. to: (hetsbiloV giyss; resttolhftKQthfcr.X,t- fer Wfte'frfiejAmerican Commnne.ff Within tbe pasts week agents repre senting the executive committee of the '.'American Commune" have been in Richmond, Va., seeking to effect an organization. From the printed cir culairs, it seems that the organization has jits centra place in New York, and is a ipowetfulweir1 prganlzed associa tion, haringMn tiew the millennial idea of peace' ori earth " and a general, good time.; The stateiment printed is that iue organjraiion nas in xsew jungiana and the' northern,- middle, and western States "280,000 ; men? organized into regiments, brigades,' and divisions, and thai they intend to rerolutionize our whole Bystern'of political economy by A Singular Bequest. The Cumberland (Md) Alleqanian eayi that a gentleman living a short distance from that city had Iris will pre pared'and properly "attested on Friday last. Ampng tne pequests is toe sum of fifty dollars to theBaltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. No argument or advice could induce him to change his mind in the matter,; it appears that he has; been an employe of the com pany for a number ofyears, and thinks perhaps he owes this, amount for past favors. Sale of a Railioad. Pensacola, Fla, May 6. The Pensa- cola and Louisville Railroad was sold to-day under foreclosure, and was pur chased by F Sullivan; holder of the first mortgage, amounting to $600,000, and president of the: PeDsacola Rail road Company, to whom the franchise and property of the old company has been transferred. The price paid was $o0,000 for tbe road and from ten to twenty-five cents per, acre for the land of the company. : ( The Grand Central 1 Hotel. New York, t f possesses all tbe requirements, in size. Style, location and appointments or tne modern nr8t-claes hotel, and keens its reputation as a model house. , , ; PATENT MEDICINES. VECETIiME FOB Dropsy. CxsTSAit Falls, R. L, Oct 19, 1877. Da. H. R. Sriviirs : It is a pleasure to give my testimony for roar valuable medicine.. I was sick for a ong time with Dropsy, under the doctor's care. Me said it was Water between the Heart and Liver. I received no benefit until I commenced taking the VegeUne; in fact. I was growing worse. I haye tried many rem edies ; they did not help Joe. VGBriH is the medicine lor Dropsy I, began, to feel better after taking, a few bottles. I have taken thirty bottles in all. ,1 am perfectly well, never felt better. No one can feel more thankful than I do. I am, dear sir, gratefully yonrs, A. D WH&ELER. Vesitthk, When tbe blood becomes life less and stagnant, either from change of weather or of c'imate, want of exercise, ir igalar diet, or from any other cause, the Vegetine will renew the blood, carry off the putrid humors, cleanse thes omach, regulate tbe bowels, and impart a tone of vigor to the whole body. : VECETIIME FOB Kidney Complaint, and Nervous Debility. Islksbobo, Mi Dec 28, 1877. Mr H. R. Stivjotb: Dear Sir I had had a cough for eighteen years, when J commenced taking the Vege tine. I was very low; my sy3tem was de bilitated by disease. I had the Kidney Com plaint, and was very nervous cough had, lungs sore. When I had taken one bottle I found it was helping me; it has helped my cough, and it strengthens me. I am now able to do my work.. Never have found any thing like tbe Vegetine. 1 know it is every thing it is recommended to be. MBS, A, J. rEtfDLHTUN. Vxostibb is nourishing and strengthening: purifies the blood ; ' regulates the bowels ; auieta the nervous system; acts directly upon ie secretions; and arouses the whole system to action. VEGETINE FOB SICK HEADACHE. y - Evahsvils, Ibd., Jan 1, 1877. Mr. Sthvkbs;- ' ' Dear Sir I have used vour Vegetine for Sick Headache, and been greatly benefitted thereby i . a nave every reason to oeueve it to be a good medicine. , - ; Xoura very respectfully. . - Mbs.JAM.es CONNER. ,' .... i . i 411 Third St. i Hxadacbb. Tberrre .various causes for headache, as derangement of Abe circulating system, of the digestive organs, of the nerv ous system, etc, Vegetine can be said to be a sure remedy for the many kinds of head ache, as it acts directly upon the various causes of this complaint, Nervousness, Indi gestion, Costiveness, Knenmatism, rJ aural gia Billiousness. &c. Try the Vegetine. You will never regret it. Doctor's Repprt I Da. Chas M; DuMfijrHAtrsiir; Apothecary, ! J ' Vi "Evansyille. Ind. 1 The doctor writes 1 1 have a large number of good customers who take Vegetine. They all speak well of it.? -I'-knowit la a good medicine for the complaints for Which it is tecommended. rv-Peo 27, 1877. . ' r ) fi w 1 Vzgstinb js a great panacea for our aged fathers' and ttothers fotlltgiyea them trength, quiets their nerves,' and aiyes them ature's sweet sleep-. - 1 - r- - -i. - i . VECETIWE a?" i -Dacttfi Report- !TT. Tl. Etevshs. Esq.. ; I Dear SSrWe have been sdling your val nable Veeetine for three vears. and we find that it gives perfect wtisfaotionv .Wbelieye lit to be the best blood purifier now sold. , I -Very respectfully, ,D J E RROWN&CO OeiH ...inruggists,. .vniont9wn,.y,,x Vniitn has never failed to effect a buret 'giving tone and strength to the system de- btlitaten toy dioeaao. r.srt 1 - . PreDared bv - H. R. STEVENS,. BOSTON, MASS. ; -iVesstiae is jSold by: All Drugsists, ; MACHINE AND TROK WORKS. Metropolitan Works, Canal ; Street' from 8ixth to RICHMOND, VA. KNGDTBS, portable and stationary; SAW MILLS, GRIST-MILLS. ROLLERS, CAST INGS of BRASS and IRON, FORCINGS. &c. MACHINERY for Gold and Coal Mines, Blast Furnaces, Ac We call special attention to our IMPROV ED PORTABLE ENGINES, for agricultural and other purposes. Also, to our new strlea SMALL LOCOMOTIVES for hauling lum ber, and other articles upon tramways and narrow gauge railways. The best Planters regard our GINNING ENGINES superior to any La use. Send for illustrated .Catalogue free. Other things oeing equal encourge ooutnern institutions . Repair work solicited and promptly done onarung, ruueys, &, tor Gin Houses. Wm E TANNER & CO. may 15 dw ly ERIE CITY IRON WORKS, ) Charlotte, N. Oi, April 7th, '77. J 117 E hereby notify our many friends and tne puDiic generally that tbe manage ment of the Chariotte Branch of the Erie City Iron Works is now in the hands of Capt John Wilkes, of this city, who is pre pared to fill orders for our well known E ginee and Saw Mills on the shortest notice, ana at me most reasonable prices. - JOHN H BLISS. -Secretary Erie City Iron Works. Referring to the above notice of change, 1 leei connuent that it will be advantageous to purchasers of Machinery of all kinds, as it places me in position to meet anv and all competition. With my facilities on the spot, I can manufacture all parts of the Erie Engines which will not bear freight enarges sucn as urate JJara, stacks, BparK Arresters, Ac., and handle the Erie City Engines and Boilers with little extra ex pense, thus enabling me to offer Machinery at oetter ngures to tne purchaser tnan ever beiore. Be sure to give me a call, or write for culars, before purchasing elsewhere. JOHN WILKES, Mecklenburg Iron Works, Charlotte, N. 0. apr20 QENTJINE OLD APPLE VINEGAR, Best quality White Wine'Vinegar. Something choice by the barrel or gallon. JNO. W. HALL & CO., mch!5 . .Trade Street. POt EDITORS AND PRINTERS. Having had many calls lately for Prin ters' Ink and Stationery. I have deter- TW 1 n m . tn lroan - on tv ! r ef. KtK a 1 . SF . tn' hD v 5 f propose jo sell at jBanuTactHrer19 nnces. les freight, trusiim? tojiismaii fcornmissinn for bTrWed?" . m& mm:" marl7 Observen gTUDEBAKER WAGONS. I am; prepared to offer extra inducements to parties desiring the CELEBRATED 8TUDEBAKER WAGON. Pall and examine the Wagons, hear prices' and terms. THOS. H. GAITHER, College Street. Real Estate, Mining AH Immigration Agency. FOR selling, buying and renting Mines, ! Land and Houses, and providing homes i in the Piedmont regions of North Carolina , and South Carolina, and, being connected With the "Southkkk -Rsooai)' circulated in this country and Europe twice a month,' I will advertise, free of cost, all farms and mfnes, placed in my hands, for sale. - aug9 Charlotte, N. 0. Groceries NEW GOODSi NEW FEATURES, r0ME to me for Bacon, Corn, Sugar, Coffee J Molasses, and other ATamiiy Mrocenes. Just Received, a few barrels-of Berrv Toe- tet's (Davie county,! best RYE WHISKY; I sell roraeh, ana make1 no SO day bills. W i J Black will continue- the whisk business; in the stere occupied by W (TriTTiTnincftr. . AH " gocids' delivered in the city free of cnarge. . 7 JW HCK1MMINGEK, i Trade Street. Next door below Wilson & Black's old stand. apri j . .. ;. .. T IS A FALSEHOOD ! I CARE NOT WHO TOLD IT? ' I am only selling the. BEST STEAK-at Txii flOVCKsrs: and: then down asloW S 2 cents per pousdmr some lands.; Yauogt rat Ateeyes, uneep and .Lambs wanted by j ; apt:-A (in vH J BMA'JfAi.. Cheice of two,' one MSlexVandjime. Sferrings Wptl8 tf wl 4 . as OMS hi 71 tBOPa7 gjO'rPAMttTTJR, iA Younts' Family Flour, iJ ' 1 Ramsout's Family Flour; ? a --i N.C Hamsi Bacorl MBal, Hay,: Shucki, T71AM1LYJ GROCERY at 7i?v od 05 . At mr md fUAnrt nrvTrjuiftRinipl. T hv Choice and weU selected Stock of GrwjerTes and Family Supplies, which I intend to sell atthe lowest possible prices. 3 .a, TRAmsour &,Boimiw'eli,9: ancf A. fordrs FLOTJR constantly m hand. Seventh ... A- I il l 1 m iixi , i ; ! nave aireaav nurcnasea a secona stock; wmcu ior sitip huu ji,mmmmt&mm atout j, f.BF Vf fot ritottpvvto&TM thetery best pnb- now sell at tiieextremely low pneeor, ft&ger pair. i l ; - D LOT a0 U ihl & We open the At theExtremely Low Price of $7.50 PER SUIT, The Latest Styles of FINE FELT and STRAW HATS, and terns in WHITE VESTS, just received. Orders from a distance solicited. Goods sent to any section on turned at our expense tion, E. D. LATTA & PUBLIC IS UKANIMOUa IN AWARDING THE PALM CLOTHING HOUSE OF THE PINE CLOTHIERS AND TAILOBS. 'Wise buyers are not guided long lists of low prices, which lose their force and all interest goods they represent ; hut remember that , THE BESf ISr?BE GHESfESfi and will look for reliable' and responsible houses. While our prices are invariably as low or lower than .thoe I of any other house in the city, I t . w - J9 manship of our trarments are flenng.iaieqtialed vantages Jbresh Uoods placed en representation at our house L. BERVVANGER & BRO., FINE CLOTHIERS ; AND TAILOESt gsa rrr iuu xi nil n uu MM MM MMMM, M MM V M M. M M M 5 BSS.PP? EBB S HNTST o sr I r ' B B II N SN O GO SS8 P K B II N KN GGG I HAVE RECEIVED MY IVTEW And will sell them COMPETITION. Persons ourchflsinflr Goods in 1 givejme; a call before f huyin elsewhere, IVIrsR. McNELIS, Trypn Street. , apr5 f JIHST RECBIVEO. S My clpthirik trade has increased so much, this season i i i w-w u ... . , ..(.,. . if .it-.. ; 1 1 4-... ; u ..:-.-.-".;-.fcii'i ways 'on nand Mackinaw !1'J fc;ith Zfl novelties in I . . , f '1. ' 3; ' f 'V1 Y? ' Vf 'i vi i-tot season with very attractive Pat approval, to be re- in case of dissatisfac AND DECISIVE j . OF MERIT TO THE POPULAR L. BERVANGER BRO.i by glaring aiihtmntieAiietits are attractite oulyin prints btlij irhen coupled witb tbe grad& of i durable ' clbiliijtig-'roalatli 'kiid V . . -vj y,, , the style, fit, quality and moxk - J . I , r r - far superior to all otnerflt tntts ' to the purchaser. ' - V; our counters aaiiy, , JN o .mis II II II il II t Li In l i f : at Prices which mv line will find it to theit inteteflt to as ! willnot be nndersold, by(any(,,o.ne. r? v i i'f His5lt1r5cacli; ,'. ilp, 1 DRESS OPINION V. hi i it, . V " ! - 8 1 i- -r ln - M - r'H
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