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The Largest, Best Assqbted and Cheapest Stock or Goods
ever:lrougMtoihfernarIcet. p
VVe are prepared to prbye upon1 examination of our stock thatwe make
no vaWboast, and solicit? uyerboth ; wholesale and retail, to LOOK' AT
OUR GOODS AND ?RIGS bejfbrCpttrchaaiDg. . . .
Our stock of Dress 6o6dsf :White Goods, Alpaccae, Embroid
eries, Kid Gloves, SuiuUmbrellas, Fans, Ties and Fancy Goods
are complete and will ftfe sold at astonishing low prices.!
Carpets, Oil Cloths and Mattings, very low. " ;
Fair dealing. .-FolitfiJwd jttejatiye
Domocrat and Home copy,
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Express Freight' Trains, CLOSE CONNECTIONS,
PROMPP JMOXqARBFTJU DELIVERIES GUABANTEED,!!
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iW. T?iivi?a Vrpnoh and American Hair and looth Brushes?
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'PARLOR & CHAMBER SUITS,
COFFINS of all KINDS on HAND.
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STATE NEWS , !
Reidsville has pine tobacco factories,
workioK 600 .hands,.
'A vouher man in aleieh Was. thrown
in a wrestle and had bis arm broken, .j
Maj RW "York, of Granville, is writ
ing a history of the Sixth North Caro
ina regiment.
The orchard of Mr Sam Mickey, of
Satenr, -coTers-twenty-nine' acresr He
will; pegin t srapfruifetir weeto; ;j
It requires about $7,000 per week to
pay ofif. all the hands at the Winston
tobacco factories.. , Somebody has got
some, money, certain.
Yadkin College .commencement At
tracted; & large crowd. The address
was-delhr ered by Hon Chas W Button,
of Lynehburg, Va.
Mr and Mrs D G Worth, of Wilming
50JShave.2iSS to jbjorpi Randolpn
counfy,where Bey were married, to
celehrita theirsilTeT'JSeddihg ' 0
'J A 'i ?---c..tx-s it'itii ft u
In Wilmington during ihe month of
May, there were 21birto,X3 marriages,
and 25 deaths, these figures including
white and colored.
Winston Sentinel: There will be a
grand rally of all the friends of the
narrow gauge railroad at Lewreville,
Foray th county; on Wednesday Jtme
12th, at I'd'clock, p m. y 1 '
Rev D J Craig, a young minister of
Orange cbunty, has been called to the
pastorate; of the, Presbyterian church
of Reidsyillej as we learn from ihe
Jvmeai to supply the vacancy occasion
ed by the death of Rev Jacob Doll.
Winston ifjifnftne: It takes like fire,
the idea of a re-union on the coming
4th of July, of the' survivors of the
old 21st North Carolina regiment. We
nope toe thing may yet tafce dehnite
shape and expression.
Fayetteville Gazette ; Mr John Smith,
oR08lin, in this county, brought into
our, office last Friday some perfectly
ripe peaches of the Almond variety,
pulled from a tree that was planted
this spring. They were gathered on
the 80th ult.
J ust listen at that awful paper, the
Salem ZJress: A . colored individual
presented watch -th e . -counter of
uiio jt ui icuouuo, xu nuuiuu v xuu
no how, and was out of fix mighty bad.
It was ulv examined and the result
pfoved that a louse had taken .up its
qjuarters in a delicate portion of the
works and hindered the movements.
Winston Sentinel: At a special sale
of fine tobacco at Brown's warehouse,
on the 31st ult, 80,000 pounds of the
weed were sold. . It was one of the
best lots of good manufacturing tobac
co we have as yet seen, and as much of
it in proportion as at any half a million
days' sale in a place ,lik Danville.
There were some over 200 loads of to
bacco in town during the day.
Wilmington Review ,v We understand
that operations will begin at once for
the erection, of a new cotton compress
in this city, to be located on the long
Vick & Mebane wharf, foot of Red
Cross street. The parties interested
are Cant E J Pennypacker, Mr E E
Burrus, and Messrs Sanders & Black
wood. The compress will be of the
Morse patent, one of which is now in
use in New Orleans, and Mr Morse,
the patentee, was himself in the city
a day or two since, making estimates,
&c. The new compress will te in op
eration by, the first of September, so
as to be' in time for the new cotton
crof).
Death of the Chief Clerk of the Senate Gordon
1' to Speak in Indiana
Mat Wm J" McDonald, chief clerk of
Senate for the past twelve years, is dead
age, 60. He had be6n continuously
in the' service of the Senate since De
cember. 1836, ' His father, John Gt Mo
Donald. entered the service of the
Senate by the appointment of Samuel
Otis, the first secretary fof the. body,
ana, was aiso xpr a numDer 01 years its
chief elerkVs i- a -
ftetiiitor jadrdon, of Georgia, who has
been invited to -speak: , JSvansville,
Indiana, on th e 4th 61 July, has been
informed that he is? not expected to
confine himself ta the subject -in con
nection with the devolution, but to
chose a theme most aereeable to him
self.', 'ThIhdicati6hs are that he will
meet with a cordial reception from
multitudes of Indiana and adjoining
States. ,
Frauds In Oregon.
Wash Special to the Richmond Dispatch,
4th.J
It is determined to-night by the Re-
nubheans to introduce a resolution in
the senateDrooaDiy wmorrow, 10 11
vestigate the alleged frauds in Oregon,
South Carolina, and New -York city.
They -allege that McGowan.chairman of
the flew Jc orlc Btate uenjocrauo com
mittee, went to South Carolina to buy
electoratvotes for Tilden. This grows
6ut of alarm about the Rotter investi
gation And shows that Edmunds: & Co
are now atraid 01 revoiuwonizmg ana
Mexicattizing the country.1
Colorado Beetle or Potato Bugi
JRaleigu Observer.
Some srjfe'cim ens of this destructive
brier have been sent from Warren coun
tv to the agricultural department dj d
. m a il T
PLong, Esq. A specimen from Cum
berland county was sent to unapet.n.111,
and a letter irom jrreBiueus caiuc,
the TJnitersitv. who has had ; it exam-
infd bv Prbf Simonds. the entomolo
it;; sn.v that it is . the ' veritable and
formidable ( potato bug. They , have
omved verv destructive to. tne , potato
ftrnn . in barren. ! Kerosene oil was
poured upbn them with no apparent
effect. . , -.-
The educational and .charitable , institu
tions of New. Orleans are in constant .re
ceipt of , large, funds from , the Louisiana
Suite: Lottery ' Company, an Institution
specially, chartered, by j the. State in 1868.
One of its Semi-annuaUDra wings will take
place in that city on the 11th of Jane; .This
drawing will be under the personal ? super
Vision of Generals G T Beaureeard, of Lou?
isiana, and Jubal A Early, of Virginia- The
prizes, as set forthin a scheme, in another
colnmn, aggregate 7 an enormous sum , in
cluding a capital prize of $100,000.
state TOLrncn items.
Rockingham county Democratic con
vention meets at Wentworth to-day.
, At the Person county convention
held the other day, Moneford McGehee
jfaajaominated for the House.
Raleigh News : The great unanimity
of the Democracy of the State for
Chief Justice Smith is a tribute to the
worth and character of an able and
pure man. , .
"CaptJas D Mclver, of Moore, has
been pominated - for' solicitor of the
Fayetteville district. A ' u
Twenty-two counties
have declared
for Judge Schenck for a
Supreme Court bench.
seat on the
The Goldsboro Messenger reports
that the Rads of the second congres
sional district are rapidly assuming the
war paint.
A CHICKEN FIGHT AT KIM'S MOUNTAIN.
Not Between But About Chickens A Graphic
Description of a Trial in a Justice's Court,
Editor Charlotte Obseryer
The story goes that there was once a
man who resolved to follow that pro
fession Which would be most, pleasing
to his patrons. . Thinking the doctors
were the nearest this, he commenced
practicing medicine. After witnessing
several death-bed scenes, he concluded
that man would give more for his
soul's welfare than bodily alleviation.
So he began to preach, and upon study
ing -human nature still more he con
cluded that man would give more to
have his own way than he would for
either body or soul. However true
this may be, certainly men will go to
an expense entirely incomparable with
the possible gain in order to have their
way. p ,. ' ;
This was lllustrateqCa few evenings
since in a suit before a jury, all about a
chicken. The excitement was intense.
Our villagers were anxiously inquiring
where it was to be held, and oddly
enough it was neither held in doors
nor out doors, but on the portico of
the justice's house. The constable was
kept on a run about town for two hours
collecting witnesses and jurors. The
impatient crowd had collected and bit
terly lamented the delay and red tape.
At last, after many delays, "oh yes, oh
yea'' was called at; 7 p m. The first
thing to do was to draw the jury and
swear the witnesses, of which there was
a list as long as your arm. They came
from south Carolina as well as this
State. The rooster in dispute was pre
sent and two of his relatives. The
jurymen were marched up before the
magistrate, and by this time it had
grown so dark that a dispute was rais
ed as to whether there were five or six
jurors. By stepping them on, one by
one, it was ascertained that only nve
men were present; the sixth refused
to serve, as his name had been mis
called. Another drawing was re&orted
to. The jury formed a circle and the
chickens were displayed.
The first witness swore, after all had
subsided, that he could only swear to
the cock by its crow. At this it was
suggested that it be made to crow.
Several attempts were made to force it
to testify by pulling its tail and blow
ing in its ears. These failed ; the roos
ter would not crow. Here was a di
lemma that puzzled the wisest, and it
was moved that the court adjourn un-
tu sun-rise, when the obdurate thing
would crow of itself. The judge hard
ly thought it was a competent witness
at best, and declared that the case
should go. on. x. .j
Thus despoiled ol his evidence the
witness quickly told what little he
knew about the case. The cock's ped
igree was then gone into at some
length. Its father was there, with
which it was oompared, to the discredit
of the sire. A chickdh was produced
by the disputing party which was
claimed to be its brother, but they did
not seem to recognize, each other.
There was a family resemblance be
tween them all.
The next witness had a more novel
way of; recognizing the bird, viz : by
the way it held its tail and its position
in standing. An adjournment to the
yard was called for to see this peculi
arity in posture. Jb or this purpose tne
chicken was untied, and to illustrate
the peculiarity the so-claimed brother
was also let loose within tne ring.
There ; was anything but a brotherly
feeling manifested by the two cocks.
Afirst-class fighf was the result, which
used up some twenty , minutes of the
time.f entirely .breaking: tip the trial.
The cocks were well matched and the
time Was nowhere. J At last the consta
ble, under threats of promotion from
the justice, succeeded in capturing the
chicken in dispute and put it into a
basket for safe kef ping, and .the trial
proceeded minus Jtwo jurymen, who
had absconded during the disturbance.
The next witness being closely press
ed to identify the chicken not under
dispute, went to the basket to make
sure that the right one was there, and
declared that the confined chicken was
the one he saw n3 the defendant's pos
session before the trial. To drive him
put of this the prosecution asked him if
it did not resemble the chicken he was
talking about. He replied yes, that
the chicken resembled itself very
much. The defendant's lawyer, a short
man, with a linen Ulster on, had occa
sion often to complain of leading'ques
jiions being asked by the prosecution,
one of which was the following
' "What was the color of the red
chicken which you saw my client
have?" . , . , -i
The opposing lawyer slid down in
his starched Ulster in despair.
The trial closed before m idnight and
theipjors decided in favor of 'the I de
fendant very shortly. (They had had
no supper.) The basket was opened
and the coveted chicken handed to
the happy man, but, alas ! it was dead.
Injuries received in the battle for the
entra,inmeht of the court, had killed
j Chickenlesg both the defendant and
prosecutor wended their, way . , home,
and, oh " footing "op the cost it was
found that it 'more than covered the
bond. and the justice was : two dollars
out. much-: to -bis displeasure.1 The
bovs had caught the spirit of the night
and crowing was heard all "over town
at a most uaseasonable hour. ' - s
1 Thus ended the chicken , trial to the
dissatisfaction of all the parties except
the spectators, who enjoyed two hours
of unalloyed fun, and went home to
dream the rest of the night of picking
chicken lice off from the justice, law
yers and near spectators.
Next fown
Ahead where they loan yon a dollar and
chalk it town till to-morrow, for a bottle oi
Merrell's Hepatine for the Liver, The enor
mous expense of importing the ingredients
of this great liver medicine into the country,
is why our Druggists, DrJH McAden, Wil
son & Burwell and T O Smith A Co., sell hut
one sample bottle to the same person for ten
cents ; bat as there axe fifty doses in the
large size bottles, it is cheap enough after
all at two cents per dose, for a medicine that
has never been known to fail In the care of
dyspepsia and all diseases of the liver. It
has never failed in the cure of liver com
plaint when taken as directed, no matter
bow long standing the disease. It cores
Chills and Fever, Constipation of the how
els. Dyspepsia and Liver complaint. 8ample
Bottles ten cents ; regular size, fifty doses.
$1.00.
Mothers, Mothers, Mothers.
Don't fan to procure Mrs Winslow's Sooth-'
ing Syrup for alldiseases of teethingin child
ren. It relieves the child from pain, cures
wind colic, regulates the bowels, and, by
giving relief and health to the child, gives
rest to the mother.
MACHINE AND IRON WORKS."
Metropolitan Works,
Canal Street, from Sixth to Seventh
RICHMOND, VA.
ENGINES, portable and stationary, SAW
MILLS, GRIST-MILLS, BOILERS, CAST
INGS of BRAS8 and IRON, FORCINGS,
&c; MACHINERY for Gold and Coal
Mines, Blast Furnaces, &c.
We call special attention to our IMPROV
ED PORTABLE ENGINES, for agricultural
and other purposes. Also, to oar new Btyles
SMALL LOCOMOTIVES for hauling lum
ber, and other articles upon tramways and
narrow gauge railwayi.
The best Planters regard our GINNING
ENGINES superior to a 1 v in use. Send for
illustrated Catalogue free. Other things
being equal encourge Southern institutions
xiepair wore souciiea ana promptly done
Shafting, Pulleys, Ac tor Gin Houses.
Wm E TANNER & CO.
may 15. daw ly
ERIE CITY IRON WORKS, I
Charlotte, N. C, April 7th, '77. J
WE hereby notify our many friends and
the public generally that the 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 En
gines and Saw Mills on the shortest notice,
and at the most reasonable prices.
JOHN H. BLISS,
Secretary Erie City Iron Works.
Referrinsr to the above notice of chance. I
feel confident that it will be advantageous
to purchasers of Machinery of all kinds, as
it places me in position to meet any and all
competition. With my facilities on the
spot, I can manufacture all parts of the
Erie Engines which will not Dear freight
charges such as Grate Bars, Stacks, Spark
Arresters, &c, and handle the Erie City
Engines and Boilers with little extra ex
pense, thus enabling me to offer Machinery
at better figures to the purchaser than eyer
before.
Be sure to give me a call, or write for cir
culars, before purchasing elsewhere.
JUtlJS Wi.UK.JSi3,
Mecklenburg Iron Works, Charlotte, N. O.
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SUMMER RESORTS.
"nOWN BY THE SEA" Season o 1878.
OCEAN VIEW HO TE L,
BEAUFORT, N. C,
Geobqe W, Chaklottk ......Proprietor,
(Late Proprietor of Atlantic House,)
Was opened for the reception of guests on
the first day of May, 1878.
The above hotel 13 situated immediately
on the water front, in the business centre of
the town and offers special inducements
to commercial travelers, and has a View
from its promenade on the roof unsurpass
ed by any other building in the town:
BALL HUUM This hotel has a splendid
Ball Room attached, and a band Of music
has been engaged for the entire season: ' .
xJATHlNU- uuu SE8commodlous Bath
ing Houses haye been erected on shore and
beach, for the benefit of the patrons of this
hoteL
CROQUET GROUND For tho3e who de
light in this innocent amusement, provision
has been made.
BOATS Fast sailing and well managed
Boats will be in readiness at all hoars to
convey passengers about the harbor, and
Will connect with -all trains. The United
States mail boat lands and sails from the;
hotel wharf.
FI8HING Beaufort offers superior ad
vantages to those who deligbt in catching
t he finny tribe. -
THE TABLE will always be furnished
with the best that this and the adjoining
markets afford. .. , 1
THE SERVANTS will be required to be
polite and attentive.' .
THIS HOTEL will be second to none.
REDUCTION I f BOARD Per day $1.50:
per month $30.00
Beaufort, May 17, 1878.
may23 2m
The Atlantic Hotel,
BEAUFORT, K. C.
A FIRST-CLASS SEA-SIDE RESORT ! ! 1
OPEN FROM JUNE 1ST to OCT. 1ST.
ILL be managed by the undersigned for
the seasons of 1878 and 1879. This
building lies: directly over the water, the
tide, ebbing and flowing .daily beneath it.
It has been greatly improved, and is now
the only FIRST-CLASS sea-side, resort in
North Carolina. T V' , - '.
? 4 THE TABLE will be supplied with every
luxury and substantial that can be procured
from land and water. : ' J ;n-
Termsof Board T.$2JKper day. ' Children
and servants half price. . si . ,ti
' . Special contracts .will - be., made with ex
cursion parties and with those wishing to
remain longer tnan one wees.
is attached to the hotel, and will be supplied
with firsts-class liquors. -,... 'j 1
; A' good band of. music has. been secured
for the season. -y Dr.G K BAGBY,
ma;8
Our New Spring Patterns of White Vests.
The popularity of our new styles this season has been dem
onstrated by the immense demand for them during the last
month, and to be without one, is to be strictly out of the
JFashion I
Never before have we presented so fine and extensive a line
of Suitings in every variety of texture. Such as Worstd,
Fancy Cassimeres, Yacht Cloths and Blue Flannels, and at
so low a figure as this season. "
IMMENSE BARGAINS ! !
On Our Job Counter.
Upon which ia placed all small lots and broken steed at a tre
mendou8 swyrijwe. Including in addition to clothing, several
lots of Suspenders, Lisle Gloves, Fancy Hosiery and other
articles of wearing apparel at Clearing Prices, under a heavy
sacrifice.
Many persons, in examining our Job Counter, have regret
ted postponing their visit until, perhaps, the very article and
size most desired, had been secured by a more fortunate "earjy
bird.' Our advice is delay noU for each day we are. making a
sweeping sale of some special line.
We1 prefer an active business, have enjoyed one this season,
and propose to encourage popular favor by the one incentive of
self interest to the purchaser, believing that fair dealing makes
better trade, fair weather. 1
E. D. LATTA & BR p.,
THE
June 7
FOR 60 DAYS ONLY:
1
"We will sell our entire Stock regardless of cost for the
next
Sixty Days,
IN ORDER TO REMODEL OUR PLACE OF BUSINESS
FOR THE FA LL TRADE .
200 Summer Coats, at the sum of 50c.
Flannel-Suits.. $7.50
Men's Business Suits 7.56
Youths' Suits, former price $10, now ..... 6.50
" " 15.00, now 11.00
Boys' Suits, li " 7.50, now 5,50
" " 11.00, now 8.00
Children's Suits at any price you desire and regardless of
cost. Fine Underwear and Hosiery at cost. Hats at cost
We have no Old Stock to offer you, as our Goods are all
fresh and new. We mean good goods, at low prices. Don't
miss your chance,
L BERW ANGER & BRO.,
FINE CLOTHIERS AND TAILOES,
RATIONAL CLOTHING HALL
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I HAVE RECEIVED MY
NEW GOODS
And will sell them at Prices which defy
COMPETITION.
16? Persons
na purchasing Goods in my line will find it to their ii
before buying elsewhere, as I will not be undersold by
give me a call
Mrs. R, McNELIS, Tryon Street.
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. JtfST RECEiVEC.
Mv clothhiff trade has increased so much this season inat
have already purchased a second stock, which : for ; styje and
prices is unsurpassed. A special inducement is offeifed on
about 50 pairs of Pants, which cost from $5 to $9, which l will
now sell at the extremely low price of $3 per pair. : . r' r!
xajiJiue 01 vjenta jb unuaiiing vjuuuo tuiu xcuiwrvcax tu
ways on nana. Macianaw uats at ioc eacn. w
The latest novelties iri
MILLINERY Just .received -
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