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CHAS. B.l70SES,tM-u"' EfllW anil' PHVrietar. THtTBSPAYt-,SEPTEMq6f 1878. "Free from the doting ncrnplex lhat fette (mr 4 free-born reabW irv .'" our, jproHrt)ffl6';rbKE'r. Election, TuESpi. b-Eiifefe' fofe. THE CONVICTION OF H. C. SECREST. The Observer has already informed Its readers that the trial, in McDowell Superior Court, pf the ease of H. C. Se crest, for the murder of his wife and step-child in the spring of 1877, has re-i suited in the conviction of the prisoner. The case has. excited unusual in tercet by reason of tnie peculiar aroirastances surrounding.it, artdiby reasoritof tlm-eki treme barbarity of the act alleged? against the defendant; and since the jury has found its verdict, and that ver-i diet is a matter of public record, the case is a fit subject for public comment We remark, therefore, that the finding of the jury gaveiu aroandfor surprise to those familiar with di& testimony taken at the coroner'iaquest,(di: to those who have read the evidence as adduced in the trial last week and published in the Observer. The defendant, accompa nied by the woman and child, all in a buggy together, is traced from Union county, the home of all three, through the country to Newton, Catawba coun ty, where Secrest and the woman are mart iedv -They go along the imWic .road then in the direction of Icard Station, and the next day Secrest; returns through the country, coming in the direction of Charlotte, driving the same mule to the same buggy ; but now he is alone. Re turning to his home in Union he gives out that Maggie lyenspn.,a!nd, Mumie the child, went West from Charlotte on an emigrant ticket. Ten months later a crave is discovered in the woods near Icard Station, and in the grave the bones of an adult and a, child. The hair, shoes, snuif-boxiaiKl articles of clothing taken out of.tWe graSe;tre!f;pu6(J tp'cxftTespond with those of Mrs. Stevenson and her, little daughter. This is the gist o the State's testimony. The testimony for the defense is to the effect that the wdttiari And child were seen in Cfeartotte after the murder is iweged. jtq ,have,(e committed, and a short time previous to the finding of the grave in Burke county in the vicinity of where Secrest his wife and step-child were last seeri 'together: 'he1 case ttirtis upbri the cred ibility of the witnesses tor the defence. Two of them had been taken out of Charlotte jail to testify in the c;tse ; an other acknowledged on the stand that he ha& been indicted: for, mis-marking hogs ; n&t more than one of those who testified to material facts was able to prove' good character. In the face of this testimony' V6 ff ficult to understand how the verdict of the jurY':-$Qudt ltavubeen fpther than what it was. - The link inatlie chain of circumstantial evidence appears to be the conclusion that Secrest was a guilty man. , If so, he is guilty of a fearful crime of "f? ' foul ' ahdibst'mnatural murderj' than which fid blacker stains the annals of our State, and it is not to be wondered at that the people of lower Burke. w.er$ soe.perated, against him that when he .was,,iixst carried to Moi ganton to be imprisoned he stood in im minent danger of lynching, as the train . ;PiseCl Jcarfceat where; the dead lad ies wfe jdiscoyered.T o ' It is-true that no motive lias thus -far been made to appear for the commission of such a crime as thaof which Secrest has been found guilty. There have, however, been dark whisperings thai thi Vdnian-' was hi " possession of -some terrible secret which it was feared she might at some time reveal. Thii suspicion Ls somewhat confirmed by the testimony of Gertrude Bost, of Xewtoni who heard the njispner ay to deceased as they passed along the street in rear of the garden of the Bost House, at JfewfcmIf ,you. .ever tell it, d n you, I will kill you," or words to that effect. The case now goes to the Suprem Court, with which it remains to say whether $ecre shall, have a new trial or whether the sentence of the law shall be ,($xj3ufced ..upon him. ..The apyal, however, operates in the nature of a stay o .exertion, i,nce. . thegupreme Court does not meet until January, anrj the, prisoner can neither, be relied jum -resentenced until uexfr spring ' and-to prolong thatf$f &frffc$blientto the latest possible day, rather than the hope5 of securing a final acquittal, waiQija bly the motive which prompted his counsel in praying an appeal to thd .aurtof'last resorts PROSPECT Th BepobHcaw oaitlok foti itkcvali ejecons fej mot ncouraguM&ith4 members of ithat artyjlMahii4Sas2foU ed them and it looks like New Hamp shire even would go back on them; Leastways the well-informed Washing ton correppondent of the Baltimore Surf telegraphs that paper under date of thi 23rd: j The' New Hampshire Republicans. like their associates inMaryind, are i: saa need or tunaa.i aeverai-'emissane! . from the Statetcofmhittee have arrived here, and ttre Settdlng up a loud wail f ot heMljfpmVhaiaiey say itisdoubt fuL even, "whether the most plentiful supply of funds would avail to "electric f y" the people into electing the Repubf -.lican .tickpfcf A;the funds hei;e are very low it i .Bofcmuch'iiihat wWyiflTbe able togefe4 fiK.;tim i And worof afof Wtting tobi a doubtful State Iowa which was here tofore never known to falter. Th Greenbackers haTedoneit with their liij little hatchets. The same correspond ent that we have quoted above, con- T,jtinuea as follows: , -: - f 'wildfire mlowa.iij Senator KirkwoooLiof thaState,! writes here that f wr Oreen , haclt Congressmen will be elected next month.; Iowa has for a long time, - al - most withoiTt mterniisfiiom sent a solid Republican delegation to the House: The Greenbackers who are elected are- very certain to vote with the Defaor crats. ' . rt SOBAY REPUBLICAN i - i - HAMPTON WHITES TO RICE A MANLY AND A RINGING LETTER. His Excellefe&aptn nor of South aolmaMi af areas to Goverribr Ejjce, qpassgras the letter which we "re-produce. This letter grows out of. Rice's refusal to honor Governor Hampton's requisition for the thieving ex-Treasurer, KimptCin, and Ir j$sl" sutb) armanly and dignified South CaroHiime&ttrOvVe find the letter, as follows, in the Columbia Register of yesterday: ' ' ' ' "' ' ) The State of South Carolina, Executive Chamber, Columbia, September 24, 1878. To His Excellency Alexander H. Rice, Governor, Boston, Mass. Smr Owin tft'ftvVttanavoidable ab sence, your lettej jrjefjiijg to surrender, Hiram li. Jiimpton, a iugiuve ironx justice, arrested in Massachusetts, for whose delivery upon indictment regu- rlv found, agarnst him here, for a rijn''cdmMttea3tt this StalftiKttafee Stfvefrigr 6 1$! Carblin, m!WB;'B inand upoa youas theuGovfeHior Hof Massachusetts, in accordance with the constitution of the United States, and the act of pjogreas passed m pursu- ance mereonas iwoeen! t previously rpnliwl Wit fbfrrMfhiit. thri nhief ex ecutive of 'tlhfe greaf State 6f 'Massachu setts should have committed so flagrant a violation of the supreme law or the land a violation irreparable in its na ture, as the State suffering therebv has no possible redress... Had vpu cofinefl yourself to giving a single refusal to surrender the fugitive, I should make no farther comments upon your letter as t$; Kk' -fcy ; tae; Jecutive authoxity . onei . State . concerns the whoteJeople of the United 'States; but inasmuch as you have seen ht to base your actions on the ground that in vour "judgmjejit tlie object in procuring thQ indictment against Patterson, Parker and Kimpton does not appear to be fof the purposef, toiagvpnfopft6 crime ciiargetvagaansfr Ivm bj& iwi a different purpose, it is my duty, as the .Go vernai? jati itouth . Caroliiia, to add that your statement is enttrely unwar ranted, and to repel the, unworthy im putation, as'I devwdth indignant sctan. I am yo'ttr obedient servant ' ' ' " ' Wade Hampton, Governor. : ;TttE X)aU3K OF! (QoivrROBINSOKis Di F.-elnyKilteaidy;. hown-celttiati Gtfli JoM ;M. Robinsoh, iUB .pxei5ifinioiiiJiis rseaooara Air-J-dne, on'e'bf tnontier'fiofri this' City, was defeated last week at the meeting of stock-hpldersrfor the presidency of the Richmond. Fredericksburg 'jc Potomac Railroad, which position he has occu pied for several years past, Judge Robt Ould, of Richmond, jbjaig.i tne success ful candidate. The Petersburg Index- Appeal subsequently announced that Ool.'Koblniorfs" defeiit was effected by his father, Mr. Mon cure Robinson, with drawing his stock from him and trans ferring it to Judge Quid, anV, the Rich. mond copptf 95. jtyper just named has since giveai aaiar reason for this action on the part of Mr. Robinson, Sr., that it is intended to force Col. Rolv- inson to yield to the wishes of his fath er in the Potomac boat connection, and tha ba removal of the late president i$ t44tl to be temporary. ' 1 A- ' - I I I It mmt i I m i "Unavritten War IIiSTORy.r!-f-Jhe article from the Xew York Sun, which we print nGf-lver yij,rtof ,to-day's Ob- SEitvEKUAdiirilttrvei Caption, is in teresting'readihlg,! albeit' it may 1 e re ceived with some- ains of allowance. If the facts, as alleged, could be sub staia.l'th (tf d'rtld "f 'iirui' ;vahia'Gle addittoni toiour war Jliistoi-y, but wheth er they can or not are matters which admit of doubt, to put it mildly. "VVe print he story .because it in interesting nes' matter; and an interesting rieWs paix?r is what the Observer professes to be. A Quarrel Among the Sweet-ScENTED.-Dawes and Butler : : have hitched in Miissuchusetts, and it is full time tot the fmmth-taf gcids hold; their noses..,. Ilawes has opened the campaign on the old Republican ; machine plat form by denouncing Butler as "a char latan," to which statement Butler' re plies: "I never had any Credit Mobilier stock, and if I had had it I shouldn't have lied about ii!! Butler: haa .the "call" on him just yet, and Dawes is now entitled to the'nobr. 1 ' " -, Dr. PRiTcnARD Comes Back. Hav ing, from the best and purest of mo tives, become involved n the contro versy with the religious writers, preach ers and editors of the State, of the Methodist and Baptist persuasions, it is necessary that we see the disturbance out . Hjencee xl'wl 3V$ilerjto disregard Dr. PritcUard's . rei.uest tlmt weoopy his rejoinder to the onslaught made upon him by Brothers Yates and Bobbitt in the Christian Advocate,. This rejoinder appears on the outside of this morning's Observer. - I Mf-f ' ' A !' ' - rrrrmx 'A vt : Randall STrtL'CoNTrOENT.-r-Speakr er Rap,dall made a flying trip tp , Wash ington Salurday and had . a , eanffireupe with the Democratic congressional campaign gommittee. lie thinks that elect their Governor, and that tha,Leg- islature will be Democratic and Green back, wHW Mfl?tfe1ij!ejfihfe defeat of Don Cameron for.ittia'iSenate. He has commenced speaking in Western Penn- - ''.i '.' -"ii'ii-1 i . rm jSGAXTEREDir. N.AWONv"mThe OBSERYE'ftrecj edjtoriaP rti 're'fer- ence!to;Oo?rVarievin eonnectidiwith his celebrated j iefiture, :TJig iSjsQered Nation," is re-produced in partbyahe Columbia Register fi which makes this the occasion of suggesting that Gov Vance be ihvttedto deliver in Colum bia jthis lecture which it well says "h.as been umVerkyifaek' a 1 marvel of geniu and 'fearMng.,l! ' Tell That to the Marino y- . ,, Washington Star. law,) says that Secretary Sherman is mowing tired of pubhc hfe. JPdi'fceafly quarter of a century he has . held : public positions. ft 31 1 during which- time JMwhattMAi- ii i&e.WW.nni4e to rob the post stantly under a heavy strain The seel aece toriifess! Monroe Monday night retarv, he says, is extremely anxious that h&-1itaATortirsumijti6n-ij shall suni ceed, and Jie.l)elievesit will succeed, and fwereUiLnoforllhei)ride he takes in making it a success;i?hejiwouM throw aside the burdens nf mihlic lifn at. nif , and spend the remainder of s days in leisure bnng.upon him less' abuse, and give i hinvthe' opportunity to better en. joy life. !S. r -....-.. i i .....mi i THE FATA! MALA jnort J4TorDifcKeDorts from the Jiree Wfe?8unrthexSraaUC;jces oiiii suuering vioiemiy. New Orleans, September 25. Three deaths at Terry. in the past twenty-four oa'trisirmiiotl'glit riesldeiit',ltociE'f ,wood, of the jIlQwards, wiling, survive theriight. .t . Memphis, September 25. The board, of health ' officially ; reported SI deaths yesterday. f Dri' R. R Maury has; fever. at Gill's Station,? two miles east of the teitv. i Chas. Q. BisMrj chairman citizens' teller icommitteei I ana ij D: Landrum, are m ' & critical condition;: . Twenty- three; Howard physicians ; report 119 cases. ' -i i " i.:;-.-.. - ;. I NewiYork, September 25 Dii IN. A. Lindley, ' who arrived s from i Memphis Sundayvhas the fevers" . ; Holly Springs; September 25. 20 cases and' 10 deaths in the past 24 hours. Paris September. 25. The subscrip tions for th UtS;f evfer sufferers amount to $12j000.-'.! ;!--,! -h: !;.: ' MEatpms; September 25.--From noon -yesterday to1 noon to-day. there were 45 deatns; or; wnicn 25 were reporjtea tms morning, i Among the deaths . are Dr. itobt.' ilurshaw,'or; Columbus, u., Crab- tree Belcher, of the. GUp Register, died at Tusccabia Monday. ! i 1 ' ."Washington, September 55.- The Secretary of State has received . from Minister Noyes a. further remittance of $4,000 foiiithe-f ever sufferers,, tacluding; $1,000 from President and Madame Mc Mahoa. v . ' -m ;-: -. ; i New Orleans, . September 25. For tte paat twenty-four hours, 6 deaths and.lOQ cases. Three hundred and forty-four eases . ' were reported to noon WednesdaVi of, which 43 were excluded from; the .official ; report, , they dating pnpr to , im 22nd. . iJarues son, Wood land, is dead. , ; .t'lJATON- liouGE, September 25. Two deaths. and 38 cases,,! Capt,S. M Robin- son. Bupermtendentj of . the go verpjnent cemetery. iadeadif f.ii.,,,,:. i ...! CteATyANO(A,. September 25 One death, and 8 cases, i . Franklin, La., September 25. At Ricohoe plantation 7 deaths, and 3 cases. i Canton tMiss., September 25. Two deaths and 21 cases. THE BAY iDEMOCRACY. It Nominates -Jndge- Abbott for Goyer nor and Itlopts Hard Money ; riatfora. Boston, September 25. The Demo cratic State convention, met at Fanueil Hall at 11 o'clock, pursuant to adjourn ment, as voted by the State cen tral committee at Worcester? Mr. Avery called the convention to order and spoke at length.' The usual committees were appointed. , . Gen. John S. Whitney was appointed chairman and addressed the convention At the" 1 close of his speech,' Josiah O. Abbott was nominated for governor u; acclamation,; lieut. governor Wm. li Biuikett; secretary of State; Henry C. Dewing : treasurer and receiver, Gen David N. Skellings1! auditor, John E. Fitzgerald : attorney-general, General Richard Olney. Reuben - .Noble, of Westheid, made a motion that the Democratic committees ; throughout the State, callina: conven tioiis and caucuses, address the call to all Iemocrats who ' propose to siip- iort the candidates or this co3vention. When any such committees oppose the nominations -of this envention, the members of.-: the seveial; ouncillors of theaeJiatoiial and district conventions be authorized v to exclude "such1 members fronitlie.ct)hventidn.' - After considerable discussion theres- Olution was indefinitely postponed. ! The detlare,that the policy of the Republican party throughout the -tmited vStates-has had a constant ten tire o v erthro w of - monopolies . - arq tUe:enactirient and "execntioA of such laws as shalLprotect Uie rights of lafiij as well as those of capital not discrimr inating against either but framed for the mutual benefit of both ; that the scheme intimated and carried into ef fect by the Republican party of provid ing a-paper currency not redeemable in coin, and compelling the people to re ceive the same in payment of debt, is without authority of the constitution ; Congress- has -no power to make any thing unless it be gold and silver legal tender; whatever power it may have to authorize the issue of notes to circu late as money, whether issued directly from the Treasury or indirectly through the banks, should be exereised only sub ject to pertain restrictions,' and no executive, officer of the government should have discretion to enlarge or contract the value of the currency; uiai uie total amount oi currency au thorized should be .fixed by law: that whatever that amount is it should be one that shall at every moment be re deemable in coin ; that all coins of the same' denomination shall be as nearly as possible of equal value ; that what ever currency ia issued by the govern ment shall le redeemable by the gov ernment in payment of public debts at its face value. ' , , ' PILGRIMS VISITING TUB POPE. - His HclintKS RecclTts and Addresses ':':, ' .' ; ., Th'cm..-. ,. :. ROMEj Sei)t. 25. The Poiw bn receiv ing a number, f . . piedijiontese pilgrims, expressed pleasure, tliat the season for pilgrimages had returned and that the first to afcrive were citizens of Italy, a country destined to preserve within its bosom the; See of the vicar of Christ. He said effoj-t are making to root out .the.fiutk, but the peoiile of Italy would not allow it to - be taketi ,f rom them. He was eonfidelit' that the Catholics of Italy', .would continue ' their , allegiance to the Church,-the more so because the 'difficdlties of 'th6 Pontiff s'position are becoming more serious, and the devoted sons of the Church ought to devise some just and legitimate means'for ameliorating this situation, ;,'. .' . SPABKS FROM THE WIRES. 'Charles" Dehlin,: a' well-kjibwn con tc.toM;,N.e York, is a voluntary bankrupfi, liabilities $250)00. . i Epentrus-HoWe has been nominated by the, N.moals in; the :,tAyfety7eighth H.1.E; Mattison, head of j the velvet. department!irdf ArnOldf instable & mtmhAa bested,fcr isteakng velvets .The peculations have have resumed busihess,liaving;.ari,ang- bu inr tueir -vreanors so as TO" enauie f vrtt ne i,tepitucans ot ,me sixth district of-New 4 erbehrihave? nphijnated John L. districtofNew'Ybrkjvedminatod - most Vhitm r,''"i ' -uiun .;...!-., hmi bttfet: ars.'wfere frightened off . mitimoili fourth c M - dis- triot of ;! assachusetts , have nominated ..ii f. WW 14 ft it.!' r? He? en Business Houses Pestroyed. j i Stelma,! 'XhkJ 'September '5. fire in Marion, Ala, last night, destroyed cio bu uusxnt5ss nouses. , x)ss over nno 11 - -"-- - - - - -' j nours. jx ysyna, q cases ana 8 4eatns. to date. i A Jfc ) i a 1 Vicksburg. September 25. Onlv S M TAMMAvy nf i TANOEJfT. lheiW'Idrltl)einijicy Jin .?Etfn h m many w ins tne iay ine : StractJse. Sept. 25rr-The Democratic uErspt. 25rThe State convention met here to-day. Hon. A. P. Lanmg was. chosen temporary chairman. When the secretary began to call the roll a scene of great disorder ensued. Th? question Deing on the ad mission oi -contesting delegates, - Jno. Keliy4f Nwirtfk, said -Jmxt after year Tammany has come here and met with conrasBanw 'notwithstanding de cisions that we areregular." He want- ed'thj 'question; settled now aSttfl I-drever. He hoped'theihair. wbttldiWltow the delegates from New York and Kings counties to vote. The chair stated that he 1 had i no ' other means of ikndwing who were, members than1 the i rolliicall submitted to him by the Stsate i commit tee;' i He therelore was. obliged to take the roUand had directed the secretary to calL the county of Kings. Mr. Weed called .attention to the : fact i that not- withstanding the chair had the roll of the State committee, notice hacU been given that New York and Kings boun ties were contested. : The chair directed the secretary to call Kings eounty to vote on the question. . . vv eed appealed from this decision and the uproar was tremendous. Peckham, Weed and others, filled the aisles, shouting and threatening: The mayor and police en tered the hall and insisted that, the members, take their seats.,? Some resist ed; and every one was on ma feet, while the: hall resounded with confusion. Mr. Weed had half; a -dozen police about phim trying to get him- off the; seat he had mounted, but he defied them The police were finally - withdrawn to the irontiofthe stage, i,: .:!:' . , The Resolution which was the cause of the rumpus was carried. It says that whereas a delegation from New York commonly known as the Tammany delegation and a delegation from Kings, known as the McLaughlin ! delegation, having been repeatedly recognized by the State convention as the regular- delega tion, and having been so recognized af ter the contest at the last Democratic convention; andithe facts of the regu larity being the; same as then; and whereas it is unjust to disfranchise so large a Democratic constituency, there- lore resolved, that the delegates be- al lowed to take their seats and partici pate in the proceedings of the conven lion. A motion to reconsider was declared lost amid great cheering. At 4.30 a recess was taken, and those who did not sympathize with the action taken, left the hall to meet at the Park Opera House. These dissenters passed a resolution aenouncing me action or Temporary Chairman Ummg in usurp ing the powers oi the convention m the interest of Tammany Hall, and deter mined to return to Wieting Opera House and hght it out WHAT THE CABLE BRINGS. ! Warlike Movements In Afghanistan The Viceroy of India Snubbed Cairns Gazetted as Earl The Austro-TurKisn Treaty CerMn,4ct I. : ; London; September 25., A Calcutta dispatch says Qruers have peen issued to concentrate the troops towards the frontier with a view of early operations if hecessarv. It is sem'i-officially stated tht 'Ameer Cabut h fdjoweif three letters from the viceroy ot lnuia to remain unan swered. ' . . ; John Penri, F. R. S., the eminent in chanical engineer, is dead. t, l Lord Cairns, lord high chancellor, wasi to-day gazetted as i.arj Cabins, and vis count Garmovle. '. "' ' . . A Renter Simla dispatch confirms the repbrt of the concentration of troops on the Afghanistan frontier, of the disso lution of the British mission, and of thq departure of General Sir NeyiUe, cham berlain for Madras.' The dispatch also sajrs Ghaiam Hussian Khan, who went to Cabut with the viceroy's letter, has been recalled. A force under Genera! Roberts has been dispatched to Kooram Valley, and a column numbering 6,000 has been ordered to assemble at Mooj tan and 8,000 to go to Quetta. Constantinople, September 25. The Russian headquarters have been removed to Adrianople. Paris, September 25. General DeLa Ilith, minister oi ioreign attairs, is dead, aged 49. .r .i Constantinople, Sept 25 It is con sidered certain that the Austro-Turkish convention is in a fair way of speedy signature. It is reported that the Porte has de termined to send a sufficient force to subdue the Albanians and permit the execution of that part of the Berlin treaty relating to Montenegro. Berlin, Sept 25. After the strietes investigation into the Hoedel and.No- bhng cases, no trace of a conspiracy has been discovered. MADLY IN L0YE WITH HIS COUSIN, And Shoots Her Because She Rejected H' Offer of Marriage. Glean, N. Y., Septeml)er 20. At least two hundred men are scouring the woods of southern McKean county, Pa., in search of .Andrew Tracy, a lawyer of Smithinnt, who shot and killed Mary Reilly in that village on Wednesday night. Miss Reilly was Tracy's cousin. She lived with her -parents on a farm two miles from Smithport. She was exceedingly handsome and accomplish ed, and Tracy was madly in love with her. A fortnight ago' ne proposed to her and was rejected. On Wednesday Miss Reilly was in Smithport visiting friends. In the evening she was out walking with Belle Mullin, with whom she intended spending the night. The two girls saw on the street Andrew Tracy arid his friend, Prank McCabe. The young men were behind the girls. ,I don't wanlj to njeet :Audrew," said :Miss Reilly to her friend ; "let us hurry .mt'honie.'V.'Jt was abdut 9 o'clock. The girls hurried on. When they reach? ed the gate of Miss Mdllin's residence, on Main street, a man ran up behind them. They both turned quickly to see who it was. The man drew a pistol and shot Miss Reilly through the brain. She dropped dead on the sidewalk. The powder froni the pistol, burned Miss Mulbn's face, and the Cbheussion threw her to the sidewalk also. The man ran rapidly away. ! . A large ' crowd soon collected. The pistol ball had entered Miss Reilly's lef t temple 'and .passed clear through her head. Miss Mullin had no suspicion as to who the murderer was. as he had not been.recbdiifedjb'er.It' was mid night beioVe if .was ascertained that Andrew Tracy' had fired the fatal shot Then a crowd of men went to his moth er's house. Mrs. Tracy and John, an other son, were the "only" ones at home. They denied all knowledge Of Andrew's whereabouts at first, saying that he, had gone to port Alleghany, that ' day, and had not returned. ; Mrs. , Tracy after ward Acknowledged that Wv so? had come home about 9 o'clock, greatly agir tated. He said: Mother) I have cona niitted a fearful' ,crime, and must fly from trd3j(lace.',You Will neyerseeme again:'' .' ' lie took' a loaf of bread anda o.uilt saying that he should need both in the timber, - and then .fled: to the woods. . All efforts'thus far to find him have proved fruitless. If "he had been captured yesterday he would have been lynched. It " ish6t possible for him to escape alive. . .Tracy was a promising ybnng lawyer, and well thought of. He is 25 years of age. Misa Reilly wa? 23. "-If "ML: . STATE NEWS. The three white fire comianifis bf 'three white fire ATilmingtpn have sent '$50 eachftofihe cTne mieariest of God's creatures stole M one m. uie yenow iever mite Doxes-m 1JS 11: It - , itaieign the other day. The boXigcon tained about $3. ' - A requisition has been made on the Governor of Tennessee for a fuerttive frorn justice who fetole a jiprsfe from C. if y anstory, oi Greensboro. Governor Vance and Hon. W. M. Bobbins will speak at Reidsv'ille on Oe- ober 7th, Greensboro on the 8th, Com pany Shops on the 9th, and Cedar Falls on the 11th. - 1 . And now ex-Judge Russell is anPear- ing-an advocate of the Greenback garty in . tlie third . district. lie is nown down there as "the seductive Daniel, the knight Of the' lordly strut," of whom the people should beware. Wilmington Star : Capt, J. F. Divine. superintendent; forwarded bv express last evening to Water Valley, Mississip pi, $145, amount of subscriptions by the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Com pany for the sufferers by yellow fever. The Star says William Bovd. the col ored man who w&a so badly cut and stabbed by one Simon Haggett, a con vict from the New Hanover eounty work house, on the night of Saturdav, the 7th inst,, died at Ids home, in Wil mington, Monday night. - MYSTERIES OP YELLOW FEVER. s tbe pestilence- iufcctiotM ? An Unprofessional New Orleans Times. . , . That the hypothesis of contaorious or infectious will not answer for yellow fever is sufficiently shown in the fact that other places, subject to dailv and hourly and most intimate intercourse with New Orleans, and lying in the so called yellow fever belt, have thus f ar remained entirely free . What the real explanation is, no one at this moment can even conjecture. Science tails as utterly here, as it has failed to state any proposition touching the origin of the disease or nature of the germ and prop- appeals to the reason of intelligent men. An unprofessional person called upon io pronounce judgment, wouiu be apt to say that this thing we call yellow fe ver is, m the united States, simply a malignant type of the billious or mala rial fever, liable to break out spontane ously in any place where the sanitary and atmospheric conditions favored its development If tliis be not true, whv does it devastate small interior towns. quarantined to the point of extinction, while its spares suburb&ol New Orleans in hourly communication with the fever foci? Why or how did it appear in Gallipolis, on the Ohio river, more than seventy-five years ago, at a time when a journey from New Orleans consumed two or three months, or more, and when, to build up a theory of infection from here, one must assume that the, ?ellow fever prevailed here in March ? .'he truth is that the infection hypothe-j sis will not stand the simplest test; rpf experience and' fact. Where one set oi event seem to support mat nypotne sis, another set equally genuine, contra dicts it as positively. Of course the unprofessional opinion ;ahpve described, would be indignantly seouted.by the doctors, just as any opin ion aavapced ov any or inem is oeri s;vejy pooh-poolied by the rest of the fraternity and received gingerly, to put it mildly, by theurjesfcof the world. Nev ertheless it is aa good and respectable a proposition as any jn thefield. The fact is that at this season therever has wan dered at its own sweet ' will all over the Souniwest, skipping one locality and pouncing upon another, though both have suffered equally from the dangers of infection, and generally demolishing the most hoary traditions of the dis ease. If nothing else has been proved, we think it safe to say that no one will question our propqsition that the,. total absence of any specific knowledge has been proved, and, such being the case, yellow fever becomes at once a national peril and a national calamity. Connecticut Greenbackers. Nonwicn, Conw., September 15 The Connecticut Greenbackers, of the third district have nominated Chas. W. Car ter on the soft money platform. The Democrats endorsed the nomination on a hard money platform. Carter is absent If he accepts the hard money platform, the Greenbackers will re-con vene. The First Autumn Frost. xottgh kefpsie, sept. 23. There was a frost in the Hudson River Valley last nignt. Middletown, N. Y., Sept. 23. The first autumn frost visited the lowlands of Orange county last night u Canada's Exhibition. Toronto, September 25. Lord Duf ferin opened the provincial exhibition yesterday with an eloquent address. It is. said this will be his last public speech in this country. Another Fat Man Itednred. H. A. Kufas, dealer In dry goods, Woodhull, 111., writes Botanic Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y., June 22nd, 1878: "Gentlemen Please find inclosed $5 00. for which send me. by express. Anti-Fat. I have taken one bottle and I lost five and one-quai ter pounds." Qtxo tX&xtcvtistmtnts. JMPIBIAL SALOON. Determined to keep the Best Saloon in thk City, It gives me pleasure to announce that I keep on draught, (on Ice,) , ; FOUR DDTFERENT KINDS OF LAGER BEER. , , : My bar is always supplied with the very best WINES, (including Champagnes;) FINE IilQUORS, ' I FRENCH BRANDIES, AC. A. FISCHE$SER, Agent for JOSEPH FISCHESSER. sept26 ' IXIE PUMP FIXTURES. I am now prepared to furnish any of the Fixtures belonging ) the DIXIE PUMP. Also, the Pixie Pump complete, fully seasoned, and warranted not to maice tne water taste. , 100 pounds Beeswax wanfeVL ' .., . , . - - B. N. SMITH. M, LITCHTENSTEIN, MERCHANT TAILOR, To my friends and. patrons I would say, please call as early as possible and make selections In or der to enable me to secure your choice before the ds are sold and out oi tne market SXJut&ngand Repairing properly conducted. fAMES MURPHY, icn. 1 'Hi PRACTICAL TAILOR, ' '.-:-.-' ..-if.' Helton's Building, Trade Street, Up Stairs. ' Owing to the stringency of the times I will in fu ture work very cheap. .Will make fine suits for $10, Casslmere suits for $8. Pants of suits same rates. I guarantee all my- work; no fit, no charge. Give me a call and be convinced. - i.; -,: ; July 17. . NQkT. butler, Ml, ill V UHMAXfR AND JtLJYELER. i t- it, i bi r ESTABLISHED, 1858. I would respeetfully announce to my friends and the public generally that my STOCK is the Largest in the State, and consists of - l ; i . . .A)f FINE GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, Both of Gents' and Ladles' Sizes, In Key and Stem rr'. ,mfnofT?Hjoo ;r,M Ladies' Opera, Leviathian and Guard Chains, Necklaces, ' f Lockets, Charmr, Bracelets, Setts, Breastpins,! Ear Rings, Sleeve Buttons, Studs, . , . . Collar Buttons, Gents' Gold and Plated Vest Chains. Large Stone and, Plain 18 karet Gold Rings, in variety. Silver and Plated Ware, Gold, Silver and Steel Spectacles, Eye Glasses, Ac, kc, &c All Goods sold by me are fully warranted as rep resented. ENGRAVING, in promptly executed. all Its branches, neatly and Watches, Clocks and Jewelry repaired and war ranted for 12 months. Watch Glasses fitted for ten' cents each, best quality. The highest price paid for Old Gold and Sliver. Be sure to call on J. T. BUTLER, as there are some unprincipled "Dead Ducks" tlut play off as Butler when any one happens to be unfortunate enough to call on them. JNO. T. BUTLER-. One Door from Ellas & Cohen's. SPECIAL NOTICE. All Jobs left with me before January 1st, 1878, will be sold for "Repairs" January 1st, 1879, if not called for. sept21 JNOi T. BUTLER. p LASNE, From Paris, France, WATCH and CLOCK MAKER, GILDER and SIL VER PLATER, Trade Street, opposite First Presbyterian Church, Nat Gray Store. Every kind of repairs made al one at half price, and warranted one year. Every kind of Jewelry or Bronze Gilding, C&lgpiug, SUiver-Platlng and Gal vanizing made at short notice and equally as good as new. Work done for the trade at low prices. 2: Apprentice wanted, with premium and eood references. septlS SPIELLER, PRACTICAL "WATCHMAKER, Has opened a Store on Trade Street, opposite Hornet Fire Company iy No. 1. for the Renair of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. I courteously invite the public to gfve me a calL aug22-3m C HARLOTTE, COLUMBIA RAILROAD. AND AUGUSTA The ted on and after this data MAIL' EXPRESS DAILY. Going North, No. 2. Leave Augusta t! 40 Arrive Columbia 11 15 p. M. P. M.i GOING SOUTH, NO. 1. Leave Columbia .X'.i..U'SX- '21 7 00 A.X. A. H. Arrive Augusta ' DAY PASS'KN'GER-DAitY. . Going South, No. 3. .it. " i 1 10 P.M. 5 45 P. m. 5 50 p.m. 55 F. M. Leave Charlotte Arrive Columbia Leave Columbia Arrive Augusta Going North1. Na 4. Leave Augusta. . . Arrive Columbia . Leave Columbia. . Arrive Charlotte.. 7 00 A. M.. .10 5K A. M. .11 05 A. M. . 3 50 P.M, "Nos.. 8 and 4 make close connections at Charlotte and Augusta for all points North and South via Charlotte. Nos. 1 and 2 make close con nections at Columbia and Augusta for all pointa North and SouUiWihnUigton, , ... , Pullman cars run on Nos. 3 and 4 and Lucas cars TOrt On Nos: l and2. T , Passengers coming South cam laate iffw Ydrk by Mnetoh'arrtl "Saanhah via LTnehbursr and Charlotte, leaving Washington at H.35 p. h. Passengers by train No. 4 going North reach Washington at 7.50 A. m., and New York at 4.05 p. m., by limited express, and 5,10 p.m. by mail. Through Pullman sleepers on this train between Savannah and Washington via Charlotte and Lynch-, burg. T. D. KLINE, Superintendent Jno. R. MacMurdo, G. P. and F. Agent S TILL AHEAD ! BOUNDARY AVENUE BEER GARDEN, The Most Popular RRR R R RRR R R R R KF.K R EE E oo o o o o o o oo RRR R R RRR R R R R TTTT I ssss SBSS FOR THE CITIZENS OF CHARLOTTE. No quantity sold less than a quart Bottled Beer delivered free of charge to any part of the city, every Saturday, at 81 per dozen bottles. FRED. C. MUNZLER sept7 P URE WHISKIES. I offer for sale ' 5,000 GALLONS PURE NORTH CAROLINA CORN WHISKEY, Two Years old, at Retail. Having accepted the agency of John H. Davidson's celebrated CORN WHISKEY, manufactured in Caldwell county, I will keep Constantly en hand' a sufficient quantity to supply all demands; and I respectfully request all parties who desire good Whiskey to try mine. W.R COCHRANE. aug 17. JMPERIAL SALOON. I take pleasure in Informing my friends that I will leave Charlotte on the 23d of June, for the Paris Exposition, and expect to be absent three months. During my absence my business will be under the management of my brother, Ambrose Flschesser. s j. ; 1 . I trust that my friends will give the Imperial Sa loon, during my temporary absence, the patronage they have so generously given me in the past JOSEPH FISCHESSER, ! June 20. Proprieton. RITHMETICAL. How many apples did Adam and Eve eat? Some say Eve 8 and Adam 2 total 10. Or again, Eve 8 and Adam 8 also total 16. But if Eve 8 and Adam 82, the total will be 9a Yet upon the theory that the Antedeluvlans were great eaters, others might reason like this: Eve 81 and Adam 82, total 163. "What is clearer, however, than if Eve 81 and Adam 8 12, the total is 893. But if Eve 81 1st and Adam 812, would not it make 1,623. But Eve must have 814 Adam, Adam 81 2-4 Eve, total 8,93a If Eve 814 Adam, llge Eve, total 82,056. Adam 81242 ob- If we admit that Eve 814 Adam, Adam, If he 8814-7-2 keep Eve company, total 888, 056. .f Kiii J ; Vi.il . i I ' When ygu jet through this go to PERRY?S and try one of his 5e JanetelaV or "Key West," they wfil satisfy you upon the subject R E-OPENED. Mrs. DEVEREUX and Mrs. SEARS have re-opened their - . ' ; DRES3 MAKING ESTABLISHMENT .-j .-' . . Next Door to Mrs. McKkius. sept22-sutuw3 original. B EAUTY : OR, THE sechtjoe:afair.iice. An Item of Interest to Every Lady who Desires to be More Beautiful than she now Is. Uiifortunately liotone woman in a hundred kih jected to the whims of an American clin sesses that basis and starting point of real bemm a pure and clear complexion. wniuij- What nature has thus denicd, ait must be upon to furnish.: . , , , .i '. i It can be done; it is done dally. Prof v i Hagan placed beauty within the reach of even ii., blessed daughter of Eve Kheii he dl.seovei. d i - I surprising artiele known in fashionable eln i," I the true secret of beauty, and called MAGNOLIA BALM, The Magnoija Balm Is wre device for cn at n. a pure and Wootnlng coiiipiexlon. It conceals all natural1 blemishes In the most surprising and effective manner. lLrem2ve8..,I, roughness. erupUons, rednrss. blotches,, freckles, and tan w 1th niagkal power. Jt drives away all evidences of fatigue and ex citement It makes the plainest face beautiful. It gives the complexion a dazzling purity and makes the neck, lace aud arms appear graceful, rotund, and plump. It makes a matioa off 8& or 40 look not more than 20 years Id, and .changes the rustle maiden into a cultivated city belie.1 The Magnolia Balm retnovex all Uctnishfs m.d um eeals every drawback to beauty; and, white it is tuirrnwuf a imter, it is so life-like in its effects thai the closest observer cannot detect its use. Ladies who want to make themselves attractive can make an absolute certainty of it by using Ha gan's Magnolia Balm, and we know of no other way. It is the cheapest preparation in the world, all things considered, and may be had at any dniK store. 1 jQR. PIERCE'S PLEASANT pURGATIVE PELLETS. THE LITTLE GIANT CATHARTICS. No use of taking the large, repulsive, nauseous pills, composed oi cheap, crude and bulky ingredi ents. These Pellets are scarcely larger than in us tard seeds. Being entirely vegetable, no particular care is re quired while using theiu. They operate without disturbance to the constitution, diet, or occupation For Jaundice, Headache, . Coustl nation, impure Blood, Pain In the 1 Shbulders, Tightness oi the Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations from the Stom ach, Bad Taste In the Mouth, Billious attacks. Pain in region of Kidneys, Internal Fever, Bloated feel ing about the Stomach, Rush of blood to Head.take Dr. Pierce's . , . ' LBASANT PURGATIVE PELLETS. In explanation of the remedial ixwer of these Pur gative Pellets over so great a variety of diseases. It may be said that their action upon the animal economy is universal, not a gland or tissue escap ing their sanitlve impress. Age does not impair the properties of these Pellets. They are sugar coated and Inclosed hi glass bottles, their virtues being thereby preserved unimpaired for any lentlv of time, in any climate, so that they are always fresh and reliable. This is not the case with pills put up in cheap wooden or pasteboard boxes. For all diseases where a Laxative, alterative or Purga Ove is indicated these little Pellets will give the most perfect satisfaction. Sold by- Druggists. R. V. PIERCE, M. D., Proprietor, World's Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo. New York. G OLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY. By Its great and tharooeh blood nurifvlng nroner- ties, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors, from the worst Scrofula to a common Blotchy Pimple or Eruption. Mercurial disease. Mineral 1? oisons, and other effects, are eradicated, and vigorous health and a sound constitution es tablished. Erysipelas. Salt-Rheum, Fever Kmivs, Scaly or Rough Skin, .n otioit, all diseases caused by bad biooU, are conquered by this powerful, puri fying, and luvigoradng medicine., . Especially has it manifested Its potency In curinc Tetter, Rose Rash, Bolls, Carbuncles, Sore eyes. Scrofulous Sores and Swellings, White Swellings. Goitre or Thick Neck, and Enlarged Glands. If you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated, have sallow color, of skin, ot yellowish-brown spots on face or body, frequeiH headace or dizziness, bad taste in mouth, Internal heat or chills alternated with hot flushes, low spirits, and gloomy forebodings, lrreg ular appetite, and tongue coated, you are suffering from Torpid Liver, or bllllousness. In many cases of Liver Complaint only part of these symptoms are experienced. As a remedy for all such cases, Dr. Pierce's GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY has no equal as it effects perfect and radical cures. In the cure of Bronoliltts, Severe Coughs, and the early stages of Consumption, it has astonished the medical fraternity, and eminent physicians pro nounce it the greatest medical discovery of the age. While it cures the severest coughs, it strengthens the system and purifies the plpocl. gold by drug glste, R V. PIERCE, M. D., Proprietor, World's Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel, ' Buffalo, New York. QATARRH SYMPTOMS. Frequent headache, discharge falling Into throat, sometimes profuse, watery, thick mucuous, puru lent, offensive, etc. In others, a dryness, dry, wa tery, weak or Inflamed eyes, stopping up, or ob struction of the nasal passages, ringing in ears, deafness, hawking and coughing to clear the throat, ulcerations, scales from ulcers, voice altered, nasal twang, offensive breath, impaired or total depriva tion of sense of smell, and taste, dizziness, mental depression, loss of appetite, indigestion, enlarged tonsils, tickling cough, etc. Only a few of these symptoms are llkeiy to be present In any case at one time. DR SAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY produces the most radical cures of the worst cases of Catarrh, no matter of bow long standing. Tlie liquid remedy may be snuffed, or better applied i the use of Drr Pierce's Douche.' This is the only form of. Instrument yet Invented with which fluid medicine can be carried high up and perfectly ap plied to all parts of the affected nasal passages.and the chambers or cavities communicating therewith, in which sores and ulcers frequently exist, and from which the catarrhal discharge generally pro ceeds. Its use is pleasant and easily understood, from directions accompanying each instrument. Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures recent attacks of cold In the head by a few applications. It ls mild and pleasant to use, cohtalnTrtg no strong or caustic drugs or poisons. Catarrh Remedy and Douche sold by Druggists. R V. PIERCE, M. D., Proprietor. World's Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo, New York. T EVOLUTION IN GINNING COTTON. Having niirchnapH ia Patent Ttiellt of H. A WATKKR'H TmnmvAri fVtftm iln Leather BrilS and Wiper, for the States of North Carolina and Tennessee, I am now prepared to sell County and Gin Rights for Its use. Its advantages over the Bristle Brush are : 1st It will gin wet or damp cotton as readily mid as effec.ually as if It was dry. 2d. It runs one-fourth lighter. . 3d. It costs one-third less. , 4th. The lint ls equal if not superior to that ginned by the Bristle Brush. Testimonials will be furnished and terms given upon application to L.3.WALKm, Charlotte, N. C. Tills patent, both for its cheapness and Its efli clency ls decidedly the best thing out Agents wanted, to whom I will pay liberally, If the right men. sept 14 dim wOm L.J.WALKER TUTTERICK'S, FALL CATALOGUES RECEIVED. ALSO, PATTERNS FOR OCTOBER. TIDDY 4 BROTHER. eptl7
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