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At . .1 'M'jJ CB48. ft. JOSES, J - Editor Proprietor "Free trout the dutaig trujeinai cm, tan free-born ren-Mm." , SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 187t. THE FA11UR S OF MS. The number,,iit,aUuriihat .! from year to year and from montn to month is considered an index to the general condition of prosperity of a country. In these times when all the Ieople are eagerly questioning if the days of prosperity are indeed return ing, the statistics of the failures of the last year, as compared with those of previous years, possess, unusual inter est It is frequently remarked that tjie state of business cannot be improving because numerous and heavy failures are taking place in every part of the world. It is well that we can intelli gently investigate this problem. Even if the statistics were not such as to in spire a great decree of hopefulness, it would be wise to give them a careful scrutiny, that, so far as may be, we may take our bearings, and know just where we stand, and what course we may best pursue. The mercantile agen cy of R. O. Dun & Co., has prepared a table which enables us to trace the course of thejiard times in the failures that have taken place during the lasfc eleven years. In the year 1878 there were, in the United States, 10,478 failures, with to tal liabilities of $234,363,132. In 1877 there were 8,872 failures, with total lia bilities of $19Q, 669,630. In 1876 the fail ures numbered 9,092, and the total ha- Tkilit.iM werfi ftl91.117.786. In 1875 they failures numbered. 7,740 and the total liabilities were $201,060,853. In 1874 the failures numbered 530 and the to tal liabilities amounted to $159,239,000. In 1873 there were 5,183 failures and total liabilities were $228,499,000. In 1872 there were 4,069 failures, and the total liabilities were $121,056,000. A candid presentation of the facts com pels the admission that during the last seven years the number of failures has rapidly increased, although the total liabilities have not increased in the same proportion. It is possible to take a qery gloomy view of the statistics be fore us, as the people who are by na ture and by long continued habit ac customed to look on the dark side of things will doubtless da But, on the other hand, it is possible to interpret the record of the exact facts as to the; - -failures of the past seven years, hope-' fully, and to ueh an- outlook let us conduct our readers. Take the statistics of the; year 1878 for our starting point. Of the 10,478 failures of the year, 3,555 occurred in January, February and March; 2,470 during the next three months; 2,853 during the third quarter of thvyear,and only 1,800 during the months of October, November and December. The record of 1877 shows no such dimunition of the number of failures with the progress of the year. The failures of the first quar ter of that year numbered 2,869, while those of the last quarter reached 2,307, and the total liabilities of the two quar ters were not more than $6,000 apart. 1 This construction of the case at once , changes the-outlook for thef nture. It seems to indicate , that although the tide of disaster reached the flood in the year 1878, it has already begun to re cede, and the failures of the year upon which we have now entered may be expected to fall far short of the" year which has just closed. Such i conclu sion is not unreasonable, although the utmost care is required in estimating the causes that have acted upon the business off the country to ' produce such an excess of failures in the begin ning of the year 1878, over those of its closing months. The influence that has undoubtedly had most effect in producing the ex treme depression in business of the last year, has been the action of Con gress. It would .be venture some to suggest what proportion of the finan cial ills of the decade are fairly attribu table to the yascilating conduct of the gentlemen who annually assemble at thecapitolat Washington. The great foundation upon which to rest a hope of future prosperity is the fact that the greatest of all our financial prob lems is now placed beyond the influ ence of any action of, Congress, and the country knows upon ( what to de pend. We believe statistics conclusive ly show that the tide of disaster has turned, and we believe that prosperity is immediately before us. The firms that have been harassed and nearly ex hausted by the uncertainties of the past, are now relieved, and, having been able to survive w many misfortunes, they will, in the majority of cases, be able to enter upon a new life of prosperity with the inauguration of an unchatiging sys- ' ; tern 6f finance. Many failures will doubtless occur in 1679, but we pr&licc- ; the number will be far less than uLthe year 1878. ' -" :,.. Winding Up the Centennial Bust Ness. Last Wednesday , the commis sioners of the American Centennial Exhibition Iroet in Philadelphia :, aria wound up the last of the business of the association. The report of the trea? . ; surer showed as follows . : The cross receiDts amounted to it. 101,611.15 ; expenditures up to this lifted 810.99&980JW', leaving a cash balance of $163,630kM Among other receipts men k .,:. ; tioned.. were . $2363006); front' conces- ' lions; for royalties $204,381.10; tea ' (party donations; etc, $79,403.22 1 forfeit " v ed stock, , $35,849,50: sales of medals, -furniture ana Duiiaings, : $341,465.16 'h A m t money taken at the gates, $333490.99. -l ThAPhiladelDhiarfm&savs the finan.. 'Ciai nunageaneaujyi me association was honest economical and marked liy a fair jfi Measure of intelligence. The Supreme Court of Indiana has dc cided.- in -ra suit brought by a church ;c a r Tagainst one of its members that sul -i juiHrAfcms made on V Sunday., are- not '-kWw iiwraiiv bmdmir.Hod&ierscan be as 'Pls?3$8 here The State board of bealfchwHl be h session at Raleigh this .weet -we nn- ' ' derstand that important legislation will be urged upon the body now in session at the capitol. . The newest sensation is upon the sub ject of the finding of the body of A. T, Stewart. Th efSprmBph jsure that the bod? has ftwcti ; recovered aid. returned) Jtid&e pilin ; thajtr gentle m$h sahe'fias notkfcg tc6mintnii cate at present and the police profess entire ignorance. It is said that the treasury has re deemed $80;OOO in counterfeit money. Tre&VthrCirina Congressmen Messrs. Yeates, Waddell and scales- were detained from their seats jnt jthe House Wednesday by sickness. m i mm This is Senatorial week. Tuesday the Legislature will go through the formal ity of electing Gov. Vance to the United States Seriate. CONGRESS'S PROCEEDINGS. The Geneva Award Bill Passes the House Wmt it Contains Com : mittee to Report in flavor ofRe r ; ' - deeming, the Trader Dollar and Subsidiary Coin. Washington, Jan. 18. House The House this morning resumed as the regular order of business the considera tion of the Geneva award bill. After considerable debate at half past 5 tha bill was passed by a vote of yeas 113. nays 93. The bill as passed revives and continues the court of commission ers of Alabama claims, fixes the num ber of judges at three and limits their existence to eight months, the first class of claims to be for damages directly, done by the Confederate cruisers on the; high seas although within four miles pf shore. In the losses of whaling vessels ten per Went' additional will be allowed in lieu of freight, and the same allow ance will be made with six per cent in terest on judgments .heretoloreTender ed in favor of': whaling vessels. The several class exf elaitnsto oe for addition al interest if former judgments; on all judgments hereafter rendered the inter est allowed will be six per cent. In the third class of -claims belore the pay- a r u ' mem or rue premiums ior war tisks deductions will be made of any sum paid back in diminution of such pre miums, so that only the actual loss shall be allowed. The secretary of the treasury -is directed;, la. nay, without further adjudication by any court, the ten per cent upon whaling vessels and their outfit, with six per cent interest. and on awards heretofore made, and also'to pay the present additional inter est on all judgments heretofore "made; judgments rendered in the first class to be paid first; then if the second class of money is not sufficient to pay all of the second class, they shall be paid pro rata, and a like rule shall also apply to the third class. Xo foreign born person shall be excluded if he is residing or doing business in the United States or was sailing under the United States flag. The act is not to be construed as re viewing or continuing any of the com missions of the judges or officers of the tormer court. Any balance remaining shall be a fund from which Congress may nereaiterauthorize the payment ot other claims thereon. COMMITTEE PKOCEEPINS. The House committee on coinage, weights and measures decided to pre pare a bill for the redemption of trade dollars at par and to prohibit their fur ther circulation in the United States. It has not been decided whether coinage exiwrt will be permitted in future. - 5lr. Vance was authorized to report Cummings' bill for the redemption in legal tender of subsidiary silver and for the re-issue thereof. The House committee on foreign af fairs held an informal conversation on the Japanese indemnity fund bill here tofore reported. The " committee will ress the passage of the bill. FOREIGN BKIKF ITEMS. London, Jan. 18 The Middlesboro. Rosedale and Ferry Hill Iron Company has failed. Liabilities 20,(X0 ; assets 350,000. The L nitedf.States ship Constitution is mftKHig- tftwe' Miches ot water per hour. Divers will examine the hull Monday. A considerable quantity of chain cable will have to be jettisoned before she can be floated. Stockholm, Jan. 18. The branch of fice ot the Uottenberger Commercial Company -has- suspended payment. A Scout's Testimony Before the Reno Inquiry. Chicago, Januarv 18 Scout Girard. in the Reno inquiry, gave a long account of the movements ot, the troops on the uay ot the Luster massacre, and the situation of the battlefields, and men tioned various orders given. He, be lieved the fighting force of Indians to have been 2,500 to 3,000. He heard sev eral volleys of from fifty to a hundred shots each on the other side of the vil lage, about the time the order was given, "Every man to his horse." Reno's lorce at that word left the wood where they were stationed and in ten or fifteen minutes saw Custer's command, or what they believed to be that command. He thought a force of 150 men ought to have held the Indians in check for some time. Sparks from the Wires. "'The Mobile and Montgomery Rail road Company have declared a semi annual dividend of two and a half pei cent. : -.Tlie coroner's durx find that the late EWaVd- Matthew rWard, the London painter, cut his throat while temporari ly insane trom ill-healthy f The Democrats of the Wisconsin Leer- lislaturfe, Friday,ntmiuijited Cbief J us- uce ttyao as ineir cwnuiuaie ior u niieu J;KerlAh4er Louis ville Ky; tor ; tne murder ot ; nis wite, has been found irUittv ana Sentenced to -dence f iiL; little .jsontfi whom was pr es- tntat,th killing:"." hK f Thesectet: service.., haiJ arrested at J:aaw0oa aAJ.unariea iUiuncu auu Henry oJ,e;wno issuea-ooanxerreits on thTamaftua and Hanover .(Pa.) banks. i mr lr.R trorirH a.L rticiiuiuiiu. v u. was Jbrbkeri yesterday morriingby the steam- j, Reorganizing Eastern Coumclia. 'St. Petersburg, Jan. 18. TheAgence Russe says: "The proposal to extend.;:he functions of the commission for the! or ganization of Eastern Roumelia,has re ceived t.hfl assent of all the powers, and tuwj a vioiauou ui mo wooy vi The Russian administration of lhet gov ernment of Eastern Roumelia is-thus nroloncfid until the labors of the organ ization of the commission ... are - con - Vj;nirstnv ho fM iff The Teller committee left New Orleans Snthet committee, on motion or Mr. uarianaj it was ordered that,United States com- , missidherd shall take the testimony bf witnesses subpoenaed but not examined ; thav Norris'Marks represent the major- ity and R F. Jones the minority of .thaatipnal ank, .pn comlplaitit -of : a; committee, and that the testimony i-so-h woman of,, whom he obtamed-a lai-ge taken be forwarded to the chairman-of suro-ofmoney a lfew days before the the committee:1" The' committee leaves bank' stopped,' - claiming'; that; it was this evening. j -,i " worth 40,090. . i -m ,- ' STATE NEWS. i Ktf?.. (jfVV -ifir'- Wihnington'a first ifiad'sold for $ per pair. f ; , ; ' TThPtr rnf trocar, r.ir.fift AVashinfftOnf Unusual. Work on the new Catholic church of Raleigh is expected to begin in April. Raleigh is expecting . Genevieve Bogerst next Wednesday and Thursday; TherS r will be a grand tournament and coronation ball in New Berne on the 23rd inst. . Albert Sidnev Williams, the youth re cently shot in Wilmington, is living and doiug well. Both of the Lincolnton papers have raised their subscription rates from 81 per annum to 2. bensioie papers. The Winston Sentinel says the fifth revenue district pays more revenue tax than anv other district in the State. John Edwards, white, who was to have been hanged Friday in Johnston county, tor murder, was reprieved by the Governor for thirty days. The Wilmington and Weldon Rail road shops in Wilmington, have recent ly received extensive additions and im provements. Washington has recently gotten a new railroad and already the people have begun to curse it for something or Other, The Press says these curses are not loud but deep. The Concord Register says the resi dence of Mrs. Rosannna Hagler. of Goose creek, Union county, 12 miles north of Monroe, was burned last Wed- iiesday morning ; v-Th&Concord Register says the house of Eli Osborne, of Locust Level, Stan ley county, ,was burned on the 13th. The building is a total loss, together with $200 in money which they failed to save. Thursday, January 16th, a general meeting will be held in Goldsboro to consider the Neuse river improvement project, and delegates from the counties of Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Greene, Duplin, Jones and Craven. Mr. Benjamin S. Johnson, formerly sheriff of Lincoln county, mayor of the town, justice of the peace, and late pro- ?rietor of Johnson s Hotel, died last 'hursday night. The Progress says he was probably the oldest citizen of the place aged, 79 years. , Raleigh 2T,17th; Rutherfood coun ty yesterday drew a warrant for 81, 740.37, upon the State treasury, for the "maintaiEance of 20 lunatics outside the asylum. The taxes of this county wer e only $3,663,11, and this is certainly & heavy charge for this one item of ex penditure. Wilmington Star: The growth of the foreign commerce of this port, as has been shown statistically, time and again, in thenar, has been such within a few years as to demonstrate one fact beyond cavil: that proper effort will en large it to dimensions which, before an other decade, would give us a popula tion of at least fifty thousand souls. Wilmington Star: The. work of ex huming the remains of members of families who buried their dead, in the olden time, in the rear of St. James' church, was in progress Thursday. We hear that among the exhumations was the skull of a lady, and it is said that the teeth, though she was interred in 1812, were as perfect and well pre served as it she had died only a tew months since. The Register tells that last Wednes day, in Concord, Geo. P. Wetter, a boot and shoe maker, a German by birth, and a man of good education and intelli gent?, committed suicide as the result of the loss of $300 and in consequence or a debauche- which had culminated in delirium tremens. He bought a pistol and committed the deed intiisown back yard, shooting himself in the abdomen. lie died the next morning at 2 o clock Rocky Mount correspondent of Tar- ooro iscmtnerner: une or our vounz men tens a good one on a young man who was married last fall and joined the Methodist church. I won t call anv names, but his sweetheart did not live a thousand miles from Temperance Hall, said at the reception or Misses Lewis and Burnett, that his desire to dance was so great that he went out in a secluded spot and cut the backstep for an hour. A man named Jeffries was burnt to death in Lincoln county last Thursday night, xne jsews says several young men, in company with the deceased, were coon hunting, and all of them took on too much whiskey. The sober part ot the crowd seeing that Jeffries was past walking, laid him on the ground and built a fire around him while they continued their sport. When thev went back to Jeffries he was found to be burnt so badly that death claimed him in a tew hours. Burke county is holding meetines on the subject oi tne ience law to ascertain the sentiment of the county on this subject. The Blade says: Col. Gaither says it is only fools who are moving in this anti-homestead question. While we grant that Col. Gaither exercises his usual good sense in preferring the home stead, we are forced to the conclusion that there are a great many "fools" in Burke county now who have heretofore enjoyed the reputation of being leve beaded men. morganion xsiaae: un new years night at the house of Jason Hunter, on " r J -T y-v Linville river, George Corpenihg killed rom uorpening with a pocket knife. ah me parties are colored. The cause of the quarrel was that Tom tread on ucmjjoa ww uiuuiK tue course or f dance, held that night and in that house George assured Tom that, he was the owner ol those particular toes and that they were to be regarded as inviolable oy ins (I'om's) cowhide monitors. Tom proposed to make all things even by fighting it out and with this end in view umjk noia or weorge, who literally cut him to pieces, death resulting in a few minutes after they locked horns. The slayer, is at large at this writing. Rutheufordton correspondent Shelby Aurora,: Shortly after midnight, on the night of Sunday, the 5th of January, Mary Lathan, a white woman residing about one-half mile from this place, re turned to her home from this place in a state of intoxication. While preparing to retire, her clothes came in contact with tM fire oh the hearth, and before she could effect any means to extin fuishthem, she was so badly burned that she died within ah hour, afterwards. 1 he mother of the woman who has for years been entirely helpless with par alysis got out of her bed and removed three children from the house and by her. screams aroused a neighboring wo man who arrived In time, to put out the fire which had taken hold , - Hdfng, - - but -toe latetodo more for the imfortonate burnt Woman than to Vent' het;.' body being entirely pre-con- J , In Orderjr Arrest for Bank Men. ; , SARAtOGA, N. Yn Jan. 18. An order Of an-est has issued- for J. H;: FatTino-- ton,director,4tnd business partner of Ji r Leake.! the' cashier ioth J?mt V V k Lost Italian 0 facial. IRome January I I8.1n the- Italian phambek of Deputies yesterday Signer De Pretis, president of the council, in re ply to interrogation by Signor Ercole re garding the disappearance of CoLGola, and what steps the government has taken in the matter, recapitulated the tacts. (Jo! a, Italian member or tne Servian boundary commission, went from Belgrade to Bucharest with Maj. Wilson, of the same commission. The atter left Bucharest on the 3rd of De cember, and Was to rejoin Col. Gola at Kustchuk, when they : were to proceed, together to Constantinople; but Major Wilson has never seen Col. Gola since he left him in Bucharest, and no trace las been found of mm though omcial inquiries have been made in every direction. Signor De Pretis stated that notwith standing the most diligent efforts of the Italian government and its agents, nothiner has been ascertained throwing any light on the mystery. He said ho trusted the Roumanian government would not fail in the dutv incumbent upon it of making a searching inquiry in the case. Signor Ercole was dissatisfied with the reply. He insisted that the Rou manian government was responsible or the disappearance of Col. Gola, and declared that if the Italian government did not make itself respected in the matter and take such steps as appeared to mm sufficient, he should move a vote of a want of confidence in the govern ment. The Inaccessible L'hejennes Troops Temporarily Baffled. Fobt Robinson, Januarv 18. A cou rier just arrived reports that the savag es have assumed the most inaccessible position of any of the many from which hey nave recently held the troops at bay. Five soldiers, trying to ascertain he Indians position, got within short range or a nan score ot Indians, and one soldier was killed. Capt. Wessels, believing that the Indians cannot be dislodged without serious loss, has sent to the Red Cloud agency for a dozen Sioux scouts. Weston on an English Tramp A Unlqne Party. London, Jan. 18. Weston started from the Royal Exchange, London, five minutes after midnight, on a two thousand miles walk over the country roads of England, having undertaken to walk this distance and deliver htty lectures in a thousand hours, His first day's journey is to Falkestone, a dis tance of eighty-one miles. The judges travel in conveyances. A bicyclist is also of the party. Weston passed through Chatham at 8:30 o'clock a. m., when it was snowing heavily. To Take Charge of tne Indian Widows and Orphans. Washington, January 18. Red Cloud arrived from Fort Robinson last night The Ogalles request that all the women and children, now widows and orphans, held as prisoners, be turned over to them to take them to their homes and care for them. The request will be granted. English Weather. London, January 18. Early this morning rain fell, which, as the atmos phere became colder, tjurned to half frozen sleet and about 9 o'clock gave place to snow, which continued falling heavily throughout the morn ing. Traffic in the streets is greatly im peded. Eue Attainable bj the BheMttte. Tes, although they may despair of relief, It Is attainable by rheumatic sufferers, for there is a remedy which carries off, by means of increased activity of the Iddneys Important channels for blood purification the acrid element to which pathologists the most eminent attribute the painful symptoms a theory completely borne out by urin ary analysis. The name of this grand depurent is Hostetters, a preparation likewise celebrated as a remedy for constipation, which causer contamina tion of the blood with the bile and a certain means of relief in dyspepsia, fever and ague, and nervous ailments. It is, perhaps, the finest tonic extant, and is highly recommended as a medicinal stimulant by distinguished physicians and analysts who pronounce It to be eminently pure and very beneficial. The press also endorses it CHEW JACKSON SlBEST SWEETX AM TOBACCO. &&vzvtiszmcuts. pLOBIDA. ORANGES. A fine lot, the sweetest and best that are just received and for sale. F. H. GLO janiu TTjaHAM WHISKEY. DURHAM WHISKKVT XJ UBHAM WHISKEY. DURHAM WHISKS Laboratory of Stats Assatsb and Chsmist, I Richmond, Va., September 7th, 1878. f I have carefully tested a sample of "Durham Rye Whiskey" selected by myself from the stock of Messrs. Ellison & Harvey, and find It free from adulteration. It Is an excellent article of Whiskey, and altogether suitable for use as a beverage or medicine. tSIgned W. H. TAYLOR. M. D., State Chemist This superior OLD VIRGINIA WHISKEY, equal to any made in this country, is now in the hands of over 250 dealers In Virginia, North Carolina, Geor gia, Louisiana and New York City, and not a sin gle complaints having come to us from anv one of them, and many saying It is the best article they ever handled, we feel Justified in recommending it to all who wish to get a really pure article of Whiskey. None genuine unless bearing our trade mark. CaU for "DURHAM" at W. R. COCHRANE'S, Cen tral Hotel, and all other first-class houses. ELLISON A HARVEY, Richmond, Va. Janig lm TTENTION, CHARLOTTE GRAYS! Meet at the mayor's office Monday evening, the 20th Inst, at 70 o'clock, to elect officers for the ensuing term. By order of the Captain, R. 3, SIFFORD, jan!9 It O.S. 'J'O THE PUBLIC. I beg to call the attention of my friends and cus tomers to the fact that my business association with R. M. White, Esq.. ceased on the 1st of Jan uary. My business relations for the coming year will be made public In a few days. , Address all communications care Charlotte Ho tel. Respectfully. G. W. CHALK. Janl9 St gT. MARY'S COLLEGE, GASTON COUNTY. N. C. This institution, conducted by a colony of the Benedictine Fathers from St. Vincent's College, Westmoreland county, Pa., Is eleven miles distant from Charlotte on the Air-Line Railroad. It stands on the old Caldwell place, famous for healthiness and the general morality of the neighborhood' Remote from town. It offers rare inducements to parents and guardians for the education of their children, . WhUe Catholic youths will be sedulously taught their religion, tne children ot respectable parents ot 11 denominations will be received and their moral training strictly cultivated. Attendance In common at the public prayer v,lU be required of all, for the Interests of order and the welfare of the students, without any Interference with their religious opinions. - , , -The course of studies Is thorough and embraces three departments: the classical, the mathematical . andthe commercial, and also the preparatory for beginners. - . . Terms For tuition and board per session of five mgnths, payable to advance, $65.00. , i r I2Uj&racular ant catalogues, apply to the MySp.HJSN LYONS, a a b7 Recto?, Garl-oaP.OMtoaeounty.N.Gr--fH : -1 n due notice a conveyance will be sent from the college to meet students on their arrival at the de- Pojj' f ; . . . . LzSL "pilars will be received on terms to soft the convenience of parents. - . : Janldperlm, .t. . .- fI1KE "RISING SUN." Accordiiia to the Command ef Joshua life old, al though lepodtaied by the " Jasper llloppi)y f the new, Is now standing still, at-the Old Place, on Trade Street opposite the Market' House, plus Hornet Fire Engine Hall, where the light of reason Humiliates the surrounding atmosphere, which in vests all things . wit)) the. glow of, lnsp. the world na longer seems Toman's Illusion given, . Ui j Once on a time, la another Hemisphere; "Mali's ' Illusion" was checkmated and fanaticism stamped out in the Holy Wars of the Cross vs. the Crescent (the Crusades). Two million men were killed and a pyramid was erected from the bones from one battle-field alone, hear Nieve, by Solyman, as a monument to their, fanaticism, and the Saracens drank beer out of their skulls. Since Uien, fol- lowing the Reformation, In Christian confliotsXso f called,) fifty million more were slain "amy Di vine appointment,' making probably In all, 100, 000,000 who have victimized themselves to their faith. Peter the Hermit bad nothing to do with the latter .conflicts. ; He had Peter'd out some time previous. The present Hermit who runs the "RISING; SUN' Is pleased to say that he has received his stock since Christmas, and has now on hand, FERRY'S CELEBRATED GARDEN SEEDS (warranted to come up without the ttwade of your neighbor's chickens), In addition to his stock of Candles, Nuts Raisins, Coffee, Teas, Sugar, Molasses, Flour.Lard, Sardines, Canned Fruits, Apples and Oranges. In fact everything kept ma Confectionery and Gro cery. . C. a HOLTON. jan 19 Democrat and Home copy. JIVIDEND NOTICE. N. C. R. R. COMPANY. Secretary and Treasurer's Office Company Shops, N. C, January 15, 1879. The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Railroad Company have this day declared a divi dend of 6 per cent on the capital stock of said company a per cent payable March 1st and 3 per cent September 1st 1879, and have ordered the transfer books of stock to be closed on the 29th January and 1st August, 1879, and remain closed thirty days respectively from said dates. By order of the Board of Directors, W. L. THORNBURG. Janl9 dlt w3t Secretary ATreai. JOTICE. Persons owing the late firm of O. W. Chalk & Co., are again reminded to make settlement with the undersigned, who alone Is authorized to settle the accounts, and the statement of a banker In this town, who is telling the public that I made an as signment of my (entire interest In said firm IS FALSE. G. W. CHALK. Janl9 It JX THE PUBLIC The subscriber, Trustee of SMITH FORBES, begs leave to call the attention of the citizens of Charlotte and vicinity to the large stock of BO O T O O O T D AND- sss8 S888 H H H H HHH H H H H KKK E EE B BEB oo o o o o oo 8SS8 now In his hands for sale. It Is believed to be the largest and best stock of goods South of Baltimore, and Is well worthy thexamlnatlon of any pe rson whether wanting one or a thousand pair. The stock embraces AN INFINITE VARIETY,, from the finest to the coarsest shoe made. If you want a pair, or any number of cases, call, and your wants can be supplied. In this connection the subscriber would state that If reasonable prices can be obtained, the whole stock, both Wholesale and Retail, will be sold AT A BARGAIN, either together or separately. Propositions for purchase are solicited. i J. M. B. REYNOLDS, Trustee Smith & Forbes. Charlotte, N. a. Jan. 17, 1878-3weod: gTUDEBAKER WAGONS. I am now In receipt of a large lot of the celebra ted STUDEBAKER WAGONS, all sizes, which will be sold on reasonable terms. CALL EARLY, and supply yourself with the best wagon out T. H. GAITHER. Jan. 8 tf. I ; " JEWELLING HOUSE WANTED. A first-class tenant who Is willing to pay a liberal rent wants a good dwelling house with e to 8 rooms Trade or Try on street, and as! near as possible to the public square, is preferred. Apply to ' ' tS. 'WITTKO WSKY. JanlO" 5 !V. .;i-i l-..,: $200 IN CASH WILL-PURCHASE A Power Printing OPresS. Guernsey make, old style, size of bed 26x4 Inches.! Was in use until replaced by a new one. Address J. C BAILEY, editor Enterprise and Mountaineer, Greenville, 8JC. ' ja-i4H ... - : A' 'I'! E ARE ALWAYS READY -0 And willing to show goods whetheror not vim am kkis wneineror not you a I R.rWRISTON i CO. reaiiy to out. -declS PRESCRIPTIONS . .; t; (. Carefully and accurately reparerf ar'an hours, r , WILSOlfA BURWELL, decl3 ; , l t; . . Droggista. TINE FRENCH BRANDY, ' " ' 11 be had of niuesouu wiusiues Tor medical nm-nnfMa..ti , i WILSUfl a BURWELL, W decia Druggist TILSON & BURWELL,-DBUGGBTBJ , Have Just rece.!ved, , ' i ; ' Gelatin,! .-- Sherrr "Wine,! : .; Flayprtog Extracts , '! f.L AUof tte best analftv for retail traW uecl8 - - . 1 5-s i- W tr WVf e U. rw ww WW ww w "-5 GOO O O O O OG GGO A A A A 7 fni' T T T (JO . it y . & E KB B BBE. KKK a r a . a Aj 0u 1 H H EBB A A 1)1) U U A .KRK .TTTTEEB RRR oSSa UUAAR R TB RR 5 U U A A RBB f tyfB iRRR BSSS CHINA, SILVERWARE. CUTLER V HIlfA, SILVERWARE, CUTLER I PRICES LdWER THAN EVEfi' if - i t '. , . . -. PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. r ".' : lHi .' iff : r Removed to Tlddy's Old Stand. , r Amoved to Tlddy's Old Stand. l-r H JMPORTANTjt : BOTH TO Tit WHOLESALE and RETAIL TRADE. " Having unrivalled faculties I have Just opened the .hi .largest and.Jest selected stock of CHINA', " f CROCKERY, GLASSWARE AND LAMP GOODS, ' EVEJt OFFBRBD IW NORTH CAROLINA. We keep at fall fine of all goods usually kept in a FIRST-CLASS OOO 8 O o OOO H H H H HHH H H H H 11 n II II U NN W N N N If NN A A AAA A A ' '- i 1 ' v If i'WT T- ! DO T- - O O T O O T O O T OO RRH R B RRB R R R R REE E KB B EER 0Og VIZ: Toilet Sets. Tea Sets, Cups and Baucers, Plates. Ewers and Basins, Goblets, Glass Sets, Lamp GocIs, and m fact everything to that line. We buy for cash and do a strict. y cash business through out, therefore we are enabled to fill orders at a very small profit Merchants and the Retail Trade generally will find It greatly to their advantage to call and ex amine our HUGE STOCK ! , . All orders from Merchants, whether small or large, will be carefully and piomptiy attended to. JOHN BROOKFIELD, Trade st, under Democrat Office, Charlotte, N. C, Wholesale and Retail Dealer to CHINA, W. G. and C C. WARE, ROCKINGHAM and YELLOW WARE, GLASSWARE and LAMP GOODS. nov!9 hotels. JpIELD BRO&, . WHOLBSALB AND BETATL GROCERS and DEALERS In COUNTRY PRODUCE ALSO, PROPRIETORS OF TUB CHARLOTTE HOTEL, CHARLOTTE, N. C This house has been newly furnished and Is kept In J firsclass style. Terms, Per Dny .... $200 Table Board, Per Month . 16 00 tOmnlbus and Carriages at every train. g3 ! FIELD BROTHERS, Proprietors BEN KIMBALL, Clerk. deel CALDWELL HOUSE, CALDWELL HOUST7 ALDWELL HOUSK, CALDWELL HOUS-Ci, Comer Tryon and Sixth Streets, Corner Tryon and Sixth Streets, charlotte; Klfci CHARLOTTE, N. C, This house is permanently established and offers all the conveniences and icomforts'of a first-class boarding house. Persons visiting the city will find it a, pteasant home,: Permanent boarders wanted. CaiibefumisWw x,i " RATES rday, $1.26; per week, $6.00; per month, $20.00; le board, $15.00 per month. JanlO jyL. A. W. ALEXANDER, X :1 )1 v Y -DENTIST DmCK OVEB L. B. WBJSTON & GO'S Dace Stork. With 25 yearn' experience I guarantee entire atla faction Uuill JpOBFUSK WTNES, And Pure Liquors, Three Years Old, go eOCHBANK'S, i 'A -Ui. n .l j. n .. 11 u ei 2 Hotel Saloon. QKWTNG MACHINES. 1 wll wb sol 15 or 20 fine Sewing VarMnM will be sold cheaper than they can be bought else wiKrein me state. Call early as they must be A?anl0 fwCo,nmlMlo,l Merohanto Charlotte, N. C .! v HAAWfiLli ff tlAKKIMllnl ax mm r wm i MPMiPipp tp miiiiwiWi - . a P. CALDWELL. Proprietor T: B U T L E R tove and Har H,Mls, f()1 HARDWARE r ... . OF ALL KINDS. Buy your COOK STOVES from "e, as I Ulw good reasons why they will do .vour work Easy, Cheap and Clean : BECAUSE They are cheapest to buy. BECAUSE They are best to use. BECAUSE They bake evenly and quickly. BECAUSE Their oper-Jtlon 1b perfect. BECAUSE - They always have a good draft BECAUSE They are made of the best niiiterl;ii. BECAUSE They roast perfectly. BECAUSE They require but little fuel. BECAUSE The? are very low priced. BECAUSE They are easily managed. BECAUSE They ae suited to all localities. BECAUSE Every Stove is guaranteed to give satist,-,, POR SALE. A fine and selected stock of Imported v to be a good singer. Male birds ftmi '' "t Birds and cages sent to all parts of ihe cou an, express. . ANDREW weSh iann friA819 8treet' Rlehn"". V, JgLOCKADE TOBACCO, FOR SALE. Having purchased a nice line of Tobacco at n .Government sale, ' amTpre'paredtO'Offer extra inducements to bu w ELL IMPROVED CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE. Any person desiring to purchase a we'J ImDrovh City Lot, House with nine rooms, and modem b venlenees, fine well of water, brick kitchen. Rith five minutes walk of the public square, can t commodated by applying at declS THIS OFFICE. FEE SIMPLE DEEDS, MOST APPROVED FORM. 'Just Printed and For Sale at the OBSERVER OFFICE. JpOB RENT, LEASE or SALE, At Davidson College, N. C. Some dwelling houses, larae and sirrt n. some fanning lands. Apply to janltf H. P. HILTER. JpOR SALE. The Bourgeoise and Minion tme on wfcttSak u. paper was lately printed. It was made tr tne olt , Johnson type foundry, of Philadelphia, and wa noi aiscaraed because no longer fit for use, but o; ly because it became necessary to use a dlflersi style of type. It wiU do good service for seven years to come. It wUl be sold In lots to sui pu cuasera, jum in IOMS OI OO 10 l.OUOIDS, WltlH without cases. Address OBSERVER, 0Ct5 , : . Charlotte, N C, JUST IN TIME. We have Just received a fine selection of suet Goods as you want for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, (Such as fine Lockets and Chains. Fine Sets, Seal Rings, Initial Cuff Buttons. Scar Pins and anything in the line you may want. ISr- CALL ABTD SEE THEM. jT HALES & FARRIOR. dec20 J LASNE, From Paris, France, WATCH and CLOCK MAiTEft, GILDER and fit VER PLATER, Trade Street, opposite First Presbyterian Ch'irct at Gray Store. Every kind of repairs made at once at half prl and warranted one year. Every kind of Jeweiry a Bronze Gilding, Coloring. Silver-Platlng and oal vanlztog made at short notice and equally as gooc as new. Work done for the trade at low prices. Apprentice wanted, with premium and gw references., , . , ; !P15. :j , i-) ;f" : . ' ! pHOTOGRAPHS. In consequence of the reduction In the price oi 1 the original cost of materials, and to order to gl. my patrons the benefit of the reduction from and after this date Photographs will be taken at n' Gallery at REDUCED RATES. J. H. VAN NE sept22 M. LICHTENSTELN, MERCHANT TAILOR, Next door to Wilson & Burwell's drug store.-' OKABLOTTE, N. C L declS .y JAMES MURPHY, PRACTICAL TAILOR, Holton's Building, Trade Street, Up Stairs. Owing to the stringency of the times I will In tare work very cheap. Will make fine suits i $10, Casalmere suits for $8. Pants of suits ; i c rates. I guarantee all my work mo tit, no cnaiF Give me a call and be convinced, r JuU 17. M 3 I-i" Th tnhanttMr. luuin HMnUtA th Trustees!1'!'; unaer s aeea oi crust execwea dj uie iulc bril)' Diuua a r wins ui wis di;. as win uvt. Ltft. records in the office of the Register of Deeds, f f . by gives notice to all parties Indebted to the that they must make payment at once to h'm-, W aim gives notice to those who are creditors o' estate, to prove their claims and forward w nj1"- 0Mt.W Mm r.S ILL J. 111 . mi "J r ! I CHEAP BlBftn, i lanlR . Trust- J