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17 Stye tfIottc dbbztxvn, TIIURSDAYMAKCH 20. 1879. FAST AND LOOSE. HOW SOME UNIOH SOLDIERS ESCAPED. The Thrilling Adventures of a Party Who Escaped from the Confeder ates in South Carolina and Mode Their Way North, Through Manifold Perils, to ihe . Union Lines. Gen. J. Madison Drake, In Phila; Weekly Times. A recent number of the Weekly Times contained and account of the manner in which myself and three fel low prisoners of war escaped from a rapidly moving railroad train between Charleston and Columbia, S. C, in Oc tober, 1864. As others have told their stories of escape of adventures by sea and land will you not listen to mine i "We had no sooner leaped from the tram than we ran rapidly into the heavy woods which skirted the road, and knowing pursuit to be certain, that thought intensified the excitement. By this time the evening had grown quite dark and a heavy rain began to fall. An hearlate we head from bur covert in the heart .of dense 'swamp the deep bavin? of ' brOMttcruhdS and the hoarse voiceof-juuf .baffled .pursuers. Being uiablai.fc finda -suitable place to lie dqwn - wb ' teajLagaiStBfc he. bushes, sta4m0sfrof the tirjiein water and mudaaore than knee-deep, maintaining that "tiresome attitude all night and next day. It was a novel way of rest ing, but we could do no better and were thankful for that morsel of comfort. The second night came at last; and arming ourselves with elubs we made our way, , with difficulty, out of the swamp and pushed forward in our flight towards the North. TIinOVGII THE SWAM r.S AND MOUN TAINS. For several hours after our start the new moon shone brightly; guiding us on our lonely and perilous way. By daylight :we tad accomplished . a dis tance of." tweaty miles, not however, without experiencing a new alarm from the ever-dreaded hourkltf, which again cot on our track : but by wading a num ber of small streams we managed to elude our pursuers and at dawn sought cover in a heavy cypress swamp. We had taken the precaution before leav ing Charleston to place pieces of raw onions in our boots and shoes in order to deprive the dogs of the usual scent, and no doubt this ruse aided to perplex them. v e traveled by (lay as best we could in the swamps and timber land, and at night made rapid progress across the open lields devoting but little time to rest, our great desire beiasr to reach the mountains of the "Old North State,' where we confidently expected to meet friends. Before a week had elapsed our rations were exhausted and we had met with our first misfortune. We had halt ed an hour or two before daylight to boil coffee a quantity of which we had provided ourselves with before leaving. The "breakfast " was scarcely concluded when we were horrified to see a party of armed men running up the slope to ward us. SeB!-preservation being the first law of nature, and having ho weap ons with which to defend ourselves, we sprang to our feet and darted off in an opposite direction, speedily entering a swamp in which we floundered about for several hours. "We now discovered our irreparable loss that of our cook ing utensils, knives and forks, a towel, several boxes of matches, etc. These indispensable articles had been left be hind us in our night, and the discovery made us wretched indeed. The ques tion of subsistence begaii to grow un pleasantly urgent, and with all our ef forts we found that nothing could be obtained unless we visited the houses of the planters, but this we had deter mined never to do, for Ave knew well little sympathy was to be expected in that quarter. For several days we wan dered along in the corn fields, looking intently for corn and berries, occasion ally finding both, and these, spurred by appetite, we managed to masticate nearly breaking our teeth in the pro cess. In camp we had many a time anathematized government " tack" and declaimed against contractors' beef, but now, crouching in these dismal swamps through the long days, we would have relished the substantial fare which, in hours of plenty, we had so execrated! But, with all our troubles, we continued to press on through the dreary days, of tentimes hiding, but determined to reach our homes again though we had to.go through fire to do so. THE SHELTER OF NEGRO CABINS. Having reached a point about two hundred and fifty miles from the coast, we one clay made our presence known to some negroes at work in a field. We had no difficulty in persuading them that we were Yankee officers escaping from rebel bondage, and they received Us At once to the shelter of their cabins, displaying great delight atom presence. There was something almost royal in their cheerfully-rendered service; they seemed to look upon us as in some way sufferers for their sake, and they fairly loaded us with kindness. They pro cured us corn bread, meal, salt arid oth er articles, gave us explicit information as ta the best route to the mountains, and when . at last we departed rained dowrf '. blessings and fervent "God speeds" on our heads. We never hesi tated to trust the negroes, for we knew they would not betray us. They never did 1 One night, when near Dallas, N. C, we accidentally met a white man. Probably you pan picture to yourself hrowwe felt -and looked when, suddenly, we came, upon him. Was he friend or foe? Necessarily we resorted to con versational strategy, putting and an- . swering questions with wanness AVe were not long in discovering the status of the stranger, and probably he had never been been embraced with the ve hement warmth we displayed when we learned that he was a loyalist. Heforth- i with- piloted jus two miles through the woods to his house (avoiding the road, which was patroled by mounted men,) and telling his amiable wife our story, soon prepared for us an excellent sup per, installing us in the place of honor, while smiles and kind words seasoned the Tich repast That night, sitting be fore the cheerful blaze of his great hearth, he told us the story of North Carolina mountain loyalty, proving to ua that freedom still had brave defen-1 'ders1 atttpng the hardy fotestmeh of the 1 0ld Kortti-State. When the sun made its uupearance were some miles be yond Dallas, our hosta member of the Legislature having piloted us around the town, and after havifig directed us to other Unionists, he disappeared in the deep shadows of the woods. 1 From that time forward we experi enced Uttlft trouble,' in finding; Union men: VTHey' were' every where. ' Soon after crossing the Catawba river, near Lovelady Ford a very difficult and dangerous undertaking we met many deserters from the Confederate armies; men who, impressed or driven into ser- wTwle po wfer of flie rebellion. Teld brave men welcomed us with open artDSYf 01 there WBd a sort of kinship' between "us . .which made us , attfnpe fripnds and orotners. in uaiaweu au .i .a -Am ahnrps or iiDs tne storv awuft-1 fufi f periis and --T-na ThA mountains, and who wtbsjss more ty, particular, we .c.auje . with hundreds bf this class;.6t teftons. oi than toTnrof WWitudeland suf fering. In all my wanderings I never saw a more determined set of men. Mingling among them I thought of the bTave defenders of the Tyrol, of the hardy Waldenses, fighting and dying m,th hiiia for dear liberty's sake. Many of these " lyers-out" were before the war in comioriauic cm.uiuoiai.u, owning pleasant and profitable farms, but all were reaucea to warn iuuj ing penniless when the war ended. Many of these men, compelled to aban don everything because of their devo tion to the governmentand.Uniou,.bad not for years crossed their own door sills, although almost daily they had seen their homes from their hiding pla ces in the forests and on the mountains. While they were thus exiled in enforced idleness, their brave, true-hearted wives performed every drudgery, working their little farms, and often at night, at the hazard of their lives, car ried food to the refugees. I could fill a volume were I to repeat the tales of suffering and the narratives of guerril la outrages practiced on defenseless women and children. But " the cruel war is over," and by-gones must be by gones. SEEKING THE UNION LINES. We had but little difficulty m persua Hinor a hundred and more of these loyal North Carolinians to accompany us to the Union lines, where we promised to imp nn r influence in procuring them arms, clothing, &c, arid with Tmtplttle hesitation the iade their J wives'- and little ones tarewell and started, xneir wives would pray for them tliex said, and if they could only procure arnrefend ammunition, then they would be able to protect their homes and put an end forever to the atrocities on the moun tains. How their weather beaten faces irinwftd under the inspiration ot that ti.,M.frliH TTnw the little hands of thin lUVUft""- - . v. " faced children clung around the necks of these brave mountaineers in tne sol emn parting, and how anxious were their brave wives that we might be successful in obtaining the coveted sup plies! A description or our journey across the Blue liidge chain and the Great Smoky mountains, on which we foueht a battle with llart s guerrillas during a terrible snow storm, would fill a volume. Without covering for my head and feet, with the remnants ot a threadbare red flannel shirt, which I had worn for six months, and an old tattered blouse, and pants that reached but to the knees, my condition was wretched in the extreme. At times felt that I must perish, so cutting was the blast or winter and so sharp the air at those altitudes. On those drear and inhospitable wastes our party suffered for days more than tongue can tell or uen describe. Occasionally Major E. A Davis, Third Carolina Mounted Infan trv. whom we tell m with, succeded m shootinc a bear or wild hoer. which would be divided in an equitable man ner, but as a general thing most ot us were in a famishing condition Many of the mountains over which Ave wearily pursued our dimcult "way rose to a height ot between live and seven thousand feet, and, seen from distance, thev seemed bathed in a mel low haze. Oftentimes we looked down upon the tops of mighty forests, and despite our peculiar position, never tired of their grandeur. Once, on the Smoky Mountain range, I turned, and lookine Carolinaward, I saw our old friends of the Blue Ridge and Allegha ny range, scattered for miles in friendlv rrrminc q m rrr t h A Harlr arwl frrViirtrl rcr ooking forests, before us and behind us deep ravines, and beyond, all uncover ed, peaks which the sky seemed tender ly to bend over and kiss. From Crab Orchard, East Tennessee, we moved to ward Bull Gap, expecting lo find our forces in possession of that important point, but when descending Big Butt Mountain, whnh overlooked the valley of the Cumberland, we were surprised to hear the sound of caunon i;nd mus ketry. We retrograded, seeking cover and security in a deep ravine, and anx iously awaited events. During the ev ening we learned that Breckenridge had defeated General Gilleivi, who was retreating with precipitancy upon Knoxville. AN ATTACK FROM GUERRILLAS. Hope now almost deserted me. 1 wns very weak and quite ill, and only nerv ed to continue on by the knowledge that we were yery near Bull Gap and a portion of the Union army behind which was safety and rest. Seated up on a log forleep was a perfect stran ger to me I wa3 meditating upon the mutability of affairs, when our " camp " was thrown into a state of commotion and confusion. Terrible yells filled the air, while the heavy hoof s of a hundred or two horses and the" discharge of as many carbines made the "surprise" complete. The guerrillas, whom we had so skilfully evaded for a day or two past, had discovered our retreat and were now carrying on their hellish work, firing and slashing wildly as they went sparing neither sex, age nor con dition. The air was filled with whiz zing bullets, but the demoniac yells of the enemy were more appalling to my bewildered senses. Owing to the in tense darkness it wa3 impossible to dis cover anything except the repeated flashes from the fire aims of the ruffi ans who had broken in so uncerimoni ously upon us. For the time being I must have forgotten my ailments, as I discovered myself running, sometimes falling, intent only upon widening the distance neiween mvseir and tne ene my, from whom, if 1 was again captur- eu, l couia expect no favors. 1 or near ly six weeks I had undergone,every fa tigue, the most terrible exposare, to re gain liberty, and I felt that- my march of nearly one thousand miles through me ijonieaerate states aeservea some thing better than the fate which I knew those yelping bushwhackers .would be only too happy to mete out in case they again succeeded in "gobbling" me. On, on l went, my movements being great ly accelelated by the whizzing of bul lets: out Dv-ana-ov. when n mnsr, py- hausted and apparently out of immedi ate danger, I sat down to extricate a piece of stick which had been forced in to the fleshy part of my heel. The ground was white with frost and the atmosphere very cold. Mv situation was decidedly unenviable. Daylight came at last ana with it i was more sensibly impressed with a sense of my wretched condition. AVhat had become of my companions I knew rioti neither had X any means of .ascertaining. Not a sound disturbed the quiet which reigneu among tnose great lima, l was on the brink of despair when I heard a party approaching,.aad when they came lixiiu- jDugn v was raaqe jriiexpressibiy uuppy on oenoicung major, javis ana n number of followers. Captains Todc and Grant were missings. !: Davis knew nothing about either of themv ' Within a week after' this we were "safe -witlrtrr the IT nion - lrnesntr Ifnox- ville. . . . The Death-Rate ot -V ' t i t J . O ar country la getting toibe fearftilly alarming the average oi me being lessened every year, witft out any reasonable cause, death resulting general ly from the most insignificant origin. At this sea son of the year especially, a cold is such a common thing that in the hurry of every day life we are apt t jbvirlopk the dangers attending It and often find too law, that a Peve or Lung trouble has already set In. Thousands lose their lives in this way ev rery winter, while had BoscHfs Gkrhan Stkup been taker, a cure wnld mtve resulted, and alarge WU from a doctor been avoided. For all diseases of the Throat and Xunsra. Rmrnin'a Awvih rplsHio)rn ftsSf to be the greatest dlscov-' ery of its kind in medicine. Every Druggist in this country will tell you of its wonderful effect Over .85000Q(( botUessol. last year jftthout a single JaOure kndwju f' V " ' ! . iSH - 1 I" I I l" .V"" .. ' ." CBETr JACKaONJ SBSr SWEET .YAIZ. 10BACCO. . ft! acidity of the stomach, THleTWrrtu SeTxwwftB, cow dysentery and dlarmo.btrtker tmm teeth I nor or omer causes. u well known remedy. 25c per bottle. yEGETLNE. HER OWN WORDS. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 13, 1877. Mr. H. R. Stevens: Dear Sir Since several years I have got a sore and very painful mot. 1 naa some pnysicuuia, uui they couldn't cure me. Now I have heard of your egeune irom a laoy wuu was ok wi z i and became au weu imw jour r otuuj, went and hought me one bottle of Vegetlne; and lt began to heal, and then I bought one other bot tiftTand so I take It yet I thank God for this rem edy and yourself; and wishing every sufferer may pay attention io it U 18 a Diessmg ior u. q 638 West Baltimore Street VEGETINE. SAFE AND SURE. Mri S. R. Stevens; 1 ' in i dno vtmr VftOTtine was recommended to me, qtiH viairilncr tn the Dersuasions 01 a lneuu, I consented to try it At tne time i was 3 interims from general debility and nervous prostration. snnAiinduced bv overworK ana irregular uui. Its wonderful strengthening and curative proper Ma uwnmAd tn affect mv debilitated system from tha Hrot zinaa- QnH unrlor Its rmrsistent US I KiUld- ly recovered, 'gaining more tlla-n usual health an4 mm TAAiinc. Hince men 1 uavc hui. uconoucu rra vocmtinA mv most unqualified indorsement, as being a saie, sure anu puwcuui acw, m f'"""" ing health and restoring the wasted system to new life and energy. Vegetlne is the only medicine I use: and as long as I live I never expect to find a better, jours truiy, . v v 1250 Monterey sireei. Aiienuany, uu. VEGETINE THE BEST SPRING MEDICINE. Charlestown. Mr. H. R. Stevens: Dear Sir This is to certify that I have used innr "Rinori Hrftnaranon in my iamuy xor several years, ana inniK mat ior ocxviuiu ur wunciwu nnmnni or 'Rhftumatlc affections it cannot be ex celled; and as a blood purifier and spring medicine tt la th hast thine I have ever used, and I have used almost everything. I can cheerfully recom mend it to any or.e in need ot such a medicine. Yours respectfully, MRS. A. A. DINSMORE. 19 Russell street VEGETINE. WHAT IS- NEEDED. Boston, Feb. 13, 1871. II. R. Stevens, Esq,.: TWnr sir About Dear Sir About one year since I iound myseii In a feeble condition from general debility. vege tlne was strongly recommended to me by a friend who had been much benefited by its use. I pro cured the article, and, after using several bottles, nn ...... tn VmoltVi u .-..I t1iVnHnltAH Itja T WOa ICSWltU W UHUW, ciJ v - feel quite confident that there is no medicine su perior to it for those complaints for which It is es pecially prepared, and would cheeerfully recom mend it to those who feel that they need some thing to restore them to perfect health. Respectfully yours, U. L. PETTINGILL, Firm of S. M. Pettlmdll k Co., No. 10 State styeet, Boston. VEGETLNE. ALL HAVE OBTAINED RELIEF. South Berwick, Me., Jan. 17, 1872. EL R. Stevens, Esq.: Dear Sir I have had dyspepsia tn its worst form for the last ten years, and have taken hundreds of dollars' worth of medicine without obtaining any relief. In September last I commenced taking the Veeetlne. since which tone my health has steadily improved, my looa digests wen, ana i nave gain ed fifteen pounds of flesh- .There are several oth ers in this place taxing vegeune, ana an nave oo- talned relief. Yours truly, THOMAS E. MOORE. Overseer Card Rooms Portsmouth Co.s' Mills. VEGETINE Prepared by H. R. STEVENS. BOSTON, MASS. Vegetlne Is sold by an Druggists.' an5 THE GENUINE DR. C. McLANE'S Celebrated American WORM SPECIFIC OR VERMIFUGE. SYMPTOMS OF WORMS. '"PHE countenance is pale and lead 1 en-colored, with occasional flushes, or a circumscribed spot on one or both cheeks; the .eyes become dull; the pupils dilate ; an azure semicircle runs along the lower eye-lid ; the nose is irritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds ; a swelling of the upper lip ; occasional headache, with humming or throbbing of the ears ; an unusual secretion of saliva ; slimy or furred tongue ; breath very foul, particularly in the morning ; appetite variable, sometimes voracious, with a gnawing sensation of the stomach, at others, entirely gone ; fleeting pains in the stomach ; occasional nausea and vom iting ; violent pains throughout the abdomen ; bowels irregular, at times costive ; stools slimy, not unfrequent ly tinged with blood ; belly swollen and hard ; urine turbid ; respiration occasionally difficult, and accompa nied by hiccough; cough sometimes dry and convulsive ; uneasy and dis turbed sleep, with grinding of the teeth ; temper variable, but generally irritable, &c. Whenever the above symptoms are found to exist, DR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE will certainly effect a cure. IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY in any form ; it is an innocent prepa ration, not capable of doing the slightest injury to the most tender infant. The genuine Dr. McLane's Ver mifuge bears the signatures of C. JMcLane and Fleming Bros, on the Wrapper. :o:4- DR. C. MoLANE'S LIVER PILLS are not recommended as a remedy "for all the ills ttat flesh is heir to," but in affections of the liver, and in all Bilious Cdrnpiaints, Dyspepsia and Sick- Head ache, or diseases of that character, they stand without a rival. AGUE AND FEVER. No better cathartic .can be used prepar atory to, or after taking Quinine. ' As a. simple purgative they are un ' equaled. : BEWABE OF IMITATIONS. The genuine are never sugar coated. Each box has a red wax seal on "the lid, with the impression Ds. McLane's. LrvER Pills. Each wrapper bears the signatures of C. McLane and . Fleming Bros. . Insist upon having the genuine T)r. C. McLane's Liver Pills, prepared by Fleming Bros., of, Pittsburgh, Pa the market being full of imitations of the y-.Ji.anVB McLane, spelled differently but same pronunciation. hr,f TEC 1iLE5HAl i bf There is nothing that will add more to the In terest of the Tea Table than an assortment of those delicious Craeken ut PERRY'S, comprising ! the largest variety ewr hhii In Charlotte. Spanish Finger, uream tjotm, East Lake, Otltlllr-lU. doom Htmtip. WaUr Wafer, m Omhtutt wafer. Htxltt Wafer, ghrewsbery, Cheese, Don Bon, fcinnrli J'oliui, lee Fruit. etw, rmtt, Rnjrttl Mop. Mtkcarootin. Denert Mlsp.l. Wulnuti. Tea Mixed, (15 varieties.) And many niorr. must Ciill and In fiU't. to form mi Idea you SEE fSr- YOURSELF. NOW IS THE TIME. The old customers of SMITH & FORBES, And the public generally, will find at their old stand, on Trade Street, $69,000 WORTH OF BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS, which are now offered to the trade at prices which have never been equaled in Charlotte, or In this country. All litigations having been adjusted, this Im mense stock Is now thrown on the market, and purchasers can buy MORE GOODS FOR LESS MONEY THAN EVER BEFORE. Every merchant will find It to his interest to call early and examine the goods, as they are now to be sold REGARDLESS OF COST. Merchants can save more than the cost of a trip North by buying here. All parties Indebted to the late firm of SMITH & FORBES will please call at an early day and settle, or their claims will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. W. S. FORBES, Agent. 3EGRAM 4 CO., DKALEBS IN BOOTS, SHOES AND H U H H HHH U H U H TTTT T T T T s5sa 8SSc, A A 1st National Bank Building, Charlotte, N. C. Our stock of Boots, Shoes, &c, is acknowledged to be the best in the State, and we would be pleas ed to have you call and examine for yourself before Duying. IMCUKAJtt uu. dec! FOR- TEN DOLLARS CASH we will insert a seven-line advertisement one week in a list of 2y weekly newspapers, or four lines in a different list of 387 papers, or ten lines two weeks in a choice of either of four separate and distinct lists containing from 70 to 100 papers each, or four lines one week in all four of the small lists, or one line one week in all six lists combined, being more than 1,000 papers. We also have lists of pa pers by States throughout the United States and Canada. Send 10 cents for our 100 page pam phlet Address GEO. P. RO WELL & CO., News paper Advertising Bureau, 10 Spruce street, New York. P. S. If you will send us the names of a half dozen hlghfprlced papers In which you would ad vertise a ust mow, li a satisfactory inducement is made, we wiu suDmit a proposition, ny return man which we think will please you. Money saved is money earned. Send copy of the advertisement you will use and state In what paper you saw this, IMMINENT DR. W. F. STEUART, MARINE HOSPITAL, BALTIMORE, Writes: I take pleasure in recommending Colden' Lelblg's Liquid Extract of Beef and Tonic Invigor- ator as a most excellent tonic in all cases of debil ity, chlor sis, &c. I have tested It with universal success. Sold by all druggists. WJ A AT TT? ONE SALESMAN for each T V 21 X S2jU state. Salary from S75 wj uu per montn ana expenses, ueierences re quired. LA BELLE' MFG CO., 03 Clark Street, Chicago. A DAT to Agents canvassing for the " Fire stdb visitor." . Terms and outfit free. Ad dress jp. o. VICKERY, Augusta, Maine. $77 a month and expenses guaranteed to AffentS. Outfit frfia.' fihaw A Co.. Ansni. i&voctvits. TiiiwvAL. 1 bM. Raw Krout. cents per lb.i fwsh Hk UK- iTClllO uci li't Wtx y : at I.O-cents perdoi. ; Kerosene O11. .20.cejna p.:- gal Ion ; . choice Dried Peaches, 5 cents ; JN'ew a MnlABssa' Anast - RwMtt Prtfatrma 1 irr tfl Orleans Molasses? finest -Bweet Potatoes 'ttf the city: choice Maokewt, Rice. Grits, Hominy ; Pickles, loose: by the tloeen: Bait Butter, 10 to 15 cente; foil supply of all kinds of fresh Garden Seeds, Onfon. Setta, large Potatoes, Onions kc Call and examine our goods at the store on Trade street or branch store corner 7th and C street near Bantlst church. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. B. N. SMITH. feb27 SEED OATS, &C. (100 Bushels Seed Oats. 50 Bushels N. C. Irish Potatoes, (.torn, Flour and Wheat Bran. Baled Hay, Shucks and Fodder. HEAVY GROCERIES, AC. Just received and for sale by WILLIAMS & FINGER. Feb. 20, 1879. C O T T O N ORDERS AND CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED BY THOMAS EL GAITHER, Cotton Commission Mekchant octl2 Q.ROCERIES CHEAPER THAN EVER. NEW GOODS ! NEW FEATURES ! Come to me for Bacon, Corn, Sugar, Coffee, Mo lasses, and other Family Groceries. Just received, a few barrels of Berry Foster's (Da vie county) BEST RYE WHISKEY. Also a fine lot of Country Hams. I sell for cash. All goods delivered In the city free of charge. W. H. CRIMMINGER, Trade Street, Next door below Wilson & Black's old stand, ap 15. "OR FINE WINES, And Pure Liquors, Three Years Old. go COCHRANE'S, Central Hotel Saloon. SWEET POTATOES, Just received from Eastern North Carolina. THE EASTERN YAM POTATO At S. M. HOWELL'S. March 18, F. B. ALEXANDER & CO.. GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, College Street, Charlotte, N. C, We handle more general country produce than any house in the city, and still solicit further con consignments from all parties who are willing to be satisfied with the best job we can put up on tnis market All those who cannot be pleased with our best efforts, are respectfully requested to send their goods to somebody else. ''HE best and cheapest Fertilizers are ACID PHOSPHATE fe COTTON FOOD. Having accepted the agency for the Maryland Fertilizing & Manufacturing Company, I am now prepared to offer special terms and favorable in ducements to planters desiring a good and reliable Fertilizer. Call early, examine the goods, hear prices and terms. THOMAS H. GAITHER. mchl JpOR SALE. A beautiful Rifle Gun, made by Lamb & Son, Jamestown, N. C. For particulars and price, apply to mart) d&w tf Observer Office. MORTGAGEE'S S ALE ! T TNDER and by virtue of a deed of trust execut U ed to the undersigned by Chambers & Stegall, recorded In book 19, pages 212, 218, 214 and 215, register's office of Mecklenburg county, I will sell by public auction at tne court House door m the city of Charlotte, at 12 o'clock M.. on the 7th day of April, 1879, the following vehicles, horses, and other articles of personal property: one depot wagon 0ew), one clarence vehicle, three phaetons, one double buggy, two single bug gies, one spring wagon, one carryall, one straw cutter, two saddles and bridles, four sets of lead bars, many sets of single and double harness, one clock, twelve horses all trained and broken. Terms: Cash. BERRYMAN GREEN, Trustee By JONES & JOHNSTON, Attorneys. mar8 oaw tds 1000 FEE SIMPLE DEEDS, MOST APPROVED FORM. Just Printed and For Sale at the OBSERVER OFFICE. JLOCKADE TOBACCO, FOR SALE. Having purchased a nice line of Tobacco, at the Government sale. I am prepared to offer extra inducements to buy ers, cauieariy. xuus. u. uait1k. nov7 ELL IMPROVED CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE. Any person desiring to purchase a well lm Droved City Lot, House with nine rooms, ami modem con veniences, fine well of water, brick kitchen, within five minutes walk of the public square, ean be ao- cuinrnuuaieu vy applying at declS THIS OFFICE. JjOR SALE. The Bourgeolse and Minion type on which this Saper was lately printed. It was made by the old ohnson type foundry, of Philadelphia, and was not aiscaraea because no longer fit ior use. but ly because it became necessary to use a different style of type. It will do good service tor-several years to come, it win be sold m lots to sm pur chasers, and In fonts of 50 to l,000IIs, with or without cases. Address OBSERVER, oct5 Charlotte. N. C. JJ 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 at onoe at half price2 and warranted one year. Every kind of Jewelry or Bronze Gilding, Coloring, 811ver-Plating and Gal vanizing made at short notice and equally as good as new. tt urn uuiie ior me xraae at low Dncea. Apprentice wanted, with nrftminm and nuvi references. Repaired work uncalled for will be sold at th expiration of twelve months for cost of repairs. septl5 FOURTH WARD PUBLIC MALE SCHOOL will open Monday, 17th March, in the shool house on Church street, In rear of Gen. Barrtnger's resi dence. D. C. MEBANE, marl6 Teacher., RANDOLPH Sc. CO.. feb4w4t. ,107.4thv.,N.Y. iAihJ moil i t . Vt i.jO BOOK BINDING. STEAM POWER. FAST PRESSES. GOOD WORKMEN. In connection with the publication of The Ob Stvsft, and the establishment of one of the larg est, most complete, and most thoroughly equipped JOB PRINTING HOUSES In the South, the proprietor has Just added a com plete BOOK BINDERY AND Ruling Department, Capable of executing the very best class of work at short notice. Old magazines, newspapers, law or other books rebound in handsome style, and at very low figures. BLANK BOOKS, ACCOUNTS CURRENT, And work of this class, ruled and bound to order. We are prepared to furnish close estimates on every description of LETTER PRESS PRINTING. A FULL SUPPLY OF WOOD TYPE FOR POSTER PRINTING. Theatricals and other exhibitions can get their DATES and POSTERS printed here In as attractive a manner as In New York. We have a very full supply of type for printing, at short notice and in first class style, BRIEFS FOR THE SUPREME COURT, And lawyers desirous of presenting their argu ments In good shape will do well to give us a trial. We have the most accurate proof-readers, and our work is as free from defeets as It is possible to make it LETTER HEADS, Statements, Order Books, Visiting Cards, Ball:Cards, Pamphlets. NOTE HEADS, rculars, Envelopes, . Handbills, Invitations, Checks, Labels' BILLHEADS, Deeds, Receipt Books, Business Cards, Programmes Magistrates' and Court Blanks. In fact, all kinds of printing done at short notice. , Special attention given to Railroad Printing. BOOK WORK. Having a larger supply of type than most Job es tablishments, BOOK WORK has been and will continue to be a specialty with us. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, Addresd P.O.Box 182. THE OBSERVER, Charlotte, N. C. car. O S A DALi s qHE GREAT SOUTHERN REMr DY f, J- lor. the cure oi Scrofula.- Serif ij. 5 Tainti Rheimiatlsin, White Swelling. f uuiire. wmsumpuon, Hronchlt s, Nervi.n. Debility, and diseases arising w0" impure condHtoo of the blood. d" J??,118 ot thA valuable prenarHtw arS wlllknown "thai TSMfi but necessary to remind theT25S? bottle of this S; ,"? medicine . thr." I&mily necessities. w ot Certificates can be presented from $ VWOSP, Mlnlstere andheaS of families thrmio-hmit th c...i. "eaas of thehlghest terns uJlln5OT5 DR. R. WILSON CARE, of Raiti " he has used it 1.. r7fLitf,m?re-. ;er diseases with much sWasfacdoT" tb' CheXer S much henfltt kT," ,A. utt oeen so sssssf -wsarsrs CRANEN A m n,.f SAMUEL G. McFADDEN, Murfreesboro says it cured him of Rhciin,: Tennessee. tism when all else tailed Rosadalis Is Tint ft. UVK)t nnanlr tion: it in o 7l "Ytf prepara package, how It to yoUrPhVslclan"and he ' 'vuyo u UUU11S11KQ on alteratives that exist, and inges eflen is an excellent ztra ruruj . um our space admit could give you testimonials bom evenTst in me boum ana rrom persons fenm t r ery man, woman and child, either personal- Rosadalis is sold by all Drvggists. JOHN F. HENRY, CURRAN k CO., 8 College Place, NEW -YORK. For sale by L. R. WRISTON & CO., Druggists feblSlw Charlotte, N.c. SMITH'S WORM OIL. Atb, Oi-, December 8, 1878. A few nights since t gave 'my son one dose of the Worm 'Oil, -and the ftext'.daj- he passed sixteen large wormfc At the tenw tilme' 1 gave one to my little girl, four years eld, and she' passed eighty-six worms from four to fifteen inches long. W. F. PHILLIPS. Worm Oil for sale by Druggists generally. Pre pared by E. S. LYNDON, Athens, Ga. Price 25 cents. feb21dwly. Is a perfect Blood Purifier, and is the only purely Vegetable remedy known to sci ence, that has made radical and Permanent Cubes of Syphilis and Scrofula in all their stages. It thoroughly removes mercury from the system; It relieves the agonies of mercurial rheumatism, and speedily cures all skin dis eases. Sold by druggists generally. feb25 6m QONDENSED TIME. NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. TRAINS GOING EAST. K UJfcJ .' I No. Date, Nov. 10, '78. No. 2 No. 4 I Dully Dally Dally ex.Suii. Leave Charlotte, 8.45 a m 1 6.55 p m 1 " Greensboro, 8.20 am 4.10pm " Raleigh, 3 00pm 5.80 a m Arrive Golds boro, 5.25 p m 9.30 a m j No. 2 Connects at Salisbury with W.N.C.R.B. for all points In Western North Carolina, dally except Sundays At Greensboro with R. & D. R. R. for all points North, East and vyest. At 'Golds boro wun W. & W. R. R. for Wllminjrton. No. 4 Connects at -ireenshoro with R. A D. K. R. tot all points .North, East and West TRAINS GOIXG WEST. No. 7. Date, Nov. 10, '78. No. 1 'No. 8 Dally 1 Dally. Dally. ex. 6un; Leave Goldsboro, 9.50 a m 5.35 p m Raleigh, 8.50 pm 5.30 am " Greensboro 8.28 pm 6.47 am Arrive Charlotte, 12.25 am 10.50 am No. 1 Connects at Greensboro with Salem Branch. At Charlotte with C, C. & A. R. R for all points South and South-west; at Air-Line Junction with A.4C.AL. Railroad for all potato South aud No. 8-Connects at Salisbury with W. N. C. B. B daily except Sunday. At Air-Line Junction win A. C. A. L. Ior all points South and souin-wes . At Charlotte with C., C. A A, Railroad for all points South and South-west. SALEM BRANCH. Leave Greensboro, dally except Sunday, 8.50 p m Arrive Salem, 10.50 pm Leave Salem, " " " 5.4oam Arrive Greensboro, " " 7 45 am Connecting at Greensboro with trains on the B. 4 D. and N. C. Railroads. SLEEPING CARS V.TTHOUT CHANGE Run both ways on Trains Nos. 1 and 2, between New York and Atlanta via Richmond, Greensboro and Charlotte, and both ways on Trains Nos. 3 ana 4 between New York and Savannah via Rlciunouu. Charlotte and Augusta. Through Tickets on sale at Greensboro, Raleigh Goldsboro, Salisbury and Charlotte, and at a" principal pomta. South, South-west, West, Nortn and sEast, For Emigrant rates to points in Arkan sas aad Texas', address - ' J. R. MACMURD0. Gen. Passenger Agent. nov20 Richmond a. QHARLOTTE, COLUMBIA RAILROAD. AND AUUl'ST Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta B. R. Colombia, S. C., Dtc'Zi, i,n On arid after Sunday, Dec. 29th, 1878, tbe foi lowlng passenger schedule will be run overb road, (Washington time,) : t . .NIGHT (EXPRESS. Going, Soth, No. l. Leave Charlotte, . .' 1 a. M rt 1 W ) A. JUiug wuiuivu, ,. , Tic . W Leave Columbia ,SJSl"S Arrive Augusta 10 00 A" Going North, No, 2. Leave Augusta ..Jt Arrive Columbia J 0 X I u Leave Columbia 10 1 r- Arrive Charlotte d 1U DAY PASSENGER. GoiNO SoOTH, No. a Leave Charlotte. Arrive Columbia Leave Colombia Arrive Augusta .. Goiso North, No. 4. 11 27 A.M- 4 10 r.v. . 4 15 P. . 8 80 F. 9 03 a. Jj 1 20 1 ')( F. Leave Augusta Arrive Columbia eave uoiumoia .t, p Arrive Charlotte ' , These train stop only at Fort Mill, Bock hu. Choster, Wtansboro, RWgeway, Leesy11'ej.1te burg. Ridge Springs, Johston, Trentou and vlue? Alfothers&lonswUl be recognized a n stations. , car8 Pullman Palacy sleeping and drawing-room on Nos. 1 and 2, Greensboro to Augusta: w Nos. 3 and 4, New, York to Savannah, vU ' mond & Georgia tendent JNO. R. MICMPRPO, G. P. Agent ec29 " ' ;
