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H'AaES, Edit &iritor TlHtWpECEMBER 18, 1679. INCREASED Vt.E pr THE COT- ilvi &!i(nt advance in . oottnk a time when prices were near Uwitn hwlfi H Www YKpa per said r "The price of cotton to-day compared with the same faflayeWfc6Qtys he important ri&6r fthfr eents a pound. If we count the advance in thatpart of the pf seifeW"'mal5t"d, at only two 4w pou.e Jba&e gain over8 lastyear ofabout 2B,tk)0jO00, and if only existing figures continue fhe balance of the season there will bVa further gain of at least SKpOO.OOO.tlv- ing a total of $78,000,000 more, reQeiyed for this crop than viks received far 4hV last." The first set of figtif sT ar ytrf. moderate. The price has sijvce JQtyf-' ed, however, and if it'cWundek low the additional $55,000,000 cannot be claimed. Nevertheless a very consider able proportion of the cotton crop has already been marketed, at excellent figures, and while $78,000,000 advance in the worth of the ciop over last year cannot be realized, it will perhaps not be extravagant to . put f the, figures at $50,000,000 for a tola! fter' this the decrease.; in th . purchasing power of Ge-r f ji advice in yalues of all : sorts'f'uich':i-' amounts 'to: the same r things mve.itej jitfe account, but pypn then wp. havA ;i npf. innrpagp. whi.h is very" appreciable. Making all due allowance for posifGDi lcKvlrprices, and for all probabl4?ntirigip.t drawV 1 backs, it can with Srfect safer be salflt that tne cotton cro this-ear Will net to the farmers of the country many millions more dollars than it did last season or has done in many seasons pastij $ke pssilii$s s.ucb, a bonanza as has been struck this season are calculated, who can wonder that the Southern farmers continue to put thejrt'Mt)uiivcptteji ? , : i ) ? Capital Punishment and the Met-hop or It. The object of capital punishmerfrrsklre'prtAGc'tion 'of ''socie ty, yet this has tieenj generally over looked, in tha dcusion, wliich has beenin pii4rissi the-3Tew York pi pers for a month past on the most de sirable mode of inflicting it. The noose, the guillotine, the garrote, electricity, morphine, ether, carbonic acid gas, etc., each has its .special advocates; and what seems to Wsdnght'for is thetnost merciful .method pf inflicting a merci less punishment. Society has been lobligdd oa4lerer) the S.Mosaic law an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth in its criminal jurispru dence. If capital punishment is neces sary for the protection of society, it should be inflicted in the manner which will Brtaliyid without regard to the sensibilities . of the condemned. Society "is : interested in objecting to 'TmnioaTrexedtltiOn which excite" false " sympathy, or which brutalize the pop-, lace. ' ' Mr. Steele's Bill The argument in favor of the change of the time for the beginning of the long session of Congress from the first Monday in De cember to the second Monday in Janu- r ary- injxoduedin the House, Monday, y by fcurj immediate repijesentative, Mr. ' SteaJ; is tiius set foith by the New cYrkun. $ Were Congress fb meet the second week in January, as a bill just intro duced in the House proposes it shall, the long holiday recessWjoulJa avoid ed, and legislation need fneetnp inters ruption from first flo last.- As itris, both houses convene at the first of Decem ber, and studiously avoid doing any thing until after reassembling in Janu ary. Three week's time is practically lost, at great expense to the goyerr ment. ' "iuvi no great adlbfreT fSheew Yorlc WorldA , oecauje p fcirtjnrw ivftvsjjust exactly per- recti riitr Rlisdr all its different mafeSniift-t?Mis- retained one -unchangeable trait the liability to go off pn f tangent at exactly the wrong time M-lJhftante Uml ifcfrjiieitrjL aiys.ex .fp.l lent -things, one nf wliirh ia.-ihe fol- lowing: One of the two tllngsBSujM; belt joiner at me close of thewatthe So ern States came back in the Union nave tne same rights as the Northern States to manage their own affairs un- stalwarts are howling against the Lnion, not against the South. This is just the long and the short of the whole matter, and ihe .stalwarts, may put this iJ thjrioes indstnoke" it Mr. James R. Randall writes from Washington to the Aueusta Chroiiiiib. Intimating very plainlyliis felleWatfel , up, no doubt, from news and opinions ' gathered" c at the national capital, that Uncle Samuel is the only man who can surely save the countrjrpex j yertrtpjtnf Democracy. There is no use trying to rub it out: the Tilden boom is coming again and coming with a vim. The stalwarts must sctach-their heads and , study up a1 fefeW set bt lies.c Tire' 6ld ones haven't answered the purpose. KiTr?.(ib n.4ewspaDer in tne course 0 an argument, a bar- said the magistrate, "epeetyeu mean Chitty, the author of Ihe; great work on Pleading." "I do, strrbrrt Shitty is an Italian name, and ought to be pro nounced Kitty." Colonel James Fauntleroy Taylor, ofU uwviu, IUI Ml WO WhtiihPWl, the .Republicans ire rSIsintf dVe that count in Maine t . ite bvuutug-HJUttcuajtvmcacounixDabamo right; but iwhen-tliobEtbility; of Democratic returning board counting crats, is even suggested great cracky I what a yell goes np to heaven. To dose these fellows' for awhile on 'their mSfi HiKrifeV -'a.it.1?6 looks like awUteman. .The black skin .urj i5irLA.?a5 at first came off in "snots: like an Albino. J I MW WM. W, T CI 111 I.IIH l'lflirMIJll IHWVQW " Mff WrW I THAT HAP. .. - - . -BTJEtilSa" . The Democrats in Congress have called the turn very niclyijt the, publ icanrnnalfieslion aad some of the perspf the patter party are no very) highly sMttrp over tbec party prospects-Ihe Hew York Mail; stalwart to the last degree, is very much cut up by the attitude in which its par ty stands at the opening of the long sessiop, and begins an article headed "It iV the' Unexpected that Happens," W'followsT "It wF expecf id 'that IfiS Republicans inQpngress would simply watch for Democratic blunders and di- visions, and "make the most of them. On the contrary, itis-the Republicans rr iT k fT ti&eteds.t DetoQciltie4der, wnojjaviJiunaerea ni&uiviueu, wiuie Bayard, has had the sagacity to rollow the spirit of the recommendations of the Pi esideit as to the greenbacks and . ' : . ' i.Ji- i IO, propose a iueaaiuti uiiwjusv ouu. wise and iaeticaV". iStartingsofl in: this fuHereal yie,theMail gods on to say: "lni isnci a. very praniisirig outlook fitepuWfcan juccfssijextf Tar,',n JTew York! COrtnectiW andk2S'ew'Je,r sey. If the presidential election were held to-morrow, and the twoparties were judged by. the attitude pf Bayard, on the one side, and by, that of Carpen ter, Fort, and Price, on- the other, and Bayard or any other unexceptionable hard money man were the Democratic eandidate'for Presidential! these tittee ; Btates wouju go ioi uiu jeuiouiitu uy a large majority. "Under; those circumstances, we woulft, Jike. to see how any one could figure out a Republican national vic tory ' " : It ij sfjatedl rom Washington that the com iftittge authdrizecrby.Senatoj; oor heesa roliitioi tp1 i investigate the ause f the rfegro errfferatnSn from North Carolina to Indiana will be com posed of Senators Voorhees, Vance and Lamar. The report which the commit- Jeel ll mc&e is expected to excite in advance a good deal of interest. A jSorth Carolinian, in Washington is al leged to have denounced the exodus as i"a fcruel fraud upon a parcel of negroes," poor -The intelligent Washington corres-'pbndent-of the Richmond Dispatch does not4)elieve that Mr. Bayard's financial resolution . will get twenty Southern Votes -in the Senate. Indeed, he is rath er of opinion that it yrH be killed ih committee. STATE NEWS. The wife of Maj. W. B. Gulick, of Raleigh, is dead. B. F. Logan, of Shelby, has resigned the position of lieutenant-colonel of the second; battalion infantry. ? . , At the church of the Good Shepherd, Raleigh, Tuesday morning, Mr. A'. W." Barron and Miss Katie Snow were united in the bans of wedlock. Col. A. M. Waddell was to have re peated in Wilmington yesterday even "itrgrhis lecture on "A New View of North, Carolina History." .Ihe Goldsboro Messenger says. Jim Peacock, a colored man of Wayne coun ty, had a fit while cooking a meal, fell In tHe fire and was btirnpd in dpjith A little late, but still. The Recorder says that Miss A. Moore will give a concert at Durham in a night or two "for the benefit-' of the yellow fever sufferers." Mr. Giles P. Lawson, a popular young man of Lumberton, is dead; likewise Mr. W. A. Sharpe, a native of Yadkin, bnt for many years past a citizen of Robeson county. The Review says the people of Wil mington will erect a1 monument to the late Dr. J. Francis King, whose remains are interred in the cemetery in that city. , Raleigh Qbsefver-: Some? days ago we spoke of the fact that a negro min ister (perhaps he was only a pretended one) had pawned a Bible in a bar-room for a tfrtrffc of Whiskey; Saturday he returned and redeemed it. . , Kinston Journal:. Parrott's mill is now at work sawing the lumber for the Morehead hotel about 440.000 fpfit. We learn it is "contemplated to make tbe hotels winter as well as; summer resort make it headquarters for Uie JNorthem hunters to pass the winter. I Oxford Torchlight: A . negro baby was fished up-out of a well- in: Hender son a few days ago. Suspicion was aroused that something was 'rotten in Denmark." when bitbv ffariri drawn up with tlwwater. -The Dernfi- tratora of this fiendish -et-are &uspect-4 ltm lRoan-f Orr Monday night lihai weeika tobacdo faetorv bfilnnsr. oxiieestare or John Irelarid.""de: ceased, situated at the Company Shops, toa uutiieufitivtMviBg a totanoss. The uilding was not valuahle.butthfi stcV of machinery, and about 15,900 pounds of tobacco, part of it manufactured, was lost. As the premises were unoc cupied, there is no doubt that it was the work of an incendiary. lWilmlngton Star: At Rbcky Point, 0& Saturday night last,. Jake Smitha colored man, met with his death in a rather singular manner. He was ar rested about 8 o'clock in the yening midgut in the lock-up. Later the night the place in which he was con fined was discovered to be on fire, and despite all efforts to prevent it, the building was consumed and Smith with it It is said that he start jA th a gration himself, having set his mattress on nre. Rdbesonian: There is living in the neighborhood of Philadelphus church, anegrp named Peter.Culbreth, former ly, belonging to the; McKay familv; who is literally turning white. He is afflict ed with a species of leprosy, although no pain or soreness seems to attend his strange transformation. His black skin has gradually dried up and rolled off, leaving a smooth, white cuticle beneath. His face, with the exceotion of dark skin around his eyes, is now perfectly but has crraduallv extended all over his ThevDemocrktM Possessed tof Maine. Attgusta, Me., December 16. The eouneilweir-ngaged to-night ia issu ing the retotining Certificates whiah navtf not betmrisent xmt tifpfo this tinie midnight. Members of the council say the official list will not be given to the ,the -78 lusionists ana;ii Jiepuoucan8iT , i ., H Xater. The council Itdvecdnipleted. figures ofytlm) tprevions; :dispatchi .; No decision as yet been reached npon tfottrrt bfficers. ' Ot far greater Taluertthan-honses and lands is health; therefore preserve it against toe effects ot wugus naa cuius "THE UNEXPECTED pnbnc tiM tOrfn-0Yrpw,TLiiey say ( Htfnse. wE, starldf jBl.ftpubitosi au anuKists sen wr jtavms. i.t iwuv junminsrrrom ho tA. I FINAKCE III L.S I3V BOTH HOUSES morgan Pitted viii iu i.epeai mi pei nmueiii annual ap propriations. Referred. . Morgan offered the following resolu tion: -iilhat the continuance of the existing volume of United States trea fnrj nqtef wifti.l$tj4egjU-teiMef pre served and the' maintenance' of their manaeg rJty the present necessities of jtraaercommer?iand industry, and that th full restoration 4f silver coinage to equality with gold. is necessary to secure to the people of the United States a sufficients and rieftnlnent suodIv 'of W aintfift )ur national pros .lpetity."2 W Morgan, in speaking to his resolution. sauLthat it might be unwise to proceed tooiapldly towards the consummation f aijponjey which was theoretically ac ceptable. S Our present prosperity was likelytpc prove temporary: should we fce- eMigea to buy largely abroad, we would need all the good, sound money we possess and probably mora It was unseto withdraw any of the cur- This resolution was antagonistic to that recently offered by the Senator from Delaware, (Mr. Bayard.) Other countries are beginning to undersell us in our own markets and it is not im probable that we will thus lose much of our advantage in foreign markets. Mr. Butler presented the petition of citizens for the improvement of tjie Savannah river. Referred. Davis, of Illinois, from the judiciary committee, reported adversely on the bill to establish a United States Circuit Court for the State of Texas, and it was indefinitely postponed,; ; '.',.':,. ''' ' Mr. Morgan introduce!! a' joint reso lution prnvidingJ;haJLJlLPU.Ulic. Lands which have been granted by Congress to-certain designated railroad compa nies to aid in the construction of their rejfcpectiye lines of railroads, and which hve nottbeen e;irned by said companies through a1 proper fulfilment of the con ditions of the respective errants. shall be declared forfeited to the United States, snail oe restored to the public domain and be thrown open to settlement with in ninety days after the passage of this act. The resolution was referred to the judiciary committee. House. Martin, of North Carolina, introduced a bill for the establishment of a national steamboat service. Wilson, of West Virginia, offered a resolution of inquiry as to what legis lation is necessary on the subject, of Chinese emigration. Referred. Balor, of Rhode Island, introduced a bill restoring legal-tender currency to constitutional requirements. Referred. The text of the bill is as follows : Be it enacted, &c, that section 3.58S of the Revised Statutes, making United States notes a legal-tender in payment of alt debts, public or private, except for du ties on imports and interest on the pahr lie debt, is hereby repealed, and that hereafter gold and silver coin only shall be a tender in payment of debt." Also repealing the stamp, tax on bank checks. Referred. McCoidof Iowa, from the conimit tjee on manufactures, reported back a joint resolution proposing a constitu tional amendment to give Congress power to grant and protect trade mark?, and spoke in its favor. There was strong opposition to the resolution on the Democratic side, and al ter some dis cussion it was referred, together with a bill introduced by Arrnfield, of North Carolina, on the same subject, to the judiciary committee. UlnThe House then went into committee of the whole on the military academy appropriation bill. After some dismis sion-the committee rose and reported the bill to the House without amend ment, and it was passed. committee proceedings. The House banking and currency committee decided this morning to sub stitute Price's bill for Judge Buckner's bill requiring one-half of the national bank reserve to be kept in coin- The bill will be reported to the House.after the holiday recess. v - v ' , : THE WAB in AfCHANIvrAN. Record of Military Operations The English Forces Immovably En trenched. London, Sept. 17. A Cabul dispatch states that David Shah, who was commander-in-chief of the Afghan army, and who was sent by the Ameer to quell the revolt during the massacre of the British at the embassy, has been ar rested. , .. A Cabul dispatch, dated the 15th, says the most difficult position of the eueniy was gallantly carried yesterday. Later in the day the troopsglOsfc a position whmh they had before taken, A Kohat dispatch announces that General Tytler has attacked and cap tured Zawa,whicl-wa stored with the grain of all the Zaimerkat tribes. The enemy left a large number of dead on c the field. The' BYifish lost four wounded; J i TbaYicerox of India. Jielfigxaphs to day: "Communications with General Roberts are, now interrupted." The (Dailp'Standard says: "The can tonments ct Shirpur are surrounded by high brick walls, loop-holed, with an outer ditch. Behind the walls earth works are thrown up, adding to their strength afid raking' he) platform for tiefenders to'flre from: At the corners and at intervals along the walls are bastions for guns. Againsta -position such as this, held by five thousand Brit ish Jxoops with an abundance of artil leryL and? munitions of war, a rush of the lavage could. d6 nothing, and their numbers, however large, would add lit tle or nothing to their accressive force. The;;troopBt now on the way from Jel- lalapedjaftd Gandamuk number two reghants-)f cavalry, seven regiments of infantry and two batteries of artil lery. Such a. force .as,. this, once free from the defiles, should, be, able tq give a good account of itself and make its way forward, however large a force Mahomed Jan may detach from Cabul to arrest its advance." Strike of Chicago PorK Packers. ;Chicago. December 17 The em- iloyeaof:tbe packing houses held a meeting last night and decided to strike to-day. The cause of this determina tion is the discharge by various firms of 1,000 union men. The union de cides that the packers shall not employ non-union men. The packers sav thev will not be dictated to. and are rftadv to remove their ; business from jhigaga latuer man suDmino-me nictation of the union. A number sof houses did not buy any hogs yesterday afternoon. ' Ifl he FirrThronffh Train. lClScmNAvtif;fiTnher 1C ThA firaf through train on the Cincinnati South- ern Kaiiroad started from here thisl morning, it contained the trustees and a few prominent railroad men. The Adams Express Comoanv Rent wifh if. their first car-load of exnresw maffoi. I direct to ChattanooM. Party expect toe go foi Atlanta to-toor-1 ' burned to death, and two-injured. T brJPfcThe Altoona city E I W&sniNOTOJ&Deteem ber 1 J&sen ate. . i M !? wf fflH prominent yaiif.reffg ) f ' ' 'iT i era! mm riMtZVZiVS?? m A Young (Girl's New Bsrne Nutshell, 16th.- rassengeWon the niail train from Morehead tiit v. which sirri ved here ves- Lterday morningrought ihe startling t d in that place ;on Saturday night. Miss Emma Lee. a beloved and beauti- 3al young ladysiff yearabf age, residing vith her father, Henry-Xeey and his wife, her step-mother, committed sui cide. The immediate cause of the act is not known, but it is rumored that domestic troubles of a serious character had much to do with thsad affair? t - Aif?ostalcapd recved 'in this city yesterday, states thatnn Saturday after noon or night she purchased 25 cents worth 2 02.) of laudatftrm, which she drank some time during the night. Sun day morning she was called to break fast, and not making anjf: answer, her room was entered, and her beautiful form found stark and cedd, wrapped in the embrace of death, orr her bed. Sub sequently the vial which had contained the laudanum, and a small glass, were found in the yard, where it is supposed she had thrown them after quaffing the aeain-aeaiing araugnt.; : We learn that Miss Lee had a most amiable disposition, and that her horri ble death was universally regretted by every one in the community. ' Decided Agrainst the Batlroad. Little Rock, Dec; :i7.-Chancellor Carroll, of the Pulaski Chancery Court, to-day decided the case of the State vs. the Memphis & Little; Rock Railroad company. The suit was for foreclosure of mortgage to secure the loan $100,000, made in '61. The decree is for the State and orders the sale of the road, rolling stock, etc., unless the debt and interest amounting to over $202,000 is paid by a day named. The case will probably be appealed. An Insnccetisfnl Attack. Panama, December 6. Advices from Liraa to November '25 state , that Gen. Buendia attacked the Chilian, amry on the 19th ultimo at a place San, Francis co, on the railway which stretches in land from Pisagua, and that the allies were forced to retire demoralized and with very heavy loss. The Chilians were entrenched. TheRepubJlcan National Committee. Washington, Dec. 17. The Republi can national committee, at the meeting to-day, elected Senator Cameron per manent chairman, and decided that the next national Republican convention should be held at Chicago on June 3rd, 1880. Thousands of people are building up a fine bus iness by pulling down their health. Tor such as fmrsue the course of over-work and induce thereby Iyer disease and dyspepsia, Dr. Bull's Baltimore Pills are actually a blessing. Price 25c. A I'ssstant Source or Wonder. Why Is K that the winners of the prizes in the Louisiana State Lottery Company always seem to bft men who are pretty sharp in the ways of the world t Editors, printers, hotel clerks, bankers, telegraph operators, merchants, and many other professions and occupations seem to have a spec toi knack of hitting the right number. The peo ple enumerated have the best means of fully con vincing themselves that the statements made by the company are reliable and true, and thai as sure as the sun rises on the sixteenth of December next, the semi-annual extraordinary distribution will take place at New Orleans, under the sole management of Generpls G. T. Beauregard and Jubal A. Early, when over a half of million of dollars will be distributed. The full particulars of which can be had of M. A. Dauphin, P. a Box 692, New Orleans, La., or same person at No. 819 Broadway, New York City, N. Y. dec9 lw Groceries Wholesale Retail. OFFICE OK , LeROY DAVIDSON, Dealer in Choice Imported and Domestic GROCERIES, CHARLOTTE, N. C. I desire to call the attention of the public to the fact that I am now offering my splendid stock of Heavy and Fancy Groceries at such low prices as cannot fan to meet the wants and wishes of all my friends and customers. Most of my gocds were bought before the recent advance in prices, and I flatter myself that I cannot be un dersold by any merchant In the trade. In this or any other section of North Carolina. I can offer the trade the closest margin on the Justly celebra ted Molasses and Syrups, represented by kodd Brothers Co., of New Orleans, La, and I am also the wholesale agent for the sale of the Pa tapsco Baking Powders. My stock at present consists in part of 50 Bags Rio Coffee. 10 Mats Java Coffee. 6 Barrels of Sugar, all grades. 150 Barrels Flour, all grades. 75 Tabs Lard. 10 Tierces do. 25 Barrels Grits. 50 Boxes Cheese. 25 " Soda. 10 Chests Teas. 1 00 Boxes Crackers. 500 " Cigars. 50 "' Raisins (aU sizes). 40 Cases Tomatoes. 12 Dozen Buckets. 12 " 10 gallon empty Kegs. 12 ' 5 " " - 25 Barrels Sweet Cider. 10 Cases Mince Meat. 80 Boxes Toy Candy. 10 Barrels Buckwheat 25 Cases Pickles. 25 Kegs do. 50 Case Oysters. 50 Boxes Town Talk Soap and various other brands. 5 Dozen Well Buckets. 15 barrels Cocoanuts. 1,000 Pounds Plain Candies. 25 Boxes Maccaroni. 25 Dozen Baskets, all sizes. 25 Gross Snuff. 50 Barrels Apples, weekly arrivals. 100 " Irish Potatoes. 25 Bunches Bananas, weekly arrivals. 10 Barrels Oranges, weekly arrivals. 6 " Vinegar, 10 Dozen Wash Boards. 5 Barrels Cranberries. 10 Crates do. 25 Boxes Tobacco, all grades. Bacon Hams, Breakfast Strip Bacon. Tongues and Dried Beef. French Candles, all kinds and varieties. Pickles, of all varieties and styles. Country produce of all kinds will be sold on shert commission, and prompt remittances will be made. I respectfully invite you to call i nd exam ine my stock, or give me an order by mail, satisfied as I am that our dealings can be made mutually profitable. , . - ;t : Very respectfully, : t VIieRpY PAVIDSON. Wholesale arid detail Grocer. Dec. 12, 1879. GREAT BARGAINS In Jewelry and Fancy Goods, Gold and Silver Watches, Silver and Plated Table Ware, J, T. BUTLER'S. WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, ,. SILVER AND SILVER-' PLATED WARE, GOLD AND SILVER SPECmOLES. !i Gold-Head Canes and everything yon want BUTLER'S. FOR SALE wsuitsurcnasers,' e ft-:; is.-ji.ii s, . :.,, jicneodtf bai: lA 1uabl tract f land one; mile ast of the ioae?t7h?r - v V- ' V- . t,"-- I 00 2 - npo Re found in the city, is "now, being Deceived by us. our stock of heavy goods, for common wear is JL and of excellent Quality; and our line of FINE MACHINE and HAND-MADE GOODS for Uentlemen, LadieatfipntMlases and Ch w, ,Fui -' best makes, cannot be surpassed in beauty of finish, style, Quality and cheapness. I -ureii. o thn v. i ) These Goods were all carefully selected, with reference to the wants of our customers, were boognt very cheaply, aA will be soVj- r , , ores. We invite all purchasers to inspect our Stock, feeling well assured we can suit every one, in sy)eualltz and. price, who may favor us ilth v B R O ittiXSKB. CHARLOTTE DEPOT . -or-, Portncr's Alexandria BREWERY. I could respectfully inform the citizens of Char lotte, and vicinity, that I have opened in this city, on Trade street (next door to the office of the Car olina Central Railroad) a BRANCH OFFICE AND DEPOT of my well known Brewery, where I will constantly keep on hand my celebrated TiFoli Lager Beer In kegs; as well as bottled' in convenient style, for family use and for shipping. . ' . The reputation of this beer Is established; in fact it has received the highest prizes at the North Carolina and Virginia State Fairs. it Our bottled beer Is especially pure and strength ening, and is highly recommended by the medical fraternity for delicate persons, and those needing atonic. Delivered daily In any part of the city free oUxtra charge. ROBERT PORT NEB. Nov. 18. TO THE CHARLOTTE PUBLIC! COMPETITION IS THE LIFE OF TRADE. I desire the Charlotte public to "know that the BOUNDARY AVEUf Beer Bottling Establishment has reduced the price of First Class Lager Beer to seventy-five cents per dozen bottles, and that I will in the future, as In the pasr, try to deserve the patronage of the public by delivering free of charge to any part of the city only strictly first class beer. I have ordered and will receive In a few days a supply of new patent bottles, for the couvenience of my customers. F. C. MUNZLER. Not. 19. DURHAM WBLISKISIT. (ANALYZED BY DR. W. H. TAYLOR, STATE CHEMIST OF VIRGINIA. AND PRONOUNC ED PURE, AND RECOMMENDED AS A BEVERAGE OR MEDICI E. The attention of the citizens of Charlotte and the surrounding country is again called to this Pure Whiskey, now so popular both North and South. We have the endorsation of many Drug gists and Dealers in New York City. Washington, D. C. New Orlean". San Francisco, and ni;iny oth er cities, and we can confidently recommend the 'Durham" to be equal to any Whiskey distilled la this country. Call for -rurham" at W. R. Cochrane's Central Hotel Saloon. ELLISON & HARVEY, Sole Proprietors Oct,21-dtt LAGER BE HAPPY JOE FISCHESSER. COLE AGENT FOR THE ATLANTA BREWERY " Let those who never drank Beer before. Go to Joe Flschesser's and drink the more." FRESH FROM THE ATLANTA BREWERY, ON ICE ALL THE WAY. I have an arrangement with the Atlanta Brewery, by which I am able to keep on draught, and for sale by the keg PURE ICE COLD LAGER BEER Brought to my door in an ice-cold refrigerator direct from the Brewery. Persons in Charlotte, or at a distance, can buy beer from me at bottom rock prices, and warrant ed to be as pure and fresh as If just made. My facilities this summer for the delivery of Beer are better than ever, and as the sole agent in Charlotte of the Atlanta Brewery, I respectfully solicit the patronage of the public. Wines and the best Liquors on draught or for sale by the quantity all the time. O Y 8TER S On the half-shell. Lovers of the luscious bivalves can bo supplied by JOSEPH FISCHESSER. iu27 NELSON 4 COX'S GELATINE. Fresh Italian Maccaroni, Bakr"s Choccolate Epps' Cocoa add Oswego Corn Starch. L. B, WEISTON & CO. PRICE'S YEAST GEMS, Doolej's. Horeeford's and Sea Foam Baking Pow ders. L. B. WRISTON k CO. The best Starch for Laundry Purposes is SATIN GLOSS, Pearl and Bon Ton also In stock. Use Colgate's New Laundry Soap best and cheapest. L.R. WBISTON & CO. 1 you wish to see something handsome in the line of fine Christmas goods, do not fail to give us ?KUL'!ff!cJc.SI.91,ulold d Klorinasetsis the best assorted in the city; you will be interested though you do not buy. We have also gentlemen's Dressing aad Traveling Cases, French Plate Minora, cut and ground Cologne Bot tles, English, French and American Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes, Lubin's and Colgate's Extracbi ouu xwuoii nuwra, ueruum ana American Co. loenAa.nl TotlAtMM.no. ' . , ,1 v. , DonotfalltoglTeusa calL , 1 :; ,; , L. B. WBISTON & CO. v- '.' TBT MLS ( OBS SClTINT. ' ( 00 T H E BfS & "R A NKI N l PARLOR AND COFFINS OF ALL KINDS ON HAND. SF" NO. 5 WEST TRADE r Hi immm The only Medals ever Awarded for Porous Planters weregiven to tlie manuf; turers of BENSON'S CAPCINE POROUS PLASTERS at the Centennial ai Pans Expositions. OVER 5,000 PHYSICIANS AND DRUGGISTS HAVE VOLUNTARILY TESTIFIED Tii.hey.?re a gIt improvement on the common, slow-aotinir Porous Plasters by reason of their prompt action and the absolute certainty of their quickly relieving pain and effecting a positive cure. PRICE DRESS GOODS, SILKS, SHAWLS, U3TE3VS, COTTOXS, UPHOLSTERY, TRIMMINGS, FTiABTNELS, GLOVES, HOSIERY, Girls' and Boys Suits, Iadies' Underwear, -Infants OntAts, DRESS MAKING, WRAPS, COSTUMES, RIBBON'S, you can RUCHTNGS, HANDKERCHIEFS, WHITE GOODS, BUTTONS, HAMBURGS. SKIRT BRAID, SEWING SILK, PINS, FRINGES, . NEEDLES. FANCY GOODS, &c. May 11 -d&wtill jan 9. THB AND FCPULAS SB? B S B o is fi as o OR a 11? With us through our SAMPLE AJVD MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT is simple, easy, end advanlaseous. Anyone writing to us for Samples, mentioning the kind of goods needed, will receive, by return mail, the desired samples and information. Goods sent BY MAIL OR EXPRESS. Through this means ladies everywhere throughout the United States avail them selves of a very convenient plan of receiving Dress Goods, Trimmings, rj.f a General Outfit from the head -centres of trad" vhere they can at aU times obtain uie best goods, newest and latest styles to be had i die least money. HOMER, COLLADAY & CO. Manufacturers, Ilctailers,and Importer ef Choice Xovelties in Dress Goods, Silks, Trimmings, etc., CHESTNUT, ABOVE BROAD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA., d (ESTABLISHED 1843.) And 13 Rue Richer, Paris, France. , SHave the children send for a set of our Fancy Advertising Cards.ji All Samples ani Informatics sent free to all parts of the Unitel States Oct 14-d&w3m. CILOSIlSffi ot um w Boots and Shoes. "VVe will commence on Monday, December 8th, to close out onr entire stock AT AND BELOW COST, By the single pair, in dozens, or any way to suit the purchafer. We advise all to lay In a supply to last at lt-ast a year, as ihey will be able to save from 5Cc. to $2.60 ptr pair. Call early and be convinced that we mean what we say at Smith Building. W. S. FORBES, December 20. oob$ mid Mntivmxxs WE ABuB . READY "WITH 0TJB CHRISTMAS w AND - t . v fa? -'Ft " -T . Writing Desks, Card Cases Twd C&raa Jewel ca- r ses. Work Boxe Gold Pens and CMes3 v ..- .Albums, riMPapeto'esijitotand , ' ' Gift andiroT BeolCB. SIblei, , v v , ;i ttayet BotrfrjttymaT'V"'' " " vBooks,Poet . -.Books,- i Transrarent Slated Sterioscopes, Kaleldoscocea, Wattr Color $oxesrhri8tmas-Bnd ew"Tear's Cards, and many other goods suitable for the seal SOD. t i - j , ,i , , i , j i - - ' ! i i Oar Christmas and New Year's Card are well " ' 'ii i fiv . , -tjjtj ; worth examining for their bt-aufyl tr .awiwi M ; 1 ' f! - i . i nf ' t'i ' n '. " TIDDY tt BHOTniB.; ' .December 13. . " '-'V' HOLIDAY fiOODS ! 9 .. mi e lt KINDS OF BEDDING, &C. A FULL -LINE OF Cfieap Bedsteads - AND;:' LOUNGES- CHAMBER SUITS Ladles' and Gentlemen's Burial Robes-a me supp.y. STREET. CHARLOTTE. N. C. ac- and 25 CENTS. i " ' - i . . iini BY MATT.. Send for Samples or information, and satisfy yourself how cheaply and auicMv get everything in DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS of us by Mail or Express. We carry an averaqe slock of about $100,000. all bouad for prompt cash. SSTTry us. Have the Lhildren send Jor a set of our Advertising Cards. COOPER & COfJARD, Importers and Retailers, PHILADELPHIA, PA. GOODS HOUSE OF PHILADELPHIA. OB 3 as1 a: ft -4 o AGENT. . SCHOOL NOTICE. :IwIllpeaaschool for boys on Mob-J4iif-net, la the -school building on wn..jpamngers loton Uhurcli stieei. Th afiHwil wilt al Rm .ii r,.i,. ...... fl.OV, - ' ly two-deparunentsi Primary ami in- the best possible classification tn order that the instruction mar Be thorough. A 1 TERMS, t parable' monthly,') Primary Depart ment, $3 per month;. Intermediate. S4 r month. ,.r...i- . l. HOLMES ept5 BINGHAM SCHOOL, , ...j vutcu uciLjae o -v - ' w M EBANETILLS, N; C. , ' nnw-T'HTt-ltlU'ITJTf VT amnntr Southera Boarding Schools for Boy. " The- 171st session ending Decem- bftn-17th. 187Q..ti!ui hun fhc mnst prosperous in tfte -8 years of Ui ehool's hlstorv. - - v SJ7-2,88011 KM begin Jan. Uth. 1880. Board 812 permotfth: TulttoQ $50 per se sion. ForCatafogue giving full particulars, f! Address,' 11 .-. Maj. b. BINGHAM, "I)ec.-I31rni ;y ,;:PatlateDdeltt' TDWDERAEING. A 'full line of COFFINS constantly on muiC- eheap. ,.5 s:0''"0 , . W. M. WILHELM, Oct. S. ..: , ::. . Sogers'. Furniture storcj i
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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