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. r r THE ULST OF' 1 NOTED
1879. RADO.
"Thursday, December
LOCAL INTELtIGE5CE.
inuicat.mm8'
"War department, ; 1
OFFICE CHIEF SIGNOFTICEB V
WAsnn?GTON' Dec- " 7 30 T.Hi)
For toa South Atlantic States,5 falling
ibiy followed by rising jbometer,
Southwest veering to coolerfiorthwest
winds, partly cloudy weather, occasion
al llghfrtaifl, rising barometer.
local Report for Tjfcyerdar
P7arohieter, .... .
Thermometer,.
Relative Humidity,.
Wind Direction,. . .
" Velocity .......
Weather,
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80.126J 30.032
i " 4- Sf
80
71
....I Smoky.
59
4 38
S. W.
6
Clear.
51
59
a W.
6
Clear.
Highest tanperature iRO-fleg.? lowest 85.
Index e-W Advertisement.
fid .filrt m
B. K. ROsborne K. of tt ! " "
Barringer & Trotter Clrrtsfra as Gifts.
LeRoy Davidson Jnst Received.
Grand Opening at Perry's. 3 i'V ! .
The telegraph messengers have come
out In new uniform caps. t,L
The display windows of theP. fancy
stores, begin to sliow ups remarkably
well. ',. ,'t : i -J.k.
The Circuit Court, with Judges Bond
and Diek presiding, will be pferied this
moraing. ,
Christmas is but a week neace; By
the way, where did that beastly idea of
calling it Xmas originate?
Another- rise- .in- cotton yesterday
made buyers and-sellers feel good again,
ana apart irom this the killing ot ;the
Conrr&rfetror Ooinfbiiff-
DESPE-
BfeWSoVPMttrl 'AftcV KllHaf Two
Otber Person a, and a Career '-"of
dime, Is Himself Shot Down A
IHaa with Three Names.
About 12 o'clock yesterday, the city
was startled by the announcement that
Policeman Hill had killed the noted neV
erro desDeradoand criminal, Bob Fharr.
alias Henry Johnston, whose last act in .
the drama ot crime of, which his life;
for tbe last 8ef er$l( jtejars at least, has
been made up,' was the murder of Kerr
Watt, colored, at Pineville, on the mii.
of November. The report spread rapid
ly, and in a few minutes a crowd of
people were hurrying to the scene ot
the tragelly; -a stirair -mmse on Church
street near the intersection with More
head, owned by Mr. W. P. Beatty and
occupied by Isaac Jenkins, colored.
The house has only two rooms, a cook
ing and a sleeping apartment, and it
was in the latter that the killing occur
red. The bed clothes and slats had all
been torn off the stead, and within the
frame, in a sitting posture, with one
arm supportnvthfeei(l$n the frame
and the bach! resting Against the side,
was the body of the noted criminal
In front of it watt!mali poo-lof iblood
which had run from his mouth and
place where the ball bad entered and
ftmitqwfasmalseani of blood,
A cursory examination of the skull
failed tp show any b.plo,on the opposite
side,.sMtMiklfc i)kily tjie ball is still
in his nead. lie had on a new suit of
clothes, and a silver mounted pistol pro
truded from his hip pocket.
This was the scene presented when
the reporter $trrived-aktbe spot, and no
change bad been made- in the position
of anything in the room at 8 o'clockin
the evening, as the coroner, who w'as
sent for as soon as the occurrence be-
i , It is strange what a variety of opinions
a variety of circumstances will produce.
The man with a bran new ulster thinks
this is awfully cold weather, and don't
understand how people can go around
without overcoats. The teeth of the man
who hasn't any overcoat may chatter
while he says it, but still he insists that
he never in all his life i knew pleasant
er weather at this season; - while the
man whose last winter'snlster will not
bear a close inspecianbut still' man
ages, under delicate" handling, to hold
together, thinks that the days are de
lightful but that the nights" are too.
fool for a man to be abroad withoat
ieing muffled-up; . . '
oH
is thus related bv those w her were pres-
enuwbenjtcvt3euvrejd : Abewe M o clock
aniero wehiitf IbeJio&fe jf Justice H.
Severs, w ho, li y es a few miles i ni the
lrTtoid' mm yuij Pharr was
- ' . 1 u J 11 w M. V A V VS U W 11 .WtT
jiegro desperadQ, oprwr jvaa the MrfMibwn.fead tfolS-rlfIf
rne laaies 01 the mpiscoDai church
Willi meet asain-this mornintr at the
preparations forthS ChrtstmasdebOra
tie;Qtthfvrebj: ;r-v ,ax-u
, rWe are .RQw within three days, of the
shortest day ih the year. If they could
get much shorter & man would not
have time to take a chew of tobacco be
tween' dinner and supper. He hasn't
much more. than enough time for this
asitir. ; ' .. ' 1 ' . " '
We are indebted to the eourtesy of
Mr. Donald Wi Waters, formerly of this
city but who is now at Little Rock, Ar
kansas, for a copy of an extra of the.
Little Kock Gazette reporting a very
destructive. reCiniTthat(;ity on the
morning 4 of the 14th inst. The tele
graph had,-however, anticipated the ex
tra. , , , . . v
Carrying' Freight Through.
Col. Myers, president of the Atlantic,
Tennessee & X)ino Kauroad yesterday
received from Maj. Wilson, president of
the Western North Carolina Railroad,
a telegram stating that the Swannanoa
tunnel is finished and-that a tram
load of freight had been risent beyond
the Blue Kidge. Thus the great bar
rier between Western North Carolina
and the remainder of the State has beeD
penetrated, and the way is now clear
for direct communication with Ashe-
ville. - - -
A Texas Emigrant Stopped.
The two men Wodten and Martin ar
rested night before last for boisterous
conduct and for firing a pistol had a
hearing before Mayor Osborne yester
day morning. Martin was discharged,
it having been shown that he had noth
ing directly td'ad with the racket, but
Wooten was held in a bond of $50 for
his appearance at, the next term of the
Inferior Court. He was on his way to
Texas with a small party from Chester,
who are emigrating; but vwill hate to
"postpone his trip till after the session
of the court, andjossibly longer.
A Searching Appeal.
The letter below, addressed to "Mr.
Santv Claus. Charlotte. JN. C was
dropped jnto the postqffice letter-box
yesterday, and the, clerks there rue to
their custom or sending to" us every
thing that they cannot place, put it in
The Observer box. The letter is print
ed without change of spelling or punc
tuation from the original, only the name
being omitted;.
"Dear Air. Santy Claus l am a little
boy five years old and I have never had
a Velosipedg and 1 want one verry
much please Mr. banty bring me one
for I think I am large enough to have
one and I will, be a better boy I don't
think I have been as good a bov as 1
ought to haye been but I will be better
frome this ob-if I get my -Velosipede pr
if I don't get it I live on Try on street
Charlotte, N. C.
"I remain your little friend
This is the letter and for a hve year
old it is not a bad one. Drawing the
old gentleman's attention to it, we
make bold to say that if "Santy Claus"
is the sort of man we have always ta
ken him to be, the boy will get his
"Velosipede." -
"It's an 111 Wind,' See.
That Providence which marks the
fall of the sparrow, and which has a
suecial eve on the newspaper man, sees
to it that the grist never runs entirely
dry in the journalistic mill, and that at
no season of the year is the nirenng
of th nrftsa lfiffc entire! v msrh and drv.
In the SDriner he mav turn his facile
pen to descriptions of. the beauties of
nature and to the records or death pro
duced by trees falling on farmers clear
ing up their new grounds; in the sum
mer come the college commencements,
the political conventions and the people
who gooff to the springs, not to speak
of the cotton blooms and bolls; m som
bre autumn it devolves upon him to
keep up with the active operations of
the voracious cotton gin, and with the
deeds of the fowlihg-piece which is car
ried at "trail-arm3'over ten-rail fences
by careless , sportsmen1, lianimer down,
of course: in early winter come the
largest numnkihs. the heaviest hogs.
and the coldest oi the warmest weather
for the season, and the year winds up
with the never-failing Christmas casual
ties, withJdKes tolheitul-keyft,3which
survived ThahksgTving Day. There are
manv reasons wnv tne newspaper man
should be, as he is, the happiest and
oest consented oi mortals.
Joined in Wedlock
At "The Maples," near Woodlawn,
yesterday at noon, uapt. Kenneth S.
Pinch, soliciting agent of the Seaboard
Air Line, with headquarters in this
city, wjwi roamed totfMissj Susie S,
Nims. Retr.'R.. Johnston, of Lincoln
ton, officiating. Miss Lila Springs, Miss
Florence Finch.1 sister ' of the groom,
and Mr. Geo. W. Bryan, were the repre-
c
country! an
in Isaac Jenkins's -htmse'Mrl-Severs
came to town immediately andhformv
ed Pohcemau Henry .JELuL They got
Constable John Oir and Charley Baker
to assist tnem, ana tne rour men started
fqr Jenkins s housed; taking' different
routes. As they approached the house.
a negro named Palmer , came out. and
from his conduct they discovered that
Puarr had seen them coming. Justice
Severs, went to the window while the
other men guarded the doors. He failed
to see anything of Pharr at first, but
soon discovered that he "was: under the
bed and told his companions to enter.
The three men went in and Severs fol
lowed. They commanded him to sur
render, but he refused, saying,
"i'll die first."
They then attempted to remove the
bed so as to get at him. but he moved
with it, thu3 managing to conceal his
person. .Finally Severs caught xne ot
his bands and wrenched from it a knife
and a bunch of keys. By this time
Henry Hill had gotten on the back side
of the bed, and one of the party jerked
the bed clowjes off.. As this was done,
the negro raised JnmSelf up with pistol
in hand and leveled it at Orr. The lat
ter grasped it just in time to run his
hand under the hammer, when the
desperado pulled the trigger. The flesh
prevented its striking, the cartridge,
and the weapon did not go off. but the
next, moment inarr jerfced it from
Orr's hand, and was in the act of cover
ing him with it again when Policeman
Jlill fired. &J?harr? struggled a moment,
than sank down in his tracks, and
never spoke alterwards. It was all
the work of an instant, arid before the
officers realized that the struggle was
ended, the negro lay stone dead at their
teet.
Policeman Hill surrendered him
self to. the , sheriff, who, becom
ing - acquainted withtha' facts al
lowed him to go on his own recog
nizance. The remainder of those
engaged in the affair stayed at the
house to protect the 'body until it
should be placed in the proper hands.
RECKLESS AND DARING CAREER.
Pharr has been long known to the
police as a most daring and reckle; s
criminal. Their first encounter with
him occurred about two t months ago
when; gn.; attempt wasUhade to arrest
mm iha negro house in First Ward.-
On this occasion, three members of the
force surrounded the house. Discov
ering -their presence, he leaped -from
fclie window, firing several shots from
his pistol as he went, and after being
shot at himself three or four times by
members of the force, and a long race;
he escaped. A few months prior to
this occurence heescapejifrom Lincoln
Jail and liberated four other prisoners,
by shooting Sheriff KoDinson, with the
pistol which he snatched from the
sheriffs hands. He was confined there
for larceny. ;and was known by the
name of Henry Johnston. " The ' sheriff
of Lincoln offered a reward ot tor
his arrest, and this was the occasion of
the effort of the police to get him. n
the house from which he escaped,
was found . an express receipt
made to "Robert Pharr" for shoes
shipped to Pineville. This with
the description ot him, at once
identified him With Bob Pharr, who
shot and killed Kerr Watt on the 28th
of last month. For this crime a re
ward of $200 was offered for him by
Gov. Jarvis, and the police and other
officers have been on the look out for
him ever since. Three nights ago they
were informed that he was in the city,?
and night before last Policemen Hill
and Farrington went to the house in
which he was killed yesterday, expect
ing to find him, but he Happened not to
be in.
But the story of his crimes does not
stop here. There is abundant proof
that about, two years ago, ne
MURDERED HIS WIFE
in Uuion county, S. C, and a strong ef
fort was made to bring him to justice,
the Governor of that State offering a
reward of $200. His daughter, who
with her husband, is now in jail here un
der the charge . of implication in the
Pineville murder, confirms the storv of
nis murdering ins wire anu uer mouier,
so that there can be no doubt as to ms
identity..
There is also anotner story mat ne
killed a white man named Spear in or
near Harrisburg, in Cabarrus county,
about seven years ago, but . the proofs
in this case are not established, and the
fact is denied by his daughter, (men
tioned above) who says he was. then liv-
injrinUnfonrcOuttty i"t's,Itui :
He ia also known to nave some con
nection with several robberies in this
section of the State, and it is said that
rtien the-exminatftisr'.made; tolay,
vuih wni i) auunu ant ulwl jl h
Railroad Notes.
The- merchants ot Augusta have filed
a formal ' complaint " of the existing
freight tariff on the Charlotte, Colum
bia & Augusta Railroad which, they
allege discriminates against Augusta's
interests. '. , . ; .
Col. J. B. Palmer, late president of
the Charlotte, Columbia. & Augusta
Railroad, leaves Columbia to-day for
New York, accompanied bv his wife.
.and will sail for Europe about the 28th
insr., on a two years pleasure trip.
mx. .&a..paimer, late a conductor on
the Charlotte, Columbia & ? Augusta
Railroad, has bought an orange grove
in Floeida and will be no more a rail
roader. He leaves to-day to take charge
of his new property.
The boys are saving uneasily to each
other, since Finch's departure, "Who
would hav thought, it?" , , "I never
would have believed it t arid wonder
ing to themseleSj '"since this event, if
anybody isfreallysafe.r vU, .
It looked lik0;a joke to say that the
new Mogul engm es on the Richmond
and Danville Railroad were rather slow
and theh. tell of one,, of them having
ma&e forty -miles in' twenty minutes;
ando4t was a joke on the reporter
;Mrpetja,6gfi,aa usual by the intelligent
compositor. Twenty miles in forty 1
minutes- wnat was sought to be said.
Bnfe:Why explain? : ' ?
, In; the meeting 6 the Southern Rail
Way and Steamship Association which
'commenced in Atlanta Tuesday; roads
ron-niftg into Charlotte are represented
as follows: Charlotte,. Columbia & Au
gusta by President Haskell ; Seaboard
Air LiBe by President Robinson and
Superintendent. Winder: Atlanta &
Charlotte, by President Sibley, Super
intendent oreacre, and. Gen 1 a reignt
Agent Carpenter; Richmond and Dan
ville, bv President Buf ord. Superintend
ent Talcott, and General Freight Agent
Haas; Carolina Central, by--Manager
Roberts and General Freight Agent
Clark.
A Paris dispatch says an official de
cree has been issued pardoning 150
Communists.
One lap (its mother's) for the well baby la day
time. About 700 laps ot the bedroom Poor at
nlghi for the happy ( ?) father carrying the sick
baby to quiet It P.lze a bottle of Dr. Bull's Baby
Syrup, which, allows li'm to rest on bis laurels and
his bed.
DECEMBER 17. mfi
PRODUCE.
Baltimore Oats easier; Southern 46a47, Wes
tern white 46a47, do mixed 45a461&. Pennsyl
vanla 46a47. Hay market firm; prime Fenn
sylvanla and Maryland 15al6. Provisions quiet;
mesa work i.7o: bulk meatsloose shoulders
, da packed hV, clear rib -sides 7; bacon
shoulders 6, clear sides 8A. hams lovsallVa
Lard refined tierces 83ft. Cofree dull: Rio car
goes 14al7. Sugar aulet; A soft 9ife. Whis
key firm 1.14a.l5. Freights to Liverpool dull.
Chicago Flour dull and nominal; extras 5.25a
6.0O, double extras 5.75a7.00, patents 6.00a
9.00. superfine 4.25a4.50. Wheat generally higher
No. 2 red winter 1.30a.32l&, No. a Chicago spring
1.27 cash. 1.28 January, February, No. 3 do
1. 1 3. rejected . Com higher at 40, January
J!eDruary. may. reoeciea oa. uaa wean ai
34&aU. Pork unsettled at 12.50. January,
Lard higher at 7.30. Bulk meats firmer, shoulders
4.25, short ribs 6.45, short clear 6.55. Whiskey
steady at 1.12.
Cincinnati Flour steady: family 6.25a6.40
Wheat firm at 1.33a.36. Cora firm at 4la44
Oats steady at 39a4 116. Pork dull at 13.00al3.50.
Lard lower at 7.za buik meats aun; snouioers
41&. clear ribs fiiA. short clear : bacon nomina'.
shoulders at clear rib 71A. clear sides : green
meats dull; shoulders 4, sides 6.80, hams 7. Whis
key lower at 1.09. Sugar firmer; hards lOal 1 , New
Orleans 7laa8. - Hogs dull: common 8.60a3.85,
light 3.90a4.10, packing 4. 10a.25, butchers 4 25a
4.35; receipts ; shipments .
New Yobs Southern flour aulet; common to
fair extra 6 25a6.90, good to choice do 7.00a8.50.
Wheat closed quiet; ungraaea winter rea 1.41a
1.52, No. 3 do 1.45, No. 2 do 1.54Va.55, No. 1
do 1.56, mixed winter 1.51. Corn moderate trade,
ungraded 60Vfea65. Oats dull at 48a lor No. - is.
Coffee quiet; Rio quoted In cargoes 14al6. Job
lots I4aiw. sugar aun; uentnrugai , iair to
good refilling 8a9, prime 9W refined fi'mer;
standard A granulated Vfifeai, powdered 9a
934, crushed 10. Molasses dull; New Orleans 36a
45, Porto Rico 25a36, Cuba refining 5a Bice
steady; Carolina 6J4a7. Wool firm; domestic
fleece 42a58, pulled 38a58, unwashed 18a40,
Texas 2 lay 8. Pork h'gher; mess on spot 12 37V&1
12.50; middles firm; long clear t,snort ciear ti&,
long and short 7. Lard closed higher; prime
steam on spot 7.oua.ai. wnisitey nominal ai
1.17a.l8. Freights to Liverpool quiet.
sentatives of this city present, the twd fact." Yesterday in the roon where he
last named actinras attendants. These
and a few friends of the bride from the
neighborhood aqnstituted' tie" bompany
w ho - wnnessea vth6 ceremony after
which an elegant dinner - was -served.
The bnde and groom will remain a few
dan at the former's home, after. which
they will come lo Charlotte and . go
nenQe tOT Kprfplk 'on f a 'Hrlsit it . Mr.
FihdhWreiaUvesy - a j 1 v
We join manytherj friends in the
congratulations which the culmination
of the long anticipated 'evpnt suggests
The youfig1 cOtlple 1 Btatt;"0Ut together.
hne busing'' '4n'ai6g4tm&ti'tHa-ino
misfortune or trouble! mar lhe--future
which the present augurs.
was killed several chickens stolen from
Mr. E. K Dodge on the -hJghfc1 before,
were found, but itis not known whether
he;ptileQceup,ant-ofi tDehouse. stole
mem. uumdeiiiiis ciuuuis wilts weie
arrested andserft tO 5 jail to await the
invesijfatioiLi .x. - : -
: .The-8htr.iff of Lincoln, was telegraph
fi-vi Lei'dav to come down, with, a
Ylew.tO,his identifying.lhe body as that
of.Heory: Johnston . who escaped front
""Whilethere may.be i some caused of re
gret map SUCiVOieiiuo uwi w iwresuri;
tiaw. a debt; et
rtainly earned
the rewards which' have - been offered
rhe .no :oues
cotheuL. . .
for him andtbereliould-!
tionva t6;their .rig!bt to the
itxo jaxrertisjetttjettta
r
GHEISTMAS
GIFTS!!!
Chrochet Shawls,
Breakfast Shawls, t
Nubias, Hoods, Saeques,
NOTWITHSTANDING THE HIGH PRICES OF LEATHER-
AND MATERIALS,
- .
We have made no advance whatever in our charges for Ladies and Misses Boots and Shoes, bur stock having been; con
tracted for before the rise our patrons will find a marked difference between our, prices and those charged tJ other first
class houses for the same grade of goods. Every style, every size, every kind of Ladies' Boot.- ''Misses and Children's
Boots for School, Dress and play. Every kind and style of Gents' Gaiters and Boots, of superior make, and ! warranted
to give satisfaction.
Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchlefa, :
Neck Ties, Tidies, Dollle s, Towels
and In fact a profusion of pretty things of all sorts
J . MO
IOB 1
XMAS.
XMAS.
. -. . . ;'-iikivi ai bo
P. S. I take pleasure in announcing to my old friends that I am now staying with Mr. Moyer, and feel satisfied1 that
with an experience of ten years in the Shoe and Hat business, I can sell you goods in that line to your satisfaction
Very respectfully, '
Dec 17, 1879. J.MCv ALEXAHDEB.
Democrat and Home copy. iu,; ir.;j ; r:
VEBY CHEAP, AT
BABBINGEE & TBOTTEB'S
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HE W1
decl8
JUST RECEIVED.
LARGE ARRIVAL OF
100 B0XE3 T0Y candy
25
BBLS. FLOEXOA CHANGES,
BOXES FLORIDA OBANGES,
Press Goods, Cashmeres, Cloaks, Hepliyr ShawBs
9
15
' '. 1 ?
declS
KEGS "MALAGA. GRAPES.
JUST BEtElVED. V , . ,
LeROT DAVIDSON.
MM
CARPETS AND BLANKETS.
Also a full assortment of Men's, Youths' and Boys'
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, &c.
gether with a great many not enumerated, lower than any
GRAND OPENINGr
-OF-
Ckristmas Palace,
Friday, December 19th.'
Ladies, Geots, Boys, Girls
ADd everybody Invited to call and inspect the fin
est display ot Toys, Candles, Fruits, and all kinds
of Christmas goods, ever seen In Charlotte.
Jlnu Atlucvtlscmettts.
HILL'S SOCIAL AND BUSINESS MANUAL.
For everybody. Nothing like it everpub
llshed. Selling rapidly. Agents wanted, w. H.
Shepard, 96 Fulton St , N. Y.
SECRET
Winans, Md.
How
sen!
to become
free. U.
Rich, and Watch
. Agency, Mount
db rjrj a month and expenses guaranteed to Agents
3p 4 Outfit free. Shaw & Co., Augusta, Maine.
3fc777 A YEAR and expenses to Agents,
tip 1 1 1 iree. Aaaress v. u
ta, Maine.
Outfit
VlCKERY, Augus-
Pamnhlat for advertisers.
a umjiuiv. cents.
N. Y.
G. P.
100 Dages. 10
HOWELL fc CO.,
decl8.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FOR
.. TUNE FIRST GEAND DISTRIBUTION,
CLASS A, AT NEW ORLEANS.
Tuesday, January
13th, 1880 116th Monthly
Drawing
COTTON.
Galveston Dull ; middling lll4c; low mid-
11; good ordinary 11; net receipts 2,801; gross
: sales none: stock 89.195; exports coastwise
3,425; Channel ; Continent 2,230. ;
Norfolk Firm; middling 121A; net receipts
2,080; gross ; stock 59,320; exports coastwise
2,215; sales 898; exports to Great Britain .
Balttmobx Firm; middling 12; low middling
1 2c. : good ordin'y 12ifec. ; net receipts 228; gross
723; sales 490; stock 14.294; exports coastwise
30; spinners ; exports to Great Britain 1,253;
to continent ; to trance
Boston Quiet ; middling 123&: low middling
12; good ordinary 12 ; net receipts 1,997; gross
2,452; sales ; stock 3,725; exports to Great
Britain 184.
Wilmington Steady ; middling 12c; low mid
dling 11 11-16; good ord'y 11 1-1 6; receipts 416;
gross ; sales ; stock 14,050; spinners ; ex
ports coastwise : w ureal Britain ; 10 von
nent ; to channel .
Philadelphia Firm : middling 13c; low
middling 12c; good ordinary 12fec; net receipts
oss I.88U; sales ; spinners ; siock
8,821; exports to Great Britain .
K-kw Orleans- Steady: middling lUiilowinM-
dlingr lttfcc; good ordy 1114; net receipts 10,768;
gross 13,354; sales 1,100; stock 275,205; exports
Great Britain z.uio; coastwise 1,00 1 .
AnflusTA-Firm: middling 1134c.: low mid
dling 11C good ordinary lllfec; receipts 1,382;
shipments ; sales 1,041: stock.
Charleston Firm : middling 1214c; low mid
dling llc.;good ordinary llc; net receipts
4,721; gross ; sales 1,000; stock 70,929; exports
coastwise 203; Great Britain 1,092; France i
Continent 5,575; to channel .
new ToBX Dull: sales 204: middling up
lands l2c, middling Orleans 12S!4c; consolidated
net receipts 82.588; exports Great Britain 11,489;
France 178; Continent 7,845; Channel 1
Liverpool Noon Cotton steady. Middling
Uplands. 63kd, Middling Orleans, 6d; sales
This Institution was regularly Incorporated by
the Legislature of the State for Educational and
Charitable purposes In 1868. for the term of
twenty-five tears, to which contract the lnvlola-
Die laitn or tne State is pledged, which pledge
has been renewed by an overwhelming popular
vote, securing its franchise In the new constitution
adopted December 2d, A. D., 1879, with a capital
01 xi.uou.uou. to which it nas since added a Ue-
serve Fund of $350,000.
Its GKANP SINGLE NUMBER DISTRIBUTION
will take place monthly on the second Tuesday.
it never scales or postpones, look at the follow
ing distribution :
CAPITAL PRIZE, 830,000.
100,000 Tickets at Two Dollars each. Half-TICK-
ets, One Dollar.
LIST OF PRIZES :
1 Capital Prize..... $30,000
1 Capital Prize 10,000
10,000, speculation and export 2.000, receipts
1 2.400. American 11.600. Futures id better.
Uplands low middling clause: December delivery
6&, December and January do, January and Feb
ruary B3aazo-3J. JfeDruary ana marc a o zo-aza
1 8-1 6a2732, March and April 6a29-32, April
andMav8 29-32al5-16a31-32. May and June 7.
June and July 7 l-32a3-32, July and August .
FUTURES.
' New Yore Futures closed strong. Sales 275,-
000
December. 12 .53a. 56
IjiuwiRr - 12 .703.72
February Yi .wia.wo
March. ...... .: :.; Id .Zia.ZZ
April 13.39a.40
May., 13.55a.56
.Tnn 13.71a.78
July. 13 .za.85
August.. id.w1a.w4
CITY COTTON MARKET.
1 ? I Office f the Observer. x
Charlotte, December 18, 1879.
The market yesterday closed steady.
Good Middling........."..
Middling;-
Strict low middling. -
Low middling.
Tinges
Lower grades - - -
, Receipts 185 bales. . 9 -
11
lla
11
111
;r
THE MEMBERS,
W Mecklenburg Lodge No. 885
K. of H..,are
herebv'TuxiRed to meet t then lodge .room.
Friday, the 19th Inst. &t"TVt o'clock p.m." A full
attendance ta desfired. J By order otthe Dlcta0ri
h -i-.ui- a E. K. P. OSBORNE;
deel8 2t ' f 1'K U ' ' 1111 Reporter.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.
&01
2 Prizes of $2,500 5,000
5 Prizes of 1,000 5,000
20 Prizes of 500 10,000
100 Prizes of 100 10,000
200 Prizes of 50 .10,000
500 Prizes of . 20. 1 0.000
1000 Prizes of 10 10,000
APPROXIMATION PRIZES 1
9 Approximation Prizes of $300 $2,700
9 Approximation Prizes of 200 1,800
9 Approximation Prizes of 100. 900
1857 Prizes, amounting to $110,400
Responsible corresponding agents wanted at all
prominent points, to whom a liberal oomsensatlon
will be paid.
Write, clearly stating full address, for further
Information, or send orders by express or mall ad
dressed only to
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans. Louisiana.
6r same person at
No. 819 Broadway, New York.
AH our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are under
the supervision and management of Generals G.
T. Beauregard and Jubal A. Early.
dec 16.
Authorized by the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
and Fairest In the World.
sent at oar exoense.
' Fun list 01 drawing published In Louisville Courier-Journal
and New York Herald, and mailed to
aU ticket-holders. For tickets and Information ad
dress T. J. COMMERFORD, Courier-Journal Bulld-
lnjK ijomsYUie, &7.. . ... ... . .. .,, .
We have made our purchases this season to great advantage, and we will guarantee to sell all of the above iroods, to-
house this side of New York ; we except nobody. - ' .
H. MORRIS & BROS
CALL FOR THE IMPROVED PEARL SHIRTS, ONLY $1.00.
ciLOf mm l CMTIIMG ! CUM
STRANGERS VISITING THE CITY WILL FIND AT
ELIAS & COHEN'S
THE BEST ASSORTMENT OF
CUSTOM
MADE
CLOTHE
LN THE MARKET. OUR STOCK OF
CASSIMERE SUITS AND OVERCOATS
Is unsurpassed. We have also the Rubber Overcoats for Gentlemen and Ladies.
Have just received our second stock of
LADIES' CLOAKS.
Very handsome, and at prices to suit everybody.
Also a new lot of Black and Colored Cashmeres, Alpacas and Dress Goods; Embroideries, Underwear, Hosiery, Gleves
and House-Furnishing Goods; California Blankets, Carpets, &c.
REMEMBER THE LARGEST, THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED AND CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CHARLOTTE
Great Excitement.
Walking Match in Charlotte
FOR THE CHEAP
BOOT AND SH D
E
ESTABLISHMENT !
The people of Charlotte and vicinity have found
that by calling at
L. ASIEL'S
They can be better salted and find goods for less
money than at any other house In the city. His
stock comprises a full and complete line ot
BOOTS AND SHOES
From the cheapest to the best Hand sewed goods
of all makes and styles. In addition to his large
stock of Boots and Shoes he will carry a full line
of Men's, Boys' and Children's
BARGAINS
-LN-
Mini
AT E- G. ROGERS' WAREROOMS,
NEXT TO POSTOFFICE.
My stock Is very large, and embraces a full Hne ot
nlture. AH goods pacned frse of charge.
Parlor, Chamber, Dining Boom and Offloe 1m
At
Of the best quality, cheaper than ever sold before
In (his market. Also Trunks, Valises and Satch
els. Call and examine his goods, as there Is a
bargain for all. Respectfully,
L. ASTEL,
Next door to Dr. J. H. McAden's Drug Store,
P. S. Haying connected myself -with the above
house, I am sure that my old friends and custom
ers can be better salted and for less money than
at any other house in the city. ,
Oct 10. a FRANKENTHAL.
FOR
101 ill HL f 11,
TOILET SETS,
JAPANESE WARE,
SILVERWARE,
-And other goods suitable for-
POPULAR MONTHLY DRAWING OF THE
Commonwealth
Distribution Company,
AT MACAULETS THEATRE,
In the City or Louisville, on
PC1EmBEt 31ST, 1879.
These Drawings authorized by Act of ttfe Legis
lature of 1869, and sustained by ail the Courts of
Kentucky (an fraudulent advertisements 01 otner
lottery companies who claim the sole ownership
of "all the grants In Kentucky." to the contrary
notwithstanding), occur regularly on the last day
of every month (Sunday excepted), and are super
vised by prominent State officials.
. Every ticket-holder can be his own supervisor,
call out his number and see It placed in the
WheeL
The Management eau attention to the grand op
portunity presented of obtaining, for only $2, any
of
. , THE FOLLOWING PRIZES.
fi Prize,.... S3 0,000
.1 Prize,.. 10,000
f 1 Prize,. .t: i j 5,000
Id Prizes, $1,000 each,. .1 . 3 . . . a . I 10,000
20 Prizes, 500 each,.. v..K...f:. M0.000
100 Prizes, 100 each, 10,000
200 Prizes, ,50 each.............. 10,000
600 Prizes,? i 20ach,,.'A..iC,. , 12,000
lOOa Prises, 10 'each. ....... 10,000
9 Prizes, $300 each, Approximation Prizes $2,700
9 Prizes, 200 " " " M 1,800
9 Prizes, 100 " ' " " 900
SECURITY,
SECURITY,
SECURITY.
200 Barrels of
a WEST 4 SONS'
EXTRA NO. 1 KEROSENE
ARB
ALADDIN SECURITY OIL.
West's Extra No. 1 Kerosene 00, fromC. West ft
SotiSv Baltimore. , ;. . v
Christmas Presents,
GO TO-
SILVER AND CHINA STORE,
TRYON STREET.
A very fine assortment of
Silver Enameled Class and
Alabaster and Vases.
Dec. 16.
1,960 Prizes,. .$112,400
Whole Tickets, $2; Half Tickets, $1; 27 Tickets
$50; 55 Tickets, $100.
All annllcatlons for cmb rates should he made
I tothe home office. . ;
Remit by bank draft or express. -Orders
ot $5 and upward, by express, can be
ientenwWKxBosltton.
Ci7stalOJl Wflrks,Ctoton. Warranted to stand a
fkn test of HO decrees Fahrenheit -before to gffl
'torn; 1. West ft Sons, Baltimore.: -V , , ,
m&SA Medal iMMti
Ob. J.H. kifom&toignt,,
CHARLOTTE, N. C u
ARRIVED:
One Car Load
MEAL.
" Two Car Loads
FLOUR.
. Ten Barrels
MALAGA GRAPES.
P.
LASNE,
From Paris, Tone,
lfec.17.
LeROT DAVIDSON,
Wholesale and Retail Grocer.
BRICK, BRICK.
1 AH AAA rOR SALS LOW.
lui,vuu
decl'4 lw
W. W. WARD, . ,
College Street
WATCH and CLOCK MAKER, GILDER and BIL-VESPLATSR,
Trade Street, oppo&tte Jta Presbyterian
: KatGraTfltoce.
Every kind of repairs made at ones at half ntta
and warranted one rear. r Xverj kind ef Jewelryer
Bronze Gilding, Coforlng, SUver-Platmc and, Gal
vanlztag Biade at short notice and eqosiry as good
as new. Wo done tor the wat iSwWleeaTTT
BfpeJwd we tBMaQed for wO be sold at Ot
piton tweiniUMfceortaf repaia.
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