00& awjft 300 gtrttxtttifl.
SJJR80HIPT10S RATES :
Daily, or, year, (post-jjaid) in ad wma....... $8 00
Si vi 4 00
Tnree Mont - 2 00
(,. 75
WE JSKLY EDITION :
Weekly, (in the county) vt advance J2 00
, nt uf the county, postpaid, 2 10
Six Months J 00
jr Liberal Reduction for Olui.
THE OBSERVER JOB DEPARTMENT
Has been thoroughly supplied with every needed
want, and with the latest styles of Type, and every
manner of Job Printing can now be done with
neatness, dispatch and cheapness. We can furn
ish at short notice.
BLANKS, BILL-HEADS, '
LETTER-HEADS, CARDS,
TAGS, RECEIPTS, POSTERS, .
PROGRAMMES, HANDBILLS,
PAMPHLETS. CIRCULARS, CHECKS, AC.
VOL. XXIII. :
CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESRDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1880.
NO. 3,429.
ffliii " Charlotte tecttict
' , , ' -4 .
NEW -dooms.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A BEAUTIFUL
LINE OF BLACK AND COLORED
All Wool Buntings.
Also, a nice lino of
Barred Nainsooks
VERY CHEAP
:o:-
WE WILL SELL
HOSIERY
and several otner lines of goods VERY CHEAP
FOR THE NEXT
TWENTY DAYS.
CALL AND SEE US.
ALEXANDER & HARRIS.
feb. 24.
STOCK
OUR FALL STOCK OF
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS
AND
TRUNKS
Is now Complete. We are .determined to sustain
our former reputation for selling
THE BEST BRANDS
Of goods, which every; sensible person! knor7s Is
the cheapest In the end. Please oall and see us
before buying, fy We will deal fairly and hon
estly with you
PEGRAM & CO.
Oct 10. 1879.
Democrat and Home copy.
TAKE NOTICE ! i
:o:-
Havlng left a few days ago for the East and
North to purchase my
SPRING STOCK OF
BOOTS, OHOES, TT ATS, tTRUNK3,
00T8, OH0E3, -H-ATS, JL KUNK3,
VALISES, ETC.,
OF ALL BEST MAKE 3 AND QUALITIES,
I therefore oiler my
Heavy Goods on Hand
CHEAPER EVER,
GIVE MSA CALL AND BE CONVINCED.
Respectfully,
L. ASIEL.
::o::
P. S. Having oonnected myself with the abore
toouse, I am sure that my old friends and custom
rscan be better suited and for less money than
at any other noose in the city.
Jeb.7 ,," a FRANKENTHAL.
ftlUEO. W. GRAHAM,
' Chabldtt k. c. '
HiACTICE LIMITED TO THE
EYE, EAR I THROAT
OFFICE WITH DBS. JONES 4 GRAHAM.
RaD, GRAHAM,
JN the state ah4 United States 'jtio meo.
!!on8' Home and Foreign. Solicited.' . Ab
JoTlUe8, Surreys, Ac, furnished for com
TENders his professional services to the clti
cm a of Charlotte and surrounding country,
jon Tryon street ppw Ellas A Cohen. .,,.,
CM
P LET ED
FIRST OF THE
SEASON!
JUST RECEIVED,
A COMPLETE JJNE OF
WOOL BUNTING,
In all Desirable Shades.
FRENCH BUNTING,
In Black, the Handsomest ever Brought to
this Market
A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF
Hamburgh Edgings
In
Entirely New Designs
to Match.
with Insert!ng9
A LARGE LOT OF
SPRING PRINTS,
In New and Desirable Effects, Just Opened
and Ready for Inspection.
Respectfully,
T.
feb. 21.
L. SEIGLE i CO.
a
TO THE
CHARLOTTE PUBLIC I
COMPETITION IS THE LIFE OF TRADE.
I desire the Charlotte public to know that the
BOUNDARY AVENUE
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 past, try to deserve the
patronage of the public by delivering tree 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 convenience
of my customers.
F. C MUNZLER,
Not. 19.
DURHAM
(ANALYZED BY DR. W. EL TAYLOR, STATE
CHEMIST OF VIRGINIA, AND PRONOUNC
ED PURE, AND RECOMMENDED AS A
BEVERAGE OR MEDICINE.
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 Yoik City, Washington,
D. C New Orleans, San Francisco, and many oth
er cities, and we can confidently recommend the
"Durham" to be equal to any Whiskey distilled la '
this country. - '
Call for "Durham" at W. R. Cochrane's Central
Hotel Saloon.
ELLISON HARVEY, ,
Sole Proprietors '
Oct 21-dtf.
LAGER MM
HAPPY '
JOE FISCHESSER.
GOLE AGENT FOB 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 toe-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 lust made. -
My facilities this summer for the delivery of
Beer are better than ever, and as the sole agent
(n Charlotte of tne Atlanta Brewery, i respecuuiiy
uilMt the natrorwze of the nubile.
Wines and the best1 Uauors on draught o
for A
sale by the quantity all the time.
O Y ST'E'R S
On the half-shell. Lovers of the luscious bivalves
can bo supplied by
JOSEPH FISCHESSER.
1u27
lOOO
MORTGAGE DEEDS
AND
lOOO
FEE SIMPLE DEEDS
JUsT PRINTED AND FOB SALE AT
The Observer Office
i
4
an. 25 diwtf.
I HtriHT m. UnUVtLL,
SIF NEWARK, N. J., well known to the people of
KJ Charlotte, will be In the city about the 18th of
February, with a handsome line of goods for
Spring Wear. He makes a specialty of this elass
of work, and respectfully asks his friends to hold
their orders for him. Feb. 18. dtf.
LIGHT TURNED ON.
CJOV. JAKVIS' MANIFESTO TO THE
The Proposal to Sell the Western
North Carolina Railroad Consider
ed, and What the Governor Thinks
of It.
To the People of North Carolina:
I Lave to-day exercised the very re
sponsible power vested in me by the
Constitution and Laws of North Caro
lina, in convening the General Assem
bly in extra session. The purpose for
which the extra session is called is to
consider a proposition made by V. J.
Best, J. N. Tappan.W.R. Grace andJ.D.
Fish for the purchase of the State's in
terest in, and the speedy completion of
the Western North Carolina Railroad.
That road, as will be- seen by a glance
at the map, begins at Salisbury and
runs west to AsheYille, a distance of,
148 miles, to which point it is now prac-i
tioaU finished. AtAsheville the road!
forks, onapbfanch tunning,.,oft-:fc,he
Northwest with the French Broadj
River to a place called Paint Rock,
very close to the Tennessee line, and
distant from Asheville 4o miles. Th'e
other, or main line, the one commonly,
known as the Ddcktqwn line, runs
from AsheviHe southwesterly for 135
miles through the counties of Bun
combe, Haywood, Jackson, Macon,
Swain, Graham and Cherokee to Mur
phy, the county seat of Cherokee, the
extreme western county in the State.
Beyond the North Carolina "line, and
some eighteen or twenty miles, from
Murphy, in the direct line to Chatta
nooga, the great railroad centre of thei
South and West, is Ducktown. It will
be seen, therefore, that of this road
which private individuals propose to
buy and complete, there are now 148
miles completed and 200 miles uncom
pleted. It was not proper to do so in my
proclamation, but I deem it due to my
self now and to you, that I should de
tail to you my connection with the
proposition for the sale of your proper
ty, the proposition itself, and the char
acter and standing of the parties mak
ing it and my reasons for my course.
My connection with the matter in
brief, is as follows:
On the eighth day of January last,
Mr. W.J. Best, of the city of New
York, came to Raleigh and submitted
to the board of directors of the Western
North Carolina Railroad, then in ses
sion, a proposition to purchase the
State's interest in said road, and to
complete the same. I was not present
at any of the sessions of the board, but
was informed by a copy of a resolution
sent to me immediately after their ad
journment that they had declined to
entertain the proposition. On Satur
day evening, January the 10th, Mr.
Best submitted to me for my considera
tion, in the presence of the State Treas
urer and Secretary of State, a proposi
tion of the same general import as the
one previously submitted to the board
of directors, but differing from the
former, as he stated, in that he then
proposed to give the State $450,000 of
the first mortgage bonds of the new
corporation, instead of the $850,000- of
stock offered to the board of directors.
I stated to him that the $450,000 would
not cover the expenditures made by the
State .on the road since its purchase,
and suggested several other changes,
all of which I regarded to the advan
tage of the State. The proposition,
with these changes inserted, was re
written and, together with Mr. Best's
letter, placed on file in the executive
office. Believing the matter to be of
such importance as to require my im
mediate, patient and earnest investiga
tion, I at once addressed myself to its
consideration.
At the same time that the proposition
was filed, Mr. Best placed with me also
letters from the Senators and members
of Congress of North Carolina, approv
ing in general terms his offer. On the
13th day of January, after I had con
sidered well the proposition, 1 wrote
Mr. Best a letter, saying that the
amount of first mortgage' bonds must
be 550,000, and suggesting certain oth
er important amendments, looking to a
better protection of the State's interest
and better guarantees for the certain
completion; of the road. To thi$ letter
Mr. Best replied on the 19th day of Jan
uary, assenting to all the proposed
changes except one. On the 29th day
of January he returned to the city of
Raleigh, and on the next day in the
presence f Dr. J. M. Worth, State
Treasurer, Col. Wm. L. Saunders, Secre
tary of State, R. H. Battle, Jr., Esq.,
and Col. Junius I. Scales, of the board
of directors, and C. M. Cooke, Esq., of
the board of internal improvements,
he went over his whole proposition
with me. Several additional amend
ments were then insisted upon and
Were accepted by him. He then left the
city to visit the line of the railroad, and
while at Salisbury had a corrected copy
of the proposition sent to me by mail:
As our members of Congress had writ
ten to me in general terms approving
the sale -of the road, I thought it but
courteous and fair to them, and due to
myself, that before taking any decisive
action X should, submit to them the
proposition as amended, and take their
opinion as to whether it was such an
one as to authorize rtte to" call a special
session of the Legislators for its con
sideration. It was for this purpose and
no other that I went to Washington. ,
Before lemn2Raiiim i,jcareiuiiy
re-reaathe proposition sent me by Mr.
Best from. Salisbury 'And "I saw two
other changes that could be made there
in to the fuHher ) advantage of the
State. I thereupon it "once telegraphed
Maj. Wilson, the President of the West
ern North Carolina Railroad, at Mor
gan ton, to turn, Mr. Best back from
Asheville, and requested them both to
meet me at Greensboro, prepared to go
on with me to Washington. They met
ine as requested, and ', on. the way I call
ed Mr. Best's attention to the amend
ments I desired. ( One of these amend
ments require. him to commence pay
ing interest on the $850,000 first mort
gage bonds on the day that the General
Assembly shaU;fidjopfc his; offer, instead
Of on the first day of May, as set forth
in his proposition. If the contract
should Jbe agreed upon -about the. mid
dle of March, this' amendment would
rmake a difference of over $7,000 in
favor of the State. The other change
required an additional garantee for
the completion of the main line to
Ducktown. After some hesitation
Mr. Best yielded his assent to. these
G&fms. 'A u r) i . 7 '
I arrived in Washington on Thurs
day, and on that night the North Caro
lina delegation in Congress,, aewmpa
nied by Gen. James Sladison Leach
aiul Col. F. E..Shpber (one of, the board
of, direct0j)L.hMl a cepsultatlon , with
me at the MetrOTjolitah Hotel, at which
Mr. Best an President Wilson were
ptefcfistib Ifoe iprpposituro asiread
over and discussed, and two changes
Were suggested, making more explicit
a: portio&hat some - or the delegation
thought indefinite. The conference end
ed'at a late hour, with tbe understands,
ing that I was to have these changes
properly made and inserted, ttnd that
another session would be held on the
next night I was engaged during the
greater part of the next day (Friday) in
drawing out with great care these pro
posed changes and in transposing some
of the sections so as to make the propo
sition as explicit as possible.
On Friday night these gentlemen
again met me in conference, read over
the proposition carefully, arid address
ed me letters approving it and recom
mending the convening of the Legisla
ture in extra session to pass upon it
Before I left Washington, 4had re
quested Maj. Wilson to calflitogether
the board of directors of the VV. N. C.
Railroad to meet in the city of Ral
eigh on the 10th of February, and I had
called a meeting of the board of inter
nal improvements at the same timeu)
place.
On the assembling of the board of di
rectors, all being present except Col.
Shober, 1 submitted to them for their
consideration tne proposition as now
.perfected. On the next day I was in-
lormed by a letter from the secretary
of the board that six of its 'members
were opposed to calling an extra -session
of tho Legislatura.to cofteider and
pass upon the proposition, and that five
members favored such a. call. On the
same afternoon I submitted the propo
sition to the board Of internal improve
ments, Wh-ich body was equally divided
upon , the Subject. Among those on
both boards Opposing the assembling
of the Legislature are some of the best
men of the State, for whose opinions
upon that or any other subject I have
the very highest regard. But my duty
was to me so plain that I could not let
this, vital matter rest there. On the 12th
day of February I addressed a commu
nication to Dr. J. M. Worth, the State
treasurer, giving him the names of all
the gentlemen who were parties to the
proposition (which names Mr. Best had
furnished me), and requested him to
proceed to New York at once to inves
tigate their financial and moral stand
ing, and to report the same to me by
letter at as early a day as possible. At
Dr. Worth's request I telegraphed to
the Hon.Jos.J.Davis to accompany him
to New Tork and assist him m the in
vestigations. I also requested Col. W.
E. Anderson, president of the Citizens'
National Bank of this place, to make
similiar inquiries for me, which he did
through his correspondents in New
York.
Dr. Worth reports that he is "perfectly
satisfied that Mr. Best and his associ
ates W. R. Grace J. N. Tappan and J.
D. Fish, possess the financial ability to
fulfill the contract sabmitted to you by
them and their personal character and
standing is such as to give positive as
surance that they honestly intend to
carry out any contract they may enter
into'
Mr. Davis reports that Messrs. James
D. Fish, W. R. Grace and J. N. Tappan
"are gentlemen of large means and all
of them gentlemen of high character,
commanding the confidence of business
men."
Col. Anderson reports that the sources
from which he derived his "information
are varied and of the very highest re
spectability in Netf York City, and they
all agree that these are men who would
not intentionally enter upon any under
taking which would involve their good
names, or which they might not be able
to carry out." ..
I thereupon at once gnbUVftted the
proposition, my letter books, and the
report made to me by the gentlemen
above named, to the Council of State,
and asked their advice as to whether
the GeneraLAssembly ought to be con
vened in extra session. 1 am informed
by the Council of State that they are
unanimous in advising an extra session
of the General Assembly to consider
the proposition for the purchase of the
railroad, and in accordance with this
advice I have issued my proclamation
as the law directs.
I have exercised all the intelligence,
patience and care I possess, in conduct
ing the negotiations, and in throwing all
possible safeguards around the inter
ests of the State. I felt obliged, in jus
tice to the parties contemplating the
purchase, while the negotiations was in
progress, not to make it public; but now
thatT have reached the conclusion, so
far as I am concerned, I desire that the
speediest,greatestand most detailed pub
licity begiven to it. For this purpose I
have caused a thousand copies of the pro
position to be printed and sen toutr-one
to each member of the General Assem
bly, sheriff, register of deeds and elerk
of the Superior Court, and to every
newspaper in the State. Any informa
tion that I have on this important sub
ject will be freely given to any citizen
of North Carolina who shall desire it,
and my letter-books are open for in
spection. The proposition of Mr. Best and his
associates as perfected, briefly stated, is
this : The State, through its proper com
missioners, is to make a deed, without
any warranty of title, to Mr. Best
and his associates for the State's inter
est in the Western North Carolina
Railroad. This deed is not to be deliv
ered to the purchasers until the railroad
is completed both to Ducktown and to
Paint Rock, nor until all the other stip
ulations of their contract are perform
ed ; but until then it is held in trust by
the United States Trust Company, of
New York, upon the following condi
tions: If the road is completed as agreed
upon in the contract and all the other
conditions therein stipulated are faith
fully performed, the deed is to be deliv
ered to the purchasers; but if they, fail
in any one the grant becomes void, the
.property reverts to the State, the
United States Trust Company is to re
deliver to the State the deed and all
papers pertaining thereto, and the State
re-enters at once into the possession,
control and ownership of the entire
property.
Before the delivery of this deed tothe
United States Trust Company, the pur
chasers are to enter into a contract
binding themselves, their executors, ad
ministrators and assigns, to build the
branch railroad to Paint Rock by July
1st, 1881, the Ducktown line as far as
Pigeon river by the same time, and to
complete the Ducktown line by January
1st 1885. From the day the act" author
izing, the sale is ratified, the purchasers
are to pay all the interest on the $850,
000 mortage bonds which the - State ! is
now paying, and are in due time to take
up and cancel the said bonds. , " '
The purchasers are to have the right
tomortage any mile of the said "West
ern North Carolina Railroad that has
ben completed and is in operation,; to
the extent of $15,000 per mile,, but. the
'aggregate amount of these mortgage
bonds shall include- the $850,000 hereto
fore issuedyuntil these latter bonds-shall
be cancelled. ' Of these bonds issued by
the purchasers they are to deliver to the
Sttq treasury $550,000 to re-imburse the
State for its expenditures, made
sine the purchase of the road
in 1875. The mortgage to be made
.by4toe purchasers is to contain a condi
tio, that it cannot be foreclosed until
th0 railroad is completed both to 'Paint
Rock and to Murphy, in Cherokee coun
ty, and this condition is to be explicitly
stated in the body of all the mortgage
CONCLUDED ON FOURTH PAGE
OUR
FEBKUARY
DIL(U)rirffllIIN(& AiLisn ?
GREAT BARGAINS ARE IN STORE
FOR those who have delayed in making their Winter Clothing purchases. We prefer to turn our Stock into Cash,
open each season with the newest designs in fabrics, and increase the solid reputation we have already achieved for
keeping in every respect a first-class Stock. And we have decided to clear out all heavy Goods, they are to be sold, and
we know the only way to make quick and rapid work is to mjike a price low enough and the public will respond. We
-r V.. . .... . . '. J.
have had a successful year's business and we intend io make a ! clear and tlfOTtjugh sweep of all Winter Goods on hand.
Remember the Grst comes secures the best selection, and such inducements as we will now offer happen but a few times
in any person's experience. We never make any promises that we do not fulfill, the verifications of these facts can be
seen on our tables. Our prices are all marked in plain figures, and we repeat again the Goods are to be sold.
E. D. LATTA & BRO,
CLOSING
OcotiflniinD
V V
Q O O
GREAT ATTRACTIONS IN FINE SUITS.
WE WILL SELL TO-DAY" A SUIT WORTH $25.00 FOR $20.00
" " " " 20.00 FOR 16.50
" " " " " 15.00 FOR 12J50
As our Stock consists mostly of fine Goods, and principally of our own manufacture, it is to the advantage of every
purchaser, and a satisfaction to know, that if he buys a suit now that it will look as well the next season as this. We
don't throw out any baits to the public with a mere small article; but fair treatment to all, and polite attention shown to
every customer. '
WE SELL ONLY FIRST-CLASS GOODS.
Notwithstanding the great advance of all Goods we wiU sell now at REDUCED PRICES, as we don't intend to carry
our Stock over to the next season, but will keep fresh and new styles at all times and each season.
E3T We solicit a call from everybody, and everybody is invited.
Respectfully,
N. B We are in receipt of Spring
HAT
TTDd LLsatt(BH smnafl
S
For onng Men, lonths, Boys & Children
A LOT OF NEW SHETLAND SHAWLS,
February 22.
FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS, BUT
SPRINGS' CORNER !
FIND 01DT TIE TR1JT M !
And when you want to save dollars in buying CLOTHING, come to Springs' Corner, where you will get most and best
for your money. We believe in
LARGE SALES AND LITTLE PROFITS.
NOW IS THE TOTE TO BUY
Men's and Boy's Clothing, at Springs' Corner.
Nov. 14.
SGHIFF &d GRIER,
1CE1 kW -C0WHISSI0N MERClAVMfS.
1 .. :
ONE OF
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES IN THE STATE.
Close and Prp'mpt Trade Specially Invited.
AGENTS 181 Til PLANTER'S FAVORITE iSS LONGS' ?2I?iS!S
Chemical Fertilisers,
ffiirtpoknscaUedtolt For sale by all
SALE OF FALL AND
Samples for Spring and Summer Clothing
TP "ST ILn IEB
JUST IRECErVIEID-
-ALSO-
at WITTKO WSKY & BARUCH'S.
ME TREHENDOIJS
The Liveliest Place in Town is
COME AND SEE
W.
THE LAUGESI AND BEST ASSORTED
leading grocera.
OUR
WINTER
(DldPttDnfinn
pa
Fine Clothiers and Tailors.
to be made to order.
HAT
KTcolblbnegtl
'S
9
RUSH !
FACTS ARE FACTS.
KAUFMAN & CO.,
Cheapest and Brt Clothing House,
Comer of Trade and Tryon Streets.
STOCKS OF