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I)e IjarlottcObBmjtr. SUBSOKTPTWN RATES : rnl; orf war, postiid) in advance $8 00 SIX YlirlitfiM 00 Three MmUhK 2 00 " M J"1 ' 76 WHJUKLT KDITION : Weekly, (in Ifw county) in advance J2 00 mt oft v county, postpaid, 2 10 SiJr. 3iorUh 1 00 Liberal Reductions for Clubs. THE OBSERVER JOB DEPARTMENT Has been thoroughly supplied with every needed want, and with the latest styles of Type,, 4 every manner of Job Printing cab now be done with neatness, dispatch and cheapness. We can furn ish at short notiee, BLANKS, BILL-HEADS. LETTER HEADS, CARDS, TAGS. RECEIPTS, POSTERS; PROGRAMMES, HANDBILLS, PAMPHLETS. CIRCULARS, rarrnra, AC VOL. XXIII. CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1880. NO. 3,432. 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 OSIER Y and several otner lines of goods VERY CHEAP FOK THE NEXT TWENTY DAYS CALL AND SEE US. ALEXANDER & HARRIS. feb. 24. ?00ts and Uozs. STOCK PLETED ! OUR FALL STOCK OF BOOTS, SHOES, HATS AND TRUNK Is now Complete. We aredetermlned to sustain our fo nier reputation for selling THE BEST BRANDS Of goods, which every, sensible person! knovrs Is the cheapest In the end. Please call and see us before buying. tT We will deal fairly and hon estly with you. PEGRAM A CO. Oct. 10, 1879. Democrat and Homo ceR. TAKE NOTICE ! ! :o:- Having left a few days ago for the East and North to purchase my SPRING STOCK OF "HOOTS. OH0KS, TTATS, rpRUNKS, looTd, ohoes, Hats, hunks, VALISES, ETC., OF ALL BEST MAKES AND QUALITIES, I therefore offer my Heavy Goods on Hand CHEAPER IliS EVER. filVE MBA CALL AND BE CONVINCED. Respectfully, L. ASIEL. ::o P. S. Having connected myself with the above house, I am sure that my old friends and custom ers can be belter suited and for less money than 111 any other house In the city. feb.7 s. lit AN KENT HAL. MUEO. W. GRAHAM, Chablottk, N. C, PRACTICE LIMITED TO THE EYE, EAR 1 THROAT OFFICE WITH DRS. JONES & GRAHAM. eb. 3-dlwAw3m RO. D. GRAHAM, TN the State and United States Courts. Collec- Hons, Home and Foreign, solicited. Ab stracts of Titles, Surveys, Ac., furnished for com Pensatlon. Offick :-lWE. Comer Trade A Tryon streets, narlotte, N. C. (Jan. 6. W.S,EVEHTT, SURGEON DENTIST, Tenders his professional services to the cltl-- zens of Charlotte aud surrounding country. i(on Tryon street, opp. Ellas Cohen. ' FnS SEASON! JJST RECEIVED, A COMPLETE LINE 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 with Insertlngs to Match. a Large lot of SPRING PRINTS, In New and Desirable Effects, Just Opened and Ready for Inspection. Respectfully, , T. L. SEIGLE & CO. feb. 21. yllloteMiWihWM IRON BITTERS, A Great Tonic. Highly recommended to the public for all dis eases requiring a certai n and efficient TOXIC; especially in Indiges tion, Dyspepsia, Intermittent fe vers, Want of Ap petite, Xos of Strength, Iack of Energy, etc. It en riches the blood, strengthens the mus cles, and gives new life to the nerves. To the aged, ladies, and chil dren requiring recuper ation, this valuable remedy can not be too highly recommended. It acta like a charm on the digestive organs. A teaspoonful before meal9 will remove all dyspeptic symptoms. TRY IT. Sold by all Druggist, THE BR0W5 CHEMICAL CQ IRON BITTERS, A Sure Appetizer. IRON BITTERS, A Complete Strengthener. IRON BITTERS, A Valuable) Medicine. IRON BITTERS, Not Sold u a Beverage. IRON BITTERS, For Delicate Female. BALTIMORE, Md. Nov. 15 d-w Pkbbt, Houston County, Ga. We have known "Swift's Syphilitic Specific " tested in hundreds of obstinate cases of Syphilis, Mercurial Rheumatism, Scrofula, etc , and testi fy that it made the most perfect and permanent cures in every case. Hugh L. Dennahd, Gen. Eli Warrkn, Sam. D. Killen, J. W. Wimberly, Judge Co. Court. Dr. J.C. Gilbert, Drug't. J.L.Warren, of firm of J. W. Mann, J. W. Lathrop A Co., County Treasurer, Savannah, Ga., Wm. D. Pierce, Sheriff, Ed. Jackson, C. C. Duncan, Dep't Cl'k. Sup'rCt Day & Gordon, Wm. Brunson. We are personally acquainted with the gentle men whose signatures appear to the above certifi cates. They are citizens of said county, of the highest respectability and character. A. S. GILES, Ordinary, Houston Co., Ga. D. H. CULLER, Clerk Superior Court, Houston County, Ga. I am personally acquainted with the proprietor, and also with many of the gentlemen whose slg natures appear to the foregoing certificates. They are men of high character and standing. A. H. COLQUITT, Governor of Georgia. Prepared only by the SWIFT SPECIFIC COM PANY, Atlanta, Ga. Sold by T. C. SMITH and L. R. WRISTOM & CO. feb. 26-dw.lm. IOOO MORTGAGE DEEDS AND IOOO FEE SIMPLE DEEDS JUST PRINTED AND FOR SALE AT The Observer Office Jan. 25-d4wtf. A CARD. "VI E desire to inform the public that we have YV established a CARRIAGE REPOSITORY, In the OBSERVER BUILDING, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C, which is a Branch of the Carriage juanuioutur wi. view. a. Alnslie Sons, of Rich mond, Va., and are now prepared to offer the peo ple of Charlotte and-vl-f nlnlrv a HAslrfLhlA aAlArt- tton Of CARRIAGES, PHAETONS, BUGGIES. && All of first class work, and sold under our warrant. It is our purpose at an early day to establish a Manufactory here for the construction of vehicles of this class, and we confidently expect the patrons age of ail .Ui., alreonty flrsfrclass work in our line. v GEO. A. ALNSLIE & SONS. Jan'2-lm : St. Charles Hotel. STATES VILLE, N...' , THIS HOUSE is now under the management of Mrs. Dr. Reeves formerly of he NatUinaLHo tel and Boyden House, Salisbury, N. ft, whose aim it will be-to make It a first class hotel In every re spect, Commodious Sample Rooms on the first floor. The patronage of the public solicited. Feb. 18-dtf. .AMWVW WU.iJ M .. STATE NEWS. The Index says the dwelling and smokehouse of Lindsay Ferguson, of "Wilkes county, was burned last Mon day. The wagon manufactory of Messrs. Julius Lewis & Co., of Raleigh, has sold 146 buggies and wagons since its estab lishment last September. A little four year old daughter of John Lewis, of Moore county, was burned to death on the 18th inst, by her clothes accidentally taking fire. The recent term of Wilmington crim inal court, according to the Review, fur nished nine convicts for the. peniten tiary, eight of whom are colored. Messrs. R. A. Shotwell and J. W. Dowd, who have been publishing the Farmer and Mechanic for the past year under a lease from the owners, have re cently purchased the paper, fixtures, &c. High Point students to the number of fifteen engaged In a conflict with an equal number of negroes last Saturday night. The darkeys were completely routed, with no serious damage to either side. Miss Mollie Hardy recently brought suit in Alamance county against a man named McWarren for breach of promise and damage to character, and at the re cent term of court at Graham, was awarded $2,000 damages. Greensboro North State : Wednesday evening about seven o'clock, the barn of Elwood Cox, of this county, was to tally destroyed by fire. Mr. Cox was badly burned himself in trying to save his property which was in the barn. The North State says that on last Sat urday night, several revenue officers destroyed an illicit dislillery, thirteen miles south of CJreensboro, together with COO gallons of beer and 25 of sing lings. In the case of Judge Buxton against Rutherford county for compensation for holdirig special term, our Supreme Court has decided that the act of 1879, repealing compensation for holding special terms, applies only to judges elected since the passage of the act. Wilmington Review: Sheriff S. II. Manning lias donated to the tire depart ment, through the chief engineer, Col. Roger Moore, the handsome sum of $100, in appreciation of their efforts to save his property from destruction on the morning of the recent tire. On Tuesday night last, Caswell Perry, a colored man who lives about 4 miles from Louisburg was very badly shot by an unknown party. lie was in the house, and was shot an through the window with a r.hot gun, loaded with squirrel shot. The load took effect in the hip. The Randleman Manufacturing Com pany has just completed a new factory in Randolph county, and on the 16th inst. it was solemnly and religiously dedicated to Almighty God, by Dr. Craven, president of Trinity College. This is perhaps the first dedication of the kind ever known in this country. The News says Anna Fleming, a young colored girl living in Wake, was committed to jail in Raleigh Wednes day, for attempting to poison the fami ly of Mr. Sid Scott, of Cedar Fork town ship. The attempt was made by put ting strychnine in the coffee, and it is said she" has implicated others, who will be arrested. Goldsboro Messenger: A very sad and serious shooting affair occurred near Trenton one night last week between Mr. John S. Andrews, Peter Andrews (his son), and George Amyett, resulting it is feared in the fatal shootins: of the latter. He is a young man, unmarried. Mr. J. S. Andrews is quite an old man, probably sixty-five years old, Peter Andrews is a young man barely grown. So far they have not been captured. SalemPms:' The many friends of Lieut. H. R. Lemly, United States Ar my, stationed at Fort Hamilton, New York, will be pleased to learn that he was promoted to first lieutenant on the 18th inst. We congratulate him and his relatives hereon his promotion. In looking over Harper's Magazine, for March, we find an interesting sketch "Among the Arrapahoes" Indians, from the pen of Lieut. Lemly. Raleigh Observer : The State Library Thursday received a valuable addition to its literary treasures, in the shape of an artistically printed pamplet con taining the letters of Gov. Thomas Nel son, of Virginia. The letters relate to the siege of Yorktown, the surrender of Lord Cornwallis there and to the naval and military movements which resulted in that decisive victory for the Ameri can arms. The book is edited by the Virginia Historical Society. The Farmer and Mechanic, in speak ing of the repeal by Congress of the duty on paper and printing material, says: As for the organized action of the North Carolina press, we belieye if a memorial were drawn, and copies sent to the journalists of the State for endorsement (where such endorsement has not been given already); and the unanimous call of the State press thus transmitted to pur Congressional dele gation, it would spur them to an activi ty, if not zeal, as yet unknown. " Mr. J. Stirewalt, a prominent farmer of Cabarrus, writing to the Alamance Gleaner in regard to the workings of the stock law in that county, says: Last fall, at the fair of Poplar Tent, the stock law townships showed the best stock ever exhibited in the State. We will be glad to have you visit our fair next fall and judge for yourself we will feed you on milk and butter, beef and mutton, and not go to the woods to get it. North State Press ; A little stir was created among our colored people last week, by one of their women being tricked, as they call it. . Her hands be ginning to swell, she soon concluded that some Briemy had "Axed" her, and at once went to work digging up the yard for the articles producing this an no vance, and after a full day's work she was rewarded by finding buried un der her steps a small package of sulphur and charcoal, which no doubt in her mind, was the cause of the trouble. The spell was at once removed and all is now quiet in that neighborhood. Statesville Landmark: In Alexan der county (Miller's township) one day last week, a marriage took place under rather singular circumstances. " Mr. Pink Lackey and Miss Bettie Miller were the high contracting parties, and T. A- Hudson, Esq, performed the cere mony. The bride, the groom, the mag istrate and friends met at a certain point in the woods at a given hour, and on the side of the road, beneath the branches of the trees, the 'squire pro nbuneed the bans. It is alleged that thesersurrouridings were not chosen for the nuptials without cause the cause being, according ,to report, that the groom is a moonshiner and was lying out from the raiders, none of whom were among the invited guests. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WESTERN 'NORTH CARO LINA RAILROAD QUESTION. What Director Dortcb Has to Say Against the Sale. Speech before the Board of Directors. The proposition submitted by Mr. Best at the last meeting of the board was in substance that the State should convey to Mr. Best and associates the road, and that the Legislature should authorize the formation of a new cor poration with 84,000,000 of stock, that the new company should complete the Paint Rock branch by July 1st, 1881, and the Ducktown branch by July 1st, 1885; that the State should furnish 500 convicts to the new company for five years without any compensation for their labor; that the new corporation should have power to mortgage the road to the extent of $12,500 per mile and pay the interest on the present mortgagegon the road after the 1st of May, 1880j arrd the mortgage itself at maturity m 1890, in consideration of which the new company should give the State $850,000 of stock. The proposition now submitted is the same except that the new company is to mortgage the road for $15,000 per mile and give the State $550,000 of the new mortgage bonds. The length of the road from Salisbury its eastern terminus) - to Asheville is 145 miles, and is completed to within a few miles of the latter place, and the cars are running over it daily. The branch from Asheville to Paint Rock down the French Broad river to the Tennessee line is 45 miles, 18 of which are graded. The branch from Ashe ville to Ducktown is 140 miles, thus making the entire length of line 330 miles, which, mortgaged at $15,000 per mile, makes the sum of $4,950,000,which Mr. Best is to raise (less $850,000, amount of mortgage now on the road) with which he is to build the road. If Mr. Best and his associates (who are unknown to us) can mortgage the road for $15,000 per mile and with the proceeds build the line not already com pleted, why cannot the State of North Carolina do the same, when the only security proposed to those who shall take the bond is a mortgage on the road? But I am told we cannot sell the bonds in the market; if we cannot how can Mr. Best V I am told again that Mr. Best and associates will take the bonds themselves. Why issue bonds if they are to retain them V If they have the cash why not build the road with the capital stock which is to be $4,000,000? Why issue over four millions of bonds secured by mortgage V Is it usual for corporations or individuals when they have plenty of cash on hand, to issue bonds secured by mortgage to be pack ed up in safes or hawked alout in the markets';1 This is a species of financier ing which I do not understand. By it somebody will becheated,and as usual it .will be poor old North Carolina. We had enough of such operations in 68-'69-'70 to disgrace the State ; I want no more of it. You will recollect that when Mr. Best submitted his first proposition, I asked him to make us a cash offer, lie said he was not prepared to do so. If we sell to Mr. Best, the State is to have no voice in the management of the road and no power to regulate charges of freight. We are to be bound hand and foot for all ages to come. Once part with the control of your property and you can never resume it. We will then indeed be a "narrow strip of land between Virginia and South Carolina," owned by New York capitalists. I consider this road, completed to Paint Rock, the most valuable railroad stock in the South, for the reason that the present capital is only $850,000, two thirds of which belongs to the State, and it must pay a large dividend. It is not questioned by any one that when it shall be completed to Paint Rock and there. make connection with the rail roads running thiough the great; and rich Western States and the large cities of Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, it may be sold for $3,000,000 in cash. It must necessarily pay on its pres ent capital, when we consider that it is the shortest route from the great Western States to Beaufort, Wilming ton, Norfolk and Charleston. Look at the immense amount of merchandise, consisting of meat, flour, furniture, whiskey, Duggies, wagons, live stock, and almost everything else which is brought into every part of this State and South Corolina and used or con sumed by our people. By what route do these articles come to us? By New York and Baltimore, hundreds of miles farther and at much larger expense to our people than by the short and expe ditious line through our own State and over our own roads, when completed to Paint Rock, and which will never be in terrupted by excessive cold and feezes. There have been sold in my town over 1,000 horses and mules in the last thvee months, which came from Cincinnati. Again, all the produce made in this State finds a ready market in the West ern States and is shipped there by the way of New York and Baltimore. We are told by some that the road should stop at Asheville. This would be folly it would not pay expenses from that point to Salisbury, but build the balance to Paint Rock, and the whole line between those places will pay. When the State purchased the road in 1875 at $850,000 (it having cost sev eral millions originally as far as then completed this side of the mountains) it was thought. that she had made a good bargain. There is an impression with some that the State is bound for the purchase money this is an error the road only is bound ; the State, how ever, did bind herself to pay the inter est on the purchase money until the bonds became due in 1890, if the road should not pay it. It was not expected that the road would pay the interest until a western connection should be made. The State has paid the interest since 1875 and has put 500 convicts to work on the road, and has fed, clothed and guarded them, and agreed to furn ish $70,000 per annum in iron amount ing altogether to about $170,000 per an num, for all of which she has a leg islative lien on the; roadi amounting up to this time to about $500,000. But we are told that this expense must stop when the road reaches Asheville. As bef pre stated, if the road stops at that place, the money already expended is wasted In regard to stopping the road at Asheville, it reminds me of an un wise farmer who has a pond of water in tbp . middle of his field which gobs his land and ruins .his cropT-it is neces sary, to drain it, and in order to do so successfully, he .must commence to ditch several hundred yards below his fence to get the necessary fall. He ditches at an expense of several hun dred dollars up to his f enee and there he stopg his money is loit unless he extends his ditch fifty yards further to the centre of the pond, and thus he saves'all he has spent outside as well asinsidd his field. . We .have tunnelled . through th e Blue Ridge at a cost of about $350,000, WDici was estimated at over $1,000,000 by the CONCLUDED ON FOURTH PAGFi WINTER CLOTHING, TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING STOCK. 400 Fine all Wool Case. Pants Reduced from $7.50, 5, 6 & 7 TO ONE UNIFORM PRICE, $3.50. Other lines in heavy fabrics, also, February 2S. CLOSING ODdDttllinoDg GREAT ATTRACTIONS IN FINE SUITS, : WE WILL SELL TO-DAY A SUIT WORTH $25.00 FOU $20.00 20.00 FOR 16.50 " " 15.00 FOR 12.50 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 Goodswe wil.l 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. We solicit a call from everybody, and everybody is invited. Respectfully, N. B. We arc in receipt of Spring H ATS For f mint Men, lonflis, Boys & Children, A LOT OF NEW SHETLAND SHAWLS, February 22. FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS, BUT 7 SPRINGS' CORNER ! n And when you want to save dollars in buying CLOTHING, come to Springs' for your money. We believe in LARGE SALES AND LITTLE Men's and Boy's Clothing, at Springs' Corner Nov. 14 SCHHTR & GrRIER, ttciEi ami 'commission. iniM . ONE OF THE LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTED STOCKS OF STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES IN THE STATE. Close and Prompt Trade Specially Invited AGENTS'foB HI P LANTER'S FAVORITE and L ON'ffiSffl too Well known to need farther comment Callfortae baai wimtaiHnaiilali tWiB all sastlon, lUo ApnWf irTgftMNfJ BijemOWpBS, me of . toe purest and best Chemists of national reputation recomraaid It as Praf Djw.bh, of Ns v Tj k, id otturs. SA5IPLB PACKAGS FSBB. .Trr It Attention of physicians ealled to it For sale by all leading grocers. GREAT CLOSING SALE OF will be sold at a SACRIFICE. invite prompt attention. Very respectfully, SALE OF FALL AND WINTER 1 1 DnBttDnflnD Samples for Spring and Summer Clothing JTJST EBCErVBD. -ALSO- at WITTKOWSKY & BARUCH'S. he lEESMious The Liveliest Place in Town is OCT TIE TiUT! ! NOW IS THE TIME TO BUT COME AND SEE W. flESL. Tlio opportunity is rare, and we E. D.LATTA & BRO. Fine Clothiers and Tailors. to be made to order. mm FACTS ARITFCTS. ;j 1 1 Corner, when? you will get mo3t and best PROFITS. KAUFMAN & CO., Cheapest and Best dotbtrig House, , . Comer of Trade and Tryon Streets. v v g O o HATS
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