)C tfljarlotte QDbstxvtx.
rilSOKIPTWy RATES :
, year, post-paid) in advance ..$8 00
"T'ijUO 4 00
' 2
u, WlK 75
WEEKLY EDITION :
, m (in tM county) m advance .....f2 00
V cotV, postpaid, 2 10
',, T y,mths 1 00
1 l- Ulri Kcduciiorxjor Glut.
g00lt aud I00 gritrtiug.
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THE OBSERTER JOB DEPARTMENT
Has been thoroughly supplied with every needed
want, and with the latest styles ot Type, and erery
manner of Job Printing can now be done with
neatness, dispatch and cheapness. We can furn
ish at short notice,
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35
VOL. XXIII.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1880.
NO. 3,448.
pttotte
JJrtj (500 ds.
BATISTE D'ALSACE;
VALENCINNNE WELTING;
LANGUEDOC, POINT D'ALLNCON,
BRETONNE, BLACK, FRENCH
AND BUGLE FICHUE-I;
I
L.ANGUFDOC AND Ij'ALENCON
J ABOTS; CHECKED SASH, BROCADED
iD KANCY NECK RIBBONS;
i
RED, GREEN & GOLD CHECKED TABLE
DAMASK, (something rich), LACE LISLE
GLOVES, EMBROIDERED TIDIES,
BUNTINGS IN PLAIN & LACE EFFECTS,
LUNCH CLOTHS, &C, &C, &C,
ALEXANDER & HARRIS'S.
mar. 14.
$aots and tiroes.
bTiTiWfocirim
COMPLETED !
OUR SPRING STOCK OP
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS
AND
TRUNKS
Is now Complete. We are determined 'to sustain
our former reputation for selling
THE BEST BRANDS
Of goods, which erery sensible person' kiMT7s Is
the cheapest in the end. Please eall and see us
before bujlng. We will deal fairly and hon
estly with you.
PEGRAM 4 CO.
Miireb 11. 1880.
Wmuerat and Home copy.
Bool- Shoe.
HAT AND TRUNK
ESTABLISHMENT,
Ta?Q2f street,
Xext Poor to Pr, J, II. McAden s.
: :o : :
If shoes you wish to buy,
Call at Aslel's store and try
His boots and shoes how well they fit;
Also, hats and trunks, so cheap for cash
His prices are exceedingly low;
Casli sales, small profits his motto;
Remember, when you wish to trade.
That money saved Is money made.
By purchasing at Aslel's store
Y'u save full ten per cent, or more. .
Prove the fact; you'll find In time a
More truth than poetry In my Hume;
So eo and try him without fall.
I .3" to better suited and lot less money than
2?r0fesst0uaX.
DR. GEO. W. WAttAUt,
CnAULornt, N. C,
practice limited to t.ite
EYE, EAR! THROAT
a
A tinS.8taf? and United States Courts.- Collec-
Zx Come? Trade ft ?ryp strwt
fit
CTTT1 r4-n - W milium iSv
A K&i11 Professional setviees to MraHcltf-
luu!a??.Tr'0n:wet. pp. WJw Cohen, , ,(
gnj Socrds, (Slottxhuj, Set
JUST OPENED !
The handsomest line of
DRESS GOODS
AND
TRIMMINGS
Ever exhibited In Charlotte, In all the new and
attractive styles and shades.
Silk Fringes In Black,
Seal Brown, Plum, Maroon,
Light and Medium Gray, E'cru,
Gens d'Armea and Navr Blue, Black
Jet and Mourning Fringes,
THE HANDSOMEST TO BE HAD IN NEW TORE.
Evert Lady Should Get Okb of
OUR PARASOLS,
The most beautiful ever brought to this market
and ranging In prices from 25 cts. to $15.
OUR LADLES' NECKWEAR & FANCY RIBBONS
CANNOT BE EXCELLLED.
... "V
Call and seethe Persian Pattern of Table Dam
ask, the newearand prettiest designs out
Respectfully,
T$L. SEIGLE & CO.
marl6 .,
gXiscclliwecrtts.
IRON BITTERS,
A Great Tonic.
IRON BlnERS,
A Sure Appetizer.
Highly recommended
to the public for all dis
eases requiring certain
and efficient TOXIC;
especially in Indiges
tion, Iy mjtepmia ,
Intermittent fe
vers. Want of Ap
petite , X,OS9 Of
Strength, Lack 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 aetm tike a charm
on the digestive organs.
A teaspoonnil before
meals will remove all
dyspeptic symptoms.
TRY IT.
Sold by all Druggists,
THEBROWI CHEMICAL CO.
BALTIMORE, Md.
IRON BITTERS,
A Complete Strengthener.
IRON BITTERS,
A Valuable Medicine.
IRON BITTERS,
Not Sold as a Beverage.
IRON BITTERS,
for Delicate Females.
Nov. 15d-WJ
Pxbbt. Howton County, Ga.
We hive known 8rlfri Sjpbtutlc Specific"
tested In hundreds of obstinate cases of Sjpnllla,
Mercurial Rheumatism, Scrofula, etc , and tesU
fy that It made the most perfect and. permanent
cures In every ease,
Hush l. Dxmhrb, Eli Wahbkn,
Sam. D. Killsh, J. W. wjmbbrly,
Judge Co. Court Dr.J C. Gilbebt, Drug't,
J.L.Wabkeh, of firm of J. W. Mann,
J. W. Lathrop 4 Co., County Treasurer,
Savannah, Ga., Wx. D. Piebck, Sheriff,
Ed. Jackson, C. 0. Duncan,
Dep't CTk. Sup'r CL Day fc Gordon,
wm. Brunson.
We are personally acquainted wi'h the gentle
men whose signatures appear to the above certlfU
cates. They are citizens of said county, of the
highest respectability and character,
A. 8. GIIjES,
Qr41nary, HoustoGa.
died Superior Court Houston County, Ga.
I am personally acquamted With the proprietor,
and also with many of the gentlemen whose sig
natures appear to the foregoing certificates. They
aw men of ttfgh chtern8jiTT.
Governor of Georgia.
Prepare4 only by the SWIFT SPECIFIC COM.
PANYTAtlanta, Ga.
Sold by T. C. SMIT3 and L. R. WRISTON & CO.
Call for a copy "Young Mens' Friend "
feb. 26-d4w.lm.
L ike Bitters Invariably remedy yellowness of the
eompiexion ana wnites ut mo vjm,
riehf side and under the right shoulder blade, Jur-
red loogue niga cuiwreu wiuo, uwj.,
dyspepsia, consUpatlon, heaviness of the bead,
.i.iZ,nHoiinr and Averv other manlfesta
Hon or aecompanlment oT a disordered condition
of the Hver. The stomach; bowels and kidneys
also experience their regulating and tonic. Influ
ence. ' . . . n
or sftle fty all rtjggtg aaq fteftieys gf pegyu-
inM!atiibi at th NRtional CADit! every Sunday
Glvlne a full resume of the preceding week, news
of all national topics and general intelligence, do
-feldee being the only
1 REPRESENTATIVE SOUTHERN PAPER,
Tgeru aujBttlurOka &l$l eniooratic rty
1 JKUted by GEORGE C. WEDDEBBURN, of VlrglQ
n la, iprmeriy puousner o wm fwaiuiwu .ii
- ' TIrUtS OF SUBSCRIPTION i -
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Ft, Aari. to one address, poatace paM. 7 5o
Tab AnniM. to one address, postage paid, 12 50
Twenty ooples, to one address, postage pd, 20 00
(with eepy iree w uio penun Hnuwt uv wu.i
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i ' - GAZETTE PUBLISHING COMPANY,
. Box 822, Washington, D, or the Editor '
The llappy Hour.
The busy day Is over,
The household work Is done;
The cares that fret the momlug
Have faded with the sun;
And In the tender twilight
I sit In happy rest.
With my darling little baby
Asleep upon my breast
White lids, with silken fringes,
Shut out the waning light;
A little hand close-folded
Holds mamma's fingers tight;
And in their soft white wrappings,
At last in perfect rest.
Two dainty feet are cuddled,
Like birdies In a nest.
All hopes and lores unworthy
Depart at this sweet hour;
All pure and noble longings
Renew their holy power;
For Christ, who, in the Virgin
Our motherhood has blest,
Is near to every woman -
With a baby on her breast.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The settlements at and North. of Biff
Horn, Dakota, are in a great state of ex
citement on account of an alliance of
Immigration is raDidlv increasing.
At New York last montn the immi
grants numbered 147,963, against 82,464
in eDruary 187U.
The Chinese Government has deter
mined to establish consulates in Boston,
Philadelphia, and New York for the
better protection of it? subjects.
C.u nf Ml r TTtmrw T. "Pntrf-vn rranarol
agent of the Virerinia Midland railroad
at Washington City, died at Lynchburg,
va., last oacuraay, or Jingnt s disease.
Mutual friends of Hons. C. T. Smith
and J. T. Stovall.of the Virgina Senate.
have published a card announcing that
the recent spat between these Senators,
which led to a corresuondence. has been
amicably and honorably adjusted.
The President has requested the re
signation of Mr. F. W. Seward, the Uni
ted States minister to China, and it is
understood that it the resignation is not
forthcoming Mr. Seward will be remov
ed. The Lynchburg correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch, under the date of
March 8th, says that Mr. A. W. Wright
died in Lynchburg on the Sunday pre
vious. Mr. Wright will be remembered
as the contestant with W. T. Blackwell
& Co., for the trade mark right in the
Durham Bull tobacco.
Of the men mentioned for the Presi
dency, Charles Francis Adams is 73
years old, Horatio Seymour is 70 ; Mr.
Tilden, 66 ; Senator Davis, 65 ; ex-Governor
Parker, of New Jersey. 74 ; Senator
ThurmanJSl ; Mr. Hendricks, 61, ex-President
Grant, 58; Secretary Sherman,
57; General Hancock, 56; General Mc
Clellan, 54; Senator Bayard, 52; Senator
Conkling, 51 ; and Senator Blaine 50.
Patching' the Census Law.
Special to RlcLmond Stat?.
The House committee on census has
agreed to some of the amendments to
the census law proposed by the Senate,
and rejected others. They agree to
amendments authorizing the use of the
mans tree ot postage tor all mail matter
relative to the census and addressed to
the census officer, its superintendendent,
chief clerk, supervisors or enumerators,
and endox-sed "Official Business, Depart
ment of Interior, Census Office" ; that
the report to be obtained from railroad,
telegraph, insurance and express com
panies, shall be for their fiscal year,
having its termination nearest the 1st
of June, 1880; that enumerators shall
commence on the 1st of June, next, and
in cities having over ten thousand in
habitants shall be taken within two
weeks from that date ; that when no
person qualified or willing to be enu
merator can he found in an enumera
tion district, the supervisor may ap
point any fit person resident in the
county ; that each supervisor shall for
ward one of the two sets of returns re
ceived from enumerators to the census
office at Washington, and file the other
in the office of the Secretary of State of
the State or Territory to which his dis
trict belongs. The House committee
strikes out all that part of the Senate
bill which made provision for filing at
the county olerks" offices lists of persons
enumertea, and for careful correction
of omission and mistakes upon sworn
testimony.
The Death Penalty,
Baltimore Sun, 17th.
The Senate judiciary committee re
ported to-day the bill in reference to
the crime of rape in the District of Co
lumbia, with amendments, making it
punishable with death or with a longer
of shorter imprisonment, in the discre
tion of the jury. The committee had
quite. an interesting discussion over the
matter, and examined the criminal
code of the various States in the Union
with regard to it. It was found that
in all or nearly all of the Southern
Statei the crime of rape is punishable
with death. In none of the Northern
or Western States, so far as the commit
tee ascertained, is it punishable with
death. In several of the Eastern States
it ia punishable with imprisonment for
life, also in Illinois, Iowa and other
Western States; in Wisconsin, Minne
sota and New Hampshire imprison
ment for thirty years. Judge Edmunds,
who disagreed with the opinion of the
majority of -the judiciary committee,
In conferring upon a jury the power to
fix the death penalty, said that in the
first heat of his indignation over the re
cent terrible cases of rape in this Dis
trict, he would have voted for the
death uenaltv. but on reflection he had
been convinced that the ends of justice
would not be best subserved in that
way.
France's Recuperative Power,
The Philadelphia Record refers to the
wonderful recuperative powers of
France not only of material strength
but of national glory and pqntinejital
importance, since the institution orhe
reublifc lipoh the r'jiins of the empire
and or its 'briefllvtsd successor, the
commune. The extente cordiale is at
last thoroughly re-established with
Germany, , whose Emperor was profuse
in compliments the other day to the
leading Spirits of the new common
wealth wnich has finally solved the
problem of free government in Eurone,
And now the French ministry are giv
en to understand that a refusal to sur
render Hartmann, the fugitive Jiht
assassin, will not impair e friendly re
lation - hetweMi 'France aijo Russia.
These are significant facts. Not a great
many years ago -it was a common re
mark that the people of France were
inherently incapable of self-government.
There experiments at it in the
last century and in the flrst fcaf of he
present jiefltuw bM moowuniousjy
failed. But within the 4aat ten .years
an energetic and robust- free France
vaa ariaan in which lihtii'tv juid order
1 are at length bajmpniousljatwl.. ei
1 ther absolutism1 nor anarthy Menaces
its peace. The- Frcjt republic, is to
day the strongest government in Ea
rop It is strong because free.
WmwBdUwlrlebratedjKteyoltate, Belli,
to the afflicted upon 80 days trial. Speedy cures
guaranteed. They UEWtfU7 say. Write to
them without delay. .u i vt .? Wi-15 ly.
B 0 0TAR DTJS DEFEATED BY A BOT.
The Wonderful Shooting" which Ittade
Frank Erb of St. JoneFamonn.
Western newspapers devoting
considerable space to therjate shooting
match in which young Frank Erb,Jr.,of
St. Joseph, Mo, defeatedkiCapt. A. H.
Bogardus, champion wing 'shot of the
world. The match was for a purse of
$200 and fifty per cent, of the gate
money ; each to shoot at 100 birds from
five traps. The traps were arranged in
a sort of semi-circle, the marksmen not
knowing from which trafethe pigeon
would be pulled.
No pigeon match that e
before in the Northwei
ar took place
created as
much interest as this orj.did. Mem
bers of clubs of the Missouri Valley,
and clubs in the North and Southwest,
as well as hundreds of other sharp
shooters, were present. The wind was
boisterous and cold before the shooting
began, and when young Erb fired the
last shot, dropping his twenty-third bird
in succession, the thermometer was
working down to zero, and a fearful
gale swept over the grounds.
As soon as they were ready to begin
shooting, the St. Jo. boy asked the vete
ran captain, who had defeated the
English shot3 on their own soil, to open
the ball. The captain replied that he
was always on hand, stepped promptly
to the score and cried "Pull.' A pig
eon rose from trap 2, but dropped be
fore the deadly pellets ere he had a
chance to look around. Young Erb
then faced the champion and toed the
score with nerve and confidence. Shoot
ing alternately with the captain, the
boy dropped thirteen birds before he
missed, the captain missins his third
and tenth. While some of the pigeons
brought down by both marksmen were
stemwinders, many were so terrified or
tame that they had to be clodded up,
When each had shot at fifty birds the
score stood, Erb 46, Bogardus 43. This
rather astonished the backers of Bocar-
dus, who were in the majority, while
the many backers of the St Jo. boy,
who had predicted his winning trom
the start, were jubilant, but not boist
erously so. Young Erb had to make
fifty shots yet with the great marksman
As the shooting continued the birds
favored the boy a little, and the veteran
experienced hard luck. He said the
wind and dust troubled his eyes
The boy had never shot before under
the five-trap rules. Each dead shot
gave him greater confidence. He step-
pea to the score, and as the birds rose
at any part of the semi-circle, he took
his range with lightning rapidity, bring
ing them down with unerring aim
Whe his last bird fell the score stood,
Jiiro 3. Bogardus 83.
The St. Jo. Herald says: "The enthu
siasm on the result cannot well be im
agined. The crowd pressed forward
with outstretched arms to take the vic
tor by the hand, and some were satis
fied to even touch him. He was a big
ger man than Grant."
Natural History The Babr.
Detroit Free Press.
What animal is this?
This is a baby. He is now about three
years old, and at the wickedest point of
nis eany career.
What country does the baby mostly
lnnaDicr
He can be found in every inhabited
country on the globe, the same as mos-
quitos and boils.
Can they be tamed ?
Yes, quite easy. After a little judi
cious discipline they cease to struggle
and becomQr subservient to the will of
man. n
Does a baby eat grass ?
Yes, or anything else. They swallow
pocket-knives, thimbles, buttons, spools,
or any other object a little smaller than
a tea-cup. If offered milk they seldom
reiuse it. :
Do they graze during the day, or only
at night V
They are always grazing, paying not
the least heed to the hour. When not
actually eating they generally give ut
terance to a peculiar cry. Strong men
often jump out of bed at midnight in
the coldest weather when hearing that
cry.
What meaning is attached to this cry ?
Men of deepest thought have agreed
that it signifies to wake up the neigh
borhood and have some fun.
Of what benefit to mankind is a do
mesticated baby ?
They are of no earthly account for the
first few years, but by and by they can
slide down hill on a cellar door and
carry articles out of the house and trade
for a wooden sword, or lose them in the
grass.
Do you know of any instance where
the baby has attacked the household
and killed or injured any one?
guch instances hav been related by
such eminent naturalists as George
Francis Train and Texas Jack, but we
don't put much faith in them. How
ever, if the baby was maliciously pro
voked, there's no knowing what it might
do,
Are they a healthy animal ?
No; on the contrary, no druggist
could make enough profit in a year to
buy him a pair of Artie overshoes but
for the presence of a baby in every
household. There is hardly an hour in
the day that the baby does not demand
peppermint, paregoric, ipicac, or some
thing else costing money.
What machinery is made use of to
compel the baby to take a dose of
castor oil?
There are several patent machines
for the purpose, but most people follow
the rule of knocking him senseless, and
getting the dose into his mouth before
he recovers.
Is the bald-headed;baby TH5re domestic
than others?
llui a bit. He kicks around after the
same fashion, and has even a wr$e
time fighting flies and mosqnitos,
Bat music do they seem to perfer?
Use drum ia their first choice, but
they have a heavy leaning tow'ard the
sound of the stove-handle knocking the
nose of the pitcher, with the emptyings
in it. .
This is all about the baby. Take anoth
er look at him, for next week we shall
write about some other reptile.
- The Public Printer
National Benubllcan, 16th,
It was stated yesterday that work
would be &upen4ed at the government
printing office to-day after the Record
was got out and the bills introduced in
the two Houses yesterday were printed.
A smay" balance remaining will be re
quired to do the necessary work t
complete certain printing absolutely
necessary to carTY $nto efct the obli
gations pf the United States embodied
in theinternational postal treaty agreed
npbnln Paris during the last year.
With this exception the entire' wonr. or
the office will be suspended.'
Tbe
Pnddler In Pennsyl
YCLttia. IIarrisburg, March 16. Matters
concerning the striking puddlers are in
nor way changed. Fiftyeven nail la in
all have shut down. The puddlers say
in rer.etntnf information that
a. tola- 9ft nr SO will tfo out before tha
eoaef the weeK. xnus iar no cusoruer
has followed the strike in this region.
WINTER CLOTHING,
TO MAKE ROOM FOE SPRING STOCK.
400 Fine all Wool Cass. Pants Reduced from $7.50, 5, 6 & 7
TO ONE UNIFORM PRICE, $3.50.
Other lines in heavy fabrics, also,
February 28.
CLOSING
D(IDttIbflDD
&)
GREAT ATTRACTIONS IN FINE SUITS.
WE WILL SELL TO-DAY A SUIT WORTH ....$25.00 FOR $20.00
" " " 20.00 FOR 16.60
- " 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
Surchaser, and a satisfaction to know, that if he buys a suit now that it will look as well the next season as this. We
on'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 will 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.
IW We solicit a call from everybody, and everybody is invited.
Respectfully,
N. B. We are in receipt of Spring
JUST RECEIVED A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF
f
ORIENTAL DRESS GOODS,
Lace Striped Buritings, Ruchings, Jet Fringes,
LACE TIES, FICHUS,
JiJNX) ANOTHER LAUGKE ASSORTMENT OE
Ladies' and Children's Straw Mats, IBonnets,
FEATHERS, TIPS IN ALL THE SPRING AND SUMMER SHADES.
March 1.
1851.
TO
Twenty-Nine Years Experience has Enabled the Old House of
IE ELd H sS& C5 O IHC IE3
TO PURCHASE
THIS SPRING THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF
Dry Groods, Notions, fec,
Ever offered to their customers.
learn our prices.
mar.3.
IBsttraciDirdlnnDsairy IBaiirgsifinDS.
Clothing and
And to make room for them, we will sell our present stock without regard to cost
DON'T BUY UNTIL YOU SEE THE REAL BARGAINS THAT WE ARE OFFERING OUR CUSTOMERS.
ONE OF THE LABGHST AN1 BEST ASSORTED STOCK OF
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES IN THE STATE.
Close and Prompt Trade Specially Invited.
AGENTS Si PLANTER'S FAVORITE isS LONGS' SSiHS
Chemical Fertilizers, S
(to wta known to need fmtber comment Can for
GREAT CLOSING SALE
will be sold at a SACRIFICE.
invite prompt , attention.
Very respectfully,
SALE OF FALL AND
Samples for Spring and Summer Clothing
at WITTKOWSKY & BARUCH'S.
THE TRADE.
Nearly all bought before the recent advance
Kespectiuiiy,
WE INTEND TO LAY 15 A SPLENDID STOCK OF
Gentlemen's Famishing Goods
W.
SCHIFF &d GORIER,
.r-s. -v. r a. -T TfTroim TTTT fl TVTfrTId
tUo book wtth tosttaooials fm ah sections. Also
OF
The opportunity is rare, and we
E.D.LATTA & BRO.
WINTER
(DflaDuMnD
Fine Clothiers and Tailors.
to be made to order.
1880.
in prices. DonuJgi3ggfand
KAUFMAN & CO.
Azeotaf or 4RW? JMg?2 fa&hmS? f