1 J0
flCAL WTELUCEMCE.
-Saturday, aprll so, issi.
Tb Weallijr To-pay. i j
For the South Atlantis StAteej fait
weather, wind Shifting t co0l4norbf
Jlyhigher;barpmeter.t J, HfI
index to New Advertisements.
Seed Potatoes -R. M. Miller A Sons. Page 2.
Turkeys, etc.-S. M. HowelL Page 3.
Ciothlng-Latta & Bro. Page 2.
V "L.j -,nt,i j vaniandineham. Paee 3.
tit Ferosene-Chess. Carl.y 4 Co. Page 3
0pera House-Uncle Tom's Cabin Co.
Page 3.
AIOJ1E PENCIL.1KGS.
Mr. R. H. Cowan, editor of the An
son T tines is in jthe city. ; '
-The ninth annual meeting of the
Vorth Carolina State Press Association
will be held in Winston on Tuesday,
June 21st, 18S1, by order of the execu
tive committee.
-Mr. W. W. Hayne, Southern mana
ger" lor Appietou s publishing house,
tvas in the city yesterday. He was here
fur the purpose of appointing agents to
obtain-subscriptions for Jefferson Da
vis's long expeetedlfeok. . ; , .
X llolcl on iTIount initchelK
A company composed 'Pf Messrs.. V.
S Lusk, Jos. G.' Maftifi and Ch'as; A.
M(.(,iv,h:is been organized for the pur
pose of building ' a hotel on ' 'Mount
Mi'cliell. The work will commence at
once and the building will be completed
for the accommodation of summer visi
tor. 1 - i
somebody' Blunder.
v.v reference to our our advertising
fMin'mns it will be- seen, -that Professor
II W. Adams and . th,ef .Chicago Ideal
I'ncle Tom's Cabin cdmpany.have both
engaged the opera house for next. Tues
day night. Wei have always understood
that the longest pole knocked down the
persimmons, but when the Reduction
Works and a dramatic company "lock
horns," we are in doubt 'as to whether
or not the length of the pole will decide
the controversy.-
Excursion to Charleston.
The regular spring excursion between
Charlotte, N. C. and, Charleston, S. CV
is authoritatively announced, to take
place on any of the regular trains of.
the South Carolina railroad, between1
the 2nd and 6th of May' proxinjo, all
tickets being good till Monday,;, May
nth, inclusive, to return. These ; rates
apply to the Augusta divisiorfthe Co
lumbia division, the Camden branch, as
well as the main lino of the South Caro
lina railroad. The attractions offered
in Charleston' are the "Grand Floral
Fair," the "Grand Shooting Tourna
ment," and the grand old city by the
sea. '
Board ol Pharmacy.
The Observer ha3 been requested
to announce the following as composing
the Board of Pharmacy, under an act
of the recent session of the Legisla
ture: : '
Secretary's Office, North Caro
lina Pharmaceutical AssocriA'Tipit,
Charlotte, N. C, April 29, 1881.
In accordance with section 12 of the
"Pharmacy Act of 1SS1," the Governor
has appointed the following persons to
compose the Board of Pharmacy for
Xorth Carolina:
E. M. Nadal, Wilson, K. C.
W. H. Green, Wilmington, N. C.
E. H. Meadows, Newberne, N. C.
William Simpson, Raleigh, N. C.
A. S. Lee, Raleigh, N. C.
T. C. Smith, Secretary
N. C. Pharmaceutical Associtibn.
Lnclo Toui'm Cabin.
The time was when these word3,
written in a newspaper, created a flut
ter from one end of the South to the
ether, because they recalled the un
truthful, slanderous romance of Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. That day has
passed away, and we now study the
play for its -dramatic effect. ' An op
portunity to do-this is presented to the
citizens of Charlotte, by ffce Chicago
Ideal Company, who h aye engaged the
opera house for next Monday and Tues
day nights: The Augusta Chronicle
and Constitutionalht of April 21,8'peaks
of their performance there as follows:
"there was a fair attendance at the
opera house last evening' to witness the
representation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
by the Chicago Ideal Company. We
can lind nothing objectionable in the
play. On the contrary,, the company
gave an excellent entertainment, which
was evidently "enjdyedtfy the afldlence.
Little Percie-Lewis, who actethe part
ot Eva, is a wohdetjful child, and 'it is
worm tne pric-pir -aojmssior iq g? xo t
see her alone." HM Htatib f df f S0 '
was remarkable;' Mhy Smita Mcapf
tal "Topsy." She sustained the charac
ter creditably throughout. The negro
jubilee singers form a very attractive
teature of the programme.. One of
them has a powerful Voice. Tha tab
leau, which closed the - play, was very
impressive and we'll rendered. Until
Tom finds a good representative in Jay
iiunungton. The best or order was
maintained and everybody was aa?eeaf
My disappointed '' ' ' J J
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A Plea for Equitf.
To the Editor of The Observer.
The opposition to prohibition having
announced on Thursday morning that
they will have a public meeting in In
dependence Square, are surprised to see
it stated in this morning's paper, Ahaf
tue prohibitfanffits, vtiM bfcld their meeti
ing Friday night of. iai3jburn' itto tli
same time and place. Having adver
tised our time and place and desirous to
maintain peace and order in all our de
liberations, we claim that we are en
titled to precedencepf the public square,
on Saturday niglit, and trust that we
may not be molested. All are invited
to attend. Should the evening be stormy
" we will adjourn to the court house.
MANY ANTI-PROHIBITIONISTS.
a Smooth Complexion can be bad by every lady
who win use Parker's Ginger Tonic. For prompt
ly rBTilAtdnop t.ViA ltntti an1 lrlrinnva and niivlfvlnt
the blood there Is nothing like It, and this Is the
asuii wny it so quicKiy removes pimpies ana
gives a rosy U0019 to; the cheek. See notice.
AN UNRIVALLED HUB DRESSING,
Producing as filch and Cleanly Ippearance as If
Nature Alone Sad IrxiDarted It.
RURNETT'S CQCOilKEiSl thpMat arid cheap-
uair Dressing -kills dandruff, allays Irritation,
"w promotes a rlsorpns ajidhtealiiny groWtH of.
The
supenonry 0l buenett's FLAVOBINO
EXTRACTS Wnsliti factielr Urf ecHfcitf And
tcreat strengtK. TBey awrwaranfed free Irom' the
poisonous oll and. ackite whtttp iente Hoxib th
composition of many 0! th'fictlfcetas fruit flaw
now iu the market .tw mil i vss mA rf ;
eivisNb bydoctob& tr5,L;:"J'
"l? l possible that -Mf." Godfrey la np and ai l
curea dj o simple a remeoyr' . : i., . 1
M vrttn notnlnglmt Hop Bitters; and dnlyten
murt IgJ fiWtoVkg&t AUfta Pfcand said be
noDB are (rnrvT 'KaW 1p1ltTrw
- .-it- r-Tvy vrvrTt t
Her Ruusnwm d Bro.r- ti 'WttB'tal fcleas-
Z;..v 1 M? m7 teetlmpDy.to the great TtrtoeB of
Lkeen
,f.f, .. ...j.R.1trnH,r. Pi
6 1 iLV T ;iho catnedrai street, Baltimore.
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BEARING THE END.
THE
PROH I B ITIONISTS
NIGHT.
LAST
Arralg-nmerit f the Anti-Prefelbi iloa
tiofar tpt Bar;f Pabll Aptta-
Jou Forcible Speeches an Clear
j Arynmenti Adjourned to Sleet at
tbe Opera House To-Night,
The observer who looked on at the
meeting on the public square last night
must have been impressed with the
enthusiasm which, pre vailed and the
determined spirit which characterized
the advocates of the great reform
which is now agitating this communi
ty. No .ordinary question of munici
pal government could excite the deep
interest that $his does, nor take hold of
all classes and conditions of life as
ths,has. , yA toarked? feature pf these
a) and -the zeal with
meri are w6rkiner. :
Five able speeches were made. Col.
J. P. Thomas, off the Carolina Military
Institute, leading of in a "powerful ef
fort, dealing with facts and arguments.
During the course of his remarks he
gave a brief synopsis of the proceed
ings of the Prdhibition' convention at
Raleigh, and spoke of the enthusiasm
and confldenfc spirit shown toy -the dele
gates from the different sections of the
State. One of the grand and impressive
incidents of the convention was when
Gov. Jarvis entered the hall and pro
ceeding to the stage amidst the deafen
ing applause of ;the audience planted
himself Ssqiiartel and urieojivQcally'oa
the jcMbitidir platfprnf Jdge Avery
foliowed him, and" Judge Merrimon
made dne of the finest speeches of his
lite in advocacy of it. He related these
incidents to illustrate the hold this
great movement had taken upon the
people and how it was enlisting the
efforts of all classes from Governors
to those occupying the humble walks
of life. In conclusion Col. Thomas ad
dressed himself to the liquor dealer for
whom he entertained only the. kindest
feelings, the children of some of whom
he was now. insxmxctmg in his school,
to abandon the disreputable traffic in
-which they were engaged, and devote
themselves to some avocation more
creditable to themselves and less in
jurious to - their .- fellow-citizens. He
also spoke encouragingly to the colored
peqyle. and , urged them to prove that
they were pot purchasable and that
liquor could not control their votes.
He was followed by Mr. George Wil- J
'hrfee stand poiutsi-religious, moral apd
polHicsU-ran'd -went on to show how
indefensible it-was, and" how its advo
cates utterly failed to produce one ar
gument ih"defense of it.
Col. II. C. Jones was the next - speak
er.and he spoke with marked effect. In
reply to the allegation that prohibitum
was a failure in the State of Maine,
and that crime, since the adoption of
prohibitory laws in that State', had in
creased, he made some good and tell
ing points, and logical references, the
force of which was acknowledged by
rounds of applause. He eloquently al
luded to the recent earthqauke on tne
island of Chio, when 15,000 victims
were crushed to death under the ruins
of falling buildings; the ravages of
war, pestilence and famine, alluding
touchingly to the war of the States, in
which so many brave and gallant men
gave up their lives, and asked if any
body would assert that these were
good things, and yet liquor had
spread wider havoc, made more
destress, caused more tears to
flow, ruined more men and made more
heart-broken wives and mothers, and
more children orphans and beggars
than any and all of these combined,
and could that be a good thing? He
alluded to hi3 twelve years residence
in this citj7, during which, time he had
followed many a friend to the grave of
the drunkard, and cited as an example
for the colored people the case of the
negro Baxter, who that day gave up his
life on the hangman's rope for a mur
der committed under l-Le influence of
liquor. In conclusion he urged every
voter to do his duty and redeem oar
city from this greatest of all curses.
R. D. Stokes, euiored, a student at
Biddle Institute, followed in a capital
speech, addressed to his own race, in
which he showed forcibly the harm
that liquor was doing his people and
how it brought so many of them to dis
gracekept them poor and in rags and
sent so many of them to the jails and
penitentiaries. If they would prasper
and command the respect and confi
dence of their white fellow-citizens
they must prove that they 4cnow how
to be masters of themselves, and proye
that they, are capable of thinking and
acting for themselves. He warned
them to pay no attention to the silly
Charge that they were to be deprived
of their, liberties, by, prohibition. The
only danger of their losing their liber
ty was in becoming the slaves of
rum.
- The meeting was closed by Hon. R.
Y. McAden, who had: introduced the
speakers. In response to calls of the
audience he made. a brief but stirring
Ineech. ursine every friend of prohibi
tion" to earnest actloa and assuring
them of a glorious victory Monday
hexfc - ' ' :"
Then the meeting adjbqfned to tally
again at the opera house to-night. "
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The Concert at the IiiKiitute.
. The pure and refi ned ch aracter of the
concerts at the Institute never fail,
when the opportunity is given :tp draw
an -audience in proportion, uotn as to
character and numbers. Last night
was, no exception to the rule, or rather
tha-Snccess yasone of an exceptional
nature - .
The entei tfiinmentled off with a duet,
Military March." on the ; tiano. bv
Misses. S. Finlayson and A. Walter.
1$ was jnspiritingly rendered.
i'OFior ,di. Margherita," a vocal solo,
was'f eijaeied in a light soprano voice,
by 'illf.Ic'Rae. Her voice ,is ' .very
flexible, and the selection was well cal
culated to bring out its strong points.
A vocal duo.. "Heaven.My Father 1"
fiioni ..the., opera "Aidant sMiss-' M.
Creswell and t)r. Bidezr,wa3 pleasingly
tendered: :iMiss Creswell Ya3 troubled
with acofd and a vocal solo, for which
sUe was put down to render later in the
e renin s. was omitted on trns account,
The executions of Mr, rascal Lasne
on the flute were sweet and well. sua
tained. He clearly demonstrated that
he was a perfect master, of this pleas-
mg instrument, ana whs; luvuieu wnu
an encore.
A Vocal solo. "When a Heart," from
-the opera II Barbiejre, was rendered in
a bird-like voice bv Miss Gresrorv.
Miss Gregory has an exceptionally fine
voice, ana its- cultivation ; nas plainly
not been neglected - .
"Where! What! O Terrorr from the
opera Freyschuetz, by Misses M. Lyon
and'F. McRae and-:,Dr. Bidez, was ren
dered in a spirited manner.
, The first part of the entertainment
concluded with a piano duet by Miss
A. Dewey and Dr. Bidez.'V Miss Jtewey,
has a , masterly . touch'. ,' which '"Afirai
bro.ught 6ut to. the best advantage on
tnis occasion-.' - -
' rsecoupaft consisted of the ren7
diti'oh of "SnoVdrbp," a beautiful fairy
cantata by C Reinecke. The selection
91 Miss rt. xmaeiras reciter was a ior-
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tunate on,-,and the real baauty f the
intata was much ; enhanced vj the
weet arid'usidal' voice. in which the
irjonologue' was given. Miss A. Walter
as "Snowirwf flqokpd)astjure thdjove-
iguiy ';ui to,; carried. ,tba little
ntonle awav. and he was enthusiasti-
fealJV eh4'ered ai en6ore.''l UUU i A
, fThe Institute is. tobe cppgratulated
the colored ipeobB
which tliefrJbe8t
taWtherineipalxcharacter&a SCheiW--; ,1 1'J 'KVTW ' V.
Atira mvM9 Yf fhtft fPrtrf.. hut niftni.M r Hbftnt no houivhe-answereoV-
Ci
s xne Ttireaay-estaDUBaeu.epuwtwuii a ,r 1 wut,ivM lHrf Mun)mwi
Hhe Institute for first-class musicaleV'mdki it shorter." . i. it
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BtXTER BANGED COB KVIIDEB.
- :
Nprtb Carolina Jaiti c Bleted Omt
tbe Slayer .. Mennrngmn Tk
: End, tn Heknlt of Whltkey an
rotaM.;
The surAshone down in splendor, the:
trees were arrayed in living green, the
Dirds carrolled as birds only can, tat
air was heavily laden with the perfume
of flowers; and all nature was in its?
spring-tide of glory as a reporter o
a he ubsekver went irom tne sun-H
shine into the dark and gloomy pre
cints of the. county jail yesterday
morning about ten minutes before
eleven o'clock.
On this day Marshall Baxter was to
pay the penalty,., of one dark night's
deed. It is but; recently that the de
tails of his crime were given in full in
this paper,-and the public will be spared
a tedious repetition. It" is sufficient to
say that about the middle of last Janu
ary Bob Hennegan, colored, living in
the southwestern part of this county
was murdered and his body sunk iu
McAlpine's creek, from which it was
drawi on the 28th, of January by a
posse of citizens, who had turned out
m search of the missing man. When
drawn out a trace chain was around
his neck. The whole forehead was
beaten in., but he Was recognized by hisi
doming, -w men "was r was ,w.ei pre
served. Circumstahees implicated Bax
ter. He was arrested. His trial came
off at the Spring term of the Superir;
uoun, juage iure presiding, it occu
pied two days. He waa -well reprer
sented by counsel, who, in their argu
ments, 'strained the grounds in his
favor to-a point.1 The jury were out
twerity, minutes and returned a verdict
of guilty. ' He was sentenced by Judge
Eure to suffer the extreme" penalty on
the 2Sth of April (yesterday). Ko re
quest was made or a new trial. . No
effort to get up a petition to the Goy
ernor. His guilt was too palpable;
the.evidence against him too damning.
The Condemned man himself passively
acquiesced in-this view of it, and re
signed himself almost up.com plaihingly
to his fataT. His sentence was followed'
by confessions, and if there were any
doubts before, they were now entirely
bet at rest. :The rnurder, as represented
by him, was premeditated, cold-blooded
and deliberate According to ; his. dy
ng : account, : it was ; instigated by a
woman, the wifef the 'murdered man,
whose diabolical malice had insidious
ly, -but with intensity of purpose,
worked toward tnis point tor years.
Why this woman has not been arrested
and mKM.torhefiawls
too protound a mystery tor one to
solve," whose business is not to brine
criminals to justice, aiidwlib IsfHot ac
quainted with the pec oirar fortunes
and Changes . ox crime. Baxter stated
befoFe4iT&eatiuihat if he could know
in his last pioment that Joe J-Iosh avid
Henn-egftfi!s-wi!te -were simultaneously
hanged, -oho am either side pf him he
would feel satisfied tnat entrre lustice
had beenxlpne, ia .this .mattex - But to
return to Baxter. ' Though a mati of
more thai?-'brdiaarf' Mfitellfseihdei - he
seemed perfectly stolid in regard the
nature 01 nis crime, and up to tnonour
of his death, so far as the reporter
knows, he did not utter one word in
dicating in any degree an appreciation
of its enormity. In his religious pro
fessions he bewailed, himself, as a vile
sinner, but not once did he allude in a
remorseful mariner to the crime for
which he was sentenced "to- death,
seeming to think that in his 'Sinful
state the flimsy provocations which he
several times mentioned as the motive
for the deed were amrjlv sufficient cause
for the committal as being not above
the par of his ordinary inclinations
and actions. Whether he was. hard
ened and insensible of crime to some
degree is a question. This, however,
with particulars which have been be
fore mentioned, is a general statement
of the progress of the affair up to the
arrival at the jail yesterday morning
of Mr. M. E. Alexander, High Sheriff
of Mecklenburg county, who arrived at
tne Dead of a body-guard or tnirty-six
citizens, a few minutes before the re
porter, for the purpose of executing
the sentence of the law upon the per
son of Baxter.
rilEPAKATIDN FOR THE FINAL ACT.
They were met at the door by Deputy
Sheriff Porter who called out the names
of the 36 men (over 100 applications had
been received) selected to witness the
execution. Those called responded and
passed in, and the heavy iron doors
were swung to and secured, leaving
from 50 to 100 persons outside, a ma
jority of whom were colored people.
inside, the first object wnicn attracted
the gaze of eyes intent oh indications of
the tragedy shortly to be enacted, was
a plain, pine coma, varnished oa the
outside. Turning into tne corridor on
the right-hand , side, tbe visitors were
confronted with a neatly con
structed trap-door, one end of which
was secured upon two upright supports
by means of smoothly working hinges.
Along tne middle' 01 tne trap on tne
underside passed a rope which worked
in a groove over a single upright post
and served to hold up the unsecured
end. The rope ran down the post and
a third of the way from the ground the
end was safely fastened to a ring. The
trap wa36 feet from the ground.
It was mounted by a flight of steps atr
one end. iTh fall calculated ,fotr5 was
VA feett
i High overhead a . cross-beam
extended from-the inner to the outer
wall, in which the ends were mortised.
From the middle of this a rope hung,
the loose end terminating in a noose.
Leaning against the support which
operated in the nature of a pulley was a
hand-axe. The edge was extremely
fine. The reporter ran his thumb over
it. It would have shaved a hair. These
things were taken in almost at a glance.
JLlttle conversation was earned 011; A
feeling of awe prevailed and seemed to
make all dumb. Sherifi Alexander and
his assistants were moving noiselessly
about preparing for the tragedy. The
former ordinarily so courteous and ac
commodating in his manners, answered
questions in a gruff and impatient tone.
He looked troubled and nervous, and
when he had nothing else to do paced
restlessly up and down the passage. He
was plainly anxious to get tnrougn
with the business. This was done
sooner than he could reasonably have
expected.
BAXTER TAKEN FROM HIS CELL.
At 11 o'clock, Baxter emerged from
is cell on the side opposite the gallows,
dressed in a neat, dark suit, and with
white eloves on his nands. xne jailer
pinioned his arms with a rope at the
elbows, passing it from one to the other
across his back. With a firm tread and
uolifted head, accompanied - by ;th
sheriff and Kevs. T. H. Lomax and J. A.
Tvler. colored, he then walked up the
corridor and carne down op the other
side in view o,f, thegallgws. A chair
was handed him' and ne sat uown at
the foot of the trap, of which he took
one -intent but passing glance during
the ceremonies which followed," ? ? !
Howdid:YOU sleep -lasF-mfifht V be
Pi slemViVerv 'well. ! but od: , hot eat
heartily-this-mornm"
He ceremoniously stFotea-' his snon
black beard asrbe1 spoke andsfrohi'thiS
f" Ae"VoJ sfilfcheerf ulfak sptts4 ahdCl
your faith unBhaken If : no- of the min
T hava jasbeyea upori thr one- man
rhrist-'tlia. answered .-sfiBttlV;?
kfcm&w: lbeforet?wliy.Jte
The sheriff assured him that the end
should be expedited. ;
It being his desire, the ministers then
began religious services ' with a hymn
appropriate to the occasion, the verses
f which-were alternately given out and
I sung, Baxter's strong and musical voice
ant smile wreathing his features -with a
sort of beauty as he looked steadfastly
! in tr.e eyes or Kev. J. A.. Tyler, stand
ing Deiore mm. ;a passage ,w?ur read
from the Bible and a prayer Offered up
during which Baxter manifested con
trition for his sins with tearful expres
sions of sorrow : and repentance, and
finally repeating after the minister the
Lord prayer, with which the services
ended. The minister then waved his
hand indicating that his ministrations
were at an end, and Baxter essayed to
rise from his chair, failing at the first
effort, but quickly, though calmly re
covering from, the momentary weak
ness at the second effort and standing
up without wavering. It had been evi
dent to close observers toward the con
clusion of the services, that he had been
exerting his powerful will to suppress
his emotions, and the same indications
had shown that his courage was failing
him. The Smile on his face which had
first been one of utter happiness, gradu
ally degenerated into one of a hysteri
cal cast. From this it broke out into
fits of uncontrollable facial twitchitigs
which partoek more of the nature of
hysteria than mirth. : Ever and anon
his brow Contracted with pain; and an
occasional sharp, short breath indicat
ed when his mind, against his will, dwelt
for an instant on his condition.
At the foot of the gallows the sheriff
laid his hand on Baxter's shoulder and
asked him if he desired to say anything
before his death.
"Nothing, r will pray upon the stand,"
he said in that steady voice which nev
er quivered to the end. He then mount
ed the trap with a firm step and
kneeling; do wnj offered up in a tone of
great emotion, a short prayer as fol
lows: '
"All-wise and everlasting thou art
God; Oh 1 save me in this my death
hour. Stretch out thy almighty hand
beneath me-as I make the fatal fall and
transport me to thy side in thy king
dom of glory; This evening may I
taste of the precious things of heaven.
Oh, to save me in this death hour I put
my trust in thee, whom none ever
trusted in vain,- Lord God Almighty,
for Jesus Christ sake, Amen."
He stood up, said farewell to all, at
tempted to smile, and as the sheriff
drew the black cap over his head, broke
into a fit of hysteria more violent than
any former one; standing firm, how-
-fver, his limbs manifesting no signs of
giving way. xxe again recovered irom
the momentary weakness, and while
the Bheriff was placing him on the right
spot and adjusting the noose around
his neck, he cried out anxiously to him
to say "ready" before he let him fall.
"Say ready," he repeated, in a sort of
agonized tone, as the sheriff descended
the steps. "Say ready," in a high pitch
of voice, half commanding, half im
ploring, as the officer reached the foot
of the gallows and picked up the axe.
"Ready," said the sheriff, and balan
cing the axe for an instant in his hand,
he let it descend upon the rope support
ing the trap, with a short, sharp, stroke,
which sounded like a crash upon the
intensely excited ears of the awe
stricken spectators. A black figure
darted through the air, stopped as sud
denly as it had fallen, and swung to and
fro for a moment. The body contract
ed slightly at the middle, finally drew
up almost double, the knees approach
ing the chest, and then it hung limp
and motionless. His neck was broken
by the fall. He died without a struggle
beyond these muscular twitchings.
Drs. J. H. Wilder and D. O. O'Dona
hue, physicians in attendance, ap
proached and felt for the pulsations.
Dr. Wilder with his ear against the
chest, and watch in hand, announced
them as follows: Four minutes after
the fall, 72 pulsations to the minute:
six minutes, 36 pulsations ; eight min
utes, 30 pulsations: ten minutes, 18
pulsations ; eleven and a half minutes,
12 pulsations; thirteen minutes, no
pulse; fourteen and a half minutes.
dead.
Twenty-five minutes after tbe fall
the body was lowered into the coffin
and afterwards given to Baxter's wife,
the mother of his children, to convey
back to her sad home for burial.
The reporter emerged again into th&
sunshine, just one nour after he en
tered the jail, but in that short time
many lessons had been taught ; the
wnole gamut of human feelings had
been drawn out to the utmost tension,
life-time of experiences, passions;
hopes and fears had surged over one
soul, taxing it more than it could bear,
and possibly the joys of heaven antici
pated ; who knows ? In God's insCruti-
ble providence, Baxters crime, though
it resulted in the deprivation of his
life on earth, may have been the means
of. his eternal salvation.
HARRIED,
Oa April 28th. In York county. S. d by B. H.
Harris, Notary Public Mr. James Osborne, of
Mecklenburg county, N. C, and Miss 'Eliza gm
brell, ot York county. j
I . LABOR SAVING. -
"the demand of the Deoole for an easier meth
od of preparing Kidney wort has Induced the
proprietors, the well known wholesale draggtets,
wells, Richardson & Co., of Burlington, Vt, to
prepare It for sale In liquid form as well as in dry
sorm. It saves all the labor of preparing, and as
It Is equally efficient It Is preferred by many per
sons. Kidney Wort always and everywnere proves
Itself a perfect remedy. Buffalo Mews. , .
TUB GREATEST BLESSING.
A Simula, pare, harmless remedy, that cures ev
ery time and prevents disease by keeping the
blood pure, stomaco regular, moneys ana uver ac
tive, to the greatest blessing ever conferred upon
man. Hop Bitters la tbat remedy, and Its propri
etors are being blessed by tbousanos wno nave
been saved and cured by it wiu you try 117 see
another column. Eagle. .
AICNOTJNCEOTETIXS
Col. Wm. JoUnston a candidate for
;. Mayor A CarfL,
To the ClUzens of Charlotte,: .
AnDreelaUnK the mam earnest solicitations for
t.ha iinA of mi name for the emce of maior of the
city, ana referring; to a card published by "Many
Citizens in Tkk Obskbvkb of the 14th lnst, it is
proper that i snouia state was 1, accept tne posi
tion aliened to me in tbat card,, and will serve, if
elected mayor of Charlotte, is requested, I will
publicly give my views on au pesoing quesuons 01
moral and material reform to ray fellow-citizens
at any time and place that they may designate.
WM. JOHNSTON.
Charlotte, April 14, 1881.
Torkeys, -.Odckens.- Dacks & Gceso
ALSO
Early Vegc
AT
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JIOWELLrS.
apr30! ' '
THE BEST
KEROSENE OIL.
TNTJBDEB to introduce our Superior Kerosene
the same at Centi .Per Gallon. tSTSraj
Iiiir-rTTitid.a to to-morrow's MDer we
-will pueUsh the names of those druggists and gro-
WmmWV CHESa. dABLKY ft CO.
"TjtfiKTISi,' immediately;1 20 laborers, white or
v.T biacE.
Poll at mr AffldA.
Apr30-2t
JOHN L. YANIAKDINGHAM.
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& TO BE &
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FOR OUR SUMMER BUSINESS.
DAVIDSON
AND-
TO ACCCOUMODATB THEIR ISCREAJSED
AlfD INCREASING TRADE, WILL SHORTLY
BUILD A CONSIDERABLE EXTENSION TO
THUS ALREADY CAPACIOUS STORE-ROOM
ON TRADE STREET, WHICH WILL BE FIT
TED UP IM AS HANDSOME A MANNER AS
ANY GROCERY STORE IN THE SOVTH.
THEY ALREADY HAVE ONE OF THE LARG-
QEST WAREHOUSES IN THE CITY, WHICH
THEY WILL BE COMPELLED TO USE AS
HERETOFORE.
BY BUSINESS TACT AND INDUSTRY THEY
HATE SUCCEEDED IN BUILDING UP AN
IMMENSE BUSINESS, AND THEY ARE DE
TERMINED TO CONTINUE TO MERIT THE
PATRONAGE HERETOFORE 80 GENEROUS
LY BESTOWED.
In order to get room to make th 3 changes contem
plated, for the next THIRTY DAYS they
have concluded to make a
SWEEPING REDUCTION
In the prices of all goods
BELONGING EXCLUSIVELY TO THE RETAIL
DEPARTMENT.
They have now in stock a large and well selected
assortment of
FLOUR
LOUR
COFFEE
OFFKK
SUG1R
UttAR
MOLASSES
OLASSES
T ARD,
In all sized packages,
SYRUPS,
Of all kinds,
VINEGAR AND TDER Tn hhg A 'a
INEGAR AND VOIDER ln DDI8, 8 8'
POTATOES
OTATOES
PPLES
lPPLES
BANANAS
ANANAS
LEMONS J
EMONSj
O RANGES
RANGES
FRUITS ATUTS AND RANDIES
RUITS IN UTS AND v AN DIES
To the Retail Trade
WE OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN
FRENCH PEAS,
MUSHROOMS,
ARTICHOKES,
CANNED GOODS,
Of every name
Style and Condition,
OLIVES, CHOCOLATES,
And every article unally found m a flat dan
grocery store.
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OPERA HOUSE.
MONDAY AND TOESDAT
-MAY 2 & 3. 1
Special engagement of tin Chicago Ideal, n,
Uncle Ton's Cabin Company
OQ O TAR ARTIST O OQ
LO OTAR ARTISTIO LO
NEW AND MAGNIFICENT SCENERY.
Ohio River in Mid-winter; Eliza crossing the float
ing ice; great cotton plantation scene, etc.,
concluding with the grand apotheosis,
'EVA IN HEAVEN AMONG THE ANGELS 1
Grand Transformation Scene.
A full troupe of genuine Colored Jubilee Slnerers.
A pack of thorough-bred Blood Hounds. The
educated donkey, '-Marks!"
The Largest and Finest Organization Travelling.
crowded nouses everywhere. Tices as usual.
Reserved siats for sale ln advance at McSmith's
Music House and Central Hotel cigar stand.
apna
OPERA HOUSE.
TUE8DAY EVE
TUESDAY EVE
TUESDAY EVE
TUESDAY EVE
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ADDRESS
On the mines and mineral wealth of North Caro
lina, by
PROF. H. W. ADAMS,
PRESID'T ADAMS MINING & REDUCTION CO.
Chaklottb, N. C, April 25, 1881.
Professor Henry W. Adams, A. M., M. D., LL. D.,
iTOSident Adams Mining and reduction vo. :
Dear Sir Many citizens having failed to bear
your able and eloquent address before the Cham
ber of Commerce a few evenings since, and hav
ing expressed a desire to hear you speak upon the
subject of the mineral wealth of North Carolina,
ana 01 tne aaaptaouity 01 your company's smeii
lng and Refining Works to reduce tbe refractory
ores of this State, we, the undersigned, respect
fully request you to address a public meeting, to
be held at the Opera House, on Tuesday evening,
May da.
Tom early reply to oar request Is respectfully
soucitea
F. 8. DeWolfe,
R. Y. McAdea,
Calvin Cowles,
John Wilkes,
M. E. Alexander;
8. H. Hilton,
Clement Dowd,
R. H. Morse,
A. G. Brenizer, .
James H. Carson,
R. M. Miller,
John C. Burroughs,
W.W.Ward,
John L. Brown,
John B. Erwln,
R. P. Waring,
Frank Coxe,
James F. Johnston,
Thomas H. Gaither,
Tiddy A Bro.,
Cbarlee-R. Jones,
Wm. Johnston,
Samuel Wlttkowsky,
Brem & McDowell,
EHas Sc Cohen,
George B. Hanna. . .
William Bitterhoff,
John T. Butler,
J. S. Phillips,
B. A. Bam say,
John W. Wadsworth,
John R. Eddlns,
S. J. Perry,
William R. Myers,
8. Matton,
John P. Thomas.
Philip Schlff,
J. Llndv,
W. F. Davidson,
T. F. Drayton,
John X. Brown.
Chablotte, N. C. AprU 26, 1881.
To the Hon. T. S. DeWolfe, Mayor of the City of
Charlotte, R. Y. McAden, and many otners : o
Gentlemen I hereby aclmowledee the recetnt
of yon highly complimentary request to address
a public meeting of the citizens of Charlotte and
lnlnlty at the Opera House, on Tuesday evening.
next. May 3rd. t H o'ciock. on tne sumect 01 tne
mineral wealth of North Carolina, and the adap
tability of the Adams Mining and Reduction com
pany's Smelting and Refining Works to reduce the
refractory ores of the State.-
- wiin sentiments 01 mgn consideration. 1 nereoy
slenlfv mv acceDtance of your very courteous and
naoenng mvicanon.
very respectruiiy,
apr27 HENRY W. ADAMS.
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ABSOLUTELY HEALTHFUL.
ONLY ONE TEASPOONFUL to each anart of
nour one hall the usual quanuty required or oth
er Dranas.
CHARM MANUFACTUBING CO..
New York and 8U Louis.
We keep the "Charm" ln stock, and can recom
mend It to be far superior and more economical
wan any other in tne marset.
DAVIDSON A BEALL,
. aprfS.eod.&mo Charlotte, If.
1881 SPEING. 1881
wrir DIFFER INT sbrles of mods to select fjora
4 U I for Spring Suits have arrived and are ready
for inspection. - My friends and customers are very
respeetfullr requested to call as early as possible
and make selections, r Now Is the time to seeure
cheioe of styles. . They are very handsome ln the
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THE ADAMS
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This company wai tncorporated under the laws
of the Statf ot Hew York,.October t, 1880V the
capital stock Is H ' , ' A I
I SIX HTJNDI
C$600,000), divided Into One Htadred ahd Twen
ty Thousand Sbares (120,000;, at Five Dollars
f&W)jaltarrr s y, jfT i
- The M is'Forc QiiSKsable.
Theebjeotof the company fi not to engaxe ln
the business ol mining motalUe ores, but to smelt
the ores of gold and silver, and refine: the base
bullion; to smelt atoo the ores of," copper and Iron,
and for this purpose to purchase these ores and
pay for them In cash, according to. their assay val
ue, dductlngonly theeost of treatment and a fair
profit. Large bodies o all these ores are Bow
avanable frora many la1mes-:tieM(aieJtotte, '
and from many othersV easily jacoesslble by rait
The location of thi oompahVs Jwotks K fiaa sobst
eligible that can be des'ired. It comprises ten
acres of ground, in fee slnrple, wtjhlif mf ands
half mUes of the centre of pie ,j v " ,' ' Y
CITY OF CHARLOTTE,'1 "
In the State of Northlbarormar'ion'lhe Bna otiia
Carolina Central ttailwayi, which connects at this
place with several other jaOrgads jdlatlng to all
parts of the country, -Bugaieek, adjoining the,
company's property, sfiorde kn lUmndanee ol pur
water. One hundred acres otjandln addlUOn,-ad-"
Joining the eompany'a. plant,; andwell umbered,
have been bonded tor .the 4ka&Dan thtomrh botn
t which tracts a very valuable veM mine runs. '.
xue works ot the companyttte aiBeadji partly
finished. The entire machinery lias been manu
factured ln Boston New York, New Jersey and
Pitfcburg. A considerable portion of It baa ar
rived, and tbe balance has been shipped to this
place. It has nil been paid Jbr. lt ls onrand
scale, and ot superior workmanship. It com prises
a magnificent steam engine and boilers of Moo
horse-power; crushers, pulverizers, a piston-blow,
er of tk horse power, to furnish a hot blast lor the
smelter, which Is large enough to smelt the con
centrates ot one hundred tons ot ore per- day;
roasting furnaces, large enough to roast ene hun
dred tons of ore per day; mills, capable Of pulver
izing this amount as fine as wheat flour; and three
concentrators, of sufficient carjacltr to concentrate
the same; with steam pumps and toggle presses
sufficient to compress the eoncentratedores, mix
ed with pulverized fluxes, into balls to be charged
lmome smaller. , u
The company- expects to fcave these ttat fin
ished and, ready, to. run Jn 1 aboahiai snoouu:
They have already erected a splendid stack cost
ing nearly one thousand dollars; an assay office,
with the larre8t-tod- nrhost wfeci aasortmenVof
chemicals, fiimaces, tools andapparatus'ever seeh
in any similar estahusnmant. A large "hollaing,
HO feet squate and two atartea. high,, is rapidly ap
proaching com pletion, and the ' niatsrials trr fijal sh
it are all on the ground. The foundaaons for the
smelter and roasting furnaces have been dug out,
and all the nlaterlals to bujld them with. Includ
ing the iron work,, fire bricks, and, Ules, have been
entirely finished and made ready to set up.
These'works, it is believed wiu eutrlval the larg
est and best works of the ktnd ever bunt ln this
country. They are chiefly the Inventions of
PROFESSOR HENRY K AOXM8, ( f? ! i -
of New York, according to whose intents and per
sonal supervision they are constructed. Science,
skill, enterprise, and good business management
unite to render It reasonably certain, that the stock
of the company will be a-sure and profitable, .In
vestment Mine owners, business men, and aH
classes of citizens will be benefited one way and
another by the success, of. this company. -
It is evldejrf tJjafc-the cdmpaay. means business
solid, legitimate business, carried on upon
strictly business, prlnclnles. raady a large
amount of money ha' bee expended, and the
company has reserved onefeurthj)t ttaierttlrs eas-r
ltal stock te be sold -tor1 working eapttAr, the pro
ceeds of which ar&to M expended in the purchase
ot ores, fuelnuxasi and in carrying wfcgtneraHy
the great undertaking'! : ,i
The trustees,' officers and stookheldere ,of the
company are chiefly New York capitalists, Includ
also several of the most distinguished mn of the
nation to high official posltlbns, - S m r '
The president of the company Is Prof. Henry W. -Adams,
A. M. , M. DLL. D., whose welt known '
scholarship, genius, experlenee and prestige, em
lnently qualify him tor the position; his extensive
knowledge of chemistry and- metallurgy, together
with his long experience ln assaying and smelting
ores and preparing fluxes, and his Invaluable pa
tents for roasting and smelting and fioxtmrores,
and for parting and refining the precious, metals,
are, to those who know hla acquirements' a surs
guarantee of the company's success. T he-company
owns all his patents for the State of North
Carolina, and It is believed that they "will be a
source of great revenue when the success ol the
present works shall be fully demonstrated, 1 1 '
The establishment will embrace fixtures and fa
cilities for parting bullion and refining the pre
cious metals by a new, rapid and sucoessrul'meth
od, also Invented by Prof. Adams. This process
is unknown and unpractised In' the world; ft Is
simple, rapid,, and vastly cheaper ;fhan the old
method. This branch of the business cannot fall
to give the company business, prestige and profit
It Is expected by th& company to manufacture,
ln due time, sulphuric acid from the sulphur con
tained ln the ores, and also to manufacture bricks,
equal to the Philadelphia pressed bricks, from tbe
waste material obtained from the process of con
centration. : -
As it has been thought best to idve the citizens
of Charlotte and of North Carolina an ooDOrtunlty
to participate ln this enterprise, and to help it for
ward by becoming personally Interested ln It, the
company offers a portion of their treasury stock at
the low rate of , : 1
ONE DOLLAR PER SHARE, THE PAR VALUE
BEING. FIVE DOLLARS PER SHARE,
to any one who may desire to become a stock
holdpr. ' ; .
Below mar be seed the Very generous and mag
nanimous endorsement of. this enterprise by many
of our most prominent and Influential leliow-cltl-zens.
We. the undersigned, citizens and business men.
do hereby certify that the Adams Mining and Re
duction Company nave located tnerr works near
this city, on the Carolina Central Railway, and are
now erecting the same on the said site; that these
works are now go ing up on a very large scale, with
a view to smelting a large "amounref the gold
bearing sulphurets and other refractory ores; that
these wonts are Deing erect ea unoer ine airecnon
of an eminent engineer, chemist and metallurgist;
and that we endorse) the eaterprlse and encourage
the promoters of Itabjr this hearty expression of
our good will and approbation We fcav every; ;
raasnn to believe thai the works will Drove oc-
cessful. and be highly advantageous to the miner
al industry of this state.
F. S. DeWolfe, Mayor.
R. Y. Mcaden. President First National Bank.
John H Mcadkn, President Merchants and
Farmers' Nattonal Bank.
M P. Pegeam, Cashier First National Rank.
R. I. McDowell, President Traders' National
Bank.
Frank Coze, President Commercial National
Bank.
W. R. Myers, President Atlantic, Tennessee A
Ohio Railroad.
w. F. Davidson, Ex-Mayor.
We Johnston, Ex-Mayor.
Samuel J. Warren, Mining Expert
Chas R. Jokes, Proprietor Charlotte Observer.
A. Bur well, Attorney and State Senator.
C. F. Harrison, City Marshal.
A. G.'Brinizxr, Cashier Commercial National
Bank.
WiTTKOwsxT A BAHCCH, Merchants.
Walter Brem, Merchant .
W. W. Jenkins, Postmaster.
8. E. Linton, Superintendent Gas Works.
Jno. R Erwin, clerk Superior Court
E. K. P Osborne. Attorney.
Thos. F. Drayton, Real Estate and Mining
Agency.
Wilson a xjurwell, urugguts.
R. d. Johnston, Attorney. ,.
Mater A Ross, Merchants.
S. H. Hilton, Justice of the Peace.
J. W. Wadsworth, Livery Stable Keeper.
J. T. Butler, Jeweler.
Schtff A Grtrr, Merchants.
Elliott A Rexlxy, Merchants.
D. O'Donougbots, M. D.'
W. W. Flkkming, Attorney. '
Jno. R. Eddins, Bookseller.
Jno. Wilkes, Manufacturer.
' L. Berwangxr A Bro., Merchants.
Brown A Wkddototon; Merehants.
J. Lindy, Merchant
R. M. WHrrB,-Ex-Sheriff and Merchant
Kyls A Hamm ond Merehants.
Richard Moorb, Merchant
S. M. Howell, Merchant
Elias A Cohen, Merchants.
J. S. Spencer A Co., Merchants.
Talbott A Sons, Manufacturer of Steam En--ginesi
' . . i
E. D. Latta A Bro., Merchants.
Springs A Bub will, Merchants.
- G. H. King, Express Agent .
1 B. Nichols, Merchant
- T. L. 8EIGLS A Co., Merchant ,
;! davtdson A Beall, Merchants.
Pegram A Co., Merchants.
&IFFORD A Freeland, Merchants.
- 3. M. Mendel, Merchant
-i Field Bros., Merchants.
. Ltddell A Co., Machinists.
MagilL A Scott, Merchants.
' H. M. KILX.XB A Sons, Merchants.
1 James H. Carson, Capitalist
! K. & Finch, Railroad Agent .
W. P. Bynuk, Ex-8irpreme Court Judge.
' John VakLandinghah, Merchant
Harrison Watts, Cotton Buyet- ,
W. w. Ward A Co , Merchant.
, BarringeR A Trottkr, Merchants.
5 Oates BBO&j Cotton Manufaettirers.
W. AR. Ttddt, Merchants.
11 SCHL089, Hotel Keeper, , , -f
T. C Smith. Druggist '
, H. Morris A Bros., Merchants.
Bufus Baksingm, Attorney, t . .
IRC, EOOlss, Hotel Keeper- . )
Geo. W. Bbyan, Hotel Clerk.
J. F.G.MrrrAG.M.D. :V"
a J. Perry, Merchant
SUBSCRIPTIONS
the stock will be received by the following banks ,
ef Charlotte. - First National Bank . uommerdai
National Bankand the Merchants and Farmers'.
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LSD yTHOUSAND. DOLLARS
and Proprietor ChcaWtf Obsefvtri and by the .
Adams Mlnlmr andf Reduction J0ombany at their -
1 works, or by addressing them through the post
office;. MA .CharloaeC; 'f
Treasurer.'