Stye f)arkrite 'tobsztozt.
LOCAL MTELUtilSiVCE.
THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1881.
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.
PHiLAMi Lodgb No. 81, A. F. & a. sL-egular
meeting every second and fourth Umi..M
Excxlsiob Lodqi Na 261, A. F. 4 A. M.-Res
ular mftttflnff Avar ftrar Bn tku m . rr
o - nuu U11IU X IMNKtOJ "'gHTl
Charlotte: Chaptkb No. 89. R. A. If. Regular
meeting every second and fourth Friday nlghu.
Chaklottk Ooiof audaby no. 2. K. T. -Regular
OP n.
1 tTTn TT n
w nuHUK. Keguiar meetlmr nr
owr.nrl ttrw! f.inrth TI...-.JT "KWimg every
-vwwa A U Ul OUOJ 3.
IC. OIF 3?-
KNIGHTS OF ITTHIA 9. Regular meeting ntohhi
first and tlurd Wednesdays, o'clock p. m. atki-
sonlc Temple Hall.
I. O. O TP.
dagOTTK Lodge Na 88.-MeetB every Mon
Mkckunbbbg Declaratioh Lodge Na ft
iiiccio ctvij j. uesui&j 1Uk.I1 I.
Dixie Lodge No. 108.-Meets'every Thursday
Catawba River Encaxpxent No. 21. Meets
r ii m .uiu luiru i uursuay nignts in eucn montn
Index to New Advertisement.
Bedford Water, etc T. C. 8m!th.
Wanted- J. W. Moore.
HOMK PENCIL.1NGS.
KW A large crowd will go on the
. xxiu iu AicAauuiiaiiit Lu
ll ay.
IFirThe toy pistol has not appeared
here extensively yet. Wait until the
buys learn of its destructive qualities.
HaF J. K. Puref oy vs. Atlantic, Ten
nessee & Ohio Railroad, in injunction,
will be argued at chambers to-day be
fore Judge W. M, Shipp.
11" Dr. A. Bidez is engaged in train
ing the Try on Street Methodist Sunday
School children for the presentation of
"The May Queen."
tW Now that all the lines of rail
road running into the city terminate at
one centre the prospect of a union de
pot seem to loom up again.
tW The Gounod Club is in receipt of
a full supply of copies of "Patience,"
the new comic opera by Gilbert and
Sullivan, to be presented by them next
fall.
tW Letters addressed as follows are
held at the postoffice in this city for
want of postage: Messrs. Stafford &
Caldwell, Harrisburg, N. C. ; Miss Alice
Coleman, Chester, S.C.
IW Rev. Dr. Theodore Whitfieid in
company with Dr. Nelson and Rev. Mr.
Webb, of Shelby, left the city last night
to attend the National Baptist Minis
ter's Union at Lake Chatauqua, N. Y.
V3P Two of the young men who will
enter for the bicycle race to-day at the
Pioneer pic nic, will make the distance
to Alexandriana on their machines,
and hope they will get in ahead of the
ex rursiOn train.
IW A dog was shipped through the
the city by express yesterday. The
following directions were written on a
card attached to his box : "Feed and
water me. I am one of the F. F. V's
and my name is Cheek."
2T The Richmond & Danville pas
senger depot recently built for that
road and the Charlotte, Columbia &
Augusta road, has necessarily been
abandoned since the new arrangement
of the roads has gone into effect
Hereafter all passenger and mail
trains on the Charlotte, Columbia &
Augusta Railroad will leave Charlotte
from West Trade Street depot, making
close connection with the trains on the
Richmond & Danville Railroad. See
advertisement of V. E. McBee, agent.
UtaT Mr. J. A. Elliott, has our thanks
for the first bunch of ripe, home-grown
grapes. Our agricultural editor is
away from home just now, or we would
enter into a disquisition of grapes in
general, and this grape in particular.
If we are not mistaken Mr. Elliott was
the pioneer in the grape business in
this community last year.
S u miner Notes
Mr. E. Harris is in the city.
Mr. W. II. Justice has gone to Cleave
land. Mr. Eli Springs has gone on a North
ern tour.
Capt. Armistead Burwell is rusticat
ing at Hendersonville.
Mr. Thad. B. Seigle, who has been at
tending school at Pennsylvania College,
Gettysburg, has returned and will spend
his vacation in Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Oats are stopping
at All Healing Springs, S. C.
Mr. Robt. Ross returned home yester
day after an extended tour West.
Mrs. Fred. Kuester and children are
Rpending a few weeks with relatives at
Mooresville.
Teacher' Examination.
The comparatively rigid written ex
amination required under the new
school law, to be passed by applicants
for teachers' certificates, is creating
consternation among a large number
of those who have been engaged here
tofore in teaching the public schools of
the county. Out of about 60 who have
applied so far to the county superinten
dent of publip instruction only 1 haye
been given certificates,' all the rest hav
ing been rejected for incompetency.
-The effect of this will be to materially
reduce the number of teachers, raise
the demand for and, at the same time,
enhance the compensation of, those
pronounced competent and possibly
leave some of the schools out in the
cold altogether in the matter of teach
ers. This will seem to be the inevita
ble result when it is considered that
there are about 85 school districts in
the county with two schools in each
strict. This course, however, may
.aye the etfedt to induoe the, teachers
to bring themselyea up to the required
standard and thereby prove an advan
tage to the cause of education.
CareiekKticBu In Writing1 for News
Papers. ,
When a gentleman walks into a
newspaper office and pays' for a news
paper for a given time, he can justly
"erciand the fulfillment of the contract
n the part of the' newspaper ;" so t6o,
wen a person sends an order' for the
Paper by mail he may reasonably ex
pect that the newspaper will be sent to
us address for the time paid for." This
3 especially true of ' The Obsesveb
"ecause our business department has
nS since been reduced to a system
without which we could not do busi-
Ai order to show that sometimes we are
n"t to blame for the failure1 to - get the
paper to subscribers we print the fol-
"nig uuier vervaiim;
Mohehead City, Atlantic Hotel,
Julv 19th. 1881.
Col. C. R. Jones, Ed.' & Prop. CTiar-
wue observer :
PleRHft find
Observer to my address till further
Thin let tor ho!
ture there was nothlngrto indicate who
sent the one dollar', or who it was
w anea tne paper, except that we haD
t Aen w,e say thafc we believe the writer
io oe a lawyer anVa good business man,
tne public will appreciate li'oiw easy it
i0WWapae where it does not: be-
ZftM!tat it'to that per
- -vHm w more parucuiar,.
ODD FELLOWSHIP.
;.EXTRAJT FBOO M ABDBESS.
til '-V 7 ' - ' r -
Pllrre jr e:te.Bbe!, Esq.. .1
Balctsrlu Mitt. Wf iF..,Z77z A
- " inwiiMm
Officer f DLUe I, Nev
108, 1, o. o. n maooate Temple,
Charlotte, mou.ar Evening-. Jaiy
rJaorder ?f Odd Fellowship takes
lh? ne.?f the oMest'of thesecret
societies m the United States, but for
sjme reason or other it has never go
TT, .IUU1U ia nanotte. This
is probably because its teachings and
workings have never been practically
brought to pur door like some of our
ocwci, lraterniues. un the occasion of
the public installation of the officers
wuu evemng, tne lirand Mas
ter of the State of North Carolina, C.
M. Busbee, Esq., delivered an address
"u Buujec wnicn was much com
plimented at the time, and from which
co ua jneasure to puoiish the fol
lowing extract:
1AyS,aiiuded to the practical nature
of Odd-Fellowship as one of its salient
rhnrjlofariofiAa t- i i
in in aim uas ai way s
been to me its chief attractive power.
I have alwava hron HavMah k
. . u u i ir IAjV bUO
, t , . uV no IIUW Ul
uiun ana inings.
The benefits, and I speak of the ben
ents nrescrihAd hv 1
J f W U1WU VUD J1.-
aer bestows, are not gratuitious tbev
ore TtahtS tO Which A mAmhAr in rrA
auauuiuK 10 on ti Lieu ana iney cannot be
uoiiiou 11 liii. no mucn rtor nr.air in
, 11 xix
sickness so much at'fAr rlojth fn
sepulture. Nay, more, the right to be
faithfully nursed when sick to be ten
derly buried when dead to have a wid
owed familv ShftltarAd frnm uranf An
-rf - " nuuv CAXX
orphan child educated. These are rights.
Tint niQfnifiA TirUAHA i . . '
"i gimuiuco. ttucio ever a Drotner
may be, if he is taken sick with disease,
it IS his riffht to call nnnn tha
c. - - t-v uuuxuou
JLodge for aid and such cannot be with
held. There is an official interim.
munion between all lodges in this
broad land, th much thA mpriinm et tK
j -vmux lUD
Sovereign Grand Lodge, and all work
unaer tne same general laws.
I know vou will Dardon m fnr i nfor.
polating a few figures just here, for fig-
muo you Know are always practical.
Our order does not hlaron frH-h ua
chanties to gain public applause, yet it
has a record of which it does not need
to be ashamed. Take the year 1842 for
examnle. The amount. PYnnrloH in
that year for relief was $43,435,83. The
next year $to,uoo, ana trom thence on
with a steady and gradual increase
(exceDt durincr those fearful
civil war) until the 1st of January.
1880, when by the official returns it ap
pears that the sum exnandm, fnr relief
during 1879, was 1,714,105.02. This
relief is divided into four items th
relief of sick members; the relief of
widowed families: t.hA hnrinl
dead; the education of the orphan.
Do I err when I term our nrn AT on AO.
MU vu
sentially practical organization ? Since
the year 1842, to January 1st, 1880,
American Odd-Fellowship has inves
ted in the relief of distress and tho
mitieation of human anfTfri no- SS9S-
563,736.13.
I misrht continue to nnntft fi
ShOWine the vast strencth and miorhtv
charities of Odd Fellowship, but I will
not detain you. I ask you simply to
picture for yourselves the many hearth
stones over which the gaunt figure of
want, with shriveled face and shrunk
en limbs was erimlv cronchinc. marlo
joyous by the tender benefactions of
earnest cnarity. 1 ask you to nrobe the
heart of the man who, bereft of the
means of livincr. and stricken with din.
ease, reasted his weary head upon the
broad bosom of a svmnat.hftt.ir. loHtrp
and found fellow-feeline and suste
nance and hearty compassion, and then
tell me if Odd Fellowshindoflsniicrht.tn
rftlipiVft flislrpsa nf its iiantra tr qooq
- " - f W V. l.O
the burdens of suffering or to enlarge
the sphere of the world s humanity ?
But this vast sum does not tell the
whole story. It represents only the
disbursements of the order as reported
by the Lodges. Its private charities
are unseen unremembered in official
reports. What they have been what
they are from 4ay to day, wilh never
fully be known, but it is known that
wherever a demand has been made for
aid, no worthy charity has gone empty
away.
And whenever extraordinary occas
ions have called for extraordinary ef
forts, the 'order has never faltered.
w unin two weeKs arter tne Durmng of
flhicaCO iWfiT SHOT) 0m wont" frnm tha
Odd Fellow8 of the nation to their suf-
renng Dretnjpen m that smitten city.
When th yellow fever converted Mem
nhis into a vast charnnl hnnap nnrl
turned the valley of the Mississippi in-
10 a vaiiey pi tne snaaow or aeatn, no
Odd Fellow, stricken with fever, was
without careful nursing or prompt
mfidihal itrfdft.nre nr stttaht that vraa
needf i;l, from thS beginning to the end;
. uu uuii lueuiiuu tUC-O. JUISLHUCKS, BO
'resh within the memory of all of us.
in any spirit of boasting. I do not
mean to say that I am not proud of the
record, but I allude to these occasions
more, particularly because they are
part and parcel of the history Of Amer-
i j j n .ii i
ican uuu j?ewowsnip, ana . necanse,
while the nature and end of its morali
ty- orllttfira f-.hrnncrhrknt ittt -rifnol 5fo
obligrrs and its history, and while
utilitarian benevolence is a oark of ; tf.t
daily mipigtratjops, ' these occasions
show to the world that it practices that
comprehensive 6erievolencS that it
it teaches; and that its pledges to its
members are not written upon paper
hat perishes, but are crraven deenlv
upon loval hearts and arp, true, nrar.ti-
cal and imperishable.
I have never heard but two objec
ions ureed aerainst the Independent
Order of Odd-Fcllowa: mid t.hftv a.r
objections general in their character
ana applicable to ail Kinarea organiza
tions. hope I shall not trespass up
on VouF patienoe in brieflv sneakinar of
them. The first is that it in a manner
usurps the functions of the church;
the second, that it is a secret society.
As to the first, I presume it scarcely
needs an argument to refute it. It is
simply founded in error. Odd-Fellow-
snip is no rival oi tne cnurcnes. it it
were, if in any degree it assumed to ar
rogate to itself spiritual functions; if
in one jot or tittle it placed itself in an
attitude of competition with the
Church, I would scorn and spurn it.
it deals with man s temporal welfare
alone. It seeks to improve and elevate
his character' it is true, but it quits him
strives to lighten human suffering no
iuuid) ins a nurnuu ur$nuizai.iou, in
stituted by man, dealing with human
nature ana tne struggles and sorrows
incident to human life nothing mere.
It does sot intrude upon the sacred d
mainji iuc guuiuu. it uonnues itseir
? - . x 1 1. .- I- T X n i ...
td its own peculiar sphere of duty, and
ix ... lt.I ' Zl XI . Ji
it numuers wiliiiu na raiins tauusaiius
of God'5 ministers, men of ability, of
discriminating juagment, zealous ana
faithful, who yield to it a ready and
willing allegiance. And 1 think I can
nnrr In oil niinilnp o n H sonrit.V "fmm TfXIT
VnorolpdcrA nf i Iia ordnr. that instead of
hnlnr. llnKln fn tha nharira nf onfarrn-
nism or! riyalry'tq we Chr4rch, the Inde
pendent Older of Odd-F8llows is the
U . .3 J M vlllA.n ntVIin in fn
(ItiUUKIIU HI JJUIO 1C11)(IUU, 10 vu
f visit thf fittherlesfl and the widows in
tht-lr ;.r.i:t.i.in . and' to kftftn himself un
spotted from the world." And in that
purely human work of relieving hu
man physical distress, in which both
Churches and t ratprnitiftR can unitedlv
AnfrnnrA tha fwmav. i.n 1 onrn q lACiann
from thp ot.hpr hv thin tin or less and
talking less of isstfes and ologies, of
wnicn men in these practical days are
becoming more and more weary, and
devoting more of their talent and zeal
and substance to the inculcation and
the practice of those acts of personal
charity to suffering human nature
Which add lustre to a religious faith
and crown with glory a religious life.
The other objection is that Odd Fel
lowship is- a secret society. This ob
jection is as. invalid and erroneous as
the other. But it was suggested to me
upon one occasion, some years ago, as I
was about to deliver an address upon
Odd-Fellowship, that I allude to it, as a
ouuu wmue ueiurta vioieni aiiacs: upon
secret societies of all sorts and shapes
uu ueeii ueuverea irom one or the Dui
wuj m me rown. xt was an opinion,
uuiiosuy euienainea pernaps, Dut it
seemea a strange opinion to me.
Now, when this objection is made in
a jocular manner, and it is said that we
use the veil of secresy to conceal the
performance of weird and awful cere
monies; that an Odd-Fellows Lodge
room is but a kind of modern death
trap, to lure to certain ruin the hus
oanas or tlmia wives: and tArrihio
tales are told of bearded goats and lof tv
poles, of hot and seething irons over
wxuen ine lerror-stncxen initial mnat.
treaa nis nazaraous way; of perilous
pits, or sulphurous smells, and other
like pleasant and unioue attraMonn
1 T 1 . . . . f
kl uup i uo noi aiarm,) wny we take
uujwiiwus ui WD tspiriL in wnicn
they are uttered, and lauch as hp.art.iiv
as he who makes them.
But when we are gravely told that
ours is an obiectionable asHnriatinrr a
uaugerous sometnmg, Because its inte
rior workings are hidden from the pub
lic gaze; mac Bince me aays wnen the
Elesynian mysteries flourished in an
cient Greece, though the dangerous or
ganizations of the middle ages to the
present day. the tendencv of secret so
cieties has been inimical to free govern
ment and healthy morality, and re
count a long catalogue of kindred ob
jections; why, we say. eentlemen.
knowing nothing of our order, how do
you judge it V we keep nothing secret
that the outside world should see our
places of meeting, our teachings, our
organic law, the proceedings of our
egislative bodies, all are unveiled and
open. We keep hidden only our initia
tion ceremonies and the various si tma
and grips and passwords, which but iiv
sure security and cohesive strength and
guard against imposition ; and besides,
if you are an honest, upright, virtuous
man, ueueving in tne existence or a
God and worthy of being trusted, these
secrets will not be kept hidden from
you should you desire to know them.
becresy an objection! Why, my
friends, this glorious universe teems
with secrets. You inhale the delicious
fragrance of the blue-eved violet, and
see the gentle lily of the valley ringing
out its sweetness upon the air from its
ittle swinging bells. Would vou des
troy them, because vou cannot nrobe
the hidden fountains of their inherent
fragrance ? Would you strip the trees
of the forest of their emerald garb be
cause you do not understand how it is
that thoughtful nature transforms in
the genial sprine time their naked
branches into leafy boughs? You see
the life-giving splendor of the orb of
day. You see the twinkling beauty of
the stars that gem and irradiate the
blue vault above us sentinels upon the
watch towers of heaven. Would vou
drag from its orbit the flaming sun and
mri into darkest space these stars that
stud the heavens, because you cannot
discern the mysterious lines that hold
each one in its appropriate place and
guide these heavenly bodies in the track
of their God-appointed duties ? Now.
we see the sick visited and relieved, the
unfortunate and despondent buoyed up
and encourasred: the widow and the
orphan shielded and protected, life and
hope restored to crushed and broken
souls. We see vice denounced, virtue
upheld, an organization teaching no
new code of ethics, and by the persua
sive influence of love and the divine
power of truth inducing men to live
better and more unselfish lives. Is it a
valid objection, that the springs of its
benevolence and the impulses of its
charity are nurtured within the secrecy
of a lodge room ? I think not. These
secrets are essential to the life of a
odge and of the order, and those who
condemn it on that account should
pause and reflect. Do they ever hide
within their own breasts the secrets of
their private life ? Do they ever seal a
etter? bestow private alms? offer se
cret prayer? Each individual before
me has unutterable secrets i commer
cial life has its secrets ; the State its se
crets; the church its secrets.
Aye, God moves in a mysterious way
nis wopders to perform. If secrecy be
treason, stone heaven, it is there.
A Cliarlottean iu a New Role.
Some one has sent us a coov of the
Nashville (Tenn.) American, giving an
account of the organization of a "colos
sal enterprise," being no less than an
account of the "sale of theSewanee
Mines, railway and furnaces to New
York, Boston and Nashville capital
ists." The furnace is a new one, ad
mirably constructed and now turning
out seventy-five tons of iron dailv. The
coal mines are yielding a daily average
of 1,000 tons per day, and sold as rapidly
as ic can do aenverea. Tne nxed im
provements on the property, aside from
me coai-Dea, cost considerably over a
million dollars. The coal is mined with
great facility and cheapness, and is re
garded the very best in the Southern
country for coke-making and for steam
purposes. Competent judges and prac
tical experts have always pronounced
it to be the hnest property of the kind
south of the Ohio river. Among the
directory is the name of- B. It. Smith,
Esq., formerly a citizen of Charlotte.
The American says: ".Mr. Smith, an
enterprising and successful business
man or -.New York, will assume theau-
ties of secretary and treasurer); giving
up his New York residence and remov-.
ing with his family to the mfnes with a
view of giving to it his exclusive atten
tion."
S"ftf.jpaffc System,
To the Kdltor uf The Observer.
A great deal Is said how about carry
ing a pass. AW the wet" mem are
harping about -yon4l have to get a
pass" and swearthey won't carry a
pass. Nc I want to ask those "wJio
are reasonable men a few questions;
the first of wljiffh. ia . : 4 -
1. were, you or any of your family
ever sick,? .
2. If so, did a doctor ever, visit vou
and prescribe medicine for you 't
3. Did that doctor go to the drug
store and get the medicine for "you or
did he give you "a pass?"
4. jJia you call it then "a pass or did
you call it a prescription ? ,
o. way aon t you decline to crrvhe
doctor's "pass" for medicine ana tel
him you are & free man and will go to
the drug store and get your own medi
cine and not carry any 'pastf' either?
Q. What would a doctor think of a pa
tient who declined to carry a prescrip
tion to the drug store on the ground
that it was "a pass?" Wouldn't the
doctor think the man a lunatic ?.
Now 1 ask any man of reason. VQ is
not so wedded to the ways of whiskey
that he csm'y 09 except through the
ogttoty of a glass, what is the difference
between carrying a prescription f 6r
arsenic" and carrying a prescription
for "whiskey?" i the prescription for
whiskey is a ?pass" the prescription far
"arsenic" or any; other medicine or poi
son is a "pasa and if you so utterly
abhor the whiskey pass," now show
some consistency ana ref
and vote to do away wit!
the grotraa max they give
rou won tcarry a pass.
Oh consistency, thou art a jewel.
Prob.
use tne otner
11 doctors, ori
"passes.' and
STEALING A SKPUTATIOX.
Would ton truat m dUhwMat Mth to itoal
the reputation of another, to make for. you my.
thing, especially joax pbjrsta, BotjkDoiriiw of wtat
n may m compounaedr , Bow to teO ttw gesalae
Bimmons wver Jtegaiator: Look for UwdesB
white wrapper bavins a buge redZ to tae oh
and vie signature of J. , H. Zellln St C0.00UM
side. An other ara Injurious 114 wottMeaa imi
tations. Dont tamper with ttwm, However plant-
1017 recommended. Health and life are too pre
e.oufl to endanger.
Veat lie la tke Heate.
Ask drag;
at rats, m
for "Bough on Rats."
Tt r.lpjuw
win, ibis, mice, oea dues, nwenes. vermin, file.
ants, insects.
iw Bvx wu.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
JULY 20. 1881.
PBODDCX.
BiLTTJtoBaNodnFlour stead; Howard street
ami ff 6SU3111 super 90.ouo4.zo, extra S4.25a5.25.
famUy -5JSOa8.50; city mills -super Ioa46a
extra S4.7oao.2o, iamuy .76aT.OO; Wo brands
o.ou.o, i-Biapsa uuuuj .40. w neatSouthern
red 11 8a 124. amber 127a. BO. CornSouthern
white 61a62, yellow 68. awn
.ST? wWte 42a48
uu mum omiu, irouuaiTauui nvVlSlOnS
mess pork 17.75 tor old; new 18.50; bulk meats
luuwMwuiua, , unt Btuea , auto packed
7 tea 10 baeon shoulders 8, elear rtbsldeslOla.
namsizais. iara rennea nerees 12. Coffee
ttlo eargoes ordinary to fair SUiallU. Suear
COTTON.
Galvsbtoh Quiet; middling Hi tow mlddl'a
10ic; good ordinary SUjc; net ree'U 508: gross
; sales 824: stock 27,225; exp'ts eoastwlse
627; to Great Britain 475: continent vvammmm
MOWULI Oult . UlMluUlut 11: IMI mmM.
858: gross : stock 4.HO: exnmta tnutJZ
701: sales 11; exuoru to Great Britain.
jBAxraouB Bteaoy. miaag llWjc; low rnkkTc
10 15-16c; good ordln'y ms: net reets Trirosi
184: sales : stock S.OSfl: extioRa . rJ.tLi.
50; spinners 75; exports to Great Britain :
to Continent '
Bostoh Steady :mlddUna 11 tie: lam miviin..
lH4c; good ord'y 10c:. net receipts 44: gross
: sales -: Stock Q.SOA: axnmta tn Ewm,
Britain 2,251; to France.
wrunMOToa Firm: mlddllnc loSbe: low miu
dling 9c; good ordinary 8c; receipts 290s
gross . sales ; stock 920; exports coast
wise ; 10 ureal Britain.
pwTTnT.FHiA Quiet: mlddnnc lttia.: In
middling HUie: good ordinary 9$ie: net receipts
127: gross 153: sales : SDtnners 107: atoak
2,591: exports to Great Britain 800.
HAViiniAH jnrm; middling 10c; low mldd'g
10a; good ordinary 8c; net receipts 406:
gross ; sales 150; stock 5,674; exp. coast
wise 1,084; to Great Britain : continent . .
New OHLUBB-Flrm: mldd'g HUc: low mid.
dling lOtt; good ord'y 9s; net receipts 184;
gross ; sales 240; stock 86.552; exports
to Great Britain : to coastwise 811.
Mobilk Quiet : mlddnnc 10e: low mlddUnc
9c; good ordinary 8e; net receipts 89; gross
; sales 500: stock 4,528; exp. coast 14;
France ; to Great Britain.
MxjfFms-Steady; middling lUfec: reealpts
348; shipments 118: sales 200: stock 12.077.
iusurn Quiet ; middling lOVfcs.; low mid
dllng lOlc, good ordinary 9c; receipts 85;
snipmenis : sates n.
CKuOxcnos Quiet; iniddllng loc: low mid
dling 10c; good ordinary 10c: net receipts
128; gross ; sales 25; stock 2.822; exports
coastwise : Great Britain; continent
Nw YORK Cotton easy; sales 928; HAinng
uplands 1 1 ll-ldc;orleans 11 15-1 9c: net receipts
23; gross 2.004: consolidated net ree'U 2,467;
exports. Great Britain 6,285; eononent - ;
France.
Livxhpool Noon Lotton market now easier:
middling uplands 65bd: mid. Orleans 611-lfld:
sales 10,000, speculation and export 1,000; re
ceipts 2,850, American 2,060. Uplands low mid
dling clause: July delivery 6 19-82d. July and Au
gust 61 9-82d, August and September 6, Sep
tember and October 614- October and November
d, November and December d, January and
February d. Futures dull.
liirxHFOou 5 p. m. sales 01 American cotton
bales. Upland low nuddllns clause: Julv
delivery 6 21-82d. July and August do, August and
September 6 ll-16a23-82d, September and Octo
ber 6 9-82d, November and December fi 15-lttd.
Futures firm
FUTUBS3 -Nnw
Tokx Futures closed steady. Sale 70.-
000.
July ll.67a.68
August 11.71
beptember ll.22a.23
October 10.62a.63
November 10.42a.48
December 10.42 4H
January 10.53 a. 54
February io.65a 67
March 10.77a.79
Apru ia89a.91
FINANCIAL.
Nsrw Tohk Monev 1 .02V&HVt. KxehanM
4.83
Governments irreg.: new 5's 1.0 Hi. Four and
half per cents 1.144b. Four per cents l.lfsMh. State
bonds moderately active.
Nxw York 11 a. m. The stock market opened
irregular.
stocks closed nrm.
New York Central
Erie
1.42
43 1
1.214
1.36e
80
1.07
1.40
1.241
1.88S
Lake Shore
nilnols Central
Nashville and Chattanooga
jouuvuie and Nasnruie
Plttsburt
Chicago and Northwestern
preferred
Wabash. St Louis & Pacific
Do preferred
Memphis and Charleston
Bock Island
Western Union
90:
Alabama Class A. 2 to fj ....
uiass a, small
" Class B, 5's
' C!amB C A a
Sab-treasury balances Gold $7:
!,333.862
,122,463
Currency.... .
CITY COTTON MABXXT.
Omen 0 thk Oburvbh, I
CaABLom. July 21. 1881. f
The market yesterday closed steady. Unchanged
Good Middling. 11
BtrietlT mlddllna in
Middling. li
strict tow middling. li
iiow miaanng. ii
Tinges w
Lower grades
Bedford Water,
BROUGHT in barrels from the springs at Bed
ford, Ps. Take a glass before breakfast if
you want a clear head during the day. Sold by
Dr. tTC. SMITH, Druggist
WARNER'S KIDNEY CURE,
HOPBITTEBS and the celebrated 8. 8. S. can
be bouzbt as low an from any other dm
house in the Union, at
nr. r. v. SMiTfl's vrug wore.
Drink Deep Rock.
TT strengthens
the Mood, aids digestion, and
srktein eenerallr If taken occa
A tones up the
sionally through the day in moderate Quantities.
5 cents a glass at .
in. x. v. sjutu's mug store..
DRINK BEDFORD WATER.
IF your circulation is sluggish too much blood
and your system requires reducing, use freely
before meals. Scents a glass at
Dr. smith's Pragto9.
Why be Thirsty ?
TX7HSN 5 cents will buy a glass of Si
ling
TV
Lemon, Soda Water or Deep Bock
uly21
vi. r. ju tuuTii's Drug store.
Borsfonl's Acid
ANDHotsford's Self-Balsing Bread Prepara
tion, sold by the ease or at retail at New Yon:
prices, by Dr. T. C SMATByDiMgjsl.
Homeopathy.
HUMPHREY'S Homeopathic Specific, nil num
bers, may be found at
Dr. T. C SMITH'S Drag Store.
Have You Tried
A GLASS of that
Ate,onl5eenujt 5i
WANTED,
ANY party deslrmg to sell a stamp mill and 4x
. tores may perhaps do so by addressing
J. W. MODE,
iuinsi,atw
wmitSS
gtents,ir.c.
FIHE CAIIVftSJEp HAUS,
CANTALOUPIS AND TOMATOES,
At
8. M, HOWELL'S.
paorttag Ammatte iSIluwr
' Gvoctxits.
Lai;jam!s
CELEBRATED-
GRADES OF FLOUR
WAVERLY PATENT,
WAVERLY FANCY
WAVERLY EXTRA, 1
WAVERLY FAMILY
VA. BOLTED MEAL
IN 2 BUSHEL WHITE SACKS.
A Fine Lot of New Hams.
: :
JUST THINK:
CAR LOAD
Delicious Georgia Melons,
FRESH AND GENUINE,
EVER YD A Y !
e
Large Arrivals of
RESH IRISH POTATOES,
LEMONS, ORANGES,
PEACHES, TOMATOES,
CANTALOUPES,
and Fresh Vegetables
of all Descriptions.
GROCERIES!
In addition, we have weekly shipments of
Motfs Celebrated Sweet Oder,
NEW IRISH POTATOES,
AS PIN WALL BANANAS,
OA. WATERMELONS.
FRESH PEACHES,
TOMATOE i, Era
JUST RXCIIYED,
A NEW LOT OF MACKEREL, IN PACKAGES
OF ALL SIZES.
WE KEEP Df STOCK
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
FAMILY GMIES
FROM WHICH MIBCHANTS CAN
ALWAYS BE SUPPLIED AT
. SHORT NOTICE,.
Op rknd: 1,000 Basi. Com
i ! .1'
. r ..... . ; I
HBMILIL
Root and Mea
HE
lOTDsOKI
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHeW CASE oF 6ub HjELEBBATED'
50 CENT CORSEW;3COS
Fsr superior to msixdnxixtty to any others Introduced lathis .Uy, sUss ninntag from 18 to 8 a
ALSO, A BEAUTIFUL ASSOBTMENT Oif , -, ?
In various styles at exoeerlmskwpildefc ' '
Loolt at our beautiful PRINTS,
H. MORRIS
un3
si x . m v- aTa w r inji
THE BARGAIN ESTABLISHMENT '
We are daily adding
WILL BE FOUND ON
OUR PRICES ARE
NEW LOT OF L iWNS AND DOMESTICS, Just
BARGA1 NS
CLOSING OUT OUR f IYI AND TEN Ctti COUNTERS.
Special attention given to orders by mall. '
3!yl?rBICTI,, CASHtoIONPBICB- RODDICK 4 CO.
$Xi&tzlVxuzou&.
I SELL AS CHEAP
As Any House in the State !
My store is 149 ft long on the first floor and 140
ft on the second, and I carry an
IMMENSE STOCK
-OF WELL-SELECTED-
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
A full line of
COFFINS AND "ASKKTS.
OFFINS AND VASKKTS.
W Thos. W. Andrews, formerly with Mr. B.
Nichols, is now with me.
E. M. ANDREWS,
(Successor toE. 6. Rogers.)
WHOLESALE ft RETAIL FURNITURE DEALER
apr2S
GRAND
RECREATION TOUR
BY
Sea, Rail, Lake, River and Sound !
A Most Eomantio Trip of Ten Days
Old Point Comfort, Fortress Monroe, Boston. Port
land, White Mountains, Lake Sebago, up the
Bongo the erookedest of rivers, and Long Lake,
Newport, Rhode Island, and Long Island Sound.
LEAVING BALTIMORE
THURSDAY, AUG. 4,
At 4 p. m., by the steamer
e
"Wm. CRANE," of the Boston Steamship Line.
Price of Ticket Only $55 !
Which covers all necessary travelling expenses,
such as hotel accommodations, meals and state
room on ocean steamers, transfers by coach of
persons and baggage in fact all needed expenses
from Baltimore back to Baltimore.
W Tickets good for 60 days to return from
Boston.
Round Up tickets from Charlotte to Old Point
Comfort can be bought for 91 9.63.
For tickets and speelal information apply to
a. j. rj&BY,
lulyia
Charlotte, N. C
FOR RENT.
rpHE ston room in the Observer building next
X to W. N. Prather's is forrent atterXasair
ISC ABMA Li. -iiMfp
dee 17 tt.
St CHARLES HOTEL
STATESYILLE, N. C.
npjHS hrase has been leased for a term of years
a oj mwu. sr. Mim, woon inienuan is mi
keep a strictly &rt-e)as house in every respect
Commodious sample rooms on first and second
floors.
The patronage of the public is solicited.
,nlyl,dtf.
J. L. HARDIN,
MERCHANDISE BROKER
AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
CDuanSt.. CKkurm, N. C
rdess lot aratn. Hay. Meal. Floor. Lard. Bacon.
VTobaeeo, Sugw, CoOse. Molssses, Ae,, respeot-
ea xne eneapest maikeu ana ranav
)aaas
FREIGHT NOTICE.
. Omen SOTSBnrtmnaMT, A.. T. O. R. TL,
Csftsurrrx. tair IS. 1881. t
ON and sitsr this dais sll freights on tali toad
wWsieeetv4and dettresseV at what sas
been neretofore designated as the AirlJDe Depot,
at the foot of West Trade street
Passengers will also In future get on and off the
ua at tne same point. . j. uimulues,
JtuFHMtf Superintendent
NOTICE.
WtarsJta K. C Bln.noan. 1
Crncm Arorrost, Gsarx Fnr Pass. aoT. v
SAUBWHZ, July 14, 181S. V
ON sju! alter Monday, the 18th Inst, the pas
senger trains on Uiu read wUl run through to
French Broad, Depot L e Alexander's, im
amueewestef AahevlUe. i Connecung lines are re-
ouestea w pit mn wmm sneisio jrrencn aroaa
Faie from SaUaburr first elase M.lO:seeond
dass $5.40. From StatesvlUe first dass $5.10;
second 94.40. J. n. macmubiw,
Julylfi,2w Goal Passenger Agent
M
Just received, only V per yard.
. v
New Qoods to ear s
Tjca - v . i.oiun'K,,.'
XYERY COUNTER.
ALWAYS LOWEST.
Received.
1.
1.
Dim and Medicines
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
WHITE LEAD
AND
LINSEED OIL.
CONGRESS AND SARATOGA WATER
ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT.
Prescriptions carefully prepared by experienced
t
and competent druggists, daj or lgn
1 f
V-. ,s
JOHN H. McADEN.
aprU2
ITarnip Seed !
NEW CROP ,
TURNIP', SEEi.
RED OR PURPLE TOP,
WHITE FLIT DUTCH,
LARGS WHITE NORFOLK,
POMERANIAN WHITE GLOBE
WHITE EGG,
hi ' ' i
AMBER GLOBE,
GOLDEN BALL,
YELLOW ABERDEEN.
RUTA BAG A,
BLOOMSDALS SWEDE OR YELLOW.
LANDRETH'S SElD
aww . w nr a -mra nVT V t DT V I H
I R. FRISTON & f
JulylQ
e I rsT i jsJmWm-Mw m
i
111 1 1 r1'! i
mm
READY
MIXED
PAINTS
ITaroip Seed! ! ;