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VOLUME XXX. CIIARLOTTK, N. C, THURSDAY NOVKMBKJi 22, 18v!. PRICE FIVE CEN 1. SE COND STOCK. We call your attention to the fact that Mr. Hargrave is uain in the Northern markets Fall and Winter Goods. Jurt in a handsome line of Rus feian Circulars, Ulsters, Jackets, Cloaks, &c , which we are offering at exceedingly low prices. Also a large and varied assortment of Ladies', Misses', Children's and Gent's Un derwear, at prices that are bound to sell. We have a full line of colors in Eider Down Cloakings. Our stock of Dress Goods is complete, embracing Silks, both black and colored, at prices ranging from 60c to $3.00 per yard. We have the cheapest and best stock of Cashmeres, Dress Flan nels, &c , to be found in this city. Try a pair of Evitt & Bro.'s Shoes, every pair warranted. An elegant line of Gents' hand-made Boots and Shoes. Hats, Trunks, Valises, &c. Please call and examine our stock and be convinced that we have the best goods for the least money. Just received per express a line of Kid Gloves in all the new colors. Truly, BAR6RAVES& ALEXANDER. Third S oek, THIS SEASON. Our business having exceeded our ex pectation so far, we have been forced to buy the third stock, which is coming in t daily. BLANKETS, UNDERWEAR, LADIES' WRAPS, FLANNELS, In an grades on our counter, at prices much less than their value. SILKS and VELVETS At very low prices. Dress Goods and Cashmeres From 12ic to $1.50 per yard. Ask to see our Shirts, the best to b had in the city for the money. We have just received a lot of WOOLHALFHO88 and Wool Yarn from the Elkin factory. Come to hee our stock and get cheap goods. Respectfully, T. L, SEICHE A CO. OUR Fall ant Winter STOCK OF loots, Sloes, HAT K - 9 Trunks and Valises, Is now complete, and was taofactnred to Our Order for RETAIL TRADE. WTB toirw tb best aDd most sty'lsh makes of LafltoR.' Misses' and Children's, Shoes and Slippers, all kinds and prices Gents', Bors' Rid youths' Boots and Shoes, to fit and suit all cla-set ot the trade. fonts' Silk M a Spiilty. Men's, Boys' und Youths' Hats, aM k'nds Trunks and Valises, all prtcas. 8hawl amlTimk fctraps, Blacking, Blacking Brushes and nhoe Drtsslngs. COME AND SEE US. PEGRAM & CO., Flr.t National Bank Bnlldtugr. E, SAME PLACE. Goods (heap for Cash. -A LOT OF len's Boys' Hats VARIETY AT LOW PRICES. CALLAND.SBK C. Llereto, buying our second stock of -SHOES- Shoes, Shoes. SIIOES-Latet Styles. SIIOES-Fit Perfect, SIIOES-Best Makes. SHOES-Lowest Prices BOOTS AND SHOES, All Grades. Trunks, Valises and Band-Bap. STOCK ALWAYS COMPLETE. A. i RAK1 & BRO. -COME- SEE- Our Fall and Winter Stock of Gents', Ladies', Misses' and Children?' FINE SHOES Which is now complete in every line from the heaviest quality of Planters' and Laborers' Shoes and all kinds of School Shoes, up to one of the finest se lections of Philadelphia and Newark Custom Made Shoes that has ever been offered in this market We have many novelties to show you in our line as well as a large stock of Common Sense Shoes. Come and see us when you want a pair of Shoes of any kind, and we shall endeavor to make it pay you to buy from us. GRAY& BRO. FROM Till: SOUTH. A Perfect Combination with two Salient Advantages Why it Concerns Yon. "There is no mistake about it," re marked Dr. M. F. Flowers, of Gallantin, Missouri, " BENSON'S CAPCINjE POR OUS PLASTERS are one of the neatest combinations ever produced. They have two kinds of advantages overall otners, which we may call the miner and ma jor. First, they are clean and pleasant to use, never soiling the hands nor the linen ef the wearer. Second, they act quickley and powerfully. I have tried the Capcine Plaster on my .elf for pneu monia, and on my patients for various diseases, suoh as Neuralgia, Muscular Rheumatism, Lumbago, Kidney trouble, etc., and in all cases relief has followed in from three to forty-eighth hours." Dr. Flower merely voices the written or oral opinion of thousands in his pro fession. BENSON'S CAPCINE POR OUS PLASTERS are the perfect exter nal application. The genuine have the word CAPCINE cut in the center. Price 25 cents. Gray & Kroner, BOOTS FOR RENT, The Central Hotel, Greensboro, N. C, situated in the centre of the city, oppo site Federal and County Court House; is conveniently arranged and lighted with gas. Apply to H. H. TATE, novl6dtf Greensboro, N. C FOR SALE. A neat Cottage, corner of Graham and Sixth streets. For terms, etc., apply at the law .office of ...-r o novlldtf E. K. P. OSBORNE. fte Clxartotle Tjsenjjev. BT OHAgJWOfffS, Ed, and Propriator. Terms of Subscription. DAILY. Per copy 5 t One month (by mail) 75 ts Three months (by mail) Six months ' - .. "rj, one year lM WEEKLY. One year 00 Six months im Invariably in Advance Free of -"-.' an paru 01 me United States. Specimen copies sent free on application. ubsalbers desiring tbe address of their paper changed will please state In their commu nication both the old and new address. Rates of Advertising. f2S?.2ua0?e "me. $L00; each additional Ho? : weeks. $5.00 ; na month. a schedule of rates for longer periods fur nished on application. , pemit by draft on New York or Charlotte, and by Fostpfflce Money Order or Registered Letter at. our risk. If sent otherwise we will not be re sponsible for miscarriages. A BADLY WOUNDED PARTY. Our esteemed contemporary, the New York Times, publishes this in teresting bit of news : " 'To the victors belong the spoils,' is not Republican doctrine, and when ever it is acted upon by Republicans the party receives a stab." The Republican party has been stabbed, then, about every time that a Federal appointment has been made during the last twenty years. How many Democratic officehold ers are there to-day under the Federal Government? The non-partisan cry is very at tractive Republican bait to catch voters with, but the Grand Old Party has n further use for it in actual practice. The bait goes to the dogs after the fishes are safely landed. It is rather late in the day to repu diate the spoils doctrine after stead fastly adhering to it for nearly a quarter of a century. New York Sun. The New York Times is not in ac cord with the party on this question. It has never repudiated either by word or act the spoils doctrine. But a short while ago the Wilmington Post, speaking apparently advisedly, in reply to a complaint that Mr Frank Hatton, who aspires to run not only Uncle Sam"s postal businesss but also the Republican party, put Democrats in office and turned the cold shoulder to Republicans, said there must be some mistake about it and if the com plainant would point out one Demo cratic postmaster in this State and name a Republican qualified to take the place Mr. Hatton would remove the Democrat inside of ten minutes. Spoils, pshaw! Without the spoils the Republican party would have been a deunct institution long ago. SENSIBLE COLORED MEN. A uumber of colored men in the city of Charleston, among whom were a large number of tax-payers, held a meeting a few days ago to de cide upon the proper course for them to pursue in the pending municipal election, and the following resolu tions were adopted : 1. That we appreciate the benefits of a good city government. 2. I hat we recognize the tact that the interests of the white aud colored races are inseparable. 3. That for the welfare and ad vancement of our native city it is necessary that there should be unity, peace and concord between the two races. 4. That to insure good government we must put aside all party and per sonal prejudice and be united for the right man in the right place. The meeting further endorsed the administration of Mayor Courtenay, the present Democratic incumbent, and pledged its support for his re election. If the majority of colored men in the South were actuated by the same spirit and showed the same sense that these Charleston colored men do how much better it would be for them. AGOOD SUGGESTION. It is reported that Postmaster Gen eral Gresham will recommend that the limit of single letter postage be fixed at an ounce instead of half an ounce, as at present. He thinks that while this will not add materially to the weight of letters to be carried through the mails, it will do away with much dissatisfaction arising from the uncertainty as to weight of letters mailed. Nine letters out of ten are under the half ounce, while of the remaining ten the larger pro portion are but an insignificant frac tion above ic, whieh subjects them to double postage, simply because the writers could not accurately fix the weight. If the ounce limit were adopted these uncertainties would be done away with and the government would not suffer thereby. A Washington letter writer says that leading Republicans in that city favor holding tiieir National conven tion in some Eastern city, giving tbe preference to Philadelphia. He also says that Blaine's friends are work ing hard but quietly to secure his nomination. .a . - The Raleigh News and Observer says: "Capt. Octavius Coke has in formation from Washington city that Walter McLandsay has been dis missed from a clerkship at Washing ton, and a postoffice official says it is because his father, Col. McLindsay, advocated the nomination of a negro for congress by the Republican con vention in the first district." JMaccn (Ga.) Telegraph: A man doesn't cease to be a Democrat just because he favors taxing whisky and tobacco in preference to taxing Brit ish products, but it seems to be a s:rt of "off year" w ith him in the mat ter of business sense. Editor Watter son appears to be that sort of a Dem ocrat-with a distressing tendency to deny that there is any other sort of Democrats. He will be wiser after taking his first nap on the Ohio platform. A Columbus, Ohio, judge has four sons who are negro minstrels. Holman and Hewitt is the New York Sun's ticket. Sounds very nice, but it would be better reversed. The steamboat parade in New York harbor on evacuation day will com prise r00 vessels and be twenty miles long. J. C. McCollom, the actor who died in Chicago recently, had invested in real estate in that city and was worth $100,000. The young Frenchman who wanted to shoot Prime Minister Ferry is said not to be a lunatic but a fanatic. Not much difference. The Richmond State pronounces Mahone's address a "tissue of false hoods, intended to villify the people of Virginia, " which is brief but covers the case. There will be so many Democratic members in the next House of Repre sentatives that a number of them will have to take seats 011 the Republican side. General Dominguez, Spanish Min ister of War, demands universal suf frage for his fellow-countrymen, while Senor Sagasta wishes to limit the right of suffrage to citizens who can read and write. Gen. Mahone's manifesto is not making much impression on the press generally in the North. The inde pendent journals pronounce it a one sided, exaggerated statement, enti tled to but little consideration or weight. Philadelphia Record: Let us not turn our fault-finding eyes to the South or the North, the East or the West. There are 2',, 000 children in Philadelphia for whom there are neither school houses nor school teachers. The Senate sub-committee on edu cation and labor sat Monday and Tuesday in Columbus, Ga. A number of prominent citizens were before it, from whose testimony it is seen that Columbus has invested in manufac tories $5,000,000, which manufactories turn out an annual product to the value of 14,000,000. Much other valuable information was gathered. The committee will hold forth at At lanta to-day. W ICK II 4 ill ON JU A HON E. He Declares That Nothing- Short of Lunacy Would Justify ihe Lattei's Add ress. Richmond, Va., Nov. 19. General Williams C Wickham will to-morrow publish a letter commenting upon the address of Mahone, in wtiich he says: "I have seen the summary of the address of Win. Mahone, chairman, in the New York Times to-day. Nothing short of lunacy would justi fy such an address, and 1 have no doubt that the wholesale slanders it contains will be fully refuted by a statement of figures and facts in the next few days, but I see that he speaks of my county of Hanover as one of the points at which the 'crack of the Bourbon weapon engaged in political murder resounded, and the Bourbon knife sank deep, ' and I deem it my duty, as a citizen of the county and their representative in the Senate of Virginia, at once to denounce the falsity" of that charge. A colored man named Robertson was a few weeks ago killed in the county of Hanover by, it is alleged, another colored man named Lewis. Lewis is now in jail and will be tried, and, if guilty, punished for the offense. The first notice that appeared in the papers of the commission of the crime spoke of Lewis as a Wickham man and Robertson as a Jones man, where upon it was at once declared that it was dono for political purposes, but within the next two or three days the Richmond Whig itself, the Vir ginia organ of Wm. Mahone, chair man, had the fairness in its local columns to say that the murder grew out ot an old grudge between the par ties, and had no political significance whatever. Wm, Mahone, chairman, ought to have been aware of these facts when he penned this address. If he was not, by what principle of justice did he utter so vile a slander upon the people of Hanover, who, from an intimate acquaintance with them for fifty years, I can truly say are as 1 iw-abidjng as any people on earth, without informing himself in regard to them?" Incitement m the Dominion. Strong protests are being received at Ottawa, coming from the Roman Catholics of the Dominion, askiDg that a change be madein the oath of office taken by the Governor-General and provincial Governor on being sworn into office. Exception is taken to that part of the oath which declares that no foreign pr'nee, person, prelate, State or potentate shall or ought to have au thority, jurisdiction &c, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within the limits of the pounfry. Jt is held that the essential element of religious liberty of the peo pie is the exercise of the authority of the Pope and bishop of persons profess ing the Roman Catholic faith, and that the retention of this feature adopted by Henry VIII. is in violation of the treaty of 1763, guaranteeing to the Roman Catholics of Canada freedom of worship. No little excitement exists on the sub ject. A Ghastly Relic olthe War. yf ixhingt n Republican, A ghastly relic of the battle of the Wilderness was discovered by M- R, A. Larkins, of this city, who has just returned from Chancellorsville, where he spent a few weeks. Mr. Larkins stated to a Republican reporter yester day evening that while he was forcing his way through a dense thicket on the tragic battlefield last Thursday, digging bullets out of the trees, ha suddenly came across the skeleton of a Confeder ate soldier, who had eyidently crawled into the thicket after being wounded. The skeleton was bare and white. The clothing had deoayed and the only mark of identification was the waist belt, with its UC. S. A." buckle. The skull still reclined on a knapsack and the remaining portions of a gray blank et. A Catholic bible was also found, but ihe inscription 00 the fly leaf wag illegible. The skeleton was buried near by the gloomy thicket where the soldier died. CIVIL RIGHTS. Judge Harlan Files His Dissenting Opinion. Judge Harlan, of the United States Supreme court, has filed with the clerk of that court his dissenting opinion in the civil rights cases. It is a very long and careful review not only of the legislation in controversy and the circumstances whieh led to it but of the arguments aud positions of the majority of the court as set forth in the elaborate opinion of Mr. Justice Bradley. Before proceeding to a considera tion of the circumstances which at tended the adoption of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments and of the objects which those amendments were intended to accomplish, Justice Harlan says, by way of preface: ' 'The opinion in these cases proceeds, as it seems to me, upon grounds en lirely too narrow and artificial. The substance and spirit of the recent amendments of the constitution have been sacrificed by a subtle and in genious verbal criticism. Constitu tional provisions, adopted in the in terest of liberty and for the purpose of securing through national legis lation, if need be rights inhering in a state of freedom and belonging to American citizenship, have been so construed as to defeat the ends the people desired to accomplish, which they attempted to accomplish and which they supposed they had accom plished by changes in their funda mental law. By this I do not mean that the determination of these cases should have been materially con trolled by considerations of mere ex pediency or policy. I mean only, in this form, to express an earnest con viction that the court has departed from the familiar rule requiring, in the interpretation of constitutional provisions, that full effect be given to the intent with which they were adopted." For the purpose of ascertaining and showing- what was the intent of the people in the Thirteenth and Four teenth amendments. Justice Harlan then reviews carefully and with abundant citations of authorities the relations which existed before the adoption of the amendments between the National Government and the institution of slavery, as indicated by the provisions of the constitution", Congress and decisions of the United States Supreme court. Justice Harlan takes up first the Fugitive Slave law of 1793, and cites the case of Prigg against the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania (10 Pe ters, r:i).) in which the United States Supreme court held that that law was a constitutional exercise of the powers of Congress. Justice Harlan then refers to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1S30, and says that although it ''placed at the dis posal of the master seeking to recover his fugitive slave substantially the whole power of the nation, this court adjudged it to be in all of its provi sions fully authorized by the consti tution of the United States." He also refers to the Dred Scott case to fur ther exhibit the relations which, prior to the adoption of the Thirteenth amendment, existed between the Goverment, whether national or State and the descendants, whether free or in bondage, of those of African blood who had been imported into this country and sold as slaves. Having thus endeavored to show that at that time the power of Con gress by legislation to enforce the master's right to have his slaves de livered up on claim was implied from the constitution and sustained by the courts, Justice Harlan quotes the pro visions of the Thirteenth amendment and says- "The power conferred by this amendment does not rest upon implication or inference. When it was determined by a change in the fundamental law to uproot the insti tution of slavery wherever it existed in this land, and to establish univer sal freedom there was a fixed purpose to place the power of Congress in the premises beyond the possibility of doubt. Therefore the power to en force the Thirteenth Amendment by appropriate legislation was expressly granted." Justice Harlan asks : ' 'Was it the purpose of the nation simply to des troy the institution and then remit the race theretofore held in bondage to the several States for such protec tion, in their civil rights, necessarily growing out of freedom, as those statee in their discretion chose to provide? Were the States, against whose solemn protest the institution was destroyed, to be left perfectly free, so far as National interference was conperned, to make or allow dis criminations against that race, as such, in the enjoyment of those fun damental rights that inhere in a State freedom ? Had the Thirteenth amend ment stopped with the sweeping dec laration in its first section against the existence of slavery and involuntary servitude, except for crime, Congrass wonld have had the power by impli cation, according to the doctrines of Prigg vs. Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania, repeated in Strauder vs. West Virginia, to protect the freedom thus established, and consequently, to se cure the enjoyment of such civil rights as were fundamental in free dom. But that it can exert Its au thority to that extent is now made clear, and was intended to be made clear by the express grant of power contained in the second section of that amendment, "I do not contend that the Thir teenth amendment invests Congress with authority, by legislation, to regulate the entire body of the civil rights which citizens enjoy or may enjoy in the several States. But I d hold that since slavery, as the court has repeatedly declared, was the moving or principal cause of the adoption of that amendment, and since that institution rested wholly upon the inferiority, as a race, of those held in bondage their freedom necessarily involved immunity from and protection against all discrimina tion against them because of their race, in respect of such civil rights as belong to free men of other races. Congress, therefore, under its express power to enforce that amendment by appropriate legislation may enact laws to protect that people against the deprivation, on account of their race, of any civil rights enjoyed by other freemen in the same State, and such legislation may be of a direct and primary character operating upon States, their officers and agents, and also upon at least such individ uals and corporations as exercise public functions and wield power and authority under the State." Justice Harlan then renews at some length the grievances of the colored race which the Fourteenth amend ment was intended to redress. Justice Harlan subsequently argues that even if it be conceded that Con gress could not act until the rights specified in the act of 1875 had been denied by State law or State action, he must still maintain that the deci sion of the court is erroneous, for the reason that in every material sense applicable to the practical enforce ment of the Fourteenth amendment, railroad corporations, keepers of inns and managers of places of public amusement" are agents of the' Stale because amenable, in respect of tht-ir public duties ami ftui'-tions. to MiMi regulation. ' . II rid lor .11 a 11 slaughter. Vk'Ksui ho, Miss., Nov. 21. The habeas corpus case of Frank E. Stark, charged with the murder of D. r! Allen at the theatre last Wednesday concluded yesterday, Judge Cowan deciding the case manslaughter and fixing bail at $5,000, in default of which Stark was committed to jail. It is understood that bail v-ili be given in a few days. The decision created surprise, the people having looked upon the matter as a case of murder. The Cotton Phititt i s ul Vicksbarg. New Orleans, Nov. 21. A Vicks burg, Miss., dispatch says Large numbers ot delegates arriving by by boats and trains to attend the meeting of the national cotton plant ers association. The hotels are al ready full and private residences have been thrown for thrown open for the accomodation of visitore. The convention will be larger than expected. Appointed Receiver. ClIAHLELTOX, W. V.Y., Nov. 21.- Judge Jackson, of the United States District court has appointed Thomas R. Sharpe receiver of such portion of Ohio River Railway as lies within his jurisdiction, including the Ohio river bridge at Point Pleasant. A Texas Vigilance Committee. Dallas, Texas, Nov. 21 Our citi zens have formed a Vigilance com mittee to suppress gambling and other crimes and detectives will be employed. Sentenced. Loxdon, Nov. 21. Pode will be hanged December 1 sth. BioivforlN Acid 'hnnli;it-. A Reliable Article. Dr. E. Cutter, Boston, Mass., says: "I found it to tealize the expectations raised, and regard it as a reliable arti cle. Don't Mis It. Well's "Rough on Rats'' Almanac at druggists, or mailed for 2c. stamp. E S. Wells, Jersey City. ki Mi h W 1 -WE HAVE THE- Besc Assortment of HEATl' sitl GROCERIES To be found in the city. ALL FRESH STOCK. GOODS DELIVERED Anywhere in Hie City Free of Cost, k MM AVER'S e uure IS WAUEANTED to cure all cases ot ma larial disease, such as Fever and Ague, Inter mittent or Chill Fever, Remittent Fever, Dumb Ague, Bilious Fever, aud Liver Com plaint. In case of failure, after due trial, dealers are authorised, by our circular of July 1st, 1SS2, to refund the money. Op J. C. Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists. Notice to Contractors. Office County Commissioners, Marlboro County, Bennetts ville, S. C, Nov 9, '83. J This office will be open for the recep tion of sealed bids for building a court house until Tuesday, the 11th day of December. The plans and specifications for same can be seen by applying to the undersigned at this office. The board of commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. By order of board of county commissioners. T. S. ROGERS. Clerk Board County Commissioners. novl3d2w IV. J. Black (6 Sod, WHOLESALE GROCERS, College Street, Charlotte. N. C. Full etock always In store Highbt prices .aid for law quantities of Wheat ami Oats u;ytautf I? fkC-asthetics, (4 designs). Some. vflilliL thing good. Mailed on re ceipt of 6 cents in stamps. Hearnn & Co. , P. 0. Box, 1487, N. Y. F, C MUNZLER tUEVT FOB Tbe taser & Ea$l Brewery Companys (Ot Pbuadelohla, Pa ,) i I i!Ci! Lager Beer, In KagB and Bottles, BOTT1.K1) HRKH A RPFOIALTT. By Have Just received a small lot of BOTTLED ALB and POUTER, which I offer to tbe publlo a reasonable pr1 sa. Address KBID C MUNZLIB, Lock Box 256. Charlotte, N. C. rabr38 11 HMf k BAR Great ISanki'iipt Sale of The Fun Only During the past week a have taken advantage of tho demoralized itut-3 f the market owing to the insolvent condition of the manufacturers aud have bought clothing at our own prices. We will on Monday offer first-class Ready made Clothing at price that would not pay for the eloth they are made from. We said we would and we shall make this the greatest M 0 m Ever Inaugurated We will offer on Monday a manufacturers' stock of Infant's CLOAKS, Miss es' CLOAKS and SUITS, MOTHER HUB BARDS and WALKING COATS, the most exquisite stock ever shown in this section. CHARLOTTE. N. C. WoB oast Because E 00 NOT QUOTE ANY CHEAP GOODS BUT V1RST-CI...1SS A5 WELL MAHi. CLOTHING CHEAP! Thousands Are spent annually by Clothing buyers of this country. Some buy very d creetly (by going to first-class clothing houses only), othrrs bur-wit.linnt mvii attention as to whether they are benefitting themselves or not. We have but one means of teaching the great Clothing buying public how to buy and where to iro to, and that is by advertising plain facts, having but few words to sav and that to the point. Our stock of ' len s and Boy's Clothing -IS IMMENSE, AND- WE STAND READY TO BE KNOCKED DOWN By any house, of large or small pretentions, who can undersell us. Como and see for yourself that we are correct, that our prices will compare very tavorablv with any first-clrss clothing house in the country. Gent's Furnishing Goods at wonderfully low prices, considering quality. Infection free, aud prices given with pleasure. Very respectfully, BEHWMCEE& BEOTlHil LEAPING CLOTHIERS AI TAILORS. I have the largest and In the State, also ictre, Oi AND BABY CARRIAGES. I buyjn large quantities direct from factories and can and will sell cheap. Call and be Convinced. IE ML .Amdirwo m ffii! TBI WflPLS. Just Bgun i in the Carolina. BARD of Dollars S- most complete stock of a large lot of y-made mil we Can 4 mm, Clmos fv
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