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VOLUME XXXIII. CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY JANUARY 3, 1885. PRIQE FIVE CENTS, CHARLOTTE UK4L ESTATE -AGENCY. iWirineto fill a long felt want In Charlotte, the undersigned have associated themselves as wirt nars In a .'' LAND Smi Kor the purpose of buylligi selling, leasing and renting real estate. Their operations will not be confined to the city of Charlotte, nor to the State of ' North Carolina, but all property placed within our management will be rented or sold, upon such terms, commissions andpa wients as may be agreed '"we will undertake to tell. lease or rent land houses ami lou. mines, 4c. make lUurtrart of titles, oollect rents, make returns and pay taxes, effect Insurance. c Ac., advertising all property placed under our management. ;v :1( t, , 4 ; Free of Cost lo the Seller, For a stipulation previously agreed upon. ; Particular attention will be paid to the selling or. leasing of mining property, which will be sold on commission only. - ' . We are In correspondence now with a number of parties t the- North and West who are -seeking homes in North Carolina,' where the climate la genial and the soil remunerative. Persons having bouses and lots or plantations for sale will serve s wa T h "bob?. Kbaaar! '. - r. t"i .CHAS.B. JONES. The business will be under the management of --" a E. COCHRANE, Manager, Charlotte, N. C. The following described pieces ot property are dow offered tor sale by the Charlotte Beal Estate Amcv. R. K. Cochrane, manager, office Trade street front Central Hotel, Charlotte, It. C.: I One dwelling bouse on B street, 7 rooms, closets 1 In each room, weu or gooa waier, iui rouw ioow. In good neighborhood. Price, $2,000. tiM rinmiiinff mi Rth street, adioinlne residence Zol S. M. Howell, 4 rooms, well of water and stable, . lot 6(1x198. convenient to nusineaa: rnce, si. iuu. 3 One dwelling on South Tryon street, adjoining residence of Dr. Bratton, 8 rooms, closets and. pantry, well of water, weu located ior a ooaruuig house. , race, ss,uuu ?, t -t nneHKlliupTinn..mroMreT8and 3rd streets. 4 mmrta a mnm kitj hfin. bath room and closets. well of water; 2 lota. 1 fronting Myers street, 99x 198, 1 fronting 3rd street, vmuws, weu m water and stable on me laiier. rrrce. r- Onnriantiilnv on nnrner of Graham and 10th Ostreeta, 5 rooms, kitchen, well ot water, lot 120 . feet on Graham street,-162 feet on lUtll street, , very desirable property. 1 race, sixw. Q One dwelling on Poplar street, V) rooms,' lot 099x198 feet, brick kitchen, outhouses, stable, well of good water, sold on terms to suit purcnoser. Price. $4,U)0. , 11 12 13 14 One Dwelllns on Ninth street between B and weU of water In yard: lot 99x198. Price $2,000 One Dwelling on Sixth street, one story, 6 rooms, kitchen, well of water; lot 60x99. Price l,0uu. One Dwelling on West Trade street, two stories, 7 rooms, i room kitchen, well of wai ter; two lots 99 ou Trade 99 on nourin st very desirable property, race 4.voa One Hundred and Fifty Acres Land Vi mile ol the city 11 mlta, adjoining the Fair Grounds welt located lor a truck and dairy larm; ift In timber, branch running through it, about S acres meadow, race ou per aura. uue uiuiupruved lot swxiao ou Mnth street, between 1) and K streets. Price $35U six Thousaud Three Hundred Acres Land. The owners of The Crowdert Mountain Iron 15 16 Works he to call the attention of capitalists iron manufacturers, stock and dairy men, nd those who wish to settle coionies, to their property.whlch offers inducements to the classes above named. The propeitj' consists ol olx Thousand Three ; Hundred Awa of land, located lu the counties of wastou and Cleaveiand, in the State of North Car I oiina, at king's iiouuiaiu Depot, on the Atlanta : - and Charlotte Air Line railway, now owned by the - klchmoiH) anC Dauvtite railroad company. The -: nnmrrtv hiia been used for hfly years past as an iron Drouertv. and has ueeu worked at various points, but cnlehy at the site of the celebrated vn- Riiiim lira Bank, which has always yielded . an ore noted lor its richness In metallic Iron, and Its softness and toughness. ' This vein of ore, which extends tor two miles In length, has been worked to the dept f 147 feet, shewing at that .UM.i b .-in of ore about 4U feet wide, and analyz ing ashish as 66 per cent, of metallic Iron. This wain turn nnt been worked for twenty years, but the (acts set forth can be fully shown. Various other veins have been worked, and within the past two ' years very large deposits of Iron ore have been dis covered at other points. Within the past eighteen mouths, however, the owners have discovered de posits of ore in Crowder's Mountain, (Ave veins of Iron on, are exposed), which were unknown be ' fore, and which will furnish an amount of good ore, easily worked and above water, that must - u. in rj th most desirable iron properties to be found. - They have discovered on the pinnacle " Of this mountain, wnicn is luuu leet aoovo uw revei lami meitrett. aiMive the sea level, a vein of ore ' eight feet wide, which crops out at various points . - from the top to the bottom of the mountain, show- ' Inn in one place about 20 feet of solid vein. This - Wo can be traced over the top of the mountain for ' over a mile, and this aeposu aione wouiu buutu u ' aimnat iiutTtutiHiibie suddIt of ore. easily worked. - and above the water line. In addition to this four other vein btve been found on this mountain, v Tuan is a mottled rav ore. showing on analysis ' from 49 to 66 per cent, ot metallic iron, with a email nmnmit of titanic acid, and without any sul phur or phosphorus. The quantity -of ore In this mountain is simply inexhausunie ana, oi gooa ,.. Quality. t - -T-. .--. s - ' i RahIm Cmwder'a Uountaln the owners possess -i King's Mountain, for about seven miles, whose pinnacle Is the highest point ot land from Bich ir,n.i t Atlanta. MoeDt ML AlTT. In tveonda. and - they have reason to believe tills mountain is full of ore also. In addition to Iron ore the property has. - mminnffH. limestone clay for making tire-proof : I brick, gold and other minerals.' Very pure and ex- ' eellent Darytese nas jimt uwu imuiu ui tanoijuou- .. . i a fwir anri rtafrf farm' It offers fine opportu- '-" altles to those who may wish to engage fn such bus Utess. It has from three to four thousand acres ot ' " Lsvel or only slightly rolling land, which produces ". rdss. grain and aU kinds of farming products ' jnely, and It Is well supplied with, water by unfail- ng springs ana urtuicues , . . '.-it. j , frhl ihpr d mm nrM mbraced in the mountain ' sides are productive of fine grass and herdage, and " ; , flord excellent natural pasturage for.Bheep and ' cattle.' The climate Is so mild that but little shel ter for stock Is needed In the coldest winters. The whole six thousand acres are now covered with a fine growth of timber of all kinds, such as pine, hiirXr. mi, walnut- nttiar. etc - The land Is well ...t. , furmfnff MirtMM. bV UKMO WhO Wish tO , eolonlze. Cotton, earn, peas, oats, clover and grass, and fruits of all kinds are produced beautlfully,and It is specially suited to grapes ana smau ituiuj. ii could be divided Into small farms, that would give .nh brm mritv of so 11. and level1 and hilly and. It Is situated in the Piedmont beh which IS noted tor the saiuDrrty oi iu oiuumiu healthiness of Its atmosphere. It Is a region free fm malaria and other unhealthy Influences. It lslocatedwlth great convenience to railroad facilK nesbelng "situated at from two to four miles from K?ne MomnStalten , on a railway that has the - ' mwt extenMw wntlon with all part of the onW, and whlefr oBew. great mduoemente to thoseshowe trying to develop the country along KeT Theoiners will seU this property to suit nnrThasira as follows: The whole tract, Including Lulci?;LVi S sii three Thousand Dollars. or wm matofavorleieims, ifJ?- ami infAiwit. or Will BtSIl Uinruau i7 navments to U one-third cash, balance in i' wHss run Uree rolllnu mills, lies adjacent to this prop-, efficSt cheaply. The property ta also inclose proximity to the fcunous AflJ Keying Mineral Springs, ana w vub muraj-"" land Springs. - -v'.: ' ' The town or King's JHonnuun ium wo. where areiood hotels, a flourishing and exeelteni r, ; i nw and. handsome ! chuThenlnrto ' . ""Tri nnd ask an examination STtryOTerm promptly lurnisuea or nura ' - toCharlottoAiency, f mnvTantf a German colonization company has recently bought ,A5U) " cres adjoining this property '"';! f 1 Q Tract of Land, 150 acres, IoatlUiLlnooln lo eountT N C.. adjoining land ofieodson t .-52u.lV7h' ,iiTfrom Denver. 23 from "?ri"V Trlrtann flles. Has on ItTgdwea..7,'allec lnss eood orchard, good water, and well adapted .1, wheaL tobacco cotton etc; S6 acres good bottom land. 4 Jn hue state oi ultlvaUon. Price $260. . ; , ... t T--t; . t A Tract of Land, 8 mUes south of Charlotte, . 1 M tiTZt Ca4, a. mirt of the Samuel Tay- . . lor tract, on which la an undeveloped mine, (knows in the . nepon Jnin tj,M. fra.m tenement, houses, two rooms . " . . ..ii otos rti a Z?r. XFzZZZiZf? BanjH arittwHit reserve for il.760. .r"-f5S 7,nlnrred lot 60x198, on north shle Z.1 of wt. vffth street. ; Price S20O each, . . - irurm r iw rh. known as the "Model VI Karm U-, miles irom HUjh Point, N. U; a SxJdlrameAn ii rooms, Hered, eloseta i in nearly .ill tiio rooms,, a . ,"Pnf'"d(l barn 15x0 feet, with basement stalls Jof 8koe. 20 house, V.u ' JY,h',mrft.t water ui run It mtot the Tear- The crk runs through the tto.i an'nfas 22 acres of "'"S: Cmd mxier cultivation that will produce biwhe s . Ti.a iMiiiiiiiiis ah the iiKtce couja not hi replaced for less wtt- 'R.,:f t? - nlHcefor anyoiie wlsulng a well nv'1,m; -VriM h ooo: one-half cah. balance on :time at 6 er cent. luterc t. .' , . , . o ' M , nm n unbred' Acres of Land V7 1'7- "..n.hin. six miles from ' r zjzrjz ii sniaiidweiimg SiK ttbuiuir ST JVlveS tmn in n iwwi Kvtlnn of the eountT; convenient tochurchesand schols. OQ D-elllngln MechanlcsvlUe. I story w,wn : ZO house, lot 99x190. Irontlncj on C street lot 1736. square 215. adjoining property ol W. . lng and others. Price cash. 8SO.. Jlnli7UT -( One story Brick Dwelling. "fjid Z J 198, In square 5U, fronting on the Hlchmoud and uanvuie rauroaa. rnce ikiru. mnvuie rauruau. r..i. etK Two unimproved lota corner o;n,u' iOO. streets, Ju square 190, fronting on ; smith n . E . 1 . C E'j.liE ."together or separately as the purchaser way desire. TO SEE OUR AND BARGAINS., Closing Out d-"Grexf Many-Goods at Greatly I Reduced Prices; BIG STOCK OF Blankets andUriderwear, i L And jByercoats. . . v -.; . ft ' ' .i 2 - I .".''. ' ' . . , T . 1 ' " . ' ' . . . .". . . ! k r ; SW1XII A CALL ON YOUR i -:o: Ton will find on my counters a beautiful stock of f life' j Gents' LISLE AND SILK HOSE. i A fine assortment of Silk and Cambric Handker- ' chiefs, Shopping Bags, : Ladies' and Gents' -- Silk Umbrellas, Lace and Embrold- - - ' ered Felt Tidies and Table Scarfs, Tea Cloths and ': . ' i : . Dollies to match. A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF ' " ItUGS AND DOOR MATS. ) To parties wishing to make handsome presents. I will ofier Inducements In Ladles' and Children's Fine Wraps and Dress Silks. ; , " P 'BesDeetfully. i r-V 1 V,- A- jvwa. ;-VT.;vI,SEIGLiliS CUHISTMAS WE HAVE A liARGE lOTOF 5 t (DDnpfisttiMa ,7y'! t,3 f THEY ARE CHEAJ? .... ..,... -t.i(,-...t . - - ? . . i, 'k. A , V ' , -y - - J ft : i . And are going fast. Harry i KArXJlFMAilSr&CP' CENTRAli HOTEL' GOfeNER. S6nnd. AJd.vic3 to JBny- . ers ol CLotiiirig, , ' GENT FURNISHING ' q i""., &o, I Tn thnwi eontemDlatlns the turchase of a Suit wewillse.iyouaimOTit..w. L"M"?lXr"ZH7 ittor flttinv. more o. . other house in toe city. . a " f-'r Witorv of the CWthiuS trade hS we been able to fHiis Lonff gackOfercoat ; noyn, and Child rf 0,ref?0t? '- 33 1-3 rer -r - - r Hrit'ti Sack Clmre . s i ' " ' "': .L i km itna nr latest nove ties in ueuw ruinunn SKSPff "2" - ... r . .,ihiu,n Hiiit Waterburv ' ry waven uommj cosu - our good bargains. 1 W , ICAU FM Mi; 'STOCK OF ItnLDIXG. 1884. 1884. THIS FALL Consisting of the Latest Styles9 Wl; Stiff aod M lllats, Which we have Just opened, and are satisfied we i can please all. Our Kail Stock of -Ladles', Youths' aud Children's s , : . :. Misses'. Gents', BOOTS AND SHOES i Is now complete, comprising the best makes and most correct styles. . . ' " , A full line of . - , , . . T ARISES. TRAVELING BAGS, And Shawl Straps Just received. Last but not least, a fine line of Umbrellas. Silk. Mohair, and Alpaca.- Large and Beautiful line of Gents' Over Gaiters. Give us a calL : 1 - c (K(D)n)dls i I up aod get what you want a ABBIS s 'it GOODS, HATS CAPS, &C; &C. or Overcoat for the Holidays, we connoentiaiiy suue nanasomdir maoe, suu w uum w ... . I . A .K n hntl, . ,n trtlfvtothe trot t ot this state: . i?;n tehruhad. but never before In the offer the same values for so little money. ; ' -!.:. 0J; Former Prlcfli $1 o r.oo f ?? pud 5 50, It educed Fermor Prlte-: $ 8-50 , '"'':; i 19.041 cnni TPlnnTln of Kfikwear: Men's and B5vs v..,,- -,,r--r ----- -.-j oniverooaii innu iu ou utr u wuw : V (I- wmik Q9U v:uciSI?i glue Ttkrlottc (Dbstvmv. XII E CASH SYSTEM. On and after to-day, January 1st, neither the DAILY nor WEEKLY- OBSEBVEB will be sent to any one on oar mailing lists except where the sub- tlons are paid In advance. For the tresentthe following exceptions are made, because the parties I can be easily communicated wflh: ' , - - The city of Charlotte, i . On the Blchmond and Danville Ball road. iv u i Salisbury. , s Iexlngton. Thomasvllle. High Point. Greensboro., OntheNortbwtstemN.C. Hallroad. ' r Winston. ' . Salem. ' ' . On the Western North Carolina Ballroad. . : Statesvllle. Hickory. . ' y Newton. Morganton; Ashevllle. 5 On lhe Carolina Central Ballroad. ' Llneolnton. j ; ? ' . - Shelby. - ' . " ( . . . Honroe. , . ; . " 'Wadesboro ! - ' i , On the Atlantic, Tennessee an Ohio Railroad.. : HuntersvlHe.. . ' ' i Davidson Co lege. N i Hooresvllle. ' ?r On the Air-Line Ballroad. ' . . . i - Gastonla. , ; - Garibaldi. '-', King's Uountaln. Spartanburg. - Greenville.'.' " " i ' On the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Ballroad Plnellle. - ---- . i ., .- - , yon Mm. . . , - - . Kock Hill, f J I i Chester. . , " " Wlansboro. " i While the columns of THE OBSERVER will be Democratic, In the full sense of that term, It will discuss questions and news as it sees them. Be lieving in a great, grand and glorious future for the South, It will do what It can to build up the material development of the country. It will be a sure and safe guide for the "farmer, a hand-maid for the. professional map, the mechanic and the artisan, and a sure and-' safe 'counselor In the field of commerce. 'We shall strive more than -ever iq make our... j ; , t - .- MARKET REPORTS a reflex ot the business of the country. " : y ; Its news colums will bs filled with the latest ob tainable Information. Besides Its regular tele graphic reports It will have regular correspondents at Washington and t Raleigh, during the session of Congress at Washington and at the session of the Legislature at the State Capitol. , Particular at tention wlUaUO be paid to reporting eases argued before and decided by the Supreme Court. In fact THE OBSEBVEB will be In the coming year what tt has been for several years past, -; J. Ths Lirest Newspaper in the - State, and the pride of Its readers and Mends., After the 1st day of January, 189$, we shall de mand the payment af subscriptions strictly In ad vance. -1 his .policy has be n forced upon us. As we expect to get pay for all the papers we print, we shall make a material reduction In the price of sab scriptloa To put the price within the reach of all we win make the following ; ' Trrian Tor .the IaIIy Observer DAILY, One Year. $6.00 " Six Months.... ...........r.:4J;... 8.B0 " Three Months... 2.00 " OneMonth.......'.....'.......i..... 75 When Mr. Randall concludes his Southern tour he can 'present his compliments to Mrl Henry ' Watter- son for the splendid send-off be gavo him. ' " :".-':-. ) " ' The New Orleans Exposition seems to be financially embarrassed and it is said the managers will be compelled to ask Congress tor. an additional $500,000. ''; It is rumored that John Kelly is to retire from the,; leadership of Tam many Halt If this were followed by the retirement of Tammany it would be still better, , The country would be satisfied to put both on thei retired list. ; ;i;:;:.'' .-'L"';-'"i"l The free HChoois ot.Texag $re in a splendid condition.- The Stated school fund4eriyed from, the sal b public lands is. large enough to keep the --, t. schools open ten months iff ' theyear without any school tax, i and is con stantly lncreasmg. f ftssr ! .Whether Oeneral . Grant's friends. succeed , in raising money enough to ' pay off the claim that Vanderbilt has aeainet him o? not, he will tibt be in such a deplorable condition after'all,' for he still 'draws, and .will during his, life time, $15,000 a year. Interest on the $250, OOQ fund raised' for hmt some years ago and invested beyond the reach of contingencies,'3 On-5 this sum he ought to be able tq life corns fortably. , b i , I ratricK ii. rminan, eaitor or ire land's 'Liberator, i published in New York, has sued .Patrick FordJ editor of the Irish-Wbrldr for libel. Among the witnesses' summoned are B.F Jones, chairman of . the National Re publican committee, and S. B. Mkins, Blaine's campaign manager; The hearing is to come off next Monday; and some interesting! developments are expected, v. r s - t f , .Billy Mahone, of . j Virgia, ! is still very mad. xln a recent intefview he highly commended Blaine's Augusta" speech, saying it expressed his own sentiments, and further remarking that the overthrow of the Republican party was due to the ; leniency shown the South by the government.; Billy. is not a very large man, but consid ering his size, there is lots of dirt in him. ...,. , : ' When theswamp lands are drained, and instead of disease; incubators be come productive fields for the farmer and good roads become the rule , in stead of the exception throughout the State, and a dozen or two more rail roads run through and across the State, and manufactories... multiply tin til -we make all the "machinery,- household articles, ; farming pimples ments. &c-, i that we need, at j home, &c.,'&c., won't North Carolina be a jolly State to live in?., Take ijb auin all, considerine aU -the . advantages and disadyantages compared with bther SfateSnd sections,-?vhile she 1 t 1 u .l v,1Jnm. i nnn l urat uiuvu. sue auuuu uuiuo ii onwithHhe rest of UVraa in some respects lias rather lhef; a'd- vantage. If man haddone his part as )iature.hasi. she would be.the; queen bee in Uncle Sam's hive. : f. q ? JHA.UBLK QUARRYING. The quarrying of marble is becoms frig, one of the industries of Georgia.: There ' are inexhaustible quarries,- in Pickens county which are now being worked . extensively by -a company organized fov thai purpose.: who have constructed a railroad two and a half miles long reaching into the quarries and giving rail connection with At lanta, and other points.. The Atlanta Constitution speaking of the enter prise says r At- this present lime lhe .marble company have orders :for some four or hve hundred car loads of -marble. They are ordering new machinery all .1 a? : , m ' . . eT tut? iiiue. i.ne company-is in a nour lshine condition- and after the 1st of January: "will be . prepared i to ship marble-of all sizes and descriptions to any portion of the United States. , it is very probable that in ianother year they will extend. their railroad to other quarries, several miles dis-, tantfrom "the quarry now. being I worked, : Tnis is one of J the lareest enterprises in this State, and wiil.be of vast interest to the city of Atlanta. iney expect ; shortly to have their mill connected iby telesranh 1 with their office in the Constitution build ing in Atlanta. ' They will fun day and night after-January-lst,' and in the near future will light their works at night by electric light. . ... There are splendid marble forma tions ; in ; several of the;: Southern States, cnnspicuouR among which is North Carolina m some of the west ern counties of which it abounds in limitless y quantity, and" in j greater variety than in any Other equal .ex tenlwjf area that we know ! of. In Cherokee county ., alone " there are forty distinct A Varieties. :of different colors and fineness, adapted to all the uses to which 4 such' stone is ; applied. In Stokes county , not far from the line of the Cape Fear &-Yadkin Val ley Railroad there are also some ypry fine beds found, which will doubtless be worked to Iprofit when Viranspor tation facilities are opened up. In time, doubtless, speculators will take hold of the Cherokee properties as they havedone ih Pickens county, Georgia, . 'construct; ' the necessary roads for, transportation, open the hills, bring out the hidden treasures; and add another, to ; the increasing and growing industries of North Car- olina.-I".--,,.-'-iy v-k i S;Kl: The following compliment to Sena tor. "Vance comes from an unexpected quarter, , the : Philadelphia Press; : a rabid Radical organ : ''Senator Zeb Vance, of North Carolina, is going to be re-elected .without turning a hair, and we are glad of it. ' If there is a man - in the United"" states senate whose head is full of horse sense, and whose interior department contains a full quota of the everlasting milk of human kindness, ' it is this same Zeb Vance.- The only strange thing about such a man is that he has remained so long a Democrat." . r ' ;A Say brook, 111., dispatch says that" Sergeant Bates, the flag carrier, who has been in 11 health and living with his family in abject; poverty in that town, has come in possession ; of a legacy , of $13,000,- left him ; by an eccentric citizen of Philadelphia. . Disaster Caused by the Breaking of a y V '. 7. UtH Dam. v 1 MKAFOKDrONT., ;Jan. "2. By the breaking of Rain's mill dam here a great body of water, which was held back, came sweeping down Front street, and what was once a fine ave- pue is now a bed of the river.r which rushes over the incline into the 16 wer I par(i of the town, where a large nnm I ber of 1 houses have been swept :away. The hard frost has caused Joe jtd form; and some what impede the flow of the water through the broken dam, . but if a strong west wind blows withint a day or two it is feared it will , blow the waters of Georeiari bay jintbs; the town, and sweep the place before ; iu Handsome dwelling , places nave been swept away by the- flood, and spots, that - were r yesterday ;finely cultivated orchards and gardens, s are now barren wastes. The nn bridge across the stream was destroyed,1 and; Rain s mills have been damaged al most beyond repairs! 'It is impossible to estimate the extent, of the damage done so far; ;-; "x l: The Absconding Paymaster Tarns Up in WashinstoB. ' Whinqtoit,1 Jan. 2. Paymaster W. H. Bmythe, - who ,; disappeared from Savannah. jGa.. with f 5,500 gov erment menev. arrived here! Itoday and surrendered himself to the .Fay master 1 General. " He urned over H5.150 '3t the money taken - and . his December pay; $250; .A friend paid f 100, making the tun amountr fp.ouu. Maj. Smytre says ne wenr on . on a snree. and knew nothing ef his ac tions till he"had nearly reached New York on theBteamer. Where he sr rivid yesterday. . He " immediately teleeraDhed his clerk that he ! would return immediately, but afterwards concluded to come to w asnmgton and-report to the Paymaster General, Mot What Its Cracked Up to Be. ' Military glory is npe altogeter the thing it is cracked np. to be. A Washington correspondent u Bays: '.'Youngsters ambitious- of going to West Point ought to Come here first and i interview . ome ' ot , tne i army officers as to their experience. One officer; was 11; years a Second Lieuten ant. and after 17 years - service . in fighting Indians, and living remote from civilization, he is only a Cap' tain, with the Day of tl.soa a year1 and over 200 men, senior officers, be tween him and further promotion. In all the 17grears of his army.life he has had only occasional glimpses of service at posts within civil zation A ood IaTe&Iment. , f; Baleleh News and Observer. . M North Carolina 4 per cent bonds a 82a84 are a good investment, i They i t 1 2 A- . .n4 n4.Anw P eXemp from taxation, v)i is equal two per cent.(more, ancTlhey may be 1 riaa in volna nojirlv on ciwi.ii w j , in lain, when thev are uavable. they will reach nar. They are-as Bafe as TTniterl State bonds and are twice as profitable; Our home people ought to buy them up. ' ., v. ABOUT THE STATE. ' Wilmington Review: ? CaDtrRobt Tate, whosa death is announced in our obituary column, was a Scotchs man by birth, and came to this coun try when he was about 18; Years of agej. making this eity his first abiding place. tHe will be well i remembered by many of our citizens. During the war he was Captain of Comoanv B.: of thed8th N. O. regimeBt, ; in which he did . efficient - service. Our readers will be pained to ; leai'n that jar. w m a. Devane, son of ? the -. later CoL William S. Devane. of this citvi died at. Savannah., Ga., yesterday afternoon. The .deceased was about 22 years of age, and had been engaged in teaching at Savannah for the last, two years, and was also preparing himself to enter the legal profession. Those 'who knew him1' intimately speak of him in the highest terms as a young man of irreproachable moral character and the strictest integrity. Fayetteville Observer: We learn that, while playing in , the "Torv Hole" at ; Elizabethtown, I Bladen county the other day, some boys discovered a hall dozen ancient mus kets and a number of spherical can non balls such as might be used in 4 pounders. ; These ancient articles of warfare are; i believed to be rehes of the battle of .Elizabethtown i which have been. buried: in. the earth' for over a century and have been brought to view Dv.xne wasmng awav or the sand by the recent rains. The; battle of Elizabethtown was fought in July, iva years ago, wnen eu patriots,- led by CoL Thos. Brown,,routed and put. ; to flight 300 , tories under Slmgsby and Godden. A large number of the defeated sought safety by leaping into a deep ravine (near the inresent steamboat landing) which has since j been, called the rory Hole." Lexington Disoatchi Oh Christmas day, Mr. C. C. Byerly, a citizen t of Reedy Creek township, was crossing Yadkin river at Grimes' h ferry, On horseback, " and being "intoxicated. attempted to make his .horse , drink trom the end of the boat. The horse in trying to reach the water, lost his balance and tell into the river with his rider. - The horse swam ! ashore; but the rider was drowned. - On Christmas eve, ' a - travelling patent right agent called at the house of Mr. D. C. Ader, in .Reedy! Creek town ship, and after eating supper ! retired. The next morning he was found dead in bed. -Our informant fdrgot his name. " . - ; . : . Gastonia ' Gazette : s Little Susie. about seventeen months old, daugh ter of Mr, and Mrs. K, C G. Love, of this place.' met with a sad and fatal accident on last Tuesday morning. The cook had nnthoughtedly placed a pan" of boiling hot wateron the floor near the steps. Little Sussie toddled out on the piazza and fell down : the steps ' upsetting the pan of water which fell on her scalding her severe ly. Medical aid was at once J-summoned and everthing that love3 could prompt was done for the little suffer-, er, but without avail. She died about nine o clock Tuesday night, December 30th, 1884. v , Winston Sentinel : Rev. J.i Ti Bag well and family arrived in this city on the 20th,ult., and at ", present pc cupy tne Methodist m. parsonage on Liberty street. ' The reverend gentle man has preached Beveral able ..sers mons since his arrival and has als ready won the admiration, and.- high esteem ot his hearers.. - ; 1 - ' Raleigh V'sitor A certain; batch- or editor that is neither a farmer or a mechanic, received by exbress this morning, a lot of lightwood chunks as a oresent trom a young lady," We say to him "pine knot."- -The reve nue collections in this, the 4th district, during the month of December; were Richmond Rocket: C. J. j.Riven1. bark, of Laurinburg, : has made an assignment, M. J. Edwards, assignee. Liabilities $3,000 assets considered nearly adequate to cover. r . ; ' , , r . ,,. ' ' TheEgTptiaii.Obeii8k. s Prof. Doremus says the Egyptian obelisk in Central Park. .New York." is slowly disintegrating under! the in- nuence oi inecumaie., jrarucies oi ine stone are falling off and can ba gather ed by the handful at the base; at any time, tine disintegration is more rapid in the winter than' in mother seasons. ProL Doremus thinks that under pre sent conditions the characters upon the obelisk willjbe obliterate withinSOO years, though they have withstood the climateof Egypt 4,000 years. ;f The O peat Nonthern Remedy, Bosadalls cures scrofula, rheumatism, white swelling, gout, goitre, consumption,) bronchitis. nervous Debility, malaria, ana all diseases or a kindred nature anstng rrom an mmure conaition of the blood. After physicians have failed to cure, a single bottle of Bosadalls seems to effect such a marked change as to give new hope and life. Bead this letter: . - - . - f I have been a great suffererer with inflammatory rheumatism for the last twelve months. 1 1 was in ; duced to try your remedy, Bosadalls, and I have been greatly benefitted. My hands and feet are still enlarged, but I feel so much better that I want to continue taking the Jtosaoans., uehouota va. mm. u. x. vaks. For sale by-T. a Smith ft Co., Charlotte, N. C. lanaOdtuesfrlsunw. - . ... . : The Florence Nightingale of the Hnrgerj. The followme Is an extract from a letter written to the Herman tieiormed Messenger; at unamoers- burg, fenn.: - ---' -- , - . ; '. Just oren the door for her. and Mrs.' Wlnslow will prove the American Florence Mghtlngale of the nursery.- Of this we are so sure that we will teach our Susy to say, JA Blessing on Mrs. Wlns low" for he! ping her to survive and escape the ermine. collcKlne aud teetnine siese. Mrs. wins, low's Soothing Syrup relieves the child from pain, and cures dysentery and diarrhoea. It softens the gams, reduces Inflammation, cures wind colic and carries the Infant through the teething period. It oerforms mvclseiy what it proteases to percorm, every part of it nothing less. We have never seen Mrs. Wlnslow Know ner only tnrougo ine prepa ration of her "Soothlne SruD tor Children Teeth, Ing." ; If we bad the power we would make her, as sne is, a physical saviour w ine miani race. Sold by an druggists,- an cents a oonie. . TrrartthRr'n nt.imh Bitters - la- the article for you, it stimulates the falling energies, invigorates th twit and p.rxwn) the mind. It enables tue sys- t.m tn ihrm off the dbllltatlmr effects of undue fatigue, gives renewed vigor to the organs of diges tion, arouses tne uver wucu iiwcmtv, laded appetite, and encourages healthful repose. 1,. inanienta am mfK. and ltd credentials, which consist In the hearty endorsement of persons of every class oi society, are moss convincing, w For sale by all Druggists and Dealers ; . generally. .-w . : ' i.v J 1885. FIRST Wittkowsky Have just completed theii Annual Stocktak- - ing ana win oner.tnis morning DML TREMENDOUS In Remnants : o n n Velvets, Kress tioods. annels. Plaids Sheetings, j Shirtings, Laces, Odds I EnUs, Boiled Goods, &c., Which were brought to inventory. No such lore onereu to uie peupiu , 01- iiua uetiuu. Come as early as you will: never again get money. charlotte: n.: o. IN ED-ROOM: SUITS. Owins: to the failure to take back twenty cure myself, - These new and I bffer them price of $35.00 per suit, included, ,: feuit consists OWE ASH TOWEL HACK,, - OWE ASH BEDSTEAD, 1 : t i - OWE ASH J11BBL&TOP WASH9TAWD, , . t. 4L MAPLE CHAIRS Came Seat, : OWE TTIBE MATTRESS. . ; , T ' ' ( , v : - ' , . . i i . iB.m-AiHim"iHws J ' ' i - ' ' J . ,',11 .-r.-:.v Largest Stock: Jn the State. , Houses Rented; I ............ . .. , j. J- ' j : ; ' nmiflM rented and Tents collected. In the city Advertised free of charge. ; - ' ' oOiliiWl IIS luSAi, naiiiiAur.nn, ' ; : B. S. COCHBAUE, Manager, ' uaramf f ; Trade atrwCFrrmt Ontral Hot Desirable Property FOB BALK BY THE , ' Charlotte Real Estate Agency. Q1 Two-etory Frame Uwelllng on South Tryon Ol street, adjoining property of McD. Arledge and H. B. Williams, seven rooms, with bath room, ge and well of water; four room brick tenement, onse on rear of lot and other out-toulldlo. . 0 Two lots. Nog. 2J7 and 808, square 46, front- 0 1 Ing 99 feet on B street and running through to C street. On the premises Is a two-story frame dwelling, seven rooms and small storehouse. - T. R. MAG ILL, WHOLESALE GBOCEB AN1 COMMISSION MERCHANT " ; CDege8u Charlotte , FOR RENT. ;:. Central Hotel, Greensboro, N. C, situated In the centre of the city, lighted with gas, conveniently arranged and close to all places of business. , ' ApplyW- - HJHLTATB. , GUN. 188:1. ? ... 1. 1 & Bariich 13 LUii ii m the suriace .during bargains were ever be- possibly can tor -you as much lor sa little ' . ; 9 o ofa large, hotel I had edfoom. Suits to ser goods , are ;as good as at the extremely low with Wire; Mattress ol ' f , . I v' OWE AJSH BDBEAU, , V , OWE J8H TABL.V, 1 MAPLE BO CKEB, Came Seat, A HEW LOT OP WATCHES, DIAMONDS, , JEWELR1, . . And Novelties mother goods at Hales' Gem Jewelry Store, Mext toKlsbetandSelgle. ' . ''. -f deol6d&wtf,': A. HALES. MRS. JOE PERSON'S - Remedy !; WIM Care all Blood DUeaMfc 1 1 ".T ' ' - ) JIT KID ! J rr loexor me two lou easn aiMi. 'J.i
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Jan. 3, 1885, edition 1
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