North Carolina Newspapers

8 v AAAlll. CHARLOTTE . m, mm agen DeslrtTig to fill a Ion felt want In Charlotte, the anderslinied liave associated .themselves as nart. nersln a . t iOTL LND JWEN'tf. For the purpose of baying, gelling, teasing and renting real estate. Their o;eratlons will not be eoiiiinetl to the city of Charlotte, nor to the State of North Carolina, but all property placed within our management irtll be rented or sold, upon such terms, commissions andpamenU as may be agreed upon. - We will undertake to sell, lease or rent lands douses and lots, mines, &c, mako abstract of titles, collect rents, make returns and pay taxes, effect Insurance. c. 4c advertising all property placed under our man; gemsnt, - Free of Cost to the Seller, For a stipulation previously agreed upon." ' Particular attention will be paid to the selling or iriisiiiKoi iniiiing property, which will be sold on r'lMimiwion only. , - - W art in correspondence now with a number of lartk's at the North and West who are seeking limits iii .orth Carolina, where the climate Is genial and the soil remunerative. Persons having houses a:)l lots or plantations for sale will serve their ovwi li.terests by placing their business with us. EOBT. K COCHRANE. CHAS. R. JONES. The biulii63M will be under the management of R. E. COCHRANE, Manager, CharlotteTN. C. The following described pieces of property are now pflered for sale by the Charlotte Real Estate Azency, R. K. Cochrane, manager, oftice Trade street rront Central Hotel, Charlotte, N. C: (CITY.) I One dwelling house on B street, 7 rooms, closets In each room, well of good water, lot 99x100 feet, in good -neighborhood. Price, $2,000. 0 One dwelling on 5th street, adjoining residence Lot S. M. Howell, i rooms, well of water and stable, lot 50x198. convenient to business. Price, $1,700. 3 One dwelling ou'South Tryon street, adjoining residence of Dr. Bratton, 8 rooms, closets and nantry. well of water, well located for a boarding house. Price, $3,000 1 One dwelling on corner of Myers and 3rd streets, t7 rooms, 2 room kitchen, bath room and closets, well of water; 2 lots. 1 fronting Myers street, 99x 198, 1 fronting 3rd street, 99x198, well of good water and stable on the latter. Price, $250. 5 One dwelling on corner of Graham and 10th streets, 6 rooms, kitchen, well of water, lot 120 feet on Graham street, 162 feet on 10th street, very uesiraoie property. 1'nce. i,ouu. One dwelllne on PoDlar street. 10 rooms, lot J9xl98 feet, brick kitchen, outhouses, stable, well oi gooa water, aom on terms to suit purchaser. Price, $4,000. v UOne Dwelling on Ninth street between B and C, two stories, six rooms, brick basement; well of water In yard; lot 99x198. Price $2,000 i One Dwelling on Sixth street, one story, 6 lid rooms, kitchen, well of water; lot 50x99. Price Him. I 'J One Dwelling on West Trade street, two L O stories, 7 rooms, 2 room kitchen, well of wa ter; two lots 99 on Trade 99 on Fourth st very desirable property. Price $4,750. i i One Hundred aud Klfty Acres Land Vi nine Ix oi the city li mits, adjoining the fair Grounds well located lor a truck aud dairy farm: i in timber, branch running through It, about & acres meadow. Price 430 per acre. I C One unimproved lot 99x198 on Ninth street, LO between 1) and K streets. Price $360. i mx i'housaud Three Hundred Acres Land. . 1 v) The owners of The Crowder's Mountain Iron Works beg to call the attention of capitalists iron jianulacturers, stock and dairy men, aud those who wish to settle colonies, to their property .which offers inducements to the classes above named. . The propel ty consists of bix Thousand-Three Hundred Acres ot land, located In the counties of bastou and Cieavelaud, in the Slate of North Car oilna, at Klug's Mountain Depot, on the Atlanta aud Charlotte Air Line railway, now owned by the Richmond and Dauvllle railroad company. - The properly has been used for lUly years past as an Iron property, aud has ueeu worked at various points, but chiefly at the site of the celebrated Yellow Ridge ore Bank, hlch has always yielded an ore noted for Its richness in metallic iron, and its sof&iess and toughness. This vein of ore, which extends lor two .miles in length, has been worked to the dept f 117 feet, showing at that depth a vein of ore about 40 feet wide, and analyz ing as high as 66 per cent, of metallic iron. This vein has not 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 months, however, the owners have discovered de posits of ore in Crowder's Mountain, (live veins of Iron ore, are exposed), which 0vere unknown be fore, and which will furnish an amount of good ore, easily worked aud above water, that must make it one of the most desirable Iron properties to be found. They have discovered tn the pinnacle of this mountain, which is tOOO feet above the level land, ZAW feet above 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 ing in one place about 2U feet ot solid vein. This vein can be traced over the top of the mountain for over a mile, and this deposit alone would afford an almost Inexhaustible supply of ore, easily worked, and above the water line. In addition to this four other veins neve been found on this mountain. The ore is a mottled gray ore, showing on analysis from 49 to 65 per cent, of metallic iron, with a small amount of titanic acid, and without any sul phur or phosphorus. The quantity of ore in this mountain is simply inexhaustible and of good quality. Besides Crowder's Mountain the owners possess King's Mountain, for about seven, miles, whose pinnacle is the highest point of land from Kich niond to Atlanta, except Mt. Airy, in Georgia, and they have reason to believe this mountain is full of ore also. In addition to iron ore the property has manganese, limestone, clay for making lire-proof brick, gold and other minerals. Very pure and ex cellent barytese has Just been found In large quan tity. As a stock and dairy farm it offers fine opportu nities to those who may wish to engage In such bus iness. It has from three to four thousand acres of lsvel or only slightly rolling land, which produces rfrass, grain and all kinds of farming products itnely, and it is well supplied with water by unfail ng springs and branches - The other 4,000 acres embraced In the mountain sides are productive of fine grass and herdage, and flord excellent natural pasturage for sheep 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, hickory, oak, walnut, cedar, etc. The jland Is well suited to farming purposes, by those who wish to colonize. Cotton, corn, peas, oats, clover and grass, and fruits of all kinds are produced beautUull j,and it is specially suited to grapes and small fruits. - It could be divided into small farms that would give to each farm variety of soil, and level and hilly and. It Is situated In the Piedmont belt, which is noted for the salubrity of Its climate, and the healthiness of its atmosphere. It is a region free from malaria and other unhealthy influences. It Is located with great convenience to railroad facul ties, being situated at from two to four mites from King's Mountain Station, on a railway that has the most extensive connections with all .parts of the country, and which otters great inducements to those who are trying to develop the country along its lines. The owners will sell this property to suit purchasers, as follows: The whole tract, including mineral Interests .for Sixty three Thousand Dollars, or will make favorable terms, reserving the min eral interest, or will sell one-half the mineral in terest, payments to be one-third cash, balance In oneor twyeart A valuable water power, which has been used to run large rolling mills, lies adjacent to this prop erty, and can be bought cheaply. The property Is also in close proximity to the famous All Healing Mineral Springs, and to the widely-known Cleve land Springs. I The town of King's Moon tain Is also adjacent, where are good hotels, a nourishing and excellent high school, and several new and handsome churches. The owners Invite the attention of all Interested to this property, and ask an examination of it. Any further information regarding it will be promptly furnished by addressing R. K. Cochrane, Manager Charlotte Beal Estate Agency. The Yellow Ridge Ore Bank has been recently sold to a Pittsburg, Pa., company, and a German colonization company has recently bought 2,500 cres adjoining this property. i Q Tract of Land, 150 acres, located In Lincoln lO county, N.C., adjoining lands of Goodson A Payne and others, 6 miles from Denver, 23 from Charlotte, and li from Davidson College.' Has on It a good dwelling, 7 rooms, all necessary outbuild ings, good orchard, good water, and well adapted for grains, grasses, com, wheat, tobacco, cotton, etc.; 35 acres good bottom land. In fine state of ultlvatlon. Price $2,260. t , - 1 Q Tract of Land, 8 miles sooth of Charlotte, It 82 acres, known as part of the Samuel Tay lor tract, on which Is an undeveloped goldmine, (known in the N. C. Be ports as the Sam Taylor mine), three frame tenement bouses, two rooms each, good barn, good well water and good spring on the premises. Sold without reserve for $1,750. VJ Two unimproved lots 50x198, on north side LO of West K&to street. Price $200 each. .ir Farm Bl i3 acres, known as the "Model ZO Farm," 11 inihw from High Point, N. C; a good frame dwelling 12 rooms, plastered, closets in nearly all the rooms, splendid, frame barn 46x(iu teet, with basement stalls for 8 horses, ' eow. aud 5 box stalls; a good wood shed, smoke house, brick spring bouse, wagon shed, grsnery, 9 buildings on the farm, fa asides a 4-tamp. bone mill on the creek with sufficient water to run it most of the year. The creek runs through the plantation and has 22 acres or bottom or meadow land under cultivation that will produce 75 bushels corn per acre. The buildings on the place could not be replaced for less than $6,600. A desirable place for any one wishing a well Improved farm. Price 8.000; one-half cash, balance on time at 6 er cent Interest, OT Seventy-five to One Hundred Acres of Land. d I tn Steel Creek township, six miles from Charlotte. On he premises Is a small dwelling and three out-bu,ldlngs. 56 acres under cultiva tion. In a good section of the county; convenient to churches and schools. Prtea $25 per acre OQ Dwelling in Mechanlcsville, 1 story 8-room AO bouse, lot 99x190, fronting on C street, lot 1136. square 215, adjoining property of W. A. Sing and others. Price cash. $850. ' . ' U One story Brick Dwelling, 4 rooms. lot 47tx 198, in square 68, fronting on the Richmond and Danville railroad. Price eash, $800 - 'J i Two unimproved lots comer Smith and 8th streets, in square 190- fronting on smith street 61x145 and 53x146. The te lots will be sold together or separately as the purchaser may desire, Pricetfor the two lots easb $500. wanamu (lite liifw ? Hosiery. '-. , , f . - -S . . ,. - ! . . ,.r : ... . '.. , . .... .. ... '. ..." UD1ES" COLUfiS UNO GENTS' 4-PL LUEN CflLURS -AT HALF PRICE! Remnants Worsted "Dress Goods, Silks, Satins and Cash; meres, all colors, at prices never befoie heard of. "We still have a few Hisses' aod Childpea's Wraps auies Which we will sell for much less than original cost. 1 Fifty Dozen Gents' Three-Ply .. Linen Bosom TJnlaundried Shirts at 50 cents- Also a great many 'other articles too numerous to mention, which we . are going to sell at some price. Call and be convinced. 1 . ' ; " S91IXII l I7IL.DI.1I G. USt A FULL ASSOBTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING . STYLES OF Warner s Cleb rated Corsets Warner's Flexible Hip Corset. Warner's Abdominal Corset. , Warner's Model Molded Corset. Warner's Health Corset. Warner's Nursing Corset. Warner's Misses' Corset. Warner's Fifty Cent Corset. ASK FOR WARNER'S I. ; , ,- And Have no Oilier. TRY MY DOLLAR SHIRT, ( They always give satisfaction. Very respectfully, I T. L. SEIGLE Has! Tie,; Time 'A" rL If f When merchants desire to clean up stock and get ready for the spring trade. Those whb have not "supplied themselves with Wraps can get one from! us and at low prices. We have only a tew left .... Our stock of. Fancy Dress Goods will be reduced to prices " that ought to make them sell -A small lot; of Water Proof Goods to be sold low ; down.! -Our small remnants of Fine Embroideries will . be closed out cheap. We have a very cheap lot of Kid Gloves to bf closed out. . Ask for bargains,; we have them, '-k ' laLEXAHDEIt' cS HARRIS W. KAU FMAN &CO CENTRAL HOTEL CORNER. Sound A.dLvice to JBiay- ersof Cldtliiiig, GENTS' FURNISHING r ) I &0 ,' &C., To those contemplating the purchase of a Suit Or Overcoat for the Holidays, we confidentially state we wlllse.l you a finer quality, better fitting, more handsomely nude, and at a m Uler proflt than any other house In the city. Hundreds who purchased the past week can testify to the truth of this state ment. Our reputation for sell log Clothing at tow prices Is fully established, but ne-er before In the history ot the Cluthlng trade have we been able to offer the same values for so little mouey. MeB'c lonar Sack Overcoat Hen' VrlnM 7hirIrOrercoaC , nojma.nd Children. Overcoat leu'M afHcUCaMlmereSiiu large line of latent novaltles In Gents' Karnlnglnz Ooorli, a Fine line of ' Neckwear, Men's and Boys' JrSlnJX. T.J.Hnm WiilirlnirrAnesandiriiie OrabrellM. for the Holidays. A large lot of Genfs Hats ST.i,u'u. jnt' ifnr Ton (iloves. from Waterbury Watch toevery eash purchaser of asmit pur good bargains. . - i ) ' W KAUFMAN &: 1884. THIS FALL Consisting of the Latest Styled Silk.-Stiff -aTid Soft ikts, Which we have just opened,' and are satisfied we can please all, - - Our Tall Stock of Ladles'. Misses'. Gents', Youths' and Children's - BOOTS AND SHOES Is now complete, comprising the best makes and most correct styles. . - ; A full line of ; i'-i'v. i r ; . TRUNKS. TRAVELING BAGS, And Shawl Straps just received. - $ ' ; i 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. D dram I Cii. Now Arrived ..V- GOODS, HATS CAPS, &C. ' SOi ,',. Former Price " . ( I SO ft.-l.00; - ' - 7.00 .00; , , ; ' . , $3.80, lJO; al 5.50ttelMced $S.O0t , ' Former Prlle ' , ft 8.50 8.ffO) 19.S0 175 cents upwards. We are still giving away a fine or overcoat from $12.60 up Coll at once and . . ' -"'J ,';: ' i secure 1884. Special Ate ion CO , - LEADING CLOTfJIEBS. CHARLOTTE, N.C., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY A PKOFirLESS UISCUSSION. " Th Seiiate of the United States ia C9mposedof men of more than aver age mental calibre, some of, them are very large brained men,' but there is a good deal of human nature in them after all, and they get excited and very mad sometimes just like other folks, and under such circumstances say and do things that in their coplor moments they would not think of saying or doing. An illustration of this was furnished f Monday in the discussion of Senator Hawley's resosi lution to procure from the Secretary of War for publication the statement of Gen. Sherman" in reference to the controversy between himself and Jef ferson Davis, filed sometime previous in the war department. ' What inter est the United Staees has in a ques tion of veracity between Gen. Sher man and Jefferson Davis does not ap pear, and as the Southern Senators could not see it they , very properly objected to. the call for the papers, especially since it was necessarily a one-sided statement in which Mri Davis had no. chance to be heard. The discussion became ! quite ; ani mated, in fact, decidedly warm, the Republican Senators who took part in it availing themselves of ' the op, portunity to ' call Jefferson Davis some hard names," which the' South ern Senators who took the floor spiis itedly resented. While wecommetd the chivalric and manly spirit of our Southern Representatives we regret discussions of this kind at' this late day because they do no good but keep up the sectional feeling that some leading Republican politicians 'J are laboring so hard to keep up. Wheth er this was Senator Ha wley's motive or not we do not know; but we in cline to che opinion ' that it , was. Whether or not it gave men on his side like Ingalls, Conger and Sher man an opportunity , to hurl then? barbed eh Tf ts which they knew would irritate where they struck, and they threw them with more satisfaction on that j account. Had they .; "", been able to have sprung a question like this during the last canvass they might possibly have reaped some political benefit from it, but there is no chance of political or other benefit to come from it now and hence it has not even the excuse of political strat egy to justify it. , It is nothing but cold-blooded, deliberate deviltry that at this latejday even the Congers, In galls and Shermans ought to t be ashamed of. . They may arouse Southern Senators to the expression of some vigorous and candid remarks, but , they will neither increase or diminish the fame of Jefferson Davis, whose record has become"the proper ty of history, who in quiet, dignified retirement obtrudes himself but little upon public attention, caring but lit--tie for the malacious attacks of his assailants and setting them an ex ample that it would be well for them and the country for them to follow;. Several gentlemen of Baltimore, setting an example worthy of imita tion in other cities, have erected a building for the express purpose of teaching the art of cooking. The Sun., speaking of it, says: ' ' "It will be the first building in this country ever devoted distinctively to the training of women not only to become superior cooks, but to cook both well and economically. One of the objects of the school is to train young women so thoroughly in the art of dressing and preparing ' food for the table that they, in turn, when they have graduated from the school, shall be prepared to teach others, and thus disseminate through : the. generality of households what, ' with the exception of skilled cooks in hotels and wealthy families, appears to be in danger of becoming a lost aft. .!: : K " An effort is being made in the leg-, islalure to suppress the carrying of concealed deadly weapons by making it unlawful for merchants J to import or put them on sale. ; We doubt very much whether a law of - this kind would be any more effective than the laws against this practice,' . now.-; on the statute books. The trouble is the laws are not as rigidly enforced as they should be. ; When public senti ment demands and insists , upon the enforcement of the law, perhaps the hip pocket pistol of the white man and the keen edged razor of the col ored brother will be less common articles of personal outfit than they now are.- - ' Gen. Grant was in the habit of smoking from- twelve to fifteen cigars a day, but his tongue and mouth becoming diseased in cense quence, with alarming indications, he quit smoking altogether, and since then, though not entirely well, has constantly improved. He 'spends his time and finds his chief -pleasure in the literary work in which he is en gaged. - - - i ; - ;---- ,..--'-.) : : -.' . : I ' 1 1 - " I Congressman L. C. Houk, when he retires from Congress, March 4, will become editor of the Knoxville Chronicle,' ' the leading Republican paper of East Tennessee.; For ; the sake of his readers it is to be hoped he will make a better editor than , be did a Congressman. - V . :i The Baltimore; Day after several heroic attempts to live, has finally fallen into the hands of its creditors with liabilities amounting to 128.000, i Ohio's exhibit at New Orleans cost 140,000 r Maryland's, i-134,000 5 New York's, 120,000 j New Jersey's, $18, 000, and Pennsylvania's $7,000. . ? j 1 ; iii 1' o i ' The death roll from disasters on land and 'sea," during ' 1884, was 73 - A FKIEND IN NEED. IHSlOItVOFTUE 9150,000 LOAD, How Vaadetbilt Enforced Ilia Claim ' to Protect the PrperiyHia tieaer , oiis Gift which was Declined - With Whaaka. r'.,;?c. Cv- Vs" 1 "'- ' J- f- -J- - ..'-tv-v': ycThe following correspondence in reference to "the $150,000 loan- from Wmj H. Vanderbilt to GenV; Grant, and the subsequent : proceedings has been given to the public: . v ? STATEMENT OF VANDERBILT; . - ! New York,' Jan. 10, 1885. - Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant Dear ,Mad. am: 1 So many misrepresentations have appeared in regard to the Joan made by me to Gen. Grant, ' and ire fleeting unjustly upon him and , my self, that it seems jroper - to a briefly recite the facts. On Sunday the 4th of May last, Gen. Grant called at my house and asked me to.-.lend him $150,000 for one day. 1 I ' gave him my check without question, not be -cause the transaction was business like, but simply because the Tequest came from Gen. Grant. . . 1 '1 : - The misfortune which overwhelm ed him in the next twenty four hours aroused the sympathy and regret of the whole country. You and he sent me, within a few days, deeds of your joint properties to cover this obligation and urged my ..acceptance on the ground that this was the only debt of honor which the General had rersonally incurred, ana these deeds returned... . . ,; 7 . ' : , - During my absence in Europe the General delivered to my " attorneys mortgages upon all his own real ess tate, nousehold effects and swords, medals and works of art, which were memorials of his victories and press euts from governments all over; the world." These securities were in his judgment worth $150,000. At his so licitation the necessary steps "were taken by judgment, -&c. to reduce these properties to possessien,and the articles . mentioned .'have, this iday been j bought in by me, ' and " the amounts bid applied, in reduction of the debt. 1 -t Now that I am at liberty and treat these; things, as my own,, the disposi tion of the whole matter most in ac cord with my feeling is this: ! I pre sent to you as "your separate state the debt and judgment I hold gainst Gen. Grant, also the mortgages upon his real estate and all household furs niture and ornaments, coupled only with the condition that the swords, commissions, medals, gifts from the United States, cities, and from f or cign governments, and all articles of historical value and interest shall at the General's death, or, if you desire it, sooner, be presented to the gov ernment at Washington, where they will remain as perpetual memorials of his: fame, and of the history of his time. I : - -- - ' ' ' I enclose herewith assignments as to you of the mortgages and judg ments, a bill of sale of the personal property and a deed of trust, in which the articles of historical inter est are enumerated. .A copy of this trust deed will, with your approval be forwarded to the President of. the United States for deposit in the prop er department. - u Trusting that this action will ' meet with your acceptance and approval, and with kindest regards to your husband, I am yours respectfully, W. H. VANDERBILT. GEN. -GRANT'S REPLY. ' ":".. New York City,' Jan. 10, 1885. Dear Sir: Mrs. Grant wishes me to answer your letter of this eveninc:. and to say that while she appreciates your great generosity in transferring to her the mortgage given to secure my debt of $150,000, she cannot - ac cept is in whole.' . '. , - She accepts with pleasure the trust which applies to the articles enumer ated in your letter to go to the gov ernment of the United States at my death, or sooner, at her6 option In this matter you have anticipated the disposition which I had contemplated making of the articles. "They will be delivered to the government as soon as arrangements can be made for their reception: , "JJ '- .".,y ' -rne papers relating to all the other property will be returned with ; the request that you have it sold and the proceeds applied to the liquidation of the debt which I so justly owe you. :, You have stated . in your letter with the minutest accuracy the his tory of the transaction which brought me in your debt, : I havejpnly to add that I regard youri: giving . me 1 your check for the amount without mqui ry as an act of marked and unusual friendship. The loan was to me per sonally, I got the money, " as I be lieved, to carry the Marine National Bank over a day, being assured that the bank was solvent, but Vowing to unusual calls needed assistance until it could calf in its loans. ":s ' X : I was assured by Ferdinand - Ward that the firm of Grant & Ward had over $660,000 to their , credit at that time in the Marine -Bank, besides $1,300,000 of unpledged securities in their own vaults. - s- : TifoTint. rtnlni1 wit.VirtTif. Q Qoiirin ry jvu Hiiav mis, uiautB - luauuiov , vj avail herself of your great . kindness in no way lessens either her sense of the obligation or my own. ' "; i ": ; i Yours truly, ! - ! - U.S. Grant. f To W. H. Vanderbilt, Esq. - : j VANDERBILT msiSTS. I 640 Fifth Avenue, N. Y.,' Jan. 11, 1885-4Gen. U. S. Grant - My Dear Sir: On my return home last night I found your letter in answer to mine to Mm. Grant. I appreciate fully the sentiments which actuate both Mrs. Grant and yourself ia declining that part of my proposition relating to the real estate. . - I : I greatly regret that she feels it her duty to make this decision, as I earnestly hoped that the spirit in which . the offer , was : made would overcome any scruples in accepting it. ' But I rmfst insist that I shall not be defeated in the purpose to which I. have given so much thought' and iwhich I havs so much at heart. 1 1 1 will, therefore, as fast as the money is received from the sales of the real estate deposit it in the Union Trust Company - With the ' money thus realized 1 1, ..will ' at.; once .create with thati'icornpany a' trust,, with proper provisions, for the income to be paid to Mrs; Grant during her lif and giving power to her to make such disposition of the - principal , by . her will as 6be may elect. ; , Yours very truly, . . ! WM. H. VANDERBILT, 1 To Gen. U, S. Grant, GRANT YIELDS, New York City,- Jan. 11, 1885. Dear Sir j , . Your letter of this date ia rcoeived. i Mrs. Grant and I' regret that you cannot accept our proposi-, tion to retain the property, ; which was mortgaged in good faith to se cure a debt of honor but your gener 14; 1885. K?; " s 'JT ;Tit v j, ,t y ous detrmin.ni inn mmnola ua tn n- longer resist ' r , Yours truly, : :. -. IT S riDiOT - . . To W. H. Vanderbilt. . - . , , ' MRS. GRANT CANNOT AND WILL KOT. 'XMEW rOBK SnmiV' Tonnanr in 1885. My Dear Mr. Vanderbilt: UpA vu icouiug your letter mis aiternoon, Gen. Grant and mvoflf foif vaf would be ungracious to refuse your f nutcij auu generous oner. '! ' -Hence his note to you. but 'upon reflection; I find I cannot, I will not accept y Our munificence in any form; I beg that you will pardon this aps parent vaccillation and consider this answer definite and final. -1 With great regard and a sense of , obligation that will always remain, I am yours, very gratefully, ' ' "Julia D. Grant. 5 To Mr. W,; Hi Vanderbilt. , ' - ' : : - ' m m . ' ; 'f'iih: :!; Swift Vengeance. ; c .Galveston,' Jan? f13.-A . News Greenville special says: 1 At 1 o'clock yesterday :"morning Tom Peddy, a negro, went to the house off Mrs, Webb, a widow,' broke, in the door and attempted 1 to outrage her. 1 Her, outcries caused the negroe to ' fleer He was apprehended ! some houia afterwards and jailed. Late last night 200 masked men demanded the Drisonerl - The RhAriflF OAaintr that, ha was powerless surrendered the negro " ''. : ,-yA Magnificent Altar, . The moat mnLcniflnont. rhiitvh aifai in the south was consecrated Tuess, day at the Sixth Street Dominican Church,;, Louisville,-ICy.,byT Bishop! McCloskey. .with impressive (cere monies. v The altar was a gift to the church from Mr, and Mrs. John Watts Kearney, formerly of Louis-j ville. but now of New York.' It bore the fellowing inscription ; "Erected to the honor of Almighty God and in memory of Lucy Kearney, by.- her parents. John Watts and Lucy Kear- n&7'' , ' " ' Death .ot the Oldest Son them Coni tractor. , Staunton, Va.; Jan. 44. C. R. Ma- son, the oldest Southern railroad con tractor, and head of - the contracting firms of Mason, Gooch & Hoge, and C. R. Mason, & Co., lessees of the Kentucky.: penitentiary, h died last night near Staunton, aged 86 -years.;; During the war he was chief of the Pioneer corps under Stonewall Jacks son. ; -. Prodnctioa ot Lead. t ; ? In the lead production of different countries Spain holds the first place, the amount reaching some 120,000 tons in one year, or one-sixth more than America which comes next on the list, while Germany follows with 90.000., Of. Spain's total ; production 67,000 tons are derived from one dis-, trict, that of Linares, in which i more than 800 mines are registered. ' i Increase of Soicide. i From the Chicago Herald. , . . H v Official returns show a remarkable mcrease of suicides in France, i Five years ago the number per 100,000. in habitants was 17; it is now. 19.. Hanging and drowning are I most popular, and next in favor are: fire -arms and .charcoal fumes. .April. May - and . June are , the favorite months of the Parisian suicide. I ' . 1 ' Itadly Bnn Down. J He was going along so slowly that- his shidew seemed to be pasted fast to tbe sidewalk. Some body said he was lazy, but he sadly said he was do ing the best he could, and his trouble was debility caused by long dyspepsia. - "Then why don't you take Brown's iron Bitters," said a spry man who was pissing "I was run down badly, but this bit ters did wonders for me." Mr. Thomas Jones, Newark, Ohio, says, ""I was so debilitated I could not walk. Brown's Iron Bitters cured me," v Homeopathic; i. T. C. Smith & ( keep a full line of Humphrey's Home opathic Specifics: Gall ; and ("get one of the little books that, tell all about these medi cines and their uses. .... v Deep Rock, ; Saratoga, Lithia . i and iTate Water on draught all the j year; round at .T. O. Smith & (Jo's Drug Store. Also cold and hot"tSoda "T Water" all the iwinter-5 cents a glass. , " ' We Are Having A wonderful run on ourTan siU,SvPunch,,(' Cigars., The popularity of these . goods is unparalleled .in : the - cigar trader" "America's best five cent Cigar? this explains it all. .1. Smith & Oo sole agency.. : V ; . . Sixty .Thbusarid . . - . i. Duke Cigarettes just to hand at T. C. Smith Go's Drug Store. Stop and see the beau tiful pictures- j Don't Forget That The best ' Hair ' Brush and Tooth Brushcan be had at T, C. Smith) &i Go's. Prices made to suit you. ' j Hot Chocolate Soda Water at T. C.Smith & Os Drug "Storenutritious and delightful. Don't ,go home at night without a glass of this warming beverage. is J1 ou Buy F : Kerosene Oil by the barrel be sure to call on T. C, Smith & Co. for price They will buy Jrour empty barrels at a high price and pay "cash for them. I Wizard Oil;; Another .largew supply of this' t wonderful remedy j just received. 2v Price 50 cents and 1.00 a bottle. at X C, Smith & Cob. t.nf :; yit 0 LP PAFXB8 br tbe bondred tor m st 1 - -1 t OP BI&fiMGAIIS I WW We will offer H 9 (ID CD D HD (D 22 IB KT Ladies, Misses and Childrens , Hosiery, at about half price 100 DOZEN I". , : At greatly reiduced jprices. In Ladies Muslin Underclothing. 50 Dozen Handsome kerchiefs at 5 cents TREMENDOUS BARGAINS In RerrniaLnts o ATINS. - - . ' .... . : i'i .... . . . m - .; . ;:: . -. Velvets, IDress floods, &c. Call early before the " choice things are gone. CHARLOTTE. N. C. bed room: suits. n-iiJi is K 3fil Oj ' ' ' : ; I ". ' .- i , ,; !i --4 - -'., .:';::' Owing to the failure of a large hotel I had to take; back twenty Bed-room Suits to se cure myself.- These goods are as good as new and I offer them at the extremely low price of $35.00 per suit, with Wire Mattress included. Suit consists of OlfB ASH TOWEL RACK, OWE A8n BEDSTEAD. ' '" OWE ASH MARBLE - 4 MAPLE CHAIRS Case Seat, - 1 HAPLB ROCKES, Caie Scat, :. .?..' . OIVE WIRE MATTRESS. ',....;. ; ' . i - i - s Largest Stock in the State. Houses Rented. 1 tf. r -". Houses rented and rents collected, In the city Advertised tree of charge. CHARLOTTE BEAL ESTATE AGKNCT, , .. a . . B. X. COCHRANE, Manager, , i martdtf . Trade 8trMVTnnt Centra! Hot. FABRICS &&&& i .TOR ' UTAlABU TO ALU !W11 malliut BM Wm to all ADDlieanU , and to customer, of itJA yeT lUionx -orderinril. It aontaliu lnastntlona. nrlees. dewriptiooj and direction forplanting all Vegetable and Flower 8KD8, BULBS, eta - ' D. M. FERRY&CO.DT deefcttt - T. R. MAG ILL, i ' WHOLESALE GBOCEB ' Hi 1 .. . 'and cxjmmission merchant ! . . - t , - i ... Colletr St., Charlotte V PUTZ POMADE. Silver Soap, 8a polio and KItohen Soap, at v - ' R H. 0RDA $ CO.'S, Sprlngg Corner. Wi5 PRICE FIVE CENTS IIS W)MYi ? k Bills. j this morning CORSETS Fdncy Bordered Hand each, v OTtE JLSII BIJREAIT, ! OIYE ASM TADLR, TOP WASmTAIVD. Left flyer From Ike Holidays. a rax stock or WATCHES, CLOCKS, ' Silvervfare, and Jewelry i Of an aorta, for aale cheap now, at Hale Iter . Je-trelry Store, NexttoNiabetand8elgIe, : ice' of Theeopartnenblp of SchlS ft Gtler latbladaf dissolved bj mutual consent. All persona Indebted . to aaid nrm are requested to eau ana seuie prompt- 1 j. To our friends and customers we return our ' - stnoere thanks for their liberal patronage. -. JONAS SCH1 VTl THOS. GRIER. PHILL1F BChlFT. ' Having purchased tbe entire stock of Schlff 4 Grtorwe will continue tbe business at tbe old stand under the name of Schlff Co., and respectfully solicit the patronage of the friends and customers - of the old firm, ; : i ,: .- .' JONAS BCHIFF. . .. - - . PHUJJJP 8CHIFT.-S January lst,188S. . v -. )an7(Uw SILKS DiSSOlDllOD i . ! .) SI"--: -": - t i.-j i: i'-.'.