VOLUME XXXIII.
CHARLOTTE
Desiring to fill a long felt want In Charlotte, the
undersigned have associated themselves aa part
ners in a ,' . , .
GENERAL LAND AGESCY," '
Kor the purpose of buying, selling, leasing and
renting real estat. 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 sucb
terms, commissions andpa meats as may be agreed
upon. -
We will undertake to sell, lease or rent lands
houses and lots, mines, Ac, make abstract of titles,
collect rents, make returns and -pay taxes, effect
Insurance. Ac., 4c, advertising all property placed
under our management, .
Free cf tost to the Seller, -
For a stipulation previously agreed upon. .
Particular attention will be paid to the selling o
leasing of mining property, which will be sold on
commission only. .
We are In correspondence now with a number of
parties at the North and West who are seeking
homes In North Carolina, where the climate is
genial find the soil remunerative. Persons ljavlng
bouses and lots or plantations for sale will serve
their own Interests by placing their business with
us. ROBT. & COCHRANE,
CHAS. R. JONES.
The business will be under the management of
a E. COCHRANE, Manager,
CharlotteTN. C.
The following described pieces of property are
now offered for sale by .the Charlotte Real Estate
Agency, R. E. Cochrane, manager, office Trade
street front Central Hotel, Charlotte, N.C:
. (CITY.)' '; ' '.-
IOne dwelling house on B street, 7 rooms, eloseta
In each room, well of good water, lot 99x100 feet,
In good neighborhood. , Price, $2,000..
2 One dwelling on 6th street, adjoining residence
of S. M. Howell, 4 rooms, well of water and stable,
lot 60x198, convenient to business. Price, $1,700.
3 One dwelling on Sooth Tryon street, adjoining
residence of Dr. Bratton, 8 rooms, closets and
pantry, well of water, well located for a boarding
house. Price, $3,000
4 0ue dwelling on corner of Myers and 3rd streets,
7 -rooms, room kitchen, bath room and closets,
well of water; 2 lots, 1 fronting Myers street, 99x
198, 1 fronting 8rd- street, 99x198, weU of good
water and stable on the latter. Price,-$2,250.
5 One dwellmg on corner ef Graham and 10th
streets, b rooms, kitchen, well of water, lot 120
feet on Graham street, 162 feet on 10th street,
very desirable property. Price. $1,600.
Q One dwelling on Poplar street, 10 rooms, lot
099x198 feet, brick kitchen, outhouses, stable, well
of guod water, sold on terms to suit purchaser.
Price, $4,000. . . , : -.
UOne Dwelling on Ninth street between B and
C, two stories, six rooms, brick basement;
weU of water in yard; lot 99x198. Price $2,000
0 One Dwelling on Sixth street, one story, 5
1 id rooms, kitchen, well of . water; lot 60x99.
Price $1,000.
I O One Dwelling on West Trade street, two
1 0 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.
U One Hundred and Fifty Acres Land mile
ol the city 11 mlts, adjoining the Fair Grounds
well located lor a truck aud dairy farm: Vi In
Umber, branch running through It, about 8
acres meadow. Price $30 per acre.
I r one unimproved lot 99x198 on Ninth street,
iO between D and K streets. Price $350.
U. bix Thousand Three Hundred Acres Land.
The owners of The Crowder's Mountain iron works
beg to call the attention of capitalists iron
jiaiiulaciurers, stock and dairy men, and those
who wish to settle colonies, to their property .which
oilers inducements to the classes above named.
The propel ty consists of bix Thousand Three
Hundred Aires ol land, located In the counties of
uaston and Cleaveland, in the State of North Car
oilna, at King's Mountain Depot, on the Atlanta
and Charlotte Air Line railway, now owned by the
Richmond aaC Danville railroad company. . The
property has been used for fifty years past as an
irou property, and has been worked at various
points, but chlelly at the site of the celebrated
Yellow Ridge Ore Bank, which has always yielded
an ore noted for Its richness in metallic Iron, and
Its softness and toughness. This vein of ore,
which extends lor two miles in length, has been
worked to the dept f 147 feet, shewing at that
depth a vein ol ore about 40 feet wide, and analyz
ing as high as 6ti 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 were unknown be
fore, and which will furnish an amount of good
ore, easily worked and above water, that must
make it one of the most desirable Iron properties
to lie found. They have discovered on the pinnacle
of this mountain, which is 1000 feet above the level
land, 2200 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 20 feet of 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 tour
other veins h?ve 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 Bich-
: mond 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 fire-proof
I 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
al ties to those who may wish to engage in such bus
iness. It has from three to four thousand acres of
level Or only slightly rolling land, which produces
id'ass, grain and all kinds of farming products
rfnely, 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
fiord 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 Mnd 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 beautifully .and
it Is specially suited to grapes and small fruits. It
could be divided into small farms that would give
iu in&u ,ainj nil, miu V7W1 auu " ' "J
.and. It is situated in the Piedmont belt, which is
noted for the salubrity of Its climate, and the
healthiness of its atmosphere. It la a region free
from malaria and other unhealthy influences. It
is located with great convenience to railroad facili
ties, being situated at from two to four miles 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 lnterests.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
oneortwyerir-.
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. '
The town of King's Mountain Is also adjacent,
where are good hotels, a flourishing 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 B. B. Cochrane,
Manager Charlotte Real 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.
AnAK ...on. nawfotw 9 Otflll nnt I
1 Q Tract of Land, 160 acres, located In Lincoln.
lO county, N.C, adjoining lands of Geodsou
A Payne and others, 6 miles from Denver, 23 from
Charlotte, and 13 from Davidson College. Has on
Ha good dwelling. 7 rooms, all necessary outbuild
ings, good orchard, good water, and well adapted
for grains, grasses, corn, wheat,- tobacco, cotton,
etc.; 36 acres good bottom land. In fine state of
ultlvatlon. Price $2,250.
1 Q Tract of Land, 8 miles south of Charlotte,
1 7 82 acres, known as part of the Samuel Tay
lor tract, on which Is an undeveloped goldmine,
(known In the N. C. Reports as the Sam Taylor
mine), three fr tenement houses, two rooms
eatf ., good barn, goou well water and good spring
on the premises. Sold without reserve for $1,750,
yj Two unimproved lots 60x198, on north side
of West fifth street. Price $200 each.
2K Farm of 193 acres, known as the "Model
O Farm," Ity miles from High Point, N. C; a
good frame dwelling 12 rooms, plastered, closets In
Dearly ull the rooms, a splendid - frame
barn 45xGO feet, with basement stalls for 8 horses,
20 cows, and 6 box stalls; a good wood shed, smoke
house, brick spring bouse, wagon shed, granery, 9
buildings on the farm, besides a 4--tamp bone
mm on the creek, with sufllclent water to run It
most of the year. The creek runs through the
plantation and has 22 acres of bottom or meadow
land under cultivation that will produce 76 bushels
oorn per acre. The buildings on the place could
not be replaced for less than $6 BOO. A desirable
Place for any one wishing a well Improved farm.
Price $8,000; one-half cash, balance on time at 6
r oent. Interest.
7 Seventy-five to One Hundred .Acres of Land,
"I In Steel Creek township, six miles from
Cuarlotte. On he premises is a small dwelling
and three out-bu.ldings. 6 acres tinder cultiva
tion. In a good section of the county; convenient
nun fioiaiii mm
w cuurcues ana scnooi. me va per were
OQ Dwelling in Mechnnlcsvtlle, 1 story S-rom
0 house, lot 99x190. fronting on C street, lot
ITJO. square 216, adjoining property of W. A. Sins
and others. Price cash, $35Q, i - - ' '
( Qnp story Brick welling, A teems, lot 47x
u 198, in square 68, fronting on the Richmond
anil Darirtne railroad. .Price cash, $800 - -ii
'Two unimproved lots corner Smith and 8th
M" streets, In square 190, fronting on Smith
street 61x146 ana 63x145. The twe lots will be sold
together or separately as the purchaser may desire,
ftloetfor the two loU sash $500.
Byluwtr
Him anil
JUST RECEIVED
-8 &
From 2c. to $1.50 per yard,
Swiss lEdgiogs i and Insfrtings,
: Irish Point Edgings and Insertings . -
In all qualities and prices and patterns. Look at thenu -. i
On our Job Counter are Children's Panfleta, Children's Collars at 5 cents'
v Ladies' Linen Cuffs, at 10c. per pair, Gents' 4 ply Linen Collars at 10c.
" Look at our Bargain Counter, you can get something on it that will pay you. Lots of other goods at
greatly reduced prices, come.. . n .: i . .. lt ;
SMITH
FOR-
MAPS!
I am closing out my entire stock of ,
LADIEV 1 CHILDREN'S CLOAKS
At Ora(ly?dacecI Prices.
, . . ti-, : - -
, Save money by buying at this time
k few pairs of FINE BLANKETS at prices that
will sell them.
Also on my bargain counter will be found
Attractions Tube LiQens.
TOWELS TEA. CLOTnS,
Ladies' and Gem's Hosiery
fto:, Ac, Ac. -Tery
resi ectrully, - '
T. L. SEIGLE.
In stock a good supply of .
4-4 Bleached Domestics
For the 8pring Trade. A liberal reduction on bolt
prices. . . - .
GOOD WEATHER
Tfc Tioii: Has
When merchants defiire to clean .up, stock and get ready for
the spring trade. Those who S hare not supplied themselves
with Wraps can get one from jits'" and at low prices. We
haye only a tew left.1 f Omstock of .Fancy. DressGopdsrwill
be reduced to prices that" blight' to mike ' them sell A
small lot of Water Proof :Groods to be sold low down.. Our
small remnants of Fine Embroideries will bef closed out
cheap. We have a very cheap " lot of Kid Grloves to bf
closed out. Ask for bargains, we have them. . f t ,
ilEaEII.BJ I5ES B. : & HARRIS
W. jtASU &m AN &co
CENTRAL HOTEL CORNER.
Sbiand Aldvrice to J3uy
ers 6 Clotting, .
- - - f'
GENT.V FURNISHING
&o,' &c, &o. ;v
-:i . i..:'.: :. ,
'vn fhM tmtamoiatinctha MtnAaMof aSult
iir2ffiam,nT.aiit fctternttins ; more
htatOT SffiSKf weeeaKabl to
i
Blen's
iJonff Saclt Overcoat
m i ;- - ?
HoyV
nnd Children's Overcoat
-it' 33
Mertti
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r.-.T.:
l-SPertm-
fiaruulmere Suiti . :1 "
4
i iin, a latoat iuwHIm In Rent' Kunilnslns Qoo., a fine line of NeckwearJ lien's and Boys'
HrthfficjaMiISlSSm Umbrellas, for theQ.mdays. - A large lot of Gent's
WwelrV atffi'lmeofGent's tat Tep Gloves, from' $75 cents upwards.-We are su 1 giving away a ftne,
WatefturV TatcS to every cash purchaser of asull! ox overcoat f roju, $J2.60 up Ca.ll at onee and secure
our good Bargains. - - ,': j - - - . -
Wl KAUFMAN &
. ' .1 CHARLOTTE, N. q, WKDINESDAY JANUARY 2i; 1885. -,-7-;!; ,,, , ti t. f j PRICE FIVE CENTS
liwtints.
PER EXPRESS,
ambarg Edgings.
with Insertings to match.
BUILDING.
1884.
, 1884.
iial AttractioD
THIS FALL
Consisting of the Latest Styles'
SiSi acd Soft Hats,
Which we have Just opened, and are satisfied we
can please all,
Our Fall Stock of Ladles', Misses', Gents',
Youths' and Children's
BOOTS AND SHOES
Is now complete, comprising the best makes and
most correct styles. - ,
X full line of '
TRUNKS.
VALISES.
TRAVELING- SAGS,
And Shawl Straps Just received.
Last but not least, a fine line of Umbrellas, Silk.
Hohair, and Alpaca. Large and Beautiful line of
Gents' Over Gaiters. Give us a call.
tow Affived
GOODS, HATS CA3,
,6 I
otOvereoat for the Holiday, we confidentially state
hwdtomily made, and at a smaller profit than any
offer tha same values for so little money.
former Price
s.oot
3s
". 7.00
i An An. '-' - ' ' ... ...: ,. . A .tn
$:., tt and 93.SO, Reduced
.
1 5-0; Former Prlie . 8,0
6 SOt
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LEADING
CLOTHIEES.
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ghz t&UvLXXottz bserticr.
OOIJNti SLOW.
v The Legislature of this State is feel
ing its way as it goes, and manifests
a disposition to proceed cautiously
in legislation - proposing material
changes or involving the expenditure
of money. This is , proper. , There
should be no hasty legislation, for
hasty legislation 'is generally defec
tive. But, on the other hand, there
should not be cautiousness to the eis
tent of timidity. MeUsures that are
meritorious should be considered,
discussed and acted upon on tneir
merits, regardless ef local or political
influences. The first question ought
to be is the proposed measure right,
will it result in promoting the inter,
ests of the people and the State? If
so the brave member who wants to
be right, and trust to tBe good sense
of the people to sustain him, will
support it, and take chances for him
self and for his party on the hustings
when the next political contest comes.
The people like a brave man and ai
mire an honest' man, , though they
may not always agree with him in
the positions he takes, while they
depiser the timid self-seeker who rises
not above the level of the demagogue
ana dares not vote until he finds
which way t the popular current
among his constituents runs. "I Many
a legislator has fallen short of doing
his duty from the fear of losing vetes
the next time he was a candidate,
and measures of - vast importance to
the people have sometimes been lost
for the same reason, which after
wards carried and were endorsed by
the people. ' . ',
-" There are measures pending before
the present Legislature, and measures
which will be brought before it for
consideration," which will -doubtless
be strongly championed and strongly
opposed ;by some members, while
others Of the timid order, to whom
we refer, will sit on the fence unde
cided as to which side to land upon,
because they are not entirely satisfied
as to the effect that the passage or
defeat of these measures may. have
among the constituents whom they
represent.
; While we do not want to see ex
travagance in the way of appropri
ating the people's money, neither do
we want to see the save-a-dirne-and-lose
-a-dollar policy prevail. North
Carolina is moving in a new era, she
has entered Upon a new life, and we
want to see the Legislature, inspired
by the spirit of progress, keep abreast
of the times, do what it can do, and
do it bravely, to promote the devei
opment and prosperity of the State,
and place her in the front rank, to
wards which she has been moving
with steady pace during the past de
cade.
Emigrant tickets are now cut down
to one dollar from New Vork to
Chicago, with a prospect of a lower
cut, one of the results of the fight bes
tween the trunk lines, in which the
steamship companies are also taking
a hand. 'Fourteen dollars from Liver
pool to New York and one dollar
from New York to Chicago makes
pretty cheap travelling. ..There has
also been a heavy cut in freight
charges. ' s , -
The agitation against landlordism
has spread from Ireland to England,
and is really more serious there than
in Ireland. At a meeting held' in
London Saturday last Henry George
addressed ; 10, 000 workmen. .- Pam
phlets were circulated among r the
crowd headed "Blood, Bullets . and
Bayonets," and : resolutions' passed
demanding 'the equal rights of man
in the elements which the Creator
has provided."
:." .
Raleigh Chronicle:! Two accurate
lawyers have made , a calculation
which shows that the Superior Court
in Wake county costs ninety cents a
minute 'during its session- $54 an
hour to the State, the county and
the people. Upon this suggestion
they very pertinently : ask whether
petty larceny ought not to be a mat
ter for the determination of a lower
and less costly court.
; The war in steerage rates between
the steamship lines having agencies
in New York city has reached such a
point that a person can now go to
Europe , for $14. The price, it is
stated, is a dead loss on every passen
ger carried, but it is regarded as not
at all unlikely that a further reduc
tion will follow, i;
According to "Boor's Manual," four
thousand millions of fictitious water
ed stock is represented in the stocks
and bonds of our railroads. 1 This is
the statement made by Mr. "Van
Wyck in the United States Senate in
the debate of the interstate commerce
bill.
" The war between Evarts and Mor
ton for the New' York United States
Senatorship is waxing fieice. Each
side accuses the other of gross cor
ruption in the use of money to secure
the election. , At present Morton ap
parently has the inside track.
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There was confin Jm the iunatic
asylum at . Worcester, Mass. the
other day, a negro girl, aged thirteen,
who labors under the hallucination
that she is a white-skinned Caucasian,
though she is as black as ebony.
A Washington dispatch, speaking
of Ben Butler, who was there in at
tendance upon the Supreme Court,
says the old m,an seems to have all
the starch taken out of him, and that
he has never rallied from the wallop
ing he got in November.
Edmond: Francois Valentin About,
the well known French author, died
in Paris last Saturday, aged 57.
i '
IT WUJIT WORK. : N A CtlUNTJERFEITER'S DEN tfTT m m mm . " : J-j.V W
; ;A Washington letter to
more Sun says: .- . , ,
Balti
It is asserted by Virginian's here
that the late resignation of the post-i
master at Kicnmond is tne forerunner
of similar resignations on the part of
the principal federal officials- in that!
State whose commissions expire next
year. The scheme, so it is said, is to1
fill the place during the incumbency
or Mr. Arthur, and the occupants,
naving then in their pockets commis
sions of several years to run," would
have it in their power to use t lie
federal patronage to help elect a. Leg
lslature next November : to retui n
Mahone. It is. highly probable that
there is nothing at all in this idea, but
u it nas been entertained those con
cerned are certainly ignorant of the
law.. During the interval between
March and December the Senate will
not be in session, and the President
, has absolute power at any time to
suspend any officer who holds the
executive commission and make a
appointment which will be valid until
December, i There need be no i fear
that President Cleveland will permit
the federal patronages of. Virginia to
De worked tor the party of repudia
tion. , ,
This would be in keeping with the
trickery of Billy Mahone, but it won't
wors for, Mr. Cleveland has ample
power under the law, as suggested by
the correspondent to checkmate any
little moves of that sort. -. Tho Ma
hone gang and their kind must go.
That's one of the first: steps that
must be taken in civil service re
form ' " V ' .
- Mrs. E. H. Green, of New York, is
the richest women in America, being
worth about $40,000,000, fwhich she
inherited from her father, i ' s
Will the Earth fjrow as bis as Jupitert
The following letter was addressed
to the New York Sun; The astro
nomical savants tell us that in about
five million years the sun will be re
duced to one.half its present volume,
and,; consequently, our earth, will.be
frozen up. So says Prof. Newcomb
in his "Popular Astronomy" and Mrs.
G. D. Hiscox repeats it 'in a paper
read before the Astronomical Society,
Jan 5. ' - - -
. ,- This predicted result1 is based on
the generally accepted hypothesis
that all worlds are 'cooling and con
tractipg from an original state of fie-i
ry fluidity. , t : , .
Now let me submit .: a problem to
these misguided savants : . r
The maximum thickness of the
earth's fossiliferous strata is 15 miles
or more. The lowest, Silurian rock
uncovered by later formations con
tains fossil animals and plants' which
must have lived in a mild tempera-
ture. But it is certain that 'our silu
rian rocks, containing the same spe
cies of animals and plants, are now
buried many miles deep under later
deposits, i Say it is only ten miles at
the lowest. Now, what is the tem
perature at that depth ? l About 1,000
degrees Farenheit. , 1 .
So, then, we have this result :
Those palaeozoic creatures which nev
er could have . lied , , in a - climate
whose r mean temperaure was
much over 100 degrees are now in
their fossil state t heated up to 1,000
degrees. And this your cooling
world. : -
This cooling hypothesis allows on
ly 18,000,000 years for the sun to
contract to its present size, and only
10,000,000 years for past life on our
planet Does not every practical
geologist know that life must have,
existed here many times 10,000,008
years ? Forty-eight million at least,
says Prof. Dana; 100,000,000, says Sir
William Thompson; 200,000,000, says
Haughton j thousands 1 of- millions,
say others. isjj
The Laplace theory is a baseless as
sumption. There is no proof that
the sun or the earth is contracting.
All worlds are growing by meteoric
accretion,-and the only source of ins
ternal heat is the pressure of gravity;
Not one-sixteenth of a degree of Fa
renheit radiates from the melted core
of our earth to its surface. - When
the earth has grown 'to the size of
Jupiter it will be red hot at the sur
face like that planet, and when it at
tains the size of our sun it will shine
like the sun. 1 Our solar system has
but one sup. ; others have two and,
some probably more... . W. EL B.
- :u Another Libel Snit. ? .;';
' Col. A. K. McClure, editor of Che
Philadtlphia Times, and his party
arrived at New Orleans Saturday
evening. Before the train reached
the depot a United States ' marshal
entered the car and served a writ
uDon Mr. McClure. issued at the suit
of Maximilian A. Dauphin, - who de
mands the sum of $100,000, with in
terest and costs, in atonement for
alleged injury done by the editor of
the Times to Maximilian's Louisiana
lottery business. It is a civil action
in the United States " Circuit Court
against Mr. McClure individually,
and is substantially the same action
brought in Philadelphia against the
Times Publishing Company a year
ago. That was dismissed by Judges
McKennan and Butler because there
could be no actionable injury to a
lawless business, . J ;v V;
Murder Statistics.
Statistics show that Ohio heads the
murder list for 1884 with 189. Texas
is a good second with 184 Texas we
may account for. but Ohio is one of
unaccountables any way and in eve-
ry thing,' from politics to pigkilling.
Illinois makes the -best showing in
roportion to population, having ons
y 63 murders last: year, not -withstanding
the 1 fact that ' she makes
more whiskey than any State in the
Union, This seems inconsistency! is
explained away by the logical conclu
sion that,., Knowmg au ; aoouc now
whiskey is made, her people know
better than to drink it. i
. . Strange pell.
Home, Ga., Courrler. '
" Mayor King has three pretty pets
rats at the express office. They ar
rived by expregs tb,e other day,1 ' and
are as white a snow. They are larg
er than vthe ordinary, rat, against
.which the white pets seem to harbor
a deadly hate. . For as soon as they
were turned loose in thS " office they
inaugurated an energetio campaign
against the blaok and ; tan, long tail
varments with which th express of
fice is infested. Ic was war to the
death, and the ordinary rats march
d out of the establishment by - baN
talions, with the white ones in - hot
pursuit ! Mayoi . King says that his
white pets are better, than a dozen
cats for getting rid of rats. They
are as gentle as dogs, and allow you
to pat them on the back and feed
them... . '
A Raid on a Gaoff ta Active Operation
Wilmington Star, (Sunday). , . i
' A colored individual by the name
ui. ju Alien, nailing irom Jacssons
ville, Fla was arrested-here y ester
day on the chRi-tie of counterfeiting.
It seems that Officer N Carr received
mioniiatto?! iirietvrence to the coun-
terfeil inir. mm hml a warrnnl; ioQiioH
by U S Oomini-sionerT. M Gardner
tor ine ap.e&i oi ir.e guilty patty, - tie
next obtained information whi-h led
to. the discovery, of l tie XiUQterfeiter's
uu:mquariers wnit-n proved, to be a
house on Brunswick,; between Fifth
aud Sixth streets, owned bv Davirf
Sadgwar and occupied by a colored
woman named Louisa Allen, a resi
aent or the" city and' no" relation to
Ben Allen. " Mr. Carr 'made a raid
upon the premises and found the'door
ueiween ine iront room and shed
room locked . wit.h t,h b-e-o- rommroH
He requested to be admitted to this
iuulu auu wiiis retuseu. tie men com
manded the door to ha nnfmpil 011H
at . the - same time . heard something
iiKe money Tauing near the nre place.
He, then burst the dooropen and
found Allen in front nf thn firo rAano
in the act of throwing bar of metal! :
denominations into the, fire- t.Vio rnln
just moulded. Mr. . Carr . arrested
Allen, ! and . while he was placing
nanacuns upon mm a deputy, was
engaged in rescuing the spurious coin
from the" fire place. ? ; ,';,?".'"'
The officers next ' searched the
house,, and between the mattresses
where - the ' woman slept1 was found
about ten Hollars in Wnarnrrin fiail
lip in a handkerchief , while amongst
a lot or oid rags was ' found another
batch, consisting of 5 cent pieces,; 10
cent pieces, and. 50 cent pieces. Up
stairs was found the hot moulds used
by the counterfeiter, with; the coin
still remaining in them, i The moulds
-were made of plaster of paris. a i-
L vBp.n Allen anfl - Tintaa A 11 An vara
both taken to the office, ot U. S. Com
missioner Gardner, where they were
nlaced under - hnnrln -in. tha sum nf
$1, 000 for their appearance - before
mm on xuesaay, xamng to rurnish
which thfiv Wfirft'lnds'fid in inil T)ia
trict 'Attorney Robinson, , we under-
A 1 , 1 . . ....
sianu nas oeen nouned and will De
here to prosecute the offenders. " u; , '
...We hear that the "spurious coin
turned nnr. bv Allen ' ia annttjrA ' fell
over the city'. '. We know f some
who have been Victimized, but to no
serious extent. "
Jailor Nichols found some of the
bogus com on 'Allen's nersnn when
searching'' him. Altogether about
ntty dollars m counterfeit money
moulded by Allen has been' secured.
n ra hlch hnt. avir. tiniA thiio Ann.). .i- nuu.B
towards the earth,- with- lnulcatlons that they will
ivuu. (iicui own, UI11CIK1 UlCjr (U C WUSC Giiwuga w
take Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup In time. .
Positive Cure Tor Piles. !
uuw 5vu uiv ngCUVJ VI M, illCUUlllSl BlUtUjtO
Pile Ointment emphatically guaranteed to cure or
tnnnar Mfnnlurl Intnnl Aa4-n..1 l.t I vl
Tlir or ifhlno nil pa Vrinn Tiftr n hnv Vr mir
pay. For sale by L. R. Wrlston, druggist.
Homeopathic.
T. C. Smith & Co. keep a
full line of Humphrey's Home
opathic Specifics. Call and
get one of the little . books
that tell all about these medi
cines and their uses. !''
Deep Rock,
Saratoga, Lithia and - Tate
Water ' on draught' air the
year round at T. Q. ; Smith &
(Jo's Drug Store. 'Also cold
and hot ' Soda : Water .: all the
winter 5 cents a glass. -
We Are Having
A wonderful run on our "Tan-
sill's Punch" .Cigars. The
popularity of these goods -is
unparalleled in ' the , cigar
trade; "America's best five
cent Cigar" this explains : it
all. . 1. O. Smith & Ool sole
agency. ;;?:f
Sixty Thousdhd
Duke Cigarettes iust to hand
at T. C. Smith: & o0s Drug
btore. btop and see tne beau
tiful pictures.'' -
Don't Forget That
The best Hair Brush. ; and
Tooth Brush, can be had at T,:
C. Smith & Oo's:-,-Prices
made to suit you. , "'
; Hot Chocolate?
' . , . . ,ar..'
Soda Water at T.! C. Smith&r
C's Drug- Store nutritious
and delightful. ; Don't go
home at night' without a glass
of t this -warming beverage,
n If Y6u Buy
Kerosene Oil by the barrel be
sure to call on T. C, Smith &
Co- for price They will buy
your empty barrels at a high
price ana; pay; casn ior tnem
Wizard :Q :
; !. Another",- large : supply of
tills wonderful , remedy -just
received. ' Price 50 cents and
$1,00 a bottle at T. C. Smith
& Go's. v- - ' r
!: WE IJ AVE SOLD -
At retail over one (10G,Q30n.iundred thousand
Kangaroo Cigars, (la Charlotte, the best 5a cigar
sold, B H. JOB!) AN ft CO., -
"lu. A Springs Corner;
HUGHES'; DRY C BMJpaO
Is an "excellent prepmtltai r cnsU hesealn
and preaUng dandrnJt Prepae4 bj
i ; h. ioppAji $ ga. prvsKts, '
i - 1 ' -' Sprtngs Corner.
0
LO PAi'XBS br the hundred for sale at
1 II It! Illlll If f m f I II II II IT
I mm rivi- ir 11 11 v 11 v v 11 n 11 1 11 1 1
Trie
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HOIiDUVO TnE
Driving Clothiers,
The Livest Glothina Trade
, i; ' IN THE CAROLINAS, : V.
Speeding their Enormous Wardrobe tinder the Wbip of Reduction, making
no Long or Short stops on the- busy; fcrack 5 '.boundingalong with a determi.
nation to win and to hold public confidence , by offering the best goods ob
tainable for the least money.0 Out trotting and outdoing the attempts of all
competitors; Beating all former records by several lengths." ; When things
look dull then is the time to set trade in ; motion, let on steam and with an
untiinching spirit of enthusiasm and
we can't sit dowp and wait the turn jof the tide, if we must lose we prefer
to lose now," the people will' reap the benefit. The crowds in our Clothing
Department last week can testify td fthe values they got for their money.
This week, we will do better and increase the crowds till every dollar's worth
of Winter Stock is closed out, t'
No 'Matter What the Loss to Us; 'Twill be
; the People's Gain.
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Here we go. Now, we skip. - Make a
JOIN'S EttPOETED CASSIMKRB SUITS Cat from
' JM. wiowiiu urn 10, ig.ou, suu ig, 10, SplO 50
i v.; :i Mi- n EN'SOVISCOATS Cut from $2B, $20and$"l8tojg .
WE HAVE STRUCK THE QUARTER POLE.
JjfEN'S PINTS Cut from $3, $7 and $6 to ' K -AA ! "; K ' i ' '
jEN'S PANTS Cut from $5, and $4 j60 toj
MKN'8 ALL WOOL DIAGONAL OVERCOATS Cutnom OCk or,J AA
$i4,$i3.5oand$i26oto - . $y ana $iu.
Half-Mile Reached and Still Ahead.
JJOT'S OVEECOATS Cat from $9, $8, $?. $6 and $5, to -r.i Ay Agr T." ' & Q -Vi'i
7V:rITS.OVEBCAT AA '
BOY'S KNEE PANTS AND SUITS
from $8,7, 6. $6, and $4, to
THREE-QUARTER AND NOT
MEN'S BICYCLE WOOLEN smBTS Cut from $3 50, dfc o C A ' AA r at i CA '
- $3.oo. $2.50 and $2.10, to ; . - $Z.OUj S5.UU Sl.OU, 1,
-t.i--fEJiy DBESSSHIKTS Cut from $2-00, $1.75 $1.50 to dh-l CA (b-t &
MEN'S ALL WOOL UNHEBWEAB
$3m $3.00 and $2,00 1 r
HOME-STRETCH AND SEE THE BAKGAIIfS FLY.
g LACK TMPOBTED COBKSCREW SUITS Cut from
Bit&iA. nunoiiu jrAnxauutiromyo, atli FLI OSIf iflSK - C? J I
$6.50 and $5.00, to 3&D.OU- 5pt, SO, $U. O.
ALL WOOL ODD CASSIMEBK PANTS Cut Irom$5 and$4 to QQ '
Under the wire, distancing all competition, the people applauding with a
unanimous shout, "They can't be beat; we find no such values nor no such
low prices as we find at -i-.nao: : .Ja:;::a . ;. t -
,WITT K0WSKI
. CII4RI.OTTE. Vt.
(Birceautf ; -IBffiirgfflllnns
bed room: euilrs.
, Owing to the failure of a large hotel I had
to take back twenty Bed-room Suits to se
cure myself. These j goods . are ; as good as
new and I offer them j at the extremely low.
price of $35.00 per suit, with Wire Mattress
included. 1 Suit consists of
ONE ASH TOWEt RACK, '
ONE ASH BEDSTEAD,;
ONE ASH MARBLE.TOP WASH9TAND,
4 MAPLE'CUAIRS Came Seat,
; ONE WIRE
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lH.MiWlDlKIBWS
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; Largest Stock in tho State,
Houses Rented. .
Houses rented and 'rents collected. In the cltr
Advertised free of charge. --. t
, UlAULUXTK itKAL JtaTATK AttEMCT,
: B. K. COCHRANE, Manager,
i)(T1tf Tmde 3trertT?Vont CtntMl Holt .
TNVAIXAELB TO AtLP
Will be maUeCDC?C-5S
to a.11 aDDUcanta rKtl C4si
inA tn r.iistomaia sTlast vear 'Wiinout
orderineit It contains illustrations, prices,
descriptions and directions forplantmg all
Vegetable and Flower SEEDS, BULBS, etc.
D. M. FERRY&CO.DSE,T
dac7.rtf .
it; R, ivl AG ILL,
WHOLESALE GROCEB v
AND COMMISSION MERCHANT
1 0 ; rotlg-.. jThnrlotte.
! PUTZ POMADE, , ;
Bllve' Soap, Sapobo and Kitchen Seap, at .
. , , ' R.K,IOBDAN 4 CGVS, Springs Comer,
Gfcreat -
j'
REINS OVER
energy continue the race for business.
note of the gap between our prices and
$28, $22.60 and $20, to dfc t p AA
ig ' ;
$2.00. '
Cut Cfcf CtJC & t 1 KA M$l OK
j 9pO, $0, $4:, $Z.O.
JL BREAK IITHE RUSH TO US
Cut from dho AA 'dl KA-
3pa .aO. 95iS.vlFa ffil .OU
$28 to QQ -
- & MRIDCl'S
OlfE ASH BUREAU,
' : ' ONE ASH TABLF,
1 MAPLE ROCKER, Came Seat.
9IATTRESS.
Left Oybt. ta;K;HoliJays.
A FINE STOCK 07-
WATCHES, CLOCKS,
Silverware, and" Jewelry
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C4 aM sorts, for sale cheap now, at
Halea . New - Jeirelry Strrv
r.
Next to Ntobet and Selgle,
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NOTICE
ta hereby given that application will be made to the
LeglHldture by the Board of Trustees to amend the
- charter of Biddle University. By order of tha
Board ot Trustees. ...-.' -
8. J. BSATTT, Srcretarjr. .
j Charlotte', Jan. 15,1886. 'anl6d6fc '
rpo FBINTXBS.'-W wtil sU a good seod4aB ,
X Flow Paper Cutter, fcood aa new except knife -
i . worn, uoat Stiuuu. win m sold ror iaci.
i ,: . this bknc .:
rr
To Publisher
s;
' "We are prepared t ftrmfsli a ftrst-efass qrnrillty ol
News Ink la 10-pound buckets, at $2.00 per bucket I
ofiadtt;
THS OBSSBYZjV '
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