JKrimilll iln W'.,:. ,.;, i ? ", ,J1
; fl
mm
VOLUME XXXIII.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5,11885.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ImrX0tte bseroc. CAELISLE-CLEVELAND. LOVE worth 4o.ooo.
n n 1
CHARLOTTE i!
REAL FOTE AGENCY.-
Desiring to fill a long folt want In Charlotte, the
underlined have associated themselves as Dart
oeralua i
GENERAL LAND AGENCY,
Kor the purpose of buylnn, selllnst, leasing an
renting real estate. Their operations will not be
eouttfieil to the cltj of Charlotte, nor to the State of
North Carolina, but all property placed wlthta our
miiDiigenient will be rented or sold, tipon such
terms, commissions andpa)ments as mar be agreed
U1W will undertake to sell, lease or rent lands
he; iscji unci lots, mines, Ac, make abstract of titles,
collect rents, make returns and pay taxes, .Sect
insiirnni-e. ike, .Ac, advertising all property placed
unilcr our management.
Free of Cost to the Seller,
Kor a stipulation previously agreed upon.
Particular attention will be paid to the selling or
le:ing of mining property, which will be sold on
commission only. . - - i
We are In correspondence now with a number of
;irtis at the North and West who are seeking
hiart In North Carolina, where the climate la
(tjrtlalTiiitl tbe soil remunerative. Persons having
U';t;si and lots or plantations for sale will serve
their own Interests by placing their business with
us. KOBT. K. COCHRANE,
CHAS. R. JONES.
The business will be under the management of
It. S. COCHRANE, Manager, x
Charlotte, N. C.
The following described pieces of property are
now oliered for sale by the Charlotte Real Estate
-Agency, K. E. Cochrane, manager, office Trade
sUtet front Central Hotel, Charlotte, N. C:
(CITT.J
1
One dwelling house on B street, 7 rooms, closets
In each room, well of good water, lot 93x100 feet.
in good neicQDornooa. trice, jz.iaiu.
o One dwelling on 6th street, adjoining residence
mt S. M. Howell, 4 rooms, well of water and stable,
lot 50x198, coayenlent to business, trice. $1,700,
3 One dwelling on South Tryon street, adjoining
residence of Dr. Bratton, 8 rooms, closets and
pantry, well of water, well located for a boarding
house. Price, $3,000,
a OnedwelUmtoncornerofMyersandSrdstreets.
r7 rooms, 2 room kitchen, batb room and closets, .
wen ot water; I iota, l rronung Myers street, wi
19tt. 1 fronting 3rd street, 99x198, well of good
water and stable on the latter. Price, $2,250.
f
5 One dwelling on corner of Graham and 10th
streets, 6 rooms, kitchen, well of ' water, lot U0
feet on Graham street, 162 feet on 10th street,
very aesiraDie property, trice, ji.ouu.
8991
One dwelling on Poplar street, 10 rooms, lot
9x193 feet. Dries: kitchen, outhouses, statue, well
of good water, sold on terms to suit purchaser.
Price, $4,000.
U'One Dwelling on Ninth street between B and
C, two stories, six rooms, brick basement;
well or water in yard; lot 99x198. Price $2,000
i o One Dwelling on Sixth street, one story, 8
1j rooms, kitchen, well of water; lot 50x99.
Frl..e .'.. .
1') One Dw jUlng on West Trade street, two
1 0 stories, I rooms, '1 room kitchen, well of wa
ter; two lots 99 on Trade 99 on Fourth St
very desirable property. Price $4,750. .
I One Hundred and Kilty Acres Land H mile
1 "i ot the city limits, adjoining the Fair Grounds
well located for a truck and dairy farm; la in
timber, branch running through It, about 8
"acres meadow. Price $30 per acre,
a jr oue unimproved lot 99x19a on Ninth street,
ID between D and streets. Price $360.
U six IboQsaud Three Hundred Acres Land.
) The owuers of The Crowder's Mountain Iron
Works beg to call the attention of capitalists Iron
rrtwiutaciiirera, stock and dairy men, and those
VlltU 1,1311 W 33VM,7 W1.IUCD, UTOU '"Hi ,1.1111.11
oilers inducements to the classes above named.
' The proierty consists of Six Thousand Three
bascoii and Ueavelaud, In the Slate of North Car
uiiita, at King's Mountain Depot, on the Atlanta
and Charlotte Air Line railway, now owned by the
Richmond aii Danville railroad company. The
property has been used for llfty years past as an
Iron property, and has oeen worked at various
points, but vhlehy at the site of the celebrated
Veliuw ftlrige Ore Bank, which has always yielded,
an ore noted lor Its richness In metallic lion, and
Its softness and toughness. This vein of ore,
.which extends for two miles In length, has been
worked to the dept f 147 feet, ehvwlng at that
dei'tk a vein of ore about 40 ieet wide, und analyz
ing as high as 66 per cent, of metallic Iron. This
vein has not been worked for twenty rears, but the
facts net lorth 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 owuers have discovered de-
fiusiu uj. uie us uvnuci a Jiuuiitrtiu, veins VI
ron 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 be found. They have discovered on the pinnacle
of this mountain, wnlch is 1000 feet above the level
lp.nd, 2juu ieet 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 inexuaustlble supply of ore, easily worked,
and above the water line. In addition to this four
other vein owe been fodnd on this mountain.
The ore Is a mottled gray ore, showing on analysis
from 49 to t5 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 liicli
moud to Atlanta, except Alt. Airy, In beorgla, and
they have reason to believe this mountain fe full of
ore also. In addition to Iron ore the property has
manganese, limestone clay for making fire-proof
brick, gold and other minerals. Very pure and ex
cellent harvtotft htm 1uat hwn fnnnri In lunmniiiin.
tlty.
As a stock and dairy farm It offers fine opportu
alties to those who may wish to engage in such bus
iness. It has from three to four thousand acres of
level or only slightly roiling land, which produces
rfi'ass, grain and all kinds of farming products
jinely, and it la well supplied with water by unfall
ng springs and branches
The other 4,000 acres embraced in toe mountain
sides are productive of fine grass and herdage, and
atford 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 ot timber of all kinds, such as pine,
hickory, oak, walnut, cedar, etc. The iland Is well
suited to farming purposes, by those who wish to
tolonlze. Cotton, corn-, peas, oats, clover and grass,
and fruits of all kinds are produced beautifully nd
It Is specially suited to grapes and small fruits. It
could be divided Into, small farms that would grve
to each farm variety of soli, and level and hilly
. and. It is situated In the Piedmont belt, which la
noted for the salubrity of Its climate, and the
Healthiness ot its atmosphere. It Is 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 offers 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, paymenu to be one-third cash, balance in
oneortwyciar- '
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 ls-ateo adjacent,
where are good hotels, a nourishing and excellent
high school, and several new and handsome
churches. The owners Invite the attention of aB
interested to thvs property, and ask an examination
of It. Any further information regarding it will be
promptly furnished by addressing R. . Cochrane,
Manager Charlotte Real Estate Agency.
J?- Yei!?HWseT,0re Baukias been recently
SOld tO a PlttSbUrC. Pa.. COm Hani anri a Oorman
colonization company has recently bought 2.500
cres adjoining this property.
-I O Tract ol Land, 160 acres, located In Lincoln
xv county, n. a., aajoining lands of Geodson
& Payne and others. 6 miles from itxnwr in.
Charlotte, and 13 from Davidson CoIImtb. Vfaa fin
1U good dwelling, 7 rooms, all necessary outbulld-
uigs, guuu uruutuu, gooa water, and well adapted
for grains, grasses, corn, wheat, tobacco, cotton,
etc.; S3 acres gxd bottom land. In fine state of
uiuvuuou. nice sz.isou.
-( Q Tract of Land, 8 miles south of Charlotte,
It Ki acres, known as part of the Samuel Tay
lor tract. On Which la an llnriAvAlnanri M,IH mlna
(known In the N. C. Reports as the Sam Taylor
mine), three frame tenement houses, two rooms
each, good barn, good well water and good spring
on the premises. Sold without reserve for $1,760.
O'J Two unimproved lots 60x198, on north side
o ot West Fifth street. Price $200 each.
or Farm of 193 acres, known as the "Model
AO 'Farm," lift miles from High Point, N. C; a
good frame dwelling U rooms, plastered, closets In
nearly all the jooms, a splendid frame
barn 45x60 feet, with Ixiwmnnt. qlulla w
20 cows, and 6 box stalls; a good wood shed, smoke
house, brick spring house, wagon shed, granery, 9
bulldlnk'S on the farm, besides i44tamn hnna
Jnlll on the creek, with sufficient water to run It
most of the year. The creek runs through the
laotatlon and has 21 acres of bottom or meadow
md under cultivation that wlil produce 76 bushels
eora per acre. The bulldlnea on tha nlam orailri
tot be replaced for less than $6,600. A desirable
place for any one wishing a well Improved farm.
Price $M,ooO; one-hall cash, balance on time at 6
arnt.uiU3mb
beventr-llve to On Hundred AcrM nf Lnnd.
I in Steel Creek townsliln. six mllM from
Charlotte. On be premises Is a small dwelling
and three out-buUdlngs. 65 acres under cultiva
tion. In a good section of the county; convenient
to churches and schools. Price $'J5 aer acre .
OQ Dwelling in Mechanlcevllle, 1 story 8-room
0 bouse, lot 99x190. fronting on C street, lot
square 315, adjoining property at W. a. Sing
and others. Price cash, $0.
Q One story Brick Dwelling, 4 rooms, lot 47x
198, in square 68, fronting on the Richmond
n Danville railroad. Price cash, $800
-tt Two unimproved lots corner fjmlth and 8th
, J ' streets, In square 190, fronting on Smith
rett Mxl46 and 68x146. The tweleU will be sold
a&thar or separately as die rarafeaaer tuf desire.
C -.tmVan oak$i5j.
Lb
OK. IDE JfOB COIDRiflSQ
FOR CHEAP GOODS.
Ladies' a.nd Children's Collars 5c. each. Ladies' and Misses'
Linen Cuffs, 10c. per pair. Gents' Standing 4 Ply Linen
Collars, 10c, Dress Goods from 5 to lie,, worth three times
as much. We are having a big run on our
1 .
Because they are cheap, and beautiful stales Some Flannel
Skirts and underwear very cheap. Ear Muffs at 25 cents
per pair. A nice 4-4 Bleached Domestic, free of starch, at
8c. per-yard. Big stock of Cotton Flannels very cheap.
Lace Curtains, Etc.
If ou doa't believe it come and see. A few pairs of Nice
Blankets very cheap to close out.
li.liiHIWESaiLEMSiDEa
s.niTit nuiL.iira.
Received To-day.
A BEAUTIFUL I,TNE OF-
c inch a jivr s
' - AMD - ; I ;
TOIE DU NORDS,
i - i
i For the Early Spring Trade.
These eoods are the best wash fabrics In the
market. Also a bargain In
ONLY CBT3 PER TABD
Call Karl 7, a the Stock is Lim
. - lteO.
.' - t '
An Elegant Stock
LACE CURTAINS
- . - - - . i : '
AND ' ' .
CliRTAIN NETS;
; IK EVERT GRADE. )
Goods Arriving Almost
laily. Call and See Them.
Very respectfully, j
T. L. SEIGLE
The Time Has
When merchants desire to clean
the' spring trade. Those who
with Wraps can get one trom
have only a tew left. Our stock
Red Tab
? HaniiM.
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 be
closed out. Ask for bargains,
W . K AXJ JPM AN & CO
CENTRAL HOTEL CORNER.
Sound Advice to Buy
ers of ClotMng.,
GENTS' FURNISHING
&o., &o., &c.
TothoseoontemnlntlnfftheDUrehaseof a Suit or
we will sad you a liner quality, better fitting, more handsomely made, and I at a mauer pront tnan any
other house In the city Hundreds who purchased the prist week can testify to the truth ot thta state
ment. Our reputation for sell log Clothing at low prices Is fully established, but neer before Jn the
... ..... ... . & . - , .v ntrm ,h. adnia valnA. rnp .n ltr.r.lA RIARAT.
nisiory 01 ine uioiaing uaue iiito wo uwu .ui? w
Iff en Long Sack Overceat
9InM Prince CharIeOrercoat
lloya'aad Children' Overceat
nen'i gackCasslmere SniU
. .
A lane line
Eats and Caps,
Watertmry Watch to every cash purchaser of aSult
our good bargains.
W KAUFPflAN
OK
TORCH
J
1884.
1884.
THIS FALL
Consisting of the Latest Styles'
Silk. Stiff and M 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.
A full line of
TRIKN.
VALISES,
TRAVELING- BAGS,
And Shawl Straps Just received.
Last but not least, a fine Une of Umbrellas, Silk.
Mohair, and Alpaca. Large and Beautiful Une of
Gents' Over Gaiters. Give us a call.
D
era & Co,
no stock and eet readv for
have not supplied themselves
us and at low prices, we
of Fancy Dress Goods will
we have them.
GOODS, HATS CAPS,
Overcoit for the Holidays, we confidentially state
v -
ft-J SO: Former Price -
$.; " M 5
t'3 Mil $3.50, Bedaced
$5.00; Former Prlte. 9 .SO
O.SO; " - - .' 1.00
or Overcoat from $12.50 oa Call at on ge and securs
Sow Arrived
& CO ,
"LEADING
CLOTHIERS.
STATE GEOLOGIST.
There is work enough in this State
to keep a State geologist busy for
several years to comer and with
profit to the State, if the geologist
were a competent man, and his re
searches were pursued with method.
Owing to an impression which seems
to have prevailed in the Spate that
the office was a useless one, it was
abolished several years ago, and since
then whatever geological work that
has! been done has been done under
direction of the department of agri
culture, and by geologists employed
especially for the work in hand. The
trouble under the old system, when
we had a State geologist, was his
salary was small, and there was no
fund set apart to pay travelling and
other expenses incurred in visiting
properties to be examined, in making
analyses, &c, and when this was
done it was frequently at the expensa
of the State geologist. Under these
circumstances it could not be ex
pected that his work would be as
effective as if be had been equipped
with the necessary means for that
kind of work.
If a State geologist was ever needed
in tbis State, he is needed now much
more, for new interests have arisen
and new developments are the order
of the day. There is not a week that
does not add something to the al
ready discovered resources of North
Carolina, but many of the people who
make these discoveries, from want of
information, are in the dark as to the
actual value of the discoveries which
they make. A new mineral is found,
or specimens of some already known
mineral. The finder is ignorant of
its real nature, or of its value. He
perhaps shows them to a neighbor,
or perhaps when he goes to town he
takes them along and shows them to
the merchant he deals with, or some
one else, but no one takes any special
interest in them, and he carries them
home knowing little more about them
than before. Thus valuable proper
ties have remained undeveloped for
years, which, if properly investi
gated, inight enrich not only the
owners, but many others. There are
two coal fields in this State, one in
th Chatham sectioa and one in the
Dan region, but how little practical
information we have . of either.
Neither of them has ever been devel
oped to any extent, and yet the be
lief exists that there are inexhausti
ble quantities of cOal in each. That
from the Chatham mines is bitumin
ous, tnat irom trie uan is semi-
bituminous. In Stokes county there
are veins of immense proportions, a
pound of which has never been dug
for use. We know but little more of
our iron deposits and of other min
erals. Within the past vear phosphate
discoveries have been made in some
of the eastern counties, and the de
partment of ; agriculture has done
what it could to ascertain their, ex
tent and value. With a State geolo
gist, a man of energy and ability,
properly provided for, acting in con
nection with the department of agri
culture, we could find not only what
we have on. but under the surface.
These reports,if given publicity in the
papers, would attract the attention of
capitalists, and would lead to invest
ment and development, adding to our
prosperity, and laying the foundation
for new enterprises.
The Wilmington Star remarks that
backbone is in demand in Raleigh to
tackle the dog, and mentions the fact
that one gentleman in Wilmington
had four goats killed Monday night
and another ten by prowling dogs.
The latter has forty more which he
expects to go the same way.
The detectives are boasting that
they have nipped in the bud a scheme
to flood New Orleans with counter
feit money during the exposition. It
is believed that many thousands of
dollars will be shoved at New Orleans
and throughout the South this spring
notwithstanding what the detectives
say. .
It is said that General Longstreet
will make some startling develop
ments in a few days in regard to
Emory Speer's nomination, and also
in reference to Speer's testimony in
the Springer committee, v '
There is said to be about $40,000,
000 in the United States treasury due
people who do not call for it, because
they do not know that it is there, or
have lost the evidence of their
claims. " ' ' ;
A. Mrs. Gordon, of California, has
been admitted to practice as a lawyer
in the Supreme court of the United
States. She ia the second "woman so
admitted, Mrs. Bel va Lockwood being
the first. . . e-K ::--v -,. -:t"
The Baltimore. Sun is working yig
orously for better mail facilities for
Baltimore, and. presents a striking
array of figures in support of its
claims.
Accordine to the reDort of the Ad
jutant General of the army, the total
number of' militia in the . United
States available for military duty is
ff, 580,506.
Mr. "Cleveland is what Bayard calls
"an affirmatively honest .man and
not merely an abstainer from diss
honesty." -
Daachterst CTlveii and Mothers
- We emDhntlcally traarantee Dr. Marcnlst'sCatbol
Icon, a Female Remedy, to cure Feraai Diseases.
such as ovarian troubles. Inflammation and ulcer
ation, falling and displacement or bearing down
feeling, irregularities, barrenness, change of life,
leucorrhcea, besides many weaknesses springing
from the above, like headache, bloating, spinal
tion of the heart, Ac For sale by dnurglsts. Prices
$1.00 and $1.50 per bottle. Send to Dr. J. B. Kar
chlsl, rtica, N. X., for pamphlet, fret. For sale by
i fc a, wnston, arugKUfc iwraieouj
A DENIAL ON GOOD AUTHORITY
OF FLOATING GOSSIP.
What was Talked About ia the Famons
Conference and What was Certainly
not DiscussedThe Carlisle Foil of
the Next Hoase. -
Correspondence of The Obssbyeb. .
Washington. Feb. 2.-Soeaker
Carlisle has returned from his very
free and pleasant consultation with
the President-elect on the "men and
measures"o the incoming administra
tion. "Not only are the reports that
Mr. Cleveland lectured him and his
associates on horizontal reductions of
the tariff untrue, but all rumors that
the conference was not entirely and
ana eminently satisfactory to botn
the great conferees are mendacious
and put out for a mischievous pur
pose. Those who know the T gentle
man concerned are aware of the
falsity of these statements. The
friends of Mr. Carlisle say this after
noon that he was delighted with his
reception and highly impressed by
the manners, the sincerity and the
abilities of the President elect. He
is thought to be entirely in accord
witn the wise and moderate views on
the tariff held by the Speaker, and
while Mr. . Carlisle and his friends.
embracing the bulk of the party,
would not care to claim r Mr. Cleve-
and as approving this or that plan
for lowering the tariff they feel quite
sure that his recommendations when
made will be such as the Democratic
people of the country will cordially
endorsa The Speaker did not pre
side today, as he suffered from a se
vere cold contracted during his ab
sence.
The special friends of Mr. Carlisle
have caref ully and quietly polled the
next House and found that he lacks
only fourteen votes now of having a
majority over all, or, in turf and po
litical parlance "the field." In their
judgment this means that he is sure
to be the Speaker of the 49th Con
gress. The showing is indeed excel
lent, because the side show candidates
now as in the last election are on the
s&rne side of the economic questions
that are uppermostjin the public mind
and are likely to. turn over their
strength to the leading candidate
holding those views. The feeling all
along has been that Mr. Carlisle would
have no difficulty m succeeding him
self. Some of the friends of Mr. Ran
dall, however, have cherished the
secret hope that Providence would
smile on their man in some now un
expected manner.
The river and harbor bill is always
ways antagonized. This vear the
Galveston and Hennepin . canal
schemes serve to increase the opposi
tion, especially the former. It is said
that some of the uncompromising en
emies of the measure may vote for
one or both of these projects in the
hope of so overloading the bill as to
jet it Killed in the Benate or by con
erence and delay between the two
houses, or failing that to make
it odious to the President,
and thus - obtain his veto. It
is not believed that it could pass over
that veto. The Eads provision nam
ing Eads as the proper person to con
trol the works is obnoxious to the
point made by the President in his
veto message on the Fitz John Porter
bill. -
Mr. El E. Burruss, president of the
first national bank of Wilmington, is
in the city today.
ijoi. w. Ueasley. ot Oxford, ar
rived here this morning and left for
Raleigh, via Baltimore and the bay,
this afternoon. He cracked a num
ber of jokes while at the capital.
The Capital prints a historical trib
ute to Gen. W. R.; Cox anerrt his
eleven glorious scars and his services
at Appomattox. .i -
Lien Vance outers trom most ot his
State colleagues in thinking that the
education, and a few other measures
stand a chance notwithstanding the
near approach of the end of the Con
gress. Later in the session Mrs. isennett
will join the Judge and be here at the
inauguration. Mrs. Reid is now at
the New Orleans Exposition.
(en. Uox made an effort today by
the introduction of a resolution to
have the Washington monument
orations delivered in the new pension
building, instead of the hall of the
House of Representatives where only
few privileged persons- can hear
them. "V . ' ' - ";
Richard Lee. a colored preachdr. or
alleged preacher, from Edenton has
been- collecting money ostensibly
for the benefit of St. John's colored
Episcopal church of that" town the
church that was destroyed ! last sum-.
mer bv a cvclone. On Friday he was
arrested on the charge of obtaining
an overcoat and $15 in money from
an avenuetailor under false pretenses,
and a number of checks and drafts,
said to be bogus, were found on his
person, together with a letter from
his wife criminating him on a charge
of forgery, in Chowan county. The
authorities in North Carolina were
notified of his detention i and .the
charges againgt him. . i
ucn North Carolinians as l have
talked with appear to be pleased with
the action of the state J3ar Associa
tion respecting the judiciary, and
also with the organization of the As
sociation V
The Ce-ojterattre Flaa. ,
Wall Street News. -
An Ohio manufacturer, -who start
ed in business a year ago, called his
employes around him and said.
JNow, boys, this is a youne' busi
ness, and I can't pay big wages at
the si&rt.; Howover, ; 1 mean to do
the right thing by you. : We'll work
together, like. Whatever sum is loft
over at the end of the year, after
making allowances for my interest.
wear and tear and services, shall be
divided pro rata." V :
The year being up the other day,
the employes gathered to hear a state
ment read.
"Boys, I amshappy to inform you,"
began the boss,, "that there was $600
left over to be divided among you,
according to the old scheme '
- "Hear, hear I"
' "But grief compels me to add that
1 bad to embezzle the sum named to
buy diamonds for my wife, so that
nothing is leit. Let us matte a re
duction in wages and start anew I"
: v Weary of the Kraut Racket.
Chicago Times, (Ind.)
It would be a relief if there could
be made some disposition of the
Grant family by which all . claims
which they may have against the
country may be liberally settled and
they be permitted to retire to private
life. The - incessant bobbing up of
some member of the family with a
, . ? ' .. . . - 4.1 : l
ciaim or a grievance ia gctwnj w an
unpleasantly common.
Bow a Bonanza Hint's Estate Saflered
ia Spite of Unnsnal Precaution. -
San Francisco Call.
W. S. O'Brien, the dead bonanza
monarch thought he would save
scandel and mpney, toot by arrang
ing matters with all his cher amies
before his death. "Uncle Billy" had
been one of the boys in his earlier
days, and, later on, at the period ot
his affluence, he had not forgotton
the companions of his youth. He
was il for several months before he
died, and during his i'lness took his
partner and friend, Flood, into bis
confidence, and, between them, they
provided fer all the bonanza king's
sweethearts in the handsomest mans
ner. To each was deeded the beau
tiful house she dwelt in and a suffi
cient sum to support it; together with
furniture, horses, carriages, &c.
Rumor put the cost of all this to "Un
cle Billy's" estate at $600,000, but it
was all done quietly and not a soul
but Flood knew. " From each of ' the
ladies was taken a cast-iron docu
ment, signed, sealed and delivered,
releasing W. S. O'Brien and his es
tate from any claim whatsoever.
But, alas! Uncle Billy forgot one
inamorata of the days of his poverty.
A Mexican woman in humble life call
ed one day at the Nevada Bank, not
long after O'Brien's death, and asked
to see mx. JJ'iood. The latter recogniz
ed her at once. She had been a
"friend" of Uucle Billy when Flood
and O'Brien kept the "Auction Lunch
and Saloon." - -The woman, who.
seemed quite poor, asked if Mr.
O'Brien had not left her some little
keepsake. Flood said he had not.
Jle must have forgotton me. she
said, and then pulled from her pocket
a bundle of vellow. faded love-letter
of Uncle Billy's, written jn a mixture
of bad English and worse Spanish
and said : "He used to think so much
of me ; I was greatly shocked to hear
of his death."
The woman did not ask for any
thing, but the. cool-headed Flood
knew that he must get those letters,
for an innocent woman with that
budget was two dangerous a quanti
ty to allow to run loose in a commu
nity hiled with hungry and unscru
pulous lawyers. He sent for his co
executor, j. v. Coleman, nephew nf
Uncle Billy, and the two took the
woman into a private room. What
ever took place there nobody knows,
but the letters passed into Flood s
posession, and it was afterwards
earned that the U Brien estate was
charged with $40,000 "legal expen
ses in securing certain quitclaim
deeds."
The Sheep Fold.
Petersburg Index Appeal.
A sheep fold to be worth anything.
must be a safe one for the flock. A
common rail fence, or any fence will
not turn a dog, is worthless for the
purpose m view. It should be a
strong picket fence, too close to al
low the smallest dog to creep through,
and to make it safe for him to jump
over. It should be at least five feet
high, six would do better, and the
pickets and poles should be drawn or
sawed to a point at top, so as to make
it dangerous jor a dog to leap over it.
This is about the only ordinary fence
that will turn a cur. It is also one
of the cheapest.
The told need not be large. An
eighth of an acre, or even. less, will
suffice for a flock of fifteen or twenty
sheep. It should be near enough to
the dwelling for the owner to . hear
any unusual noise that might take
place among the flock at night. It
ought also to' be sa arranged as to
save an the night dreppmgs tor the
manure pile. If pains is taken to do
this, a large amount of the best ferti
lizer may be saved, and this alone
will paj all the cost of building the
fold. In addition to this, the owner
has the great satisfaction of knowing
that his favorite stock is safe from
attack, and that he is near at hand
to render any needed assistance,
such as attention to the ewes at yean
ing time.
If then, as we believe, a flock of
sheep is a necessary appendage to
the farm, the sheep-fold or enclos
ure lor their safe-heepme at night is
equally so.- As things now are in
tnis southern country, the first can
not be made a success without the
other, while with it every farmer
could make it both profitable and-
Sleasant to keep up a respectable
ock. It is f oily to expect to make
anything of sheep so long as they are
turned upon the cOmmon to shift for
themselves, and are seldom under
the eye of the owner. They must be
pastured near home and put in the
told at night.-
The Color Line in Boston.
There is a controversy in progress
over the color line in Boston. A col
ored citizen's meeting recently cen
sured Dr. Tourjee, the director of the
Conservatory of Music, for . making
race distinctions, a charge which the
directors denied. This has elicited a
card from Miss Minnie Haes, of Wil
mington, Del , in which she says : ' 'I
came to Boston last September with
the intention of entering the Conserv
atory of Music as a pupil and also as
a boarder.' I was admitted as a day
scholar, but on account of , my color
was not received as a boarder. My
color was reason given by Dr. Tourjee
to my mother. ' ;
Did you Sup-
pose Mustang Liniment only good
for horses? It is for inflamma
tin of all flesh.
feb3-d to tha suw
A
-IN-
HUNTERSVIILE, N. C,
And Charleston trarstod wide open, and the Guana
will flow all over the country with guano agents as
UilUA. ob duira uu&o, aMb
OLD MAN BARKER
Still holds the fort, and will have en hand In due
time a full line of ftuano and Acids ot tbe best
brands, and will sell as cbeap as the cheapest.
Thu i Mar will find the conntrv full of eheaD
goods which are not worth hauling. Beware of
cheap goods as they are highest In tbe end. The
locusts and frogs ot Egypt will an nor you from
now until April, but don't yoa tray till you see me,
as I will make prices as low and will offer yoa good
goods on easy terms . ,,.
Y a. I am under many obligations to you all
Tor your very liberal patronage and will ndeavor
OMeniaoonunaanoBoi uienune. ..
I remain, yours, respectfully,
B.H.W.BisrXB.
JanndlmwShm ?- v Buntertville, N. 0. '.
EARTHQUAKE
The bargains offered are more
weeJr.
.
SPECIAL SALE
OF
Will take place, the prices of which
pet dealers, and act as a joy-giving meteor and guidelight to intending pur
chasers of Carpets. Extra Quality Five Frame Tapestry Brussels, worth $1
per yara, ior ou ana w cents, tsest ij ive Frame iiodf Brussels in JNew ana '
Elegant Colorings and Designs for $1.25 and $1.38 per yard, worth $1.75.
During this week we will offer all our verv best all Wool Suner Inirrain
2-Plys at the unheard of price of 67
one needing or intending to purchase
WlfffiOWSM
Who have startled this
the crushing bargains now being offered
at their
MONSTER CLEARING OUT SALE.
THE BBOOM OF LOW PRICES HAKIHG A CLEiS SW1IP.
The Opening Day of this ereat sale was hailed with iov
by hundreds of bargain seekers,
of the admirable arrangement
facilities for service. Nothing
ion. Everything as advertised.
Avalanche of
15,000 Yards of New Style
. 10 cents per yard, wortn Irom 5 to cents.
ATTBACi'ITE HARQAUVS E7 ALL DEPARTMENTS.
SEASONABLE GOODS AT TOUR OWIV PRICES.
Genuine Clearing Out Sale throughout the entire establish
ment, a matcniess array oi attractions
ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND.
The Wheel of Redaction Are In
Mgr. no untie to the JUargalns That
MIDST BE CL0SEID OUT.
WITTKOWSRY &BARDCH,
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
ESoMoiiMIlDmiEWS
THE ASH SUITS ARE NOW
' . STILL
id Three ; Pound
THAT ARB ABOUT AS GOOD AS NEW, WHICH I
WILL SELL AT THE LOW PRICE OF
ONE DOLLAR APIECE.
POPLAR
BED-ROOM SUITS
From $22.00 to $35.00; 10 pieces.
PARLOR SUITS AT FROM $32.00 UP,
- Seven pieces.
Houses Rented.
Hooms rented and rents collected, in tbe city
Advertised free of charge.
CHARLOTTE REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
a S. COCHtlANK, Manager,
markKf v ' Trail BtrfwOltmt Central V?ot
MRS. JOE PERSON'S
REMEDY
Restores Vital Energy
Lost by Indigestion, Overwork. Worry, Mental
Strain, or other causes. ?
It is Nature' Great -
System Renovator
: ;. , AND BLOOD PURUTSB, ' .
SOLD BY ALL DRUG QNTS
mMum
astonishing every day. This
a
" .'!. 1 m
must snread consternatian amrmo flAr.
1 - 2 cent. We therefore advise every
a carpet to go at once to
& BABUJCD
whole community by
who were loud in their praisss
of stock and the unrivalled
like it ever known in this aeo-
Competition silenced by thia
Low Prices!
Hamburg Edgings form 1 cent
Motion. We'll Keep Them. Mo v
ABOUT ALL SOLD, BUT I
DATE
Feather Pillows 40
LAND FOR SALE.
I offer for sale that valuable tract of land lytBff
Just bejond the eastern limits of the city of Char .
lotto, and known as '-'The Grove." This tract ora
prlses one hundred and thlrtr-tw. and one-half
acres of land, of which about twenty-Ave acres are
creek and branch bottoms, -epoa this tract Is a
large and commodious dwelling house, and the
necasary eat-balldlnga.
I also offer for sale another farm (adjoining the
above) of fLfty-tw and one-half acres, upon which
are a small frame and several log houses.
I will sell this property as a whole or I will dlvtfl
It to suit purchasers. This property can be bought
at a reasonable price and on easy term and any -one
wishing to purchase would do well to apply at
onceto . 8,2. TO&&KNCS. ,
tec2tuesMaUsnnwtf . -
OkfVA OLD HIw-SPArXKS I0B IAXI AT
"UUU 60 eenU per hundred. .
nuwmci. '
ONE OF THE MEDICINES THAT HAS
Stood every test made upon It is tho
Sirs. Jce Person Benedj.
, To Publishers.
tre are prepared to furnish atrsVelassfnBlltyot ,
Hews Ink la 10-peend bucket, at iZW per books!
novMdtf.
THIOBSXtra.
nn pn i n t k ow w. mm sail a aoed I
1 Flow Paper Orrur. freed ass Hkn-J
worn. Certft&M. WlUNwidrl V. ;
' v-
I
M
1