Absolutely ure.
This rowder never varies A marvel of purity,
tr-ntli a;:d wholesomeness. More economical
thnn tn ordin&ry kinds, and cannot be sold In
un Won with the multitude of low test, short
2ijr y itlum or phosphate powders. Sold only in
Tans Wholesale by
cans. J" SPRINGS &BURWELL,
' janld&wly. Charlotte, N.C.
u
To buy the most and-best goods for the least money
is at ' . . ;
E. B.ALEXANDER'S,
TRYON STREET.
And to prove to the puolle that this wide asser
tlon is true, I respectfully invite all to come and
ppe mv goods, and hear my prices. I have every
thlrg you need. .
VFW CROP NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, NEW
BUCKWHEAT lL01 R, NEW f ROP IM
PERIAL CABINET RAISINS, (tha
be&t in tha Market.) , ,
NtTf Curranis,
Cocoaniits, '
leghorn f iiron,
Almonds. :
llrazil nts and
Jf?n;j. Walnuts
GALE BORDEN'S EAGLE
BRAND CONDENSED MILK
All kinds Staple Groceries. All kirds Country
Produce. -
Corn, Gorn Meal, Clay Peas
AND
BEST.NASttYILLE.BR4N
Or anything elsewhere in the way of FA15HOF
SDPPIliS. :.r -.
COME AND SEE ME.
Respectfully, J. " .
. ALEXAKDS& .
DO YOU EXPECT COMPANY
To Tea?
SEJSD AND GET A .-FgfV
y
-OF-
D M EIGLER'S
jland -Beat ;lisca.li,
ft. T
SOMETHING 'JSICE.'
Fresh Every Evening
AT 5 O CLCCK.
iqler.
t B. DOLE t CO.,
BAKERS AND
Wholesale and Retail Dealers
-IN-
Ca nilies of every Description,
CRACKERS,
FRUITS, PRIZE
GOODS, CHEWING GUM, :-r
PEANUTS and
Fancy Groceries.
(Directly opposite Court House.)
HE
P.LAC
CHARLOTTE, N.C
. nov4tf f '
THE OIT3T
Arrival and Departure of Trains.
Correct for the current month.
Richmond and Dakvtllx AiB-LnrB.
No. 60-Arrives at Charlotte from Richmond at
2.50 a. m. Leaves for Atlanta at 3:00 a. m.
No. 51 Arrives at Charlotte from Atlanta at 4-45
a. m. Leavep for Rlehmond at 455 a. m:
No. 52 Arrives at Charlotte from Richmond at
12.85 p. m. Leaves for Atlanta at 1 p. m. ,
No. 53 Arrives at Charlotte from Atlanta at 6:10
p. m. Leaves for Richmond at 630 p. m. J
Local Freight and Passenger Train leaves for
Atlanta at 5:30 a. m.; arrives from Atlanta at 830
p.m. ' -
Chaeiottk, Colombia akd Augusta.
Arrives from Columbia at 6 dO p. m.
Leaves for Columbia at 1 p. m.
C, C. & A. A., T. & O. Division.
Arrives from Statesvflle at 10:45 a. m.
Leaves for Statesvllle at 6 55 p. m;
Carolina Centkal.
Arrive from Wilmington t 7.30
Wilinimton at 8.15 d. m.
a., m.; Leave for
Arrive from Laurlnbun at 3 45 p. m.; Leave for
Laurinburg at 7.30 a. m. . . .
Leave for Shelby at 8.15 p. m. ; arrive from Sheltiy
at 5 40 p. m.
Mails.
(General Delivery opens at 8.-00 a. m.; closes at
7 .-00 p. m. -
Money Order Department opens at 9.00 a. m.:
closes at 4. -0C p.m.
. Weather Indications
Middle Atlantic States: Clearing
weather, colder, brisk to high north
easterly winds, rising barometer.
South Atlantic States: Clearing,
decidedly colder weather, brisk, to
high north westerly winds, rising
barometer. -
Index to New Advertisements.
Opera House- Standard Dramatic Company.
tOC At RIPPLES.
The Standard Dramatic Company
is booked for three nights at our
opera house next week, commencing
onJMorday 16th. This company is
well known in Charlotte and will
doubtless be received here with as
much favor as ever.
A colored individual named
James Campbell, was arraigned be
fore the mayor yesterday morning
on charge of stealing a pair of shoes
irom jvir. Jtienry JNatnan. Jtie was
put under bond of $50 for his appears
ance for trial before Judge Meares,
and was sent to jail in default.
Mrs. Sam Wilson arrived home
on the train from Columbia yester
day af ternoon, but without her
trunk or check. Mr. Wilson was at
the depot when she arrived, and that
was the first he had seen or heard of
her since he parted with her as pre
viously reported.
Mr. Will Cross, who left here
two years ago, to work, in Mr. Frank
Andrews large saddlery establish
ment in El Paso, Texas, arrived
Jqme yesterday. Mr. Cross gives
Sgcjl reports of the several Charlotte i
boys who are located in that sec
tion of Texas. His own improved
appearance tells how well he has
fared in that country.
, At States vill9 court this week,
the old suit of McElwee vs. Black
.jcjhell and the Durham Bull came up
for trial, hut a motion was made to
have it moved to Rowan court. One
wholday was occupied in arguing
thi motion, and it was finally de
cided to grant it. The case will
therefore be tried in Salisbury week
after next.
Mr.' J. O. Stewart, a popular
young business man of this city, who
is connected with the shoe store of
A. E. Rankin & Bro., arrived in the
city yesterday with his bride, nee
Miss Pauline Withers, to whom he
was married in Fort Mill, on the
evening 'of the 12th. Rev. J. H.
Thorn well performed the ceremony.
The Observer extends its hearty
congratulations.
Making Soap from Opossums.
Ex-Sheriff Alexander, who has
just returned from a jaunt through
Piw Creek township, reports that
big corn shuckings aregoing on, and
the farmers, having lo is of cotton
stored away, are comparatively haps
py. There are more 'possums in Paw
Creek township this yoar than the
oldest inhabitant remembers to have
known, and as the people have be
come surfeited on 'possums and sweet
potatoes they have turned the 'pos
sum to a new use, and are making
soap out of him. It is said that soap
made from 'possums is of a fine qual
ity, and is the cheapest that car be
made.
A If cw" Order by Judge Iick.
In the Federal Court at Asheviile
last Thursday, Judge Dick made an
ordf r which is of some interest to
our people, and is an important cno,
in its way. The Asheviile Advance
gives- it as follows: "Judge Dick
called the attention of the District
Attorney to tho fact, : that a large
number of the warrants, issued by
United States Commissioners were,
Upon their return and a hearing of
the case, discharged. His- Honor,
therefore, made an order, that in ev
ery case where a United States Com
missioner.discharged a warrant, he
should report the same, and the cause
tr t.bo District Attorney, that the evi
mav ha rectified. , One of two things
Axistfl. warrants are either issued on
man ffiftient information; or the wit
nessea falsify themselyes. Judge
ripir rpmarked that .the : Departmen
t. Waqhineton was . dissatisfied with
this state of affairs.
A MILLION DOLLAR SUIT
Filed for tbe Iffeeblenburs Supe
rior Court Harrison TTagner's
BifiT Bill Against the Adam' Ex
press Company.
If Mr. Harrison 'Wagner 'wins his
case against the Adams' Express
Company, the parties who hold stock
in that corporation had better hedge.
He brings, suit for the sum of $1,142,
949.90, and the papers have been filed
with Capt. John R. Erwin, Clerk of
the Superior Court for Mecklenburg
county. Major W. W. Flemming is
retained by Mr. Wagner as counsel
in thx? case. The inside facts of this
suit are hard to obtain, as Mr. Wag
ner r& counsel will give no informa
tion whatever about it for the pres
ent, and a Philadelphia lawyer would
find but little comfort frpm the
voluminous document filed with the
cleik of the Court. The document
is a formidable affair and weighs
about two pounds. Mr. Wagner, we
are told, is a native of this State, and
through magistrates' courts at vari
ous places, has secured 11,453 judg
ments against the Adams' Express
Company, and these classified and
bunched together, make up the bill of
complaint filed in this city.
The entry on the face of the docu
ment reads: "Harrison Wagner,
versus Adams' Express Company,'1
and in the succeeding entry it is set
forth that the plaintiff claims that
the defendant is indebted to 'said
plaintiff in the sum of $1,142,949.90,
which is evidenced by 8,123 small
judgments of $99.30 each, and 3,320
small judgments of $101.30 each.
Following come each of these judgs
ments on printed slips, each one duly
labled and pasted on the pages of the
document. The judgments fail to
throw any light upon the matter in
controversy, . but simply state that
before such and such a magistrate,
the suit between the plaintiff and de
fendant company named, judgment
was rendered in favor of the plaintiff.
Major Flemming is strictly nons
committal, but his eyes sparkled with
ust a little more than their wonted
brilliancy when asked if he thought
he had a good case. This suit will be
called for trial at the next term of the
Superior Court, to be held in this
city on the first Monday - before the
first Monday in next March, which
will be on George Washington's
birthday.
i i i m i i
A Conductor Wakes up a Wild
Ulan.
Capt. John A. Gee, one of the Rich
mond & Danville conductors, is at
present full of bruises, the result of
calling tickets on a wild passenger.
The passenger in question was asleep
in a car seat when the conductor
came along for tickets, and so sound
was his sleep that the conductor's
gentle shake failed to arouse him.
After shaking the man two or three
times unsuccessfully, Capt. Gee
reached down and caught him by the
hand. This waked the passenger,
who, on opening his eyes and seeing
he conductor bending over him,
eaped to his feet with a yell and, in
the current vernacular, sailed into
he conductor. Capt. Gee was taken
completely by surprise at the sudden
assault, and the man was pummel-
ing hini soundly before he had time
to collect hi3 wits, when he caught
the passenger in the collar, knocked
him down and held him until assis
tance arrived. A pair of nippers was
clapped on the man's wrists and he
was subdued. It turned out that the
man was sunerrag irom ueiinum
tremens, and was in a wild condition
when waked by the conductor. After
realizing what had happened Capt.
Gee's assailant apologized for his
conduct, stating that he had no
knowledge of what had occurred.
Cant. Gee's bruises were pretty se
vere, and the thumb on his right
hand is blue from a lick which he re
ceived. Asylum Physician.
On the second Wednesday m De
cember the Board of Directors of the
Western North Carolina Insane Asy
lum, near Morganton, will elect a sec
ond assistant physician for that insti
tution. Persons desiring the place
will forward their applications to W.
J. Yates, President, Charlotte, N. C ,
or to Dr. P. L. Murphy, superintend
ent, Morganton, N. C.
Long Wool.
Mr. Obadiah Baucum, who lives in
the Southwestern part of Mecklen
burg county, showed us yesterday a
sample of wool fleece thirty-six
inches long, grown on a sheep owned
by him. The wool had been grow
ing four years. Can anybody beat
this?
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f J' !.l
vVl e c
It vtr- r
Scrofula.-' Swell'ngs. Goitre,.
r .s-r O-mplntnt, li&euniatis-n. &c
'!:,: I h:ivo lw'i a grtvtt tnCerer
-tr-iTi. liiC ciMtt tO W'l'K, from hn ill
i!r;v trte.l Tusny r.l. ; hp-i tit-ir
r u purpswv I IfciMrV fiOS&DALIS
;tfnie;iied to m by a Jrt.-ji,!, I Lave
taktQ xJ bo 11 ww-ug ma. ine
ftfU Til-syJT xhiu-HaMykeeDltareout. of It. ant I
carrot all rd lo wait the slow arrival of th lr sup-
v . s-ipt. Board Public Instruction.
Lake Irena, Floiida. -.
Some Points- on Shoes -
The season has arrived when people
like to have their feet comfortably
encased in shoes that are well made,
fit well and wear well. In shoe mak
ing, as in many other things, no ma
chinery can ever be made which will
do. work equal to what can be done by
band, and the hand work will there
fore al ways be m demand by those
ho desire to have the best goods. Ia
this connection we give these points
from the New York Scientific Times
and Mercantile Register, as a matter
of public interest: "Some of the fin
est hand made shoes which are made
on this continent come from the old
established house of Miller & Obsr,
formerly known as Miller, McCol
lough & Ober, of numbers 323. 325
and 327 Market street, Newark, N. J.
These gentlemen make nothing but
hand made goods of the finest chars
acter, and they make nothing but
men's work, in all the styles that fine
goods are made in. That they only
make good work may be j,udged from
the fact that none of their shoes can
be sold at retail for less than $S.00 or
$8. 50 per pair, the wholesale cost be
ing nearly that much. All through
the Southern cities Miller's shoes are
sold as such, and are regarded as the
height of excellence,, and as many
are sold though the North and West,
although the brand is not always re
quired to be upon them.. Messrs. Mil;
ler and Ober are in constant receipt
of inquiries from gentlemen in all
sections, who have worn or heard of
their shoes, asking who the retail
dealer is in their respective cities who
sell their shoes, for those who once
have had a pair wish to trv them
again, and recommend them highly
to their friends. At the Centennial
the shoes exhibited by this firm res
ceived the first premium medal, and
they could not well do else, for better
shoes it would be impossible to make.
and but very few can make as good."
Pegram & Co., Try on street, Char
lotte, N. C, handle these goods, and
this is the only house in the State of
North Carolina that does handle
them.
Foretelling the Cold Wave.
Sergeant D. O'Donoghue, of Z the
signal service station in this city, had
the cold wave flag flying early yes-,
terday morning, and by nightfall the
cold wave was here. The telegram
from the chief signal station at Wash
ington, ordering up the signal, was
sent out at 12:35 o'clock yesterday
morning, but was not received here
until the telegraph office opened after
sunup. The telegram read : "Hoist
cold wave signal. The temperature
at Charlotte will fall -from 15 to 20
degrees within the next thirty-two or
forty hours." A warm southerly
breeze was s blowing and the skies
were overcast jvith clouds at the
time the flag was run up, but
during the day, just after a driving
fall of rain, tho wind shifted around
and commenced blowing from the
northwest, the clouds scattered and
it cleared off cool.
Judge McKoy's Successor.
From a gentleman who arrived in
this city from Raleigh yesterday, .we
learn that it is generally understood
in that city that Governor Scales has
decided to appoint Hon. E. T. Boy
kin, Judge of the sixth judicial diss
trict, in place of Hon. Almond A.
McKoy, deceased. Mr. Boykin is a
prominent young lawyer of Clinton,
Sampson county. He was president
pro tem, of the Senate of the last Leg
islature, and has a fine reputation as
a lawyer. As we understand it, no
one seems to be positively certain
about his appointment, but the im
pression in Raleigh seems to be that
Mr. Boykin is the person who irill be
appointed Judge McKoy's successor.
A Card.
To the Editor of The Observer.
Will you please give space in your
paper to reply to an article in the
Wadesboro Times which would seem
to require from me some notice, and
oblige "one of your subscribers. I
notice an article in the Wadesboro
Times very vindictive and senseless,
criticising the opinion rendered by
mem the case entitled "Town ol
Wadesboro vs. R. H. Cowan."
There is a Hudibrastic couplet
which reads:
No one ever felt the halter draw
With Eood opinion of the law,"
and such sentiments must have in
spired the article m question. I am
more established in the justice of
my judgment, since, so conscious
was Mr. Cowan of his guilt, that he
went two days iaf ter the judgment
was rendered and made a sworn
statement or what would be the re
sult of the trial, v-In my opinion, Mr.
Cowan had a fair and impartial trial.
Ho was protected by all the rules of
evidence known to the law, and my
rulings were so tavorable to him as
to elicit compliments from his own
attorneys, and much dissatisfaction
on the part of the prosecution.
As to what a U. S. Commissioner
did there is not a word of truth in
tho insinuation, as can bo abundant
Iv Droved. , . '
Mr. Cowan professes to be pleased
with the decision, and the acting
mayor of Wadesboro is also pleased,
and glad to be rid of the "tempest in
a tea pot" raised by mean whiskey.
W. A. Rose.
Wadesboro, Nov. 13, 1885. -
FREE TRADE fCOYE?ITI03r.
Resolutions . Passed , Stating
Where They Stand and What
They Demand.
Chicago, Nov. 12 At the meeting
of Free trade in this city today, af
ter the reading of a nuniher of papers
on the tariff and kindred questions, a
committee on resolutions was ap
pointed, which reported the follow
ing, which were adopted : 5 " t -
That the chairman of the executive
committee be chairman of the nation
al committee ; that the members of
the committee for the various States
be chairmen for the various commit
tees, and that they bo vested with
authority to ca l St&'te conventions
and form State organizations; that
tha executive committee ba author
ized to complete tho national coatnit
tee by .appointing members for States
not included m the report.
lhe report of the committee on res
olutions Wt3 subjected to much dis
cussion. Unly minor amendments,
however, were made. It was adopted
as follows:
We suomit to the people of the
United States that a continuance of
the war tariff, with duties averaging
42 per cent on over 1,400 articles of
domestic consumption, and a much
higher specific duty on many mate
rials, has prolonged the evils of tho
war in times of pre found peace,
and has been the principal cause
of commercial and - industrial
depression of recent years,
by forcing labor and capital from
naturally profitable lines of business,
arid by adding to the cost of produc
tion, it has decreased the common
productive capacity of labor md cap
ital, and thereby reduced both the
wages of labor and the profits of
capital; has provoked antagonism
between labor and capital, against
which our great natural resources
and our free institutions should have
protected us ; has impaired our power
to compete with other manufacturing
nations in the markets of the world,
and so obstructed national progress
and development. It has destroyed
many branches of business, and has
kept our people from engaging in
other branches of business, which
would have given increased employ
ment to labor, by preventing our
buying from nations willing to buy
'from us, and by provoking retalias
tion in like spirit, instead of promos
ting friendly reciprocacy, it has ob
structed the consumption of "our ag
ricultural and manufactured pros
ducts by other countries, and has
driven our commerco from the sea.
By impairing our power to buy, it
has prevented the lull development
of our intersState commerce, reduced
the legitimate profits of traffic and
has driven into bankruptcy a large
number ot our transportation corns
panie3 and made domestic traffic
more costly."
Through the influence or its lobbies
it has enthroned jobbing and corrup
tion in our legislative nails, and nas
impeded the reform of the civil ser
vice. In short, taking by force the
earnings of one class of men to ens
rich another class, it is opposed to
the spirit of American liberty and of
the constitution ; it has imposed a
new industrial slavery ; it has pre
vented the national progress of
wealth among the farming classes,
decreased wages and their purchas
ing power, and lengthened the en
forced idleness of the workmen; re
stricted our manufacturers from their
natural markets and demoralized the
general business of the country.
While holding accordingly that taxes
in aid of private interests, for any
purpose other than the requirements
of the (iovernment, are un-American,
unjust and . that every protec-
ive feature must, at the earliest date,
be eradicated frOm our revenue sys-
tem. we invite ail wno oppose tne
abuses of the present tariff to join
us in promoting the immediate steps
of tariff reform, which we believe
wiil increase wages, diminish the
-1 i i
irequency or senses, develop dusi-
ness and restore our nag to tne seas
We, therefore, urge upon Congress
or action at the ensuing session.
first, that under no pretence shall
any countenance whatever be given
o any attempt to increase the pro
tective duties; second, that the arti
cles which are at the foundation of
the great industries should, in the in
terests of labor and commerce, be
reed from duty, whether they be
The erentle zenhvrs and the balmy
and we can look forth and behold our
ice, yet nature is not jalone m making changes, ; for we claim to have taken
time by the forelock and have made ample provision for supplying the wants
of Children and Men, or to be more
stock of
Is now rsad for inspection, and we most cordially invite you to examine the
fame We nave tuo ictteau uuveiwca
handle our own make and can guarantee btyle, yuahty and Fitness of every
garment. . '
EorMea's, Youths',
(JUT otOCK Was purJ-iaou. uuimg uio tuwum uj. . uiy ouu ; auubu ywuU
Clothing was at a low price, hence we cangiveyou lower prices than those
merchants who went into the market later. ' We buy in large quantities, for
we buv for three store Raleigh and CharlotteN. 0. and Knoxville, Tenn.
Come early and get fl8st choice
Very Respectfully,'
crude materials as lumber, soft coat
or wool, etc, or partly manufactured
as chemicals, dye stuffs, pig iron, tin
plate, wood pulp, etc ; third, that on
the products from such articles the
duties should at least be correspond
inglyrerKiced so that protection, real .
or nominal, to the manufacturers,
shall not be increased and that
consumers ; shall a 1 have the im
mediate benefit , of the reduction.
We urge that any steps in tariff re
form should simplify the present
complicated classification, and should
do away with mixed duties, replacing -
mem yy ad valorem rates instead of
by specific duties, which are the mott
burdensome to the low-priced goods
consumed by the great body of the
people. We demand free ships and the
abolition of our restrictive navigation,
law?, which, together with the tariff,'
have driven our flag from the sea?
and we oppose bounties and subsidies
on shipping. We urge revenue re
formers to vote only for such Con
gressional candidates as openly op
pose the tariff for protection, and to
take steps to nominate independent
candidates when all party candidates
oppose reform, preparing for-that
step by diffusing soutid economical
literature and promoting organiza
tion, especially in close congressional
districts :
; A minority report was submitted
by Mr. riarpole, of Kansas, demand
ing an immediate- reduction of all
protective tariffs to a purely revenue
basis; second, that we believe that all
indirect taxation should be abolished,
that the expense of the Government
should be borne by property instead
of individuals. The majority report,
as nnaiiy adopted, shows the sense
of the convention.
The nigh Point Field Trials.
High Point, N.C., Nov. 13. -The dogs
got an early start today. The morn
ing was clear, but the afternoon was
cloudy, with rain nnd strong winds.
The races were exciting. , In the sec
ond series for members' stakes Bucks
alew beat the Belle of Piedmont,
Foreman beat Brimstone, Brock ran
a bye. In the third series Buckalew
beat Brock, Foreman ran a bye.
Foreman then beat Buckalew.
Ex-Senator Sharon Dead.
San Francisco, Nov. 13. Ex Sena
tor Wm.Sharon died this afternoon.
lcxv clttcrlisemettts.
OPERVHOUSE.
3 NIGHTS OLY. 3
The Old Favorites !
! - . -
Standard Dramatic Company,
BRASS BAND AND ORCHESTRA.'
S. B. McELTJETH
HARRY BROWN -
- Ma nicer
- Stage Manager .
COMMENCING
Monday Evening, November 1I,
In the Great English Drama, - :y
T1CKST OF LEAVE HAN
Admission
Reserved Seats
86c
bt'e.
Doom open at 733
ENTIRE CHANGE OF
Orchestra at 8:15,
BILL, EACH NIGHT.
WANTED.
A licensed physician of character and exr
t take sharge of a dru? store, In connection
his practice. Keierence reqmrea. Aaaresn, r
LOCK BOX NO. 2i
rovl3d2t Rock Hill, S. C. ,
FRESH
BREAD AND CAKES
FINEST IN THIS CITY
' ' ' AT
S. M. HOWELL'S
NEW BAKERY.
Telephone 27.
For Sale or Rent.
I will sell or rent, for a term of yean, one or four
Store Rooms, on corner of Fourth and College
streets. Terms easy. Apply to - v.
sep27dlm. T.H.9UTHZB.
air of Spring and Summer are eon. '
mother earth clothed with snow and
explicit,;! we mean that our immense
w uwuuuig, ouu, xciuauiy uiaue, vjk wo
. : . . v
Boys',ganl .Children
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4-"
Sormte