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medy, Presiding Eider I August 28th laco p. b. WATTrns81- -, JuItf 28th, 18Bu jj. .-ausned J- A. POLK. Member 2nd, im its. tte, n. a. p 5 e hundreds te use of without 1. Thous- acknowl- IribiBg Dr. ising from hen I eay I say, and that l ionfined to bed two bottles of Dr. Le- Isick headachejan Isprings, N. f, , N.C.. E. I? sr 3 CO ro, roM Street Umlo Charlotte ewer VOLUME XXXIV. CHARLOTTE, N. C TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1885. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Ik IS 1111,1 V mm And if yon want anything for presents, look at our new PATENT INITIAL GOLD CUFF BUTTONS, Gold and Pearl Initial Scarf Pins, Ladies' and Gents' White and Colored and Bordered H. S. Kerchiefs. A. JOB LOT Of fine 35 cents Linen Kerchiefs at the low price of 15 cents. Handkerchiefs, Sachets, Gents' Scarfs and Ties in Fancy Boxes. Handsome Lace and Turcoman Curtains Lace Tidies, Lace Bed Sets, Piano Covers, Ladies and Gents' fine Underwear. WE PUT ON OUR BARGAIN COUNTER 300 yards of all colors in Satins in pieces ranging from i to 8 yards at 35 and 50 cents per yard. Goods cost us 76 to 93 cents. Also, 35 cents Dress Goods at 15 cents. Remnants of Cashmeres, ghoodahs, Brocades and Stripped Velvets, Brocaded Velveteens, Lace Cur tains from 3 to 7 yards, Walking Jackets, &c, at about one-half their value. Come and see them. HMGRAVES & ALEMIBfclL "Truth, like the son, sometimes submits to BE OBSCURED, BUT, LIKE THE SUN, ONLY FOR A TIME." Subscription to the Observer. DAILY EDITION. Singlecopy 5 cents. By file Week In the city. 20 By the month.... 76 Three months $2,00 Six months 4.00 One year 8.00 WEEKLY EDITION. Three months 50 cents. Six months , $1.00 One year..j 1.76 In clubs of five and over $1.50. No Ievition From These Rules SuhftftiintinnR nlwnvs navahla In advance, not only in name but in fact. Memorandum OF IAS HI To be found In my stock. -:o:- HANDKERCHIEFS : Gent'saen's Pongee SQk Handkercblefs, at 75a, 85 -. and $1 00. Gentlemen's White Linen Hemstiched Hand'chiefs ..- at 87tec. and 50c. Beautiful line of Gent's col. bordered Hand'chiefs at 25c . 371&C. and 58c. A big lot of Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs at 60c , 75c, $1.00 and up. Ladies' White Embroidered Handkerchiefs, ladles' White Initial Handkerchiefs only 25c. Children's Fancy Embroidered Hand'chiefs only 10c Cents' Silk Mufflers A NICE LINE OF SHOPPING HAGS. LADIES' AND GENTS' SILK UMBRELLA, LA DLES' and GENTS' silk and lisle THHE4D HOSE, LADIES' and GENTS' CASHMERE, KID and DOG SKIN GLOVES. A beautiful line of Tidies, Table earf ji, Table & Piano Covers Parties wishine to make handsome nresents will do well to Investigate rav stock of fine Dress Goods and Cloaks, which I am offering at a ae- UUCUOB. T. L. SEIGLE. PEGRAM & GO. First National Bask Bniidiog, SotthTryon Street, - - - - Cfcutottle, N. C. DEALERS IN Ladies,Misees' and Children's FINE BUTTON, CONGRESS & LACE SHOES. Gents' Fine Hand-Made and Machine Sewed BOOTS, BUTTON AND LACE BALS, BOYS' AND YOUTHS' FINE BOOTS AND SHOES OF ALL GRADES GENTS' FINE Silk, Soft and Stiff Hats. TRUCKS VALISES and GRIPSACKS, UMBRELLAS OF ALL KINDS. SHOE SLACKING and BRUSHES, ALMA and RAVEN GLOSS SING for Ladies' Fine Shoes. Stcek always kept full and op to the demand. ORDERS BY MAIL OR EXPRESS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. f if m k Co. SOUTHERN HUMORISTS. E.UE ELB Haying bought the remainder of Alexander & Harris' stock of Dry Goods, with the view of continuing the busi ness, we are determined to close out the same at once, and it prices much less than New York wholesale cost. Qur stock shall be replenished at once, but the old goods must go. E. L. RFESLER & CO. TYSON & J!ON!ES CARTHAGE. N. CU FINE - T.APIF. BUGGIES AND 'HAETONS: AND Elegant Variety! NOW ON HAND. U CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY. IN PRICE AND QUALITY, WITH TEE RRST Milinifjp.TnuirDa tkt mot? mauth a vn wt?5 f r. n W -Ca-W -1. UHmVJ Xil Li i J HViaJ LAIJU. IT uAi I for sale by A. C. Hutchison & Co., CSiarlotte, Tf. C, Tan Oilden & FOB DURABILITY, STYLE AND FINISH, WE ARE UNSURPASSED. TYSON & JONES, Carthage, N. C- Some Interestinsr Facts About " 01rt Si" and "Uncle Rem us." HNew York Mill and Express. Mr. Henry W. Grady, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, was called up on by the Mail and Express reportor on Friday at the New York Hotel. The noted writer is well built. His face is round and smooth, and his black eyes are intense and piercing. "You have quaint and humorous writers on your paper," said the re porter. "Yes, notably Old Si, who is S. W. Small, and Uncle Remus, otherwise Joel Chandler Harris. The former has been a profligate and drank to excess. Under the nom de plume of Old Si he gained a wide reputation. Frequently he wrote short editorials, but his general work was to report and. furnish his humorous matter. No one suspected that he would res form and become a preacher. On a Saturday night and Sunday four weeks ago, he was intoxicated. He resolved to reform and announced his intention to preach a sermon on the streets of Atlanta. Five thousand persons assembled. His eloquence and his apt illustrations established him at once as a great preacher. His style is somewhat similar to that of Mr. Moody, the Evangelist. After his sermon on the street he was in vited to a church and hundreds were unable to hear him. His success was phenomenal and engagements from all quarters poured in on him to come and preach. He will soon rival Moody if he persists in his new work. He is 30 years old. "Uncle Recnus," our other humor ist writer, was a f reckledface, red- headed printer's devil in a country office. His was the consummation of homeliness and very small in stature. He could not reach up to the case to set type and had to elevate himself on a box. Now and then a quaint piece of humorous would appear in the paper. It was finally discovered by the editor that the little "devil," Harris, was the author, and instead of writing it, just set it up in type. The trwe quality of the humor at tracted the Savannah News, and he was employed by that paper and then by theOonstitution, where he is now. When he went to work on the latter giper Old Si was the funny writer, e was 'off' and was unable to con tribute his usual stuff. We put Har ris to writing for him, and not to hurt Mr. Smalf s feelings he took the name of Uncle Eemus. SmalF humor was of a political and local nature; Harris's dealt wrbh the negro folk lore. Very soon Harris's writings were copied everywhere. He received offers to write stories for magazines and periodicals. The first he wrote was called Mingo. It was illustrated by Abbey and published in ''Harper's Christmas.' The price paid for it was $48. A funny incident occurred in connection witn tms sory. Hams canae to New York to talk to Mr. Abbey about the illustrations. Now Harris is the most timid of men. They concluded to give him a social spread. He attended, but before they at down he said he wanted to see about his overcoat. He went out, got his overcoat, rushed off to Besbrosses street ferry and started for home, having remained only two days. His negro stories are published in book form by ApfAeton & Co. The 'Cen tury publishes all his stories, for each of which he gets about $303. In England, David Douglas remits Mm $600 a year for publishing his negro stories in book form, though the copyright law does not compel him to do so Douglas publishes his sto ries in a series called the American Classics, including the following au uthors: Bret Harte, George W. Ca. ble, Howell8 and Aldrich. Indeed, to sum up, Harris receives $5,000 an nually from his books and a salary of $2,500 a year from the Constitution. Next January there will appear in the Century a story by him called 'The Trouble on Lost Mountain.1 Mr. Gilder, the editor, pronounces it the best story Harris has ever written.'1 A Wonderful Cavity in a Solid Rock. Siatesville Landmark. A note from Prof. W. E. Hidden in forms us that a new cavity in the solid rock has just been discovered in the shaft of the Emerald, and Hid denite Mine, in Alexander county. It is 42 feet below the surface dirt and 21 feet below the top of the mother rock. At present the eavity is 10 feet long and 6 feet deep, which di mensions are.said to be. without pre cedent in this region. Being now full of clear ater, its crystal con tents are as yet unknown, but feeling along the walls to the full length of one's.arm, the crystalsitissaid .jag you at every turn. Some remarka ble gems are confidently ex pected from this truly wonderful f 'pocket." About the Hew Party. Editor of The Observer: Greensboro, N C, 19, 1885. Please permit an old Northern ed itor the "courtesy of yorr Southern columns. I have read with much in terest the leading editorial in this morning's Observer on "The Prohi bition Party," and note how indenti cal are its tone and conclusions with Republican newspaper utterances in the North saving the adjectives Republican" and "Democratic," which are there reversed. You "do not apprehend that this party will as sume any colossal,proportions in this State for some time to come," and as "a true friend to temperance' you amrm that "the movement, however well intended, and however conscih entious the movers, is a mistake" whv ? Because, so nearlv as can be gathered from your other statements - . - -l .t . . . . TV io win pernaps aia cne iniquitous ise publican in his purpose to split the Democratic party "it will force temperance Democrats to show their nana." in mv own atate or wew York many a Republican editor pro fessing to be "a true friend to tem perance," opposes the Prohibition party because it may perhaps aid the iniquitous Democrat in his purpose to split the Republican party; but then, its a very poor rule that won't work both ways. New it may be, as you say, that Republican politicians will "help the new party along" nere in JNortn Car olina, to promote the end you fear, but Democratic politicians have helped the same new party along in New York, as there declared by Re publican papers, to work Republican injury ; and a widespread impression pervails that this new party had pre cisely such effect last November, and in November a year ago. It must be a very nice new party to have around, that can thus serve equally well the sinister ends of both the old parties. And how can either of you afford to do without it! "The Question is. who will eret hurt?"' says the Greensboro North State. That r iJi.1 - i . Lljl w uub.tue question! patriots, promoi bionisiis this is the help come?" this at once follows it. The simple reason is, "Not liquor makers and sellers, but honest labor ers, good citizens, and society at large ; and all shall receive help, along mis line, as tney only can receive it, IMPORTANT NOTICE CHRISTMA i f PRESENT GIVERS c H R I S T M A S Bear in mind that a Dress or an? other useful wearing apparrel is a de sirable and always acceptable pres ent; in order to lighten the expense ana snow our appreciation for your worthy patronage we have canefullv gone through our stocks and marked gooas down, assuring the laet that owe Your P K E S K N T S mm most Economical Expectations. COMPLETE DRESS PATTERNS Iacludinj; Linings, Buttons, etc., m OF Black Silk for OF " " c OF u " " $29.00 well worth $42.00 25 00 " 35 00 2100 " f 28.00 15.00 " 4t 19 00 11.00, 15.00 up to 20.00 and 30.00. to OF black dress goods for 2.50, 3 50, 4,00, 5.00, 7.00, up iouu ana zu.uu. OF colored dress goods for 2.00, 2 50 3,50,4 00, 5.00, up to 15.00 and 18.00. By the Box, 6 pair in a box, at 95c, 1.25, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 2.75, up to 6 00 and 8,00. HANnKFRP.MirFS Who shall be helped 7? i the question, and "how shall S- Colored Bordered at 6c, 10c, 12c, 15c. and 20c. D come?" this at once follows TT V "Km KrniHoroA of 9. 3fl 5C 7 1 (Vt BLANKETS. - ' Of thesa we have a remarkably fine line. Carni white blankets with blue and pink Japanese and Grecian borders at $9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 15.00 and 18 00. m Z A splendid line of Wool Blankets at 2 25, 2.75, 3.00 450,5.00, 7.00 and 8.00 Baby Blankets, Comforts & Lap Robss. Children's fancy cloaks, Chi-dren's hoods, Ladies' wrap . Ladies' shawls, fancy bureau scarfs, fancy splashers anfi scarfs, wool and damask table covers, embroidered piano covers. Are also desirable. through a party now put in power by saloon forces, not beholden to the sa loon influence, and not afraid to op pose the saloon." There is no prac tieal way to assail and crush the sa loon, a political factor, but through some political agency. Will your Democratic party become the agent for such an attack here ?. Not more than will the Republican party in New York, or IUinos, or Ohio. But you fear that, "as a State oin ganization," the Prohibition party will become the game and the prey of the wiley and unprincipled poli tician," and you advertise as the history of Prohibition parties, as State organizations, wherever thev have existed," that, "if they develop strength that gives hope of victory, the time-serving politician espouses the cause, comes to the front, assumes the leadership, and crowds the honest, wen-meaning men, wno are not working for themselves, but for a cause, to the rear." All "history," to a man familiar enough with it thus to generalise its facts, is accessible. Will you not kindly cite the case of a single State party for Prohibition captured and misled by the naughty politician! I am in the South seek ing knowledge, and this is one of the points I -especially wish to be informs ed upon. You surely will not ref use one so long in the editorial brother hood as myself . It would be an un generous return ror me service we New York Prohibitioniste are said to have rendered you Southern Demo crats in the election of Orover Cleve land. The "antagonipms and dissensions" wnica you rear tne trronibition party may beget in the Democratic partv of the South, have already been be gotten by it in the Republican party ai cne JMortn. me "Anti Saloon JRe Dublieans " of Kansas hava inat pall ed a National Convention, to meet in Toledo next May; and the "Anti- Saloon Democrats." of Georeria. wil be likely to call the twin of it, if your soutnera jjemocratic party doesn't quit fooling with the liquor traffic. What does all this unrest and aerita tion signify ? That however great the "setnaacK" pronioition efforts gave to temperance in North Carolina four vears aro. and however severe a n called "set-back" we gave it in New York by helping Democracv into State and National power, later, a force has begun, in morals and polis ties, North and South, which defies party expediency, will efface party limitations, ana is going forward with tremendous momentum for the good of all. ' The New Issue" is bes fore us, and I shall take pleasure m discussing it next Tuesday evening in your pretty city of Charlotte. Gome and hear me, Mr. Editor, and then refute my arguments if you can. Respectfully yours, A. A. Hopkins. PILES!! PILES PILES!! A Sure care for Blind, Bleeding, Rolling and Ul cerated Plies has been discovered by Dr. Williams, (an Indian Remedy i, called Dr Williams' Indian Pile Ointment. A single box has cored the worst chronic cases of 25 or 30 years standing. No one suffer five minutes after applying this wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions and instruments do more harm than good. Williams' Pile Oiritmeat absorbs the tumors, allay? the intense itching, (particularly at night after getting warm in bed,) acts as a p altiee, gives instant relief, and is pre pared on' cr Files, itcbng of privale parts, and for notai : t ise. Price 60 cent . X. C. Sn-ita 4 Co., aea.: 'iliieoditwiy -1 For HoHsekeepers, Lace curtains per pair at 1.25, 1.50, 2.15, 3.00 up to 7 00 75 Tapestry mats at 65e. worth f 1.00 P ,UU 125 Velvet mats at 90c. worth 1.50 WITTKOWSKY & B1RIICD, CHARLOTTE, N. C. ' MAU. OEDKE3 SOLICITED AND PEOMPTLT ATTENDED TO. FOR SALEi TWO OPRlrahlfi hnllrUncr Into Krwonn t frontlnc tm Snnth Thak ' r,,K wx o. n wuwu, ouaue trees on lots. Will be so-d separately or together. Price $700 CHARLOTTE REAL ESTATE AGENCY. 56 THE FINEST NOTICE. COTTAGE for Bale on Trron str.t Seventh nf pi .V... Jijun 8irel, MCIM6B- Safes for Sale. mW 4 II u M H I7UI WO ICS THIS FFICE. -AND Best Variety OF- J I EVER BROUGHT Houses Rented. 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