IS ISMM
OF OUR : SPECSAL CASn SALE.
tsrp still have a good many very desirable gogds. Corner whiter you ; can
" L.avainfl as wft now offer. 5 Tnerips hlAfi. WhI TqK1 nocVf ji
fpnts 3 pieces Red Damask from 31 to 87 cents. 54 inch Dress Flan
$iUt TRUNNKS, VALI8JS, READY; MADE. CLOTHING, &a
ts in Dress Goods and Satios
tail
iiyinal nst 15 nipfifis of LAME! HTTRT1 A TTJQ frxm a sem nc
t bdll lUOU Vi'fe r T w w v uuiu . WLU f VV-f JJ
HAIVIBU RG AND TORC H ON EDCl NQS
ME8B.
M
JUST BECISIYKIV
and See
-o-t
Them
Job lot ot
Jambnrg Embroideries,
othloglntlie city to equal them in prices. It
a Mto purchase from th's lot you lose a bar
iln. .
Beautiful lot of
ill Weight Flannels
For the early Spring trade
i.
j Wflol Double Width Aibitros
At 60 cen la the new Spring shades. ; , :
1
LSEIGiLE.
EGfifli & CO.
First National Back Building,
South Tryon Street, - - Charlottle, N. C
v, '.DEALERS IN.;
Iiadies,Misses? and Children's
FINE
1
BnTTON, CONGRESS & LiCE SHOES.
Gents' Fine Hand-Made and Machine Sewed '"
BOOTS, BOTTON AND LACE BALS,
nftYS AII YOtJXIIS' ;
FINE BOOTS AND SHOE3 ! OF ALL GRADES
, : GENTS FINE -
Silk, Soft and Stiff Hats,
TRUNKS,
VALISES, and . V
: GRIPS ACKS,
UMBRELLAS OF ALL KINDS!
SHOE 'BLACKING and BRUSHES;
: ALMA and RAVEN GLQSS-
SING forXadies' Fine Shoes. -J-
Stock al ways kept full and
: up to the demand.
ORDERS BY MAIL OR EXPRESS PROMPTLY
. ; ATTENDED TO. -
:o;-
Mjj handsome line of Irish and Everlasting Trimmings Jusi received. ; Also a large and
hecked Nainsooks Barred lVIuslin;&c.
lot 5f TaMe Lable Linens In new and attractive patterns.1 and at prices that will sell them,
esuu in hands a small lot of - , - j. O
8HA
WL
8
I ttteii8?601 bargains In Black and Cream Cashmeres all of which are now offered much un-'
-uo. iu oraer 10 make a clean sweep of all . , ( .
KID GLOVES IN STOCK,
the same down to figures that are bonnd to. command attention, - Come and ' see
1. 0,. &
SUCCESSORS TO ALEXANDER & HARRIS.
Houses Rented.
S'&J wnta collected, to the cJ
ESTATE AGENCY.
U m 1 COCHRANE. Manager, '
-woireei vroct cenuai uoiei:
THE LATEST
nmntag on full time. J Furrlture
C?? byM l kept , by the enterprising
.---uwiersin tula eltv
VSr.10 the. market KO
ch
Ift at i
for goods made ty ns and
We solicit the patronage cf tua
rapiaranteesatiflfin
Lta. . ELLIOTT A- 11A TQTT
FRED. G.. IIUNZLEa.
, " WHOLE3ALD
CHARLOTTE,' N. C '
Depresenta two of the largest LAGEB
BUCB Breweries in the United Btatea
Co., of PMladelpbia, and 'the
P. & CI. CcJialTiir XIreTlcis Co., oi
niE LAIiQEST LAGER BEE3 BOT
TLI1TQ USTABLISHUEITT . j
.III THE CITY.
CTOrders' Solicited!. All crdcn
prctptly filled -and delivered freo oi
chr.rge to cny part cf the city.
dccnf
Hue (Cttaribttc 0l)Birtict
7 TBDTH. UXX TEX SUN, SOaXTlMTS 80EWXSTO
BX OBSCDBSD, , ?CT, UXX TES tCS, ONLI FOE A
Subscription to th OberTer
: kS DAILY EDITIONf.
Single OOJP7 ... w. .. Mf 6 cents.
By the week la tta dtj.v..... .vi..i T si r
8r11teinonth.;;;4.vi-v:'''''-fS
Six months;V;viVf"".'
One year.'M4.9...v.'v'.... .8)0 ,
, WEEKLY EDITION. i -" ;
HttinoEfcitSi fcjiL . . . LCy r' '.;
jHW 7iiir.., r.4. 173' rj-3:f
' In clubs of five and over $1.50. ; ; . , ;
fo Deriatlon From These ZXHleW
, Subscripttons - always payable tn adranceiiot
oiilv tn name but tn fact i ?w:;;-f;:;;.:.;
RAILROAD : QUESTIONS
THE GEORGIA COUOIISSIOHT.
1 , ITS ORGANIZATION v
AND OPERATION. -
Tlie Defects Allegecl Against It
- Bad. Effect en Hie Railroads
A Movement on If oot to Secure
Its Modification; J;'
1 . Savannah, Ga., February, 7.- The
railroad commission oL Georgia; was
organized under an act of tne Gener
al Assembly, passed in. 1878. . The
right of'. the General Assembly, to
delegate to a commission the powers
over railroads expressly ., granted to
it by the constitution of the State.
was contested,' but was finally- de
cided by tne Supreme UouitT of the
United States in. favor of the consti
tutionality of the commission -law;
The constitution was formed by the
conventian of 1877, and the railroad
section was inserted after a long and
spirited contest, in which the anti
railroad party was led . by Robert
Toombs and many less noted but in-.
Huential men from different parts of
tne o ate.
There had been much agitation on
the subject r of legislative control of
railroads for several years and many
complaints : were made from the
smaller trade centres of the State of
unjust ; discrimination -in r favor of
certain cities and firms, and of ex
cessive charges for freights and pas
senger tares. No doubt these com
plaints were in many instances well
founded, - but it is undoubtedly true
that popular prejudice had much to
do with " the crystallization of ; the
sentiment-wbiclr forced the conven
tion, and later the General Assembly,
to adopt stringent measures lor the
contrdUandr it may well be4aidt the
management", ot the railroads of
Georgia. "
The confctitution (article 4, section
2) . authorized v "the: regulating of
freight and passenger ? tariffs, and
the preventing of uriust discrimina
tions." It also : prohibited the rail
road companies from , 'buying shares
in other corporations. or making
cbc tracts tending to defeat or lessen
competition, or to encourage monop
oly," and forbade .vthe granting of
any rebate, or bonus in the nature of
a rebate, tending to deceive the pubs
lie as to the actual rates charged."
f The commfs ion, which has ? ever
since its organization been under the
leadership of (Jam p bail Wallace, one
of the ablest , railroad men ; of, the
South: went to work with great en
ergy and zeal and it was not long be
fore freight ' tariffs were remodeled
and cat down from 20 to 50 per cent.
and even more m some cases, and
passenger fares ;were reduced on the
main lints from 4 and 5 to ;3 cents
p4r mile: This heroic treatment at
first created cocsternation in railroad
circles, but it made the commission
very popular throughout the greater
part of tne State; and its powers were
somewhat enlarged " from time to
time. The commisioDers were, made
almost as complete masters of the
railroads of Georgia as if they owned
every line,' their decrees and rulings
not beiog subject to, review, by any
court or other authority. ,
j: The managers, of the railroads ac
cepted the new order: of things sul
lenly; I but" they determined to rdo
their utmost to save , the great int?i
ests in their hands from wreck. They
alsowent to work system'atically but
honorably to defend what they con
ceived to be their; rights before the
courts, and to represent their interests
befcre the comoaission. ; They also
bjgahl.to : endeavor ; to convince the
peopie or tne necessity pi iimning ine
powers of -the commissio n, and even
of the ad visability of abolishin g it al
together. They ,argued . that over
$70,000,000 worth 6f : railroad proper
ertywhich was entitled to the credit
of having made Georgia the Empire
State of the South, should not be
placed permanently in the absolute
power of three men,' who might use
that power to further their .own in
terests political or otherwise. .
'Notwithstanding the most stringent
economy on the part of the railroads,
their d ividends began ; to grow small
er, and of course the valued of their
securities began to decline. Railroad
building in the State became practi
cally at a stand-sti'l for a time. Of
course the railroad people charged
all this to the commission, while the
commissioners ? and tbeir friends
charged it to the general stagnation
of business throughout the country,,
and specially to several; short crops
in th's section of the South. The ar
gu,ments on each side in the newep'v
pers and before the railroad commit
tees of the General Assembly were
able and exhaustive , - v ; ;
The ailroad people considered that
they were fighting for the very ex
istence of their properties, and the
struggle at, fijsvFCemed to bs a hope
less one, but' some four years ago
there were . a few ' signs of an ap
proaching reaction ' of public enti-
ment.r Thev rr doubled their effnrto
to Dlace their vie wn favorahlv. hp.fnrfi
the people, modifying their; positiorr
somewhat, no longer asking" that he
comanission be , abolished but only
that S it powers ? be confined within
reasonable limits. Thev then hpffan
to gain ground rapidly, and sev ral
tu uucu luti ue wepapers ana ieaa i ng
politicians that had been supporting
the commission esnonspd t.hpir mhp
In the last General Asf emblv a bill
covering the modifications asked by
bue rauroaas passea- tneisenate by a
good majority, and onlv failed in the
H'-use by a few votea The outlopk
for the passage pf a similar bill in the
next General Assembly is thought to
be favorable. .
there has been sit on foot in Georgia
o uuuiucr ui uew rauroaa Droipct-
some pl them beiog of great- impor
tance, and it is very - reasonably cei
tain piai two or .frree-of the mo e
important Jines will be built. It is
impossible to say what -effect these
enterprises .will have on thk
mission question. - It is proposed to
uuuu tnem oy tne combination of
local andNorthern capital, -and while
this mav Drove that ' th : railrnad
commission of Georgia is not pre-
Tcuviug up. iuvcciuwuii UL uujuey in
needed lmes of railroad, hundreds of
influential men interested v in these
pew line! 'will hereafter have a com--
mumty df interest with the railroad
people who. have so longbeen fighN
tag tne commission. Tbere seems to
be a stroner nrobabilitv that t,h nPTt
General Assembly of Georgia " will
remove me more oojectionaoie ilea-
utco yji. uxiu lauiuau uuuuLLiiBaiuu law.
STATE WE WS.
Mr.' W. Kitchen, editor of the
Scotland -Neck Democrat: has sur
rendered his. tw&ition on that paper,
and lfflft Mondav for Texas, with tho
intention of -staying there a year' at
least, ana oi prcpaoiy ' manmg it his
iuture nome. r . - ,
- Wjlmihgton Star:l We. understand
that the ' necessary arrangements
have been so far perfected that it
may be confidently stated that thp.
electric lieht will be in workihe' nrdpr
in Wilmington in about -two weks
The machinery and wiresrai e all here
now, and .the company will ; begin
tomorrow getting them up and in po
sition; : Our informant says that the
company have already sixty lights
in Raleigh, and have ordered another
piani.to sappry tne demand there.
Warrenton Gazette : The Western'
Union Telegraph CJompany will run
its lines mt j Warrenton and establish
an office here in a few days. We
saw . some tobacco -v from Camden
county sold in our market the other
day, but it was very inferior ar
ticle; and if it was the best that cou d
be done, it will not nav the neonle
there to make it. -Some are now
burning their plant beds with keros
sene oil. The bed - is covered with
trash, , which is saturated with the oil
and fired. - It is said to be as srood as
the old method and much cheaper.
Gastop - Current: The Carolina
Iron Mining Co.V commenced opera
tions on the Old Ormand ore bank on
New Years day. They say they are
Kiuug bu uu euuie extsnsive worK.
They are now shipping ten tons 6f Ore
per . wees. nr. j ... a. onrum '. and
Eusebias Costner on?; last Saturday
evening baited a place and built a
'blind'i for turkeys andon Mondav
morning they went to the place early
and succeeded in killing . three wild
burKtjy ueuB inac weignea oo pounas,
at three shots, and ' wounded a large
gobbler. . - ? , , -., . a .. . ,.vvv
Clayton Bud : ; About the 5tb:of Jan
uary last, Senator Ashely Home, was
stricken; blind in one of, his eyes,
caused by: hemmorrhage : He. has
had but little, hope of the sight being
restored soon if ever.: He left 'on
Monday morning for- the -North ac
companied by his son, Master Char
lie, wnere ne wui consult me, best oo
ulistic skill 'm regard to the. other
eye; which is very much in sympathy
with the one that is lost. He has
very grave fears that he.willlose his
sght altogether." -
f ,(V-' . , y -Cil ;j? ,V.!-:-ji." ity ft-.:Y, I
Goldsboro Messenger: , Mr. , Alex.
inain, oivjonnstonr county, was
choked and knocked : down Saturday
night, by some unknown . party,
while walking on the sidewalk near
Mr.: Tom Parker's; and claims that he
was robbed of about $45. It happened-
soon after the arrival of the
midnight train on which he' had come
from Warsaw,; himself, rather under
the influence of , liquor. - , He, was
found aliew minutes .after it hap
pened in a rather bloody; condition
but not seriously hurt. .Who his as-
sailant was is not known. He says
it was a tall slim built white man.
The police made every, effort to fer
ret out the perpetrator , but without
success. , : . ' ' :'
5 Wilson J Mhtror: . We learn from a
very interestipg .letter from our
newsy correspondent. v Plain Tom,
that Liberty Dortch the oldest negro
man in Nash county, and perhaps in
the State'died "on, WednesdaysHe
was the slave of Mrs. Drucilla Dortch,
and the record shows that j he -was
born in 1776, and the patriotic name 4
he bore suggests the belief that the
recordlia true, for about thatltime
every l hill find dala was i vocal with
the Declaration of Independence, and
it Sis j more than probable that the
owner of this old negro was filled with
that, same patriotic : ardor which
shouted but two things Liberty or
Death, and hence this unusual and
patriotic appellation.
D71V
1.
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To examine: tHese lines", v : We ' are not J eellmff: tHtm:
W. U BELOW mil
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FINE LINEN HUCK - 17x30 INCHES AT :8c EACET WORTt 124c
1 .
DAMASK 18x36
4' (4
44 v", " 44
4 .44.,. '4 4 t OA A f
u J . HUCK 21x41
KNOT'D FRINGE DAM. 18x38
1SXTRA HEAVY v " 21x4S
PURE WHITE D AM ASK23x44
: 4(
'44
. 44
4
44
4C
4 1A
' JK
" -16c;
u 19c
19c
" 2ic
29c
"38g
44
44
150:
v 22iU
25c .
30c '
40c.
55c.
r. .
- .
UNBLEACHED LOOM DYCE
, ' - , . DAMASK
. 44 "
BLEACHED
'l '
' 4t ,
COLORED
44 -."
44 - '
44
' 4 -4
4
44
4 4
4 4
U
44
44
' 1
60 ins at 35c
.'2 ins at 50c
' ': ' 54.ins at 41c
t " . - .60 ins at 52c
' , 60 ins at 58c
BORDERED. 64 ins at 76c
64 ins at 82c
,60 ins at 32c
60 ins at 50c
60 ins at 62c
60 ins at 68c'
60 ins at 70c
50 ins at 21c per yard worth 35o
. 4 4
44
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v'-'4.
' 41
' 44
4(
-44 1
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(4
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44
44
44 '
'44
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44
44
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44
44
-44,'
50c
;70c-
i '55c
1 75t
;85
-95c?
- 1.00
50c
.65
.: 85o
90X5
4 Special Kuml)ers in Quilts
AT 'j 93c A WHITE r CROfiHF.T DUTT .T 10-1 WfiPTff i ot
1.15 EXTRA HEAVY : T. 7 11 7 "
f1' 1.50 A BEAUTIFUL M A RSFJT.T.TT.d , ma- ii -
M.95 : EXTRA HEAVY " . tS; 44 ,
1 -
:0:-
'IimiIi!;i:;i
I 0(1(1 X7orna aP riann!tin T' Ct-: 1 ' C ; in i
, "Wide, at 12c.per yard, worth 25, cents. ,
- 1 1
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- CHARLOTTE, N.i 0.
MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY. ATTENDED TO.
- . h
FOR; SALE.
K( -. Two desirable batldlng lots. 60x300 feet,
0J - fronting on South Tryon street, adjoining
the property of J. H Carson. Shade trees on lots.
Will be so d separately or together. Price 1700
each.
CHABLOTTE EE1L ESTATE AGENCY.
L. J. WALKEB.
B. K. BBTAN.
I J. WALKER & (t
Wholesale and Retail Grocers.
new Firm
NEW GOODS
ON the first day of Jairoar7,1885,the undersigned
entered Into a co-partnership for the purpose
of earning on a, .4 .
" ' " ?
General Grccerj Cosiness
At the" old stand of Springs & BurwelL .corner
Tryon' & Fourth streets, - We are Qualified by long
experience, to meet the demands of the trade, and
give satisfaction to oar customers.
- We will keep on hand at all times a full stock of
"I
Which win be dellTered tn any part of ttcdt;! res
of charge. - - -
- . ETREUElIBERjr:
We win not be undersold in the Charlotte market.
, ' ,
V'? Thftra la a t?ood wazon yard In the rer cf
ourstcrafor the accommodation cf our custo
mers. . , r ' - . " . . .
k j. uiiLiion a' go.
r-mmi .. oaauu ..4H .
Vor ftttann' tpatw thfrv tin.vA atAAdflT iraltMuf f ,.
favor, and with sales constantly increasing hare
become the most popular corset throughout th -United
States. - - - ' , .
f The ft quality . Is warranted to wear twice a
long as ordinary corsets. We have lately tntro
dncedtheG and B H Grades with Extra Loci .
j Waist, and we can furnteh them when preferred. -f
Highest awards from all the World's great r
Fairs. - The last medal received is for First Decree
of Merit, from the late Exposition held at Usw -.Orleans.
".-.' " - - . -
-While scores of patents hare been found word'
less, the Principles of the Glove i'lttlng har
proved Invaluable. . -
: r Retailers are authorized to refund money, If, on
examination, these Corsets do not prove as repre
sented. . - . -
f"FaIeeTerjrwheFei Catalcae
free on Application . .
.Thomson. JL.angdon Co.TTeiv
These goods tn, all styles and qualities for sal . .
by . , - , c. M QUEHT,
' ' . ' Charlotte, N.C. .
Octl3-eod-ra , -'1 . 4
"CH ICH ESTER'S r ENGLISH." v;
. TJje Orltnal and Only Genuine.' -
Saft and alwayi EeliaMe. Bewareofwortiilo Imitation.
IndUpenaable to LADIES. ' Ask your irni tat tar
"Chleheater' Lnv -a" and take no other, or iuuioM 4e. '
(msmm) to D Tor parucalara n letter hy return msll.
NAME PAPPR. CMchwter Clirmifal Co.,
2 & 1 3 Msdiaon tsquare, Pfc '
Sold by Droe-s-frt eTerywbere. ' Aik ft C1iIeke "
ter'a EnKliBa" JPeBJiyroral PUIs. Take a other.
jamcdJcwly .