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VOLUME 'XXXIV. OEi-KLOTTEv KCC;, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY U, 1886.Q PRICE FIVE CENTS. WIS i AfflV MM- OF OUa-.-S?BCIAl An SALE. :0:- mTfl still have a'gbod many very desirable goods. - Come while you "can w .Mina nn wfl now offer.:':v- B.nieoea bleanhed TAhlflDanrnRfc from 4.1 Aftontfl 3 pieces Red Damask from 31 to 67 cents. E4 inch Dress Flan te 75 cents. TRTJNNKS, VALISES. READY MADE CLOTHING, ,&c. Slue Tuxrlrrttc OlJBjerwc "TBDTH.LIB THK STOT, ' BOStHTUaa SUBMITS TO KK - OBSCUKED, EZTT, IJXR THX EUN, ONLY FOB A iio S ID Dress Goods m - Cabserlption to the Observer. ' ' a DAILY EDITION.. ..... , etngleccry " Scents. By the week ta the city. . 20 By the monh. . .............. - Three moaaw.... ....$2.00 Six months 4.00 One year .. .'. .... .... ........ 8.00 . ' . WEEKLY EDITION. Three months . .... i ........... . ... 63 eents. SlxmonCau... ........ JL00 itae yr. 1.75 In clubs of five, and over $1.50. ; . r ,. , 7 ' lo DeTfation From Tliese Rules Subscriptions always payable In advance, not oniv in name but m tact. - ... I their original ost. '4 15 pieces of LACE CURTAINS f rom 9 to 66 cents peryard. . Don't fail to look at our new line of l uaWIBURG AND TORCHON EDGINGS That we have just opened up. Also, WHITE GOODS of every description. A lew JCST BECITEI, See Hi J-o-t- Jolotot Hamburg Embroideries, Nothing In theclty to equal them In .prices, It ycu fall to purchase from th's lot you lose a bar gain. ' ,; - Beautlfullot of Lit Wt Ilaels For the early Spring trade i Wool DkUt . Width AHitros It 60 cents, In the new Spring shades. T. L. SElGLEi First National Bank BuiJdiDg, South Tryon Street, - - - - Charlottle, N. C. ; . DEALERS IN - v LadiesMisses' and Children's ' - ' FINE '. . ' - " BliTTON, CONGRESS & LiCE SHOES. ' '' ' - - 'V ' 'r t Gents' Fine Hand-Made and Machine Sewed - BOOTS BOTTONAND lace BALS, I1NE BOOTS AND SHOES OF ALL GRADES ' s - , : GENTS. FINE: . Silk, Soft and Stiff Hats. ; . VALISES and , " 1 v : -GRIPSACKS, UMBRELLAS OF ALL KINDS. SHOE 'BLACKING and BRUSHES, ALMA- and RAVEN : GLOSS - SING for Ladies' Fine Shoes.; Stock always kept full and 'J up to the demand. OBDEBS BY MAIL OB "EXPRESS PBOMPTLY ATTENDED TO. . An Arkansas Wedding. Arkansaw Tcaveltr. A very . interesting marriage oc curred over at Hock's Springs the olher night. Ben Lother and -Ida Grimes ran away from the neighbor hood where they were reared," and aDDlied to young Wilkinsdn, who recently accepted a call to . preach. The arrival ot the runaway,, couple soon became known,' and a- number of vounz people 1 gathered - at ' the school house" where the ceremony was to be performed. The preacher, upon arriving, called Bill Fellers to one side and said : : "Bill, I couldnt refuse - to accom modate that y oung couple, but to tell the truth, I don1t Jnow how to per- tor. m a mar r lage ceremony, l - was never married and I 'never saw anv body married, and I don't Under- stand the performance.", ' ' I never . saw anybody married either," Bill replied; 'and I, don't be lieve there's anybody here that un derstands it'.V - . "It won't do to disappoint them, for I understand the girl's father is in pursuit. K Let's see, you .were com missioned as justice of the peace . the other day, weren't you ?". -' 'Yes, but the papers didn't shed any light on marriage ceremonies " don't know' what to do about it," th(young, preacher continued. They've begun to grow restless, you would-be bridegroom. VI beiieve wn'd rather be married the old way " lady, how old are you." : -vv uere, , saiu. lue .now irppa tient lover,' 'that's none of y our ' bu siness." , r t : ' "Yes it is.. Young lady will you please advance and kisa the judge?" 'No, ni be. blamed if she shall ! w exclaimed the. young man; 'and more than that this thing has gone far enough.' Now. I want to a?k vou a few questions. Don't move." The younjg fellow whipped ou-t' a pistol, and Bill's knees began to. bump each other.: "Now, did you ever see a bigger liar than vou are V - VNo, sir , ..', "No, Colonel." "Nd, Colonel" Bill repeated. '. 'Wouldn't you steal if you got a chancy ?'?' --, "'"-.; ,Y'k Colonel J .; . -- "That's what I thought. Now, con found .you, : lead us to a preacher's housei pretty devilish quick. ' Come on, folks; the fun ain't over. yet' BAILROADING IN MOSTANA. Co C5 ;o:- A new and handsome line of Irish and Everlasting Trimmings' Just received. Also a laxge and varledstockot f - Checked Nainsooks. Barred JVluslin, &c. Fresh lot of Table Lable Llnins m neWand attractive patterns, and at prices that will sell them. aave8tiii on hands a small lot of , j . x' - HA deluding a few special bargains In Black and Cream Cahmeresall of. which are now offered much un aer their value. In order to make a "dean sweep" pf all, , . .-. KID GLOVES IN STOCK, WehavemarirArt tha aomo innmiA fimra that am bound to command attention. Come -and see taem. . ' . . J t' SUCCESSOBS TO ALEXANDER & HARBIS Houses Rented, iwsjented and rents ccllsetsd, la the dtj ""2S?Tfree of charge. . CHABLOTTE BXa E3TAT2 AGENCY, . .. ' B.E. COCnxtAinSi Kanassry ; , nM Trade etreet Front, Cential Hotel THE LATEST ifn km MOST IflPfiRTANTl uwe an now runnlrj cn f i3 fr, .rzrltcrs manufactured bj us Is" tc;t ty tls cz: :rr.:j:2 "future dealers In thlar city. VTe na cnly tLe Jwtand most substantial la marl.:t. KO SHODDY GOODS. Ask for goods Ci3.ty U3 cn3 Jo will get the worth of your xicscy. Oar vszzs on each piece. We solicit thejptrens -a cf the Public and guarantee satlsfaitlon. , ' Sespectfully, " ' ELLIOTT & IIAESH. I?RE9 G. ilUNZLES; . ... WHOLESALE ZSXSISX2. DEAU3IX AT CHARLOTTE, N. C ; rrcccr.t3 two of the largsst LAQE3 ;, V Breweries ia the United States Co., cf IIiilaaelpia, and the n,: 11. CcZiviCrt Cr err lire: Co., oi telt3 latfqest lageh bezu eot t;:;g lctadlicixheitt I i;t CITY. : fTOrders Solicited, All crdert rrcrartly filled and delivered fres cf see. VWell,parson, I don't understand it any more than you, but I am wil ling, If you'll hilp me kill hogs' next weekvto' take the job off your hands.",- "All right." : Bill returned to the company and said - - . -" - " ; "Ladies and gentlemen, we've met here to engage in a veryjseriousKbus. iness. . This young couple (pointing) think they ought to be married, and it ain't for me to say they ought not. Young fellow, have you got your li cense ?" , , ' "Yes sir." . . . - . "All right, hop up here - now'? - The young couple advanced. . Join hands," said Bill. "Irwant to say that the new ceremony,1, just approved by the Governor, has gone into effect. . Those who have never seen this ceremony , performed ;will doubtless be amused at its novelty, but I'll J3ay right here that all snick ering Will be treated as contempt . of court. Young man what is your business?" 1 7 . v " I am a farmer." "Ah, ha ! How. many rails can you split in a day?" - "Four . hundred in good timber." . . "Will von swear it?" ' . VYes, sir." ' - Hold up your right had." " .' He held up his right hand and was sworn. 13U1 con wnuea:- . "Are .you. a good handto cover corn?" , ; . , "Yes, sir." - . -.: "Please say, Yes, your honor.' " "Yes, your honor." "That's right. How much can you cover .in a day?" "Three acres, it the land's in gooa condition. - : , 'fWill yotr swear it?" ; "Yessir." J . . t , ''Yes, your honor." -, Excuse me. Yes, your honor." "Hold up your right hand." , And he was sworn again. , v v.Whatwasthe weight of the lai gest bass you ever caught?" . "I doa't remember exactly.: About 5 "Will you swear it? "No. vour honor." "All right. - Are youT willing to mar- ry tnis ginr - n ."Yes. your honor. : If I wan't .1 wouldn't have brought her here." ' "That's what I thought," tfiH medi tatively replied. 'You love her, I recKoni' 1 "Yes, your honor.", : "How much?": 'Oh, I don't know. Ever so much.' ,What did - she , say when you asked her?" "She said Yes.' " ' "Glad to hear it." . "Now, young ladywill you please advance and kiss the judge ?" - The girl hesitated a moment, but she stepped up ana Kissed ism. r 'Do you love tnis man if" -"Yes, sir." . . 'Yes. vour honor. " The girl promptly corrected her mistake. , . . - - "How much do you love him?" A lllwiiutaln Xion Boards a Loco ' motive and Makes Things Tein pornrilip Warm.- " - . From the Butte Miner. - - . , ' . -," The train Was running along' at a forty ;mile an ? hour, gait rounding tae curve near the ciifts' beov Silver Bow.. JSlse. was, as usual, atiis post and it. was growiner dark when h noticellva dark object spring upon the cow catcher. , tie naturally, whistled "down brakes,"- but as there was no disturbance he concluded that it was a rock or a lump of dirt that' had been in some, peculiar way thrown on and off, and the train resumed its or dinary speed. About this time Davis had occasion to go out on the fQot' poard and oil. some of the machinery. dui Derore ne nad completed the job he Tushed' back into the ; , cab : more dead than ', alive. - The dark object that Else had seen - spring on to the cow catcher proved to have been a full sized mountain lion, As soon as he saw the ugly object the - man nat urally retreated to the cab, to which J point ne was rouowea by the beast. The pair entered ' the cab together, Dayis f peecbiess and the lion growK mg. . : , . r John Elee is a man of ; nerve and expedients. He took in the situation in a .second.: He had no weapon, but as quick as thought he opened the valve apd there was;a piercing shriek fromv tpe whistle. . The sche'me proyedfa good one. The animal was hen more frightened than the men and he took a headlong plunge from tne ca p. omguiar 10 relate, m tne plunge he fell headforemost, and his neck was broken by the" fall. . - After the train had been .brought in Else and the party took teams and ' went in search of the brute and tound him as above stated. The carcass was brought to the city and found to weign tnree nunarea pounas. Wilmington Review : There is com plaint among, the business men: that he receipts of cotton this year at this port have not been so , large thus far as ' they were last , year for the corresponding period. The receipts of cotton for. the crop year, up to Saturday,' the 6th instant, were 87, 162 hales, as against 89,522 bales for the corresponding period last year, a decrease of 2,360 bales. . A-Sicotton is arriving quite freely, this deficiency win .propaoiy De maae, up .in a short , time; but . should: it not, we are in not near so bad a condition as either Norfolk, Va., or Charleston, S. C. Taking the , relative, receipts - i . TTT-i . . I V... r - a 1 into .consideration, w umingcon asm good reason to rejoice rather- than repine. . . . Lotf ; "Glad to hear it. Please step for ward and kiss the judge." - ; t : Again she kissed him. , ."Remember that you are under oath. . Did you ever love any. one else?" - ' - "Yes, your honor." "Why didn'c you marry him?" '"He didn't ask me." . . -. " 'Please . advance and k iss the iudee." ' . ' "Look here, squire,", said "the IT To examine these lin8. , We are: not Belling them OST bat R If mm. FINE LINEN HUCK iy . -, t 17x30 17x33 DAMASK 18x36 20x40, HUCK 21x41 KNOT'D FRINGE DAM. 18x38 EXTRA HEAVY . " . 21x43 PURE WHITE DAMASK 23x44 INCHES :4V at: 8c " 10c , it , , 11 u K eachV worth 16c 19o 19o 21o 29c 38c .a l J t ( 12G, 15c 22iu 25c 25c 30c - 40c . 55c o- UNBLEACHED LOOM DYCE ; DAMASK BLEACHED .. ' -:. 1 .? - " COLORED, , - 1 ' V (t X- ' - t : " - . tt tt tt m tt tt ' t ' ? j62 ins at 50c , 54 ins at 41c . ..60 ins at 52c ' 60 ins at 58c BORDERED 64 ins at 76c 1 64 ins at 82c 160 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 ou ids at 60G tt ti . ( . ( tt" H i it (i tt r tt" ft tt it tt ti ; t , tt tt tt tt 1 1 (t : t 35c 50c -:70c' . 55c :75c ..' wa 95c , i.oo 50c. 65c 7Pc :85c ! 80c 4 Special Numbers in Quilts AT 93c " 1,15 -"1.50 " 1.95 A WHITE EXTRA t A BEAUTIFUL MAR3EILLE3 EXTRA HEAVY CROCHET QUILT 10-4 WORTH- $1.25 tt 1 1 ."t 11-4 11- 4 12- 4 ,4 tt . tt 1.50 2.00 2 75 . :0: Inralid's Hotel and; Surgical In- . stltute. : . u. ,Thls widely celebrated ; Institution, , located at Buffalo, N. Y., is organized with a full staff of eighteen experienced and skillful physicians and surgeons, constituting the most complete organi zation of medical, and ' surgical skill In America, for the treatment of all chronic diseases, whether requiring medical or surgical means for their cure. Marvelous success has been achieved in the cure of all nasal, throat and lung diseases, liver and kid ney diseases, "diseases of the .'digestive. organs, bladder diseases, diseases t peculiar to women, blood taints and skin diseases, rheumatism, neu ralgia, nervous debility, paralysis, epilepsy flits), spermatorrhea, Impotency and kindred affections.' Thousands are cured at their : homes through cor-- respondence. The cure of the worst ruptures, -pile tumor.-, varicocele, hydrocele and strictures is guaranteed, with only a short residence at the In stitution.; Send 10 cents. In stamps for the Inva lid's Gulde-Book (168' pages), "which gives all par ticulars. Address, World's -Dispensary Medical Association,, Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. WinsloWs Soothing: Strop Bev. Sylvanus Cobb thus writes In; the Boston Christian Freeman. We would by no means recom mend any kind of medicine which we did not know to be cood Darticularlv for infants. But of Mrs. Winslow's Soothlnar Srruowe can: speak from knowledge; In our own family It has proved a bless ing indeed, oy giving an miant trouDiea wren oouc pa;ns,wquiefr sleep, and the parentsunbroken rest at night Most parents can appreciate these blessings. Here Is an article which works to perfection, and walch is harmless; for the sleep which It affords the infant is -perfectly natural, and the little cherub awakes as "bright as a button." And during the Srocess of teething Its value Is Incalculable. We ave frequently heard mothers say that they would not be without it from the uirth oi the child tiil it had finished with the teething siege on any consid eration whatever. Sold by all druggists. 25 cents a Doum. 1,500 .yards of Genuine Lace Striped Scrim, 40, inches "vtidp, at 12c. per yard, rorth 2 cents. aiwEOK'sai & imbicis,- CHARLOTTE; N. C. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED .TO. FOR SALE. Two desirable building lots, 50x800 feet, frontlneort South Tryon street, adjoinlne the property of J. H Carson. Shade trees on lots.. wui oe so' a separately . or xogetner. .race - vw 56 each. CHAELOTTE REAL ESTATE AGENCY. L. J. W ALICES. B.- E. BBYAN. L l - fMER i t, Wholesale and Retail Grocers. NEW GOODS GN the first day of January ,1886,the undersigned entered Into a co-partnership for the purpese of carrying on a , !- "uJn .. .---'2. General, Grccen Dnsiness At the old stand of s Springs & BurwelL' corner Tryon & Fourth streets, We are qualified by long experience, to meet the demands of the trade, and give satisfaction to our customers. , ; j We will keep oil hand at all times a full stock of lIlJ3Slt S3 A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itchls1? and Ul cerated Piles has been discovered by Dr. Williams, (an Indian Remedy; called Dr Willirnr.' Indian Pile Olutmeht. A single box has cured the worst chronic eases of 25 or SO years standing. Ko cue suffer five minutes after applying this wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions and Instruments do more harm than good. Williams' File Ointment absorbs the tumors, allay? the Intense itching, particularly at night after getting warm in bed,) acts as a pf ultice, gives, instant relief, and Is pre pared on' !or Piles, itching of private parts, and fornothi- eiss. rrice oo cents, x. ututid Co., aszls. - mm mm . 1'- Which wa be dc"7srsd la any part pf tlxCt i ie ; of chars3u ' - ' . tPXinEBM: : : - We will not be undsrscld lathe. Charlotte market. " ' ' f . .. - ' - - , ' - , tZ7 There Is a good v "on yard In the rear of our store for the acconuaodation of our cust mers. - s' " r", - ""-V" .-l: -iKkinrG- go. ARE ST1XI, THIOIPIIAIVT! 7, i-.ii .:. ' -' ' Tor fifteen years they have Bteadfly gained la favor, and with sales constantly Increasing have become the most popular corset throughout the UnitedStates. ..--:.-.; - The G quality Is warranted to wear twice a long as ordinary: corsets., We have lately intro duced the G and R H Grades with Extra Long ' Waist, and we can furnish them when preferred. : Highest awards from all the World's great Fairs. The last medal received Is for First Degree of Merit, from the late Exposition held at Kev Orleans. , While scores of patents have been found worth less", the Principles of the Glove Fitting have proved Invaluable. ' RetaDers are authorized to refund money, If. pn examination, these Corsets do not prove as repre sented. - i V1- Fe sale ererrwhere. Catalogue '. free on Application , - . Thomson, JLangdon & Co.Tfe'w VorJi. - - i - - " These goods In all styles and qualities for sate ' - - - Charlotte. N. C. CctlS-eod-6ra by i "CHICHESTER'S EHGLIGH." " Tlie Original and Only Genuine. ' Stfe sad lwy Beliable. Beware of worth W Imltationi. . ' , ' Indispensable to LADIES. Auk roar lratrrit tot ' MChlcheter, Encilsh" and take no other, or iucioee 4c . , (stamps) to us for particulars in Utter by return mall. NA..1E PAPER. Chleheater Chemloal Co., t -Sil8MMu Square, Pa. gold by Trnsr8rlt ererrwlire. Ask ftr "Chlchea- ' tera Enslisu" 1'ennyruyal Fill. Take no oiber. JalOdiwly " k , . ' 1 - 3une30dtf
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