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Sally Charlotte Observer. Bsf abtlsbed Jmtir , IMfl.
Wall Charted Jeeyaal, Katablmhed A aest 31, l&s. .
OHARIX)TTE, N. Oi WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1883.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
5 alls. Qonvrmlbscvvzv
TUE STRIKE IH VESTIG ATI ON .
Other Heathers ofthe Bretherhoed five
their Version ol the Troable with, the
Telegraph Coaosmalee.
New York, Aug. 14. The United
Slates Senatorial sab-Committee oa
Labor end-Education resumed its ses
sion here to-day. John F. McLelland.
member of the Brotherhood of tele
graphers, resumed his testimony. lis
aid that the estimated cost of a tele
graph line 1.500 miles lone would be
6725,965. The estimate was made upon
tne cost or tne construction ol the Ma
tual Union line which was now amal
gamated with the Western Union.
Telegraph operators were generally
young men. and lived In boarding
Louses. They usually came from the
better class of society. The moral of
operatives, as a class, had greatly im-
proyea witnin me last ten years, ana
this was one result of the organization
which had been effected. Most of them
were single but some were married
men. The witness thought 850 a
month was a reasonable estimate for
food and lodging for single men. Only
one In a hundred ever s&ved any
money. The highest paid operatives
did not receive enongh to enable them
to lay by anything for their support in
old age.
In 1870 the Weston Union Company
required every man coming into its
- employ to take an oath that he would
never connect himself with a trade or
other organization. This was called the
"Iron Clad Oath," sxd was administered
to every person who took part in the
strike of 1870. After the existence of
the Telegraph Brotherhood was made
known recently, a railroad superinten
dent isaued a circular which was sent
to every employee of the company for
bidding him to connect himself with
the organiz ition under penalty of dls
cnisaai. The day operators worked from eight
. In the morning till eight at night, and
had but two or three hours to devote to
atmosementa. The night operators had
time at their disposal. No such thing
as a vacation was known in telegraph
circles.
Thomas O'Reilly, a telegraph opera
tor of twelve years' experience, was the
next witness, lie had charge of the
Wnsatstone instruments in the Western
Union office. He had been an operator
In that system for ten years in Scotland.
He came here aboot a year ago. The
Western Union Company gave them
20 a month as a retaining fee until
the Wheats tone instruments should ar
rive. The instruments did not arrivo
until October, and the company kept
putting the men off until they weru on
the point of seeking other positions.
Citeilly characterized the action of
th Western Union as base trickery,
l'romues were repeatedly made that
the Wheats tone men should receive as
much as f rat class Morse operators. On
the 28th of last February it was an
nounced that the Wheats too system
would begin operation, and that the
Wbeatstone operators were told that
their salaries would be $50 a month.
This was received with extreme dis
satisfaction, but nevertheless it was de
cided to give it a moo lbs trial. At the
mad of the first month 15.000 messages
had been sent to and from Chicago over
one wire under the duplex system.
Promises of increase of salary were
made but never fulfilled, and the
Wheats tone operators were thus in
duced to remain until the strike was
.ordered, when they all went out with
the Morse operators, as they were all
members of the Brotherhood. It re
quired five years experience to become
proficient in ' the Wheatstone system.
The Wheats tone patent is owned by
the Western Union company ia this
country, but belonged to the British
government originally. It is the sys
tem used all over Great Britain and Ire
land. It was a more expensive system
than the Morse but it was available for
more purposes than the Morse, particu
larly in the department of press dis
patches. It was not probable that the
Wheatstonetwould supersede the Morse
system in this country for the different
character of the work here,
a Xhe principal reason for the strike of
the operators was the deceit and trick
ery of the company towards English
operators. Operators on the other side
were better paid. They had three
weeks vacation each year with salary,
Aod during sickness received half pay.
After being a certain number of years
sn the service his record being good, he
received a pension for life, sometimes
free pay when he becomes superana
ated. j&Jl the wires in Great Britain and
Ireland belonged to the government,
and tariff was uaiform, being a shilling
for 20 words, and three pence for each
additional five.
Eagene O Conner of Boston, chair
man of the executive board of the
Brotherhood of telegraphs gave the fol
lowing statistics of growth of the Wes
tern Union Company since lfici. In
thai year the Company had 37.000 miles
-of poles and ?S37 miles of wires while
now it has IS 1.000 miles of poles and
374.S63 miles of wires. The number of
pfflces in 1866- was 2,250, in 1883. 12.063.
Tus number of messages handled in
ISCd was 579.232. in 1882 and "83 88.
84247. The receipts in 18fld were .
668JK5, In 1883 and "83. 174 14.165. Ex
penses in 186d.ftAM4j0O5.in 1882 and "83
9fi06JX6. JProfits In lSoo, 92.62410. in
1882 and ,83.74lSjD70. This did not in
clude tbe Mutual Union which was now
paying 1 per cent on its watered stock
' and the surplus this year was W.OOOjOOO
notwithstanding. These satieties were
compiled from the published statement
meots of the company.
tfinee the beginning of the strike tbe
membership or the Brotherhood
had nearly doubled end they
bow ' numbered about 20.000.
One fifth of the operators in the coun
try were women, and about five hun
dred of these had Joined the strikers.
There were very few first class opera
ton among them as their strength was
sot equal to the amount of work re
quired to attain such efficiency. The
L earing will be can tinned to-morrow. : .
CmthUm el Iras aad mmI Workers
- Philadelphia. August 14 At the
session this morning of the amalgamat
ed iron and steel workers' convention,
reports of committees on ways and
means and claims were read. As was
hitherto announced, the claims com
mittee adhered to plan of regulating
striker's demands for 188X The ways
and means committee strongly urged
that there be no present disturbance of
tbe wages question and it declared that
tbe current system in both iron and
steel mills is ad lasted on an amicable
basis, a move on the part of tbe con
vention to tinker with a question so
vital would entail disastrous conse
quences Just now. . The action of the
committee and the suggestions it urged
were unanimously ratio ed by fhe con-
i srentlon. - - ... ,. r e'-t . '- ..
: A Karsaal Shot., ;
Cinctjtmati. An gust 14v A despatch
to the Tlraea fctar from Helena, Arkan
sas, says that at 3 o'clock this a. m, pis
tol shots were rieard and shortly after
ward Marshal M Moonsy was fonnd
dying in front of bieofiee. . He badev
dently been waylaid. There Is no clue
to the murderer . ' . '.' ,
Ilerweferd'e Ael4 PhwepbateV
Hi Kerre rood. " i
PrIW emUfc. WeT"'-ioev. O- says: fTs tar
Slr4 nenuue euppij 1 Un ssed It W sdraatsce
STATE NEWS. ;
Wilmington Star: Wilmington was
annoyed considerably by incendiary
fires on Saturday night. A two story
frame building on the premises of Mrs.
iruiton, on xiiin Detween irincess ana
Chestnut streets, was discovered to be
on fire about 9:30 o'clock thatnightand
burned so rapidly that it was almost
destroyed before the fire department
arrived and got to work. About 11
o'clock a fire broke out in a small frame
on the premises of Mr. B. F. Hall,
corner of Ninth and Princess streets.
This building, also, was almost entirely
consumed. At 1 o clock the same night
the alarm was again given, it turned
out,1 however, to be the springing up
again of flames at tbe ruins of the build
ing burned on Mr. Hall's premises, but
which were extinguished before the fire
engines could reach them. The loss
amounted to about 8550.
Goldsboro Messenger : Elijah Nundy,
a colored porter on tne sleeping car
that passed through Goldsboro Sunday
night going North, met with a shocking
accident fourteen miles below the place
by the explosion of a lamp, whereby he
was Dadiy burned, lie is so Daaiy
burned it Is feared he will not recover.
Dr. J. D. Roberta, superintendent
of the Insane Asylum for colored peo
ple, requests the Messenger to give
notice tnat he is now ready to receive
some fifty or sixty patients, but in regu
lating admittance certain rules win be
observed, and do applicant will be re
ceived until DSDers hsve been dulv
made out and forwarded to Dr. Roberts,
and then only alter notification from
him that the patient may be brought.
It ia thought that in course of another
month the number of patients cared
for at the asylum will be fully 160 or
more.
Winston Leader: A botanical gen
tleman has been here for several days,
searching for a microscopic lichen or
rock moss, which is said to exist in ne
other locality in the world. One of
the Press printers, of Salem, has invent
ed a fan that will be run by the fly
wheel or the Campbell press. Ostensibly
it is for the purpose of cooling off the
turners, but really to drive away the
effluvia that will arise from a perspiring
negro.
Durham Recorder: The Grand Jury
at tbe last term ef the Inferior Court
st Oxford presented every supervisor of
public roads in Granville county. It
will be remembered that the Justices
of the Peace are the supervisors.
New hern Journal: G. W. Hurd. who
was arrested some days ago in Wilson
for ' kidnapping Jesse Franks, a little
boy of seven years of age, was acquitted
when tried last Monday and discharged
from further custody.
SOU IH CAROLINA MEWS.
The Charleston Ceateaaial A Tragedy
oa the Bayaaaah.
The centennial anntversay of the in
corporation of the city of Charleston.
was celebrated on Monaay in tnat city.
A sal ate of 100 guns was fired at sun
rise and the city was decked with bunt
ing; The civic ceremony took place in
the af Ujrnoon in the presence of tbe
Governor and the leading State officials.
Mavor Courtney delivered the centen
nial address and an ode written for the
occasion, by Paul Hayne, was read by
DrMlddleton Michel, a brother-in-law
of the poet author.
tne cnaste ana oeauurui oust or
Robert Y Hayne, the first Mayor of
Charleston, executed with exquisite
taste by Valentine, tbe Virginia sculp
tor, by order of the city government.
as unveiled. .Mayor uourroey pre
sented to the city a marble bust, in
classic style and of heroic size, ot the
late James Li l'etugru. rue oust was
executed by Harnlscb, a young Ameri
can residing in Rome, and it is intend
ed to mark the mayor's appreciation of
the support and confidence or tne citi
zens in his effort to improve the con
dition of the city. On Monday night a
grand display of aquatic firework
brought toaetber tne largest popular
gathering ever known in Charleston.
A murder was committed on the L.I-
nah plantation, Savannah river, on last
Tuesday night. On that night between
11 and 12 o'clock, Ned Brlsborn went to
his home and and knocked at the door.
After some delay his wife got up and
opened the front door. Brlsborn, who
had some reason to aouot tne naenty or
his wife, detected Mattnew Jonnson
makiag his exit from the house through
the back door. Ned followed Johnson
and fired twice at him with a double
barrel shot gun. Johnson ran under a
cart in tbe yard; none of tbe shots
struck him ; from there be fired at Brls
born. shooting him In the stomach
about two inches from the navel. The
wounded man died on bunday.
The Port Roval Fertilizing Company
has changed bands, and the business
hereafter will be continued in the firm
name of Hammond, Hull A Co.
Teams from Orangeburg, Winnaboro,
Asheville, Newbery and Charleston
were ex Dec tea to auena tne snooting
tournament held at Columbia yester
day. Tel seraph Ceaapaaies Uaite.
The New York Times announces
that hereafter the Bankers and Mer
chants and Southern Telegraph Com
panies are to operate as one system, the
former company having 'secured the
control of the other eompany. The
lines of the - Southern extend from
Washington to a point near Charleston,
3& In a short time the wires wiu
reach Charleston - and Savannah. Ga.
The contract for their extension to New
Orleans was signed Saturday and it is
alleged that six new wires, with river
cables, are to be strung between New
York and Washington. Wires will
firobably be run to Chicago at once. It
s expected by tbe parties interested
that in sixty days the entire system will
comprise 10.000 miles of wire.
' : They Feel Insulted.
Wsshlsctoe Port.
' Among those who are In a foaming
rage over the shibboleth. Turn the ras
cals out," a dozen or two stalwart edi
tors who hold offices are making them
selves most conspicuous. Is it not pos
sible for them to find eensolation in
the reflection that Turn the rascals
out" doss not apply to anybody but
-rascals r Or is it this reflection that
makes them howl?
" - .!
m. boss tailor who llras near Baeln.
Ha beofcacb ao bad Uiat his tpMM,
! Tftroebad Ilk a boU.
But 8. Jt Oil '
Cored the pain wnleh was very keen.
. The Beyal YaehU - f t v
BX Leols Post-Dlspateh. --.'.-;.! ...
! Admitting that Mr. Arthur has the
royal prerogative to seize and use gov
ernment property wherever he finds it.
what right has he to turn over a vessel
belonging to the navy to the pleasura
ble uses of his daughter and sister?
There is no great amount of money In
volved In this, but there certainly is
some principle. .
; 1. - HawMSMsnHMlik '
' D tew straae say eiMwm state rroMdersnge
atmt breuc&i a bf la par btood wben KnasriailS
rui r tore bn to U pbrstoal orcantsaUon.
It is s stmccuaaoiov wrap, pleasant te take, sad
toe brst b.ood pculSar erer 2!33Terd, curing
eerwfuia, PypfclLJa C!wrderi, sskcet of t&s
kiJn-TS. Frjtipeits, 1: irt. Trtou dliordor,
1(A.T, EtHa eompl&i&M sad diseases of tUs
blood, liver, sidnejSj worn soft, skla, to. , i
thb oiorzv
Arnral aii Bgartnre .cf TraliiL
BICHatONO 1ND DAHTILLZ.
Leaf atr Line Depot 8.80 a. m. and 4.83 p. m.
Rive 2.00 a as. and 1.60 p. as.
: HBLIHt :
Leave 3.20 a.m. and a 10 p. sa. '
Arms 8 20 a. m. and 4.10 p. m.
CHABLOTTX. COLUMBIA AJf D AUGUST A.
Leave 2.10 p. at and arrive 480 p. as.
c c. a. a. t. a. Dmaioic.
Leave 4.50 p. as and arrive at 10.00 a. m.
CAROLINA CXHTKAL.
Leave 8.45 p. as. and 7.10 a. as.
Arrive 7.00 a. m. sad 8-25 p. m.
C C-SHXLBT. DIVISION.
Leave 6.80 p. m., and arrive 10-80 a. ax
latex te If ew AaWertiseaseBt.
J. C BToasb Foe Bent.
HararavM wnnelm Nodes.
Loelalaoa Lottery-ltfOth Disertnc.
ladlcauoas.
South Atlantic States, partly cloudy,
local rains ; southwesterly winds in
winds on the North Carolina coast.
ruing Darometer; stationary or lower
temperature.
LOCAL. RlfriKS.
Messrs L W Sanders and John
Vanlandingham,two of our well-known
cotton merchants, left vests rdsy eve
ning for a trip to New York.
Bat shooting now engages the at
tention of our sportsmen, and the guns
make lively music about the suburbs
these afternoons.
A colored woman named Nancy
Uiller, was arraigned before the Mayor
yesterday on a charge of using profane
language on the streets and was fined
t&OO
Jake Mendal has the prize sun
flower on ezhibitien at his cigar store.
It Is ss big around as the bottom of an
ordinary wash tub, considerably larger
than tbe ladles have been noticed to
wear.
William Littles, the sheriff's tax
collector, held a sale of bis seizures yes
terday, and Lad to buy in the things
himself. Half of a rake, a pot rack and
a poker were among the valuables of
fered to the public.
Tne Harrison Watts Hose Com
pany, weary of waitiog for the reels
and other assistance promised from the
city,, last night disbanded. They hsd
about $50 in the treasury. A commit
tee was appointed' to wind up the af
fairs of the company.
Aunt NetUe Blackjfr. Jas. Ilarty's
cook, who raised the prodigious com
mentioned in these columns a couple of
weeks ago. yesterday sent our agricul
tural editor two ears that were pulled
from the stalks eleven feet from the
ground. Where's the farmer that can
beat this?
Mr. Jas. Dowd. who recently dis
covered what is thought to be a fine
mineral spring on his farm near town.
yesterday sent a quantity of water to
Prof. Dabney for analysis. If it proves
to be what It is thought, there will be
little need of our people going away
from the city to the springs next sum
mer.
The Western Union has had Its
own .way in sending news about the
strike lately, and has made the best of
it. Tbe striking telegraphers in Char
lotte are cheered each day by faorable
reports. Tbe North is solid and firm,
and is holding out remarkably well.
9100,000 has been raised in New York,
and "stick" is tbe word. The strikers
have no idea of hauling down their
colors.
Capt Webb Kendrick, chief of the
Charlotte fire department, impressed
ith the lesson of the Atlanta fire.
yesterday took an Inspection of the Cen
tral Hotel and premises and made mm-
self familiar with every nook and cor
ner of the building. This Is a wise stepJ
Had the Atlanta firemen been zamlllar
with the "Ximb&ll House, they could
have saved the builalng.
Oft for FrUc.
The Louisville Evenlag Post, of last
Saturday, say a that Col Chas R Jones,
Eminent Commander Grand General
issimo of the State of North Carolina, of
Charlotte Commandery, No 2, left
Louisville on that day In company with
the DeMolay Commas dary of that city,
for San Francisco. They travel in a
special Pullman palace car, which was
f ancily decorated. On each side of the
ear were long streamers bearing on
them the words "DeMolay Commande
ry, Kentucky. . Dining cars were at
tached at Chicago.
Taxes aasl Average Talae of Land by
Tewnskrpe. '
The board of county commissioners, l
after two days wotx, yesterday conclud
ed the revision of the tax list of the
-
county. In: scaling the taxes, some
townships are assessed more and others
less than last year. According to the
revised schedule the rate of taxation Is
Increased in Providence township 15
per cent. In Mallard Creek, IS per cent;
and in Lemley'a 10 per cent. It has
been reduced as follows: Clear Creek.
10 per cent, Crab Orchard, 15 per cent,
Deweese, 10 per : cent, Long Creek, 10
percent. Paw Creek. 5 per cent, Morn-
ins Star. 15 Der cent. In Berry hilL
Steele Creek, Pineville and Charlotte, it
Is the same as last year. The follow-
ins is the average value per acre or
land. in the county, by townships:
Providence.. 7 17
Clear Creek.. ..................... 7 00
Mallard creek. 6 68
Deweese ...... 8 23
Lemley's.... 75
Long Creek. -V ,.' 1 SO
Paw Creek..... ;..;....... 6 84
Morning gtarf.,,.,,.,.;Vc 88
Berry hlU...,i.i..,V.:..,. .i7 00
Steele Creek..... ...... ....... .... t 00
PlnevlUe. . . ...i .1. .V..V.';;., 8 10
Saaron....;...,....:......r 7 20
Crab Orchard township has not yet
been averaged.
TUaJLkJml f mr ?Tor&a ;
reus, Em CacTTA XrkWKay 7 1 f SO. .
II B t unu 4: Coi fcirs 1 aai too t uikral S3
eipr" tix vords t&s rood Vmx LzU LUSf sd
urer cars as cone
SHIFT Or RICHMOND A OARTfJjltfi
A Chenfe ia the Board of Directors aasl
?A1I Dats Bet Aside,
All doubts that have heretofore been
entertained as to the probability of tbe
Bichmond & Danville railroad passing
under the ssme management as the
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia,
have been set at rest by the action of
the directors at a recent meeting.: The
Richmond & Danville, by a change in
the board of directors, was put in the
hands of the men who control tbe East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. Rob
ert Harris, John T Branch, A D Shep-
ard, and Gen T M Logan, resigned from
the board, and George 8 dcott, George P
Baker, George 1 Seney, and Capt Calvin
S Brice took their places, r Col A S Bu
ford is likely to remain president of the
company, but Gen T M .Logan, the first
vice-president will probably be succeed'
ed by Capt Brice. At a stockholders
meeting, to beheld September 12. Har
ris C Fahuestock, General Samuel
Thomas, the President of the East Ten
nessee, Virginia an 1 Georgia, and some
Southern man representing local Inter
ests will enter the board. The gentle-'
men who were made directors yeater
day, and William P Clyde one of tbe
old directors, own the controlling inter
est In the road. The board of directors
consist of nine members, and by the ar
rangement at tne last meeting the syn
dieate owning a majority of the stock
is placed in centroL Under , the, new
organization a majority ef the directors
will be likewise, interested in the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. , The
plan, a director said, is to place in trust
for five years 26,000 of the 50,000 shares
of the Bichmond and Danville. The
board, as previously constituted intend
ed to submit a proposition to increase
the capital stock S 2.000.000 at the stock
holders meeting. This idea the persona
now in control will not carry out; they
say, but allow the capital stock to re
main as it is. Most of the stock which
placed the holders of the msjority
in power wss bought in the open mar
ket. .
Mr Scott, the New York Times says,
said be thought the Bichmond & Dan
ville susceptible to great improve
ment. The Richmond i and Danville
and the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia and had not hitherto exchang
ed business. Hereafter there would be
an interchange which would be to the
advantage of Doth. They would re
main independent roads as heretofore.
Capt Brice said the plan was to place
the roads in the South under practically
one man ag emen t,thereby maintaining
rates and stopping; unprofitable compe
tition. The extensions and acquire
ments of the Richmond and Danville
would have tended to create competion
in some regions. A gentleman interes
ted in both roads said that possibly an
alliance of some sort might be formed
between the Gould Southwestern sys
tem composed of the lines of the East
Tennessee, Virginia andv Georgia and
the Bichmond and Danville.
Ficaie T
orrow.
The second picnic of theCalvary Sun-
dsy school to be given to-morrow lotlL,
at Taylor's grove, and an invitation is
extended to all to attend. The grove
is 2)4 miles from the city and omnibus
ses and carriages will carry the crowd
out. The fare for the round trip will
be 25 cents. A match game of base
ball will be played between the Me
chanic and Withesrpoon nines and three
prizes will be offered. The first prize
will be a sliver cap to the individual
that makes the best score ; for the sec
ond best score will be given a coffee
pot and the worst score will take a tin
cup. Tbe party will leave Calvary
church at 720 a m promptly.
Tried aad Dismissed..
Ex Constable John Means, who was
assaulted last Saturday night in the
woods near the Air Line depot by three
unknown men, who took his clothes
from him and beat him up. yesterday
caused the arrest of one of the mem
bers of the Southern telegraph con
struction force whose name is Jas Mc
pherson, on charge of being one of his
assailants. He claimed that be recog
nized McPherson as one of the men
who assaulted him and was morally
certain that he could identify him. Mc
Pherson was arraign 2d before Justice
Waring for trial .when Means swore
positively that he was the man, beyond
doubt. McPherson denied the charge
and produced witnesses , by whom he
proved an alibi. - Justice Waring dis
missed the case, throwing complainant
for the costs. ' ; d
e ... f
The Hebrew Feast ! ATs.
People of Hebrew Lineage in Char
lotte and In all other parts of the world
began Saturday night with the setting
of the son the observance of the ninth
day of the Hebrew month of Ab, the
anniversary of ; tbe destruction of the
temple at Jerusalem. On that day the
temple was destroyed by the Babyloni
an King Nebuchadnezzar, in the reign
of Zedeklah, King of Judah, when the
Hebrews were taken : as captives i to
Babylon, and the eyes of - the Hebrew
King put out. This King was the last
of the dynast? of the house of David,
twenty one Kings, of that family hav
ing reigned until this . time, the whole
period of their reign being 514 years.
After Cyras became Lord of Babylon,
be permitted the Hebrews to return to
their native land and rebuild their tem
ple, but after the space of 639 years the
Romans invaded Palestine, and again;
on tbe Olh-of Ab, tbe temple was burn
ed to the ground and the Israelites ban
ished from their country, from .which
time they have been dispersed over the
globe. ? v According to history : it was
upon this same day that the banish
ment of the Israelites from Spain toes:
place in the reign of Ferdinand and
Isabella, in 1492.- -? y . i ft
vK: Frljht la the rams Hecset .
TamCy an t&i' siok'at atett " rsosoal itibd
tMns seemed Uce poteoptng. Wiat could It ber
What ns-1 Uiey tar-a tt sr-ute.tn tbe
SOV9T WaaUstrvebs'ne in V eo--T- Wss It
rata osae mute ft v iionsortMe. Tteetera
b4 not been e!r ae4 for a tort tiia. T.itami!v
r4 ln cr.n i-i pars 'er. T&ff XD!st
I eiw ia ;tr-v took lsrryLasstia
L-ist. 1 e-r-j woj, i &na koase t&zij. " rery-
WRECKED NEARTOWN.
A BaA Aeetdent to the StatesvUIe Traia
A Broken Track Causes s Lirelr
'Wreck. .,, "' .". ;
The States vllle bound train, that left
this city yesterday evening at 5 o'clock.
met with a terrific accident at a point
just four miles out from the city, in
which' three cars were broken to pieces.
The train was crowded . with passen
gers, but not one of . them received an
injury. Tbe train left this city on time.
with Capt. Wm. Clarkson conductor,
ani at the moment of the accident was
going along under full speed. There
were two flat ears, the mall, express
passenger coaches and sleeper in the
make, up of the train, and to the flat
cars is laid the blame for the accident.
One of the trucks of the forward flat
broke down, and in an instant the flats.
with 'the mail and express cars, were
mixed up in a pile of wreckage the like
of which is seldom seen. . The flats were
broken to splinters and the express car
wss demolished, but the engine and
passenger coaches remained . on r the
trsck uninj ured. A flagman " was sent
back to the' city to bring news of the
wreck, and an engine was at once sent
out to bring the passengers back, arriv
ing here with tbem about 820 o'clock.
The engine was then sent back to the
scene of the wreck with a force of
hands for the purpose of clearing the
track, and hauling . as much of tbe
broken cars as possible back to the city.
About midnight an extra train was
made up and sent out in place of the
wrecked train, carrying the passengers
and malL and made connection at
States rille this morning with the west
bound train on the Western North Car
olina Railroad. That no lives were lost
is almost a miracle. Mr. C S. Morrison,
the express messenger; had a narrow
escape. Just before tbe crash came be
stepped into mail agent Gordon's car to
get a drink of water, and to this cir
cumstance be no doubt owes bis life, as
his car was crushed like an eggshell.
Among the passengers on board was a
large party of ladies from Fayette vllle
and Wilmington on their way to Ashe
ville. J i , 4. i I
Lett A Brothers Eaterprise. ; - i
E. D. Latta & Brothers newclotbiog
factory, of which we spoke several
weeks ago. Is rapidly being put in readi
ness for business. It is doubtful wheth
er many of our citizens have an idea of
the extent and magnitude of this estab
lishment, but when the electric light is
turned on they will perhaps see better. ,
The large and roomy third floor of their
building, will . be used as - the factory
proper. It bas already been divided
into neat apartments for manufactur
ing clothing, each room being ; divided
by lattice work, thereby giving ventila
tion all through. The hall bas large
windows on all "four' sldes ' which ar
not obstructed by any adjoining build
ings, thereby giving sufficient light for
day work, in m aDartment adjoining
the cutters' rooms there will be 32 of
the finest oacilating sewing "machines
that are made in the United States.
There is a room just at the head of the
stairs for the cashier, whose duty it
ill be to check every bundle or pack- !
age that goes in or out. The entire
building is to be lighted with electric
lights and the same machinery that will
run the electric lights will also run tbe
sewing machines and elevator. In the
basement floor Is the wholesale hat de
partment. On the first floor is the re
tail clothing, second floor wholesale
and third floor the manufacturing de
partment. This is an enterprise that
not only Charlotte, but all North Caro
lina should be proud of, and we hope
that Charlotte may be blessed with
many more such enterprising men.
.Keep tne ban moving. There is no
clothing establishment in the State
equal to the above, and few South. In
fact we doubt if there is one North bet
ter fitted up in all its departments.
while they may be larger and more ex
tensive, still we doubt if they are any
better equipped or arranged from base
ment to fourth floor inclusive.'
Arrestee! oa Charxeiof lafaatleide. :
The coroner's jury empanelled to ait
on the case of the dead baby found in
the gold pit last week, ; yesterday 're
turned a verdict that the child came; to
ts death by the criminal act of some
party or parties to them unknown. The
colored 'nonstable CaldwelL who bas
been working np tbe case on bis own
accord, yesterday arrested a colored
woman named Mag ! Morehead, on
charge ef having committed the infan
ticide. He arraigned the woman be
fore Justice Waring who took the testi
mony of several witnesses. One of whom
was tne accuaea woman's utue son.
who stated that the jacket in which the
body of the baby was fonnd was bis
own. The testimony of the other wit-
neases was rather weak. ' The trial was
continued until this morning and the
woman was released on her own recog
nizance. She is the same woman it will
be remembered,1 who was , arrested
sometime ago on charge of haying mur
dered two babies whose bodies were
found under the cotton platform, but
who was released on . account. o the !
evidence not being sufficient to convict.
The Osera Hease Improvements. '
The contraot for the Iong.talked) bf
improvements to the opera boose was
given ont yesterday to Capt, F.jW.
Ahrens,' who will go to work at once.
According to the plans, a large broad
stairway is to be built In the rear part
of the baUding,rannlnjt op to the stage,
and I a green room and eight .'dressing
rooms are to be arranged back of ithe
stage. The seats are to b& newly paint
edmd that stick-to-your-pants nuisance
will be abated. The paintbrush will
be liberally used about the buildingnd
the whole house will be put in first dsss
trim. Manager Sanders .says that the
Improrements will be completed by, the
time the season fsiriy opens. :y
stones should read the advertisement of
yT O Berryhin In another column, as it
proposes a rare bargain. V - t .eod d Sw
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crxrrrra eoap tnrtses the tun.
Hotel Arrivals. , . '
- Cbktbal Hotel Samuel Kramer,
Durham; T W Steele, Arkansas; Gen
TV LT Prince, South Carolina;. W B
Kendrink, Va; Frank Sims, Colombia;
J D Gaillar and wife, South Carolina;
Miss Ella Smith, Baltimore ; Chas But
lers, New York ; Charles Lee, New Or
leans ; G F Miller, Spartanburg, S' C;
O C Norment and. wife, Lumberton; T
A Jeffers, , Savannah; . O S ' Hayes,
Gates County, N C; BF Lewis and 2
daughters, Lumberton ; C C Lyon, Eliz
abeth ton, N C; A J Ro we and 2 sons,
Bennettsville; Mrs McDiarmid, Miss
Murchison, Miss J Williams, Miss Kate
Williams. Favettevllle: R M MeflankM
Xtaurenburg; Arey ;namDers, &taMs-
ville; Mr A K McDiarmid and .child;
Fayetteville; Miss Emmie Robertson,
Augusta; J F Jordan, Asheville; B !P
Deeks, Bandleman, N C; T D Latti
more, V MeBraoer, D A Beam, Shelby;
N G Whitfield, Baltimore; Miss Annie
W Dick, Gresboro; W A LinebanV
Raleigh ; C S Morrison, Statesville ; La
ther Nims, Mt HoUy, N C; J L Tatam
Bennettsville ; Ber - George Lr Cook, J
V Query, N C ; J A Dodson, Greensbo
ro; WW Wonder, Read tng. Pa; C N
Patterson, S D Tussey, New York; G
W Ragan, Lowell, N C; A F GUbert,
Baltimore; T McMaster, Columbia; H
P Jones, B N Craig. R H Hope, Bock
Hill ; General O H -Dockery, Man gum.
A naaxhtv Parrot slakes slischief.
Boston. Journal. : : x. i'nj.li j'iAlli 4
A parrot has been the means of pre
senting a young taay - woo lives near
Boston in a very peculiar light. xnis
young lady sits on the lower front piaz
za with ber work or book a large, part
oz tne tune, out was out or town xor a
week during which time a parrot bad
been hung in the upper piazza, a fact of
which' she was ignorant, as she is a liU
us nam oz neanng. . Hjsuming nex 014
seat on her return. ; she became very
mnen annoyed at te annum.; or the
passers by, especiallyithe young gentle
men. and Is now astonised to learn that
tea parrot hidden from, ber nas been
addressing everybody in the street with
the free-and-easy . invitation, "Kiss me
kiss me. kiss me quick r given in per
zect imitation oz tne nnman vioce.
If Crewe la. the Cyeleaes Wakes.
St, Loins Globe-DoBioenU.
It is stated as a fact, and is a matter
of stndv for scientists. : that the corn
and vegetables planted in ' tbe ' path of
destructive cyclone of May IS will not i
now. Farmers along the line of ? its
travels in Morzaa county declare the
statement to be true, and say that corn
and potatoes . planted in the "cyclone
ground wm net even sprouL.
CleaaJaa the Sazmaeles OUT.
Gov. Botlefs Speeeh st Salem.
"We bear it hinted In some auarters
that it is possible to tarnish the good
name of Massachusetts. -1 deny it. -He
who would make the : attempt would
fail. Her name will remain unsullied
while time shall last. Do I injure the
good-name of tneuDommon wealth be-,
cause I clean the barnacles off her bot-1
torn and make the worms squirm 7"
At her residence In ProvMenee towashlo. en i
wlSow ol the late J. ssiam nample. aced 04 years.
'HrWUa
1"or 85 fears," says
snta.
eorrer
Bearr
Clark, ot Fairfield. Lenawee Co Jdico., "mj wife
had fits. They would last abees an hear, and
sometimes longer. Hemsrstlne Xerrlne has per-
aianenur
metbent Stethersir Blsthers in
are roo dUSarbed at nttht and tookett ot
rest by a sick eoOd soflertne and erylnj with tne
exeradattne pain of eaCBng teeth T It so, co at
Docue 01 auft. wmusiiuw-B
rp. It wm relieve the noor little
aufferer Immediately depend wpon It : there Is no
mistake about B. There ! not a mother on earth
wbo has erer ased tt. wbo will not tell roo at ones
tnac n wiu reKuiate tne Doweis. ana sire rest to tne
mother, and relief and health to tbe child, operat
tmr like made, tt Is perfectly safe to nee in all
eases, and pleasant to tne taste, and is the pre
serlptlon of one ef the oldest and beet female
nhntctansandnoneetn the United States. Sold
erer j w aero, zoi
BOX'S HUB UTD WHZ8XZB DTK, SO sects.
STORE FOR KENT.
The ataad now oeeuDed by Mr. J. Korsr. on
West Trsde itreet next Mrs. Qnerr'a To a rood
tenant, with a permanent msiness, ran" terms of
fered. . . BUSUS BABBXNaXB,
ancl2d2t ,
CottlT...,,
Kick Weed ache,
Ghreals Dla-
Imparity mt tbe
Blood, Tevwraad
Ae, Italaxla,
and an
wy
of Xivwr, Bowels and sUdaeys.
Of a' nw a awit tTVEB.
ran m tfec Skic, neifWiti tae
of miHi Bowda
v gwwnlly eoathrc, inaietiien alternktinS with las;
; the bead It troubled with pain, is dull and beery.
ooaapaBtoa '
. Vnicti innfrt sa have
: a slizht. drr cottab
ana natneaia
itetalrrw tarn i
. noabea ace is i
ef wearinti aad debility; warm as, easily starded;
leet cosa oc bunnna;, mailiwn J pnckl
ef the skla exists: spirits are low aad
aad. aUhoaeh satisfied mat exercise would I
ficial, yet oaa can aaidly sveuaoa wp forotaea to
try it ia fikot, dhtiustt war remedy. Sereral
of the abowe sysapeams attend the chaeaM, bat easea
have ocrarrM whea bat few at tbeas erisrad, yet
emiininarioe after death bas showm the Uvesr So
bare been r nessiwily deranged. & '
! It shonldwe msed Vy aH persoas, eld aa&
yotmc whenever any of the abera
- ayinutoms
IMse bi fta.
' ally te keep tbe Liver ia beakby aetioe, wiS evoid
aUMaljuia. BUlewe artaehs. Dizttaeai. Nas.
' sea.
ies, lepressioa ot 2puvs, etc It
will iarieoratalikeagtassof wiaC, 1
, batlsavoia-
tt Tea haweii net nit ewvclifaiar
ylKeetleu. erfcel beayy after aaeaw, or eleep-
Baear-wgai. taaee eoaeawsyoawiaseiayai sii. .
Tim I 'ma TJoetors Jinis wm be savea
: - by always SMeptasj the
in tha Rami
For, whatever the ailment saay be, S
rwbeewtetace. The nasi ill
ad does avot Intexfarw watta
ii'i
TT IS PC&XZ.T t vJri tt.tt.
Aad has all tbe power and eScaey ef Caleeiel or
Quinuie. iritboat ht ec the jaJmiw aftec saTscia. '
r c,, . , , , , 1 . -
moo. and I am iartasid t to a
te the medical scieaoa. . . . .-
Valuable additkm to tha wrdiral sWeaoa.
J. Gin. Siotm, Goyersor of Ala.
rMxvmm aiexaaaer
m: 1Tt llfi irmil inni beilit frem Ibe 1
aeeof
4i Sbniaeer tivar' fUpilatar, aad wsh Is TS it a
l lUrKoer ma, , - - - 1 v. :
1 sdIt TUae mat asrar TaTlfl
BeUere.M I have used many remedies for Dys- '
Liver Afiectioa and Debility, bat Sever
ad aanthiaaT to v - m aa Am Me
V- simmrma Lover Kerulatar aeaw-. I set S earn Miaw
aeiotarte Geora-4br it. aad vjonhi agnd SiMhag fc. :
ocbameuicme, aadwowld advtea 1 all who are staw.
liarlr aaacted te civwtta trial a i -
f thinx that &1s to reUeve. . - i' ,
.,r - . - . jAjom, llsjZt, XaBa.
. lr. .Tf. Uaso' says 1 rvn actual es
serieece ia the ose of Simmons Lhrer Rtnpilatot ia
my practice I have beam aad am aaiaa te ese
aad prescribe it as a purgative medio ee, ...
" tyake-elyTlie emetfae, whkh always
hat on tha Wetpeerohe red Z Trade-Ilarb:
aad Cnatore of l T. XX. ZZZLX21 A CO,
rOR SALE EY AtL l!1V":'TS. f
-1 r vn ii! hl j.n 1
with awaiafiil aiallna oflcaS?5Aoii
bw dant
Witfkowsky & Bar uch's
Geats' Farcish'ng Dcf irfcest
Is the largest in the State. We invite
the attention of our gentlemen friends
to our immense stock of gents furnish-
ings. We have at present the largest
and most complete stock of gents fur
nishings ever shown in North Carolina,
which, we offer at prices that cannot be
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competed with. : J z; h-i-.-i
In order to show, our f riends the big
gest bargain ever offered in the South-
ern States we will to-day commence the
sale of - 1 ',f
1,000 Dozen MirJM Shirk
800 doz. nnlanndried shirts at 25c each
250
38
45
75
250
200
1 - . .
f Gents Hosiery.
' ' ' -i .' ) '. i'l .s
We are offering the ffnent assortment
of Genu British Hose In plain and
60 dozen gents fancy striped boee
1 ia new colorings at 60 cts per pair. '
I - . ? " Tz T. " ?7t . . ; ;
75 dozen super fancy striped boss
ft
at SO cents, worth 75.
n-,
1
i, fit
We are Showing the largest assort-
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ment of Gloves to be fonnd with any
house in the trade. 7 ' '7?
: rEeiiti CcIIui &nl .Mi a
IrOOO dozen Qents Linen Collars, three
and four ply, warranted, all' linen and
In style and shape superior to anything
on the market; at 15 and 20 cents each.
250 dozen gents collars at 12 cents.
GENTS NECKWARE.
We are now showing the most attrac
tive stock of gents Scarfs, Ties, Bows
f I--. r - . .,..:.....-- -
Cravats. &c, in black and fancy styles
that can possibly be desired, at the very
lowest prices. ,
Gents Dress Shirts.
We keep the most stylish line of
Gents Dress Shirts to be found. Out
shirts are all specially made for us f rOm
selected stock. We guarantee fit and
finish at prices that cannot fail td
please. 7 ..'.,'
Gents Handkdercliiefs.;
Our assortment ; of gents silk aild
linen handkerchiefs is very extensive
comprising everything that can be de'
sired for style this season..
Gents Scspsferir
We have an elegant
assort tnent at
extremely low prices.
GENTS-aEWELRY.
We hare a fine assortment at extreme
ly low prices.
GENTS IMBmiiS. '
We are showing every possible kind
of Umbrella known to the trade from
a plain rain nmbrella at 60 cents to the
finest quality of silk umbrella made.
Look ont shortly for our adver
tisement on Fall Clothing.
"lOrdersiby MaiL 7
Oar Mail and Express Department IS
now so thoroughlj organized that ladies
11 ring outside-the ' city can do their
shopping through us with as mhch cer
tain ty of salisf action' as If they were
personally present. . Samples sent id
any part of the. United States, Canada
or Mexico, on application. All orders
amounting to ten' dollars and upwards
delivered free of Express or Hail
ujTTi:G"V;:n:jcr:u
It :t,'i;aAitLorTr:1:r.c. .. ; ...
Gloves,
Gloves