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V 1 I --'.- ' ..rv- "W THE -DJiMItH CIInX.OTTZ2 JOUJUTJlI; mAjrX TZZEDAIZtir CHARLOTTE ?J2BEZtVEZlt COJTSOK.MDJ1TEI9 JTTwfXICiXa-r, 1SS3. CaarleUs Oassrver, tatasltsbei Juurr SS. tSf t. knlij Charlotte Jeeraal, SAlaalleacd Aagaat 13, 1SSL i CHARLOTTE; JT. C SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16UB83 - TRICE FIVE CENTS. gaits onvyailpbszxvtzv ' TUB UREELCY KXPEDITIOn. tiMM To Late te Hake lae Trip ." Jtonkwar K Sacees,bat aa Officer . . ' waa Is Wlllla to Undertake It Civee MaTiewe. "yxaniNaTOJ; Sept 15 The following diipatcn was received at tne War De partment to-day: ' r t j. ST. Johns, N. Sept 13 Stores were . not left at Littleton island because it was not in my programme to do so. It Was my Intention to establish a depot at or near Cape lrsscott,and.to tne northward as recommended by .Lieu tenant Greeley .and to Oil gape caused by the Neptune's failure to get abore Cape ' -Sabine. " See OreeJey'e UUert he Pike - report and my instructions. - Five hun dred and fifty-Are rations were left at '", Upernavik by the Y antic for my party. ' Part of these met me at a point forty miles north, of Teasusak. All since re turned to the Yaniic The ' ultimate ' result of any undertaking to go north at this time is extremely problematical. Chances against its success owing to the dark: nights note begun in those re - Kions. making ice navigation extreme ly critical work. There, is no safe winter anchorage on the west shore of , Greenland between Disco and Pandona harbor, except perhaps. North Star bay, the winter quarters of Saunders, how ever, there is a bare chance of suecfas. :and if my recommendations are ap-.-- proved I am ready and anxious to mske the effort. Aly plan is to buy a suitable . sealer; take the crew from volunteers . from the crews of the Yantic and Pow hatan now in this harbor, paying thorn ' extra compensation; Lieutenant J C Caldwell to command the ship; two en aigus and ene engineer to be taken from those who may volunteer from the same ship; also employ a competent ice pilot ' here; the ship most be undr United States laws and subject to military dis cipline. I believe nothing can b done ' -with . foreign civil officers aud crews In the event of . not enough seamen volunteering, the remainder to be en listed here. . Commander Wilde will communicate with the Xvy depart ment. If anything is to be dune it must Cm done at once. . Signed, E. A. GABt-rsciTOii. Lieutenant. , PflAfrCE AND CUIJf A. ' Wong Chiac Feo Expresses fete Opia a te tae resalts of the Iaiseaaiaa 1 " War, New Yobk, Sept I5.h,--The interest manifested by the Chinese in this coun try . in the present trouble between ' Franc and China does not run so high as might naturally, be expected. To ascertain the cause of such an absence of feeling on' the part of the Celestials. ' reporter- sonant Wong Cbing Foo, .rtbe editor of the Chinese American, and rthe representative of his countrymen in Tthe Middle and Eastern States: - When Vaoked about' the pending war between China and France he said : "Well, the onst-quencsa of such a war are very "apparent to me. China will not have ZFranee alone to fight but all the Chris tian countries having residents in China. " ' . . , ,,-IIow do yoa explain that 7 - ' -Very easily. Should the Chinese 3rove victorious over the French their excitation will lead them into excesses. TThe people are Jealous ol the foreigners .taud did Uiey possess the power would : treturn to the old policy of forbidding foreign vessels to enter their ports. Defeat to the French would mean in 4'snltiea to alt foreigners within Chi- . xiese borders, for my people could no more determine the difference between French, English and Americans than the common classes here can between the-Chinese, Siamese and Japanese. And that would lead to very severe ' complications which would eventually result disastrously to the Chinese. If an Englishman is killed in mistake for a Frenchman- or an American meets . . the same fate, these governments would not be slow in calling my people to ac count, and thus the war which France Inaugurates is likely to Involve powers stronger than either France or China." -How deep is the sympathy felt bv Chinamen for the home government?" "It is not strong or deep. The pres ent dynasty is Tartar, and one of its fears in entering into the lists with Trance is that the feeling which has -continued during -its 280 years reign will find vent in aa effort to restore the Chinese to power?" "Is there really each a danger?" "In a crisis like the present, no. Be tween the Tartar .ruler and the French invader the choice will readily be made. . The love of country alone will be strong nouch . to sac ore the support of the populace for any measures the Govern ' rment may take in the Impending war." . - Am Iajmetiea JRefavetf. - 4 BosToar' Sept 15-In the case of Ro- - land G ilszond. of Newport, B Lagainst the Consolidated Railway of Vermont, the Vermont and Canada Railroad Com pany jtnd the American Loaa and Trust : Company, on application for an injunc tion to restrain the American Ixan and Trust Company from delivering one million bonds to the stockholders of the Vermont and Canada Railroad Com- pany, as provided In the terms of com- - promise settlement. Judge Wheeler, of . the United States Court of Vermont, has given an opinion denying the in junction. . This case was originally oroogbt before Judge Field In the Mas sachusetts Supreme Court who granted " a temporary injunction until the mat .ter should be heard in Vermont.. It is " understood that the Injuactlon will be dissolved in accordance, with the da ' cialon of Jodgs Wheeler, ; - ,.'1 Xlesaorse Drives a Tirgtala Beaajaster ' " V . aieWe. , :-' Z': NoeroLK, Sept 15. Judge Robert R in this btate. committed suicide on the .Baltimore steamer at four o'clock this inornlag. by shooting himself with a re ' -velver. lie had previously attempted to jump frotP the boat, but was pre I: -vented by a bystander. In conversation ' -last night be said he had been compelled to do political work' against which his i. nature rsvolted, and he felt like ending -; the matter Jby blowing his brains out. Mayo was a Readjaster advocate,' and . xaembex elect from Virginia to the next alia Pcrtaaiag. Ti wmm aeHsfetac br. . Tbm pate, Vmt ehll4 t hm iUMM a tb pCimr, (M vimm ( tiu -;a n4 msmwmr eoaapiaiw 1 M dutm wb rort la ( U ojlii iiand ber Im( M 1 -x L-r4 i , fir roa tried Vmir l.rU 1 SIliorT Tbr hs4 t taoaglUof U. tr t at eoea, vxt oay batr u b- r. L:or tbatrMavas out he was waO. lala IUi:cr tav4 bua. - - ... . - - - TaetTater Sapply CatOfl. riTTSBtmo. Pa, pt 15. -There was i jrtrs water famine in this city to-day c.v 1 ty air gtttirsg : in the sjrhoa eurpUs the city from IIi2a-- i r- --rrcir. . Tt9 new. and ccctiy tz- -. l::8dowa si let tts vrxtr gt Co Uns cf ttsold ensiaes which were t . .'fa reliance is also troteru ly fiilcrj'S End water was , eoli on t !. ' -jLrriTHl'cii JXpM cf .Tniiii . BldUf 01TD AITD DaRTTLLK. " - r Leave Air Use Depot 8.80 a. m. and 4.80 n. m. anlre 2.00 a ia. and 10 fs sa. i- axBLnri. tMi ISO a a. ud S top. n Hint 8 20 a. H, and 4.10 av' ' .- , : , ? - -v v CHABXOTTX. COLUXBta ARD AUGD3TA. Lmn X10 p. ik. and arrtrv 430 p. bl t i - . " . c a a-A.T. a msioH. Lmt 4.60 p. sa, and arrtro at ia00 a. a. r '- CABOU3IA CXISTBAU Ieave a.4R p. aad 7.10 a. wa,. Antra 7-O0 a. av aaa 8 2& p. av , , c. a - bhxlbt brvtaioM. L y g.80 p. a. sad ant Ift80a.sv ' iadex f Mew A4vertiseaaeata T 1 trifle a Co The time has come. Mn a O Nweomb -The Tf Keltter. Bvmo s iMUMw-fe la new goods,, Atoxacditr A Hams Bliek Geodv etc. wmkowsky at Baroeh - aoy mated. M N Wrt Mu wtrymt TW Sparrow BtrabR7 Plants. CM a ttott roe rant. ; laaicauoaa. louth Atlantic States, local rains, partly cloudy weather, northeast to southeast winds, stationary or slight rise iatemperatura, stationary or lower barometer, t a The graded school opens Monday. Rev W T Waller will preach at the First Presbyterian church to-day. There will be the usual service at Lutbt-ran church this morning and U nigbt. . ; Rev. C E. McDonald will preach at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church to-day, morning and night.. ; : Mr Zeb Vance left yesterday after noon for Annapolis to enter the naval academy, and prepare for his exami nation fur the lieutenancy in the army. Cabarrus Superior cout opens to morrow with Judge Gilmer presiding. Two murder cases, both meved to Ca barrus from Stanly county, are to be tried. McSmilh's lastest idea was nailed up on his store front yesterday. It is an immense sign with a verse of "Auld Lang Syne" painted on it. 1 There's style in everything and sta tionary and cards are no exceptions. Ragged edge is the latest agony, and a lot of It in all colors is exhibited at Tiddy's. Col Camtron, Inspector General of the State, ariivcd in the city yesterday and will Inspect the Hornets Nest Rifle men. He will Inspect the Polk Rifles, of Pineville, in about two weeks. The third quarterly meeting for Try on Street Methodist church will be held to-day. Rev. T. W. Guthrie, the new Presiding Elder, is present and will occupy the pulpit morning and night. Servicea will be held at the Catho 11a church today as follows: High mars at 11 a m, Sunday school at 3 p to. Ves pers at 4 p m. During the week morn ing, mass will be said at 7 o'clock. Liza Foster, Flerence Brown and Matt Brown; who were arrested by policeman Qrr for i an affray, were be fore the mayor yesterday. The -first was fined ti.50, the second 65 and the third was sent to jail for 20 days. Andy Hall, for fast driving was fined CI Or The body of an unknown negro man was found In Hitchcock's Creek, at the Carolina Ce n tral. Railroad bridge yesterday, j It was in an advanced state of decomposition.' The coroner was notified of the finding. Cathey, in Jackson county, and Rleazer, In Randolph county, are post offices established in this State last Fri day. It M Cathey Is postmaster of the former, and Green B Saunders of the latter. Wm B Baker has been com", missioned postmaster at Dudley.N C Mr John WoodhouseV editor of the Concord Register, " gave us a pleasant call yesterday. Messrs P B F sixer. Si Harris, Jill Alexander and -Victor Smith, all I of Concord, were also in town. The Shield's trial was over when they got here, and the circus doesn't come along an til October; 0, so it Is te be presumed that they came over just to trade a little with our merchants. ; " JExcaraioa to tae Meamtalas. i : There . will be a big . excursion to Warm Springs next Thursday 20th Inst, to be ran by the Western North Caro lina Railroad.' The round trip ; rate from Charlotte to' Salisbury where the excursion will be joined, will be 8L8o Thetrin will leave Salisbury the 20th at 7:30 m, and returning leave Warm Springs on the 22d at 720 a m. Fare from Salisbury to - Warn) Springs and return only three dollars. Tickets are good for four days and will be sold from all stations between Danville and Charlotte, and Raleigh and Greensboro to Salisbury and return at one regular fare for the round trip. - -. - Ceafereaee ef Cataelle Prelates." ',-' " U A conference of Catholic prehttea highest in ecclesiastical authority; in this country was held on Thursday in Baltimore to discuss the proposed visit to Rome next month." The proceedings were secret, but it is understood that church; discipline and education were the chief topics Of discussion; under the belief that the Pope wlUjinakja some important changes In these matters One order contemplated is a rigid 'pro hibition against priests engaging in any form of banking business. It is thought, also, that the arbitrary power now re siding: in ; bishops to remove priests of their respective" dioceses from one charge to another will be modified so that such changes cannot be. made, ex cept for. cause, without the consent of the priest affected "or a, committee-of bishops. The mattir cf Catholic edu cation in this co entry trill, It is thought, be caref oily loquircd Into by tie. Pop?, wlthaviawcf tiilrjrrseiSTiresteadlES to eneourf r t:a r : Ilr.T cf CtzHs .cLiliren t : : ' u-ivtly to Cathclic cclocli THE SHADOW- OPiTHE GALLOWS TUROWlf OYER TUJS SLAYER OF JOS. O. 1ITT02I. ' . - TMsl Trial . Eaded. aa. the Jadxaaeat ; raMedSea teaee rThaa. l Saielaa- . tor Harder, aad wuiis Davis, caiar d, tor Rapeaeeckes ml tae Iw- : yers aad the Cleeiag Sceaes aad la : cldaats el the Great Trial iTVithin ; the history of this county, perhaps no term of a Superior court was ever closed in a more solemn man ner than waa tbeterra that closed ye terday evening, ' when the presiding Judge put the finale to the three weeks work, of the court in passing the sen tence of death upon two men. one con victed of rape and the ether of murder. The first was Willis Davis, colored, who was convicted during the first week of court on the charge of having commit ted a rape npon the person ef Mrs Alex Campbell, in April last, and the other was Mr Thos L Shields, whose exciting trial for the murder of Mr Joseph G Sitton. baa occupied the court since last Tuesday. - Davis was sentenced to be hanged on Monday, October 29. Mr Shields was sentenced to be banged on Friday, October 12th. . , ' closhto scehxs ot thje trull. . The taking of the evidence In the Shield's case, which waa began on Tues day last, was concluded Friday morn ing, Mr John M Haana being the last witness to testify In the case. The first speech waa then made to the jury by Mr F I Osborne, prosecuting solicitor for the State, and ha was followed by Mr J H Wilson for the defense.' After sapper Mr Wilson was followed by Mr WC Beoet.of South Carolina, for the prosecution, and Mr Geo Wilson then addreeaed the jury for the defense and the court adjourned until yesterday morning, when as; expected, the two great speeches of the trial were made, Judge W S Bynum opened for the de fense, and Col H C Jones followed for the prosecution. Both were remarka ble efforts. Oa court being' convened, at 10 o'clock. Judge Bynum roae to his feet and - commenced ' his argument. For an hour and thirty minutes he talked to the jury and the packed crowd listened from the first word to the last with an interest so eager and earnest that it was almost painful to behold. Judge By nam's argument was most skillfully drawn and while be left no atone unturned in favor or nls cause. he brought out many points new and unexpected to those who had heard the evidence in the case. When he con cluded, the prisoner's cause in the eyes of many looked brighter, who . nodded their heads significantly and whispered the thought that be would be acquitted- This feeling did not lastiong, however. The prisoner's counsel . bad all spoken and they had said all that could possi bly have been said In his favor. The evidence had been sifted, and. re-sifted and given to the jury in the most ad vantageous light.' Shields defence had been concluded, and Col H C Jones, who had been reserved as the last speaker, was to wind up the arguments. It had generally been expected that this final speech would be a good one, and the court house was crowded 'to the last inch of standing room with people eager to -; hear it. i Their expectations were realized. ? Commencing, with the earliest history of the ease, Col Jones came gradually on, delivering speech that for sharp ridicule, deep pathos, cunning and Indestractable arguments, has never been surpassed in our court house. His speech lasted two hours and thirty minutes, and daring its de livery not s man moved from his place in the crowded room. . Col Jones re viewed the testimony of the witnesses, ridiculed the grounds taken by the de fense and wrought in his arguments in a most skillful manner. -. His speech waa a : remarkably strong one and his blows were given freely and- heavily. At times his voice could be heard from the street aud again it was low ' and tremulous as he would describe some pathetic Incident of the crime. At his conclusion, Judge Gilmer briefly ad dressed the jury.; His charge did not occupy over half an hour, being mainly a review of the chief points at Issue which he explained in a clear, concise manner. The tenor of his remarks were, if anything, rather adverse to the prisoner in view of the testimony ad duced from the witnesses but' it was considered a calm; and. dispassionate charge. - v - j; . ,.-- . J ndge Gilmer's charge was concluded at about 8.30 o'clock and the Jury . im mediately retired to their room in the Central Hotel for deliberation; While they were oat, most of the crowd re mained in the court house, and groups stood around on the streets indulging in speculations as to the result. There seemed to be a feeling that the verdict would be guilty. And so it was,.. At twenty-five minutes to five, the jury undercharge of. Col Wm : Alexander filed into tne court room, w men was in stantly filled with a rush of . eager, ex cited people. There was a delay'of per haps half an hour, waiting the arrival of jailor Griffith with the prisoner.? Mr A 0 Shields, father of the prisoner was seated, in a chair at a table inside the bar beside Mr J r H Wilson- . His ex pression was a sad one 'and he kept his head bowed. . He appeared like a man whose breast 1 was filled ; with' grief at the 'consciousness: of some great im pending blow: "When the jailor arrived with his son, the old man rose from his chair to alio w his ion to ret behind the table in a seat behind him. Neither of them spoke, but In a moment the son was seen to whisper, something in his father's ear.' The prisoner razed areund at the faces in the court room ia a me-1 chaalcal taasaer. lie recognized none of the g!mcc3 2Irt:t:i t tin, tsd cz3 cculi ess thzt he TTZS .laboring bird to suppress tls enotlons." ' y1':: i i '"Z. . i ; guilty! Z-'- Z',: Tt s rcll cf tv i '7. ttlrj ciH?i nd ll.;;:r: - j to tl:Ir n.zzi.zftl.: j xrzr was then polled. and each juryman an swering to his name replied ."guilty. As the verdict waa pronounced, deep silence prevailed In the . court ;: room. Not a - rnuscle ; of , the prisoner's face changed as he heard the yerdlct pro nounced, and took his seat. . On receiv ing this verdict, the court dropped fur tber proceedings in the case for s time. and ordered that Willis Davis, the eol ored man who was under conviction upon the charge of rape, be brought into court to receive the sentence of the law, u; .; iZi, r- . ; ; ; THE HEGBO'S DEATH SENTENCE. ; Jailor Griffith soon had .Davis seated in the prisoner's bench., He is a heavy, thick set negro, with a large, ugly head, and a decidedly brutish countenance- On rising to receive his sentence and being asked if he. had anything to say, ne replied that be bad not, more by a shake of the bead than by words. Judge Gilmer then' addressed a few remarks lo the negro relatlvs to the character of the offense for which he bad been convicted, and there was a vein of sym pathetic kindness running throughout it. One almost felt a touch of pity for the condemned brute as the kind voice of the Judge was heard addressing him. The negro himself did net appear to notice what was being said to him and stood apparently unheeding as 'Judge Gilmer announced bis sentence that be be confined in the county jail and securely kept until Monday 29th day of October, when he shall be taken by the sheriff to the place of common execu tion and there be hanged by the neck tmtil be Is dead..' "And may the Ixad have mercy on your soul. Davis was remanded to jail where he will be kept an til he is brought out to the gallows. ' A WRANGLE BETWEEH COUNSEL. Judge Bynum and Mr Geo Wilson, Shields counsel, having arrived in the court room. Solicitor Osborne prayed that the sentence of tne court be passed on the prisoner, when Shield's counsel entered exceptions to the evidence and to the refusal to give charge. One of the exceptions to the evidence was the introduction aa testimony in too trial of the last letter written by Sitton. A point was alsoTalsed by Judge Bynum that Mr P C Harkey, one of the jury menjbad been heard to make an expres sion before be waa drawn from the ventre that if he were to go on the jury he would be bound in regard to public sentiment to bang Shields. It waa al leged that be made this remark to Mr Joe Mcltaughlin, who repeated it to somebody. ' Mr McLaughlin was called, sworn, put npon the stand and ques tionedjbut could say little. Judge Gilmer decided that the exceptions to the evi dence taken by the defense did not amount to anything; and proceeded to pass the sentenee.of i the law npon the prisoner. " THE SESTERCE OF DEATTL Z Z ; All eyes In the court room were strained to get a look at the prisoner as he rose from bis seat to receive bis death sentence. His father sat. with bowed bead, bat in bis expression silent grief was portrayed. Thomas Shields calmly eyed the Judge and fan ned himself vigorously with a palm leaf fan. During the time occupied by the lawyers in discussing the exceptions to the evidence, Mr Shields occupied him self In reading a copy of yesterday morning's Jocbxal-Obsekteb. evi dently much interested in the published accounts of the previous day's trial.' He appeared to be perfectly calm .and when be rose to face Judge Gilmer he stood thoroughly, aelf-peesessed. In answer to the usual question if he had anything to say as to why the sentence of the law should not be pronounced. Mr Shields replied in a low tone of voice that he had nothing more to say at present. Judge Gilmer then addressed himself to the prisoner. He (the Judge) knew hothlag of this . case . when he came to Charlotte, had heard neither one aide nor the other, and did not even know that he would have to try it. He was therefore able to hear it from an unprejudiced standpoint, and to give the prisoner the benefit of a fair, un biased and impartial hearing. As the trial had proceeded be had been more and more impressed with the prisoner's guilt; and had probably for that cause let all his actions and rulings lean in favor of the prisoner, for fear that he might let bis opinion lead him out of the way. -He cautioned the-prisoner not to let bis hopes rely on receiving a pardon, for if the facta of this case, as produced at the trial, are laid before the Governor, they will forever, seal the executive's lips ' against, granting the pardon, and there were no grounds for the prisoner to build bis hopes npon in this direction. Judge Gilmer then mor alized ;to the prisoner In the most solemn 'manner, and said that "I am able, and I thank God that I am, to tell yon that there is a throne where grace and pardon can rbeT procured," and directed the prisoner to look for mercy to : the $ great V Judge of : alL The evening ; had ; grown apace, - and the red; "September. sun Just sinkus? to rest, cast its departing rays through the windows, lighting tip', the. bushed room with : a softened glare which seemed to add to the solemnity of the scene, as Judge Gilmer, leaning back in bis chair, alowly articulated the words that sealed the prisoner's doom. Thos Shields leaned slightly forward on the table as Judge Gilmer spoke the sen-4 tence, that the prisoner be f remanded to the ' jail' from' whence he came and there be securely confined until Friday, October 712th, - on which daybet ween the boors of ten o'clock in the forenoon aad four o'clock in the afternoon, he shall be taken by the sheriff to the place of "common execution. and; there .: be hanged; by the neck until be is dead1 And nay God ha ve mercy on bis soul.'" Jnd Gllncr er:irc3 deeply inprco e3 3 ta r.pc!i9 U.3 wcris sd Lis vc'c3 was' low,. ,tiit d!ctixictlThc3 'Shields twitched about the mouth as he' re esmed" bis- ssat; bat this wej slLyHa r-:?.TcI to havs Ecrsrred LIj cctrr- crowd had left, when he told his father good-bye-and accompanied the officer toi the jail. . ; v ' I v . AN APPEAL TAKEN. A -After- Judge Gilmer bad passed the death sentence upon the prisoner, bis counsel entered a motion, for a new trial, and. this being refused, they took an appeal to the Supreme court, and" the case will be beard before that body at the October term.-? Should that court sustain the judgment of the lower court the death sentence win be re-affirmed at the next term of the Superior court for Mecklenburg county, to be held in Feb ruary. The jury were out but a little more thanan hour, and from statements made by some of them after they bad been discharged, It was quick : work with them. 'On the first ballot, it was foond that they were all for the con viction of the prisoner, and no delibera tions or arguments ' were , necessary. They rested and refreshed themselves for awhile and then repaired to the court house to return their ' verdict. Thus has ended the most exciting and most interesting murder trial that has ever engaged the attention of our court, a trial that has stirred our county from' one end to the other, aad which has been watched and listened to through out with unflagging . interest by the largest crowds that ever thronged our court house.;; - . ' ' ' MIMMM"SBeBBBd4Sd4JBjSSaSBaaHB An Uarestraiaed. Poet One of the route agents on the Rich mond & Danville road yesterday came across a letter with an odd direction on the envelope, and took a copy of it. .The writer evidently does not do much let ter writing or else be has had a long nap, and taken no notice of the move meats of men or things. Judge Schenek left Lincoln ton sometime ago to live in Greensboro, but his poetical friend is hereby informed that the. letter was sent to the right place.' 'This is the direction: ...... Attention, pesria ster. psaas to read . - Taesopm BearUUa wKa i teDarid A Jade as Has Msrth Carolina's i And ores m state at TJneolntnn. Tls frem one ef his astern meads. Aad ea year haste Sa fate depends. -Thanfeta he off Car an rotf weica. l blass yoar Bmassas dav et bbth. The Chareh IssprovesBeat ft ansa When the improvements now being made on the churches in this city are completed, Charlotte win be able to boast of having the handsomest church edifices and more of them than; any town of Its size in the South. Work on the Baptist church ia still progressing and the opinion is expressed by many that this will be the handsomest church In the city. Tryon street Methodist church will compete for this honor with the Baptist chuoch. The new tow ers have advanced enough to give one an Idea of what li will look like and that it will be an exceedingly stylish and beautiful church cannot be doubted. In the Second Presbyterian church a force of workmen have knocked dowa the plastered ceiling and 'are replacing it with wood work. ': The interior of the church will be greatly beautified. St. MIebeal's (colored) Episcopal church la about completed and it is as pretty s - little sanctuary as can be found any where. The contract for rebuilding the steeple to the First Presbyterian church will be given out ' In a few days and work will soon commence., on that chareh. ; - Hotel Arrivals. r . k Cexral Hotel. J W Sutton, Bos ton; B H Crawford, Thos Powers, Chi cago ; J W Hudson, Washington : Tay lor - McCoy, Staunton; Va Dr H P Gatchell. All Healing Springs; WD Glenn, Miss J Torrence. Gaston county NC; JY Sitton, SC; DG Caldwell, N C;G W HalUEocklngham, NC; JW McComb, Philadelphia; J X. Maffltt, Wilmington; Prof Chss E Taylor, Miss IAllie Montague, Wake Forest; N C; E W Andre ws, New York ; - Samuel Towson, Balelgh ; Allen Phillips, Hy drita. Nil; WH Perry. Greenville, S C;BB Little, Bicmond . county, - NC; B P Beid, Princeton, NJ; PB Fetzer Concord, N C ; J P Paisley, Prof W J Martin, W J Martin, Jr, Davidson Col lege; G O Funderburk, Monroe, N C; G A Williamson, Columbia, S C; S W Beid, ; Miss S Beid. N C; HL Nether ton, Brevards, N C; Col F H Cameron, Balelgh, N C ; AO Billupev Montgom ery, Ala ; J 3 Hasty, J C Fletcher Mon roe, N O; J A Dodson, J N Wallace, N ' Z 'y Change ol School Books To the Xttttot JowaatObserrert ' It has coma to my knowledge within the past day or two that the board ot graded school commissioners hare de cided te make a change in the geoKra- pniea usea m tae graaea scnooL - The MEclectic" is now in use, and these are to be aiscaraea ana MAury's subs Li tut ed. - ; - - - - - The change, it ' is said, will cost the parents, and guardians of the children over, five hundred dollars, and , I have been told that the change does not meet the approval of the teachers' in the graded school. This is a public matter one in wnicn many ox us are interest ed, and should not be actually consum mated without good reasons. Now I disclaim any favoritism for either the "Eclectic" or the "Maury? geographies, but I cio know that the committee who decided to use the Eclectic only a year ago, did their work very carelessly if a change is really needed already. . I understand-the matter was decided by a very slimly- attended meeting of the board, and then only by a very mea gre majority. ' If such a change is real ly desirable, would it not be better for the school commissioners te learn some thing of the views of their constituents in the matter, before thev act? - k . '' The schools have now been in opera- AX M 1. .. . M - . . . uuu jmr Kooai sv year, : ana lae oooxs originally adopted, have not only serv ed tiieir pnrpose, but have the spproval cf tts tcicicrs. Wtj zl an ediitlosil flve hrirsi' dollars . to tis cert, ci tie r:. scLwOl : ' by compellisj psrtsti and r:rri!-3 to bay tiess rew ceo rapL.:T;: i the cats est? in c:s sJTsr?4 eTczy 'X"2Xf.9i " " ,I -;-,v ""'' -lst!:-r9r-t'h itV"s r---l-t-w t; cZ Istatawktlr XtolIaTedU Krs. Asa Laeoor. at New Orleans, La., wettest -I DArm a sob wbo aas been kok tor two ream b has been attaoded br or leadlos pbyslelans bat auwM parpoae. -xnis momios oa asa aa osasi peil of eoagltlne. and. was so greatly pmatnt& In eooseqtieBes Utat daath seemMl nasi aeefc Wo naa ia uo noose a notue oi d& wm. uauFs tuu- sam for the Lanza. Dorebasod tr mi bosbartd. wbo noUosd roar advrUemnt ietrday.. We admlBlstered It aoaoKUng to dUeoUoos aad he was misniij rougreo.- - . . . . ....... ... .., j .",Wao ttatrsiWlsaloW !-;';'; - as this aoestloa Is fieqaeoay asked, wo will b!d p7 sar uw soe is a war wno lorapwarosoi uunr rears has eourtner dsvotad her Urao and tsienu aa - a female phjstctan and none, prlnelpallr ainona; couozeo, bm aas especiaur smaiea too eoastuatioo and wants ot tbis nomeroos elaaa. and, as a result ot thta eflCort, and praatieal knowl edse, obtained In a UfettoM spent as none and ftnrsieiaa, sao nss eotapoonaea a aoouiuic Brrap, orehUdrea taetblnfl. -It operates like assele alrina rest aad health, ana Is moreover sora to regulate tbe bowels. Ia eoaseoaeees ef tblo artt- ete, sua. winaiow u Deeonuns; wonaHrenowned as a beaefaeter of her race; eblldrea eortatoJr do rise np aad trtess her: espoelaUy Is tttto tbo ease latblsouj. Vastejusntttlesof ttwBooUilng8rrap are daBj sold and ased bora. Wo think Mrs. Win slow has Immortalized her name bj this UrvaUia bio article, and wo staesrely be tier thousand of children have been Mved from an early crave by Ka timely naa, aad that millions yet oaten win ahara tta beoeOta, aad unite In eaUlnc ber Weerad. Mo moths haa aiacharced ber doty tOBorsaaor. lng uolo one, moor oplnloo, until she hascrven ttthe benefit of Mrs. Wlnstows Soothing Ermp. Tit tt, mothers -try It now. Ladles' visitor. Now York CUr. Sold hy aU dralsta, Twentx-flTO esnUaboOla. - . , ., u.. slilpiilSafc Send to the manufacturers. Farrel & j0a631 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, - and get testimonials. - fe: Scarcely a day passes "mth- out receipt of testimonials from some quarter of the globe, of the wonderful suc cess of the Pat Dry Chemical Filling,' which generates , car bonic acid gas under - the ef fects of : the- lire itself and saves the contents of, the safe. Julius O.' Smith, Greenville, b. a, fVYright z Ssi Coppeclr, JNewbury, b, C, the owners ofr four safes in .the ; ."Kimhall House, Atlanta. Gra., and Clos seus Bakery, Charleston, SL O., all having had recent fires give nothing but praise for the UnAitnoK. bales in Au gust by Farrelfc ,Oo double those of last year, and orders to replace new wet filled safes are pourin&r in: from Greorora. Alabama, and . all Southern States, all bt whiehxis posi tive evidence that good goods. together wuhtthe best luting, on which, scientific men have spent years of study,- and for which thousands of - dollars have been spent by; us in se-; curing Ttents- Wn. wm iK Tdc sni, and the day for cheap ;- trash audi concrete pr wet filling is near an end. : In safes for fire, as well as bur glars, our motto for 40 years has been: "Hie very best is none too good." TT ALEXANDER & HARRIS wtxl coxxxsem A sals OS Elcidaj, Srpt, 17, 188, Nicest and Best Stwk of Gccds arzaorirxaxDBY tbXIL - They have ehanced thslr White Goods and broklerr DeparUaent (which ksto sosseehssns- faeUoato the trade last season) lato aElaeh Goods Tpsrtment. This department will be tup nedatthantho Xsveiaes In Black Gooda to bo found la tala ettj and at prises that will salt all. We sold oat oompietety ta Carpets doztnstho mmer and ear steek Is enhralr new sad attract. res.? ladles will Had a stock equal to aayaate variety and Bswness of styles and r ': ' - CaK BX SOLS. - - ' .T ': . . y-j ' - ... i.. ... ..... ,. ' "We . avr makTnv a arxwlaltv off , TjtMr m-md Misses HOSliai and eLbvaa. ask for a biaok pais ot stockinet, ask for cardinal, nary brae or any other color yoa want. -The Ladles an knew this is tne only heese In the eitr where thev eaa St a nrst-class arUele tn Children's riaanei Un- oerwaar. - we nave a large stoea or taaae this aeaaoa aiao Males' ana ueanr. wo Bare tae ex elast?e ssieln this dtr ot the celebrated (MrlottesYilJe, Tiy;Cassineres, asaswaa waaa ana wt aaavoaw b(jvsb aa sh9ja am wiAl xmnhce&MaTj for nt to ft&r wvojliting tn pnJmmt tSkaa nhawlAMBaawllla MSaa IV. a 1 B- 1 am aasja. a IVaa 'MuUla . Ws ava. assv avaadtaivaAcwaAasa VVUI mm taafj shVOUO saXaVffaf e kala am a li . varvaa sawAmtam J ALEXfitlDER & IIARniS. tTHE- Ctniirs tio Girls ; i i t ". - ' " - . J - ) .,.. And Quiojs the Noisy Boys. xysar emit sbould bits okxZ Prico Only 5 Cents, nz3. a.G. rrTccira mm TOY KNITTER, IT ; - - ' f ' v VorDyajtepslav Oaf tlvasaih! Slek iTaadacho. Chronlt Xlar- rhtaa, Jaondlce, Ian parity of the TSlood. Fever uil )Anie, Xlalaria, 1 ' and all DtaoaseS r eaoaed. by : Da ft oflirer, Bowels aad KIdneya. STMPTOSTS OS A DISEASEO LlVEK. , . ' : Bad Breath : Pain ia the Side, aonwtimra the , , : pain ia Idt voder the Shoulder-blade, atbtakea for - , Khmwansm ; general torn of appetite j Boweia i i lly cotiye, lwfiMtiintl altenuuing with lax; " the head ia troubled with paia, ia eoil aad heavy. ..with coaaidciaUe low oi mnaary, aceoea parted -' vHhapaiefalaeBaatievetfeavuigandotKaaesiethtng . . . which oeght to hare heea done; a alight, dry cough : ., aad ftnahed&oe ia aemerimrt aa art diat. oftea , . lirtafcra for eenaujiiutiea; the patient coo plains v ? of wearineaa and dehukr: amr as. easS atarded of the (Ida cxiatB: narita an low and and.akhovhaatfied thaxczerdae would I ; aaal, yet one caa hardly soauBM Bp fortitude to try k ia foot, dlatraata every remedy. Several of the above ayntptotna attend fee iHaraia, bat fatra :'. have eccattad when bat few of theaa exiited, yet " hl'TluolaTi Tfmtit-rl!amm Utv 1 ahaald Wo mael by an ponoaa, eld aad. . . yooaa wJfceBevov any of the shore - rmptoaas Ferae as TravTIaa' or Xfvinf; fa TJh healthy Laytieetaklagadateceaaiea SfJa keep the Uvar fat heakhy aetioau will avoid aS?tJaMaa,BUioa attaeka, Dixnacaa, Naa. eeja. Dm aal mil. nrrnVMifin of Spirits, etc U ,wiu tawigaratelikenglaaaof wbac, bat la immiiH I have eaten anythlrt aatrd ci dlg-OStloB. or feat heavy after ateak, er slaop. lMaratkendaaeaadyovbeiviiTL Tim f and vjoetofs BQla wfflha saved . y always hssylwa; aha rTegnlntoT .... t tti m tfiui.t Vor. aliAUrm the eJUaeac aaay be, a dMrooghly ' aat of Mace. The teancdv ia haraalean Urterfero witb hnstaess or IT TJI prjBTLT VJUiKT'AELJl And haa all jho power and efficacy of Calomel or Qoiaiae, wuhootany of the injtniooa aAereaecav fcrJ5? d 1 " atiafied a is A alaahte addttioa to the nwdicai acieaoa. , ' . JGaASawxGoveroorofAla. Bss. almmlar a.ttrpbsaa ef OsV aaya: Uaaa dtinuil eeaae benent front the aa of : oimoaa uvar JUCUUtor. aaa wisa. aa mtwm it k Mr a.liM aun. ' BoliOvw.'pXBave ased am I naai ilii for Tra. Liver ASacthm aad Debility, bat aevar j ujusaa aaa n mwt fai awSfj SO Bb1 5XTvassr, HrerKegnUtor has. I seat from Win- ' ' 1 n wftiii lim ml vmlrf all : Harry aaecaad so grvoat a trial aa at aacaaa the eol thing that 1 rar tils to relieve. . P. U. JaJatcr. Woaefadlls. VHaaL Dr. T. w. hXaeon nava t Vram netnst e. perienc in the nseSinuBona liver fieguUtcria and areacribe h aa a t-Take only the Geajtiae which ahrsys as oa the Wrapper the rod Z Trade-Marlt aalSJavatewenT y ?. JJ. gim.TN h CO. huh SALE BY ALLtRTJGGlSTS. OH hCOXBAT TBS GBADZO SCHOOL WUti OrXN. AND ALL TBX TOUHO LADIX3 ' HT hTJSSXS WHO BATE ROT , - !--': r.-y .- eor a v--. . - IS GOSSflOEi". CAM OR OS AT T. H 0ZIQ7J( CO.3 f XBl - , . C&XLP. t X. L. SXXGLS has lost letomsd from the Zast r show yoa : ; THE BEST STOCK Ofc DRESS GOODS, - - : Ia an Gradeg aad SSk, v CSXAFXB THAN TOD HATS XTZ3 EXS3I 1 THZ2f Cf TETJ TaASXET. i . This season yoo win be able to find ta ear stars . : ' one of the Dcsi Selected Slcclm TO HS TOUHD Of AKTE0US5 IS TIU 8TATZ. ' v..- ... , " " "'. ... ; - ... Prices ta 13 Entirely Sifctttcry. f Csm toswetuuidto FACTS Ts L. Sclgla & Co LOW PRICES !!! WX WOULD TJnrOBM THB PUBLIC THAT ". we have formed a copartnershtp under tad . name and style of Bamett i Alexander, . " -f i -'.'li V '''.. i ' ' . '- .i Tor the aarpose of eondaetme; the BeraXI end , Faaer Grocery btaslneea at toa old atand oi . i IjSator Davtdaoa. Mr. BAhJCkrT, woo -: ' -; t has charto. ot tbe bnstness, baa Jast j-- returned from the fcorthera Lark- - . ' " ets where he purehased one of - , - - the beat lines of "r GROCERIES ( i i 1 ': '-' Xverorned In . ' - i .- i this eUy. - we are now - t-. i . . - opening a full lioo and ta i , s a few days oar stock wKlbs"' complete. It Is oar lnten Jonto ' make on r stock aeoM. to poei n ta" r Eta to. OCa LLJ24 L0X1O V.1LL L2 . Tie Best feels cl lis Lc 7 est hi The rmhlT I a tnmitrA i mil mmA tsM stock and see for haetf that . i-er l. when wo ssy that wo Intend aiwrs to s - s aaaa varyuuns to do zound in aawU Ci HEAVX AND PAITCT ..GCOGC TT. ' TeryresJectfriUy.' . ; BOY -T7ANTSD. A traart, bv'-nt. tr"'--rt -tnt teaser. Ap. at I - u te;ti&iit - Arse 1 zn r T- l-it.J(liSt..Al. i .1 1 !Ti. 7 ttt- The Time Has Come. 3ti:::5tl3crr::.l f-. V d' v ia 1 r r ' Hat-"""- -J.