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I I - i I, I, rr I I ., - ,. - I,, ir , . -- II- ' - " - " - III . II I . " - - ' 4 - - x -t . . - t i, i "- " V. 1 ; 4 m tiie jjtixx chjiiieotte jowjiurja.w tub iiLircuni.oTT.??n8EnwEn, consolidated jrrnciiiij, is83. f n .', i i ., t . i. - ' ' i ' i i" i' i - ' ' Dallf rkarleUe Ossae-ree, Kmiaalisbed Jaaaarr 33. 1SS9. ballf CtertMrjMrMl, Katabibbtd ilfl tt, 1883. i j ',j !J '.t HAS i U iOHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 5. 1883.' i W 1 PRICE FIVE CEIJTD. i KC- I : i i . : 1 v jr- 1 - i i iii m . . i i I I I I i - - j i i i - i I . I I I i I ir i r I I II II II II I l it. III. l L- I , T I t l I I I I , 1 l 1 i r I i . .i i . i i i i ,ii - ' -. i i .i i 1 1 '" ' - 1 1 1 '' '" ' - 1 ' ' ' ' t ... r ,' r- : I PETER COOPER. Oar New York dispatches yeateiday announced the death, from pneumonia. in that' city, of Peter Cooper,! n the 93rd year ofbis age. Born of humble parent age, ar.d without aay.of the advantages of early training or social surroundings. he worked his way by his own ' Indus try, genius, perseverance, and force of character to high position in the social and ibdslness world, to great fortune, and took, position among the leading minds n the work ox progress, Become 4 a controlling spirit in Kreatenterplisee, and a tireless toiler foi the good of his fellow men. He began life as an apprentice to a coach maker, bat' afterward followed other trades, and engaged in the busi ness of! glue manufacture, in which he laid the foundation of his fortune. He was an inventor, and a machinist, en gaged iu some of the largest iron man ufactories of his day. and designed and coaslftfcted fin 1830 la Maryland, the first railway locomotive built in this country. His enterprises prospered, be became) a man of great wealth, which he used with a liberal hand in helping the poorer" clarsety and in enabling young (men and women to-hew oat their wayin)Ufei ; A standing monu ment of his ln ficence arid munifi cence is Cooper Institute, in New York, established and endowed by him for fie education of, young people without means to pay their way through Bchools, which ,he supported at an annual ex pense of 60,000. and where thousands of young people of both sexes have been educated without cost to themselves. He was ,a; good man, and. a greater "mn than thousands whom history classes jamong the great. THE aOUTUEBlf BOOS. The dreaoaf of one of the wisest of our Southern public' men of the 'past seems about to be realized. Northern manufacturers are daily, moving their plants to the Southend there has hardly been airaia through this country this winter ) that has not brought -one or more prospectors from Northern States, whose business was to. buy a timber tract, a water power, a mine, or a farm, or at least to "spy out the land" with that view. We. have entertained many . such In this ofllcend have found them all, :'wihodt; exeeptlon, inspired with the idea that the Sooth is to be the em pire of J the future, Thef are charmed with the climate, and astonished at the resources of the country, which even a cursory examination . displays, and they are unanimous in bearing testi mony tp the uniform courtesy, kindness and hospitality of our people We see It stated that one of the largest Ihoe firms in Boston are about to remove their whole establishment tannery and shoe factory to Atlanta, that they have found out that unlimited quantities of bark can be obtained there, and that by buying their green hides from an oleomargarine factory there (which will slaughter from 200 to 400 beeves per da) they can make an immense saving on their present ar rangement of buying dry hides from Texas, la the way of freights. &c This flrnvwhieh, employs several hundred hands, wIU invite them - to move to At lanta witli their families, and they say that a larja number of them will go, "as there is ge&raUd4re among them to. rnove Southbere the climate is better and living cheaper." 8uxherw-T-thts lsvery welcome, and we expect to continue to record similar! instances, .in .increasing num bers, rs pw' aiy futfcre Old thing have pasaef svwayjtbe tbloody lliH hsi 'been fcaxtled obuihe Northern peeplei with characteristic shrewdness, have : realized the inevltablergnd tra South ern boom is well under ' way. ' Jt tha procession proceed. t VA1.M ATIOJI FORTAX A rIV We published in tha oubnalAOb bebtkb of .yesterday an article show ing to some extent the low estimate on real estate when Hated, for taxation. Jo soma sections it la ralaed ioIow that It Is merely nominaand practically for taxation purposes amounts .to nothing.1 1 ' T The following; figures from three counties j&amed present the actual and .tax values' of those counties, and while there is variation here and there, this state of things, and even worse In soma counties, exists all over the State: 8am paon assesses her OTJDQdacres for taxation at but the owners Value their 121A0Q acres of improved land at 92JB51.65T. Hyde " assesses ' her J ISO 000 acres at 3S5.000.but the owners value 33.000 a:res it S1.0S9.D00. i Wake has 645,133 acres, which are assessed at $3,182,000; the owners of 18171 improved acres value their property at 94783 ' :' Whtletwo of. these three counties pay tax on only one-third of . the value of theirands the other pays on three- fourths, and there is neither common sense nor justice in permitting this burdensome dlacnminauon. - We are glad to observe that the sub ject is beginning to attraot some atten tion which may erentaaiiy result in correcting this great abuse. . TUE C J-.' T. T.-AAIUtOAO. a IB NMiiMien uauiir nnwuri " aw S er- cw r- tLaLxaOH. Anril 4. YesterdsT the stockholders of the Cape Fear & Yad kin, VaUer Railroad. n lull meeting at, Fajettevile, ratified the- bill recently passed oy tne iegisiature tn reference to the f sleof the gtslssj iaUreatia that roaow-euns-A. urxy, presiaeot-pwa to dayintd t&lreaiory fS3jS7S. tn pay ment for $30,000 of the bonds of said railroad and accrued interest, and $55y 000 tn payment ox "tne states stock. To-morrow the stockholders will hold their regular annual meeting. A syndi cate will represent -1 State's stock! just purchf d.The"cppany mill be Veorganiied, and begin work at once to compie4,etheraado ft;fnrr?3 bu 1 ' URtarlrOMi ' tft Lkdaa' kttbl'f 'raSU Wt '&i2. lnna-t tliiMilala Inr. ia Moo Bttlera aod biv' ' no Umeot tartloantUftaTwat)liii lirtgat in 1 9 Utw ua pmo xewtoif eannot M tha eunQr Dover Of Ho h itr : us u u t bit Ua.ii m:.r.--s a- AVASIIISG ION ! LETTER- WHAT IS GOIIfUQJf AT THE CAP ITAIm i Coeatiag the Ca Stair Bailciar- l The Dlatrict bereraaseat Iaiyecter Datterwortk-rRatara el Direct Zasasl 'Tar JMoaey Dorey SUlI oa;Ue J. atmae aid ether items eaaght ea4he ConeapondenM JoarnAl-Obsaver. - . Washington, April 3, 1883. The new Treasury officials entered upon the discharge of their duties yesterday, Mr. A U. Wyman as. U. S. Treasurer, mod Mr. -E. 'uJ Q raves Assistant Treasurer. As there, haa not been a tnorougn examination and counting of the cash in the Treasury for a great many years, tne secretary tnougnt it Dest to require one now. aJUiougn Mr. wyman ana nis sureu were perfectly willing to pass receipts to Mr. uunuaui wunout an actual veri fication of the accounts. The counting is now going on under the superintend ance of a committee ! appointed by secretary oiger, ana sixty persons, in eluding tne iemaje count ra, are en gaged in the work -The easn. is being counted twice by the committee ana bv the reDre8entatIves of the Treasurer. and is will require two or tnree weeks to complete the examination. xne wore on tne proposed grand stair case to tne capital building has been resumed in the Senate wing, and will be in progress all summer. A marble wall will be built arcund the lower i parapet' from .the' northeast corner'? of the; Senate? wing to the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance on the west, where one 01 the grand stair cases will be erected, and eventually the House wing will be improved ia a -Jiks manner,! the second grand stair lase being erected at the Maryland -Avenue entrance on the west. It will probably take several year to , complete the work, and it III cost a Urge amount of money .but it will no doubt be a very great improvement to the appearance of the western front of the building. The present stairway to the building on the west is a very shabby affair. Major William McE. Dye, the new superintendent of police of this Dis trict entered upoa the discbarge or his duties yesterdays On Saturday the Dis trict commissioners requested tne res-' ignauon or lieutenant jcnion. tne officer who has been for some years in charge of the detective corps, but he declined to resign, and was thereupon remetea I rem orace oy tae commis sioners. They also suspended from duty private John Carnell, who was the sanitary, omcer or me ponce rorce. pending tne investigation or charges made against him. These charges, it is said, compromise the reputation of a young lady in the government printing omce. out it is simple justice to ner to say. that she denies the charges most bitteriv. ana is sustained or ner Drain er. The charges are made by the young lady's mother. j i : ; lion. Den Butterwortn. of Ohio, has been appointed by the President an in spector of the Northern Pacific Rail road, but says that be will not make the inspection until an additional sec tion has been completed, lie left this city . last night, and before leaving stated that be is not an applicant for for the position- of Postmaster General, and has no idsa that be will be ap pointed. The secretary 01 tne .Navy nas issuea a general order changing the title of master in the Navy to lieutenant, and the title of midshipman : to that of en sign, without change of rank or pay. . Acting secretary or the lreasary French yesterday issued a warrant for the payment of $2,061 to A. H. Garland, of Little Rock, Arkansas, this being the first payment made under the act passed at the last session of Congress, appropriating 8100,000 for the return of surplus proceeds of lands sold for di rect taxes. The cross-examination of ex-Senator Dorsey in the star route cases Is still progressing. Although he has a most convenient memory, and seems to have rergotten almost every tmng wmcn it is to the interest of the government that he should bsve remembered, still Mr. Merilck has pressed him close, and has refreshed his treacherous memory in so many ways, that be has been com pel led to make many admissions wnieht tell stroogly against- him, : lie .'talks! more freely man uraar, ana; ror toss reason is not so saff a witness for him if. j 1 ' '-' - " s The Hawaiin government' has made a proposition to have its silver money coined at our mints and the proposition is now being considered oy the omciais of the Treasury Department. The ap plication win proDaoiy be granted. 1U1 course this government will; be 're munerated for the work. The new chief of the printing and engraving bureau, Capt. Burrill. entered upon tne aiscnarge or nis a u ties yester day. He was the recipient of a hand some floral tnoute presented oy tne employes of the bureau, besides many hearty congratulations. From private information received in this city it appears to be almost cer tain that ex-Benresentative J. Proctor Koott, of Kentucky, will be nominated for Governor of that State, at the ap proaching Democratic convention. - A nomination la equivalent to an elec tion. :- - . f - V- The civil service commissioners went to New York last night to examine in to the system of tenure and promotion -in the custom house and post office of that city. They will probably remain in .New xotk aoout ten aays. . - It is believed that the Supreme uourx of the United States will deliver opin ions in the pending civil rights cases next Monday. The court will hear no more arguments this term after the 27th of this month, and will adjourn on the 7th day of May until October. The health ot secretary oiger is im proving, but he is now under special treatment on account of the condition af one of his eyes, and will not be able to leave the house before Thursday next. -... ... p,...,;" N. . ; newspaper JXaaaer! Saiciae. New Yobk. A Dril 4 -Nalhsn 8 Morse, business manager-of the Pally News, shot himself through the head this morning in his ofitce in Park Bow Building, and died instantly. Ills health had been baa ror sometime, insoma nia resnlted. and it ia subnosed his mind gavec way ; be wm sial and aadj tsr and dating the . Fr edited a paper In A ncrnafa Hi. ! no uiumeBS irauuin. wab w,.u- 1ia,rym,;rV M,Uaarj .'Atlakta, April 4L--A. J. Crawford, denntv United, States .Marshal under Qsu iliOnzatreet. wai krrested SomB-n time ago on the charge of making false anrl frandnlnt returns of time and distance. "On'Monday he was JbefojeJ Ihe dOugS Oi tue aswicfc vwMit oi . . . . - nr.t.t ...il I was admitted to ball In 2.uxj. -vnue endeavoring to make his bond In Car? ten villa to day, he, escaped from the officer- - - - - . ' bmv' Free Mail Dslirenes. v W AsnreoTcar. b. C-?A trll S. A free mail delivery .has been ordered for JacksonTillet-Fls-, ..and. .Wilmioaton. NsOitobegrerMay 1st nextr- Ipm Biuers eurd ma ot wcaXneM, lack of oocixr Mr. Jf orris TrtwU.- Murfrwaboro. K. C. 3on's Iron Ustora rwswwd taj K9 tfQ tes- T771 FTS COOPER DEAD. A Coo Maa Passes Qaletlv Away to . Ills Reward. ' ; Nkw York; 'April '4. Peter w'per died of pneumonia at half past three o'clock this morning. -; Mr. Cooper celebrated his &2d birth-, day February 12th. when there was" quite a social gathering at? bit ' hobse. lie had beep ailing for eorne time with . Blight cold, aoo? oh'Sundav be wi compelled to remain in his bed. Ills family physician was summoned and on his arrival at once discovered that bis patient was suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia. Mr. Cooper's advanced rears were a trreat drawback to his recovery. About 2 o'clock this morning he called bis son. ex-Mayor Cooper Jmdk Mrs. Abram&rllewittv his daughter and her: family to bis bed-' side, sayfnjrtd them that he knew he anew he bad not long to live and that they must become reconciled to this fact. H is death occurred exactly at 3 a. m. He remained conscious up to the time of his demise and made several remarks in regard to family affairs. Mr. Cooper was born in this city Feb ruary mb, 1791. and Jived s life f nil of bwnors from his early boyhood. - CHICAGO'S ELECTION. How ike JUaekiae Was Baa as Told r a flea Wfco Evieeatly Deloagetf te the Seoopee Party Nkw Yobk. 'April7 4. A sBecial te the 1 elearam from Chicago this morn ing- concerning yesterday's 'election says: 1 Never before in the history of 1 isuicago were sucn snameiui aeenea en acted in an election as disgraced some Ereclncls. Despite fact that an order ad been issutd for the closing of all the saloons during the polling hours there was not a saloon in the the city elosed. The polling places were located in the saloons, axd while the ballots were , being received through a, side wlndow.tha front 1 aoor .was swinging all day while , whiskey and -beex ware served over ; the counter; Tha polling place of first precinct of second ward was located in a barber shop, on state street, between two saloons, while tha second story of the whole block appear ed to be one continuous house of dis order. All day long the aide-walk was thronged with a . moat , forbidding crowd of thugs, thieves and sluggers. Respectable colored people who ven tured among them with Carey tickets were not allowed within sight of the polls. The polling place far fifth pre cinct of first ward was in the rear of a saloon on State street. The election notaries had their places in a aaloon: the bar of which was patronized steadily all dsy while policemen moved in and out with the surging crowd of state street toughs. There were several mnrdererous affrays during the dsy, the most prominent of which was a terrible assault upon George Young Kountree. a colored barber, by a- nearo desperado named Macon ' Pointer. uountree was staDbed in the abdomen and will die. ills assailant was arrest ed. , - t . :' Carter IT. Harrison received the con-. gratulations of his friends in the Coun cil Chamber at midnight. Turning to tne reporters ne asked them to go to their offices and tell their editors that abuse and vituperation would . not do. The papers bad villlfied htm and people had rebuked them by sustaining htm ith a majority of 10.000. He then re ferred to Clergy who preached politics from the pelpiu , Carey, his opponent for the Mayor alty, was a good insurance man' but a vrry uoor ludge. ir ne and otner gen tlemen in the reform movement would now come to him and consult as to city affairs he would be glad to listen to them and consider their opinion, after! xnis ne intended to aiiow no low oiv In the city and as to gambling it would bave to he earned on nentna darkened slats. The mayor then bade bis friends goodnight. .a 1 i n Dtscassiag the Triple Alliaace. ' 3 Rome. April t The story of the triple defensive alliance of Germany. Austria and Italy against Pranor. which is now generally looked upon as a feeler, baa been made the occasion by the press of Italy for many anti French articles. The Liberta. for instance, has n editorial setting, forth that if the. French Republic assumes arrogant airs in her dealings with other countries of Europe the will find herself confronted with the nnnieaaant spectacle or sev eral poweis united for rnatual defense. The Journal Ue Rome, a clerical paper, goes still further. It says from the Baltic to Uic Island of Sicily, the French. Hepubltc has none out enemies, ir she but moves a finger she is at the metcy of her enemies. If there Is the slightest oarus U0.L ifcdv jwlll not fal when the chief oil UaUianteigrvt the smallest aisnJ l It id sxtcUeOis on a f e w minuteavooticejt vi a a ? t 4 A Berlin Theatre Oaraesw s5 ? Bxsinr.ApriUAt ttU'bonr. ip m. the National Theatre is on fire and the flames rapidly spreading. It is feared the structure itself will be com- Eletely destroyed and that, other build igs will go with it. The fire depart ment, never remarkably efficient in eases of .large fires, seems wholly una- 010 u cope wua u names, n t 1 ijATGtt All W. Ul. IUD a waa completely destroyed. The contents including wara roues, wesirs proper ties ana eeeaery ?wem .aisa . quroea. Nothing was saved. There was. bow- ever, no loss of life and no injury to any of the attaches of the place, no entertainment beiag given in the thea tre. The origin of the fire is not known. Damage to surrounding buildings was comparatively small. Detectives xtecaiiee sosae avei i Meadee Besaarks ay Michael DavitU i Dublin, April t-rMr. Jsnklnson, director of the Dish criminal invests gallon npprtrpynr. "a a't-prg r recall to the these of thelrlsk-deteeilve force srber: beve- been-k ofcetaung in France MlctiaeiLlgTrtT;'"-ffom- his prison, has written, a vigorous letter, to the young Ireland society, Of Glasgow, in which he says the dynamite policy can onlynavs thf eCeCtof eYaSferaUng the English 'detecracy. Ile- Beclares that it would be far better to work and wait for anotbcBtweptTjeaxi tksn Jo play 'into U hindji 'ml jtaMndftjeoAr rules by giving rein to dee pair and re venge. , 1 A Msetiaynklcb'PMVee ' L.IMKEKICK. April 4 The public meeting which was to bave been, held hereyesterd y for the purpose of giv ing Parnell a substantial testimonial of tbAssUriiUoirin Vhlch, 1 i3bfc!j Droved m-" A saort. tinlv -lertv1 persons subscribed to the projected fund Jor- ralsingthe encumbrance-on -ms xarm- Aa Indiana Han KaeeJtStae fersX& 1 TrMtSOTSGTOX; .Tj. .Cv.Atrll The Presidents has appointed t. Walter 1 Q. Gresham, of Indiana, Postmaster Gen eraL JU Js now United ftatTS.Cxtcnit Judge for ths Tlii ClxcuU. LUts f. In- ,1a. at ureenoci, irom a. rienced heayy -westtEr end baa tcr cm - ii mm 1 rtiseaaeaU,! " f 1 Jt wX. Om11 l"or Brut. v -. afra. P. Qosfy New BprlBg Styls Tsrtor sUaarsatartmi u Knslnss. Aa t leaieatioas. 1 South Atlantic States, warmer weath er, southeast to southwest winds, in creasing dsmpness and rain, lower ba rometer. LOCAL BXPPt.ES. The sum of 9481 85 was realized from the Sheriff's sale of the stock of imrtrla rtf Mr. JnMnh R. FTaTt thj country merchant who recently made an assignment. . . . - vcant tp see the gTsded . k a hear Dr. Mayo's lecture. N j Rev. Mr. Alexander, the Presbyte rian minister at Wadesboro, has decid ed to try bis hand at spreading the Gos pel to sinners out in Texas, and will leave for that State next s Monday night : Mr. Kearney, the old man who was killed on the Charlotte. Columbia A Augusta road, a couple of weeks since, is spoken of by the Chester Reporter aa being a man who never touched a drop Of liquor, and was not drunk at tha time he was killed, as the Jotmxax- Observkr stated. This much in jus tice to the dead. The Atlanta Post-Appeal, speaking of Dr. Wildera new partner in the practice Of madid ne,f says;' fDr. James IV. Byerk left yesterday Evening; tor Charlotte, j. Jl 4 In bis he departSre Atlanta loses one of ber most promis ing and meritorious professional young men. While the doctor's many friends and acquaintances are reluctant at his leaving, they congratulate Charlotte on the accession of such a worthy citi sen." - Gen. Tom Thumb is a good billiard player, and Tuesday night after the show, he eutertaioed a crowd in Coch ran e'a pool room until 8 o'clock. When he goes to shoot, nothing but the top of bis head and, the cue can be seen above. swear like a mue man, as 01a 4tm r ax, who went to make up a fire in his room at the Central Hotel, can testify. Death afaa Estiaaaete Lady. Mrs. M. A. Johnston, widow of the late M. D. Johnston, of this place, died yesterday about 4 o'clock, p. m.. at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. Cyrus M. Alexander, in Sharon townahlp. The home of Mrs. Johnston Is in this pi see, where her life-long residence has mads many. warm friends. The funer al will take place from the First Pres byterian church to-day at 1 o'clock, p. ro, services to be conducted by Rev. Dr. Miller. Friends and acquaintances are InviUd to attend. Leek Oet for the Cow. ! Mr. John Cormick, the plasterer, while passing through the vacant lot near the Richmond &, Danville depot. day before yesterday, waa attacked by a cow and used up so badly aa to neces sitate nia keeping to bis bed all day yes terday. The cow was grazlni In - the lot, and he" passed near3 her. never dreaming of danger.when in an instant the cow made a dash at him and lifted him a few feet into the air. Before be could escape the cow butted him sev eral times and injured " him quite severely. A Beycetted Shew. : The Turks with their four perform ing "bars," arrived in the city yester day, but on account of the freedom of the city not being "extended to them untlltiiey patl the ree.eisite iaieVtbey bave not . had a chance to rake in any of the loose change of our citizens. The city requires, them to pay a tax of 5 per day, while Sheriff Alexander calls for eS State and county taxes. The sunburned Turks were yesterday building an amphitheatre tn the vacant lot near the depot, into which they will Invite the people to come and see the bears and the women dance, and the Children sing. The women and chil dren are looked upon with aa much eurlositv aa the beara. i,J,.iiV LL.. U i 11 vaitaiasi aai taHarms. . i 1 1 i ( On last Monday, David Downum, a tenant on the farm of Mr. J. M. W. Alexander of Rocky River townahlp. Cabarrus county, foolishly attempted to pour gun powder from a bottle on a live coal of fire, when the whole ex ploded and severely burned his hands and face. ) In the same community, Rhody Muse, while bathing a child in front of the fire-plaee, allowed her clothing to take fire and to be fanned into a flame that came near burning her death. i Both -unfortunate sufferers r wen . ne aone. At last accounts tne man war testing well, but the woman was suf fering intensely. - t i DUa't VYaat it U the Paper. - In getting our report ot the late meet ing of the county commissioners from the minute bopk.yf e noticed that if the board had taken any 'action ' in , regard to supplying the jail with water, it was pot recorded in the minutes. The re Sirter yesterday met : one of the com isslonera, : and enquiring about was told that the board had done soran- thing but, wanting tq keep the na- perjfrpa getting Aoid of; it prfcrd(lt net to te puL.aown rn tns doox, tnair dea being that the paper would blow ever it and claim the credit of forcing the commissioners to actlori. -What the board did in regard to the matter was to appoint a committee of two Messrs, Whitley and Oates, to give oat the con tract for baring the the water pipes to the jau. we ran arouna town ith our fine tooth comb yesterday and Is one of the locals we caught, and We rir? Ias ajcM't-T.jp revs ei not vrl( if C: re: tll o c i six mm? HIsetflre;AdY -...?. faj 1 T K 'a ne Hedt'h'oajll ritito bDmai j - j A SWliVDI fjt SMOKE. Tw Spaaiaras Shove a Raagkty Uttle ICJaase em SeaaeerOar CI Usees, ail r the Use ef Baited Draatu -y I Tsa sleek looking nbanl ftrangeim calling themselves Spaniardl, have Tis ited ihe city and- played a InlceiitUe game upon some of our best citizens. These Spaniards, so they represented, bad two thousand fine , Havana .cigars In their possession,' having smuggled them, and were anxious to dispose of them at almost any price that would suit the purchaser. They , were: rerr. confidential in their talk, had nojicensej wael&ng ja smuggled article and tha pMb6bonghttheUcigsrfwoiildbe toakfng 4 'splendid bargain, getting a real Havana cigar for much less money than it waa worth. ; To show the excel lence of the cigar." the wily Spaniard .would take up. a bundle and with bis flpger push out the center cigar band- ig it to bis victim to try. - The first iste of the cigar satisfied the smoker ist tt Was a splendid one and If any thing be would be in sv hurry, to close a trade for one or five hundred with the Spaniard before be might back out. In this way the Spaniards went about the city seeking whom they might sell, sod they sold many. One of our eldest, and best known citizens had no sooner stack a tooth in the "sample cigar," than be planked down . 925 and took 600. Another .victim paid' S0 for (00.) and lota others boeght small lots at the-rate of 60 per thousand. ' The" Spaniards gave their customers to understand that the cigars were sold strictly for private use and enjoined secrecy upon them. Each purchaser had hi cigars sent home and put away for. future use. each one secretly chuckling to himself over the good trade be had made and resolving to invite his friends to drop in sometime and enjoy a good smoke. The first night they bought their cigars their desire to indulge in another of their fine Havana induced them to open their boxes and take out a cigar. and they bad no sooner lighted the Sams and settled down for a comfort able smoke than their eyes were open ed to the fraud that had been practiced upon them. J The cigars- were made of the vilest stuff. Imsginable and a boot black caught smoking one would be run ont of town. 1 The game was simple. The so-called Spaniards had bought up a lot of cheap cigars and bundled them, putting a fine Havana cigar in the center of the bun dles for bait, and the victim carried away with the prospect of making such a good trade, scarcely ever thinks of trying a second cigar before closing a trade. v It was ascertained yesterday for an actual fact, .that the sharpers sold 0000 cigars to parties in this city. If all had been as thoughtful as Dr. T. C Smith, the sharpers would not have had such rushing trade. ; - When the fellow pushed out the center cigar, the Dr. shoved it back and requested to be given another, but the cigar man re fused to do this and did not press Dr. Smith further for a trade. . ,' , ' Drewaed la the S4 Jeaas Biver. We regret to learn of the death by drowning in the Str Johns river, in Florida, on Monday of last week, of Mr. William T. Smith. ' son of the late Jaa. H. Smith, who is still well remem bered in Charlotte, aaesve of the foun ders of " the ' Daily Obsexver. bat who moved to . Winnsboro. 8. G, several years ago. The Winnsboro News A; Herald, speaking of .the sad death of yonng Smith aays that be was living st Bay Port. - Florida, and had gone to Cedar Keys on business. : On bis way back on the steamer he waa accident. ally knocked overboard. We bave no further particulars. .- This will be sad news to the people here. v Mr. Smith wss a most worthy yonng man, and had many friends and admirers in Winns boro. He was the only living child of his widowed mother, and to her bis un timely death will be a sad bereavement. The afflicted family have deep and gen eral sympathy.:; .'.'.7' ; r; f . k .Beak e4 Jfeetaeratersw . There is quits an array of northern era traveling In parties stopping at tha Central this wetk. Mr. Oliver McClin tock. and Mr. RobU Horner and niece. Of PlUsturg. , Pa, arrived yesterday afternoon.: : haying traveled . oyerland from Aiken, South Carolina, alnce Tuesday of last week. x It is their In tention to travel through . the country all the way back to PitUborg, In their private conveyance, which is admirably. fitted up for country travel. They will go from; here - to Salisbury, thence to GreensboTd.Dsnyllle: and Lynchburg and will continue their journey up ihe: fcbenandoah Valley. .Mr. William A' Holliday and five friends. froauBelvi- dere, Pa-, form the second party.. They TlsUed fiddle Instil ute yesterdsj and Were very much pleased ,to otice, the progress .that, baa been - madeby ' Dr. Mall ffrbfrd tytstiido UfAnftua. iota, ana Miss-ni( D.Andrew, of Boston, arrived at the Cental yesterdojilheUwtuiu S Florida trip. - : - Remaining . in, the post ofilcear. the Mk endinir Anrll s? - .&lXJ ,n,:;i - rJnolT'AWaride Rebecca B Berton, R O BepneVt. Ura Mary Baason, Alex ander JJarringer, AM CaabioaM Henry Ciissw : Nannie ClaxavMra C A Cobb, ff uli-vFfaley, ' Nick? Gibbon&enry Grase, Sne Houstciri.R Bt Hunterlarif Chas JohnsonJfckjob' Jamison Jane Jacksos, U tl 'Jamison, 'W M 'Jordan, Mrs AT B Jamee, Nelson j Kfrkpatrlcr. Mr-Jane Kimball.' John Krrk, F II Ketister.'Wm Long, col,: Sam Lowery, Alfred La wery, J W IcCJaxver, James McCaw. coL Mrs j. S Mason, Dock Mc- DoweJi; Miss Marinjf. Buck Meadows,' Mrs 13 Overcaah, Mrs JPerry.lXri Jane Pethel, col, Frank Perry, Isom Savillr, A W Shields. abert-WootenV. Whea eaRtar? fori thai atwe. r?-se ay riireTiit&i.,"z , " " (HZ: t tare- i'wr'!i r-i tx' i r s A Thief ia a Tailor Shop. '.' Night before last the shop of Mr. John Vogel. the merchant tailor,' was entered by a thief, who picked; out an assortment of second band clothing and departed, without disturbing the many bolts of cloth lying about, or the new .spring suits in the shelves. The robber must have been well acquainted with the premises, aa he bored, through two back doors at exactly the right place to strike ' . the bolts.; A single augur, bole Was ; put in the outer . door, through which the robber thrust bis finger-and pushed np the latch, but the second or Inner door being heavily barred, re quired a little more work, and a bole through which an arm could be insert ed .was cut. The heavy bar, doubly secured,' wss removed and - the door opened. The bit used in doing the work was found lying on the ground near the door. Mr. Vogel is thankful that the robber was such a considerate fellow, to carry off a few old clothes and leave so many new ones lying about, and if be will go to the tailor shop to-day be Will be fitted with a nice, brand new; suit of striped clothes, suitable for railroad worker's costume. rt aaaajagfc) si agsjneasw a 11 1 1 . " Dewlette rXasaptr Dasapty. ; - This excellent company appears at opera house Friday night, and that oar people may anticipate something good is evidenced by the following from the Review in regard to their performance in Wilmington:. "Ronaldo, the rubber man. performed some astonishing feats. The singing and dancing of Miss Annie Devere wss very graceful and pleasing. Mart Daniels gave exhibitiona of his Skill on the Harmonienm. and an imi tation of the xylophone upon an ordi nary lead pencil, which was marvelous. In bo:h of these performances be wss greeted with shouts of applause and called back twice before the audience.' would be satisfied. The other attrae tiona were good. Of course, it is need- less to speak of Hswlette, the Humpty ! Dumpty of the occasioa, for he is too well known to need commendation from us. Suffice to say that he, as the central figure in the performance, kept the audience convulsed with roars ef laughter from the beginning to the end of the entertainment. ' A mT Basaar la cnarlesten ; cial Bates treaa Caavlette. 1 The ladies of Charleston nave united in an effort to help the cause of art. j and the result Is that ' a grand bazaar. to continue for a fortnight, was opened In that city last llondsy. ' -The prepare tiona for the Bazaar bave been conduct ed by a society specially organized for the work, of which the wife oi one of Charleaton'a leading bankers Is presi- dent,.- An executive; committee of in fluential ladies and gentlemen has had general charge, while each department of the Bazaar has been under the care of a special committee, and while each of the separate and distinct depart ments will be as near perfection aa pos sible, all together, will make a grand and harmonious exhibition. The Ba zaar proper, which is to be held at In dustrial llall, the - most spacious and eonrenient building in the city, will consist of the following departments: 1. An Art Loan Exhibition: 3. A Fruit Department. 3- A Department of Dec- oraUre Embroidery 4.sn? Oriental Department. 5.' A Department of Dec orative Art. o. A Department of Fancy Articles.: & The ChlIdrena"De partment. 9. The Ooffee and Tea Tan ble. :-.;Z " zsuJ i i In addltlnn ta ttelEaxaxr there will be the following tjr&rtaifjmsnttat Ihe Academy of 2Xnaici The Ciant Picture Book andTJindereila; Wednesday matp nee," April 4; The Crimson Scarf, Moa .day evening AprH t tJcenio ntertaini menf, Tuesdsy evening,' April toi Ererjbodyls rrtend; by the- Sammef viUe A maimu DrancCIab, WednesK dsy -evening; Aprill Vll'and also the Children's Fancy Drees BaQ and Flo wear Dance at IndnstrialiHall -en -Friday eveuioi April P. toxr rtiixiO The ladles of f Charleston regneet ta to call the "attentiottof 5ut people to their baraar throogk the, jopnjrAi Obsjebtkbv smd'to further .call their attention to the specialexcurslon rates for theeceaslo:Tlekeb aref'eirpale in 'Charlotte f w ttwp tofOllee and retsni at the rjcminalmmof X& The tieets are good nnui the SSJ j a r FerklnCJ L BenD etA J Detr, J M Hides, E I1. Litton, D :B Leak. Wsl Lowe, Capt J D Gardner. 7 T Boper; J A Cajneroo. J-fl Hardy, - JT Query Vt al i Wagers J 11 Lee, C W Wyinel and family, C Blaieny and wife, Miss 3 W CodaAOica Alice-1 tocli,-W A Lee per, W A Armstrong, J H Trimble, John Bey an, H M Ijurch, J L Bodmao, !f C CarrollNorth Carolina ; RA Mor- line, T WvClawson, L 2fT Bogers, J W Uarrta.!, J Cc3rv8o0tS Cslfaa i CxJtrrai IloTaX.T7. TIrty, Col Edwin Jones, W J) Glenn. Bo bert II Fields, V Q'Johr stony Jno T Patrick. A O BeidVXt If lIcLendon, Bey Geo L Cook, ' lira "0 tA-; Hammer and ;two ebUdreTT B;YocjjI EMotav,Thns U Chatard, T J Wincheatar.W H Gall, North Carolina ;W TT Bussey, IJ D 6toneXGeorkt If "B ISooman, D I Boss, Tennessee i T Bagbyl I D Craw ford, Dudley- Hichela, r Maryland ; iT H Crosby. Fred Goldsmtthi New Xork; J T Mcqainnt r (editor, WUliacDiport Oszettei . Pennsjl tenia t J B Steele. &outh Cajrolina , . . jjj r: r i t : I Among the arrtvala Jit the .Btrronx Hotjsx yesterday,: Col, W &Bowfill, N Frank Ypuns,ii.Max. ,YirsiruA;.R N Mitchell, North Carolina; W J Hay ward, ;indlana;'T C Hopewell, ilary laodjSM Mills and wife. South. Caror Fertjf T raarxrxxM. Vrs. WlnflToWs Sootblnc Fr9. for evis-Mt; teetbinc Ujae preacripUoo. of c-ta ej - a t .t fe kaaie oaymlcians and Dorses ta Ue C-.' d t jtt. aad baa been ased fat t-tixj years wi:. mw fai. foe sooeesa br aulioos of umm .twrs tor t'r e"t drwa. it renews tbe ebiid Ir ir'j, c ? teiraBddUrrbeT''lcil9tatv itd, 4 eoile. Br n?lD b4ui u tae etdid a tta taa nyKar. i,w WOCit SPT U"7pfiv'f rkl' ac.ilsc'-rlrTt-" u nn .; c i-fcto'j:-1 ta tvt t.i j f - 1 ft, Joaioee-Tt ' " '. -1 i t t t ' thtidar , ik f . t , k v I ' , r- luM-iyaura to 1 i" f t i, -. fcoid by om-rUt, u.. k.eebMtd. liaU The Opera House Desieett 1;"; i 'Testerdayj was 'a' greatjday "for the children of Charlotte and one that will long be green ; In their memories. If there was a child In the city that stayed away from Gen. Thumb's ,matinee we do not know of It. ? The graded school had to suspend for lack of - pupils and as early as l o'clock groups of prettily dressed : children; ' in charge of ; their parents, or nurses, were seen tripping merrily along t the streets inr the direc tion of the opera house. The doors did 'not open until 2 o'clock, and :pj ' that ttime an bet interesting spectacle was 'to be seen In front of the opera noose;; The crowd -blockaded the streets and sidewalks completely and when the doors were finally opened it was fall 20 minntes before the last of - the . crowd )gbt into the boose,1 and ?then it was no use for any body else to try to get In, all the seats and every, inch of foot room being filled. The doors were shut and' about "100 people who' came late were turned bak.: Beyond a dpnbt it waa the biggest rash ever made cm the topers hocse. Qea.-Th ass h and his little ri m rL ,mjji(M n W.-- i.-l.-' jsifs seemea,to appreciate the.rec?pr tion.. and gave an extra good perform ance, f A similar scene to that witness ed at the matinee, was seen last night, only the crowd , ! was perhsps hot so large;; Tl General Meft as this morn ing much to the regret of both eld . and young; -who wished that his stay might bave been-longer. : ' '-,1 ":V Tt Jtaye's JLeetere TeWay. . j I Dr. A. D. May o, the distinguished ed ncational. lecturer. 1 will arrive in the city thla mornias on the1 train from will deliver, his address In (he opera. bouse, As it ie solely in the interest of education and for the benefit of bur whole people; no admittance fee will le charged. Dr. Iajo has Interested himself greatly in the 'cause of educaW i tion in the South,' and has done more to advance the; educational ; interests of , the Southern States than perhaps any other man north of Mason and Dixon's line. Of his ' lectarein3WUniington. the Star aaysti Desplt tne'unfaSora- ble weather aud '.the . attractiona else- where in our: , city,, quite , an audience assembled at the Tileston Upper Boom to bear , Be v4 Dr.: Mayo's address on f American Brains In American Hands. In m pleasant1 and entertaining way the speaker argued for universal education ami claimed that our greatness .aa a nation sraa due to the brain working in the band.'J, What 'our 'country needs is more of educated ' brains, to work in the lad.; .Hav spoke- ln very eompli rnentary terms of what the South was doing In the matter jof education.' Wet are sorry that' more; , of , 'oar people did not bear this able advocate of universal pdocationt ''i w -Jyiw &v:3i 3 "Dr. Mayo's sublect to-day wIU be: How Does Universal Education Pay T 'tjato, Bojrxrrs, b ibboks, 1. 4 era, tlow - e -. , , ' liO ras, FiATBtas, oBNatt,NTa silks. i . ?. ;. voaaeasea rress Dispatcaes. ' A little boy yesterday threw a lighted match into a sewer in Baltimore, caus ing an explosion that tore up the street, cracked the walls of - bouses and killed two little boys who were playing near by.- " , .) -''..W, - .f.-i-,.,. ?v - , Five hundred striking laborers on the Sunbury . & Xewisburg Bailroad, in Pennaylvania, yesterday resumed work at the old rate of wages, tt .,' , 1 xne xeportea in pie alliance between Austria, Prussia and Italy, ia exciting aome discassion in JBurope. i - -f CuL Forsythe,, in command of t the troops in pursuit of the marauding In dians in New Mexico, has lost tbe trail. The Indians are said to nave killed 62 people . before exoaaing the: liae into Arizona , , ' . t,- 1 Ingrem and Green, two murderers, were lynched by a mob Tuesday jniht at HaaOng Nebraska. ' , . n--!- reaa was onerea zoi sale at- Aixandria, Va, yesterday, but the bids not being satlsf actorv to the comtausaionera. the sale was postponed. .- K I .The total amount of bonds presented for redemption at the 1 Treasury 1 in Washington on the 120th call amounts to 03,05550.4'! t'l'fi .v,4 t . y ' Last night ' Waahington Frederick De Fron villa, a Frenchman, shot his wife and then himself, both dying in stantly. He was a drunken vsgabond from whom his. wife' was trying .to. pro cure a d i rorce. . ?'(.-" j .; 1 The National Board ot. Bealth held Its second day's. jiftas ipn at- Jackson, Miss,: yesterday, snd. passed. series of resolutions, one ssking that the 0100,000 fund appropriated by the go vern trrent for sanitary purposes be entrusted to tnem for exnenditere where - neeeasarw ' ? The President will leave Washragtoni ror rionaa to-oay, in a spect ai car, ac companied by Secretary of the If avy, Chandler.1 private s, Secretary-Phillips, and Mr. a TS Miner, - of New-, York. They will gar direct and remain about two weeks.' On theirretnrn they will probably visit several of thef principal" Bonthern dtiea, j 4 - M t ' I ,w;wM4l-00 fJsisBVai b9tii.w -0.ail ! DraiJN. Ardfa 4---Tbe tri&T- of the priarjaers charged iwitb" the - Phcenix' Park mjorders, and otber eri m es,wnich Itt was expected would bejrtn oa -Tues- dsy next,', will be postponed for sf aw I daysvewing to the fact 'that sa Sclent jfttnds have not been, raised for tbe eon duet of the defence.1 It ia tha intention pf tbe aecused men.wbes asked on their arraignment in court if they are ready for trial, to request that they be- fur nished with eoenseL--'--- The QeeavsecTerv net as Bapl-1 es 1 i--'"' v . 'Ixpeeted v, rjiw-r- XoiTDOK, llaxcu 4-The xecoTerv ;of Ihe Queen ia less rapid than her physir mans bad reason to expect. , , ,i rhife the injury, to. nee knee j ia by no means aerioos'-U la" feare4 that-, ft T2iy ln dlrectlyaCect her accustopad rood health, bvJ causing , her' to loost, the dally outdoor eiercise with '.which- she nsa,neen. m tne .rsanitcf ..rfrhir' jprdlnary rto the 4 Queen,, bts. directed MiabBoe tsjte aimoat complete rejj, i i jnre 4a sv jwuoraae xewa. ( .V; ? ,ajvaA.pni 4.-riaiiy mi3-Eicrar ingacisastrocs greocenrred stQreeley, B0 miles, nortb. bersi . The Union Dsns DUlknnT. and ..MajKnla. tnd. Odrl FellbWs balls Were cKtxoyedjThs ipsa . aix Xeevre ,. . -, j, . Is a rsS"! te tr a jia tocowi etbor wil-f. Ywu i ri ta oaaapty lot cf 1 . .. IX re0eruo, ol8 W i r&jrette srt -t. i- " i. i, battel f9nd rtilet as last Lizit i aae rn Jee Ll' f-i aoB-4 ti w i uaiBfwieiwaH-u aiaae a oci. v - j, penaaaeat cate." . - i . '- j .CWssreJltfae .CTasTairet-gi-; : ' Fttr-ir-? lrrrri, lsfsBt:r-vsa. Elsf r- 1 . . - atrsewc wa Ce?-r -i-" j . ) t i -r j , - jr....; ft i t i It fra-alck IT? Etite? t.14 Katura In maklBf you el m hea il 1 , . i If yoo iu wlfw fnf v a, r ?urfr? rrota acy other of tit numerous ' - i of !tntii f rrwsls, H la roui -fa t ii jm r m&iji Ul,Tor Ujp SiUeirs areavt.c. reu.t la ii such etv r'"i sis. . It 700 are wa .suui aear tUi any farm tt Kidney Ptaessa, tto temt iing Deata ibi momeLt, ana torn f or a cure to Hop eitters. 1 -If you aie elt wua (bat terrible kkn Nerr-; onsnpsa. yea will Bad a "Balm in dLead ' La mo -tt of Hop BUters, If you are a f reqaenter, or a ireMent cf a n'us u Je Uarrtc bar(eada your jtem et.ost tna aeuurge ef ait eonab atairtai. cpkteuHg, to . aad LaterxxuUecl level bj use tt Cop Bitters. - -. - ' " '- ' If yoo nave a ro&rn. pimpir, cr s&How f l ti bfMtlt. rain and abes. and feel miaer' ' - eraly, Kopfc'Uen anU tire yoe- tt fc... i .a brood, and seeetest twUU, toealtn. mriien'n " "sr$. ' Ia abort tbeyetire aJ diataaea rf Utmi-SH . Beeelar B eod. Ltvee, Karrea, Eidceya. -f laeaae. SrO0 wUl be paid for a esae U?y ..i not career be'p. - - . - . I Tttat poor, bedridden, lnwU'tiilfa.j'-t0. r--"-- 'er. or dansbier. ean be n!iie the picture of te a ,bv a few Goalee ef ep Bitten. ecsUuj lis a u.-j. : , WiU you ktlbemauCtrT , ; -apft ' .- A lame Cninaman on ibe PaeiS x Ot pains and aebea was proline; , Ss Umped all around, , UotU lie bad found ', . '. ' ',' 'Tt t Jacobs OtUthggxka specific. SXlsla 7k artnerf ty. ' 1 i totnriF. t. t- 5 !Cden'a Ltqatd Beef Tonte aa t I toon tot debuitr. ind'--tkn. ., e reet.-.uie.-. -4 tot . - - - , at or Bear the OperaHoose, tte lower portion 'of acoMear-dnc iThe Soder mil bar-c- -i by leaving tba aame at t. T. Bauer's or ue imx . aalObeerrnoftiafc - --: - v.. . r-S4H : i I FOB. KENT. CRESOELL'S SPOILS. '13 rpHIS eld aad anil kaowa Smuaer Beaorr, 1 ") ft aaUea frota Mooresllla. i. C , with luimr 4 frjandA, ertenaiTe orcuird, rleb aod ptodacw Bareeowand aroU fnralabed dweliif"; efxibi rf : lodeinc thirty or more boarders, i lu.-red lor t- i for tae easotnc eeasoo. Tba ralueHt tbe cairns i : waters to. ewll bum nirofisbeut tbe adjaixuj. eoundea. - r -i Pari wlJblncteiwtttiea property are tsrl 3: to eozreapond st ones wua t . ,i t W. R CSJlVtI j, r: 1 aprS 2t y ,-, MoeresnUe. IiedeU eo , H .O. . fSdIISII!; "; We nae now reedy s - J '- i ' O , - . - . . J I i? , -;o: :o:- OATX-va, uuxrad, ataL, in au tbe new tlm. eoiora and oeaiuies and WUl eonstanUy aod te our toct a toe Meaetties la tba Maa thirin tbe aeaaon as aeoa aa (tey appear la fte-w Xork. 4 We ear y tbe Wgcat aod most complete atoeJc efam.UKa.ax taoone ta tae fetate, aiao the moat complete assonmeni of U-Merr. Sieves. Laees, KmbroiderVes, Trlmmtnss, ConeJ and all Kinds ot , - .. i-' HOTI02IS FAitcr nnv GOODS to be round in tbe elty. Our new Parsools. Jat reeetved tbe Saeat stock ta tbe cttr at tbe lowest W We sen Goods f ot easb and na-rs no credit ! -Lin P.i'QUERY. apr l Oil Pre: rt tt, vl jr Ots hooss and lot corner of 7tb and a. ti?st. . I One h3Qae aad 1o corner of HA and" ltinsct L?fi0a' Wi Peteeea 7A aadta.oaA aomaadlotoa fa between Cs and ' M . Tle amah house wlin lot on scratb Trs;ft itr t ill tbe aaova kaaaaa Im km t uuia t. t J . freer. Termai Ooa-baU CHi bai&ace la sis. aod tweiTe moottuu . ;Fdp.Sale Jelow:.fet. i all. my archtteeta'al plaster Center B-tj t od uwaioe eanetuneui, w.ui a lew i.i.iiud uj-fedimHeartr-w;!!,!!! bs soil "beljf eost ia eJese oat tbe tracts; ' . ' awrsem il--i? if.:t;Lt akP.:KXfrS2a7. -: 3 f inrtTMrrA irrAi-i i f3 mi l; i cris. -v vi .. wi it.. Ar F Tare Coom CVtage. n E&xz?i street'. Ta. Wiib a rood well of wtuer In tot y-t. K"at r . FtrtrNSTDtTEi) lunrTi 'ie:; t .'. TJomln" erents ) tex 'Y.nr. r : ;:t ati va 'PAstons 'ca i a CUD. -f.r lULETTE'Si i.r"v ,tVy-t-';7l 'if""'1 ;nrigjo A.x.'xnitc: zzx. 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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April 5, 1883, edition 1
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