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i - i r i " - , - - . ro . XU DjtH.1T CD Jilt I. a TTE JO tJIUTMZ., jIJVD THE DjUJLIT CUJIIIEOTTE OUSEIt WEIL, CONSOLIDATED JIIjHlCnttt, 1SS3. Dally rhariette Observer, established Jaanary 25. 1809. Dally Charlotte Jsaraal, Kstahu&krS iicut i'J, 1S83. CHARLOTTE, N. iCM WEDNESDAY, APRI L 25. 1883. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 Sails tmvxmXbszxv(zv TO SUBSCRIBERS AMD PATRONS, Br the terms of the consolidation of Thi Jour hu-Ob6KRTK8 th proprietors of the eouaoliaa d pipe agree to carry out all eon tract for aaitr tuiliig and subscription, existing with either paper previous to sucti oonsoll ltloa. P rsons bo have paid la advance for subsertp- non i .r ootb pmra ui nave tne time ex jenaa on ih nw subscription books, and . persons who rtnre paw in advance Tor eitnr paper out receive The JoVitxiii-OBSXBYZB to the expiration of tbe tim- paid. The -value of the cereal crop of Illi noi3 last year was 9iou,uuu,uuu. The pbicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company controls 5,000 miles of road. Greensboro ought to be a pretty clean town. Five and a half inches of rain fell there Sunday night. The President reached Washington from Florida Sunday night and says he d dn'i have colic nor nothings? that sort and never felt better in his life. On hs return to Washington from Florida, President Arthur shook hands with his coach driver. But that didn't make the coach driver greater nor the President anyess. The last weather prophet has turned up in Cincinnati, and, what is more, he bases his prognostics on the scrip ture, the very last source ef informa tion we would expect a Cincinnati man to go toj , Under a new law in England a mar ried woman is rendered liable to main tain both her husband and children. There is no law to this effect in this country; but many women do ir, nevtr thlr;ss. Young men, who aspire to fame, should pick up courage, for the Dublin Express informs us that Peter Tynan, the unreachable and'invisable "No. 1," of the Irish Invincibles, began life as a Dublin newsboy and afterwards was a commercial drummer. The canal through the Isthmus of Corinth I will be four miles long, four years inlbuilding, and will save vessels 185 miles and the dangers of Matapan. The canal will have the same dimen sions as the one across Suez 72 feet wide and 26 feet deep at low water. They Bay that the last trace of the feud between Randall and Wallace In Pennsylvania has been wiped out, and ' that henceforth the Democracy of that State will present the pleasant specta cle of a you, my ply. band of loving brothers. Bless 'children. Go forth and multl- A smart servant girl in New York pulled the wool over the eyes of an 80 year old fcnan and induced him to give her $50,000 in government bonds. When his family discovered it they employed a lawyer to recover the bonds, but the girl waa sharp, and had sold and con verted them into money. Young Allen Arthur . was among those to welcome his father on his re ' turn from Florid a. The President seem ; ed to express some surprise at finding the young man still there, and not at school, to which Allen innocently re plied, "I didn't like to leave, father, till you returned." Allen was having too good a time running the White House, and wasn't particularly anxious to leave. The Gpthard Railway proper is 113 miles long, and there are in all not less than 50 tunnels, comprising more than one-flfthj of the whole line, many of these tunnels being also cons'ructed in spirals, to enable the road to make very great ascents within short distances. The main tunnel is nine and one-fourth miles long, and others exceed .6,000 feet in length ; the width of the great tunnel is 26 feet. l Things have got to such a pass in this country that the President caanot at a little shrimp salad without pro ducing a panic in the stock market; and yet an editor may writhe in agony from an overdose of the mess pork aud long eollards j with which he sustains his mighty intellect, and the world moves right along as if nothing has happened. , Society is sadly in need of reorganiza tion. Philadelphia Record: The tea that was spilt in Boston harbor, after all, was spilt in vain. The Princess Louise told the Mayor of the Hub, in a moment of confidence, while she was eating her lunch, that Boston was "just English enough to make her feel at home." She said she! liked the people, too, and she said nothing in disparagement of Bun ker Hill 'or beans. It is not too much to say that the Boston ians are delighted. More thin ever they are proud that the : ,'ub is their 'ome. Senator John Loganr of Illinois, got away, with some young men at Hot Springs Arkansas. They were shooting with revolvers at bottles, when he twitted them for their bad maiksman ship, whereupon they challenged him to take a hand. lie agreed to give them a box of cigars for every bottle they hit, and they were to give him a box for every one he hit, he to shoot first and keep shooting tilt be missed, lie emptied! two six shooters and broke twelve bottles, when they signified their willingness to quit, xnose young men were evidently not, aware that John had tactled the bottle before down in Egypt. I V: i . The shooting of the mad dosr in church at Davidson College some days ago, while most of the congregation were engaged in climbing benches and shinning up the gallery posts, was gen erally regarded as an illustration of the wisdom: of always "totln a weepon,' but here comes the Philadelphia Record saying that, although s pistol was handy thing to have on this particular occasion, and although the custom of the Puritans in this respect was not to be denied, yet folks ought not to go to church with their arms on. We would like to know of the Record expects people to wear nothing but legs when they go to church. STAND UP TO THE RACK. We place at the head of our loca columns the name of Wm. C Maxwell the duly nominated candidate of the Democratic party of this city for mayor. and shall support him for that office with great pleasure. Mr. Maxwell has a right to expect the support of every Democrat, because he was fairly nomi nated by a large majority of an un usually full convention of his party, in pursuance of a call of the executive committee, and after fair notice toal interested. He is a young man, of in telligence and high character and well known to the community as a promts ing memDer of the bar, and we believe will. If elected, make a live, progressive mayor of this growing city. We under stand that there is some discontent with this nomination, but we cannot see the justice of it as there is no pre tence that there was any unfairness in the nomination. The place and the only place for Democrats to make a contest against him was in the conven tion, and we trust for the honor of 'the party that no Democrat will oppose him now that he is the fairly noml nated candidate of their party. If any other person had been nominated there would have been the same discontent among the disappointed. No nomina tion would have given universal satis faction. Let Democrats, then, stand up to the rack and vote for the nominee of their party like men. Dana, of the Sun, has flopped again; this time in California where he told a reporter that he thought the Democrats could afford to go before the country squarely on a free trade platform. We now wait with breathless anxiety for the opinion of that consistent and un swerving sheet the New York Herald upon the duty of Its beloved friend the Democratic party. These exhibitions of fatherly interest in the welfare of that organization by these, its life-long and devoted champions are very touch ing. Wouldn't the Tribune, the Com mercial Advertiser, and the Washing ton Republican also be so good as to volunteer couusel on this interesting subject? New York World : Some of the Lon don journalists seem to have kept their heads cool in spite of the hubbub over the dynamite conspiracies. Mr Labou chere, in the London Truth, quietly asks what the "real moral distictlnc tion" is between England's making war without just cause against the Zulus and the dynamites seeking to blow up London. He finds no such distinction ex cepting in the fact that the crime against London an unofficial crime. Babies are at present decidedly a drug in the Engl:sh market. A short time ago one was advertised for sale at yi 10s. Again.it came out in evidence, on a school-board summons, that a child had been bought for a shilling; and last week the mother of a two-months-old Infant put her baby into a bag of rags which she was about to sell to a rag dealer, with the view, apparently, of at once getting rid of the child and of making the bag heavier. The government printing office at Washington has just completed one of the largest jobs of the kind ever done there, being the printing of 60,000,000 tobacco rebate labels. The Savannah News states that there are forty-four counties In Georgia un der prohibition or high license laws and the result has been most satisfac tory. Another Destructive Cjrcloae. Natchez. Miss- April 24. The most destructive cyclone for years passed east of this city at 1030 Sunday morn ing, going from southwest to northeast. It unrooted nouses in the lower part or Concordia Parish, La., killed a negro man and wounded several children. Thence it crossed the river into Missis sippi, demolishing buildings, uprooting trees, killing stock and wounding per sons. New Orleans. April 24. The Pica yune's Aberdeen, Miss, special says a cyclone passed through Monroe county Sunday, destroying lives,and wounding many persons seriously, carrying away houses, fences, bridges, and everything in its path. The suburbs of Aberdeen, containing 25 or 30 colored families. was absolutely wiped out, three of the negroes being killed, and two others have since died from their wounds. while 25 are under . treatment. Many of them are in a precarious condition. The county Jail is converted into anos pitaL where victims receive the best at tention. The course oi tne cyclone was southwest- to northeast, and it passed entirely through the county. ATLANTA. April 24. tireai damage is reported by the storm In Clark coun ty to crops, houses, &c One negro man was killed ana two persons were iatauy injured. Reports from Crawford, Ga, show considerable damage by the storm. Many houses were blown down, and many were injured Dy iigntning. There was great loss of. property. A negro was killed near there. The Cigar Makers oa a GeaeraJ Strike. New York. April 24. The strike of Spanish and Cuban cigar makers for an advance or two dollars per thousand on the rates now paid by manufacturers, became universal today, the men in ail the shops leaving off work. The strikers say that the lockout will not last long because or large orders re ceived from all our the country and on account of this being the, business sea son in the : cigar trade. ( The - firm of Waugler & Co were reported to day to have given in. i : . -. j - -,, . A New Orleans Fail are. Vw Opt.wiks. Anril 2.. Marks. Bro & Co, commission i merchants of this ctty, and Matamoras, nave suspena tJn atatAment has been made but liabilities will probably exceed lO'OOO, available objects oeiievea to do smaii Fearful Work of tke Cyclones. New Oblsans, April 24. The latest reports received from the sections of Mississippi visited by the cyclones of Sunday show that 83 .persons were killed and about 800 wounded. Many dangerously. - The loss of property is unprecedented. .. t-. - ' The tieersia Election. V Atlanta, Ga April 24 The elec tion tor uovernor to-day passed on Quietly with a light vote as there was no opposition to Henry ; D. McDaniel, the Democratic nominee.-- lie will Srobably be Inaugurated on May 12th. 'be legislature meets May 10th. to open returns. 1 ' j ; FROM WASHINGTON. Mr. March Protests An Advertising Dodge Rangers on the War Path. Washington, April 24. Ex Con gressman Murch has written to Assist. &ec of the Treasury New. chairman of the committee to investigate the charges against supervising architect mil, raising several objections to the management of the investigation. The letter is withheld irom the public but it naa been learned that Murch s prin cipal objection is that the assistant solicitor, Robinson, who Murch asserts is partial to Hill, is allowed to sit as a member of the committee. Robinson has expressed his willingness to with draw and Secretary Folger will appoint a substitute, not because he believes there is any ground for such action, but to make impossible any charge oz fav oritism in creating tne committee. There was received at the postoffice department to-day an internal revenue return blank on which was printed an advertisement of a well known business enterprise. The matter was called to the attention of Secretary Foltrer. Indian Agent Wilcox telegraphs to tne Indian omce that a cots pan y oz Rangers are now near San Carlos Agency evidently intending to surprise the Indians. Their suspicious move ments are exciting the Indians and it is thought that serious results may ensue. The agent expresses the fear mat the Indians cannot be lnnuenced to act solely on the defensive and says mey snould not be put to the test. Secretary Teller instructed Agent Wilcox to caution these Rangers against attacking the Indians, to call upon the officer commanding the United States troops in the vicinity to take precautions against trouble. Secretary Teller has debarred Wm. George, of Lake Providence. La, from practicing as an attorney before the department or the Interior or any bureau thereot. . MEETING OF THE CABINET. A Fall Attendance, at Which Dya Ate is Contingently Discassea. Washingnon. April 24 The meet ing of the Cabinet to-day lasted about an hour and a half. All of the heads of the departments were present, in cluding the new I'ostmaster Ueneral. There was some discussion on the ques tion or whether tne national board or health or marine hospital service should direct and control the expenditure of the gl 00,000 appropriated for the pre vention and suppression or epidemic diseases, but nocnnclusion was reached. Th marine hospital service had control of theepipemic fund last year.but their authority to disburse it is now disputed by the national board of health, and the question has been referred to the Presi dent for decision. There was also some Informal con versation at the meeting to-day with regard to the evidence furnished by the newspapers that persons in the United States are actively engazed in aiding and directing operations or the dyna mite plotters in England. This conver sation did not grow out of any official correspondence upon the subject, for no document or any Kind relating to It was presented, but there is reason to believe that a hypothetical question was framed and discussed, and that the members of the Cabinet generally ex pressed their views as to what the poli cy of this government should be in various suggested contingencies, which might arise out of the manifest disposi tion of certain Irish leaders to use this country as a basis for attacks.by means of dynamite and nitre-glycerin, upon the English government and English people. A LUltle Ganae to Swindle an Insurance Company. Danville. Va, April 24. Wm. T. Dodson, of this city, was arrested at Franklin Junction, Virginia, to-day, for the murder of a negro man.re ported yesterday. He confesses he hired two negroes to bring him the body for dis section, pretending he was a physician. lie says ne carried it into the upper room of the house, then occupied by himself alone, wrapped it in bed cloth ing, poured kerosene oil over it, fixed a lKhted candle on it, and went away. His mistake, he says, was in cutting the candle so long that the house did not take fire during the night, it being his purpose to burn the house and have t appear that he himself bad been burned in it. and thus enable bis family to obtain the amount of the life policy recently procured. Mexican Races. . . ? City of Mexico. April 24. The spring racing meeting at Peralville, in the outskirts oi this city, began yester day. The attendance was large and fashionable. The principal race was won by Senor Berriozabel's Halcon, a well known Mexican hair breed. - AH the horses were either Mexican or half breeds, except in a buggy race which was wuu uj on . ouiuts Aiuniciui mare Kitty. The National Railroad Company ran an excursion train for the first time to the course over the Belt Railroad. The Mexican Trans-Atlantic Steamship Company has opened its office nere. Unexpected Testimony. Dtjbltn. April 25. The jury in the Kelly case includes a publican named Wren, at whose house - the murderers drank before going to Phoenix Park. The sensation of the day in connection with the trial was when the crown wit ness, McGlynn, swore that Kelly was not amongst the four men seen by him in Phoenix Park on the evening of the 6th of May. The crown was surprised at this statement and tlerceiy cross-ex amined the witness. The incident is considered important. A Rejected JLover Commits Saiclde. Knoxvtlle, Tenn, April 24. Last night W. B. Staley, a son of Judge Stalev. committed suicide bv shoo tin? himself through tne neaa witn a pistol. He was 7 miles from unoxviiie at the residence of - a young lady who had re fused to marry mm. ner repeated refusals caused him to commit the deed. This was his third attempt to take his life for the same cause. Staley was 20 years old and a lawyer or con siderable talent and promise. : Railroad Bridge Swept Away. , rVtT.mrBiAl 8. d. April 24. A special from Lancaster, S. G to the Daily Reelster says: The new bridge or the Cheraw and Chester Railroad, over the Catawba river, except a small portion on Chester side, was swept - awav by the freshet this morning. The bridge had been in use about ten days. -. : 'Appointed Postmasters.' ' W a fiTTT-nrrnww A nril 9X .The 'Presi dent has appointed to be postmasters David T Dunn, Brunswick, Ga David Lt xoung, winona, aiiss.,- a o abdcut, Rnsnoke. Va. James IX Uoss. Union Court noose, u; ' Aa English Steamer Ashore. New York. April 25. The steamer nudson, which arrived to-day; from New Orleans, reports this morning that she saw an English steamer ashore at Barnegat. , , . - . Auwer Title. , Can yea find a e&M of BrUchfa Disease of the Kldners. DUbetes, I'rlaary or Lrrer complaints tnat is eorable, tb&t Hop Bisters has not or oaanot - m A.buia uhlkAM 1 P a Km man. skkcckatio CaJtoidact roa matok: WILLIAM C. MAXWELL. i Indications. Middle Atlantic, occasional light rains or snow, followed by fair weather, variable winds, mostly from southwest. Blight rise in temperature, stationary or lower barometer. South Atlantic, local rains, and cooler winds shifting to northwest and north east, higher barometer. unit cooler fair weather, northerly winds, higher barometer. Tennesseo and Ohio valley, fair weather, higher barometer, winds most ly northerly, stationary or slight rise in temperature. - LOCAL. RIPPLES.'. - I 1 It smacks well the result of the convention. We are rea nested to state that Rev. A. L. Stough will preach riixt Sunday at Flint Hill, near Pineyille. - - The colored voters of the 3rd ward postponed their aldermanic nominating convention until next Thursday night. Mr. P. D. Hinson, of Lincolnton has purchased the stock and fixtures of the Charlotte Hotel bar, and took pos session yesterday. The only case before the mayor yesterday was that of a colored woman named Laura Alexander, who was charged with using profane language, and was fined S5. Dr. R. W. Glenn, of Greensboro. whose sudden death on Saturday last was announced in yesterday's psper, was insured in the Valley Mutual Life Association, of Virginia. While a party of boys were riding on a dump on the Carolina Central track, Johnnie Ritch, one of the party. tumbled off in front, and two wheels of the dump passed over his body. It didn't hurt him. Mr Jim Cassidy tells us that it was a mistake about him being with his lit tle son Sunday evening when the acci dent occurred at the turn table, and he does not want the Impression to get out that lie is a Sabbath breaker. - There are some pretty old Bibles in this country, but one among the very oldest is a rawhide bound, musty look ing volume brought to the city by Mr. J. U. McElwee, of; States vUle. It was printed in 1615. and is a genuine curioe- Maj. W. A. Moody, of the Rich mond & Danville clearing house, will attend the next annual session of the Railroad Car Accountant's Association of the United States and Canada to be held in Philadelphia on May 22a d. The car counters will stop at the LaFayette Hotel. The New Orleans Times-Democrat received yesterday says: "We had a pleasant call Monday from Senator Jonas, to whom we are indebted for an introduction to Mr. D. M. Vance, a son of Senator Vance, of North CarpUni Mr. Vance is a young JournalishrrjfH premise, wh 9 has recently been attached to the staff of the Baltimore Day." Rev. Walter W. Pharr requests us to state that the members of the Meck lenburg Presbytery who come, on the railroad will be met by members of the congregation at Alexandria, on the A. T. A 0 on Wednesday, at 9 o'clock, a. m , and at Query's Turnout, on the R. & D, at 5 o'clock, a. m , and be con veyed to the church in time for the opening services. The Trip to Texas. Twenty-five names have been receiv ed of those expecting to attend the Southern Baptist Convention at Waco, Texas. Only eleven have signified their desire to have a place in the sleeper. The price of a bunk.is 85.50 from Char lotte to New Orleans. All who want a place in the sleeper will please notify Rev O F Gregory, of this city, at once. The party leaves Charlotte on Saturday May 5th, at 1 a m. Sot 1 o'clock in the day. Another Bridge Gone. The fine iron bridge which spanned the Little Broad, In Cleveland county, succumbed to the high waters and is no more. The foundations were washed from under the abutments, removing the earth to a depth of fifteen feet. This bridge was finished last October at a great expense to the county, and its destruction entails a heavy loss. It was a very fine bridge and was consid ered one of the safest in the country. Death Benefit to the Widow of Col ored Preacher. The widow of the Rev. G. W. Price, colored, was yesterday paid the sum of $229.30. death benefit from the Supreme Lodge. Order of the Wise Mentt Nash ville, Tennessee. The money was re ceived In this city yesterday by R. P. Bearden, secretary of the Celestial Lodge, and was by him turned over to the widow., This Is the first . benefit ever paid on the death of a colored man in Charlotte. - - ' r - A boat the Conrt Uonse. When the next court opens, and onr country friends come in to see the judge, the jury and the lawyers, they will be surprised at the changed ap pearance of the old court house, and will scarcely recognize It as the same old building. The interior has been completely transformed by frescoers and painters, and it now presents an appearance pleasing to the eye. A ven tilator has been put In through the celling, and people who haven't bad colds will find the atmosphere of the usually crowded room quite different from what it has usually been. Gas pipes bsve also been run through the housetnd the court will no longer have to prolong1 its sessions into the gloom which tallow dips feebly strive to dis pel. The painting and frescoing is the work of Mr. Monroe Stone, and a hand some job he made of it. Our county commlasioners deserve credit for their efforts at converting the old den into ft decent and respectable room. T f j lXssryn Caoolio SalvV. M" ' bMt salve In ma world tor Cots, braises. ores, niaers, salt rheasa, tettes, e napped hands, chilblains, corns, and all kinds of skin eruptions. ete. Get Henrys urrooiie Batro, as au owers am but Imitations, Fits 25 seats. MAXWELL, THE NOMINEE. Resale of Last Night's Convention A Large aad Eathanasbe Gathering The Candidates aad the Totes Ward Meetings Appointed. j- The largest and decidedly the most harmonious convention that has j been held in this city for a long time was that which assembled last night in Oates HalL As soon as the doors open ed there was a perfect rush up the stairs and within a few minutes the large hall was completely filled, and the good natured crowd stood ; around on each other's toes and discussed the rela tive merits and claims of the various candidates that might be, until Capt Roesslers gavel called the convention to order. Mr. A. Burwell was appoint ed chairman, and Messrs. G. IL King; Chas. N. Vance and Wade Harris were appointed secretaries. .Capt. Bur well made a few opening rematks to the convention in . his . happiest strain and when he spoke of the reunited and solidified old Democratic party, he was enthusiastically cheered. On motion, a committee of three, Messrs. James F. Johnston, J. Roessler and Harrison Watts, were appointed to draft resolu tlons for governing the convention. The committee submitted ; 1st. That the convention be governed by the two-thirds rule. Objection was made to this and the motion to substi tute the majority rule went through with a whoop. Capt. Watts in behalf of the committee, explained that, they suggested the two-third rule meiely to ascertain the sense of the convention and as they bad ascertained itjthey were satisfied. The committee recom mended 2d. That the Democratic voters of the city in convention assembled,pledge themselves to abide by the nomination and give the nominee their hearty and undivided support. -We'll do it," shouted uncle ! Ned Glavin, and his bugle note was taken up and wafted to and fro through the hall by the enthusiastic crowd, j The chairman then announced that nominations were in order and the fol lowing names were called out in the meeeting: W C Maxwell. R M Oates. Chas R Jones, F S De Wolfe. D 1 Hutchison. E K P Osborn. S J Neia ler and John Brookfield. Mr C E Grler's remarks in putting the name of W C Maxwell in nomination were eloquent to the last degree and were applauded to the echo. A motion was made and carried that the voting be done by balloting, and six tellers. Messrs. F. B. McDowell, M. A. Stauffer, Ed Grier. J. SchifT. C L. Adams and G. II. Brockenborougb, were appointed to supervise the ballot box. The crowd marched up by twos, deposited their ballots and passed out to the right, until all who wanted to vote h.td cast their ballots, and the tellers set to work at counting out the little white slips. The following is the result of the balloting: W.C. Maxwell 224 E. K P. Oaborne ; 40 Chas. R. Jones ! 20 F. S.DeWolfe R. M. Oates I 4 D.P.Hutchison j S Scattering , i 2 Total...... '. 299 The chairman announced the result amidst loud cheers and calls for "Max well On motion a committee of three, Messrs. E. D. Latta. M. C Qulnn, and A. J. Rintels, was appoint d to notify Mr. Maxwell of his nomination and to request the pleasure of his presence. Mr. Maxwell, on being escorted to the stand, very gracefully tendered .'his thanks to his fellow-citizens for the honor they had bestowed upon him in making him their future mayor, for he held that in the patriotic old city of Chatlotte a nomination by the Demo crats is equivalent to an election. He defined bis position on various public questions and declared himself In favor of internal improvement and progress. On the graded school question he stood where every patriotie citizen stands, in favor of supporting and maintaining oar present system to the utmost. In , concluding he promised to address the people more at length from Indepen dence Square, or from the balcony of the new city hall, on the night ?f the election ! . The chairman announced the follow ing appointments for ward meetings to nominate aldermen : . ; '"j Ward No. 1. Tuesday night, 8 o'clock, at the Mayor's office, j . '. Ward No. 2, Thursday nlht, 8 o'clock, at the Mayor's office.' - L.i- Ward No. 3, Monday (nlght, 8 o'clock, at the Mayor's office." ' . - ! -, Ward No.. 4. Friday 'night; 8 o'clock, at the court house. - - - '-!-- : Before the adjournment of the con vention a motion was made to make Mr. Maxwell's nomination unanimous, and was carried with loud cheers.' Bad on the Farmers. l ;.-.! ; The streets were crowded with farm ers yesterday, who being unable to do any work on the farm on account of the soggy condition of the" earth, mounted their beasts and swam ' the streams to get to town and nave a little chat with the merchants. They are all blue over the gloomy . prospect- ahead, and their quarrel with, the weather is just Cn every farm Fork of all sort has been greatly retarded this spring, and the recent storms' put a stop to what little work the f arners had . been able to do and gave them a very serious back-set. They've all, got a late start. but should they soon be favored ; with fair winds and a gentle sun they will come out all right in the end.1 .This is the wrong season of the year for bad weather andT the farmers are .mightily down in the mouth. However, they can console themselves that it; cannot be cold, neither can It rain always, and "a , merry time's" coming; " when: ;tba i i - - Caa Goal -. Diabetes, Br1nts Disease, Eldoey. TJr naryor Liver eore plats 'seannot M eentreeted bf yoaor yoar Itmiif U bop BHters are used, arxt tf you already bare any of these diseases Hop Bitters Is tne en It met:: cine that wilt positively eore too. Don't forget UUs. and don't get some polled np Stan uai nu etuj nana yon. Railroad Bridge Washed Away. The newly completed bridge on the Cliester and Cheraw Railroad, over the Catawba, between Chester and Lancas- tar, yesterday suzcumbed to the pres sure of the swollen Catawba and was swept away. This bridge was com pleted about two weeks ago and Presi dent naskell and a party of friends were the first to go over it In a car. They broke wine bottles and' otherwise had a big to do over the newly finished bridge, which was, however, doomed to such a brief existence. The whole structure is gone,' and the loss will be considerable, but with his characterise tic push and . energy Col. Haskell will shortly have the wrecked bridge re placed by another structure. The Ca tawba is on a big boom and is as full as the oldest inhabitant ever remembers to have seen it. i Work of the Storm. " - The more we hear of the recent rain" storm the bigger it appears to have been. The Yadkin river rose steadily and rapidly, until it spread, out to the hills on either bank, attaining a greater height than it has done in the past fif teen years. From the railroad bridge a lot of dead cows and bogs have been seen going down the swollen current, from which it is to be inferred that there has been a considerable loss of stock along the course of that stream. The storm dealt roughly with the Western North Carolina Railroad, and put a stop to the running of trains be tween Salisbury and Asbeville for time, at least. Several washouts and slides occurred between Salisbury and Statesville, and between States vi He and Catawba, while from there on to Asbe ville the road is in such a bad fix as to prevent tne running or trains for a couple of days. Railroad men say they never saw the like of water in all their born days. Adveatnre of m Ham, a Thief aad Ball Doc.' Day before yesterday Mr. Robert Roes bought a choice old ham and sent it homo, where it was washed and laid out on the woodpile to dry and be for gotten. Next morning, when a search was made for it, it was gone, of course. but Bob had hardly lighted his pipe to smoke on it until news of his missing bam was, received. It was found by the chicken coop in Dr. Glover's yard. It seems that an enterprising thief had come along in the night and lifted the ham from the woodpile, and then catch ing up the idea that a few chickens to go with it would not be bad. made for Dr. Glover's c.xp. He laid the ham down while working at the door of the coop, and the sudden appearance of a big bulldog at the thief heels gave in spiration and strength to his legs, and he cleared' the premises, forgetting: to carry with him the tempting ham. As an evidence of what a close call the thief had, a big spread of threadbare Dreecof a ctoui was round lying in the yard where "Old Bull" had dropped it after cleaning his teeth with it. Bnildina Improvements. A force of hands yesterday fell upon the row of small buildings down on Trade street by the railroad crossing and tore them away to make room for a large and substantial brick building to be erected by Messrs Burwell & Springs. The new building will be two stories high and will have a frontage of 43 feet. It is to be built for store rooms. Just in rear of this new building Messrs Burwell A Springs will erect a large and spacious warehouse, oa the ruins of the old Rock Island factory. The warehouse will be only one story high. but it will spread over a considerable lot of land and will-have more storage room than the old factory afforded. Mr. Jas. 4 L Carson Is to build sJine brick storehouse on the lot between Mr T. H.Qalther's new- building and. Bar- well & Springs wagon lot. n College street is still looking up as a business centre, and Mr. T. H. Gaither has had the foundation laid for a second new brick storehouse, adjoining the one recently erected on the corner of Fourth and College streets. The architects and builders tell us that they will have their hands full of work this spring, as the city Is on an improvement boom. Opera Hease To-Dny. i - " " Miss Katie Putnam; Charlotte's fav orite little actress will hold the boards this afternoon and night.: The matinee will commence at 230 p. m, when Miss Putnam will : appear in "Little ; Bare foot." Doors open at 'St o'clock sharp. At the eveningjperformance ' Miss Ka tie Putnam willplay"Lena the Madcap" one of her best 'productions. The Fort- age Sun gives hr this good ; endorse ment: "The first act of Lena the Mad cap, was on last night when our critic entered the theatre, and he was taken all aback, so to speak. There on the stage was the very impersonation and peer cf Lotta, that dearest and best loved of actresses, filling', the whole bouse with laughter, and the next mo ment subduing It with ' a touch of na ture that made them ' all akin. - Miss Putnam 'makes up' wonderfully well and, like Lotta, acts" the part of the tenderhearted, loving, trusting, saucy romp of an American 12 year-old girl to perfection. ' Miss 'Putnam looks killing. and everybody fell In love with her there and then. It did not re quire her songs, delivered, in a beauti ful trained voice, or her snatches of re fined womanly acting to endear ; her to her audience she needs only , prattle and be popular. . The company which supports her Is but the setting; which holds the diamond ; but it Is good 18- karat setting and will stand the test. " . A Card.,- - ' I desire to state that my name was presented to the convention last night Without my consent or auutomy. -, - .Chas. R. Jones. : , 1 A Cries to Methers. :: " . :'. "S ; at on diAinrtied at Blent and broken of roar rest by a sick en lid soffetlnc and erring wttb pala of eottlngtaeUiT if so, send at ooce aad get a bottle ef Mrs. Wlaalow's Eootnln Fyrup for child ren teething Its value Is Incalculable. It wUl re lieve tne poor nine euaererunmematery. Depend upon a. mothers, there is no mistaae about tt It cores djeeotery and CLirrko&a, rrguUtes the stomacn ana ooweis, cures wiaa eo.ia. to.ns ise rums, reduces lsfitmmaiioa. and rive tone and enerey to tne noie system. Mrs. w inflow's j Bootnlng eyrop for ehLUree. teetmng ts pleasant to the taste, and Is the i resell pi kon ot one of tne oldest and best female physicians aad nurses in tbe United etatee, and is for s)e by ail oraggUbs tnxougnousuM wona. nm xoo a docus. A Bad Accident at the Depot. , Mr. Jno. Hall, the yard master of the Richmond & Danville road, met with a very serious accident in the ' train yard yesterday, by falling from a car. The north-bound passenger No. 52 had been made up and was pulling out of tha shed, when Mr. Hall, who was standing on the platform of one of the cars, accidentally slipped and being unable to catch himself, fell to the ground. He was picked up and sent home pretty badly broken up, an arm, one rio and his collar bone being badly fractured, and the back of his head being cut in an ugly manner. Dr. J. P. McCombs set the broken bones, and at last . accounts Mr. Hall was resting easy. The unfortunate yard master is very popular with railroad men, whose sympathies and hopes for an early recovery, are his. f Crockett's Shooting Scrape. The following is an account of the shooting affair in Lancaster last Satur day, for which a young white man named Robert C Crockett was arrested in Monroe Monday, as we mentioned yesterday: On Saturday night,between twelve and one o'clock, the door of Harriet Belk. colored, residing- on Gay street; was assaulted and broken open by a man trying to enter. The woman became frightened and ran out of her house calling for help, when the man fired two pistol shots at her as she ran off. one taking effect in the thigh. The woman is in delicate heal thnd serious consequences are expected. A warrant was taken out against Robert CCrock etta white citizen of Lancaster, al leging that he was the perpetrator. The warrant was promptly placed in the hands of the sheriff of tbe county. who made an effort to arrest Crockett, but he eluded him by flight. He was subsequently arrested in Monroe, as stated in our yesterday morning's issue Aa Old Fashioned fight. Too esteemed dOrsni. Klrby and Lrove bun anon a darkey rhlle keed and snore Hiss np agfn a fence. Polio took his flat Battered la a ooen The ballet grazed his toaea . it all happened last night in the lot in rear of the Central Hotel. T P Love and J A Klrby, two white men were accosted by Philo Reed, colored, in a rude manner, and a difficulty ensued in which a pistol was used. Philo struck one of the men on the nose, bringing tbe blood pretty freely and one of the men pulled out a pistol and fired on Philo, not hitting him, however. The police arrested the parties and took them to tbe lock up and will have them before the mayor this morning. Hotel Arrival. - Central Hotel. John H Dewees, W A Clark, R G Cook, T T Hay, C W Broadfoot, A Stewart and wife, Mrs E Gothings, Henry Stewart and cfiild, F Hardy, wife and two children, W W Fountain. Kee Ritch. P C Carlton, C C Carlton, C A Carlton. Rev F L Leeper, F S Green, J H McElweeJ F Caldwell, wife and child, Miss Octa via Sloan.Miss Lou Sloan, L J Hoyle, C A Withers, North Carolina ; J D Nisbet, J D Pope, Jr. WMcB Sloan, S Reed Stoney and son. Rev JB Mack, South Carolina; J S Finkenbiver, J D Currie, G E Sohell- man. Col E L Ed mondson Virginia; A F Gilbert, C J Rivenbark. Ike Low- man, Maryland ; J udge W W Van Ness, Georgia; C S Frost, Miss K Kearney, P H Israel, New York; J W Selby, Pennsylvania; Mrs M E Chapline and daughter, New Jersey ; John B . Pirtle, Kentucky. SALISBUBY ROTES. High Waler-t3Innicipal Polities, etc Correspondence Jowiial Observer. Saxisbtjbt. N.G. April 24. There is to be a "bush court." held at Gold Hill to-day. Two boys are indicted for lar ceny. . one or them will be defended by Messrs Price and Mauney; the other by Messrs McCorkle and Kluttz. This will be a very lnteresune trial and will be presided over by several Justices of the Peace. . . The Boyden House has an unprece dented run of travel. There were thir ty odd transient! en eats in the 1 house Monday evening. Every room was oc cupied and still they come. - it is currently reported that the Ite- fiublicans have agreed upon the folio w ng ticket, (subject to some changes), some of whom are good Democrats: for mayor J ohn A Ramsay. For commissioner. North ward J E Hills and J M McCorkle. East ward- John Snyder and Alex Parker; South ward Joe lioran and J M Brown. West ward S H Wiley and Andrew Murphy. - . x is ruuiureu iuai a wiru ucxet will will be placed in the field in a few days for the avowed purpose of assisting in the defeat of the present administra tion. The funeral of Mrs McNair took place from the Presbyterian church yes terday, v She was a very old lady and bad qnly lately moved into our midst. The rain that fell Monday morning is said to have been one of the heaviest rains ever known in this country. Al- tnougn it rained out a re w hours, still it has swollen the streams so that many of them cannot be forded or fer ried. - The water was np into Ford & Lindsay's mill considerably yesterday evening, and was rising rapidly. At the railroad bridge over the Yadkin, . the water was out ot the banks and was rising at the rate of four inches per hour. : Several bridges are reported as having been washed away, at different points throughout the conn try.- Travel from the surrounding country is al most completely stopped and the mails leaving this office are delayed. The travel on tbe W N G Railroad is de tained here because of one or two small wash outs on the road. The trains went nofarther than Statesville yesterday. The stockholders of the bank of Sal- bury meet to-day to organize and to elect officers. Much interest is mani fested in the result. Tbe municipal politics is beemnlnsr to boll more and more as the time for the election approaches. The Democrats have not yet called their convention, but it is understood that it will be call ed in a few days. A baker who Uvea in Dnloth, Went eras on night wUh a tooth. . He nibbed the gum bou, With St. Jacobs Oil. ' R emed hbm. and this Is tbe troth. Situation Wanted. " A Senior Student of the Philadelphia Collars ef Pharraaer. lih V rears experience In toe tl drug business, detresa altoacioa aa drce.ii la eene peruoaoi western noru waronaa i.JL si oi reiareaeea. aaaresa -i" The Intermediate State. FhHauelptua Tunes. "The Intermediate State" was the subject of the discourse preached by Rev H O Gibbons, in the old Pine Street Church yesterday morning, and as no-, body knows anything about that state naturally enough the preacher was not very communicative. He said that he did not believe in theorizing in the pul pit. He would endeavor to give tbe Bible view of the future. He took lor his text the words of Jesus to the dying thief: "Verily I say unto thee, to-day thou shalt be with me in paradL)e He said that since the fall of Adam tbe hope of man was in the future. With out that hope this life would be barren and unprofitable. In regard to the fu ture, the word translated hell in our Scriptures meant the general aboda of the dead good and bad. Hales stood for the bad place and Paradise for Heaven. The words of Jesus implied that the penitent, when they died, went to a state of happiness or heaven, and when tbe impenitent died they went to a state of suffering ; not as bad as it would be after the iadement but bad enough ; nor were the saved as happy or as exalted as they would be after the day of judgment, when soul and body were again united. The speaker did not know when the day of judgment would come; did not know where Heaven was or where the bad place was. but he was dreadfully opposed to tbe horrible doctrine of purgatory, which be said was simolv an old heathen tra dition revamped and popularized, un worthy of respect and in no sense edi fying to tbe souL And the doctrine of the intermediate state as preached by Mr Gibbons did not seem to be very edifying either. Xzrv dxijcrtisjcmeuts. BRIDAL GIFTS. Antleraat Stock: Jut Received, at W. H. TRXTSLOW'S. Best stock of Watehea. Jewelry. Silverware, &-, la the dev. Fine Watch repairing a spedsltr. Friday, April 27th,' We a 111 hate on erhlMUcn THE HNEST USE OF CAKES Ever Shows tai in Is City. THB LABIE8 Arc - Cspcciallj Inrk: : BREAD AND CAKES -', Of an varieties aloays In stock or made on short notice. A nere are No Finer FaeMes in tb Stats For the nuking or delivering of anj thing in oar lino. CH. Duls & Co. apr24 - For the Blood! THE BEST KNOWN. MRS. JOE PERSON'S SSS EKB lOt JM IT R K R MliiJ K POD T T T D Y Y D Tj .TT D D Y DDD Y KBK r.M M MM. M KB R R K M M M K K B XXX M M M Hsart Disease aad All saisi 1 JUDGE STROXG'S OPINION. Eimai H, Ci Dee. 1st, 1880. Has. Jow PXB90W-Madam: Borne months art I was In bad health, scfferUtg from debUitr. Indi gestion, and loss of appetite, whan a friend who , aad experienced great benefit from the use of roar Kemedr. Induced me to try It as a tonic I did so with the most happy resales. I take great pleasure la recommending It as a valuable and efficient Vegetablo Tonic, aad wish jou mneh soo eesa. Very teptctfouy, ap34dlw - gao. V. Sraoga. TO THE PUBLIC. ' I went into the tanndry business to make It a snwreij. and to do t 'n I know I most make tt tne interest of all to pa,, nixe my bostnee, for tt is patronage that sapports and encourages ail public worfca, such aa Laundries. Hotels, biores, and all kinds of uxrostrial enternrlaes. Now will you only giro my business a fair trial and demonstrate the superiority of my work. come and see me and I wm make prices satis factory. - B. K. EiUTH. anr24 , . Cbarlotta Steam laundry. FOR SALE, v A Tamable HOTJSZ aad LOT m the ctty of Charlotte. The noose contains 9 rooms m main bunding. 18x18, with bath room, hot and old water.batter pantry and two basement rooms. Two-room Brick Kitchen, slate roof, and servant's house and stable. The buHdlnes are all tt trst elass order. The lot contains tour acres, with beautlTal shade trees, evergreens and Cowers. This lot has two wells ot ex ceHent water. I The property U eonvenlenUy alta&ted on Trade street, attain fire minutes walk of tha public secure. It is one of the most -desirable residences ta Charlotte aad a pa: chaser can obtala this prop-' erty at a bargain. . . - f v - - ., Single lots will be sold. If desired. Tor further Information apply to ' ' : - - waLTEl BBS2. ap22tt -: . . . -.- AT 0:h' EiD, . Tcriiy &cjf 2IQ- AT 7:30 O'CLOCK. ' ' 3. T.0Z "1X2, Cb airman Democratic Executive Committee. apaa . . . . . AT AUCTION., I have had oonrgood to me a first-class stock ot riK"-"S Ulnoey Jswelry E'3" CTnc'a ,i, C. -v -..-.a X wul oier at euenon la toe 1 V' - i ri Building every evening from c. yi ttae stock is eloeedout; Xbe roCi t j ti i ,i-cliss and every aruwe w&b ; CALL ATYD S33 . Tt.li .: in r?peetrully invUed to ca3
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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