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11 " ' ' ... : i. J 1 ' - ' ! ' ! 1 ' - '.' 1 111 " ' . , J 1 I-..-. . . 7T.Z J TMIE DjtllsY CUAIIJLOTTE JOTJIUTjIIJ, AJTD THE DjMIItir CHARLOTTE OISSEIirEIl, CONSOLIDATED JUJtll CH 27, 1S83. i Hy I aertita Hwriir, tstaaHaaed Jeaaary . 1. t . ;. . . w-wwaw . I , . , . i , , . r- : ' , . ' . . I, '" : : . 7 TO SUBSCRIBERS AMP PATROSS. f Br larva of Um coaakldoa of Tn Jcxm lf uihui. Ib proprietors of Uj oouaolkliU-r- pap tw to carry out ail contract for mwi liirc um) uMerptton. x)Ui irtOi lUMt ptpet nrwkooa m ma eoooJl Wo. i IVraon bo ba pM tn a-'vaaea for MltMert IIm f. ihMA pat-en will tba tBM siih1h1 ra ib bww autMerlpdon bonka. ana praoos to tw MM In arfr&nc for etlbr papr Ul ivoetva Taa JiutLOuiTU M lb cxpuauoa of Urn Umapata. ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr. W. R. Griffith haTing wilharawn ruia I he busiut maoMgecueot of this apr( all letters sod communications boald. In future, be addressed to. and all draft abould be made in favor of i the 'Journal Obseryer." . The prucfss of 8'ibitilutinjr Bteel iWpeis fur wooden ones haa began the German rail- Waji. United S!atra Consul Wood, at I3el- tst, reports lht tlie gutrdians of the xMtr there are desirou-t of sending only fcuch emlgrauU to Ainoric as "are like- j to be in a chronic state of poverty at home." I It is charged that Ilrrr Most the !sJCiallst who is cavorting somewhat Intensively in this country is an in former and betrayer of his associates in Eur.ii-, and that h is oiaking imney by it. . Thomas A Edison and others, repre senting a capital of S 2.000.1 0 ), have filed papers wiih the St-cretary of State, of. New York, incorporating the Klectric 1 way company of the UniUd States. The oljeck is to develop electricity as a motor for the propulsion of railroad trains. Somebody -estimates that it c;3ts $00,- 000XX) annually to feed the dgs in this country, while tha entire tax on them amouuts to only 9ia.uuO.ooa Tnis is only the partial lo;s. Think of the damage the curs do to sheep and bow much wool would be grown in the coa itry wittwu them. Augus'a Chronicle: Itice pUoting in ! tJ juth Carolina is becoming precarious. and. except in th cises of very rich imsa. it is thought, that the industry in hthe two States will die ouV L.utsiana tad Florida will bcotoo the rich States par excellence. Tha coast planters of Georgia and Smth Carolina will have to Imitate Mr. Robert Gourdin drain their fields and convert them into meadows. . - The Raleigh News and Observer ibavinz stated that Capt. Sbotwell. of the Farmer and Mchnic, declined to vote for Judge Bennett, for Congress- inaa at-Large. Capt. Sbotwell publishes .a card inSatntday N"ews and Ooserver correcting the statement, and stating i that the reason why he did not rots for .Judge Bennett was that sickness pre vented him from going to the polls. iligh license is making headway in Tows. Des Moines, the capital of the State, baa fixed SljOOO as the price of a license, while Barling ton has refused to reduce the saloon license from 8-100 to 9200. Several places have raised the rati from $100 to 9300, and in Clinton, twenty-three saloon keepers refused to pay the high tax just Imposed, and their establishments have been closed. An authority on silk culture says that most of the failures result from rrodue haste to realize. The mulberry "leaf, he says, s slow to ripen. Until the tree is five years old its leaves do not contain, either in quantity or quality, sufficient silk-forming material for pro fitable results. He is convinced that it would be better for the health of the tree and the silkworms if not a leaf were stripped until its tenth year. An English . experimentalist finds that for every pound of mineral matter assimilated by a plant an average of 2,000 pounds of water is absorbed. At the French observatory of Mont Souris it was found that in rich soil 727 pounds of water passed through the roots of wheat plants for every pound of grain produced, while in a very poor soil 2,693 pounds passed through (he wheat roots :for each pound of grain. Peter Schnider, of New York, is only (nineteen years old, but has devoted himself with so mufih application to ;the Art of stealing that he ha3. uccess :f ully robbed Iflfty steamships lying st ithe docks in New York. Brooklyn and IToboken within the past six months. His gross stealings footed up a large . amount. He kept a note book in which was neatly written a full account of his " pilfering operations. Gen. Crook, who crossed the Mexican frontier several days ago in pursuit of a band of Apaches has not been beard from yet. In this Gen. Crook presents somewhat of a contrast to the regular army Indian fighter wtio is heard from , frequently , snd generally with some news that 1s not worth bearing. In the meantime Col Torrer, the Mexican " commander who was co-operating with Gen Crook has been heard from. A case of brotherly love and self- sacrifice, rarely t quailed in this world, has just been made known in Ken - tucky. In 1880 James S. Sacemore was accused in Clay county of murder and was put on trial. Making no defense, .- be was convicted and was sentenced to six years imprisonment at hard labor. - Recently his brother, while dying, con fessed that he was the real criminal, and that James bad voluntarily as earned the responsibility for the crime. ' , .The dying man gave conclusive proof ' of his own guilt, and the innocent brother was at'once pardoned. lie had accepted the penalty to save his brother because the latter had a large family. ' Fall are of aa AUaata Firaa. : - Atjousta, May 14 V Richards & -Tim. an old and nromlnent dry goods . firm of this city, assigned this morning to J C Black of Augusta and John O lxn vf New York ; liabilities 100.000. Assets in stock, real estate, notes and accounts. 831)00. There are no pre ferred creditors. The debts are due mainly in New York and Baltimore. DESTRUCTIVE STORM. A Ternfle Cycleae Ivels Caarcaea, Stores Dwelliags aa Dees Wide Spread Ilavoc j Kansas Citt, Mo , May 14. Special dispatches to the Times State that a storm did considerable damage at lib erty. Uo. blowing down small build ings and damaging large onrs. A large Krtion of the roof of the Marshal Col je was torn away. Damage to simi lar extent is reported in Pattonsburg, Davis county. In this city at least 60 buildings were blown down and 200 more were badly damaged. Krump'a brewery, corner of Main and fourteenth streets, suffered severely and the new German - Evangelical church, which cost A5,000, was ruined, as was also the new Methodist church, on Lydia Ave nue. The line of the storm extends through the city nearly three miles and in its route trees, bricks, rafters, household effects are scattered in endless confu sion, blocking up the roadwaysin many places. From Main street the hurri cane followed Fourteenth street to Grand Avenue, thence to McGee street destroying all the bouses on the south side of the street. For one block from Oak to Locust street on Fourteenth all the houses facing the park are wreck ed. Reports from Wyandotte, Kansas, state that the destiuctfon wrought in that vicinity is much greater than at first supposed. An appeal for aid has been received there from Muncie, a station twelve miles from Wyandotte, indicating that the disaster is wide spread. A reporter drove for several miles through the country along the track of the storm and found every thing in its track swept away. Many farm houses are gone and several per sons have been killed. The cyclone passed over an extent of territory fully fifteen miles in length. THE SOUTHERN BAPTISTS. Adjoarameat of the CoayeaUoa at Waco, After aa IateresUag aad Largely Atteaded Sessioa. Waco, Texas, May 12. This morn ing's session of the Southern Baptist Convention was mostly devoted to re ports of committees. Resolutions were adopted giving speakers five minutes' time and the chairman ten minutes. The report of Dr. Williams says: "The hopeful feature of the missionary en terprise is the active part women are taking in it," The report favors the organization of women in missionary work. A resolution was adopted that all churches hold monthly missionary meeting. The committee reported that it was inadvisable to make any change in the constitution. A resolu tion was adopted that a home mission board be incorporated in each State and funds be raised to construct churches in destitute places. The board of foreign missions will have its headquarters at Richmond, Va. Presi dent, J. L. Curry, of Virginia; corres ponding secretary, II. A. Tupper ; treas urer, J. C Williams. Ther board of home missions will have its headquar ters at Atlanta. Ga. President, J. D. Stewart, of Georgia; corresponding sec retary. 1. 1. Tienner; treasu rer. J onn u. James. The report was adopted. The convention recommended the establish ment of missions in the State capitals of Mexico. Seven hundred delegates were present towards the last. Business was rapidly pnshed to a close, and the convention adjourned to meet in Balti more. SUICIDE OF AMASA STONE. A Proaaiaeat Railroad Maa aad Mll- lioaaire Take Ilia Owa Life. Cleveland. May 11. A mas a Stone died by his own band this afternoon. lie had suffered tor six weeks from in somnia and indigestion, lie often ob tained no more than two hours' aleep all night, and gradually became pos sessed with the idea that he could not recover. This, with losses of late in the iron and steel business, and multi plicity of financial cares, is believed to nave produed mental derangement, and. during a fit of aberration of mind, be shot himself. At noon he complain ed of feeling exceedingly distressed, and about 2 o clock he was left alone to obtain, if possible, a little sleep. About 4 o'clock bis wife went to ascertain how he was, and found that he was not in bis room. She went to the bath-room, the door of which she found locked. A servant climbed through the transom and discoved Mr. Stone, who was already dead. lie was parly dressed, and it is supposed that after bathing be was s-tzed with a sudden impulse and fired the bullet through his heart. His aim was accurate, and death must have been Instantaneous. The report of the revolver was not heard by any one. Mr Stone leavea a wire and two daughters. one of whom is the wife of Col John Hay, recently assistant secretary of State, and the other of Samuel Mather. Col and Mrs Hay sailed yesterday from Liverpool, after a protracted absence abroad. The other members of the family are here. Mr. Stone was the founder of Adelbert College, so named in memory of his son, who lost his life some years ago by drowning. Saw aa Oaeniag. WaU Street Neva. "When I was a young man," he said. as be walked up and down the plat form, "we did not depend on our fathers. We made our own start in life. There is a much better show for young men to-aay, ana yet none ox mem strike out for themselves." "Do you know of a good opening?" timidly inquired a young man with a sample trunk under him. xes, sir; go to Tennessee, sir; there. are mountains or iron in that State hich canbe had for fifty cents an acre. "Is that so?" "It is." "I'll tell you what I'll do." continued the young man, as he bit off the end of a twenty-center; "if you'll buy two or three of those mountains, set up a blast furnace and get things booming I'll come down and jrk the stuffing out of a aet of bxiks for you at 8150 rer month." The self-made man took a walk down the track to hide his disgust. . Wessoa'aCoart Martial Saapeaded. Washington. May 14. Order forlthe court martial of paymaster J R I Wes son to be convened on the 16Xh inst has been suspended by Gen. Auger, depart ment commander, by direction ox the Secretary of War, pending further ex amination as to the extent of the def al cation. An officer has been detailed for that purpose and the court martial has been; suspended until bis report shall have been laid before the Secreta ty of War. ; ; ... - Tke Aamerieaa Trotter XrenlDg Fist, I ' V ' ' t In Science for May 4th, Mr. W. IT. Pickering, carrying out a suggestion made by Prof. Brewer of xale. con structs the curve of the progress of the trotting t horse in America, and finds that it will cross the mile in-two-mm- ntes line about the year 1901. He also deduces, from statistics prepared by the same authority, the conclusion that at the date mentioned there will be not far from 10.000 horses in this country which can trot a mile in 2:30 or better. f:Tra J. H. House, Littleton. AT. CUsarsr T have jond Brown's iron Bitters a sals and pleasant care ioc focrai aeonin.- i. , . t . i THE DUBLIN Brady, Oae of tke Convicted Facenix Park Assassins, Die oa the Gallows. Dublin, May 14.--Brady was hanged to-day. He roee at 6 o'clock. At 6 35, Canon Kennedy, of St James' Church, and Father O'keUly; administered the sacrament to the condemned man in the prison chapel. ' They ' remained praying until the arrival of Marwood, tne nangman. Brady: suomittea quietly wnue nis arms were being pinioned and walked slowly and unflinchingly to the scaffold. The black flag ibdlcating that the exe cution bad taken place waa hoisted over the prison at 3 minutes past 8. : Al most immediately after tne flaa; waa raised a hearse and a coach with mourn ers were seen at a distance coming in the direction of the prison. The police interfered and prevented the vehicles from approaching. There had been re ports circulated that after the banging of Brady his friends would endeavor to excite the people to a demonstration by parading an empty hearse through the city. Bradv was visited by bis mother last evening, she was beard to exclaim: "Mind, Joe, no statements." Brady smiled and replied : - "Don't be foolish ; do you think I am a fool?" It is stated that the mother threatened to disown her son if be gave the government any information.' A wreath ef flowers was received by Brady to which was at tacbed a card bearing an expression of grief at bis fate from Irishmen living in Liverpool. Brady made no state ment to the jail chaplain or to the Gov ernor of the prison. One of the last things be did was to write a letter to bis mother. He carried a prayer book in his hand to the scaffold and was thoroughly resigned and firm. His body fell 0 feet and bis death was instantan eous. He was dressed in the same clothes he wore during his trial. The number of ttersons in the crowd outside the jail it is estimated 'reached ten thousand. The throng is said to have been even greater than those which collected when executions were public. At the moment the black n-ig was seen over the jail the cry was raised of "hats off" and every head was uncovered. The crowd shortly afterwards dis persed quietly. ine veraict or tne coroners jury was that Brady's death was caused bv the rupture of the spinal cord. The jury men stated that trie features ol the dead man were slizhtly swollen and bis eyes protruded. His tongue ws half cut in two between his teeth. Farther from the Misaoan Slorsa. St. Locis. May 14 The telegraph wires are still prostrated between here and the scetie of yesterday's cyclone in Southwestern Missouri, and no definite information regarding the storm has yet been received. In a general way it is siatt-u mat lue town oi uronogo waa totally destroyed, and a number of per sons were Injured, but none killed A relief train was started irom japlin.but it could not proceed, owing to the rail road track being covered with rallen timber, and it was obliged to return. Further efforts are being made to reach the place both by rail and telr graph. At liberty. M . several houses were destroyed or badly damaged, and in the adjacent county several farm houses and other buildings were blown down. fences were destroyed, and trees up rooted. Capt. John Thompson was severely injured, abd his horse was killed, while passing a bam that waa blown down. At Missouri City, on the Missouri river,the steamer Bright Light was torn from her moorings, blown across the river and lo.'ced on a sand bar. It is not stated how badly she was damaged. JNear l'attoobburg tne storm was severe, levelling several houses and blowing down trees, fences, ana rrag ments of houses and pieces of clothing were blown into Pattonsburg from across Grand river, thus indicating that considerable destruction was done on the south side of that stream. , Fire at Elisabeth City. A fi. supposed to have been incen diary broke out at Elizabeth City. X C, shortly after midnight .this morning and destroyed four blocks oi business houses and residences. It was subdued with great difficulty, as there were no engines. Buildings were mown up to stop the progress of the fire. The folio wing are the business losers: W W Walker, Jos Salomonsky, A Seely, W II Harrison & Co. ii uunings. Jos Saunders. T J Jordan, James Lane. N Moody. T B Wilson. J It Brown. It S Hnltz. Browne Jb Tate. Godfrey & uo. J Markbam. J T Russell, L Brigler & Co, B C Brothers, Sanderlin & Co. Es timated loss $50,000; partial insurance Jast his Lack. Wall Street News. I A Baltimore man who disappeared from his accustomed haunts about a ?ear ago turned up the other day, look ng seedy and discouraged, and, in an swer to the query of what bad happened to him. be replied: "I left here for Kansas with every prospect of making a fortune, but luck waa against me. "Did you go into stock r "No, sir; 1 organized a fire insurance company. s "That ought to nave paiar "Of course it had: but just as I got the thing to running one of the insured up and burned out, ana come upon me for $300 damages, and busted me sky high!" , . ! iii aw What the Vatican Document Says. Rome, May 14. The document sent by the Vatican to the: bishops in Ire land relative to the Irif-h agitation in referring - to the fund i being raised for Parnell, says it is intolerable that the priest much more bishop, should pro mote such objects. : The document con demns all collections which may be employed as means of exciting a rebel lion against the laws. Rich Silver Discovery in Texas. , . St. Loms, May 14. Advices from the Casao mining district in Western Texas state that an immense deposit of chloride and horn silver has been dis covered in the section of country lying between Pechos and the Rio Grande river. The surface croppings of horn silver are said to be the richest on the continent. - i i A Canada Town Bnraed. - - Toronto. May 14. Almost the entire village of Leamington was burned this morning. The Denning House, Wilgle's and Pulford'a stores, and a few other buildings, are all that is . left. . Loss, 8150,000. 1 "r ' .-.'V "'- t..-; Heemdalta j .: Is tba treat Southern Remedy for the care of smofulou taint, rbeamatlsm, waits aweuloc goat, goitre, consumption brooehltla, servous eeotlltr, amalarta. nod ail dlaaasee arising bom aa Impure eoBdUton of tba blood. . , ,- , ' Tba merits of tala valuable preparation ate so well known that a puslng nodes la but neeeaaary to rmuKl the readers of Utla Journal of tba neces sity of alwajs baring a bottle of Hoeadalls among taelr stock ef f amlly acesssttte. - Osrttaaatea eaa be presented from may leadlnc pbTateuuta, ministers, and beads ef , families throat boot the BoaU eadoraiBc BoaadalU tn tne bis best terms, we are eoasUntly la raeatpt of sen locates of enrea f om tae most reliable s uiees aad we do not hesitate to recommend it as the beat known remady for the aura of the above dla- . ' He. B Conner v ; . ' One of the leadlnc ministers ef Baltimore. No. 4&a Lafaiette avMoa. writes: "Allow me lossy tbat mr soa, B. Gordon Ch&ner, waa aicoallj ben. QUed bf tne ass or New uie. i aw not oaeaaie to aeknowledra the value of tha mmedy.and proffer mj name to roar self ct list or references. CHARLOTTE, N. 0.; TUESDAY; MAY iKPf883. tW'THzm errors 1 Index to 9ew Advertisements. -4 D Q Kaxwell s6Dta Wanted. w Wrw. Joonston Notice. B r Huoejeuit Attention Tedpmdents. W Kulcw per -Attention Pioneers. I Indications. For the South Atlantic States, partly cloudy weather, with rains, winds most ly westerly, stationary or lower tem perature and pressure, , , V LOCAL RIPPLES. . Mr RM Stokes, editor of the Union (S. C ) Times, with bis wife is on a viait to his son, Mr B F Stokes, of this city. -Mr Chas. Harty left last igut for his home in Georgetown, , Texas, having sold out bis interest In his store at Hickory., f ' ' I j : Dr A.W.Miller will preach in the Pineville Presbyterian church .next Thursday night, at 8 o'clock on the "In termediate State." The new board of school commis sioners will meet at the city hall, this afternoon at 5.30 o'clock, for organiza tion and transaction of business. Alderman Wilder's motion on the mayor'a salary should have read $1,250 inclusive of fees, instead of exclusive as it appeared in print Sunday morning. The Hornet's Nest Riflemen will hold a meeting at the court house to complete the organization and to at tend to other matters of importance to night, Capt D. M. Reno, the noted bridge builder, is at work this week on the big Pee Dee bridge, on the Carolina Central road, repairing and putting it in good order. The truck of the Independent Hook aud Ladder company is being touched up in brilliant red, with black and gld trimmings, and wilt present a pleasing spectacle in the parade on the 20th of May. The meeting of the stockholders of the Perpetual Building and Loan Association was adjourned last even ing on account of the fire. The meet ing will be held this evening, according to notice elsewhere. Alex King, Athens. Ga, G Hutsburg, Hall Mine, F Hall and Emmor II Lee, Mrs C Hall, Philadel phia, and Judge D Schenck and son, N C, were among the prominent ar rivals at the Buford yesterday. Laurinburg used to have eleven bars, but two of them died out, and now the remaining nine have to plank up & 100 each, town taxes, making a total of 000 income to the town treas ury from this source alone. A match game of base ball was playtd yesterday on the field near the city mills between the McSmith nine and a picked club, and the McSmith's "picked" Vm thoroughly. The score was: McSmitb. 17; picked. 7. Rev. J.N. Whary, pastor of the Kocky River church, and Col. Thus. IL Robinson, of Poplar Tent. Cabarrus county, passed through the city yester day on their way to Lexington, Ken tucky to attend the biz Presbyterian gathering at that place. A large congregation gathered at the Lutheran Church Sunday morning, on the occasion of the Installation of Rev.T. S. Brown, as pastor. Rev. S. T. Hall man. pastor of the Lutheran church in Concord, tuvHated at the installation. Seven young orphan children from England passed through the city Satur day, on the way to Rockingham, under charge of Mi&s Ward, who brought them to this country. They have been adopted by families in Rockingham. The office of the city tax collector, clerk and treasurer and chief of police, is in the new city ball. By this re moval, a big gap is made in the old court house ring. The mayor's office i3 also in the city hall, and that is the place to go toi when any one has busi ness with either of these officials. We are requested to call attention to the fact that some of the bicycle riders still perform on the sidewalks not with standing the risk of injury to pedes trians, especially to children. . The streets are wide enough and smooth enough for such purposes, and there the amusement can be indulged in without risk to any one. One of the Singer sewing machine turnouts was badly wrecked, yesterday afternoon, by the frightful runaway of the horse. Mr. Wm. Miller, who was driving the wagon, was thrown out.but not hurt. The wagon was completely wrecked, and the horse injured himself badly. It all happened on Sixth street. No invitations are to be issued for the 2oth May, ball, but all those who hold the Pleasure Club's "serial invita tions" are invited. The ball cards and order of dances have been received, and are said tq be the "ton lest" things out. Mr. Joe Solomons will supply the young men with tickets to the ball. : A gooddear6i complaint is being made about the bad style observed in ringing the fire bell. Chief Harrison says that they are arranging to do bet ter and that hereafter one, two, three or four tap glven slowly, just before the rapid striking, will tell which ward of the city the fire is located in, and the difficulty of finding the fire will be considerably lessened. . . f The new ice-cream saloon of Naza renns & Co. has received the finishing touches and now welcomes the parched pilgrims of the city into the most ele gant apartment of its kind in their reach. We have had Pat to cool us once already, and it is the flat-footed unsophisticated truth that it -was a genuine cooling done up in a warm way. We never knew an ice-cream man to be too beforehand in this sort of thing.- T O. - i V:o..":v;- ".-v ": If Ton avrw Halraed l - from any eanse, especially from the use of any et the thousand nostrums that promise ao largely, with in SeHtkraa testimonials, nave nefeac Resort to Bod Bitten at eees. and la a abort time loawtli have the moat robust and blooming i lit. John H. Xnnla. 81bary, sayst I hava sotd a area! many bottles of Browa's Iron Bitters and nave neara u nigaiy reoommenaoa. - the crrif iii council- : r -.-Hi Yesterday's Meeting of the Board of Aldermen and WHat was Doae. - The board of aldermen held their first regular meeting yesterday afternoon in the city hall, all the ; members j being present except alderman Spencer." Al derman Wilkes reported rules of order to govern the board, which were adopt ed. Alderman Wilkes also moved that the derk and .treasurer,' be Instructed to have printed 250 copies of ordinances charter, water works ordinance," rules of order. ; etc . Alderman Robertson moved to have 60 copies only printed. Voted : down and Alderman WUkes motion carried, i V'l f j; On motion of Alderman Wilder the election of a sanitary policeman was deferred to the next meeting. , The Charlotte Gas Light Company proposed to the board to furnish, set and fit. iron gas posts with square or globe lanterns, at fifteen certain points in the city, for 950 each. The company proposed in addition to take the light ing, extinguishing and cleaning of all the street gas lamps, to burn from dark today-light when there is no moon, for one year at 930 per lamp. Referred to committee on gas, sewage and wa ter, i . j - On motion of Alderman Watts, it was ordered that the hall of the alder men be used only for meetings of the board and of the school commissioners. The clerk and treasurer was instruct ed to advertise for property returns on the 3d Monday in this month. Alderman Robertson moved that it be referred to the sanitary committee to fix the compensation f and time of service of the sanitary policeman. Adopted, J I In regard to sprinkling the streets, Alderman Wilkes moved that the street committee make arrangements at once to have sprinkledyall streets within the fire limits as they may deem proper. Each committee is required, by mo tion of Alderman Wilkes, to present an estimate of the amount required for their departments for the year, to the board, r Alderman Robertson asked the status of the question as to opening Poplar, Graham and other streets, and Alder man Wilkes : from the o'd board ex plained.; On motion, the mayor was requested to take the proper steps for the widening of Poplar. Graham and Fifth streets, by condemning the land. Alderman Osborne moved that the fire committee be authorized . to pur chase a carpet fcr the Neptune Compa ny's ball. : Augustus Johnston was granted li cense to run a flying trapeze machine. Mr. Eldred Griffith's bond 1 as cotton weigher, for SljOOO, was received and referred to the finance Committee. On motion of Alderman Wilder, all other bonds are to be referred toHhe same committee. - j .' Nat Gray was re elected city bill pos ter. I J ; V 4 : Alderman Long presented the follow ing ordinance: He it ordained bv the board of alder men that it shall be the duty of the chief of police to so arrange toe ponce force that not more than; three shall be on duty in day time, the other five at night, and the hours of relief shall be lO o'clock a. to. and 10 o'clock p and that each policeman shall patrol sepa rate from the balance of the force un less it becomes necessary for more than one to make arrests, etcu, and no police man shall at anytime absent himself from the city for m longer time than one day without the permission of the board of aldermen. Any violation of this ordinance shall subject the offend er to a discharge from the force, whose place shall be filled by the board of aldermen at their first meeting there after, i j " f Alderman Bixbyj thought It would be best to confer with the chief of police Alderman Robertson thought it would be best to defer it awhile. The ordi nance was finally adopted with the pro vision that so much of it as refers to the arrangement of the details of the force, shall not go into effect until after ten days. Capt. A. Bur well. attorney for the C C & A R R Company, asked the board to revoke the order requiring the tear ing down of the transfer shed necessary to opening Tenth street, and on motion of Alderman filkes the street commit tee were ordered to stay proceedings, until further Orders. Capt. Bur well also presented j the 1 following resolu tions, which were referred to the street committee with power to act, and the the board adjourned: Resolved 1, That the Carolina Central Railroad Company i be authorized to build their proposed cotton platform across Fourth jstreet, between lot No. 107 'recently purchased by that compa ny of R M Oales) and lot No. (re cently purchased by that company or E Nye Hutchison) and ; to extend the roadway leading to the platform along Fourth street toward College street, so as to allow easy access to the platform from Fourth street. Resolved 2, That Fourth street from the line where the roadway provided for in the foregoing resolution will be gin to the southern side of the embank ment of N C Railroad be discontinued Since the meeting, of the aldermen. the committee to whom the above matter was referred, have decided to close up Fourth street for the building of the proposed platform. The Caro lina Central Company agrees to macad amize Fourth street, from Tryon to the proposed platform. Probably Fatal Rasa way Accident. ' The horseP attached to Mr. Fritz Vo- gle's beef wagon, became frightened in the Greenville suburbs yesterday even ing; and the driver, a boy named Jim Booker, was thrown from the wagon. He fell between the wheel and the body of the wagon and was badly man gled, it is thought fatally. He received prompt medical treatment and his in juries were : dressed as well as they could' be.!'!:; ,- E.eaS Ae se Havr) - Mary had a little lamb, 11, ita fleeee was black as Ink, And Mary bad dyapepata so ' f 8be couldn't sleep a wink. . She suffered both by Sight aad day, ; -With pains and aebea. uatlt ber ? - Kind friends urs"ted tba abould t k Vw . Mfls's Fain Xllkm. ; It Quickly turned dyspedsla out -. and made ber good as oew. And lust the wy that Mary did ' ., ?. eootud all dyipspttcs do. , -t ; : ' It: NOONDAY And an Evening Blaze The Firemen i oa the RaaAn Attempted Incen diarism aad aa AccideataLfire. : i The" alarm of fire yesterday about noon called out the entire fire depart ment, but the scene had scarcely been reached befoi e word met - the firemen that it was "out.? The fire occurred in a small building nsed as a lumber house adjoining the kitchen on the premises of Prof. Bidtz, on Fifth, between Mint and Graham streets, and was of an in cendiary origin as a bundle of fat light wood and two matches found under the floor clearly indicated. Prof. Bidez had just gone home, and, stepping into the back yard, saw smoke issuing from the house. The alarm was sent up town,' but in the meantime the neighborhood bucket brigade set to work and soon extinguished the fire. The flames bad burned up through the floor and were xaat spreading among the dry shingles and 1 amber in the house. Prof. Bidez, in making an .examination of the sur roundings, found the light wood and two matches that had : been nsed in lighting the fire on the ground under the floor. 1 A brisk wind was blowing at the time, and, had the fire burned a few minutes longer without having been discovered, there might have been a widespread destruction among the adjoining cottages. Mrs. Tate owns the house where the fire occurred. About dusk the alarm of fire was sent up town from the eastern section of the city, and a dense smoke guided the firemen in the direction of the old town academy, where the residence of Mr. C. O. Mercer, the lumber dealer, was found to be in flames. The resi dence was located on the corner of Ninth and D streets, and the nearest fire plug was on the corner of Ninth and Tryon, five blocks away, and there was not enough available hose to bring the water from that distance. The Hornet engine was stationed at the cistern three blocks away, and the Nep tune hand engine was stationed at a well in the neighborhood, and after a little time two streams were playing. one on the fire and the other at it. The Neptune hose could not reach the fire, and their stream fell short. The Hornet boee just did reach, and within a few minutes after the stream was started the boys had the fire put out. The building, a one story frame structure, was completely destroyed, having burn ed almost down before the firemen could get to work. The bucket brigade. in the meantime, worked bard to keep the fire from spreading to the adjoining houses, and, though they drew water from a well on the premises 85 feet deep, succeeded in their work. The fire originated from the flue in the L. Mr. A. B. Davidson owned the house.whicb was a one story frame structure, and was only recently built. - He had no In" surance on it whatever, and his loss is about 81,500. All of Mr. Mercer's fur niture and household goods were saved. A New Deaartare in Drama Mr George Edgar's Shakesperian Com- j pany will go before the country with the most extraordinary company that has yetundertaken to play classic drama ' Fifty thousand dollars have been ven tured In this attempt to organize ah American dramatic corps whose reprt- sentations shall be worthy of the intelli- gent Interest and support of the best classes of the community.! The scheme is noticably free lrom the showman's clap-trap. Only the very best talent has been secured, and as an evidence of the artistic purpose of the Syndicate, it may be stated that reversals will commence in New York city at least two months before the opening in Chicago, which takes place August 13th. j Mr. Maze Ed wards, the manager, writes us that Ed gar's company will visit us early in the coming season. The Mayor's CoarU There was anew mayor on the bench yesterday, but an old familiar face was found sitting in the prisoner's box, gaz ing around thoughtfully at the walls which he had helped to erect, the ceil ing he had helped to plaster, the benches he had helped to make, the chairs he had paid for and the tobacco stains he had helped to contribute to the orna mentation of the walls, low down, close to the floor. It was CI arke Hall, the same old Clarke, grown a trifle grayer and careworn since his last appearance here, but Clarke it was all the same He had been away .from town for oyer six months, but at last yielding to his desire to come back once more and see his old friends, he came, got good mel low drunk and was locked up in the city's jim jam parlors. Mayor Maxwell made Clarke's acquaintance and requir ing him to commemorate the opening of the docket of the new city government with a S3 fine, dismissed him with the suggestion that a taste of the fresh conn try air was the best bracer for a spree. Clarke carried out this suggestion and took his. departure, but he will come again. The old snake still holds a tight grip around him. " : Interesting Charch Notes. At the children's service at : the Second Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon, the children brought 'up their May offerings for foreign mis sions. They threw in 147 envelopes, the contents ranging from a penny to 2vC0, and the whole amounting to the handsome sum of $62.76. At the morn ing service at this church, the annual collection ror zoreign missions ; was taken up and resulted in the sum of 9185. : " . Sixteen new members were received into the Second 'Presbyterian Church Sunday. Seven ; of" the number were boarders at the Female College, f Rer N. M. Woods, the pastor, left last night for Lexington, Ky as a commissioner to the General Assembly, at that place He will be absent two or three Sundays, but his pulpit will be regularly filled while he is away.' - 3" I ' A sliver ml oar out at Clear Creek, : v -Was so hoarse be could hardly speak, Ea left his toll, ' , ' - -Oot 8t Jacobs Oa. , 4 - i uamlnntstteared Lis squeak. i For Wilmington and the Soa ads. , A large and " pleasant 'party; from Charlotte left .on the 8:45 train last night for "Wilmington and the sounds." Among the party - the reporter noticed Mr. and Mrs. K. a Finch, Mr. and Mrs. U. C Eccles, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wadsworth. Miss Laura, Yates, Mr. W.' R. Burwell, Dr. J. Parks McCombs, and Mr. Franklin Adams, of ths Central cigar stand. jThe party expects to de vote a whole; week to the pleasures of life and Hying by the seaside. ; Ahead on Wheat. q il-' Mr. W; J, Taylor, of Crab Orchard township, came into our .office yester day to show us what sort of Wheat he raises on his farm. The sample brought to us was cot from a two . acre1 field, and from the head of the grains to the roots of the stalks measures six feet eight inches' This wheat is of the va riety known as j the . Baltimore white, and for this season of the year,- beats anything : we have seen .or - heard of. The field will be ready for the cradle in a few weeks. Some News Aboat the Telegraph. .' j-j Capt. A. F. ! Lanier, the .Western Union Lineman! and railroad bicycle expert, came to tha city yesterday from Statesville, where he has arranged to open an uptown telegraph office, and hereafter the citizens of that enterpris ing town will not have to go to the de pot to do their wiring. : . j J Capt Lanier also informs us that on next Saturday the new through wire from Charleston to Washington city, will be! connected with the instru ment in Salisbury, and the office opened to the through line in that place. To day Capt Lanier will ride from Salis bury to Charlotte repairing the wires between these points. A Check to Baseball Flayers. . The announcement made in Sunday's paper to the effect that a match game of baseball j would oe played yesterday day afternoon on the graded school grounds, between two clubs of the city, for 23 stakes, brought forth a protest from the school commissioners against the use of the grounds for such purposes, and! the mayor yesterday served notice on the basebaihsts that they would be! indicted if they played on the grounds. This notice had the effect of turning the game to other fields. The two nines denied that thev were playing for money, but the an nouncement was made in this paper on the authority of one of the members. If his purpose in mOing this statement to the reporter1 was simply to get up a little excitement and draw a crowd, it was a woeful failuretnd merely caused the baseball is ts to be forbidden the use of the graded school grounds. j ' Mr. Bagwell on the Intermediate State. aa no con gregauon mat assem Died at the Tryon; Street Methodist church Sunday night to hear the sermon of the pastor. Rev. J(. T. Bagwell, on the "In termediate! State," was a large one, and completely! filled the church. Indeed, It was said to be the largest ever gath ered there,! and there ; was a general ex pression of j pleasure at the reverend gentleman's address. It was a power ful argument drawn exclusively; from scripture and the analogies of nature. to prove the existence of an interme diate state; where the process of devel opment, so plainly observable through, out nature, :Is continued until the final judgment. The preacher said his church having no ' Creed on the subject,! was not responsible for his views that the subject was a speculative one,! but knowing .how hard it is to get men to think on any subject, he believed that by trying to Interest them in this great question of the destiny of the human souL the way to the application of the practical truths of religion would be opened. ' Some of his arguments and illustrations! were remarkable for their force and originality, and the whole sermon was a calm and dispassionate discussion of his theme, which could not possibly offend any one. f J ; Progress of Journalism In Dakota. - Bismarck Tribune. ' '(U, -.;' The night was calm and still and the song of the red-breasted warbler came borne upon the air with a beautiful dis tinctness. It sang for fully an hour, its half-plaintive, half-joyous melody com ing to us as; we sat in our south window in a weird and entrancing volume of harmonious beauty. ; , . . ! J ; Brig-mi Blame, Dlanetes, Kidney, Ursr aa4 Vrlaary Dlseasca - Hits ho fear of any of these clssases if yon use Hop Bitters, a tney will t ravent and aura tne worst cases when yo nave been made worse by some great puaed op pretended care. i - ;-".f--r-H :- - TTaw Bad susd Wortkleee ! , are nerer imitated or ootmlerfHUA. This ts espec ially true of a ram 11) medtetae. and It ts peeliire proof that the remedy wmtotat Is of the highest value. Aa soon aa It bad been tested and proved by the whole World that Bop Btuers was the pur eat, best and moat valuable family medicine on earth, many Imitations sprang op and began to steal toe notices in wbleb the press and the peo ple oi the country bad expressed the merits of H. B , and In every way trying to Indues suffering invalids to use their stuff Instead, expecting to make money cn ths credit and good name otH. R. Many others started nostrums put np tn simi lar style to H. B , with variously devised names In which the word -Bop" or "Bops" were used In a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended reme dies or eures, no matter what their style or name is. and especially those with the word "Hop" or ' Hops' in their name or in any way connected with tham or their name, are imitations or coun terfeits. ' Beware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genome Hop Bitters, with a bunch r cluster ot green Hops on the while label. Trust nothing else. DruKKlata and dealers are warned ay alnst dealing In Imltailons or counterfeits. mar20 - , . - Attention, Independent ! YOU are hereby notloed to attend a called meet h of your company st the new city hail tais iTVJTt. doc. nBy'ortoof' : " : .: i j - a. r. hun xv cut r, - W. J.Habxiso, Vioe-rresldent. . ; , .Secretary.; . .. .maylS It , . ' NOTICE. uHDuuuiuf mm nucui Association was scjour- taw evening oa acooimt ot tae 1 , e r-,.et t,s ynlf In thenijyors oce at f j Pdj:.fct bouse . Wii. jo.oAO.", Yica Prt. ' w. cuss, Eeereiarr. , , maylalt PRICE FIVE CENTS. XXeraioru' svu raipnsieiudlzcta , . Own from Orerwsrk. ! rm. DANIKLT. rSJTXFON, Chlcseo, srtk: "I Hod It a pleasant and valuable rented In lod!ges Uon, particularly In overworked men." (Pike's Toothache Drops cure in ons'mlnute. AGENTS WANTED" in every eouoty In Western Nonh Csrolinsto sell the Improved Wheeler A Wllsoa tewing Ma chine, tot terms, Ac , adire. v . A. U. MsXWXLL, lgent. mailSdlm . . . , Charlotte, H. C. ; Attention Plotters, YOTJ are hereby not.ftrd to attend a called meet. tne of your compart, this (Tu- laj) e.ei.lnir May 16, at o'clock. Foil atleadance ueairea. tj order of W. X. CULPZPrK. Pres't. marlodit. SI0OSS25O Tev Mont srit AICTM JUL II. lit lt mnras-m evrwr.. w iutiji nir new orsiu'fu rwa rr iMOUKl , f lat KdHs U nd. Lst f yruT- H'orr rmr m lTn-...j r4 O. AdJrS aiAAAI) Wi&S KILLS. Mulid. rJ . marl5 4w fcjw muw soea nr ikOLes in eairh inn,i areas P. W. Ziftgior A Co., PhUiidelpbia, f " may 10, 4w ; ALEX. II. STGPBEXS. The life cf this niutuious patriot anrt f-Uuesmr. by 9. H.Notwmi, author of "U'e of o-n Han' cock. Illustrated. Paper. 10 cts; clmh 25 un Poatag stamps rtedved. Not sold by dealt n' CaUIogus fee. i -The meat nntque vetxtu-e In a literary way to which the public baa beeu treated."- .Dally Ami i can. Baahvlll. J0HMB. ALDKN. PoblUhpr - maylSdw 18 Vcsey at .hew Tort: rTf vkoore ccormr Gnrr' J fv COJJN KILLS AND f.::LLTC:ZC, I siMPtls or ssr. cr oi ArrLk.Ai.jj. loiTS tASiiiia araiSTcrt t erancn trjee, ChHo, N. (1 tw-itsiaios iuia i-ai msyl6 4w BURN HAM'S I j PAMPHLET FREE BY T BURN HAM BR0S,Y0RK,PA. NAVAL BATimonYli! ByKDWABD SSirPEV, Medlesl Director U. S N. A TbrUUoc Pictorial History of tas World's rreu fea Fhrhta. with specimens of Naval ArchitMiur of all agea. a record of Wonderful ax iu. - more tntereslnr;thn fl t on. Prlre n'j i. it sous ev- IfirtfTJ nilk SlOOOO per rnortu. erywbere. hUliillk) A-ldressJ. C. MeCurar fc Co., Philadelphia, Pa. j. . . mijic4 The Wonderful EfHeaey of DR. SCMErJC:rG ' , PILLG : Has been so frequently aad aausfaetorHy rw thaSik aawws atanost sopsriluous to y tyf movs m their favor. The Immense m l cun.-.,.. Ilii msaliifl iViiihimI fnr fhrm hothln ttils mlT r ' i countries, is the bar evidehes of their value. T'. -amis today la the Uaited States Is far sreater t:. i any ether eathartlo meriifine. This deuumd i f not sraamodlc. It Is ranuar and steady. It to c i Of today or? yastarday. It is an increase that ha b Steady aTOwins lor thetastthirtylve years. V . are the reasons for this great and growing- deniaii t Dr. Beheaekl Ufaadraae PTllseontahi no m-r. eury, and ye they act with woodarful effect ur thsuver. Tney cleauao the stoniaah and bcrmrm i mil irritatinir m&tter, which, if allowed to xvux . yfasnns the blood, and brings on slalana.Clu.iii fever, aad many other diseases. Tliey rio b. t and strsnsth, to tba dretiT orvsna. They cr.-. appetihs and gl vbrar to tlie wboie sytL-ia. T i -are 1b fact the motidM of all otners which h.n. be taken latiiaes like the present, when nuiianai aa . other epidemics sre raping, as they rre),'re Via . - tsm to resist SttaVl Of disesao of every char&cu.r. Dr. Hchcack's Blaadrmke PCla ar rdl ty ' drmraMs at 2oc per box. or sent by mall, rt i " a receipt of price. i Drw 8cateaMska Bsak r.nimr'li. T J mr t'lTlalrt and Oyspepain, in li i ' German, is seat free to ail. Address ir. J . 1 SCHENCK ls SON, Phlladelp&l. t - " -" - - may 15 2w NOW IS THE TIME ! ! Lvf,- : '. TO BUT . CHEAP GOODS ! ! As It Is our custom to take acxnmt of to J 1st, we wl-h to reduce our stock ss tutca a : ble, and in order to do.so, cer FOR THE Km Tiun LVi CMpnrxroEiTEo n itru.ti.-. t In all lines of roods.' Now Is tlie lime ta t '-' Sains la Dresi Goods! riow is the time to get Daivnirn 1 1 i White Good, and a'l K'nJs at su'-; r Goods, Handkerchiefs, Glove, corst-i h, a t. mow is tha time to bay Blankets, r Beta, Wale f-proofs. Undriear. I s ' 6hoes.c tHKAPEH THIN ' . t HEX.TW1N7EB. Call and see us. Wei sou the roods. . ; . nespeciiauy, . may 13 babLkg: T2.cn: CLEAVELAND UISER1L k.. ,. Will open Mty 15th. These pr!n? ara t x-t i from bnelbv. and one mile frooa Laroiin i i B. U Hseis will be at iprlnjs BiaU m o i ; of every train. void and warm oath. White and 1.6 J L and Chalybeate Waters. A (rood Btting Band secured fr V i r Bom lng Alley In good order C hli.l re i t - years or age, and colored servant hi t- at bill piles. For further lntor m auon a . maylS.dtf. STATS Oa NOBTH "CAB LIN A. Superior Court: ' G'ore Whltaker, In t T -t cf himself and aU other ftiv- i. and creditors of the New o u t I riortacaroUnaemeiUcg Cuii, ...., cr (.: . ": r ; - fiaisti .. :: -.. A gain.1 . The Kew York and Nortb C roll ne SmeltlDg; Comprny and C E. BoblQSOD, ' . ' " 0EDEB: In tits action. It appealing to It. C -t v. defendaht, the New or an i I i ( BmeliUig Company 1 a l.rt! -i c that a cui or action exists nain:.!, u, la 1 tha plalut it. . And, it laither sprearlnt to t: Court t said ce fondant has no o. v-r ,:m t: ' upon whom service of prr.psa v i t a i eooforroity t law, but VLat t . si i dei-n-. Ps t'UBincss office In the cl.y and tia -....... 1 ad. It rurtber rrert'"? to tba Cout t satd op.cndant.ue few lorituid " t-irieilirr cotopany Is a newswfr r' I ' ' ', ..litis bro"-t for the .nrr- te rrocr ty of sia urlend.nt i - n 1 su 1 f r t e piirpo.se of payi"-? o i i 1 and t..-5 'residue thereof d..iriio;- t vO , ' rs aceoro.p?totheirre- -tu"r ) nl also forti-'O pnrpot i er r r......,-d to tfee ctin?e of lis l 1.. it m hereby ordieJ that t. r ttia h n and North Caroihta y s'ar at the mh ier ttii. ecUenoury tvnn. 1 1 1 It t "iki'. on the la-st i .. j t". h "iUiere to answer t " I pandit it fail to e ""' v tie tune apec ld. tu J ent for tbereuet dcmau-;j 1 lArja'te salcl de'd-nt U f " g' f e 1 1 1 n-'. 1 ct t -e l Ju I t f -' t i.i ' 1 ' lt...- - " ':,jr tskSChsrSOt t - aecoiujt.3 j'-Jt - - l'vl2. IZZ3j Zz. : . : ltow ' - - OSS
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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