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more signal rcbuke 10 Executive dictatiou,
than the old North State.
II is an approved maxim Of war, that " il
is lawful to profit by lessons from an enc
my.p Let then, the friends Of Judge White
initiate the activity and zeal of their oppo-
neDts-let measures be taken 10 time to
provide Electoral Tickets for every county,
and let the friends Of the cause make ar.
engagements among themselves, IN each
county, for attending the Polls, and Van
BurenIsm is destined to sustain a Water.
loo defeat. We shall beat them anv how,
but if we only take efficient measures, as the
witty Editor Of the Carolina WatchmaR
remarks, there will hardly be a grease
spot left to indicate the place Of lis exist.
ence.-Rai Reg.
RALEfsB. Sept, Doth, 1886.
DEAR SIR II is respectfully suggested TO
you, to consult with some Of our political friends
~ your county, and adopt plan like the follow
ing, reference TO the Presidential Election, viz
1T. Provide yourselves al once, with tickets for
Republican Administration Electors of Pfes-
dent and ice President, sufficient for all the county
I'd Designate some two or more respectable per.
SONS 10 attend each election, on ION November,
with pteRiyai supply Of heksts.
3D. let each person designated procure his
quota OF tickets ~hhou, delay and let them pro-
mise to be present on TIE day Of election at the
place designatcds-snd be men who @ili Keep the
promise.
Tiff plan can be executed very easily, if some
Influential men N each county vii make move
meat IA 1t ana unless some person will under.
take It, Nc mss pave reason 10 complain after tic
elcc'os. that tie people did not have the oppor,uni-
~ OF voting.
The opposition have TO doubt arranged some
such plan TO circulate their tickets. Thus the peo
pie may be supplied With tickets on both sides and
fir expression Of the popular Will Is all that VIC
dcstre
Tor The purpose Of obtaining your cooperation,
his communication IS addressed 20 YOU By order OF
The Committee appointed TO advocate the election Of
The Republican clucidalss Ian BBfeN aud john
son. ke pleased 10 send an carly answer
VA. ". HAYWOOD, Dr.. Chairman, Sc.
J.. : A copy Of TIL. letter IS ErHi 10 tie follow
lng persons ~ your county bssid,. you, viz;
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Tie National Intelligcnccr says that Wings and
10 Van Buren, men have been elected 10 Congress
six district 10 hear from. There is now no
doubt, We suppose, Of the Van Buren, men elccting
majority Of members, both to Congress and the
State Legislature
Nfr Jrsey.-EIectons took place in this State
on the lth instant We learn from the Newark
Daily Advertiser that this State is in quite d..
lemma on account Of the Electoral Vote this year
being in the hands Of the Legislature. The act
Of Congress requires that the election of Electors
IN the several States shall take place lefin thir
ty-iour days Of the meeting o. the Electoral Col
leges, which is fixed for the FIRST Wednesday 9Th
this year Of December. Tho Legislature OF New
Jersey by the ac, Of the Sd December. lSU7, re.
quires that the election shalt be held on the first
Tuesday OF November which occurs this year on
the first day Of the month"; being thnfg.sl1 days
fton the meeting Of the Electoral College. The
same difficulty occurred twenty years ago, when
tie responsibility deyolved upon the Legislature
50 that whichever party has mo- jori,y in the LIS.
gisiatuTe viii carry the Electoral Vote. We have
received returns from seven counties, which give
. mso,bcrs for the Wings and for the Van b.
rem men. The counties to be heard from elect 80
members--,f the Wings can secure three more
members, the Electoral Vote is safe. The follow.
M "a recapl,ulaiion
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~ She spoke Of doubts, which .o7tfirnes a,s.
turoeo her enjoyments--" bu,," she addcd, i" au,
not aifaid 10 de." On Wednesday size expressed
"ish 70 give the parting hand, and her dying
Charge 10 all the family, as she feared She riyht
shortly be deprived Of the power of speech. They
colecies around her bed--sie then calmly extend
Ell her hand TO each of them beginning with her
father, and giving an appropriate eshaf.alion =,
eaeh--aso requesting them az 10 meet her IN Hca.
ven. / he neat day about ten o'clock In the morn.
ing, she breathed her last-dyng in fe triumph
OF faith. The place where her mortal remains
rest, is indicated By beautiful little Tombardy
Poplar, on an elevated spot near the ro cside: but
her Spirit, 10 use her own language iu.t before
her deaih,) "Tesls in Abraham's bosotaH Adieu,
I'LL we meet in Heaven Bit. Recorder
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Public Sale.


A GREEABLl 10 the last WIN and res-
IA lament of Thomas Oliver. deed.
will sell, on Tuesday the 10Th of November
next, al the late residence OF said deceased,
the following property, VIZ;
Fobr hfud of horses,
Stock Of Cattle,
First rate netr road ,rngon and ger,
Forming Utensils,
4 Cotton Gin and Screr Press,
Corn, Fodder, Hdy, Oats, &c,
Together with variety Of other articles
too tedious To mention. Terms made known
on the day of Sale.
JOHN BLACK, Executor.
OFT 25th 1886. l7-3t
\. Il. All persons indebted 10 the said
estate are requested 10 make payment i'm
mediately aud those having claims are re-
quested TO present them properly aulhen-
tlcated within the time prescribed By law,
or this notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery.
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e. O q ID s..


la,eIy purchased in the Cries of New York and
Philadelphia which consist IN part OF the follow
ing articles
Supcrhne Blue, Black, Brown, Claret
Drab, slecl.mix'd Green, and Ia Cloths,
visible Green
Low priced 10
Supcfdue Plaid, Corded and CassiEneres,
Striped latest sigis,)
Plain Black, Cinnamon. md Silver nrab do
S,,lpe, Plaid and Plain S4Y1INE7S, all colors,
ana from - cents To $3.50 ucr yard
Satin, Snk, yalentla, and SCsfinSS.
Ncriro (aec @yis9
Sapcrfine Black Velvet do
F,ne and Superhne6-4 and "a Wesinoes,
Figured DO
French 40
Meriuo Gros de Nap, new article for Ladies
Dresses,
Black Prudeswa, Italian, erode Swiss, Silks.
Sinehews, aud Sarsnet
Colored Silks, good assortment,
A good assortment OF figured Silks,
4 splendid assortment Of Ladies Dress Efafs,
Black Merino ShawIs and Handkerchieis,
Cnored do
Black and Colored P7ussian S!i WIS, from %
cents to 1925,
Red, White, and Green FLANNEL,
Canton do. a aood article ior Drawers,
Plaid and Plain Iinscy Bed Ticking,
Bleachcd Shifting ana Saeetng,
A general assortment OF Brown Domeshes, from
10 to 30 cents,
4 snlendid assortment Of English, French, and
American Prints. from 10 TO 40 cents,
Plain Straw. Tusc-0, limitation Tuscan, and Bea-
ven Hats. Tor Ladies,
4 general assortment OF Stocks, Linen Collars,
Caps. &c.
Iacnb's wool Hose and half Hose,
Cotton do do do.
4 General assortment of
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NOTICE.

fENHE Trustees of Davidson College will
n hold their next meeting. on the 9Th of
November, al Centre Church, the time and
place Of the meeting of The Pre- sby terry ot
Concord. A punctuaI attendance Of the
members is earnestly requested, as the last
meeting failed in not having quorum TO
do business.
= The papers in Salisbury are respect.
fully requested 10 give this notice ore in.
sertion.
OCT &c, 1896.
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>aaiA roralrna - W stated III cor iasa tlss, N'
F'.sesssy AS no doub, elected 10 Congress f-on
+ Charleston si.,fiet--ve have s;nee revived
IN rs'atas, which shos lhs, NJ Legafe has beea
s'-.'sa y 'taui 50 natvly
" rwkens has betn &c clrcisj io Co7errr,.
feasr 'eaHia.-- Fto.u tin, STATE fol- rstafos
sse been received from only counties. The
Van Ruren msu N tlese parts, state uat ,hey
NC feosised returns sufirirn, 10 ,how ihst the
S,a'' ha' Fnnc 81 large mrlo'i,y IN favor % Van
batco--ib'' may Nc ibe case, bu, ar have not
Vreriycd ro'u.ns suiiieieul 10 convince us II such
p fssuli-we az wiling, AoNeyct, 10 adah ii.ai
oar cause IL no, 20 successful a. NC ucfr led 10
ahue'F@'s nar Wings friends should 70, ho 10
e'"tly oppressed There j. hop, CO.. thg Stair set;
aad = ouf oTloaeot, w,Il ~, admit thatihe rcsph
n North Carolina IS lar tysi II Tie strcnrth
IL pati'es, mother should we Ftvo up repn.ylya
h'a=-il = bad rule that wont work both usSs
he following companion 81 votes in ls32 and
'5a' Is made ~ The rcnnsy lyarA Inquirer Of
'hs ~ instant, Should changes equally favor
Able IN The Wing cause he appsrcu, in the returns
'fo'a other sections 81 the Sls,e II ia predicted
with entire confidence that the my stone S,ais Is
'af'-'hat Martin van Barren viii never receive
The Electoral Vote Of pennsylyauii ln is32, the
vote stood thus in The counties named below:
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4 Secret Worth kaoirirg .-Wc have
been favored with the following Circular
addressed to gentlemen in a nei.hborng
county, a large number Of which have
soubtess been ISSUED from Head Quarters,
aud are now dong their errand IN every
hole and corner OF the State. Is II to be
wondered at, tina, the Van Buren, party
should triumph so frequently, wheu It's dis.
cipIne is 80 exact, and when such active
measures are taken to make every man toe
the mark ? The chief element of strength
which the Wings possess, is the goodness
Of their cause, On tins they rely too
much, and have, hitherto, done but little in
the way OF organization, We honestly be.
lcve, that it the Wings ot North Carolina
were a, we'll trained as the Van Buren, par-
", that the WHITE TICKET would triumph
IN November bv at least 10000 majority.
We do not speak Of this attempt to rally
the party in spirit OF complaint, but
merely refer to it, by way OF lniuslng into
our own ranks similar esprit du corps.
Let the W higs arm themselves with some
lung like the weapons OF those they have
to contend agalns.---let them use SOME other
means, than soft measures and plances--
let them, IN a word, concentrate their en-
ergics, and not even Tennessee will give a
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Furniture at .fisrSfc,,.
Town Property for sale.

WI
TENHE house which George
r.::ff Id Hampton occupied, in t-e
Liiisss town of Charlotte, with eight
sz---s--a-. OTIS attached TO il, are now for
sale. Possession will be given on the first
Of January, 1887. Apply 10 The subscriber
living IN Cabarrus for terms, which will be-
made accommodating.
JNO. ROBINSON
OFT. 25th. 1876. 3op
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az The Elections. We have returns
II caun'ies N Georgia COT mea'befs q Coo
Il ress There are eanntses 70 be beard ffp'n
rhcb are said q b. all t'ulan counties s4eep, chr
TTacrs !, very li,lle doub, that the usioa ticket
&, prevailed ~ith tire exception Of Gen. Co.iss
i.ad Gen. Daus0a all - tie nh clerl.d H.
cean,scs, returns received inr ,nemh-rrs u lhr
\ ,sA'ar,, show 'bs eleci'on Of 10 trioa men,
l.o >later Rights. The oIloA,2s Is state.
] ~ q 10 v..s 81 Ca.gsrn
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CT See Rcpof, on our first pagr, pre-
,raled by a Coulmi,toc appointed al Rel Road
Meeting held IN saisbufy on the 9TH q July last,
70 collect iaiotniat,on aud drsw mp fcpon On
e subject Of Rail Road from soms point ca the
.bafd to Western Carolina" whieh wa. sub
Iniasd II an adjourned meeting Of tas cisIen' Of
,ov "a, on the i0;h instant
Tire ptocre,ling, of the Rail Road Convention
! SALISBURY. VIC shall lay begVfs our readers neat
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Mr.. Clay being unable 10 attend the late
Wing Festival al Cincinnati, sent the fol.
lowing toast:
The Distribution Of the Surplus Revenue =
The brightest ray Of light during seven years Of
political darkness"
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NEW FAEL AND WINTER
GOODS,
The Subscribers

I'D ESPECTFULLl in.orm the citizens Of
AS Charlotte and its vicinity, that they are now
receiving their FAN supply of
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Uhig Electoral Ticket!


Ccr The Van Addrcss-We invite the
I,tfst,an Of our readers 70 an sriirie 20 another
hmm, fiou the Raleigh star, commenting upon
b. Van B1ren Address, We hopo an apology Is
-, necessary 90 aeeoan, Of its length.
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Destruction Of Ediao Bridge.-.The
Bridge across the Edls,o, in the line of the
Railroad, was, we learn, burnt night be.
fore last, fire having been Intentionally put
TO both ends and The middle. We under.
stand that there will be no interruption to
the communication by the rail road. IN con-
sequence Of this lncendiary proceedIng.-
Southern Pd!riot, 9Th inst.
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Iopc 20 meeting with considerable bodies Of In.
dams within two more DAYS march.
The Z. > steamer lizard, remained in the river,
to aid Brig Gen. Read, ia establishing depot at
The site OF the old block house on the Withlacoo-
chez, whittier ho was about to take with him the
Florida Militia; and to which point all the Inian.
Try, marines and friendly Indians from the Creek
country, are ordered to proceed. The Tennessee
troops had suffered but slightly from sickness; and
as the rainy season had terminated, and full
stock Of supplies are TO be instantly placed with
~ convenient reach, the campaign will doubtless
progress with yIgor and energy which viii en-.
sure successful rehabilitation.
From Tamyd.-Fiye hundred OF the Greek In
dams arrived on the Both oil. at Tampa Bay, un.
der the command of Col. Lane. Immediately on
their landing, Col. Lane learning that party of
hostIles had showed themselves and burned a
house near the cantcnment, the night before, de-
ternlined To chasli.e them Accordingly, at 3 o.
clock, z. NJ he took $50 Indians, AID II regular
soldiers, under Lieut.. learned, and struck on the
trail IN pursuit. After raid march Of miles,
the hosi!es discovered on The opposite side OF
Indian river Col. Lane, With tie regulars, half a
mile in advance Of the friendly Indians charged
CALAMITY upon them, and drove them down the III
yer 10 large hammock, where, being ovetpower-
ed With numbers, the whites were forced 10 fall
back, at the same ;ime keeping up brisk fire
About this time the friendly Indians coming up,
light ensucd across the river, FOR fifteen ninntcs
The order was given 10 charge upon The bost es
which was promptly exeoutcd--ihey retired be-
fore our men, firing. for and half miles, ard
finally were routed. They were pursued until
dark. The white men had two men and three
horses wounded. No certainty about the number
o. hostes killed.--ib
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o. Melancholy Camahg..-On Mon.
day -, william Zimmerman q tins place. lad
" ateat 6t,rcu yrAis ii age, IN cnmuaeS vilh his
hrp,hrf. h7J gone ont m tht SNhufhs 81 Tho Town.
'or ,he gafpasc ol gathering Chesnuts. aud bad
rl,ui-od icx feet oBlY irom the ground whrn he
-'eh, tsa Eusr4a iss hos3y-hagrrC3 until Friday
morning, as died. fauroln Transcript
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lNI2


VIC annex tho maiorit,cs this year as ela,mrd
y our opponents although We believe they have
greatly eEAgg eralcd them.
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CoGueR

Later returns have beyn received from Nes Jcr.
scy. There - MAJORITY Of 10 Van Buren, men
in the Legislature II Is also stated, IN some Of
the Nes Jersey papcrs, bu, upon What authority
does mt appear, that the rresiJcniial Electors wi
not te chosen BY the Legislature as vas expected
DO, that AZ early day uill be fired BY tina, bodJ
lof au eoc'ion By ;hs People We doabi i.
OAto.--Mc hate received returns frc.s % conn.
tics Ia ihia s,aie, which give . nalotity 81 J557
ior Vance, the Wig csad.5a,e ilr Ggvernor. The
National laie'gcnerf say, 'hst these returns a.
bibiis wbig gam Of foa' ,i.onsand votes siucc
as, election. The Co!oa.bas Press lb,aks that
t'ofs ~'li y from thirteen . a1csn Wig mem.
bers Of Congress ELECTED 90, q ~ Twas stated
in our presonee, tho oshe, day, hy co'i-f.aan 4"
'hal OHIO lad gone io' Nsn--toss iis lo5k l.kc IT,
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Or Ssicidc-Nr. William $. simon.
ton. Of this county, was onnd dead en- @1,h inst,
al his residence at the Cstawba Springs, with his
iaruat cui--on 2lst, Coronet's inquest was held
over tho body aud vcrdic, Of suicide brough; IN.
II snreats that DC had first attempted 70 accom-.
Pish h" end with pistol, hu, messing his aim Is
rcsofied to the means above slaicd--ib.
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Or Gea Gaines. - New Orleans pa
pr 81 the lt iassaai, siAles ust Gen. Games ar
rived a i'.a' cy on Saturday las,, And took Iodg
ngs at the North American Ifo,cL ouiog " this
,ifeamslanec ,hese must b some truth 10 Tie Sol.
loring repari, which ]. copied rom - New lo,k
Commercial Advertiser
Gtsttg' Causes 1T IS reported from Wa.hirr.
ton thai t'tnctsl Gafnes has been rce4.led, ard q
g. - succeedrd o. us prescott comuiart hg Col
Nflarkle Alsn that the troops moss stationed -
Naeigdeehrs arc ~ fetfaro tHgif STEPS std take
pust es,rie here Nuhtn orr cpn territory. Also
itsal Ell sftcsrs nal ltA lhcI fsslm.ata vii. b.
ordered m,thNith o. I5srlta,
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By the schr. George & Mary, Capt Wia,y. ar
rived yesterday. we received ne jacksonville Cou-
rier CT the 1871 Inst, from which we make the iol-
lowing extracts:
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on the contested election in East Greenwich,
commenced verbal report Of the facts
which had been proved before the commit
tee, relative to each of the votes given in
said election that were disputed by either
party. The House decided with more or
less debate, upon the admission or rejection
of each vote, as soon as the facts concern
ing such vote were communicated. In this
manner the report of the committee occu-
pied the House about six hours. The re-
suit was that each of the sitting members
from said town was declared duly elected
and entitled to seat in the House.
On motion Of Mr.. G. Spencer, the House
voted to aIlowathe unsuccessful candidates
the usual pay of members for their atten-
dance.
Messrs. Cranston and King were appoint
ed Committee to audit the account of the
General Treasurer.
Sundry concunences were received from
the Senate.
The TWO Houses adjourned at half past
9 o'clock, to meet again in Newport on the
third Monday in June.
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Columbia that is, to prevent the ten miles
Square. with all that they inherit, from be-
ing sold by the Dutch in payment of the
loan to them.-No 6nal resul, was obtained
la Senate Friday, message was receiv-
ed from the President, by Major Donelson,
on the fnsufficicncy Of lbe 18th article Of the
treaty Of boundary with Mexico; which
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the bill making appropriation for the civil
and diplomatic service of the United States
for the year 1895.
The question pending being on the mo-
tion TO strike out the clause appropriating
100000 for the publication by Messrs.
Clarke aud Force, of documentary hisio-
ry of he Revolution, under a contruct with
the Secretary of State
Mr.. Webster stated his willingness TO as
sent to the proposition to let the subject
stand over until next session, by which time
a volume would be printed, and the work
could be examined. He went into detail
of the circumstances attending the progress
of this contract
Mr.. Websters suggestion was agreed TO-.
On motion of Mr. Southard, bill to pro-
vide for the enlistment of boys for the naval
service was taken up and considered.
On motion of Mr.. Benton, the amend
menis proposed by the Committee on Mill
tary affairs to the bill to authorize the Pres
ident to accept the service Of volunteers,
and for other purposes, were ordered to be
printed.
In the House, Mr.. Cambreleng from the
Committee of Ways and Means, reported a
bill apProprlating Sl,00O,0O0 for the de-
fence of the western frontier.
Mr. c. sent to the Clerks table, a COM
munication from the Secretary of War and
Quarter master General, to show the neces-
sity of speed ly dsposing of this BILL
Mr. Cambreleng was in hopes that the
House would agree to go into Committee
on this measure to-day.
The bill was then read twice, committed,
and together with the corresponds nee, or
dered to be printed.
Mr. Howard, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported bill for anticipa-
ting the payment to the individual claimants
of the indemnities due under the conven-
tions with France of July 4, 1881, and with
the two Siclies Of October Ia, 1882; which
was read twice and committed.
Mr.. r. NJ. Johnson, instructed by the
Committee on Military Affairs, moved to
set apart one hour on Tuesday next, from
II to IL o'clock, for the consideration of n
bill for the better protection Of the western
frontier, and the bill providing for an arse
nal of construction in the State Of North
Carolina.
Mr.. Thomas moved to amend the mo-
ton by substituting from one to two o'clock,
which was agreed to.
The house resumed the consideration Of
the bill from the Senate for the relief of the
corporate cities of the District of Columbia.
After long debate, and the adoption of
several amendments, the bill was read
third time and passed, ayes IO2, noes 6S.
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0FWARM AND Cold S1A-BATns.-Thc
Bath House, on the Long Wharf is now
open for the reception of visitors.

The public money reported in the Tren-
sury on the lst April, by the Secretary, was
S3I ,995,O00.
There are ut this time before the two
Houses of Congress, about seven hundred
and fifty bills of a public character, nearly
the whole of which contemplate the appro-
priaiion Of larger or smaller sums of money
out of the public treasury. Of these bills,
fifiy-fve OF the House, aud fourteen of the
Senate only, making sixty-nine in all, call
for tne appropriation oftwenty seren millions
si1 hundred and ninety thouiand dsiiars-
TGlobs.