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judge ii" wJU Preside b're next
week darii; the sitting of our Superior
the
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I and strange happenings me
liukled in our com in unity at
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pventful
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Mnj. p. fi. Snth has cloaed out his
toCkof family j groceries, ud W
0,e froai i'H1'"'
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i t Saturday, had the appearance of
beio ,,re T,,w tleet8
Wereltiedlwitn fading Pipl.
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rtr J. Hi Kceii baa an o'tder for eixty-
jTtthou8jfud feftot aortn curniiua yet
MinalwXehraaka. M 'feel McNely House hut Friday
uijW, tiieyni en of the town gave a
iplfftdid ip- A well attended and
l cidfd l pleafn t a fti ir.
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TJir im-w ii'i-nwi't ill be the rohu
d IM-'.I1 M. MT ith exrnri..na
from t r. i vl'-i will he rti to this p.-iut.
LyoV,,,!! Ih4 i. crowd.
We are pleased to state that Crawford's
Phoregraijh Gulery will be opened about
tkejistaflnnc, by an artist who expects
to make it a perinanent institution.
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The mfrittciaBs
ifis have returned from
thsmedicfl contention at Tarboro, very
much' pleim-d with the trip. They pro
aoiinee Ar&n one of tlie prettiest
towns in lastsnf Carolina.
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Tlie p4t master at Concord should le
more carful in weighing letters and
making thVui "flue 3." Several received
at this offii-e auut collectel did not weigh
half an ounce.!' Something wrong with
the acaMpet haps.
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The "ftfgulatrs" wers busy last wek,
lifting gates, tying ropes across the pave
ments, Sneaking palings off the fence?.
taking reticles lipart dx This species
of night fan is probably the least digni
fW aud less emluring than fun ought to
be. 1 1
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Pkbsonl. Miss Annie Brown has
jne to Asheville fat the Summer.
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Miss Mpllie Miii phy has gone to Wal
nut l ie, Stokes county.
Miss Maggie D.avis of States ville is the
gncitof Mrs. Chas. Pi ice.
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Tobacco sales continue from day to
day ct oar Warehouses. Grar &
Beall ;
are reccivint; heavv cotisiumeuts from
np the JWesteiii railroad. Remember
that uisobucce ceines to ns from Ashe-
. Tills, wfere there are two warehouses,
.aud that It passes Hickory and Statesvills
each of which Ik ve warehouses. This
fact should be noticed by oar farmers.
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Mr. Win. Owess, oue of the employees
at the ferucy machine shops, had his
right arn badly (arcerated there on Tues
&iy. Ri was finishing some repairs on
the cylibder off a threshing machine
whsu ln sleere waa caught, the machine
being in motion! dragging in his right
arm andlcutting It in a very fearful man-
oer. No bones wer hi L-n
-f V W VMVH
GtrsijM ix rticK OF lime. Maxwell's
prepare gypsufu is a superior cheap
coating ffor plaster or wood wall. Tn
Mcee$ Hum, a room. 25x60 feet
as covered twofiats, with a little more
than a gallon Of this preparation. It
a tWeJe paste and is sold by the gallon
and in an v t ,
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ydenand TIeo. Buerbaum are the
ateuts. I
XARRvEjfctK.-Mr. Caleb Line
uie a narrow ekcaiM nt U.n. mmIw
'w davs ago. 11- w..tt.
l"e wito go to dinner. u hn l.r
miahap LoBt lOfeet H,h-rory hard
round,ard the? ton loir I.. bJ w.
notdiini. fell nnAn l:... u t
u T rr- " nun nc eeapeu
lltliniift 1 i
ureen poues, or even with his
NaeiJ
satisfactorily
ex-
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tkt Mr. Jh. R. Macmurdo. who
ith Ui! p tTnU,iKl for 80 lou time
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the X :, Tf anU wiH uke
Z3T tbc chmond State says,
Mr. B. S. Barb.uV.,
tlieofcoo 1 7'"Kecuarge
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are as follows : f
fiKiid advance, f 1.50
f n't delayed 3. iio'a2.00
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lafcT OP THE Al.LEOHANlKS Or Weat-
eru North Carolina, comprises .it, tono
graphy, history, resources, people, n r.ru-
tnes, incidents andlpictures of tiiLvel.
adventures in hunting and fishing, and
of its wildernesses, by Ziegler and Gross
cnp with map and 22 iHustrationa. A
work so comprehensive cannot but move
a favorite with the general reader. In the
utroductory chapter we have the culmi
nation of the Alfegliauies" followed by a
topographical word picture of the whole
mountain ay steal of the State. The
reader is led from too contemplation of
Most ancient mo tin tains in th t
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to the people who inhabited them ; their
su perstitions and mode of life, and by
them to the haunts of the bear j through
" v . .f w w umrryt B1ft i
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ciiuptcr oi interesting ana tratuful word
p.Ctuiwoi iew nora, fauna, mineral and
other resources of Western, .Carolina,
i ii9 uook is lurainauie to an classes of
traveling people the fisherman, hunts
man, artist, health and pleasure seeker
all find iu "Heart of the Alfefbaniee"
a pleasant companion and guide a
I his new work, may his had at Buer-
bautu's book stork. 1' f :
"Snow Balls." The fiuesi Irish pota-
toes exhibited, in Uiis markets ohl "snow
balls' were sold to Mewtfsti!?rte &
Kendleman, a few davs ago;ty Mr. Dan
Ritchie, of Stan y county. They were
raised by Mr. Ritchie from seed of his I
own production, and were tire resort of
23 years seledion. - The? re not only P
larger than anry ever seen in: this market
lutfiir. hut ih..khI ntfr tf.i LUtU.
desirable in a potato. We make this
notice of them put of respect to the man
whose carefttluess and perseverance
through years has demonstrated the fol
ly of paying high prices lor northern seed.
And this kind of folly is not limited to
seed potatoes, bnt of late years haa run
into seeds of all kind. It is probably
not known to many of our people who de
pend on buying seed every ' year, that
a large proportion of the seeds annually
sold are produced ou Southern farms,
shipped to northern houses where they are
ptu np iu papers, labeled, and sent back
to the South to bo retailed to. people who
suppose they are buying northern teed.
Mr. Ritchie is a straugef to1' irs don't
know that we ever saw him ; but those
who want to excel! iu raiaing Uish pota-
i toes ought to huut him up and learn the
art. "
Relics of 1776.
Mkssrs. Editors: Thomas D. Fraley,
L., ot t rank hn township, Rowan couu
ty. has a Bible printed in Ediu-
burg, Scotland, "by Alexander Kiuvade,
his majesty's printer." A Revolutionary
Songof 40 verses, on thesurrei d -r of Gen
Lord Comwaliis, iu October, 1781, (102
years ago) ; $U of .continental money bear
ing date dt 1778 ; a gran t of land to Mooes
J. luster. Irom the mother counuarjt during
the mini of King George therln;1n A.D.
1745 ; a closely woven three-ply flat bas
ket, owned, and used as a bread trajrby
Mr. Linster while in site service as a sol
dier in the American army which gained
our independence, and a chair Jjsed by
tlie same person one humireu j
These articles are 1 iraowlroMirmav owrjf
the basket is patched ou the corners with
buckskin tanned a century or more ago
Mr. Fraley haa also a sword, worn at the
surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, by
his graud father, Caiit. Joseph 3Inll, the
grand father also of Mai. N. F. Hall, of
Rowan county. He has also printed
ticket with the names of
Andrew Jackson, for President :
John C. Calhoun, for Vice President :
John Giles, Mont lord Stokes,
Robert Love, Walter F. Leak,
Peter Forney, Abraham-Pisillips,
Jno. M . Morehead, Willie P. Matigum,
Josiah Crudup, "
Jos. J. Williams,
Louis D. Wilson,
John Hall,
Kedar Ballard,
Richard D. Snrai t,
Edward a. Dudley.
Mr. Moses Linster, the former owner of
most of these relics, was present when
Gen. Davidson fell at Cowan's Ford ; and
both he and Capt. Joseph Hall wituesed
the surrender ot Cornwallis.
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lhese mementos ot revolutionary days
are kept mid prized very highly by
Mr.
Frulev, and were looked upwn bv the
writer with great interest while nit a, re-.
cent visit to friends iu the neighborhood.
Jno. r . Foard.
Olin, N. C, May 21, 1883. .
Rowan County Teaehors As
elation.
Salisbury, May 12th, 1883.
The Association met in (he Graded
School building aud was calleil to order I
by the President. The Jollowiuc order
of recnlar exercises for the next uieetinir
was reported : I. A recitation iu Gram-1
mar, be conducted by J. F. Mogtr Al
termite. L. W. S. iSoet. Subject, Moil
ode j
aud Tense. II. An audi es bj
J. Mitchell, ot Charlotte.
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to make the Institute a success."
The Association tlieu . proceejdfewith
the eketion of officers, w'hich resorted as
follows : President, Rev. F. J M urdoch ;
1st Vice President, G. R. McNefcl 2nd
Vice Presideut, W . A. llouck 3rd
President, L. H. Roth rock; Secrelaj
Vice
and
Treasurer, J. M. Hiw; Critic, J. .ttoAer
The second Monday in August was p
pointed the time aud the Graded , School
building iu Saliabury the fjjfipfc iBBSj
oiieuiag the Teachers' Instil ute. . Messrs.
neuiiiif the ieacners institute. Mesara.
McNeill, Mill aud Oweu were apiwdn ted
a committee to confer with the Lonuty
Superintendent in making arrangement
for holdiug the Institute. Tne 8eMary
was authorized to invite Prof. Mitchell,
of Charlotte to address the Association at
its next meeting.
Next in order came regular exercises,
The first subject, Spelling, waa diapena
ed with. Sunt. Rothrock delivered an
address on "School room work in the
county during the part winter.. On mo-
tion. Mesara. Wilborn, McXeiil and Farrh
were appointed a committee to attend
the -next meeting of the County Board of
Education and try to induce the Board
to rcsciud their order reducing the salary
of Firat Grade Teachera. m
The Association then adjourned to
meet at the same place on the second
Saturday in Juue.
J . M. Hill, F. J. Mlrdocii,
Sec. , Pres.
P. S. Prof. Mitchell has consented to
deliver the address. We want all the
I teachers to be presept
MINING.
BRUXitlt, MAX AUER.
The mill Tit Gold Kuobls going.
Work is progressing fairly at the New
Discover mi nr.
Busiaess in mining circles is not ex
citingly brisk just now.
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At the Croweh mine in Stanly county.
they are going to work sinking the
Br andreth shaft.
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Mr. Tbpn P Ivlnttr ivtitnifd Snnilur
from Cleveland Ohio, where he haa been
during the past week closing up the sale
of tiiHaiT iifTr mil. .
At the Dunn's Mountain mine, the
stamp mill is going working ore from
th .ffi... a tu, i..... . f-.
breaking ore from the stopes iu the office
shaft. -
The designolle Process for the treat
ment of sulphuretted gold ores is .pro
nounced a success. Should this prove
true, miuing as it now exiats (largely
speetilatire) would give place to legiti-
mate fair work, with reasonable re
turns.
itr. T. H. Hulbert, the original lessee
of the Barringer mine is here to begin
Hie ploratiou and opening of three eth
in Stnly eornity. Two of which
nre U"et to the Barringer. The third
tract being elsewhere. The work will
probably be in charge of Mr. Iliggius.
At Gold Hill. They have a good
lode in bottom of deep shaft, which has
been cleared of water. They have begun
to sink in whole ground. Prospects at
"Randolph" and "Old Field" are en
couraging. The mill is running stamping ore
from the 590 foot level.
They are working a force of about 150
bauds. . .
Rich Knob Coi'pek Mink, Gap Cbbkk,
Ashe Co., N. C. They are preparing to
push operations with some vigor. Ma
chinery is being forwarded aud put in
place, and the Company hope to have
everything in working order iu sixty
days. The intention seems to be to
stamp, and concentrate the ores (which
are viterious and carbonated ores of cop
per, carrying, also, quite a per cent of
free gold) aud ship for reduction.
Klk Knob Copper Co.
This Company, incorporated under the
laws of New York, own oue hundred
acres ou Elk Knob Mountain, iu Watau
ga county, JS. C.
They have cut the vein by means of an
pen cut, aud driving iu a tunnel. The
vein is reported a true fissure, of from 16
to 20 feet iu width. The vein matter is
mostly copper py rile, with grey copper,
chalcopy rite . variegated copper, carbo
nates and iron pyrites are frequently met
with. The ores assay from 5 to 25 pcr
ceut ol copper. I he v propose to build
reduction works with a capacity of work-
ing 15 ton per day. They'have already
some buildings up ; offices aud houses for
miners, &c.
The mine has an advantageous situa
tion, affording every convenience, with
au abuuuant supply of water, and with a
sober, fair management, should yield re
turns for the investment.
The State Medical Society.
Correspondence of the News-Observer.
Tarboro, N. C, May 17.
The editor of the News and Observer is
well known to be the friend ot profession
al improveuieuta as well as of general
i it i in i
uiukich. iieuce no win iuae uicuiuiciu
publishing that the annual meeting of the
State Medical Society here was a great
success. The people of Tarboro opened
their hearts aud doors with proverbial
hospitality. The society adjourned this
aiteruoou after a hard workiug session of
three drays. I have just returned from
a magnificent banquent and a splendid
ball uiveu to the society after adjourn
uieht by the Tarboro Medical Society. 1
havedropi edin daily upon the proceedings
aud observed with pleasure that harmo
ny and devotion to science and the good
'ot the profession prevailed. The State
board of examiners is in session. 1 learn
that about thirty applicants have passed
aud will receive their liceuse to practice
accordion to the laws of the State. It
aeems to me to be a wise and necessary
law of the State that requires a medical
man to obtain a liceuse from the board
before he can collect his fees by law
Not ou W are the young physicians of the
State here in large number, bat quite a
large number of the older ouea are pres
ent aud engaged iu the work of medical
improvement and progress. The eider
aud well known members, Drs. Mines of
Raleigh, Pearce of We I don, Faison of
I Duplin, Suaimerell of Salisbury, Foote of
Warreutou, McDaffle of Fayotteville,
Satchwell ot Rocky Point, Hall of Greens
bore, Wood of . Wiliuiugtou, Dillard of
tkuenron, u uagan or ureen vine, are
ainontr tliose Hard workers here who
diversify the proceedings and add inter
(eat to the occasion.
Much has been done to advance the
f profeasion and to interest the public, aad
outsiders here have given much attention
to W" "as going on. They think very
(favorably of a movement brought for
ward by Dr. Foote, of Warrenton, and
sustained with his usual eloquence aud
marked influence, that seeks to arrest
aud suppress the dange r of fatal results
i from the administration ot poisonous
prescnptious from drug stores. Teruble
mistakes of this kind are becoming too
common and it is the duty of the State
Medical Society to take hold of tlie evi
and danger. It is well known that mor
phine aud other m dicines in poisonous
doses are not nafreqamtlj of late used
under a terrible error. That iudefatiga
ble secretary ef the State Board of Health
aud hard worker iu the sot-iety, Dr
Wood, of Wilmington, came ton aid to
th support of Dr. Foote. Upon his mo
tion the State society and the Pharm. -1
ceutical Association of the State were '
. i
requested to co-operate ra measures look
ing to the suppression of this evil and
danger to health and life.
The State board'of health met in con-
'joint session with the society. The presi
dent of the latter. Dr. Hall, of (irceus
borw, in conjunct ion with the ex-presi-deut
of the health board, Dr. Satcltwell,
in the absence of the president, Dr.
Whitehead, of Salisbury, both presided.
I listened to an interesting discussion.
The society and board resolved to move
forward iu the work of sanitary improve
ment in spite of the lack of interest shown
by the last Legislature is refusing to
grant an appropriation to the board. Dr.
John McDonald, of Washington, and Dr.
J. M. Joues, now of Wake Forest, were
elected to fill vacancies in the hoard oc
casioned by the expiration of the terms
of Dr. Foote and one other' member, Dr.
Charles G. O'Hag ui.
A large number of valuable papers
have been read oa health and disease and
medical discussions of much importance
have taken place. The retiring address
of the president, Dr. Hail, on typhoid
fever waa well received.
The annual oration, by Dr. Wilson, of
Vance county, waa delivered to a crowd
ed house of ladiea and gentlemen as well
as of doctors, ft was on Preventive
Medicine, and pleased everybody. The
society asked for a copy 4r publication
to be distributed all over the State. .
0r.."Dufly,of. New hero. Dr. McDuf
fie, of Fay et te vijle. Dr. Carrf Durham,
Dr. 13. L, Payne, of Lexington, Dr. Far
goreou mid several othersjeead excellent
papers. Bnt no paper was more able or
excitedmore interest thau a long alio by
X)r. atthell. oil what is called autiseptic
medicine ad surgery. It pfkcVe him
fully up in the advanced line of thought
and iirosrees in the profession II will
read well too when published, as he evi
dently bestowed labor upon it.
thir people are delighted with the State
Medical Society and hope another meet
ing will be held here before many
years.
Delegates from Virgiuia . sod Georgia
were here mid they were of course well
treated. I have been unable as yet to
obtain a list of the new oneeia elected,
except that Dr. Pearce, of Wei don, waa
elected president. The society adjourn
ed to meet in Raleigh oa the third Tues
day of May of the com ing year. The
physiciana were delighted with their
visit to our beautiful town Seme left
this evening for home aud nearly all will
follow to-morrow. a.
Planting and Cultivating Forests.
Tlie Legislature of Minnesota
has
evinced very timely wisdom by the
age of two bills which provide, for the
foresting of lands, with the following
conditions pertaining to each bill : First,
an apnropiation of to.OOO that shall be
paid to the Minnesota State Forestry As
aeciatiou, which they will use to promote
and encourage tree pi an ting, through pub
lishing and distributing a manual instruc
tive of the best means for planting and
cultivating forests ; securing skillful per
sons to lecture upon the science of for
estry, aud circulating the addresses
tli rough the medium of the press; gath
ering all infoi in a tion regarding the ques
tion, in its practical bearing, from those
who have experimented successfully, and
expending in whatever other manner
they deem advisable to induce favorable
results. The preservation of the' forests
already growing in the State will also
receive a share of bene tit, through the
dissemination of printed information
touching the prevention of fires, methods
for thinning aud replanting, arc. -
The remaining bill provides that
prairie land planted with any other spe
cies excepting black locust. Bud main
tained in a flourishing condition by anv
person for six years shall entitle the
plauter to receive from tire State $3 per
year lor each acre of grove. Those who
plant along the public roads with success
shall receive $2 for each half mile. It is
required that 2,700 trees shall he planted
to each acre; 1,800 must lie kept iu a
thriviug, healthy state for tlie first two
years after planting, while D00 must sur
vive the entire period of six years. Those
planted along the public highway shall
not be more thau eight feet 'apart, aud
remainfur four yen a iu a condition ot h al -thy
growth. The use of cuttings and tree
seeds for planting are included iu this
legislative act ; no person, however, re
ceiving remuneration during the time
consumed in planting or sowing. The
act is not applicable to railroad: com pan
ics planting within two hundred feet of
their track, nor to those possessing land
under the timber laud act of Jpotgresss.
A Faithful Engineer.
The editor of the Richmond Christian
Advocate yirea the following account of
the jumping of au engine; into New River
when he was aboard of the rtain last
week:!
At 4 o'clock in the morning, when near
Quinuimout, in. West: VirgiuiaBr train
struck a laud slide. The road bed at that
point is under high eliff's and atare the
N ew river, elinging ou- to the side of The
mountain, and abo re the strong, swift
stream. 1 he engineer saw the great
bank of mud, shrubs aud rocks, which
had fallen from above across the track
e
only a few years ahead. He pair an the
air-brakes aad reversed the machine, but
the locomotive plowed through the ob
struction, left the rails, plunged down
the precipice, turned three summersaults
and went to the bottom of the river.
The fireman, after several revolutions
with the eagiue, found bimeelf in the
water unhurt. The engineer was bruised
severely ia the back, and, in much pain,
waa removed to the train. The "travel
ing apothecary shop,' as Dr. Edwards
calls my ad lection of medicine, was
opeued. aid, with the aid of a bottle of
whiskey, slanderously reported to have
been furnished by a delegation., of Baptists
oa their way to Waco, Texas, to attend
the Southern Convention, the poor man
was relieved for a while.
Hia name waa Tom Bollock, a stout
manly bv king fellow. They laid him
prone on the floor of tlie car. None of
us knew the extent of iajuriea. He was
iu great pain. He breathed hard and1
the blood was oozing about his mouth
The passengers crowded around him.
After "a silence, bo lifted his chin from
the floor, ami, in a sort of broken solilo
quy, muttered : "I aaw it only fifteen
yards ahead. It waa down grade. With
one hand I brought the lever bark, and
with the . other dapped the brakes on.
She boaaeod the track, but I had cheched
the traiu. I . saw the men ami woven
were safe. I had done my duty by them,
and was ready so go down with the
engine.' His head dropped with deep
breathing aud groaning. Presently, look
ing ap, be said to .a bystander (I supposed
a triend and brother in the Church):
"You knew me at home. I was not afraid
te die there." . .
"Conquered, bat sot convinced," is the
atttitude iu which they have stood and
still stand. They gave up the war in the
field, but have never given it up in their
hearts. They are to-day as firmly fixed
in - their belief in the righteousness of
their cause an they ever were, and their
children, having been trained up in the
same belief, will perpetuate the faith of
their .fathers. It is no great tusk for a
powerful nation to overcome a weak one
in arms. That is indeed a earn par at i ve-
"y ey ondertuking ; hat the difficulty-
is to conquer fche wiUva impulses, and win
the love aad- devotion of that eonq tiered
people. England- has often conquered
I reload in war, si au gh taring or exiling
her people, Poland waa wiped out from
the map of Europe, Italy WaS dismem
bered and div hied out. J, ,
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Ireland doe not love its Norman con
querers, nor does England, nor does tlie
South, on this side of the ecean, take
kindly to those who made a war of con
quest against and divided out its proper
ty among the victors. There has been
the appearance of peace between us for
the past eighteen years ; but there has
been really no peace. The Washington
Government, iu the hands of the mon
who hate the South because the Sooth
rejects them, has never ceased to con
trive methods for our punishment, aad
never will so long as it holda the power
to oppress aud degrade as. Miekmond
(Va.) SUite, Dent.
Moscow, May 22. The weather this
morning for the State entry iuto Moscow
of the Czar was splendid aud the whole
route of the imperial procession from
Petroffsko Palace to tlie Kremlin, a dis
tance of four aud a half miles, waa crowd
ed with people at every point. The Im
perial standard was displayed and balco
nies hung with gaily colored materials
nd Russian colors. The only foreign
diigs allowed to be displayed are those
over the various embassies from which
float the colors of the respective coun
tries. Along the road which the pro
cession traversed there are hundreds oi
Veuetiau masts from which banners are
flying. All the domes and spires in the
city are decked with flags. Thousands of
persons passed the night out of doors so
that they might secure good places to
witness the procession. Multitudes of
others thronged the churches praying
for the safety of the Emperor. Diplo
mats and other dignitaries who did not
take part in tlie procession occupied scats
iu tiibonos along the route.
Southern Presbyterian Assembly.
Report on Fraternal relation and Over
tures.
Lkxikgtox, Kt., May 21. The ;Pres-
byteiian General Assembly South, met at
9 a. in. The committee on bills aud over-
tares reported the overtures considered.
rhe overture regarding fraternal relations
was made the order for Tuesday. The
committee re ported jiu favor of the over
ture that all correspondence with relig
ious bodies be carried on by letter and it
was made the second order of the day for
Tuesday.
The committee reported on the overture
to change tlie confession of faith aud the
catechism that no changes shall be made
in tlie confession of faith unless proposed
by two-thirds of tlie Assembly, approved
by three-fourths of the Presbyteries and
adopted again by two-thirds of the As
sembly. The discussion was made the
order of the day for Wednesday.
The committee reported unfavorably
an the overture proposing a change in the
section touching the education of minis
ters, tlie minority report advocating a
change. r -T -
Dr. Lane, of Georgia, offered a substi
tute refer ling the question- back to the
Presbytery. The qiiestiwwosdiscusaed.
A telegram waa. mad from the delegates
to the Northern Assembly stating they
huil lwen euthusiasticall v received. The
assembly tle?n took a recom uutil 3 p. m
Sound Sense.
The Philadelphia Time gives expres
sion to some eminently wise sentiments
in regard to popular education : "There
is very much talk about the higher edu
it t j n ft it .. "hut it ia the lower edu?
vw&iwaa, J 7 " U.
thmt ia reall v imnortailt to most of
us, and there i bo more gratifying evi
dence of progress than the gradually de-
veloped recognition, among tliose who
have charge of our public educational
system, of the esaeotial importance of the
primary schools. The work of the pri
mary schools is the fouudat ion and the
main structure of all public education.
Many cbildreu never go beyond this,
aud in every ease it is the first bending
of the twig that determines the inclina
tion of the tree. VYe have leen giving
attention in Philadelphia to hih schools
and grammar schools, which are for the
few ; the primary and oecoodary schools,
which are for the many, have been left
too much to chance and to the ignorant
blundering of imperfectly educated teach
ers. It is at tint bottom, therefore, not
ft i J T
MECKLENBURG
JOHN WILKES. Proprietor.
REVERBERATOKY FURNACES,
REVOLVING ROASTTirO FURNACES,
CONCENTRATING MACHINERY,
ROLLS, CRUSHERS.
CONVEYORS AND ELEVATORS,
HOISTING ENGINES, BELT AND FRICTION H0ISTERS
WIRE ROPE, RETORTS, BULLION and INGOT MOULDS, C, C.
tSF" Estimates furnished and prices quoted
ft Hi tnn Miif An nulilt i.cfm
w..w VIK. I UUI pHWIIV OVHUVt POICIU
needa reforming.
There is aa much truth pocked in these
sentences aa in any essay on tlie same
subject we have ever read, ami if the
Legislature of North Carolina will only
act 00 the theory embraced in the last
sentence quoted, viz: that it is at the bot
tom not at the top, that oar public school
system needs reformation, there will bo
no jast grounds for adverse criticism so
far as they are cone rued. Aod the part
of the bottom where the reformation
should begin is the teachera. If they are
incompetent, education is necessarily out
of the question, and competent teacher
cannot be procured for incompetent salaries.
A cheap schoolmaster is a very dear lux
ury. "Poor pay, poor teach," and poor
teach is educational paralysis and death.
Tub Oldest Engineer aud Mover or
the Trahoe orr Dutt. Capt. Lowery,
who had lately been running the con
struction train on th Rich u mud it Dan
ville Railroad, haa le-ngned his position
and retired to. private lift. 1 1 is well
known by the -peoplt living along the
railroad lietweru Charlotte and Oolds
boro, aud is distinguished as l.eing the
oldest engineer on the road, lie waa
the ti rat to move an engine ou the old
North Carolina road, and many of our
citizens still remember the scenes and
incidents ef that great occasion in the
history of our State. The engine was
called the Trahoe. The veteran Engin
eer thinks' that he is afflicted with drop
sy of the heart, hence hia resignation.
New Yoke, May 23. The stock mark
et opeued gt nerally strong aud Ir to j- per
cent, higher thau at yesterday's close, the
latter for Delaware and Hudson. Im
mediately after the i opening t here was a
further slight improvement iu the gener
al list, after which the market became
weak aud recorded a decline of t"f per
cent., led by Northwestern aud Denver
and Rio Grande. At 11 o'clock prices
rallied to the extent of f per cent., the
latter for Central Pacific.
MARRIED.
At the old domicile of tlie officiating
minister. n:u- China Grove. Mr. F. M.
Yost aud Mrs. Jennie Grubb, both of
Rowan county.
SALISBURY MARKET.
Corrected weekly by J. M. Knox & Co.
Sam Mif n y. May 24, lb83.
BACON 13
HAMS l
BUTTER 20
CHICKENS 25 to 80
EGGS 10
COTTON OitolOt
CORN 5
FLOUR 8.10 to 2.25
FEATHERS 40
EODDER 00
HAY baled, 0
MEAL 60
OATS 40
WHEAT 80 to 90
WOOL 85
Salisbury Tobacco Market
CORRECTED WEEKLY BV JNO. 8HEPPABD.
Lugs, common to rued.
Lugs, med. to good.
Lugs, good to fine,
Lugs, fine to fancy.
4.35 to 5 00
5.00 to 5.50
5.50 to 10 0)
10.00 to 14.25
5.00 to 0.50
6.50 to 10.50
10.50 to 15.50
10.00 to 12 00
12.50 to 15.00
15 50 to 37.50
37.50 to 62.50
Leaf; common to med.
Leaf. med. to good.
Leaf, good to fine,
Wrappers, com. te med.
Wrappers, med. to good
Wrappers, ifood to fine,
Wrappers, fine,
Wraper8, fancy, none offered.
The breaks continue light owing to dry
ingwinds. Look for heavy breaks as soon
as the weather turns warmer and far
mers cau handle their tobacco with
out breaking it to pieces. There has lecn
a, heavy advance in all grades this week.
Quotations are changed whenever
there is any advance or declioe in the
markes. Our manufacturers require
over one million pounds of leaf tobacco
which they desire to purchase on this
market and will pay the highest mar
ket prices for all manufacturing stock.
Wrappers, cutters, smokers are in demand
and hiiji.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY CANNONS FBTZBB.
Concord, May 23, 1883.
Bacon, Hog round,
Butter
Chickens,
Etfga,
Cotton,
Corn.
Flour,
20 to 25
20 to 80
10 to 124
Si to 10 40
o to 8?
2.13 to 2 28
40 rn 50
7.1 to brr
50 to 0t.
55 to 80
85 to 40
fO to 100
30 to 8?
l Feathers.
Fodder, per lOOtbs.,
nay.
Hel.
Oa's,
Wheat,
Wool,
WORKS
CHABXOTTE, N. C.
MiningMacliineryaSjecialty
-
We invite the investigation of Mine owners aad
Mill Men seeking MACHINERY.
We can furnish on board at our Works, or set op
at the mines anywhere in the southern gold region, on
short notice
STEAM- PUMPS,
STAMP MILLS,
on application.
NEW
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HI
SAFER tta
We have received our new Spring aad
Summer Goods. Our stock is Large aad
Complete, consisting of
DRY GOODS
r iianniTtiFia
gElrtEilIEi3f
BATS MD STRAW GCOD
Boots & Shorn
Drugs and Medicines,
It
I0f 10,18,
QUEENS WARS,
CLOTHING,
AND
everything kept in a First Class Store
all of which we offer as CHEAP as the
cheapest for Cash . Good Produce, or First
Class Chattel Mortgage. If you would
SAVE MONEY, de not buy until jou
examine our stock. .
We keep constantly on hand THE VERT
BE8T BRANDS of COTTON aad TOBAC
CO Fertilisers. EFWe hsvea special
preparation for Tobacco that we warrant
to give entire satisfaction. Don't fail to
get it.
Last but not least, is the large brick
Tobacco Warehouse in rear of our Store,
conducted by Messrs. Gray A, Bell, where
you can get the highest prices for your
tobacco, and good accommodations far
man and beast. Give them a call.
No. 1. Murphy's Granite Row.
J. S. XcCTJBBHTS, Sr.
Salisbury, N. C, April, 1883. -
Ti Miie Oners aM Miaii Col
Ttie undoreigneo are prepared tonerc!
of Gold, Silver. Lead, Copper, and Sulphur, la ua
Ural ted quantities, to be delivered at aeaim mtlr
war station, Becoming to market prices, case
payments, contracts entered into for one to Otiose
years. Kich a kds Powkk A Com p AWT.
London aad Swansea. England.
AU letters should be sdaroawd to U. Parry
Ooaset, Thomasviue. Davidson Co.,N . v., sole Ages
tor the United States. stclypd
Real Estate!
IN pursuance of an order or decree of
the Superior Court of Rowan County, the
undersigned commissioner, appointed by
the Court, wiU sell at puotie sale, at the
Court House ia Salisbury, oa Monday the
28th day of May 1883, the following de
scribed real estate to wit:
M A tract of twenty five acres of land ia
Providence Towaship ail joining the laade
of Mose Brown, Jane Brown, and the Lot
belonging to Brown's School House,' being
a part of the Mose Brown tract, on which
there is supposed to be a valuable Gold
Mine. Terms, one third cash, aad the re
mainder on a credit of six months with
interest from date of sale, at 8 per cent;
JOHN M HORAH.
28:0w. Commissioner.
Executors' Notice!
All persons having claims against the es
tate of Daniel Corriher, dee'd. are hereby
notified that they must nreent them to She
undersigned on or Ik-tore the 22d day of
March. 1884, or this notice will lie plead is'
bar of their recovery. All persona indebted
to the same are requested to make iujnedjf
ate payment. Jno. C. Cobbihbb, ) ..
C. W. Cobbibkk. i
Blackmer & Henderson, At'vs for the tsi ste
March 17, 886 iw
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