JOUNSTONKJORJES,,
- Editor and Proprietor
STttdaj.Harch 15, 187& '
Earthquake Phenomena.
nature's greatest and moat terrible
forces are at work there.
The exact character of these inter
nal movements can only be guessed
at, now. Until further developments
take pace, not the wisest of men
could unfold the mystery.
Subterranean thunder, which is
always either the precursor or con
comitant of " earthquakes, springs
from a variety of causes. In old
times an idea prevailed that earthr
quakes were produced by violent
winds blowing about in the vast.sufe-
terrauean and submarine caverns of
the earth. The 'myriad-minded
Shakespeare seized upon the idea,
and in "Henry IV," gives this poeti
cal turn to it- . ,
' Diseased nature oftentimes breaks forth
In strange eruptions, and the teeming
earth
Is with a kind ofcholicplnch'd and vex'd.
By the imprisoning of unrulyjvinds
Within her womb; which, forenlargemen
5
striving,
Shakes the old beldame earth, and toppled
down " j k I e
Steeples, and raoss-grown towers." , ,
But moderp science has cleared
'away all the mists of doubt that
hung over the subject, and thrown
wide open to the 19th century 'the
doors of the underground workshops
of Nature.
That shaking, trembling, or con
cussion of the earth, which we de
nominate earthquake, is due to eith
er of two distinct -causes shocks
occasioned by volcanic explosions
deep below the surface, or the dy
namic result of action of the earth's
heated interior upon its cooled ex
terior. So say Humboldt, Lyell,
Dana, and other -seientific authori
ties. The vast majority of earth
quakes are produced by the latter of
these two causes. The central por
tions of the earth are intensely hot:
hence the common idea that hell is
located there. It is cerfain that heat
increases as we descend : scientific in
vestigations have established this
fact beyond a doubt. It is estimated
that the heat at a depth of 25 miles
would be sufficient to melt granite.
Hence the logical deduction that
the earth's crust is its cooled exte
rior. As nearly all geological for
mations contract by cooling and
expand by heat, it is readily perceiv
ed that any great internal heat
might lift the mass of the earth's
crust above it; and that cooling
would produce the reverse effect'
shrinkage, contraction, lateral pres
sure, and ultimately bending of the
strata. The strain thus produced
will at last cause fracture, and the
vibration that results is earthquake.
As no evidences of volcanic action
exist in the Blue llidge, so far as
known, the most reasonable conclu
sion to come to in regard to the
Bald Mountain phenomena, is tha
successive fractures of the earth's
crusts are taking place below the
surface, caused by the earth's heated
interior acting upon its cooled exte
rior, these fractures producing the
heavy shocks, and the , lumbering
noises heard and felt in the country
surrounding the "Bald."
No disastrous results have yet oc
curred, but these' deep rolling thun
ders announce possible if not certain
calamity. Subterranean thunder
usually accompanies and sometimes
precedes heavy earthquake shocks.
What will be the final results at
Bald Mountain remains to be seen
Certain it is that, if all the reports
be true, an earthquake is to be ap
prehended: all the premonitions ex
ist. - ;
The Bald Mountain Excitement.
Further information fromr the
mountains confirms the trutrPbf tre
statements published by us yesterday
relative to the premonitions of 'an
earthquake in the Bakr Mountain
region, McDowell county.
The Asheville Expositor, say thfs
mountain "has, for, many , weeks,
shown alarming signs of volcanic
movements. The iirisettUng ' ot tllje
table ware, and jostling of houses for
many miles - -aroundthe , hasty
'melting pf the snow and the inter
nal mutterings irbm ,3within; Ihave
startled the natives into alarm and
consternation."? , wt ..- --m
This . terrible subterranean thurii
der has been heard distinctly at
Marion arid Old-Fort; a distance "6f
eighteen or twenty miles. - A
V Consternation prevails;among the
inhabiUnts .of. the section - of the
country JyiraroudBiald1 4 6uni
tain.. The Expositor is informed by
-'aireliabWrentkra.an, 'jugfrom ike
' mi i -J Viiir.Hora nTt. I .' . . . . . I
t,w4 it:.iA howels of Bald Moan . ,.. .i j. j
tain, is pruui puaiu.o v. - i uraver-meetmer ana revival nas Dfcen r,- r
h.iskey in conteilEeiiuo
ficrs- for five or six ears, heard the
mpmbltng of ' the mountain, and
tupposinthe day of. judgment had 1
CQiftb came put of lKls"tiote'ir and
abadoneu'tffs distillery, and called
h0'n J on aS tBriil5ighboirh(IQdoJ
Bald Mountain. These whiskey sin
ners Relieve that the" day' of judg
, ...... j y--o
tlis close at hand, and are pray
ervently. ment
ing ferven
t if
OBSERVATIONS.
Mr. Stephens is better and other
Southern sojourners well. ,
The JChari of Khiva has-paid 100,-
roubles ot the indemnity im
posed upon him. , v ( , ,
In Utah a criminal condemned to
death may choose whether he will
be shot or hanged.
. jftndon and its suburbs maintain
43 'theatres, 206 music halls, and
8,900 professional vocalists. v
Th'e population in Arkansas was
484,S71 in. 1870; it is now estimated
to be 650f,OOO.ia' Ihi migration has
done it. , ;
Pi nchbacl, , tired, of. playing the
Peri; at the gates "of Paradise," has re
turned1 to New Orleans tobrood over
blasted ambition. ; '
to Europe on the X3th- It isTiBol
known who will entertain the pubflic
in his absence. '" t
' ' "' '
The old style of combine the hair
over ear jhts been revived. This
is supposed to presage tnei revival pt
qhe old style of
wearing original
home-made hair.
' AVe learn from a New York paper
that the Jady noticed by all the pa
pers as having worn diamonds to
the, value of $1,000,000 at a recent
eiHertairiment has bsen dead two
vears.
A man in Dallas Texa ,tried to
poison his wife, fv ho was sickj giving
her arsenic instead instead. of a pow
der of a different kind. He was
xnuch surprised on handing ittq her
to see ner empty it on the floor and
hear her decline dyings in these
words, "As a pizener, Jim, you haint
a success."
A Nebraska journal invitingly
says: "Who says farmers cannot
get rich in this State? Fifteeu
years ago a young man came to this
State without a dollar in the world.
Last week he went but of the State,
carrying with him the sum of one
dollar and thirty-eight cents, the
savings ot tittoen year of frugal life.
Come ,V;est, ytmng man, come
West." . '
A Nevada judger after the jury had
been irn panelled and counsel ready
to proceed, pulled out a revolver
and judiciously remarked : "If any
man goes frolicking around the
court room during the trial of this
case I shall interrupt him in Iris ca
reer." The strictest decolum pre
vailed.
That old swell with the mutton
chop whiskers is Sir Edwawd Thorn
ton." .plaittfe iiote that(i Con
gressman sent the other day by a
page to a friend in he gallery -of the.
House. The page took it1 hvl mis
take to the Britishilihistelltimsel4
wno read it, laughed, and said it was
a "good description."
A manpn. ndpina has, had l6ts df
mn out oi a taientme, in whicH he
was depicted as "mother's pet."
This set him in a r≥ he got drunk,
abused his mother, whipped his wife
because he thought she knew some
thing about it, was discharged from
his plaMJnipe inillmadea distur
bance on the streets, was arrested,
fined about $13 Mid sent to jail.,
1 "'II ' . i .
j. nicago parson, wno is also a
school-teacher, handed a Droblem tu
his class in mathematics, the other
day. Tffij firstsboj tpQk it, looked
at it awhjile jirtdl slid : "I pass."
Second boyjtodkM and said : I turn
itdowns Ththp-dtboy stared at
it awhile, and drawled out: "1 can't
niake it." "Very good, bovs " said
the parsoh, "we will proceed to cut
deal and. with .this re-
dentherstraT danced like
Vi tli&shrti&fders of thhse
wtjpravmcainr imawwoniticiana.,
4-
The State Board of Em m igration;
met in Kaleigh on Thursday. Presl
ent : Dr. V. H. Howerton. Secretarv
of State and President of-Board. Col.
Wm. JohnstfojDrJ W. fj. Hawkins
an
was appoirVt'ed secretary
jthmsaction of . more business
the board adigurned ftq , nieeUnext
pay. ine Kaleighg
the proceedings.
Th e f70tirflfier tells that, George
yranainyiuorea was engaged lia
cleaning out a well near Statesville.
jand while in water at the bottom, a
iece of timber was being;
xmijea up, suppea irom i8xmstcainl
iiu ieu uuck. BLriKinj; urranam on
the head and knocking him sense-
Jess. A bucket was lowered and he
was biCUlearp. H&m54eJJ0nW
1 Mr; Horace R6wland,of Henderson
Granville county, was ridme alone
the road and his Uorse. takiug fright
a cpiawagooOjicjiea &e
overturned , the buggy. , The horse
fell ou Mr. Rowland and, bruised
him considerably Prona tbe Oxford
Herald, M'ri, , ,V;Vr Vf "
, The Wilraingtn Post "goes 1 into
mourning ;on , account of the death
of Charles Sumner; T"
8q iy-eerrafrof-
CLXJtsL: uef::mtie: ;ico . xut e
Aftere
El if-. - ,' i .I- H i .- '..
cestMinr and bnraanea fere
ogtief iui -and . around Charleston.
The family; of Oak fey Hall ar
rived in Gnarltston on Thursday.
The citizens of Edgefield "have had
a fair- and supper to vraise ; money to
build Ta ' grave? yard lvfil"i The ies-
ecision of the Supreme
this State as to the disposi
tion of the'assets of the .Bank of the
State, in which arkteable roportton
of the assets are allowed bill holders,
has, been affirmed by the Supreme
Court of the United States. t
The Abbeville Medium speaks of
the following freak of nature; which
furnishes a good problem for men of
science. It says : "Snowden Haw
thorne, whose present 'entitle' is
Snowden Brown, is now eight -eight
years old. He is a citizen of our
town, and since emancipation has
turned white and black twice alter
nately" - ; .
New Advertisements.
$250i000 OB $50
FOR THK ErjT XXT XBti 3 j i
Fnljlfc LlWary of Kentucky,
ox , ;. .
aist ofMaroh. SJext,
6,Q,000 Tickets 12,000 Gifts
LIST OF GIFTS. M
ONE GRAND CASH GIFT $250,000
ON E GRAND CASH GIFT 100,000
ONE GRAND CASH GIFT 60,000
ONE GRAND CASH GIFT 25,000
GNE GRAND CASH GIFT 17,500
10 CASH GIFTS $10,000 each $100,000
35 CASH GIFTS, 5.000 each 150,000
50 CASH GIFTS, 1,000 each 50,000
80 CASH GIFTS, 500 each 40,000
100 CASH GIFTS, 400 each 40,000
150 CASH GIFTS, 300 eaqh 45,000
250 CASH GIFTS, 200 each 50.000
325 CASH GIFTS. 100 each 32 500
11,000 CASH GIFTS, 50 each 550,000
Total, 12,000 Gifts', all cash,'
amounting to $1,500,000
The Concert and distribution of
gifts will positively and unequivocally take
place on the day now fixedx whether all the
tickets are sold or not, and the 12,000 gifts
all paid in proper proportion to tjhe num
ber of tickets sld.
PBICE OF TICKETS.
Whole Tickets, $50; Halves. $25 ; Tenths,
or each coupon, $5; Eleven Whole Tick
ets for $500; 22i Ticket for $1000; 113
Whole Tickets for $5000; 227 Whole Tick
ets for $10;000. No discount on less than
$500 worth of tickets.
The time for the drawing is near at hand,
and persons intending to purchase tickets
have no time to lose.
THOS. E. BRAMLETTE,
Agent Public Library Ky., and Manager
"fc Gift Concert, Public Lihrary Build
ing, Louisville, Ky.
feb 21
BOYS MIDDLED AGED IWEM
Trained for a Succssful Start in Business
Life, taught how to get a Living. Make
Money, and become Knterprising, TTsefwl
Citizens, Eastman Business College,
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only Institution devoted to this especiallv.
.The oldest and onlv Dractical Cotuniercial
Sciiool,and onljr one providing situations
tor uraauates. Refers to Patrons and Grad
uates in nearly every city and town. Ap
plicants enter any day. Address for par
ticulars and Catalogue 5of 3,000 graduates
in business,
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& MLEPSY
positively cumi. ' The. worst cases of long-
vssii Biaiiujng, ay using ur. neroara's
Cure. A bottle sent free to all addres
sing '-
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Druggist, 814 6th Ave.vJf Yi
And Injact Pow-:
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HaoraziflB.
i -'tr'- svT
day: made; by canvas-
J Mn stxor this hi aerazine-
now jts 14ta- VIumH-with, ehmsi
fiE YoSEihW VALLEY,
14x20 Inches, lu IT . Oil Colors.
Magaaiine, year, mounted Uromo, $2.00
Migaiine, Jsyeart unmouilted chrotno, $1.50
Maga-ine, aldneyear, f wW.ji. $i oo
Examine eur Clubbing and Premium
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Clubs, nineieopfetfoii$8. Specimen win.
Ueb free' Address, D A Y.BOOK, New York
feb 21
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VCV All classes of workinft peo-
Die. of either sat. vnnnorm. n1A m.u
money at work for us in their spare mo-
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else. PaTf.icnlnr fts ; . A r1A. t omii
ovii of v- .roruana. Maine.
I .CU 41
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ing, comprehensive, trustworthy, unsectarian
newspaper. , AncLtjiat i wfratr the Publishers
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effort has been Aade to kee& it what an
eminent literary journal Tht Motion) has
called itr-"hot only the ablest aud best,
but also; as we suppose, the roost popular
of American religious journals." Under
the supervision oi
Henry Ward Beecher,
EDITOR,
the paper has won for itself the distinc
tion of having (of its class) the largest cir
culation in the world. It has strong and
independent but courteous editors, Sift!
Papers, interesting Contributed Articles
on timely topics, Lecture-Room Talk,
critical Book Reviews, attractive Tales,
original Poems, editorial answers to "In
quiring Friends," stories and puzzles for
little folks, information for Housekeepers,,
fresh sianitary and Scientific Notes. It
contains the secular and religious news;
has a Sunday , School 'department ; treats
of Science, Music, Art, 'Agriculture, Fi
nance, Trade,' and pretty much every
thhig from pretty much everybody. In
religious matters, the Chbistian Uwiok Is
purely uusectarian, claiming brotherhood
with every man who evinces a Christ like
spirit. It aims .to carry light, comfort,
good-nature, sympathy, Christian love,
patience, hopefulness, and a spirit of equi
ty, to every tamily into which it enters.
The Christian Union employs the very 1
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SERIAL STORIES
by distinguished American Authors.- By
Edward 2rgleston The Circuit Rider:
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taining back chapters presented free to
each subscriber up to Februrary 1st, Those
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A Pair of Oil Pictures. The premiums
are especially notable this year. Every
subscriber receives a pair of the finest and
most attractive Oil Chromos that txake"
on sight, entitled OUK BOYS," or
"The Dinner and the Nap," chome-litho-gruphed
by Jehenne. of Paris, (the acknow
ledged master of that art in the whole
world,) from original paintings, executed
expressly for the CHRISTIAN UNION. by
Mrs. S. Anderson, who painted the famous
pair of uirl-heans, "Wide Awake and
Fast Asleep," (now called "OUR GIRLS")
ot which we we have already given away
over 150,000 pairs. The wonderful popu
larity of the latter pair still keeps them in
active demand. We have, therefore, made
complete arrangements to present
EITHER PAIR
to every one of our subscribers for the
CHRIbTlAN UNION this next year.
if rice, $.5.uu per annum. 9
J39 Three years experience proves tint
9J9 out t evry thousand subscribers, af
ter much correspondence, order their pic
tures inoumea ana aeuverea. we shal
therefore issue no unmounted pictures
but make a uniform charge of 56 centa for
delivering the Prpimum picture, al
mounted, sized and varnished, ready fur
liiiuietuuLe training.
TERMS:
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Both pairs, delivered, mounted, and
paper for 2 years, $5.75
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registered letter. Currency at the risk of
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Specimen copies sent for 6 cents.
2r- Good Agents wanted everywhere
State plainly which Premium Picture u desir
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aeuverea to youjrec, either by mail, express or
by our Aijents.
Address,'
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New York, Boston, Chicago andtSauFran
cisco.
March 13
J. S. PHILLIPS,
Merchant Tailor and Clothier,
Begs leave to inform the public that
he is now receiving his
Stock of
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING,
Piece Goods, Furnishing Goods,
Hatsr Caps,. fcc.,
which for style atid uahty. are unsnr
passed by anything pf the kind ever, offer
ed in this market, and will sell them i
cheap as the same clas of Goods can be
bought elsewhere.
Call and examine them.
sep 2Mf
THE EW
AMEBIC AN STEAZZ "WASHER
BLEACnEIl" COIfiniNEXJ.
PATENTED November 4, 1873, oret all
j. otners, Dy -W1L.L1AM8 & HABRI
SON, Raleigh, N. C .
, State and 1 Cbunty Rfghts 150 siPEk
CENT LOWER.THAN.ANVYTMirn
the most reliable , in existence. Price of
M AUtlir Jt CO Ai PLETE FOR $10.
The FIRST DOMESTIC BLEiCHER
ever introdaced.' '' .. .,;
Agents wanted.! Terras to puichasers of
iemiory easy Aaarees ,-..
HOLTOW & GItEESOK,
GENERAL AGENT8, '
chalottUVn. C,
dec 3-3mos .
DELIVER goods anywhere in the City
: J. 8. WI i jLIAmSON CO.
SABATOGA WATEB, ..
,' ; R. BTJRWELL fc CO.
THE best food for Infants and Invalids,
prepared by Savory & Moore. London.
at ' '
ian 17 ; SCARR's DRUG STORE.
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Pip
S It Si 1 " A i A
"JEIJ!"
GILHA ' S.
TRADEg
'Airtne wortofthe 'OUTmRN FERTTLIZlNG COMPANY,'" mde from the
formal of PROF, WILLIAM GILHAM is sUmped with the show Patwted Tradt
Mark to Guarantee it distinct from all others.
PREPARED ESPECIALLY
CfOT'OM C3HLOP.
BY THE "SOUTHERN FEKTILtZIXO COMPANY," RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
t.
VTtach Species of Plnnt must have the Siecifir Food Suited to its peculiar Xa
turrin rmler to prudoc the Largest and most Kruiuiierative ltesults "
Tbe highest testimoni-ls received fron every direction I nun many of the Lrget
Farmej9r-(Tfn opinion of the Pre, and iewitjiirr CorninjKnidViirs. and other tii
intefeRteti trtie, throagh the Daily Press, relative to it plendid action tLroiiKliyut
the State, a
THIS CELEBRATED "COTTOH" FSRT1L1Z1R
has wonsuch a marked and extensive reputation throtigh'tut the. cotton-grnirihg re
gion of North (Jaroltna and Virginia; and has been o exteiuivrly uid hh1 aluuK uni
versally praised, that we deem it too well known to require any praise at our Lamii.
ITS JIERIT SPEAKS FOB ITSELF,
By the handsome yield it produces, and the large net profits realized from it.
33r- Ask your neighbors who have tried it what they think of ft. It PAYS A
NET PROFIT of
OtTER 100 PER CEnT !
N. B ---Thtre will he only a certain limited amount of this Fertilizer rnanufictumi
especially for our supplv. Our friends, and the trade will do well to rnd in their or
ders at once, to be booked ahead, and then they nan order as thev mav need it.
The "Southern Fertilizing Company" use onlv the highest gride of auiuble mate
rial known to Chemists, and maintain and guarantee a uniforjn standard.
This Fffrtlliznr is anlrl liv Mcrclmnl. anI TSaln ...u 1 1 U " ..rinrimil fitifS.
Towna, and Stations, throughout North
SPECIAL
COTTON FACTORS,
ITOfiFOLK, V LIRjGtTEFLA..
Vtm have th TclriKiv rnntml nfih ''rrtTTOV" TTTPTJTTT TnrT Vnrth Cat
and Southeaateni Virginia. This Fertilizer
CASH
$G0 Per Ton, at our Warehouse.
Orders for 5 Ton and Upwards,
' ! : 0 '! -.. t
i ii or,
l
der Fiye Tons.
t I.
ON THUS, 7XT2I
Warebous
kble 1st ITorexnber tiext.witi6tit interaaL. .
Urders for 30 Tons and upwards 10 per cent discount.
Order for20 Tons and onwards 8 pex cent discount. "
The Discouht on time orders to be based oh the Cash Value, $50 per ton.
No Discount allowed on time orders under 20 tons.
.W--vli
c gvuersuy, wiu xeceive prompt aiienuon Appiy orenuyour urucjo v.rmurt
hhaAt or tWT-T bTid -if Lhv h nn( nf it lUt .fll mAm H 4m vnnt . Otib vl-
wl Planters gvq)jM torn CLUBS
irjr toil
uiscounis
merely to announce HOW AND WHERE
C. 7.
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SPECIAL AGENTS FOR SOUTHER
Feb 2 1m
.jf .-:
FEHI1R
PATENTER.
AND SOLELY IT OH THE
Carolina aud VirginiaX
AGBXT8 :
can be had upon the' following terms :
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BA8J8.
Drayage 50 cents Per ton AtionaT.
- percentdiacoo"-
6 "
8 "
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APPBOVB
and send belr fordTf ?wW!fir K
it may be had.
feCARDY & S
COTTON FACTOBSi NOBFOlXt VA.
FERTIUZINO COMPANY.