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O Carolina Watchman. Jlays &t post on." jFrpst ju yatyug jcotty .naX Fi iri Cittiwiienced-rnveir-iigpippt Peuglass. . , . England, it in tuiiri, t waking vigorous .ivar preparations, and Will probably go in for th&w(fgion (4)? tyf&e fffUms in Ijplia. ' i a , Rev. ,t. Siaii in preaching in iiut S&tooii Presbyterian dturch, Charlotte. He x . pect to spend sonic time iMJucitiugiuiixe ari,ou churchy in MqcLtaburg. ! ! Reported bad treat niut of convicts at v" ".j .work on the Clicstfand Lenoir Narrow i )faage R. R. W doa't believe there is jaachinit, hot if there is Gar. yqe .will rt a &nff foioiha-t pie. - The weather lias been fwa Cur ieat "j jbary.est aud there reeru$ o J$e no doubt his crop will turn oyi we. f.he raj us " f last week and wek before ncd Jjjcejgi .charm on the otfrop, go thstf. )t is fa? froru a failure. ftkcrctary of the Navy saj's polities shall not be considered in employing workmen nt the navy yards. After stealing the politics of tbe Democracy, this Hayes par ly has gone back and is gathering up ar ticles of the , old whig crecjfl.' Hurra fof Hayes J State rs Fedseal Jurisdiction. The ar gument in the case involving the question pf State and Federal jurisdiction, on trial lefure the Supreme Court at Raleigh, was (Conduded by' Judge Fowle this week. fh,e decision .of the court has nptyct bep rtrjahe Eastern Warp The war in the East is yiotw waged with great vigor. Russia ha jcrsaed the Danube in force at two points, anj ;U preparing to cross at stili another. The -juries lost ten thousand men in the fft&at Montenegrin battles, and are evi lautly begining to feel the weight of the Troons are moving to Utah, Brigham Youngs Territory. Thp Govtfmt fhiinitfive twV causes to settle wtfh the jrojhefc- the Mountain Meadows mas sacre and the plural wife question and h,o dUputes the right of the Government to interfere, and, ftf fighting p aat a this Hne. Mr. James pae, well known on the Caror J.ina Central R. R. a short while back, has jnventpd ft fijep ftr arresting all the .sparks frofu 4 railnw) engine smoke sta;k, fuming the cinders flown 011 the rails, ;hus utjljng fheni, Thanks to fr. Paej and as lie has now made his fortune he may hence forth retire to private life and spend his days in ease. I Hfffe Xortk State Press'' is the title of $ ne$r POflfF just started at Washington, a. t.t oy f , 31. .isitfw$ fx. uro;j J'pupg men from this place, r, C. M. Ritowx has fqr somp fjjfje been jntho Diij hmU pess ajt AVashinu, ap hn riWl iheve, yis he would have done ajjy Yiere cUe, a reputation always nccoided to a man of ff worth, llin brother Mr. J. P. Brows, IKssesses a character-for steadiness, in jjustpy aud mora) ipfegrity equal that p( any young njan, and with a wj to fli-k his way fairly and squarely, nofhjng j,hprt pf falling health and strength can prevent his success. Thpjr paper is Deinf xratic, and bids fair to le a high)y ire ful member of the conservative family. 5cesB to theui. President Hayes has interdicted by a published letter, all officer of the gov ernment from taking any active part in Itolitjpj byouf the simple exercise of (heir righ ag eltqpj. Tljey are not fo take a Jtiading p y, gjng uj, and organizing political movements, npr tq ontribute njonpy fqr iolitpnl pq?ipses. This jm a direct hl'y fJHl- J04$-nia.terr Jlringle, our jnajl agpnt, 'f. . Long, ppute agent, J. . laxuaey &c.? iic. Without heir aetive, leading assistance the rer" publican party will be sadly ji vft of help. pr. I, r, Jones fjqt Iqqe, ant (hc-hrpn hf J,p wor ijU Rafter fall up him, qfhpiHe gq K4qnp(?) m:uy a ieaerai omccj; ureaKovff )he President's interdict we trow, and I brow hiniKelf on the eoinpasKiqi of his judged People will watch thewgen flemefl nijd rsport them too, and the Pres jdent wqjfcqfqrce hisprecqt? but will he? that's the queetim). Iievpnuf Officers. T):e veveni qfficerq pf the ye$f e rn of N. C, jffftij) pro- sent indications are jn a fr wsjy tq be y.iutilatiHi tq Ijejr confusiqn. Ijas long Wn knowt) tljqt iijany rrgjHlar practices iave marked d.jsclrgeqf their official jiutieu, the qnjy xplqqatmn to whidj iec4sariy y corni4jHu. Iei havq jeeu arrest, iujpriwnied, ed q be: Jiovo that they wpfR Uah,5 jHlqfiU.le ifti Ities, aud yet affer a Jfhjlo th,o business vas fixed up and they i?crp eased. If various ways ar these offippra accused of riolatiug the laws they weffi aunqinted to xecute, an Wtdl an private rights of f itixens. It is, hoped a.id lHeye4 . that 1 he trial of Frank' at yashingtiU wjll j.rve to pour a tjootjof light on the aftcj; puduct of tht eT aud bring them (q he bar of jqtjp to Sqwer the viaUfC jaws and aq qutrag4 l'Ulle 1 tyz jieved thgstt itxpmqrfa w;i, involve all (rom the higliest to Jho qwpt- .ffn?i Judge, of distinguished ct?efl8 y$U ther re p? Mwhal wni Tft? 1 specte to flyernef Vfafy Iamptpp, - Ashevllle Citizen recites several cases in which irregular ies and attcm pted fra uds cane Jo the knowledge 4of Jiese gentlemen in open tturt, thp $uldinafcea wyre continued iff , ice jas tUouh jyhjug worthy 4$ f$n&itwl3m. fo4 tapwenedr The Citizen professes !to kwy of many fazes fWiim; (nr. investigation, au we hay flp dpubt there are hundreds of which still make their own plowstoeks, lay their I own plows ana suarpeu meift wiien need- v&i make tlieix own axe a4 )iae handles; raise their own, horses, nnies and cows) n&d m;Uce thejrjwn to1, cjjton, leather, Arm liohesj butter .and dpse, fder honey and sorglium, and bread and loeaJt. Yho keep out pf debjt and their prorvef f y cJeaF of mortgages, Ijens; The poor old fellows sleep n$ ni; and work Jjnrd aji day and don' kmw wfe,a "hard ffmetr" n;eans. Poor "old fpgies Don't ypu waul ,gac of their gjrls f Get one like Jacob got hjs, an 'jWJJ he deppneat 'ir ' ' . 7Jjyotiri Qvttfi i'atd. This iswsof h Eldest cemeteries in tbo county, and (ids the remains of many who were con? spicnous actors in revolutionary times, We shall be pleased to publish a history of this sacred ground, made venerable by years,-and hoie soni? one near it will prepare a pa per for this purpose. Meanwhile,-the jcoplc of the congregation should meet together there and repair the walls, which in soma places atffbittakicg down. JfiQ U&lfi zttcutm is paid to ffe fmt ig yl&ee of the dpwi, tkiQukoni the Southern States; but as it is oever too late kuinprove, and we doubt not return ing prosperity will witness more general improvement on this subject, Tba peo ple of the Lutheran congregations in this county have set a good example on this and Himilar subjects since the war. They have pot only repaired grave yard walls, but have built several new ones, out-and- ut, and several nice churches ; and alto gether have displayed a zeal in-church matters highly creditable 0 tfcera as church people au4 citizens. Generally there is no plan jn Jyjpjj off burial places in our cemeteries, conjser quently graves are dotted about in a dis orderly manner, It would cost nothing U change all tlqa confusion by laying off th ground into squares or ranks with walks between then), This would greatly facih itate th annual cleaning up of the prtpi isest protecting thn, from bush and brier, weeds and grass, which too often take possession of the grounds and make it diffijotJjt to tracerold graves. The pern. eUries &f flqs place old ones) werp itvV lud qut wh orqer, nnq a few years back -presented a seeue of uftF pnfugfpn, au4 it was no uncommon thing, in makfng new graves, for the sexton to strjke his njaftpek ainong the ' bonpa of some nu known epanfof the gipundr Buf; by k little carpfn attention on the part pf tlP Pity r,utiprites latterly, an4 a siuaU ex. penditurc of money, lxautiful order has been brought out of this confusion, and our cemeteries have become neat and at tractive. The same thing could be done at Thyatira and at all our country ceme teries. We mention Thyatira by name becausse having recently visited it we know how much it need the attention we speak of, The damage f,)p pojp prpp ou Jhe Arkansas river, iu Tennessee, by the flood, is estimated at from twenty thou sand tp thirty thousand bales. - The silk -weavers' strike in Patterson, 5,'ew Jersey, ppntiue)i. The weavers Who flunded ten per cent, increase, W tfl-dfiy Ipcfepd put until fhpy accept twpnty per ceut. re4?Ption. (Jleyfc Adanis tM PolUpleted his ro fup the nest House, which shows a majority of eight full Hedged Democrats. Garfield, Banks and Foster are counted out. There was a slight frost at Toledo, Ohio, on Friday night. LETTER FROM HAYES, (iqvfwwpnt Eyylaym nflf ?(tllthian. $x&crrivE Mansion 1 ' Wash ingtqpi J u"ne 22. Sir: 1 dejre f.q caj yqup attention tq the following paragraph jn q, letter ad dressed by irte to tlio Secretary Pf the Treasury, qq fje cqqiucji o bo gq.SGrypd by til" otjfcpr uf t) -ncral governnpqt in ratjon to the eluctiun!) f.'Xo officer should he rspjUired, fir per: nijitted to take part in tho iqaqageieut of ppl)tical organiziitious, caucuses, conven tions or election campaigns. ' Their jght to vote and to express thejr vjewsfin pub lic questions, cjflv fira)y qr thrqqgl the press, is qqt d.ene4, provided it tjqes not interferp with he -discharge of their lfticjai (tip3; .Xo assessment for politi pql pqrptc on otUcers or subordinates should be allowed." Thjs rule is applicable ny d.epart ifiPRt ftf )W elMl servipe. If quld le uqijersiod by any oftjeer of the general goveruiupnt that he is erpecte4 trt ppn; form h.a fcnnd.uct to requirements.. V-Ty rpsppptfully, ' ' - - R.-B, Hates. SIM Enfal Tapv, K. Y., June 22. vrhp Moulderf ynjpn, one of the strongest in the . coun try, resolved last nighf 'to aljqf members to work in any shop on ajjy tPfms, a vir tual dissolution of the Unjqn. This ac tion epds a strike pf eight fflftnthji dura: Uamjtqn VQRIt, ,Jnnp 3.-Af je New YtnH Htttel ths mn-nisg a hrra number v Tlre Freeilmels Bpfik ias enWgJl ff js claims U pay teu per cept, 4iie;l lut th xpiw of dlAtribullou would in HlQzt cases wver the anjout, There are twenty thousand depositors, it seems, tuutar five dollars, to whom the fifty cents thought of no consequence, The com missioners think they will ultimately be to my fifty cents on the dollar, i The Indian Outbreak. ' Sax Fa.xcisco, June 22. Advices from WJia, Wella, state that the Indians kiJel ev.cxyonan on Salmon river, but spared jthe women jind children.' The Indians have g (the best wf the soldiers up fo this UfHA. They have killed about .30 and driven thef back from White Bird to Mount Idaho, Thp killed and wounded up to thjs time U about 50 of the troops. It will take aboujb 500 soldiers to whip Joseph's Band, Attempt to Bob & Train Desperate En counter and Capture of the Robbers. Tolkd.0, 0- Jc 2- An attempt was made last night to rb the express car of trajn No, bound eat over the air-line divjsjon of the lyake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, .shortly after, the train left Ligonier, Indiana. The "car was en tered by four jnen who accosted the mes senger, aud were about to Und'hjni, when they j were confronted by a force pf officers and express men, headed by Chief of Pclice Purdyof jtlrfs cjty, who had been notified that an attempt was to be made jto rqh the car, and had coucealed himself a4 his meu in the car. A short but most desperate struggle ensued, resulting in the capture pf the entire band, who were brought tp this city and lodged in jail. All of them were young men, residents of Xo blecouuty, Indiana. The train w notfy Indi(in fighting-Movement of stoppca. iNone ot tne passengers were aware that anything unusual had occurred during the trip. --1 Wind and Iiain Storm Havoc in Missouri, Iowa, Michigan. Play Great Illinois, and Chicago, Ilesm June 25. The Western Union Tejcgraph Company is in receipt of news that a terrific wind and rain storm, which apparently started jn the vicinity of JvHjisas Cffy, j now raging In nprth ?$tern Missouri, and over the entire State of Iowa, in a large portion of Illinois and sectjonp of Micljjgsp. Wires are prfls--trated ip CVry direction, and but few telegraphic points can be reached. The wjnd ampnnts almost to a tornado, and appears tp e rapidly approaching this city, which it will reach, ftpiu presept ap pearances, in about two hours. Later, About J;20 p. m, jhe storro Struck rids city witJ great f;ree, and dur--IPg the twenty minutes that jf lasted, a vast anjount of rain fell, ajpj cpnsjprable dsm.ngr- Was done, The wind blew villi great fHrv,PVfrturnjpg teams and 'basws, fjpiHPH.shjng sign.-, breaking- glass and 4ping otlipr injury. Jiisernen's were i:j some instances flooded, a foot deep, owjng to the inadequacy of the sewers, 0 loss of Jjfe Inis ypt been reported. THE KUSSO-TURKISH WAR. The War to be Continued A 1' ou trance Heavy Losses in the Turkish Army -How the Crossing of the Danube was Effected. BEGINNING OPERATIONS OX DANUBE. THE TJte Prince of Montcnpgr-Q Shot by his own Soldiers. London, June 5. A dispatch to the Standard from Constantinople, via Ath ens, says j "The Chamber of Deputies in secret SGSsiou has voted f?the continuance of the war, al' outranee, even if all Europe oombiines against Turkey. A telegram to the Standard from Con stantinople direct, assorts that Dervish Pasha, on Saturday attacked the Russians, iuvesting Batoum aud drove them from the heights. The Standard Vienna correspondent says that it Is stated that notes have beep exchanged between Austria and England as to the uharacter and signiti panpo of the measures of preparation de pided upon by these two States. The Times' Athens dispatch says : "The news fif the passage of the Danube has strength ened the war party. A battery of uioun tan artillery have already left Lunia on p frontier, and other will leave imme 4istj f"r Knraranseri. There is a gen era moven,ent of troops." Tje 7???' corrpnndent of Cittinji telcgrlph5 : "Tlje Turkish losses are ab Solijtey jncalculihte. AH Sunday after noon the artillery an4 rifles have been fjrirjg qu thP coluinn it moves down tlp yalley. T'ljp pursuit will be-kept up until the column reabhts the protection of the guns of Spuz, whijo it still has to run the gauntlet pf the J!lameuatz9 division, jit Murtinit." The Vienna correspondent of the Times says: t'lhe Montenegrins are said to have lost almost pne seventh, of their forces. Especially the insurgents appear tg, have suffered very severely. Numbers qf the Montenegrins are begiuningtqpross flyer tq the Cqtlaro and Budns, sp that it ftas beep, thought advisable to strengthen the gqrdon along the frontier." rhei7y AeV Ibrail correspondent elegraping Friday, sends lqng detailsex- lainrng bow the crossing was effected. hp Russians at Ibrail cqmpleted the brid.ge undisturbed by the Turks. '-'Every pne understood on Thursday that the crossing was postponed, both. 041 account pf the delay In the Czar's arrival, and be WF large force of Turkish troops had l?e?P discovered in ambush not far froni ! the bridge. However,' Gen. gimmerniaq suddenly disappeared from Ibrail during the night. This iftoming a little after daybreak, the ieole pf ibrajiwereawak- ! ened by the sound of ' WfiHfty Pd musk etry on Hie other sjdje ie rifer, sliow in'g that'iiur P.apuiie mnsf have bjcrpss ed. Gen, YAmwruw gone Galatr and crosw4 tl Daiibc vith twp regi ments of Jn fan try, and a proportionate amount of artillery and cavalry, i'tf 3 num ber of bats towed over by steam lauflJ es, The distance traversed in the boats seenjs to have been over three miles j the Turk seem to have made" a very stubborn resis fcWJfe." : The latest advices from the I)annle show some bloody, buf no serious or de termined opposition to the crossing, either at Ibrail or Galate, A special dispaU4t from Bucharest to flip Times, datd Monday, says; "Pre liminary operations on the Panube lave eomineuced in earnest. The bombard nient continues along the whple lipe to day. The Turks Are reported to be pre paring U concentrate their fcre fin the lower Danube." The fall of Tultchaand Suljna PWPt be far distit, as the Turkish forces occu pying these Kpte are cut off from their lines of cpiufuunhation and r4uforce ment-s." ' A special dispatch from Vienna to the Actc confirms the foregoing A Vienna dispatch also says the next will probably l6 at Ttannii' Magureli in a few days. Thus the Rus sians cau outflank from two sides, at least two strong fortress of the quadrilateral, besides cutting the iukectipn of Shun) la. A Vienna dispatch to thP second edition of the Standard says it is reported that the Prince pf Moutenflffro hrs lecn killed by his infuriated soldiers i onsequencp of the recent serious defeate. The report is unconfirmed, but Prince rucholas whereabouts hayp been unkpown for a week. Tf'OOp8. Lewistox, Oregox, Juile25. Nofcrtti er fighting is reported. Colonel Miller left Lapwai on Thursday evening for Mount Idaho with one hundred and fifty men, infantry and volunteers. General Howard left Lanwai last Fridav with one hundred and twenty -five cavalry, a por tion being volunteers Captain Wilkin son is with General Howard. Lieutenant E, B, Sfein says that a scout of twenty five volunteers was seut out this afternopn to go round to the head of Grand Rou4 Valley to Ut off any Indians who may bo on their way to join Chief Joseph. Colonel Perry has sent word by a courier from Mount Idaho, that the Indians have gone eastward. Troops leave in opo hour for Lapwai. We wjjl bave Lapwai on Mon- day morning to join the forces now in the field. We will have with us one hundred ami thirty-eight soldiers, and about forty volunteer have to go to the fj-ppt at onw The excitement is subsiding in J'wUton, Washington Xntes and AppmtiiieU. Washington, June :M.-rAii iateiintipg f. 1- .1 editor of tljp Memphis Appeal, and the President, published, It was statistical in its character. The president thought that the people of the South should en courage the immigration of vigorous and enterprising men of the North. Col. Keat ing thought so too. General Dockcry, who has been in Washington some days, manipulating' North Carolina affairs., unsuccessfully hows over, in the case of Hyman, left for home highly satisfied. District Attorney Lttsk, of North Caro lina, has arrived wjth witnesses in Depu ty Marshal Franks' fraudulent voucher eases. These cases are interesting as a test, the same loose practice having pre vailed throughout the North. Postmasters commissioned : Wallace, Yorkville, S. C. ; Noble, Armistou, Ala,; Bogus, Gallatin, Tenn. ANOTHER HOLOCAUST. Immense Destruction of Property Xq Loss af Life. Bqstox, Mass,, June 2.J.--A fire broke out n tarblehead at 2 o'clock this inorp Td swept away nearly ell the etlie business portion of the town. It began in the stable of the Hatchway House, ami is belieyed to be iijcendiiny. AU the large s.qe nniiufactories, but three t re now in mips. These were mostly large wooden buildjngs, lilleil with m.clijnery, and fum ishing employment to hundreds of - meit and wqjpen wjjo are thrown out of eiur ploymept: The Eastern Railroad depot, sevpu passenger and a number of freight cars were humed. Over forty dwelling houses werp cpnsupied, The occupant saved but a small portion of furniture, and, only the clothes they had on. Spyeivty two buildings in all, were consumed The lire is now under control. Later. The tire broke in rear of the Marblehcad Hotel, on Pleasant strett, ami from this small beginning spread uutd fifteen acres, of buildings, including every shoe factory but tjve, in the town, were burned. The Grwt fu-Aen Dispute af XorfolL We Lave ju lad an interview 'witjj a gentleman of this city wh.n wa present at the great ichckft dispnVp" flt NprfolH during tlp pftst wpekr TC yprinns con testants appparpA n the grumicfc pn Tues day, with, thirty-one cocks tft the side. The politest ended Friday evening with a drjiw main, North Carolina, as repre sented, by the justly cfclelaed cocks of Hot, pf Alamance, Arrington, of coming out of th,P fight with flying fetors, inasmuch a tl North Caroling cocks, without an, pjcceptiou, stootl their ground, and were gjinrp t the last, whjip four of the Wa.iingyo.ns, compose cf ootn -.bsiiugs7' anp; qted Quills" ran a- wav.- u timtngtyn faf, TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. '?" A. .j --"' A dispatci from Lake 0 announces the death of Robert ale Owen. . W P. Johnston, of Waahington, D. C, has been appointed receiver of the Nat ional Bank of the State of Missouri. C pi. Wm. W, Lowe, S.tate.8 Navy, is dead. of the United Fannie Brown, arrested in St. Louis and carried to Philadelphia, on charge of ab ducting Mary Masrefsonj aged 10 years, pleaded .guilty to-day, and was sentenced to five yujirs imprisonment; in the Eastern (Pa.) penitentiary. Supreme CW,-The Sapreme Court met at the usual hoar yesterday morning, all the Justices present. In the case of the State vs. Hoskins, from G uilford, Judge Fowh? concluded the argument on the Krt of tte State, and the 8th district was taken up as follows t J. M. Lane, et als, vg, Elisha Collins, from Surry, J. F. Graves for plaintiff. Put off with leave aud restv;v-'4 n mo tion. - M. L. Holmes vs. Jehu Fester, Jr., et al., from Rowan. J. S. Henderson and J. M. CcCorkle for plaintiff, Kerr Craige and Arnmtead Jopps for defendants, S, T. Spear, assignee, et al. vs. J, & C. Ji' Cowles, from Yadkin. J. M. Mc Corkle and J, M. Clement for plaintiffs, D. G. Fowls and A. V . Hy wood for de-- ! fendants. Continued. State vs. Rnfe Young, from Rowan. Argued. Attorney-General . and J. M. McCorkle for the State, No counsel for defendant. State vs. Thatldeus Davis, from Forsyth. Argued. Attorney-Ueneral ana WAtson & Gleen for uut State. J. C. Buxton and J, M. McCorkle for defendant.- Observer, Appointment of Directors for the Atlan. i tic $ Korth Carolina Railroad. Gov. on yesterday appointed the following gen- tlemen as Duectors on the part of the ; State for the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroadf Messrs. A.J.Galloway, WaypeJ J. M. Parrott, Lenjr, Jno. F. Wooten, i Gill, of Newbern, X C. LenoivMajor Jno Hughes and George j 4 The torpedo system, which has Allen, Craven, J. H. Davis, Carteret, Silaa ! . ' u . Webb, Carteret, and James K. Lane, wrought more important results than any Pamlico, Tha State proxy is as yet un- discovery since the Chinese Invented gun announced, though it is understood that a powder, owes its paternity toGen. Gabriel change has been made. j jj of Xewbern N.C. " " These are all of great importance. The xjer oesi oumry m aer roria.vn me j outgoing steamers conversation is often of cosmopolitan nature. A -Boston mer- chant on a recent trip was considerably im pressed by the earnestness of a German passenger. "America" said the returning Tueton, "is der best country in der vorld I haf lived dere more as den years, an4 failed vivp dimes, and now I goeji to lit mit a fortune and my vamjiy Boston Commercial Bulletin, The follow ing is the Wilmington Star's j latest rendering upto the C.sar at WTash J ington the things that are: Cesar's, aud it j is almost good enough to be a Bourbon j utterance. It says: (Iial. Observer.) I When Hayes turns out such a man as V. IIARI.E.S V 1 f ST E A li a man of i nielli gf'uct', of educatiop, of character ra good lawyer and a map of fortune, to put in his place an ignoranjous like Jons Hyma, without any (jiialitifatjon uuor heavep, it is simply an outrage upon decency and ! 'Mt' an" w without palliative. Hod de- i liver us from such reforms. SOUTHERN INVENTIONS, The Wilmington Star collates the fol lowing in regard to Southern inventions: If the inventions of the South are less numerous than those of the North, they are of greater importance exhibit higher traits of gen jus, We believe this is true. MftH.V of the so-called Northern inventions have betm stolen. The germinal princi ples! or atMiU were fqujuJ in the South, Let us refer to some or them to discov eries apd inventions. 1. Coniodore M. F. Maury, a Virginian, is the author of the Physicial Geography of the Sea a discovery which has done more for the commercial world than anyr thing else yet known, unless we except the mariner's compass, 2. le is also thu author f the system Ijow so successfully worked by the United States Signal Service YPry great con tribution to scienpe and, humanity. U, The gi-toftt Jteappr was invented by the father of Cyrus H. McCflruiick, of Vjr ginia. This is the truth. The elder Mc Cormick used it for some years upon his own farm before it was used abroad. Gen. D. H. Hill states tlm upon the authoiity of Rev, James Morrison, of Brownsville, V a. UeU: Hill says ''There were defects aboiit the first ventjqn, and the farmers htughet at i 1,11 C f r rrii I it eauie fvvt bis hamJs, vfnn tle same iu j n .-1 . . , .. . 7 . . . a.11 essential particular as that h nqw ustnl thrtughout tho world," The Philadelphia Presbyterian Buys; "In an old number of t;p Staunton (Virginia) Spectator for August llth, 163U, is fn advertisement of tl'iP 'first trial of Cyrus H. McConqick's reaper, on the farm ! ot James Smith, now owned by CV. J. C, Cophran, five njjles froju 3taunton. It pmitetl a great senU4, w tl follow- ing gentlemen certify to ts partial etti- Piency : Abraham Smith, George Ekridge. James Hell, Josoph Smith, Wm. B. Dona ghe, Sjlaa H. Smith, Nicholas C. Kenney, Edward ValeiUiue, ' Ientqu, Hurper, Jas. Points, Benjamin Crawford and. Splomoq I). Coiner all dead except pivjamju Crawford of Staunton aud Edward Valen tine, now of Buchanan. Whlt (V theme for tlip philpsopher to moralize over I Then tlip poor inventor, timidly showing hia rougU machine ou our hillsidpa to the sceptjea.! well-to-do farmers, &nd, paying for hia notice aa an advertisem,eti nor al dead &nd gone but two npbp gen tip men and AJeCormick, almost abe to purT chase all tle nj jn ten miles souare of where he inade his first trial, his nanif ; fa mous ovpr the worlds-States, grpwn up out of the tijen wilderiiea r,eirt twp great wars, .4 still the reaper1 gWS op, keep tug tidy licks with thp grpat reaper, Ptl4 Sivjug life, and joy, an4 food to. rnlions." 4. Pr. lieed? pf Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is thp inyentor pf th,e rifle -cation, th,at a j created such a revolution in warfare. ' 5. RyRv RV F. Gpubling, pf Georgia, U the invent0? of tlie sewing machine. . , C. An AUbama physician is believed to havdlscoyewMl ehlorofiorm, lm l - w Apd wow what h3 Xorth Croljnadone in the way of important inventions! We haxfi raa for saying thai th blowing inventions belong to natives of this Stote, although others have secured the honor and profits. . 1. The stectric telegraph was. really in vented byMr. Clemmoqs, of , Salisbury. This is a mistake. The gentleman allud ed to was Mr, Julius Cleisnjons, of Clem monsville, Davidson county, N. C Ed iTons Obscbvub. Sidney Morse, aforth emer, gets the credit and becomes forever famous, The idea did not originate with him. 2. The telephone was invented by Dr, James Davis, then living in Fayetteville, N. C, Both Thomas J, Robinson, Esq,, and Dr. T. D. Haigh, of Fayetteville, on bear wifuess to the facts. Drv Davis li ed his instrument the "Phonetic Tele graph." Dr. Davis made pen and ink drawings, which were sent to the Scientif ic American. This was ten years agor- Dr. Davis say in a letter of April 3, that ap peared in the Raleigh Observer ; "My apparatus was even more perfect than that of Messrs, Gray and Bell, inas much as it could writeor register the sounds in a distinct language, a thing wbteh they have not yet accomplished. 1 . nnT.nra i,oT,fri,io-of air t .f . , , , ; vibrations into electrical, and the restor ing of them again into air vibrations or j waves, as is done by these inventors. I 'have overcome some of the difficulties whicli they encountered. My apparatus m f t tb that yhjeh tJ . vx, hibit. 3. The revolver was iu vented by Johu ; ,0norg and profltg nH we have Ul, have been bestowed on others. The Gatling gun is a North Carolina invention also. And we add to the above the invention of coaoh break U8ed on all rail. road cars, ro;ul wagons. &c, by Anthony Itemdni of Salisbury, who took out.no patent. FRUIT JARS! FRUIT JARS! LOW DOWN, Juft received, a supply of Mason' IHJ"oyed Fruit J;r, quartx, pints xikI luilf gnllons, wliicji will be sold lowtr than ewr o in tljis town before. At KNNISS' prng Store, " Doubled Seated Spring Wagon FOR SALE, Together with a pair f uoijhle Harness All ntw. May Im? run with tongue or ulirift. Call ;t thi office for forlher inforruatirt. June 2oih, IS77. 3J:3t. To The Far ers. Millet German or Golden Just Deceived, TWO CROPS IN OHE MR fii The Same Groini Call aud see it For &:(iv. sale at ExxissV Drng Store, BOYDEN HOUSE "r"""'-1- "' -WC 1P ''. nti.j '.vm & Hillarfl Saloon r. "f fl Ann v to ply to FR A LEY 4 H .DEf. 34:1 in. FRANKLIN ACADEMY. An i:tilisli. 1 1ms ic, Uatlm ematical and Scientific School. MALE axd FEMALE, Thin Svhool, locattl inn prowinp hcallKv the NVw Moek-viile r., win ' ' ' Reopen on July 30(li, 1877. TUITION REASONABLE. IW1 pin haJ in liighlv respeUahj? f:rf lies at fruru I7 Q0 to $3.00 'per month. Am ple f;i'iliue fur M i-.ei tip, $e. 'Fnr further p.irtinil:.r nddrew Rev. H. M. Brown, S.ilishnry, Rnwst'n Conn! v, N. C. Rev. II. M. Brown, A."M . Principal. 33:ipi. pM to the DR. TRANTHARl flaring pnvhased H DUUG STQltE of Btris & iUKKER. will continne the busir.efw at the Of Stand. .Will keep consUntlv on hand a Tut I and comnVtit tn.-t nf !! vand in hln line. . i ij;lULliB!rK.tioa g'V MDLLIKERY - MRSS. A. QBBENPXBi is receiving Tiew addition u herstoc week, in ft ATS ofdi iaMi popujar SILK.TIKS. ;.. . - . ..Freieli 'jif American Pii ;hibbons, &c, &c, l Buying exclusively toe ca.h, sUe is etu -Ptil at verylow prices. Satisfaction m, teed. - ' ; .;;" K : Opposite E. Ji. Crawford's New HrnJw HARD TIMES ARE. OVER. Just received un entire Block of new jfp goods, which were purchased at the lo ' j igarket priee consiming of Staple and ! Dry Good. A reat vnriety of all kind, j ; iNOiion. uMiiiv iu AiJMii ers. per yard &a AT jo tA.1so a large and well selected CLOTIIIXG, HA TS, BOOTS, SFlOEs t GEXTLEMEX'S F V P X I ,v ; y Q GOODS, . If you want to drink good coffee, comemj Wallace's Rio. I Complete stock of Grweries, Crockery 9-A Cutlery constMnlly on hand, which I can Ml as low ns pny honse in Tlie tit v. Since th! great political questions have been i sfcitU there ifgod times ahfad for the people. Call on Wallace fucclieuji goods. I have determined to start-ihg Herb and Boot Business in tMs diy, in order to give many a chance to make 75c to $100 per dav. ' V. WALLACE. : 29:2m. A NEW TBI Salisbury gpril 24, FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORK We have located at E. II. March's slmp.co ner of Fulton and Council street, where (jn are prepared to do all kind;) of casting inuiilicr Iron or Bras. We are now nianuf.ictiiriiig one and two horse plows, of the improved Farmers pattern at prices to Mift the iime.j We are also prepared U dosdl kinds ofWuod end Iron work: such as Pattern AlaLin', Gen eral Kepair Work, and Manufacturing all kinds of Agricultuxal Implements at short notice, and at reduced prices for cash or barter. All our work guaranteed to be equal to the Lest. '' A share of patrorpiee is desired. TUEXLKll & OWEX. 2Sk3m-pd. v ' I I. iJll i A. S. MUEPHY7 Attorney at Law. Office In Xo. 2 Lawyers Row, Opposite Court House. Salisbury; N.fe'. i I CLODILTER A CO , 7 Wholesale and Retail Pes lerg JIT1I1? V I 1 OP ALL KINDS, i " saisbuit, nr. c. rj8pec;il orders mide frifl Photographs in oui otfjee will be supplied. Also Agents for the Remington Sewing Machine, the most perfect and light running Machine in tjie market. Thejr have no rotary earn, cog wheel br ever arms to make a noise, run hard, or get out of order. We warrant every Maohine. Iflthey dou'i please we take them 'back and return the money. Call before buying Mi see them. K:ly SALISBURY Flouring & Sawing. Tljc subscrilcr having purchased tho above Mills, respect full j. solicits the patron--age of the citizens qf Salisbury and surround irjS countryr Ho hopes for the continuance qf the patronage heretofore given these'MiUs and by close qtteati'oq to extend tlic busi ness in both branches"." By sjocijl contract timber can be sawn on Shaw. Ca asp see me. IT, 3t, NELS0X. S-nd e.'V). :o Q. F. HOWELL A: CO.. N York, for Pamphlet of 100 pages.contnining lists jf 3,000 newspapers, and estimate howi uta cost of adjcerlising. March 9, 76: partmeut, wb;, r?Afr tUraote mnifV w JL' U JLlL l JL J
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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