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f r, 1 ii- ' I: 6-. Hi LP C A L. gpUrudjd; rains yesterday. They were ijiacU Ko poinniTiox on Soda Water, Bar- ME.-.. " V ' g caat be beat r JJF. t Dearnian a nwie cuuu, near tUn. 6tmliug by a chair, fell and broke 4' Commencement at Trinity tbi year, lane 12$!. A large attendance of friends i in,f mtrins is expected, as usual. ;BDU 1 h if jCnrion rates to Charlotte and re 1 Ltn on1 llie 20th, from Salisbury, $2,65 ; Worn China Grove, $2.05ij Concord, $1.25. i i .! !- o- . 4 rTTJ-Thinlinson, of Hickory has arranged i -. !' I-3"' !L J A w mii i n frnm Ralialinrw f ha for nraiiu c.w"v ..-.j . Blue KideJune 24th. His handbill an- DIBV-7D ,.. .. , . t- oounceinenj usee -it uu is tuc best tbiBg ol tne mna yet pwsieu. t the'P"ng nothing is so refreshing to 1 UL system as a glass of Soda Water. - I ; 'jrUer 18 snaviug ice uenmu uis iouuiain I ! Litfi his usual smile. Ed. Overman claims itis hU special privilege to serve the la dies. MK-;mI' i ctby:d. A canary bird withf black S- It J - - iT- :... kn iIia ton of his head. He is a irood fr- -Ii r -H : 4t?ii -1 i. l:t...t I- l.J.l JUJmrpr. : ai Hi must iikciv Been, lousriiiir likely seek lodgings M some! dwelling Information of the I : Way will WtoMrl y will be suitably rewarded if report S. H. Wiley. . " n - o- . The Salisbury .Literary Club at their I meeting Wednesday evening, re-elected I J. -MOrfJf Esq., 'President j L. Clement, I .Fn.. and Mrs. I S. W. Cole, Vice Presi- ! 'dents ; aiid Mr, W. C Blackmer, Secre 1 i i ! : ' ' ! r .tin. . - : I 1 1 1 The Boston Quintette Club had an el I egaut labwded house at Columbia, Fri 1 day mght, and by special request I remained over and repeated their 'enters taiimienC Saturday uiglit. This Club will give an eutertaiument at 3Iei-oney8 Hall, Saturday night next. p rt-.r - - u . The Sciool Exhibition at Yadkin In stitute, Stauly couuty, 0. C. Hamilton, riuciwil will take place Friday, May 30, I The exercises at this institution last year I were fiigjily interest! us aud attracted a i very I? larjjo assemblage of people from several counties. 4-- Iff' L ' Li -o- The new Board of lowu Comnnssion- c.rs orgji fized, AJpuday 4 P. M., by taking tfte requied it; The executive officers I were all retained mi office until 'next Sat unly, 4 P. M.j when-an vlectiou will be iiutt for lfix doljector,' Clerk, Town Con stuble, Policemen, &c. ,-!'.' -i- I i j o 1 f; T)ic fattier : of tlie long lost Charley I l?ns nnkKfd tfiroiifrh hern hist vtelc. Loinir : .. i;f j .r .' I and coining, to and from LenoirX. C, to see a boy ho had been advised xf as an- Bwering.t ic description of his lost son. It was lost time and inont-v. 3Ir. Iloss sfatwl wJiife here, that he had in. his teirch, since the loss of hi child, found 4' over six huiiiln stolen children, some iK'en iustruinental in f whom ihe had restoiing to tljeir parents. -o- j Afornier resident of Salisbury visits llie place hud writes very handsomely his impressions Jo the Charlotte Observer, Mav 14. r:IIe thinks the old town is ad yaucii)gi.ud notes some of the changes i ' 1 1 , 111. . V. V,l J V. V 1 1 v : X. 1 1 1 1 K 1 I f, ' r i f i i 'c ' iiiuiwhathe,(ionld not see : Wo have a liealthy town, and there is less stealing ahtl rascajity jiere than in any t?wirof its jjslze in th StateJ . N ' ? f-,V"-:;j'- o r . ; " . . ' fliiLLj tJie Bakbek, has moved his ton Borial operations iiito. what was; formerly ttie diuin romi of the Mausion Hotel. Witli a new door opening on the pave ment, a jart of the long room cut off, aud a proper tise of paints and wall paper, he ill neatly fixed up iu a quiet and conifort aile' placCi Wl as ver, ready "Kith scissors sliarp and razors keen To dress )our hair and shave' you clean." 4 By the way, Valentine is one of the ld landmarks of the town, having plied jhU occupation hero for about. 40 years. Hp has sustained a gowl character through j changes of them .all, ''-raised a ; lpectabjej family, and old age finds him .ia comiortable circumstances. 1 J South River Ripples. tA marrmge to ! take place luring Tfvusliip in a day or in a neigh - or two. COnSBlerahlft nnnnfifr- 'apt OVel Oil nwrmnt if Mia lafu fnwt ie gardens were slightly injured. . Mr. II.SC- Rnst tillwl n oIph o foiv y g ivhich, after being j dressed, ighcd rf)pouud8. ) t the annle rmnTSn tiiia c.t:r. .:n k Ittitelarire. We will have peaches enough some to sill. Cherries are H at and 1 1 1 rrrT: a falr croP of strawberftes. yJjnies,pn of Mrs. Maria Williams, fyWI Of nnfllmmvi.. lit..;.!...!!!.! r agwllG years. On Saturday Miss Pf ?Wof Janies; aged 20 years, -was ?W1U the in i a a . . i i. ? OTeinah. though not a resident "US lOwnslifii 1.; ....v..-. ts..i:.. K m ii.:D y'"" "uugn not (" una rnwnl.;.i u.. i. : , to Un,tyt Jost two sa'cks of hominy yit0! lWaon- i Each sack coutaiued a mm. Que of jthe sacks has been found yrW to the owner. The other iT uot mxi heard fi from. : J ;r. S.. the carrier of mail from Salis- m&l haTy Nt was stopped -be iSSRPh pup ; hurt and no ihrt Vf r A-boy . 2i.i w j ia in inn ii.niir riT mnvinrr ihntf;i!,out turning lis headj Tim Bl'n. ' a tluis! iTi "J t,,e e5yt to U8f Mifi 7 hat boy has good eyes, and af-,iir'5rrP ,olserver ofthe "Laws of I. ASabbaHi ui.Ji .1- s-t ti.ih.. (HWh witlt the foK H&uf' i V : ?v otnwtt, Superin- rL..F I Nash, Secretary. H. S. K;! ' 'isurer; X f, a. s tier rJ .jpcksville,' had a little rnnawav xvn'tings siucc at South River. TlaH wits lieing changed his The Boston Quintette Cliib ia the finest musical organization of its kind, not only in this country but in the ivrorld, and all great rofes8ional mnsiciaus freely and enthusiastically admit the fact. J I and wife have had the unequalled musical pleasure of hearing them several times in Columbus, Ohio, and St. Louis Mo. Their x lutist, Heindl, stands nimvaled, now and in the "past. Personally, I am unac quainted with any one of the Clubhand, hence, can nave no motive for the above statement but an earnest desire to have all enjoy "once t in a life-time" a musical treat, which the world cannot duplicate brought to your own doors. "---!". - W H. AEAVE.. The Hon. Jtobert P. Dick Will addres the citizens of Salisbury, ou the subject of the 'Pkouibitort Liquor Law," in Meroney's Hall! in Salisbury, on Wednesday Evening, 8f; o'clock, May 21st, 1879. 4 j AH our fellow citi tens, especially the ladies and the qualified voters of Salisbu ry Township are invited to le present. Those who are; acquainted with Judge Dick's ability as a cultivated scholar, an earnest Christian philanthtopist, and an elegant speaker,! know that a rich intel lectual treat may be expected on 4liis oc casion. Come, one aud all J and hear this great question of the day j discussed by one who is able to treat it in a luasterly manner. ' . . Further notice' will be given by circular. Salisbury, J. D. Gaskill, May 14th Seci Teni. Com. Montgomery Joltings. The frost of FHday night 2d inst., nip ped the potato crop in low places. Old Moses Thompson, an aged colored man, "shuffled bit this mortal coil" last night. To-Uav the colored friends are digging the grave to-night all negrodom will '"set up wid de corpse.' Moses en joyed the confidence of both; races. Yad kin very low fish scarce. Farmers want ing raiu orn looking well, wheat aad oats "one thread in a reed."4 First rattle snake of the season was killed by Thom as Marks, the hunter and fisherman. His snakeship was about four feet long aud as large as a man's wrist. j Peaches aud apples doiiig well. The terry and persimmon crop bills fair to lie large sum these with "backer" and plentv of "eating dirt" will ensure the lives of many people twelve mouths! longer. Gold miniugit fever heat. Most pro perty loaded "tlown with bonds. Every man has the precious metal on his prem ises and anxious for a sale. lieaverJDam Mining Company mean business, aud are working aoout titty hands. Present indi cations go to. show that great changes will take place iii the immediate future. Moun tains will be washed down ; jvalleys filled with debris, and old Beaver; Dam will be found in a new channel, and the native place of the editor of the WaUjiman wash ed down to "hard pan." j. Nobody marrying several want to no,two agreeing; on pen soil, time and place. No Watchman for soine weeks past to tell of the "doings" of! "Progress," "Nimrod, Jr.," "Happy (iirl," "More Anon," eje, sui generis. "Our Johnnie" would have been happy some time since if he had not got lost the "angels" had flown before his arrival. May 7, 187i). I Nemo. Lexington Items. M4y 14,1879. rains yesterday and We had splendid to-day. j Strawlen-ies have made their ance in our market, and bring appear per 10c quart. ' j - The case of State against W. Barber for killing It. W. linden was! finished last night at ! P. M., and resulted iu the ac quittal of the defendant The jury were out only ten niiimtes. Some able and eloquent seeche8 were made on both sides. Messrs. McCorkle and Bailey as sisted the Solicitor in the i prosecution, and Messrs.' Leach, Welborn, Watson and Glenn appeared for the defendant. There was an attempt to applaud when the jury rendered their verdict, which was quickly suppressed by his Honor. Judge Schenck! by his courteous and gentlemanly. manner, both on and off the bench, has won many warm friends among the people of Davidson. Court is still in session, and will prob ably continue the; entire, wek. Andrew L. Clinard, who was convicted of larceny-iii two! cases, has beeu sen tenced to tfie penitentiary for seven years in oue case, aud judgment Was suspended iu the other. - - Dock Welborn and Lindsay Welborn gofseven aud three years,; respectively. Rev. Geo. B. Wetmorev of Rowan coun ty, preached in the Episcopal church here last Sabbath morning aud evening. The shade trees recently planted on the public square are all growing nicely. There's room for more like them. I Duskx. . y For tlie Watchman. Fish ronds; Fish Culture, &cl Mr. Editoiv: having so often beeu con sulted, privately, -on the subject offish culture, and about, the best methods o constructing pouds, I have concluded to give, through your columns, my expe rience ou the subject. The first thing to be done, is to select a proper site or locatiou for the pond. In this regard, I will say, that iiojong, strong-running branch is suitable, for the reason, that in ease of JreshetsJ" they are too apt to overflow and cany away the dam, which would result in the entire loss of the stock of fish. The most suita ble situation is a cove or basin where the stream is supplied, by one or more springs, with no other stream ruuining into it. Having selected a site for the dam, say one hundred orjriore yards below the. spring, according tol circumstances, the next thing to be done i3 to mt side ditches eutirely around the intended pond, some what in the form of a horse-shoe, with the toe at N the -upper end, around the spring or head of the stream, bringing the ditches together below the intended dam. A failure t attend to this precau tion will surely result in the. breaking of the dam at the first freshet. I lost wo dams and two stocks' of fish by building my danislfr, intending to cntjhe-side ditches afterwards but didj not get them cut until here was a freshet, which re sulted as bove stated. The side ditches being coniplete, and bcforelhe foundation of the dam is commenced, the ground where it is to stand must Iks dug out to a depth that wilt reach eutirely below the soil, that is to sayyoq must cut a ditch three or four feet wide, the entire length of the intended dam. i This ditch must be cut through all soil, and down into the boIUI clay. 'This having been done, take aome good inch plank, and having sawed them of a proper length, sharpen one end ; set them upright, along the lower side, in the bottom of the ditch with the edges close together, and-drive them down at least a foot or two, leaving the tops of the plank, about four feet above- ground. VY hen the water is raised on tlie pond,' tuese plank will become perfectly water tight and prevent leakage, as well as keep crawfish from boring holes through the dam. r " -, The next step is to cart into the ditch pure clay which should be put in gradual ly t and worked into a puddle, or tough mortar, until the ditch is full, from one end to the others This mortar, when it dries, will become almost as bard as a brick, thereby preventing the possibility of leaking. In the erection of the dam, it is most importaut that it be constructed of the very' best material, so as to make it se cure. I have found nothing for this pur pose superior to good clay. Rock or frame work will not answer the purpose. They may do ou large streams, where the waste of a small quantity of water is of no consequence ; but. on sinall streams', where it lfnecessnry to save all the water, ther will not answer the purpose at all. A dirt or clay dam, if propevlv built and protected ou the water side with plank, aud then soded over with grass will not ouly bo ornamental, but will, in a feyy years, become as compact as the surrounding ground, and be abso lutely safe besides being the cheapest aam that can be constructed. 1 he dam must be at least three times as wide at its base as it is high. The foundation must be-laid on both sides of the ditch, so that, when it is finished, the ditch will be directly under the centre of the dam. i The dirt should be carted on to the dam, which, by the running of the cart, becomes a compact and tenacious mass. The dam should lie four or five feet wide at the top when finished, aud should be very wide at the bottom, slop ing up on either side, like the roof of a house. I have one dam twenty-live feet and another that is forty feet wide at the bottom. j The dam being complete, the last thing is to cut an outlet sluice at one of the ex treme ends of the dam, at least four feet wide, in which there should be placed a frame-work of plank, with a plank floor, but open at the top. Into this frame put a rack to prevent the escape of, fish, when the water is up. This done and your pond is ready for the reception of your stock fish. In regard to fish, I will say that, in my ponds (of which I have two), 1 have all the varieties of the perch tribe known iu this country, together with trout, suckers and mullets; and they have all succeeded well, particularly the bream"; maw-mouth, red-bellied sun-fish, mullet aud trout. 1 seriously doubt 'whether the sucker will do well iu small pouds, they being migra tory iu their habits, usually running far up the stream into the shallows a-nu shoals, in the spring, to deposit their spawn. In small ponds, their movements are too circumscribed to allow of this habit, d, consequently, they are not likely to increase. If, however, the1 small fry of the. sucker are put into a pond, they will grow-to full jize, and become; very fat aud nice, as I have proven by actual test. ! The several varieties of perch spawn in the early part of June, or rarely, in the latter part of Mav. The trout spawns in June, is very prolific, and succeeds well in small pouds : but as they are strictly a rt we-tish, they should never be put into a pond until the second or third year, when the pond is well supplied with the small- fry of other fishes for them to feed on. They will then ilo well, and grow rapidly. I caught trout in' my pond, last fall, that were eighteen months old, which measured thirteen inches in length, and weighed one and a half pounds. A variety of opinions exist as to the time when suckers and mullets spawn. It probably depends largely upon circum stances. I think it likely that in their native waters, where, they have an ample range, they spawn during the latter part of March, or the first f April. Conse quently, 1 advise those wishing to stock with those" varieties, to proenre them prior to that time, or in the fall, Which would, indeed,- be preferable iB regard to any species. L;rst year, "rcanght mullets in my ponds, on the 31st of May, with all their eggs in them. Again, on the 9th July, I caught a mullet not fully spawned. Ou the 13th Jnue, I caught a sucker that had not spawned. I have also red-horse in my pouds. Of course I do not expect them to increase, but, if put iu when young, they will grow to a large (size. - In stocking a pond, avoid a pike as you would the "Lvil One," for such they are to all other species of the finny tribe, l eing capable ot s vallowing a fish fully half their own size, and will doubtless swallow at least their own weight of fish in a dav. uat-nsn. win uo to raise, ouc eels are very destructive on the spawn of other fishes. ' In catching fish for stocking purposes, it may be done by hook and line, or with a gill net, or drag sein, which latter is preferable. During the catching, they should bo kept in a large cottoir basket, with a top, and sunk, under water until vou aro ready to remove ; them to your pond. They should then lo removed iu a barrel, or other large vessel, which should be frequently replenished with fresh water during transportation. Fish raising is not only profitable, but it affords the meaus of much pleasant amusement. It is cheaper to raise them than poultry. They destroy no grain, whilst poultry do, and are besides a source of never ending annoyance and expense. A well'stocked fish pond is a permanent fixture and lifetime affair, and when you have vour pond built aud stocked, that is an end ot the expense, ior mey win con tinue to multiply without further atten tion from you, except to keep catching them out; otherwise, your pond will soon become so overstocked that there will not be room and food for them. Be sides, as an article of food, they are cer tainly much more 'palatable and whole some than poultry. Then again, -if you will build an ice house, you can readily fill it from your pond. May 10th, 1879. W. R. Fraley. For the Watchman Local Option Statement of the Qnes- tlon Summing Up, Etc Mr. Editor: By reference to the Lo i n..i;n T.n f xTm-tii YSin.iin'i nnh. ' t a v evF i' ' it will be seen that the questiou to be de 1 'OlIxTl III 4 lAiV mi VI t,aav ir uivfiiif cided here ou the lst Thurstlay in June is a very simple one, notwithstanding all the rubbish that has been piled upon and around it. It is this : Shall liquor be sold in the township by authority of law, or uott This is the legal statement of the whole question. Its moral statement is this: Shall nine or ten liquor sellers, en gaged iu) poisoning society, control the ino win i ana subsidize the suffrages of nine or ten kurtdred free voters. Or, in other words,; shall nine or ten hundred men be deprived; of the exercise and ben efits of their rights as freemen in order fo gratify the cupidity of 1 nine or ten men engaged in a traftle thatis ruinous to them selves arid their fellow citizens ! Accor ding as these free voters shall answer at tliA rr11a an in-ill! lw - i J ..- i-v.io ov w .ui uteir glory or shame. jTluit isWie question and all there is of it. jLet usee how it has been ar gued durjng the present discussion in the watchman and Actcs. ; From my i earl v bovhood I harp. liAn ta tight tliat thef-e are two sides to every qnestionk"ud Ihave believed it implic itly until within the last nine weeks. Now my faith ;m that Old adace is nadir hat. en ; for if; seems that there is at least one the support bf a! free neonlA, could and ought ito be said in its favor. For thes weeks some half dozen writers have been engaged iu demonstrating in various ways the evils arising to society from thisi traffic4 j In view of this fact, and also that there is a law providing foi1 its suppression, gnbje-t to the will of the people, tbe traffic is in imiueut danger. Th is is fully realized by its friends as is seen in the fact tliat jfor the last nine weeks some half dozen writers have persistently tried to hide it among the rubbish of oth er social evils, aiid to surround it with a chemux (lefrise of objections to prohibi tion. They jiave written much. They have written well, so far as giving perspi cuity to their; ideas is concerned. They have shown evidence of culture. They are evidently familiar to some extent with tne vast field of research. They have shown themselves comnetent to arp-n in defence of anything bad that can be defen ded. 1 ftheir object was not to defend th liquor traffic it would be hard to tell w hat it was. 'hey have written about manv unugs, nave enuorseu ana defended some, aud condemned and abused others. They have also; written; about the liquor traffic ; our, m its relation to their method of haudling ithnigs,! it stands solitary and alone. '1'hat one tliing they have neither condemned nor defended during the whole of this discussion; beginuinir with "Pro" ress," niup weeks ago, aud running thro' to "Mi-anger"! in last week's Watchman. Jn all their correspondence not the slight est attempt has been made to defend it. I challenge them, or anybody else, to show from the whole mass of their writ- nigs a single woru, line, or argument iu favor of the making or selling of whiskey, save one! feeble intimation dropped bv Progress (ami which he did pot claim as a ueienceh that the traffic pays some taxes. aow, gentlemen, if yon can say anything in ueienco oi the traitic 1 beg you to say it, or I shall be under the necessity of believ ing that there are not "two sides to every question, aim we shall claim the victory. Your boosted logic has consisted almost entirely ii the plausible and subtle fallacy "j wijimuHo i.iirc-u ugaiiiHt prom onion, a distinguished logician says: (Coppee, p 165-6) "Iti has been remarked that Igno rance may stiite iu a few words objec tions against science, which wise men could not refute in whole volumes. The truth of this is manifest. The error of rea soiling from the statement or existence of these objections, to the falsity of science, is one ot the tonus of irrelevant conclu sion which has; beeu called the fallacy of otycruuns. , n coiimsih iu asserting mac since theie; are objections to a science that science is false ; whereas, the judg ment demands that the clams of the sei ence as well as the objections be duly stated: and that the turning of the scale decide whether truth or error predomi nate. if it lo a complicated system it j will be found to contain portions of both ; if an abstract theory it will stand or fall by such a test."i All I ask is let the public bring this discussion to the above test, ami "let tlje turning of the scale decide." If the objections don't kick tlie beam, then the dictum; of Aristotle uud the inductions of liconiah common sense must be light er than thei cvguet's down. Besides simply raising objections, they have audaciously compared our prohibit ory laws tot the "Blue Laws" of Aew Eng lanu. 1 uo not. Know, ana 1 uo not vaxxv, whether tliey were genuine or not, for they can have no possible connection with tne issue uetoreus. Who dares to sav tliat there is no more cause, or occasion, for prohibition than there was for the Blue Laws T -Who dares to say that the the liquor traffic ! is as commendable us was the gospel preached by the persccnt eu Koger v imams t Wiio dares to say that liquor sellers are as harmless as the so-called witches of New England? Who dares to say that that which the law for bids to be sold to all minors, aud to every body on election days, and iu the vicinity of hundreds of churches, schools aud facto rie8, and for the excessive guzzler of which the htate provides that a guardian shall be appointed, aud which is felt ev erywhere td be a nuisance, is as innocent as tlie custom or mot lit i s kissing then babies on Sunday 7 This is the point in the comparison let them make it good if they can. puice they are so tond ot roll- j iug this comparison as a sweet morsel un der their tongues, I will modify. its sweet- ness by another : I dare to say that the system of granting license to sell w hiskey in this Protestant country, iu this the niueteenth jceutury, is worse than the granting of the infamous Letters of Indul- gence in the; sixteeuin century uy rope Leo, A.. 1 qare to say that license has done more tb debase and lower the digni ty and honor of the State., has poured more corruption! iuto the bosom of the Church, has done more to pollute and poi soii society, -has been productive of more social and domestic rottenoss and shame, aud has opened wider the flood-gates of every crime than did those Letters of In dulgence wliich stirred the indignation of Luther and fired all Europe, aud aroused Christendom from its long aud deadly sleep. I dare to say that license to sell whiskey is as far from the spirit of Christ as were the Letters of Indulgence. I dare to sa tha t,iw gIlutinS of license and the grafting of Letters of Indulgence were prom pied by the same motive, i. e., desire for money; aud that the . effect of both was, aiid isi the erection of an ever lasting memorial of shame on the wreck of morality and religion. A liquor seller's license is a bona fide letter of indulgence. I thank God; that the Legislature of our State has goue as far as it can at present to wash, its hands of this foul staiu. I trust I shall jsee the day when every ves tige of it shall be goue. In rpfrardi to !!Mr. Xeave. the neutral eh amnion inithia controversy, 1 have only this to say : That liejias planted himself on the "broad road" as a nuger oonru to i ..j. . i ioint out Tho Ouly Konte to &oorieiv,' g e. a 1 At II A for thfi last three weeks the pnulic -' ' -7- - . . . have beeii earnestly looking in the direc tmn in.licntfd bv his index finjrer, and it has revealed to them only a vast, shadowy nnd tancrle niaze 'of interminable wilder ness, where therb is no "route" visible, nracticable ff possible to this generation I agree with him that the manufacture of liquor is the j fountJiin head of the evil ; but we cannot suppress it until, through the effect of wide-spread prohibition, the question that is. altogether one-sided, tia : The Liquor Traffic It dies seem that, if it is worthy of the sanction of law: i manufacture of it becomes unprofitable ; then public sentiment can easily sweep it away. We must by prohibition, dam up the; stream until it rolls backward to its source and quenches th fires of the- dis tillery. Let every State line be reared as ii bulwark against it, let every State po lice system do its duty, and' sobriety, peace, prosperity and piety will bo the: Heritage ot our children. So mote it be! - Ximuod, Jr. ; I .- . . j For the Watchman.!; "Sit Lux." j ; .-- fr 1 -1 Ed. Watchman: In the Watchmnn Af. the :24th April is an article over the sig nature of "Sit Lux." findin? fault with somebody for the irregularity of his Watchman. It is true the Walrhman lm failed to eome to time about twice in the last twelve months. But as to whora fault it was I am not able to say. It cer- uuniy was not niiue, as I don't handle the paper until it reaches my, office. The Watchman is mailed and re-mailed three different times before it comes into ray hands. It is not true that the naner has failed to come "two or three weeks in succession," and if he has failed to get it that ofteu in "succession," he was only too lazy to come and get it. i on, ijux intiuiges some remarks m respect to my assistant which were cruel and; without occasion, and which he is afraid to make to the oost-master in parson. If he thinks it is Christian-like and worthy the character of one whose mission is peace, he is deluded, and needs more to be pitied than censured. W. E. Miller, ! - Postmaster at Heilig's Mill. I submit the following certificate to corroborate the trnth of the statements made above. In conclusion, persons hav ing mail complaints to make should eome to me before they gojibroad to blow. ; We hereby certify, that we have been receiving our Salisbury Watchman at Heilig's Mill, as regularly as could bb ex pected. It has failed to come to time about twice in the last twelve -months; We don't attach any fault to W. E. Miller, postmaster at Heilig's Mjll for said failure. I.- A. Heilig, L. W. S. Bost, Tobias Millkk, May 7, 1879. H. A. Beuxhakdt. ; Taylorsrille Letter. May 9, 1879. ' Mr. Editor : The prospect for a wheat crop in this-region is. very good thus far 4 a good , regular stand, an even growth, with stalks rather low aud not iuclined to run up high, we think are all favorable 6igus of a good yield if nothing occurs to prevent it. We have very little smut in wheat since the plan of soaking seed wheat in a strong solution of blue-stone has beeu adopted. Fall sown oats have not a good stand, being frozen out somewhat. Spring oats, of which a large crop is sown, stand well, but are not as forward as usual ou account of the dry spring. Corn, of which very, little was planted early this spring, comes up well and starts off well. Of cot ton, very little more is planted than will le wanted to exchange for the yarn and sheeting needed for the family. . But all that is raised finds a ready market at the Taylorsville Cotton Mills, near Taylors- v.lle, owned aud run by the Alspangh Bros, whose yarn and sheeting make a large item in the trade in this region of coun try. Many farmers are cultivating to bacco, instead of cotton, as a more certaiu cropland with a good degree of success, Fruit prosiect: Apples are plentiful. reaches, only a partial crop trees full in some localities, aud all killed 'in others. Nothing like a erop of cherries, plums, &c. A considerable degree of attention is paid to cultivating and improving fruits in this region of country, and a better quality and a larger yield is the result, especially is this true of apples. No finer and better apples are produced in any scctiou of country than this Piedmont or Brushy-Mountain section ; while the cer tainty of a crop is as good as any where. The fruit trade is becoming a large and increasing item every year. A peculiar featufe, the philosophy of which I will not try to explain, attaches to this moun tain region: In winter when we have cold rains tlie mountain knobs, or the timber ou.them, is covered with ice, while the timber iu the flat woods or valleys below has none. This would seem to indicate a greater degree of cold up there. -But of ten in the spring after vegetation starts out, a late frost kills all the vegetation be low, but the high knobs, covered with ice iu the winter, are not affected by the frost, but are from a certain level green and flourishing while all below is dead. And often fruit trees on these knobs are full of fruit when there is none below. I know of the fact but cannot explain it. A largely atteuded Railroad meeting was held here last Monday in the interest of a narrow gauge read to couuect us with some railroad near us. Several delegates from Moore8ville were present in the in terest of making the connection there, for which we already have a charter. Mr, Editor : Can you inform me at what hour a school ought to be opened abd closed. Some people have the idea that it is the duty of a teacher to sit in the school-room from early morn until sunset. We would like to hear the sub ject discussed, for we think there are ma. ny people in error iu regard to it. T. The public law calls for about six hours But no reasonable patron, we think, should complain at seven hours in winter and eight in summer, including recesses. For the Watobman. I THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION. Mr. Editor : " C. G." in vour last paper requests me to state in a more simple-forni my arguments in opposition to the so-called Temperance move. I can only refer UC. G.r to my first three articles on the subject. In them he will find my position stated, 1 think, in plain terms, and in such a way as to enable him to understand it. ... , I shall have something to say of " More AnonV last, next week ; also, of other mat ters, if I am well enough. Progress. GREAT FINANCIAL DEPRESSION THROUGHOUT EUROPE l Cursory Review, by M. Maurice Block, of the Caucus and Consequences. Loxdox, Exgtaxp, May 10th, 1879.--The suggestion, therefore, is that the hard times are owin to an accumulation of disasters and mistakes occurring with in comparatively narrow 4imits of time over most parts of tlie earth luhainted by man. Most of ns have, at least, a dim c mscionsness that the recent Indian famines iu Bengal and Madras may have had something to do with our troubles, since we know that the Indian peasantry are ordinarily, large customers of the North of Enirlad manufacturers. Hat there have been accounts of a terrible famine in China; and, for all we know that calamity also, had its share in dimin ishing the profits of Manchester. Then, again, for five-and-twenty years there has been an almost continuous succession of desolating wars, and the time has go'ne oy when a war can be looked npoir as BrIr aifeetinsr the States engaged fn it. There must have beeo vast; detruc&onj ofeapital in. all these wara; and when capital is once destroyed on a large seale cue whole world nowadays becomes con scious of it for evil. No body, however,! can venture on a conjecture how much the great American war of secession, in the war between France and Austria, in that between Prussia and Austria, in the Franco-German war, aad the recent struggle between Russia and Turkey. A multitude of customers must have be come poorer and a multitude of producers less active through these deadly contests: and these augmentations of poverty and have lisnni BAd AVfn In tltm mnnfriM I v....-. , v u.jv .uu I he countries fti.o.tn,in iSollS which least show the marks upon them. France has suffered Germany from the events 10 1. ens still sue must nave autrertMi i ana her losses, like so many other com- j . i . ... ' : r t ' t munuies, must count for sonietuins m producing the general depression of tlie worm. M. Maurice Block seems, howr ever, to doubt whether continued war has been so directly disastrous as ill-advised speculation. He points to the extrava gantly large number of railway projects wnicii were sanctioned, aud to some ex- tent carried out, in Austria, Hungary and Germany in the years nrecedinr 1872. M The same lavishuess of construction, wef need not say, was indulged in, in this country, but the delusion which led to it was fonnd out and exposed rather ear- Her. Now, these railways, large nam- bers, yield no profit, large numbers were 1 not wanted, aud therefore ministers bit slightly to the augmentation of uationai wealth. 1 he economical evils traceable I Co them do not, however, the less remain. A great part of the capital of Europe and America is withdrawn for a tune from the general stock aud is locked up in un productive and very partially nseful in vestments. Meantime, the unnatural stimulus given to industry by all this simulation still leaves its bad effects be hind it. The, crowds of laborers brought together by the manuf.ictnre of railway material are unable to transfer their labor elsewhere, but the railway material ceases to be made because it cau no long er be sold. The nearly universal distress has there fore been the accumulated result of all these misfortunes aud follies, of which some made themselves felt at once and some after an interval of time. No doubt nliMnnr mnava harra nl ,w.,f t JKntrwi fn the disorder of comnirrra. as. for Mam, Ia that menacing depreciation of silver iu face of which Euglmh and Indian states manship seem to bo so discreditably helpless. It chiefly shows itwlf to us in the difficulties of Indian finance, but in point of fact it is disorganizing the entire mechanism ot exchange in those poorer countries of Lurope and Asia which are now iust as essential as richer communi ties to the world-wide system of purchas ing food and selling articles of luxury and use. We have no space at present to fol low M. Block in his opinions on the pro- fkfilkln flfirnt.inn nf tlt OAjinnmia1 ttnnih1ja or on the beat wav of miWinff aom of them. One expedient is, however, at once condemned, by a moderately accurate comprehension of the economical condi tion of the world as we have attempted to explain it. P rotective tariffs can only diminish the external buying and selling power of each community. They are, iu fact, an attempt to give the part of the population assembled in towns the ex clusive command ot the market supplied by the part of the population directly en gaged in agricultural industry ; but, as the agricultural interest must be protec tea also, they are in tact a contrivance for starving those town iopu ations which ted also, they are in fact a contrivance are the most characteristic feature of the social order of our dav. A Sketch. The Discovery and History of the Jlcedl Gold Mine The first Discovered in Vie United States. The following 6ketch, from the pen of George Barnhardt, is recorded in "Wheel ers History of North -Carolina ;n but we tiiro ontr rlir firw l.nr. fcw. vm nf nnr . twim iinnnia tvlirk nra amnainrvil u irn tlm " " ....... tacts concainea inerein. "The first piece of gold fonnd at this mine, was in cue year iw, oy uonraa Kced, a boy of about twelve years old, a son of John Reed, the proprietor. The discovery was made in an accidental man ner. 1 he. boy above named, in com pain with a sister and younger brother, went to a sinall stream, called Meadow Creek on a sabbath uay, wiuic cneir parents were at church, for the purpose of shoot in? fish with bow and arrow, and while encased along tne Dan k 01 cue creeK, Conrad saw a yellow substance shining in the water. He went in aud picked it up, and found it to be some kind of metal and carried it home. Mr. Heed examined it. but as sold was unknown in this part of the country at that time, he did not know wuac Kiiiu 01 meuii it w , uio piece was about the size of a small smoothing iron. Mr. Reed carried the piece of metal to Concord, and showed it to William Atkin son, a silversmith, but he not thinking of gold, was unable to say what kind of metal it was. Mr. Reeld kept the piece for several yen nuir-hlrr jiou ne floor, to lay agninst the door to keep it from shutting, in the year 1802, he went to market to Fayette ville, and carried the piece of metal with him, aud on showing it to a jeweller, the jeweller immediately told him it was gold, ami requested Air. lCeed to leave the metal w ith him and said he would mix it. Mr. Reed left it, and returned in a short time, and on his return the jeweller show- ed him. a large bar of gold, six or eight inches 'long. The jeweller then asked It ..1 t Mr. Heed what he would take for the bar. Mr. Heed, not knowing the value of gold, thought he would ask a 'btg price,' and so he asked three dollars aud fifty ceuta ($3.50!). The jeweller paid him his price. After returning home, Mr. Reed ex? amiued and found gold in tlie surface along (lie creek. He then associated Frederick Kisor, James Love, aud Mar tin Phifer with himself, and iu the year 1803, they found a piece of gold in the branch that weighed twenty-eight pounds. Numerous pieces were found at this mine weighing from sixteen pounds down to the smallest particles. The whole 'sur face along j the creek for nearly a mile was very rich in gold. Tlie Veins of this mine were discover ed in thenar 1831. They yielded alarire fl; . 1 mut or quantify of gold. The veins are 'inanz. I do certify tliat that the foregoing is A A. .A. A, f . . tory of this mine, jis given by John Reed md his son Conrad Heed, now bopli dead.; ! I George Bakxiiardt. i January; lty3. ., - ... -" -' ;! f The weightfof different pieces orgoltf fohnd at this iVnine i ' , K 1 I In 1803, 28 K ; 180i-ft 7,3, 2, lf.Ihsc 1824,16, 9K8 Rwj 1835 J3, 4J, 4, J, lbs. Iu alj 115 lbs; steelyanl weight." DIED. rltUhtscoaaty,! Monday nlybt, Mr. uue Kan.' 1 ajred f bout I years. - . -.-E p . i-Krowa, son Sot Sandy Brown, we learn,' recent ly died Ironi Uie excessive uae 6l morphine, lie was' ' aCUct4 with ayiepsta, and uaed UUs drug with ratal rojulta In bl ellona to reUee Llauiclf. ITIAKRIIiD. t On tuts place, Wednesday night, by Andrew Hxxz phy, tq Mr. Kowan Alexander .Owttt and Ml Aluce EUey.au ol ttficminty. ; Pa the tta tssU in Rowan county, by Her. MT. H. Cone, at the RKideuoe pf the bride's father, Mr. 4. u& hub cuunu. t ' 1 - i ) f " ' ' ' i ';- - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' PRICE CURRENT. S l'"l'JJ.M.Kf.x.&Co,f Xlay 15187P CpTroji firm Middlings, 11 low do 10 9 : ? ' 8 fl.50Q2.00 60 60 1.00&1.10 - f i j - stains Bacoj?! county j hog round - BpTTER . ! " Egos ! . I . . Cuickkxs pe dozen C6rs-4- Mkal moderate demand at Whjeat good demand at Fi.orm best fini tJf.0tT I I super. S.75 75 Potatoes. Irish Okioss no demand Lard j HXy ! 75 8lu 80 40 SO 67 Oats B$eswax TitLoiv Blackberries- Afples, dried -U i SOAR North Carolina, Jiowarx County. Eben W. Hover In Superior Court, April 30ih, J879, f ; vs. ' ' W. F. Buckley, E, L. Abel, Jrn II. E. Spa done artd L. B. Car I jr.. In this case it sppearinj; to the satisfaction of the Court that W. F. Buckle, ErL. A!, Jr., and II. E. Spadone are non renident of this State, it is Ordered that publication b made in the Carolina Watchman, a newspaper published in Salisbury, for six conaecotijre weeks, commanding them, the said VV. . Buckley, E. L. Abel. Jr., and H. . Spadone. to appear at the term of aaid Court to it held at the Court-house in Salisbury oo the 9th Monday after the 4th Monday in Septem- 18J and answer the complaint that will be filed during the first three days of amid term, or in default thereof the plaintiff wiJ apply to the Court for the relief demanded ,iS"", his complaint. J.M. IIORAH, f Clerk Superior Court Kowan County 1 ' I ; The Mexican Dollar, KVhat is the difference between the Mexicap dollar and Tablet's Buckeye Pile Ointment 7 x One does what it promises and the other does nor. The Mexican dollar says, I aui one hundred cents;" but wherryou come to inTes,t it you find it is only eightyfiye. Tablera tsiiCReye rue uiiumeni say "i will cure you P1 "e ana upon inai h is mono 10 ao m in cure Piles; aud does so without failure. Price 50 cents a bottle. ! r or sale by C. Jt. Barker. Salisbury, N. C. Conssens' Compound Honey of Tar has fceen so long and favorably known that it needs no encomium. For coughscohli, sore throat, hoarseness, etc., it affords speedy relief, and ia a most pleasant and efficacious remedy, honey and tar being two of its ingredients. TheskiU. of the chemist, aad the knowledge of s physi cian were united in its preparation, the result being a compound which is the favorite reme dy in this severe climate, and has no equal as fpr colJ hoKne bronchitis, cronp efc- Use CotiHsens' Honey of Tar! Price 60 cents. For sale by C. B. Barker, Salisbury, N. C. North Caroijna, 1 Kowan Count; r, J In Superior Court, 2Gth April, 1879. John W Frick, Adm'r of John Canup, Plaintiff, t Against Samuel Cannp, Susannah Goodman, Camil la Goodman, Margaret Csnup, George A Ca nup, James V Can up, Henry A Canup Thomas L Csnup, and Sarah L Canup (the last two minors), Vina Campbell (of Cabarrus), Wil- liam Campbell, David Campbell, Sally Green I a. o I. i I toianiy i, oopiua rvimpamca or ner neirs un I x " i ueJenaants. Petilion to sell .land for a$eta. Upon the affidavit of the Plaintiff, it i oi dered by the Court, that publication be made . in the Uurolina Watchman for six successive weeks, notifying Sophia Kirkpalrick or her heirs, and the heirs of Caleb Canup, who are non-residents of the State, to- appear aTfh? of fice of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, on Monday the 9th day of June, A D, 1879, and answer ; the complaint which has been filed in the above entitled action, and if I they fail to answer the complaint, the Plain 1 tin win appiy to ine ;ouri ior me renej atT J tuanded in the complaint. Witness, J. M. IIORAH, a ol the buperior court, Howan connty. w. KERR CRAIGE, gMtoritts .at gato, , SalialdurT, 7J. O NATIONAL HOTEL, Corti&ndt Strett, NEAR BROADWAY, NEW YORE, II0TCHKISS & POND, PborMETORS. On The European Han. The rettanrant, cafe and lunch room attach I ed, are unsurpassed for cheapness and excel Jll . : ' . f . . lence 01 service, ivoonis ouci. 10 z per uay $3 to 10 per weekj Convenient to all ferries and city tailroads. New Furniture, New Management - 13: ly. . . . Street's National Hotel RALEIGH, II, C. 8. Ji. STREET 4 SUN, Owners and Proprs, GASTON HOUSE, I newIbern, H.-C, S. K: STUE?T & OX, Propriefora. i Hie undersigned having: purchased the Na Itioreil Hotel prorty of llaleigh, opened li e lojttij March, 1879,f that welt known Howe tp the boblic under their management, Thrr re? far their past nianagt-ujenj vi Je fiaston House as agnarantee that the traveling public w., fint htf xfaii,inBif i ieir hands, up to the Uundard of s fit class Hotel. The senior. a Mr.aronel R. Street, will remain In charge of I . t ! TL . imm II a - j Street, w II conduct the Kaliohal Hotel. I j . IV. Qinb.l a cu.n