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1 1 rjie County Commissioners have caused
.vi.prpcted ft new bridge over Grunts
HH!lt on
the Beaties
Ford
road,
three
- j
ipliles from towu
ipEnsoxAL. MaJ- s- w Cole and wife
live returned from Old Fort, where they
bive heeu spending ine summer. -
loTJfER Wjfe, Pethel, Acquitted at
-lpcklc tbnrg Superior Court, three weeks
rfcKrt harnt m mnrnerioir in. u-ir
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;Mr.
.Kichnrd Henderson was thrown
horse last Friday night and severe-
from a
:L-il up about the head and aide-
extent pi "s '"J"' ,v i
I. . 1... 13 ' 1 TJil-
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irediinother ear-uwtti mis a. m, fcam
ii.nKcof Ice nuiy ue seen in front of
)Ctiu4il Hotel
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hi .rfcourisr typo, h.-m. ivnon'ton, luis
Ucii iigalu'8 hiiuself among the country
lcoaf DI) : 111 II'O Hi-Mi-ui IMli l u our
rV I . i . i i ....... .. t.
Ull)ty,4ttierc-oeuui ami ujuumi summiuu
-vii..i rern nice time jreneinlh . so he
Comedy Company-' have leen
lie s
cuteitrtinments at Meronej V Hl!
ererjpvenuig tluiing the present week.
! t is aihffge company a ud comprises sev
: .. ''' .. r '...lit- I'Lf.f
H krlil yeiformeis of
illUUl X lit
H inak!of fetmning to this place the latter
Of
tie month.
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i IfT Veuxon Hotel. Mr. II. Kea
iltit b; s ojiciied a hotel at tlio Depot, in
y Fmck's huildin. It is a handsome
. )UiiJi ig and very convenient frthe pur-"
pose n id the traveling public, and Mr.
itj$Lkip a iRtrictly gootl Iions. . -.
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fROfeT, Sept. 20.-Coutrary j to all ax-
atlnn, iind to 'the usual course, we
hilfrtst here this morning, sufhcient to
iiUi'p" tato and other tender plants. Cot-
lm, piinding in the held-ivitli potatoes
id udt Keen, to be injured.
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Death of Dr. Ciiuxk. The
long and
rtw illness of J)r. M v L. Ch u u term i -
jH'jUfeu1 ph Sunday fist in his death. Aged
: 52 yeirs and 5 months. Though a sadj
I jnMldJis family and immediate neigh -i
ork, aTpainfui event, it was not perhaps
i-tl-sSrpjris to any. The deceased was high
N j tcsjlecti'tl by all w m knew him, forhis
; i i eu'Ftms, candid and social qualities. He
i vu'labood neighbor, a kind father, and a
- ioillif citizen. His place in-the coniinn
; nitj uill not soon be filled, and the sick
f ; jmor i;l iuss his devoted attention with
many sj"ii or regret.
v 1 ' i-r-'O-
Mr.
rrank Hrown, one of the Cincinnati
cxeurBiouisis, who wasmaKiug nis way
lioiQevianl on horse oack, intcndm" to
, i . .
luirstjock, wajj taken ill at Wythe ville.
Ie sold wjiat stock he had and
iMKiidnl tlic train and has arrived home.
Jn if tter he ! favs that he was shot- at
twi(pc kyhile ridui through the mountains,
. i . - .
lt eaned unhurt the parties w ho did
Ijie sIiKting were supposed to Ikj robbers.
.He re(
not ki
imied the fire, but to what effect is
ow u, as he thinks he made as good
tiinft cbiuing t
tlieiutier. i
lis ay as they made goiug
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jOoli Mining property is changing hands
iiijtiii4c(uiity, and the prospect of Jiav-
mi:
niiues vigorously worked is briglit-
daUyf Mr. E. AWIIoveyj has sold
t!i!:lhltshouser- miiie, and turned his
lwpdright iutoj another adjoining the
';"H)i6 property, which he is also contidewf
l'?U,rve a: success. Mr. F. R. Williams,
of&inu-jto,, Ky., is the purchaser of the
Htj!tliouseriIiiie, whicli he and his asso
ciates propose to work with additional
fifties. ;' Mr Hovey is now developing
?Kit i known as the Hanes Mine. He
ji sh-ift of 50 feet, a good vein anil a
g prospect; This will be the 4th
S!3I!Ity las opened in this vicin
lfyi aud in which there , are at this time'
adj.200 hauds busily employed. r
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j iM "itntimi, the Harris chapel choir
; the Methodist chnrch last Snuday.
: ia one of the best choirs iu thecoun
ll';mI their musc was.very much enjoy -jNile
Sunday ,sc1koI choir of the
sfHIMthurch aisi sang people will
'iif1? things "when tlievjret too near
ISltlier-and the laurels were handed
;n to Harri.V cliajiel. There was ho idea
;tot at air in the matter, but the
me audience in attendance decided the
v matter. 1
v Tu spcakiug of choirs we will state
lyl'M'V1 ;lro,,u for, improvement in
I Wirtgugofall tlie churches in this city.
I cWWfi speaks, badly for a church
'JSM"0 It is a duty
vauroi ! QVes , to.ltself , to , nreseJit
-VJ'fciHHi uiusie: as possible in the praises
xTi': NGpod music draws an
t, this idea does not flatter
; i'eacher, couseqoeutly what wo have
BE 113 1 03.
v THE EVEXIXQ OF THE 23UD
!OF OCTOBER :
i 1!. tit.-' - I
'i JleftA,. YL iiis lagucsium,
n & - aua vannonading Balloons.
.Nizp! h i i a"" Colored Maroons, largest
H inches diameter;
He Collllil IllominntirtM 1 v '
f, Way of 2 Pound Colored Rockets
If el tl'cc-Tree of Liberty.
2 Large Prismatic Wheels, Fired A
WW Rockets with parachutes
and Stars changing colors while sailing
through the air. , -0.
4 Largo Weeping Willow Trees.
10. 4 Grand Cattery PiecesCp . -
1 1 . Special Rocket Display showing
iuauj new ami novel enects. x
YZ. Display of Bonibshell8 G inches in
diameter. ; ' -
13. Set Piece Largo Spread Ea
le in
juiaiuouu si uu colored In nee. 3 - , "
, 14. Groaied Mines of Sancissons.
15. Toweling Flight of 150 Hketa si
uinltaueoiisly. "Startling effects. :
16. Set piece Large Taestry Device.
17. Display of Bombshell!, (i inches in
diameter.. . . . - ; ;
13. Brilliant and 'Colored liluminatiou.
19. Asteroid Rockets 21 displayi
20. Grand Battery Display.; j
21. Set Piece "The Spirit of 70," Rep
resented by the Figure of a Continental
Minute Man, in Colored lance Work.
22. Grand Rocket Display, "erossfired."
23. Set PiecerIlt:-united.'? Large De
s'gh in vaii.coloi ed lance woik showing
tlie Blue nnd Gray shaking juinds, with
the. word :"ite- u hi ted" in laPge letters.
Hanked on the MdVs w it h battel its of vari
colored Meters'and Trailing Stars, sur
uiouuted with brilliant fchowers of Jes;i
niiuc Fire. - - - - .. w , t. i
-T i y, FIXALE. v.-f 'j'
"B.nqnet Mobile," (specialtv). Grand
1 ow ering Flight of 500 Colored kiukets.
covering nniiumcOfe s'jnieeUrniugwl to
cross and intersect iu Hight,i the" w-hole
forming a Gigantic and
Beirut! fnl Aerial
Banquet.
S i.
Cluster Meeting.;
The Rowan and Davie Cluster! will hold
lf m.vt- iiuuihim nt I 7 .... I- l I. i
-" .-. untn i 1 1 i v il u t ill . i
Rev. R. W. Boyd is to in each the onen-
iug sernnni, at 11 o'closk, a. mi. Prof. R.
Stirling to reatl an Essay1
bath School Teacher."
on VTho Sab-
QCKSTIOXS.
T. "What istheDnt of .Church Officers
and Paienls to the Sabbath ShooH" Dis
cussion to open by Elder from Unity al
ternate, -Deacon from Tnjrd Creek. "
2. "What is the Duty of the Church to
her Baptised, Nosi communing Memberr
Opened by- Rev. J. Ruinpb-falternate,
Elder from Franklin.
3t "How can Greater Christian Activity
be secured f" Opeued by Rev. A. G. Craw
ford alternate, Dt-acnn from Salisbury.
4. lu Country Churches, is inadvisable
to have Two Sermons a day f" J Openel
by Elder from Thyatira alternate, Elder
Iroui Bethesda. R. W. Borb. Soc'y,
Franklin Zephjrs.
Hsill's gin is turning out eight bales per
day. Whilst we are writing, the engine
souuds-the call to work.
Sirs. Conrad Fes perm an fell from her
doorsteps a few days since and had her
thigh' fractured. She was attended by Dr.
Hill, and at last accounts was doing w ell.
It is a remarkable coincidence, that her
late husband had -his -leg broken in the
same way. ;
Whilst we regret To do so; still
we
would fail to be a faithful chronicler of
events if we did not say" that the meeting
at Mr. C ran ford's, last Saturday, was in
part, a failure. Mr. Gray was 'absent at
court, and Mr. Bosfc was absent, doubtless
-6r good reasons; therefore there were no
sneakers, though a considerable number
of persons had gathered to hear them.
The friends of the "Stock Law" will
have a last, grand rally at Franklin Acad
emy tit 2 o'clock, p. m., on' Satuiday, the
1th of October. Mr. Gray, ot Salisbury,
lud Mr. Host, of Franklin, and other
tq icakers will add i ess the pet'qde. Let
verybody turn out . and hear them, espe
ialhl Ww Uulh s. W. R. F.
Enochvllle Items.
A nuniler of our farmers are beginniug
to sow w heat. !
We had frost here on
the
morning of
Sept. the 24th and 25th.
Dr. L. M. Archey, t)f this place, has
gone to lialtiniore to' speutl the' winter
and attend the medical schools so as to
ettcr prepare himself for the duties of
lis profession. W.
Montgomery Jottings.
Hon. Benjamin Wilson, of Wilsonburg,
West Virginia, has been spending several
days at Flaggtown, lnspeeting'the works
of the-Beaverdum Mining Conijtatiy. We
earn he goes home well pleased Jlud will
send down another engine tit an early day.
Mr. Wilson is a gentleiuau or, the true
Virginia type. We hope ho wiy repeat
his visit ami make a longer stay. ; llagg
town had a little "blow up," last, Friday,
in the way of bursting a steaiu-pfjie. 1 lu?
new ".engine" does all, that it promised,
but not quite so fust. j !
John Lvou, a Spaniard, had the good
fortune, a few days ago, to "Wash out" a
nugget of gold weighing hfty-jsix penny
weights'. This nugget was fhulid in the
Island Creek "diggings," on the lands of
Mr. M. A. Smith At the Worth Mine,
Alexander Dennis found ti'o nuggets
weighiifg -respectively ten aiid eighteen
pennyweights. ' f ,
Dias Hulen has discovered a rich bed
of ore on his lands in Ophiiju ttiwnship.
Other arties have beeu iuore;or less suc
cessful, I
The roads are being worked in earnest.
We think the new road law will work
like a charm, at least, until thej "scare"
wears off the supervisors aud overseers.
, An unusual quantity of superior fodder
has beeu; housed. The turnip crop w ill
be short.! Farmers; look after; your young
orchards earl v "Old Molly H a re" must
Lhave provender and she prefers the nice
young apple trees you buy trdm the nurs
erv, to sumac mid mulberry J '
We are having a t'regler , horester"
the much needed raiu is upon us (or the
clouds to give it), anil farmers, like the
Anson Inty when lie got religion, are teel
iug "mighty good." v i
Several geutlemeu are inspecting their
"auills." nreimratoiy to tiring a regular
broadsidefit favor of the Montgomery
route tor the Salisbury Tind .Rockingham
Railroad. ' : . ' V
Hon. Beniainin Wilson and other Con
gressaieiiJiave secured the estaidishment
of a semi-weekly mail from Thomasville
to i laggtowu. . - -
Two small boys, sons of Jas. F. Kirk,
were horse-racing tlie other day, when
cne of tlo horses fell and seriously hurt
one of tfftfin.- Little boys on horse-back
look very, nice, but it is sometimes attend
ed with fatal results.; j . u I i -
Prof. Hamilton's School is still increas
ing. Long live this indefatigable educa
tor. God send us mom of fho $ame sort.
Miss Lasiug and Mjss Wilson two blind
M. ,. ! rt i ., i vi ne so-paiieu new swarm, ine iees
outlay , Uctober the 0th, observing the! i i ' i n .i i i!i i
tbllowingonler of busings: J ! iijt
girls, who have been spending vacation
m Montgomery, have returned to school
at Raleigh.
Mrs. Dr. I. T. Lemly died last nigh af-
ter, a lingering illness.
Rev. Mr. Bovles is holdinrr a Drtitractd
meeting at Lain's Chanel. Much interest
is rnfceu in the meeting and the church is
looking for gmd results. l:':Jjil:.: .
"d where Is my loy to-night fn is the
only favorite song of the EI Dorado lasses.
- Sept. 22, 1879. i t N.
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; Mr. Editou. I propose to notice a
practice among bee keepers generally
which Js very injurious to their wn ini
CeresJ It is this, viz: The killing of bees;
The farmer fears ln;ing overstocked with
tee!s n,ud in the latter pai of August and
iu Septeui Iter kilts S' his stock to thj
number of hives he "desirea to keep over
winter. This would not in itself be so
Iwd, pf he had know ledge of the habits of
bees jo enable hint to thiu ont judicinsj
ly. j jThe "general practice is to preserve
what; they call new swarins; that is swarms
of the last suin.iier, and kill out the old
swarjns, that is, swaims that stood over
the; former winter.
Ntiiw note the following observations;
The swarms that. come tii-st off the 11
hjje,;is the old swarm to all intents ami
pnrpUses Thejqueeu is old. No young
q:.ei-n is allowed outride herrell in w hich
Khej ias bred until the old one leaves th
lilVei , If -the weather is nntavoral.le tof
swuruiug w heit she euts through the cap
of heeU a gaardufficieut to keep her
injs placed over her.
1 he out tiueen is
likewise guardeil t keep her a
tlu?t eil of the young one. If tl
away froni
the w eat In r
coiitihues bail for a week to tenjilays, the
young qiuen is smothered and-thrown
out That hie may not make prepaisir
tioii to swarm auaiu duriuir ithe veai:
; however, tlds. iloes 'not necessarily follow
irki... ... . ii I
i li iiniir uiii it mi uic mil llic II. 1 1119
makes little diii'ercncc as the working bee
lives only lroni b() to 90 days. The old
queen does matter. Anyone cm see. by
these! remarks how easily he can lave only
dd qkieens iu his stock, and the: practice
a u tuieu i , persisted in lor a tew years
. witl break down any stock. j
j The age attained by queens. In onrold
; stock; of liees, i have no evidence that the
quoett lives over four years. I do not like
thenii ovei two years old. I had rather
haveja hive with comb ten years old w hich
has su armed during the last spring in a
healthy oudition 1 mean by healthy
condition plenty of bee and brod than
a swarm with comb one year old ami a
queen tw ti years old.
The Italian queen has been know n to
live J17 years They are generallv far
more prolific than our ordinary
They! are likewise stronger.
queens.
1 here observe that the difference in
drone, and honey bee is produced by
Size and shape of the cell-in w hit h they
are reared. Nothing else to produce dit
Irreuce has as yet been discovered. I sup
pose the matter-will Ikj looked into more
closely when a scarcity of drones becomes
manifest, and it becomes necessary to
raise such stock. Queens are different,
In addition to shape of cell to produce
difference in shape of body, a different
food is giveu, called by lice men "iiVti
pabutuui.n This 1 shall nut stop to de
scribe as these s'lort articles are for those,
w lit are uot protessional bee raisers, but
keep ia small stock to supply honey for
home consumption.
C. PLYEn.
P. P. If Imms are to 1h killed, it should
be dome in the latter part of October. The
honey 'months are March, April, May
dune, September ami Uctober. Perhaps
the best honey of the seasons is that jmUi
ered fu 'October. 1 speak of this latitude;
Heltce, he who kills his bees in September
does about as well a he w ho kills iu
March. Theone is after the two banner
mouths of sumuier, the other after the
three,-banner months of winter, any one
can-see the difference. C P.
Jackson Hill Letter.
i JUckson Hill, N. C, Sept. 23, 1879.
Ed Carolina Watchman: Dear Sir : There
are certain individuals scattered throughout
the length and breadth of our country (and
1 am sorry to say their number is great)
who justly merit the profound contempt of
a II. .good citizens. Many ot them manage to
keep up appearances otvsemi-rcspcctabiIity;
while! many others tire the acknowledged
objects of hatrcd,-distrust, and disrespectJ
From, their supposed complexional resenii
blance to the ancient Mongols, I have, for
convenience, denominate tnem ieiit)Wi
back si Tltese Lteings constitute a danger-
oui element of society ; and their character
istic feature, both moral and physical,
should be so delineated, if possib e, as to
enable the better part of society to detect
them ou sight, and avoid them as they
would counterfeit money. Unfortunately
there are no physical signs bv Which they'
can. Willi ceriainiv. ue menimeu. i ucir
eneral appearance is, as might be predict
ed. anything but good, though many of
them are suthcitntly arttul to conceal much
of their innate hidcousness.
Their physiognomy is peculiar, and, to a
practiced eye, significant, though ' difficult
of description. As a general rule, the ante
rior segment ot their upper jaws is unusual
ly prominent, and set with teeth, not in
even circle,- but bunched, clustered, and
mixed!, so that incisors, canine, and cuspi
date sand any where and every wherewith
respecfc to each other. Their under jaws
are much too short for thejipper, the great
retraction of their chins causing their
mouths to bo nearly 'always open and dri
veling; presenting more tlie appearance of
a phagedenic ulcer than that of a normal
aperture;. Their heads are generally small,
with uauch the greater part below the level
of th'e.jeyes, which eyes appear minkish'y
mean and inexpressive; while their noses
are tfy small and turned up at the end,
reseinbUng that 'of the Ichneumon, a small
animal 'inhabiting the tropical regions of
ihe earth, aud feeding on the eggs of alli
gators turtles. &c.
The, odor of Yellow backs is peculiar and
strongi Their impurity of uoul begets
iiithifiess of body, aud the latter gives rjse
to bad air, w hich stinks in our nostrils.
This odor resembles that of a mixture ot
green gourds, rotten onions, xancid buttery
and uatuugeu niaes, anu cousiuuics, n is
oeJieved, an important physical sign, by
ivhichjif our oltactories be good, we may
sometimes detect a man who loves the
Homestead Law more dearly than he loves
nis wife and children, and can never be
safely trusted for six, peace, worth of anyt
thing., J v. : ;(
!To the moral. signs exhibited by these
individuals, however, we are to look main
ly lor
the evidences ot the lathomless
depths
of tho turpitude of their souls.
Disregsrd of business obligations involving
pecuniary or other interests, constitutes the
most prominent moral sign by which to
distinguish a Yellow-back. W lien we see a
man without special mi fortune, and in the
enjoyment of health, who is always behind
with his merchant, his neighbors, his phy
sician, his editor, his lawyer, &c, we may
safely put' him down as a Yellow-backJ
Vhen.!we see a man who steals, lies, de
frauds im neighbor, and contracts debts
j whiTh"Vedop
Yellow-back ;;And frhenerer, and yhereve
we see a msn who is insensible, to hia obli
gations jto hiA fellow-man, for faVyrs receiv
eiHn sny of flie wa)ks.of life, we see a dirty
scouBtlrJet o sthe,iameu stamps Yellow
backs have a great manv.other pecnliarities
r i-KT.K k .i:? . .
wj. inv:! 1Um umj w msiinguispea. w hen
they owje yo debts lfor instsnsce which
have lotjg betn overdue, tliey always avoid
meeting; or speaking; to you f and yonmay
be, for a whoje dayj in tire- same congrega
tion, without jever1 once being k tle to get
close to theni; Whenerer you- chance, s
hfK,)k orjcroofr, to sdlliom one of them as to
be able to ask him to pay yon, he immedi
ately commences hi4 oft-repeated circumlo
cution of lying, promising most ; iositirely
to Pyy'a inja verirf!short, time, though
never expressing any rSliame or regret for
having, km various previous occasions, lied
to, and disappointed yon. Tn short, these
dainty fellows have tho-cunning of the-fox,
tho voraciousoesSOf;tlie.woJf, tlie habitude
o; the ass. tha irratitnde of th lm.r tnrl tlm
impudence ofjthe dejriL ;
Another very si srrii Scant moral sUm f .
Yellow-back U his extreme attachment to.
and foridnes:
ior, jne Homestead Law.
izens, t. U true, .were coaw
exicrencies errowinir immedi
Many gktl ei
pulled, liy the
ately out of oor latei. War. to desire a tvm-
porary pperaMtin of some such law, as
applicable to jpre-texwritig debts ; but it is
believedj that (facts will sustain the nssertion
that no souadi man how-desires its contin
uance ini its niresent'bltarM fit. lcrtct an i-l
that any
man jwba doei,v:is a Yellow back
: i - i
and Communist, rrtid Uhworthy of the confi
dence or all tootl citizens.' Gentlemen of
uigiuiy anu a jiugn sense or honor and hon
esty, ask! no Homestead at the hands of
their creditors; no Homestead from anv
source, lieyond that which, by the grace of
God, ant j throMgh a proper and legitimate
exercise bf tin ir muscles, sinews, nerves,
and braiti, wil be sure to inure to them,
tintl on which, relying on the sweat of their
brows, atl .thtfir honesty of purpose, they
feel that they (ran stand secure, and undis
mayed, t trough all the storms that beset
the voyage of iife.! !
Yellow-bafcks are never ashamed of any
thing. It matters not Jiow villainously
they may havej acted,! or how kindly they
may fiavf been treated at the hands of
those whom tley have injured, their dark
souls preserve It heir wonted hoggish apathy.
wtiiiouc exnioiiinr me sugntest evidences
of remorse on
heir pirt ; and shame having
entirely forsaken them, as it seems, tor all
time to come.
It;i3 likowjise fl
redemptipu is
less. I
rirtuef.it they ever had
any,
it, ami meir case,! so lar as
concerned, is utterly hope-
.1 i'
Now what njnst we do?
We cannot
re
claim eointinnjed Yellow-backs. Base as
they are, jthey have many sympathizers oc
cupying laces of hotnor, trut, ttntl profit
under, oui! government : tltey even had many
sympathizers, to say the least, in our hist
Legislature. n view of the possible in
crease of jthis tjlangerpui element and the
absolute necessity of staring the encroach
ments tf the same, the writer begs leave to
suggest that the good citizens of every
townshipjin our State form,, in each town
ship, a soiiiety for their mutual protection,
and the cbinmon good; that such society,
when fully organized '-by electing their pre
siding officers and adopting by-laws for
their government, keep, as a role of honor,
a list of all tli0 worthy and upright citizens
of their respective townships, and invite the
same to join them in society ; that said so
ciety meet frequently, and subject said list
to an impartial, though rigid, scrutiny ; so
that no name, shall. have a place on it, unless
slich nanib is justly entitled to the same;
that whenever a candidate for any office is
In-fore tltje people, said- society ! consider
well whejher, luich candidate is in sympa
thy with Communists, Yellow-backs, or
HomcsteshJ Woi-shipers; and if so, give
him the ftilt ineasure of their united oppo
sition ; ahd till it each soc iety, wlieneverthe
interests j.f tht same shall require it, cor
respond With other ajiied societies of our
Sf.ate. By some such course as that imli
c ited abclve.lolir government, it is believed,
might bepuig','d ttf much tilth, and good
citizens, generally, relieved of great bur
thens. Most respectfully,
i lCIITHTOPHAOOS.
tMb reunion.
AKSWURS TO JXVITATIOXS.
BEAtvOIRj
P. O., Miss. Sept. 24, 1879.
I have: received your cour
Gentlemen
teous -invitation to attend a reunion ot the
'North Carolina survivors of the late war''
on the 251 dav of October next at the city
"of Salirdujrv.. ;
Prominent -njnion.o; your objects Is to allay
ill feel in ii whi
h may remain between those
who followet
different; flags, so as to unite
all in proper efforts for the general welfare
ot your State.) ISolhing surelv -could lc
more commendable than the object, and
nothing is leS Christian, or unsoldierly
than malice, land a cherished desire for
revenge. ! I
My engagements will not permit me to be
present With y u on the occasion as invited,
and I can only tender to yon my best wish
es for the; success of your laudable purpose,
peace, anH got d will throughout the broad
borders of your commonwealth. !
1 am gentlemen,
Very respectfully yours,
Jefferson jjavis.
Messrs. Q. J.
Bingham, A. O. Ilalyburton,
Jithfi A. Ramsay, Charlei Pricer Commit
tee.
Richmond. Ya... Sent. 25, 1979.
Mesrs. G. Al Ebftjham, A. G. llalyburUn,
Jho. A Rail my, Clatt.i Price, Committee,
Saliswy, C. ;
Gentlemen; I haver the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt to-dav of your kind
invitation to attend a grand re-union of the
North Carolina survivors ot the soldiers of
the late War, proposed .to be held in the
city of Silisbjiry on the 23d Oct. inst.
Commanding" very heartily the jiatriotie
and frattf nal fepirit'which has inspired this
movementj I lecept with pleasure: the invi
tation extended and will attend on that oc
casion, uhlessj prevented by circumstances
not now foreseen or apprehended.
I am very truly and respectfully.
your ob t serv t,
A. S. Buford.
JXew York, Sept. 24, 1879.
Gentlemen
t I have nostooned the ac
knowledgment of your courteousi favor of
the SOth jilt, extending me an mvuauon 10
a reunion; of jthe Federals and Confederates
of North iCariolma on 23d uctoixjr, m tne
hope that I might reply with certainty that
1 coniu ue WjUn you mi mat luicicouiig u.
casion. I regret I that I cannoti be more
definite niowjthau o say if I can possibly do
s it will afllird me very great pleasure to
unite with vi6 in a cause so laudable. I
Trusting
(hat ytjuir cfiorts in this behalf
will meetl
sponse, I
With the most emuusjasuc re-
I remain, , 1
very truly yours,
W.;W. fclRKLASD,
Brig! Gen'l late 0. S. A.
trAMDES. C, Sept. 24, 1879.
Messrs, Gl A. iBingham, A. G. HalyburUm,
--a .1 . : -. - . ...... .
ana otners), vommmee.
Gentlemen:! I have the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt of your invitation to
attend' 1?
j the latewai
anion meeting of the ftoIdUra ot'
war iKth Confederate and FrUrl
I most
heartilr. a d Drove of pr .f?nt a
MfltnM f " 1 J . .
. c yzauiunj ueiweeir our people ,bf all
' "Vl ;vieaie onre more a common
natfonsnty, the rich hcritagetnmsiaittetl to
r , ' ,;Him sacrincea upon
ut&r 0PoIitic, 8trifc. Every effort in
thAt direction merits the highest commen
dation, and it may be hoped that sooner or
f.-o..m auu prejudice wui ieid to
earnest and patriotic endeavors to overcome
them - Mucotception, born of mi$repremta
m.iiic ining to oe overcome, and these
re-unions of the brave soldiers of the war
will serve j to rebuke the unreasoning ma
lignity of politicians and newspapcrsJ who
see their own advantage in a destroyed
nationality. ; - - 1 ..l-f.,j j
If in my power to participate in your
-grand re-union it wall give me great
pleasure to do so, but in any event I send
you my best wishes for the success which
your effort so eminently merits. 1
Very respectfully yours, j
j. a. jvekshaw. j
Wadesboro, N. C, Sept. 24, 189. i
To Ter. G. A. Bingham, A. O.Balylurton
John A. Bammy, and Chat. Price, Eq.
Dear Sirs : Your letter of the 15th instant,
inviting me to be present at the "re-onion
of the soldiers. Confederate nnri FWkl f
this Stae," to be held at Salisbury on the
33d proximo,- has been received. ! j
I heartily ajtprove of the purpose of the
occasion, and if not prevented bv engage-t
mem about that time, will take pleasure in1
being, present, and assisting with you in the
celebration, as I am assured than U nni
politica mixed with the movement; ' V' i
I tlunk it is full time the animosities en
gendered by the late civil commotion
should bY ended; and I know no means by
which that; desirable object can be mere
effectually accomplished than by (the
social intfrcourse and fraternization of
the luave men who were so recently opposed
in deadly strife; the example of whose
reconciliation will do much to obliterate
the bitter memories of the past and thwart
the evil designs of such :ts may be disposed
to keep aliye the euileisqf hate and malice,
for sinister purposes or selfish ends.
"In ploughman phrase, God send you
speed."
I have the honor to be
Most truly your obt s't, !
Titos. S. Ashe.
Mangum. N. C, Sept. 22d, 1879.
Dear Sir: An invitation to attend and
participate in "the grand Heunion" of Oc
tober 23d, is to hand. Absence from home
has prevented an earlier reply. With great
"pleasure will I do so. Such re-unions must
tend to reconciliation, a ''consummation
devoutly to be wished." I will try to be on
hand. Iu haste,
Yours truly.
(). II. DoCKERT.
C. E. Mills, E2., Salisbury, A', C.
MonoAXTOX, N. C, Sept. 23d, 1870.
3fer. O. A. Bingham. A. G. Ualyburton,
J. A. Ramsay and Chas. Price, Committee.
Gentlemen: I accept with pleasure your
invitation to attend the He-union at Salis
bury on the 23d October; and if possible
shall be present,
Thanking vou for the
honor vou do me,
I remain
very respectfully,
your ob't serv't,
Jouxstoxe Jones,
The Ameuican Coloxy in Brazil. A
letter in the New York Herald gives a
doleful account of the condition of a niiui
her of Southerners who, at the close of
the war, emigrated to Brazil and settled
around the Sai.tnren, 011 the Amazon, 5(K)
or 600 miles from the sea. It is asserted
that there is but tine industry that has
ever prospered sufficiently to secure jthe
emigrants the necessaries of life, and (hat
is the manufacture of cachuca, a kind of
rum distilled from fermented cane juice.
With a few exceptions their food tintl
clothing is of the coarsest kind. Miiny
live for months with lit other food than
dried lisli'and maudioca meal, and per
haps some fruit and vegetales, and occa
sionally a little game or salt beef dried in
the uu. The oorest la Inn er in the Uni
ted Slates can buy with his earnings niore
luxuries iu a month for his family than
one sees in a year' in any home, save two
or three, in tho colony. Even white bread
and Vut ter are too expensive for tnost
families. The number who actually Set
tled at,Santnrcti is210; have left or tjlied
v-iiice, io4; there are 111 the colony now
Mi, of whom are children born there, 14;
of the 210 oiiginal settlers there remain
3:.
The telegraph reported a U. S. Kve
nue officer as being shot at Spartanburg,
S. C, on Tuesday last, aud it turns ont
that the officer, Tho. J. Davis, a Special
Deputy Marshal, shot himself, havingjgot
drunk aud was behaving iu a very dis
graceful and boisterous manner on the
streets of Spartanburg, when his own pis
tol was discharged, indicting a wound in
the thigh. Davis had previously arrested
a man from Polk couuty, N. C, named
J. B. Panther, on au old charge, had! ad
mitted l.iiu to bail, and then got drunk
and re-arrested Panther and. was flouri.-h-ing
a pistol over him when the accident
occurred.-'
We respectfully call Judge Dick's at
tention to the affair as no doubt truthful
ly reported in the Spartanburg Herald of
the 24th inst., a copy of which we send
him by mail. After Judge Dick is jcor
rectly iuforincd on any "outrage subject"
we are sure he w ill make a correct repre
sentation ami do liistice to all coueeriied
Cha rlo Ue JJemvera t.
Ax Uxsexed Woman and Her exd.
Educated, pietty and fashittnably dless
etl women were not common in' Nevada
City, Cal., in 1854. Therefore the jnrri
vafof Madam Dumout in that mining
town caused considerable excitement, for
she was attractive in three mentijoued
pai tkulais. Besides she was uot hiore
than twenty years old. She at oncel hir--ed
a corner in a saloon and opeued si fa
ro game. ,The novelty-of a woman (deal
ing the cards drew many gamblers to her
table, and her success was si i great that she
soon opened a large establishment, Where
a dozen games were kept going night and
day. She gaiued the reputation of Ideal
ills' houestlv, was always smiling polite,
aud the miners liked her -even held her
in considerable respect. But heri luck
changed gtiod to bad. and she lost all her
iiimicv. She spent a. few years iu (other
business in San. Francisco, but could not
recover ino prosperity. A few weeks
ago she borrowed $500 from; an old friend
nnd sf.n-fpd for the miniiiir region of Ne
vada, contemplating a Lew career as a
gambler. , She opened a faro game at
Brodie, bnt it lasted but a, few hours,
when the bank was Jbrokeli. Shef paid
her losses in the old 6iuiling manlier, re
tired to au ante room, swallowed poison
and died. '"' j -
-Oi I 1
No ono can develop tho glare of nieek
negs by listening to a crying bady. Stop
its fretfulness by curing the Colic with
Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup.
1 WO JSTtAyd,-rAt a social gatuei iugof
newspaper correspondents here , a lew
ereniugs ago, nn informal ballot was tak-
en as to xrho will bo the. next presidential
candidate. The rote was: Republicans
drnnt, 8;, Slier ma 5'; Blaine, 4. Demo-
eraTS i uuenr JU ; Hancock, 4 ; ' Davis 1
Bayard, 1. Washington Star. -.-
- t M r m I
J. Vr correspondent at , Elizabethtown,
Ivy yesterday interviewed fifty-eight to-
rr on weir choice or a presidential can
didate. Thirty-nine spoke., for . Tilden
uu iietiuncKs ana tne others were uiyid
ed on Thunnau and Hendricks. , , t .
Jj A TiiTixa Time With Mrs: Potts.--
iirs.j AUttie PottS luift Struck Rirhmnnd
ion her 'fetnru trio. Owiiis to a renorfe!
TrOUOle With her n?ht kntw thrm i nmm
doubt ftbeut her getting through on time.
This is a try jug moment. The eves- of
the world are now ou the fight, knee of
.-... hit- 4IUIUOIUIC9 mm ctn-
ens j or Jtoleigh don't sprinkle their
Sti-eetsJor at least Favetteville Strwt
during the week of the State Pair (provid
ed it is dry weather) there may be another
prbMJsition to move the "State House"
and Fair to some locality that will make
an effort to keep the dust from stifling peo-
)lrr Nathan R. Rrogden, of Wayne
county,! was killed in his cotton gin last
t nurstiay. i lie Uoldsboro ' Mntenger
says hejwas niekiug the Hot from the
gih with his Kuife, when his shirt sleeve,
wiiBcaugui iu tne machinery, lacerat
ing his arm in gffclf ahiSfiher that before
the loss of blood conld be stonoed he
died. . ! ..
The ceusus of the city of Wil mini; to i.
has just Wen completetl. It shows a
total ttonnlatiou of 17.004. aainst 13.-
44G. in 1870; whites, 6,716: colored. 10..
288. Total deaths durinr the venr SW.
ot which, 243 were colored ieople aud
96 whites. As the Wilmington Star
once sait'', it is astonishing how a cen
sus will oestroy some people's calcula
tions. :
Wilmington Star : A gentleman just
from Boston brings a specimen of the pa
per napkins in general use there. They
are curiosities in their way, are very tub
stantial considering the material, arc neat
in apitesirauce, andsaitl to be cheaper than
any other sort, although only intended to be
used at oue niciil.
A Counter Exodus. A Washinirton
dit patch says: "Southern farm laborers
can make more in a year iu cash or its
equivalent, and are in every way better
oft' than the same class in any other part
ot the country. By way of uews, a couu-
ter exodus has beeu started. Arrange
ments are about completed by the Miss
issippi and Lotiisianua planters for impor
ting colored labor from Missouri and the
border States. Several railroad compan
ies are about to issue tickets over their
roads at excursion rates for this pur
pose." Tlie Wilkesbro Index well says: The
Xew York World claims to have 4,705
subscribers to its weekly edition from
North Carolina. It is a mournful show
ing for the sense of people that such a
paper as the IForW should bag a greater
unmoor of North Carolina rentiers than
perhaps any oue one of our State papers.
To say that the World is as weak as pond
water is putting it mildly. It is worse
than weak. It is weakly wicked.
The Iredell Gazette says, concerning the
injunction to rest raiu the commissioners
of Davie from issuing the $35,000 bonds
tti aid iu building the Salem end Moores
vtlle road: For the present, the $35,000
claimed from Davie countv is not avail-
..t.i.. .. .l 1 tr 1 J
" " ""um u-
gret the loss of it; but there are other re-
sources Which would tuny supply thisde
ricience, and if the friends will hold ' fast
with firmness aud patience, and if every
tine w ill do his daty, we exjiect toaccom
llish the same end. Let every man at
tend to tlie duty of the hour, and what
ever may jbe the issue of this case, we will
be prepared for it.
Some Stanly Products. Dr. Nev
Fetzer, a mineralogist of decided experi
ence, made a trip to Stauly court this
week and brought back with him some
remarkable specimensof Talcose slate and
red sand stone, which he picked up along
the road. Near Bear creek, just across
the Cabarrus line, the public road is mac
adamized by the hand of nature tor the
distance of a mile or mote, with the finest
Talcose to lie faund anywhere, and a lit
tle further ou your buggy wheels powder
the red and stone for miles aud miles.
The specimens secured bv Dr. Fetzer
will be forwarded to the State Museum,
together with a lot of gold, copper aud
iron ores, all the product of this remark
able county. Concord Reamter.
. .
A Long Sleep. Kobort Musterman,
a farm laborer of Long Uland. N. Y., I
went to bed on Wednesday uicht of last
week, and has been sleeping1 ever since.
Physicians have applied restoratives, but
have failed to awake him. Jieet tea and
other nourish ins diets have beeu forced
into his throat to keep him alive. He
Ulceus cal ml v. and snores as loudly as
anv laboring man inizht do after a hard
day's work. His right arm lies limp and
helpless by his side, as though paralyzed.
His body iters pi res freely. Great inter
est lias been manifested by tlie ueighbors
in this sleepiug phenomenon
1 The Late Judge Keub. The Raleigh j
Biblical Recorded says that tlie religious
jand theological books in Judge Keer'sli-
brary are offered for sale, aud remarks :
rarties wishing to purchase aie re
quested to write to Rev. P. II. r on tame,
iReidsville, N. C. Judge Keirs wife with
!hve little children, is left homeless. We
believe that this will be all that is neces
Isarv for Us to make known tt the Baptist
nf North, Carol iua, in order to lead them
to take immediate steps toward paying
for the house Mrs. Keer now occupies in
Reidsville. . We pletlge ourselves for o
for that purpose. All the friends of Judge
Kerr in this aud other Mates who are
twilling to help buy a home forhis widow
aud little children, will please report to
us stating tho amount they are willing to
give.
DIED.
At the Bovden House, on the 2Lhh inst.
Miss Alice, daughter of Col. William B
March of Davie county
Hie young lady
was brought here for treatment.
MARRIED.
September the l5tb, 18T, by Rev. W. H. Cone, at
the residence of Mrs. Carolina Bost, in Rowan coun
ty. Mr. TBOS. A. ALBEJGUT aUU MVSU BAIAH A. tUMST,
auof tblsccontr.
6a the istu of Sept, at the residence of the bride's
lather, by J. W. MlUer, Esq Miss Lzvixa Moboam
and MAPISOX KC98BLL. - .
Bv the Rev. R. L. Brown, and at Ms residence, on
th 3d of 8entinber. IsTS. Mr. JonsL-Svovs to
Miss Maegaket L. MEfSMf er. The former of Ca
barrus county, tlie latter ot Rowan.
CmcAoo. Bulk meats steady; sbonl
ders a.70, -clear ribs 5.43,denr sides 5.45.
Whiskey steady ntJi.. f ; vV.r-
; '.cot.,..., :...,:t e"
f- OALVESTOSt. Weak middling, lot;
low middling 9f ; good onliuary j 1 net
rece ipta 33i ) gross ; sale 954 ; gtock
J.816. r-.i, j
W lUMiXGTOS-Steady j middling
low middling 9,c;good onllnary. net
receipts 24; gross j" salestock 3,7D4;
spinners exports coastwise 34Q , to
Ureat BriUian'j toContinent-i 5 to
channel -4. j' . A' 'k . -A
Kew York. Steady: sales s miiK
dling uplands 10c ; middling . Orleans
lOic : consolidated net rectuts 20,755 ; ex
ports Great Britain, 3,344. 'ir,Ji
CASH PAID feosti
BOXES METALS, HIDES, 0NI0X9,?
&c.f Wanted ; a t J - -fff y m f !rt::
JSTOBEvrHid-As!-
t
r
Ohposite the ost 0f3ce, j , j. , v,
S. J. lil.N SWAGGER, i
49:4t
-i t f
r
'.4 y
. Corrected by J. M. Kxox & Co.T,
U,::. .''i i -OctobeHan870"
Cottos -firm ; lliddIiBgi Ut MQt
st sins
Dieus, coujqij, nog ronau t -
r . . i .
BnTTER-! , .
CmcsucNS -f-per doics ? f n
v - i- W
VyTi--V,,W. '.
W01.1O
- !i.ft3.
140150
TT? it ft ,!;, '40 1
uosx t '
Meal moderate demand at'
Whxat good demand at -
F.oub best fam. -
super.
Potators,i Irish
Oxioss no demand
Lard' i
R EES WAX
Tallow 1
nLACKBERRIBS
810
80,
ao
Apples, dried -
4Q
-SO.
sugar
J. DJ GASKILL I. .Ull re-
ceiving Goods for tlie Fall Trade, tall
and see him. ; It -.- '
Letter and Note Heads, BiLt Heads.'
Cards and Envelopes printed, to order j,
at very low rates. Call at this office.
3530 t
Just received st
A. c. lUssrs' a
fine lot of No. 1
OIOARS .
and '
PXKNCH CAKD1BS.
l: ,
GOOD 1 ICTUBIS
tograplr, or tin type Go to Wool wine's i
and you'll not be disappointed. Ue has ,
some improved apparatus and does work
in good style. I 4d:tf.
nEN qherman Is not comln? to SaUSbarf, trat
jvj o ,.,,.T'. 1
rine Grits, Extra, XXomlny,
and the Cnest CRACKERS -and most exceHet
CREAM CHEESE hare arrived M THEQ.
BUERBAUM'S t3"FUte SMOKINQ TOBAC
CO, and Oenvlne Powhatan Plpes.rl Try Bucr--
baum's Caramels best la town. ; . . t ,
TIME TABLE
WESTERN II. -ft: MlimjJ
Leave
GOING WEST.
:Ufo ' it-"
Salisbury " ....
Third Creek
558 ,
6 tt T"-a
Elmwood
Statcsvillo
Catawba Station
7 It
810
Newton -: ....
Conor
9 04 J' 5 i
9 1$
'9 4S
1034
,113
II 50
1? 20
04
1 &5
.240
Hickory 1 ....
is : .- jtJ1
Icird
........
Morgan ton..
Glen Alpine...
Morgan ton: ....
Bridzewater....
Marion ....
Old Fort .1 .....
Henry '
- 1 --:
COlNii EAST.
'it'
Arrive
Salisbury
8 00
708
Third Creek
Elrn vt-wl
. 44
Statesville'
Catawba I
Newton
Conuva
lj h in
20 u' t
:
., vuait 1
BUS1ESS LOCALS.
: 1 . 11
, 648.L. V
600
- 44a'1-
, ,4'SW t-'i-i'ti
"3 80 ' -.
91.36.' V Mm
a 08 .
- 148'U:- '
104 s : T
it I3f. W
- WOO- !
Hickory
Icard
Morgan ton
Glen Alpine
liridgewater
Marion
Old Fort '
Benrj - ;
Swannanoa
10 30 a. ,
Trams ran daily, Sundays excepted.
Train going West will breakfast at StstsH-
villo and dinner st Henry. Train roinc , sst ,
wiilj dinner at Hickory. Trains will, pass at
Marlon. . . . V mm
J. W. WIL30X. PresidenW-, t
EXHIBIT. f
Exhibit of the Clerk of Uio" Board of
County Commissioners, the county of '
Rowan, to the first Monday in September
A. D. 1870. Amounts and items audited
by the Board to the members thereof 1
D. A, Davis, per diem, $23U -
4 days etra serricer &00
G. A. Bingham, per diem, , t-1 tXTCO,
" 1 day extra service, . X uo
D. C. Reid, per diem, t - vr 3Q00
j 1 uay eaira acryico, - u
" " ' mileage, 28 80
J G. Fleming, per diein,! SHttiJ
i 1 day extra service, auo
" mileace. 2160
L. W. Coleman, per diem, y 16 00
1 day extra service, z uo
mileage,
9 00
W. M. Ktncaid, per diemr
JO 00
2 00
II. X. Woodson, per diem,
3000
125140
The Board was in session 15 days da
ring the year. ' ' . . . -
Distances traveled by tho members of
the Board in attending the sessions of the
same: -,t
I'D. C. Reid, 576 miles 1 J. G. Fleming,
433 niileaj L. W. Coleman, 180 miles j
W. M. Kincald, 40 miles.
Horatio N, v oodsox, cierK.
August 26, 1879. 47:41
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