a m
dick'fruithha family, grocerie Jlis ROW A N P nTT iNT'TVT7 u
store is ftlwavs crowded. j-V VV PtiN U IN 1 Y . I1? c?m and
itU 1st flay of January,
rj'ru at the ll flfc&r
irni. S1.50
.hill 111 " ' . '
gnt delay.
t1T mrr merchants
Bat t;me would fail us to tell of Medio
bius & Co'i.( general ' stock ot 11. J.
Holmes, the jMessrsRernhardt, Knox,
Wallace, audkf Meroney& Bio. who so
often fill orders no ono else can ; of our
Hardware
&JTaylor
by J. n.
AFRICAN SLAVERY.
submitted to whatever isiclimomi to Augusta, ana irora oausou-
punishment was -decided noon.- -i - - rJ Paiiit Bock, winch will be wortn
suffered lv thorn wiion t. tHt-muaa mr,J tion to otir town. : Mncli wagou trade
i tcr got in debt, or when the owner died and from th mountains which Irad deserted
his estate was sold at vendue, or if the heart- n8 for ther markets is already showing a
lm moDtM At i v .1 s I i ianrc? twin tr rwhirn tr ita natural lUilft-
Tk -f . I oivi vuusv, tue negro uutinou nnu l -
1 l,e History Ot SOCietT irv Rnvran fnnni 1 1 1V mJrrl.f Kn. i-.i i 4 I nnil rra ,.1t nonl r nriiviiln it J natural
smen, D. A. Atwell, Crawford m,tbe complete without a glimpse might be sold from each "other, one party outlet to recall it all, and n hondred fold
, and Wm. Smithdeal, and many f vjVJ,te of ,d,omestic 8larery as it ex- falling into the hands of a negro trader, and morcv Great possibilities nre in onr reach,
othptft Suffice it to sav. the town U wid . w , 01 wincu u 10 Aiaoama or Mississippi, sucn iv ouiwuuij,, i
otueis. ouiuco lnoNjiucwwn lswiue the county. The earlV settlor vr'i: I . a :J i .i .li.v fiT-io-l.w. t cr. tl.rm Tt
, - . . 1:. , , - , 4 " - I n.vuill at IlllCit UI?. UIIU U1UCI IIICI .1 iomih ...... - 0J v . - - ......... -
V ir Fm 1 Tfi'iiontlis 00a a- . -",vfc .wUOCO uc . u we registers Toiumes, you laws tnerc was no help forat. But in all prove ourselves equal to. our opponn
l&fLx&foi delayea j especially auilous to please cnstomerB. Plil finJ ere and there a "Bill of Sale" for such cases the feelings of the humane and ntw. The times are propitious. Aid
I l-rihcnt delaje 1- uloul ' - -' '-' ' la neSr? slave, and in the volumes of Wills chrbtian elements nf the ronimnnit woro can be secuicd. but Providence helps
VirK' ProiT finW Of W HianvK0'1 7 see ,the 'fathers; of the early shocked. Generally. however. arrangements those who help themselves. We. have
V ICK s i! uuAi' u i ipKt iP yy .itie., many days bpaucathed the neL'ro man Pomnov nr Urer mrlA t :,4.h..e ' -ir.f 5 n,. 1 nnssefl tliA Mtlt-tidft In onr fortnhos. and
Guides .ana .Reed .and Plant .Catalogues. Cajsar, or.Ned or Joe, to one son, and Scipio neighborhood, all . deserving negroes. As now the tide is coming in at its flood, if
itlUI is a
livejnan, and is
'" , it "T l.wit'inrr forward
m i ..-.Mile :tiv i""'"o
! i JMi soou be numbered with
!pJC J i. ivp desians, should
sent by our peedsmeu aud Nurserymen, or Ilann.,t)a,'or Cato, or Adam to another sales would come on it was the habit of the
and that are Sdoing so much to inform the ?l,e. , ,r aaasbters received bequests negroes to go to some man
we do bnt ise up. out of onr lethargy to
aliUfalmv tliom I ffrnsn itft inoHKibilitiea. Salisbury has
. . w i " i ,r- . - , ....... - - t ...v.... i c- - : t f
ioi cgro gins ana women, by the names of and secure their transfer to a desirable home, slighted giat opportunities m the past
- I Rot ftrtil Rnl : T.ii; nn.l ri t 1. rr. I o..: i . m. .nj.i t .1 . ..J ...1. t... .1.. .(r...;1 r... u ! 1 .,-
II;
peopie auu waauij .. vi our couu- ijet and Sal., Luce and Dinah. The nno- Sometimos nil thia fUl n.1 ,A and sorelr baa she nfitel for it. Let us
try. none arc so bcjiutifnl, "hone so in-tion inay sometimes have been raised in "ne-rro trader" havimr the longest onrse not be croaked into Dassivitv n"ain. The
i structive as Tick's Floral Guide.. Its pa-j tllelr minI3 whether it was right to hold I would lmy and carry off to the .west hus- chance tc become a great railroad centre.
ti. ,.i,;nct it. iiin0t,t:..a i,.m,i , numciuii icinviu.u siaverv: otuiuanus o- wives, or cuiuiren aainsi iiieir 10 nut ourseivcs m cuiiiiuuuu.uiuu n,u
1 . l '-.!- when they opened their Bibles and read will. Older citizens remember the eraniraof our natural markets, to fieo ourselves
oiiie, aim uj iiuuuiw, w mm nov AOrahaui bouirht slaves and had Rl.ivra slaves that ont-e niArohinl thrnn.rh rinr struts from the irrindin? of si sinirle luonoooIV.
its Coiorcu riate ts a gem. mis work, loorn-jnius House; ana how Moses, by di-1 with a hand of each fastened to a lomrchain, to give ns competition lines for height ana
altfioii"h costing but 10 ceuts, is hand i vlne direction, provided for the release and ( in 1 double file, sometimes with ( sorrowful travel, to give us choich of tire markets of
i - ei omitin ii i i i a ii l i . t u i i ii l a. ir:i : a. . iv ...r..ii. H
i. n' n:r to.i. ..i, i imwuuirau. ui iicwcw Biavrs, uui leit no I umik, ami sometimes wun a mocserj oi rav- 1 iiarienioR, t luuiusriuii, inuruii nuu
I UUUBU mi .IUIH jmuii, T' nmvi on fnrfhn ,.f tl,.1 -f f... I f Tl, K.,0. F l. TVaI... ....io 1,.. 1 P5-.1. ....... .1 1 ...; .a lf..r0 ..a oil liw ia
I IIV IIUUOV l lilt M I AVftCs 14l V I Uttu3 I Iblvll IIIIIUUj 119 IK10 UVIUI V J
ot
? :-t JrUue oflicers have been -tlo- oirthe parlor table. 1 ublisheu by James eign birth but allowed him to be bought a comfortable mansion, in some shad vRtiuare possible to us. Men of Salisbury.
St, fx inti vicinage. Two wag- Vick, Rochester, X. Y. j ; . and sold at the will of their masters ; and jof town.' Near the centre of the square, audi Rowan, of Stanly, think of these things.
Ill be afoJ. ture in the Pies
. lik fi,iitinas eve iii tuu"
..i piirirttmas Tree.
boom as shall iusure its success. I
' TL
F. K.
o-
when tllCV read how" slarcrv wna rornomiTol I pmlmwiTpd In trpoa nnrl vino was hi "luir- I f!(tme out in tin, moot in f Stockholders
Skkenke. The Salisbury B;tnd gave by Christ and his Apostles, their doubts as racoon." or orison for the unwillihs: There I of the Yadkin Road to beheld inlSalisbu-
a grand wedding serenade to Mrs. A. Hlrfo the. rightfidness of the ipstitution in the a dozen or two were carefully locked up ami ry on the 4th of January, and lt us re-J
" Bovden, last Monday night, at the resij I sight of God Vanished. They did not feel I guarded. Other cabin3 on thclot contained organize the coniitany, and start such a!
i.i ii.. , v v ... ....... .1. r !. i .1 i i i : i
ileum ur ir5 iuiiici , 'iiuu. t ;.. xj. cuuuci , r iiicmsciyts i csjniiistuiu luriis. introduction muse wun ere puuiuism veunu iiiuiy
to wliich she and .:-lier popular liusband among them. '. That had been accomplish- On the day of departure for the west the
had just come from their Spartanburg ed a hundred years and more before their trader would have a grand jollification. A
hmif t fctioml f!liiistuias. . 1 time, when the 'Dutehsold rIavos to the hand, or at least a drum and fife would le
- tnirri tax collector now lias-charge ft com,jnatiou concatenated adverse Virginians at Jamestown in 1C20, or when I called into requisition, and perhaps a little
I 'll ''-ted i-l-iinnr for several vears coincidenctrs, this eiuinently merited com- citizcns-of Massachusetts, in 1630, built a rum be judiciously dtstnbnted tp-heighten
m coTr t l, r. idtment missed piivment sooner. And the Slavo ship at Marblehead and sent it to At-1 the spirits of his sable property, 'and the
I r . . I Uailll. Ill lirea'J OI U I lUe lllnurniilUlU UlSllCIf- 'H- " eia. icmto Hint llic uciguuu.9 nuum BJurci i -
sation of fate, resolved, in detiance of the representatives of the people ordered the
snow storm, to scvenaue oiia amiauic, i" w native iauu,
anu impcpseti a unc twice tne price oi a ne
who should
Qia cof forward, theamyn.ents
i3itbcoiaiie.
film SciiOO!..-This excellent
yfltioj.naertiie:.nanagcnicnt,H;Mr.
C IUl Mlyeill, will open its Spring
La 3,l,fJaiuniy next, bee atlvertise-
iJfptiH thiparcr.
iccnESntSnooTixc-Last Tuesday,
briry Traylor, a lad,- was fooling: with
h, tliVrout tloor of 'Maloncy'ri stoic,
sonKter
at
aiu,
1 1
Mr. John II.
Whv were
Lt-'it-vraB-uiscuargeu.
ntnl I J;is son James,
' t . i . I ...... in,f jin
batlHig i4tlc tlru srorc ihnm .jhh v
Ulf botli'feccivwl shut in tht-ir faces.
Oilier wci seriously hni t. I he wi.oie
i,asMit in a tew indies oi air. i nvo.
rkunikh' who was pasHiiig-Me-
y'ostHtat Hie tune. Several wtn-
jioftMdnig stoic.
brillient lady and sweet1
once, le'st she should" elnde them
by unexpectedly Hying South. . . j
And just as a fnneral in .1- snow storm
is intensely depressing so is a- serenade
in a snow storm intensely exhilarating;
for, aside from the music, a band that
will brave ;the rigors of j a snowy winter
night tolpUiy such a long and spirited
sercnadeluiiMi hold this young couple in
very high esteem. To this imist also be
added a, strong feeling of gratitude to
Mrs. RnydiMi for the frequency aud value
of the a hi she jcheei fully- lent them in
their concert, by singing in i
44A.vice as sweet, as if it took " J
It's music from her form and lacc."i
. ." ' - I V N.
Xhe 8cnnn ih'livcicd at the First Pi-es-vtcriiia
charvh in this city last sabbath,
t Kev. J. Uaniple, npoir1 tlie duties and
i ii ot Lemslators. should
j For the Watchman
Mn. EiHTon: Another large assem
blage of iiarticipants in hviiicnial festiv
ities, was "igathered in the residence- of
Mr. Wm.jMnrphy, one night hit week,
iit the giliiid reception slie gave in honor
of her sonj Capt. Tom Murphy ami his
tlini ining i and accomplished bride, me
Miss Kate Worth. "of Favetfeville.
The levee was large to brilliancy , with
out beingia jam. It was a very enjoyable
occasion, and was managed with great
tact, mns 'effort, by tUf amiable hostess;
' - - i . . . . i JLIIII. HI IH Wit? . 1 lit i liv L." ... .. ... Q - .. ....
Mitfceadvisiiliihty ot phuiu-statntory j sl ' :1, . it:.tl,:U1 wi.ich IMlthiii2 in the
wiliibitioajoir the miniafature aild sjileof rnM ,,f A r facinating. Gorgeous
mrihioni ijquors witliin the borders of j dress inay dazzle, Jbeauty cloy and wit
Stajet The speaker showed very ..fatigue, but general .;8l.
wiiinuiir nim tiumuiu is ..v.tii.-.ii-...
gro upon any .one who should hold any
"black mankind" to perpetual service. He
however ingeniously admits that the law
was not 'enforcud.und that there was a dispo
sition in the people of the colony to buy
negroes and hold them as slaves forever.
Hint. U. S. Yol. 1. chup. 5.) Stephens, in
his History, states that many of the most
prominent men of the Colony of Massachu
setts purchased slaves out of the first cargo
brought from Africa in 1633, in the Marble
head slavcship, "Desire."
As population drifted into North Caro
lina. slaverv came alon?? with it from Vir
ginia, from'Pennsvlvauia, and from the more candies and tropical fruit wies and cor
Northern Sta eX And when, in time, it was dials, for family use and luxurious indul
gence, all the profits oi an accurseu tra.nc in
human flesh and bl(M)d, human tears and
helpless anguish and oppression. This was
the horrible and abominable side of this
the de
part ure. j? irst ot all one or Jwo.cjosely cov
ered wagons, w,ould file out fronivthc "bar
racoon." containing the rebellious and un
willing, in hand-cuffs and chains. After
them the rest, dressed in comfortable attire,
perhaps dancing, and laughing as if they
Were uoinij on some holiday excursion. At
.the edge of the. town the fife and drum ceased,
the pageant, ftded away, and the curious
crowd, who had come to witness the scene
retur.ied to their homes. After months had
rolled away the "Trader V wagons came
back from Montgomery or Memphis, Mobile
or New Orleans, loaded with luxuries for
his family. In boxes and bundles, in kegs
and caskets, there were silks! and laces,
watches ami jewelry, ribbons and feathers,
Salisbury, X. C, Dec. 21, 1830.
At a meetiug of the stockholders of the
Yadkin Railroad Company, regularly
called bv Col. P. N.. Heilig, President of
the Company, S. H. Wiley was called to
the Chair jaud John A. Ramsay becretary
After taking a list of the stock represent
ed, it was found that there was not a ma
jority of the stockholders present, either
in person or by proxy, and the meetm
adjourned to meet on Tuesday, the 4th
diiv of Jaunaiv. 1881. in the towu of
Salisburvi at the Mavor's ofiice, at 11
o'clock A M. ?
S. II. Wilky, Chtn'n.
Jorix A. Ramsay, Sec'y.
Since the lM'ginning of the-season Sa !
vannah has received 50"2,I7(J bales of cot-1
' I
ton. The exports for the tame period are;
Foreign, 214,427 bales ; coastwise, 1C4,
523 bales.
J- r
i ... . w .
CLOTHING, ; '
, : NOTIONS,
HATS,
SI
is
Botli taindried and UnlaundricJ.
' r ! - t-t
GROCERIES,
i -:
Collars, CuflV, 6c.
My Stoic is The Place to Buy Tour Goods at
EOCK BOTTOM PE 1 0 8
Fot CASH or BARTER
CHILLED PLOWS I
PATENTED FEB 17, 1880.
WATT'S
tjponwuiiuies.) "i lA-gisiunMB,
srtaiuly create in the minds of law-uia-rtrs,
and lo public, serious thoughts
notliiRfvelv that the liquor traRicofto-
I 'delightful.
!ar Ua liniilerance to material prosper- ,v?lt, i,..;.. .V.1SJ ..it-il.tv entertaining and
tt.tbe kreatest eneniv to molality, to f ,vied the quests with Knie excellent
Jocatioikdto a high standard of siu-ial vocalisni. Michelet says: i o t e umn,
a true seu. e, is, in iiiyTm.i .mi
above all things, to hav JV Wite.' r And
h was uenerallv conceded that Vaptain
discovered that slavery was an unprofitable
institution in the bleaker regions of New
England, and the moral sentiments of the
people. began to recpgnize it as unlawful as
well its unprofitable, many of the slaves were
sold off to moregeahil lattitudcr. The mild
climate, the fertile soil, and the ui reel aimed
wildernesses of North Carolina furnished an
inviting field for the employment of slave
laixn.' And in general, just as. fast as the
early settlers accumulated enough money to
purchase a slave, it was expended in'tliat
wav. This was peculiarly the case with the
English and Scoteh-Irish sctt'e -s, and the
immigrants from Virginia, but not so preva
lent among the German settlers, though
many of them also followed the same prac
tice. As stated before the records of the
early days of Rowan shows the presence
of slaves in the" county. At the first
census in 1790, there were 1,830 negroes in
the county, including the territory now em
braced iu'Pavidson and Davie, as well a
Rowan. In 1800 there were 2874 negroes.
In 1830 the nmnleFhad increased to G,J24.
The separation of Davie and Davidson coun-
A long
tongue
generally
with a
a short hand. We are most of us better
at saying than doing. A bachelor's wife
form of social institutions. It was evil, is always well managed, ami oui mains
wretchedly evil. But it had and has its ,dWays biing up their children in prime
counterpart, in the social evils .6f the poorer
r.lasses oi all aires :rid all lands. Muitituues
to-d iv, by inexrab!e necessity, by pove'rti
and the demands for certain kinds of ser
vice, are as hopelessly enslaved by circum
stances as these were by law. i This is not
alleged as an exc use or apology for a crying
evil, hut only as an intimation that he who
is without sin may consistently throw stones
at the vanished spectre oi Ainean slavery in
the Southern States. Ami glad nre we that
I the spectre has vanished from our fair land.
style
A
motto is, win
gold
and
For the Vatca;
The Yadkin Kaih oad.
nan.
vain man s
wear it.
A generous man's motto is, win gold and
share, it.
A miserly man's motto is, win gold and
spare; i t.
A profligate man's motto is, win gold and
spend it.
A bankers motto is, win gold and lend it.
A ganiblei's motto is, win gold or lose it.
A wise man's motto is, win gold and use it.
THE BEST PLOWS IN USE.
No Plow ever invented has, during so fdiort a period of existence, becotne as popular
as these have. They have been tested bv the most prominent larmtrs wun an me popu
lar Plows of Western, Northeiu and home manufacture, and hve, by their work, proven
to lc as we represent in every particular. They have THIS THEIR FIRST SEASON m
competition with all Plows in the Southern market been awarded
FIRST PREMIUMS AS THE BEST OVER ALL '
At ABINGDON, WYTHEVILLE, CULPEPER and LYNCHBURG, Vaw
Virginia State Pair at Richmond, -Viul
fit tin? Cieoi-fj-iu Htnto ITnlr, nt Atlanta.
nl:r, auujiuidouhjtcdly, the grcatesUib-1 f
tacle in tlie way to the rapid advance-
-Christian religion.
o-
Awav back in the aboi iiniil days, tra
dition tells us, the hrdiausand the buffalo ,
made trails across the country 'from the;
sH:i-l)o:m! to the. mountains, and un and
tics reduced the numlier to o,4'J3 in 1840. (i0Wu the land in various diiectio! s. ft'hese
and it rose to 4,00'j i n l'o. in the lat I Vvt-ie natural chauneh;, imlicatel Vy A a-
MARRIED.
named year the white population of Rowan
was 10,52;, or about 2 whites to each ne
Muridiv4-iii duMiMiigu'wife hadifoilirw- ro '
i d the adviee;ofVifi.'Penir, wTnnv-ts5i The character of Rowan county slavery
"Never many but for love, but see that was gcnerally mild and paternal. On a few
thou lovWt what is lovely." J plant at ions probably, where a considerable
-The sapper Wiis sumiduous and artistic immi,cr ef slaves were quartered, and it was
tuie to her untutored children, and when
the white man settled the land-' he found
that as to course and route, he eonhl mil
CI14JIST3IAS
dnjikeein-jfor the holidays rather excell, j . , - r7(.Wi.,?rr' the greatest effoit
feWlieveianvthin-' thev have lieretoforo ' 4lf hi life " in such inutters.
kc, Drl Omuls Houses have already jUm iowp to the young' couple hud
Ln3 Ai,Jti,tr :ttlAv nit, .f ',.;,. many thanks to the elegant lady hostess.
lirrcoodslihd notious. and their clerks
improvei upon
the uneri ng ins incts ot
the savaire and the buffalo, and these ab
original trails were adopted; as the. b i-t,
In the vicinity of Salisbury, on the22d
inst., by Rev. J. Runiple, Mr. R. V. Lanier,
of Baltimore, and Miss Emma Ilartnian,
of Rowan.
At the residence, of the bride' father,
Mr. Michael Hostian, by Rev. W. II. Cone,
Mr. Lather Jbown toMissSallie Bostiaji,
all of this county. !
IV all other trials where quality of work and general superiority have bein th
points considered, THEY HAVE ESTAULlSIlJiU Burjiiuuiii n
' ........ f-jCsf" k fiill ctiwl ur
ALh UI11KKS.
Watt's Plows, all Sizes,
AND GENUINE TRADE MARK CASTINGS
for same at lowest tuices. Every Plow wahkaxted, or no sale.
A trial is solicited, with privilege of returning if not working as we claim, and giv
ing entire satisfaction.
I. D. GASK.IL. Lr.
SALISBURY. W. C.
CONDENSED TIME
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
TRAINS (JUlNUT EAST.
NO. 4T, 1 NO. -13, I 0. 6,
Dally ex.
Bally. 1 Daily. I Sunday.
Date, May 13, isso.
A Gl kst.
tare assiuiied their most cxtpiisit smiles
aid proHiundcst bows. Among those who
peciallyinciit our notice is the Dry
Goods House of:
J;' J..1). ; V?KtI.L, '
vliorc will be found the largest and most
tiiHlete stock in town coin prisingeveiy-
tliins.tu the dress lino tliat-any lady or
ffatlernaiij niay desire; and of heavy
ffunl, all iliat housekeeiers and families
squire. - f
Next to bim wo should meutiou
MEsitS. UOS-S & GKEKSF1EI.1),
'Wso fine taste and mercantile skill has
puued for . their House a popular fame
They too;jire fully equipped for the holi-
&ys, antiialso rejidyto buy all 4 he cot ton
tbey can get. .; ': ' ; ' . .:
KLUTTZ Si. KKX4LKXAX '
Aitlie bst stocked tneu in town in Cof
fs, Sugiu-s, Syrups and Substantial Dry
Good, in! whiclf shoes-may berespecially
ttcntiouei. They keep the largest varie
of the'former-articU and can meet
8ydeniiiid. j
t ' : txEs, MgCubbixs & C
n the same rowf have a beautiful stock
M general merchandise besides a great
iety of notions suited for holiday pres-
eats. ; j; . ; . .
; J. & II.-HOBAII
Can bedeck you with jewelry of any con
eiralile!atteru or style. Their store is
!Ublaz with burnished silver and sold.
from, a tUiuible up to heavy table sets of
ber ware. . j - '
V !; A. C." II All ins, -14
fU sapplied with candies, fruits, nuts,
iulu.j' ghicerit, cigars, tobacco, &c, &e.
We Ts fully prep.ved for the se.isou, aud
fiev fal8 to give satisfaction. - Rut
! THEO. BEKBACM
line, haviug won the inside
bck liifa fair eivi.itat Ills etiii-n if -n 11 -
UHwlraitfl
, 7 , lfll C,7V, IO 11 IllVi, III
bye places in town, and isespccial-
puar at this season.
j 'f J. 1. MCXEEIAS
"ever lacking in the substantials
lifn. and is always ready to set before
. j mojautain dainties as well.' He has in
uuen to his usual stock a full line of
."'OvnianufTictured Woolen .hud eottnii
59? of the Elkiii Pacfory, which is just
pjponimg so popular.
j I5II.LT OVERMAN
. an shoe from a kitten to a prince-the
i i'?8t-and bes- stock of shoes and boots
ln tow ! ...
Clear Sti cets and I'roincnadcs.
Mil. Editor:. The real question last
week was whether there existed any oi t
of '-Meiiui et Ttium" law to preserve; the
streets and ide-walks icliolly for public
Usoj aiwi to cuecK me imiiiw
humanity hum encrouching on the rights
f.t-i- ..nd a:if'etv jf iiublic travel. It
LUIIIK'I ...... , t
ii well known that the proprietory n-jhts
of merchants do not extend one inch be
yoiuUheir building lot; and, while none
could or would dare to trench on private,
property adjoining theirs, some ot them
presume to appropriate the public prom
euades and '-streets, in the belief that,
i in a. multitude of pnpiietors, no tuiyic
lone will muster moral courage to .protest
or de'uoui-ce. for feitr of inclining the ill
will and malice of such offenders..
I Bupiose tins town Commissioners inake
ti.ivii tawK: '- If thev do, is it not their du-
l hma enforced ? Rut even if
me of tlieir number, as a dealer, should
,t the examp'.o of defying street laws,
bv planting regular cheat ux ute rise,--bristling
with plough-handles, wagon
tongues, etc., to impale the bowels or
wound and cripple, the limbs of passers,
it affids no excuse tor other dealers to
follow it, but, on the contrary, should in
cite them to take measures for abating
tlm nuisance.
Now, Mr, Editor, since yon have stated
that thci3. rc laws, withvpenalties at
tached, for keeping clear passage of street h
and silewalks,pleasetate it it U the
duty of the Mayor to have such laws en
forced, or is that functionary elected and
-.id l.v Mir , 'iinblic as aiuO!-e"tigurehead"
to ape by looks and tone, theaMiibutcsof
wisdom and integrity 1 j
Respectfully,;
1 . lNExn.ist,i:insi;iz.
Vc cpoke to con stsiblo-Klu tts in re
gard fco this matter and he replied --that
everything of the; kind was 1-eporiejl to
the Mayor, but thatvhe could not, toree
the Mayor to sign warrants.''- So it "seems
that the fault lies with that functionary.
necessarv to emnlov an overseer, there was
severity of discipline,' and hard labor. For
the overseer himself was a hireling, and it
was important for his popularity that he
should make as many bands of corn and hs
many bales of cotton as possible with the
least outlay of money and provisions. But
even then the overtasked or underfed slave
had access to his master, either directly, or
through the young masters and" mistresses,
who felt a personal interest in the slave, and
would raise such a storm alnnit the tars oi
a cruel overseer as would effectually secure
his dismissal from his post. The slave rep
resented so much niouev, and aside from
'considerations of humanity, the prudent and
iconomical owner could not afford to have
his s'ave n altreated and his value imp liml.
There was of course room for abuse in all
this, and there were heartless and tyrannical
masters, and there were oppressed and suf
fering slaves, just .as there is tyranny and
oppression in every form of social existence,
in this fallen and ruined world.
But with many families, where there were
only a few slaves, the evils of servitude wen-
reduced to a minimum. The slave was as
warmly clothed, as'Securely sheltered - and
as bountifully fed as his master. lie work
ed in the same field, and at the same kind
of work, and the "same number of hours.
Sometimes the clothing was coarser and the
food not so delicate, hilt of en the clothing
was from the same loom and the food from
the same pot. The negro had his holidays
too, his Fourth of July, his Christmas and
his General Muster gala day. And whe-e
the family altar was established, evening
and morninr the negroes, old and young,
brought in their chairs and formed a lare
circle around tho capacious hearth ot the
hall room, while the father and master priest
opined the big family Bible, and read the
words of life fro ni its sacred pages. And
when the morning and evening hymn was
sunir, the negroes, with their musical voices
joined in. and" sang the i-parte! led lines" to
the tunc of Windham or Sessions, Ninety
Fifth or Old Hundred. Thev worshipped
in the same ehur h withtheir masters, com-
brtably seated in galleries constructed for
their use, and when the Lord s supper was
administered, they came forward and sat at
the same tables where their masters had sat.
and drank thq sacred wine from the same
teaching the
1 -i MELOXEY.
filling man ii, fanry snoda,
cau-
Hiioclivillc Items.
Soine of our farmers areT having late
wm lc of it. Thev are sowing wheat yet
Mr. J. E. Overcash killed the largest
f.or in this community. It wehjhed 53-
"n i -
pounds.
Mr. P. E. Wright is now
iiiiblle. Kchoul at this idace.
There is a movement on foot to estab
lish" iv graded school -at this place.! Suc-
ccss.to it.
Married At the residence of the bride
father. Mr. L. A. Overcash, Dec. 4th,
lfiSfI. .hv Rev. W. A. Lentz, Mri J. H
Eaele,of Cabarrus, and Miss Mary Jane
Overcash.
Br tho same. In -St. Enoch Chnrch,
Dec; 10th, 1380, Mr. Thomas Eagle, of
Cabarraf, and Miss Margaret A. Hngnr,
of thi place.
EnnehviUe, Dec. 20, 1830.
cups.
in all this we are not affirming that there
was social equality, or that the slave was
because the most natural routes lor great
thoroughfares of trade. Rah'o;ids built
upon these natural lines, have almost al
ways been successful, while those project
ed "upon some fanciful notion of State
pride or State interest, which have sought
to divert trade in contrary anil unnatural
directions, have been in almost every in
stance unprofitable investments, though
backed by all the money and infiueiice in
the State.
One of the oldest aud best established
of these pie-Caucasian trails was that
from Chcraw, H. C, via. Wjadeshoro, Al
bemarle and tJold Hill, X. C, lo Salisbu
ry, whence, it diverged to toe North,
South and West.
Later on, before the steam days, our
fathers wagoned the products of all this
section for which Salisbury was the
great trade-centre over this route, find
ing ready markets for their sale, as well
as for the purchase of all needed commod
ities, in Chcraw and Charleston.
That this is our most liiUural and ob
vious outlet, none will deny. That Salis
bury, from its geographical situation,
onirht to command the trade of all this
Piedmont section, mfne will deny. That
our best interests demand the building of
a road alrli this line, none will deny.
That the route is an eminently ieasible
one has been abundantly; demonstrated
by an accurate survey, and calculations
based thereon. And yet the load is not
built.
Our Southern brethren ; have, reached
out to us in a continuous iron line from
Charleston, via.' Chcraw, to Wndesboro,
where it intejseefs lines to Wilmington
and roilotu. l he u . a, v. lianroau is
being pudied rapidly to connection with
the railroad system of the great West,
and is soon destined to be one of the great
throi"h Hues of the laiuU; Only fifty-six
miles of road are wanting to connect itiit
Wadesboro, with Charleston and Wii
min"ton. Only fifty-six miles I And yet,
Salisbury sits idly in the ashes of her for
mer trade, with Stanly and Anson pUad
i:ig in vain for her to put! forth an effort
in this regard, and this little link, which
would complete a mighty chain from the
Father of waters to the ports of the At
lantic, is misapplied.
Shall it so continue ? So many alwutive
efforts have been made that many friends
of the enterprise have despaired. ot ulti
Wan ted. ---A good place, by an ener
getic boy. Can write a goad hand. Ap
ply at this office.
TRUSTEi
iAL
Lcuve Charlotte
" Salisbury
" Hl'a .I'olnt
Arrive atiirmisboro
Leave CreeaslKiro
Arrive at lilllsboro
' Durham
" Kaieih
I Leave "
Arrive at Ooirtsnoro
s " a.m
:$ "
I 81 "
S 10 "
S 2 "
II 02 '
it i:)p m
3 30 "
6 00 "
4 10 p.m.
i 5 .r:4 44
7 07 "
7 3T " .
0 00 p. 111.
n 47 a.m.
8 00 "
I coo a.mi ...
J in oo " I .. .
PRICE
j Corrected by
CURRENT
j. M.Ksox &Co.l
I. II.
Cotton good Middlings,
low do .
Middling
ixox it Co.l
Dec 23,
11
OF
REAL 3STATE!
Iv virtue of three Mortsaccs. or Deeds in
Trust, executed by A rchibal Henderson and
wife, Marv S. Henderson, 'to Luke Blakmer,
dated the 8th d.iy of April, 1S71, August 17th.
1S7'2, and 1-eby -Mh, 184, and registered in
the ollice of the Register of Deeds of Rowan
eountv, ui l;ooks io. 4o, pnge- ool, ISO. -lo,
pajre 31(5, nd No. 48, page 49, xc., and upon
which, default has been made, 1 will expose
for sale at pahlio .motion, at the t'onrt House
dKr in th. town of Salisbury, on the loth
day ol .January, 18.81, at 11 o'clock, a. in. the
followins real estate, to wit : One-half interest
in a tract of land consisting of 23i) acres, more
or les, situated in Rowan t'ountv, adjoining
ihe Unds of Ji s. Ii. hanicr, Mrs. Mary S. Hen
derson, and other!'. 2d. Another trattcf i3
acres, oartlv situated in Great Kr.Ft Siiuare of
the town of Salisbury, adjoining the lands of
Mrs. Mary S. Henderson, Jas. R. Lowe, and
others, i.'ird. Also another tract ol irl acres,
more or h-ss, lying on the wafers of firanl s
Jrcek, adjoining the land of Jas. Ii. La
nier, John I. Trexler, and others.
B5U.Tcrms Cash. Dated at SlWuiry, this
13th d.iv of Demlier, 18J-0.
LTJKS BLACKM2R, Trustee.
No 47 co'niiM-.ta iit Salisbury with W. N. IC U. tor
all points la Western North carlina, dally except
Sundays. Ati.reenstwrowltU the It. & 1). Itailroad
for nil points Xorth, East and West. At jjOldsboro
W. & w. Kaiiroad tor Wilmington. ,
No. 45 Connects at urcensboro v. Jth the It.
Kailroa I for all otnts North, East and West.
TRAINS CiOING WKST.
i I No. 4S, I No. 42, I No.5,Datlj
Date, May ir. Io. Dally. 1 Daily. I ex.snnday
Leave tsreetisboro i TO lo a.iu. i 6 su a. in
Arrive at HalcijU 12 25 p.m. 10 45 " I
Leave 3 4 44 7 co a. m.
Arrive at Durham 4 5-2 : i 9 9 '
Hllist--.n) sai ! HOT
r.ni-nKh:iro 7 SO S45p.m.
Leave I" sw ; c.v. a.m
Arrive ni-rh Point : S55 ; 7 no "
" Salisbury TO 10 9 15 i
" ChaHt te 12 27 p.m 1 1117
vn '..am-, i s nt (Jrconsboro wilii Salem Urncli
At Air-Line .1 unci ion vvttU A. & C. A. L. lliiilroad to
o-i nrtinio S.inMi mil Southwest. At Charlotte with
ti,c i . . liii lroad for all nolnts South & South
cast." At Saiisbi.rv wltii V. N. C. Railroad, dally,
pvrerit sundavs. for all points in Western Nortti
f'nmlln.i.
Nor4' 'onno. ts at Air-Line Junction with A. &
v.. A. L. liailroaa for all waits South ana souta-
west.
"- stains 8
Bacox, county, hog round 010
liCTTKK
Eggs "23
Chickens -per dozen $1.508.l
Cokn New '
Meal moderate demand at
Wheat good demand at 1.10 13
Flour best fam. 810M
extra t.0l
SUpiT.
otatoes, Irish
Onions - 6P
Lard . !
Hay- 60OM
()AT8 4
Beeswax 20Jl
Tallow
RLACKnERRIRS -
pple8, dried
SroAR ioai
always contented with his lot in life. No niate practieaoiiiii .
m rm m . I 1 "V 1. tiki. I ! rt A T f. 1 tlilha
loubt he oiten cliatel under the yoke oi aow, nowtu-i, ouu..u.
initim r.n.l ennnt mp wlipn hi ninter I in si decree not iierciozoie reanzivt. O.llls-
dealt hardly with him he ran away.aml hid bury is showing signs ot arising Inmi her
iri the?wamp3 and thickets, sustaining life ashes. Keal estate is sippieciatuig 111
by stealing, or by the aid ' 'his fellow sex valne. Every store and dwelling house
vants, who sympathized wi: u him anci wno in tue piaee i whiimih, ' ..
faithfully kept his secret trom his master lor dwellings ot the better ciasi largely
Our week'y newspaiwrs used to have pic- nnsupplied. The trade of the place is
turcs of fugitive negroes, with a stick over better than for years. 3lpro coiwm, ami
their shoulders, and with a bundle swingirg at better prices, has been sold thi? year
to it, and the startling heading in large caj)- thau ever before. The farmers in the ad-
itals "RAXAWAY." SometuinsMiftcr this iacent country have largely recoveml
BINGHAM SCHOOL,
Meu.vneville, N. C.
Established in 1790,
Is now Pre-eminent among Southern
Hoarding Schools for Roys, in age, num
bers ami area of patronage. The. I74th
Session begins January 12, l.l. For
catalogue, giving fall particulars,
Aild ress,
Maj. R. Rixon.vM, Snp't.
stvle.
And "many a time the white children
on their way to op from school, would al
most hold their breath as they passed some
dark swamp or deserted house, when tley
remembered that a runaway had leen seen
in the neighborhood. Generally the runa
way got tired of lying out in a few weeks,
especially if winter was near, and voluntari-
A MEETING
Of the stockholders of the Western North Carolina
Rait Road Como.my will be held at the office of the
Company ra Salisbury, Wednesday, Dec. 22d, isso,
atlio'ioc:c. M. . . 0,
:3t
Is made from a Simple Tropical Iaf- of Rare
Value, and is a POSfTIV REMEDY for alltnc
iid.iws thiit ran? i!aii-s la the low cr part or tne
body for Torpid uver neaaaenes .inunuiw-
Dizziness, Grave!, M-Mi1a, and all tUKl'-uli irs of the
I'Mnor livpr. iind MrlnarT Orarans. hor FEMALE
DISEASES Monthly Ment-truations, and during
PriMmancv. it has no eiiual. It restores the organs
t imV; wmt-e the blooiL and lienee is The host BLOOD
PURIFIER. It is the only known remedy that cur-s
biimt'S DISEASE. For Diabetes, use WAUX-
i.-u's; s 1114 KFTES E.
For sale by Druggists and Dealers at $1.20
per bottle. l.arsrst itott-; in inemarKcu ny 11.
P03T OFFICE HOTIGE !
WINSTON TOBACCO MARKET.
Wisston, N. C, Dec. 23f lilt.
Lugs, common dark $-V0 $5 M
Lugs, , common bright, 5.00
Lnjni, Kood bright, 7.00 $ M
J Lugs, fancy bright i 12-00 (A I tt
Ieat, common iaric, ,..-b.w v -ww
eaf, cok1 dark .... h .00 (4 .tt
Leaf, common bright,- 6.00
.oaf. good bright JO.OO V 1Z.M
Wrappers, common bright 12.50 ft
Wrapper, rikkI briirlit W O.W
Wmppern, fine bright, JW.OO &
Wrappers, fancy briglil w.w , T.w
St. Louis Market quotAtUat.
Prieesffivn are for mods aboard cars r
ready lor aldpiueiit to desUnullon.
Dolta. Cta,
tOAt
MPork lr bbt. u
Dry Salt ..Shoulders Per lb.
- " Ciear hlb sides
" Clear side... " - '
Licon shoulders.... . 44 4
Clear Rib sides M H
" -lear tildes 1 V -
Hams I'laln " II
" Cunvased HIJ i
atA. -
Veneef I'erbW. 11 (
Fiour Extra Fancy W
Choice S n
" Fmnlly - .
Hne , 44 ' M
Corn Meal 44 t
Ortw .. H .
Cfirn White In Bnllt mTti Wt -V M
' Sack 44 i
" " Mixed In ButTf.. M
" "Sfwvta , W
otsMixea la; none... . u
" ' Hacks... ,.... ...
' '
From January 1st 18311, Roy rent wiil
be ono dollar per quarter, payable in ad
vance L L. Rrixolk, 1'. M.
from the elTects of the ivar, have paid
their debts, surrounded .themselves with
home comforts, aud many u tiiem nave a
surolus of money for the first time in year
The- agricultural interests of Rowan were
never so prosperous iw now. We have
one of ili: lagrest and niost successful
free Graded Schools in the State. Thw
widening of the gauge of the Western N p 4
ysi
p. i
H
L
E!
Bv virtue of a Mortgage executed by F.ph
raim Heilig to Alfred Uolshonw-r, datl May
2-5lh, 1878, amlregislered in Boik 54, p:ig
516, and upon which default baa been made,
I will sell at pubtic sale at the Court House
in Si-iHnrv, on Monday the 10lh day of Jan-
nary 1881, at 1 o'clock, p. m , One tract l
Lund containing 80 acres, adjoiuing the hnda
U. KailiHau will mine to our ad van' age of Alex. Miller, l A.Cauble, Cha.I!oIiihQiH
A lirotier effort will secfire the location aer Jec Ainer ier,CaMi.
he!" ol die cnM,lid..ted kUoPs of R. & D. I . ALFRKD IIOLSIIOLSR , Trnc.
ILiilroad for this gteat ! trunk . line from I St!., ISfsO. 8-1 a-pU
W. M. WARNER &. CO.. liCnEng:t.N.
f n Outfit sent free to those who wish toearrajre
rtn the most plea.tnt and proflable busineas
l U qutrtHl! We will furnish you everythliur. $1 ,
a day and upwards Is easily iaade without staying
away irom mnie over kizui. ru ii.-s nuaicrei.
Manv haw workers wanted at one,. Many are ma
king fortunes 2t the biL-Jnee-s. Indies make asiaueh I
as men. ana youmr rxivs ana nris waKe jreas pay.
No one, whoiswiilitto work falls to iaiiSmore
moTie.v every lav than can x made in m week at
any onUnary employrimu Tho.-e wl o eouge at
nnee Wilt find a aii.'.it fkuI to fortune.
A Idress, II. ii Vllett & Co., Portlaiut, Maine.
; si:iy
Prtoea on IIotsm. Mule. WsfTn.s, Madie Btery m
Imolomenls, FtvW and Urasa Needs e l-Fa
uppUcaUaa. H
Wm. If, PILJCE c CO.
, Louis, Urn,
H7
wienie
The Esprm, Chicago, says of Warner
Safe Kidney and Liver Cures -'It i, in
the highest sense, hvgenie, and cau lx
usexl by young and old with fsnni advwn-
tagts It gives the 1y rclh f yet aftain-
el, thift can Ik twmci Armanent, in
Bright Disease, aed thi a ...: xhonld
rank it higher i iLx oX iu.odio.i Vi-uinphs.
TIME TABUS
WE8TERH-D. C. BAILPOD
Takea efTet t Xoudar. K 5.4a A.M. ,
GOINOW.KTi UOINUXAST
Ut.TE. UUTI
t a:
S (Mr
aT
9 M
i aa
tn -j
in
u
i
1 02
1 V3
li
Law
s sa
4 SI
w
5 rs
. .j. . . . .
............. tTI
..Ihlrd Creek
.Klniwond....
M .Mates vine...
.....Catawba
.... , Newton
.Conova
...Hickory
i,....nien Alpine,,
. . . ... .Brtdzcw at .
..rW FrTt......-t-
.. Henry... .
Wat k Muattf ui.... . .
, PWU KTim IHMI
Iiuw run Oatly . Knndara exeerM
4
III
i4
m.n'
i 1
I
i i !
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