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LOCAL 11 55 .1 NEW TERMS. r i r. .. 1. lot ftntr r Innnn t-t- ' . .. l. ..i. nhnn m il'' ill t ip 14 .. ..A&ll ie as followeV 5 "ceSr, paid iu advance, 1.50 r itUvinBt delayed 3 months, 2,00 U a i .1 1 it ....... e 3f - - ,nd bcHi days 1 was one of the few bright we have had this jear. o Fisher street Tobacco riUfcrnlk ;i Warel lM cJpleM " advance the toiiraet time. . : -I A na f Editor of this paper is vis- ST ii i a a ' m t i tie ttiiueii of Kandoipn and uaviu- ielt will account lor aeticiences iu arhnent of this week's issue. y o dfrncken, of New Garden, Guil ii if, i preparing to open a store iuiidiiig formerlj occupied by the y - O K. Grabber isgetting well ; and tot less important, in fiiidiii" eat sou, tbat b Mr. I fnrd col iu the Mr. 1 what i tint hit neighbors and acquaintances feel concerned for his welfare. y jlie onMnuiiieatiou of our Correspon- ihntHSCB. uv 3 tl,i, wk'l psiier next. I 1 I I . was to hand rather late for Shall appear in our Uv T i. MrronfT waiogi tninenippf ... . a -7- - ... . vestt-nfavfox the nrt tune in t wo or isWfh, having been confined to his room l sjekneris M will in tht New Y lUown, as per advertisement, licit after eail under his own colors otliing business. He is now in relating iu his springstock. o . Be ru hart has moved from ci t to his owu new reaidcnce on Mr. I Ellis st the corfcijfof Tunis and Franklin Tho ljevf. Mr. Boone occupies the house mi F.llis liindo vacant by the removal of Mr. Bcrihkrdt. Jul in east on foxes iu ms siua SEnruhart, who lives ten miles Bringlo Ferry road, catches feteel trans. He says reyutud is st: to walk into a trap that he can W- ..... . aee, bat in ay be deceived by its conceal ment, taut he often hears them yelping st niclitl and that they steal chickens and evens "carry off full growu turkey s. I o We acknowledge tue receipt ol a sam ile of Mi's Journal of Health. It is fall of jirofitif He and interesting reading mat ter, uiai!y iu regard to health. It is the olilcst and most popular publication of its knit minis country. MINING. T. K. BRUNKR, MANAGER. Mr. S. T. Muffler "Grub" property. been discovered on it. Profi Kerr. State Geoloeist of Nrth Carolina, says of this miue: "This is a quartz vein, or rather croup of veins, the principal ones carrying va rieirateil cotiner. with a liri la chnlcomite. er lias bought the n'a hite, clirvsocidla, spt-calar iroD pr JL copper vela lie. 5f toi!,er TT1 TliWe gJdnnd copper vein Silver. The vei n is a large body of horn - oienae slate, thouli the prevalent rock of the section is a crav cueiss with a strike mines and Mixers. We enll attpntinn K-t and dip southeast of the Mm nf pn... .i I a true Hssnre, with a " -'"""S Jj( ouiiiues 10 me advertisement of Mr rarry Uosset, m tins paper, offering to purchase Gcdd, Silver, Lead, Copper and Sulphur ores, for which he will pay the cash. Mr.GoesetretiresentaintliU Richards Power &z Co.. of EiiitIaikI. 40. The direction N. W.t dip northeast 45 Prof. Eaates, late State Geoloeist of M in uesota, says of this proiterty : t I his is a trne vein, ami has perfect regularity, iu direction ha wall as in its walls, neither does it exhibit a tendency to run out into strings aud disappear, in the body ot the rock. buggy and wagon manufactory, two blacksmith shops, a steam cotton gin and sorghum will to which wUl soon be added a grist and saw mill, and an ex cellent school wit hi r a mile of the village. wluch has a very able and competent instructor at it head iu the person ef Rev. Dr. L. A. Eikle, a former president of the. North Carolina College at Mt. Pleasant. There are two physicians, Drs. Archie and Shaver, the former of whom, who recently married a daughter of Cant. J. A. Fisher, is preparing to build a handsome residence in the village. One of the business firms of the place is doing quite a big thing as buyers aud shippers of farm products. Since the begin uinc September last, or the cotton season they have handled smelters, who possess the best facilities for I CUKV Veln hssure, formed prior to that ami working refactory ores in England or else-1 &"Iut tim wUeu !t lme filled with the !, ti- ..... . . i- . I "iierni matter, and there It is destined to ship ... i-uiuip win m- anmueu 10 M. imiMu....i ,uin l l.n - urvm iiiiiiivii v v iin OUU England. Indeed, he has already ship- lied about a thousand tons from David son county. in 250 bales of cotton It appears to oc- and a large quantity of flour and grain, last, but probably not the least,' is immense number of eggs bought and ped by them. nary, 11593, up perraanen The rock in which it is embraced is a hornblende slate which has marks of being an altered rock. Besides it isonly abuut i of a mile wide, aud hence seems to tie an intruded mass in the Talco mica ceous slates; and if so. it furnishee a favorable indication of a valuable miue j on this ground alone." The mine is opened to a depth of 157 feet on the incline, and has already pro duced a large quantity of rich aud valua-1 pastor Ue ble ore. The vein at the present time is ti!' , , 4 feet wide, aud carries an averaire of 20 per cent, of copper, and 440 in gold aud silver per ton . This mine is fully equip ped with modern machinery, steam-hoist ing engine, air compressor, air drills, 90 horse power engine, etc. In the ore house there are about 3000 tons of first class ore, aud not less than 600 tons are stand ing iu the incline aud drifts on the. foot wall of the mine. The ore is the vitreous copper ore, bronite, malachite and chryso colla, all carrying free gold and silver. it is one of the nest defined fissure veins I have seeu in this couutrv carrviiic min eral : aud being only partially devel oped, shows a permanency which, with judicious and ecoi o nual management, C nuot tail to make this on" of the beat paying mines of the country. Enclosed are several assays From the J 1th of to date they have NOTES. Leaving Salisbury last Wednesday, the 21 st nit., in company with Mr. J. J. New man, we visited several' mines, among them, DUTCH CREEK. At this mine prospecting and under ground development is the only work going on. A new abaft has opened a nice vein of "peacock" ore. Next morning, on the way to Gold Hill, we drove oyer the "Eagle'1 and "Klau"' mines, both good undeveloped gold bearing mines. They are controlled by Mr. Newman. At GOLD HILL we were kindly received by Mr. Treloar, the Snpt., and Mr. Hambley, the efficient assayer. Work is progressing in me most satisfactory manner. The "Old Field" vein is proving all that had been anticipated. The pumps re going ct.-ulili- frtrlrinnr t.lm WAtRr t'rum ihtt ' I ik. ...... . . i. TT..i. i a.-...- . I ..... i t ; .w. .... .. .. . i I? i nli.l uli abaft Th ntiinrimw mt iIiaI v,d " " "uneu oiaies hiiiir, VUar-1 '""""H v.i..uom.u, ,,, icuuumg Randolph shaft. 1 he appearance ot the , . N . rrtA- tll i.,.. 0t HrRt araAti M1(.ilftr. I notice in the columns of your valua ble paper that a few of the first grade handled about ,t)aU dozen eggs. The next point I desire to mention is t KNOCUV1LLK, which for the congeniality and sociabili ty of its citizens cannot be excelled. It is a Lutheran community, aud within its corporate limits is St. Enoch's Church, an elegant modern structure. Near it. on the parsonage grounds, is a neat, comfortable cottage, iu which reside their v. W. A. Lutz, and his family. ritese good people uow have an excel lent school, presided oyer by Prof. R. G. Kizer, whose capacity as a first class instructor is rightfully appreciated by the patrons of the institution, whose pupils how number about seventy. In conclusion, 1 shall ever retain pleasant memories of the kiud courtesies shown by some of Enoch ville's citizens to a stranger who chanced to spend a few hours in their pretty little village. M. For the Watchman. Our Free Schools. Dear Watchmah: I bat express the sentiments of the tax-payer and the in terest of the poorer class of children ot Rowan County when I say that the coun- madc of ty Hoard of Education acted very wisely Description : Tolerably compact spe cimen, consisting of purple copper, green carbonate, aud porous brown oxide of iron, with a few particles of free irold visible, only a little quartz present. Locality : Uap Creek, Ashe Couutv. north Carolina. Sampler : Calvin J. Cowles. nesuu : uoui, d and ao-iuuu ounces per ton of2,000 lbs.; Silver, 35aud330-1000 ounces per ton of 2,000 lbs.; Copper, 37.44 per cent.; Micxle, none. George P. Hanna, Mclter. Locality -.Gap Creek, Ashe Coanty, North Carolina. a a . description : Largely qnartz, with a trifling amount of slat v matter; shows academies of our coanty, are alaimed at the action of our Board of Education in reducing the pay of first grade teachers. They say we will have no more good schools. What a pity ! They also say that the Board of Education acted strict ly contrary to the spirit of the school law of 1881. Well, it is also strictly con trary to the spirit of that same law to nse the free school money iu any academy er anywhere else except in a public school. But some of these very same stockholders in academics are eager to use the free school funds iu their iu their academies, and moch oxide of iron, carbonate of copper sometimes to the disadvantage and great as E;;s.T Without wishing to be consid tred at alt; ej-otistie, Mfc J. D. McNeely has shinned' 4,187 dozen to one house alone wijjliin the course of two or three veuke. lliir market, though abundantly upliedU still paying frouj 12 to 15 eta perdozel It o ' ' If ' A Mistkk. The report of the arrest sad iiuprUuiHiieut of Cornelias Litdker in Idaho.' awaiting the requisition of Gov. Jarps to briug him to trial for killing Robert Harris of this county, is probably 'untrue, as nothing in coulirtun tiou of it -has been received here. I Subscription Rates : The 8dij-ei iptioti rates of the Carolina natckmun are as follows : paid iu advance, $1.50 lyai't delayed 3 mo's2.00 ayiu't del'ed 12 mo,s2.50 nlace indicates that the work will be pushed with reasonable vigor, with good prospects of permanent success. We walked over the "McMackiu," "Troutman" and the "Union Geld and Copper" properties. The McMnckiu and Troutinan are complex ores, galinito, carrying gold, silver and copper. Mr. Newman con trolls these properties also. THE CROW ELL MINE, nnder the superintendence of Mr. C. G. Viele, was next visited. Here prospect ing aud some si nice-washing is being carried on. The severe weather has greatly retarded work at this place. GRAY HARRIS MINE. From the Crowell. our horses' heads were turned to Davidson county. In this county ths miuiug interest is quite lively. In the Silver Valley district much activity exists, Mr. Gray Harris has opened a bold veiu of quartz which is hiffhlv anriferous. Three shafts have been sank 20 to 90 feet. EMMONS MINE. Work is going on here. The machinery from the Baltimore Gold aud Silver miue (which has been abandoned) is being n laced on this orooertv with a view of i . - opening it up. THE "HEDRICK MINE," recently purchased by Mr. M. P. Gossct, of England, is being opened. A shaft is being put down with the view of in tersectiug the vein at a considerable J THy, ftaliik rr T .no cji madum y fellows shall not employ a r the surface. I W ..tT aasistant teacher during jthe free scIh most limpid streams of water, the grandest mountains, tracts of fertile soil and salubri ty of climate unsurpassed. It is annually sought by dwellers in the lowlands, and a retreat m whkfcpeotnfort ami health e to be found. This section is iurliJ by the Western North Carolina .railroad of the lines of the Richmond sad Danville svstem. The &ifh 1C tv,.j- mr T v-' mm a t m W anra Imxki rants. I saw in your paper some days ago an extract from a northern paper, stating that a Mr. Volmer was in the State of Pennsylvania looking after immigrants for this State. As a supple ment to this, I have to say that, through the influence of this Mr. Volmer and Mr. Jno. T. Patrick of this place, thirty -four citizens of Pennsylvania have settled on in Anson coanty in the past two ; this number iuclndes onlv men boys old enough to do form work ; some others with capital rnmrinir from $5,000 to $100,000, are prospecting wiui a view to investing part of their capital with us. All who cam seam to be well pleased with the country. Cor. Xetrs and Observer, Feb. 20. FARMERS AND GARDNERS LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST ! - farms week 8 aod and The Wilmington Mar says the South ern Ore Company, ef that city, have now on the way here a shipment of several tons of ore, which must be unusually m v a a ncn. ir. Deno snowed us yesterday a gold button from the works, which weighed over an on nee, and is worth $21 .50. Seven pounds of the ore yielded this very large tier centage of gold ; and at that rate, one ton ef the ore will, when reduced under the process of the Southern Ore Company, yield $6,325. This is really a flue beginning, and we congrat nlate the stockholders on their excellent prospects. The Philadelphia Times in speaking of the contested case of llassey vs. Wise, says: Jay Hubbell, the distinguished king of the assessment pirates, has just testified under oath in the Virgtuia con tested case of M assay vs. Wise, that he collected $260,000 daring the last cam paign, $10,000 of which was sent to assist the Mahone repudiating crowd in the Old Dominion. If $260,000 could yield uear- ly sixty Democratic majority in the next House, bow many Republicans would have been chosen if all the clerks aud ' BKOWWS torn IMPROVED DISTMBUTO lJNllli IS JUST WHAT YOU WANT! WITH IT voTi can tint ont evenlv and nnifnt-ml'v ' tf Tour Stable Manure, Compost, Hack, &c, teachers and the stiaskholders iu the officers had aid up, so that Hubbell would have had $400,000 to expend Y Cel. and peacock copper ore. bampler: Brought from the mine by A. D. Cowles, and specimens taken (from the boxful submitted) by the subscriber. ltesuit uoid. and 37O-1UU0 ounces. inconvenience of district children. And m . ms .. 1 some ot tnem win ao a good deal ot questionable work to get it. I noticed at the meeting of the Board of Education, on the first Monday of January last, that per ten of2,000 lbs.; Silver, Uaud235-i000 some of the stockholders aud friends of . ' - - I a . a ouuees, per ton ot 2,000 libs.; Copper, one ncaaemy were bo anxtons to use me 23.825 er cent. George B. Hanxa. J free school hinds that they made a streu- Mslter. ,uous oOort to get it at their academy, I n'li iti ItfWil tswl titfsflt 'Ama anil tf n frict, to the great iaeon reft fence of a eon Ti Mine Owners and Minnie Co's. Tbe underslened are prepared to purchase ores of (Jold, Silver, Lead, Copper, and suliihor, In un- uuiuea qaaouties. 10 oe aeuveieu at nearest rail way station, according to market, prices. Cash payments, contracts entered into for one to fifteen years. Kjchakds Powkk & Company, London and Swansea, Eneland. All letters .-mould be addressed to a. Parry (Josset, Thomasvlllc, Davidson Co.,i'.C., sole Agent I or me initeu suties. Vt:lypa GOLD KlifME Marsh T. Polk, the defaulting treasurer of Tennessee, who is in jail at Nashville, cannot speak above a whisper, He iamaciated, dispirited aud evidently gettiug worse. At four o'clock on Wednesday morning the heart and other vital parts of the body of the late Pope Pius IX, were removed with solemn ceremonies from tbe crypt ! where they had been deposited since his death and placed permanently in a mar ble urn near the tomb of the Stuarts. What a Extra Session Meaxb.- Have the Republicans in Congress consid ered what the call of an extra session under such circumstances will mean? It will be a proclamation by the President to this ef fect: UA reduction of taxation, including a revision of the tariff, is necessary. The people demand it The Republican major ity lathe last Congress has shown itself un- 'ON EIGHT OR TEN ACRES PER DAY. It is the cheapest and most efficient machine of the kind known, and will distribute broadcast, single drill or in two rows at once any width and in any desired quantity. The farmer will, in one year, get back many times the price of the farm right and ma chine in the increased yield of his crop alone, to say nothing of money saved which he has been paying for fertilizers, and the permanent improvement of his land. Read the following certificates from Louisiana planters, where the machine was in vented and has been thoroughly tested tor the last four years : Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, July 20th, 1881. " This is to certify that we have used Browns Patent Distributor, and can say EVERY- THING in its praise, as it distributes stable and barnyard manure, cotton seed, sc.j evenly and uniformly, in any desired quantity, both in single drill and two rows at once sny width. We further recommend it for its cheapness and simplicity, as there is not a piece about it but what can be had on every farm, which enables everyone to be bis own repairer, (signed, D C MORGAN, C C 8M1TH, W L DkGraffereid, T J WILLIAMS, THOS WOOD, D PAULK, And a host of others. A B SCRD3ER, W C HIN80N, M L BOWMAN, R G COBB. JOS. A POWELL, J R MERIDETH, rhere This Machine took it was exhibited. the first prize medals at all Western State Fairs in 1880, A. Siide Machines $12. In Clibtis of Two or More, $11. pfAgents wsnted in every County in the State. Address, B&0WN ft NICHOLSON , Proprietors, Charlotte, N. B. H. MARSH, Agent ft Manufacturer - Salisbury, N. G. ' siderable number of the district children, I able to accomplish it. I am under the neccs- notwithstanding there tea splendid 1 sity of calling an extra session of the new school house near the center of the same I Congress that the Democratic majority in depth below the surface. recently opened by Mr. S. T. Muffler, 1 veai . 4( J We iuvto the attention of afflicted per sons to e advertisements of Dr. Wm. Hrandreth.i published in this paper. We have the pleasure of a personal acquain tauce wilh him, and also have some ac quaintance with his mediciues, and can ii cominend, both. o We arev indebted to Mr. Lee S. Over- raan tor a. copy of the "Hand Book of North Carolina,'.' embracing much of valuable information to all persons alio desire to ktiew something of our territory, iU natural divisions, climate, woods, wntars, minerals, population, &c, . fee. We have combiued two of its tables on ths first pagsfif this paper, showing popula tion, squaVe miles, acres improved and uauuproved by counties, which will be valuable as a reference table on these subjects. A Mr. Yates, cue of the miners iu the Com ad lu njj,, fou from a bBckf)tf a distance 6 90 feet into the pumps of the main engine shaft, breaking an;arm, sev eral ribs and hi8 backbeue. His injaries ue proyed fatal. A cousin ef his, by aume name, met his death at Hoover "ill a fewlyreeks since. Some of tbe old workings cared in, forcing the water into I H IVUIiniAKA ..1 AA- a . . .a . . ...... suait. ac the time, three wen were in the bottom. Tbe water came lose faat s to bewilder the men. Thev T tp -peket at their dngers' ends, yet f only lluug t the gide8 of the 8haft ud jerke4i Uis signal bell in such a mac r as to ttmler their meaning unintelli gible, in - - vyu luninies mo water was nfteen ft .1- m . .. "Tf P wo 01 the men were ea' wlle Mr. Yates lost his life. The - s said they thought the shaft had fsa in, afld they had given up all hope uf Rett iim r 18 developing in the most satisfactory man ner. The vein is bold, incased in walla j of solid blue slate. The shaft is being sunk oh the incline of the vein. The ore is highly cupriferous, with an occas ional trace of gold. SILVER VALLEY MINE. As formerly stated, the output of this mine has been sold to a smeltinc firm iu Swansea. Wales. Durinir the winter f - w mouths no ore could be hauled to the rail road. They have on tho dumps ome- tbinir annroachine 800 tons of ore. At n lose n t they are heistine ore from one mw- m mm- : shaft, and dropping a large pump into a new shaft. As soon as the roads will al low constant travel, they will con t inn e shipping their ores. A hard drive brings us to HOOVER HILL. More extensive notes of the work and prospects of this miue were taken, aud a will be reported iu next week's paper. By AARON BARNS, 8 miles West of Taylorsville, Alexander co. Of this Mine Prof. Kerr, State Geologist, writes: 44 The. package of brown ore sent mo an t a ina a vara trrut tutr nenfaira f M free geld. If the vein is of any conside- rable size it will pay well to work it. As far as developed the ore seems to be abundant. district. Nvorthejes8,$r.here their acad emies are cent rally located insx district, it might be well enough to let those acad- cmy fellows nave tue nee school lumis with the understanding that all children it hin school age in auyeucb district shall have the privilege of going to school 111 such academy at least . lour mouths in each and even, year free of charge : with the further uuaej'staoding that these 00I term except sucu as have a first grade certificate. With such aa arraugemeut we might have good schools, and tlieu these academy fellows may pay their teachers $40, $50, or $100 dollars a month, if they see proper to do so, and it will make but little difference with the poor class of children iu such district or the tax payers cither. The writer is iu- tormed that a short time- since one 01 our academies had a good many ad vane the next House of Rspresentstives may sat isfv an evident requirement of the day and a popular demand which the Republican majority in the last House proved itseu un able to 'satisfy. New York Evening Post. It is asserted that more money is an nually brought intorEast Tennessee by sales of marble than by sales or wheat. There is s law in Geargia requiring emigrant agents to pay a license fee of $900 iu every county in which they solicit emigrants. Yazoo City, February ,28. A fire at Vauhan's last nisht destroyed the entire town excepting Burminghams hotel and depot. Toe heaviest losers sre 1 ucaeracanarp John Morganton, Sharp Tucker Co. gen . mi 1 i.'.ll.. ! era I merchants, l ney were an paniauy in sured. Nashville, Peb. 28. The case of ex Treasurer Polk wss called la ths criminal court to-day but was continued, owing.to the illness of the prisoner. The city engineer of Atlanta, Ga., ex pects to pave or macadamize five miles of streets of . that city aud pave fifteen miles of sidewalks this year. It is stated that the stock of Jersey cattle brought iute the Sooth is general ly as fine as any in the world, ot these there are very many one specimens in South Carolina The New York Sun says congress has a very easy way out of i ts trouble-t hat all it has to do is to abolish all the internal revenue taxes except those on spirt ituous liquors, and For information apply to A. C. Mcintosh, pupils from a distance vthe principal leave the tariff where it is for the pres- of the school got ti is 94U per month uur- Taylorsville, or on the premises to AARON BARNS Taylorsville, Feb. 27. 1883. $0;3t ent. DIED. At his home near 23d, Mr. Daniel Coil Ho was a highly esteemed citizen, and his removal is China Grove, Feb. aged 71 years. is a loss to his neighborhood. MARRIED. On the 2211 nit., iu Franklin Township, at the resident e of lulw&Td few ink. by W. L. Kluttz, Esq., Jacob A. Cuuble aud Sarah A. Kcunerly. ing the free school term (which of course made the nee school vert short) and at thc same time employed an assistant teacher dm intr the free school terra for 15 per month to teach the district fcliil th en. Would it uot bo better nnder such circumstances for our poor and more il literate class of children to have a longer term of free schools with a 2d or 3d grade teacher T Parents and tax -pay era, is that the way our free school money must ma 9 'Pit a i i.'nlnr mf Mi 1 a ei tiola mav lfsfklf j s asm a vnuvi tmo i 1 iviv "-J w v' m" the county over, and he will hint that where the free schools are taught iu a district school house centrally located iu . . ; . 1 1 a district, as tlie law requires, iney uuvo but little or no trouble about then R. J. Best, of Georgia, has contracted with Messrs Meroney and Brothers to man- facture his cotton planter and guano dis tributor, also his "King of the Field" Plow This, with Mr. Nicholson's manure distribu tor manufactured at Marsh's, gives us quite an influx of recent inventions in the agricul tural implimcnt line. Salisbury Cor. Char. Jour. At Maryville, East Tennessee, there is a factory which manufactures buttons ot lussei shells gathered from the various rivers. 1 lie nations are sum 10 oe very fine aud give much satisfaction. Tlie de- tuaod is fully equal to the capacity of this mill. "There is ah apple tree iu Rabun conn ty, Georgia, that is probably tue largest on the eontinenr. 11 snnues tue g rente r part of a farm yard, and in oue year the . a 1 A . m I 1 owner gathered '4 uusneis 01 appiea from it, besides what his stock destroyed. He received twenty -five cents per bushel for them from wagoners." schools. Feb. 26, 1883. For tbe Watchman. Salem Pnblic School. Mr. Lditoi: : An entertainment was The Gap Creek Copper Miue. The property of the Rich Knob Copper Company, promises to be the richest mine I given by the pnpils of Prof. A. W. Oweu'g school at Salem Church on the evening f the 20th met. the pupils of the school were well trained, and acquitted themselves in all their parts admirably well, reflecting much credit upon their teacher. The entertainment was quite a treat to a very large and appreciative auditory. A. Citizen. Feb. 24, 1883. Piedmont Section 'aud North Carolina. At the bottom wide and will At a recent election in Philadelphia Air 5 2 ?.-utedineii, there were chosen 17 " "lb ,ca ad 14 Democratsthe old tye Republican majoi it( of 1 1 (Ul uown to 3 "allots- w K0t f; "Itetioi,. i -a ft Only Ji 0.121 c polled, being a falling off of 1 thc.vole iu the Piidi.ti-.l ever opened in the feta to. 1 he property consists of two hundred and fifty acres of land, covered with a heavy growth of valuable timber, aud is situated near Gap Creek in the southeast corner of Ashe county, ou one of the branches of the New River. A 12x14 incline has been snuk and is now down one hundred and sixty feet ; vein is four feet wide, and quality of ore is increasing in value. At the -sixty feet level a drift has been rnu on the vein over 200 feet out through the side of the mountain . and from this level a winze has been sunk on tlie vein 60 feet, the ore increasing in value and vein in size all the way down, of winze, veiu is 4 feet are rage 20 per cent, copper and (40 in gold to the ton. At the 100 feet level it is proposed to drive ou tlie veiu oat through the side of the mountain." This will pass below tlie bottom ot tbe winze aud through the body of rich ore shown to be there by the present developments. Prof. Emmons, late Slate Geologist of North Carolina, says ot tins mine: "This miue is copper, and the special mineral which prevails is the.vitreious ore, together with the blue carbonate and cbrysocolla, or silicate of copper, 1 did not notice any of the yellow sulphurets, though tho most chaiacteiistic specimens came from a depth of from 50 to 00 feet. This fact furnishes an indication that the vitreions ore is likely to prevail, an ore which, upou an uvorage, will probably be 1 twice, us 1 ich as the yellow sulphurets." . . a 1 a. h-vriri- 1 rions Butlers who nave acquired reputa- V lUl V. I - " . . . - . , tions as pious writers says, u is uonoiiui, however, whether for hard pan devout- tmi8 uiv of these clerical Butlers have i Western produced any thing eclipsing Uot. uen Butler's Fast Day proclamation. The clerry of Massachusetts have re- Its objective southern point is Atlanta, a I ceived rather an unexpected blow from . . j mm aaa 1.: r ... 1 - ... 1 1? . rv.. 1 . tiov. miner, who hi iii rw xjwj motion, exhorts them, "ou that day to feed their flocks with the Divine Word. and not to discourse upon political or other secular topics which may divert the serious thought of the people from the humble worship of the Father." A Texas paper describes au 8,000 acre ranch iu that State entirely devoted to the breeding of ponies for children. Tbe breeding stock consists of seven .Shetland stallions and forty-five mares, all tlior oughbred, and 200 small spotted pony mares. These little ponies range over t he iirairics like sheep, aud are described as The New York Sun iu speaking of va- j very geutle. The Great western floods of 1883 and 1847 ware followed bv cholera epidemic, and at the present time it will be well for peeple of the Ohio.valley to remember that sanita ry care is the price of public health. Two of the ol d est and best remedies sre All- cock's Ponors Pi. ast eus and Braspkx&s Pills. They are celebrated household ne cessities. For sprains, rheumatism, nai&g in the side, back, or chest, 'or any suffering that is accessible from the exterior, All cock's Porous Plastkrs are prefect ion, while for regulating the blood, Bkasdbkth's Pills are unequsled. Always keep them on hand. 18:ly. SALISBURY MARKET. BACON HAMS BUTTER CHICKENS EGGS COTTON CORN FLOUR FEATHERS EODDER HAY MEAL OATS WHEAT WOOL 0 m SO te IS 20 to 25 12 to 15 7 to f 60 to ' 2.40 to 2.5o 20 to 50 55 to 60 35 to 4$ 60 to 05 45 to 50 75 to 1.00 25 to 35 r viW CORRECTED WEEKLY BY JOHN SHEPPARD, . . . . AUCTIONEER Lugs, common " " to medium. " medium to good good to very good . good and fine. ..... Leaf, common ' 44 to medium u medium to good . . . I oaaiI In (itiu 14 II Wrappers, common 44 good M fine . 3 i &3 .3gl3 .6 &7f 5 1 4i6 .4 &$i 5i7i 35 941 No fancy wrappers, cutters or lugs offer ed, as yet. oroyreijsive citv of nearly 50,000 iuhabi tants. Between Washington and Dan ville, Va., the point where the Virginia Mid land and the Richmond and Danville come together, the country is replete with scenic and historic interest. The Midland has onsrbeen an important routeof southern BUSINESS LOCALS travel, and since its combination with the! tTmiaIIv tha dercrv ef that State use Fast Raw hides of various kinds, several kinds . . . . I J .. , I".! . ,. .. , J 1 . 1 ..U1 . davs as a time to veninaie meir ponucs, or noi-ea, uyn wuuu, tiuui rgcwvre For the Watchman. Jottings by tbe Way. Mr. Editor : Progressive strides are now being made by certain localities iu Rowan which seem to me worthy of men tion, and your reporter feels called upon to note a tew of the most prominent in stances. 1 here are indications of an ad vance movement in many of the rural and industrial pursuits of the good work ing people of our staunch old There is a decided improvement in the manner ol cultivating the lands: more care taken iu the preparation of the soil better and much improved arrangements made for the protection ef stock, aud in nearly every instance sirns of comfort aud thrift are to be seen. And besides Richmond and Danville it has become a still more popular avenue. The line ot the Kahmond and JJanvnie between Danville and Atlanta, possesses pe culiar mi vantages as a locality tor the cut ti vation of the soil. It is popularly Known as the Piedmont section, and is remarkable for its salubrity and its beauty of scenery. It has attracted a thrifty population since the opening of this railroad, and there are yet abundant and cheap tanas avaiiaoie. These lands are being purchased and trans- and a custom in vogue for many years win be difficult to alter. Char. Journal. A number of ladies of Sumter, 8. C. have onrauized a silk association, bought land near the town, purchased inolberrv trees and silk worm eggs, given notice of application for a charter, and entered upou the venture in a very bus! neaa like manner. The ladies propose to bay a reel and reel off the silk iu Sumter , instead of sending the cocoons oft, and j hope to have at some time a silk manu factory. 1 The Mexican Treaty. Tlie Mexican .......1 .! it'lii'.l. Bnilar tli tMtalr r In have free entry into the United States, 1 n tak"- Al'l''.v Boydeu House. it will be noticed, all raw materials. - T;. 7 " VHVIVO !"W Ul SUAlll VHIVU MVMe, Eating Irish PotOoas, Psarl hominy and Grits. At A. PARKE ITS. WANTED. A good Milch Cow, also I 25 or 50 bushels of good chareoal piue are, oils for soap, make up numerically thef greater part of the list. Coffee is already j on the free list in onr tariff. The Ameri-1 cau prouucis aammeu into .mi-xivu mn. The Washington Post says if the ma jority in Congress could get the consent tare almost wholly manufactured articles, of its own disordered mind, it could j a fact that makes the treaty a particular- readily find plenty tan ft bill this week. Ij of time to pass a j ly desirable om- t.r us. In slim r, the pro visions of the treaty secure our manufac turers, duly free, an intptwtant variety of raw niateriM), ami, on the other hand, for The Springfield Republican ocasional liecomea facetious it observes that oo n a new and impoi taut market formed into productive farms, and owing n,iues of the feminine persaasion are to I their manufactured goods, jrrom what . . . , . . I . . ... i i i I. - . i . . . : .r . I - . t 1H known oi me pio iion ui uiv utu- im nt, the advantage seems largely ou our t.A rnmirded with suspicion, and notes as at munles. the Emma mine, that Mr. , county. to tne general farorable conditions existing the inhabitants are steauny increasing in number and prosperity As an inducement to permanent popula tion, the railroad company have introduced! Methodists have become toe familiar. liberal features. They not only aid the intending settler in securing a location by o . . f . ... - - corresDondcnce. buttavor nim with nom Sehenck knows something abouWand the aide. -Boat on JmasM-ma laaueiia mine, wiiu wmvu mmm -"imj hold give the many well regulated farms that it was my pleasure to notice in passing thro' centiTe to personsl investigstion a small portion of our coanty, I cannot timately purchases, they transpor mil uiriiiiu uiiici iiinin iu iiiis i-wmiec- tion which point to the industrial thrift of the people. While making a short stay at CHINA GKOVK wo were surprised to learn to what di- mensioiis, in a eoniniei rial little village has attained. three stores, all The Floods. Vicksbn re, Miss., Feb. 24. The levee broke at Panther Forts, inal rates of fare upon their road, as an in- 25 miles below Arkansas ,nj, on tne IP II - A H1DMI HI C. VCBW-IIH.I . vi.i.- Tkeatmkst or Bulhs, An ounce of nitrate of soda dissolved iu four gallons of water is said to be a quick and good stimulant for bulbs to be applied twice a week after the pots are filled with roots i and the flower spikes ate fairly visible. port his housed is 150 yards wide, and the water is going A large haudfulof soot or about a pint, offKt at roatlv reduced rates and throuirh from turee ro ionr ww uwP. m r r JrrT him. without charge, a one thousand througi Tbe water from this sense, the Thev have seeming to be doing a mil cage ticket. The advantages of this section are fast becoming known, and with the improved railroad facilities offered, another region noted for its nicturcsaueness is rising in promince. This is Western North Carolina. This beautiful country abounds in the rich- prosperous business, a cabinet shop and 'est mineral deposits, the fiucst fruits, the rmvoaae will over- insrscd in the same qnautity or water for flow a large section of country, and pas a day or two. will give you a safe and ex- nd an o ilet in eel lent stimulant ; also good aud safe is a S I II 11 Illll. xw .. I ' , i t. 1 tlie Ouachita. In conseqnence of tlie quarter in a pouuu oi irosn vo-uuug water being over tue iraca m iwKfr i 'i" " "'S" s",wu rr W1 - A A Wm m I 1 . ua.aau..1 A . . ' - ST t I. aba n . . V I . creek, ou tlie Y icksburg K MiSMissippt useo an rrquirw. " -.imu- Railroad. no tram will leave Here tu w"1 uw " night for the east. 1 ue overnow was 1 appuew iwnwim j whcmi u .. . a mf a j& 1 I a. I aa aka-I au u a nun , u . t ii I . A fcj l l t i ft, Il il caused by the neavy rains as m mgiii. iuir bwsiwih.v umu mv w COMPOST 1 COMPOST i : I have now on hand a stock of com posting materials-Aud i' h o phatks, i Wisif m i t D An ami iiKonnar tnan Avar K. VllbwlvAi VvV siva v,-v v,i iiioii v- v wj v fore offered. Am also daily expecting a ear lead of "Gknuine Geuma.n Kaini i (or German Potash Halt), an excellent and popular lermiaer iwcu, ae icn ;i n uummi one com poster. Call early aod secure or leave orders fot what you want. J. Allen Brow n tf 4 Malaria, cuius and Fever, and BllUoua attaciis poaraveij ewa wiui tmorj n siadiihiu t urf i- -a lutalUble remedy : never faua to cor the mo.- ; obstpiate, long standing cases where Out nine SJuti all outer remedl s had latled. They arc preear -expressly for malarious sections, la double box two kinds ot Pills, cootauunztt strong cathartlcai. a calU breaker sugar-coated; containing to ouuuj -or Mercury, caosing no grtping or pntvuig-; they a mUd sad efBcleiit, eeruun In their etuu and hanr. less la all eases ; they enectaully i-leunse the systt ... and give aew Ule and toae to the body. As a boas' hold rmed) they are unequnled. For Urcv com plaint their equal is not known ; nne box will hav . a wonderful effect on the worm- ess They ar- used -fiSd presurtlied by pJivsli-i ins. and sold Tk druggists everywhere, or sern by mall. and ' cent boxea. Emory's Little CatltMrttc fills, mm ever made, only is cents, standard Curs ''orv Nassau Street, New York. i 4My FOI SALE BYJi N. ENNISS. , . . ...
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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March 1, 1883, edition 1
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