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LQCAL, AUGUST 2, 1883. iDsiifiption p"lLJOn rates of the Carolina iittlc , :tias follows : ft Hfl"aavance,$1.50 I f JWdSmoWW i ,111 giveralcom Jiiications too late to hand tins resi- JVr p - 3 i 0 . has erected a new w saltern part of the town. )ence in 0 melancholj licence reigns over the fZm rnionjOffice at this place. Nary , tick com es frfut the instruments. iraUvofo.iripeoi.!e are away at I r itilfiie moi:nl;ni8, whilmg or- - the ,varin season. itent has iLoved into his esidence, on beautiful situation and the im- K, I.. II. CI -n;rAl lesidence, on Ellis street mx la Lce.nei.ts mail very deeided -4- The new bani building is about coitf- and thelashier, MrI. H. roust, v, wilrtttnen for business some time dining thi eek. x 111 n the streets were filled with farmers and ,.,.ir funics n last Saturday. They v..,a breath iukf spell for a few days now. as Wxt ofkjie crops are laid by. - f :0 Col. Andrew IVesident of the West. K.C ibihoad, aptl Col. hHogg,tf Wash iDCton .City, cpillpcted with the Internal Avenue uriigiwere in town A little newspaper noise about a Cali fornia hay field of 30 acres turning off 50 tone of timothy bay. M. L. Holmes of this place has cut three tons of hay at a cutting from a one acre lot of clover and orchard grass, year after year. The California field is not much to brag on. p A painter of this place proffered a kias to the better half of another gentleman of the Brush and Bucket, whereupon painter No. 2 called painter No. I a "low down gentleman." A strike ensued in which No. 2, when smitten sorely with a two pound weight, concluded bo had bet ter make snch terms as wore best for his interest, aud accordingly did. Case for the Mayor. Prof. W. H. Neave will leave the latter part of this week for New York city, for the purpose of acquainting himself thor oughly with the mechanism of the piano, so that he can do all the tuning necessa ry. He has been forced to do this in self defence, as the want of a tuner at the time needed has occasioned much trouble and vexation in giviug grand concerts. He wilt spend a month or six weeks in one of the best factories in the city. . o Morgan's Colored Minstrels will again enliven the citizens of Salisbury, next Wednesday evening, Aug. 8th. The pro- (rva Til 111 A will 1 10 an ontirulir nanr nt.a ......... u ...a. w tu Vll VII UU . VIII I with the addition of first-class clog-dancing, and many other pleasant features which will ensure to the audience such an entertainment, of its kiud, as is seldom surpassed. Innocent and chaste in jokes and acts, all are sure to enjoy it. 4f you wan i to laucii ana ne merry Here s your r.hanre. Tuesday The cool weather we have had this week probably due jf a severe hail storm in the mountains J Sunday hist. It was terj r severe at Ljjmoir and about Blowing Rock. 11 la protracted meeting ew's Evnng. Lutheran . . l u . i.. : ....... 1 ... . 'clinich, tins COUlfly, uegiiiiuug oouiiubj Woretlie secouo feunday in August, and - following week. liev. Jpastor. 1 O There wHl b I held at St. Mat eitenduig into t H. Stroheckei pi Southern wires have reach office rs estabfisj fTelegraph Company's efl this.poiut, ami a new ifd in the room lately wcated by the Mlsi-h. IJorali. Mr, Moore, tlie Western Ujiil striker, has been em ployed, by this nfw company, anchnow Las charge 61 itsjoBice here. A-iegro to ua fknown very brutally aud seriously sjsault d a white man, whose name we I'tfihl not ascertain, with anai bundle in t hSugar Springs locality d Tiu-sdav eveiang hst. The white try much scarrsd and s man came out bruised. -9-0- We call attentioji to the advertisement of the I uiversityint North Carolina in r w this issue. Tliuialtthoi ities of this vener r 'i i s able institution slrt' laboring to. place it alongside the bctin the land. Parents and guard uuisa t'ifiviteu to examiue its chiims. -o Mr. Joseph Il(iiii has mored away the iiii ow umldidg on itbe corner below the bank, on-Main s iet, and rolled it back to the rear end dfliid lot. fitteil it. on fm , t. acQtnfoitable teheinent. and is now en ifonie new resi- IMUCe Ol) the L'rfotilld fnrni.rU- neonniuil W the old buiidhfc. acawEST. Vbki little negro boys were Wttrng thenisef ies near an undermined wnk of earth aM Mowery's brick yard, Tuesdav, wlieuUjt gave way aud buried mm clean out -of si-ht. Meu near at 1 i . . ti uu ran to theju relief, and by diligent mtf shovels sbhii t them out. One of them looked aslit' his erp wow hnn eap out of by head, aud he w onn- uiuiayu. tue otner uau a woken tliigl, anljwas badly used ui). It Fa8 .-Hiarrow escake for the llrtte flln- . , . , M verannlv t..,i i. I r i it prompiuess I 1 w workman - Strange Accidxt. Mr. John A. Sni der was startled yesterday by the explo sion of a small dynamite torpedo which he was carrying-fu one of the pockets of his pants. He escaped with a slight bruise in the groin, and two or three abrasions of the arm which bled pretty freely. Some pieces of silver money in his pocket were twisted out of shape by the force of the explosion, and these, it js thought, saved him from more serious damage. P'ttiee of bmH NJ luorninir Ut7:jyt.a,.'s- Dkatu ok Mn$.iBcls.Mrs. Malinda lil is, relid of tin! 1 U ICf Pjace, died at the resi tewis, iu Atlanta, Sat l4st at 3 o'clock, aeed l-ii'i remains KmnK """is place lor luiermenl: i n. fo.;i- W alisl,llryS(Iheterv. Tl.o fnn.l T'stook nlloi nt n. is u-.- Sunday: afternoon at 4 o'cloek, KT. Ill- ...! Iai .TT1W ""'Glaring. ve Jears. Something quite interesting in tile way of trials for violation of the revenue laws were -being heard before Comniisiou er M. L. Holmes, yesterday aud dav be fore Mr. Dolph lleilig was bound over to the federal court on the chame of unusual laxness in the discharge of his duties as store keeper. It appearing from the evidence that he had suffered the ca pacity of the still to be very materially increased without the governments knowl edge or consent : and also that he was a very secret and very dark partner in the distillery. Mr. Kluttz the distiller was also tried and bound over. Friends need not be solicitous for their welfare fortthey are republicans in good standing and will, therefore never meet the pun ishmeut prescribed for the offense. o- The Southern Telegraph Company have opened up their office here and Mr Moore, a late Western Union Operator presides over the wires. The building se cured by them is the best for the pnrpose in Salisbury, and a neater and tidier of fice would be hard to find. One set of instruments are clicking away on the desk, and another has been shipped and will be placed shortly. It is understood that the two wires already in operation will be supplemented with two more in a few days, as a force is already on the way with them. The wires of this Company connect with the American Rapid, the Baltimore and Ohio, audthe Merchants' and Bankers' at Richmond and Wash ington, thus' giving Salisbury communi cation with all points North and West. The Cotton Future reports were deliver ed at this office in five minutes after the operator at New York tickled the wires. A uniformed messenger boy will deliver all messages, and in many other ways the Company mean to work a reform, in order that business meu may have the utmost facilities for rapid communication. The Charlotte and Concord offices: will be ready for work in a very short while. A force is already at work on the Char lotte, Columbia aud Augusta branch; o The Snake Joke. Some time ago, not so long but that it may be remembered, several ronnc ladies determined on a practical joke. They made a nice medi um sized snake of black calico, and tying a jerk-string to its head, placed it on the corner of the street under the gaslight. They awaited the result on a portico fa vorably situated. A merchant came hastily down the street, saw the snake, and with a startled expression and nerv ous motion he hurled a stone at this sub tle deceiver of mankind. But the subtle deceiver escaped in the grass. Next came a young lawyer. He regarded the reptile for a moment aud promptly stepped for ward and began a vigorous assault with ins cane, l be snake, lie afterwards told. was a peculiar one, differing from all others from the fact that it could leap quite a distance without the assistance of its coil." He tried hard to kill it. but it escape him in the grass. The next passer by was a gray-headed lady's man. He carried a cane also, and began the chase lively, calling for a light at every blow, and running the snake through the crack of a fence. He struck seveal match es, but could not find the snake. Next tney have it whispered that an editor came along, that he heaved a huge stone, and the snake went on : aud that he said a profanity and did like the snake, went on. This part of the story has not been credited at all. The man for whom the snake was made was next oir deck. He was no spring chicken; for his No. 48 coat opened iu the back the first lick he made at the snake. He had given it a powerful blow. It began to retreat in short soas- motic jumps. He struck another blow and saw the snake moving off as if crip pled. Regarding it a moment he exclaim ed: "Why, d it; can't I kill it t" and agaiu he made for it, beating the ground awful pelts until the snake again escaped through the fence. The-merry laugh of some half dozen girls inside the yard, proved too much for him. They had heard him, and he felt so badly. No, he could not come in ! When he gets excit ed now he counts ten before speaking, and his friends have noticed a change iu his language for the better. "I'll never enss another snake" is among his cata logue of vows, for next January the first. 2. Reports of Contributions to Bible Cause called for. 3. Reports on Bible Distribution. 4. Reports of Treasurer, Depositary, and Executive Committee, made and disposed of. 5. Elect ion of Officers for ensuing year. 6. Miscellaneous Business. N. B.The Executive Committee special ly request that collections for the Bible Cause be taken up in each church in the County, and the amounts reported at the Annual Meeting. MINING. T. K. U HI' NEK. MAKAGEE. A New Mine. Mr. R. V. Lanier has discovered aud opened a valuable mine on his farm three miles northeast of Salis bury. Oa the surface ferruginous quartz led to the examination. Mr. Lanier has sunk a shaft 45 feet deep on the lode, which is a well defined quartz vein carry ing auriferous py rite, and is of high grade; showing free gold iu ordinary panning. This is only oue of the many discoveries that are to be made in this county. Crow ell .Mink, July 31, 1883. Dear Mr. Bruner : You are mislakeu in regard to the work now being done at this mine. It is not "purely a work of development." We are taking out ore every day, and running it through the mill. We have encountered a laTge body of ore in the old drift of ve ry high grade. Last week we struck a uew streak richer than any yet taken from the mine, and it daily improves in size and value. I picked up two pieces from -the ore dump without special care, and had them assayed, aud to my aston ishment they yielded $2600 per ton. The ore now coming out is still better. N. B. McC. PROGRAMME Of the Annual Meeting op the Row an County Sunday School Association. St. Enoch's Church, Aug. 16th and 17th, 1883. The county ry lor about sixtv- Slui wits most lelftwl l.v M 4rl, Her life was ted toii' krobd of l.r fa...n a Mefal silfienyinfi labors. UUn r'CrUll Clllliri.,.... J ... Z V ' ST $( OHr shiest citi 'tD. have Anallv dSt....;i ... im I, . . i u..u.u iu t:ep up sp,m of tHfe times. They have ,ltka'! other ucciv ...:.., . Q0Rnd . ? J "Jvt-iui ou nie Flection r 11 u,Klu"'S uie W on of a mMLm of worshin. thich win 'h-Lhu ' FProvwl 0f i i MveT me -most k1 Ted sty e-otii..i.;. u,J-tlyhf.c iJ ftlie'.ni, !-"' lue Present owner SaTth, ftiDfi' PPtory to P"re roo,,,, f!"" uusouie briek 51r- Pleas Ml To "UII.S f " l In.. . Splendid Success. Mr. J. D.Stewart, of Dunn's Mountain Mine, having invested pretty heavily in a steam traction engine and an improved thresher, placed them in the hands of Mr.Jharles Beaver to manage, and Mr. Beaver has just returned from his thresh ing campaign and reports 27 days out, 64 crops threshed, aggregating a grand-total of 12,800 bushels o grain. The engine aud machine have sustained little dam age, and the result, as we learn, is highly satisfactory to the public as well as the projector of this most useful enterprise. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Stewart has another and not less useful project on foot which will go into opera tion in a few days. He proposes, 'not to lay up his engine to rust and wait for! the next crop, but has ordered a portable saw mill of the latest improved patern, aud will send it aud his steam engine to any farmer's hoose and cut up all the timber he wishes sawed, just as was done in threshing. This will save the heavy labor of hauling logs to, and' lumber from the mill. It will be a new thing in Rowan, and we doubt not will become iinnienselv nonular. The tfsual rates. ot Wit M. - Drown. rf f TT11- eft ... tfU f4- i.Jtm 1...W ilw, !urt-'liasc( rtJ i- . . r . .... " (ailvii Tf u,,lclilu?ry, and at lumber sawed, will ue charged tor tn uii6,ril :,, M( rt'ct large grist and services, which is certainly a clean gain m SKim .i uuuer consulera-' of a creat deal in labor and time to those 1 or our lots offered him ! who want sawinsr done. Get v our Iocs he swill I ... i . ..A ah- jm .i j n ioi iiihu yiimuj mm sen a jur mc wtiw it iiiukt J tfildings he inuv desire ! chancing the nrocramiue, but change is U 41. 1 1! niiUr of the dav ' - ti - I. Opening Exercises Reading Scrip tures, singing and prayer. II. Making out roll of members, by calling tho roll of Sunday Schools iu the county. III. Reading the Minutes of last meeting- IV. Election of Officers. V. Address of retiring President, II. C Bost, Esq. VI. New Officers take their seats. VII. Reading the Programme by the Chairman of the Executive Committee. Vill. Singing. fJV.. B. The Presiden will call for thtr Song-Service during the remaining exercises, at pleasure.) IX. Appointment of Committee to pre pare statistical reports. X. Discussiou of subjects proposed. Subject 1st. Why is Sunday School Work not more fruitful ? Speakers : Rev. G. W. Oglesby, Mr. I. H. Foust, Rev. V. H. Stickley, Dr. W. A. Wilboro, J. L. Grabber, Esq., aud Prof. Geo. R. McNeill. General discussion by members of the Association. Subject 2nd. Sunday School Lesson Helps their importance, and extent of their use. Speakers: Rev. W. A. Lutz, Mr. A. T. Robertson, Rev. John Ingle, Moses Lingle, Esq., Rev. II. M. Brown. General discussion. XI. The election of delegates to the State Convention, the collection for nec essary expenses, and arrangements for next meeting, to be attended to ou the afternoon of the first day. Subject Srd. Should Every Suuday School Teacher be a Christian f Speak ers : Rev. R. W. BoydJ Capt. R. Ri Craw ford, Dr. J. G. Ramsay, Rev. P. M. Trex ler, and James A. Hudson. General dis cussion. - Subject 4th. Prevalent forms' of misbe havior in Sunday School Geueral con versation in classes, Teachers leaving their classes to converse with others not conforming to es.ablished usages iu order and worship. The best method of secur ing good behavior. Speakers : John W. Mauney, Esq., Rev. Bach man S. Brown, Jno. K. Graham, Esq., Mr. Thomas P. Johnston, and Prof. R. G. Kizer. Gen eral discussion. XII. Report of Committee on Statistics, on Tuesday morning, 10 o'clock. XIII. Miscellaneous Business. Subject oth. The great rewards vouch safed to faithful. Sunday School work. Speakers : Rev. Sam'l Roth rock, Rev. J. A. Ramsay, L. S. Overman, Esq., Rev. R. F. Crooks, and Rev. T. H. Strohecker. P. S. Other Sunday School Workers in the county, not named in the above list, are expected to'study such subjects as they may prefer, and take part, at pleasure, in the General Discussions. Any of the above subjects may be changed or omitted, and new ones substituted at the pleasure of the Association. Ex. Committee. Salisbury, July 27, 1883. Iredell County Minerals. To those unacquainted with the facts, Iredell county has been rated low among the mineral producing counties of the Stale. But a brief glance at the facts will convince the skeptic at onec, while the scientist will declare it a veritable bo- uauza. Iron ore exists iu several forms : Mag netite, limonite aud hematite, but is not worked. Corundum is found all colors scattered in the soil in the eastern and northeastern portions of the county. It is gathered iu considerable quantities by the country people and sold to parties who ship it to the markets, where it is manufactured into corundum wheels, &c. (If you never saw a coruuduiu wheel, go to a first-class dentist to have your teeth filed apart, and you'll affirm it's a six-teen-horse thresher in full blast.) There are several deposits of kaoliu, but they are lying idle. There are, also, several valuable quarries of soapstone, which are worked. The local marble men use this as bases for their tombstoues. It is also used as hearths aud backs for fire-places. At Linstcr's Springs there is a quarry of granite? suitable for building purposes, but there are no quarrymen, so they draw their supply from Salisbury. Serpentine of a light green color is found, but the presence of small crystals of chromic iron interspersed, scars tho sur face when polished. The county has a great many rare min erals, among them are garnet, rutile, ru tilated quartzcrystalK (fine and rare, some specimens valued as high as $50). Kya nite, rare, very fine crystals, blue predom inating. Quartz crystals of rare beauty and curious form are found. The most sought after for cabinet specimens are Pseudomorphous. after barite, and crys tals containing fluid enclosed. These are much prized. Auother cry Rial of rare oc enrrance, encloses hexagonal crystals of hematite. Then, there is the sun-stone, the best specimens of which are used in manufacture of jewelry. It has a pecu liar reflective luster. Zircon, fouud occa sionally, of various colors. Columbite, rare, fouud in crystals is black, of bril liaut luster. All unite the ore in which cerium aud lanthanum occur, and a great many others, exceedingly rare, precious and beautiful. All of these which have mentioned, and a great variety of others, may be seen in the private cabinet of Mr. J. A. D. Stephenson, of Statesville. This geutleman has been an untiring devotee to mineralogy , and his labors have result ed iu the discovered of many rare speci mens before unknown to the geolo the State. hours of pain his cheerful humor has lightened! How often has his tender pathos broucht consolation to n. nr.ri&li and repining soiriti What, a flui r memories the mention of his familiar characters brought up ! I ins morning at day light we sighted a great, iron tea clipper, a huge English snip ot probably a0 tons, a noble mass of towering canvas, bound for Hong Hong, and therefore traveling the same route as we. i can ten vou 1 felt nrmul when the little Rialto flew past him like a sea bird Now the great ship. is barely visiuie astern. - - - we have been fishing for albatross to dav. regard less of tho awful example of the ''Ancient Mariner.77 We have not been successful in our attempts to bring down the wrath of the "Storm Fiend" unou our heads. The cute old birds 'gobble up' the meat with gusto, and wink knowingly at the hooks. There are some enormous ones, not less than six feet from tip to tip. There are also several species of Antarc tic gull, somejsnowyjwhite, except a black bar extending across their back, and Cape pigeons innumerable. Port Elizabeth, May 13th, 1883. Last night after we came to anchor and furled .our sails I was turning over the leaves of the ship's official log book. Looking at the bottom of the day's page where the Lat. Lou. and ship s position usually stand. I saw, "Port Elizabeth from port to port 73 days, six hours. All well." These are simple words, but to me they speak volumes. They tell of loads of care removed, of woary waiting at an end, of battling with stormy seas and baffling winds finished, of a peaceful resting in the quiet haven . It is almost worth ones while to make a long, stormy passage in order to appreciate the blissful sensation of rest and relief from anxiety which comes when it is accomplished. Since writing the first part of this letter we have had some very bad weather, ac ! 1 i com pan ied oy tremendous seas waves, the like of which are not to be seen in any otner part oi tue worm, tney are positively frightful and awe-inspiring; Off the Cape of Good Hope, where the Brazilian, Agulhas or Indian Ocean and Guinea currents meet we had some ter rific electrical storms, which, above all others, I dread. No seamanship can avert the danger in these streams. There are three chances to oue that the ship will be struck. The compass too gets excited and cuts some curious capers, sometimes poiuting North, sometimes South, at other times flying around like a wheel of fortuyie. Thursday, May 10th, we thought we saw land, but it was very indistinct. The same day we had tho hardest gale that we experienced the whole voyage and were blown off to sea. About 4 a.m. Friday, being my watch on deck, I determined to steer on our course again. The sky wore the appearance it generally does after a heavy gale, hazy, with low lying banks of cloud. The whole after uoou we ran along before the gale at a spanking rate. No laud sighted though we kept a constant lookout at the mast head. This puzzled us considerably for according to observation and dead reck oning we ought not to have been more than twenty miles from Cape St. Francis. About 1P.M., as I was looking at the clouds, I saw land, not where we had been expecting to see it, on the horizon, but towering high above the clouds, seemingly overhanging us, great 7000 ieet giants, scorning to hide their heads under a veil of fog ! In about an hour the fog cleared off and sunlight burst upon the picture. It was a grand sight and I think would even have entranced oue who had not been at sea two and a half months. To me it seemed a glimpse of heaven. The great African continent lay before us. The coast, as far as the eye could reach, was a range of mountains, some of thfem attaining a heigth of 8,000 teet t rom whero our vessel lay these moun tains did not look barren or jagged, but beautiful blue, symmetrical domes. The land we saw was Cape St. Fraucis, just IK MECKLENBURG m WOE JOHN WILKES, PROPRIETOR. CHARLOTTE, N. G. Mininc MacMnery a Specialty We invite the investigation of Mine owners and Mill-Men seeking MACHINERY. We can furnish on board at our Works, or set on mi me mines any wuere in tne southern gold region, on snon ntHiee STEAM PUMPS, STAMP MILLS. (for wet or dry crushing), HEVEKBBRATORY FURNACES, -REVOLVING ROASTING FURNACES, CONCENTRATING MACHINERY, ROLLS, CRUSHERS. CONVEYORS AND ELEVATORS, HOISTING ENGINES, BELT AND FRICTION HOI8T1R8 WIRE ROPE, RETORTS, BULLION and INGOT MOULDS, AC, AC. irEstimates furnished and prices quoted on application. . 25:Cm and very many utterly "aour kraut" names, speak of the reign of the Boers, who occupy an intermediate place in the history of the country. There are a good many vessels at an chor in the harbor. Nearly all are Eng lish. There is one Norwegian brigantine one Swedish barque, which sails for Bos ton in a day or two. No American ves sel in port, but an American barqnentiuo just coining in, and an American man-of-war expected soon. (To be continued next week.) Col Jack Brown, a Georgia Republican called ou Postmaster General Gresham this week, and in the course of conversa tion the Postmaster General frankly de clared to the astonished Col. Jack that Thr Snnfliorn TlonnltlipnriR nra the meanest set of scoundrels who have come . A A in my way since my auveui mio my present positiou." BUSINESS LOCALS NEW GOODS, CHEAPER thai EVE! BUILDING & AGRICULTURAL LIME! Just received a lot of Indian Rock (Va) No. 1 Lump Lime, the best and strongest building aud the only finishing lime iu the market. I also keep Riverton ("Cen tennial") Va. Rock lime, together with a large lot of Agricultural lime for broad casting or composting purposes. J. ALLEN BROWN. 41:2t. Duke's Cigarettes wholesale aid retail at Factory prices. Fresh Mackerel (No. 2 Shore), Fat. . Lemons by box or dozen. Best Leaf Lard ou hand, at A. PARKER'S. sixty miles westof Cape St. Recife where Port E. lies. The mountains were the Uteuluige range. We were pretty cer taiu of our position then, but to 'make assurance doubly sure' we 'lay to' until dark so that we could get a bearing of light on Cape St. Francis, This we ac cordingly did, and then, giviug the old liialto everv stitch of can vass she could carry, by daylight we were in sight of j Cape Recite. About 10 a. m. the pilot r SALISBURY MARKET. Corrected weekly by J. M. Knox & Co. Salisbury, July lli, 1883. Bacon 1 1 to 12 Butter 20 Chickens 15 to 20 Eggs 10 to 12i Cotton 0 to 10 Corn 58 to GO Flour "2.25 to 2.55 Foathera 40 to 50 Fodder 0 Hay 30 Meal 65 Oats 30 to 35 Wheat 80 to 90 Wool 30 to 35 Salisbury Tateo Market. CORKECTED WEEKLY UV JXO. SHEPPARD. came ou board. irv At D. DANISH BARQUE RIALTO. On the Voyage from Boston, Mass., to ward Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good llope, ApW 13th, '83. ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROWAN COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY. Col. Pall N. Heilig, President. St. Enoch's Church, Aug. 7th, 1883, 11 o'clock, A. M. 1. Annual Address on the Bible Cause, By Prof. Augustns Leazar, of Moores rille, N. C. Lat. 19 52' S. Lox. 34 59' W. This letter, commenced in mid-ocean, when the voyage is not half completed, and the stormiest part still lies before us, is intended as an evidence of my unbounded faith iu the sea-worthy qualities of the Rialto, aud ray unswerv ing confidence iu the successful termina tion of this voyage. We have now been at sea forty-six days, and 1 suppose that at least thirty more will elapse ere out arrival at Port Elizabeth. We have, so far, had a very common-place, average voyage experienced two or three very respectable gales iu aud about the Gulf Stream, none of them however to be com pared to our West India hurricane, (I have . adopted that as the standard for judging the merits of all future atmos pherical disturbances.) By some unfortunate oversight I neglected to provide a stock of reading matter before leaving Boston. At first I was iu despair. However, upon overhauling the chest of books, loaned to the vessel for two years, by the "Ani. Seaman's Friend Association," 1 discovered two gems. "Life and Letters of Lord Macau lev" by his nephew Trevelyan, ajud the "Life and Works of Charles Dickers." While reading the latter I felt as if perusing the memories of an old . friend. How many and so are several of his crew, men who j , j ' J preferred exile iu a foreign laud to seeing; v""8' ?Kff r., the conqueror's heel upon their own. ! T . . ... ... fr . . . . ... i He is an ex-Confederate ' , " ' , . . , fine, ncy, Leaf, common to med. Leaf, med. to good, Leaf, good to fine, Wrappers, com. to med. Wrappers, med. to good Wrappers, crood to tine, We have received our new Spring and Summer Goods. .Our stock is Large and Complete, consisting DRY GOODS GROCERIES, BATS AND STRAW GOODS Boots & Shoes, Drugs and Medicines, QUEENS WARE, clothing' AXD everything kept in a First Class Store all of which we offer as CHEAP as the cheapest for Cash, Good Produce, or First Class Chattel Mortgage. If you would SAVE MONEY, do not buy until you examine our stock. FERTILIZERS One of them a Scotchman had fought in the defense of Fort Fisher, served un der Semraes. and been at the taking of Port Royal. When the war was over he came out. here in a little oyster catcher of i .. i aii .i l3 t. i lav iu full view of the town in a dead , calm. Towards nightfall a breeze arose and by six p. iu. we were at anchor. The Capt. of the Port, Inspector General, Health officer, aud various other petty dignitaries came on board to examine our papers, and congratulate us on a prosperous voyage. This is a quiet, peaceful, sunny day. The bright, blue waters of Algoa Bay are scarcely disturb ed by a ripple. I can hardly realiz that thirty-six hours ago the waves of the same ocean were i tinning mountain high and threatening to crush the ship that struggled in their midst. But it is not always quiet eveu here. The bare ribs aud decaying fragments of numerous wrecks on the beach bear sad testimony to what has beou. The warnings of the port officers tell us what may happen again. "Destruction comes with the Sou tli east wind," say these croakers. "Lookout that the bones of your ship do not not mingle with those of the other nn fort u nates." We are lying about a mile from land aud have part of the town in full view. The largest and finest part lies behind the hill. I am quite favorably impressed with what I have seen. There are broad streets, lino stone houses, numerous handsome churches and public buildings. There are . beautiful green parks aud squares dotted abont over the town. Port Elizabeth contains a heterogeneous population, and this fact is apparent, iu the architecture. Looking at the sub stantial stone buildings, green parks, and the funny looking little English lo comotives that go rushing along the shore dragging their equally funny look ing train of carriages behind them, oue is reminded of the great nation whose dag floats above the citadel. The hay stack looking Kraals or Kaffir huts clus tering abont the suburbs, and that por tion of the town devoted to them remiud us of the aboriginal inhabitants troin whom the country was wrested. The numerous convents, cathedrals, crosses, etc., tell of the early Portugese eiplorers; of the brave young Vasco de Gama, the first European whoso eyes rested upon tli is land, and who named the stormy promontary, at its extremity "Cabo de Buono Spe," because it cheered his heart with hopes of great discoveries in the far Cathay ! Lastly, some queer old houses standing with their gables to the street, Wrappers, fancy,- 5.00 to 6.25 6.25 to 7.50 7.50 to 12.25 12.25 to 17.50 6.58 to 8.00 8.00 to 11.50 11.50 to 18.50 12.50 to 15 00 15.00 to 27.50 27.50 to 40.00 40.00 to 65.00 none offered. The breaks for the past week have been good and prices have ruled high for all grades. All tobaccos have found ready sale at the above quotations. Quotations are changed whenever there is any advance or decline in the markets. Our manufacturers require overone million pounds of leaf tobacco which they desire to purchase on this market and will pay the highest mar ket prices for all manufacturing stock. Wrappers, cutters, smokers are in demand and high. Concord 3Vtaxlx.et CORRECTED WEEKLY BY CANKOK8 FETZER. Concord, July 18, 1883. Bacon, nog round, 12 to 13 Butter 20 to 30 Chickens, 15 to 25 Eggs, 10 to 12i Cotton, i to 9t Corn, 60 to 65 Flour, 2.25 to 2.50 Feathers, 30 to 45 Fodder, per lOOIhs., 75 Hav, 50 Meil, 65 to 75 Oats, 40 to 42 Wheat, 90 to 100 Wool, 26 to 85 DRS. J. J. & E. I. SUMMERELL. FT CE: CORNER MAIN AND BANK STREETS. OFFICE HOURS : 8 to 10 a. x. and 3 to 5 p. m. 37 6m .Two of the oldest and best remedies are Aixcock's PoKot s Piasters and Brak dreth's Pills. They are celebrated house hold necessities. For sprains, rheumatism, pains in the side, back, or chest, or aay suf fering that is accessible from the exterior, Allcoek's Porous Plasters are perfection, while for regulating the bld. Hrandreth's Pills are unequalecL Always keep them -on band. 18rly We keep constantly on hand THE VERT BEST BRANDS of COTTON and TOBAC CO Fertilizers. ?We have a special preparation for Tobacco that we warrant to give entire satisfaction. Don't fail to get it. Last but not least, is the large brick Tobacco Warehouse in rear of our 8t conducted by Messrs. Gray & Bell, whefe you can get the highest prices for yonr tobacco, and good accommodations for man and beast. Give them a call. No. 1. Murphy's Granite Row. J. S. McCUBBIKS, Sr. Salisbury, N. C, April, 1883. To line Owners and Mining Cot The undersigned are prepared to purchase ores of Gold, stiver. Lead, Copper, and Sulphur, la un limited quantities, tn be delivered at nearest rail way station, according to market prices. Cash payments. Contracts entered into for one to fifteen, years. Uicbakds I'owm a four ant. London and Swansea. Kaaiaa. AU letters should ne addressed to m. Parry Gosset. Tbomasvllle, Davidson CO.JJ. C, sole Arest for the United States. m i j pu EVAPORATING FRUIT MEDICAL BOARD of EXAMINERS OF NOSTH CAROLINA. TxRBonoun, May 14th to7th, 183. Dr. E. Mitchell Summerell, of Rowan County, having passed an ap proved examination before the Board hat been licensed to practice medicine in all ol' its branches, according to law, see chap. 258, p. 350, Private Laws of 1858-'58. P. E. HIKES, M- DFret, H. T. U a h.n ;on . M, DM Soct'y. Trim GREENSBORO Female COLLEGE, Greensboro. N, C . The 55th Session of this flourishing In stitution will begin on the 22nd. of August, 1883. Home Comforts, Oood rare, Thor-. ou?h Instruction. Special care of health, manners and mor als. Charges Moderate. For particular apply to T, Ht 4QNE.8, Pft 38:2m-p4 I - I I
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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