North Carolina Newspapers

'"Hk I ; iJ. 1' If i. , If '.'Nil r 1m! f..;.i 1 ' ; : 7. Carolina WaltciimaD. If THURSDAY. -JAN 8, less. THE LtHSLATiJREAt-12M rtt!y; t lie Semite wis called toy?- der. All the weiubei; ieve present e- Dt tw. Senator E. T. Boikin, oi jetted .presidVet Summon .fertility, was e .i. snaiil Mr Furmmi was-electet1 swfirr. lAftefvlilcli the Semite nil joaroeu. . 4 At tlie same hoar flic Ioiise jmet, arid cartyiuff out the .dgntfuf the caucus, '.'previously beUi aiwas Mo the case, in senate; T. Mr Moll of Alaiimiice, vis elected l?ie:ikerCilijoliu D. Came roin.of the Asbey'ille Citizen Chief Clerk; Mr.iWV O.' Bulkhead, Heading Clcrlj; rfud Mr. 1). JR. .Julian.,, of i:oit, I'li- . iMhDhor.Keeoer. The oifh of office w as 4 , adroiuistertd. I Thei'reslt&ntif thelSejiafe and Speal er of i he House, each ma awry haiiu tiikia'' tltcir sortie bat brief speech ow resp i ve places. The very best 6jif it 7jirevailcd i.ii the opening seems Jt have bf :tlie Leila- lure, aim irom present indicatious tlw .jiieiubers M ill gi.y e Iheiu selves diligenH to the work of-the; pelei The Senate & eniarkabh fine described as a body of lookiug" men. There is iio ; discount on War member, of Farmingtpn. The Great Cotton Exposition cotir- metn orates the first shimiciit of cotton from the United States hundred yeats nffo- That was a day of . small things the cfaton Piisiiiess. Since t&en the Uuited States has risen t join the produc tion of a few bales to liv4 six and nearly ' .ijevep milliou luiles per ear tlic great est producer of the staph in the. woiM aud has Itecotne famous also as a cotton manufacturer. The djuvejopinent of thU industry is one of the sneat marvels of the century. All the, machinery .employ ed in it are iuveuttoustof the present -century, and when we have4' added to it . Mason 8 perfected cotton picker, t would seem we hadreached the umT; but not so. improvemcirts are being cbnstantly ninde. Congress reasttmlilcd (n Monila--; Tile I - - i " n . i - i .. linter-StJilo commercial bill came up in i the Senate as the special 'discussed by Wilson and ' In the llodse, llerber order, aud was jSewell.- of- Alabama (sabmitted' a preamble and resolutions 1 calling on the President .for-iufoi inatiou : in respect to the part . jlte. governmeot It-id taken in the IiiternationaL African Conference," held at Berlin with the . Empire of Germany. ; j . The Senate refused to take up (he bill for a uniform system of bankrujtcy; 1 Also, tJie bill tq repeal the tax bni T oba'c !.co, cigars, Sec. - ' - It is stated on what seems to Imj good .aot lion ty that Mrs. (jraiiield wim visit this State sometime this winter oi? spring, v her main object beingi to view somt Jjjold niiniug' property in which slbe -holds an interest, iu Stanlycohuty, as rejue ' eeuted by the CharhttteA, Obecrrfr. ye kuow that her husband held aniiuterest -v in what is known as the' Beaver Dam Or Jr laggtown goia mine ui Montgomery county : but as that does not preclude : -the possession of similar property in j Stanly, Mrs. Garfield would seem to possess na iuterest of cpusideiablo ini poftauce in the State. -4 Is Midland South Cakoux'v 11. R. The i Legislature of S. "hns chartered la coui- Jany composed, ehu-fly, of the inoneyed iiiid business men of Charleston,' whose iaaiu object seems to be to build a Mid land road from CharlesLoii to?GreinviIk, in tlie upper part of the State, with the uistincc purpose or bnutUig the two sec- rtous together-and thus1 arrestinir the present depleting process; as effected by existing Ijnei.. CharlesUmmd Wilming ton, N. stand very much iu the same zrelatfou to -; the raili oads in their respee- tive Mates, Whieh xarry the tnule offto ; foreign sea ports instead of dischargiii' It where by uajure and State interest rt bUould be delivered. CharJeston eapital- isthayo jofned hands to arrest this evil; and.ir the enurt shall prove to be worthy f intelligent and earnest men, we see no reason why it may not iovo eutirely saccessfol.i i . A woman 'iu W est Virginia. --Xvlioae tlllfttiaikl lkl.l t ..mi ft - II. ' 7- .1 7iTv r iveieu ifir I tniouig tile cars oil tho St. Louiti express, took veii- geaiiCo by placing au obstrultiim on the track. , j ne oljieial tverof tracking the ciimjual for twoCweeks before they were f jure of the game. w On being arrested she inaue a mil confession. She oicrnted t. neu a clothing., ? . i grmg a iosof -z,nm lbs. bacons V o t "'dyiseUxrsmis lhible to snffir iu M wy tiibebu their i guardt-airdlf lKssibe put their meat out of the reach f-;f tiiiefcs;-:- J '- , ; it Vire gratified to see that the rcvi- ;rvajoouy, denies ever haviii" i; UVaml Jackson veie as wicl r ft!",eMevV,u t,le Contrary, that lin NT;irilillhniii a. ..l.... .! I'.. -' ., - 7i o i os. ci 1 1 mi jii n geillleincii. 1 Prepaid letters can now be forwarded from one . ost offico;to anotherat the re HPir Iers"n aauressed wiUmut tI,Pii.u f,ut.TI,nl .L.. 1 expense of lulditional postsige. i President "Arthur will . - ......... totfto .Tisit the Tew Orleans Exposition aliont the 15th of this month; miiliiii" iu ti.- i: ie 1.1 '. . f :. - " . . n . I up -iiue ui iu uutirs preventing. - 1 ,V ?n i iVIclll'urSt Hie msa rer notices I v alitr iH iinf l i rt:1lbr, ic8witl,il, the! lastS or 10 ,f Irtish. . That . 'X ----- --- V-' ' i :- -v. ':v- 1..-. , - Gen. Grant is reported as pxijwi-uiij broken down. ." . - yX6 failures pi Hie Touted States last Veek, 7 of ilieiu iu North Carolina., r - is iuow cstitnatedto reach 5,1)00,000 bales, i . ,v : I t 0 fire. i New Or- Oil! I lie 1 lllol. i rr rt i m. 4 ' With snow two feet deep and cold ill-' teixse, the cattlo aie diuS-MM3tatf lion iu Montana. . liiil-?!! ('ironic V It isonderstoiHl that ouV new U.Vverii6r anJotlier State officers 'wlli'bti iiiuajjuVated ob" the 2 1 it instaut. The av. iage numb r oC persons treated iu the. Eastern a lum fir the insane at GohUboi'u during tlu year aa3-; aud the pi-r, feu t of. cure, wan Z per cent. 22. The death Tate Tbe Liverpool CoHikj say, last yrar uvei a million sunLa half of cats were killed fur their skins which have become valuable as far Tiia.ig. - ' - '; "Ui-esliou ai,d sleep aVnd slex?ji dies liAu,' is now t!io theory of physiciaiis, aud hflice? tale supper -are 'losing their terrors. . ' ' . j ; t The iCarlhqiiakes at Alhauia, Spain; hiivii rouiinueil into the liew . veal5. The town is in ruins, and the people suffering iu tiie Ojten Iu Ulri. j.in. 2 A inob blew up a tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and stop- oeufThe runuiti'' f trains for a time until repairs can be maut Jan. 2. A rise x l 2J feet in one night in the Susqaehanuii liver, together with in. L'oryes turning i no water out oi -its ' . t ... . i ; . . . chauuil, has? stop ped railreajK connec O " 1 ' tions and alarmed the farurms along the streain. The last attack on .Keeley motor comes from a man who has- worked sev eral years in l.u sliopv-He, says, the l ' "' ."'i'J "iiV t"1 that .i . i" : . : II.. . f .... I .... vne imng isea.ij t-t ut.piaycit.ai a.uV. Seuaiir Vance suffered much from cold aud ai sore throat since his return tronr the duck hunt on Qji rituck beach. Whose boylrood .days are gne inay not puddle about in duck hunts. A man'iu Georgia publishes the meth od by which he raised (3) three bales ol cotton on one acre of land. It was by deep plowing and plenty of good manure. Clean profits $110.00. Any man can do if by trying. Manures and labor cost $47.. The continued cold weather has brought great distress upon the poor people in the larger towus of Kansas. In Topck.a over 700 people are receiving public aid.. Six hundred of them are negroes. i The labor of all the convicts' for the past year foots up $4,293.44 less than the i expenditures of the peuitentiary. Au av erage year's support amounts to $130,000. It is an interesting quesiion for'tho fu ture how to put -the convicts to work so as to meet-expenses. 1 ill i a 7 1 I : The election for tilling the vacancy in Coagrcss cieated by the election of Mr. Scales Governor of the State, 4akcs place on t-ho J5th instants James V. Keid is the 0emocr.itu; candidate for the vacancy . It is understood that the lleniblicans Will: yota for L. C. Edwards. ' -;' - The magnificent hotel at Warm Spring's was 4estroyed by fire on the 2Sth Deceni- ber. LUssibout $o!),OOOf said to be cov- Ui - i Mr. Baudall deuouuees Internal taxa- titn ami demands that it shall be abol ished. Such i also the sentiment of tin. Democi-ncy of Nrth Cainlina, and her representatives should not forget it. ! M. GLARKElS SKETCHES. Salisbury and its Sirroandinscs. The Kesources ;f Howan Coimtv. The " Watchman" lTitIfrtnlp tn Pl ----- w r Ush some detailed farts that nffolt the, ichole comtmjnitgIt also makes - J . t II a review of the business interests' of the Town. U " It re by no means unfrequently that one hears bahsbnrv -snppriTirrliT nllnrWi J -...j.J M.iitlitVA to as an oil, unproessivej town as one having began 11 retroprade move ment arid these detractors- would have their foundifinn nrilv k i. -v"v 141 luu icrLilc brains of chronic lnischiet-mjukers. we shall endeavor to nmrp in of the Watchman, and we feel awrpd that T..x., t we were nrorjose. L . 1 . .i! i " lomaKecan have-hut one effect, and that for gtxxl. To oar own citizens ev erything herein written may appear but Jinnee told tale, but to other nennlp m other communities it will, we horU prove he means of disseminatin'r knoh "formation as will redound to the hef. - of the town and county This it ieast, is our motiviti Vw nUu. i,4 Ui:fl . . r-.j-w111 mojive is sustained columns show.X et the following -lrue itihaUn: .is en fold, old county, and Salishurv. an nl,r town, but wehave vf a iIoL, there 13 nessarily any reproi in old - v - . Tljtii! was a 1500 i huHir-tr age; Not only can the' county ;lxast of it3 age but of it3 old "time dimensions. It extended west to the Mississippi' riv. er at oiie tim3 in its history," and from this magnificent domain was created the great State of Tennessee. "Divisions were followed by subdivisions in ac cordance with the demands of a" pro gressive age and a country rapidly peo pling with a sturdy race oi men, until now Rowan, shorn of , its vait areage, has become essentially upon a par with her sister counties of the State. aEven yet it is of goodly proportion, being about 40 hy 25 mile3, takinghe great est measurement. . ' r 1; GEOGRAPHICALLY C0KSIDEB2D Rowan is one of the most inviting in the State of NortlVCarolina. I Here the climatic and thermometry advantages are such'as maybe pronounced most de sirable. Within its confines are moun tains and valleys and rivers and forests. There are fertile fields which yield abun dant harvest and there are rich mines which give up their treasures of gold and silver, of copper and galena. Here are vast deposits of granite, second to none in the South in its availibility for huilding and other purposes, and here also, are energetic1 msn who! are dkpos ed to avail themselvei of these natura advantages and to develop them. THE MOUNTAIN REGION of Rowan comprises o large part of the southern portion of the county. "Row an Granite Ranse" traverses in a horth- easterly and south-westerly direction that portion of the county lying be tween the Richmond & Danville and the-propoied lin2 of the Salisbury and Cheraw railways, and its avepge alti tude is about 750 feet. Tcr the north west of the-range is Dunn's Mountain 850 feet, and there are still other peaks of inferior magnitude. Mountainous r . CJ as the Southern portion of the county ii, still a very considerable area of ara ble land is to be found not as deep a soil nor so productive as is found in some other sections of -Rowan, but still to use a provincialism, averaging "tol'a- bly well." . The northern, and a large 'part of the eastern and western portions of the county coiinstitute the agrictilturarsee tion proper of the county, and the val leys of the Yadkin, North, Middle and .ii. n i C! 1 A ooiun vraue creeps, r ini, tpec-uuu iiuu Third creeks, Dutch Second creek and other streams, offer every inducement to the agriculturist. THE PRODUCTS OP THE COUNTY are many and various. In Rowan is grown cotton of especially good quality,. ; and the acreage devoted tothis plant yearly increases until a tair estimate oi a full" crop throughout the county wo aid be from 7,000 to 8,000 bales. Perhaps, after all, that is an extreme estimate, but our cotton buyers here in form us that they place the yield this year at about four thousand"bales, and they also say that not much it any more than half a crop has been made, takiiig the entire county. Tobacco is also an important product and is rapidly pushing its -wayto the front in aggregate value arid acreage" devoted to the plant. Here is grown a very superior quality. of the leaf, and those, of pur farmers who demote neces sary care and labor to their tobacco news ana tnen purine ieai m gooa con? dition before marketing it, receive sub stantial pecuniary returns. Cereals find a congenial , home here. Corn and wheat especially thrive, and we question if another county7 in the State has a greater number of flouring mills upon j its "water courses. The streams which we have already alluded to (as well as others of minor impor tance) afford almost unlimited power power that could be utilized at compar atively small expense but which now runs to wa."?te. THE TIMBER "RESOURCES ol: the county are of great proportions, but they have been developed but little a yei. There is an abundance of oak of pine, of hickory, and other woods which ought to prove a source of reve nue; but which, through inexplicable negligence or oversight, is wasted. From withinrthe limits of Rowan coun ty can be secure material suitable for a wide diversity of manuf actures, the fin ished product of which would again, in great part, find a ready home market, but a decent regard for the truth com pels us to saymat opportunities are be- ing wasted and material destroyed. THE MINERAL RESOURCES of Rowan have been and ever will be of great importance. No more engaging theme of conversation can be started among: the people of half : the county than this, nor do . we wonder at it. Knowing that in the bowels of the earth and at our very doors lie unlimitable wealth requiring onH the magic Avahd -f ii.' l ' - 1 T f i 1 i or capitar propeny airectea io turn expectancy into fruition is a tantalizing knowledge, and 3'et that ; exactly ex presses the statu3-of mining interests here. When onerenects that Rowan county has a bullion record approxima- ung io s lye Juuiion uollars and that from Gold Hill alone has been taken between three and four million dollars. and ' then to. that reflection add the known fact that within the county are upward oi one hundred more or less developed mines, and that there are millions; of tons of more 'or less rich quartz in sight arid above ground await ing some proper and feasible method of tareatment, it is no wonder that men grow enthusiastic, upon the subject of mi'un. FACTS RELATING TO OCR GOLD M The principal mines in! the couniy are the Yadkin, Keimer, Duan'jiloui- r - ain." Bullion. New aiscoveryj Gold Hill. Troutman, Dutch Creek, GoldKnobt Rowan, Bonanza and bouthern, lielle; besides these there are perhaps one hundred others r partially developed. The gold is found in both slate and auartz. the fissure veins ranjring from one to thirty feet in width, the angle m. t .. .. cy. nr -, i or slope ueing all the way irom ou ue- grees to vertical, while the dips are to the east and west. In the syemytic and argellaceoua rock are found both "gold and copper, and in the slate gold, cop- per, and galena.1 Below the water lev el the ore3 are very refractory above they are comparatively easnyworKed. Throughout the.county are a num ber of stamp mills for crushing quartz just how many we are not aware. The stamp and amalgamation process has generally been used, and truth again compells us to say, with non-profitable results in the majority of cases. - i For this we shall jnve the reasons turther on. There is but one chloririation vil.. xucic Mill Jii vmyiiuuuuu "plant" in the county-at tlie Yadkin and Reimer mines. The assays jof ore taken indiscrimin ately fronrbur mines show a yield "of gold ranging from 5 to $100 per ton ; doubtless the mean average would fair ly be stated at SI 5 per ton -r-or, perhaps, not more than 812 ; it may also be said that these ores are excellent as regards concentration. t REGARDING COPPER we may say that there are several mines in Rowan county that show a yield !of pyrites, with native copper in limited quantities. There are large quantities of copper in sight, and GALENA IS FOUND in more or fess abundance. Some ga lena ores have been found that assay 200 oz., but the galena like the gold ores are very refractory. TIIEUE IS A STAGNATION in the mining interests of the county now, it is true, and it is equally true that many valuable mines have hereto fore been worked at a Joss because of two tilings: 1st. the refractory nature of the ores, and 2J, incompetency, in management. The owners of developed property, however, are satisfied as to their intrin sic value, and are only awaiting one of three things: The discovery of some rer liable process that shall extract the gold without absorbing the yield; the erec tion of smelting ami reduction works, or cheap transportation of the ore to other points where commercial and sys tematic processes obtain, coupled with reasonable rated from Northern or for eign smelters. We leave it to metal- lnrgists to cleteimine whether or not some entirely new-procesTis practicahle it seems to us that herein lies ii field jor practical ehvestigation and experi ment that is almost boundless. The question of transportation and rates for smelting rancl reduction is to be deter mined bv those luost interested. The matter of establishing smelting and re duction works here in Salisbury is a feasible one, and such works can be built within the next twelve months if organized, sytematic action is, pursued. As rcgr.rds shipping' ores tvc may add that a moverarnt is now pn fpot looking toward co-operation on the part 6f own ers of the more valuable mines in ship ping their ores, and this can be done tit a profit with a lare per cent, of the ores if satisfactory arrangements could be made with Northern smelters and Others., The trne solution of the whole mat- ftorvif seems to us, is to BUILD SMELTING AND REDUCTION WORKS here. These could be built and ecpiip ped at t(cost of from 100,000 "to $.150, 000, and there is far more than enough ore now in sight to run such works night and day for a year. With such works in operation not only would al ready developed or partially developed mines be worked to the utmost, but at least fifty new mines would be opened simultaneously with their erection. With smelting and reduction works in operation in Salisbury, the gold yield from the ores would be but one item of profit. There would be the valuable bi produets, such as sulphuric acid, copper or blue stone, silver and lead, and from the roasted sulphur would be derived the basis of a valuable and durable min eral paint. It seern to us quite useless to expect foreign capital to do that which our own people kliould do. Foreign capital has found gold mining in Kowan coun ty unprofitable heretofore, because- of he reasons we have priven, and will be slow to place more nioney in mining schemes here unless owners of mining properties and the citizens "enerallv. to their faith adtl works. We have not a doubt if organized, persistent effort was made, conditional subscriptions to amount of hot less than oiCOOO could' soon be secured from this community. lor ine erection ot smelting and reduc tion works in Salisbury. With such si pledge such an earnest of good faith on the part of our own people, backed up by the inefragible evidence of the richness ot the "old mines as evidenced by, the ores themselves, it would be with a reasonable degree of assurance and a reasonable prospect ot success that cap- itaiists ana practical men elsewhere might be approached wtfh the view of inducing them to embark in what un questionably would prove a highly re munerative enterprise. It is very true that he gods help those who" help themselves,',' and it is equally true that however much gold there may Le in the! mines ot Kowan county it might as well be dross unjess something practical 13 done. The'nillions of tons of ore in sight and above ground cannot be practically handled by the ordinary pro cess oi amalgamation. . C f GRAPE CULTURE. Grape culture and wine making pro mises, in the near future, to become a prominent industry insome portions of the county Already ' quite a number oi smau; vineyards have been planted. and th$ yield Is' in every way satisfacto ry. -More attention has been paid .'gr ip? Culture in Franklin to.vnship than m any other portion of the coun ty, and we hare tasted some most ex cellent claret prpduecdeven with rude facilities. . The fact is that grapes can be grown here to great pecuniaiy ad vantage, and the time will yet come oaiisoury win be as noted for its native wine cellars as Charlottesville, Virginia. irginia. 8ALISEURY, tlie capital of Rowan county, is located as nearly as was practicable at the geo graphical centre of the count v: ThPre is "much about ' the town to impress the granger iayorably, and a longer or shorter stay is usuallv a source of treas ure, for the haspitality and kindheart nes3 of the people are beyond question. The plat of the town (except m some of the more recent additions) is verv regular, the streets crossing each other at right angles. For the most part, too, these streets are broad, and lined upon either side with shade trees. Evidences -i. , n ... , of,cultur refinement competency if not wealth are found in numberless co sy and a few really pretentious homes, and a drive or stroll about town discloses a great many attractive places. There are evidences of improvement to be seen on every hand, too though the tide of new building has latterly set in the direction of what is still known as the "garrison lot where the prison was during war times. Mr. R. J. Homes is especially doing very much to render mis part oi town desirable. THE BUSINESS QUARTER of Salisbury , extends up and down Main street for about three full blocks, upon either side of which are the busi ness houses, mostly of brick and two to three storries in flight. Upon Fisher street h the Watchman building and the Farmers' Warehouse ; upon Jnniss street tlie First National Bank and a number of other business houses None of these blocks are especially notewor thy, but for the most part are substan- tial allairs, and all but a few are occu pied. THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS of Salisbury, or, rather, the county buildings, are substantial structures, i p raiuer pieasmg so iar as appearances go, and thev serve their purpose well. and will doubtless continue to do so for many years to come. The churches are quite creditable, the new Lutheran church being the hand somest-- in tact it would reflect credit upon anv city in the State. The Pres byterian society is the wealthiest, Tht churches are as follows: Methodist Uev. Joseph Wheeler : Preshvtpi-inn Rev. Dr. J. Rumple; Lutheran, Rev! Wm. Stoudenmire ; Baptist. Rev. J. F. Tuttle ; Episcopalian, Rev. F. J. Mur doch : Catholic no settled pastor. There are also four colored churches, of differ ent denominations. TILE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, of which J. M, Weatherly ,is principal, are accomplishinsr a crood work, and this work is reddilecpjfnized by the whole communit'. me attendance ot pupils is commensurate with the population oft tne town, aud parents and pupils alike are taking more interest ' in educa tional matters. Of course there is yet room for improvement in the system as applied, but it can fairly be said that thoroughness as well as comprehensive ness of instruction is aimed at and se cured. Misses Caldwell and Jordan conduct an excellent select school in the Presby terian chapel, and the same may be said of Miss Alice Pearson, whose school is in the West Ward. -; . - The colored schools are also in a pros perous condition. Salisbury's trade. . The building, of the W. N. C. Rail road undoubtedly cut off much of :the .trade that long ajo used to centre here, but for all our merchants eontinue to hold a large volume of buisness, as will be seen from the sketches here made. of various industries. The great thing now lacking is manufactures. The foundery and machine shop and plain ing mill of Meroney & Bro. ought td be in operation, and it offers a rand op portunity to the right man. As it is, there is a beggarly array of manufact ures in Salisbury. There are two to bacco manufactories, each of which will resume operations in the spring ; there are the Railroad Shops, a . cotton gin; two small tanneries, the machine shop of .Mr. Frerck, J. D. & B. Small's plain ing mill P. M. Brown's grist mill and one or two small carriage shops. Sure ly there is room for more there ought to be some factories that would utilize the wealth of timber so easyof access. Our railway connections, via Richmond & DanvilleNand the Western X. C. Rail roads, places Salisbury in direct and speedy communication with all parts of the country and constitutes it a natur al distributing point. ( Continued next week.) SIGKLY children inay.he restored to In-all Ii and ln-aufy l the use of ten cents woilli ol .Slniiifi's Indian Viimif'uge. Do not h i yoiirchildrcu be dragged" to the grave by worms. , Letter From Gov. Jarvis. Elizabeth Ciiy bconomUt. The followin r Jetter was written in the conhdence ot private liiendshiii and i i was not intended for publication but it i so full of the spirit of genuine patriotism, and its sentiments are so admirable, that we feel sure the public will excuse us, though it may incithe disapproval of the wiiter, our retiring Governor: Raleigh, XVC, Dec. 11. Mr Dear Fkiend : I wiife to thank you tor the kind words yoi liave ko Often said of me; and especially for those in this week's issue of tlie Economist. 1 caunot tell j ou .how deeply I -inn toncbed by these nnmerons exressions of kind ness, confidence aud esteem, from press and people. "Well doue, good m d faith ful servaut:Mlf8 so siK)ntaneoiisl v from eve ry Veciion p Jie State, thsitje to must 4akeit rrfr.'rtf tTjflfi neir ih: An poor a 1 am. I vroulU uott-xtliange it for all the wealth of the world. jSome- r imeSi when hard things nave oeep am of ine, I have shnt niyfelf tip f.nU.enrn- i-stly pmyed for fortitude to enable me io patiently awnit the judnienti , that info would pi ououtice n poo my .tnotivcf tnd actions. My reAfard is coUifdete.. I ay dowii the honoi'ji uf high public posi ion,. without, iweret In. lily heart,. tor a -tain upon piy character. 1 take my m sition jn the rankn of tlie private citizens, determined, tothe best f my ability, to ithfully discharge, every duty iueidenl heretoj to niy Stateand inv counti. Ma ileavew's blessings rest upon Iwith; sud, in ,esiee and "jirnspvrijy let us li ve together. Again reiiewiug niy thnuks, I aiii very i i ul vonrs, Thos-J: JauvisJ 1. B. Creect, Esq, Eliziibetl City, N.C.. -. . , j"' . I - REPORT OF the CONDITION of ' ; THE FIRST NATIONAL BAM ; At Salisbury, in the State cf ITj C At the close of business, Dec. 20 1S84 - V - . 4 l JtESOUKCES. Loans and discounts ........ ..$ !fl,4f Si Oveixlruris ...).. , U. S. Bonds io secure circulation. Otner stocks, bonds and mortgages ...... Due f rem approved reserve agents....... Due from other National Banks Due from State Banks and bunkeis ... Real estate, fu: nlture, and fixtures Current expenses and taxes paid Premiums paid Cliecks and other cash items., Bills of ether Banks ....... r ... Fractional 'paper currencrl nickels, and pennies J1 Specie i ' '. Legal tender notes. Redemption lund with U. 8. Treasurer ...( per cent, of circulation) .i i T2 S6 .. to.eooo 70 66 .. ; 9,164 C5 .. 2.J32 41 . . . 716 77 ... J.120 34 ... 1.394 42 ... 1,000 00 680 10 . . . 3,900 00 64 46 4.S50 00 2,C00 00 $,250 00 Total . i .. .$151,226 51 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid iu Surplus fnnd Undivided profits. . National Bank: notes outstanding . . . Individual deposits subject to check. Time certificates 'of deposit Cashier's check outstanding Due to other National Banks.... Due to Slate Ban & und bankers..... Total .$ C0,C00 00 600 00 . 4,379 14 . 44T400 Ot) . 44,566 20 . 4,54 9i . 2,5:65 36 S9S 05 332 8e . . . v ."3 Slate of North Carolina; County of Bowan, fs : I, I. II. Foi st, ; .-Ller of the above-nauj d bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best ot my knowledge tnd .Leilcf. I. K. FGl'STfcCablin Subscribed ar.d sworn to before u.e tl:i.-CthLi .. JaLU n t'0UKC 1 -6;. AllCai : CHAS. F, i..i J. 1' M. L. V.vir Fn I. I). (xASKl! iSKlLl., Dir. ' U J. UOLMLd; ) . K0TICE. APPLICATION will be made to the present Gcrte ral Assembly of Norlli Carolina to -auiend Vw Charter ot the town ot illsbury, N . C. liy diieo tion of the board oi Commissioner. JOHN A. RAMSAY. Major. January tht 1SS". Gt ADMSSTRATOt'ST ale QzlLmid OHDlV, FEB. 2D, I S 3 5! ' ? -o Pursunnt o an order of Kowan Superior Gyurt, on Monday, the 2nd lay of Febru u ry 1885, atithe Court House in Salislnuy, I will sell at' publie auction, to tbe highest bidds-r, the jands of the late John Bi ingle; decease!1. 5 The biddings for Ihc 49 acre tract w ill open at $yi3.rjp, and for the 12 acre tract at $85.80. Tlie 4Q afrc tiact lies right along the ricw Coneord road, one ar.d a half miles from lown, and has on it a dwelling house and -burn and a good well (f water and would be c Reap property at 50.0. . TEHMS :Onc third eash, and the bal ance n nind nionthsftime with 8 per cent. interest Irons date. ! , JOHN. A. I30YDEX, Adm'r. ; ":' of John Binge.' Salisbury, J(ec,31st,, 84, 12:4t. SALE OF BUGGY. I will sell !at ni residence on Saturday the 24tb day of Januan "1885, at jiublie auction, one buggy, the property of GT. W. Petra, to satisfy my lein oi said buggy" for repairs. Terms Cash. : LAFAYETTE JOSEY. Jan. 5th, "83. 12:2t:rd. Clover lMiko Jersey Cows ! Fresh Grade Jersey Milch. Cows forji at my btoi K larm la miles etf'isalis- uurv.. v ei niee : eieanuum-r 5eei. also for sale at my farm -and at Enniss' Druy Store, Salisbtiry, at Kiclinjond prices. - j. yi HAiiiusAN 12:lm:pd. , . - FOR SALE ! - 1 On the 2Qtli of January, 1885, 1 will of fer for sale at tlio Court-house door iu Salisbury, X. C, my tract of land, lying on both sidt-s of Town Cieek aud on both sides of tliQ Bi ingle Ferry lioatl, when the road crisses the creek i mile south east of Salisbury. Terms cash or banka ble paper, f J. A. Kekvks. 12:3 ,1 , wanted for The Lives ot all the Presidents of the U.S. The larg est, ua-iusoajcst. nest booK ever .sMU'ior less than twice our price. The fastest selling txxi.i in j America. Ioiuiense prolits a) agents. All iutellljent eopl want it Anyone raa ueconie a succes-siui affeni. reruis free. Haixc.it lioo Co. 'ortland, Maine. l":ly - - - f . S4.UllCi, 1m. V. Jf?OXJ?2'S C!:CE CATTLE POWDERS A No I-EE mrm IJe if Cor.?c nor r fotitz I owirn will mre ami nrfvrnt ll Lcxo i'm- mp. . - .. : and swept. 'onrza I nd iweei. ' cenl- aake tlie boUer firm i t-Z--V"J: !or" " Cattle are snhjer AGENTS w m&A I ' V . T .:-..;. OE LADIES ONLV A XLEZEDY endoisetl fcv th iC. ian ami I ruizUtn al its - A U T mrwr-.i. :.. kit . ... . wai r. A1a., ajs tailed h w, fr : mv ,iict'-bed, aridSiebeiievts l() J?1" 1 - M oon asl would a Sickle foru. -b; luf y, ur medicine did for A EEIIEDY in regard to' wl.iM. I r-'aeU'aM lRmgaist ThomusviilJ L Uv ' flxan "rtcivll instances in wl.iu, A REMEDY atioui which Dm k J LaUfage, Ua., writer; "I luveWl S " U i niy years the wdici.fe 0u ? ; pul.injtp and consider it thel.t C(im,r nalionver cotten together f.r iib : D! tar wlirrli it is'rectininiendcd. ( ea8? A REMEDY afeonriwhich Dr. Joit Bnn-, ' - ''Atiauu wiid- 'I'I.Adre t-xrmmetitfrM, lV na?e no iiesuaiionnn au vising . iu ue 5 "-I COflfilentIr recomikend' it." '? '6 A A REMEDY which1 the llev II I JohnrtnJ nearMariettn, GaT,' savs he has un,j Ux ,1 farailj with the "utiuost eatUftcti0"- " "-- m -. ..A :. .1 I. f ... lifl f " i' d il to .three faiuiii 4 I. l . t . l! . "Do 111 111 I I I Pi! - .. luuim II IU WlKtiLIf- IS TeiOtl)Ripn,tJ A REMEDY ofwhich llVmberton, i, I & DeiMiison say: 'We have "bfetv ? ! - "fot many years with lonstantly intrtaM, , RWv Tie article in ataple.willi us-ar Oitefof absolute merit" , T ASIM-DY of which Lamar, Kankin i i Lamar Ray; We Rold 50 yrs in foi,ir iifthtU 4 aod never sold it' mi any place tin wUnh 1 was wanted aRain.'i if .. i A Remedy by wl.ii hDr Baugh ofLaVh Ga., nayx: 'I cured ftne of tlie must oUtiri,i "1 cases ol icARiors r Mekstkiiaiox j ever-came within niy knowledge,, with jf ! bottle?.' ' - JL j i A Remedyof wKich Dr J C'llnss, .Xotafl, n ! Ala.,s:iyi: I am fully convinced ili;it iiU ' unrivaled for that thiss .ditais wliith It claims to cure.' i A llernedy about whiclwMa j JJjn C WLitntr of Atlanta, well rnd -'favorably km.Hn ajt' over the Lnitcd States n a tiuu-fal Insur ance vgeut,itayK: I Jused this itineily lf, fllA Wtl 1 tin n ! .ITA f.l.lltnl.ii, number of catses, alA'ays with t.-o,'f,- A Remedy about wh!icb Sir J V Str:infe,t.r Caitersville, Ga.p4rtt8 tliat oi bottle cured two -niemherR of bis fa mi I v of meft. strual irregnlartTy 61 many ye:ir' st:tr.dii " - This Great Remedy is1; - BraiMs Foala Eeplatsrli Send for Treatise oa the lieu ll If r. tiess of Woman, niaileil I rt t". Ilradfteld Regulator Co,, Dux '1$ Ga. , Atlanta,' V tf II tr. . P. !' ret i i r i . - Trial ShdpDidiils WILLIAIS-Aj(U) Oltice, .1(59, Viriani t., N'( vv Vuik, 1:1 v -MILL:8tOK'ES!-;:. p The undersigned has " lxiuubt lh vc! knotvn Jlill Stone Qadnvwf E. E. Miilliw " .i j a : .i -it I . -. '. utceittH-'H, ao win cqniinueto siij.jilyUie public- denanc for 3ti 1 1 Stoiit irdlii tlis celebrated-grit. Orders . addn-ssTH tn me at Salisbury, X. C, will receive plaint at tention. This quanis so well kr.ow'n by actual working probff it mv(U tMr'furtJicr comment. 1 IJoiinT.Wmt. Oct. 27, 1.SF1. :5:ly ; IIJT.L STOCK OF My stock this' Fall i$ uiuisually Fall iffy Elegant. I shall not jvc pal ticiilafs, lm't and Friendsvill find tin; tboiHiiliiy irer pared to supply ihcni, even, bciteij. thaii usual. 'Call and see inc. .1 4 .. - E. J. HOIHES. . JNov. 18, 1884. Ct US fjmKEnVCUSDEBlLITY f HARRIS' ItecayAnd numerwa i 5 J obscurediwH, t- ; outlifurinrirKretin, : A RADICAL CunE FOR r. ; ..t.OfTdiufL or i rOUS overur.un " i !he in4rnitifn ot prr ! t Ciom rr.ici:ei tut tw" j DEBILITY, Orgaaic Weakness, fpinrsicAi DECAY, IrYouns A Middle i ana Kiirn hii -i f, inf nt clVi whcre. I f : . 7 l rf.nt ; ClTllEn thoiuandJ. &t j not Wtcrfrre Willi "- ! ;). Ki.ilnrta. Of eM Tester fob ovebSixj any vsy. . t "'-JZ scientific m!i-l.p" TmGusano Cases. ItAHSBTUSEINMANT I to the st ol d.eH ' .i . a.' -nut TRUL iml funet.r.nt a tat? PACKAGE. v ?jsri. TSEATJUJEST. PjraKwjirpf ;vMbJW Ono Mocth, - $3 00 Two SfonliB. - 6,00 Clireo 3i f ouLhs, 7.00; HARRIS REWiEDytjO., H FCCKCSSa R! I DTUREO PERSOrl! Not a J r Ap'c for t"rme fit n-Mvi-Tj. VT3l OlV3 ?XfeJ33 TH-i- ahdREAPh For pir CT2 H Another car foad xf DU(J(iII (!h1 cm- Most k Mil m, A- d(3. Nov: is Tjour tiinc fA l,i! f"!j'n)lS C'ine at once jirul cxaiiiirc my Vdiic" AND HEAR PRICES. .: am rmineil 1 ot it I) l! ... 1, iJJ-U- 0r-V. anv -House in XohUV-.r.r.: lam short of room iajrd will W( 1 1 er than ever before r aft ;' ' r.j - u" . i. J i.' We mull til.': wa.'iaut a mi verm ie-;i.o) Il '. .. ..f I .. ! ! i- 4', : . i Dev 8tli, UH. ; 41 ' ' Jwtttttf t Dev lban W$tt.V Kr i vf ,1'f HLmocp money. Mill. .4m. n-ipsr seiiinir u rt gnnrsiiJPBta;a k nyrt .A"''?,"- '.r. i ainw. So: . 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