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Carolina Watchman.
Mrs. Charles Price
LOCAL.
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THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 1886.
....T.articfl arrittnsr tor information on matters ad-
J-i m this paper will please say-'-aavertisea
'olina
J
Subscription Rates
The subscription rares of the Carolina
Yutchlnan are as toiiciwb 5,
1 yean, paid iu advance,
" aayni't delayed 3mo"s2.00
iUrm't del'ed 12 mo-a2.50
The number of buyers on the tonacco
market here is double that 01 ia year.
Meore and Bell; tobacco manufacturers
Augusta, oa., nave uUJ.-
on this market. i
fUm y a scarcity here as in other to-
bacclo markets, of fine wrappers. They
bring enormous prices when offered.
I'M
Misses Rutlege, the popular mantau-mak-
rs, have moved to a residence on fislier
treet, between Lee and Maine.
Tie net freight depot will be one hund-
aod seventy-five feet long and hlty
be built of brick with slate
of
red
feet wide to
j 1 1
roof.
has returned from
been spending
m 1 3
The contents of the sate, wnicn passea
through the fire at. the depot, was, upon
!xaminatibn, found to be but little dam-
igcd.
Thirty-four qonvicts from the Pcniten-
harof paSSCO Up IHU MCSiirm nmu
Wednesday for service on the Mountain
iivision.
iv Li 1 - ; '
Prof, aad Mrs. W. H. Neave, give a
iiisicalto the parents and a few mends
their pupils at their residence on Fri
day night.
The friends of Mr. Win. Kowzie will
pained to liear of his extreme sick-
f i i; t- 1 A
less, lie is cxceeuingiy iow, aim i uui
Ixpected to survive.
M,
D.
j. Gaskill ha gone south in the
terest of J. I). GaskilPs tobacco manu-
ctory. They are making a splenaid ar-
le of plug.
Mrs. E. B. McCorkle is visiting rela-
es here.; Her home is at that dehght-
ll- summer retreat, Highlands, in the
untains of this State.
R. R. Wright has bought a half in-
esit in tao "House of all Nations," he
d I the former enterprising owner will
ke a handsome saloon of it.
IThe Building and Loan meeting will
Ike) place in the hall over Klutz's drug
re at 7 'dock sharp, Friday evenfng.
dp time and take an even start.
Florida, where she has
the winter with her mother's family.
Mrs. Price's many friends are delighted
at her return, as her charming presence
and brilliant conversational powers make
her a central figure in society here.
Remember when you have a want that
it is your duty to the town in which you
are living, to buy it there, and not send
away for it. , This applies to printers,
tinners, carpenters and mechanics as
well as to merchants. This encourage
ment of home interests will make it easier
for all concerned.
Read Meroney & Bro's. advertisement.
It means money saved to every house
keeper. It will be a gratification to the
people of Rowau and adjoining counties
to know that the old and reliable foun
dry will be opened again soon, and fully
prepared to do all kinds of work in
iron and wood. Don't fail to send broken
articles to them for repair. Read what
they have to say and act accordingly.
Mrs. Stiles, of Petersburg, who is a sis
ter of Mrs, J. H. Enniss, is here visiting
that lady.
Mr. Enniss showed the reporter a relic
of the first president in the shape of a
brass coat button. It has a circle of 13
stars enclosing a spread eagle holding a
shield in it's talons. It belongs to Mrs.
Stiles, and was handed down from a
grandmother who was a relation of Gen'l.
Greene, and the button came from the
Greene family. It has been in the family
for more than a hundred years.
The school committee met last Tues
day, and among other things, very wisely
established a system of examination for
the public schools separated from the
general supervision of the school com
mittee. Rev. F. J. Murdoch has been
made examiner, and he will visit the
public sehools from time to time and ex
amine the pupils and report what pro
gress, 11 any, nas been made.
This persistent and thorough work will
be of great advantage, since it Will not
only determine the progress of the pupil,
but the efficiency of teacher and methods
employed in the schools.
Last Tuesday was "ground hog day."
In countries where this little animal
abounds it is said that he comes out of
winter quarters on the 2d of February
and if he sees his shadow, he returns to
Ins hole, lor there will be six or seven
(authorities differ here) weeks more of
winter; but if he does not see his shadow
he stays out, and there will be no more
severe winter. On last Tuesday many
a hog saw his shadow and as a conse
quence there was mean weather next
day. It hailed and rained and this must,
aecording to the ground hog legend, con
tinue for sijyor more weeks.
Dr. Young, a prominent Baltimore
the saddle of a
magazine rifle
"Wild Jim."
in his buckskin coat, high boots and
sombrero walked into the Watch max
office last Monday. He looked as if he
had just stepped from
"bucking broncho." His
was swinging from has broad shoulder,
and a leather belt fairly bristled with
cartridges. He looked displeased, mad,
out of sorts, and seemed ready for action
in case hecould find an opportunity.
. "Are you the editor," he demanded
in a great big voice.
"Yes sir, but I have not lost any wild
cow boy am not on a trail "
"But are you the editor with whom I
am to deal ?"
m. uicvuuib x uai v wr ituiuii
presume
is the case, but a cow boy
sho-o "
"Ah
that such
does not
lA li e it ttt tt fphvsiciau, is here this week. He is look-
Mrs. Cowles, (wife of Hon. W. IL H. f: , . , , ,.
rt ft that
use one
wles, M.- C, from Wilkes) is spending
Ifewdays here with her aunt, Mrs. RA.
iox, on her way to Washington.
Our HeHig's Mills correspondent re-
'fJerry Kluttz lost a valuable
night last week. The animal
during the night from an unknown
J if
"I
0 Emma Council, who has been a
at Mr. John A. Boyden'sfor several
belts, has gone to Rockingham to pay
risitof tenllavs to the family of Hon.
liter L. Steele.
Safes in the various tobacco warehouses
;e again grown to their usual size.
of the houses now have regular sides.
Farmer's house has had several very
re; breaks.
lev. Oi H. Wilev, the Agent of the
Bible Soeietv. occupied Dr. Rum
's pulpit on last Sunday morning and
He is an able and interesting
li i u -
Fh signal station -at Charlotte had bct-
bo discontinued 90 far as weather prc-
tions are concerned. Two false alarms
1 month is inexcuseable. No cold
ither ncre.
: . ; if- -J'' i
he efficiencv of "diamond die" was
uonsly shlwn on the streets a few
v ago. It w9 the only genuine red
that has been seen here since Com
passed through in 1770.
Gneene, a 1$. & D. official has se-
1 a site for the new depot, which is to
lift of both the R. & D , ppd W, N. C.
la, in the flat nearly opposite the hav
khouse.
ided
Millie Earner ha9 returned from an
(isit to several of the northern
Slie will resume her duties a9 r
at the Methodist Church to th
deligit of that congregation.
lines of tinware, sto-vps. and other
Is of that class are displayed here to
ilitages than ever before. Goods
y show to better ad vantage when dis-
in properly constructed rooms.
ia rumered that imnrovemcnts At the
?nger djppot at this place will he made
Poui A large shed ex tend in? over
tracks! (R. & D., and W. X. C.) is the
1 according to the information as gath-
iii"r for a more genial and sunny climate
than he enjoys at home, and should he
be pleased with Salisbury he may locate
and become one of us. In the matter of
climate and generalood health he will
find no better place than Salisbury. This
may not be exactly the thing to say to
an eminent' M. D., seeking for a new
home, but 'it is the truthy and it is proud
ly asserted. Salisbury needs more peo
plelots of 'em too and extends a cor
dial greeting to all who are looking for a
healthy home, among a good, social peo
ple. Dr. Young was originally from
Franklin, this State.
- Big Land Sale. .
On last Tuesday, Theo. F. Kluttz,
Commissioner, sold at public vendue more
than two thousand acres of land, lying
near Salisbury. The highest price paid
$26 dollars an acre and the lowest $4.
The purchasers were S. F. Lord, M. L.
Holmes ami L. H. Clement. The total
of the sale footed up about $17,000.
Accidentally Killed
Mr. Jerry Cress, of China Grove town
ship, was accidentally killed by a falling
limb on last Tuesday. He and Mr. Jake
Hornbarrier were chopping cross-ties and
had felled a tree, and were trimming out
the top branches when a limb which was
either broken from an adjacent tree or
from the falling tree (and had. caught
in the branches of the adjacent tree) fell
and struck Mr. Cress on the head, frac
turing the skull, and causing death in
about fourteen hours.- Mr. Cress was a
good man and much loved by his neigh
bors. He leaves a wife and six smallj
children to mourn his untimely death.
then, just look over this little
sketch of my life and see if you think it
worth publishing."
Of course, any editor under the cir
cumstances would think it first class,
and it was hinted that it was splendid
outside copy (as he had set his gun
against an "imposing stone" some feet
away) but it could not appear before
next week, as the outside will go to press,
in a few moments. His face looked a
streak of measly " blank " right through
the editor, and he seemed to say "if you
were only a Mexican greaser or a sneak
ing red skin, I'd" hut he only said, I'm
going to shoot this evening, come out and
see me.
He gave a performance that evening,
displaying his skill with the riiie. to a
small but appreciative audience.! He
is said to be a clever shot, and aihused
the boys very much.
County Affairs. .
The County Commissioners melt as
usual on the first Monday in February.
The usual allowance,' were made out of
the fund for the poor, to the amount of
about fifty dollars. ' fi
It was ordered that several paupers
now in the poor house, who belong to
Davidson county, be sent to Lexington
and delivered to one of the Davidson
Commissioners, and that the clerk of the
Board forward bill for all moneys ex
pended. A. M. Brown reports 24 paupers for the
month of January, 9 white and 15 col
ored. Itemized account of expenses ac
companied the report, amounting to
$37.79. The keeper of the poor was or
dered to build a fence around the garden
on the county farm.
R. P. Roseman, jailor, was ordered to
have the jail thoroughly cleaned and de
odorized.
The finance committee made the fol
lowing report.
COUNTY FINANCES.
To cash on hand last report. - - $ 1437 56
collected since last report, - 51!6 03
Total - - - -
By poor vouchers - -"
county " -
' Total -
To cash in treasurer's hands -
SCHOOL FUND.
To cash on hand last report
" collected since last report
- 6C34 19
556
24-'5
2981 71
3G52 48
Fire Defences. '
The town Commissioners appointed a
committee of two to confer with Mr. A.
Parker, President of the Hook and Lad
der Co., for the purpose of ascertaining
what was needed in the fire departments
to make them more efficient.
This committee has gone through the
departments and has concluded to rec
commend the purchase of 400 feet of
hose for Hand Engine No. 1., which is
man ne by a negro organization. This
300 feet of hose will enable this engineto
be of some little efficacy should a well be
found within four hundred feet of the
fire.
The Chemical Engine is to be repaired
and a company organized to take charge
of and operate it.
A uniform was granted to the Hook
and Ladder Company.
A fire alarm is needed and this commit
tee will have that matter under consid
eration also.
Mr. A. Parker has from the first taken
great interest in the fire department and
he is, with probably one exceptioa, the
only holder of real estate in the H. & L.
Co. He deserves much praise for his
efforts in that direction.
The Watchman does not like to be
considered as officious or chronic in its
suggestions but it cannot see why these
gentlemen, commissioners of the town,
do not organize a scheme which would be
permanent. Everybody stands ready to
say that repairing these old and inefficient
relics of last century is at the least of
very doubtful value. The stand pipe
scheme suggested last week, would be
efficacious, durable, cheap and abreast of
the times. Why not begin it or some
other really valuable undertaking which
is not dependent on the whims of hu
manity, white or black, and which would
be a credit to the town and the progres
sive spirit of the age.
Heilig's Hills Letter.
Heilig's Mills, N. C, Feb. 1, 18S6.
m.. natch man: in last weeks issue
we notice that "Subscriber" says there is
a great deal of complaint in our schools,
The pupils talk of whipping the teacher
"v- 1 c 1. j 1 -' 1 - . r a 1
nuw ti wuai uura ne 4:0111 mum, 01 me
pupils talk of whipping him, or is it be
cause they did not flog him ? Let them
give it to him, ten to one he deserves it
Again, he says I understand it is all a
mistake about Uncle lteubeus strong
son. Whv should a man boast of some
thing that is untrue? If he intends to
say that John did not carry the liqg, we
beg to take issue with him "We write
that we do know, and testifv of that
which we have seen.' If he wishes to
have it substantiated we will prove it by
such men as Y m. Beaver, K. W. Bost
and others who had an occular demonstra
tion of the feat.
Then, again, he says John Bost has left
for parts unknown." That sounds like
V 1 1 . . -m
jonn naa committed some great crime
and left the country. Well, if he calls
Statesville "parts unknown'' he is correct
again. John has shown considerable tal
ent in mechanism. Any one will be con
vinced of this if he will but take the
trouble to visit his shop and view sep
arators and other toy maehines made
while he was a mere child; and later, the
bicycles, pea hullers, etc. And now he
has concluded to go to Statesville (to
parts unknown) to yvork in a machine
shop. L. W.
MINING DEPARTMENT.
T. K. P.KUNER, EDITOR.
Those interested in the history of min
ing in N. C. should not fail to read the
article on the first page, written by the
Senior Editor of this paper.
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iking of beabtiful tbi
lis mo nine, sheddin? it lihf
Minil trees and snow Covered ground.
hiting a vision of rare beauty. Every
jop seefaed crowned with a rain bow
mania, and every vista a L'limnse
airy land.
j
R. Percy Eubanks npul,rl in
ke's Episcopal church on last Sun-
night.
loch
He is to assist R
. X. O .
who has taken charw nf 1 1,0
rd and Lexington churches, in ad
to h work here. Rev. Mr. Eu
i$ a ung man, a zealous worker
church and will be of great assis-
Z7 7 ilDr(Ioca hisenlarg-
Change of Express JLgents.
Our citizens regretted to lose Mr. W.
L. Rankin, who has Served them so long
and acceptably as agent of the Southern
Express Company. While they regret
losing so genial and valuable a citizen,
-they" may rejoice at his promotion. He
has been ordered to Charleston, S. C, and
takes a more lucrative place than he left.
His family are still here but are expected
to join him at an early day.
His place has been filled by Mr. C.
N. Broyvn, a young man well knoyvn
here. He was, a few years ago, clerk in
the Salisbury post office, leaving that
position he yvent to work in the express
office under Mr. Rankin. He left here
more than a year ago, and has been in
the Danville express office. He now re
turns as principal of the office where he
served as aa apprentice. Rapid pro
motion. Death of a Prominent Lady.
A telegrsim; received in this city yester
day from Morgan ton apnotinced the death
in that place at 2 o'clodk yesterday morn
ing, of Mrs. Mary Pearson, widow of the
late Chief .Ttistice Rifchmond M. Pearson.
She was alioiit 70 years of age, and death
resulted from an attack of pneumonia.
The deceased was one of the most estim
able ladies of the State, and had awry ex
tensive acquaintance. Hit maiden name
was Mary McDowell, and she was twice
married, first to General John Gray Bynnm
and sometime; after his death to the late
Chief JusticeJ Her death occurred at the
home of her s6n, Mr. John G. Bynum.
Judge W. P. Bynum, of this city, a rela
tive of the deceased, has gone to Morgan
ton to attend the funeral Cliarloft
it
Total - - - -By
vouchers - - - -To
cash on hand Jan. 29, 1886 .-
The cash on hand is sustained by
and bank book credits.
W. L. Kluttz, )
Chas. F. Baker, m
Nothing of special interest tothe peo
ple yvas transacted at the meeting, only
the usual routine business engaging the at
tention of the Board.
Building and Loan.
On last Friday night, a number of en
terprising and progressive citizens met at
Kluttz & Co's drug store, for the purpose
of inaugurating a Bnilding and Loan As
sociation. Theo. i. Ktuttz, Ji-sq., was
called to the Chair, aud Theo. Buerbaum,
requested to act as Secretary.
The Chairman stated the object of the
meeting cleartv ana lorcioiy, ana was
followed by Messrs. I. H. Foust and T
H. Vanderford, in timely remarks.
A motion of Mr. A. H. Boyden prevail
ed to this effect: that the Chair appoint a
committee to solicit subscriptions to the
stock; that this meeting becalled to con
vene again one week hence, and should
as much as 250 shares of stock be sub
scribed in the interim, that they then
proceed to organize the Association by
adopting a constitution, electing officers
&c.
The motion of W- T. Rainey, that 25
Lceuts per share be collected as an initia
tion fee to cover expense of books, station
ery and et cetertr; that the shares be $100
each and that 25 cents per week be col
lectected on each share, was carried.
Subscriptions to the stock were next in
order? and as a result one hundred and
fifty shares, $15,000 was subscribed in
the meeting. The Chair then appointed
the following committee to solicit sub
scriptions: A. H. Boyden, Theo. Buer
baum, E. B. Neave, D. R. Julian, T. H.
Vanderford, and Capt. G. W. Gates, aud
suggested that subscription books be kept
open at Kluttz's, Buerbaum 's and J. 6.
MqCubbin's stores, the Post office and Na
tional Bank.
The meeting adjourned to meet in ac
cordance with motion adopted, on Friday
the 5th inst, in the Hall over Kluttz's
drug store.
This report is from information furnish
ed by the secretary of the meeting.
This is an encouraging start, and as
there is no doubt as to raising the other
hundred shares of stock, the organization
will be perfected on Friday night. An
other
work
boom to building here. Let the
much need for
cottages in the
go on.
There is
comfortable, cozy lktle
town and this Association puts it within
the power of every man to build, and to
pay for fctti small weekly installments.
China Grove Breezes.
Your reporter yvas called into Prof. A
. Owens' fine school, at the Sloop
school house, in China Grove township
yvhere he found 50 pupils engaged with
their books. 1'rof. Owens has no equa
when it comes to teaching the rudiments
and he shoyved off his school to ad van
tage. He had them to read in concert
to declaim, to sing and to make oral cor
rections m grammatical construction
These exercises shoyv how welt the work
of the toacher has been done.
l was unable to attend -the dcbaite at
China Grove last week, but A. W. Owens
Squire Sloop, Chambers Owens and others
talked on this question : "Were our fore
fathers justifiable in driving the Indians
ironi this country. It was deeided that
they were, perforce of the arguments
presented.
riusiiiess in nicKory timber is very
prosperous in China Grove, and is lm
proving. It is being conducted by Cline
Bros., and Mr. John Thome. These are
enterprising people and are not afraid to
take a risk when there is a chance for
making an' honest profit in a business.
George Sloan, the old veteran black
smith, who has done many an honest
days' work, has again opened a shop at
Ghma ferrove.
Mr. W. C. Gulp of Gold Hill has cone
into the timber business and will make a
specialty of handling walnut lumber.
Mr. A. H. Gheen had a sale last
Wednesday. Everything sold reasonably
yvell.
Mrs. Ghasky, wife of Joshua Ghasky,
died at her home in Locke township, last
yveek of pneumonia.
'Squire J. P. Wiseman is in bad health.
Mrs. John Lingle had a fall from her
door steps recently which displaced one
of the bones of her arm and broke the
other. She" was attending to her house
hold affairs when this painful accident
happened.
Mr. L. L. Haynes killed three wild
turkeys on last Friday.
General Agext.
China Grove, Jan. 30th, 1886.
to go into society this winter, and although country and in Europe; for the South, to
still an in vol id, she was in comparatively which he is a regular voluminous aad
good health when ber daughter died. She well informed contributor, is read every
was about 51 years of age. The body I where, j
has Wen taken to Wilmington, Del., fur We have said thai Mr. Helper was dis
burial,and the funeral will be held there to interested. He has spent out of his own
day. tier death will have a marked effect means, xtuce his return to the State at
Suggestions and Facts.
Continued.
The valley between Dillo mountain
range on the east and the Mauney moun
tain range on the west can be known by
the general name of Flat creek valley,
though Cedar creek also flows through
In what we will call No. IV of these
. m m mm i . .
series this valley is termed a synclinal
one, yet the slate of the country is both
synclinal and auticlinal, for the general
dip of the slates from Dillo is west, while
that from Mauney is east. Flat creek
and Cedar creek flowing into the river in
an almost parallel easterly course has a
divide, and thi3 divide is made by the
auticlinal dips of the slate, and along the
backbone of this divule, the slate is near-
y vertical. Here also, the most promi
nent veins of quartz appear and it will be
readily perceived thatneither the back
bone or the veins keep the line of the
yvater course, but are crossed by them.
for beginning at or about the mouth of
Cedar creek, we intersect a bold vein on
D. C. Reid's land. It crosses Cedar creek
ust above its mouth on its S. W. course,
passes through 51rs. rarks land, on to
that of J. Love Morgan's. Here it is in
tercepted by a cross course and is thrown
considerably out of its line, in fact it
is cut in two, and some 100 feet further
east it passes the cross course and then
resumes its course. It is then cut on Mr.
Calvin Wyatt's land by a 4x6 foot (in the
clear of timber) shaft, 60 feet deep. This
shaft is full of yvater noyv, but from out
put, it can be seen that the gangue of
the vein was quartz, dolomite and spar,
the walls being a slate and calcite con
glomerate; the gangue carries cubed gal
ena, slightly argentiferous, some little
copper pyrite and some gold by panning.
It is very evident that had this shaft been
sunk in the right place it would have
shoyvn pay ore. It may be that it does noyv
for the parties who sunk the shaft have
large bodies of ore stoyved away in drifts
the value of which could be easily known
by forking the yvater with windlass or
hand pumps. The vein continues on to
and across the Stokes road.
Parallel to this vein is a very large
quartz vein, about 400 yards to the east;
it is first seen on the banks of the river
beloyv the mouth of Cedar creek, on Hen
ry Crook'sland; the outcrop is in immense
quartz boulders 3 to 6 feet yvide, 6 to 10
feet long, and stick 2 to 6 feet out of the
ground. The whole surface is covered
by the float quartz; there is evidently
two large veins here, which converge near
the south corner of Crook's land yvhere
it joins Mr. Richard Hodge on the hill
and ridge. Continuing on over the coun
try for miles, it evidently also converges
near the 16 mile post on the Stokes road,
yvith the Parks, Morgan and Wyatt vein,
as noted, other parallel A'eins between
this and Dillo mountain converge and
contact with these.
Western North Carolina Gems.
Mr. John H. Southerland of Henderson
county brought to our office yesterday
several specimens of gems and valuable
stones in the rough. Among these were
large quantities of precious garnet, ori
ental spinel, sardonyx, staurolite, and
fine corundum and specimens of obsidian
which last comes from Haywood county.
-Aaheville Citizen.
Oriental spinel is probably ruby spinel,
so called because of its red color ; it is
used in jewelry, and has a hardness of 8,
which is harder than garnet and just that
of the topaz. It is composed of alumina
and magnesia, about two parfs of the
former to one of the latter. Sardonyx is
closely allied to the onyx ; is a veined si
licious gem stone of a reddish-yellow
color.
Staurolite, so called because the rhom
bic prisms frequently intersect each other
so as to form a cross, is generally opaque,
and of a brownish black color. It cannot
be classed as li gem stone. Obsidian is
volcanic glass, and is frequently the
glassy state of an impure potash-feldspar.
The composition varies with the
lavas of volcanoes. It is probable that
the obsidian found in Haywood county
was slag from some blacksmith's forge.
on the social festivities at the capital. It
closes iu absolute mourning for a week the
White House and the homes of the cabinet
ministers, and withdraws from society the
President and Hiss Cleveland, the mem
bers' of the cabinet and their families.
The President was immediately notified
of Mrs. Bayard's death, and he at once sent
Col. Lament with a note of condolence to
the secretary, and later in the day Mi
Cleveland call at the house. There will be
no funeral services in Washington. The
remains were taken by special car to Wil- .
niington and deposited in the Old Swedish ,
church, where they will remain nntil 2 o1
cloak this afternoon, when the Episcopal
service will be read and the body placed
in the tomb. Mr. Bayard has asked that
no official demonstration be made and the '
President will not no to Wilmington"? Sev-1
cral members of the cabinet, however, will
attend the funeral.
Mrs. Bayard was born in Baltimore in
1835. Her father, Josiah Lee, was one of
the leading business men of that city thirty-five
years ago. She met the secretary
while his father was a Senator from Dela
ware, and they were married in 1850.
There were twelve children born to them,
seven of whom are still alive. Up to seven
or eight years ago Mrs. Bayard was a lead
er in society at the Federal capital.
and fifty dollars, a
characteristic ol tne
least three hundred
degree f generosity
siock rroin which he came. "
Let simple justice be done to Mr. Hel
per. He will not ask any more. Ahe-
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ville Citizen.
The Seven Cities of the Chioo Valley.
A traveler in New Mexico gives a glowing de
scription of the country through which a new
road parses, and tells of t lie Seven Cities of the
Chico valley that almost reads like the roman
tic explorations -!' the members, of the Smith
sonian astitute;r lie says that therefe to day
in that valley rains of large buildings fix sto
ries high.-am some of them in sock an excel
lent preservation that the masonry and plaster
ing are lookiug as new and fresh as though done
hot a few years instead of centuries ago. These
buildings are popularly supposed to bef Astec
origin, but, strange to say there is at present nm
historical account of them or their builders.
Sport With Bean. )
Last Saturday week the Barrier's and
Webbjs, over' on Grandmother mountain,
got oa the trail of a grown bear and a cab
and traced them to a heavy ivy thicket. On
Sunday they ascertained that the bears had
not esc a peel. On Monday, the chase was
renewed and. in driving the bears from the
thicket, they were enabled to kill three
and badly cripple another which got away.
During the past fall and winter tot bears
have been killed on the Grandmother
mountain. Lenoir Topic. ,
Ashbel Smith.
Prom San Antonio Semi-Weekly Express, Jan. t7.
The funeral services in honor of Col. Ashbel
Smith, president of the university regents, Tex.,
which took place yesterday, according to an
nouncement, in the hall of representatives, were
largely attended. The pall dearers were : Dr.
Wootin and Dr. Hadra, of the university regents;
Ml. M. Roberts and R. L. Dabney, of ihe univer
sity faculty ; Dr. Burt and Dr. Swearingen, of
Travis County Medical society ; Hon. F. R. Lub
5ock and Gen. Bee, of the State officials all
acting in an honorary capacity, and the follow
ing university students as the actual bearers of
the casket : C. H. Miller, C. J. Bradshaw, Milton
Whie, S. M. Jack, R. M. Hall, B. P. Bailey, A.
L. Jackson and E. S. Lipscomb. The services
in the State House, which were conducted by
Bishop Elliot, assistent by Rev. Dr. Lee, of the
Episcopal church, included sonic appropriate
and touching allusions by the bishop, embody
ing a brief but just tribute to the distinguished
character of the deeeased.
The remains were followed bv an immense ! Hay, good,
procession one of the largest ever seen in this Lurd. Country made,
city and were deposited in the State cemetery, j Oats,
as had been directed by the Governor, who par- Pork,
In Ithis count. January 26th, 1886, br
Rev.: Satn'l Hot brock, Mr. George W.
Culp. of Stanly county and Miss Julia
A., daughter of MrB. Basiuger.
On the 20th January at Monte valla,
Ala., Mr. John A. McCorkle to Miss Ida
Smith, by the Rev. Mr. Arms t rong. He
is the only son of Mrs. E. B. McCorkle,
now visiting here.
SALISBURY MARKET
TO-PAY.
Meal, wanted,
Cotton,
Chickens, in demand,
Butter,
Eggs, freely at
Flour, common family,
extra tine,
ticinated perspnallv in all the ceremonies. The '
procession of carriages extended from the Cap
itol down Congress avenue and out Pecan str.,
a distance of seven squares, independent of 200
university students and the Austin Greys and
a detachmeut of Houston Light Guard tn ad
vance on foot. A large number of ladies at
tended the ceremonies at the State House, and
many of them went to the cemetery.
The escort of the remains, which arrived from
Houston. Saturday night, consisted of a detach-
j meat of the Light Guard; and a nunder of
prominent citizens. Dr. Geo. A. Smith, of Ten
nessee, brother of the deceased, and a number
of ladies, were of the party. A military salute
was fired over the grave.
Potatoes, irish,
, 00 to 50
60 to 65
. 8f
18 to 25
20 to 25
15 to 16
$2.60 to 2.75
S.00to8.10
40 to 50
9 to 10
45 to 50
6 00 to 6.50
75 to 00
LIST OF LETTERS.
List of letters remaining in post qfl.ee
at Salisburv, N. C, for the week ending
Jau. 30th, i8S&
L. W. Baker,
G. L. Bingham,
C. J. Chick,
Rev. R. C. Collins,
George A. Camp,
Msiriah Sauk ton.
W. C. Culp,
Fred. Crawford,
D. L. Dvson,
J. D. EUard,
F. Early, .
Daniel Heilig,
J. L. Heilitr,
Fannie Hoke.
Wm. J. C. Moore.
John T. Mennus,
Sally Mason.
Thomas Mahaley,
Nettie Morgan,
C. Xickelson,
Mr. Servier,
C. S. Shoaf,
John T. Steele,
Ellen Wilkerson,
Carrie Watkins,
Alice Wilson.
J. W. Hill.
Please say advertised when the above
letters are called for.
A. H. Boyden, P. M.
Iceberg in North Carolina.
The Elizabeth City Falcon says : The steam
er Shenandoah made her first trip after the freeze
on Monday, on which she arrived here. Gapt.
Southgate reported having seen an iceberg in
Croaton sound, and describes the sight as beau
tiful. It stood twelv or fifteen feet out of the
water and w3 about 75 feet in diameter.
The Death of
the Wife
of State.
of Secretary
THE TRIBUTES PAID THE MEMORY OF A TAL
ESTED AND LOVABLE WOMAN.
Mrs. Bayard, wife of the secretary of
state, died at her residence in Washington
at 8:30 o'clock Sunday uiorninjr. The im
mediate cause of her death was congestion
of the brain, brought on by the shock ot
her daughter's sudden death two weeks
ago. For the hist week following that
event she stood the strain and excitement
quite well, but a week ago last Friday she
was compelled to take to her bed, aud
gradually grew worse from day to day.
Thursday congestion of the brain made
iti appearance. She was unconscious for
twenty-four hours oafore her death. Al
though for years Mrs. Bayard had been a
confirmed invalid, sl:e had for the last six
months been in better health than for
years.
Mrs. Bayard was'prc vented by ill-health
from appearing in society laet winter, and
her place was most acceptably filled by
her accomplished daughter, whose sudden
death shocked Washington but two weeks
ago. This winter Mis. Bayard's health was
so much improved that she took her place
as the head ot the cabinet ladies, and as
sisted at the President's reception on new
year's day. Miss Cleveland's first Saturday
reception she filled the place of honor as
hostess back of the line the blue parlor,with
distinguished grace and marked cordiality,
which was noted as a most pleasant feature
of the occasion. At President Cleveland a
first state dinner, that was given in honor
ofhe cabinet, two weeks ago Thursday
night, she occupied the place of honor at
the President's right, aud the exchange of
congratulations winch went about the cir
cle of the official fatni'y on her improved
health and buoyant spirits added much to
the pleasures of the gathering.
She had improved to much as to be able
Mr. Hinton A. Helper.
We have observed in two or three of
our exchanges a disposition, not onlv to
disparage this gentleman, but purposelv
to do him injustice and real wrong. This
savors, to say the least, of ingratitude
The motive mav be worse than that
But ingratitude is out of place, when
North Carolina stands in need of all the
friends she can enlist ; and it is the more
inappropriate and inexcusable, when ap
plied to Mr. Helper, a North Carolinian,
returned to his native State after long
absence, full of ardor to devote to her use
the truits ot study ana experience ac
quired abroad. And Mr. Helper is doing
Ins work well, thoroughlv and unselfishly.
If by chance, he has trodden on the toes
of individuals, and disappointed the ex
pectations of personal vanitv, the real
and substantial service he has rendered,
and is still rendering to communities, ant
to the State, cannot be overlooked
Through bis instrumentality, the State
has been made familiar throughout this
SDOTMI HflfffiL
ROWAN COUHTY yjJSPt8-
John A. Boyden, Plaintiff,
againit ,
The E. M. Birdsall Company Defendant.
To the defendant above named: Take no-
tice that the plaintiff above named na
commenced a civil action against, jou to
recover the sum of three hundred and .
twenty dollars, for breach of contract; and
you are hereby required to appear at the
next term of the Superior Coort, to be held
for the County of Rowan, at the court.
House in the Town Salisburv, on the 8d
Monday liefore the 1st Monday in March
1886, and answer or demur to the com
plaint of the plaintiff. And vou arefurth-
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er notincd tnat a warrant or an am mem.
has been issued against your property,
which said warrant is returnable at mo
time ami place J. M. HORAH , Cl'k of thu
So perior Court of Rowan Co.
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THE
TRIPLER AMALGAMATOR I
PATENTED.
This machine is a combination of silver plates so as to represent a large amalga
mating sunace, working with rapidity and efficacy, which has not hitherto been accom
plished. The drawing above represents the machine in working position. It consists
of four corrugated plates fitted together, allowing a. space between of f inch. Two
plates are perpendicular, connecting with two horizontally inclined. The palp passes
from the battery" and falls perpendicularly through the plates, which gives it a zigzag
motion, causing the free gold to impinge on each side, when it passes through tbe
horozontally inclined plates, which act as riffles, catching any esc aped gold both on top
and bottom. The plates discharge in a circular pan at the end which is given a rotary
motion, thus concentrating the heavier portion of the tailings for subsequent treatment
if necessary. At the top of the machine is a mercury cup which feeds automatically
any required mercury to keep the plates in active-force.
This machine is especially adapted for placer mines. It can be worked wiUl or
without water; it requires no mill for pulverization, it only being necessary to sift the
sand, whieh can be dune at a triffing cost, so that low grade ore can be worked profita
bly. This machine has been practically tested! and is now on the Herring mine,
Randolph connty, where it met with such success as to warrant the belief that it will
be of geeat value to tbe mining interest of this State.
This mac hine has an electrical attachment by which the mercury, :ho&bl it be sick
ened by the various causes to which it is' liable, can be instantly lotoreo to activity.
Inspection is invited. Estimates given for the erection bl this machine on placer
and other mines; also for all other Mining Machinery bv the undersigned,
A. B. TRIPLER, Hanneisville, Randolph County, N. C,
Or to THE TRIPLER AMALGAMATOR & MANUFACTURING CO., ol lfw York:
Benjamin Lewis, Scc'y and Trcas., 181 Montague St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. tuapStf
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