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jouna Watchman. LOCAL IJSSsD A Y, JULY 8, 1886. Z rr7rrM.inrnrm!itlon on matters ad WrnVrwilTpleMe -"advertised Tued in k- III t Ut ' Subscription Rate friw. subscription rii m. u... . .. . g " .. 'olina J F" . no til IIWS ' in ilvnneo. Sl.OU 1 .VtUl' 1 . Inm'aO flO ,:vyrt dePed 12 ino'a3.50 rlav. geve1 communications received this, i'tni .nncar next week. J Overcoats were not ".-mights last week. uncomfortable seV- era' -B The condition of the public roads re-',- li ,,r of mid-winter than mid- jjynus y"v - Dr. Rumple's Sunday morning sermon as the subject of general complimentary remark. It was listened to by a large fadtence. Rev. Ml Wingard, a Lutheran minister from Small Carolina, occupied the pulpit ,tt!ie31cthodist fchurcfc here last Sunday night. . Georgia water melons have put in an p neftrance, and the desire of the small boy is to plug it with his jack knife, just to See tbc color of the meat. There is nothing wrong about having uetim sales on the streets, provided the pavement is kept clear, which js not the case tin wic jihuoiuu v.v.w - The 1 "ith inst., is the day set apart for k ...L.-tiixr of. old Coelcderate Sol- Li ihc o tf Jiprs There should be afull attendance. iru fvuirt .house will be the place of 1 lie V"' meeting. As was expected, the town was full of jeople last Friday, but strange to say there were but few negroes present to -u,w th haneinc: The crowd was nun' . , ir K- white. Whv this was so is not clearly knowu. James W. Rumple, Esq., is acting Chairman of the County DemocraticEx ecutive Committee, and all communica- Uons on county political mauers snouiu be addressed to him at Salisbury. The fourth of July was only celebrated hereby the closing of the banks and post office, on Monday. Otherwise the small toy had no indcation that the natal day of his country was quietly passing away. Leafy June indeed! Leaky June is bet ter. July has made a fair start inthe game ' direction. It never rains but it pours, and it never pours but it rains. It geem.sthajt the"showers" and "pours" are playing ' tag" and neither rwill give up. The , Postmaster at Salisbury has! re ceived instructions to make up and re ceive mail on the day train of the West est N. C. R. R., to and from the follow ing points: BtatesvUle, Newton, Hickory and Asheville. Mr. Mcdcrnach requests us to say that! the nhotoirraplis made by him of the Hook lad Ladder Company, arc on exhibition at Bucrbauni's store, and that any member of the company may leave jirders for them at k. Parkers' store. The well on the line between Mrs. J I). Brown's and Mrs. Sarah Wilson's lots in West ward, caved in last week, nearly swallowing the large well frame. It is quite a loss, since it furnished two faraif Jies with water. It will probably have to be filled. The continual rains are apposed to have been the cause. Rev. T. W. Smith, pastor of the Methodist church here, was amember of the councill before which Rev. Bagwell of Winston1, was tried last week, for immoral conduct. This pun found him guilty of the charges preferred, and suspended him. He will aouot be expelled trom the chureh I an ministry at the next session of the annual : conference, w hich meets at Reidsville in December. J Grass ! grass everywhere. The streetjs ! have grown up in weeds. The watejr ditches are tilled with grass and holds the water. The town authorities do not feel, apparently, that they should spend the people s money for the purpose of cut ting down the fgrass. But it is not ja healthy condition and there is one effec tive means at command: "Sweep before your own door." There is now a feeling among the ma jority of the citizens of Salisbury to coun tenance any move toward making modem. and" substantial Improvements in the town, ttdthcy will back, with their means arid influ enec, any wise project looking to t ihe town authorities too, are empathy with the general feeling, arid Will, with proper encouragement, inangu- a plan bv which the things desired oe secured. " rw,.': lue continuous heavy and protracted 'was have caused the farmers to be ldw pnted. Corn and cotton are iri the gras, 'great deal of which has never been worik- i 1 since it came up, and the bulk oft heat and oats harvested is still in t l(ls and sprouting badlv. Take it all it is a iiloomv outlook for the til ofthe sod, and indirectly for everybody tlse. violations of the game laws are re-? Jrted. It is said that wild turkey hetos m being killed in the county, and that 2J nests f quails are being robbed and " eggs offered in market. One case here a turkey hen was killed and a wood of very small turkeys left to die. PP destruction of game comes under the -legislative act, and indictments are to be sde where known violations have been Emitted. The law is a wise one. and fjPrfd be a popular one, nnd doubtless the thinking land owner, ortUr Personal Mention. Miss Hope Suinmercll ts visiting in Con cord, s Miss Daisy Mcroncy is on a vudt Xo friends at Winston. A Miss Carrie Murphy has gone to Pbila- dMphia to visit Mrs. Noble. J. . . . - WnJ). F. Buckley, Esq., proprietor of DunnfB Mountain mine, is here. Mrsi. Bteere and Mrs. Wells have gone rl ill rr tn siwnrl cnnin tima Mia. J. D. Gaskill and daughter, Miss amib, are visiting friends in Winston. Sidney Heilig has returned from Roanoke College, Va. Ret. Dr. Jno. W. Davis has returned Worn itis trip to the northwest and will spend! a short time with friends here. i Mr.j Jos P. Caldwell, of the Statesville Jirtndpiark, spent a short time here on last Monday evenintr. Business calls him to Washington City. James W. Rumple Esq., has gone to the Western part of the State on business for the Western N. C. Railroad. He will bje absent about two weeks. r ' ' Willie H. Stewart, son of Mr; J. J. Stewart, has returned from Washington (fity,; where he has been engaged as mes Jpnrriir tn tlw Waiuit,, Lizzie Kerr, leave tomorrow for Morganton, where the first named will take part in a Concert for tire benefit of the Presbyterian church of that place. They will then spend a shrt time at Sparkling Catawba Springs, pid )ater go to Blowing Rock. There-were more people under the in- fiueqcc of liquor on the streets last Friday inan nas oeen seen nere in one day m a long! time. It this was the result of a pub lic hanging, it had better be done private- y hereafter. Ajgentleman of experience and good tast suggests that while Mr. Lanier has his ianmen.se brick machine in operation that! the-town buy enough to pave all the side walks. This he savs will be the cheapest and best work the town could engage in. The bricks are good, durable, che4p. He also-says that it is the cus- torn in cities (?) for property owners to payjforone half of such work. Should not Salisbury do something with her streets? ndL Asfi.". a u J- UC UilK'inS UU lllV UUV IIUIUN UU lilt' day trains on the Western N. C. railroad, are reeled at Conjnelly Spring by our townsman, Mr T. Jf. Meroney. He has everything new, origin ana attractive. Tne Hotel is beirg furnished with very neat, comforta- lilfi Fiirnirnrp sinrl tVA sm-inor ia n r rp. set In stone. Under the management of Mr J; Meroney it bids fair to become a popular resort. He never does things by haiyei- Tjhc last utterances of the negro, Frank Gagjton", hung on last Friday, were not of jsuch nature as to prove of inter est i to the general public. He got off several "gags,", among them this: "I ain't theifust man ever hung and I hope I wunt be Ihe las," "I am swine ter a better Ian' whr dere aint no lawyers," &c. The County Commissioners certainly gratified the desire to have the hanging doue publicly in fact, it was toOj public. It jis to be hoped that our future public hangings will take place without the'eity limits, and where it will only be witnessed by (those who desire toee it Mr. Helper gives, in another place, a very gloomy account of agricultural pros pccjts in Davie county. The picture w e'fear is not overdrawn; and what is worse still, the same deplorable state or things exist not only throughout this part of the State, but in Virginia, South Carolina, and re- giojns beyond. A commercial man recently froin Memphis, Hold one of our citizens th4t the best crops he had seen anywhere aloing his journey were between Charlotte anl Salisbury; and the citizen referred to haiingjust returned from Charlotte said, he Iliad seen onlv two fields in the 44 rniles thijt presented a tolerable prospect. And yet it will not do for the farmers to lose heart to give up; for that would be th$ finishing stroke for the hopes of the yeir. Dry weather will return after awhile and then every lick slfould be made to 1 count. Our correspondent "Clod Knocker," thinks the Executive Committee is too hasty in appointing the day for the boun ty Convention. Ordinarily the objection would not hold. It is true that farmers arfe busy, and "craps" are smartly in the grss, but the whole summer is a busy season with farmers whose battle with thp grass is likely to be very protracted Perhaps the Executive Committee did not consider the situation, the wet spell, and alt t hat . but were more influenced by what thLysaw going on in other parts of the State. The Democrats of almost every ccjunty have commenced moving, and all wfll admit that Rowan should not play thje laggard when there is work to be done. It is hoped! the townships will strain a point to hold their meetings and be on hand at the time appointed. An old. long since departed friend of r ' oiirs was in the habit of saying "the way to win a fight im to take the start and keep it;" and he made the good maxim ariolv to almost every undertaking of whatever character. It certainly applies well in the ensuing political contest, and "Clod Knocker" should "knock under" and show his usual zeal m a cause ne is known to value very highly. Bare Flowers. Some kind hearted friend, (in Califor nia, pehaps), sent us a box of flowers which came to hand Monday, the re mains showthat they were once very "beautiful , hut Jfehey fared badly in the mail basrs on the road before reaching their destination. The box was broken down and twisted out of shape, and only the twine held it together. Nevertheless our thanks are as sincere as if they had come ill due time anu proper care, Hew Tobacco Factory. Messrs. M. L. Holmes & J. JX Gaskill have purchased the lot a the depot, formerly owned by the Salisbury Woolen Mills, and will proceed Shortly to erect thereon a large tobacco factory a four story building, 135x50 which, we learn will comprisethe latest improvements in machinery and the various appointments in this line of business. The contract. for the building will be let out at an early AmSm r ir 9 w 9 m are coming in. One came in on Wednes- day last. June 30, from J. S. MeCubbins farm 8ent by Mr- Meeker Anoiner on saturoay. on baturoay, irom oapona. N. C., Mr. J. W. Haden's farm. At yet it is doubtful whether or not early blooms afford any indication of what this year's crop will be. Thousands of acres, owing to the long continued and excessive rains, are badly in the grass, and the-plants will sustain other damage from the same cause. s Hnng. Frank Gaston, convicted of an assault on a poor woman, an inmate of the County Poor House, whom he happened to meet in the woodsy a short! distance from her place, was duly executed in the front of the jail, last Friday about noon, in accordance with the sentence of Mav I v ui va iuv hjruSs iui vvui i , a i:vi t ci several hundred persons present, white and black, and the spectators were quiet and orderly. Harry Cowan, a colored minister of the Baptist church; attended the prisoner at the gallows, and conduc ted the religious services, which consisted of a short and appropriate address, the singing of a hymn and prayer. The pris oner addressed a few words to the colered people around him, warning them against bad conduct &c., and then shook hands with the preacher and others standing near. The black cap was slipped over his head, and then the sheriff sprung the trap and the prisoner's body Swrung in the air. His pulse ceased' to beat at 14 min utes. At 20 minutes Dr. Isaac W. Jones pronounced him dead, and his body was cut down and laid in the coffin prepared for it. A Narrow Escape. Rev. John F. Hodge, of eastern Rowan, in returning from Salisbury to his home last Saturday evening about six o'clock, attempted to ford a branch at Tobias . Kestler's whreh is onlv a lew inches in depth generally, but he was swept off by the strong current of the water into a ditch below, where ; the wrater was six or seve,n feet deep. He was thrown from the buggy in which he was riding, the buggy and re lodging againstthe foot loir, but he himself Whirled oir below His struggle to recover standing ground C 7 - was fearful in the extreme, and he was at last saved by grasping a twig or weed under the water, by means of which he raised himself and succeeded in getting out of the ditch. Qn looking for his mare, only her nose was visible; but he succeeded in getting hold of the bridle and attempted to to draw her head a- round and relieve her, when she made a desperate plung and jerked the reign out of his hand and went out of sight and drowned in a moment. Mr. Hodge is devoutly thankful for his personal ascape from a most unsuspected danger, and speaks ot it as a warning which should be profitable to others, also; for it shows that the summons may come at a time when least expected. Bridges Swept Away. Everybody knew we were having a powerful rain last .-Thursday. It com- menced a little after dark Wednesday evening and came down slowly all through the night. At day light, Thursday morn inc. it came taster, and continued to in- crease in volume, through the entire day Great streams of water washed through the gutters; and judging from the solid unwasting character of the clouds, it was general, extending far and wide. The water courses throughout the county were flooded, and, It is said, m some cases rose higher than the flood in May, which swept away or wrecked, a number of public bridges of the county. The disaster to bridges was repeated on Thursday. We have heard of five which were either swept away or displaced and wrecked, to wit The Lyerly bridge, on the South Fork of Crane Creek; the Kumple bridge on 2d Creek; 2d Creek bridge on the Sher rill's Ford road; McNeely bridge across the. race, at McXeely's mill; and Gheen's bridge on Wllkesboro road. This involves a county expenditure for which no provision was made by the magistrates at their Jast meeting, for it . . . . . a 1 s r j i could not be anticipated. Of course the Bridge Commissioner will have the bridges rebuilt, or rewired, (as the case may be,) with as little delay as possible It is a cood time to consider whether or not the bridges can be made more sub stantial. Freshets are becoming more frequent, and the waters rise higher and hierher. There is no use in rebuilding them on the same plan as those which have been washed away, unless it is ex pected to do the same w ork over and over again after every freshet. Some little additional expense will probably be necessary to add strength to the tim bers employed, and to anchor the struc ture so to make it impossible for it to be carried off anchor the mud sills by weights upon them, and the superstruc ture as to trees above and below it; or for the lack of trees, posts sunk deep into the ground, to which it may be chained, or linked with iron bars. The bridges are said to be pitched high enough from the water perhaps too high. They might be low enough for the high waters to rise above them if securely anchored, and no damage could then be done to them, pro? vided the floors were securely keyed to prevent the boards from floating awav Ten per cent, additional outlay to secure the work would be a small matter in the first cost of a job, but would doubtless pay well in the long run perhaps a hun dred per cent, a year. come improve- j called for, and thee can Je no better mem in me memoa or construction is i nine uan now .ur introduce it. BRUNKR, EDITOR. The Marion Bullion Company. The Marion Bullion Company own lands in McDowell cotirity where they are conducting large mining operations. The officers of the Company are Hon . Thos. J. Edge, president; Col. H. C. Denv ming, Secty and general manager; WTm. Machlin, treasurer and Tnos. H. Rice, superintendent at the mines. The offices of the company are at Harrisburg, Pa., where the Secretary and general mana ger resides. The mining editor of this paper vfH ted the property last week In company with Col. Demming and Prof. J. W. Beath of Philadelphia, and found the operations and region full of interest. Some detail may prove interesting to the readers of this department . The company own in fee simple, 700 acres, the mineral .and water right of 800 acres adjoining and the water right of 2000 acres, also adjoining. The property lies 15 miles southeast from Marion, the county seat of McDowell, and on the waters of Muddy creek and its tributaries. It lies next to the Vein Mountain mines, and is near the Huntersviile placer mines. These three mines about cover the "Mc Dowell belt." or what is locallv called the "Brackettown district.' The whole region has been worked with more or ess activity since its DISCOVEnY in 1829. It was worked with much vigor tip to 1849 when most of the mines in the east were abandoned, the miners joining in the general rush across the continent to the new gold fields of the west. Since this last date, the Marion Bullion Co's. property has been worked considerably, (both in an organized way and by indi- dividuals who took the liberty in the ab sence of any to say them nay,) but it was eft for the enterprise and energy of the present company to place the mines on the list of dividend paying properties. They have between 28 and 30 miles of ditch lines, flumes and sluices. The water is caught on the sides of the South mountains and conveyed to reservoirs from which it is distributed in pipes to the hose lines. They use 11 and 2 inch nozzles, and move from 300 to 600 cubic yards of dirt per day, according to the character of the ground. At present they are operating in two vallevs some half mile apart. The grit beds in each of these deposits are about 50 yards in width and lie from 8 to 20 feet from the surface To remove this soil aud wash the grit. from 18 TO 20 MILLION GALLONS of water is used each day. The main placer deposit is in the valley and bed of Muddy creek and is about 150 yards wide and some four miles in length. The hydraulic work spoken of above is being conducted in the valleys at right angles with the main deposit on Muddy creek. Of this latter, Prof. Brandley, an experienced mining expert, who made a careful study of the ground, estimates that two miles of Muddy creek valley contains $60,000,000. This estimate does not include the branch hollows tributary to Muddy creek, on which the present work is being condncted. The resources of -the place seem inexhaustible. Supt Rice, who is a practical man, has worked out a scheme for automatic sluicing which will prove Of great value to the company, should it be put in operation The plan involves the cutting of a tunnel 4000 feet in length, through which the water is to flow. This will give them a fall of 800 feet in Second Broad river val ley, or in case it is needed, thewater may be turned back around the mountain side into Muddy creek valley with a fall of 120 feet. The scheme is practical and it is quite probable that the company will adopt it. THESE WASHINGS PAY an average of ten cents per cubic yard The lowest yield so far has been 3 cents per cubic yard and the best has reached one dollar. The company have paid this year one dividend of 3 per cent, (on 3 months work) and they expect to pay two more by the last of the vear. This will place the annual dividends at from 9 to 12 per cent, on the hydraulic work alone, which may be considered a good investment. But this is not all. The company have purchased a ten stamp mill, which will go into position this month. This has become necessary be cause of the auriferous quartz which ac cumulates from the washings. The grit beds have large deposits of this kind, being the float from the ore bodies as they were broken down above. It is estimated that there are now exposed, in heaps, on the property more than 20,000 TONS OF GOLD QUARTZ. This is being addeid to by each days washings. A great deal of this quartz, which is granular or saccharoidal in structure, shows free gold, while all of it pans well. Assays have been made, but are too extravagant for publication not because the results are doubted, but f because it is not wise todoso. In addi tion to theTpiarti above described, there are some 25 or 30 veins of -auriferous quartz on the property. These are not large, but are sufficiently rich to justify extraction. The output of the property after the erection of the stamp mill will be greatly increased. There are still other sources of wealth to be found at this place. Ther are three large beds of emery, all of which have been cut and material exposed. It is estimated that these will yield 10,000 tons of emery, which is said to be of superior quality. It will require machin ery to prepare this for the market, and the company contemplate putting it in in the near future. Exploitation for mica has been conducted on another part of the property. A tunnel 400 feet in length has been run into the side of a mountain, and will ent the mica vein (found on the surface above) within t lie next 100 feet, unless thcro should be a fault in the formations The man of science will find there MANY RARE BEAUTIES m gem stones, and many more minerals of interest. The extensive alterations and general decomposition which the re gion has undergone, and the more recent wearing down of the disintegrating ma terial has left exposed in the soil, not only free gold, but many Interesting and rardxminerals. The mineralogist finds here a bonanza indeed. Just run over the list and see what is there, beginning with the native elements: gold, silver, lead, platinum, (very rareand diamonds; Sulphides molibdenite, galenite, pyrite; Oxides corundum, hemetite, magnetite, ilmenite, (tuenaccanite,) r utile, pyrulusite, quartz, (several varieties,) agate; Silicates am pinhole, asbestos, beryl, chrysolite, garnet, zircon, biotite, muscovite, ortho- clase, tourmaline, fibrolite, kyanite, topaz, talc, kaolinite. eoidote. actinolite: Car- T bonates- dolomite, cerussite; Phosphates yiVianite, monazite; Miscellaneous pyrope and almandine garnets, hyacinth, ruby, emerald, aquamarine, citrine topaz, amethyst and other gem stones not yet determined. This is an exceedingly in teresting list and presents a variety rare-1 y found in so limited an area. It is needless to add that the company who have been conducting this property with such Success intend to improve every opportunity and that the Marion Bullion Company are just at the beginning of the iourney which will ultimately bring them to the head of the gold production of this State. Lines Dedicated to L. & L. BY J SEMES. The day was long and the grass was wet, Ann she new in an awful fret Because she couldn't find a place to set. II The day was hot and the gnats they stung; Her temper m and the welkin rung Because ber bangs they came unhung. DIES. Mrs John Beaid, of consumption, after a protracted illness, on last Monday. The funeral was conducted from the Episcopal church on last Tuesday. Ill AAITCH 'miBCdiately an active fa All I Lll canvasser for this town (lady or gentleman). Reference required. Apply at this othce. lt:pd GERMAN CARP:- I can furnish carp large or small, in any quantity, for stocking ponas. For terms, address w bury, N. C. 3T:tI. The Enterprise Chair Man'fact'r'g Co., of Glbsonville, ST. C, turns out one of the most durable Chairs on the market and at very reasona ble rates. The "Carolina Oiled Oak" Chair, finish ed up In hard oil instead of varnish, is neat, com fortable and strong. J. D. McNeely has samples of them. 3C:lin EXCELSIOR (INGQRPORATED,) No. 100 Clinton Street, Chica go, Illinois, Manufacturer's of Mining Ma chinery of all kinds, also Ma mi cliinory for the treatment of GOLD SILVER, COPPER and LEAD ORES BY Milling, Smelting or Concentration process. Estimates, plans and specifi cations furnished for Metallur gical Works. Manufacturers of the celebrated Duncan Concentrator -AXD BAKER HORSE POWER New York Office No. 146 Broadway. 3(htf IRON WORKS GREAT BARGAINS AT 1 r s ti 1 .i . -si,, . . , ..: A mr. I I T T T t " I '1 7 T7 1 T A T Y T !iLUl lLk KLiMUL i w m ill am m Wq have now tjie largest and mostj complete stock of Dry Goods, Notions" Clothing, Shoes, Groceries, and Table-ware to' Salisbury. We sell all kind of good tiling to eat. Good 4-4 Bleach ed and Brown Domestics from other Goods in proportion. Come and pee. Very Respectfully, j KLUTTzj & RENDLEMAN, 27:tf Salisbury. N. C. i E IMS (LIFE 'A 2teiU4encny new, apyieyac Million Dollars. Policies on &uiina4, Qetcan, &weV?tnyA am 2itniate, Q&?4t GpZacioue, ant a rfuuo o ztm a'amayo Lightning, or Tornadoes. wct tit ( n con fc-it (?, am non no t&tfitctton uficn have, temence moat AoAuat iztsn-tuzance ojf tni f V f A f neea of eitnei JIE( KLEXBI IRON CHARLOTTE, N. C. ENGINES, AND ALL MINING MACHINERY, STAMP MILLS, Correspondence Solicited. JOHN WILKES, Notice to Creditors. Having taken ont letters of AdministrK tian upon the estate of Wilson A. Lingfe, deceased, all persons indebted to said ds tate are hereby requested to make prompt settlement thereof, and all persons fiavHg claims ajrainst the estate are notified to present them to me on or before the 10th day of June, 1887. or this notice will be plead in bar of tlu-ir recovry. MA11THA J LINjLE, ; June 5th, 188C. Administratrix."! TO RENT. " TV SI Ah elegant new cottage, with all rfhveh iiiK to I ao.tt- J. W. IR MPLE. EMAN'S. 7c. up. Fancy Lawns at 5c. and 1886 FIRE) OP ovn One Hundred 4 notice, on a, zs-Aertv. instating agar n tt fot or) Wind Storms, Cyclones j - - Zciktattr aiet trfiee ycatt, wt'tA ot cakftaten aet one yeai?n ne nay. f ttrafc and tec tne wten in ' J J. Qen Mtoten. KINDS OF WORKS BOILERS CORNISH PUMPS. SALISBURY MARKET TO-I)AY. Corn, (not much offering, " -Meal, Wiintevt f'-ntton, Chickens, in demand, Butter, . Egep, y freely at 521 to 50 to 8 to 20 to (JO to 00 to to 124 to 2.00 Floury common family, J extra fine, flay, good, Lard, country mado, Oats, Pork, Potatoes, iriali. $2.50 3.00 to 3.10 40 to 50 9 to 10 00 to 40 C 00 to 6.50 90 to 100 - 55 55 8 25 20 inner. M d - I .t X 5