uaroiina w amuau ' i : i LOC A L. THURSDAY, DEC. 9, 1886. r SRHON8 writing for information JJj reused in tM p iper IU please W- auvenwea labile Watchman. - -r Religious services have been held in the Presbyterian church every eave ning tbweek. The Rev. Mr. Ivnall. of Durham, is assisting the pastor. The meetings will continue through thej re mainder of the week, and on Sunday next communion services will be observed. To the Citizens of Eowan County. Salisbury, N. C. Dee. 9th, 1886. T. K. Broner. This gen tleman having-been appoin ted Acting Secretary of the State I)e- nartmant if A rri i n 1 1 1 1 rn 1 f 'n-o v M JtU till' ill 1 iv in I ti 1 I. k . I IW iUli Subscription Kates. ! tviison. resisrnea. entered upon the The subscription rates of the Carolina duties of the office Monday last His I . u,i, hnuin are as follows : 1 vear, paid in advance, fl.. "JO pavm'r delayed 3 nio'2.00 " pay! dePed 12 iuo's2.50 Court at Lexington this week. FarweH to good roads till spring. The cold weather has caused an ad vance in the price of wood. The bad weather has interfered with correspondents will hereafter address him at Kaleigh, LSij. We shall feel the loss of him as as sociate editor of this paper, more sen sibly than any one else, perhaps; but his numerous friends in the habit of calling on him here, will also realize he loss with regrets. Jt. the cotton receipts this week. Dealers in boots and shoes here, have been getting rid of their goods in a hur ry this week. TOrkies are plentiful and are about as cheap in the way of a meat supply as chickens or beef. There is one place in town that is kept mfartiihle rlftv and nisht. that is the rooms of the "Old Hickory Club." The bulk of the mail matter received at the postoffice here from the north, comes on the 11 o'eloek a. m. train. The recent snow interfered with the railroad schedules to some extent lirst ih. week. The trains are now com ing in on time. Many a porker squealed his last squea this week and man's digestive apparatus is called upon to perform double duty-j for awhile. Snow fell here to the depth of about 5 inches last Saturday and Sunday. Some thine unusual in this climate thus early in December. REGISTER, and aret ready for the Railroad Election on the 2Ut December It is a dav of nrreat importance to Rowan. In leas than two years from the first iIhv of January. 1S87. there will be a rf i railroad from Salisbury to the sea direct if the voters of Rowan county vote for it on the 2 1st December. Last Sunday was a most disagreeable day. The congregations at the different churches wore exceedinclv small. About night-fall the wind rose, and blew regular gale till after midnight. Public Speak inn at Boats steam mill Friday December 17th 1886, at 12 o'clock p. in. at which time and place Luke Blackmer aud J. S. McCubbins, Sr. will fully explain the Railroad subscription. The Rev. J. T. Bagwell was tried be fore the Methodist Conference in session at Rcidsville this week, for immorality and was expelled. "The way of the transgressor is bard. A gin house three miles from town, be longing to Alex, Hart man was burned, and with it about 6 thousand pounds of loose cotton. la.st Saturday. Some one struck a match in the house for the pur pose of lighting a pipewhen, through carelessness, it was allowed to come in contact with loose lint, enveloping the interior in flames in a few seconds. This should teach somebody a lesson. -This is the season of the year when the farmer who has given a mortgage on his crop, has to settle up; and it is now that he begins to realize the disastrous results attending the mortgage system. Liabili ties of this character must be met, whether the crops have been good or bad, and in many instances great sacrifices have to be made in order to get square. "Old Arch," the large horse that has drawn the Express wagon about town for a number of years', died Sunday night .with "lockjaw," caused by treading on a nail which penetrated his foot. . The Southern Express Company have had several fine horses here since the war, but none as valuable for express services as aiu Arcn. lie nau more sense than sonie of his drivers. Potting' Lands. Many farmers in this county have post ed their lands and others are doing so. They all complain of tresspassers tres passers in cutting down timber trees. opening fences, making paths or roads across fields, of hunting in their wood lands with torches, killing birds, &c l nesc are only annoyances, in some in stances; but in others, real damages to land owners, lor which they can recover damages when they can identity the of fenders time to suggest that the members of the On my arrival here, I found a rumor in circulation that the Railroad Company which I have the honor to represent, in tend to build the South Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad through Rowan county with convict labor. It is very likely that the rumor em i nates from nar- ties who have heretofore clamored at the doors of the Legislnt ure of your State at every session fer convict labor and to a considerable extent succeeded in their efforts in this direction and built their lines of Railroad in your State largely with this class of labor. To the ordinary mind it would seem somewhat strange that some people all at once become so solicitous of the interest and welfare of the tailoring men of Rowan county, when as every opportunity that presents uscn, iosc Mgni oi an ui teres i in me a ear laboring men bv employing convict labor. I feel confident that the laboring men of Kowan will sec the matter in its true light. We have no convict labor at our command and know of none in the fu ture. If the people of Rowan desire our road to be built through their county, and so express themselves by their votes no convict labor will be employed. Very Resp't. Yours, J. B. Bilheimer, Contractor S. A. & N. W. R. R. MINING DEPARTMENT. T. K. BUUNEK, KD1TOB. In Memoriam. Mrs. Harriet E. Tbomason, relict of the- late John Thomason, formerly of Rowan, but late of Catawba county, was born March 1st 1828, and died (of pneu monia) at her residence, four miles North West of Newton, on the 3rd December, I inar airpn :K vaoki U mnntha nnH Hatra e advert to the subject at this l':" o a , 1 - idi 1 1 1 ii fj Dunn. i j uiLiiiiiri. t t i l - t t grandchildren, 1 brother next legislature should review the laws on the subject with particular reference to their efficiency, aud to supply any de fects that may exist in them. The evil ought to be abated, and the law simpli fied, and perhaps brought under the jurisdiction of a magistrate, if it is ntt already so. The Winston Sentinel of last week re hearsed the various lines of railroads that are being projected in North Caroli na, and be-moaned the fact that the business men in Winston are so inactive in railroad matters. It claims that, had the proper encouragement been given, the new road from Smithville on the coast of North Carolina to Bristol, Tenn., (Atlantic & Northwestern) would have been located by Winston. Winston has nothing, if not the good wishes for its future from Rowan ites; but if proper en eouragement was what was needed to secure the great trunk line from the mouu tains to the sea, which will be built through this county, then wc are glad it was withheld. Stoves and Heaters. Foster's storm has given fresh impetus to the stove aud heater business, and quicken the energies o'f dealers in that line of goods. Williams Brown declares he has the prettiest, best and the cheap est wood or coal burners in this part of the State, and is calling in passers to ex amine, admire, and buy them. Baker & Ncave are following in our wake when we disputed Foster's prediction about the storm. They sav thev know as much m i s about stoves and heaters as Will Brown, and that they can boat the hind sights off him every time. Aud so they have it. Those who want goods in this line are advised to call on these gentlemen, for they are well stocked; and as the season U somewhat advanced will doubt los give bargain. ' 1 - fiur the Watchman. Rotation in Office. Messrs. Editors : I beg leave to express through your columns, my hearty con currence on the views expressed in your last issue, by your correspondent over the nom deplume of "Rotation," and I feel sure he expresses the sentiment of a very large number of the democratic voters of Rowan. The people are really becoming not only tired, but disgusted, with the present state of things. Like "Rotation," we have not a word to say against our present county officials. They are gentlemeu, in every sense, well qualified and efficient and personal friends of your correspondent. But, ad mitting all this, is it right or is it just, that they, or auy other set of men should hold a life term in the ottiees? Suppose they are competent, faithful and efficient, is that any reason why other men might not be equally so ? Our mind reverts back with mortifi cation to the manner in which an excel lent ana popular young man was once treated. We refer to Capt. Cougheoour. He beat his opponent in the convention but the them incumbent cried "not fair," anu ran as an lnaepenacnt , ana was elected. Again, in later times, a most excellent man defeated the incumbent in the Sheriff's office in the convention. But the old Sheriff cried "unfair"' and ran and was elected. Two years there- afier, the same thing occurred again be- tweeu the same parties, ana the old in cumbent was again elected. Such occur rences are not calculated to strengthen, but demoralize any party that tolerates them, and it is within the personal ii f . i . .1.1 Knowledge oi tnc writer, that the cases above mentioned did weaken the party, and drive out of its ranks, a number of good men; and who can think strange, that sue li would be the result of such treatment? The aspirants alluded to, were tuny as competent as the out in cumbents, and who will undertake to say that thev did not have equal rights to aspire to the offices sought. It is always to lie assumed that when two or more persons aspire to a nomination by a con vent ion, that each aspirant will endeavor to assemble his full strength m said con vention. But we have actually known men to absent themselves from a conven lion, simply because the friends of an aspirant were making strong efforts to nominate a man who was not their fav orite, and then, when their favorite bolt eu, ana cnea not mir," ana ran as an independant, they too would join in the cry of "not fair," and support him. Mv idea is, and always has been, that the proper place to make the fight, is in the convention, and then, to vote for the nominee', whether he be our favorite or not. Our school officials arc all calling for higher grade of education, and our legis lation of late years, is shaped with a view to suen results. Our young men are be ing better educated, and hence, are bet ter qualified for business than in former times. We have a very large number of young men (old ones too) who are just as honest just as affable, and equally as competent, as any of the present incumbents in our county offices. But, if this " life term " system is to remain in vogue, w hat en couragement have our young men to try to qualify and fit themselves for position? It is idle, it is ridiculous, and a slur upon our county and our,peopIe, to say that there are none others but the present in cumbents qualified to fill their places. If this was really so, then it is high time we were beginning to train some others, because, some of the present ones are not young, and cannot live always. And we will here venture to say, that when they are called heucc, their offices will move on as nicely as if they had never existed. In nearly all political contests, there are some persons of such insatiate greed for office, that they are ever ready aud willing to jeopardizing the interests of their party, in order that they may gain positions. It is dearly the duty of all true democrats, to give all such per sons the "go by." The writer of this seeks no public position nor would he accept any office ur the gift of the jicople. He has had such things to satiety But he ean say without egotizm, that with a few month's training, ho could enter either of our Court House offices, and efficiently perform the duties pertain ing thereto, and there are hundreds of other equally and full' capable of doing wuic, mm irciiig unit Miusnea oi tnts we, like your correspondent " Rotation " of last w eek and hundreds of others, call for "rotation." It is fair, it is just, it is iouwc do iei ii oe remem bered. Yours truly, - Fkankliw. 1 brother 2 sisters and many relations to mourn her loss. 1 he deceased was a daughter of the late David and Eleanor Fraley (who resided many years, four miles orth of tiold Hill,) and a sister to W. R. Fraley, Esq., of Franklin township. At an early age (under the ministration of the late Rev. John Lautz.) she connected herself with the "Lower Stone," German Reformed church, aud remained a consistant mem ber of that branch of the Christian Church, up to the time of her death. At the youthful age of 20 years, she married John Thomason, ou the 30th June 1848, and resided with him in Frank lin township until 1849, when she remov-4- ed with him to Arkansas. After remain ing there for one year, they removed to Catawba connty, N. C. where her hus band purchased the farm on which she resided until her death. Her husband having died, she was left a widow for a number of years. Bv energy, prudence and industry, she succeeded in raising her 8 children, nearly all to maturity, three of whom are married. Through her excellent example, her children all grew up to be honest and in dustrious, and she leaves them in the possession of t he heritage of a good name, and of abundant means for their comfort and support. Her remains were interred at bt. raul s German Reformed church, on the 4th December. W. R F. A correspondent in the Xorth Carolina Presbyterian, speaking of Southern Metho dism, says: "Its growth in number has been rapid. "If we mistake not, after the war its membership was between 400,000 and o00,000; it is now900,000, or in round numbers 1,000,000 white members. Du ring the last four years its net gain was 130,000; that is, it has added on a num ber equal to the whole Southern Presby terian Church. There is hardly a doubt that within the next generation it will number 2,000,000. In Texas it has six conferences. In the Birmingham (Ala.) District, in one year, nineteen new churches were built. Around one of our smaller churches in South Carolina in the course of a few years four new churches were organized and buildings erected. The "log houses" of the primi tives have given way to the largest aud handsomest of brick churches in the land. The preachers are now iargely college graduates. Each State has its Methodist college with 100 to 300 students, and its university is among the best endowed in the land. The Theological Hall has fiftj to-eveuty-five young preachers. In the Southwest it controls a very large pro portion of the female colleges. Bishop Hendrix, recently elected, is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary, New XT i mi i v . . iorK. ine cnurcn is progressive in in every department, j The regular army officers who have been examining the militia of the States and territory have reported, commend ing the efficiency of the respective organ izations. They think, however, that the armed militia of the country would be doubled if Congress would appropriate annually a much larger sum to be dis tributed among the States for improve arms and accoutrements. In the latter case it is estimated that the niilitu would consist of 300,000 well drilled men who could be called into active service at a moment s notice, and would be almost asr effective at the outset as the regular Goldsboro .fessenger. LIST OF "LETTERS. LiiPt of letters remaining in post office at Salisbury, N. C, for the week ending Dec. 4, 188o. Netty MiCnnny Wem LcClure Joseph Mi -Daniels John MeC'ree Emma Hurris James Smith A L Smith C D Peeler I, M Peeler G W Jacobs W B Miller Luphimia Allison Chas A Beaver Robert Carter Reuben Claike Washington Clark F M Hotthouser Sheriunn Hue Charles Holland John L Jacobs 2 F L Johnson C Long . MiM Matilda A H Moose W H Watkms Nancy Wiseman Johu S Watton .. A S Turner Notice, Superintendents and other correspon dents who have been sending mining notes to the editor of this department, are requested to send such notes to him at Raleigh, N. C. They are particularly urged to send within the next ten days any news of purchases, sales, new finds, character and depth of underground workings, new machinery, Ac., that the present status of the work in North Caro lina may be collated and given to the public by the first of the coming new year. The mining department of the Watchman has gained many friends du ring this year, and we hope by keeping a correct record of what is going on in the State, to increase the present usefulness of the paper in that direction. Note the change of address and send any informa tion pertinent to mining to T. K. Bruner, Raleigh, N. C. EMERALD AND HIDDENITE MINE. . Prof. W. E. Hidden who has been operating the Emerald and Hiddenite mines in Alexander county, If. C, re ports the finding of several "pockets" or cavities in the formation which have yielded a number of gems, the finest of them being the hiddenite. i. e. emerald green variety of spodumene. The ground at this locality yields large quantities of quartz crystals, most of which nre found loose in the soil. These crystals are more or less modified and are generally found in clusters or "pockets" as miners call these places. In going over the surface rof. Hidden observes these crystals and notes the modifications, color and other characteristics; for they serve him as a guide. By continued and careful inves tigation he has become so familiar with these crystals and their associations that le can tell whether he is going to find underneath limpid beryls, rich green emeralds, or emerald green hiddenites Among the recent finds there are some exquisite hiddenites of the proper depth ana richness oi color. At tins same locality some extraordinary garnets have been found. They are exceeding bril liant aud are nearly as rich and Hashing as the ruby. . SOUTHERN MINES. Mr. K. P. Waring, the Assayer in charge of the United States Assay Office, at Charlotte, N. C. has made to Hon. James P. Kimball, Director of the mint, a report of the mines and mining in the Appalachian Range, which includes the States of North and South Carolina, Ueorgia ana Alabama, speaking in a general way of the situation in North Carolina he truly says: "Greater atten tion was paid to the treatment of ores, "and decided progress was made in the methods of concentration and in mil "amalgamation. The chlorination works "of the State were vigorously operated "and offered, and still offer, a home mar ket for concentrates and other moderate or high grade auriferous sulphurcts, and "at prices allowing a considerably larger margin to the miuer." A little further on he alludes to the Engli.h capital em ployed in North Carolina, in the follow ing manner: "Considerable English capi "tal is now invested 'in North Carolina "and under fairly favorable conditions, "except that here as elsewhere the mines "have been put on the market at too "high prices." This is very true and is mildly, if not really understated. With a knowledge of some of the transactions which have been conducted between American and English promoters, it is astonishing that any Americau, and es pecially any Southern raining property, could be floated at any price in England or France. In almost every iustance where Southern mines or forest lands have been placed on a foreign market, four or five prices have been asked. The weakness of frail(human nature to resist a temptation to acquire a large sum, even in a questionable way, has generally been illustrated most happily by the "experts" who do the work of examination and pre pare the reports. No matter if he be American or English, he generally makes more money than such heavily burden ed miners produce above interest on investment and cost of production. Mr. Waring then offers the following statistics, which are reproduced as of general interest to all who are interested in Mining in the South: PRODUCTION OF GOLD IN N. C Count. CATARRH IS NOT A BLOOD DISEASE. NO MATTER WHAT parts It may llaalty effect, catarrh always start In tbe bead, awt belongs to the head. There Is no mystery about the orlirtn of this direful disease. It begins la a neglected co'.d. One of the kind that is "sure lobe better in a tew days." Thousands ot victims know how it U by sd experience. Ely's cream Balm cures colds la the bead and catarrh m all 1U stages. Not a snuff nor a liquid. The Star edition of Branson's Xorth Caro lina Agricultural Almanac, 20th rear of publi cation, is far superior to any before issued. It h thoroughly reliable and emphaUcallr nnturpassed. The calculations are to the nearest whole minute. The weather is carefully prog nosticated. The State officers and- salaries are given, also the time of holding tde county Su perior and Federal courts. The newlv elected Legislature is given in fall: no other Almanac mow issued for this year has it. The receipts are valuable. The anecdotes are rich and rare. &s a popular State Mand Book Branson's Almanac is equal to the best. Ten cents invested m Branson s Almanac brings a world of information to tbe family, and more than can be obtained for the same money ia any other book. WHAT IS A COLD in the head T Medical author ities say It Is due to atmospheric germs, uneven clothing ot tbe body, rapid cooling when In prespl- ruxion, sc. i'ne important point is. inai a cohi in tbe head Is a genuine rhimh u. an lnnamaUon of tbe lining membr ine ot tbe nose, which, when unchecked, ts certain to produce a catarrhal condi tion tor cataru is essentially a -cold which nature Is no longer able to -resolve" or throw off. Ely's cream nuim nasproveaits superoniy, ana sunerers from cold in the bead should resort to it before that common ailment becomes seated and ends la obsti nate catarrh. ME IRON CKLENBURG i WORK S CHARLOTTE, N. C. If You Wish a Good Article Of Plug Tobacco, ask your dealer for "Old Hip." ENGINES, EXCELSIOR I RON WORKS, (INCORPORATED,) No. 100 Clinton Street, Chica go, Illinois, Manufacturer's of Mining Ma chinery of all kinds, also Ma chinery for the treatment of GOLD, SILVER, COPPER BOILERS AND ALL KINDS OF y MINING MACHINERY, STAMP 'MILLS, CORNISH PUMPS. Correspondence Solicited. JOHN WILKES and LEAD MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND j In Scotch Irish Township, ! ORES BY 1 Milling Sophia Carter Jhn M Core Dave Bost & Fink J L Drum J D Frost Daniel Feathers-ton Emma Fair Sarah Jane Foil Mamie Gordon lln Green W A Graham Alexander Gml am Thomas Graham Million Uurry anil Means John W lliiore J P Pierce K E Powell & Co Rev R A Smxle DM Scayo Thoa M Stcmmons Rnfus A Sum row I Sacknrry J T Malev J M Core &A H Mooae M J Owcna & M Aj ner John K Potts Please say advertfsed when the above Durham Recorder : Some of the in surance companies are catching ' Hail Columbia" from some of those who lost in the late fire in Durham. Thu vm. pauies are bong spotted by the friends of - ar called for. ' our u u fort hi ate citizens. I i . A. H. Bottev PM - - Anson Burke, McDowell und Ruther ford, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba & Cherokee, Davidson, Franklin, Nash fc Warren, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Polk, . Randolph, Rowan, Stanly, Union, Miscellaneous, for 1885. Value in Dollars. 2r0 20,000 13,000 1,000 1,000 2,500 1,000 1,000 4,tW0 Iti.OOO 8,000 1,0C0 4,500 OL'.OOO 0,000 2,500 1,000 2,000 154,750 Total, The Silver contents of the en tire product approximates Number of men regularly em ployed, Number of men employed at intervals, Number of Stamps in use, " " Chillian and other mills, Nunljer of Metal lurgieal estab lishments, 2 The detailed statement of work will begin at a future time, and also some ryferenee to the work as it relates to the other States named. $2,750 698 100 450 17 Smelting or Concentration process. Estimates, plans and specifi cations furnished for Metallur gical Works. Manufacturers of the celebrated trator Duncan Cora AND BAKER HORSE POWER. New York Broadway. Office No. 146 30:tf Saturday Dec. 18, 1886. A tract of land belonging to Julius Wilson, consisting of fifty-one acres, more or less, will be sold at public sale at the Courthouse door in Salisbury ou-Monday the 3d day of7 January 1886J to satisfy the" provisions of a mort gage given to Win. W. Mott, Sept. 4th, 1886, and registered in Book 2. page 891, Register's office of Rowan county. This tract adjoins the lands of Burton Mont gomery, Scott Turner, Isaac Lowery and Margaret Addie and Polly Wilhelni. Sale will take place at 12 o'clock. M. Terms Cash. Wm. W. Mott. Nov. 18, 1886. 6:1m. NOTICE! All persons indebted to me by account, note or mortgage, that has been standing some time, will please come forward and settle the same; Will take cotton and produce at market prices in pavment. R. J. HOLMES. Nov. 1st, '86. 2:2in. Ill Stones, Window & Door Sto. CHEAPER & LARGER THAN EVER!! v. J. S. McCubbins has just received the largest and most complete stock of SPRING AND SUMMER goods that he has ever offered to the pb lic: Consisting of Dry Goods, Notioni, Boots and Shoes, Groceries, Druirt, Hate, Clothing, Provisions, Crockery and Glaaa ware, and a full line of high grade Fertilizers For Cotton and Tobacco, all of which la offered very cheap for Cash, Barter, or goo Chattle Mortgages. Don't fail to go and see him at Ne. 1, Murphy's Granite Row, Salisbury, N. C. FOR SALE OR RENT Applv to S. McCUBBIXI, Sr. t4: Small nouses. April 1st, 1886. The undersigned owns and works cranite stone quarry six miles South a of Salisbury, and n prepared to fill orders for anything in his line Mill Stones and all kinds of Building Stones, a specialty. Will give large orders special terms and prices. Jauks A. Ritcuik. Nov. 18, '86. 6m:linp. Look at This! How to keep warm. Heat ing and cooking Moves of alt kinds. The best in town. New "Lee" cook ing stove is one of the best stoves mad ia America. See my stock In-fore buying. 6l:2m. WMS. BROWN. Steam, Air and Vacuum Pumps, Vertical and Horizon- tal of every variety and capacity. VERTICAL PISTON. VERTICAL PLUNGER, Regular Horizontal Piston. The most simple, durable and eflWt'vp Pump in the market for Mines, Quarries, Refineries, Breweries, Factories, Artesian wells, Fire duty and general m ami faotu ring purposes. JSend for Catalogue. Tie 1 S. CAMERON STEAM PDIP WORKS, Foot or Eaot 2Srd Stkctt, New Tobk. i. -V.