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I 1 -rr KllllWIlf! Carolina Watchman LOCAL? THURSDAY, JAN. 27, 1387. PKRSON8 writing for Information on matters ad-Trttlao-ilntUlspervrUlpleaae .iy-"dverUsd ta the Vatclliftn. Subscription Rates. The subscription rates of the Oarolma Watchman are as follow : 1 year, paid in advance, $1.50 paynrt delayed 3 iuo'2.00 M payui'l del'ed 12 uio'2.50 Miaa Alice Brown is reported severely ill. The weather has been mild enough this week. Mr. Theo. F. Kluttz has had a very sick child this week. Mr. J. H. Enuiss' father, aged 88 years, died at his home in Petersbug, Va., Jan uary 23d. . j 2778 pounds of tobacco sold at the Far- 4 mem' warehouse yesterday mostly low grades. f Twenty -one loads of wood were count ed atone time,studing on the square last Saturday. The latest musical device is a stringed instrument at KlutU's Drug Store, called a Zithern or Harpetfe. There has been no casualties recorded this winter, thus far on any of the roads in this section of country The meeting of the Physicians of the county has been postponed to the second Monday in Feb., instead of Saturday 7th. "January is always a dull month in Salisbury" is nu old aaying here, the truth of which, thus far, promises to be verified. The young men of the Methodist church hold a prayer meeting at the church every Sunday evening immediate ly after Sunday school. The R. & D. have recently put on a number of bran new passenger coaches. They are haudsomely finished in native woods, and heated by steam. Jwo dances in town last week, one on Tuesday night, and; again Friday night, Ah! the gay happy young people, they will have their fun. Messrs. Meroney Bros, will erect a ten nin alley, a dancing and a Billiard ha)l far the amusement of the guests who stop at the famous Connelly Springs. Improvement in the beef market here is generally observed. Our butchers vie with, each other in procuring the finest beef cattle that can be found in the country. Cant. McBec. Superiutendeivt of the Western road, and family, spent a few days here this week. It would give us pleasure to enroll them as citizens of Sal isbury again. The measles arc prevailing to a fearful extent in a portion of Locke township. Twenty-five cases are reported in one school, and on account of which the school has been suspended. Rowan 's Representatives in the pres: eut General Assembly are an honor to the old mother of counties. Apart from the fact that they are among the braini est of that body, they are considered the handsomest. Rev. G. W. Byrd, pastor of the Metho dist church, has commenced a series of sermons on Bible characters. His subject -on last Sunday night was Absalom, and the effort is highly spoken of by all who heard it. He will preach on the charac ter of Ruth next Sunday night. The first station on the Atlantic and N. W. R. R. toward Smithville from Sal isbury, will probably be Dunn's Mountain. Such being the case, Salisbury will be enabled to macadamize her streets at a comparatively small cost. The weather is as fitful as April. Warm south winds, shadows enveloping the earth, then brilliant streams of sunshine, bhie sky and warm tear drops; then high winds soughing through the trees with dirges of March, and pouring rains surely this is variability. "? A farmer" in Locke township writes tts. a rousing letter of "idams" concern persons and. things within township bounds, for the publication of whioh he expects us to take the responsibility. When he writes again he should not for get fo sign his name. Mr. B. B. Lewis, a young attorney of Statesville. who, it will be remembered, assisted the Solicitor at August term of Court here, and also attended the last term in November, died of Typhoid Fever last Saturday. His remains were carried to Raleigh, his farmer home, for inter ment, -r There was a musical recital on last 'Friday evening at the residence of Mr. Mauney, by the young pupils of the Neave music school. The little girls play with expression and good time, and were accompanied by Prof. Neave with Flute and Cornet rendering some delight ful music. The Old Hickory Club is in a flourish ing condition. The Club is composed of the best men in town and is a place where dignity is maintained and best behavior preserved. The rules are very strict, and the Club is a pleasaut place of recreation to men after business is over. We think however, if the President, officers and members would vote for it being closed on Sunday morning and night, during hours of divine services at the churches, it would be a step in the right direction. Our rst duty should le to attend the services of the Sanct uarv. i Sam James, a on of Mr.AV. L. James, oi this place was killed at Gash's creek this morning while traging trains, by a slide of rock ami dirt from side of a cut. If it werft possible to convey, by private conveyance, the legislature, now in ses sion at Raleigh, over the public roads of Rowan county while in their present con dition, there Would be no difficulty in securing all the Legislation needed for improving -them. Something should be done on this road business. ilCheatnut, The circulating library at Enniss' Drug Store affords pleasure and improvement to its members. The selection of books is good, comprising the finest novelists, Dickens, Thackery, Wm. Black, and oth ers, with interesting biography of English men of Letters. Thos. Carlysle's Life, Letters of Mmc De Remusat, &c. Those who are not members are losing much that is delightful in the way of literature these wintry days and long evenings. Wc have always contended that the State made a mistake in not locating the Penitentiary at Dunn's Mountain, three miles from Salisbury. Had this been done, the twelve hundred convicts now at work for a pittance, might have been employed constantly for a hundred years, getting out and preparing granite, of a superior quality, for public buildings and paving streets of the numerous cities that arc anxious to securejhis quality of stone. But for the cost of transporta tion, Cincinatti would now be paving her streets with Dunn's Mountain granite at a cost of one and a half million dollars. Arailroad from the mountain to Salis bury, which could have been built by the State with convict labor, would have contributed largely towards lessening the cost of transportation, and thereby secur ed this large contract. Mr. C. R. Barker has a minie ball, wbich was found lodged in the old breast works at Roanoke Island last summer by a friend, who had it gold mounted as a watch charm, and presented it to Mr. Barkerr He prizes it very highly as a war relc, more, however, because of his havingi engaged in that little contest with Burnside in Feb. 1862. He says they were not used as watch charms in those days, be it known to all men, but were employed in the capacity of persuaders, in which office History tells us, they proved very effectual. The only charming that was done on that occasion, was the exceedingly charminz wav in which Wilson's New York Zouaves had of charming a haudfuf of Confederate soldiers, by placing powder behind charms similar to the one above referred to (minus the gold mounting) and shooting them across the earth works regardless of the danger attending such past time. Some of the Confederates were hit about in places, whereupon their com rades became highly incensed and began pitching charms of their own making, and they do say that the red breeches of those who were killed covered the face of the earth as the waters cover the deep. W. A L. Adverts to some "little talk of a new county, taking off the best part ot Kowan, to make a county seat at Mooresville. The County of Rowan having just voted $100,000 to the S. A. & N. W. It. R., we think it would be a bad day's work for her to lop off one of the best portions of territory for the purpose indicated, and We hope the people will look before they jump. Personals. Miss Lizzie Kerr is visiting the family of Rev. J. Rumple, D. D. We are glad to hear the venerable Dr. Wheat is improving in health. Miss. Essie Mears is visiting Mrs. Dr. J. J. Summerell. Mrs. Frercks is at Connelly Springs for her health. J. W. Mauney, Esq., has been confin ed in doors several days with a severe cold. Hon. F. E. Shober, Senator for this District, spent Sunday in Salisbury with his family. Mr. Dave Julian came up latter part of last week on a visit to his family. E. P. Roe has visited Charleston for the purpose of getting material for anoth er uovel which doubtless. will prove inter esting and as great a success financially to him as Barriers Burned Away. Mrs. Quinn nee Miss Phifer, of Char lotte, has returned to Salisbury and is boarding at the Mt. V ernou Hotel. Mrs. Quinn is noted for her brightness and vivacity, and is quite an acquisition to Salisbury society. We are pleased to learn Mr. W. C. Lindsay has reconsidered and has deci ded to remain with Meroney Bros. We are pleased to know we are still to have Will with us. Mr. M. S. Brown left Sunday night for the North to perfect hisT arrangement for his tailoring establishment, and to buy Spring stock. Mr. Brown is a rising young man of enterprise and vim and we wish him all success. Prof. Harry Overman is reading law and hopes ere long to have his shingle in the breeze. To be as successful" as his brother, "our Lee" as he has been called, is as much as we could ask' in his behalf. Rujseil Items. Dr. Summerell, Jr., has determined to locate at Coleman's Store. Mr. J. L. Oorriher has moved into his new house. Mr. . Barn hart has started his dis tillery. H. C. Smith has departed for Darts un known cause, mortgages. .. There was"quite a pleasant hop at Mr. William Hoolbrooks on Thursday night. Mr. C. E. Ellis of Mooresville, is taking back his clocks that he sold thenegrocs in this county, lie cannot collect the money. Scotchman'. Ooli Hill Items. Not much-. sold fever af this mine. The hands are wandering away like lOStl sheep. The farmers hereabouts are employed at this season m hauling wood ana keep ing their families from freezing. The free schools are all now in session excep the school at this place. Here they do not have their school taught until Spring; they do this in order to insure the comfort of pupils. They are always very wise in selecting a teacher that is qualified to fill the place. Not so with the committee at another place I could name. I have heard of a teacher who has to work the best part of a half a da' at a problem and then fail to . get the right answer. The boys who arc going to school to him say they can work the problems in a few minutes after seeing them. These boys are having fine times sitting back and watching their teacher at a dead set on examples. Money spent on such preceptors is money thrown away. X. Y. Z. Euochville Items. Dr E C Register has moved into his nice property and all of the villagers are much pleased with his excellent wife. She is well calculated to make friends and keep them. Mrs Dr W A Leazer has been quite sick but is improving. Mrs Marv A DOvercasb, wife of Wind- field Overcah and daughter of Jas Baker, was buried here the 24th inst. She diea at her home near Charlotte, of pneumo nia. Winter and Spring has been badly mixed during the last ten days, but our old farmers soy winter is over. There is some talk of a new county, if the legislature will permit, with Moores- ville as the countv seat. This will in clude Atwell township. W. A. L. When the 11.17 train pulled out from China Grove on the night of the 19th mst., Mr. T. J. Webb and Miss Carrie Stanstill was on board, bound for Blacks, S. C, where there they were made flesh of one bone by the Kev. G. M. Webb, pastor of the Baptist church at that place, on the next morning at 4 o'clock sharp, and returned safe and sound at 7.30 the same evening. rs. d. No err Is. Clod Knocker. A Magnificent Lump of Gold. Mr. D. A. Kluttz, of Cabarrus county, arrived in the city yesterdavand brought with him a nugget of gold weighing 13 ounces, and that was worth $260. The nugget was about the size of a hen egg, and somewhat similar in shape. It Was found in a brauch, near rioneer Mills, by a brauch miner named Chas. Moose, and was sent here through Mr. Kluttz by Dr. t low, to be sold at the mint. Mr. Kluttz took the nugget to the as say office where Prof. Hanna took charge of it. The nugget was melted and assav ed, When it was found to bo of the finest quality of gold, 23-karats. The assaver ascertained that its correct weight was 13 91-100 ounces and a government check for $260 was given for it. Prof. Hanna says that it was the prettiest specimen of virgin gold that he has ever seen, and there was not so much as a graiu of sand embedded in it. Nuggets are frequently picked up in the gold region of Cabarrus county, but nuggets of this size are sel dom found there, or elsewhere. Charlotte Observer. On Monday last Mrs. H. B. Guerrant of Danville, Va., left her baby in charge of a nurse. In a short while she returned to find the infant in a stupor from the- administration ton of some opiate. Medi cal help was called in, but could not save the child s life. The doctors were sat is tied that the child had been given'poison but the nurse stoutly denied giving it any. There was, we learn, laudanum on the mantel in the room where the nurse and child were. Milton Advertiser Gems From Various Authors. "Parting and forgetting: What faithful heart can do these? Our great thoughts, our great affections, the truths of our life never leave us, surely they cannot separate from our conscious uess. shall follow it whithersoever that shall go, and are of their nature divine and immortal.7' Thackery. "Death! the unknown sea of rest: ho knows what hidden harmonies lie there to wrap us together in eterna peace, where, perhaps, and not sooner or elsewhere, all the hot longing of the soul are to be satisfied and stilled." Thomas Carlyte. "The instinct of reverence for woman heros is planted deep in every true man's heart, and, so long as women are worthy of honor and respect, honor and respect will never fail them. But when instead come scoffing and contempt, the hour which is dark fofjjlian is darker still for them. With their own hands they have torn the crowns from their brow, and descended from the thrones where God himself placed them. Christian Reid. "If there is a virtue in the world at which we should always aim, it is cheer fulness." Bulwer Lytton. "A contented spirit is the sweetness of existence." Dickem. Woman's Heart. From the German. "Ged'a nngeli took a little drop of dew Fresh fallen from the heaven's far-off blue, And a white violet, so pure :ind bright. Shedding it? fragrance in the moon's soft light. A ad a forget-mc-not, laid altogether gently ont of sight. Within the eh&Hec of a lilly white. With humbleness and grace they cover it; Made purity and sadness near to sit. And added pride to this and fears a few. One wish, but half a hojte, k bright tears two. Courage and sweetness in misfortune's smart. And o&t of this they moulded woman's heart. COCAINE, JOPOFOHM OR MERCURIALS la any form In the treatment of ovajrh or hav ferersuould be avoided, as they are both Injurious and danger ous. Iodoform Is eastly delected by Its offensive odor. The only rellrhle catarrh remedy on the market today is Ely's Cream Bairn, being tree from all poibonous drugs. It has cured thousands ot acute tfnd cltrciiic cases, where all other remedies have ned. A panicle Is applied into ench notiii; no pain, agreeable to us ; Price 50c or druggists. LIST OF LETTERS. List of letters remaining in post office at Salisbury, N. C, for the week ending Jan. 22, 1887. Obediah Smith, Mrs. Ann Brown, Joe Anderson, Chijfa Buchanan, W Biker, W Daily, Thomas Freeman, Alice Ham. Char lotte Hood, W At James, Jack Jaylit, W E Johusnn, Lizzie Keen, Minnie Lee, Win B f i i.i .t-. u ir r i u nun Him.Tn, vx aiorrm, Uet j ; S Pardee, M A Robinson, Hiram S tzer, J I L Miuitz, rcobert Todd cI, Henry Word Please say advertised when tho above I ,A nav,uK to , , 4wc;scat. V e trust th.'tt the other cases will cuiiv ; . A. II. Roydejj, P. M. MINING DEPARTMENT. "T. K. BBCKKR EDITOR. li.U.EIGII, X. C. Morris Mountain Mine. - . The Morris Mountain mine, near El Dorado, in Montgomery county, has re cently changed hnnds, and it is said to have brought $50,000. This is excessive, and is. more than the property is worth. t was purchased by Mr. Mason of New York; the sale conducted by Truman Coman. Esq., of Thomasville. N. C. The Morris Mt. property has some pe culiar features. The formation is argil- aceous slate; the country hilly. The richest of the ore is found in theae cracks or natural fractures of one otherwise homogeneous mass of slate. There cracks or fractures are filled with brownjnerus tat ions, mostly ferrugenous oxide, which serves as a matrix for the gold. The gold occurs free and is remarkably clear of the usual enemies of perfect amalgation. The quantity is the question. In a moun tain of slate with no well defined walls this becomes a matter of serious consider ation. The writer has not been on the property since '83, at which time it was being worked. Hi recollection in this particular will not justify his making a statement, but it may truthfully be said that the ore, or more properly speaking, the auriferous slate (there is some little quartz) is in sufficient abundance which only leaves the matter of grade to be de termined. As to that there are conflict ing opinions, as is the rule where a pro perty yields very rich specimens of free gold. The very finest specimens of aurif erous slate ever seen by the writer were taken from Morris Mountain. A hit of ore the size of a man's hand would show on its surface several pennyweights of free gold bright and clean. This was perfect milling material, carrying just about enough grit to prevent the slate from packing on the Stamp heads. The fact that so much of the gold is found in these "seams" or cracks, has given rise to much speculation as to how the gold got there. One theory is that it was deposited by percolation, the gold coming from a source above and beyond the mine. But this is too improbable to deserve mention. Another theory is that the gold was deposited by the forces liquefaction and vaporization resulting from high temperature of the inferior part of the earth's crust. The appearance of the rock would seem to give this theory some foundation. At any rate, the gold is collected and held in these minute cracks, which may be described as fracturesacross the lamina' of the coun try rock, and which may have resulted from displacement or other disturbing cause. DAVIDSON COUNTY. At Thomasville preparations are being made which is intended to be a help to the mining interests of the country, by providing better transportation facilities to and from the mines. A wooden rail road is being built from Thomasville to the Silver Valley mines, a distance of some 12 miles. The latest advices point to the earlv resumption of work at this place, if, in deed, it has not, already been resumed, ine ores at Silver alley are rich in metalliferous contents, including zinc, lead, silver, sulphur, and some gold and copper. VIRGINIA MANGANESE. Col. F. H. Stith, president of a magan ese mining property in Shenandoah coun ty, Va., reports that "the work is regular and the output even, and the prospects of the mine encouraging." THE PORTIS MINE, situated in Franklin county, N. C. may be regarded as the central figure of that district, which is composed of parts of Franklin, Nash and Warren counties and comprises about 1000 square miles in area. The Portis has long been worked and has a record for production approach ing a million of dollars. The property is about to change hands, which means a great deal to the whole district. It may be said: as goes the Portis so sroes the district. This property has been very properly worked both by hydraulic and rail methods. This was necessary in order to carefully work all the material with which the miner came in contact. In the new management it is understood that both methods with new improve ments will again be used. The most important localities in the district outside the Portis arc sui follows: "The Thomas mine," "The Arrington mine," "The Kearney mine," "The Mann mine" aud "The Taylor mine." The formation is spoken of in the (!co logical reports of the State as "'Upper Laurcntian." Prof Ueo. B. Hanna in speaking of it says: "The southeast ex tension of the Upper Iaureutinn m over laid by the Quarternary, a little to the south of Raleigh, and no gold mines are known beyond this poiut." Prof. J. A. Holmes, of the University at Chapel Hill, who is engaged in work ing up the notes left by the lale Prof. W. C. Kerr, State Geologist of N.J. for publication (through the Department of Agriculture,) says that in the new aud revised edition, to be published some time t his year, the territory now described as Upper and Lower Laurcntian will be classed simply as Laurcntian. There will be some other changes in the present geological hart of the State. 5-STAMP MILL CHEAP ! A five stamp mill, with copper plates, but little used, fur wile at 50.00 caK Apply to T. K. Bbtneb, Raleigh, N. C. Application need not be made after 5th of February, '87. ! 1 Yesterday the House diKpofed of one of the conu-atcd election cases favorably to tho democrats, the contestant. Mr. I Lit - . . a. . . i . j aU pj.g equally ! Xeuv-Obserxer, without fuun.luticii. To My Friends and tie Public. Having decided to remain in Salisbury I have again connected myself with the old and reliable firm of Messrs. Meroney & Bro., where I can' always be found, anxious to. wait upon you. Thanking you for your kind patronage in the past, and soliciting a continuance of the same. I remain, Very Respectfully, W. C. LINDSAY. Jan. 25, 1887. MARRIED. At Unity Manse, Jan. 13th, by Kev. R. W. Boyd, Mr. W. C. McCubbins and Miss Mary E. Fleming. DIED. At his home in Franklin Township, on the 21st of Jan. inst., Mr. George H. Gheen, aged 80 years 8 months and 17 days. He was a well known citizen of the county of which he was a native. If You Wish a Good Article Of Plug Tobacco, ask your dealer for "Old Rip." If you want to keep up with the times take the Watchman you can't be left. EXCELSIOR (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 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 AND BAKER HORSE POWER New York Office No. 145 30:tf Broadway. Steam, Air and Vacuum Pumps, Vertical and Horizon tal of every variety and capacity. VERTICAL PISTON. MECKLENBURG IK III Isi mmmm m9mm m mW Wm WW - - i 111 M CHARLOTTE, ENGINES, AND. ALL MACHINERY, MINING MACHINERY, STAMP MILLS, CORNISH PUMPS. Correspondence Solicited. JOHN WILKES, i MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND In Scotch Irish Township, 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 on Mon . day the .'hi day of January 1886, to satisfy the provisions of "a mort ' SPKe given to 3Vnv W. Mott, Sept. 4th, ! 1886, and registered in Book 2, page 891, Register s o fhee of Rowan county. Ihis tract adjoins the lands of Burton Mont gomery, Scott Turner, Isaac Lowery nud Margaret Addie aud Polly Wilhelm; Sale will take place at 12 o'clock. M. Terms Cash. Wm. W. Mott. Nov. 18, 1S86. 0:1 m. NOTICE! All persons indebted to mc bv 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, ;8G. 2:2m. Ml Stones, firinr & Doer Stoaes. The unjdereigncd owns and works a ;ranite stone quarry six miles South of Salisbury j and is prepared to fill onlersTor anything iu hi line Mi i I Stones and all kinds of Building Stones, a specialty. Will give large orders special terms ami prices. James A. JtiTcnue. Nov. 18, 'SG. m:lmp. Regular Hoi izon&sl Piston. EiS mm WW 2 mLmm A .rt-jgs"---- IP Hi Mm ymmmmm3EEEMkES P The most simple, Hural.le and effective Pump in t'se mark t for Minos, Quarries, Refineries, Bjvweries, Factories, J rtesian wells, Fire duty and general mantifi turing purposes. $jgf" Send IVr CVtalogte. The I S. CAMEBOH. STM ?UM? T OEKS, Foot or Fast 23n Sx hi, N ?. rk. WORK S. t N. C. BOILERS KINDS OF A T COST! Having determined to out of the Mercantile business, I offer my entire stock of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Gaps, Crockery, and Glass Ware at X. Y. cost. commencing on January IkI, "87, and continuing to I5t ii February, uuu-pm disposed of moner. Tbli U a rare opportunity for Uie people ta buy iroodsfw l '?s Hum thejrare voitlt Special teims with coun try M rvliants. Extraordinary Inducement lo any on taking the whole Hlock. Come and nee me. To those wbom I have accommodated through the an turner and whose mortgages are past due. I say - me to sec roe at once and pay alt you can, and perhaps I e m manage to extend, but set dement la some way umsi be made at once. J. S. McCUBBIJiB, Salisbury. N. C , Teo. 31st, ISs. VERTICAL PLUNGER. CLOSING OUT k 13 E SB J dPL.