North Carolina Newspapers

Carolina Watchman. THURSDAY, DEC. J2, 1839. Tie city of Baltimore w to be jim Kftb ft view to ft bettei arcom datioM of the Rail roods centering there. 1Tm4Wa.y. Dec. II. was the aninver- arv of the inauguration of Hcorj -Washington as President of tin United States. A il.it 1 1 ro lit Federal efection bills a vo t-s- have already been introduced in the Senate. It is safe to predict that in .mi hi them will ever pass the J"nv -mrm. m JJouie. d on the Nicaragua .Canal was formally begun on 22.1 Oct., in the presence of a large party of distinguished and scientiiic men both fit Nicaragua and the United States. femoral services in honor of Jeffer son Davis were held yesterday in al most' every city and town, in the South, by tolling of tells, veteran pro cessions, muffled drums, prayers, songs, and speeches. Ao Illinois gelikis has invented a machine to liud grain sheaves with jfcraw. The State Grange offered him $10,000 for his inventioa, hut e de clined it having been offered more. This knocks out twine and wire bind ers. A bill was introduced in the Sen ate of the United States Tuesday, by Mr. Evarts for holding the 4th anni versary of the discovery of America in the city of New York. It was read jthe first and second time and went over. The Baldwin Locomotive Works at Philadelphia, are turning oat 27 loco motives a week, and are three months behind with their orders. This is an indication of the progress of business, fhey have a contract for 1,000 loco motives to be built next year. x -Speake' Carlisle takes back his ,bld place of democratic header on the floor of the House, with as much ease and grace as he laid it down to accept t,he speakership. No man ever had a stronger hold on his party associates in Congress than Mr. Carlisle has. There was a nitro glycerine explos sion at the Butler Torpedo Company a magazine, two miles front the town of Butler, Pa Tuesday morning. It was terrific. Destroyed the works and blew two men in fragments too small and too widely scattered tojae found. Mr. Turpie called up his resolution, in the United States Senate, Tuesday, agaiust trusts. He has set himself against a tremendous pilo of money We hope he will keep ilis ears open to the groans of the people, and not al low his eyes to rest on the glittering Jieaps of ill-gotten gold. A new evangelist a recent convert of Mr. Pearson who hails from Wil- mington, named Fife, is preaching in Kaleigh. The Call says he is attract ing much attention, and that the Pres byterian church was not large enough to accommodate those who flock to hear him. The man Nutall, who has been playing Baptist preacher in Atlanta lor several years under nu assumed name, has been fully identified as a fraud, is in jail at Pallas, Sra., await ing the action of the courts against him on the charge of bigamy. r. Henry Bosse, a thrifty French? to Long Island, has turned his attention to making, sausage out of horse flesh and consequently has -brought down the enmity of nearly all of the city on his head. They are wil ling the horse should iht & stake but not that he should be converted into sausage. August ichartenberg. secretary of jthe school board at Milwaukee, Vis., shot himself, Dec. 7th, rather than stand the racket of paving his accounts with the boards investigated. He was-t an inveterate card player, and he had employed public funds entrusted to him in his games. Crookedness, shame, despair and death followed in the train o gambling. An empire or Country that can plothe and feed itself is practically in dependent. A farmer that can bring from the soil the means to supply his table, clothe his family, feed 4ns stock and keep up his Farm, is as independ ent as any man can be. No half-hilnaio'loji.and-off sort of man will ever do this.ie nvill let his farm fall under a mortgage and he hitnse.if fj be apt to fall into dispair. His" 4jfe will drag its slow length along unha death ends it. tX! in that county, wjis put to lied in his wMron so drunk that he was uncoh- scions, and next morning was found lead. -Harrison Huhyart, formerly of Stanly, Tut recently a resident m Mt. Gilead township, Montgomery county, lost his dwelling house and con tents by fire. The Government authorities pay no mark of respect to Jefferson Davis We have no hesitation in saying that the Federal Government would have done itself honor to bridge over the events of the late war by honoring a great public servant, for his sincerity, his integrity, for his uniform defence of the rights of the people, and for his great services in extending the boun daries of the United States. It is gratifying to see that many of the northern newspapers dwell with pleasure on the character of Jefferson Davis, ind that some of them have published eulogies of hiraof a very order. Now that he sleepeth, the mind travels back on the life-track of the great man, and things are brought to light which make his name shine as one of the most brilliant in the na tion's galaxy of stars. Under the head of " Starving Ex- odusters," the Raleigh Call says "The condition of the negroes who have been hanging around the union depot for same days past, is becoming awful. Thev are on the verge of starvation." Of course the city authorities of Kaleigh will see that they do not starve; but this condition of the exodusters before they get out of the State is only a foretaste of what they will experi ence before they become settled in their new homes. The Louisville (Ky.) Commercial gives account of a negro -mathematical prodigy in that State a negro 34 years old who knows nothing of books, but who can solve any mathemati cal problem given him, almost in stantly. We refer to the subject to say that there is a negro boy in Stanly county, in this State, who can also perform this wonderful feat. Strange that negroes should be peculiarly ble.'sed with such extraordinary powers. Saccharine, the wonderful sweet dis covered by Prof. Pahlbery and patent ed by him both in this country and iuEurope, proves, on test, to be in jurious to the human system when employed ill drags, medicines, candies and other confections and has been proscribed by high tariffs in Germany, Bel gum, France and perhaps other States in Europe, and will no doubt lie also condemned in this country. It is about 300 times sweeter than i I A cane sugar tlie very mention ot which should suggest probable danger in its; use. To Col. Wharton Green has been as signed the duty to receive subscriptions in this State for the purpose of pur chasing a five thousand seven hundred acre tract of lanJ on White river in Arkansas, belonging to the estate of Jefferson Davis, the main object being to relieve his estate of a $40,000 debt, and so contribute to the comfort of his family, which may otherwise be left in destitute circumstances. Subscriptions of $10 are called for to carry out this generous scheme, and the appeal, we feejslire, will be responded to by many of thejapreat man's friends and admirers in this State. The Agricultural Department at Washington has issued the December report, which says "the season ia a long one " in the larger portion of the cotton belt, and that the lint is gener ally bright and clean, though not every where of full length. We quote the report as followings : Prices are a little better than those of last December. Farm prices averaged as follows: Virginia 8.3 cents per pound; North Carolina 8.5; South Carolina 8.6; Georgia 8.G: Florida (upland) 8.5: Ala bama 8.6; Mississippi 8.6; Louisiana 8.7; Texas 8.4: Arkansas 8.5: Tennssp 8 a pThe quality and nearness to the market atlect the average slightly on the small farms. Cotton is sometimes sold in the seed at relatively lower prices, especially in parts of Florida and Texas. Col. L. L. Polk was, on the .6th inst., elected president of the " National Farmers' and Laborers' Union," by that body in session at bt: Louis, last week 1 his great assembly represented two million two hundred thousand farmers r ... it is certainly a high honor to be the representative head of such a large Doay ot most worthy and respectable people. "Col. Folk should feel himself honored beyond his merits. The Alliance men of Wake are pre paring to give theXJolorieU grand re ception on his return from St. Louis and they invite Alliance men of other c mi n ties to unite with thenl in the fes- . ivities.of the occasion. Distress in Halifax County. Over a thousand of the good people of Halifax county met at the- Court House on Tuesday of last week, to con sult together on the distressed condi tion .of the farmers., brought on by a failure of crops. The meeting was ad dressed by some of the prominent men of the county, and all regarded the sit uation as vcriL.denlorable even' to the extent of probable starvation unless ivliif can be obtained. A com mittee consisting of one man from each township and four Ironi tne county at large, was appointed to pre pare resolutions expressive of the views of the meeting. The leading idea as shown by the resolutions reported by this committee,- was to petition the Governor of the State to -call im extra meeting of the Legislature at an earlyj day to enable the distressed counties, through the County Commissions, to issue bjacU au.i raise uuney to be ap plied for the needed relief. JTfHs plan as suggested by the -Scot land Neck Democrat, will be very slow, and is also subject to objection on the score of policy, and as an precedent. The issuance of bonds under the cir cumstances would be almost a declara tion of bankruptcy, and would certain ly injure the sale, &c. We certainly hope the distressed counties may find relief in some wav. Cause of Hard Times. An intelligent writer of Virginia, Mr. B. 13. Turner, a farmer, has been studying the causes of the hard times, especially with the farmers, and has sent for publication his views and con clusions to the Baltimore Sun. He says it is not due to over production of crops, nor is it due to diminished crops. It is not due to the competition of western erops; but that the whole trouble results from the diminished volume of money in the country for the successful man agement of business. To prove this he goes back to 1807, when business of all kinds was prosperous. Farmers could sell at remunerative prices whatever they produced. At that time there was in circulation $52 per capita to the population of the United States. This i sum has been slowly diminishing and times have grown harder and harder until now, when we have only 815 per capita. He insists that it is impossible under this state of things for fanners to pay taxes, pay debts, pay interest on debts, keep up their farms and live. He concludes his very able article of considerable length with the following: " Now, as to the remedy. If I am right in my supposition that our trouble is caused oy too-small a circulating me dium, to increase it will help the matter, and that, as far as I know, can only be done by an act of the general govern ment, and I hope that the matter may in. some way be loreed on the notice of oiu Congress during the coming session." The Clinton Fair. The Wilmington Star's report of the Clinton Fair shows that it was a grand success throughout. The main feature of interest on Wednesday, was the reception' of Gen. Fitshngh Lee, Gov. of Virginia, and his suite. With every demonstration of respect by the military and citizens, they were most cordially honored. Gov. Lee addressed the people in a speech of great power and beauty, and fairly captured his audience. Gov. Fowle was there. He was introduced by the President of tin-' air, and made a brilliant speech com plimentary to Virginia and her Gov ernor, and was followed by Governor Lee in the grand speech alluded to ibove. Gov. Lee and staff nrrived at Wil mington at 5:50 j. m. same evening and was received with great enthusiasm. The city officials, military and fire companies all turned out to honor them. Speaking of the Fair the Star closes its interesting report as follows: The weather is pretty, the exhibit at the Fair fine, and the; attendance large. Evjgry one pronounces the Fair a big suc cess, and the speech of Gov. Lee one of the best. ever heard up-Eastern Carolina. The State Commissioner of Agriculture. John Robins6n, and ex-Congressman Wharton J. Green and W. H. Kitchin, will speak on to-morrow, which is Al liance day. Detected Identified. Rev. W. R. Dale, the Baptist preach er of Atlanta, turns out to be J. O. H. Nutall. His Wadesboro wife did not go to Atlanta to identify him, as was announced, but her brother, Geo. P. raorton, oiu. ine luentincation was prompt and positive. He is guilty of bigamy, and a warrant was sworn out against him on that charge. He de nies being Nutall, but if he is not, he can easily prove himself to be Dale A failure to do this will send him to the penitentiary beyond the shadow of a doubt. 1 Afflicted Johnstown, Fa. A panic in a theatre there last night by the cry of fire, caused the death thirteen persons and the wounding of seventy-fiyc others. "Civs th3 Scrdth a Fair Show." The above is-the caption to an article in the STimufttftnivfs Record, in which is recited the building of an immense iron and steel mannfacteriqg plant at Baltimore, by the Pennsylvania Steel Co., with the evident expectation that Congress will take o the tariff on foreign ores and allow them to come as ballast, free of duty, to this company, whose works are at the water s edge. y tills arrangement this northern company expects also to drive a success ful competition with the infant enter prises in the South, and perhaps to . ... 4 f 1 1 crush them: and it is in view oi this Uat the Record says, "give the South a fair show." For vears the iron and steel works of the North have been growing rich under a protective tariff; but as soon as thev see that the southern furnaces are !enefitted by the tariff, then they want it taken off, and foreign ores admitted dutyfree. "Give the South a fair chance" is a thought that never enters the head of a northern politician or manufacturer, but grind her that's the word bear. -grind her for all she can The Civil Service Law. Senator Vance fcas introduced a bill in the Senate for the repeal of this odious law. The Senator is eminently a practical man and has no more use for humbugs that the devil has for holy water. He believes that this law is an arrant humbug, especially in the hands of the present administration. The whole Democratic party will want it out of the way by the time they come in power again; and it is to be hoped the Senator may find sensible and hon est men enough in the Republican party to sustain a bill for its repeal. Senator Voorhees is "loaded for bear" on the tariff question. He offer ed a preamble and resolution in the Senate setting forth the fact thatall existing tariff taxes oir foreign mer chandise should be so revised, repealed or amended as to provide: First, for the collection of a sufficient revenue to pay the expenses of the Government, economically administered, the princi pal and interest of the public debt as they fall due, and liberal pensions, but not a dollar more; second, for the tax ation of all articles of luxury at the highest practicable rates for the reduc tion of taxes on all necessaries of civi lized life to the lowest possible rates consistent with, a tariff for revenue only; third, for the curtailment and by the enlargement of the free list. Mr. Voorhees gave notice that he would at some future time call up the resolution aud address the Senate there on. His speeches are always worth listening to. The Civil Service law seems in a fair way to catch it from both parties in the Senate. Senator Vance has in troduced a bill for its repeal, and Sen ator Paddock one removing the Rail way Mail Service from its jurisdiction. Both gentleman state that the law is a humbug, aud that its strict en forcement would be directly in oppo sition to our whole system of Govern ments When two men usually as far apart as these two agree, there is food for thought in the subject of agree ment. Chief Justice Miller has consented to deliver the address to Congress when it celebrates its eeutennial Wed nesday. Oue hundred years of Con gress is a theme that almost any man could become eloquent over and the people are expecting something great from the Chief Justice. Admittance into the Capitol is to be by ticket only, and already it is almost impossible to outain them. The President's message is as plain and clear n its advocacy of cheap whisliy and dear blankeis as a declara tion of such a policy an- be uude. Whisky is a curse and blankts are a blessing to the laboring-men. Our pious President would make the curse free and put a heavy tax on the bless ing, and does tins, professedly, in the interests of "American labor." Oh, for a forty parson power to chant thy praise, hypocrisy. Grand Rapids Dem ocrat. Merely a Keininiscence. Pittsburg Post. The drift of the young men of the coun try to-dav toward the Democratic party So t nvr i , - i 1 1 nr t 1 nitiihlltiiiiik'n ic m . i v in I v Vfi'ivni'i tt ut'i ivuu i - i i i i reminiscence, and what is positive about it runs counter to tne progressive and best thought of the day. Let Them Go Their Way. Louisville Times. Uhe United States Senate has been in session less than a week, but ther was time enough for the introduction of bills the enactment of which would loot the publie Treasury to the amount of hun dreds of millions; and what makes the matter more serious is the melancholy fact tha-t the people cannot look to the House of Representatives, as at present oijeonstituted, for the slightest relief. Let them go to their ways; it seems that the chains of monopoly are only to be broken in the midst of deluge. Washin.toa LetteT. CFromnir regular correspondent.) Washington, Decks', 18S9. Sergejint-at-Arms Leedoni of the House of Representatives has the sym pathy of everybody here in the misfor tune that overtook bira just as he was prepared to turn his office over to Mr. Holmes, his newly elected republican successor." C. E. Silcott, who has been Cashier of Mr. Leedoni 's office for six years and who Has handled during that time more than 3UX)0,000 has turned thief and absconded with about $75, 000 of someboilyeles nioi:ev. Whose hnoney, and: who will have to bpar the loss u as yet a very fine legal problem. The n oney was drawn from the Treas ury jV Si!c tt on salary rat eipts sign e 1 byMembers of the House ol Repre sentatives, and the Treasury officials claim that the men who signed the re ceipts will have to stand the loss, while the Representatives are gen erally of the opinion that the loss should fall on the Government, and that the Government will hT.- to take its chances of recovering the mon ey of Mr. Leedoni. Several Treasnry experts are now assisting a committee of the House to investigate the books of the Sergeant-at-Arais. As soon as their report is made the House will take some action. Gambling and women were the ciulse of Silcott's riu n. He is supposed be in Canada ine nomination or Judge U.--J. Brewer, of Kansas, to be associate Sus- tice of the Supreme Court was a com plete surprise to everyone here, except the Kansas Senators. It was hardly a welcome surprise either tor many of the republicans. The fact that Judge Brewer is a rampart prohibitionist adds nothing to the popularity of his nomi nation. There is no opposition to his confirmation, which, will probably be pushed right through. No official notice of the death of Jefferson Davis was taken here, not withstanding his having once been Secretary of War, and fpiite a sensa tion was created in some quarters be cause a lady living several squares from the Capitol, "saw fit to drape the front of her house in mourning. Speaker Reed has announced the House Committee on Rules, Accounts and enrolled bills. It is not thought that the complete ht of committees will be completed before the holiday recess. The Democratic members of the committee on Rules are ex-Speakers Carlisle and Randall. The President and Vice President are in Chicago. They both expect to return in time to hear Chief .justice Fuller's address to Congress Wednes day. Valueless Suggestions. Madison Democrat. The general opinion is that Wanama ker has made a mess of it in his annual report. He opposes one-cent postage, but wants the privilege ot" semling things from his shop to his eustomers at half the present rates. He complains that he has so muelv to do. lie wants a new General Manager of the Department to take all the glory. He wishes to divide the supervision of postofiioe.s among twenty-six vieeroys, or district gover nors. The old, experienced members of the Postottiee Committees in both houses will treat his suggestions as ill-advised inconsiderate-and, for the most part, val ueless, Philadelphia's Great Sugar Refinery. Philadelphia, Dec. 9. The work of refining sugar was commenced to-day in Clans Sperekles immense new sugar re finery in this city. The'eapaeity of this refinery is 2,000,000 pounds of sugar every twenty-four hours. The actual cost of the buildings, machinery and site lias not been definitely stated, but it is belived it will amount to more than $3, 000,000. Work was commenced on the duplication of these buildings a month ago. The new work now in progress will not interfere with that which is com pleted. The duplication of the plant will, it is expected, be completed before the end of the year. Cotton and Grain Market. Reportou by BUY DEN k QUIXN. Strict good middling, Good middling, 0.7 Middling, l.r, Low middling, ) Tinges, & Stain, 8i UU.UN. Wheat - GOXrtST, Corn GO Oats 30 Country Produce Market. Reported by D. R. JULIAN & CO. Corn .40(.45 Lard .10 Peas .fi0(7?',.6S Potatoes irsh GO .05 " " sweet '15 0 .r.o Eggs .15 Butter .Oa22j Chickens 12 ) .25 Molasses country .:J0 Flourcnty 2.002.50 Meal .G0(V,.65 Bacon hams .12 J sides .11 " shoulders .10 Commissioner's Sale of Lanfl. In pursuance of an order of the Supe rior Court of Rowan county, made in the special proceeding, entitled John S. Hen derson and R. J. Holmes against Holmes W. Reid and others, I will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Court House door in the town of Salis bury, on Monday, the 3d day of Febru ary, 1890, the following described tract of land : Lying on the waters of Crane creek, adjoining. the lands of J. C. Rowe, IratB. Miller, and others, containing . - - i v i J i Tw f ' " . ' Terms of Sale One-half cash and the balance in six months, the deferred pay ment to draw interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum. Title reserved un til all the purchase monev is paid. R. J. tiOLMESt Craige & Clement, Commissioner. Att'ys. 7:6w. Administrator's Notice. All persons having claims against the estate of L. A. Jamison; deceased, will please present the same to me within two years, otherwise this notice will be plead as a oar io sains claims. December 7, 188i. JOHN. F. JAMISON, SjGkpTT. Administrator, WANTED ! -o- The name of every man in Western North Carolina who has tira her land, improved and unimproved, farm lands, town lots and properties for sale. We must Have bottom prices, full, clear and correct descriptions Persons wishing to buy, sell or rent properties will fintHtlo theirintercst to write to or call on MeCUBBINS & REISNER, ESTATE AGENTS, SALISBURY, N. C Hm-SeDieit Notice. - STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA I RDWAN CQUftTY. il Court R. J. Holmes and E. A. Holmes, Admin istrators of M. L. Holmes, plaintiffs, against James M. Burns and Susan Burns, de fendants. To James M. Burns and Susan Burns, non residents : You are hereby notified that the plain tiffs above named have commeneeda civil action against you to foreclose a mortgage executed by you to the late M. L. Holmes; and you are hereby required to appear before the Judge of the riape rioi Court, at a court to be held in the county of Rowan, at the. Court House in Salisbury, on the 2d Monday before the 1st Monday of March, 185)0, and answer or demur to the complaint of the olain tifls. Given under my hand the 25th day of November, 1889. J. M. HOKAll, Clerk Superior Court of Rowan county G.Gw; Sale of House and Lot. By virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Rowan county in the ease of Kate C. Foster against John S. Header son, Trustee, and others, I will sell at the Court House door in Salisbury on Monday, the Gth day of January, 1890, at public auction, a house and lot in the X'ortb Ward of "the town of Salisbury, on the corner of Fulton and Liberty streets, now occupied by J. M. Haden, and known as the Foster house and lot. This lot fronts about 100 feet on Fulton street and runs back to Jackson street. Terms: One-third cash, one-third in six months and the balance in twelve months with interest at 8 per cent. December 2d, 1889. JOILN S. HENDERSON", C:'s. Coin'r and Trustee. THIS SPAGE Belongs to D. P. Julian, who is too busy to write an adver tisement. Watch it and see what ho will have to say to you next week. COMMISSIONER'S SALE op VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY! In pursuance of a judgment of the Su perior Court, obtained in the special proceeding entitled C. W. Stewart, Ida Miller and others, against Nannie Miller Jacobs aud Ernest Miller, I will sell at the Court House door in Salisbury, on Monday, the 6th day of January, 1890, at public auction to the highest bidder, a tract ot land lying on Crane Creek, in Kowan county, and known as "Millers Mill," containing 200 acres (two hundred acres), adjoining the lands of Jesse Kluttz, James rrexler and others, a more particular description of which is given in the petition filed in said cause. This property is situate three miles from Sal isbury, on the Bringle Ferry road, and comprises a good two-story dwelling house, and also one of the best known grist mills in the county. A part -of the land is in cultivation, and the remainder is covered with valuable timber. Terms of Sale : One-third cash, and the balance in 12 months. Interest on deferred payment at 8 per cent. C. W. STEWART, Nov. 7, 1889. Commissioner. 4:t.s. oCaipMlTCouBcill Have occupied the office over Mr. Wil liams Brown's stove store, where thev may be found at all hours, day and night, uuiess proiessionauv engaged. Jf. R. CAMPBELL, M. D., J. B. COUNCILL, M7 D. Oct. 22, 1880. 4tu mm i ii! 4 CAR LOADS Of Bagging Ties just in! SOMETHING TO DOWN THE BAGGING TRUST! AT PRICES THAT WILL 8XVE YOU MORE THAN 100 OVER ANY OTHER COTTON COVERING. THE ESPECIAL ATTENTION (OF THE FARMERS J" IS h(? ALL ED TO THIS NOTICE AIN! GRAIN! We buy all kinds of grain at highest cash prices. o 00TT0N! GDTTQNi! Wc arc in the market for all the collon raised in this ari4 adjoining counties. Sec us before you sell your cotton. We are at the top on prices for all grades. -o COTTONSEED WE WILL PAY EST CASti PRICES FOR ALL SEED -BROUGHT . TO THIS MARKET. PLOWS AND HARROWS! Wo Iwive some superior Chilled Plows, which we will sell to the fanners atnet cost. Call and examine them The Hillside Plow is a beauty and does its work well. Our Clark'a Cutaway harrow is a tool that every farmer needs. , BUGGIES, CARRIAGES HACKS AND CARTS. Our stock of vehicles cannot )e excelled in the State. The McCOftMICK STEEL MOWER Is pronounced by ail who-liavu used it to be the best. Our Wheat FERTILI2LERS ARE NOW IN & AT PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. "Far mers' Friend" "Stonewall" and "National," Pure Ground Pone and German Kan it. We are always at the -front in our different lines. Respectfully, BOYDENSQOINN