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5 Cents a Copy. S he -Ikivtow enterprise, rri'.LlSIIKI) KVEHY SATURDAY, liY CIKOIIGE A Mil. BEST'S I'&SOPOSITIorV. TKUMS : (In.- voir, SIX 111 'lltlK, 'I i.nv lnon'li v r.i : i a n l v rx a n r.t xc :. jv To j,iTsns who make up club.s of ten, an ex tr.i c 'py l' Sl'nt flte' The following is Mr. Best's propo- W ATI LICK. ! Sllin for the purchase of the Western North Carolina Railroad. It is in the $2.00 ; form of a hiil, to be submitted to the 7 j 1 wee! 2 months 3 " 6 " 12 " APVKUTISIXCr KATES : 1 in. 2 in. j 3 in. I col. J t'ol. lcol. 1 00 $2 00 I $ $ 00 j $fi 00 $10 $11 1 t0 3 00 I 4 00 j 8 00 13 I 18 2 00 3 50 I 5 00 J 00 10 22 2 25 4 00 6 00 10 00 13 2G 3 00 6 d0 i 10 00 14 00 25 45 4 00 j H 00 I 12 00 IS 00 30 50 7 00 I 12 00 16 00 20 00 45 80 10 00 j 15 00 I 20 00 33 00 00 100 Yearly ;i I vertisemvnU ch.ingeil quarterly if desir e 1. Trmvent a Ivertiscmonts psy:ille in n.lrance. Yt-urlv a Ivertisi-ments semi-anuuliy in advance. ilv'f rti-ieTjn nts (.lisei.jitinueit before the tune enn tr'i' te 1 f.T h i-1 exfire.i, charged transient rates for tin- time actually published. A.lvertiement insrrte.l in local column, charged ,vut v-live cents per line, unless otherwise Cun- ''', advertisement cousidereJ less than a square. Address all letters, 4iTI IE EXTERPEISE," XEWTOX, X. C. .il. .Mi,' 'unx. n Jm-i-4!-(graJ nii.iMBimiMSzx3m Itost lA'jUl of My Eyes. Cold, dark anil dnm'b lies my hoy on his Led ; Cold, dark and silent the night dews are shod ; llot, swift and fierce fall my tears for the dead ! His footprints lay light ?n tho dew of the dawn As tho stiaight, slender track of the young mountain fawn ; But I'll ne'er again follow them over the lawn. His manly cheek blushed with the sun's ris ing ray. And l.o shone in his strength like the sun at midday ; But a cloud of black darkness has hid him away. Ari l that black cloud forever shall cling to the t-kius ; And never, ah, never, I'll see him arise, Lost warmth of my bosom, lost light of my eves ! and until the same shall have been completed, said State shall furnish to Fooletl Azain. (i km Alphabet. North Carolina can furnish a full alphabet of precious stones as follows : An.elhyst, Beryl, Cat's-Eyc, Dia mond, Emerald, Feldspar, Garnet, llyacintlio, Idoerasc, Jasj cr, Kyanite, Lapis-lazuli, Malachite, Natrolite, Ojuil or Opx, Porphyry, Quartz agate, Kuby,. Sapphire, Turquoise, Ul tramarine, Yerd-antiquo Walter Sap phire, Xauahite, Zircon. And, also, a full alphabet, of forest timber and plants, such as Ashe, Black-jack, Cypress, Gum, Hickory, Juniper, Maple, Oak, Poplar, Pine, Persimmon, Peach, Sycamore, &c, .Y.i, llalcijh Fanner and Mechanic. An Old Lady .Recovers Her JIeahino. A story of a most singu lar character is vouched for by one of the Wyndharn county members of the Legislature. It relates to a dream by Mrs. Martha P. Graves of South Killingh', an old lady who has been deaf 'or the past thirty years. On the night of the 20lh of January she dreamed that her hearing was whollj restored. In the morning she related the divain to the members of her fa tn il J On the night of the 31st of Janu ary, when she retired, she was as deaf as usual, but the following morning her ailliction was gone, and since then she has had no difficulty in hearing, a whisper even being distinctly audi ble. It is related by her friends that she has always been a firm believer in dreams. Ilurlfyrd Conn. Times. General Assembly for their considera tion : The General Assembly of Xortii Carolina do exact : Section 1. That the Governor, Treasurer, Secretary ot Slate, and At torney General of the Slate of North Carolina bo, and they are hereby, ap pointed commissioners on the part of said State, to sell, assign and transfer all of the interest of the State in and to the stock, property and franchises of the Western North Carolina Rail road Company, in accordance with the provisions of this act. Sec. 2. That said commissioners are hereby authorized ai.d diie-ted to execute and assign by a deed of trust to the United States Trust Com-panj- of New York city, in trust for William J. Best and associates, ail the interest of said State in and to the stock, ways, railways, kf., together with all and every its corporate rights and franchises, and all and every right, estate, interest, properly, claim and demand whatsoever appertaining or in any wise belonging to sail rail road company, and all statutory claims or liens of said State against or upon the property and franchises of said company : Provided, That the in terest of said State in and to said property shall be assigned subject only to a mortgage deed of the aggre gate amount of eight hundred and tif ty thousand dollars, (3850,000), and mortgage bonds of equal amount is sue thereon, which said mortgage was executed under and by authorit' of an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina, entitled "An act in relation to the Western North Caro lina Railroad Companj-," ratified the 13lh day of March, 1873; and that the interest on said bonds be paid by the said William J. Best and associ ates from and after the ratification of this act: Provided, further, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to prevent said William J. Best and associates from settling and discharging of record said mortgage deed and the bonds issued thereon, for a sum less than the face or par value thereof, and that any sum saved in the settlement or compromise of said mortgage shall inure to the bene fit of said William J. Best and associ ates. Sec. 3. That on or before the de livery of said deed of trust, said Wil liam J. Best and associates shall entei road as security for said bonds. j said company shall a-'ain come into! Sec. 8. That the bonds to be issued j the control of said Stale, as provided said William J. Best and associates, ; by said reorganized company shall j for in this act, all that part of said! For three long honrs yesterday men assigns or successors, not less ; run lor a period not exceeding thirty , road from Salisbury to Paint Rock, j forenoon :l stranger sat on a horse than five hundred able bodied con- ! years, and shall bear interest at the ! too-eth or wilh tlii rimnprtv r-i 1 nml i block on WnoI wrs nl X7rt ma iipof tl ir ' -j O . . - - . - - -w. J J ""-J A V. A 1 V j " - - " - - m h t v u IUV rate ot six per cert, per annum, paya- ; personal, including rolling stock and ble semi-annually, on the 1st day of; equipments thereunto appertaining or January and July ; and the bonds to j belonging, shall be free and discbarg be issued lo said State, as provided in j cd of any and all liens, claims and de section nine of this act, shall com- ; mands whatsoever by said William J. victs, who shall be under the super vision of an officer appointed by the Board of Directors of the State Peni tentiary, and said William J. Best and associates, their assigns or successors, shall pa' to said State for and in con- rnence to bear interest on the 1st of sideration of the service of said con- j January, 1881, and no bonds herein victs a price not exceeding one hun dred and twcnt3'-fivc dollars per capi ta per annum, which shall include the board, clothing, maintenance, super vision, and all other expenses, pa a ble quarterly ; that is to say, on the first day of May, August, November and February. Sec. 5. That upon the execution of said contract said William J. Best and associates shall reorganize said company upon the basis of a capital stock of four million of dollars, which shall be considered and deemed pre ferred stock ; and there shall be set aside and reserved of said stock, for authorized to be issued shall com mence to bear interest at an earlier date. Sec. 9. That of said bonds there Best and associates, their assigns and successors, or by any other person or corporation, saving and excepting the lien of eight hundred and fifty thou sand dollars now outstanding against said railroad, together with the actual shall be delivered to the Treasurer of j and necessary amount expended by said State the sum of five hundred and fifty thousand dollars (8550,000), par value, in payment for the dis bursement of said State on account of said com pari-; and until the delivery of said bonds, said State shall retain the lien il now has upon the property of the company, as provided by law. Sec. 10. That upon tho certificate of the commissioners, hereinafter pro vided for, that the railroad of said the benefit of the private stock hold- eoupany has been completed accord ers of the Western North Corolina mg the provisions of this act, the Railroad Company, as the same may United States Trust Company of New exist at the date of the ratification of j York city shall deliver lo said William this act, the sum of two hundred and j J. Best and associates, their assigns or twelve thousand five hundred dollars, (8212,500,) which stock shall be divi ded, pro rata, between sail private stockholders according to the number of shares of the stock of the said last successors, the deed of trust executed and assigned to them in trust for said Will iam J. Best and associates, as said William J. Best and associates, their assigns, or successors, in build ing, repairing and equipping said road between Salisbury and Paint Rock, any provision in any contract or mortgage made by said company, its assigns or successors, to the contrary notwithstanding; and the amount of said expenditures for constructing, repairing and equipping said road from Salisbury to Paint Rock shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of eight hundred and fifty thousand parks, in the cold north wind, closely watching vehicles and pedestrians, and acting as if he expected some thing of importance to occur, llis long hair, cadaverous face and seedy dress ai length attracted the attention of a policeman to him, and the officer asked why he sat there. "Say," replied the man, as he rose np and reached out to shake hands, "I believe I've been fooled again. It's long enough after 10 o'clock, and she hasn't happened yet." 'What's that ? What is to happen ?' 'Say, may be j-ou'Il think I'm green, but I honestly believed the world w as to come to an end at 10 o'clock to day. So did dad. So did. mam. So did sister Hannah. Feller came through our neighborhood in January. and give ns the date and told us to be read-. The old folks wanted to go up from the front yard, but I preferred to come to town. I walked seven miles this morning, and was dollars, (8350,000); and the holders of 1 here at half-past 9. Say, why didn't this indebtedness, whether in bonds or other evidences of debt, shall have no other lien on said raiiroa J from Salisbury lo Paint Rock than that given them under said mortgage, provided lor in this act ; and shall h e re i h b e fo re p ro v i d ed . Sec. 11. That in the event said Wil- i have no other power, right or remedy mentioned company, respective!- held Warn J. Best and associates, their as- j to enforce the same except by an ac hy them : Provided, That said compa- signs, or successors, shall fail to cairy tual foreclosure of said mortgage, as ny, by a majority vote of the slock- ; out said contract, the measure of dam- ' provided for in sections jix and seven ages shall be that the grants made to j of this act. them under said deed of trust shall j 'Sec- 14- That three men shall be become null and void; and upon the appointed as commissioners to super certificate of the commissioners l.rovi- vise lI,e building and completion of i 1 j lion, it should appear desirable or , dec! for in section fourteen of this act lIso railroad ot said company, one of holders in interest, ma' issue second or common stock to an amount not ecceeding fifteen thousand dollars per mile of said road, if, in their discre necessary to hasten the completion of" that such failure has been made, said said road ; and said company as rcor- j Trust Company shall deliver lo said ganized by said William J. Best and ! Slate or its duly accredited agent, or associates, shall be governed by a j agents, the stock of and claims board of nine directors, who shall be against said railroad company, togeth elected by a majority vote of the ier with the paper writing signed by which commissioners shall be named by the Governor and one by said iiiiam J. -Lesc anu as-iuciaics , -ai- l'.vo thus chosen to select a third ; and the decision of a majority of said corn- she end as advertised ? What's the use of fooiing a feller this way ?' "Are you ninny enough to believe such things?" asked the officer. -Weil, kinder. This is the third lime I've been ready, and it seems I'm fooled again. Say, perhaps it was postponed on account of the weather ?' "Like enough." "I guess not though. I guess wo got the date wrong. Say, wouldn't this be a bully place to stand and see the performance! Cracky ! but when the earth began to heave, the trees to fall, ihe waters to rise and the heav ens lo flame, wouldn't things around here look sick ?" Ytu-U UtlllT gu iiuine. '-Yes, I suppose so. If she was to come off to-day she'd have been on ndssioners shall be alike binding upon ! time. Say, you don't go much on the stockholders in interest. the commissioners of s; sid Siate and ' sa' State, and said William J. Best j world coming to an end pretty soon, Said commissioners ! do you ! shall examine said railroad not less '-Not a cent. cj.. n m-i ,f .,(,.. ;fo ,..,.. .ot.;vi i -t... ; ..1 in'ii. -.'. 'iv.it i '..,. i...ne ; and associates. , "If -"II ! 1 i II II .1 " tum 'io ii t-.-1 1 1 1 n'Ti ii( 1 1 1 ( i 1 1 1 1 i s:i til ' z. will n ;i 1 1 in 1 1 iM- 1 1 1 s. I r 1 1 'n i I s :is- than once in ninety oavs, ami as j . a u.. tu mc man. notified that 150 docs mam. So does Hannah. We company may execute and deliver mortgage deeds with power of sale, to such trustee or trustees as maj be selected by the Boatd of Directors, said mortgage deeds to be signed by the President and Seerelaiy of said j com pa 113", In and under the direction of the Board of Directors, conveying the railroad, property and franchises, including road-bed, superstructure, equipment and all the real and per tes signed lo said Trust Company in trust t.i v. r r . t 1 ' often as they shall be ll'l 1 lllltllll m . UlOli lilili liC5DC7V.lt!.- - I... ten miles of said road have been grad- aUl 1 Sl"S 10 miss 11 11 we Knovv OIir" 1 t t .1 . 11 1 i 1cj rrh nlil mill will Fool m-ri-srt c , , . . . . r. m i nil n'fiiiiwnetiinesaniesiiai!i'e' w v. . . Sec.12. Upon notification tothe Gov. tu l,,u "1IUI ..am. - . of said Slate that said W. J. Best and rea.ly to be opened lor tn.me. x i.c , , rt ....... ,1...; nr ,,.,...o,w expenses of said commissioners shall be j of C0 to-morrow. Hannah wont Mill -, . ..v. - j . . ueen engageu have ne.deete.i or reused for the per : company, and the pay of j care much, for she's been engap iod of ninety davs to comply with and j c-onunisMoners is hereby fixed at j eight times and ,3 used to disappoi ten dollars per diem, each, exclusive nt- i.ii!il -st :it if s.-iid comnaiiv to secure i notify said William J. Best and asso- perform the covenants, agreements and provisions in said contract and ; of :it tUiiI traveling expenses, this act contained, said Governor shall ; -KC- 15- That Puid mpany not dicrimiiiate against jsorth Caro- ments. oay, bow do 3-ou suppose the j performance will commence when it does come off?" 'Haven't any idea." 'Haven't eh ? Be a high old time. Sugar and tea and such i I:.... ,.1 :.. ,.,n,... r.v ,1 ,.,,1 .r a..U .....I tln 1 f 1 1 '.s who s m sa d conJinct. 1 r: lOB,w a,,u U,K8 mauu " II1U Pill Mll-Hl Ml OH 11 ...... .., v. ...... , J . . . I T. .1 ' ... . t,..,i,iriMrtilinn r-.!,. fimt tl.tit no i i- ! WOI1 t lbe I interest thereon as the same shall be- ! assigns or successors, immediately lo ; v j , .,. - V ito a c-ontract with sai,J commission-; com, ,e, us a m,y ,sso u, a.J ... Oh- , ..occchI wul, .1.0 work of ,.,..,... ; i voll poliee won't feel mnch like ,,s for and in behalf of said S.. j construction an.l eqnipn.ent of its , the n.:l,oad of said company - - - 'J L,, meo dw and jumping on said contract to l,esised by said Wil-I railroad ; and said .,i1Si;t d.cls. ; cord,,.- to sa,d contract and the , Iu- i ...U w ,n tne ranroa . or , . J ff liamJ. I!est and all bis associates, and j when duly eKected, n,y bo record..!, provisions of this act, and sbnnld they -"M"y M have been com-, bay, perlorn.auce - f : t .,.1 i ...i.. ....... 1 lM.H U lu iru in . u v. . &4 t i t . - ff-k t x I"?' kll f fill M Ilt i tnw! ilt,ir i-cfMstint on ni thai from the date ol such notice, the: uv- 1 ' to contain all the provisions of this act, binding themselves to finish the railroad of said Western North Caro lina Railroad Company to its western termini at Paint Rock and the Geor gia or Tennessee State line near Duck town, according to the charter of said company, and all acts amendatory thereof, and that said railroad be completed and put in operation to Paint Rock on or before the 1st day of July, 1881, and to M urphy, in the count of Cherokee, on or before the 1st of January, 1885; and that the vcoilv- noon said road shall be begun i Kinder mean "I guess so." county, and their registration in t iial : trom me uaie 01 sucn nonce, im: um- i . - eii, I i I go home. county shall be deemed an effectual j ernor shall then appoint one director il,ul 11 ' snao Kt p. ! fo foQ, ft fe,,er lhU way but j cau and sufficient reistratin for all pur- 'from each Congressional District, and uo,k lo f""I!t'l il as far as 1 '- n 1 stand it if the old world can. May 1 i ' !;-. K- limit f Iwi Kp.iiw.I. -Ii-.M 1 t- li. . . i i 4 mi ri i . inr unit iir uiuiilu naii uv. ' . . A ci ssarv t . one Horn me r-iaie ai large, w no to- , j . k0 she s iroing to wait lor warm poses, and il shall not be nec register the same in a 113' other conn- j gel her wilh the directors to be chosen ty, any other law to the contra' not- j 1.3- the private stockholders, as herein withstanding: Provided, That no sale after provided, shall elect one of their under the mortgage deeds herein pro- j number President, and such oilier of vided for shall be made by virtue of ! tieers as may be necessary, and shall f - 11 decree of foreclosure without ! at once enter into possession ana an any Sec. 17. That in the event said Wil liam J. Best and associates, their as signs, or successors, shall be hindered or dehiyed for any good and .sufficient cause for which the3 are, or cither of i weather. Sa3, did ." I "You'd better go." 4i'es, I know ; but it's kinder funny to think of dad and mam sitting out . in the front 3-ard all puckered up and . read3 to go off, and Hannah in the conipan3 as it may then exist, an.l shall oecop- and use the same as they best, and shall proceed Thousands of Crows. About a mile from the city, between the Caro lina Central Railroad track and the Torrenec place, there is a dense thick et of pines, which for about a month j Paint Rock: Provided, That the work l.ast all of the crows in the county upon said road shall be continued by 1 1 ' have chosen for their roosting place, It is stated that from about sundown eveiy evening until dark an immense flight of them ma3 be seen pouring into this thicket in a bo ly, about a hundred ards wide. It is said that in passing them at night, when the civil)" ninety days' notice thereof in three newspapers published in the State of North Carolina. Sec. 7. That the bonds to be issued may deem best, and shall procee( . .. . . 1 1 ! -L ..C within two months from the date ot i under the hrsl ol said mortgage ueeus loi inwn u 10 uumpiuiu w "l shall not exceed tho sum ot fifteen ! said road as rmr- be then uncompleted, thousand dollars per mile for each upon such terms and in such man mile of road finished and read3' f.r ' ner as ma be agreed upon by them operation, and said bonds shall have j and the said William J. Best and as printed in the bod thereof that the3 i sociates, their assigns or successors, are issued for the purpose of compiet- , And at the time of the appointment of in" the railroad of said 1011)0:1113. j the directors, as in this section provi and that the mortgage deed of said ' ded, it shall be the dut3 of t he Gov- solute control of the property of said them is, in no way responsible, and be .oom ' tairs 8; ; . without negligence on their part, then the commissioners provided for in section 1 i of this act shall allow a reasonable time for the completion of; the ratification of this act, and car ried on with diligence and energy til completed to Uiieutown 11 n and the authorities ol said .iaie as neie tofore uj) to the lime when said Wil liam J. Best and associates shall take ,w,,sioii of the same, and all the 1 1 ! moneys expended by said State from ! and after the ratification of this act, ! 11 n to and including Ihe day upoi 1 : want to be an Angel' through her nose! Ha! ha! ha! Kinder flat on me, too. eh ? Hoofed it seven miles to be fooled on the string game. Say, . dOI1't " company, executed lo secure the pay ment of said bonds, cannot be fore closed until said railroad shall have been completed to Paint Rock and .t,-.i- t 7 . . 1 ......... 1 l iii nlur !ifircs:iid : Provided. I hat hicii said William j. jcsl unu i.-.-"- - ciates, Iciwt iinivo ic 1 1 1 1 1 1 in t lw vvtriilu tho ' V ; 1 ... , 1' 1 I Hi,.;.. !1SsiMis. or successors ; until the 8850,000 of bonds now out- iiiiiijciisu noeiv ueeo:;ic auw men, dim :ihlo, -t-- j ..... 1 i- . . , .. .1 , ,. ... . ..r!..i..i ....... ..t.w,1 Rhnll be naid by I standing shall have been paid, the ag- ; three directors to co-opetate in the me rebuti. is a w lu. vvieru iiiemin c ii , siuoi iiwu'"" w..v.., - t . . ernor lo call a meeting of the private slock holders of said company to as semble at such lime and place as he 111:13 designate, and when assembled they ma3 l3 a vote of a majority of the private stock, proeee 1 to elect said lines of road after the dates fixed f Iitc . 1 t i'ry i!h"t f.fim rtt n in . The officer was moving awav. Sec. IS. That sections 12 and -13. : , 0 'Say yon of chapter 22S, laws of 1854-55, and J jj' J,;c ofeer w0uldn't, and after a section 7, of chapter 10C, laws of inerini; look arond, theyoung man 1870-77, and all other laws, or parts ffk way Bp Woodward avenue, of laws, which conflict with this act walki between the car tracks and be, and the same are hereby, repeal- 1(okin fbr cracks in lLe pavement. ; Detroit Free Press. ed Sec. 19. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. sound, which cannot be described. It is staled that just before the warthe3 were observed to congregate in the same manner, and as the crow, like his relutive, the croaking raven, is considered a bird of ill omen, their presence is not relished in tho neigh borhood. CIi irJotle Observer. then ind the remuneration of said gregate of bonds authorized to be is- j organization, management and con State' for the convict labor employed j sued, as provided in t his section, shall j trol of said company, nnon said road within tho periods j be less than the amount named above j Sec. 13. That if said William J named shall be computed at and after the rate of one hunderd and twenty five dollars per capita per annum. Sec. 4. That during the construc tion of the railroad of said company, Uy the sum ot SSdU.ouu: rrovuieo, j jjcm, anu associates, ineir assigns ur further, That neither b3 this act nor ! successors, shall fail to observe and b3 the contract to be made b' an- 1 perform the contract made with them thorit3 hereof is it the intent to affect or impair the mortgage now upon said j The Ennnlrer sa3s two yonths of s. j Monroe, John Brasington and Robert The Snn savs eight emigrants left Chancy, were engaged in the exciting Concord for the West last Tuesday, sport of shooting bullet holes through all of whom were well-to-do. one of the top of each others hats, taking it the part carrying 87,000 wilh him. turn about in acting as target. Bras- The emigrant agent at Greensboro re- Jngton aimed too low, and the result ports that five hundred while persons was a hole in Chancy s scalp, which, have gone to seek homes in the West b the ball glancing upward, is only since last fall, and that the number is ' a flesh wound. ... i Jla . now on a rapid increase. , c 1 ' ennor ought to go to Savannah. in pursuance of this act, of which this It is a mean man who will give a ! The3"'ve onh had one snow-storm shall be a part, aud the propert of cat a bird stuffed with sawdust. there in nine ears.
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