VOLUME XV.
Reporter andl Post.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
. DANBURY. N. C.
PEPPER A SONS, Pubs. Sr Props
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RATF.S OP M'MI'RIPTICII I
One Year, paoable In aitvanro SI .JO
Six Month*
HATU OF AOMINNUI
one Square (ten Une» or less) t lime, *IOO
Forearh additional luiierlloii *1
Contract. for longer time or ronre -pace can be
•cc«Jln™to il.e-.rate. »t the nine the, .0..d
th L'ioilNoUce»*"'l bechargcd 00 per cent, higher
th »lil be Il»berle»l at Ten Dollar,
per annum.
PROFESSIONAL C. inns.
A. J. no Yl), e J. W. RElf,
t. B. JOHNSTON, JUI.IL'B JOHNSTON.
BO YD, REID& JOHNSON,
Attorneys - at - Law,
WKNTWOBTII, N C.
Messrs. Roid and .lohlison will regu
larly attend the Superior Courts ol
Stokes county.
* }CL. HA \ MOli U,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW
Mt. Airv. N. C»
tipeci.il attention ijivcii to tlie collect inn ol
olaims. I—Mm
]r. ~F. CARTER,
J§ TTQ T-bit IT.
UT. All! Y, SURRY CO., N. L
'Practices wherever hlsaervices are wanted
y. D AY, ALBERT JONES-
Say & Jo»es„
in; nufa tureis ot
feABt)I.EKV,HAnSEBB, COLLARS, TIU'NR
y u Baltimore .treot, 1. vltlmure, V«I.
W. A-T««Vor, It.C.Sm'.th, B.S. Spraggin.
Tttok©r» Smith & Co«
Maßttfaetarbr. & wli.lewile Healer l»
JSOOTS, SHOES, HATS ANI) C A P£>
Ha. SS4 Baltlmcr:. Street. Baltimore, *l.
K. J. * R. E. VEST,
WITH
Henry Sonntborn 4' Co.,
WHOLESALE CLOTHIERS.
• M Aaaay®* St., (befwconOrrman «& Lombard St»>
JIALTIMOItE i//>.
»M. SONNKBOItN, B. BLtMLINK
Mltghe* I'vtney, I- H ltlair
W. 11. MILES,
WITH
STEPHEN PUTNEY $ CO
H'hoh-Mle dealer* in
Soots, Shoes, and Trunks,
1219 Mam Street,
s t,(. Ml-a.ii. RICHMOND, VA.
KirllAKl) UUitD HAM'la P. GOwHWI.V.
II EX It Y lIK.XDBRSOX. KlOU'il W. UACON.
WOOD, BACON & CO
Importers anl Jobbers of
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS,
H HITE GOODS, ETC
Kaa. 309-311 Market St.,
PHIL ALELI'HIA, PA.
Parties having
CUT MICA
for sale wi'.i find it to tlicir interest to
r•""•respond with
A. 0. rtOHOON MAKER,
158 William St., New York.
r. s. ogLesbyT
WITH
C. W. SCOTT.
WHOLESALE
MOTIONS AND WHITK GOODS,
612 Main Street
LYNCHBURG VA.
O. J£ LEKTWI K.
wick
WINGO, ELLETT k CRIMP,
RICHMOND, Vk.,
Wholesale Deaiara ia
BOOTS, SHOES, TRUICKS, AC.
Prompt attention paid to orders, and aatla
«tion gaurauteed.
jm~ VtryiaM Priioh Qoodt t tymally
March, C. m
aaaißT w. powiaa. sDaas n. TATLO .
R W. POWERS & CO.,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
Dealera In
PAINTS, OILS, DYBB, TARNISHES,
French and America c
WINDOW OLAUB, PUTTY, AO
SMOKING AND CHEWING
01 GARS, TOBACCO A SPECIALTY
ISOfi Mala St., Richmond, Va£
A agueMmlti—
WHOLESALE GROCKRS AND COMMIS
SION MERCHANTS.
S« 8 Howard atreH, corner •( Lonlwrfl;
BALTtMORR.
We keepcooataolly on hand a larpe anc
vail assorted (took or Groeeriea— tullnble In
Soatheni aad Western trade. We anllclt coo
al(nmenta of Country Produce—auch aa Coi i
* »on; Feathers; Ginseng; Bewwai WooljDrieu;
frail; Furs; Skioa, etc. Our for do
OK buaiaeasare anon aa to warrant quik aalcl
aa prampi raiuras. AH ordera will hare ou
«yt Mteatioa. J(
GO TO
fa J.
TIHE BLOCK,
Winision, IV. J.
FOR GOOD
Tobacco Flues, Sheet Iron nnd Home
mado Tinware at
Living Prices
Also Roofing and (Juttering at short
notice, at BOTTOM PRICES,
Sopt 16-ly
J. W. SMILEY,
Corner Main and 3rd Street.
* WISSI'O.V S.C.
Under Jacobs Clothing Store.
MANL'FACTVKER OF
Harness, Bridles, Collar? uud Saddles,.
Also dealer in Whips, llamas,
Brushes, Lap Robe, in fast
everything in the Har
ness aiid saddlery hue.
CHEAPEST MOUSE IN WESTFCBN NORTH
CAROLINA.
Will sell my own manufactured poods as
cheap as yu can buy the Western
and Northern city made goods.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY.
Has a stock of the old army McClcllan
Saddles on l:and.
Come and see me Sept 26 1-y.
Brown Rogers # Co
Wholesale and Retail
HARDWARE
Largest line of STOKVS in Winston.
Agricultural Implements.
MACHINERY of all kinds
HARNESS AA D SADDLES frc.
PAISTS, OILS, VARNISHES, i c
Special attention invited to their Miles'
Clipper Ptuioi.
Agents Duponfs old and well known
Rifle Powder.
Sept 2G-ly
Doors, Sash, Blinds.
Having rebuilt our Planing Mill,
Door, aud Blind Factory, nnd fit
ted i; up with all new m»chit?try of the
lateat and most approved patterns, we
are now prepared to do all kinds of
work in cur line in the very best style.
W« maNufacturc
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,
Door Frames % \V indow Frames. Brack
ets, Moulding, Hand-rail, Balusters,
.Newels, Mantels, Porch Columns, and
are prepared to do all kinds of Scroll
Sawing, Turning, ko Wo carry in
stock \\ eatherboarding. Flooring, Ceil
ing, Wainscoting and all kinds of Dress
ed Lumber; also Frr.ming Lumber,
Shinglea, Laths, Lime, Cement, Plaster,
Plastering Hair and ail kinds of Kuild
ors' supplies. Call and see us or write
for our prices before buying elsewhere.
MILLER BFTOS-, WINSTON, N. C.
~ GEO. STEWART.
Tin and Sheet Iron Manu
facturer.
Opposite Farmers' Warehouse.
WIXHIOV, !*. c\,
ROOFING. GUTTERING AND SPOUT
ING
done at short notice.
Keeps constantly on hand a fine lot of
Cook in?' and HcAting Stoves
for iMKnu ta
N ■ ths United Rtftrn and Fnruicn coon
ral trias, the patMihars of lh« Sciantiflo
/HI American contluoa U> act M aoluitora
I for patanta. «a»eata, (Yado-msrka, oopr
mmkm ri«bu. ri*.. for tha UniUd l.tataa, and
U ohtaiß patanta iq Canada, Enfl» nd, Franca.
Garmauy, and all other oonnirtM TualrMpari
anco h nncxjualad and thoir faoiltttea am manor-
DrmWlaft and apaelfloatlotva prapnmd and SI ad
In tba Patent Oflloa on ahuiv notice. Tarni- rary
raaaonable. No ehargn for eianiinailon of ae4»le
or
PaUot«oH*alnadtltrot>ch MonnAOo.arnnotioad
Intha S IRMTIFIC VHKRJCAJI.which has
tha larK "f circulation .ml is ths moat influential
newspaper of itn kind put lisbed in tha world.
Tba advsutagaa of such n notioa e»«y paUntaa
Tlila UrfTand aplandidly llloatrated newsp-par
la pabllobfl WEBKLT at SJ.OO a yaar. anJ ia
advtteU to ba tho baat papar d*i«ot«d to feienco
■aechanioa. inrantions, ao»inaaHn tf works, and
Mir tolftMta of Industrial prograaa. pub;
Italiad in any eonntfy. a lt ooaUins tbanamaa of
all patanteas aad title of avery invention patantad
Maph weak. Try it lov Booths for oaa dollar.
Miaibirtk aiwut fttiali nV>*i has j
'•NOTHING LIKE SUCCESS."
DANBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1886.
llNti!'
TUB VIRTEI SOMTICr.
What la the time of the year ?
What Is tho liour of the day?
Later at mom and sooner at eva
Tlie ]iale stars shine alway;
Aud the low sun drifu to the south,
So wan that a*, height of noou
i We hardly know If the dunlight
Be the parting glow of the sunlight
Or the gleam of the risen moon;
And through xhade and Keeling
shine "*•
We hear theldeak winds nine:
'■Alas, alas for the suiiimor tied,
And sk> ®nd earth so I"
Oh, for the violets
Thai sprang with the April rain,
Aud the breath of the rose and the lilly
That long ill their graves have lain!
And oh,for the orchards wealth ofblooin
Andthe wheat (if Ill's waving gold!—
My heart is faint for the splendor
Of harvest inoons and the tender
Tale that the zephyrs told !
How shall we live now earth is bare,
And the sun himsclfis cold,
And the only wind is the hitter north,
Ucmoaning wood and plain ?
Wait! there's a thrill in the air.'
See! iii the south forlorn
The great suiistay s his wanden ng beams
And a new year iinds its mom'
The stars are n-watc! ,and the moon;
The wr.,,iug wind drops low .
Ther 's a miirmer of dall'odil meadows,
And of songi in the silver shadows,
Aud hanl«s where the violets blow!
Let fires he lit, let shrinks he decked.
And Joy be lord of woo !
The sun in glory mounts the sky.
And God for earth is born!
—Edna Dean Proelor, In tlie Cook.
I CHEISTMAS AT B2TULEHEM;
Betb'elietn of Judca, although under
Turkish dominion, is almost wholly a
Christian town of about five thousand
inhabitants, theso Christians belonging
chiefly to tho Koman Catholic, Greek
and Armenian Churches. There are
also about two hundred Protestant con
verts. it is not one day that is com
mouiorated in Bethlehem ; fur the Pro.
tcstauts and Catholics observe it on the
25th of December, the Greek Church
twelve days after, and the Ainenians
celebrate theirs two weeks still later.
Thus Bethlehem is crowded with spec
tators and worshippers for about four
weeks ( as Bethlehem is now, even as it
was then, tho resort of thousands of pil
grims and strangers from every quarter
of the globe. These visitors, differing
from one another in ideas, manners,
language aud costun-e, have yet a cer
tain unity in the purpose for which they
hare assembled. It is customary for
numbers of the residents of Jerusalem
to spend Christmas eve at Bethlehem,
especially as the Roman Catholics cele
brate it there with great pomp and ccr.
emony. Those belonging to that Church
go as worshippers, aud hundreds belong
ing to other creeds go as spectators.
There are no vehicles of auy k nd in
tbis country, so people comt on horses,
mules, donkeys, or camels. Numbers
of people walk to Beitdebcm from the
Holy City—a distance of about five
miles,—aud as we glance down the road
we sec hundreds of pedestrians and
equestrians in almost every imaginable
oostume. Tbo sun is shiniug brightly,
and the fields are green , the roadside
is liuud with pink and white crocuses;
the road has a gay appearance, for the
natives ire all dressed in their blight
holiday costutnes. Wo also notice a
long line of horsemen. It is the Catho
lic Patriarch from Jerusalem. A squad
of gaily attiied policemen, Bedouins on
their Arabian steeds, and cavalrymen,
bead tbis procession. The Patriaroh,
in a puiple cloak, is mounted on a white
horpe, and a large company of bishops,
priests, deacons, Jews, Turks aud infi
dels follow, mounted on any animals
they can obtain, Bethleheuites of both
sexes, gaily dressed, meet tbis process
ion balf-way, and salute ihem with songs,
firing ol guns, beating of drums and
tinkling of oy tubals. They then bead the
oompany, and escort it iuto the town,
and us they pass tbrougbthe streets
they are greeted with cheers and songs.
The Catholic, Grsek and Armenian
monasteries, and the great complex
Church of the Nativity, aro all under
on« ioof, which eovevs tho supposed
stable-oave where Christ was born
They all form a great fortress-like cui
fice, in front of which is a large opou
square that is now orowdod with people
of every desorlptjou. Tho Church of
tbo Nativity is Raid to have been built
by the Empress Helena ill tbo fourth
century. It was destroyed ifl (be fifth
and was again restored by the Kmporior
• Justinian in A. D. QUO. It i* a bcau-
I tiful building of magnifioent arcliitec
ture.
' Tlio service here at midnight.
Tim cburch is brilliantly lighted with
thousands of wax taper*. Flowers and
evergioeoß adorn the pillars, altars and
huge chandeliers. The crowd is so in
tense as hardly to give one breaihing
rootu, for the pushing, jamming and el
bowing is perilous to life and liuib, es
pecially as most of the poople are hold
ing lighted wax. tapen. It is a marvel
that the; do not sot Jre to each other.
L'uring this grand ?.o|v'ce, which is eo::-
( ducted by the ,-Jet w .lein Patriarch,
sonic monks appear dressed in sheep
skins, representing the shepherds. Here
a sound of melody suddenly bursts from
the hundreds of asses.bled priests, sing
ing tho '-Gloria in fixcelsis." It is
caught up by tho worshippers, aud for
a moment tha spectator is almost >pell
bouud. This servico continues till three
o'clock A. M. when it is ended by a
procession, in which the Patriarch car
ries a waxen image, in a goldon crib,
representing- tho cbil.l Christ. It is
taken dowu into the grotto, t. e. the
manager or place wheio it i« suppose!
Christ was born. Gold and silver lamps
are hanging all over the placo, and tho
roof and walls arc draped with crimson
figured satin ; the curtains are left open
here and there, so as to give the specta
tor an opportunity to see the natural
rook. A marble slab covers the floor
of an arched recess, in the middle of
which is set a largo jasper, surrounded
by a large silver star, having this in
scription in Latin on its broad border :
"Here Jesus Christ was born of the
Virgin Mary." Tho Patriarch lays the j
waxen image in the supposed Hunger. I
When he has fiuished, another hymn of j
praise is sung, and the bells ring on! I
their ehiaies. Tho Patriarch turns to
the priest noxt to him, aud, embracing
him, says, "Peace, peace." The priests
and monks and all the worshipers do tbe
same, and arned the chime ot bells, tho
peal of the organ, tho peeple disperse,
wishing each other a bles.ed Christ
mas. *
Those are the grand ceremonials which
attend the observance of Christmas night
at Bethlehem, but thcro is little of a
spiritual character about them.
Wo doubt not that the simple servic
es in our Protostaut churches aud Sab
bath schools, where the birth ot Christ is
remembered with thankful hearts and
songs of praise, is mora acceptable to
God toau all tho outward pomp and
parade with which the event is commem
orated in ether parts of the world.—Now
York Observer.
L. M. F.
HOW KNIFE BLADES ARE MADE
Tha blades of very cheap pocket knives
are punched in die from sheet steel, but
tluse for first-class pocket cutlery are
hand forged, a good workman being able
to form twenty-five or thirty large
blades per hour, aud about forty peu
blades per hour. Thore is a pattern
aud gaage furnished tho forger for each
sort of blade, but the experienced work
man rarely refers to either, his accuracy
of eye and skill of hand being sufficient
guides to exaetness. Tbe blales come
from the hand of the smith perfect in
form, except the bevel of tho back in
tended to guide engaging blades, this
bevel being formed by grinding. The
steel Used in theso fine blades is Ward
low's (English), oi the best American
make. As they oome from the forges
tho blades are"clioiled" or filed,to make
a niok between the blado and the tang,
then tho blades are tempered, having
received tho trademark stamp on the
tang under a press. The hardening is
done in an ordinary ooke fire, the oper
ator heat ng two at a time and plunging
them m cold water. The drawing to
temper is also done over a coke fire. If
tho blades are sprung in hardening iboy
are straightened, after tempering, by
repeated strokes o( a hammer having a
thin tace like tbe pecue end of tbe ma
chinist's square hammer, tho blows be
ing given on the cava side of the blade,
as in the posing of cask iron, aud with
the same effect, that of stretching tho
bammerod face. The blades are ground
on Sheffield and Nova Scotia stones
"glssed" on emery wheels, honed or
•■set," and finally are polished on wheels
1 of walrus hide fad with rotton stone.—
Philadelphia Iron.
' i SilvO." ie'elry is being manufactured
J | in more elabora.'? "'J l ™ than ever and
a Id not lofrequeutly act witf* eeius.—Ral
f. righ Newß-oA*«rtwr,
t| This is coutw fashion. We saw dia
i monds set in (jijvcr jeweliv flft««.7 years
' ago in .London, 'fcf'" • "
rj ESTHER ROCKWELL'S RO
MANCE.
Mrs. Esther Niles Rockwell,widow of
Harry Kockwell, died at liuddain Neck,
li ; Conn., a few days ago. A most ronian
-1 j tie event in her life gave her something !
1 j more than more local repute. She mar- J
- | ried iu 1847 Harry Rockwell who lived
further up the Connecticut river, and
who was a nun of somewhat roving
disposition, with a strong liking for the
- sea. Two years after marriage Rock-
I well accepted an offer f-ir winter em
ployment in havannah, but when he
returned ip tho spring cuuic only to New
York. There bo was tempted to ship
on a whalor, and did so without seeing
his wife. lie was afterward captured
while on an English vessel by a Spanish
ship, aud spent two or three years in a
Spanish prison. Then, without return
ing home, he enlisted in the United
States navy, and for some years after
was on -a merchant ship. He sailed |
around the world several times. Mrs. '
Rockwell, not havitig heard anything 1
from him for seven or eight years, be- |
lieved he was dead, and in 1825 she
married George Evans, who died iu
1831. Rockwell in that year was in i
New \ ork, and intended to return home i
but hearing that his wife was married |
again, thinking hiiu dead, ho at once !
shipped for a long voyage. Hy Mr. j
Evans the wife had thrco obildien, two I
of whom are now living. One of these j
Zeliuda, when a little girl, in 1835 told !
her tuother ttiat she had a queer dream, j
a'id that she saw her other papa as j
Rockwell was called, coming home iu
I sailor clothes and a colored vest. A
week later, on the afternoon of July 4,
| and during a heavy thunder storm,
i llookwell knocked at tho door of his
| wife's house and asked for shelter. He
was invited to take dinner, though no
one recognized him. The little girl,
however, spoke .if her dream at onco
when she saw him, saying that the man
was dressed just as her other papa had
been. Then the wife said, greatly agi
tated : "You remind tue of the man
who was otiee my husband." "Don't
you know me Esther wa? his auswar
tive days after they were remarried,!
aud lived happily together for forty-six j
years, when Rockwell died. Three j
children were born to them, oue ot
whom, Edward Rockwell, lives now in
'the old homestead.—Ex.
The early part of this year wo advised
our readers whenever requiring specta
cles to go to, or commuuicate with a
reliable dealer—no quack or peddler— !
and have your vision tested before '
procuring glasses. If you get glasses !
which perfectly meet tho deficiency in
your vision, jou will bo able to see well, i
and your eyes will not continue to loso j
their power, as they do when glasses,
are too weak or too strong. Do not I
take glasses with which you can see the
beat, they are almost sure to be too j
strong for your eyes. We are lead to \
allude to tho subject again on reading ,
the following statement in an exchange: |
"It is claimed that the increase in the '
number of porsolis using glassess is fully !
33J per cent, over previous periods.
This is sot down as partly due to. the j
practice people have of buying glasses j
of unskilled persons aud partly to the j
notions of economy in buying cheap j
glasses. The uumbcr of opticians, of
course, has correspondingly increased."
Tho old post-office building on Chest
nut St., Philadelphia, was recently sold
at auction at the rate of five-thousand ,
dollars a foot front. Mr. Authony I
Drexel the purchaser, is a member of
the wealthy banking housi of Drexel
Bros., Philadelphia. 1 his house was
founded by the father of tho brothers !
Authony, Joseph, ana tho late Frederick
who started an exchango brokerage
business with thirty-thousand dollars ;
capital. He used to say that hu lost his
capital the first year but that he learned
the business. When the Philadelphia
Ledger was offered for sale, during the
war tho brothers Francis aud Anthony
with George W. Cbilds became the
purchasers at two-hundred thousand
dollars, —tho money having been furn
j ished by tho brothors Frederick and
8 Anthony Drexel.
a All the prisoners in the Coose county
- Alabama, jail made thsir escape Dec.,
10th by overpowering the jailor who
I went in to feed them. They secured his
pistol, but whon they started out of tbo
. buil'iiug Mrs. Wilson, wife of the sheriff
; soiled the leader of the gang named
i- ' Hradlcy and attimptcd to hold him.
•8 Ho drew lis revolver and shot Mrs.
[ Wilson twice. Bradley was captured.
WHV SOME FARMERS DO NOT
SUCCEED.
They are not activo nod industrious.
Tlicy are slothful in everything.
Tney do not keep up with improve.
' incuts.
1 They are wedded to old methods,
| They give no attention to details,
j Tlicy think small things not impor
tant.
They take no pleasure in their work.
T li«y regard labor_ as a misfortune.
They weigh aud measure stingily.
They are wasteful and improvident.
They lot their gates sag and full
down.
They will not mako compost.
They »ell hay grain and straw off the
j firm instead of turning them into meat,
cheese and butter, aud increasing their
supply of manure.
They let their fowls rooft on treis.
I They have no shelter for s f ,ock.
They do not c ury their horses.
' They leave their plows in the field.
1 They hang the harness in the duel,
j They put off gre;ising the wagon.
They starve the c*lf and milk the
| cow.
They don't know the best is the ehea
-1 pest.
! They breed to utid from scrubs.
They havo no method or system.
They don't seek the experience ot
j others.
They don't read or got the ideas of
otheis.
Tbey put no fair estimate on bruin
powor.
They read politics instead of agricul
ture.
They have no ears for borne cnte -
prise.
They see no good in a aew thing.
They paint on 4 the farm.
They prop the barn-door with a
rail.
They milk the cows late in the day.
They have no time to do things
well.
They do not read the best books and
newspapers.
Thoy buy more land than tbey can
take care of.
Thoy follow in all tlio old ruts which
were "good enough" for their forefath
ers.
They jog along without any definite
ideas as to what crops are most profit i
ble upon each particular field, what l ue
e >st to raise and what the balance of
profit or loss may be in each case.
They sneer at agricultural book;
j and papers aud at furmets' clubs and
| institutes.
They lake everything they can get
i from tho soil, and put back—nothing,
They engage io farming without pre
; vious traiuing and rely on their wits to
j carry them safely through.
I Tlicy think two dollars is bettor in.
1 vested in whisky and tobacco than ii
subscription for a good weekly breeding
j and agricultural paper.
They think tho buyor of a successful
: neighbor's stock at good prices is a tool
j and the seller "luoky."— Prince. E-
. ward hi/mil .Igriculturalxst.
PICKINGS.
From the Wilmington Star.
Mexico is mad over the President'-
1 message. It is thought that grave con
sequences may follow.
Alabama coal uiiuing has rapidly
developed. In five years tho output of
I coal has increased from 32*2,931 tons to
2.22;'),000.
Washington City is to spend $20,00 a
' iin prizes next year for the national drill
j and encampment. It begins 23d May
! aud cuds on 30th.
The great stove foundry of Perry &
! i'o., Albany, N. V., is to be removed to
| South Pittsburg near Chatianooga. It
! will employ from 500 to 1,500 men.
i Congress has gouo to work in earnest.
. Perhaps it will bring up the work tbU
| session that ought to have been in the
last. It is none too lato to mend your
, licks.
Hugh McCullooh,ex-Secietary ol the
Trousury, a Republican aud a man oj
I I real ability, warmly indorses Seoretary
| Manning's views on the Tariff. lie
' says they aro sound, s'trong and brave.
, The recent fall of suow has indoec
> been peculiar, as was mentioned days ag(
* in our local columns, lu Warren oount;
! it was 34 inches deep on au average
f while less than twenty-five miles distan
I, at Oxford—it was but 8 inches Ii
. 1 1857 the average on a dead level wa
i. 20 iuebes. Wiluiiugton escapes al
. this.
NO. 25
1 NOTES >\ NEW IRON'FURNAC
ES IN THE SOUTH.
From Iron, Philadelphia.
The Pratt C'rnl & Iron Company, of
Birmingham, Ala., will erect four new
furnaces, 1,000 cokoovons,a basic steel
plant, etc.
Messri. Noble Brothers & Co., are
putting up two new furnaces, one pud
dling aud ouo beating-furnace, and one
new helvo hammer, at Annisteo, Ala.
The Chattanooga Tradesman states
that all stock has been subscribed, the
1 laud purchased, and all arrangements
mado for the erection of a 125-ton eoko
furnace at Cbattanooca, Teuness, but
•' the names of the projectors have not
, been annouuccd.
It is repotted that a number of Phil
adelphia and Harrisburg capitalists, in
cluding Messrs. ilcury McCormick and
A.J. Dull, of the latter place, contem
plate the erection of a blast furnaoe,
steel works, and nail factory at Pulaski
City, Virginia, on the line of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad. It is also stated
that Croier Steel and Iron Company, of
Roanoke, Virginia, is negotiating with
the Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works
Company, of Richmond, to furnish Bes
semer pig iron for the steel works of the
I latter company. Tho pig iron will be
made from Virginia ores with an admix—
ture of Cranberry ore.
J. P. Witherow, of Pittsburg, has
closed a contract with Shook & Eosley,
of Birmingham, Ala., for the erection
j of a blast furnai e at Sheffield, Ala., to
bo completed ucxt Fall. It is to be 80
; feet high, with an 18-fect bosh, and will
ba equipped with all modern appliances,
| including three Whitwell hot-blast
i stoves and 75P horse power of the .new
L i Heine wate-tubc boilers. The capacity
will be 125 tons a day and the cost about
$220,000. This will be tho seventh
s new furnace iu the Alabama iron district
iu course of construction or under ooit
i tract this year.
The four furnaces being buiEt by the-
Alabama divisou of the Tennessee Goal,
Iron, und Jiailroad Company, about
seven miles from Birmingham, says the
Nashville jJmcrican, and at tho
coal and iron ore of the company, are
the largest work ever undertaken by
any similar corporation iu the United:
J, States, and, perhaps, has not been sur
passed in its magnitude in the world.
The company is building, all to be com
pleted in übout eighteen months, four
' j furnaces with a capacity of 180 tons per
: day. There are us large furnaces in the
1 I nited States, but not four which were
built at one time, and by one company.
' \ The furnaces will be 20 feet bosh ami
' 80 feet high. The Tennessee Coal,
J Iron and Railroad Company, in all of its
• ! divisions, when the four furnaces just
mentioned and one more at South Pitts
burgh, which is contemplated, are built,
will give employment to 10,000 men.
I BRIEFS ADRIFT,
The fifth and last bridge between
Shelby and Rutberfordton, on the Car-..
olina Central road, has been completed
and on tho 15th instant, trains were run,
through from Charlotte to Rutherford
"! ton.
j* It is said that some of tho rivers of
1 Georgia arc so low at the present time
i that boats running in them are drawn
by yokes of oxen. That comes of too,
1 great a demand upon water in conse
quence of prollibition in tho State.
On the day following tho funeral of
1 ex-President Arthur $46,000 was qui
• | etly contributed by frineds tor the ereo-
I tiou of a bronze monument over his
> grave. It is is intended to increase it
a to SIOO,OOO in the same manner without
t going outside of his personal friends.
A report has just been reoeived of
• another salo of mineral laud on the
' line of tho Norfolk & Western railroad
'■ near Roanoke, amounting to $200,000.
r This nggregatos sulos of over f 1,000,-
000 iu the last two months.
0 At a mooting of tho stockholders of
'J the Virginia Midlund RaUway belcj
y December 15, Thomas M. Logan wan
0 elected piesident in tho plaee of lluide
kopor The presentation of reports m
, (1 postponed until the 22nd instaU,
!° fhe El Pas*o section of Brunswick
y oounty iu this State was swept by fir*
e > and literally burnt np. Tho loss of th«
U farmers ean hardly be estimated, uiaoy
n losing thoir all. Unless aid be given
» s suffering will ensue. Tho reoent rain*
P*>t ont the fires, whioh is the first rsi*,
fall si doc the Hi at uf Anguit.