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John Styorrnan has, heeh re-elected Sen
ator from QhiOi .
A disastrous toroadq, lasting fully
twenty minutes, passed over the middle
counties of England last ween;.
In Kansas, twenty-four bodies of pee
pie who were frozen to death during the
recent cold weather, hare been found.
Near Staunton, Va., thousands of game
birds, partridges, pheasants, &c, perished
with the cold,
Qn the 16th, Miss Katharine Bayard,
eldest daughter of the Secretary of State,
died suddenly of heart disease.
The North Carolina man who sent an
application f or a post-oirice to "His Ma
jesty, Groyer Cleveland, President-elect,"
is still lpokipg for an answer.
JThe foundation of a new hotel, of ex
tensive size, is being laid at Whittier, the
material being granite from, the quarry
near by.
On Saturday evening, Mayor Bascom
improvised a sleigh, and putting four
horses before it, he and sqme friends en
joyed that novelty in Highlands, a sleigh
ride.
Itis now claimed that the damage to
the orange trees of Florida is not as great
as feared. The crop on the trees is fro
zen. but the belief is that the old trees
will, come, out all. light.
We are sorry indeed to announce the
death of-Mrs. E. J. Dimack, which took
place early on the afternoon of Thursday,
Jan. 21st. Mrs. Dimack had been seri
ously ill for some ten days, but the end
was scarcely thought to be so near. .The
funeral will take place to-morrow at 10.
M Conklin, of Syracuse, New York,
who has been at the Highlands House for
some weeks, left for the North on- Wed
nesday morning. He was satisfied that
his stay here had been of much benefit to
his health.
There have been some recent and valu
able findings in gold-bearing districts in
Cherokee county, North Carolina, on the
waters of the Hiwassee river, and also in
Georgia, just over the North Carolina
line. Assays of these ores average as high
as $75 per ton.
On Friday evening last, the ladies of
the Literary Society gave a supper at the
Highlands House for the purpose of de
fraying a debt incurred by the Society.
In spite of wet weather, a large number
of guests met to enjoy the excellent fare
provided for them, and a satisfactory sum
of money was taken in.
A birdseye view of the country east of
the Rocky Mountains on January 9th
would have revealed a stretch of snow,
from the Gulf to the Lakes, and from
Colorado to the Atlantic coast. Such an
experience was not altogether pleasant,
but its effect on the spirits and health of
our vast population was probably rather
wholesome than otherwise. New, York
Tribune.
The New York Industrial Education
Association, wishing to ascertain how f ar
and in what direction the children living
in New York and neighboring cities have
been instructed in the manual arts and
industries, has invited schools, institu
tions, teachers, parents and children in
terested in such work to join with it in
an " Exhibition of Children's Handiwork"
to be held in that city in March:' The
Association solicits examples of useful
work, models, designs, and materials of
every kind made by boys and girls under
fourteen years of age, and proposes to
exhibit these in a suitable hall. The work
is to be divided into seven classes wood
work, metal work, needle work, practical
cookery, modeling m clay, designs and
leather work. Any child Jiving within
thirty miles' of. the City Hall, can exhibit
two articles in the same or different
classes, : ""
Some facts brought to notice during the
late severe weather may be worth record
ing. One is that although the thermoni
eter Indicated a much lower temperature
in the mountain region than in the low
country around, us, several cass of per
sons freezing to death are reported from
the latter, while we hear of but one such
casualty occurring higher up in Tran
sylvania county. Of live stook, too, there
seems to have been greater loss where it
might have been least looked for. The
inference of course is that in climates
where cold is rare, the shelter prqvided
for the poor and for animals, is. wholly in
sufficient during extraordinarily depress
ed temperatures, But there must be some
further reason, since in the housing of
stock, when they are housed at all, com
fort could scarcely bg less considered than
it commonly is in this part of the coun
try. This further reason may doubtless
be found in the fact that in our more
bracing climate and lower average tern
perature, the constitutions of men, and
animals become better fitted for the en
durance of extremes. Owing probably
to the superior altitude of Highlands, the
thermometer on the three moraines of
greatest cold accompanied with high
wind, fell from three to six degrees lower
than in Ashevijle for instance, or in the
Cullasaja valley ; but afterwards the stra
tum of cold air sank to a lower level, so
that while we had here three nights on
which the mercury fell bek)w zerq, in the
places we have just named there were six
consecutive nights on which it did so.
On Wednesday morning, January 13th,
the thermometer here stood at 4 above
zero, ana on tne in at 14 aoove ; wnue
at Cullasaja it is reported as indicating
on those days 9 and 4 below, respectively,
Florida's misfortune may prove Calk
fornia's opportunity. Oranges there suf
fered no injury from the recent cold, al
though in some places the mercury fell
a few degrees below freezing point. The
Citrus fair lately held in Saoranienta was
a great success, proving that fine oranges
can be grown in the northern counties.
From the Knoxville Chronicle.
An agreement has been made between
the Louisville and Nashville and the Rich
mond and Danville railway compauies by
which a line will be built from London,
Kentucky, to Toccoa, Georgia, through
Cumberland Gap, Knoxville, Maryville
and Rabun Gap. This is our information,
and we have every reason tobeheve it.
The agreement was made nearly two
months ago, and surveyors are now at
work between London and Cumberland
Gap, and are pushing this way as rapidly
as possible.
London is a small town on the Knox
ville branch of the Louisville and Nash
ville, about forty miles beyond Jellico,
It is about forty-five miles from London
to Cumberland Gap, sixty-five miles from
there to Knoxville, and about 250 miles
to Toccoa.
The Louisville and Nashville company
will build as far as Knoxville, and the
Richmond and Danville people will build
to Toccoa. The road from here to Toc
coa will penetrate a comparatively un
known section, no less valuable for its
agricultural, mineral and timber wealth
than that portion of country lying be
tween here and London. The 16 miles
already in operation between here and
Maryville will be utilized as a part of the
great trunk line. After leaving Maryville
a few miles, it follows the level and fertile
valley of the Little Tennessee river almost
to the source of that stream, crossing the
Ducktown branch of the Western North
Carolina road at the mouth of Nantahala
river. It will of-course pass through the
far-famed Rabun Gap, and down the great
eastern frater shed to the valley of the
Savannah at Toccoa, there connecting
with Augusta and Knoxville, already in
operation to Augusta.
" We believe that the dreamy of the past
half century are, about to be realized.
The proposed line will be the shortest
route 'from the great north-west to the
sea coast. Penetrating, as it will, in eon
nection with the nes already in opera
tion, the exhaustless grain fields of the
north-west, and passing through the im
mense coal fields and timber resources of
the Cumberland ranges, through the iron
copper, mica, granite, marble and timber
resources of Western North Carolina, to
the splendid harbors at Charleston and
Port Royal, it can be nothing less than a
paying investment from the start.
The following is a verbatim extract
from a letter of inquiry written by an
" Ohio man" to Dr, Anderson :
"1 want to no it tnar is any gaim in
tnem mountings and whot kind, all so
want to. no. it tnar is eny nice widders
thar between do and 40. L am a widder
wer miself. I have menes eniiff ta toat
dubbel, and as soon as I locate thar I want
to hitch onto a good pardner. If the wid
ders want eny refferens as to my standin
in this neck o woods they kin jist rite
to euy offser in this county. I am now
dun and I hope that you will take no of
fense at what I hev sed or dun,, fur it is
from my onest hart.
In the Tuckaseige River, near. Whittier
there is a deep and frightful whirlpool
which seemed of no use tor any purpose
until the new saw mill made use of it as
a place for anchoring logs.
Fresh discoveries of gold are constantly
being made in Japan,
LAUREL CREEK CORRESPONDENCE.
Laurel Creek, Moccason District, Ga.
Jan, 21, 1886:
The coldest wave that has struck this
section for years has just passed, and the
transition from a snow-oovered world,
with the thermometer registering as low
as 12 degrees below zero, into a pleasant
temnerature with land everywhere in
sight, is certainly a pleasing change after
being snowed in for twelve days.
Sliding or skating on the snow-covered
hillsides may never be popular in this
district again, but if it is, hillsides with
corn stalks on them will be cautiously
and steadily avoided since young William
Hunter's experience. He tried skating
on a snowrcovcred hillside where corn
stalks were standing, and he did not have
on leather breeches, yet his physician
thinks that he may recover from the ter
rible laceration.
During the cold spell Cupid has been
busy, as witness tne ioiiowing array oi
parties hitched in double harness to trot
hrough life : Logan B. Ramey and Miss
Sarah R. Garland ; Wm. A. Griggs and
Miss Emily Snyder, and Samuel Tally and
Miss Adeline Bynum. And to-day tne
Rev. Mr. Loudermilk united Mr. Frank
lin Crane and Miss Caroline Reed, also
Mr. Philemon Crane and Miss Zebbie
Reed.
HIGHLANDS MARKETS.
Wheat $1 2o to $
Buckwheat 50
Corn, new 50
Oats. 50
Rye 60
Flour, per 100 lbs 3 50 " 4 50
Butter 15 " 25
Eggs 15
Potatoes 40 " 50
Onions 60 "
Apples 40 " 60
Cranberries, per quart . . . 12
Beans, per bushel. 1 00 " 1 50
Chickens 10 " 15
Fodder, per 100 1 50 "
Hay, per 100 lbs. ; 1 00 " 1 50
Sorghum syrup '. . 40 " 50
Dried apples, per lb 3 " 8
Dried peaches 4 " 15
Dried blackberries 5 10
Pork 6 "
Mutton, per lb. 6 "
Beef 5 6
Wood, per load...... .... 15 '
Rubber Boots, and Shoes, Water-proof
Oil Suits, Ladies' Water-prqof Circulars,
Groceries, Teas, Coffees, Spices, Canned)
Goods, and a good assortment of Fruits, "
at W. B. Cleaveland's.
NOTICE,
All persons having claims against the
estate of Sarah Hayes, deceased, are
hereby notified to present the same to the
undersigned within twelve months from
this da.te, and on failure qf sq doing, this
notide will' be pfea&ed a a bar to the
same. And all persons indebted to said
estate are requested to 'come i and, settle at
once, and save oosts,
This Dec. 24, 1883.
J. C. DONALDSON,
Administrator of Sarah Hayes, deceased.
NOTICE.
All persons having claims against iha
estate qf Mark May, deceased, are hereby
nctified to present the same to the under
signed within twelve months from the
date hereof, and upon failure ot so doing,
this notice wil be pleaded as a bar to the
same. Ail persons indebted to said es
tate will please settle at qnce and save
costs.
This Dec, 24, 1885.
M. P. MAY,
Executor of Mark May, deceased.
NOTICE.
By virtue of an Execution issued by the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Macon
county, I will sell to the highest bidden
for cash, at the Court House door in
Franklin, on the First Monday in Febru
ary next, Ope Hundred and Forty (140)
Acres of Land to satisfy above Execution
in favor of D. Bieman, Son & Co., for the
sum of $134 40, for which there is a hen
on said land, registered in .Book "fc
page 252 qf Macon County, N. C, con
veyed to T. U, Mqrris by wimam JNeai.
L. H. ALLMAN, Sheriff.
Dec. 23,1885,
BOOK & JOB PRINTING
At The Highlander Office.
MM & CUNNINGHAM,
REAL ESTATE OFFICE,
Macon County, North Carolina.
J. M. ZACHARY,
Surgepii Dentist,
HIGHLANDS
LAND AGENCY
WE. HAVE ON HAND ALABGE AMOUNT OP
Fanning, Grazing,
Fruit Growing
& Timber Lands,
HOUSES AND LOTS IN THE TOWN
OF HIGHLANDS,
Beautiful Bniiii Sites, &c.
Parties having: cheap properties fer sale
inMacqn cr adjoining cqunties, should
rnrresnond with us. as we are advertisinj?
quite extensively, and have superior fa
culties fqr handling real estate.
rs" For circulars describing; Hisrhlands
and vicinity, descriptive price lists, &c,
call qn qr auuress
S. T. KELSEY,
Highlands,
Macon County, N. C.