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Vol. 1. HIGHLANDS, MACON COUNTY, 0., FRIDAY MARCH 2G, 1886.. No. 34.
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LABOR TROUBLES.
The end of strikes is not yet indeed
they seem to multiply. In some instances
they are ordered by the Association call
ing themselves Knights of Labor, and in
very many are encouraged and supported
by i that body.
Although in many instances the
Knights of Labor do a good work by aid
ing working men to improve their condi
tion, yet frequently their measures are
bo arbitrary and so devoid of considera
tion for the public convenience, as to
seem to be wholly indefensible. The
strike on the Missouri Pacific and the
whole Gould system of railroads, extend
ing over more than 6,000 miles, which
has lasted now for more than two weeks,
was ordered on account of the refusal of
the receiver of the Texas Pacific (a bank
rupt road) to concede certain demands Of
the Knights. The strike was extended to
the rest of the system to prevent traffic
with the T. P. More than 12,000 hands
Struck, and freight trains by scores were
deserted on the roads, many of them car.
tying stock and other perishable freight.
No trains but those carrying the mails
have been allowed to run. The members
of a Booiety who, merely because the re
fusal to reinstate a dismissed man dis
pleased them, could deliberately bring
upon the public such incalculable loss
and inconvenience, are certainly not al
ways governed by wise or magnanimous
motives. A very potent admixture of
selfishness, obstinacy and reckless con
tempt for the interests of others, makes
itself only too apparent in cases like the
foregoing, and. in the boycotting carried
to such outrageous lengths by these
Knights, and the preventing by force of
those willing to work, who belong to no
association.
This, and other labor organizations,
have professed themselves opposed to
strikes as wasteful methods of settling
disputes, and have advocated arbitration,
but their practice seems scantily to agree
with their profession. Strikes grow
yearly more numerous, and it seems
likely that the States, or even the Nation
al government, may have to pass laws
enforcing in every instance of dispute
where public interests are concerned, aii
appeal to arbitrationi In the New York
Assembly, an attenlpt has already beer
made to pass a bill creating a "State
Board of Arbitration." The New York
frribunk thinks that "A broad and gen
eral enactment, providing a means for
the peaceful settlement of all controver
sies between employers and employed,
and'requiring resort to those means by
all persons engaged in the discharge of
public , Bervices, making it as much at
possible to the interest of all other em
ployees and employed to prefer the same
means, and at the same tiirie prohibiting,
under severe penalties, any interference
whatever with the personal freedom of
individual workers or employers, would
probably prevent a large share of the
contests which now occur."
Very violent thunderstorms Occurred
in New York State, New Jersey, Connec
ticut and parts of Illinois on Saturday,
20th insfc Ih Waterbury, Conn, a house
Was struck and two ydung women killed.
At Bristol and FarmhigtOfl) iil the same
State, the railway stations were struct
and destroyed,' and the same thing oc
curred hxtwo other towns. In New York
City, hail accompanied the thunder. In
Pugmeepsie, a house was struck and
b1ifned;; Id parte, of New Jersey the
storm was very s&v&re ; hail covered the
ground to the depth of several inches,
and the darkness at four o'clock in the
afternoon was intense At St. Paul,
Minnesota, a heavy snow storm set in on
&g same day.
Dubuque, Iowa, had enow to the depth
of four feet, on Saturday and Sunday last.
Farmers are ploughing, and preparing
for putting in potatoes, oats and other
crops.
At a late moment we learn of the ar
rival at the Highlands House last evening
of a gentleman of the name of Swallow.
R. A. Jacobs, the deputy sheriff of this
county, left for Atlanta last week, where
he was to be married on the 23rd inst.
The Franklin Press records the mar
riage of Dr. Edwin R. Kinnebrew and
Miss Nannie P. Sloan, on the 18th inst.
A prosperous colony of Jewish farmers
has been established in Barber County,
Kansas.
The work of enlarging the house occu
pied during the past two seasons by Mrs.
Davis as a boarding house, is being ac
tively carried on.
There was mutton in town for sale a
day or two since, and beef has been in
the market all winter a great improve
ment on former years.
We have received the first number of
the Franklin Press. It is a fine large
sheet, very attractive in appearance, and
we wsh it much succesSi
Work on the narrow-guage railroad
between Greenville and the coast, was
commenced at Cokesbury on Monday
ost.rKeowee Courier.
Mr. Alfred Morgan, of Franklin, pur
poses soon to begin the publication of a
weekly prper at Charleston, SvVain
county.
The South is to be invaded again. It is
proposed to hold a reunion of all the army
bands, Union and Confederate, in Rich
mond.
The fruit industry of Guildford County,
North Carolina, amounts in the aggregate
to something between $200,000 and $250,-
000 a year, and it is growing every year.
Mr. and Mrs. Morton left Highlands for
Seneca on Tuesday morning, after a stay
which, intended to include a few weeks,
was prolonged to more than nine months,
The State Normal School will, we un
derstand, open at Franklin on the first
Monday in July, with Dr. Gooff, of Penn
sylvania, as Principal, and a full corps of
assistants. Franklin Press.
The Rural New Yorker says that if
ladies knew how easily rosGs are raised
from seed, there would probably be more
seedling roses in their gardens. The
seeds may be planted in well prepared
beds in the open garden. The same pa
per recommends every one to plant sweet
peas. -
At a great flower show in New York,
opening this week, among the most inter
esting features are two huge palm trees,
lately brought from Florida. One of
these is 40 feet high, and has a spread of
30 feet. The circumference of the tfunk
is 8 feet, and the diameter of one of the
leaves is iO feet.
The divers sent down to investigate the
condition of the steamship Oregon, re
port her as having broken in two. A few
more mail bag have been recovered, but
the contents are in so bad a condition
that very little can be forwarded. It is
thought the captain ma3e"catjnigtake
in nut trying to run his vessel Sore"Su
Long Island, since in that case, the caVgo
and baggage might have been saved, as
we'll as the steamer herself. '
The beautiful spring weathttr which
was ours for a fortnight, was interrupted
by heavy fain on the 80th, with 4 little
thunde. This was followed toy a cold
wind from tEe north-west, blowing for
three days, but now the temperature is
again pleasant ,.
The trouble caused by strikes, lock
outs. &c. See'., affects us in this, as in
many other, parts of the South, only as
we sympathize with those who suffer
from them. So do we feel for those liv
ing in the probable path of the tornado,
or those obliged to "go down to the sea
in ships." We have good reason'to hope
that long before the quiet of these "ever
lasting hills"is likely to be broken by social
disturbances, men will have exchanged
these crude methods for others better be
coming a free and highly civilized peo
ple.
The '"express" business of the country
is likely to be revolutionized by a recent
decision of the United States Supreme
Court, that each railroad company has
the right to operate its own "express" to
the exclusion of all others. Already no
tice has .been given to the "Adams" to
get ott the Missouri Pacific, and to the
" Wells-Fargo" to quit the Northern Pa
cific. The decision reverses the findings
of all the lower courts. Rural Neiv
Yorker. '
The Murphy Bulletin describes a large
grape vine lately found on Hanging Day
Mountain, which measured 48 inches in
circumference at the ground, retaining
this size only a few inches above the
ground, but averaging ten inches in di
ameter for a distance of 75 to 100 feet
around it.
HIGHLANDS MARKETS,
Wheat
Buckwheat
Corn,
Rye
Flour, per 100 lbs. . .
Western flour
Butter
Eggs
Potatoes
Dnions
Apples
Beans, per bushel. .
Chickens . ; . ; . i . . , i
Fodder, per 100.
Hay, per 100 lbs. . .
Sorghunl syrup. ...i
Dried apples, per lb.
Dried peaches
Dried blackberries .
Pork
Beef
Wood, per load
Cabbage, per lb.
.$1 25 to
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HIGHLANDS MILLS,
WILLIAM PARTRIDGE, Prop.
CASH PAID FOE GRAIN.
Wheat, Buckwheat and 128 FlA&r kept
for Sale.
J. M. ZACHARY,
Surgeon Dentist.
BURKE & COTIMAM,
REAL ESTATE OFFICE,
FKANKLItf ,
Macon County, North Carolina.
HIGHLANDS HOUSE
HIGHLANDS, MACON CO.t N. C.
Healtl Eesort for Winter and Summer.
rAltitudd 3,700 fwtTh kaa4of tk Sky.
Pure invigorating 'air,
Pure cold spring vialer.
Grand tienery.
Good fare.
GElVm low.
. JOSEPH FRITTB) Proprietor.
Administrator's Notice.
All persons holding claims against the
estate of Mrs. Annie C. Dimick, deceased,
must present them for payment within
twelve months of this date, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of recovery.
I also request all parties indebted to
said estate to settle with me at once, and
save expense.
CHAS. L. FROST, M.D.,
Administrator of the Estate of Annie C.
Dimick.
Highlands, Macon Co:, N.C., Mar. 9, 1S86
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Agent
BOOK & JOB PRINTING
At The Highlander Office,
HIGHLANDS
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Farming, Grazing,
Fruit Growing
& Timber Lands,
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OF HIGHLANDS,
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ites, k
Parties hating cheap properties for said
in Macon or adjoining counties, should
correspond with us, as we are advertising
quite extensively, and have superior fa
cilities for handling real estate.
For circulars desCrlolhg Highlands
and vicinity, descriptive price lists, &c.
call on or address
S. T, KELSEY,
Highlands,
Macon County, &
J. JAY SMITH,
MANUFACTURER OF
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Highlands, Macon&ntiiii N. C.
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