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ORIGIN OF THE EARTHQUAKE.
The Charleston News and Courier has
this to say as to the origin of the recent
disturbance :
There can be no doubt that the various
earthquake shocks we have experienced
had their origin in the islands of the
Mediterranean fcnd in Greece and Italy.
In the Sunday News of August 26 was
reported the occurrence" of a destructive
earthquake throughout Greece and Italy,
ana aiso cnai were naa been two erup
tions of Vesuvius, and that the volcano
was still very active; These eruptions
gave vent to the internal commotion
which had produced the quaking of the
earth in that vicinity, but the1 Bhocks be
ing communicated to the! earth have trav
eled in various directions, in some with
more violence than in others, as thev
t This week we give up mctet bf our lim-
ireq space to information gathered from
exchanges respecting the earthquakes
To many bf our readers living remote
rrom town ana telegrams, their paper
gives the only means of hearing tidings
from a distance, and the anxiety as to
the state of things in Charleston is so
great that we do all we can to satisfy it.
The forlorn condition bf the people of
that desolated city awakens a universal
sympathy, and those who can do no more
for the homeless on& than give that sym
pathy, should have every possible oppor
tunity afforded them for its bestowal To
know that there are thousands whose
homes are either in ruins dr tod unsafe
to enter, living dut of doors under tents,
and in wagons, carriages, railroad cars,
etc., at an unhealthy season, in constant
nraati nf ranamart innnlaimsj on1 on
were felt the same day throughout Egypt, ticipating soon the equinbctuVl storms
By giting business to Charleston; when
there is iio loss by so doing ; by giving
the preference to Charleston, when thfe
commercial conditions are about equal
the public can soon put the. city in posi
tion td "muck this flower safety, out di
the nettle, 'danger:" iVewa and Cou
rier.
Married, in Pomona, Cal., Aug. 29, by
Rev. C. B. Sheldon, Mr. Ei E. St. Clair
and Miss Mary hi Sheldon;
damacre. The shocks
seem to have extended westward with
more rapidity and violence than in any
other direction, the vibrations of the par
ticles of the earth's surface being trans
mitted under the sea at the rate of about
one hundred miles an hour, occupying
about seventy rtwo hours in travelling a
aistance or Ojouu miles reaching the west
against whose violence their temporary
housing would be no pf btectioiito know
this must make the hardest heart tender,
ana the Kindly one, kindlier still.
In Columbia, S. C, on the night of
Aug. 3i3t there were sixteen distinct
shocks. Clocks stopped, bells were rung,
and chimneys thrown down. Peonle
ern shores of the Atlantic. Travelling rushed into the streets, and some sprang
num wiiiuuwu axiu wtsre uijurea. in
Beaufort, S. C, there were seventeen
shocks. At Langley, St C, the earth
quake broke the mill-dams ; a thousand
feet of railway track was destroyed and
telegraph wires were broken. In J ackson-
ville, Fla., the shock was severe. In Mo
bile. Ala,, one light shock is reported.
in ibavannah, Ua., great fright was caus
ed, most oi the buildings m the city be
ing somewhat damaged. On Tybee Is
land the lenses of the lighthouse were
broken and the lights were put out. A
temporary light was arranged.
Probably it may be a coincidence wor
thy of scientific investigation, that the
great geyser in the Yellowstone park,
which has been inactive for four vears.
suddenly bursts out with great force, just
at the time when all the Atlantic States
experience an unusual earthquake. N,
x. jiTioune.
.Shocks are reported from Chicago,
New York, Philadelphia, Albany, N. Y.,
uuxlukwii, jjtu., mempnis, juouisviiie,
Knoxville, Baltimore. Pittsburer. Colum
bus, Ohkr, Cincinnati, Detroit, and many
other places.
It is reported in Bliinitighan, Ala.,
max irrax ure .Baltimore x Uhio K., K. is
trymg to secure suitabW property', iff that
xut uepuuj unu terminal lacuiues.
Manufacturers Record.
Mr. G. D. Edwards of Whiteside Cove
kindly brought us on Wednesday some
very large peaches ; they were the finest
we have seen this season, and were' of the
-II ; a
juuio, yjimg vaneiy.
Some of those who left here for Charles
ton last week returned without going far
ther than Walhalla; more are on the
way from Charleston htthef .
The" efclfjr appraiser has gone carefully
over the'cttv. and thinks it cannot be re
stored Uf xk, former cdnalfibh' fdt' less
than $5,000,000.
In Raleigh, N. C. the earthquake cause
ea much alarm, as also in (Jharlotte ; in
both cities some chimheys were thrown
aown.
Some anxiety is felt with rdgird id
uiw eriuuuar luitmus wmcn lie in uie
supposed path dt the most violent agitation.
Thrtfe slight' slio we're of flinty pebbles
as it did, almost due west, one of the first
points oli the shore line which it could
teach was the coast of South Carolina.
But we see that it was felt along the en
tire coast as far north as Boston, and
spread across the continent with dimin
ishing force as the various more solid and
rocky portions of the surface crust retard
ed the vibrations, until it seems to have
been almost entirely stopped by friction
in the extreme Northwestern S.tates.
The reason why the shocks were more
violent in the vicinity of Charleston and
rt fit . i t tm
oummervme is tnat mere is more of a
scf t yielding nature in the superficial up
per strata which conducted the vibrations,
and the forward movements of the earth
watves, meeting With less resistance here
than from the hard substances farther in
the interior, were more rapid and jerkey,
and shook the surface with more violence.
The presence of the innumerable fissures
observable in the city, and in the country
as far as Summerville and beyond, is ac
counted for by this same soft material
yielding readily to the pressures of the
earth waves which pushed up the thin
crust and, squeezed out, as it were, the
water and sand subject to the pressure.
The blue and the yellow sand thus eject
ed are found in the upper strata, and
that it came from near the surface is
proven by the fact that no marl is found
in it, and that begins at from 64 to 90 feet
Ibelow the surface, and extends to nearlv
1,100 feet below the surface. Asheville
Citizen.
Highlands winRiiTs.
Wheat 1 80
Oats, 60
Corn, 65
Rye. ;..;;i....J:i 03
Flour, per 100 lbs. i 3 50
Butter ..;.t:ilti.i..iiit 15
Eggs t: :u in. in.... i i a l o
Potatoes SO
Beans, per bushel. ....... 1 00
Chickens 10
Fodder, per 100 1 50
Hay, per 100 lbs. 1 00
Mutton, 5
Beef,
Peaches, 51
Apple's, 25
it
50
25
25
15
6
8
75
50
HIDEOUT & CO.,
Highlands, K. C.
DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE AND COUNTRY
PRODUCE?
We Keep Constantly On Hand A Full Line Of
Groceries, Boots Shoes,
Hats, Clothing, &c,
At Lowest Living Price's.
lOjOOO Pounds of Wool
Wanted.
DRESS GOODS,
Received, a new Iiot of
HATS AND SHOES,
Jri iti seasfoi awl Better
And cheaper than
EYER
HIGHLANDS
LANt) AGE
wis BAYi ON dlidi icilito ikrtjr til
Farming, Gragitigv
Growirig
& Timber Landgj
UF HIOiiLAWilS,
Beantifal Bnildinji Sites, k
Parties httvinf?, cheap prdpe'ttiesfor saW
in Macon or adjoining counties, should
correspond with us, as we are advertising
tjiiite' extefiislvehF, fltfd hae. superior far
duties for handling real estate
an
call
MFoVchculars desciloing Highlands'
MttcmtT, descriptive price fists,' c.V
on or address'
St
Highlands,
Macon County, N. C.
From the Charleston News and Courier:
Confidence has been so far restored
fliat those persons whose homes are not
entirely destroyed generally return to
their houses in the nrmmiirf tr . and unmp
&w who1 have- kerosdne stdves venture to
set them! u ii the kitchen or back parlor
and prepare'their meahn' Some attempts
Aave been made",- tbi to clear oflf the
wreck out of the bed-rooms and dmjng
rooms, but the' advent of night sends
everybody back to' tnelT 6Ut-dbbf qnar
ters. At a moderate" estimate about forty
thousand persons in Chartestbn sl&ep in
the streets and squares every night.
Large sums of money are"beini? fiverv-
where subscribed ; New York sends $10,
000 or $12,000, Philadelphia above $8,000,
Other cities in proportion.
. The most cheerful indication that life
is returning to the old city is the gradual
resumption of business.
From the Asheville Citizen :
One hundred and fifty freight cars have
been side-tracked by the'S. C, R.R. Com
pany in Charleston, dtid are occupied as
sleeping rooms. Hacks, otbnibuses. car-J
riages and other vehicles are? hired for the
same purpose, ...
The Southern l&spress Co. forwaids
contributions free of charge.
St. Michael's Clmi-cH' is less injured
man was iearea.
The convulsions in Sullivan's Island
were similar to those1' wliteh'' shodk
unaiiescon ; no one on tiie island was
hurt . ... v . . v :
Queen Victoria sent aisympathefic mes
sage to the President.
There is a good deal of sickness among
children, resulting from exposure, and
steeping out at night.-
.Slight tremors have been felt here, we
believe, almost every night since the
Jwavier shocks of Aug.-' 31,' -
l f. f lunar,
PRACTICAL WATCH
MAKER & JEWELER.
Clocks, Watches and Jew-
etry repaired ftf
and workmanlike
manner.
WorkUHftatT. D. Walden's drug store
win receive prompt attention.
HIGHLAN6ByN. C.
occurred in Charleston on Saturd&V :
they are thought tS'bof meteoric origm.
Tiie shocks on Sunday night renewed
for a time the alarm in Charleston, and"
also in Savannah.
The railroads leading out of Charleston
give free transportation' to. those leaving
nie city.
The citizens of Asheville sent some
thing more than $1,500 to Chartestori.
A government architect isr to examine
the buildings of Charleston.
The shock of Friday irigtit last was felt
in oan r rancisco. -Geologists
and physicists in Charleston
inmi au aanger is now over. ,
' ''WehW'tKaalhalK'is filled'with
fugitives from' Charlestori.
Earthiqifake waves are said- to', travel I
at the tate of .about 8,000 feet in a second:
The deaths from the earthquake num
ber 38. .
Yesterday afternoon our fine weather
was interrupted by a heavy rain and hail
swrm. wiwi a uiue munuer : some or tna
hailstones were over an inch in di&nreten
lands InsurajiCB
Connected with First'class Companiei
T. BAXTER WHITE. Aaent.
Also subBcriptioni received tifr seiipapert
ana magazmtB.
burke & mmm
REAL ifeTA' 'OFFICE,
rRAKKXIJN,
Macon County i'lforth Cdrolina.
BARGAIN IN LANfi.
Faew of 400 acres, 20 bottom; 200. under
fehce ; about 75 cleared. Gpdd bear
ing and young orchards. Six roomed
house, and outbuildings. Splen
i ;. ; did range. . .
Edn- .-E.. NiLD, Horse Cove, Macon
$i JAY smith;
iLkxwicfc&&i op
SASH ANfif DOORS
floobiks, mm, mm, &c,
Highlands, Maconbourity, N. C.
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