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: - ' - . I : " :". . - "'.''" j ' . i '-. : -; . ' ' - ' '' ; ' . : 1 ' '- - ;' 4 - ."' ' " ' 'l- ' ' h DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHPOIIT AITD BHUHST7ICK COTOTY. VOL. l.-No. 8. SOUTUPORT, 2f. C-,1 THUBSDAYj APRIL 17, 1800. PRICE FIVE OH f THE OLD CITY BY THE SEA! A. VBIET SKETCH OF SOUTHPOBT AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY . Prepared KpeUll y for tfc IVcneflt f th Kxearloaiat of the Cp Fnr od Ylkla Valley KallrMd Th Lower Cmpm Fear Seetloa aa4 the Part Ske Bare la Oar Karl Days. If any or all of our friends, the ex cursionists from along the line of the Cape Fear k Yadkin Yallej Iiailroad, should, visit the lower Cape Fear, they will find much to interest them, for it is all -historic ground. . ' Antl the hietory of this section from the earliest Colonial times to the pres ent day seems like a romance of the i : deepest interest. At Old Town Old Brunswick, Fort i . Johnson, were enacted scenes, and there iived many of those noble patri ots whose nanusand deeds give char acter, to early American history. Into and upon the waters of the Cape Fear came the royal shi which i expected to overawe, a liberty loving jeople. Hut they found a race of men who had determined to be free, who lived like gentlemen upon their estates 1 practicing those rites of hospitality for which the Cape Fear country has - ever been famous, -ever ready for the chase J for which the noble forests afforded unlimited opportunity, or for convivial gatherings when tales of ad venture in this new land were recoun ted, but equally Teady to discus the good principles of human frerd m, or to take up arms in their defense. No, North Carolina ought never 'to forget; the names-of her citizens who were -'concerned in gaining for them the government under which thty lived so happily for three quarters f a century,-and in traveling down into this Cape. Fear country it is well ft r them to rememler"the n iines of Ahe and Harnett, of William Hoopir and Kolxtrt Hoar, antl to call back to memory the public acts and the brave deeds which were enactetl 'upon.-the:je shores. After Independence had UHm ts.i b lish!l anl tranquility n:ign-:d tl rough out the new world, t!ie'homes tf theie jeople and their descendants havebn-i. htunes of hospitality. Their repufati-n for culture and refinenient haie ..: tracttnl a population of the Wtorsori. and Vrilmington has bm'ii able to lo.i-. of "the birthplace of her profussion'a men, the integrity of her merchairs and the good and law-abiding character of all her population, while the stir rounding country has prtduccdm:tn planters ami others of singular capacity for both public and private affairs. Hut since the time heretofore spoken of, -events have taken place, whicn, considering the vast numlicrs involved, seem to cause our revolutionary con flicts to-sink into insignificance. Not so, however, if we consider the great principles which were settled by the results of those conflicts. No event . in the world's-' history is of more im- .1 -i a Iortance man tne estaoiisnment oi free-government -on the North Ameri can continent. The late civil war was but a jjiantic opistnle in the life cf the Republic, f U settled forever the question of human . slavery, and now the united nation is marchincr on to fulfil its glorious destiny, undisturbed, except by the machinations of de signing politicians. . The lower Cape , Fear, from Wil mington to tho sea is covered with the 'evidences of war. Not an inch of its territory but has been traversed by hostile armies, and not the land only for the bottom of the river has been paved so to speak with torpedoes and dotted here and there with sunken ships, 'Blockade runners, steamboats and iron-clad war ships have found theirgraves in these waters. One of " the greatest battles of modern times ' was fought upon its banks. Thebattks of Fort Fisner was one of the fiercest bombardments the world has ever Been, and the1 siege and final capture of that fortress, illustrate the valor of the American soldier. It defense was heroic and the ground was contested ' inch by inch. At any point on the river where defense was possible, bat teries and forts were erected. The confederate flag floated over Bald Head, Fort Caswell, Fort Johnson, Fort Anderson and a score of minor fortifications all along the shores. The blockading fleets were in full view from most of these fortifications, and grim visaged war frowned and its heavy artillery thundered continually. These forts are all deserted ruins, their brave defenders are engaged in the arts of peace, and scattered every where. Some of them may be among the excursionists of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad, and may read these lines. Many of them have gone to that home from" which ' no traveler returns. Bat their deeds axe written in history, and although the cause for which they battled was lost, their valor and patriotism remain unstained. The Union and Confederate soldier walk together, and peacefully discourse upon j the way and means best adapted to repair the w wtc of war. and rebuild the nation on broad foundations. and enduring i arts of peace Turn we now to the whioh it must be acknowledged are more congenial to the tastes of the a j news-writer, though (on a pinch, he can make himself tolerably happy among flying bullets, and would crawl gaily into the cannon's mouth if any news could be got there. j Commerce now engages bur atten tion, aod we are building railroads and new cities, and manufactories all over the land. Our fertile lands are being cultivated andj tho farmer is asserting himself in his true character a? the builder of the, foundation of State prosperity. Our hiines are being opened and the treasures which lie hidden beneath the earth brought to t!ie light of day. The , commercial and financial world, alwavs on the alert for new business, and new and safe 'investments have noted the won derful resources of North Carolina and are opening the way for their de velopment. The excursionist when he gets down below the site of Fort Fisher will notice one of the greatest engineering triumphs of modern time.. This is a dam about four miles in length built of solid rock, the object of which is to keep the ocean within its proper; bounds and from encroaching upon and filing up the channel of the river. Tin great work, finished a few year. ago,has now be3n fully tasted by storms j nd by the waves of the Atlantic,! find has withstood all the forces which! have been brought to bear against it.! The result sought .for has been accom- plbhedv The waters of the great river! iK'ing confined within narrow channels,; '.1 ' A I,"!' sweep wiin, great, iorce toward- tne the ocean and have cut awav all th sand bar at th entrance, so that large; ships drawing twenty feet of water! can enter the harbor of Southport with safety. : Thj harbor itself is safe and afford. anchorage for hundreds of vess-ils, If.no mora work was done! North Carolina would possess one oi the fin st ' liarbors on the South At lantic coast, and her merchants and business men could build a city there, which might rival and compete with any of the cities in adjoining states. In a business toint of view, this atl vantage seems worthy of the atten tion of all the citizens of the State. To one who 1 oks forward to the not distant future, the prosp"ct- is plain, that North Carolina will rapidly -increase in wealth and -population. That large manufacturing towns will spring up w i'hin her Ixmlers. That railroads will penetrate every county and that business necessities will require an outlet 'where they can compete with the most favored cities. To do this, shipments must lc made to the 'nearest .'seaport. Competition will be sharp and the advantage of the lowest port charges must be offered to transportation lines. As business increases and new capital flows in, the advantages of Southport will become apparent, and a citv will be a natural result. This city of the future -will stand upon a harbor which his no shoals and which in the niture of things will never have any, f jr the great volume of water coming down the river and the strong tidal current will sweep the bottom as with a broom as long as time shall last. Few engineering works have accomplished, so important results. It has rendered it possible to dredge out the river above. With fair prospects that the channel will stand, thereby making a good harbor at Wilmington. It has raisvMl the Cape Fear inlet into nationol importance, since ships of war of consideral size could ndw enter and lay waste the country, if unhappily we should have a foreign war. It has made it imperative that the United States Government should ! place works of defense at this impor tant position. Without undervaluing the attrac tions and advantages of any other place in this fair State, we call the attention of her citizens to South jort and the lower Cape Fear. It has always 'been known as a most desirable place for summer residence. With its pure ocean "breezes, its freedom from malarial diseases, the absence of raos - quitoes and other insect annoyances, it has been found most desirable to live there. ' It is equally desirable in winter. All that is needed is a railroad to connect it with the interior. If hap pily for North (Carolina the mania for building all railroads in north and South lines, to be feeders for Northern and Southern cities should cease : Southport with its commodious harbor will help in the workr of de veloping the interests of her citizens, and we shall extend the right hand of welcome to all who visit our shores. THE TIDE OF PROGRESS. THE OLD NORTH STATE AT7AKE3 FROlf HER LONG SLEEP By the Tele of Various SfaaaCaetarteff Enterprises Which are Mpiiaglaf Up As If by Magic The Folia wtag Ara a Few of the More Keeeat la rest Made in the State. South portThe South port Brick Tile Co., are actively engaged in work; machinery arriving; capacity 20,000; capital stock $20,000. The Southport Land & Improvement Co., - - i has organized with a capital stock of $100,000; with over $30,000 paid in. The Southport Dock & .Coaling Co., capital stock! $100,000; the stock is being rapidly , subscribed and paid for and operations for work are being planned. j j , Asheville There is a boom in real estate in this city. Prices are better than they ever have been and bona fide sales for immediate improvements are continually taking placet The projected improvements in Asheville reach upward of $3,000,000. Bee Bluff The Enterprise Land & Lumber Co., of Richardson, is erecting a saw and shingle mill. ' Chatham The Ore Hill iron mine in this countv has been sold to the Greensboro Bessemer Steel Coinpany, for $200,000. ! h Charlotte During the last three months thirtyrsix new buildings were erected, and there is a larger number of buidings in the course of erection than there has been in , a long time. Enoch ville Calvin Deal and W. A. Lutz have purchased the flour jmill of the Stirewalt estate, and will organize a company to operate the same. Estatoe Litchfield & McKay are erecting a dry kiln at theif woodwork ing 'factory, j Greensboro The machinery has all been received for the Crown Cotton Mills and is being put in place. The inaiaibaildingof this new enterprise is 90x75 feet, and it will contain 6,000 spindles. It has a daily -capacity of 3,000 pounds!. I . j High Point Ingram k Weeden have started a brick yard. I R. J. Lindsay and others have organized a company to erect and operate a chair factory ; they have purchased a site, and will, it is stated build at once.. Hickory Mr. J. F. Stevens, of New York, has returned and will immedi ately erect a large carriage manufactory here. He hopes to have it in opera tion by the 13th of May. j Madison The Cambria Mill & Lum ber Co., is erecting a saw mill. ! Manchester The Star Lumber Co., has erecfed a dry kiln and will put in moulding machinery and i box tnachi- nerv. I' ' .- . . i Raleigh At last the great engine of the Raleigh Cotton Mills has arrived, it will be put in position immediately. The company has also received three car loads of mules, which cost them $12,000. ' Rockingham A Stewart' has. or dered the machinery for his canning factory. j Salisbury -A. B. Lauderbaugh, of Merccsburg, Ha., ,N. B. McCauless, W. II. Reisner and J. S. McCubbins, Jr. organized the Stone Mountain Granite Compaoy, to develop granite quarries. A roller flour mill 50x100 feet is being erected by J. B. Lanier. Southern Pinesr The Tarell Lum ber Company was incorporated in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Moore county, tliis week, with an authorized cayital of $30,000; 75 per cent, of which has been pai I up. Tunis The Tunis-Eccles Co.. is electing four dry kilns at its lumber mill. ;j Wilmington The Carolina Oil k Creosote Co., Will, it is stated enlarge its works. The Wilmington Cotton Mills Co., are putting in 2,500 new spindles. The Industrial Manufactur ing Co., lias decided to increase its capital stock to $30,000j j Washington A large! canning fac tory' is going up, two large saw mills 1 nearing completion six large dry kilns 'to be ready for use in a few days, a lanre bnck tore in course of erection. a rail road coming ana many improvements. jj a a 1 other If the Lumber men would unite with the Atlantic & North Western Rail road and build a hne from Rowland via Fair-Bluff to Southport tiey would hare an outlet such as they desire one citizen on the line says he will guar an tee right-of-way from Rowland to Fair Bluff and grade the road across his land a few more such men is all our countr needs. Colurabtw News. THE 2TATI02TAL GUARD. A Mecoaairy la tfca re Shall the Aaaaal t Ba BU. i Mr. Editor: The military branch of the State Government represented oy the State Guard, is of great interest tofj ail citizens, wno desire peace, j The functions of th Guard are to preserve the peace by force when the civil pro cess fails, and it generally has to deal with mobs of riotous persons armed or unarmed. Hence it should be kept well m hand and under, the highest discipline possible of military organiza- tion. J North Carolina is an orderly and ! peace loving State, but there are ele ments which may easily be made law less by the. evil j counsel of designing men, and a State Guard is a necessity. Thousands of defenseless people in North Carolina go to their beds every night with a feeling of security, be cause they know little can be done be fore the Guard would be on the ground to suppress lawlessness. j The dissatisfied elements know very well that they have no chance of suc cess in defying the law, and hence they are slow in inaugurating works of lawlessness. ! Let the State be liberal to the Guard, and make such appro priations as are necessary for high efficiency, the people do not want a penny wise and pound foolish policy and will hot blame their legislators for making but rather for not making themi ' J "With regard to an annual Encamp ment 'and the place to have it, should be held either by regiments or other wise, las the Governor and his military counsel may decide. i In the selection of a site, military fitness, should govern and the opinion of the soldier should receive respectful consideration. There are thousands of private citizens as well as cities and corporations in North Carolina, who j would gladly donate land for an En- rTi r -K:V ii X ""V side shows in its vicinity, but this is a Tw aaaaaw a.raav wa wwavaa wa matter of no consequence. j It U not the business of theState Guard to build up enterprises of any kind; these will i follow anyway as a necessary consequence. The difficulty attending the selection of a site which will be satisfactory to everybody must be recognized. It is next to an im possibility to do this. We think that time should be given to; n investiga tion of this important matter, and that it should be made by a board of com petent! officers iroxn different parts of the State. There is no hurry and there should be no mistake. I j Thej Guard is a public necessity and will be more and more so, as time rolls on. The South is rapidly increasing in wealth and population. Railroads are being built, manufacturing towns springing up like magic all'over its vast Srritory. The tideof emigration will soon set this way, and countless numbers comprising among them the turbulent elements of society will come in to occupy the vacant lands. Thej race question which isaof little danger, if left to the Southern people to work out by those peaceful measures and just laws, which are suited to the social conditions which they alone understand, and which liecome of grave consequence only when interfered with by political demagogues for base pur poses, will give place to the dangers which already threaten the great cities of the; North and West, and which the military alone have been competent to dea with. We must look forward to all these dangers and be prepared for them. Wethink it would be wise policy for the present year, to order the Guardj iuto Encampment by regiments and leave the selection of places to the regimental officers themselves, so far as is consistent with mditary discipline. After this experience they would be much (belter prepared to say what place ia best fitted for a ' general and permanent Encampment and their opinions would greatly assist the next Legislature in Dassinsr suitable laws t' , .a . , and making needful appropriations. If opportunity was offered, South port wpuld present advantages she possesses, to the proper authorities, for examination. ro opportunity nas yec been offered, but when we consider in time of war, - Southport has been a military position of the first impor tance, that North Carolina troops hare been organized and drilled there who became veterans in the armies of Lee and Jackson, that her bar and harbor afford easy entrance for ships of war, and that the occupation of this harbor by an enemy s ship, would mean the command of sone of the xsoct impor tant railway Hnea in the country; it would 'seem as though a soldier would deem Southport worthy of attention.! We ask the Guard to ponder upon these ideas. Yours Tery truly, j Howmrnt i WEEKLY NEWS SUM2IABY HAPPENINGS IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN EUROPE. mt tlaadall. The Treaty Ratified. A Ifeltraart it i Strike at fct- LmU, Qaay Battle la Peaaaylraala, Ileary M. Ntaaley'a Great BeeepUoa la ftgpaa. : .. . j ' - Death of Congressman Samuel J. Randall at his home in Washington. The Samoan treaty e finally ratified. the representatives f tho United States, England and Germany signing the protocol at Berlin, j The grain and provision markets at Chicago excited and higher under manipulation of cliques. The torpedo boat Cushiug built by Herresshoff, accepted . jby the Govern ment. '.!' . '. Strike of the conductors and brake men of the Mobile Jt Ohio railroad at St. Louis. No disturbance createil. - ' i Some agitation in France over; the McKinley administration tariff bill. - j Dunn's Weekly Statement of Trade reports conditions very favorable j for all sections. j 1 . j " - ; Great floods, loss of life and damage to property reported m New South Wales and Queensland. Quay's battle in Pennsylvania poli tics t6 be a hard one. ! The Union League using their influence against him i I i i him. Henry M. Stanley, thej African ex plorer, met with great enthusiasm at Rome and presented with the freedom of the city and a gold medal. Hon. James Russell Lowell, slowly recovering, but unable to pursue his literary labors. ; Destruction of the Gilbert Starch Works, at Des Moines. Iowa. Three employees burned to death and loss to j works $100,000. Bold daylight assassination of Ed ward N. Butler, near Clinton, Nl C Shot by the roadside at noon-oay oy an- assassin in ambush. The vil escapes, j i am The United States Supreme Court decides in favor of Nairle. who ki Judge Terry, in order to defend Judge Field, at Lathrop, Cal., last Augusi. j j Carpenters in Austria-strike for an increase m wages and reduction; in working hours. S. H. Phelan & Co., of Atlanta, Ga., dealers in cotton and produce, fail for $50,000; no assets. - Severe wind, hail'and rain storm in Centrallllinois, much damage done to property and farm work hindered. -I. - - I ' "" ' Destructive forest fires near Pleas- antville, N. J., endangering that place jand destroying $25,000 worth of fine timber. j I An overturned lamp causes a loss to the Hotel Plankinton at Detroit, Mich., of over $100,000. . Reported great gold jliscovery the Grand Canyon of Colorado. m Stockmen shipping cattle into the Cherokee strip, Indian Territory, in defiance of the President's order. The schooner Ethel, Jacksonville, Fla. to Nassau, was wrecked Cape Canaveral. The crew of persons probably lost. near five The event of the week in North Carolina is the C!a"pe Fear k Yadkin Valley Railroad excursion to Wil mington. That city decorated w th to bunting and everything! in order give the excursionists a hearty elcotne and enjoyable time. Weather in this region changes to ' cooler, with a much needed rainffalling City election in Providence, R. t.t results in Democratic victory. ! I- Belgian block pavers of Baltimore a ( strike for an advance in pay from j$3.50 to $4.00 per day. Strike in the building trades union at Indianapolis. Eight hundred men quit work.! Large spot business Liverpool.1 j Speculative in cotton markets at on this side buoyant in consequence ! I Recent news from Panama, reports ..' a i ' - - the severest earthquake shock since 1832. Two Ku Klux in Missouri, altera p- ting to whip an old by his fourteen year man are killed old son. i The recent electioa at Butte. Mon., under the Australian law was a sac- cess. . j ;. j -.''.. , The German Socialists move for labor demon station on May 1st, and urge the enactment of the eight ' hour law. : ' " h - Bute Treasurer JLrd ci&arTXssd, ha Wn admitted" to V Vil- I COUTEPCST It eaUr-ra4 BaJteaaato Wm Da fa Ca. Nature indicated the location for great city ai the month of that great affluent, the Cape FW Hirer vithia tight of the Atlantic Ocean, C3ITOC3U dod on threa sidea by water, thaahorea riiin boldly from the wxlera edj giving a pleasing inprecma to crts? new comer and one thai At!s2s every" requirement for safety agaisst Coodi, storms or tidal wares. In retrd t9 health, its natural drainage ir perfect no fresh water marthes tobrecd tsa! ria and mosquitoes. Tha &rrraili& winds are from the ocean sna thetrzds winda blowing land jrard darisj th summer months girea comfort aad health to all, hence fifty years ago it was the favorite resort for the planters and cultivated people from many see tions of this State and South Carolina. We only need the inrieoratuig in fluence of the Yadkin Valley Railroad and the South Atlantic and North Western Railroad to start such activity commercially as was Barer seen ia this State. There is no location so favor able and no other can ever take its place. We are not advancing a private opinion in this matter. It is the con" viction of those who have cotne here during the last two years. This deep water harbor of easy access offers in ducetnenu for great enterprises' not ! possible to any other port on the South jivtiuiuc vwi. rt in ine capjiausa ! nd enterprising merchanta of North ! Carolina take hold of this matter aad push these railroad schemes to the Coast, also towards the great and rich cities of tho North weat. If the present proiectort of the South Atlantic and North Western Railroad for any cause are unable to build their line as proposed,, let them stand aside and allow others to take their places. The people of Bnmswkk county want a railroad from Booth port to Cumberland Gsp via Uockinghanv Salisbury, Wilkesboro sod Ilizahcth town, Tenn., they have voted! aid for such a railroad, now let na take steps to have it buih. We throw col the suggestion for our leading ritiresrs to consider and act. j There is tut reasonable doubt hot the location and terminus at Southport of the two lines of railroads named, that within five years we should have a population of 25,000 and soon stand commercially along side of Charleston, Savannah and Brunswick. There is no time to be lost ! . '-'. f 1 Messbs. Eorroes: - On my recent visit to Southport, I was deeply .im pressed bv two thmgs-TsV the tkunty Commissioners statement that tho remaining debt of Brunswick county, some $1200, had been paid, and the second, by the Grand Jury's report on condition of County Court House, Jail and Poor House. We hare no eouaty debt but we have great need to take notice of the Grand Jury's report, which to my mind more than aooaiarfa la a c ea vne no-debt statement, i Brunswick county has a fair Court House building, but it needs several things very badly, a general renovation inside and out, in i eluding painting and a sew roof; and most of all a fire proof vault in which to store all county records. At present time we could easily lose all these ' j ret records and who can teU the trouble, annoyance and loss, financially, Bruns wick county and j its people irould sustain if pur Court . House should burn down. The outward appearance' of our County Jail is enough to prevent crime of any kmdj if only the to-Ly criminal might first gaze upon hil prospective abode. We have; spenf some money on the interior upon cribii which can be removed to other qtal ters, but no amount of xnoser can make our present county Jail habitable for even criminal. I The Grand Jury's report on the Countv Poor House is significant and II judge that distance alone saves it from being condemned, by Its being unseen. Now, lir. Editors, why can not we issue bonds, with our wm Indebtedness, this would seem very easy and at a low rate of interest. Make the Court House as it should be, build a new Jail, entire, for even 4'A criminal tat th right to dMrr.j a decent place for his confinement, aad build a good poor house- within five miles at least of Southport, which can and will be visited by the proper parties, and be kept in first daa order. : . The improvements going on else- where should canse us tost ence attend to these matters' bet the prcsest con- a r T V""! 3m not but every rtzlZzzl cS Errr- cccnty, will aTprsra cj C; r;- rwdad at Z a 1 1 " 4 ' I .1 t a, :1 t $ i ; i ( f 4 i ! 'i r J t 4 - f ;i
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