Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-08-29
SALISBURY.
Iettcr from The Senior Editor Of the Fayetteville Observer
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three times week. | have had an opportunity oil /
seeing every thing Of interest about this place. An
old Fayetteville friend kindly called with his carriage
and took us through the part Of the town where the
best dwellings are located, and thence into the
country TO other points Of interest. In the .west
end" or fashionable region, passed the resi- |
dences Of Judge Caldwell, Judge Ellis, Hon. Burton /
Craige, Francis Shobet, Esq, John ID. Brown Ga I
Fayetteville boy who does honor to his bringing up |
and his partner Mr.. Cofiin Mr. McRorie, DIR. sum. |
merell, and three editors-Mr James, Mr.. Bruner,
and Mr.. Cannon. Several Of them are beautiful lots,
and all good houses.
We next rode out to Bridge on the Western (
railroad, which is one Of the noblest specimens Of
masonry have seen 1t is about so feet high |
SUPPOSE and about 100 feet long, consisting of two
arches and built Of enormous blocks of granite oh
tanned from quarry about four miles distant. II |
cost about $50 600 and looks as if Il would stand
any thing short Of an earthquake. It is on the !
stream from Mckays mill pond, and just below the
mill. That pond covers about 600 acres, and in !
passing ii we felt scnsbly the bamy breeze which
came 10 MS over so large body of water.
We passed at several points the track of the
Western road, in various stages of grading, some
complete and some with hands at work A part of
the route to Morganton perhaps ms Ear as S.atesyle
| will be finished within year. This would reduce
the stage ride to about 81 niles instead of SO, thus
making ii very tolerable by enabling the traveller
to reach Morganton from this place in day, instead
of day and night When completed to Inorganic
and still better to Ashevle, and when our coal
fields road is extended 10 the n. 9. road, (a of
which | regard certain, sooner or later.) there
will be throngs of low-country people among our
western mountains ear after year.
In returning TO town from The railroad bridge, we
visited planning machine and sash and blind acto
nv, and met there Mr. Cairns, Of the proprietors
This establishment is propelled by steam, and is the
fourth steam factory | have seen to-day, all origi
mated since the railroad built. 1t is an ndis-
pensablc establishment in town where so much
building is going on
So also is the Foundry and Machine Shop of
Messrs. n. Boyden & Son. which | have already
mentioned, and through which have been politely
shown by the sole manager, Mr.. Ira Reynolds. 1t
works between 90 or 80 hands, besides "a horse
power steam -neine, which suppose does the work
of fifty hands /, is employed in the manufacture
of agricultural implements, mill and machinery cast
ings, iron turning blacksmilhng, &c, &c saw
there large Numbers OF plows, of greater variety
of patterns than | supposed existed every part of
which was made in the building There rip
ping s.cut and upright saws; boring, tenonng,
planning aud turning machines machines for plan
ing, dressing, and cornering irregular timbers for
all the implements they make. These are all in
successful, operation aud the Manager boasts, |
have doubt with reason, that there is no similar
establishment any where, fitted up with machinery
and patterns so perfectly arranged for making work
quickly cheaply and well. All the machinery is
propelled by steam engine made by Burden Co.,
Brooklyn, ~ Y The main building is 1875 by 80
Among the gold mines factories, mines, work
shops, &c, of all this active region, there must be
|, great need for establishment Of this kind, and
the perfection Of its work will doubtless secure it
abundance OF custom.
Lastly, by invitation of one of the proprotors
(Messrs. Myers,l spent an hour in a place. to
me,--a whskey distllery, which is one of the OBJ
ects Of curiosity in this place, and one of the lm-
proremeHts, Speaking without reference to our
Temperance iiiends) which has sprung up in con-
oC N, p,ilrp I ,ho ctaa
engine again, doing its work with machless power
and skill. III several buildings, situated in
a beautiful oak grove, about mile from town. AT
present there are only ten or twelve hands employ
ed and about 800 gallons of whskoy made each
day but when grain becomes plenty and cheap, the
number of hands will be doubled, and the product
increased TO about 1000 gallons day. ! cannot
describe the machinery, which is altogether differ
ent from the old worm stills which ] used to see
when boy, long time ago. The whskey is made
from corn, rye or wheat more of the latter now
than of the two former for wheat is now very
abundant and materially reduced in price. am
informed that a good article was bought to- day at
81 bushe. One of the great sources OF profit from
these whskcy distillces, is the fattenng of hogs on
the sw from which the spirit has been extracted.
q suppose from this that the hog don't like iquor)
The $50 hogs here undergoing this stutlng process
seemed to be happy the day is long, with
nothing to do but to eat and lounge on the board
floors Of their pens or sheds. They were SO full and
lfpeople will drink liquor they may well get
that which is honestly made al home instead of the
poison which is sent TO all parts of the country from
Ohio, New York, &C. There is regard for
human life at the South than to put poison in wills
( key. These gentlemen, | understand, have ccrcd
large reward for the detection Of any drug in
theirs.
Since have been here have seen many wagon
loads of wheat delivered at the depot for transpor
ta,ion. With the exception of little Hour, have
seen nothing but wheat brought there. am told
that the railroad has so stimulated production in
this part of the State, by increasing the facilities
aud diminishing the cost of getting to market, that
the quantity sowed is double what it formerly was
A CoNrRAsr-The steamer yesterday from Eu-
rope brought intelligence Of the death Of two ind.
viGuals who have both distinguished themselves in
the literary world, but in snch diverse directions
that their demise suggests thoughtful reflections
We refer to Eugene sue and DR.. Thomas Dick. The
former IL well known the author Of number of
brilliant but voluptuous novels which are universal
" regarded as perncious in morals, and evil and
only evil, in their tendency. lie n defender Of
the worst form of French socialism, and though pre-
tending great friendship for the poor and extreme
sympathy for their misortunes, lived himself in the
most princcly STYLE and surrounded with all the
uXuriousness Of voluptuary sensualist. His prn
cipal works are AIathde, - The Wandering jew p"
and "The Mysteries of Paris" all of which have
been more successful in France than in this country.
In all his writings he paints wee in its most glowing
colors and though virtue usually trumphs, yet vice
is made to look exceedingly attractive and harmless
He wrote to stimulate the passions Of others and
lived to foster his OWL. lie dies, aged tly.two, in
the midst of his magnilicence, leaving behind him u
heritage Of pcruicous books-a sad monument to
perpGtuate bad name.
How different the Of Dr. Dick, the author of
3, The Christian Philosopher" The Improvement
of Society,"" &c, &c. At Bromghty Ferry on the
Dundee see nm old man at the advanced and
honorable age of eighty three quietly sinking to rest