Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-09-03

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left Raleigh On the evening Of the 21st and
49, pleasant ride and an excellent supper It the
c.mn,nv Shops, arrived It Salisbury about 10
,,.l that night and found very comfortable quart
- the Bovden House This house was opened
y NV last and is one of the most spacious hotels
= .hs State. The rooms are large airy, and we'll
s,,n;shed and every thing about the house Is seru-
.,o,sly neat and clean, while the table Is bounti
f e,rr supplied with well cooked victuals.
w. snent the ed very agreca5ly among my old
.:.0ds and acquaintance in Salisbury. Hon Bur-
~, Crase, though complaining of slight indis2osi-
.on VAS looking very well. The idea has somehow
.ot abroad that Gen. Walkup his late opponent for
Son,ress, made heavy gains upon him; but the
~. shows that Gen. w. fell behind Mr. Stowe,
-ho two wears ago, ran as the X. n candidate.-
or.reon6dence in their own strength kept many
n,u,ocr,ts from the polls, and hence Mr.. Craige's
-oex.s considerably reduced There is little Doubt
horeyer, but that the Opposition polled their
fill strength for Walkup.
yexson Of the Banner, was looking as well As
,su,l anticipating GLORIOUS victory" next year;
xhle Bruner of the Watchman, seemed to be feel
n. Already the smart Of the awful thrashing he
troxs his party is doomed to receive.
!, Il o'clock, p NJ, took the train on the
Western N c. Railroad, and at u was safely landed
4, the bank of the Catawba forty miles from Sails
HWY This is now the "head" of the Road The
h,;ipe over the river is course of construction.
and will be finished early in October. The track
having will then 60 rapidly forward, the cross ties
henr already laid about twenty miles further, and
n within twenty three miles of Morgsnton. So far
&c eompleted this road is probably equal to any in
the United States There are between 800 and 400
hands now employed in grading the remaining
treptv-three miles, and the cars will no doubt be
running to Morganton by the first of January,
1861.
At the river nine of US took passage in one Of C..
Brown Co. s large coaches. The distance thence
to Newton is twelve miles, over quite a rough road
and the night was dark. A good team and a careful
driver landed US safely at Newton about IL o'clock,
where Maj Bost provided an ample supper for nine
yery hungry men, eight of whom will long remeu,-
Der very solemn but unappreciated grace"
NAV as well mention here that one of our company
was Jackson Stuart, of Yancy, who had been allow
ed BY Judge Bggs to be taken to Asheville for the
purpose of trying to give bail in case with which
the readers of the Standard are familiar This bail
be gave very readily, and yestermorn went on his
way rejoicing. The amount of his bail-bond is
$1,000.
Supper over We started for Morganton, thirty
miles distant Every body that ever tried staging
knows how stupid passengers become in the WEI
small hours O the night" Our company was NJ
exception to the general rule Among US was-no
an Jagged harper" but-an ancient fiddler, who's,
principal baggage was what he termed "a hundret
dollar fiddle" whose dignity was very properly in
suited about daylight by rude young man, VIII
proposed to him that he should get on the top Q
the stage and play lively tune to arouse its dozn
inmates.
At s o'clock in the morning we reached Morgan
ton where got first rate breakfast at the Walton
House, kept by C. S. Brown, who is one Of tn
popretors Of the stage line, the Mayor Of the towr
and Squire besides. He wears his honors worth
w. and keeps an excellent house, which is We
patronized.
Weleft Morganton, five Of US aboard, in drizzl
rain, and after slow journey over long red hill
arrived at Marion, twenty three miles further,
duner. Soon after leaving Marion it commence
raining very hard and continued to pour down unit
nearly night Shut up in the stage We could S.
but little of the beautiful valley Of the Catawba
Of the mountain scenery. About dark we reach,
the summit of the mountain, nearly twenty mil
from Marion, and about the middle point betwee
Marion and Asheville. Five miles from the top
the mountain is the supper house, and from all SUI
suppers as We then and there received may We f.
ever hereafter be delivered The only advanta
was being relieved of fifty cents each, which "
decidedly specific and not an ad ealorsm tax.
At2 o'clock in the morning we reached Ashevil
and were soon in bed at the Eagle Hotel. kept
NrJ NJ Blair, where we slept soundly until brea
fast
And just here must speak of the Eagle and
proprietor, Mr.. Blair. It is unquestionably one
The best hotels in the country. Every thing abo
1t is reduced to system, and the proprietor is t
handspring Of the entire machinery. He is ever
where about the premises-not in fassy, do-nol
Ing bein-the-way u'anner-but quietly, yet firm
directing and governing all He is kind and obi
mg his table one of the very best, his rooms Gle
and pleasant and every thing about him seems j.
exactly in its right place. He is q model landle
IN every respect and am glad to add, his house
continually thronged
AsheVille is on the great thoroughfare Of tzaV
and the constant arrivals and departures give
streets busy, busting air. I learn that the Wa
springs and Sulphur Springs are well attended, q
.aere are parties almost daily to some portions
'ne mountains. This is kind of centre, or he
quarters, into which travellers nonr and from VIII