Wilmington journal., 1867-11-29

an apartment other than that provided and
designated by law, to wit, in an iron cage
nine feet square by six feet high and the
said Jesse &. Griffith, sheriff as aforesaid
did wantonly, unnecessarily, maliciously
and cruelly maltreat and cause to be NAL
treated the said William NJ. Johnson in the
following manner, to wit by binding and
causing to be bound the said Johnson in
side OF the said cage, with an iron chain oi
about the length of six feet and the said
Jesse G. Griffith, sheriff as aforesaid, did
Wantonly and unnecessarily fail to provide
any means of properly warming the premi-
ses IN which said Johnson was so confined,
keeping said johnson III said cage without
fire. or sufficient clothing, orother means of
warmth in the winter time ; alleging as a
reason for such inhuman treatment as
aforesaid, that said Johnson had deserted
from the army of the so-called Confederate
States, and had joined and served in the
army Of the United States. Ali this at
Yanceyvllle, IN the said county Of Caswell,
IN said State Of North Carolina, between
the month of September, 1866, and about
the 9th day of May, 1867
CowEE -HILL-SIDE FARMING
Rich BORON LAND-NoJoQUE-V VALLEY
OF THE E-WHEAT.-Toilirc up a
long, steep ascent, mile after mile, at last
the weary traveller and jaded horse are at
| the top Of the CoWee mountains. But he
is pad for his labor. It is far, very far,
| above the level of the sea and is wild and
grand RaVishinG scenery meets the eye
IN every direction. Far in the distance are
mountains, hills, specks of farms, and
ceaseless West.
The growth on the Cowee, if marlleta-
BILE, would be valuable Locust, to my
surprise, abounds. Straight, for say thirty
feet, withoT i limb, it yields the best of
posts and is used for underpinning for
houses. It is exceedingly durable.
Poplar, very large and long, abounds,-
Hickory grows to perfection. And the
Chestnut appears 20 DO to the mountains
what Pine is to the plains.
Poplar is Il substitute for Pine in these
mountain districts for inside work, floors
and ceiling, aud is used to great advantage
for weather boarding,
The low cOuntryman who stands off and
breads his hillside of ten degrees rise
would soon learn to look upon his little
trouble with Indifference if he had tc farm
up here. There are vast ndmbers of fields
that lie on hills that slope forty-five de-
grees. They are so steep that wagons can
be driven down only by having Il small tree
tied on behind to keep them from running
down too fast.
The ploughing is done. Of course, in
horizontal lines | see much very fine corn
on very steep hills; but they are admirably
suited to grass.
Between all these mountain ranges there
are beautiful and extensive valleys, which
bear generally the names Of the streams
which flow through them. These valleys
are invariably fertile but the cotton land
possesses quite q singular feature The
lowest land is inferior to sort of table land
that lies, say fifteen feet, above the river
lands proper. This upper floor is much
above the lower. IN point of fertility. 1t is
superior land, and the proof of it is furnish
ed nor. Although the season has been un-
usually dry, and crops are comparatively
poor, the present standing crop of corn is,
to a low countrynan, heavy. This section
only needs railroad to secure for it the
cognomen of Egypt
Hating at a little mountain stream on
the western slope Of the Cowee, to water
the horse, [ met, vis-a-vis, no less a per-
sonage than the Impending Crisis He is
very handsome man, kind of lordly look
/ 6 figure. HIS hair is gray-rather iron
gray. His coat, vests and pants were gray,
intensely gray. But few remarks passed.
We passed each other, like the orbits of
two wandering stars he from stage to stage
of ,7ild extinction-I from county TO coun-
ty i, good cause.
Linton Roman Helper has gone to Ashe-
vile, learn, to Try TO make engagements
for q newspaper, an organ for sort of
"white mans America, or something of a
similar nature.
Mrs. Hinton Rowan Helper is Spaniard,
q native of Buenos Ayres educated in New
York and boarder, she and Nojoque, in
Franklin, Macon county, n. c. They Oh
70
colored servants.
Descending the western slope Of the
Cowee Mountains, an enchanting valley
spreads itself out before the traveller. AS
far as the eye can reach, is the same I'M
changing scene, interminables hills and
intermediate valleys, bounded in the dis
tance by the lofty mountains. { don't
know why the Ridge was named blue
Ridge. All mountains have BLUSH cast,
attributable to the vapors that lie around
them, together with their distance.
The Valley Of the Tennessee River is
very extensive. But even the North Car
olina part Of it is one of the largest of
the unnumbered Valleys of Western North
Carolina. It is exceedingly fertile. This
year the corn crop IS pronounced rather
better than last year-both years excellent.
For miles our horse trots down grade I'M
til we reach flat surface, that lies Just as
the farmer wants it. It is easily plous ned,
rich mellow and suited to almost any
product that will flourish in d stiff cool
soil.
The best wheat perhaps ever saw, grew
this year in Macon county, raised by &. D.
Smith. It yielded twenty-five bushels to
the acre, and is the heaviest and plurlpest
white wheats know of in this State [ was
much taken with the Catawba wheat. t.
More interest is manifested in this grain,
by the CataWba people, generally, than any
[ know of. But Mr.. Smiths wheat, I pre-
sumo, would take the lead at any Fair in
North Carolina.
This section produces considerable Quan-
titles of Buckwheat.
Correspondence of Raj. Sentinel.
CoTToN IN TRANsrTU.-The following
statement exhibits the amount of cotton
which has passed this place during the last
six days, from points on the Wilmington
and Raleigh roads,-not including that
which passed over the Seabcard road from
the Raleigh road
From the Wilmington ROdd
HeW YORK. 534 bales.