Wilmington journal., 1873-08-01
NO. 90.
tain of learning we must ratify thi:
amendment.

strike from the Constitution the pro-
visions relating to the appointment
and duties of the Code Commission
and thus to abolish, that Office.
One of the greatest curses inflicted
| upon North Carolina is the new system
of laws that Judge Tourgee brought
down .heref from New York. The
adoption of this amendment will
abolish the Code Commission and
enableath Legislature to remedy the
evil as far as may be possible. ::
- VIII.
The Eighth Amendment proposes to
change the Constitution so as to make
itunlawful for any Federal office holder
to hold Office under the State govern
ment. We certainly have had enough
of interference by Federal office-hold-
ers in State affairs. The amendment
ought to be ratified without a dissent
ing voice.
Be sure then to go the polls and cast
your votes for all these amendments.
From our Regular Correspondent.
| StanIy, Union and Anson Counties
Progress of the North Carolina
and Capt. WOOten.
| ALBEMARLE, STANLY, Co., n. O.,
July, 81, 1873.
| DEAR Journal After numerous
wanderings in Anson, Union and this
county, we drove to-day, at 10 O'Clock,
up to the door of Mr.. Hearne's Hotel
| here, hot, dusty, tired and painting
| We looked at the thermometer it
stood at 9S degrees in the shade, and n
bystander assured rs it was over 100
| degrees the day before. Mr.. Hear,,n
brought us out pitcher of ice-water
and raspberry juice, with humps of
sparkling ice i'll it, with which we re-
| freshed the inner man, and then re-
| paired to dinner, after which we had
time to survey the place and ask ques-
tions. And first. we asked about the
ice, and received the information that
Mr.. Hearne put up enough ice to last
his hotel and supply Il few families all
the summer. 1t was splendid Rock
land Lake could not produce better
and oh, what n luxury!
The county of Stanly was laid off in
| 1910, if we remember rightly, and
from parts OF Cabarrus and Montgom-
ery On its East runs the Yadkin,
and on the South, Rocky river,
the latter of which we had crossed,
| fording where there was al island
about midway the stream THIS is one
of the most impetuous currents in
North Carolina, and with the Yadkin
forms the Great Pee Dee. We are
here within about 14miles of the Mar
rows OF the Yadkin' that rocky gorge
through which itruns for several miles,
sometimes with n roar like :; whirl-
wind, at others ripping along with a
siivery song, like some gentle maiden
singing her lover to sleep. We could
not visit the rapids OF narrows, which
We much wished to do. This village
! contains about 100 inhabitants, is loca-
ted on a hill shaded by some OF the
finest oaks We have ever seen, and the
people look well and seem happy, even
over the "dull times of the summer.
| There are five stores here, two OF
which do a large business and all are
reported prosperous. The nearest
rail road depot is Concord, on the
North Carolina Railroad, Tor what was
the hauling is very bad, deep mud and
steep hills. The merchants say that
whenever the North Carolina Central
Railway passes Brown Greek in Anson
so that they can avail themselves of
the rail road, they will turn their win
ter trade in the direction of Whining
ton. The distance to the Central Rail
way is 30 miles.
\ curious fact exists here just now
Whilst Wilmington is shipping North
ern hay to the contractors along the
line of the Central Railway at points
near to this place there are thousands
of tons of hay in Stanly wanting 4
market, and thousands more would be
made if Such D.arkct could be had.
| Wilmington has already had shipments
of beef from the Valley of the Yad-
kins, and this trade must increase as
the railroad progresses and the dis
tance to drive is shortened.
We babe farewell to Albermarle with
much regret as we liked the looks and
tone of the citizens, and many Il time
our mind, (not to say stOmach,) re-
verted to that ice-hOuse of our host,
| Mr.. Heame, with greater longing than
had the Israelites for <'Ihe tit Sh pot Of
Egypt
Down across Rocky river and into
Anson again. We turned short oil TO
the west and made up into Union
county over some OF the shmpest flint
hills We have ever been among. The
cotton and corn We're willing with heat
and for want of rain, and for many
miles the streams were all dried up.
Lanes Greek, which is almost arivcr i'll
ordinary times was not running enough
to turn the wheels of the grist mills, and
Richardson Greek was almost stopped.
We had difficulty i'll getting water;
off the road down the hills to the
springs we succeeded in getting
enough. We found one spring with q
woman sitting over 1t apparently in
| despair, and on lnquIrlng found the
spring had ceased to run good water,
and that issuing was SO brackish she
could not drink it. Our horse snufIed
it, and turning up his nose walked off
in disgust. The nearest we'll was q
mile away over the hills We struck
the line of the Central railway about a
mile from place called Beaver Dam.
We did not see any beavers here,
though we heard several dams at Il
house where some men were drink
ing something. which, as We called for
water and conld not get any, we pre-
sume was some substitute therefore.
From Beaver Dam we kept up the line
of the railroad and examined the work
as we'll as we could. It seemed to be
| progressing we'll, dilii tlitt tonIfdtiofS
speak confidently of getting through tp
Monroe at tn" time stipulated, whr1l
we think is about the 18th of Noram-
her. If there is any delay j VIII
probably occur below. We saw hle
Chief Engineer, Col. S. l.. Frca'oil',
OF your cit;, nrging things for"'ra i!S
is usual with him, and net capt
Wooten, also, who j: organizing
his Exnress rs far as Monroe, and
It is probable he wirextend it to Char
lotte very soon: re went on there
to examine th1 route and see what
could be dor. If he puts on line OF
Express wagons to Monroe it will be
of great advantage to the trade all the
way from Wadesboro to that place, as
all the country stores, whether on the
line or a few wiles off, would avail
/ themselves of this sure, safe and quick
means of transit The town of Monroe,
the capital of Union CO., is right on the