Wilmington journal., 1874-01-23

Etic R.Ikisla 1tsilIs.

he ttk fnS Nils.
L il surprising that some ui ih,
rn;scrous class of Locals hav. ncve,
heard OF Elkins' Mills. Ii this enter
pr.s,. was located further north, tLcr,
would be mate rial for Halper's Week
" for weeks and its pages would GLOW
with sketches by Sol. Eytiugc, photo
.grn,Is 10y Brady, and onhand pic
tnrc> from the neglected artist Ihoma:
Mast. My good friends Jim aud JOIN
woult: long ago have sat for the!r pic
t1Irss. wiIicll might before low hav,
Land their way intu Iowltia studio
IT,, chronological speciuI,fiH uf pcrse,
..,r.:lce. But this, like many othel
nnhnowu good things, las the Inis>:or
tsinu y beng located III North Caro-
ina Il our being TO the rest OF tn;
world Il comparative f.ir'" Isc<"f!si|G
.aptnds ,:Iruu ourselves, as eycrNbod \
-..vs il Goes. | shall depart from tIrt
cslnlnol habit III this INSTANCE. and tai
vo:,r readers What I i>';..u :hn:It ~.
;!fs' Mill.
Horse Shoe creek j. bold
stiealn lowing into tine Brown
Marsh near Clarktou station, IL
Bludcu county. Across this stream the
Eikii.s Irothers have built q dam. tonr-
teen hundred yards III length, with
thirty {, ct base and ten feet breadth
at top, ten feet high. Into this they
have let three frames, "nc ;'HxI0, one
IJx40, aud one t0x7O. Into tie lar
gest OF these frames they intend fit
ting a circular saw, q lath saw and Il
planning machine, and have purchased
4 Leffell double Turbine water wheel
at cost of over twelve hundred dol
lars This Wilt e., under six feet head
of water gives forty-threc horse power,
under eight feet gives slzty-six, and
under ten gives ninety-threc. Their
arrangements enable them to work
regularly with ten feet head, fer
with them the trouble is not collect,
nut to get clear OF water. As the IN
.lications arise they intend 10 put III
other machinery. Ny prediction
is that cotton factory IL the
ultimatum OF their plans. With
eight feet of water they flood richly
fimbered swamp, which Will yield
many millions of feet OF saw mill
stock, an.l with its tributaries will
afford eight or ten miles of water car
Tage. To comprehend its full i'm
portarea it must be reflected, that not
only the swamp, but the contiguous
lands are virgin forest. Ihe swamp
will Vi III vast quantities OF oak, ash
ani rosemary, and the adjacent high
lands almost inexhaustible quantities
of pitch pine, which can be 1loated to
She mill. Thu, will be removed, iii &
great measure, that bane of saw mills.
namely, wagons and teams. I did not
mention that the grist mill oCcnpIes
:he smallest Ci the frames. These
mills are only p quarter Of :. mile from
The Carolina Central Railway.
To nv mimi there is something noble
ii the devotion OF these gentlemen to
their great work. The courage to en-
bark III such an enterprise WIS only
equal to the steady energy and seift;e-
aial which have conducted it to lis tri-
Im;, liant consummasiOn. Without capi-
tal OK credit, and steadily breasting a
torn OK opposition, their success, after
wears OF toll and patience, is assured
Not only have they made Il sure fOun-
,latlOn iol Their own futnre prosperity,
Int have become benefac.nr, t. thc
community. il Is pleasant - dwell
upon this Thought i'll sight OF - many
Young men who are idle because, for
>Ooth, thev are poor, beautiful rca-
~ou and vino are spending their
manhood Micawber like, waiting for
something to turn Itp. TO ali such q
word uf nGmonitiOr. Go to Elkin7
Mills and learn the history of their
'r'ct!on. TI> inoraI l. heaithfnl.
J. $. i.
he exports of French coal increase Il
IL tie first liue months 81 last year TO
the eA;ent Of leo, 600 tons. rs compared
witlt the corresponding quarters OF
lS773 On tie other haud, the imports
ii coal into France increased to ths,
extent Ut lJg, 900 tons III t!Ic drat there
quart.r= of thc year. Tie imports Of
zeal FROM Great Erit:im considerably
ncrcase.; iii 1875.
Norton a4gumcnt for Il icpr. ate Il
currency az source Of national pros
perity is more bold than brilliant. He
cites Austria a. = proof, but iurgets 10
tel Il,uu; the c.rcat Aitunc.c paric.
lie citcz Italy. but never explains that
the take, on property there amount to
aSooI rental. is THAT Tie prosperity
which Morton aud his HadiCsl fticnds
PROMISE the American people: j IS
-eXart,v til: aud nothing else.
Maui nlTiccs from Panama t. tie -
INST. say affairs IN Central America ~"
becoming every day more complicated
al'i i i, difficult 10 predict wipat t5'e
''pshot will i!c. THe question HAS 10:
Tes been decided with respect 81
@het!,es Honduras will accept ;;cnur
HrlEa as President, instead OF Senor
Arias, who has been Provisional Presi.
uent since lie overthrow o the Medina
ADMINISTRATION. SenUr Sciva. "a al
ready noticed, has organized his Cai,i.
he'' III the late attack on Ainapal., b.y
Tue Salvador force, forty OF tie :,tta,l;
iaS paTSy and seven of the defenders
were killed. with many wounded OF
10th sides. Hostilities have thus com
laenced between Honduras and Saliva
dor.
lhe lace dress which WAS made -
Tue Compagne de5 hides of Pnris fol
,Ie Impress E;,genie is made up over
naack velvet and SHOWS TO fire eflect
'h tnat fabric. The nnderskirt IS one
p,ece' not fionuced, its design being {
,'7i:y ,Vy scallOpa,l border OF 70 es sna
Ups twined with leaves, and inter
Gae'hs With another border formed o.
;,.ieI ir scallops os forget-me-rots ani
ieaves. Each large scallop has ,
,Y9'aallion ~ figure filed witl. roses
UP and forset-me-no:g is.,belet
ian a. an urn OF exquisite Workman hin
auosher medallion semi-enc;rries ti,i
l, and the two are tied Will, :, true
I,s 'es kEot carried around the Who'll,
,:uefsklrt. This true-lover's kno
ing the medallions and interlsc;n
q the design. gu