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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-07-05
BATTLE OF RAlKSOURS
MILL.
Southern IIome.1

This battle was fought on 90 cf
June, 1880, on land now owned by
Capt. Wallace RelEhardt, clerk of
the Superior Court of Lincoln
county. The battle-ground is half
a mile north of the village in Lin
cointon. The tories had assembled
the number of AGO under Lieut..
Colonel Moore, and they were at
tackled by Col. Locke with 400
men. All ,he advantages of pres
tlge and position were on the side
of the Tories. Charleston had fallen
on the 18th of May of that year,
on the 29th OF that same month
Tarleton had hutchcred the almost
unresisting command of Butnrd in
the Waxhaw settlement. There
were no mails in those days and
hardly any means OF commu,.ica.
ton. British enissaries, with gold
in their pockets, told the people
that the rebel cause was lost and
they proffered money to all who
would join their standard. The
Tories. under Moore. occupied a
wooded knoll with an open field OF
200 yards in front over which the
Wings wonld have to attack them.
Notwithstanding these advantages.
Gen. Rutherford, who WAS en-
camped below Charlotte with 500
men, resolved to march to the at
tack, and he sent an express to Col.
Locke to join him. The me sS.. 81.
never reached Locke, and each off,
Ger began his march on his own re-
sponsibility. Locke reached the field
some hours in advance Of Rutherford,
and with soldiers impetuosity be-
gan the attack ,.laided. The attack
in front failed and the tories pressed
back their assailants, but the Whfgs
were not discouraged and by a move
ment under cover of the woods sue
ceeded in gaining the flank and rear
of the enemy, who fell back in con-
fusion
1t is difficult to oyer-estimate the
the Importance of this victory. 1t
prevented rising of the Tory ele-
ment in Western North Carolina, and
it inspired the Wings with hope and
courage. 1t was the precursor of the
decisive victory at Kings Mountain
on the 7th of October of the same
year, which was. in many respects,
the most important victory of the
great rebellion, through hardly allud-
ed to IN Northern annals. 1t is
hardly too much to say that the inspi-
ration of Ramsour's Mill achieved
the browning triumph at Kings
Mountain.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-07-05
THE TREASURES OF
ISLAM.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-Mr.
Delplaine, the Charge d'Affaires of
the United States at Vienna, fur
nishes the following information
concerning one Of the war resources
of Turkey the so-called "Treasure
of Is.am:" "The Shcik- ul- Islam
has recently sent delegation cf
doctors of tue law to the Sheriff OF
Mecca, direct descendant of the
Prophet, for tie purpose of de
manding funds TO be applied IN
defense of the Islam faith. 1t is
customary or these solemn occa-
sions for the Sheriff to assemble
the college of the elders charged
with the guard of the Prophet 8
tomb, which will decide upon the
appropriate sum to be furnished to
the Sultan from the treasure of
Islam, in order to aid him in the
war against Russia. THIS treasure
is formed from those annual offer
ings of Tie pilgrims which are ac-
cumulatcd in the Hasbah Mecca
These sepulchres, which serve as
offertory chests, are placed within
the court OF the mosqde. Each pill
grim daily casts into one of these
coin as an offering, which consti-
tutes the aims prescribed by the
Koran as one of the essential Gle
mcnts of the merit Of the pilgrim.
age which every Mussulman should
make at least once in his lifetime to
the tomb of the Prophet Accord
inglv, every year about one hundred
thousand pilgrims come to Mecca,
who soiourn there a month. Con
sequently sum at least 5000, 200
francs is annually received in these
offertory chests Every pilgrim
deposits, in fact, an offering vary ing
III amour, according to his meane,
but which on the average may be
estimated as equivalent to 5 francs
at least for every day, considering
that there are rich Mussulruans
whose offerings attain even the
amount'of 100000 francs during
their pilgrimage. The result Is
that the Sheriff of Mecca receives
on the average the value of Il, 900,
600 francs IN annual offerings. One
of the otfcrtory chests was opened
during the period of the Russo
Turkish war in 1928. Several Ian &c
sums were withdrawn, but it was
afterwards again closed, A second
chest was again opened in 1851.
during the Crimean war, but the
third has not been opened since
1415, period of 462 years. Inas'
much as the annual concourse of
pilgrims has rarely fallen below
100, 200, it is coniectured that with
the most liberal allowances the
accumnl; tion of money in the last
named offertory chest cannot be less
than 10000, 900 francs, and it is
fully believed that the total amount
of the treasure of Islam will exceed
60O,00O,00O francs, and even attain
a much higher sum.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-07-05
WITH THEE

I'D rather walk through shower with thee
Than with another when the air
Is soft with summer. and as fair
The heavens above us as 4 sea
OF dim. unfathomed sapphire, where,
Slow drifting on liquid sky.
The whitc-sailed ships OF God float by.
Sweeter in storm to be with thee,
Dark waters round us, and the roar
OF breakers OH an unseen shore
Resountling louder OH the lee.
Than with another sailing o'cr
A rippIing lake. whore angry gale
Nav never rend the silken sail.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-07-05

By the laws of Florida no man
who has lost an arm or leg, no
matter how or when or from what
cause, can be taxed for any business
he may enter into, always excepting
the liquor business.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-07-05

An arrangement has been effected by
which England. with the consent of tho
Khedive and not in opposition 70 the SUI
tan, shall occupy Egypt, England to
settle the time when the mopeRents'sh I'll
begin. The British force Is o ready told
off for the occupation, suid;y-ih lbeundrr
the command of Gen. Sir Thoma.
Steele. 1t will consist of 1000 men
The camp and all other necessary
arrangements haye been made in Egypt,
The eventual terms of peace will Possibln
include an English protectorate, oyer
Egypt.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-07-05

s.You stupid thing" said said Mrs.
Henpeck to her htisband,,,t 'scan't
you remember on what day Mrs.
General Bumper called ~ e. IL
think 1t WAS the day yon hit me
with the camp STOOL" "0h, then
It was Tnesday!'' "No,-my love.
Tuesday was the day yoHs poked
me in the eye with your parasol," "
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-07-05

JOB WORK of all kinds neatly
and promptly done at this office.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-30
THE NEW YORK STATE ELECTION.

Under date of New York October 81 we
have some speculations concerning the pend
ing State election as follows: Never was it
more difficult to forecast propable results than
in the case of the next New York State cleo
ton Thirty days ago the Democratic tri-
umph promised to be overwhelming, but now
the Republican leaders are very confident of
electing part of the Republican State ticket
through the alliance with the anti Tammany
Democratic organization, which is expected to
poll some 3d. 900 German votes alone in this
city This alliance looks to the election of
anti Tammany county officers and State sena-
tors; also in districts where the Republicans
have no hope of party success. The Senate
districts contests have special Importance, be-
cause the Senators now elected will vote for a
United States Senator as Conkling's successor.
Whatever the fate of the Republican State
ticket, they will probably continue to control
the State Senate unless defeated by general
apathy and consequent decrease of the total
vote Of this there is less danger now than
Immediately after the Rochester convention,
when the administration Republicans suspec-
ted Conkling's friends of the intention to sac
rifce the State for senatorial tickets This
has given way before the conviction that if
such game is tried, or Conkling fails to sup
port the administration, the Republican As
sembly elected next year will surely defeat
him. Conklings friends deny such purpose.
While Tilden's friends manifest no opposition
to the regular Democracy except through the
anti Tammany movement, they realize that
Tammany's defeat is essential to Tildens re-
covery of the State organization for the next
Presidential campaign. This also will in
crease the Democratic detection, but it is not
safe to predict that it will be fatal. True,
John Kelly was defeated two years ago, when
he attempted to GUST Recorder Hacket, but
Hacketts official popularity was not partisan.
Another element in the New York City con-
test is the intensely jealous hostility of the
German to the Irish element, which alone de-
feated Tom Murphy's nomination on the anti
Tammany and Republican coalition ticket.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-30

An ingenious use of carrier pigeons is on
record, They were employed in Belgium to
smuggle tobacco into France. Each bird car
ried from ten to fifteen grammes of the weed,
and two dozen pigeons per day were regularly
despatched. How long the new industry had
been established is not stated; but one day it
came to grief. A bird was too heavily loaded,
and he dropped with his burden, exhausted,
into the Seine. Apolice inquiry resulted, and
the whole business was exposed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-30
MURDER AT BIRCH CREEK.

The Reveille gives an account of the killing,
on last Friday, of an old Spaniard named
Baldorama at Birch Creek, about sixteen
miles from Austin. Bradley Jackson the
murderer, delivered himself up to the Sheriff
of Austin. He was under the influence of
liquor at the time and did not make very
coherent statement, but claimed that Baldor-
anna was packing off his wood. Saying in a
staggering manner 81 shot him somewhere be-
tween the tip of the nose and the brains; l
am sure he is dead, for l saw the blood
streaking halfway across the road" Jackson
is a young man about % years of age, and,
whether or not he is justified in shooting the
Spaniard, is evidently not young man
whose presence would grace small tea party.
Baldorama was a man of about 60 years of
age and has family of sons. County Re-
corder Lund informs us that he had title to
a wood,ranch on Birch creek His son came
in this afternoon, shortly after Jackson's ar
rival, and stated that when he found his
fathers body, lying where he had been shot,
there was a rock grasped in each hand. No
arms were found on his person, and the son
says his father has not carried weapon for
several Years.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-30

The influx of Chinese into northern Queens
land shows little abatement as yet, and there
is much excitement throughout the colony on
the subject. Official kilograms report the pop
ulation at the Palmer as 400 Europeans and
LOO Chinese. At the Hodgkinson there are
$500 Europeans and 800 Chinese. At five
camps there are only 60 Europeans to over
1000 Chinese. Advices from the Palmer
state that there are hundreds of Chinese in the
last stages. of restitution, and hundreds more
are pressing on toward the gold fields.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-30

1t is significant of the size to which the eu-
calyptus, which is doing SO much for Algeria,
grows, that when an Australian wished to
send fine specimen to the London Exhibition
of 1862 he couldn't find ship long enough to
carry it In six or seven years its dimensions
are those of an oak in twenty, and in its TWEEN
tieth year it furnishes such timber as an oak
could not under one hundred. The untiring
devotion Of DR.. Miergues of Algeria to the
development of the properties of this invalu
able tree has greatly enlarged the sphere of
its usefulness.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-30

A Medical College for women has been es-
tablished in London. DR.. Cookie of the Gray s
Inn Road Hospital, and Mrs Garrett Ander-
son, female physician, pronounced the open
ing addresses. DR.. Cookie said he could not
judge to what extent women would be able to
endure the fatigue of medical practice, but
believed that she certainly had the necessary
intellectual qualifications for it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-30

Miss J. J. Schofeld arrived at Niagara Falls
on Friday last, and an once telegraphed to C.
A. Kelly, in Toronto, that she believed she
was going Grassy. Mr.. Kelly was matrimoni-
ally engaged to her. She was seen to go
across the bridge to Goat Island, and after
ward her cloak, pocket-book, and hat were
found on a fiat rock near where Terrapin
Tower used to stand. It is supposed that she
jumped into the river and was carried over
the falls. She had been under medical treat
ment for lung disease and had started for
Toronto
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-30
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

TTNHE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF
Il the Stockholders Of the Carson City Savings Bank
will be he'd the Office of the Bank the FIFTH (5th)
DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1877, at o'clock Of that day
octltd GEO. B. HILL Cashier
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-24
DAILY INTELLIGENCER.
Monday, Sept'r "a. 1877.

WHAT WOULD YoU Would
you have wealth, Go tn work like n
man and get it; 60 to work bravely aud
you will succeed. Would You have
fame2 Go to work and win 1t. With
q stout heart and untiring Perseverance.
you cannot fail to win the prize Don't
say Il can't" if you do YOU will GER
tainly fail. Remember that true cour-
age never stops to talk with fear.
Would you b. wises Begin to day aud
get wisdom. Don't put it off till TO-
morrow; it never has existed aud never
will exist it is but a phantom, al ina
gihary pleasure that will still be day
ahead Of you if you follow it till you
die. if you would be truly great, learn
to be truly good; and if you would be
truly good. begin now. Remember that
time is our master if we sleep, our ser
want If awake and at our post, faithful
and true If thou hat arght to do: If
thou wouldst win myself name. be-
great. or good. )r wise. or powerful
then seize the golden moments as they
pass. The living moments Of to-day
are thine. nor thou nor angels know
wha: lies beyond.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-24

COLONIAL RELICS There lies in the
Stone river, near Church Flat, four stone
anchors, which are supi posed to have
been cast there when the British first
landed on Carolina soil. These four
stone anchors are square, aud weigh
sbou: five hundred pounds each. An
iron is run through the stone and riv-
eted at the bottom. and at Tia. top are
fastened iron rings for the parpose of
making them fast 10 y vessel On the
stones aIe cut the coat Of arms Of Great
Britain These four stones are separated
from each other not more than twenty.
five feet A gentleman from New York
city came across them the other day.
and made an effort to raise one. but
without effect. as it was too deeply i'm
bedded in mud.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-24
MARRY THE WOMAN Some q

MARRY THE WOMAN Some men
marry dimples. some eyes, n few ears;
the mouth too. is occasionally married;
the chin not 50 often A yonng man
once fell head over heels and ears in
love with brad He wss so far gon.
that he became engaged 10 hrs braid.
but new mode Of hairiressing having
been adopted by bis iisnc-e. the charm
w.s dissolved ard never renewed
What do young mrn marry Why they
marry thes- and many other bits and
scraps Of wife. Instead of true wo-
wan. And then, after the wedding,
they are surprised t. find that although
married. they have no wives. He that
would havsn wife must marry "a woman.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-24

THE cobbler's last words: II feel
that par weaker each succeeding day.
and that am fast approaching my end
few more difches ard oil will be over;
and shall 90 where there is rest for
the weary sole and everv sorrow will
be heeled Having said aul he wished.
he calmly Ereathsd his last.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS

10y THIS IMPROVEMENT STONE CAS- BE
- made aucl cheaper. faster, and with q better
nuish than by the Lsathers' old patent Auy one
desiring ~ See the Stone made by this late pro-
cess. can do 50 by calling at roy residence on
Second street, Seattle. or at DR.. Bagiey's where
can b. seen a Vase made ~ this last patent The
vsse sold him for s25. which could not be made
Of natural one tor $50. ard then not any better
am now ready 70 contract for oil kinds Of
Stone Work. Satisfaction given. or no pa
am also prepared 70 sell nights for Say portion
If Washington Territory Shop Rights for SIS /;
County Rights from $3.50 to 81 900 and upwards
Any person buying Rights will be instructed how
- make the stDn-. the sole owner Of this
improved patent for Washington Territory.
jeZu-dr A. c. CAMPBELL.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-12
Iron Ship Building in the United States.

The PalLMuH Gazette prints some sin-
formation touching the progress of iron
building In the United States Five
wears ago England had a. decided adj
vantage over North America with re-
spect to the cost of ship buildings the
materials and the labor being much
cheaper. Buta great change has taken
place in the meanwhile. for the price of
American iron has fallen nearly. so per
cent. and the present rateis not much
above that of the. principal European
markets. while copper is now produced
in such quantities that it has become an
article of expectation. The price oflabor.
which is the most important item III the
construction of vessels being estimated
at 20 per cent of the total cost of a
steamer, has also been reduced by the
use Of machines which are not en-
-ployed in England. The first iron yes
sci constructed In the United States was
built in 1865, and since then 251 ships
Of various dim ensions, with Il total ton
twelve to fifteen millions sterling, have
been launched, this being fan.average Of
about thirty4eyery year, These figures
are. very insignifcanE when placed be-
side. those concerning the ship-building
on the Clyde but the United States re-,
turns for the four last years show some
very remarkable results. Thus the ton
mage of vessels constructed was 22f,O00
tons in 1872 ,al266, 600 tons III 1874, go
600 tons III 1875, and 204,oOO tons in
1876. Upon the other hand, there has,
been a rapid decrease in > the number
of serew-steamers., built on the Clyde
since 1S7z3-from 126 in that year to .113
II, 1876, and to 50 last year. There has
not been any decrease in the number of
paddle-wheeii steamers, of which Is
were built last year, against IA in 1872
and 10 in 1874; but iii the United States.
the yard Of Mr.. Roach--one,e of the
largest ship builders in, the country =
has turned out SO paddle-wheelsteamers
with a total tonnage of SO, $50 tons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-12
A Rather Neat SWindle.

!. Yesterday morning tall Well-dressed
young man called at the Russell House
and inquired fol. Mr.. Edward III. Perry,
of Buffalo. He was shown to Mr.. Perry''s
room, and introduced himself to that
gentleman as being son of James Il.
Madison, cashier of the Manufacturers
and Traders Bank of Buffalo. He stated
that he was on his way home from Mani
tou Springs, Colorado, whittier he had
gone for the benefit of his health, and
that while stopping in the city he hadbeen
robbed of a pocketbook containing $17O
He modestly added thatin consequence
of his sudden misfortune he felt himself
compelled to ask Mr.. Perry, whom he
knew by reputation and name, for the,
loan. of 500 to- enable him to return
home. The young man, to show good
faith, you know, rendered MIR. Perry a
solitaire diamond ring, which he sa1d
no money in the world could buy, as II
had been presented to him by his tain
er. He requested Mr. Perry to hofd
the ring as security untH he returned
to Buffalo, when he would return the
money advanced. rsAa haa si
The unhesitaney and falnillarityrwitht
which he spoke Of prominent business
men in Buffalo, and theappafantly An-
affected irRehuoukpess sof his hahner,
convened thesimLG@siou that tie y1uhg
man was really the Buffalo bankers
son., and consequently Mr.. Perry adj
vvanced the sum Ire required. With a
warm shake 1.-THE hand the, young
man, profuse in his expression. of graft
tude, took his departure. The ring was
paste,-DetroH Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-12

and the railroads that might be expect
ed to transport the grain; to the Bsltic
are largely in military uses The Rus
sian harvest will necessarily be inter
fercd with by the. Withdrawal of nnen to
the army The home consumption of
wheat in Russia, though ordinarily very
small, will undoubtedly be increased by
the war. Roumania usually exports
about 100000 bushels annually. a
large part of this goes to Southern
Europe, and the deficiency in this sup
ply in consequence of the war will
probably require to be supplied from
the United States The shipments of
wheat from British India to Great
Britain and the continent in 1876
amounted to say 1888, 333 bushels. In
1877 the total shipments may amount
to 100000 bushels Australia will, it
is thought, have less surplus wheat to
export from the new crop. to be har-
vested in December than she had in
.1S75-'76. Of France, the London Mil
lery of Aug. 6, says: France Should
in an ordinary year be able to spare. us
something of her crop, but in the pres
ent situation, when stocks are exceeding
" low, and when the political horizon is
very clouded. it may be doubted wheth-
er she will do So It thus appears from
these statistics that while the supply in
the United States will exceed the usual
annual average by at least 25,0oo,oOo
bushels there is little doubt that England
alone will demand from the United
States certainly this amount more than
her usual annual average. From these
facts it is concluded that if the present
crop is not hurried upon the market
that there should be. no decline in
prices. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-12
The wheat crop OF the United States for
the years since 1870 IS given as follows:
The exports for. the past six years

The total aggregate Of the six years
crops from 1870 to 1875 inclusive, was
l,649, 1000, 900 bushels, and our exports in
the same period So, 94S, ZIG bushels, So
that we exported only a little over % per
cent. of these aggregate crops, leaving
an average of 2OS,942, 900 bushels as Our
annual consumption of wheat for food
aud seed. Allowing for increase ofpopu
lation the home consumption Of wheat
is now estimated at 100000 bushels,
thus leaving 109OOO,O0O bushels of our
present crop for export. Of this at least
25,O0O,00O bushels will be needed for
other countries than Great Britain, leay
ing 100000 bushels for that market,
which must therefore draw on other
sources for the remainder of its supply
At the present time England receives
of her total Importation of wheat about
SO per cent. from America which for the
last twenty years has been rapidly SUI
perseding Russia as the wheat purYeyor
of Great Britain. In that time the
United States proportion of British inn
ports of wheat has increased from % to
IS per cent while the Russian proper
ton has fallen from % to II per cent.
Great Britain has usually imported
about 100000 bushels OF wheat annu-
ally from Russia, while the other coun-
tries of Europe have taken rather more
than 100000 bushels from the same
source. The total annual exports Of
wheat from Russia have for ten years
averaged about 49,ooe,ooo' bushels. !"
the last six months, however the R,issio-
Turkish war has almost cut off this
source of supplyto great Britain and the
Continent. The Black Sea is blockaded,