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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-22

ca far rs she could, the city has lent her
aid by extending her sewerage system and
yster-mains wa to the front gate OF the col
Ie@e. on Ryland street. From there II.
inch sewer was last summer carried
through and under that portion OF the
building which connects the centre ana
south wings lying iarthest IRON 'ne uor.
mitories, and into when the elegani
Closets. built of brick, cement, stone, and
ron have been placed. n G-inch water
nine was laid from the same entrance
through % the archway, and extends, like
.he cnlvert, as far as the Ness Hall and
Professor Harris's residence.
At ihe suggestion Of Superintendent
Davis. Of the water-works, "plug" was
nIaced at suitable point behind the build
ing and at the end Of the 5.inch pipe,
witch will be invaluable in case OF IRE:
There Is also bydrant in the yard, and all
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
A Big CataWba Cotton Mill.

Special Correspondence Of the Chronicle.
MONBO, n. c., October 1.-THE MonbO
Manufacturing Company. operating forty
two plaid looms and $50 spindles, and
turning out goods of superior quality,
which find ready sale in both Southern
and Northern markets, i situated on the
Catawba River, within IA hundred yards OF
the Statesville and Catawba Fall bridge,
seven miles from Trautman's, on the II.
& @. r. R., and eight miles from Catawba
Station, on the Western North Carolina
Railroad. After a suspension OF opera
tions for five months, as the Catawba Man.
ufacturing Company, it was purchased
May 2, 1882, by Mr.. G. l.. Turner. OF
Turnersburg, and w. d. Turner, a prom
inent lawyer Of Statesville, and has been
in ruccessful operation since that time un-
der the firm name Of Turner Brothers. 1t
is under the immediate direction of Mr..
G.. L. Turner, thoroughly educated gen
tleman and practical business manager.
The weaving, spinning and dying de
partments are managed respectively by
Messrs James Grsdale, w. l.. Sanders
and Zack Young, who are all steady, in
dustrious and competent. The operatives
are well cared for, paid literally for their
work and enjoy good social and religious
surroundings. In addition to the factory
Messrs. Turner Brothers conduct general
store, where goods are sold at fair prices,
and all kinds OF marketable produce
bought.
AT some future time will say something
of the Long Island factory owned by
Turner Brothers. and the Shuford Gold
Mine, five miles from this point. We look
upon THE CHRONICLE as the ne plus ultra
of North Carolina journalism.
DU PRE-
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
THE BIG BRIDGE.
1.-THE CHRONICLES CORES
PONDENT IN LOVE WITH 1T.
4 Place To w ander at Night. 40 Write
Poems and To ID re am of Years BE nd
Our Civilization,

Special Correspondence of Gae C'tronacic.
NEW YORK. October l..-At the risk
Of wearying your readers, / shall post
pone my letter concerning the Negro In
New York. aud say what l haye for -
week been wishing TO say about the Big
Bridge. II is an old topic, I know, as we
count news now-that is to say, anything
becomes old the day after ii comes into
existence. But must insist upon il that
the Bridge (which | shall always spell
with big 81 is Yet news. for ii has Just
now come to be itself. Before the cars
began to run on ii. and so long a. a GER
tain class OF persons were complaining
and calling it 4 failure. you could not
really get an unpreiudced idea OF the inn
mense Thing.
But now everybody has taken 1t for
granted. The big speeches made at It's
opening, and the long descriptions OF IL
which were published everywhere then
have been forgotten. We now have the
Bridge itself
am not going TO tell again how high il
is, how much money it cost, or how many
people go over IL every day. You know
that old story. And yet no man who has
not walked over this Thing time and
again, ridden over it time and again, and
fingered on it time and again, and thought
about it time and again, can have an ade-
quate idea of it.
We have built many big structures in
America, and have done many wonderful
things. Consider the harbors and rail-
roads and cities, and the number Of them I!
Mans gigantic handiwork has become SO
common in this age OF complicated ma
chinery that we hardly stop TO think eve n
Of such thing as the building OF city.
But this bridge will last longer than any
thing else we have done. 1t is bigger than
any other material achievement on the
continent.
II a person comes to knowit thoroughly
to walk over it habtually, to view the
two great cities from it early when the
throng of busy walkers are going one way,
and late, when it is returning, and at mid
night, when it is still packed-seeing the
thousands of lights on the ships in the
harbor along the wharves, up in the heart
of either city, and the spectator above
them all-therc is sermon and a poem
in this
What becomes of the people who pass
and pass again? How do they earn their
living ? Why do they pay one cent and
walk rather than two cents and ride on
| ferry-boats? Is it poverty, or are they a..
| sentimental?
When another civilization shall have
| taken che place of ours, when another
people come and wonder what manner OF
mound-buil1ers we were; when these
| splendid cities are in ruins and this arch
| way shall have fallen down, these pillars
| will tell more of our history than any
| thing that now stands on American soil
| [ never tire of the Bridge! Since it was
| opened have walked it five or six times
| every week, and now can find no better
rest than a stroll there. 1t is the one
thing we have that is big enough never tC
| become commonplace. ,. L.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
Col. Waddcu for Congress.

Special Correspondence Of ose Chronicle -
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Oct. 14.--Col. Alfred
81. Waddell, formerly editor OF the Journal.
Observer. who has recently returned here
from Warm Springs TO make Charlotte his
home, said in conversation the other day
that he proposed 10 give somebody lively
tussle for the Congressional nomination in
the Carolina Central District" The Colo
mel has many warm friends all over the
district, and he stands as good a chance as
any one for the nomination. His past ex-
perience in the House OF Representatives,
his acknowledged ability, and his great
popularity make him a good man for North
Carolina TO have in Washington.
1t is rumored here that Maj. w. J. Yates
is to commence At an early date the publ
cation OF a new Democratic daily.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
DOCTOR TYRE YORK.
Col. Wheeler thinks him the strongest
man the Republicans can nominate
for Governor.

Col. Wheeler thinks him the strongest
man the Republicans can nominate
for Governor.
Special Correspondence of the Chronicle.
WILKEsBoRo, N. c., Oct. II, 'S3 Col
w. Fl. Wheeler, Collector of Revenue in
the Fifth District, recently expressed the
opinion that Tyre York possessed more
points of availability as candidate for
Governor than any other man he could
mention of the Republican party in North
Carolina. When it is remem bered that Col
| Wheeler was bitterly antagonstic to DR..
York during the last campaign, this state
ment will sound peculiarly striking. York
is undoubtedly man of much strength in
his section, or he never would have carried
his district over SO popular man as Rob
bins, and that, too, when there were dissen-
tions in the Republicans ranks.
In that campaign he rode from place to
place on the back of little shaggy brown
mule. He is tall, and a typical mountain
eer. His people love him with devotion
equal to that shown for Zeb. Vance. He
tells a joke-the genuine tar heel variety
with rare vivacity, but is quiet and sedate
/ when off the stump He knows the needs
/ Of his constituents, and they can rest as
sured he will attend to them in Congress.
i He will hardly be a conspicuous figure on
! the floor Of the House, but in the rooms of
/ the committees he will put in some pretty
effective work.
He is really Democrat still, though Re
! publicans and Democrats both elt cted him
to office. He is decidedly of the Davlo
Davis sty lie Of politician, and considers him
| self subservient to no particular party,
though it is generally thought here that he
| will, to a great extent, vote with the Re
publicans.
It is impossible to ascertain his prefer
ence as to the Speakership, or to get at his
ideas on the tariff. He certainly believes
in the maxim that "sllence is golden.'' He
will have little or no opposition for a re
nomination among the Republicans, and il
will take strong Democrat to beat him.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
A Pen Picture of WinstOn'S Thrift
Editorial Correspondence in Mt. airy Ne,cs.

Winston, as ever. is in the van. Building,
manufacturing, buying, selling seemed on
general boom. After time we were
able to find hod bearer who would pause
sufficiently long to tell us how to get
through the city, literally a world OF boxes,
carts, drays, wagons, buggies, coaches,
carriages and buses. all seemingly on a
''grand bust" Women, children, men
and boys, going, coming, laughing, talk
ing, moving, rushing, running, flying. We
could find no place for a pause on the
street without being in somebody's way
and having no time to dodge. We whip
ped through without a halt, more than
ever impressed with the fact that Winston
is one of the most industrious and pros
porous towns in the State.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
Break the Fry.Pan.

Special Correspondence 0fMe Chrontcte
WILLIS CREEK, n. c., October 17.-In
these lightning times the merchants spell
sacks sax. axe AK, and one in the back
woods spells socks s-O-X. Progressively
then, if stew-pan is stew-pan, why is
not fry-pan fry-pan, instead OF a
frying pan?
What more terrible enemy has the hu-
man race than the fry-pan? In the inter-
dependence of soul and body one OF these
weapons is as deadly almost as sin itself
AS an old army veteran, I have seen
more soldiers fall by one Of these with a
lick, side of the heat) than 1 ever saw from
mortar shells of the enemy. A real vet
eran could dodge either. The range re-
quired is short, and either blood or gravy
is sure to flow. In domestic life they make
an amiable husband a snarl. In Il bust
ness way they make merchants and farm
ers think they are broke. They make
friends suspicious of each other.
All these things come from fried food
I once saw quaint doctor diognose pa
tient, and wound up by telling him that
it was another case of that domestic fry
ing pan. AS an enemy to our moral ma
ture the damage is incalculable. Feed a
man on fried pork and you rever see him
at the mourners' bench. Big meetings in-
crease in interest till the chickens give
out. Fried chicken is not so bad A
sound body with good digestive machinery
is necessary vehicle for good soul to
travel in. Circumstances alter cases, and
your friend will meet you at daylight for a
drive if his wife don't give him fried meat
for supper, and the only thing he'd hunt
would be the author of all evil himself.
Send round copies of the New Testament It
and take up the fry-pans. A few CHRoN-
ICLEs would help the respondent. I'm
so glad you are cheerful. May your NOR
ais never be lowered by the use of a fried
irving pan. CUPID.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
Price S Cents.
GEN. ROBERT TooMRs.
How tho Great Unrecon.,rue,.a u
Lives.

Sso1ssl Ce~rrsgoAdcncr - GAe cA-ss-.A-s.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. Is Yes. Gencral
Ioombs Is . very familiar figure on chr
streets And hc never comes TO town but
ne gathers about him gcoIly number O,
takers. Even iu these years O, his 10
cline no man can leave him after an hour
OF conversation without amaxement lie
Is the grandcst wreck living In all her
tl'ustrious history, Georgia has produced
no man who WAS his intellectual superior
perhaps never one @ho WAS his equal
That he lacked financial ability was a ,r..-
qnent criticism In past years which Will bc
familiar TO your older readers But Ia.
daring aud the grasp Il his mind was al
ways wonderful. In all history II would
be difficult 10 find more bold or undaun,-
cd BIT of rhetoric than his famous threat
10 call the roll OF his slaves about Bunker
Hill monument.
He lives (mourning for hi. wife Just nosyl
much "a he has livei ever sinor the wa.
At the quiet village Of Washington. Hc is
uncompromising. vain aud profsne. lie
has accumulated. chiefly by the practice
o: the law, one OF the largest fortunes In
the state yet more hospiiable and open
handed and open hearted mau never lived
His health Is periodically precarious he
Is very stout. rich liver and n careless
man OF his health but the wonderful VI.
tality with which nature endowed him
may yet last great many years. Before
he became so corpulent, every body
knows, he was one OF the hand.omcst st
men In the Union. Even now. when care
lessncss OF health aud dissipation have
done what they could, he is "A noble look
Ing mana man like the portraits of the
great Englishmen, such "a man M God
gives the world nj some hat rare intervals,
massive, gigantic, strong In every way ex-
cept In saving common-scnse aud that pru-
dence which can make great intcllec,s IA
useful TO the world as they are wonderful.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20

An Interesting Letter about the People.
the Politics and the Industries OF
Jackson County.

Special C1rreSlondence of The C.ronicle
EAST Ia PORTE. n c., Oct. 15-We had
until the recent rains the driest season ever
known in Jackson county. Many OF our
fine mountain springs failed, and Iucka-
siege river was never before known 10 be
so low as il was this summer. Although
our growing crops were in njured the loss
will be partly compensated for by the fine
crop of apples and peaches, the most Of
which our farmers have saved by means Of
evapora,ors There is "a fine crop of chin
quepins and chestnuts. too, An item with
pork reisers.
We are going ahead up in Jackson. There
was drove of fine beef cattle shipped from
Caney Fork to Richmond, Va. q few weeks
since. Jack son county is warmer, has
lo' ger seasons, and is more productive than
some of its adjoining counties and will. as
soon as the railroad track is laid, attract
considerable attention. The people are very
liberal in their views and hospltable to
strangers. This i. a fine climate for peaches.
Many persons have found the grape also
very profitable By manufacturing ii into
wine, which always brings a ready cash
price. Those who do not make use of the
cultivated grape, such as the Catawb ba and
the Isabella, use our common forest grape.
Yet the frying pan is quite favorite.
There is very little interest in politics l
think that either Col. T. NJ. Holt or Gen
Scales for Governor will make strong
ticket in Westerh North Carolina. Our
people would prefer some one to head the
ticket who lives in the Fifth District, as that
saved the Democracy in last election. Sena-
tor w. w. Jones, Of HendersOnville is u
popular man IN this District He will be
requested by his many friends to run for
some prominent position next year. His
record in the last Legislature has thorough
ly established him in the confidence os our
people. x.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
ANTI.MOTT ORGAN AT RALEIGH.
Young and KeOgh's Newspaper that
John Spellman and George Latham
to

are to Edit.
Special Correspondence Of the Chronicle.
STATEsvILLR, n. c.. Oct.-It was an
nounced here sometime ago that the Am6ri-
can, DR.. Motifs organ, was to suspend on
certain day. It is now reported that the
paper will be continued, the former an
nouncement to the contrary notwithstand
ing. have another piece of information
which is suggested by the above, and which
is to great extent the outgrowth of it. On
or about the first of November there will be
started in the city of Raleigh weekly cam
paign paper, the name ct which lave been
unable to learn. 1t vii! hs the organ Of
Ike Young, and Tom Keogh vii! have m
interest in it. The former material of the
State journal will be used, and doubtless
also that of the old Neobernian. John
Spellman and George Latham of the last
named paper will be the editors, so the re-
port goes.
The interesting part of the rumor is, that
this new journalistic venture is to be deci-
dedly anti Mott in its tendencies. 1t is said
that John Spellman was to have been paid
by DR.. Mott certain amounts for his ser
vices on the State Journal last campaign
These accounts have never been settled, SO
l understand.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
versal custom to hold it at Raleigh, but il
the convention is to be held anywhere else
we would nominate Asheville.

versal custom to hold it at Raleigh, but il
the convention is to be held anywhere else
we would nominate Asheville.
Tvrrell.
COLUMBIA. The people generally de-
sire the convention held In Raleigh.
Nothing is heard to the contrary.
Union.
MONROE. AS place to sit in conven-
tion the Democrats favor any central, ac-
cessible point, bnt they may object to
Raleigh on account of the local influence
which that city has or is supposed to have;
but no really strong opposition to it has
yet been developed. Republican prefer
ence-they have none.
HENDERSON. Both parties prefer Raj
eigh.
FOREsTvILLE. Prefer the convention
held at Raleigh.
WILSON. We prefer that the conven-
ton should be held at Goldsboro or Green's
boro; rather not at Raleigh.
ToIsNoT. 1 think both parties here
want their conventions in Raleigh
Wayne.
GOLDSBORO. The Democrats of Wayne
are anxious to have the convention here.
The enterprising editor OF the messenger
first made the suggestion, and offers his
large and well-arranged opera house for
the use of the convention. The two large
hotels and the boarding houses can take
care Of all. or nearly all, the delegates,
and the citizens would open their homes
to all who could not be otherwise accom-
dated. GOldsbOrO is accessible from all
points, and would surely ''spread herself
if she should be honored with the con
vention. The Republicans also would be
glad to have their convention here, but
they take less interest in the matter than
the Democrats.
Watauga.
BOONE. We would prefer Statesville as
the place to hold the convention, but
would be satisfied with Raleigh. Do not
carry it to Greensboro or to Charlotte.
We fear the rings OF those places
Warren.
WARRENTON. Raleigh.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
Notes from Chatham

Specia1 C0Trespondence o7 Ue CHRONICLE.
PITTsBORO, October 16.-For the past
five weeks THE CHRONICLE has been on
trial before the people. The verdict is
that it is ably conducted, bold, independ-
ent, incisive, fresh and newsy-that it is a
decided success in journalism. and that it
will soon become a power in the land.
If any man in the State can fill the
place late occupied by Ruffin, Merrimon
is the man. The Governor has subjected
himself to harsh criticism for Offering the
place to Mr.. Schenck, and at the same
time OF claiming (if the Ne,cs and Observer
correctly reported him) the credit of think.
ing only of Merrimon in connection there
with. Schenck's appointment would not
have satisfied the people. CHATHAM.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
FROM AN EXCELLENT SOURCE.
A RumOr that the Republicans of the
First District May Nominate Mr..
King. of Pitt

Special Correspondence of The Chronicle.
VANDEMERE, n. c., October 1e.-Your
correspondent has been made to under
stand by various intimations from promi-
nent Republicans of this section that the
approaching convention, which is to NOM
mate candidate for Congress to oppose
Mr.. I. G. Skinner, will settle down un-
hesitatingly upon Mr.. w. NJ. King, of Pitt
county. Mr. King ran as a Liberal can
didate for the State Legislature from Pitt
last canvass, and was elected by good
sized majority. The Republicans say he
can develop more strength among the
members of that party, and attract more
accessions from the Democratic ranks
than any other man in the district They
say that now, since the Democrats have
set the ball in motion of bringing forward
new men, they must do the same thing,
and they seem to think that Mr.. King is
the man for them to nominate.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
The Chronicles Notion Takes.
From the Ldatring,ay Exchange.

We endorse the growing sentiment, that
there should be two additional Judges to
the State Supreme Court Bench. The
fact. that the health of Judges billiard and
Ruffin gave away under the great pressure
of over-work, argues the propriety Of such
action. Three men can't do the work OF
five
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
Enterprise in Durham County.

The three committeeman i'm the Pinv
Grove district are widowers-an excellent
chance for some school marin to get
situatiOn-no better.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
Hold Fast to IT.

From the Western Curolini0n.
We know of no Protection Democrats
about here, not even to follow Gen. Scales
if he should be inclined that way.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20
A RAILROAD TO DANBURY.
A Branch of the Cape Fear and Yad-
kin valley Road to be Built from
Walnut Cove.

Special Correspondence Of The Chronicle.
DANBURY, n. c., Oct. l5.-The citi-
Zens' railroad committee of Stokes county
at a meeting held the latter part OF last
month appointed Messrs. K. Is. Glenn. S.
B. Taylor and n. w. Pepper as delegates
to appear before the Cape Fear and Yad-
kin Valley Railroad syndicate, which met
at Greensboro on the Sd inst, to represent
the interest OF the county in the matter OF
a branch road from Walnut Cove to the
town Of Danbury. The result OF the
hearing was that the syndicate agreed
to have the proposed branch surveyed,
and estimates made as to the cost
Of grading the same. The syndicate ap-
pointed committee to confer with the
Danbury committee after the surveys and
estimates are made, which committee will
be authorized to make contracts for grad
ing the road, building depot, and other
necessary work The building OF this
road to Danbury will open up fine coun-
try, and give our place a long needed
boom. We are in the midst Of a great
mining region whose valuable ores have
never been fully mined. Once the ad-
vantages of railroad are offered, DAN
bury will develop into veritable Bir-
mingham. La imagination we can already
see the smoke from huge rolling mills, and
hear the noise of ponderous hammers.