Year: 1860

! ET~m Our Own Reporter.


SALISBURY, N. c., April %, 1860.


Dear Progress After q pleasant ride of L
hours find myself III this ancient borough, com
fortably lodged at the old, but popular establish
ment known as the Mansion House.


Coming up this morning. when just in sight o
Goldsboro were met by couple of very po
lite good looking young men who had been sen
out by the two very accommodating proprietor
of the two deservedly popular hotels. at that place
| tor the purpose of giving a cordial invitation
to their respective houses, which they did by pre-
senting with a ticket, complimentary of course
and on arriving at the station we were met by
about dozen gentlemen, of African descent, who
manifested extreme anxiety to escort to the
dinner table. Well. you know how such things
puzzle man, so l was somewhat perplexed to
know which invitation to accept but finally de-
termined to go to Bakers inasmuch as his agent
had placed his card in my hand first, and I have
had no cause to regret it yet though l have no
doubt that Grswold would have given me Just as
good dinner as he did.


At Raleigh we were detained awhile waiting
for the Northern train. When it came it brought
a considerable crowd, among whom there was one
delegate on his way to the Charleston Convention.





he was, however, very good looking man
rather better looking than Democrats usually are
but then guess they always select their best
looking ones to send from home.


Speaking of good Hotels reminds of Miss
Nancy HiIliard's supper house at the Company IS
Shops. Now it's no use talking,-the New bern
and Godsboro Hotels reputed good houses,
and SO they are, but not when compared with
Miss Nancy's Indeed, if she a few years
younger. think I would go by her house on my
way to any point whithersoever l might be steer
ing, ust to get one of her good suppers and hear
her ringing voice as she orders the servants to
bring the biscuits, eggs, sc Really, it
does seem pity that any lady who can get up
such good eating and who can step SO nmbly and
gracefully around her guests while she distributes
to each his portion in due season, should ever
grow old old or decrepid.


While we were taking supper at the Shops a
coffin enclosing the remains of a lady who had
recently died, was placed upon the train to be
brought TO this place for interment. Her name
have forgotten. Her husband died only mouth
ago.


Having arrived here late tonight, have been
unable to many people or hear much of the
gossip of the town. l SAW, however, the bills of
the Parker Family the desk and learned from
Mr.. Rowzee that they drawing very good
houses except rainy nights, of hich there
have been three very recently, giving the farmers
d tiue season


| noticed several objects Of interest my way
up which have not time to mcrtio!i as it IS now
II o'clock. One, however, will call your atten-
ton to-that is the Military Academy at
Hills boro', which, when completed, will not only
be an ornament to the town, but to the State oc-
cupying, as it does, commanding view from the
village and Railroad, and yet sufficiently removed
from both TO prevent any annoyance from either.
l am glad to hear that your friends of the Watch
man and Banner are both we'll and prosperous
They are still pitching into politics with their
usual zeal, though rumor has it that the Banner
man has rather tough time of it. Ad valorem,
they say, is rather a dangerous subject for him up
in this mountain country, inasmuch as the good
points of the question are all on one side. L will
not be able to see either of them until return,
as l go West early i'll the morning. So, good
night.