The Greensborough patriot [March 11, 1859]

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J± Family Newspaper-Devoted to ^Politics, Literature, -A-gricialture, Manufactures, Commerce, and. Miscellaneous Heading.
fOLUME XX. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1859. NUMBER 10c&
Bus I it r ss ©arts.
. f Ili:i>GK«-0«K, ATToKSEV AT LAW,
1 V.ri-M:, N C. Feb. 17. 1858. «"2 tf.
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■ «I3 i. l.OXCi, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
* *•" GBEENSBOBOUOH, N. C.
lliK».. —I. %—. HHJU, LKXINOTON, N. C.
■I'ORTU & ITI,I:Y. COMMISSION AND
\\ , , Merchants, Feyetterule, H. C
»• C. rBEEMAW, WITH ABBOTT, JONES*
\ ,* ; , rters and Jobbers of Staple Hid Fancy
• * ... . 153 Market Street, Philadelphia.
■ MOBT. BROWN, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
. . N C., »ill attend to all business en-
*'_;.. . ...... March 26, 1868. U77 ly.
R% i. L. K K. I» PA¥liE, COPARTNERS
. . ; dedicine, Obstetrics andtjurge-
.... .. '.. C.
»-i"ii linn. poKTi:R*i(;oRitELL,
\ . . roTJ. PATRICK, Wholesale and Re-
* fiuj'i-'i-*!*- Greensborough, N. C.
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20 tf
(■- 11 || M I. .Miiiaintiuufiaucctiuurrear iauni.d.i WM ihiuoilvefstnailte-
V . .leal r in TIN and SI1EKT IRON
j.j (.. '.•; STOVES, \c, High Point, N. C.
nK*. COFFIN & COBLE, JAMESTOWN,
., , ■ †1 themselves together for the
. "«»«!PRACTN'INtl MEDICINE in all its various
. .- J attention given to SURGERY. Of-
,'_.,; i:. Depot. F< 1869. 24 tf.
,.K,jlMi:s It. II.4L.L.. HAVING KKMOVED
| ,,.,.. -i. N. <'., offers his Professional
,.j ih j Office on West Market Street,
• .,.-•.,:.— !• • oupied a« a residence by Hon.
:'.,, \ >,< liner. »• rnary, 1858. !i73tf
t «U COPAB1 HERSHIP.—I. A. LONG &
I^ j ; i .. lit. Greensborough, N. C, liaving
i •,. •.- ea in the practice of the law, in the
.,..!,.. 1 county, will promptly attend to all
t»t>HTn . ! • i i leir car.1. .Ian. ]S'>8. 967 tf
f il!«X If. PAWWE, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
»j ......•!• lancntly located in Greensborough, N.
\. .,••••. i' • I ,|'- of Randolph Davidson and
'i.v.i promptly attend to the collection of all
.. .,-... I In bi- hands. Jan. it, 1857. 916 tf
U-1TM>X .Si, HEARS, GENERAL (OMMIS-
« .a Merchants, :'l Barling Slip. New York.—
,1 .• ••.• •. | dd to the -ale of Grain. Cotton and
••.-. .!•!.• "i l rodui ts. JtyjfLilicral advances made
.- ■?,::.".. -. 915 tf
? .:;::«..:•. WORKS.—GEORGE HEINRICH,
*'i !.'"■. ■†trer ofMonuments, Tombs, Head-stones,
...a. reduced prices, OPPOSITE THE DEPOT,
•.-••■ i ii..?'i. "». C fcr,'' Orders from a distance
;■:•.','.;. 971 tf
irHIBIKTOV SUEPPERD, ATTORNEY
1 li LAW, Salem, N. t'.. but now of
Irwiiitoii. (ieor^ia.
'■-'.'. |'i'i« '. <• iii the counties of Wilkinson. Twiggs,
...... r .; Irwin, Wilcox, TelS'air, Montgom-iad
Washington Jan. 21,1859. ly
i «»KI».~J. V. Jollee lias puirliased
\\ s iH lull. •• large and well selected STOCK of
|:»tlilfi». Bool*. Minis and Hats, which he
■ .. < :•... .." jA - ASH, ur to punctual customers
■'..■•r: credit
"•t -!-i •.-. : " 8tf
I iW KOTIC'E.—The undersigned has removed
i/i».'i.H'..-. he intention to devote himself
| .:'% !.• t.-.. i of th.- law. He will attend the
••• in ail ••. iff surrounding counties, and will also
■ -■•ii.'e l (■■...v the Supreme Conrfl at italeigh.
in. I. I"...'. •in 1». K. Mi-RAE.
. ' LU N J. M. CLAKK.
:.e.::\ & CLARK, COMMISSION MER-l
HAMS. Wilmington, M. C. Prompt per-
'. attend >n given t>- consignments of Naval Stores,
•i .-r •■•:.■ i Country Produce, for sale or shipment.
••'•. in 1..: .-. • Cement, Hair, iic.
tii-^ri •-••. :• . ly
JAMES m. I:D«:V. 147 Cbambers-xt,
New York, buys every kind of Merchandize on the
best terms, and forwards for 2J per cent, commission.
Dealer in Pianos, Parlor Organs, Organ Melodeons,
Melodeons, Harps, Guitars, Stools, Covers, Music, etc.,
wholesale and retail. All Instruments warranted.
Agent for " Lindsay's Patent Pump," Garden En-gine,
etc. Circulars of Instruments and Pumps sent
free on application. Refers to John A. Gilmer, C. P
MenJcnhall, D. L. Swain, and others. 950
RL. l»OA \ .M.i.-s Photographic CJal-
• Icry is now opened, andCameotypes, Melaino-types.
and AMBROTYPES, which aannot be surpassed
for DURABILITY and liKAUTY arc taken in Lockets,
Pins and Cases, lo suit the tastes and purses of all.—
Having permanently located in Greensborough, they
confidently expect a liberal patronage.
Bfcy" Call and examine Specimens, and learn the
Prices. Rooms formerly occupied by A. Starrett, sec-ond
-lory of Garrett's brick building, Wtet Market St.,
Greensborough, N. C. March, 1868. 971 tf
(1 i:ORGG II. KELLY. COMMISSION MER-
~W chant, nnd Dealer in Family Groceries and Pro-visions.
No. 11, North Water Street. WILMINGTON, N.
C. Will keep constantly on hand. Sugars, Coffees, Mo-lasses,
Cheese, Flour, Butter, Lard, Soap, Candles,
Crackers, Starch, Oils. Snuffs, &c.
Refrrences:—(I. G. Parsley, President of Commercial
Rank; John McRae, President Bank of Wilmington,
Wilmington, N. C. A. M. Gorman, Rev. R. T. Henin,
Raleigh. J. & P. Garret, David McKnight, Greensbo-rough,
N. C.
%\t fettufftotrajji Hatoi
H. S. SHERWOOD. JAMES A. LONG.
SHERWOOD & LONG,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
CIIIARL.ES S. FEATHER.
J WHOLESALE DEALER IN
BOOTS. SHOES AND BBOCIANS,
No. 49 North Third Street, abov« Market St.,
Philadelphia,
Respectfully solicits the attention of Merchants to his
stock of City and Eastern Manufacture, adapted to the
trade of Norh Carolina.
ttif Particular attention paid to Orders.
Refers with permission to Messrs. J. B & J, Sloan,
Greensborough, N. C. Oct. 8, 1858. ly
STEVENSON & BOWEN,
(I.ATK STKVKNSON, BOWKS 4 NESMITT,)
Wholesale Dealer-, in Dry Goods,
HAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
Daniel M. Zimmerman.
formerly of LINCOLNTON, N. C. and romoved to the
large Store So. S3 Xorth :$rd Street, below
Arch, where an increased stock will be kept, and
inducements offered e-iual to any house in the trade.
Philadelphia, Jan. 1M, 1859. 19 6m
JM. BOTIIBOC'K, O. B. S., RESPECT-
• fully oilers his professional services to the citizens
of Greensborough, and all others who desire operations
performed on the TEETH in the latest and best style.
Persons unacquainted, can have any satisfactory refer-ence
as to character, skill, &c . &C.: ami the advantage
of eight years constant practice in MEDICINE AND
DENTISTRY*, with erery new discovery that is valua-ble.
afe^= He has famished his OPERATING ROOMS
on Market Street, second story of Garrett's brick build-ing,
jihere he will always be found unless professionally
absent. April 29, 1858. 982 tf
DP. (IREGC, DENTIST, (GRADUATE OF
• the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery) having
located himself permanently in this village, respectfully
tenders his professional services to its citizens and those
of the surrounding country. He deems it unnecessary
to publish long lists of testimonials, as he hopes to have
sufficient opportunity to evince personally to those
having diseased denture?, whatever qualifications he
may have to practice in the varied departments of the
profession. ANY CALL WILL IJE PROMPTLY' AT-j
TENDED TO. Office on South Elm Street, next door
to the Patriot Office, Greensboro', N. C 759
TERMS: *S.OO A YEAR, IW ADTANCE
Rates of Advertising.
ONE dollar per square for the first week, and twenly-five
cents fer every week thereafter. TWELVE LINKS oa
LESS making a square. Deductions made in favor of
standing matter as follows:
3 MONTHS. 6 MONTHS. 1 TEAR.
One square, $3 60 $5 50 $8 00
Twosquares, 7 00 10 00 14 00
Three " 10 00 15 00 20 00
NORTH CAROLINA RAIL ROAD.
Extracts from a communication, published "tn
the Lexington Flag, of May 23rd 1856.
In a late number of the Lexington Flag I
noticed a publication calling for information
in regard to Gov. Bragg's administration
and management of the above road; and as
I am a large Stockholder in the road and feel
a deep interest in its prosperity, 1 have con-cluded
so communicato a few facts in regard
to this matter.
In the first place, then, and as the first
blunder in a long series which have been
committed since, when Gov. Reid, in exer-cising
the power coniered upon him by his
office, appointed eight out of twelve direc-tors
to manago the N. C. R. Road, he put in
a majority of young and inefficient men who
had no qualification whatever, except that
they were Democrats. It is true Gov. Bragg
did appoint two very good men, Giles Me-bane"
and Paul Cameron, but what could
they do when Young America was still so
largely in the majority.
And in the second place, without saying
anything about the many miserable blunders
committed before the road was finished, we
will notice some of the facts of this young
Democracy some of whom I think very like-ly
had never seen a railr<" .d or a locomotive.
And first as to the amount of salaries exhib-iting
a degree of extravagance, which will
always swallow up the profits of the road
and consequently depreciate the value of the
stock.
Charles Fisher, President, receives $2,500
Garnett, chief Engineer " 2,500
A gentleman by the name »f Rob-ens
receive 3,200
Three gentlemen $1,200 each 3,000
Six conductors $000, each 3,000
Four Freight conductors $400,
each 1,000
Twenty two road masters S360,
each and board, 7,220
I*. SPERRY, of North Carolina,
i With WM. GRAYDON & CO.,
•rtits and JOMMI o Dry tioods, 4r, PARK
l*E and 11 B UtCLAY STREET,
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i Geo. 11. Seeley,
i «n i«. t Wm A. Scott.
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■■. I!. Bt,« : •• . BEVNOLD8. | J. H. BoWLANIl.
»OWI.%M» &• REYNOLDS, SUCCESSORS
<1 11 An I. •■• u .v. Reynolds, Grocers and Commission
b*n*«, N.'Pl'ol.K. Va. fyvfVny particular nt-
•:i lo the -."'.• nf I li ir. Grain, Tobacco, etc., avoid-
BnneeeaSary charges, and rendering prompt re-
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»J. II. SilKKSEY. COMMISSION MER-i
■-■ i:.t :.:. i < em ral Igent, M< rehead City, N. C.
.••■-i.i ».. i v. in i ing, receiving and forwarding
t pm ind merchandise.
\r .. t. .v. .1. M. Morehead, Greensborongh, N.
■ ■•> H. Haugl -. Esq., Newberne, N. <'. Dr. F.
. V. imington, N. C. II. A. London, Esq.. Pitts-
. .. VI'. June I. 1858. 987 tf
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r.\B\C;TO\ JEWELRY STORE.—
ibcr has on hand ihe fine GOLD LE-
'-"• :• til..- manufactured by Johnson of Liver-
.- ! !• i of London. Also, the Silver Lever
• • ", . ■ \ • Watch, with a variety ol
'! i ■: . 'iis. All of which will be
■ . reash. Watchee of all descriptions repaired.
GEORGE K1I.EY.
• . . , AI.KN. OI.IIMAM.
•""UUf.V & OLDflAH, GROCERS AND
■ - ■, i Merchants, Wilmington, N. C. Liber-
.' •... made ■ a produce consigned to us, when
•. . • • Col. John McRae, President of the Bank
... a. *.*. G. Parsley, Esq., President of the
■ ••••:'. '.: nk. Aug. 28,1857. 948 ly
-. - . .. WILL. L. SCOTT.
•»TT ^ SCOTT, ATTORNEYS AND COUN-
• • •.• ,. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C,
•• nd tie Courts of Gullford, Alamance, Ran-
...,:•.- i rsyih and Rockingham All claims
• .-■• lion, will receive prompt
:. <•' . n North Street, fourth door from
' • • •■† r.
P'-l'iK*.- \ FULL SDPPLY OP BLANK WAR-
■' . !• . '-. Deeds i fTrust, Attachments, Decla-
• :■††I . • . :!-. Administrator's Notices, and
-V'!'l '• •-. willalways be found at the Store of
• ■••!'• r .v Grimes, in Lexington, who are our
!"••■■'-. r: an I who are also our
■'•rctivcand irwar-1 to us. all kinds of .lob
SHERWOOD & LONG.
< ■»• nr.M)l:\|| U.I.. LAND AGENT, WILL
I**''. • ..: 1 onier Government Land, Locate Land
•■' . >.-.',.. . . • - for capitalists at Western
i .• ••.».-.•. . i general real estateba-
. "• • i '•!. :.. .. . i and Wisconsin. Address,
•i "-.x!
■•; U • : M ". n head, George C. Men-
■' ' »'...-•• .nl II> n John A. Gilmer.
:■•.!--.•. 688 tf
H
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'». McRlRV *i CO., FACTORS AND
-. • \1 rcliants, Agents for the sale and
:' ' 'i :. Grain, Salt. Groceries, fcc.,
'•■'•'--. iVater ."-'.reels, Wilmington, N. C.
* '■' «...". on ('onsignments.
' '• It ige, Cashier Rank of Cape
•'•'•••>>:. ; Brown;, Wilmington, N. C. F. &
*• J8-.!" .N.i.'. C. Graham & Co., Marion C.
Hint, Idderton & Co.,.Lexington, N.C.
. liliMl \N has removed his HAR-
""- '- rooms recent'y occupied by
1 i.' i . two doors North of LINDSAYS
'. *• ; pposite the NewCoort House,
V ' ' ' lo n r.ive calls from his old
'•''• ' oerally. It is his intention
i,," ,':'■'• ' "nhanda GOOD ASSORTMENT
»«%»■■»•. i a,:,-l.s in his line, which
I , „■' '' ;' '• »reasonable terms.
'■'•'■•;' 19 tf
OTTO 131 HER, JEW ELLER AND
WATCH-MAKER, West Market, GREENSBORO',
N. C. has on hand and is receiving a splendid anil welt
selected stock of tine and fashionable Jewelry of every
description, among which may be found several magni-ficient
sets of coral Jewelry.
He has also a stock of fine Gold and Silver Watchos.
All repairing done in the BEST MANNER and war-ranted.
All persons purchasing Jewelry, would do well
to call on him before purchasing elsewhere, as he is
confident that he can sell as good bargains as can be
bought in this market.
August 1st, 1858. 996 tf.
t'ESIIIXGS & BA1X.EY,
J PI'Ul.lSHEUS AMI W1IOLESAI.K 1IKALK1IS IN
BOOK'S AND STATIONERY,
No. -<>'2 Baltimore Street, opposite Hanover-st.,
■Eallimorc. Maryland.
Offer a full assortment of SCHOOL. CLASSICAL,
LAW, MEDICAL and MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS.—
They arc prepared to execute orders for LIBRARIES,
COIXBQES and SCHOOLS on the most favorable terms.
Their Stock ol Stationery embraces all its
branches, and contains a varied assortment.
January 20, 1868. 19 5m*
Jl'NOERICII & SMITH.
XO. li NORTH THIRD STREET,
Philadelphia.
Invite the attention of the trade of NORTH CAROLI-NA
to their large and varied stock of
Rio Cott'ee,
Sugars, &c,
which are offered at the
lowest nett rates,
and in lots to suit purchasers.
Their purchases being made
exclusively lor cash.
enables them to offer
GOODS AT VERY LOW FIGURES.
January 1, 1859. ly
1; ILL. 1858! Hamilton & Graham,
' IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS,
Are now piepared to offer on the most favorable terms,
to WHOLESALE BUYERS, a large stock of For-eign
and Domestic Dry Goods, selected
with great care for the Fall & Winter Trade.
which, for variety, beauty, and its adaptation to the
NORTH CAROLINA.
VIRGINIA, AND
TENNESSEE TRADE,
will be found second to none, buyers from all sections
are invited to a close and rigid examination of our Stock,
prices. &c. No. 60 SYCAMORE STREET.
September 10. Petersburg, Va.
J. W. HOWI.KTT, D. 1). S. J- F. HoWLKTT.
JW. HOWEETT & SO.Y. DENTISTS. RE
• spectfully offer their professional services to the
citizens of Greensborough and all others who may de-sire
operations performed on their teeth in the most
approved, modern and scientific manner. They are
amply qualified to perform all and every operation per-taining
in any way to Dental Surgery, unsurppssed for
ability or beamy.
The Senior of the firm has in his possession Diplomas
from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. ..meri-no
Society of Dental Surgeons, and Dr. S. S. Fitch of
Philadelphia, and has been in the regular practice ol
the profession for over twenty years.
They have furnished their Operating rooms on West
Street, two doors above the BRITTALN HOFSE, in a
handsome and comfortable manner for the reception of
Ladies, where one of the firm may always be found.—
Ladies will be waited on at their residences if desired.
June 23, 1850. 8tT^
i tlKB.-I G. LINDSAY, (NORTH-EAST
i\ corner of Elm and Market Streets.) would invite
the attention ofhis customers and the community gener-ally,
to his well selected and carefully purchased stock
of Fall and Winter Goods, consisting ofalmost every va-riety
of articles suitable for the season.
Cloths, Cassimcres, Tweeds nnd Jeans, N. C. Ker-seys,
Twilled and Plain Northern Linsey. &c, Ladies'
Dress Goods, in variety : Merinos, Figured and Plain
De Laines, all-wool Plaids, etc., etc.; Cloaks, Shawls
and Scarfs, Ginghams and Prints, fine Bed Blankets,
Negrc .lino.
A full supply of Hardware, Cutlery, Nails, Andirons,
Spades, Shovels and Forks; Coffee, Sugars, Teas,
green and black; Carpeungs, Rugs and Door Mats;
Hats, Caps and Umbrellas, etc., ct;., etc.; Rock Island
Jeans and Cassirneres, Kerseys, Bolting Cloths, Burr
Millstones and Griudstoues. 950 tf
Making a grand total of $24,225
And the above amount it will bo observed
does not include the salaries paid to agents
at the different stations, the engineers who
run the trains, nor docs it include the wages
of a single negro or hand employed on the
road, and which if included would swell up
the amount many thousands more.
Now we admit that it is necessary to have
certain officers, and that men must bo em-ployed
to keep the road in order, and to at-tend
the management of the concern, and
that they must be paid for their services,
and if proper persons are employed we are
not one of those who will object to their re-ceiving
liberal wages. We thereforo deem
it not amiss on the present occasion to drop
a low remarks in regard to the present em-ployees
on the road.
1st. Mr. Fisher, the President, is a very
clever, gentlemanly man, but about as fit for
that place as I would be for a Judge of the
Supreme Court.
3rd. The conductors 1 understand, think
themseives both likely and smart but have
never been able to clear their board, until
they fell into the hands of the young Democ-racy.
4th. The 81200, men we have not had the
plcasuro of seeing except a Mr. Allen, he
rides on a hand car propelled by two very
large and good looking negroes; they I sup-pose
cost the company at least 8500, all told
—but it is nice riding, and no mistake, Mr.
/lion, no doubt enjoys it finely, and as ho
rides principally in the cool of the morning
and evening it is thought to be very conduc-tive
to his health—may his shadow never
grow less!
5th. As to those section masters, I do not
feel that I can do them justice, as 1 know but
few of them personally, but certainly those I
do know with one or two exceptions, are the
last men I would employ to work for me.—
Work for me, did I say! They do not pre-tend
to work, nor are they required to work,
they were never employed to work; they
are section masters, work indeed, they would
look down upon any man that would work
for a living. One thing is certain no farmer
in this country who knows anything about
his business, would pay half the price for au
overseer that the company pays for these
fellows. And I do declare that there is no
sight more disgusting to me, than to see an
overseer or a fellow in the place of an overseer,
sitting down or standing about, doing noth-ing
with four or live negroes, moving as
though they were in hot pursuit of a snail,
but on the above you shall hear from mo
again at the meeting of the Stockholders in
July.
Again, Gov. Bragg appointed not only
most all of the directors inexperienced in bus-iness,
and therefore entirely unfit, bat men
who have little or no stock or interestin the
road—either in the name of themselves or
friends, and therefore, nothing to stimulate
them to duty but tho bare namo of Democ-racy.
ONE OF THE HUNDRED.
. ■ i ■
[From the Lexington Flag of June 20, 1856.]
MR. EDITOR : A writer sometime ago in
the Flag was treating on high salaries on
the N. <-'. Itail Road, but there are other
sources of expense on the road which failed
to attract the attention of your correspon-dent,
and which are of more importance.—
I allude to the uneccssary expense on the
buildings at the Shops, and elsewhere.—
Some time since I spent a short time at the
work simps, and put myself at some trouble
to learn upon what terms tho work at the
shops was done, and I found that no course
could have been pursued, by which to in-volve
the road in more unnecessary and ru-inous
expense. Let us examine for a moment
how this work is done. One company of
hands—about 25 in number—is employed
from Goldsboro' from Messrs. Ashley and
Cooper; this company is composed of all
sorts of hands, from the good mechanic
down to the cub that is worth only his board
and clothes. The Road pays these hands
81,50 per day, for all grade of hands; on
an average these hands cost Ashley and
Dudley, about 825 por month, which leaves
them a net profit of 814 a month, on each
hand or 8350 on the 25 hands, or 84,200 a
year. Now hero is 84,200 unnecessarily ex-pended
just in one ite/n of hiring 25 hands;
but as if this was not enough, one of those
men must stay at the shops, for which he
receives 82,50 per day, and Dudley & Ash-ley,
must with all their hands, have free
tickets on the road. Again S. Dixon, has
another set of Carpenters working at the
Shops, on, I presume, the- same terms as
the others, only Dixon, instead of 82,50, gets
8o,00 for doing nothing.
Can any one tell why it is, that when con-tracts
are let out they are not made public.
Recently when the building of residences
at the Shops, for employees to live in, was
to bo contracted for, there were many per-sons
waiting to put in bids; repeated inquir-ies
were made of the Superintendant when
he would be ready to receive bids, his an-swer
was, 'in the course of ten or twelve
days, and that they should have a chance,'
but before that time had expired, Messrs.
Dudley & Ashley, had tho contracts, with-out,
I suppose, a single bid except theirs
ever having been received.
I should think the Stockholders would
like to know how and on what terms, J. <i.
Moore, is working at the shops, I was told
that he was workimg a company also, on the
high pressure system, getting one dollar per
day, for hands that cost him from 800 to
8150 per yoftr, also 81,25 a day for his own
services, to do nothing, also a free ticket.
Probably the Stockholders would like to
know what was the necessity of putting
shutters to finishing shop doors, which cost
$150 each, and what was the necessity of
digging two wells at the shops, one by con-tract
costing 8800, and the other costing
85>00, and both now entirely useless, because
they were dug at the wrong place.
Probably those concerned would like to
known the necessity of putting up little pal-aces,
for Mosrs. Garnet, Roberts and Allen,
to live in. They would also like to know
what has become of the man who did the
grading at the Shops, and raised the grade
pegs, so that when the turnouts come to be
laid the track hands had to grade, to the
depth of six inches, what the said man had
got pay lor doing. The Stockholders would
probably like to know why it is, that it
takes ten men doing nothing to keep about
ten times that number at work ; I could go
an and ask why it is that tho painting was
not let out by contracts intstead of employing
two of the laziest men in the State to do it
by. tho day. Who get to work when they
please, quit when they please, go home every
Saturday at twelve, and come back Tues-day.
What would their fare amount to at
the end of year if they had to pay every
trip ? 1 guess the Stockholders would like
to know how the sheet iron work is getting
along, and why the boss (a New Yorker) tells
his hands not to work too fast, for if theydo
they will get out of a job too soon. Why
do some men have free tickets on the road
when they had Contracts and got better pay
than any body else ? More anon.
* ALAMANCE.
The Mountains of North Carolina.
EDS. CO. GENTLEMAN.—The following are
the heights of somo mountains and places
among tho mountains of North Carolina,
south and west of Ashovillc. These heights
were ascertained by mo with two of Green's
Standard Barometers. Prof. J. LE CONTE of
Columbia, S. C, observed the stationary bar-ometer
at Waynesville, for the measurement
of the highest Smoky Mountains, and being
called away by the duties of his professor-ship,
Miss. 8. CATUEY, with the same barom-eter,
made observations at the Forks of Pig-con,
Haywood, Co., while I was with anoth-er
barometer on the tops of the other moun-tains
measured. The highest arc in the
Great Smoky or UnakaRange of Mountains,
on the line between the States of North Car-olina
and Tennessee, near the head waters of
tho Oconalufteo and Little Pigeon rivers.—
You will observe that there aro twelve peaks
higher than Mount Washington, and two
higher than Mount Mitchell, (6,711 feet .high,)
which has long been considered the highest
east of the Rocky Mountains.
Mount Lo Conte, 6,670 feet.
It is about three miles north of the Gap of
the road leadingfrom the head-waters of the
Oconalufiee, in Jackson Co., N. C, down
those of the Little Pigeon to Sovicrville,Tenn.
The name is in honor of Prof. J. LE CONTE
of Columbia, S. C
Safford's Peak, 9,559 feet.
This is a prominent naked point at tho east
end of Mount Lo Conte. By naked, I mean
nearly destitute of trees. Its top is covered
by a dense growth of a pretty evergreen
shrub, (Leiophylum.) Tho view from this
point, for variety, is one of the finest in those
mountains. Its name is intended as a com-1
pliment to Prof. JAMES M. SAFFORD, -the
State Geologist of Tennessee. These two
mountains are entirely in Tennessee.
Nearly three miles east of Mount Le Con-te
is Peck's Peak, 6,338 feet.
It is in honor of Judge J. PECK of New
Market, Tenn., who about twenty years ago
published an article in Silliman's Journal, on
the mineral region of Southwest, Northeast,
and Southeast Tennessee, with a map of that
region. This article excited considerable at-tention
at that time, and was translated into
French and German.
About twelve miles northeast of Mount
Le Conte is Mount Guyot, on the State lino.
It is a dark peak covered with Balsam. [Abiea
Fraseri.) It is near the head of the Straight
or Middle Fork of the Ravens-fork river. It
is in honor of Prof. A GuTOT of Princeton,
N. J. It is the second highest, being 6,734
feet.
Nearly one mile north of Mount Guyot is
Mount Henry, 0,425 feet.
In honor of Prof. HENRY, Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institute, who is doing much to
advance Physical Science and Geography in
! America. It may be proper to state that
none of these mountains have been previous-ly
named, the inhabitants calling the whole
range tho " Smoky Mountains."
About 20 miles south-west of Mount Guy-ot
and 8 miles south or south-west of the
road Gap aforesaid, i-i Mount Buckley, 6.755
feet.
It is at the spot marked Alpine, on the
Geological map of Tennessee. The State
line passes over its summit. I visited this
mountain twice with i barometer—tho last
time having a Stationary barometer, obser-ved
by TURNER CATB^R at Mr. ROBERT COL-LIN'S,
about 8 miles iila direct lino from its j
top. According to the first measurement it
is 6.770 feet high, and by tho last 6.740. I
have selected a medium as probably being
nearer the true height.
Curtis' Peak, about a mile out east of
Mount Buckley, is 6..r;ll feet.
It is in honor of the Rev. M. A. CURTIS of
Hillsboro, N. C, who has done more than
any living man to make known the botany
of North Carolina, for which purpose he has
made many and prolonged excursionsamong
and over its mountains.
Mount Collins is the second high peak north-east
of the highest, at a distance of about
4 miles. In honor of ROBERT COLLINS, who
lives near the head of the Oconalufiee. It
is 6.241 feet high.
Mount Mingus, in honor of Dr. JOHN MIN-c.
us, who lives on the Oconaluftee. It is
tl:e first mountain north of the Gap Road—
5,779 feet.
Road Gap, 5,314.
Right-hand Gap, 5,162.
Mount Ocona, appearing to be at the head
of the Oconaluftee river from Mr. Collin's
house, 5,978 feet.
About 2 miles from Mount Ocona on the
ridge leading Morth-east to Peck's Peak, is
the Old Field Knob, 6,220 feet.
Robert Collin's House, 2,535 feet.
White Rock Mount about 6 miles south-west
of E. P. Hopkin's, 5,002 feet.
It is a prominent Mount, being nearly des-titute
of tress, with preciptious sides, and
was called by many hunters the high-est
in that section—a great mistake. It is
about 8 miles south of Pigeon River Gap
through the Smoker Mountains.
E. P. Hopkins' House, orf turnpike nearly
2 miles south of Pigeon River Gap, 4,995
feet.
The preceding are all in the smoky Range.
Mount Sterling, on the Cataluchce road
leading from Waynesville to Tennesse, 6,456
feet,
Mount Bmmons, in honor of Prof. E. Em-mons,
State Geologist of North Carolina,
nearly south of and adjoining Mount Ster-ling
6,465 feet.
Flat Creek Balsam, at the head of Cata-luchce
river, 6,0*7 feet.
Clinginan's Knob, 3,234 feet.
In honor of T. L. Clingman, who, in 1855,
discovered and measured a point on the Black
Mount, called CGngman'a Peak, 6,941 feet
high. (See Lippincott's Gazeteer, and Col-ton's
new Atlas of the world.) Clingman's
Knob is a strange, deceptive looking moun-tain,
near the east bank of Cataluchce Riv-er,
about 3 miles above a Mr. Palmer's. It
is in a wild unfrequented spot—so much so,
that it is said to have been the favorite place
of resort of a noted mountain thief, who is
also said to have caused the death of one
man and attempted to kill another He has
hitherto escaped tho punishment due his
crimes. Many stories tire told of this spot by
the dwellers in tho neighboring mountains.
The Goddess of Love is said to have dwelt
there, and many even assert that she does
still, doubtless from the fact that Mr. Cling-man
an other single gentlemen sometimes go
there to catch trout and admire the wild
mountain scenery. f
Plott's Peak, south-west of and near
Waynesville, 6,196 feet.
Jones' Peak, 6,337 loot.
Amos Plott's Balsam, near the head waters
of Jonathan's creek, Soco and Scott's creek,
6,406 feet.
Waynesville, 2,815 feet.
Col." Cathey's House at Fork of Pigeon,
2,750 feet.
Cold Mount, near Col. Cathey's, 6,105 feet.
Shining Rock, a white quartz mountain,
about five miles south Of Cold Mount, 6,063.
Farther Old Field, neUrly one milo south
of Shining Rock, 6,110 feet.
HymaiVs Peak is the first Balsam, one-half
_ile south of Farther Old Field. It is call-ed
in honor ofJohn D. llymanof Asheville—
6,095 feet.
Cathey's Peak, one-half mile south of Hy-man's,
in honor of Col.J.Cathcy of Hay-wood,
N. ('., 6,240.
About a mile still Farther south is Wilson's
Balsam, a long mountain covered with a
dense growth of balsam trees. On and near
this mountain are probably the largest bal-sam
tress in North l.'aiolina—trees 3 and 4
feet in dianiater,andiipv,ardsof lOOfeethigh,
are not uncommon. Wilson's Balaam is in
honor of Win. .1. Wilson of Haywood county,
and 18 6,270 feet.
Mount Hargrove, about a mile cast of Wil-son's
Balsam, 6,156 feet.
It is called in honor of John C. Hargrove,
who was the first white man at its top. It
being a very difficult mountain to ascend, on
account of steepness and laurel thickets, it
had baffled all attempts of tho hunters to
roach its summit, but our party being deter-mined
did finally get at its top.
South oi and adjoining Wilson's Balsam is
the Devil's Court House, conspicuous from
many distant mountains. On its south and
east sides are perpendicular walls of granite
about 1,000 feet high, 6,057 feet.
Lenoir's Bald, one quarter of a mile west
of court house, 6,040 feet.
Mount Hardy, in honor of Dr. Hardy, of
Asheville. It is three or four miles west of
the court house, at the bead of the Tuckase-geo,
French Broad, and Pigeon rivers, and
Ion" supposed by many to be the highest
mountain in the State. 6.257 feet.
Mount Lenoir, in honor of Tnos. J. LE-NOIU
of Haywood county. It is nearly north
of Mount "Hardy, about 10 miles, at the
head of the Caney Fork river, and near
the Double Springs. A rugged Balsam
mountain, 6,413 feet.
North peak of Mount Lenoir. 6,399 feet.
Sarah's Mountain is nearly bald. It is
! about one mile north ol the Double Springs
and two miles north of Mount Lenoir. It
is 5,993 feet.
About one mile farther north is Mount
Cat hey, whoso summit in the distance re-sembles
an old orchard. 5.742 feet.
Mount Whiteside, 5,076 feet.
From the top ol Whiteside to the base
of its precipice on the south side, 1,510 feet.
Mount McDowel, in honor of SILAS Mc-i
DOWEEL of Franklin. It is a prominent
m
ba:d mountain, about 12 miles north-east of
Whiteside, 5,100.
Great Pisgah, measured by Pro." Guyot,
5,760 feet.
Prof. Guyot recently sent me his meas-urement
of the Grandfather Mountain,
made tho last summer. It is 5,897 feet.
Those high mountains show us why wes-tern
North Carolina and eastern Tennessee
have a northern climate in a southern lat-itude.
These late measurements show us that the
highest mountains at the south are not at tho
sources of the largest rivers, as has generally
been supposed.
The highest mountains are covered with
Abies nigra and Abies Fraseri, which are
rarely found growing beneath an elevation
of 4,000 feet—the first being called by the in-habitants
the he-balsam, and the latter the
she-balsam. The Abies balsamica is not found
there as stated by Michaux. A large moss
(Hypnum splendens,) often dotted with oxa-lis
acetosella and Mifchella repens, almost in-variably
forms a thick soft carpet beneath
these balsam trees. Our little red squirrel
(Sciurus Hudsonius, there called the moun-tain
buma, sports and chatters among these
balsam trees, feeding on their cones. He
rarely descends to the base of the mountains.
S. B. BUCKLEY.
New York, Dec. 6, 1858.
T.
[For the Green-borough Patriot.]
li. Clingman and Mountain Measure-ments.
T Buckley's, and I think he told me 1 'liad
kept a record of the weather.
"From tho large library and horba Jim.
cabinet of minerals and shells, which pJao
saw at his house, I consider him a mail of
eminent scientific attainments. I
H. DOHERTY,J
Cr.'lfim Institutt.'
Prof. Doherty was Professor of Moral in.l
Intellectual Science at Antioch College, md
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" President of
Mr. Clingman and his friends claim that
he, Mr. C, first informed me of the existence
of the highest Smoky Mountains measured,
and that Mr. Clingman took charge of my
barometer during their late measurement.
To prove the first point untrue, I give the
following letters, or extracts from letters,
which their writers have kindly given me
permission to publish. The first isan extract
from one received from J. Peek, a Juoge
of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. It is
dated at \ akland, Fast Tennessee, Dec. 3rd,
1258. After alluding to my measurements
of the Smoky Mountains, he adds: " To my
knowledge, the suggestion of the great
height of those mountains was your own.—
When, some time ago, you spent a few days
with me, you expressed an opinion that
somo of those Peaks near the Alum Rock
House wcro as high, or higher, than the
B'ack Mountain. I thought differently, be-cause
most of the great streams of the coun-try
had their sources nearest the Black.—
This, although no test, was offered as a pro-bable
reason."
Some years ago, when on a botanical tour
through East Tennessee, I met the Judge at
Dar.dridge. He being a mineralogist and
geoiogist we soon became acquainted. He
then told me of the Alum Cave, which is in
the Smoky ilango,bettceen and near the highest
Peaks, its minerals, &c. At his suggestion, I
soon after visited itwith Dr. Basel u Geiman
botanist. We went there on the Tenessee
side, and this accounts for my not knowing
the best way to get there lrom Asheville,
N.C. I published an account of that excur-sion
to the Smoky Mountains in the Albany
Cultivator, in 1845, or 1X46. As that peri-odical
is often bound, said article is still ex-tant.
When Mr. Clingman, Dr. Love and I
were with Dr. Mingus and Mr. Collins on
the Ocona-luftee, near the highest Smoky
Mountains, I spoke to both Dr. Min-gus
and Mr. Collins of my visit to those
mountains and the Alum Cave, and when
we were at Mr. Collins' house, I urged Mr.
Clingman and Dr. Love to visit said Alum
Cave, but they did not, and probably they
have forgotten (?) ere this, my talk with them
about it.
THOMAS J. LENOIR'S LETTER.
"FORKS OF PUMIKON. Dec. C, 1868.
"Mr. S. B. BUCKLEY, Dear Sir: In reply
to yours of the 21st November, reqesting a
statement of somo facts connected with
your late measurement of mountains in
iforth Carolina, I have to say that in April
last, you told me that you believed there
were mountains in North Carolina higher
than tho Black, and that you intended to
purchase instruments and return in tho fall
and measure them; and I promised to be
with you, provided you would come in Sep-temlier.
You then appointed that month as the
time. You wrote from New York in May,
and from Naples, N. Y., in July, confirming
tho appointment. Accordingly, you came in
September, bringing a handsome barometer,
&c. At your request I went to Asheville,
and borrowed of Prof. LcConte, of South
Carolina, another barometer, whiehyou sta-tioned
at Forks of Pidgeon. You then, in
company with myself and several others,
started on a laborious mountain excursion,
you carrying the instruments, and we the
provisions, blankets, &c., for encamping.—
During the month of September, I was with
you while taking barometrical observations
on more than a dozen high points, including
some of the Smoky Mountains, anil saw no
one render you any essential assistance; and,
indeed, could not perceive that you required
any, except a little manual labor in trim-ming
away brush, when preparing to hang
your instruments. Had any further tseis-tanco
been given you at any of those points,
I could scarcely have failed to notice it; for
tearing that you might, by some accident,
lose your journal, I was also taking notes
of the standing of the mercury, Ac.
" When we spokeof this matter in April, I
understood that your contemplated trip
South would be undertaken for the express
purpose of finding a mountain higher than
the Black; and in one of your letters to me
in July, you asked if any person had been
measuring mountains in this part of the
State, and if there had been, you would not
return. Yery respectfullv,
'•THOS. J. LENOIR."
Mr. Lenoir is a well-educated gentleman,
(whose father resides in Caldwcll county, N.
C.,) and no one in the least acquainted with
him will doubt his veracity.
Rev. W. H. Doherty, President of the
Graham Collegiate Institute, N. C, gave me
; the following certificate:
"This is to certify, that about the middle
of last July, Mr. S. B. Buckley told mo that
he believed there were higher mountains
among the Southern Alleghanics or in the
Smoky Range of mountains than Mount
! Mitchell of the Black Mountains,—supposed
' to be the highest east of the Rocky Moun-
I tains—and that he intended to go soon and
I measure them. I saw a barometer at Mr.
when at my house, told mo that he
about to remove to North Carolina il
which 1 spoke of my intended journey
measure mountains.
The following is from Prof. Asa Gru .of
Harvard University, Mass., who now >:
at the head of botany in tho United St* ■
"CASBIIIKJE, BBS. I. II -
" Dear PROF. BUCKLEY : in reply to
enquiry addressed to me some lime B{ i, !
would say that hnve a distinct remembi
of the conversation we had the day 'ou
were with me in August last, about met in
ing the mountains south of the French li >ad
river. As 1 was most interested in j »ur
botanical pursuits, 1 endeavored to persi . '.•■
you against taking the time, and loa ing
yourself with barometers for mom uin
measurements; but you expressed ymil in-tention
to do so. It is my iiii|nvssiiin ilial
you said that you believed the highest uiluu-tains
were in Smoky Range, and ereronret
lobe measured; a statemcnl which I 3»as
quite prepared for—remembering that Ithe
latc Prof. Mitchell had expressed a siijiai
belief in his original account of bis m«un«
tain measurements. I speak from meiij'ry
only; but if you will refer back toMiti »
article in Silliman's Journal, 1 think t»\,
will find an opinion of this sort more orlosn
explicitly expressed. Such opinions, hoi e\.
er, aro of no great value, as no on
measure distant peaks by the eye : - I
heartily congratulate jrou upon bavin]
you inform me, converted an impression ilo
an ascertained fact, by determining the Iti-tude
of some of the Smoky Mountain pt'ks
as surpassing tho Black Mountain.
"Very truly yours, ASA G11:.\ !
The preceding is amply sufficient to prbve
that I knew of the highest Sn | .
Mountains, and intended to measure th4ni,
being on my way there, when I was lir
troduced to Mr. Clingman at Asheville, NIC.
That 1 was capable of managing my OWU
struments, and did so, 1 will now prove.
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After graduating, our President, NV
Fisk, gave me the following:
"This is to certify, that the bearer, S.
Buckley, A. B., is a regular graduate of
Wesleyan University, and in addition to
regular studies, ho took a course in the <
man, French, Spanish and Italian langii;.;'
He excels in Natural Science,— especial
Geology, Mineralogy end Botany, and i , in
these branches thought well of by some of In
first scientific men of the country.
"He is n young man of good moral i !
acter, and of industrious, and enterpii/.
habits. « WILBUR FISH,
"President of W. Univeri
" W. U., Mmni.ETo.N, Oonn^ Aug. SO, '•;• "
"WEST DBBSI.EN, Vales Co., A. )., Fab. B, 1
"This is to certify that .Mr. S. B. Buck
was our neighbor during many year -
farm being bounded, in part, by ours,
had a largo library and herbarium ; i. ' •
cabinet of minerals and shells; a telles ' .
microscope, barometer, thermometer*
rain-guage; and we believe he kept a m
rological register. We have often seen I is
barometer, and conversed with him ab< it
its indications of storms, and the emorj
had fallen, as shown by the n
ADAM CLARK,
CHARLES II. EMBRKE4
SAMUEL BMBREE,
JAS. M. CLARK. .
Any person of ordinary education and in-telligence
can learn how to observe a i .M0I1-
eter in a few minutes ; and the foliocontal)
ing a meterological register kept by ina 1 I-ring
several years, is still in my library .
To show that Mr. Clingman was by 1
means the first who supposed that tin Sn
ky Mountains were higher than the Lilai
I give the following extract from at. 1 -I
rain that
guage.
McAnallv, ■ >
a
rial by tho Rev. I). R
Highland Messenger ol June 19,
paper then published at Asheville.
It says :
"We are perfectly willing to eoncod I
of Mount Mitchell to that partii
of the Black Mountain, which I's
name
point
n
Mitchell, after a degree of labor antic |ien
which none other than S genuine devotee
science would have incurred, demont-lrat
to bo tho most elevated point oi J'""
land east of the Rooky Mountains. \\ •
measured land, because we have long IK ii
ed, and we still believe, that there IS 01
not two points in the sam< range Of 1 ■†† .
tains higher than that one mean
Prof. Mitchell, from forty to sixty 1
west of the Black Mountain. The
Smoky Mountains are about sixty nail
west of it."
Anyone would suppose from Bdnoy'i l<
ter, that Mr. Clingman's baromtt. 1 « :.-
good order, when the fact is. tl..".l il n
then worthless for all practical purport
Mr. Clingman well knew it, and he <
still. He also Anew that neitherhis bai '
ti>r nor that of Mr. McDowell wen- 1 J
the measurement of those Smoky ^1 oi. 1 J
(See Lo Conte's letter.;
Tho Asheville News published thai four »f
Green's barometers were used in said mci --
uremcntsl Will the editor of the v
please tell us where he obtained that iufi •-
mation?
I had heard of Mr. Clingman,aud kn< »
something of his controversy with Pn 1'.
Mitchell about the Black Mountain, and « I
not predisposed in his favor Btill, lie la d
claim to the highest point of the Black, 1 w ■
willing to have him along, so thai ifeith r
the Smoky or Haywood mountain*did pro e
to be the highest, he might see thai all w s
fairly done. To be certain that he still la d
chums to tho Black, I introduced tin -•> -
ject at the Eagle Hotel, in preeence.of 1 1 f.
Le Conte, when Mr. Clingman related 1 -
claims M ejienso, saying in conclusion, il, •
his name would probably be retained Ibr 1
highest Point, as it was i
zeteer, Colton's Atlas, somo
phies, and Cook's map of -North (larol na. ■ 1
De lor tee
n Lippincott's <-ji-
>mo school (ir I
Coons 01 North Carol ti
alludo to this because a lew day- afterwarls
ho gave up all claims to the Black, as -..Jn
as ho lound the Smoky Mountain- -.M lo
higher. '
It has been stated by Mr Clingman lh t