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- W- ' ^ ji^ " * * V" V i Snootqd to ^liqnfturq, ^^tiqultur^ gomqsiin di^uamg, polite 3^tor<[, JJaUliqsr, and lln d|urftnl flan of fht Jag. VOL. X.?New SERIES. UNION C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, JI^LY 18, 1879. - NUMBER 29. OR&RD RlItR0?na?EBn?O?HERDBE.|^of(K|0to80? mhubiumla. It i? ml ~ ' 7" "" ' 1 North and South Carolina, Tennessee, 8 Georgia, and Virginia Represented? { connection with the great I Vest JlaUced by ortly 9125,000?all hands Pronounce far the Completion of the great Route. _ "fro (rfftved at Spartanburg at 3.30 1*. St. Leaving Spartauburg at 4 P. M., with > four couches aud uu ordinary road cugiuo, , wc dushed away for the "Laud of the Sky." ] Wo mado a delightful trip to the fool of t the mountain pass and started up the steep J grade at a slow pico and crept aloug one , curve after another, when our irou horse ) *-* "pished P* aud after a "shaw !" "shawl" ] "shawl" we catuo to a stand-still. Two of i tho coaches were then chocked and the t engine took up tho two others quickly to ( the top of the grade at Saluda and returned t for US. when we worn soon I - ? ... ?? "'""6 t hide nnd were off at a dashing speed for v Hendcrsonvillo, where we arrived some v minutes before 8 o'clock P. M. Lot it be t understood here that we had uot the 11. Y. c Mo Aden, the engine used for heavy work, or thcro would have hccu no detention ] whatever. Wo heard but one expression ?. in connection with this feat of engineering ii in climbing the Blue llidgc. it is pro J nounced on all sides a wonderful success, Whenever the transportation and travel ncods it a fresh cugiue, kept at the foot of 1, the grude, will enable any train to climb <] the grade with perfect ease in fiftccu or t twenty miuutes. With this exception, or j for 65 miles of tho rout from Spartanburg, u thero is no reasou why 30 miles per hour 0 for express trains cauuot bo mado as safely t as 15. Tho irou is heavy, tho trestles are f all Bhort, and the work substantial, so that \ when through travel calls for it three hours i is all the tirno that ueed be coosumcd to r make tho run from Spartanburg to Ashe- 8 ville. u Tho South Carolina lload bv makinir connection from Columbia to Orangeburg, v as the crow flics, over the best of road beds, 'j mukes a saving of at least 15 miles, thus avoidiug tbo long and expeusivo trestle through the Santco swamp, aud cutting the 'J distance between this city and Charleston d to 115 miles. Next conuccting, by a most F admirable route, the Spartanburg aud Union 8 *?.. ltoad with Cohynbia, this can bo reduced c to 85 miles, making" (hS distanco from 0 Charleston to Spartanburg exactly 200 h 'miles. This route, then, ?vould require from Charleston fours hours to Columbia, ? and thence three to Ashcvillo?making in all h ten hours. Adding two hours for stoppages n ' on route mukes twelve hours in all that b will possibly bo required in the ruu f< from Charleston to Ashevillc. Leaving f" Charleston, then, at 7 A. M. wo would ar- J rive at Ashevillc at 7 P. M., with a dis- u tanee nf 2fin milna frnm ?lt? o/.n '''?*" ^ two miles more carries us to Paint llock, i< und 42 utiles more of completed road, re- tl quiring five hours, including stoppages, puts u us at Morristown, 353 miles from Charles- t< tou, at 12 o'clock at night. At this point r< wo ore 39 miles from Knoxvillo by the u ? - Kaat^Xennesseo Hoad and 40 miles from o Cuuil jerland Gn'pT*where afl' ?fca Woatmuj h roads will make connection with the great d North C^poliua route to the sea. There'is a no reason, tltcu, leaving Charleston at 7 0 / A. M., why Kuoxvillc and Cuuibcrlaud d Gap should not bo made by 2.30 the next b morning, and Louisville aud Cincinnati at w 12.30 P. M. the next day. Through to *1 Louisville or Cincinnati in 29 hours and 3Q "t uiiuutcs! This is what this great route o means; this is what the ?,<501 meeting in v llcudersonvillo this is the high hopo C that pulsates now from Charleston to Ku^x. t ville, Cincinnati and Louisvillo aud onward still to St. Louis, Evausvilio dD3 Chicago. ( Tho great dream of i9 rushing to a g reality, and oulv ^125,000 is wanting to [ foot the V\\t go fsr u wo are concerned, ^ n"d ^pen the way fVotu the Ohio to the | ?oa, which, all told, will stand thus : e Charleston to Columbia 116 miles C Columbia to Spartanburg 86 " : ? 200 1 Spartanburg to Asheville 00 miles ? AsUeville to Morristown 84 41 1 Motristown to Knoxvillo.. 89 44 1 m t Charleston to Knoxvillo 89*2 1 Or to Cumberland flap ; Charleston to Spartanburg 200 ' Spartanburg to Moriatown 163 < Morristown to Cumberland Gap 40 J T~ ( 898 ' Cumberland flip to Lonisville and Cincin- 1 nail , 106 1 Charleston to Louisville and Cincinnati 688 j What doea this incan when compared with the s present route f , ttavannah to Macon 190 milea. ' -Waean-iQAtlanta-.. J08 " Chattanooga to MaahTlIIa.'.".7Jn^.".-rrffr4ft? J II ? 682 ? Thai, showiug Nashville, by the present 1 route, only six miles nearer thau the Cum- 1 berland and French Broad route to the i Ohiol Does this not literally move the 1 Ohio to the Cumberland with the^aving of i the distance between Nashvillo and Louis- < villc ? So much, then, for the purpose of this t great meeting. j llcndeisonville is a very pretty littlo t 'act, oniy a part of the famous Flat llock icttleinout. The hotel accommodations wore limited for such a crowd an ruahed on he little town, but the people did all they Jould under tile circumstances to meet the imcrgency, and the accomodations at the jrlvato houses were all that could be wished. The morning of the 4th was ushered iu with the pomp and display of an occasiou icvcr before witnessed in Hendcrsouville. L'eople came throngiug iu from every direc,iou and by every method, from a four-inland to shauksmaro. The yeomanry of the nountain region, accompained by their )onnic lasses of Polk and Transylvania and buncombe, flocked to the town. On reacting tfcc ground, a beautiful shady hill near he railroad station, wo found already gathered a hiron ..P 4 0_ wavuimugii U1 licupie. J\S ho special traiu from Spartanburg aud the raiu from Charlotte approached a salute vas fired from a small piece on the ground vhilst tho cheers of the assembled multiudo rang aloft, bespeaking the kiudly welcome of the assembled thousands. As soon as the visitors left the cars, Mr. Swart, tho Mayor of Ilendcrsonvillc, recivcd them with a kindly, graceful, spirted welcome, and was replied to by Col. t. Y. MoAddcu iu his own hearty, iuimitade way. The procession then formed under the sud of T. W. Taylor, chief marshal of the lay, and marched to the stirring notes of he town baud, the flag of the Union flapping to the breeze as the really iuiposiug rray wended its way to the speakers' staud, u a shady knob within sight of the stnion. Here loug tables hud been prepared or the barbecue, aud the multitude were nvitcd to firo away and fall back all along he line. This was doue with a gusto, and ousted sheep aud shoat went the way of uch flesh faster than we huvo seen it iu II our experience. The barbecue dispatched, Col. McAdcn welcomed the visitors present. Marshal ,'aylor then introduced UEM. T. It. CLINOMAN. .'ho General mado a brief but telling adress, which began with a glowing couiiliment to tho ladies, lie said that Jacob erved seven weary years for a wife, but hat those who had becu iutercstcd in the ad been called upon to exorciao WW 1 inics tho patieuce of the patriarch. The ront Robert Y. Ilayuo forty-two years ago ad bent all his cucrgics to accomplish this reat work. Right millions of dollars had ecu expended to achieve the results at a jrincr day. After the most strenuous cfsits ever made by man from 1836, Gon. layuc, in June, 1812, made a report lookug to its abaudoumeut. He (Cliuguian) ad attended the session of the Legislature i 1842 aud urged with all his might that lie great scheme should not be abandoned, ud it was with sad heart lie returned ) his mountain home after the conclusion saohed by the Legislature at that time to take no further efforts for the prosecution t tlio work, lie hud continued to hope, I owcyer, for belter things, and hence tony, aflo> forty-two yours, hod couieJL gain to join heart and hand in the work f currying to a full consumnation tho reaui of his young days, ho conhdently elievcd that tho completion of his route 'ould make Cnarlostou a great city, which lie w'^uiil have been years ago had her own iayue lived to carry out tho groat dream f his life. Clingmun gracefully retired rith tho unnouuooment that tho honored >o\onor ot North Carolina, would address ho mweuiblago. * GOVERNOR JARY1S 'atuo forward amidst much applauso. lie aid it was with peculiar pleasure and grattudo he witnessed tho euthusiasm of the 'aat assemblage before him, connected as t was with the birthday of Auuirican libirty. We had assemblod, however, not inly from the promptings of proud patriotsui, but also, with one hoart and mind, to rive a helping hand to tho completion of a ;reat connection with tho wide pnd fruitful tVest, which now stood so near oompletion is to leave no further doubt as to the prac,ical character of the great undertaking. "I proclaim," said the Governor,'-that so for as North Carolina is concerned, her .L II t * course snail do onwaru. (Urout applause.) Long and patiently have we waited lor this the day of commercial deliverance, and now that we aro in a stone's throw of tho prize, North Carolina and North Carolinilans will not 6tay the helping haud to the great work. (Applauao.) This is au occajiou in which North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia arc united, and it was with peculiar pleasure I discharge the duty as Governor of North flfftlins In extent for; her the most oordial welcome toTuHgreWTTOwtcea ii.j fore me. The reiornrnf mma t -- -? 0-, ^*ww A ?* uav 10 II band when we shall win great and lasting victories and choose that better part which shall not be taken from us." llis Excellency then, with muoh warmth, extendod the welcomo of tho State to Gov. Simpson, jf South Carolina. After the performance of the Hondertonvillc and Spartanburg Silver Cornet Uamls, which w.os j-roatly enjoyed by tho multitude, UUV* Ol^lfOUn Stepped to tbe front nud was received with | a most responsive cheer froui the assembly and the platform. Ho said : When Moses reached the bauks of the Jordau ho sent out spies iuto the land of promise, that they should behold the fatness thereof. We have not couie, fellow-citizens of North Carolina, to spy out your laud lo possess it as did the Israelites of old, but to rejoice with you iu beholdiug your beautiful aud bountiful uinuutaiu region, where your healthful climate blushes on your checks and the abundance of your lauds is displayed iu the wide hospitality which has spread these fur strctchiug tables uround us and covered them with tbe rich aud juicy flesh of your owu flocks and the bread of your owu 'hilleiiles ap<J valley*. I e*?e hel-e. fellpwcitizens, rather dS'-fl-^zpectaforr td'TSeifotd and enjoy all this fair scene before me, than participate iu the proceedings of tho day, but your committee of arrangements thought otherwise, aud us I always have made it a rule iu life to do, I answer as best I can the demand made upon uic as a fdlow-citizeus of a common cirtiutry aud as the Governor of South Carolina, your nearest sister across the border, i have no fitting words ...:?u . ... nun iviiiuu 10 respond 10 tlio warm welcome of your justly honored Chief Magistrate. This day is ouc, f llow-citizcns, ou which North Carolinians tnay justly and proudly recall the past. The signers of tho Mecklenburg declaration have the right to claim the houors of this day. It can never be forgotten that tho men of Mecklcuburg led the way in the glorious path of duty which American irccuicn can ncver^ will never, forego. [Applause nud cheers.] So we actoss the border celebrate our 28th of Juno, when the British men-of-war retired before our rccliug ramparts yvblaze with resistless ardor of Carolina freeman. So, again, we celebrate the 22d of Febuury, tho birthday of our first and still our greatest President, the Father of his Couutry. These days should never be forgotten. It is wise, it is good for us all that wo should come together with oue mind and heart ou such occasions aud learn to dwell together as brcthreu of oue fold. Peace has its triumphs as well as war, aud this work, which is opcuing a grctlf link with tho affluent West, is just ouc of the triumphs sutlicicut to awaken tho prido and gladden tho heart of any peqnlc. A half What these men of gcnftroatt^pBujini[ug and generation our Duucitftkm^SHljCbiemon and McAden, and OoOfrgtSHBRmtel)-, aud Union and Spartunbarp, and Buncombe, have gloriotlKkilMOffcplished in our day ! [Great jriKuygfttM '? annlauso.l For zona, what ia so uoarly done uo wSrlth every difficulty and doubt put bl^^Eafrr.VlU uot now be deserted iu the nHMHcoTftaal triumph. Your Governor -d^Hp tjkat North Carolina will not deM^Be good work, and South Carolina wiU^Kgyffggud wautiug. [Great applause.] mKkkf&rpo; then dwelt at souie length on ral sources of progress ugricuitSflMtaifiroe' > and th^, mechauioal arlm there ill 1 Hi ml ii jLgMMMii fljthroe faotora of natioual sfreugfn moved ' uot harmouious together. Ho then coneluded in n iiue appeal to the blessings of peace?saying with fine voico and much fervor ': If 1 had tho voice of an archangel uud could roach over these swelling mountain ruuges billowing up around us, I would proclaim it to ull my couutrymcu iu every seotion of this wido Uuion, on this the birthday of American liberty, peace on earth and good will to man, us tho ouc good thing above all others ueedful amongst tho sons of this great land, where it is only to will it for our pcoplo to be free and happy to their remotest posterity, and where it is only necessary to pursue the peaceful industries of life^with the ardor our people have ever exhibited in the field to make us the richest as well as tho freest peoplo ever known to history. TbeJJovernor sat down in a burst of applause, and his Ternaries seemed to have been universally admired. KX-liOV KflNott SKNTKR, OF TENNESSEE was then introduced and inado a most business-like, sensible and ablo speech. He said he had come 600 miles to reach Hendorsonville, a little over eighty miles from whore he resided. He bad come froin the daughter of North Carolina to joiu with the mother on this auspicious occasion, when tho nten who had shoulderod this great work were casting about for the ready meaus to push the whole matter to a final consummation. Tho speaker said: As the daughter of the Old North State wo want you to tako us back to the bosom of our old mother. (Applause.) And we want you to do it i ? ? * 1 ? uvk< ?.? 13 uaciCBS Ml WJH mu IUUQ wno have lehieved what I saw, in coming here 4luroag^Ahf y2??ta'o Josses, how to do it. ] *t-J *f|rmrnT of the present snap. They will not consent to stand still now, almost in eight of tho great objective point of all their efforts. I came to tell vou (he said) that we will meet you at tho bordor of Tennessee, and that vou may roly upon this as an accomplished j fact. I When yon tap the granericsof the great West and make this,'as it is, tho natural liuo of transportation and travel between the oouui uuu the >Ycat, a new day aud a now lifo .shall have couie to you aud to us. We are here to-day to show our sympathy in the groat work and to assure you from Tennessee that our purt shall bo doue to meet you ns you couie to us, and that you uiay accept this assurance with perfect confidence. J (J I)( IK U. I). FONVLES, O? NORTH CAROLINA, Was introduced and made an ornate address, iu which ho paid a handsome compliment to Vance, Hansoui, Hampton and Butler. Ho coucludcd with a remark which was cheered to the echo that 11. Y. McAdeu might go to bed to-night conscious of having achieved a great work. PRESIDENT 8. Y. TUPI'ER, of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, tgas then introduced.- He was handsomely received, add Iistcned'to with great attention. lie said : 1 havo come among you for the first tiuic to breath your mouutain air, and gladly would I catch inspiration from your bracing air and beautiful sceuery to speak in fitting terms of the wonderful work you havo performed. Wheu you raise an obelisk upou the mountain to the memory of Haync, McDuflie and Gadsden, Charleston claims tho privilege of contributing a block in honor of the living heroes Duncan aud McAdcn, who arc pushiug on the work they so nobly begau. (Immense applause.) We arc told that all Frcuchuiuu, when tlicy die, go straight to Paris. As a Cbarlestouinn, I may us well assume, therefore, that all your roads, when completed, lead straight to Charleston.? (Laughter and applause.) Charleston has much ut stake in this enterprise. 1 regret that under her present emoarrassmcnts she can offer but little pecuniary aasislauce at this time. The man who advocates railroad appropriations in* that city, in the face of heavy taxation, a large municipal debt and the millions We have suuk already ia railroad enterprises, must encounter some obloquy, and the opposition of small politicians and office-se.ckera. But 1 will venture agaiust that sort of censure. I will go back to Charlestou and toll the people of this utajestio spectacle auiong the mountains to day ; of the thousauds that have assembled to ehcer on this work by which Charleston is to be quickened aud built up. And I will then ask them to make some sacrifice, and evcu part with some of their possessious, if necj6isaryr<o ooinpljt?thisoouuection with-the fJuti-hrtog-you now the bopes aud greetings of a kindred people, bound to you by tics of blood and a cauiuiou destiny; a people so lately impoverished by war, and but slowly advancing towards picspcrity.? Tbey commuud your cucrgy aud pray that this connecting link bctweeu the West and South Atlantic may be speedily accomplished. You havo before you onoat least who has advocated your causo and believed in the consummation of it. It is now the only practicable route by which the seaboard and fee West can bo united, aud so impress ;d upon mo was this bcliof that a year ago I referred to it in tho communication which I had the honor to muko to tho committee im commerce of tho United States Senate when urging tho appropriation for Oharlcst^fthfcrbor. We are preparing in Charlestou forneet ydtf."-faIt ir aiuraL outlet to the sea. Our railroad will shortlv bo ex tended to the water's edge and its freight will bo brought within the reach of the ship's tackles; and as the general government is now at work in earnest, deepening our bar and harbor, tho largest merchantmen and steamers iu the world will soou be able to enter our port in safety. About 830,000,000 havo been invested in Charleston iu presses, warehouses, bauks and railroads for the accommodation of commerce. MAJOR D. It. DUNCAN Was then iuiroduccd, and said that he would be untrue to himself did he fail to acknowledge tho gratitude and appreciation which swelled bis bosom on the occasion. He would be still more untrue as a man did ho fail to acknowledge whero tho chief honors of this uchiovemcnt belonged. It was to be remembered to the enduring honor of Union County, though no part of the Spartanburg and Ashcville Road would touch her border, yet she initiated the work with a subscription of 8150,000. It is true Spartanburg, Henderson and Buucombo have douo nobly, but all must yield tho palm to Union. (Applause.) Again it must bo said but for Major Coleman, whoso gcuius scaled tho mountains, the road would never have reached success.? Therefore, to this great, earnobt, modest ohild of genius, the son of your own soil, we cooio to do honor according to his unquestioned merits. (Wild cheers for Coloman, and much opplause.) . TUG HON. J. M. LEACH Here came forward and made one of those rich, ready and rare addresses peeuliar to him and very satisfactory to largo assemblies. He said his namo was attached to every bill for internal improvements that had ever passed a North Carolina Legislature, and he had sustained this road with all his might. Now he was prepared to say that it most go on. There Was no other thing to say about it, nud he was reminded of the little bov who was found gouging in a gopher hill with a sharp stick. Time and again I bo was advised of tbo fruitleasoess of bis 1 task. At last, wbcu ho bad boou many times exhorted to desist, bo said; ''I'll bo sure to get hiui; I must got hiui ; by thunder, 1 must get hiui; for if I don't, we wou't have any meat at home." (Jiurst of laughter.) Now, this is just the way it stauds with the matter of iinishiug this road. We must do it or there will be uo meat iu the family. (Much laughter and applause.) Aud when you see McAdeu at the end of a sharp stick scratching for the means to do it, you uiay be sure, my fellow citizens, that the gopher meat is sure to come. [Laughter. aud applause.] The General went on, making telling hits, all mcauing business as well as fun all tho time, and at times coupled with pathos and' eloquent bursts, which roused applause iuv , ^ ^ ?_. kuunsi uknekal youman8, k. Of South Carolina, was then introduced, and made a beautiful address, in which he rccouutcd the triumphs of physical science, lie spoke ol' Uayno us a martyr to thu great work, dying at Ashevillc just before the scheme was abundoucd. He said South Carolina had spcut millions for roads aud Charleston hud spent her treasure like water for connections with the interior.? Whatever the great West may now do, tlieu, iu completing thu work so nobly beguu with us?whatever ol rich products she might send to our shores?wo shall give back to the Northwest a more precious dowry thau bride ever gave bridegroom?a broad aud beautiful harbor. ex-coykrnor bon ham, When introduced, said briefly be bud not ootno to indulge in a speech. He wished asm ply to be present on the interesting occasiou. lie was glad to bo here aud to know that South Carolina had done her duty iu this matter. Chicago had promised, it' wo would build tho road to Cumberland Gap, to meet us there. col. r. y. m'aden Was introduced aud welcomed with cheers. He said it was hardly fair to make him build the road aud ihuu put double duty on him iu spccch-uiukiug besides. Colcuiau, by bis genius, had not ouly brought us over tho mountains, but he had advuueed his profession twenty years by the work. When they bad undertaken this wnrt- - ?fw?? *? muo a very doubtful achievement front every poiut of .yiyw.- lu.leis thau five years tbey-luid mas-.-* ^ tercd every difficulty, und all was now plain sailiug.' Only $125,000 was wuutiug to.go ^r. to Ashevillc, only U-1 utiles of grading WMnecessary and that over the smoothest section of road. The cry now was: Shallthe road go on '( What says North Carolina '! What says South Carolina ? What says Charleston ? Thcso are questions which must now bo answered. There was no time to lose. Wo must go ou, and for oue he was prepared to say it must and shall go ou. [Great choering and applause.] N. II. BUSBKE, ESQ., Of llalcigh, N. 0., was then introduced and spoke at souto length in a spirited address, touching the day and tho occasion. MK. JOHN W. It. POPE, Of the IieyUter, was introduced by Gen. Cliugman, aud spoke briefly, us follows: He did not consider this au occasion for rhetoric or fino talking at all. It was au occasion for facts and business. Facts al ways meant what they said and said what they meaul. We are at Uoudursouville today, 271 utiles from Charleston, directly ou the way to tho great West. Wo have becu told 9J utiles ol grading is all we have to do, aud the rest of the gap, soute -12 utiles, would be done?iudecd was provided for by North Caroliua. Wo have to deal with the 21 miles to Ashcville, with only 9J utiles of gradiug to do, aud that $125,000 will finish the road aud iron it. Let us, theu, keep a steady eye ou this $125,000, aud ask ourselves iu Nort u Carolina andSouth Caroliua what we cau do to secure this deficiency. That was the live issue uow ? The glorious past is a great matter ; the pressiug demands of the preseut greater. What can you do in this matter? That's the question now, aud "that's what's tho matter with Hannah," now. Gen. Clinguiau thanked tho audience for their attcution aud decorum, and the meetiug was amoug tho things that were. We can only add that it was a grout success, and that no less than 3,500 people were prcsont. What One Lemon Wile Do.?A piece of lemon upon a corn will relieve it in a day or so; it should bo roue wed night and morning. Tho free use of lemon juice and sugar will always relieve a cough. A lemon eaten before breakfast every day for a week or two will entiroly prevent the feeling of lassitude peculiar to the approach of spring. Pethaps its most valuable property is its absolute power of detecting any of the injurious and even dangerous ingredients entering into the composition of so very 'Doany of the cosmetics and fuco powders iu the market. Kvcry lady should subject her toilet powder to this test.? Plaoo a teaspoonfui of the suspected powder in a glass and add tho juice of lemon, if effervescence takes place it is an iufalliblo proof that the powder is dangerous, and its uso should be avoided, as it will ultimately injure tho skin and destroy tho beauty of the complexion.