The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30
VOL: Ill.
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nor.e kicked Wm. Thompson,
o,p,rL. ak fe t and senseless. Broke
h.. nose and cut his chin and mouth.
Missouri has been muchly pun ish-
cd for selecting a VEST for her Oniteo
States Senator. But let her not rue
tho investments; he is waste'coas
only in name
DR.. &c. Robinson, a well known
member of the Virginia House OF
DaIagates from Norfolk, was found
I ,ing from apoplexy in the street at
that place late Saturday, and died a
few minutes afterwald.
"A good many people are advising
the Farmers Legislature to go
slow We advise that Honorable
Body to go not slow, but very-SURE! ]!
There has been plenty Of talk of
..Retrenchment;'' but the blow, to be
really effective, ought not to follow far
behind the threat.
Little Gen. Mite" the masou-
lire half of the "Midgets" (whose
combined weight is % pounds) now On
exhibition at Washington refused to
call on President Hayes. What a
pity the little folks couldn't be
brought together, and have Schurz
an Sherman thrown in for ugliness.
The article on the local page of
lat week referring to the Tobacco
Tax CT this Congressional District,
should have been credited to the Wills
mington Star. We marked the credit
on the copy, but it was omitted by the
printer, and we were not shown the
proof. For the same reason other
errors occurred.
On Friday night, under the sus-
pices of the National Guard. at St
Louis, Col p. Dcnan delivered de-
Hghtful lecture on "Woman"-with
graphic illusions to blbies &c. &C.
Tears, briny tears, stood in the eyes of
the "bowld soldier boys" as they lis
tened and reflected that one OF these
days woman" will re-deliver that
lecture to Donan, and teach him more
Of h b;es than ever he calcu at. d. on
for h me use.
In less than two months there will
be clear Democratic majority in the
Senate. 1t is said the Democratic
leaders III Congress have agreed to
leave business on the 4th of March in
such position that an extra session
OF the National Legislature will be
necessary. For the first time since
the Southern leaders left their seats
IN the House and Senate the Demo
cratic party will have ma ajority in
Doth branches of Congress.
FOR the benefit of the unfortuna.
people who live up yonder in Yankee
Iceland, we mention that durino four
oays OF the past week we sat with our
ONCE windows raised, and without
IRE the common remark on the street
oe'h isn't this delightful weather.,
oh fr@ay, when snow was two feet
ueep 1t New York, we sat in the open
oil leadinS of it. And the fun of it is.
'''"' III summer when the thermometer
Is al 9'' in the shady side of New
,orN' It vii! not be more than So in
the sun. here.
went ers OF Congress, we see .ta
'o''haVe each seven hundred comic. of
'ne Unite l Stats Agricultural Rep, rt
~ os'rloute. There are some good
''i 5 In i. But we think the De.
i " ''ne;.t would dossbetter to issue two
vi f'p@r'E ,-one for the South,
e. ueVoted to : ;thern interests one
,'e North, etc These should be
H., ier IN size and cheaper in price,
~ issued every three months, and
lOre widely distributed, as might
- De the case. Information gather
y National Bureau is only of value
~: nen made to reach all classes Of