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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

The Chapel Hill Ledger says :-Fleas
disturb the equilibrium Of the school
at Cool Spring in Stanly county. The
teacher was to d to burn them out. He
did SO. The remedy was effectuai,
but unhappily the school-house, books
and general Scholastic apparatus went
up with the Heas.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

THEATRICAL Pattison pattered on
the Piano in Tucker Hail last nlghf.
Lizzie Webster wears PAIR OF
tights that cost 800. Minnie
Hauk's benefit, before leaving Tor
Europe, was a big-failure Mary
Anderson is the only tragedienne VINO
is making money Comedy and tinsel'
and legs, "has the floor. '...... "IurJ
Field and Farm says There is
certain well-knOwn company now
playing "Pinafore' over the Southern
States, who, before appearing before
the footlights in the evening, the
whole company to a man get glorious-
ly intoxicated. Their subsequent ei-
forts can be neither imagined nor de-
scribed
Hol- (d)-man ;; who mean st thou
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

THE SCHOOLS.-Mr. Hugh Morson
the popular young teacher OF our city
Academy, has gone to Richmond,
under circums. ances strongly sugges-
tive Of graduation in the art of Ovid.
President Blake, of Davidson College,
will address the young ladies of Reids-
vile 6. Co. Seminary at June COM
mencement. R9v. DIR. Alexander
Clark, OF Pennsylvania, will deliver
the commencement address at Gadkin
Co lege.. ;. Prof. Page is writing for
the cage"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17


FROM GRANvILLE.-Our correspon-
dent writing from st. Josephs, the
new catholic settlement in Granville,
says: N. Plumadore Of Raleigh, we
und rstand offered 7. B Venable ESQ.,.
$500, for his Brownsville land con-
sisting Of some 2270acres. Mr.. Venable
refused the offer. On the Sth, j. A :
Williams, Trustee sold the quarter
tract 253t acres to w. r. jenkins for
$2.6O per acre. One tract to Harris &
Hall, 1855 acres for $3.50 par acre !;
another tract to same Of 269 acres for
$500 per acre. BrOwnville tract of
7454, acres to T. G. Cooper for 1915
per acre. Total 1896, IL. About 800
acres of the poorest land remains un-
sold. The land sold was well inn
proved and valuable.
There are 80 white and 46 colored
schools in Granville county.
The fruit is only partially killed by
the late frost.
Df. wilson, VINO was severely nufC
by fall last June, is able to attend to
his professional duties, but has fears of
never being fully wei.
Farmers are pretty well advanced
with their farming work.
The whole talk is the Henderson and
Oxford Railroad. 1t is hoped that the
loan will be carried in every
The road will be Of grea,
value to this portion Of Ora willie as
well as OXfO.d d. VICTOR
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17
WAKE FOREST COMMENCEMENT

WAKE FOREST COMMENCEMENT.-
The Society Marshals are From the
PhIO, Messrs NJ. A. Jones, G. j. Hun
ter, and John s. BizzeH Euzeli0n, Il
II. Phillips, w. b. Waf, NJ. V. Nc
Duffie Senator Ransom will deliver
the Society Address. DR.. Broadus
will preach the sermon. Rev. H. R.
Savage will address the Alumni. 1he
graduating class numbers 20.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

CHARLOTTERY.-BrS Caldwell and
Chambers, of the Charlotte ObserUer,
have column of extracts for us nearly
every week They are natural-born
newspaper Night Hawks. and when
news item escapes it has to take cover
at very late hour A. NJ. The follow-
ing we borrow, but condense to suit
our own crowded columns Grand
Master w. r. Cox has appointed Mr..
E. Il. White, Grand Lecturer for the
State, who will enter at once on his
travels.-One of Mr.. A. W. Finley's
Wilkes county cattle yesterday weigh
ed :, 122 llbs.-Rev. Dr. Miller has
been helping Rsv. Thornwell at Con-
cord; 40 converts. Rev. j. i.
OCoonell, who, several yeas ago. be-
queathed $40 900 and tract Of land
to found the B.nedictiue Monastery at
Woodlawn, Caston county, has written
history of Catholicism in the Caro-
linas.-The verdict against the Will
mingtOn & Weldon Railroad for the
kililog of Mr.. Coningland was outra-
geonsly unjust. Deaf men who venture
on railway tracks voluntarily, take
their lives 10 their own hands,
VIM. B. Arrowood and Charles w.
Robinson graduated from Columbia
Presbyterian Seminary .-Benjam
Moody and Bob Green were rolling
logs up a steep bill near Blowing Rock.
Finding the job too steep, Moody
yelled to Green to spring aside Then
he tried to do likewise, but fell and
was mashed to death. .--Rsv T. Doty
has been regularly installed as, s,,Rector
of Charlotte Episcopal church.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

OUR STATE COURTS. = Superior
Courts began on Monday in Granville,
Gates, Cumberland, Cherokee, Ashe'
Stokes, Union and Edgecombe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

-8 Inere Is nothing moro absurd
than the Northern journalistic and
oTatrleal predictions that the Sou
must become a barren waste if the
darkeys should stampede to the Yankee
States. They forget that the Influx of
SO much low-price shiftess labor will
disgust the Northern wol kingman,
| ana SEND him down to settle on COM
| Portable small farm in the south where
he can live like free man. They for.
get that the best thing that could hap
pen flr the South would be the break
ing up OF her large plantations and ex-
elusive cotton crop for no matter if
the crop were reduced one half, the
price would rise, aud our farmers de-
rive more profit, because the same
amount Of money would spring from
half the trouble. These snarling sec
tionalists who ''see in the Neg
Exodus the humbling Of king cotton"
are too ignorant to know the fact that
If every darkey were swept out of ex-
istence the South would still have the
monop oly Of cotton the price would
rise and that would enable our plaa-
ters to pay for white lab 3r In truth,
a large amount-probably more thau
half-Of the CO.. ton crop is already cul-
tivated and picked by white labor
With the exception of Alabama aud
Mississippi, and small section Of one
or two other states, the Southern
farms are now small, and the farmer
works in the field, with his sons, and
two often we regret to say, with his
We repeat the South, considered in
the aggregate, would be fifty per cent
the gamer to morrow if every African
were marched North Of Masons and
DiNon's line to- day. At the same time,
since there is no hope OF any such
exodus of the Great Southern Curse,
we deem it only proper to say that,
here in North Carolina, the Freedmen
are doing better, woi king better. and
securing better foothold as men, and
as citizens, than at any period since
the war. There is not county in the
State, but can show orderly and indus>
trious colored men, living under their
own roof tree, tilling their own soil,
with their own stock, and at p:ace
with all their neighbors. Ia thousands |
of instances the Old slaves have gradu- |
ally obtained few acres from their |
old master, and are now quietly en-
gagged in raising their cotton and to-
bacco in addition to occ ,sional work
on the "old Plantation Few of these.
we fancy, would exchange places with
any Northern white laborer But if
every black in the State wished to
cave it, we ought to help him go.
The Exodus would be blessed thing
or us, politically, morally, and mae-
tally. We speak as one who has not
Known enemy among the whole Negro
ace. We believe the Hegira would do
wo things it would open the eyes of
he Northern people to the absurdity
# their sentimental ideas about the
poor freedman - and it would open
he eyes Of our own people to the
leavy incubus of thriftless, lOunging
abor they have SO long considered in~
ispensable to the southern plantation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

FOURTH VOLUME Witt the present
number, our laper closed Vol. LII, and
I,rus the first leaf In Book ~. Let
u hop it Will Prove, as the new Pro-
lie or. are resolved it shall, "a new
Lar" in all respects, and IA brighter
leaf III many. IL turning it we extenu
10 our fiends of Bo, k Three our
k nuliest thanks for ,heir assistance
md enc0uIag- menl; all OF which We
bespe~k III, ST earn' sty for Volume
-Four.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

THE GENTLE SFX.-Mrs Moon made
125 converts in Goldsboro She has
a packed audience every night at
Raleigh. - Mrs. Anthony Devose
of Rich Island, Pender county.
is the mother Of daugh er
who weighed seventeen pounds, a.
birth, recently Leader says
there have been several arrivals in
Winston, whose names cannot be Civ
en- until after the next bapsizing. But
Capt. Gilmer is about TO begin the
erection of five story hotel, in that
town. Miss Painter, who has been
conducting revival in the Methodist
church at Salisbury, seems to have
equal power with Mrs. Moon. Ab ,ut
80 conver, have Deen rep )rted thus
far.
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Index to New Advertisements.

saw C. WHITE-Bank Statement.
luu< - BLAKE-taiIk statement.
,,4>TON IHUMPSON-LumDer.
n e. MCDONALD-LumDer.
Ipt<ti bRornERS-Lumbcr,
nK. Gro " GRAHAM-Eye, Ear i Throat.
mos Il LoADER-Merclant Tailor.
,rhEILEX Y BAKER-Livery stables,
HOItHkISS X PhOUD--. National Hotel, \. 1.
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VOL ".

- Issued Every Wednesday
a fternoon. TermS-S2 a Year;
S115 for Six Months. - -Adver-
tising Rates on 9TH Page. 81
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

SOME POSTAL SCRAPS North Caro-
| lima ranks ninth among the States Of
| the Union in number Of pOstoffices.
Virginia ranks fifth Illinois, fourth );
| Ohio, third ; and New York second.
The latter State has 1856 postotfices !;
while Pennsylvania heads the list with
3, 3OS. ] he tot Il number of postoffices
in The United States and Territories at
this time is a liGtle over &C, 600; and
the il crease for | alf dozen years past
has averaged six new postoffiees every
working day.
FOty Thousand post masters. and
as many more r,ute agents, clerks,
messengers, etc.-all paid out of the
Public IRE as ury What power rests
with the lmin st alton which holds
the ap pgointlug of this vat army Of
eighty-i housand postal officials And
the power of awarding fat coatracts is
even greater.
1t is curious to note the odd, Out>
landish, or ludicrous names sometimes
selected for postoffices. Here in
North Carolioa we have Troublesome
Soapstore, Why Not, Tuckahoe,
Nolachucky, Eastatoe, Cullowhee,
Aquone, Toisnot, Sans Souci, Turkey
Tail, Tomatola, Iron Duff, Mutual
Love, Cello, and Big Toe, Vale Crucis
and Hog Back.
Then here are few specimens from
outside regions
YoungWOmanStown. Pa. jim Ned, Texas.
Medybemps, Maine. Mouse Tail TIE II.
WytOpitlOck, % U-Bet, -
Kand yohi. Mimi. Ty-Ty, Ga.
ScapOCSe, OrgOn. L. B., Md.
QuOnC chOntaug r. L. Zig. Mo.
PySht Wash. L. Nj Wot, Colo
Bogus Cal.
The writer went to school in Kishi-
gu qnillas Valley, Penn; and, SO
beautiful was the vale, one wan. ed to
name it after Raselas
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

Vice President Wheeler having
been called home indefinitely by fami-
ly sickness. Allen G.. Thurman, Dem
ocrat, was chosen Speaker of the L. S.
Senate by vote of2S to Is over Ferry.
tS Persons walking through the
capital, particularly the south corridor
often complain tf the uneveness of
the paving blocks, AID wonder how
they become 50 worn. One Of our el>
DERBY lady friends tells us they were
thus injured by an application Of acid
from a barbecue, occa sioned by the
jolitication in consequence OF the COM
pleti ~ of the Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad, in the year of our Lord,
1910. 1t was grand blowout, last
ing several days, with feasting and
dancing, and no end Of filtration in
the legislature halls and galleries. In
these days there was no fence around
the square, and all the children, and
all the gOats, of the town. we've wont
to assemble on the green. on pleasant
evenings. A common piece of mis-
chief with the young folks was to
drive the goats up into the capitol and
out on tie eastern pOrticO then make
them jump eff. Il was pretty high-
twenty or thirty feet, or so,-but the
biiiys were, like some Of their success
sors in the building-hard healed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

The writer went to scho d in Kishi-
qu qnillas Valley, Penn; and, SO
beautiful was the vale, one wan. ed to
name it after Raselas.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16

the absence Of MIR. Kirk Robinson it
was suggested that the discussion of
bread, meat and syrup had excited
an appetite for dinner, and forthwith
the Society adjourned to the upper
room where a bounteous repast await
ed the members and their guests Ibis
part ofthc exercises being disposed of
the members dispersed in good order
t, their several homes with their con
sciences aud dige stion undisturbed by
the ordinary post prandiai elocutinn
SO common to thcr organization.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16
nIr. Corcoran's Beneicence.


When the appeal for assistance for
the Waterford sufferers was receiv-
ed here Senator Hampton sent it to
MIR. Corcoran, who responded prompt
ly, as he ever does to the call of hu-
manity, by contributing 5000 to the
fund. Not content with having done
this much the same large hearted
gentleman, without further solicita.
ton, seGh an additional $500 to-day
to be applied to the same purpose.
The check for that amount was
promptly forwarded by Governor.
Hampton to Maj FheodaFe. Ct.
Barker.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16
NUMBER Ia
The Negro TO Redeem "Bleeding
Kansas" from Republican Rule.

The eruption Of Southern darkies
now pouring over Kansas will for
brief while add to Republican maiori
ties. But its leaders will find them q
hard set to hold steadily to their
work, as the carpet baggers did. They
will demand increased pay a. each
election and social recognition, and
keep increasing their demands until
they will be thrown off and driven to
support the Democratic ticket. This
will be but repeating the history of
Louisiana and Mississippi, since that
lnestimable privilege, the elective
franchise, was bestowed upon them.
Pomcroy and ingalls, will find them
in Kansas like Tom Scott found them
in the South Carolina legislature.
The Pennsylvania legislature" said
Tom Scott, sis the cheapest of tho
two There only had to buy its
members once during the session, but
in South Carolina I had to buy them
over every day" The Kansas poll
icians will find the case in the darkey
factor now entering by the steamboat
load upon its social and political life,
and eventually find it all solid for
democracy.-DuUas Te.raS) Herald.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16

Senator Hill is quoted as saying
that the Democrats will not be 80
foolish as to withhold the necessary
supplies with which to carry on the
Government. He says, however, that
they intend to make a direct issue
with the Republicans on the question
whether this is to be central Govern.
ment of limited juris diction or a CEN
tral Government vested with abso-
lutte power, having the States at it's
mercy and ignoring their rights
under the Constitution. Mr.. Hill
says he regards this as the real issuu
which underlies the present conflict,
and believes that upon an appeal to
the country the Republicans will be
pulverized to atoms, and the Demo.
Gratis will be retained in power for an
indefinite period.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16

Who can tell the value of IL smile /.
1t costs the giver nothing, but is be-
yond price to the erring and relenting,
the sad and cheerless, the lost and
forsaken. 1t dlsarms malice, SUBJ
dues temper, turns hatred to love,
revenge to kindness, and paves the
darkest paths with gems Of sunlight.
A smile on the brow betrays kind
heart, pleasant friend, an affection
ate brother, dutiful son, happy
husband. 1t tadds charm to beauty,
it decorates the face of the deformed,
and make lovely woman g para
disc.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16

A chat with some people makes
you feel as if you'd had cold show
er bath and couldn't find q towel,
while chat with 9th ers makes you
feel as sif you'd had o pleasant walk in
the sunshine.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16
Sacrificed BY Her Father.
Tragic End Of Five Year Old Child in
Massachusetts.

BosroS, May 2.-Somc time
Yesterday Chas. +. Freeman, of
Pocassett, Mass, in a freak of rcligi,
Gus frenzy killed his five year old
daughter Edith. The man is Second
Adventist and had become greatly
excited during the last few days while
attending series of revival meet
ings. About :: week age he claimed
to have received wonderful revela-
tions," and has not eaten or slept
since. He says the Lord d rected
him to sacrifice his little daughter
and declares that she W i'll rise again
iii three days. The little one was
stabbed with knife by her insane
father and her blood was poured out
upon a table which was improviSed as
an altar
Freeman has driven every one
from his house, and has not yet been
secured. He has locked and barred
the doors and windows, and being
supplied with fire arms he threatens
death to any one who shall interfere.
An effort will be made by the authori
Tics 10 capture him to- day. Free.
man is about 80 ears old, and lives
with his wife and family on his farm
at Pocassett.: lie has lived ID Pocas-
sett about seven years, and is in
moderate circumstances. lie is in
sane only Oh this one subject.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BosToN, May 2.-Further particu-
lars from the Pocassett, Mass, trag-
edy state that Freeman, the mail car
rler at Pocassett, between the rail
road station and postoftice, woke his
wife about half past 3 o'clock on
Thursday morning and told her that
he must make a sacrifice to the Lord
of his younges; daughter. He got up :,
took the child from her bed, and stab.
bed her in the side with hatcher
knife, causing her death. His wife
said it was all right and that Abra-
ham would raise her up next Sunday.
Freeman said that the child gave one
scream and died minute afterwards.
He said that the Second Adventists
held meeting at his (Freeman's')
house the same afternoon and ap-
Feared to wish the affair kept quiet.
Freeman carried the mail rs usual
and showed no signs Of insanity. The
cause Of the terrible deed appears to
have been religious excitement alone.
Freeman is now at his residence in
charge of officer Redding ard Dr.. c..
j. Wood, of Pocassett. He informed
reporter to day that he was told by
God to offer Edith, his young and
beautiful daughter, as n sacrifice to
Him, and that he did so rs God would
not stay his hand; he had to do His
command and He would justify him
in his act.
Governor Garcelon, Of Maine, who
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16

The St. Louis "Post and Dispatch"
says: "Tc1as alone will gain not less
than ten members of Congress by tho
next census. AS to the popular ma
jorlty in the Union, the Republicans
we're never anything but minority
party Lincoln was elected by
minority in 1860. In 1864 ten States
did not vote at all. In 1872 the mis-.
take of nominating Greeley kept over
a million Democrats from the polls.
In 1876 Mr.. Tilden received ma
jority Of over mil lion of the white
vote, and 100000 over all votes white
and black.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16
VOLUME VII
FLOR AL FAIR
1879

LlSt OF hrticles Tor ~hlch fremulms are
offered by the Orangeburg Agricultural
ana Mechanlca. Association, 10 be eH-
h'olted ut the fioral fair OF SAID Assocla-
tlon which wlll be held on the oo:h OF May
1ov:
Hreatest variety oi hot house flants
eAhioi'cu W one person'
Best collection OF Plants.
End. Best {"
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16


Governor Garcelon, Of Maine, who
is a physician, was in Atlanta on
Tuesday, atten ding the meeting of the
American Medical Association. In
conversation on the political situa-
ton, he said that Gra ut is one of Il: 2
easiest possible candi dates to beat;
that he cannot carry several New
England States, and has no chance of
New York. Republicans have several
more available men, but, as a Demo
crat, he hopes Grant will be nomi
mated, and then fal an easy victim.
He is certain Of q Democratic
triumph.
What is tho difference between an
editor and his wife? One writes
things to set, and the other sets things
to rights.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16
DEN rISTY
S2raVed

From my place, about Is miles from
Orangeburg, on Sunday, May 4th 1879, one
CD ash colorcd Horse Mule, named Pete"
Reward Of Ten Dollars will be pal d to
any one returning the said Mule 20 me at
"keitt' place, near Lewisvillc; any infor-
nation in regard to the same will be thank
fully received and appreciated; address
JAMES WALLACE, st Matthews, S. c.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-05-16

VHW Make Money Pleasantly
il and fast, agents should address FIN,
LEY HARVEY & Co., Atlanta, Ga
June 1y
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LOST.
BUSINESS CHANCES.

GTORE, 81 Fourteenth st W; fine show windows,
- good shelving, counter, &c; suitable for dry goods,
or fancy store srls.it
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Nd, September 10.
Cotton quiet. Middling. l21sc; new crop, H@l5c
less.
Flour active and steady. Howard street and
do family, IS 25G5 rs; City mills superiine, So 256
275 do extra 81 254s4 70; do family IS 5000 co. do
Rio brands So 90; Patapsco family, Sc 75
Wheat Southern higher and eXcited Western
closed easier for spot; futures strong. Southern
red, 81 1901 90 do amber, 81 229l %; No / Mary
land 81 2id1l 70; No. Western winter red, spot,
81 224gl 221S; September, 81 2ll4@l % October,
q q So sas' z0'a' november 'i 20Yi 2'N December
Corn southern higher and actlve Western
higher and firm. Southern white. Coo; do yellow
soc; Western mixed, spot and September, 5l@
6iHci October 5l@5lI9c November, 5O@5lci
steamer, no bid.
ern white, 3i9351aci do mixed S2933l3ci Penn
sylvania, 34@35l3c.
Rye quiet at 63@D65c.
Hay quiet. Prime 10 choice Pennsylvania and
Maryland, sl3Gl4 per ton.
Provisions firm and active. Mess pork, SO as
Bulkmcats - Loose shoulders, dc; clear rib sides
6l5c; do packed, iI4@594c Bacon shoulders, Axe
clear ribsidcs, 6Hc. Hams, 1l@ll34c. Lard, &c.
Butter steady. Prime to choice Western packed
129lic.
Eggs firm at 1i@15c.
Petroleum steady; crude, nominal; refined, 69s
@Ghc.
Coffee higher and firm, Rio curgoes, now, Ia
@l6c; old l214GDl5c.
Sugar firm. A soft, s19@s94c.
Whisky better at 81 0S.
Freights to Liverpool per steamer active. Cotton
8-l6d flour, 2s Cd; grain, 618d.
Receps-Flour, d,l07 bbs; wheat 10000 blu
corn, 9i00 bu; oats, $500 bu; rye, 700 Blu.
Shipments-Whcat, $50, 600 bu; corn 30 500.
sales-Wheat l,2S2,5OO bu; corn, 9S,3O0 bu.