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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23
Rawlings with Mr.. II. K. Fountain, OF
Mn Nnhodr Ix EnuniaIn.

Mississippi. Nobody saw Fountain,
and people concluded he was a myth.
The gossip o reached the Kew. Mr..
Raslins- ears, who threatened TO pros
ecute ,ome Of the palmer spoken ones
for SANDER
On September 9Th. the Reverend
Missionary furnished the Gd-efh, for
publication, the following:
Mr.. II. X Fountain and lady have
returned South from an extensive tour
in The north and northwest, and are
expected at the home Of the bride :
father, Rev W. Rawlings, Dallas y
c.
on December 18th the GI-eft> con
tanning the following:
The many friends of Mrs. K H.
Fountain nee Miss Kate Rawlings, OF
Dallas. will be glad 10 learn Of her safe
return from her western bridal tour.
She was registered at the Waddell
House Wednesday night. She was IN
accompanied By Fountain, whose press
of business prevented his coming at
present.
The interest in the affair was doubly
increased when the report OF her return
was confirmed. 1t seems that heT
mother had learned that she was at
ConverS. Ca, where she went and
found her with Nuttall, who tried to
disguise himself, but the old lady re
cognlzed his familiar face, aud brought
her daughter home last Thursday and
has since revealed the whole affair It
her friends.
Nuttall is a man OF about 20 years D
age, and IN personal appearance would
hardly be taken for one who would car
r. the female heart by storm. He, how.
ever, exhibited a diversity of talent
while here, appearing by turn. as prln-
ter, matchmaker, musician, poet, author
and writer of madrigals, IN which latte
capacity it is possible he may have
wooed the young lady to her destruc
ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23

The active competition at lower rates
of the American Telegraph Company
has driven the shares of the Yves
tern Union Company down from 100 to
81. Now let us have a competition TO
Adams Express Company IN tie South.
1t is almost as cheap, and farmore safe,
to send by express as by freight any
where except to the South but as soon
as Richmond is reached, and competi-
ton ended, the express charges are
enormous, and the people who have
been least able to pay have most t pay.
" y. Correspondence Democrat.
Yes, We had to pay $l.00 expressage
on a ten pound bundle from Camden,
n. j., Gust across the river from Phila-
delphia) to Raleigh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23
THr PAMLICn Row.-The rush an.

The PAMLICo Row.-The rush and
gush of affidavit, and ''taffy-davits IN
the matter of PImlicO county VS.. Judge
Schcnk still ill the public prints; the
LAWYERS, as is to be expected, sustaining
His Honor" and the people as Is
usual, feelin. sore over the tact that
they are the losers, be the blame whose
it may.
We have a very peppery letter from a
well known citizen Of Pamlico but deem
il best not TO add any new features.
Capt. Jas. 5. Lane, in the Goldsboro
Messenger, claims that Capt. Caho and
Others crossed to Stonewall by water;
and that other Judges are accustomed
TO do so, etc, etc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23

Raleigh Star: The Grand Lodge OF
colored MaSons Of the State Of North
Carolina, jast before adjournment to
day passed d resolution endorsing the
prohibitory liquor law movement. -
Mr.. VIM. [ Parish, bridge-builder on
the Seaboard Il Roanoke Railroad. fell
from a bridge over the river near
Boykins, w., yesterday, aud was
drowned. Mr.. Parish hasa mother
and several other Relatives in Raleigh,
among them Mrs. w. J.. Edwards and
Mrs. L. K. Watt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23
~rDo YOU want to send your fathe1

s-Do you want to send your father
ma,bsr sister. cousin, or sweet heart,
New Years present thai wH repeat
:tsslf e,,ery reek during the coming yearI
There is a newspaper which = admitted
hu evarvbodv to contain all the little
Sews-items, up and down, and across
the State, that are worth knowing
and it goes regularly every week, and IL
costs only-s2. 1t is called the fGrme'
and Mechanic, at Raleigh, y. {. All ovel
the Great West, and the greater south,
West, are thousands of ex North Caro-,
%linians who would rejoice to receive sucl
a Christmas gift. And each week II
would remind the Reader oFthe thought
fnl friendship of the Sender.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23

We preferred to rest our opposition
to the new funding scheme on different
grounds than the improper conduct OF
any official but as the OjSerrer tries to
bolster up the scheme with the infu-
ence of the Board of Directors Of the
y. G.. Road. we do not now hesitate to
say that il is reported to Us that some
of the said Directors have been spect-
lating n Construction Bonds since til,
CommiSS on to settle the same was au-
thorized by the Legislature, and they
OF course have been very anxious to
have the proposed settlement approved
and endorsed by the Governor. We
do not deny the right of mdtciduuls to
speculate in anything they please, and
we have ne abuse for ''Bondholders"
as a class, but when the opinion of a
Board of Directors some of whom are
said to be personally interested) is
brought forward to influence the adop-
tion of a measure that many of our best
people ard taxpayers consider wrong,
unfair and oppressive, we have a right
to allude to their personal transaction ID
the matter. But we think the OLser-
rer is mistaken in saving that the
twelve Directors in the North Carolina
Railroad recommend the ratification OF
the scheme. We know that some of
the Directors favor the measure, but
be have reason to believe that there are
some who do not. We may have more
to say on this point hereafter Char
lotte Democrat
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23

DAILY OBSERVER ITEMs.-Mr. {:
B. Edwards has received from England
two fine Laverack setter logs
Johnston county has not a single prls-
oner in its Jail. Wake jail is full to
oyerhowing.- P are now
more abundant, and sell at ten cents.
~ horrible case of infanticlds IN
in Johnston county is reported. -
Property is high in Raleigh, and good
prices are obtained for it. We learn
that the property at the corner OF Fay
etteville and Hargett streets, occupied
by Williams 4 Haywood, sold on Tues
day for 81, OO0. John Lawrence,
white sent to the penitentiary for TWEEN
ty years for horse stealing, from Col
umbus county, has been released on a
writ of hoJeas corpus, the case having
been tried before Judge j. +. Graves,
in this city. Lawrence had served four
years -They are. making things
lively on the prohibition question IN
South Carolina. 4 few days since a
petition in favor Of a prohibitory law,
signed by thousands Of ladies, was pre-
sented to the Legislature. The petl-
ton, enrolled, was thirty yards in length.
- From a letter from Ashe county
we learn that Mrs. Esther Sexton wa,
found dead in her house Sunday. She
came to her death from exposure alter
becoming intoxicated with whiskey,
given her by her husband, J.. d. Sex
ton, who i. now under arrest. -Maio
Pope, genera! passenger agent OF the
Atlantic Coast Line, is about to estab
lish an Immigration department IN con
nection with his Office, and proposes
70 establish energetic agencies III differ
ent parts Of North Carolina, and vii
also visit Europe in the interest of the
schemes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23
"A Merry Christmas !,

And an Happy New Year,
And Good Luck to you, Gentle
Friends, one and all!
And Fa1e-you-well, till the middle
of week after next For in accordance
with universal CUSTOM, etc., you
know the rest) we hang up our fiddle,
and shake off the ink drops, and come
down to the level of common folks, ior
the space ofone week, in order to half,
sole" u energies, and ''primp up
our ideas, preparatory to a running
hop-.tep-aud-jump into the New
Year, and the new race for prosperity
that ha. just begun in the old North
State, SO please yei
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23

GOLDsBoRO MEoenNGER iTEUs.-
Mr.. Henry +. Nclaon, the I%e.an.tinl
postmaster who abscondcd from Green
Vile, Pitt county, some months ago.
has been arrested at Hudson, New
York. He contemplated suicide. -
A little daughter, five years old. OF Mr..
K. Raiford, Of Greene county, Wa
pal nfully burned, it Is thought fatally.
one day last week, by her dress taking
FIRE from the fire III the fireplace. -
A report reached here Saturday even
ing that Mr.. Geo. J Robinson nd
been killed that evening al Princeton,
by Jesse Pierce, by a blow on the head
with a demijohn filed with liquor.
We are glad to hear that the report is
unfounded, and that Mr.. Robinson j.,
now doing well and 40 fatal cyuee-
uuences are expected. The blow deaf
him by Pierce had merely stunned him,
from the effects Of which he soon It.
covered. Pierce was arrested and d
preliminary trial Is to take plaee to.
day.-The dwelling OF Mr.. Joshua
Daley, an highly esteemed citizen re
! siding in the LaGrange neIghborLo,I.
was entered by burglars one night las;
| week, and robbed OF a trunk CONTAINING
$40. 90 in money aud other ya.Uabies.
The trunk was afterwards found III the
woods near by together with some sc
( in silver money, which the rogues taiIeo
to carry off. Two negroes, an old man
named Wright, and a young boy Wee
arrested on strong suspicion.-D.. i.
T. Arlington has stocked his mill p1al
with imported carp fish Al heu.
Dennis, a young man Of Washington,
\. c., employed on board the steamer
Edgecombe, walked overheard IN Pungc
river one night last week. and va:
drowned .-Two negroes were com
mitted to Jail in Greene county, a lie"
days ago, By J. q. Britt, Esd. charged
with stealing cotton from Mr.. Pete.
Butts. Their are W arren laylo
and John Miller MIR. Eaywoo.
Bizzell has left Oh our table a turojI
measuring % inches in circumference
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23
OXFORD TORCHLIGHT ITEMa-Th

OXFORD TORCHLIGHT ITEMs.-The
ladies of the Baptist church have raised
s15 for a steeple. -M Williams
& Co. will take charge of,the new Day
4 Meadows Warehouse. 1t a tremend-
Gus building ID. s. Osborne has
has finished his new Offices and they
look snug. -Mr. James T. Cozart,
is erecting a handsome residence on the
vacan lot on College street. next the
home Of the late DR.. Z ". Paschall.
- DR.. J. F. Fuller, will be with Us
by the first Of January next He has
purchased from K. W. Lassiter, Jr.,
Esq, the house low occupied by W.
X. jenkins on College street. DR.. Full
Ter proposes to practice.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23

A FATAL PRACTICAL JOKE. On last
Thursday some boys from the country,
who were stopping at the Pioneer
Warehouse, concluded to hayc some
fun at the expense OF a young d 10y
the nam of Wells, who was also --ol-
ping with them. Wells was Il youn2
man 81 rather weak mind and hal been
drinking somewhat, and some f tLt
bows pretending TO be officers made an
attempt to arrest him, ana being tIigh
tened he left the Warehouse and star
ted for his home on Sandy Mu~h. III
this county but missed his way auu
took the road towards Richmond llu..
His friends having missed him. -e4fCL
was made during Friday and Iri-ay
night. and on Saturday moTbiag lie
was found dead near the road lc4dll-
10 Richmond Hill. The Coroner, Ir.
W. ID. billiard. summonscd d Jury VINO
held an inquest and returned ii verdict
Of death from whisky aud cold. We,
was about - yearsold. The jury Wa
dismissed Subject to the call OF The Cor
oner for a further investigation ii
thought necessar .-AshevilIe MFRS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23

AsHEyGLLE CITIZEN ITEMS. The
young men of A.heville, on Tuesda :
night, gave a complimentary hop, at
the Eagle Hotel. to Miss Bette David
son, who leaves next week for Rich
mond, Va, where she will spend the
winter. The people Of Macon
county are jubilant over the pros
poets of Railroad. DR. W. l.. Love,
President of r, G.. S. L.. is now at
tending a meeting in Atlanta. The
survey has been completed, and the
passage through Smokey Mountains i.
far more accessible that was expected.
Ii is spoken of as a certainty.-Capt.
". N. Arlington, of Macon, has just
returned to Franklin with his bride,
who was Mrs. Col. Grissom, Of Geor
gia, sister of Senator Joseph +. Brown.
= The W. \. r. L. is having new
workshops erected at Salisbury, and
is turning out good substantial coaches
for the road. 4 e and elegant mai
car for the road is about ready to be
placed on the road.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23

1t is now conceded that fully 100 men
lost their lives in the %colliery explosion
at Penyrang, Wales, on. Friday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23

Capt. S.Radcliff, Of Newbern, father
of Mrs. Capt. ". j. Street, died on
sunday night after a lingering illness.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-09
Mest YlrrInIn,a Future.

A writer in the Weston Republican, says
that he has been endeavoring toidispose Of
West Virginia lands, but finds that there
is prejudice against the State in the eyes
OF would be purchasers, who tell him
plainly that so long as the State remains
under the baneful influence and control
Of the Democratic party, they do not care
toidentiiy themselves with It's future.
This is no new thing-thls prejudice
against the State. 1tts matter Of history.
The State Of West Virginia is in bad odor
at the North and in Europe. Immigrants
regard 1t as a part OF the Solid South
yoked to the fate OF the South and identi.
fed with It's Bourbonism, It's lack OF en-
terprise, its hatred Of Northern people
and It's aversion to accept the changes re-
sulting from the war.
Hon. Geo. O. sturEiss, the Republican
nominee for Governor, who has been for
a long time past trying to enlist Northern
capital and enterprise in the project oil
building a railroad from Pittsburgh to his
own county OF Monongelia, and into and
through the counties Of Preston, Taylor,
Bourbon, Randolph, Pocahontas, aud
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-09
AN INSIDE VIEW


or How O'Brien Come TO be Nominated
nj Marilnsburg.
A Communication in the ClarkabuFg NewS-( Demo-
cratic paPerl.
The most Astounding tussel in the con-
yention and the one which interests your
readers most was for the Treasurorship.
This nomination may be said to have been
strictly for policy's sake and goes to show
politics is no respecter Of persons in the
State any more than in the National Con-
yentions. When the exigencies require
1t is as heartless and as hard as adamant.
Mr.. West hardly dreamed Of his peril un-
til too late. He had been absent at a sick
bed, from the vortex OF politics, several
weeks Just before the convention, and
therefore had given the canvass little or
no attention. His friends hesitated not,
even up to Wednesday, TO throw him OF
his guard by declaring that with the con.
vention's endorsement there could be no
strong opposition. But as the sequel
showed Colonel o'Brien had been
doing Herculean work in a quiet
way for u fortnight past. He had
astute and splendid CoaChers who
knew the short routes 10 success. On Mon
day he was at the Fairmont convention all
day making hosts Of acquaintances and
friends, for the Colonel Is a man Of no
mean address and when desirous can cul.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-09

tivate favorable impression. BE was
early on the ground at Martinsburg and II
didn't take him, nor his co-workeIs, long
TO ascertain the plan upon which sam
Woods friends were working, as well as
those OF the many candidates for the
Attorney.G eueralship and Supertntend-
ency OF Schools. Ohio. county cast IS
votes they all knew, and obi how nice 1t
would be, each candidate thought II l
could put them in my pocket. II | can
make swap Of jack. knives for the better
WHY not do 1t. II don't take advantage
OF 80 fine trade some one else will, and /
will be left out in the cold, or showed un-
der. &c. These and many more like
them were the high moral ideas that
fitted, 4 and chased each other continu-
ously through the minds Of the aiore-
mentioned candidates. To think was
but to act, and il was not long before the
Ohio county aspirant and his wise coun-
sellers beheld from the center OF their
strong web the flies lowering about for
recognition and interviews. The many
doors to Col. o'Brien's parlors were opened
by as many excellent adopts in political
commerce. and satisfactory negotiations
and sales were made in quick order ior
the reception and delivery Of the goods.
Nominations were made. Mr.. O'Brien
got good send.of by Gov. Jacobs, Of
Ohio, and Bob Blair, Of Richie, each
| speaking in high eulogistic terms o. the
man. and the necessity OF practically re-
cognizing the element Of which he was
a prominent member and exponent. MIR.
Vests friends were at this late moment
getting their winkers open and coming TO
a realizing sense OF the necessity Of fur,
Ither DELAY before vote was reached and
therefore wanted to adjourn until Morn
ing. Not so with the O'Brien people. They
saw the tide was flood for them. It was
now or never and they urged vote with
heroic bravery. They gotit. berkeley. was
the second county called, and as the chair
mans voice OF that delegation rang out In
Istentorian tones Berkeley county givet
her 10 votes solid for 0'Brien," 1t had 8
preceptible effect in swaying many OF the
other counties towards the Wheeling man
Why Berkeley cast her entire vote as she
did was matter OF curiosity to the writer
and he can account for II IN no other way,
nevertheless he may be mlstaken) ex,
cept in the pleasure she experienced that
4 Ohio did not change her vote from Jettertt
10 Jackson before the resolution was Of
ieted 10 make Jackson's vote unanimous.
The result, 1856 to 24l showed how well the
O'Brien men calculated. Mr.. West and
his friends were thunder struck, not only
over the defeat but IS the clerk called the
vote. at the way some Of the counties
voted near home, nearly all Of them giving
O'Brien more or less votes where he
WEST expected them solid,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-09
THE WOOL MARKET.
The Market Fairly Firm but not Very
Active.

The Market Fairly Firm but not Very
Active.
New York Bulletin Of Saturday.
Manufacturers still appear to have a
pretty full amount Of stock on hand, and
their calls are, in consequence, slow and
careful. Many dealers think if they had
a little more stock here they could sell it
at present prices, but they also assert that
there is nothing to-. encourage any extra
effolt to get supplies forward, and the &C.
casional small parcels picked up in the
interior, with the commission lots re-
ceiyed, cover about all the additions to
the aCcumulations. Some OF the parcels
Gent in on commission are, to q certain ex.
tent, unavailable, as the limit Of valuation
is above anything at present to be OBJ:
tanned, but other offerings can be found
to supply the outlet. This weeks business
has been somewhat larger, including the
closing OF considerable negotiations pend
ing on pulled woods previous to our last;
and while the increased movement has
not been participated in by the majority
OF dealers, the feeling is evidently more
cheerful. A greater number OF buyers are
in town, including few OF the principal
manufacturers, and they are thought to be
the advance guard ola much greater at.
tendance.
Manufactures themselves, however,
claim To feel quite as Indifferent as ever,
and assert that there is only little more
cali temporarily for special necessity, and
that the supplies they have obtained in
the country will carry them through until
they are ready to go into production more
literally. The reported sales embrace
10000 lbs Y Ohio old, 47c; 5000 lbs y
and XX do, ,47c; 10000 lbs fine Western,
40a42ic; 1900 lbs unwashed Indiana, 80
a351c; 5000 lbs do delaine and combing,
SIC; 5000 lbs washed delaine, 46lc; TO-
900 lbs combing, 40c; 5000 lbs State, 42c,
1000 lbs medium unwashed Indiana, 33!c;
% bags low super pulled, 40c; 10 bags
lambs pulled, 45c; 5000 lbs spring Texas,
2SaSOc; $4,000 lbs do, Sic; 10000 lbs
secured spring Texas at 70a72lc; 5000
lbs California at S0aS3c; $1,000 lbs
secured do at 54a70c; 5000 lbs Colorado,
25c; 10 bales Eastern Oregon, 34c; 2,5Ot
lbs do, S5c; % bales East India, 4Oc; TO-.
600 lbs do, 4Oc; 20 bales Cape, S29c; 5000
lbs do, 3Sc; 1000 lbs Montevideo, Soc
1000 lbs low secured East India, 5000 lbs
fine Texas, $1,000 lbs Indiana combing
10 900 lbs medium unwashed, 1000 lbs dc
do, 5000 lbs do, 1900 lbs fine Michigan
900 lbs domestic noils, 1000 lbs No.
pulled, II GOO lbs black do, $1,000 lbs ex
ira pulled, 5000 lbs combing do, $4,000
lbs super do and 1901 lbs lambs do or
private terms.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-09
Soldier. Reunion In the Kanawha Valley
n, lar. Ahn Gam m M %

soldiers Reuni on In the Kannwha Valley.
We have circular from the Committee
Of Arrangements informing US that a
grand soldiers reunion is to take place at
St. Adams, Kanawha county, ON the 18th,
at which time there is to be aa old
fashioned barbecue, including roasted
OK, and to which all soldiers and sailors
Of the Union, especially those who served
in the army of West Virginia, are cordially
invited. The Committee Of Arrangements
are Msjor Hedgeman Slack, Captain John
Roster, Captain ]. W. Cracraft, John NJ.
Young and Captain John S. Cunningham.
Tho reunion will be grand affair and one
well worth attending.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-09
.s prpUBIIcAN MEETINGS.

,larkrNurx, August 8, . y. ~. Hon ueofBo " 0'~
ois. and Hon John A. hutchinson ~ u,,,-,I..
S'i TH aII August I, Hon. Geo. 2. Sturg
WelIsburg, August y T. H. a. We
Winsei. Putnam county, August ., p III Ms Ipm,
" IfsStait, Col. james L. Mclean and d b. Men'
agcr. ,,,.LI. county August 10, Up. m,
T," i"hn A. Hutchinson and hon. Geo. y stIIslS
Nav MnrtInsyiIe, wetzet county August !" y
NJ capt, u. b. Doyener. A,,,,, "A A. w
aiIdlsGOurnc, Tyler eouSt!, AuSu" i0' a.
Ca @PIea;vIIlc, August u, Up. M, Hon Ge9IEs
smT.isS, Hsn. John A. Hutchinson and Coi HtO'b'
H. R Sad Angus. il, 1880 p. M, Hon George
E,nraisS, Hon. John a. Hutchinson aud Col stotS'
Gaaass Angus, 70, Up ~. Hon. George C. s'ur
FaIrvIew, Hancock county, August i6, ?. M
Han q, d, Hubbard aud Hon. George G. staiSi
Wirt C. H., August 10, p. M, Col. George D. I@iu
WV Va. Union. pOddridse county, August 10, ? IN
Hon. .john a. IIulchnSOn and Hon. George u e'ui
S s. George, Tucker county, August 10, Hon. j. M
Iagans aud Hon. yShp Nv W. a SiasTSs sturui,s
IishSn' Plrasants county, August q, p. M zen
N. God, il. and Hon. John A. HutehinsoI 10 m
MIidlebOurle, tyler county, AUs gm,.tIn.an r. 'A'
BEVERLY, August %, Hon. George Z. stnrSiSs anu
sIstersvlllc, TylGr county, August a. Gen. NJ COL
Jr. aud Hon. John A. Hutchinson. ,,,r., o, f;cn.
New MarIlnsyile, wetLel county, august 20 "Vn'
n tiofT. Jr, and Hon. Johu A.Hutchinson,
WI, I-7rI 81 $50 p. M, Gen. Stewart L.
" SsTI.Ca N aasa.t 50, p. NJ, Cen Stewart L
Parieisburs, September /, p p. IN, Gen. Stewart L.
WOOtiOFd. .F,Rt, ~. X f;os t.
KingWOOd, Preston county, sept U nun wv y
gtoE1,Iss and A. w, Campbell.