The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16
Linda Merrimop sat Salisbury.

f. w. Pou. Esq, of Johnston, has a
long attack on his old friend Gov. Jarvis.
filling a full page of the SignaL
Col. w. II. Crow paid on Saturday last
SD, 800 on policies due by the -Etna Life
Insurance company, to deceased persons 10
| North Carolina. Fine thing for the sur
vivi ng friends.
A friend from near FrankliEton sends
us the Boss ear Of corn In the whole field.
| The cob is a foot long, and there are twenty
rows, averaging % grains per row every
| edge the corn'-to Franklin county
Two German Hterafeur< have published
in fine style at Leipsig u volume Of mod
ern American Lyrics which contains
poems from our townsman. Thee. II. Hill,
| Mrs. Mary Bavard Clarke, John H. Boner,
and many other Southern writer's.
Efforts to get up another Democratic
daily in Raleigh are being made. 1t is
thought necessary, we suppose, to have a
discussion of both sides Of any railroad pro-
iects that may come before the lie. ~islature
this winter.
From the Charlotte O6serter We learn
that Capt. Robert ID. Graham has succeed
ed III organizing his hotel loint-stock com
pany, TO build a 100 room edIiicc, on the
| site of the old hotel. Foundations Will be
laid within a month.
The Washington North State says moth
ing of any arrest of the assasslns OF Gen.
Grimes; and the Ne,rJerRtdH declares posi-
lively that young Matthews and Paramour
(charged with the crime by common rumor)
were in New Bern on the day of the muir
der.
j. II Brown, Esq a clever citizen Of
Earpsboro, Johnston county dropped in to
see US yesterday, and in settling his sub
scription, remarked that he had picked 900
pounds Of cotton from a little more than an
acre. and has 90 acres in the same kind of
weed.
As we 90 to press there is great rejoicing
among the Democrats all over the land, at
| the news from Maine. This State four years
ago went Republican by $4,000 majority.
On Monday the vote was SO near even that
no one yet can tell the result. This of itself
is good enough. Hancock is safe
A couple of months ago seven sea lions
burst through their cages ON Coney Island,
and escaped. One was killed next day the
others disappeared. Last week a sea lion
was killed at Hatteras by MARITIME Ambrose
The oil was brought to Newbern for sale, as
we learn from the Ne,cJernioR. Doubtless
it was one of the fugitives.
james Norwood. ESQ.,, of Hillsbolo,
offers 50 in gold, as a Fair Premium for the
best loaf of bread baked by a young lady,
10 years old, or less. Our Fair ''loafers"
= should at once 90 to work, and set the yeast
working also. There are more than four
weeks yet, and we should think even a
fashionable belle might get up a loaf of
some sort in that tine, by hard practice.
John Ill. Wheeler, the historian, has
an article in the South atlantic for Sep
De-
Grimes, which quotes his last letter post
marked the day he died) directing VIM.
Carl Browne, of Washington to forward his
portrait (Which Browne had just finished)to
the Philanthropic Society at the Universe
ty, which had asked for it.
DR.. Sam. l.. Love, State Auditor, and
Independent candidate for Congress in the
Mountain District, will go West tomorrow,
or next day, In order to reach mis- home at
Wavnesville, In time for the big meeting
whereat Gov. Jarvis is to meet the Dwellers
by the Ducktown Route. The Doctor has
had ten thousand copies of an address to his
friends printed for distribution throughout
his district. We have not seen it, but I'M
derstand that he claims Il be the real candi-
date of the 'Old Line Democracy simon
pure ct simple. And he is quite hopeful
OF success. Rumor, by the way, asserts
that Good NJ. Roberts, and other members
of the Republican Executive Committee in
the Sth District. endorse Capt. Matt Atkin-
son. Judge Henry, and others, favor Dir.
Love, 1t Is said.
-Barnum's circus and the ''Great Lon
don circus have formed a coalition, or
union OF interests, agreeing to divide the
world between them. and not run in cempe-
tition for = years. This country isn't big
enough for two such shows. they think so
lopa IS tn ,a 70 Enrpna Gov hro ,a,r- a,l
then exchange continents with the other.
barnum has made a will, keeping up his
show as a part of his estate. In November
both shows will be in New York. aud will
give a combined night street parade, and
very likely a combined exhibition. Another
feature OF the consolidation will be the es
tabllshment-already under way-at Bridge
port, Conn, of a grand circus and menag
erie repository, on Barnum 5 grounds, com
prisiug several buildings, where anything
necessary for the outfit of i travelling show
can be supplied, from a ~hippopotamus to a
tent-peg, or from Il chariot To a trapezlst.
Mos persons suppose that since Ruth
erford Hayes went into the White House
there has been great improvement on the
Grant regime III respect to official extrava-
gance and misuse of the public money. The
Democratic National committee is doing a
good deed in hunting up and printing the
the Bills for luxuries ordered by the REUTER-
Fraud, and his wife. One bill is $l6 for a
%crouuet set for-''Her Excellency." The
toiling tax payer, whose very life hood is
drained to feed his family, and support the
government, ought to feel thankful that
the ladies around the National capitol don't
have the modification of using common 81. 80
croquet balls, but are supplied with a sic
set However that is but a trihe. 1t seems
that as soon as R-utter-fraud felt safe in his
seat and had drawn his first years salary
go. 000), he began to find fault with the
furniture of the White House. And thous-
ands OF dollars Tor new carpets, new pictures,
etc, were expended. Then he wanted a
buggy. and it cost $SO0-public taxes. Then
Mrs, Hayes also shifted her fat little nose
at the table ware. In January, last year.
al order was given for a set of dinner dishes
to cost $1,000 They We're to be made in
France, and decorated in the ''F~renchy''-est
stashlon. Six months were allowed tie man
ufacturer to get them ready. Then, the,