The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-14

Ford will play in Tucker Hall, and
Madame Rentz in Metropolitan during Fair
week.
Big dance at the National during Fair
week. The Hop club boys will have to spin
around lively to get back the 500 expenses
they must incur this time.
At Statesville yesterday, 2 p m. in the
Methodist church. Mr.. VIM. NJ. Walker,
and Miss Annie T. Culbreth, were joined
for better and better. Many good wishes |!
The Visitor learns that Alex McDougal,
a demented person, cboked himself to death
while eating. near New Hill in this county
"A frightful accident occurred on the
Pennsylvania Central r. r. within the linn
its of Pittsburg. One train dashed into the
rear of an excursion train, killing twenty
ore. and wounding twice as many more,--
half of whom will die.
Big meeting and barbecue at Bayboro
Pamlico county, Oct 81, under management
of Dem. Eek. Com: Capt. W.T.. Caho Chair
man. Gov. Jarvis, Judge Merrimon, and
Mai. Thos. Sparrow, will speak; Newbern
brass band will blow; lots or sweet-hearts
will look sweet at one another; and twill
be a lo> ely time generally-..if it don't
rain"
Very sorry that our Durham correspon-
dence comes just as we 60 TO press. 1t
speaks cheeringly of the activity in business
at Durham; compliments Rev. DR.. Watkins
and Rev. Mr.. Allison for their sermons at
the installation of Rev. Mr.. Darnell: says
the boys are getting a minstrel performance
under management of Mr.. Wilkins, to
come off on Monday night.
State Auditor Samuel L.. Love arrived
in the City yesterday Tuesday. He was at
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telligence of Chief Clerk Partin's death
reached him. He tells us he will not make
a formal appointment to the Clerkship: but
will engage the services of his former Clerk,
Mr.. Weatherell, till after the election. DR..
Love thinks he will cross the Blue Ridge
with 800 majority. He goes west through
Cleveland and Rutherford this week.
-Messrs Edwards, B%roughton, & Co.,
Book and job Printers, are doing an i'm
mense business for a town like Raleigh.
Their presses run night and day. On their
copy files are orders for near half a million
election tickets. See prices in advertisement
This firm has done work for US, from a sam
pie card mp to an $3.50. phamphlet; and we
can commend them for promptress, neat
ness, and ordinary prices.
Col. Thos. b. Long, Gen. Supt. of Post
Office Affairs in North Carolina, is apparently
wide-awake. He has picked up two Delin-
quents recently. We commend his energy,
and hope TO see it increased. The Press
should give him all possible aid. So should
all honest postmasters land we believe North
Carolina has a better set Of postmasters-
more honest careful, and o~bliging-to- day
than at any time in fifteen years past)-so
should all honest postmasters, we say, be
cause losses, and irregularlty, and delays,
at any point serve to engender suspicion at
all.
An editor (the facetious one) ola daily
paper in Mecklenburg 1.-THE Charlotte O6ser-
rer) intin,ates if We are as ignorant of agri-
culture, as of public sentiment in North
Carolina, our readers must suffer. This is
righteousness pure and simple" particularly
the latter. OF course the writer in his Wash
ington clerkship had a better opportunity &c
estimate public sentiment than we at the
capital: NOT to speak of superior brains.
Seriously. though, we believe we were cor
rect. Meeting strangers from every corner
of the State; reading newspapers from
every corner OF the State: we get from all
the one reply-'utter apathy prevails Even
the county meetings not attended - And
by the by our remarks were suggested by
one of the most prominent Jarvis men,
of the Mecklenburg region, who said he
feared for his own county if the people were
not aroused at once.
But to show that our estimate of public
sentiment is shared by men of wide expe-
rience in North Carolina politics, we quote
a paragraph from the Observers next door
neighbor, the veteran Democrat. of Oct.
Sth, lone day after our remarks.) 1t is
headed-"Becdref'
1--WE tell our friends that the Republicans
are better organized in this county thar
ever before and they are secretly working
in every manner possible. We can see as
faI into the mill stone as the man who picks
it, and we know what we are talking about.
The Democrat. though a moderate polit-
ical paper, utters no uncertain sound in
politics, and sometime ago it warned Dem
ocrats against apathy and over-confidence.
1t is time for Democrats to organize and
count NOSES
And the Daily Press sounds the sam note ::
"Mr. Bill Myers has quit sitting around the
hotels and seems to be on a grand still hunt,
through this county mostly, riding late at
night in some instances, warming up the
negroes, trying to beat Maj. Dowd. Dem
ocrats had as we'll go TO Myers
& Co. are stirring heaven aud earth almost
would you believe iI2l in this county to
beat Dowd. Wake up it is no time for
lethargy.'