The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11

Capt Matt Atkinson carried one county
by % votes. 1t is called-Polk.
Judge Seymour holds special court in
Lenoir, Dec. Ii; Judge Graves in Robson,
Dec 9th.
Bishop Keane administers High Mass,
in this city, on Sunday.
Tuesday was the l%oveliest day Of all the
year.
=, Bishop Atkinson is again in Whining
ton, and is able to walk a little.
. go along with your Ark full of seal
lawags, and creeping beasts 1T isn't going
to be much of a shower no way =
eg4@ Professional, and school, cards Of
eight lines inserted four months in this pa
per for s., cash with the advertisement
Discussing the results of the election is
a,good deal like the old time debate on the
qu estion-"Who struck Billy Patterson"
We all abused the New York SIM for
even admitting the possibility of disaster in
New York! It's fore-sights were brighter
than ours.
The Greenbackers polled more votes in
Eastern Carolina than was generally anti
oipated. They had several hundre in New
Hanover; above 100 in Pender. Probably
5000 in the State.
Hon. Alfred Nj. Waddell was welcomed
home to Wilmington by quite a demonstra-
ton of citizens, mounted and in carriages.
with torches, music, etc He made an add
dress expressing great qualification.
Rev. DR.. Chapman is the guest of
Judge Smith; Mai. Ro. Bingham the guest
of Mrs. Nj. c. Williams; Rev. DIR. j. H..
Smith, and Rev. j. III. Dalton, of Prof.
Kerr.
r.. B. Andrews, Esq, had a narrow es-
HN,oclou . C,,llnp c+,1t of his
hiph-spirited, $500 horse threw him be-
tween the shafts at the horses heels, at the
moment of starting. Happily the animal
obeys his voice, and stopped in a few PAGES.
We agree with the Phila. Record that
a pair of wheel horses in the Caravan of
Inf-deviltry got upon the same platform
one day last week when Bob I~ngersOll and
Henry Ward Beecher preached for Gar
field to the same crowd.
Gen. Joe Wheeler defeated Lowe the
Greenbacker, in the Mobile District. Anoth-
er Rebel ,Brigadier in Congress- Maj;
Latham and Capt. Shackleford, also should
now become full Generals" Start the ball,
Mine Host Of the Marlborough
We fear a good many of our journalistic
brethren will be taken in by that Only
Lung Pad" fellow. He offered us the ad
for $45, and wrote several times about it.
We replied that on receipt of the first quar-
ter's cash in advance we should be pleased
to insert. He may be all right; but his
letters have an ancient and fish like odor.
Sara Bernhardt, on a wardrobe costing
IS, 600 had to pay 81, 800 of import duties,
that is one half the cost merely for the
privilege of landing it in America. Any of
our citizens would have to pay the same.
So, here we see what Radicalism and Sec
tionalism does for the country. Our people
have to pay So. 800 for articles which in
France or England cost only S., 900!
North Carolina has made great gains in
the last four years. For example, in Clay
ton township of Johnston county there were
over 100 registered Democrats who did not
vote for Governor, yet the township cast its
usual majority. So in Wake, we cast about
300 votes more than in '76, though as is
well known enough Democrats did not vote
to have elected our county ticket.
On Sunday night the old Robert Orr
''Chcap John" store on Wilmington street
was found to be in flames as if kerosene had
been abundant. Burnt down before the
engines got fairly at work. The building
belonged to the ]. G.. Williams estate. VIM.
GaskilTs stock had been recently insured for
s., 900. He put his total loss at So. eO0.
The building stood between the brick bar
rooms of W. ID. Upchurch and A. Sorrell.
Both suffered loss from water and hasty re
moval of stock.
We feel assured of a Democratic ma
jority in Congress. The associated press
flooded the country with lies. 1t now turns
out that James Musgrove, Democrat, has de
feated Gen. Harry White in Pa, and that
Leopold Morse has l46 majority, in Mass.
We gain 4 members from New York. from
Pennsylvania, 1 from North Carolina, ! in
California. .
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The North Carolina Democracy owes a
debt of gratitude to the following counties
which contributed so largely to save the
state ticket, by making gains, instead of fall
ing off, viz. Columbus 655; Onslow 705 /;
Sampson 40; Currituck 7O2; Duplin 40
Arson 637 Union 6O1 Rockingham $50 (;
Pitt ATS; Robson 323: and a few other
counties which, like Halifax. reduced the
Republican majority one halt. 1t will be
noticed that In nearly every county where
there was a big demonstration and speaking
we lost ground. We lost 700 In Mecklen
burg. 400 in B~uncombe, 400 in lreden, 81
in Wilson, 800 in Rowan, $50 in Caldwell,
255 in Watauga, 300 in Wake, 400 in
Orange, 200 in Duplin, and so on.
1t is a little curious that all of BuXton's
gains are in middle and Western North Car
DINA. East of the Wilmington and Wei
don Railroad. in that section which is con.
sidered the Negro Counties" he not only
did not gain, but he lost. Had he even held
his own, and cast the Settle vote of foul
years ago, he would have been elected. In
this fact we see on extraordinary compliment
to Judge d. G. Fowle and Judge A. s.
Merrimon. 1t is too well known to be de.
MED that two months ago there was great
lu~kewarmness, if not positive disaffection,
in the counties of Duplin, Wayne, Greene,
Wilson, johnson, and many others. These
eminent gentlemen, particularly Judge
Fowle, spent the last three weeks before the
election in daily efforts to stir the public
pulse and allay the anti Jarvis disaffection.