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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16
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RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER ITEMS
Mr.. w. j. Best and his Secretary arrived
in Raleigh, Tuesday. Treasurer Worth is
here also. John E. Ray is back from Eu-
rope. Col. r. w. Best has gone to Wash
ington to take a clerkship in the Census
Bureau. Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Wait left for
New York, and Dr. Sexton and Mrs. B. L.
Bingham for Baltimore Mrs. ID. Lacy,
who went to Baltimore on Friday for medi-
cal attention., is seriously sick there. The
fredell Blues, are going to Kings Mountain
the Elm City Rihemen also. 1t is propable
the Raleigh Light Inf. will tax fifty. Hon
w. A. Smith, of Johnston, was nominated
for elector in place Of T. L. Hargrove, re
signed. In addition to three Peabody
scholarships at Nashville, Tenn, to North
Carolina, three others have been offered to
Supt. Scarborough. He will receiv We ap
plicants for appointment. While walking
through the gin house Of Mr.. Temple on
Sunday Mr.. Len III. Adams had a fall from
the breaking Of a step, and was badly hurt
in the side. Mr.. Paul G. Cameron has just
returned from Virginia, where he saw
Bishop Atkinson, at the old Springs. The
health Of the venerable Bishop has some
what improved, but is yet precarious. He
hopes 10 spend the month Of October in
Ashe9ille. Dennis Haynes, colored who is
wanted at HiIlsboro for various and sundry
crimes, among which was the cutting of the
pocket of Nr. Parks and relieving him of
$50, was last night arrested by our police.
sent up to HlllsDOro. While Mr.. Sam.
Belts and his family were looking at Rob
inson s parade, his house was entered by
thieves. The house had been carefully lock
ed, and windows fastened, but the thieves
forced one They found $40 il a cigar box
N "a bureau, as we'll as a lot of sil~vereware.
lhey threw clothing, ETC., al over the
floor. A telegram from Morganton saws
Col. Tom Long arrested VIM. McGalliard
,0r rob6lng the post office in August.
Mr.. w. b. Smith living three miles this
SIDE OF Wake Forest, had a narrow escape
from death Sunday morning. He was on
MS way to church, with his wife. in a buggy.
ana "hen Just about to cross the railroad
neafa a scream from { boy. He pulled up
MS horse. and the next instant an engine
and Car flew by like lightning within a foot
of the horses head.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

Capt. Wm Blggs has re-
tired from the Oxford Free Lane. But he
does not give mp the profession, We hope,
and believe. 20 competent a journalist can
not remain for any length o. time away
from the tripod -'Fu not your trust IN
Princes saith the Scripture. We don I
call them princes In th,. country. but the
advice holds good. all the same. The .>t1fs
Journal i offered for sale. II did more
and hotter work for the denomination at
the present Democratic State ticket than
any paper We know Of, and should have hsi
hearty support from those who prpfttl
theretrom- Mr.. r. l.. Pell. late 81 tue
Greensboro Patrut. son Of ". + Pell.
founder Of the Raleigh SatttH.L has pur
chased the Southern Home weekly new>pa
per. and viii Immediately assume control =
that journal. Mr.. ID. II. I'LL, Jr., who has
been editor Of the paper >Incc the expiration
Of the lease Of Mr.. f.. h. Mcdowell, has nc
cepted the professorship Of Belle Letters IN
the Military and Agricultural College u
Georgia. located at M~illedgeville. and leaves
In a few days 10 enter upon bis duties there.
Mr.. Hill has scarcely reached his maturity
and the compliment of his selection 10 hll A
position Of such responsibility i no Incou
siderable one His management OF the
Home. without previous newspaper eNpe
Renee. was credltable. Mr. Pell, his >lc
cessor, l. also quite a young man. bui has
the advantage OF first rate training. The
next issue OF the Honae viii contain an an
nouncement of the change. So says the
Charlotte OiSsrrer. And We add our mos
cordial wishes for Blo. PelIs success
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

TIED.-At Ashville, Prof. 5. +. Nepable
and Miss Mary Tenant.--At Statesville,
Sept. :, Mr.. Chas. s. Tomlin and Miss Jen-
ME Ramsay At the Metho-
dist church in High Point, Sept. 9Th. Mr..
L. ]. ingram. of Lilesville, \. C.. to
Miss Nina Perry, of High Point.-ln
Cumberland by the Rev. Joseph Evans, ID.
P. McEachan, Esq, Senator from Robeson,
and Miss Mary, daughter Of Sheriff Nc
Neil.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16
For the FAnaKR A$D MEcHAstJ

o. LiIs / AAaKR AEb hBtHANItr
Mr. EAtor:-Our little town is becom
ing notorious for cotton gins. There ar
four now ready for operation. and two NOR.
will be completed in a few days, all to b,
run by steam.
Work on the NJ. +. Church South is rap
idly progressing. The laying Of the corn
stone is to take place at an early da
Grand Master Cox Is expected 20 be prcsen'
:. Johnston and {. l.. Sledgc are but
Ing private residences.
Preliminary steps have been taken to r4-.
a pole and throw to the breezes a Hanco,e
and Jarvis flag, and organize a club for IT.
tletoh township
The lands lying on both sides Of the ayenu.
from this to the "MosEy Place known "a.
the Cedar Grove tract, and containing -
acres, has recently been purchased BY
Leach who will put it upon the market !.
lots to suit purchasers.
Very truly yours,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16
DTRHAN ''NETHODIsT' ITEMs.-lThe

DURHAM ''METHoDIsT'' ITEMs.- Their
many friends were glad to see Mr.. Julian S.
Carr and family back from the Virginia
Springs.-Mr. B. Fuller will remove his
family..here shortly, and receive warm well
come. j. w. Carr, of Chapel Hill, brought
from j. l.. Markham, at 10. cents 10.
Fourteen conversions at Nashville revival.
Eight new members Joined Fietcher's
Chapel, sunday. Ten new members joined
Purdic's church near Whiteville. Including
an Episcopallan of - years standing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

K. R-The combination between the Al
lantic Coast Line q. e, the Railroads from
Wilmington to Weldon Norfolk. Baltimore
etc and the Richmond x Danyllle, including
the Western North Carolina, we presume,
went INTO effect yesterday, Sept 10Th. The
Arrangement was -con>Gmmated at a meeting
in Baltimore last week, wherein according
to the SIM, President Robinson. President
Buford, and MesSrs. Newcomer Co, rep
resepting the Coast Line were present, MIR.
Sol. Haas has been made general freight
agent of all the lines, with a salary of -, oot
Mr.. A. Pope will be general passenger agent.
All points IN controversy Will he settled 10y
4 commission Of one from each line. 1t Il
stated that there Is no intention 10 either
advance or diminish freight charges at tbs
time. but only to come to an agreement
which will prevent the necessity of the
roads cutting each others throats,'' and al
he same time reduce expenses. Col. Rob
iuson went to New York after the meeting.
The Wilmington Rcrie1r Is delighted at
the arrangement, and says: Norfolk Will
enter the race shortly after the 10Th, as VT
hear it is currently talked that the Seaboard
4 Roanoke Railroad. and the Raleigh y
tiaston 4 Air Line. and perhaps the Caro-
lima Central Railroad, will form a coalition.
In fact, it is rumored that Mr. Jno. N.
Robinson, has already agreed to a coalition
over his route as far as Hamlet.
Without a doubt this combination Of the
Il. 4 ID. and A. &. Line IS the best thing for
the interests of our citizens, as well as for
the prosperity Of Wilmington, as a commer
cial port, that has happened since the war.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

~PRESBlTERY OF ORANGF="Ihi- old
Presbytery held its 22ist session III the
thriving town Of Reidsville, \ c., Sept.
Ist. In a few years this town has grown
rapidly III population aud commercial I'm
portance. Twelve tobacco manufactures are
running and now employ twelve hundred
hands IN preparing this important luxury tor
It's votaries. The Presbyterian, Baptist and
Methodist churches are all neat buildings,
located near the centre of the town.
Rev. J S. Watkins, OF Raleigh, was
chosen moderator, and Rev. T. I. Faucette
and elder F. 5. Register, clerks. Twenty
two ministers and twenty six elders were
present. An unusual number of calls were
presented, and the following new pastcrates
formed, viz: Rev. J. w. Primrose with OK
and Shiloh; and Rev. II. T. Darnal with
Durham. Mr.. Darnal leaves Milton. and
Mr. Primrose gives up Littleton, and hi-
eyangelistic work.
The subject of most Importance before
the body was its division. Strong Opposi-
sion to the measure was manifested. and it
was carried in one form by a majority of
only one. But On modification of the line
of division, an overture to the Synod
asking for a division, was passed by a vote
of perhaps two-thirds. The proposed line
Will make two presbyteries, EAST Orange
and West Orange p about equal in numbers
and strength. The line starting at the
northern conner Of Granville and Person
counties will run South 20 Orange, West
between Person and Orange to Caswoll,
South between Alamance and Orange to
Chatham, then in the direction of the line
between Chatham and Orange till it strikes
the present Southern boundary of the Pres
bytery.
A committee was appointed to draft a
paper on worldly a~musements and drinking
to be reported at next meeting viz. at Chap
ell Hill on "Wednesday before the third
Sabbath in April.-PresLutertap.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

The cotton season has open in Raleigh
with a rush. The receipts for the past
week very largely exceed any corresponding
week since the war. Prices closed firm on
Monday at IL cents on Tuesday at IL! cents.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

lhe stockholders meeting Of the Allan
nc railroad will be held on the 10th inst
Inc 'oiosboro Messenger learns from a re
haoie source that both the r. x u Railroad
ana the W. L w. Railroad have agreed not
TO press the lease matter at this meeting,
ana are Wiling that the matter shall be
to some future day. No action
Will therefore be taken.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

DURHAM PLANT ITEMS. The sanitary
condition Of Durham was never better at
this season.-The beautiful residence
erected BY Mrs. J. r.. Day is completed. -
Our young friend Robt. c. Strudwick, of
Hillsboro, has been appointed sub-elector
for Orange. Al an auction Saturday
night Gen. Garield's picture, In a hand
some gilt frame, was put up and not q sin
gle bid could be had. No one would have
it or start il at any price.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

DEAD.-IE Caldwell county, Sept. LIST at
3 a. M, Chas. Downs aged 63, and at .
M, VIA. Downs, his son. aged %. A few
weeks ago, as we learn from the Lenolr
Topic, two other sons of Mr.. Downs died
on the same day and a fourth son died IN
June. All died of typhoid fever. The two
surviving children are i'll with the same
plague; but have been removed from the
old homestead. Better examine those
premises before others die there.-Rev.
DIR. Daniel Lindley, the Missionary to
Africa, formerly pastor of Rocky R!ve
church, Cabarrus county, died in New Jer-
sey last week.-In Raleigh, Miss Pattie,
daughter of Moses A. Bledooe, Esq. She
was a bright and intelligent young lady.
The funeral services were held from the
NJ. +. Church on Sabbath rnoon.-
At Henderson, X. G.. Wyatt, a we'll known
citizen.-At Weldon, Mrs. w. T. Whit
field .--At Newbern, Thomas, son OF
Rev. e.. Neal, aged 2O.-At Apex, on
sunday, Elisha b. Moore.-In Raleigh,
Mrs. Chas. Belrne.-In G~oldsboro,
Lillian, aged 3, daughter of MIR. Geo. T.
Jon es.-At Salisbury, Maj. Jas. f. Kerr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-16

VERY LATEsT,-At the hour of going to
press it is telegraphed that the Democrats
carry Maine by , 900 and elect ?, possibly
, congressman.
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-13

Now that the campaign Is over, and the
Republican organs are no longer under
The necessity Of lying. will any OF them
assert that there would have been the
slightest danger Of the rebel debt being
paid II Hancock and not Garfield had
been elected, and both Houses Of Congress
were Democratic instead Of only the Sen
ats p yiryiaia ChrOHiets.
Possibly not; possibly yes. But now
that the campaign is over and there 10
no longer any necessity for lying. will
the Chronicle have the candor to admit
that there 10 not the slightest danger OF
the rebel deb, being paid under Gar
Asld's administration and . Republican
Congress- Better to trust the tried and
true than take any chances in decidedly
risky experiments. The Republican
party did not make that debt and 10 not
at all likely to pay it. Perhaps Bob
Toombs. Wade Hampton and the Solid
South would not. il they had things oil
their own way. aided and abstted BY
their hungry Democratic allies. Per
hsps the shssp-p.n would be safer in
charge Of the reformed wolf than the
trusty old shepherds deg.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-13

A Washington correspondent writes
There il much speculation ss to the
personnel OF Mr.. GarAsld's Cabinet. but
the safest prediction is that nobody
knows who will compose 1t. The mate.
rial within the party is so good and 50
unlimited that the difficulty will be not
to and men for the portfolios, but port.
iolios for the men. 1t Is believed that
all the Cabinet officers Of the present
Administration will bs retired. Some
OF them. however. like Schurz and sher.
man. have rendered such eminent service
during the campaign that they will be
entitled to recognition by the new Ad-
m~inistration.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-13
SILVER CITY.

The Silver City Times Of this morning
rais.th up on its gsmbril joints and
crowsth slsepily as follows:
Although Silver City 10 not % ~populous
a Gold Hill. the people here are in much
better circumstances than those living in
the Gulch. There are very few widows
here, and all OF them have some means OF
support. while there are not over ffty idle
men about the streets. In Gold Hill the
widows and orphans are reckoned by
dozens, while the unemployed men are
numbered BY hundreds. The surplus I'M
employed population left Silver City long
ago.
The wherefore Of the above envious
crow il best explained in another item
in the same column. which reads most
d.spondsntly and dsprsssinely thus:
A former resident Of this city. who
should return to town after an absence Of
q few months. could not help but be i'm.
pressed with the air Of de~solation which
peryades Silver City. Immediately after
passing through the Devils Gate he
would see . wide. open space. where for
merry btOOu tuo ElOuceI aha be'h Ss~
mills. with their strings OF sluices stretch.
| ing hundreds Of feet down Gold Canyon;
advancing down Main street he would miss
the trestlework which extended across the
canyon to the Hope mill. Directly back
Of this mill the old Sherman mill can NO
longer be seen ; Q couple Of hundred feet
further. and for q distance Of four or five
hundred feet on both sides OF the street the
houses have disappeared. aud nothing be-
sides Q few blackened ruins mark the place
where onee stood large dwelling and lodg.
ing houses. At the foot Of Main street the
old Bacon and Kelsey mills are no more;
while the once familiar trestlework eI.
tending from the side track Of the Virginia
railroad to the Bacon and Trench mills 10
gone. Taken altogether. the appearance
Of the town 10 far from encouraging. and
nothing less than such Q bonanza a. 10 re-
ported In Benton, Alta and Justice will be
required to lift Der up from her present
depression and reset her In her prosperous
ways.
Another explanatory item in the same
column reads
The Tines will henceforsh be published
weekly and on Saturdays only. This
change has been rendered necessary BY
the continued shrinksge OF the business
interests.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-13
coon MARKsnEN.

Speaking Of smallpox the other day.
friend remarked that any man who has
no, made his mark in the world before
he is fifty years old may as well die
with the smallpox as anything else. 1t
might be. perhaps. satisfactory in that
case even to die smallpox marked.
Many q good man, however. has made
his mark in the world after be was fifty
years old. Msthusslah was . mersigos-
ling at Atty. and thousands never arrive
at the years Of discretion until they srs
sixty or more. "0id Psrr" was just In
the prime OF life at ninety and oonsid.
cred himself as getting to be q pretty
good man. Susan B. Anthony. Who
knew him when Q small boy, does not
consider herself IS being OF . marriage
able age yet. Henry Ward Bssehsr
looks forward to the full fruition OF his
manhood at about 9 hundred. A man
who makes the only mark OF his life De-
fore atty. or eliminates ct that age.
belongs to q short-lived inefficient race.
Yet look at the thousands Of men who
eliminate at twenty-five or thirty; whose
heads close. so to speak. at that age and
are iupervious to all further accessions
OF wisdom who know 1t oil and ask
nothing more. The ssddsst noodle 10
no whose head closed young; who feels
that he has arrived ct the years Of dis
erection when his head 10 like . green
muskmelon. Some mems heads close
sooner than others. but commend NJ to
the man whose head never closes. but
remains open to conviction. reflection.
new impressions and progressive COM
mon sense always. Give Us the man
who never ceases trying to make his
mark.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-13

New York Tribune: Henry watterson
enjoys the distinction Of being the only
Democrat Of prominence who had the
courage to speak the truth about General
Garfield. and to stick to 1t during the
entire campaign. Now that the Eight il
over no says: "we declared early in
the ' what We here take leave to
repeat. iha. Garfield 10 . person OF CON-
msnding intellect. Of voluminous expert
snce in public affairs, incapable alike Of
p rsonal venaliiy or maligpity. and csPa-
bic Of being and wishing to be q just
Chief Magistrate" Mr.. watterson. I'M
hike the rest OF the Democratic editors.
sees the wisdom OF speaking the truth
even Of an opponent. There 10 not .
ID mocrat in the land. who 10 at all &C
quaintsd with General Garfield. who
does not know that Mr.. watterson speaks
ths unimpeachabls truth.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-13

A French explorer. NJ. Lecart. who Is
ut present on the banks OF the Niger,
writes home from Koundisn (Gsnga.
rap), July %. that he has discovered 9
new vine. which promises to DO OF great
economical value. He says the fruit Of
the vine 10 excellent and abundant, Ito
cultivation very easy, its roots tuberous
and perennial, while its branches are
annual. 1t can be cultivated as easily
a. the dahlia. He himself bad been eat
ing the large grapes Of the vine for eight
days. and found them excellent, and he
suggests that its culture ought to be at
tempted in all vine-growing countries,
as q possible remedy against the phyl.
loxera. He 10 sending homo seeds for
experiment. both In France and Algeria,
and will bring homo specimens Of the
plant at all stages.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-13

And now that the campaign 10 over.
Why 10 1t that the Democratic papers are
90 suddenly and susPieiously silent on
the Morey.G fairfield letter. They were
full OF it up to the day Of the election.
lying like fury to prove what they knew
was . lie. and now. like the Chinese
thief caught in the hsn.roost. they have
nothing to say. A more yi~llainous and
criminal attempt. deliberately plotted
and carried out to blaeksn q good mans
character for the lowest Of political pur-
poses was never attempted. and IL
worthy only Of the present Democratic
party. 1t may DO . smart way OF con-
Quoting a political campaign. but IL does
not win. Why does not the Chronicle
lay before its readers the result Of the
investigation OF that Morey letter affair?
Will the Chronicle please give Us its post
campaign opinion Of that Morsy letter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-13
Dog vs.. Bear.
ror,o, Appsai, Nor. II.


The dog and bear fight at Moore's
Hall last night drew q large crowd. The
bear. which was q siI.months.old grizzly
"a mere iniant-weighsd ESQ pounds,
and the dog . savage cross between .
mastif and bulldog and turned the scale
at ninety pounds. The two fought sew
sral rounds. and some Of thsif wrestling
bouts were wonderfully interesting.
Every ten minutes they were separated
for q breathing spell. and then those Of
the audience who wished to try their
dogs msttls were allowed to do so. Sew
eral big msstiifs were turned loose on
the bear. and finally the bear got away
from his chain and with Sheriff Hills
dog charged about among the audience.
The confusion was indescribable and the
fun so hilarious that for Q while 1t
seemed as II the crowd Of spectators
would fall to pieces laughing. When
the bear chased Bosko and Chris Ia
briskis around the hall the fun was at
its best, and those who witnessed the
scene vowed that $40 was dirt cheap fer
so good q show. The dog and bear
fought half q dozen rounds without any
serious injury to either. At the close
III o'cloek) the bear had the call in the
pools. A full description OF the inter-
esting contest will DO given In tomor-
rows issue.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-13

The green color given to preserved
vegetables 10 generally obtained by
means Of the salts OF copper. the pres
nee Of which 10 dangerous. Leeourt. .
preserve manufacturer OF Paris. and
Prof. Guillsmars Of the Lyces OF
Rhsims, have devised . new process for
such celebration. 1t consists Of adding
to the vegetables . surchargs OF chloro.
phyll, 90 that after the inevitable loss
caused BY boiling they still retain sun.
oisnt to present the green color Of fresh
vegetables. Lecourt and Guillemars OBJ
tanned the green thus utilized from table
vegetables. especially spinach. which
contains . great quantity that 10 easily
extracted.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-13
Tho Mining Engineer.


The Bodie Free Press OF the 10th in
slant gives . detailed account Of the
recent burning OF the Goodshaw hoist
ing works at that place, whereby the
four men working below in the mine
were suffocated to death. Tho real
cause Of the terrible accident has not
been ascertained. but It is attributed to
the carelsssness Of the engineer. who 10
missing. The Free Press says:
At this hoar nothing has been heard
Of Lowell Parker, the engineer who
went on duty at the night shift. There
are q great many rumors and oo%njsctures
a. 10 what he did at the time OF the FIRE.
Some are OF the opinion that he fell
asleep (being attentive during the day
on Judd Andrews. his friend. who 10 sick
In the Bodie Heuss) and did not awaken
until the whole sdifes was In flames.
Feeling that 1t was useless and danger
q for him TO remain, hs left the ooun.
try. Others state that he came down
toWu Wuoh wv Wou ubu poon ioWokee
after their lunch, and was away from
the works when 1t took fire. As the
matter now stands NO light can be
thrown on his actions or where he is.
A short time may develop the true facts
In the case. Parker IL an old engineer.
having been employed on the Comstock
. number Of years. he wal working for
the regular engineer ct the time Of the
disaster. R. X. Colcord OF the Syndi.
cate had employed him . great deal.
aud knew him Al . sober and RESPONSE.
bio man. II be escaped alive Il would
have been manly aud right In him to
have remained here and taken the con.
sequences OF his criminal negligence.
II hs has persisted 10 the building he
has sacrificed oil that'a man can. But
1t ia not probable that he was in the
building ct the time. as Captain Buck.
ley called to the engineer when he en-.
tered, but NO reply came, and nothing
has yet been discovered Of human re-
mains.