The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-29
,VOL. VINO. ID

Mr.. Charles O'Csnor's views of existing
political dangers are not so revolutionary
a. the remedies me proposes He regards
II as absolutely impossible that any one
called Democrat" should prevail at the
coming Presidential election for the reason
that he could not be elected without the
vote of New York, and the Republican ma
jority in the New York Legislature having
now the power will assuredly take the ap-
polntment of electors into its own hands
and thus avoid popular vote. Honorable
men in the party may hesitate at such a
measure, he says, but = colorable excuse has
been provided in the proceedings in Maine,
and no party ever had such an opportunity
and failed to employ it. For this reason
the venerable gentlemen thinks it useless
to struggle against fate, and since q Re-
publican must be elected, he prefers Grant
to any one else. since it is easier to contend
against force than against fraud. fhRa.
Times, Ind.
The Mooresville Gazette is pleased to
state, upon the authority of Col Morehead
of Rockingham county, regard to the extern
Danville, that Mr.. Barbour is earnesly pros
ecuting his plans, and is very hopeful OF
success; and that upon recent trip Of
ten days North, Col. Morehead finds we
have many strong and apparently, w,,hng
friends. The same paper expresses the be-
lief that narrow gauge road will be built
from Mount Pleasant to Mooresville it the
Virginia Midland is ever extended to Moorss
lille.
Tarboro .Southermor: Miss Bell Parker,
the good Samaritan of Tarboro, and the
childrcn's friend, isquite i'll with threaten
ed pneumonia at the residence Of her bret b.
er in law, DR.. j. Is Cheshire, her home.
DR.. Ross, from Nashville, tells us a ne
gro had his leg shockingly crushed V. B.
Bachelors cotton gin in that place last
week, Drs. Thorp and Battle and Sill
amputated it.-A Whitlock made deed
of assignment on Saturday to H. Morris and
j. Zander, trustees. Liabilities So, 900;
assets, now known,
The long struggle of the Democratic car
Gus to nominate United States Senator
to succeed Bruce, the negro Senator from
Mississippi, terminated W Wednesday III. nr
The forty eighth ballot stood Barksda,,
a. Mr. Barksdale then withdrew. The
forty ninth ballot resulted: George, 70;
Singleton, so; scattering, f. The nomina-
ton of George was then declared unanimous.
Gen. K. L.. Gibson, now Representative
In Congress from Louisiana, Was Nominated
on the same hight to succeed Senator kel-
logg, whose term, however. does not ex,I1e
until 1888.
Five of Dickens children survive The
eldest son of the same name is the we'll
known proprietor of All the Year Round.
II Henry Fielding Dickens is successful bar
rister, and Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens
an Australian sheep farmer Kate is the
wife Of {. A. Collins, AM hor Of IA C:ulse
Upon Wheels,,'' and Mary, and the other
daughter, remains ngle.
A singular accident occurred on Mis-
sour, Iowa and Nebraska freight train re-
Gently, one of the cars composing it comm.
into Promise City, Ia, with one pair If
trucks completely gone, leaving the end of
the car suspended by the coupling The
9ccident was not discovered till the traIn
stopped at the station, but the trucks wcIe
afterward found broken up and scatter, Il
along each side of the track
Lenoir Topic: In Watauga county, last
Sunday week was the day announced for
the marriage of Mr.. -- and Miss ---,
Mr. ----, however, was taken q va
with the mumps and could not put il his
appearance The lady was, it seems derer-
mined not to be disappointed. and when
one of the gentlemen who bad come to see
the marriage offered himself, be was ac-
cepted and the ceremony took place with
out delay
The Secretary Of State info ms US that
the law allowing parties VIII lands have
been sold to the State for taS..> redeem the
same upon the payment OF ten per cent.
expires on TIE 18th day of March, 1880. ID :
linquent tax payers will do we'll to settle =,