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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-15
Senator Lamar was stricken with paraly-
sis at Jackson, Miss, yesterday.

"CcUdUOT AdUIdI SlIICACu WILL q AZ
sis at Jackson, Miss, yesterday.
"A lumber of Bingham School Cadets
subscribe for the FARMER AND MECHANIC.
That's right. We have known many a
college graduate, who after poreing over
| the doings and saying of dead Gauls,
Greeks, and Romans for six or eight years
came forth into the world with so little
knowledge Of their Oun lines, and Their
| oun country, its politics, ethics, and pro-
oress. that they spent years on years drift
ing about in search Of an opening for en-
ployment.
Maj. Vass, two; Mr.. p. F. Pescud, one
MIR. John S. Pescud, one: are the latest re-
ports of turkey ''gobblings," by the plague
(taked nigger) that walketh IN darkness,
and waste-eh at noon time" The losers
recall with a rather wry smile the Rev. DR..
Skinner recent sermon urging everybody
to open New Year with liberal hospitality
a ''turkey-dinner' if possible and taking
care to furnish a fat bird to the neighbor,
who was without one of his own.
"A correspondent writes to the Reds
vile Times, from Greensboro, Jan. Sd: "Mr.
l.. Holmes A'Court has removed to Staun
t ton; Va 1hev near s5v which %1 MR 5a'e 3. he Fa mar.
will make a fortune with his water wheel.
AOIu OdlluLu. Jill oCdlCS dIu q sui VI uURC
billiards., will go from here to the Lynch
school at High Point. Louise Pomeroy is a
fresh and good looking young blonde, but
there is much profanity on the stage these
times, for instance last night some Of these
expressions of the actors were dammit, =
Be DIFF it isn't &c. &C., and this was
taken as wit and the audience giggled, par
ticularly the young fellahs, who roared at
the fun, Now even 20 years ago such pro-
family on the stage would have raised Kisses
from the pit, we are fast approaching a IL
c%entious age
DR.. Hubert Haywood is acting as surgeon
at the penitentiary pending the election of a
surgeon. We learn that he, and Drs. w.
w. Jones, VIM. Dunn, and Fabius j. Hay
wood, Jr., are spoken of for the position.
In this connection we desire to make
a remark. Any physician seeing his name
in these columns need not blush there
at. 1t will not be printed as a puff to
him but because we consider that our
readers will be interested in knowing who
attended the case. 1t is often a matter Of
close interest to absent relatives and friends
to know who was in attendance. 1t is often
a matter Of real value to the public to let it
be known who performed the skilful opera
ton. But says one of our friends,-
that will be a kind of advertisement for
him." Very true! but who would be SO
jealous as to deprive any man, any brother
surgeon, of the proper tribute his zeal, his
genius? Besides the public, who do not read
medical journals, are entitled to know where
they can be most successfully served. 1t
may be etiquette for the Doctor not to report
his successes: but it is duty to the Editor to
give them publicity.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-15

EXCITING News FROM MAINE.-Continu
ing our last weeks report. Maj-Gen. Cham
berlain, commanding the militia. a Repub-
lican, issued an order taking control
Of the State until a Governor should
be elected. The Fusionists could mus
ter only about 20 members of the Legisla-
ture. Three members arose, and showed
rolls of 81 900 in G~recnbacks which had
been paid them by a prominent Republican
named Wallace White, a confidential friend
of Senator Blaine, to buy their votes, or
their absence. Committee to investigate.
On Monday morning Speaker of the Sen
ate announced that in accordance with the
constitution he assumed the functions of
Governor. pending the election of a Gov
ernor. Shortly after dusk the same night,
the Republican members Of both Houses,
with a large crowd Of friends, seized the
State House, and proceeded to organize
themselves. Speaker Lambsen applied to
Gen. Chamberlain to resist the occupancy,
but was told to mind his business. Only
10 Senators, I'll Republicans, were present,
but they declared themselves a quorum. and
elected a speaker. They next appointed a
committee to bring the whole matter before
the Supreme court. 1t was a lawless in
voking of the laws, such as the Ku Klux
were wont to indulge in; but it may turn
out the best that could be done under the
circumstances.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-15

A lake with an Indian rubber bottom
has just been discovered fifteen miles north
west of Reno, Nevada. The Gazette of
that town describes the soil in the bottom
and round the margin of the lake as ''of a
grayish color, quite tenacious and with a
hard, smooth surface, over which a carriage
rolls as smoothly and as noiselessly as over
a carpeted floor. When a ball made from
the soil is thrown down it will rebound like
rubber
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-15
SETTLING SHERIFFs.-The following
sheriffs nave paid up their State taxes in

SETTLING SHERIFFs.-The following
sheriffs have paid up their State taxes in
full:
A. II. Paddison, Fender, 2,S59.67
n. E. Walker, Rutherford, 50, 233. As.
r. S. Sanderson, Hyde, l,S75.4O.
John Shape, Hartford, So, 591. a.
0. Hubbs, Craven, S., 272. O6.
c. S. Powell, Johnston, ST., 300. 90.
r. S.. Graves, Caswell, 1881. 50,
Bland Wallace, Duplin, 3,753.42.
]. S. Johnston, Rockingham, s6, O56. 81.
Battle Bryan, Edgecome. 81 ,S31. II.
Sheriff Hampton, Polk, 81, 1878.
w. J. Maddrey, Northampton, Sc, O74.s2
r. t. Rush, Montgomery, s., 1891 {.
D. Spruiil, Washington, 92.O37,6 50.
NJ. n. Sawyer, Camden, $l,36O.42.
Forty-two out ninety-four of the sheriffs
in the State have settled in full with the
State Treasurer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-15

A correspondent of the Raleigh Necs
from Harnett county, says that at a recent
marriage there a young man present for
bid the bans" asserting that the lady had
promised to marry him. She said she had,
but that he had "fooled about too long,
and that she now meant business, and di-
rected the Squire to proceed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-15

AMUsEMESTs.-Col. Green's Lecture to-
night. 10 Jefferson in Rip-Iun WmAle,"
tomorrow night. Paulding the tragedian,
on Monday night in ''IKom7et,' Gu Tuesday
in "the Fools Revenge The patomime
Blue Beard is under rehearsal a. ,Ietropoli-
tai Hall. 1t will be exlibi; i shortly.
Sunday school children's conc It at Per-
son street church tonight.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-15

DURHAM ITEMs.-Dmhon. Jf,. Is, 1880.
The Durham Board of Trad met last
night and re-organized by ~e'ecting Capt.
Jno. s. Lockhart. President, Cant. L. B.
Lyon, Nice-President, and \. II. Stokes,
Esq, Secretary and Treasure Tobacco
is coming IN very briskly, ard is bringing
good prices.-W. w. Guess, an old citi-
zen, died at his home, in this county, yester-
day, Of paralysis.-Maior and Mrs. w.
7. Blackwell leave this afternoon for New
York. j. w. d.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-15

HARD on THE EDIToRs.-.The price of paper
has been raised above a cent on the pound,
which is within a fraction of one dollar a
week Oh our edition. or say $50 a year. 1t
is therefore, equivalent to a loss ofall the
profit on two hundred and fifty subscribers
allowing 90 cents the profit per subscriber,
and as every editor knows, the clear profit
is actually less per man.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-15

WILSON ITEMs.-From the 1drance.
Somebody stole a new buggy from Messrs.
Johnson and Biggs at Scotland Neck, Jan.
5th.-Dr. r. G. Barham has sold his stock
of Drugs to Move & Nadal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-15
Index to New Advertisements.

TRUE & Co $72 q week.
H HALLETT l. CO-S66 a week.
STIN-oN & Co.'S to $40 per day.
DR.. JOHN BATE-Nervous Debility cured.
TAYLOR l. Co.-The N Y Stock Market.
w. d. SLACK-Homes in Western Arkansas.
JON BATE-Opium and morphine habit cured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-09
Aiken'S Speech.

We are indebted to the courtesy Of Con-
gresham Aiken for a copy Of his speech
on the Agricultural Appropriation Bill
before the House Of Representatives.
We are in thorough sympathy with Mr..
Aiken in his desire to give Importance
and dignity to the Agricultural Bureau
of our Government. We believe money
judiciously spent in the distribution of
seeds, and in experimenting with now
crops, to be tho most profitable invest
ment that can be made. Our territory is
so great and our climate and seasons so
varied, that we believe that the chief of
the Agricultural Department should be
authorized by law to call to his assistance
the best intelligence from each Of the va
rious sections. For instance, the cotton
States should have q representative in
that Bureau. In like manner the New
England States should have a voice there.
The great Northwest should have a show
ing, and the Pacific slope should have q
hearing, and so on until the interests Of
the several great divisions of the terrific
~ and the marked differences of seasons
and climates were specially cared for by
the Government. At present. it cannot
be expected that the Agricultural Depart
ment car reach that usefulness and eff
cheney which the importance of the office
and the welfare of the country. demands.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-09
LOw.COuntry and Up.COuntry,

The fact that all the Safe ticket was
made up from Columbia and below that
city has been frequently remarked on by
our people, but we presume that no spe-
cial dissatisfaction will be developed on
that account. The ticket is II composed
of reliable and worthy men, who will no
doubt fill tho offices to which they have
been nominated, with satisfaction to the
whole State.
Abbeville is proud of having the Chair
man of the State Convention chosen,from
among her delegates. No man in the
State has greater merits or more populari-
ty than Colonel James S. Cothran. He is
now one Of the most prominent citizens
of the State, and tho people only need an
opportunity to confer upon him the high
est honors Of the Commonwealth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-09
Abbeyille Pleased with the Nomina.
lions,

In the debate in the State Convention
on the resolutions in reference to making
nominations the opponents of early nom
nations seemed TO labor under the mis-
apprehension that the canvass would nee
essarily NJ as soon as nomina-
tions were made. The fact is, by making
the nominations now, we will have a rest
before the active work of the campaign is
commenced. During that rest those who
may have been disappointed in any Of
their expectations will have ample time
to recover from the effects Of their defeat
and, as good and true citizens, can more
heartily join shoulder to, shoulder with
their neighbors in carrying out the will
of the majority of the party, than they
could have done immediately after their
defeat. Another mistake was entertained
by tho opponcnts;fof early nominations,
and which error!was also shared in by
our esteemed contemporary, the News
and Courier, in that they supposed so
large a number of the voters Of the
State were opposed to early nominations.
Although the Abbeville Convention,
which elected delegates to the State Con-
vention, expressed a sentiment favoring
later nominations, We believe q great
change had been effected by the develop
ment of the fact that Gary had so small a
following. They passed that resolution
fearing if nominations were made by a
bare majority, that the party would be di-
yided and our strength so much weaken
ed that we would enter the contest with
the prospect of a doubtful result, but Ia
ter when it was found that there was no
division, our people, so far as We havo
heard expression, favored making nomi-
nations in June. We have not heard a
single voter object to the action of the
Convention in making the nominations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-09

everywhere. We have ipind them potent be.
fore, and we viii ind them potent now. I
have spoken Of the approaching canvass only
from our local standpoint, because the neces.
slty OF local success 10 TO as supreme. Bnt
our interests and welfare cannot be discovered
from the National Democracy. Until the
General Government is restored to the meth.
obs and doctrines OF It's founders, until the
h@fr atiairs n IS asnie made H1 ief the E Eeystone q b he
structure, until there ~ blazOned upo It's
portals once more, TINT 1.-The powers not dele
gated to the United States by the Constitu-
~. the peoplc'-until this Is done the
position Of civilization in sou!i!
for froemen to live in at best but that OF
armed neutrality Our people wunt .peacr.
They want reposc from revolution and revo..
lationary methods. kaynged 5y war and
they have staggered to. their feetand ask only
ton. Tho freeman wants relief from disturb
and: Increase his prosperity. The freedman
wants 1t that he may qualify himself by edu:
cation for the duties imposed upon him, and
progress ros es the opportunitiesof the higher plane
TO which he has been elevated. God grant
that this p~eaceIn its llestdevelopment may
not beIar distant, thatthe doctrines OF concili:
alton and good Will and armon among all
tciasses OF our citizens set forth In the platform
OF 1875. and faithfully acted upon By the De.
mocracy for the last four years, may be car
ried 10 a fuller ~fruition.
1t 10, upon that platform OF pure govern.
ment. administered by competent officials, Of
economic administration, Of equal rights be.
fore the law and OF harm9nious prosress That
we stand to-day as we did then. IT. is TO these
ends That invoke your efforts IN The ap-
preaching political struggle, and should sue
cess, as am assured 1t will. attend the result,
you have the assurance OF every act and ut
~terance Of my political life TINT 1 will, 20 far
az in me lies. faithfully execute your behests.
Gentlemen. l bid you all alden, TO meet
again when South Carolina expects every son
10 do his duty. When the historyis written let
1t not be said that you or / or n other OF
those entitled to her name and Inheriting her
fame nave failed TO respond to her summons.
50 Gen. Kcnnedv,s Address.
~ 49,. -. 81.
duced to- the Convention and SPOKE AZ foi-
Iows:
for the hnnor con rerred nn"n n,a Nv nIasio~
mo saconJ mon The Stofs TgcIot 5n.,nrss
t ue ~ ~ pS nnr S,siins ,,i.hn = ro1atn W. n"r
Gn.sornnr Tbe~ ora .xnsds - vtsdn,n ona
hh%is' conn.ciE aSmoni,ion md erhnrtoison
mnst edIhress tharn IVES 4, feverv fhonShfSni
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-09
The Supreme Court and the Scott Hop.
kinS3 Case.

The sixth circuit was called last week In
the Supreme Court at Columbia. The follow.
ing members Of the Chester bar were In at
]. Hemphill and VIM. A. Sanders. Several
cases were disposed OF. but the one which has
been looked forward TO- with Q great deal OF
interest, was not brought mp. That was The
found guilty at the last term OF our court and
condemned to death for the murder OF james
r. Stroud, The case has not been docketed,
and there will consequently be NO decision
about the matter until after January the 18th,
1881, when this circuit will be called. 30 the
matter rests, and Scott Hopkins neck IL adSe
for twelve months yet-Cnester Bulletin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-09

On Monday last as Sheriff DuPre's
constables were conveying the prisoners
Burkhead, with the desire Of releasing
her reputed husband, Henry Heard, who
is under the indictment Of resisting
Sheriff DuPre in the discharge of bis
duties as an officer, rushed upon Willie
DuPre, knocked down Mr.. Walker,
foamed and fused furiously, and if it
had not been that Heard was handcuffed,
he would in all probability, have escap-
ed. She was indicted for this offence,
WELCOME BACK. - During tho past
week we had the pleasure of greeting in
our Office Mr.. Joseph Ruff, formerly Of
this place. Since he left Abbeville he has
been in London, and is ROW on a pleas
uro trip to America. He received a hear
ty welcome buck u Abbeville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-09
The Defeat of Grant.

The defeat Of Grant yesterday at Chi
cago gives to vaulting ambition the most
severe rcbuke that has ever been admin
istcred to any American citizen. In
times of war, having been given crcd-
it for being the greatest military chief
tain OH the continent, and in times of
peace, having been twice elected Presi.
dent of tho United States, this "illustrious
citizen, after his retirement from theWhite
House ut Washington, made the circuit
of the world, and was received 1T the diff
ferent courts and cities OF Europe with
more distinguished consideration than
has cver been accorded to any American
citizen, and upon his return to tho shores
Of his own country he was received with
the highest honors that his countrymcn
could bestow.
Not content with tho greatest military
and civil honors that have been confer
red upon any citizen since Washington,
he seeks further and greater honors than
the Father of his Country would accept,
and the country witnesses tho spectacle
of his ignominious defeat in 4 scramble
for Il third term. While no other candi-
date has any cause for Humiliation. except
that which naturally follows defeat. III
distinguished citizen has been reminded
that he is not the autocrat Of this Repub-
lie, and has received such 4 robuke at the
hands of his countrymen, as should put
a quietus upon his u%nbounded ambition
and make tho eX-President hang his
head with shame. After hob-nobbing
with Kings and Emperors he no doubt
had become drunk with the idea of being
the first citizen to hold tho Presidential
Office for q third term, and perhaps for
ever.
From 4 Democratic standpoint we are
in doubt whether or not to be gratified at
the defeat of Grant and tho nomination Of
Garfield. There is no doubt that General
Grant could organize greater enthusiasm
among the negroes in the South than could
any other Republican candidate. While
this is true, we believe it is also true that
General Garfield can command a much
larger Northern vote than could General
Grant. With Garfield us the nominee we
feel that we will not be so much disturb
ed in our local elections as We would
have been if Grant had been nominated.
The result in Il opinion is, NC will be
more secure in our local elections, while
the Democratic nominee for President
will have a much harder fight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-09
The Presidential Nominee.

Tho agony is over, and the die is cast.
Grant has been beaten and the Rcpubli-
cans at Chicago Yesterday at half past
IL o'clock elected General james ~
Garfield, of Ohio, as their standard bearer
in the Presidential contest. Up to the
hour of adjournment Monday evening
twenty eight ballots had been had with
only slightly varying results from that
]aSccrtaincd on the first ballot. General
Garfield had been voted for at nearly
every ballot, but received not more than
" votes ut any II time, while Grants
vote ranged from %0l to 300, land Biainc's
from 30 to 27G. Tho votes for Sherman,
Ed,nunds and Window were very small,
and but slight changes were made.
General Garfield is q staunch Republic
can with higher impulses and nobler in
>tincts than are possessed by cithcrGrant'
Blaine or Conkling. His efforts to mod
ify the laws in reference to the Cnlteu
States MarShals at the Southern elections
clearly proves tho feet tina he at least Is
not ''born fn hate lie is 4 man oil cd-
uca,ion and literary attainlnents, ana so
far as is known to us, his moral character
will compare favorably with any one
whose name has been mentioned for the
position to which he has been nominated.
From the Congressional Directory VIC
learn that General James y. Garfield, OF
Mentor, was born in Orange. Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November 10, ISL !; grad
mated at Williams College. MassacliuN
sets. in 1876 was President of a literary
institution for several years studied
and practlced law was q member OF the
State Senate of Ohio in lS69-'60; entered
the Union Army in 1851 as Colonel of the
Forty-second Ohio Volunteers !; was pro-
NOTED to the rank Of Brigadier-Gcneral
January 10, 1862 ; was appointed Chief Of
Staff of the Army Of the Cumberland,
and was promoted to the rank Of Major
General September 20, 1868 was elected
to the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, For
tieth, Forty-tirst, Forty:sccond, Forty
third. and Forty-fourth Congresses, and
was reelected to the Forty-tifth Congress
as a republican, receiving 20,0l2 votes
against 1l,449 votes for j. S. Easement
Democratic nominee. He was a mcmbsr
OF the Electoral Commission of 1876, and
at the last meeting Of the Ohio Legisla-
ture was elected to succeed Allen Ct.
Thurman in tho United States Senate,
whose term Of Office expires OH the BIS
Of March, 1881.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-09
Large Tax Collections.

Our county Treasurer has received in
the last few days, the May Installment
of tho Taxes due by the G~reenviile &
Columbia r. r. for this fiscal year
amounting to $ls73.ss.
He also received yesterday $2.el7.90 in
funds, being the amount the
Railroad had paid in Bill of the Bank
of the State for Taxes due in this county
for the fiscal year 1878.
We congratulate the creditors OF the
upon:the receipt Of tliis amount,
as the Treasurer is now ready to pay off
all the old county and school claims for
which tho holders have waited SO long.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-09
The Day Of Murder, &c.
WeUber7y Nescs,

Coroner Longshore held an inquest over o
negro child that died from an overdose Of
Iaudanum. The child was only 8 days old.
The mother gave the opiate ignorantly.
ult., killed Brown Douglass on Mr.. Walter
Hodges place near Mayblnton. Brown Dou-
A negro named Harper OF Mine Creek,
wife. .. ., q
Yards took hers from the field /: the other is
mute on the subject.
A FATHER KILLS HIS SoS.-on ast Sun
day one Ellerson Cain, colored, living on Mr..
in this county, In the heat OF passion, admin.
istered such q severe chastisement to OF
his children, u boy about 10 years old. that tho
child died from its efiects. I'VE have heard
the most cruel crimes which has ever di.gTac.
ed the annals OF our county.-Sunaer Wdtch.
man. gpgfEf~ 1IL
THE CANAL DANA fish way Is To be cut
In the canal dam at Augusta so that shad and
other fish Gun ascend the Savannah river
above that point. This Is o subject which hAx
excited q good deal Of interest, AZ II has been
claimed that the dam prevented Dish from get.
ting up stream, to the serious disadvantage Of
the people residing along the upper portion
Of the river. Three million shad Will also bos
put In the Savannah at the canal locks.
A SCGGEsrIoN.-Nothin possesses greater
fertilIzing properties than the China tree.
Every spring a shower Of berries descends, AZ
rich o manure as cotton seed. II would be n
good plan for farmers, before discarding an
old field, TO SOW q lot Of these seed over II.
'Twould be but little trouble and In ten years
we guarantee the land would be Richer than
ever. '.. rSs "-fEf q
There are thirtv-two candidates announced
In the Ed0efetd Advertiser, for office In that
county. Three for Senator. " for represent
tatives, eight for Sheriff, seven for county
commissioner, three for coroner, -four for coun-
ty treasurer, three for county auditor and WI
for school commissioner.
Col. Beattie's ~war-horse, appeared in the
procession Inst Wednesday, looking young
enough to join In many more occasions OF like
churacter.-GreenriUe Advertiser.