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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

-lr other columns will be seen the add
vertisements OF neat pamphlets or the best
methods OF culture and curing, shipping and
marketing, Of Bright Yellow Tubacco-tbat
weed OF weeds for which our State is he
coming famous. The pamphlets are each
prepared by practical and intelligent men
who know whereof they speak. In addition
to these, We have on our table An hand
some pamphlet printed at Hickory, y c.,
anu prepared by Capt. r. i. Davis, a sue
cesstui farmer and a member of the Legiola-
ture FROM Catawba. The many thousands
OF these publications will give great impetus
t. tobacco growing III North Carolina
Astonishing as it may seem We record
III thus number FIVE different Instances Of
women burned to death, AMI .he same mum
Der ut deaths by heart disease, within the
limits of North Carolina during the past
week. The Rob>sOni0n contains the latest,
to wit: that ut MISS Carrie q. Lewis, who
was on her way to visit a neighbUr when she
came upon a number OF persons trying to
p.eyent the spread of a fire 10 the woods
She lent her assistance, but soon found her
IN Ter clothing ignited. A young man tried
to extlnYulsh them, aud trlghtfully burned
his own hands; but could not tear off her
garment III time to save her life. She died
in horrible agony. Her afianced lover died
recently OF mumps. The awful occurrence
saddens the whole community, as she was
universally liked
Capt. Page, of Cary. who is Of the saw
mi firm Of Guess & Page, says the lumber
business along the line of the Raleigh &
Augusta Air Line is growing to mammoth
proportions. Ad~lly lumber tram might
re run to Raleigh: and there is a good deal
Of stuff going towards Charlotte. The
whole North Atlantic coast seems to be
looking IN this direction for fine timber.
For example his firm has a large ord r
from Fredericksburg, Va. and is also sup
plying very large quantities to the Seaboard
s. Roanoke Railroad for car-building pur
poses. The straight tough fibre of the
yellow pine throughout Chatham and Moore
counties cannot lie exec. I'd. Prices range
IS to SIS per NJ. And the supply will hold
goods for = dozen years to come: unless
there is = vastly greater increase Of build
ing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

CALLED AT 10 a. M. on Saturday. DR.
). NJ. Worth, Maj. w. L. Saunders. DR..
Samuel L.. Love, and Prof. j. c.. Scar.
borough, OF the Council of State, with At
torneyuGeneral kenan, having assembled at
the call OF the Governor, were furnished
with all the documents relating to the syn.
dlcate proposal for the purchase of the "
n. Z. Il. K; and also the letters of Messrs
David Il. Murchison, Donald McRae. and
Armand j.: DeROssett, of Wilmington. re-
latlng to the same matter and the letters
OF Dr. Worth and Hon. Jos. j. Davis. re-
speeding the financial and other responsible
tty OF Best & Go: After general discussion,
the council decided to advise the call of a
special session to consider the proposals.
Treasurer Worth then notified the Governor
that the $4,000 deposit stood in his name
IN the Citizens Bank.
Accordingly, the formal proclamation wa,
at once passed under the Great Seal Of
State and a copy certified to every one of
tne 10 colonies composing the Sanhedrim
Leglsla-tdw. The date fixed for assembling
10 twelve o'clock. on the 18th day of March.
AND the object Of the meetin' is declared tn
De Tor the purpose Of considering a promo
sltlon Tor the purchase Of the States inter
est In, and the completion of, the Western
North Carolina Railroad to Ducktown and
PANT Rock, made by w. J.. Best. J ~
Iappan, w. r. Grace and James b. Fish
OF the city of New York, of whose 6nanc;.
responsibility and personal integrity I have
SATISFACTORY assurances, and for CONSIDERING
such other propositions as may be made for
the same purpose"
te"s, Vh,, Vc;!-P!ca.e r,;,e Tho
"%tchune." Bro. Best TAX
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

The Supreme { curt dismissed the case
OF the State VS.. Swepson, and others from
Wake comfy.
Died in Raleigh on Saturday morning.
OF whooplng cough, Winifred, daughter of
Mr.. James T. Hayes.
deputy Marshal Case. of Transatlantic
county, tried to arrest one J ustus, an illicit
distlller. The latter fired two loads of his
shot gun and painfully wounded Case who
there4pon killed Justus. So says the Ashe-
vile Journal.
A correspondent of the Neus from
Chapel Hlll says Louis Merritt, Hugh Bald
win, and Wiley Yeates, negroes, were jailed
for stealing cotton. Harrison Holland, Jas
per Fuller. and Stephen Stone, negroes,
members of the same gang, were jailed at
Pittsboro.
Now for the school bill We presume
there can be 10 objection to rectifying the
little error of Mr.. =; but. by the vay,
wouldn't it be as we'll to begin with a com,
nittee to inquire how the little lopsus hap
pened to lapse?
-hessrs. johnson & Wigs, elsewhere in
this paper, invites the farmers to call unon
them for guano, fertilizers, and all manper
OF farm supplies. We repeat the supres-
.lon' ano oeIeVe you will find it to your in
terest to do 20.
1t is with more than ordinary pleasure
we learn OF the success achieved by yeunp
Mr., Arthur L. Butt, son of Rev. John t.
Butt, of Charlotte more than ordinary be-
cause 1T enables us to say-"I told you So"
% the old Southern Home files bear witness.
Arthur has had to rise under the disadyan.
tages OF lack of wealth and wealthy iniu-
ences; but has now gotten on his feet ssfor
good" we trust. The Wilmington Rep;c,o
says of his Panorama.
NEARLY a year ago We won = measure of
dislike in certain quarters by complaining Of
halfway. Directorships filled by members Of
the Legislature. No one pretends to saw.
or even intimate, any possibility, of impron.
Or or biased action by the members. BufT
ne sfven Dircctors Of the Wcstey~ NorN Car
otaaa Ra,road. soho are member. of tie Leo
stature, acere Radical IN politics, we should
very likely hear numerous complaints "a to
their sitting in body called to l~egislats on =
matter affecting their railway Offices.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26
Important Notice!

To U FRIENDs.-[t may interest you to
learn that the undersigned, Randolph
A. Shotweil, and John Watson Dowd. have
succeeded in obtaining full possession and
ownership of the FARMER AND MECHANIC
by purchase. As is known to many Vt you.
we took charge of the paper on the 9Th of
March. last, under a peculiar stress of cir
cumstances; it being necessary for us to do
SO to save a large number of our personal
friends (who had subscribed on our %account)
from further annoyance and possible loss.
Since that date we rave held under q lease
from Col. I. NJ. Holt. as President of the
".alcgh Aews Compnny;" and although
rs free and untrammelled in all respects,
as if actual owners, We felt ~hampered by
the high lease-rental together with the draw
backs to improvement Of the Office. For
tunately, the desire of Messrs. Holt & Co.
to dispose of their newspaper property has
enabled us to effect the purchase at reason
able figures, and We now hold the title
deeds to the paper, o%ffire, etc.
AT the earliest possible moment we shall
add improvements, Typographical and other
wise. that will speak for themselves.
And now We have these things or a portion
OF them, to pay tOt. Will our friends lend
us their aid, in the proper way? We have
doubled the bona fde circulation of the pa
per within the past twelve months will YOU
help US to double the present list?
Very Cordially.
SHOTwELL & DOwD.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

MoRE HELP FOR H GOULD SoD."-
T.. w. Timberlake s., Prof. Mangum | j:
Geo 5. Baker, w. A. Harris so cents each.
John Carpenter sends from Leicester, Bun
combe county, So for himself; Harriet Car.
penter ] Dr.. Stearns | Sluder boys IS.
From Salem, j. F. Shafner sends 1874.
Leo. T: Wheat, of Berrysville, sent 800.
raised by a Pinafore proceeding. Asheville
sent $ll6.45. DR.. Marshall added 5 more
t. the Christ church collection.-Capt. d.
4. Stamps, as Treasurer of the First Pres
byterlan church, sent $25.57. Father
White, of the Catholic church, sent 500.
SO that the total of Raleigh runs
near to three hundred dollars.-''Herald
subscriber at Hope Mills, n. G.. sent rs.
Mrs. DR.. r. H. Chapman, Principal of
Goldsboro Young Ladies Institute, sent SO.
Prof. +. A. Welter of the same town
seLt SIG, raised by his concert.
Brothers sent 25.-J. H. Hines Of La
Grange 2.-Our fine old Irish gentle
man friend, Edward Glavin, of Charlotte.
10. And another $50 from Charlotte, col.
lected by 7. Fl. Phelan, making over 500
for that city Altogether North Carolins
send near 81, 200 to buy bread for poor ig-
norant, oppressed English subjects, 5000
miles across the big salt pond. There's
charity for you.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

FROM lTALY.-We have received = long
letter from Rome, dated FEB. 1st, from
wnich We CLEAN that the famous city is DO
ing heavily fortified by modern forts on ali
It's "Seven Hills" and that the Pope is not
dangerously ill; the reports having arisen
from the fact that on account of the cold
weather be takes his morning walk in the
Library instead Of the gardens; and that
about %. $50 tuns of olive oil were exported
70 various countries from Italy last year.
tdreat Grease) The following noto Of tho
growth of catholicism in America il
gwen: 1.-THE last revelations of the Roman
Propagation of the faith, state: In 1888
there was but one Catholic Bishop in all the
United States, with fifty priests and twelve
churches and the Catholic population was
OF trench and spanish origin. There wsle
neltner colleges nor schools, nor converts,
nor monastries. In 1879 the number Of
Catholics vas of63 millions. Their. were S3
bishops, $3.50 pri ,sts, 1881 churches, 500
converts, 100 colleges. seminaries acade-
mics and about 2,OC0 schools and pre,bv-
~tsriss." '
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

K~EGIsTRATION Of LANDs-The managers
OF the Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line rail
road, for the purpose of encouraging immi-
grafton, have appointed DR.. j. w. Moor
man as registrar of lands. DR.. Norman
will be in Gastonia February 25th, 1880,
and remain two days. We give below the
object for which this enterprise was gotten
up: The object is to record all lands ada
cent to the line Of this road that may be Of
tered TOR sale, and by means of advertising
and foreign emlgrant agents, induce, from
other sections, direct settlements on said
lands. To accomplish this the company viii
have to become a party to it, in order to
give confidence and concentration to the
movement. All that will be asked as com
pensa ion for advertising and registering will
be (5) five per cent. if sales are made, if not
sold, then nothing will be demanded by the
company
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

THE BETTER SEA- Correspondent Of
the landmark compliments Miss Sa.lIe Nc
Cork!e. OF l.edell, with having iucitel her
uncle, Dir. j. r. McCurkle, OF the last Gen
e~al .ASse nblv, to push through his bill re-
quiciag county jail> to be kept reasonably
warm IN winter. We can speak tor the
need Of such \ statute, as We have often
seen prisoners tortured by cold, In ricketty
jails, without fire, or blankets, or even glass
in the windows. There are, or were, at
leaS, two score of such jails in the State.
The same correspondent states that
''ChriStian Reid who has been quite i'll in
Paris, is convalescent, and hopes soon to be
well again. Her latest story. "Roslyn's
Fortune is now appearing as a serial in
Godey.s Lady's Book, and promises to be
exceedingly interesting: The Charlotte
Observer says manager Ford Of the Galley
slave" troupe speaks in very high terms of
the future Of Miss Thompson (ot Wayne
county,. n. Co. Of the one of the three
beauties of the company. Mrs. Rufin
Williams made the Afghan which proved 50
lucky for the Methodists. Miss Temple
Perry, and also Miss Sallie Person. Frank
lin have been in Raleigh for a few days.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

PoLITIcAL.-W. A.. p. writes from Yad-
kinvills that everybody in that region is for
Judge Fowle for Governor. Another wri-
ter suggests Nicholson Of Iredell for Aud.
tor.-Gov. Jarvis was too busy with bis
Council on Friday to keep his much talked
OF appointment at the Kings Mountain Gel
ebration. But he telegraphed Judge Schenk
to go as his substitute, and representative.
Wouldn't it have done as well to send
Col. T. B. NJ. whs is His Excell.ncy,
aide, and Bis Honor's, late Manager;
therefore could represent both -
Henry ID. C%evingten, of Rockingham, &
KIND OF chronic candidate for counting-ons
%honors, cards the country in favor Of BuI-
ton and Docksry for Govsrnors.-1hs
Wllkesb 'ro LpIez says Judge Fswle is
the choice Of the Northwest, particularly
the Yadkin Valley section. The HillsboEo
Mail mentions Maj. Julian S. Carr, and
Maj. John W. Graham in connection with
the Congressisn race.--At Alamanos
Court last week Mesars. T. ii. Holt, Junius
l: Scales, Frank E, Robbins, SsmuelH.
Webb, G.. W. Williamson, and Calvin E..
Parish addressed the assembled sovereigus
during recess. -Ths Lincolnton Constlu-
ton says Maj. w. A. Graham has consen-
tea allow his name to go before the nomina,
ting convention Of the 9th Dist. He will
make . fine run.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

E2.D.I.c. Clean * .ron ia State eN-
change, we note neAsy hat a iozen eases
OF death b. heart disease last week. VIZ
Ga Mouasy near Warsaw. Mrs. X ,ocrt
Reayes. IA Thursday, in Greene county,
Mr.. ". T. Edwards. a well known citizen.
GA Thursday, the I2th, SAYS the Greenvilie
E,cprexs. Mrs. Fanny Cobb. o. Farnvlie,
whie al dinner at her house on Thursday
the l2th INST. was laughing AMI taking with
some lady friends who were dining with her,
when suddenly becoming quiet her guests
looked up and saw that she hai, as they
thought, tainted. Upon gong to her she
was found cold in death. -Nrs. Dliinger,
of Iron Station, dropped dead. the other
ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

AN ABSURD IDEA 81 wonder,"-said
one of the numerous aspirants for the Gube,-
Material chair nect year,-'I wonder.'-
and then he scratched his head, and cast an
lnterrogatory glance at his companion,-(a
Republican,, by the by.)-"I wonder-ifthat
paper has any influence worth naming?'
The paper he alluded to was the FARMER
AND MECHANIC. We rise up to reply
CT course not! Not a bit of influence !
How could it have, when the editor doesn't
hang around ''ofici'l' doors, nor wire pull
tor "ofhcial' positions, nor Official pa
tronage; and who speaks his honest con
%vlctions even when by SO doing he loses the
'.favors' of Railway ring, ard 'administra
ton advertising. Infuence?-Bah I! What
IN idea! Do crazy people have influence?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

DEArHs.-Mr. Duncan Sexton, Of Har
nett, = brother to DR.. j. A. Sexton, of this
city, received such injuries by the kick OF
vicious mule last week that death resulted
on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Murray, aged
n, native Of Granville.-At Washing
ton, n. c., Mr.. B. F. Havens. an estima
bic citizen. - At Wilmington, on Sat
urday morning, Mrs. John Wilder Atkin-
:on;--Mr. b. f. Sharpe, a venerable and
highly regarded citizen of Iredell, Feb. IS,
aged Sat Morganton, Maud, aged,
5, daughter Of Col. and Mrs. s. Mcdowell
Tate, of the effect of a fall received . week
previous while at play.-At Whiteyille,
Feb. 18th, Miss Alice B. Memory.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

GoLDsBoRo MESSENGER IrEMs.-"The
Raleigh Farmer and Mechanic urges that
the postage tax on newspapers be re-
pealed, and we join our esteemed cotempo-
rary in the hope that our representatives. in
IN Congress will press the matter vigorously.
The postage we pay on our circulation be-
yond this county, foots up over $780, year.
The late raise in paper, too, has operated
greatly to the injury Of all publishers, and
Is IN the nature Of a ta1 on the etfusion Of
knowledge. The remedy for this is to admit
paper and all chemicals used in its manu-
faoture duty free. When this is done prices
will return to a living standard. "A the
census appointees for Wayne (l2 in number)
have been made.-Bettie Bryan, colored,
at Mt. Olive while ironing with her back to
the fire, became ignited, and died of her in
juries Mrs: Lee, Of Lenoir, was
burned to death last week.-The follow
ing officers have been elected by the Rifles"
W. II. II. Cobb, Captain; T.. II. Balm, LIST
Lieut.; w. H. Griffin, 2ud Lieut.. r. G.
Powell, Sd Lieut.. The company means to
keep the field in spite of all drawbacks. They
paraded Monday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

From ALL ABoUT!-Legislator Blaisdele,
OF P%erqulmmans having resigned, the Gov
ernor ordered an election for a new member
to be held March llth. has
gotten two more delegates from North Car
DINA: Fat Carrow and p. John being
chosen from the LIST District. The Rich,
mond State says Constable Pritchard, with
. requisition from Gov. Jarvis, captured
one Joe Hunter, colored, for roguery in
Wake county.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

RALEIGH RACKET.--Dr. j. W.. MCGEE is
in luck of late. He won the Penitentiary
PiIl-Rolling Position over half q dozen
popular young Physicians; and on FRIDAY
night was voted the $40 Afghan by his
brethren of the Methodist church; the vote
standing l,54S for MCGEE; 1857 for DR.. +.
B.. Haywood | 1876 for DIR. Jas Mckee. and
l,Oll for DR. j. A.. Sexton. Total $4S5. 90.
A farmer named Hollis Horton was at
tackled by tiree foot-pads on Wednesday
evening several miles from town, and rob-
bed Of $50. He was beaten until ~insensi-
and left in the middle of the highway.
Poor man! The law did not allow him to
carry weapons. That privilege WAS reserv-
ed to the ~ruffians. -Arthur Butt. Pan
erama will be exhibited at Tucker Hall.
March lst.-Capt. Ferrell turned out
with rs men of the Light Infantry to cele-
brate the 22nd, " which however happen.
ed be Monday, the 28d.-The Methodist
Festival receipts were above $SOO.-Ay
white convict named Henderson, a tramn
from out West,' who escaped at the TINE
OF the last snow, and was %re-eaptured eight
miles from Raleigh, Che said he would rath-
er be shot than returned to the penitentiary)
again scaled the wall of the stockade on
tuesday. but was brought Town by a shot
from the guard, which may result seriously:
though Henderson is still living at last AZ,
nts.--Shooting seems to be the order
of the day. Mr.. Fenner Marlborough was
grossly insulted by one Aaron Mitchell. :
colored drayman, employed to haul some
goods from the depot. Upon returning un
town, MIR. Marlborough armed himself, and
the negro fled, taking refuge behind Mr.. S.
w; Brewer, in the Office of Kelley, Purefov
q Brewer. The bullet passed through NJ
BIS. thumb, and struck the darkey on the
arm; The case will be examined by Mayor
1 Th this =. m.-E. B.. Englehard and
afternoon for the championship of. Raleigh.
Miss Sarah B. Hinton, who with her
sister so long resided on Hillsboro street
died at Rome, Georgia, on the Goth inst
esteemed by all who knew her.-Mai. W.
A. Hearne1 spent last week in Wilmington.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

Newto Enterprise: Mr.. A. ". Finley. IF
Wllkesboro, butchered a couple of hoe.
sometime ago, one of which weighed SsS
pounds and the other 1877. Mr.. e. s. Rla;r
OF the same place, killed one weich;n.r5L Z
pounds. '''
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

ITEMS FROM THE CHARLOTTE EVENING
PRESS. Capt. Shotwel's sketches grow
more interesting if anything as they pro-
gress. Take the Fyrn.er and Nech,ntc and
read them. \ splendid paper besides.
Only 81 a year-Kobert johnson, col,
was sentenced, in the Inferior court, to
ten years In the penitentiary for ablucting a
young white girl from her family. = The In
terror court sent u convicts to work on the
Spartansburg 4 Asheyille Railroad. from
Mecklenburg.-Twenty OF the Hornets
Nest Ritieman, ani "a good many citizens
Went to the Kings mountain celebration.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

lbsre we're sold in tho Ashevills ware
mouse last tuesday 1906 pounds Of to-
bacco.
The Whitehall Times truthfully saTs: A
wise town is known IS known bv the tre
company it keeps"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

MARRIED. MI. N. A. Mclean, attorney
at Law, Lumbsrton, and Miss Lizzie Town
send.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26
ABOUT THE FERTILIZER STATION

ABOUT THE FERTILIZER STATION
Somebody is writing to the Fornaer anil
Mecaontc putting IN "a plea for a North
Carolihian to till the vacancy caused by
resignation of the State chemist. DIR. Lee
doux' He ought rather To nave co,n-
mended the vacancy to be continued. Let
us cat OF these expensive barnacles rapidly
as possible. 1t is not a necessity, and poor
debtors as we are, nave no right to indulge
In Injuries. We lived and thriyed without
it--Tarboro .Soatheruer.
A solid truth, brother Battle, a solid
truth.-Durham Phunt.
At the end Of another month, the fourh
year of the existence of the Department of
Agriculture will begin. The Agricultural
and Geologic Bureau together have spent
about $1,000 during the past three years.
We do not favor the abolition of either, but
couldn We manage to regencrate and re-
Juvenate our material interests on a
cheaper plan?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-26

70 per cent advance on The above rates
will he charged for doubIe-column ADVERTISE
meDtS.
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Index to New Advertisements.

JOHNSON & WIGGs-Commission mer
chants.