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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29

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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29
ASSAY OFFICE.

Gee week in your W town. Terms and
spOV IS outnt free. Address n. HALLxrr =
o., Portland. Maine.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-29

MENTOR. O., August 2S.-General Gar
field addressed some Of his veteran friends
at the reunion Of Battery @, Ohio volun-
teers Light artillery. His speech was hap
~, and like al his efforts, captivating
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

TELEPHONES. Christ church and ST.
Mary's were connected by wire on Sabbath,
and the sermon enjoyed. Several of our
city churches have been similarly connected.
Some time last year, In these columns, we
loosely predicted the day would come when
ever the ''dry-weather christians would
have no excuse for not attending church, as
wires would be run to every house, yea,
even to the bed-post,-and the preacher,
sitting comfortably in his dressing gown and
slippers, by his library fire, would deliver an
eloquent Grafton to the tiers of white mouth
ed cups In front of his desk. We suggested
that this would do away with all the ex-
pense of building churches, lights, fires, sex
ton, etc. Two or three singers in a small
room could furnish praise for the crowd.
Indeed, the pastors salary might be re
duced to the bare item of meat and bread
as there would be no need Of supert1uous
rainent, such as hats, boots. vestments, etc.
There might be a little Inconvenience in pas
sing the hat but some one who didn't
mind risking his hat could have it sent
around from door to door on Monday. In
fact, the pastor himself might carry it, as it
would be a good time to receive donations of
cold scraps and cast off clothing for the sup
port of his family. -D r. L. c. Teasdale,
of Tennessee, a prominent Baptist divine, is
expected here about the first of April, and
will conduct a series OF meetings at the First
Baptist church. -Rev. Bennett Smedes
and Mrs. Smeedes were overturned while
driving in a buggy on Monday, and Mrs. S.
was severely, though not seriously, stunned
and shocked.--The new Methodist Sun
day school chapel will seat 500 persons. The
Observer also states that Messrs. Ellington
& Register have taken a contract to build a
two story frame dwelling for Rev. w. S.
Black, pastor Of the First Methodist church.
The house will be on Jones street, near
| Saunders stree. sight of three
negro military companies, parading in full
uniform, and the sound of a brass band,
footing secular airs, returning from the fu
| neral of Adam Williams, q colored drayman,
was rather a novel sensation for Sunday af-
t%ernoon, in the staid city of Raleigh. We
do not know # any aspirant ran out to make
. little talk" to the ''brethering'' after
their return, but if not, it would seem to
have been a lost opportunity.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

.sAPPALLINGLY Low!'-The fashionable
bellies in Washington under the reign of
the ''truly moral idea," are wearing their
''necks'' 50 low that even Mrs. Grundy"
is appalled," But she says it is not true
that Mrs. T'other- Fraud Hayes wears her
corsage like Pompadour to call attention to
her charms" On the contrary Mrs. II.
''dislikes low neck dresses so much that |
heard her once threaten q lady to nave a
shawl brought to cover her shoulders the
next time she appeared at the White House
with them bare. AS the European idea Of
no toilet being full dress without a low
waist is a law unto many, Mrs. Hayes to
the contrary notwithstanding, nearly all
the ladies of the foreign legations, as well
as a few others, wore dresses made in that
style. some of which were appallingly low,
at the diplomatic reception Of Feb. TO-"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

PoLITICAL.-Says a writer in the Ora
ham Gleaner,-s'As Railroad interests
are to be chiefly considered, any lnember
attending the special session with Buford's
free-pass, over the Railroad, in lis pocket.
will never get my vote, never, no neveI!'
The Wilmington Star animadverts as
follows: "There was no reason whatever
worth considering why the State Conven-
ton should be called so early. Then again,
in face Of the wishes Of the people and the
voice of the press, Raleigh was selected as
the place. The people-the voters--do not
like Raleigh as the place, and the press,
out side Of q little circuit, said Charlotte,
or some other point, was preferable. The
men-is not to be despiSed. They will
scatter around $4,000 to SEC, 600, SO
Raleigh is anxious for it. We believe that
it ia unfortunate that raleigh has been Sc
lected. 1t is blunder number two. Now
i fthey will select a certain ticke that can be
completed, as will be seen to the satisfac-
ton of sll concerned about the nones of
The Monroe Express, on the
same subject, says: "We would have pre-
ferred some other place, but that question
having been settled we think it unwise ana
impolitic to discuss it further. The Demo
cratic party cannot afford to lose a single vote
and therefore the discussion of every imm,-
terial question inimical to its interests should
be avoided. '-Judge Fowle, in answ,r
to a note from Maj. McLoud. of Asheyille, DE-
clare himself as not opposed to the sale of IVES
tern North Carolina X. R.,-though doubtful
Of the propriety ofcalllnga special sessiG'
to make the sale. The following is the list
of his letter: La the speech delivered byme
at Hendersonville in the presence of amin
mense concoursc Of people of Western Gro
lima, | took occasion to express my eanest
desire for the early completion Of the Ilck-
town line of railroad, as we'll as the rod to
Paint Rock. The com .%'letion of the rad to
Paint Rock is assured In any even but
there is a fear that the Ducktown lie Will
be abandoned unless "a sale of the Dad Is
made. | am, therefore. in favor ofelling
the road upon the best terms the .kgisla-
ture can obtain. La doing so, speal care
should be taken that the guarantcesre sui
fcient to compel the completion OF the
Ducktown line
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

DrckToWN-Althou-h the Western y,
e. Il. Il. has been the all absorbing topic
of conversation throughout the State Tor
Twelve months, las the North Carolina
system" has been also Tor more than a gen
eIationl. il is surprising that not one per-
son in ten OF the bulk OF the people have
ANYTHING more than a vague idea that the
road begins at Salisbury and branches of.
INTO two prongs running some whe & among
the mountains. We are reminded OF this
by frequent inquiries rs the locality anu
dimensions of-Duck-town. Politicians rave
about the importance OF olenlnE al outlet
tor-Duck-town-as # IT Wee some modern
Golconda. or Nevada Bomnza. ready to
dazz.e the world with It's brilliant luminosity
at the sounding OF the modem Open Sc
same r"-veclept the locomotive whistle:
making North CaroIinato Shinelike the Prln-
cess Diamond-Eye> III the Arabian tale.
But let us see, w here is Duck town?
Wander westward from Ashevile 30 miles
to Waynesyille, III Haywood, thence IS
miles to Webster in Jackson, cossing the
Baisam mountains, then e Umllesto Frank
lin. crossing the Cowee mountain, thence
80 miles to Nalleytown, crossing he Nan
tahala mountains, thence 20 miles'o Muir
ply, crossing the Valley River mounhins, 10y
which time you have reached the tar South
west corner ofthe State. Then ride along
a rude country road Is miles still t,rher
South west and you strike the State line. 50
near the corner of both Georgia and let
nessee that you can hopinto either State nar
hours time. But keep on about two miles
into Tennessee and you will come to the lit
tie hamlet of a few dozen houses, a fly
speck on the map-known as--Ducktown,
The veins of Ducktown copper and iron
mines extend for some distance into North
Carolina, we suppose. But, after all Duck
town is a mere name, a second Duluth; :
a sounding Brass and a jingling cymbal,
for the political Electricians. The real OBJ
jects of the route will be attained when
the road reaches Murphy-yes even Frank,
lin, and it is doubtful if the Is additional
miles will ever be built unless as a narrow
guaCe tramway
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

JOURNALISTIC. Bro. Stallings is making
an excellent Eastern Carolina paper OF the
Warsaw Bret Mention. In entering upon
the sixth volume of the Cleaner, Brother
Parker modestly pronounces its condition
reasonably healthy" It's deserts as a
county paper demand much more than
that 1t shows the immense geographical
proportions Of North Carolina to mentionthat
there are a dozen or more of our newslest
State papers from which we rarely clip; sim
ply because they relate chiefly to sections
where we nave but small circulation and
our aim is the greatest good to the greatest
number of our readers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11
The LITERARY WoRLD.-The initial

THE LITERARY WoRLD.-The initial
number of this new enterprise, a monthly
magazine of Literature, Science and Art,
edited and owned by Miss Sue Jessamine
Dixon, and Miss Anna +. Dixon, at Monroe,
n. c., is upon our table, and has been read
with much more interest than we had antic-
ipated. The Misses Dixon nave written a
good many serial stories, in a modest way,
for the local press ~cvincing vivid magma
tive talents, with pure conceptions, and a
thoroughly moral motif The Literary
World while not much addicted to Science
and Art is perhaps all the more certain of
popularity by the absence thereof The
contents Of No. l are. Among the Bavarian
Highlands, Three Curses, Murillo, The Mil
lers Daughter, Was it a Token of Death :?
Beautiful Things, Cast up from the Briny
Deep. In the Childrens Department Why
Don't you Wake up? Little Bess. Bennie's
Sacrifice, Editors Table etc. Price $500
per annum; single o p 20 cents. Be as
sured, young ladies, Of general good wishes
for you success.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

A Few ''LEETLE' FACTs.-Tbe Duck
tow prong of the Western n. G.. II. II.
will run for a long distance through the
three score and ten thousand acres of Geo,
w. Swepson's land, in Macon, Jackson,
Cherokee, etc. Hendersonville papers re-
port that a committee of Air Line Railroad
men nave been examining the Spartanburg
Ashevilie, or McAden, Railroad with intent
to purchase. The Charleston papers Tor
the past week have been speaking mystic
riously, but jubilantly, of certain combina-
tons by capitalists that are 10 make
through lines from the west and north
west. to the wharves CT that city whence
big lines of steamers to New York, and
Liverpool, will tote the travelling world and
his Junk The Courier goes SO far as to
say: The capitalists of whom We speak
mean business Already the drawings
for the new, fast and luxurious steamships
to be placed on the New York and Char
lesion line are in course Of preparation.
This is much as we Can divuige. Within
thirty days more information will be
given" Of course, = Through line" from
Carleston westward must pass through IVES
tern North Carolina either by Franklin, or
by Asheville and Paint Rock. The latter
route is already in running order to Hender-
s~onvills; 20 miles from Asheville, 60 from
Paint Rock. The road from Henderson
vile to Spartanburg, and another short road
from Spartanburg to Unionville, are main
y owned by Rufus Y. McAden, of Char
lotte, Mr.. Swepson's nephew. Mr.. Nc
Alden and Col. w. j.. Best, and q well
known railway Civil engineer went over
the route from Hendersonville to Spartan
burg the other day. If-but, to be con
: tiaued in our next.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11
GREENSBORO TIE Ms -FrOmle Be1c.

GREENSBORO ITEMS -Fromle Beacon
Col. John n. Staples has bosht the hand
some Leeeh mansion.--E. ox's barn at
New Gardens was burned oFriday night.
M s. Prudence Hunt cd, Feb. 29th.
--Mchahan's spoke and andle factory
is unable to supply the orrs. -Four car
loads were sent to Russia1st week. The
n. c. Handle works are, .. doing a fine
business. Cape Ear and Yadkin
Valley, Railroad will gender the n. c..
Railroad, instead Of crosg owe: it IS first
surveyed. This is ~fortute for both roads,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

SOCIALIsTICS. Governor and Mrs. Jarvis,
and several of their friends spent two or
three days at Col. Thomas Nj. Holt's resi-
dence at Haw River last week.-Mrs..
Lena Williams. Miss Louise Perry. and
Miss Anna Lewis. are visiting the Misses
Hinton. Louis Haywood is back from
New York.-Mrs. DR.. Samuel L.. Love,
the estimable wife of our State Auditor,
has a flourlshing school of sixty scholars
at Wayncsville. 1t is needless to say teaching
IS with her a pleasure, not a necessity. -
A bright little thiEget II years old enjoying
the sunshine for the first time in weeks, the
ether day, said-''Yes, I've hadn't ALL
whooping cough, pleurIsy, pneumonia
and measles; and [ got through all,
till my sweet heart deserted me, but I'm
AFRAID TINT as going to strike m!!'
Som ane writing from Raleigh to the
New York Journal Of Commerce, asks; I'm
England is it customary among polite people
for the younger members of the family to call
their Older brothers and sisters by their
Christian name, without using the words
''brother' or ''sister 2" Is it customary
there, in addressing an older person, not to
use the words sir O: madam or is the
use Of the words confined to s~ubordinates
addressing superiors r. 70 whom the ed
itor Of the Journal replies: In England,
mo, father yes, sister, are used where
our children say no, SIR" yes, ma-am,'
the terms SIR and ma-dm being confined to
the speech of servants. In addressing elder
brothers and sister, cousins, aunts, &C.,
the title Of the relationship is given as
above Indicated
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

r.. ID. s-OYc hundred and n'tN young
doctors were turned loose from New OK
University last month; and on "Wednesday
the Baltimore Medical College sheep SKIM
ed another batch of 10. Among them
were six from North Carolina, VII VI.
Bell, II. McD. Little, Joseph Hill, John
w. Morse. G.. NJ. Pool. J. v. Ring.
Archbishop Gibbons made the address.
We are glad to see these new " Ds. \
thoroughly educated physician is a blessing
to any community, and there cannot he too
many Of them. any more than there can lie
too many school teachers or cierCymcn.
OF course. a qu0ck is worse than no Doctor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

WADEsBoBCH ERALD IrEMs.-Fox hun
ting Is the oror Of the night.-Ba,
Oscar Waddell Not black Henry Ledbette
about a black gil on the night of Feb. IHa
The "Anson tuards' at Polkton. ha.
a nice time on the2oth, their anniyersar
~. The first thin. ION the board" Va.
the election of offers, which resented r
follows: Captain, ! j. Caudle lst Lieu
tenant. j. ii. Bento 2nd lieutenant, J..
Il. Hobbs; Jr.; 2ndLieutenant, -Cror
son Orderly Sergeat, w. Z. Gale. II.
company then marche to the usual pla
and had a target pradce. Then marcur.
to the drill ground and practiced the ,Ar
mish drill-winding upat night with a ul
at the armory. Musicbv an Italian ,tra-
band from Wilmingto.-T The tre,..
over Wllloughby' Greek on the Chera' .
N~adesboro Railroad, wi be completed am.
ready for the iron on next week. IT.
big I'LL. The great obstate. has at last bee
oyercome-"e regret to announce thu
Mr.. If. Brown, an e~nterplsiEg mercuao.
place on yesterday Fit it due t0 BIZ
creditors to make an assignment t. DR. J.
A. ~Covineton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11
hAprH II

MoRE OF iirM-tn our = >a-.....
months : We spoke ot an iu>uf ...
weeping wo4n,a In the office %. li.u II
fieiu, at " a>nireton. fu August >-'
one Lieut.. Drake De hay. The tf.-- "
ObSerrer tells of the ioi!uw.u. letter r
hv a MccklenbarI postmaster. >i-t-I.. .
NAY. a. Secretary OF a Grsut Lru-ra.
"Eo1r .Nu: Your name ha> bttn SIM.
G. with an expression .. cpus.4enf. ..
would take an active part ihthc p-a-I
campaign OF this year In lour .ur. ..
DO all III your power Ia Prevent ...
prosperous country from ttlau- .,.
control OF that Rebel nemo-rl.,
within our time. worked terrible I.t....
through the land.
This Renc, Democracy, u~ufe;cnt,..
enlightened and persistent. c1ntr...
force IFS old idea upon tie country. WITH.
aid OF its merccnary allies o. the Notn r
30 not ven assume n principle.
1t regards the result Of the war a'r'a.
bellion a only a check, and moves u..
les>ly, using the terror> Of social ami
mercial oStracism for one class. and the ~
club and shotgun for the other. to ,hr.
ture of the government and the e>t3H.,.
inert OF State sovereignty. This n4
eventual war.
The letters and utterances Of the leah
of this Democracy III and cut of Congr.
the defiant language of the Southern rr.
together with information you possess
other sources, aunot fail TO have GOWN.
You of this state of affairs. Your co on--
ton can, therefore, be taken for granted
F., These headquarters are not advise
whether or not You had the good fortune
erve in the Union army or navy during IL.
nbellion, In case you did, you are ask
t. consider the inclosed letter as address
to you personally, and you are earn.1
nryed to act upon 1t promptly and vigQro..
~.
hould you not have so served, You a.
reSecttully requested to select the most a.
tlvs influential and patriotic veteran soli.
or silsr In your ward, district or town. an.
han him the letter and documents herer
uIglg upon him the need of immediate .,
ganlation of a club, Of which you Won.
%natuslly become a prominent 'hoaora-
memhr.'
Thaame of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ar
pears / the head of the circular as chairms
of the ssociation.
In anther circular sent at the same tin.
occurs tie following paragraph:
The ommittee wishes that action >hoa.
be SO TAIN Immediately in order that t-
clubs shold be in good discipline and wor,
ing order, and prepared for the comm.
struggle.
The ca,paign of 1876 was won by III.
lntroductlO in the canvass of the old ra
trlotlc war pirit, and the only question d.
issue betorehe people in the contest Of ISIS
Is, shall t%he,ontrol of this government r4~
into the hans of the men who attempteIt
destroy it, All who are to-day as determine
"a In 1896 to enforce their doctrine
State rights ad dictatiou to labor. and
capture the gGernment."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

ALL IN FAVOR OF IT.-A report Of the
last session of Montpelier Agricultural
Club, Granville county. says every member
present favored the stock, or no fence, law.
Messrs. r. A. jenkins and w. w. White
were appointed committee to procure seed
and test the advisability, by practical ex
pertinent, of raising sugar cane and bects,
in this section of country for making sugar,
and report to the club.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

GRAHAM ITEMs-From the (eoner.-
We are glad to note that Bros. Sotwell &
Dowd have recently bought thafexcellent
journal, the T. 4 M.-Graha sends a
lively delegation of young aides to
Durham this week, whose initials are
Miss Mary Albright, Miss IdsScott and
Miss Nora Staley.-Mr. c. !. Albright
is hauling lumber for his new htse.-The
patent Medicine humbug, DrRoberts, or
K. NJ. Cohen, was arrested r obtaining
money under false pretences.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11
ITEMS FROM TIE TaRRoD ~

ITEMS FROM THE TARBoD S0UrHFa>ts
-Messrs. Shotwell X Dowdlave bouch, 'h
F"rner and Mchdntc. III one Of the b.,
Journals IN the South. -Aaj. HenT n
Nash has our congrats, it is aboy"Nut1
ing preventing. a big cock ight will Tax.
place at Rocky Mount on the 9TH, 10Th AL.
18th of March, between Nah and tdee
combe. The winning side will pocket So
Iwenty7one. Under the heaoo of 'Had'a'
Hammering," Dossey diagnoes the col
munication as follows: ''1Ht Ertra -.
Ston-Snh Of W. ". T. Il. R.-.A@
Dissenting Voice -"SeH by al Neans ~
or Repeai the Approprtaton : -Hgh I'r~
--h'fto"y, dgricuhure-Schoo Blu d.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

G%OLDsBoRo DAILY MAIL ITEMs.-Some
scamp burned the stables of Capt. A.. NJ.
Noble, at Selma, on Wednesday morning,
destroying a cow and calf: Dr.. r; }. No
ble's fine new horse. just received the night
before, was very badly burned. The stables
of Webb & Tisdale were also burned, 70
gcther with Mr.. CawthOrne's horse.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11
M~URFREESBORO ENOTIRrR

MURFREEsBoRo ENQUIRER. brew L"n-
black, cut his throat with a razor while Ill
terlng from illness.-Rozena Nat>oG
colored, is a case. She gossipped about 81
Brltt's wife, and when the WiIIyum 'si4
pursued her, SO to speak, she began shoot
ing and lodged a bali in his cheek, masjn-
quite an impression But she nSt hr.
grip, William wore out a pine brush upon
her back Mr.. John Taylor while huntiD-
wild turkeys made a successful shot. b1.
when he went to pick up the bird l pE''.
ed to have four legs, and hind ones. i"o
icing IN fine, "a swine.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

From LoCKvILLE. Our correspondents.
!. A. p. Esq. writes: \ black boy named
Nath. Johnson broke into three houses IN
tventy-four hours. He has been captured
and iailed.--Mr, W. A. Nash, the Chat
ham Pottery man, has a China COOS egg
that weighs ID. How is that for a lay
out2
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

THE CAPE FEAR BANNER.-This neat
and srriehtly weekly succeeds the i'ayerte-
vile Gazetic. and prints a card from NJ. }.
H. Myrovcr announcing his final withdraw
al from the journalistic ranks. We regret
it. Though a stranger, we learned to regard
him as an able and true man. As for the
new Bonncr bearer, he is an old friend;
though also a stranger to US. lie edited the
Cleveland Bunner in the dark days OF
lS7O-'7l, and spoke the manifest sentiments
though daily ~endangering his liberty, if not
his life, thereby, FOR the land was swarnIing
with lawless Leaguers, armed with blank
warrants and irresponsible of any re-
traint. The first number of the paper Is
newsy, bright, and practical. Our genuine
good wishes, Bro. McDuf1ie.