The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-02

Judge ID. G.. Fowle will address the citi-
zens of Forsythe county, In this place, Oh
Monday the 4th of October. Come every
body and hear him.-Winston Leader.
4 colored man names Spencer killed
another named Andrew Meekins, at South
Mills. N. c., on Friday night, August Goth,
by cutting his throat with a razor. They
were going to church together and got into
a quarrel.
Monroe Express Farmers in ONE sec
lions of county report the rust as playing
havoc with their cotton. This is, indeed,
bad news.-We regret to learn of the
death of Mr.. Nathaniel knight, a highly
esteemed citizen, which occurred at his
home at Swift Island, Montgomery county,
on Saturday last. -John f. Williams,
formerly of Stanly county, but now living at
Beaver Dam, is to be tried before Esquire
Rock. to day, on a warrant charging him
with cruelty beating his wife.
Last evening a young man giving his
name as Stephen Howard, from Randolph
county. went to the depot we suppose to
see the train, and while standing around, a
darkey stepped up and slapped him on the
shoulder, who said "l've seen you before,
how are you?' Stephen replied, Il don t
like to see strangers so d-n familiar. : Inc
negro not liking the manner in which he
was talked to, left Mr.. Howard. The lat
ter soon after felt for his pocket book, and
didn't find it. The familiar" darkey had
tax 4 il. and with it 800 in money. How
ard saws he never saw the negro before, but
he thinks he would BE able 80 recognize him
on oht.--Greensboro Patriot.
In their sectional warfare the republican
organs seek industriously to create the falst
impression thai the bulk oil the strength OF
-, arAr - tho ttSnlII SDnfh
The election returns of 1876 showed tina
the democratic party was in a majority o.
more than a quarter million of voters, ano
This majority. which has undergone NJ
dimiuution. is pretty we'll distributed owe
the country. OF the votes for Hidden an
Hendricks in 1876, 900, $50 were cast l
the Northern and Western states, and only
j, I.6l3.q S2 in the states of the south. lhu
it IS seen that two-thirds OF the democrati
party are Northern men. and one-thlr'
are Southcrners. The Democratic par
j. tv is national, national IN their aims an
composition. while the republican party /
sectional in spirit and in organization.
MIR Key has given a devout Postmaste
, in North Carolina thirty days IN which |
reconcile his conscience with his ofhcial gu
q ties. 4 railroad passes through the to"n
Business requires that the mails shall b
made up on Sunday and pat upon a trail
). which passes on that day. The official de
clined to make up the mails on the Sabbat
The department ordered him to do 1T o
vacate the office. Thereupon the othcla
] wrote to Mr.. Key saying that he had bee
Postmaster for ten years was a member o
? Church. and he had moral scruples agains
doing work or the Sabbath. He aske
!, that a month he given him to consider tn
!. subject. at the end of which he woul
either make up the mails or resign. NJ
, Kew granted the request. Before thirty day
have elapsed Horace Maynard will taxi
KEYS place. Maynard is a deacon in tn
denomination Of which the Postmaster IS
member He is therefore qualified to sci
tie the question. Harrisburg Press.