The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-23


The notes and account of the Bank
Bank Of North Carolina" are to be
sold at public a uction In November.
Col. A. ". Shafer advertises the 5000
acre Largo plantation in Warren for sale
auction. He is one Northern Brother
who thrives in the land of the Egyptian
sgYou can do the editor a favor, and
in some measure TO assist b :
Life Work, by lending this paper to your
neighbor. with a iatlon to sub
Glad to see the ltstor printing the hotel
1t is frequently wondered why
the morning dailies did not Print them for
many readers even at a distance take inter
est in knowing who is here.
The Attorney General of Kentucky
the so-called-"kentucky State
and Distribution Company a fraud;
and the post-masters are ordered to return
all letters address to it.
The Ne,rLernann says a citizen of Pam
leo was swindled out of S22 by one of the
regular attaches Of Robinson's circus. He
applied TO the ticket-seller 10 get change
for three $40 bills. The cashier gave him
back three 81 bills and slipped away.
AT Baden court, the Messenger says,
Judge Avery let off Miss Katie Meares with
yme of halccosts for assault on a young
man with a pistol the other half of the
costs falling on another youth who was co
dcfendent with her.
DR.. VIM. Simpson, of Raleigh, was
2nd Wee President of the American
Pharmacists Association, at Saratoga. DIR.
Henry }. Menninger. of Brooklyn, formerly
Secretary Of State Of North Carolina in
Carpetbag Days. was made chairman Of the
Business Committee.
At the conservation Of the handsome
little Episcopal church at Company Shops,
Sunday. Bishop Lyman was assisted by
Reverend Messrs. II. b. Sutton, +. r. Rich,
+. VI Joyner, j. Il. Cheshire, j NJ. iuske,
of Morganton. and W. S. Bynum. Mr.
Sutton is Rector.
Col 5. Mcdowell Tate, who is under
stood to take a warm interest in the Yves
tern \. G.. R. r., as newly organized, has
been nominated for the Legislature in
for Berry. Squire Aiken, and Capt. Ber-
ry it is said will also run.
There is a good deal of feeling among
the Wake Republicans against their nomi-
nees for the House. The East Raleigh
Garfield and Buxton Club, claiming to rep
resent 30 votes, prints a manifesto declar-
ing shey will not support Stewart Ellison
(cold), and j. n. Bunting. But it is six
weeks before election day.
The Washington North State Press.
saws in relations to Gen. Grimes assassinsl
." while suspicion may rest upon severa:
parties, yet no arrests nave been made and
detectives are at work" And no reward
has been offered by the Governor. Later
4 telegram from Greenville to the Observer
saws VIM. Parker, and a negro are now in
Washington jail charged with the crime.
Granville Primary elections, Sept. 22nd.
A writer IL the 7obdcconist wants: Some
strong man from the back side of Tar
River for the Senate J. M. B. Hunt, of
Townsville. and j. r. Young, of Hender-
son, for the House; handsome Bob Gar
ner for Sheriff; Alpheus Cooke for Regis
ter. The last named is a tower OF strength
to ticket; and the party owes to Dick Young
more than to any other man its success in
in the last conflict"
-Accor ling to the Washington Agricul-
tural Bureau, the average value of cleared
land in North Carolina this year is SO. II,
whereas in Penna. it is St5 IN Ohio SIT, in
New York, SIS; in Massachusetts $50.
See what Immigration does, Land 10 North
Carolina is far better than in Massachusetts,
is better; more crops can be raised
more timber and water courses abound. let
because the latter State has ten times our
population, an acre of her sterile soil is
worth nine times as much as ours,
The Rerie,r says REV. DR.. Patterson,
rector of St. Johns Episcopal Church in
this city, has resigned, either to accept a
cali to a parish in Athens, Georgia or
10 accept d position rendered 10 him
by the trustees of the University of South,
at Sewanee, Tenn, to solicit endowments
for that institution. In the event of the
gentleman acceptance OF the lat
ter position, he will In all probability cor
tinue his residence in this city. This we
know will be joyful intelligence 20 his many
friends.
TIE Kinston .Joarpol speaking Of the
Lease of the Newbern K. r. (which as stated
elsewhere has been postponed until Nov.
20Ih,) says 1t Is rumored and believed
that some kind Of arrangement has been en-
tered into whereby the lease question is to
be postponed until after the election. If
that is so we shall begin to think that Joe
Turner is about half right about his Rail
road Rugs"
'Oo SpCtu tiC Wy VIC AlCtt II pS
State Directors" nor State Proxy
nor state Stock in any Railroad in
North Carolina Selah
THAT man Col. Peter DOMAIN is no ordi
nary character. He had been less than a
year in the Black Hills, yet on the occasion
of his leave-taking, he received a grand
being introduced by a local
Judge, and greeted by vehement applause.
He was also presented a written testimonial
of the most fattering nature, signed by 200
business men, He bas also received invita-
tons from all parts of the West. urging him
to come and deliver his Lectures. Surely
there is something in a man who III a wild
frontier country can thus impress himself
upon the public opinion.
But chat Cunningham business, how shall
it be explained? We know not. And his
own explanation deepened the mystery.
And we regret it The Deadwood Pioneer
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Colonel P. Donan for the past year edi-
tor and general life.infuser of the Pioneer.
leaves on this mornings coach for Minneap
oils, where he has accepted a position as
M apapipr olitpr Of tho I,,r,aJ ~, ,tg-:.l