The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-27

C~nlloOeS In DulllOClS, 49,
Roll. Couuittee on
Agriculture has agreed to recolnias
that the Commissioner OF agrlCuitui.
no raised to the dignity OF Ca'lne'
officer.
Gen r. B. Vance is Vice-Presi-
don't for North Carolina, of the Amer,
lean Agricultural Association. Coi' !.
" Holt holds the same position Ill INC
New L. S. Association.
Mr. John S. Mcdonald joins Mr..
Hampton in the proprietorship o! tne
sreutno Star. He is an industrious,
veIl-doing young man. ana we "iS"
him we'll.
Mr.. B. r. Isely, a thriving young
nmher-dealer of Cameron, came I'D
Yesterday. to ~"settle up to date
and "a wear in advance" lie mas a
Good stock of shingles and house
hn;ldino material on hand. Raleigh
builders will know where &c oroer.
Among the losses by the Railroad
accident at Indian Creek was the de-
struction of the manuscript or a BOOK
~wr;ttan bv the late Rev. A. r. Dickson,
an author of some note. His daughter,
Of Rutberfordton, had entrusted 1t to a
friend to carry to New York to be pub
iished. for the benefit of the family.
A despatch from Canada announces
that there are millions on millions OF
dollars lying idle although loans pay
only 2 to 3 per cent interest. heavens
and Earth | why don't the Canada cap
i~talists come down South where they
can make from 20 to 81 per cent Oh
their money?
w. T. Dorset, Esq, who has had
an interest with the Messrs. Temple In
. steam gin near Raleigh, will remove
the engine to his mills at Hadley, In
Chatham, and possibly start a cotton
mill on the Clement Attachment plan.
He has been investigating the subject
and some of his neighbors are ready TO
join him.
Peace Institute stockholders last
week elected Chief Justice Smith, Pres
dent; Col. John D. Williams, OF Fay
etteyille, Vice-President DR.: ID. Il.
Everett. Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors, r. S. Pullen, r. 5. Tucker,
Geo Allen, Rufus Barringer, A. Bau
man. DIR. E. B. Haywood, Alfred Will
liams, w. S. Primrose, Julius Lewis.
Mr.. Robert Ransom, son of Sena-
tor Ransom, has been appointed clerk
to the important committee on com
MERGE. saws Mr.. Cicero w. Harris, the
Washington correspondent of the Aes,
Jr., Robert Ransom, J. B. Hussey, E.
r. Lilies, etc., etc. Lots of young
North Carolinians settling In Washing
ton Departments.
There are two large female schools
il Raleigh their advertisements are not
in our columns; though we rarely lose
an opportunity to speak a good word
for them, nevertheless) whose average
attendance is near 100, yet no death has
occurred in their dormitories for eight
or ten years. SO much for healthy 10
cation.
We are indebted to Maj. Jasper
Stowe, of CASTOR, for the perusal of a
pamphlet entitled "Pickled Rod Pa
per's'-in reply to the Committee on
Proposition and Grievances. 1t is ad
dressed to Messrs Jesse A. Waugh, j.
Barnes, W. L. Long, P. H. Winston,
D. Frank Caldwell, 6. NJ. White, Mills
H. ELre, and others. We note, in
ahasty glance, that a petition with more
than 5000 signatures had been presen
ted to the Legislature at that time pray.
ing for Prohibition. Surmise attrlbu.
ted the pamphlet to Judge Reade.
Strange as it may seem, there have
been more than 40 persons burned to
death in North Carolina within three
months past-including the 10 who
were burned on the Railroad. The ex
traordinary prevalence of these disas-
tiers is doubtless due to the cold wealth
or. Our people are SO uuaccustomed
to such seasons that the generality OF
dwellings are totally unprepared fol
them. and the big ire-places are piled
high with fuel. and a little carelessness
on the part of those standing around
the hearth does the remainder.
Gallant Chilli Six months age
Peru and Bolivia, the richest of the
South American States, made a League
against the one-horse Republic OF
Chilli, The latter was small but smart.
She soon organized a navy, and captur-
ed every one of the Peruvian iron-clads.
Then, she sent an army of 50, 900 to
invade Peru. Battle after battle result.
ted in her favor. Finally, the Peru
Wan Dictator with all his troops
went forth to meet the Chillians, ter
miles in front of Lima, his capital. The
battle ended with the flight of the whole
concern. The vlctors now hold Lima,
and can dictate any terms they please.
Peru and Bolivia now feel that they
must have made a mistake, and punched
the wrong passenger.
Walking down Fayetteville street
on Saturday with a couple of members
of the Legislature, We inquired how
they stood on the dog question. "Ir
imminent peril of our lives r'-quotf
Capt. 10. Morrison as a yelping cul
dashed almost between his legs. Mus
be a canine caucus,"-said Edgar Wal
ker 1--WE have passed four on thi:
block already At the same momen'
a large country dog. in front of Graus
mans, stepped forward from under
bull cart loaded with cotton, and sniffel
significantly at the party as if to say
Whats the use of ours ing US you
wouldn't raise sheep, if there were no
a dog-goned Bow Wow in the whole
kingdom come! When cotton falls tt
six cents a pound, then will be time
enough to talk about sheep meat, anC
shepherds, and such-like lazy ways o
making a livingr' OF course, we dis
scented to these views and Morrison
told of his experience in trying to raise
sheep. Something interrupted the
conversation, but we presume the out
come was after the usual fashion,