The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

Thursday killed the negro drumme
, bill on its third reading by "a I Il
The same day Senator Mebane, of Ala
nance, offered a bill against the desc
Grafton ofthe Sabbath day, tying up a
; railroad travel and eve preventing
4 mali train from passengers. He be
llevef tile country that treated the com
maEds Of God with contempt woul,
finally be destroyed it was onlya ques
ton of time. He believed that Go'
was then present in that Senate cham.
Der as much SO as the President wa
sitting in his chair. Sabbath breakin:
was worse than liquor-drinking. |
filed more Jail. and strung NOR,
necks to the gibbet, and he warnec
Senators not to dodge the bill, but u
face the music and vote it through
Notwithstanding the committee had re-
ported unfavorably. Mr.. Davidson OPP
posed it In that there was already sutf
cient legislation on the subject. aud the
Senate voted it down by a decided voice.
There are signs of virtue and a high re.
gard for the marriage vows showing
themselves In legislation. One Sena
tor has introduced a bill, and | learn il
meets with favor from the committee.
making adultery in the husband good
cause for divorce by the wife. | hear
that the joint committee on the judi
ciary favor Hon. Thomas Ruffin, OF
Hillsboro, Judge Bynum, of Mecklen-
burg, and Mr.. Henderson, of Rowan,
as the commission to codify the laws.
The salary is 81 500 per annum with a
clerk at $70C The resolution i~nstruc-
ting Congress for the public land appro
prlatlon for the common schools, vas
up again in the House Thursday and
passed. The friends Of the University
would not antagoniZe it.
The Alumni of the University held
their annual meeting In the hall OF
the House of Representatives Wednes
day night. A good crowd was present,
and about 30 of the alumni. Mr.. Paul
c. Cameron. the venerable president Of
the meeting, read a most admirable pa
per. He Is a strong thinker with the
pen, and can condense more good Eng
iish and squeeze as much solid, sound
sense int his well rounded sentences as
any other man in the State. This is the
th~irdrpaper | have heard from him gu
public occasions since the war. and each
| thought the best; all were finished
productions of the brightest polish. In
telling Of a letter once written him by
judge Murphy he said the judge closed
the letter with these lines of advice /:
Never be seen wearing a ring, walking
with a gold headed cane, or rid
ing a pony" In closing he introduc
ed Mr.. Kemp Z. Battle. president of
the University, who delivered a very
interesting historical address.
The supper at the Yarboro, after the
addresses, was prepared in DR.. Black
nails best style Frozen punches were
soberly enjoyed by as happy a crowd as
ever gathered around the festive board.
| never heard better speeches they
we're all good. The Rev. DIR. Skinner,
responded to The Clergy"
He told of celebrating the 22nd of
February, 1915, by the college getting
drunk. As he went up the steps to his
room that night he threw out his hand
to light a match, and famed down a
gentleman at the head of the stairs !;
fortunately the match didn't catch the
alcohol on his breath. AS he was in
his room looking out Of the window
with an innocence that would seem to
know nothing of the racket going on in
The campus, the Rev. DR.. Deems. who
was then a tutor, entered and stood at
his side, and the first thing he knew he
had his arms around the Methodist
preacher waist and was cantering with
him on the floor for a waltz. They fell
he on tcp-and DR.. Deems said
Mr.. Skinner, you've been drinking"
well, SIR" he replied, I've been
celebrating the 22d OF February-who
wouldn't?-haven't you drunk some
too ?"
I've taken one glass Of wine,' said
Dr. Deems.
That's my awful offense," said
Skinner.
Let me out of here" said Deems.
''Only on the condition" sain Skin
ner, that you pledge me your word and
honor as a gentle
"Ill pledge nothingl" said Deems.
But l~isten!' said Skinner. 'Tul
let you out if you'll pledge your word
and honor to report me to the Faculty
the first thing in the morning"
'Ill dc it - said Deems. "And he
did do it, and they retired me from the
Hill for three weeks, but Deems stood
by me in the Faculty meeting" said the
doctor.
A resolution passed the House to
provide a monument or slab for the
grave of Gov. Caswell, the first Gov
ernor of North Carolina, who now lies
in an marked grave in Lenoir county.
Mr.. Joyner, of Johnston, was the intro
Queer.
The day was mostly spent in the
House hearing speeches from the color
ed Republicans on the bill to elect mag
i~strates by the people. Mr.. Carter, Of
.Buncombe, replied and told them i
they would only let the people elect
everything, particularly the revenue
officers, and United States Marshals,
maybe in coming days, their race,
which according to Judge Tourgee,
was now in the grossest ignorance and
untitled for office, would be allowed by
the west more scope in this respect,
but the people, by twenty thousand
majority had settled that question for
the present, and it must stand as it is,
Judge" Bunting, Republican, made a
a warm speech for the bill. and told a
funny anecdote about little Jimmy
Jenkins, who bought a ''shebank' in
Raleigh and hung out bis sign:
Little Jimmy Jenkins lives here,
He keeps porter, ale and beer.
But the people clamoring for cider,
he made his sign wider, and tackled on
cider. Some of the members being
absent from sickness and and otEer
causes, the bill failed, by a rather close
votes, to table, yeas so, nays a.