The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-27
A single ship brought 1854 tons

A single ship brought 2,554 tons of
sugar from the PHILIPPINE Islands to New
York last week. S%weetnin'!
The fact hat there are 80 boys from
North Carolina at a New York business
college shows the tendency of the times.
Gov. Vance is at home in Charlotte;
having paired with Kellogg. The SEN
ate is expected TO adjourn to-day.
Col. Green, President of the State
Society of ex Confederate Soldiers and
sailors has appointed an Executive COM
mitCee of five and will issue an address
in a few days.
The Charlotte Observer, and the
Raleigh Observer, both pay high praise
to Prot. w. ii. Neave, and the young
gentlemen OF the Volunteer Band. for
their performances at Yorktown.
"Blackwell's Durham Long Cut" re
Gently carried off the gold medal with
flying coiors at Adelaide, Australia.
This is the first prize ever offered by
the Australians on tobacco. Merit is
sure to win.
Col. Heck paid $ll, 900 for the lar
ger portion of the Mrs. John IL. Bryan
property opposite his residence, sold at
auction on Tuesday. Geo. NJ. Smedes.
Il. r. Purnell, aud others bought sma =
Ter lots.
The Governor and troops of Con-
necticutt went to Charleston by in
vitation, and were so kindly received
that they fairly slop-over" with
speechatory thanks, t~elegraphed. They
afterwards wen to Columbia, and At.
lanta.
-Guiteau must be low, indeed. For
as the Phila. Record says Ben Butler
refuses 10 plead for him as a lawyer,
and DR. w. 4. Hammond refuses to
swear for hIm as an expert! After
this, his sense of self-respect should
teach him to bang himself.
Gov. Jarvis, Mrs. Jarvis, Gen. Rob
berts, and Mr.. Fab u. Busbee, vert
west last evening Tuesday, with Col.
A. b. Andrews, in his private palace
car, TO meet Gov. Hoyt of Penna, and
Others, and accompany them to Atlanta.
"A. W. Shafor, and Post Master
John Nichols left The city yesterday,
for Philadelphia, as the Observer states
to see the first exhibition Of 1'ourgee's
Fools Errand.' Their errand was
probably Of quite a different kind.
Col. Walter Clark's idea that En-
gland is gradually developing a Dem
%ocratic Republican spirit would seem
to be sustained by the fact that on Mon
day more than .Hfty thousand persons
met in Hyde park to denounce the gov
eminent, and express sympathy for
Parnell.
Two singular accidents occurred in
Union county last week. Mr.. Doster.
the mail carrier to Lancaster. and Mr..
w. A. Watson, were each thrown from
a buggy, each caught their neck in the
wheel, and both were dead when found
They were on different roads, and days,
but the occurrence Of two such deaths
lE one week is unusual.
Capt :. A.A-he writes of Ioiktown:
Among others present was Mrs Stone
wall jackson and Miss Julia Jackson.
who received many expressions Of re-
gard. Said DR.. Stone, of Rhode Island,
Our people think a great deal of Stone
wall Jackson Outrey, the French
minister, said to Mrs jackson in broken
Enolish, laying his hand on his heart as
he spoke. "Ah. Madame, | wish | could
speak English to tell you how grateful
the French people are to Stonewall
Jackson" Gen Hancock took her hand
between his, and with courtliness spoke
touchingly of Gen Jackson, and seated
her by his side during the entertain
ment at the reception.