The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03
Mr.. HAYES has called an extra ses

Mr.. Hayes has called an extra SEES
sion of the Senate al noon. March Al, &.
TO hear certain nominations.
Charters haze been granted to the
Louisburg Il. X, the Clinton and tal
son r. r. , and the Danville, Mocksvllle
and South Western r. X.
An accidental Ere at the Cotton
Yard damaged 10 bales for T. +.
Faison. and one for ,1r. 20. Lee.
The Me holson "Road Law was
discussed in the House On Saturday.
Speaker Cooke took the floor IN
its favor: Messrs. Carter, ManHIng,
Rowland. Bradshaw, Hammer, and
Others opposed. 1t was ref"Tre'i 10 the
Judiciary committee, then and there TO
die.
Geo. r. Erwin, Treasurer Wes-
tern y. e.. *. r." advcrtises IN the
Salisbury papers, AN adjourned meet
ing of the stockholders OF that road to
be held in Salisbury, March 81" Evl-
IDENTIFY somebody has Marched Fourth,
as it is only IA little while since Dir. }.
=. Caddagan wrote himself Secretary
and Treasurer"
Few persons have any idea OF the
extent of the Lumber business that has
sprung up along the line OF the Raleigh
and Hamlet X. X. Whole trains are
kept busy; aud the buzz of the saw Is
heard at dozeus of points. Capt Page,
Guess 4 Pages, tells Us he has not
been up With his orders for three years;
and rarely is within 100, 900 feet OF the
orders on file
The Bill to regulate official adver-
Using has been Killed. We knew it
would be; vet 50 long as the question
was pending we said lot a word on the
subject. Now we feel free to say that
some such ought TO have passed. 1t Is
not Just to allow helpless minor Or
widow, to be cheated out Of their pro
perty, for IA song, where proper adver-
Using would Cause it to sell for a good
price.
We understand the Judiciary
Committee decides that the Legislature
has power to relieve Grow. Iolien's dis
abilities but DO action Is likely to be
taken. Mr.. Bunting has renewed his
resolution to eXpunge the journal OF
all record of the impeachment Trial
but as the Calendar is row at the dis
pesal of the Speaker, other m alters will
likely claim precedence.
-Mesrs. Kelley, Purefoy g. Brewer,
chants, were forced To suspend, TEN
poranly, we trust, - on Tuesday with
liabilities about $40. 600. They did d
large business and handled II large
amount of cotton; but Futures" be-
come Present" and caused the above
result. The State Bank holds some
$50, 600 secured debt. They are all
c!e'er Young men, and have genera
sympathy OF the community.
Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby, a noted
Presbyterian Divine Of New York, has
made Il big sensation by his sermon
attacking the Total Abstinence People.
Rev. Cuyler has answered him,
and Wendell Phillips and Neal Dow,
par ignoJtc tratrum!J are firing at
him. Howard, Of course, is itching
after notoriety but some of his points
are so adroitly put that we shall print
them next week, if for no other reason
than to show how "a preacher can defend
liquor selling.
These whu have rot seen a new map
Of the Westera States, OF of the Uuiied
States, will be aSrounded at the multi
?licity of railroads, aud towns The
States of UliaoIs, Indiana, Iowa, etc.
on the map resemble great grid irons,
or let US say one of the ancient LADY
rintns'' wherein ore might wander for
yeas without reaching the ending.
And the rails are still stl etching on
ward and onward, up and down, aslant
and across More than 1000 miles
were built IN this country last year. An /,
moe than 30 900 miles have been built
within the past ten years. Think OF
it.
One thousand copies of the In
v~estigation' of the Western y. c. X.
r., have been ordered to be printed.
They will reach the Public simultane-
Gus Y with the adjournment of the Leg
Islature. Then for two years there can
be NJ remedy of any delays, or other
improper action. Blu the members, in
private, pronounce the Best contract
an utter outrage on the State which Il
taxed to pay near one hundred thous
dollars for a special session to make a
contract, which might as well have been
postponed until to day, so far as regards
any practical results to the people Of
the State.