The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20

ofnrettv thro.tle, all the young men 5
hearts 20 pitti-pattl.
The stockholders of Peace Instr
tuts hold their meeting to-nlghC. ,
retary Everett has been writing up us
report for several days.
Col. J. G. Bynum has received an
commitment in the Postofice Depart
ment of the House of Representatives,
and left for Washington on Friday OF
last week. A son of Gen. James Madl-
son Leach has = situation IN the census
Bureau. We are becoming Recon
structed'' fast.
Pleased to have chatty visits from
mapy clever gentlemen this week
among them Senator Jasper Stowe, OF
CASTOR Capt. Alex. G.. Neal, OF Neck
lenburg Capt. w. +. Weaver, OF Bun
combe; Geo. NJ. Rose, Esq, of Cum
berland, Capt. Gather, of lredell F;
Capt r. n. Furman, and others.
Senator Staples, and Representa-
tive. j. A. Turrentine and DIR. b. r.
Mebane, of Alamance, have issued an
address notifying the people to suggest
names for magistrates (one-thlrd OF
whom are to be appointed this session.
and to speak Out on the prohibition
question.
-Messrs. Ashe, Calling i Co., pro-
prietors of the Observer, were chosen
by reclamation in the Democratic eau
Gus, to be State Printer. Mr.. L. NJ.
Hale, of late, made little effort to enter
the field, though he might naturally
have counted on the support OF the
Jarvis administration, for which he
worked SO assiduously.
-Apropos, Mrs. Clarke's letter on
the timber supply of this State and
country, we note a verse OF scripture
which seems to indicate that tree plan
ting was a we'll recognized practice In
even the oldest times. In Eccleslastes,
the Preacher saith-"I made me pools
of water wherewith to water the wood
Cor grove) that bringeth forth trees.
In the contested election case from
Person county, the House decided to
sustain the county Commissioners, and
give the seat to Col. G. S. Winstead,
Republican. But inasmuch as Capt.
Jas. Holleman had resolved an equal
vote, and had a strong reason to con-
test for the seat, he was allowed mileage,
and per diem to date, Monday.
Yesterdays kilograms announce
that the foreign governments have re
ceived positive information that Greece
intends to rise up against Turkey be
fore the end of the present month. All
right ! Let 'em fire up and roast one
another. Both grease and turkey need
a good deal of ''baste"-ing before they
are fit for decent eating.
There is ALVEY Mrs. Bernard, and
there uas a Mrs. Curtis wife ola Baptist
minister. Mrs. B. met Mrs. c., and
threw her down, and poured kerosene
over her, and then applied a match
Mrs. Curtis burned to death As a
matter of course this fendish affair oc-
CURED in the Southland shows the
peculiar devilishness of Southern char
acter.-in the South-of Michigan, !
Now let Ferry, and Chandler, and
Christiancy, and Carpenter, ct oil. rise
up and denounce the South-of Mlchi-
gan.
1t is curious that the total of popu-
ton in the "a counties in North Caro-
lima should foot up exactly 1,4O0, 600
''evsn Stephen !" 1t is a gain of 32S,-
$50 over the total for 1870. Neither of
these reports, however, is probably the
true figure. The census is taken in
June, when thousands of North Caro-
linians are either gone North, or South,
or to the summer resorts or are shift
ing from one part of the State to anoth-
er. We doubt if ten Thousand would
cover the difference between the months
Of June and November, in this particu-
lar, alone and We know of our own
knowledge a number of persons unenu-
merated In the present census.
An excellent Judge of parsons, some
years ago, predicted an unusually prom
inent and u.ef11 career for the young
minister, the Rev. j. NJ. Rose, Of Fay
etteville, at the time in charge of a
mission chapel at Charlotte. Mr.. Rose
has been for several years past in the
pulpit at Portsmouth, Va, but now he
goes to one of the strongest churches in
Memphis, Tenn; and, if he retain
health, will verify his friends predic-
ton. Mr.. Rose, by the by, is a broth
er Of Hon. Geo. NJ. Rose, the rising
young member from Cumberland, who
was last week paid the compliment of
unanimous election as temporary
Speaker of the House during the alb
sence of Speaker Cooke.
DIR. John T. Foard, of Eupeptic
Springs, sends us an article advocating
direct trade with Europe and Africa
Liberia for a START; and urging the
Legislature to charter and organize a
company to open a steamship line
from Beaufort and Wilmington to for
eign ports, and that Congress be me-
moralized to grant a subsidy, for carry
ing the mails, etc. The object is GER
tainly greatly to be desired; and the Doc
tor will do well to aggitate the subject
on any and every occasion. At the same
time We have no sort of expectation
that any such foreign traffic will be es
tablished for twenty years to come.
Commerce is a system of exchanges;
and there can be no hope of a foreign
trade, with our ports until ships can
have a fullload both ways.
Gen. Alfred Pleasanton has an un-
pleasant son. The latter kept a frail
young rosebud at a boarding house un-
til her bill climbed to 5000. The gay
young youth said he had an income Of
Sc, 600, and whenever it incomed he
would up-come with the money.
Finally the old lady up-kicked, and
eventually out-kicked the young lady.
So Alfred, the elder, famous as the
leader of "Pleasanton's cavalry" dur
ing the late unpleasantness, had to
come into court and denounce Alfred
the younger. Curious how all those
old loyal Raiders ride down the hill of
time into the valley of Grief!