The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05
Garfield was inaugurated on Friday,

Garfield was lnaugurated on FRIDAY,
and Guiteau was hanged on that day,
The superstitious will duly take notice.
The "Hornets Nest Riiemen,' OF
Charlotte, one Of the crack social mllltaire
companies of the State have dlsbanded
owing TO internal disagreements We sup
pose.
Very complimentary mention is made
of Mr.. T. 3. Kingsbury's address upon
Rev. r. G.. Lowe, at the old Haywood
Church, Halifax. There is general de-
sire to see it in print.
At Durham yesterday, Judge Gilmer
and solicitor Strudw:ck were nominated
ON first ballot. Mr.. Jacob Long declln-
ed to run, and proposed Capt. S. Capt.
Vim. Biggs, presided.
One of the poems OF Miss Anna
Alexander Cameron, of Hilisboro, which
originally appeared in Tourgee's Our Con
tiaeat, has been printed in the patent
sheets Of one Of the "Unions; conse-
ouently will be read by the readers OF $50
papers. IN
oh those Yankees They would all
die. if it were not for a sensation, now
and then! The moment Gulteau was
~.sdropped," the immense multitude
around the Jail yelled themselves hoarse.
At Trenton, n. j., cannons were kept
firing for an hour. At Pitfsburg, the
church bells were rung, and cannon fired
More than forty towns burned efigys of
Guiteau, and danced around the bon
6resl
1t would seem that we did Col. Cash
an Injustice in making him appear the
aggressor. He prints a card alleging
that he did not desire a difficulty, and
only acted when there seemed no other
way to escape it. The affair has been
settled.
N. B.-L. w. Blair, G~reenbacker, tor
whom Col. Cash took up" was instant
" killed at Camden in a row..
Common sense what is it Z Well,ln
general. it is the key stone to safety, sue
cess, and serenity, in every phase OF hfe'
In particular, it is the title to the new
advertisement of Messrs. Julius Lewis 4
Co., and if you will turn to their card you
will admit that they take a common sense
view of the selection of a wagon: Though
they omit one thing, which is,-the ad-
vantage of buying from a strong firm OF
home-makers, like themselves, who are
within easy reach, aud responsible If any
part of the work should prove defective.
True, they say their wagons are "All
Right" and that is a good name to begin
with.
Mr.. w. Fl. Primrose has beautiful
bunch of large amythists, very clear and
blue. They came from Lincoln county,
where so many have been found. He
has also numerous specimens of blue cor
rundum, from the Person county planta-
ton of Col. John W. Cunningham, OF
Cu~nningham's Store. 1t is said the
finding of these so far East was a surprise
even to the State Geologist. Whether
there be a sufficient quantity to be OF
value We know not. There is, however,
not a particle Of doubt that as North
Carolina becomes more densely settled
nanv rich mines will come to light.
The ~mountaineer preacher, WIZ
%s'anoints'' his converts with oil, and has
various other revival Methods inciud'
ing a battered melodeon upon which hi.
daughter plays during service,-has Ger
tainly done we'll in Louisville, and ough
to be invited to Raleigh to try his han(
on some of the top-knots around the cap
itol. His muster-roll Of converts (wh'
have publicly "professed, y include
Governor Luke Blackburn, old Gen. Alb
Buford, the horse-racer, Secretary Q
State Harris, Assistant State Audlto
Green, and 1902 others.
The State Democratic Conventio
which meets to-day would do well to tax
a lesson from the Past. 1t is barely tw
wears since the last convention assembled
hundreds of the delegates having fire
Masses on the Railroads, it is sale
Only two years !--yet what a change hs
come to pass, in the unity, the enthus
asm, the prospects, of the party Ho
different would be the status to-day,
the work of that day had called to tt
leadership such a man as Gen. Scales,
Judge Ashe, or Mr.. Dortch, or d
Steadman! eve make no reference
our own first choice for the Governo
ship.) Had either of these gentleme
been chosen they would have s%trengthe
ed and up builded the party instead
dividing it, and seeking revenge on OF
moments and causing feuds which W
likely lose us the State and the Nation.
The Republicans ale about to intr
duee another Secret League in the Sout
At a meeting of North Carolina Repu
licans ~(efice holders) in Washingt'
CITY. Robt. Hancock presiding. it Wa
Resolred, That having carefully exar
ined the ''plan and work of organic
ton devised by the Order ofthe Nation
Minute Men of An,erico, we earnestly co
denn the general adoption of all its fe
lures as the simplest and cheapest mea
Of polling a full vote and restoring t
sseibow touch" to our rank and file.
The 47th session of the Misses Ma
and Miss Kollock's select boarding al
day school for girls at Hillsboro will OPP
July % and continue 20 weeks. On tt
..breezy bills of Emo" in a communi