The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-26

been appointed superior Oou'I OisiAs -
Washington county.
Moses A. Bledsoe. Esq, challenged
Gov. Jarvis to meet him on the stump.
Jarvis accepts, or will when the list of
appointments is made out.
Many local and State items crowded
out. Also several communication. But
no one need hesitate on that account to
write u. news letters. The more the
merrier.
Gen. T. L. Glingman, Of Ashe>
vile, Gen. j. VI. Leach, of David
son, and Capt. Chas, Price, Of Salisbury,
it is announced, will address the people
of Burke county on the political issues of
the day, August 9Th.
-Lieut-Gov. James l.. Robinson is
considered sure of the Democratic noml-
nation for Congress in the mountain Dis
trict though Thomas ID. Johnston, Cen.
4. b. Vance, and Capt. Mills, will have
warm supporters. A three cornered fight
Is tolerably certain. ID. G. Pearson, John
b. Eaves, Matt Atkinson, and others will
put in for the Republican nomination.
THAT clever young gentleman, Philip
w. Wiley, has opened 4 Job Printing
Office in the Citizens Bank Building,
where he will be glad to see his friends,
and shs~ them a beautiful line of new
type and fixtures suited for modern work
OF the best style. 1t is a great advantage
in this age of continual improvement.
-Threshing machine accidents repor-
ted on all sides. Mr.. J.. r. Haywood,
of Warren was killed last week by ne
crushed in athresher. A young man nam
ed, Markhr, in Davie county wa. strip
ed utterly naked by being caught in the
cogs of a thresher. He was not seriously
hurt.
The Presbyterians of Rutherfordton
are about to build a new church. 1t has
long been sadly needed. Rev. ". NJ.
McGilvray, the young pastor is said to be
popular and energetic. Rev, d. McGil-
vray, the missionary to Siam, lectured in
Rutherfordton last week. Bishop Lyman
will visit the Chapel there, on Sunday
next.
1t is stated IN the Observer that Mr..
Thomas Z. DevereuX has announced him.
self as the Liberal candidate for Congress
against Gen. Cox. Also, that Col. l..
C.. Edwards, of Fayetteville will be the
Liberal candidate for Judge agaist Judge
Gilmer. Is is also an open secret that
Gen. JAS. NJ. Leach will be brought out
tonppose Gen. AN Scales for Congress.
-SuiciIe by dozens, by scores. by
hundreds. Not a day passes without
from five to ten cases In the United States
alone.
Last week We noted cases of self des-
t~ruction in Forsythe, and Orange, coun-
ties. To day We note the suicide of Mr..
Jas. Whsley at Greenville. and Mr.. Jas.
burlington at Clinton. The Star says
the latter had but recently been released
from the Insane Asylum at Raleigh. He
ahot himself through the head.
Glad to hear that Miss Mary Lewis
has been sitting up for several days. She
will 60 to the mountains, with her sister
Mrs Eusenia Jones, when Mrs. Lewis
RECEIVERS. Miss Anna Sanders who las
been very kind and attentive to her
friends, will likely accompany them.
Miss Mary Henry has returned home to
Charlotte county, Va. Rev DIR. Wat
kins and family have gone to Virginia on
a vacation. Rev. DIR. Marshall is taking
his at Waynesville. Charles c.. Melon,
aid has recovered, and gone to seek the
mountain b~reeZes.
A pleasant call last week from Col.
VIM. NJ. Cooke, Chairman of the Liberal
party, as true a TREND and as genia! a
gentleman, as you will meet on the high
hills where ''Buncombe Hall welcome
allr He seems to think the Liberal
movement has real vitality, and that it
will sweep the State, elect the LegIsla-
ture and hold the fort for years to come.
lie has assurances of support in many di
rections not yet surmised. When the
nominations for county officers are made,
many developments are expected.
Col. Santa Claus, the jolly editor OF
Asheville Ne,rs, also favored us with a
visit; being en- route to New York,-ia
search of = cool spot, we suppose. He
and Col. Cooke have built large fish
ponds at Asheville which they are having
stocked with German carp. The Cali
fornia salmon is found to be too bony
for popular eating.
The Confederate Re-Union. at
Snithfe.d and Wadesboro, on Friday
and Saturday were largely attended. At
Smith6cld there were more than 2OOO
persons present,-which is a very large
meeting for any county. Hon. Maurice
Q. Waddell, as Chairman, introduced
the speakers, Col. L.. l.. Polk. Mai.
Robert Bingham, and Fab III. Busbee,
Esq. They acquitted them selve. very
handsomely and there was an old fasE-
toned picnic dinner.
At Wadesboro, the picuic was held in
the grove in rear of Judge Benefits resi-
dence. Several hundred old soldiers
were in line, and a multitude of ''south-
crn sympathisers," Broom Briyade.."
and little Light Infantry" Col. Thos.
S. keenan,, Col. Polk, Judg &c Bennett and
Can't. r. K Gaddy made natr;o+;o