The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-01
Personal ano Political


Can the following from the WASH
ingtou Republican be true7 That paper
saw Senator Ransom, Of Ncrth
Carolina, rave a sensible and safe vote
when he voted to retire General Grant;
Ransom was q Confederate soldier and
severely wounded. A Democratic
friend said to him after the vote
Ransom, you have given a safe and
prudent vote. Vance gave a political
and foolish one." Ransom replied:
at was . just vote"
-Rumor hints that North Carolina
may lose . popular preacher and College
President. We hope not.
Col. Oct. Coke is at Washington on
political business. He is a brother OF
Senator Coke of Texas.
Senator Vance aud Gen. Scales
were among the guests at Joe Brown s
high-toned "stag" supper.
Rev. Chas. Carroll Quinn was or
dained last Sunday, at Christ Church,
by Bishop Lyman, assisted by Rev. Dr..
Hubbard, and the local Episcopal
clergy.
The Daily Observer, Durham Plant,
and other papers, heartily endorse the
suggested signal service for the warning
of Tobacco farmers in case Of devasta-
ting frosts. We trust it will be pushed
to effective operations.
Watch the Legislative corks! We
predict that ifthe "R-R"ight"Democrat
doesn't get the nomination in the Demo.
cratic counties, and the "R-R'ight'
Republican doesn't get it in Republican
counties, there will be an Independent
in all such counties, who WM be-All
"R-R"ight.
We dined on Wild Duck, from the
Morehead City marshes, shot and sent
to Woodward Restaurant by Mr.. Will
w. Smith who was down at Blacknall's
hotel with a party of friends last week.
Mr.. Bart. Moore is back from the Cur
rituck Ducking grounds. The Northern
sportsmen, who have "Club Houses
al along that coast. have a gay time
but the season il now over. He reports
the haul of fish as too big to tell about.
The Christianity of men in Public
Life (suppo.ing that they happen to
have some) is often stretched nearly to
the swapping point. One of our Con
gressmen among his daily calls for free
articles. recently got an order from an
admiring constituent, to forward, forth.
with. thirty bushels of seed 0ats!'
N. B.-Put up in strong bags,-freight
paid. P. S.-Jinf Jonas wants about
the same. Have you got any mule har-
ness?
1t is always pleasing to greet our
friends, whether they come to settle
subscriptions, or bring an item of
news, or simply to pass the time,
while awaiting trains. Among those
who dropped in last week were Geo.
Allen, Esq, (attending a Presbyterial
Committee meeting) who gives a most
cheerful account of Newbern's outlook
for a good Truck season, and for the
building of TIE Norfolk and Edenton r.
r. to her doors Augustus w. Graham,
Esq. still feeble from his recent sick.
ness but gaining daily, and doing well
in his practice Capt. Jos. G. Ellington,
attending the State Sunday School Con
vention and renewing his subscription
in advance, like our genial young friend,
r Walter Jefreys, who came into town
for that sole purpose Col. w. f. Beas-
ley busy with the details of the pro-
posed new Railroad from Thomasville
to the Davidson county mining region
Rev. DR.. Pritchard, Capt. G. w. Raney,
Rev. DR.. Watkins; Squire McCauley
of Chapel Hill, will try to send us a new
subscriber occasionally Capt. G. w.
Raney who will kindly forward any sub
scriptions or renewals at Kittrells.