The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
Col. Geo. N. Folk says it is a lie. if

Col. Geo. N. Folk says it is a lle. II
ANYBODY says he executed any deserters
in r ndolph county, or elsewhere.
Capt. f. j. Parish declines to run
for the Senate 10 Durham, owing 10 bnsl-
ness demands.
Six suits for divorce, aud one for
S5. 900 damages make Durham court
lively this week, says the Plant. Judge
Bennett made a good speech there yes
terday.
Steamer blew up near Cairo, Indiana;
II lives lost; "a badly wounded. -
Negro mob at Eatman, Ga, killed a mar
named Howard, by mistake for a deputy
marshal, who had shot an escaping prlso-
ner.
1t is understood that Paul Cameron,
ESQ, bought the l75, 900 acres OF Uni
v~ersitv Land or the interest therein,
land subject to many conflicting clalmsl
for $4,000. This will be a neat SUN for
the University.
President Arthur last week vetoed
the Appropriation, or Log Rolling, Bill.
But next morning 10th houses of Con-
gress passed it over his veto BY decided
maiorities Gen. Ransom was very ac-
tive in the Senate. The New Workers
fought the Bill because it voted a good
deal of money to Southern rivers.
Wax county magistrates met on
Monday, and elected a new Supt. of Pub
lie Schools, Prof. Eugene [. Jones, son
Of Rev. T. NJ. Jones, Of Greensboro.
Prot. Duckett has been offered the Presl-
dency of a school in South Ca.
The new Board of County Commls-
sioners for Wake: VIM. K. Pool, S. j.
Allen, Z. +. Gill, A NJ. Adams, G. B.
Afford.
In a recent issue we condensed "a
we do all items from the Tarboro South
erner an item about a deranged woman,
Mrs. Rebecca Backcus, well known in
Raleigh, being found in the woods near
Gen. VIM. G.. Lewis In Eigecombe,
starved to death. The latter thinks this
unjust" to him. We should think it
unjust to the character of any prominent
North Carolinian to infer from such a
paragraph that he had been guilty of IN
humanity. Southern men of any class
don't allow women to starve to death on
/ their premises if they know it. Gen. L.
adds that the poor creature was found In
a branch, II miles from the house.
For a fifth time, Gen. Robt. b.
Vance has been honored with the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress in the Sth
Dist. despite his absence, his courageous
course on the Prohibition question, and
the strength OF competitors. SO much for
f~aithfulness, as a Representative. Four
years ago we wrote him down "a model
Congressman" He isfaithful to Dixie,
las well as North Carolina. He is faith
''ful 10 the State, as well as his District.
HE is faithful to his party, but courte-
''ous to all. Any person, white or black,
'Democla at or Republican, who writes TO
Robert Vance can be sure-lst, that his
letter will receive courteous acknowl-
''ments, and md, that if the matter can
''be attended to, it otN be attended to.
ELECTION to Washington "A few terms
hasn't given him the Big Head ~ he
still recollects that congressman are
elected to serre the peoplc-not to hone
"or them, and tie one who serves the
people most faithfully and carefully, Is
''the truest Representative"
The result is shown in the fact that
although Gen. Vance might reasonably
have expected to be superseded this
year, he still on duty in Washington
led the list as follows: 1st ballot, lance
l26 James L. Robinson, 81; JOS. G..
Mills, 233 Tom ID. Johnston, Sc! j.
NJ. Gudger, 81 E. Jones, 10. On the
5th ballot Vance was nominated, amid
much enthusiasm. Cleveland, 80: Ruth
ford, 81; Polk, I; Mitchell, ); Hender-
son, 10; Transylvania. s; Mcdowell,
l0,--the bulk of the distiHtng region of
the District, made the nomination
sticking to him, with half of Buncombe,
from first to last.