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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-06
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More Railroads Com ng.
ANCHUCA. June 4. lSS,

ANCIIUCA. June 4. 1883.
Believing it to be the duty Of every
citizen of the State to contribute his
mite towards informing his fellow citi-
zens about matters OF interest 10 them.
[ am induced to communicate some rail-
road news which | conceive will prove
interesting to many of your readers.
From a gentleman who was present at
the meeting. | learn hat the Richmond
and Meckienburg Railroad succeeded in
selling " bonds liirs.th a moaEffseapprroo cele adfI
arising from this sale are ample to COM
plete the road from its present terminus.
Chase City, to GAINESVILLE, Virginia. |
am further Informed that this road will
be finished al once 10 Clarksvillc. and
extended into North Carolina to a juno
ton with the Oxford and Henderson
Railroad, at some point between Ok
ford and Henderson, thereby enabling a
more direct line to be made from
GAINESVILLE. Virginia. to LOuisburg.
North Carolina. than the line would be
if run to Oxford and thence over the O..
& II. to Henderson and Louisburg.
The Junction (if this policy is carried
out vii probably be at Salem Church.
a point four miles east OF Oxford. or at
Harris's Chapel, seven miles east OF
Oxford. 1t is needless to say that such
a policy would seriously iniure Oxford.
and add .reatly to its rival, Henderson.
The citizens of Oxford, however. would
have no right to complain at beng thus
sacrificed for the benefit Of Henderson,,
for they were time and time again warn
ed of this danger, and though warned
and convinced permitted themselves to
be driven into this trap. 1t was init
mated to me that this policy could be
changed by a subscription sufficient to
grade and croSS-tie the road from the
Virginia line to oxford, d distance of
about sixteen miles | asked how
much it would take to do this. and was
informed about six thousand dollars a
mile, or ninety six thousand dollars.
This is unq~uestionably a hard nut for
the people of Oxford to crack. for it
looks as if they had built a road not to
bless but to curse them. unless they
crush themselves voluntarily by addi-
tional debt before the curse is precipi-
tated by the cut off programme before
mentioned.
The Virginia and Carolina Railroad
from Richmond to some point on the
Raleigh & CASTOR r. II. am told Will
certainly be constructed at once, and |
I'M further told that a line from its
with the r. & G, to panYille,
Va. is not improbable.
This line would pass through Vance,
Granville. Person and Caswell, and
;ould be easily tapred by branches from
Durham. HillsbOro and Reds
vile. as it will doubtless be a narrow
guage road. and it would cost compare
lively a small sum for these places to
form the connections indicated above.
learn also that the Atlantic and
Danville Narrow Guage Railroad. which
starts on the James River below Rich
mond, and is to run to Danville, will
probably cross the Roanoke below
Slarksville. and pass through Granville.
Person and Caswell counties, III North
CAROLYN.
no BE CONTINUED.
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&. i. WHITE, c. 8.

NEW Posi- OFFICE.-A new post Of
ice has been established IN this county
by the name OF ''SHOTWELL.', in homo,
OF Capt. X. a. Shotwell. c litor of the
fdr"teI md Vechanic of this CITY,
Rat.igh Eceutng Esitor.
\ pleasant call from POSTMASTER
Henry ID. Blake yesterday informed US
that the above is correct. and the office
VIII be opened during the coming week
Our thanks for the kind continent
conferred. Mr.. Blake who is . grand
son OF the venerated Rev. Bennett
Blake--was for two years at the l. (
Naval Academy. but seeing little pros
pect OF active service resigned. and hoe
now a 1ourlshing store at Capt. ,Josenh
Blake's place, 10 miles from Raleigb
The neighborhood is one of the most
Intelligent and prosperous in the State
In addition to the store. and post Office
there are two schools. white and color
ed: and two charlottesville Oak Grove
Methodist church supplied by Rev. +.
l.. Nash,-a comInodious edifice. with
organ, etc.: and also a new colored
church, built OF frame. and neat in de-
sign. It's thought there will be a tb,iv-
ing little town when the Railroad co,,eo
we take pleasure in noting many sucb
signs OF awakening in Old Wake.
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A. pths full Of Memories

rha yernaI season. the brgite.
andIest of the yelr.-is "a succession OF
,.rrnwfl anniversaries to ne Survivors
), lie Lot Cause.-The people OF the
nI-.,,rr.d Confederate States OF Amer
i.a,, :. To the men who fought--to
women WHO wept and suffered Tor
Dxie'> Land
s.Tha and Of Cotton
where ole times Is Lot fOrsotten'
there j. scarcely a day OF April, May
and Junr.-the months OF the lea inc
hud tile II ner.-that i without some
melancholy "Reminiscences OF battles
victories. defeats, or other events which
shook the world and filled four millions
OF southern souls with glory, or with
grief. or most likely a commingilng OF
the two.
April divides with July the claim OF
having witnessed the largest numoe u
historic events in American annals
But to May belongs the chief interest
among North Carolinians.
On Nav goth, rs, North Carolina Sc
ceded from Great Britain. and the same
day in 1851 she seeded from Yankee
dom. On May 5, 80, the battle OF VIII
liam.burg was fought, where Capt.
lIanly's battery aud McRae's Resl-
ment won much distinction. On May
3lst. at Seven Pines, ID. II. Hills d.
vision and other y. c. troops won high
praise. On May LIST, 90, the Yankees
were beaten at Fort Gibson and or
Nav > and Sd, Hooker was "frailed' at
Charlottesville, May 10 S%tonewall
Jackson died. On May 5. e, and 9TH,
81, Grant was beaten in the wilder
ness; - May :, s, 9, 10, and 18th, he
was beaten at Spottsylvauia. May 10,
lSC5, President Davis was captured.
On June 10, '6l occurred the Battle
of Big Bethel where the lst n. c.
Regiment won great fame. June 90
began amid tie battle OF Seven Pines
and ended amid the battle of FraZIer's
Farm or Malvern Hill. In June '63, Lee
marched into Maryland. June '64, there
was daily fight around Richmond. On the
ii, Grant Crossed oyer to Petersburg.
On the 18th, the kearsage sunk the
Alabama.
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For the Farmer and Aech -
EAGlr Rock, Wake CO., y. {.

EAGLr Rock, Wake Co, y. I.
Nav -, ls>5
NV friend. Bent Buffalo, Is one IL The
~,,niftee Ia assess iaud through ~
Matthew township, and l. adN"oatinA
anp, the Railroad aud US ~ til,
strongest grounds. Tie has 1t tut th'
company asks 4 donation oi soo,ouo, no'
an Interest in the Raleigh \ y emarIt
Road AS stock to that amount. Mr bat
lie made a speech at liooi : Store. an"
told the people that the company ask
l,hhffo Mount 81 Ys1uu. j }9 t' aud now theey as
Is 10 vote a tax of $40. 600 on each town
hIp, which Is expected but unless NJ.
dodgers publstc, IN s'nc ncw>p' ape
What terms the people are 10 have th'
road ON, he will be sure not TO get arA
money TO buid the road, and | myself
think Mr.. Henry Rodgers ought 10 pub
llsh what the company requires or III
proposed terms to w. Ii something 81
the kind is not done tine thing will b.
defeated when the election comes OFT, the
I'D of June.
We people have been swiad'od by
Rail GA Is and State Oltlc rs Until lhcy are
looking for something OF the klud. Il
i useless for the farmers TO work hare
Tor a set OF men TO hive luxurlantiy oil
Of our hard earnings.
The opponents OF the road are work
ing hard against the road, using the No
fence Law or Stock Law in the resolu
lions, aud others say that they won't get
any credit tor the money pad IN as an
income. So | think before the election
a plain statement IL regard 10 the terms
an which W. are tn haZ, tbe road shbul /
lie printed in the Farmer and Mtchahuc
| want it, the people at large want
It, but on such terms a. we think We can
get through sale. | am your obedieut
servant, HENRY Ii. KNIGHT.
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How Could and Others Cot Rich.

Through all thd careful Indebtedness
OF Mr.. Gould's testimony it is evident
that he made millions of dollars by the
simple process OF consolidating a num-
Der OF railroads into one system-not
by putting a large amount of capital in
to an enterprise and making it profit
able. but by issuing an immense volume
OF paper stock to cover an ENTERPRISE
which by the consolidation was made =
practical monopoly in its own field
The market value Of the stock and the
basis OF this part of Mr., Gould's fortune
IS sustained by the privilege of extortiny
a profit from the business Of the roads
otall proportion to their actual cost.
There Is nothing new III the process.
aud this is but n of the operation. of
a precisely similar character Of which
Mr.. Jay Gould has accumulated his
hundred millions OF more Of property.
In most cases a preliminary to a~cquir-
ing and consolidating railroads and COW
erlng them with enormously inflated
stocks has been a fight against the in
terests OF the separate lines which has
practically ruined them. Bv a skilIrnl
process OF bankruptcy through the iron
hand Of capital acquired BY swindijno on
a large scale, the roads 10 be .gobbled
Up" have been crushed, until the hold.
ers of their securities have given
them up in despair at disastrously low
prices. Then they have been united in
to systems and made to pay enormous
profits on their cost.
This IS the process by which .Iay
Gould has grown rich. built his palace
on the Hudson, with its gardens and
conseryatories. and earned the opportu-
nifty of floating around the world on a
pleasure trip IN an imperial yacht. All
his money has been earned by some
body's labor, aud extracted from thous-
OF people who have through toll
years acquired the small invest
which he has squeezed like 4
sponge into his own Golfers. The worst
it all is that such success dazzles the
minds of people until they lose their
hold upon moral distinctions. and the
greatest thieves and swindlcrs of the
age are envied and initiated because the
prevailing sentiment does not detest
them according to their real deserts.
Instead of becoming outcasts from So
they live in luxury and make roysl
progresses through all climes and kino-
York Times.
The same thing has been done in
more States than New York.
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The Directors of Rocky Mount Fair
have empowered Capt. Tom Arlington to
20 ahead and make arrangement for a
cd exhibition this fall.
Yesterday, at the residence of the
late Vim. White, Mrs. Elizabeth FELTON,,
granddaughter of Gov. Richard Caswell,
and fourth Of the venerable sisters who
have died within the present year.
Prof. w. G.. Q~uackeubnsh, ofLaur-
inburg High School. sends a very taste
full ticket of the Commencement, June
18th. Judge Merrimon will make the
address. We have heretofore noted the
list Of marshals and declaimers.
You will understand hat the first
week. in June is given up to School
Commencements, and as the future of
the State so largely depends upon our
Schools, a patriotic newspaper is bound
to give all reasonable to
these institutions by reporting the pro-
ceedines. 1t may be dull reading for
folks whose families haven't sprouted
yet but they will get a plenty of politics
before the year is out,
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/ or the Farmer and MECHANIC
RINGWolp. n G.. June 81

ltINGwonD, n G., June 4. 50.
Messrs. &. W. Garrett d Co, received
IN Friday from New York, a Jersc, bull
Of the finest strain, ; years Old 'Millen-
mum. Saturday he was turned in the
pasture, half a nile from home, with
other cows. In the evening a young
German named Otto Attenbcrg, who had
been with Mr., T.. w Garrett for several
years as laborer, was told To GO and drive
up the COWS as usual. but warned t.
watch the new beast, as he might fight
This was the last seen Of him until Sun
day morning, when he was found in a
ditch II the pasture. his clothes torn off
bruised ami mangled to death, and evi
dences vi a herce struggle were seen az
the lniuriated beast had no doubt tram
pie upon him as long as he could see him
move; The animal was brought from
E.6pll ii1y 1y WV eniart
boys yet he had rings in his nose and
tips OF his horns, which indicated that
he might be furious at times. He NAV
nave Killed the young man at once or
or bruised and mangled him so badly that
ne crawIed III the ditch and died IN the
night There was a very heavy rain in
he night which ohliterated some eyi-
dences OF the struggle..
Mrs. Nancy Fits an aged and estima-
ole christian lady living 4 miles from
here died one day past week.
We have just had "a glorious rain. and
farmers are wearing more pleased couu
tcnances, and vegetation luxuriates in
he fields of exuberance.
All men OF sense can smile in contempt
on the would be moulders Of political sen
tlment who are assailing, you and Other
tar minded editors 1t seems to me that 10
i:o!i he offices is the one passionate d.sile
] both present parties, and both are
before the public in The attitude Of
airolt hucksters, bidding for public favor
and making any sort of profession, no
natter how contradictory, if thereby, the
party may be saved. The people are
beginning to appreciate this tact and viii
.ote accordingly, small frey editors f.
The contrary Notwithstanding.
G. r NJ
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NORTH CAROLINIANS ABROAD
We notice that Walter G. Finley, Esq,
formerly of Wilkes county, of our
subscribers at Fort Worth, Texas, is
Secretary of a Land and Live Stock AS
ISOLATION, having 100000 capital.
Dallas Herald says:-''It is composed
of the wealthiest and most prominent
business men of Fort Worth. am par
ticular pains was taken in selecting
honorable and efficient o,flcers."--
DR.. Randolph w. Hill, eldest son of
Gen. d. H. Hill, is connected with an
Invalids Home in New York. Adyer-
tisement in v. c. Presbyterian.
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FESTIvITIEs.-Raleioh IS full 81 Wis
ltors TO the school, commandments. and
the past two OF three weeks have been
noted for social iestiyity and fascinating
Wilmington has a~"Spinster's Club"(sin-
gular name!) and they 90 down to the
sound to hear What the sad sea waves
(und other fellows are saying."-Wil-
son had Fancy Dress Bail on Carnival
at the skating rink last week, and it was
a Jolly occasion, which is TO be repeated
when the young "Normalites" Assem-
BILE two weeks hence.-The Ball at
Greensboro after the Methodist Female
College Commencement. had l6 couples
on the wax.-Ruthertordton had an
ice cream festival, and alse a strawber-
~ picnic.
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Candidates for Congress-.

According to common ru nor the TO-
lowing names viii be on the Roll of Can.
for the Democratic Congressional
Nomination in TIE Fourth District next
year.
Alanance Col. Thos. NJ. Holt.
Orange,-Col. Calvin h. Parish.
Durham,-Col. john NJ. horing.
Frankiin,-Mai Chas. NJ. Cooke.
granville, Cant. A. H. A. Williams.
Nash'-Capt. Jas. 5. Battle.
"ake,-Fsb. II. Bustee, Geo. II.
Snow, and~
lrO BIZ CoNTINUED.0
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At the election recently held in Person
county there was a very decided n,aioritv
against l~evying a tax to build a r~a.IroaI
to connect either with the II. & ID. =
r.. at South Boston or Danville. or with
the North Carolina road at Dulham but
now it appears that the people are bent
on building the road BY private subscrip-
uon. For this purpose a mass meeting
was held at the last court, which we
learn was addressed by Mes rs. Jas. Hol-
man, {. c. Coleman. j. J. Brooks and
/. H. Street who made stirring speeches
IN favor OF the enterprise and urging the
people to lend their aid to the proposed
scheme. committee was appointed to
solicit subscriptions. -Reldss,Hs Timer
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Es-PARRISH AND BLACKWELL, Dur
ham. y. C.. are selling large quantitie.
of tobacco for the biggest sort of prices.
and the prices paid at their warehouse
last FRIDAY were the highest of the sea-
son. All the farmers went home re-
.ioicing and promising to return with
more tobacco just as soon as possible.
You ought TO carry them a load of your
tobacco and see what they will pay
you. Mr.. Parrish says he has got on
his buying clothes, and it looks like it
from the way he is buying. The firm
has rented another large house to store
tobacco in. end We suppose they intend
to make it lively, as they hope to buy
n million pounds during next ninety
days. Remember Parrish and Black
wells Warehouse is the place.
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The mandamu>, or oil s-:rahbin-
IS. was heard before Judge FRED
Ellips at Newborn ~yo>terda,. Judge
ryle and L. NJ. Ar-o represented the
selled Aldermen; I. NJ. Bu>bee aud
.. II. snow. the couy-3-duterS- The
er claimed that the plaintiff, dd not
= state the : and a. thi, raised
issue o. fact the judge ordered the
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DEATHs.-In Franklin county, David
NJ. Winstead formerly OF Nash, aged As.
IN Wilson, Mr.. j. w, Boland.
III Raleigh, Annie, daughter of
Mr.. lack T. Broughton, aged ! months.
At Davidson College, on the 18th
ult., of pleurisy, Frank, son of Prof.
VIM. Martin, aged about 8 years.
In Charlotte, on the 30th ult.. Mrs.
Sophia Myers, wife ofCol. w. R. Myers.
At Fort Mill, S. g., on the Doth ult.,
Rev. t. P. Johnston, an extensively
known Presbyterian minister, ouce mis-,
sionary to Turkey, in his 18th year.
At her residence in Mocksville on the
Doth ult., Mrs. DIR. Mcclure, a sister of
Mrs John w. Gran, ofStatesville. --
In Lincolton on the 9th ult., William
Brandon, son Of Rev. w. r. Wetmore,
aged 10 years. - Ia Arson, Mrs. NJ.
j. Sinclair, aged 43.-In Asheyille.
Mrs. Col. w. II. Myers of Charlotte.
Another death at the Western In
sane Asylum, a Mrs. Hamphill.-In
Richmond county. Alex. A. Covinyton.
aged Co.'S. Bostrick, aged So
Willie ID. Covington.-In Cabarrus.
Mrs. w. A. Smith, an estimable lady
and subscriber of the +. & NJ. The
Register says the throng at the funeral
was immense. In the same county.
Calvin Ross. aged 80, died last week.
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MONTGOMERY Star Democratic) {

Montgomery Star Democratic or
poses the ''robbing the Judiciary to
get a nominee for Governor. 1t praises
Judge Gilmer, but thinks ''he hath his
reward" already. 1t continues =
There was a man stood aside by the
last Democratic Nominating Conven-
''tion, who was, and still is the choice
''of a majority of the Democratic voters
''of the State. That man is Daniel G..
"Fowle; and we hope to see him nom
''inated and elected. No man within
,IsuIous OF entcIIve q canvass. OF poll
more votes.'
Salisbury Examiner says =" The
most mastery campaign. perhaps,
ever made in the State was that OF
Judge Merrimon in 1872. He broke
1.-The backbone of Radicalism in North
Carolina, and rendered Democratic
success in the following campaign a
certainty. Notwithstanding all this
''he has been roundly denounced by the
Ring"
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SAVE YOUR CUD AND CIGAR
SvIMPs.-The prospect Tor a short crop
Of tobacco i daily sending The price of
the weed up the ladder. Maj. r. l..
Ragland, OF Halifax Co., Va, writes to
Western Tobacco lournaI as follows:-
Thousands OF acres intended for tC-
bacco have been planted in corn, and
more acres will be diverted from tobac-
CO.. unless the needed rains come soon
and plants greatly improve. In Halifax
county, Va. and in the counties OF
Granville and Person, y. c.. the pros
pect is pOor-almost u~nprecenlcdly
poor-unfavorable reports come from
all over Southside Virginia and Middle
North Carolina. To the scarcity of
plants M dry, cold weatl er. Just
when showers and warmth are more
needed to pitch this most important
crop. The weather prevailing for the
neXt two weeks will decide the fate of
the tobacco crop. Wheat and oats are
promising and the start of corn general
ly good.
This is a candid statement of the
crop situation from this locality. | am
al old planter, and have passed through
mony trying seasons, but never at this
date in previous years witnessed a poor
er prospect than is exhibited in South
side Virginia at this time. The cry for
plants is universal, and less land is pre-
pared for tobacco at this date than |
ever witnessed before"
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Large Railroad meeting at Nash
vile, Nash county,. Sneeches by Gen.
Lewis, B. H.. Bum. Esq. and K. A.
Z. Cooley, Esq with resolutions call
ing for a Railroad election and aid to the
Albemarle Route.
"A couple of weddings in Raleigh this
morning. The Queen of Hearts is
playing the Deuce a-pairing IF the
young folks of this generation.
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, Raicighite Rowing Across tn
Salt Pond. Il

Nir. Terson Heller received Yesterday
a letter from lis brother. Myer. which
was not written for publication. aud for
that very reason contains soule points
of interest to the average reader.
Speaking OF the sights in London he
says:-
Among other things VISITED yestcr-
DAY was the international Fish Expo,i-
t!oh- ana II = 4 remarkably poor show.
unworthy the name o. il In ofbar
words It ! what we wCuld call q Ya,-
kee humbug; few fish. Tut tile diflere, !
kinds OF ilslIug and lie ,av.u. boaf-y
the mode 81 Matching and PAINTING. =,
well a. stuffed nsh.-it should G. f.1t-
ell a mechanics tair. | cannon say fh,t
the mode OF travelling i'll tins country :
as good and complete a with us-al-
though the charges are luil- ~ h =.
with u. What DO Ike +, th, can't,
We travelled through. about 200 n.u,.
Gt took five hours. i j. under bigb rnl-
~tiyation, and the railroad does not cro.
any high or county road. they eitbsr
pass over or under, hence no accident
can occur from that source.
A Cildi8C> are extremely
high, and You cannot have a nlaiT
breakfast and order any kind OF meat
aud coffee for less than 75c. to y 10
sides everybody expects to be paid
and they all hold out their hands, II
may be all right when YOU get used r.
il, but do not are about getting used
to it, hence | leave for Paris in the
morning.
| nave been to the theatre twice since
here. The acting in my humble opin-
ion only fair-and the theatres not as
neat az the New York Dress Circle !.
seat had cost $50, and if YOU wish a
programme, that costs extra. Printers
ink Is evidently not as cheap as with us.
l enclose programme. (Note-It is a
Job such as a country hand press would
turn out.) Saw Henry Irving (who has a
great reputation 'T'wasmuch-ado about
nothing. do not like his reading at
all-an' consider him az e51i and the
tor. but tho ~-rr"H "no 5"NN
play was well mounted