The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-24

OF the &c dozen almanacs 'hns lar
received, the one issued by the fhiia-
delphia Record to its subscribers Is the
best.
Judge McKoy sentenced twelve me-
groes and one white to the Penltentiary
at the recent term of Wake court
Quite a little party.
Owing to the fact that an election could
hardly be held go days notice requred)
before the 4th ofNIarch when Col. Whar-
ton J. Green will take his seat as Rep
resentative of the Sd Congressional Dis
trict, no election to fill the vacancy crea-
ted by the death ofCongressman Shackle-
ford. will be held. Mr.. Shackletord's
remains were escorted to Richards,
Onslow county, for burial. His widow
is quite i'll.
The locomotive flies tasty, but
Death rides faster. Last week as con-
ductor on the Charlotte, Atlanta Air
Line went through his train he found
Judge Owens. of Atlanta, (whom he
had chatted with a short time previous)
sitting bolt upright, -stone dead! On
the Wilmington & Augusta X. Il. on
Sunday, John b. Fuller died on the
train, of consumption. The Reriec says
he was Secretary Of a Connecticut Fire
Insurance Company, and had been to
Florida.
General, Reverend, Professor,
President w. n. Pendledon. chief of
artillery of Lees army,-who died the
other day in the Episcopal parsonage at
Lexington, Va, was the author of the
mot often attributed to Stonewall Jack
son. He vas commanding a battery in
the skirmish at Martinsburg, West Va,
a few miles from Harper's Ferry, when
Patterson advanced. Jackson was or
dered to retire before the enemy, but
could not resist the temptation to show
his teeth. So when a suitable eminence
vas reached Jackson halted, and order
ed Capt. Pendleton to put in a few
shots ''for luck" as it were. The
young preacher, who had graduated
from West Point. and had been presi-
dent of Newark, New Jersey, College.
soon had the correct range, and land
ed shell after shell among the Yankees.
AT each shot he could be heard exclaim-
ing-"Now! all ready. Lord protect
their souls. Blow 'em to thunder ~
or words to that effect.
Capt d n Bennett, member of the
House from Stanley, a relative OF
Judge Bennett. and a man of standing
n character, has introduced a resolu-
ton looking to the reorganization Of the
Board of Agriculture so that it shall
properly represent the industrial inter-
ests of the State, and have its officers
elected by hePeople. 1t is understood
that Jarvis is seeking to prevent any
modification ofthe board. or investiga-
ton of the past. But many thinkin.
farmers are satisfied that after five wears
trial, and $4,000 to $1,000 a year.
the Department ought to show better
results. Where are the fish" for in
stance? Where are the Immigrants:
Where are the capitalists: There is a
great deal of Boosting about the saving
to Farmers in fertilizers. but why is it
that other States. which have no De-
partment, do not complain of Their Fer
t~ilizers?
-Wadesboro LateHigeaeer hints a
doubt as to the correctness of our esti-
mate that more North Carolinian. had
left the State during the past two years
than new settlers came into it; and that
there are fewer Northern settlers now in
the State than two years ago. We are
correct nevertheless. The agent of the
Coast Line says ''above 1000 negroes
have left North Carolina on his trains
this tcinter." The agents of the Pie,l-
mont Line could number whole car
loads at a time, migrating from Guild
ford, Randolph, Davidson, and other
counties. Fully fifty persons have ia
ken the train at Charlotte alone.
Last weeks issue of the Statesyille
Landmark says
"A a for going to Texas seems
to have lately taken po> session of the
people Many have gone from Rowan.
Cabarrus, Iredell, M~ecklenburg. Young.
middle aged and old people have turned
their backs upon the ancestral homes.
An old gentleman in Catawba, upward.
OF % years OF age, sold all he had. and.
with his family, got on the train a few
days since, going to make his home in
Texas
Why is this thus?. Because the
Texas Board of Agriculture and I'm
migration does not spend $50. 900 a wear
In big salaries, nor buy BIG hotels in
order to prevent the adjustment of the
department. The Texans spend all
their money NOW to fill up their State
and after awhile, when they have plenty
OF taxpayers, they will build fine
buildings.
AS Tor the new comers.-ask Col. n.
Oumont where are the scores of persons
he brought down. Ask Col. n. Puma
dore the anne Ask for the Granville
settlement. Ask for the 80 or 40 zone
from Raleigh alone. Ask Col. l.. T..
FOLK (who has travelled all over the
State), whether he finds the field as full
as TWO years ago. Capt. Patrick has
brought IN about loo, but "more than,
IOo have left, which was what we stated.
We rarely speak recklessly. Bro IT
ana the day is fast coming when YOU