The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-18

the Whitford-Cl ark-view ofthings- Gen.
J. b. Yates leaned to the W. J.. Best
Observation-Disclosures of things. These
views would not tongue and grove.
to use a carpenters phrase. The tongue
was plenty. hut the grove was split The
two experts not being able TO agree upon
an umpire. Mai. John Gatling. Receiver,
appointed Capt. ). II. Gray to decide
between them.
Train No. |. on the Carolina Gen.
trail. near Laurinburg, Monday night.
chopped the head III another of those
singular specimens OF humanity, who
seem to think the Railroad tracka secure
place for sleeping. Day after day we print
these items. and night after night the
killing goes on. The Exchange says the
victim above referred 10 was ". II.
Turham. who lived near Shoe Heel. He
had left town under the influence OF Ii
quor.
You can now 60 Vest. e.. TO
Louisville and 81. Louis,-by way Of
Asheville. Warm Springs. and Knox
Vile. The last rail OF the track between
Knoxville and Louisville 600 miles, was
laid on Thursday. At one place near
the Kentucky line there are five tunnels
within a miles distance. Large coal
bells are opened by this route. Mex
week Knoxville Will have a direct line
to Cincinnati. Poor old North Carroll
ma, \ strip of land between States,'l
The profits of Some Railroads are
enormous. The Baltimore and Ohio
K. r.. (Which the whole word sneered
at as Improbable, because of its vast
cost has Just declared its annual iivi-
dend of 10 per cent and after Speeding
millions for operating expenses. extcn-
sions, etc. it lays aside as idle
capital "a surplus of more than 100000
to be added to the surplus fund. which
is not represented by stock nor bonds
and which fund now amounts to upwards
of 1000, 000.'
We were requested to publish the
| proceedings of the big Railroad meeting
at Hoods Store on Wednesday last.an
we should take pleasure in doing SO were
it not for the fact that the matter is now
past, as our paper unfortunately comes
out a day after the election, too late to
avail anything pro or con. Suffice.
therefore, to say there was a large as
semblage Of citizens of Marks Creek,
st. Mathews, st. Mary's, Little River,
Wake Forest, and other townships, il
respective Of party; A. t. Mai, Esq,
being chosen Chairman and Mr.. w. G.
Moore, secretary. After speeches by
several gentlemen NIessrs. ID. G.Fowle,
R.H. Battle, NJ. a. Bledsoe, and others)
a series OF resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted. setting forth that the peo-
pie of the Eastern Section of the county
some of whom nave to ride 20 miles to
the Court House. are without those Rail
road facilities which other sections en-
JOY, and as they have long paid their
proportion of the taxes, they appeal to
their fellow citizens all over the county
to help them, 10y voting for the $4,000
subscription to the Abe Earle and Raj
eigh II. r. And further that they will
remember. and mark, and vote against
any man or set of men. who shall op-
pose this measure which is 50 important
IN n arN- il,.fra ,,lrt of Aoln aDIrntr
and the State.
A committee Of one hundred leading
itizens We're appointed to present these
resolutions to the Raleigh Board Of
TIade.
The c&'upt IN in Raleigh was waged
with great energy, b'Ih for tie subscrip-
ton and against. Large mass meetings
we're held in lictropOiian Hall on two
nights, and addressed by Messrs. r H.
Battle, Vi. a. and Eaton Biedsoe, and
numerous others. Judge FoNle spoke
on Monday night TO a large crowd; and
the streets were lighted BY b~onires. An
opposition meeting al Tucker Hall was
addressed by Logan Harriss, t. Il. pur-
nell and others.
On Tuesday the rain and cold prevent
ed the assembling of crowds on tie
street, but a / horse omnibus with a
colored band, paraded the streets, seek
ing 'sovereigns" to vote for subscrip-
ton. As the result, the city cast a much
larger vote than was expected, the
policy of the opposition bsing to keep
the people from tie polls. Raleigh gave
l,lo9 tor; al against, subscription out
of a registered vote VI ,, 1875.
The points thus tha- far l.eard from
show so light a vote that it is likely the
subscription is defeated for lack Of a
quorum, though largely in majority as
to votes actually east
At the Stockholders meeting Of the
~Spartanburs and Asheville K r.. on
THURSDAY, it was ordered that a mort
gage for half a million dollars be at once
laid, and the Road completed from Hem
Jacksonville to Ashcville in time for the
summer travel. Rufus Y. McAdeu.
Geo. W. ~Swepson's nephew. is Presi-
dent, and the Clyde, Logan. Richmond
& Danville Syndicate owns a controU-
ing interest. When the 20 miles cap i
filled, South Carolina Will take posses
sion Of our Mountain country.
Prof. Henry Il. Cotton. the State
Geologiet Of Tennessee. has been keep
ing bis eye pen for "solt things and
recently found a valuable silver mine on
Wolf Greek. ten or twelve miles from