The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-03

have published letters advocating In
glowing phrase, His Excellency Governor
Thomas Jefferson Jarvis for a Cabinet
position. Greensboro North Stale lhe-
publican) also wishes it.
Well, I j has been nearly twenty years
in Office, and it would go hard to drop
into hard work like the rest of us. But
we will add to his credit that his twenty
years in office have not made him rlcn'
as is the rule in such cases.
Railroad rumors are rife. From all
we can learn. Fayetteville will shortly be
a great railroad centre, several new
routes. taking in our city, being proJec-
ted. -Fayetteville Observer.
A branch of the K. & G.. r r., from
Raleigh, via Cary, to Ellington will be a
necessity ere many years. lit the wilson
short cut be built, this line could tap the
short-line and thus give a new route 10
Wilmington.
"A game Of Football, at New York
City, between teams from Princeton
and Yale Colleges was witnessed by
| ten thousand of the elite ofthe land, and
was almost as bloody as a Spanish
| Bull Fight. The young students so
called, fought, kicked, gouged, and roar
| ed like ruflians. Two were carried away
senseless. The affair has made such a
sensation that Harvard College holds
its nose and declares the game OF Foot
nm xt,. ,,l nranflapnanlV'
Geo. II. Gregory, Esq, Chairman
| of the Guilford county Democratic Com
mittee, lays no claim to being a political
prophet, but has printed for private cir
| culation among his friends a portion OF
his correspondence showing that he pre-
dicted the nomination of Gen. Scales,
and his election by 1900 majority;
| also the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland,
| and his election. These facts certainly
| appear more credible now than they did
six months ago.
DO you take interest in the State
University? Perhaps you may not have
| done so in the past, because you feared
it was too closely allied to the Cover
nor's office. But even in that case, you
| will bear in mind that we are to have a
| new Governor, while the University will
| continue to be one of the State 1nstitu-
| tlops. We forsee a time when it will be
a centre of great popularity and influence.
| See offer to send catalogue to whomsoever
will.
From Messrs Alfred Williams &
Co., by courtesy of Mr.. Chas. {. Nc
Donald, we have copy of an artistic pic
| ture, representing the Doom of Radi-
| cal party kind ofparody ofthe celebra
| ted palnting-''The Destruction OF Jeru-
SALEM" Blaine is seen in the centre
| stabbing a young female, labeled the
| Republican Party. 1t is an interesting
| picture, but is rather spoiled by the
stalwart figure of Henry Ward Beccher
| singing hosannahs amid a group OF
females.
The Newbernians had a glorious
hallelujah ratification on Thanksgiving
night. Five thousand visitors were in
town; and the procession was participa-
ted in by more than n hundred ladies,
representing all the States of the Union.
The situation of Newborn is very
level, and as the Railway track runs
through the heart Of the city it was easy
to arrange a temporary track through the
principal streets, wherein to drag the
fiat cars, containing the tableau, bands.
etc. 1t was the only instance on record
where a locomotive marched around IN
procession, yelling for Cleveland!
Richmond is still an intense power
in Virginia politics. The influence o.
the city last week killed two bills that
were being pushed by the rival railroad
systems, viz. the Robinson system, and
the Danville system. The fist bill was
one to allow the Seaboard and Roanoke
Railroad to t.ke stock in other roads.
Mr.. Robinson explained that this had nc
reference to Virginia roads; but the
Richmonders Imagined there was sotne
scheme to cut into the territory of theil
trade; so they fought and killed the bill.
Then came up a bill relating to the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad which wa:
50 amended as to prohibit that road
from buying the Virginia Midland. Thus
Richmond has cut off two threatened
leaks, as she hopes; but after all the
prosperity of a town canno be ensured
by any such means, trade cannot bs
forced; and if Richmond aims to hold hel
North Carolina patronage she must teach
our people through the press that they
can really find it to their advantage to
deal with her.