The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-16
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meant note.
DR.. j. NJ. G.. Ramsay, historian of
Tennessee, Il native of Rowan county,
died in Knoxville last week, aged 81.
Mr.. John Spelman, editor of the
State Journal. who is considered a good
guesser ia political matters, guesses 90
600 majority for the Coalitionists.
Mr.. j. Rowan Rodgers, son of the
late Attorney General Sion II. Rodgers,
is understood 10 be active for the Coali-
ton nomination for Sheriff.
An unusual thing-signiHcant ofthe
negro's love of home-was the bringing
Of a colorcd mans corpse all the way
from Chicago to Edenton, at a cost of
$4,000. The Enquirer says Bennett
was a slave of Mr.. John Ii. Etheridge
and went to Chicago a few years AGO to
join his brother in business as contrac-
tor. The older Bennett went TO Chica-
70 XIttI l-lC " Ill dGu HIS uOIlc Well.
Prom Gen. W. r. Cox we have the
report Of his committee on the French
Spoiliation Claims. The little pamph-
let contains also the report of James X.
Folks and Charles Summers commit
tees, made at different dates on the
same subject. After reading them one
must inevitably reach the conclusion
that our government made a swap
with the French government, and in
ferentially bound itself to pay these
claims. Yet it seems hard on the pres
en- generation.
Senator Vance, being one of the
Examining Committee on the Western
n. c. Il r.. came down to see the
steam %crltter crawl into Waynesville.
But the Danville people captured him
for a speech /; the "Danville Greys,"a
brass band. and a big crowd coming to
the depot to see him pass-by. Col. E.
Is. Withers made a little introduction
referring to Zebulon, as the man who
stood up for the white people of Dan
vile when maligned by hireling tradu-
GERS. Vance responded in good taste.
and was of urse cheered to the echo.
He predicted that there would be no
Outrage Mill" Investigations, and that
the Bloody Shirt would cease to flap.
(1here is where he missed it y The
Danville papers compliment his remarks
very highly, and they were telegraphed
to the Associated Press. Vance went
on to Waynesyille, and made a little
talk there.
State Senator Sam'l j. Pemlerton,
and W. \. Smith, Esq, called last
week TO bring us renewals for Capt.
David N. Bennett, and other good citi-
zen of Stanly. These gentlemen were
en- route to the North to purchase ma
chinerv for a cotton mill of $500 spin
dies, at Falls Of the Yadkin. a small
mill is now in operation there; but they
have erected a large brick edifice. 8
storys high. just above the old MILL
and will eventually have quite a town,
as the river offers a succession Of cas-
cades enough to turn any number of
mills. Mr.. Smith is president of the
company, Che still limps from a Yam
kee bullet picked up in Virginia twenty
years ago. and Capt. Pemberton is
treasurer. At our suggestion they will
communicate with Mr.. w. III. Kerr. who
is buying machinery for the Durham
mill.
Capt. Pemberton, by the by, was the
leader of the movement in the last leg
islature to reorganize and improve the
Department of Agriculture and though
much was left undone, enough was
done to render the Department more
popular and useful; wherefore Capt. p.
and the others who stood up in the face
of all manner of pressure and seduc-
tions, certainly deserve credit from the
people.