The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-09

Navigation on Chesapeake Bay was
suspended yesterday, even the Bay Line
steamers being stopped by the ice.
r. E. Jones, Esq, of Goldsboro,
dropped in to see us last week. Sorry to
learn that the store Of his brother J. w,
Jores 10 Florida was burned recently.
A good many Of North Carolina's
s.Booms'' end in smoke" If the To-
bacco movement comes to an end OF
that kind we shall; be we'll satisfied The
more smoke the better.
One of our lady friends in last num-
bc of the Farmer and Mechanic gave an
account of the youth OF u. S. Senator
j. r.. Hawley, in Robson county, and
spoke Of his father. He, the Rev. Francs
Hawley. died 1t Hartford last week,
aged 81. He had been a lunatic Tor
many years.
Maj. John Robinson, OF the State
Board of Agriculture, and a prominent
citizen of Arson county, advertises Tor
a good male teacher. See card in an
other column. Its an excellent chance.
A male teacher for a public school is
also wanted in District number num-
Der g." Merry Mount, n. {.
Raleigh to-day loses IL OF her best
known young citizens, and Henderson
gains one, Walter r. Henry, Esq, who
has entered into Law partnership with
Mr.. j. IL. Young of the latter town.
Mr.. Henry has the talent and the force of
character to win decided success, and
we shall be pleased to see him gain
it. Henderson is a growing and good
point to begin with.
Fully fifty weddings occurred in
this region on the 10Th of December.
All of our State exchanges have several
announcements for that day. We sup
pose the blushing brides in cogitating
over the coming catastrophe concluded
to name 1.-The Wednesday before
Christmas"-as the dreadful date, and
thus get accustomed to having a man
about the house before Old Santa Claus
came hunting for their stockings.
The whirligig of Time brings many
faces uppermost. About a year ago the
National Republican was very bitter and
abusive towards a Washington cores
pondent named A NJ. Soteldo. The
| latter and his brother went to interview
the editors. All lodged the issue"
| except Clarence NJ. Barton, who was
behind a table. Quick as a flash he
drew a pistol from the drawer, and kill
ed Soteldo. after which he struggled
with the other brother, and finally eject
ed him from the building. 1t was gall
lantly done (taking the Republicans
story,) and we commended him at the
time.
But it seems to have beer the courage
of desperation, rather than the GOODNESS
Of moral strength. Since the affair,
Barton has not behaved sensibly, and
last week he fled the city leaving Il num-
Der of forgeries on his best friends.
And now Gen. Soteldo, father of the
slain man, comes to Washington as
Minister from one of the South Amerl-
a governments.
Col. W. III. Cheek, of Henderson,
has a capital article in the Gold Leaf,
urging the farmers to give up cotton
solitaire, and go back to tobacco. He
letters to the time when the people of
Warren were the wealthiest in the State.
They made fortunes in raising even the
common, dark, "navy-plug, which sold
for 4 cents per pound. Moreover, they
had no such crops as can now be made.
He then proceeds to show that tobacco
at even 20 cents per pound (the average
this year has been 40c) will enrich the
grower. He says the risks Lave been
exaggerated, and that if farmers fear to
cure their own tobacco it is easy for
three or four farmers to club and hire a
good man to burn their barns.
Just hele we are reminded that sew
eral farmers in Johnston, near Clayton,
have already arranged to plant on that
plan, hiring an experienced man to cure
their crops. We may give extracts
from Col. C.s letter.