The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-09

The Morrison Tariff Bill IS to come
uD on Monday next.
DR.. Benz. +. Dixon, Of Cleveland
county, has been chosen SuperIntenden'
of Oxford Orphanage.
Sheriff Novel; prints a list oil over
four hundred pieces Of real estate uIon
which the tax is unpaid.
An excursion of fifty Massachusetts
newspaper men is booked to visit Ashe-
vile about the lst OF May.
The newspapers of Raleigh pay
about s2,500 in postage; thus be'hg
the largest patron of the office.
Col. Thomas Pollard, Commissioner
of Agriculture of Virginia, is dead aud
Col. r.. Harrison steps into the fat office.
-Charlotte's big baptizing on Sunday
last had only Ga in the water, $500
spectators. Raleigh doubled the num-
Der of both sinners and saints.
The Raleigh boys "SwIft Foots"
play the Durham boys in a match game
of base ball Easter Monday, common
cling at 3 p. m.
New Hanover yesterday voted $500
to the Exposition Orange s400; Hall
fax s4OO.
Fifty ~convicts are clearing the ground
for the new buildings, which the \. {.
Car Company Will erect.
Rev. DR.. Deems lectured last night
in New York on-'Lathering and Shac-
ina" How would this do for a subject,
pulpit bids for notoriety?"
The Educational Bill will likely pass
the Senate, but will hardly get through
the House. If passed, it will make
many changes. Whites and negroes
must be put OH the same footing regard
less of numbers, colors, or needs.
LATER.-The Educational Bill passed
the Senate yesterday by vote of 80 to II.
1t gives about 81, 900, 900 to the States
for school purposes. Ifit become a law,
it will hasten the fast-coming day of
African Equality, and State extinction.
louisville COurter-JourRGl has a
really good woodcut of Senator Vance
Git is by the Pictorial Press Association,
and will go the rounds of the papers,,
and in giving a sketch of his life pro-
nounces him the most representative
~Southerner now in Congress.
-Messrs. W. r. Newsome e Co.
make ali important announcement in
u advertising columns this week.
They say they don't pay any fancy
prices for rent and can afford to sell
their goods cheap. Give them a trial.
DR.. J. 4. Leslie, an intelligent gen.
tleman from Winder, coming in to re-
new his subscription yesterday, said the
reports of the forest fires were in no
wise exaggerated. And the fact that
the flames followed much the same
course of the recent cyclone. adds to
the misfortune.
MIR. Chas. c. Mcdonald will be in
Durham Tomorrow, as agent for this
paper,-having a list of subscriptions
which are due. He will also visit
Greensboro and Winston. The Farmer
and Mechanic Las always shown a warm
interest in these cities, and We should
be glad to increase the number of our
in each of them.
The commencement exercises of
Richmond Medical College last week
quite interesting. We notice sew
eral North Carolinians among the gradu-
ates. Among the awards of Diplomas
by President James, was one to DIR.
A. Foote, of Warrenton, who
the college as a youth to enter the
Confederate army, and after twenty years
IF distinction, now completes his
,ourse"-to the extent of receiving the
ong-delayed Diplomas.
When Lent goes out, the Spring
Styles step in, and already many pretty
Denltents are preparing to bloom into
beautiful Butterflies of Fashion, arrayed
n vestments which would make "Solo-
mons glory look like a woodcut from
IN old befo'-de-wah almanac. In fact
he ladies of Raleigh are noted for taste
'ul dressing; and the remark is often
made by strangers that few towns of the
'ize can show so many pretty promena-
lers, elegantly attired. We don't know
much about ladies dresses-the dear
,reatures generally seem to be wearing
something or other when we meet them;
still there is no doubt that many of
hem go to the old Ettenger store, where
Miss Maggie Reese has received the
attest styles and novelties for all ages
md tastes IN feminine d~ry-goodS. We
lon't name them because we might get
Kings mixed.
in referring to the Hendersonyille
elopement Of a married Drummer with
Miss Annie Tate, last week, we added
he remark that presumably the lady
vas deceived" This phase of mild doubt
vas based upon the philosophy that
when young ladies pick up easy ac-
l~uaintance with unknown drummers
hey are apt to risk the chances of un-
after-claps. 1t now appears
hat this was a case of-"Scare we a~gainI',
Statesville Landmark remarks, with a ,
"It is a very sad story and VIC re-
yret that we cannot find room for the {
whole of it. What makes it so mucb
more sad is the faa that this is the
,acond or third time that Miss Annie
has been deceived and run away with. .
She ought to be very careful or it wilde !
7elop into q habit with her." {