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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

FUTURE DAYS.
BY THOMAS DowlING.-On Jan. 90, sale OF six brick
houses in Shepherd salley and u brick house on
Thirteenth street southwest.
BY john SHERMAN & Coon Jan. 81, trustees sale
of valuable improved properly
BY WALTER h. WILLIAMSON Feb /, sale OF fine
silks at Tyler q Chewuing's,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

Amuscmcrts.
NATfoNAL.-Bartley CHmpbclps White Slave.
FoRD's.-Callendcr's MinstrGls
CoMoUE-Fcmalc Ministries.
DIME MUSEUM Matinee ard evening performance
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-29

Some of the demands made by letter upon
congressman are preposterous, and some of
them are funny, Some men want all the
seeds there are to be given away, others want
all the books and others want both books
and seeds. One Of the southern members re-
comfy received a letter from one of his con-
sttucnts, page after page of which was
filed with names of tho different
kinds of seeds that he wanted. At
times the writer seemed at loss to know
just how many varieties there we're of some
particular vegetable, and then no added, 'as
many kinds as you've got" lie wanted pink
eyed potatoes, yalns, melons, squashes, corn,
wheat. flower seeds. everything, His order
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

FLOATING PALACES AT NEW Or.
LEANS.-A letter from a lively little
sight seeing miss, whom L met at the
carnival in Rome, informs me from
away up yonder, towards the very head
waters of the Mississippi, that her father
along with some other gentlemen of the
place, have hired for the season one o.
the thousand or so steamers that have
been lying idle at the wharves, owing
to the fatal competition for freight by
the railroads, and are coming to the ex-
position on her.
She writes me that they have en-
ployed their own captain, seamen and
servants, and may go as far as Cuba.
They provision her at their own door
they decorate her with flags and lead
off, the first of a whole feet of such
craft
Now this merry maiden and her light
hearted Pinafore plan sets me to think
ing. How many idle ships, boats, tugs,
steamers and SO or are there lying idle
up about the heads of and all along the
forty or fifty great rivers up the Missis-
sippi? And how many of them are go
ing to be painted up and fitted up for a
~ride-down to the exposition, the mouth
of the river, the Teche and TuXpan
and, Cuba, Vera Cruz.
Thousands and thousands! Sure.
They will not necessarily spend any
money here, for they will bring their
own beer and barrel; nay, even bring
bread and the like for others to eat; but
they will swell the multitude nightly,
and with their innumerable feet, their
coiored lights at night, their banners
and their bands of music, will make
such a scene on the broad bosom of the
tawny waters here as the world has not
seen since the days Of Venetian splen.
dor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

The Newspaper men IN the hlch-
mond parade all wore the glistening
armor and plurnes Of ancient k~nighthood.
"A Missouri paper tells Of a giri who
dislocated her shoulder by kicking at a
cat. Must have mighty long Legged
women out that way!
Rain? Well, that puts Tobacco ID
order for selling. And Mcssrs / \ Jones
& Co., tell you in another column that a
large lot Of the weed Is wanted to Ill
orders in the hands of our Buyers. Drive
your z right into the Capital ware
| house yard. 1t is a safe aud convenient
place TO stop.
In the Orange county. exhibit at the
| Exposition was a lock o. grey HAIR a
| uniform button, and an autograph letter
of Gen. Lees. The gentleman IN charge
of the exhibit says that scores OF OLD soi-
| diers looked at these mementoes, and
| turned aside to wipe their trimming eyes
| AID many a one said ofthe letter, es'
| that's his hand write, certain. I've got a
| furlough he signed just ike that The
| years between have rot been so long after
all. They have not yet ~queDcted the
| love, nor dried the tears OF those VINO
| served under Mars Bob, who loved
him living and who still mourn him
DEED. Love IS very genuine, that after
! twenty years still fills the eyes OF men
with tears.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

THAT COMMONS CHAIR. The num-
Der and variety Of growing cocks evolv-
ed by Clevelands election Is hardly ex-
celled by the number and variety OF
of candidates for speaker of the State
House OF Representatives. Rocking
ham and Guilford call Cor Col. Glenn.
Wake and Orange call for Mr.. Busbee /;
Durham calls for Mr.. Green Granville
calls for Mr.. Williams Buncombe
calls for Mr.. Jones Rowan calls for
Mr.. Overman ; Iredell calls for Mr..
Leaze j; Martin calls for Col. Worthing-
ton Greene calls for Capt. Darden;
Mecklenburg calls for Capt. Waring /;
and many other names are mentioned,
such as Lieut. Gov. Robinson. Col Sam.
Tate. Judge Thos. Mason, and so on.
Last but not least, Col. Thos. M. Holt.
One thing is certain, a man well have
to run for Speaker, if he wishes TO get
the Craftsmanship of any leading COM
mittee because it is a rule of courtesy
to allow the defeated candidates to
make their selection among the Com
mittees and by the time all of them are
suited, there will hardly be left a taste
for common folks.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26
THE WILSON AND FLORENCE ROAD r.

THE WILSON AND FLORENCE ROAD TO
BE BUILT.-At the annual meeting ofthe
stock holders of the Wilmington & Wei
don railroad company in Wilmington
Tuesday. Col. III B Short acted as chair
man. The following resolutions were
adopted.
Resolred, That the President and Direc-
tors of this company be aod they are here
by authorized to proceed to the construc-
tive of a branch or lateral railway begin
ming at the tow Of Wilson, or some
point on the Wilmington & Weldon rail-
road within four miles of said town, and
extending to the town Of Fayetteville,
and thence to a point on the line between
the States of North and South Carolina,
near the dividing line between the coun
ties of Richmond and Robson
ReSolUeL. That the time and manner OF
carving the foregoing resolution into eff
feet be entrusted to the judgment and
discretion of the Board Of Directors OF
this company, and that they be author
lied to III at any point on the
route that they may deem e~xpedient,
After the meeting Of the stockholders
the Board of Directors met and re elected
B L Newcomer Vice President; II Wal
tiers General Manager; john + Divine
Superintendent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

HOMICIDEs.-At Goldsboro, VIM.
Pearsall killed Thomas Crow, and went
to jail Grow, a shoemaker, slapped
Pearsall, who is q son of the hotel keep
er at Mt. Olive. Pearsall armed him.
self, and put a load of buckshot into
Crow as he stood at his door.-At
Carthage, Robert Mcneil, son of the
county clerk, killed a negro, on Friday
night A woman was the cause of the
difficulty Asheville, Harrison
Ashley shot, and it is supposed MORALLY,
Alice Becton, a courtesan, because she
preferred to 60 with another fellow
A note to the Raleigh Observer tells of
the killing of Abe Gorrell, colored, an
outlaw, who had committed many
crimes. He was lurking on the farm of
George Kernodle, e Reidsville, when
betrayed by anegress whom he had i'll
treated. Kernodle and others attempt
ed to arrest him, but had to shoot
There was loud cheering at Winston
last week when George Hairston was
acquitted of the crime of killing Joel
Fulton four years ago. Hairston is con-
nected with a prominent family in
| Stokes county, aud had an able defense,
conducted by w. b. and r. B. Glenn,
and Judge Ruflin though the State
was also supported by a strong array of
counsel. After his release Hairston
FASTENED to the hotel where his young
wife covered him with caresses and
tears of JOY. She is the daughter of a
wealthy banker in Texas who married
him while he was a fugitive from tn e
State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26
Fer the Farmer ard MschAnic-
Engineer Lacy Recommcnded
for Postmaster OF ReieiSh.

EDITOR T. & M.-Without leaving the
store | hear dozens of persons endorsing
your suggestion for a Primary election TO
ascertain the choice of the People M re-
gard our local offices. Still | reckon the
old plan will prevail anyhow. | rise to
second the article in SATURDAYS Dany
Chronicle in favor of Mr.. 3. X Lacy Tor
Postmaster. Mr.. Lacy is q young man
we'll known here, aud who showed his
manhood by entering the machine shops,
ike an apprentice. and working TILL he
made himself a skilled mechanic, able to
earn good wages, and the respect of bis
employers. He is a working-man, and
knews the feelings and the needs OF the
w~orking-men; and they compose the
largest class of Democratic voters IN
Raleigh. Year after year they have stood
By the party in spite OF many provoca,
tons and inducements that have crippled
the party in other States. Is 1t wise TO
ignore the claims of so large an element
of our party? Mr.. Lacy Is young, ener-
getic. and popular. The w~orkingmen
will feel hat they have some show II he
be chosen. Let Us elect him ! | am
Nor AN APPLICANT FOR CLERKsHiP.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

THE GREAT EAsrERN.-The tele-
graph brings the news that the Great
Eastern steamship Will shortly leave
London with a collection of exhibits for
the Worlds Exposition at New Or
leans.
For a long time it was thought by the
Exposition management that the United
States.Government would send a naval
vessel to England to bring to New Or
leans the articles that had been collect
ed in Europe for the great Exposition.
Owing TO certain circumstances that
need not be detailed here this plan was
along ago abandoned and the EXPOSE
ton Management through its agents
opened negotiations for a charter OF the
Great Eastern. The particulars OF the
! agreement have not yet been made pub
lie. but it is understood that the Great
Eastern, the largest ship atioat, will re-
main at the wharf adjoining the City
Park till June next, and that she Will
then carry back to England such exhib-
its as remain unsold when the EXPOSE
ton closes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

OUTaAGEoUsl A BLACK RAsCALs
REVENGE LET VENGEANCE OvERTAKE
HIM!-Our readers are aware OF the
series of fires in the region of country
where Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe and
Johnston counties corner, or.approximate
We gave last week fully h~alf-dozen cases
of incendiary fire in that section. Yes
terday DIR. A j. Battle, a prominent Ctr
zen of Earpsboro, was in Raleigh, in hot
pursuit ola mulatto rascal 10 Hlnuant by
name, who one night last week fired the
barns, and other out buildings of Mr..
Garry Williamson, IL miles east of Viii
son; stole a horse, and coming by DIR.
Battles place stole a bIack-quilted sad
die (cost 500, aud came on to Rlleigh,
where he tried to sell the horse, hut be.
came alarmed AMI put out westward. DIR.
Battle telegraphed to Cary and Durham,
to put the officers on his track. The
negro had been arrested once or twice fol
various crimes, and had made threats,
Watch out for a saddied colored black,
with a black colored saddle !
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26
BIalnc's Bitter Speech.

,..Washiugton, ID. c., November
10. There was much comment here To-
day in political and official circles re-
garding Blaine's last act OF ringing the
alarm-bell in the night Even his iol-
lowers are puzzled to account for his
lurid Augusta discourse. The more in
telligent colored people OF the District
of Columbia sneer at his theatrical
posing as the friend Of the negroes OF
the South. They have never looked
upon Blaine with favor. Henry Z. L.
Atwood. United States Consul to San
Domingo, who has been a prominent
colored leader in Louisiana, IS IN the
city. Referring t. Blaine's speech. he
saws: Its all hosh. The statement
that the colored people in the South
were not allowed TO vote is not true.
There is some intimidation in the coun-
try districts in the South, but very little
in the cities. Certainly Blaine has no
cause 10 complain. In the Third Louis
lana district he got 800 majority, while
Kellogg was defeated for Congress.
The colored people vote as they please.
Look at Bisbee's district, in Florida, Tor
instance. Bisbee is d Republican, but
he was defeated by colored votes. No;
the South was not made solid by the
| Democrats this time. Blaine lost every
| Southern State because the colored peo-
| pie are Stalwarts and friends of Conk
ling. Grant and Arthur. The slaughter
| of Folger hurt Blaine as much in the
| South as it did in New York.
Congressman Mitchell, of Connect
cut, who is in town, says that Blame
should turn his guns on some OF the
manufacturers of New England who
forced their employees to vote the Re
publican ticket at the last election, even
| compelling them to show their tickets
to the bosses just before depositing
them. He saws that this sort of coer-
cion was boldly resorted to in his dis
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26
ScbooIs for Bogs.
Graham Normal College

THE NORMAL DEPA .TH...
In this school there al iWa =
ments.
which young men and wolae" arE
pared to teach in the pubic ID
the Stat. When such romuI.'
course they receive the degree o. .|
Tor of The Elements. Tha aaoE. r.a
mendcd by the State Board d.. L.|
ton are used in this colrsc.
TIE PREPARATORY DtfAl.
MEST.-In this, student tai. ea Er.
lish, Classical, Mathematical. ~ '
mercial course and are prepare
College or Business. 4 milital. |.
%ganization that is optional is alta.
For several years not less than %
dred students have been in att.n"
each session. Board 80 to 3iorer m
Tuition $3.50 10 $50 per mOH'A
the country, near Che school, b
lower. All expenses are A. lOw
character of the school will admit
Spring term opened Jan. zH.
closes Nay 80. 1884.
Students charged from time - e ..
ing. Correspondence solicited. Al
Rev. W. S. Long, a. m. Prest.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

SHE BROKE HER OLD Fathers
HEARr.-Louisville, KY, November Is.
Joseph keck, an old French fruit
dealer, hanging himself before daylight
Yesterday, leaving this note:
Ny daughter ran away from me. | am
ashamed to live longer. | am sorry TO do
this, but my heart is broke, and l had
better make an end of my life. Good bye
to all of myfriends. JOSEPH kEcK-
His daughter Rose, q pretty girl who
had rejected the addresses of many re
putable admirers. had ran away to live
with ,he keeper of a low saloon and dance
house.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

WANTED An experienced house
keeper. A private family consisting OF
a gentleman, lady and four children, de-
sire the services of an a No. ! I ouse-
keeper, who can come well recommen-
ded. The lady must understand modern
cookery, be a good bread and pastry
Judge, willing to carry the keys, and look
after the interest Of the household gen.
orally. Address with recommendations
| and terms, the Farmer and Mechanic.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26
OUR FRIENDS WILL GREATLY OBLIG

OUR FRIENDS WILL GREATLY OBLIGE
if they will give this prompt attention.
We have sent out no bills for more than
a scar. The times have been hard, and
we knew that thousands of our readers
were short of cash, particularly since the
financial shutdown last spling. Many
of our people get their money at certain
seasons of the year; and cannot conve-
niently pay at any other time. Hence we
prefer to leave the payment of subscrip.
tions, by our regular patrons. to their
own convenience as far as we possibly
can. To this end we have worked very
hard all the year, and economised to the
very lowest notch, to avoid sending out
accounts. We now find it absolutely
necessary to call upon our debtors to
remit at least a portion of the sums due.
Turn for turn is fair play" We have
obliged you by waiting; SO now please
cblige US by prompt remittance. If
unable to send the whole now-you can at
at least show a willing mind by sending a
portion; if only half a dollar. We have
great confidence in our subscribers. So
far as we know, they are gentlemen for
better still, the gentle wives of gentle
men) and would rather pay us a dollar
than defraud us of a dime. Therefore if
in any case it be impossible to remit now.
we shall willingly wait longer; but we
think there are non of our subscribers
but can send something to keep the
machine in motion and make our Thanks
Giving genuine.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26
THE WESTERN SENTINEL wfhina lev

Trrg WESTERN SENTINEL wilkins ieE
weeks, propose to issue a mammoth
edition containing Handsomely engraved
portraits and biographical sketches OF
the newly elected Democratic congress
men from this State. As :hs number
will reach upwards of fifteen Thousand
readers it will prove itself a valuable
medium for advertising, aud advertise
men,s will be taken at the rates OF st,.sl
an irch: 5 cents each additional inch.
Parties wishing copies should order nov,
enclosing FIVE cents IN stamps. Newsdeas-
ers will be allowed n special discount.
EDWARD A. OLDHAM. Publisher.
Winston. Nc
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

WEDDINGs.-In Tarboro, Mr.. Thos.
Ward of Greensboro ard Miss Emily
Zoeller. Also Mr.. Wyatt l.. Brown of
Greenville and Miss Hattie Lloyd. The re-
ception at the home of Judge Howard
In Wilson, Mr.. Geo. P. Bryant and
Miss L A Hopkins At Rocky Mount,
Mr.. Ed. Shearin and Miss Fanny Styles.
in Henderson, Mr. f " Watkins
and Miss Kate Parham .-In Wayne,
at the residence OF w j Exum, Esq. Mr.
Horace n Snow,a popular young business
man of Durham, and Miss Annie Exum,
of whom we hear many complimentary
things. Col and Mrs w T Blackwell, and
other friends were present at the cere-
mony. The young couple have gone to
New Orleans. The T. & NJ. adds its
| cordial wishes.-In Warren, Mr. S
2 DAVIS Of Hawtree, and Miss Minnie
Edgerton. IN Henderson, Mr. JAS
p Jordan and Miss Lena Davis. --In
Franklin, Mr. p A Davis and Miss Mamie
Alston.-In Christ church. New
Orleans. Nov. II, Mr. David NJ Vance,
son of Senator "Zeb," and Miss Maude
NJ Warrington, daughter of the late E j
Warrington, merchant, of st. Louis. Our
young friend seems to have united the
sturdy spirit of the Blue Ridge Noun
,ains with the gentle and romantic genius
of the land of De Soto. The story of his
recent duel with a fellow reporter on the
Times Democrat, which was arbitrated
by mutual friends, of high character
after the parties had taken post on the
pistollic feld) is still going the rounds
in the Northern press; and now he makes
a still more chivalrie capture wherein
both sides Surrender" Well, our Tar
Heel boys seem to be robbing the 'Peli
cans Nest' with great success. Raj
eigh, Charlotte, Newbern, Halifax and
other towns have been united to that State
! by ties of affinity and c~onsanguinety' the
past ten years.-In Charlotte, Mr..
John S. Price formerly of Wilmington,
and Miss Jennie Myers.-At David
son College, Mr.. Chas. w. Voegler and
Miss Bette p. Brown. ~ Morgan
ton, MIR. Herbert Collins. oil Philadelphia
and Miss Motto Sbeetz, daughter OF Rev.
Mr.. Sheetz. --In Poplar Tent, Cabar-
rus, Mr. W. w. Robinson and Miss Mol
lie Black. - In Durham, at residence
Of Rev. T. A. Boone, Mr.. D. j. Bostain
of Salisbury, and Miss Emma Boone.
Attendants: j. S. Long and Miss Min
ME Boone, w III McCabe and Miss Jaaie
Halliburton, II W Hicks and Miss Mollie
Angier.-Near [ edar Grove, MIR j
E Gay and Miss Emma Murray.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26
COLLISION ON THE r. & n p p

COLLISION ON THE r. & D. r. R.
Saturday night a collision occurred on the
Richmond 81 Danville railroad between
two freight trains at Keysville, resulting
in the death of Mr.. Charles V. Marshall.
a son OF Judge HunterH Marshall. No
y arrived at keysville first and was
waiting for No. 10 which soon came iu
sight, and the engineer failing to check
up in time it came in the station very
rapidly, and before the engineer could
check up it dashed into the south bound
freight. Mr.. Marshall, who was in the
caboose of No. %, seeing the other train
approaching, jumped off and stood on
the track Immediately behind the ca
boose- When the two engines met No.
% was knocked back and the aaboose
passed over Mr.. Marshall, killing him
instantly. He vas Sheriff of Charlotte
county.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

1.-THE Exchange for Women's Work
has recently moved into its handsome
new quarters on Fifth avenue, and will
open them with a reception, for which
2OOO invitation have been sent out, on
Tuesday night next. Bishop Potter is
going to deliver an address, and Miss Clara
Louis Kellogg, E. Cholmeley Jones and
Henry Hitler will sing. This Exchange
for Women's Work was started about the
same time that the Society of Decorative
Art was started, and Mrs f Ii Thurber
and Mrs Joseph Choate were chiefly in
strumental In its organization. 1t is one
OF the most deserving institutions in New
York and L am happy to say that it has
made a success. 1t certainly has done a
great deal to help women to help them
selves, and that is its principal aim. The
Society of Decorative Art is bound down
by such tight rules that the average wo-
man Is cut off from its advantages. Il
only received a certain kind of Embroidery
and a certain style of decorative painting
and all Others are ruled cut; but the Ex-
change for Women's Work takes any
thing that a woman may do that is good
OF It's kind, from-high art embroidery to
pickles and preserves. If you are going
p0 II Habt OAb ikiIt
homemade biscuit, you can order them
from the Exchange. know of one lady
who makes Sl2 a week by filling orders
for tea biscuit. Any kind of homemade
cake can be got there, as well as the most
elaborate kinds Of fancy work. The Ex-
change is a thoroughly practical institu
ton, and that is one of the reasopst or its
success. 1t is conducted on a broad and
liberal principal. too. Both Mrs Thurber
and Mrs. Choate are women of generous
ideas, and their object is to help women
to earn their living in the manner for
which they are best fitted. The new
ROOMS Ct the Exchange are very hand.
soBh; bat in these days of decorative ART
a place can be made handsome With
comparatively little expense.
...Milwaukee. Wis. November -
-Elopement of Miss Meta Sherman. a
beautiful young lady of Rochester. n. Y.
with James I'll Doty, the son of the
young lady's guardian. Doty is said TO
be holding s75, 900 in cash, which will 20
to her upon attaining her majority, and
she will also inherit a large fortune on The
death Of a Rochester uncle. The young
couple spent Saturday and Sunday in
Milwaukee and Monday lett for St. Paul
where it is learned they will reside.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-26

Too Much FOOLING AT Statesville,
| one eight last week, Frank jenkins and a
| friend tried to play a practical joke on a
young policeman. They suddenly bounced
out in his path and demanded his surren-
der. He replied with a shot, which the
| Charlotte Observer says, NAV result IN
jenkins death.
At Miamiburg, Ohio. two men pre-
tended to be robbers, and jumped upon
Clinton Myers. He shot an ear off Ed.
Stamm and seriously wounded Al. Steis.
Dose little joker coined up on top.