The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-30
Blaine carried Iowa IN spite OF
Flank IIatton.

Blaine carried Iowa IN spite Of
Flank Hatton.
THE locomotive which plowed into
the Cape Fear river, has been Lo.sted
back into the shops at Wilmington.
The counties have thus tar appro-
priated about $4,000 in cash towards
the State Exposition. Besides, the IL
dividual action in various counties.
Mr.. J. VI. Rosenbaum has made an
assignment. Mr.. |. R~osen5aum viii re
remove to the late store Of B1bbitt &
Garrett.
The Richmond & Danyille r. R.
gave 300 to the Charlotte Goth Of
May Celebration. The Raleigh and
Charlotte Route gave $50.
Col. Bennett made a 3-hours speech
on the case of Wood rersus Peters, con
testing members Of Congress, and the
Yankee papers seize the occasion to
make much merriment over his hope
less fight for the Minority Report.
Phila. Times uses all manner Of ridicule,
even descending to sheer at his person
al appearance /; though Judge Bennett
has an uncommonly fine yisage.
Another calamitous cyclone in
Ohio,-committing widespread havoc,
and destruction Of life. kilograms from
Dayton tell Of the ruin of several vii
lagos, including Jamestown where .
lives were lost. Other deaths reported
from a dozen points Many escaped by
fleeing into the cellars. Persons who
live in light frame houses in exposed
situations, would certainly do well to
have a cellar for refuge.
The price Of quinine is a matter Of
moment to our people, if it be true, as
asserted, that in some sections, a dish
of quinine Is passed around the break
fast table each person taking a spoon
full before coffee.
Well, the bitter powder three months
ago arose in value to $40 per ounce,
wholesale, IN consequence Of a corner"
following the destruction Of Powers &
Weightman's factory. But the specula-
tors screwed their screw too tightly; and
last week a large cargo of q~uinine ar
rived from Europe, cutting down the
price to 20 cents per ounce within "a
hours.
Hancock and Haywood, who have
f~urloughs from Federal offices in Wash
ington, to return TO Raleigh and New
bern, to run the county Republican
conventions, did their work well. The
Wake convention had scarcely settled
down on the court house benches ere
Ed Haywood ratified off a nomination
for Solicitor Sam Phillips (his chief and
put it through by reclamation. SO
Samuel is to shine in the State conveu-
ton. 1t is to be hoped he viii get more
honors than when acting as prosecutor
of our young Democrats in ''Jeflreys"
Bonds so-called Court" in the CAPT
tol. AS for the clerks, however, per-
haps there is little difference between
Republicans and Democrats in this mat
ter of dabbling in State politics.
AT the Silk Show in Philadelphia
last week there was an extensive
display of the stuff with which Moth
er Ewes daughters love to drapc their
beauty the growth of silk being shown
in all its stages from eggs and cocoons to
the lustrous fabric of the loom. The best
specimens were said to be those from
from North Carolina and the mulberry
upon which the spinning.jenneys were
fed was brought in bales from North
Carolina.
One of the interesting exhibits was a
French flature, or reel for winding the
raw silk. This is the lone thing need
full to the success of silk growing in the
South: we need a light, cheap, safe
method of Keeling the threads.