The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-03

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the appointment Of collector of customs
at Wilmington.
-Pittsboro Home gives (see outside
pages a note from Commissioner McGhee
10 relation to the stoppage of papers. =
Henry w. Blake, Esq, Of William
son & Blake Of Smithfeld, spent Sun
day among old friends and always
welcome.
Maj. ". b. kendrick. late of the
Uni. Pub. Co., now represents Harper
& Bros. educationa! works in the South
Atlantic States.
As We pre-dladowed several weeks
ago, the Wilmington and Weldon r. K.
yesterday absorbed the Wilmington &
Columbia X. X.
-Chas. d. Upchurch, Esq, has APP
pointed NJ. b. Register, Esq, a magis-
trate for Buckhorn township, to succeed
The late D. i. Holland, Esq.
An accomplished lady, not now
resident here, desires a situation as
teacher of English, Music, Art, etc.
Her husband recently deceased, had the
esteem of all our people. The name
will be given, and commended at this
office.
A note from a Reidsvllle friend
praises the town, says several new ware
houses are going up. tobacco coming IN
daily, aud Presbyterians preparing for
synod. 1t don't come till next October;
but the sinners are already "skeered' and
pious folks Eoreful.
The lawyers are summing up in tie
Fanny Madison case at Richmond. The
defence did not prove an abb, did not
put Cluverius on the stand, nor show
that anybody else had a motive for kill
ing her. 1t seems plain that he was
the murderer.
The Observer says Gen. w. r.
Cox teiegraphed yesterday to Hon. j. S.
Miller, commissioner of internal revenue,
and requested him to say whether the
appointment of the collector OF this dis
trict would be made during this week.
In reply the commissioner stated he could
give no idea how soon the appointment
would be made 1t is understood that
Gen. Cox has written to the President in
regard to the matter.
st. Mary's, this year, has made lit
tie public clatter but the real work of
the school has gone forward as well in
all respe Is as if no fire had swept away
n of the modern improvements" y
the splendid Primary and Art Building.
The children's exhibition will be given
tonight, The young ladies will play
Moliere's lie Matade haaginaire, and
show their art work on Friday night. On
Monday the midsummer Nights
Dream And on Wednesday evening
neXt-the concert and Diplomas.
Preparations to begin work on the
new Supreme Court and State Library
building are III progress. 1t will stand
at the corner oftne old National Hotel lot
adjacent to the LIST Baptist church; 'front.'
ing on the capitol square, and broadslde
to Salisbury street. 1t will be an hand
some building, with all the modern ad
vantages for the court room. the Attor-
ney General office, the Libraries, etc.
NaoIlasc to Say, u,,c -ool.l All e
our public institutions were based upon
less than half our present population and
development.
Weldon Is getting up a decidedly
Gretna Greenish reputation. Two run
away pairs were coupled there last week.
last couple had tried to get married
at several points between Delaware and
Carolina; and the groom. after
the ceremony felt so good, he treated
the railroad men who had been pressed
INTO service as attendants" aud then
took a couple of drinks extra on his own
account. The bride who was we'll
dressed and refined looking showed a
great deal ofpluck, and no doubt thought
1t all very romantic. Alas !. is life longer
than the longest railroad track.
The largest salary paid to any man
IN America is paid to a railroad presi-
dent. His pay, including perquisites,
exceeds that of President Cleveland.
next largest salary is also drawn
by a railroad man. The largest salary
n the south is drawn by the owner of
one of our railway routes. The two
largest salaries in North Carolina not
excepting Senators Ransom and Vance)
ire drawn by railroad men.
a prominent and successful public
nan recently remarked to us that if he
lad his life to begin again, he would
20 into railroading. True. il requires a
ertain kind of talent to rise and grow
,reat in that business; but, as he said
talent which could achieve success ,
t law would likely do it in any other. t
Monday last was very warm in Raj +;
Ugh, but a "cold day. for North Caro-
ma Republicans. On that day, Reve- $
ue Collectors Dowd and Boyd took !
barge OF their offices; and placed DEM ;.
county deputies in two thirds of
he State. On the same day the local +
.epublican machine lost its main-run- !.
inc gear in Raleigh by the change of 7
aud clerks. Other events e
so occurred the same day. On that e
.sht the old Minister of the Railroads t
Id the new Minister to Brazil tool -
ave Of the State. The '.farewelEr +