The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-21

Senator Vance ought to have a sore
hand thi, morning.
"A gentleman, upon whose Judgment
We can RELY, believes that Smith and
Davis were really lynched near Neuse
river bridge, ard that Davis was purpose
II allowed to escape, amid a volley OF
bullets. 4 fisherman reported finding ID
his trap a six-foot turtle with white
skin, aud arm tied. Per contra Major
Heartt mas the afh Iavil Of reliable ne
groes that Smith. whom they knew, has
been seen since Christmas. Any way, II
the ~rascals have not had punishment
people will regret It.
The letter from Gov. Vance to Gov.
Swain was printed in the Fdrnaer ana
Hsch1nic half dozen years %. 1t was
recently r~e-cop;ed in our columns and IS
now going the rounds. Il was telegraph
ed to the Washington City Republican,
and the New York Times, by the Raleigh
correspondents of those papers. Then 1t
vas copied and credited 10 those papers
bv the Petersburg Inisc Charlotte Ot-
serepr. the Chronicle, Messenger, and varl-
Gus other papers. The original letter is a
tfihe stronger in expression than the por-
ton printed. but it IS a letter which does
Vance credit, and shows the Stiffness OF
| Shermap's endeavor TO make him out a
traitor to the South. And that Is Why
we printed it.
Another letter from Editor Chas.,
II. Holman, OF the Roxbury, Mass, Id
rocate, to h;s paper from Mitchell Coun-
tn, \. c. speaks il high praise Of the
honest open hearted, if unlcttered, ho-
~pitality Of those regions, and remarks.
1t would make an old Penobscot lum-
herman sick at heart to see these immense
growths Of hard wood standing unutlllz-
cd beside such streams as that along
which We were riding. The white oak
prevails, although there is a fat sprlnk-
ling of cherry, noW second only III value
to the black walnut as a cabinet wood.
Poplar, which in the North is known as
w~hite-wood, also abounds, as 10 chestnut
and hickory. An immense fortune awaits
the euterprising capitalist who shall come
into this region and establish furniture
factories at convenient shipping points
along the Western North Carolina rail-
road. Inexhaustible supplies of the best
woods ia almost infinite variety could be
had, al first cost, delivered at the shops
from which the finished article could be
shipped, thus saving a large margin Of
exrese on the single item Of transporta
ton. Water power could be obtaiued in
abundance all along the North Toe for
any purpose.
Honorable Carl Shurz, chief among
''Mugwumps," arrived in Raleigh on
Monday en- route for the Cult. He is
travelling under the auspices of Maj.
Pond, the chap who had that row with
his wife, and afterwards chap-eroned
Henry Ward Beecher IN his featuring
(not "Caudle Lecturers" mind youD
tour.
Mr.. Schurz is well worth hearing. No
sir, his name is not pronounced Shirts
tho he may have served in the Interior
DCpdIIulc1l III hayes StDIIICGJ> lOT Dr.
though not the handsomcst MAJ who
wears one of his name (3-ply linen,
laundried), he is a man Of rare genius,
rare honesty Gle refused a fortune such
as Grant took and a rare illustration OF
the genius OF American Institutions. He
came from a foreign country and an OBJ
scure past, but this dark background
only serves to enhance the brightness
of his own career. as the orb of Orion
CLEANS brightest in the hour of deepest
gloom. Mr.. Schurz was the recipient OF
numerous courtesies in Raleigh and pass
ed on to Wilmington.
Mr.. Schurz spoke on Ben Franklin.
Ben lived in the town which is trying tC
prevent the Southwark sending of the
Liberty Bell" typical of"Freedom'
which Southern valor won, and Southern
Craftsmanship perpetuated. Old Ben is
all right, but he is a cold subject on a
cold night. The receipts were 500,
Senator Schurz for his chin music-$l23
Hall rent $25. Net profit for y. NJ. G.
A., $32.40. and not so bad-with the
Wizard Oil" in competition.