The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-09

day night, and robbed of some $40 in
change, and quantity of fruit
DR.. Geo. Graham "cotched
Texas horned frog on Halifax street
The little unicorn may be seen at the
National. Next you hear, somebody
Will find an alligator in the back yard.
eating up the babies, and chickens and
things.
Col. A. NJ. WaddeIl had a flatter-
ing reception at Steinwav Hall. in
New \ ork, and his Grafton upon the
Confederate soldier was most kindly
received by the assembled ex-"Yan-
KEGS.
Wilmington now has two lines of
telegraph TO Washington. The gov
ernment telegraph. following the
coast, has been completed, and will
be kept open. 1t has long been need
ed, especially in the winter season.
when wrecks are more frequent.
Half a million of people visited the
Paris Exhibition one day last week.
There are above 500, 900 foreigners in
| city. And all the correspondents
seem amazed at the recuperation Of
| the French; who are now richer. and
more prosperous than before the war.
Prof. Kerr's address, printed on
| nt11 NM n
| years ago, but every sentenced cuts
| sharp Us a knife into the present CON
! dition of things. There has been
| great. and marked. improvement in
Carolina husbandry since 1869, but
who can deny that all points Of the adj
dress still hold good,
The ladies of the church of the
| Good Shepherd, gave an ENJOYABLE
| Strawberry Festival on Monday night.
| netting SO for the church, besides in
creasing the worthy Rector's income
by arranging the prelimiEaries-
pairing of" -the-well, the ''hanker-
| in or - affinity, sure to result in
wedding fees, next fall.
Attorney General Devens has no
| high opinion of the sanctity Of an
| oath nova days. Referring to the
| Florida confessions" he declared
| that neither he, nor any member of the
cabinet, place the least confidence in
them. For you know. said he.
- .Itidarits can be obtained IA that part
Of the country to s'if almost arg pltr-
pose.
The contest between Col. A. VI
| Waddell and Ma .Chas. Steadman, botl
| democrats, as to which should carry
the vote of New Hanover in the con
| cressional nominating convention
was very warm. as each felt that lie
must carry his own county. to have
any chance at all. Col. Waddell'.
friends appear to have won by about
$50 Majority.
The hero of Whittier's poem
The man with the Branded Hand
died in a garret. at Detroit. last weel
III abject poverty. His name wa
Jonathan Walker, and he was one o
the most fanatical of abolitionists
Some years before the war, he wa
captured. in Florida, attempting t
free the slaves: for which offence h'
was pilloried, and branded S. s. slave
| steaIer) in mis- right hand.
A negro who bore DR.. Samue
.Johnston's name without his wisdom
died in Richmond last week from
fright and superstition. He wa
strong and healthy, when suddenly n
went to bed, declaring that he was no
sick, but had been ''tricked'' by bar
Der who was his rival in the ''palpita
tions" of mulatto girl. Sam said til
s'trick" was on his heart, and in thre
davs. turned on his back, and died. |
was case of shere fright.
Bro. Harris, of the Concord SH'
IS always = bright. even in his two
line paragraphs. The total eclipse c
the sun Ct other one) ON the Goth o
July proX.. he terms the wedding i
high life. The crop report fror
Cabarrus, he SAYS, viii read fou
davs and 81 minutes ahead of an
: county in the State. Railroad Al
tracts special attractions Tor deal
: mutes."
! DIR. c.. f. NJ, writes from Halifa
: ! county. Crops farther advance