The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03


was nearly drowned in Buffalo creek
on Thursday, only escaping by clutch
ing a foot-iog some distance down
stream. His mule was drowned.
Mr.. Kidder and his fair bride, sail
ed from Hoboken on the steamer
Frisia, on Thursday last, expecting to
land at Cherbourg, France. Quite
crowd of North Carolinians went to
the gang plank with them.
Governor Vance pardoned John l..
Beatty, of CASTOR county, convicted
last spring Of theft. The application
was based on the prisoners i'll health,
and was signed by the county COM
missioners. We rejoice that the Gov
ernor does not allow himself to be de
tered, by unfriendly comment, from
showing mercy where mercy may be
shown without defeating justice.
We hear Of kegs and barrels, and
boxes of silver being issued by the
banks of Charlotte, Winston and other
places; yet we meet with little of it
in circulation. Can it be that the
Dollar of our Daddies" has resumed
its trick of hiding in the stockings Of
our . mammies," like it used to was
This method of retiring the curren-
cy'' is very bad for business.
Col. VIM. T. Blackwell, Of the
. Durham Tobacco" establishment,
has taken unto himself gentle part
ner, who doesn't "use the weed, being
herself fairer flower" namely, Miss
Emma Exum, Of H;llsboro. The oere-
mony was performed at the residence
of the brides father, by Rev. Mr..
Wheeler and the bridal pair are now
pursuing a tour through the South,
to return ria Havana, New York and
Washington.
Curious how little sympathy is felt
for insurance companies. Let fire
occur in Raleigh, for instance, and we
shall all express great regret for the
sufferers until it is learned that the
property was fully insured" Now,
the company may be an home organi-
zation, composed of our friends and
fellow-townsmen, yet no sor: of SYM
pathy is transferred from the supposed
loser to the real sufferers, the insurance
stockholders.
This custom of paying New Years
day calls must have originated with
the fair sex themselves. 1t is a nice
arrangement to make all the beaux
and admirers ''pass in review, bowling
and smiling, in a loyal obeisance, on
the first day of the year, SO that each
of the sweet creatures may count her
scalps," SO to speak, and select her VIC
tim for the ensuing twelve months.
n. B.-Stop wait moment : we take
it all back oh. Ouch
-Diptheria continues its ravages in
some localities. This disease first ap-
peared in America about two years
before the war and though twenty
years have elapsed, it is still SO de-
structive that, according to careful
statistics, 81 out Of every 100 cases re-
suit in death. No other disease, not
epidemic. shows so small percentage
Of recoveries. Yet there are many
physicians who rarely lose case, il
called in time. DR.. Chapman, of
Brooklyn, declare that Alcohol is a
good remedy, but that alcohol and
nuj,lir cannot he eycelled
1t won't do to fling up the wood
en- Nutmeg" story at Connecticut any
more, because the whole country has
gone into similar ways that are as
dark. and tricks that are vain For
example:-the most of our Russia
leather" comes from Rhode Island.
''Marseilles linen" is hauled by the
carload-load from Massachusetts, facto-
ries. English casimeres We're made
in New Hampshire. Boston furnishes
a nice quantity of real Parian mar
ble" New York produces large guam
titles of French Lace" New jersey
supplies the country with span
ish mackerel:' and also, weaves a gen
uine article of Turkish toweling"
Chicago rolls up millions of cabbage
leaves branded as Fresh Havana ci-
gars.'' And more than one State has
its companies selling thousands of tons
of sand and trash for First class Fer
tilzers.