The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31

We learn from the Recorder that
Mrs +. b. Peobles, and little Paul
Graham, son of Maj. John Graham,
were thrown from a carriage, which
was overturned upon them, and
smashed to splinters in ditch, oppo-
site the house OF Claude Parish Esq,
at IIillsboro on Tuesday. Most for
tunately neither were injured severe
ly. The ponies (marsh- bankers ran
some distance
More than 100 lives, and half that
number of vessels, in the the gale last
week. Large tracts of lands bordering
on Chesapeake bay, and Delaware
river were submerged, drowning tens
of thousands of .ttle, and destroying
an immense amount of property. In
one case four men were sleeping in
house, and We're all drowned.
The Narrow Gauge is graded to
within a couple of miles of Lenoir,
which town it will reach before
Christmas. Thus gradually, but
steadily, one after another of our
counties are opened up to railway
communication, and bound with
''hocks of STEEL to the car of Carolina s
Progress and advancement.
In hope that the change, and a
settled place of residence would be
beneficial. Gov. Vance secured the
comfortable dwelling known as the
Kemp Battle property. and returned
to the city with Mrs. Vance, and his
family on Friday last. We regret to
| add that the symptoms of improvement
were but temporary, and this estima-
| BILE lady is again cry low.
On another page will be found a
| choice collection of ''snaick," stories
which we have culled especially for the
entertainment of our lady readers, as
charming narratives. 1t is a curious
| fact that a man hates a snake, and
will go out of his way to kill one,
whereas a woman only fears, and
squirms at, the slimey crawler. Things
are not as they were when mother
Eve sat down, and had pleasant chat
with ''sarpent'' on the green apple
| CPie?) question.
| 1t seems to be generally accepted
that the proposed primary election to
decide as to the choice of Wake county
for United States Senator, as provided
| by Mr.. Fab H. Busbee's resolutions in
the county convention in July, will be
allowed to so by default. Gov. Vance
has had no tickets printed, and we un-
Uerstand has intimated to his friends
that in view of the complicated condi
ton of the congressional struggle, the
illness of Mrs. Vance, and other rea-
sons not to be mentioned here. he
shall not make any canvass. or effort
in the, matter; but on the contrary en-
deavor to repress any over zealou5n es
which might embitter feelings. am
create disturbances on election day.
-Aie marriages epidemic or onl
contagious? The common sayini
that 'one wedding makes many, woul
seem to hint at the theory of conta
gion; but how will you account for
epidemic outbreaks at certain points
while others almost escape? Here
Raleigh, for instance, completed
over-run,-every home invaded
every fireside circle left desolute, c
about to be so left-almost daily pre-
cessions to the church yard-almo;
d ,;ly loss of some of our fairest; where
as there is Charlotte, Salisbury, WI
mington, Newbern;-entirely unscath
ed, scarce even the premonitory sigl
of ''shopying,", ami much sewing upo
white pillow-slips" $50 called), to b
perceived among the fair circles whe
the predestined victims of wife-doI
and motherhood most do congregatt
Now why is thus thisly: We al
clearly of opinion that matrimony IS
fever, an endemic fever, and Oh
which. like the we l,w fever. is ofte
disseminated by fear,-.hat is-se;
that it anint 'catci:ng.'