The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-26
ALI Sorts Of Items.

spects, has at least the quality oil out
spoken, plain denunciation OF al
name of vice. Recently he de
nounced some of the lower class of
theatres, saloons etc. Instantly the
mob howled that he ought not to
know anything about such things. De-
Witt determined he would Dew 1t and
he did it. That is he with a posted"
companion, visited hundreds of low
shops, bagnio's, and playhouses round
town." and now he is going to shoot
straight at the mark and make Rome
howl. So mote it be,.....The Balti-
more shot tower was burned the other
night. 1t is a solid brick column, two
hundred and thirty four (23D feet
high hence "A prominent object to
persons approaching the city. 1t took
fire In the stair case, $50 feet above the
ground, too high for the fre-engines
to reach When the roof burned and
fell in, about half-past two o'clock, a
column of fire shot upward which
lighted the central portion of the city
and could be seen for many miles in
every INSTRUMENTATION one hundred
men rode into Athens, Ala, and
hanged to a tree near the Jail, Dan
Mcbride, a darkey, who murdered a
white man one night last week..
There are nearly one thousand per-
sons awaiting trial for murder in the
United States. and it is estimated hat
not one il three of the perpetrators of
such crimes are arrested at the time!
THE Billings trial in New York is
full of horrible details, which if print
ed i'm fiction would be cast aside as too
incredible for even a novel. The
daughter OF the witness stand openly
avowed her bitter hostility to her
father, and declared she had previous
ly assured her mother she would spend
her money C15,O00) in trying to
t O hang her father. The details of the
daily life of these wealthy people the
prisoner is worth 500, 000) seem like
liz lIlSo VI " liisN ohtoS -" VIZ
obscene conversations were such that
the court officers hung their heads in
shame, while the rustling crowd Of
women apparently wealthy ''ladies"
from their dress) craned their necks
aud acted as if they could not afford
to miss one vulgar word; though a IL
year old child cried bitterly rather
than repeat them! 1t is proper to
state, however, that the main COM
plant of the men present was because
the women crowded the court house,
and kept them on the rear benches!
IA riot is reported from Natchi-
toches, La, caused by some rowdy
negroes breaking up aDemocratic meet
ing. One darkey is reported killed,
and serious trouble is apprehended....
DR.. Walker, of Easton, Pa, a veteri-
nary wished to investigate a
mules heels. The mule killed him with
four kicks......A mad-dOg owned by a
darkey at Poughkeepsie New York,
bit several children. Two boys have
died in fearful agonies, and others are
showing signs of rables......Th East
ern troubles are not at al end. The
Viceroy of India sent a committee to
inquire into certain hostile demonstra-
tions by the Ameer (king) of Afghan
istan. The commission was stopped
in a mountain pass, and forcibly turned
back by the Ameer's officers, who are
said to be mere puppets" of Russia.
And now England will rise and yowl!
......Spurgeon has been severely criti-
cised in London for his sermon On the
recent excursion calamity in which
six hundred were drowned, for de-
claring it a visitation of Providence,
for a particular purpose, that purpose
being the punishment of London for
its great sinfulness..... Fsom the New
Orleans Citg Items tabular statement,
completed the Goth instant, we find
that the number yellow-fever cases to
that date had been 1888, and the
number of deaths out Of these cases,
2,368. This is correct $500. Richmond
Baptists held memorial services in
honor of Rev. DR.. Wilson. IA sad &C
cident is reported from Boykins Va,
involving the death of Miss Mollie
Nelson of Northampton county, n.
c., who was visiting her sister, Mrs.
Deal. Young Luther Deal ran into
her room to get a shot gun to shoot a
hawk. Suddenly the gun exploded
tearing away a portion of the young
ladys brain. She died in a brief period.
Prof. w. II. Waddell, of the Uni
versity ofGeorgia, an authorof several
school books, and a popular instructor
died suddenly at Milford Depot, Va,