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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-06

G. luther and F. w. Brodle.
COwDONS CANAL SCHEME.
Captain Cowdon YVES granted permission
to address the chamber on the subject of
deepening the Mississippi river and reclaim
ing the overflowed lands of the Mississippi
valley. Judge I. w. Brown introduced
Captain Cowdon in few remarks.
Captain Cowdon explained the cause of the
rise of the river bottom as owing to the cree
ton of levees on its banks. The explana-
ton was similar to that given by Captain
Eads in his lecture delivered at the Memphis
theater on the jetty system. Captain Cow
don believed in opening the outlets at the
mouth, and thereby relieve the country above
from overflow. He explained his diagram,
showing the gulf level and slopes of
the river. He claimed that the
jetty system would raise the water
and not lower the flood-tide mark
He believed in opening the outlets at Lakes
Maurepas and Ponchartrain, where now
crevasses exist He believed in opening the
bayous below, which the people had stopped
up, and let the river flow out rapidly. Should
the river get too low, you could open the
bayous above and let the water run through
to the river. His system would lower the
water at VIcksburg, on up to Cairo, and re-
claim the bottom lands above. All this would
affect the high water, but not the low water
channel. He wanted a convention held here.
1t would be largely attended by men from all
parts of the Mississippi valley. The test of
the scheme can be made for about two hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars. A bill is to
be introduced into congress to make the Lake
Borgne outlet for the amount above stated,
and if the test does not succeed, nothing
more will be done. He believed that by opening
the Lake Borgne outlet, the lands up as far as
Memphis would be free from overflow. Those
having lands reclaimed should pay certain
amount per acre, and a tax on cotton should
be imposed upon such landholders, and gov
eminent aid will be necessary. The entire
amount necessary will be some ten million
dollars, at least.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Judge Brown advised holding a conven-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-06

DOTTAGE HOUSE@On Fourth street, between
- Exchange and Market; rent low. Apply at 29l
Main street. STURM & HIRSCH.
L TOUSE-Of rooms, twO-stories high; good els
II tern and yard; % Davie avenue. House or D
room, on North Market square, west side; ht for
clearinghouse. Store and dwelling, cor. Manassas
and Alabama. Apply Carpenter shop, 326 Second.
TOTTA6E-A frame cottage, with four rooms,
~ newly built. and With all modern conveniences.
Apply at 81 North Second street
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-06
VISITORS mt Hot SDrines

Mann Street.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26

The annual destruction o,
sheep III tins country by dogs
amounts to 100000 head, valued
at Sl,oUO,OO0.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26
River
Storm.
lie 10 rnal.

sshrvi!'e 10 rnal.
In the estimate OF government
appropriations for the next fiscal
Iear, the item Of $50, 900 appears
for improvement Of navigation
on the French Broad river. Our
inland waters are certainly: Of
sufficient Importance 10 attract
the attention of the assembled
wisdom of the nation. and lust
at this time the removal Of OBJ
structlons IN the French Broad
Is of vital Importance 10 the
shipping Interests In the mon
tame section. Last evening the
schooner-dugout, Liza Jane, 200
pounds burden. commander
Henry Johnson, (col J arrived At
the mouth OF the Swannanoa,
laden with produce. The captain
reported a stormy voyage. He
set sail from Brevard, on the
10th of last September; after
being forty days out, and oppo-
site the mouth of Mud Creek, in
Henderson county, latitude %
degrees and II min, a squall
struck the Liza Jane. carving
away her toretop gallant and
Jlb-a Jlb. The craft careened.
and III the effort to right her,
the skipper being half seas over
HIMSELF she shipped a sea,which
set her produce adoat. In the
effort to recover a large drum
head cabbage, he lost his balance
and fell overheard. Being an
expert swimmer he kept ahead
OF the current, and having
reached a rock In advance of his
cargo, was enabled, by the use Of
his ice-pole, to secure two sacks
OF potatoes and a bag of apples.
The Liza Jane certainly looks
weather beaten, and her stern
and prov gave evidence of Sc
we're abrasion among the rocks.
Captain Johnson is an old and
experienced master, having navi-
gated the waters of the Swan
nanoa and the French Broad.
and is tributaries, for the past
halt century.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26

she smiled as before, and her
lover gazed upon her face in dis
may: Suddenly she seemed to
laugh, and it was a dry and
ironical laugh that startled peo-
pie more than the words they
had heard before. "IIas the girl
gone mad ?" some one asked.
She tainted, and her friends
gathered closely around the sofa
on which she had fallen. At
this moment a young American,
described as of great learning,
generally taciturn and almost
tlmld IN Manner" offered to ex-
anime into the cause of the
strange occurrence, and approach
I'd the sofa. Casting his eve on
and around the sofa and then
about the room, he proceeded to
crawl along the floor on his
hands and knees until he came
to a large ottoman. Behind this
he found a young servant WHO
had been dismissed from the
house that morning and went
away declaring she would be
revenged. By some mean she
had found her way into the par
Tor and concealed herself behind
the ottoman. Being a ventrilo-
quist, she was able their to speak
In a tone of voice which was ma
turally attributed to the bride.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26
The Sensation Which he
Created at a Wedding.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
An American recently solved
a mystery which had confused
and amazed a wedding party in
Rome. The bride was the daugh-
Ter of one of the most noble mar
qulses of old or modern Rome,
and the groom was the scion of
another noble house. When the
Wedding contract had been sign
ed the groom took the hand of
MS young wife in his own and
Kissed It's fingers. She smiled at
'hls, and allowed her hand to
rest where he had placed it. But
ID a moment, to the dismay of
Tie company, a voice was heard,
az from her lips, saying: "Im-
peftnent how dare you touch
MY hand? Be off, fool" Still
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26
Suicide in Robson.
Robesonian.

Robesonian.
We regret to have to chronicle
the death of Mr.. b. +. Page,
which occurred at his residence
in Thompson's township last
Thursday night. He seemed to
be in a deranged state of mind
on Thursday evening, and showed
a disposition to quarrel with his
wife, who was devoted to him.
He closed up his store early, and
went to his dwelling, about 100
Yards In rear of the store, fol-
lowed by a young man from the
neighborhood. The signs Of in
sanity, which were at first made,
increased to such an extent that
his wife, who is encle1lte, became
alarmed and fled from the house,
Mr.. Page following and bringing
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26
Industrial Notes.

An increasing demand for
print cloths Is encouraging the
Fall River manufacturers. The
stock on hand there at the close
OF business on Saturday night
was 10000 pieces, Sales dur
ing the week, $4,000 produc-
ton, $4,000.
The total cotton spindles in
the North are now estimated at
about 100000, and In the
South at 600 1000, or a total in
the country Of say 100000.
Of the 6S,000,000 spindles en-
ployed In the manufacture of cot
ton in 1876, the United States
had in round numbers 10000
600, and Great Britain 10000
900.
You cannot imagine the ter
ror with which the advancement
of American industries is filling
British manufacturers" said
Prof. Sil,iman in a recent ad-
dress. I'VE as you know, took
the leading prize at Paris for the
best steam engine in the world,
and it is not denied i'll Europe
to-day that America heads the
list in the manufacture of agri-
cultural machinery"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26
At the tournament at Ioisnot

At the tournament at Iolsnot,
on Thursday, the 18th inst, the
riding was very fine. Mr.. A. NJ.
Joyner. knight of Pitt, crowned
Miss Mahala Thompson of Pitt,
Queen of Love and Beauty; Mr..
D. W. Farmer, knight Of JOY
ner's, crowned Miss. Ada Win
stead first maid Of honor; Mr.. J.
L. Bats, knight of Snowstorm,
crowned Miss Lucy Lewis second
Maid of Honor and Mr.. j. H.
Dixon, knight of Toisnot,
crowned Miss Carrie Grafton
third Maid of Honor. The young
people had a very enjoyable
time, and doubtless some will
date their being moon-struek
from the occasiOn.--Wa1L.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26
ARREST OLE RLOCKADERS.-O

ARREST OF BLoCKADERs.-On
Friday night last, Deputy Col
lector Snider met up with a
blockade whiskey wagon, six
miles from town, on the Chester
road. With the wagon we're
four men-James Hunt, Ednar
Hunt, Samuel Mcfarland and
another, whose name we have
not learned. After being brought
to town, the man whose name
is not given, made his escape,
and while Deputy Snider at
tempted to re-capture him, he
was fired upon twice by the
other three. After a hearing
before United States Latimer,
Ednar Hunt and Mcfarland
were committed to jail, and
James Hunt was released On
bail. The captured wagon con
tanned four barrels of unstamp-
ed whiskey. The owners are
from Rutherford county, n. {.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26

her back lie then displayed a
pistol anil commenced firing pro-
miscnonsly through the house.
and after two shots had been
spent, he PIT the pistol to his
head over the right ear, and fred
two shots, the first running
around 70 the toFe.art OF the
head, The second going directly
through the head. This was
done n the presence Of his Wife
and the young man referred to.
they being the only persons III
the house al the time. He drop
pei 10 the floor after airing the
second shot, and expired III a
tew hours, having never spoken
after the fatal shooting. No cause
IS assigned for the unfortunate
occurrence. lie VA - years
old, aud his wife - wears. 1t
Vas an awful shock 10 his wife.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26

We say continue to produce
as far as pra cticable all the sup
plies needed on the farm, and
produce them as cheaply as
possible. The only remedy for
low prices Of farm produce is
to reduce the cost of production and
without home raised supplies
cheop cotton cannot be produced.
Reduce the cost of your pork
by crossing your stock with
those breeds which make the
most meat on a given amount Of
food. Gross your sows of the
common stock with Berkshire,
Essex or Poland China boars,
and thus increase the size and
fattening qualities of your
stock, raise crops especially for
your hogs and, our word for it,
you can raise your pork cheaper
than you can buy it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26

The charge to the Sirs Knight
of the Fremont, Tournament was
rendered by w. S. O'Brien Rob
inson, Esq, of this place, and Is
highly spoken of by those who
heard it. The fitting was good,
and did no discredit to the tradi-
lions of the Middle Ages. 1t re-
suited in Mr.. j. j. Peacock
browning Miss Matte Bec.on
Queen of Love and Beauty. Mr..
G. J. Thompson selected Miss
Annie Thompson first Maid of
Honor, Mr.. R. NJ. Peacock chose
Miss Fannie Pippin second
Maid of Honor, and Mr.. q. J..
Becton, Miss Eta Sands third
Maid of Honor. The Corona
ton Ball was thoroughly en-
ioyed.-GoMsJoro Nal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26
nFCENB ER &c, 1881
miscellaneous.
wool Industry or Sheep
Husbandry, No. l.

By wool industry, we may
understand everything which
relates to raising sheep, the pro-
dnetion and manipulation Of
wool.
Il is believed North Carolina
possesses equal if not superior
Advantages for raising SHEEP
wei any of the Middle or
southern States, and that u
farmers would generally be
benefited by turning ther at
tention to this branch of indus
Try.
The careful observer cannot
tail to be impressed with the
TACT hat the production of wool,
unlike the production of any
s,her raw textile material, can
be advantageously pursued or
raised in every State, especially,
and | believe successfully in our
own territory.
1t would be difficult to find
any industry more general than
that of raising wool, Or to which
State encouragement can he
afforded with less risk Of arous-
ing sectional jealouses.
The facility and rapidity with
which sheep can be raised, their
rapid increase, their value for
food and raiment should entitle
to a place on every farm in
North Carolina-they are the
most perfect machine in exis
tence for converting grain and
grass into flesh.
1t is said the quality of mutton
has been greatly increased in
the past few years, and that it
Is daily increasing IN popular
demand. When we consider
the positive saving i'll the use of
mutton over all other meat, its
superior nutriciousness as afood,
that it can be produced in one
third less time, and is worth in
market three to five cents a
pound more than beef, we are
surprised that the subject has
not received more attention by
our people, and that they have
Lot in their sovereign capacity
demanded legislative protection
of this great industrial interest.
viii the legislature at its next
session give due consideration
10 this question bearing SO
heavily upon the best interests
Of their constituents by protect
ing sheep, and lessening taxa
ton! Let Us hope they will,
and let us send up such appeals
from every county and neighbour
hood in the State for relief, as
will induce them to believe that
We speak what we mean, and
mean what we speak. How
many counties and neighbor-
hoods will take action at once
on this subject? Let us speak
through the medium of the
FARMER AND MECHANIC, with the
nope that the journals through
ont the State will give aid and
Influence to this important work.
ID. A. NJ.
GO. SHOPS, Dee. IA, 1873.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26

The Charlotte DonOcrat and
CJseruer both favortaxlng heavl-
lv the h;ordes of drummers for
Northern houses who scour the
country from one to the other.
Keep the ballin motion.-The
sale of the attached effects of
the colored preacher, who left
for Tennessee between suns, took
place at the court house at noon
on Thursday last. This rever-
end runaway had a "sweet
tooth )" half of his effects con
sisted of preserves.-Mr. ). NJ.
Case, of this county, while I'M
der the influence OF liquor on
Saturday, fell backward from
the iron railing In front OF the
Swannanoa House, to the area
below, and injured himself bad
ly. His collar bone was broken,
and he was otherwise severely
bruised about the head and
b~ody.-Asheville Pioneer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26
Donan Speaks.

OF Colonel Hounshell. He has
recently been visiting Virginia
and Washington, and is well In
formed about political matters
that are attracting the attention
OF the public. One of the re-
por.ers Of the Commercial had
an interview with Colonel Do
nan, and received from him a
great deal of information That IS
Of public interest.
Reporter-N hat portion of the
South have You visited, Colonel2
Colonel i nan-I started out
with tie ..4n,!on O. visiting
Virginia aid the Carolinas.
partly on business, but more for
irollcklng purposes. | was de-
tanned in Richmond 50 long that
| abandoned the trip further
South.
Reporter-How did you find
things in Richmond and Nir-
glnia?
Col. D.-Virginia and Vir-
ginia people are terribly op-
pressed by poverty. Richmond
financially, IS desperately hard
up, and commercially almost at
a stand-still. The business men
of the city are looking forward
with great interest to the COM
pletion of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad to Cincinnati,
which its managers think will
be accomplished during the next
year. The building of 146 miles
more will make the road one of
the great through lines between
the East and the West. A large
part of the freight from New
York to San Francisco now comes
by way of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad through Rich
mond and Cincinnati.
Reporter-What about politi-
cal matters in the Old Domin-
ion?
Col. D.-The people begin to
show symptoms of subjugation.
The keen sense of honor that
formerly characterized them as a
State is blunted. The bitterest
fight at present is concerning the
State debt, which amounts to
about $4,000, 900. A very large
element of the population under
the lead of such men as Fulker-
son, of Washington County, is
in favor of the reputation of
the whole debt or a readjustmant
of it at lower figures. The
honest debt payers, who favor
the payment OF every farthing
of their obligations, are led by
such men as General Joseph Z.
Johnston, General w. f. IL.
Lee, Hon. w. w. Henry,J Judge
Robert Guild, Judge Me dith,
and others of similar character.
Reporter-Speaking of Gen
eral Joe Johnsto, what position
will he be apt to take in Con-
gress?
Col. DIE will rank among
the first men in that body from
either section, North OF South.
We have been in the habit of
thinking Of him only as Il SOL
der, but he is really a man of
wonderful range and accuracy
of information In regard to the
history and politics OF our own
country and of other Nations.
Col. Chaille Long,the celebrated
African explorer, whom | intro
duced to General Johnston at
the White Sulphur Springs last
summer, said that he had found
him better informed in regard
to African affairs than any other
man whom he had met in
America. OF unwayering in
tegrity and courage, a close OBJ
server of the current of events,
and affable and polished in So
cial intercourse, | predict that
General Johnston will rank
among the ablest and best of
Southern representatives.
~Reporter-knowing your So
cisl tastes and experience, what
Is the true condition of society
in Richmond
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26

If you make up your mind to
serve satan, do not pretend to
serve God f; and if you serve God,
serve him with all your heart.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26

The MooREsyILLE HIGHWAY
RoBBERY.-When the train pass
ed Mooresville, yesterday after
noon, Mr.. w. G.. Fowler, the
merchant who was knocked
dow and robbed there night
before last, was thought to be in
a dying condition. He hasn't
spoken since the occurrence.
Several persons were arrested
under suspicion, but as yet no
positive evidence has been OBJ
tanned against any one. The
citizens Of the place are greatly
incensed at the outrage, and "
cry effort is being made to dis
cover the perpetrator, and they
are not likely to stop until this
IS done. A brother of the vic
aim, Mr.. }. J. Fowler, came up
from his home in Wilmington
last night and will go OH TO
Mooresville to-day. - Charlotte
Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-26

~@-% Sf&&1 f81 T.
moi Of dancing boys and girls.
handsome and courteous, TIT fro
lois and insipid.
Reporter-I e from the tele-
graphic reports that YOU had an
interview with President HAYES
a You came through Washing
ton. Have you any objection TO
stating the substance Of it?
Co. D.-None at all an |
suppose | had better begin bv
giving my reason for calling on
Mr.. Hayes. Is YOU perhaps
remember, | had a decidedly
free and easy correspondence
with him while the Electoral
Bill Was pending, and | felt
some natural curiosity TO see
him. Besides, L wished to ex-
press to him, personally. the APP
probation that all thinking men
IN the South have of his efforts
in the direction of a complete
restoration of the Constitutional
rights of the Southern States.
He has shown himself disposed
to do his duty, which, in these
times, IS a rare thing IN
a public official. As things
now stand, Grant will IN
doubtedly be the Radical can
didate for the Presidency. He
will come back from his foreign
tour with all the prestige of the
grandest series OF ~ovations ever
rendered by the Old World to
an American citizen. All Europe
has risen up to do him honor.
He will be received with a sue
cession of magnificent trlumphs
in every great city of our CONT
nent and, backed by the whole
money power Of this country and
the world, and by the entire
otfice-holding and Off e. seeking
hordes, he will be hard enough
to defeat without having the
army and navy and the whole
weight of the General Govern
ment thrown into the scales in
his favor.
His election means the end of
the Republic. The same tidal
wave that carries him into the
Presidency will bear a sweeping
Radical majority into the lower
house of Congress, and two
years later will give them the
Senate. Then an amendment to
the Constitution establishing a
life Presidency will be forced
through, on the ground that our
perpetually recurring election
excitements are dangerous to the
peace of the country. This will,
in all probability, be speedily
followed by a reorganization Of
the Southern State Governments
"a sort Of duplex-elliptic recon
struction, on the pretext of main-
tanning a republican form of
government, and the right Of
freedman's suffrage in those
States. There will come an en-
largement of the standing army,
rapid consolidation, wild extrava-
gance and expenditure, perhaps
revolution and anarchy.