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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Supposed Double Murder.
Respectfully,
ID. q. IIAULoW.

On Wednesday niaht Il war
rant was received from Justice
George Badger Robinson, of
Ransom Township, Columbus
county, for the arrest in this
city of one George Littleton, on
suspicion of being guilty of a
double murder.
The grounds upon which the
warrant FOR Littleton's arrest was
issued are, as far as we can as
certain, as follows: On or about
October 1st, George Littleton
arrived ut the house of his
brother, Mack Littleton, IN
Ransom Township, Brunswick
county, and during his stay
there he made certain admis-
>ions, which leaked out in some
way to the effect that on last
Sunday was a week ago, at a
little station on the Georgia
Railroad, known as Social Cir
Gle, he went to the house of a
Young lady, by the name of
Mss Ida Montgomery, to whom
he had been paying his addresses,
and that some words passed be-
tween them, when she suddenly
left the room and went into an
adjoining one, in which was
heard Immediately afterwards
the report of a pistol, and upon
Investigation it was found hat
the young lady had committed
suicide by shooting herself in
the head with a pistol; that he
(Littleton), being afraid that he
might be connected in some
way with the death of the
young lady, took the train on
the same night, buying a through
ticket to Wilmington, but got
off at Brinkley's station, and
went to his brothers house, as
before stated, who lives on a
plantation belonging to Mr.. G..
w. %Summerill, of this city. A
few days thereafter a young and
well dressed stranger appeared
at Brinkley's depot and inquired
the way to Littleton's house,
after which nothing more was
seen or heard of him.
And now comes the second
chapter in the horrors with
which the name Of George Lit
tIeton is GustIy or unjustly)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
OCTOBER 10, 1873.
Ili5trllaurous.
Practical Experience with Cow
Mixers.

The following will be valua-
bic, "a an experience which JUS
tifes our previous belief upon
the subject. F. NJ.
FAYETTEVILLE, oct. llth.
.Hrssrs. Editor:
/ have Just read, in the FAR
MER AND MECHANIC Of Oct. 10th
two articles "about COW mixers"
and while it is fresh III my mind
will give YOU the benefit of my
experience. | have owned sew
cral fine COWS and have always
given them my personal atteE-
ton both in milkingand feeding.
| bought a set of milking tubes
in New Jersey a few years ago;
they were highly recommended.
I tried them on two of my COWS,
at first | was highly pleased, the
milk flowed freely and the buck
It, we've filed rapidly. II
cows stood quietly to have the
tubes inserstd and | thought the
tubes a success, | vas satisfied
hat they came up to the recon-
mendations. After a few weeks
using the tubes, | noticed that
my COWS came up from pasture
with the milk dripping from
their teats, as there had been no
perceptible improvement IN the
pasture and no increase i'll the
quantity of milk, | studied over
the matter till | became sat SIZED
that the muscles in the lower
end of the teat had partially lost
tie power of contraction from
thc friction caused by the inSer-
ton and withdrawal of the tube
and the unnatural distension. |
am Strengthened in this belief
from other experiences, and do
not believe that milking tubes
can lie used for any great length
oil time without permanent inju-
~ TO the cow.
A milking machine to be sue
ccssful must work one outside Of
the teat, as the human hand does,
approximating as closely as pos
sible the calls mouth. | would
gladly welcome any invention
of that kind to lessen the labor
of milking and accomplish it
more rapidly.
Respectfully,
d.. q. HAULow.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

linked. \ few days since, a Mr..
King was passing through the
woods somewhere in the neigh
borhood of the Littleton place.
when his attention was attracted
to a certain spot by the efforts
OF his dogs to brighten away a
flock Of buzzards, and upon IN
yesti9ation, the body OF a man
was found in q small creek, with
a large limb and log Of wood
placed upon it to keep 1t down.
The body, upon being removed
from the water. bore the eviden-
ces of having been shot in the
head Just above the left eve, the
ball ranging in and downward,
cnu5ing, it is supposed, instant
death, the murderer or murder
ers having stripped him of ev-
erything he had on except his
shirt and drawers, even taking
off his socks.
Upon searching the room oc
cupied by Littleton, after he was
arrested, shirts, handkerchiefs
and letters We're found bearing
the name Of j. 7. Randall, the
latter being OF Il strictly private
character (in fact, love letters,)
and such rs would not be likely
to pass into the hands of a third
party, except by foul means.
This individual RandalD is sup
posed to be the same person who
got off the train at Brinkley's,
inquired the way to Littleton,s S,
and was not afterwards seen or
heard of, and who was believed
to have been in pursuit of Lit
Teton.
In a word, it Is the general
belief in the neighborhood where
the body of the murdered man
was found, that Littleton muir
deIed Mis- Ida Montgomery,
bought a through ticket to
Wilmington, got off and went to
his brothers to elude pursuit,
where he was followed by Ran
dali, a relative or friend of the
young lady, and that he murder
ed him.
LATER.-After the eXamina-
ton by Coroner Toon, George
Littleton was jailed for trial,
and MacLane Littleton held In
$500 as a witness. George had
on the murdered mans clothes.
From the Wilmington Star, 18th
inst.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

At Winchester. lie doubtless
ten smoked one.
an FULLER, one OF tic sturdy
Dutch governors Of New York.
was q samou. smoker, AMI Irving
tells us that he smoked eight
hours out OF the twenty-four.
Sumatra Tobacco i, OF beau,i-
lul appearance, If almost a silky
texture. and in color i a rich
hroWn. 1t Is extensively uS,d in
the manufacture OF Cigars.
hanes.er was the name gwen
IN America TO baskets OF ru~he,
or cane, into which Tobacco was
put when sent to Europe hence
The name Of "kancster Tobacco.
Cayendi,h Tobacco received
Its name from the great naviga-
tor, whose VOYAGES made HIM
famous, aud VA originally cut
from a closely pressed cake 81
the leaf.
In one OF the articles of i'm
parchment against the Earl OF
Strattord, in 1910, it was claimed
that he had, when III Ireland,
monopollzed the trade in Tobacco
and pipes.
In 1871 appeared the first
catalogue Of about Tobacco.
1t contains the titles Of some 169
volumes, and was published in
order 70 make a photography,
OF Tobacco, as nearly as possible
complete.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Write Women Outraged by Ne
groes = Speedy RetributiOn =
Call Out the Troops"
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. H..

INDIANAPOLIS, OcU. IL.
Monday night seven negroes
outraged four white women near
Mount Vernon, Casey county.
Last night Deputy Sheriff Oscar
Thomas, while attempting to
arrest some Of them, was killed
by Daniel Williamson, co,ored.
This morning mob of nearly
three thousand gathered and
shot Williamson, hung two 9th
ers, and are preparing to hang
the rest. Great excitement pre-
walls.
Rowan RICE.--Dr. Thos. Hill
has laid on our table a bundle
Of green rice, raised on his place
i miles north Of town. Some
Of the heads are ripe, but the
larger part is green and will
p~robobly be caught by the frost
before maturity. But We have
little doubt this crop might be
raised here in a small way on
very rich land. We remember
when some of the better class of
farmers in Montgomery county
had their rice patches as regu-
larly as their potato patches
Salisbury Waterman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Read or not, Just as you
ChewS.

Gilbert Stuart. the celebrated
American portrait painter, was
confirmed snuff taker, and used
the dust freely while at work at
his easel.
The Albany Journal, says of
Miles Standish's pipe, that ''if
was a little iron affair of about
the size and shape of common
clay pipe
Ben Johnson notes that the
best pipes Of his time We're made
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

COLD IN THE IIEAD.-This can
be cured at once if taken in time.
Dissolve a tablespoonful of pulveri-
zed borax III a pint of hot water /;
when tepid, snuff some up the nos
trils two or three times a day, or
use the dry powdered borax like
snuff, taking a pinch as often rs re-
quircd.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Execution Of a Noted Desperate

EA0cuClOn OF a Noted Desperate.
GALVESTON, Oct. IA special
from Giddings says: WIN. +.
Langley. generally known as Bill
Langley, was executed to-day in
the presence Of a vast crowd, for
the murder Of Wilson Anderson,
In March. 1915, Langley made
a speech from the gallows, ask
ING the forgiveness Of those he
had injured, and warning his
hearers to forego revenge, as it
brought him to the scatfold.
Langley was a noted desperate,
and had killed eight men, six
white and two negroes, besides
shooting several others who sur
vived.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

PORTABLE LEMoSADE.-Pow-
dered tartaric acid one ounce, pow
dered sugar six ounces, essence Of
lemon one drachm !: let it dry
thoroughly in the sun rub togeth-
er and divide in p papers. One
makes a glass of good sweet lemo-
made.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

INFANTICIDE-There was quite
an excitement in Wilson on
Sunday afternoon. A dead
negro child was found in the
garden of Mr.. Thos. jordan.
Suspicion pointed to his cook,
Della Blake. Upon being ac-
cused, she rushed to a we'll and
jumped in, but was pulled out
nearly drowned, and is now III
jail to answer the awful account.
-Southerner.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
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For DYsPEPoIA.-Burn alum
until the moisture III il is eyapora-
ted. then take rs much as YOU can
put on Il dime. about half an hour
before eating. Three OF four DAYS
probably will answer: take it until
cured.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

CoRNS.-Soft corns can be cured
by this corn salye Boil tobacco
down to an extract, then mix with
it a quantity of white pitch pine,
and apply it to the corn, renewing
it once Il week until the corn dis
appears.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31
POLITICAL.

The fall campaign opened on Mon
day evening at the Burke school
house, with Major Howe, and Pol
ock in the arena. OF course it didn't
dash Howe particle to come forward
and say his little speech as the lead
ing candidate on the "DemOcrdtic In
dependent Greenback LHbOr-reforna
Ticket :" but Pollock appeared to be
particularly i'll at ease, as though his
harness didn't fit.
As the main-sills Of the platform of
that great new party are the financial
problems, and as we supposed that
those men would be able and willing
to submit something superior to any,
thing within our ken, we attended
that meeting for the express purpose
of gaining some light on the subject
and the proposed remedies for these
oppressed times, aud here it is IN
Howe's own words:
1--WE, the producerso OF the west. want
more money with which to transact
our massive business. We want
cheap, light money which we can get
for the asking and carry by the pock-
etfull. We want the national banks
wiped out, and their issue re-issued
directly by the government, bearing
simply the government stamp; as.
the coin dollar, and made legal ten
der for all dues for which gold is re-
ceivable. We want greenbacks. We
must have them and we will have
them.
The value of money does not de-
pend upon any inherent or intrinsic
value, upon any collateral nor upon
the character or time of it's redemp-
ton. but like wheat and corn, upon
the demand for it.
Why does any dollar possess cur
rent value2 Because the best govern
ment under the sun says it is's dollar,
and that government can print its
stamp upon your OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and make II as good as gold.
The financial problem is too large
'or you or to understand, so let US
,on fine our operations to things we do
and release the country
rom the grasp of the accursed money |
of the east.
They ask US, how are we going to
.edeem our greenbacks? Great God
by need we trouble our heads about
We can't keep them
,ver night If we pay our honest debts
With them, but they let as out of the
Grape, and zoe viH let future legisla-
ors take care of their redemption"
This shows us just where Howe
tsnds, and We suppose ne is sound in
be doctrine of his party, at least he
has his lesson we'll, and ,
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31

But some gentlemen say that Con-
gTess has the power TO make money,
and want to ask them one question ;
| want you to think about it: If this
government has the power to make
money, why should 1t collect taxes
from us? Why don't they make it
and let us alone? If this government
can make a dollar bill just that quick
(slappirg his bands tOgether), why
should they make us labor day and
night, and make US pay taxes to sup
port them? IT the government can
make money, lettnem make il and let
us alone. But, instead of that, this
great government comes up here into
this country with the bayonet and
compels you TO pay taxes. 1t is like
the ocean trotting around to borrow a
little salt water. the sun trying to
get the loan of candle from some
poor devil that has worked weeks to
make that candle. So | say to them,
if they can do it let them do it.-Col.
Bob I1gerSOu.
Now we are going to submit Colon
ell Bob's dilemma to Church Howe.
1t has stumped Ben. Butler and even
KearDey, but our own Church Howe,
the greatest fiatist now on top of the
earth Except. perhaps, his honorable
colleague, Nate Johnson) can. tell US
all about it, we haven't the least doubt.
When the fiatists get fully under
headway will the people have to pay
any taxes? If SO, why? and If not
SO, Why's
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31
Democratic BnlldOzerS.

Accounts published in the New Or
leans papers give clear Idea OF The
Teusas Parish affair. There are in
the parish 900 Republican and 30U
Democratic voters. The Republicans
were organized 10y A. w. Fairfax, Re
publican candidate for Congress TO ill
vacancy, acting 10 concert with eX-
Chief Justice Ludeling, Republican
candidate for the full term iii the
Forty-sixth Congress. The Republi
cans declined to submit TO dictatiOn
in nominating parish officers, and the
Democrats ordered their convention
to disperse. The delegates finished
their work, however. aud went home
The White League held Fairfax re-
sponsible for this action, and, under
Captain Peck. went to the Fairfax
piece and ordered him out of his
house. He declin ed to obey. and or
dered them to leave. The mob open
ed fire, and wounded Fairfax and kill
ed three colored men. The fire was
returned, and Peck was killed and
others wounded. This unusual result
go demoraliZed the White Leaguers
that they called for the militia. The
Republicans simply announced that
they would not he bulldozed, and that
they proposed to vote In their own
way in November. Fairfax cannot
further In the canvass. hut
he will receive the full Republican
vote all the same IF the Republicans
remain firm there will be trouble.
doubles. butth will elect their Con-
gresham. Inter Ocean.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31

The Ashland Reporter Is one of
our rampant new tangled greenback-
ers, and an organ of that party. 1t
declares that all the greenback party
wants is, Ito issue only a sufficient
amount of legalIteDder greenback
money to pay off the bonded indebt-
edness of the United States"
That is to pay off coin contracts In
irredeemabIe paper. If this is not
worse than reputation and the most
palpable rascality, what lie il?
Voters of Nemaha, this is the doc
trine of Howe, Pollock, Johnson, and
Lash, if they are true to the party
that nominated them. Do you want
to elect men, who, If they had an op-
portunity would violate the plighted
faith of the nation and bring lasting
dishonor and shame upon US? If so
vote for them, by all means. But If
you would have a paper currency
as good as gold and silver, and believe
in paying our debts according to con-
tract, thereby sustaining our credit,
our honor, you will vote the Republi-
can ticket.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31

The Repository. published at Cham
bersburg. Pa, has an item which hits
one of our fiat reputation candidates
so squarely that we are irresistsbly
tempted to copy it:
1t is not in very good taste, accord
in to all the ordinary rules ofproprie-
ty. for an official who has had numer-
Gus nominations from the Republican
party, and who was twice elected to
one of the most important county of
fees. to snap and snarl at nearly ev-
ery candidate on the ticket, because
he was not placed In nomination for
a third term. Such q course will have
the effect Of causing many to regret
that he ever enjoyed any of the hon.
ors of the party.
Our Brownville readers will very
correctly apply this to the proper sore
head.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31
Collar and Elbow.

DETROIT, MICH, Dot. 2i-The De-
trolt Opera House Was crowded this
evening 10 witness the wrestling
match between John McMahon,
champion Of California, aud Robert
Wright, of this city. Stakes $3.50 and
door money. Time Was called at $50
and in few minutes Wright was on
his back.
The second round was called at 9
O'Clock. After twenty minutes hard
work McMahOn threw Wright, but
the referee decided no fall.
The third round was called at 9:35
and in five minutes Wright was down
but it was decided no fall.
The fourth round was called at $40
in which Mcmahon easily threw
Wright. Time, minutes.
The referee then decided the match
ia favor of McMahOn. Colonel James
Mclaughlin acted as umpire for
Wright, and James Hsrtness for Nc
Mahon. Referee, John NaylOr, all of
Detroit.
According toan agreement between
Colonel Mclaughlin and Mcmahon.
Mclaughlin will now have to meet
the California champion.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31

petting and feeding them until they
break out again on another raid to ap-
pease their damnsble instinct. We
in our heart. damn such an Indian
policy and all who would perpetuate
1t. Just think of the suffering of the
frontier people, the losses they have
sustained, the. merciless indignities
heaped upon the females; and they
having no means of redress. We
wish they had the power to meet out
just punishment to the lousy brutes,
then there wousd never be another
Indian raid, and the avocation of pol
icy connivers, and agents-pirates we
should say-would also be gone forev-
ar
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31

II appears that the most cruel and
terrible outrages were committed by
the Cheyennes during their recent
raid through the western portion of
our state. They drove away th eetook
of ssttiers, murdered indiscriminate-
ly. and perpstrated the most beastly
outrages on all the women and girls
that fell intotheir hands. Now what
ought to be done with these red oeViis
as punishment for sach crimes
Should they not be punished as v mites
and negroes are punished for like oi-
fenses? A white man.for even an at
tempt to commit rape is severely pun
ished. a negro is taken out and'hang-
ed, but Indians may ride through the
country and outrage hundreds of
mothers and little girls-and how are
they punishedP Wepresume the u.s.
ual custom will be followed of coax
ing them back on thsir reservation,
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31

The State Central Committee of
which Mr.. Dawes, of Crete, is chair
man and ex-candldate for Gov. has
kept the candidates and other orators
well in the field during the campaign.
Appointments were m made all over the
State, including Peru and Sheridan
in Nemsha county-but Brownville
has been entirely ignored. Probably
Chairman Dawes has given us this
terrible grasshopper kick because our
delegates didn't make him governor.
But it don't burtatall, and we'll give
q respectable vote for the ticket.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31
low we ask candid. well.meapinp

now we ask candid, well-meaning
men If those sentiments do not smack
q little too strongly Of ultimate repu-
diation, and of disposition to 20 Il
blindly and let the future take care of
itself, to risk the interests of the ma
ton in the hand of such a party?
They insist that there will be no
political Issue of Importance before
the legislature next winter. and there
fore we should pay no regard to party
lines In selecting our representatives,
but support those men who are most
competent to discharge our business.
Agreed. But who doesn't know that
the conglomerate ticket In the field
this fall does carry political signifi-
canoe of great Importance to those
who desire righteous legislation and
a faithful maintenance of the public
credit? For the movement here is
in concert with just such mixture of
bad material throughout the country.
Republicans, turn ont and kill the
cub before his Daiis grow.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31
Last wear l3s. .469 immigrants arriv-

Last year l3o, 4o5 immigrants affiV-
ed in the United States. Germany
sent the most. 29,3l3; Canada came
next with 1929; England sent 49,
4O5; Ireland, 1882; China, S,992 /;
Sweden, $500 Norway, 4,759; Hun
gary, 4,5O4 France. 4,759; Italy, A.
l3I. Scotland, 3,502; far-Of Iceland
sent los. OF the total, $40 were pro-
fessional men and women. OF these
81 were actors; so were artists; IL
were authors; $40 were clergymen;
13 were editors; one gave his busi-
ness as that of an inventor; one
said he was a statesmen )" 26 were
lawyers; 81 were doctors; 1856 were
musicians. There were Is. 522 skilled
mechanics, 26. .566 laborers; IA, SAP
were farmers SO auctioneers; "a
bar kers !, 25 bar-keepers 26said they
were ''cs spitalists, and had no busi-
ness one said he was "a gentleman ;"
20 were chimney sweeps; one was
magician, aud there were 170 Sisters
of Charity.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31

A Democratic paper published
where Webster. the Democratic can
didate for Governor of Nebraska came
from in Tennessee, says Col. Web
ster "did good work stum2iDg the
State for Mcclellan" against Lincoln
and advises the people of Nebraska
therefore, to vote for him Irrespective
of party" o, of course, if Col. Web
ster harrangued the Tennessee rebels
for Mcclellan andideclared the war a
failure, he endeared himself to us and
we'll all go for him! Such patriots
as Webster must be attended to by all
means.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31

The Charleston Nel0s, Gov. HanIp-
ton d organ, says:
The Democracy have divided time
with the Radicals, it is true. 1t Is
their right TO attend any public meet
ing, whether those who get up the
meeting like il or not, and they have
n right TO be heard at the meetings.
Under such claim 3. 600 Democrats,
with 500 hOrsemen mounted and arm
ed, attend the Republicans meeting at
Sumpter. That is modern Democrat
ic methods of free speech. The peO-
pie uf the South might AS well take
notice that they are sowing dragons
teeth upon their fertile acres. This il
the year l87S-printing presses, steam
and lightning carry the tidings, and
people read, and as sure
AS ever the truth comes uppermOst,
And ever is Justice done,
will the people Of the South have
reason to repent Of the crimes against
law. good order, and humanity, which
are not only Of daily occurrence, hut
which are defended as right by the
lawmakers and executors of law in
the Southern States. Inter Ocean.