The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-29

Cohen and Harris, were Jailed on Tues
day for obtaining money under false
pretences, and assuming to be we'll
known physicians of the State One
pretended to cure female diseases and
both sold pewter ware dipped in quick
silver solution to resemble silver ware
The Spartanburg and Ash eville
K. r., having failed to comply with
the legal contract, have surrendered
their convict force, 125 in number to
Penitentiary Board, which at once as
signed them to the Western n. G. r. R.;
and now maybe the latter road will
trot into Asheville by New Years Eve.
Not that we wish to alarm any
body, but if you are already nervous
over the yellow fever, wouldn't it be
well to stop your dailies, and take the
FARMER AND MECHANIC? Because,
the morning papers are full of tele
grams from the fever districts, and
everybody knows that the telegraphic
wires are first-class conductors. A
word to the wise /. &c.
Doubtless all the world has heard
of Mrs. Pincus's baby at Phila, which
weighs only sixteen ounces and can
wear a wedding ring on its arm clear
up to the elbow We are awfullv
sorry, but it became too fond of milk
and crawled into the cream-jug. Poor
little dear, its heels just stuck out at
the top when the coroner arrived.
Thanks to Manager Lewellen for a
ticket to the Minstrel Concert. Though
unable to attend, we learn that Tucker
Hall was well filled by an intelligent
audience, whose appreciation of the
performance was loudly manifested
The net receipts were $120.75, which
sum was handed to the r. L. l. Band,
and will come back to the public in the
shape of good music.
Party ties are very weak Just now:
and the reason is to be found in the
selfshness of office-holders. The av-
erage politician when once he has sue
ceeded in climbing into a long term
Office, cares no longer for his party,
but hastens to surround himself with
pimps and bottle-holders, regardless
of the claims of the honest rank and
file, men who were fighting the party
battles, when lie very likely was shirk-
ing and lodging. Such things bear
fruit.
When Judge Aug. w. Seymour,
in 1868, steamed up Pamlico river with
a cargo of supplies for the Federal gar
rison of Washington. n. c., which
Gen. ID. III. Hill was vainly trying to
capture, little did he think that within
dozen or SO years he would be hold
ing Court at the Capitol of North Caro-
lima : and, during the same week,
''swear in" SO to speak, a Chief Jus
tice of the Supreme Court, and a negro
Solicitor. But we daresay he will see
mour yet i'll time to come.
Capt. Will Davies, of Greensboro
brought from Florida the other day,
Russian Bloodhound, a descendant of
the famous Seminole hunters. The
s'purp'' weighs only III lbs, to look a.:
but Davies has spread dozen or two
chickens in the back yard, and hopes
to have the testimony of several color
ed brethren ere long to the effect that
the weight, and ''rassle'n' power, of
that dog is no discount on threshing
machine. A friend of ours had one
of these Russian wolf-hounds that
almost whipped out the British Army
and Navy. He was captured in the
tower of Malakoff, at the storming of
Sevastapol. When the Allies swarmed
into the bloody redoubt, only four
Russians. and this powerful brute,
were found surviving. The dog S mas
ter lay among the slain. A French
officer claimed the animal, but it re-
uuired the assistance of nearly a COM
pany of Grenadier's to capture him.
Subsequently, while being transferred
from the Crimea to London, he slipped
his chain, knocked sailor overheard
and drove the passengers and crew
into the rigging holding possession OF
the deck until lasSo could be dropped
over his neck. But he soon became
quite tame, and was the playmate OF a
child Sc .cely tall enough to fondle his
savage jaws.