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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

SEATTLE, Aug. Is, 1878
The Common Council met pursu-
ant to adjournment.
Mayor Brown in the chair.
Councilmen present. Messrs. Den
ny, Murphy, Miller, Baxter, Chill
berg; Clancy and Abrams.
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved.
The Mayor submitted the follow
ing:
Gentlemen ofthe Council:
Herewith, l return to you for
your further consideration the bill
of John J. McGilvra. Esqr., which,
on motion, was ordered to be paid
by vote of this Council on the 18th
inst. By section 2S, of the City
Charter, 1 find that the power and
authority given to the municipal
corporation, is vested in the Mayor
and Common Council of the City of
Seattle, together with such other
officers as the article of incorpora
ton mentions or authorizes to be
created. By section 63 of the char
ter, I find that all demands and ac-
counts against the city must be pre-
sented to the Clerk, with necessary
evidence in support thereof; such
demands and account must be sub
mitted to the Council of the city,
and the council shall. by a vote, di-
rect whether the same shall be
paid or any part thereof. By Sec
ton IS of the charter, it is deter
mined that when the Council or
ders any demand or account to be
paid, if money has been appropriate
ed for that purpose, and not other-
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This is . terrible place fos gambling.
Faro is the favorite gar4e, but for those
who like it there ia also poker (unlini-
ted). keno. sixty-six and euchre. One
man had e marvellous slice of luck. he
startSo in to play faro. He played thirty
t%o hours without stopping or sleeping.
and eating hasty bite as he played.
Lost $11. 900 in that time, was nearly
broke, being left with but $40 or SO,
which be staked. He was so exhausted
that he fell asleep, and yet so excited
was the brain that he continued auto>
matically to play. knowing nothing. By
this time there was crowd around.
Well, he actually won back all he he'd
lost and about $4,000 besidcs. He
would probably have continued on
playing, but he burst the bank. 1t was
only then that the spectators discovered
he had been sleeping. Eye Witnesses
state that when be was awakened he
was the most astonished man they ever
saw. though he managed to walk off
quite comfortable with $2S.O00.
One more little episode and 1 sm
done, AS walked along the streets I
noticed large numbers of men with
wounded ears some in one stage;
others healing. some carefully plastered
others again with only little bit of
ear, some actually not vestige lett. 1t
appears that what is called ear chewing
is Common occurrence. One miner
gets to playing cards with another; as
the gambling goes on the excitement in
creases; a little dispute arises, and.
presto, before anyone can interfere one
springs on another and goes for his ear.
If he is q powerful man. with good
teeth and strong muscles. he sometimes
bites the ear right off, and unconcern-
edly spits it on the floor. More fire.
quently. though he contents himself
with simply chewing at it until some
bystanders just pull him off. In more
serious rows the bowie knife and re-
volver still reign supreme. The LOWE
knife is carried in the boot leg, and the
revolver slung outside. in full view
around the waist. With all this, must
say l like the people. They are rough
but thoroughly good tempered. and a
reckless bonhomie 1 Virginia
City Letter. to st. Louis Republican.
, 1878-08-24

One Georgian has collected
and sold 10000 pounds of bullets
from battlefields in that state.
'Fhis reminds us of popular
society play, Lead Astray.
We observe that Washington
ians are teaching the young idea
how to shoot. One little girl Of
the capital city has just succeed
ed in shooting another little
girls nose off.
A Hartford etymologist says
there are at least thousand
kinds of bugs in that city. This
viii! give one an idea Of the
number of boarding houses.
Five months ago st. Louis
doctor removed the under jaw
Of a cancer patient and fitted
him with a new one of silver.
Last week he told a reporter:
"Oh, the mans dead, but the
operation was successful" p"
The project of a railroad across
Newfoundland is said to be at
tracing attention in the London
financial world, which is more
amiable in view of the dismal
dividends paid by the Grand
Trunk and Great Western OF
Canada.
As the night air is so unwhole-
some do not sit On the front
stoop without putting something
around your girl.-Hackensack
Republican. That's SO, We always
go armed for an emergency of
that kind. But let's leave the
painful subject.-Eli=abeth Herald.
There are two brothers on
West Hill who are SO much
alike that they cannot tell each
apart; and one day last week,
when John was raging like a
volcano with the toothache,
Henry went down to DR.. Will
sons and had six teeth pulled.
-Burdettc.
, 1878-08-24

In 1Aany parts of rural England there
prevails a curious notion that bread
filled Aith quicksilver and thrown into
water will indicate the spot where 9
body is lying, The annual register for
1907 records case where loaf thus
filed suddenly tackled about and swan
across the river" where the body was
found.
A strollorj in N.sI bey
lately discovered two fine boquets on
Charles Dickens grave, together
q much more touching tribute-a little
posy of wild flowers. which bore evil
dence of long distance and hot, ,unglovsd
hands. just what Dickens below would
be pleased to have placed on his tomb
perhaps by unknown Little Nell"
81 wish to be friend of the friend
less, widow to the widowless, and a
father to the fatherless," said shing
speaker at recent revival meeting.
After man gets to be thirty>eight
years old he kant form any new habits
much. The best he kan do is to steer
his old ones, says Josh Billings:
When you have bored the bulls eye
set down and keep still; folks will think
then that you kan hit it emmy time you
have mind to, says Josh Billings.
A great big ripetomato. if well aimed,
will do more to make an orator forget
his subject than all the cheers mad
crowd can utter.
Kankakee, ILL.,, has a justice
who beats them all in matrimo-
NAL splicing with neatness and
dispatch. This is about the for
mula: sHav'er? 'Yes.' 'Hav'im?'
dyes" "Married S2."
Eve never took her husband five
miles through heat and dust for the
purpose of finding q new kind OF bug
and hiavne picnic.
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WARRANTED FOB FIVE YEARS.
UTIo -.

All persons are cautioned not to make, deal,
sell, or use any sewing machines that sew with
our needle, and make the Elastic stitch, or that
have the new Patent selEfeed attachment, un-
less the same are purchased from this company
or their agents or licenses, and stamped under
our patent. Beware of worthless kaitatious
and INSCRIPTIONS parties who have copied our
circulars, advertisements, DC, and buy only the
machine manufactured by u.s.
"The wonder is how so good machine can
be sold at SO low price.-[Globe
We havs seen the machine and consider it
hrst-ciass in every respect.-fTranseripk.
We can recommend it to our readers.
tian Index, N. Y.
The machine arrived safely; we are more than
pleased; it does more than you clam for it.
We shall call the attention of our readers to it,
-[St. Louis Christian.
thoroughly responsible company, prompt
in all their dealings, and one that We can COM
mend to our Enthusiastically
Sample machines with table and treadle for
warded to any part Of tSe world on receipt of
, 1878-08-24
SEWING MACHINE
Table and ::TreadIe.
OnIv Eighteen Dollars.

The most simple and compact! The most
durable and economical tl A model Of com
bined simplicity, strength and beauty ~!
New and numerous pate1eed xttachmants,
No complicated machinery to be constantly
getting oM Of order,
So easy TO learn that a ch1k1 can run it, VIII
do all KINDS of sewing from the finest to the
coarsest. Will hem fell, tucts braid, cord, gath
er, embroider, etc.; uses selfadiusting straight
needles, and all description Of cotton, silk and
thread. Makes the strongest stitch known
the cloth wills tear before the seam will rip
uses the thread direct from the spool. Tie ma
chine is beautifully finished mS highly orna-
mented, and
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General News.

CHICAGO, Aug 19.-The Tribune this
morning says editorially that the Kear>
ney demonstration in indianapolis yes-
terday came into competition with q
demonstration of welcome to the new
Catholic bishop of the diocese. The
result furnished additional proof that
the blatant communist from California
4 Aexpeess nelthez ssf sssnI10ft nor counte-
nance from the great body Of the Catho-
lie church. The new bishop was well
coined by vast crowd of people, glad
of the opportunity to show their respect
for his holy office. Kearney was neg
lected with conspicuous contempt. the
street procession which was to have re-
ceived and escorted him to the picnic
grounds numbering but 6S by actual
count. The Indianapolis demonstra>
ton was a significant sample of the
estimate held of Kearney among western
workingmen. He is failure as SEN
sationalist in this longitude. and ought
to lose no time in returning to the open
arms of the Frisco hoodluns.
The Times Indianapolis specia! says:
The great labor demonstration with the
great California agitator as leading ats
traction, was failure. There was less
than hundred persons in the pro cess
ion. After speeches by the lesser COM
munistic lights. Kearney mounted the
platform and exploded with great
noise. He recitsd portion of tho I'd
chapter OF St. James with a vicious in
tonation, indicative of an inclination to
convert his biblo into bludgeon and
send some of the aforesaid capitalists to
kingdom come. Here followed a recital
in billingsgate of the recent political
campaign in California. where labor
was crowned king. in the battle against
Democratic robbers and Republican
thieves, leprous bondholders who have
apparently lost the lecherous qualities
of piratical thieves and soulless vans
pires, assisted by Bohemian ghouls.
employed by the onopelistie press to
distort facts and misrepresent ne work
ingmen. The plains Of California, said
he, are strewn with the carcasses Of
public plunderers. We did not want
or ask for public sympathy, nor do we
want it now. We want liberty and
liberty We will have though the mid>
night skies and hell itself overflows
with the corpses of the robbers. Work.
ingmen here can accomplish all that We
have doue in California by organizing
and pooling their issues. We will first
pull down and then upon the ruins
build up political party that will once
more raise the flag of our country
over a land of liberty. Kearney closed
with the expression of belief that the
g uttering of thunder is heord in the
air, that the leaves of the forest whisper
to US of the desolatiun approaching and
that when the tornado bursts over the
land. peijured judges, pirates and cut
throats, bank stock owners would have
q tough time to get along on this aide
of the river.
NEW XsRK, Aug 19.-.as Herald's In
dianapolis special says Kearpey was
advertised to speak as the Patrick
Henry" OF California. and says he is
rapidly finding his level.
The World says editorially: eff citi-
zen Kearney were to die this week his
obituary notices would not be nearly SO
long as they would have been had he
persisted on his way east.
, 1878-08-24
Eighteen Dollars.

Special terms and extra Inducements to male
and female agents, storekeepers, &c County
rights given to smart agents free. Samples of
sewing, descriptive circulars containing terms
testimonials, engravins, &c; sent free. All
money sent IN Postoffice Orders. Drafts, or Ex-
press, are perfectly secure. Safe delivery gaar-
anteed,
All Orders, communications, etc, must be
addressed to the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23
NO. &

ALANASgE GRA~a1H- Thanks Is
the zeal q a few uaiirlas sptrits the
Patrons of Alamance arc - iay "a
earnest aud true a. were their grand
fathers who bastlci on the bloody acld
of the " Regulation against saJuss
laws. aud unreasonable TAXATION. an
hundred years ago. The ,.rangcrs
Picnic At Company Shops on ~aiur-
day gave evidence of this fact. anil
showed that there j. fife in the oad
land yet notwithstanding the AZ,
pareEt apathy in some sections Col.
Polk having left the city Go speak e.
the Edgecombe farmers az Tarboroi
about the time We returned 10 IL, We
are without full repor; Of .he proceed
ings. bat by all accounts II was very
pleasant and successful affair. About
loco ladies' and gentlemen were pres
ent. and splendid dinner as spread
for even more than thai number.
Rev. j. b Davis. OF Cabarrus county.
zone of the two canva-scrs for the
Sta;e) broke ground "-metaphorical-
ly speaking by practical address ON
deep plowing, thorough cul'ivatioE,
&c.
Col L. l. Polk was called To tia"
stand after dinner. and a. ususl held
close attention of the multitude while
he discoursed upon the causes which
produced and still demand. the
grange: the need OF organization
among farmers, &c. Then. changing
his theme, he explained the Depart
ment of Agriculture, its work. &C.
topics of doing away with dogs and
fences, and high railroad rates. There
is a growing interest IN Central North
Carolina upon these points. and ih"
people are pleased - hear thcrn dis
cussed.
Gov. Vance was next called out. and
certainly any one witnessing the en-
thusasm Of his welcome must agree
that i" Vance is power with the pco-
pie" 1t would be unjust to attempt
a I" hearsay report Of his remarks;
hence we shall only say that the al
dress was warmly received and viii
doubtless do good.
The Alamance Grangers deserve
| credit for their Jealous efforts to
awaken public interest in questions OF
| importance to the a-riculturists of tn"
| State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

The best southern agricultural Jour
nal that comes to our table - tAe faI-
mer and Mechanic. published at
Raleigh, North Carolina, by Capt.
Randolph Shotwell, formerly General
ID. II. Hills associate editor OH the
Charlotte Southern Home Bentons-
willie Ark. idrdHce.
Lots . thanks. Bro. Donan W.
have always believed you to b. the best
Judge OF an agricultural journal III tn"
United States besides your other &C
omplishments.
Captain Shotwclls Farmer and
Mechanic shows vast deal Of intelil-
gent work. Comes regular as clock
work -.SoutherHer.
We are pleased to see that the Far
mer and Mechanic Of Raleigh IS pros
pering Its advertising patronage -
steadily increasing. and subscription
list we learn j. rapidly enlarglng. II
IS the best medium for persons desIg-
ing 10 reach the farmers Of North Car
DINA that Is published within tn"
State. Pee Dee Herald
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

Rev. f. II. Harding. pastor of the
ID Presbyterian church of this city,
preached a strong sermon Sunday
morning, against the growing tenden-
CIV in America to eulogise and worship
those who gain their wealth and power
by illegal. sinful and questionable
means The discourse is calculated to
do much good and was listened to with
the closest attention throughout. This
is subject on which our ministers
should preach more, for it is in truth
demoralizing the land. = Charlotte
Home.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

THE MEDICAL CONVENTION at Colds
boro last week was perhaps the most
respectable in number, and persoael,
that has been held since the war.
Above 40 delegates were present-in-
Gliding some of the best known names
III the State. Greensboro was selected
for the place of next meeting. On
motion of DR.. S. 5. Satchwell, the fol-
elected: Dr. T. F. Wood, of Whining
ton, DR.. H. I. Bahnson, DR.. Peter f.
Hines, DR.. Joseph Graham; DR.. I. ID.
Haigh, DR.. Geo. l.. Kirby, and DR.. r.
j. Hicks of Granville. This Board is
the most important committee within
the jurisdiction of the convention. and
the names of such eminent physicians
as Messrs. Hines. Graham, Wood,
Haigh, Kirby, and the others, insure
thorough knowledge of medicine on
the part of the young doctors to be ex-
alnined and commissioned during the
ensuing year. Among those WHO ac-
lively participated in the proceedings
were Drs. Bahnson, Thomas j. Moore
of Charlotte, O'Hagnn of Pitt. Charles
Duffy of Newbern, McDuffie, Norcom,
Shatfner, Murphy, J w. Wick, j. A.
Gibson, Hall, ct al DR.. r. II. Lewis
read paper containing four cases of
diseases of the eye. DR.. Chas. Duffy
was installed as the new President.
DR.. Lane was chosen Orator for next
r"eting. DR.. A. c. Carr, Treasurer
Dr. Julian Picot, of Littleton, Secre-
tarv, We're both reelected.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

WAKE FOREST. - We extend our
thanks to the marshals, (Messrs. Nc
MILAN, Ferebee, Rogers. Covington,
Strickland and Hamrick). for very
handsome invitation to Wake Forest
prox. Rev. DR.. Mcdonald, of Rich
moud. is the Literary Orator: Hon. u.
w. Blount, Alumni Orator, and Rev.
DR.. Henson will preach the sermon to
the graduating class. DR.. Henson is
now of Philadelphia, but is native of
Va. graduated at the University of
that State. Prof. Taylor, who some
tine ago lost his voice, is greatly i'm
proved.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

The following gentlemen were e1-
amined and admitted to the Stat.
Medical Society a. its recent meeting
Drs c g Bryan, Rich Square, } II
Mcclellan, M1oreville; K X Gregory,
Greensboro; " W Jones, Raleigh, "
II II Cobb. Goldsboro: A u Lee, Chn-
ton: ID s Lyon and = b Barringer,
Charlotte: + II Hornaday, Willow
Green; J \ Pollock, kinstock; j III
Tucker. Henderson; Peter Mclean.
Shoe Heel; X j Noble, Selma, ami
Wellington, Faison.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

DECEASED. In Statesville, May 1st,
after brief illness. John c.. Ramsay,
Esq, aged 56,-father Of the junior
editor of the Landmarks, a man Of high
character for personal probity.-
Oxford, Mrs. l.. A. Paschall, aged 6S.
In Granville, Asa Morris, aged 81.
In Union, George w. Mccain,
aged 3O.-In Wilson, May 1st, w. w.
Brown. of Washington, n. c., sudden
", of heart disease.-In Rocky
Mount, Mrs. Lucy Fairless, aged so.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

A person holding high office at
Washington once declared earnestly
that no man could spend two terms in
Congress and be as pure and upright
as when he entered. The remark may
have been too sweeping, but certainly
there is something shamefully demor-
alzing in the atmosphere of the Ma
tional Capital!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

STATE SCRAPs.-Duplin Democratic
Convention May 25th. Red rust re-
ported in Alamance and Union.-
d. III. Abbott's saw mill in Pamlico
burned. loss So, 900, no insurance
The Homesley-Elias cotton suit which
has been dragging along ever since the
war, was decided at Anson court.
Honesty got verdict for S4 bales
cotton and Is years interest; COM
promise for $3, 100 and costs was agreed
upon after the verdict.-R. II. Saun-
ders of Coleraine landed half million
of herring at one haul-says CORES
pondent of the .SOutherner.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

Y. NJ. c. A. CONVENTION The ID
Annual Convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association for North Caro-
lima will be held in Greensboro on Fri
day, June 14th, continuing until Sun
day night. The Greensboro brethren
have extended cordial invitation,
and it is earnestly desired that every
association in the State shall be repre-
sented. Representative men from To-
calities where no association exists are
also invited. Delegates should report
at once 10 t. " Pittman, Charlotte,
y. c.. The following are the officers
of the State Executive Committee: /.
II. Foust, chairman, I. VI. Pittman,
and Geo. T. Coleman. secretaries: 4 .
Arlington, Chapel Hsll: r a. Yoder,
Conover; John Armstrong, Raleigh
Alex. Sprunt, Wilmington. Mr.. T. X.
Cree is expected to be present at the
Convention, representing the Inter
national Committee.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

THE ROANOKE NEwS.-It had escaped
our attention to notice that Mr.. w
Plummer Bachelor, formerly of our
city, has become the editor and pro-
prietor of this well known journal.
We are pleased to chronicle the fact.
Mr.. Bachelor has both the ability and
zeal to make good paper, and the
Roanoke region is one of the finest in
the State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23
lsalsisb ano Roundabout.

Raleigh Light Infantry paraded
Yesterday afternoon.
- The Durham Plant says, the whs at
crop is suffering from rust.
Capt. George n. Watt is one of
the clcverest of conductors, and this
isn't any 'free-pass-puff," either
Some fine singing, and lots of fun,
at Presbyterian Dime Party in lecture
room, last night.
Miss Lille Pike, daughter of AL
bert Pike, is the best musician in
" aahington.
Clara Louise Kellogg, the famous
singer and actress was born in Charles
ton but removed to New England when
quite young.
Grading on the Narrow Guage r.
r., is now within two miles of New
ton, and will be completed by the lat
ter part of August.
A negro was jailed on Saturday
for stealing a gold watch from DIR. S.
j. Montague of Wake Forest, the pre-
vious evening. He was caught while
in the act of trying to sell the watch.
BY a change of schedule on the
Raleigh and Augusta r. r., close con-
nection is made with the Carolina
Central at Hamlet.
BRO. Green of the Durham Plant,
for reasons of force only with himself,
declined to become a candidate for the
Legislature. He would have made a
most worthy representative.
Married, in CASTOR county. by
Rev. DIR. Pritchard, Mr.. l.. NJ. Hoff-
man. of Arkansas, and Miss Jennie
Jenkins. daughter of ID. 4. jenkins,
Esq.
1t is stated on the authority of a
clergyman that Mrs. A. I. Stewart is
soon to marry an Episcopal minister,
some 20 years her junior. Rich wild
ows can choose.
The BaltimCreon Md says: THE
many friends of Mr.. c. G.. Latta, Of
Raleigh, who resides in Baltimore,
will be pleased to hear Of his recent
good fortune"-referring to his matri-
monial prize.
Patton Thompson of Lebanon. Va,
is dead. He allowed tramp named
John Lloyd, from Danville, Va. to at
tempt to "cure him in 90 days" of a
bad cancer on the face. The quack
used arsenic-killed his dupe-and es
capped.
By change of schedule on the Car
olina Central, trains leave Wilmington
at $50 p. NJ: arrive in Charlotte $50
\. NJ: leave Charlotte at 6:15 A. NJ
for Statesville; arrive at 9:15; leave
Statesville at 9:25 A. NJ. for Henry's-
where arrive at 3:20 p. NJ.
J. I. Bostick, of High Point
wrltes-" have learned many valua
ble lessons from your paper, and should
regret to part with it. have orchard
grass from 3 to A feet high. Whea
Will be short from rust and othe
causes"
We We're gratifcd by pleasant cali
last week from quite a large numbe
OF gentlemen who were in the city a
delegates to the Grand Lodge |. Q. 0
f.; and others returning from TIN
State Medical Convention. 1t is al
advantage of residence at the capita
mat one may meet frequently witt
friends representative men from
every county in the State
The Baptist Sunday School o
1oldsboro had an excursion to Raleig
On tuesday, arriving here about 10 A
NJ In the afternoon match of bas
"ail was played in Nash Square: jun
otS % runs, IS outs; Young America
oi Goldsboro. 20 runs. 1S outs. w
trust the excursionists enjoyed them
selves. Raleigh should encourage sue
VISITS. 1t is the State Capital, and tn
visitors always bring business.
"A visit 20 tie Federal Cemetery
near this ciy, makes v,;~h for
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

The following appears almost IN
credible. but the Elizabeth City NC
Economist vouches for its authentic
" On Thursday. April 25ih, Capt. J.
W. Ward landed haul Of two hun
dred and fifty thousand herrings, by
actual count, AT w. L. Brinkley tish-
erv. This is said To be the largest haul
that i. remembered ever 10 have been
made on Croatan Sound. Capt Ward
was assisted in landing them by capt
VIM. Mann. They were all landed III
good order,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-23

KILLED BY ROOSTER. = Minnie
II, few days ago entered her fathers
chicken house, when she was sudden
ly attacked by a large game-cock,
whose spur pierced the child's head,
touching the brain, and paralyzing the
system. resulting in death