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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-08-28

the End OF November, lo43. In 1881, the
authorities of Jefferson College, Pennsylva.
MIA, conferred the degree of Doctor of Diviin-
ity upon him.
In 1906, about two years after he settled as
pastor, he married Isabella Harris, daugh-
ter of Hugh Harris, in his pastoral charge.
There is fact in the history of this Harris
family, which is too thrillingly romantic to
be omitted. In 1854, the Rev. Thos. Clarke,
a Burgher minister from Scotland, who had
lately settled as the pastor Of the Seceder
congregation Of Ballibay, Ireland, was arrest
ed and thrust into prison because he would
not swear by kissing the Bible. He remain.
ed in Jail from the latter part Of January, till
sometime in April. During the first week of
his Imprisonment, he was absolutely refused
bail, but on his brother.in-law giving bond in
the penal sum of nearly twenty thousand dol
lars, he was permitted to walk about the Jail
yard. Each week the members of his con-
gregation met to plead with God for the de-
liverance of their pastor. While in Jail, thir-
teen children were brought to him that they
might be baptized. This was not all. John
Harris and Ellen Reynolds, in the quaint
language of Mr. Clarke himself, "came and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04

RAILROAD MAN AND SPEAKER. = For
some days past there has been floating
through the newspapers a little paragraph
to the effect that Hon. S. j. Randall, Speak
er of the national House of Representatives,
had recently had a difficulty with a Virgin
ian In the Pullman car, somewhere or other,
and that IN the racket the Speaker had been
knocked down. The Augusta Chronicle
and COnstuutionaltst straightens the matter
out by the publication Of the following,
which it tells upon the authority of a gen
tleman of that city; Mr.. John r. Macmur-
do, General Passenger Agent of the Char
lotte. Columbia and Augusta and Richmond
and Danville Railroads, was passing through
a car between Washington and New York,
when his Way was INSTRUCTED by Speaker
Randall, who was standing in the aisle. Mr..
Macmurdo requested him to make room,
which Mr.. Randall declined to do, and spoke
very roughly. Mr.. Macmurdo said: "Sir,
you are an asst" to which Mr.. Randall made
a very sharp reply, whereupon Mr.. Mac
murdo knocked him down, and the matter
ended Charlotte Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04

THE GRANGERs.-The National Grange,
Z. OF t., met at Canandaigua, New York,
on the 18th ult. Grand Master Cheek and
wife, of North Carolina. were present.
Twenty-elght States were represented. and
the Grand Masters generally were accom-
panied by their wives. Col. Cheek was ap-
pointed on three or four important com
mittees. Resolutions endorsing the Worlds
Fair at New York in 1888, and the proposed
National Agricultural Society were adopt
ed. The folio wing officers were elected fer
the ensuing year j. J. Woodman, Master;
Put Darden, Lecturer; H. Eshbaugh, Lee
turer: S. II. Ellis, Chaplain; A. j. Vaugn,
Stewa d; w. Sims, Assistant Steward; F.
NJ. Mcdowell, Treasurer; w. N. LELAND,
Secretary; 0. Dinwiddie, Gatekeeper; Mrs.
Fl. H. Woodman, Ceres; Mrs. NJ. L. Oar
uen, Pomona; Mrs. E. NJ. Nicholson,
Flora: Mrs. III. Sims, Lady Assistant Stew
ard. Executive Committee: II. James, w.
G. Wayne, d. Wyatt Aiken.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04
Sorghum Sugar.

Washington special telegram saws:
DIR. Collyer. the chemist Of the arricnItu.
raj department, referring 10 the experiments
which have been made in maxine srpar
from Indian corn and sorghum, said 10 dav.
III Congress will give me ten acres ofIand
TO experiment on next season, | will return
twenty tons OF raw sorghum sugar fully
equal to the best raw cane sugar or forfeit
my reputation; that is, two tons 10 the acre.
and Is a much better result than they reach
on the average in Louisiana with the sugar
cane. The corn crop of Illinois, for exam
pie. said DIR. Collyer, lis worth about
$4,000, 900 annually. If they Will devote
one-tenth OF the acreage to sorgh um. or
the variety best suited to that latitude. they
can raise sugar in amount equal TO our
whole annual Importation. which is about
500, 900, 900 worth, and even this will only
equal fifty per cent. Of the most favorable
OF my experiments.
THE SECRET
he continued, nov thai the method Of
crystalIZatlOn is understood, is simply in
the time to gather the crop, and in this res
pect my experiments are complete and con.
elusive"
What is the total cost Of production?"
the doctor was asked.
"Well, on that point [ can't speak 50
DEFINITELY; but l see no season why it should
exceed three cents a pound. Raw sugars
now cost a fraction more than six cents a
pound, but about As cent. Of that is for du-
ties. We can certainly raise sugar from
sorghum much
CHEAPER THAN WE CAN BUY IT ABROAD"
"How about the extent of territory adap-
ted to the growth Of sorghumY'
"Therein is the great advantage. All
through this central belt of the states, and
we'll into the North and South, sorghum
can be grown with ease. / would not. for
example, send the early amber to South
Carolina, but would select a variety adap-
ted to the climate. the advantage of the
early amber, which is the species
from which the successes in Illinois
have been gained, is that it natures before
the season gets too far past. In Louisiana
ittakes nine, and sometimes twelve. months
close attention to the sugar cane crop to
bring it to a success. The cane, anyway, is
not indigenous to Louisiana, but is an ex
otto"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04

Raleigh NeUs: Granville correspondence
t'NVhen L.. J. Vaughan's school in Dutch
Vile township closed, they had quite a time.
w. a.. Davis, of Oxford, delivered the ad
dress, and a Mr.. Cash attempted to hug
and kiss a Miss Rycroft against her will.
She broke her parosol over his head and
then gathered up a pine limb and knocked
him down.. Not long since, on the very night
that Johnnie Holden was asking Parson
Holt to come and marry him to a Miss Dill
lard, and that her ma and pa were having
all necessary arrangements made for the
wedding feast, a young Mr.. Davis was APP
preaching her paternal mansion with steal
thy step, and in the unsuspicieus first hours
of the night he eased a Miss Fuller and
Miss Jennie billiard from the house and
transferred them to w. Andrew Haswells,
in Franklin. where they were hitched in
double harness by Thomas II Conyers, Esq.
Allen Davis has purchased James Macon
Davis tract of lane near New Light creek.
j. w. Davis has bought the Grissom place,
to which he will soon go.
The Wadesboro Herald thinks the man
ayers of the Cheraw and Wadesboro Rail
road did a very smart thing in buying their
iron when they did. They paid 500, 600
for it; now the same iron would cost $780,
600. Mai. Wilson, president Of the Wes-
tern North Carolina Railroad. expects to
run the first train of cars through savanna
noa tunnel and within six miles of Ashe-
vile on the 18th of December. Gov. Jarvis
and his board of internal Improvements, Of
which Col. VIM. Johnston, Of this city, Is
a member, have been notified and are ex-
pected to be of the party which will go
through on the first train.-Charlotte o.
Serrer.
The Enquirer says a collection was taken
up in the Presbyterian church Of Monroe, on
Thanksgiving Day, for the Orphan Asylum,
amounting to $3.50. Mr.. ID. b. Adams
also took IN a collection on the streets for
the same object, amounting to 1868
A. shirt has two arms just as pantaloons
10 tro ions Vet one is called a pair and
the other is only one. Isn't it time that we
let up on astronomy and paid more atten-
ton to the everyday triAes that yex the
~clearest mind?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04

WILSON ADVANCE ITEMS: In Marion, S.
C., on Wednesday, the 9th inst, Mr.. w.
e.. Gorham, of this place, led to the altar
Miss Lille Durham, daughter of Mai. S. A.
Durham, the Rev. Mr.. Lide, performing the
ceremony which made the twain one flesh.
The new houses of Messrs. b. II. Tyson,
t. Sugg and O.. II. Griffin are nearly com
pleted.-Turkeys, chickens, eggs and all
country produce has been greatly in de-
mand lately and have commanded high
prices. Eggs retail for 20 cents per dozen,
and all other produce sell in the same ratio.
The forty-thiId session of the North
Carolina Annual Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, South. will convene
In the Methodist church at this place, We'd
nesday, December 3rd, Bishop Wightman
presiding. The Methodists of North Caro-
lima occupy a prominent and useful posi-
ton, and they are increasing their mem
bership at a rapid rate. In 1873, 1928 new
members were admitted into the church.
There were 241 local preachers, 81, 613 white
members, AS colored members, 713 Sun
day schools: 4, 534 teachers, "a, AGA scholars,
and toe libraries Of the various schools con-
tanned 1880 volumes, valued at s., 1893.
They own 20 parsonages valued at $SS, 175,
andl764 churches whose value was $7O2, 1856.
There are about 165 ministers of which
number Is are superanuated, leaving about
$50 active preachers. Twenty-one young
men have applied for admission into con-
ference this year, and with this addition
the ministry of the Methodist church in this
State will number about 175.-Wednes.
day, December 10th the young people Of
Stantonsburg will will have a tournament
ball. Messrs. S. H. Applewhite, w. j.
Daniel. 7. f.. Edmunson, J. w. Peacock,
DIR. J. +. Brothers and Jas. r. Ward are
the managers. The honorary managers are:
D.. u. G. w. Ward, Or. j. R.St filings, I'd
Messrs. p. A. Bynum and J. Barnes. Drs. D..
G. w. Ward, E. nj. Moye, and J. r. Stall
ling are the Judges, and w. B. Bynum,
ESQ. Chief Marshal. a trial be-
fore Judge --, many years ago at Hills
boro', the old Judge, who was an i%nevita-
BILE tobacco chewer, and spit about him pro
miscuously, spit upon the bald head OF the
clerk, who, as it was the custom In those
DAYS. had his seat directly in front of and
considerably below the Judge; and who
could only be seen by the j Judge, upon lean
ing over the railing and look down. AS
the tobacco spittle spread itself over the bald
crown, and ran down the cheeks of the old
clerk, not knowing the source from whence
it came, he reared out 'dam 1t this Is toe
ba d."-The Judge instantly called upon
the Sheriff to know who it was swearing IN
court. The Sheriff replied, it was the clerk.
Whereupon the Judge promptly ordered
him to paw a fine, and was about to express
his surprise, tina such a model officer should
80 far forget himself; when the clerk arose
and confronting the Judge was about to ex-
plain. The Judge seeing the plight he was
in, and suspecting hat he was the cause OF
it. exclaimed 81 beg your pardon Mr.. Clerk
I'll be d-m if | intended to do 1t. God
forgive us both, strike out the hne."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04
Bob Farrow, a negro from South Carolina

Bob Farrow, a negro from South Carolina
shot Kerr Watt, of Mecklenburg, in the bow
els, killing him instantly. He then turned
upon Johnston and fired upon him. The
ball entered his side and penetrated his
stomach. He was living a few hours before
1907 yesterday, but attending physician pro-
nounces the wound fatal, and gives the
opinion that the man cannot live ~twenty-four
hours. The only other shot fired, SO far as
yet reported, was from a pistol in the hands
of Phillip Huntley, but it is not known at
whom he shot. Farrow fled. This is from
the Charlotte Observer.
Charlotte Observer: Tuesday night Mr..
Jamison Robinson, who lives two miles
south of Gastonia, discovered his barn to
be on fire. In a very short time the barn
with four hundred bushels of corn, eight
thousand bundles of fodder, a large amount
of wheat and oats, a wheat-drill, corn
shelter, straw-cutter, two good wagons.
and a quantity of other property
chief feature of the entertainment OF the
ladies Of the Lutheran church at Oates
Hall last night was a burlesque of Pinafore
given by a company Of young men.
A correspondent of the Lenoir Topic says
Mr.. j. H. Freeman, of Caldwell county, the
hermit, has recently removed to a point near
the summit Of the Brushy Mountains.
He built a plank tent for temporary use I'M
der a large oak tree, and while sweetly
sleeping he dreamed that the tree had fallen.
He was Immediately awakened by a crash,
and the dream became a stern reality.
No one was hurt, but several household arti-
cles were broken IN pieces and the tent de
moiished.
Miles Hinson, alias Mil es Washington, a
negro Of desperate character, formerly OF
Lilesville, but recently from Charlotte, was
arrested in the former place Thursday morn
ing, charged with firing n pistol twice into
the down passenger train, as it passed last
Thursday night. He was examined before
a Justice of the peace and sent to Wades.
boro jail to await his trial.
Goldsboro Mail: John Easom, Of John
ston county, made this year, on land that
had been cleared over one hundred years,
thirteen heavy bales of cotton, and corn,
potatoes, peas, &C., for support, all with
one horse. We know Mr.. Easom we'll, and
beg to congratulate him upon having learn
ed tina small farms and high tillage is the
way to provide an abundance for wife and
babies.
The Reidsville Neus says that Captain
F. C. Robbins, of Lexington, was thrown
from his sulky last week, when returning
from Stokes court, and painfully hurt. The
fall produced conclusion Of the brain, and
he lay senseless until found by a man who
was passing on the side of the road. He
was carried nome and is improving.
Did you ever see a pocket-book made out
of a murderer's skin? They have one at the
Newton loan exhibition in New Jersey.
The murderer, Antoine LIE Blanc, was hang
ed in Morristown forty years ago. His skin
was tanned and made into relics.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04

Mr.. William Underwood got the end OF
his finger split by a cotton gin saw.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04

for the planter and the country at large
Gen. Gordon said there ought to be from
twenty-five to fifty of them in every county
IN the cotton belt Atlanta HeruLI.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04
agricultural.
Clement Attachment at West
minister.

We paid a hurried visit to Westminster,
Oconee County, on the Air Line Road, a
few DAYS ago, to see the 'New Process
Yarn MILL known as the Clement At
tachment," spinning yarn from seed cotton.
The factory Is situated on a branch of
Cboestces Creek, two miles from Westmin-
.ter. in Oconee county; on the Air Line
Railroad. 1t is a plain, cheap building,
inst as the ordinary flour and grist mills
through the country, and contained the fol-
lowing machinery: One cotton cleaner,
one Clement attachment, one sc inch Well
man top fiat card, one four delivery Dan
forth drawing frame, one 10 bobbin Dan
forth speeder, two Danforth spinning frames,
1872 spindles. one bunch press, and one bale
rrass Most of it is old and secondhand
Imscbinery, and cost 50, 500. The building
and other improvements cost 81, 900; max
mo the total investment, So, 700. The ca
ngcitv of the factory is only $50, 600 pounds
If seed cotton, They employ the superin-
tendent, the lad, going on twenty years."
seven girls and one boy, with the following
r.sults for twelve months:
LIABILITIES.
100000 pounds seed cotton at 3
cents, S4,oOO w
Oneraticns and contingent ex-
penses, l,ooo w
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-04
$4,000 90
RESOURCES.

10000 pounds yarn at Is cents $1,000 90
5000 pounds waste l45 90
1000 bushels cotton seed $50 90
Total. $3.50 90
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-20
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF ALAR.G.,

srtoMMIsSnEERS' SALE OF ALhRGE
4 I>1MluTNT or IMPROVED AND -Us.ns d
PR6REp REAL EST ATE ON yEMAB sIsk SAeTa1
H ES aRb SssE Se f # AScTioN;
In puraaanceof decree OF The Chancesy C9 T, OF
cs q s1 @ on n u.s. Howard
s% % n sgffRiss hs sS
ss isssSsssss e TIE Gs'G REAL E;sTHTE 81
;ecrvc Howard, deceased situated as ab1xe az,
seTtssd; aga Consisting Of the following hois oh
1. RWNcANT LOT at the corner OF Jcssamine
and Carrinaten streets, sronting ia2 ieet On Tue
SCOT; s,seess fsontinx So rect on north Side
snas sa nn,nS Isl e ea pWEhnN
on at the corner OF Scott ana fenaoie ~, IA
fronting % feet on the north side OF xenapse ana
rahnf fI Ssss with nd WOODEN DWELLING there
on, adioinsg the Last named on the east. at
As feet on the north SIDE OF Venabe street, D'n
s. LOT ON the south side Of yennnIe street al al
the corner Of Scott. fronting 5S feet lncbss Ua
s ssaao Win ~ 1S SMALL WOODEN
LOT o. the noFs ss se Of @ xsn ran
on Venable OF 80 feet -, Tho vvesf
LOT adjoining the last named on fro ,af 4s
a N Of The said PROPERTY is fully described on
plat made by j. J. Peasants. which wiz oe eM ,n,
billed on the day of sale, and may DE seen oeiofe ~
time at the Office of the auctioneer. ,,,,,od
II The sale ft not con- peted on the aDose-nareu
day &c viii be coniiaued from day 10 DAY, coIna,nG
log ar the same hour, until the ~hoe Piopei'' .
sold. l., .hroo o,u,l
iostamen is upon SIX twelve, and eighteen nioDins
credi;' the nurchaser giving his negotiable notes,
with Interest added for the deferred IT'S,
and the title To the property to be retained un .ne
whole purchase-money Is paid and conveyance
ordered by the Court uyo,,.o, EVANS
A. r. COURTNEY, s.
Special Commissioners.
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By j. L. Apperson,
Real Estate Aucuoneer,
l016 Main street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF THAT VALU-
RICHMOND. ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CARY
STREET BETWEEN FIFTEENTH STREET AND
SHOCKOE CREEK, KNOWN: AS THE UNION
MANUFACTURING COMPANY.n--As trustees in
Manufacturing Company, bearing date 2Sih OF Feb
ruary, 1867, duly recorded In Richmond musings
Court on the 9th or March, 1867, we shall sell NJ
public auction, on the premises, on WEDNESDA1
the 9th day Of march 1872 Ut II O'CLOCK ~. Shar
of the coupon bonds therein referred TO, bearing n-
terest at the rate of eight per cent. per annun,
amounting to the sum OF S2O,0O0 princlpail, tns
REAL ESTATE conveyed by me SS'a s u1SG In
Co. as an agricultural manufacturing establishment:
The lot has front of 1872 feet on The south SIDE or
Cary siI Get, running back partly 20 feet and partly
about 800 feet TO Dock street, on which 1t fas
In part, OF II LARGE BRICK BUILDING, cover
ing the whole front four stories high, besides other
brick buildings In the and are we'll adapted o
an AGRICULTURAL machine establishment, for which IL
is now used, or for other purposes.
TERMS: The deed under which we are acting re-
quires that the property shall be sold for cash as
the costs and expenses of sale and 10 pay OH the
coupon bonds aforesaid and rs to the SURPLUS II any
on such terms rs shall be announced ut the tlnlc OF
said coupon bonds to say that the purchaser may re-
tain in his hands at six per cent per annun inter-
est half yearly, large portion OF The purchase.
money by giving deed of trust to secure the credit
payment
The special attention Of capitalists and others is
invited to the sale Of this property The fact that II
has front on Cary street as well rs on DOCK street
gives it peculiar advantages fer receiving and for
wardiug goods, &c.
The taxes anu Insurance for 1879 to be paid by
the purchaser. ". GODDlN,
10 3l-2taw3w&tdtds Trustees.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-20

We would be glad il some OF the news
papers or leaders who champion the read
justerg convention OF the 25th OF February,
In Richmond, would tell us how such con-
yenfion Is to settle the State debt. The con-
yention will only be composed OF a fraction
OF our people. and those simply represent
ing only one extreme view and sentiment
of the question. The convention, too, is
called TO assemble at almost the very close
OF the session OF the present Legislature,
and if it were to agree on some fair and
practical plan OF rcadiustment the Legisa-
ture and bondholders would not have time
to confirm it by proper legislation and make
il permanently effective and binding.
1t must be, therefore, plainly manifest to
every intelligent reader that the proposed
readjusters' convention OF the 25th instant
in Richmond is simply decoy-duck OF
few politicians and disorganizers who have
neither any purpose or desire to settle the
debt, and whose whole aim and ambition is
to make political capital for future elections
by keeping up public agitation and inf1am-
ing the prejudices OF certain portion OF
the people. We do not believe the design
and plan will succeed. II we can't settle at
the low rates OF interest rendered US, it is
evident we never desire or intend to settle
it il we can help it.-Petersburq Post.
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THg PUBLIC DEBT.-We hope distin-
guished members of the Legislature and
distinguished financiers in the country, hold
ers OF coupons. and holders of peelers, and
all others, viii keep quiet for awhile on this
question OF reimbursement. We hope and
believe that the creditors will offer g, 4, and
5 per cent, extending the 3 per cent. bonds
totem years. and we insist that three fourths
of the taxpayers are willing to accept this
proposition.
II offered, let it be accepted and closed at
once. Let them draft the bill; il fair, pass
it. II they offer terms and we reject and
refuse to pay, that is using force to compel
settlements forcible reimbursement and
their name for refusing to pay what ere
ditor may legally demand. Let this cal
lron be kept quiet off the stirrers,
inside and outside the Legislature-and the
committee and the creditors will honorably
and satisfactorily settle it. In fact, public
opinion will settle If political and fnan-
cial "axes" can be kept of.-Lynchburg
.Ne,rS.
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LET us sEr7LE.-so says the Dispatch;

LET Us sETTLE.-so says the Dispatch;
so say we. .:.s-@g>: te
: We have no reason to think that any MEM
Der of the Legislature will refuse to vote
for such q settlement. The new PROPOSE
ton, it is true, adberes to the tax-receiyable
coupons; but it matters not, when they
knock Off so much interest. II, however,
any member comes back home having voted
against the acceptance of the terms offered
by the bondholders, the people will make it
hottie him. When sucha good opportuni-
tyais offered OF settling this disagreeable
question, Of ending this horrid nightmare
which has so long oppressed us-this fruitful
source OF agitation and vexation-the peo-
pie will become Justly enraged IL it is not
done.
Settle the debt question on the favorable
terms offered, and while that OF itself will
not make us prosperous, 1t will enable US
to breath much freer, and it will help us on
the road to prosperity.-Danvite Times. .
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-20

T,et our General Assembly, with as much
celebrity rs the importance OF the subject VIII
admit. proceed TO act npon the proposition
iaseiy sssbmitted by the bondholders for the
90; iiesacnt Of oar public debt. AS we nave
Eheyore remarked, we must look 10 tne H ss.'
who occupy neither OF the extremes VIZ wv,
reference 10 this subject 10 carry ON. ON
the movement which will result 20 .ns a a,..
cable adjustment OF our nna sa g; VIM ~
tsaa {ytatSarn Yfi6atfae. 81 ;rss.. 81 Is
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-20

Goor, Eews. - we are leased TO learn
from saans az tie best-isfo formed mem nefs
al the gerisiature TINT the pro posi- lien 70
aisnst the Sgate debt oll.s he general pasls
presented bp the bond holdefs 81 3, 4. ana .
,,er cert. VIII no doubt pc aGos sg y, e
very large rnaseriiy o. both houses. E ll..,
|ia glorious news to the Poo Pie anu WI Y. y
make dead failure of ne ogosc.
insters, convention Of the 18th Instant =
Pttersbtsr0 EoSt. as