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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02
A Miserable Scoundrel,

The Wilmington star says Inc plg
gest lie we have yet met with III regard to
the condition of affairs is to be found IN the
Philadelphia Pre- of Friday last. 1t Is an
account of the rough experience OF a Penn
svlyanian in North Carolina. One ). Otto
Tbilon. who. according to his account. was
in the employ of Col. Thomas VI. Holt, at
Haw River, represents himself as the VIC
tim of great prosecutions. lie says ne mas
been a Democrat, but he became SO thor
oughly Disguised with the ignorance and oS-
tracism of North Carolinlans that henceforth
he is a Stalwart. As a specimen lie we
rive one extract. which shows }. Otto TO be
: most unconscionable slanderer and talsl-
fer. as two thousand Republicans IN WI
mincton can bear testimony. Hear this
champion liar: !.
His description of the condition OF al
fairs in North Carolina is perfectly astound-
ing. He says that he travelled the State
over and found only four Republicans VINO
had the courage to express their political
conviction, and says that at every polling
place the Democratic bulldozers displayed
revolvers and used them freely on those
who manifested any disposition to vote any
ticket other than the Democratic. The
whole thing WAS q surprise to him, as wheI
he had been up North he had always attn
butte the stories of ''outrages' in the Soutl
as being the campaign thunder of Repubh
can politicians deeirous Of iringthe North
ern heart, hut he found during the stay II
North Carolina that the Republican politl
clans here do not know one-half of what !
going on in the South"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02

Work upon the Catawba river bridge Of
the Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge Rail
road is progressing satisfactorily under the
charge of Mr.. VIM. Murdoch, of Salisbury.
Anderson Drake, colored, convicted in
Mcdowell court last week Of burglary, was
sentenced to be hanged on the third Friday
of Friday of October, and appealed.
Monroe, Salisbury and divers other places
in the State, had frost last Friday morning.
The Western Baptist convention of North
Carolina, will meet at Hendersonvllle on
Tuesday before the 3rd Sabbath in October.
Mr.. Richard Henderson, of Salisbury.
was thrown last Friday evening by a frac-
tious horse, says the Ners, and had his co.,
lar-bone broker and his head badly cut.
The encouragement decides that magis-
trates have jurisdiction in cases of prosecu-
ton for failure to work the public roads.
under the law applying TO New Hanover
and other counties.
Revenue officers nesr Raleigh pressed a
lot of supposed moonshiners SO closely that
they abandoned their wagons in the rosd
and fled to the woods on their horses.
Nothing was found in the wagons but some
bedding. The f1eers have been o%verhauied
and are to be tried, says the Raleigh OLse,-
Uer.
The Monroe Express says the negro Cha
Wis, who was convicted at a previous term
of Stanly court for murder, and who would
have been sentenced to be hanged at this
court, the Supreme Court having decided
against him. broke Jail one night last week,
thus cheating the gallows. This case was
originally moved from Richmond county.
Monroe Enquirer !: Mr.. Nj. D. Myers. our
town marshal, has just completed a census
of our town, and finds that VIC have !. 543
inhabitants. OF whites there are 4S7 males,
and $50 females; Of blacks there are 245
males, and 273 females.
Raleigh Tis,tor: 1t has been decided by
the Governor. State Treasurer and Attor-
ney General. that the license tax of SIS per
month on retailers of liquors are as hereto
fore payable to the County Treasurer for
the benefit of the school fund. This de-
cision will probably throw $25, 600 or $780,
600 to the school fund of the various coun-
ties, which it was at first supposed would
be appropriated to paying the interest on
tie State debt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02

The main street Of Asheville is being
macademiZed.
A Stanly county baby l3 months old
weighs 40 pounds.
A tobacco warehouse is to be opened at
Asheville on the 5th of November.
During the week ending last Friday $40
bales of cotton were sold in Monroe.
Morganton has an association of young
men, the objects of which is ITO cultivate all
the ennobling characteristics of Chistlan
gentility.' Col. Henry c. Capers delivered
a lecture before the association last week.
I'VE are pleased, says the Nat Shell, to
learn that the stockholders Of the cotton
factory have decided not to sell their prop
erty. The Company commenced buying
seed cotton yesterday. Their mill is said to
be in good order, and they will commence
spinning yarns in a few days.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02

Rockingham Spirit: The sweet potato
crop in this section is we'll nigh a com
plete failure-occasioned by the dry weather.
The late assessment of property in this
county shows an increase N valuations to the
amount ofS2OO,OOO or more.-We regret
to have to record the death ofMr. Stephens
w. Covington, which occurred at his resi-
dence in this vicinity on Wednesday morning
last, aged about sixty years.-In the
month of February last in the vicinity Of
alleged, by a black scoundrel whose name
we cannot just now recall. The negro es-
capped, and the matter had about dropped
out of the public mind when a few days ago
a report was put in circulation to the
effect that Miss McDufie had given birth
te a colored child, and that the child had
met it's death by foul means.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02
Packing, Smoking d: Curing Establishment.

OFFICE OF V. HKCKLER, JR.,& BRO.
DEAR SIR: Owing to the great demand for our Sau-
sage, we have enlarged our facilities. and are now pre-
pared to make all kinds and in any quantities this
7. Hechler, one Of the Arm, We can safely recommend
them.
Fresh Pork Sausage in links, 8; Fresh pork sausage
in cake, g; fresh pork Tenderloin sausage, g; fresh
pork Teudrloin, smoked, 9; Bologna sausage, smoked,
puddings, 8: Dutch buildings, 8; Irish buildings, s;
Eogshesd cheese, g; smoked beef; beef tongues; best
By the quarter or side; mutton by the quantities
dressed hogs; pigs feet in bbls; pigs feet in half bbis.
We also have on hand . full stock Of Bacon and
Lard, consisting Of 8. C. hams. S. c.. shoulders. s.
c. breasts, bulk Shoulders, bulk sides, bacon sides.
bacon shoulders. Lard in tierces, lard in kegs, lard
in buckets. ~
Thanking our friends for their liberal patronag I'm
the past, We guarantee satisfaction in the future.
Terms, CO D., or city references required. Soliciting
your orders, We remain,
Yours, truly,
v. HECHLER, JR., & BRO.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02

A Shelby special to the Raleigh Observer
says Benz. Williams, a ~dissipated lad Of
about twenty years, shot with a pistol and
instantly killed his step-mother, Mrs. Cs-
borne Williams, in Cleaveland county, las,
Friday morning. His father and a negro
were both present. The young man was
angry because his father refused to let him
ride his horse the night before. The step
mother was very kind to him. Whiskey
and haired of her caused him to commit
the murder. Young Williams fled imme-
diately.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
FIFTH EDITION.
An Interesting Carrying Case.

In the case of William Ramsay Us. the
Phila. * Reading X. X. Co. the Supreme
Court at Harrisburg has rendered a de-
cision in favor of the plaintiff. The case
was an action to recover damages Of the
loss u a packa-e of clothing, shipped
over tIie road Of the defendants and over
the Wilmington and Northern road.
Ramsay had delivered the clothing to
the agent at Mahoney City Pa. for trans
mission to Rehoboth in this State and
offered to pay charges. The agent told
him that he could sent it ON and collect
back at that office.
Under this agreement the package
was shipped. 1t arrived at Birdsboro'
the terminus of the Phila. and Reading
Road, and was then transferred from
the Reading Railroad 10 the Wilmington
and Re eldipg Railroad.
The package never reached its desti-
nation. On the trial the plaintiff below
claimed that the contract of shipment
was cOnclusively contract on the part
of the Reading Bailroad Company TO
carry the package to R.hobuth.
The defendant however, claimed that
il was contract TO deliver 1T at the end
of its route, Birdsboro'.
The court in giving its decision said;
awe think there was evidence suffi-
ciently clear to submit to the jury that
the plaintiffs in error undertook to carry
the package entrusted to them beyond
the terminus ofthelr own line, and sc
became responsl BILE for its safe deli
very at Rehoboth."
The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
Brief Locals.

The Public Schools will close this
week.
This week finishes up the commence
ments.
Board of Education meets this evening
in regular Sc sion.
Devied crabs at Fullmer's
The coming firemen's parade will he
fine affair.
Soft shell crabs at Fullmer's.
City Council meets in adjourned ses-
sion this evening.
Turtle soup at Fullmer's.
Hanover Sunday school goes to Penns-
grove on Tuesday July LIST.
Salt oysters at Fullmer's.
DIR. Gallagher, the dentist, No. 83j
Market street, removes aching teeth.
Where are you going July 4th?
What will be the city tax rate?
There is lull in police business.
The bonds to. be issued for the err elton
of the county hui ildings will bear a per
cent interest.
w. II. Carroll, who kept saloon on
| Fourth street, has left town.
The churches as rule were well at
tended yesterday.
| Weston is now the champion walker
of the world, having made $50 miles, IN
| six consecutive days.
Theirs will be plenty of places to go or
Jnly 4th.
There will be seven bands in the fire
mems parade.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
Bands for the Pa rade. g..

The companies that have signified
their intention of participating III the
parade of Saturday evening, July 9TH, in
order to make the event as imposing as
possible, have each engaged band, as
TO lows:
The Friendship, Rokeby Cornet; Re
lance, American Rifles band; Della
ware, Newark band; Phoenix, City
Cornet band; Water Witch, Sixth Resl-
ment band, of Philadelphia Washing
ton, Wocacoe Legion band, of Philadel-
phia; Weccaco., Newport land.
The arrangements for the parade are
being pushed forward by the connmit-
tees OF each company with the utmost
vigor. From present indications the
parade will be the most imposing that
has ever been witnessed in this city.
One of the companies has given an order
for one hundred and twenty torches
and two hundred red shirts.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
BONDS FOUND BY WHINING
TONIANS.

PAPERS STOLEN FROM TRAINERS MILL
FOUND BY PARTIES FROM THIS CITY.
TIE safe of Trainers mills, in which
nearly all the inhabitants of Trainers
Bank, q little station on the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road, between Thurlow and Linwooj,
are employed, was robbed between II
and O'Clock on Saturday morning, the
burglars opening the Office by means Of
ske 'eton keys, while the watchnan was
In a distant part of tie mill. They got
lot of bolds, but no negotiable paper
except a 81 900 United States bond and
twenty shares of Pernsylyani Railroad
stock. They also missed The expected
pile Of cash to pay oil the hands on Sat
urday, as the check for payday had not
been drawn.
In addition to the above that was stolen
there were several valuable deeds aad
papers of that class to the value of many
thousands OF dollars and also a hat and
coat.
WILMINGTON PARTIES RECOVER THE
DEEDS.
The deeds were afterward recovered
by two Wilmingtonians, Messrs. John b.
| Cook and w. L. HyrOns, ell plo, ees OF
the New American Sewing Machine
Compar of this city, who were travel
ing ON collecting tour and tbout o.
clock Saturday afternoon stopped under
a shade tree not far from Trainers nil
TO rest their horse. They go. out of the
carriage to trace up little brook thai
flowed by to its source, in order 10 get
drink of cold waite They followed the
rivulet for some distaCce and at lengtl
came to sp ing at Johnson's quarries
Here they saw numerous legal papers
hat and coat aud an empty none,
drawer, but did not think of robber,
at the time. Returning to their carriage
hey drove to the mill and here inciden
tally mentioned the fact to Mr.. Newtol
trainer, who ct once ins ituted a searcl
and found that the papers were his owl
and also the hat, coat and money drawer
The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
uNGFNFRoIJS AIRtON.
QUEEN VICTORIA TO VISIT
CIIISELHURST.

LONDON, June 22.-M. Rouher has ar
rived at Chiscll'urst. The ex-Empress
Eugene las much improved. She at
tended mass this morning in the room
oc pied by the lste prince, which was
proceed with an altar. The qr cen will
visit her tomorrow. AT the Roman
Catholic churches in London to-day
prayers were offered for the repose Of the
princes soul. A correspondent of the
Press Association has had an interview
with the Duke of Bassano end M. Rod
her, who stated that they were ignorant
of any will made by the late prir ce.
1t now appears that the Prince and
his party received ,olley fired by the
Zulus concealed in the long grass; and
that the troopers, who were with him
mounted and fed. The Princes ho st
being restive he failed to mount anc
was caught and killed; there being sew
enteen stabs in his body but no bulle
wounds.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
PROPOSALS.
ROPOsALs FOR BUILDING A
kEWER ON HHIPLEY RUN.

POsALs FOR BUILDING A
i SEWER ON sHIPLEY RUN
Sealed Proposals will be received In the
M 10 ,rs uDe tS for bud
Ing about feet of Sewer on Shipley
Run, beginning on the north side OF Nlntn
street, and ex ending up said Run about
100 feet. The sewer Will be stra1ghi 1Or
about A 'eet, and about So feet on curve
OF 1865 feet radius. The walls OF The
sewer will he about ~ feet high and ~
feet thick, built of good ell shaped two
men stone. The wall will lie what Is gen
orally known as rubble masonry, laid In
irregular courses, and will consist OF stone
containing rom to 2 cubic feet, and So dis
posed or l. Id as to make firm and COM
pact wall, and no stone thall be used that
does not contain at least one cubic foot,
except for filing up the interstlces be
tween the larger stone In the heart OF The
wall At least one fifth of The face OF the
walls shall be com posed OF headers ex-
tending fulI size eighteen (iS) ilch into
the wal ami from the back the headers
| shall be in the same proportion and OF The
| same dimensions, and so arranged that a
header in the back shall be between two
| headers in the face. The ends OF the walls
on the north will be neatly finished with
steps the breadth Of which shall not be
| less than the rise. The sewer Will be con-
| nected with the sewer already built across
| Ninth street The distan ce b.Lween the
side walls of the sewer will be eight tsl
feet In the clear. which will be sPahned
BY a semi circular brick Arch nine (9)
inches thick, composed OF two rings oi
courses OF the best hard burnt brick. The
pavement will be an inverted arch Oi
6 IL feet radius consistir , of one course
Of good smooth paving BRICK laid on edge
The bed OF The pavement must be well
prepared by being thoroughly packet and
ra M med and made TO conform to the
exact shape and grade OF the inverted
arch or pavement. The springing line o
the pavement Will be three g, feet below
the springing line of the arch. The arcf
Will lie well hacked with stone 10 tn
height OF about 2N feet. All the worl
(both stone and br.c ( of this sewer mus
be laid in good hydraulic cement mortar
composed of equal parts OF cement ant
clean river sand. All the cement mus
be subjected to test and approved b' tn
Street Com issioncr b lore IT. will b
allowed TO bc used in the work. Bid
must he made for the entire WORK, in
cluding excavation ana back filling. Eacl
bid or proposal must be properly signed an'
accompanied W tn a bond and surety in III
sum of $500 as u guarantee Of the GOO
faith of the bid, and the success'ul bidde
will be required to give bond with suret
In the sum OF $500 for the faiihul CON
pletion OF the contract.
Proposals should be addres sed to IN
Street Com IN issiOner.
The Committee reserve the right 10 r'
ject any or all bids.
e. II. HOAGLAND,
je'9-It Street Com m ,ssioner
The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
General News.

A white boy, named Tennis, eight
years old, wa, kicked and beaten to
death by a colored youth named Harley
aged II, at Highspire, near Harrisburg,
on Friday. Harley was lodged in jail at
Harrisburg, in default of $1,000 bail.
Thomas Cook was fatally shot by
Chester Munroe, in drunken quarrel,
near Mansfield, Ont, on Friday night.
The President has recalled the nomi-
nation of Secretary McCrary to be U. S.
Circuit Judge, owing to doubts as to the
propriety of making the appointment in
advance Of vacancy.
The President has signed the joint res
olution amendatory Of the Sundry Civil
act of last March.
The Working Mems Municipal Con-
vention OF San Francisco, on Friday
night, "exonerated" the Rev. Isaac s.
Kaloch, its candidate for Mayor, from
the charges of immoral conduct whicl
caused him to lrave Boston years ago
The eXhoneration was by V'te of IT,
to /.
Ex-Secretary Borie, who has been trav
elling with President Grant since the Is
of January last, reached Council Bluii.
Iowa, on SATURDAY. evening, on bis way
home TO Philadelphia. Mr.. Borie told
reporter that General GRAFT would prob
ably reach San Francisco on Septembe
10Th.
General Sherman left Detroit yester
day morning, on tour Of inspection u
Forts Gratiot, Brady and Macklnac.
The new line OF inquiry into the HUI
murder case resulted in nothing and IL
police are where they were last week
The inquest goes Oh to-day.
Mr.. Beecher's sermon yesterday deal
with sec arian and doctrinal quarels i
the churches.
DIR. j. p. Newman in his sermon yes
terday found the Church, the State all
the Press all in the category OF those "D
, whom the oflense cometh."
Baccaaureate sermons were preache
yesterday at Yale by President Porte
at Wesleyan by President Foss, at Oar
} mouth by President Bartlett, at Vass
, by President Caldwell, and at Trinit
, by President Pynchon.
President McCosh, of Princeton, occ'
: pied DR.. John Halls pulpit yesterday.
a Cotton was partially higher on Satu
day, but quiet. Breadstuifs rather iirI
+ er. Provisions closed rather weak. 81
t gar in brisk demand at firm prices, b'
other groceries quiet.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
The Basin Lot.

.,o.os are advertised for IN the GA
I for the levelling and grading OF
aup lot, for the purpose OF pre-
mid for the construction OF the new
House. The work is to be done
The smervision of T. p. Chandler,
architect, and the specifications are
bll9wa: ;,a
ne directed.
suove the coping stones and place
unbroken, in piles, apart from the
stone. ,
walls are mostly laid IN lime NOR
the, bate. about Is inches in the
M are abolt 81 inches thick at the
om, and two feet at the top.
M contractor will take down the
!, and take up the foundations below
Iou carefully clean the stone and
II a. directed by the architect, in the
Der Of the lot, in square piles, neatly
lace the iron pipes where directed.
be earth banks will be levelled into
basins, and the earth between the
Of the two basins will be levelled
spread upon the basins as directed.
he contractor will be held respons
for any damage done to adjoining
dings, trees, or other property. TIL,
kk to be begun at once and completed
)hu three weeks Of late of contract.
BE fence now around the top of tn,
los will become the property of thu
blractcr and will be removed by him
(here will be but one payment, an
\ 90 completion of the work TO til,
isfaCiiOn of the architect.
Proposals must be handed in by nool
Thurday, and plans of the basin cal
seen at the Water Department office
The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
A MorHEn,s enIEF.
THE Ex-EMPREss EUGENE AFTER THE
DEATH OF HER IDOL.

DEATH Or n6h ADOhs
LONDON, June 21.-The ex-Empress
Eugene swooned when she heard Of her
sons death, and remained insenslble
long time. She rallied somewhat in the
afternoon, but was unable to see any
one. Many distinguished visitors called
and kilograms of condolences were re-
ceived from all parts Of the world, among
those sending messages being, rom
Paris, M. Rouher, Paul de Cassagnac,
and many other prominent Bonapartists
and from the Germany the Emperor
William, the Empress Agusta, the
crown prince and princess. The English
coulC will go into mourning until the
I'd of July, and that Of Germany for .
short period. In Berlin the news mas
caused a profound sensation, all the
newspapers expressing deep sympathy.
A paper which fairly represents the gen.
eral feeling says: eve never had any
sympathy for the dynasty which worried
our Fatherland such grevious woe, out
in view of the frightful fate which mas
overtaken its descendant, such sntipa-
thies must be left out Of the account.
Human feeling will have its way."a ~
DIsMAY OF THE BONAPABr1srs.
In Paris it was late in the afternoon q
Friday before the sad event was general
ly known. Among the Bonapartists II
created genuine dismay. Prince Victor,
son of Prince jerome NapOlean, who BY
political testament succeeds to the titles,
is now a student at the Lycee Charlie
magne. Even if he is willing to agree
to his fathers exclusion, it is questions
BILE whether the deceased prince had the
power, on Bonaparti principles, k
make such change. There will also bt
a difficulty on the part of the leading
Bonapartists TO confer with and guide thu
actions of the young prince without th.
consens of his parents. Nevertheless, J
is evident that the leaders intend h
maintain a party organization. Las
night, at a full sitting of Bonapartis
senators and deputies, resolution wa
adopted declaring that, though tn
prince imperisl is dead, his cause sur
wives, and the SUGGESTIONS of the Napo
Icons has not lapsed, and that the EN-
pire will live. a .l1.i4.,.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-23
KICKED TO DEATH.

UNPROVOKED KILLING OF A BOY IN A
DAUPHIN COUNTY FIELD.
HARRIsB JRG, June 21.-A homicide
occurred a short distance below High
spire, Dauphin county, yesterday morn
ing, under the following circumstances
Joseph Tennis, white boy, only ii
years Of age was watching COWS in field
when a wagon, on which were three boys
came along. While the wagon was pass
ing the field in which Tennis was watch
ing the cows a colcred youth named
Samuel Harley leapcd from the vehicle,
entered the field, and brutally attacked
Tennis, inflcting such injuries as result
ed in his death the same afternoon. The
coroners jury, after thorough investi-
CATION of the facts, rendered verdict
that Tennis came to his death from in
ju, les received at the hands of Harlt y.
The latter was arrested during the ev-
ening and lodged in Jail in this city. Ac-
cordiDg to the evidence before the jury,
Harley attacked Tennis without provo
cation, threw him violently TO the ground
aud kicked him. When taken home the
injured boy complained of pain in his
stomach. The post-mOrtem exanina
ton showed that The sto mach was filled
with coagula,ed blood, while the other
organs were in healthy condition. The
physician gave il as his opinion that
death was the result of the injuries re-
ceived in the scuflle. Harley bears bad
reputation in the community where he
lived. 1t is said he carried razor, and
INDUCED his propensity for violence at
every opportunity. When visited in Jail
to-day he said, although he threw Ten
mis- to the ground, he did not hurt him.
1t is SAID that Harry had threat ned to
get even with Tennis for reporting that
he Harley had MIXED some cows last
summer which the murdered boy wa:
watching.