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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

}. P Deat)n, of O,gooi fell into a well
near the OJSerter Off &c, an broke his leg.
He was several hours in the well.
y large ie in L~aurinburg, y. c., de-
stroyed the whole east side Of main street
down to the Carolina Central Shops.
Rev. Or. Watkins. OF the lst Presby
terrain, steadily grows in favor IN Rlleigh.
He is an able preacher. a genuine Virginia
SoutherDcr. atflO.e. unaffected, and ''given'
TO hospitality, wherein hi- good laly Is
an able help meet. But wa started to say,
the Doctor spent sabbath IN Granville, as.
sisting 10 install Rev. j.. ". Primrose, as
pastor of NuIbush church.
A kerosene lamp explolel in the ho.e
at Mt. Airy, at AShcville, and al TarbOro,
~endangering the house in each case. But
the I0uisburg Times tell OF a shocking lccl
deut at the residence Of County Treasurer
w. T.aCollins. 4 young lady named Mar
tina Privett nurse Of Mrs. Collins sister
was holding a lamp when it exploded aud
covered her with flame She ran into the
yard before any one could stop her. Her
injuries were terrible, AMI death anne a the
greatest possible boon
Three deaths have occurred IN Nortl
Carolina within SIX months through mistake
of morphine for luinine. In Charlotte last
week a child of Mr. W. II. Chick was given
some supposed quinine pills. but happily
the truth was discovered in time to save IT
life. We mention these things to sug
gest that many Of such fatal errors might
be avoided if physicians and apothecarie,
would do away with the use OF obsolete
labels, terms. and phrases adopted hundred,
OF years ago, when it was "a trick OF the
trade to appear more learned. high towf
- -, E.ll~- HIS J.
an English-speaking country, and We car
see no possible advantage in labelling a ia
''Tnct Opa," instead of plain LAUDANUM
or extract ''.Horph,' or Norphi1, instead 0
plain MoRPHINE. And surely the secu-
rity against inexperienced clerks, drows,
from continual night calls, must be much
enhanced.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09
CrRIors TASTE in the Harrisburg Pa

Curious TASTE In the Harrisburg Pa :,
Prtrioi, We ini ! local notice o. a new play
.allei n ch;!d Of State concernln-
which 81 W u whs.ting the public appe
tite. i, copied the following puff from the
New York TriJpac, Horace Greely's old
paper:-
The situations are strong an intensely
dramatic. There are several mist painful.
almost Volcanic crises in this work resultant
on the danger that a sife'S secret Of / pre-
urinary ani conplicltin, maternity Will be
exposed to the husband who has welded
with perfect confidence in her un>ullIei
past.
It IS TO be hoped the audience were not
addicted to taking notes FOR private rehear.
sal
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

.AFAsr RlDE. \ND-SroP ,-Ioun. Dr..
Henderkoper, AMI Moncare K Dbinson, Of
Philadelphia. son Of Col. Robinson and
nephew Of John VI R)bin-on. E~1 Pre9l
dent ot the Il. 4 u Il Il We're discussing
the merit. otfheir fast nays Al a Baltimore
hotel, anl becoming spirited, mounte | AMI
dashed away for the Pimlico Race Track.
Just ont Of the city wls a toll gate with bar
down, aud this was not seen in the darkness
until too late to prevent a collision which
pitched both RI iers heailong into the frozel
turnpike, t~raccurinE Ro5inson> thigh. and
painfully bruising Henierkoper. Both are
now out Of danger. Their horses were
rnined.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

The DURHAM FIRE In the Danville
NeWS we find the following names Of parties
damaged Jno S Lockhart, leaf tobacco.
loss 5000, insurance s., 250 " r Yickers.
bar room. los, Sl,75Q, insurance 81. 800 +;
Thurber a Co. tobacco manufactures loss
$4,000 Insurance Sc, 500 J b Whitaker.
paper box and printing establishment. loss
81, 500, insurance 5000 NJ 4 Angler 4
Son, dry goods and groceries, loss $4,000.
Insurance 81 800; Stokes s Geer. on build
ings, $1,000, insurance s.. 800; Cooper &
LunZtord, tobacco warehouse. loss about
$4,000, insurance $50, 600; G 3 Green.
proprietor Of the Iob1cc0 Plant, loss 8. 300.
insurance 8 500: Il l. Duke, loss on bull
ing 81, 80, insurance 1851 Rogers < Go,
grocers. loss ; $1,000, insurance 81 .OO0 j "
Tatum, grocer. loss -. 600. Insurance So. 800.
DR. \ NcJohn-on, druggist. loss $500, no
insurance d. 1t Smith, druggist, loss
81. 500, insurance 3, 500 K f. Lyon. gro
GER. loss $4,000, insurance S2.40O; " f
Wilson. marble yard, loss $500, % insur-
ance; J [. Mallory. bar room, loss $500. no
insurance j. Dolby, leaftobacco loss $3.50.
covered by insurance. The places of bu-i
ness OF all the above We're completely des-
troyed. Biacknall 4 Son, drugs, loss bv
water $40, covered by insurance G. T
Postly, ~jeweler, loss by water 500, covered
by insurance; " I Blackwell & Co, damage
70 buildings 800, covered by insurance.
About l0G hogsheads Of leaf tobacco belong
ing to the estate of Keen was burnt in
Coorer 4 Lunsford's warehouse, but was
fully insured.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

The New Orleans Ficaglee mentions q
statue of Stonewall Jackson lately model
ed by the well known painter and designer.
Professor Perelii. 1t is a figure Of stone
wall Jackson, in kept. uniform and boots.
The resemblance to the photographs Of the
great confederate is accurately carried out.
and tbs posture of the figure is easy and
natural. The general stands upon q stoae
wall, in the attitude of one listening To a
distant sound. The statue is to be OF
heroic size, eight feet high, and the shaft
thirty feet. making with the mound, a
height Of fifty feet from the foundation to
the top Of the statue. In the mound Will
be fifty-seven vaults.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09
The D vii 70 Paw

ttAAaaA. after Ei&1clnE fE-HH. +. s
exchanges that OH Mex
mort "a. q tn1ort mean- laa.n
means a pawn, or.p.e leat m
thick crop Just at present II
Ill every inch ot this -hr,. "
Deyiltry black enough u ana. .
INK iooA sanshgny compared
a. our. i no 4 Police rae
samples OF curious crime, inf
The murderer. March,, IL.
marriage in prison We noted
duly hanged. llls brothgr,.
yln. have been sentenced 81.
i years, \ Telegram SAYS
strong that thc.e tso u,.
convicted. Marcus 80 a>-,-t.
At Brooklyn, the swcrt.y
the Beccher 'cIuaa.. lcre-, r
der. & German woman - F,a
rested IN the arms et uae
banl, Number r, b. the
Beyensee, her hasb4aI y
traa.plred that she had t...
dozen time. her htt.c plan to...
eeii-to do strangers live with
enough l. .yt re>f -. a..i
with their money, - Ne. A- a
hold furniture she cau.. ea.r
said that her real hq,bAui o..
yillsiny and shared the ~a VA.
rested. the much married Teresa
take poison then b.abbyru. as.
womaniiAc , wheeled raua.l 90. p.
Number /. SAYING
couL! yJv ID this against #..
lng how she had deceived. .
ruined HIM. the question Wa
appropriate. Bat Bcycu>c,. a...
phlegm, and German wcakug..
ONE only replied IN pathe.
You hat schpoilcd my life and ..
suffer tos. Viii live al alone
mcIn little schtore und N. bear. "a.
disgrace you hsf made tor me. andy.
bear your punishment The a..
bed p%iteou>ly, and klen.cuschaa
upon her shoulder. Detective I'm
that three Of her husbands. Team.
bach aud Grace, were absent. Ia..
estimates making her matrmaa.a. S..
as many As fourteen, but only uga ..
could be accounted for. The prI-...
locked.
&. Pelham Clinton. alias "a ll..
Leslie Courtney, atlas the Man.
Berestord, who vas arrested .a *.
on Tuesday for passing a forge. F..
$50 on the London Bank Of tt44.
Lake City, proves to tie the Ea..
Who, a. the rcputci sou oi tIp
Devon, threw Buffalo society int. . 4.
i've years agJ, and vas rcccIyeIint.
circles uutl. he was arrested for fla.
Gay a bIll Of S325 for boart and l...
he Tit House III that c,ty. lie th..
nIu>elf Hugh Courtney, without Oh.
Daniel Smith, colored, vino at,....
tufragc "A young white -lrl ia t,t..-
tennessee, sometime ago. wac ~au...
owcnty II years III the IcuIteuI....
>auit with intent to commit ul...
soon "a this verdict was found "a l..I
ed INTO the court room, orer5n.n. .
she'iif and posse. dragged >mHa a.
he stress aud hanged hIm to a iI...
The Wilson l,ir,mcc reports ,0.
II a negro named Marshall Iile#.
ea> intoxicated when overtak.u ag .
Il ears a. he was crossing "a tra-'
swamp. Another negro Wa t..
aud but slightly injured.
NewbetAc Au Ntai. Ga N4H#..
ing, while Capt. Fletcher Berr5u-H-
rou.c to Newbcrue in his ~lJor. 3d..
NJ. Gibson, discovered the dead b..
white man floating near the -'9,p. u
leo Sound. between tf4l Islands ~...
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

We invite attention 10 the extracts OF
the lst page from the journal OF a youne
lady OF Chapel Hill, attending Cooper Cn,or
Institute. Though still in her teens. IN
vereed IN worldly ways, and unable 10 fOruI
true conceptions of the North because IN
abe to sec below the surface of opparut
Jhritt, energy. cultivation, and greatness
ami naturally capuvated by the utwar
bravery. the fine buildings, costly dresses.
valuable WuIh, 81 art, aud enormous wealth
winch had been wrung from millions OF the
plnchci working classes, she yet note.
many points OF interest, and Is able 10 oug-
get some of our own d fficiences.
For example, 1t Is doubtless true that al
though Soujherners are considered person
ally reckless, hospltable, and free hearted,
We are not p~ubttc-sptrtteei; and not very
charitable. The South has thousand. OF
Of wealthy men, many OF them mlllioDaires.
yet who can name any SOutherncr who ha,
given. while still living, ten Thousand dol
lars either towards the church, or public
charities. or public schools, or for any kin
drcd object Of public benefit Where in al.
the South is there a public library, or hos
pital. or college, founded by one man. Our
leading men are all politicians, yet where l.
one Of them who even gave : 900 to help
carry the election, even when the very lite
OF our states Huhg III the balance .
OF course as the number Of wealthy men
at the North Is ten to one greater than at
the South, the chances for finding Ill era
hearted men are as ten to one. But untOr-
t%unateIy the lack of public-spiritedness i
even more marked III smaller matters.
There i not a tow in North Carolina that
can show any single item Of civic pride, or
ornamentation. 4 few handsome churches.
a market place, a number of fine stores ana
private residences, a few schools. and d
granite postofice tbuilt by the government
is the beotthat Raleigh, the State capital,
can offer.
A New England, or New York town, Of
-, 600 inhabitants, would have well paved
streets, a public library, one or two public
parks for children an imposing City Hall
an Opera House; and Il dozen other hand
some public buildings; together Wlth nu
nerous societies for improvement. Raleigh
has no music club, no literary lyccum, 10
dramatic association, no historical society.
no farmers club, no scientific or art coterio,
no outward sign of culture, taste, or self
education
People may call this -scolding. 50 il
may be, yet can any one deny its truth ?
And Is the old excuse Of too poor; to an
swer for the South now that she is growing
rich?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

WEDDrNGs.-At the residence Of Mr.
George w. Atkinson, of Apex, on Thurs
day night last. the 2nd inst, by the Rev.
J. w. f. Rogers, Mr.. j. L. Atkinson and
Miss Lcttie J. Williams.-In Yemas>e,
S. C.. Dee. 1st, Edward 5. Trapier, aud
Mrs. Trapier, nee Miss Gertrude Haywood,
formerly of Raleigh.-Dec. End, Mr.
". j. Mastin to Miss Z. l.. Shelton. In
Johnston county, Asheley Barbee, Esq.
aged 30. and Miss +. Johnston, aged Is. -
La Golisboro, Mir. T. II. Edwards and Miss
Ida Fulghum. In Greene county, Mr..
W. f. Best. and Miss Sue @. Harvey
La Warren, Maj. Felt, and Miss Ross
Powell.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

TRYING TO IMPROVE TITO keep up with
the times and the wishes of our patrons, We
hope next week to add four columns to the
size of the Farmer md Ngchpalc. In our
opinion a medium size sheet well filled Is
preferable to the big bed quilt papers.
full of prospectuses, railroad schedules, and
50 forth. But many subscribers 70 BY guam.
tity rather than quality; therefore we shall
do orr best To suit all classes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

Senator Logan's proposed app"
a. minister TO England is opposed ~.
Chicago Times on accout OF ms 'lG"o.
of the language spoken in that cooD'''
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

DgATHS.-L1cre.il Mt. aud Maria
Childs. two noted women whp helped to
urge on the war for tb)litioni>m, diei re
Gently. Miss Corr Green. Of Shelby.
aud Miss Martha Garrett, OF Eienton are
dead.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

At the Baptist church revival at Durham
over thirty persons nave protested religion.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

TnE BIGGEST Mas IL Ta- 81
Aac Iork Dec. 2. -CLang. ~.
giant, who conc here by stetue~ .
IS PROFESSIONALLY the Target "
world. lie g gigantic. A. IL ..
and nodding bis thoroughly Gu.
looked folly as an ordinary man
AMI as long, if not longer than
rel His check bones buige aa.,
as 3 fulIsized orange. IL Is - .
is the son Of Z wealthy silk AUD "a
IN PekIn, where he vas born. IL -
ted, speaks. reads and write L.-.
man, French Italian and spans
thoroughly courteous ana sentle44
is quite nine feet high. He has -'
pfe.ent. given him by crowned head.
them a watch. given bin by Queea
which weighs two pounds AMI a
ha. a chain niue feet long. who.
reaches round his neck and down
vest poCEet.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

JUDGE SCHEHCK INDIgrED.- 81.
&c we'd a communication from 3D.
scource IN Pamiico count. -e.,.
demning the curse OF Judge Ua...
at the Pamilcu SUPERIOR court. ~.
uiant, and he L, q sentleruaa al 4.
Cd ycIacItF. tdtr~ that the lIaH4
1t necessary to lndjct judge >aI.a
failure to discharge his dut.c-. tt.
ting the county to much uuba
pense. 1t seems that the Juize
ed court On TUESDAY morning All.
tlly called over the docket-, cgrtt
cases where the lawyer or part.
suit happened not 10 b. pra=e.'.
journed the court sGae nc three b.
conveuing, bat left the grand jury .
without fixing any tine for ttaf
ment. Our correspondent 'lrtha.
Judge Schenck wa- notified s5.a
adjournment of the fact that "a neg.
er was then In jail OH the charge a.
the grand jury having tOun j atrua FL
the Judge agreed to Reopen 3D..
dispose Of the case. but ,"a5-elaea'.
his buggy and Old adieu ~ the s.
as the deputy sheriff ~ ea ~.
court room with the prisoner t"-
grand jury indicted til judge
Messenger, De. 2.
We PRINT the above which f..
.Io0rHnl corroborate-. a. au l..HI
but are unwilling TO DO even ais
injustice &; therefore sugge-t s--.
judgment Until the judge be hear.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

Boston affects a superior virtue, and
Sara Bernhardt affects loosity sothere will
be a pair of humbugs gazing ut each other
in a few weeks. For the Bostonians have
already paid $50, 900 in securing seats to see
Sara. The Frail Frenchwoman israther thin,
and so are her petticoats likewise some OF
The stories about her genius. But there Is
no gauziness in respect to Der specie value
den," and her tears rain ducats in the door
keepers box, like a barrel of coal down the
cellar stairs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

Under the head of Fashionable Wed
ding-a society event in Lebanon" the
Daily Times, of Lebanon, Penn, has a long
account of the wedding of Capt. }.
Lee Hall, formerly of Greensboro.
Y. c. the noted Texas Ran
ger" and Miss Bessie Weidman, VINO is
described as lone of Lebanon's f%airiest
daughters who takes with her the vel
wishes of hosts of friends JAS. X. Hall
of Greensboro, and Capt. W. \. Thompson
of the u s. A., were groomsmen.
National Republican., 1880-09-01
THE SEASONS AND POLITICS.

Summer has ended and fall has come to
period of unusual heat and drought has been
upon the country, and yet harvests have
been abundant, and "the pestilence that
walketh in darkness and wasteth at noon.
I" day" has been withheld from our country.
There has been no yellow fever, no epi-
demic of any character to lay waste our
populations. The husbandman has reaped
largely whereof he has sown, and content
ment and happiness pervade all the people,
save tho democrats. Now fall comes with
its change of programme. The season of
breezes is upon us, and the indications
are that there will be for the next two
months much blowing on The part of the
democrats. They have been getting their
wind and commence the fall season with
distended cheeks and puckered mouths, as
though they expected to annihilate their
adversnries with one blast of their COM
pressed air. The season of blowing, brag-
ging and offers to gamble on the election
has come The most desperate agent of the
democratic party, next to the " free ballot
with the shotgun attachment, and an
"honest count" of tissue ballots, is the
weapon of the gambler which is always
brought in play on that side, with an offer
to bet on the result The cappers of this
game are now representing with brassy
capitals that q chap can be found at the
news stand northeast corner of Fulton
street and Broadway, New York city, who
! is dying to exercise his gambling propensi-
| ties by making certain bets on HANCOCK's Is
election and Inauguration, and on the re-
suits in several Of thestates This is a demo
cratic argument, and appeals TO the average
democratic intelligence and virtue, but IL
weighs nothing with the patriotic mind and
heart Of the country. This contest, so far
as it interests the republican mind, is to be
elevated above the plane on which the com
mon gambler casts his dice or stocks his
cards. 1t appeals TO the patriotism aud in
telligence Of the business men of the ooun-
try to protect their future interests, so that
they shall not be gambled away by those
who seek gain at any hazard, and who are
now prompted to action by q desperation
that recognizes neither law, right nor JUS
! tice.
The people should not be at all discon-
certed by the introduction into the canvass
of all the democratic agencies usually re-
sorted TO by them, What the business men
and the true men of the country have to do
now, is to set themselves heartily to work
to keep this government away from the
ruthless hands Of these chsyalers of in
dustry who are seeking TO overcome the
popular will by gamblers assurance and
agencies that are dangerous to the public
National Republican., 1880-09-01
WEST VIRGINIA.

Our advices from West Virginia are
full of encouragement, and we hope even
under some adverse circumstances which
intervene, to make congressional gain and
to carry the state for GARFIELD and
ARTHUR. The adverse circumstances to
which we allude consist in the fact that n
large share of the postmasters in that state
are politically opposed to the republican
party. This is crying shame, which
should be removed by the administration
at once. Then, again, there is another
circumstance which operates largely
against the republican party in that state.
1t will be recollected that very liberal mp
propriations have been made for the i'm.
provement of the Kanawha and other
rivers, which places large number of en-
ployes under the control of those who
have been detailed by the war de.
ments. Unfortunately, instead of hav-
ing these improvements under the
management of officers who are in SYM
pathy with the republican party large
majority of them are ex.confederates of
bitter democratic procliyities, who turn
them almost exclusively against the repub-
lican interest With these improvements
and the postoflices in charge Of republicans
there would be no doubt of recording
West Virginia on the side Of the
republican score. This opens the door for
the new postmastcr-general and the secre-
tary of war to do somo efficient service to
the republican party at an early day by
placing these strong influences on the side
of their party. Ii West Virginia is lost the
misfortune is likely to be charged to the
score of those two dennrtmenta.
National Republican., 1880-09-01
SECRETARY suERMAN,s spEEon.

The democrats finding that they cannot
answer the logic or assail the facts and
figures contained in Secretary sHERMAN's
able and statesmanlke speech at Cincinnati
on Monday evening, are treating it flip
PANTY and sneeringly, in the hope by such
weak devices TO break its force, but such
efforts are fruitless daliances The sccre-
tary warns tho country of the great danger
that would ensue to our credit should the
democrats attain to power, when the treas
ury would be exposed 10 rebel claims and
pensions, ad HJium, and for this he Isl
charged with an effort to bear" the public
credit and bring dishonor upon it.
The mistake made in this instance by
those who criticise his effort is that they do
not represent the real cause of their fears.
They know that he does not "bear" the
public credit so much as he does the pros
poets of the democratic party. In that his
offeuse is found. In that he brings alarm
to the democratic heart. II is for this that
he is criticised and his motives and pur-
poses are impugned. The speech of Secre-
IlAg ohEhhAN lNlStS MdIHluB VOICE 10
the country to remind it of the great peril
to our national finance and credit that
would inevitably follow change of the
administration from the republican to the
democratic party at this period in our his
tory. His remarks are the words of truth
and soberness though he treats the subject
with marked tenderness of consideration
in view Of the alarming prospect under a
change. He told the truth soberly, but he
did not tell the whole truth by way of
warning. Indeed, there is n frugalty in
the English language TO furnish terms of
sufficient force to adequately depict the
consequences that must inevitably follow
the attainment to power of party which
is stimulated to action by an abnormal
thirst for plumber and spoils These are
not good and substantial elements upon
which to base the interests of this republic
That party which permitted SAM SwART-
woUT to steal over million of dollars of
the public moneys, and then the ugliest
thing they and their papers had to say Of
him was that he was very much Of gem
tleman, is not very safe repository for
power in charge of our financial interests,
or very desirable custodian of the national
credit and honor, Secretary SHERMAN has
limned in a very faithful manner the char
acter of the democratic party and the dan
gers that follow in its path