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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18
Luxury on Wheels.

There ha. recently been built at factory
IN Bohemia "a pair Of palace cars for Rus
sian railroad Cficer that seem @ deserve the
name. They are on trucks like American
cars, and about 53 feet long, with entran
ces at the ends The cars belong together
One has a kitchen. with sleeping accommo
dations for the cook "a buffet room fin shed
in carved ebony and supplied with elegant
table ware, and finally dining room finish
ed in beautiful woods, with antique carved
chairs fer twelve persons an elegant exten
sion table, and lighted with central chan
delier bearing twenty y-fve wax candles, be-
sides four other lights. Berths can be mace
up in this room also In the connecting car
is bath room provided with hot and cold
water, q field boiler heating the water for
this and for warming the Cal also. There
is a passage along the side Of the car from
which open in ordera nursery music
room, bed room and an office room all
connected by an aEnunclator aud speaking
tubes with the servants quarters. In the
nursery is chi.d's bed with drawers under
meath for linen, and a berth opposite for the
nurse, with closet at one end The mu
sic room is reported to be fairy like Ia Its
beauty, with purple carpets, curtains and
arm chair, with an ebony piano one side
and on the other an elegant fireplace in the
flcncn style, IN WhIcn IN winter a Cneef1ui
FIRE adds to the steam heat which warns
the other rooms of the car. There is also
10 this room carved wardrobe carrying
chronometer, a round table of ebony and
chandelier, while the ceiling is hung n
white satin gathered in the centre with
golden rosette. The bed room is hung with
dark blue damask, and the bed on the gilt
French bedstead is covered with sky blue
satin and shaded by canopy held up by
gilt hooks. TIE velvet carpet and tie
chairs to correspond. The curtains are Dor
derci with fine lace (what a chance for
sparks and einders) The walls - high as
the bed are hung with dark blue velvet.
This bed room opens into toilet room pro
vided with every convenience. including
water closet. The office has a dark carpet
and hanging, and is provided with a simple
walnut cylinder desk Noi.e is reduced by
thick carpet and hangings. Adjoining is
little room with sofa and a MIR II in
carved oak frame over one end. so arranged
that when the car is Al the end Of the train
one may lie on the sofa and see ia the mir
ror the reflection of the country the train
has just passed.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18
For the FARMER AND MECH AEIc.
JOtt,ngs from the Gulf Stat 80.

Capt. j. W. Dowd writes some notes Of
his travels in Georgia and Alabama
Il have mingled with the people some
what, and find that very many of the iegis-
lators were either educated in North Carroll
ma or their families moved from there.
iId North Carolinians all over this region
Some Of them holding the highest offices in
their counties Two weeks ago saw at
Greensboro. Ala, North Carolina LAWYER,
Col. T. S. Roulhac, formally Of Hillsboro,
who is acting as Judge III case in which the
circuit Judge being interested. could not
serve. His charge to the jury would have
done credit to any, and much older head
BY the way he is going to move back t. his
old mo:her State, as he has become con-
vinced after several years absence, that
North Carolina is the best place after all. |
had the pleasure also of meeting District
I. S Attorney, Geo Duskin, Of Mobile,
who is a North Carolina boy and from Or
age county. He is a little off in politics,
but Is doing we'll and seems a clever gen
tleman.
The crops in the Southern anl West
ern Alabama, are complete failure. i. e. is
the cotton crop.
Trade is dull at this season when they do
altogether cash business. In the spring
they sell goods on from four to six months
time. at a high price and charge from one tc
one and a half per cent interest"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18

The ELECTION IN WAKE--Offical vote:
Presden;-Hancock $50; Garfield 1922
4, 4,2SO; Buxton 4, 65S Con
gressman Cox 4, 445, Bledsoe 4,54O Sen
ate-R. H. Battle, Jr. 4. 4O5; r. W. Wynne
4, 553. House J. E Bedsoe 3,543; W r
Perry 4, ,564; John n Bunting 466; Ste
wart Ellison 400 George NJ Smedes 422
Alfred d. Jones 4 $50; W N Snellings 4, 397
A c Council 4 3l2 Judges Superior Court
r t Bennett 3,27S; John A Gilmer 4, ,276
Nathenial Mclean 4. 1872; James H Headen
AS. Public debt amendment-For 4, l76;
against 376 Amendments concerning asyl-
ums-For $50; against 3 ,49O.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18

4 SoRCERER'S CURSE.-Pcter Wright, who
was executed last Friday at Liberty, Va,
was famous in that part OF virginia as hav-
ing been connected with crime full OF mys
tery and more horrible in us ending than
the crime for which he was hanged In 1865
Miss Wright. beautiful woman of Bed forC
disappeared from her .home Her disap
pearance caused much excitement, as mys-
tcry had long hung over her family. She
was the last of her line, and among thn
simple folk of the country there existed a
tradition and superstition concerning hei
family. The legend was that enc Of her an
cestors had insulted a sorcercss, and the of
Tended con juress had dccreed as punish
ment that not one OF the Wrights therefter
should die natural death. Miss Wright 5
grandfather was drowned, his father and
mother was burned alive, and her father and
mother we're murdered, while her brother
was killed in the war So the tradition goes
and the super.titious farmers would shake
their heads graveiy when they saw her and
express sorrow that the terrible malediction
hung over her head. 1t was surprising that
really sensible people crodit this supersti
ton The mystery which huLg over her
life followed her to the grave. Her body
was found in the woods near the home, and
no, fifty yards from the mouse of several
of her neighbor.. Because OF her high SO
cial position, the appearance OF her body
was not made public, and at the inquest no
critical examination was allowed. 1t was
rclnaIh able, also. that she had been mur-
dered in easy call of her neighbois, and yet
they all professed ignorance of her end
The body, from its appearance, had lain
where it was found three or four days. Pc
ter Wright had been seen in the locality
about the tine the murder sup posed to
have been committed and it generally
believed that he committed the deed at the
instigation of some white man to conceal a
more revolving crime. Wright had formerly
been a slave in the family. Nothing could
be proved on him, but there has never been
any doubt among country people that he
committed the crime. 1t is strange that
Wright, negro slave of the family to which
the superstition attaches, should follow the
young woman to an unnatural DEATH -Neu
York San.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18

\ WISE DEACON Deacon Wilder,
want you to tell me how you KEEP. yourself
and family SO well the past season, when all
the rest of US have been sick SO much, and
nave had the doctors running to .us So
long. F"
Bro. Taylor, the answer is very easy !
used Hop Bitters in time and kept my fam
lily well and saved large doctor bills. Three
dollars worth of it kept Us all we'll and able
to work all the time, and will warrant ii
has cost you and most Of the reighbors one
to two hundred dollars apiece to keep sick
the same time. | guess you'll take my
medicine hereafter See other column.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18

No Or excellent solid four inch,
0 1T
fine einch solid steel warranted Sell
the
No.
ci isors prefer
an
IN
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18
SHOIW ELLIS
CAR REPL ACER

Simple, Durable, Portable, effective device for
rapidly replacing engines and tracked by ac-
cid.nt 1t be carried the locomotive, or under
the coach seats. It requires but second TO put in pc
sition i'll ordinary the car can be replaced
within minutes after its dislodgement The econ
omy III time aud l. Dor, makes the contrivance worth
an hundred timesits cost.
The Inventor is young Southerner, brother to the
Editor OF this paper, who will furnish circulars with
full details application Or address VI. s. shot
well rails oice) Harrisburg, Pennsylva
nil he Replacer is in several New York
and New England Railroads
Read the following Report of a special committee of
Pennsylvani3 State Fair
JOHN W. HAMMOND,
President Penn'e state Agricultural society,
Dear Sir: Tie undersigned committee appointed by
you to make examination. by actual tests, OF nj :.
Shotwcu's Patent Car Re 9cer, eg leave TO submit tht
following their opinion OF the merits nf the above
yalEag,le invention. They have as ordered by yor
placed in operation, the above improvement, and DC
enphaticaly pronounce the same to be the best
ever presented to this Society for inspection.
For simplicity, cheapness compactress and strength
it cano: lie excel5ed This Repacer can be carried IL
the tool box on any Enpine ana will work on an!
gauge replacing any in the shortest pos iole time
and We til, reio-e respectfully recommend to the
uublicand also, that broEzeGnt dal be awarded by
this Society," - 49,
JOHN O. MORkIS, Chairman.
Official: ID. ". SELLER, Secy.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18

No. Ta sending his other cash yearly suteE
the 80 1t is exactly represented by this
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18

The above
nlney of
brad of
II in
the ReJals places "a
good five nh solid the asnaln
nng glass showing child kneeng and the words of the oRD PRAYER plainly
nofL
a the halt the household
the
50 keepu upours Of the
Reg offer rstarsw Noyen nherist
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-07

Detroit Free Press.
A Datroiter who was out in the
country the other day to look after
some poultry got stuck in a mud hole,
although having a light buggy and a
strong horse. lie got out, took a rail
off the fence, and was trying to pry
the vehicle out, when along came a
strapping young woman about twenty
six years Of age. She haulted, sur
yeyed the situation, and said:
You stand by the horse while |
heave on the rail, and don't be afraid
Of getting mud on your hands and
bOota."
Their united efforts released the
vehicle, and the Detroiter returned
thanks and asked her to get in and
ride. She hesitated, looked up and
down the road and finally said:
Stranger, I'm blunt spoken, Who
are you23
He gave his name and residence,
and she continued
I'm over twenty. FIVE, worth $500
in cash, know all about houseW ork,
and this is leap year"
Yes | know /; but for heavens
sake don't ask me to marry you |" he
replied, as he saw the drift.
See here" she continued, looking
han square in the eye, I'm a straight
girl, wear a No. Z shoe, and l like the
looks of you
Yes, but don't-don't talk that
way to mei'
Stranger, it's leap year, and I'm
nor
lin already married." be fall
Honest Ipjan p
yes
Wei, that settles me, and | won't
ride. III take a cut cross the Geld
over to old Spooner's. He's got four
sons and a fool nephew, and III begin
on tho old man and pop the crowd
clear doyp to the idiot, for I've Stun
mixed around this world just az long
as I'm going to! Good.by slr,-ne
uarm dnnel"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-07

confdsncs-if sou vote with me for
Bunseye, l Will vote to have your
brother in-lawap appointed water gauger .
Thus, sit, did this honorable board Of
aldermen form out, divide, parcel, cut
up and fence in this good city of
Memphis among certain of then tol-
lowers TO be cultivated, reaped, gath
cred, thrashed, squeezed, and ground
up for the benefit of those concerned I;
one of the honorable members ven
went so far as to propose that a great
big hole be bored into the face of the
bluff, two thousand feet deep, with
solid rock arches, on the plan of the
Mammoth cave, where the honorable
aldermen could retire from the gaze
of County Clerk Wares, newly-made
citizens and other hungry Confeder-
ates, and drink their lager in silence
and safety. And thus am |, Mr. Ed
tor, left out in the cold, and to the
frozen charities of a hard hearted
world. with no means, in fact, nothing
to do, unless | run for congress, which
| am not mean enough to engage in.
Be SO kind, my dear sir, as TO advise
what course hadbetterpursue andbe-
lieve me, | will keep you posted from
time to time, on what the honorable
aldermen are doing.
have the honor to be, sir,
Respectfully, your obi serv't,
w. NORDLAw.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-07
The Need or . aankrunlrr Law

Members from both houses. from ali
parts OF the country, are receiving a
large number Of letters from promi.
nent business men, urging the necessi.
" OF a bankruptcy law. They admit
that the late Law had manyobiectiopas
Bile features, and was not sufficiently
guarded in It's protection of the cred.
itoE class. The sub committee of
the house who have the sub.
jeet under consideration are prs.
pairing a measure which they think
wiz meet the necessities Of the
case. The strongest influence in be-.
bali Of such a law comes from Chica.
50, Boston, New York and Philadel-
phla. Members of the committee, as
well as others, when the question of
she repeal of the late law came up.
predicted that not two years would
e'apse before efforts would be made
to secure the passage Of a similar
measure. The committee has ALWAYS
maintained that all great eommersial
countries need a general bsnkruptcy
l9g but that il should be 40 guarded
ggd restricted as to secure the Ire.
good % the greatest pumber.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-07
RECKONED HE DID.
How a Preacher Relinquished n
wife.

Little Rock GaIette,l
1t is not intended that some men
shall marry peacefully. Bill Skittles
lives in South Arkansas. For the
past six months he has been studying
for the ministry, and it occurred to
Bill several days ago, that just before
instituting a revival. it would be a
good idea to get married. He men
toned the subject to a young lady and
asked her to share his ministerial mel
anchoy and hilarity, but the young
lady said she had promised to marry
Zeb. Monk, the professional well
cleaner Of the neighborhood. ooh,
we'll, said the minister, II am pretty
we'll acquainted with Bill, and don't
believe he'd kick" The young lady
finally agreed and the wedding day
was fixed.
Grand preparations were made. The
girls brothers had caught a couple Of
possums, and the old lady had baked
an immense sweet potato pie. The
JuohiNG VI AuC pGdCt dlilNCNs Iut
parties took their places. The justice
proceeded with the ceremony when
zeb Monk walked in and demanded /.
''Let up thar, boss. Say, Cap'n,
turn that gal loose"
81 reckon | won't" replied Bill.
well, then" said Zeb, drawing a
revolver. FIJI kinder resort to ex
tremities.'
''See here remarked Bill, ARE
you in yearnest about this thing?"
II reckon | am"
do you mean hogs head an turnip
g%reensp'
II reckon | do
Right down to corn bread and cab
bages2'
Il reckon it is"
well, then, yeQ can take the gal.
1t was only sweet milk and pie with
me. I'm in fun. / had a new par of
bFitches and didn't know what to do
with EN-. Come er little closer. Is it
spar ribs an back bones?"
81 reckon it Is
Then | know the gals yourn, and
with a slight change in the license the
marriage proceeded.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-07
Trustee Sale.

ON Saturday, the eth day Of February. nd
y within legal hours, in front Of INV ono
Nc; "a Madison street, Memphis. Tam
Will sell tho following described reaI esta,,
situated n shelby county, Tennessee, and 4
Chelsea, being lot 2o4 and 205, and b%epinnin
at a point tho northeast intersection Of Grean
law and Fifth street; thence north with eoe
line OF Fifth street 1851 feet to an allan
thence east 1887 feet to an alley; thence snIi
l4SIz feet TO Greenlaw street, thenee wes ..
Greenlaw street l4s19 feet to the -begion3na
excepting from above lotand sale thnf norsuS
Of above described lots conveyed by deeS We
isteTed in book Jos, page 90. ResisferSss o n.y.
shelby county, Tenn, to whis6 f%eferen S@'
made, said portion so excepted baine ~
feet of the east end of kt I4-tSn Ok
FRONTING. on Greenlaw street. d " fe
l seu THIS property as trustee, under . ,rr
deed executed 20 Sa4,on the Isth OF AN = Irg w
by J. " and Ellen Heath. Nv desd ~ ~
u n 99ok Nc, ~ page sil, Register 0S etsse
SmnSSaSee' f fUansy coiS n 70 which : e]feTence
BUT / sell Y as tr ySfn; Title believed to be goo.
lylS p. II, POSTfjN, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-07
Attachment Notice

Before G. D. Crockett, j. P. for Sbelby conn.
", fenn.-B. A. Shaw vs.. j. G.. Pool;
n this cause an attachment having beer
i sued out under section &S5 Of the Code Of
Tennessee, and returned levied anon The
property Of th9 defendant, and affidavit hay-
the plaintiff in the sum of s3S due bynccount,
and that, tho claim Is just, and
that the defendant is a nonresident ~
the State Of Tennessee, it is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his personal an.
pearanee before me on the 18th day Of Febru-
aTy' 1870, 70 my office, No. 25 Main street,
Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said attach.
ment suit within the time prescribed BY Law,
or the same will be proceeded With ~eX-parte;
and that a copy Of this order DO published
once a week for four weeks in the PUBLIC
LEDGER. W
This tao SD day Of january, 1880,
l25 1871 lS1 li3 1sp
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-07

HINDER and by virtue Of saroe her,s;r
~ trust deeds, recorded ssVerallv in hooL
No. 100, page ", book No. l04, pggs 9aI svvS
book No. l0I, page lsi Of tho TeSisteris oesree
Of Shelby county, Tenpessre, defanit bsyinS
been made therein, ) will, on Mondav. ihee
oth say. OF March, 900, at the southWesi corr
ner 81 demand Madison streets, In the Tax
ing Distrlotior city Of Memphis, proceed 10 sell
LOT fasha u certain tract Of land in Shelby
county, tennessee, being part of lot number
o, OF q tuRdlNtsion Of three 40-lO0 acres.
purchased by L.. I. Freeman from Mr..
Elepqre aSrkins. June 10th, 1879, and subdi,
yl9ea ny J. II; Mcclure, civil engineer, ,June
sth! loi1, and being part Of lot number rs. III
W~.i,houghby Williams subdivision. Said part
OF 10y number 8 commences at \ point on the
north SIDE OF Walker avenue, widened fien
ieet $40 feet from the southeast corner fIot
hpinber ~; thence west on the north SIDE of
walker avenue, avenue WidOned lton feetl'
Ten feet 70 = stake thence north 30 feet 10 n
Yen 1901 ai,leyi thence east on the south eide
81 sela ,uiley Ter, ieeti thence south $40 feet 10
Wy ~9oginningj also lot number 8 Of the afors-
sala subdivision, bounded as follows: Com.
mencing az p point on tho north side ofWalksr
avenue, widened ten festl 90 feet frnm ~.
southeast corner 0i lot number Il: tbenea
weet on the nogth side. Of Walker avenns
widened ltep ieetl 50 feet 10 a stake; thence
uorth, alO ieqt V a ten foot alley; thonce e,s1
on w ,seuth side Of said alley 50 feet M a
4Nfe; thence south $40 feet 70 the hoFin1iny2
Aqglty OF redemption waived. Tltle *.
neVea 70 90 good but will sell only ~ thus
febmlry 4ts. 1850
SIMON STURM, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-07
Attachment Net.ec.

Before j. ., Galloway, J, p. for Shelby conn.
" IsNn-G A Eekerly & Bros We. Bocler /
\ this cause. an attachment having been
4 sued out under section 3455 Of che Code Of
tennessee, and returned levied upop the
property Of teo defendant, and affidavit hay
ing been made that defendants are INDEBTED
70 The plaintiffs in The sum Of So. 80, due By
noIes' and that the claim IL Buss, and that the
99eiendants are noDrosi&ents OF the State Of
tennessee; or are about to remove, or have
removed themselves or property from the
S.tht@ or have. removed, or are removing
themselves out Of the county privately; or
coneealing themselves 20 that the ordinary
process Of law cannot be served upon them.
or nave a6sconded; or are absc0nding or con
eseallng themselyes or property; or have
traudulently disposed of, or are about frasda-
i.ently to dispose of their property; .tEihere.
fore ordered that said defondanS make their
personal appearance leSOrS me on the 9th
day OF February, PSa, at II o'clock M, at N v
once, NQR Madison street, Memphis, Tam.
ain1 defend said attachment suit within nv
time prescribed by law, or .he same Mn ia
proceeded with ey, parte; and ,kss a COPY 81
this order DC published orasa week for four
CONSECUTIVE weeks in thS Public Ledger
Ihis I'd day esIanuary. 1880
19s ISi 1s1 AS