The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-22

victim of scandal. | admit kissing the,
women, but | deny that | did it improperl,
he community is suffering here from III
rankest socialism
A NEW JERSEY s~coUNDREL IN cLERIcA
CLOTHING.
From Morristown. y. J.. comes m bo--;
Die tale affecting the so-called "Rev" T.. +
Driscoe, and hls organist, Miss Kate Leon
ara aged 81, a pretty brunette, daughter o
a wealthy farmer. :
Mr. brlscoe was a member of Newar)
conference, was IN the prime of life. AN,
commanding presence popular both in an,
OUTSIDE OF the congregation. Evervrhin,
moved smoothly until Dame Rumor beeaf
70 whisper OF his undue intimacy with
young and prepossessing widow.
Inc scandal gained credence mainly
through the sexton of Briscoe' : church VII
detailed certain conduct of the pastor and
|Mluo" upon decorating the church for the
hoildays' and how he had frequently seen
Tue pastor call upon the widow at unseem,y
h0urs' and go carriage riding together. The
village gossip at last reached the ears Of the
pastor, who Immediately interviewed the
sexton and frightened him into a promise r.
PuDlicly retract the scandal In due time
session Romano arose and admitted that he
hhe" nothing tangible against the pastor.
ou' proceeded to state what he had seen.
:. ms JunGture the pastor peremptorily
commanded hin to be seated and saw M
more. From that day dates a serious d.
VISION IN the church. Friends of the pastor
ana tne widow considered the retraction a
complete ylndlcatlon while others character
lzeu the whole proceeding as whitewasbin,
and only talked the louder and longer. Pre-
siding Elder Van Horn, soundly lectured he
clergyman but took no further official notice
OF the matter, and Mr.. Briscoe was sent to
Arlington, near Newark.
Ag0uttwo months ago Mr.. Briscoe handed
Nj. l1unt' the station agent at Morris, a
package to be intrusted to Mr. Class tho
~Pers'ppany stage driver, for delivery. The
package was wrapped in a newspaper, unon
the border OF which was indistinctly writ
ten the young lady's name. An inspection
OF the package revealed two bottles, two in
ments and a note without signature.
Mr.. Glass called in DR.. Cooper-who pro-
nouEced the contents to be oil of tansy and
the instruments such as are used for NAL
practice. The note read
l have waited here foryou several hours.
! no" send the instruments and medicines
to you. Follow the directions for using
them. If you can't do it yourself. meet me
on tuesday next and | will do it for YOU"
lhe same evening a son Of MIR. Class was
at the church assisting in arranging for a
concert. "
On the following morning Mr.. Class took
the package to the depot. The lady met
him IN the road before the stage reached her
home, and obtained the package without anv
knowledge OF It's having been open. A few
days subsequently Miss Leonard took a seat
IN the stage and to a casual question re-
piled am only going to Orange At.
Ter She hOordod tho froID N. ~
she purchased a ticket for New York. She
was then absent about a month. when she
home al invalid. She has now
left her fathers roof, and is with friends in
LYNCH LAW IN INDIANA.-C1Sc1ssAT1
Jan. IA dispatch from Walton. Indiana,
60 the Enquirer says: A colored man
named Charles Smith was hanged about O
, clock Knight by a mob two mics north
oi that place. Smith was a native of Vir-
sln1s' ana an escaped convict from the
oen'tentlary at Frankfort, KY. He was ar
last night at Rising Sun. Ind for
eyed arson in burning the barn and stock
Justice Hudson, near Walton, last Oc- |
ooer. At the time of the hanging he was s
~ MS way to Burlington Jail, in the Gus t
"dy OF three officials, who were overnow- t
red. oefo" f,
A ScALLAwAa.-Mr. C. c.. Fulton, though !
Republican, has notified Postmaster
General Key that he will ne longer serve as .
urety for General E.. B. Tyler, Postmaster
t Baltimore. TIL BaItimorean saws: The
which has been instituted against Gen.
'yler by Miss Murray for indecent assault d
Ill certainly be called some time this {,
'onth, but Gen. Tyler may desire a post u
onement. There are many rumors as to !,
ne evidence which will be Forthcoming in q
he approaching trial, and if one half these o.
lmors be correct, it will be seriously dam a.
ying. n
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DISTRESS lNTENSIFYING IN IRELAND - o.
NDON Jan. l5. ALL accounts anree that a