The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-09

George b. Glen, n,s. OF >ho,co, "a
destroyed by fire.
About the lonelie-t man in Washjn.
ton after the dead lock broke was Ger
Malone. The Republicans ran ava
from and the Democrats ignored hiu
So that he stood quite alone III his .oli
tary smallness.
Salisbury Watci,Daaa samuel J
Pemberton, Esq OF Aibemarle. y. G.
sold last week the Grand Nam goi
III n. III Montgomery county, and ,h
"Halthcock, two miles from AlbeIDarl
III Stanly county. \ New York CON
pany purchased both Of these proper
ties.
The remains OF William Penn are t,
be brought over from England and Ger
enormously buried III Pennsylvania
probably in the yard of old lndepen
dence Hall at Phllad, lpha. The pres
ent representative, pi the Penn ianil,
make no objection 10 the removal. auo
State Commissioner La, beef appoin
ted 10 conduct the affair with dignity.
A Mexican at Las Vegas, New Me1i
co, tied his wife to board leaned hel
I d
position fifty fees away, and used hel
as a target for rifle practice lie did
not hit her, his object being to frig hten
her by embedding the bullets in the
board close to her head and body.
She tainted under the iriyhttu ordeal.
A cruel Dlunder wus made in an
nouncing the verdict IN ST LOUIS
murder case The foreman oi the juIs
handed the clerk several llpsot paper
and the clerk read We tini the
prisoner not guilty, on the ground 81
insanity" The culprit face lighted
up with delight. and he exultnntly
shook hands with his counsel There ;
u mistake said the foreman to the
clark you've read the wrong slip
he one that signed Is our verdict
guilty OF murder in the first degree
A wealthy Chicago uidower about
TO marry the wife of Mike Weaver, a
notorious burglar, and herself belong
ing to a family of thieves Mike rob-
bed this man $ house of 81 900 wo.th
Of plate and Jeweiry, and was sent to
State prison. Mrs. Weaver is pretty
and wiusome, it i. needless. to say, for
W w
negotiate for the return of the plunder,
she captivated him bim The marriage
is to take place rs soon as she can oh
tain divorce from tne convict.
The claim is made for Australia Of
having produced the largest photo
graphic pictures In the world hese
magnificent specimens OF the art not
onl y the point of seize, but in respect
also of quality taken by Herr
IIoltermanD of Sydney they are noun
ted on an endless band Of paper,
strengthened by linen, and are nearly
one hundred feet in length. Among
the subjects are two colossal panoramas
of the cities of Sydney and Melbourne
each of about a dozen sheets ioined
together in one harmonious tone and
depth. One picture, printed from a
single negative, was hve by three feet.
Much enthusiasm seems to have been
displayed by the people Of lherford
on the 18th inst, when they held q
railroad meeting there. Public men
from South Carolina and Tennessee
were there, and the move was thorough
ly discussed. The object of the line is
connection Of North East Tennessee
with the Atlanta and Charlotte Air
| Line at the most convenient and nearest
point. Now this connection from John
son CITY, Tennessee, via Burnsvillc and
Asheville, would be much the same a
regards distance, this latter route pos
siply being few miles further. But
with the Ashevile and Sparlanburg
Road completed about one third Of
the line would be ready made to com
mencc with. .-Henderson Herald
Goldsboro Messenger: Rufus Ed
nundson, Esq, was stricken with par
alyss of the left side, yesterday morn
lug, while taking bath. -- The
| Census Department notifies Us that the
error in the census of Goldsboro has
been corrected. The population of the
city, not concluding the suburbs. is
officially stated at $3.50, instead OF l.
933, the figures given In the census bull
letin. The correction also gives Win
ston 2,853, Statesville sol, and Salem
$40. -Helen, interesting little
daughter Of Hon. w. T. Dortch, about
FIVE years old, had remarkable escape
from instant death one day last week.
! 1t seems that she was leaning over the
railing encaslng the stairway on the
upper floor, when, losing her balance,
she fell down head foremost to the pas
sage floor below. distance of some IA
feet. The stairs railing broke evident
| |, broke the force Of the terrible fall,
and little Helen escaped with only
dislocated Jaw, which was soon but back
It's place, and she is all night again -
Mr. Best speaks quite hopefully OF his
projects, and from Gov Vance We learn
/ that the new syndicate has deposited
+ the sum of 1926. 5000 at Raleigh for
the purpose Of reiDIbursing the Rich
mond s Danville Road is advances
and outlay il behalf Of the Western
North Carolina Raj road. 1t is however,
doubtful whether that corporation will
50 easily relinguish It's hold on that val
liable property, and litigation Will pro-
bably. be the result In the event that
Mr.. Best succeeds In recovering the
" estern Road, he will then make
proposition for lease of the Atlantic
s North Carolina Road, and IN case he
cannot secure the last road, then the
syndicate comtemplates the coDstruc
ton Of a link from Goldsboro to Sails
bury. and consolidation Of the lines
from Paint Rock to Beaufort. Gov.
| Vance appears to have the utmost con
/ fidence in Best intentions and In the
ability Of his syndicate. Time will SHOW
/ the results.