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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-10
A Western Railroad

Col. Z. Donlu, in 4 Chicago
describes the Chicago and =
Route: Owning above oar
saud miles ot splendid IracA ..-
II toubie, and all oil it laid W..
finest steel rails. its uauaga.,
equipped 1t with Lavish dl~r. rs-
costs, out the greatest are E.-...
venIence aad comfort II their ...-
Magnificent bsidgeS span ali ry... ...
route. and palaial P%sr!or. rn~sa-n.s..
sleeping cars ty along It's -
weil-ballasted track at Tia. .
thirty miles Gn n0ur, W.thou. ..
discomfoIt-sum ptuous hott.su..
where one can cal, drink. r.a4 az
al pleasure, while ne skim, uA- ..#
through glorious ]plnolam4s
and country, farms, orchards ta4
woods. pr.irie, hillside, lake. Vail,
and stream.
the cars iun on I'll the road.
this model company slc really a.
wells of ingenuity, beauty aal
Sancc, including all the lmprevaa.
Of the age. The slecpiug-e4r,
massive in build, elegantly decorate.
with carving and inlaying OF ya-
colored woods, gliding and pBla.,-.
costly mirrors and curtains, and t.-
uished with luxurious cushions. -.
Die wash basins, and >noNy toss
The beds are as clean and comfoa,..
as .those OF the finest City hutct. aud PA.
cary travler EASILY and dcH-i.s
dreams over two hundred aud 4.
miles Of space. The dlnIng-lgo4
restaurant cars, which this ru.t s.
The first IN the world 10 iutr.a..-
are each furnished with table, eae...
10 accommodate thirty guest Al atl..
The table-ciothes and napkin, 4-
damask, fine as silk aud wAltcu, sa.#
the silver and glassware Is heavy 4a..
fine, the walters we'll trained ANA "a.
tentive, and the bill OF fare AS suup.-
Gus as any j~ourneying eplcure could
ask. 1t embraces soups, fish, game.
meats, vegetables, fragrant coffee add
tea, rich crerm aud mix. fruits ar.
all the d~elicacics OF desert that usua ?
furnish high toned dyspepsia az as.
class hotel. All tins catalogue Il.
dainties to he enjoyed at thirty m,,
an hour, for seventy five cent? NJ
scaldlng Of your MOUTH OF Swa..o~a-
If your fork in the rush ard hurrs ~. .
twenty-uinuie halt at a shabby Ways.
cavern. All calm, lcisurely euJoym,-.
OF auu elegant meal in the hI-.g.
style OF culinary art, with thlrty a
forty miles OF panoramic land>ta
thrown in through the car wIni0N a
an aesthetic relish and appetite. a ,o-
OF landscape auce for the palate OF la
soul. Sottly-cushIoned rechnchaIr GA.
cars are furnished, without extra cau-
on all the lines between Chicago. =
Louis and the Kansas border. THE
run through without change, are pr
vided with wash room, towels anu d
other toilet convenirnccs, and each e
- IN charge OF a trusty porter Just a. q
slecping-cars are. The chairs turn
a PIVOT IN any direction, can be lnclIl
ed back at any desire angle, anc
night furnished a very comforta1.
sleeping place.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-10

On Friday Drputy-Sher.H p
Parker went to .5auls' Y Roa-
county, equipped with the "a
papers to search for two bs.e-
ton recently stolen from Nr. " F..
drews. lie VS. successful. III
ton was found stored away -'
huge compost heap, together "
more bales. one of which PROVE
tie properly of Jesse Jones. N.
ker returned with Henry We
Motifs, Jack Msoring and Albert I
all Of them white, WHO "efe All
on suspicion, and are lOdged
here awaiting q preliminary hoa'
Col isLoro Messenger.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-10

IMPoRTANT MEETING or WAKE
COUNTY MAGISTRATES Tuesday de
cided to expend Sl5,OOO IN repairing
the court house and Jail. Justices
Clark, Green, and liunnycut voted
against it. Thos. II. Briggs, ST., has
drafted a plan to add two wings to the
court house, and bring the entire front
Cd a line with the Granite Building, or
P~ostofice. This will give plenty OF
room, an imposing tacade, or front, and
will greatly improve that portion OF the
street. When completed the court room
will become popular for small conven-
tons and public meeting.
The magistrates also took measures
for funding the county debt. IL. T.
Dunn and J.. @. Williams We're re-
elected cotton weighers for Raleigh.
A new road from Raleigh to W. X
| Pool. mill, on Neuse River, through
the lands of Hon Kemp 7. Battle, and
Others. is to DE opened.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-10
~Hangnen's Day.
OUR Town. Feb. %, ~

OUR lows, Feb. 2S, 81.
"Er. Editor: 1t seems that bad men
''are mostly hanged on Friday. aud |
asked graIaimother, and she said !!
was because Friday is 'Unlucky, and
that no good cones Of anything that
is started that day, and Mr.. Garfield
is to begin his term on that day, and
Il don't believe it any more un!ucky
than any other day, do you2
Respectfully, FRI-DAIsY.
p. S. Maybe | ought to tell YOU,
I'VE that's Dir. Ben aud me- don't 50
very much care about President Gar
'.feld but Dir. Ben. he was born on
Friday, and be mostly comes to see
me Fridays, because there's other
business Saturday night, you know,
''and all the girls say its bound 70 end
in smoke. What do you think"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-10

Oh dear.-M,ss "Daisy,'-with all
the willingness in the wUrl!, how shall
we answer such 4 concentration OF com
plex catcgoriesl Clearly, Mr.. Ben
is in luck, notwithstanding his birth
day,-to inspire 50 bright particular
Interest in the horoscope of his future.
Never mind,-it's all right let him
come Friday, Thursday. or Wednesday,
or Tuesday that is to say, 4 day earlier,
for Ia counting, we imagine, 1T is wise
not TO put of till Friday any little speech
that coald as well bc chucked IN on
Monday. Friday cer.a;oly has many
advantages over Saturday because on
the latter night thee is only about an
| hour and a halt. SAY - minutes, be
tween the Old Folk bedtime, and
crack O Sunday mornin'; whereas OF
Friday night-twelve O'Clock needn
come I'll about fifteen ard a half, If the
clock be on anything Ike friendly IN
Ierstanling with your sweetheart.
times happens.
Now, as for Fridays unluckiness.-
that's all fol dc rol. Many of the mos
glorious events Of Ear H. History tran
spired on that day. If it be true thai
Our Savior assembled the Tree of Sacrl
ice upon that day, ought not all Chris
tian people to venerate In an especla
manner the day Of their Redemption
America, in particular, should boot
down the superstition in respect to Fri
day for on that day Columbus, de
flying the Doubts, Threats, and Eyl
Prophecys, Of the whole known World,
together with the actual dangers of /.
long ~sea-voyase in the poor little vessel!
of his time set forth across the track
less seas searching for a continent
whereof no man hal any knowledge
and finally, after weeks of peril, ate.
repeated mutinies, after begging hi
men to sail on Just one more day =
10, on Friday morn-the New Worlt
was found! jamestown, the first colo
ny in America, was formed on Friday
Many other events bear the same date
George Washington, the father OF III
country, was born on Friday night an
he brought the war OF American lndc
pendence to a glorious issue on tn
same day, for Friday witnessed the IN
NcslUlCuI VI bSH. IPulS oy hC az oieeo
ga, and of Lord CORVALLIS at York
town. La fact, the Detinitive Treaty c
! Peace was signed Friday, Sept. 3, l7Sa
and 10 years later, the second war wit
Great Britain was ended with tn
Treaty of Client" signed on Friday
Dec. "a, 1914.
In North Carolina, our Mecklenbur
Declaration of independence occurre
on Friday; aud on that day in 1871, To
last British soldier LETT our State. .
hat day, 1874, the first State Legisla
6 ture convened at Raleigh and on tina
day, I775, the system of Public Educs
ton began its operations.
In short, Friday has quite as man
feathers in her cap as any other da.
: The superstitious belief concerning i
"uplucKiness" is probably due to tn
+ fact it was, a long time ago., adopted
: the English "Hangman's Day . b
: ing selected for the reason that it
sufficiently advanced in the week, aftt
, Sabbath, to admit Of preparations, sue
as building gallows, &c; and there Is
day left after the execution to dispo:
of scaffold, corpse, &c.
For similar reasons, weddings al
generally fixed upon Wednesday
Thursday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-10

ToIsNor HOME IrEMs.-J. ID. VII.
liams has completed his dwelling b9ls.
on Church street, and moved into Oh.
.ame.-W. w. Flowers is c%rec.l6.
q store house on Broad street ur4-
John ID. Wells x Cos. storc-Nf,
jeremiah Selby, of lIyde county, hes
moved his family to tins place soa .s.
Gated in the West house on P,.Ier 81.
The dwelling house of I. ". Is.
Ior, of Nash u Y caught On tire ..
came very near being destroyed uu a-
Tuesday morning. The shiuglc9 ct0-
from a spark and the wind horng SEE.
high it was by the hardest effort .,
the house was saved. -JaCks5u IT,.
sitter, who lives near this place, lu....
" an old railroad man, has taken .e.-
Of the Wilson section of the N .0.
R4ilroad.-Jno. ID, Well & TO-.
have improved the old Nartcatoa .e
ton plows.-Two new fannie ..r
located in our town this week, Ourlr 81
Hyde and the other from PITT cJtaE
THE farmers are hard down q
work, hauling out compost, refa."a-
lChtto N1-s loi IN SCtiih7 q
Just as we go to press, We learn ...
the boiler attached to the steam ..#
mill of Mr.. Y. b. Bachelor, IN Nt-
Vile, exploded yesterday mora.-
about 6 O'Clock, injuring four pe.eaa.
two fatally, it is thought. VI. DIS
Barnes, the engineer, and Mr. -
Hampton, both were dangerou-.E .-
The other two men were co.a r. Sd.
received only slight injurics, -
r. Hoyle, who recently novel '-
Pitt county to this place and orc#.. b
harness shop, went, on Tuc'IaE ...=
ing, to the Market house Of #. +.
Taylor, on Main street. and Mr. lst.'.
being out side, Mr.. lIoyic asked ..-
tosgo in the house. As they "a#a"I
Hoyle closed the door, Dire" u..--
knife md commenced cutting Is I.-'
Tor, who, seeing that he wa, in q 80
place and something mus ac .-
knocked Hoyle down. This o,.
flying Hoyle he arose and went i.-
the second time with his knife. .3
promptly knocked down again. ".
he left the house, returning 500.
with a gun, and while maxim .
toward Mr.. TAILOR, was me, oy
who took the gun from him. t"
then made the remark that "d. H..
ded to kill Taylor before sun-5-
went off, however, but soon ra'
with another gun, when he wa "..
and put in the lookup for i heat
fore w. w. Flowers, J. i. Oh u ..-.
day morning.-He was rcql'-s.
give a %justIfable bond Of 81.
falling to do so, was taken to the e'.
ty Jail to await a trial at the .-
term Of Superior Court for
county .-There were only g"H "
at Nash court this week. NJ n"
~ hurt as we have heard d.
Robert Winstead has moved h-
II to the new house recently ere
west Main street
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-10

One of the curious phases of
Northern humanity is the prevalence OF
unnatural crimes. There are cow I'M
der arrest in various Northern States a
father and brothers who coolly plotted
the murder Of one Of the sons to get his
money. We mentioned last week the
poisoning of Nellie Chace, at Provi-
depce, Rhode Island, by her mother,
In Augusta, Maine, last week, Chas.
Merrill killed his mother with a ham.
mer, hid her body until it was frozen,
then chopped it with an axe, and burn
ed it on the kitchen fire in great chunks
at a time. Finally, he buried the bones
in his manure pile. When arrested he
coolly confessed, and helped to dig UP
his mothers head which he had hidden
in the woods. In Ohio, a is
being tried for killing her husband.
In Iowa, as we stated last week, Gran
dali turned his wife out in the storm tC
freeze to death with her baby at the
breast. La New jersey, a woman was
last week hanged for Il plotted murder.
At Milford, Pa, Thomas Burns is OF
trial for having murdered his son, and
arranged his body to represent "a sui
eide.
These are merely a few instances tina
occur to us as the crop" culled from
our exchanges in a single week. O
course, it would be folly to say tina
Northern civilization has anything t,
do with these fiendish atrocities bu
we rejoice that they find no counterpart
among the ''uncivilized' and ''barba-
rous' Rebels of the South.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-10
A North Carolina Remedy.

Because the writer is a friend, and
because Mrs. Person is a woman, and IA
North Carolinian, we give space to the
following-notwithstanding it. nature =:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-28
MEMPHIS BREWERY BOOK BEER
can be had on Saturday
at all the saloons.
To enjoy n sessOnable
and palatabIe drink
get the Memphis Beck. 81
Police Points.

Seventeen arrests were made by the
police during the last twenty-four
hours.
VIM. Howard and Jake McLauEh-
lin, two little bootblacks, were arrest
ed yesterday for stealing a COW.
The bootblacks we're in trouble all
around yesterday. One or two were
nabbed for larceny and other %ofenses,
and a couple Ct pugilistic ones we're
arrested for fighting over a shine"
Several Of the police lave a photo
graph Of the Arkansaw murderer,
White, pasted on the inside of their
watch cases. Then whenever they
meet a suspicious darby it is easy Il
say, Did you ask the timer" and
while the darky stares compare faces
A charge of bigamy is something
rare in N Memphis and vicinity. One
Of the sanitary police, however, hal
been endeavoring to score up such I
charge against a Happy Hollow groom
Ills story is that the young fellow
married about a year ago, but firing o.
his wife took her back to her father
and gave her back with two pairs O.
suspenders to boot for another daugh
ter, with whom he is now living,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-28
FL CUBAN.
AMUsEMENTs.
A sERENApE.

A SERENADE.
Mary Anderson was serenaded even
ing before last at the Burnett house,
Cincinnrti, she occupying the same
rooms inhabited years ago by Jenny
Lind, Sontag, Nilsson and other CO.
lebrities. The band under her win
dow performed a Shubert overture,
When the Swallows Homeward Fly"
and a Strauss polka. The compliment
was by the Elks, for whose benefit
Miss Anderson acted Pauline" last
night. Miss Mary and mother appear
ed at the window and listened while
DR.. Ham, for a wonder, after it was
over invited the visitors in below and
set 'em up" Regarding the "Fazio"
in which Miss Anderson appeared as
Blanca, evening before last, the Com
mercial says ITO her credit it may
be said that she is the only actress be-
fore the public who can draw a large
audience with the tiresome play, but
the part that with others as its expo
nent would be tiresome, when por-
trayed by this phenomenal actress, is
always interesting. The opportunities
for statuesque posing and for those ex-
pressive bursts of passion, for which
the wonderful girl is famous, occur so
often in Blanca, while the lack of the
more delicate, artistic shading and
finish that only com with years of
schooling, is less apparent in the role
than in any other of her HIST, save,
perhaps, 'Evadne.'"
THE OPERA.
The first public representation of
der Freischutz," for some months
past under rehearsal, by our leading
amateurs, is to take place at the the
alter to night. The leading roles will
be carried by Misses Sallie Woodrad,
Jennie Camp, Mr.. w. J. Steele and
Mr.. Won Gundell. The scenic fea-
lures are particularly elaborate and
beautiful, and the Mozart society have
used every exertion to bring out our
best local amateur talent, under the
most careful training, with a view Of
giving the opera in a brilliant man
ner. A rich musical feast is antici-
pated by the lovers of music.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-28
THE RIVER.
1t is Falling Here To-day.

No big food yet in sight for this end
of the country. The river at Cairo
has fallen 81 feet during the past eight
days. AT Evansville the Ohio is near
II feet below its level of three weeks
ago, and the streams between Evans
vile and Cairo continue 60 recede,
with the exception of the upper Ten
nessee, which was swelling a little
yesterday.
The rapid decline Of the Ohio has,
so far, prevented the food passing St.
Louis from even checking the water
fall at Cairo, as it dropped 8 inches
there yesterday. This is precisely
what various pilots expected, and over
a week ago several of the most observ-
ant predicted thatthe decline at Cairo
would not be wholly checked, without
a food of rain fell wei the Ohio val
ley water shed.
Happily the weather continues COM
paratively dry to the eastward. No
rainfall, beyond light local showers,
has prevailed for more than ten days
past in the region drained by the Ohio
river and its tributaries. The upper
Ohio is but little over q dozen feet
deep, and the lower Ohio contains less
than four fathoms. None Of the side
streams are half bank full.
In addition, the southern tributa-
ries are at present rather
low for the season, and a strong cur
rent sweeps down the st. Francis.
This latter feature has occasioned re-
mark for some time past among river
men. OF course the current carries
off a heavy volume of swamp water.
The river all along from here to the
CULTS up to the banks tops, and in
many places it is slightly over. It is
pleasant, however to note that we will
not have it any higher here, or above
here as high as Cairo. Up at St. Louis
and north of there a wild waste of
waters sweep the valleys, and are dew
astating large areas. Tie foods pre-
vailing up there will have no percep-
tible effect upon the river south Of
Cairo, without a heavy rise in the
Ohio, which is not apparent at pres
ent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-28

1NI6DAAtsls
DR.. Buddeke, eye and ear diseases,
Sc East Court street. ST
DR.. S. @. Snyder is very sick at his
rooms IN Main street. i.
Mr.. George Beattie, brother of the
late Sheriff Beattie, of Critteuden, &C.
companied by the husband Of his only
sister, c. W. Mckinney, we're in the
city yesterday on their way to Critten-
den, they having inferred the remains
of their departed relative near hi:
early home in Virginia before they
left that state.
Cards are out for the marriage Of
Miss Rosa G. Kendall and Mr.. George
I. Jones, at the residence of the young
lady's parents, in Houston, Texas, on
the 10th of May. Miss Kendall was
born AMI partly reared in Memphis
and removed with her parents a few
years ago to Texas. Her father, Mr.
George Kendall, has many old friends
here, who will feel an interest in the
approaching event.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-28

An extra choice lot of Lake Erie
salmon was received this morning by
Victor D. Fuchs, 80 aud Al Jefferson,
Professor Saxby's last select hop for
the season tomorrow, Friday night,
at Cochran hall, 1874 Main street.
No sign Of rain last night or to-day
anywhere south of the Ohio river.
This is encouraging the uneasy people
Of the lowlands.
Some lucky individual will take a
summer tour on a prize drawn in the
Commonwealth lottery on Saturday.
Get a ticket at the usual place.
Court Square was occupied by hocks
of playful children yesterday after
noon. The green grass seemed to be
their tavorite romping quarters.
The mercury at sunrise marked SO
degrees, and 6 warmer than yesterday
at the same time. The range yester-
day was from 50 to rs degrees.
The citizen soldiers practiced the
drill on the bluff again last night.
The Bluff City Grays are bent on
winning the first prize in the coming
contest at Nashville.
Young spring chickens are coming
into market. The most of the arrivals
SO far have been very young and very
high-tOO much so, indeed, for the
palates and pockets of consumers.
The delicious strawberry continues
to come from Louisiana in small ship
ments, and the price keeps up to 25
cents a pint. 1t will be two weeks yet
till we have any of home production.
The music makers for the der
Freischutz" have had two or three re-
hearsals among themselves, and are
said to be working faithfully, and are
bent on doing their part to render the
opera in question in a finished man
ner.
We have several authoresses, &C.
tresses aud songstresses in this city
who rank high in ability among those
who know them, and, it is hoped by
many, will yet earn fame from among
those who, at present, have not the
honor Of their acquaintance.
There is a lull in the fish trade just
now. With warm weather the demand
while high freight tariffs keep
dealers from bringing many from the
salt sea shores, and then our home
are turning out a large number
of perch, trout, and other sorts, that
are quite popular among %epicures.
The prospect Of an early decline Of
the river is better to-day. 1t all de-
Ponds on the rains for the next few
weeks whether or not we are to have
IN overflow worse than that now upon
Us. 1t is very certain the river here
will not get higher than its present
evel unless we do have a food of rain.
Schiller Lodge, No. 40, 1. 0. O.
E., will hold a picnic at Estival park,
Nay 80, for the benefit Of their wild
,ws and orphans. The committee Of
arrangements consisting of Henry
'chilling; Christ. Kaiser; Frank
Dries Joseph Grossman; Peter
dentges; Peter Bauer and Charles
Vessendorf are doing their utmost to
ring a success, both financially and
n a sense of social enjoyment. The
programme will appear in this paper
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-28
A WHY WILDLY.
Who Liked . Paying ROomer
Better than = PrOntleas
Husband.

Some weeks since a man called on
the county court clerk and procured
a license to marry the mistress of a
lower Main street clearinghouse. 1t
was given him, and plankiRg down
his half dollar he sought out a clergy
man and repaired to the dOmicile of
his lady love.
The fair creature was utterly un-
prepared, and vented her feelings in
rather strong language, the upshot of
theaffair being that minister and would
be bridegroom were forced to beat
an ignominious retreat. The license
was procured by the tickle dame in
the %Scufle, and the next morning it
was handed back to the clerk, accom-
panied by several cautions as to the
preservation Of his health in the fu-
ture.
Shortly after a policeman, while
passing in front Of the ladies' stall
way, heard screams and cries of MUIR
der, and rushed up the steps to meet
a little girl covered with blood and
crying piteously. Without stop
ping to answer questions he dash
ed into a room near at hand
where a terrible object met
his gaze. A man stood, or rather
danced in the middle of the floor with
his sleeves rolled to his elbows, and
hourishing in his hand a carving
knife. This warlike individual wilt
ed as soon as he saw the policeman
and dropped into a chair. At this
moment a smOthered laugh was heard
in the next room, the chief walked in
seemingly unhurt and the fair widow
rushed in with Mysteries. Explana-
tons followed and it was learned that
the gentleman with the smoshered
laugh was a sutton Of the
lady'S, the warlike individual was the
blighted bridegroom, who had in his
fury sent the soul of the little girls
kitten purgatoryward, scattering its
blood all over her clothing.
1t was purely a family affair, the
little widow said, and begged the po-
licsman to let the wicked gentleman
go this time. He begged, too, and
promising to behave himself, the
affair ended for the time.
The next day the lady hired a dray
and sent the blighted mans trunk to
his place of business. He hired an
other dray aud sent it back, and
complained TO the chief Of po-
lice, but simply wanted him scared
and not arrested. The breach was
healed, however, and the next day the
couple who had been so near married,
were seen walking out a shady avenue
equipped with umbrellas, fans and
baskets, on their way to spend a day
in the fresh spring woods. The next
week the poor man was arrested for
abusing the lady on the street, and al
lowed a forfeit of $25 to go by the
board rather than defend himself in
court. Another trip to the spring
woods; happiness, sunshine and smiles
followed, and last night he was again
snatched from her side at her request
and spent the night in the calaboose.
Another $25 forfeit will likely go by
the board, and fate seems to be against
the laoy's plan to have him for a prof
liable roomer rather than a pro6tless
husband.