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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-28

Chicago, Feb. 28.-rhe storm which
prevailed here all yesterday and through
out the night has now almost ceased, a
light drizzllng snow being all that re-
mains of it. Its effect, however, is pain
fully evident, rs all traffic in the city is
very slow and difficult. All morning
trains on all railroads are from two to
five hours late. At nine o'clock twenty
three mails were due ut the post office,
and only two of them had arrived. The
storm on the lake yesterday, according
to old lake captains, was the severest e1-
perienced for years. At the crib the wind
blew ut the rate of 63l miles per hour
and the ice surgcd by at the rate of sew
en- miles on hour. The storm struck the
crib about 3 o'clock yesterday forenoon.
There was great danger that the port
holes would become obstructcd with ice
and cut off the city water supply, but q
gang of men, working with the water up
to their waists, have manag-
ell to keep it clear. Gentlemen
who arrived here from Clinton, Iowa,
said the train passed through some sec
tions of prairies where the little farm
houses were almost half submerged by
water, and said that miles of railway
track were covered. Tho Western Union
wires here are in very good shape, con-
sidering the violence and persistence OF
the storm. Several poles in this citv
were blown down, but they are being
rapidly put up again. and telegraphic
communication, though slow, is nowhere
interrupted.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-28
GENERAL NEWS.
A Do.,ruetIvo Fire.

RichIand Feb. 2S.-'l'he town of Frank
lin, on the Seaboard Il Roanoke railroad,
was half destroyed by fire yesterday.
Nearly all the business houses burned,
including the post Office and telegraph
office. The railroad warehouses were saw
ed, tins being the point ut which the fire
was stopped. Loss estimated ut $780,
600. The fire originated from the explo-
sion of an oil lamp in q grocery store.
Insurance, S5O,0OO.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-28

DIR. ROGERS VEGETABLE WORM
SYRUP instantly destroys worms and
removes the sccretiolls which cause
them.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-28

New York, Feb. 2S-This forenoon the
ferry boats Alaska and Montana, OF The
Williamsburg ferry line, collilcd OFF
Broome street. The Montana was crowd
ed with passengers on her way TO the
city, and the Alaska bore down on her,
crushing in the ladies cabin. Joseph
Taylor, of No $50 South Fifth street, is
known to have received severe injuries.
The Fulton ferry boat Union collided
with the tug boat Bentley.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-28

Sc. Johus, n. 3. Feb. 2S.-The Brg-
antine, Isabel has been wrecked OF Gull
island, and all hands lost. She was one
of the finest ships engaged in the
Brazilian trade sailing from New
Foundland. During the storm
Tuesday last accompanied by q
@ violent gale leo Of wind the Isabel ran" ran ashore
officers and crew to make single
effort to save their lives. The wreck
and debris Of the vessel were washed
up into the ravincs and crcviccs OF the
frowning cliffs, but no symptom or indi-
cation that single one of her crew cs-
capped destruction has been presented.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

.~eyille, Wayne Co, y. @.
EAR SIR:-I can recommend your Indian Blood
% ,. to be ss the ia 6est %e ssiF in the World for II
Esq, is President A. A. McKethan,
Esq, General Supt.; and Col. VIM.
Alderman, Secretary. We should much
enjoy being present.
Collector Geo. B. Everitt prints in
the Winston Leader a letter showing
that when Special Agent Blocker start
ed to inspect the distilleries some one in
the Office of the Greensboro Revenue
Department sent a despatch warning
the distillers to be on the look out. The
warning was signed Thomas John
Henry This sounds like Grants
''sylph."
In the family of the writer, as We
often heard In youth, was tradition of a
bon mot by an old slave, who on hear
ing of Lord CORVALLIS defeat, exclaim
ed-'Wel, den, he'd a-better drop dat
Lord, and call hisself Mister CoJ-waI
lis, cause Gineral Washin'tun done
shelled all de corn off en- him !" Thu,
was considered a great joke in those
patriotic" days.
We repeat our remark Of last week
that Senator Burnside's death ensures
i Democratic organization Of the Sen
ate. 1t may be true, as another paper
remarks, ths. be will succeeded by .
Republican; but the new Senator, not
having been sworn in, will not parties
pate in the organization.
Among the marshals for the State
Fair, are Dr.. w. r. Capehart, chief,
Matt Ransom. Jr., A. ID. Jones, George
VI. Smedes. W. j. Ellington, Bennett
Hester, Nat Boyd. Edmund Strudwick,
:. III. Webb, q. +. Webb, Nick Station,
Joseph b.. Vaughan, Thos. j. Wilson,
ii. A. Leach, and others.
The proposal to purchase Mr.. JOS
b. Bachelors residence for St Johns
Guild Hospital met with considerable
opposition, and a vehement protest was
sent IN o. halt a score of neighboring
residents. The gentlemen ofthe Guild.
however, had already found the price
too high; aud it is said they now think
OF The old Gotten place.
There was a very amusing picture
in one of the illustrated papers. II
iSHiCScuScu Vice-I resilient Arthur wit
n eye and one al his face dripping
with tears as he hoped 1.-The dear Pres
ldent IS not so bad as reported" but
the other side Of his face was %grinnine
and winking at Grant and Conkline.
who stood IN the shade with hats on
and carpetbags in hand. ready to start
for Washington when called. Ala. =
aud now they come
The new cotton lot is now a scene
of great activity. 1t is the best in the
State. 1t begins just back of the Ma
tionai hotel property Mayor Mauly's
former residence having been removed,
and the entire hill cut down and level.
led and occupies the whole square
down to the X. Il g. II. H. Offices and
shops. 1t will hold 80, 600 bales of
cotton. and is provided with several
tracks, 50 that car loads of cotton can
be unloaded without drayage.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22
Personal Paragraphs.

trial of J. Y. Christmas for
shooting Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines son
will occur next month.
Capt. Thos. G. Evans is captain OF
the new company Of State Guard, JUST
organized at Reidsville, to go to 1orA
town.
RECOGNISING the needs of the PEG
nile. can't A. II. Williams ofthe Oxford
K. r.. offers to haul corn at simple cos'
of handling. that is to actual consumers
Col. w. II. S. Burgwyn. a Tar
Heel Baltimorean, made a points ou'
Of =. at a 600 yards shooting match
last week.
Rev. Father Harry P. Northrop
Of Charleston, formerly the populal
young priest Of Newbern Catholic
church, has been appointed Nlcar-apos
rolic. or acting Bishop, of North Caro-
lima.
L. Fl. Yeargan, Esq. Of leargan'
Petty L Co, has gone North to lay III {
large winter stock. He is n OF the
best wholesale buyers in the State, ano
the firm has built up a package trade
worth catering for.
-Ex-Judgc Jas. L Henry writes 8
long letter to the Asheville Aeacs, claim.
ing that the whole mountain country
demands that Messrs Clyde, Logan.
3uford 4 Co. shall not be interterec
with in the building of the Western
r K.
Mr.. Grimes Cowper is the new
President ofthe Monogram Dance Club;
which has been considerably reinforced
by new members and measures are be.
ing taken to Hop, Skip, and Jump, IL
A Ring. Round Rosy, for many a night,
til broad day light, ''and go home with
the girls In the maw'nin'!
From the Potecasi Patron We learn
that Dir. John &. Jacobs has been elect
ed county commissioner in Hartford.
A good choice, The anne paper says
Prof. J. A. Delk, of Iurtreesboro,
proposes TO begin the publication OF a
paper at an early day, IN the interest O
the Sunday School.
Miss Ina Mccall has a pressing Of
fel from Steele Nackaye to make anoth-
er Northern tour az increased salary.
But it takes only a couple'o of days at
iirst class hotels TO eat up a weeks sal
airy of second class actors 1--WE mean
those who are not Stars like Bern
hart or Neilson), and there are many
other drawbacks for a modest, well-bred
Southern lady.
Senator VI. w. Ransom is to pre-
sent the two Star Premiums ($25l
one of them given by Julian s. Carr.
Esq, at the State Fair; and Hon. A.
Vi. Waddell will deliver the coronation
address. Our sweetheart, who will be
crowned Queen Of Love and Beauty,
then a. always, will need half-inch OF
Lily white on her blushing cheeks to
tone down the rosy roses.
Ills an i'll wind that blows into no.
body's window The Trustees of Rock
ngham Institute. or Academy, were
about TO Sc I'd North for a teacher; but
on seeing the unpleasant consequences
of Mrs. Helen Campbells brief term in
the South, they decided to Try nearer
home, and have now the services OF
Miss Lucy Phillips, the accomplished
daughter of Prof. Chaz. Phillips.
Good!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

The Po-tofhce Building is draped
ia mourning, both on the front and In
the corridors.
The stockholders meetings, Raleigh
( CASTOR and Augusta r. r., have
been called to meet In Raleigh, Oct.
9th, prox.
The United States government col
lects forty mtHt0ns Of dollars every year
from tobacco tax! What a blessing
government is
President Arthur has three years
and FIVE months to serve. 1t is almost
a full term. Who can torsec the
changes in that time?
The Observer says Prof. Joseph A.
Holmes has been elected Professor OF
Natural History and Geology at the
University. He is a native of Lauren S,
S. c., a graduate of Cornell.
"A Battery of Artillery has started
Southwark by order of Gen. Hancock,
20 march from New York town to Did
Yorktown, following the route pursued
by Washington when in pursuit OF
CORVALLIS.
One little TACT Tor DuTnan: lpe
sales of Revenue Stamps, for stamping
tobacco, were So 245. 90 in August Of
las, year. In August this year, they
were ISL 600 90, OF more than twice as
great.
A Democrat will become Speaker
Of the Senate and acting Vice Presi-
dent. And now it is to be hoped some
crazy loon will not shoot Arthur; for it
would create a more serious trouble
than ever.
The long dead lock between the
Lalr &c., .sNVo." ~-I '.D-' <llar-
Butler, Rutherford Co, N. c.. r.
DEAR SIR:-I was afflicted with RhumatIsm =.
TX years. and found nothing To relieve until l tn
our Indian Blood Syrup, which effectuaIly CT e
he III a months time.
W. SUTTON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

MORE KEROSENE CARELESSNESs.-
Great excitement was created On Satur
day evening by the spectacle of a large
sheet OF flame in the middle of the
street, and one or two persons In the
midst of the flames. Theo. Joseph
saloon is lighted by Naptha gas ma
chine, located in q pit in the street.
Mr.. Bob Loader took off the cover Vi
the pit to empty a barrel Of kerosene
into the machine. Daniel BigY,, col
ored, aged ID vent down through III,
mat hole, and iooI.sbly lighted a match
There WAS an instant burst of fame,
and 1t seemed as if be must lie burned
to cinder before he could be pulled ny
through the hole. His hair, aud eye
bro vs., were burned off, and his face
D' oiled. Leaders fine side whisksIs
and hair shared the same tate. The,
wee treated at DR.. Simpsons and SEM
home in a carriage. Had tie kerosene
barrel exploded, the atftir would have
been still more serious.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

ENDORSING Gov. VANCE.-A meet
ing of business men of Charlotte, com
prising some forty or more of the lead
ing firms of the city, was held on Fri
day night to give expression to their
views in the Railroad row. r. NJ Mil
Ter, Esq, was chairman, Messrs. Sam
Wittkowsky. Richard N. Tiddy, Walter
Brem, JAS. L. Johnston Edward Latta
ard j. A. Elliott, committee on Reso-
buttons, reported the follQEing which
were unanimously a%dopted:-
"WHEREAs, In the issue made be-
tween the commissioners for the Yves
tern North Carolina Railroad and the
Clyde syndicate regarding the Western
North Carolina Railroad. Senator Il B.
Vance has taken the part of the people
of this State, and is making a fight in
behalf of North Carolina against the
discriminate, MS made against our PEG
pie; therefore,
Rcsolred, That we, business men OF
Charlotte. endorse the course Ex-senator
Vance in each and every particular IN
this contest with the Clyde syndicate in
behalf OF the interests OF our State; and
that we will support Senator Vance in
every way in our power, feeling conf
dent that In this contest Senator Vance
is right, and is sustaining, as far as he
can, the rights of the people Of North
Carolina; and, further
Rcsolred, That the course pursued by
The Charlotte Observer in this con1ro
versy does not in any respect reflect the
opinions of the business men of Char
lotte."
Col. Chas. r. Jones. editor of the
Observer, responds in a lengthy article F.;
and remarks incidentally that both the
other Charlotte papers hold his view,
lie. favorable to the claims ofthe Rich
mond & Danville PEOPLE.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

DEAD The little word for which
sixty millions of people have waited, III
hourly torebodiug, for nearly three.
months, came over the wires at nine
O clock on Tuesday morning, Dead
James A. Garfield has passed into his
tory. lie died more gloriously than he
had lived. He reached his lerilous
prominence by the tricks Of the politl
clan, and the speclousness Of the dema
gogue. joined to vile appeals to section
al passion and prejudice. 1t wa, James
| A.. Garfield who advocated wholesale
confscatipn Of Southern property ait.r
the war.
He owed his nomination at Chicago
to the support of Grant and Conklinr,
who supposed he would continue tie
Observation-Disclosures which
for twelve years ruined and robbed one
half the Union.
But, like Prince Hal, Garfield had no
sooner reached the throne than he be
gan to throw of his low and degrading
habits, and to assume the dignity of a
royal character. From the day of his
Inauguration, to that of his death, yes
terday, he grew less as a politician, but
more as a Statesman aud President; less
in the estimation OF his party, but more
in the love and admiration Of the Ma
ton. And he will he more truly mourn
ed than any President since Washing
ton, What a pity for Grant that he
had not fallen i'll the early days of his
Presidency!
Pre,id. MT Garfield died at 1885 D. m.
on NJ inlay. The intelligence set an
hundred thousand bells IA pc ding our
city bef's mon the numl er.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

NoN GnANDK HUABuGGE Our
State papers are again filled with
the advertisements, and every fence is
placarded with the flaming falsehoods,
of that big Bug" among H~umbugs,
John Robinson SO called. This
year there is more than the ordinary
amount Of humbug in the show. 1t
advertises Itself as the Biggest circus on
the road, whereas it is not neal SO large
as Coups. 1t advertises ''old John
R~obinson's" ugly mug as if he were still
proprietor; whereas he gave up the
show business, several years ago, and
retired Oh the fortune drawn from the
pockets of his dupcs. 1t advertises
itself as "a strictly moral show."-!l!
1t advertises itself as having a great
many new features: whereas even the
woodcuts and pictures are the same old
ones used last year and before. 1t ad
v~eFtises the shooting of a woman from
a cannon, and parades the cannon in
the procession; whereas it is really .
concert or side show humbug, and
IS charged extra for. In short, this
,o-called John Robinson" concern is
making a "Cheap-John' raid through
the South to gull the masses out of the
small change left by the destruction
of the crops.
n. B.-The above and lnore has
been on the copy-hook two weeks; but
crowded out by the necessity of printing
the long railroad articles" We re pret
it, because the show has already gone
over the greater portion of its circuit in
the State; and has doubtless gobbled
up thousands Of dollars of the scanty
earnings OF our poorer classes; besides
causing disorder, and rowdyism, ard
disturbance OF labor, in a dozens of To-
c~alities.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

Episcopal ITEMs.-ln accordance
with a resolution of the last Convention,
Bishop Lyman has appointed Rev. Will
). Bynum. and Rev. Geo. Dame, as
'.Evangelists' for the State of North
Carolina. They will be paid from the
Diocesan Fund, and will travel under
the direction of the Bishop, seeking the
scattered sheep, and sowing Episcopal
seed as occasion offers. 1t is a good
thing. Both the Presbyterians and the
Episcopalians have need for more can
vassing 1--WE use the term in a respectful
sense) if they would hold their own
with the Baptists and Methodlsts. -
Bishop Lyman was at Rutherfordton
on Thursday last, and at Charlotte on
Sunday. st. Augustine school Gor
colored people) at Raleigh had last SEES
sion IS day scholars, and 90 boarders,
of whom SO were girls.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

DECIDED TO EXTEND THE TINE.
The Commissioners who went to Ashc-
willie to examine the Western X h.
Elephant, had some trouble in getting
back. Heavy rains caused several
''washouts'' in the Mud Cur region,
and at other points the travellers had to
cross ~trestles on foot.
But the result Of the investigation
vas to the effect that the ''Present Con
trolIers" are pushing things With due
diligence and sobriet,, having the con-
victs on the Paint Rock Branch,
and 700 hired laborers on the Main
Line, or Ducktown narrow guage, and
that under the circumstances the e1
tenyion Of time asked for. vlz:-foul
months from July lst, must be granted.
Gov. Jarvis and DR.. Worth, at once,
addressed a letter TO Col. Buford au-
tborizing the extension. Gov. Vance
appears not to have signed it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22
Railways and other Ways.
THE TOPIC OF THE HOUR.

The Richmend and Dan'llls ROAD
has one thousand laoorer. on It's deor-
ola Pacific extension. The lime, 1t IL
said. will he built to Texarkana.
The editor Of the Robeson,dn has
been visiting along the w. N. c. 4. T.
and saws the business Of the Road has
increased wonderfully being fully hive
time. a. great as formerly.
-Nr. Be.t's road has changed it'
schedule. 1t now leaves Goldsooro at
Q O'Clock at night. Returning. 1t leaves
| Norehesd at $50 .. M. and reaches
G~oldsboro at 9:35 =. N. The Mt Sheu
saws. '.Workmen are bu>liy engaged
extending the railroad wharf OF the
Midland Railway on Neuse river lie
wharf viii! be extended $50 feet Mas
ter Machinist Manly has just turned out
two new box cars, built entire IN the
shops Of the Midland Railway IN this
city. Two more cars Of the class have
lust been commenced, and will he rap
idly showed to completion. Improve
ments are going on all sections of the
road. which shows that Col. Best is
an e%nterprising road man, and we'll fitted
Tor the high position which he holds.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

Custom OF II COUNIRY.-It is said
when an eastern man goes out west to
the mining regions Of Dakota, or Ari
zona, he is call "A Fresh" or Ten
der-foot," or ''Greeny," and is not
treated as = full size man, until he has
had , bad fight, and killed, or at least
shot, some other fellow. Southerners
are not held strictly UP to the rule, be
cause they are supposed to have had
some practice with the pistol befo'e
leaving home.
The friends Of Mr.. w. +. Manning
Of Halifax, who vent to Deadwood
Dakota. with Col. P. Donan, and wa.
Local Reporter on tho Pioneer, Of that
place. will not be surprised to learn
that he has fallen into the customs OF
the country, and pistolled his man in 1
street fight; though as we remember
him he was mild hammered, generou.
young fellow, not given to rows.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

WHAT They PRohIsLD.-The oriei
nal agreement bet wcen the Railroad
commissioners aud Mr.. w. j.. Best.
new syndicate, signed May %, 1881, is
now printed. 1t provides that if Best
u Go. will deposit f25p,OOO 10 repay the
Richmond & Dauyille for its outlay. in
building the Western n. G.. X. II and
also SO UOU to lease the Newborn road
and will also proceed at once to vigor
ously build the connection between
Go!dshoro and Salisbury, then tie cons
mISsloners, on their part, ng,ee and
promise Mut Mey uU use all tie means
M Their pOUtr, Us Commissioner un1 as
mftctdisdtx, to procure tie surrender and
re assignment Of the interest heretofore
conreyed by tie Stute of Norh Cusoina
to W. j. Best and others i'll the Yves
tern North Carolina Railroad Company.
to be made to w. j. Best, W. ".
Carruth. d. J. Srrague, William S.
Denny, Lewis Coleman ard such Others
OF their associates az they NAV desi- :
nate. 1 }. Jarvis, Il. b. Vance, j.
Worth"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-22

1t turns Out that the MIsseGr ram
robbery was not perpetrated ~ u 30
James but by = lot Of country Ids
The Newhern Noes is right tar
vehement attacks upon GOV. 'i- .
make strange reading in North a-,'
lima" It.would be much fauer L. 't..
the guns on those who backed the org.
inal tranlfer by Best. which led III lie
present trouble.
Gen. Garaeld's remains have 1's-
subjected to autopsy, then sm'l+"''
and will be carried in ,pscl.l 'f''a ~,
Warrington, there to Lie 10 '.A'
thence to be carried TO Clevrltnd l'a.'
aud buried in a vault OF the city ie1'
terry.
Gen. Peyton Wise lbrottrr
Congressman Geo. d Wis, -oa- d..
Henry A. WISE and t. ;. At..ro[t
Lewis, brother Of the Readjuster a-'.
date for Lieut. Governor OF GU,
fought a duel at Quantico aud "9.+
both wounded. The quarrel gre" II.
Of Lewis attack on Wises' brother '"'
above is denied.