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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

SWEPSoN Factory BURNED YES
terday afternoon about O'Clock the
splendid new cotton factory belonging
to the Neuse Manufacturing Co, loca-
ted on llaw River four miles South of
the railroad and consumed by fire.
About $50 o'clock p. M. as was the
usual custom, the lamps kerosene oil
being used were lighted. In the per
formance of this duty the lamp-lighter
turned the wick Of one of the lamps
too high. and in trying to remedy the
mistake he upset or rather overturned
the lamp, causing aD explosion right in
the midst of a quantity of cotton which
was readily ignited. The flames spread
with great rapidity and it was with
considerable difficulty that the opera
tlves escaped from the burning build
ing.
The operatives; mostly women and
children were greatly alarmed indeed
panic stricken-many of them were
more or less bur 10y falling in rushing
from the building. The children
screamed for help; but all escaped with
their lives.
In trying to save the adjoining build
ings several of the employees became
overheated, and much suffering was
caused thereby.
Mr.. q. w. Swepson, President of the
Neuse Manufacturing Company, and
principal of the owner OF the manif-
cent property was present and did all
In his power to relieve the suffering EN-.
ployees.
These mills were built ih 1876 and
enlarged Ill 1879, were two stories high
and 32lx5Ofeet. They contained 4. O0t
spindles, and los looms with 100 CD
p~eratives. They cost $IIO,O 900 and
there was SOS, 600 insurance placed on
them by p. +. Pescud x Son, of thi.
city, IN companies celebrated for rella-
blllty and prompt payment of losses,
and we doubt not the loss will be
promptly paid and the assured enabled
to erect at once, larger and more sub
tantlal buildings and again give life to
the village, and means of subsistence
TO the owners and employees Visitor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

DURHAM PLANT" ITEMS:-Black-
well Il Cos artesian well is now over
800 feet deep and no water or oil vet.
They intend to continue boring till the
water flows t.--A LARGE number
of the children, and grown people too.
are gone to Winston to-day on the ex-
Cursion. -The Lo.illalds. of New
York, hopping to seize upon the fame
Of our Durham Bull, employed one
Herzog, a chemist, to analyze Black
wells Durham Tobacco, as Herzog.
the plaintiff, alleges, to enable them to
initiate it For its services. Herzoo
claims that the Lorillards have failed
TO pay him, and has sued them. The
trial takes place this fall and promises
to be exceedingly spicy-.Up to
date the ladies Prohibition Society of
Durham is credited with having sent
the Prohibition Central Committee at
Raleigh the largest remittance Of any
society In the State. -.James Ora
nam, a worthless negro boarded with
an old colored woman in the southern
part Of Durham. The old woman had
d grandson that lived with her. Henry
was a small boy, and on Sunday while
ms grandma was gone out he got in
possession of Jim Graham's jly of
whiskey, and drank such a quantity Q.
1t that he died from the effects that
night. When found he was 10 a stupor
from which they were never able to
to rally him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23
The Schools.

81. MrrVs. From the neat and or
namental catalogue of st. Mary 5, We
observe that this venerable institution
will begin its tortictn year, with con
siderable re adjustment Of the faculty,
in addition To the numerous improve
meats in the school buildings recently
noted. Mrs. Meares withdraws. and i
succeeded bv Miss VI. + }. Czarnom-
ska. as lady principal, and lnstructrcss
in German. DR.. Auguste kurStelner,
a. Director of the Department Of Music,
Will be assisted by Miss \. A. Stone
and Miss b. y. johnson. Rev. Mr..
Smedes will be assisted in the Academic
Department by Mrs. VI. lredell, Miss
r. q. lew, Miss VI. Buck. and Miss
VI. Stubbert. Miss Kate Mcklmmon,
the Primary and Kindergarten. Miss
Theodore Hyde, Drawing and Paint
my. Mile lie Gal will teach French
and Mr.. Geo. VI. Smedes, the classics
Advent term begins Thursday, Sept. :.
Rlleigh Male 4cddemy. -Prots.
John j. Fray and Hugh Morson assist
ed by W. ). DeVane) enter theirfourth
year with a good shown . OF both pop
ularity and efficiency. Tie roll Of last
session embraced ll6 pupils, comprising
the sons Of many of our best citizens
The Horaer'S Of Henderson. During
four or five years past, the Mesars. /
j. and w. ID. Horner, at Henderson,
the young metropolis Of Vance county.
have building up a classical and mathe
NAUTICAL Institute with all of the merits
of the old Horner's school at Hl!lsboro,
wherein Prot. w. ID. IIorAer was one OF
the most successful teachers. The
Messrs. Horner of Henderson Gather
and SOM have an excellent school,
which, without putting on airs, Is doing
that steady personal work with its pu-
pills that is 50 much desired By parents
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

henderson TObaccOnlst: Mr.. Henry
Smith, one Of our best and most 60
teemed citizen, met with a sad and
untlmely death on Monday. He was
engaged in puttlng an addition to his
dwelling and working alone on a high
scaftold, about thirty feet from the
ground, from which, he fell and disIo-
Gated his neck. Mr.. Smith was the
owner OF the Henderson Vineyard. and
was a man of energy and enterprise
ana was very successful in his under
taking. He was of English birth. but
came mere from Canada, several years
ago lie was about 60 years old.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

cred the regular passenger tram N nat
hotel All the copvicts assigned IN
road with additional force, are at work
day and night, pushing or the grading
down thetiver. and now no man doup's
the completion OF the WORK 10 ain'
Rock by the first Of November.
Go the Ducktown line We found
Nrssrs. Rice. Coleman. Fagg. Corpen-
ING. Fortune and others, old anh &
exnerienced contractors. with a large
force hard at work. having taken the
entire contract from the French Broad
To Pigeon RIVER, To be completed by
18th of October next. Certain sections
Of this line had been graded. ana there
the company IS. with a good force,
finishing up and putting IN order
Recently arrangements have been
completed, and the capital secured and
contracts made. TO complete the rail
road now under construction from
Athens, Ga, through the Raben Gap,
into and through Macon county, to go
TO Knoxville. Mr.. Foreacre, late man
ager of the Atlanta Airline, has be
come president and manager OF their
line, which guarantees good and faith
full and energetic work. This line
bisects Macon and Swain counties, aud
intersects the w. y. G. road in Swain.
4 company Of capitalists owning large
mineral interests in Cherokee, have re
Gently purchased the Marietta and Nur
ply Railroad stock, and have entered d
contract to complete said road within
two years. The State of Georgia fur
nishes a large number Of ~convicts, be-
sides the hire of $50 more, as a contrl
button to the work. Sixty miles are
finished, nearly thirty running. About
forty remain to be completed. All OF
the road in our State has been com
pleted.'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

THE GRIMES MURDER.-Tl e wretcl-
ed chapter Of outrage connected with
the Paramore Brothers in Pitt, has re-
ceived a new stain OF crime. On Sun
dav, while Mr.. Henry Dickson was at
tending the trial Of Parker, at Will
son, as a witness against the latter, some
cowardly fiend fired his dwelling and
completely destroyed titus verifying
the threats of the Paramore gang. Pitt
county is d~isgraced. Why do not the
true men of the vicinity take measures
to ferret out, and hang up, the mis-
c~reants?
Our readers in other parts Of the
State may be unfamiliar with the facts.
As nearly as We can learn, the brothers
Paramore, with several relatives, and
accomplices, established a low groggery
in a wild part of the county, and made
it the headquarters for all OF
roguery. They were especially vlndlc
tive towards any one who resented their
villainy. After numerous minor
troubles, the burning Of barns ard gin
houses attracted wide spread attention
TO the locality. Then came the poison
ing Of weHst Then followed the COW
ardly assassination Of Gen. Bryan
Grimes. Then the flight of Howell
Paramore and his suicide in a Cheraw
Hotel, where he had been living for six
weeks as an ostensible Colorado land
seeker.
Recently, w. B. Paramore was con =
victed of poisoning the Laughinghouse
well, and would have been sentenced,
had he not escaped. And now
the burning of the residence of one OF
the leading witnesses against him. A
despatch from the county seat Of Pitt
slys--"Paramore is at large, ana the
people are terror stricken - Bah
Two or three resolute men with shot
guns, or a single raid of the Khan, could
clear the atmosphere; We shoot down
mad dogs-why not do likewise towards
rabid men, whose very intelligence
makes them far more dangerous than
brutes?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

REGULATE THE SscRETIONs.-In our
e~hdeavors to preserve health 1t IS "i
the utmost importance that We keep
the secretOry system in perfect condl-
ton. The we'll. known remedy Kidney
Wort, has specific action on the kid
neys, and entire system. Use it instead
OIL doing with vile bltters or drastlc
pills. 1t IS purely vegetable, and -
prompt but mild in action. 1t is pre-
pared in both dry and liquid form and
sold ~ Druggists everywhere. -Rett'
ing Eagfe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

DEATHs.-John Vogeler of Salem.
Near Raleigh, an infant daugh-
ter of Mr. 4; H. Temple. -Infant son
of DIR. j. w: Aston aged - months.
Died In Raleigh, Mrs. Martin Il.
Thompson, aged 63.-On Thursday
the 10th inst, Mrs. Amelia, the below
ed wife of j. I'll. Lynn, ESD, aged %
years
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

MORE LYSCHING.-A despatch to the
Ddtiy Obserrer announces that two ne
groes, Estes Hairston who outraged a
II year old white girl, and Lindsay who
committed the same crime upon Miss
farmer, We're taken from Jail on Monday
night, IN Stokes county, and hanged.
lney had lain seven months in iail.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23
F~RANKLINTON \. c.,

$3.50 1'' AliN tH
New discoveries are frequently BEN.
made in the animal and vegetable king
doms; for instance, Mr.. Alexander
Moore, Of this county, has found a plant
the juice Of which will speedily neutra-
lie poison from the bites of venomou-
snakes and insects. 1t has been tried
on both man and beast. All that ha,
to be done is to extract the iui,e and
administer it to the person or animal
poisoned. Every family should have
this plant within their reach. He says
that Mr.. Joseph Pointer, Of Person.
has a mad stone the only one Ire
ever heard of. 1t is, says he, 4 SURE
relief for hydroyhobia, and has been
known to cure sufferers after they had
had several fits. 1t has been a source
of great revenue to Mr.. Pointer for
people have frequently travelled far to
reach him and experience his cures for
which they generally remunerated him
handsomely. The stone having been
broken III two is not quite 50 quick 10
its actions as it used to be, bat with a
little longer time is equally as eiiica-
cious. The dry stone applied to the
wound adheres until it absorb, it-c.i
full of the virulent matter when it drops
off. Place it Ia water and it speedily
frees itself from the poison and Is ready
to apply again. When it fails to stick
the poison is drawn from the system.
Pity but mad stones were more
plentiful in these days o. rabid dogs.
There are doubtless but few who ever
noticed cotton when it first came up
but what have seen the seed hull %
the ends of the young cotton leave
The impression generally prevail, that
this seed hull soon dropsoff, or Is blown
OFT, or washed off by rain for they are
only seen for a few days after the cotton
comes up. Mr.. Moore's observation Is
to the contrary, for he says you VIII
never find one of those seed huiI- nl
the surface of the ground, but viii tni
them under the surface right agaln-t
the cotton stalk. And any cotton plau,-
from which these bulls are pulled will
be perfectly barren. The question no"
arises, by what power or principle are
these seed bulls carried down the plant
until they are buried beneath the aur
face, and further, what fructifying pow
or or principle have they that Their
simply being pulled off a leaf renders
the plant barren? 1t is so different
from the fructifying principle Of pollen
Of wheat, corr and flowers that we can :
understand it. VIII some one verscI
IN pathology explain? Crops are a.
clear of weeds and grasses as ever at
any corresponding time Of the year, bu.
fhnyy q 70 IN H.. &1x. 1900 , .,i y
cesslve warm weather, it being three
weeks since We have had any ram.
Wheat and oats are both being dan
aged by the dry spell; oats very conaid-
erably. Some have begun to harvest
Mr. q NJ. Bragg cut the first wheat u
the season IN this section yesterday. II
was sowed very early on highly tcrtt
llzed land. j.. w. WALKER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23
WILTON, GRANVILLE Go \ ~
.Iup. -

Near here, last Friday
Academy, the leopie rennr '.-s
themselves a day of e~nioy...
occasion being the cl,~I,, ~ a
Mrs. Lilly Morris srh,,f '~.
among the foremost fem,le .'a,,
IN this section. 1t Ms r.,
present that her STUDENT.
guided by a >kiliful hand h.
DR.. l.. ). Nllllken, i, also e,,.i
school successfully at rary II. t4
he has given entire sati>f,t...
last " years.
Now this may not seem n rf...
worth penulng, but within H..
months We have received ~s..
OF inquiry from gentlemen ia A.
New \ DIRK asking if the,
treated with kindness, b, as.
were they to come TO the Ola
State Tor the purpose OF far.
engaging IN other ioiu>tri,, ".-
to all such inquiries have b,.r
and engage IN any business ru
profession that suits Won a..
yourself in any way that a na....
manor bprns does preaai
law or phy>ic, hunt or farm. 49,.
or fish. Dr.. MiIiiken aud n,
came here IN 1865 or Is when ~.
excitement was AT it> high.,, ID
a native of New Hamp>hira '
surgeon in S~herman's army +. o.
Iican, and he first say rhi,
after OF the close Of Sh .rns.-
10 the sea. He Was treated ...
courtesy that he not only rhs,.,..
this his future home. but hath .
and daughter have married uat.. t'
Williams. Neither has either ,r. H.
tor or daughter ever met All. ....
ostraclsm or prescription ON a.....
Northern birth or Republican n...
Political adventurer,, who come ..u....
DeweeSe did, to array the blacks s-..
the whites, are at u discount A., r
should be everywhere.
The Prohibition act Is be-lan.,..
be discussed right lively around tl-.
and 1t seem that a great many Nt.
really oppose the measure are ln..n.t
not to go to the election. If So. ,a a.n.'
the better for prohibition.
While Constable. Fillmore A1...
was returning home other cyculn. h.
left his horse and buggy staudias in ria
road IN front of Rufus liorner- ,.
dence. The horse became frightened
and lit out. For about a halt an...
the Constable saw signs OF n~uIa>-,- Fl.
the road, he had three gallon, ia i.
buggy, and when became Datum In ta.
highway there he found a Clur.rnr
top buggy and a jug of mola-~c, i'm 4ts.,
as many pieces A. II Is possible for Them
to be reduced to.
Corn and cotton are looking fara..
but wheat and oats do not look lrr.
promising, generally through thg, >r.
ton, the seasons seem not to have ~u.
ted them somehow, perhaps too div.
| came near forgetting to mcnt..n
that in close proximity to Bank Ch4prI
stood an African Church called | uloa.
\ couple ofSundays age a Rev. MAllJr..
col desired to occupy the pulpit. 4
portion Of sable brethren favored IN, de-
sires while another portion did not. H.
enemies were in a sufficient majority to
keep Mallory from the pulpit. TIM.
enraged the Malloryites considerably,
and last Friday night some unknown
hand settled the matter finally inciucra-
ted that considerated place of %contru'
ton. There died Union. Peace To
the chickens. j. W. WALKER
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

The North Carolina State fair premium
list Is now ready, and Col. Polk will
gladly send one to all who will ap-
ply.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

Geo. \. Folk also opposes the
Prohibition Folk.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23
A correspondent of the CharIott

A correspondent of the Charlotte
Observer says:
well, | have recently been over the
works, aud here are the facts: The
grading is completed from Asbeville to
within three miles above Marshall.
BY the time the bridge above MARSHALL
can be completed, the grading will be
completed and ready for the iron to
and below Marshall. This will be be-
fore August. The bridge cross the
French Broad, near this place, Was
promised to be completed by Col. An
drews and Maj. Wilson by the 18th of
June. On the 10th inst, the construc-
ton train passed ocer the bridge with
iron to extend the line. To day, 10th,
over three miles of track are down,
completed, and on the 4th Of July pas
sengers from Charlotte or elsewhere for
AlexandeIs-on the French Broad
that noted summer resort, will deliver
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23
The w. N. c.. r. r.

Capt. Ashe is being scolded oy the
Richmond & Danville people for saying
that any refusal on their part to make
equitable surrender for proper recon-
pense) of the Western y. c. K. K. to
the party to whom the State sold the
road will meet with grave dlsappro-
baton Of the public A writer, be-
lieved to be one of the K. x ID. lawyers
prints a letter in the Observer as !oi-
low =
The present owners of the Western
North Carolina Railroad, understand,
will answer the CONSTRUCTION Compa
nv'' in the forum of justice whenever
that company sees proper to weigh ITS
case in the scales before the blind
goddess; but they do pot expect to
ask advice from the press, nor 10 be
intimidated 10y imaginary consequences
on public opinion from maintaining
their rights"
1t is all very well to sheer at tAe
press, land there are some papers which
deserve to be sneered at because OF their
trucking t. every shifting whim of the
Pass-DIaweI): but if the Richmond &
Danviile men are wise they will avoid
all such u%tterances. Capt. Ashes mild
remark stopped far short of the actual
fact and if the subject Of this sale
of our great State Road become atopic
of general discussion there will be
music in the air. The Richmond 4
Danyille has a strong array Of lawyers
and newspers, and agents, and m
but the current OF public
opinion is a powerful force-when
fully aroused. And it is ripe for an
outburst.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

There is no doubt about 1t that tn,
grea- favor to Mr.. Best IF not to til,
State, which should have seized thu
road under forfeit six months ago. b,
holding the Western n. G.. r. II. foI
the past year; since the lapse Of time
has brought about a wonderful finaD-
ciaI change ut the North, and it is ea,ieI
to get $1,000 to-day than ten dollar.
one year ago.
The whole North is running mad in
speculation. Look at Jay Cook. 81,
years ago he was bankrupt, and twenty
millions in debt. People said that nc
possible turn of Fortunes wheel could
lift the load. But by slow legal p:o.
cesses he contrived to keep his stocks
and real estate under his eye, until now
the wild rush Of speculation finds him
OF of debt, and worth a million dollars
at the least
But speaking Of Best, we learn that
instead Of having to beg for aid, he
now is begged to take money. Every
dollars worth of stock in the Midland
line has been subscribed, and he has
continual application for large blocks
of shares"
How long tins inflated condition of
thugs may last is beyond human ken.
But the prospect for a fine crop season
all over the land promises to keep up
the general prosperity at least another
twelve months, and no man can doubt
that our North Carolina lines will all
pay in any season.
Besides, Best is better situated than
the Richmond 4 Danvil.e which has
bought more lines than it can probably
pay for under the hes. of circumstances
and everybody knows that a financial
squeeze would crush its whole COM
bination in a day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-23

IL oloult w -
remarks from time to time, relative to
the present holders Of the State Roads,
are not addressed to the ostenstJle hol-
ders Cine few prominent North Carroll
mans put on the Board of Directors to
gid the pill for North Carolina stom-
achs) but to the real parties, the Blu
lord, Clydes, Logan, syndicate,
who are the Dictators of the whole
policy of the road, and whose in
terests are entirely with Richmond
and as a consequence hostile to the
great bulk of North Carolina, which for
AZ years has beer paying taxes to build
that road.
We have no hostility to the Richmond
& Danvilie, except in so far as its IN
stincts are anti-North C%arolinian. And
if the gentlemen composing the Direc
tory of the Western n. G.. r. r. were
redNu in control of the road, and bent
upon operating it for the upbuiIding of
North Carolina, regardless of the welfare
of the Richmond x Danville main line,
we should cry God speed!," and
do all hat we could o help them. For
not only have we received personal kind
nesses from President Andrews, and
vice President Frank Coke and u OF
two others connected with the road,
but we know them to be gentlemen of
estimable character who we should
naturally prefer to own the road, as
against ans outsiders. But when those
outsiders come with their own money,
to spend among our people, to build a
through line whose every interest must
be North Carolinian, (because it will be
a lateral line with no probable diversion
OF its t~raffic). we should feel rccrean'
to our high trust as editor OF a Nortl
Carolina newspaper, if we failed t.
support the enterprise, particularly a:
the present holders Of the road are no
asked to sacrifice one dollar, or its in
terpSt
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-09

The boats will be divided into four classes
80 to 35 feet in length for the first class, % to
80 feet for the second class, 20 to % feet for
the third class, and Is to 20 feet for the
fous class.
TBeanticipated fight o-day in Climate avn,
between the ZIP Sing Fong, the original high
binders. and the SusY Sing Fong, the seceders
therefrom, has not taken place, owing to the
precautions taken by the police ard the
Chinese bosses. The chiefs of the Chinese
six companies, at meeting TO. day formally
denounced the Sing Fong and all members
of either branch Of that blackmailing hoard.
The companies will aid the authorities in
suppressing the highhinders, and should they
start in on one of their peculiar raids they
viii be summarily sat down upon. There
are more police in Chinatown to-day than in
any other quarter of the city.
Regarding the two safes of the missing ex-
County Clerk, it is said that a Deputy Sheriff
has attached the safe in the private room,
and which is claimed to be the property of
ex-County Clerk Stuart. The attachment
was made at the instance of Samuel Shaen,
an eX-Deputy and Courtroom clerk under
Stuart, and at present Courtroom clerk of
Department 6, and who IS loser by Mr..
Stuart's defalcations. TIE other safe was
opened on Saturday in the presence Of the
County Clerk and the Chairman of the FL
nance Committee of the Supervisors, Mr..
Stetson, and the following contents disclosed /:
Two of Reynolds old receipt books old order
book Fourth District Court; a package of
treasury receipts reynolds to Tax Collector,
1879 S0); receipts library fund taxes; re-
ceipts transcripts on appeal; package of pa
pers in the matter of widening Kearny and
Third streets package of returns of special
election, First Ward. held January Z, 1870 /;
two volumes testimony Municipal Criminal
Court, and a locket ard safe key.