The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-04

family, gave US a call On Friday On
route for Charlotte, where be may pos
sibly engage in the grocer and csmmls-
sion business.
"A negro man in Rockingham coun-
ty was killed by drinking from a Jug.
But our prohibition friends needn I
pounce on this item /; for the jug was a
moiasses jug, and the darkey died Of
swilling mola,ses and water, very cold
while he was cry hot.
We have received a printed report
from the census Office of y. {. towns
and townships. If the figures are as
crooked as the spelling there is room
for improvement. On a single page we
note "Byrum' for Bynum James
vile township" and GAINESVILLE" town,
for GAINESVILLE; South Tar" in Yancey
for South Toe, etc.
Three negroes were killed at bud
ley In Wayne county last week. They
will doubtless be counted among the
$40, 000' who are said by the Northern
Radical papers to be slain III the South
every year But these were not ku
kluxed. They we're thriving nigs who
had bought a steam saw mill and were
making money. They put on too much
steam, that is all.
The Grand Lodge of the Good
Templars will meet at Clayton, on the
10th of August, and a large attendance
desired, as the session will be an Impor-
tant one, says G. w. Secretary, V. Bal
lard. Delegates please report their
,l,,nn 20 ~ LlEn.tnp
Esq, of Clayton, n. G.. All the Rail-
roads charge three cents per mile each
way, except the Newbern road which
charges SIX.
"A railroad war between the New
York and the Pennsylvania Railroad
routes last week cut down the price of
tickets from Boston to Chicago, nearly
a thousand miles, for So. La the South,
the same distance would cost $40. Halt
from New York to st. Louis-halt
across the continent But as soon as
the Railroads grow tired of sparring,
the old prices will be restored.
Prof. j. H.. Mills, of the Oxford
Orphdnage, has been sick for several
weeks, and finds the incessant demand
upon his time for running the weekly
Friend too combining; hence will change
the paper into an ILLUSTRATED Monthly
Magazine, for Families and for Chill
dren." The first number will be issued
Sept. lst, and will contain the so
prize sermon on the charity supper,
etc.
Our friends at Mebanesville forgot
to notify us of the burning of Mrs. Col.
VIM. j. Bingham's house, occupied by
Mrs. Rev. j. Nj. Anderson, and her
daughter, Miss Mary Anderson, who
had recently returned from Oxford Or
phanage to enjoy a season OF rest, and
medical care. The fire occurred at the
we'll house supposed to be accidental,
from a cigar, or otherwise) but extend
ed so rapidly that nothing was saved
except the piano and parlor furniture.
The silverware, bedding, etc., was lost.
The citizens and cadets worked man
fully.
If you wish a good, ii. e. we'll made,
and lasting) and well fitting article of
u~nderclothing, shirts, collars, cuffs, or
anything in hat line, you can do no
better than t. write to Henry L. Miller,
9I5 Main St.-whose fame is we'll es-
tablished. We wear Millers make, and
find them good and reasonably cheap.
He has three grades of goods, and prices.
To test his promptness, We recently
sent an order to be filled ''by return
mail" And by the next days mail
came the package. Write to Miller for
price list, and mention this paper.
The new map of Russia show som.
curious things in RailroaGing. Far in
Central Russia are several short roads,
less than SO miles in length which sim
ply connect two towns, without any
sort of connection, by rail, or by water.
with other points. In America no such
road would pay expenses. One shor,
road skips across the peninsula between
the Volga and the Ural rivers. Anoth
er road starts at Perm in Eastern Rus
STA and wanders through a pass in the
Ural mountains, and is apparently los,
in the wilds Of Siberia; the road hav-
ing n0 terminal town on the map. Pro,
badly it is still wandering, in search OF
a terminus. But a great monarchy like
Russia can build railroads by the thous
and, and if the Gar were wise as the ole
Roman ~tyrauts, and the first Napoleon
he would employ n half of his sub
jects in digging Railroads for the Other
balf to ride upon.
The rapid increase Of the Chimes,
in New York City is evidenced by tn,
almost daily reports in the papers o
weddings, grand suppers, murders ane
funerals, in which the participants ar,
saffron-colored. Hundreds of tn
'Heathens" are quite wealthy, wea
big diamonds, and have Irish girls 70
their wives. The San gives the follow
inS account of a funeral on Saturday
1.-THE body, enclosed in a plain coffin
was carried out to the side walk i,
front of Is Mott street, and set on
stand a few feet from the curbstone
The lid was removed and a long line o
Cinnamon passed and looked at Con
face. A sheet was thrown over thu
lower end O. the coffin and fell to tn,
sidewalk. and to prevent the vino
from blowing it off a number of brick
were placed on it. Before the lid wa
screwed down about two dozen China
men gathered around the coffin anC
sang what was evidently a dirge. Eigh
pallbeafers then lifted the coffin t,
their shoulders and carried it to tn,
hearse. The pallbeasers wore Ion,
robes of white linen and cewls of tn,
same material. As they carried tn,
body they sang a low and monotonou
chant. The hearse moved off, followed
by forty coaches and preceded by on,
of the St. Nicholas Hotel stages, il
which were seated ten Cinnamon. FIv,
had violins and the others brass cymbal
and with the idea of frightening ava,
the evil spirits they made as much