The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

-COL W -
OF Monday.
The Grangers are coming By ever!
train. Some 50 delegates are slFea1J
here.
s. II. Cannady, Esq, One Of the
bet citizens Of Granville, gave Us
pleasant call yesterday.
Twenty convicts went TO the Yves
tern D. G. K. K. on Monday. 1hls lot
makes up the 800.
Capt. Murphy probably saved hi,
life in ID. Gibsonville accident by stick
ing to hi. post. He Is an old engineer.
"A large elevator for the use Of the
girls is TO De put in Peace Institute
Then whole classes can find room ID
the upper story"
Pleased to have a call from Capt.
Walter 4. Kivett, who Is accompany
inx his father to Durham, with some
idea of entering business there.
Col. Buford, who shot Judge Ell
hott, in Kentucky, has been acquitted
on the ground Of insanity. What q
pity that some ofthsse insane" chaps
don't 90 a-huntiug for men Of their own
mania!
Have any Of our contemporaries
received pay for that Only Lung Pad
ADVERTISEMENT We set him down for
an humbug, and should ike 10 know
whether be even pays his advertising
bills.
Two .camps in New York married
two respectable girls, sisters. -Four
nights later they committed an assault
and robbery, which ''railroaded' them
70 State Prison for seven years. a rath
er sudden shortening Of the hoLey
moon.
The Asheville Ners denies that the
bridge. over the French Broad and
Swannanoa at Asheville are soon to be
completed and declares that the tim
Der for building them has not yet even
reached the spot. The CITIZEN says the
stone for the piers has arrived.
Mr.. VI. A. Vanderford was shot
land subsequently died in Salisbury On
Saturday by Tom Marlboro, colored,
whom be had arrested. The Charlotte
OJserrer say. Fanderford fell, but
raised and fired three shots, all Of which
hit the fleeing negro, but not seriously.
The Durham county movement
aroused much talk last week, and the
question Was argued, pro and con, by
prominent counsel. The committee de-
cided to report favorable. ALVEY de-
bate ensaed in the House and the
matter was set a. a special order for
Friday.
We return many thanks to D. VI.
Ferry & Co, of Detroit, Michigan, one
Of the largest Seed and Plant Houses in
the world, for a beautiful pamphlet,
with fine colored prints Of flowers; to-
gether with a package Of garden seeds
and rare flowers. We have long adver-
tised for Col. Ferry, and have found
him Away. prompt and liberal.
Col. Best has now only fire months
in which to build his Railroads to Wolf
Creek, and Naynesville. Seven months
have been lost IN negotiations" We
truly hope he may soon begin in ear
nest. We have a very warm interest in
the completion Of hat Railroad and
more 50 than any other Oh the globe.
N. W. Freeman, Of Ream's Station.
Va, found a letter, enclosing a money
order for $50, addressed to a lady. He
forged the lady's name and the postmas
tiers endorsement, and drew the money.
Col. [. b. Long got upon his track, and
had him arrested near Durham, whittier
he had fed. Ten years in Albany Pen
itentiaryl
Prof W. Z. Hidden, formerly as
sistant to Edison, at Menlo Park, who
has been prospecting in lredell county,
found (what is termed by the Laud-
mark) ar Unusually fine specimen" of
sunstone In the refuse earth Of a new
well being dug for Col. A. G.. Sharpe
Hidden agrees with Secretary John
Sherman that-''we are on the verge of
discoveries in Southern minerals thar
will astonish the world"
Capt. j. W. Fort, a clever gentle
man Of Keyser, has sent us a barrel of
"crackllns," or rosin ~scrapings, such as
collect around his turpentine distilleries.
1t is the best possible kinGling for fires.
One flash Of a match will ignite it and
a single handful will start anv fire.
Strange that these ''cracklins'' are not
barreled and sold in Raleigh for kind
lings. Many thanks, friend Eve
shall always keep a warm corner for Won
in the Farmer and Mechanic Office.
Near Gibsonville, on Sunday night.
a freight train Of - cars wa. thrown
from the track, and terribly wrecked.
Conductor T. r. Halsey, who was ridinp
OF the engine, Was killed, as was also
Amos Hardy, colored fireman. Can't,
j. II. Murphy, of Comnanv Shons ~
severely scalded, and suffered the frac
ture Of his left arm. Halsey's BODY
was cut in twain by the crash. The
remains were taken to Charlotte
sad homecoming for his young wife
and children.
General regret is expressed at the
collapse of efforts for permanent i'm
provement of the streets. DR.. Hoge
has withdrawn his Bill for a Steel Cart
way, owing to the attitude of the Cot
ton and Grocers Exchange in %opposi-
ton thereto. This opposition NAV be
traced to several motives among which
we're the tariff Of charges, or tolls. and
the tact that many Wholesale dealers
now avoid drayage by shipping directly
from the depot, as the goods arrive,
We presume nothing further will be at
tempted until another winter brings its
Miseries.
DEATHs.-A good mar was lost r.
Iredell county when DIR. VIM o.