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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30


Col. BAKERS OBsEQUIhs.-The
spectacle OF soldiers parading with flags
and music at an early hour on Sabbath
morning was an unusual one for a quiet
Southern town. The fact that these
Southern troops, clad III grey, and dis
tinctively representative of the people
who Wore the grey in years gone by
were marching to do honor to a dead
Yankee soldier, was an unusual fact.
The circum stance that the dead Yankee
soldier owed every courtesy aud kind
ness, care and nursing, of his last halt
year to eX-Rebel men and women
while his " gOvernmert,-ln whose
service he received his death wound
would not pay the paitry pension which
alone stood between him and penury-
this too was unusual IT you choose to
use so wild a phrase
Col. Baker was an English cavalry
officer, of good family, but wild habits,
when he came TO this country in 1864 -
IN search Of adventure. He was com
mi>sioned in a Massachusetts regiment,
and became a Lieutenant Colonel but
seemed never t o have imbibed the pre-
JUDGES of his Yankee comrades as he
was kind to Southern prisoners, and
clme South as a cotton buyer soon after
the collapse of the Confederacy. We
knew him somewhat intimately during
several years residence in the same
hotel, aud found him uniformly lust to
the South III matters of current discus
sion while his personal manner were
courteous and nt'emanly in the ut
/ most He yUaS worry nnnr md al. -.
keenly; but had some ST, 600 or more
due him by the government, upon
which he relied 10 lift him out of his
straits. But the gradual waSteing of
his wound and other ailn ents brought
Heath before financial relief. AMI here
many will appreciate the w~arni-souled
Samaritanship Of his landlady, who for
many months gave him a care ard nur,
ing that money could not have bought
even If he had had the money
In accordance with his last wishes.
the Raleigh Light Infantry gave him a
military funeral. The coffin. wranped
IN flags, and borne upon a caison, was
escorted to Christ Church for the usual
service; thence to the grave, where a
triple volley was fired to echo the fall
Ing clods. He was buried in the pri
vate plat of Maj. Francis ii. Cameron.
who had met him at Appomattox.
Col. j. w. Atkinson, of Wilmington
was among the pail bearers. Man,
hearts doubtless regretted that the dead
soldier should have no kinsman of al
ms Kin to follow his remains; but tha,
Is the portion of men who quit the beat
!, en- path to wander in distant lands.
Col. Baker big black dog Tcovetad
| by all who know his Intelligence and 6ieI
I. tyJwas led IN he procession, and sat Iea,
/. the grave III utter mystiication ST ri.
I proceedings. He was beoueatbed WV
hear to DIR. Jas. Mckee in token of ~,
long attention shown his owucr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30
The Nash Divorce Suit.
Ye have received from Vim. II. Ar

We have received from VIM. I'll. Ar
rington, ESQ, Of Nash, a statement
controverting the current rumor, al
Indcd to in a recent number, that he
had '~'acceptel - Ou0 in leu OF the
cus'udy Of the children at the tune a
Separation was agreed upon: \ let
ter from Hon. Cha. VI. Cooke, who,
we believe, i. a cousin Of Mrs. AIRING
toa. and one Of her counsel, shows that
this report IL altogether untrue. 1t
grew out of the fact that By the terms
Of agreement, (of which Capt. Cooke
kept a memorandum Mrs. A. was to
recover and retain al monies and other
PROPERTY brought with her at marriage;
while the SIS, 900 was allotted TO Mr.. \.
as Il reasonable valuation Tor certain
purchases, carriage, etc, winch Mrs
4 wished to take.
In compliance with an urgent, though
gentlemanly, request by Mr.. Arlington,
we print below "a portion of his state
ment. merely emitting a portion which
does not touch the matter under con
sideration, and which his own counsel
would probably object to-
" wish to say LIST. That the agree
ment referred to III regard TO the chill
dren was substantially that Mrs. Ar
rington should keep them at her home,
where we were then living; and that |,
intending to occupy Il house just oPpo-
site. should have access to them at any
and all times and hal | never would
consent for her To take them to live at
the home of her mother.
2nd. That the proposed payment OF
So, 900 to me BY Mrs. Arlington, upon
our separation, was solely and justly for
a ivances made by me in improving the
property and buying furniture, etc ,
which | proposed to relinquish on our
separation AMI that it had no refer
ence whatever to the children, as MIR.
Cookies statement will show.
Bird. That the separation proposed
was never carried into effect that Mrs.
Arlington refused to comply with the
terms that the separation which fol-
lowed was not mutual but er parte, and
through Mrs. Arrington's desertion OF
her home, leaving her children, who
were afterwards decoyed TO join their
mother hat upon reflection | regret
ted that had ever entert aimed the first
proposition and that \ L will
never consent for her to have the Gus
tody and training of my children.
Yours truly,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30
Our Schools.

Among the most gratifying Of the
signs of new life and advancement In
North Carolina is the steady growth and
Improvement of u schools. 1t there
be a single one of our academic or elias
steal schools that is not % per cent.
more prosperous than during recent
years, it must labor under some local
disadvantage, or inherent defect OF
management that makes 1t III eXcep-
ton to the general rule. 1t has been a
pleasure I'D late numbers OF the Far
m,er and Mechanic, to make mention OF
various institutions whose success is
self evident because, lst, they are not
too poor to advertise; )" because, End,
they have found it necessary to enlarge
their accommodations: because, Sd,
they have felt encouraged to enlarge their
corps of instructors. We add three ad-
ditional schools this week.
he U0rners et Oxford: The un
usual circumstance that almost the en-
tire family Of Horners are engaged Ia
the noble work Of Education makes it
desirable to mention the elder branch a.
the Horners of Oxford, in contradi>tinc-
ton from those other excellent teachers.
L VI. u w. IL. ilDIItI Vi IltilcISOI.
\ card of the well known Oxford lnsti
tuition appears in another column. Prof.
Jerome Z. liorner. who is Business
Manager of the Institution. as well as of
the Oron6tn, rave US a pleasant call, on
Monday, and Is making arrangements
for considerable enlargement of the
school. New building to accommodate
some sixty additional boarders are being
erected and brick are being burned for
an handsome editice hereafter. A semi
military feature is to be added under the
care of Lieut. Sale, of West Point, Va,
an ex Confederate officer. The design is
not to tritter away time bnt to cult
vate those habits of precisi IN, discipline,
uprightnesS of carriage, etc., which
military training imparts.
The location Of this institution is an
admirable one, and we doubt not it will
have a long lease of success and popu-
laritv.
Husseifs Institute. Year bv year the
We'll known classical Seminary of Prot.
Sylvester Hassell, at Wilson, gains in
numbers and standing with the public
Last year it had a fine spatronage and
the coming session will show an increase.
Prof. fIassell is Principal of the State
Normal School at Wilson which has 100
attendants.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30

HARD HEADED. A number of Young
ladies from Orange. n. j., visited Eagle
Rock. a romantic resort a short distance
up the mountain, and one of them
Miss Ella Dean. aged Il, fell over a
precipice eighty feet. Her companions
were mortified, and two of them faint,
ed, believing she was killed. Miss
Dean. however, soon stood up, waved
her handkerchief and shouted She wa,
all right. In failing she had struck on
her head on the earth twenty-five feet
below the pot where she had been sit.
ting, then she rolled over and fell as
many feet more. finally landing on the
bass Of a rockwell York Letter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30
MAKE HIM A PRESENT!
A Fine Chance for Churches TO
do a Graceful Thing.

We have a superb, 4 drawer, New
Home Sewing Machine, priced by
Capt. J. l.. Stone, the General Agent
at so. -,
Having two machines, We will give
this one to any congregation Of any de
nomination, which shall send Us htty
new Cor renewals yearly subscribers to
the Farmer md Nechdnic.
Two or three young people couli Sc
cure the names aud money at any
church meeting aud the result would
be an handsome and useful 500 pres
ent without costing anybody a penny
for each subscriber would receive a
good family newspaper, which Is SAID
by several THOUSAND OF u present
readers to be fully worth the money.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30

SHoLAR, WALDEN & Go. Special
attention is called to the advertisement
of these gentlemen i'll this issue. An
inspection of their stoSk will satisfy any
one, that they have all they advertise,
in the furniture line; and their stock
OF baskets, cases, collins, etc., appears
unsurpassed. Their E~Iearse they claim
to be superior to any in the State. Per
IONS wishing an elegant equipage for
the solemn occasion cannot do better
than give these gentleman their pa
rOna0
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30

ADMITTED We are pleased to learn
that young Wilder TO whom Gen. Cox
gave the cadetship for the 4th District
after competitive examination by COM
mIutee) passed Il successful examination
at West Point. aud was entered al
though more than half of the l3O APP
pllcants were rejected.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30

Marion Post: Alpine Observatory.
Just completed on Alpine Mount, one
half mile from the Piedmont Hotel
Marion, N. e., is 50 feet high, ascend
ed by six flights of stairs, 1000 feet
above the sea level,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30

WONDERFUL POWER. When m,l-
cine performs such cures AS Kidney
Wort is constantly doing, it may truly
b. said to have wonderful power A
C irptnterin Montgomery, VI, had SUI
fercd for eight years from the worr Of
kidney diseases, and had wholly inca
pacitatc1 for work. He saGs. 'On.
box made u new man Of me, and | su-
cercly believe it will restore to health
all hat are similarly afflicted. /, ID,
now sold in both liquid and dry form.
-DdnJury Ne,cs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30
W. III. ARLINGTON.


THE GENTLE FoLK.-Miss Annie
Williams has returned from school at
Baltimore. -Mi,s Bessie Grimes
won first Honor at Mrs. Reeds
school in New York City. Miss
Anna Saunders has been quite i'll for
the week past. Mis-. Winder Is at
Virginia Spripgs.-Miss Sadie
Green and Miss Lena Williams atten-
ded Vance county Ball.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30

Gen. Raum, COmmisslonre Of lu'er
nal Revenue, has received a d~iSpAt..
from Collector Young, Raleigh, \ C.,
announcing the capture of Monroe j..
Frier's distillery, in Stanly county, ia
iull blast.
The Hamburg Enterprise says NJ"
Ina Mccall. who has just returned ifHD
New York, whittier she has been .
perfect her Evolutionary education.
While in the Northern States, s1o ~.
gagged with the renowned Steele M4ek
aye Comedy Company, and played "I.A
1t, as Marion HaTlee," in the Stale %
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, CouDsa,I-
ut, New York, Michigan, DeIa"are
and Illinois. Miss Ina will return -
New York about the Is Of OctoaeE
next, and will enter permanent Ht,
dramatic life, for which She is no iog0t
fitted aud has 4 fondness. Before tuer,
however she is willing to give e.o.-
tionary entertainments in any 81 ga
towns and cities Of tins State. Roo
lDgham is proud OF her accompU-'"'
e~iocutionist, but regret that her i'r "n
the stage will necessitate her rem.s4
to the North"
In Carlyie's "Remiuisccs" he tt..'
US Of his dyspepsia and how he ones
rode sixty miles to Edinburg. TO ol
suit a doctor, having at last reducd
my complexities to the single que,','1
Ii this disease durable by med.cine. ~
is 1t chronic, incurable except hy frl.-
men,. l: even SOL This question -A'A.
estly put; got the response: at Is all
tobacco, sir; give up tobacco. tag
IN instantly and strictly up. Fpuad
after long months, tn It | might $3.50
have ridden sixty miles in the oppJs.-I
direction; and poured my sorro"s ih''
the long hairy ear Of the first ~Jachs"
mans, whose name | will not lnsA
ton
The Rev James E. Hall was dcpo'r1
from the Congregational ministry 3
Roxbury, Mass. on account Of InJl"
ciousness to the women Of his cou8fe-'-
ton. He claimed that his .,unishurL
was utterly uhdeserved. anu'he went %
St-Louis for the purpose, he said, 81 "
monstrating his piety by - llte ne
from the shadow Of %repro.ch. he
Joineds Presbyterian church III l""
city, and took a foremost part il -
affairs, preparatory to an early fe'-'4
to the pulpit. But be has had a 'sc0N4
and dreadful set back. Sisters buf5'
Sayres, Stone, Adams, and NaIlaS5,
Of the congregation, all say 'has
has engaged himself to marry Ih'|'
while he really has married Miss tll'-
wicke, Notwithstanding the e1l'IsnI.
Of a legal wife in Massachusetts. h'
affairs are futher complicated by u.
exposure Of a plan to eiope win aP,
ty inmate Of a girls reformatory iD""
tuition,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30
MIDNIGHT

think | must have fallen asleep.
cllnglng to the bars though | was fol
as the city clock changed the last pea
of the noon OF night, the quiverius
chimes merged into d strain OF gloriou.
melody vocal and orchestral) thai
swelled upon the breeze, aud seemed I,
bill the whole blue arch Of Heaven with
thrilling effect. 1t was the most Gu
tranclng music | ever heard. Not like
awaklng to the loud clamor of a sers
made but as if one standing alone upon
n of our Western mountain tops, as !
have stood at twilight on Mt. Pisgah,
might hear the grand refrain Of nam
moth Eollan harps echoing distantIy
from lnnumerable surrounding peaks.
Gradually realized that a large com
pany OF musicians we're upon the fla,
ROT OF the large asylum halt a mile dis.
.ant, singing 10 alienation with aDoth-
er large glee club at another point
The voices were very full and strong,
and the accompanying instruments, as
they rounded the notes Of some grand
old anthem, were sweet beyond descrip.
ton. The midnight breeze brough,
the rich perfumes of flowers from the
surrounding gardens: and the whole
atmosphere seemed stepped in har
MONIES, too sweet to be real
Too sweet to last they surely were
for asl listened -spell-bound-forget
ting, tor the moment, that ! was In 2
penitentiary hospital, half a thousand
miles from mine own land and people.
there came a sudden revulsion, anG
down dropped from my perch, as il
shot. Berry had spoken, saying, Joy
ousIy-.I hear them! 1 hear Memr
Ills head was turned and his gaze
IKE toward the South as if eagerl,
catching the distant melody which had
now changed from the solemn anthem
to a gay carol. DID he mistake it 60,
Celestial harmonies? Let US hope
SO. Let US rejoice that a probably
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-01

Edwin D. Morgan, was born at Washing
ton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Feb
ruary 8, 1911. His family were plain,
simple farmers of that sterling type which
seldom fails to make its mark in this coun-
try, when opportunity serves either lin the
field or in the councils of the State In
1928, he entered into business as clerk in
awholesale'grocery in Hartford, Connecticut,
and in 1881, became partner in the bus
mess. Five years afterward he came to
New York, where he established most sue
cessful house, and where he soon began
to exercise that influence which was to
be expected from his uprightness and abili-
ties. In 1843-53, he was elected q State
Senator for New York; and became Cover
nor from 1859 to 1862, performing his duties
during that trying period with an intelh-
gence, patriotism and decision which
were acknowledged by all parties. In 1861
62, he became major general of volunteers
without pay, investing the post with char
acteristics creditable alike to himself and to
his country.
In 1S63-69, Mr.. Morgan was elected to
the United States Senate, and i'll 1865 he
was offered the position which he now holds,
but which he then declined. Although well
stricken in years, he is in the full yigor of
his intellect, and adequate to all the necessi-
ties of the most active business life.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-01
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, October 29.-Allison &
Co., cotton brokers, Liverpool, have
issued their annual review of the cots
ton trade. It says the year has
been fairly satisfactory to English
spinners, but the Russian spinners
have been far more prosperous than
any othars, while France is rapidly
recovering from successive seasons
of depression. The prospect of the
new season is thought to justify the
anticipation of heavy flow Of bust
ness.
PARIS, October 29.-There was a
stormy scene in the Chamber of
Deputies yesterday, owing to the
president pro tenn. preventing sever
al members who desired to speak On
NJ. Louis Blanc's motion that the
Chamber was not bound by the rules
of its predecessors from being heard.
A member, while attempting to as
cend the tribune, was seized by an
usher, who hurled him down. NJ
Ginchard, who presided over the
Chamber, read a telegram announc-
ing the occupation of Kaireyau
amidst great applause. NJ. Gambetta
was absent during the setting.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-01
:. CAMPAIGNS of the Civil War"

We have received two volumes of this
valuable work, the first by John G. Nicolay,
private secretary to President Lincoln and
late consul-general to France, and the sec
ond bp Hon. NJ. T.. Force, of Cincinnati.
They are from the well-known publishing
house of Charles Scribners Sons, New York.
Two other volumes viii be ready November
~. The first volume, by Mr.. Nicolay, IS
entitled The Outbreak of the Rebellion" :"
The name of its author is sufficient guar
antee of its character. Judge Force is the
author of the second, which is entitled
From Fort Henry to Corinth." Ten vol
umes are yet to follow, each by different
authors, most of them leading authors, and
all of them close students of the great con.
fict of 1861-65.
When completed, it will be q full and au-
thoritative military history of the suppress.
sion of the rebellion.
The volumes of the series will be duodeci
mos of about $50 pages each, illustrated by
maps and plans prepared under the direc-
ton of the authors. They will appear, as
far as possible, in the chronological order of
the campaigns of which they treat; and by
their preliminary and concluding chapters
will be so far connected that the completed
work will practically cover the entire field
of the war. The price of each volume will
be 81.
The ninth and tenth volumes of the se-
ries are 1.-THE Campaign to Atlanta " and
" The March to the Sea, !" by Gen. Jacob D.
Cox. These will be of special interest to
our readers. We cordially commend the
work as reliable, impartial and complete
history of the late war.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-01
MINOR DISPATCHES.

.BosToN, October 29.-General Sutton has
added Capt.; Arthur Lincoln, Judge advo-
cate of the second brigade, to the commit
tee appointed to investigate and report
upon the conduct of members of the Ninth
regiment while on their recent Southern
trip. The committee expect to leave for
the South Sunday morning.
NswARK, N. j., October 31-The follow
ing appeared on the doors of Mechanics
National Bank this morning: CLOSED in
consequence of statements affecting the
bank made by the cashier to the board of
directors yesterday, which are now under
going investigation.
CoNToocooK, N. H., October 31.--A
shght earthquake was felt here this morn
ing. The shock was quite severe at Then.
mixer and was felt at Hillsboro.
| TORONTO, October 31.-Hanlan had tele-
gram Saturday asking him what would in
duce him to row Trickettn at St. Louis.
He replied, $4,000.
] DANvLLE, VA, October 31-Rain began
falling here Saturday night, and has been
almost continuous ever since There is a
threatening prospect of a freshet in the Dan
River. y
! New ORLEANS, Oct. 31.-The Produce
Exchange to-day adopted resolutions endors-
ing the action of tho Mississippi Convention
meeting, held at st. Louis, and pledging
themselves to dvosateimprovsmentso on the
Mississippi until the nation shall accord it
as Just due, not only Of the Valley States,
but of the commercial interests of the en-
tire country. t.s
NEW YoRK, October 31.-A telegram re-
ceived from j. B. Fielder, mayor of Arm
icJ,a Gas cava that fha dafocfivac orroofnd
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-01
HORRIBLE MURDER.
A Man Shoots His Own Son Through the
Heart,


Heart
From Mr.. j. S. Roberts we learn the
brief particulars of horrible murder which
occurred near Red Clay, Ga, last Sunday
morning, in which man named Galloway
York killed, in cold bloodand premeditation,
his own son, about % years of age, mar
ried man and his only child. Tho parties
lived about two miles from Red Clay,
about quarter of a mile apart. They had
been engaged in dispute about some corn,
and it is said that the father had threatened
his sons life last summer. Another crash
came between them Sunday, and the father
deliberately took his gun and shot his son
through the heart, causing his death almost
instantly. AS soon as the bloody and un.
natural deed was committed, the inhuman
father took to the woods, and has not been
heard of since.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-01

superfne, S. 0oa5. 75; do extra, ss,ooo
6.62; do family, S675aa7 So city mills
superfne, SIS. 25a6.OO; do. extra, S6.25a
675; do. family, S7.75aS.O0; Rio brands,
S7-75; Patapsco family, $5.25. Southern
wheat dull and lower; Western lower, clos
ing weak; Southern red, S1.33a1 So; do.
amber, S1.43a1.48; No. Maryland,
S1.49; No. Western winter red, spot and
October, s1.3Saa39; November, Sl.39 !;
December, $1.45sasked; January, $1.49s.
Southern corn lower; Western frmer and
inactive; Southern white. 73a74 do. yell
low nominally 70. Oats dull; Southern
rominal Western white, 49a5O; mixed,
47ka4S; Pennsylvania, 40a 5O Provisions
steady; mess pork $500; bulk meats,
shoulders and clear rib sides, packed, Ga
10R''; bacon, shoulders, TO- clear rib sides,
III; hams, 141a152. Lard, refined, 124.
Coffee strong; Rio eargoes, ordinary to
fair, 94a114. Sugar steady; A soft, 1O4.
Whisky quiet, $l1Sa1. 1st.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-01
YelIow lever PreXented.

The engineers of the Central Railroad of
Georgia say "Though exposed to the
worst miasmatic influences, going in and
coming ont of Savannah at different hours
of the night, and also in spending entire
nights in the city during the prevalence of
the yellow fever epidemic of 1874, with but
the single exception of one of us (who was
taken sick, but speedily recovered) we con-
tinued in our usual good health-a circum-
stance we can account for in no other way
but by the effect under Providence, of the
habitual and continued use of Simmons
Liver Regulator while we were exposed TO
this malaria"