The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-26
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new New Testament.
Henry f. Knox, the new marshal
of the Southern District OF New York,
is a native of North Carolina.
The ordination of Rev. Edwin A.
Osborne, of Charlotte, as a priest In the
Episcopal church, drew a vast audience
to Christ Church on Sabbath morning
and none among them ever looked upon
q more modestly brave, courteously up
right gentleman.
The Laurinburg Enterprise states
that Jay Gould's Judge, Stanley Math-
ews, was confirmed by n majority,
and that Senator Ransom voted as n
of that majority. Can this be correct!
We sincerely hope not.
Little Misses Annie and Emma
Caster, remembering the little people
that have no kind parents or comfort
able homes, collected s.. so in shillings
from the good people Of Fayetteville,
for Oxford Orphanage. Jack Mills
ought to send them a sugar shilling"
In return.
The nomination of William K.
Chandler, as Solicitor General, was re-
jected by the Senate, by a vote of 24 to
I9. The Democrats voted solidly
against him, and were joined by Don
Cameron. All the other Republicans
voted for him, except Mitchell, of Penn
sylvania, who withholds his vote.
With much pleasure we present to
our readers the Law card of Augustus
w. Graham, Esq, of Hillsboro, one ct
the energetic, thorough-going and gen.
tlemanly sons OF the late Gov. Graham,
and a young lawyer who has already
taken rank as a successful practitioner.
Legal business, in any court, and any
locality, may be safely intrusted to his
hands.
And here is a neat card of the
closing exercises of Prof. L.. L Buchan-
on's school, at Blackwell's Hall, Dur
ham, Friday evening, May y. Mar
shals &. l. Smith, L. f. Cheek, L.
B. Farthing and I'll. S. Pickett. Two
handsome medals will be awarded on
the occasion. Prof. B. has a good
school, and it has a good teacher.
For the benefit of disconnected
North Carolinians, we quote a telegram
from Worthington. Iowa, Ia fiat prairie
country dated May I9th:-"The storm
yesterday afternoon lifted the barn of
John Pitman, containing six horses, and
carried it distance of ! a mile without
injury to the horses. Also two barns
belonging to Il. Baker were blown a
distance of two miles. No lives were
reported lost.
President Garfield is showing some
skill. His course in the Conkling mat
ter has produced a futter; but the gen
eral effect is to make himself the most
prominent figure In the land. Conk-
ling has placed himself at a disadvan-
tage by resigning; for a Senator out Of
office is no match for a President with
all the patronage of the National ma
chine in his hand. The upshot of it
will be to make Garfield a real PRESI-
DENT instead of merely the chief of
the Republican party.
1t is a great thing to be rich you
escape being bothered by trifes. One
of the ladies of the Vanderbilt family
lost a $40, 600 diamond breast pin. 1t
had 80 jewels, valued at from s. to
$1,000 each. She did not miss the pin,
and a young man who bought a lot of
old packing trunks, In one of which he
found the pin, had difficulty in getting
any of the family to identity it.
The Woman's Medical College OF
New York has turned out go physi-
clans during the past 80 years of whom
244 survive though only Isl are in ac-
tive practice. In answer to inquiries.
60 OF them claimed to be earning from
$1,000 to $4,000; and 20 of them
claimed from $4,000 to IS, 900. Three
report from $4,000 to SIS, 600. Four
report from $4,000 to $40, 900.
Medical men are looking with interest
for the appearance of the June NUN
Der of DIR. Thos. Woods North Caro-
Ina Medical J~ourndl,' printed at Will
mington, which will contain DIR. Eugene
Grlssom's Medico-Legal Report of the
D~eJarnette trial at Danville, of which
SO much has been said. The article,
We understand, will discuss the whole
subject of the medical jurisprudence OF
insanity.
As handsome and tasteful a ticket
as We have ever seen i. the commence
ment ticket of Wake Forest College.
for copies of which we are indebted 70
u young friend w. b. Pritchard. the
marshals, and others. The marshals
are Messrs. G. W. Mitchell of Winton,
u. Il. Hunter of Neuse H. L. VII.
Hams of Sunbury, from the Euzelian
Society Messrs. Thos. B. Wilder. of
Louisburg, +. S. Alderman of vii.
mlngton, II. p. Markham of Durham,
Date: June eth, 8th, and 9Th. Music
by kessnlch's list Va" Band, of Rich
mond.
Three cases of rape were reported
In North Carolina last week. The Kn
klux Khan will need to revived if THIS
sort Of deviltry goes on. The lessons
taught by the Khan in 1871 have served
Tor ten years to make our State com
paratlvely safe for v~irtuous women.
put Peoples memory for any good
deed, oil public warning, rarely lasts
above ten years. The following are the
cases referred to-. The Elizabeth Civ
Economist says: John Bright. a de.
PRAYED white man, was arrested on Fri.
day and put uoon his trial on SATURDAY.
LOT committing an outrage upon a white
4iri. lie attempted to make his escape
but was caught. The case was fully
made out in accordance with the state.
ment OF the girl. He was jailed to
avail bis trial at the next term of the
Superior Court. "-TheW Winston Ie,-
der tells of a white scoundrel named
Glldeweil, who outraged an 8 year old
GIL In Stokes county .-The third
case is reported from Montgomery
county, and is likewise an outrage upon
child! 1t is not pleasant print such
v%iilainies; but the duty of the press is