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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28

AN ONO GIRLS FOoT. An Albany
shoe factory has received a diagram Of
a foot from d trustworthy correspondent
at Sandusky, Ohio. The girl placed
ner bare foot upon a sheet OF paper and
a pencil malk was drawn close around
the outline. This foot, as shown by the
diagram, Is exactly Il inches long, -
inches wide at the widest part, and could
tlke a % boot, though a No. 80 would
be Just the thing. The bail Of the foot
il 10 inches around, instep is! inches,
and the heel measures - inches. The
ankle meas l64 inches. This immense
pedal adorns the persons of Miss Mary
Wells, of Sandusky. Ohio, whose weight
Is 100 pounds, and she is but IL years
old Troy Times.
The above sounds like a rather large
tale. or foot. for common understand
ings but we are not in the least skep-
tical. During nearly two years in the
Albany Prison shoe-shops, we saw one
thousand pairs Of ladies CATERS turned
out every day and three-tourihs of the
entire number, say half million pairs!
were skies" seven" ''eights, "
''nines," and larger We stand six
ieet~two" in height, and weigh 202, yet
. large proportion of the shoes we han
died were much too large for our own
feet though most of them were costly
s. CATERS, of the finest kid, satin lined,
tasselled tops evidently intended to
trot under costly petticoats. The were
nearly all ordered from New England,
New jersey. and the West.
The telegraph frequent tells of young
men committing suicide out west in con-
sequence of being kicked by some
fair damsel. There's another pair of
Alb any number mines heard from I've
murmur.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28

Miss Proudfeet is a belle of Southern
Kansas, and her beauty is such that
she has crowds of admirers. Latterly
the beauS have Stunned her company,
from the fact that three of her suitors
have received gun shot wounds while
paying her attentions. 1t is not known
who the assassin is, but he is supposed
to be somebody who, being unable to
secure the prize himself, is determined
that nobody else should do SO.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28

'sHow ARE You MY OLD FRIEND q
Asked a bright looking man.. "Oh
| feel miserable, I'm bilious and can't
eat, and my back is SO lame | can't
work" Why in the world don't you
take Kidney Wort that's what | take
when | am out of sorts, and it always
keeps me in perfect tune. My doctor
recommends it for all such troub les. !"
kidney-Wort is the sure cure for billi-
n Don't fail to try it.-Long
Branch Netcs.
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AND NOW MARK us WELL.

Don't waste time answering absurd aud deep
tive advertisements. If you want cheap iustru-
ments. If you want cheap instrument, we have
them, and Il at less than the lowest. W. compete
with Beatty, or Marchau 4 Smith, or amy other
man no matter where he lives or how much hr
blows. 20 different Styles aad prices to select
from, and suCn makers as ChIckerlng, hlathu-
shek, orion, Southern Gem, Mason Il IIamlin
Peloubet 4 Co and Sterling. Sent on test trial
ow freight guaranteed. Stools Covers, Music
and Musical journal, given free. A little cash
TOW, and balance in the fall il all We want. Special
terms for midsummer trade. 100 secondhand
PiaLos and Organs, III good repair to he closed
ont cheap. Write for catalogues, prices and
tnrnaa IL .rill ~, raL1 ~ ALLrD-a
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28

KILLED BY LlGHTNING.-During
the prevalence Of the severe thunder
storm on Sunday afternoon Mrs. G. &.
lowell, OF Clarkton, Baden county, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
n held an infant In her arms at the
time, which is reported TO have escaped
unlnjurcd. STIR.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28
LOOK cur FOR YOUR NAME
= iEAh. clN -
RECEIVED PAYMENT.

NorE.-To avoid losses by mail, and the
bother of giving, and preserving, Receipts,
we shall PRINT IL tGis column the amounts
the subscriber - paid. hereafter no money
VIII be credited on tile books until 1t = Ipears
here. So look Tor yopr name, and II Il does
not appear or Il there ue any mistake in the
t,rln, write to tle EUItOr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28

Washington, July 23.-The follow
ing curious dispatches, never before
printed, were sent by Mr.. Stanton to
Hon. Edwards Pierrepont about a
month after the assassination Of Mr..
Lincoln:
Var Department, Nay -, lS65--l0.-
O5 =. Mo Hon. Edward PierrepOnt,
New York: | have written tonight to
retain you and Cutting and Brac,y, or
any one else you may desire to have
associated with you, to prosecute
Horace Greeley and the owners OF the
Tribune for Greeley's persistent Efforts
the last four weeks to incite asssassins
to finish their work by murdein.g me.
Please give the matter your immediate
attention on receiving the letter, and
secure copies of all the Tr1bunes printed
since the night of the President muir
der, and get the names of the owners.
| propose to prosecute crimina.ly and
also by civil suit, for | shall not allow
them to have me murdered and escape
responsibility without a struggle for
life on my part
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28

Col J W l. Watson, Raleigh, March 10, 81,
Sl.1O; Maj NJ Creusnaw, Wake, Jan Il, q;
Rufus Howell, Apex, July y, 81; Mrs. Gen
Grimes, Pitt, Jaly x, 81; Joshua Perry, fr INK lin.
Jan /, 81; Lewis Allen, Vance, Jan |, -; W
Cameron, Moore, Oct Ii, 81; j + Page, Johnston,
Oct Il, 81, soc; DR. W Hodge, Wake, Oct 10, II;
W . Gregory, Granville, Sept 3, 81; kdwars
Wills. HaiiIax, Jan 3, 81; NJ + Adcock, Granville,
July l6, - Judge Merrilnon oct IL, So; DR. John
Berry, orange, oct 2, 81.
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Ransom Norwood Take Notice
NORTH OAKoLrHA, Cu. o..
WAKE OoUSTY.
Andrew Syme, Adm r.
of Thomas Norwood, Decd

OF InOHas NORWOOD, DEC q
Margaret Norwood, Ransom Norwood et. sls.
Heirs at Law.
1t appearing TO the satisfaction Of the court hy
the verified petition Of Andrew ~yme, the petit
toner above named and the return of the sheriff
of Wax couBty Of he umuon in the above
emit led special proceeding that Ransom Nor
wood, one of the defendants, i not 10 bc found
in Wake county, N. c., and il a resident Of the
city of Norfolk, in the State Of Virginia, II II or
dered That notice be given to the said Ransom
Norwood by publication for six weeks ia the Far
mer and Mechanic, a newspaper published IL the
city of Raleigh, that the petitioner abovh named
has commenced this special proceeding to sell
land to make assets and pay debts and that thu
m herein il returuablc before me al NY
office in the city of Raleigh, y. G., on the 26th
day of July, 1881, when aud where the defendant,
Ransom Norwood, can appear and answer or de-
mur to said petition which ha- been filed in this
ofice-and let the defendant take notice that II
he shall fail 10 appear and answer or deInur az
aforesaid the petitioner will apply 10 the court
for the relief demanded in the petition.
GHAS. d.. UPGHERGH,
q. s Probate Judge Wake 60.
t. r. Purneu Attorney for Petitioner.
june 10th, ISL. 23-st
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28

The Great Piano and Org>n House Of the south.
to furnish Southern bu. ers with Pianos and or
cans from standard makers at lowest factory
wholesale prices, Established in l3TO, and now
an immense Music House. Magnificent Double
store, sixty feet frort I, three stories above base
meut- Two hundred Pianos and organs ir stock.
Thousands Of il Instruments sold yearly. our
field the South. our customers legion. our
capital ample. Musicians ourselves An army
81 employees Branch Housed i4 seven clti"s
our travellers every where. ETclusiNe control OF
the rest Instruments ia the world Direct con-
uection with manufacturers Away pioneers In
low prices, Able and willing to compete with
the world. Pledged and sworn to DO it,.
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Land for Sale.

1 will sell cheap for cash $50 acres OF land stu
ated on the Nc r. X. one mile from Selma Do
pot and four miles from the county site OF John
stem. Or / will cut the land INTO smaller tracts
and sell ON reasonable terms. No buildings, and
very little OF the land cleared. All good cotton
and corn land. JNO. A. Err.
iuly 2S-tf. Selma, N. G
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28

We regret to learn that the grist mill
OF Messrs. Jones, on the Yadkin river,
near Conrad u. o., Yadkin county, was
burnt on Saturday night last. The fire
was discovered too late to stop the
III mes. The parties estimate the loss
at $1,000 Mis-. Duncan died at
her LOms near Madison, last Friday,
aged 80 years. She was the oldest per-
8 II in Rockingham county.
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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

~ Corrected every "Wednesday morning
therefore showing the state OF the maTksts %
the previous day, TUEsDAY-
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LUOOEk d. ATE
Savannah, Ca.

n, B.-Send also for catalogues Of Sheet MuHi,
Books, Violins, Guitars, Flutes. Band Iustru-
ments, Drums, Strings, OrguiuettcE, IIthcrs, arc
all small Musical Instruments Immense stsck
Lowest prices south
Mention the Farmer and Mechanic.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28

Prof. Robert Odlum, of the Natato-
rum, this city, was cured of "a severe
attack Of rheumatism by the use of St.
Jacobs OIL Washington ID. c. Star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28
Wilson Collegiate Institute.
. BOTH SEXES.

Strictly nou-sectarian. Able and experienced
teachers. ModernnesH, PracIcaIue=H, and Thor
oughness orr notices. Healthy location. Spa
cious building A pleasant Educational Home
Entire avera 9 expenses, $50 per year. The In
stitute IL the seat Of one Of the new State Norma!
Schools.
FALL SESSION BEGINS SEPT. ;, 1881.
Address, for catalogue,
). HASSELL, A NJ, Principal
tilJAnI-32 wilson, y. ..
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GOIdSb0rO Institute for
YOUNG LADIES'.
Home School in North Carolina.
REV. DR. R. H. CHAPMAN, ! Pr;n-s
Mrs. V. S. NJ. Gu APMAN,
This School re-opens ID. V.) 18th
Sept. 1881.

educational advantages. Airy dormi-
tories excellent fare most reason
able terms. Instruction in Languages,
Instrumental Musick. and voice cul-
ture, fully up to the requirements Of
the largest city schools Prof. de La
roix, of Paris. the Musical Director,
is highly endorsed by the "American
and Foreign Teachers Agency New
York City"
Apply for circulars, during July and
August, to "Dr. John ii. Hull, Colds
boro, n c." or to Rev. Dr.. Chap
man, Ashevllle, Buncombe Co., \.
c. After 1st sept DR.. Chapman's
Observation-Disclosures, Wayne Co., N.
O.
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Peace Institute.
FOR YOUNG LADIES,
RALEIGH, y. E.
46Ty r /. TTRWEhL, Principals.

JOHN y. BURWELL-
The ninth annual session commences " efnes-
day, Aug. 81, ISL, and closes June :, l-32. In
Instruction given IN all branches usually taught
III hrgt-class female schools. Advantages for vo-
cal and instrumental music unsurpassed. Bulld
ing heated throughout by steam Location e4uaa
10 any in the country fer hea thfg4Ees5 I'D &c
cessibIIity. For circular and catalogue, add z-.-
REV. K. BURHELL 40
jne Soft. Raleigh, &C.
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OxFORO
SEMINARY.
OXFORD, \. c.

f. P HoBGOOD, A. NJ, President.
T. FnEY, Music Director.
V. j AsMUSD, Pm. D.. French and German.
The Art Department Is IN charge OF al Honor
Graduate oil Cooper IDstitut New York City.
Five other experienced and able teachers
Fall Term opens Aug. 81, 1851. Has just
closed a very prosperous session..
For thOroughne-s of It's work III all Depart
meHts. the school invites comparison with any
other school III the State.
Board. fuel, lights per month Sl1.0
HS-Apply for catalogue. Jy.l6-Gt
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Edwin NJ. STANTON.

Var Department, My, 1870 p. N.
To the Hon. Edwards Pierrepont and
the Hon. F. b. Cutting, New York
have prof of express personal malice
againts me by Greeley, and believe
that | can establish a combination be-
tween him and others which may end
in accomplishing my death, as it did
against Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Seward.
This IS my reason for Distinguishing
his case from others of general vitu.
peration.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
The second telegram was sent in re
ply to one which contained an intima'
ton that it might be at least indiscreet
to make such an arrest as the one sug
gested by Mr.. Stanton.
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WESLEYAN
Female Institute.

opcus September 10th, ISL. one Of the rfas<
~yHsaI- for Neuug LAdtes ia the United states.
surround u.r beautiful. tIimsto unsurpassed
Pupils from seventeen states.
Terms among the best in tho Union. Road.
Washing Eugil-h Course. Latin. French. Ger
man. Instrumental Music. &c., for Scholastic
ytar, from september 10 June 1898. For al
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, 1881-05-22
TIE WAGE-WORKERS.


NEW York. May el--The coopers met to-
night and passed resolutions requesting the
brewers Of this city not to use half and quarter
barrels sent here from Cincinnnti, owing to the
fact that the coopers Irving in New York and
vicinity were unable to make q livelihood Oh ao-
count Of the scarcity OF work.
-: THE PAINTERS.
l. mass-meeting of painters was held to-
night to consider their grievance against the
firm of L. r. Stewart s. Co., who hire expert
cnced painters a1ld other mechanics to do work,
and when there was work at their trade FOR
them to do, employing them to do portcrs ana
other work In their store 1t was stated that
unless tho pruct,ce was ended the matter would
be laid beft,re the Annals mnted IrudeS Union
ausi the drm will be ~ boycotted-"
THE alAcuIS1sTs AND ENGINEERS
" Ata meeting uf the amulxAmutcd mnchlntsts,
engineers. etc. 1T New York, Brooklyn. and
Jersey City it was decided to deinand- instead
oF hiHhcr wages half holiday on Saturdays
frn1n lime. Several Of the bosses have volun-
tsrily made the concession already r.
THE BAKERS
The Jourueyman Bakers Protective Ben evo-
lent Union Is strengthening Its organization.
nrenaratory to striking for sbortor hours OF
Iabpr. A meeting for that purpose Was held TO-
night -:
THE FREsco PAINTERS"
The Fresco Painters Union resolved tnaI *4
per day be demanded from June l. THIS reSola-
fton was adopted ut secret meeting to-n1En@
, 1881-05-22

parties entered, and laid it aside On desk
within the wire screen which surmounts the
counter. Two of the strangers at once began
talking business to the tEu members or the firm.
Tho third stranger stroled about tina office.
In few minutes the trio departed, when it was
discovered that the package OF bonds was miss
Ing. a chnir stood on the floor outside Of the
counter. upon which the fellow must have stood
and renched over the wire screen down on The
desk and secured the prize. On examination
the stolen securities were all found to be
negotiable, md after the case had been
placed in the hands of the detectives, a circuhr
giving the numbers and a full description Of the
bonds was printed aud issued To- ill bunkers
and brokers In this city. Descriptions were also
teieRrapned to various points, that parties
mieht be warned from negotiating them: The
following Is a list Of the bonds stolen: Ten
Mariotta s. Cincinnati Railroad third MORTGAGE
bonds ~. foE SlDo eae6 SSs g eoS e ~ }9s6 a
Central ohtn Raltroad mortgage, bonds, Nos.
consol bonds for $10o euch. Nos. 5Ga3, 5o56. G05,
625., 62s5, 6t857. G.73l. 6,'9o, G.6o1: and 6Soa.
Three Virginia Peelcr bonds for $l,00U each,
Nos. a43s, 3a,5l3, and 3.4o5 Five North CaEona
per cent bonds, M. 405 for 500, Nos. ,Q6o,
1.066, and l.067 for $lD0, and No. 274 for $50.
, 1881-05-22

- ST. LOUIS, No., May 21.-lnfurmation from
Poplar Bluff, Mu., is to the effect that Humil-
ton, Meyers, and Brown. the outlaws who shot
Sheriff Davis and Collector Halter yesterday,
near Grecuviile, were overhauled near Mill
Springs oy fl seurchtug party, under Capt. ". r.
Leper this morning, and Hamilton killed. Mey-
ers mortal!y wounded, and Brown captured.
Meyers and Brown are now at Mi!I Springs under
guurd, and threats of lynchlDg arc tnude. It
appears that Sheriff Davis wAs not killed, as at
first reported, but perhaps rnortaily wounded,
and it is fe4Eed Hatter's injury viii prove fata!
Col Leper, believing the desperadoess would
attempt to cross the Blhck River OIL tile ferry
at Campbclls Switch, neur Mil Spring, posted
bis party there. and. just ut daylight this morn
ing, Hamilton and Meyers appeared in sight,
walking on the rnilroad track When they came
within a few feet Of the place where bis posse
was concealed, be hailed them; They instantly
eg before they coad ss S,s
head. and Meyers dropped insensible from
a wound " In the forehead Besides
their shotguns. each man had four revolvers.
hamilton WIS buried at Mill Springs and Meyers
was brought TO Poplar Bluff. ac Will probably
be turned uver to the Sheriff Of New Madrid
County Brown, the third one Of the outlaws,
was captured later in the day near MIL Springs,
and will be taken to Poplar Bluff These men
belonged to gang 0f desperadoes who had been
depredatin9 on property and committing other
crimes in this section Of the State for long
ton was 81 years old, came FROM Shelbry!lle,
ILL.,, and bad served a term IN the Penitenftary-
Meyers came from West Virginia. and is "a years
nId. ...-'. "..*
, 1881-05-22
SELLS CIRCUS.
A Lawsuit over the Wonderful Sea-
LfOMHs

A lawsuit Over tho Wonderful Sen
Lions.
While the horses were being caparisoued and
thefr attendants were dressing, and the clowns
painting, preparatory to the performance al
Sells circus last evening, Deputy-Sheri6 Burke
came upon the scene with an attachment
sworn out by J. H 8luIllitt, of San Francisco
for 81 ,267, the amount being balance claimed
for a recent purchase Of sea-lions. Tho visit, II
appears was not unexpected, for the two Sells
EphrIan and Allen. with attorneys aud
bondsmen, we're on hand. They de-
nied owing MULTI anything, but were
ready to submit to al attachment, and asked
the Sheriff to select what he would tuke from
the meuaCerle. Burke did not want any Of the
elephants, Of course, but did want the cash, and
after some whispering 1t WIS agreed to at
tach $1,287 in money, and then surrender
it upon tho Sells furnishing forthcoming bond
ia d"uble the amount. The money WAS counte d
out. and he laid hands upon 1t, but upon being
presented with bond in the sum Of $500,
signed by n H. Hanchett and John 3. Jerery, it
Was surrendered and the show went on.
Tho story Of the Sells Is thar they con tracted
with Siu]l.tt some months ago to deliver them
eight sea-lions ut Columbus, O., BY March Is,
for which they were TO pay ST. after they had
been ION feed," aud proved healthy,
beng delivered as per contract, however. they
claim that they were not delivered until about
three weeks ago. and that they were bruised.
would not eat. and all have since died
except three. They further claim to
have advanced MuIiitt about $l,W0 on
tue coutruct, In the expectation that
nc wout.t replace the dead animals; that they
have already paid him more than he is entitled
to under the circumstances; and thar MULTI is
in their debt on nccount Of damages, inasmuch
as they have advertised a tank of lions rs QUO OF
the features Of their menagerie, which they
cal1not exhibit -, .-,.
Mr Muliitts story is a very different one. He
ciain,s to have agreed to furnish them with nine
sen-lions ut cost of 1851, that he furnished
them April Il, that they wore ION feed" and
healthy and that they we're accepted, ETC., In
proot Of which he cites that he has been paid
$1.lD0 on account
The quarrel, it is vcry evident, will have to be
settled in the Courts, and In the meantime the
Mr. John II. Murray. Treasurer Of Sells Bros
Circus, WIS sprumptly acquitted. BY Justice Miller,
yesterday, on the charge of Masking wrong
change, there being nU evidence whatover to
sustain the complaint During the entire week
not siugle complaint Was entered at police
headqnariers against auy Of the circus en-
pioves, nor was even a case ct pocket pick
i;1K, or disturbance reported. The officers say
this creditable record IS unparalleled. aud It
speaks highly for tho Sells Bros. and their exht-
hilton. =. x
, 1881-05-22
sunny; temperature. a. H. 5e; Q a. m., IS; and

sunny; temperature. 6 a. m., 52; a. m., IS; and
noon IS.
ATToRSEY-GESERALH HAMILTON WARD
obtained q temporary injunction restraining the
Metropolitan Telegraph Company from erecting
poles or laying wires on Twenty-tlrst street,
from Fifth to Sixth avenues. rhe argument TO
make the injunction permanent will be heard
May 80. q:
THE PLAN OF CONSOLIDATION
OF the Ohio Central and Richmond l. Allegheny
Railroads, by which d new through line frun2
r chmond to Chicago md st. Louis is secured,
was adopted by tho Richmond g. Allegheny d.
rectors yesterday. The matter WAS referred TO
the Stockholders. A special meeting il called
for June -. The transfer books close June H.
The Ohio Central Directors took similar action
early IN tho week.
ARRIVALS.
Among the prominent arrivals for the past
twenty-four hours were: Richard ". Th0mp-
son: Indiana; George Z. Gray, San Frnnctsco;
ox-Congressman Newberry, Michigan.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A PAINTER v:
In Brooklyn last evening John Roar was over
come b. the fumes OF 4 patent pniut, and foil
fifteen feet into an empty water-tAuk. and WIS
not discovered until search was made for him
this morning. when he was found In the bottuin
Of the tank IN an unconscious condition. He is
dying now from conclusion of the brain and
6plu9,