The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-06
Tales Told by the Telegraph.

Solicit r Of the Treasury. Kenneth
Rayuer. advertl-es that the person who
found liz pocket book can have the q.
il he VIII return the private papers,
which were in it.-MrS. Merrill. wiie
OF Mai. Lewis Merrill of the 7th Cav.l-
ny. (who wa. called Dog Merrill ie-
tore the wal. and was known a
hound" Merrill after the war. by rea-
ION oi his outrage> ia South Carolina
under Grants lawlt>> reign died the
other dav.-Ihe cold weather h2>
brought pat the customary crup 81
hldeous scandals III J anAte=iom. These
notable c.s,s are almost Invariably con-
fined 70 the wealthy, or fashion
able. classes and ~ have often said
that il We were selecting a wife IN that
region We should tax. care - get her
from the well-born, well-rearcd. home
keeping, not fashionable" class the
Lass N which many ni the modest,
It AMI most Nou9aik Wpsuc ON
e -tfi. n,N bc iauu -I r>glusIll IN
Cul,t.ao -.r>t- .r>' last Neck j.
FL. lA,ia 81. shooting >,rap IL Il.
Iee =. bctNcu lf..uN I.lyAart. i tauk
cashier. and Ra,h II. Teyi>. The Tor
Nor va, wounded in the arm and
ItN - 8ftN ~ III AtAf AAiill - y LILY.
taking their oult cU.ld. The telegram
>aN~:-
Mrs. Tevis i a .ajy well known in 81.
Louis society. She j. a NIECE Of Gene
raj sherman, tie C-omuani.r-ln chief II
the Amy. and OF the late supreme
Court Judge Samuel + II Der. Her
father, ooiouel Reese, l. nov IN the reEu-
lar army, but j. IL present IN Il. Louis
~ a. L,.v ... -
lugiy attractive aud intelligent t4ce She
docs not look 70 be more than twenty
yeas old, aud She has been the centre 81
a very bight circle ~ y. LOUIS society
for >cyerai ears.
Mis-. lewis met ig'clart at the house
on >inglctou street. and wh.le he nee Ell
Fer help after the assault she was a.
brave is "A iIpne>,. sac held hlu no
and dii a! that las IN her power OF VII
TO Soothe his agony. But once IN the
carriage she gave way 10 her grief. and
after iglehart had bccutaken to his home
she went 10 her father. lie could not at
first realize what IL was that the >obbiug
woman was trying to tell hun, and when
he did understand 1t aud felt that his
daughter was testltyIng against herself,
his first impulse was for vengeance, but
iit SUN dltLC ildi lhNII WI H. OLC
upon whom vengeance could be taken.
There was nothing for the lady and those
who loved her TO do bur to be silent.
She had an interview with Der husband
this morning. The two families met snd
discussed the whole situation "a cooiy as
such a matter could be talked about BY
the principals. 1t was agreed that the
aud wife must separate, aud lc-
s,4l StaTS= inn.Ii,r . ,,n.l- th,t ,y,,, ,y,l4 /
begun at once. judge MadIIl ha>
been retained to represent Mrs. lewis,
aud il Is said that Il petition for dIvol,,
vii be filed by the husband and not Gu
tested by the wife. Co onei Reese a.d
his daughter Vii leave the city in a day
or TWO
Mrs. Melville. having gotten
out OF the Insane Asylum at Phila-
into which She was placed
because She happened to he very
drunk the night her husband arrived ak
home from a thrce-ycars cruise. ana
Wouldn't sleep with her, has succeeded
III rt-caiturlng her DAUGHTER. twhDm
Melville hid i'll Brooklln) and has
brought suit against doctors who sgncd
the certificate upon which she wa, hul-
of to the mad-housc.- Baltimore
- bu-IIll- ohtI TIE SttbIttlOil Sult
brought By Miss Alice Morrison. dau1h-
Of the Rev. IN. Morrison. OF the
Methodist church. who AYERS
That She was led astrdy by Clarence q
Iohuston. drummer Tor Il shoe finn.
when Size was IL years old and tlat
IL ,hlld vs. passed oli IL the baby OF
| married SISTER. Johnston ESCAPED
rom the city when he heard Of warrant
or him. Mss Morrison has an income
$500 a year. and is a native Of
'hiiadclp hia. - Mrs. Barnett Dixon OF
It. Louis. highly Connected .owlv
.onnccted herself with one o her hUs-
lands employ ocs, and las gone to
arts UnhnoWn.A tc. e-rsum from
y nsyillc. Indiana, says Mrs. Ihos.
hughes went to church. leaving her
'aby III charge OF 4 negro 4irl. She was
one ali day, and 80 was The nurse.
When they returned tie baby was dead
II the floor, aad gliaaed by rats -
1t san Francisco. Mrs. sullivan and All
CT children were poisoned by ,poilt
sh. Two or three are dead.-.At
lerkimcr. New York. Mrs. easier fell
own the cellar steps with a kerosene :
mp. Burned ,Nelr Rochester. I,
Page deliberately sta ped tie
te out OF Hiram ~hepherd.-Miss 1
race Dayton, housekeepcr for the g
hnecse Embassy Ht Washington. Is
0" a scapegrace. She stole a $4,000
from a friend in phlla. and
awncd it. The Washington Nation
I Repu6L5caa tell, Of an handsome
Dung woman. dre>s cd in costly attire.
ld jewels, wandering drunk in the
reefs ut night. When she recognized
lat she was under arrest. her lancnta- II
ons were 50 piteous that She was cs-
home to the door Of a very fash