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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26
A FINE PIECE or ENGINEERING. -

A FINE PIECE or ENGISEERING. =
When conplsted, ths railroad bridges
at Bismarck, over the Missouri River
will be one of the finest structures in
the United States. A Boston engineer
has charge of the work. The bridge
will b a mile and half long, and re
| quires two years more for its compile
| ton We present al engraving as 1t
will appear when finished. The stone
! for tie caissOns were brought from
Sauk Rapids, more than 300 miles
eascw in Minnesota. These cais-
sons are snEk 40 or 50 feet down in the
| qIicksands Of the river, In order to
form firm foundation. 1t is impossi
| bic to find terra frma in the bed of the
Missouri, the Platte, and many Other
streams. When section of the sus
pension bridge over the river at Omaha
was blown into the river, it quickly
disappeared. A few hours later when
worlmen with necessary machinery en-
deavorsd to grapple the section 1t had
entirely disappeared beneath the
9uicksands, and they were unable to
discover it. Some four years ago
water spout carried away, in the spring,
the Ramsay Pacific railway bridge over
the Kjova Creek, SOM, 50 miles east
Of Denver. A freight train plunged
over the the treachcrous food A body
of workmeu were sent for from Law
renee, 600 miles away, to fish out the
train. We were there about five months
afterwarG. The man had recovered
the freight cars. They had not yet,
discovered the engine, for which they
were sill exploring by means Of long
poles. .-Anse1con Ag iculturist for FeL
rUfLIfJ.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26
CONFEDERATE MossY IN ErRorK


he most interesting contribution 10 tn,
discussion as 10 the probable amount o
Confederate property left In the hand.
OF agents al the close of the rebellion
comes IN letter Just published by L.
" Morse, who was Consul General o,
the United States at London during III.
time when the efforts for the recovery
OF the Confederate assets were heinz
made. The letter Of Mr.. Morse nnI
only dlscloses the extent Of the ton(ed
crate assets which were easily within
reach OF recovery by the United states
Government, bat 1t gives the history -
one OF those Treasury commission,
which were so numerous In the period
immediately succeeding the war, and
which ~ this particular ius ance, by
pltlabie lobbery aud greed which was
only e4uased by ignorance, cost the gov
ernment millions Of money and endless
scandal.
Mr. Morse had been authorized by
the government 10 recover Confederate
money and property on such terms as
seemed most favorable in his judgment.
and lust as he had ascertainei the
whereabouts OF about all the 2vaiabls
assets, amounting to from six 10 ten
and had almost perfected the
agreements under which they would
have been surrendered 10 the United
States, he was suddenly ordered TO sus
pend operations, his authority was re
voked aud the negotiations were con
hded TO trio of commissioners. who
were Instructed to settle Only under
made through one Brasher;
.ho vas authorized to receive one halt
ot all the money collected.
The result of this move was that the |
parties who had been in communication |
With oir. Morse declined to negotiate
With the new commissioners and the |
sum total of the proceeds realized from |
Confederate money and property re-
was Sl44, 900, the expense ofl
which was over 500, 900 Al! |
out 81, 500 Of the sum recovered was |
received from the sale Of .hree Conted- |
crate prlvateers, which was surrendered |
without question and sold without ex
)enae, 50 that the real work of the |
was the collection OF s.. 800, |
1t an expense of 500, 900.
1t Is matter OF no small significance |
hat the authority of Mr.. Morse, in set
Ing with the Confederate agents, was /
low an aspirant to the position OF .oec-
e ary of the Navy.--Phila. Times.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26

For the FARMER AND MECHANIC.
me Presidential Succession.-
A Method Suggested

As 1t seems probable that Congre.
IN It's present session will p, >9ose som,
amendments to the constitution, havin.
IN view the guarding against the peril,
OF disputed title to the Presidency,
ask through your paper to make the
following suggestion: Let the Electors
vote tor i've men-the one having the
highest number of votes to be Presi-
dent the one having the next highest
to be Y ice President-the other three
70 succeed to these Offices In succession,
IN cases OF vacancy, In the order of the
number OF votes cast for them-the three
last to have no pay except when called
to flll the Office of President or Vice
President, but not to be debarred in the
interim from holding any other office of
honor or profit, either State or Federal,
In the event of there being tie be
tween two or more Of the men voted for
let them be preferred in the order of
the alphabetical precedence of their
sIrnames.
This plan is simple, and inexpensive /;
Will give the people the right of saying
who shall be their President in every con
tlngency, instead of giving it to for
mer President, or to either house OF
ongress. 1t will involve less expense
than any other scheme which | have
seen proposed, and will enable the peo-
pile to reward good men to the number
OF three with what will be equivalent to
title of nobility, without any cost to
the public. 1t will be what Burke call
cd Improperly the "cheap defense of
nations"
1t is pertinent to the matter in hand
to relterate, and call to the attention of
Congress the plan of outla,ung any fu-
ture assassin of our chief executive off
Ger, which proposed in a past number
Of the Farmer and 4Nechanic, and to
which you, Mr.. Editor, objected to for
what seemed to me with Difference be
1T spokenl very insufficient reason
that you were unwilling to do any
thing to aid second or third Grant. y
+. quote from memory You should
have reflected that it rarely or never
happens that any man is hurt, except
physically, by his enemies. Moral in
win BY killing Caesar? RavailIaol pHtfts
ing Henry the Fourth ? the English
Parliament, Charles the First-the
French, Louis the Sixteenth-Guiscard
by stabbing Harley Bonaparte by
shooting the Duke de Enghien and to
come down to our own day what but
sixteen years of the cruelest oppression
has the south gained by Booths killing
,f Lincoln-or Russia by the murder
of the Gar, or the 0talwarts by the
assassination of Garfield
Sufficient time has not yet elapsed
for this last crime to show its fruits
but | shall be greatly mistaken if the
Republican party does not find it the
heaviest burden they have yet found to
tote. w. Q. q.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26
XNIIIARD HOTEL LOTTERY DRAWING
i4th February, 1892,
OR MON REFUND ED.

LOUISVILLE, KY, November 10, 1881.
Resolved, That the Board 81 ConnNssiopsrs
consent to a postponsnent Of the drawing 81 the
willard Hotel Lottery, until ths 18th day OF Feb
rusry, 1884, and that they will not consent TO any
fur thsr postponenent Of the same.
ROBT. MALLORY, Chairman
BY the above resolution this drawing mast and
will be hal the day Ied, money distributed
back to ucket-holderB.
Is enough tickets are sold before date hrezl the
drawing Will be had, and notice Of viii 10
had, and notice Of same VIII be given through the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26

UNDER THE Stock LAw.-Ths Board
Of Commissioners Of Ansen county de-
clared that majority of the qualified
voters of that county having pctitiened,
under recent act of the Legislature,
said act shall be in full force and effect
litter the 18th day Of February, 1882.
SO that after that date the whole coun-
ty will be uRdsr the operations Of the
law. The Board then called a joint
meeting with the Justices to levy tax
TO build the necessary fencing. and by
q unanimous vote the sum Of So ,OO0
was levied. This Isl very small amount,
yet amply sufficient for the require
| ments, owing to fortuitous state of
circumstances The Pee Dee River,
| which skirts our nerthern and eastern
boundary, furnishes natural and legal
| fence on those sides. Then for our
southern boundary the South Carolina
linC-we are again fortunate. The
Legislature of that State recent passed
en- an almost general stock law -inclu-
ding Chesterfield to go into effect in
April, whlch of course obviates any
fencing on the South. This leaves only J
only the western boundary from the
State line to the Pee Dee Rivera
distance of twenty-five miles. To fence
tins the county authorities proceeded
to provide as stated above. The tax
levied not bsirg available Immediately,
they Authorised temporary loan from
the general county fund, and enpow-
cred the road supervisors Of the three
western towRshi ps to let out by contract
after due advertisement, on the Doth
Of this Month, the building Of said
fence, with its necessary gates, in see
,tions of from ore to Eve miles. The
contractors to be the lowest bidders,
uader bond, and are to complete their
contracts by the fifteenth Gay of Feb
ruary Rext.- Wades6oro Times
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26

BAD FOR REPUBLICAN, POLITICIANS
AND DEMOCRATIC FARMERS. We hear
that large gang. Of negroes, two or three
hundred in a gang, have been leaving
the counties of Franklin, Warren, and
elsewhere, fol month past; going to
South Carolina and Georgia to chop
turpentine in the plney woods. lie
Tarboro Southerner also says 1t is
estimated that at least three hundfed
colored people have left this county TOR
South Carolina. We are informed that
such is the case of other eastern com
ties, though we have a. yet seen No
estimate of the nun Der.
If their going shall result in tie CON :
ing of white settlers aud the division
of the land into small farms, the State
will gain thereby.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26

WHAT Mr.. BEST HAS DONE FOR NEW
BERN. The Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad has been leased to Mr.. Best
and his associates; they have complied
in spirit and in letter with the .erms OF
the contract thus far; the road under
their management has been operated Ia
the interest of Newbern; more frelghts
have been transported over its line than
WAS ever known in its history; IN all
this has ewbern, or anyone wishing it
well any cause Of complaint ?-Ne'cber-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26
The Northern Assignationists a,

The Northern Assignatlonists are
praising Louise Kellogg, the actress,
for forcing Tennessee hotel-keeper to
permit her negress chamber-maid to
eat at the same table with her. We hope
our Carolina theatre goers will keep
their cash out of her pocket next time
she comes this way. 1t is, OF course,
altogether possible, perhaps probable.
that the chamber maid was more maid
enly, modest, and nannerly than the
mistress. But the Kellogg should be
taught that if she wishes to thrust her
negro servants upon Southern hotel
tables, she must not expect the patron
age of decent people.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26

Lsur ob1rg FatvIr,se Tie firm Of
W. r ltaiford 4 90. Fasettes,I and
Ls1inburg has failed Li.bilit,-. be-
tween s., 90 aud S7oUn. Asset. about
s., Zoo Mtsss RaitoId & Go. have
oecn Engaged IN business IN Fasetts
vie toI ,-vertl wears We rerret
10 lea > that Dir Phi j Clark had
the misfortune 10 la.- the third finger
inE tAc big plauing machine IN TIE
shops.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26

NO family should be without Lydia E. Pink
hams Liver Pills. They cure constipation. biI
per box.
&srSold by all Druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26

Deputy Collector F. NJ. S.rrell, on
Saturday captured the illicit distillery
of Charles Lewis Dunnegap, at Flat
River, Orange county. The distilIery
was in full blast, and Dunne.an va,
standing in the door. He was arrested
and lodged in Jail, whlle the still and
fixtures were destroyed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26
AsaI story come from Robeson cour

A sad story come from Robson coun-
ty, \. G. James Phlllips, twelve year
old boy, and his mother we're the only
occupants Of their house, aud a. the
boz was known to be easily frightened,
some lnischievous acquaintancee Of bis
went - tie house late Saturday night,
aud made pretenccs Of trying to open
the doors, stc The poor little fellow.
VINO had been in perft ct health the day
before. was 50 to badly frightened that
he went into convalsions and died.
Al his residence, in this city, Mon
day morning. Mr.. john Utley. aged SO
Airs Harriet Ann Eversield,
latel from England, died yesterday, in
this ci-y, at ll:3) am, Of a long and
pai4fu, illness, Of pulmonary consump-
tiou.-Dr Robert +. Walker has been
appointed b, Judge Nckoy to be clerk Of
tie Superior Court of Carteret county,
in Place Of James Rumley, deceased. -
Tne public schools Of the county are
now apidly opening. There continues
to be great scarcity of teachers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26
LIST or PRIZES.


The it. Willard F.sslss SGss s. Tlh Fa-1 al S125OOO
One Residence on Green street tI6OOU
One Residence Green Street .......... 1900
r no Cash Prizes, each g., ,UOt........... l0,t1s
Two @ ash Prizes each 82, 82,C00.-............ 400
Five (nsh Prizes, each $500 ..... .. .... 2SJO
Fifty Cash Prizes, each 500 ....-.-... 5000
one hund, ed Cash Prizes each $50 O....... b,0to
Five HAndred Cash Prizes, each x2O....... lU,OOO
One Set of Bar FURNITURE, e,................ 100
One Fine Piano. axis. Observation-Disclosures. 6oO
One Handsome Silver Tea Set............. 100
% Boxea Old Bourbon Whisky Scs IA, 100
10 BA-k cts Ghampagne as 49,. 80 80. $50
Five Hundred Cash PriLea, each SlO.....- 500
400 Boxes Fine Wines &SJ-.--.....-...... 1900
20 Boxes Robertson Comfy whisky, SO. 500
400 Boxes Havana Cigars sl0.........-.. 400
Five Hundred Cash Prizes, oach $l0.....- 5000
Amounting to S369, $50.
Whole Tickets, IS; Halves 81; Quar-. 81
Remitt2nccs may be made by Bank Chech, TX
pr ess, Postal Money Order, Registered Mail
Responsible agents wanted al all pons. For
Circulars, giving ful iLf rrnaticns, and tor
ckets, address,
w. c. o. WHIPS,
Willard Hotel, Louisville, Ky.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26
The Milton Narrow Guage Z Z.

The Milton Narrow Guage Z Z. Is
a iollv little road. Sometim rs the SIN
gle Iron Horse lanes foot, or gets
.mulish,' aud then mule back takes
the mail in ltS stead. 0ue day last
week stray spark burned up the only
passenger coach on the road; but fsther
Evans SAYS box car has been fitted u,
a. a max e-.h.f., until new coach can
be procured. However narrow guage
is long way better than 40 road at all.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26
Engines and Saw Mills

We ofar he public this excellent lot
of Engines which we warrant safe and
in good working urda~, asw" try every
machine before shipping. The snail
engines are rugged for ginning an saw
iag and on skis.
3 IA II. 2, Engiu5s and Bol ers at
$50 each.
412H.P. Engines AID Boilers a.
s575 to 1850 each.
10 II. P. Engines and Boiiersat
$3.50 to $500.
17H. P. Engine and Boiler $500.
Is H. P. new Engine and Boiler
s475.
llIH. P. Engine and Boiler $500.
Is Ii. P. Engine and Boiler $500,
nearly new.
New H. P Engine and Boiler on
wheels $3.50.
New 30 II. P. Engine and Boiler
$1,000.
As HIP. Boiler and 25 II. P. En-
Liyht Friction Saw Mill, 20-foot car
riage. screw head blocks and IS inch
Disston Saw, S215.
Heavy Friction. Saw Mill, 25-foot
carriage screw head blocks and 81 inch
Disston Saw, 1919.
Ratchet Feed, $50 extra.
Our Jet Pump will raise water out of
@ well 80 feet deep.
Write for circular, giving dimensions
an prices.
New Engines and Boilers of any size
made to order.
TAPPFY & STEEL.
ian 13-tf. Petersburg Va.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26

At the performance of Romeo and
Juliet" in the Opera House Of New
Bru nsuick, \. j., on Wednesday even
ing of last week, Miss Mary Anderson
was received with wild applause. When
the piece concluded many of the audi
ence had been worked up to an almost
frersied state Of excitement, and the
students Of the Rutgers College rushed
around to the stage door, unhitched
the horses from Miss Anderson car
riage, dragged the vehicle to the young
beautv's hotel, and then gave her q
grand .erenade. Those boys have
much TO learn should their innocent
young lives oe spared.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-26
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The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-05-06
INDIAN AFFAIRS.

To-day's press dispatches inform us that the Mexican troops struck the Apsches near the junction of the boundary lines separating Sonora, New Mexico and Chihuahua, killing seventy,six and capturing thirty-6ve. Judging by tune and distance this must have been the band SO hotly pursued by Forsyth. It is some- what unfortunate that so much good luck could not have been divided with our own troops, but, somehow, the Mexican soldiers, who are issued only two or three tortillas a week as rations and paid three dollars a month in promises, have killed about all the Indians that have been sent to the happy hunting ground for two or three years past. It is probably owing to the fact that they are better trailers and more accustomed to Apache habits.
 From present appearances it may be considered certain that the troops lately ordered here by the Secretary of War will have no immediate occu. patton except as guard force, but it is sincerely to be hoped they may be allowed to remain. Under existing conditions the Apaches can at any time raid the country from Sonora with perfect impunity owing to pau city in number of troops, and the consequent impossibility to intercept them. The commands now en route should be distributed along the line of the railroad as a frontier guard, ready at moments notice to take the field. Cars for transportation of men and supplies should be constantly in readiness. The Indians cannot enter the Territory without crossing the railroad, and there should be suffi. cient number of men to put several commands in the field and hold a re- serve force along the road to cut of retreat. By this means the Indians could be literally corraled and hunted down until the last one became con. verted.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-05-06
Hisbee items.

Colonel Gordon, an old time prospector, made his appearance in Tombstone yester- day, after several months absence, snd was immediately corralled by an EPrTAPH representative. The Colonel had just a little bit of the Indian scare, and promptly admitted that were il not for the redskins he would not be in Tombstone at present. Mir. Gordon IS operating in Warren dis trict, and is the happy owner in part of the Charter Oak mine. We were informed by him that the people in and around Bisbee were in high state of excitement over the Indian question. The colonel says he and others saw very visible Indian tracks about six miles from Bisbee, and a man named Duton, who is considered reliable man by those who know him, sad he saw six Indians the day before yesterday about five miles from Bisbee, making tracks towards Sonora. The copper mines in the vicinity of Bisbee, are coming out strong. The Gunsight, Charter Oak and others in War, ren district are turning out rich copper, silver glance and grey copper. The miners and prospectors in that vicinity had set. tied down to reap big harvest when the Apache outbreak set them back
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-05-06
An Indian Outrage

A few evenings since the Hon. W. k Mead and Superintendent Abbot of th Empire were sitting together at the latter quarters near the mines, presumably swat ping lies and speculsting on the India outbreak. A Chinaman was the only othS person present. Several blood-curdlinI stories of Indian warfare were related, anl the two gentlemen had made up thei minds that the recital had pretty vel scared John. Soon they retired for th) night, and were about to fall peaceabll asleep when they heard the sharp crack q a pistol shot beneath the bedroom windea which arccsed them both. Mr. Abbol with commcndable courage, grasped hi revolver from beneath his pillow, snl started out to seek the disturber of hi slumbers. With revolver already cooke, he sought up and down, over and hithei but failed to find the culprit. MT. Meat remained comfortably in bed, and to Ab bots astonishment, filled the room witt merry laughter when the latter returned MT. Abbot was rather excited and inquire, the cause of his friends mirth. He wa answered by the inquiry, Didn't yol tumble to the racketg" He admitted tha he had not, and then learned that JOhI Chinamsn was the Injun of the occasion The question that is disturbing MT. At bots mind at present Is whether John pu up the job alone or was prompted by ,h ex-legisla,or9
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-05-06
Read These Facts.

A large majority of the American people are today wearing out miserable and unsatisfactory lie from the effects Of Dys pepsia, Liver Complaint or Indigestion Tn fact, a great many diseases surrounding us to-day are brought on by deranged Stomach and Liver. With these two or. gans healthy, our happiness Is complete as far as this world is concerned, and we should watch carefully and be prepared to check all symptoms of diseased stomach and liver. August Flower is vegetable preparation, perfectly harmless, and the most successful medicine extant for the cure of Dyspepsia and Liver Compliant Do not continue to suffer on account oi prejudice or skepticism. But try it and he convinced.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-05-06
Proceedings of Congress.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The House went into committee of the whole to. pay. Before the enrolment of the Chinese bill and its comparison with the original manuscript had been completed, as the committee did not rise until 5 o'clock, p. m. The an- nouncement of its enrolment and signature by Speaker Keller occurred too late to admit of it's being signed to-day by the presiding officer of the Senate, that body having previously adjourned, hence the bill will not reach the President until morrow, but delay is probably immediate in view of the fact that the measures will not in any event be likely to receive his signature in advance of it's being laid before the regular Cabinet meeting on Friday.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-05-06

YESTERDAY we paid Charleston a short visit, and were agreeably sur prised by the size and apparent pros perity of the place. It possesses excellent hotel accommodations, su- perior liquor establishments, drug store, livery stables and all the ac- commodations of prosperous from tier town. The buildings are all substantial, and some of them are very creditable structures. What surprises us most is the amount of stock carried by the mer- chants. We had been led to believe that Charleston de. rived its existence entitely from the employees of the mill, but in fact it has very extensive trade with the surrounding country and Sonora. Its Mexican business is daily becoming moro important, and will continue to increase until it reaches very large proportions. The town is we'll regu. lated and free from turmoil. In fact it IS one of the most peaceful places we were ever in. h the early future .Aee- the EEPirArH will give an extended local account of Charleston, embody- ing full description of the princi. pal business and public houses. We were treated with much courtesy during our visit and hereby express gratitude.