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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30

AFFECT,ONATE FoLKS,-The past week
has been noted for Incidents wherein the
milk of human kindness aud brotherly
love seemed slightly soured. A New
ton, Ind. Mrs. JDo. Miller killed her sister
-in-law with a Ratchet. Near Visalla,
Cal, Ben Harris MORALLY wounded his
wife, killed one s~tepdaughter, and severe
ly wounded another. Thirty men are in
hot pursuit.--Robert Parker who was
hanged at Aiken on Friday confessed to
day a telegram announced the conviction
of thirty five wives in Hungary for hus-
band-poisoning. Qts dreadful hard times
on married folks Better be a bachelor,
and keep spiders out of your soupD-
uncle A.. G. Costello, a wealthy farmer,
because the latter intimated that his
hogs were being stolen by somebody who
knew the place. Guy Smith, a boy
1a years cd, killed his father in is
souri,. Dan Smith, aged 10, killed his
father at Richmond, Ind. in Charleston,
Mass, Solomon Richards was killed by
his son, a yoang married man James q.
Allison was hanged for the murder of
his father at Indiana, P; at Macomb,
Ohio, Charles r. Giliem, aged II, shot
his invalid u.othcr as she lay in bed !,
John Lanaha, o. Rock Rapids, Iowa,
was shot by his daughter, aged 20 years ;
a man named Nc Monomon was shot by
his young son at Muscatine. his two
daughters a5etting; at Har winton,
Conn, FRANC Dagon pushed his father
back ward causing him a fall that broke
his neck.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30

The keeper OF the morgue at Phiia-
delphia has been talking 10 8 reporter
for the Press OF that CITY. He aid n
Nun Il was goin' TO tell you about the
regulars wssn't II Yes. the regulars
that's what | cell EN-. Well, it would
take a week 10 tel ABOUT all. | never
see such people. Whenever Mr.. Shcrnan.
that's the Corcuer's driver, drives up
with a boz. they flock around like >
flock OF buzzards- They seen. to scent
1t out somehow. told YOU that there
were some who would miss d meal vic
tuals to get a LOOK. Well, that's 50. |
wouldn't like to tell you what kind OF
people the female portion are. You
needn't want to Know EN-. The men are
mostly bumners." The women came in
pairs AID dozens. "For Gods sake, Mr..
Conrad" one of them will ssT, Please
let me look ut the corpse YOU got this
morning. For the love OF Heaven let
me see he poor dead body. I'm afraid
its me sister or me brother At first |
used to let them come IN, and they'd
say, bait CT, ius, NO, 1t amt him Or
her, as the case might be, and then 90
out and sit on the steps. In ten minutes
they come again and beg 10 take = Sc
cond look, saying they were not quite
sure. | sooD got down to that kind OF
business, end unless there was something
about their appearance that loo<ed right.
wouldn't let chem i. I'd nave i tnnu-
sand a Gay if ! did. One day four wo-
men came mere and brought p di1ne-
basket with them. We didn't have any
crises, and they set on the curUstnnr
to walt. Alter a while Snumtu drove
up with a 'ioater' in his wagon. and a
terrible bad one. too. No sooner was
the box in han the woman followed.
I'VE want to see the corpse. said one,
as i%mpudent AS You please. who are
you looking folf' says |, thinking al
once that they were regulars. "A drown
ed uncle" says she. "Well, this isn't
him." says |, ''for it's the body IF u wo-
nan wne dropped dead ON the street. :
''Oh," says enother, cher maze i, ) ny
poor ,ister Margaret. Oh, ch, | Won,
to see ner right away Let me see my
siste., you 5iuCe, or I'll have you ares
ted" Wei, | let 'em in. OF cou Sc they
didn't know the CORPSE, but the.r remaIa
ed for fifteen minute or more, until
mad 10 drive EN- out. They'd never lost
ANYBODY, and they laughed at me for a
TOOL wnen .ney went out. Two men came
once and offered IL GEMS 20 take a look
at the subjects. They didn't get in.
Another time n.ne wone0, fifteen mel
and a mob Of twenty or thirty boys al
most took the place Dy sto:m to g.atify
their cui osily. Two well dressed ladies
asked me about six months ago the pri
vilese Of looking al tn se dead bodies we
bad on ice. Tbe- sad they had nobody
belonging 20 them there, but on account
of their respectable appearance lei
them go through. Que famed, and the
other got sics.. That's the way it is al
the time.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30
The Great Congressional Steal.
IPuck, after Walt. Whitman

IPucL, after Walt whitman.l
The Skookawahominy.
Two yards wide and all mud.
L breathe into my steam caliope and Gel.
citrate the Skookawahominy creek !;
[ elevate my whoop for the SkOOka-
wahominy.
The mud turtle, with his head on one
bark,
The tai: of him on the other,
The inch and a half to spare.
You, oh chip, too, | celebrate. vainly try
ing to float down that noble stream,
In the eddies whirl'd in a two.inch
eddy tumultuously whirl'd.
The small boy in a red shirt, in butternut
breaches dressed the one suspender
of him, the bent pin, the yard OF
Irvine, the hickory switch of him.
| celebrate the fishing he is doing. He
is getting no fish but it is all right
90 me. Walt, it is the same.
Endeavor is much. | celebrate epdeavor,
Let US 60 out and take a drink to
eGdeavor.
Let US drink up the whole Shookawa.
hminy. That is about n square
drink.
The Congressman in his seat uprising,
the eye OF the Speaker catching, the
Speaker nearly deaf talking.
The g~lories of the Skookawominy the
dimensions of the mighty fleets on
its breast floating, the urgent Deces-
sity of an appropriation
The size of the appropriation; the large
ness and healthiness Of it the get
ting of it; the vetoing thereof; the
Congressman over the President {
vote passing it.
The Immediately future. The American
citizen with a rope, with a club like.
wise, outside the Capitol waiting.
The Congressman. thoroughly slugged,
now suspended, over the ripping
waters of the Sxookawahominy, pen
dulous, vibrant.
These things | celebrate. l, Walt, some
what previous but not SO far off.
You hear me.
Yawp
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30

vii STAB OUTLINES w elevator az
the Erie Railway Compsiy al Buffalo.
y. Y. va burned yesterday. ~ph .
large aasnsl'y of .rain th, n" = ~ur
g.p-eS a. ny, ben e,a~i n, ass
son - "a sat-R t-~ the
emp. -, acFs 81 1. the
building aol <rAIu y estimated = - \
90 Kansas Irecnbl exc IA .ala4 d
eI Gov tha-les RpbinS,u J. "...rn..,
-oen@tor Nahone asks 10 atrt1-
tlon 81 ) Ter eeai on .alaU III.
meui csrrk. ha'lis= fro'. ! -statt t~
Rea tlI~ter ~raHgraiEu eAfe u~-~ - Ia4t
stzie tSp 81 ,he Wt> Gsfs+ s
Go. vx res r4tb-g- ~ A,Els.a
murdered iue exlvr-~ n.,~-sucy aN
been caught sui Snvhci -Fo = ne
receipt, 81 cation ~ I'll The uart, sine
September. i.637 je> b4 ef wc
negroes Convicted OF murder. bat whu
had zen granted a NV trial b t.
Supreme Court of For.la were shot T.,
death 10 a railroad r4r = VI ii~,tt. 4. )
mob Robert PafAcr.a ate MURDER
hung AZ Aiken. = e. -Juire n ~
cure. President OF the Supreme Cour. e.
Appeals of Virginia u dead. -Bu,l4,.-
failures Tor / he wees, l07 Souther
State 20. -D hystt A ken, 81 :
e, has been r~eaoinJnated for Cong =.
-Four deaths anal - new caS,> Yellow
fever at bf wu>s -. i've death. 8
M~atauuJ54S, tuc /! rA>e IA, aprctr-
Point | abel :! mics from : JAa>
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30

The WAY TO LEAD A CROWD AND TO
EDIT NEwsPAFEI s.-You must not
judge me by what | say at these tumult-
lou public meetings. l constantly re
gret the necessity of violating good taste
and kind feeling in my public ~harangues.
| say advisedly necessity; for defy any
body to keep the ear Of the public tor
sever years upon any one question with
out striving to amuse as well as instruct.
People do not attend public meetings to
be taught, but to be e. cited, f1attered and
pleased. If they are simply iectured,
they may sit out the lesson or once, but
they will not come again and as | have
required them again aud again | have
been obliged to amuse them, not by
standing on my head or eating fire, but
by kindred feats of jugglery, such as ap
peals to their self esteem, their combat
iveness, or their humor. 1ou know how
easily in touching their feelings one de-
generates into fattery. vindictiveness or
grossness. -Cobden's Memoirs.
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OIL MILLS MUITIPLYISG.-There are
now seventy cotton seed oil mills in the
Southern States, which worked up 2O0,-
600 tons of seed in 1881, producing
1000, 900 gallons Of oil. valued at nearly
So. 900, 600. Only about o~ne-sixtcenth
of the seed of last years crop has been
worked into oil, and it is estimated that
fully 9S, 200, 900 gallons of oil nave been
wasted. This oil would have been worth
about $50, 600, 900 in its refined state,
which IS 4 princely sum to be thrown
Even the huils of the seed are
valuable for fertilizing ground, and the
crushed seed ground into meal makes an
excellent food for cattle. The oil isused
in soap making, and by painters, for
Illuminating purposes, for table or salad
OIL, for packing sardines, and for general
cooking purposes. In the future it is
possible that the Southern people will
u~talize a much larger proportion of their
cotton seed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30

CRIMES. In New York city, Nike
Curley smashed a window-pane to rob an
house. The broken glass Killed a baby,
and he is held for murder. -. l..
Carmichael, a wealthy Texas cattle deal
er, was found dead at ChicOtt City, Ark,
Tuesday night, his body being riddled
with bullets. "A negro entered the bed
room of Miss Cunard at Covlngton, Ca,
on Tuesday night. The girl screamed for
her father, who shot the intruder dead.
"A son of ex-J Judge Toole, of St.
Joseph, Mo-, shot md fatally wounded a
grocer named Horace DonDelly at that
place Wednesday night. T The negro
Smith, who attempted to outrage a white
lady near Little E.Ock, Ark, has been
hanged. "A hunter named Gibbon, who
was arrested by a Vigilantes Committee
for the murder of Robert Aiken, who
refused him liquor, was lynched Wednes-
day at Laramie City. Neb. -Aaron w.
Sawyer, ex-Mayor of Nashua, N. H., and
ex-1ustice of the Supreme Court of New
hampshire, died Wednesday while being
etherized for the purpose of amputating
a foot on account OF gangrene. -A
beastly outrage was committed at Haunt
bal, Mo-, Tuesday on the person of Dora
AlluUdll d WulIO gill dSCu SLA years, Ny
Edward Murphy and Liberty Kennedy,
two young negroes. Both were captured
and landed in jail.--Elder George, a
negro preacher at Vic. sburg, dubbed
Lucinda Amos to death. George was
arrested. He alleges the woman traduced
his character.
KnorvlUe, Aug. %. "A fatal shooting
affray occurred here to-day, in which
Moses Lusby was shot through the breast
and instantly killed. and his sou, Dan
Lusby, through the body and fatally
wounded. The shooting was lone be-
tween these two men on one side, and
Gen. Jos. A. Mabry and his son Jos. A.
Mabry, Jr., on the other. Dan LusLy is
the man who murdered WIN. g. Mabry,
a son of Gen. Mabry, last Christmas eve.
On his trial tor the murder the jury dis
agreed, and Dan Lusby was released on
bail. This morning Dan Lusby abused
Gen. Mabry on the street and threatened
to kill him. Dan was arrested by the
chief marshal, but resisted arrest. His
father attempted to rescue him, but he
was taken to the City Hall before the
recorder. When the chief marshal and
policemen attempted to disarm him the
Mabrys were present as witnesses, and
engaged in the scufie in which the Lus-
bys were shot. When killed Moses Lus-
by had one pistol in his hand and another
in his pocket. Dan Lusby also had two
pistols. An examination at the coroner's
inquest failed to develop who did the
shooting. The Mabrys gave themselves
up and gave bail
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30

The La Fayette Mills, Company Shop,
N. c., have lately started up for the
manufacture of cotton yarns, warps, etc.
Their power is supplied by a Harris
Corlis engine, the lappers are from the
Mltson Machine Company, and the
Lowell Machine Shop furnished the Foss
4 Pevey cards, railway heads, drawing
and spinning frames, twisters, etc. They
have started with about 300 spindles,
bat nave a building large enough to hold
double their present outfit. The
machinery is now running on fourteen
two ply yarn. Mr.. H. L.. Holt, saperin-
dent, is a young man who spent about
three years in the mills and work
shops of Lowell. where he acquired a
practical owledge Of the manufacture
and use of the cotton machinery, and,
returning to his home in North Carolina,
secured the cooperation of capital aud
started the mill. His course has set an
example which is being followed by
over a dozen young men from the South,
who are now working in Lowell obtain
ing a machinical education, which; will
be Of inestimable value to them and the
sections to which they belong.--Boston
Manufacturer Gazette.
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A broken switch lock seat tho freight
train on the Raleigh and Hamlet r R.
Of the track near Hamlet, on Friday
night, up>etting the engine. snd giving
a close call - Engineer Justice
Train men Bynum and Hunter were CON
siderlbty bruised and shocked al. the
saiden spill. By a lucky chance. The
regula- train I'm which were Mrs. Jotn
". Williams, and Miss Annie Williams.
Mrs. GEM w. T.. Roberts, Mrs. Gov.
Jarvis. and othersl which almost always
precedes the freight va, that day de
iayed, and thus escaped hat N gni nave
been q serious AFFAIR.
The FtlrmOad papers tell Of an hor-
rible ~acsi1eut. b. aIcn NJ. Joseph Gee.
oro.ber OF coOjrc.or Gee o. lie 2. & ID
'Ost His lie. %e aad rloiae msn Sers
set 10 watch for thieves Al the E4ncies
ter fsitroai snop. They got under 4
nun Der OF old car. On a 81 rack.
These cars he'd Oeel sanding for MA
months. The two men were la the Z
place of shelter bIt a short tiIae when
suddenly. from some uuSnowl cause. a
train OF car, higher up the trsc. broke
loose and cane laundering down the
heavy grade into the TWO under which
they were seated. Both men attempted
to jump fiom uuder the cars while they
we're in mo,ion. Mr. rIcsett goi out
out made . nat.oh escape. TIE vhecs
Caugnt and severed the .hirts OF MS Goa .
NJ. Gee, being u large man and not 80
active. Was cslgnt olier the wheels and
dragged q clt d~t>,Nnce, the wherts
passing over h.S bod, several times. His
death WAS I-n,tanta0eous.
Jesse Reed, ot Ia nom. y. q, 4 col
orcd haod oa h Western Noah Carolina
I.;u:road, >-r'lng as brtKcS,nan, WAS
Knocked Of the top OF tne SATURDAY
morning I eIlhi trai.. IN passing under
a brldor across the road nea, loungs
Mountaln and httied.
Greensboro PdtriOt saws: Doc Gates
Of Chapel H:il, who rohbcd Markham's
sore, ADD ski bed Durham sometime
ago and let MS "a IN the lurch VA ar
rested IA. S~pet,anourg, ;. G., yesterday.
He JdmJed nc train near Concord this
morhins, HnG is supposed Ia nave been
fatally 4, uIcd. The man was heavily
hand CT. ca aud leAped through the
window whilst tine train va.in full speed.
The trS n was iiumediatci, stopped AMI
the deputy sheri in charge started in
pursuit
The sane pspe, says: "A negro while
catcless'y handling a torpedo last night
dropped IL causing it TO e-plode. A
+ zee of The deadly missile hit engineer
Joe Philips on the arm, inhict.ng a
painful hesn wound. The negro was
olo IN several fee: III The Fir, lodging on
the top Of the telesra IN 0 tce at the de-
pot. Capt. Henry Smith was sitting at
mis- desk and, thinking the immense oak
tree standing N an adjoining lot had
fallen IN the 1907, rushed out greatly
excited. With the exception OF u slit in
the daILes's trousers, caused by a nail,
he was not hurt.
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TIE Two DROMIOS. The San Fran
cisco Wasp says that a man stepped into
a confectionery store and addressing the
proprietor SAID:
do DIDO you SIS sell kick-candy
here2'
-'Wh-wh-what do you tt take US fort
A hu-hu-bsrdware shopg" inquired the
proprietor Indignantly.
"N-D-no. | asked you a sis civil an
swer, bu bu-bu- blast you"
III h-bow d-d-d-do you s-s-sell it b.
b-by wainwright or m-m-m-m meas
ure9"
"B b~b-b-oth ways"
''T-t-to the SIS same purchaser"
"W-w-what do you want, any ways
D-d-do you w-w-wart to gig git kick
ked out into the st r r-r-eeti'
IN n-no. A f-f-friend or m-mine SIS
said y-y-you could stut>stut-stutter WV
worsen l could, and l w-w-wanted to s.
see if he w-w-was l-%l-l-lying.'
~ y-your f-f-f-friend is a b. brute
nd y-you're a SIX ~sk-scoundrel. egg
get out p PIP. d.. a."
'.All rr-right, j-jjudge. Illt-t-t-tell
him w-w-what y-y-vou said"
And the visitor went up the street
whistling the Magnet and the Churn,"
while the confectioner grew SO enraged
that he b-b-bursted the neckband Of his
sh sh-shirt
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30

PREACHE 5 AN S-RooLTEAC 3EES.-
Raleigh Recorder: Rev. J. N. Sta|lings
has settled at Clinton. His school opens
with fifty six students. DR.. Pritchard
has zone to Louisville. - Steel Creek
church. one of the oldest and most noted
Presbyterian congregations in the State,
IS again without a pastor. The Charlotte
DbSerrer says: About 1900 reople were
present Sunday at Steel Greek Church to
hear the farewell sermon of Rev. j. L.
who leaves this week for his
pew charge at Covingtou, Ky. Great,
Etout men wept ike children as they bid
this man of God farewell. -Greens-
boro Female College resumes with a fine
attendance. Rev. Dir. Huffman has re-
turned to his home at Scotland Neck, but
Is still quite feeble, We regret to hear
Rev. DIR. Watkins and Rev. Mr.. Rich of
the Raleigh pulpit are again at post.
.Rev. Father Wright is here on a visit
b. Father Obcriy.
1t is Rev. Dr.. Craven, President Of
College, who - such a victim OF
p~.o>IratIOn.
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III O Nj f F. ERT ILIZ Z s."

We call special q tenLon to The following certificate no tbecaus. Of il. .tr.nyb
o. popularity " re have hundreds as str z. Dto ca I- Ico q. from al old mi
inc wheat country, where he farm r. a- tie best fertilizer. Me,rsI Long r.
Son are Gentlemen wel-known Tor their character, integn y.6 &C.. They saw tn.r
sales will De largely increased tn coming season. Read mo investigate >:
FAYETTEVILLE. FRANKLIN Co.. PA, Feb. 2Sh 1892
Messrs. Boykln, C.rmer & to-Sls We have bn us ny you Home For
for three, sea ~on with IL best If results First Season, Spring of 1886.
its use IN cGn doubled the crop, also ud it same season on tobrco'r HEM
prcepibI- to the o '. Used II again last Fail a er Oh our wheat; as a result
phosphate that cst t2 per tn. We had more IF h high-priced to III ace
than W IA of he "tIone'b ut the yed was about Ia Ued II % corn
last p j.. beside ourb best ma .ur.; il there vas n d ference in tn Well. il
vas in iav r oft ne" H.me F.rulzer." Last fall we put six 0 n OF or wheat.
q expect goo yield VIII us.t again hsS Spring OF corn. On u honor
w . think " e Cal truly siy hat or Fertilizer has brought us as GOD r4suIta
as Manipulated Phosphaies til, cost us three or four times as much non A.
An evidence o fisp popularity in our ,ecIon. as frstcassm auur W can st.
that we. as ACCT sod last Fall between 300 and 4DOtons fr whea, W desire
to costnue or Agency. our truly, ID. NJ. LONG & SON.
Buy only from uIhorize agents. See that or name am trade mark ia on
each package. If there is n" agent nea you, get your merchant to order or
send you ordrrs dire to
BCYKIN, GARNER & co.
$50. - BALTiM0R ND.
rle4o menton ts ape wiz en- you write 20 any business man, OIL visit anv
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Failing!

That IS what 4 great
many people arc dong.
They don't know Just what
IS the matter. but they have
a combination Of pans and
aches, and each month they
grow worse.
The only sure remedy
yet found is Browns IKos
BlTTEgs. and this hy rapid
and thorough assimilation
with the blood punhcs and
cnriches If. and nch. strong
blood flowing 10 every par,
of the system repair, the
wasted tissues. drives on,
disease and gives health and
strength.
This is why RRowS's
lRoS BlTTERs will cure
kidney and liver diseases.
consumption. rheumatism.
neuralgia. dyspepsia. mala
ria. intermittent fcyer 81
-. FsoA - Bast@ar-
Nov IS. tsst
was a great sufferer from
IyslsIaa. AMI Tor several
week, could ca, naihinc aud
was grussng weaker every
day. ! tined browns Iron
Biiers, and am happy - >ay
Q hasc a good appetite.
and am getting ciunrcf
JOS MsAwlAY
BROWNS Iron BITrFRs
IS nor a drink and does not
contain whiskcy 1t is the
only preparation of Iron
that causes no INJURIOUS CT
fcts. Get the genuine.
Don't be imposed on with
mutations.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30
MONROE, Mick, Sept. 25, 1875

MONROE, MICH, Sept. 25, 1873.
SIRs-I have been taking Hop Bitters
for inflammation of kidneys and bladder.
1t has done for me what four doctors
failed to do. The effect OF Hop Bitters
seemed like mseic 70 ME.
w. /. CARTER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30

The meeting of the stockholders of the
C. q L. r, r. met in Lincolnton yester-
day evening, and rejected the late pro-
position OF Gen. Irlbode1. A committee
was appointed to receive bids from
another source, not mentioned, but sus-
pected.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30
SKINNY E N 4.

Wells "a ~zlA. Ken ~.r" restors .A.tA a.
slgor; cures ~ -p~i = =. llat-teu.v. 81 ROSCOE
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-15

Briets.-Intelligenc from Chesterfield
county is to the effect that most OF the
fruit-trees whose buds had already ap-
peared had been killed by the severe frosts
with which the week began. As the bios
soming was general it is hardly possible
that the cold snap could have killed of
every evidence Of coming fruit. "We
may be happy yet"
Judge French, Of Manchester Hastings
Court, who has been out OF the city for
some time past, and understood to be in
Washington, ID. c., Is mentioned in num-
ber OF the newspapers as the "accom-
plished secretary" OF Senator Malone, OF
Virginia.
Several marriages OF well-known parties
are on the tapIS for next week.
People resident In the neighborhood OF
the Grove shaft OF the Midlothian coal
PITS are beginning to be impatient at the
delay in opening the mouth OF the shaft,
which was closed two months since to
smother out supposed fire in the mine.
The remains Of twenty-seyen victims OF
the late explosion there yet remain in the
bowels OF the earth uncared for because
inaccessible.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-15

Morgan city, La, which has been par
tally under water for several weeks, was
visited by terrific rain-storm on Wednes-
day night, and the water rose forty-six
inches higher than the great flood OF 1874.
At Drew's mill, on the Teche, five miles
above Morgan City, some twenty houses
were swept away: There were 4 number
OF narrow escapes from drowning. Two
colored men were killed at Bayou Sale by
falling timbers. At Bayou Maringbua q
sugar-h0use was blown down, and nothing
can be heard Of eleven persons who are
supposed TO have been in the building.
The funeral Of the three sisters, Mrs
Smith, Mrs. Watson, and Mrs. Winsmore
who died suddenly on Saturday last IL
philadelphia within twenty minutes Of eacl
other, took place Thursday afternoon from
the late residence OF Mrs. Winsmore. 4
vast crowd Of people, mostly women, gath
cred through curiosity TO witness the III
neral cort@ge, and policemen were com
lpelled TO put up ropes 10 make a passage
way for the pall-bearers and 20 permit tn
hearses and carriages 10 pass out the street