The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-01

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The U. S. steamer AariOn has
rescued 35 shipwrecked sailors, starving
on an island.
Miss Ella Holt is visiting the Misses
Williams. Miss Henry who is visiting
Mrs. Rev. DR.. Watkins, is grand
daughter of the eloquent Patrick Henry.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher began
his sermon on Sunday last with the re-
mark-"When | was in Paris, | went
to hell" Isn't he little premature
Rose Eytinge, the actress, is the
wife of Col. Geo. n. Butler, q nephew
of old Spoons" But she is sueing
for divorce on the ground of too much
pr~omiscuosity of domesticity on the
part Of Geo.
1t is a serious joke on the Changers
that Gen. Malone, the big-little Mid
dle-man," of Virginia, should be made
chairman of the Senate Standing Com
mittee on Agriculture. He can raise
prodigious Turn ups, but is too fond Of
sitting ION the fence to know much
about farming.
The funeral of Mrs. G. l.. Powell,
sister of Mrs. A. T. Mial. at her resi-
dence, l2 miles east of Raleigh, on Sab
bath, was largely attended by regretful
friends, and relatives. 1t was not our
pleasure to know her; though she was
. subscriber of this paper, and by all
accounts an estimable woman.
Pro-. w. H.. Neave has a we'll writ
ten article in the Southern Musical
Journal (Messr.. Ludden & Bates, Pub
fishers, Savannah, Ga. on the superiority
of ''choir-singing'' over congregation
singing" in churches. His writings
appear n many of the leading musical
journals.
"A letter to the Observer gives ac-
count of the finding of Rosa Stark, a
white woman, in the woods neal Pleasant
Hill. Northampton county. After Civ
ing birth to a child, and killing it, she
went to the woods to bury it and was
found dead of hemorhage with two in
fants near her.
VIM. Rowe, AMI his wife" have
been sentenced to I and 5 years, respec
lively, In the penitentiary, for the kill
ing of Capt. L. L. Faucette, in Rock
ingham county, about one year ago.
The case was tried at Alamance court,
(by removaD last week. The Greens
boro Bugle adds = Rowe is an Eng
lish miner, and under the Candy reign
In this State, married Sallie Conrad, a
coal black negro
"A friend Of Rev. Dir. Henson as
sures us that his repeated changes Of
mind in respect to going to Chicago was
not caused by increase Of salary, as the
pay is about the same some six thous
and in each case; but hat other rea-
sons operated, pro and con. This view,
as explained to us, seemed satisfactory,
and We are pleased so to state. By the
by, the Rev. John Hu.ke, of the States
vile Episcopal church, received a call
to a fine parish in Philadelphia, but de-
clined to accept.
-Shaffer is in luck. With Toursee,
as his Right Bower, he rarely fails to
play the deuce with his enemies, and
come back from Washington with
"High, Low, Jack himself a the
Game" The scalp of Holden now "a.
for company, at his wigwam door.
the scalp of Buxton. The Judge once
offended the Colonel (by charging
a jury adversely in a law suit, we hear
and when the report of Buttons
appointment came over the wires, the
Colonel began to pull a small set of
wires of his own. Briefly Seymour
stepped in; Buxton bowled out.
Capt. A. H. Williams, lessee of
the Oxford & Henderson r. R., re-
spending a committee appointed by the
recent citizens meeting In Oxford to
endeavor to arrange matters between the
Oxford Road, and the Raleigh & Gas
ton K. R. respectfully declines to an
swer as to who furnished the money
which built and equipped the 0. b Fl.
Road but will put up collateral Sc
curity, if desired, for the safety of all r.
4 G. cars, etc., sent over his road.
Senator Vance is on four of tie
Standing Committees of the Senate a
larger number than any other Demo
cratic Senator. One of these commit
tees is the important one of "Privileges
and Elections Another is on NAVAL
Affairs" The Speaker in selecting his
committees doubtless had In mind the
fact that Charlotte, Vance's home, was
a noted naval seaport during the war.
Or no may have assumed that the Gov
ernor became familiar with Naval mat
tiers during the years he resided at
SlacknalFs Landing, on Fayetteville
street river.
-Guiteau's cranky shot was a very
costly one for the tax payers. Congress
has just voted $50, 600 for the funeral
expenses of Garfield. The trial of
Guiteau will cost nearly twice sum-.
The Doctors who tormented poor
$500" have been voted some $50, 600,
as follows: Bliss, $25, 900; Agnew,
$4,000; Hamilton, $4,000; Ryburn
$4,000; Boynton, $40, 900; Mrs. DR..
Susan Edison, S., 900, Mr.. Ennis, the
steward, $1,000 and about 40 EN-
plOyees two months extra pay,-say
$4,000. DIR. Barnes, the Surgeon
General, is to be Retired on pay of
amajor-general. DIR. We dward to be
promoted to Lieut.-Col. Mrs. Garfield
to have the full year of her husbands
salary, about $50, 0O0. Total cost of
Removing Garfield about $3.50, 900.
And when you reflect that the change
of Administrations at once revived all
the old Lobby" and ''Speculators,'
and ''Steal Rings" of the Grant de
cade, it may be seen what the ultimate
cost of Guiteau's shot must be!