The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-16
The ne peo-

burnt out of house and home by the
New York fire. Fox. OF the Police Ga.
aete. lost IS. 500 on Paddy Ryan, and
it IS a good thing he did. This thing
of betting S, 600 az 80. 600 on a pr'ze
fight. or buying a 40. 900 tro;ting nag,
as Bonner does, or giving *loO
presents as Bennett does. or drawing a
$I7, 600 yearly income as Dana doss,--
is altogether quite too too, and sets a
| bad example to other editors!
| PENS VERSUS PISTOLS.
Although the past week has been full
of journalistic freshness. some of the
| Press-people have gotten up small sen
salons of their own. At Philadelphia,
the Record has raised a rumpus by
unearthing a case of Railroad bribery,
| and corrupt councilmen.
At Atlanta, the appeal printed some
statement duplicating a young lawyer,
named Hoke Smith, in the betrayal OF
a girl, who is low 'Out West Smith
went to the newspaper office, and at
tempted to assault young Dew lit, the
editor. 1t appears to have been a drawn
battle; but is expected to so farther.
We know nothing of the facts. we
knew Hoke Smith some years ago. he
is a North Carolinian or has relatives
here.
At Washington city a more serious
ARRAY occurred. A.. NJ. Soteldo, a native
of Venezuela, has lived in that city tor
eight or ten years, and is said to De a
specimen of the Bohemianism that Hour
ishes 10 the foul atmosphere OF the
National Capital.
He was at one time editor of the Ma
tional Republican, and is Q Secretary
of Kellogg's Railroad Committee.
Clarence Barton is CityEditorof the Re
publican, and to crafty an old grudger.
printed a long account Of a row between
Soteldo, and another Bohemian, named
Keegan, in one of the 999 brothels mot
counting the private ones, supported at
government, or officials. %expense);
which resulted in the arrest of both
On Friday, Barton published another
paragraph charging Soteldo with at
tempting to bride a printer to reveal
the name Of the writer of the former
account 1t was, of course, a very mean
aud desp;cable thing 10 do; for the
secrets Of a printing office should
| be as inviolable as a letter, or private
telegram.
Soteldo, however, denied that he had
made any such attempt; and went to
the Republican office to demand an
apology. lie was accompanied by his
younger brother: AMI both had been
drinking until hardly conscious Of their
actions. They found Barton 10 bis
Office, and when he refused 10 print the
apology brought by old man Soleldo,
the latter struck him. and lunged down
upon him, knocking over a lump. Bar
ton had been expecting a row (as Sot
eldo's threats were widely known, aud
sprang up. pistol in hand, young Soteldo
says Barton fred first, but Barton says
he did net fire, until Soteldo had shot
him in the neck. aud across the pose
the latter firing four shots. One Of the
balls struck old man Soteldo, who al
once fell aud stretched u on the car
pet. He had a pistol and a long dirk
knife, but did not use either.
t Barton's companion, a brace young
! fellow named Conger, ,be must be some
kinsman of the Congressman Congel
: whose daily delight is to suap or smart al
t theSouth) ran out, and got on the oppo
, site pavement to yell to the police, while
e Young Barton was struggling down thf
: stairs. kicking and knocking youns
I Soteldo out of the building.
Barton acted very courageously, con
sidering that he Was twice shot, and
D had two men to fight. True, they were
. drunk, and one was disabled at the star,
, of the row Still his a>Sallants were
, South Americans. tall, wiry, blackeyed
fellows, with a supposed proficiency liz
. cutting: and the up-setting of the lamp
made it a fight in the dark.
, The affair caused the widest excite
; mcnt, and hail the city rushed to the
, spot.
; Senator Kellogg says he was dread
5 fully sorry about old man Soteldo, clerk
of the Senate Railroad Committee. He
says that when the exposure of the
, bawdy house row occurred. be advised
the clerk to leoue the city for a feo weeks
; until Met0M bieW Orer; and told ham
has pay uouid go on, just the same. This
little straw shows the moral barometer
in the National Capitol. Soteldo died
in two days. He affirmed that Barton
drew his pistol first.
North Carolina, also, has some frey
quill-men. The Wilmington Post Ire
publican) flies off the handle and empty 8
whole bucketstul of o~rthographical
brlckbats upon The plug hat Of the pro
prietor of the Charlotte Observer. and
its young Washington correspondent
whose ~patronymic is Pick EN- up"
Editor VIM Pitt, goes for editor Chas.
Il because --well, now, really we've
done forgotl But it wasn't anything to
fight about. And the Post should re.
member that the Republicans claim to
hp A0f3 .tSuhinpInr poCfo
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS.
A witty friend asked us FIVE excbape-
ed with the Weekly logger. We replied
In the negative. and expressed surprise
at the name. 1T must be a new papec?'
We said. 'Oh [ reckon you have seen
1t 1t Is my town paper; logger isn't
exactly the title, but we call it that, be
cause III Comes along in time to Jog our
memory about matters that occurred one
or two months ago On reflection. we
recoilected the logger, but thought he
had craw.ed lkto a knot hole and died.
a. he has not been seen in, Tbs aGcu ..i
six months lEIf3G Home Ma
dzine, published b., ii. & Mrs. r Fl.
Mclaughlin at salisbury who are max.
ing a brave fight TO build up their pleas
ant monthly contains and handsome
portrait of Col. Chas. r. Jones. of the
Charlotte Obserrer--Tbe Robeso-
man is fourishing, and to be enlarged.
Bro. McDiarmid is a genial COMPANION
but must have a,good thick strata ri
Scotch thri.s" b. 6ff that jolly laugh.
as the editor of the Daily greensboro
Bu0{e.-And Iare ;s H. c.. '"