The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
Heavy rains at Raleigh yesterday, ard
throughout last night.

Heavy rains at Raleigh yesterday, and
throughout last night.
Capt. d. 5. Watt is closing out DRY
GOODS. to give his whole store to cloth
ing. He has a good city residence for
rent.
Columbia. 5. c., Presbyterian church
has called" Rev. Luther McKinnon, #
Concord, at 81, 100 salary.
"A card from Mr.. Geo. l.. Tonnoti-
ski, Secretary Of the Raleigh Cotton
Gin Co. in another column, has somt-
thing for cotton ginners.
We have read with interest the elo-
quent address of Col. John n. Staples,
in presenting the Wiley Gray" medal
to Mr.. S. w. Finch, at Trinity College
II. III. Briggs, Esq, whose re-cor-
struction of Wake court house arouses
warm compliments from all who have
seen it, has taken the contract to erect
an handsome new building at st. Marys,
and to redress the old one.
Jas. Woulfe, Secretary of the Thos.
Brennan Base Ball Club of New Or
leans, wishes to stop in Raleigh while
making a tour of the South. and inquiries
if a club of amateurs will play them.
The advancing price of chickens and
eggs at Raleigh, is a reminder that u biz
colored camp-meeting will begin July Is,
and run is days at Cberlin, in the
suburbs.
A young jersey Bull, boxed
Right side up with care,'-was ship
ped by w. G. Upchurch, Esq, to Char
lotte yesterday; Capt. Baxter III. Moore
being the cOnsignee.
As stated some time ago, North
Carolina is to lose two of her Revenue
offices. The latest announcement gives
Collector Young all the State from Wax.
East gives DR.. Vim. II. Wheeler the
9Th, and part of the 9Th, District.
Col. Walter Clarke courteously hand.
US some English and European pub lea
tions. including the noted social ~politico
organ, Truth, edited by the husband of
Mrs. Langtry's late chaperone, Mrs. La
bouchere. Its articles and paragraphs
We observe are very widely borrowed.
Pennsylvania has Just developed
another monstrosity. DR. Isaac
Hathaway. aged SO, in Phila., made a
business of assisting girls and women
who wished to destroy their offspring.
His wife testified that he had destroyed
from four to five hundred babies. The
police dug up his cellar floor, and found
a mass of infant bones. The woman
swore he threw some in the firu.and fed
others to dogs. The Moral Idea'' still
marches On
A so-called eX-Confederate soldier
named George Brown has been sem
fenced to five years in the penitentiary
at Montreal, Canada, for shooting four
times at a man who had become too i'll
innate with his wife. We don't believe
he vas really an "ex-Reb," for if lie
were he would not have wasted four
shots, or even three, in such a cause.
One would have done.
Some time last year the .'Gruber
Family, "-(well known musicians frora
Iredel county, who travel over the
State giving conceIts) were at Washing
ton, y. c., when an engineer on a
steamer run by the GAINESVILLE & WASH
ington Il. r.. Co. (sOon to become a
part of the Albemarle & Raleigh II. R.
it is said) suddenly let Off steam from
his engine, throwing hot water over one
of the little girls who was severely
scalded. We do not know the facts il
the case; but ii has just been tried at
Martin county court and a verdict of
$500 awarded the little musician.
The courteous and complimentary
ann in which the Tarboro Guide,
Tolsnot Home, Messenger. C~aroLinion.
T~orchLight, and numerous other papers,
have alluded to the editor of the Far
mer and Mechanic in connection with
SHoTwELL postoffice, is cordially appre-
ciated. and hereby acknowledged. Were
the remarks less fiattering 10 him per-
sonally he should be pleased to reprint
them to be read by the good people OF
Eastern Wake. The office is now
open, as we learn from P. M.--Henry
d.. Blake. who was in town Monday
with a beautiful Cape Jesamine" not
men-t for any mail.
A conscience-stricken ch~icken-thief!
Our Ringwood cor espnndent. DIR. G.
+. NJ, writes: About five wears AGO
Major VIII Whitaker. of Enfield, lost a
turkey. and could not account for same
until this week when he received the TO-
lowing letter and money, cer6atim ct
Ateratim Dear Sir: | hereby ~reclose
youtive dollars. | hopes it will pay you
for dat turkey gobler YOU lost five wear.
ago. l is apenting o and don't want
to die till dis am settled. God done bless
my soul but l have to pay for dat turkey
fust. Hope the Lord will bless you.
Your servant. May 3lst, 49, 1t was
post marked Weldon. and contained S.,
and shows there Is so ne sense of JUS
tice still left, and that restitution is nee
essary TO an easy conscience when re-
ligion strikes the heart"
Saws the Greensboro Patriot: The
Burns mine, located in Moore county, is