The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-12

The teamer Canada, with Prince
George of Wales on board, arrived at
Quebec last week.
stephen A. Douglas. a son of the de-
ceased Senator. is lying seriously Ill a
his residence in Chicago. He under
went a severe surgical operation.
The train from Greensboro arrives
here at 300 and leaves for Goldsboro
at 3.15 p. IN. The train from Goldsboro
arrives here at 3.l5 p. M, and leaves
for Greensboro at $50 p M.
Samuel Bulger, (colored) who COM
nj ted a felonlOus assault Oh a girl II
years old, the daughter Of Mr.. McAu
life, of Maysville, Ky, while she was Oh
her way home from school, was hanged
in the jail yard.
A little son of Mr.. Theo. 5. Morrison.
at AleXander's, in B~unconbe. running
about barefoot. cut his foot with a piece
of glass. In a few days lockjaw set
in. and the little fellow died on Wednes-
day.
The correspondent of the Columbia
Register writing from Prosperity, New
berry county. gives an account of all
OUTRAGE on a white woman in Lexington
county BY a negro named Fred Hodge.
The are on his track.
The Horny Progress gives an account
of an assault on Mrs d NJ Oliver, in So
castee Township, Horny county, last
week. by a negro named Scott But
Ter. The negro entered the house in
whirh Mrs. Oliver was sleeping and tried
to stitle her CRIES by placing his hand
over her mouth.
As a train from Berlin was passing
SteglitZ last week 1t ran into a crowd OF
people who, intending to take a return
ram to Berlin, were pressing forward to
enter the carriages Oh the wrong side.
Ihe nnmFer Of people killed is rstl-
mated at torty-six.
At Brenham, Texas, Thomas Hoxie,
lged u, son Of DR.. Hoxie, while passing
| on horseback through one of the princi-
pal streets last night carrying a doubled
oarreled shotgun, was hot dead Oft hi-
horse by William Le,tard, of about the
! same age. The young men had a perso-
nal diff :ulty the previous night, the
cause of which is unknown. Yesterday
he deceased leveled his gun at Lastard,
but the latter lodged and escaped with
out injury. Last nigh. Lestard got the
drop on Hoxle.
ELGIN, Ill. Edward +. Joslyn, a
widower. and the son of Col. E. S. JOS
lyn, an honored citizen. shot AID killed
Eta Buckingham, a lady OF pleasing ad-
iress. but whose reputation was not OF
the best. Joslyn's wife died about five
years ago, and for the past year he has
paid considerable attention to Miss Buck
lngham and of late be became exceed
lngly jealous OF her, and has treated her
badly. He stole up to her room, shot her
lead, and then shot himself.
At Hawkinsvilie, Ga w. l.. Hendley
shot and instantly killed j.. d McIn-
tyre. Near Green Pond. Ala. William
Johnston shot A. j. Bevells. who had
come to blows with Johnston friend.
Henry SIlackelford. Both the murderer
and lhe murdered man are described as
prominent citizens" In South Caro-
lima, on the Ashepoo, a negro was shot
by a white man, and in Darlington, in
this State, a negro was wounded in the
hand. At Vandalia, ILL.,, two men
fought a duel and killed each other.
Crime appears to be unusually rife in
Ine Unlted States, and particularly such
crimes as killing or wounding in personal
encounters.
There is a horrid hint that in the frequene
breaking up OF cOntraband stills in the
mountains OF North Carolina the same
old still was chased every time. This
Is what accounts for the remarkable
activity OF the revenue officers and the
expense of collecting the whisky tax in
a certain district Of North Carolina.
A reward of fifty dollars is allowed for
every seizure OF an alleged illicit still.
and it is reported that some revenue
Off ;ers put up old stills in remote re-
cesses OF the Blue Ridge in order to
pounce upon them and recover the re-
ward. When an old still has served its
purpose in II locality it is removed to
another. and the game is repeated. In
these raids 1T is observed that NOTHING
Is seized bot the old still. which has be-
come considerably battered in its fire.
quent ~Journeylnys in the Blue Ridge. Ii
= not surprising that in this Blue Ridge
district The cost of collecting the whis-
KY tax amounts ~to,nearly as much as
the fevenue.-Phila. Record.